The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-07-04

them. Every day now adds TO the list
of those who will need aid, and it is
said that the Governor is considering
the matter of calling an extra session
of the Legislature to make an appro-
priati0n for the relief of the settlers.
PROF. BAGLEY's CONCERT
The thundergust of Saturday evening
interfered somewhat with Prof. Bag
ley's concert, but there was fair at
tendance nevertheless. This interfer-
ence, together with the satisfaction CIV
en-, led the audience to vote request for
a repetition of the concert. Prof. Bag
ley has consented and will rereat it,
with additions, on next Wednesday
evening, July 8tb.
The concert throughout was pleasing,
but the audience were especially pleased
with Gathering Home'' and Hap
piest Time" The comic and the farm
er's songs created much merriment.-
We bespeak for Prof. Bagley full
house on Wednesday evening. No one
expects a concert from amateurs equal
to those given by professionals, but
the concerts which have been given by
Mr.. B. are always creditable and afford
much enjoyment to those who attend.
THE COMET
The comets a-coming, and may be
seen on these fine evenings without the
aid of a smoked glass. It seems to I've
bearing in the direction of Worthing.
ton with distended nostrils and tail up.
The newspapers have for some time
been giving directions for finding the
comet, but the editors are so we'll up
in astronomy, geometry, botany and
similar branches, that to an editor of
our ordinary capacity and general in
telligence, the directions are not OF
much use. To illustrate, these direc-
tions are somewhat as follows Take
a piece Of chalk and draw line from
the top Of the Great Dipper to the nose
Of the Great Bear. Then draw a line
from the nose Of the Bear to the nose
of the Comeleopard, and another line
ton Gemini. Having done this, the
comet will be found in right ascension
l08 degrees and north declination 60 de.
grees. After trying this system Of tri-
angulation to our satisfaction, we
gave it up as 4 bad conundrum, and
struck out a few evenings since, trust.
ing to main strength and awkwardness
to find the comet for ourselves. Ia.
king a position in the rear of the H0.
tel, we drew line from the top of the
'Dipper" to the Polar Star, and then
two lines downward, so that they
would come together and form an OBJ
fuse angle just above Bigelow's meat
store. And there, sure enough, right
at the apex Of this inverted triangle
was the comet, brandishing a broad
sword (vulgarly called a taiD apparent
ly about two feet long.
MONTHLY TEMPERANCE MEETING:
The regular monthly meeting of thu
County Union was held on last Sunday
evening at Miller Hall. Rev. Mr.
Foote first addressed the audience, say
ing that forty years ago he had mad,
his first temperance speech. The frs
dead man he ever saw was killed b.
liquor and almost the last one he hat
seen fell by the same agent. He hat
been for years, in Detroit, preaching
and laboring among men who had fall
en- into crime and wretchedness through
intemperance, and he could tell all nigh
of the terrible effects of strong drink
He congratulated the people Of the Ma
tional Colony upon their freedom from
dram shops, and warned them tina
sleepless vigilance was the price o
their liberty. Rev. S. NJ. Smith spok'
next, presenting many interesting sta
tistics of the liQour traffic, showing tina
the liquors imported to the United
States in 1870 would fill a canal fou
feet deep, eighteen feet wide and eight.
miles long that the saloons Of tn
country would make street 100 mile
long that through this street there i
passing each year procession of owe
5000, 600 drinkers, who, five x~feast
would form procession 1875 smiles long
with suicide to every five miles ant
$50 funerals day. There are 10000
more persons engaged in the liquo
traffic than there are in preaching tn
gospel and teaching school. Prof
Humiston spoke next and gave SOM
account of the Commissioners of Jack
son county refusing to grant licens
for the ensuing year. The influence O
the temperance feature of this com
muhity was felt in all the surrounding
counties, and he would have no create
joy hereafter than to know that he ha.
been instrumental in saving men from
the curse of strong drink.
The ladies who circulated the pledg
reOOrtqd that thew had not COON all FIN