The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-12-23
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TIE 81: PA W. PIONEER PRESS
Whatever may Ike said of the politics
of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press, it is right
fully entitled to the credit Of being the
most enterprising newspaper west of
Chicago. Whether as regards it's local
which, unlike any other
10 lrnal, contains tin city news and
markets Of Minneapolis as fully as those
of st. Paul-its State news, which, as
the representative newspaper printed
ut the capital, it takes especial pains to
report-its local and general markets,
which include quotations OF every arti-
Gle Ut interest to the western farmer OF
merchandise miscellaneous selections,
stories, poems, and varieties, for tile
family and the heartll-its agricultural,
farm, and household contributions, and
its policy Of encouragement to farm Ia
Dor, and erligratiun--its complete news
details and its resume of every occur
renee OF interest transporting through
out the world, or it's timely, practical.
and vigorous co nmontS upon all these
occurrences-it is alike full, ineligible,
prompt, and satisfactory. The Pioneer
Press is, in point of fact, a daily reflex
of the action and thought of the uni
verse, and as 4 newspaper, brings the
neighborh00d occurrences of every To-
c;llity in the State, alike with the events
transpiring in every portion of the
world, to the knowledge OF the reader
ut one and the same time.
OF course, 4 newspaper which accom-
plishes so much, is deserving Of the
fullest patronage that can he accorded
it within the range Of it's limited field.
Thus far in it's history. it has been far
ahead of it's surroundings and of its
opportunity. 10 maintain this stand
ard of excellence it should, next to his
home paper, lie supported 10y every man
III the State in preference to any out
side publication, whatever it's claims or
prctensions. 1t is the representative
home papers like the Pioneer-Press that
speak for the interests of Minnesota,
and give the Stale character abroad,
and influence the jud !ment of outside
parties regarding its intelligence and
progress. There can he no better or
more convincing emigration document
than il copy of the Daily or Weekly Pho
neer-press. Let every citizen interest
cd III the welfare of the State subscribe
for j. ut once; and rs often us he has
read it, send it East to one of his ac-
quaintances or friends. in the confident
assurance that 10 other border State
can boast of 50 excellent !. representa-
tive of the most advanced newspaper
enterprise Of the day.
NEW VA T1O KILL GnASS1OPPERS:
The Nlank;to Review says that a
German farmer in that vicinity has
communicated new and effective way
to kill young grasshoppers. The Re-
view says:
1t is we'll known that the ordinary
coal oil is one Of the surest means OF
killing grasslloplers, and during the
payment of the bounty III this county 1t
was used quite extensively to kill the
insects before marketing them. And
coal oil is the chief merit of Mr.. Rel
mann's plan for killing the grassl,op-
pers. lie says that the smallest particle
that will adhere to ones finger, if
touched upon the body of Ill insect will
cause an almost instant death. lie
takes Il piece of cotton cloth Il yard
wide, and about twenty feet long. One
side lie fastens to a rope, the ends of
which extend over the cloth foot or
two. TO the bottom of the cloth he
f:,stens, say one foot apart, lead sinkers,
sufficient weight to keep the cloth firmly
stretched. The cloth is then soaked in
coal oil until thoroughly saturated, and
with Il man ut each end this apparatus
is slowly dragged over the ground occu-
pied by the Insects. Every topper
touched 10y the oil is instantly killed.
The cloth is soaked from time to time,
us ones judgment dictates. Mr.. atei
mann says the first soaking consumes 4
good deal of oil, but afterwards much
less is required, and lie estimates that
one and Il half or two gallons is all that
is necessary to kill the hoppers on
eighty acres. This process is to I've APP
piled as soon after Matching us possible;
when the grain is small. Where it
touches the grass or wee Is more or less
oil adheres, and this kills such insects
us come in contact with it.
This process is very much preferable
to that of dragging Il burning rope sat-
urated III oil over the grain, for it does
comparatively little damage to yegeta-
ton, while this is the Chief objection
with us to the other process.
Mr.. Reimann tried this method last
spring, and it worked to his compl* te
satisfaction, destroying the grasshop-
pers upon his premises, and what inju-
ries his crops sustained were tracable
to insects that came upon linn from
other localities.
Spirit Lake and Worthington are
making strong efforts to secure a daily
mail route between the two places, with
every prospect of success. All that
will then lie lacking of daily stage
route between Algona and WOrthing.
ton will be fifteen miles-between this
place and Spirit Lake.-Estherville
Vindicator.
Chiltls, of the Halfway House, find
ing it impossible to accomm odate tie
teaming public with present facilities.
has Duilded substantial addition to
his house for sleeping apartments.
Nearly everybody along the Wortling-
ton road are called upon to provide for
the needs of men and teams. The tide
of travel iii that direction is immense.
and everywhere on the route one meets