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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21
Kansas GA. r.

The total number Of members on the
rolls Of the National Soldiers home ab
Lsavenw9rth at the percent time is O.
O3A OF this number ,425 are presant
and 572 absent, on leave Of absences.
At the meeting OF the department for
the exsmplifcatlon of the ritual, IN To
peks during the state reunion Is ives
voted to present to the Soldiers home in
LIssyenWOrth q communion service and 8
seventy I've plea type Testament and
Psalms, the corps present contributing
n0blY. Mrs. Powell stated that the CON-
nnunion service was Parchased at once.
Engraved upon it is, Soldiers Home
from WOman's Relief Corps, Department.
Of Kansas" Rev. j. W. Gillespie. rs
chaplain IF the home, wrote besuef-I
letter Of acknowledgement which lie con
sentei TO allow 80 be published. CIT
so full of words Of encouragement md
cheer, )" writes AIrs. Powell. ''tbas every
member OF the Woman's Rslisf corr
VIII derive new inspiration and zsai -
Sc psgusBL"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21
Missouri Pacific shops.

ATCHIsoN, December I2.-Sedalia produces
an old contract signed by A. A. Talmage.
pledging that if the Missouri Pacific should
ever build shops outside Of st. Louis. Il
would build them at Sedalia, and files pro
test against the proposed Atchison shops.
The protest amounts to nothing. The Tai
mage contract was made when the Rfisso1Ti
Pacihe was confined to the state Of Missouri
and before the extensions and consolids-
uons IL Kansas and Nebraska. Possibly
any new shops on the system as It originally
other.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
Wednesday,
SENATE.


Senator Vest proposed by resolution to
continue the meat investigation committee.
Resolution referred.
Senator Hoar offered a resolution (Which
was referred to the committee on cOntin-
gent expense) continuing the select commit
tee on the relations with Canada, with pow
er to sit during the recess and report at the
December session of 1889.
Senator Plumb renewed inquiry as to the
cause of yellow fever in Florida.
The tariff bill was considered and notice
of amendments to various sections given by
senators. Senator Vance offered many of
these amendments, which were defeated as
fast as offered.
Senator Mcpherson opposed the provision
to make alcohol used In the industrial arts
free from duty. Thought 1t would induce
fraud. His motion to strike out was re-
jected. The senate then went into executive
session.
HOUSE.
Twenty thousand copies of the presjd dents
message were ordered printed.
The direct tax bill was made special order
for three days, a vote to be taken at 4 p. N.
next Tuesday.
Mr.. Springer was refused his motion to
take up the omnibus bill admitting terri
tories.
Several new bills were introduced.
The house passed the bill reported by
committee on public lands, to quiet the title
of settlers on Des MOines river lands in
Iowa.
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old Chief to Die by Electricity.

CNOHNATI, o., December 12.-Old Chief,
one Of the biggest and probably the most
vicious elephant in captivity, has been
guilty of so many homicides that his own
ers, the Robinson Brothers, of this city, sue
cessOrs to old "Uncle John" Robinson, of
menageris and circus fame, have decided
that he shall suffer the death penalty, Old
Chief Is % years old, weighs 10000 pounds,
and Is worth over 81 a pound. It has been
suggested that he be executed by an cleo
trical current, and the Robinson Brothers
have signifed their willingness to have the
experiment tried on Old Chief.
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Reward OFered.

CHuCAao, December I'm. !. D. Lynch,
manager of the ShufeIdt company, offers a
reward of S25, OCO to the person who threw
the dynamite on the distillery building for
the names of the men vino employed him to
do So or such information as will lead TO
the detection and arrest of the parties re-
gponsible for the outrage. The members of
the whisky trust ridicule the idea that the
attempt to destroy the property was the
work directly or indirectly Of the Organiza-
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Di.rruntIed lsneineers.

SAN Antonio, Tx, December PA del
egation of the three locomotive engineers
of the Southern Pacific railroad left the
city for FL PasO with the avOWed purpose of
stirring up strife AMONG the engineers on
the Pacific system of the road In the hope Of
causing a strike of this class of employees.
This is done on account of the failure Of the
apgrieved engineers on this system to secure
the dismissal OF Master Mechanic Ryan,
with headquarters at Houston.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21
visible Supply of Grain

New York, December 12.-The visible
supply of grain on Saturday, December g,
as complied by the New York produce ex-
change, was as follows:
Wheat, 36. 1858, 95L bushels: increase, 49,
pa
Corn, 6,576.O17 bushsls; decrease, 40 059.
Oats, 2, 59I, 1872 bushels; increase, 1856.
Rive, ], 639, 63S bushels; decrease, II, 59S.
Barley, 1886, 905 bushels; decrease, 91,r
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that the Beaver line VIII soon be COM
pleted Co Pueblo. And when this is doAe
the Obsrlin branch VIII be extended
vest from Achilles to q connection with
the Beaver Valley and Pueblo line some
where in Colorado. The branch from
Achilles wiz eventually be extended
from LudeIl north TO connect with he
road up the FEenchman to Oulbertaon on
the main line.
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HOTSE.
Friday.
HOUSE.

IWAsHINGTON, D. @, DeCember =
Committee on elections reported IN the
South Carolina contest case, SmaIls against
Elliott, in favor of Elliott, the contestee.
Committee on appropriations reported the
invalid pension bill.
The Nicaragua incorporation bill was
discussed at length.
At the evening session the house passed
ten pension bills. Adjourned until Monday.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-12-21
AN EXPLOSION AT CHICAGO.

A Large Oatmeal Factory Blown Up an
Several People Reported Killed.
CHICAGO, December IA large Oatmes
factory at the corner of Fulton and Hal
stead streets was blown up and in a few
minutes the wrecked building burst forth in
flames.
A report has been received at police head
quarters that several people were killed by
the explosion. 1t is reported that the fac
tory was destroyed by anarchists.
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A Gsyser BrsaIrs Loose.

Y1EKroE, DAK-, December 12.-Consider-
able Of a stir was raised here over the ap-
parently we'll confirmed report Of a volcano
having broken loose in Charles Mix county,
sixty miles away. 1t turns ont to be a gsY-
ser which is throwing not mud ali over the
surrounding prairie. The neighbOEing Fe .
tiers are somewhat uneasy over the situa
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a Chained Anarchest.

INDIANAPOLIS, December 12.-Hacker, the
anarchist, who made desperate attempt to
assassinate his benefactOr, James Bruce
stabbing him nine times IN the OK, wSs
arrested at farm house IN Shelby eoun /.
he vas brought TO this CT y heavily ohaiDsd
and placed IN ia
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Il Etc. sheriT.


INDIANAPOLIS, December 12-Sherif
Robert Jones, of Grant county, visited the
city of Jerome, IN Howard county, to recap
ture John Fleming. q convicted horse thief
who had escaped from the Grant county jail.
Be found Fleming at the residence Of
Mrs. Hopkins. When the thief caught
sight Of the sheriff he drew pistol and
fred two shots, the first passing through the
officers elbow and the second entering his
abdomen. The plucky officer though NOR
tally wounded, cIubbed Fleming into sub
mission and a deputy took him In charge
and placed him in jail at Marion. The
sheriff lies at jerome and there Is no hope
for his recovery. The crime caused great
indignation at Marion aud Fleming has
been sent to Michigan City for safe keep
ing.
Colonel Milton lLOOrs's PrOnuuciamento.
MACON. No, December 12-UpOn the ar
rival OF the states militia at Beyier, the
commander issued the following:
HEADcUARTERs
DETACH1LESI IHLBD RICHEST.
10 the CitiEsns and People Of BsViers
In obedience to the orders oE the com
man6er IN chief am here 70 preserve the
peace protect life and prevent the aestrue-
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Thursday.


WASHINGTON. D. O., December 6.-Reso
luton continuing the committee on our re-
lations with Canada adopted.
Numerous bills introduced.
The tariff bill considered with no changes
in schedule 3.
HOUSE.
The direct tax bill was considered in com
mittee of the whole. An effort was made to
''swap" by putting with this bill provisions
for refunding the cotton tax as well as the
direct tax.
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Monday.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. O., December 10
Senator Frye introduced resolution calling
for information relative to Samoa. He
stated that Germany as represented there
had insulted this country, and was now pre-
pairing to take possession Of that kingdom in
the Pacific.
Senator Quay moved a reference of the
resolution that the entire subject may be
discussed.
The senate considered the iron section OF
the tariff bill. Amendments were offered
and defeated. Senator Sherman stated that
this bill, as 3 whole and as compared with
the Mills bill, had already been passed upon
by the people. They embodied the senti-
ments- of the opposing parties, one for a
tariff for revenue only, the other tariff for
protection.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, offered a reso-
luton to instruct the committee on judiciary
to Investigate published charges of cOrrup
ton IN connection with the late election.
The regular order was demanded and this
resolution was not then considered.
A number of new bills were introduced.
Among them were:
Granting a pension of SO a month 20
hOnOrably discharged soldiers and sailors
who are 60 years of age.
To punish crimes against electoral fran
Chise.
To repeal the interstate commerce law.
For q constitutional convention in the
territory of Dakota.
AppropFiating $4,000 for the improve
ment of the harbOr at St. Louis.
Reviving the grade of lieutenant general
In the army.
For the admission of the state of Idaho.
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Tuesday.
SENATE

WASHINGTON, D. c.. December 70
Senator Gorhom, IN discussing the tariff
bill, charged that it was to be put THROUGH
by republican votes witnout change.
Senator Allison replied that he thougbk
the bin imperfect and that il should be dis
cussed in all Its details. He expected many
amendments.
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HOUSE

The house resumed consideration Of the
direct tax bill.
Mr.. Perkins, Of Kansas, spoke against the
proposition TO remit the cotton tax also.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27
KENNESAW.

Quite rain storm prevailed here last
Saturday night
Many neat and new dwellings are being
erected at this place.
Rev j. s. Reynolds aud wife visited their
son Thomas, in Atlanta last Sunday
Quite II number from this place attended
the tabernacle meeting at Cartersuille last
Sunday.
Hon. A. S. Clay delivered an eloquent
and instructive address here last Saturday
night, which was heartily endorsed by all
present. Col. Clay has formerly received
handsome majority at this place and we
are confident that he will do so again, and
Mr.. Hardage will be we'll supported here.
The little ten-year'old daughter of James
Durham, who lives near this place was
found dead in bed last Friday morning.
Cause of her death unknown.
Mrs. r. H. Cox fell last Saturday and
dislocated her wrist.
Messrs. j. l.. Hughes, George Green
and T. j. Hardage, of this place, have
been appointed to solicit contributions for
the yellow fever sufferers JOSHUA.
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POWDER SPRINGS.

The farmers in our section are violently
opposed to using jute bagging, yet our
market daily receives cotton wrapped in
jute. Twenty-four bales last Friday.
Misses Lee and Jimmie Selman and
DOME Bailey left last week to enter their
graduating term at Shorter college. Won
der If the visits of those Atlanta bows to
our town will be as frequent as they have
been?
Mrs. M. P. Camp, of Atlanta, visited
relatives here last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Hattie Anderson, pretty and &C.
complished young lady of Atlanta, visited
her cousin, Miss Bessie Anderson, of this
place, last week.
Messrs. H. M. Upshaw and A. M. An
derson, of Atlanta, were in town last Sum
day
Miss Anna Cox, one of Austell's most
beautiful young ladies, is visiting friends
here this week.
The ordinance of baptism took place
last Sunday morning. Owing to the dis
agreeable and threatening weather, three
of the candidates were absent Six were
baptized, one being received at the wa
ter. The others were baptized on Monday
following.
Mrs d. A. Bennett and her sister, Miss
Cornelia Ragsdale, visited relatives in At
lanta last week.
Hon. A. S. Clay will address the citizens
Of Powder Springs district at this place
next Friday afternoon at o'clock. Let
everybody white and colored, come out.
D1ED-Last Saturday at his home near
this place, Mr.. Marshall NJ Elliott of
heart dropsy. A few days before he died
he was received into the Methodist church
on his death bed, and we trust that his
spirit is soaring among the saints above.
He leaves large family ard host of
relatives to mourn his death. He was
buried here Sunday afternoon in the pres
ence of a large concourse oftriends. Rev.
A. g. Dempsey officiating. The bereaved
ones have our sympathy.
Mrs. d. A. Bennett and her sister, Miss
Cornelia Rrgsdale, visited relatives in At
lanta last week. QUANTUM SUBJECT.
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CUT OFF HIS FINGER.
HIS NERVE DID NOT SAVE HIM.
Portland Oregonian.

Early last week young farmer,
Joseph Silva, while cutting hay in
held near Centreville, encountered
a large rattlesnake, which he struck
with his scythe and stunned. Silva
supposed he had killed the reptile,
and picked it up by the tail to cut
OFT the rattles. Holding the snake
almost at arms length, he hacked
at the cartilage connecting the rat
tie with the tail several times with
out severing it. He then gripped
the snake by the body, and as the
knife penetrated it, as last effort
the venomous creature doubled and
struck him ON the little finger, bury
ing its fangs deep in the flesh. The
boy shook the snake off, and with
out an 'instant's hesitation cut the
finger off at the middle joint above
the place where the reptiles teeth
had entered. Even then his nerve
did not desert him, and he made his
way homeward, a considerable dis
lance. Here he drank a large
quantity of whisky, and had his
bleeding finger bandaged.
He felt no Ill effects from the bite
and three days later his curiosity
led him to search for the piece of
his finger which he had left in the
field. He, found the finger black
with the poison it had absorbed, and
without consideration of the conse-
quences, handled it. The virulent
poison came in contact With his
wound, and chat night he died in
terrible agony.
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CONCORD.

After being suspended about two weeks
for repairs, Concord Wooden Mills have re-
sumed work. NJ. i. X John w Ruff had
the work in charge. New floors, and even
new sleepers were required both below aud
above in some important departments,
where they have been exposed to the mois-
ture, both from steam and natural
dampness. Looms have been newly plac-
ed, and some long lines of shafting re-
aligned by John W. Ruff, who is at home
with any kind of machinery. from facto-
ry to sorghum mill.
The recent religious revival carried ON
here by Messrs. Tillman and ultimately by
the Smyrna pastor, Rev. Mr. Oslin, have
been of much benefit to the people OF this
section A quiet manly earnestness pre-
walls among the young men that augurs
well for themselves and the community
Observation in this neighborhood salts.
fies us that the damage done to opening
cotton by the late protracted wet spell'
will amount to thousands of bales through
out the South Wind storms, floods and
trusts are whiting the farmers prospects.
down to All exclamation point.
KoN KoRD.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27
REPUBLICAN POW WOW

On Friday afternoon and night the Re-
publicans of Cobb had grand rally" at
the court house The meeting was presid-
ed over by Mr. j Spilman, and speeches
were made by Hon. Jack Hargroves, can
didate for Congress, Mr.. Van Pelt candi-
date for the Senate the Hon. Dick Dow,
drummer and candidate for State cleo
tor, and G. G. Wimbish, colored candidate
for elector. The audience was composed
chiefly OF colored men, and they seemed to
enjoy the speeches very much. Mr.. Spill
man especially felt elated. Well, let them
have as good time as possible, Tor this
will be all the fun they will get out of the
campaign. Cleveland, Thurman and Rice
will be elected, and the Republican party
will go to pieces. For one more defeat
will paralyze them
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27
RAISING CHICKENS.
CAPT. BOB IRWIN'S WONDERFUL
SUCCESS.

Captain Bob Irwin, one Of the clerks in
the office of Comptroller General Wright
and an old confederate soldier and late
commander of the detunct Gum CITY
Guards, was at one time very anxious to
possess some fine chickens, owned by a
friend of his. The captain is man who
is very persevering when he wants any
thing, and the friend having promised him
setting of eggs, Captain Irwin reminded
him of his promise every time he saw him.
After fully two months had passed Captain
Irwin received the setting of eggs He did
not have a hen setting, so he was exceed
ingly careful that the eggs should not be
broken. After several weeks one of the
captains hens went to setting. The eggs
were put under her, and the old chicken
was faithful to her nest Three weeks, the
allotted time for eggs to set, passed away,
but still no chickens came. In order to be
certain Captain Irwin allowed the hen to
set three additional weeks. At the end of
that period she had Matched no chickens.
and on breaking one of the eggs Captain
Irwin found that his friend had cruelty
deceived him. He had boiled the eggs
before presenting them to him.-Atlanta
Journal
Capt. Bob Twins home is in Marietta
and he is willing to pay $25 for pair of
chickens that will lay boiled eggs.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27
SMYRNA.

A goodly number of Smyrnaites went up
to Gainesville to the Sam Jones meetings.
A company OF our young people sat up
half the night Sunday, to see bud OF the
night-blooming cereus open. 1t opened
about ten o'clock and all were pleased at
its unfolded beauties.
Now will some lovers of nature sit up
and see the modus operandi of the mush-
rooms rapid growth.
Baron Tolstoi, of Russia, is making
world wide reputation through his transla.
ted works. Many are reading and admir-
ing his benevolent sentiments.
Cotton is coming into our market.
Farmers are fast falling in love with the
Bermuda grass idea.
Just as the Dutch cling to Holland let
every southern man stick to the South now
that her day of development and prosperi-
ty is dawning upon us. T. FL.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27
WORK OR DIE.

THERE is great truth in the re-
mark that in order to live the great
thing is to keep on working. Men
sigh for rest and wish that they had
the means to enable them to do
nothing. They would like if they
could dwadle all the day or wander
about seeking amusement and rest.
There never was a greater mistake.
1t is not work that kills but worry,
and the man who makes his pile, and
forthwith sets about doing nothing,
very speedily goes to pieces. 1t is
all very well to blame those who
hold on to business even when they
are quite old. 1t is all very we'll to
ask why they don't retire and give
younger men show. But the fact
is that work has become SO indispen-
sable to them that if they ceased to
be employed they would soon cease
to live. The greatest workers have
been the longest lives, that it's when
they wrought honestly, earnestly and
without allowing themselves to be
bothered with unnecessary fears or
concerned about uncertain results.
The man who is ever in fever of
anxiety about some grand specula-
ton he has in hand, which will
either raise him to the third heaven
of prosperity or sink hina 30 the low
est depths of ruin, will naturally
wear out soon. And the other man
who has done all his work and is in
cline to cry, soul take thine ease,
eat, drink and be merry, will
shrivel up into selfshness, dyspepsia,
ennui and general spiritual enfeeble-
ment. Work, either with body or
brain or both, but do it regularly,
honestly and in measure, and work
On though old age may come. So
shall your nights be full of healthful
sleep and your days of active rejoic-
ing, activity and strength.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27
JUDGE BROWN AND SOLICITOR GO.
Der.

lnasmuch as Solicitor General Geo. F.
Gober will not be candidate for re-elec-
ton, and the next term of our court will
not commence until next February, before
which time new solicitor will have been
elected and qualified, hesis now serving in
the present capacity for his last time be-
fore our court. During the eight years
Col. Gober has been the Solicitor.general
of the Blue Ridge circuit he has made
faithful, efficient and obliging official, and
has made many warm friends, even among
those whom he has prosecuted to the
full extent of his abilities and the law. In
retiring he Will carry with him the full con-
hdence of the people, who heartily ioin
with the Advance in best wishes for his
success in all future life. The Blue Ridge
circuit will not be satisfied until he is made
Judge and we here and now nominate him
tor that position, aud when this is read by
our hundreds of readers, we will hear many
seconds Judge Brown is also presiding
probably for the last time over Cherokee
Superior Court, for his successor will be
elected by the next General Assembly, and
he is not a candidate for reelection. In
retiring Judge Brown carries with him the
confidence and respect of all and just eco
miums of having made faithful, efficient
and impartial Judge. To him and Solicit
or General Gober all can say, well done
thou good and faithful servants" At no
tar distant day we expect both to be called
up to higher Offices. Canton A6cance.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1888-09-27

GLYCERINE, the base of nitro
glycerine, is refined hot fat, or, more
strictly speaking, it is produced
from hogs fat. One hog will pro-
duce a sufficient quantity to make
from sixty to one hundred and TWEEN
ty pounds OF nitro glycerine, the
most powerful explosive known.
The explosive is produced by mix
ing two parts OF glycerine, five parts
of nitric acid and five parts of sui
phuric acid. Dynamite is some
porus substance such as clay or
sawdust, through which this nitro
glycerine is diffused in the proper
ton of about forty per cent.