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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
Condition OF Annlea.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15-The condition
of the apple crop is reported by the
agricultural department as follows;
The continued drought, hot weather
and high winds of September, causing
premature ripening and dropping, have
resulted in loss of over two points in
the average condition of apples. The
greatest loss occurred in the central
west, where the crop was abundant
1t is thought both the eating and keep
ing quality of the fruit has been mucn
Unmarried
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
BROUGHT TO TIME.
Turkey Promises to Deal Severely "

Turkey Promises to Deal Severely with
T0rturers of ArmenianS.
CoNSTANTINoPLE, Oct. 14-The porte
has appointed commission to inquire
into the recent Armenian arrests. and
has promised the powers to deal Sc
verely with anyone who is found to
have tortured the Armenians in prison
Many persons were killed and wound
ed in the recent disturbances in the
Ismid district southeast of Constanti-
nople, in Asia Minor. but order has
been restored.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
MINING MEN HOPEFUL.
Rise In Silver May Cause More Mines to BE
Worked.

LEADvILLE, Col, Oct 12-Mining
men are feeling very hopeful and
buoyant over the results in the rise of
silver. It is hoped here that the price
will at least reach rs cents. There is
great quantity of low grade ore
in this camp that cannot be touched
under rs cents and 80 cents and
even at that price it could hardly be
worked at profit. However, if silver
should reach rs cents, with possibil-
ity of staying at that figure, it is like
ly more mines will be worked.
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FOUR MEN KILLED.
Rolling Mill Casting House COllapses, Liter
ally ooking Men to Death.

Rolling Mill Casting House COllapses, Liter
ally cooking Men to Death
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 12.-Four men
were killed and seven others fatally
injured as the result of an inexplain-
able accident at the Cleveland rolling
mills at 9 o'clock last night. The
furnaces were carrying heavy fires and
the casting department was working
a full force. Without warning, and in
a manner wholly inexplain able, the
casting house, the largest building OF
the plant collapsed, burying many OF
its occupants in the debris. AS quick
ly as possible relief came to the i'm
prisoned men, and when all were res
cued it was found that four men were
dead and eight were badly injured.
One of the injured men died since.
Charles Wakefield was cooked to death
by molten iron.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
DuRRANT QUESTIONED.
He Tn dergOes WelI-Atmed Fire of Cross
Examination.

He Undergoes n Well-Aimed Fire of Cross
Examination.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11.-Whether
w. Theodore Durrant is muir
!erer or not, he is a remarkable wit
ness. All day, before an audience that
filled the court room, he stood a fire
of questions from District Attorney
Barnes, which it seemed at times must
break him down, with imperturbable
GOODNESS. His quickness of wit and
ldroitness were shown a dozen times.
He went over the grounds of his direct
testimony and entered into the details
IF his movements in the church on the
.ay of the murder, without varying
any point
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
CLAYTON CHOSEN PRESIDENT.

Farmers National Congress Elects Officers
and Resolves for Reciprocity.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 1.-THE Farm
ers' National congress adopted a reso-
luton favoring reciprocity between
the United States and the South Amer
lean and Central American coun tries.
There was very little discussion. the
farmers being of one mind. Officers
were elected as follows: President, B.
F. Clayton, of Iowa; general vice pres
ident. G. M. Ryads, of Georgia; secre
tary, John NJ. SCahl; treasurer, Henry
Hayden, of Iowa.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
A DOUBLE MURDER.
C. L. Miller and Wife Found Butchered al
Lawson. Ok.

GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct. 15.-United States
Marshal Nix has word from Lawson,
east of here, that C. L. Miller and wife
were murdered in cold blood by I'M
known parties, and Will Miller, the
son, so badly wounded that he cannot
live. c. j. Miller is brother of Bruce
Miller, who was killed in the same
manner last fall. 1t is supposed that
the McElroy gang. part of which is
under sentence at Fort Smith for the
murder of Dutch John and Bruce Mil
ler's wife and child year ago, COM
mitted the deed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
win Protect americans.

WASHINGTON, Oct. by request of
Minister Terrell, for the OBJECTION of
American missionaries in Turkey, and
at the instance of the state depart
ment. the navy department has ordered
the Marblehead to the Gulf of Isken-
deroon. Minister Terrell also tele-
graphs that orders have been issued
for all provinces to protect Americans.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
FAMOUS TRICK HORSE KILLED.
Mazeppa, Valued at $40. 900, the victim of

WATERBURY, Conn, Oct. IA Sc
rious freight wreck occurred here last
ni~ht. when two parts of broken
train came together. Ten cars loaded
with trotting horses. live stock and
other exhibits from the Dan bury
fair, which closed last week.
were crushed and thro wn down
40-foot embankment. Mazep-
pa, the famous champion trick
horse of the world. valued at $40, 600,
was instantly killed, one man was
fatally injured and two others serious.
~ hurt.
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Shot hr = Jealous Lover.

EATON, o., Oct. 14-Saturday night
John Munroe Smith, aged II, escorted
home his sweetheart. Gertrude Lally,
and quarreled with her on the way.
Arriving at the house he shot and
fatally wounded her in the presence OF
her mother, and then surrendered to
the county sheriff.
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a Whole Block Rurned.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 15.-There was
"a fire at Dyersburg, Tenn, last night
and the Tucker block, including the T.
p A. hotel and half dozen business
houses were destroyed. The loss is es-
minated at 500, 1000; insurance, 500, 600
When the hotel wall fell several fire.
IN en- barely escaped.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
The Husband and Sister of Dead Woman
Under Arrest for the Crime.

Under Arrest for the Crime.
WILBUR, Neb., Oct. 12.-Hugh w.
Grove and May Rambo were charged
yesterday with the willful murder OF
Mrs. Ella A. Grove by strychnine poi.
soning. The coroner's jury brought in
verdict of murder in the first degree
against Grove, the husband, and May
Rambo, the sister of the deceased.
Grove is landlord of the Dewitt house,
and the young woman has been stay
ing there for some time, and it is their
alleged intimacy that is said to have
led to the trOu BILE
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AN UNUSUAL EVENT.
A Woman in Ohio Presents Her Husband
with Five Babies.

DEBATE, o.. Oct 15.-Mrs. John
Langdon, the wife of a farmer living
near here, gave birth yesterday, within
a space of three hours, to five children,
all of them males. For time the
unique event was given no credence.
Investigation, however, confirmed
the report. The five children are
apparently fully developed, though
frail specimens of humanity, and the
attending physician believes they will
all live Mrs. Langdon has experienced
no serious results from the extraordi-
nary ACCOMPLISHMENT. She is past 81
years and has three other children.
She weighs 40 pounds and her hus-
band 165
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19

PIERRE. S. D., Oct. 1.-THE supreme
court has handed down its decision
in the case of W. W. Taylor, the de-
faulting state treasurer. His sentence
is cut down to two years and held to
begin August Il last
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
A MISSOURI LYNCHING.

VIII Henderson, Negro. Hanged by Mob
for lssauIting n 14-Year-OId Girl.
JACKSON, Mo-, Oct. IA mob of
about 100 people last night took the
negro Will Henderson, who attempted
an assault upon 14-year-old Minnie
Rust Thursday, away from the sheriff
and hanged him. There was compar-
atively little excitement while the
lynching was being done.
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An incendiarY Lire.

PLYMOUTH. Ind, Oct. 12.-The Hol-
land radiator works at Bremen were
entirely consumed by an incendiary
FIRE at o'clock this morning. The loss
is estimated at $780, 900 and the insur-
ance placed at only 81, 500. The works
were owned by Chicago and Bremen
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-10-19
Dam Creedon WON.

LONDON, Oct. 15.-Frank Craig. the
~Harlem Coffee Cooler" and Dan
'Creedon, well known in America,
fought a twenty-round fight ut the
National Sporting club last night and
VCreedon won in rue twentieth round.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-03

10 prenatal paralysis ~or fhIs h7na
Some claim that the percentage
Is even greater. | here fearlessly
say that in almost if not every
case of this kind. there are latent
senses OF hearing which have slumbered
only because the brain of the afflicted
person has not viii power enough 20
call this nerve into service as a means
OF communication between the tvnn-
p3num and the mind What, then.
does this nerve require in order that il
may be brought into service as useful
member of the system? Plainly. al
Iaat 10 neecs - more sLrengla. uIt:.
this it viii perform the function for
which II was called into existence
Give il strength. and By the very act Of
giving il this strength which il should
have possessed bat never did. Il becomes
an assistant 70 the viii. and that func-
ton Il now aide TO command II and
make It nsefz.lin conveying its orders
- tie organs OF hes-rg. u fhe case
Of Mr.. Souas; a-s haze developed ths
II tent seusibilities Of this nerve By er-
v-ciSs- The nerve has been exercised.
however. from without. through the
aid of the auGiphone and the couiczl
hearing tables II has taken Us twelve
years To produce the results watch
have demonstrated 70 you Now. sup
pose we exercise this nerve from within.
a. well a. from without? Suppose We
Increase the power Of the wiz 20 fash
is messages over this rusty wire a. IA.
same tirne that yve increase tie sensi-
,5ilities 81 the wire 20 receive the con-
hands. tie nerve nosy becomes rces-
senEeT.
Twelve years ago when ! advanced
tne theory q the possibility OF develop
ing the latent sensibilities OF The pre-
at2lis uzr-lYze1 aEdiio.y Re-vs VS.
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ing OF the condition OF the deaf ard
dumb. From this institution it was
that the world first learned how an IN
dividual born deaf and consequently
dumb could be taught to hear and
speak, and now comes another discov-
cry promising to be the greatest of all.
Prof. Currier openly asserts over his
own signature that he Is willing that
hypnotism shall be given full oppor-
tunlty to demonstrate what can be
done through itsagency toward the re
lief of the mute. He declares it to be
his belief that wonders of which the
most enthusiastic investigator has
hardly dared to dream may be accom-
plished through the use of hypnotism,
and, bold and progressive student as he
is, is willing to afford every facility for
a skilled operator to experiment on the
line suggested.
Prof. Currier almost took my breath
away when, as sat in his study at the
institute few days ago looking out
upon the Hudson, he announced it to
be his belief that through the agencies
of hypnotism man who has been deaf
from the day of his birth may be made
to hear distinctly.
'The prophet OF the Israelites spoke
truly" said Prof. Currier, when he pre-
dicted thousand. of years ago the COM
ing of the day when the eyes of the
blind shall be opened, the ears of the
deaf shall be unstopped, the tongue of
the dumb shall be Embossed and the
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Yes" l replied, In my most winning
manner, would you like a game?r
Without speaking he sat down in front
of me, carefully placing the pistol on
the table near his right hand.
When the pieces were arranged he
looked at me with the most .iaoolical
expression on his face and said: ''You
shall play for your life If win shall
shoot you on the spot; If lose l shall
Kill myself" aud he deliberately ex-
amined the revolver as if to assure
himself that it was loaded.
looked up at him His ewes were
fixed on the board with a terrible
stare, and there appeared to be no es-
cape from TIE as ~ er-s;saff 81 hesns
forced - staS ny lifs an = game o;
Without consulting me he selected
the white pieces and moved first. He
played what chess players call an If.
regular opening, but there was nothing
remarkable or fantastic about il.
tried to keep cool. but as lifted the
pieces my hand trembled and my head
felt on FIRE.
soon discovered that my opponent
knew perfectly well what he was do
ing, and whatever particular form his
madness might take il did not prevent
him from playing the game accurately
and in earnest lie quickly forced an
exchange OF pieces 10 his own advan-
tage and secured vigorous attack
upon my king. The position no doub;
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tons OF the kind in the country. Iva.
staying a few days with the doctor.
and we had been spending the evening
very pleasantly over game or two of
chess We had finished our play and
the doctor was telling me e few things
concerning his patients, in the course
of which he narrated an anecdote
about a game of chess played by two
Of the inmates of his asylum which
led to the conversation above recorded.
Shortly sfterward the doctor retired
for the night. leaving me alone to
write few letters which l was anx-
fous to: get off the first thing the
next morning. For several minutes l
went on smoking my cigar, turning
over in my mind the idea of mad people
playing chess, and then settled down
60 my letters
] had not been writing long when /
heard TIE handle of the door turn. and
some one came in. / looked up. expect
ing to see DIR. Charley, but to my sur
Eise a complete stranger stood before
he. ''Oh." ] thought, "one of the doc
tors assistants whom have not hap
raened TO meet before" but il certainly
struck me as rather strange that he
should have entered my hosts private
study at time when the rest of the
household We're in bed. for the doctor
ON bidding me good night had told me
] was the last up.
/ naturally waited moment for my
s3Sitoz- to speak. expecting that he
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DOC THAT WORMS TOBACCO
Ksntushy Canine That 4. Hired Qua - q
Field Hand


Speaking Of funny things. did yon
ever hear of wonderful dog that ID
owned By John A. DUR, who lives as
Vanarsdall, a little settlement down In
Mercer county. Ky.f asxs the Chicago
Times This dog beats Dick Bruce's
and Tom Quinlin's dogs all hollsr lie
Is worth his weight IN gold lie WORMS
tobacco. lie begins a. the end Of tho
row and gees down the Iine at q lIvslp
gait, and no worm Is lefs 20 tel the
tale Of the desoistiOn wrought The
dog learned this trick By following
Durr's little boys When the boyd
would start down the row the coA
would follow along.
After watching the rocnrsters foe
several days tho dog csz9h. On 20 the
work himself and took a great liking
70 It. One day Durr went out 70 his
tobacco patch and found bis boys PLAY
Ing IN the shade, which vas no.
strange thing TOR boys 20 do, why
the devil amt you worraln0 tobaeoo?s
he yelled 'Eed's dong st. they ysilsd
back DUR went 20 the patch and
found the big pointer dog busily en-
gagged In vorning the planta, and hs
was doing IL fastzr than both the boy1
could have done DUR vss t.ckled "a
death After his own patch had been
wormed be hired the dog oct 70 bis
neighoors at one dollar day. All thls
car be proved By two or three rssea1&
men who Fever lie
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sOunu ever reached his brain thlSugh
the vibrations of the tympanum of the
ear conducted by the delicate auditory
nerves to the mind. Deafness was &C.
companied, as is always the case in
such instances, with dumbness as well.
Being unable to hear and comprehend
spoken language, the vocal cords,
which, as you we'll know, are but the
parrots of the ear, were never able to
form sounds into speech. Twelve years
ago we began operating upon this man
through the fundamentally of the
audiphone and the conical hearing
tube. The idea that through the
agency of some such instruments as
these we could develop the latent sensi-
bilities OF the auditory nerve until il
became a useful and valuable part of
the system was an idea of my own, and
the instruments by which we have
wrought the results which have dem,
onstrated to you here were my own in-
vention. The deafness of Mr.. Jones
was what is known to US as abolition
of function, a prenatal paralysis | shall
call it in order that l may be readily
understood, of the auditory nerve
While the organs of the unborn child
were yet undergoing the processes Of
formation the impinging of some for
eigh substance upon the forming blood
corpuscles deprived this nerve of ita
full development and vitality. We now
estimate that fully sixteen per cent. !
OF the cases of total deafness |
and consequent dumbness are. due |
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COPYRIGHT 1s94.)

''Do you mean to say, doctor, that
you have introduced chess amongst
your patients?"
"Yes. Why not9 Some Of these
poor creatures, although they suffer
from varioss forms of madness, are
able at times to exercise certain facul-
lies Of mind with brilliapce that is
really remarkable.
But surely they are not capable Of
playing a rational and sustained
gamee"
"Oh, yesl have myself been beaten
by a mad patient. OF course at times
their play is whimsical and cratic, but
even then. if l may say so, there is often
. good deal OF method in their mad
ness. It is rather curious that at the
present time have under my charge
poor fellow whose mental derange-
ment is almost entirely the result of
excessive chess playing. lie INDUCED
in his fayorite pastime to such an ex-
tent that it ultimately affected his
mind. We do not now allow him
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would apologize for the Intrusion. or st
! any rate explain his presence. To my
surprise, however, he stood perfectly
motionless, fixed his eyes upon me, and
remained silent.
whoever you are" thought, "you
are a pretty cool customer" and feel
ing annoyed at what seemed to me tho
fellows insolence, 1 said, with some
dignity: II don't understand"
You play cness?' ne interrupted,
without apparently noticing that had
attempted to speak, and all the time
keeping his eyes fixed upon me.
This certainly was extraordinary, and
as l looked at my strange visitor the
truth all at once seemed to dawn upon
me-the man was mad! l am not nat
urally nervous, but I must confess to
feeling something akin to fear when I
realized that was face to face with
man who, for all I knew, might be q
dangerous lUnatic.
My worst anticipations were soon
realized. Without taking his eyes of
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-03

Curriers' stuGy. Taxing down a 1ute,
he put it to his lips and sounded sew
eral notes upon it.
do ION hear?" he asked.
"Yes," answered Mr.. Jones, sit issthe
music of the flute"
''Now for your satisfaction" said
Prof. Currier. addressing me. II will
blindfold this man, so that he can re-
ceive no Intelligence as to the kind of
instrument through the observation of
the eye" A bandage was placed tight
~ about Mr.. Jones eyes i picked up
guitar and touched its strings
What music do you hear?' asked
Prof. Currier.
There was smile on the features Of
Mr. Jones rs he answered: 1T is the
music Of the guitar"
We'll" said I, after Mr.. Jones had
returned. this is all very interesting.
but what is it all about? You do not
mean to tell me that this man is under
hypnotic influences, do you?'
Wait and hear.
This man, Mr. Charles Jones, is now
forty years OF age. He was born deaf
as stone. For twenty-eiyht years nc
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There Ia sornethinz rather ALARMING
20 tie ordinary moral IN al advertise
rnert which apps aEs Il the London
At5enae unite advertisement OF
lady who Is a perfect paragon os intel
lertusl AID social rirtaea "Expers-
eneed Ezr2ais., sittera,sur. secretary
Gu tTsTe1 eo-zpa1ioE.. Musician. pieasau.
r.eoateuse--hers is catalogue ealcs.-
lated 70 appsu sse boIdeGl Nzresvey.
aha Is "ax=Estoaed - sarious co.,s-
trie1- and Is eaps - u undertaking
either ''rai.ioa fssizhingj or house.
Keeping She how seeks any latch
lsc.1si pcs. .. home or ABROAD
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My friend, this day is at hand, 1t is
already here. Gradually force in ma
ture-a force first Knocked and ridi-
culed, next wondered at-now studied
and made useful-has been accepted by
science. And now is heralded the
news that through hypnotism the
latent senses are TO be made healthy
and vigorous and the nerves, which
from birth our ignorance has hitherto
allowed to slumber in him who
through some defect IN natures proc
esses has been unable TO operate them
are TO be made TO convey the messages
of the mind as the electric wires con-
vey messages"
What. Prof Currierl- / exclaimed
'Do you mean to assert that you be-
Eeve that il is possible for the hypnotic
operator 20 accomplish in few short
weeks the complete awakening Of the
sense OF sound when il has laid prone
and useless since birth?s.e a---.
II believe this 70 be Absolutely pos
.x;ble. - answered Prof. Currie-, speak,
ing s.orsiy and x!ta emphasis % -e<ea
word. Furthermore, l belieee wes
are about TO see it done Let me show
you what has already been ac-
complished directly IN the same hne.~
Prof. Currier rang a bell upon the
desk and sent the messenger for Mr.
Jones A few minutes later Mr.. Jones
stood before US
You sent for me. sir?- he said The
question was asked in srticulated Ian
guage-
Yes" answered Pro-- Cur-ier. N
the sign language. Il wish 10 show
this gentleman that il Is not impossible
TO give 10 one born deaf mute the
power OF hearing and articulation.
There were several musical instru-
Depts hanging upon the walls Of REpt
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me, ne waTRed 70 the mante1piece and
deliberately took up large revolver
which the doctor always kept at hand
in case OF a surprise, and which I knew
to be loaded
My unwelcome guest had certainly
now the best of the position. What
was l to do? To make bolt Of it
would be to offer myself IA target to this
evidently homicidal mailman; to shout
for help might equally be the signal
for him to send bullet through me;
and yet l could not stand still and be
shot like rat in a hole. / must humor
him, thought, and SO gain time, as his
absence must soon be discovered.
. My mind, however, was somewhat
relieved when he repeated, in the same
quiet tone of voice: You play chess?''
1t was something at any rate to know
that L Was not TO be instantly shot,
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even the sight Of a chessboard, be-
cause anything to do with the game
seems to rouse In him the worst form
OF his madness. Sometimes he will sit
for hours playing with an imaginary
opponent, and whenever ne has these
Ats he always ends by exclaiming:
Mate Ia six moves He then de-
Gberateiy counts the six moves aloud.
and when, in his disordered imagina-
ton, he has made the final move he
becomes very violent, and is then
dangerous to himself and other people.
He was q remarkably brilliant blind
fold player, but whether he actually
retains the power of mentally working
out game am unable to say"
The speakers were myself and DR..
Charley, the famous mad DOCTOR"
whose private asylum was generally
recognized Is one of the best institu-