The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-10-19
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B0RNAs .1OREHt'sR. So.
The ADVANCED has had frequent 0c-
casi0n to thank its old friend Doreas
publicly through its columns for grant
Ing requests. Somehow he never fails
Us when il is possible to comply. On
Wednesday last We sent him the fol-
lowing despatch, just ~ it appeared in
last week 8 ADVANCE:
II it's I'll the same to our old friend
BOreas, we'd like to have the rain
stop for few days till We get bricksd
up.
Boreas got the despatch Wednesday
evening and said: Boys. there's 4
weeks raining to do yet, but that llttle
kid down there is building q play -house
and mustn't be interferred with. We've
got to work all night. Crowd on the
clouds. Bring up another lake and
sprinkle it over the heavens. Start up
n few more electric machines. We must
get through tonight
Well, night came, and it rained aad
rained, and lightsned and thundered
end hailed and blowsd, for two or three
hours, and then paused minute to
take breath and went ut it again, and
poured down in perpendicular streams
till nearly morning.
Then Boreas said: SWELL done, boys.
That's enough. 1lillor's brick had to
be wet to make good job. No drying
cut Of the mortar new before It hard.
ems. Now, haul that south wind around
by the west aud send it out from the
north. That'll clear things up
And at it they went. All day Thurs
day We could hear lin our miMd's earl
the ''Heave-h o!' Of the sailors in the
upper air. as the acknowledged
!: wind swung slowly around to Che west
and by night was coming down from
the north, clear, dry and bracing. The
clouds lay far of around the beaci, of
the sky, like the foam around the coast
after u storm, aud tn hight was rs
clear as glass. The sta.s glistened as
though the rain had washed them. and
between midnight and morning the
great comet wheeled up the east and
famed for forty million miles across
the heavens to the establishment aud
delight Of belated travellers and early
risers. Friday morning rose without a
cloud and the crystal air had ring in
it like 4 silver bell. And with the
morning rose the beautiful pink brick
walls OF the ADVANCE building, and
not y drop Of rain fell on the work un-
til it was completed.
Therefore we offer this pOetical ''sac.
rifice" to the boisterous old god who
has befriended us so often.
GENEVA, n. Y, Oct. s, 1882.
ED. ADVANCE: l have had Occas-
ion to write you several times about
my paper not coming. have not re.
| ceived Sept. 2Sth number. If it il q
possible thing would like to receive it
regularly. 4. d. DAYTON.
Mr. Dayton must see his postmaster
or Uncle Sam 5 mail carriers. Weseud
just four papers to Geneva and write
the names ourself and know that it
leaves this Office regularly. We have
considerable trouble and annoyance
in :ais way. and We always do our best
to correct matters and to make up any
misses OF losses. 10 show how the
THU. works in some instances take this
case:
d. lefty lives at Saltwater and is q
subscriber to the ADVANCE. Recently
lie Vas here and Informed US chat he
had net received 4 paper during the
suns.ner and that he was quite loser
owing to the fact that some land mat.
ters affecting him, aud which we're
published III the ADVANCE, did not
reach Lin. We wrote to tho postn,as.
ter at Saltwater in4uiring about the
matter and asking who had Teen taking
Mr.. Hefty's paper cut CT the posto!li:c
The important postmaster did not
deign to reply. i little matter like
that, you see, is OF 10 consequence to
one Of Uncle Sam 3 officials.
THE COUNTY FAIn-Last week we
published the list Of premiums award.
ed at tie recent county fair. We judge
that it was quite fair and success
compared will. ether fairs in this
vicinity. Rock county has no grounds
and is l,ampered by this. jackson
county" says the Republic, will never
hold Il successful aud satisfactory fair
until the Agricultural Society has
grounds Of its own and fences aud
buildings" Cottonwood held her fair
recently and tie Reporter says that
Through the kindness of Mr.. John
Clark the fair people were given the
use of the Clark House barn and yards
for the accommodation of stock, aud
with these and the school house we sue
ceeded in having Il good fair" 1t also
says that the society will he short about
$3.50 fall the premiums are paid in full.
The Osceola county, Iowa, fair was at
tended by some of our people, and they
report good crowd and scarcely any
thing on exhibition.
We mention these, not to make any
Of Dogberry's ''Odorous' comparisons,
but to show our people that we have
had quite Il success and are far in adj
vance of surrounding counties. Tie
society has beautiful grounds on the
lake shore, now pretty we'll improved,
with a good half mile track, and, after
paying all premiums and expenses in
full will have good sum left over and
I've about out of debt.
Now let politics, religion. personal
tomfoolery, and all side issues he
Lot n. nj. 1,o.