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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31
Ne ..MOney to Loan, sharEs.


''DO you know what manner of
sharks advertise under the depart
ment Of Money to loan and 'Finan-
ciaP in some New York papers?''
O. prominent business man asked.
''No? Well. I do. One Of my en-
pIoyes, whose wife had been sick
and who needed a loan, fell into. the
hands Of one Of these men who loans
money on personal property, furni-
ture and so on. He was going to
squeeze the poor fellow out of every
thing he had, when stepped in and
stopped it. The majority of these
blOOdsuckers are without souls or
heart or conscience. They refuse to
loan over 500 to any person, no
matter how great the security offered.
They let you have $1OO for sixty
days on your signing anOte for $40.
payable at the end of that period.
They eVade the usury law by legally
lOaning you $14O and charging you
$40 discount. just think what O.
skin that is, with millions lying idle
in Wall street which would be gladly
invested at 4 per cent. or even 8 per
cent. per annum With this note my
man gave a chattel mortgage on
household furniture worth 81, 900 to
81, 200. When his note came due he
couldn't quite pay up. The shark
who held it refused to renew it, but
offered to take a new note for 5000
at thirty days in place Of it.
"My man fOOlishly consented. In
fact, he was given no chance to do
anything else. The money Ioaner
was in the house and threatened to
fOreciOse on the furniture. just be
fore the thirty days were up I was
told of the transaction. When Mr.
Shark found he had somebody to
bump up against that could fight
him he became as abiect and serVile
as a cOrnered confidence man. None
of those fellows wants to fight, be-
cause that means exposure, loss of
reputation and damage to their bust
ness. 1 settled that claim for S125.
And the money grabber was glad to
get that. If poor people who get
hard up falls into such hands as these
1 don't wonder they curse the rich,
knowing no other type than these
ugly usurers. New York Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31
- . Champion WaIker 80.

Walking is one of the most severe
Of all the athletic exercises. an the
muscles in thewhole body are brought
into play in walking, and if there is a
weak spot anywhere twill be found In
the race. For a walking race of from
one to five miles speed is the chief
thing to obtain, and to do this is a
very severe course of training has to
be gone through. A man must be In
prime condition, and must be able to
move quickly for a short race The
strain on the walker is very. severe.
and in walking a short distance the
body, arms and legs are all used
TO help the pedestrian along. To
walk well the body should be Kept in
an upright position and the head
thrown back. The arms should be
kept well to the sides, and by using
them with each stride they viii great
ly aid the walker. The stride should
be Of ordinary length, and should be
taken firmly and with the heel well
down.
To learn to walk fairly is the first
LA4ll4e ~ ICflLL dlLNl L4lCtIl EJCEAL CAN De
acquired afterward. For a long dis
tance race endurance is what is most
wanted. The man who can Jog round
the track hour after hour at an easy
gait viii accomplish more than the
man who runs a few miles at a rapid
pace and then takes a long rest. A
long and careful Trainings necessar
to be able to compete successfully in
a six days race. First Of all. the con-
testant should be in good health.
Then he must get of unnecessary
flesh, and then good exercise must
be taken to develop all the muscles.
[ take exercise as much as possible in
the open air, but when the weather is
cool or wet the work should all be
done under cover. For food I take
almost everything that snOurisbing
carefully avoiding euything that
ind is hard to digest. During the
race 1 live on such light things as
chicken, custard, jellies and beef tea.
do all my training early in the
morning, rising with the sun
and retiring soon afterit has set.
George LittlewOOd in New York
Mail and Express.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31
An Arkansas Wedding.

From the Atlanta Constitution
While upon a recent visit to Little
Rock Ark, Mrs. Luela Steele wit
messed a most beautiful and unique
wedding at one of the fashionable
Episcopal churches OF that city.
There were 10 bridesmaids, beautiful
young girls, attired in Grecian cos
TUNES, which consisted of some soft
white material, gracefully draped
over the figure and confined to the
waist by silk cord and tassels. The
hair was arranged in a Greek knot,
crossed over by bands of white vel
vet. They entered the church one III
each aisle, following each other in
turn, and formed a semi-circle around
the altar. Then came the bride, un-
attended and attired in the usual
fashion, slowly and gracefully, with
dropped eyes, keeping step to the
wedding march, which was sung by
the choir. At the altar she was met
by the groom and minister. each
emerging from opposite sides Of the
vestry. The whole effect was beauti-
ful and effective.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31
High Prices on the Congo.

The explorer Won Francois. speak
ing of the high prices the natives at
Stanley Pool ask for their food
products, says the markets would be
a good deal cheaper We're it not that
Stanley's great hberality In paying
for food when he founded the Stan
ley Pool stations gave the natives
very big notions OF the value OfgOats
and vegetables. No modern eXplOr-
er has a higher reputation than Stan
ley Tor tact, generosity and consid-
erativeness in his dealings with saw
age people, and if the man who
solved the Congo problem has Just
had a rough time with hostile Afri-
cans it is pretty safe to assume that
the trouble did not arise from injus-
tlce or mprUdenee on his part.-NeW
York Sun.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31
KEN ". Old Harand Grain-

Among other things Of general In
terest reported upon by the chemist
Of the New York Experim ent Sta
lion, are results of examinations
made to ascertain the nutritive
values Of hay and grain that have
been long kept. The result of the
examination Of hay was 67.39 per
cent. Of aIbuminOids digested In new
hay, and $50 in hay one year old.
On finding that the nutritive value
Of hay was considerably diminished
on long keeping, similar examina-
lions were made with wheat and
wheat bran.
it was found that the digestibiIitv
Of wheat and bran also diminished
to a considerable extent with long
keeping, and there appeared reasons
for believing that the fate at least
are less digestible In the old grains
than IN the fresh grains, especially
if these have been reduced to meal.
The amounts Of fats soluble in either
is remarkably less IN grains eighteen
months old than ia those but q
short time from harvesting and
freshly ground, The above appears
to explain for the decreased value OF
old hay and grain over that III the
winter Immediately following It's
harvesting, a fact long recognized
by farmers
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31
Watch of the Prince Imperial.

A remarkable announcement is
made by Messrs Dent, the watch
makers of London. In 1873 u gold
watch bearing the monogram IN"
was made By their firm for the En-
press Eugene for presentation to the
young prince. The other day the
battered back Ofthe watch, still bear
ing the monogram, was brought to
their establishment by Messrs. WE'LL
& Harburg, who informed them that
six years ago it had been bought by
a client of theirs at Kimberley from
u Zulu. The diamond fields attract
native workers from every tribe in
south Africa; and so in the fullness OF
time it came about that the broken
remnant of the watch torn from the
poor slain prince in that obscure
ZuhIland dOnga where he met his
death has found its way to its Origi-
nal makers, from whom, probably, it
viii pass to the empress. Perhaps
the Zulu who sold the back-plate was
himselfa participatOri in that strange
~ improbable yet, as it turned out.
possible drama of death in which the
imperial hope of France fell so I'M
timely.-New York Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31
British Firearms In Africa.

transportation of discarded Brit
ish fire arms into central Africa IS
not a new thing. 1t has been pro
ceeding for years, and it viii continue
until our government can afford to
destroy the guns it cannot further
use. Guns, moreover, have now be
come a definite article of barter, and
they find their way in the ordi-
nary course of trade to Zanzibar and
to other cOasting stations. The Rev.
b. p. Ashe, who sends a pointed
complaint about recent impOrtatiOns
from Usambiro, at the south end of
Victoria Nyanza, suggests that
England should Join Germany in
stopping this wrong" But if the
two countries were to cooperate IN
getting importation prohibited they
would also have to destroy all their
obsolete rifles, or Portuguese traders
would buy them through commercial
houses, and smuggling would go on
from more remote centers with very
much the same effect. Fire water and
fire weapons are the favOrite gifts
of civilization" to the savage. -
Pail Mall Gazette.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31
The way Their Money Goes.

From the New York Sun
A curious sight is witnessed at the
aqueduct just after the laborers re-
ceive their pay. Their wives lie in
wait for them, and receive just about
enough to keep the house in food.
Then the head of the family starts
out to see how quickly he can spend
the remaining cash. The first thing
he does is to buy a watch or some
other piece Of jewelry from some
sharper. Then he goes into one Of
the neighbOring saloons, spends all
the money he has left, and when he
has no more, gives the watch to the
bartender for a few rounds of drinks
and goes outside saying that he is
the happies6 man in the United
States.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31
Little Things Determine Great Careers

Frank q. Carpenter in one of his
Washington letters says: 1t is
strange how little things determine
great careers. This fact is we'll IL
lUstrated in Gen Sheridan. At the
beginning of the war he was a lieu
tenant in Oregon, and an old citizen
of Portland, who Is now in an Official
positions here, tells me that when he
was ordered east he babe gOOd-by to
his friends on the dock as the steam
er was sailing out OF the harbOr in
the words: ''GOOG-by. BOYS; here
goes for Il captaincyl He sailed for
New York and was ordered into ser
vices at st. Louis. His position was,
I think n subordinate one under the
quartermaster. HIS fun loving dis
position, however, got him into
trouble and heWas suspended. While
lying around st. Louis doing moth
mo under the suspension. there came
a request for some one to inspect the
cavalry horses which were being
bought for the Government in Michi-
gan. and Sheridan was sent there Tor
that purpose. Here they were in
need of q colonel for "a cavalry regi-
ment. He soon demonstrated his
ability to fill it, and his career IN the
service IS too well known TO repeat
here. Had he not been dismissed
from the quartermaster department.
he might have served throughout the
var IN the subordinate position, and
the dashing Phil and the ride to Win
chester might never have been heard
OF.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31
gomnambuIisn.

Rev. DR.. Buckley In the July Centu-
~ contributes an article under the
title of Dreams, nightmare, and
Somnambuhsm," from which we
quote the following:
SOmnambulism, in its simplest
form, is seen when persons talk in
their sleep, They are plainly asleep
and dreaming; yet the connection,
ordinarily broken, between the phys
zeal organs and the images passing
through the mind is retained or re-
sumed, in whole or inpart. Itisvery
common for children to talk more or
Orless in their sleep; also many per-
sons who do not usually do so are
liable to mutter if they have over
eaten, or are feYerish or otherwise i'll.
Slight movements are very frequent.
Many who do not fancy that they
have ever exhibited thegerms olson
nambulism grOan, cry out, whisper,
move the hand, or foot, or head,
plainly in connection with ideas pass
ing through the mind. From these
incipient manifestations of no i'm
pOrtance sOmambulism reaches
frightful intensity and almost incOn-
ceiVable complications.
SOmnambulists in this country
have recently perpetrated murders,
have even killed their own children;
they have carried furniture out of
houses, wound up clocks, ignited con
fiagratiOns. A carpenter not long
since arose in the night. went into his
shop and began to file a saw; but the
operation aWOke him. The eXtraOr-
binary featS Of sOmnambulistS in as
cending to the roofs Of houses, tread
ing dangerous places and doing many
other things which they could not
have done while awake have often
been described, and in many cases
made the subject of close investiga-
ton. Formerly it was believed by
many that if they were not awakened
they would in process Of time return
to their beds, and there would not be
any danger of serious accident hap
pening to them. This has long been
proved false. Many have fallen out
of windows and been killed; and
though some have skirted the brink
of danger safely, the number of ac-
cidents to sleeping persons is great.
Essays have been written by
sOmnambuiists. A young
lady troubled and anxious
about a prize for which she was to
compete, involving the writing of an
essay, arose from her bed in sleep and
wrote paper upon u subject upon
which she had not intended to write
when awake; and this essay secured
for her the prize. The same person,
later in life, while asleep selected an
obnoxious paper from among sever
nj documents, put it in a cup, and set
fire to it. She was entirely unaware
of the transaction in the morning.
Intellectual work has sometimes
been done III ordinary dreams not at
tended by sOmnambulism. The com
position Of the "Kubla Khan" by
COleridge while asleep and Of the Dew
Is Sonata, " by Tartini, are parallel
ed in a small way frequently. Pub
lie speakers often dream out dis
courses; and there is a clergyman
now residing in the western part OF
New York State who, many years
ago, dreamed that he preached q
powerful sermon upon n trOpic, and
delivered that identical discourse
following Sunday with great effect.
But such compositions are not SOM
nambulistic unless accompanied by
some outward action at the time.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31
S4OOlS
S15340

This done, ask him to add the two
numbers, and to give you the sum,
less any figure you may choose to re-
ject, and the space occupied by which
must be left blank or shown By a
hyphen. For example, I756S-7.
Putting on an inspired air. you now
assert that the. figure omitted IS 6.
If you prefer, you can let the person
subtract one number from the other,
and then tell him the omitted mum
Der with the same ease. The trick is
simple, and the explanation Of it can
be understood by any boy who has
studied arithmetic The sum of q
number and the number reversed is II
multiple Of II, and their difference is
IL multiple of 9. Now, in multiples of
II, the sum Of the even figures is
equal to that Of the odd ones. Ap-
plying this rule to our example,
1758S-T, and representing the un-
known figure by Y, we have y plus s
plus equals plus z plus plus s
equals 21 A simple mental calcu-
latiOn gives Y equals g. Where the
number of the figures in the product
is an even one, the sum Of the first
two or first three will equal the sum
Of the last two OF last three and so
on. Proceeding with the difference
which is a multiple Of 9, the sum OF
the figures must itself be multiple
of 9. Taking our example, 1850,
and adding the figures, we obtain %,
but as this is not u multiple Of 9, we
have to add , to obtain the multiple,
and this was the figure rejected.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31
A Trick With Figures.

The following mathematical trick,
from La Nature, although not new,
may be revived for the benefit OF
those who are unacquainted with it..
1t never fails to mystify those who
do not understand it. Tell a person
to select any even number of figures,
and, without letting you see them, to
write them down and then place under
them the same figures in reverse
order. Thus, for example:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31

Wife (retEospectively)-sI can re-
member so well John, how fond you
and my first husband were Of each
other. You were boys together, and
your friendship lasted to the end.
Husband (sadly)-s'Ah, yes, poor fell
IoVVl his death has been a sad blow
to me.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-08-31

Harry and James A Garfield. sons of the
late president, VIII practice law IN Cleveland
under he style Of Garfield s Garfield
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-01-28
SUPERIOR, WIS.,, SATURDAY. JAN. Is. 1885.

Senator Farwell, of Illinois, who
is one of the most accomplished 6nan-
ciers in congress, has introduced a
bill to authorize the secretary of the
treasury to purchase United States
bonds with the surplus revenues and
to provide for new banking securities
in the place of the bonds now used
for that purpose. Banking associa-
tons are to be provided with coupon
bonds redeemable after fifty years,
bearing per cent. annual interest,
payable semi-annually; the bonds to
be exempt from state or municipal
taxation and national bankers to be
authorized to issue bills to the full
amount of the par value of bonds
they shall place on deposit with the
secretary of the treasury. Any of the
outstanding bonds are to be exchange
able for the new bonds and the secre-
tary of the treasury is required to
pay in money the difference in value
of the bonds SO exchanged. State
and municipal bonds at not lower
than A per cent. upon which interest
has heretofore been promptly paid,
and whose market value is equal to
or greater than their par value, may
be received by the United States
treasurer as security for circulating
notes, providing such bonds are re-
ceiyed at not more than Is per cent.
of their par value. The approval of
the secretary Of the treasury and of
the comptroller of the currency shall
be endorsed unon these bonds.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-01-28
Practical Charity.

Ex-Governor Alger of Michigan, is
doing a work of practical philanth-
ropy which is deserving of imitation
and of all praise. Last year he made
Christmas present of a new suit of
clothes to 500 destitute newsboys of
that city, and followed up this COM
mendable charity week later by dis
tribuling fuel and provisions to several
hundred needy families. But he is
proving this year that he is not vet
weary of well doing, and the pleasing
experience of last year has led him
to enlarge his bounties this year. He
begun last year by fitting out 500 of
the most deserving newsboys with
complete suits of clothing, including
underwear, and this noble charity is
to be followed up by supplying 1000
of the most needy families each with a
ton of coal, or in case they do not use
coal, with cord of hard wood, and
and in addition to this barrel of
-four. The list of these deserving fam
lilies VIII, are to participate in the ex-
governors whole souled munificence
is to be carefully made out by di in
terested agents, who have taken great
pains to steer clear of iinposture and
select only the worthy OBJ cts Of
charity. The work of distributing re-
lief, says Detroit dispatch, has al
ready begun, and will be kept up for
the next two mouths. The persons
thus sought out are those who have
been brought into suffering condi-
ton through no fault of their own.
In one ease wife and eight children
had been deserted by drunken hus-
band, who left the city weeks ago.
The family was on the point of starry
alton. In one house Il cripple was
vainly trying TO keep a dependent
family from want The list presents
an almost frishtful array of cruel and
base descrtions, OF sickness and dis
ability, helpless old age and deplor-
able want, bat no more than SINH
lar investigation would disclose in any
large city in the lanl The gcncros-
,ity comes to their relief with no dis
play, and in Il sensible and practicable
way brings incalculable relief. De
troit has reason to be somewhat proud
of her citizen, whose big income is
matched to his equally big heart. lie
Is doing this sort of splendid thing
right along the year through.->tate
Journal.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-01-28
The First Passenger Train.

The first passenger train to cross
over the international bridge spanning
St. Mary's river went across at 10 2.
M, the 18th inst. II was a Duluth,
South Shore & Atlantic train Of three
coaches, in which rode guests and
societies. The train was taken on the
Canadian side by the Canadian Paci-
fic engines and proceeded through the
Canadian Sault. headed by bands
and procession. the bands playing
God Save the Queen Great en-
thusiasm prevailed.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-01-28
EIinleso;n's Splend Il ;ecord

Aberdeen News: Justice seems to
be reigning supreme in Minnesota de-
spite the exceedingly cold weather.
With Hal Reid in the penitentiary,
Tim Barrett awaiting the gallows, and
Lou Murray in fair prospects of OBJ
tanning his just dues, men who go
about seeking to destroy the virtue of
innocent girls, and those who are dis
posed to murder their fellow man for
a few paltry dollars, will think of
what may be In store for them before
actiur.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-01-28

1t would be dul music indeed,
for the News, if it hadn't Blaine, Saw
yer and Rusk to abuse, and Villas and
Col. Knight to puff, Now Jerry, let
up for week, and let us poor Re-
publicans have a rest. Blaine is in
Paris and don't know how meanly
you talk of him, anyway; Sawyer is
in Washington attending to business
and don't care snap what you think
of him; Rusk is sick and feels bad
enough about it; Villas has been con-
firmed by the wicked Republican Sen
ate, and the Colonel is taking rest
from the cares of office and should be
permitted to enjoy himself in peace.
Ashland Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-01-28
To The Voters.

To the Electors Of the Eleventh
Judicial Circuit, comprised of the
counties Of Chippewa, Polk, Barron,
w ashburn. Douglas and Burnett:
In harmony with the wishes Of
many friends throughout the cirucit,
'rcgaftie@s OF political affiliations, ex-
pressed orally ana by letter asking
me to become a candidate at the ap-
preaching spring election for the jn(ga
geship Of said circuit, have conclad-
Ell IT, accede 10 their wishes in !he
mstter ani hereby announce niySc}f
as an Independent candidate ior SUCH
oi;ce. w. p. SWIFT, -
Rice Lake, Wis, Jan. 18Th, 1888.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-01-28
a Fatal Fire Mt Tower.

4 terrible fire occurred at Tower on
the Vermillion range about one
o'clock last Saturday morning. The
fire started in the boarding house and
saloon Of Nelson Barnaby, which was
communicated to two other buildings
which were also consumed. In the
first building were many boarders, ex-
plorers and land hunters, and before
the fire was discovered most of the
chances for escape were cut off and
nine persons persisted in the flames,
only four of whom could be identified,
as follows, Robert Whitford, VIM.
Burns, Mike Trump and Dan O'Con-
nell. The others were strangers in
the place and it may meyer be known
who they were The loss in a fnan-
cial way was about $4,000 with light
insurance