The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-01-30

Charlie Wing is now. enstalled a
editor of the jackson County Time.
j.. Charlie was for time foreman c
the, ADVANCE Office and we predic
I for him success in Heron Lake
An exchange thinks that editors
+ after all, are not such very bat
animals, and as proof points to tn
+ inmates of the Texas penitentiar,
where men Of all known professions
except that of newspaper work arc
confined. And then look at the
United States Congress the lawyers
there greatly out number the editors.
The silver question is very slow in
dieing out-so think the goldites.
1t has friends enough to control the
u. S. Senate and remedial legislation
ought to be enacted by that body at
~once.--Magnolia Advance. .~ss ,+r -.
The silver question is surely die
ing: Like the invalid with a fatal
disease, kept on the edge of the
great divide by i, opiates admin
:istered by a few incompetent
nurses. it is sinking into oblivion.
When it dies there will be no funeral
and but few monrners and the peo'
pie will heave sigh of relief as its
ugly form is consigned to the grave.
What's the use of holding convent
ions in the congressional districts
this year to elect delegates to st.
Louis! The twin city papers have
settled who will be delegates from
each district and in every case they
are men whom the people have
honored by Office before and so they
must be satisfactory to them. Just
let these men go by unanimous con-
/ sent, as it were, of the power of the
city press. The country always ac-
cepts their .opinions.-St. James
Plaindealer., ,t .., 49,.
What the use of holding any con-
vention at St. Lduis7 Let the daily
!. papers nominate the president and
elect him, too, if they want too. For
cast iron nerve the twin city daily
papers take the cake.
The State census bureau completed
last week recapitulation tabulations
showing by counties the native popu.
lation of the State. These tables
gives Minnesota a native born popu-
iation of 1867, Os4, and Of foreign
birth. 517,535. Of the foreign born,
the Germans are in the majority, the
list being: Germany, 133,76s; Swed
!. ish, l19, 554; Norwegians, 1919;
Canadians, 1921; Irish, 26,1O6;
English, 1884; Scotch, 5,344;
Bohemians, 10,327; Poles, s,464;
Russians, 6,2s6; Fins, 1862; Welsh,
;246; Icelanders, 457.
\, In the principal counties, the
foreign population is as follows:
Hennepir 7O,95O; Ramsey, 1851;
St. Louis, 36,4s2; Stearns, 10000;
Polk, 1858; Otter Tail, 1928;
I Winona, 1882.
Here is saying that is in the
nature of an all round fact, "When it
once becomes a doctrine universally
accepted as true that science is the
only sure foundation for the success
full practice of agriculture and horti-
culture, an inestimable advantage
will have been gained" Farming has
50 entirely changed since it was the
leading occupation of the country
and everybody was content with
moderate gains and a humble style
of living that the ruralist who would
not be crowded entirely off the rag
ged edge must shed his old skin and
come out a new being. While it is a
fact that luck, law and the markets
have been against the agriculturist
for the past few years, it is none the
less true that there are farmers in all
parts Of the country who. are making
money and who can afford to give
and do give their families all the adj
yantages, Injuries even, enjoyed by
tho well to do city family. But the
farmer who does this is the hustler,
tie one who practices the improved
agriculture and horticult-
ire. Farming requires the best
brains in America.