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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11
He Didn't Like the Judge.

1t was in ante-war times: andre
scogginI County was young and Auburn
was a scene of unusual hustle, as it
was court week. The presiding Justice
stopped at one of the famous old no.
tells At the same house boarded one
of the oldest members of the bar, who
for ready wit had no rival. The fire
bIazed brightly in the old fireplace OF
the hotel Office. Judge -, standing
before the fire, was chatting with the
gentleman, when some allusiOn was
made to the personnel of the Maine
Court. Our joker, it is suspected, had
conceived a poor opinion of the abilitj
of the Justice, and was longing for a
chance to Eight out" on him. yes,
said the Judge in reply to an observa-
ton of the party, 81 suppose I am the
ta1lest Judge on the bench" "And
about the slimmest one, too, I reckon, .
instantly responded his Impudence, to
the surprise and amusement Of the
listeners. LEWISTON Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

one Of the much criticised models Of past
seasons has yet appeared. The summer
girl bathes, when she RECEIVERS from her
dread of the newspaper correspondent
sufficiently to battle at all, in black, white,
red, blue, or brown serge, trimmed with
white mohair braid. The prettiest rig
seen thus far at Nara gansett Pier is
very simple one. White flannel makes
blouse, trousers, and tunic skirt. The
sailor collar turns away slightly at the
throat and the sleeves are little puffs on
the shoulders, which do not come down
over the round arms. Long white stock
ngs have cork sOles, which do away alto
gether with bathing shoes. A little white
oil-silk cap hobs above the water with its
white tasseL A long wrap Of the same
flannel is held by the maid ready to envel-
ope my lady when she emeFges from ths
bTiua
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11
A ks0narIas,s CoInmn.

We (Or I should say /, as I am not Gt
this moment writing editoEially) recent
Iy started a small paper, which would
some day, / hoped, be a mighty power
in national politics. On the second
day of publication 1t became painfully
evident that something must be done
to interest the people. The public
didn't appear to catch on with the vim
which / had expected I had all the
news, plenty of editorial, and a full
complement of reading matter. I also
had personal references to half the
people in the town, but the half who
were not mentioned got mad because /
left them out, and the half who were
mentioned felt insulted because I did
not say more about them. After q
week of deep thought, during which
the circulation was. largely confined to
the families of reporters and compost
tors, I had an inspiration.
a Queries Column is the thing!" I
cried, and straightway 1 put the idea
into practice by writing a lot of ques-
tiOns on history, literature, the tariff,
etc., and duly answering them. The
"Queries Column" took. Next day I
found in my mail the following:
when did the moon dry up ?"
"Sharpe Bargain and co. advertise
calico at three cents. VIII they
wash ?"
eff A bets G that D fukes on the
royal flush, and e loses first base on
hot grounder from IA mile pole with
F nose to nose at the gh-f. b. G.
under king gambit, which takes the
pot ?"
"What is the color of the paper on
SuIlivan's bed-rOOm?"
"Who invented the eciusematicus,
and why"
"How many papers viii town the
size of this support ?"
what is the best arrangement of
White Wings, and what key is it in %
''What relation is Pete Perkins, the
new postmaster of POdunk, to Presi-
dent Harrison %
eff a baby's back teeth come before
the front teeth, what is it a sign of p
''HOw many years is it since the erup-
ton of the Young Ling Volcano in
China, said to be alluded to in the
writings of COnfucius as cOexistent
with the Flood ?"
''What is the easiest, quickest, and
cheapest way to get drink in Prohi-
! bition town where there are no drug
stores, hotels, or restaurants ?"
Did Moses ever have the chicken
pox?"
''What books would you recommend
to a young man who wants to be an
! editor ?"
A brand-new plant of a defunct
newspaper in a fourishing town is fol
| sale cheap. Good reasons for selling
-NelU York Weekly.
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Guilds in China.

Speaking of employers unions, all
classes of Chinese men have their guilds
and these are almost as old as the cOun-
try. One of the finest Club Houses of
China is that of the Canton merchants
of Foo Chow. It is made up of a great
number of finely finished rooms ele-
gantly furnished in Chinese fashion
and located in the best part Of the city.
Here the merchants come to drink tea
and to chat. They have a temple and
q theater connected with it, and the
club consists of five hundred members.
I visited at Shanghai some Of the finest
specimens of Chinese architecture 1
have seen. They were guild halls be-
longing to tea and rice merchants, and
they had wonderful gardens Of caves
and rocks built up in the busiest part
of the city. These guilds regulate the
commerce of China They fill the rate
of interest, the time on which goods may
be sold, the weights and the standards
of goods. A member using different
scales than the one prescribed Is fined,
and a man acting contrary to the guild
can, in many instances, not go on with
his business. One of the druggists
guilds has Just adopted some new rules
which lie before me. These prescribe
that accounts shall be settled three
times every year, and that a discount
of 5 per cent. may be allowed on cash
transactions. No member in the guild
shall be permitted to trade with the
others while he is in debt to a member
| of the guild, and any member who vio-
| Iates these laws shall pay for two thea
| ter plays for the guild, and for the
/ drinks and feast for twenty members.
Some of these guilds prescribe that
promissory notes shall be dated on the
day of sale, and all of them fix the
rules of giving credit. The bankers
guild fix all matters relating to inter
! est, and these different organizations
make the dealings of foreigners with
the Chinese more safe than such deal
! ings would be in other countries. The
! Cinnamon respects his contract, and if
he does not his guild makes him.
Frank g. Carpenters letter from
/ PeEj3J.
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h1nslness and Uirednegs and general sad
ness unless the butterfly skirts are kept out
from the figure. A fashionable evening
gown is complicated in its structure. First
comes the full pettcOat, which is made OF
the thin but wiry gloriosa silk Of shade
just matching or harmonizing with the
gown. This has two or three narrow
rufies about the bottom in front, and in the
back it is dounced to the waist line, each
frilI being laid in rather stiff plaits, but
without any undue protuberance Over
this skirt, which is said to herald the re-
turn of the late lamented crinOline, comes
the plain straight silk undergown, with
three layers Of net or lisse or tulIe over the
foundation behind and only one tulie veil
lightly draped IN front. At the foot is set
a thick pinked silk ruche, either running
about the front only or extending all the
way around. In this flowers nestle, or the
lisse or tulle falls over it in q light veil.
The bodice of evening gowns leans toward
the pointed French style. laced in the
back, crossed with a sword belt SASH and
edged at the top with tulle, in reaction
from the cross over empire waists folding
back and front and ending in a wide sash,
which are still oftenest worn. There are
many notifications in the sash, which Is
made of a full breadth of silk, ties in the
back Just between the shoulder blades,
and has long streamers reaching to the
ground.
This is pre-eminentiy a lace season, and
the beauty and delicacy of many of the
loom-made patterns Join with their very
moderate price to bswitch women with the
airy grace of such dainty adornings.
Black lace or black tulIe Tosca is mounted
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on black silk in dressy toilets for mornin
wear, some Of them showing the long
oriental sleeves which touch the ground
and lend a subtle change to a 1.-the, willowy
figure. Pale green, light red, and mauve
are used for afternoon wear, with puffs on
the shoulders, pointed peasant bodice
belts, lace hats, and the same training
eastern sleeves White net makes girlish
gowns with the straight skirt hanging full
over satin. For the waist the net is
gathered and fulled about the neck as
gimp, and the elbow sleeves are pulled by
rows of beading alternating with rows of
baby ribbon. BrOcaded satin makes the
wide sash, which is lOOped behind Three
or four rows of narrow satin ribbon border
the skirt. Primrose yellow suede slippers
and gloves are the usual accessories.
A new and pretty cape is beginning to
appear as a finish to summer toilets at
afternoon teas, folded like a fichu scarf about
dimpled shoulders, with a point IN the
back and two long, pointed ends crossed in
front at the waist line, drawn each under
the opposing arm and fastened under the
knot of the sash behind. With a rough
straw poke bonnet with standing bows and
a straight, undraped gown open at the
throat in tiny V, it is as quaint and
picturesque as one could desire.
The prettiest bonnet at the last recep-
ton Of the Seidl society was Of black 6ulls
lightly putfed on giIded wires simply
trimmed with loops Of gold metal ribbon
and an aigrette of gold. The oldest sum
mer bonnets are the microscopic capotss
on which you have to train your marine
glasses ls9fore you can see them at al.
From a front view nothing is visible, espe-
cially when a sea breeze is blowing, but
forest of fluffy haIoish-looking hair. From
behind one can make out dimly a minute
coronet, covered with lace and perhaps a
posy. The fashionable midsummer hat is
1ua hvLu reaN
in front. The crown, covered with bios
SONS, is finished off at the back with a
knot of ribbons. The sailor hat is all per-
vasive.
The bathing gown is noticeable chiefly
for iUs lack Of picturesque qualities. Not
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CHAPTER XIII.

With a low scream frozen upon her lips
IN the very act of utterance, Blanche de
Gavrolles, still clasping the medallion in
her hand, fell senseless by the bed.
How long she lay thus she could not
tell. Presently, however, she stirred,
and opened her eyes; then, rising on her
knees, she crawled, drawn by some fatal
fascination, to the bedside, clutched the
coverlet, and gazed wildly at Hartmann,
who lay upon his back, breathing heavily.
Clinging on and painting, with eyes wide
open and dilated pupils, she looked and
looked, as a doomed creature looks on the
apparitiOn of death.
Then, struggling to her feet and rails
ing her arms in the air, she uttered e
moan most sad and pitjful, full Of horror
and infinite despair.
Father, father!"
1t was a supreme mercy for her that in
that awful moment her reason did not
snap, like a silken thread.
Gradually she began to realize it all.
Her heart was broken, stabbed through
and through by sharp and fatal horror.
Not only had she lost the one being she
loved in all the world, but she had lost
him by a fatality so dire and dreadful
that it made hope impossible, despair in
evitable. He had been slaughtered in the
full flush Of strength and manhood, as
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ously hinging sand at one another, and the
breezes are EmuTmurIng sweet nothings
taught them by the young couples who
promenade as Of old, everywhere within
the domain OF the summer girl one especi-
ally notices the exceeding scantinsss and
straightness Of her white gown. The wO-
man who is tall PAGES the glistning beach,
a graceful fitting image watching the
merry men' shout with mighty voice
and roar. The woman who is short trips
over the elusive, rejecting sand,
dimpled, piQuant figure, with inches
enough added to her stature to make her
if she be not an extreme example-instead
of dumpy, simply round and charming.
Half the women under 20 look like school
girls. The midsummer tenderness for
modes a Ia 1880 makes small distinction
possible between the young madame and
the madamoiselle, writes Ellen Osborn, in
her New York letter TO the Chicago Daily
News.
Both wear white morning, afternoon,
and evening. It would be safe to estimate
that out of every five gowns turned out
by competent hands this season at least
two are
Like a powder of snow from the heavens
Since spring the shops have OverhOwed
with white materials A collector Of
samples might easily accumulate scraps of
half q hundred different white Woolens,
and adding to these the silks, pOngees,
muslins, laees, lawns, linens, silk gaUzes,
and semi tissues of all
descriptions might 20 far toward complet-
ing the full century, The summer girl
battles in white flannel boats in white
serge, prOmenades in white nuns yelling,
drinks tea in white China silk, dances in
white tulle, and goes home after the ball
in a cOachman's cape of white chali.
White velvet and white silk are the trim
mings she puts on white wool gowns
Oh ,Sv,-r -
yelled gown. This last innovation consists
Of an underdress of striped silver and
white or gold and white silk peeping from
beneath q veil draperY Of white silk game
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car Brudder Lightfoot in de hall
dis evenin' ?" asked the President as he
looked anxiously around.
Eyes, sab, =" answered the brother as
he bobbed up with energy and dis
patch
please step dis way, sab. Brudder
LightfoOt, I understands dat you has
lately been calm yO'self purfessOr? 2"
"Yes, sab. I plays on de fiddle"
"Oh dat's it? You has also been
wearin' mighty high collars"
eyes, sab.
SCOT good cIothes?"
eyes, sab"
"Talkin' bout rentin' a box in de
pos offs, I h'ar?"
eyes, sab"
"An' you is smokin' regular cigars ?"
"Y-yes, sab"
AR dat dimun pin you has on ?"
"N-not quite, sab.
Am dat watch chain all gold"
"N-nOt all, sab. "
"Now, Brudder Lightfoot, Iook-a-
we're. You is behind In your rent, head
ober heels in debt, an your chill'en
hain't got shoes to go to school. 1 hear
of you lOafin' bout saloons an standing
on de co'ners. I'm gwine to gin you
list one week to drap dat purfessor biz
ness an hunt fur a job. If you do it,
well and good. If you dOan' do it, dis
club kin dispense wild your presence. A
purfessor ar all right when he purfes-
! SEES. but q purfessOr who saws fiddle
/ fur beer while his wife rubs a wash
/ board fur grub am about de moas
| onery critter on airth, De meetin' am
now disiourned. Detroit Free Press.
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Notes OF ne Fashions.
rye bonnets are things Of tho past.

Large bOnnets are things Of the past
The brims of sailor hats are narrow.
Eel green, a lovely blush shade, is the
latest
Black silk stockings are in good taste
with any kind Of dress.
Ribbon bandeaux and metal fllets for
the couture are much worn.
Large, loose bishop sleeves Of lace are
frequently seen on silk bodices.
Shoes are worn both pointed and square,
but pointed ones are the more in vogue
Pale blue is fashionably combined with
dark green, and pale green with dark
blue.
Epaulettes and shoulder knots grow more
and more fashionable as the season ad-
vances-
The dressiest hats are made of tuIle,
lace, and silk gauzes over slight wire
frames.
White 1aces are restored TO fashionable
favor, but black and colOred ones are also
in vogue.
The popular hat OF the passing month is
the light sailor hat Of straw, IN any color
prsferrsd.
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LII along the Long
Island and Jersey
shores where the
picturesque & q mt s
and marques are
up for the great
summer festival,
where the marine
gods are assiduous-
" laying their
white tablecloths OF
foam, where the
children ara hiIarf-
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An UnfarorabIe Indication.

Omaha Belle (who has grown weary
of waiting for a personal i feBr YOU
would not make a good soldier, Mr.
Timid.
Mr. Timid Why, whatever gave yOJ
that unfay0rabIe impression?
Omaha Belle-Oh, you seem to bo
SO afraid to enter an engagement
Omaha World.
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STYLE on THE SEASHORE
ATLDsUluER FASHIONS ON EHE
SANDS OF THE BEACH.

The Popularity OF White in All Styles of
Goods - 1aOdish Bathing Wraps ana
GOWns-The Use OF Lace I'm ToiIettes-
soarls and Bonnets Tor tIse stxHsh.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

THE swallow flies low before q storm
but the human biped usually scars
high before a financial tempest.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-10-11

THE population of st. Petersburg
has diminished by So 900 In the last
seven years, but that Of Siberia has in
creased
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INTERFERENCE Is the doctors wet,
nurse.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-03
a Sad Accident.

Last Tuesday section master John
Rath, of Johnson's Greek, having suf-
fered for some time with an aching
tooth. determined to come to Jefferson
and consult dentist. He, therefore,
took one of his hand cars, and accom-
panied by his wife and man named
Charles Daus came to this city. The
dentist was seen and the party set out
on their return. When they reached
Jefferson Junction an engine was en-
gagged in switching Cars were being
pushed back and forth at rapid rate.
Mr.. Rath waited until what seemed to
him a good opportunity offered itself,
when he at once attempted to get his
car past switch crossing. When well
under way he saw car bearing down
upon him, and he and Daus exerted
themselves to the utmost to stop their
car. Their efforts brought the car to
stop directly on the crossing, and be-
fore anything further could be done
the freight car struck them. Daus was
enabled to make a jump that probably
saved his life, but Rath and his wife
were unsuccessful in their attempt to
get out of the way. Mrs. Rath was
thrown into ditch, receiving severe
injuries about her right knee. Her hus-
Uduu, uOWCftI, W6tS otI uOh ~
the car wheel. His back was crushed
and he was dragged distance of about
fifty feet. When his body was picked
up life was extinct. DR.. Smith was i'm
mediately sent for, but his services
were needed only for the woman.
The dead man would have been 50
years old had he lived until next Jan
uary. He leaves wife and four chill
dren, the eldest of whom is but five
years of age. The home in which they
have lived is encountered with a mort
gage, and these circumstances add to
the sadness of what was in itself most
sorrowful affair.-1eferson Banner.
Atthe coroner inquest held Wednes-
day, at Jefferson, to investigate the
case, the jury returned verdict of
death by accident and exonerated the
railroad company from all blame.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-03

refreshments including Strawberries,
can be procured on the ground, while
the entire absence of intoxicants will
be appreciated by all.
Paul and John Bergen are home
from their school duties.
Mat mccarthy is home on a.visit
from Idaho Territory.
Charles Brewster. nephew of Mrs. J
P. Gibson, is spending his vacation
here.
Miss Louisa Hoppe and Gustave
Hosfeld, were married Tuesday fore
noon in Watertown by Rev. II. Brock
mann. A wedding supper was held at
the home of the brides parents. The
groom is a blacksmith in Ixonia. For
the present the couple will make their
home at Watertown.
The prospects for German daily
school is quite bright.
Frank Otis, of Chicago, is visiting
relatives in these parts.
John Kelly, of The Juneau Tele-
phone and family, drove over from
Juneau Sunday, returning same day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-03
Juneau.

A good deal of quiet Indignation has
manifested itself among our citizens
in regard to the coming Fourth of
July celebration; the city council
granted the use of the City Park to
the Cornet band gratis, and the band
sold out the privilege to a certain
saloonkeeper for $75, so that the peo-
pie of the city are called upon to
celebrate a national holiday for the
financial benefit of the saloonkeeper.
A case calling for an investigation
on the part of the Humane society is
reported to have occurred here on
Sunday afternoon, when fractious
horse is said to have been shamefully
and cruelty treated by it's owner.
The election of school officers on
Monday evening resulted in the cleo
ton of Joel Rich as director, to sue
coed himself and P. G. Lewis as treas
urer, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of E. c. Lewis.
1t is reported that the project to
drain Horizon Marsh started by
Messrs. Scanlan & Ranney, of Chica-
go, some time ago, has met with a
setback on account of the owners OF
the Hustisford waterpower. w.
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ClYlllan.

Miss Essie Lewis and Mamie Foley
arrived from Mitchell, Oak, to spend
vacation with friends and relatives.
Prof John Kamp and wife arrived
from Ahnapee on Thursday, called
here by the death of their sister, Miss
Katie Kamp.
Mrs. P. Farley and Miss A. Carney,
of Chicago, visited Mrs. F. NJ. Reilly a
few days last week.
Miss B. McGoveran, of Milwaukee,
came home Monday to spend the 4th.
Carl Peters, of Fond du Lac, is
spending vacation with his uncle,
Phelix Kie:er.
Thos. Broderick, of the Wisconsin
Central at Ashland, is visiting with
his sister Miss Maggie.
E. Mcdonald, of Watertown, visit
ed with P. P. Coler a few days last
week.
John H Laffey visited friends at
Watertown Saturday and Sunday.
F. Chapman. Jr., is visiting relatives
at Clinton Junction.
Mrs. August Reese went to Beloit
on Friday last. Z.
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WatertOWn Republican
vATERTowN. WIS.,. JULY 8. 1889.
NaYan.

J. P. Comply is visiting in Navan.
Miss Mary Dryer closed her school
last Thursday.
Thomas Fleming visited our cheese
factory last week.
George Tilden joined the G. A. R.
last Friday night.
The sewing circle met at the home
of Mrs. George Waite last Thursday
evening.
The last few days of warm weather
has encouraged our farmers to look
for good corn crop.
Miss Margaret Fenelon, who has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. John
Gormly, returned to her home at
Brandon last Saturday.
Miss Katie Gormly, who graduated
from the Watertown High school last
week, is visiting relatives at Brandon.
Chris. Coogan lost his dorg II
Chris. hadn't been quite SO slow he
might have caught the thief. While
Chris. was cogitating about getting
out search warrant, the dorg was
mysteriously returned, and the mas
ter is again made happy.
CLEOPATRA.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-07-03
Epoch.

The Transition from long lingering and
painful sickness to robust health mark S
an epoch in the life of the individual.
Such remark able event is treasured in
the memory ard and the agency whereby
the good health has been attained is CRATE
fully blessed. Hence it is that so much
is heard IN praise of Electric Bitters. So
many feel they owe their restoration to
health, to the use of the Great Alternative
and Tonic. If you are troubled with any
disease of the Kidneys, Liver or Stomach
of long or short standing you will surely
find relief by use Of Electric Bitters. Sold
at SOC. and 81 per bottle at H. T. Eberle' S
Drug Store.