Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-06-22
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THE DEATH PENALTY.
Horrors incidental to Old Time E,ess
eution by Drowning.
Execution by drowning was abol'
ished in France by Henri Quatre, only
to be revived by one of his successors.
It was finally abolished as statutory
method of execution by the earliest de-
cree Of the great revolutionarles-
As late as the eighteenth century
death by drowning was decreed to
felon in Edinburgh, and in the middle
ages it was common enough mode
of doing q convicted criminal to death.
That execution of this nature was con-
sidered as humane as any other, SO far
as the victim was concerned, is shown
by the fact that it was not unknown
among the early Jews, who varied the
punishment of stoning adulteresses by
drowning them. Among the Egyptians
it was common. The Roman lex cor
nclia sanctioned the method by placing
it on the statute records. Tacitus tells
rs that the Germans copied the prac-
t1ce from the Romans. The Teuton
termed it the "last baptism" and he
did not allow his powers of magma
ton to sleep when he set about de-
vising. additional varieties which
should add to the excitement attend
ing upon the doomed PERSONS depar-
ture from life The convict was sewed
up, Monte Cristo fashion, in a bag, and
with him were Enclosed vicious dog,
4 hungry cat, violent rooster, ven.
omous viper, all very much alive and
presumably kicking.
For what reason it Is hard to see,
but death by drowning was by many
peoples considered preferable for GRIM
tnal women. In the case Of very de-
based or very mean offenders the
Romans had a more or less pleasant
fashion of drowning the doomed ones
In marshes, first incasing them in
elaborate crates.
For ref1ned cruelty In killing OF their
female criminals the earlier Albanians
were certainly the most inventive in
the matter of ingenuity. 1t is CON-
monty known, Of course, that even the
modern Albanian has less respect for
womankind than any other known male
in tho human catalogue, not even ex-
cfuding the Chinese. The approved
method Of doing a criminal or even a
dlspleasing woman to death prevalent
among them up to rather less than a
century ago was to chain her In a tank
into which the water was allowed to
now gradually. As the water reached
her breast it was allowed to recede.
sometimes back to her ankles, when
the refilling of the tank began anew.
II the woman had children the torture
was varied by the drowning or mutila-
ton Of them before her eyes. To vari-
GUS parts of her body was attached
such food as attracts rats, Of which
a number would be let loose.-New
York World.
The kahFsskaatsch.
The difference between a 3 o'clock
tea and a German Kaffeeklatsch is
enormous. The tea Is a pleasant go
as-you-please meeting. where We bal
ance our teacups in hand perflously
handicapped by our mult1tudinous pos
sessions, augmented by the frail sau-
Ger on which, q, top heavy piece Of cake
finds an insecure resting place. We
may enjoy a variety Of creature COM
kNd h~~ rYpn m
festive occasions.
Not 30 the German KAffeeklatsch.
That Is a ponderous affair which you
take sitting at tables. Coffee and sa-
worries mark the beginning Of the meal.
followed by numberless cakes which
the Germans know SO well how to
make This is followed by SOME
creamy preparation or beautiful de-
vice made In Ice. This again - sue
ceeded BY the choicest fruits. !.
4 The Kaffeekanne h meanwhile still
busily plying Its trade. There Is 4
well known German song which ends
with the refrain. freely transla ted:
Thank you. thank You, hostess mine. !:
/ never drink more cups than nine. =" -
London Queen. 81. .:..r + Il. s.
si3 ri In Spite of Il. !. ~
: .Mother-And when he proposed did
you tell him to see me? Daughter
Yes, mamma, and he said he'd seen
you several times, but Ne wanted to
marry me Just the same Sphinx.
Whosoever hath nobly yielded TO me-
cessity ! hold him wise, and he know
nth the things Of God. nuripides.