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cognized as perfectly legitimate
methods of inducing a refractory
steer to walk the plank, just as they
are to-day.
Some ExCitements,
But there were numerous other ex-
elements to relieve the daily routine
of the journey besides the band play
ing and the evening dance In the
cabin to music furnished by an anna
teur band among the walters, sup
plemented by collection taken up
for their benefit. In times Of high
water a crevasse was Of frequent oc-
currence, and the passengers were re-
called by the sight of a hundred
brawny slaves filling bags with sand
and hurriedly placing them in posi-
tlon to stop the break. In times Of
low water the boat often got aground.
When this happened, aud much ring
ing of bells and backing and going
ahead of the engines failed to get it
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
sioux Love OF CoRee.

The Indians have become ex-
tremely fond of coffee, which is
largely issued to them and which
they have learned to prepare we'll.
They have 1t at every meal, and
often between times The squaws
are good breadmakers, too, baking 1t
before the fire In cakes like loaves
crusted equally on all sides. Stewed
dog is the piece de resistance OF dane
ing feasts and meals Of ceremony,
and perhaps the flesh would not have
tasted badly even to us had we not
witnessed the dreadful prellminaries
to its cooking. One killing took
place before our eyes just outside the
lodge. An old woman caught the
unfortunate cur and held 1t fiat on
the ground while an old man beat
out the brains with a club. The car
cass was then held over the fire long
enough tn SINCE off all the hair, after
which it was carved into small pieces,
the two cooks pausing long enough
in their operation to devOur the raw
liver as their perquisite. Some tribes
always roast the dog but these Sioux
boiled or stewed it.-Outing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
Why He was Anxious.

While Archbishop French was Dean
of Westminster, he delegated Canon
Oureton to preach at the Abbey on
certain saints day. On such days
the boys of Westminster school at.
tended service, and after service had
the rest of the day as a holiday.
While Mr.. Cureton, on the morning
of the day he was to offlciate, was
looking over his sermon at the break
fast table, his son asked In a tone
vibrating with anxiety: "Father, is
yours a long sermon today" mo,
Jimmy, not very" "But how longP
Please tell me-. "Well, about twenty
minutes, / should say. But why are
you so anxious to know" Because,
father the boys say they will thrash
me awfully If you are more than half
an hour"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

the travellers along the great inland
waterway were just as well off with
out as with them. The staterooms
were ample, the cabin poets dream.
The numbers of the Mississippi
fleet were as imposing as the sight Of
the most deliberately painted boat.
There are men still young in this
city who can remember when the
levee was a scene of the most eXcit-
ing activity. At the bank, in solid
phalanx, often four or five deep, the
steamers were moored, awaiting their
turn to be unloaded. From the foot
of Cherry street to the foot Of
Chouteau avenue the bank was lined
with these boating palaces, while the
day which did not witness the ar
rival or departure of dozen of their
number Was dull indeed.
The levee was tn great place.
For twenty blocks up and down it
was piled as high as a two-story
house with boxes and barrels and
packages of all kinds, covered with
tarpaulins to prevent injury from ac-
cidental showers, while the deck
hands, urged to haste by loud
mouthed and ingeniously prOfane
mates, ran up and down the gang
ways with barrels and sacks and
packages, with wood and coal and
hay, with bags of corn, with furni-
ture, with all the varieties Of freight
and supplies that rich and liberal
Southern community desired to buy.
Such times have never been seen
since the war, and probably never
will be again, for haste has sup
planted every other consideration in
travel, and most men and women
would regard a week spent on the
river as a week wasted.
Quite otherwise was it back in the
'40's and SOS. The week of the vOy-
age to New Orleans was regarded as
the best part of the visit, for one was
almost sure to find acquaintance on
board and if. not, the officers OF the
boat considered themselves In duty
bound to see that their passengers
enjoyed themselves, for this was con-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
Dnneera of the Tea Habit.

The London Hospital has been
sounding q note Of alarm regarding
the extent to which the habit Of tea
drinking Is INDUCED, no less guam
tity than 207, OBS, $40 pounds having
been consumed In Great Britain last
year. This paper states that mot
only are we yielding, with all the
weakness of an inebriate, TO the dis
eases OF nerve and stomach which ex-
Cessive tea.drinking brings In Its
train" but, after instltuting a COM
parison between teas Of Chinese and
Indian growth, 1t continues: ave
drink more tea than our parents; we
take it oftener, stronger, and Of
cOarser quality. The results are less
obvious than those of alcoholic in
toxication, but not less serious; and
in truth the time may not be far dis
tant when the earnest disciples Of
the new temperance will plead with
us, with tears in their eyes, Give up
this accursed tea, and take to cocoa,
or even to beer"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
NEBRAsKA's RECORD. BREAKER.

Senator Allen, Who Held tho Floor for
Fourteen and Ono-Half Hours.
This Is the picture of the Nebraska
Senator, Mr.. Allen, whose fame has
suddenly filled the nation. He is the
man who, during the late continuous
session of the Senate, held the floor
and talked without cessation for four
teen and one-half consecutive hours.
Beginning at AIS In the evening, he
did not finish until nearly eight the
next morning. Moreover, he talked
with very few intervals Of relief
There were several roll-calls In the
first half Of the night, but during the
eight hours from midnight until tho
conclusion of his address he was ON
his feet and talking practically all the
time. When he ended, his voice was
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

butter, packages Of lard, oil, or other
quick combustible in order to gain
the advantage. The waste was reck-
less, but pride was at stake, and the
owners of the boat would cheerfully
pay for the loss as long as 1t insured
success. The excitement spread to
all classes, and even the colored deck
hands would bet their dimes and
quarters on the result as recklessly
as the gentlemen above risked their
hundreds,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

sidered to be a part Of the business.
The trip was, In one sense, a round
Of festivities. Many Of the boats car
rIed bands, and on approaching towns
where a landing was to be made the
band would assemble in all the glory
of brass buttons, and, taking Its place
on the hurricane deck, would thump
and blow until every man, woman,
and child In the town had assembled
at the landing to see what the noise
was about The passengers crowded
to the sides to look at the mob on
shore as the boat drew near the land
ing, with much ceremony the gang
plank was run out by the rousters,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

the haste, the anxiety to reach the
final destination at the earliest posi-
BILE moment, form striking contrast
to the method of travel in vogue as
late as forty years ago.
There was no hurry then, says the
st. Louis Globe Democrat, and travel
on the old Mississippi was the ideal
Of poetic journeying. There was
plenty of time, no one felt hurried,
and so pleasant was the voyage from
st. Louis or Cincinnati to New Or
leans that it was often made purely
for the sake of the travel and the
pleasant company certain to be found
en- board.
Comfort and Luxury.
For comfort and even luxury in
travelling no style ever surpassed that
of the tlrst-class Mississippi packets,
which in all the splendor Of their
appointm ents were scarcely excelled,
even by the ocean racers Of the pres.
emit day. OF course the latter have
many appliances which were unknown
tothe former, but where electric lights
and electric bells and telephones are
unknown they are not missed, and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

THE senior surviving officer Of the
confederacy is James Longstreet, for
whom New York firm is now pub
fishing a book. Beauregard was the
last Of the full generals, Longstreet
heading the list of lieutenant gen.
erals. He is a very old man now,
gray and deaf. He lives quietly and
simply at his home in Gainesville,
Ga. General U. S. Grant and Long.
street were army friends before '6l.
Longstreet accepted Office from Grant
when the latter was President, and
has since taken no part whatever
even in local politics.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

ENGLAND has no monopoly Of
grand old men," Good and great
Marshal Canrobert, kneeling In the
Chapel of the Invalides, when his
fellow veteran MacMahon was brought
home to his last rest under the same
roof with Napoleon, furnished a
splendid example Of endurance amid
the worlds rough usage. Canrobert
is eight-four, and the last OF the
French Marshals. He has seen his
fellow campaigners in Algeria and
those by whom he fought side by
side at Magenta and Solferlno depart
one by one; yet he fingers, as II IN.
willing to surrender the baton which
represents such historic memories.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

anarchistic pleasure in announcing
her independence Of the police and
superiority to the courts and the
Constitution, and her unconcern for
prison bars. The Goldman woman
Is manifestly adapted to be heard
from again. Meantime she goes for
year to the self-same jail where
Herr Most spent some Of the leisure
that his activities had abundantly
earned, The Herr did time there on
two occasions.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
World without Men.

Aunt Samantha Is visiting at a
house in Buffalo. She is an old maid
and very devout, always concluding
her prayers with the Gloria. "Why
does she say such funny things in her
prayersp" asked the little daughter
of the house. "Why, what does she
say?" replied the fond mamma. q
don't remember all she says, but she
always ends with "World without
men, ali, me. Buffalo Express.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
Poor Imitation.

Little Roger had gone into the
country for the first time, and his
grandfather had taken him out to see
the colt. "There, Roger" said the
old gentleman, did you ever see such
a little horse as that9" Roger never
had and his eyes shone, but there
was one drawback. Whats the mat
ter with him, grandpa" he said.
ale hasn't any rockers?"-Youth's
CompaniOn.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
Gambling Galore.

Speaking Of risks, however, the
betting that was done on the boat
racing was trifllng compared with
that which was done at the card Ia
bles. A regular brood Of gamblers
for many years infested the river
boats, and though occasionally de-
tected and set ashore by captains on
sandbars and similar unfrequented
places, they could not be compelled
to quit their nefarlous pursuits
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

still strong, his eyes were clear, and
hts gestures were as vigorous as when
he began. Senator Allen Is o new
man In politics. He was elected as q
compromise candidate by Democratic
and Populist votes at last years ses-
sion OF the Nebraska Legislature.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
EMMA GOLDMAN.
N. & s
Tho Anarchist Agltatress Who wm AgA-
tate No More At Present

tate No More 1t Present
Emma Goldman, who was recently
sentenced In New York to a years
imprisonment on Blackwell's Island
(the full term allowed by law, first
came prominently before the public
last year in connection with the at
tempt Of Anarchist Berkmann to
assassinate II, q. Frick, the manager
of the Carnegie Steel Works at
Homestead. "The Goldman Woman
as she became known, was found TO
have sustained rather intimate rela-
tlons with Berkmann, and 1t was sup
posed that she had done not a little
toward melting him to his mad act
Miss Goldman seems entirely in
cllned to be a martyr. She takes
pains to evidence this, She sneered
at the Judge when he pronounced
sentence upon her. She takes true
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
Heaven as a storage Loft for Organs.

Heaven as Storage Loft for Organs.
o, Lord, Who has commanded us
to offer unto Thee Of Thine own
gifts, according to the purpose Of our
hearts, and Who dost abundantly re-
quite them from Thine eternal boun-
ty, accept the offering Of this organ
now made unto Thee by Thy serv-
ants, and grant that it may be stored
up in Thine eternal treasures, Who
llyest and relgnest, etc. "A clergy
mans prayer in London Truth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
Soon the dreams shall pass and then
You and Spring shall wake againln

Thus the weaver at his loom
Sings away the wlntor's gloom,
While he weaves the coverlet
For the dreamers who forget:
"slumber, little flowers, and dream
or the AprlPs golden beam
Which shall como and I'll your eyes
With the sunlight OF surprisei
Waking you shall hear once more
Song birds at the day breaks door,
Slumber, little fragrant faces,
Dreaming In your quiet places,
Soon the dreams shall pass--and thef
You and Spring shall wake againl"
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glltterlng wake with plaintlve
whistle, swim few yards, and with
a preliminary nutter OF wings and
feathers, settle down to enjoy again
the slumber that had so rudely been
disturbed. ST Nicholas.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

A MAN travelling one of the saw
mill roads in Dooly County AYERS that
the road was 90 crooked that he met
himself coming back Atlanta Jour
nal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

FOLLOWING the well known "you
press the button" advertisement Of a
kodak firm, an Idaho undertaken
came out with this awful headline:
"You kick the bucket and we do the
rest.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

IT follows as a matter Of course
that a yachtsman often gets beaten
in a spanking breeze.-Boston Ga
zette.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
Tho snoW-Wenyer,a SONG.

Tho snow-Weaver's Song.
Back and forth the shuttles go
Fash loning tho cloth Of snow,
And the weaver you may hear
At the wind loom singing clears
Gslumber, little flowers, and dream
or the silver throated stream.
Shining through tho April day
As IL were n music ray
Bearing melody along
From tho mellow sun OF song.
Slumber little fragrant faces,
Dreaming In your quiet placesi
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

"A GREAT deal of my money"
sighed young Ardup, looking over his
bills for Ice cream and cut flowers,
Seems to have been Miss-spent. -
Chicago Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
THIS is THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.

Quaint Sayings and Cute DOlngs Of tho
Little Folks Everywhere, Gathered and
Printed Hero for All other Little oncs to
Road.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

ANOTHER gulf horrorl" said the
President. as he beheld the Senator's
mouth. Plain Dealer.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-05
REDUCED RATES TO The WORLDS FAIR
VIA. PENN. r. Z.

The Penn. r r, announces that Oh
Wednesday, July Goth, Wednesday.
Aug. 2nd, Saturday, Ang l2th, ana
Wednesday, Aug. Ord special excurA
sionslwill be run TO the Worlds Fair,
Chicago, on whNch dates tickets willfhe
sold at slS.75, good for ten 40 days,
and valid only onleaving Msrtinsburg
at ,03 a M, and direct connecting
train At Harrisburg, Valid for pas
sage InAday coaches only, and will not
be accepted in sleeping, parlor, Of
ehalr cars, 7g20 tf
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CONDENSED NEWS

BATTERED From All Parts Of the Country
~ Telegraph.
Lord Randolph and Lady Churchill
have gone TO the south Of France. His
nervous system q shattered.
The People'sSavings bank. one Of tho
small concerns Of st Paul. MINI.
closed It's doors At noon Friday.
At Groenville, H.. In jealous rage,
Douglas Davis fatally stabbed his wife
and cut his own throat, dying instantly.
Isaac sachs merchant of Coalition,
o.. reports that two yelled women tried
TO kidnap him while he was visiting at
Jackson.
MessrS PROT BroA, members Of
the New York cotton exchange, have
announced their inability to meet their
engagements
Henry Allen & Co, New York
brokers, win bring suit against the
National Cordage Trust pool 10 recover
SOTO. 900 commissions
The fatal scaiding of Sylvester Fish
er's 2-year-old son is reported from
Amity, east Of Springfield, o. His sis
ter pulled pot OF scalding water over
on him.
During the past three months
g. 500. 900 worth 81 fine gold has been
received by the bank Of California as q
product Of California gold mines and
smelters
Theodore Thomas, musical director
Of the exposition, has asked to be re-
lieyed, He sent his request 10 the com
mittee on liberal arts, but II has not
been accepted.
John Jackson. OF Greenbrier, Ark,
invited his brotherin-law. John Pad
gett, TO his house, and when he Pad
gett) came 70 the door, jackson shot
him 70 death. No cause
At New York, Katie Reynolds and
Philippine Cooncy, both young girls,
have been arrested, charged with
housebreaking The girls had been
burglarizing flats for several weeks
past.
Nicholas w Hirschmann, cashier for
the consolidated Steel and Iron Co, Of
St Louis was arrested Thursday,
charged with embezzlement He ac-
knowledges his guilt. lie is nearly
$4,000 short
Attorney General Ellis has given an
opinion TO the effect that the insurance
law passed by the late Michigan legis-
lature is unconstitutional, owing to
section 3, which permits unauthorized
companies TO do business In the state.
Milton Wall, Negro, was arrested
for robbing registered letter pouches
at Livingston, Mont. Of large sums Of
money. Wall was messenger, en-
ployed by the railroad, and delivered
the mail from the depot To the post
office
Sister Frances Antoinette, Of the or
der Of St Joseph. daughter OF the late
Patrick Brennan, retired capitalist,
OF Kansas City, who died last May,
leaving an estate Of about SIS, 600, has
laid aside the nuns habit, and hence
forth viii live beyond convent walls.
The Standard pearl button factory OF
Detroit, Mich, has decided TO close
down its works rather than continue
business under the present statesof tho
financial market. This il the first
pearl button factory established in this
country after the passage Of the Nc
Kinley bill
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A Night OF MOURNING.
Four Persons Killed and Many
Injured.
Gayety at Boston Suddenly Turned
Into Mourning.
Tho Chelsea Yacht Club balcony, Loaded
with People. Suddenly Fails. Precipitat-
Ing It's Occupants Thirty-Four Feet
TO the Float and Into the water.

BosToN, Aug. /. A distressing acct
dent occurred at the penthouse Of the
Chelsea Yacht club, on Broadway, near
the bridge over the Mystic river.
Thursday evening, which changed n
night Of Rayety and enjoyment TO- one
Of mourning.
fifteen or more are injured 70 greater
or less extent
The club was having concert and
illumination at its quarters, IN honor
OF the ladies, many Of whom were pros
emit from Chelsea and neighborinR
places. All had proceeded pleasantly
until shortly before o'clock, when one
Of the balconies gave way suddenly,
and most Of its occupants were thrown
10 the pier or float below In indescrib-
able confusion.
The rear Of the club house has IAN
overhanging over the river and two
balconies, one above the other each
thirty or forty feet in length Directly
beneath the balconies is large boat.
and IL was this that prevented
, the entire number 81 people from
falling into the water As II was, no
one Is known to have been drowned,
although It is possible that some may
have fallen from the float into tho
water and been lost The balcony gave
way near the center, the bottom slop-
ing In either direction and slightly out
ward, forming sort 81 chute. through
which nearly forty Of the occupants
were precipitated to the float, some
thirty-four feet below The band had
just stopped playing, and the signal
had been given from the conmodore's
flagship TO illuminate. Every one was
anxionsto see the spectacle, and the i75
or 200 people on the upper
floor Of the house crowded
out upon or toward the upper balcony.
The weight was too much for tho weak
supports OF the balcony, and they gave
way with crash that startled every
one who heard It. j. r. Warren, the
band leader, was the FIRST to fall, md
he was instantly killed, striking on his
head Then as described by eye-wit-
nesses, the flooring boards kept gradu-
nlly giving way, and one after another
shrieking men and women were pre-
cipitated through the ragged opening
The scenes were indescribable and
everything was in terrible confusion.
One man alone was IN the lower bal
cony, but managed to keep clear Of the
mass Of falling humanity aud escaped
uninjured. A cry Of fire was raised
and an alarm sounded from the nearest
box, summoning the fire department,
the members of which did excellent
work in caring for the dead and in
jnred-
Nearly two score people were thrown
from the balcony by the accident
and piled in a struggling and confused
mass upon the float Many believed
their injuries to be far more serious
than they proved to be later. and 1t was
q long time before it could be definitely
ascertained how many were killed. The
list. as finally made up, contains four
names Three or four OF the injured
are seriously hurtwhlle the remainder
have only bruises or flesh wounds
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-05
Threatening hush FIres.

DULUTH, Mimi, Aug AZ Severe bush
fires on the hills back Of the city seri-
ously threaten to utterly destroy the
suburbs of Highland. number OF
fire engines have been sent there and
are fighting the flames. Highland IS
very thickly built, and If the fife gets
into the settlement il viii do much
damage
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-05
The KaramanIa N Quarantine.

n New YORK, Aug 4. The Anchor line
steamship Karamania from Naples
with four hundred and seventy-one
steearge passengers, is in quarantine in
the lower bay. Three passengers died
during the voyage and were buried at
sea. II is suspected that they were
cases of cholera, as the ship was from a
cholera-infested port.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-05
royalty At Chlcaco.

CmcAGo, Aug. 4. Rajah Rajagan, Of
Kapurthala, whose full name takes in
Jagstgeet Singh Aliwalia, and who Ii d
potentate from India, arrived in
Chicago, Thursday morning, md with
his suit of several persons took eleven
sumptuous apartments at the Hotel
Windemere, at Lexington avenue and
Fifty-sixth street He has come to re,
main until he has seen the fair thor
oughly
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Dempsey matched with ,urge.

ST PAUL, Aug. 4.--Jack Dempsey
Is matched to battle with Dick Burge.
champion lightweight Of England for
$40, 900 aside and the championship Of
the world, and the match is to come off
between November and January i.
Dempsey was advised Of this by letter
from his manager, and the news was
very much Of a surprise to him