The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1879-12-18
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GRASS a ND STOCK.

Inc IOllOWlnS eAtFacC from al sIrtlCIo
in the st. Paul Dispatch by U. S. Hol-
lister, contains nothing new or that we
have not frequently said before through
the columns Of the ADVANCE. but it is
right to the point and is valuable as the
opinion of one competent to judge.
Southwestern Minnesota is the Para
disc of the stock grower in the North
west:
If rich soil, magnificent grasses and
fine climate mean anything in any coun-
try in the world, they mean something
for the farmer in southwestern Mime
sofa. do not believe there is /. better
country in all the great new northwest
for diversified agricultural industry
than this tract under consideration, or
Il more disastrous one for persistent
and entire cropping of wheat. First it
is a natural meadow from center to cir
conference. The hay or grass crop is
the most valuable OF all farm products.
Directly and inlirectlyit is greater
source Of income in the United States
than wheat. In this part of the State
then we find nutritious grasses for
grazing or hay, in /; far greater album
dance than in the wheat belt. Nature
indicated in this manner, and very
plainly too, what should he the leading
industry here. Grass is for cattle,
horses and sheep. No stock growing
community anywhere has record Of
poverty. It is agricultural thrift the
world over. Here is a chance for ill.,
vestment. Cheap lands, native grass
es, hralthful climate, unlimited range
Put t he money now invested in wheat
growing INTO young stock, two and
three year heifers. Cross them with IL
good short horn bull. Let the calves
run with the COWS. Build hay sheds
and shelter with hay ricks-llundreds
Of tons that you can have Tor the cut
ting. Plant corn. Rcck ard Mobiles
counties can raise as good corn as Hi
nos. Hay and corn all winter, luxur-
liant grass III the summer. That is E.
nough. No matter whether it is cattle,
sheep, horses or hogs. The Opportuni-
ty is there. Money carefully invested
and good care given: tue animals will
pay big profit.
ECClE HOMO.
Some Of the newspapers, which evil
IDENTIFY desire to please the rich and re-
spectacle church members, are scoring
Bcec'l"r for the TO. loving which is at
tributeu to him in one Of his recent
sermons:
''Wlo was Jesus? \ peasant, q me-
ch2nic ut IL period wilt II Workmrn were
very low ii, tic social scale, and if one
had asked who was this divinity that
you worship he would have said Jesus
OF what country? Nazareth. WHO
We're his parents? Joseph and Mary, re-
putedly. WHO was his mother? Mary.
who just escaped divorce through the
magnanmity Of her betrothe,l. Who
was his father? 80 one. What is his
country? Jul!ea. I'm, Jew-l bas-
tar,l jew What did he do? Worked
as q carpenter III the shop of his puta-
tive father. What became Of him? lie
was charged with violation Of Roman
law. tried and convicted and put to
death. Una bastard. Jewish merlln-
ic; II malrtactor, put to death for yio-
lation of the laws Of his country; is that
the fellow you bring to me for worship?
Now, if You look 1T things from the
surface. Jesus was that and that only,
and Paul. having the highest training.
might easily lave oyrrtilr0Wn all this
poetic V il Of mystery.'
Yet B>ccIer has undoubtedly given
u true picture Of how tie matter would
appear to a respectable church member
Of Christ 5 time. II Jesus should ap-
pear again and go among the churches
whicl, profess his name, he would he
Stunned, LisoWned, cried down and
virtually cruciGetl again. If the church.
es 90 Oh in their present tendency to
pride, yainGlory and hypoclicy it will
not be long till they will lie claiming
that Jesus was the son of wealthy par
ents, WAS educated at the best Jewish
schools, never showed Il plane in a car
pentcr shop and was in Ill respects a.
daptrd to found a religion for rlcil
proud and selfish people,.