The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-02-27

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WORTHINGTON, MINI
DON'T WANT: OUR WEATHER.
Is it about time that the Oro-
villain was being heard from again
He needs to lot Of steam once in 9
while, and il no one else is injured,
then at least some lite good is &C
complished. First in the name @of
California generally, let me enter
my protest against your Minneso-
tians sending any more of your cold
waves down this way. Why this
morning the thermometer registered
10 degrees below-freezing; % de-
:!grees above zero; and that is an
almost unheard Of thing in this
section. 7 A year ago, two years ago
this time the orange buds we're
starting; the almond trees were
white with blossoms; some Of the
porches and the small houses we're
\ q mass of Gold Of gOphir roses in
full bloom. And here We are now
lhuddling around the stove. Forum
ately the buds and blossoms have
mot started much as yet, 80 probably
very little if any harm is done BY
this. cold snap. But kindly and yet
plainly let me repeat don't send tla
any moro of your North Pole re-
mainders, otherwise termed cold
waves. .~s~. 4
We have just closed New Year
festivities; Chinese New Year. Il
comes near the first of Feb. and
lasts two weeks or more. The Chi
nese custom for New Years is to
wear their best clothes, and shoot
off all the firecrackers and bombs
possible. Summed ub in too wordee
it is show and noise. They work
hard for eleven months and half
to get money to celebrate New Years.
One Of their ideas is that if they can
have a theatrical company from
China for a few days entertainment
during the New Years time, they
will have good luck all the rest Of
the year. The $50 or 300. chinese in
this place secured a theatrical
company this year at 9 cost ! am am
told 81 1000. for three Or four days
perfrmance. The performance usual
ly closes with a grand parade
through the town. If you have
never seen a description OF these
Chinese theatres and parades it is
simpy because they are indescribale.
If you have seen a description of
them it was the attempt Of some
one to the Impossible. I am neither
young nor crazy, go I will make no
attempt to tell you of the chinese
theatre and parade.
But will tell you Of funny ex-
lerinenc I had last Sunday evening
in church. l was conducting the
service in one of the churches down
on the Bay. The room was lighted
with the electric light. We were
pretty we'll along in the service,
when the lights began to waver,
almost going out one moment, then
coming up again full and bright.
I took occasion to point moral by
saying that I was afraid some
Christians were like those lights:
now shining out clear and bright;
then going almost out; and some
time even going clear out. The
words were hardly out of mouth
when we were in total darkness !
answered the audible smile Of the
congregation by saying that I
hardly expected 80 full a carrying
out of my illustration SO soon. The
lights came on again and I turned
to the Scripture lesson. But before
the first verse was read we we're
again in darkness. Telling them
that I should have to use my
memory instead of my eyes, /
the 23rd Psalm By the
time the Psalm was concluded the
lights were on again, and I gave
out hymn. But before we could
get to ths singing we were once
more in darkness, The organist