Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-24

used earring for the grave Of Gen.
Francis Marion Of Revolutionary fame
Troy was the sixth place in New
York State to establish a laundry, and
yet the Western man who doesn't get
the name "Troy" on his sign some
where feels that something is lacking.
A Texan woman, known simply as
Widow Callahan. owns $4,000 sheep,
and is one of the largest stock owners
in the country. There are many Tex
ans who just hate to see her retain her
distinguishing title.
DAKOTA had fall Of black snow
the other day and was scared half to
death about it, but by and by some
one suggested that it meant an influx
of coIored emigration from North Car
DINA and all minds were set at rest.
A BOLT of lightning in Texas killed
seventy-eight wild geese which were
flying high, but they fell into a swamp
and were not discovered until their
usefulness was passed. Some men
never have any luck, even when as
sisted by thunder and lightning.
GROVER CLEvELAND's new position
as Commissioner of Estimates and AS
sessments of the High Bridge Park
will pay him $40 day for the time he
is actually employed. There were
$1,000 candidates for the place, but Mr..
Cleveland did not file papers of appi-
cation.
A PERSON convicted of any crime in
China, except that of numbering one
of the royal family, can hire a substi-
tute to take the punishment, even it
be death. The rate of pay Of these
substitutes has lately advanced 20
per cent, and the cause is laid to the
English.
Mrs. EDWIN P. WH1PPLE, widow of
the welI-knOwn critic, still lives in her
old home on Beacon Hill, Boston, where
most of her married life was passed.
The house is filed with rare books and
mementos of the famous men and wom-
en- who were constant visitors there in
the golden age" of Boston.
BOOTH cast his first and the only
vote of his life for Abraham Lincoln
in the autumn of 1854. A short time
after, on the night of Nov. %, 1864,
the three Booth brothers appeared in
the play of Julius Ceser, Edwin as
Brutus, Junius Brutus as Cassius, and
John Wilkes as Marc Antony.
HARRIET MCKAY, a Scotch girl aged
%, stole mans clothes while he was
asleep and went and offered herself as
a soldier. She passed the examination
all right until the doctors turn came,
and he handed the adventures, who is
tall and comedy and belongs to New
Zealand, over to the London police.
Mr.. EDWARD F. HORN, who pub
fishes a paper called Justice some
where down in Tennessee, is the latest
discovered claimant to the title of
original Harrison man" He prob
ably makes the claim in the hope that
justice, in the shape Of an Office, may
overtake him, which it likely will-in
a horn.
SURROGATE O'NEIL, Of Jersey City,
received a so bank note as a fee, on
the edge of which was written in
India ink: Anybody having this in
his or her pocket will never be busted.
Hang on to it as long as you can, for it
is the last of my $4,000. I'm busted.
This is better in your pocket than 800
on running horse.
MISS ETHEL HUXLEY, daughter Of
the illustrious scientist, is engaged to
her late sisters widower, the Hon. J.
Collier. They can't be married in En-
gland, of course; so next month the
whole Huxley family has to go over to
Christiana for the wedding, which is
allowable under Norwegian law.
THE venerable George Bancroft rec
Ommends healthy exercises of all kinds,
and instances his daily gallOp on horse
back as the source Of his good health.
He also advises writer's to do their
work in the early morning, between
the hours of 6 and 9, and not to burn