The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-08-06

WOB1aIu0TON. MINI. AUGUST 9, 1891.
STATE FAIR AND FARMERS
INSTITUTE.
Ho! There! Farmers! Wipe the
sweat from your brow and cool off
q few minutes, while you read this.
Supt O. e. Gregg and the State
Fair management have eclipsed
Barnum's three ring circus, and
offer you, not the biggest Show
on Earth" but the grandest oppor-
tunity to combine knowledge with
pleasure for a whole week, you
have ever had. Heretofore one of
the greatest difficulties in attend
ing the State Fair has been to Sc
cure lodging; but this has been
obviated by securing all of the
State Militia tents, large number
of which will oe set up on the Fair
grounds near the Institute Hall
and for your accommodation. All
that will be required of you will
be simply to notify Superintend-
tend. 0. G. Gregg, (by mail)
1925 sixth street S. E. Min
neapolis, Mimi, by the 25th of
August, and the number of tent
and street will be forwarded to the
applicant at once. These tents will
accommodate six persons and we
would advise, for the economy of
room and avoid being with stran-
gers, that you club together in
companies of six; as the demand
for tents will no doubt exceed the
supply. Bring your blankets and
your lunch, or you can obtain
meals on the grounds at reasona-
bic rates.
Supt. Gregg, the Barnum of
Minnesota State Farmers Insti-
tutes, will conduct regular Far
mers Institute on the Fair grounds
holding morning and evening ses-
sions each day, in a comfortable
building, convenient, to the
tenting grounds. This will
give the State Farmers Institute
an opportunity to put on a greater
variety of topics, and more time
than ever before offered, as it holds
six days. A locked question box
will be kept near the door, where
questions can be slipped in, which
will be answered by parties to
whom their department belongs.
1t will be readily perceived that
the combination Of the Farmers
Institute with the State Fair is
rare opportunity for ".killing two
birds with one stone," and remem-
ber it is all under one canvass. and
costs only the regular admission
fee to the grounds.
Make up your clubs promptly,
and let Supt. 0. G. Gregg know as
soon as possible, as this is rare
opportunity for both profit and
pleasure.
The K0komo (Ind.) Dispatch tells
joke on the pastor Of the Congrega-
tional church of that place, az
follows:
mo man in KOkomo has keener
appreciation Of humOr than DR.. David
Harold SnOwden, pastor OF the First
Congregational church.. lie Ell joys u
joke as only Il great big good nalured
man can, and rather than allow a
clever hit to go untold he will tell it.,
even though it be against himself and
his reverend cloth. This is the last
Que which the doctor brings in from
the fruitful fields Of Howard county:
Tie doctor had occasion the other
day to buy some corn for friend for
whom he had just succeeded in making
deal in farm land east Of the city.
He called on Farmer Robbins, Ger
man tiller of the soil who occupies a
part of the Pollard Brown farm about
three miles from the city. Farmer
Robbins insisted on having sixty-five
cents bushel for his grain.
But isn't that a little high?" pro-
tested DR.. Snowden. "Why, eau buy
at Kokomo."
"Vell, das bien all righd," answered
the farmer. "Maype you don'd know
dot corn vas corn ust now, and sigty-
fife cends is der best I could do.'
But you should consider that am
buying in the crib" argued the
preacher, land the price ought not to
DO as high as when you haul the corn
to town."
'In der field or in der Grip or in de,
shock, corn vas corn, aid sell him
for nod one cend lesser IAN sigty-fife
Vat vas the madder nit you preacher
chabs? You make your money easy
enough, ain'd it?" obstinately an.
swered the Teuton.
"That's an old plea, my good friend
but none the less untrue for its anti
guilty." smilingly replied the doctor
Ibid you never consider the work an(
expense necessary to prepare us for ou
profession? What would you think i
told you my preparation for the min
istry-my education-to say nothing
of the long years of labor, cost me fou
thousand dollars"
-Four thou-Did he cosd you s,
much as dat?' Farmer Robbins eye
twinkled merrily as he finished his an
swer. ''Vell, den, tole you, ifhe cos
you four thousant tollars, you mus
haf pen a great big fool ven yo1
pegin."
FREQUENCY OF THUNDER
STORMS.