The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1874-12-11
THE LYCEUM

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EDITOR ADVANCE: May 1 claim
your indulgence and the patience of
your readers for a short time, to say a
few words upon social and intellectual
amusements.. The word amusements
alone hardly expresses my full meaning.
Moral and religious people should Sc
lect such amusements as will not only
amuse, but also instruct young and old.
Dancing may amuse the young, but I
have never known any useful instruc-
ton to come from it. So with many
other amusements, among which is the
reading of the light literature of the
day, which for persons whose minds are
matured may be harmless, but for the
young damaging morally and intellect
ually. The" Lyceum offers source of
entertainment, instruction and amuse-
ment entirely unobjectionable also, and
should be encouraged by all good people.
We have other good institutions in
this town, which are creditable to the
place, and useful, but from their very
nature they are not open to the public.
Objections have been raised that we
are not able to sustain the Lyceum on
account of our present restitution. To
that, I would say, that man cannot live
by bread alone. see no good reason
for starving the social and intellectual,
though the inner man may not lie fed
with the most tempting viands, and
the outer man arrayed in the most de-
sirable apparel.
Brooding over our misfortunes and
going with our heads down like bull
rushes does not ameliorate our condi-
ton. So come to the Lyceum. and for
awhile forget your griefs and fears, and
make it al institution that will he ill.,
! terestmg, amusing and instructive to
all, young and old. York.
The St. Paul Pioneer says that, two
cars loaded with clothing, boots, shoes,
bedding, provisions, &C., arrived in
that city a few days since from La
! Crosse, for the relief of the settlers in
| Mobiles county, who haye been the vic
Tins of the grasshopper raids. The
i cars were transferred to the St. Paul &
Sioux City road, which company gen.
! erously transported the same to their
> destination free Of charge. The arti-
Giles above mentioned were the contri-
buttons of the generous people of La
Crosse, at the solicitation of Mr.. War
ZEN Smith and George P. Harris.
The editor of the Jackson Republic
sends us marked copy of his paper con-
tanning some 80 and odd notices of
Claim Contests, which, at present rates,
would be worth to the printer over $500.
This paper is dated June: 1872, and the
editor writes exultingly, "when you
get Land Trials at this rate, your brag-
ging would look more appropriate than
! now" It was fortunate for the Repub-
lie that the ADVANCE was not in ex-
, istence in June, 1872. We should, re-
morselessly and with avarice afore-
thought, have taken these notices of
contest and put them, with all their
blushing profits on their heads, into our
own columns. We should have follow
ed this up by leveling the foundation,
then ABOUT being laid, Of that new brick
Office in the dust, not leaving one stone
upon another. 1t is we'll for the Re-
public that the ADVANCE was not in
existence at that time.
J. J. Stage, who is out soliciting aid
for the destitute of Elk Township,
writes to Capt. Akin from Michigan
City, Indiana: Il landed on the 10Th
i'll three inches Of snow; Goth it was
thawing 21st was a rainy day; 22d
the wind blew a terrible gale, worse
than have known for years. The sand
drifted feet on some of the Streets. :"
Yet people will live in that dreadful
latitude of rain and mud, freeze and
thaw, ague and consumption, when
they might live in this latitude of sun
shine, dry winters and royal health.
WORTHINGION H4REE1S
WHEAT j. &5c q GO
FLOUR q Dbl. 500 a 500
CORN ~ bushel G. q 20
OATS Is 4O0 As
& RHASs : t? WHITE, y bush. 80 @ $%
BUTTER IL a 25
GKOCERi ES-coFrEE 25ra a4oc TEA 60 q $50
| 5 GAR, Coffee A PIG: TX. c. T. Ii
Brown llc; SYRUP, IS @ 90; RICE, 12%Qpl5c :
SALT ~ hbl $50
PKOVISfONS-PORK{ ness) q Dbl, %, 0O@ q, W
| HAMS 1Sc; SHOULDERS 100 IL
COAL ~ ton &, 80 q 500
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