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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-22

DELEGATES representing the Farm
ers Mutual Benefit Association, Farm
ers Alliance and Industrial Union,
National Alliance and the Grange
are in session at Springfield, Ills,
considering a plan to amalgamate the
four organizations under the title of
the farmers and lsborers' conference
of Illinois. The indications are that
the coalition will be perfected.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-22
Come to the Inauguration.

Pursuant to published call, citizens
of Topeka and of Shawnee county
held meeting on the evening of De-
cember 5 to make arrangements for
the Inauguration of the governor
elect. At this meeting, the chairman
and an advisory committee appointed
for the purpose were instructed to
select the necessary committees and
report at an adjourned meeting in
one week On Monday evening, De-
cember II, at this adjourned meeting
the committees were named, and now
have the necessary arrangements in
charge. The people of Kansas, ire
spectIve of age, sex, color, or previous
condition Of political servitude, are
hereby cordially invited to be present
at the inaugural ceremonies on Mon
day, January 8. 1893, at high noon,
and at the reception by the governor
and state officers in the evening O
the same day. It is desired and ex-
pected that larger number of citi-
zens of our state will be present on
that occasion than were ever in To-
peka before at one time. The ar
raDgements are in competent hands,
reduced rates of transportation will
be secured, the program will be made
interesting, and all who come will be
made happy.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-22

The Record Of the Peoples Party.
While the official returns are not
all in, it is not difficult to arrive at an
approximate result of the November
SO far as the Peoples party
is concerned.
General Weaver's popular vote was
over ], 100000 He not only had the
honor of being the first third party
candidate who has entered the elect
oral college for 80 years, but he is
the only leader who has made any
impression upon the vote of the solid
democratic south since the war. The
Peoples party vote in the south is as
follows, the vote in two or three of the
states being estimated:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-22

Hon. JAMES G. BLAINE Is lying at
the point of death at his home in
Washington, D. O. His physicians
Aronounce his trouble Brght's dis
le of the kidneys, and say that his
are numbered. Mr.. Blaine has
one of the most prominent fig.
before the American people for
list thirty years, and has posi-
ore ardent admirers than any
lone prominent man.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-22

Our republican friends are ha- ring
hard luck this year. After 81. ffering
a most crushing defeat at the polls.
they are now trying IT, enioin the
Peoples party and democrats from
reaping the fruits of their victories.
InMontana the court decided against
them, and now the Nebraska state su-
preme court has refused to issue the
writ asked for in the Clay county con-
test cases, thus throwing the matter
out of the court The cases were
brought by republicans, who tried to
secure writ to compel the clerk of
Clay county to issue certificates +
three republican candidates for the
legislature. instead of the inder end.
ents who were elected on the . ace NJ
the returns. The basis for the an.
peal was the fact that tie names al
the Independents were Printed twice
on the tickets. Rep0I .ican hopes OF
capturing the Nebr'a ska Legislature
have beenseattered 'oy the decision.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-22
"SrAND I'D for Kansas IF tn,

"STAND up for Kansas" IF the
Peoples party carry the state our
credit is gone" was the war cry of
certain partisans. Well, Kansas went
Populist, and right after the election,
and before the result was positively
known. comes an excursion of Kansas
City merchants seeking trade from
Kansas counties that gave with but
one exception Populist majorities.
So it seems our credit is not all gone.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-22

We think that this vote of nearly
half million in the southern states,
composed as it is of white voters
mainly from the rural districts, is the
most sensational outcome of this SEN
sational campaign. It is not true
that the new party is limited to the
west and northwest. Taking the
nineteen western states where the
new party is the strongest, we find
the popular vote for Weaver.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-22
OLD MAIDS AND BACHELORS.
A splendid postmaster Ed. Korns

q bEJICHOIu pCotIIldSutI I5Ls AOIH5
hRs made for PhlllIpsburg. He
& -oesn't ask for the earth as does the
Peoples party, and he tells those
Democrats of his town to get together
and choose one of their number for
his successor, and they can have it
from after March 4. Before the cleo
ton there wasn't Democrat among
them, now il is said the woods around
that town are full OF them.-Ate hiSoe
Champion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-22

OK account of exposure'o of rascali-
ties connected with the Panama Canal
France is on the eve Of gigantic revo-
luton. The military forces are kept
under the strictest discipline, and
grave fears are held that the Repub-
lie may be overthrow.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-22

The Probate Judge Of Sheridan
county has the following advertis-
ment in his county papers:
OLD MAIDS AND BACHELORS.
I Will give a cut rate on marriage
licenses until January I, Leap year
goes out. Come In and see me. /
can also perform the ceremony that
will make you one.
r. q. LUCAS, Probate Judge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-22

Underwear and hosiery in fine
cashmere and merlno from cheapest
to the highest grades.
The KAHN SHOE AND CLorH1Se Co.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-12-22
School Report.

Report of school in district 100 for
the month ending December 16, 1892:
Number enrolled. 81: average daily
attendance, 18. The following is av-
erage scholarship and department of
eae' scholar:
GRAMMAR GRADE.
Samuel Adams 9O-1OO; Joshua 4 d.
ans 82-1OO; Cassie Gibbs 1898; Be
atrlce Thatcher 1894; Morris. Ada ms
96-93; Arthur Dorsey 95-98; E ssle
Thatcher rs SO; Eta Herring 8 5-96t
Bonnie Adams 9O-9S; Myrta Fe rren
S4-10O
INTERMEDIATE GRADE.
Charley Dorsey 1886; Rollin Fer
rem $1,000; Lunnie Gibbs 1855
Georgia Herring 1886; Glen Will
liams absent at time Of examinati on
PRIMARY GRADE.
Nellie Williams $685.; Della VII
liams 1885; -Jey ME Thatcher 1898
Earl Abrams $3.50; Alice Gibbs IS
80; Frnnie Ferren IS 80.
A good in .terest is being taken b.
all. FlTTIE V. FERREN, Teacher.
Arizona republican., 1892-12-25
Story of a Brave Youth.

Little Ensign Jackson, of the navy. has just been ordered to report for duty on the torpedo boat Cushing, now at the Brooklyn navy yard. There is a story about this youngster which gives his personality more than ordinary interest.
 In the great cyclone at Samoa of March, 1889, in which the flagship Tren- ton, the Vandalia and the Nipsic were wrecked, Jackson bravely led the Trenton's crew into the rigging when Lieutenant Brown, the ships executive officer, called for volunteers to go up the shrOuds and form themselves into a sail to save the vessel from going broadside upon reef The situation was one of great peril, and the Alabama cadets act was exceptional for gallantry and intre- pedity. The quick resource of the exec utive and the prompt execution of his order saved the poble old ship for six hours and enabled the crew to get ashore Had she gone upon the reef when this improvised human sail saved her, not only would the vessel have been lost, but beyond doubt every man of the 400 souls aboard would have perished.
 When the final examinations came off at Annapolis young Jackson passed, but as there was no vacancy for him in the service he was dropped with a years pay. Senators Morgan and Pugh were proud of their constituents valor, and thought he should be rewarded for it as an example to other men of the service
 A bill was introduced creating an addi- tional number in the ensigns' list and providing that Jackson should be given the commission. Both houses passed the bill unanimously, and on the lst of July, 1890, he became q full tledged off cer of the navy, and in addition he has a distinction held by only two or three living officers of the service, in that he has the privilege of the floor of both branches of congress by reason of his name having been mentioned in com mandatory legislation, -NewYork Press
Arizona republican., 1892-12-25
How an Old Phrase Originated.

The phrase That beats bobtail," is not uncommon even now in many parts of the country, especially in the south. Its origin is traceable to race which occurred about lSi0 or shortly before that year on the famous Fairfield track on the Mechanicsville turnpike, near Richmond. In those days Bob Poin. dexter lived in Richmond. He was a sporting man, wore fine clothes and owned mum Der of horses. Among his animals was one he named Pizarro, a plain bay gelding, with black mane and tail, the latter bobbed short.
 There was nothing extraordinary about the horse, and nobody looked upon him as a racer But POindexter took a no. tion that he could run. He used to drive Pizarro about Richmond hitched to buggy On the day that he was ad- vertised to appear on the track great crowd was present and excitement ran high, for a good deal of money had been put on the other horses. To the aston. whment of everybody Pizarro beat every horse on the track, and the people went fairly wild
 Bobtailed Pizarro never made much Of a record He won two or three races, and then went to pieces. For years afterward, when anything extraordinary happened in that section it was said of it, That beats bobtail. - Baltimore American
Arizona republican., 1892-12-25
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
The Apple Pendulum.

The AppIe Pendulum.
 At dessert it is possible by means 0 an apple or an orange to repeat the Flo, cault pendulum experiment, which w executed under the dome of the Pa. theon in 1851. Pass a match through an orange {; allow the ends to protrude on each si and to one of these ends attach thr
Arizona republican., 1892-12-25

Jimmy went to the fair grounds and saw balloon inflated with gas. Upon his return home his experiment upon Samuel (the youngest was perfect sue Brooklyn Life.
Arizona republican., 1892-12-25
She Took Them All Back.

They had quarreled, and the high spirited girl said as she handed him a package: "There, Mir. Ferguson, are the presents you have given me. Now that all is over between us, sir, there should be no reminders of the foolish past.
 You are right, Miss Keezer," he said humbly, .'and suppose l must return the gifts you have presented to me-"
 "i never gave you anything, sir, that remember"
 "lndeed you did"
 "Sir, p-
 Miss Keezer-KatieH' he exclaimed, with something that sounded like sob ,I value them beyond everything else in the world! It would break my heart tt return them; but there is nothing else left for me to do"
 Will you kindly tell me, sir, what you are speaking ofY
 "I am speaking, Katie, of the kisses you have given mel They are not mine now. It's my duty to restore them Forgive me, darling. but cannot go away without
 "Oh, Georger
 When the clock struck eleven, about three hours later, George was still re turning them. London Tit-Bits.
Arizona republican., 1892-12-25
"I,Iots" Are Very scnrce.

James Payn recently told this anec. dote to illustrate the difficulty of secur. ing good plots:
 "Irollope was at one time almost alone in not seeing the necessity of hay. ing any story in his books. Wilkie Collins once said to him. Your fertility, my dear fellow, amazes me; where dc you get-they are not much, but still you have to find them-your plots from? Well, my good sir, to tell you the truth, from you. A very little bit of one of your plots-and, you see, you never miss it-does for me.
 The fact is, good plot is difficult thing to get. A very clever acquaint. ance of mine, a divine who had distin. guished himself in literature, once con. troyerted this He said he had himself quite talent for plots, only, being in the theological line, they were of no use to him. Well, said. little irritated, you are always wanting money for your chancel q had never heard so, but knew the cloth, and the shaft went home). and for every good plot you give me, if it is only in ten lines, I'll give you ten pounds After awhile-not the next day, as he had led me to expect-he sent me dozen. I didn't find it quite SC easy as thought he admitted in his letter, but here they are.
 ''Six were as old as the hills and the other six not worth farthing. 1 have had hundreds of plots-or the hint of them, which is all that is required given me in the course of my literary career, but only two good ones, and one l bought. They are very rare and valu- able articles"
Arizona republican., 1892-12-25

Attach the other extremity of Ii. thread to the head of pin inserted in {; cork and support the latter by means O three forks, the handles of which res upon the edge of a plate. Now caus, the pendulum to swing after so regulat ing the length of the thread that tn, lower point of the match shall com, very near the bottom of the plate and mark its passage in two small circular piles of powdered sugar, designed tc represent the circle of sand that Fou cault arranged upon the ground a around his pendulum.
 The plate represents the earth. A long as it remains stationary the match at every oscillation, will pass exactly through the furrow that it has made il the two piles of sugar.
 1T, in order to represent the rotary motion of the earth we gently revolvc the plate, and consequently the forks and cork, we find that that has no in. fuence upon the pendulum, which con. tinues to oscillate in the same plane as before, and we have a proof of this in seeing the match at every oscillation make a small furrow distinct from the proceeding.
 We can thus demonstrate in simple and practical manner the principle of the invariability of the plane of oscilla- ton of the pendulum, upon which was based the celebrated experiment of the French scientist Age.
Arizona republican., 1892-12-25
Little Toms Grandpa.

Little Toms grandfather was can didate for governor and was unfortu- nately defeated. The day after election Tom, who is always full of the news or the day, came beaming into the kinder garten, saying: "Good morning, Miss Brown. My grandpa was elected all to pieces! Exchange.
Arizona republican., 1892-12-25
An Interesting Eumor About Tea.

A Chinese official, high in authority, states that it IS customary to preserve dead bodies by inclosing them in a box of tea. This tea is afterward collected and shipped to and sold in foreign countries. The vessels containing 1t are distinguished by private mark known only to the natives. Yankee Blade.
Arizona republican., 1892-12-25
Gertrude's Feelings.

"Come, Gertrude, said mamma you had better go to bed; you know you were half asleep before supper, "Oh, don want to go to bed," said the little girl q am dreadfully unsleepy now' man. mar-Exchange.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-25
A Hot Land.

In eastern Oregon and southeast
ern Washington stretches a vast
sandy plain. Some of the PresDyte-
-rian delegates passed through this
delightful sweatbox on their way to
Portland. There was one man among
them, though not of them. When
the train reached Umatilla junction
he looked out of the window at the
waving sea of sand dunes. A sol
emn look stole over his countenance,
the ridges of care hardened, his lips
parted and he gasRed in low, rashing
tones, "I'll be darned if that Bills
tered country won't have to be fer
tilted before the resurrection day to
raise the dead" The gurgle of a
loaded flask in action broke the pain
full silence that ensued. Bee.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-25


Abyssinia is a country where. il
marriage is failure, it can be easily
dissolved, There is absolutely nc
legal or holy tie. When a man is
desirous of marrying a girl he di
rectly applies to her parents. The
ma1dens, like those in many Euro
pean countries, are seldom consulted
on the question, the lover arranging
with the father or male relatives re
gard1ng her dover, which generally
means few beeves, sheep or pieces
OF cloth, and sometimes gold.
On the marriage day the bride.
groom presents himself with his best
man at the house of his future father.
1n-law. Much feasting goes on till the
bride is carried off by her husband,
generally on his shoulders, while the
male relatives closely follow, making
canopy of their togas to keep off
the rays of the sun, or perhaps the
effects of the evil eye. Behind comes
crowd of young girls and boys,
methodically lifting their arms above
their heads and clapping their hands
to the measured beating of tomtoms
carried by men running along the
tanks OF the procession, who also
blow long trumpets.-Fre Vii
liers in Century.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-25

The great fair in India for the
sale OF elephants is held annuall1
at Sonepoor, on the Ganges. at the
time that hundreds of thousands of
pilgrims assemble there to worshin
at the shrine of silva and to battle in
the sacred river when the moon is full
IN themonths of October and Noyem-
Der. The same kind of thieving and
sWlnallng goes on among the ele-
phant dealers as among the horsv
fraternity. Elephants are brought
here from long distance, some even
from Burmah and Siam. The num-
Der for sale seems to decrease every
year, and the prices rise enormously
III consequence. Cabool merchants
are the principle purchasers of them
IN the distant provinces, and from
there they are taken for their long
weary march to India.
The prices realized vary according
TO the age and temper of the captive
from about ESQ to s4OO, or about
$3.50 to $4,000. Elephants are bought
by the natives for display, and no
animal looks so well in a role for a
tomahsha; the pompous pace of a
procession suits him to perfection /;
but for this only male elephants are
used, and then only tuskers, as they
alone seem worthy to carry the ma
i've mobiles; and the muckna, or
tuskless male is sent with the fe-
males to do work, such as carrying
baggage, wood or fodder, and of
course is of immense value for hunt
ing purposes Cation Woodville
in Harper's.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-25
Short Thumbed MONKEYS,

Our representative of the short
thumbed monkeys, the guerezas, as
well as two species of short thumbed
monkeys which have tanned, eat
regularly but dainty of the hay
that serves them for straw and bed
ding, and the guerezas eat with par
ticular relish the heads of green salad
which they have learned to expect
eagerly for their daily supper.
In outer general appearance, which
is chiefly dependent on the character
of the hair coating, the slender and
short thumbed monkeys exhibit SOME
important peculiarities which dis
tinguish both groups, while the In
dian slender monkeys generally have
short fur and their hair makes a
conspicuous growth only in spots in
the shape of head tufts, names, whis-
kers and gorgets.-Dr. L. Heck in
Popular Science Monthly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-25
THE WINDS SUMMONS.

The Wind came whining to my door,
Across the uplands from the sea,
With plaintive burden DER and DER.
"Oh, will ye roam the world with me?"
The wintry skies were all too chill.
The wintry lands too stark and gray.
would rot do the wild Winds will; =.
barred the door and said him nav.
But when the Night crept, vast and black.
Up the long valleys from the sea,
The cold Wind followed in his track,
And swift and stealthy followed he.
The mad Wind clamored at my door:
His voice was like the angry sea
That breaks in thunder on the shore.
And etill he cried, Come forth to me!'
The easements shook and shuddered sore.
He ranged the high walls round and round:
Ny chamber rocked from roof to floor
And all the darkness throbbed with sound.
The wintry dawn rose faint and slow.
He turned him to the frozen lea.
And aye he moaned and muttered low
Along the uplands to the sea.
Sullen and slow the Sea Wind sped:
"Oh, never doubt the day shall be
When shall come again." he said,
And you come forth and follow me-
THE lair of Night shall be your bed,
And fast and far your ghost shall fee,
when you are one with all the Dead
That roam the wide world round with me-"
Graham X. ToDlson in Atlantic.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-25
Hot Weather and Longevity.

The southern states can show as
many people, in proportion to popu-
lation, who have passed the three
score and ten mile post as can those
of New England. The oldest man
ever saw had lived all his life in
southern Arizona. He was what is
popularity known as a greaser-one-
third Spaniard, one-third Indian and
the remainder cayote. He claimed
to be lao years old, and could prove
up 1872 years by the missionary
records. He was totally blind, bent
up like jackknife and the color OF
leather He was pretty good fac.
simile of the mummy of Rameses III.
AS I looked at him I thought of those
unfortunate people described by
Dean Swift as unable to die, and
wondered if the flying islands had
not landed CULVER in Arizona.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-25
Filterinp Electricitv.

The idea of filtration Of the cleo
trio fluid is not altogether new. A
consumer called some weeks ago al
the station of the Noting Hill Elec
trio Supply company and complained
that, although the quality of the
electricity purveyed to him was very
good on the whole, it sometimes
game through in Jumps. He was as
sure1 that this could not be the case
as special provision had been made
to guard against # by the use of tive
sets of fifty-six Crompton- Howell fiji
tiers, which he was invited to ex-
amine-London Electrician.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-25
She Was Disappointed.

There was a very good portrait of
Mr.. Kipling in the new gallery
painted, I think, by John Collier. A
group was standing before this pic
ture, and one young lady, very much
interested in it, was making com.
ments. One of her friends said.
Hush. There is Mr.. Kipling him.
self"
The girl looked at the novelist,
who was talking with some friends
near by
Dear me" she said disappointed
~, he doesn't look like himself,
does he?"
She seemed to have expected that
the living man should have looked
calm and impressive Like the painted
canvas. Exchange.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-25
The Deepest Coal Mines.

While the average depth of French
collieries is 1913 feet, that of the
coal mines in the Hainault district of
Belgium is 1900 feet. In the Mons
coal basin the mineral is at present
being obtained 3,036 feet beneath the
surface, and another eolliery in the
same basin, now abandoned, was
worked to- a depth of $500 feet. In
April, 1891, in a mine in the Flenu
district called est Henriette DIES
Produits," rich vein of coal was
struck at the extraordinary depth of
Also feet. This is beyond doubt the
greatest depth at which coal has
ever been obtained.-St. Louis Re
public.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-25
The Origin of "Front."

A correspondent asks: why does
the clerk in hotel call Front wher
he wants bell boy7"
We confess at once that we do not
know the origin of this exclamation
OF course its meaning is plain: Come
to the front. We are inclined to fine
a military origin for the expression
for at the command, Front" a sol
der who has dressed" himself casts
his eyes to the front and stands al
attention, ready to receive orders.
New York Sun.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-08-25
An Economical Measure

First Partner-We must cut down
expenses if we wish to come out
ahead at the end of the year.
Second Partner-All right. Admit
the travellers into the firm.-Jewel-
ers' Circular.