The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-01-25

is a good prospect of success. But, in
these times, large land operations move
slowly rs every body knows. Mean
while Mr.. Taylor has gone to England
to sell off the II, GOO acres, and if he sue
ceeds in introducing among us /: num-
Der of English farmers he will do this
country 4 very great service. We ex-
pect then that the Journal will come
out and say that it always did believe
there was Il sale,. and it alwsys advoca-
ted the introduction of English farmers
and that "old ADVANCE" Railways denied
there was Il sale, and always was oppos-
cd to Miller, Humlston & Co. and +. c..
Taylor, and the English people, and
things promiscuous and general.
The revival led by the NJ. E. Church
began among the very young people who
have been denounced with constant bit
terness us "rowdies. ''-Journal.
God speed the good work! And now
that some of those whose religion here
tofoIe has been to bull-doze the AD-
VANCE have professed an interest in
something better, let us see whether
or not there will be better spirit man.
ifested toward those who differ from
them in opinion. SO far as the young
people are concerned, they never would
have done any rowdying if they had not
been set on by men who profess to be
men, and some of them even profess to
be Christians. Now, shall we have
peace?
John II. Scott, Of Ransom, has fifteen
head of cattle, eight of which are milch
COWS. Mr.. Scott intends to work into
dairying and stock-raising an thus de-
fy the grasshopper. Weare often asked
whether we can advise men to come to
this country under the circumstances.
We say "yes' emphatically, if they will
engage in dairying and stock raising
Our farmers are proving now the su-
perior advantages Of this country us Il
stock region.
In conversation the other day with
Mr.. Bclknap, of Ransom, about paying
/. high rate of interest and buying stock,
he said the high rate Of interest was
Offset largely by the very low price Of
cattle. lie thought that a farmer could
do fully as we'll or better, to pay a high
rate now and buy cattle when they are
low: than to have paid a low rate year
or two ago and bought cattle when they
were high. This is II good suggestion,
and if it has not occurred to other far
mers, let them think of it in mitigation
somewhat of their horror of Il high rate
of in terest.
MINOR .ARR1TAL.
At the residence Of G. NJ. Odell, in
Worthington, on Sunday last, Il boy
Already thinks of taking the place of
brakeman OH the "stub'' when his ia
ther can't he on duty.
AT the residence of Clas. W. Beck,
in Elk, on Saturday morning last, a
daughter. Much JOY to our friend Beck.
Gov. Miller is to lecture before the
G.. A. r. of Worthington on the self
evident proposition, ''All Men are Lii
ars ''-;snd the belligerent editors Of the
two papers are to sit on the platform us
horrible examples.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Please give our friend Of the Journal
the chief seat. We're diffident. We
don't like to be prominent on the plat
form.
Senator Durfee has introduced a bill
to protect the fish in Round Lake.
This is good measure for ut the rate
the Iowa people are hauling the fish a.
way from that'lake, it will be exhausted
in a year or two more.
A friend sends us a slip from a Col
umbus, Ohio, paper saying that recently
the thermometer there Indicated % de.
grees below zero. The lowest we have
heard of here in Wortlington is 26 be.
low. Grasshopper sufferers who think
of emigrating to the latitude Of Ohio,
should lay III I'LL extra supply of buffalo
overcoats and blankets.
Chamberlin! Chamberlin! beware OF
the day, When it crosses the line into
Minnesotay; Fly! fly! to some girlless
and WidoWless shore; For coming events
cast their shadows before Poetry. y
Worthington ADVANCE.
Miller! Miller! you tickle old cuss! &C
off and get married and stop bothering
us; Fly! Fly, to some maiden's or wild
Owls bright shore! For passing events
cast their shadoWSa score.-(Truth.) -
Jackson Republic.
Our readers will notice change in
the advertisement of Bennett & Stone
in this paper. The gentlemen COM
posing this popular firm are not I'LL
known to the people of Southwestern
Minnesota and contiguous territory in
Iowa and Dakota, they having extend
ed their trade far beyond the ordinary
limits of country yards, and established
Il reputation for honorable dealing that
cannot fail to bring them thousands OF
customers in the years to come.-Roch
Co. Herald.
LANE-W1LL1AMs-In this city, b,
Rev. A. j. Mckee, j. NJ. LANE and Ell
LA NJ. WILLIAMS. Frankfort (Kan
sas) Record.
Sensation at Worthington and Sibley