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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23


lean, and rich, which is an Americans
only excuse for being. John Tevis, to
whom Miss Medwin was engaged to be
married. was American, and she herself
had been American up to the time that
her father yielding to years OF placid, in
sistent pleading; had taken his wife back
10 the city of her birth ana her affcc-
tions Then The glamor and he beauty
of il all got into Miss Medwil's veins,
and she became-bari ing some ineradica-
BILE prejudices in favor OF truth ANA soap
and water and hairpins-as much Of a
Mexican as amy of her innume1able fe-
male cousins. who wore baggy skirts ami
black shaWls. and who sat about all day
and chatted about nothing.
Sonora Medwin rejoiced. But Mr. Ned
win was not pleased. tie had married
his wife in moment of loneliness ard
equalization, and his daughter had been.
the one dlop OF sweetness in The cup of
bitter regret he had been quafing ever
since If Frances had happened to be
AS her mothec was, the ch;tlcas would
have been largely IN favor of Mr., Med
wins suicide So he watched The sew
turn of things uneasily, and looked with
disfavor upon young Altmirano-other-
mputive of r ancisco-when that entire
~ attractive individual began to -advcr-
tise himself with Gus omaIy frankness as
the pretendiontc of Miss Medwir and her
millions.
Not that Francisco had need # the mil
lions. He was heir to untold square mi es
of haciendas. and his family had-a small
army Of retainers, its own church, an1
even & large hospital for the m. sing OF
the said retainers. which was provided
with all the instruments ana appliances
OF the middle ages. The V2ss7ls and p'i-
vate chapel and the hospital rppaaled 10
Miss Medwin's Unborn love Of tie nictur-
esque. She had visions OF herself as
Lady Bountiful. ard she be ieved that
an American woman could keep her VIII
and identity even after becoming the wife
Of a Mexican man. Mrs. Medwin WAS
not concerned about the viii and the ideE
THY, but an alliance with the family Of
Aitamirano seemed to her suitable, ard
she approved of Pace in every way.
Unfortunately for herself, Miss Medwin
did too 1t was unfortunate, because she
believed in keeping promises. Put when
she tried to explain that to PacO, he dil
not understand They stood together at
sunset upon one of the half-joznn little
balconies that overlooked the street. ana
he tried TO make her take his point Of
view Every thing was in his favor, too.
The weight of circumstances and sur
roundings and Of ages bore ff.Vn upon
the girl She felt thar she Was much
out of place as the steam whistle that
scrceched oct the signal for the moz0s to
stop work. She got on her own nerves.
Al one end Of the street was The biz
plaza, and the band was rIa3 ing d2eamE
music there Tie sound cane up 10
her with the scent Of roses Of Cas- j
ard blossoms and V:oists- At the
other end, q belf1y lo%er stood out gray
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23
,Tlln f;i.h Hat Gnfmw.

New York Cor Rittsbure- Post
4 story comes TO New York that Lon
don rejoices over the probable downfall
of the high hat-and very sensibly--
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23
DAREs NOT CRY OUT

If the regicide cries out with pain and
desperation, or in protest against the tor
lures inflicted upon him. he will be
gagged, as stated; if he uses mis- hands ar
feet for making a noise. or if he tries to
brain himself by knocking his head
against the stone wall, he will be chained
as first punishment and if he persists
he will get dose of the straitiacket. If
that, too, doesn't keep him frcm break
irS the prison rules the stratsht bed is
introduced; that means the prisoner is
laid out aat on his bunk while his arms
ankles and neck are secured if stocks
that cut the flesh and hinder him rom
fighting the vernlin that is all the time
dsvouring him.
OF course, in am absolutely dark cen
physical employment is imp ossibl.,. The
fegicide IS condemned to perpetual idle
ne@S- idleness without interruption. He
shall be obliged to ponder. ,lay and night.
On he folly, usalessness and en0rmitv of
his crime; on the awful position in which
he has placed his wife and nffspring: on
the absolute hopelessness of his situa
ton. To give him Something to do would
be taking his mind off these subjects Ha
isn't allowed a spindle or even q niece
of stone to turn about in his hand That
he has no opportunity for re 3dine, writ
ing and smoking need hardly be men
toned
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23
HOPE 70 DRIVE HIN MID
MOST EXQUISITE TORTURE AWAITS
BREsCI, THE MURDERER OF
KING HUMBERT
1TALY's TRIUMPH OF CRUELTY
Anarchists CeH Rut Three Feet
squ"re--'i'en Years of This Hole
and Then NEashap the
Ni:ser's Fit

Rome is talking of nothing but he
eNqorsItc fortunes awaiting Bresci, writes
the Rome correspondent of the Cincin-
Iall enquirer. Fhe Italian law, which
holds reeicide TO be the most heinous of
crimes Is not content to take life for
ire. Figuring that man has at least
Two lVes' a mental and a physical life,
and both capahle of much endurance,
'he law apparently gives the executive
authorities leave to turn a life sentence
INTO thousand deaths
For regicide d life sentence really
means death with torture on the wav
10 execution The most terrible punish
ment the Middle Ages invented
Passanante who stabbed Umberto Nov
H. 1915 was originally sentenced TO
death. but the halter was deemed 100
mid FOR him He was marched to a
dungeon instead of to the gallows: the
act OF grace read, Ten years in. the Sc
sreta' (black hole). the rest of his life in
solitary confinement
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23
FAMOUS URTFRRANEAN DIN

The prison = Established in th4 coIos-
sal ,uin~ Of Frederick lis castle, IN
ne extreme ~ q e the ancient moe. I'VE
....r"ae lunge@n sl9fre as numerous dea,h-
..lineipg and wei fortified to5av as in
he IN. e Vben ire powerful enemy ~
P.Y5s lnnacent ILL., IIonorins III. and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23

~ ill ne living Sraye~ the most absolute
Slikiice VIII refgn--as the persons whom
s"PefSut!Cus fanatics immured in tho
foundations ofsacastles and fortressee .
lHousahd Years ago, hoping thereby 10
give STABILITY to the edifice-as these u-ara
huzzled to preventF them from decrvfng
"Iu cufsihS tbeir- TnurdererS So Rreeci
VIII oe condemned to hold his tongue ON
pam OF being gagged. There will he .
sentinel at ne end of the shaft thai Iaa51e
TO ms dungeon, but the soldier wears fel+
shoesa and all parts Of his aceoutran7e1rfs
laple to give out sounds have r1i6bar
coating At Athe same time a taller win
Keep MN under perpetual surveillance nv
means of the spioncino' 4 hole in tho
uoor' but he will never be allowed to
near or see that man.
F3llons be viii receive twice dav
ley VIII be struggled through turning
Panel In the door while he has his bach
10 H. II NE refuses to comply with tie
guile. he Will go hungry. This is the iiIi3T-
|. teFable prison regulations. No, word. from
/. ms fellow men; no sight of them! And ZEN
Years of that
The food of the regicide will be broad
and water on three days and an .inferio1
sort-of maize for the rest of the week
i ms F1atze is the generator of pail9gra.
the curse Of the poor peasantry of LON
bafdX and Nenitia- 1t rots the bones ana
produces other constitutional ieranca-
ments. It also makes people insane with
melancholia
a change OF air is almost impossible
as the door is never opened. and as the
. turning panel. raised twice n day for
aDoQt minute is but foot square and
situated near the ground
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23
A TRIUMPHaOF CRUELTY,

The casket cell is a triumph of nine
tenth century cruelty-neither Nero,
Caligula. Ivan the Terrible nor VIEWER
invented its equal The prisoner must be
on his legs all the time or lie down, his
feet prorped against the cell door. Wheth-
or he stands or lies down the space above
his head is no more than one foot high
If he isn't poisoned by breathing over and
over again the deadly exhal2tions Of his
tortured body, stagnation of the blood
vessels and constipation VIII speedily
wreck his health.
Sill the history of Baron Won Trenck
and other celebrated prisoners prove ex-
traordinary power of endurance in some
men. and though none of them were as
Ytlely lodged as Bresct viii be. it is vet
possible that the latter, by reason of an
iron constitution or great fortitude. Will
Withstand all the enslauehts on his phys
zeal and mental condition Such an event
uality has been reclloned with
In case the regicide refuses TO succumb
either in body or mind, if he can't be tor
tured into an early grave, or if his intel
lect can't be wrecked so as to give the
authorities a chance to remove him to an
insane asylum for criminals, the aho.ta
of he widest orgies of refined crualtv-
if, N short hH offers no excuse for his
legal execution. then he will be sent Ia
the Brindisi '4saeFo penale.'
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23

@Ie have at last maGe tie discovery
which has ba1iicd chemists aud ali others
for ceaturies-that Of absOi ,:tely DESTROY
Ing aurerilOGs hair, root and branch,
entirely aid permanently. and that too
without impairing in amy way the finest
Or most sensitive skin. II is scarcely
possible to oVer6rate the Importance *
this discovery. or thu great GOOD and sat is-
faction is viii be TO these afflicted with
one Of the most fiisfiguring and sggrnYal-
ing hlemi5hcs- OF supeIfluous hair on
the face OF women, whether it be- q mus
tache o. growth on the neck, checks or
AIMS
The Misses Bell have thoroughly tested
IT'S efficacy and are DESTROYS that The fun
merits OF their treatment to which they
have given the descriptive name Cf KILL
ALf.-HAlR'' shall be known TO all afflicted.
To this end trial will be sent free OF
charges, to any lady who viii write for. n.
without cent Of cost you car sec Ter
yourselves what the discovery ja; tie
evidence of your own senses win then
convince you that the treatment GILL,
AIL-IIAIR," will rid yoa OF che Cf the
greatest drawbacks to perfect lovaIiness
thG growth of supeTAu0ua hair on the Pacn
II Heck Of women
Pi9tssc understand that q personal dernon-
et~3tior of orr treatment costs Won
nothing. 4 trial viii be sent you free.
which yea can use yourself and prove our
c]ai;Iis ny sending two staIaps fer mailing
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23

wrlno
VIII be ~"d'0 any adj
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23
A LIVING TOMB.

The black hole in Portosarriaio was y
sepuichre, seven feet below The level of
the sea Its breadth was three feet and
three inches, and it was twice as lony
bui an Italian who lived all his life in
hlhe SHAFTS or in malarial pregnant dug
outs Is not easily killed, mentally or
physically, by close. confinement Pass,-
mantle outlived the ten years of black
mole and became ripe for the criminal
insane asylum only III 1889
lie authorities have therefore 5ecidad
that the black hole is failure as
placc OF punishment. but since il could,,,+
DE improved upon In respect to Damn
less, darkneSs and unheal ti1iIess tbev
cohcluded that TO add to it's horror il
was necessary TO turn it Iongside I'D
consequently the latest reeicIde will
spend the next ten years, If he lives in
chimney instead of in the sarconha-
gus occupied by his unsuccessful col
league - vi
ne standing, or upright casket Ghis is
the name given to his cell by the prison
authorlties) prepal ed for him has rha
S'lne dimensions ass Passanante.s. If it
lidd less he would Suffocate It is also
IQrhlshed the same. with marrow
WOODEN board running along one If the
IohS walls. This serves as a bed. AIavba
i'ftSc1 viii be able 'tO use It as such 'af
Yer he has learned to sleep standing. fef.
ne mas 10 Stands almost continuously the
MOOR space being too small to sit on for
any length of tiiue: To do so would give
tilf Slflef cramps Iather than rest him.
ABSOLUTE SILENCE REIeNS
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-28
WHERE THE TWENTIETH CEN.
TURY WILL FIRST DAWN.
(From the january Persons. }

y
If the change of centuries took place
at either of the equinoxes-March ed
or September 22d-then, since on those
days the earth's axis is at right angels
to the plane OF the orbit, and there is
equalday and night ali over the world,
the matter would be very easily decid-
| ed. The dawn-line would coincide with
the date-line, and from Pole to Pole
the first sun of the new century would
rise at the same moment.
But. unfortunately, this is not so. and
the consequence is that the line of
dawn. as 1T sweeps round the earth,
first touches the date-line to the south
OF the Equator, and then gradually
creeps up this line ill it leaves it far
TO the North. So the first sun of the
twentieth century will rise on the
places along or near the date-llne in
the order of their position, from the
South upward.
Now there is no land along this line
from the Antarcstic Circle to Antipodes
Island. hence this tiny spot of earth
viii first see the twentieth century
dawn. few minutes later bounty
Island will see it. Then it will sweep
along the northeast coast of North Iel-
and. New Zealand; then over Vanua
Lew in the Fiji Islands. Next 1t will
shine on the scattered coral> islets of
tue EiilCe GROUP ana AFTER travelling
about nine degrees more to the north.
the liGht-tide Will touch the crossing of
/ the dawn-line and date-line at @
o'clock.
Two hours and five minutes will have
TO pass before 1t reaches the banks of
the Yarra. In six hours and twenty
five minutes 1t will gid the temples and
palaces of Calcutta In nine hours and
| fifty minutes 1t will be flowing over
Lions Head and down the rugged sides
of Table Mountain. In twelve hours
and twenty-five minutes 1t will have
crossed Montmartre and touched the
bases of Eiffel Tower in Paris. Five
minutes later it will have passed the
GROSS of st. Pauls and be flowing up
Fleet street. In seventeen hours and
twenty minutes from the time 1t
crossed the dawn-line 1t will he flowing
round the feet of the Statue OF Lib
erty. and In three hours more 1t Will
have reached the Golden Gate. Thence
1t Will cross Il stretch OF ocean I'M
broken by rock Or islet back to the
dawn line and so will he accomplished
the evening and morning of the first
day of the twentieth century.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-28
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
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Special Hewyear's Issue
OF Scholarships NJ THE
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OF Scholarships Mt THE
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For Ten Days. BeqlnniDq Ian. Ist

DAY SESSION-Full Business Course
embracing Book keeping, Banking. Math,
eEntics. Ponmanship, business Practice
Correspondence. Commercial Law, Shell
ing. the regular tuition for which Is $1,000
for $35. 90.
sL Fun l., shor,tthand Course. embracing
Mathematics. Pcnmanship, Manifolding
Copying. Court Reporting. Spelling the
regular tuition for which IS 5000 for SSb. 90
Courses Combined, same as above, the
regular tuition for Which is 5000, for
$4,000
NIGHT sHssIoN-The Full Business
regular tuition for which is $3.50 for
5000.
Telegraphy Course, embracing both
Railroad and Commercial Telegraphing
Typewriting and Penmanship per month
in advance, $500.
In order to secure these reduced rates.
Ii Will be necessary TO engage your
scholarship before the close OF JANUARY
10th. as these special rates will be abso-
luteiy withdrawn and our regular rates
reinstated on the 18th.
These scholarships entitle the holder to
begin at any future date, should It not
be convenient to enter dtiring the above
period.
Call. send or phone for our Illustrated
Catalogue. which gives general informa-
ton regarding our school. testimonials
from patrons and former pupils, etc.
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-28
AMUSEM ENrs.
WHY SMITH LEFT HOME"

The New Years Day attraction at
the Academy OF Music, matinee and
night. will be Broadhurst's comedy
why Smith Left Home" This laugh
able play has been seen in Norfolk be-
fore and is familiar to theatre goers.
The story is one of domestic infeiicity
with newly married couple as the
central figures. and troupe of aunts,
uncles. brothers, sisters and sister-in-
law, who persist in visiting them, as
excellent causes. A grim and some
what dictatorial cook, an old gallant
and German count. who makes love
to Smiths Wife under the impression
that she Is his sister, complete the ros-
ter of the principal characters.
The management promise q Strong
company, and to substantiate their
claim announce the following members
of the company; Dean Raymond,
Margaret Wycherly. Forrest Seabufy,
Kate Grifiiths. Iva Mertyn, Edward
West, Donald Harold. Fred w. Cousins,
May Knitting. Gertrude Wilmington,
May Thompson and Jane Eibing.
Complete stage settings and lavish
costumes are also PROMISED Prices. %.
SO. rs cents and S1.00; matinee. 80 cents
any seat.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-28
PROF. N. 3. WEBSTER
Passes Away at His Home in
7 vineIand, N. J.
After Long and Useful Life He Enters
wiihin tho veil-A Former Honored
Citizen of Norfoik-sketoh of His Iife.

The painful intelligence reached this
city by telegram to DR.. John N. Web
ster at o'clock yesterday afternoon
announcing the sudden death in Vine
land, N. j., of his father, Professor N.
B. Webster.
Professor Nathan Burnham Webster
was born in Unity N. H.. in 1921, and
was educated in the Military Univer-
sity in Norwich, VT; afterward he To-
Gated in Portsmouth, Va, where he
was placed in charge of the military
academy established there by Captain
Partridge in 1910. and retained the po-
sition for several years. He afterward
organized the Virginia Collegiate and
Military Institute in Portsmouth,
which became a large and flourishing
school. The civil war coming on in
1861 the school was closed in 1862. Pro-
lessor Webster then went to Ottawa,
Canada, and organized q school, which
he conducted successfully for about
five years. and later moved to North
Carolina. He next made his home in
Vineland. N. j., where he was engaged
in literary work, but III the year 1869
made his home in Norfolk, where he
resided and taught classical school
up to 1856, and hundreds of our best
citizens owe their success in life to his
excellent training. In 1889 Professor
Webster again removed to Vineland,
n. j., and was engaged there in liter
airy work UP to the time of his demise
The Professor invented an automatic
meteorological register. and had been
a member of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science since
1853. and fellow since 1854, edited
tNOtaG OtIarfaS
lished in New Hampshire during
1SS2-'S3 and was the author OF out
lines of Chemistry"
Prof. Webster was married in Ports
mouth in 1S4S to Isabella f. HOLIDAY,
daughter of John Holiday. To them
were born three children-Ellla H.. wife
or Hon. IL. III. Bronson, NJ. Z. p, of
ottawa. Canada; DR.. John N. Webster
and DR.. Frank p. Webster both OF
Norfolk. Prof Webster's wife died
September 18th. 1885.
Prof Webster's second wife, who
survives him, was Miss Phonie Copper.
daughter of Mr.. J. D. Copper, of this
city. The father of Prof. Webster was
John Webster, who was born in Weare,
n. H.. December s, 1888. He was mar
ried to Betsy Burnham, of Dunbarton.
N. H., in 1919. She was the youngest
daughter of Capt. Nathan Burnham.
of the fifth generation from Thomas
burIifuln tol inSWlcn), VINO came from
England in 1885 in the ship Angel Ga
briel.
During Prof. Webster's residence in
Norfolk he was honored and esteemed
by the entire community. both as an
educator and citizen. and his death
Will create painful void among n host
OF friends and admirers. He leaves,
besides n widow, three children-Dr.
John ". Webster and DIR. Frank p.
Webster, of Norfolk, and Mrs. l.. H.
Bronson. of Ottowa, Canada.
Dr. j. N. Webster left for VIneland.
N. j.. last night to accompany his
fathers remains to Norfolk. They will
arrive here on Sunday for funeral and
interment. Like a ripe shock OF
wheat ready for the reaper. he has
been gathered into the garner"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-28
Sunday sohool zntertalnm emit.

The annual Christmas entertainment
of the Freemason Street Baptist
church Sunday school, which was given
last night in the lecture room of the
church. was a delightful affair.
The feature of the program was a
beautiful cantata entitled Santa
Claus Mistake" rendered by a large
number of little misses with musical
voices. The platform was seasonably
decorated and ornamented with a
Christmas tree and chimney and
fireplace through which Santa Claus
came when he paid his annual call
The children evidenced careful train
ing, rejecting credit upon those who
have managed the affair. Several other
music numbers and Rotations were
rendered.
Another interesting feature OF the
program was the presentation of sew
eral very handsome presents % the
pastor, superintendent of the Sunday
school, presidents of various societies
and others from the school and their
respective societies, as tokens of appre-
citation of their faithful and efficient
services during the year. This called
for some nice bits of oratofy from
those who presented the gifts, as well
as the recipients.
A generous distribution of fruits and
confectioneries to the members of the
school and visitors formed fitting
climax to the happy occasion.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-28
THE HENRY Wake COMPANY,

From and after January list, 1901. Mr..
S Minor Rrice of Richmond Will be the
President and Mr.. Frank Harrison, of this
city the Vice-President. of the Henry
Wake Company; and these gentlemen
will have active charge of the
the company They have both been long
and successfully Identified with the sup
ply business. and the Stockholders of the
securing their services. Besides being Of
ficers OF the Company, they will possess
an interest In the Company, as stockhold-
all times large and complete stock OF
supplies needed for saw mills. railroads.
to give close and strict attention to the
business, ensuring the promptest dis
Patch ana delivery; and TO conduct the
business methods and standards
dez--ZW RICHARD Wake
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-28
WATT. RETTEw & cLAY.
Holiday
after thoughts.

Thoughts of giving some
thing in return for the pretty
things that you received from
those whom you least expected
would give you something
New Years gifts you can Call
them.
And you can get them now
at big savings from before
Christmas prices. Everything
OF a holiday nature has been
lowered in price greatly.