The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-23

OF right to the Office. >
But Hayes will hold his scat to the
end of his term, and the party which in
the next campaign embraces the Ma
tionals or the Labor Party will elect
its candidate.
WHATLSI7Y
Is it the Isothermal line, or what is
it? II it isn't that. then what is it any
how? "A few days ago there was quite
heavy fall Of snow in Iowa. In Sioux
City the snow was several inches deep
and the trees loaded. Down about
Fort Dodge also. it was two to three
inches deep, and Il good deal Of the bud
ding fruit was killed.
But up here ut Wortlington there
was no snow and the elements ex,'cnd-
ed their strength in a slight frost which
did no other harm than to give exceed
ingly young vegetables II slight pinch,
about such i pincl. as Il little girl would
give to i Kittens car.
So last winter, our readers will re-
member, there was heavy snow storm
southwest Of MS on tho Union Pacific,
and Il few days later a furious storm
up northwest, extending over the Black
Hills and the Northern Pacific country.
But neither Of these storms reached the
Garden Of Eden in which Worthington
is located. What keeps them off? Is
it Old Prob. or the Isotlcrmal, or what
is it?
OF course, we have had st.,rms here,
and some pretty severe ones. When
Old Bore;es becomes thoroughly pro-
voked and aroused at the Incidence or
the malarial mis,lemcanors Of the at
mosphcrc, and issues out for general
discipline and correction, taking il
sweep rs wide rs the continent, then
he includes this particular section H.
mong others, (bccausc he don u want to
appear psrtial,) but as q rule he says,
''The airs all right there. No use to
waste time OF that Garden Spot. Go
in, boys, and give it to Kansas and Ne
braska! Whoop her up along Tie
Northern Pacific! Give 'em Il tornado
or two in Iowa! Never mind about tho
barns and i,ou,es!"
Dispatches from all parts relating to
tile frost or the night of the eleventh
show that while Minnesota escaped will,
only slight damage to garden vegeta-
/ blcs, the States south of us suffered by
the destruction Of oats, corn, fruits and
vegetables. kilograms in the Chicago
papers, from nearly one hundred loc:,li-
ties in Illinois, Indiania, Michigan,
Wisconsin, and Iowa, show that Min
nesota, escaped comparatively unl,arm-
ed in comparison with these States.
Again we ask, "what is it?'
"DESUv DO MOVE"
Rev. John Jasper, the colored religi-
Gus Don Quixoite, who has recently
sprung up rs one of the stoutest and
funniest defenders of Il literal render
ing Of the Bible, is now fairly in tho
field and riding about in quest of any
and all "paynims' who dare to ass:lil
the truth as it stands in the sacred rec
ord. A few days ago he lectured at
Philadelphia to a fair audience, who
were charmed both BY the dead earn
est''ess of the old darkey champion and
by his naive and racy ignorance.
lie quoted from Joshua, Malachi,
Isaiah, Solomon, ETC., to prove that ''do
sun do move," and he did prove it,
proved it just us any and every doctrine
under heaven l,:ss been proven from the
Bible, by men who give the word lit
eral, partial or ignorant Interpretation.
And he disposed of the rotundity OF
the earth by quoting from Revelations:
And after these things, 1 saw four
angels standing at the four corners Of
the earth, holding the four winds ="
Quoting this, lie said:
Nov will Dc pl,ilOsfers, who has my
| greatest respects till dey undertake tn
correct de Word of Goodwill dey ies'
tell me how you's goin' to have any
thing round what's got corners Eff
you don't found in de Scriptuars jcs' as
say, you kin call Inc dc mos unskon-
slionaolc liar. DENIS my sentiments.
TT I'm misluded, Pm misluded by dc
bible. I've got my stand fast OH de
Scrlptuars, and dcre, wild do Lords
help, I1m Il goin' to stick till 1 de-"
There were doubtless many whose
sides almost split will, laughter to lear
this earnest, sincere, ignorant old d.r-
key defending tho Bible, who, on other
points, are fully rs 'mislutlcd'' as Inc
is. They believe Creetlcraft, Church:
craft and Priestcraft, and mistake The
ology for tile gospel Of Christ. They
are taught by reverend brothers Of tho
sable Jasper who are as far wrong in
their theology as jasper is in lis sci
ence. But Jasper h:.s this advantage
of them: lie frankly OWNS up to his ig-
norance, while they assume to he intel
ligent: L - '.'-'t
Fifty years hence We can imagine
some Don Qnixote of = clergyman CON-
ing to St: Paul, (tliens n gre It, city and
centre of national inflie,1ce,) and stout.
ly defending the old: theology Of tic
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