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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-11
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grandson Howard Matthews, and nepheWs,
Richard and Robert Lockart.
The old black nanny was dead. Tho
faithful service of nearly three score
years was at last finished. One more
remnant of the old south was gone.
In keeping with the death notice
=above came funeral Sunday afternoon
an occasion worthy of record a. q
tribute of unselffsh love, an occasion
significant in its deep solemnity, pa;
sthetic in it's observance, demonstrating
In it's highest sense the devotion of mas
ter to slave.
In the rush and turmoil of the pres
~ent time, in the fierce struggle for ex-
ietence, in the greed for gain, it has
been said that the sentiment of the
south has been sapped-that there ex-
lists no longer the finer feeling which
characterized q civilization that has
passed.
be that as it may, hiatus was made
In the ceaseless rush in Atlanta, and
over the remains of an old negro woman
were shed tears of genuine grief, and
gathered about her grave was the fam
lily which she had served. Her life was
the life of ~nany~who lived in the past
generation. Her history is the history
oEn,aDy fam lies who aourished before
the shock Of war came.
Martha was born in Liberty county.
before the war this section of the state
~xas the most aristocratic part Of
Georgia, and it's historic scenes are
identified with many we'll known fam
lilies. She WINS the property of Maj.
Thomas Shackelford, and was given
lover by him as a maid to his daugh-
ter, Miss Caroline Shackelford. Both
we're the same age, and Martha be-
came maid when she was about ~
years old. The little negro was, az was
the custom in those days, the constant
II companion of her young mistress. The
maid was generally lifted above the
.ievel of the common mental. She occu-
pied the relative position of bodyguard
and handmaiden. It was in this ca
pacity that Martha served, and when
Miss Shackelford went off to school
the young negro girl went also. Their
Hives were closely identified. Martha
,presided at the marriage, and was the
shappiest mortal at the brilliant occa-
sion when Miss Shackelford became the
wife of Col. C. B. Howard. She re-
manned with the family, constant in
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-11
Qloo~,Re,sssa:-o1oo.

Tho readers Of this paper viii be pleased
.tolearn that there 10 a& dreaded
disease that science has beon. ablo 70 ourein
III tn, stages, and. that Halle
fnown n to o the msdlcsi S RIG cstssrS
being = constitutional disease, requires .
constitutional" treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure 10 taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system, thereby destroying. tho Foundation
strength by building up the institution and
assistang nature: In doing it, work. The
proprietors have 80 much faith in it, curs-
tive; powers' that they offer Ono Hundred
Dollars for any case that It fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address f.. J. CHENEY Il Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, &c.
Halls Family Pills arc the best.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-11

ing utilized as storage for hay, grain or
other crops, this loft opening directly
into the second floor Of the barn. The
wings may be used for the keeping Of
any kind Of stock-hens, pigs, calves,
colts or sheep. With such an addition
to barn, not only. will the covered
yard, with all its advantages, be ~
cured, but accommodations will also be
secured that will enable one to have all
the farm stock gathered into one place,
under one roof, virtually. This will be
found great labor-saving arrange
ment, and the covered yard thus Sc
cured will be adjacent to all the stock
quarters, and so at once accessible to all
the stock. Alright board fence could be
built along the front if desired, which
would still further protect the yard
from wind. At either extremity Of this
fence should be q gate, 50 that farm
team could be driven in on one side,
loaded with manure and driven out on
the other side, thus giving an easy turn.
This addition can be built out to any
length desired. though it is to be re-
membered that the longer it is, the
darker it will be far within the yard, a
matter that will afford no trouble with
a yard of medium size.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-11
Do Diamonds Breed7

One Of the queerest of the old-time So
perstit3ons was the one that is response
Bile for the notion that pearls and dia-
mbnds ''breed" like animals do. @Rues
says: "As for what / know concerning
the reputed. story that precious stones
are divided into sexes, male and femnle,
Just as arc plants and animals, and that
they breed like the latter do, I relate
the following, which came undSr my
own knowledge: A. certain princess ot
Luxembourg had two diamonds, the
eolors of which betokened that they
were male and female. The princess
laughed attthe uotion until one day she
was startled by finding a tiny speek Of
.: diamond in her caslset-. She put the
two large diamonds and the 'littles one
away together, and they had a whole
family in a reasonable course Of time"
A similar tale is also told by Boethius,'
~. Y. Times.
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~Anone tho.Oxarlks.

Tho Land Of Biz Red Apples, is an attrac-
tive aud interesting book, handsomely Illus
ery. Including the famous Olden fruit farm
Of 30OO acres in Howell county. ltpertains
to fruit raising in that great bolt Of Amer
lea, the southern slope Of the Ozarks; and
win prove Of great value, not only to fruit
growers, but TO every farmer and home
Seeker looking for O. farm and: home.
Mailed free. Address J. e. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, Mo.
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A BLACK NANNY.
Pathetic Scene at the Burial OF q
Southern Oolored Woman.

ARrHA-T he rela-
tives and friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. b.
Howard are invited
to attend tho fu-
neral of their faith
full servant, Martha,
from their residence.
~ Richardson
street. At threa
O'Clock Sunday aft
ernoon. The pail
bearers viii be Mr..
C. b. Howard. his
sons, Warren, Chess
ly and Troup, his
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Tho "black nanny" will soon be an
extinct type. The last Of her kind il
rapidly disappearing with the wane OF
that civilization upon which the heroic
principles Of the past were founded.
Who could forget her--the kindly
black face scanned with wrinkles OF
many years-years Of peace and'pros'
pcrity, and turmoil and strife, of nd.
versity and misfortune. In the days
when the south hourished, q goodly
land, and the boundless acres Of the
planter groaned with the wealth Of cot
ton and corn, the Did nanny was s,,-
preme aud Difference due her exalted
station was rendered by others OF her
race. Her authority almost equaled
tho firm dictates Of the master, but
her reverence for him was sacred and
her love strong.
In: the day when came the conflict and
the shook Of war was felt, it was shs
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-11
SMUGGLING IN PRISONS.


Are Hidden from O0oiAls.
The suicide by poison in the tombs
of Herman Bansener, prisoner await
ing trial, and Of Charles Harrcsvitz, .
consumptive in Montehore home, by
shooting himself, has attracted atten-
ton to the impossibility Of absolutely
preventing prisoners and patients who
are allowed to receive visitor, extra
fcod and ,delicacies from obtipi4g
drugs, liquors or weapons, tho posses
SION Of which is contrary TO prison and
hospital rules. It was not known until
several days after Bansener's death how
he obtained the poison. Then It was
learned that he brought It with him to
the tombs, sewed in the hem of his un-
dershirt, and had thus baff1ed the keep
ers, who made . careful search Of his
person when he entered, knowing that
he had threatened TO commit suicide.
Warden Van De Carr, Of the tombs,
told me that, in his opinion. it was i'm
possible to prevent q clever prisoner,
determined on suicide or addictedt TO the
use Of drugs, from getting the meansto
carry out his desire. e.
I'm Bansener's cnse," he said, "en0ugh
poison, which I understand was stSyeh-
nine, could have been concealed in the
hem OF garment to kill half q dozen
persons, and it would not have altered
the appearance Of the garment. Tho
only method Of detecting the posses
sion Of poison by prisoner in such a
case would be to rip apart every gar
mcnt, and as no provision il made for
clothing for prisoners awaiting trial
that is impossible. We must content
ourselves with thorough search and .
close watch on the prisoners"
Persons with suicidal tendencies are
the most difficult to deal with. The
warden said that not long ago woman
prisoner was brought in. Her ears were
stuffed with cotton and sheesaid she
suffered intensely from earache. He in.
sisted that the cotton be taken out and
examined, and in it were found two
pills, each containing enough poison to
kill several persons.
another prisoner, some years ago.
was heard talking to his wife about
committing suicide and close watch
was kept on him. At subsequent visit
his wife begged permission to kiss him
and she was allowed to do 80 through
the cell bars. The keeper in attendance
was suspicious and forced his mouth
open. He found in it pill of powerful
poison, wrapped in tinfoil, which tho
wife had brought and transferred to
him during the kiss.
Persons addicted to drugs give much
trouble to the. authorities. Prisoners
awaiting trial are allowed extra food
provided by their friends. It is always
examined for contraband articles, hpt
sometimes the forbidden things arc SO
carefully concealed as to evade detec-
ton. A Chinese prisoner, after begging
for opium for several days, suddenly
became quiet. The authoritiesftsu s-
pected that he had obtained the drug,
but q careful watch failed to solve the
mystery. His friends kept him supplied
with sandwiches made from rolls, and
each sandwich was taken apart and ex-
amined before being sent to"hin, but
no opium was found, until one dsy the
bread was accidentally broken in the
examination and 9 supply of opium was
found concealed in hollow ro}l.---N. Y.
Hera1d 'i'~.v
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Systematic system OF Repssrs.
The secret of the success of the fine
roads in France is attributed to the
prompt and systematic repairs made at
all seasons of the year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-11

On the 18th and 18th Of June, also July 8,
7. % and 21st. and several dates during Au-
gust September md October, the Chicago
round trip tickets, good 81 days from date
of sale, for one fare plus D200 for the round
trip, to all points In Florida and the south.
Tracks, trains, time, all tho best. For fur
Their Information address &: w. Humphrey,
N. P. A.: st; Paul; MINI. City Ticket Once,
1se Clark st., or c. L. Stone, q. r. q /. A.
Chicago.
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at&achusent to tho ahildren vtaa equal
to i Standardization. She presided u
their birth. She nursed them in NE in
fancy. She watched them in youth.
She SAW them 60 out into the world
and regarded their career with matern-
al pride. What success they had she
attributed in part TO her care. What
misfortunes they met with called out
her sympathy. Hers was life Of love.
Worn with age, shattered with tho
lnhrmittes OF many years. several weeks
ago she sickened and 1t was soon seen
that her malady was fatal. Those chill
dren whom she had nursed were in con-
slant attendance upon her bedside, sup
plying every want.
She died Saturday at the home Of Col.
Howard. ON Richardson street. Sunday
came the funeral. It was scene Of strik-
ing pathos. Gathered about the grave in
the special lot in Westview were those
whom she had served In life. The serv-
ioes were performed by DR.. Davis, Of
tho St. Johns Methodist church, In q
simple and impressive way. The pail
bearers were the sons and nephews OF
Col. Howard. Tenderly they lowered
the coffin into the earth. sadly they stood
with barred heads while the last sad
rites were read. Their grief was deep.
And 30 came the funeral Of Martha.
II was simply glimp~e Of old southern
ufe-a strange scene in this busy world
to-day.
She was one OF class of which few
remain.
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WHEN all Is summed up a man never
speaks Of himself without loss; his accuse
uons Of himself are always believed, his
praises never.-Momtaigne.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-11

The Roads Arc Not Magnificent.
This is a country of magnificent dis.
tances, but many Of the roads between
distant points aren't altogether mag
nificent.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-11

.SorEr1MEs," said Uncle Eben, s'when
ier man asks YER fob advice, what he,raally
wants Ia fob yer tep8uess: hisopinion an
tail il ter i'm, Star.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-06-11

ADvHRT1sEMENT.-"AS Swiss hotel wants
some Munich waiter girls in Tyrolean cos
tune who can speak French. "-Fliegende
BlaAtteY.
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FRS stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits sitter frat day. use of Dr. KliDe's
Il treatise, Din. KLINE; 1888 Arch st. Phila Pa.
LOOK how tho blue'eyed vtolets glance
love to one another.-T. b. Read.
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When it can be avoided do not prune
the grape vino after the sap starts.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-21

Tho experiences OF ". s Dillon. form
erly a resident % Dansvilie. H.. in Ni>-
aragua. furnish an instructive lesson 70
the American voter at the present time
w w. Knapp. for six years resident
% Seattle, knows Mr.. Dillon very wei
M Dtllon says: '"The other dav hal
20 pay a 5~cent ie5t fn gold. and II cost
me- 81 Is in silver. II one wants 10 buy
god here they charge him the very high
es' prise. but u he wants % sell
sold they give i0a per cent: that Il
Nhat they offered me on a gold note the
other day when exchange was 81 - that =
they offered me SO in silver for &. II I
had been buying Of them II would have
cost me S]ifa. For fhe rich I, - not so
bad. for they sell thcsr coffee for gold.
and. - course. the higher the exchange
the more silver ;hsv get for their so,f.
and then pay their labor IN silver. Farm
eTs IN the states could 10 the same. that =
sci thetr crops IN some foreign country
and raw their labor IN silver-huf the
poor farmer and he roor iaoore-. where
would .hey be II you think there Is aav
chsnce of Bryan being elected, take ny
advise. and sell o~ everything Won have
ana euv silver WITH IT. II Bryan IL electe4.
ana they carry out What they saw they
VII. I tNlnk fhe next four years NIL Be
,ne hardest timss that the United States
has ever seen -
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Seattle. Wash. Oct. 10 1896.
To the Editor: In the Hon. Ben Butter
worth, who viii be IN Seattle this week
and address the people upon the political
issues OF the day from a Republican stand
point We have a member OF one OF the
most patriotic. benevolent and intelligent
families OF Southern Ohio. Mr. Butter
worth had two married sisters living IN
my native village during the war who
were most active workers in the Ohio
sanitary commission in sending supplies
10 wounded and sick soldiers in hospitals
for their relief and comfort. They were
always active workers In all charitable
enterprises, especially in looking after the
wants OF soldiers wives and their families.
one OF these sisters was the wife OF a son
or the great reader. James Murdoch who
donated the whole Of the proceeds derived
from his Rotations TO the Ohio sanitary
commission. Mr.. Butterworth was the
leading attorney on the side OF the prose
cution IN the famous Pollard-Brecklnrisfg
trlaL know something OF this W. c P
Breckenridge myself | was taken prlS-
oner during the war by some OF his ,roope
aud paroled by him, and after | was ex-
changed carried the parole in my pocket
until I narrowly escaped being captured
again. when 7 destroyed H.
Mr.. Butterworth is now one OF the great
est men and leading statesmen of the day
IN oaio. and coming as he does from so
near my boy hood home. II is with a feel
ing OF both pleasure, JOY and pride tina,
shaA 80 and listen TO his speech on the
evening 81 October -. No man living
stands higher in the esteem and respect
or the people OF southern Ohio than Ben
BGtterworth. Yours respectfully.
A J NII.I.ARS
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xa-v,ans. CranE Army @. TIE Rsprss.ie.
private oface - street, Washington
CIV: tate p-svsfe Eighth company, Ssx
York Snz-r@h0ofe-s. lie Lieutenant Ni-e-
tenth United States coto-si t-ocps." Ths
circular. which Is undoubtedly Fake,
contains sfe usual Popullsric extravazan-
ees n reference 20 the gold barons.
-s-7-ssrsrato-sH and robbers" and then
<zrs: WOW comes The important Gues-
ton Is (. safe 20 join hands with our
lzs4 opponents az The South. and accept
thes- plea tina. they are as loyal 20 this
government as we are IL | must
choose between r-ren.ant rsoeis and IN
re-enfan, robbers. ! will turn 20 the man
in gray, and say, Johnny. count ne with
--og When This letter was shown 20 =
gezftle veteran. he quickly disposed o. Il
..xo Grand Army man wrote r." he sad
and I believe that 10 Grand Army man
signe-s IT, Observe that the letter Is ad-
dressed 70 Dear Old Conrade.' Every
Grand Army man knows that the ritual
provides the form OF address 20 be simply.
T-s-nraHe,' or Comrades Dear Cd Com
rade' LIS too gushy FOR an Old soldier. The
attempt 20 dereive Is too ftnsy TO De
worth any attention az all /, is not worth
noticing"
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CAMPAIGN SPEAKERS.
state and County Assignments for
the Republicans

Speakers Tor The campaign have been
assigned ~ the Republican stare ars
county h~a6Guariers as follows.
Rallar6-f4ermon W. Craven. Octnha- 20
PsUev7ur-,J Z IEliv and foh, Z, ~, -.
Octcfer a. ''' 9isAer.
Ruckiey-A F BurIeigh. Oc,,oba- 10
Fe.t~r---MTe : V-o- ~
ard r KnlckerN0-ke~ O~+chcr o. sing
Rurnett-A : Cole. O~.oh.s- -
Castle Rock-A. ;. Cole. 0rt-hs- 10
rsss- wousta f--T9h~ Fs $500 -
II MS--is. Oei55er p 0"e'' ana ".
s.-.r,N -. u ~,
Ross October =. ana r !"
.ss.-...,,,,.,-, - D.. y =,
anal q Knl~ka~l,,~ ,xe- ,.- - ~ >. is Ing
(sehe{ts-f +hsr}es 49,, -.
ss- - 'e'iS' e'cto-
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WHAT IT WILL MEAN.
seabonrd, the Great Marine journal.
for Mckinley and sound Money.

The Seaboard. Of New York. one OF the
most influential marine and commercial
journals OF the United States. s. for NJ
kinley and Hobart In each OF its recea.
issEes the following statement has ap-
psared on the editorial rage beneath a
picture Of the American nag:
The Republican party's nominees for
president ana vice president OF the United
states VIII receive Ssahoards loyal sup
port during the present campaign. We sin
Garrett n Hobart viii De the next presi-
dent aud Vice pres dent, respectively, u
The United States We shall work for
their elr ,tion. because We believe Il VIII
mean.
"First-The restoration OF the policy o,
protection. by the patty OF protection
.'Secon1-The restoration % the policy
of discriminating duties. 80 that Anert-
can ships may carry oar foreign COM
msrce.
.'Thjrd- The restoration Of the policy o,
reciprocity. wl-h American ships prefer
rel In The carriage of tae commodities al
fectea thereby.
''Fomrs n--The admission ~ the Ha-
Nai}an Islands under fhe American aag
''k1tth--The construction OF the Siear-
aqua canal under the control * this ma
tlen.
s-SixtA-The inauvuratlo- and minnie
nance az an Amerfcan foreign policy tAat
SHAM al an times truly represent the
American psonie.
ada
'VD''r main reliance 81 u9on the Repue}l.
ear parry winch Is. ana . Ways ssa< been
p1r0 has sluareiv declared ITSELF IN "a
Vor - t0ost - the above thluEa-ss F.s>-
StallY 10 more ,n}port 2ut ones We shall
Vsss-k earnestly Tor feenifss,Yvtff- stgt,lsarf-
pee hope CD win Nemaerzt3t Suppars scfs-
c{enE 30 carvF oar great 50 eplnE measure
tHroagH. hot ear sG9at sheet anchor :
SOC Republican party. and fov laat raaSan
We Aape - % wsa magnificent and en-
StzetuE NsCtuTN.
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Railroad and Ipd..,r;., -.

~. = Nadeau. local agent ~ the Northern
tc,1S- vent TO Portland last nIght 20
s,-fhd meeting % the ticket agents 81
Henry Kyer. lccaI agent % The ya,,.
Lear route. ief on the e.ao Norysa,r, H..
cue tra!H last night for a business trsu 20
.. +. Talma&ga. agent OF the <arthe--
acme. a. Port Townsend, who came ave.
Monday returned 20 the city dawn 49,
straits On tne Kingston yesterday mora
Z c Stevens. assistant general nasse,-
80 an icket agent OF the G-eat <orth-
TIE. 1871 yesterday morning for san E~an-
cl1ro. expecting - De absent afos,t -,
"@eks Ar stevens says taat he wfl -.
turn In time 10 vote. VIA re-
= q. Fulton \. O. = A = = p -
Yesterday notified / A Nateau local So. -,
- re eieslne = canal ard lake traeF4r TO-
i" eNteia osis rF8s, effective Sats4r4av o.
.oPef 81 faiSat All De aeceofsj TO-
= a..a-Si'.g ''seal A. Ns~ York piers nor
Tae following points are Withdrawn from.
tNs hjeTsA Join. iarir on lumber. sasnrlas
80 80 .1sh F3.aFfas EAcoEaa AMI Seaftia ~
ne @oFta*rn Paeanc. Kansas ffifg ~ ~.
SCOT ami Memphis stations. k@aa-ns =. -
SpFin 3lsss. spe1fsive. Kansas 6s8fx 80
On * spF4ngae.d raiiwAy rtatfouxs vss+.a-
20 PnaeEltx. sDs5us We 'eI"s
: . Fulton, assistant xsnn~.a .r....s.
agent q the NoFfssrn Paegse has 80 /.
- - sifSasAr letter - agents noxt ss~ln I.
- A-at tahteTu adEices Received -, :.
L'aE ft.sAt#@F o. ias Lake SupsFsar 1rrsrS
80 eaS.<f company ser forth fB.s. aa -,
---- y zae IRE slN irave Du.ssta No
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POLITICAL POINTERS.

Hon j; s. McMilin. OF Roche Harbor
VIII speak a. OLYMPIA next SATURDAY
Mckinley hedges are in demand. Prva7
badges are more heavily DISCOUNTED .han
SILVER you'd be should scGnd money be
Ole F. Moe was enormously reported 70
have taken part in the Joint debate al
Hesler last saturday evening, as an advo-
cate of Populism.
Col. T V. Eddy Is one 9s the best eougn-
ped and effective sound money sp0ake~S
engaged in the California campaign. ua
was given a tremendous ovat ton al Santa
Rosa recently.
The Republican meeting at Supnvaala
Non1ay night was addressed by John II
PoweII and Arthur +. Griffin. both ~
whom were listened 10 with close affen-
ton by large audience
Judge r. \. Ballinger has a pointed Ie.
ter IN the Port Townsend Leader. exnIafn-
ing 10 voters what would confront ire
state in case Popaiism * successful Tire
emt rgency. he saws. il a0Ova party anvs
ronment or discipline, and calls 10 the sun
port OF Mckinley every friend OF good
government $50