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SUFFER IN SILENCE.
THOUGH TORMENTED AND ROBBED,
THE AMIBHITES NEVER COMPLAIN.
Will Not Appear In Court—Are Devout,
but Have No Congregational Worship.
Their Tittle Settlement the Scene of
Many Crime..
The recent depredations and crimes
in the Amish settlement a few miles
northwest of Toledo have attracted the
attention of the authorities of two or
three counties, and have been a source
of comment all over the state.
The Amish sect is a peculiar and ex
clusive class of people, who worship
privately according to their own belief,
and, no matter how great a grievance
they may have against individual or
corporation, it is one of their funda
mental principles never, under any cir
cumstances, to go into court.
They refuse to obey summonses and
•will not testify under any conditions.
Should a member of a family be mur
dered the remaining members of that
family or any of the sect, for that mat
ter, will not enter complaint, nor will
they testify, no matter how great pres
sure is brought to bear.
That section of country has during
the last few months been the location
of several mysterious crimes. Four
masked men entered the house of one of
them some three months ago, and by
threats and horrible torture inflicted
upon the man and his wife, as well as
threats against the children, secured
several thousand dollars and escaped.
Although it was believed that the crime
was committed by local parties, and that
the family knew who the culprits were,
they refused to make any complaint or
give any information that would lead
to the apprehension of the criminals.
These people seem to have an abun
dance of everything in the way of
property and are excellent farmers, al
though they refuse to adopt any of the
improved machinery in vogue in this age
of the world. They continue to use the
sickle, scythe, flail and the old fash
ioned beam plows. Their harness, cloth
ing, etc., are all hand made, and their
general simplicity brings them into ridi
cule.
I During the last few months two or
three farmers, not connected with the
Amish people, have mysteriously dis
appeared from the community. The
people around that part of the state
have become very suspicious of their
sanctified appearances and creeds, and
no little talk has been indulged in in
the way of threats. They have been sub
jected to merciless torments. Their crops
have been ruined, fences burned, uten
sils broken, stock stolen and many oth
er indignities heaped upon them.
Joel Handst was only a few days ago
taken from his home by several men
dressed as White Caps and subjected to
torture, one of his ears being cut off and
the other slit. He never murmured or
complained, but declares he will permit
the matter to rest with his Maker. It
has since been learned that a crowd of
these White Caps took a man named
Henry Anker out into the woods a few
nights ago, and, after tying him secure
ly to a tree, flayed him nearly to death
with withes.
One night last week several masked
marauders went to the home of an
Amish family named Menkler and sub
jected them to all sorts of indignities,
made them prepare a meal, after which
they ransacked the premises, carried
away valuables and insulted the aged
mother and three young daughters gross
ly-
The Amishites are professedly devout
to an extreme, although they have no
congregational worship of any sort.
They never go to town or to the city un
less it is for the purpose of disposing of
their products or paying taxes. They
never patronize any amusement or pub
lic gathering affair.
The more conservative of the outside
world who have been carefully scruti
nizing their conduct say that they are
sincere in their eccentricities, and that a
tough lot of citizens in a certain local
ity in northwestern Ohio for years noted
for lawlessness take advantage of their
persistent refusal to prosecute, and, by
way of excuse, urge the stories that the
Amish people are guilty of the crimes
they themselves have committed. A
searching investigation is to be insti
tuted and efforts will be made to pun
ish the guilty.—New York Recorder.
Never Trust a Woman With a Gun.
A St. Louis politician was shot dead
by a woman who was jealous of hjm,
and a Topeka man was shot at three
times by his wife because he was jealous
of her. Jealousy is a dangerous senti
ment, either way you take it, when a
woman holds the gun.—Kansas City
Journal
Still at it.
Japan has begun a new series of vic
tories over the Chinese in Formosa.—
New York Telegram.
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Why don’t you begin the use
of it in that way, if you’re one
of the timid sisters who still
think that Pearline “ eats the
clothes?” Then you can soak
things in it for a year or two,
and test it in every way, until
you become convinced that
Pearline can’t do any harm.
But it won’t eat your dishes,
that’s sure. It won’t clog up
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Itewnro of imltntions. 412 JAMES PYLE, N.Y.
IMMERSED BY A WOMAN.
Unique Services Near Arcola, Ills., Wit
nessed by a Large Throng.
A novel baptizing occurred at Lake
Fork creek, Illinois, Sunday. This lit
tle branch of the Okaw is located about
four miles north of Arthera, a small
station west of Arcola on the Vandalia
railroad. Thirty-nine converts were
baptized, and a woman preacher per
formed the rites. It is owing to this
fact that 5,000 people were in attend
ance at the baptizing. Near the place is
a large double gate. Through this gate
1,115 vehicles passed, and giving each
vehicle an estimate of four persons,
which would be very conservative, the
attendance would number in all 4,400.
These figures do not include those who
attended on horseback, bicycles and va
rious other ways.
Mrs. Kate E. Miller, who had control
of the baptizing, took her position in
midstream and immersed each individ
ual with the ease and exactness of her
sterner brethren. Fourteen men and 25
women composed the list, and by 6
o’clock p. m. all had been baptized.
In an interview Mrs. Miller said:
“My original home is in Garrison, Neb.
My father was a preacher before me,
and at an early age I felt it my duty
to do what I could in the cause of the
Lord. I believe that persons are judged
by the good they do, and I feel that I
am doing all the good I can. I am an
earnest believer in the New Light doc
trine, and am endeavoring to spread its
teachings w the public. ”
“Have you an assistant in your
work?”
“Yes; J. am working in conjunction
with Mrs. Alice A. Draper of New York
city. She has been a source of great
help to me in my work, and I cannot
speak in terms too highly of her. ”
Mrs. Miller is 50 years of age, about
5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 180
pounds. For the last eight months she
has been holding revival meetings in the
community, and her work is marked
with many accessions to the church.—
Chicago Tribune.
COLD ON TAP.
The Latest Invention to Defy Sol’s Fierce
Bays.
It is in these sizzling June days that
the attention of most people is directed
to keeping cool. Various methods have
been devised.
It remained for Mr. B. Franklin Pur
vis of Monmouth, N. J., to solve the
problem. Mr. Purvis is an inventor.
To him is attributed the origination
of the “complete consumer,” by which
coal is burned without leaving a residu
um of ashes or clinkers. Not less star
tling are some of his other inventions.
At a recent convocation of capitalists
in New York, he unfolded his scheme.
“You see,” said Mr. Purvis, “you
have those heat registers idle half the
year. They are valuable in the winter
to a certain extent, but they are an eye
sore in the summer.
“The company which I represent pur
poses establishing stations in convenient
parts of the city from which will be
distributed to our patrons through proper
pipe connections anhydrous ammonia.
This will be delivered under heavy
pressure, and when released the expan
sion is so great that it absorbs all the
heat in the atmosphere, and the effect is
to produce intense cold.
* ‘ The heat registers will be utilized in
this connection, and the result will be
that sweltering heat will be absorbed in
the living apartments, and you will
have a normal May climate all summer.
By a single adjustment of detail you
get ice water, cool air, preserve your
meat and vegetables, and in an adjoin
ing apartment are your furs absolutely
protected from moths. The temperature
of the house is so low that no fly can
survive in it. You can regulate it your
self. ” —New York Journal.
Hallowed Earth For a Liberty Tree.
Congressman Benito Juarez, son of
the hero of the Mexican reform consti
tution, has taken steps to comply with
the request from San Francisco for earth
from his father’s tomb to mix with oth
er earth from about the tombs of Wash
ington, Lincoln and Garfield, in which
the San Francisco school children intend
to plant a “Liberty Tree. ”
Japanese Can’t Swear.
Profane words are unknown in the
Japanese language. That* is why the
Japanese find it so hard to express their
opinion of Russia now.—Boston Globe.
In That Woman’s Bible.
If we are to have a woman’s version,
won’t poor Joseph catch it?—Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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ENTIRE NEW STOCK
Neglige and Fancy Shirts
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SUCCESSOR TO J. S. WYATT.
No. 305 I3ROA.D STREET
Handles the finest liquors, brandies, cigars, etc. The very best
whiskeys for medicinal purposes.
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Address, SISTERS OF THE VISITATION,
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The Popular Route
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Connecting in Atlanta with through
trains and Pullman sleepers for the sea
shore. Round trip tickets on sale at
very low rates, good returning as late
as October 31, ’95. For any other in
formation call on or write to
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LADIES DO YOU KNOW
DR. FELIX LE BRUN'S
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mail. Genuine sold only by
Citation—Leave to Sell.
GEORGIA, Floyd County.
To all whom It may concern •. Felix Corput,
Administrator es Sarah O. Hyfleld deceased, has
in due form applied to the undersigned for leave
to sell the lands, p p rsonaltv, chattels, mort
gagee, chcees in action, etc , belonging to the
tstde of said deceased, and said application
will be heard on the flret Monday in July next.
This 3d day of June, 1895.
y j O HN P. DAVIS, Ordinary
Administrator’s Sale.
GEORGIA, Floyd County.
Agreeable to an order of the Court of Oi dinary
granted <n the Ist Monday In May, 1896, will be
sold before the Conrt Hons, door in and for
Floyd county between the legal hours of sale on
the Ist Tuesday in July, 1895, the following de
scribed property of the estate of Mrs. S. A.
Daily dtc’d to wit: Being lot No. seventy-two
(72) in the Etowah Division of the City of Rome
Ga , fronting on East First street, sixty-six (6«)
feet and running back same width one hundred
and thirty two (182) feet more or lees. Also
part of lor No. seventy three (73) in the Etowah
Division of Iha City of Rome Ga fronting on
East First street, sixty-six (<WI feet, more or
less, and running l ack same width ninety (93)
feet, more or less Saia part oi tot No. seventy
three (73) adjoining lot no seventy two (72)
above described and at present enclosed With
said lot. Terms one-half cash, balance twelve
months, eight per cent interest.
Samuel Funkhouser, Administrator
de bonis non with the will annexed,
of Mrs. S. A. Daily deceased.
Year’s Support
GEORGIA—FIoyd County:
To all whom it may concern: Notice is hereby
given that the appraisers appointed to set apart
and assign a year’s support to Mrs. Mary Park
Howel, the widow of T. F. Howel, deceased,
have filed the'r award, and unless good and
sufficient cause is shown, the same will be made
the judgment of the court at the June term,
1896. of the Court of Ordinary. This June 3d,
1895. JOHN P. DAVIS.
Ordinal? Floyd County, Ga.
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Hats, Cloth
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days ve will
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P. 8. —Calicoes and
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Everything else goes.
Best Calicoes 4 l-2c
all others 4c. Sheet
ing 2c to 4ic, 3c to
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