The Worthington advance., 1879-05-01
Y'HEATRE

THEATRE.
The BILLY MARBLE TROUPE will
present on their opening night, The
Beautiful Play Dramatizad from Ten
nyson's Poem of "Dora" entitled
"Driven from Home" Marble will ap-
pear as the ''Old Farmer" supported by
the entire Company. The performance
will conclude with Rattling Farce.
There is q rich treat in store for all
those who appreciate acting of super.
ior order. Seats can now be reserved
at Law 4 Sons Drug Store.
THE You've HoPPERs.-They are
Matching out, and we are glad to say
that in many places they disappear us
fast as they appear. Our Hersey CORE
spondent reports their disappearance
in Hersey anG II farmer from Elk in
forms us that they dematerialize on his
place about rs fast as they materialize.
We want to encourage this. If any
young hopper should read this item. and
want to please us, let him disappear as
fast as lie can. Find bird somewhere
and get into his crop. It's nice inside of
abird. Don't let anybody persuade you
out Of it. Whenever you see winroW
of hay OF straw get into it and wait till
the old man starts fire. BY prompt
action in this direction, you young hop
pers can confer a great benefit upon
the country and leave name to pos
terity.
The Western Progress, published at
Olathe, Konsas, contains the following
in its Stanley correspondence il refer
ence to our friend W. Il. Bennett:
The A.. L. 4 s. T.. r. r. have previ-
ous to this seemed to have a grudee at
Stanley, and disposed to pay us off in
worthless depot agents. But we are
happy to say that they have given us III
the person of Mr.. Bennett four new
agent) All experienced railroad man, Il
nice gentleman, a competent and ac-
commodating officer.
While in this State, Mr.. 3. was
known as one of the best station agents
in the state, and we are pleas to know
that he expects to return to Minnesota.
Miller is good fellow, and we are
sorry that so much sweetness is be-
ing wasted on the desert aiv.-Mankato
Union.
Well, now, Neff, you and Chamber
lin. and all the rest Of The editors have
been advertising the fact that we are IL
bachelor aud we have been admitting
the ''soft impeachment" numerously
enough, but, you know, it's dull time
to advertise. But go on, boys. Moth
ing like advertising in the end. You'll
bring us yet.
Tennyson received $500 for his last
poem, or at the rate of twelve dollars a
| line.-St. Paul Dispatch.
That looks like usury. Money can
he had ut four per cent. now and we
know of poets who would he glad to
write poetry at ten per cent. per an
mum. But Tennyson is one of the
heaviest intellectual capitalists of the
age, and when they want his gold, they
have to pay for it.
A weakness of mind which prevented
him from ever inventing patent pota-
| to maSller, or an unfaiiing ague cure
has somewhat becloudpd his memol in
this land.-Tiption Times on Shak-
slRare.
But lie built Hamlet, got up a Tenn
pest, produced several Merry Wives,
established I, Merchant of Venice and
Tanned Shrew.
At Charlottesville, Va, widely
known as the home of Thomas Jeffer-
son, the 18th birthday of James Alex
ander has Just been celebrated Jeffer-
son chose him as his printer, and, not
withstanding the disparity in their sta
tion. /. close Intimacy existed between
them. After the death of Jefferson,
Alexander started newspaper called
after his patron. which survives to this
day. Alexander continues to flourish,
and sets type as readily now as away
back in 1897, when he entered upon the
work Chicago Newspaper Union.
During our ''school days'' we were
we'll acquainted will, Alexander and
have set up good many thousand ems
in the old Jeffersonian office. If it would
be agreeable to the old veteran, we wish
he might live out an even hundred
years.
Mr.. George Beireis. of Nobles county,
has been spending several days this
week visiting old friends in this coun'
ty, and he has host Of them. Mr.
Beireis informs us that he and his sons
and daughters have some eight hundred
and eighty acres near Adrian, Mobiles
county, and will have between two and
three hundred acres in crop this season
They intend to gradually work into
stock raising and not depend entirely
on wheat. We hope they may be sue
cessful in their new home.-Mankatt
Record.
MINOR ARRIVAL.
Al the residence of A. Garfield. il
Ransom, on the 26tt, an 81 ID. girl
Hurrah for Minnesota!
At the residence Of B. w. Pope, ir
Summit Lake, OH Sunday last, Il boy.
At the residence of G. w. W. Dow
in Ransom, a few days since, a bra,
new boy.
At the residence of J. Fitch, in Her
sey township, on the 2sth of April, a 8
ID. girl.
PRAIRIE FIRE.
On Saturday morning last, A. w
: Burnham. in Bigelow, set fire to til
grass about forty rods from his stabl
: with view to burning off a strip. Tn
FIRE ran into a straw stack and theme
fred his stable which was totally burn
. ed, together with about Is tons of hay
His neighbors arrived in time to assis