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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-15

toward me, and plainly visible. Next
1t was Capt. Timothy Punch, equity.
red-faced man, who sat helpless in a
chair on this quarterback. And now it
is you"
A sour smile curled the mans lips.
They haven't been quite above board
with you, SIR" said he. THE long and
short of it's this: Cap'n Punch was in
charge during the outward voyage right
enough; but he was took very bad with
govt month afore Rangoon was
reached, and the command of the vessel
was given to his chief mate-that there
gent as you see for'rards. The ship was
to sail home in charge of Mr.. Wilson.
but the port authorities say, No; Mr.
Wilson don't hold a certificate as mas
ter The ship couldn't be cleared till a
proper master was had. I was asked to
navigate the vessel home, and here I
am. So ye may take it from me that
I'm captain and nobody else"
We'll, said I, IF there's truth in the
saying that there's safety in numbers,
the passage should be comfortable and
speedy" and with that went below to
look after my traps.
The ship sailed an hour later, butt was
not until dinner time that saw what
we We're to expect, more or less, through
out the whole Of the long run to Eng
land. We were then at sea, the high
sun burning over our masthead, a hot
breeze blowing over the quarter and the
ship thrusting along under full breasts Of
canvas and wide overhanging wings Of
studding-sail. A bell rang to announce
dinner. and quilted the quarterback
for the cabin. On entering I found Mr..
Wilson las I still term him) seated at
the head of the table. Capt. Parfitt
followed me below and instantly ex-
claimed to Mr.. Wilson:
That's my place. You must clear out
Of that chair, please"
Il shall do nothing of the sort, said
Mr.. Wilson. I am master of this ship
by orders of her lawful captain. You
are an interloper."
Capt. Parftt turned pale and breathed
short.
Il am captain of this ship, said he,
and you are her chief mate. You will
go on deck, if you please, and keep a
lookout whilst eat my dinner"
Mr.. Wilson did not offer to move
merely eyed Capt. Parf1t with his extra
ordinarily stern face. Capt. Paritt
clenched his fists.
Gentlemen, said I, there must be
some remedy for this"
$50 there is, by God" roared Parfitu.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-15
oUTcAsTs FROM SOCIETY.
Queer People That Live on the Rivers OF
China.

Queer People That Live the Rivers O
China.
The origin of the Chinese river
population is shrouded in mystery.
According to one version it originated
from people who were convicted OF
treason, and who were declared IN
worthy Of residence on terra f1rma.
The people that live on the Canton
river are said to be descendants of a
certain Lu-Tsun, who was chief Of a
tribe and lived in the village of
Namku, on the island of Homan,
1900 years before our era. Lu-Tsun
was said to have been a general in
the Chinese army, and to have re-
belled after acquiring power and
authority. After many combats with
the imperial troops he conquered
Canton, where he maintained him
self as an absolute ruler for 80 years.
After his death his children were
prosecuted, and all of his descendants
were considered accused and soon
compelled to take refuge on river
boats.
Under the Yang dynasty the river
people were prosecuted and had to
pay a per capita tax. During the
reign Of Hunguins, the founder of
the Ming dynasty, all bOatmen be-
tween the ages of Is and As years of
age were forced to enter the army.
The Emperor Jungtshin, on the con-
trary, took a great interest in the
river population, and issued a procla-
nation in their favor in 1870, grant
ing them protection in every respect.
In spite of this proclamation, how
ever, the river folk were, and are
still, looked upon as pariahs. They
are prohibited from intermarrying
with the people living on land, and
their sons are excluded from literary
examinations. Their wives are con-
temptuously called water birds" by
Iandsmen, although they greatly ex-
eel the spouses and daughters Of the
latter in beauty.
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the deck In search OF any signs Of cid
Capt. Punch.
Only One." said he. "and I'm that
man.
Il have been aboard this vessel three
times said I, @and on each occasion
have met with a new captain. The first
time it was Capt, Wilson; there he Is, I"
I exclaimed, pointing to the forecastie,
where the man Wilson who had called
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-15

Cures Consumption, Coughs, Croup. Sore
Threat Sold ~ ali Druggists on = Cusrantee-
Eor a Lame Side, Back Or CheSt Shi1oh'e Porous
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-15
DO YOU KNOW

That Mermod s. Jaccard's, of Broadway and
Locust streets, ST. Louis, No, is the largest
and grandest jewelry establishment In the
world and the loloest priced house IN AnS-
. erica for fine gOodsF
They will send you free Cbe sure to write
for it, mammoth catalogue of 1000 mustra-
tons Of the most beautiful things in jewelry,
watches, clocks. music boxes and silverWare,
showing how beautiful and cheap they are.
For wedding rings and presents, visiting
and wedding cards, and Christmas presents
write to them.
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.Phillipsburg Herald
KANSAS.

General Rosecrans has experienced some
improvement SINCE he was taken to Fortress
Monroe, and it is now expected that he VIII
soon be in a condition to endure the fatigue
of a removal to California, where it is hoped
he may fully recover.
Mary E. Lease is now receiving daily large
numbers of letters of encouragement and
approval of her candidacy for the United
States senate A large proportion of the let
tens come from women and come from all
parts of the country.
Chairman Peel, of the Indian committee.
says he hopes to get the Cherokee strip opened
to settlement, but he could not foretell what
contingencies might arise. Simpson is circu-
lating the report that if the strip is opened
the republicans Will colonize it with negroes.
Daughters of Chief Justice Fuller and jus
tice Brewer will be among the Washington
debutantes this season.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-15

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it Is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys.
Liver and Bowels, eleanses the sys !.
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs Is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing to the taste and az
ceptable to the stomach, prompt IS
its action and truly beneficial In ita
enecfs, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale In 60c
and 81 bottles by ali leading drug
gists. ANY reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try It. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA ETc syrup ca.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KE new VoRK. az
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-15

In country districts, where wells,
springs and cisterns are running low,
the people should be careful about
their drinking water. Typhoid fever
cases are often traced to wells low in
water. AS a safeguard, boil and fl
ter water that is intended to be used
for drinking purposes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-15
German
Syrup 5.

JUDGE ]. B. HILL, Of the Superior
Court, Walker county, Georgia,
thinks enough of German Syrup to
send us voluntarily a strong letter
endorsing it. When men Of rank
and education thus use and recon-
mend an article, what they say is
worth the attention of the public.
1t is above suspicion. CT have used
your German Syrup" he says, "for
my Coughs and COLLISION the Throat
and Lungs. I can recommend it for
them as first-c1ass medicine, -
Take no substitute. a
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-01
FOUND DEAD IN THE RUINS.
Family of Colonel Pearsall Cremated
near Goldsboro. N. c.
Especial to THE WoRLp.1

GoLDsBoRo, n. c., Dec. 2S.-The
country house of Colonel w. Pearsall,
a prosperous farmer six miles from here,
was burned to the ground Thursday
night. Screams for help were heard
from the second story, and the figure
of Colonel Pearsall, nearly obscured by
smoke and flames, was seen for mo-
ment. The roof fell in and his cries
We're hushed.
Yesterday the ruins of the building
were searched, and in the debris were
found the charred skeletons of Pearsall,
his wife and two children. The belief
is that the house was set on fire by some
enemy of Pearsall, that the family was
murdered, and that the murderer, to
conceal bis crime, set fire to the house.
Several of Pearsall's tenants are miss
ing and suspicion points to them.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-01

This morning an unusual sight was
seen ON Brenham's streets 1t was a
horseman gayly decorated with ribbons
Of every hue Of the rainbow. These rib
bons were hung in clusters and festoons
all over the rider and horse. The horses
ears and forehead were covered with q
sort OF cap in which were stuck feathers
of bright colors. surrounded with rosettes
and knots of ribbons.
The rider was Fritz Wiesepappe, and
questions about his startling decorations
ELECTED the information that he was the
inviting agent to marriage--a sort of
animated wedding card. His brother,
Herman Wiesepappe, and Miss Bertha
Schultz are to be married next Thursday
at the home Of the bride, in the Post
Oaks, five or six miles east Of here, and
he was summoning the guests. Calves
ton News.
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About twenty years ago Commander
Gilkeson was an officer ON the United
States vessel Wateree. One clear and
calm afternoon, when about thirty miles
off the coast of Peru, an enormous wave
was seen bearing down ON the ship The
Wateree was brought about to meet the
wave. rode upon its crest. and thirty
minutes later was left high and dry upon
a mountain three miles back from the
Peruvian ccaat and l.700 feet above the
level Of the sea, having travelled at a rate
of over sixty miles an hour
The loss of life by this tidal wave was
frightful, one city alone of 80, 900 inhab-
itants having been overwhelmed All
the vessels in the .neighborhood of the
Peruvian coast foundered. with the
exception of the Wateree, and while the
crew was safe the ship was loss and
it had to be abandoned, there being no
way of getting it down from the noun
tain Several countries appointed COM
missions to investigate the catastrophe.
but. while they advanced many theories.
they never satisfactorily explained the
cause. Boston Globe
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The ZodiacaI Light.

The curious phenomenon of the zodi-
zeal light may now be seen in the early
morning skies little before sunrise. In
this latitude it takes the form Of por-
ton of an ellipse whose longest diameter
is inclined somewhat from the perpen-
dicular, and may be looked for in that
part of the sky where the sun is about to
appear. It's pearly gray light is caused
by the reflection of the suns rays from
countless swarms of meteors which re-
volve about him at different distances.
1t has recently been suggested that these
ineteors are the medium by which the
electrical connection between the sun
and the earth is established; in fact, that
they play the same part in the solar sys-
tenn that the copper wire does in the CON
veyance of electric energy from the
dynamo to the electric lamp. New York
Recorder.
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WHISPERS OF THE WIRE.


Bits of News From Various Sections.
Broker Edward Field is in very bad
shape in Ludlow street jail. He neither
sleeps nor eats.
The Broadway Surface Railway, of
New York, is experimenting with gas
to light its cars.
The Cherokee Indians have at last
agreed to sell the Cherokee strip to
Uncle Sam for 1900, 900,
Witha pin, Murderer Charles Albert
Benson tried to cut his throat in the
Leavenworth, Kan, prison,
Policeman Kavanaugh, Of Savannah
Ga, shot and fatally wounded Dennis
Garrigan, after indulging in a saloon
quarrel.
Ashas been his custom for five years
General Alger will put a suit Of clothes
in the Christmas stockingof 600 Detroit
newsboys,
In a suit for damages against Cincin-
matt by the Cincinnati Southern Rail-
road, Grover Cleveland has been named
as an arbitrator.
There viii be no business of account
transacted by Congress this week.
Both branches will adjourn over the
holidays on Wednesday.
A stately bridegroom prospective,
Col. Ralph Vivian, Of England, who is
to marry Mrs. Marshall 0. Roberts, ar
rived in New York yesterday.
While bushy-bearded revivalistwas
praying in Celina, o., an enemy stuck
a lighted match in the whiskers and the
prayer ended in screech.
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nede.uinu DESTROYED Money.

Undoubtedly the redemption division
does sometimes get swindled, though not
often. The women experts employed to
examine the money sent IN are wonder
fully slSillful 1t is marvellous how deft-
ly they will poke over Il few charred
fragments of notes and set an accurate
valuation upon them. The other day
poor woman ia Ohio sent wee corner
Of u twenty dollar bill, with pitiful
story about her. baby having burnt 1t.
Hardly more was left than fragment
large enough to show the figures Of the
denomination, but she will get the
money back.
Mice are great destroyers of paper cur
rency. and some of the most hopeless
specimens that come In have been chewe8
up for beds by those little rodents.
Sometimes a pillbox full of indistin-
guishable ashes will arrive, accompanied
by certificate stating the amount rep
resented. OF course such case is hope
less II is usually kitchen stove catas-
trophe. Washington Letter.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-01

Plans have been drawn for the cree
ton in this city by the Military Order
Of the Loyal Legion, Of u library and
museum OF war relics, which would in
time become most valuable institution.
The history Of the war has not yet been
written, and probably cannot be until
ali who took part in the struggle have
passed away, and then it must be writ
ten by some patient, disinterested his
torian, who shall examine all the evil
dence on disputed questions Of fact,
which be can do only by the aid Of
great reference library. The Loyal Lee
gion is engaged in q national undertake
ing, but it is one Of peculiar local inter-
est to Philadelphia, where it is proposed
to erect this grand memorial Of the war.
philadelphia Ledger
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yyeddea At Last IN a cotton patton.

About a year ago c. w. Strickland. n
young farmer. living about six miles
southwest of Paris, fell in love with Miss
Ida Porter, a charming young lady of the
same neighborhood. The lady's relatives
objected, but the young folks resolved to
elope. Mr.. Strickland got license, but
the issuance of the license was published
in the papers and before chance came
to use it the relatives of the lady saw it
and sent her away to Missouri.
A few weeks ago she came back. Her
relatives thought the affair was ended,
but the young folks still loved each other
There were some private negotiations of
which her relatives did not know. An
other license was procured, but the fact
was not published in the papers The
same minister was engaged again. Miss
Ida Porter, who did not usually pick cot
ton, suddenly became very industriously
inclined, and concluded to help pick out
the crop. She went into the field and
began work. Pretty soon her big brother,
not srspecting anything, went to the gin
with "A load of cotton, and about the
time he was gone Mr.. Strickland and tho
preacher came along, and rightin the cot
ton patch the ceremony was performed
that made the blushing maiden and the
gallant lover man and WIFE Galveston
News
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From the receivers standpoint all gifts
may be divided into things that we want
and things that we don't want. II takes
no particular skill or grace to receive
things that we want, but as. ia times of
general giving. like Christmas. the larger
part of the gifts we get are things that
we don't want, that branch of receiver
ship is worth attention. The two ordi-
nary reasons for not wanting things are
the vulgar enc that they do not strike us
as intrinsicaily desirable. and the more
complex reason that we don't want to re-
ceive them from the particular giver. A
general remedy applicable to reluctances
due to either of these causes is to keep
srrenuonsly in the mind the happiness OF
the giver in giving.
Remembering that, you are delighted
with a trifle from some one you love. be-
cause it makes you happy to have been
even passively instrumental in procuring
him the happiness of giving: applying the
same principle. you can accept ever SO
costly a gift from some one for whom
you care little without any irksome sense
of obligation, since of course the giver
had the best of it any way, and it is a
great deal kinder and more generous to
sacrifice ones personal inclinations and
accept, than to refuse. Remember per-
sistently that by receiving with due grace
you secure to another person desirable
form of happiness. -Scribner'a.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-01

A remarkable operation has Just been
completed at the Pennsylvania hospital
In the case of Pedro Gaian, a Mexican
sailor lad to whom nature has given
fingers and toes Joined BY a web similar
to that Of dnck.
Galau Is about eighteen years Of age,
and last winter he arrived at this port as
cabin boy, afflicted with his curious
defoTmity. At the time he suffered from
pneumonia and became at once an object
of interest to the hospital doctors. Il
was noticed that he had six fingers ON
each hand. joined by web, and seven
toes on his right foot and six toes on his
left foot, Joined by web.
The nails Of Calan's toes are decidedly
peculiar. and at first sight he appears to
have three distinct nails. as the nails Of
his toes have three ridges. His large toe
on each foot is about two and half
inches In width.
Such was the strange patient that en-
listed the syinpathies of the doctors.
Galan was the first to speak OF his pecul
iaaity, and he requested that he might
be operated upon. His left hand was
operated ON IN July last, and then Galan
pluckily requested that his right hand
should be attended to.
DR.. Morton went to work on the pa.
tents right hand, and on Wednesday
cut the web between the fingers and then
sewed up the ragged eiges Of the web
1t has not been determined TO operate
upon Galan's feet ut present and proba-
bly, when he does leave the hospital his
feet will remain in what assuredly is
their natural condition.
Galan will remain at the hospital some
time yet, and is handy man in the
wards. Ia appearance he resembles an
Indian, and is very much pleased with
his life in Pennsylvania 80 far. Already
photographs have been taken Of his feet,
and the pictures have been viewed with
interest bg the medical men to whom
they have been submitted. Washington
Star.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-01
Evangelism and Mustaches.

1t came near being a rule Of the Evan
gelical association that inustaches must
go. The Rev. NJ. Pftzinger introduced
resolution to the effect that the minis
tiers Of the Evangelical association should
not wear the fashionable mustache. His
resolution, offered in facetious way,
was put to vote and came within a
few votes of passing.
Bishop Esher favored the motion Of
Mr.. Pftzinger and said that If mustach-
es were worn at all they should be kept
short, especially for the receiving of the
holy sacrament. interchangeable Sentinel.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-01

Every year the navies and armies OF
Europe grow larger aud their guns heav-
Ter, and every year the Universal Peace
society meets. passes its little resou
lions and adJourns again. This year the
society Will mold its annual international
congress under the very nose of some OF
the greatest guns in the world AT Rome.
Perhaps sheir gentle speeches and pa
pers may In course Of time start II move
ment in favor Of universal peace. but
things do not look that way 1t looks
rather as II the ornaments of thenations
will in time become SO Inonstrous and
their weapons so destructive that they
will be afraid TO fight one another. and
50 adopt universal disarming. II the
armies Of Continental Europe continue
to grow as they have been doing, there
will come period when nearly all the
ablebodied men will be soldiers and not a
sufficient number will be left to feed the
rest
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-01
SNAP sHoTs.

1892 will have 50 Sundays.
A green Christmas makes cross
coal man.
A pet scheme-where toraise money
for her Christmas present.
Newsboys are active about this time
of the year.
Clerks in the iewelry stores are work.
ing night and day.
Canes, it is said. are going out Of
fashion.
The girls are working slippers
AS briskly as they can;
But they'll give none to me, alas
For Pm married man. -Er.
The hardest people on earth for an
editor to please are those who borrow
the paper from some of his regular
subscribers.
The maidens will soon be made hap
by by the return of the college boys.
The expressmen are the busiest men
at present, exclusive of the reporters.
She doesn't take the cake; it wouldn't
do,
Although with care most tiresome
she bakes it,
She doesn't take the cake no more
would you,
Were you aware how fearfully she
snake it.
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Especial to TnE wonIp.l

SAN ANTONIO, TEX, December 2S. =
A tie-up of the San Antonio and Ar
kansas Pass Railway, because Of cuts
of wages among the station telegraph
ers and substitution of non-union men
at lower wages, is probable to morrow.
A meeting will be held at Ycakum of
employees for concerted action. This
meeting will offer the alternative of
reinstatement of old men or a strike.
About seven hundred men and as
many miles of railroad are affected.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-01
BOB SIMS WAS LYNcHEp.
Tom Savage and His SON Hanged Beside
the Kentucky Outlaw.
TSnecial IN 1ntrr Xyaptpl
pecial to Tue WORLD

De SoTo, Miss. Dee, 2S.-Bob Sims,
the notorious outlaw, surrendered to
the Sheriff early Saturday morning.
When Sims saw the posse training a
six-pound cannon on the cabin in which
he was hid, he walked out and, throw,
ing down his gun, gave himself up.
BUTLER. Ala, Dec. 26.--While the
Sheriff and posse were taking the
outlaw and his companions to Jail
here, the party was attacked bya large
band of armed citizens, who seized
Bob Sims, Tom Savage and his son. a
lad of about nineteen years, and hang
ed them to trees near by. The wife
and three daughters of Sims, the re-
naming members of the gang, were
not molested.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-01-01

Friday, as Charles Hoxie and T. w.
Ford were up in the woods near Ebeene
lake, hunting, they separated to meet
later, when Hoxie, who is about seven
teen years old, came in contact with an
old bear and two cubs, and they made
for him. He, seeing it was useless to
run, stood his ground and discharged
his rifle, killing the old Dear at the first
shot, Then with two shots more he
killed one of the cubs, the other getting
away. Pretty good for a boy all alone
in the woods. Ornevilie Cor. Dexter
Me.j Gazette.
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A new invention that will doubles

A new invention that will doubtless
go" next summer when the swimming
season sets in again is webbed rubber
glove for use in the water Young
swimmers find one of the most difficult
points to learn is to keep their fingers to-
gether in the water. With the webbed
glove this will not be necessary. rs the
swimmer will then be web fingered and
can safely compete with the Newfound-
land dog