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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-20

First Presbyterian-Er. R. G. McNiece,
pastor. Public worship at II am. and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-20

First observation-disclosures First
South and Fourth East. Rev. Clarence
T. Brown, pastor. Morning service at II
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
Killed by Castor Beams.

Early last spring Mrs. Louis Trout
vein, the wife of butcher, of Will
liamsburg, N. Y, received a castor
bean plant, which she put into a gar
den back of her house. Her domestic
servant, Elsie Halter, 25 years old,
watched the plant grow. About three
weeks ago the bean pods began to
ripen. Mrs. Troutwein warned Miss
Haller against picking any of the
beans. The other morning the servant
was taken i'll, and she admitted that
for more than ten days she had picked
and eaten some of the beans, and that
on the day before she ate more than
a dozen.
Mrs. Troutwein sent for a doctor,
but when he arrived the servant was
dead. Coroner Mason ordered DR.. ]. F..
Valentine to perform an autopsy. The
result showed that the woman's death
was due to inflammation, superinduced
by the excessive use of castor beans.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23

sorts Of auto-motor vehicles; different
exhibitions have been held from time
to time, each one of which has shown
a marked advance on the preceding
one. Carriages have been made to run
easily and swiftly by means Of
petroleum motors or stored electricity,
but from a commercial point Of view
there have been two great difficulties
to contend with-weight and expense.
That both have now been practically
overcome Is evident from the picture Of
the London bus carrying passengers
along the Gray's Inn road. The We
hicle Is an ordinary bus, hitherto
drawn by pair Of horses, and is such
as are seen in London by the thousands;
no change has been made beyond TAX
ing out the pole and lifting the body
onto the storage truck. This one Is
the first that has appeared as yet, and
the picture is likely to become a his
toric one. 1t can hardly be doubted
that the horses career as a beast of
burden is rapidly drawing to close.
His emancipation from life of
drudgery and ill-treatment viii be hail
cd with delight by all
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
BURIED ALIVE BY"wHIrE cAPs~
Brutal Treatment of . Farmer Near
Toledo, Ohio.

Brutal Treatment of . Farmer Near
Toledo, Ohio.
The white caps" have shown their
brutal instincts in Lucas county by
taking respectable and well-to-do
farmer named Huntsman, who lives at
Holland, ten miles from Toledo. and
burying him alive. The outrage was
committed Sept. 9. The family was
afraid to notify the authorities, but
neighbors learned of the facts and in
formed the police. The facts, as re-
ported to the police, are that two Of the
Huntsman children, coming from the
postofflce, were picked up on the road
by two men in buggy and accused of
stealing a pocketbook containing $50.
The children denied the accusation.
and after driving them to the Hunts
man farm the strangers let the little
ones go. A party of men went to the
Huntsman house the next night, and,
calling Mr.. Huntsman out OF bed,
seized and dragged him outside and
beat and abused him in a frightful
manner. Then they carried him to
grave, and, putting him in 1t, covered
him up. After awhile they dug him
up, beat and abused him second time,
and finally buried him again. Then
they dug him up again and repeated
the flashing and then drove away, warn
ing him to quit the county within
twelve hours under penalty of death.
The two children were also dashed.
For several days the family remained
in the woods, not daring to re-enter
their home. Such an outrage would
impossible even in Russia.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe and Throat
Trouble Speedily Cured.

Miss Nellie Penoyer, 1886 So. Tenth
st. Omaha, Neb., whites: "Have used
your DR.. Kay's Lung Balm for Sc
we're case of LaGrippe. Two doses gave
relief. My lungs were very sore and
in taking the DR.. Rays Lung Balm 1
found that it stopped any desire to
cough at once. The soreness on my
lungs and in my head soon disappeared.
1t is very pleasant and easy to take and
while it does not cause sickness at the
stomach, like many cough remedies, it
cures quicker than any I have ever
tried "
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
Burglars Break Into Society.

Young society people returning from
a ball at Black River Falls, Wis, the
other morning effected the capture of
two burglars. The thieves were loot
ing the store of E. L. Chapman at AL
ma Center. The young people noticed
the light and investigated. While the
young men guarded the store their fair
companions went from house to house
and organized a posse. Just as the
store was surrounded the robbers came
out ard were met by excited villagers,
scantiiy clad and armed with clubs,
revolvers and pitchforks. A battle en-
sued at once, the young women taking
refuge under flight Of stairs. Two
of the robbers were taken, one being
knocked senseless with club and the
other receiving two bullets.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
Couldn't AFFORD If

Mrs. Cobwigger-I know it would
do me the world of good to go away
for the summer, but couldn't thinl
of letting you stay in the city.
Cobwigger-Are you afraid of sun
stroke?
Mrs. -Cobwigger-Not at all.
Mr.. Cobwigger-Can it be possible
that you are Jealous?
Mrs. Cobwigger-Of you? The idea
Cobwigger-Then what in the world
can it be?
Mrs. Cobwigger-To tell you frank.
ly, my dear, don't think we can AT.
ford it. Just think what it means for a
man to stay in town all summer who
plays such a poor game of poker as
you do New York World.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
A Poor Family,

II come of poor but honest parents,'
said the beggar pleadingly.
"Of course" replied the housewife
sarcastically.
There was ne hardship of poverty
that we didn't have to endure" per-
sisted the beggar.
That's what you all say" returned
the housewife.
Few people in the world know
privation as we knew it"
II suppose not"
why, ma'am persisted the beggar
in desperation, SIN that whole fam
lily of six people there wasn't a single
bicycle.
$50 poor as that!" cried the house,
wife alphabetically. poor fellow,
come in and let me give you some pie"
Chicago Post
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
Force Of Habit

The photographer busted himself
arranging everything for the sitting.
This was to be his masterpiece, he
said, and he wished to have every de-
tail perfect.
"There, he said at last, that will do
nicely, think"
He took one last look to see that all
was right
Now! All ready" he said, in sharp
incisive tones. "Look pleasant,
please"
Then he began the actual work OF
photographing the fractured ankle by
the Roentgen process. Chicago Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
Her Spiteful Accent.

"Of course, I'm rather tall for a
GIRL" she admitted, shut Charly con-
soles me by telling me it's impossible
to have too much of good thing"
Eyes, of cuurse-of a good thing"
But somehow the accent and the
repetition of the words seemed to
indicate that Charly's judgment was
faulty, even if his words were true.
And that was the beginning of a
frightful feud in which all the mean
things known to modern society were
said Chicago Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23

In South and North Dakota, relating
their own personal experience in those
States, have been published in pamph-
let form by the Chicago, Milwaukee &,
st. Paul Railway, and as these letters
are extremely interesting, and the
pamphlet is finely illustrated, one copy
will be sent to any address, on receipt
of two cent postage stamp. Apply 10
Geo. H. Heafford, General Passenger
Agent, 40 Old Colony Building, Chi
cago, Ill.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
Lovers Elope to Milwaukee.

Miss Della West, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John J. West, and w. w. Witty,
a young attorney Of Chicago, eloped to
Milwaukee the other day, and their
friends say they have been married
The young couple met two years ago at
a charity ball, and have been trying to
get married ever since. Miss Vests
parents, who are wealthy, objected to
Mr.. Witty on account of the alleged
smallness OF his bank deposits. John
f. Waters, also an attorney, is said to
have played the part of Cupid in help
ing the lovers dodge the vigilance of
The young Woman's parents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23

went with him to the street to see
their two boys-nine and eleven years
old-in covered wagon, in which they
had come from home. AS they stood
in sight of their children, Fowler shot
his wife. killing her instantly, and
then fired bullet into his own brain,
through the temple. He died an hour
later at the police station. The woman
was young and handsome. Fowler is
said to be the owner Of large ranch
in Oklahoma and an extensive dealer
in live stock. He had followed his
wife and Russell all the way from Ok
lahoma. He found them first in Kan
sas City, and had Russell arrested
there Mrs. Fowler escaped and came
to St. Joseph. The children who wit
messed the tragedy, said Fowler asked
his wife to return home with him, and
when she refused he shot her and then
himself.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
HARVEST EXCURSIONS TO GREAT
SOUTHWEST


On August 18th, September LIST, 10Th,
Goth and October 9th and Goth the
Santa Fe route will run a series of
cheap Homeseekers' Excursions to
points in Cen tral and Western Kansas,
Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Texas,
Western Colorado, Utah and Arizona
The ticket rate will be one fare for the
round trip, plus $500, with liberal
limits and stop-over privileges. These
Santa Fe route excursions will enable
you to take fall outing and see a
country where the biggest crops of a
decade are being harvested.
For particulars address Geo. w.
Hagenbuch, p. & L. A. Santa Fe route
Kansas CITY, Mo.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23

be placed on exhibition by some enter
prislng individual.
While relics of Washington's life
during Its later period are plentiful,
there are comparatively few souvenirs
Of his youthful days, or Of the years
prior to the Revolution when he was
simple country gentleman with the
title OF colonel. But most interest
ing memento was brought to light a
few days ago in overlooking keepsake
treasures by one of the old families Of
Virginia. 1t is an almanac of the year
1867 and on most of its blank pages
Washington has inscribed in very
small writing the weather and other
items of Importance to the fermer.
THIS diary has never been published,
and besides being valuable rs contain
ing the writing of Washington, 1t pos
sesses great historical interest from
the fact that it gives full list Of the
prominent men Of the day holding pub
lie Office.
The book Is about FIVE inches long
and contains sixty-ive pages, the
dates running from January to Deem
Der, though Washington's notes are
abandoned after September 10, when
he makes an entry that on this day
he finished sowing particular piece of
land. His time at this period seems
to have been entirely devoted to farm
ing, for the entries are almost exclu-
sively of the wind, weather and Of
ploughing parts Of the estate and SOW
ing flax or corn. Occasionally there Is
a mention of attending the meeting Of
the vestry of Pohick church.
Though yellow with age, the paper
is still tough, while the lettering, which
used the quaint old English ''f'' for an
IS" is still perfect. In the back is a
description of the post roads over Vir-
ginia and Carolina, list of the Kings
Councilmen of Virginia, and cata-
logue OF the representatives Of the diff
ferent counties in the state assembly of
the day, among the last being the we'll
known names of Francis Lightfoot Lee,
Patrick Henry, Richard Bland, Benja-
min Harrison, Richard Henry Lee,
Fielding Lewis and Of Washington
himself.
At the date of the writing Of this
diary, in 1867, Washington was living
on his estate of Mount Vernon, having
resigned his commission in the British
army on his return after Braddock's
defeat In the North. In 1853 he had
been married to Mrs. Martha Custis,
widow of Daniel Parke Custis, and for
six years the pair had lived TRANQUILITY
on the banks of the Potomac, WASH
ington passing his time In superintend-
ing the tobacco raising of his planta-
ton and its shipment to England, from
which country he obtained his semi
annual supplies.
Though 1t was ten years before the
war, Washington's let
tiers at this time were full of hints Of
the growing dislike to England's domi-
nation of the American colonies |
Though busy with his farm and over
looking every expenditure, he was also
in touch with the political feeling Of
the day-a fact which is evidenced by
his published letters, but not shown at
all in the prosaic little dingy diary
which has been resurrected after many |
long years of rest among the packs Of
unnoticed papers.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
To Have all He Wanted.

"Ah, yes, of course" said his Satan
Ic majesty, with a nod of welcome, 81
ought to have known at once that
you were mem Der of the coal trust
and entitled to our most distinguished
consideration. 1 assure you we sh all
not stint you here. What, no, there!
Put eight more tons on the fire at
once and lift the temperature another
hundred degrees Chicago Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
Facts About Camels.

A camel has twice the carrying pow
err of an OK. With an ordinary load of
twelve or fourteen days without water,
four hundred pounds he can travel
twelve or fourteen days without water,
going forty miles day. Camels are fit
to work at five years old. but their
strength begins to decline at twenty
five. although they usually live to for
ty. The Tartars have herds of these
animals often 1000 belonging to one
family. They were numerous In an
tiquity, for the patriarch Job had 5000
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23

The West-bound Lake Shore fas,
mail train struck and instantly killed
James Kramer of Chicago near Laporte
Ind, the other night. Kramer was
about IS years old, and had been con.
fined in the asylum at Dunning, Ill. A
letter was found on his person ad.
dressed to Josephine Kramer, who is
supposed to be his wife.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
WASHINGTON'S CABIN.


| instruments in the upper room. This
apartment is lathed and plastered, one
window lights it up, and rough door
gives access to the visitor.
Lord Fairfax, who was wealthy
English nobleman, obtained from his
government grants Of large concessions
Of lands lying in the upper portion of
Virginia and bordering on the Blue
Ridge Mountains. When he visited his
estates he was so much pleased that he
gave up his residence in England and
built on his land fine manor house.
which he called Greenway Court. This
beautiful residence is now in the pos
session Of Mr.. Henry Fairfax, who,
however, claims no relationship with
the family of Lord Fairfax. Lord Fair
fax was bachelor, a man of eccentric
habits and passed most of his time in
the woods in pursuit of game.
Desiring to have his lands accurate
ly surveyed Lord Fairfax called into
bis service young George Washington.
Warrington was at that time scarcely
more than boy, but set to work, and
did his work so well that he won the
friendship of the noble lord for life.
His first surveying expedition was be-
gup in March, 174S, when he set out in
company with George Fairfax, whose
sister had married Laurence Washing
ton.
Washington's life in the woods rs
surveyor is beautifully described by
the historian, Bancroft, in the follow
ing words
"At the very time of the Congress Of
Aix-la- Chapelle, the woods of Virginia
sheltered the youthful George Wash
ington, the son Of widow. Born by
the side of the Potomac, beneath the
roof of a Westmoreland farmer, almost
from infancy his lot had been that of
an orphan.
And now, at 16 years Of age, in
quest of an honest maintenance, en-
countering intolerable toll, cheered on
ward by being able to write to school
boy friend: Dear Richard: A doubloon
is my constant gain every day, and
sometimes six pistoles.' Himself his
own cook, having no spit but forked
stick, no plate but large chip, roam
ing over spurs Of the Allegheny and
along the banks of the Shenandoah,
alive to nature and sometimes spend
Ing the day in admiring the trees and
richness OF the land, among skin-clad
savages with their scalps and rattles,
and uncouth emigrants, who never
spoke English; rarely sleeping on
bed and holding bearskin as a SPLEEN
did couch, glad Of resting place for
the night on little hay, often camp
ing in the forests where the place near
est the fire was happy luxury, the
STRIPPING surveyor in the woods, with
no companions but unlettered asso-
ciates and no implements of science
but his compass and chain, contrasted
strangely with the imperial magnifi-
cence of the Congress Of Aix-la-Cha-
pelle."
1t is to be hoped that some patriotic
society will rescue this hut in which
so many days were passed by Wash
ington in early toll or that some pro-
vision will be made by the government
for purchasing the place so that it may
be enclosed and preserved for coming
generations. Negotiations have already
passed between the gentleman owning
the house and some persons interest
ed in museums and it Is possible that
1t will not be long before the house will
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
A Case of Cold Feet

my husband says your husband
gets cold feet when he plays poker"
said Mrs Jack Potts.
II don't wonder" replied Mrs. Luke
Pleasant, "for whenever he does play
poker he always comes up stairs in
his socks" New York World.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23


hours ride from Columbus, Georgia
out to the little town of Crawford
where Annie lived. Yet residents OF
Columbus, and visiting strangers as
well, continue to go over the rough
country road nearly every day to learn
at first hand the touching facts of
Armies gentle little life and pathetic
death, and to visit the grave In the
Oak Grove churchyard in which she
is having the childishly longed-for
Sleep which led her to the dreadful
act that has well-nigh broken her
parents hearts. Imagine little, light
romplexioned country girl, barely turn
ed thirteen years of age, with her light
hair hanging in two braids down her
back and with face from which the
baby look had not yet departed, the
pet of her father a well-to-do farmer
and justice of the peace, and equally
beloved by her mother, happy in her
home, bright and vivacious in her dis
position-imagine little creature such
rs this looking a smiling good-by for
ever into her mothers face and then
going and tying thin cord around her
neck and hanging herself to bedpost!
They had been together in the farm
house sitting-room, the mother and the
little child, for some hours before the
tragedy. Mrs. Rutledge was in her
favorite rockingham sewing, while
Annie sat on low stool at her feet
reading Sunday-schoo book" Asleep
in Jesus by B. c. Crawford-which
she had read and reread until she knew
1t almost by heart. Suddenly she laid
the book down and, leaning her arms
on her mothers lap, looked up at her
with strange, smiling earnestness in
her baby face and began to sing. 1t
was the hymn she loved best Of all.
ASLEEP in Jesus" the book, and "Asleep
In Jesus" the hymn, seemed to have
completely overmastered her fervid re-
1igious nature. She sang the hymn en-
:tirely through from the first verse to
the last, with the queer, half-smiling
look into her mothers face all the while
and her little childish voice ringing out
with unwonted clearness.
Mrs Rutledge rose to go out of the
room as the little girls voice died
away with the last lines of the hymn.
Mamma" called Annie, as Mrs. Rut-
ledge reached the door.
Eyes, dear" she replied turning
suddenly around at something she
fancied sounded like strange note in
the little voice.
Nothing, mamma, only won't you
please shut the door tight?"
There was a bright smile on the
childs face as she made this, her last |
request, and the fond mother went her
way with the echoes of the childish
voice singing ASLEEP in Jesus" still |
ringing in her ears. Half an hour
later she returned, and there was the |
horrible tragedy before her, and the
mystery of the queer earnestness in her
voice and eyes which had half troubled
her so short time ago was revealed |
now when the eyes were closed and the
voice hushed forever.
A year ago there was revival meet
Ing in the Oak Grove church, near the
Rutledge home. 1t was conducted with
all the Southern camp-meeting fervor,
and little Annie, then only twelve years
of age, was much impressed and
wrought up by what she heard and
saw there. From that day until the
fatal climax her religious zeal never
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23

Muncie, Ind, young women have 6
cold feet club whose newest and mos
popular amusement is "co7n roast,
at which the chilly members art
warmed around a fire.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23

To date the government has paid
.early SO 900, 900 in premiums for speed
made by war vessels, in excess of the
contract requirements.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
ANNIE RUTLEDGE.

Ragged. Her mind ran to nothing else.
Religious books were her only reading
and the singing of hymns her only hap
'piness. Her kindled imagination would
not let her await the promised reward.
To her childish mind it was tangible
reality within her reach, and she would
have it now.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
RELIGIOUS FERVOR.
1T is NOT ALWAYS A GOOD
THING FOR CHILDREN.
Aud Sho Ended Her Life that She blight
Dwell Amid the Happy Surroundings
of Paradise-A Sad Case Reported
from Georgia.

LTHOUGH the sui
eide of little Annie
Christian Nutledge
occurred several
days ago, the Won
derment and pity
which the bare re-
cital of the fact ere
ated have steadily
increased as the
circumstances lead
inor IN t& th1 aunnr
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23

Although the salary of the King of
Greece is four times greater than that
of the president of the United States
it is said to be smaller than that of
any other European monarch.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
WASHINGTON'S CABIN
A HISTORIC RELIC FALLING IN
TO DECAY.
Lived There When He Was . Lad-1t
Is Little Two-Room Cabin Which
He Occupied While Surveying tho
Lands of Upper Virginia.
Special Letter.

HILE hundreds OF
pilgrim S daily
crowd the shrine
of Mount Vernon,
one of the most in
teresting relics Of
Washington re-
mains unknown
and unnoticed and
is rapidly falling
into decay. This
-.-Il AALs-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money If 1t fails to cure. $50
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-10-23
KILLED HIS ERRING WIFE.

Their Children Saw tho Tracedy -
Suicide Followed.
Some weeks ago the wife Of S. j.
Fowler, an Oklahoma ranchman eloped
with James Russell and went to St.
Joseph, Mo. Fowler came in search Of
them, and last week found his wife in
a clearinghouse in Sixth street. She