The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-03-05
GOPHERRH.

becomes q subject Of consideration.
Our Graham Lakes correspondent last
week suggested Gopher Day, sort
of Ar1'or Day for destroying gophers
upon which the whole population shall
turf out armed with stryclnine, or
some other poison, or method Of de-
struction, and give the gopher battle.
Another suggestion is o get up gopher
matches in the several townships, d.
vitling the men into parties under COM
potent leaders, and seeing who can
bring in the most gopher scalps in
given time. Birthstone smoke blown
into the holes has been suggested as
one method Of suffocating the gophers.
The Scientific American mentions the
fact that some one uses Il species of
wooden plug, set Oh fire, which insert
ed in the holes, smotlers the goplers.
This subject will doubtless come be-
fore the meeting on Saturday next.
Could not the Agricultural Society or
the County Commissioners offer a re-
ward for the destruction of gophers :?
The religious meetings have con
tinuetl during the past week, but there
has been a manifest abatement of in
terest. The food reached it's height
week before last and there was Il com
plete inun(l;.tion but all floods, spirit
ual us well rs material, must subsidp.
The results of this revival, lasting over
two months, are satisfactory beyond
anything which has ever occurred to
the Christian people of WorthingtOn
and they will be felt in all tlirec ions
for years to come. 1t is proposed. we
believe, to continue the meetings three
or four nights during the coming
week.
There is sort Of epidemic sore
throat prevailing III town. We have
heard of no serious cases, however, as
yet. We never have had II cold, or i
sore throat, since coming to Mn 1esota,
and the past has been to Us physically
the most comfortable winter we have
ever passed, Notwithstanding the long
continued cold and low range of the
thermometer. The climate seems
bound to stand by us, probably because
we have stood by it through thick and
thin and have always had Il good word
to say for it. And we say again to our
readers abroad, that there is no climate
on the continent under which there is
less Of throat and lung difficulty or Of
general disease.
The customary blockade came this
week on Monday. We are obliged to
the railroad for needing our suggestion
and changing the day to the first of
the week. We are Informed that the
cuts at Mountain Lake were this time
filled even full and that the snow was
packed so closely that the engines al
most butted their brains out in a vain
effort to remove the snow, wl,icl, had
to be slew led out after all.
A. J. Reynolds, of Holden. Butler
county, Kansas, Writes to the City Mis-
sionary of st. Paul for aid, and says
that himself and his neighbors must
have help soon or starve. Any one who
can send anything to his address will
doubtless do good deed to a worthy
man. Charity, of course, begins at
home, but as Sidney said to the wound
soldier, "thy need is greater than
mine.'
!1ieut. Low made a re-enrollment lu-
ring the week. combining the list to those
who were really destitute. At the rate
applications have been made to tie
Government officers, there would he
about 10000 in Minnesota, making the
Government appropriation to each ap-
plicamt about $3.50.
We are indebted to Commissioners
Eaton of the National Bureau of Edu-
cation for some very interesting docu'
mentS, entitled The National Bere,,,
of Education, it's History, Work, and
Limitations,' and "A Statement OF
the Theory of Education in the United
States of America, as approved 10y
many leading Educators"
| A gentleman who recently settled in
aneighboring county, and who has been
All occasional reader Of the ADVANCE
through the kindness If friend, says
lie learned more of this climate and
country from its columns than from
all other sources. Again we say, send
the ADVANCE to your friends if you
wish to induce them to settle here.
Mr.. Ames thinks of sowing so acres
of wheat by the end of March. It is
not an uncommon thing for Minnesota
farmers to SOW wheat in March, hut il
it is done this season, we predict that
that the snow will have to he sIloyeled
off and the ground tllawed out Will
warming pans.
Leonard & Booth, Township BLANK
Publishers, Rochester, are revising
their excellent Road Warrants 50 as tt
include the latest amendments mad.
this winter. Town officers should not
order before March 18th, if they desir.
the latest edition
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