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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02
A Queer Whist Hand.
st Croix IN. B. Courier.


A circumstance which is worthy of
note took place at gentleman's clab-
room in this city few evenings ago.
-Four members of the clab, whose names
we could mention if necessary and whose
reliability no one could question for a
moment, sat down to q social game of
whist. A thorough shuttle of the cards
was made by one of the number and the
usual cut made for deal. The deal fell
to another member of the company. He
shuffled the cards and the cut for trumps
was made, and the cards given around to
the four players. When this was done
one of the party laid down his hand,
expressing great surprise on finding he
had thirteen cards of one kind-namely,
spades; second party laid down his hand
with the same surprise, he also having
thirteen of a kind; and the third and
fourth men now placed their cards upon
the table revealing the same kind OF
hands. One of the men belongs to St.
Stephen, AMI he held all the trumps.
All of ii ese gentlemen are willing to
make attic svit to the above facts. Bat
one instance like fhe above has occurred
within the reco1l6ction of man. and that
happened In Rhihdelphis many years
ago, and the p1tlD discussed the strange
occurrence from enc end Of the CONT
nent to the othegx
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ATERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Frank Vaughn Slain Before the Eyes Of His
Bride.-Her Jealous Cousin, Abram Nav,
Shoots Him from Rehind

Frank Vaughn Slain Before the Eyes Of His
Bride.-Her Jealous Cousin. Abram Nav,
Shoots Him from Rehind.
Kansas City, Dec. 29-Fysnk Vaughn. OF
Argentine, was murdered in most cow
srdly way By his wifs's cousin, Absl Nave,
Of Independence, on the old Kansas City
and Westport road, one mile east of the
Catholic cemetery, at 2 o'clock yesterday
Vaughn was sh ,t from behind ss he was
riding in o covered wagon, and died almost
instantly. Nave was on horseb sck and was
pursued By Deputy Marshal Isaac N. jack
son 20 his home near Iadependepce, where
finding escape impossible, he shot himself
throus h the head and died Instantly. The
cause WIS iea'ousy.
THE PARTICULARS
On Christnus eve Frank Vaughn VS.
married to E u Ssove- at Little Blue Tank.
a way station en- the Missouri Pacific rail-
way, alb PIT nine miles south OF llhepen
dsHce. The ceremony took place a. the
home of the bride, WHO resided there. A :
ter the ceremony, the BRIDE and groom
were Standing st h window looking out.
l. YVES da~k and hey u d see but little
Suddenly report Sss heard. and flash
OF high. was SEEN and huilas whi2z ID
through the window and p.5t the gro Dm
Il JUS. gr Il the shoulder IF his sister,
who " % standing behind him, and buried
itself in the wall. OF course the excite
ment was great.
Vaughn wished to rush on. e. once, but
no one was .rmcd, aud tha remainder OF
lie com oauy kept him in tue house. After
VII lie SOME of the men went out and
searched, but could fHd nothing. The
party Who had fred the SHOT had made his
escap".
THE CowARD's ACT.
When a. the corner of the old Kansas
City end Westpor5 road and the Raytovn
and Kansas City bou' eya ard, about one mile
east If the Catholic cemetery, and near q
house occupied By Mr.. Howe, Nave rode up
behind the carriage containing the happy
cJuple, AL the curtains W re down, side
and rear. Looking through she little
square glass in thu curtain, he could see
his victim and relative talking pleasantly,
the coward who was to kill man who had
never done him intentional injury, and
widow his COUSIN who hal not baen mar
ried forty EIGHT hours, Riding 80 closely
that he could Look through the glas in the
curtain, making sure of his aim, he FIR, d
through the curtain, then turning b horse
he whipped him up, dashed up the boule-
70 I'd and was soon lost tosight.
Vaughn rose from his seat aud cried. m y
G ID, Charlie, am shot" He then drew
his owa pistol, but aim ost instsn ly sank
back on the sest. The blood gushed ont OF
the fl )9r aud drenchet the clothes Cf the
dying m an ana the bride by his side. There
were q few hard drawn gasps AID Ffan
Vaughn was dead. The CowarI'S bul e.
had passed through his lung.
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rude seats. Ellen and Jeanette following
with light hearts.
Mrs. Trenchard stood in the door wait
ing them, and all the rooms were warm
and dressed in evergreen; but sfter one
embrace of Ellen and Sophie, she leant
her arm to him whom the evening angel
had afflicted. Again the lover of her
youth, q sofsened, humble, kind old
man. as helpless as child, who went in
and sat by the fire, but without that
hardness of the eye. He had been sore
ly chastened.
And a new life began with the glad
new year.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02

BY z. II. sToDDARD.

The world IL full OF mystery.
which no 0Re UNDERSTANDS:
What g before our Eyes we see,
The work Of unseen hands;
But whence and when and why they wrought
6capes the grasp Of human thought.
There was a time when we we're not.
And there will be again;
When we must cease and be forgot,
With our Joy and pain,
Gone like the wind. or like the snow
That fell q thousand years ago.
We live as If we shou' d not die,
Blindly but wisely, too,
But II we knew Death always nigh,
What would we say or do,
But fold our hands and close our eyes,
And care no more who lives or dies
If Death to each man in his turn
liz coming soon or late,
Be ours the soldiers unc Jncern.
And his co 1rageous fate;
Better 10 perish in the strlfe
Than to preserve the Cowarc's life.
Before my hearts fire bordering long,
As twere a bivouac,
heard last night The sol mn song,
Viii b have summoned back,
1t SEEMS my sombre mood to cheer,
And is ny greeting TO the Iear.i
New Year, If you were bringing YOUTH :.
As you are bringing Age,
would not have it back; in sooth
/ have no strength TO wage
Lost battles over Letthem be,
Bury your head. o Memory!
Yoa can bring nothing will surprise..-
And nothing 1T dismay.
No tears again in these old eyes,
No darkness in my day. e
You might bring light and smiles instead,
Ifyou could give me back NY dead.
1havebeheld your kiss, New Year,
llfifty times aud none
That was so happy ana 20 dear,
i wept when it was done.
Why should we weep when years Separt
And leave their ashes IN the heart7
Goodbye, since you are gone, Old Year,
And my past life, good. bye,
1 shed no tear upon your bier,
For 1t is well TO die
New Year, your worst will be my best;
What can an old man want but resi-?
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Kansas City Live Stock Market,
1nIlso5 OIGy, DC. 20
The Live Stock Indicator repors:-

The Live Stock Indicator reports:-
CATTLE-Receipts 962 head. Shipments 81
Market active and strong, fat shade higher
stockers and f-edersquiet. Exporters COOS 25
medium i0@4 40; stockers and feeders cog
IS, cows 2 O693 %.
HOGJReceipts 6,9aO, shipments 233 head
The market for choice was about steady common
&c lower. Good to choice 8 1898 IS, common
to medium, 8 1908 80.
sHEEP-Recepts 585; shipments ...... head
The market was quiet. Fair to good 600
90: common to medium 5c@2 %, scalawags
5lM75 each
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Have used Tongalire in some six cases
f neuralgia, besides other nervous affec.
ions, and am prepared to say that, so
far as my experience extends, it is one
# the most reliable remedies that has
ever come into my possession.
ia. Ward, M. D., Troy, Mo.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-01-02
Life in the Southwest,

Colonel William Middleby, who has
inst returned from the Indian Territory,
relates startling experience. 81 had
permission to traverse the territory"
said the colonel, "but | soon found that
the white scoundrels who inhabir the
country had 10 regard for it. One day,
wet and hungry, stopped at sort OF a
public house. A company Of rough
white men had assembled in the bar
room of the house. l at once noticed
that l was regarded with d:sfavor, and
l was on the eve of quitting the place
when one fellow, as rough a man as
ever saw, said: 'Cap'n, what's your
business? am out here to look at the
country 'Hain't you looked at it?' Y es'
Wall, what are you hangin' roun' fu,P
4 have right to hang around What
right?' This, replied, producing my
passport and present ng it to him.
'Tain't worth hell room,' he said as he
cody proceeded to tear 1t up. His COM
panlons roared with laughter. l had a
pistol, but what could do with dozen
desperate men? Now, continued the
ruffian " no destroyed my passport, we
understand you pretty well; you are a
no good, nuther,' I an not a detective
DO you mean to say that an lial?'
That's what he does, Jack ! shouted one
of his companions In moment was
surrounded; every man had drawn his
pistol. I ought to kill you right here
said the ruffian addressed as Jack Il
oughten to let you live another .minit.'
Some one advanced and relieved me of
my pistol. Now, I'll tell you what we'll
do said Jack; well just give you five
minutes to ~ said Jack; look up thar
at that clock an count your time, an,
when II O'Clock comes you are gone, en-
If you take your eyes often it IN the
meantime you are gone anyhow. Igazed
at the clock and began to humble a
prayer. Oh, how precious single mo-
ment of time can be! l thought of my
home, Of my wife and children. The
desperate men stepped behind me. l
could hear their suppressed breathing. l
could hear the beating of my own heart.
Five minutes to live! 1t had already
seemed an age. Would the time never
come? Cold perspiration rolled down
my face and almost blinded my eyes. /
could but indistinctly see the face of the
CLOCK, but L knew that only minute
more was left me. That the wretches
would kill me had not doubt, but why
had they chosen such method? Then |
rendered an article l had once read de-
Sc iptive Of the delight felt by such men
In seeing victim suffer. Death, of itself,
was not sufficient punishment. The time
must have nearly expired. My knees
were so weak that could scarcely stand
1 wondered how I'd feel when the bull
les should strike me. I wondered if l
could hear the report of the pistols. l
heard a laugh. turned and saw darby
rear me. The 1uffians were gone.
| glanced at the clock. Five minutes to
IL. what are you laughing at?' l de-
manded of the darby. "'At dat ole joke
dem cowboys played On yer. Dat ar
clock aim runnin', bose; Der gennermen
tole me ter gin yer dis pistol. Heah it
is, er haw haw hawv"
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The Negro Farm Laborer.
Oak fla COr. New York Sun.

Live Oak (Fla.)Cor. New York Sun.
The married negro farm laborer is a
much better fellow than his single
brother. The latter is more of nui-
sance than help. When you hire him
he will cheerfully attach his valuable au-
tograph-middle name N-.o any iron
clad contract you may draw up, and as
cheerfully break said contrac. next day
if it suits him SO to do. He is surly,
insolent and disobedient. He demands
a holiday every Saturday. Nearly every
night, when he should be wrapped in
sleep, dreaming of unlimited 'possum
and roast Eaters, he is prowling over the
country on amorous thoughts intent. In
consequence thereof he appears the next
morning half asleep and fulflls his daily
task in slipshcd manner. Should he
be blowing in the field and a strange
negro be seen passing along the road, he
will arrange it 80 that they meet at the
fence and an hour or more will be given
up to intellectual conversation. Doubt
full points in political economy and the.
ology are settled, and after q brilliant
interchange of ideas, Sambo will resume
his reluctant work. Never cross him if
you can avoid it. He will submit to no
dictation. You must always be polite,
even ohsequious to him. He is strict
stickler for etiquette, and will leave you
in a moment if you infringe on bis self
esteem. Insult him and he has q covert
revenge. He is too shrewd to resent
openly. To get even with you he will
put pounded glass or poison in feed-box,
and the soul of some valuable horse or
mule will wing its way to the land OF
somewhere, regardless of your weeping
and wailing. Or some dark night he
will put fire in your sunburnt fields. AT
times he may pen your pet COW in q
corner, and upon the poor dumb beast
vent his Miniature through the persua.
sive influence of broken fence rail. ]
can imagine nothing crueler than the
ordinary negro. All this is probably
the result of the teaching of years OF
slavery.
Where a large number work together
they get along better. They love to work
side by side and keep up q constant
noisy chatter. Best Of it Ill il where
families are employed There Is then
some attachment to the soil they cult
vate. The female portion do tAo vaGh-
ing for the planter, and b. kaa1 -
Of potash % navs labu 81 q
linen = made 1ocezy m
Y00ks
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statistics on the subject he was speaking
about, all in the most wonderous man
ner. Generally, while he WAS circulating
around and committing such freaks of
fun. he would leave the subject he began
speaking about. 1t will be rendered
thas his hobby was the enormous surplus
in the treasury, and that he was always
crying for some one one to unlock the
doors and distribute the money to the
bowling masses. When Judge Bedford
left congress last March he was ruined
financially. Had be been q serious man
his power for good and his power for in.
fuencing legislation would have been
as great as that of any man in public life.
The people of Colorado loved and re-
spected him, however, even in his fail.
Jugs. The voluntary and generous out
burst of aid in the way of financial sup.
port which was given to him by the lead
ing men of Colorado few days ago after
it had been proven that Judge Bedford
had really entered upon a new life.
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hJhiThhAllSE 6IAlEMG1tI.
The following table shows the prices o. wheat
corn, oats, and rye at the close Of change o-day
in comparison with the previous day and u vous
years.
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ELEVATOR REPORTS

The following shows the amount Of zrsi1'
a.vot. withdrawn and In store ct Hegu1af II
ora, "a reported to the Board Of Trade to-iAs.
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with burst Of sunlight upon the white
hills and the deep quarries, a broad
streak. Of sunshine falling through the
broken windows of the Abscom cottage
on pale groupinside. Ellen Lipscomb,
who sat with her arms about Jeanette's
waist, by the bedside of her husband,
while her child, the little Jophie, named
for Mrs. Trenchard, stood looking at the
happy snow birds pecking at the crumbs
she had strewn on the window sill.
"And this is what have brought you
to, Ellen" said Harold feebly touching
her hand gently. "And you too, jean
nette; it would be better that had died
instead of mending."
"Hush, it is as He wishes, Harold"
said Jeanette solemnly, father will see
it all in the true light some day."
He has, he has," said broken voice
at the door, and with little cry Ellen
few to the broken white haired old
man, who had painfully dragged him
self that far.
jeanette sprang up, and full of tender
forgiveness, fastened to assist Ellen
bring him in.
This was the first time that mortal eye
had witnessed the downfall of the rebel
lious spirit of Logan Trenchard. He
entered humdly and took Lipscomb by
the hand.
Forgive me, my son, and come home
with your wife and child. have found
that vengeance is His and He will re
pay All has been taken from me
through my defiance but the power to
repent; come home, my children, ali OF
you, with the new year, we will begin
it all over again and will make amends
Repeating prayer to an unseen agency
more powerful than himself Tompkina
was outside with his rough sled and with
q hearty viii he transferred Harold, III
20 ~ n1A cd N. Trenchard = itz
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"And say, Iompkins, also, that l,
Jeanette, her sister, will come early to-
morrow and fetch her more necessaries,
such as l cannot procure tonight; that l
will never see her want while live;
that l will quit my fathers roof sooner
than permit my mouth to eat the bread
that is denied my sister; my eldest Sis
ter who has an equal right to my fathers
love and bounty"
81 beant much of o. talker, miss, and
mebe I'll trip on some O. it, but l will
tell her the main part, and bid her take
heart, that will, and God be wi We
ALL"
Rapidly as love works, Jeanette pack
ed comfortable basket with cold foul
ham in slices, q cold leg of veal, large
homely loaf pies, cakes, two bottles OF
home. brewed ale, the Trenchard ale,
and small bottle of spirits for the sick
man, poor Harold Lipscomb. whose
only fault lay in loving Ellen too well to
give her up when his father command
ed him to, and hers the same, and to-
gether they were cursed, and sent out
into the world ten years ago this New
Year.
go Tompkins-hasten and say we
will follow as soon as the day comes"
"Stop!"
The door opened slowly and swung
back on its hinges and tall, stern, old
man stood almost as tall as the cornice,
his face immovable, his grey hair stand
ing up as in warth.
$50 this is your conspiracy, is it. To
give sha1tw and haIbor to the snake
who ~ &ftton - to the heart. Tomp-
kpa - tUn03o& for your long and
ln1H61Hf 1EVt6 ! uould drive you forth
IT. lk613 j 30nl9ht. never moro ia
II kSlb a. fpe. As it Il 60 IN peace,
tako yo bet 10 those Who haye
W nn1 n lisobedi:
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
Friends of the Earmer<

There are two kinds of weasels in the Eastern States. The smaller kind feeds chiefly on mice and insects and is not known to kill poultry. The larger preys also mainly on mice and rats, but in ad- dition sometimes kills rabbits and poul- try. Both species are friends of the farmer, for the occasional loss of few chickens is trifing consequence compared with the good that these animals are constantly doing in checking the increase of mice. You ask my opinion in regard to tho beneficial and injurious qualities of the hawks and owls which inhabit Pennsylvania. Our hawks and owls must be ranked among the best friends of the farmer. With very few excep- tions their food consists of mice and in-- sects, meadow mice and grasshoppers predominating. The exceptions are the fierce goshawk om the North and two smaller resident hawks, Cooper's and sharp-shinned, which really destroy many wild birds and some poultry. These three hawks have long tails and short wings, which serve, among other charac- ters, to distinguish them from the bene- fcial kind.-Forest and Stream.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23

Ex-King Theebaw's famous hairy family, which he long kept jealously at Mandalay, are to visit Europe for exhi- bition. The family have been renowned in Burmese history for many years, and the present members, mother and son, form the fourth generation known. The mother, Maphon, is sixty-three, quite blind, and usually sits motionless on q platform, occasionally flaming herself, and speaking in low, sweet voice. She was seen and described by Colonel Yule when on a mission to the Court of Ava in 1855. Save her hands and feet, she is covered with long, soft hair, like her son, Mo-po-sin, who is covered even to the drums of his ears, the hair in some places being five inches long. Mo-po-sin is of medium height, with pale brown skin, and is fairly friendly, having been partly educated, and married to a maid of. honor. Neither he nor his mother has either canine teeth or grinders.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
A Defective Education.

'This edication they fill boys up with now days don't seem ter mount ter much much fer ordinary use," said Dakota settler.
 ''What makes you think 50 p asked a friend.
 "Why, there's that boy nv mine-sent him way ter school fer pretty nigh two years and he aint capabl uv taking right holt uv ev'ry day business yet"
 "What has he failed in 2''
 "Well, pretty important pint now tell you. When he come back give him a mid'lin' good hoss and told him ter see what he could make ov it and I'll be hanged of he didn't trade couple uv times and come here with an old plug uv a hoss that wus colt bout thirty-tive years ago. He couldn't tell nothin' by lookin' at its teeth you see. Pll be busted eff don't b'lieve you could shove a hoss onto that boy with false teeth fixed up by one nv these 'ere dentist sharks !"--Estelline (Daketa) Be1.
Connecticut western news., 1886-06-23
Crow and King Birds.

Crows are loved neither by farmers nor by other birds. "Au crow is good for," said Norwich Conn farmer, isto hang up by the feet in cornfield and skeer off other crows with" It is un unsettled question whether crows love best to suck other birds eggs or pull up young corn. Spunky little king birds are their most dreaded foes. They are not so big as robin, but they have long sharp bills and are full of fight. They are the natural watchmen of the fields. Even cats and dogs are afraid of them, and the mere sight of one balancing himself on the top of bar post or on the cone of a mullein will make a crow to quake and founder away to the woods with absurd manifestation of prodigious terror. King birds had rather fight for feathered friends than for their own sake. A few days ago at East Great Plain, in this town, a couple of king birds caught crow breaking eggs in a robins nest in an orchard. It was half mile to the woods, and the crow knew as soon as he saw his enemies that he was in for the bitterest experience of his life. He Tapped heavily into the air, and his bitter foes went at him. They slugged him in the head only, pecking at his eyes on either side, and in few momen ts one of his eyes was closed or destroyed, and he foundered about in the air like a steamboat without a rudder. He had not gone more than thirty rods before he had to tumble to the ground in a mea- dow to gain breating spell. On the ground his assailants could not get at his head so we'll, but they made the feathers fly from his back. Again he arose, and as he winged across the valley, driving up and down and plunging and half turning his big body in the air, all the little birds in the neighborhood-robin bluebirds, wrens, sparrows and ground birds-gathered and chaffed and mock ed him. He was forced to drop to the ground two or three times before he got away from his foes. As he passed over dusty road at the edge of the woods, flying not more than thirty feet high, three big splashes of blood fell on the clear sand. Every feather had been pecked from his head, and the expres- sion in his swollen and bloody visage in- dicated repentance and a resolve never to steal eggs again. The kingbirds kept at him until he Topped through the thick branches of a spreading chestnut, and then they turned back, evidently satisf- ed that he would never be much of a crow thereafter. They could not get at him in the foliage of the forest. They alighted on fence rail, and as they cleaned their bills of blood and feathers the other lit tie birds celebrated with song the tri- umphant termination of the aerial mill. -N r. Sun.