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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09
HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR EyERYDopr

The house OF f. Ridley & sons in Grand.st IS dis
playing immense assortment Of holiday gifts in all
departments OF their large portion Of the
basement IS devoted mechanical toys tiny steam
gines run by steam heated by lto alcohol lamp
cars similarly and various other attractive moving
toys. Here music boxes In all sizes, from toy
to which plays twenty-four tunes; there are
walking Cinnamon walking santa Clauses creeping babies
grnnng bears and many other curiosltes. A
Is devoted 10 moving toys platforms to boxes Of
wooden animals wooden furniture and % ten pins
The Grand Army" is toy encampment sold for
twenty nine cents and contains foyoght figures three
cannon balls and many A large space is given 20
magic lanterns animals covered with skins ranging Ia
size from small woolly sheep to large rocking horse
and tricycles bicycles and velocpedes shown in
great variety
The doll department contains over 10000 dolls in
size from those large twOyearod children tiny
bisQue figures hut four inches long.
dolls, another 20 indestructbo dolls and SIN others 10
American and to French blque. unircssed in full OUT,
fits Tho boys dolls in bsQue especially pretty this
season, dressed IN full sailor outfits. There dolls
that have faces. smiling laughing. dolls Of
leather, almost pretty blsQuc and variety u the
fayorts worsted dolls. In the department devoted to
stationery and books fancy plush boxes In yell
low. crimson bue mounted with brass Horseshoes
OF plush, mandoilns and other strlneed instruments
ara shown. marked with Christmas greetings for gifts
The vares Of fancy satin Christmas cards shown Is
large. There ara also painted celulold and other
Christmas fayOrs. large Department OF the store -
gwen up TO books IN Lnesh and u German, including
section all varieties Of seaskin gaImnts are made to
order and large stock OF s OF fur FUR and other
articles l. Kept Among -, choice sets are
frames in demand this and Increased space
has been given to this department. S!lvcrnountcd
leather goods gold ewelry and other articles for holiday
gifts arc shown In profuson On the hrst aoor
THE OBRIENS Az OFFICE4HOLDING FAMILY.
John ]. oBrien OF the With Assembly District and
Chief OF Elections has always had close Affiliations With
local Democratic politicians His father Was for many
clerk I'll IN the Controllers Office.
and was retained under various Democratic chiefs that
bureau. lie hns who holds place by Democratic
favor in tho oce OF the Corporation Counsel OF the county
rouA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09

John Frck. Of the organizers OF he jewellers
Harrison and Morton Cgunaigu Club. has midc hand
some souvenir badge Tor IT,. members u on yellow
ribbon with the following inscription:
Souvenir.
Jewellers Harrison and Morton.
1855
$50 Jaraded November 3. Counted BY exJudge Ernest
Hall
From Nsw.Yerx Tribune There ssre 3.20s..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09

The fair the German hospital. which will take place
between 18Th aud the 2sth Of the coming February
in the American Institute Building promises to be one
Of the largest OF Kind ever held in the city. The
management placed In the hands OF A. H. d. Feee
who generously offered services and this in Itself
assures the OF the enterprise. Many OF the most
prominent German citizens members OF the Executive
Committee. William StenwW being ts chairman Ano'E
the members Carl Schulz. oswald Ouendorier e. "
Won Bauc.. Willard. Jay Gould, Jesse S!GriAn.
T. H. Adams. Henry Causen L. Katzcnmaycr. Com
missioner Claim. Judge NehIbas T. c. stanton. Henry
Walter William Ottmann ;. NJ. Schsier. Ileyman Blum.
L. Won der Emdc and W. KRUGER.
The Officers the ladies' committee Mrs Francis
Schneider. president: Mrs H. der Emie. vicc-D
dent Miss I'd SIWCdler. recording secretary; Miss t.
laber. corresponding secretary: and Mrs. Paul Goebe
treasurer Among tie prominent members are Mrs
Henry Willard. Mrs Albert Sielnwov, Mrs. Consul
General Kuehne. MI. Henry Walter. Mrs. william OF
man. Mrs II. L. Poggenbuig. Mrs. Uhl. Mrs. Henry
Dor.entzcr and Mrs. Enghousen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09

THE KINGS COUNTY REPUBLIClN COMMITTEE
Tho Republican General Committee Of Kings County 10,
1859 will have hundred members increase
hundcd the present body. Among linen NIL
DO General y. H. Tracy. = v White. j. ". Van Cot,
Thomns W Wood, J. W. Bifketi. Jackson Wallace" r. H..
Wills. A. j. Perry, c. H. Cotton l. W. En- uaon. " II
Nadng. john GLIB, \. Is. Gambler. A. g. Mcdonald. g. H.
Forester A.. J. Newton. 5. 4. Aya. W. H. Leaycar,
H. j. kcot John Reitz, w. j. Kaiser. ". !. Taylor J.
W Jones Ambrose SNOW, c. W Green. Frank - .Ily,
Jcsso johnson. c. A. Barrow, A. S. Bacon. g. r. Elliott
H. d. Benedict, j. II. Allabcn. Joseph Aspinai, =. L.
Woodruff w. J. Tate. w. A. Triu ID. \. Baldwin g. II,
Hobbs. II. w. Knight. c. A. jain. Theodore nalluand
J. L. Hostrand and H. b. Sedgwick Farki Mooirun
will doubtless be elected chairman and C. Barrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-09

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by particular denomination. ! believe e he utmost
freedom | do in congregational matters. ] would
say don't let the Church organization control the col
lcee IT'S trnc that ale must be governed exclusively
by COngrega onaists, but that is relic Of some q
New England's hide bound laws, and ! think should
he done away with. OF course tho Influence OF
denomination should be stamped lis colleges but
not more than that I consider that all the largo
so. In my position as CongTcea'ionalist Of course
cannot attempt 10 lay down rules for other denomna
have given them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

Perhaps the most singular curiosity
in the book world is volume that be-.
longs to the family of the Prince de
Ligne, and is now in France. 1t is en-
titled "The Passion OF Christ, " and is
neither written nor printed. Every
letter of the text is cut out Of leaf.
and, being interviewed with blue paper.
is as easily read as the best print. The
labor and patience bestowed upon its
composition must have been excessive,
especially when the precision and Usi-
nuteness Of the letters are considered.
p Thter deraI execution in every respect
is indet,r admirable, and the vellum
Is of the most delicate and costly kind.
Rudolph IElof Germany offered for it in
l64O IL, OOQ ducats, which was probably
equal to 90, 900 at this day. The most
remarkable circumstance connected
with this literary treasure is that it
bears the royal arms Of England; but
when it was in that country, and by
whom owned, has never been ascer-
tanned Tile B00bl00rnL
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24
WAS Honesty the Best PolieEl

The Listener Is reminded by a story
IN the local columns of a morning paper
Of the discouragements which some
times attend the doing Of a good deed
The story IS of a small boy who found
a s.. 90 gold piece among some pennies
that had been given him in change, and
took the coin back to the young lady
cashier" who had given it to him. The
young woman promptly covered 1t
back into her treasury, and, ignoring
the small boy, "at once entered into a
discussion with a masculine associate
as to how the piece came in the cent
compartment of the money-drawer. "
As the honest boy was not interested in
the question how it came there, he
withdrew That was all. "HOeC IA
JlsLlB dOceL " fit "dOcet" anything, very
much the same thing that one did of
which the Listener had a certain knOWl-
edge.
A very small boy of his acquaintance,
a very honest small boy indeed, found
that a dog that had strayed into the
neighborhoOd was advertised for. He
gathered up the dog and took him to
the advertised address, proud in the
consciousness OF having done a good
deed As soon as he had entered the
place, which was a store. the prOprie-
tor seized the dog and kicked the boy
out of the store, accompanying the
physical indignity with: Get ont,
you little thiefl III teach you to steal
my dogl" The boy came home with
tears in his eyes al shall never, never
take home another dog, was the les
son that he had learned from his eZ--
perience.
Another friend of the Listener
man this time took back a gold dollar
that he found among some pennies and
felt that he must have received at a
certain place. Al viii take your dollar,
said the gruff cashier, thrusting it
promptly into a box, "but doubt very
much whether any mistake has been
made!" He did not take the trouble
Co explain what right he had to the dol
lar if no mistake had been made; he
simply wanted the money and the
credit for infallibilitv In making change
too. How much does the world gain,
by the way, by every bOdy's Rssum ptiOn
that everybody else either does not
know very much, or else IS a rascal p
Boston Transcript
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

70 insert the Lu4ll wing
CAN SUCH THINGS BE
WE ARE KNOCKED DOWN AND KICKED BY a
LoAFEEll
Shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon We remarked to Our Office
boy that We guessed We would 60 over
to JennisOn's and write up the fact that
he was about 90 erect O wOOdshed in the
rear of his residence on Poker Hill, and
from thence We should probably go to
the postodice.
We left Our Office feeling at peace
with all mankind, and wondering how
We could make the next circus agent
believe We had sixteen hundred circu-
lation. Reaching Smiths corner, We
suddenly remembered that Our wife
had lovingly requested Us to bring
home q spool of No. 30 black thread
withwhich 10 get fresh grip on Our
hind buttons. We We're about to enter
Gunnison's double mammoth dry goods
bazaar and make the aforesaid purchas Sc
when We We're accosted by Jim Poole,
She hump-baclel coyote who runs the
Washington saloon.
It seems that the lop-eared, club
footed phenomenon had taken exception
10 Our article OF last week, which stated
that he was "a soul-lestroyer and ought
90 be hung to the nearest limb, and
iha- We'd be glad to superintend the
Job. He held out his hand to IS with
aJudas smile upon his murderOus feat
ures, and We were taken of Our guard.
Before We could throw Ourselves into
an attitude of defense we have over
twenty different attitudesl Jim landed a
right-Lauder on Our p0tatO-trap, which
knocked Us fiat on Our back and made
Us believe for the moment that We had
issued Our last copy of the Kicker,
which we here recommend to all wish
ng o. tirst-clnss family paper at the low
price of - a year.
Before We could arise from Our re-
sumbent position Jim got in on Us with
his No. II feet, bruising Our body in
numerous places and doing fully S75
1amage TO Our Waterbury watch. We
were about 20 arise and break him in
two and mop the earth with the pieces,
when Col Jordon, whose purchase of 8
span OF mules is mentioned in another
column, advised Jim to let up on Us
and assisted Us to reach Our feet and
head for ag1mc. Our object in going
home was TO look for some 32-caliber
cartridges TO fit Our revolver, but Our
wife had thrown them away. She
kindly advised Us moi to peril Our re,
putauon and standing in the community
oy shooting the top OF Jim Poole's head
INTO the next gulch, and We have thus
FAR restrained Our hand.
This is a plain. unvarnished state
meut of facts. While We know We
have the sympathy of this community
We would still inquire: Are the bull
warks of American liberty on a safe
foundation? If not, why not? The
Kicker viii appear as usual next week
unless We get left on the white paper
and as soon as the grand jury sits again
We shall seek TO discover whether o.
not Our person can be stepped on by
any such swamp cat as jim Poole
Detroit Free Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

Ais6Fy.-lt Is instructive to note from the
catalogue OF diseases that uine-tenths on
Ialal cases reach their chronic stage thrOugb
stupid indifference to q correct treatment
when the system is INST assailed. It is easiIv
shown that thousands OfhVes could besaved
NERVOUS PAINS.
IOrtur6.-tOr instance: SCIATucA. which so
sofely aIlllcts the human family, and which
Is defined to be neuralgia Of the seattle
nerve, rheumatism Of the hipjoint, or paris
ADJOINING II, hip govt, pains in the loins and
hips, even IN its nIiidest form never sgizes
its prey without due warning.
SYMPTOMS.
Acute.--Sudden and acute pains in the hin,
and Lc'nsi redness, swelling, tenderness
soreness fever, lameness and Sometimes eT.
eruclaung pains. The disease RAPIDLY dz-sl-
ops into chronic or iutismmauorv stSq5a
TREATMENT
OuEe.-Rub the parts affected thoroughlv and
vigorously with 81. JACOBS ON. crs7fa q
burning sensation by the friction Of ryb5ine
on the Olli apply warmth; tannels Wrun5
out IN hot water. '---S
S0sa by DTlt5gLa5 ana Dealers EusTzurhsrs
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

TIE watch without hands which has
recently been brought before the public
is simply a watch with the ordinary
wheelwork in which the intermediate
teeth are wanting, and which gear every
minute and hour only. The contriv-
anee. though admitted to possess some
Inconvenience. is, on the other hand,
claimed to present some genuine pref
erences over the ordinary make. Thus,
the construction not only allows the
reading to be accurate, but also per-
mits of estimating the time that separ-
ate each passing minute. There is not
only an optical sign given, but also an
acoustic one, since at every change Of
figure the ear perceives a slight sound,
and consequently it becomes useless for
one to examine his watch in order to
measure a given interval Of time-a
feature Of special value to engineers,
physicians, officers, travellers, and OBJ
servers The experimental knows ex-
actIy when a minute begins and ends.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24
PlRLoR FHYsTcs.

An astonishing experiment may be
performed with no apparatus but a
piece Of string five or six feet long. A
persons hands being held over his ears
this string is passed around his head by
another person, who holds both ends in
one hand, and by drawing the fingers
or nails of the other hand over the cord
produces upon the tympanum Of the
subject impressions of almost startling
intensity. Sharp peals Of thunder
changing into a distant and pro
Ionged rumbling, are effects that
may readily be given.
T'raUsler.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

The actresses and opera singers soon
learned that the medicated IOzenge, made
from the MOIie Nerve Food, would prevent
q cold under severe exposure, and break one
in a few hours, thereby saw g them a world
Of care and trouble in protecting themselves,
equipment s a manager. Some large COM
panies buy them at Wholesale IN five gross
lots. Ihirty-tTO TINS were sold last year.
Thirty six for 10 cents Is a very popular
price. Druggists say the sale this winter Is
immense.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

A writer in The Gardeners Afdgazine says:
1t is admitted that in the act OF Growing a
bird stands up, and then stretches his neck
to its full extent. A small lath, loosely
suspended about eighteen inches above the
perch, viii obvlate this. 1t in no way inter
feres with the birds rCOsting, but the mo-
ment chautlcte6r cOntemplates a nui5ancs
the. swinging lath comes gently into contact
with his comb and eff5ctuaIly stops him. I
have a dozen birds, and none of them pre-
sumo tOcrOw till the hour that I let them
out.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

THE MOTIVE FORCE OF TIE TORLD.
The Bureau of Statistics in Berlin has
recently issued some interesting infor-
nation IN connection with this subject.
It appears that four ifths Of the engines
now working in the world have been
constructed during the last twenty-five
years. France owns 40, $50 stationary
or locomotive boilers, 2, 900 Locomotives,
and ], $50 boats boilers; Germany has
1000 boilers, 10000 locomotives. and
LOO ships boilers; Austria, u, 900
boilers and $500 locomotives. The
force equivalent to the working steam
engines represents-in the United
States, z, 500, 900 horsepower. in En-
gland 1000, 900 horsepower, in Ger
many 4,5OO, 900, in France 5000 900
and in Austria l, 500, 600. In these fig
ures the motive power Of the lOcomO-
tives is not included, whose number in
all the world amounts to l05, 900, re-
presenting a total of 5000 900 horse
power. Adding this amount to the
other powers we obtain the total of 46, =
600, 900 horsepower. A steam horse
power is equal to three actual horses
power, and a living horse is equal to
seven men. The steam engines Of the
world represent. therefore. approx
mately the work Of 1000, 900. 600 men,
or more than double the working popu-
lation of the earth, whose total popuIa-
ton amounts to /, 455, 923, 600 inhabit-
ants. Steam has accordingly trebled
mans working power, enabling him to
economic his physical strength while
attending to his intellectual develop
ments.-LondOI Standard
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24
lOO Doe ono bolIar.
l8 YEARS AGO.

For Is years Ihave intended writing Won.
1 got my back hurt when about 10 wears
Old. W hen about 20 7 took severe cold in
my Daeks so that for 10 or u years suffered
death twice over, after almost giving I'D i
v as induced to try Merreil7s Penetrating
Oh; Ny wife applied it to my back freely
ana nan = bottle cured me, and now Is
years have passed and my back sim re-
mains good L have recommended Mer-
rsA's Penetrating Oil to all like sufferers
SINCE As long as I live I cannot saw
enough Tor II FELIX MILLER.
10 Merchant, Hico, Ark.
J. s. hERRELL DRUG Co., st. Louis, Mo-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

WALTER LONG, a Conservative mem
Der Of Parliament, proposed that a del
egation Of Liberals should go for q
forty-eight hours trip to villages II
the west of Ireland and experience a
little Of the tyranny of the league. He
guaranteed that they would come back
conservatives and coercionists. He
was thereupon challenged by J. W.
Phillips to let the Liberals choose a
delegation and make the trip. and If
they came back coercionists the chal-
lenger agreed to bear all the expenses
Of the journey, while if they came back
home-rulers the trip should be paid
by Mr.. Long, IL P. The challenge was
not accepted
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

II is pretty certain, says the Do
DlilLioIl Mechanical and Milling
Nel0s, that scores of mill and factory
owners throughout the country who
have hung hand grenades on their walls
as a protection against fire. are trusting
to a broken reed. How many have
given these grenades a thorough test
ing before purchasing them? At a
test made at Cornwall recently, the
grenades proved utterly worthless.
This is a matter Of great Importance to
owners Of mills and factories, and they
sbouId lose no time IN investigating it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

A strange variety of taste, says a London
magazine, has prevailed in various countries
in regard to mushrooms. In Russia the
peasants are never wit out them. They are
hung up to dry in the roofs of cottages. like
Oat-cakes IN Lancashire, and form a greatly
esteemed relish TO all sorts of dishes. In
some parts OF Germany, also, they are
largely preserved in brine for cooking pur-
poses, but in England it is only lately that
they have come at all into general use.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

DR.. ]. S. CONES, OWensville, Ohio, sayss
81 have given SCOTS Emulsion of Cod LiV-
er Oil with Hypophosphites to four patients
with better results than seemed possible with
any remedy. All were hereditary cases Of
Lung disease, and advanced to that stage
when Coughs, pain in the chest, frequent
breathing, frequent pulse, fever and Ema-
citation. All these cases have increased IN
weight from 10 to Is lbs, and are not now
needing any medicine.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

The army recruiting office at New York is
never without applications Many Of the
applicants are shiftless and brOksn-down
men, who have failed at everything; but
these are not wanted. Most of the recruits
are foreigners, and IN point of numbers the
Germans exceed any other natIOn5 but none
are accepted who cannot speak English.
Sometimes a young man enlists to escape
habits of dissipation.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

TIE EorwaIk Record says that when
Gen. Sherman was invited to attend
the installation Of Col Anderson as
National Chaplain he declined, saying
with vehemence: aJust put yourself
in my place. Imagine yourself chased
up by crowd who stare at you and
holler at you, and then you can appre-
ciaue the situation. I sometimes feel
as if I'd like to strangle some Of these
'Aiarching-thro'- Georgia singers. You
see those fingers? Well, Pve entirely
lost the use Of them shaking hands"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

1t has been we'll said by a distinguished
writer that ''the Michigan Central is the
only Niagara Falls Route in the country"
II Is the only railroad that runs directly by
the falls and stops its trains at a point from
which all parts of the falls and the rapids
are in full view. From this point, called
Falls View, the scene from the Michigan
Central train, whether in its summer setting
of emerald or its winter setting of crystal
Is one Of uneZampled grandeur and sublim-
ity. As it is on the direct route to New
York, Boston and New England, no east
bound traveller should fail to take advan-
tage of il.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24
CATARRH CuREn-

A clergyman, after years of suffering from
that loathsOme disease, Catarrh, and vainly
trying every known remedy, at last found a
prescription which completely cured and
this dreadful disease sending a self ad-
dressed, stamped envelope to Prof j. A.
Lawrence 30 East 9th St, New York, viii
receive the recipe free Of charge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

The Franklin NelUS, OF pennsylvania, says
that John W. Steele, the original and only
genuine ''COal-On Johnny, - is not a tramp
IN the depths of poverty, as frequent news
paper paragraphs would have him, but is a
respectable, solid citizen of Kearney, where
he lives with his wife and family. He was
young when he got his sudden wealth, but
after brief period Of high living he saw his
mistake and settled down Ike q man.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

The oranges produced for market in the
California counties of Los Angeles and San
BernRrdiDO number over 100000 a year.
About 200 cargOes go east. The net yield of
an acre with sixty orange trees on It is esti-
mated at $500 per annunn; but, unfortunate
Iy. the crop Is not always reliable, and some
times whole groves have been abandoned to
a variety Of pests.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

deavOring to explain to a small boy ia her
class the meaning OF the word collision
5ne saldi Suppose two boys running on
the street should come together real hard.
ed the little fellow, loudly and with aston
lshIng promptnessi and the teacher gave it
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

Prickly Ash Bitters is an unfaiIing cure
Tor all diseases originating IN hillary de-
matte countries. No other medicine now
On sale will so effeCtually remove the dis
turbing elements, and at the same time tone
up the whole system. 1t is sure and safe in
its action.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-24

The Italian ministry have directedth that the
great collection of musical works which
formed part Of the municipal library IN
Rome shall be transferred to the Academia
di Santa Cecilia. This coll ctiOn has been
described as the richest of its kind in the
world, and the catalogue OF musical works
which it contains as the most complete IN
existen se.-LOndOl Times.