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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28

ground, but it Is not deep. In some
places it is mile wide and three
quarters of an inch deep. It has a bed
Of quicksand which assists it in drown
ing people. The Platte makes little
fuss about it, but succeeds in being
quite fatal. You might cross the river
without even getting your hose wet,
and then again you might find that in
crossing the stream you had struck an
entirely new country from whose
bourne no traveller returns.
Nebraska is bounded on the north by
Dakota, on the east by Iowa, on the
south by Kansas, and on the west by
Colorado and Wyoming. The chief
productions are fruits, including Usage,
orange, and Lima bean. Cereals of all
kinds abound here, including maize or
Indian corn in great profusion, broom
corn, sorghum, and Percheron horses.
The chief industries include agricuI-
ture, running for the Legislature, and
shipbuilding.
Nebraska is a rich State with re-
sources on every hand which as yet
have hardly been tried or fairly started.
Coal infests the bowels of the earth.
BOundless areas of rich farming lands
await only the agricultural humOrist,
who is supposed to tickle them with
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28

ginOus trunk, with its deep scars, and
then, above and crowning all, the deli
cate huted dark green leaves, through
which the gentle breezes we're almost
constantly engaged in soughing.
looked at it a long time in silence
and wrapped In profound admiration.
Then I went away and got friend to
come and assist me in admiring the
delicate beauty and subtle perfume Of
the tree.
"How wonderful" I said, "are the
works of the Creator. Who could
fashion the fronded palm or paint the
delicate fringe of foliage that crowns
the graceful palmetto? Man may
strive to do it, but he viii never sue
ceed. How beautiful, how wonderful,
are the works of the Maker.
eyes," said a low voice which eman-
ated from a full set of rank whiskers
near by, "but you are mistaken about
the name of the maker of that tree. It
was made by the Columbia Iron Works
Of this place"
now decided to abandon the tree
and admire something else.
The Platte River is a queer stream.
It has large circulation, but little in
fuence. It covers a good deal OF
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28
Giant Glaciers of Alaska.

The southwestern face of st. Elias,
is safe to say, viii never be climbed; it
presents a mass of broken snow, beauti-
full, yet fOrbidding. We estimated the
summit to be about 1000 feet above us,
making its total height IS, 500 feet. 1t
seemed to us that the Coast Survey Civ
ing it 10, 500 feet was too liberal in its
figures.
The day was cloudless; the whole
scene was one that battles description.
1t surpassed in grandeur though not in
picturesqueness the very best that the
Alps can offer. Roughly speaking, the
eve encountered for miles nothing but
snow and ice. 1 had never before thor
oughly realized the vastness Of the
Alaskan glaciers, though during the
past fortnight we had spent many a
weary hour IN crossing immense NOR
aines. One Of the glaciers we looked
down upon was not less than sixty miles
long, while another attained a breadth
of twenty-five or thirty miles.
From below I had gained the impress
sion that ice covered with debris pre-
dominated over the white ice. I now
saw that this was not the case, and that
the ratio of debris to clear ice was prob
ably not greater than that Of one to ten.
Standing at a considerable height one
appreciates for the first time the beautI-
full curves through which the glaciers
alter their course. We noticed this IN
particular In looking down upon the
Agassiz Glacier. Tt appeared at One
point to describe three or four arcs Of
eoncentric circles with radu varying
from eight to ten miles, each arc being
indicated by a light coating Of stones.
the whole resembling an immense race
course. Through the middle of the Iyn-
dali Glacier, and for q distance Of sever
al miles, two light streaks of moraine
ran parallel to each other, presenting
from above the appearance Of huge
serpent crawling the length of the
glacier.-.ScYi5ne1 s.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28

longing IS eagerly as she, during ali
their months of separation.
he took her up tendeFly IN his strong
arms and carried her out to the little
stable which stood on a slight elevation.
and was not yet submerged. He laid
her down gently on the dry hay, and be
fore she unclasped her thin arms from
around his neck, she put up her face and
kissed him on both cheeks, CRYING soft
" as she did so. and repeating, 80
Giddy, Giddy how good you are,
when / have treated yOu so badly"
Don't say a word, p replied Gideon.
81 have treated you worse than you have
me.
By midnight the storm was ended and
the stars we're shining. The little house
was In three or four feet Of water, but
Gideon had brought all the bedding cut
before 1t got vet, and now he spread the
feather beds and blankets, and Quilts
out IN the bottom Of the little wagon,
and having put Miss Eleeta and the
sleeping j Ohanna gently upon them, he
drove slowly hOmeWard.
The next morning ne sailed forth
earlytO get stout woman who lived not
far away to come and ''clean things up
at his house and stay until his sister
had recovered from her rheumatism.
When he returned an hour later, Miss
Electa called him to her bedside, and
said to him in subdued voice, Glide
on, p" about the roam colt, I only wanted
to say that"
Gideon interrupted her with little
chucIzIe.
'Drat that colt % he said, but said it
cheerilY. ''Ihe troublesome critter fell
into that deep ditch by the big road last
night and broke his neck, and I'm glad
of it 70
$50 am I, Gideon, % said Miss EIeota,
feebly, as she closed her eyes and went
to sleep again in greater peace Of mind
than she had known for many months.
YOUTHS COmpQniOn.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28

the hoe (the westward hO) in order to
make them laugh forth heartily with
abundant harvests. The air is pure
and whisky Is abundant. Hostile In
dams are now quite scarce, 1t being al
most impossible to get enough for a
mess. Wild geese, water cress, pizen
weed, politicians, and the Salvation
Army thrive well here.
Farms in Nebraska are valuable, es-
peciaIly those on Earnam street in the
city of Omaha.
Omaha was founded by Fred Nye at
the close of the war. Nye, who is a
Spaniard by birth, with rich CASTLE
blood IN his veins, discovered the site
of Omaha by accident, and Immediately
started paper there, which was fol-
lowed by the arrival Of several thou
sand people who came there to sub
scribe for the paper.
In 1904 Messrs. Lewis & Clarke,
who were doing a general discovery
business, eamped at what is now Coun-
Gil Bluffs. They held a treaty with
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28

hostile Indians at this point. UndeF the
provisions OF which the Indians VzeEa.
firmly bound by those presents to
avoid killing the Nessrs. Lewis e
Clarke. They also decided a few coun-
ties to the white man In consideration
of twenty cents worth of beads and q
fine-tooth comb, to them Ia hand paid
1t Is thought that Nebraska was dis
covered by Coronado in 154I at a point
which is between Gage and Furnas
Counties
The Omaha Indians nov number
about 7, 600 souls, / was about to say.
but they have associated with the white
man so much that VIII Just say there
are /, 900 head of them. Some of them
at times fly in the face of Industry. The
Indian 6yf nature seems to reluctantly
part VIZ his Precipitation.
Lucien Fontanelle, born in New Or
leans about The year 1900. went to the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28
Getting Rich by Small Inventions.

"
The New Jersey man who hit upon
the idea of attaching a rubber erasing
tip to the end Of the lead pencil is worth
$500, 900.
The miner who invented a metal rivet
or eyelet at each end of the mouth of
coat and trOWsers pockets, to resist the
strain caused by tn carriage Of pieces
of ore and heavy tools, has made more
money from his letters patent than he
would have made had he struck a good
vein of gold bearing quartz.
Every one has seen the metal plates
that are used TO protect the heels and
sOles of rough shoes, but every one
dOesn't know that within ten years the
man who hit upon the idea has made
$3.50, 600.
AS large a sum as was ever obtained
for a y Invention was enjoyed by the
Yankee who invented the inverted glass
bell to hang over gas jets to protect
ceilings from being blackened by
smoke.
The inventor of the roller skate has
made 81, 900, 600, Notwithstanding the
fact hat his patent had nearly expired
before the value Of it was ascertained
in the craze for roller skating that
spread over the country a few years
ago.
The gimIet-pointed screw has pro-
duced more wealth than most silver
mines, and the Connecticut man who
first thought of putting copper tips on
the toes of hildren's shoes is as we'll off
as if he had inherited 81, 100000, for
that's the amount his idea has real ized
for him in cold, clammy coin.
The common needle threader which
every one has seen for sale, and which
every woman owns, was q boon to needle
users. The man who invented it has an
income Of $4,000 a yea from his inven-
ton.
A minister in England made $50, 900
by inventing an odd toy that danced by
winding it with string.
The man who invented the return
ball, an ord nary wooden ball with a
rubber string attached to pull it back,
made So, O0O, 600 from it.
The person who invented the most re-
cent popular toy. ''Pigs in Glover, % viii
be rich before the leaves turn this au-
tumn. He was poor last November
Pittsburgh Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28
a Correct Diagnosis.

George-Eh? You got engaged
last night? Gus, my old, my dear
friend, tell me how you did it. "
Gus-RealIy, hardly know my
self. Couldn't help it. just like fall
ing down stairs. was on the edge Of
a proposal, she gave me q push, and
there I was-engaged.
We'll. I haven't had any such ex-
perience. Every time I try to start.
my knees knock together, and my
teeth chatter, and my tongue cleaves. to
the roof of my mouth. I've tried q
dozen times TO pop the question to
Miss De Pink, and slumped every
time.
And did she let you sIump?"
eyes"
you are counting thewrong girl. -
Net0 York WeebIy
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28
NaEttg 80 SttsesILaag.
If WB WOULD.

If we.would but check the speaker
When he spoils his neighbours fame;
If we could but help the erring,
Ere we utter words of blame;
If we would, how many might We
Turn from paths of sin and shame.
All, the wrongs that might be righted
we would but see the wayi
All, the pains that might be lightened
Every hour and every day,
five would but hear the pleadings
OF the hearts that go astrayl
In each life, however lowly,
There are seeds of mighty good;
Still we shrink from souls appealing
With a timid ''if we COULD"
But a God who judgeth all things
Knows the truth is, ''if we would"
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West in 1924, where he soon began to
move IN the best Omaha Indian society.
circles. He was always invited to at
tend the best and most recherche scalp
dances, where he would trip the light
fantastic toe till "the wee sma' hours
anent the twa," as I read in a paper
once. 1t was not long, then, until Mr..
FOntanelle won the heart of young
Indian squaw. 1t was but the work Of
a moment to make her his wife. She
did not play on the piano at all and
so made him good wife. She was q
remarkable woman In many respects,
and as she walked through the spa
cious halls Of her home her footballs
sounded like game of beanbag at a
quiet social.
She dressed plainly in an army
blanket, and, in addition to her house
work, used to catch muskrats during
the winter. She became the mother of
five half-breed children. Her husband
| died in 1910 as a result of his efforts to
combine business with delirium ire
mems. Whisky at that time in Omaha
was often attended with fatal results.
1t would remove warts, cOrns, and
! buniOns. Mr.. FontanelIe used it FREE
| quentlY In order to afford exhilaratiOn.
! Finally it began to afford not only
! board and lodging, but also spectacu-
! lar entertainments, during one of which
! he suddenly expired leaving four sons
! and one daughter. Logan was finally
| killed by the Sioux, after having made
a good many experiments with the
! demon rum. Albert was a blacksmith
up to his death, since which little is
| known Of him. He was thrown from a
mule In a vertical direction, and when
| he struck the town his soul had fed.
/ The mules injuries we're slight. Te-
! cumseh was killed by his brother-in-
| law In a drunken frolic. He was a
! lovely character except when drunk.
/ When he was drunk he frequently said
! things which he afterward bitterly re-
! GREETED.
Mrs. FontaneIIe had the 1I-fortune
! to see one of her little sons coming
home from school with a spear inserted
in him one day, from which he died. She
found out that the deed was done by an
Iowa Indian.
She concealed an ak under her
blanket, and, telling him to look at the
beautiful sunlight which bathed the
entire landscape and flooded 1t with
glory, she spat on her hands, and,
swinging the ak about with great yigor,
buried it IN the center of the low,
coarse brute. Wiping the ak carefully
with her pOcket-handkerchie she re-
turned to her home and wrote up the
occurrence for the local papers, laying
blame mostly on the deceased for the
unfortunate affair.
Omaha is situated in the eastern part
of the State, her feet being bathed by
the waters of the Missouri. The Mis-
souri, carries quite quantity of Ne
braska down to Louisiana every year,
but replaces the loss by leaving large
deposits of Dakota IN the meantime.
The Missouri is quite wet stream,
however, compared with the Platte.
In August street-sprinkIeEs have to
run up and down over the parched
bosom Of the Platte.-BilI Nye, 59a St
Louis Post.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28

WEST or THE MISSOURI,
AND STILL DONG Tbs
WESTWARD Hol ACT.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28

A MONSTER toad, weighing sixty-six
pounds, and measuring nearly three
feet round the body, is said 10 have
been found at JuiIlac, France, and sold
for $3.50 to manufacturer at St
Etienne. It's croakng bears close
resemblance to the barking Of a dog
The inhabitants Of all the country
round have been pouring into Juiilac
to see the phenomenal animal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28
OIL FELL rRoH eRAcE.

Grace and Tom were coasdng, and
when ascending the hill, which was
steep and very icy, Tom slipped.
slid back, and finally fell
ssOh, p exclaimed Grace, swhab
backsli6ler you are -
ssOh, no p said Tom, Il only feI
from Grace. ''-F3d PHILADELPHIA Pres.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28

IL the gentleman who keeps q shoe
shop with a red head VIII return the
umbrella Of a Young lady with an ivory
handle he VIII hear of something to her
advantage
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-28
BILL NYE IN NEBRASKA.
rI4E GREAT HU1IORIsT DOING THIS
WESTWARD HOT ACT.

Nebraska Is Rich state, with Resources
on Every Hand FFIsioh as Yet Have Hard
Sy Been Tried or Fairly startsd-s0me-
thing About the IsarIy Settlers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-09
GIVE US MILLS"

SITTING BULL is something of sage
and philosopher, as well as warrior.
In his simple Indian way of stating a
philosophical truth, he lifts the scalp
from the Indian problem when he says:
''We want the whites to give US mill
to grind our own -four" What the In
dians want is something to stimulate
the ambition of the young men, and to
encourage them to acquire habits of in
dustry. That was the idea SITTING
BULL had in mind, for he added: "Then
the young men will be proud and will
work hard to raise much grain, so there
will be plenty for the children to eat"
The policy of the government in in
ducing the Indians to surrender their
reservations and accept lands in sew
crafty is to make farmers of them.
There is no encouragement to the In
dian to pillow and to sow and to reap if
he is to be placed at the mercy of the
spectators when it comes to selling his
farm products. There are plenty Of
white men in this country who can tes-
tify to that fact. When the Indians
are in a condition to make their bread
instead of being forced to buy it they
will experience feeling of independ-
ence that will incite their ambition and
stimulate them to industry. SITTING
BULL is right about it. The govern
ment should give them mills.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-09
CARRIAGE REMOVAL.

We are not grumbling for the sake of
grumbling, nor have we any DISPOSE
ton to create alarm where no danger
exists; but we say it emphatically be-
cause we are honest in the belief, that
the health of this city is endangered by
the lax system, or, rather, the lack OF
system, for garbage removal. There is
no more prolific breeder of pestilenee
than the swill barrel in hot weather, as
everybody knows: and yet, in spite of
our knowledge of this subject. and OF
the intensely hot weather we are now
enduring, one has but to take ramble
through the city to obtain the evidence
of the danger which we refer to. In al
most every locality of the city
you can detect the eff1uvia from the
swill tub in the atmosphere. Of
number of cases reported to this
Office it was found upon investigation
that in one instance a swill box in the
rear of restaurant had stood unemD-
tied for over three weeks, and during
that time the proprietor kept poarlng
his garbage into the box to run over the
sides, out across the ground into the
enclosures of his neighbors, and that
actually the whole earth for consider
able distance around was alive with
maggots. That, too, was in thlekly
populated part of the city. We will not
undertake to say how many other IN
stances of the same criminal negligence
may be found, but we do say that it is
the duty of somebody to protect the
health of our people.
In other cities they have a compulsory
garbage removal system, and we see no
reason why the same system should not
be adopted here. The only reliable
method is that which gives the health
department absolute control, and
where the garbage is removed at public
expense. Our experience in the past
has demonstrated that the contract sys-
TEN is worse than failure; and when
it is left to the option of individuals
how often the garbage should be re-
moved, we can count with reasonable
certainty upon the fact that certain
per cent of the population will make 1t
a point to have the swill barrel emptied
as few times as possible. What the city
should do is to provide its own teams
and garbage carts. hire its own force,
and then place the whole business under
entrol of the health department, with
authority to employ special officer to
superintend the work. In this way we
could have less expensive system. and
certainly one that would afford better
protection to the health of the city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-09
TWO DEMOCRATS ON THE LIST
President Edgerton Appoints the
Probate Commission.

President Edgerton Appoints the
Probate Commission.
Special to the Globe.
Sioux FALLS, OAK, July S.-The
feature Of to-day's session of the con-
stitutional convention was the appoint
ment by President Edgerton, of COM
mission to act with similar commits
sion from North Dakota to probate the
estate of the territory. Those appointed
were: A. q. Kellam, of Chamberlain;
V. T. McGillicuddy, of Rapid City; ii.
S. Neil. of Milbank; E. W. Caldwell, of
Sioux Falls; William Elliot, of Hurley;
Charles II. Price, of Highmore, and S.
q. Brott. The two last named are DEM
ocrats. The commissioners will leave
in the morning for Bismarck. Its duty
is to adjust the debts and assets; to pro-
vide for the disposal of the territorial
records and in short to act as probate
court over all of the late territory. The
ton raised by Price as to two
seventh-standard parallels. and if pos
sible settle the matter with an appeal
to congress. A large amount Of'land is
located between the two Standards, and
if North Dakota wants it as bad as the
South part does, the session of the COM
mission is likely to prove musical.
Charles E. Walls and A. j. Keith were
appointed pages for the commission.
The latter Is the son Of ex-Speaker 81.
H. Keith. President Edgerton an
nounced that he would appoint all
other committees tomorrow. During
the session Hagertie's new maps of Da-
kota and hangers were distributed
among the members, and also copies of
Longs legislative books. The cour-
tesies of the commercial club have been
extended to the members of the cOnven-
ton, who are regarded as the eity's
guests. The session to-day was less
than an hour in length.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-09
ON RICBBURG'S PLAIN.

JOHN L. SULLIVAN gets the diamond
belt, and with it the satisfaction of
knowing that it will be a long time be-
fore another person will have the
temerity to ask for public display of
his muscular powers. There are tricks
in all trades, even in prize fighting, and
thus the Richburg mill was spun out to
seventy-fve rounds when it might just
as easily have been settled in five.
This was probably done to make the
spectators feel that they were getting
the worth of their money, and at the
same time reconcile the gamblers to
their losses. But the most farcical
feature of the mill was the great amount
of buster by the governors of Louisiana
and Mississippi, who tried to create the
impression that they did not want the
fight to occur within the limits Of their
respective states, and then quietly
arranged it SO that no possible inter-
ference could occur. After their little
exercise up in the canebrakes of Mis-
sissippi SULLIVAN and KnRAIN re-
turned to New Orleans lastnight, where
the two popular idols INDUCED in their
favorite pastlme of giving a gorgeous
tint to the town. And in view of the
general interest taken in these pro-
ceedings, we are forced to inquire if a
prize fighter is the best product Of our
American civilization.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-09
FoURTH-CLAss POsTOFFICEs.

An occasional organ of the admins
tration attempts to defend its action in
turning out the fourth-claSS poStmasterS
at the rate of hundreds per day, on the
average, as not colliding with the decla-
rations of the Republican platform or
making farce of the pledges of the
president. 1t is conceded that these
positions are generally not very luera-
tive to the incumbent, do not require
great knowledge of political economy or
protracted experience; but the village
postmaster is quite an institution in his
sphere, and usually is force in poll
tics. A high authority recently asserted
that many members of congress owe
their positions to the fourth-claSs post
masters. The civil service does not
cover them, and they hold at the will of
the postmaster general. The defense
of the wholesale removals insists that
most of the changes are incidental, and
without party purpose, and that the
practice of the last administration is be-
ing followed. These assumptions are
not quite harmonious, and have but lit
tie fact to them. HARRISON told DE-
PEW the other day that he found two
thirds of the offices filled with Republi-
cans, and CLARKsoN is candid enough
to admit that his only object is to reward
Republicans.