The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-01-29
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Monday, though not bitterly eoM,
W. one Of the most disasresablo
days We have had for tho winter. + 1
/ the ground had been covered WITT
| 4 loose SNOW, W shsuld have ~
an old time blizzard.
j. T. Shore, who 10 q St Paul ssE-
wing on the jury, writes that he s.
using soms OF hiA leisure tins -
taking il the sights ct tho capital.
Among other places, he visited to
State University and Wa Aueh
pleaeed with what he saw there. H.
was sparticularly we'll pleased wil1
tine Agricultural Department
visited the large greenhouse thesa
whore 10 to b seen . most intorsst-
ing collection Of plants and dowsSss
4 perfect museum Of plant life. IS
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Human life has ito. tragic sias.
There are many dark and bitter
days; it is no use 10 deny it. Bnk
happily, with most Of us the bright
days far outnum ber the dark ones,
and there are some days 80 sspeciaa-@
IL bright that we ever; after remen-5
Der them as among the sunny spots
in our lives. Our good friend and
neighbor, Mrs. VIM. F. Scott. was
telling us. the other day of just suck
a time; a time that will be remem-
bered with pleasure 80 long as she
lives. Mrs. Scott spent Christmas
at the home of her mother, in lows.
The good old mother had planned
family reunion, and every membsr
of the family was present. NM
Scott's mother is well advanced i
years and very naturally longed =
see all her children around her onse
more. There are six children, f0ar
Of whom live in Iowa, one in Kan
sas, and Mrs.. Scott. here in Ranson.
The good old mother was oysrjoyo1
to feet them all, aud had everything
prepared to give them q Chriatmas
dinner befitting the occasion. Ths
aged mother and her six children
sat up to the table as happy sone
any as one would wish to see. But,
wait, one turned over her plate anA
what. sh0uld shes find under - hut
Hneyer should have gusa
lslfe, under sit was 800 ~ good nnol
ey Of the United States, and undsr
each plate was an equal amount, 81
200 in all. A more surprised coma
pany is seldom seen, or happier
one ;but feel sure the happiest per- :.
son in that ittlescompany was the
good old mother whose sweet face
shone with delight. The wave Of
tenderness that swept over that
united family is more easily imagin-
ed than described. What a pity that
we are so slow to learn that the
sweetest thing in life is the luxury
of doing. good. Robert Shore.
SPOFFORD.
Alex Brown .Jr. of Magnolia, is
visiting friends here this week. =
The Ladies Aid met at the. home
of Mrs. S. E. Barton last Saturday.
Dan Mcnamara of jackson, was
doing business in this town last >
week. +
A Finch party was given by Miss
Emma Spafford last Friday night to
number OF her friends. ~
Austin Hudson of the Crown .
Hurst Stock Farm, shipped one Of
his fancy Aberdeen Angus cattle to
parties in Wisconsin last week.
3 If any one hears any strange nois-
es in this town, don t get frightened
for Pete Bailey has started to take
violin lessons Of Emil Willousy and
can charge it all up to him. We
hope the people in the neighboring
towns will sympathize with us in
this time Of aff1iction. s.t:... =. -, =, !.
A number of the boys got word
from little bird or some other re-
liable source that u wedding had
taken place in the south end Of
town. Always on the lookout for