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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
THE TrppLERg GrvEAwAY.

A Hos Stomach Makes Dry Lips and Indi.
Gates Alcoholism.
I have given up prescribing for ladies who
are victims of alcoholism. says St. Louis
physician. One of the Globe Democrats To-
cal gossipers recently spoke of the amount
of suffering caused by drink as far greater
than generally imagined, and the same
might be said about tipping in high or aris-
tocratic circles. One Of the symptoms Of
victim to whisky is continual moistenIng
OF the lips with the tongue. Under normal
conditions nature provides for this, but
when the stomach and throat are overheated
by alcohol the lips get so parched that the
tongue has TO do frequent duty.
Men who drink to excess generally smoke
or chew tobacco, and thus avoid the trouble
which is SO very prominent and tiresome to
fair creatures who drink freely.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
ACCUSING THE DRuNK.
One Of the Safest Treatments is Pinching
Under the Arm.

One Of the Safest Treatments IL PInehing
Under the Arm.
The best way to arouse drunken man is
to pinch him under the arm, says police
officer in the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
found drunken fellow lying across the
track at Tenth and Morgan streets late one
night, and it seemed impossible to arouse
him. dubbed him over the soles of his
feet and rolled and shook him, but he lay
as limp as rag. just then an old gentle-
man came along, and suggested that pinch
him under the arms.
The effect was electrical. I had him
awake and fighting mad at once. On au-
other occasion Sergeant Pierce tried the
same experiment on sot at the Fourth dis
trict station, who was delaying the Black
Maria. The man stood it Tor awhile, and
then suddenly opened his eyes, and dealt
the Sergeant blow that would have Ielled
an OK. The treatment is dead sure thing;
fetches them every time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31

sure that the coast was clear, he passed
downstairs, crossed the little thoroughfare,
and knocked. The landlady told him that
Miss Bethune was upstairs, and upstairs he
went. The next moment a voice that he
knew well invited him to enter, and there
withal the young people found themselves
face to face.
"You are early" she said, with a little
smile Of welcome, as she stopped in her sew
ing;
frankly, 81 saw your father 60 out, and I
wished to speak with you alone. The fact
is, Maisrie," he continued, taking q chair
opposite her, have heard from America
to-day about that proposal I made-to get
some one to collect materials Tor your grand
fathers book; and the answer is rather q
strange one-I don't quite understand-per-
haps you can tell me something about it."
He hesitated, and then went on: "Maisrie,
1 suppose it never occurred to you that
that some one else in America might be pro-
posing to bring out similar book?"
She looked up quickly, and with q GER
tain apprehension in her eyes.
'Oh, yes, I knew. My grandfather told
me there had been talk of such thing.
What have you hesrd?"
He stared at her.
"You knew" said he. 'GThen surely you
might have told me 70
There was something in his lonesome
touch OF reproach-thst brought the blood
to her lace; and yet she answered calmly
and without resentment
"Did not tell you?-nor my grandfather
But perhaps neither OF Us thought it Of
much importance. 1t was only some vague
talk, as I understood, for everyone must
have known that no one was so familiar with
the subject as my grandfather, and that it
would be foolish to try to interfere with
him. At the same time have always been
anxious that he should get on with the book,
tor various reasons; and if you have heard
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31

to feel the sharp edge Of retrencbment.
Hotels which formerly supported an orches-
ira Of half dozen players-and two or
three dummies who worked the well-greased
joints of voiceless trombones-nave come
down to violinist, cornetist and maid
to pound the piano.
And the ''hop"--I will say only that the
hops at our hotel this summer were failures.
So, in the last week Of my stay, they got up
some tablesnx, BY way of variety. As ]
was known to have perhaps the most re-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
CAUSES FOR THE DELAYS.
1t is Structure Perfect in Detail
and a Credit to the City.
SOME OF THE ORNAMENTAL WORK.
How the Foundation Was Made Firm,
Though On Bed of Quicksand.
THE ARRANGEMENT OF TIE INTERIOR
WRITTEN FOR THE DrsrArcH.i

N t wo m or e
weeks the la 8 {
story will be laid
on the new Gov
ernment building,
just ten years a ter
Mr.. Kennedy of
Seven Seal medi-
cine fame, COM
mence6 to tear
d o W n t b e old
buildings on the
site. In the de-
cade natural gas
came into general
use, the city has
reached o ut its
arms and the pop
ulstion has great
ly increased. The
growth, indeed,
has been phenom-
email, and it is q
question now in
the minds of many
people whether
the building when
finished will be
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
AN UNEQUAL CONFLICT.

But I never could get up the courage
necessary to resist the head waiter. When
he beckoned to me invariably lell humbly
into his wake, and then he steered q straight
course for the chumps' table, where was
served by girl with hair so red that it kept
an old gray horse trotting back and forth in
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31
BEATING AND L1cHrINo.

What is badly needed at present is the
appropriation o. $4,000 for the heating,
lighting, etc. A bill was provided for this
purpose, but through an oversight of the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31

appropriations were made as follows: june
l6. 1880, $50, 600; March 8, 1881. $1o0, goo;
August z, 1882, 5000, 900; March 8, 1883.
$l25, 500. In 1885 the limit to the cost OF
the building was placed at 5, 800 600. In
1880 Mr. Kennedy, of Seven Seal fame, COM
menced the work of removing the old build
ings.
READY TO MOVE
The location Of the Offices for the Govern
ment officials has been made, and the plans
forwarded to Washington. The postoffice
will occupy the entire first floor. The Post
masters room will be in the end facing
Fourth avenue and Smithfeld street. The
Internal Revenue Office, the Custom
House and Pension Department
will be on the second hoor
The internal revenue Office will be on the
Fourth avenue side; the Custom House on
Third avenue and the Pension Office will be
in the rear. On the third floor are the two
United States Court rooms, clerks oficest
Judges rooms, District Attorney and
United States Marshal's Offices. The o nlted
States Engineer, Board of Examining Ply.
sicians and the principal Office of the signal
service will be located. On the fourth
floor will be four petit jury rooms, two
grand jury rooms, United States storage
room for models and patterns OF subjects un-
der litigation. On the & tn will be located
the dormitories Tor the men In the postal
railway service, the boiler inspectors room
and signal service work ng room.
JAMES A. ISRAEL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31

The Near TbtOer. large enough to
accommodate the extensive business or not
BE that as it may, the public will be glad to
get the building in finished state with its
present dimensions.
The ancient and modern history of the
structure since il was FIRST talked OF would
fill several volumes. Songs have been sung
and jIbes flung with wanton abandon at the
slOwness of the work, but after all there are
many extenuatiug circumstances and numer-
Gus causes for the delay that the people do
not know or understand.
A GRAND STRUCTURE.
When Inspector Pattison was approached
for some information yesterday about the
architecture o. the new postoffice, he said:
81 wish you would say to the people OF Pitts
burg that when this building is finished it
will be one of the finest most substantial
and ornamental structures OF all
the Governments houses. The people who
stop long enough to examine the architect
ure ia detail will be surprised at it's beauty
. and delicacy of finish. The time is looming
When impatient Pttsburg will be proud
th1s building, and future generations will
commend the enterprise and far-sightedness
of their ancestors. That it required ten
years to build it will be .orgoteen, and we
are doing everything possible now to hasten
the work"
The Pennsylvania Construction Company
is responsible Tor the present delay. That
company commenced last spring to put Oh
the roof and said it would have it finished
in 35 days, but if it completes the job by
November il will do well. The third foreman
is being tried now, and be doesn't seem to b,
muen o. an improvement on the other two.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03
sAvHp ~ PASS.
Why the Hannibal and St. Joe
Road Was Never 1Golested by
Robbers.
Fort Worth Gazette.

Fort Worth Gazette.
The following story has started on
the rounds, and will no doubt find It's
way into all the leading newspapers
in the country:
During the reign of the James
Brothers in Missouri 1t was observed
that, the trains of the Hannibal and
st. Joe road were never molested by
the James boys or their banditti.
Trains on every other road near
Kearney or Kansas City were periodi-
cally robbed. The st. Joe. road seem
ed to be invariably protected from
visits. It was all due to an annual
pass. One day while in the Office of
the general superintendent Of the
road at Hannibal a reporter saw the
list of parties to whom annual passes
were issued. Among the number was
the name Of Mrs. Samuels, of Kear-
ney, Mo. This station is a primitive
/ settlement OF houses that resemble
match boxes whitewashed. The place
is known to history, however, as the
home of Jesse and Frank James. the
famous outlaws.
How IS that?" was asked the sup
erintendent in establishment, when It
was recalled that Mrs. Samuels was
none other than the one-armed step
mother of the noted train robbers.
MY dear boy" responded the rail
way official, with a suave smile and
an exuberant twirl of his massive
watch chain, shat annual pass saves
the st. Joe road thousands Of dollars,
and our trains, as you know, are
never moIested by the James boys.
We have carried her for years, and
will continue to do so as long as we
turn wheel. She has the only life
pass on the road"
Not long afterward, when Frank
James was pardoned and walked
around Kansas City he was asked
about the little incident and respond
ed feelingly:
Nv g never boarded st. Joe. tram
just on that account. The kindness
shown our crippled mother and the
refusal of the road to run a special
train Of Pinkerton men to surprise US
touched the hearts of both Jesse and
myself That is why we never both
cred that road"
This shows what an annual pass
will do in some cases.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03
Whv Thev Advertise

The mau who conducts his business
on the theory that it doesn't pay, and
he can't afford to advertise, sets up
his judgement against that of all the
best business men in the world. With
a few years experience in conducting
a small business on a few thousand
dollars Of capital, he assumes to know
more than thousands Of men whose
hourly transaction aggregate more
than his do in q year, and who haye
made millions by pursuing a course
that he says doesn't pay
IF advertising doesn't pay, why is
it that the most successful merchants
of every town, large or small, are the
heaviest advertisers? If advertising
doesn't pay. who does the most bust
ness? If it doesn't pay to advertise,
why do the heaviest business firms in
the world spend millions in that way {?
Is 1T because they want to donate those
millions Of dollars to the newspaper
or magazine publisher, or because
they don't know as much about bust
ness as the six-for-a-dollar store
keeper in a country town, who says
money spent in advertising is thrown
away or donated to the man to whom
it IS paid? Such talk is simply ridic-
ulous. and it requires more than the
average patients to discuss the prop
osibion Of whether advertising pays or
not, with that kind of man His
eomplacent self eonceit in assuming
that he knows more than the whole
business world IS Iaughable, and re-
minds US of the man who proved that
the world doesn't revoIve by placing
a pumpkin on Il stump and watching
It all night.-Nelg York Su95.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03
congressman Turner Talks.
To the Editor of the Capital.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, [. S,
WAsHIN GTON. D. O., Dec. 3. 80.

To the Editor of the Capital.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,, [. $,
WAsHIEGTON D. C., Dec. 3. 80
Referring to the matter of resub-
mission in our state, I can not under
stand how men with sober judgement
can possibly be led into any such trap.
The only hope of democratic sue
cess in our state is by disorganizing
and demoralizing the present ranks
of our party. The democrats are ever
on the alert to take advantage of every
available condition to accomplish this
purpose.
If the question Of resubmission is
made an issue of our party the dis
turbance may be made sufficiently
severe to drive the extreme advocates
Of resubmission into the democratic
party. After every battle within our
ranks they succeeded IN picking up
some stragglers and gaining more or
less advantage in the state.
This movement of resubmission is
prompted by this spirit alone, and
can not succeed or even cause any
serious trouble.
The great thinking masses of the
party in our state possess a moral
character that is impregnable to any
such covert attack
Tt viii be but a short time until the
few from our ranks who have enlisted
in the cause Of resubmission viii find
their efforts futile and the cause for
which they now murmur viii be for
gotten.
Great moral reforms do not move
backward. Prohibition viii remain
so long as moral influences prevail.
Yours truly. e. j. IUBSEB.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03
Is conaumptIon IneurabIg.

Read the following MIR. c. Il. Nor
ris, Newark, Ark. says: 'sWas down
with Abscess Of the Lungs and friends
and physicians pronounced me an in
durable c0psumptive. Began taking
DIR. Kings New Discovery for cOnsumB-
tor, am now on my third bottle, and
able TO oversee the work on my farm.
1t is the finest medicine ever made.
Jesse Ai5ddleWaTt. Decatur Ohio.
saws ssEiad it not been for DR. Kings
New Discovery for consumption I
would have died of lung troubles Was
given mp BY doctors. Am now In best
of healbh' Try it. Sample bottles
free at q, W. BickfOrd's drug store.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03
LINooLN sKINNnD HIM.
How the Martyr President won an
Old Woman's Suit.
Globe Democrat.

Globe Democrat.
IF I can free this case from tech
nicalities and get it properly swung
to the jury I'll win It. Abraham Lin
coin used to say, when confident of
the justice Of the cause he represent
ed, He was weak in defending a
wrong case, for he was mentally and
morally too honest to explain away
the bad points of a cause by ingen-
ious sophistry.
Instead of attempting to bolster up
such a cause, he abandoned If. Once
he abandoned a case in open court
beng convinced that it was unjust.
A less fastidious lawyer took MIR. Lin
coins place and won the case.
Nh. Herndon, in his Life Of Lin
coln,' tells a story which exhibits his
ability in getting a case he believed in
properly swung to the jury"
A pension Agent, named Wright,
secured for the widow Of a revolution
airy soldier a pension of $500. OF
which sum he retained one-half as
his fee. The pensioner, a crippled
old woman, hObbled into LincOIn's
Office and told her story. 1t stirred
Lincoln up; he brought suit against
the agent, and on the day of trial
he said:
81 am going to skin Wright and
/ get that money back"
He did so. The old woman told
her story to the jury. Lincoln, in his
/ plea, drew a picture of the hardships
| of Valley Forge, describing the sol
diers as creeping bayefooted over the
ice, and marking their tracks by their
/ bleeding feet. Then he contrasted
| the hardships of the soldiers endured
/ for their country, with the hardened
action of the agent in fleeing the old
/ woman of one half of her pension.
] He was merciless; the members Of
the jury we're in tears, and the agent
writhed in his seat under the castiga
ton of Lincoln's denunciation. The
jury returned a verdict IN her favor
for the full amount, and Lincoln
made no charge for his services.
His notes for the argument were
unique:
mo contract-Not professional ser
vices-Unreasonable charge Money
retained by DeFt not given by Prff-
Revolutionary war-Describe Valley
Forge privations- Ice-Soldier' bleed
ing feet-PPf's husband Il Soldier
leaving for army-Skin Close
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03

An English journal puts the liquor
problem in this form; Twenty-Five
snakes running through the streets
that's free whisky. Twenty-Five snakes
gathered INTO a box in which twenty
five holes are made authority of the
court-that is low license. Ten holes
are closed and the snakes get out
through the other fifteen that's high
license. Drive all the snakes over to
the next village that's local option
Kill all the snakes that is prohibi
ton.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03

We are living in an age that never
had its mate for political, social and
religious ferment. Most Of the great
movements Of the past worked them
selves out almost unconsciously. The
events that history compress into a
chapter were spred out in reality. over
so long time. that even the actors in
them scarcely realized that anything
unusual was going on. But now ma
tiOns, governments, social systems and
creeds are dissolving and recreating
themselves under our very eyes.
Every man old enough to vote is a
patriarch in experience. He has wit
messed more changes a hundred times
over than Methusaleh ever dreamed
of in all his thousand sleepy years
Osborne Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03

The political influence Of the liquor
business enables it to defy our laws.
1t can buy anything that is opposed
to deeency or good morals IN return
for that influence. 1t has thus Sc
cured in this city a government that
is subservient to ITS viii and the neg
alive influence of two daily papers
neither Of which is free to denounce
its fragrant disrespect of the law.
,DenceF NelUS.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03

Woman's suffrage has gained an
important advantage in the four new
states that haue recently been admit
ted. la all of them women are al
lowed to vote with some restrictions.
1t will be strange Of this movement
should it gain its strongest foot hold
IN the wild and woody West. ''-Ec.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03

A Chinese newspaper has entered
upon its two thousandth volume It
has lost pretty much all of its original
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03

There is nothing parents should be
so careful about as selecting a cough
syrup Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup
costs no more than the cheap and IN
feri0r nostroms thrown On the market.
The best is none too good. so be sure
and get Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup.
We keep it on hand at all times S.
S. FISHER Il Co, druggists. 12-z-Iyr.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03

An amusing story is told OF a
wealthy old lady who had frequently
expressed her intention Of leaving all
her money to her fayorite servant.
One day the servant was sitting in the
kitchen talking with her sweetheart
when she said: Il wish the old lady
was dead ]"
a parrot which belonged to the lady
had overheard this wicked remark,
and every time the mistress was in its
presence cried: Il wish the old lady
was dead" The lady getting annoy
ed at hearing it so often. went to her
minister and told him about il, upon
which he promised to send a parrot
Of his. which was very religious one,
to stay beside her for a day OF two,
and see If it would convert it. This
was done, and the lady going into Che
room where they we're kept a few
days after was rather taken abaek a5
hearing her own parrot crying out, =
wish the old lady was dead and the
minister responding ln solemn tones,
'Amens amen
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03

Where is my boy tonight. You
are his father or his mother, and If
you wish to lay your hand on your boy
within five minutes any night, you
wouldn't know which way to turn.
He IS on the streets somewhere, but
just where, with whom, in what en-
gagged, what plotting, or executing for
the shrewder ones who plot for hIm,
you could not tell for the life of you.
He has a good home and he ought to
be there at night. He desires to be
somewhere else with the boys and you
lack the moral courage to insist that
he shall be where be should be. You
hope that he viii escape the pitfall,
but you know the chances are against
him Why don't you do the boy the
kindness to keep him at home Of
nights. The time viii come when he
will thank you for it, or reproach you
for not doing it. -Lotbrop Monitor
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03
RUCkLEN,s ARNICA sALvE.

The best salve IN the world for cuts,
bruises, sores. ulcers. salt rheum, fever
sores, letters, ehapped hands, chill
blains. cOrns, and ali skin erupGOBs
and positively cures piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t Is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. Tor Sale by
q W. Bickford.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03

The Times says Plainvil1e is doing
more building now than moss Kansas
towns.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03

Hoxie people VIII make another ef
fort In the spring to secure the ex-
tension of the Central Branch TO their
town
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03

The business men of Smith Centre
are agitating the question OF putting
in a fifty-barrel flour mil. All that
is asked Of her people is a bond Of
8. 0g0.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03
AGRA BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Christian Church ........F f. P. Franklin. Pastor.
Congregational Church .. Rev Davis Pastor.
General Merchant .............. Arthur GiIlis
General Merchant ............ Mrs X. kauders
Hardware snd Implements -. Smedley & Strain.
Billiard II Il &C.,. .. o.. .......... Gilbert Clark.
c. K. & n. Land Agent. go. c. II. Turner.
Notary, Collections, Farm Loans..W. I. Wands
Agra House...... ..... wv. B. Capps Prop
Livery and Feed Stable Nv. B. Booz.
Blacksmithing and Livery Stable John Wilson
Meat Market ........ ..... ..Merifeld & Moore.
Commercial Hotel. 800. Mrs. Miller.
Grain, Lumber, Coal, and
Live Stock ............. ". ii. Barney i Co..
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-01-03
PrairieView Business Directory.

Notary Public ............ ......JAooB PoPPEE.
Justice Peace and Notary Public, D. D. BE8LIs.
Druggist and Physician. ..........H C. SPRAGUE.
General Merchants. ........ PePPEN & VAN DIEsT.
Logan Lumber Co, Manager. 80 j. ". Bowman.
Harness Dealer .......-.-.....W SI. HUEDERNAE
Livery and Feed Stable. ..........J JOHN CU2uNGs.
Hardware and Implements o.. 81. S. FARMER
Blacksmith Shop ......... VINzEET BoLTE.
Flour Store. ............ ...- Mrs. Il. HODGINs.
Carpenter and Contractor. G. ZEIEEs
Commercial HOTEL. ...........L. 0. FAEsLER.