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FRoWTS AND SMILES.

Mrs. Briggs would own 10 ~. roi
she was one of these high nosed,
domineeriDg females, who pretend to
an almost superhuman foresight, and
believe they can read character as II
it were an open book.
II never was so disappointed in a
girl in my life" said Mrs. Briggs. Il
thought she had some grit about her.
But therel l might as well have an
old dish-rag in my kitchen as Meta
Milton !"
Meta, herself, if the truth was to
be told, was equally disillusionized.
She had fancied that life in the coun-
try was all roses, new-mown hay and
nightingales and when it came to
getting up at day-break, churning by
the halt hour in a misunderstanding
cellar, scrubbing kitchen floors and
baking hot cakes for tableful of
shirt-sIeeved farm hands, she was
completely taken aback.
There were no lanes wherein to
linger at dusk (Mr. Briggs was a
great deal too careful of his land to
let airy part of it run to waste),
no picturesque old well-sweeps or
ivy-clad ruins.
Cabbages grew in rows onion
patches flung their perfume on the
air, and directly in front of the main
door there was field of monster to-
bacco leaves.
sand eff you've got any time to
spare" said Mr.. Briggs, "you'd bet
ter lay it out in pickin' them plaguy
big worms off the terbacker, instead
O. cuttin' around the county arter
wildfowers.
Meta had been a shop-girl in a
Bridgeport store before she came to
her Cousin Briggs. Her health had
failed; the doctor had advised coun-
try air, new milk and change of
scene.
Mrs. Briggs, on being written to,
had unwillingly consented that Me-
ia should spend the summer there.
"She must be poor cretur, If
she can't earn her board and a little
more into the bargain" said Mrs.
Briggs, who was one of those grip
ing, grinding task-mistresses who
think of trade and profit alone.
But Meta had not passed tri-
umphantly through the ordeal. Per-
haps she had not fully regained her
strength. Perhaps she had become
discouraged with the endless tread
mill of work which Mrs. Briggs pro-
yided for her.
She was pale, pretty girl, with
fair hair, large, sorrowful blue eyes,
and color that came and went with
a Pickering brilliance.
Sand it's my opinion" said Mrs.
Briggs, who was IN the habit of fly
ing around the house with her head
tied up in cotton pocket-handker-
chief, shat she spends deal too
much time fixin' up and primpin'
before the g.ass-white lace at her
neck every day and ribbon bow
and white aprons of an afternoon.
Checked bingham IS good enough
for me and it ought to be for her."
At the end Of the first month Mrs.
Briggs told Meta with engaging
frankness, that she had not proved
equal TO the emergentcy.
81 guess we don't want you here
no MORE" said Mrs. Briggs. "You
amt got no more strength than rab-
bit, and, anyway, there amt no cal
culation about you. You may do
very well as store gal, but you
won't never earn your bread at gen.
eral homework"
Meta sighed.
"But what am l to do? said she
Where am to go p
"That's your affair."" said Mrs.
Briggs.
And then she went to take her
bread out of the oven.
John Perkins, the nephew of the
LA Innnnr, ,mhr. lirnd Il, A.
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This was rather hard on John,
who had always been taught to re
gard himself as his uncle's adopted
child.
But be was too proud to sue for q
rich mans favor.
'.Just as you please, sir" said he.
"But won't you let me bring Meta to
see you?"
mo, I WON'T said the deacon.
"0h, Join, I've ruined you i, said
Meta, when he came back to tell the
tale.
''Ruined me, puss ~ said he, cheer
fully, snot bit ofitl You've been
the making of me. 1t amt good for
nobody to hang on the coat-skirts OF
( rich man. Pm more independent
now than | have been for ten years.
If Mrs. Briggs will let us stay here
for few days"
II couldn't possibly said Mrs.
Briggs, freezing visibly. III your
good, pious uncle discountenance
you, it amt for me to set myself up
ag'in his judgment T"
every well,' said John; Farmer
Drake wants d hand to clear up the
maple hills this winter-I'll engage
with him. My Meta shall have a
good home somewhere !"
When Mrs. Briggs heard that John
Perkins had rented the little one-sto-
ried cabin by the railroad, and fur
nished it for his bride, she shook her
head forebodingly.
off Meta can put up with hole
like that, she amt no proper pride"
| said she.
But Meta was as happy as lark.
It was an humble home, but it was
her own. And John came home to
it every night, with a face as cheer
full as the dawn.
81 wish it was palace, puss, for
your sake,' said he.
II couldn't be happier, John, if it
was" Meta brightly answered.
"And you don't mind your Cousin
Briggs passing you on the street.
without speaking to you ?"
mot in the least, ifyou don't mind
Deacon Perkins returning your let
tiers unopened"
"He is an ill-tempered old crab,' =
said John with hearty laugh.
| "And she,' merrily retorted Meta,
"is venomous old gossip"
| While the public opinion of Yellow
Plains unanimously condemned Mr..
and Mrs. Perkins to the poor house
in the course of brief time.
HE hasn't cent of capital said
one neighbor.
"Buys bakers bread, and makes
her pie crust with butter instead o.
drippin's," said Mrs. Briggs. did
any one ever hear of such shiftless-
ness !? l for one, wash my hands of
them"
Until, one day, Deacon Perkins
died sitting in his chair, with his
spectacles on his nose.
"We'll go to the funeral, Meta
said John to his wife. "Of course he
has left all his money to the Gatta-
wooche Indian Mission, as he al
ways said he would. But he was my
uncle after ALL"
every well" said Meta. 'we'll go.
| All the neighborhood was there of
course. The richest man in Yellow
Plains did not depart this life every
day. But every one looked coldly
upon the young couple as they enter
ed, and Mrs. Briggs studiously evad-
| ed them.
When the burial ceremonies were
over, Mr.. Briggs .sidled up to the
lawyer, little fat man, with shin
ing bald head and white mustache.
"It's about the mortgage, Squire
Coyte," said .he. "That one that
Deacon Perkins had on our farm. /
do hope the Gattawooche Indians
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07
Patents Granted

to citizens of Kansas during the past
week and reported for this paper by
@. A. Snow & Co., Patent lawyers OPP
posite U. S. Patent Office, Washing
ton, D. @.
F. Allen, Kansas City, railway sig
washing machine; Frank J. Case, Ar
ringtOn, broom; M. S. Clark, Toronto,
shears, button hole cutter, ETC.; Jehu
w. Davis, Leroy, door spring; Thos,
K. Hansberry, Norton, door check; b.
E. Heacock, Strawn, Tool; j. w.
HIle Valley Falls, egg tray; B. J..
Krapf, LeavenwOrth, lamp shade; H,
LOngwOrth, Beloit, stalk fodder har-
vest; M. D. Miller, Leavenworth, oil
burner; E. F. ShOlder, Fort Scott,
post hole digger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07
MEMORIAL DAY

Decoration day was appropriately
and perhaps more generally observ-
ed in Phillipsburg this Both of May
than ever before. The weather was
delightful and everything passed off
tremendously. From early morn till
the setting sun had passed out Of
sight could be seen in every direc-
ton the stars and stripes futtering
to the breeze, reminding one that
'once again the changing seasons
brings the nations sacred day" The
program was fully carried out, and
promptly at 1870 p. m. the old vet
Grams formed in line near G.. A. r.
Hall and marched to the Presbyter-
ian Church under charge Of Post
Commander Frank Strain The
Church was beautifully decorated.
Long before the services commenced
every seat was occupied and the hall
and isles filed to overlooking. Ex-
ercises commenced with music by the
band, followed by an appropriate
song by the choir. After the impress
sive public services of the Post, Com
mander Frank Strain announced the
memorial address by Rev. A. D.
Beckhart, pastor of the NJ E. Church.
Rev. Beckhart, spoke for an hour
and his words of historic events and
pathetic "reminiscences of the war
were very touching. After services
a procession was formed in the fol-
lowing order Band, Sons of Vet
rams, G.. A. R. Post, School Children
and Citizens, bearing flags and flow
ers, marched to Fairview Cemetery
where, by the direction and in ac-
cordance with the forms and cere-
monies Of the G. A. R. Post, the
graves of the departed comrades
were again made fresh by the flow
ers that bloom in the spring.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07
BIG CREEK.

A fine trip to Dana last Saturday;
the crops all along the road looked
the foliage on the trees out
in full splendor, and more seeding
and planting done than in any two
years previous. What is more, no
one in these parts are enviOus of the
poor Oklahoma Boomers; nearly every
body is cOntented and looking for
ward to a bOuntifuI reward for their
labor. Some of the young people
of Pleasant Valley were at Phillips
burg last Sabbath to attend the Mem
orial services James johnson has
a fine patch Of red clover in bloom
These fine rains are doing a vast
amount of good. Miss Vitula Dren-
non, of Dana, was visiting her brothers
Messrs. Albert and Franklin Dren-
non last Saturday and Sunday.
PENCELING.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07

The theory that the climate and
rainfall in western Kansas can be i'm
proved by building dams across
ravines, and thus forming ponds in
which water will be stored. is exc;f-
ing general interest throughout the
state. The Champion has great con
idence In the theory. It will cost
very little to try it. Nearly everv
farmer, at the expense of a few days
labor, can build such a storage. pond
There are few farms In Kansas on
which some natural depression of the
surface viii not afford a good loca-
tiOn, and the labor of a day or two
viii throw across its outlet an en-
bankment Of brush and dirt that will
stop the flow Of water during rainy
periods. The experiment ought to
be tried, not by a few farmers but by
alL-AtcbjSOH Champion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07

Given one good crop and the farm
ers of Kansas would be on excellent
footing. The people of Kansas are
hard up but not poor. The failure of
crops has initiated against the farm
er to the extent Of emptying his
pOcketbOok and causing him to draw
on his credit. He can thank his
stars he has credit. When a crop is
sold it will not take much to repair
the breaks in his credit, and fill his
pockets with good money. There are
a great many people in this world
much poorer than the Kansas farm
ers. In fact, where one is richer, ten
are poorer. The Kansas farmer can
farm on less capital than his eastern
brother He can care for a hundred
acres with the money his eastern
brother will have to pay for fertilizers.
-SdliHd Republican.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07

Cultivating corn is the order of the day
Small grain is looking splendid at present and
promises good yield.
John CASTILLO has 115 acres of corn which looks
very nice. He has some very fine graded Norman
horses and colts.
A Barg has bought Mr.. Burners rclinquish-
ment of the timber claim which has been so long
under contest between them.
Memorial services were held at Long Island on
the Both of May
j. E. Dodge is taIlingof going to Prairie View
to engage in the hotel business. He will also run
a meat market.
Miss Edith Finch and MISS Fife Burlington viii
attend the Normal the coming term.
A vast amount of Improvements, consisting of
fences and large fields of new breaking be
seen by visiting this locality.
John Brethomer is farming the Tracy place and
it looks well. John is a worker, r.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07

Il heartily agree with Bishop Pot
ter in all that he says about the early
days Of the Republic, and with him I
deplOre the existence of PIutOcracy
and all the other evils of our own
time, but there is no reason for gloom
or despair. Down at base, America
Is sound, firm, strong, great! And
the overwhelming majority OF the
people are honest virtuous, patriotic,
and viii work out every. problem be
fore them. Tell them what is wrong
and they will right it; point out the
evil and they viii correct 1t. But
you must give them time. and Jet
them talk the matter over, as. it were.
at town meeting. lanes Parton. BIZ
OgrdpheF Of Ar1drelU Jackson.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07

Here is what Horace Greeley said
of the kind of newspaper which he
approved:
I feel that journal loyal to its
convictions, yet frankly dissenting
from its party's course on a partIcu-
lar measure, if such dissent is nee
essary; openly and heartily advOcat-
ing the Party's candidates if they are
not shown to be deficient in capacity
or integrity; and ready to expose or
condemn unworthy conduct or incl
dental error on the part of men at
tached to its party; must be far more
effective, even partywise, than though
it can always be counted on to ap-
plaud or reprObate, bless or curse. as
the party's prejudicPs or immediate
interests may seem to prescribe"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at hirwin. Kansas, .
Irr-rn -, l.Eu

June 4th, 1889.
Notice is hereby given that the tOuOWin2-uam
settler has filed notice of his intention to make
final proof in support Of his claim, and that said
proof viii be made before Judge of the District
Court at Phillipsburg Kansas, July 18Th, 80, viz:
SAMUEL FOSTER PLUMMER,
He. No 2O349, Ne NE16 SW14 NEH section
4 town ?. range Il. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous residence
upOn and cultivation of, said land. VIZ;
L. A. Patteu. j. II. Burke, D. r. Potts and
H Brandon, all of Crow p o., Kansas
Any person who desires TO protest against the
allowance of such proof. or who knows OF any
substantial reason, under the law and the regu-
lations of the Interior Department why such
proof should not be allowed, vEl be given an Op-
Dor unity at the above mentioned time and place
to crOss-examine the witnesses of said claim II
and TO offer evidence IN rebuttal OF that submitted
by claimant. H. A. 1INt1E4-
-iuna T-GU Register
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07

John Wanamaker conducts his big
Philadelphia house on the profit
sharing principal. The other day he
made his semi-annual dividend, dis
tributing $44,182 among his employees
entitled to share. The amount di-
vided during the year was 100000.
It is not believed that he will conduct
the Washington house on the same
plan.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07

Hon. VIM. SpurIock. of Long Is
land, is mentioned as a possible can
didate for register of deeds of this
county, at the next county election.
From a personal acquaintance with
Mr. SpurlocB we think we might Sc
lect much worse timber to fill the Of
fee, with very little trouble -Kjrlcjn
chief.
Yes, we also have heard Mr.. Spur
locks name mentioned in connection
with the register of deeds office.
Should Long Island present the
name of Mr.. Spurlock for her candi-
date, she will be doing the sensible
thing. Besides being an excellent
citizen, he is a thorough business
man, and a fine penman, just the
kind of material to make a comDetent,
reliable servant of the peopIe-and
that's what the public want.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Kirwin, Kansas, No
,JUUe Sd. 1889.

LaEu UIuC6 at kITWIls hdIsilsl 7 No 5I4L
June Sd, 1882
Notice is hereby given that the foIOwing-nam-
ed settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and that
said proof Will be made before the Judge of the
District Court or in his absence the Clerk there
Of, at PhilliDsbUrg, Kansas on July 9Th, 1882 viz
HERMAN B. ABBOTT,
HE 1879 for the or sw or sec. IS, hf Sc or
sw or or Section % Town ,, Range II. He
names the following witnesses to prove his con
tinuous residence upon and cultivation of, said
land viz: jefferson ROBey. Michael ROney, Isaac
johnson and L. P. Johnson, all of Phillipsburg,
Kansas.
ANY person who desires TO protest against the
allowance of such DrGOf or who knows of any
substantial reason, under the law and the regu-
latiOns of the Interior Department, why such
proof should not be allowed, Will b. given an OPP
portunity at the above mentioned time and place
to crOss-eXamine the witnesses of said claimant,
and to offer evidence in rebUttal of that submit
ted by claimant.
june 7-6t. II. 4. YONGE, Register
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07

Some Of the papers say that a clear
miracle was performed in a church at
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, during the
great flood. The windows of the
building were crushed in, much fur
niture was swept away and destroyed
and everything submerged, but when
the waters subsidized one object re-
manned uninjured-the statue of the
Blessed Virgin Mary This is called
a miracle It may have been, but we
doubt 1t. If God were disposed to
work miracle 1t seems to US he
would have saved the lives of some
Of the innocent babies, mothers and
fathers whose bodies were crushed.
mangled and torn and hundreds of
them burned. Human being are
more sacred than a Iifeless block of
marble, though beautifully cut and
fashioned by the sculptor. There is
one horrible account of how a mother
was crushed and torn and killed and
as the timbers were grinding the life
out of her, a littl e one was born, only
to meet like fate and have its skull
crushed by floating timbers. They
were not saved by a miracle. We
have no disposition to sheer at any
bOdy's religious faith, but we believe
that if God were to exert his power
to work a miracle it would be in be-
half of his suffering children rather
than to protect an image-a Iifeless
piece of marble
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07
Call for Meeting Of Republican
Judicial Committee.

Not'ceis hereby given that there viii be
meeting Of the Republican Judicial. Committee for
the nth JUDICIAL District of the state of Kansas,
at the city of Oberhn, Decatur county, Kansas, on
the 18th day Of June, 1889, for the purpose Of
transacting such business as may regularly come
before it. Said district is composed OF the cOun-
ties of Phillips, Norton, Decatur, Rawlins and
Cheyenne; and it is earnestly requested that all
members Of the Committee be present at the time
and place above designated. C. A. LEWIS,
Secretary.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07

We learn from the Sugar Beet that
the beet-sugar factory at Grand Is
land, Nebraska, will cover two acres
of ground, and will cost $25O,0OO.
Farmers have taken contracts to
raise the beets, the company furnish
ing seed of the most approved quality.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07

The Smith Centre Pioneer says:
in looking over the assessors returns
on file in the county clerks Office we
see there are reported 1896 acres
sown to small grain and 1873, 800 acres
planted to corn this year in this coun-
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07
Letter List.

Following is a list of letters re
unclaimed IN the pOstofice
at Phillipsburg, Kan, June 6, '69.
John Mank Tom Hackley
VIM. RhOades.
Persons calling for any Of the above
please say advertised"
D. @. CLARK, p. NJ.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-06-07

Gen. James B. Weaver, the Green
back eZ-congressman from Iowa, has
opened up a law office in Oklahoma.