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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06

sleeves and buttons up and down and
crosswise on her bodice and buttons on her
back and buttons lodged on her skirts
wherever there was room for a button to
cling. But the characteristic button Of
the season ranges from the size of a cop
tper cent to that of an English penny, and
thence to more than the dimensions and
almost the weight Of silver dollar. Such
a button is gilt or silvered or lacquered
and usually adorned with graceful paint
ings, in the gay, soft, bright greens and
pinks and blues which color the dainty
silks of the summer, and showing pretty,
frivolous, Hydrologic designs Of pictur-
esque groups Of cavaliers and ladies
worthy of the sunshine and blue skies and
clipped lawns, the shippers and the patches,
the smiling grace and highly finished art
Of the lau ghter loving and Carelessly glad
pseudo shepherds and shepherdesses who
masqueraded with Marie AntOinette at
Little Trianon.
To collect f'button sets'' is becoming the
fashion. Young women whose beauty,
cash, or American chic gets them into the
London swim have been writing home
wonderful stories within the last two
months of valuable old sets Of FlOrentine
MOSAIC buttons, and buttons with crests
and monographs in repousse work, and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06
When he LaFt or

They were walking in front Of a tall
building that was undergoing repairs.
The sun shone vertically upon the
crowded thOroughfare and seemed to
drink up eagerly the moisture from the
water-sOaked pavement
"GrindstOne," said KiijOrdan, is
this"
But the question was not completed.
A fragment of brick from the top of the
building fell upon his head, and with
out a groan he fell to the ground in
sensible. He was taken to his home
and for weeks he lay bereft of sense and
motion His friend watched faithfully
by his bedside. A consultation of sur
geons was held, and it was decided that
an operation must be performed to re-
ieve the brain from the pressure of a
fractured portion of the skull. This
was done, and the eager watchers were
gladdened by the announcement that
the delicate task had been successfully
accomplished. GrindstOne leaned over
the PROSTATE man and waited breath
Iessly for the first CLEAN of returning
consciousness. It came. With a long,
quivering breath KiliOrdan opened
his ewes, and the first words that
had passed his lips for many a day
broke the painful silence of the room.
In quick, distinct voice ne said:
hot enough for you ?"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06
KEEGANs IMPORTED OIGAR.
BY JOHN DE WITT.

They gave ball at AIcSweeneY'ss
Nike Keegan he smoked z cig-yafs
He knew that it was IMPORTED
McGuinness bOOrt it on a kyar.
1t was WOOrse than any sto-gle-
Oh, myi though, but wasn't 1t rank
From the way that Ksegan smoked It,
You'd thought that ne owned BANK
He smoked it out in the hallway,
Wild plashter back iV his neck
And-@The wind blew through his Wnls-
kers,
Making Of them total wreck,
Through the window he d left OPEN
He needed sthif hur-ri-canes
But twill be many day, though
Before Keegan VIII smoke again.
Misses Keegan said, Insolvency.
Mary AIMS put bad eggs in the dun.
But Keegan, he calmly stood there,
And he took another long pun.
Then some one said, @The gas was leaking
while others, "A rat had died there
But Keegan, he kept on smoking
At the foot of the big hall stair.
They ap-pine-ted Il committee
To eisenhower the hOr-rid SMELL
Who got onto Keegan' smoking,
For we soon heard an awful yell.
Then something solid a shrinking
The back fence near the big ash dump
Whisper! We found old TOwser dead
Next day - he'd SWALLOWED Keegans
sthump.
Commercial Traveller.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06

ca11cO wrapper, with sleeves rolled
above the elbows, hOurished a large
ssapling in one hand, while she hunted
-excitedly under the trees and behind
the stones, wildly gesticulating and
occasionally delivering, in a very loud
and high-pitched voice, the following
touching appeal:
Josiah Calvin Baxter Smith, you
young skeesics, come here to me this
minute, or if I don't warm you up
good, now, you young rascal Calvin
Baxter, you scalawag, d'you hear me ?"
He heard, but his fine lip curled as
he arose, took a huge quid of tobacco
from his jaws, and carefully plastered
1t over the mouth of the craven figure
on the monument, while he muttered
in scornfuI tones:
eyes, / hear, Marian Jane, and if you
can trail the lightning Detective to
his lair before he finishes this novel,
you're welcome to apply your bludgin,
to the pants of his breeches." And he
resumed his reading.
Suddenly, however, a howl, or rather
a shrek, rent the air, so dismal and
unearthly that he sprang to his feet
and turned to fly, with a vague idea
that the spirits of the dead were charg-
ing down upon him for the purpose of
driving him from out their territory.
But, turning to look back, he discov-
cred the cause of the strange noise.
The exploring party had made
rather sudden turn, to look behind
monument of unusual size, when her
toe caught, and, with an awful shrek,
she fell. And great was the fall there
Of The stick was twisted out of her
hand and lodged In the top of one of
the evergreens.
"OO-OO-OO-oo-kr-r-r-r ouch! Oh
Lordyp' howled the feshy dame, and
she hmped off to the house. The youth
resumed his reading.
Presently he heard footsteps APP
preaching. It was two gentlemen, and
they were engaged in animated con-
VersatiOn. He listened, and the first
words he heard set his blood on fire.
you have heard Of the great rob
berry, L suppose 2" one of the men was
saying.
mo: when was it 2"
"Just this morning. I read q LONG
account of It in the papers. One hun
dred thousand dollars worth of goods
We viii get later accounts In this even
ing's papers.
Where was 1t ?"
cat Chi"
just at this instant the gentlemen
espied the detective lying upon tn,
ground In the attitude of listening
with sold Electricity" at his feet anC
the roll of profusely illustrated litera
ture peeping menacingly from unde
his coat.
When he saw that his lair had beer
penetrated he sprang to his feet
breathless with excitement. and con
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06

IDENTIFY the property OF a person several
sizes larger than the wearer, while on
his shapely feet was a pair Of the
hugest and heaviest cowhide shoes-a
pair which had been an heirloom in the
family for many a generation.
A huge bulge under his coat and In
the vicinity of the breast-pOcket was
we'll calculated to suggest ideas Of
pirates booty, bombs, daggers, and all
those weird and romantic things, but
when gust of wind blew the coat
aside the said bulge proved to be a
choice assortment of fiction wrapped
in a dime novel, which bore gaudy
frontispiece and the breezy caption,
"The Roaring Ranger of Rattlesnake
Ranch"
In his hand he held a copy of cold
Electricity" and while one eagle eye
eagerly devoured its contents, the
other wandered off across the ceme-
terry, to where a feshy dame, in a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06

brilliant paste buttons which go back to
Cromwell, and pearl and topaz buttons Of
a period even earlier. There are old fani-
~ buttons, priced as highly as jewels and
kept in cases Of velvet and satins. 4
young woman who is travelling with Airs.
Frank Leslie is authority for the state
rnsut that that lady is picking up abroad
a button set which shall rival her die-
monds- Fine old Louis Ky. buttons In
silver, painted after the designs Of FragO-
nard, are the object Of Mrs. leslle'e de-
sire, an object not easily attained. The
beautiful Miss Chamberlain, whom the IN
ternatiouaI GOSSIP g married Ofahand bstOre
her Engagement was announced fairly
VIII have an exquisite set Of Dauphlne
buttons in paste in her rousseau a
pretty American girl who has seen them
writes that they are very valuable, being
undoubtedly genuine and eIqu1sltely
mounted IN silver.
1t Is Of course the directory snd Louis
XIV. coats so m Oh worn this summer that
give buttons their opportunity, especially
buttons OF large size. The number with
which 70 adorn ones self Is left entirely 20
shs discretion Of ths Wearers thoa9n 9 1sl.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06

ity for signs of life. Dim lights were
shining from various windows in the
second story, but everything was quiet.
He tried the gate, but it was locked.
However, he soon climbed to the top
of the fence, and, with an agile bound,
his 1.-THE form landed In the yard.
Fortune seemedssto favor the detective.
He was not disturbed, and going to
the back door Of the store, he began the
search for clews.
The search was not very long or
difficult The eyes of the detective
rOved about like those of a hawk, and
soon lit upon a button-the regulation
ciew-a small and dirty shirt-buttOn,
but button all the same; and in
these days of romance and adventure,
it is often, indeed, that life, fortune,
and all depend upon a button.
As the detective examined the ctew,
a fierce exclamation escaped him, and
terrible relentless look came into
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06

= Ithin an hours ride of New York where
the stately country houses are thrown
open TO gaylY dressed, chatting, laughing
women, they would find that their far
hOstesses were goWned, even to the last
button, in exact imitation of what these
two leaders of the Partisan world intro
duced as the fashion of their Gay 100 years
ago, writes a New York correspondent Of
the Chicago News.
These Recamler gowns are copied
from old portraits and prints and are
adorned, IN the rare cases where these are
prOcuTable, by historic sets of old silver
buttons painted by Vatican and Boucher
and raked from Paris bric-a-Erac
shops or preserved as heirlooms in families.
1 have seen within the fortnight exquisite
miniature shepherdesses and CuPids, the
original paintings of masters who eXceIled
in the fine and the dainty in art. These
buttons once adorned the cuffs, the peck
cts, the fronts of brocaded gowns and coats
long fallen into shreds, and after lying in
innoGuous desuetUde for generations are
now becoming the pride Of the neW-old
toilets which we're picturesque in town in
winter and rapidly approach the daringly
bizarre as summer toilets bourgeOn with
the singing of the birds and the dropping
Of the bars of dress cOnYentionality on the
summer lawns.
Some of the ornamented buttons which
have been brought into use by the fashion
of redingOtes and redingote casques are
simply painted with a number of the most
brilliant colOrs placed in such harmonious
JuxtapOsition as to produce a rich and re-
fined effect. Many of these are only
Celebrations Of the fashions Of the button
abouts, to 1880, when there were buttons
a lar
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06
- Lrerara EEoInara.

Hotel call-boy Madam, you must
hurry if you would save your life
The hotel is all on FIRE. This Is the
third time L have warned you
Lady guest-Well, tell the hremena
to keep the flames under control until
L take out my curl papers and friz my
hair. / lust know there's a great
crowd Of men down there, and some of
them are newspaper reporters.-engG-
he World.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06

People who are deeply interested IN
business" are sometimes accused OF
talking shop" and bringing questions
of trade into the parlOr. A certain
author has son, Rob, who is greatly
interested In traffic, and who, when he
is not swapping" an article, is con
juring up some other possibility Of
trade.
One day Rob was walking with his
father when an acquaintance met them
and asked, Il, where can i get the
last book you published ?"
"At any book store, was the answer.
"Buy it, do, and increase the salel"
Cant afford that !" was the jocose
reply.
"0h yes, you can. They've put it
it into paper, and You can get it for
fifty cents"
@And how much Of that fifty do you
get-ten? No, I can't think Of con
tributing to your support to that ex-
tent"
"Pa. whispered Bob, nudging his
fathers elbow, ask him if he wOuLdn'5
rather split the difference give you
five cents and not read the book at al j.
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plastrOn of black surah, with collar and trin1-
Lnings Of black enbrOideriss.
The second is a redingOte Of tobacco brown
clOth-lned with striped pekin, maize, and light
brown GUNS and pocket OF pekin. The skirt
and weistcoat are OF pekin; the waistcOet is
open, displaying a shirt Of gathered maize
surah. The straw hat is trimmed with chest
nut-brOWn tufts OF feathers
By the way, hats have much reduced the NUM-
Der OF bOnnets this season, and no wonder, as
the present shapes especially suit English
faces. The two in the accompanying sketches
are adapted to two perfectly different forms Of
face.
One has the briIn lined with lace, kept in its
place by insertion, interthreadsd with ribbon,
II stands away from the head like the aureoIe
OF saint, and on the outside is cluster Of dow-
ers, tied together with ribbon bows. Tt de-
mands. however, that the hair be dressed low
at the back-it would be enninsntly unbecoming
II the back of the head showed the hair drawn
upward The other hat is lined with velvet, the
DT1n turning up in one wide point at the side
and this pIeated into forms. The low crown Is
made to look high with bows, and long ostrich
leather starts from the 'front.', and falls on the
hair. Very many such hats are being worn at
all the fashionable resorts this year If how
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06
WITH CRIES OF DISMAY.
BY 4. w.

E looked every inch
a hero as he sat
there under the
Ievergreens, behind
IA large monument
in the cemetery.
His 1.-the form was
clothed in a pair of
oYeralls reaching
below the knees
and a WORKOUT coat
of the Prince Al
bert variety, evil
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06
DanniHOns

Mrs. Henpeck to Mr.. H., who is
reading little son just asked you
a question, and you didn't notice him
You ought to be ashamed Of yourself,
and I shall
Mr.. Henpeck- I didn't hear him.
Mrs. H.-Oh, no, you never hear
when a member of your own family
speaks to you. You are deaf to the
very. ones you should love and cherish
deaf to-
Mr.. H.-What does he want to
know?
Mrs. HE asked you what her
NIT was.
Mr. IA hermit, nay son, is 3 man
who loves peace and quiet-NelU York
Wesklg.
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made TsFy simple or very drsssv, and may Is
worn with embroidered Veistsoats and lace is
bots are Quite the most charming lntrOduCtiOlls
for outdoor wear Of the year
Two walking dresses are illustrated.
The FIRST is 8 pOIOna5se Of blue cloth gathered
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06
ASHTON


ASHTON certainly
z a K 9 s W0ndrOus
freaks. IF Nine Rec
amber and Mime. de
Stael could make a
flying visit to YOnkers
OF Larchmeut o T
Flushing, Long Island,
or any one of the
bes51tifuI su hTIr h G
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06
THE REALM OF FASHION
ENGLISH WALKING, PICNIC AND TEN
his DRESSES.

Revival OF the Craze for Big Buttons -
The Fashion of Collecting Button Sets
The BebuttOned Girl Breton Jackets
and Directory Gowns.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06

As THE warmer weather comes on
metals VIII begin to expand. q SO
gold piece reaches q great deal further
when the gas man and coal man have
relaxed their grip--Pltck.
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ever, were asked to describe the shape winch
the best-dressed people have most generally
worn and are now Wearing, 1 should say the
round shape with the crown covered with foW-
srg +; another well-worn form is the Tudor hat,
and milliners prove their skill by converting a
head gear indeed,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06

EYa Vas tie dEat apple woman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06
M. Henpeck-I didn't hear him.

What does he want to
, 1889-01-31

There was a full attendance at the city
council meeting, Mayor Learned in the
chair.
Two street railway ordinances were
granted-one to 7. J. Dooly and his as
sociates, and the other to j. n. Laubach.
aThe usual bills were passed upon.
A report was received from the com
mittee on fire aud water. on petition
from ID. II. Hill chief OF the fire depart
ment, asking for 750 feet of new hose
and a new hose cart. The committee
reported favorable, and was authorized
to purchase the hose and cart rs re-
quired. An ordinance was passed ex-
tending the fire limits $50 south from
the southerly line OF Water street con-
| tiguous to Block, No. ,, being that in
which the recent Fl occurred. A petit
ton was received asking for FIRE p!u!
| or hydrant at the intersection of Taylor
and Washington streets, near the Ponti-
u5-Haller building. Referred to the
| committee on fire ana water.
1t was voted to procure four more
| surveyors monuments to ba planted at
| Intersections OF streets on the bill, in ac,
! cordance with recommendations OF the
! street survey commission.
, 1889-01-31
OUR BAN AS.

II is but a few wears since Col Henry
Iandes and Hon. r. c. Hill began Il
banking business in Port Townsend on Il
small scale-feeling their way cautiously
lest they overdo the business, or laIl TO
find it sufficiently profitable. They and
other associates, however, grew INTO Il
national bank with 800, 900 paid up local
capital. then SO ,00O additional paid up
as surplus, and their deposits grew until
now thew carry over 900. Long
since they bought an eligible site, and
erected thereon 4 handsome ahd SUD
stantial building for banking purposes
the lower stories constructed ol stone,
and the upper story OF brick.
Messrs. Clapp IL Feuerbach, bankers,
though establishing themselves but a
couple of years ago, have already about
500 900 employed i'll their business, be
sides rs much more in deposits Both
hanks have opportunities to do much
more business than they are doing
| Clamp & Feuerbach occupy Mr.. Ciapp,
! fine building, stone basement with brlck
superstruCture.
Two building and loan associations iron
the east have established branches here
with indications already favorable for
large amount Of business. HMi mllllni
dollars could easily he placed here TIN
spriug, on gilt-e,iIed securities. Is
anv wonder that auothfr ldrS" bank!n
| institution IS likely 10 start III the nct
future? As matter OF TACT there ar
parties in town already for that purpose
, 1889-01-31
Th~ Ncw DeImOnicG.

The new proprietor of tLis institution
has retitted the room at great expe nse,
ana vii! reopen 1t tomorrow as the neat
est, DObbiest and most attractive res
tauraDt in the city. 1t is to be fully
worthy of place in any city on the
cOust. Let it have such generous pat.
rOnaGe as vii! demonstrate public taste
and desire for first class accommodation.
Mr.. p. +. Emerson, the new proprietor,
comes here from Salem, Or, where he
successfully cond uctedia restaurant bus
mess for eighteen years. Some idea of
the esteem in which he IS held by his
former townsmen may be gained from
the following. taken from the Statesman
of recent date: Mr.. Emerson takes with
him the best wishes of the many friends
among whom lie has lived so long. and
with whom his gen al qualities will be
ever pleasantly rememberedg He has
earned an enviable reputation as res
tauratenr, which will insure him q we'll
filled dining room wherever he casts his
lot. In him Port Townsend has receiv-
ed live, honorable business man, free
hearted ana kind, and III his family its
society has secured avaiuabla addition"
, 1889-01-31
From Tuesdays Dailx.

Warren Hastings il in Seattle.
Chimacum wants school teacher.
Mr.. Jas. Woodman of Port Discovery
is in town.
Tacuma has very creditabIe Sunday
newspaper
Miss Cassie Brockway is visiting
friends in Port Tewnsend.
Mr.. Downs goes to California Mr..
Lauhach will superiDtend the mill dur
ing his absence.
The fences along the north side Of
Lawrence street are beiog moved bac k
to the established line, and sid ewalk s
are being extended.
Mr.. and Mr.. Frank A. Bartlett have
gone TO California for few weeks rest
and recreation They will visit San
Diego, among other points.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Meyer entertained
O large number of friends at their resi-
dence last Saturday evening, it being
the occasion of Mrs. Meyers birthday.
The engagement of Mr.. Lincoln Pom
thus and Miss Hannah James is an
nounced. Mr.. Postius is IL wealthy and
genial yoanR gentleman employed in
CIapp and Feurbach's bank, and Miss
James is the eldest daughter of F. W.
james, Esq. Of this city.
Messrs. Clarke & Howard have on
hand large supply OF the new city and
peninsula maps just printed from a
lithugraph designed by Mr.. l.. d. Me
Ardle. They are being bought up like
| hot cakes, and If you wish to besupplIed
you must speak quickly. They are al.
| together the finest aud most com plete
maps ever gotten up thus far.
Corr. Pr: Lumber is not the only
| building material of which there is like
| ly to be a dearth, as the brick yard:
| here are at present doing all they cat
and refuse orders for brick to be deIiv
cred before next August. MIR. Devoe
who has the lgrge yard at Point Wilson
sent east about three weeks ago and has
purchased new mach inc, thus increas
ing his capacity 10000 per day. He say!
| that If the demand still continues he ha:
made all necessary arrangements where
| by he can telegraph and get another OF,
OF the same ca 1acity and have it work
| ing inside OF 30 days. He says that h,
| many brick az he burned last year, anC
will take only a limited rumber more
as he expects that be will be ordered +
continue work upon the custom hous
| tniS spring, and in such an event h
must have enough brick TO keep his con
| tract with the govern ment."
, 1889-01-31
WATER .

At present the water supply OF our city
is not rs complete us could be desired, but
the remedy is at hand and doubtless, be-
fore another season shall pass, we Will
see Il wonderful improvement in this re-
gard. The TibbalS works will be en-
larged and extended. This will furnish
water for fire and machine puposes, but
is not to be depended upon for an ulti-
mate drinking supply.
The new joint stock company, how
ever, will, if they carry out their present
design, be able to give us the best water
supply in the world. The plan is to 20
to the hills on the other side OF Port Dis
covery and bring from there the sweet,
wholesome waters OF the Olympic noun
tains. This can never be adulterated,
and will furnish Us Il supply that will be
the envy OF any and all other cities,
wherever they are to he found. The eX-
pense will be considerable and the labor
great, but in the end it will certainly be
one of the grandest investments possible.
We understand that the company VII
continue their work already begun, and
they are now asking the privilege OF lay
ing their mains in our streets