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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-28
MARRIED. BUT MoNEYLEss.
A Young. Man In y Sad Plight Upon His
Wedding Night.


Wedding Night.
Sergeant Egbert Conkllng was
scratching hieroglyphics on the blot
ter at the Cedar street station late
the other night when sprucely
dressed youth sauntered In, says the
Brooklyn Eagle. He was arrayed In
a stylish cut suit Of light gray an
immaculate shirt, a lofty collar and
a four-in-hand tie Of astounding pat
tern. On his head was straw hat,
excessively wide of brim. On his
feet were russell shoes, highly pol
ished. a
Sergeant" he began, 81 want a
nights lodging"
The sergeant was staggered, for the
youth seemed perfectly sober,
Il got married to-day" the young
man explained, "and the ceremony
took all the money / had. My land
lady turned me out of my apartments
this afternoon. My wife's waiting
outside now, but she will go to
friends house as soon as 1 am dis
posed Of Say, can you put me up for
the night" #
Sergeant Conkllng rendered the I'M
fortunate bridegroom the use of
cell, the only accommodation offered
by the station, The offer was de-
clined and the young man left with
out giving his name. When he
reached the pavement the sergeant
heard waiting through the screen
door something which sounded like:
"Ohl Charles, isn't 1t too bad? Amt
you sorry now?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-28
-. Ses 49,
CHAPTER XIV,

THE wANDsRaR AGAIN WEIGHS ANCHOR
Captain Fox believed that he had
Colonel Graham wholly in his power,
and he bled him accordingly In addl-
ton to the large sums the colonel had
already paid to his tool, he now gave
him more, not 80 much, Fox thought,
for gratitude as to insure his silence
about the crimes OH Long Island, Ber-
muda. and Long Island, New York.
Fox would not have been quite so
comfortable with his aristocratic guest
could he have known the truth,
Before leaving New York. Graham
had arranged with one Of his tools to
notify the governor at q certain date
that Captain Kidd would be about that
time off the eastern end OF ong Island;
and this tool did his work we'll.
The governors object in sending for
Captain Denham was to put him on
Fox's track; but as there were no other
ships in the harbor suited 10 this work,
and Ralph Denham neither reported in
person nor by letter, the authorities
were perplexed, and the young captain
was in dis Jrace.
After Graham felt assured that Ralph
OeuUun WAS OuJ VI LHS way ho WOulu
have given hundreds could he have COM
municated to Mr. Hedges, without dan
ger to himself, that the Wanderer was
commanded by Capt ain Kidd,
Graham loathed and dreaded the man
whom he had used 80 many years to
further his own designs; and now as
Fox told Of his plans for the future, the
Colonel was amazed at the mans au-
dacity and ingenuity.
twas arranged that by daybreak o.
the morning that Ralph Denham and his
men went on board the Wanderer, tina
Colonel Graham and his servant shoulC
20 ashore TO the nn, and make lmme
date preparations for returning to New
York.
Othello, or some other servant equal!
skilllul, was as essential to Graham
comfort as his clothing and his meals
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-28
NAMED FOR THEIR uNcLEs.
The Masculine Sounding Names Of Ono
Farmers Daughters.

The Masculine Sounding Names Of Ono
Farmers Daughters.
A woman spending the summer in
an isolated farmhouse was much
amused by the rather masculine
sound of the names of the hosts six
daughters, says the New York Times.
This was the explanation offered:
well, you see, me an my wife
wanted to name the children after
our brothers. She had three an 1
two. We neither on us had airy sis
ter My wife's pretty smart
woman bout most everything, but
the way she twisted them names an
made 'em do for the girls did beat
all. We never he'd any hoys. There's
Villa for my Oldest brother Bill,
Thomasine for Tom, Charline for
Charlie, Josepha for Joe and
Roberta for Rob. Well, when the
sixth came my father said we ought
to name one after him, since we he'd
twisted the uncle's names round.
II tell you, Nlcodemus was a poser,
and we didn't want to slight the old
man. Finally my wife hit on Nicola,
There was a young fellow from New
York bOardin' here, and he thought
Nicotine would be a good name, He
said it was a real name, and showed
it to us in book he was readin'
l think my wife would have done 1t,
for she rather liked the sound, but
my oldest daughter want quite sure
about the young fellow; thought he
might be making little fun. Sc we
stuck to Nicola"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-28
II Was Ever Thus.

"Half seas over" was the individual
who peered at the marker on lamp
post at Niagara street and Niagara
square last night. Three or four
times he circled round the post and
critically observed the legends mi
agara" and Niagara So" Niagara
street an (hicD Niagara squeek," he
muttered eontemptuously, as he stag
gered off in the direction of Black
Rock. 9TH whole town is (hic)
Niagara Niagara Rivers the next
street an Niagara Falls the second
one. l might as well (hic) take 'er
all In. Buffalo Courier.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-28
The White Mountains.

Every survey has changed the sup
posed altitude Of Mount Washington.
Tho latest and presumably the most
authoritative is that Of the United
States coast and geodetlc survey.
The latest survey of this region was
made In 1891, and the calculations
found to correspond so nearly with a
previous survey that the older one
was adopted. The following table
will show what has not only hap
pened to Mount Washington, but to
neighboring SUBMITS as we'll:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-28
Little Men aud Women.
A Runaway Boy.

Houston lisa little orphan Roy who
lives with his grandmother. He ts
just years Old and Is as full OF mis-
chief as onlya 7-year-old boy can be.
His grandmother says she is "clean
tuCkered out" trying to keep up with
his pranks. But what gives her
most trouble is Houston's penchaDt
for running away. He runs off every
day II he gets the least bit of chance,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-28
Bad place for His Business.

II wonder II / can find any en-
ployment here" said an Englishman
who had just arrived in Toronto,
Canada.
whats your business?" asked the
man whom he had addressed.
"I'm a bank cashier"
"My friend, you have come to the
worst plare in the world. There are
more bank cashiers here than you
can shake a stick at New York
Press. A
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-28
Ph~ro are plenty of cats

VINO go hunting rats,
With noses keen and well-shaFpenod nails,
And SEQ jusa the tips OF their flying tails,
Then sit and watch all day for their din
nerJ
Or go without. which is hard for begin
nera
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-28
l sleep In the house,

And eat chickens, not mouse;
No kit can show more velvety paws
A butterfly couldn't feel the claws;
Well, some must work, while Others arc
thinking
can do that when I'm doing; aad wink
ing.
Little Men aud Women.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-07
COMING OUR WAY.

The importance of New Orleans as a
port for the expectation of grain and
-four has been steadily increasing, and
has reached such proportions as to
menace the business of other grain
markets. As result, trunk lines are
cutting rates and doing all in their power
to divert grain to New York. The rate
from Kansas common points on wheat
to New Orleans and Galveston is about
the same that it is to New York, double
the distance. But short time ago the
mills Of Minneapolis had rate of III
cents per 100 pounds on flour to New
York. Which is but a trifie over one
third the rate On -four from Wichita to
New York. Nearly four hundred mills
in Kansas are allowed to stand idle, or
only run occasionally, because the mills
of other localities are given advantages
that enable them to shut out the Kansas
mills.
When our grain and flour can be
hauled to our nearest ports at the same
rate per ton per mile that the same
commodity is hauled over eastern roads,
mighty little of our products will cross
the Mississippi river, and Kansas and her
industries will prosper.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-07

AN ESCAPED LUNATIC.

A man from New England with hard
head and not much in it was bewailing
the fact the other day that ''Kansas was
hopelessly ruined by her people having
| repudiated her debts.' We tried to
convince him of his error by citing the
| fact that by far the largest number Of
real estate mortgages were paid at ma
turity, no account being taken of it SO
far as the public was concerned; that the
standard of honesty was as high in Kan
sas as elsewhere under like conditions
and that losses had been sustained in
many instances by undue haste on the
part Of creditors pressing for payment
during period of depression in values,
when full payment would have been
realized by waiting for turn of the
tide, but he was invulnerable to all
argument. He answered these points
with about as much reason and quite as
vociforously as four footed jackass
with single note-that being the mo-
notonous, deafening bray OF ''rascals
and repudiators." 1t is to be regretted
that sensible people are often victimized
and made to suffer at the hands of fools,
and here is a case IN point. This
individual, because Of his prejudice
sows the seed which grew the tares and
fal5ehoods which not only inure to the
serious detriment Of the west, but it pre-
vents many from coming who would be
greatly paofited by the move to new
country. When a man is so wiIfully
ignorant as to shut his eyes and ears to
argumen the is not only fool perse, but
Is a most dangerous enemy to any cause
or people. The best that may grow out
Of it would he the adoption of more
conservative methods in our business
transactions and a closer adherence to
the iron rule which renders TO every
man his dues. It is not sufficient that
we should estimate our qualities at their
par value, but the foreiga creditor must
be made TO see that his interests ill be
protected-in word, that the people of
the west are not what this hobo would
have us believe. Our state is but partially
developed, our means are limited and it
will require outside capital for years to
come to carry forward the improvements
necessary to be made. Hence we say,
though 1t it is false in spirit and in fact,
that if we fail TO recognize the force of
a business obligation, the prevalence of
this idea with some should be an incen-
tive to extra effort to meet every legal !
and moral obligation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-07

Five hangings at Macon, Ga. yesterday
in full view of thousands of spectators will
not do much TO instill the growth OF the
refined influence of civilization in the peo-
pie of that community. Violent death,
legal or illegal, is hardening spectacle
The law does not intend hanging as au
example. 1t is merely means of getting
rid OF the enemies of society. The fewer
witnesses to the horrible spectacle, the
better.-Sslina Republican.
If, as the Republican asserts, the
hanging of criminals is simply a means
of getting rid of enemies of society, and
not intended as an example, then its con-
illusions are correct; but we do not SO
understand the intent of the law to be.
Of course by hanging criminals society Is
is rid of so many enemies; but so it may
be and is by combining them in states
prison. Hanging a human being is, in
deed, a horrible spectacle, and it may be
best that such executions are witnessed
by as few as possible, but the intent of
the law is that the example may deter
others from committing like offenses,
else hanging, and all other forms of
punishment as for that, are simply acts
of ven, eance, the law being invoked to
carry them out.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-07
DEATH is RARELY PAINFUL.
But Sensations of Approaching Dissoiu-
ton Are Little known TO PHYSICIANS.


tion Are Little known to Physicians.
Descriptions of the sensations of
| those who thought they were about to
die, but who passed into n more OF less
profound state of unconsciousness and
afterward recovered, though intense
and realistic, cannot be accepted as
authentic portrayals of the sensations
OF the dying, since these persons did
not die, says medical writer in Kate
Fields Washington. The temporary
suspension of all the physical signs of
life, as in trance or lethargy, may so
exactly simulate death that all may
agree that the person is dead. while
yet that indefinable something which
holds the soul to the body remains and
is capable of reinstating the common
phenomena of life. We have no reason
rienced in passing into this state of
unconsciousness resemble the sensa-
lions of those who have actually felt
the earthly house of this tabernacle
dissolved. Unconsciousness is not
death. 1t only effectively resembles
it. Physicians at the bedside of the
dying, while holding the Pickering,
weakening pulse beneath the finger,
eagerly watch for some word or sign
expressive of the sensations of APP
preaching dissolution. Nothing, how
ever, of value ever comes to us. In
deed many life goes out leaving be-
hind clear indications that there is no
appreciation whatever of the great
overshadowing change that is upou it,
even though the mind remains clear
and active to the last.
A mother hearing me whisper at her
beside: ''She is dying" opened her
eyes and replied: ''I'll be better in
minute" though when the minute had
elapsed she had given her last sigh
her last heart-throb. A little girl
clinging to her fathers hand one sunny
morning said: Papa, light the lamp;
it is getting so dark" and Immediately
expired. A young man asked: "Why
do you all cry? ! shall get well soon,"
and fell back on his pillow, dead.
These expressions show clearly that
the putting on of Immortality was un-
accompanied by sensations indicative
of the change.
In great majority of cases death is
preceded by period of unconscious
ness, more or less profound and of
greater or less duration. n this state
the vital spark goes out painlessly and
without any evidence of the mind be-
ing illumined for single instant by
returning opspiOuSpeSs Deaf n media
are rarely painful.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-07
PERFUMED MISTS.
"A Natural Phenomenon That Occurs On
tho Coast Of France.

"A Natural Phenomenon That Occurs On
tho Coast Of France.
On certain parts of the coast of
France, including the channel, mists
occasionally appear which are general
~ called "perfumed mists." They como
in the morning, especially during the
spring, and, strangely enough, only
when the wind is in the northeast.
Sometimes they only last for few
minutes. at others they hang about all
day. They have characteristic smell,
similar to that of lime kiln. The
origin of these mists Is mystery, says
the Paris Petite Revue. In one district
the Inhabitants thought the smell
came from some lime kilns some miles
to the northeast and they may have
been right; but that was not an ex.
PLANTATION Of the phenomenon. because
the smell from those lime kilns could
not have been carried by q northeast
wind to all the other places where the
mists were seen and tho smell noticed.
In one of those places the northeast
wind comes from the sea, in another
it comes from overland; the smell does
not therefore necessarily come from
the ground
The best explanation given is that
the clustering northeast and east
winds sweep mp the dust, gases and
germs OF the ground over which they
pass and drive them toward the sea-
When this wind has con tinued for
some time i. contains such q quantity
Of these things as to affect AL our or
CANS That is the cause OF the COM
plants which appear when the east
wind blows. and it may be the cause
OF those "perfurucd mistA"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-07
ARCTIC INSECTS.
Immense Quantities of Larve Brought
Down By Glaciers.

II is a matter of surprise 10 all who,
for the first time, have any experiences
in high northern latitudes, to note
the great abundance of insect life In
Alaska. The writer Of this paragraph.
says Meehan's Monthly, was especially
Interested in noting the large amount
of larve ard other low conditions OF
animal life which was carried down
from the melting glaciers into the
rivers and streams which flowed from
them. II is TO this that we have TO
attribute the great abundance of high
CT forms of animal life which prevail.
Fish especially are in such quantities
near the coast, attracted by this
abundance. that & seems ike repeat
ing the tales of Baron Munchausca 20
the listener. The young son Of the
writer, who was with him in this ex-
petition, was. with a couple Of Indians
in a boat, able 70 drive salmon into
narrow creeks in such abundance that
the boat would be driven agains, the
fish in their endeavors to escape. They
could hare been dragged up in shoals
By any strong and ordinary net in
the earlier history 90 Colombo VERY
much stress was laid on the fact that
Fremont saw a bee on one OF the high
elevations while crossing the Rocky
mountains Lieut. Peary in his recent
expedition 20 North Greenland found
a humble bee on the north coas. Of
Greenland-the highest point Of land
ye. reached by a human being 50 far
as known. This explorer states that
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-07

The first formal public act of Senator
Martin indicating that he anticipates an
early retirement from the seat he now
occupies was his vote, along with Dave
Hill, against the balance OF his party in
lie senate on endorsing the president.
John meant that vote as rebuke a,
Cleveland for ignoring him in dis.
pensing patronage in this state. but in
doing it he invited adverse action when
his claim TO the seat he occupies comes
before that body. Mr.. Martin ought to
know that it is dangerous thing to op
pose the wishes and vanity of the White
House plutccrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-07
TAKE A BEECH TREE.
II IL Considered the es&ess for shelter M
Thun<1nS St~rn-

II IL Considered thu eo&ess for shelter N
Thun<ses stsru-
The danger Of taking refuge under
tree when caught In Thunderstorm,
is one Of which we are constantly re
minded; bat, when We have 90 choose
between getting wet through With IL.
attendant discomfort rend the tappar-
ently) small chance Of being saruck by
lightning while under the shelter on
the tree. IL il only natural that We
should decide in favor OF tho latter.
says the Pzris Figaro.
Under such circumstance II u Of 3D.
vantage 70 know which is Tn. bes, tree
20 choose FOR shelter. A certain B<rri
Wockert tells Us that We should select
beech tree. and gives u~ tho follow
ing reason:
IL Is always advisable To select sho.~s
trees whose leaves are hairy or ciiisted
In preference 70 trees with SMOOTH
leaves The danger Of being struck
By lightning depends not oniy upou,
the height Of the tree, bot ahao Upon
fits power OF eondsctibility, determined
by the amount Of sap AID III electric
tension.
Mos. OF us know che t<n6eney ot
points To attract electricity. the rnnss
notable example Of ths spplestion OF
this principle being the lightning con-
ductor. The hair. or ella. Of leaves &C.
the part Of natural Lightning cen
duetors. and thus prevent the sr~n>~
ton Of q very strong eieetrorsoss~s
force. therefore 4. stands U, reason thai
there Is less danger ia shsit~rin2 under
a beech tree than under An osk or .seex
Of similar kind
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-07
TRAVELLING IN FRANCE,
A Railway Decision That Antagonists the
English and American Practice.

English and American Practice.
It is said. with some touch of scorn
Of our insular ways, that "Things are
done differently in France" but not
always better, remarks the London IL
lustrated News. The railway passen-
ger, indeed, Is better done there, but
only in the sense OF more completely
done-done brown. His luggage is
stolen and he gets no compensation;
he finds the guard a very different be-
ing from that pink of civility in Eng
land. and he can never get accustomed
to the customs. The last feat of q
French stationmaster has been to de-
eide that an article of luggage placed
on the seat does not keep your place in
a railway carriage. This to persons
travelling alone and who have nobody
to keep their place for them must be
indeed delightful. In England this
right is never questioned. though in
some instances it is abused.
1t is recorded of a certain hair-split-
ting bishop who was accustomed to
compose his "charges" in the train,
and whose desk was always placed OPP
posite to him, that he invariably
treated it as though it were a living
vis-a-vis. The train being very full on
one occasion, q would-be passenger in
CURED if this place was taken, and the
bishop, with his sunniest smile, ex-
pressed regret that there was no room.
IL don't think that was quite right,
my lord" said one of his fellow passen-
gers, who. we may be sure, was not q
curate. What was not right?" in
quired his lordship urbanely. ITO say
that the place was taken" pardon
me; l did not say that it was taken. I
was particularly careful to use the
word occupied
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-07

Noting the circumstance that a
preacher in Kentucky was expelled from
the church because he persisted in run
ming for office recently, the Lawrence
Journal says the Pops of Kansas will
have 10 resort to that extreme with their
preachers one OF these days, or the rank
and file of the party will not stand a
show for anything. The Journal states
the case too pessimisticaily. Preachers
are not SO insistent upon monopolizing
Pop nominations now as they were a
year or two ago; but this may be because
they discern the approaching end and
don't want to be caught in the final cc!-
Lapse.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-07
LEWELLING ON PROHIBITION.

Following are the principal points in
Governor dwellings interview with Il.
Gilbert Stringer, special commissioner
OF the New Zealand Licensed Victuallers'
association 10 investigate the operation
of prohibitory laws in the United States.
Mr.. S;ringer embodies in his report an
interview with the governor Of Kansas,
III which he said:
Prohibition has not been a success in
the centers OF population in Kansas. and
the difficulty arises from the fact thal
in these places public sentiment cannot
ne brought to the support of the law:
the act, indeed, being in such instances
most unpopular. Now. Leavenworth
for example, and kansaa CITY, Kan.
and Wichita are three OF oar LARGEST
cities, but in each and all of these public
sentiment Is 50 overwh elminEly against
the law as i. now stands that soneth;nr
in the form Of a regulation OF the traffic.
which IL Is an IE,possibility TO suppress.
LIS been locally undertaken IN these
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-07

II is announced from Washington that
the man Thurston, who attempted to
assassinate Colonel u. Il. Anthony OF
Leavenworth several years ago, and who
now holds position in the printing
bureau III Washington by appointment
under the present administration, is ex-
erting himself to prevent the confirma-
ton of George W. Click as pension
agent. The true inwardness Of Thurs
son's vindictiveness is found in the fact
That Click, while governor, refused to
perdon HIM out OF the penitentiary
where he was serving a sentence for his
attempt upon the life of Colonel Antho-
my. The later developments are more
compromising TO the administration
than annoying TO Click. who viii proba-
Hy net suffer by the opposition.