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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10
SEVERE TREATMENT,
Some OF the Ancient Nations Punish,
Drunkenness with Death.

Some OF the Ancient Nations Punished
Drunkenness with Death.
The offense of drunkenness was a
source of great perplexity to the an
clients, who tried every possible way of
dealing with it. If none succeeded,
probably it was because they did not
begin early enough, by intercepting
some OF the ways and means bv which
the insidious vice is melted and propa-
gated. Severe treatment was often
tried to little effect The Locrians,
under Zaleucas, made it capital offense
to drink wine, if it was not mixed with
water; even an invalid was not exempt
ed from punishment unless by order of
physician. Pittacus, of Mitylene,
made law that he who, when drunk,
committed any offense, would suffer
double the punishment which he would
do if sober; and Plato, Aristotle and
Plutarch applauded this as the height
of wisdom. The Roman censors could
expel Senator for being drunk,
and take away his horse; Mahomet
ordered drunkards to be bastina-
doed with eighty blows. Other nations
thought of limiting the quantity
to be drunk at one time or at one sit
ting. The Egyptians put some limit,
though what it was is not stated. The
Spartans, also, had some limit. The Arab
lsns fixed the quantity at twelve glasses
man. but the size of the glass was, I'M
fortunately, not clearly defined by the
historians. The Ang lo-Saxons went no
fin hn~ - ~rlo 81 L
fixed on the side of drinking cups, so
that each might know the proper
measure. And it is said that this was
done by King Edgar after noticing the
drunken habits of the Danes. Lycur-
gus, of Thrace, went to the root of the
matter by ordering the vines to be cut
down. And his conduct was initiated
in 7O4 by Terbulus of Bulgaria. The
Suevi prohibited wine to be imported
And the Spartans tried to turn the vice
into contempt by Systematically maxi
ing their slaves drunk once year, to
show their children how foolish and
contemplate men looked in that
state. Drunkenness was deemed much
more vicious in some classes of per-
sons than in Others The ancient
Indians held it lawful to kill a king
when he was drunk. The Athenians
made it a capital offense for a magis-
trate to be drunk, and Charlemagne i'm
ftated this by a'law that judges on the
bench and pleaders should do their bust
ness fasting. The Carthagenians pro-
hibited magistrates. governors, soldiers
and servants from any drinking. The
Scots, in the second century, made it q
capital offense for magistrates to be
drunk; and Cons tantine II. of Scotland.
s61, extended a like punishment to
young people. Again, some laws have
absolutely prohibited wine from being
drunk by women; the Massillians so de-
creed. The Romans did the same. and
exten led the prohibition to young men
under thirty or forty-f1ve. And the
husband and the wife's relations could
scourge the wife tor offending, and tho
husband himself might scourge her to
Edeath.-,"Liberty of the Subject" by
James Patterson $50 ::
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

BIBLICAL units have the following
equivalents: A shekel of gold was S.. A
talent of gold $685. $780, A talent of sill
yer $685. 30. Ezekiel's reed was nearly
IL feet. A cubit was nearly % inches.
A bin was gallon and pints. A mite
was less than a quarter of a glass. A
shekel of silver was about so cents. A
piece of silver, or penny, was 10 cents.
A Sabbath days journey was about an
English mile. An ephah, or bath, con-
tains gallons and 5 pints. A days
journey was about % miles. A hands
breadth is equal to S5S inches. A
fingers breadth is equal to inch. A
farthing was cents.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

LOUISIANA has issued an edlct for
bidding the killing Of alligators on the
Mississippi between Baton Rouge and
New Orleans. It is not that she loves
alligators more, but rats less Since the
iudiscriminate shooting OF alligators be-
gan for the sake of their hides, the rats,
which infest the bottom lands and do
great injury to the crops, have increased
vastly in mum bers and have b come a
real terror to the planters, at whose in
stance the scaly monsters are to re-
ceive official protection. 1t never. oc-
Cured to anybody that live alligators
were of any use until they began to
grow scarce,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

DR.. MEYER. a noted mountain climber
OF Berlin, is about to attempt the ascent
of Mount Kenia, a mountain almost
under the equator in Africa, about nine
teen thousand feet high. Repeated eff
forts have been made to scale its pre-
cipitous sides, but all have failed, and
the doctors feat will be one of enormous
difficulty and peril. The mountain is
the second in height in Africa, the alti-
tude OF the overwhelmingly aro-
being nineteen thousand seven hundred
feet, and is one of the peaks in the
great range whose snowy heads, lying
under burning equatorial sun, were
seen by Stanley. the explorer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

JORDAN 3. NOBLE, known throughout
the South as THE Drummer Boy OF
Cbalmette," died the other day at New
Orleans. He was born in 1896 of slave
parents, and served as drummer under
jackson at the battle of New Orleans.
He also served in the Florida and Mex
lean w"rs, and organized colored COM
mand under General Butler in the war
Of the rebellion.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

PROF. ToTTEN, of Yale University,
has been calculating the exact date of
the time when, as recorded in Joshua,
the sun stood still upon GIDEON and the
moon in the valley of Ajalon, and the
sun "hastened not to go down about a
whole day. which occasion was i'm
proved by the Hebrews to administer a
thrashing to the.hosts of the five Amor
rite Kings, finishing up by Staying the
quintette of majesties. Prof. Totten
says the occurrence was conjunction of
the sun and moon, and that it happened
exactly 3435 full lunar years ago, or 1855
b G II any one has doubts he il 1T
liberty to figure it out himself.
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CAN RECOVER DAMAGES.

"A photographer Has No&Rikhe. to Sell
y Picturesof His CUSTOMERS. 8
At ST. Paul in tbNaSnpreme Court re-
Gently decision was handed down in
the case of Ida Moore, of Minneapolis,
against Photographer Rugg. Rugg sold
a copy of Mrs. Mooresss picture, which
was put on exhibition in improper
places, much to the hdy's discredit and
she brought suit for damages. The Su-
preme, Court holds that IT issa1case in
which there is ground for recovering
damages; tina; the PHOTOGRAPHER has no
right to dispose OF pictures, which are
the sole property Of the sitter. The
decision is an Important one. as similar
cases have arisen. previously in other
parts of the country.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

The Emperor of Russia's suite at
present consists of 173 persons, of whom
70 are general and Is extra aides-de-
camp. To the suite belong Is mem
bers OF the imperial family, II Princes
OF not imperial birth, II Counts, Bar
ons and III other noblemen. Their ma
tionalities are: 12s Russians, 30 Ger
mans, Firms, Pole, Circassians, 2
Greeks and 2 Roumanians.
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Fira at Minnaonolis.

. Fire caused much damage in the build.
ing occupied by George HUM, druggist,
at Minneapolis recently. Marder, Luse
& Co., the type founders, who occupi ed
the upper stories of the building,
are the greatest losers. Their loss
would exceed $4,000. George Huhns
stock of drugs was almost a total loss, and
the building was greatly damaged. He
estimated his loss at $4,000 The en-.
tire loss was about half covered by insur-
Rnce, -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10
Sala of a Hall l,luh.

: The st. Paul Base Ball Club was sold
: The other day to syndicate consisting
of w. F. Bickel, NJ. J.. Roehe,*J. NJ.
:Pottgeiser and James Starkeyfor $21,.,
600. NJ. H. Watkins, who won the Ma.
.tional League pennant with the Detroits
and subsequently managed the Amer.
ican Association teams of Kansas City.
has been engaged by the syndicate te
manage the st. Paul team
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

A BILL passed the last Legislature of
the State of New York making it I'M
lawful to transfer any insane person
from State asylum to county house.
1t also provides for the erection of in
expensive buildings to which are to be
removed all of tho insane now in
county houses.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

THERE are thirty different religious
castles in India, and when the railroads
were first established no two castles
would ride in the same coach. The ma
tives found it inconvenient, however,
and now all sorts of castles mix up for q
in,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

A DISPATCH from Ohio tells of one of
the shortest courtships on record. The
groom was a guest at a Canton hotel.
He became infatuated with the cook on
the day of his arrival, proposed, and,
being accepted, married her at once.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

THERE are only five States in the
Union in which school-master can now
legally fog pupil. In all other
States IL pupil menaced with corporeal
punishment can arm himself with anv
secret weapon and use it as best he can.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
a NATIONAL DEPOSITORY.

nneapolis Il Now Ranked ~ Reserve
Banking City. ~. =
George E.. Maxwell. cashier ots,the,
Twin City Bank in Minneapolis, lecently-
wired the Comptroller at WasMpgtons
that the banks of Minneapolis had COM
piled with the law, which makes the
Flour City reserve city. He has been
in correspondence with the Washing
ton officials for some time, getting the
required instructions, which have been
all complied with. The move is ali im-.
portant one, and>will add greatly to the
volume of currency in the city.aa 1t will
in crease the business of the NATIONAL
banks. give Minneapolis additional
claims as market center, and greatly
increase the city's banking business.
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Cut Hia Throat.

: A. T. Dorman, far mel, of Kingston.
,Meeker County, committed$ suicide the
other day by cutting his throat with 8
pocket-knife. He had been out of his
head for some time, and had beer
watched to keep him from hanging him.
self, but he gave his watchers the slip
for moment and was found just in the
act of taking his life, but too late to be
nrevented -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

JOHN and Jacob Weber are still teach.
ing school which they opened in New
Orleans in May, 1884, at which they
have taught continuously. without a
vacation, and with only fifteen days in
PERMISSION in fifty years to permit of
the repair of the building.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

NINETY-FIvE cremations have taken
place In the crematory at Cincinnati,
the latest one last week. The crema-
tory has been built only two years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

IT is true in New York that type
writer's and telegraphers have increased
more rapidly during the last ten years
than any other class of persons in pro-
portion to their numbers in 1880,
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

In England the fifty-second anniver-
sary of Queen Victoria's coronation was
celebrated on the 2sth ult.
On the 30th ult. the failure of the
National Bank Of Buenos Ayres, with
a capital of $40, 600, QUO, was reported.
NEAR Dublin on the list the wife and
four young children of James O'Connor,
a mem bero of the editorial staff of United
ireland, were fatally poisoned by eat
ing picked mussels.
A LAW which went into effect on the
I'd makes life Imprisonment the penalty
OF reporting Canadian Notifications or
armament to other powers.
SEVERAL gambling house proprietors
where on the I'd. sentenced in St.
Petersburg to exile in Siberia for five
years.
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THE FAST.

The wallpaper factory of Jardine &
Co. in, RanWay,s N. j.. was burned on
the 3Oth ult- Loss, 800, 00O..
On the 3oth ult. the ship Great Ad-,
miral was unloading cargosof 4, 600, 600
lunches of fire-crackers at New York.
S S"nx was Wo ,o4 days on her voyage from
BY the capsizing of skiff Mrs. Eslep
and Miss Mary sHelmut'were drowned
on the 1st in the Allegheny river at Ta-!
runtnm, Pa. - y :. 80. :
In the Twentv:fourth Pennsylvania
district Andrew Stewart was nominated
by the Republicans for Congress on
the 1st
On the 1st it was ascertained beyond
doubt that the thirty-one imprisoned
miners in the Hill Farm mine near
Dunbar, Pa, were dead, and the search
for their hodies was abandoned.
AT Pitts hurgh, Pa, over 1900 boiler
makers and helpers struck on tho LIST
for nine-hour day with ton hours
pay.
MAINE Democrats in convention on
the "a at Augusta nominated William
r. Thompson, of Belfast, for Governor.
FIRE destroyed the Peabody Institu-
ton at Danvers, Mass, on the I'd. Loss,
$4,000.
In convention at Scranton Robert E..
Pattison was nominated for Governor of
Pennsylvania on the I'd by Democrats.
HAvERHILI, Mass, celebrated the
25Oth anniversary of its settlement ON
the I'd, poem by Whittier being the
feature.
A LAMP exploded on the I'd in the
house of Adam Steiner at Bradenville.
Pa, and his little son and daughter
were burned to death and Mr.. Steiner
was fatally burned.
THE firm of A. & T. Lee, dealers in
woods in West Manayunk, Pa, failed
Oh the I'd for $1OO, COO.
In New York on the I'd starch trust
was organized under the name of the
Ma tional Starch Manufacturing Com
pany with capital of $40, 500, 900.
Four dressed beef houses in Boston
owned by Swift, Armour, Hammond and
Norris of Chicago, suffered an aggre-
gate loss of 500, 900 on the I'd by fire.
kEMMLER was sentenced at Buffalo,
N. Y, on the Sd to die by electricity
during the week beginning August 4.
VETERANS of the Army OF, the Poto-
mac met in annual session at Portland,
Me-, on the Sd with over 1000 members
OF the ASSOCIATE in attendance.
The Democrats in the Twenty-fifth
Pennsylvania district on the Sd nomi-
mated Alex. NJ Mcdowell Tor Congress.
The death of General Gilman Marston
occurred at his home at Exeter, NH,
on the Sd, aged 70 years. He was .
member OF Congress for several terms.
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The pugilist jackson seems capable
OF transmitting his color with great ef-
feet. The dozen men who assailed him
near Oakland, CAL, the other day all
went away with black eyes.
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Tho News ysr,eIv ,Chronicled.

The NeWs TIRE ~ .ChrontcIed.
A county alliance has been organized
at Luverne out of ten subordinate alli-
ances.
Several young men. were robbed and
thrown from circus train near Roch.
ester recently. .
Peter Peterson, of Minneapolis, was
drowned recently while bathing in the
river. y ,,r
The Chamber of Commerce of St. Paul
has adopted resolutions calling on the
mayor to enforce the law providing fol
the closing of saloons on Sunday:
A e-yearold boy named Peter Kalma,
was drow ned at Breckenridge the other
afternoon while bathing: in the Red
river. The body was recovered.
James Kelly was found dead in his
yard the other morning, in Star Lake
township, Otter Tail County. AS there
were some bruises on his face the cor
onor investigated, but concluded that
he died of apoplexy.
The 9-year-old son of John -Iber, Of
St. Paul, was drowned the other day
while bathing i =
A body recovered from the river al
st. Paul recently by, the crew Of the
steamer Henrietta has heen identified
as that of Thomas Connolly, who disap.
peared two, months ago. i: n
The other night about thirty feet
broke from the dam at Oronoco, flooding
thu, whole:country below, and. doing a
good deal OF damage to- growing crops
on the low lands along the river.
Governor Merriam has given his sane.
ton to the report of the committee re.
Gently appointed to consider the feast.
bility of introducing the manufacture
of binding Irvine into the Sta to prison,
and recommends ss5, 600: plant for ex.
perimental purposes, w.
j. F. O'Neil, manager of the Saddle
Rock restaurant at Duluth. dropped
dead from heart disease few evenings
ago.
j. NJ. English, well-known farmer
living four miles west of Marshall, be-
came violently insane the other day.
The other morning fire destroyed two
barns at Rochester belonging to w. N.
Ford and. T. b. Clement Loss, $500;
insurance small =
John Watson, better known as s"TeAas
jack" died the other morning at his
home in New Boston, q MINNEAPOLIS
suburb. He was about 4s years of age,
and had had a very eventful life.
Mrs. George II. Howes, of Faribault
who was injured inatha. Northern Pacific
wreck at Drummonds Mont..9 died the
other morning. e ~ 80 = -.
!. AT the meeting Of the National Eli
torial Association at Boston recently it
was decided to hold the meeting of 1891
In St Paul. g ss. 3&sss
At Lake Linden recently, the resi-.
dence of George q. Smith was destroyed
by fire. The blaze originated from the
explosion of a lamp. Loss,.s3, 900.
Rev. William Gardam, who recently
LETT Faribault to accept call at War
saw, N. Y, has resigned his pastorate
there and will return to Faribault
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

THE heirs of Myra Clark Gaines have
obtained another $780, 600 verdict against
the city New Orleans, but they have
not got the money on it, and the chances
are they never will.
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SKIPPED WITH $4,000.

Charles Benson, of the, Scandal aBank at
- Minneapolis. h M'sstsg.ss
Charles Benson, of the Scandal Bank
of Minneapolis, has been missing sever
al days. On the evening of his disappear
ance, just as the safe was being locked he
entered 1t and took a package con-
tanning $4,000 in bank notes. He had
not been seen since. He was much.
respected man, having been employed
in the bank for six wears as book-keeper.
He was of good habits and the cause Of
the deed is unknown. He left a wife and
two children and comfortable home.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

In selecting the names of jury to
try a man for murder down in Georgia
the name of the murdered man was
drawn out Of the box along with the
c<horo
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LATER
TORN BY ATORNADo.
Fargo, n D., Vi*i cd In the Early Ho
by 4 Terrific Tornado

Fargo, n D., vi*i ed In the Early Horn.
by = Terrific Tornado.
FARGO, Nd, July 7.-Between and
O'CLOCK this morning the city was struck
'Dy most terrific wind storm, which
lett behind it scene of wreckage new
er before witnessed in this section.
About II o'clock it began to sprinkle,
which lasted for only few minutes,
when the rain seemed to settle in
heavy clouds in the southwest, and Law
there until about 1870, when a light
breeze sprang up from that direction,
which gradually increased in force un-
I'LL about 2:15, when the storm seemed
to be at its best. 1t seemed more of
tornado nature than cyclonic, and the
manner in which the buildings are
wrecked and the debris distributed
bears this out. 80 --r-
One OF the most fearful results of the
storm occurred at the residence of the
late Capt. j. NJ. Mccarthy. The family
sought shelter in a narrow hole beneath
the kitchen. The building was moved
from its foundation, crashing down up
on them, resulting in the death of sew
en- children and probably fatal injury
OF Mrs. Mccarthy. The names of the
dead were given by Mrs. Mccarthy as
follows: Rose Isabella, nineteen years
old; Mary Alice, sixteen years; Frances
Anna, fourteen years; James Francis,
Twelve years; Justin, six years; JOSE
Phlne, hive years; Luella, three years.
Inc tin roofs of nearly every business
block in the city at least are more or
less injured.
The through west-bound Northern
Pacific passenger train pulled out from
the depot fifteen or twenty minutes af-
ter o'clock. The train consisted Of
eight passenger coaches and sleepers.
Supt. McCabe's private car and the bag
gage, express and mail cars. A short
distance from the station the train was
brought to standstill by force of the
wind and the air brakes were put on.
1t had been standing but short time
when the cars began to tilt over to one
! side, and few minutes later the entire
| train was blown over, the rear cars 20
ing over first and the others in success.
sion. Fortunately no lives were lost
nor any one very seriously hurt. The
injured were Immediately taken to ho-
tells. e @@.-,52 s-.-.@z-:Ss %
The official history and roster of Min
nesota Troops in the Civil and Indian
Wars will be ready September. Every
survivor Tor il deceased his heir) can
have COPY sent free on aDDlvinp for Il
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A Printers NIonumon..

The handsome bronze monument
erected by the Typographical Union on
its lot in Lakewood, Cemetery at Mime.
apolis. has been finished. 1t is about
six feet high and four feet in diameter.
The vase rests on q granite base, eight
cen inches thick and three feet square,
the base bearing the inscription ct ypo.
graphical Union. Five members of the
union are buried Id this lot, thelast one
being Robert McCutcheon, wholost his
life in the Tribune building fire.
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Rich Hnrvests Promts cd.

: The crop outlook in Minnesota is very
encouraging. The growth of straw is
very heavy. Wheat, oats and FAX are
reported as looking fine, save that in
isome places the fax stalk seems to be
dying. Corn is growing fas0 just now
and is about as far along as usual at this
time. The fruit crop is abundant
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WORD comes from Paris that Mrs. j.
c. Aver, vid~w of the patent medicine
millionaire, is betrothed to brother of
the late Emperor Of Russia's morganatic
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-07-10

AT Chisamba, Africa, the young peo-
pie have asked the missionary to raise a
flag Saturday evenings that they may
know that the next day is Sunday and
come to the ceilings.
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THE only woman in South American
journalism is Mrs. Jose do Patrocinio,
the wife of the Brazilian atolitionist.
She is connected with the Cidade do
Dio
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WEST AND s0llru

The refinery of the Standard Oil Com
pany at Louisville, KY, covering five
acres of ground. was burned on the 3Oth
ult., and seven persons were injured,
two fatally. 5@.- z :.r=&s.