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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03
The New York; law makino

THE New York; law making it mis-
demeanor for person to attempt to
take his or her life went into effect in
September, 1881. Prior to that time the
average number of suicides in New York
City was 100. 1t is now at the rate of
2l5 per year, but the number OF unsuc-
cessful attempts has fallen off. The law
was not directed against those who com.
init suicide, but rather against those
who attempt to commit suicide and fail
IN the endeavor: The average rate of
suicide is lighter in Berlin, st. Peters
burg, Paris and Stockholm than in New
York, and smaller in London. Rome,
Dublin, Madrid, Liverpool and Naples
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03

EDWARD 6. LoRING, who figured as
Judge In the celebrated refugee Anthony
Burns case in Boston in 1854, which
resulted. in Burns being returned to
slavery, died at his home in Winthrop,
Mass, the other day.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03

The results OF the Spanish census of
1ss7;are now being made known. The
otafpopulation was II, $50, 316, or an in.
crease Of 95l, 901 since the census of 1877,
or O.54 per cent. per annum.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03

IT is true in New York that type
: writer's and .telagraphers have increased
more rapidly ddring the last ten years
than any other class of persons in pro-
portion to their numbers in $780,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03
From WASHINGTON

THE international revenue collections
for the first eleven months of the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1890. were $3.50,
622,O04, being $50, $4,000 greater than
for the corresponding period of the last
fiscal year.
The President on the eth approved
the dependent pension bill.
In the United States there were 17s
business failures during the seven days
ended on the 27th, against 1874 the pre-
vious seven days.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03

:. 'THEEpugilfst Jackson seems capable
Of transmitting his color with great eff
fcct- The dozen mansWho assailed him
near Oakland Cali, the other day all
went away with black eyes.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03

MR. MOODY announces a gift of $780,
600 for his Mount Hermon and North
field seminaries from Frederick Billings,
of Woodstock, VT, and $50. 600 from two
other gentlemen. +
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03

The only woman in South American
journalism is Mrs. Jose do Patrocinio.
the wife of the Brazilian abolitionist.
She is connected with the Gdade do Rio.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03
Iron Property Sale.

An important sale of iron property
took place at Duluth recently. JohnMeg-
inv sold his 22,5OO shares, a controlling
interest in the Union Iron Company, to
J. H. King, J. j. Wilcox and C. N.
Wheeler, of Cleveland. The property
is known as the Spence location and
consists of eighty acres on the eastern
end of the Vermilion range, and is rich
in ore of the highest Bessemer quality.
II will be developed at once.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03

An average OF $500. 600 in mutilated
currency is received weekly at the Sub
Treasury in New York for redemption.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03

The heirs of Myra Clark Gaines have
obtained another $500; 900 verdict against
the city New 5Otleans, bat they have
not got the NOSE y.on il a1dthe chances
are thew never will. e =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03
Where Arc You Going2

In your par - What amount OF freight OF
baggage have sou1 What route do you prsferi
Upon receipt Of IN answer to the above ques-
tions you will be furnished, free OF expense, with
m: s:P asscss s:ts: :!ss
eb . Inform. 1vU aAiIsAx Nation which
call in re-yon where necessary. Parties not
Fcady TO Nnswer above questions should cut out
and preserve this notice for inture reference Il
may become useful. Address C. H WARREN,
General Passenger Agent, st. Paul, MINI,
1n1 10 80 ~ q HostAvesA
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03

Z The first railroad in the Holy Land is
being built. tits q narrow gauge, and
will run from Joppa to Jerusalem.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03


Joliet otaa Iasale
s IaSSSS SsS S5sss ss{:s sS Ss%ss $s:
ana e. Paul. ss
% BE FseSe Sosss and inter snss
an 81 y Union Hsp0 Fee
Fes kakS SEx s: fS aas :1
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03
Lost Some Valuable Hor.es.

The other morning Willie West and
o neighbours boy, of Glenwood, drove a
team of spirited young horses with q
buggy into Lake Amelia to wash the
buggy. The horses became restless and
tho boys lost one of the reins, thus
turning the horses toward the deep wa
ter Being unable to save them they
ju,oped from the buggy to save them
selves. Both horses were drowned. Mr..
West felt the loss severely. His house
burned about q month ago and was a to-
tai loss
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.


In San Salvador on the oath a new
Government was formed with General
Carlos Ezeta as President.
UP to the 25th the total number O.
cases of cholera in Valencia, Spain, wa.
1876, of which 113 proved fatal.
THE collapse of foot bridge on tn,
25th leading from a steamer to the land
ing at Brest, France, threw hundreds O
persons into the sea. Seven bodies ha6
boon recovered and many others were
missing.
FLAMES destroyed seventy houses a:
Gutenberg, Germany, on the goth.
ADv1CEs of the 9th state that tn,
steamer Paoching was burned on thu
Tangtse river in China and her captain
second engineer and twenty native sail
ors were lost.
NINE vessels were wrecked and
thirty-five lives lost by recent gales of
the coast of Scotland.
A FRENCH committee that went Il
Panama to investigate the condition O
the canal reported in Paris on the 27tl
that it would take twenty years ant
1887, 100000 francs ($347, 300, OO0) t
complete it.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03

Minnesota Leads the World

900. 900 acres 6ns timer, farming and grasin6
ands, adjacent to railroad. for sale cheap on
asy terms. For maps, prices, ties, eSo.
ddress, J. Bookwalter, Land Commissioner, ID
H. Warren. General 4 srsAsL II
au, Ninn. ANvTn ~
All Tor Book II. Ss,,xax
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03

MOBILES COUNTY MARI.
A supply ut new Mobiles County
Maps TOR sale Ut this oaeo q !. ct
each.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03
A TERRIFIC STORM.

Hail Falls to tho Depth Of Two Feet In
WinOna County.
A terrific hail-storm swept over
Winona County the other day doing
great damage to all kinds; Of crops and
utterly destroying nearly all the wheat,
oats, barley, fax. corn and potatoes, and
would perhaps make half crop. This
storm was Immediately followed by the
heaviest rainfall in ten years, register
ing ais inches in eighteen minutes.
MLny farms that were already stripped
by hail were washed of every thing
movable, including fences and bridges.
Hail fell to the depth of two feet over a
strip mile wide and for miles in
length, and the damage would amount
to upward of $40, 200.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.


Annual Meeting and Elsction Of Omcers-
A Worthy Deed.
The Knights Templar in annual State
eonclave recently at Brainard, elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year:
Grand Commander, A. q. lowering Of Mime.
apolis; Deputy Grand Commander, N. e. Pow.
ell, Redwood Falls; Grand Generalissimo, A.
81. Hugo, Duluth; Grand Captain General, DR..
r. Sutherland Of Morris; Grand Senior War.
den, A T. Stebbins. Rochester; Grand Junior
WarGen, E. T. Koerner, Litchheld; Grand
Prelate, Philo p. Hubbell, Winona; Grand
Treasurer, J.. G. Mcfarland, Minneapolis;
Grand Recorder, Thomas Montgomery, st.
Paul; Grand Standard Bearer. ]. w. Nash.
Minneapolis; Grand Sword Bearer, w. H. S.
Wright, St. Paul; Grand Warden, A. T..Sov-
ereign, Brainerd. r.
Among the business transacted was
the voting of . monthly beneficiary of
SIS to the widow of the late Grand Sec
Rotary Pierson. Rochester was selected
as the next place of meeting.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03

GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTED
en- points IN Southern Kansas
tainty, comfort andlu luxury ssured- ' ~ '''>'~
av3ite Chicago
the
Atchison eavenwofth Kansas
e. ST. JOHN, E, A. HoL BROOK
6sasra 4aas4s CHICAGO, 0enI rAssnf
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-03


to John about it, and so l suffered
alone; and Oh! the keenest agony the
heart can bear is that which it must
bear in silence.
One night, can never forget it, it was
dark and windy, and the snow was stead
lily falling. l was strangely depressed
that evening; seemed to have a pre-
sentiment of some threatening evil.
We had our tea at six and. as Harry
was preparing to 60 down towA as usual,
I said to him: Harry, why don't you
stay with us this evening, it is so dark
and stormy" but he only laughed and
said he guessed the storm wouldn't
hurt him any and he would come home
early.
could not have told why so dreaded
to have him leave the house, but l al
most shuddered as the door closed be-
hind him. John seldom went down town
in the evening, and so we sat together
that night by the warm fire, he read
ing his paper, and keeping my hands
busy at work, though my thoughts were
with my boy.
At ten o'clock John lighted his lamp
and went to bed, remarking, as he left
the room, that he believed was running
my eyes working SO much by lam plight
So, knowing that it fretted him to
have me sit up late, YEARLY prepared
for bed, although feltsure should not
sleep. So. ..s...=s,
The snow had fallen, to such a depth
that it mufled the sound of passing
footsteps, and SO 1 lay and listened for
the sound of Harry at the door. Every
noise seemed unnaturally loud, and
scores of times I lifted my head from
the pillow quite sure that he had come
What a noise the mice made in the gar
ret overhead, and how mournfully the
I'D tree beside my window creaked and
groaned as the heavy gusts of wind
.wayed it to and fro. How slowly the
hours dragged away. heard the clock
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-07-24

At meeting OF the judges OF the
various judicial districts OF the State,
held i'm Helena last week, "a rule was
adopted which provides that here
after neither prosecution nor defense
in a criminal case may issue subpoe-
mas for more than six witnesses with
out special instructions by the court
TO the clerk. The instructions to be
given always upon the proper repre-
sentatiOns 10y attorneys so that the
constitutional rights OF the accused
or The prerogatives OF the State will in
no wise he curtailed. II was found
necessary to take some measures to
curtail the expenses heaped up on
counties in criminal cases. Judge
Milburn spoke OF case in Park
county, in which Il man was arrested
and tried for stealing a COW valued at
$50. The cost OF the trial mostly in
witness fees, was 5000. The same
abuse has occurred in nearly every
county OF the state. Ii has become
so criminal case depopulates Tor a
week or two the vicinity in which the
offense was committed. A dozen wit
nesses are sometimes called to testify
to one point. This seems all unneces-
Sary. The quality OF testimony is
often better than quantity. The same
abuse exists in justice courts. Ii
just ices and iuries would tax the costs
on compliments where they have no
case or where actions are prompted
10y spite or malice, it would have n
tendency to check people from rush
ing into court on the slightest preteXt.
But they will continue to do so as
long as it can he done ut public ex-
| pru~p
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-07-24
Agricultural Notes.

There is as much in planning as in
doing farm work.
Hungariangrass or millet is the best
crop to SOW in the poultry yard.
II is when the seed is produced that
the land is taxed most severely in pro
ductiOn.
The Use of the mower prevents the
Sc, ding of weeds. Cut down all growth
IN the stubble-iield.
a large scarlet comb indicates that
the hen is laying. All healthy fowl.
should have bright-red combs.
The farmer who has advanced to
the point OF knowing what he is feed
ing TO each animal will not long L.,
satisfied with wasting good feed on
inferior stock.
The popularity of the Merino sheeI
is largely due to the fact that IT Is ~
active forager and that "a larger mum
Der can lie kept together than OF any
other breed.
Too much enthusiasm over new va
rietieS sonnet lines .ld- ia disgust. y,
new variety should b. used IN place %
the old uni il 1t has first been tired ana
tested on IA small plot.
farth-wormS. in dry weather, some
times work their way through the sol
to the well and fall IN, thus contain
mating the water To "A certain extent
Ii possible the CURLING al all well'
| should he ceincnied.
Education does more Tor a poo
farmer than fertilizers. II grow
better crops and breeds better stock
What many u poor farm. with IT.
scrawny cattle and foul acres wants
is II heavy application ri brains.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-07-24

highest bidder The citizens want the land
thrown open to homestead settlement or
sold in tracts of not over 100 acres. a
committee composed Of Bogcrt. Koch and
W. W. Anderson was appointed to draw
resolutions to this effect To DE sent to Mr..
Power.
Mrs Elizabeth II. Custer. the widow of
the gallant and lameDted Gen. Custer. spent
a couple Of days in Helena last week, the
guest of Major and Mrs. Maginnis. The
Herald says this is Mrs. Clusters first visit
To the west since she left Fort Abraham
Lincoln fourteen years ago on the receipt oi
! the dreadful intelligence that her husband
aud most II his Kin were slain ON the fatal
field Of the Little big Horn.
A large and venera ble-looking beaver was
seen about > o'clock this morning working
his way up the Missouri. He kept close to
the opposite shore and several early risers,
rega rdless Of the statute. tried their skill in
| taking n shot at him from the bridge, but
without success. lie continued on his up
ward journey ia great haste, stemming the
current as il he had "A time contract ON the
Boston a Montana dam at Great Falls
River Press.
At Butte last Sunday night four boys
named respectively Con Murphy. his eou-
ins Patrick aud Daniel Murphy, and John
Callahan. were blown up 10y giant p"wder,
and the first named Was so badly injured
that his life is deslaired Of They had Sc
cured some giant powder with which they
were going To surprise the natives by IL loud
explosion. They cut the fuse too short
and the explosion took place before they
had reached u place of safety.
| Dr. Clark III Boston dropped dead at the
Mammoth Hot Springs hotel On Mon,lay
81 last week. lie had gone up Sunday with
n party Of tourists aud was apparently in
good health. Monday he went to the din
| ing room. took II seat at the table and fell
back dead. The remains were taken Ia
| Livingston. embalmed and sent On To the
home of the deceased in Boston. The de-
ceased was 1? years Of age aud leaves a
wife and one son.
The Great Falls Tribune learns On tn.
highest authority that On Aug. ! the eon.
tract for l 81 miles Of the western extension
IT the Great Northern will be let. The road
will start from point on the main line II
| few miles northeast Of Fort Assinniboine
in the Milk river valley, and will proceed
| up that valley Tor "a considerable distance.
| The 81 miles to he let will take the road
to the summit Of the range, and that will
probably he the extent of the work fer this
| season.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-07-24
Some Things Personal and Otherwise.

Epuuss AH.rs: The writer spent pleas
ant aiteruoun u lew days ago in Maiden,
aud was surprised at the feeling existing
there toward I.ewistown aud the reasons
given for IL, "ne prominent gentleman say
ing that he was in I.ewist"wn IA lew days
after the Spotted Horse mill shut down,
aud everybody appeared To- have "a -ml.
all over their iace-they We're So pleased
with the draw back their sister town had
met with The writer was in i.ewistown
about the same time aud found the feeling
among her prominent citizens just the OPP
posite. Everybody was expressing regret
And why not? Everything that helps
the country at large. They can hardly he
called rivals. Maiden is IA mining town,
Lewistown the county seat and AN agri-
cultural village. ! was sorry to hear and
see such feeling among an otherwise sen
sible and pleasant people.
Again, IL was current in Maiden that
''Mitchells lawyers had sold out tn VIM.
Fergus in water suit, and that my son
and myself had just non-suited the same
party in suit through the influence Of our
money There is Just about as much sense
and truth in this statement as in the other.
The Mitchells were defeated in their water
suit because they had no case. not even
enough to let il GO to the jury. The Judge.
who was u stranger To both parties, simply
told one oi the jurors, as foreman, tn sign
IA verdict. which was handed to them. in
favor of plaintiff. have IA better opinion
of the lawyers and officers at Lewistown
than that they would he parties To such
small, contemplate practices AS charged.
aud as for the Fergus money, would like
to see some of il. What little they have
they have worked for, and there are plent y
| of men in Montana land there may he some
in Mai,len) who have spent more money for
whisky and tobacco than any Of the Fer
suses own. Is it II crime To he prudent aud
| temperate aud virtue to be "a druukard
and spendthrift? No. Mtchelrs case
against the FeIeusss for letting "A stallion,
which was hertled, run at large, was with
drawn because commenced rs IA criminal in
place of "a civil suit.
| Although taxes are double what they
ought tn he, We claim tn lee law-abiding
citizens, .ncroaehing on no ones legal
rights.
jaws FrH"ts.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-07-24

Original packages may remain
shelved for some time in South Da-
kota. Judge Haney OF that state, in
a recent decision, takes the ground
that the enabling act admitting South
Dakota to statehood authorized the
enactment of "a prohibition clause in
the state constitution, such enabling
act having been passed by congress
subsequent to the passage OF the inter
state commerce law. Therefore the
prohibition Law received the sanction
of congress and the supreme court
decision does not therefore apply to
South Dakota. We do not believe
this decision will stand against tina:
OF the supreme court which holds that
the suppression OF the sale of goods in
original packages is an interference
with commerce between the states.
An appeal will be taken and the result
watched with interest.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-07-24
HIS MARROW ESCAPE.
An Incident in the Career Of Brave Jim
Matkin.


Helena Herald.
The death Of James W. Matkin. which
occurred at Great Falls, recalls to mind
some particulars Of his air-breadth escape
from hostiles in 500. MAXIM was wagon
master 81 the Diamond r. trains, for
years before aud after plying ia the freight
business between the river and railroads
and the business centers Of Montana. On
the northern rouie~, particularly the one
bet ween the head of Missouri river naviga-
ton Fort Bent a. aud Helena. Indians
were more or les. Troublesome, and scraps
with the Ventur-sone irsighters were not
infrequent At the time Matkin WAS hurt
he was in the habi; Of taking big chances,
and was often rasl, ia exposing himself te
danger from the why savage. Early in the
day he had dispatched II long and heavily
laden bull train from Ianton, with instruc
tions I, pail &" Eight Mile Springs and
camp. Jim remained behind, detained 10y
bills Of lading covering his cargo, which were
not complete, aud about dusk mount ed his
horse aud eall"pcd away I" Join the train
at the springs.
Midway On his ride party III maraud
ing Indians, reused 10y the clatter ri his
horses ho"fs. started Ia pursuit from their
| way side bivouac. one Of the sayages,
heeter mounted than the Others, dashed
forward within easy sh"otius distance aud
with his oll n,uzzlr header banged away
the shot taking effect ia Matk,n's thigh
shivering the bon. aud I~n.t ing through
To the groin. Jim, with his six -siio"ter IN
hand, partly turued IN his saddle aud from
over his shoulder s-nt - shot that killed
his purs,ers horse aud tumbled the host lie
into the road. That was the end Of the
chase, aud Matkin gall"pe,i l.isurely on
and soon reported to III. train men in
camp. His wound was - severe one. aud
though aft.rwari carefully treated by the
most -killiul surgeons Il. never fully re-
covered. The wour,l. ii ~ times healed
for while, would open again until finally
| il became "a constantly di>charsing sore.
draining his vitality aud reducing him al
most to "a skeleton. Brighi's disease came
at last. aud this complication served to
aggra waite his suiirrIngs aud shorten his life.
Matkin was u brave, square, true man.
whom every early timer knew and liked.
Peace be to the wagon inaster-kind- heart
ed, courageous, gentlemanly Jim Ma'kin.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1890-07-24
ANNOUNCEMENT.

With the issue OF Aug. the ARGUS
enters upon its eighth volume. Ar
rangements are now being made to
make that number of unusual value
To Fergus county. An historical and
statistical writeup will occupy "A two
page supplement in addition to the
regular issue. Every portion OF the
county will receive attention. 1t will
he Just such an isste rs should he sent
broadcast throughout the eastern
states Parties desiring extra copies
should send in their orders at once
Orders Tor over twenty will he filled
Tor live cents per copy.