Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-29

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for the purpose of putting it on the
water.
CHARLES HOLMES, an old hermit, of
Connecticut, predicts that there won't
be a railroad line left in this country
twenty-five years hence. Why not get
him into the weather bureau?
AN elephant lately died at Bombay
in the 3OOth year of his age, and nat
uralists figure from this that any ele-
plant of regular habits viii have no
trouble in pulling along for at least
$50 years.
THERE is a bill before the New York
Assembly to amend the libel laws.
What applies to an individual should
also apply to a newspaper, and paper
should have as good a show as a horse
thief at least.
A KANSAS man, who introduced a
Legislative resolution that crippled sol
diers should have the preference in
Office, employs 438 men at home, and
not an old soldier, crippled or well,
can be found among them.
SOME succulent statistics are that
there are in the Chesapeake 578, 224,-
600 square yards of oyster beds, yield
ing about 10000, 900 bushels of oysters
annually. and distributing about 3d.
100000 among $4,000 people.
A BUFFALO coal dealer figures that
no family has saved over half a ton of
coal on account of the open winter
Coal burns out so fast anyhow, whether
the weather is cold or warm, and the
winters supply averages about SO much.
ROBBINS, the circus man, is a consist
ent Christian. He never swore in his
life and never allowed any of his en-
pIoyes to swear. Whenever he saw one
of them getting mad, he would say
Here now; get outside the ropes if you
are going to cuss.
LOUISVILLE is another city that has
decided that the English language is
good enough for the children who at
tend the public schools. The School
Board has decided by a vote of % to 1
not to continue the teaching of Ger
man for the sake of children of Ger
man-American parentage.
VICTORIA's will was made in 1876,
engrossed on vellum, and is now a
great bound-volume fastened with a
lock, with several blank pages left for
codicils. The last was made recently
and distributed the jubilee gifts. Some
are left to the state, and the others
are distributed among the members OF
the royal family,
A FEW days since there was sold OF
the boulevard of Paris a small cake fol-
sou, which bore this inscription
Souvenir of the Election of Jan. 81
1899 Boulanger: What he will prom
ise-Eat and you will find what h,
viii give" The cakes sold rapidly
for they appeared appetizing, but tn,
first mouthfuI told the story. The
were filed with hay.
SAYS a Comanche Indian clergyman
"What we need is the Bible taught il
a plain manner instead of the whisky
flask. We want the Government t
educate our children to be good an
useful citizens of this country instea
OF drunkards. Let the Governmen
appropriate more money for teacher
of a good moral character and less fo
scalp-knives and guns.
CLARENCE II. CLARK, of PHILADELPHIA,
has a set of BTotley's Dutch Republic
that he has extended" from nine
twenty-nine volumes by the insertio
of 2, 500 engravings, autographs, ct
The work is said to have cost hi,
$50. 900, in which statement there
not necessarily much exaggeration,
there are few hobbies more expensi7
(or more delightful than that Of "ext
illustrating"
ALFRED DANIEL, of Douglas Cou
ty, Georgia, is 80 years old; was new
sick a day in his life; was never in bc
atsun-up; never lost a tooth; has be'