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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-05-11
A Minnesota Barn Raising.
From the LIE Seur Sentinel.

From the lie Seur Sentinel.
Our jolly friend, Fred Almich. whose
farm is about four miles below lie
Suer, in Tyrone township, had barn
raising on Tuesday and dance in the
evening. The barn is a amonster-75x30
feet-and throughout is almost solid
mass of timber. When completed it
will be one of the largest barns, if not
the largest. in the county, and will
afford abundant room for cattle, horse
and sheep stabling, as we'll as for the
storage of all the hay needed on the
farm. And all the work of hewing
and framing timbers and raising the
barn was done by Fred's generous
neighbors and friends.
A barn raising, with many of the
Germans, is more of 4 ceremonious af.
fair than with Americans. Hence, as
the last timbers were being placed in
position, the numerous women and girls
present formed in procession at the
house, and, led by Mr.. Delzer with a
flute and an assistant with base vio-
lin, preceded by Miss Bertha Zinke
with 4 beautifully arranged wreath of
ribbons and silk handkerchief pendant,
marched out to the barn, when the
master builder, August Shatz, standing
on the top tirnbers, was handed the
wreath. Then with wreath in hand,
he addressed the spectators, closing
with drinking to the health of the
host and hostess. This concluded, the
wreath was fastened on rafter in the
center of the roof, to remain until the
roofing shall he commend d, when
each of those assisting at the raising
will be entitled to one of the ribbons.
The ceremony, to us, was novel and in:
teresting. Mr.. Almich, who is one of
the earliest settlers in Tyrone, has ono
of the largest improved farms in the
neighborhood, and is surrounded by
well.to-do class of German farmers
who, by their industry, are rapidly &C.
c,lmulating wealth from one Of the
richest soils in the county.
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CRIAE IN TEXAS.

A Texas newspaper suggests that the
continually increasing number of men
who have been lynched Or otherwise
murdered in the western part of the
State is not likely to inspire strangers
who desire to make their homes there
with confidence. Not long ago two
brothers, one from Ohio and the other
from Kentucky, went to western Tex
as with view of settling. While trav-
cling along a road one day they came
upon two men hanging to a tree, and
shortly afterward upon a party of
masked men in camp, who had prob
ably committed the deed. They also
happened to be in Oakville when q
mob murdered several men in Jail, and
one or two outside. On their way back
to Austin the stage was robbed, and one
of the brothers lost several hundred
dollars.
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. PRAYER OF DR.. FRANKLIN,
Give Children the Teaching Of Trouble and
.'-i@ =; Work. :. =

r.. To spare trouble now in any re-.
markable degree to the children that
we love is scarcely anything more
than to insure them q double quantity
Of It by and by. Now, in their elastic
health and spirits, trouble rolls off
them like rain-drops off leaf; but,
having seen it, they are not to be
taken by surprise by it hereafter, and
are not stunned and made helpless by
the shock when they find it: standing
in their path. There are noble quail
ties which only the rude touch brings
out-courage, determination, forbear-
ance, compassion for others, hatred of
wrong and it would be poor and
false affection that would leave their
characters so onesided and imperfect
as the absence Of these and similar
traits would make it. @Poor child -
says the unwise guardian, she is 60
ing to come to his kingdom soon
enough he little knows the coil there
is before him let linn enjoy himself
while he can. I don't mean that he
shall know there is any trouble in the
world till it is forced upon him." Poor
fool says Fate, you are the author of
the first and last trouble he will ever
know-the inter inability to stand up
like man and meet any trouble. The
mother that tolls in the kitchen her.
self, rather than condemn her daugh-
ter to it's hot and hateful duties, feels,
doubtless that she is performing vir-
tuous and laudable part the daughter
will come to them all in good time !;
till then let her enjoy her girlhood.
She does not consider that any enjoy.
ment can be found in the occupation,
when, in truth, with youth and hope
and the intention to abridge her moth.
er's work, the real enjoyment would
be as great in stirring abouta kitchen
as in lolling in a parlor. To do a
young girls sewing for her may be 4
far too frequent unkindness on the
part of tender aunts and indulgent eld-
er sisters, and it is as unwise as it is
to bar her out of the kichen. Yet we
do not mean by anything we have
suggested that we would not have a
child surrounded by happiness. On
the contrary, so far as it is compatible
with moral and mental strength, we
would afford the deepest happiness
possible, and always the best; the
child should have youth to remem-
ber in which satisfaction predominant
ed over everything else, as sunshine
predominates over clouds, and as we
remember bright days and forget the
stormy ones. For if he has not
been spared every trouble, he will
have been taught how to master it,
and there is the best Of joys in such
mastery and since his path necessar-
lily lies in some measure among thorns,
we would have taken care not to make
his feet tender.-Harper's Bazar.
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Hanging in China.

l observed one mode of Chinese cap
ital punishment known as the ''cage.''
The "cage' was between two and
three feet square, and over six feet
high. Near the bottom was a close
floor of plank. The four sides were
work of open palings. The plank COM
posing the cover were made to fit
around mans neck, close enough to
hang him, but not close enough to stran-
gle him. The condemned man was
put into this cage, his head projecting
above, the cover fitting around his neck,
and under his feet number of bricks,
one above the other, just enough to
enable him to stand on tiptoe. When
this position from WEAKNESS, became
uncomfortable, his only relief was to
hang by his neck. The design is to
make a man suffer as much as possible,
but not to kill him too quickly. Usu.
ally, after criminal has been standing
thus for day or so, one of the bricks
is removed, aud then another, until he
hangs by the neck altogether. It is
said that strong man ordinarily will
endure this torture several days before
life becomes extinct.
On the present occasion death was
hastened more quickly. The man was
put into the cage on Sunday afternoon,
I believe, about one o'clock. heard
of it on Monday morning, and went
over to Annoy about 2 o'clock in the
afternoon to see him. He had been
dead sometime. The guard said that
he just died before daylight; that he
was conscious of having committed
great crimes, and had hastened his
death by kicking the bricks from under
his feet. But the people said (private-
ly) that the guard wished to get rid of
their charge that they might prepare
to keep New Years day (the Chinese
New Year was near at hand, and there
fore had taken the bricks from under
his feet during the night. That was
probably the fact.
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PLUCK.


Harry Winslow-How lie Won His Epaulets.
From c.s.el'. Family Magazine
Harry WinSlOW wasn't a model mid
shipman like those you read Of in nov.
els. There was nothing very wonder
ful about him at all, in fact. On shore.
when he happened to go to party or
ball, he did not try to dance all the
evening with the tallest and fairest
for partners; he did not bully the blue
jackets and call them buffers when in
charge Of boat; and on board he
never shirked his work or ''fudged"
the sums the naval instructor gave him
to work, and he never went on the
sick list with the toothache, and he
didn't spend one half of his time at
the masthead because he choose to
pass the other half in playing
tricks on his superior officers.
But if Harry had nothing very brilliant
about his character,-3nd brilliancy,
mind you, Is a very dangerous thing
for a naval midshipman to be possess
ed of,-he had something that was far
better he had that plodding spirit so
characteristic to the Saxon race, that
indOmitable perseverance which is so
inseparable from the true English.
mans nature; and 50, from the very
moment Harry became naval cadet
and floated away from the shore,
perched upon his sea.chest to join his
ship, although not enamored of his
new profession, Harry ''meant to go on
with it, No one likes the sea at
frst-there is 50 much to endure, so
much to conquer but these same
hardships, when overcome, naturally
make us love old ocean all the more.
When Harry and his sea-chest were
bundled--r&ther unceremoniously it
must be allowed-on board the gum
boat Badger, the first thought that oc.
cured to him WAS that he never had
seen such confusion in his life for, al
though the vessel was under sailing
orders, and in less than IL hours would
be south of the Needles, hardly any
of the stores had as yet been struck
down, and the deck was perfect lit.
ter. Harry Wouldn't have known what
to do II it hadn't been for his friend
and servant the coxswain. That WOr.
thy soldier touched him on the should
er and told him to 50 and report him.
self to the tall officer who was walk.
ing the quarterback.
aThat," added the coxwain, sis the
commander---nota a stricter officer in
the service j; t'other, the shortish gray.
headed gentleman's the doctor, the
kindest and best.hearted that over
breathed. Sheer of, master, they be
looking this way.
''And so, youngster," said the com.
mander, who, to Harry's mind, couldn' I
have been very much shorter than the
funnel of his own ship, "you've
thought proper to join at last. have
you!'' A fine lot Of French leave
you've taken
Poor Harry felt is if he had pin
cushion in his throat, which he could
neither get down nor up. and it was
only with difficulty that he restrained
the tears. The commander wasn't
slow to note the lads confusion.
''So-ho!'' he continued, ''going tt
cry hey! Brought up in. ladies
seminary. hey! Pretty sailor you'll
make.'' 1-@F
Excuse me, SIR" said the surgeon
who had entered the navy rather lat
in life. and although twenty years AM
over had elapsed since he left old Ire
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FASHION NOTES.
Linen parasols are shown: 4:

" $50 7:f = ;2-:ss.z :.,-. ~
Linen parasols are shown: :sss :,~,re =?
:, Percale underwear is in great favor. ss
The canopy shape prevails in para.
soils. Ill.,. -.-...,t 7s..-,.
Tortoise shell Joan dare belts are
"OFA. 90: = ;~e7;:-~ <;ey.&s;,y :s~.s:.-.
Square pockets with deep flaps are
again in style. -. 81; e.' :. =
J Black velvet bracelets are fastened
by gold studs; >: nv ~ ,:r;.,.
New leather belts are called Queen
Elizabeth belts. :: .:ss :. x. '''>>'
Smoked pearl buttons, in different
shades are worn. :: ~
F." Position pleats are again seen at the:
back Of basques: 4 - tsis'@z % :
Black colsets are introduced for
ladies in mourning. -: '.~"s' =: =: !.
Cream.colored muslin handkerchiefs
are offered for sale. =. - ill.,.
Almost all the new dresses have the
backs made with six forms.
Button-holes on ladies' dresses are
no longer bound, but worked.
Small carriage parasols with fin,
lace covers are again in demand.
The novelty in lingerie is cuffs and
collars of cream colored cambria.
Gold and silver braid are less used
than they were three months ago.
A favorite trimming is composed of
fiat bands of smooth, flat feathers.
Bias folds bordered with Tom Thumb
fringe is a popular dress trimming.
Brocaded cream-colored silk para
soils are trimmed with cashmere lace.
Pink and blue batistes, striped and
plain, are offered for summer dresses.
For mourning. light gray cards, with
broad black edge, are sometimes
used.
A widows veil should be three
yards long, with hem half-yard
deep.
Tunics and over-dresses of the woolen
materials are much worn with silk
skirts.
Summer balmorals are striped and
plaided, and finished with box-plaited
tiounces.
Small reversible shawls of red lace
are counted with novelties for dressy
house toilet.
Ladies' boots and slippers for eve.
ming are made of the same material rs
their dresses.
Ladies will be expected to wear
some outside wrap on the street even
during the summer.
Gray and ecru batistes will again be
worn this season and overdresses for
black or brown skirts.
There is a great variety of mantles
and jackets, but the casaque and the
scarf are the two favorites.
Brown linens are in great measure
superseded by French percales in AL
SAGE finish, called toile Alsace. -.
The madrilene fringe is novelty.
1t is composed of network of silk,
finished with several rows of tassels.
A cuirasse, short in front, cut open
at the sides, ank finished at the back
by two long tippets, gives new shape
Of corsage.
Whatever is "centennial' is the
fashion. Children use centennial
handkerchiefs, having the corners
marked l776 and 1876.
Martha Washington tea-sets, with
cups, saucers, &C., bearing George
Washington's autograph, are the lat.
est things out in china.
The centennial kerchief is three
cornered affair, made of white muslin
and trimmed with Valennciennes or
other lace, to wear about the neck.
A new model in overskirts has
from four to six long, straight
breadths of material, with the lower
part of each seam open, forming square
aprons and square backs.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-05-11

Mr.. Writ Henry, of Virginia, a grand
SON OF Patrick Henry, has aided in con-
tributing a number of ancestral por-
traits, books, and medallions to the
historical department of the Centen.
NAL exhibition.
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wish to such more humility, and to
you health and happiness, being your
friend and servant, B. FRANKLIN.
PRAYER OF DR.. FRANKLIN. :. .
''Merciful God :, Wonderful Power!
Increase in me that wisdom which dis
covers my truest interest; strengthen
my resolution to perform what my
wisdom dictates, and accept my kind
ohces to thy other creatures as the
only return in my, power for thy inf.
mite goodness to me =,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-05-11

In Spencer, Wis, there is a secret
society in operation, of which the pub
lie will probably learn much soon, as
the members are to be- tried for the
murder of candidate while undergo.
ing initiation.
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CHATTER THx sECoxD-xr LAST,

When three years had passed away,
and oh, how quickly years do fly in
the navy Harry felt lie liked the ser.
vice. When five years had come and
gone he positively loved it, and
wouldn'thave changed places with 4
lord on shore. All this time Harry
had never once been home, for when
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THE HiE,IDE. J
49,! -
WHEN THE COWS CONE .H0xE.

When klingle; kl.nsle, hingle, ':
Way down the dusk ,dinxle.' j. :
The COWS are comtu{ home: & ~
Nov sweet aud clear, end faint and low,
The .iry tinllings eo and 6,
That makes tho dsisies nov: -
ny down the 3S@4ss dissl.,
The cows come slowly hone: ~,
tAnd ns Cd. o!d-time fttenas Ind twilight plays,
"s wssS w's'sS%ss 's:s :a%: sS =: :a''i$ N.Y.
y: %t:s sjn:: 3's:'s IL: '::.s .ss:9 ill., $'sx.
a.,!!!,s The coz coz; are Coping hone;
DeCamp, Bedrose and Gretchen Schsll,
Across the fields i hear her 10000"
And clang her silver bell;
Cooling, Go-lang, golingledingle,
With faint, for sounds that mingie.
The COWS come slowly home;
land mother-songs AMI long gone years,
And baby Joys and childish fears,
And youthful hopes and youthful tears.
When the cows come home.)
With ringle, rangle, ringle,
With tw0s and threes and single,
The COWS are coming home;
Through violet air We see the .wn,
And the summer sun a-slippinR down.
And the maple in the hazel glade
Throws down the path longer shade,
And the Mills are growing brown
To-ring, to-rang, toringleringle,
BY threes and fours and single,
The COWS come slowly home;
The same sweet sound Of wordless psalm,
The same sweet June day rest and calm,
The same sweet smell Of buds and balm,
When the COWS come home.)
With tinkle, tankle, tinkle.
Through tern and periwinkle,
The cows are coming home;
A:!oitertng in the checkered stream,
Where the Sun.rayS glance and gleam.
Clarine, Peachbloom and Phebe Phillis,
Stand knee-deep in the creamy lilies,
In drowsy dream;
To"link, to .lank, tolinklelinkle,
Der banks with butter cups a-twinkle,
The cows come slowly home;
And up through memories deep ravine
Come the brooks old song and its old time
sheen,
and the crescent Of the silver Queen,
When the COWS come home.)
With klingle, klangle, klinge,.
With loo.oo, and moo-oo and jingle,
The cows are coming home:
And over there on Merlin Hill,
Hear the plaintive cry of the whip-poor- will
And the dew-drops lie on the tang gled vines,
And over the goplers Venus shines,
Rolling ko-lang, kolinglelinge,
With ting a-ling and jingle,
The cows come slowly home;
(Let down the bars; let in the train
Of long-gone songs, and flowers, and rain,
For dear old times come back again,
When the cows come honey
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. Dodge county wolf killers must wait
: year for their bounties.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-04
WINSLOW.
NOT RELEASED YESTERDAY
AS EXPECTED.
The Government 10 be Questioned
Concerning the Case.

LONDON, May 3.-Lawyer Wantner made to-
day formal application for Winsow's release.
The Attorney General stated that dispatches
from the American government had been re-
ceived urgently requesting the English authori.
ties to detain Wlnslow in custody few days
longer. The application of the American gov
eminent gives sufficient grounds for further de-
tention, and in behalf of the British govern
ment he opposed Winslow's release. The
Judge thereupon remanded Winslow for ten
days pending further correspondence with the
United States on the subject of his extradition.
WinsloW received the decision with great ag-
itaton and evident Disappointment In antici
patton of his discharge Winslow had packed
up his clothing and other articles in prison and
made every preparation for leaving Jail at noon
today. When taken back to his cell he was
terribly cast down and almost overcome with
grief His family also were in deep distress
and his wife was inconsolable. A Rumber of
Americans and others congregated in the court
room toiwitness the proceedings. His remand
to Jail was unexpected BY the spectators.
Edward Temperley GOurley (liberal) will ask
Attorney General Halker if the United States
has protested against the action of the British
government concerning Winslow, and if so,
whether Americas demands are in harmony
with or contrary to the provisions of the trea-
ties of 1912 and 1870.
He will also question the Attorney General
as to what course he will advise the government
to adopt for the purpose of upholding or adher-
ing to existing treaties. Mr.. Puleston (conserv-
ative) will ask FOR the papers on the same sub
iect
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Forty Fourth Congress-First Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, May 3.
After Senator Merton's explanation the Sem
ate resumed the consideration IF the bill in
relation to the Japanese indemnity fund.
The pending question being on the motion Of
Mr.. Sargent to strike out the first section of
the bill which authorizes the return of the
fund, less $125 600, to be reserved and paid to
the officers and crews of the United States
ships Wyoming and jamestown, Mr.. Sherman
of Ohio, moved to amend that sectiou so as to
strike out the clause authorizing the return of
the residue of that fund to japan after deduct
ing the $125,000, and insert in lieu thereof
provision that the residue of the fund with all
the accumulations of interest be transferred to
the Treasurer of the United States, and so much
OF the fund as consists of money shall be COW
cred into the Treasury.
Mr.. Herman spoke in fay or of returning the
fund to Japan, and stated that its return would
do much to preserve friendly relations between
this country and Japan.
The motion of Mr.. Sherman was rejected.
Yeas 10, nays 80.
Mr.. Sargents motion to strike out the first
section was rejected. Yeas "a. nays %.
Mr.. Thurman moved to strike out the clause
which provides for the return of all accumul a.
tion OF interest together with the fund, saying
the government did not pay interest to its own
citizens.
Pending discussion the Senate at $40 p. m.
adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the contested Illinois election case in the
House after debate, a vote was taken which
resulted in favor of the Lemoine, the contestant
thus unssating Farwell. The vote was 129 to
SO.
The Post Office appropriation bill was con-
sidered in committee of the whole without ac-
ton until the recess
Evening Session.
There was a small attendance. Several
speeches were made.
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A fire yesterday morning in the large build
ing Nos. ITS and 1870 Pearl street, New York,
burned the tobacco stock Of Stratton & Storms;
loss $4,000. Rosenberg's loss $4,000, and the
building damaged $4,000 The premises of
the American Tube Company of Boston and of
others adjoining were damaged by water. The
family of the janitor was rescued By the fire.
men with great difficulty.
Lawrence's planning and moulding mills in
First Avenue, New York, were burned yester.
day. Loss $4,000.
Block in Fall River belonging to Anthony
Doherty, on Boyle street, was burned yester-
day. Loss $4,000.
P. E. Abel, formerly manager of the Chest
nut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, committed
suicide yesterday.
Anthony Gehing, a carrier of morning pa
pers, of Chicago, shot his wife dead yesterday
and then killed himself
Extensive fires are raging in the mountains
in the northern part of Sussex county. N. Y.
A vast amount of valuable timber has been
destroyed.
Wheeler & Searl's slaughter house at Bellows
Falls, VT, was burned yesterday.
No one was killed outright in the Indianapo-
lis election riot, but two or three persons were
probably fatally injured.
Livery stable of V. w. Burnham in Hart
ford. Conn.,, was burned yesterday.
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NEW YORK.
Increased Grain Receipts.

NEW YORK, May 3-The Post reports very
large increase of Western grain received in
this city, and a corresponding decrease in three
other cties-Boston, Philadelphia and Balti-
more. The increase is due to the fact that the
New York Central Railroad has been carrying
freight at the ruinously low through rate from
Chicago to Liverpool of about 25 cents per 100
pounds, when 40 cents per 100 pounds is only a
moderately paying rate.
In view of the large supply of corn in this
city awaiting transportation to Europe, the
steamship companies have doubled their charges
for freight. They know that the New York
Central road has agreed with the owners of
this grain to transport it to Liverpool, and that
they have the road in their power.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard Investigation.
An Associated Press reporter says:
The committee took testimony tonight in
connection with the Brooklyn Navy Yard af-
fair. Startling disclosures have been made by
some witnesses and the committee state that it
was high time to investigate this navy yard
Their report will contain some astound' ng
facts and it is rumored that several parties are
implicated by the evidence taken. The inves-
tigation will last for another week.
The Graphic says that the House sub.com.
mittee investigating the Brooklyn navy yard
affairs have not heard a single witness who
could fix fraudulent act upon the officials OF
point to any collision between them and the
contractors. The committee will doubtless re.
commend that the Colossus and Java, now rot
ting on the stocks be broken up and sold, and
that Congress provide more effectual means fol
the preservation of the large amount of timber
now in store at the yard