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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26
d CrininaI FamIIr.

From an article written by DR.
Green, giving the history Of Wild
Maggie, the mother of criminals:
She was the leading one of six nOto-
rious sisters. The history, saws Or.
Green, is traced backward six genera
tiOns. A long black line of crime and
debauchery. One hundred and sixty
four of these generations were fallen
women, 76 convicted criminals, 40
paupers. 115 indictable crimes, 166
years of imprisonment, 734 years of
paUperism. The country has paid ont
It's hundreds of thousands of dol
lars to attend to those criminals and
paupers; but what tri1e 1t all is CON-
pared TO the moral damage. the suffer
ing, and ignorance, and degradation
which have been sOyyn like thistle-seed
all over that region? 1t was not that
Wild Maggie" and her sisters were
worse than other women that the rec
ord was so fearful The ancestral
breeding spot was a forest-covered and
rock-sheltered seclusiOn. Here the
children were born, and lived in novels
of an atmosphere of evil. Here they
grew mp together, fostering in crime
and vice, an ulcerous sore upon the so
cial organism. In such q leprous en-
vironment it was impossible for the
young life to be uncOntaminated.
The writer has touched the bottom
of the evil, VIZ, environments. He
sees that roses can not grow on thistle
stalks, nor lilies in bramble and net
| tie hedge. How much more reasonable
! the argument that if You would re-
move sin, remove its causes; if you
would have a clear stream, purify the
/ fountain; than the everlasting vail
| over abhorent results, and prayers that
! some unseen force would, remove the
/ Ieprosy from bodies whose blood was
poisoned for generations by vice grown
on pOverty's fruitful upas tree. DR..
! Green says further:
wild Maggie" was left an orphan
at an early age; she was sent adrift
no one cared for her soul or body; not
even an almshOuse to shelter her, and
no warm Christian home opened its
doorway to the strong framed young
orphan. She brought herself up, but
the community paid dear enough for
her training, dieting, and clothing
! Cbjcn0O F1.glyeeS
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26

the building. and louder roared the
flames.
ARE au safe?s anxiously inqaired
Joe, with quick drawn-braath.
A mothers Wild shrek rang out:
@Gracie! Oh, my childt my child !"
"A ladder a LADDER shouted Joe,
and when the ladder was placed
against the building, he ran up It's
rounds with headlong haste.
"They'u both be dashed to pieces
two lives instead of One!"
FlOy Nelson covered her eyes and
prayed, while her poor little heart
stood still with dread-pretty little
yellow-haired FlOys she knew her heart
at last.
The child stood quite still at that
open window. She was about ten years
old and her bright eyes regarded Joes
advance earnestly.
Eagerly he snatched her from her
perilOus position and began to retrace
his steps.
Il went back for papa's picture, she
explained, as they progressed. THAT
is how was left up there"
/ "Yes-yes-but cling to me.
/ Down, down, as fast as possible, but
| louder and louder grew the flames,
! their hot breath almost smOthering
them. They were within a few feet OF
/ the ground when the building fell in
/ with crash, and Joe and his little
charge were flung down on the hard
stones with pitiless force.
Hurt? Yes, little. Grace received
q broken arm and Joe a broken ankle,
but both recovered, and Joe declared
it the luckiest fire ne ever knew, for it
was the cause of winning him a deal
little wife-Miss Ne1son-who was only
too happy in ministering unto him
And Gracie's papa, who was abroad
and happened to be rich, sent Joe
present of two thousand dollars.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26
By j. 0. DANIEL.

good reason. For the sea is full OF
hungry fishes, always rowing about on
the lookout for just such tidbit as a
sea-sIug. The sea-sIug, therefore, has
been colored and shaped like the sea-
weed it lives on, in order that when
some sharp-eyed fish comes swimming
along he may never dream so tempting
a morse1 to be near. I suppose he
looks at it and turns up his nose, say
ing to himself, "Pooh! that's nothing
but an old sea-weed ]" and off he goes,
while our sea-slug no doubt laughs in
its sleeve and says, "Sea-weed, in
deed!"
This wonderful resemblance Is an
example of what naturalists call pro
tective resemblance, which in this
case is so perfect as to merit the name
of "mimicry." Because, you see, the
animal mimics the plant and is thus
protected from its enemies.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26
The German Housewife.

In the richest German household
the mistress superintends the kitchen
and lends hand to the cook. There
are dishes which she always makes
with her own hands, because her Fritz
likes them so. She may boast thirty
tive quarterings on her escutcheOn
and be very proud of her lineage, but
she has no nonsensical ideas about its
being degrading to put on a canvas
apron, lard piece Of veal, make jams,
OF dole out with her own hands prunes
that are to be put into the potato stew.
She keeps her best attire for Sundays
and makes it serve on many of these
festal days, for she does not follow
fashion blindly or in d hurry. On or
binary days she dresses with a plain
ness that would excite the contempt of
a Frenchwoman; but then her culin-
airy pursuits do not prevent her from
being by far the intellectual equal of
her French or Belgian sister. She
reads serious books that she may be
able to converse as an equal with her
well-taught sons; she practices music
that she may remain on a level with
her daughters, who are trained to be
brilliant pianists; and she finds time
to read the newspaper in order that
she may understand what her Fritz
has to say about the topics of the day.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26
Birds i'm the House.

Do not hang your bird merely where
his cage looks pretty. Nor must you
fly to the other extreme, and place him
in glare of sunlight, even in winter.
Birds suffer and die from this cause.
Tbs best way is to give him his choice;
put him in the sun and shade, so that
he may do as he likes. You viii no
tice that he often sits in the shade.
Remember and take care about
placing him in a draft, OF too close to
even a closed window, except on warm
summer days. It is as great mistake
to put him where he viii be subject to
the dry, burning heat of a furnace or
stove. Do not hang his cage too high
nor too low, but let him breathe the
pure air which you breathe yourself.
From November till June wrap his
cage nightly in a warm shawl, or draw
over it a thick flannel cover, and never
place the cage on the floor, as I saw
advised not long ago.
Your bird needs variety as well as
you, bird-store men and bird-boOk
writers to the contrary, notwithstand-
ing. Give him every day, besides his
seed and fresh water, q bit of green
food, lettuce, sorrel, chickweed, plan
tain deaf or ends}, or slice of banana
or apple, and fasten the deHcacy SO
that it cannot fall to the floor. A
dainty bird viii not touch it if it falls.
Also, now and then, perhaps three
times a week, give him a snip or two
of raw beef the size Of a pin head,
larger if he's a knocking bird. He
may look askance at first, and turn his
wise, black eyes upon it with curiosity,
but he viii soon relish it, and eagerly
snatch it from your finger, and it takes
the place of the insects he would add
TO his bill of fare if he were free.
In fact, try to keep in mind that the
little fellow has likes and dislikes, pain
and discomfort, happiness and pleas
ure, much as you have yourself, and
you viii be well repaid by his bright
ness and viyacity Dumb mi
! mails.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26
REPRESENTATION.

How prone we are to say forgive
Ana plight our faith to err no MORE
Then Ger again the error live
And penitent the wrong deplore.
TITS said It's human thus to err
And leave undOne some WOnted task
And yet tits human to prefer
For wong forgiveness thus to ask
We falIy think in earnest mood
To faithfully perform the trust,
But othsr cares anon inLrude
And nom our minds the duty thrust.
Mayhap a letter long delayed
We owe some anxious, waiting friend
But blame we hope [ o then evade,
And want OF time to write pretend.
Vain hope That very friend, in soOths
Has pleaded oft the same excuse;
And, knowing well its want OF truth
He smiling. labels 1t a ruse.
Fun many a promise rashly made
Is fated neer to be redeemed
Full many a duty long delayed
Has lost to rs a friend esteemed.
OsGOOD, Ind.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26
Through Fire.
BY ABB1E c. M'KEEvER.

TIRE, flre!"
II The cry rang out, sharp and
4 piercing, on the summer air, and
Joe Garrett turned lazily on his Pill
low, and drOwsily wondered whore it
could be.
Fire, fre!"
Again that terrible cry. Surely it
was near. Yes; the smell of smoke
aroused him to the certainty that it
was quite near.
"HellO here! Wonder if hadn't bet
ter get up and take a look out There
might be such a thing as prudence in
that move"
And 1eisureIy, as was his wont, he
arose and approached the window,
threw open the blinds, and started
back, with an exclamation Of intense
terror, for the building in which he
slept was on fire. and the flames spread
ing rapidly. The engine had Just ar
rived and began work, but it was
evident at a glance that the house
must go.
Even as he gazed at distant win
dow in the sixth story a white figure
appeared and leaned her golden head
far out appeaingly.
miss Nelson, the poor little dress
makerI Heavens, how can she escape?
And there are her little brother and
sister also!"
But, while his thoughts few rapidly,
he seized his clothes, dashed into q
portion of them, grabbed his watch
and rushed out into the hall.
Once when the little baby sister
had been lost, he had found her
and carried her up to their room.
Could he find the way now? He
meant to try, hazardous as seemed
the attempt.
Yes, he found the door at last, but
| the sitting air in the narrow passage
rendered breathing very difficult.
In he dashed, without ceremony.
! "Oome!" he demanded. "COme this
way; do not wait at the window; the
/ ladders viii not reach. Give me the
! children I"
You can not carry them both, sir. :"
eyes L can. Robin, get upon my
back. Now cling there Tor dear life.
/ Here, Rosie, my pet-dOn't cry; let me
wrap you in this shawl. Now, Miss
! Nelson, follow me or we viii all be
/ lost. "
Out into that narrow passage, now
/ full of smoke, they hurried What a
/ fearful way it was. On, on they
/ pressed, sometimes almost sinking to
! the floor with suffOcatiOn.
ooh, I can't hold on, I can't!" walled
Robin, dropping to the floor in a dead
faint.
"Give me Rosie, gasped the elder
/ sister; ''I can take her.
"You can not, but I can. I viii
carry both, shutting his lips firmly
and snatching Robin up under his dis
engaged arm.
@YOu take the lead, Miss Nelson.
You know the way to my room door
once inside we are safe; but foI
Heavens sake hasteni"
On they pressed once more. Out IN
the lower nall they found it full OF
half-clad beings, and the walls Of the
women and children, accompanied by
the roar of the fire, rendered the scene
appalling and heartrending.
Miss Nelson's Oh for PHYS sake
Miss Nelson, help me! I can't find my
crutch."
Janet Nelson turned aside at once
and threw her strong young arms
about the poor creature who had ap-
pealed to her, and, lifting her almost
bodily. ran onward
The door was reached at Iast-yes
and the window, for 1t was only the
second story. A ladder soon was
placed for them and ready hands
pulled them out Of that awful Sea Of
ire.
4 Crack erashl went the timbers o.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26
PARTY CALLS.
BY MARGARET LAKE.

HERE are certain small
things all girls ought to
know about II the little
forms of etiquette, the oh
servance of which is eg;
pected among all we'll
bred people. Some IN
derstand by instinct OF
inheritance, or by obser
walton, but others appeaA
to need a hint.
A lady once told me
that she was much cha
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26
Discrimination On Parallel on Railroads.

But, without suppOsing that they
were committing crime, and as yet
uncOnvinced Of sin, these three rail
ways, let US say, came together and
determined to make q single rate to
Chicago for all business received by
each of the three lines, these receipts
to be pooled and divided Even had
they proceeded upon a basis of the sin
gle actual receipts 20 each for solicited
business, there could be no difference
to the public either way; but they
chose to consider the most complicated
problem of a single tariff divided upon
the items of expenditure, outlay, and
cost. What resulted? Simply that
there was (as the interstate commerce
law says there shall be- no diserimina-
ton. But when the interstate law,
while keeping the word of promise to
the ear by saying there should be no
discrimination, broke 1t to the hope by
resulted? Why, in the case Of these
three roads, a discrimination IN favor
Of One-third against tWO-thlrdsl For
when each of these three roads makes
its own tariff, of course the road hay-
ing the smallest fixed charges to pay
makes the lowest rates. The dWellerg
along that line have the advantage of
lhese low rates to which, Of the other
Two railways, only one can APP
prOximate; while the third line must
either 90 to the other extreme or de
fraud the holders of its securities
appleton Morgan, i32 Popular Science
1TOq2fLI9g
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26
what an Editorial Room Is Like.

He opened the door cautiously, and
poking his head in, in a suggestive sort
Of way, as if there was more to follow,
inquired: "Is this the Editorial rink
tum 2"
"The what, my friend?"
els this the rinktum - sinlztum--
sanctum, or some such place-where
the editors live %
"This is the editorial room, yes, sir
Come In"
"N0. I guess I wun't come IN. 1
wanted to see what rinktum was Ike,
that's all. Looks like garrett only
uusgl Good tiay. Sunday National
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26
HoM We Are Id.

"Hullo, Billy" shouted a Norwich
pubIic-schOOl boy of the primary di-
vision to a parochial-schOOl chum, "I'm
studying hiiine and phizzerOlogy now !
Don't teach 'em In your school, does
they? They tells yer all about your
self, just how many insisters and mol
ers yer have in yer mouth, and how
yer all tied together with igerments.
If these teachers tell the truth, Billy,
we're dun up just as carefully as a
bundle dried apples IS. -NOr10jcb
B1Luefill.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26

,dly help
fancying
that the
sea-slug
hasdressed
himself in
the sea-
" @ q d S
clothesand
is playing
q sort of
masquer-
nde. But
the s a
slug has
Ibeen dis
guised as a
plant for a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26
Wild Birds Tanned without Caging.

wild Birds Tanned Without Cagingj
Some years ago I lived with my
family in a suburb, a home where birds
of many species abOunded The house
was surrounded with many trees, and
the birds built nests and reared their
Young unmOlested. My daughter, who
was then q girl of ten years, took spe-
cial enjoyment IN feeding the birds by
casting out crumbs from the table.
She never frightened them, but always
moved slowly, and manifested great
gentleness and kindness toward them.
By the walk from the front door to the
street was an evergreen bush. In this
a pair of robins built their nest about
four feet from the ground. By this nest
I daily passed and repassed, taking
care not to disturb the bird which was
matching out her young. Many times
a day my daughter approached the
nest, but cautiously avoided disturbing
the bird. So familiar had her presence
become that the robin would sit on her
nest till almost touched by my daugh-
ter's hand. When the Young were
Matched, then her delight was unbound
ed, and she began to feed them crumbs
from the table and worms which she
? searched for in the yard and garden.
aud that of my daughter, the nestlings
fattened and grew with rapidity. Soon
the little ones recognized my daugh-
ter's presence, and opened wide their
vOraciOus mouths for the dainty bits
she had provided for them. When they
were fulI-hedged and ready to leave
the nest, they submitted to being han
died and caressed without resistance,
and would follow her around the yard
I as chickens follow the mother hen. IF
the pair-there were two of them
were up in the trees, she would CALL
/ eROOie, Robbie, Robie!" and they
would fly to her as readily as chickens.
Not only would they follow my daugh-
! ter, but they soon became attached to
me, and would often come at my call
and perch on my hand or knees. and
swallow the earthwOrms which I had
+ dug for them. They continued with
US on terms of perfect friendship for
about six weeks. Cold weather came
on, and they left for a warmer Cline
and we saw them no more W5lLiGDl
D. Butter, IA the SlCjss Gross.
Music is a refner, says a writer We
/ have nodced that successful vocaIists
are always heightened.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26

cit is the partings in this world that
give us pain, sadly sings a poet. It is
the meetings too. Ifyou don't believe
this, ask the man who has a note to
meet.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26

A ROCHESTER, girl has an admirer
who always brings her chewing gum.
She calls him her gUmbeau.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26

grined at having been guilty OF not maxi
ing "party calls" IN q city where sh8
had spent part of a winter and had been
invited to several houses. She was
refined and cultivated, but had never
been much in society in large towns,
and ACTUALLY did not know what was
expected of her until 1t was too late.
She said that. Just before returning to
her home, she heard lady in the house
where she was boarding ask another,
"Have you made your party calls?"
The matter was a puzzle to her. An
the first opportunity she asked friend
to whom she was not afraid to betray
her ignorance the meaning of the ex-
preston, and found that by the ETH
quette of society it was the polite and
proper thing for her to make a call at
each of the houses where she had been
invited. Imagine her chagrin on being
told what q party call" was! She did
not wish to be considered crude or
rude, but as crude or rude those
hOstesses must regard her.
In some cases, like hers, it is ignOI
ance and in others it is negligence; but
the lady who has invited you Will be
likely to set persons down as under
bred or iIl-bred who fail of this small
courtesy.
A good many instances have come II,
my knowledge since then, OF young
girls who have been hon Ored by inyi-
tations to a choice garden or indoor
party, and never afterwards took the
trouble to call. I have known even
a more discreditable thing-it is in.
credable, but true, that young people
have actually left such a party without
taking leave of their host and hostess
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-04-26

have aodced that successful voeaIists
are always heightened.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-19
HARD AND DANGEROUS TO REACH.
Ladders in the Courthouse Tower that Prom
Use Damage Suit Against the County.

A Democratic politician was in a COM
municative mood last night, as he gave a
reporter his ideas concerning some things
that need official attention. Il read in
Sundays Journal" said he, can article
coming from an interview with council
man, in which the official said there is no
city so unfit for a damage suit as is Indian
apOlis just at the present time, and be-
lieve it. Now, l don't care to have my
name paraded before the public, but
would like to give you a hint that i am
not alone in believing to be good
one. indianapolis is fast becoming a
city that people like to visit on account of
the buildings. and her reputation for being
the greatest railroad center for her size in
the West, and not few GO to the court
house to crafty their curiosity. For years
it has been known in the surrounding towns
that we have fire watchmen on the tower,
and that Is something novel in its line to
the majority of visitors. The very first
thing they ask, after seeing the court
rooms and the corridors, is permission to go
up and get a view of the city from the
tower. Until one reaches the clock the as
cent is easy and safe. but at that point it
ceases, unless one wishes to Chamber up two
ladders, the first thirty feet high and the
other sixty.
These ladders are probably safe enough,
but at best they are liable to give way,
and if such an accident should happen the
case would be a sure one for damages
against the county. am told that the men
who have the charge of the keys are often
compelled to refuse young people the per-
mission to visit the tower for fear they will
venture up the ladders and fall, and it is
right that some care shor,d be taken. With
the exception of the State-hOuse DOME no
finer view of the city can be had than
from the court-house tower, and all
this is denied ladies because the
means of acquiring 1t are beyond their
reach. We have had g. promise of elevators
in the building for Some TIME. and they
would be great benefit; hut it seems to
me the first ard best thing the County
Commissioners could do would be to have
the carpenters put up winding stairway
in the tower. 1t world cost some money,
but some day they rlay have to hand over
twice the cost to pay for a broken neck, and
q stitch in time saves nine. you know. /
would like to see this done before any loss
of life or limb results"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-19

Several citizens are still urging the Citi-
zens' Street-railway Company to put in
electric cars on some of its principal lines,
and the matter will likely be brought be-
fore the Council in a short time. Manager
Shaffer says he has consulted with the
principal stockholders of the company in
Chicago, and they authorize him to say
that if proper encouragement is given, the
company will place the overhead wire
sy stem along Illinois street to Crown Hill
Cemetery. The plant, he says, will cost
SO. 900. Before the company will make the
experiment it will have to have its charter
extended, but Mr.. Shaffer cannot
understand why his company is not
treated as well as the Dudley and
McNeal companies, which were given all
the privileges they asked for, when they
had only promises to give in return. "Since
taking possession of our property" said he,
''we have paid out 5000 more than our
receipts have amounted to- We have in
creased the number of our mules five hun
dred; have laid fifteen miles of new track;
have bought one hundred new cars, and
have spent $4,000 relaylng and improving
track already down." The successors to
the Dudley company have taken no addi-
tional steps since organizing Saturday; at
least nothing they may have done has been
made public. The new company appears to
move In a mysterious manner, and there is
considerable speculation on what 1T pro-
poses to accomplish.