The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-10-12

colonial and revolutionary times. The
city itself is we'll worth seeing. It is
the largest in area and in the number
of itsbnildings i'll America, being @
miles long and over 5 miles@wide. and
having from 60, 900 to 20, 00O more build
ings than New York. In magnificent
hotels and vast business palaces, how
ever, it is far behind Chicago. So in
newspapers. One issue Of the Chicago
Tribune or Tunes contains more read
ing matter and news than any three
Philadelphia dailies put together. We
visited the Ledger establishment, the
leading one of the city, and found it
just about one-third as much of news
paper establishment as the Chicago
Tribune, although in presses it may
equal them. We examined the one six
cylinder and the three four-cylinders
on which the immense Ledger edition
is printed, but we have concluded, after
seeing the Walter press, at Machinery
Hall, to get a Walter as soon as we need
one to print the ADVANCE.
DouPEDI:0 AND THE CENTENNIAL
Probably no foreigner ever visited
this country who made closer cbserva-
lions OF our institutions than the Illus
trlous Emperor Of Brazil. Nothing
seems to have escaped. his attention,
able. This is not usual with foreign
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one SO high in position as the eminent
ruler referred to has endcared him to
our people. Dom Pedro's rapid move
ments enable linn to visit every place of
prominence or interest in the United
States, and his time was mostly upon
the railways Of our country, OF which
he never tired Of praising
His trip from the west to visit the
Centennial, just before leaving for Eu-
rope, was one Of greatest pleasure to
him. Leaving Chicago ut Sis Z. NJ,
the magnificent car which he occupied
was run over the Great Fort Wayne .&
Pennsylvania line to Philadelphia, the
Emperor having selected this road on
account Of it's being the shortest, quick
est, and most desirable route to the Gen.
tennial, and because OF the grand pano-
ramic and charming scenery which
greet the eyes Of all who take this favor
tie railway.
The railways of Brazil are still in an
embryotic condition, while other insti-
buttons Of that country are far in adj
vance OF our own, and the high state Of
perfection of the Great Fort Wayne s.
Pennsylvania line surprised the EN-
peror, to such al extent, that he de-
clared it to be the finest railway he ever
saw, in every respect, and without an
equal in any land.
With 50 Favorable an opinion from
such high authority, we take pleasure
in recommending to all our friends and
patrons the Great Fort Wayne & Penn
sylvania line to the Centennial.
Tickets may be purchased at the
General Office, s. Clark Street, Chicago,
or at the Depot, and information furn-
ished by mail.
T. G.. Pond, of Barber, has related
to us an experiment made recently to
test the vitality Of the grassllopper
eggs now laid for the coming crop. lie
says he took out Il piece of earth about
inches square, or, to be exact, II and
1864 square inches, and counting the
cOcOonS found there were III, three Of
which were not good. lie then placed
them i'll the dirt, III Il pan, on Which it
rained, covering the eggs with water.
They lay in this co?dition eighteen
day, untii tile sun dried the water, and,
upon examining them he found the
eggs just as good as ever, which proves
beyond doubt that the hope that the
late storm had destroyed these pests is
futile.-B!ue Earth City Post.
A Kentucky democratic editor de-
nounces Ingersoll because che throws
the dirt of his disbelief and ridicule upon
the Bible, an instrument as precious
and dear to the souls of the American
people as the name of its illustrious au-
thor, Thomas Jefferson, is green in
their mcmorics.''
Tie. Representative Convention of
this district met at Heron Lake on
Tuesday, and nominated G.. II. Smith,
Of Window, as the Republican candi.
date for Representative.
A Chicago special to the St Paul Dis
patch claims Ohio for Barnes (Rep.) by
5000 to 10000 majority. Indiana still
doubtful, but Republicans gaining.
Isaac Horton, of Indian Lake, No.
bles County, Mimi, is said to have the
best garden, and to have raised the best
, crops of small grain in this country.-
Sibley Gazette.
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