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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Reports of Comfy superintendent Of
schools.


The County superintendent reports
to the State Superintendent are ali in but
about ten, and are being examined. A COM
parison with last year makes a very favor
able showing. For instance, Ottawa Coun-
ty in 1882 showed school population of
5, FOG, the average term TO have been nine
teen weeks. They now report a population
of $3.50, and a term of twenty-five weeks.
Allen County in 1882 had school popula.
ton of 4,4SS, and twenty-six weeks. Now
they report a population of 4,2e1, and
length of term thirty-two weeks. Pota-
watomie County, for 1882, had a school
population of 1888, and term of twenty
six weeks. against a school population of
6,212 and term of twenty-six weeks this
year. Sedgwick County, on the same
basis, showed in 1882, 5,62S, and in 1888,
$3.50. Leavenworth County, for 1882,
showed 1903 school population and term
of twenty.nine weeks. This year they re-
port population of L, 22S, and the average
term, twenty-eight weeks. The reports
cited arc probably an average of the State.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15
Lost in the Arctic.

BoSroE, MASS, Eov. s.
The whaling bark Louise was lost Sep
tembsr - in the Arctic Ocean by striking:
the ice. Six men persisted. The captains
and chief officer arrived at San Francisco,
yesterday in the bark Francis Palmer. The
Schooner Louisa was valued at $40, 900; :;
partly insured. She belonged 70 ]. Il.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

COMPTROLLER KKox is credited with
the statement that without some remedial
Legislation the National banks will, during
the next two or three years, give up over
half their circulation and cause contrac-
tion of the currency from $35S, 10000 to
$170,OO00OO Of bank notes, provided the
calling in OF the bonds continues at the
present rate.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

THE annual report Of the Commits
siOner of Internal Revenue says the aggre-
gate receipts this year are estimated at
$12O,OOO,OOO. During the first three months
ct the fiscal year there has been falling
Off of 1885, 0l. A saving to the Govern
ment is said to have been Effected of $125,-
OO1 annually by the consolidation of the
collection districts.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

THE creek which supplies Salt Lake
City with water has become so offensive
from dead sheep in it's bed that the Salt
Lake Council, Tuesday night, considered
the problem of remedy for the evil.
Stories of the impurity of the water have
heretofore been denounced by the Mormons
as GENTLE lies.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

JUDGE FINN, of San Francisco, on
bhe 9th, at the request of Senator Sharon,
ordered Miss Aggie Hill to furnish photo
graphic copies of the alleged marriage con-
tract with him, to afford an opportunity of
testing its erenuineness
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

THE Federal Court in San Francisco
intimates that Cinnamon formerly resi-
dents, who left prior to the issuance Of re-
turn certificates, are entitled to land.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

The officers appointed as court of
inquiry to investigate matters relating to
the Proteus disaster were notified to meet
at Washington on the Sth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.

THE London Times says there is no
occasion to depart from the usual rule and
allow American counsel to defend O'Don-
NELL
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

MARI CHURCHILL, the missing St.
Louis girl, was found on the Sd at Indian
apolis, Ind, where she has been employed
in the laundry department of the Insane
Asylum since September 8.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

THE Court of Appeals in st. Louis,
NO., on the 9Th, decided that the removal of
Chief of Police Campbell was Illegal He
was reinstated in office and at the meeting
of the Police Board charges were formally
preferred against him with view to GUST
ing him in legal form.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

IT is reportedfrom Portland, Oregon,
as almost certain that the wheat surplus of
Oregon and Washington Territory will be
100000 tons less than heretofore estimated.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

The Postmaster-General has dis
missed from service Post-ofice Inspector
Amos P. Foster for rendering the depart
ment false and fictitious accounts. He was
stationed at Austin, Tex, and was render
ing accounts for per diem services which
he never performed
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

CHIEF-JUsTICE COLERIDGE has had a
conference with leading members of the
London bar regarding methods of practice
in England and America.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

DURING a recent visit to st. Louis,
Mo-, Miss Emma Abbott the charming
American prima donna, became the posses
sor of ten and quarter carat diamond,
valued at $500.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

The police of London, Eng, offer
reward for John McCafferty, convicted of
treason in Dublin in 1867, and sentenced to
penal servitude for life, and since escaped.
McCafferty was born in Ohio of Irish par
ents, and served in the Confederate army.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

ToBIA BERTnI, prima tenor assoluta,
wants 500, 900 from Colonel Mapleson, who,
he alleges, does not mean to keep a con-
tract by which Bertini was to receive 5000
a month for the season.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

JOHN TEEsIER, the young OAEsman
who made an excellent record at the Pull
man regatta last summer, has deposited
$500 with a sporting journal of New York
as forfeit for q three-mile and tara race
NVith the Champion Edward HanIon for a
stake of 5000 side, the race to occur az
ANY point mutually agreed upon. Teemer-
expresses willingness to row this season
or early next year.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, was swept by a
cyclone on the afternoon of the 9TH, which
destroyed a vast amount of property,
caused the death of at least four persons
and the injuring of thirty or forty more,
some quite seriously.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

THE Chinese Government will indorse
the course of Marquis Tseng. The latter
says in the event of war Anam will be the
ally of China.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

ADMIRAL CoURBET has been in
structed to push the campaign in Tonquin
and make the Chinese Government show
its hand.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

IT IS probable the British Government
will introduce at the next session of Par
lament household suffrage bill, which
shall apply throughout Great Britain and
Ireland alike. A bill for the redistribu-
ton of seats in the Commons will probably
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

Mrs. ANNA OTTENDORFER, owner of
the New York Stats Zeitateg, was recent
ly presented an autograph letter and silver
decoration, in recognition of her humani-
tartan work among her countrymen in
America,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

THE body of w. A. Seely, a land buy
er from Michigan, was discovered near
Mitchell, OAK on the 9TH. Over 500 was
found on the body, which had bullet hole
through the head, while revolver lay near
NV
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-11-15

TIE annual report of the Director of
the Mint shows chat the gold received and
operated upon for the year was $49, 600, 600;
silver nearly SIS, OOO, 900. Coinage for the
year was valued at $66, 200, 7O4; total gold
coinage, $S5. 1885, 927; silver, SIS, S35, 40, of
which Sos, 11I,1I9 were standard dol
lars. The profits on the coinage of silver
rsyers IS, IO1, 1871. The net silver profits the
last i've years were S16.s6O.S1O.
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carried Jim off into the station, and
dumped him down on the floor, aNs
Miss Lord was taken int one Of the
drawing room cars, and fused over
as though she was one of the great
est ladies IN the land; and, before
she cane to herself enough TO sit up.
there was q purse made up for her of
more dollars than she'd ever had ia
her life, and that wasn't all, for Mr.
Runals-the director that was aboard
the train-found that she wanted
work, and that she knew something
of telegraphy. aad pat her in the Of
flee at c. for awhile, and in few
months gave her a steady job. 81
you see it wasn't bad ride for her,
after all"
'But what became of herr"
asked. "Is she still in the Office"
ooh, bless you, no sir, sac did what
most all the women DO sooner o.
late, got married.
"Well," said I, such a woman de-
served Il good husband; [ hope sh.
got one"
"Well, don't know, pretty mid
ding, guess" and then he ailN
with IA laugh. "She seems to salts
fed, 50 l suppose there's no OCCASION
for any one else TO fad fault.
Just then there was whistle, and
the down train came into view, aad
putting bis pipe into MS pocket, tar
engineer .nAIe ready for his home
ward trip, saying, with sly smile,
as he sprang on the engine, and said
good by:
"If ever you come to c. / Shall
be glad to see You, and you can ask
my wife what sac thinks Of the has
band Miss Lord got"
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Somrini.s= ia Store,

A policeman patroliug Gratiot av-
euue, yesterday, was called into a
shoe shop the proprietor Of which u
an honest, msuspecting burgher, and
asked:
"Can you tell me if Sheneral Grant
is still in der city,
Grant Why, he hasn't been
here in a year."
"Ish dot possible? My frient, vas
der president here about two weeks
ago."
ono"
"Vas der big Fiot down toWN
tree weeks ago, in which some Dutch
mans got kilt"
ono, sir"
'Vas der some ferry-boats got
blowed up?"
"Never heard Of any"
"My trent, left me ask one mere
que ton. Vas some orphan asymns
all burned up one night last week.
and all der leedle shildren roasted
like ducks in der oofen?"
"Ot course not.
"Vell, dot explains to me. ! hat
a pey Shon. He vas oudt nights,
und he doan' come home till 2 O'Clock
next morning. Ven | ask him about
it, be says some orphan asylum burn
down, or some ferry-boat blew oop,
or Sheneral Grant vas in town, und
wants to see him. So dot poy has
peen lying to me?"
Looks that way"
"Vell, tonight he viii ship cut as
usual, und by one o'clock he will come
creeping in. l shall ask him where
he vas all der time so long, und he
will say Sheneral Sherman vas ia
town. | shall tell him dot ] take
him out to der barn and introduce
him to a schoel-house on fire, und
ven am all tired out nit clubbing
him, 1 pellet dot poy will see some
SMOKES und shtay home nights. |
fought it vas funny dot so much hap
pens all der time und dey doan' put
it in der Sherman bapers. Vel, veil,
l wish it vas night 50 | could pegin to
show him dot am der biggest shen-
eral Of dem all.
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Hoyle says, Never trump your
par ner's ace" We never do. Our
luck is never to have 8 trump, and
our partners luck is never 20 have
an ace.
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at liberty to pass her over the road,
(they'd been making row about free
passes) and she amt that sort you'd
feel Ike offering money to. So l
thought maybe you'd let her ride on
the engine"
"Well, 1 didn't like to refuse
March, for as said before, he and |
were good friends, and he had done
me many good turn; but l must
say the idea of having woman in
the cab all the way to Fairtowh,
wasn't very pleasant, and | said SO
to March, but he was bound to have
her go, and said so much that | final
ly told him to bring her along. She
came out upon the platform, little,
pale faced thing, who looked at me
with great, frightened eyes, as though
she thought / was a bear, and would
eat her up as soon as we left the
station. March introduced her as
Miss Lord, and seemed to expect me
to say something to make her feel at
home, but I was all out of sorts, and
/ only nodded in surly sort Of way.
] saw the tears come into her eyes,
and you better believe | felt kind Of
mean, but l didn't say anything, and
March helped her on to the engine.
Il saw her put out a little white
hand, not much bigger than child's
and lay it on his arm, as she said:
Good bless you, Mr.. March"
"And then 1 went off to look for
jim, who was late.
81 found him the other side of the
depot, with a two-gallon can of kero-
sene in his hand.
"You see," he said, as | asked
rather sharply where he'd been, | can
get this good deal cheaper than at
Fairtown, an my wife thinks it's a
sight better, too.
"Well, come along" 1 said, "for
we're two minutes behind time
now"
"When we had got back to the en-
CINE March had gone, and Miss Lord
sat there alone.
jim stared, but l said:
"This young woman is going to
ride on the engine to Fairtown. She
is a friend of Mr.. March" So he
put down his kerosene, and took his
place on the cab.
Il heard the conductors "All
aboard" and then we were off.
Il was busy with levers and valves,
/ for a man who drives a train holds
the lives Of hundreds in his hand,
and one careless move may send
them all into eternity. So you see
| hadn't much time to think Of any
thing but my machine, but noticed
that Jim was pretty talkative. At
first l thought it was because we had
a woman aboard, but by and by l be-
gan to suspect it was something worse
than that. His voice grew thick
and his movement uncertain, and at
last could no longer hide from my
self the fact that be had been drink
ing. Still | anticipated no tr ubIe.
We were already more than half
way to Fairtown, and thought he
would keep up till h = got there.
cat A. the station-master
handed the conductor a telegram
He read it, and then handed it te
me. 1t ordered us to go on to N
to meet the special. l had expected
to stop at the next station, and n
was ten miles beyond, but orders are
orders and must be obeyed. So l
told Jim to pile on the wood, and |
put on all the steam | dared, and we
wen. spinning over the road at a rate
that must have astonished the passen-
gers.
We had gone a little more than
half way, and l was beginning to
think we might make the distance
without much trouble, when jim sat
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If a married woman in France passes
herself Of as unmarried sac can he
fined or imprisoned. 1t is very lucky
there is No such las IL this country.
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head with drunken gravity. You're
workin' too hard. Why, man, you
won't live out half your days, if you
don't take some rest. l tell We what
It's, you'd better take things easy
I'm going to, anyway"
"And he laid dow n on the floor of
the cab, and shut his eyes, mutter-
ing, "Take it easy, easy, Jim I'll take
it easy"
Il suppose I must have acted like
a wild man, for [ knew before |
could let the conductor know the fix
we were in, and get help, it would be
too late to save the train, and I'm
AFRAID that used some pretty strong
words, as man is apt to Go when he
gets in a tight place. not that the
words help him out of it. / suppose
they only let off some of the extra
steam, and make him think quicker.
So | stormed away there, all the time
trying to do my own work and Jim's
and knowing every moment we were
losing ground. The steam was GO
ing down, and the engine slowing up,
spite of all could do.
81 tell you" and he passed his
hand over his forehead, cit makes
the sweat start on me now, when |
think of that run. 1t seems to me
that | lived a lifetime in those few
minutes. "It's an awful thing 10
have so many lives depending on you.
In the cars behind me were hundreds
of human beings, and the other train
had hundreds more, and only step
between them and eternity. All
this time, the girl March had put on
the engine had been sitting perfectly
still, watching everything that went
On, and now, when everything seemed
lost, she threw off her shawl, and
stepped into Jim's place, saying quiet
ly:
"I'll take That mans place, Mr..
Seaforth."
"You?" and l looked at the slight.
almost girlish figure, in astOnish-
ment.
eyes" she said 81 am stronger
than look, and Eve been watching
the nan, so | know | can do his
work"
at was a iorlorn hope, but our
only one, and, after one brief mo-
ment of hesitation, | said:
every well, you can but try, and
if you fiil'-
81 did not finish the sentence, for,
at the thought OF failure, the terrible
picture Of mangled, bleeding bodies,
crushed out of all semblance of hui
mainly, rose before me, and l turned
away with a groan. A slight shud-
der passed over the girl, and she
seemed to grow paler, but, without a
word, she took her place, throwing
on the wood as | directed, and do
ing so well, that, in spite of my
anxiety, l could not but notice the
dexterity with which she handled the
heavy sticks. The strength of
half dozep men seemed concentrated
in her slender arms, but spite Of her
efforts, we hardly seemed to gain
ground.
Il looked at my watch, and fairly
groaned aloud as | saw that it wanted
ten minutes of six, and at six we
were expected to pass the extra train
at N. There was nothing for
US to do but to 90 straight on, though |
1 felt ve'were going to destruction
As the hands of the watch crept
round, telling of the minutes,
watched them with sort of fascina-
ton, feeling as though we're turn
ing to stone. Well, if you'll believe
me, that girl, instead of making a
row, as most women would have
done, never said a single word,
though she seemed to know just how
things we're going, but after one lock
r. ~ --,.-~o-o 7 ..,,-+ /
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THE HUNTINGTON ARGUS


much against my WIZ L ""' UO
fained for several days while waiting
for instructions from my employers.
The nearest periodical store was
swelve miles away, and without books
or papers, time hung heavy on my
hands.
The emily break in my monotoneus
life was the arrival Of the trains
twice a day, and in the dead calm of
my existence this little ripple of ex-
eltement became as much to rse as
the opera under more favorable CIR
cumstances. 1t was while lOunglng
upon the platform that 1 became ac-
suainted with George Seaforth, en-
rineer on the B., c. and M. rail
road.
He was a man about thirty-fve
wears of AGE. Not what would be
called an educated man, but sensible
and clear headed. His home was in
C. where he had wife and two
children. He ran from c. to D.,
and for two hours, while waiting for
the "down train" he was in D.
The acquaintance, at first begun
to while away an idle hour, On my
part at least, grew t0 a strong liking,
and to day there is no one among my
acouaiutances, for whom l feel a
greater respect and esteem than for
George Seaforth,
He had been on the cars since he
was sixteen, first as train boy, then
rs brakeman, fireman, and fer the
last ten years as engineer.
s.You must have had some strange
adventures in that time," l said one
day, as we sat upon the platform Of
the little station, waiting for the
train.
"Suange adventures" he repeated,
taking his pipe from his mouth, and
locking meditatively across the green
fields. Strange adventures! You
may well say that, sir. We train
men are always having adventures. "
Suppose you tell me some "f
them, l suggested"
"Well," looking at his watch, Gas
there's plenty of time. don't mind
telling you of one queer one | had
six years this coming fall, though |
don't often speak OF it; for you see
when a mans been face to face with
death, he can't talk Of it very we'll.
l settled myself on the rough
bench that did duty as a chair, as
comfortably as l could, took fresh
cigar, and he began;
cit happened in this way. was
cunning the old Lion from Lee to
Fairtown. If YOU knew anything
about New England, you know that
September is a great month for fairs,
and this particular September was
no exception to the general rule
We had lots of extra work to do, but
As we had extra pay there was no
crumblils. It was toward the last
of the month that the fair at NJ
came of. Two or three extras were
put ON, timed so as to run between
che regular trains. Jim Turner
6red for me then. Jim was as good
a fellow as ever lived, with but one
fault; he would 90 OFT on "a time
once in a while. He didn't do it
very often, and as he'd do more work
than any man on the road, the COM
pauy kept him. But Jim had been
pretty sober lately. l believe he
hadn't drank anything for as much
as six months; 50 Kind of got out
Of the habit of watching him, and
he went and came pretty much as he
chose.
"Well, we got along all right this
ime, till almost night, we stopped at
D. for wood and water While we
were waiting, March, ,he depot-mas-
ter, came along, and says he, Sea-
forth, want YOU to do me iayor.'
Wdas is it," says /, for March