The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-04-25
COLONY DEPARTMENT.
Ans,cers to Colony Corvespo,,dents.

! COLONY DEPARTMENT..
A'esscers to Colony Correspondents.
J. McC., of Niagara county, New
York, writes to the proprietors of the
National Colony, and asks. among 9TH
ers, the following questions !. Do
sheep do well in that climate, and are
they not liable to I've killed by will ami
mails? 2. Is the Sabbath day observed in
Il proper manner? 3. How does soci-
ETY. and sociability compare with older
communities
ANSWER. Sheep do we'll in Mime
sofa. The dry and cold winters are
favorable to the health Of sheep and to
the production of fine and heavy tleeces.
The finest fur-bearing animals are in
Northern ATTITUDES, and the same clus-
es which produce fine fur must also, to
more or less extent, produce fine wool.
There are no wild animals here to des-
troy sheen, except I'LL occasional wolf :,
but there is probably not a half dozen
wolves to 4 county. 2. There is no
town i'll the United States in which the
Sabbath is better observed generally
than in Wortlington. Thee are many
people here who do not stand high III
the calendar Of saints, but almost with
out exception our people are law-;tbid-
ing, well-bellaved, misunderstanding
people. There are no liquor saloons at
which young men can spend their Sun
days, and those WHO might, be inclined
! to do 50 III case there were saloons here,
are driven to the orderly sitting rooms
: of our hotels and to church. Church
services are held every Sabbath 1T three
different places. There are three flour
, ishing Sabbath Schools in Worthing-
ton, and there is scarcely man, wo-
man or child in the place who is not
brought under good influences. s.
AS /" sociability, there is probably
less of the old Satan of pride and cxclu-
siveness here than i'll amy other place
of the same culture and character
The fact is, the Christian element pre-
dominates here in society, in business
and in politics. and the thing most val
ued is character. The society is g-ller-
ally acknowledged to be far in adj
vance of that of frontier towns gener-
ally. The temperance and educational
features OF the National Colony have
attracted the bette class of people and
have kept out the liquor sellers and
their supporters.
The Pound Social at the house of Mr.
I.ackor last evening is said to have
been by all odds the richest affair of the
kind ever held in Warrington. Some
of the contributions weighed more than
Il pound and yielded unlimited fun.
The joke of the evening was the places
ut which REFRESHMENTS were adver.
tised. The way those Refreshments >
badges disappeared when the ladies dis.
covered the joke was Il caution.
The Land Office opened at Nortling
ton on Monday last at 9 o'clock i'll the
morl.ing. Quite Il crowd had gathered
before the doors were opened. and there
were probably 60 or 20 persons on hand
when business was resumed. The Of
tice has done Il LAND office business
this week.
\ series Of April showers set in last
evening nj ont S,,,tloXyn and tho rpsnlt
was Il lively concert of larkS. killdeers
and other birds and Il perfect Gilmore.
Jubilee among the frogs. 1t Was the
since last fall.
A drove of several hundred pelicans
flew over town on Thursday evening"