The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-07-21

III NODAeo COuuLy. J" uoS 1A1eAo !Aosso
was sown in this section, promises to
share tue usual fate. On upland. where
we'll put in, there will be fair yield.
but on low land it will be about fail
ure. Grass and trees this year are lux
uriant and Just running wild with ex-
huberant growth and life.
CYCLONAa
A week ago last Monday the village
of Fairfield, in Swift county. was swept
away by a cyclone and on Friday last
New Ulm was visited by probably the
most destructive tornado OF cyclone
which has ever visited Minnesota.
From 30 to IS persons were killed and a
score or more injured. The damage to
property is estimated at from 500, 900
to 100000.
1t seems that in this year OF comets
and perihelia, even Minnesota is not ex-
empt from the terrible cyclones which
are regular summer visitants Of the
country south of Us. We can hardly
accept the fact that they are possible up
this way and believe that these are =
sort of Younger Brother raid, and we
wish they might share the same fate as
met the bandits.
A full account of this terrible storm
will be found on our first page.
THE SPIRITS
Al;n~ooo mills To,rnol.
One OF the shrewdest and most sue
cessful business men of Minneapolis,
during q recent quite prolonged So
journ in New York, took occasion to
thoroughly investigate the alleged phe-
nomena of spirltualism, attending
numerous public and private seances
of Slade and other mediums Of equal
Importance. He AYERS that he witness
ed slate-writing, naterializations. etc..
under such conditions that they could
not have been performed by any human
or known physical agency.-He heard
the scratch of pencils between states
and read writing where the states a
moment before had presented clear
surface. and was convinced that neither
the medium. nor any confederate, nor
indeed any human agency had done the
writing.-He saw spirits form clearly,
and felt the touch of spirit hands dis
tinctly, under conditions where there
could not possibly be any collision or
trick.
And then he rushed home to: tell Of
It and to fall in with the ignorant
church theory Of demonology as an ex-
PLANTATION Of spiritual phenomena. He
is about as capable of passing judgment
upon Spiritualism as the man was to
pass judgment on feather-beds after he
had slept night on a single feather.
He CONDEMNED feathers and feather-beds
as hard and injurious. II this man will
look further he will find that both good
and evil spirits can communicate with
men just as naturally as good and evil
men can omnunicate with each other
while in the flesh. Spirit communica-
eion, once understood. will DO found to
b ~ natural and - scientific - con-
versing, writing, telegraphing, OF any
other method Of communication.
AforaER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
"A S4OVV1USsu uCOp0SVu 0Oyos
Mr.. Garfield's mother has been pros
tr:lted for some days in consequence of
her brother -in-law, Thomas Garfield,
and only this morning she was informed
Of the death of Mrs. Arnold, the presi-
dents cousin, who died yesterday, and
it was deemed certain that the death of
James would kill her. This morning
the mother said to Mrs. Larabee: II
expect something ia going to happen to
James family" Mrs. L. said, Mother,
don't worry. I think the trouble in
James family is past''-alluding to
Mrs. Garfleld's illness. The mother re-
piled, mo, I fear something is going
to happen to James" She afterwards
reiterated her presentiment to Mrs.
Trowbridge, adding that accidents
never come singly. felt that some
thing was going to happen to James be-
fore Garfield left forWaslington in
March," Mr.: I.arabee told him to take
care Of himself. Mr.. Garfield's reply
was: II am no coward. and can't have
n body guard about me all the time.'
The sisters have agreed to keep the
Eews from Mrs. Garfield. at least until
tomorrow, when Rev. W. Moore of the
Salem Disciple church. will break it to
her. This makes the fifth death in the
Garfield family in rs many months,
comprising, besides the president. his
uncle, Thomas Garfield. his cousin.
Mrs.. Cornelia Arnold, his favorite
niece. Mrs. Hattie Palmer, who FORM
erly lived at his house, and the latter
lady's infant daughter. E%+