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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-30

/ st. Paul Globe.
! "Ihere goes a young man who has q
romance remarked a wel-EnOWn citi-
zen, yesterday, as he looked through the
| window, rs q young man Of perhaps %
| passed up First avenue a remarkably
handsome lady leaning upon his arm.
'.Tell you about it2 Certainly, only I
won't give you the name Of the parties
for if 1 did you would print it and nearly
every one in the city would recognize in
the couple two wsll-kL own Minneapolis
people.
"Some years ago the Young man
worked IN one Of the big mills and was
looked upon as a good man IN his posi-
ton. One day party Of ladies visited
the mill among them the lady You saw
him with. While looking at the differ
emit things around the mill, this young
lady dropped from her finger into a lot
of wheat which was being stored a valu-
able diamond Eing, which had been pre-
scented to her by her mother who had
died some years before.
OF course the young lady was nearly
heaTtbrOken and refused to be cOmfOrted
by her friends. This young man, who
was standing near when she dropped
the ring, saw the whole thing and made
up his mind to recover the ring. That
evening, as soon as his work was done,
he went to the bin In which the wheat
had been stored, and placed it u bags.
1t was nearly morning when he found
the ring. The wheat was then emptied
back into the bin and the young man
went home. When he went TO wolk
again he went to the head miller and
succeeded in being released for the day.
His next move was to dress himself In
his best suit and return the ring to the
oWne.
"To her he related how he recovered
if, and by his pleasing manners so cap
tivated her that she invited him to call
This he did, and the friendship thus be
gun ripened into something stronger
The young lady's father took a great
liking to the young man and gave his
consent to a marriage, arranged between
him and his daughter. When the mar
Rage took place, the young man left the
mill, and was started In business by his
wife's father. He is now worth about
100000, and can lay his good fortune
to recovering the lost ring"
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a GiraEs'z Memory.

Nov Aet-A commercial
The funniest thing I ever saw or heard
Of in connection with the memory Of
animals happened one year when I was
out west with a travelling meuagerie.
you've heard, Of course, how elephants
viii remember an insult twenty years,
some say longer. Well, this little
incident concerned d gira1fe-and girafes,
you know, are not generally credited
with much sense, anyway,t to say noihin g
Of memory. But this one showed a great
d cal Of the latter quality, anyway. We
had got as far as Rock Island. Ill where
We had to cross the Mississippi on an old
ferry, that being before the big govern
ment bridge was built here. Every
thing went all night until we came to
this giraffe. He wouldn't go on the
ferry. COaZing, gearing, pushing
beating did nc good. He simply lay
down on the river bank and would not
bu &c. While I was working over him
the ferry made another trip. When she
came back up gets Mr.. Giraffe as spry
as you please the first time I urged him
and marched straight on to the ferry.
Several people who had been OF the boat
he trip before and seen the CRATES
ueer capar on the oth5r side Of the river
were waiting to see what kind Of luck L
had. Well, the boat was fifty feet or SO
from the down shore when that graf
hLppened to turn his head toward the
landing and see those people. He ga @
a giraffe trumpet and, before knew what
he was doing, jumped over the rail into
| the water. 1t took three quarters Of an
hour to pull him out Now, what do yOu
think was the matter with that giraffe ?
1 discovered 1t while the crowd was
/ gathering around the rescued animal
below the dock. Among the people was
one tall, slim young fellow that the
! giraffe seemed to have particular aversion
to. When he saw the young man near
/ him he began to tremble violently and
made desperate efforts to break away.
/ questioned the young man, and found
! that year before he had crossed on a
/ ferry boat with this menagerie. There
was giraffe among the animals on the
lower deck, and his head had stretched
away up to the passenger deck Of the
ferry, where the young man was sitting
with some friends. As the CRATES long
neck had come twisting around in his di-
rectiOn he had been cruel enough to take
a quid Of tobacco and throw 1t down the
/ CRATES open mouth. No doubt It was
the same giraffe 1 had with me then, and
no doubt, too he recognized his tomentoI
/ the instant his eyes fel on him.
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No one family in the country has 81
kept its wealth within itself rs the AS
tors, who Intend to continue the fnan
cial policy originated by old John Jacol
Astor about the beginning Of the century
1t is commonly supposed that he mad,
the bulk Of his fortune in furs. He
formed a gigantic project for extending
the business from the northwestern lakes
to the Pacific by means of various trading
/. posts, by establishing a central station
at the mouth OF the Columbia, and then
/ by making a depot at one Of the Hawai-
| ian islands to supply China and India
/ directly from the Pacific coast. The
| project was partly carried out, but mean
while 4ir. Astor saw greater OppOrtuni-
| ties for making money in city real estate
than In the FUR trade. He began to buy
extensively, and the growth OF the town
was so rapid that IN some cases the prop
erty increased ahundEed-fold. When he
died, nearly forty years ago, he was es-
umated to be worth twenty millions.
He left to his son William B. Aston the
bulk Of his estate, TO be managed in the
interest Of the family. William b. left
it III turn e. his son. John JEsob. and
nov John Jacob has intrusted 1t to his
sOn-his sole child indeed WilliamWal-
dorf Aston This virtually amounts to
an entail, and prevents the wealth from
being scattered, though there is small
danger OF that, the AstOrs being noted
for conservatism and prudent thrift.
They have always invested in real estate,
buying few bonds or stocks, and have
evlrced great care and discretion in their
investments. Tbs constantly increasing
surplus they have, so to speak. put into
the ground, reaping extraordinary profits /
thereby. they never sell; they are ever
buying, buying, buying, but keep their |
transactions as secret as possible. No
one but themselves and their agents have
any idea of the vast blocks Of real estate
in their possession. They own thou
sands of business houses and dwellings. !
They never touch unimpEOVed property, |
and now add. each year two or three /
hundred houses to their immense hold !
ing. When it Is remembered that wealth /
doubles at simple interest In less than /
seventeen years, and in much less time |
when invested in real estate, 1t is easy to l
understand how theirs must have grown /
in the last ninety years. One Of the ad- /
vantages Of such investments is that they /
increase with the value of the city. They |
are not confined, as bonds and similar Sc /
curities are, to a fixed rate of interest. /
Certain lots purchased thirty odd years /
ago would pay to-day what is equivalent /
to 40 or 80 per cent. per annum. There /
is little doubt that the Astor estate is by /
far the greatest here or in the country.
1t cannot be much short Of $500, 900, 900 /
and by the close Of the century, if man
aged as it has been, it VIII be nearly
doubled What viii prevent them In
another hundred years from owning most
If Manhattan Island ?-Nelr York Cor
Boston Advertiser.
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The Arter-Dinuer Nap.

D
There is much difference OF opinion
| concerning the desirability Of an after
dinner nap. Those who advocate it cite
the example of animals, but these gorge
themselves with food whenever oppor-
tuuity offers, and are heavy and drOWsy
in consequence. A short rest is, however,
different from lethargic sleep, and often
appears to do good. Brain work should
certainly be forbidden after dinner; the
interval between it and bedtime should
be devoted to recreation and amusement.
In the case Of elderly people Ia short nap
after a late dinner often aids digestion,
but as a general rule it is better for such
persons to make their principal meal at
2 p IN. The digestive powers Of most
elderly people are at a low sbb in the
evening. When slseplsssness is trouble
some relief should be sought for In the
discovery and removal Of the cause when
ever possible. The condition is often
due to Indigestion, and when this is the
case the ordinary remedies for inducing
sleep are worse than useless. The ner-
vOus relations between the brain and the
stomach are SO intimate that disorder OF
the one organ is almost certain to affect /
the other. Excitement, worry, and
anxiety, which have their seat in the
brain, interfere with the functions Of the |
and in ike manner anything !
that unduly taxes the power of or irri- |
tates the stomach disorders the circula- /
ton of the brain. The sIeeplessness often |
complained Of by equity persons is due |
to the poisonous effect Of the morbid [
material upon the nervous system. Ex-
cessive smoking, too much alcohol, tea,
and coffee, often resorted to by over
worked persons, are frequent causes of
In all these cases the
cause is removable, while the effect may
be contracted by appropriate treatment.
Nothing Is more mischevious, however,
than to continue the habits and to have
recourse to drugs to combat the effects.
A due amount Of exercise tends to induce
normal sleep, and such exercise need not
be Of a violent character. A walk of two
Or three miles daily is sufficient, and is,
perhaps, as much as a busy man can find
time for. A ride on horseback, the Pal
cure for govt, is probably the
best form of exercise for those whose
minds are constantly at work. 1t has
been we'll said that a man must come
1ut Of himself when In the saddle; he is
.Orced to attend to his horse and to no
ice the objects hemeets. Walking may
Dc a merely automatic process, and afford
title, If any. relief to the mind, and car
.iage exercise may be practically value
ess if the mind is not diverted from what
lad previously occupied IT,
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The Work OF The Richmond Couyenti'
Finished.

Finished.
RICHMOND, Va. October 20.-The general
assembly of the Knights of Labor began its
| last session of 1886 this morning at
RIoHmosD, Va, October 2O-The follow
/ ing is the report of the EcOmmittes IN WO-
mans work. Both the report itself and the
/ recommendation as to the appointment of
/ an investigation committee, was adopted.
/ Your committee, appointed TO co operate
with an assist the committee on woman 8
work, beg leave TO report the following;
I Acting upon the private call ACCORD ID to
l the committee by the general assembly We
I have formed a permanent organization the
object of which viii be to investigate the
abuses 10 which our sex Is subjected by
interruptions employers, to aglJat6 the
primo pies which our order teaches of equal
pay for equal work, and the abolition OF
child labor. Your committee have elected
such officers as were, IN their opinion nee
| essarg TO carry on the work properly said
officers to be empowered to appoint sub
committees in every district where there
are women to look up cases that may re-
quire attention or general investigation and
report of the same to the president Of
the committee. The officers elected are:
Mary Hamdu, president; Nettle HardisOu,
treasurer; and We recommend that LeOnasire
Barry be elected as general Investigator by
the general assembly said investigator to
act as corresponding secretary and devote
ali her time to the work. and keep q correct
record OF all cases acted on, and report tbs
same to the committees when they meet,
which shall be at least twice a year, once at
such place as the committee may deem best
and at the yearly meeting of the general as
sembly to report to that body and elect It's
officers for the ensuing year. The expenses
OF the members of the committee attending
shall be paid by the general assembly. The
salary and expenses of the general iuvsstiga-
tor shall be paid by the general assembly.
MARY HAluEny, President
MARY STIRLING, Secretary.
The following resolution was adopted by
the assembly:
ResOEUed, That the general assembly ap-
peals for mercy for the seven men of Chica-
go who are condemned to be executed.
ResOLUed, That while asking for mercy for
the condemned men We are not in sympathy
with the action of the anarchists nor any at
tempts of individuals o. associated bodies
that teach or practice violent infraCiOns of
the law, believing that peaceful methods are
the surest and best means of securing the
necessary reform.
All the business having been disposed of
Mr.. P0Wderiy made a speech cOngratulating
t. @ members upon the good work done dur
ing the session, and urging them to depart
with a determination to push the work of
intoxicating the principles of the order. Ad-
fTTTrTf al sine die.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-30

1T does not follow that a wei educat-
/ ed girl cannot be a thorough housewife.
/ ANY girl or woman Of average intellect
can and VIII adapt herself 10 any cir
cunsLaness in which she may be placed
have seen it done a hundred times,
and the very girls who knew least about
household matters before they were mar
RED set themselves TO learn and do all
that might be required Of them, when
they assumed the responsibilities OF
Llatllnony," as the newspapers say.
The best housekeepeF of my acquaintance
had no home before Hhe was married,
but lived with her relatives and grew up
without much training Of any kind
To be sure during the greater part of
her honeymoon she was unulterably
Wretchea, Notwithstanding the eneour-
agement and consolation she received
from her husband, who ate leaden bis
cunt like a saint and ignored her failures
with a sweetness that should have re-
commended him for concentration. Sine
had all kinds Of dreadful niahaps.
Fowls were occasionally served up that
were like the whited sepulchre. But she
conquered all her difficulties, and to-day
can invite nifty guests to dinner, and sit
at the head OF her table with that cheer
ful ease possible only to one who knows
that the bill Of fare, from soup to coffee,
viii be taultlsss. Another of my friends
the lovely daughter OF a wealthy man
married poor young man and went
out West to live. The young wife had
the usual experience fhOusekeepers with
incompetent help. Finally she refused
to admit another one, African, irish,
German or American into her kitchen,
and set herself TO work to iathOm its
mysteries. AT the time I saw her she
had met the enemy and it was hers. The
lore Of the cookery book was at her fin
ger ends, and her tiny house was fresh
and dainty from spaIe-rOOm TO cellar
there was no attic. Among other achieve
mems Of which she was reasonably proud
was the uphOlstering of the baby car
rage In which the frst-bOrn took his
rides abroad. The work was as sldlful-
ly done as If she had been trained to the
business. 1 give her as an example Of
the possibilities of the American girl
overcoming domestic difficulties and
making herself mistress of almost any
situation. L wish that young men could
drop into hOrseshOsing, blowing, shoe
making and Kindred occupations as read
lily. The ranks Of tenth-rate lawyers,
preachers and doctors would be noticea-
bly, thinned, and much good disssminat-
ed through the length and breadth of
this prOfessiOn-burdened land.
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New York World
. Very few people lmoWof a remarkable
enterprise that Is being undertaken IN
New jersey in the shape Of q female riVis-
ion Of the Bible. The work is being carried
on Ia this manner: In a richly furnished
drawing room about a board table sit
half a dozen women with intelligent faces
and busy pens. Each one has d cheap
copy Of the Bible, which she reads care
fully and occasionally clips out a verse
and pastes it at the top Of a long sheet
Of white paper. The others then cut ont
the same verse from their Bibles and dis
pose Of il In the same manner. With this
before them they begin to discuss it in
turn One OF these commentators is an
excellent Greek and Hebrew scholar
Another Is profoundly learned in current
Bible criticism, while stin another has
gone through with care and has az her
fingers ends all the great commentaries
Of Henry, Scott, DR.. Adam Clark, and
Others. After each verse has been
thoroughly discussed, each woman writes
under it what she has to say, and the
sheets are then passed in TO a -Hacrstary.
The secretary Is a recent graduate from
Fassar. She cuts ont this muoh-tElksd-
OF verse from Sill another Bible, pats It
at the top Of a larger sheet If paper. and
then appends under Il the notes Of
the learned lady commentators wa
lszaz WHIST was tho C7iee 81 Ea raFaio
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-30
GRAND ARMY AFFAIRS.

There are over 100000 ez-union sol
diers In Kansas.
The Sons Of Veterans have siZty-fve
camps In Kansas.
Robert Watson, one Of the pioneers, Of
Republic county, and an old soldier is
dead.
Athenius LutzeOn and John M. Bees
wick we're killed by lightning in Thomas
county last week Both old soldiers.
FL Dorado Republican: Col +.
Cloud, Of the ID Kansas, was Uunnjl
small tailOr's shop in EmPoria when
war broke out.
Russell Record: The reunion mp
was named Camp Asa Kinney" in ION
or Of the late Col Kinney. Two sbies
were born on the camp ground one
Thursday night and the other Friday
night One of them was christened
Asa Kinney.
The old soldiers reunion at Indepen-
dence was a grand success, over 1000
| people being in attendance. Able speak
| srs were present and the crowd was en-
thusiastic. The premium flag to the post
/ Z
awarded TO Hackleman post, Of Cherry
vale
Washington Post: Eearney Post, with
| the kind help Of our citizens, sent $4,000
to the Charleston earthquake sufferers.
IL all the other G.. A. r. posts do as vel
all the people of the South Will discover
! that outside of the political charltanry of
a few, the ''nOble boys in blue" are as
| true to themselves and as ready to listen
to the appeal Of humanity as ever.
Chase County Leader: S. A. Breeze
was the fortunate winner Of the historical
quilt displayed at the Emporia reunion
and so universally admired. The Quilt
is composed Of silk and velvet blocks of
an historical character. contributed by
distinguished ladies and gentlemen,
among whom We remember General and
Mrs. Phil Sheridan, and Mrs. General
Meade. The back Of the quilt is Orna-
mented with several army corps, G.. A.
R. and " R. @. badges.
Jacob Early died at his residence La
AtchisOn last week. He was born in
Tennessee, Feb. %, 1916. In 1889 he
went to st. Louis, hired TO Lieut.. Ian
caster Upton, and engaged IN the Indian
trade. he assisted In building Fort
Laramie. In 1845 he went to ALsEico as
a private, and was there when the war
with the United States was concluded,
was discharged at Independence, Mo.
In 1864 he moved to Atc6ison, where he
has since been living.
Atchison Champion: Col Asa Kin
ney, who died at Russell, was a pioneer
In Wisconsin and California, serving In
the legislature in both. In 1861 be en-
tered the service as a private Ia the
HipOn Rifles, which aftsrBa-rd became a
/ por6on Of the Fourth Wisconsin infantry
/ he was promoted quartermsster-sergsant
and in December was discharged On ae-
count OF I'D health. He was afterwsrd
Commissioned as first heutsuant an6
/ quartarmastar Of the Eirat Wisconsin
cavalry, joined the Esgnent at PASSPORT
Miss and remained With Is til the clos.
T Of the war.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-10-30

Prince alid Princess Kamatau, of the
japanese royal family, and suite, arrived IN
San Francisco from Yokohama, on the
steamer "City Of Pekin,' en- rOute TO Eu-
rope.
J.. A. L. Whittier, the Boston attorney who
smbezzlsd $3.50, 900 from the estate of Miss
Reid, has been sen'enced to four and one
half years in the state prison.
The late Jesse j.. Williams, of Fort Wayne
left nearly 81, 900, 900 to his widow and thrze
sons. The sum Of $4,000 was given to
Presbyterian missions.
The United States marshal at Chicago
sold at auction for S2,O75, the schooner
Live Oak, which had been ibelsd for sea
mems wages.
The Democrats Of the Fourth congressiOn-
al district of Illinois have nominated iona
athan B. Taylor to oppose George Z. Ad
ans
The legislature of Vermont met and com
pisted the election o. George +. EdmOnds
as United States. EenEtof.
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LATEST MARKETS
Kansas City Grain and Produce Market
Kansas CRY, October %, 1886.

Kansas City Grain and Produce Market.
Kansas CITY, October %, 1856.
The Daily Indicator reports:
WHEAT-Raceipts. Is ZJ0:7 shIpmauts. 30 800.
ga 5loLsl 513g91J- AL-t-e- lll=-4e-. 30 2 l-a lt
Eskeds November. 65Lzo bid 633tc asked; De-
ee5Inber, 645zc bid, $3.50 askedi May 75o bid,
C0Rlj-Receipts, 800 bushels; shipments,
AGO bushaLsi In store 65,IOJ bushels Market
Der, 8J3sC bid, 80izc asked; November 6g5zC bid,
sos asked December, Sl58c bid 8l-lc -sLlsd the
year. syo 1lql ey5tc asz5li January q 1L1'
OALb-AO. z, cash. 14Ec bid DC asked JCt5-
Der, 2lEc bid. sc asked. November, PIC bid l5o
asked. Rejected cash, 2Jc bid.
RYE-Ao. cash. IS bids October sc bid;
no otteEIngsi rejected cash. Zoe asked
ELCDh-teir inquiry but not much doing az-
cept in g jobbing way Western ulllars are st1lI
out Of line with other markets, ,--5-
car lots. per = Dbl In sacks a5 t0-log5: TX
1906 Xxx. e58sjoi family 81 l5s5l l5; choice
y s58l 20 fancy, y =, o58l 55i patent 81
From city mills. Z5c higher
MILL BIUEtB-QuJsL-
The ruling quotations for car lots ara Is fol-
lows Corn meal, uomiuals green 61Gs kiln dried
53ei-sd. shibstaf- e 100 rs. bail. 77a5s-
Bran lrI1s conEl s1Lnentz from tlrzt hands per.
pounds. bulk, 4sc5 sacked secs on u1dert higher
prices are charged. Pearl hoIlLnys per barrel
CoTnmeai from city mills, lOg15o. higher.
BgIIEh-Bupply light market EctLFas.
Creamery. fancy, Zoe. good 17Bl5o; me dairy,
single package lot, i88l4c5 store packed do.
Zoe; common %.
EGGB-Bsceipts light, demand good and
market active ct lBc per doz oandlsd- Sales
cannot be made without Gambling.
POULIHH-DulL Oil hens q % uoozlaEs
81 d. Spring chickens choice large
per dozen g. 10; EmELs 81 5081 70. Tue
keys. live, 90 per pound
HAY--ALaEzst steady. Fancy email balsd o. 90
I large baled S. 90.
I CASTOR BEANS-s1 90.
dry I5t 5uils md 5tg5' Sc, 1l1 5ziTsd No. Z. 05s
| No. . SCI; green sailed bull and stag &C. green
unCuEsds 5855zci calf 1850 per ~ sheep Dalil.
I dry. 10gel2e.
/ WOOL-llissoud unEazhad. heavy mo ID
1905 ughE dEs. 164E21i ul7llulu. al 1-
I Ura1iuE1 g-rubiuF. E2efsaGs g0aEaa clmlluH ~.
! llcs low and carpet, i58IIc. Kansas au4 ls-
Z bEas-a, heavy ans, l54l8c light me 18 e.z-s'
L mglluu. all8Gs tu1 l1a5l6l-1llQl0a ELalllllIII
f 2EG25e; Gns, 84l85ci diugy and low. = gzg.
] BROOM COEh-Q1olz10asi Short 49e.
/ green huEl 41z84lol sell working f4B5ci long
/ coarse 6B85lc; crooked 2481-
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one ofthe ladies, who inspires and carries
on this tremendous labor, explained that
they were doing what might be called a
feminine revision Of the Scriptures. owe
ind, " she said 'in going over the Old
and New IestGments, that about one
tenth Of the Bible touches, in one way
or another, upon woman. We wish 10
know whether the male readings, transla-
tons and interpretations have been strict
y Just to u.s. and IN a spirit friendly to
cur sex. We and great many other
women have our doubts upon the subject
and so We propOseissuing what may be
called The WOman's Bible On our
revising committee sit able woman from
England and America"
A WellknOWn publisher has agreed to
issue the revision when it is compIeted.
and by next summer the "W0man's
Bible" VIII be given to the public.