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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-01-05
Prevention Of Emergencies.

Numerous works have been written
on what to do in emergencies" first
aid to the injured" and kindred sub
lects, all of the same general tenor.
As yet, so far as I know, no one has
ever put forth a work on the preven-
ton of emerg ancies Of course, there
are many emergencies which cannot be
prevented, but, with judicious care,
some OF them can. The frequent suits
brought against corporations for dam
ages following some avoidable accident
shows the necessity, from financial
view, of studying the best methods
OF preventing such emergencies The
sufferings of the patient justify the
study from a humane point of view.
Poisoning cases as rule, are inten-
tional; that il, the drug is taken with
suicidal intent. But, occasionally .
case occurs which is due to careless
ness, or to o mistake in compromising
medicines. There never should exist
in the household the possibility of o
case of poisoning from the careless
handling of drugs. No ordinary FAM
lily has any need for poisons in the
house; even rat poisons can give way
to good cat. When poisons are kept,
they should be locked up in medi-
cine chest, and not stored away on the
mantel or closet shelves. When drug
gists, who handle poisons constantly,
see fit to keep them under lock and
key, I see no reason why the laity
should neglect such precautions. Oc-
caSiOnally the community is Mortified
by sensational accounts of fatal mis-
takes made by druggists. It is gem
orally supposed that by some mishap
the dispenser gets the wrong bottle.
This I think is wrong; the trouble is,
the druggist gets the wrong idea into
his head. He misreads his orders, and
under the delusion that he is doing
right, he complacently makes a mis-
take. Numerous devices, as intricate
and complex as poison containers,
alarm-bell poison cases, ETC., have been
invented to prevent such accidents.
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woman. Helen McDougal by name. while he
was working in Scotland. They remained
together up to the day Of their arrest
Burke worked in Scotland as a laborer. and
after the harvest of 1927 he. still accompa-
MED by the woman McDougal. went to Ed
inburgh. and there met Hare. This man.
his future partner in the series Of fearful
crimes they jointly perpetrated. at this time
kept q how lodging house in Tanners Close.
Westport Burke and the McDougal woman
went to live at Hare's lodging house. which
was managed by a woman who passed as
his wife. Her maiden name was Laird.
and she was the widow of q man named
Log.
BODY FOR SALE
The first idea Of carrying out the series OF
crimes afterward perpetrated by Burke and
his associate appears to have arisen when
one OF Hare's dodgers died natural death:
The man was pensioner. His debauched
habits sufficiently accounted for his sudden
death. Burke and Hare managed to abb
stract the corpse from the coffin after the
undertaken had left the house. and. filing
up the empty casket with bricks packed in
tan bark. the coffin was borne to the grave
at the appointed time with all due so;emni-
II. That night Hare went to the College Of
Surgeons and offered the body for sale. He
was referred to . DR.. Knox. Of 10 Surgeons'
Square. Hero he saw some young stn-
denfs. ~ who're directions he eaxEted ~
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PLEASANT DR.. Knox cheeriully handed over
ten 81 notes for his corpse. Ann McDougal.
a cousin of Helen's. was the next to fall q
prey to these vampires. She was but re-
Gently married. and came on visit to the
Hares. Burke and Hare gave her whisky
and dispatched her In the customary way.
and disposed OF the body to their regular
customer. DR.. Knox. for f1O. Then the
bloodthirsty wretches fell back on the lOdg-
ers again and killed Mrs. Haldane and her
daughter Peggy. DR.. Knox took the old
ladys body at full price. but would only give
xS for that OF the daughter.
The dodgers were now all exhausted with
the exception Of the Grays. and as drink
appeared to be no temptation to them. the
whisky trap was tried upon Mrs. HOstler. q
poor woman VINO came once week to do
the washing She speedily became intoxi-
Gated, was put to bed. and the wresches. as
soon as she fell asleep. smothered her.
THE TERRIBLE TALE COMPLETION.
A woman smothered by Hare while Burke
was in the country, and sold for fS. makes
up the awful tale Of murders to which the
wretched man confessed. II Is from an ex-
ceedingly rare book. published in 1879. con-
tanning Burke's confession. and q full ac-
count Of his trial and conviction. that the
above facts are taken. as also the illustra-
tons which accompany the recital OF the
foul deeds Of these phenomenal figures In
the criminal records Of the nineteenth CEN
fury. After Burke was hanged. Hare. with
great difficulty. managed TO make his way
ont OF the country. Finally. accompanied
by his wife. he went TO Australia .. but In
1oG6 ho returned TO Ed1nbuEgh aaones =
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seem to have plenty to eat and drink i
pumpkins, pigs and poultry are the
staple articles of diet. Somerset is the
headquarters of the Torres Straits
Pearl Fisheries which, together with
the fact that it is coaling and water.
ing station for steamers, gives it some
Importance. These pearl fisheries
give employment to nearly thousand
men, most of whom are terrible "hard
cases." OF course, Somerset being SO
close to New Guinea a good many OF
the savage South Sea Islanders come
over there occasionally-indeed, some
of them are employed right along in
the pearl fisheries, as they are splendid
divers. In appearance they are very
repellant, although if they would not
interfere with the skin nature has given
them they would be by no means bad
looking fellows. Two of these men
whom I saw were completely covered
with tattoo marks while, worst
of all, their noses were split
right down the middle. I
ought to say that "pearls" proper
are not found in these Torres Straits
"pearl she'll" It is the article which
is often called @mother-of-pearl," from
which are made all kinds of fancy ar
ticles, such as card-cases, knife
handles, etc. This, however, will
fetch as high as 500 per ton in the
London market, consequently it is q
valuable article of merchandise.
There are about sixty boats engaged,
averaging six or seven tons burden,
and all built in Sydney, N. s. W.
Each of these boa,s with its outfit is
worth quite $4,000, so that, with wages
and other expenses to pay, it will be
seen that an enormous capital is sunk
in that side" industry of the world.
After we left Somerset we were soon
out of sight of land again, although we
were not very far from the Australian
coast. We sighted it again off Cape
Flattery, and then steamed with
in sight of land until we ended our
journey. Seven hundred miles from
Somerset we came to Bowen, an incon-
siderable seaport, and then we encoun-
tered some of the finest coast scenery
I have ever seen. On the shore
are lines of bold rocky cliffs,
while rising from behind them
are mountains of no mean size, covered
with beautiful foliage from base to
crown. Ever and anon a rushing
torrent came pouring down rocky
slopes, forming miniature Niagara,
while always on the shore there was
the gentle ripple of the ebbing and
flowing waves.
Once in Q while we could see few
of the genuine Australian natives, but
we were not close enough to make them
out very well.-ChicagO Ledger.
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had for many years longed to visit: .
country for which I now hold great
regard; a country which, I believe,
will some day take leading place
among the greatest nations of the
world. Two hours later we came to an
anchor off the town of Somerset, the
most northerly town in Australia. 1t
is not much of town, but it is o town
and British colonial town, with white
people predominating. Not very
"toney" white, perhaps, but still they
speak good old-fashioned English,
and wear good old British hand-me-
down, ready-made clothing, and are
broad enough in their ideas to show
some psgtiality for good old Irish and
Scotch whisky. Their houses are not
very lofty, net very solid, nor is their
architecture very striking. But they
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-01-05
HIRAM HAYn1cx ON FASHION.
By LARRY LrNNEr.

y r. cur'ous-mighty curious. when pusson
stops to think
How the world gifts nigh to crazy over some
Thars Mirandy Lark ms, Tidy, as was onct q
}eetle mite,
Now growed up an called a lady-though she
Heaps of clothes an fancy iewlery, fer to rig her
Must be- eos sasIs DADDY Lar1ns quite decent
leetle pile.
Whars the use, say, now, Tildy-what air all
them fxin's worth,
Wien tie worms hev did thar dooty On our
corpses in the earth?
Nhars the use in wearn bunnits thet air
CROWN higher an higher
An fer all Ihe world jest Iookin' like walkiu'
chapel spire?
God hes med our feet fer sandiIs like they used
An He never cakiiated tibet we'd pinch 'em
tieht an fast.
Now Mirandv, runnin foot to the skule-
house in the hill,
Was SIS purity es pictur' now she's sickly as q
pill
What with paintin', en- a-powderin', an a.
squeezin up her frame,
Folks II think she is a lady-but she isn't just
the
Why? Bekase her edicat;on isn't more'n an
a-b-ab,
An the on'y thing she's thinkin' on is talkin'
fashion CAB.
She's too STUCK up now an Gandifed to not ce
ye or me,
All bekase city Teller hires a rig ct the livery
WQeE ne comes lrOLn town to see lSr-Wllch Is
on q week or more;
An I've hes I'd the boys a-tellin' how ole Larkins
raved an swore
VIII; he beerd the city feller hadn't nickel to
his name;
Then Mirandy bawled an bellered, sayin' ttet it
shame
Eff she couldn't pick Teller when she didn't
want the chUmps-
Thems the lads around, remember-who was
jest as dead as stumps.
Then ole LarkinS cussed the louder, an declared
by all the saints
Tho she'd hev to quit a-us:n' sech O heap of
powder an paints.
But the wust of all he spoke on med her cross
an idgety,
Sayin' tibet her sister Kate he'd Armed a set of
jewelry-
All her iewelry comes from dollar stores! Now,
Tidy, if it's true
I've mind to git our Lily some-an' beat Mi
An they'll bs heap more stylisher eff every
dollar We got
Goes to fashion up our Lizy-now on tibet my
mind is sot.
Don't ye speak on it to her, though. an I'll bet
We by an by
Ldzn beat Mirandy boiler with hat jest twice
as hight
Fust / talked agin the fashin, but I've sorter
changed my mind;
An to see ole Larkins goin ahead an leavin us
behind
Riles me up to do most enythin. an while we've
got the cash.
Well jest keep lap ahead OF i'm of everythin'
goes to smash!
Chicago Ledger.
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~ exureosion which rendered his appear
snce peculiarly revolving. Hie vito was :
short. stout. round faced land frosh-com-
plexfonod woman With look OF coarse and
determined brutality.
Hare appears to have been . rude boor,
with III the outward appearance Of ruf1lan.
Drunken. ferocious. and prongate. he was
far likelier to repel than ensnare victims to
their murderous lair. He appears. however.
to have been the more deeply designing
man of the two. and to have overreached
his associate, whom he succeeded in always
thrusting forward. probably with view Of
disposing Of him as he ultimately did. sending
him to the gallows. and thereby saving his
own wretched neck. Burke managed the
outdoor business of the partnership. for he
it was who always went on the prowl after
victims. In his outward manners. he was
entirely the reverse Of Hare. Quiet in his
demeanor, he never gave way to cursing
and swearing. even when the worse for
drink. He was fawning in his address. and
was q general favorite among the children
of the neighborhood. any one OF whom
would cheerfully run upon his errand- The
uuarrels which were apparently SO often
happening in his house were probably only
maSe-believcs to drown the dying cries of
the unhappy victims.
THE FIRST OF THE CRIMES.
The first OF the series of sixteen murders
was committed in January. 1928. and the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-01-05
INDIAN BURIAL RITES
THE MORTUAEY sCAFFOLD A THING,
OF TIL PAST.

The Once Wild Savage Tribes, Under thu
Influences Of Civilization, Abandonin~
Their superstitions and Adopting tho
Customs aud Habits of the Pale-faces.
A common impression in the East is that
the plains Indians are generally buried on
scaffolds or elevated platforms However
true that may have been in the past it is
not the case now, and one can travel thou
sands of miles over the plains and through
the mountains without seeing the mortuary
scaffold or tree burial. At two places on
the st. Paul. Minneapolis 4 Manitoba Rail-
way in Montana, here and at Wolf Point. we
had an opportunity of seeing burial places
where this form of disposing of the dead is
still in vogue The Indians of North Nom
tana are the Blackfeet and allied tribes. the
Gros Ventres. Bloods and Piegans, a we'll
disposed people among whom the Metho-
dists maintain missions. The Blackfeet
reservation was opened to settlement this
year. the Indians giving up sixteen million of
their twenty ninion acres, for which they are
to receive ten million dollars in stock, farm
ing tools, expenditures for schools and othe1
purposes tending to their betterment. This
is the largest and best lot of vacant govern
ment land now in the republic. through
which railroad extends. and which
abounds in streams and navigabe rivers.
The Indians here as everywhere else are
beginning &c feel the influences of civiliza-
ton in abandoning their superStitious cere-
monies and going to work like white peo-
pie. The medicine man is not as potent as
in the days before the advent OF the whites.
and the village doctor or the army surgeon
in the tepee is common matter nova
days. The Indian is usually impatient in
severe or protracted illness. and if the
medicine man has full swing in dangerous
diseases the chances OF recovery are slight.
II death ensues. the funeral ceremonies
depend upon circumstances and the rank of
the individual Extensive arrangements
are usual only in the winter. when there is
time for the regular mourning ecstasies.
but when travelling any disposition may be
made of the body. by throwing it into
river. ravine. or carelessly covering it with
brush or stones. weave it to become prey for
wolves or dogs. Early voyagers on the Mis-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-01-05
The Origin Of Various CO,Ors.

"The cOchineal insects furnish q
great many OF the very fine colors, !"
said an artist recently to reporter.
Among them are the gorgeous car
mine, the crimson, scarlet carmine,
and purple lakes. The cuttle-fish gives
the sophia. It is the inky fluid which
the fish discharges in order to render
the water opaque when attacked. In
dian yellow comes from the camel.
Ivory chips produce the ivory black
and bone black. The exquisite Prus-
sian blue is made by fusing horses
hoofs and other refuse animal matter
with impure potassium carbonate. This
color was discovered accidentally. Va
rious lakes are derived from roots,
banks and gums. Blue black comes
from the charcoal of the vine stalk.
Lamp black is SCOT from certain resin
GUS substances. Turkey red is mud
from the madden plant, which grows
in Hindostan. The yellow sap of Q
tree of Siam produces gamboge; the
natives catch the sap in cocoanut shells.
Raw Sienna is the natural earth from
the neighborhood of Sienna, Italy.
Raw lumber is also an earth found near
Umbria and burnt. India ink is made
from burnt camphor. The Chinese are
the only manufacturers of this ink, and
they will not reveal the secret of its
manufacture. Mastic is made from the
gum of the mastic tree, which grows
in the Grecian Archipelago. Blister is
the SCOT of wood ashes. Very little
real utramarine is found in the market.
1t is obtained from the precious lapis-
lazuli, and commands fabulous price.
Chinese white is zinc, scarlet is iodide
of mercury, and native vermilion is
from the quicksilver ore called CHINA
bar.-Ne,o York Mail.
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favorite wife of chief is sometimes given
elevated burial. but ordinarily the dead
women are disposed of without ceremony or
manifestation of grief. The cemetery at
this place is on a hill just above the d.pot
and in plain sight from the car window.
The scaffolds have nearly all fallen, and the
more recent dispositions have been on the
surface. the bodies being wrapped in
blankets or in rude boxes; in one instance
we noticed an oil trunk put to this last
use. The railroad graders and numerous
sight-secrs had carried off everything that
had been attached to the platforms. and
most OF the bodies We're headless. In a
neighboring saloon. nailed to the counter.
askull was in use for matchbox. Bones
were plentifully scattered about on the hill
top. and no objection was made by party
Of squaws to our carrying off the arm bone
OF some chieftain. from one of the fallen
scaffolds. which has since been added to Il
doctors cabinet down in Iowa. There is
quite a village here. most of the Indians
living in log cabins. Near by the Govern
ment has a small military post containing
one company of cavalry.
Rock burial Is common among the noun
tain Indians, while west of the Rockies
cremation is practiced by not a few tribes.
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House Poison.

If the condensed breath collected on
the cool window panes of room where
q number of persons have been assem-
bled be burned, a smell as of singed
hair will show the presence of organic
matter; and if the condensed breath
be allowed to remain on the windows
for few days, it will be found on ex-
animation with a microscope that it il
alive with animalcules. The inhalation
of air containing such putrescent mat
ter is the cause of untold complaints
which might be avoided by circula-
ton of fresh air.
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souri, were permitted to see trees frequently
containing dozen or more bodies attached
to the branches. Some idea of the standing
of the dead can be formed by the number
of articles hanging about the casket, which
is usually buffalo robe tightly wrapped
with leathern thongs. Articles belonging
to the deceased. of civilized manufacture.
and Indian trinkets and finery. are wrapped
up with the body. but pots. kettles. and the
general outfit for his use while en- route to
the happy hunting grounds are fastened to
the platform. and all around strips Of cloth
to swing in the wind to brighten away birds
and animals. The platform style of tomb
does not last long in the dry air Of the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-01-05

The commonest mode since the Govern
ment has assumed control of many of the
tribes. and white missionaries have in
fuence. is that of interment in the ground:
but. whatever the mode, it is still the GUS
tom to bury with the deceased his weapons.
ornaments. and clothing. The Indian no
longer stands in the way Of civilization. the
buffalo has disappeared. the locomotive
has invaded his aforetime hunting grounds.
and the white man is everywhere present
now. with his pillow. his mining tools. and
herds of domestic animals. To-day the
surveyor arrives. and tomorrow the town
is built. MOSES FOLSOM.
POPLAR RIVER. Montana
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Married with q ShOt:Gun.


Let me look at some rings. Guess
I'll have to get one for the old lady.
Never did give her one yet"
Then you were not married with a
ring?"
"Not much. I was married with a
shotgun and bulldog"
"Ah?"
"You see, 1 was carrying on des-
perate Irritation with q rather ancient
girl 1 happened to meet at q Texas
railroad station some years ago, and
while I was waiting for the train, which
was nine hours behind time, the old
man somehow got wind of the affair
and came around with q preacher, q
shotgun and bulldog, and asked me
what my intentions were.
II told him that he had sprung the
matter on me so suddenly that I was
afraid my Judgment might be unfairly
biased, and that would like to have q
little time.
"He seemed so impatient when I
talked in this way that I concluded al
most Immediately, however, that I
could not be happy in this world unless
I could call his daughter my bride, and
so we were married and she has never
lost sight of me since. Yes, Eve got
her size; it fits my thumb. She's BASH
full about talking to you young fellers,
but you bet she makes me stand
around. See that tall, skinny woman
with green bonnet and q yeller dress
on standing in front of your show win
dow? That's her. Amt she holy
terror !'-Te.ras SJtings.
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SAILING SOUTHERN SEAS
BY VIM. III. S. ATKINSON.

FTER leaving
Ceylon it SEEM
ed a strange ex-
perience to find
ones self sailing
through S g a s
and past islands
a n d countries
t h a t have al
ways seemed so
far away as to
seem almost fc-
t i t ious. But
here I was sail
ing through the
Indian Ocean,
within a f g W
mil s of t b e