The Western advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1872-1874, 1874-06-27

Sarah Carpenter.
June. 25.-Dis't Nc. %. Bigelow.
Teacher,-Miss. Celia Farnam. En-
rolled, II. Attendance, 10. The School
has been in operation only a short time
but gives promise Of very good results.
Shall visit it again before the close of
the term.
THE FOURTH At BIGELOW:
The celebration of the 4th of July at
Bigelow will consist in part of a bask-
ct picnic and ball, afternoon and even
ing, under large pavilion erected for
the occasion. Also base ball, croquet
and sack racing. Music furnished by
the Vaudeville Bros, of Sibley. A
grand good time may be expected.
Yours Respectfully.
JOHN DE Boos, Sec.
The Jackson Republic says that the
good effects of the new tax law are seen
in the fact that i'll the delinquent list
of that county there are but 231 descrip-
tions against $50 last year. In this
county there are but 100 descriptions.
The Spirit Lake Beacon says that four
houses were broken into one day last
week in Lakeville Township, in that
county. Look out for breakers of the
house variety.
Readers Of newspapers often meet
with the term ''car-load, - but few of
them know just what OF how much it is.
The St. Louis T;,nts has taken the
trouble to learn, and says as general
rule 10000 pounds, or 70 barrels of salt,
20 of lime, 80 of flour, 60 of whiskey, 200
sacks of -four, cords of hard wood, 7
cords of soft wood, IS to 2ohead of cat
tie, SO to 60 head Of hogs, 50 to 100 head
of sheep, 5000 feet Of solid boards, II,
600 feet of siding, $4,000 feet of flooring,
10000 shingles, one-half less of hard
lumber, one-fourth less Of green lumber,
one-tenth less of joists, scantling and
all other large timber, $40 bushels of
wheat, 300 of corn, ESQ Of oats, 400 of
barley, $50 of apples, 430 of Irish pota-
toes, $50 of sweet pototoes, 1000 bushels
Of bran.
It is said that some of the planters
III Cuba have discovered that growing
pine-apples and bananas for the Amer
lean market, pays better than tobacco
and coffee.
The bill regarding the transmission
of public documents, provides that they
must be sent through the mails at ten
cents a volume, prepaid. The postage
of the Congressional Record is fixed at
one cent.
Five of the Directors of the Sioux
City and St. Paul road have each taken
4 section Of land near Mountain Lake,
and will this year break and backset
about one half Of each section.
Worthington tables are now supplied
with wild gooseberries which grow
abundantly around some of our lakes.
CHRISTOPHER CIeEJIA TION.
A writer in the st. Paul Press urges
the protection OF the prairie grass from
fall burning, and says of burning the
grasshoppers
I feel tempted to add a few words
about the mode of destruction practic-
ed in eastern Europe, where their Wis
it's if not as often repeated, are not less
destructive. The young brood is fairly
driven into shallow trenches and on
fields covered with litter, which being
set on fire consumes millions of insects
in all efficient manner. AS incredible
as the statement might appear, it is
perfectly true and the experiment can
be tried in q small way in Minnesota.
The young hoppers are not only easily
driven but jump into the fire sweeping
an unburnt piece of prairie, while en-
deavoring to escape the heat. But for
the wanton and careless burning of
prairie grass i'll the fall, we could have
destroyed half of the pest this spring.
The carelessness is deplorable in many
respects.