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Executions for witchoraft.

Lawyers dispute as to when the last
trial and conviction for witchcraft took
place in England, and many of the
profession, having so little respect for
the memory of Sir Matthew Hale MS to
DO ashamed of these sentences. have
endeavored to make out that the last
case occurred in the seventeenth GEN.
tury, in Che reign of Charles III. Hutch
inson, of the Historical Essay on
witchcraft,h writing in 1918, declares
that there has been no execution OF q
witch for thirty-six years. 1t Is cer-
tain, however that Jane Wenham
was sentenced to death for witchcrafb
at Hartford in 1712, and DR. Parr de-
clares that four years after at Hunt
ingdon Mr.. Justice Powell, the same
Judge who had tried Jane Wenham.
passed the capital sentence on Mary
Hicks and her daughter, Elizabeth "a
child IL years old), who were actually
executed (Wenham got off on a point
Of law the 18th of July, 1716. The
same writer asserts that 1.-TWO unhappy
wretches were hung at Northampton
in March, 1706, and in July, 1712, five
other witches suffered the same fate at
the Same place."
Doubts have been thrown on DR..
PARIS assertion and on the source
certainly much later in date than
Hutchinson's essay-from which he
derived 1t; and perhaps there we must
abandon tho imaginative contempla-
ton of so piquanta contrast between
enlightenment and barbarism as would
be presented by the spectacle ofwitches
being hanged while Spectators and
''Tattlersn were being written, while
Swift was pamphleteering on the con-
duct of the allies and Pope poetizing
the rape of Belinda's lock. Anyhow
the act of James |. continued in force
for another twenty years. 1t was not
repealed till 1886, when at last it oc-
Cured to the Legislature that the real
mischief of the otfense of .witchcraft
was to be found in the manner OF the
witches dealing, not with the devil. but
with the public.
In repeating the ancient statute,
therefore, punishment was wisely pro-
vided for ''persons pretending TO exer-
else or use any kind of witchcraft.
sorcery, enchantment, or conjuration,"
or to discover stolen OF lost property
"by any occult or crafty science.s
The former of these provisions would
be operative against professors Of
chiromancy and cartomancy (though
not, it is submitted; of astrology).
while the latter seems to be aimed
specially at the use of the "divining-
rod" which, believe, is still employed
in the mining districts of Cornwall
for discovering the whereabouts of un-
explored mineral treasures, and the
use of which within quito recent times
in Somersetshire for the fertilization OF
well-sinking is discussed with due
gravity. it may be remembered, by
famous British essayist. English Illus-
trated Magazine.
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NO. S67

tractive in feature, and he was sure of
il before he left the Dark Continent.
Some members of the Ramaeckers
party were favorably impressed with
what they saw at the court of Queen
Selika, the ruler of a district in Ugogo,
about 400 miles west of Zanzibar. One
gushing old stager in the expedition
wrote that had he been twenty years
younger he would have fallen in love
with the Queen herself not because she
was handsome-though she was by no
means unpleasing to look upon-but
because of her hospitality and good
ness of heart, Some goats belonging
to the expedition strayed away and
were found and returned by the
Queens men, who were rewarded for
their trouble. The Queen returned
the presents and said to her white
visitors: ''If you give away your
cloth so freely you will have none left
for yourselves. When send my SER
wants to do you favor l do not wish
you to reward them.n
Many of the finest specimens of
woman-kind in equatorial Africa find
their way into the haIems of the Arabs.
The wealthy merchants at Tabora far in
land, have large harems, which are filled
mostly from Manyema, west OF Lake
Tanganyika, and the northern shores
of Victoria Nyanza. Stanley has de-
scribed the charms of tho Manyenia
women, and every explorer who ever
saw them has extolled the beauty of
the Wahuma ladies of Victoria Lake.
They are light in color, many of them
have aquiline noses and rather finely
cut features, and white men who have
seen these famous African beauties in
the harems of Tabora call them the
Caucasian charmers of the Zanzibar
Arabs. Many of these women when
they reach Tabora have long hair fall
ing below the shoulders, but the Arabs
have a stupid custom of cutting off the
hair of the harem favorites. A fine
looking girl chosen for the harem
brings in the Tabora market from 5000
to $500, though the average price of a
female slave is only $50.
While Booker was in Tabora Tippo
lib presented him with an usually
comedy slave girl named Risiki, whose
picture adorns his recent book. Risiki
had been trained to housekeeping
after the Arab fashion, and Becker's
description of her industry and neat-
ness and of the excellent meals she
served is quite aunlque page in African
literature.
Dir. Wolfe has advised white men
who expect to make Africa their home
| to marry native women and not ex-
| pose the women of temperate climates
to the hardships and dangers of life.ia
the torrid zone. A few Europeans
have done so. When Stanley was here
two years ago he said that tho union
betweeen Mr.. Grenfell and tho CAM
eroons negress whom he married was
apparently happy one. Two Pc
culiarities about these mixed unions
are noticeable. AS general thing II
is observed that no births occur in such
families until after the white man has
lived some years in the country and
become quite thoroughly acclimated.
1t is also noticed that the half-breed;
children are proud, as they grow up,
of the white blood in their veins. think
themselves q great deal higher in the
social scale than their mothers rela-
tives. and are more apt in their con-
duct to illustrate the vices than the
virtues of both parents.
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Strawbrtdge, & CIothier,
PHILADELPHIA.
OUR GREAT STOCK OF WHITE GOODS

commanding attention far and WIDE This could scarcely fail
the the stock is both comprehensive and highly attractive and
includes beautiful styles which be found outside of
establishment
Leading the whole country by general admission have done
for Silks and Dress Goods rapidly doing the
great and increasing business Cotton Dress Sufs of all kinds
Foreign and Domestic included in which the varieties of
White Goods.
In this department Mrs Emma Burns using the great facilities
att her command in building business that viii fully rank
with the great departments named above.
Housekeepers and all buyers White Goods will seek their
by examining the basis (which the above claim is made
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-05-29
Most All Right.

First Anarchist-Vat? Is dot true
vot you gay dat Her Most he hat been
caught nit Won hoondret tollars in his
pocket
Second Anarchist-Yah
First Anarchist--Herr Most is no
anarchist. He is Won traitor.
Second Anarchist-So thinks mein-
self at first, but | finds out different.
Herr Most he is all recht. He owes
two hoondret toolars for beer.-Nss0
York Weekly.
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Ozynandias.

met traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of
stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, SHATTERED Yisage lies, whose
frown,
And wrinkled lip. and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor we'll those passions read
Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless
things,
that fed;
And on the pedestal these words appear:
MY name is OZymandias. King of Kings;
Look on my works. ye mighty, and despalrp
Nothing beside remains. Hound the decay
OF that colossal wreck, boundiess and bare
The lone and level sands stretched far away.
Percy Bysshe Shelley.
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nuoifer in starlight.

On starred hight Prince Lucifer uprose.
Tired of his dark dominion swung the fiend
Above the rolling ball in cloud part screen
ed,
Where sinners Rugged their spectre of repose.
Poor prey to this hot fit of pride were those,
And now upon his western wing he leaned,
Now his huge bulk DER Africa careened,
Now the black planet Swallowed Arctic SHOWS,
Soaring through wider zones that pricked his
scars
With memory of the old revolt from awe,
He reached Il middle hight and at the stars,
Which are the brain of heaven, he looked,
= .and sank
Around tho ancient track marched, rank on
rank,
The army of unalteTable law.
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The emperor OF Austria has given
orders that his sons name shall never
again be spoken in his hearing.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22
From recent SURVEYS of the Onei.

p
From recent surveys Of the Onei-
Ida Indian reservation near Green
Bay and the last census Of Indians
on that reserve, it is ascertained
That the amount Of land in the re-
serve will admit Of allotting to
each head Of family but IS acres;
and to each single man over 81
years, 45 acres, and to each orphan
child under is years, IS acres.
This is considerably less than the
allowance under the Dawes act,
but with this pro rata division
there will be 175 acres left which
will be absorbed BY the excess Of
births over deaths since the last
census. These facts have been ar
rived at BY the commissioner Of
Indian affairs, in arranging for al
Elotting the lands Of the Oncidas,
which will soon be undertaken BY
special agent D. G. Lamb Kan-
kauna Sun. I
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22
Is Consumption Incurable /,

Read the following: Mr.. C.. H Nor
ris. Newark, Ark, says Was down
with abcess of lungs, and friends. and
physicians pronounced me an inc,lra-
bic consnmptive. Began taking DR..
Kings New Discovery for consump-
ton, am now on my third bottle. and
able to oversee the work on my farm.
1t is the finest medicine ever made. =
Jessie MiddleWart, Decatur, Ohio,
says: had it not. been for Dr.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption I
would hive died Of lung troubles. Was
given Up by doctors. "A m now in best
OF health. Try it. Sample bottles
free at Henry Rice. Redwood.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22
Electric Ritters.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and SO popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise. A purer medicine does not ex-
ist and it is guaranteed to do all that
is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure
all diseases of the liver and kidneys,
will remove pilhples, hoils, salt rheum
and other affections caused by impure
blood. Will drive malaria from the
system and prevent as well as cure all
malarial feyers. For cure of head
ache. constipation, and indigestion
try Electric Bitters Entire satisfac-
ton guaranteed. or money refunded.
Price SO cts. and $l.o0 per bottle at
Henry Rice. Redwood.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22
Dereiet Justice.

The righteous indignation Of the
civilized people Of the state 81
Minnesota, torn and bleeding BY
the shameless horrors Of the Roch-
ester Insane Asylum, is doubly
and grossly outraged by the sar-
donic and luke-warm interest
which the woody Olmsted grand
jury manifested in their treatment
Of the case Of Bowers and his muir
derous thugs. IF the asylums es-
tablished for the care Of the unfor.
tunate victims Of that sadest 81
human 11ctions-insanity, have
become snbjest to the unfeeling
auspices Of cruel and soulless ty.
rants with murderers, libertine,
and and sensual monsters as subordi.
ates, and its wards suffered to be.
come the scene Of the brutal execu.
ton Of it's helpless inmates, it were
high time that j Justice should tear
away the rag Of Haunting sin
cerity encircling her sainted brow
and have an end to this parody Of
her preccpts, in other words, let
there be an end to this wisha-
washy game Of blind man 's-buff
with the most vital interests that
concerns state and public. The
efficacy for a better order Of things
lies with the state and its fair
minded citizens. Although the
fendish brutes who beat and
pounded the life out Of poor, un-
fortunate Taylor Combs and Mr..
K lslnl could, IN our opinion,
have received most wholesome con-
sideration at the impartial bar Of
Judge Lynch.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22

n
A Musical Trent.
The members Of the Lake Park
Band who 50 generously rendered
their services and which so largely
contributed to the charm and sue
cess Of the occasion on the 18th
inst, did SO voluntarily and gra-
tuitously. Their appearance here
was a most agreeable surprise and
their music afforded our people
and those Of our visiting guests 4
Joy and pleasure unlocked for and
a feature most entertaining and
opportune. All honor to the
Lake Park Band. Boys, come
again.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22

Never since the food has such !
terrible disaster as that which be-
fell the inhabitants Of the Cone.
mangh valley been known. There
were about 25,ON people in the
valley at the time Of the break.
with no possibility Of escaping to
places Of safety, and except as the
merciful providence saved them.
all are gone. Saltwater Democrat.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22

Maj. B. P. Shuler, the new ag't
for the Chippewas, passed through
our village last evening (the 4th
inst. on his way to White Earth
TO relieve Mr.. sheehan, who has
held down the office through the
whole of Cleveland's administra-
ton though appointed BY Gleye-
land 3 predecessor. Tim. sheehan' j
fealty to z. II. Z. 8 CO., did not
recommend him to Harrison g.
Sank Rapids Sentinel.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22

q
About the most remarkable Off
clal document on record is the re-
port ofthe Olmsted grand jury rela-
tive to the Rochester Insane Asy-
lum.. All the local beatifc senti-
ment Of the Rochester people is
given voice in that report. Bow
ers and his associates are absolute
" exonerated, and the jury says
in announcing his concealment of
. murder for two months, that it
was due to a mistaken sense of
duty. But it would never do not
to blame some one, and SO subor-
dinate supervisor Of the male pa
tients IS declared to be guilty of
neglect Of duty. " If that grand
jury could be sent to board in DR..
Bowers institution a few years it
would be the irony Of fate, indeed.
st. Paul Daily News.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22
Bruised Charms.

Bruised Charms. "a
DR.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Cannon are
now comfortably settled in their
#coosy new quarter. And from be-
Meath his own fig tree the DR.. in in
.dulges the charming comforts
the mesmeric joys and fragrance
of choice 81 Hayanas, and pre-
sumably soliIoquizes, what q
lovely place with what poetic ex-
uberance and grandure is nature
here endowed, It's balnly breezes
pregnant with the essence Of ro.
nance, the soft, mellow transpa-
rency Of its azure skies, oh eliot
at this juncture vicious pound
ing at the door puts q most i'm
promllpltu stop to honeYed rumina-
t1on. Some one wants pills, 9TH
ers want salts; some want castor
oil, some want salve, again others
want, well, they don { know what,
and thus II goes on day after day,
year IN and year out. Such IS the
life Of mush- Ike lie. we -ninie on
q reservation.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22
The Indian scare on the Mill,

The Indian scare on the Mile
Laos reservation is simply an exag-
Grated case Of big drunk. There
is no uprising among the Indians
and no danger from them. They
are liable to have drunken rows on
that reservation, because their IA
cilities for obtaining liquor are
quite. superior to those Of any 9TH
er Indians in the state.St. Paul
Daily News.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22
BuckIen,s Arnica save.

The Best SALyE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt
Rheum. Fever Sores, letter. Chapped
hands, Chilblains Corns. and all Skin
Eruptlons, and POSITIVELY cures Piles,
or no pay required. IT is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction. or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For Sale By all Druggist.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22
Rsstsicating.

A party comprising of Mr.. E. D.
and Mrs. Blair Of Grand Haven.
Mich; Mesdames G.. E., G. ID.
and II. G. Fuller Of Chicago, ILL.,,
Mrs. Z. Fontaine and Mrs. Geo.
l)ran with Louis Fontain as chap
.eron par excellance, left for a
.jaunt and to ruminate mid the
tranquil rusticity Of Twin Lakes,
on Tuesday Of this week. They
will make the Twin Lakes hostile
" their headquarters while they
tarry therea bouts, making daily
unconscious to the many splendid
.haunts Of the fny tribes which
abounds in the lakes and streams
adjacent, and boating aud bathing
in the silvery waters of charming
Twin Lakes will occupy a goodly
portion of the sojourners atten-
ton. Prof. D. D. Blair will i'm
prove the opportunity by pursu-
ing his researches into the incon-
dite customs and ethics Of his red
brethren and cogitate on jurispru-
dence most consistent to their fu-
ture goYernance.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22

IrrecOncilablc.
The ludlcrous manner in which
our irritable contemporary, the De-
troit Record manifests its dolor-
Gus pother over the downfall Of The
late administration Of this reser-
syation, and It's pitiful postulation
against our actions and motives,
one would be led to believe that =
solidarity most profund existed be.
tween the editor Of the Record and
the outgoing agency official, and
that the sliding out Of the latter
had completely bereft the hide
from the back Of the formers ears
to the soles Of his feet. Peace, be
still Gwarge, sensible people have
cognition Of ftful vagaries with
out advertising them.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22
Rev. c. v. Gamache.

~ - . wa AU Cnes
The Grafton, delivered BY Rev.
g. V. Gamache, Of Detroit, on the
occasion Of our 21st Anniversary,
was forcible, instructive and en-
Pertaining address. The speaker
seemed to have enlisted all the
sympathy Of his nature in his eff
orts to please and entertain his
hearers, and well did he succeed,
= little too positively sincere and
enthusiastic perhaps, but withal
eloquent and logical. And, this
without the shadow Of fattery we
are pleased to note that the, Rev.
gentleman was made the uncon-
scious recipient Of many pleasant
and landitory encomiuns.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22

We did not issue the Progress.
last week, not for lack Of desire to
do 50 but simply because We were
imperitively forced BY circumstan
ces-to git out and rustic.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22

Sewing Machine Agency. We have
been appointed sole agent Of the
Light-Runing New Home Sew
ing Machine for White Earth
and vicinity. We are now pre-
pared to furnish you a frst-class
Machine, warranted perfect in
all its parts and as cheap as cash
can bug. Conleand see US.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22
The Commission.

The G Commissioners, who have
been appointed to come and nego-
tate with the Red Lake Oiibwas
and our people regarding the pro-
visions Of what is known as the
S. Nelson bill, = are expected here
this Saturday. We have no posi-
tive knowledge as to their future
course of action. The people in
this locality seem to manifest in
difference and disfavor towards the
proposed new measures.
Heap Enthuse.
The 21st Anniversary Of the set
Element Of the Ojibwas on White
Earth reservation, which occurred
on June 18th, was observed by our
people with great deal Of enthu-
siasm. The day was devoted Is
pick nick-ing, games, races and
speech making, with grand ball
IN the evening, at which about
two hundred couples participated.
The music was furnished by Prof.
p mmery's excellent string band
of Detroit City.
The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-22
Local and Personal.

Lake trip Friday afternoon.
August Boldt, one of the sturdy
yeomen Of the Thirteen Town,
made us pleasant call on Thurs
day.
81. w. jackson, the democratic
Moses Of Hampden, came up and
celebrated the 18th with the rest
of the big 1njuns.
About fifty Of the boys who
have been in attendance at the St.
Johns Indian Industrial school at
Collegeville, Mimi, returned home
on Thursday.
Friday morning was cool and
chilly with stiff N orthwest breezes.
In consequence Of which cast off
WOODEN garments and oyercoats
were in great demand.
Z {. .
Miss Annie Porch, a young and
estimable lady of Evansville, died
on Tuesday, Of hemorrhage Of the
lungs. Her remains were inferred
in St. Benedict's cemetery, st this
place, on Thursday.
A. p. Bowling, G. M. Campbell
and Frank M. Hume, representa-
tiyes Of Detroit City S popular and
prosperous business men, were
among White Earth's worthy
guests on the 18th inst.
The glorious rain which fell on
Thursday morning was the most
copious we have had for months.
and although the shower was of
short duration it did immense
good to dropping -dying--feld and
garden crops.
The venerable Rev. j. johnson
Ennmegahbow, and Rev. Chas.
Wright who have been in attend
ance at the annual convention Of
the Minnesota Episcopal diocease,
held at Faribault on the 18th inst, .
returned home on the 18th.
Many Of our pale faced brethren
with their ladies, from the adioin-
ing towns Of Redwood, Detroit,
Audubon and Lake Park, helped
to swell the throng that celebra-
ted the Ojlbwa's Anniversary, on
this reservation, on June 18th.
And none of them lost their scalps
either.
Those who partook of the hos
pitality rendered by the members
Of the Women's Sowing Society,
At their rooms, near the Episcopal
church, on June 18th, are warm
in their praise Of the treatment ac-l
corded them and Of the choice
and bounty Of the well provided
tables.
Allyn Moore, the handsome
bachelor, dreamy poet, and mel
low toned nightingale Of Hans
vile paid the Progress sanctum a
pleasant call on Thursday. sAl''s
IS one Of the best boys on Earth
and tbs really too bad that he per-
mits the halcyon Of his youth to
wan mid the insipid surroundings
Of batchelorhood.
May-dway gah no mind, The
Man who-is. talked head chief
Of the Red Lake Ojibwas, recently
took trip to Faribault and ST.
Paul. At the latter place he was
interviewed by members of the
Minnesota Indian Commission the
result Of which, we learn, was not
very favorable for the coming ne
COLLATION. with his people.
Postmaster D. M. Arbnckle and
his lady, Madame Yourix and the
Misses Lille and Emma McDou.
gal, Miss Maine Campbell, Miss
Cornell and Miss Yourix Of Rich.
wood, participated IN the festivii-
ties Of the 18th and sstripped the
light fantastic in the evening to-
the merry strains Of Prof. En-
mery's splendid orchestra