The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1882-04-27

day inflicting a loss of of $500, 900 upon
parties in the vicinity. This is an"th-
ar style Of calamity. in addition to
those mentioned in our last, to which
Mobiles county will probably never be
subjected. Come to this country
where sewers meyer burst.
FORD VERSUS JAMES,
The Ford Brothers, who killed the
infamous murderer and outlaw, Jesse
James. were convicted of murder and
sentenced to he hanged on the 18th of
May. The Governor promptly par
doned them. Bat half Missouri, and
for that matter, probably half of Min
nesota, looks upon James as mighty
hero and upon the Fords rs cowardly
murderers. You see. the Fords have
not killed enough men yet. They have
not murdered dozens of helpless and
innocent people. They did not help
kill eighty sick and disabled soldiers ut
one fell swoop. 1t is the number of
scalps which makes the hero. Besides,
there is nothing particularly heart
rending and soul-paralyzing about
shooting James. If the Fords had
murdered some women while they
were on their knees pleading for life;
or had slaughtered dozen babies willie
they were looking up and smiling at
them; or had killed score of innocent,
unarmed men while they were working
in their fields, then they might expect
to be heroes and have a big funeral,
with two preachers and whole plateens
Of fool women to do the crying. But,
pshaw, to kill only one man, and he an
outlaw! You see, it isn't thrilling,
terrible. n. Y. Weekly, Police Gazette.
Dime Novel, enough to make 4 hero.
Now, james, he killed and robbed,
right and left; killed openly and secret
~; killed brayely and cowardly, any
way so rs to kill and rob, aud be Il hero;
while the Ferds, bah! they only killed
one man. killed him as detectives and
in the interest of law and order; killed
him because lie had killed all of Pink
erton's men that were ever sent to ar
rest him, and about everybody else that
he suspected of being al officer. No
wonder Missouri wants to hang the
Fords. No wonder that ''noble State"
mourEs for her fallen hero, James.
No wonder the whole country is in
dignant at the Fords and mourns for
the Zero, James. You see, America is
great country and has a great people
LongfeIlow died and the papers men,
toned it the next day, giving a brief
account Of his life and works. James
dies and the papers are loaded for days
with accounts Of his exploits and con-
\ demnation Of the detectives who rid
the earth of the wild beast who was
occupied by seventeen devils. Great
American people! Great hero and son
of a great people, Jesse James!
RESULT OF PROHIBITION IN MAINE.
The Journal of Chemistry says that
SssNsO 40 AAOAO "tAuAl uoCu III IlI0 llktlE5
State Of Maine than in any other part
Of the world with the same number of
inhabitants. This excess it attributes
to the rigid enforcement of the prohib-
tory liquor law of that State. The sta
'tistics show that an immense number
of both men and women are confirmed
opium eaters; and that the whole pop.
ulation are becoming stupid and lazy.
We can't say rs to the correctness of
this report, but we have been noticing
statements relative TO such for long
time. We are quietly and patiently
watching the result OF prohibition in
that State. If it works we'll there we
suppose it will anywhere.-Exchange.
There is another interesting fact con-
nseted with the history Of prohibition
in Maine. The reports of that State
show that since the Maine law went
into effect, the population has increas-
ed only Z per cent. while crime has in
creased 20 per cent. in the same time.
The facts probably are that prohibition
does not prohibit. If it does, the usu-
al statement that three-fourths to nine
tenths Of all the crime is due to liquor.
is false and exaggerated one. Below
is a table, taken from the Handcud,
which shows the number of crimes re-
ported for 1881, with their causes.
The table is worth careful study:
''The following summary includes the
Number Of murders committed in the
United States during the year 1881. as
reported by telegraph, and their caus-
es SD far as can lie ascertained. OF
course this includes only part of the
Whole number, rs many murders are
not reported.
The list is as follows:
Liquor, nos
Jealousy and domestic infellcity, lss
In elfdcfcnSe. *
QuarrclS, AQ3
Insanity, ~
!nfanticide and child killing, u
ReSenting Insult, 10
Resisting arrest. IS
Ky hig:,Waymrr. s.
BUR- IT'S and thieves. 80
Women killed In rutrages, 10
Feud. and vendetias, %
Fratricide. Il
Unknown causes, ia