Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-03-27
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the Yaqm war. Male servants and por-
tiers have to be kept in the house and al
most every morning ladies' and gentle
men may be seen at the military head
quarters seeking the release Of faithful
and fayorite servants who have been 80
imprudent as to get within the swing Of
the military lasso. CONSERVATION pre-
walls among shippers. Men can not be
had, or kept, if had, for unloading ves-
sells, and whole cargoes are transferred
by boys 10 to Is years OF age. Like
wise in Hermosillo many Of the able
bodied are mot feeling very WELL" and
remain much indoors to avoid ''the heat
and burden of the day." especially the
burden
Frank Mullin, Philadelphia express
man, was taking box containing two
big striped hyenas to the Philadelphia
Zoo the other day, when he felt a partic-
ularly warm and vigorous breath on the
back of his neck. He looked around and
saw that there was big hole in the box,
large enough to permit either of the
beasts to escape, but which was filed by
the heads of both hyenas, whose white
teeth cleaned unpleasantly near his
back With yell Frank whipped up
his horses and dashed through the
streets like q mailman, never stopping
unit! he reached the Zoo. There the
hyenas we're beaten back and the hole
boarded over, but Mullin didn't entirely
recover for day or two.
A Mrs. Hampton, living in Victoria,
Australia, and her four daughters were
reduced to such state of mind by read
ing the Pail Mall Gazette disclosures
that they determined to commit suicide
together. In accordance with a divine
revelation, which one of the girls claim
ed to have received from God, the young
est child, aged 9 years, was held down
on bed while her mother nearly severed
her head from her body. The others
then made an attempt to kill themselves
by cutting the veins in their arms. FL
nally they all tainted from the loss of
blood, and were found in this condition
the next morning. None of them were
fatally injured.
The Victoria B. c. Colonist says
"Almo Pietro, a fisherman, recently
caught large and curious specimen OF
the fnny tribe. 1t bears resemblance
to the skate species, and measures some
thing over five feet in length, and from
the extremities of the fins something over
four feet The back is notified, and the
tips of the fins have pinkish hue. The
eyes are small and almond situa-
ted at the top of the head, about six
inches from the snout, and back of the
ears and the nostrils. The mouth is be-
low, and similar to that of the shark.
ALI who saw the fish we're unable to tell
the class name to which it belongs"
The last weekly issue of La Minerue,
Toronto, Can, has in its obituary column
brief notice of the death of Nine. Mari
anne Leveillee, nee st. German, who
''fell sweetly asleep in the Lord at St.
Michel de Yamaska at the advanced age
of 81 years, after having given to the
parish where she departed this life an
example of all the Christian virtues"
The brief notice aforesaid concludes as
follows: 'She leaves to society $40
children and grandchildren. of whom As
are of the fourth generation, $50 of the
third generation, 33 of the second, and
8 of the first.
Eliza Harvey, an old pensioner of
Trinity church, Pittsburgh, who died
lately, was supposed to be penniless, but
it was found that she had 81, 900 in the
Dollar Savings bank. Her only son,
just before going to the war, purchased
for his mother one hundred bushels of
coal. She received word that her son
was killed in one Of the first battles OF
the rebellion. From that moment she
would not burn any of the coal, even in
the most severe weather, but guarded it
reigiously in the cellar to the day of her
death.
Joseph English, of Boston, has wasted
ten and half valuable hours in writing
on postal card the entire address OF
Hon. 81. B. Metcalf delivered at the gen.
eral convention of universities held last
year in Brooklyn. The address con-
tains 1852 words, and Mr.. English wrote
them all with steel pen, by gasight,
without the aid Of magnifying glass.
In Disappointment valley, near the
ella river, Arizona, spring broke out a
couple of years ago in place where
there had previously been no signs of
water. The spring continued to grow
in size, until it now forms stream a
foot in depth and three feet in width,
and is still growing. 1t is supposed that
the water comes from subterranean
river.
1t is rumored that new magazine
will shortly appear which will make a
speciality of printing in each number an
article relating to the ''late war" between
the north and the south. 1t strikes us
that this is an excellent idea. We have
often wondered why our magazines and
weekly papers didn't print war article
now and then.-Norristow Herald.
A lady who boards in hotel at Litch-
field, Conn, was annoyed by the Slam
ming of a window-shutter the other
night. Finally, with much trouble, she
located the room, entered, raised the
window, fastened the shutter, and was
Mortified when the calm voice Of BOs-
ton drummer in the bed said: ''Thank
you, ma'am."
The Elko (Cal. }, Independent says:
''Elko is now without minister of any
don nrroin alton and there seems To be no