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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-13

The CHICAGO WEEKLY NEWS is recog-
nizeu as a paper unsurpassed in all the re-
uuirements of American journalism. Vt
stands conspicuous among the metropol-
itan journals of the country as complete
News-paper. In the matter of telegraphlc
service, having the advantage of connection
with the CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, il has
at it's command all the dispatches OF the
Western Associated Press, besides very ex-
tensiye service of Special kilograms from all
important points. As q Newspaper 1t has
no superior. 1t is INDEPENDENT in poi
itics, presenting all political news free from
partisan bias or cOloring, and absolutely
without fear or favor as to parties. 1t is. in
the fullest sense, FAMILY PAPER. Each
Issue contains several COMPLETED STO-
RES, a SERIAL STORY Of absorbing III
terest and q rich variety of condensed notes
on Fashions, Art, Industries, Literature,
Science, ETC., etc. Its Market Quotations
are complete and TO be relied upon. 1t is uR-
surpassed as an enterprising, pure, and trust
worthy GENERAL FAMILY NEWSPAPER.
We republish here from the columns OF the
WEEKLY NEWS few of the voluntary
commentators it has received:
WHAT Old SUBSCRIBERS SAY
About the Chicago Weekly News" when
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William Cannens, Pontiac, Oakland County.
Mich, says: - think it is the best paper In
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than many of the 3 papers"
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Orleans La, says: IN comparing your paper
with others / receive. must say yours, the
CHICAGO WBEKLY NEWS, is good. better, best
l would sooner miss meal than a number OF
the NEWS. 1t is the newspaper OF the day. IL
is true to its name"
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H., says: oIt is one of the cIsdHest papers pub
lished."
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want to miss number 1t is the best paper Tor
news have ever seen"
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It is 1uIIof reacabe and valuable news. and, al
though 1 am in receipt Of nine weekly journals,
am constrained TO adopt THE W EEKLY \ EHs
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in politics. giving nae the ungarbled truth con-
corning the actions OF ali political parties
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but DO not ike them as veil as TIE WEEKLY
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eics presented IN It IN such r. way that get
both side OF z question fairly ser forth. which
e utterly Impossible 20 get in strictly party
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is held By It's old subscribers.
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-13

One of the most unfortunate accidents
that could befall this community hap
pened Thanksgiving day. AS the sex
ton of Highland cemetery was engaged
in burning fire guard ia the afternoon
the fire got away from him and covered
the entire occupied portion of the ceme-
terry, totally running about all the trees
and evergreens that the community have
been ten years in securing. The friends
in charge of the association are heart
sick. A building could be restored in a
few weeks, bat years Of growth are gone
and cannot be resto1ed. That institu-
ton ought to be recognized on more
liberal basis. According to its present
organization its only income is from
burials, and this neighborhood is TOO
healthy to meet its requirements espec-
tally its development. We have all
got to lay there or somewhere else, and
we ought to make most of the time
now in improving it.-[Junction City
Union
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-13
NUMBER 8.
THE REMoRsErtlLcAkEs.

A little boy named Thomas ate
Hot buckwheaS cakes for tea
4 very rash proceeding, Is
We presently shall see.
He went to bed at 8 O'Clock,
As all good children do,
But scarce had closed his little eyes.
When he most restless grew.
He topped on this side, then on that.
Then keeled upon his head,
And covered, all at once, each spot
OF his wee trundle bad.
He wrapped one leg around his waisk
And t'other round his ear.
While mamma wondered what, on earth
Could ali her little dear.
But sound he slept, and as he slept
lie dreampt an awful dream
OF being spanked with hickory slabs
Without the power to scream.
He dleampt a great big lion came
And ripped and raved and reared
w nile, on his breast, two furious bulls
lnsRlortal combat .gored.
He dreampt he heard the flop of wings
Within the chimney f1ue-
And down there craWled, to knaw his
ears,
An awful bugaboo4
When Thomas rose next morn. his face
Was pallid as sheet
81 never more, he firmly said,
"Will cakes for supper eat!''
- EiyOc,2e Field
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-13
WONDERS OF srEEL.
Its Early History and Characteristic
Changes iH Modern Times

Its Early History and Characteristic
Changes iH Modern Times
The sword was, as the ancient ehron-
icier said, s.the oldest, the most univer-
sal. the most varied of arms, the only
one which has lived through time. All
people knew it; it was everywhere re-
gaEded as the support of courage, as the
enemy of perfdity, as the mark of com-
mandment, as the companion of author
ity-as the emblem of sovereignty, of
power, of force, of conquest, of fidelity
and of punishment. And ali this has
steel abandoned-to become rails! Look
81 what it was and what 1t is. Its aspect
was brilliant; its habits were punctili-
Gus; its manners were courtly its con-
nections were patrician; its functions
were solemn; its contract was ennob-
ling even its very vices were glittering,
for most of them were simply defects of
its superb qualities. It is true that it
was somtimes cruel, and that its process
of action was distinctly sanguinary;
but those reproacheS apply to all other
weapons, too. Throughout the ages IL
grandiy held up its head and haughtily
bore It's name 1t lost no caste when it
allied itself with lance and dagger, with
battle ak and helm, for they were of its
natural kindred; and even when, in lat
ter days, it stopped to generate such
lowly offsprings as razors, lancets,
knives and needles, the world saw no
real abasement in the act, for the chiv-
alrous blade was sill the image which
represented steel to man.
But now its whole character has
changed; now it has thrown aside its
gallantry, its grace, its glory; now it
has foresworn its pride for profit, its
pomp for popularity Steel is now
bursting coarseIy on the earth at the
rate OF thousands Of tons a month. 1t
is positively be1Ag made into steam en-
gines, and eanons, and ships, and all
sorts Of vulgar, heavy I'M
eomely, useful objects
Wosse than all it is becoming cheap!
Steel cheap! The steol Of old, the steel
OF legend and OF story, the steel OF palIa-
eta ana ne cheyalliers. the steel OF. the
noble and The brave, the steel of honor
and of might, the steel that was above
price, that knew not money and cared
naught Tor profit that steel is no more.
it mas been driven contemptuously out
OF sight by mottailurgc persons called
Bessemer and Krupp and others, and
these destructive creators have put into
its place a nineteenth century substance
exactly fitted to d mercantile period,
but possessing no title whatever
with time or fame. lLeavenworth
Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-13

s r. Lewis aud family had narrow
escape from death last night from the
effects of breathing carbon gas which
was driven out of the stove and into the
room by the wind blowing into an inn
properly arranged stovepipe, while all
were sleeping. Mr.. Lewis, not feeling
well and yet not realizing the cause, got
up and upon opening an outside door,
was Immediately overcome by the gas
and tainted. Reviving little, and hay
ing found out what the matter was, he
called for his son Frank to get up and
OF en- = window, and on doing so, Frank
also became faint and was unconscious
and helpless for some time. BY AN ex-
ercise of all his strength, Mr. Lewis
managed to arouse his wife and togeth-
er they went to Franks assistance. bat
getting in the draft of air which came
through the opened window, both be-
came suffocated and unable to render
aid TO the son. Soon however the rooms
we1e cleared of the gas, and al were
partially restored They are however,
not wholly recovered as we write, but,
nothing more serious is likely 10 happen.
Il was narrow escape, and had SIR.
Lewis tainted before opening tie door,
it is likely none Of the family would now
be alive independent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-13
Eugene Field.

At the close of a protracted meeting
conducted by Rev Bennett, near Almelo
last week, during which time forty per-
sons united with the church, steps were
taken to build a church in that neigh
borhood, and something like one hum
dred and fifty dollars in cash was
raised to start The enterprise.-[L enora
Leader.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-13

There was vein of coal struck on
Abram Whitehead's farm, twelve miles
northwest OF town. The vein IS four
feet thick. They are taking out about
twelve tons per day. The farmers say
it IS very good. The coal burns to ash
es, no clnders. It vii be blessing to
everyone, as It is thought that they can
soon deliver It IN the city for Ave dol
lars per ton, which viii be quite a saw
ing, especially in the winter. The
mine is not for sale, as The parties think
they have a good thing. [BrookTilIe
Transcript.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-13

A letter received yesterday morning
by Mrs. c, w, Casely from her husband
states that he arrived home in England
on Nov. 70, at nine O'Clock p. M, and
that his fathers funeral had taken place
at one O'Clock of the same day. The
body was kept SIX days after death, in
order that be might arrive before the
funeral, which he would have done but
for delay between Queenstown and LiV-
erpool. He was three weeks and one
day on his way, from Kirwin.-Inde-
pendent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-13

Gov. Click congratulstes Speaker
Carlisle on achieving a victory over
corporations. For all Gov. Click
knows about it, Mr.. Carlisle may, like
GOV. click himself, have made his hv-
ing as corporation lawyer Il Cham
piOn.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-13

The Lanes are a family of school
teachers. Viii Lane, the eldest broth
er, is teaching at McElroy's school
house. E. A Lane, the youngest broth
er, is teaching a. the tarVlew school
house. Miss Ida Lane teaches at the
home school house in The Huff district,
and Miss Anna, the younger sister is
teaching at Smith Center.-[ Kirwin
Chief.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-12-13

1t would be interesting to know what
estate officers beside Gov Click pro-
tested against the admission of Judge
Peters to a seat in Congress to which
he had been elected by the people OF
Kansas. Are all Gov. Clicks little ap-
pointees estate officers ri Champion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-29
ORIGINATING a BODY.
A New York Mother Sends Her Sons Corpse
to LIE Moyhe's Furnace.

Washington (Pa) Special
A telegram was received by 7. V. Harding,
trustee of the LIE Moyne Crematory, on We'd
nesday, from DIR. kaufman, of No. 212 East
Tenth street. New York, stating that the re-
mains of a three-yearold child would leave
that night for incinesation The furnace fire
was lighted between and o'clock yester
day morning, and long before the corpse ar
train at 11:30 A. NJ. brought the
body, accompanied by DR.. II.
A. Hopple a friend of the dead chllds
father and mother On arriving at the Gre
matory the remains were removed to the
brick building, where the burning is done.
The usual preparations were made, the
corpse lifted into the iron crib, wrapped in a
sheet saturated with alum water, and slid
into the retort. The lid was closed over the
opening, and the moderation commenced.
The child was a son of DR.. Samuel Hahn, of
New York, whose body found its way into
DR.. lie Moyne's crematory in March of 1880.
The Doctors widow, believing in the plan of
cremation, had the remains of her son sent
here. The corpse was dressed in a white
sbroud, and enclosed in plain metallic cas-
keL There we're no services. AT precisely
10 o'clock the retort door was opened. In
few minutes the alum-soaked sheet disap-
peared, and exposed to view what was left of
the corpse. The flesh had entirely burned
away, leaving nothing but the bare bones.
In comparatively short time these began
to crumble and melt away, falling under the
iron rack upon which the subject rests. 1t
generally requires two hours to complete the
incarceration, but to-day it was accomplished
| in much less time, owing to the smallness of
the body to be reduced. The retort will not
be sufficiently cool to allow the removal of
the ashes until Monday when they will be
taken out, and, after being neatly packed in
little tin box, forwarded to Dr. Kaufman
the child's grandfather. The casket will
also be returned TO New York
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ICE BRIDGE AT NIAGARA.
The Gorge Fifty Feet High and Extending
Two Miles from tl.e Foot of the Falls.
Buffalo Express

The Gorge Fifty Feet High and Extending
Two Miles from tl.e Foot of the Falls.
Buffalo Express
Those who visited Niagara Falls Wednes-
day afternoon witnessed a scene never before
known in the winter history of the great
cataract. One of the best ice bridges ever
known formed in the gorge Immediately be-
low the falls week ago, and the high wind
yesterday drove the water down the lake
into the river. The water began rising, and
just after P N. the deep and increasing
rumbling indicated that the pressure would
disrupt the great glacier Soon the middle
portion broke away and moved majes
tically down the stream for about
five hundred yards, until the mass i'll
the narrower part of the gorge below
brought it to a sudden stop with crash,
which re-echoed from side to side of the
chasm. As far as the eye could reach, the
vast masses of ice were being crushed to
atoms, while here and there miniature vol
canoes of ice and water spouted high into
the air. BY dark the ice gorge extended
from the foot of the falls to just below the
railway suspension bridge some two miles
and it seemed to be solid from the bottom of
the river to a height of more than fifty feet
above high-water mark. During the night
huge masses of ice went crashing over the
cataract, and were thrown high on either
shore; and at about midnight some
two hundred feet OF the famous
inclined railroad at Prospect Park were
carried away, while the stone observatory
and dressing rooms at the Shadow of the
Rock, " between the foot of the railway and
the American fall were crushed to pieces
The house of John McCloy, ferryman, on
the Canada side about seventy-fve feet above
the usual ice level, was partly overturned
and the occupants had narrow escape. The
little ferry boats were crushed in their houses
and several of the guys of the new suspen-
sion bridge were torn from their foundations
The damage will be several thousand dollars
but the Prospect Park Company are hard at
work repairing the damage to the railway, so
that tourists can go below. Ii all the ice
bridges at the falls during the past ten years
were piled on top of each other, it is said
they would hardly equal the height and
length of the one which now spans the
chasm.
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money, and Mullett gave him "a receipt for
the same under the name of Salmon, on Dec.
81 last. The same evening n meeting was
held IN a public house. Mention was made
Of the threat of Mallon, superintendent of
detectives to prosecute for perjury certain
witnesses examined at a private inquiry at
Dublin Castle. Mullett said Mallon would
not get chance to prosecute If the new
vigilance committee was formed, as he would
be killed. After the murder OF Detective
Cox the old Vigilance committee was
broken up Eachsaf the nine ceuters selected
two men from the rank and file of the
brotherhood and These eighteen men were
introduced TO the Chairman, who swore
them in as a vigilance committee They
were bound to obey him. The witness at
tended tile meeting at which the new vigil
lance committee was sworn in. 1t was held
in brunswick street in the latter part of
October last; kingston was in the chair. The
witness brough. n Devine and Hawkins.
Boland. a member of the directory, and
Kingston were members of the former vigil
lance committee. The witness had been ar
rested for the Kenney murder, but was lib
Grated The witness visited Poole in Kill
mainham Jail last week, accompanied by my
wife, his sister. / told the police | would
give information week ago; don't expect
any money; did not tell Poole that would
inform.
Police Inspector Fogarty proved that in
DeCeIuDcr, 1901. nc lOunO dL lHe pIlSOItI >
i(Whelan) residence large quantity of arms
and ammunition. information about which
had been given by Bailey, Whelan's brother
in-law who was subsequently murdered in
Shippers alley
The inquiry then adjourned for a week.
The Crown counsel stated that next Saturday
important evidence regarding the Phoenix
Park murderers would be given. The pris-
oners were carried back to Jail through pri-
vate passages.
Eight Fenians started for Liverpool to en-
bark for America, fearing arrest
The conference of tenant farmers at Bel
fast, on the Land question, passed resolutions
in favor of an amendment to the land act,
and urged that leaseholders be admitted to
its benefits. and that the purchase clause be
altered SO as to afford greater facilities to
farmers in acquiring possession of land
Formal notices were served to-day on
Davitt, Hcaly and Quinn that they must
lind bail within week or go to Kitmainham
Jail
Five men were arrested in Craughwell on
Che charge OF having murdered man named
Boherty, in 1881. The prisoners were taken
to Galway. The arrests were made on the
evidence of an informer
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The ssturdar journal.

The Saturday edition Of the Journal has
taken such rank as to make it almosta special
and independent paper 1t is prepared to
meet the demand for newspaper of the
highest class, filed with reading matter of
the best character, and thoroughly unobjec-
tlonable in every respect-a paper that
can be welcomed into every home and be a
companion at every tireside. 1t lisa 80
treasure-house of the best literary ablnty OF
Indiana, and, as such, is worthy the support
of the people. The Saturday Journal reaches
into the furthest limits of our territory in time
for Sunday reading, which Sunday paper
cannot possibly do, because of the lack OF rail-
way facilities on that day. 1t is also on hand
for the long hours of Saturday night. The
Saturday Journal will be found to contain
that which will interest the old and the
young alike, the farmer his wife and his
daughters, the literary man, the scholar the
politician, or simply the one who desires the
fullest news of the day. 1talready has much
wider reading than any other issue of the
week, and greatly more extended and better
patronage than any daily published in the
State. Special contracts for advertising for
the Saturday edition are made, and special
subscriptions for it are received.
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STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
SheIbyviIle Greatly Excited Over the
Work of Spiritual Mediums.
A Novel Libel Suit at Martinsviile-
of the Victim of The Shooting at
Observation-Disclosures.
special to the Indianapolis journal

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SHEEBYvILJE, Jan. 27.-Spiritualism, which
but short time ago threw the little village
of Manila into such wild frenzy of excite
ment has ut last struck this city. Some two
weeks ago leading medium from Indianap-
lis cague here and stopping at the residence
of one of the .fanatical believers, began hold
ing meetings at night, where prominent citi-
zens attended, some of whom claim to have
communicated with departed friends
and even embraced and kissed them.
The leading believer here claims to have met
Christ upon the street this week and held an
extended conversation with Him. The ques-
tion of spiri tualism this week has been the
theme of conversation in Shops offices. and at
private residences. Several parties from here
have lately made trips to Terre Haute, Ind,
where they claim to have met friends hong
since departed. A leading citizen from
Manila, after having been at Terre Haute
claimed TO have received a message that a
dead relative desired the present OF a gold
watch and cham. Returning home he seuta
$50 gold watch and chain to Terre Haute to
his dead relative. Such is but a sample of
the farce being carried on in this locality 1t
is expected that several parties in this place
will be raving maniacs on the subject ii tine
meetings are continued.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-29
Half a Century In JAN.

Uniontown (Pa.1 Special,
William Stamford known throughout
Fayette county as Crazy Billy" died this
morning in the county Jail, where he had
been prisoner over ffty-one consecutive
years In 1881 Billy drove Alexander Crow
and wife out of their home in Spring Hill
township. The neighbors came to Crows
rescue and by strategy overpowered Billy
who was armed with Crows gun, butcher
knife and axe. Billy was sent 10 Jail at
Uniontown for trial. Soon afterward William
Updegraff was locked up for drunkenness
and during the night Billy asked stick of
wood it he should kill Updegraf The billet
said yes, and Billy crushed in the drunk
ards skull. The following June Billy was
tried and acquitted of murder on account of
his insanity. For eighteen years he was
chained by the leg to the floor of his cell
Since 1S4S he has been allowed to roam at
will, being harmless Eighteen sheriffs have
gone in and out of office while Billy was a
prisoner. Four ex-sheriffs will serve as pail
bearers at his funeral tomorrow, and the en-
tire bar will turn out. Billy was about
eighty years old, and was born in England,
but beyond this nothing is known of his
earliest history. Just before dying he
called for his mother Dear mother" This
was the only time he was ever known to re-
fer in any way to any one connected with his
childhood
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Gable Notes.

Bishop Luther, Of Aberdeen and Orkney, is
dead
The Porte's reply to Carl Eranvilie's cir
cular requests that the conference reassem-
bic.
Frederick Martin. formerly Carlyle's
amanuensis and proprietor OF ''Statesman's
Year Book" is dead
Carl Won Esindecker, the newly-appointed
German representative at Washington, sailed
yesterday for New York.
Bismarck had long interview with the
Emperor on Friday, and one with the Grand
Duke Nicholas on Saturday.
The seals on Gambetta's papers have been
removed, The papers contain copiouS notes
on the subject of reorganization of the army.