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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08
TIE VOICE OF A STAR
BY Will CARLETON.

/ Bark Night her tent once more unfurled on
Powers hrst-centuEy home,
I Upon the marble heart OF the V0rld-the great
grand city Of Rome
And hushed at last were the chariot-tires and
SIN the sandsled feet.
And dinan9ed the palace windoW-hrea. on many
And to a roof maiden came, with eyes as angels
Ana looked mp at the spheres Of fame that soft
ly cleaned above
She ge9zed At them With a misty eye, and spoke
in accents sad:
y ten me- gold-birds Of the sky If ever voice
Is Justice dull nom a palsy stroke. ana deaf, as
well as ind2
Else why must Ger the heaviest yoke be placed
woman kind2
Why should The. soIaee Of mans heart be oft his
Why IS her life e'er torn apart by those she has
Uo1led to save?
why should the mold OF the human race be
crushed and thrown away,
Whenever 1t lacks the outward grace that Wooes
Why must the mothers of men be bought and
sold like beast that die2
Why are they scOurged for little or uRughb. an
Why are We women Of Rome Ger told that we
Because not Kept Ike focks in fold, as those
across the sea?
Have we no hearth Have We no mind? Must
not our conscience sDeak2
Say must our souls be dumb or blind, because
our hands are weak?
Must we be ever the laughing stock OF mans
iona, ucEl8 l6aEGE
We're we but born for Fate to mOcl-tO play a
mental part ?
Must an our triunnphs be a le-our joys in let
Oh. tel me, gold-blrds Of the sky-if ever a
voice you he'd!
Then from the east a new, bright star flashed to
And seemed to SPEAK to her from afar, with soft
why Weep. fair maid. upon the eve of viotOry's
It is Der strange for one to grieve whose cham
piOn's to be bOrnl
Tomorrow a new King appears with dimpled
And He shall rule a million years Ger many a
kingly land
@His mother queen the world will sse whose
reign doth er endure;
All women shall His sisters be whose ways are
A woIan's fault shall not be her death, by men
Repentance ana His God-strewn breath shall
grandly step between.
A woman fame, by merit won, shall add to her
queenly grace,
and higher, as the years march on, shall be her
destined place
And four great words the world shall sec, in
woven with mans life
MOt-er and sister two shall bs-Gnd two be
daughter and wife.
1t shall Be felt that she whose care the lamp of
thrift makes burn
Can take with him an equal share of ali their
lives may earn;
sOOthe with blessing bright
Is no less great, and true, and grand than ne
who leads the fight"
Like one who through the woods may grope till
light comes to his eyes
The maiden thrilled the newborn hope, and
seized the glad surprise;
The voice OF the star she understOOd-its glorious
meaning knew;
And all her dreams Of wOman's good seemed
likely to come true.
And when again the twilight gray was bright
ened by the morn,
Within a manger, Jar away. the infant Christ
was born.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08

take a book, and, straying away from
the other servants to a large grape
arbOr that was on the side of the
house near the mushroom, where Lulu
spent much of her time, he would soon
appear to be deeply engrOssed with his
reading.
One day Miss Malcolm. strOlIing
through the arbOr, came upon Davis
as he sat porting over his book. When
he became aware of her presence, he
arose hastily, and in doing so dropped
his book, which fell at her feet before
he had time to recover it. She was as
tonished to see that it was a standard
French novel in the original
"DO you read French, Davis?" she
inquired.
Eyes, Miss Malcolm, he replied. re-
spectfully. 81 am ambitious of becOm-
ing something more than a cOachman,
and use all my leisure moments to i'm
prove my mind. 3"
your ambition is a laudable one,
Davis, :" replied Lulu, apPrOvingly. her
respect instincively rising for the man.
Owe have an extensive library, and If
the use of the books would aid you
any in your desire to advance yourself,
I know that papa VIII lend you any
you may name"
THANK you kindly, Miss Malcolm,
for the interest you evince In one whose
position is so lOwly. If you would not
feel offended at my request, I would
like you to choose the books that you
consider the most instructive for an IN
curing mind
Every we'll, Davis, I VIII select some
books for you, and leave them on the
T,o1T AoF,1a hnro Won oan crnt than q 4
your pleasure.
Then Lulu returned thoughtfully to
the house, where she informed her
father OF the Incident, and Of her
promise to lend the books.
81 tell you what, papa, said she, 4
predict that our coachman IS a bud
ding genius, perhaps a future Presi-
dent, :" and she laughed merrily. who
knows but some day he might make
you a foreign minister, to repay me Tor
directing his studies ?"
well, Lula, I should not he sur
/ prised, Mr. Malcolm replied. THE
/ fellow has always puzzled me, any
/ way" he continued, thOughtfully.
/ SHe IS always respectful, and IN the
/ two months Of his service / have not
/ had cause to complain once, even, but
he seems used to giving orders, IN
stead of receiving them.
Some weeks after this conversation,
Lulu ordered the phaetOli brought
around, as she was about to take q
drive Of some miles to call upon
some friend. Davis was to accompany
her. For some reason that she dared
not own to herself, she was always
pleased at the prospect Of long drive
with him. for he was one of the most
cOngenial companions she had ever
had. He seemed able to converse hu
emily upon all topics. and often aston
ished her with the extent Of hil
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near the bed. and. after kindly greeting
his servant, said:
What can / do for you, Davis, this
morning ?"
You can give me your daughter as
my WIFE Davis said, boldly, as ne
took Lulu's hand in his
SIR. you insult mel" exclaimed Mr..
Malcolm, as he gazed angrily at the
young man.
"And yet you invited me here for the
express purpose of seeking her for my
wife, answered the other, cOolly, and
even smiIingly.
You are madI never saw. you be-
fore in my life &" was the astonished re-
ply.
as not that your handwriting? and
did you not send me that invitation ."
passing the elder man q letter as he
spoke.
at is certainly my hand writing, but
/ cannot understand how you come by
this letter, was the amazed reply.
"And am Fred Davis Moreland, at
your service" was the quiet reply
1.-The day / came / was not certain that
was IN the right place, and before 1
could question you, you mistOOk me
for the expected cOachman, and would
not allow me to explain matters; So
acting upon a whim of finding out if I
could obtain favor in a certain lady's
eyes without the advantage that wealth
eonfers. L accepted the position you
forced upon me, and for which I shall
always be exceedingly grateful to you.
1t has enabled me to win the love of
your daughter and her promise to be-
come my wife, provided could gain
! your consent.
"You Fred MoreIandt How could I
! be 50 stupid as not to recognize you by
| the strong resemblance you bear to
your father? Can you forgive the i'll
temper that prevented your explana-
ton? Lulu, what shall I say to him ?"
continued Mr.. Malcolm, turning help
lessly to his daughter, who was Just as
much surprised as he by the disclosure.
81 think the only course left is to
accede to his demands, " was the demure
reply. ut is only just indemnity for
his wrongs"
That the advice was acted upon was
proved by the wedding which followed
a few months later If the promises
are fulfilled it will be an unusually
happy one.
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Thank heaven you are not dead -
she exclaimed fervently. 81 began to
think you were never going to open
your eyes again. Do you think you
could walk a little presently? for, il
so, we Will proceed toward home ]
have no doubt we shall be met by some
one that papa will send to find us as
soon as the horses arrive with what
ever may be left of the phaetOn."
"I can at least try" he responded, as
he attempted to arise, but a grOan of
pain escaped him, and he fell back half
fainting, as he exclaimed: "My leg is
broken! cannot move it !"
ooh, what shall we do? I shall have
to leave you here while I go for as
sistance, cried Lulu, in great distress.
mo" said Davis, decidedly, 'you
shall not 90 alone through these woods.
It would not be safe. We VIII remain
quietly here until some one comes,
which can not now be long"
But you suffer, and the delay may
do you harm, she demonstrated.
81 suffer less knowing that you are
safe by my side, he returned. "a little
while ago you thanked heaven that I
lived. Lulu, darling, was it because
you return the love which you must
know that L bear for you? Trust me
once again, darling, and do not let
pride influence you against me because
Of my mental position.
"Am I less a gentleman" he con
tinued, seeing her hesitate, "because
circumstances forced me to accept the
first position that offered itself? viii
you not trust me, Lulu?"
yes, Fred, I viii trust you, because
I love you. But you must be prepared
for unyielding opposition from my
father, which 1 shall not promise to
combat; for he would not have the
same incentive for throwing aside his
social prejudice which I have.
Fred drew the fair face to his, and
/ kissed the sweet lips that had answered
him so fully, brayely and frankly.
Believe me" he prOphesied, your
! father VIII not prove so Obdurate as
you think; and 1t viii not be long be
/ fore he VIII give you into my keeping. ="
For a while longer they talked, as
/ all lovers VIII talk, and then there
came the rescuing party they had eX-
/ pected.
/ Fred was lifted carefully into the big,
rOOmy family coach that had been sent
/ along, with pillows and blankets in case
/ they should be needed.
He was made as comfortable es pos
I sible, and borne to Mr.. Malcolm s
house, where Lulu directed that bed
should be prepared for his reception.
The following morning Fred sent a
request that he would like TO see Mr..
Malcolm and his daughter on impor-
tant business as soon as they were at
leisure.
They visited him at once, and found
him bolstered mp in bed and feeling
much better than was expected. MIR.
I Malcolm, who was still lame and suf-
fering rom his prolonged attack 81
rheumatism. was assisted % a char
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Information. She had so confess to
herself that, among all her male ac-
quaintances; there was not one to com
pare with him In refinement and gen
tlemanliness of bearing.
The proposed visit was made. On
their way home, they We're passing
through a piece Of woods, a gun was
discharged near at hand, the horses
were frightened, and, becoming un-
manageable, dashed away at the top Of
their speed.
Lulu's terror was extreme, and she
was preparing to spring from the phae-
ton, when Davis, CtiYinlng her inten-
tion, dexteroUsly wound the reins
about his hand, and throwing his arm
around her drew her close to his side.
"LuIu, darling, trust meP he said,
turning pale, set face toward her for
an instant. Promise that you viii not
again try to jump out, and L VIII save
you unhurt.
81 viii trust you, she replied, with a
strange thrOb of pleasure at her heart
as she realized the import OF his first
exclamation.
Thank you for saying that, he said,
as he turned once more toward her for
an instant. "NOw, clasp my arm tightly,
and keep as close to me as possible,
for the road is bad here, and I need
both my hands to guide the horses.
Silently Lulu did as ne babe, and
watched, with admiration, the display
of skill and strength which the driver
used to subdue the maddened steeds.
Suddenly one of the reins snapped in
two, and the horses veered slightly. In
an instant the carriage was upset and
the occupants thrown to the ground.
Lulu was stunned for a moment, and
upon recovering herself found that she
had been thrown upon the driver, and
thus been saved serious injury; while
he lay insensible with an ugly cash
in his forehead from a stone, which his
head had come in contact with when he
fell.
Lulu stanched the blood with her
handkerchief and carefully bandaged
his head. Then she made a successful
attempt to restore him to conscious
ness by the use of sal volatile, which
she CHANGED to have with her
Davis opened his eyes at last. much
to her relief
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08
HE WISHED TO INQUIRE.
BY MARY PARRISH.

One bright, beautiful summer morn
ing, John Malcolm was sitting in an
inValid's chair, on the piazza on his
handsome cOuntIy-seat, which over
looked the Hudson River, a short dis
tance from New York. He was in a
decidedly bad humOr, and the sound of
q sweet, fresh voice, singing q pretty
love ballad, seemed to excite his ire
still further.
Zulu, will you stop that everlasting
yelling, and come out here a moment q"
he called, angrly.
"What can I do foryou, papa 2" And
the owner of the voice, a bright, saucy-
faced. attractive young girl, stepped
through the low, open French window
to his side, and strOked his hair loving
", with her soft, white hand, while
looking qUiZzically into his face. Il
always know you are feeling worse,
papa, when you stigmatize my musical
efforts as everlasting yelling" And
she laughed, a gay, infectious little
laugh, that brought an answering
smile to her fathers face. For, in spite
of his apparent Miniature, that was
more the result Of a temporary physical
suffering than bad disposition, John
Malcolm dearly loved this bright,
piquant, accomplished daughter of his.
"Are there no letters for me this
morning." he questioned, and, receiv-
| ing negative reply, he continued, i'm
/ patiently; "There, those horses are
standing IN the stable, and no one
whom 1 could trust to exercise them,
| while 1 am bound hand and foot with
/ this cOnfOunded rheumatism That
man whom Jones promised to send
/ 10 hr,v~o 10 v,f0sl,+
/ there's not a sign of him yet, nor any
letter explaining the delay"
"Well, papa, I think you had better
! agree to my plan, and let me drive
/ them myself until you can get some
/ one else" said Lulu.
! "YOul Let you drive those" And
/ here Mr.. Malcolm stopped, breathless,
/ at the mere proposition of such mad
! caprice. "DO you want to be brought
/ home with a broken neck?" he man
! aged to calculate, with a gasp.
! Lulu laughed gayly at her fathers
/ CONSERVATION, and was about to reply
when she was interrupted by the sud
! den appearance of young man before
/ them.
He was a tail, muscular, rather hand
some man, dressed in gray suit that
( showed evidence of considerable wear.
As he approached he dOfed his hat,
and was about to address them, when
Mr.. Malcolm exclaimed, irately:
$50 you have arrived at last, have
you? Why didn't you come last night.
as You agreed to?
The Strangers face flushed hotly.
md he looked from Mr.. Malcolm &c
Fhis daughter, with puzzled air.
81 beg your pardon" he began
Sbut--"
aNo excuses, sir, If you please, SAID
Mr.. Malcolm, testify; ~fOr I've No
doubt yOu have a string of them ready.
"But, persisted the stranger, 81 ONLY
wish to inquire
eyes, yes; I understand, again In
. terrupted Mr.. Malcolm, more impa
tiently, and it isn't necessary to tall
all day. If you do your work half a
well as Jones says you VIII i shall b
satisfied. But remember, L won't keel
, you a day If you drink. My othe
, coachman drank, and it cost him IN
place. Now, call the gardener and lei
him show yOu TO the stables. As 500
rs possible harness up the team an
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The Talk and the Test Of Old Wines.

The Talk and the Test OF Old Wines
Now, what are the real facts about
old wines? After fermentation, which
is process of decay, wine VIII deteri-
crate unless preventive measures are
taken, such as keeping the wine IN
cool or even temperature, the addition
Of alcohol, boiling (the vinum cottum
of the Romans and the vino c0tto of
modern Italians), and the complete
exclusion of the ordinary atmosphere
by good cOrks, by sealing-wax or by
oil. The most common method of
preserving wine in modern times is by
adding alcohol and by cOrling and
sealing. The alcohol in wines prepared
for England is often in such proper
tiOns that the wine ceases to be any
thing like the juice of the grape and
too often is as strong as a glass of
brandy and water. But with all these
precautions there is a time when even
the best of wines lose their character.
When 1 first went to reside in Portu-
gal a present was made me of few
bottles of port wine Of the famous
vintage of 1920. Port wine, having
naturally more sugar, has consequently
more alcohol, and thus more power Of
resistance to decay and deterioration.
This port, when I drank 1t, was in its
fftieth year, and it had become the
color of Sauterne, and was more like a
hqueur, and winter than the port of
the vintage of 1847. About the same
time also tasted some port wine that
was seventy years old. It was nearly
white, and seemed to have no great
wine character. In 1871 Mr.. Rabel2O,
the Brazilian Consul at OpOrto, made
me a present Of several bottles of port
wine of the vintage Of 1898. Mr. Ra-
belle had heard Of the breaking up of
an old Portuguese family where, from
f@ther TO son, q certain number Of
bottles of famous vintages had been
handed down. I sent several of these
aged wines to the late William Cullen
Bryant, remarking that the bottle of
1873 was, according to the encyclO-
pedia, of his own age; but the poet, in
acknowledging the reception of the
wine, stated that it was his senior, and
that he should look up to it with rever-
ence.
When came to open my bottle of
1898 I found it (Which once had the
dark red of port) about the color of
water, and the most insipid stuff Up
to the beginning Of this century 1t was
not the custom in any Fart of Europe
to put lot Of fiery alcohol into any
kind of wine, and when they did add
spirit to port wine it was little of that
which had been distilled from port.
This 1898 wine had probably been thus
treated, but with all the sealing-wax,
and a once good cork, the beverage was
as luminous and tasteless as if it had
been water dipped up from pond and
bottled. Therefore, I doubt if the
Bavarian wines, so sedulOusly adver-
tised In England as these of 1910. 1910
and 1871, have any virtue in them, even
if they be genuine wines Of these dates.
They are really insipid stuff not worth
penny a gallon. Mirror.
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Handicapped.

Magazine Editor am getting up q
symposium on the subject, rs Marriage
a Failure ?" and I would much like to
have an article from you.
Literary Man-On which side?
NJ E.-I am most In need of an ar
ticle on the affirmative.
L. M-Want me to pronounce mar
rage a failure?
NJ. E.-Weus yes.
L. M wouldn't dare TO. I'm mar
ried.-NelC York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08

PERsONAL points about Harrison d.
He wears a No. = hat. He wears a g
shoe and can wear a 6. He has one
bunion on the right foot and no corns.
His neck measure is 164 He wears
open-front shirts, and pays s27 a dozen
for them. He seldom carries a silk
handkerchief usually carries a COM
mon linen. He keeps one horse. He
is a regular smoker, and smokes small
eigars-a clear Havana. He does not
smoke to excess, however. His whis-
kers are getting gray. He uses bay
rum on his hair and does not use oil.
He is fond Of baseball His chest
measure Is 81 and his waist A. He has
a good deal of stomach" He weighs
about $50 pounds. and appears to be 3
feet u inches in height. He does not
fancy iewelry. He usually wears q
high-buttoned double-breasted frock
coat, and seldom has q suit all off the
! same piece. He reads for recreation.
He is fond of Scott, Eliot, and Thaek-
cray. He goes to bed at 10 and gets VI
between 6 and z. The family cooking
is done by an old negro aaunty." Hs
is Presbyterian Deacon.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08

Mrs. ELIZABETH COBB, of Marysville,
KY, if reports be true. is on many &C
counts a wonderful woman. Her age
is put down at 126 years; she has had
seventeen children, all Of whom are
living, and together more than 800
descendants, of whom 175 came to-
gether lately at her home to celebrate
her birthday; and great-grandson re-
ports that she reads without glasses,
and went out and picked a basket of
apples and brought them in to the as
sembled company without help OF the
least sembIance of fatigue.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08

EDITOR R. @. MITCHELL, of the Du-
luth Tribune, is spoken of by an ad-
niring contemporary as "a doughty
warrior who within the last twenty
years has had battle with every bel
igerent thing on earth, from a bald
hornet to sectarian Christianity; and,
although frequently wounded and bear
ing upon his frame the scars of a thou
sand scrimmages, he is no sooner out
of one until his castor is in the ring
for another"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08

Z. @. CARDIGAN, of Boston, who died
lately, was noted among Dartmouth
men not only for his prominence in all
educational matters, but for his activ-
ity as an alumnus Of the college. He
had an interesting college career. He
worked his way through, taking six
years to complete his course. He was
manager of the boating-club when
Dartmouth won second place at Sara
toga. He received a scholarship OF
$3.50 from the college, and last year
paid the money back. He was one OF
a committee representing the alumni in
the management Of the college, and it
was through his efforts that the de-
gree of LII. D. was given to General
B. F. Butler.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08

AN elevator in a New Hampshire fac
tory stopped suddenly, the engineer
having shut off the steam, and the lad
who was riding on it became so
frightened lest it should fall that he was
attacked with heart disease and died.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08

THE Duke of Hamilton-s family mau-
soIeum rivals anything of the kind in
this country. It cost $9OO,OOO The
tomb is a model of the CASTILLO di San
Angelo at Rome, and the internal dec
orations are superb, the gates being a
copy of the Ghiberti gates at Florence,
and the coffin Of Duke Alexander, who
built the mausoleum, is inclosed in an
Egyptian sarcophagus of black marble,
covered with hieroglyphics, which was
brought from Alexandria.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08

THE Cincinnati Enquirer is respon-
sible for the following: Pink nails,
Incidence. Red nails, a war-like ma
ture. Narrow nails incline to mischief.
Filbert nails are associated with de-
ceit. Small, round nails denote obsti-
macy. Crooked nails indicate a fierce
nature. Nails abnormally pale, or with
black specks on them, denote sickness.
Broad nails are considered to be indie
ative Of bashful and gentle natures.
Long nails appertain to those of a tenn
POrizing disposition; these are the
nails Of persons who hate scenes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08

ONE out of every five school children
in Philadelphia is obliged to wear
glasses, and the proportion is rapidly
increasing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08

MOBILE has a $500, 900 appropriation
for her harbor, and the largest ocean
vessels VIII by and bybe enabled to lie
at her wharves-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08

A WATCH lost by an Ohio farmer two
years ago was found in the throat of
one of his COWS which had choked to
death the other morning. She had
found it in a straw stack.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08

NORTHERN sherifs don't open fire
on mobs intent on lynching. In eleven
months thirty-two men have been
taken from Northern and Western jaiIs
and hung up.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-02-08

A LONDON physician says that no
two lives are alike. One man must be
temperate and steady to live fifty years,
while another may be ever so reckless
and live to eighty. Whisky kills some
and adds years to the life of others.