Show on september ad a horrible tragedy occurred on a farm be belonging loDging to a man named weeks living not far from guide rock nebraska weeks was having his threshing done and among those in his a man named john baker baker was feeding the thresher thi esher and had a young boy cuttin cutting bands for him while the men were were th ed on saturday the boy in cutting a band acci accidentally d aut let the anile slip striking barker on theland the hand and inflicting an u ugly ay iy wound bild with rag ping imga a bundle which he had in his hand reached for the boy the latter attempted to escape but before he could do so the infuriated furia ted man had bad him in his grasp and liftin lifting hini him bodily into the tae air threw him onto the platform in a moment the boys feet were among the cruel teeth of the thresher and baker was crowding him ing inas K V he were a sheaf of grain the boy screamed joi or help but it is evident that several moments elapsed before the etheil ot hermen men at work about the thresher distinguished his voice above the roar for when they ru rushed shed to the front of the machine half of bis body had already disappeared and baler baker was still holding the quivering remains on seeing t te other men baker released his hold and ju jumping from the platform attempted edbin tem ant to escape in a moment however the men man were upon him and he was a prisoner the boy was dead and only the upper portion of hig hid body remained the platform of the thresher was covered with blood the teeth of the machine were dyed with it and bitsoe bits of clothing bone and flesh were brought to view with every fresh revolution hang him shouted one of the men and in an instant a stout rope was about bakers neck and he be was dragged struggling to the rear of the maet machine kine one of the men quickly ascended and climbing out on oa the straw carrier took one end of the rope which was thrown to him and passed it through one of the iron rods rod S As soon as the rope came within reaching distance ot of the ground halt a dozen strong hands had hold of it Bakers arms were pinioned behind him and in less time than it takes to tell it he waung between earth and sky while ane platform of the tee thresher was still warm with his victims blood Ghe cheyenne yenne tribune it has long been usage in the english church notes the christian seader for bishops to wear knee breeches and buckles after uie the fashion of a century ago one american bishop adopted the same costume in nether garments when he received his episcopal robes we have not heard that it has done more for him than to confirm the lar conviction of his per personal vanity |