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The Springdale news., 1889-07-12
SOME SUPERSTITIONS.
The Curious Beliefs That Haunt
 Many a Brain.
Dire Result of Opening an Umbrella in the House-The Right Way to Han. HOrseshoe-Mascots
 and Hoodoos.

Any day and any place you can see people yielding to superstitions. No tice people walking together. See a couple of girls going along, carefully preventing any one from passing be- tween them, or if one passes round a lamp-post or hitching-post how the other will follow on the same side. Dignified old men and women will dodge back and follow their compan- ions round hurried pedestrian, who tries to save steps by passing between them, or round some inanimate ob- struction, causing any number of amusing encounters. They believe they will have quarrel or meet with a disappointment if they allow any thing 10 come between them.
 Others couldn be hired to meet any one on the stairs, going up or down, for fear they will be disappointed. Housewives have innumerable signs by which they can foretell events. If the dishcloth is dropped there will be visitor. If knife is dropped, a woman is coming; a fork, a man is coming; a spoon, fool. IT two knives or forks or spoons are put at place by mistake while setting the table there is going to be a wedding. If you spill salt you will have a quarrel; this can be prevented by burning a pinch of the spilled salt or throwing some over your left shoulder If a rooster crows at you or at the door, he is playing the clair voyant and telling you you will have a surprising piece of news or an unex- pected visitor. So also if you drop pair of scissors and they stick in the floor you will have an unex- pected visitor. If needle sticks in the floor you will get letter. If you see a pin with the head to you, you must surely pick it up, for you will have good luck, but avoid, if pos sible. seeing pins with the point to you, for if you pick them up you will have sharp luck or bad luck You must pick them up, however, if you see them.
 If froth or little bubbles rise to the top of a cup of tea or coffee and you are lucky enough to catch them in a spoon and swallow them, you will get money, the amount varying with the quantity of bubbles. If you fl Id any little sticks the stems of tea leaves, in your tea and swallow them, you will capture a new beau.
 A good housewife will never sweep at night. If she is ever obliged to do oshe will sweep the dirt into a cor ner, and couldn't be prevailed on to lift it until morning. This IS to prevent misfortune. Nor will she at any time sweep the dirt out of her
The Springdale news., 1889-07-12
HISTORIC DARK DAYS"
Phenomena Due to Very Heavy, Thick
 Clouds, Mingled with Smoke.

Clouds, Mingled with Smoke.
 The dark day first mentioned oc- cured in New England on May l9, 17S0. The darkness became as great as it ordinarily is on a clear night. Candles were lighted in houses, and many superstitious people were great ly alarmed, dropped their labors, and betook themselves to religious devo- tions. It appears that, with regard to the state of the atmosphere preced ing this uncommon darkness, it was noticed in many sections, for several days before, that the air seemed to be of smoky and vaporous character. The sun and moon exhibited an unu- sual color, and divested of their usual brightness and lucid aspect. The time of the commencement of this ex- traordinary darkness was between the hours of ten and eleven in the fore noon of Friday, and continued until the middle of the following night. The morning was cloudy and darkish. and the sun, rising towards the zenith, gave no increase of light. as usual. but on the contrary, the darkness con- tinued to increase throughout the day. The color of objects is another point of interest. That of the clouds was com- pounded of a faint red yellow and brown-that, during the darkness ob- jects which commonly appear green, were of the deepest green verging to blue, and that those which appear white were tinged with yellow. In most places thunder was heard number of times in the morning. The clouds soon began to rise from the southwest. with a gentle breeze, and there were several small showers before eight 0 clock. The water that fell was found to have an unusual character, being thick, dark and sooty. The rain-water which people saved in tubs was the subject of universal and wondering remark. On examining the water there was found a light scum upon 1t, which, on being rubbed between the thumb and finger, seemed to resemble the black ashes of burnt leaves; the water also gave the same strong sooty smell which character ized the air. There is no doubt but that the upper air was charged with the smoke of burning forests, prob ably many miles away, and that the pressure of the atmosphere becoming less Git was noted that the barometer fell considerably this smoke came earthward. and was mingled with the heavy rain clouds.
 A great many clark days have been chronicled, the most ancient be- ing in 295 B. C., and A. D. 252, 746 and 775. England had dark days in January, 1907, and October 2l. 1916. Detroit had one on October 19, 1862. Another remarkable one was in Canada, October 16, 1863. London is subject to them, because of the fog and smoke. They are all doubtless due to very heavy, thick clouds, mingled with smoke. Toledo Blade
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The Springdale news., 1889-07-12

-'So long as Ireland was silent under her wrongs, England was deal to her cries. Irish Newspaper.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
TWO LIVES LOST,

An Explosion of Natural Gas il Pitts
bursh Kills Two Men, Injuries Two Fa-
tally'a Badly Hurts Several Others.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. l0-The:e was a
terrible explosion of a natural-g gas main on
the South side shortly after G o'clock Fri
day evening, which resulted in killing two
men, fatally injuring two more, and seri-
ously 1niuring some fifteen others.
The accident was peculiar one. Booth
4 Flynn were testing thirty inch natural
gas main. which they had laid for the No
nong.hela NaturaI-Gas Company, with
compressed air before turning on the nat
ural gas They ran the pressure up to
seventy-tive pounds to the square inch,
when the dead pipe on the end of the
pipe blew out, scattering debris in every
direction. Several hundred workmen en-
ployed in the iron mills near by were
Just returning home, and number OF
them had stopped along the trench
to watch the experiment. They were
struck by the debris and flying mis-
SHES The pipe was braced with heavy
timbers and thes' were hurled into the
crowd with terrific force. The workmen
and spectators were thrown down by the
force of the exp osion ana one OF tn IN
was hurled against brick house and
his neck was broken. A general
stampede followed the explosion and a
scene of the widest excitement ensued.
The cries of the injured could be heard for
several squares. The dead were conveyed
to their homes and those of the injured
VINO were unable to walk were taken to a
hospital. Tho killed are: John Miller.
single, aged 25, and John O'Conner, single,
aged -. Those seriously injured arc: John
Greiner, married, terribly cut bruised and
hurt internally. will die; Henry Reich u
1,ess :sk14k fra tured and injured internally,
;wah die; il In Braney, a millwright, IN
ternal1y injured and head cut: William
Green, badly cut and bruised, thought to
have received internal injuries; James
Hendrick, of St Louis, Mo-, both legs
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
REVOLUTION IN HAWAII,

An Attempt. to Overthrow tho Govern
ment at Honolulu Fails "A Fight IL,
which Seven Were Killed and = Dozen
Wounded.
Australia, from Honolulu, brings news
that on July 30 two half-white Hawaiians
named Robert w. Wilcox and Robert
Boyd, with the aid of $50 natives, made an
armed attempt to overthrow the Govern
mentt The palace grounds and Govern
ment house were taken possession of by
the rioters. The Honolulu Rifles were
called out and skirmish took place. in
which seven Hawaiians were killed and
twelve wounded. The rioters were finally
compelled to surrender
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
A MOUNTAIN OF FLESH.
Death at Lafayette. Ind. at y Woln
Who, 1t IL Alleged. Weighed 8O4

Death at Lafayette. Ind. at y Woman
Who, 1t Is Alleged. Weighed 8O4 Ia
Pounds.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Aug. TO- Mrs Laura
Wolford (colored), exhibited as freak in
museums died at the hospital here Friday
of dropsy of the heart. She had been i'll
for three weeks and was removed to the
hospital Thursday on dry. 1t is thought
that her removal fastened her death Mrs
Wolford was born in Maryland and wa: 81
years old last Christmas, and weighed
on her last birthday 9c41@ pounds She was
undoubtedly the largest woman in the
world. She was married at the age of l3
and seven children were born to her, only
one OF whom, a little boy, survives.
She was first placed ON exhibition at
Baltimore last September, and her i'm
mense size at once made her famous. Prep
arations are now being made for the burial
Mrs. Wolford was devout Catholic and
will be buried in the German Catholic Gem
etery. She died almost pcnniless.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15

IN thirty-onc words how many that's
can be grammatically inserted? An
swer, fourteen. lie said that that
that that man said was not that that
that one should say, but that that that
that man said, was that that that man
should not say. That reminds us of
the following says and saids: Mr.. B.,
did you say, or did you not say, what
said because G. said you said you
never did say what ] said you said?
Now, p if you did say that you did
not say what said you said. then
what did you say?
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15

The surviving sisters of DR.. Liv.
lngstone have suddenly discovered
that the manuscript journals from
which he wrote his first book are
missing, and they are very anxious
for their recovery. 1t will be unfort-
innate in the extreme if these journals
are irrevocably lost. for they contain
the record of the great explorers
missionary work and travels for six
teen years, and Livingstone himself
said that out of them he could write
three books as large as the Mission
AIRY Travels" which made him ia
nous rs an explorer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15

BROOKLYN, n. Y. at present is be.
coming overcrowded with young den
lists who are trying each one to beat
the other in building up immense prac-
tees "A few years ago the Brooklyn
tie had to pay one dollar to have a
tooth extracted, but now the rates
have been so cut, owing to the spring
graduations of the dental colleges,
that the price has been changed to fif-
teen cents a tooth, or two for twenty
five cents 1t is a wonder, considering
the cheapness of having their teeth ex.
tracted, that Brooklyn: people have
any teeth at all.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15

REUNION will be held at Milwau-
kee during the National Encampment
OF the 'Blue Star Division" of the At
lanta Campaign, Sd division, goth army
corps. All comrades who were at any
time members of the 22d and Goth Wis
consin; 10th, SD and S5th Indiana;
10Th Michigun; 1920, 1O5th and 10th
illinois,; 55th, I'D and 10Th Ohio; 136th
New York; sd Massachusetts, and
goth Connecticut, arc fratcrnally in
vitcd TO replace their blue stars on hat
or breast and assemble at Milwaukee
on the eth Of. August.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
LATER.
Congress Must Ratify.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 12.-The Sec
rotary of the Interior is receiving many
kilograms asking ii the Sioux Indian lands
Twill be open for settlement upon procla-
nation Of the President. The Secretary
says that one Of the acts of congress re-
IQuires that congress shall rat:fy any
agreement made with tn. Indians before
the agreement shall become Of effect, and
1t will therefore be necessary for the re-
port of the commission to be sent to con-
gress and favorable action taken thereon
before the president can declare the lands
open to settlement It will be good
while before settlers can go upon the lands,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

Christian Harder. OF Chicago, Shoots His
Wife Dead and Then Kills Himself
CHICAGO. Aug. l0-Christian Harder, of
32246 South Haisted street, shot and killed
his wife Friday night and then shot him
self, falling d ,ad by her side. The TRACE "
took place in the street Immediately after
quarrel between the couple in Justices
courtroom at Brighton, suburb of Chi
cago. Harder had his wife arrested for
'arceny, but the Justice, after hearing the
evidence, ordered the case dismissed.
After the court proceedings Harder tried
to persuade his wife to get into his buggy,
and upon her refusal shot her and himself,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15

The widow of tho once famous John
Morrissey, after a conspicuous and
glittering life. now ekes out poor ex-
1stence in her childhood homo near
Troy, n. T.. where, as the daughter
OF Captain Smith,; ST the steamboat
Empire, she married the young deck
hand of the same boat many years ago.
Her mainstay is an adopted son living
In California. John Morrissey was
steamboat man, gambler, pugilist and
Congressman. He made a great deal
OF money. Until Heenan broke his
nose he was considered one of the
hands3 nest men of his time.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
the SIOUX RESERVATION.

Ex-Governor Foster Talks About the
Great Work Of the COMMUNICATIVE
Land Acquired Excellent for Hraxlpe
Purposes, but Not First. Glass for Farm
err. g7sssa
the opening of the Sioux Indian reserva.
tion in Dakota, arrived In Chicago Satur-
day after their work with the Indiana 81
the Northwest
Speaking of the work Of tho commission
Chairman Foster says: s y S.
1.-THE Sioux District contnins about q nm 0,0
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
A XiGfiln alf tia AInfn1.

- ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 1U-ColonelJ Ham
Davidson, an executor of the estate OF the
late Commodore Davidson, OF this city, as
signed Thursday night His liabilities are
said to amount to $lOo, GOO, and the assets:
consisting largely Of St Paul real estate,
will realize over that amount. Colonel
Davidson's failure il due to the collapse of
the Prosser motor, it having been proved
impossible to operate 1t.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
. GlnsswareTr,,st''

NEW YORK, Ang. 1o-A special from Pitts
burgh says gigantic trust to control the
manufacture OF table glassware is being
organized, and that the principal factories
Of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia
will be included in the combination The
headquarters will be, IN Pittsburgh; and all
of the manufacturers of that city are said
to have joined in the movement
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15

The last New York Legislature
passed bill, which has become q law,
providing that after November l, 1892,
all steam. railroads shall equip their
engines and cars with automatic self.
couplers: The penalty for non-com-
pliance is $500 for each offense.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15

The knapsack, by which the weight
of the burden carried is transferred to
the hips from the shoulders, has been
under trial for some time by the
authorities of the War Department.
So favorable have been the reports re-
ceived from the officers testing it that
the ordnance bureau has been ordered
10 manufacture two thousand for use in
the army.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15

DIR. NANsEN has succeeded in secur-
Ing 500, 900 for an expedition to the
North Pole next year. He has been
greatly encouraged by his recent ex-
plorations in Greenland to believe
that he can go farther than any pre-
vious explorers have been able to 20.
He proposes to abandon his ship and
march northward with boats and
sledges as long as there is any chance
Of approaching the pole. He will
have but one small vessel, manned by
Norwegians, in his expedition.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
rHE Chicago Inter Ocean say

SHs Chicago Inter Ocean says: lis
a dream 81 sign of any thing? Why,
yes, undoubtedly. 1t is sign of life
in the dreamer, and that he is not
asleep all over: Some of the organs
Of the complex brain are active, carry
ing on the process of thought without
guidance OF the will: "A dream is
simply the result of unguided mental
action. and the nature Of the dream
dcrends on what portion of the brain
Is activo There is probably nothing
moro siperhulnan in a dream than in
= rcvery. or even in the incuherent
imagininas Ut an insane person.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15

A HUNGARIAN bought railroad
ticket recently at Jersey City for
Scranton, Pa. He supposed the ticket
only allowed him to walk over the
road, and had proceeded as far as
Bloomsbury, N. j.. where station
agent who oyerhauled him discovered
the state of the case and put him on
. train for his destination.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
Fell from His Window.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-The lifeless BODY
OF Walter Mickey, young man about q
years of age, was found with his skull
crushed and limbs broken in the rear Of his
residence here early Sunday morning. Nc
Key was in the habit of sitting in the win
dow OF his room on the third floor and
smoking his pipe before going to bed It is
supposed that late last night, while in this
position, he went to sleep and fell out OF the
window. - :.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15

Douw and Henry, Fonda are twins
living in Fonda, N. Y. They are, in
I'LL probability, the Oldest twins in the
country. They reached the age of four
score the other day. Fonda took its
name from an ancestor of these ven
cradle brothers. The Fonda twins own
adjoining farms.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
Two DFOwnA6.

LAKE BLUFF, ILL.,. Aug. 10-J. I. Dunn, a
boatlnan, and George White were drowned
Friday afternoon. Mr.. Dunn and two
boys named White went out sailing in a
small boat, and when about half a mile
from the shore the boat was capsized by a
sudden squall Howard White swan ashore.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15

NINE. MEN1ER, the widow of the
French chocolate manufacturer, in
Nted her three sons to dinner on the
occasion of her son Albert's marriage.
When about to sit down to the table
she said: Il am SO glad to have you
I'll three around me to-day, for you
know how much l love you; pray be
scated.' When the young men had
sat down they each discovered under
their napkins check for million
franrS
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
Spokane Fall., Lo.. M oon mn

SPOKANE FALLS, W. T., Aug. II. 1t ID
now found that the total losses by the re-
cont fire, including buildings and stocks.
will not exceed ~, Cox, GOO, while the con.
sentative estimates place the loss 1T 36, 600,
w. The insurance will amount to %, SO.
wv Brick are being made at the rate Of
AO,uU . day, and property has been sold
since the fire for 81, O(O q front foot;
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
They are making fun of Buffalo
IN. w. judge for calling q double
barreled gun a. ..two-shoOter. : - -

INrEMPERANcE has spread to such
an extent among boys and girls in
Austria that the Vienna school board
is again mOving't to have lawenacted
prohibiting the sale of intoxicants to
children under fifteen years OF age. &
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
Blondtn Undertak., . c;r..t E..t

PARIS, Aug 10. Blondin, the daring
tight-rope performer, has accepted wager
of "a ,WU to walk on cable stretched from
the Eiffel tower to the dome of the main
Exhibition building in less than five min
uteR The cable will be strung in few
days and N. Blondin will attempt the feat
as soon as the arrangements are completed.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15

!. PORTLAND, Ore, Aug 1O-A Chinaman
named Chez Gong was hanged here at 1859
O'Clock Friday morning for the murder Of
Leo Click two years ago. Gong made q
long speech, declaring that his conviction
was the result Of Chinese conspiracy, and
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
Rev. d. C. BaylIss, the Well-Kuown Moth.
Odigt Editor and Divine. In Dead

Rev. d. C. Bayltss, the Well-Known Met1,.
odist Editor and Divine, IL Dead.
BAY VIEW, Mich, Aug: 12-Rev. DR.. J. c.
Bayliss, editor of the Northwestern Chris
tian Advocate, of Cincinnati, who came
here two weeks ago to attend the Chau-
tauqua meeting. died Saturday His wife
and son, Rev. Edward Bayliss, were with
him at the last.
lDr. Bayliss was born in England in 1925
anu united with the church when he was u
years old. He shortly afterward came to the
United States, prepared himself for the min.
1stry and began his labors first in Ohio, then in
Indiana. and after that preaching three years
IN Detroit From Detroit he went to Cinctn.
natl and filled the pulpit of the Walnut Hills
Church until elected editor Of the Advocate in
1891 -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
Death Of . CHICAGO .In.,~.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12-Judge r s. William
son died at o'clock Saturday afternoon
from Brights disease at his home In Pala.
tine, twenty-five miles from Chicauo.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
Kidn.ped bv Cuh.n R.n,,,..,

HAVANA, Aug 10-Pedro SARDINIA, the pro-
prietor of plantation near Havana, has
been kidnapped by banditti Melton Martin
was surprised by banditti on his plantation
near Matanzas and robbed of $1,000.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1889-08-15
Still Finding Bodies.

JoHSsrowN. Pa, Aug 1o.-Two more
bodies were taken out Of the sand Friday
One was identified as that of Alexander
Hamilton, Jr., d prominent resident of the
town. It is very evident that there are Il
great many bodies to be found in the cell
lars and other places where there are piles
of DIRT -.