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BrutaIIy

BIRDsEYE, Ind, Sept. 29.-This county
is once more disgraced BY mob work,
which Is doubly dlsgraceful in that it is
perpetrsted upon a ~deienceless woman.
MR Harmon, a woman Of rather loose
character, lived at Mentor, one mile west
of here. Last night she was visited by a
body of thirty men, who tied her to a post
near her house and applied fifty lashes to
her bare body. After performing their
work they called upon another woman
Mrs. Freeman) of like character. and
warned her to leave the place within
twenty-four hours, or they would treat
her to the same dose. She Immediately
departed. Then the white caps called
upon Jacob Sapenield and ordered him
to visit Mrs. Harmon, unite her and pub
lish TO the neighbors, on penalty of
twenty five lashes, what they had done,
and that they had whipped the Harmon
woman because of her bad name. When
Sapenfeld reached the HELPLESS woman he
found her tied to a post, naked, with the
exception Of one undergarment. which
was turned over her head: her body was
torn from head to foot as If BY u
knife-one terrible wound bleeding from
every p~ore-while across her abdomen
was a deep cash twelve inches long and
80 deep as to leave the bowels exposed.
and scattered around were the great
hickory switches with which the woman
had been fayed, No one knows who
corr posed the mob, nor whence they
came, though nearly every citizen in
town saw them by the light of the moon.
The community is enraged that such an
awful thing should be perpetratcG in its
midst. Mrs Harmon and her daughter
were whipped in Birdseye two years ago,
Just before they moved to Mentor.
, 1891-09-30
COON wENsLEK DEAD.
IN HIS Bed at the Leighton
House Last Evening.

Conrad W. Wensler, better known as
Coon Wensler was found dead In his
bed at the Leighton house about 6 O'Clock
last evening. Wensler retired about
midnight Monday night and as he did
not put 10 an appearance yesterday the
hotel people finally got uneasy and when
he failed to answer after several calls at
his bedroom door an investigation was
made with the result stated. Wensler
was troubled with asthma or consump-
ton. About I o'clock when a LEADER
reporter called the dead man was lying or
his back in a comfortable position Just as
he had died. From appearances he
must have passed away while asleep and
without any pain or suffering. About s
o'clock DR.. Wyman and one of Coroner
Tuttle's sons removed the corpse to the
undertakers. The coroner himself Is
sick and it could not be learned last
night whether or not any inquest will be
held.
Conrad w. Wensler is an old timer.
He was with Gen. Johnston's army when
the campaign was made to Salt Lake in
1857. Ten years later he was at old Fort
Reno on Powder river. He was employed
teamster, and up to a year ago followed
that occupation. Sam Green, who has
known Wensler for over twenty years,
says he never knew him to drink and that
be was Of d saving disposition. Since he
has been unable to work he has gambled
= great deal. Wensler was one OF the
FIRST pioneers to the Black Hills, going in
in 1875. He was over 80 years old.
, 1891-09-30
SOHARE IT,

We have received a marked copy OF a
Salt Lake paper containing an article
signed by Hugh COyle, press representa-
tive of Adam Forepaugh's shows, which
deals with the whirl OF dissipation INDUCED
IN here on circus day. NJ. Coyle says:
'On Aug. 81 the Adam Forepaugh
shows gave its exhibition in Cheyenne,
WyU., and the next day special dispatches
appeared in both of the Salt Lake morn
lag newspapers to the effect that during
the parade of the shows several houses
we're burglariZed and robbed. One dis
patch stated that thousands of dollars
worth OF property had been stolen, consist
ing of diamonds, watches, ~jewelry, seal skin
garments and other valuables. A
railroad man, the dispatch further stated,
was held up by five footpads and after a
desperate struggle was ~overpowercd and
relieved of his gold watch which was
valued at SIS. He was then tossed into
a box car and the car sealed up, escaping
later and capturing one OF his assailants.
The other dispatch contained lust such
irresponsible rot as the above, adding
that ''Forepaugh's circus brought to
town today a notorious gang OF house
breakers, stating further that up to 9
o'clock eleven robberIes with the losses OF
$4,000 in watches, silverware, seal skins,
etc. have been reported to the chief Of
police aud the sheriff"
He then calls attention to the fact that
no names we're mentioned in the dis
patches to the Salt Lake papers and
alleges that as a matter OF fact only one
person was held up by n tramp and 50
taken from him. The aggregate amount
stolen is considerably overstated in the
Salt Lake dispatches, if Mr.. Coyle cor
quotes them. and the incident In
to the railroad man Is purely
imaginative, but when Mr.. Coyle alleges
that there wasn't a perfect whirlwind of
robberies on circus day and that over
81 900 worth of iewelry was stolen he tells
what he cannot help knowing to be a
deliberate and premeditated falsehood.
Mr.. CoYle carefully refrains from quoting
the local newspapers or attempting to
contradict a solitary thing which they
The showing which they
was bad enough 10 all conscience
and the tricky work of F~orepaugh's hired
man does not improve it IN the least.
, 1891-09-30

DEsERTIoN statistics forIhe year end
ing Aug. 81, just compiled in the adjutant
generals office, show that only six per
cent Of the average strength deserted dur
Ing The year, the total number being
l,447 out OF an average strength of "a
3l7. For the corresponding period of
1890 the desertions were 2.lS2 out of an
average strength of SO. 379 or s.5 per
cent, and tor 1889 the per centage was
II /, the total number OF assertions being
1884 out of 25,3l2 average strength.
The decrease in the number OF assertions
is due to the successful working of the
plan of allowing discharges from the ser
vice after a certain time has been served
by the applicant.
, 1891-09-30
Lively Times in China.

SAN Francesca. Sept 29.-Chinese
advices say that pirates have burned the
village of Trungba on the Black river.
They attacked the village of Luong but
were repulsed, some being killed. AT
Baidu the pirates had two engagements
with the civil guards in which forty-seven
of the pirates were killed and the others
driven back. They have been committing
many other depredations.
Terrible hailstorms are reported in parts
of Song Chow. doing great damage. One
village had every house levelled to the
ground. Heavy rains and a cyclone at
Shanghai early in September unroofed
houses and blew down trees. Five lives
were lost.
A terrible fire has occurred at Chung
King and another at Marking.
, 1891-09-30
A DANGEROUS ISSUE IN ONO

A DANGER GUS ISHU E IN OHIO
1t is said that an attempt is being
made in Ohio to force Governor Campbell
into bankruptcy, and then defeat him on
the issue that he is a poor man, says the
New York Advertiser. The Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette has been giving con-
siderable prominence TO the fact that the
governor has owed some money, as if 1t
were a deep disgrace IN Ohio for a man to
owe money; but when the debt in ques-
tiou-a judgment of SO, 00o-was liquid
ated the other day, the Commercial
Gazette hid the announcement of it in
small type in an obscure column.
If this Issue is forced prominently into
the Ohio campaign, it ought to re elect
Governor Campbell. 1t nay rally to him
all the people of the state who are hard
pressed financially, and Mckinley and his
rich tin-plate friends may be buried out of
sight. If the hard up crowd conclrde
that the time has come for them TO stand
together" it certainly will have this result.
There are numerous live issues In Ohio.
as, for example, the tariff. free silver,
ballot-box forgery. ballot-box s%tuffing and
ballot-box stealing, without introducing
the dangerous issue of a candidates al
legged lack of doodle" 1t Is believed that
Mr.. Halstead's able newspaper elected
Campbell two years ago, and it nay do it
again
, 1891-09-30
Happy HOLSTERS.

VIM, Timmons, postmaster OF ldaville,
Ind, writes: Electric Bitters has done
more for me than all other medicines
combined, tor that bad feeling arising
from Kidney and Liver trouble" John
Leslie, farmer and stockman, of same
place, says: Find Electric Bitters to be
the best Kidney and Liver medicine, made
me feel like a new man." j. W. Gardner,
hardware merchant. same town, says:
Electric Bitters is just the thing TOR a man
who is all run down and don't care
whether he lives or dies; he found new
strength. good appetite and felt Just like
he had a new lease on life. Only SOC. a
bottle. at A. +. RoEDEL's drug store.
, 1891-09-30
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The platform of the Republican state
convention of South Dakota favors the
complete characterization OF silver.
Letters received from Guatemala say
the excitement is increasing. There is no
open rebellion but many manifestations
of discomfort. President Barillao is in
deadly fear but stubborn.
During a heavy gale last night the tug
Bertha Endress went down near
Mammise, Mich, with 81 men on board,
and all were drowned. The storm, which
is very severe, is still raging.
, 1891-09-30

PITTsBURG, Sept. 20. The largest oil
well struck in this country was opened to-
day ip the McCurdy field, eighteen miles
west Of here. The well started of at the
estimated to be doing 10000 barrels a
day. Inc exact measurement cannot be
tankape.
, 1891-09-30

L. White, the soldier who resisted an
officer and BACKED Bob Ingalls, eye, had
his hearing before Judge Carroll yester-
day. There were two cases against him
and the fines amounted to $50, not in
Guiding the costs Of court. White went
back to Jail. Five other cases for disturb
ing the peace and for drunkenness were
tried,
, 1891-09-30
REAL ESTATE.

Deeds for these transfers have been
filed for record at the Office OF tho county
clerk:
Wm. Newell and wife ct al. to
Isaac Bergman and 4. A. Gay.
lot 5 in block 333..................s 600
Alice DAVIS ct al. to Isaac Berg
man and K. A. Gay, lot 5 in
block 833.... 600
Edward Davis to Isaac Bergman
and E A. Gay, lot 5 in block
600
Bergman & Gay to Wn. Murphy,
lot 5 in block 338................ 700
, 1891-09-30
Special display tn Fail
millinery just ira at E.
Walker = Sons, dry goods,
this Neek.
THE EIGHTH WONDER
- tha

SIOUX CITY CORN PALACE.
This festival opens Oct. l. closes Oct.
II, 1891. Among the numerous attrac-
tons are the Mexican Military Band of
sc skilled musicians. and an exhibit from
Central and South America. accompanied
by a family Of natives in their peculiar
dress. The Union Pacific has made a
rate of one fare for the round trip, plus
twenty-five cents for double bridge fare,
For dates OF sale, limits, etc, apply to
your nearest Union Pacific agent.
, 1891-09-30

Is meeting with great success everywhere.
and is rapidly supplanting every other
preparation of a like nature.
, 1891-09-30

Courtesy of Eyo. Archives & Histc
, 1891-09-30
soys, here. Your Chance,

Not only to get way up" work done,
but also TO get your daruInR. patching and
buttons sewed on without extra charge.
CHEYENNE STEAM LAUNDRY
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Drink for Heated Worksra.

Speaking of oatmeal, an American
contemporary remarks that q very
good drink Is made by putting about
two spoonfuls of the meal into tum-
bier Of water The Western hunters
long ago considered it the best ol
drinks, Is it Is at once nourishing and
satisfying, yet unstimulative. Il il
popular in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. q
pounds Of oatmeal being put into pail
Of moderately cool water. Il i much
better than the ordinary mixtures Of
vinegar and molasses with water, which
farmers use In the haying or harvest
field. A wide and long experience, e.
pecially in Europe, warrants strong
praises Of the virtues of oatmeal water
% summer drink for men engaged 6
hot and laborious occupations. While
not yet used by the vorkmen 6 III the
rolling mills and blast furnaces, Is i
moro or les largely drank IN To 1oll-
ne mill. blast furnaces and DE- vpe1n
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-25
KANSAS RAILROADS

Blue Rapids Times: Waterville Meth
odists have decided to build a new
church and to use as much of the old
material as possible in the new one,
which will cost about $4,000.
The Santa Fe foundry department, of
the Topeka shops, is running night and
day and has more work than it can get
out. It is impossible to get castings
fast enough for the machinists.
The new engine No. 375 which has
been built at the Santa Fe shops in To-
peka, made it's trial trip and proved
itself in every way satisfactory. It will
be used to pull milk train between
Kansas City and Chicago.
Some time ago tho Wichita Stock
Yards company appealed to the state
board OF railroad commissioners COM
planning that the roads running into
Wichita did not grant tho same rate on
live sock shipments out Of Wichita q
they give ont OF Kansas City. The
commissioners announced that tho roade
have now granted the rata as requested
Chicago-The Santa Fe II forward
ing all its empty cars to Texas and
Kansas to take advantage OF the sx-
pected early movement 70 the grain
market. At President Manvers Office
1t is stated that the Santa Fe has about
1900 more freight cars than 81 this
time last year, and it 10 IN excellent
position to handle ths abundant tradie
IN ssnhk
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STOCK AND FARM.

Washington Republican,: w. p
Lanphere, the leading sheep man of this
county, realized little over $1.O0 pei
head, or II cents per pound from his
700 sheep this year.
Osborne News: George and Frank
Smith have finished cutting their 34c
acres OF wheat, not an acre OF which in
the estimation of those who have seen
it, will 60 less than twenty five bushels
Garden City Imprint: P. G. Morgan
has on his farm, six miles north Of the
city, $4,000 cabbages and over 5000
tomato plants. Besides the above he
has good crop of wheat and oats.
Perry says it pays to give close atten-
ton to the farm even if it is hard work.
Plainville Times: B. F. Shively left
sample of Fulcaster wheat, new
variety of soft wheat. The heads are
Of extraordinary length and are crowded
completely full of kernels that somewhat
resemble Boston beans in size. Mr..
Shivelv has 225 acres of wheat and is
of the opinion that it will average over
Is bushels per acre.
Hoisington Dispatch: Henry Tyler
has just sold his last years wheat to
the Walnut Creek Mills for $4,000, re-
ceiving S3! cents per bushel. The mis-.
hap with his eye occurred when wheat
was at its highest and prevented him
from doing business at the time. Other
wise he would have realized more. He
has 325 acres growing which is all very
fine, and about 200 acres of it will yield
forty bushels per acre.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-25

The Ceylon papers described fight
between cobra and two mongooses,
which was witnessed by Q number Of
residents Of Colombo. It took place
" an exhibition. at . private
house, for some visitors. For
. little time the mongoosea
were averse to attacking the cobra,
though they ran round and round it in.
quiringly. The snake, which was {
splendid specimen of the deadly cobrs
and beautifully marked, exhibited much
alarm - soon it saw them, and curled
itself up ready to strike.
After some time the monpooses
warmed to their work, AID the fieht be.
gan in earnest. Again and again thew
dashed In and seized the snake bv the
tail or the lower coils IT its BODY, Jump
ing out OF striking distance before the
cobra could touch them. Their ABILITY
m this respect was amazing. Tired out
with watching them run first one vsy
round. and then the other, making an
occasional dart in and - rapidly jump
ing back again, . time came when the
cobrA. falling to turn with sufficient
speed to face the mongoose, the latter
sprang In, seized the snake by the back
Of the head and killed il 1t once. On
thus occasion number Of instantaneous
photographs Of the fight were taken
while It was In progress.-Netccastle
(JsnQt07ad) Chronicle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-25

- hg.a - 6 everosnine tAat o.
yca caa. Thea Why 80 M ~ 49,
VIZ have G1e4 IT. Al t1ey vin I'll 70 80
HostoteeFs Stomach ettesss = : HatchlooS
oughly Alternative but peFSsoely relisSIS.
Il lnv1gorateA toa no lesl thai e ree1iafss
the system. AID it = chiefly % tS}S NJ
fSsxnistinS sfisets. siscs. d vieor s i,csine
in TIE roGiou Of tho bowels, the storna0h ~
the liver. healthful activity in tAoso orxass
q SUSPENDED. Deohstruents and cafharfica
in general sre simply that and nothina
more; they relax the bowels merely without
invigoratinH them. and a. their laxative
action Is usually abrupt and violent they
really tend to weaken the organs. Use thu
digestion, debility and kidney trouble
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-25

a Pf0nlpe Hoelo5o
Of your money, If you get neither
benefit nor cure. Risky terms for
the doctor, but safe and sure for IL
patient Everything to gain, moth
ing to lose. There's Just one medi-
cine Of its class that's sold on thess
conditions-just one that could be-
Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery. It's peculiar way to cen
it-but it's q peculiar medicine.
It's the guaranteed remedy for an
Blood, Skin and Scalp Diseases,
from q common blotch or eruption
to the worst Scrofula. It cleanses,
purifes and enriches the blood, and
cures Salt -rheum, letter, Eczema,
Erysipelas, and all manner of blood
taints, from whatever cause. Il
costs you nothing if it doesn't help
you. The only question Is, whether
you want to be helped.
"Golden Medical Discovery i
the cheapest blood purifier sold.
through druggists, because you
only pay for the good you get
Can you ask moreP
The discovery" acts equally
well al the gear round. Made BY
the Worlds Dispensary Medical
Association, at 663 Main Street.
Buffalo, N. Y.
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Neatness of Dress at Home,

NeAtneSs of Dress at Home.
The importance of neat and tasteful
home dressing cannot be over esti-
mated The matron who appears be-
fore the members of the family in q
shabby, soiled wrapper and makes the
excuse, If indeed she takes the trouble
to make one at all. that ut is SO much
more comfortable" has little idea of the
possible consequences of such course.
Could she but realize that her dress is
an evil example to her daughters, and
productive of consequences that will
reach far beyond her own span of life;
that her husband and sons cannot fail
to draw comparisons between her dress
and that of the ladies they meet in
other homes, and that these comparisons
cannot fail to decrease their respect for
her, she might be induced to give more
attention to her personal appearance.
Not even the burden of care and con-
slant employment can furnish sufi-
cient excuse for careless personal hab-
its, for few things are more important
to the well-being of family. There il
an old saying to the effect that an un-
tidy mother has disobedient children,
and, while neither, parents nor children
may realize the why or wherefore of it,
yet there Is always lack Of respect and
An Indifference to the authority Of .
mother who takes no pride in her per
sonal appearance.
And it is not the mother alone upon
whose shoulders rests the burden of re-
sponsibility for home neatness and or
der in dress; the father has his duties
to look after Is we'll, and should never
fail to insist upon the younger members
of the family presenting themselves
with well-kept hands, clean faces, neatly
brushed hair. and orderly dress. ct least
ct every meal where the family assem-
blaa.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-25

caribou arc very had to get, and the
six received to-day are considered very
valuable. They will make the finest
collection Of the kind to be found in
any college. Professor Dyche 10 mak-
ing arrangements to exhibit his colles-
ton at the Worlds fair, and If he sue
ceeds it will be great card for the uni
versity, as it is without doubt the larg-
est and best collection in the United
States.
Leavenworth Standard: The maple
worm scourge is beginning to assume
the phase of a constantly annoying
nuisance in many parts of Leavenworth,
and representative people, who dislike
treading on worms, walk in the middle
of the street after dark. Although the
worms have come later than usual, this
season, there is probability that the
trees will be entirely stripped Of their
foliage.
Atchison.-Peter Byram, of Shannon,
Atchison county, is dead after long
illness. He was one of the oldest set
tiers and one OF the best known men in
Atchison county. He was brother of
Augustus Byram, Chicago millionaire.
The deceased was born in Kentucky in
1924. In 1916 be went to Westport,
Mo-, and afterward engaged in freight
ing from Lesvenworth to Ell Paso. He
also freighted from other points in Kan
sas to New Mexico and Colorado until
he puschased 1000 acres of land five
miles west of Atchison in 1868.
Lawrence.-Prof. s. A. Forbes, state
entomologist of Illinois. has made a
proposition to Chancellor Snow to fur
nish infected chinch bugs for distribh-
ton in the fields of Illinois. The chan
cellor has not accepted the proposition
yet, but if he does all the expenses con-
nected with the enterprise will be borne
by the state o, Illinois. This is high
compliment to Chancellor Snow. Prot
Forbes has been experimenting for some
time on the determination of chinch
bugs by incubation, but has not been
very successful in his experiments.
Chancellor Snow is receiving letters
daily from all over the state asking for
diseased bugs, and he will continue his
experiments thoughtout the summer.
Hays City.-A cyclone passed over
Hogback, six miles west OF Hays City.
At Saxton's ranch it tore his handsome
residence from it's foundation and tore
the largest part of it into splinters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Saxton saw the large
cloud coming and went to the cellar.
When the house left the foundation
a door struck Mr.. Saxton on the top of
the head. while Mrs. Saxton received
bruises about the ankle. Strange to
say, neither was seriously hurt. Anoth-
er house, belonging to family named
Lipp, was also destroyed, most of the
lumber being carried several miles
away. Fortunately none of the family
were at home at the time. Chickens
were completely skinned by the storm.
The cyclone was accompanied with rain
and hail. Several windows on the west
bound passenger train were broken by
the wind and hail. No lives we're lost,
but the damage to property is heavy.
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PROGRESS.

It is very important in this age of vast
material progress that remedy be pleasing
to the taste and to the eye, easily taken, ac-
ceptable to the stomach and healthy in its
nature and effects. Possessing these quail
ties, Syrup of figs is the one perfect laxative
and most gentle diuretic known.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-25

IxAvI1Ds, aged people nursing mothers,
overworked, wearied out fathers, will find the
happiest results from a judicious use of Dr..
Sherman's Prickly Ash Bitters. Where the
liver or kidneys are affected, prompt action
il necessary to change the tide toward
health, ere the disease becomes chronic
possibly incurable, and there is nothing bet
ter to be found in the whole range of mate
ria nedico. Sold everywhere.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-25

Speers' Unferm entsd Grape Juice In
Europe
Has wide reputation from its efficacy in the
sick room, being one of the most pleasing and
comforting beverages that can be given an in
valid, and at the same time is . powerful re-
storer. The juice is rich, just like eating the
ripe grape. Druggists sell It
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-25

While digging . sewer in Astoria,
Ore. the workmen ran against some
logs that formed part Of the old Fort
George stockade built in 1910 One
was sawed through. Il vas . spruce
trea, and Was sound - the day Il M
INT PIT down
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-07-25

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria,
When abe was Child, she cried for Castoria,
When she became Min, she chung 10 Castoria,
1hsn she had Children, he gave them CastoriA