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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
THE GARROTE.
Spain's HOrrifying Method of Execut.
ing Condemned Murderers.

Spain's Horrifying Method of Execut-
ing Condemned 'Murderers.
The garrote by which the anarchist
who killed the Spanish premier was
executed is named after it's inventor, a
Spanish ironworker, who witnessed a
bungling execution by relative on the
gallows, which was the method EN-"
ployed by Spain up to about 80 years
ago by carrying ont the sentence OF
death. 49,. "a
= Garrote wondered that more expo
ditious, and, therefore, merciful, meth
cd had not been discovered. He little
thong hit then that he would be the one
to furnish his country with substitute
for the gallows, but the thought haunt
ed him so long that he at length found
it assuming ordered form in his miad,
and in time the ponderous death-deal=
ing machine that has immortalized Elm
in his country came to be q fact.
The two points of excellence claimed
for the garrote are these: That it can
be made with reasonable care to kill
instantly, and that it sheds not one
drop Of blood. Force that is measured
by horsepower is the agency it en-
ploys, and it's aim is the breaking of
the victims neck.
The unfortunate is first made to sit
in a chair directly under two heavy iron
bars, one of which is adjusted on the
back of his neck, and the other, vulgar
~ known as the corbatin, or necktie,
under his chin. Then the executioner
grasps the handle, gives a vigorous
twist, and death is instantaneous. The
entire machine is made of iron and Or
dinarily weighs several hundred
pounds.
Persons who have witnessed all sorts
of capital punishment are unanimous
in the opinion that garroting is the
most revolving and appalling of all. It
is not always as expeditions as it's in
ventor made it possible to be. A vi
cious executioner can prolong it prac.
tically at will, and herein is the sys-
TENS great drawback, as it is now con-
stituted. Cases are cited in which the
process was prolonged 20, 80 minutes,
even three-quarters of an hour! The ex-
ecutioner merely gave twist enough to
the handle or lever to choke his victim
Then he turned it back and twisted
again, this time a little more than at
first, and so on until his spite, having
been satisfied, or his instructions, per-
haps, obeyed, he gave one final turn
and ended the tortured life. Such was
the execution of Maloja, in Matanzas,
Cuba, in 1S89!-N. Y. Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Why He Was Sud.

Before you inherited all that money
from your rich uncle you were one of
the jolliest fellows ever met. but now
you seem to have blues all the time -
remarked Gus De Smythe to- Gilhooly.
Isn't it enough to make q man feel
down in the mouth when he has to
spend his own money ?''@ retorted Gill
hooly.-N. Y. World.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
How He Won Her.

Miss Charmynge-Don't you think
was meant for q business woman?
: Jack Hustler No, I don't. I. think
you were meant for a business man.
Brooklyn Life. - 20 49,,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Takinr No ChancesI.

Then there is no hope, doctor?''
asked the fair woman, her face believed
with the tears of great grief.
None at all, : answered the savant,
murmuring: ''How she must love
him!" in soft aside. -. -
"You are sure 2"
Perfectly sure" .~ IL.
swell, I'll risk it. I'd hate, though, to
buy~sthat bit of black goods and have
him get well on me."-Judge.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Couldn't Come Ont.

Mrs. Nexdoor-I haven't seen your
parents for ever SO long.
/, Little Fannie---A1amma has got scar.
let fever, and cannot come out.
T, Mrs. Nexdoor-And: what has your
papa got?
Little Fannie-He's got six months,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Ont Of Place.

THAT new cook from the country
that the Blueberrys have been boasting
about insisted on sitting on the porch
last night when they had company"
didn't she feel out of placer"
"She did afterwards" Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
size OF Hands, and Feet.

There is considerable difference be-
tween the size of the hands and the
feet, and, curiously enough, on oppo-
site sides. Thus, while the right hand
is generally larger, it is the left foot
which is the bigger and stronger Of the
two. This is probably due to the fact
that we stand habitually on the left
foot Chicago Tribune. s s5s.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14

Lives Of great men all remind US,
AS their pages Ger we turn, 81 "
That we're apt to leave behind US
Letters that we ought to burn.
m Y Journal
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
No show an E,arth.

II wonder if the Irish will ever get
home rule? asked Mrs. Yerger. who
was reading the morning paper.
II don't think the outlook IN verv
encouraging. Married men have been
trying to get it for several t6dust
years and they haven't gata l sslss
piled her husband. who's
he spoke. Tammany IT, 81
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
~ 1nzaot}AN
An Oddly.

An
''Funny thing" said the observer.
"Call a young fellow puppy or an old
man a brute and see how mad they'll
get. But call the young fellow sad
dog and the old man a gay old dog and
you'll see 'em burst with pride."-N. Y.
Journal.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
1t WINS His Name.

Smith-Hello. here's man coming
whom l know slightly. I'm going to
call him down. ~
Jones-Call him down? What on
earth fors .,.,.,-,%e'f
Smith-Oh, just because. PLEASANT
ly, to newcomer) All, Mr.. Downe,
how are you this morning?-N. Y.
World
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Discourasrins J.

It's jes' my luck z said Farmer Corn
tossel, gloomily I'm the wust guess
er a-goin. The only sure way sfur .
man to git along Is ter make up his
mind what he's Sa-gointer do an keep
doin' jes' that
'''Have you had bad luck q
"Nothin' else. Last year raised:
wheat when orter hev tuck in summer
boarders. This year tuck in summer
Fboarders when 1 orter hev raised
wheat. Washington Star. "
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Our Children.

Mamma (severely)-Daisy, you have
been at my work box again! I'm afraid
that everything I tell you goes in at
one ear and out Of the other. 8 ~ :
Daisy (aetat five) -Well, mamma, why
don't you top one of ZEN up?-Pick
Me Up. r. ~ T..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
An Adept.

&. s. .'Why do they call that. little Miss
Flirtly sleight of hand performer2''
Because she has refused a dozen
suitors or more. Detroit Free Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
A Paying wheel.

Jim-What Mas become Of your
wheel?
e Jake oh, the druggist attached it
for money due for plasters and arnica.
Judge.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Packing Plant Leased.

Swift & Co., the big meat packers of
Chicago, have taken a long lease of the
packing plant at South st. Paul. This
move of Swift is along the line of Ar
mour & Co., who have for some time
been killing for them their beef for the
local trade. For years the big Chi
cago honses have been buying beef on
the hoof in the northwest, and have
shipped it to Chicago, killed and
dressed it there and shipped it back to
sell. This was an expensive process.
But the packers would rather do it
than establish plants in the Twin
Cities and recognize that point as a
packing center. Of course, this state
of affairs could not last forever, and it
now looks very much as if the break
had come.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
A Theatrical Hit.

We've got Hamlet fixed up so it will
create furore this fall" { & >.
what have you done to it?''
I'm the grave-digger's scene the old
fellow, shoyeling in the hole is 70 throw
out goldnuggets as bigas hickorynuts. u
Chicago Record u 7ES; VI 1s%S&
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Marriage a. q Teacher.

2, Bilby-A man never knows what
there's in life until he gets married.
DexterNo, nor in the dry goods
stores Cleveland Leader.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Heredity by PROXY

IF you marry that girl for her
money you won't come by it honestly"
That's all right; neither did her
father" Detroit Free Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14

Judge RUSSELL Of Minneapolis, has
granted James c, Hawes. the deputy
oil inspector appointed by 81. w. Foote
and removed by F. c. Barrows, his sue
cessor, a. peremptory writ of manda-
mus, compelling the last named to re-
store Halves to his position. Judge
Russell granted an alternative writ of
mandamEs May IS, but the present in
spector failed to respond, and the per-
emptory writ is accordingly issued.
Assistant Attorney General Edgerton
has filed notice of an appeal to the SUI
preme court. Halves was an old SOL
der and pressed his. claim under the
new law giving veterans the prefer
ence in public positions.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Big Yield of Corn.

Orrin Pike, who lives three miles
south of Rochester, can boast of the
greatest yield of corn reported this
fall in southern Minnesota. He ex-
hibited three stalks, on which were
six ears of dent corn. There was one
large stalk, the parent, and two suck
ers, all three the product of one kernel.
This was demonstrated to a skeptic
when the stalks were broken apart
and shown to have grown from the
large central stalk. There were 2, 264
kernels of corn on the ears, every one
OF which appeared perfect. This is q
new variety of dent corn, though it is
sometimes noticed in sweet corn, yet
it is seldom that suckers produce any
thing but nubbins.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
AZ the Mua1ca11

Guest-What a beautiful touch that
pianist has! ~
Host guess know it; he touched
me for a hundred before he came.
Town Topics. 49, 80
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
, Natural INTERPRETATION

How is Mr.. Levinsky to-day" asked
HE seems to be falling" was the re-
ply.
"Of course" said the man at the door;
''but didn't ask about his business.
How is his health Chicago Post.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Notable Purchase.

Every time see you, you are buy
ing something for your wife. Do you
never buy anything for yourself, old
mAn r. Is 49, 8. y. S. ~5s. Z.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
watered PERTAINS

Mrs. Gobang-Do you use condensed
milk in your family?
Grymes-No. / rather believe that it
Is expanded in some way.--N. Y. Truth
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
!. a Deadlier wenpon.

81 Mosely Wraggs knowed you
wouldn't git anything at; that house.
Bntwots did ye run fur wen the woman
come to the door? thought you'd
faced too many Of 'em to be skeered
of by woman's tongue. ..
Tuffold Knutt-I wuzn't afeerd Of her
tongue, but she come at me with q
hatpin.-Chicago Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
""soy, Oh kin do yer. See?"
Convenient. Memorv.

She-Has your friend a good mem
DRY? *#f
He-Well, yes; it's good to him. he
always forgets wren he owes a fellow
any money.-Yonxers Statesman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
News In BrloE.

News IN Brief
August Anderson, mill emplove at
Minneapolis. while on his way to work,
was run down by a bicycle scorcher
and SO severely injured that death en-.
sued. The scorcher escaped.
While Mrs. Reynolds was absent
from her home at Osseo, the building
caught fire and her nine months old
child was burned to death. A barn.
with 40 tons of hay, was also burned.
The Great Northern railway threat
ems to move its depot at Morris a mile
west of town. Each freight train now
has to be cut in three sections to keep
the street crossings open.
The old Northern Pacific depot at
Little Falls and several cars were
burned. The depot was full of freight
and considerable baggage was stored
there. The fire was the work of
tramps.
Several farmers near Walcott have
been swindled by lightning rod oper-
ators
An unknown man committed suicide
by throwing himself before a Great
Western locomotive in Minneapolis
Oscar Maberg, of Pelican Rapids, &C.
cidentally shot himself through the leg,
making amputatlon necessary.
Mrs. Honorah Gallagher, of Mime
apolis, drank composition of turpen-
tine and carbolic acid under tho i'm
preston that it was medicine. She
died q few hours after. ~ w..
"A new opera house was opened at
Wlnnebago City,. The first hundred
tickets We're sold at. SIS apiece.
Leander Koski accidentally shot him
self at Beatty lake while getting into
q boat. He died in three hours. Kos.
XII was Al years old and married
Louis Solomon, grave digger at st.
Paul, was fined $50 for burying child
under but II inches of ground. "
Ely has put in an electric light plant.
Already over 400 lights have been con-
tracted for.
James O'Hars. charged by prison of.
saaeials with breaking his parole. was
ested at Mankato.
q ayor Skogen. Q farmer living near
kdeld, dropped dead while unload.
wheat ct an elevator.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Short Suffering.

''She never complains of her. hus.
bands ill-treatment Of her." remarked
Squildig. "She suffers in silence"
IF she suffers only when she is 81.
lent" replied McSwilligan, "she doesn't
suffer long at time" - Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Beet sugar Seed.

The report of State Treasurer Koer-
ner on the legislatures sugar beetseed
scheme has been completed, and it is
shown that out of 27,471 pounds of
seed purchased for s2,750.67. 2,2sa
pounds were sold at an income to the
state of $279. The remainder is stored
away in Northrup, King & Co.'s ware
house in Minneapolis, waiting for next
season. There were 100 orders taken
for the seed last spring.
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Annr !,

Brown He is welded to his
bottle.
Jones-Brown Yes, he calls it his
spirit vii 3. Truth. s
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-10-14
Too True.

"Oh, yes, peace."-Detroit Journal
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-30

The rural south. especially In the old
err portions, is, economically speaking,
far from progressive. and what was once
the single occupation of the southern
gentleman is now the last that he would
voluntarily assume. In the rich valley
and ON the grazing lands Of southwest
Virginia, in parts Of Georgia and in the
blue grass region Of Tennessee farming
pays fairly, owing TO the greater thrift
of the inhabitants and to the fertility of
the soil, but, On the whole. the progress
of the new south, like that Of the rest of
the country, certainly has not taken this
direction It is through its urban de-
velopment only that the section has
justly earned its sobriquet
New cities like Roanoke Va, have
sprung up ON ground that 30 years ago
was parceled into farms Antebellum
villages have become large cities, as in
the case of Atlanta and Chattanooga.
Old towns like Nashville and Richmond
have taken a fresh lease of life and be-
come rich and progressive. A new rail-
road has made the fortune Of this place,
new textile or other industry has
caused the growth Of that And all this
progress has been due to the abolition Of
slavery and to the destruction Of prop
erty caused by the civil war. The south
erner Of the last 80 years has simply
had to work in order to live, and, like
the rest Of the world, he has preferred
the town TO the country.-W. p. Trent
in Atlantic
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-30

meeting assisted by Mrs. HI Miller.
Miss Aloertha Viola Gibbs. born Oct
10. lSSO died January %, 1897 She
was a member OF the New Hope Bap-
Ost Sunday school and church. Fun
eral Path at 3o'clock. Reverend Wat
son officiating. Pali-bearers. r.
hooson, n. ". Triplett, Ike Thomas
and Logan Burrell.
Mr. + X. Key has returned from
Sumter. Ala Mrs. Lizzie Adams who
was painfully injured by stepping on a
hat nail IL improving.
Mrs Z. B. Hyman IL sick. Mrs. An
ME Orowder OF Columbus. Miss il
visiting VT. and Mrs. Thomas James.
Rev Dan Shoemate has been Witt
ing down the & o RR.
Rev W II. Jernagiu passed through
the city.
Mrs. Henriette Sterling lost her
household Furniture. also the house
which was owned by L A. Coleman,
insurance. 5000.
Mr. A. d Washington has resumed
his duties.
Vernie Smith le ftSunday,
Circuit Court adjorned on the 2Srd
after three eek's works. The follow
ing were sent TO the pen: ". =. Flana-
gin. two cases of forgery. 20 years: w
A Netler who stnle several railroad
tickets, three years: coiored man
named James. gets 30 days in Jail and
$50 line for get tiug money under false
pretenses; will Green, grand larceny.
three years in the pen; Ella Lee, for
arson, years in the pen; Murphy
Kline. convicted of robbery. years in
the pen; West Thomas. an Indian for
killing another Indian got FIVE years in
the pen
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-30
THE LoNeFELLow STATUE.
A Fitting Memorial OF the Poet 1T Port
land, His Rfrthplace

A Fitting Memorial OF the Poet at Port
land, His Birthplace.
One of the best instances of what the
statue of any great man should beat
any rate, in the respect of its situation.
its perspective with regard to other me-
MORALS and the local estimation in
which it is held-is the statue Of Long
fellow at Portland. by Mr.. Franklin
Simmons. 1t is dignifed seated figure
OF the poet in bronze, occupying a con-
spicuous site in the best part of the
town, In the middle of a square which
is now known as Longfellow square.
The statue was raised few years ago
by a fund solicited through wide field,
but chiefly obtained, believe, in Port
land. The sculptor was chosen through
that curious local spirit which has af-
fected unfavorably many of our archi-
tectural and other monuments. He was
avowedly selected because he was a
Maine man." though he had never
seen the poet. However, the result in
this case seems to have been happy. The
statue has much beauty, and the like
ness is said to be excellent.
This statue stands in the poet S native
town. as is entirely proper. It may ap-
peal every day TO the eyes Of thousands
OF young people, born very much as he
was born, who should see In it the sug-
gestion of possibility for them Poetic
ally it makes the stranger fancy the
genius or spirit Of the man still linger-
ing among the scenes Of his youth, and
it symbolizes the satisfaction which ev-
cry man feels TO have his name remem-
bered in his native town.. e Cham
berlin In Atlantic.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-30

The South Carolinian has always ar
rogated to himself the name Carolinian.
and he has never been on very familiar
terms with his northern neighbor. His
feeling for his southern neighbOr, the
Georgian, Is also one of mere tolerance.
for the latter has long been called the
southern YANKEES and fairly deserves the
appellation. he has much of the
shrewdness and push that mark the
typical down easter" and he has a
considerable share of that worthy's
moral earnestness. In addition he has a
good deal Of the Virginian's geniality
and love Of comfort. Of the North Caro-
linian's unpretending democracy and Of
the South Carolinian's tendency to ex-
hibitions Of fiery temper.
But over end above everything else he
has an honest and hearty and not un-
founded pride in Georgia, and a sort of
Masonic aniliation with every person,
animal, institution, custom-in short,
thing-that can be called Georgian. He
may not always stand for culture, but
he does always stand for patriotism.
state and national. He loves success.
strength, straightforwardness and the
solid virtues generally-neither is he
averse to the snowy ones--but above all
he loves virtue in action. Though pos
sessed OF a strong, clear intellect, be is
more particularly a man Of five senses,
OF which he makes as good use as be
can. He may not always taste the
sweetness or see the light of the highest
civilization. but he has good healthy
appetite for life. w. P. Trent in At
lantic
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-30
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.

Mr. J. W Payne OF PhilAdelphia
called on -
Rev J II Brice has been indie
posed during the past week.
"A free homeopathic dispensary
is 70 be established in this city.
Miss Sadie Smith. OF North eth,
Street leftyesterday for Staunton Va.
Rev G w. Foster and Mr.. f.
Bartlett, o. East Orange, N. j.. called
on US.
Mr. and Mrs William II Hayes
are the recipients Of bouncing baby
girl.
We have received an interesting
communication from M Ira Water
man OF Hartford, Conn.
Miss Minnie A. FUN, Of West
Moore St who has been quite sick for
the past two weeks is improving.
Mrs. p. H Robinson OF ia
Hill Street. is quite III and has been
confined TO her bed for two weeks.
We r. turn thanks to Rev r. II
Bowling, pastor of the Butte st. Bsptirt
Church Tor very handsome calendar
for '97.
Mr. Lee I. Hudson's residence
was greatly damaged by fire and wa
ter last Tuesday. He has our sym
patty.
Mr.. Robert Brown, of Atlantic
City, is in the city visiting his friends
and family who will accompany him
home next Wednesday.
Rev w. F Graham. the beloved
pastor OF the Fifth Street Baptist
hurch, has been seriously indisposed,
but is now much improved.
--tta joint session of the Commit
tees on Finance and Light, it was de-
cided to report unfavorably upon the
proposition to lease the City Gas
Works
The accomplished Mrs. Rosa K.
Jones has received the new expenslve
instrument for finger exercise. 1t is
the only one owned by any Afro Amer
lean pianist in the state.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather the Mary Barnes entertain
ment which was to have taken place
at the Fifth Street Baptist Church
Wednesday night. 27th instant, was
postponed until some future date Co
be announced hereafter.
Percy Sledd and Nathan Minor,
white, trifiiDg with pistol on Monday
night at the corner OF Hancock and
Leigh, prematurely discharged the
weapon. woundirg Sledd in the thigh
In the Police Court Wednesday morn
ing. the case was continued until Feb
ruary 4th.