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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-25

Buffalo Courier.
AT a recent party In an uptown resi-
dencs the damsels insisted on being per
mitted to show their brethren something
new. They had founded a new order 1t
was explained, and wished to initiate the
boys into its mysteries, They took pos
session Of the front parlor and closed
the folding doors, leaving one OF their
number on guard. The gentlemen found
one OF their crowds beardlazs youth
had disappeared, and wondered what
had become OF him. They learned 20
their SORROW. The lodge being ia rsadi-
ness for the reception Of candidates, one
Of the young men was escorted into the
room He found four blushing
maidens standing in row in
the corner of the room with
a tsts a tete In front OF them. Upon this
he YVES seated and blindfolded, and then
told that one Of the girls would kiss him.
II he could guess her name he would be
privileged to repeat the osculaiion.
OF course, he made g miserable failure,
bat instead of being allowed 70 retire,
was compelled to occupy a seat on the
opposite side Of the room just imagine
his feelings when the next victim was
led 10 and had been prepared for the
sacrifice TO see the missing beardIess
youth rise up ghOst-like from behind the
girls, imprint a good sound smack on the
upiifted and ezPectant lips Of the candi-
date, and then dodge back TO his place
OF concealmsnt. One after another OF the
young men were victimizsd. Thefun OF
It was, though, 20 hear some of them de-
HHan
moval Of the hOodWinks-one, a we'll
known physician, not being content with
less than three kisses. BE was snthugi-
astic over their sweetness, until the
sweet was turned to gall, as he saw the
boy salute his successor on the throne
Of mystery.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-25

HErpeE'B Magazine
On the approach Of one Of these vio-
lent Outburats the whole force Is ordered
on duty; the spare hOrBes-0f which
each man has always three, and often as
many as eight or ten-ars carefully fed
and tsthered and the herd is rounded
up" that is, collected into as small a
space as possible, while the men con-
tiuus to ride around the densaly massed
herd. Like horses, cattle derive courage
from the close proximity Of man. The
thunder peals and the vivid lightning
flashes with amazing brilhHncy, as with
lowered heads the herd eagerly watch
the slow, steady pace Of the oOW-POniez,
and no doubt derive from it q comfort
ing sense Of protection. Sometimes,
however, a wild steer viii be- unable to
control his terror and VIII make a dash
through a convenient opening. The
crisis is at hand, for the example viii
surely be followed, and in two minutes
the whole herd Of 1000 head viii have
broken through the line OF hoEsemen and
be away, one surging, believing mass Of
terrified beasts.
Fancy a pibch-dark night, a pouring
torrent of rain, the ground not only en-
tirely strange to the men, but very
broken and full Of dangerously steep
water courses and hoIloWs, and you viii
have a picture Of cowboy duty on such
a night. They must head of the lead
ers. Once fairly OF they viii stampede
twenty, thirty and even forty miles at e
stretch, and many branches viii stray
from the main herd. Not alone the
rider, rushing hesdIong a5 breakneck
pace over the dangerous ground IN dense
darkness, but also the horses, small in
significant beasts, but matchless for
hardy endurance and willingness, are
perfectly aware how much depends on
their speed that night, If it kills them.
Unused TO the last moment remains the
heavy cOWhide squirt" or whip and the
powerful spurs, with rowels the size Of
five shilling pieces. Urged on by q
shout, the horses speed alongside the
terrified steers until they manage to
reach the leaders, when, swinging
around, and fearless Of horns, they press
back the believing brutes till they turn
them. Ali the men pursuing this ma
newer, the headloug rush is at last
checked and the leaders painting and
lashing their sides with their tails, are
brought to a stand, and the whole herd
is again rounded up"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-25

One Of tie most Interesting characters
In the early history Of New England Is
Judge Samuel SeWaI, who played very
prominent part In the Massachusetts,
Colony for many years, both before and
after the beginning Of the eighteenth
century.
He was a grim old Puritan. His
private diary shows him to have been
sincerely and deeply religious, as he
publicly prOfessed to be. and truly penn
tent when he had given way to his very
human passions. No better view Of
the inner life Of a new England Puritan
Is afforded than can be obtained from
the three POrtly volumes containing his
diary published by the Massachusetts,
Historical Socisty.
1855, Dec. %, Friday. Carts come
TO Town and Shops open as Is usual
Some somehow observe the day, but are
veIed 1 believe that the Body Of the
People profane it, and blessed be God
there Is no authority yet TO compel them
to keep ik. A great Snow fell Last night,
so this day and night very cold"
Such was the entry In Judge SeWalPs
diary precisely two hundred years ago.
The next year he records that the aGov-
emOur went to service In the town hall
{ OF BostOn), attended by two 'red-
coats" The Governor was Sir Edmund
Andres, who introduced the Church of
England service into the Colony. Be
fore many years thereafter it Is a very
frequent entry In SeWaIrs diary. on
Christmas Day, that the shops were open
and carts came to town.
There is still no authority to Compel
the 'tBOdy Of the People to keep Christ
mas. but we may echo Judge SsWsn's
-'Diessed be GOd"-most Of the people
love TO celebrate day az tbs birthday
Of the Saviour OF men, evsn If It be not
the true birthday.
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Not Strange. But Disgraceful.


Mary, the mother OF George Washing
ton, died on the 25th Of August, 1883.
Washington had bid her goodbye In
April, when he went to New York, to be
inaugurated president OF the United
States, and he never saw her again. He
was himself III at the time Of her death.
She died at fredericksburg, Va, aged
eighty-three, and she was buried there
In a quiet spot which she had herself Sc
lected for her resting place. She had
been a widow fOrty-seYen years.
Mary Washington was a woman OF
heroic type; certainly as the worthy
mother Of the Father Of the country, the
most distinguished woman Of America.
All her contemporaries agree as to her
high qualities. She greatly impressed
the foreigners who saw her after the
cspitulatiOn Of Yorktown. Lafayette,
who saw her when he revisited the
United States, was asbOnished at her
simplicity and noble dignity. When he
attempted to express his enthusiasm over
the transcendent glory that crowned her
illustriOus son, the Roman mRtrOn sim
ply said, 81 am not surprised at what
George has done, Tor he always was a
afterwards said: aHad she been OF the
Olden times, statues would have been
erected to her memory at the capital,
and she would have been called the
Mother Of the Romans"
Mary Washington was buried In 1889
In her lonely grave without a stone to
mark her resting place. She was a Wo-
man Of wealth. Al her sons and daugh-
ters and descendants were people Of
wealth. George Washington was one Of
the largest land prOprietOrs In Virginia
He survived his mother ten years. No
one Of her descendants, SO far as it ap-
pears, ever made the least effort to place
even tombstone over the grave Of their
mother and grandmother. She had a
grand funeral, members Of congress put
on mourning the pulpits Of the land i'm
proved the occasion. Nobody seems to
have suggested any other memorial, not
her wealthy relatives, not the town Of
fredericksburg, not the state Of Virginia.
twenty-five years after her funeral
the Rev. Timothy Allen wrote: "NOth-
ing Distinguishes her grave but the verd-
urs Of the grass that covers It, and
a thrifty young cedar Gear Il. In 1926
Mr. Curtis, Waahington's adopted son,
made an appeal IN the National Gazette
concerning the neglected grave Of the
mother Of Washingbon5 pubIosymp
was aroused; the inhabitants Of Ersder
ioks5uEg got mp a memorial It va
esiFnated that the monument would
cost $1,000, and e was proposed 70
raiss It BY the efforts Of Amarican maids
and matuons. Nothing sIss vas done.
Seven years latcr a patriotic merchant
Of New York. 6iias = BuEoHE5 resolved
to erect a monument &c Biz own expense
The conamtol5 vas laid with alaboEais
ceremonies FL aIsy. 1855 Prz-dzat
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-25

Good Housekeeping.
But what Of the Cinner tablet It
VIII not be quite the thing without some
flowers. Haven't you a Chrysanthemum
In bloom? If you have, put a large
bunch In that old-rashiOned china bowl
that belonged to grandmother. If You
can't find the bowl and have no flowers,
or even q specially pretty dish for your
fruit, make a combination one. How
Here is one way. Take a soup plate, lay
some ferns around the edge, partly on
he cloth; now set a saucer on bottom
up, this holds the ferns in places upon
this set a glass preserve dish on q stand :
select some finely cOiored red and yel-
low apples, pears, cIab-epplea5 with e
piece Of soft hannel polish them, arrange
them on the ferns around the soup plate;
I'll the glass dish with green moss, first
setting In the center a goblet, put
some small ferns around the edge, then
lay on the moss some handsome clusters
Of grapes, letting some hang over the
edge keeping them steady by fastening
with stout har pins into the moss a lev
white grapes are an addition IN the Wey
OF color; I'LL the goblet with ferns.
leaves and bright berries.
I hope you have gathered some golden
rod this season. If YOU have not, re-.
member It another. Pick az soon as Il
has fairly bloomsd, ill your vase with
dry sand and arrange ii; do not put 4
In water. A vase full stands near me az
I write this. It has faded e tElhs bus ID
lovely and graceful have another
bOquet of astsrs, golden rod, clemati-
and berries, arranged In the same way.
We are beginning TO appreciate these
rosdside beauties. For years the astsra
and golden rod have grown and bloomed
ringing and gliding the dusty highways
and hedges, attracting no attention save
from the tEue lover Of wild flowers; but
all Of a sudden Dane Fashion has dis
covered thsrs Is gEacs9ulnsss IN the asteri
and beauty Ia the golden rod. Beauty
and fashion gather and wear them, aEti5t1
are painting them. and even weddings
are not complete without the bell Of
golden rod and the bower Of Gstsu.
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$3.50 IN ADVANCE.
10 Rspt senng me Darly.

Nov Edlk Sun
Ihera were many ways % make
money in the old time that can't bs
worked now said Colonel Bill, ss ia
sat IN the corridor Of the Grand hotel, IL
CluelnnGtls talking TO a friend. "Baeh ia
1Saf was steward OF the Golden
/ Age as good a craft as ever sailed be-
tween here and Orleans One day coll
ored nan, with 8 good deal Of white
blood IA ms veins, came 60 me and said.
Say, massa, You want to make some
money!
yes, I do I answered.
Wen, you can take me down Co Or
leans and sell me for 81. 400 Ise q likely
Niger, and worth dat
eFyp
" Not much. You sell me. I can
escapei come bgcki We divide themonsv
then. fou can sell again
&c was not without some misgi7iIlsa
that I accepted the novel propositiou.
but took him along with me, and 81
soon as the Golden Age reached OTlegu8
1 led HIM - the slave market The auo-
aonee1s dressed him mp ia new suit.
put smart cap on his head and the sale
He was q likely niger.
sure enough, and sold for 81, 400 il cot
81 600 In cash and a mortgage for $500.
Well, i came back to Cincinnati, aud ia
ABOUT three weeks back came the coon.
Next trip I sold him at Eatchez for
81, 200. It was against the law TO sell the
same niger twice after he had escaped,
but every three or four weeks I'd have
that coon on my hands again. i sold him
at Baton Rouge, Vicksburg. Memphis
and at nearly every port on the Eivsr.
'.At last / traded him for a terrible
looking niger, and got $500 TO boot
Then sold the Niger I had traded for
tor right smart sum. This time Fields.
that was his name, did not turn mp FOR
six months, and 1 Thought he was done
tor sure but he came round one day and
We divided up. Then the mortgages
same due, and I collected them, every
buyer saying the coon had escaped.
Well, its the honest truth, L sold that
negro fourteen times. Then came the
telegraph and We had to stop il, but you
3an't imagine how much money we
,cined These days are not like the old
lnes for making money"
tiWhers is the colored man noW?'
81 believe he is living at Lafayette,
md, or WithiH a hundred miles Of
here"
''Did he have a familyg'
ayes; his wife died in the insane asy-
um at Cleveland, and one son is a bar
Der at Toledo"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-25

! Gers OF the army and navy, distin guiahei
/ strangers many regiments Of soldiers
and a cOneOurse Of 1900 people wars
present. The president himself deposited
the inscribed plate IA the cornerstone; q
poem vas read from the pen Of llrs.
Sigourney.
The monument, a beautiful structure
OF white marble, with futed pillars. was
raised and completed all but the shapely
Obelisks which was to crown It. The
block Tor this obelisk was quarried and
drawn 60 the SPOT, and needed only the
skill and labor to chisel It and raise Il to
its place. But at that moment the gen
erOus merchant was ovsrtalan By fnan-
cial disaster, and was unable to do the
little TO complete his work. No relative.
no corporation of Frsdsricksburg. no
state Of Virginia, no government Of the
United States had interest enough in it
to pay the expense OF lifting that stone
to its plsoe.
''With shame be it spoken, % writes AR.
Losing, sit lies there still (1896), after
a lapse OF over fifty years, untouched by
any hand but that Of the relic-sestina
despoiler, which has defacsd It beyond
recovery. Dark green fungi cover the
broad tablet on winch never were in
scribed the words, ''hIary, the mother Of
Washington" The dust has lodged on
the unfinished pile and wild flowers and /
weeds have grown on it. 1t il going TO /
destruction. All but three Of the eight |
which had been placed In sunken /
panels have been removed or destroyed. /
No enclosure guards the place from in
trusion. The sacred spot is utterly neg
iected. +"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-25


Columbus Star Courier. Two boys
were playing near an old shaft one day
last week, when their curiosity being
aroused to see what was ia an old box
ia the shaft, and upon opening it, it was
found 70 contain q dead infant, which,
from appearances had been strangled to
death.
I.skin Democrat: A new town called
Mytou IS miles north of LalZin is being
laid ont in a pleasant valley. Already
several buildings are going up. The
railroad VIII Run through the place and
Il Is destined 70 b. one OF the best towns
IL old Kaarnsy county.
Dighton Journal: Last Saturday
morning az Charlie Irottar was cleaning
a revolver, tbs weapon was accidantiy
discharged. The bullet struck his sister
Gertie Ia one other limbs, mating an
ugly and fs=zaful flesh wound It then
passed through the dress Of another els
ter and out the door
EingmHn Courier: When the King
man National bank was organized With
a supposed paid up capital Of 100000,
much vas expected Of If by the pao-
pie Of Kingman. We are panied to learn
that SO soon after It's Organization it, aL-
fairs have got 10 such g condition fsat
its checks have gene to protest ia New
York.
Cimarron Netg West. a 17-yeaF-oid
boy named HldgHay, let bis angry pas
sions &c, Use to such a rsd-headed degree
last Smday, that he endeagored % ouE-
tai the exigtanos OF his younger brother
By the slEsn gHlaEion process. The would
Be eUeoukioner 9T1s takeB in charge By
Marshal Wagner. while Dr.. Sapp regal-
citated the victim
Yates Center Nstss: -Four persons who
had been working On the coal belt SO
Toronto, started 20 walk 90 tLig place
wednesday night When l-r Bata--
vie three Of them robbed the lCuEtl.
Who went back 70 Toronto and teio-
gE1phsd hare, when the marshal and
shsliH arrested them end took them Laek
70 Toronto for preliminary e1a1lilliIo1
yesterday.
Selma Heralds The Cazhoiic chulth
3 beng pLastsEed aul fitted up ia Fcl1
su8 lsE finished i - one -
fta Eues elrClez d tha raa
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The Anarobists Demand Thsir PrOpert!

The Anarchists Demand Their Property
CHICAGO, Ill, December II The follow
ing letter was addressed to Mayor Harrison
and others of Chicago
E5TLElIEEs-EL5as5 take notice that We,
as attorneys Of the International Carpenter
union No. 1, Of Chicago, aad the Bohemian
WOEE1ngmen's Building society, both inCor
poratsd5 hereby request the return Of prop
5rJy hereinafter described, taken by officers
Of the police force, on the DIN day OF May,
1886. From the Carpenters union was taken,
from headquarters, No. Il West lake street,
one red nag, about SIX by eight feet, silk,
WITH gold fringe border inscribed 'tIuter-
national LImmeEleuten B0sChsriner UniOn
No J. Won Chicago" From the rooms OF
the Bohemian WOrkingmens' Building sOCi-
ETY., corner OF Center avenue and Eighbsenth
street. two red dags5 (nOt insCEibsd}, two
hundred yards OF red flannel, sixteen
mOnCgrams; also two small books contain
ing the names Of the members. Unless the
property is returned within ten days, We
shall be compelled 10 bring such action ER
may In our judgment be justified from the
facts presented to US. We also add that the
property is IN no sense unlawful, or such as
is by the laws of this state prohibited; nor
has any unlawful use been made of said
property. We trust this request viii find
favor with you and the property be speedily
returned"
States Attorney Grinnel said this evening
that he did not intend TO surrender a single
article Of the anarchists spOils in the hands
of the authorities until the pending cases of
the eight sentenced men were definitely dis
posed Of. Then he supposed q bonfire
would be made Of them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-25

Where is my Christmas, that wonderful day7
Where has Il vanished and hidden away
Where is the rapture that Euse with its dawn
There all its treasures. its santa Claus gomez
Where a1e the carols? The echoes have fed.
Where thos5 clear Gacesg asleep with the dead
Sweet eyes and voices are silent or colds
faith, love and gladnes5 have slipped from my
hold
Can 7 recover that breathless delight,
Waiting and watching for morn's early light
Wandering, hOping2 All! what could Be there
In the hig stocking that promised 80 1airg
All to delighted for words or for mirth;
is there another such thrill left on earLhg
When that vague promise, unknown, UNEMPLOYED
Plqued me TO guess at the wonderful hoard.
More than dreamed that plsntsous horn
Poured on my bed in the gray Light OF nom
treasures that never VIII bless me again
Gifts never haunted by past or BY pain.
Hope whispers softly that time may come yet
Laden with Joy that shall make me Gurgets
Patience smiles sadly. yet patience may know
Something more blessed" still fingers below.
Sometimes think, when my life shall Be through
When there is no more 10 hope for, or do,
When TO the new life OF God shall cone
Doubling and dreaming at hrst OF my home
May be thsrsu dawn on MY tsar-troubled eyes
Just such q rapture of trem bling surpEis5f
Lord of the day giving gifts unto men
shall be with Thee and satiahsd them
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-25

The sale Of ths comparatively few et-
fscts the notorious Cora Pearl Lett behind
her realized the sum Of $500 which
was considerably more than they were
insrinsically worth. Many Of the uoro
personal Of her belongings SOLD al prices
far beyond their value. a parcel d
broken iars fetched gA5, eighty volumes
Of soilsd French novels $50 q portrait %
Cora Pearl hsHalf on hcnaoocr So
while 6 heeElet Of artificial pearls. worth
e the most s couple % r1lLlIlga, wa
not 1noeteE down untiI 8 SAM % l5 sfd
bssu bid ioz it pc was bought - g
Eady, Who s1dlsau zaily shared zhs pearls
WITH - Der i1F lr5all who -r-
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PULLEOBX THEPOLICz
A Number OF Irish Leaders Arrested al
LOushrsas

"A Number OF irish Leaders ArEe44eQ Al
LOushrsas
DUBLIN, December I6.-John Dillon,
member Of parliament for East Mayo; Vim.
O'Brien editor OF United Ireland; Matthew
Harris, member of parliament for East Gal
way, and David Sheehey, member Of parlie-
ment for South Galway were arrested to-
day IN the town OF LJughrea, county Gal
way, charged with conspiracy to dsfraud.
The prisoners have been acting as trustees
in conducting the ''plen Of cam paign," and
receiving from dissatisfied tenants the re-
duce5 rents refused by landlords or agents.
The gentlemen were taken bsfOre a magls-
traLe and remanded for a week.
An immense nationalist demonstration
was held at Loughrea to-day. Father Gun
ningham presided, and a number OF Clergy
and Messrs. Dillon, 0Bdens Harris and
Sheshey we're on tbs platform Hundreds
OF tenants came forward sud paid their
rents. Suddenly the police raided the Offices.
Inspector Davies seized the money docp-
meuts and books a d arrested Mr.. Dillon.
JIG 81 alleged that AIE. Dillon was roughly
traated b. this inspector. Tbs police then
probseded Gp stairs ana took possession Of
more money aud doegmants- They arrested
Ar. Q,Rlien and afleFusrd Maasrs. HarEia
and shaaheg
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a Convention LA--su IN ALlelE EaFcE-
GAHDEg CITY, KAE., December 18.-A con
Vs4tlous composed OF the members OF the
bar and the editors of the Sixteenth aud
EWenEY-thiEd Judicial districts, met In the
opera house today and took action In regard
10 the forming Of a new Judicial district.
Hon T s. Ham, or Hodgsman county. vas
chosen chairman and D. j. KEizingsr, OF
AoEtcu county, secretary. After careful
consideration il vas resolved Co ask she Leg
stature 20 create q new district out o. Scott
WielL-a and Greeley couHtlas- taken from
the Ia8ufV-EEiEd aiztrigt- and Hamilton.
llu9Ts Seward, atslsla1ld idE5ll. Glu iEia1
nom tls Sixteenth 6zieE y hzn-
luer Ha1 given tonight 90 che aclu6Fal
g tl1 IezzrErs q t1a convention - use
Garden CITY
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WAsHmaroE. D. O., December 1.-THE
speaker LAID before the house letter from
the secretary Of the treasury, submitting
book Of estimates for the fiscal year 1888.
Belmont, Of New York, from the committee
on foreign affairs, reported back the rssolu-
ton calling on the secretary Of the treasury
for information az to what Interpretation
was given by the treasury department TO the
tariff Law of 1888, which In one section de-
clares that dsh fresh for immediate con
sumption shall be free of tariff on arrival at
cur sea and lake ports, and in another sec
ton declares that foreign fish, imported
fresh, shall be taxed az the rate Of 90 csnts
per 100 spounds- Also requesting MIN 10
transmit copies Of ali official eoEresDondenca
en- the subject aud a statement of duties col
l5Gted each year since 1865 on several dss-
sorIpt10ns Of nah caught On lelEsE Of Cana
dian Tributaries Adopted. The house went
into a committee OF the WHOLE Hammond
OF Georgia IN the chair, on the suudFY civil
appropriation bill After the adoption of
several amendments the house adjourned
before completing the bill
WAsHulorOE. D. c.. December I5.-Ths
speaker appointed Caldwell, Eden aaG
Cooper Is ecufer5s8 on the electoral count
Dill After ths transaction OF some uuiul-
portalt routine Business the house vent
INTO COMMITTEES Of the whole on Che bin fCE
the allotment OF land IN GsFaralty %
the Indians Pending its oonzidsra-
l11 the committee rose. Lls nom
ing hour having expired, Che bin
.E1s over unfinished business.
"a motion ur Uarnar, OF E5llglEl. ths bill
@ passed bringing the critics a. AtlZue1.
llEs11us 50 Peal, KIM. Ind pelil.