Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-08-14

We clip the following from the Rus
sci Record entitled can old paper"
''Rev j. C. Dana called Monday morn
ing and showed US a copy of the Clean
er, publishes at Wilkes Barre, Pa,
dated Friday evening, November 65h,
1872. Mr.. Dana's father was q sub
scriber of the Cleaner at the date of
this issue, and remained so until his
death, two or three years ago. The
paper IS filed with war neWs-the war
Of 1872 and the NapOleOnic wars.
Among other things IS an official &C
count Of the battle OF Queenstown, and
the following paragraph in reference to
Napoleon:
The Emperor Of Russia, in a proclat
nation to his people, speaks of Bone
parties design OF marching to Moscow;
but observes that even if victorious, il
would be his destruction. He exhorts
them not to be disheartened, and as
sures them he win fight the French
when the period for offering battle ar
riVes,
Those were troublous times in all
parts of the world. as is evinced by the
following editorial:
The year 1872 presents the sorrOwful
spectacle of the whole civilized world
las 1t is called being IN a state of war
fare. Such a period has not before oc-
CURED for many ages. For the last
twenty years human blood has flowed
III torrents even unto the horse brid-
les" An! what has il availed, what
benefit has mankind received from the
mighty slaughter It is literally "a
day of wrath, a day Of trouble and dis
tress, a day of wasteness and desOla-
ton, day of darkness and glOOminess,
day of clouds and thick darkness"
There is an advertisement addressed
'sTO Men Of Patriotism, Courage and
Enterprise, - wherein every able-bOdied
man who shall be enlisted for the army
OF the q. S. for the term of five years,
is offered bounty of sixteen dollars,
and in addition 100 acres of land if he
serves the full term faithfully and OBJ
tains an honorable discharge. The
notice concludes as follows:
For the sake of those who may not
prefer a term of service for five years,
the government allows period Of en-
hstment for eighteen months, still
offering the same rich compensation as
above specified, except the donation of
land. Those who may feel any inter
est in the welfare OF our common cOun-
| try, will embrace the present OppOrtu-
| nifty of eVincing their PATRIOTISM by
enlisting themselves under the banners
of the U. S. Those who may not be
impelled by these motives, may find
means IN the same employment of salts
tying their wants. charging their for
tunes, or gratifying their passion for
/ pleasure For which they viii make
immediate application to the subscriber.
The above was signed by Robert
Gray, Capt. 10Th Regiment U. S. In
fantcy.
The political department contains the
election returns from Luzerne county
! for members of Congress, and OF the
| Legislature and county officers. OF
/ elections elsewhere it says: "Fhe mail
/ brings the glad tidings of the election
/ OF Federal Governor in New Jersey, $"
/ and 'tFrOm the returns received the
Madisonian ticket in Pennsylvania has
! prevailed by large majority. But the
news is that Ohio has come out for
Clinton; if so, we shall yet have ga
neWpilOt to the ship
At the head of a column there is a
notice that has a very familiar appear
ance. Indeed, we think we have seen
something very similar in some of our
contemporaries. AS it may serve as O
reminder to some Of the readers of the
Record, we reproduce a part Of it. 1t
is ''NOtice To Subscribers" be-
gins in this wise; g All persons indebt-
ed for the Cleaner are earnestly solicited
to make payment by November Court.
We hope this request will be
punctually attended to, and enable US
to proceed without embarrassment in
J our business, A word to the
wise is enough"
There are two items that are conspi-
cuous for their absence in the Cleaner
the railroad time table, and 'tNews
by Telegraph. - Railroads and Tele-
graphY. which in our day seem abso-
Iutely indispensable, had meyer been
dreamed of. The Cleaner is q curiOsi-
ty, ana an interesting relic.