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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-08
A Soft Answer.

We were married thirty-seven years.
In all that time my wife never gave me
a cross word. I shall never forget the
first time I found fault with her. It
was on Sunday morning, when we had
been married about two years. I found
a button off my shirt and threw it across
the room.
Sew button on" I said in a brutal
voice.
She was Christian. She got but
ton and sewed it on.
What did she say?" asked a small
woman with swapping eyes.
She asked my pardon, saying she
had had great deal to do, and forgot
It. Her gentle words almost broke my
heart. I could have gone down on my
knees to ask her forgiveness. She
made different man of me-"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-08
Sow Cure for Insnnitr.

A strange case of superstition was re-
Gently investigated before the coroner
of Bombay, India. A Hindoo mill
hand, named RAM Dali, had for some
time been suffering from swollen knee
joints and pains in various parts of the
body. He went to the mill to get some
wages due him, and on his return was
taken i'll on the road. He was brought
home on the back of friend in an al
most unconscious state, and placed in a
sitting posture, being held up by his
father. A man named Dec, who was
present, suggested that he was pos
sessed of q devil, in order to expel
which Dec swayed himself about in
front of the sick man, seized hold of his
hair, and demanded of the devil who
he was.
Not receiving a reply he struck the
deceased violently with a rattan, when
the latter fell back in a dying condi-
ton; but before his death another
friend took the rattan and beat the de-
ceased, both men swaying their bodies
to and fro, and protesting to be pos
sessed with the spirit of a god. The
hogging was intended to drive out the
devil. Dali died almost Immediately
without complaint. The widow mar
rated all the facts to the coroner and
described both foggings as being very
violent. The medical evidence showed
that there were several bruises on the
back. and an abrasion of the right hip,
but that the cause of death was hem
orrhage from rupture of the
spleen, which was probably not
due to the fogging. The jury
found a verdict accordingly, adding
that there was no evidence TO show how
the spleen became ruptured.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-08
Mhen a. Goes A.WooIne.

In some provinces in Holland, when
a young man wishes to ask young
girls hand in marriage, he goes about it
in the following manner: He buys
small, sweet cake, and, wrapping il up
in soft paper, proceeds to the hou of
his inamorata. Upon his arrival he is
ushered into the midst of the family
circle; without word, he walks up to
the young lady he wishes to make his
wife, and lays the cake on the table be-
fore her. The rest of the family affect
not to notice anything unusual, land
continue their work or reading; the
young man turns aside and talks to the
father or mother on some very ordinary
subject, keeping his eyes eagerly fixed
on the girls face while he is conveTs-
ing. If she accepts his offer she takes
up the cake and eats it. Sometimes,
though Dutch, she is coquettish, and
fortunes the young man by turn g it
over and playing with it, before she de-
cides to bite, and then enraptures him
by eating it to the last crumb. If, on
the other hand she wishes to havelnoth-
ing more to do with her admirer, she
quickly rewraps the cake in its covering
and puts it back on the table. In this
case the young man takes up the cake,
satisfied with his refusal, and with
"Vaarvoal byzamenp leaves the house.
A rejected proposal of this kind is al
ways kept religiously secret by both
families. An accepted sutton is prop
erly interviewed by papa, and is then
allowed a great degree of freedom with
his lady love; the Dutch in this reaoect
much more closely resembling the En-
glish than any other of the Continental
nations.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-08
Public speakers with Clean Faces.

DR.. David Swing urges preachers to
keep their faces clean shaver, because
the smooth face represents permaaenee
OF personal appearance, and because
deaf people in the audience understand
the orators meaning from the move
ments of his lips. The suggestion might
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-08
His Conscience rrlumphed at Last.

A man on an Erie train the other day
picked up from the car seat package
that the former occupant of the seat,
who had left the train at the last sta
ton, had forgotten. He looked at the
package critically, and then glanced at
the conductor, who was at the other
end of the train. He evidently thought
himself unobserved, for after a couple
of moments of reflection, he put the
package, which was q small one, into
his pocket, and then resumed the read
ing of his paper.
But his mind was not at rest. His
conscience troubled him. He tried a
number of times to read, and each
time removed the paper from his eyes
and gazed into vacancy, lost in medita-
ton. The conductor passed him, and
it made him uneasy. He moved about
nervously in his seat. Presently he
folded up his paper, put it in his
pocket, leaned his elbow on the win
dow-sill, and allowed his head to rest
in the palm of his hand. He was hay
ing a hard struggle. 1t would have
been interesting to know the drift of
his thoughts. Perhaps the question of
the value of the package entered them,
but it is to be hoped that it did not. At
any rate, his sense of justice triumphed.
He raised his head from his hand in a
determined way, and took the package
from his pocket. It was easy to see
that he was happier now that his mind
was made up. The next time the con-
ductor passed, he handed him the pack
age with the remark: ''Here is some
thing the lady who left the train at the
last station forgot. "-Nel0 York
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-08

be e1nenGest t. apply to al pnb!1c
speakers who desire to be thoroughly
well heard 1t IS matter Of expert
ence and observation that a long or
dropping mustache interferes to some
extent with the distinctness of spoken
words as heard, and bushy beard sur
rounding the mouth has something of
the same effect. Traveller.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-08

FIRST TRAAp-What have you been
doing, Jimmy? You look mighty tired.
Second Tramp--Thats just what am.
I've been looking at the picture of q
man saving wood.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-08
The Fly Escaped.

A Chicago man the other day aimed
blow at fly that was crawling on the
breakfast table. He missed the fly, but
his effort was not wholly wasted. He
knocked over his little boy, spilled the
coffee pot on the family cat, broke three
plates and q cup and saucer. and did
SO worth Of damage to the furniture
and his wife's feelings. This shows how
much Chicago man can accomplish
without half trying.-BaLsu Bee.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-08

SOME people are SO deIeately strung
that they perceive a sneer In the NEST
commonplace remark.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-22
THE BUDDHIST SATAN.
A Terrible Ec.ng EavIng Three Red and
VIII le Eyes AMI Like Attributes.

A Terrible Ee.ng EavIng Three Red and
VIII le Eyes AMI Like Attributes
Most Buddhistic temples in Corea
China and Japan are filled up with a
representation OF hell according TO
Oriental ideas; especially is this true
Of the temples ana pagodas known as
the Abode OF the Five Hundred Gods. "
To make this heiish idea more real it
is always placed at the end Of long.
dark hall dimly lighted, the uncertain
flicker of the lamps giving iema, the
god of hell. who black image towers
above the supposed horrors in the at
titude q! one whose sway is absolute,
the most hOrrjd aspect imaginable.
Yema sits upon massive throne, with
his pencil in hand ready 20 write ont
the sentence t.. to condemned. His
grim visagc L Of the sableSt OF sable
hues; his eyes are as large as saucers,
their color being mainly red and white,
their hideOus. stony oiurs not detract-
ing in the lags. from the dreadful
picture, even though you struggle
to convince yourself thai he whole
scene is funci(ul and ideal. But,
as il general dreariness Of surround
ings were not enough to cause
the Buddhistic devo.ee TO realize
the terrors of this ideal hell Yema's
features are horribly distorted and
malformed. His monster eyes OF red
and white are three in numboG his
nails are long and fieud-lille, H. has
hoofs horns and hair and is IN many
other particulars like tho Christian
devil, with the exception OF q spiked
tail. On either side OF this god of
hell sit two figures su posed
to keep records of the misdceds
of men, and in front says the
St. Louis Republic sits the execution
er, ready 10 cast the condemned into
perdition. He'll itself according 20
the Buddists, is even more terrible
than Christian nations suppose it 10
be. First the wicked are beaten into
jelly; secondly, they are dragged
limb from limb, chopped to pieces
pounded in mortar; mails, tongue
and eyes are gougcd out ana the body
sawn o, planned into varoua shapes
In the third stage they are supposed
to be beaten like animals in pen; the
fourth is the stage of great weeping,
and the fifth that of sorrowful lamon
tation.n In the sixth stage the bod,
is partly roasted. In the seventh ihe
unfortunate victim OF Iema is forces
to walk for ages oyer hills covegc..
with long needles. AT tho end Of tie
long and painful march the candida
for hell is thrown into the bottoml2s
/ NIT If nardition
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-22
OVER 800
THE HISTORY COMPANY,
THE HISTORY BUILDING,
72S Market Street, San Francisco, Gal.
Very Good ReNSona.

dots OF good farming land in this
country said the first stranger IN the
apology for a hotel in Il little Missouri
town,
''Yes?n qucpiod the second stranger
with yawn,
Sure. It's tho first time I've been
in this section, tut codldn help no.
ticing it, Splcadid crops could be
raised here. The first Granger was
enthusiastic,
lit would seem 50. Tho second
stranger yawned again.
But they don't kesp the farms Nh
they neglect them Tof lly. They're
satisfied TO make u bare living and
hardly do that continued the first
stranger.
1--we noticed it,
"Tle farms nreut worth much as
they are now Int Il seems TO me they
could be made valuable
'1h Y c3gld 5e.
II should think il would be a good
investment for an ca erprising man.
ut would be-
"Ihen VIII doe At somebody try
ftp"
Il nave
Nv hat was the matterH'
'Nativc8 woudlt g because they
we're too lazy 10 more away. And
stran en- Il ilig.,3 Il ,rugtrs long
I'd be Just nbolt ,3srr way. " Chi
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-22

Flower

The Hon. ]. w. Fennimore is the
Sheriff of Kent Co., Del, and lives
at Dover, the County Seat and Cap
ital of the State. The sheriff is a
gentleman fifty-nine years of age,
and this is what he says Il have
used your August Flower for sew
"eral years in my family and for my
Town use, and found it does me
"more good than any other remedy.
81 have been troubled with what l
call Sick Headache A pain comes
in the back part of my head first,
and then soon a general headache
until I become sick and vomit.
At times, too, | have a fullness
after eating, pressure after eating
at the pit of the stomach, and
sourness, when food seemed to rise
cup in my throat and mouth. Whea
81 feel this coming on if take 4
little August Flower it relieves
"me, and is the best remedy | have
lever taken for it. For this reason
az take it and recommend it to
"others as great remedy for Dys-
"pepsia, &c" O
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. S. A.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-22
Saws a Physician,

1T is best says Toledo phi @s.c,4a
Ito ride up in the elevator and wise,
coming down to take the stairs TX
going up hill, walking upstairs b.
work, and sometimes risky reai
fer people with weak lungs psaa'.i
respiratory organs or hear dis
But going downstairs hurt mob I,
but is good exercise; going down c@
brisk run is really good thing
shakes up the anatomy with al
ring the danger OF phgsic;l ave. !.
ton; this shaking up il good
internal mechanism, VII G..
ates, especially the liver
and the blood circulation.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-22
A PRISONER SIXTY YEARS.
An italian BriGand Liberated After a
Long Confinement.

Long Confinement.
Recently after sixty years Of impris-
onment, part of which was passed in
the prison hospital, the Italian bri.
gand chief. Domenico Nocchia was
liberated, and passed through Naples
to Rome, where. as he has no living
relative, he was placed in an asylum,
for he suffers from asthma and dis
case OF the leg.
This old brigand chief was born
eighty-three years ago near Viterbo.
where at IA years of age he killed the
syndic and his brother priest be-
cause he had heard they wanted to
have him arrested. After the murder
he fed and joined o band of brigands,
leading the life Of highwayman and
house breaker for some years, during
which, he asserts, more than a million
francs passed through his hands.
When he was at school previously
at Montefascone he had been the com
panion of Pope Leo. says the Fhila.
Telegraph, and, b ing n GOOD arith-
metician, was ut that early age made
to teach his fellow-schOlars When
he became q brigand he used to dress
like superior officer. and quietly fre-
auent the towns of Piedmont, Tuscany,
&c. OF the Neapolitan provinces,
only the Abruzzi were favored by his
visits. 1t was n sweetheart of his
who finally enabled the gcndarmcs TO
arrest him without shedding Of blood.
The price that had been set on his
head was 95, 900 francs, which the
gendarmes gained.
He was taken, together with five
companions, who were all beheaded;
but Nocchia was saved by Prince Or.
SIM, president Of the senate, because
when the prince had one evening been
stopped and robbed by the band,
Nocchia had set him free aud restored
all that had been taken. Nocchia was
however condemned to prison for life,
| but he did not cease to commit crimes.
In 1871, being veXed with the re-
proaches Of the chaplain because he
refused TO kneel and kiss the cruciiix,
Nocchia killed the priest by STRAIT.
| agem.
On July /, 1855, he had been irri
tated by a dentist failing TO extract {
torturing tooth. and had treacherOusly
sharponed large nail and killed The
dentist with two stabs. In 1866, hav
ing made complicated calculation o
all the expense of the Crimean wa
within ten days, while his prison com
panions had not been able to manage
it in a month, he gained prize of 81
scudi from the commanding colonel
Twice he tried to commit suicide
once ~ Pesaro, where he swallowed
blister that had been put on com
panion's arm, but, he said, withou
result as it was as if he had merel
eaten a pastry. The second time h
had cut vein in his arm but this
too, failed.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-22
HE HAIR

When not properly cared for, loses
its lustre, becomes crisp, harsh, and
dry, and falls out freely with every
combing. To prevent this, the best
and most popular dressing in the
market is Ayers Hair Vigor. 1t
removes dandruff, heals troublesome
humors of the scalp, restores faded
and gray hair to its original color,
and imparts to it silky texture
and lasting fragrance. BY using
this preparation, the poorest head
of hair soon
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-22

BENTON Lac. Co., Wis, Dec, '88.
Rev. J. @. Bergen vouches for the following:
James Rooney, who was suffering from st. Vttus'
Dance in its worst form for about Ia years, was
treated by several physicians without effect;
two bottles of Pastor Koen g's Nerve Tonic
cured him.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-22
The N..orld,s sss,cr..

According to an eminent German
statistician the world has had 2. $50
kings or emperors who have re;sned
over "A peoples. OF these soc were
overthrow, 81 were io.cea TO abdi-
cate, % committed su = Is 70 became
mad or imbecile, LOO weae killed in
battle, l23 we're captured BIZ the
enemy. 20 were tortured to death, iS+
were assassinated and iQ4 wero ex-
ecuted.
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-22

A Jealous boor once demonstrated
with Brahmin. You don't believe
in the true God " he said The Bcah-
mir shrugged his shoulders Very
sikel;,a he answered; "but il my Cox
couldnf la;si:c better gentleman 80
your God has made, ! w0Uld exchange
him for a black dog
The Coconino sun., 1891-10-22
Becomes Luxuriant

and beautiful. All who have once tried
Ayers Hair Vigor, want no other dressing.
Galbraith & Starks, Druggists, Sharon
Grove, KY, write: 1--WE believe Ayers
Hair Vigor TO be the best preparation Of the
kind in the market, and sell more of 1t than
of all others. No drug store Is complete
without a supply Of it,
81 have used Ayers Hair Vigor with
great benefit and know several other per-
sons, between 40 and 80 years Of age, who
have experienced similar good results from
the use of this preparation. 1t restores gray
hair to Its original color, promotes a new
growth, gives lustre TO the hair, and cleanses
the scalp of dandruif" - Bernardo Ochoa,
Madrid, Spain.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-01

President Harrisons Protege Dabbles D
Real Estase.

PRECEDENT larrison's frotege Dabbies In
Real Estate.
Nobody will be surprised TO learn
that Commissioner Raum Of the pen
sion bureau Is involved in another
scandal This time il is an investment
and building association Of which he
Is the president, and which has in
duced department clerks 70 invest
q good many thousands Of dollars In
a scheme that was to "boom" real
estate in suburb Of Washington,
but has 50 far brought in no returns
whatever. The indclicacy of q high
government official presiding over a
speculative venture of this sort, even il
il were managed honestly. is 50 gross
that the Willingness OF Raum to lend
the use Of his name is in itself sufficient
evidence that he is unfit TO preside over
the pension bureau. But this IS only
the latest OF long list Of discreditable
performances in which Raum has been
involved almost from the time he was
appointed II has long been . dis
grace to the nation that such . man
should be retained in so responsible a
position. but he seerns TO have pull
Of some sort which prevents the pres
ident from removing HIM. Y. Post
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-01
REPUBLICAN MlsRuLE.


Oross Mismnnagem ~ tho Governmene
Printing Once.
Between now and the meeting OF
congress next December over 900. 900
public documents win have hccn
turned over 70 the folding room o. the
house Of representatives 70 b. delivered
70 cx-members of congress.
The most extensive machinery for
waste maintained by the government
Is found in the government printing
Office. II has been entirely perverted
from its original uses II once confined
itself "a the public reports. Now its
business includes the incohcrcnt ram
blings Of any crank. enthusiast or inn
practicable fellow who happens to be
within the reach Of one Of the cxecu-
tive departments and can persuade
one Of its heads 70 get the matter print
ed as a public document There are
said to be now in print 10000 copies Of
new book on breeding horses. printed
for the personal use Of the members Of
congress. which no more belong in the
CT 'egory Of public documents than
would work on yachting Yet these
20. 600 books are 10 be sent free at the
public expense TO clubmen. horse
jockeys. liverymen. farmers or what
ever has the remotest promise Of vote
in him.
The government printing Office is
probably the largest establishment Of
its kind in the world and employs $500
people. Here tons upon tons Of matter
are set up which it is never supposed
that any human being will ever read.
embracing the dullest details Of ju-
dicial proceedings, tiresome specula-
tions On agriculture. complicated
charts. maps and plates, computations
in astronomy. and congressional
speeches without number which have
never been delivered. but merely dcsig-
mated by title to be flung to the printer
The expense of this department OF
waste. which was 81 .9s3, 40 in 1851, has
been steadily increasing. Next year an
expenditure Of s.. 500. 900 has been pro
vided for. and even this will doubtless
have to be supplemented by . deficiency
appropriation
The reckless waste to which the gov
eminent printing Office Is devoted Is
becoming greater and greater scan
dial. An annual outlay of S3.iai.6f9,
largely for books that scarcely any sane
man was ever known to read. is among
the most conspicuous Of the many meth
DDS By which the substance of the peo-
pie is systematically squandered away.
The public printing Office should be re-
stored TO its legitimate purposes Bos.
ton Globe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-01

The billion dollar congress- was
rebuked and rcpudiated by more than
million majority--one extra kick for
every thousand dollars squandered-
n. y. World.
Benjamin Harrison is rs good
Mckinley man as Mckinley himself,
and perhaps as great II would hardly
be worth while to choose between two
such men. Either would have to resort
TO blocks Of fivc.-Louisviile Courier
Journal.
The democratic party will neither
trade nor trucklc. IL is in . fight for
larger liberty for the people and II will
fight to win.no matter how many politi-
cal crowns are cracked BY the heavy
bludgcon Of principle il Is armed with
st Louis Republic.
The republican idea Of ultra-pro-
tcctive tariff as logically developed BY
the Mckinley bill has been decisively
condemned by the voters Of the country.
IL Is useless TO waste time in discussing
It. A short trial has been sufficient for
its rejection. and no one but q mailman
would dream of resting the future Of :
great party upon the notion Of building
yet higher Chinese wall around the
United STATES in this day and genera
ton of progress aud enlightenment.
Hence the prorninence Of islaine's policy
OF tariff favoritism As an cxpcdient TO
save from utter overthrow the party
whose cardinal doctrine has been rep
rotated by the people--N. Y. Star.
~.H ~.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-01
DOWN ON REEDS CONGRESS
Congressman Holman's Opinion OF the
Billion Bullies-


Billion Bullies-
Congressman Holman, Of Indiana,
who long enjoyed the enviable title Of
THE watch dog Of the treasury has
given some very suggestive ideas on
past and future legislation. especially
on that perpetrated by Reeds congress.
to correspondent Of the New York
Times He characterizes the last con-
gress as the worst in the history Of the
country, and such an opinion. coming
from . man who sat in thirteen con
crosses and always enjoyed an unim-
peachable reputation for honesty.
must carry with il great weight Mr..
Holman regards the standard ofcxtrava-
gance set by Reeds congress as partic-
ularly dangerous a. a precedent An
enormous amount Of rascality may be
done in the future without in the least
equaling the standard established by
the band Of thieves who robbed the
treasury under the leadership Of Reed.
The expenditures for the first fifty
years Of the government amounted q
very little more than those Of one year
Of Reeds congress- Mr. Holman is Of
the opinion that the mail subsidy law
will cost the country some thirty mil.
lion dollars in the first decade. and that
without helping American trade in the
least The Pacific Mail Company. which
Is largely owned by foreign capitalists,
will be the principal beneficiary of this
steal. Had the other bill. far worse
than the one in question. passed. il
would be almost impossible 70 estimate
the frightful drain on the treasury Il
would have caused.
Fifty-second congress will take promp'
action TO repeal this mail subsidy steal
and that the house will send 20 the sen
ate bill reducing duties and increas
ing the free list He also believes in
the passage Of resolution TO amend
the constitution requiring the election
Of senators by the people. However
economical the next congress may be, II
will be extremely difficult for il to bring
back the expenditures Of the govern
ment TO their former reasonable stand
ard. Reeds congress has taken
means. ~ far as was in is power, e
cripple In successor in the line o.
economy. especially In the line Of pen
sions. II will require heroic treatment
20 deal with that one fertile source o.
extravaganza alone. But there will b
one consolation. that the next demo
cratic house viii thoroughly investi
gate the branded Raum and will moi