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Il am here to forbid this marriage. .


sand why forbid it?"
Because the young lady, Miss Bull
lot, is now engaged to be my wife and
has long been promised to me-"
1T Is falsel" cried tho ex-whaler
fiercely as he advanced in the attitude
Of throwing harpoon, "The rascal Is
lying"
The priest closed his book abruptly.
LET there be no violence In the
house OF Cod" he said, placing him
self between Keeri and Bullet. "The
whole ceremony Is adjourned until this
hour tomorrow. In the meantime, you
had all better settle your differences In
O seemly and Christian manner--with-
out violence and without scandal.
And with this he beat retreat into
the little apartment at the rear of the
altar, whittier Bullet at once followed
him.
"Are you going to abandon usp" de-
manded the old sailor, with ill-con-
concealed surprise. Are you going to
suspend the ceremony upon the mere
verbal statements Of such person as
Keerip"
The clergyman nodded assent.
"Will 1t not be enough II my daugh-
ter and expressly declare that there
Is not the least basis for the preten-
sions Of this mani"
mo, that will not be enough" was
the quiet reply. Let me be frank
with you, Mr.. Bullet. 1t Is out Of con-
sideration for you and your daughter
that have suspended proceedings 80
promptly. My object is to check a
large scandal at its very commence
ment."
"What do you mean, sir9 Scandal?
What scandal can there be In these
premises?"
"A great one, If l am rightly inform
ed" said the priest. "In ordinary cir
cumstances, should pay little heed to
an intruder of this kind, beyond de-
manding of him the instant declaration
of all his charges and the equally
prompt production Of all his proofs.
But Keeri Is here, as l am reliably in
formed, not merely to accuse you and
your daughter Of a want of faith to-
ward himself, but also to accuse you Of
a want of faith toward Mr.. Benning.
In q word Keeri says that you and your
daughter know who this young stranger
really is, how he came here, who his
friends are and where they are, and
that it is conspiracy between you and
Miss Bullet to inveig lie this unfortunate
young man into this marriage"
The CONSERVATION Of the old sailor at
this exposition of affairs was so great
that he could neither move nor speak
"Now let these charges be true or
false" resumed the clergyman, "Keeri
has come here, as | have been warned
beforehand, to throw them in your
face, and as this denunciation
would necessarily provoke a great
scandal and tumult, it has seemed to
me the part Of a Christian pastor and
man OF sense las we'll as of true
friend) to nip the whole project Of the
Kanaka in the bud by the course I
have taken"
The old sailor had never seen light
ming clearer than he now saw that the
priests action had been dictated by the
best of good Judgment and friendship.
II approve entirely OF your action,
sir" he said, hurriedly, as he seized
and pressed the PASTORS hand fer
vently. II will return home inn
mediately with my daughter, and the
whole project of her marriage with
Mr.. Benning is suspended and dis
missed until you hear from me further
on the subject"
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the country would not require his ser
vices longer than two or three months
and the trip to the front assumed the
aspect Of IN excursion or picnic to him,
The regiment fought its way down into
Louisiana, and one day the boys found
themselves near Brashear. About two
dozen of them were deployed as sharp
shooters, and as the enemy was acting
very lively the sharpsbooters scattered
out to find the best positions for effect
i've work.
After on hours quiet blazing away
at the Confederates, Seymour started
for spot some distance on his left,
which appeared to offer better advan-
tages for his line of business. On the
way through a piece of woods he was
Joined by two of his comrades, who
proposed to go with him. The trio
were just nearing the opening when
they saw, short distance away, their
comrade Skinny sitting bolt upright
in the crotch of q rail fence and the
Confederate sharpshooters sending
bullets at him like hail.
They were at loss to understand
the situation at first, but on closer ex-
animation they discovered littlespec-
linen sitting twenty feet away on the
ground with his gun pointed at Skim
my, and laughing and singing every
time bullet whizzed by the poor fell
lows body. Coming on the fellow
from the rear, we put an end to his
fun by making him prisoner,
Skinny climbed down from his
perch and delivered q few earnest re-
marks. Said he: "Boys, I've always
allowed I could lick any four rebels
that run agin me, but want to count
that little whiffet out Of the crowd.
Why, that derned little cuss has kept
me ssttin' in that crotch for three
quarters Of an hour, and I'll bet five
hundred bullets have passed me in
that time. I've lost finger, and
there's furrow plowed along one side
OF my head. If we take him to camp
I'll never near the last of it. Let him
skip and keep it to ourselves"
The prisoner was released, and the
story never got to the ears Of the COM
manning ofhCer.-Army and Navy
Union,
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The Natural sennnnoa.

A witty reply was once struck out
in the heat of battle by private in
the Fifty-ninth Illinois, who thought
the occasion warranted q departure
from the rule Of never answering an
officer lightly. The regiment had got
ten itself into rather an unenviable po-
sition, almost between two lines of the
enemy, and the colonel, o very pious
man, cried out, "We're in q mess, boys.
The Lord preserve us, when quick as
a flash came the reply spoken Of: "He's
already got us in pickle, colonel, and
here comes the jar!" as the lines closed
on them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
AN IDYL OF HONOLULU.
A Bold Stroke for Husband. Written fol
This Paper
BY LEON LEWIS.
CHAPTER v1I-Continuod.

The following day Ralph made o
long visit to Honolulu, but returned
unusually serious and detected, having
failed again to find any clew to the
secrets by which he was continually
haunted-his real place In the world,
his name, his kindred and his history.
Il may as well make up my mind to
remain contentedly In my present stu
ation," he said TO Alma Bullet, after
he had briefly sketched the days pill
Rrimage. 1T seems that | am never to
learn anything about myself, and that
you and your father are the only friends
/ am likely to encounter"
well, what other friends do you
want?" demanded Bullet, smilingly he
having drawn near the couple In time
to hear Ralph's gloomy observation.
an doing what we could for you have
we not made you pleasant home, and
provided you with every necessary OF
existence, just as you in return have
filed our hearts with happiness we
never should have experienced without
you? 1t seems to me-"
The swapping Of dry twigT in some
bushes near the cottage announced an
intruder in that quarter, and Bullet
suddenly paused and listened.
"Cautionw he whispered. Some one
IL hidden there. Probably Keeri."
He bounded in the direction indicat-
cd, but soon returned flushed and pant
ing.
ut was Keeri, he reported. "Alma
will never be rid of the danger and an
noyance Of that fellow until she is mar
ried. must look after him further"
And he again vanished.
"Your father is right, said Ralph,
with sigh. In marriage Is your only
protection from Keeri's prosecutions.
owe you great debt, Alma, and the
least / can do is to become your pro-
tector. Will you marry me?"
The abruptness of Che long wished
for proposal prevented Alma from re-
plying verbally, but it was with visi-
bic delight that she crept into Ralph's
arms and nestled her head in his
bosom.
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FIahbRIla for Two.


prominent in the organization and
management of the volunteer fire de-
partment of Virginia City. They
were also connected at intervals with
the police department and assisted in
the development of many of the Wild
cat mines in the neighborhood. They
were cool, courageous, and loyal to
their friends, but abrupt to their
enemies, and not always oonsiderate
of the rights of others when in their
humorous or exhilerated moods. All
of them have passed to the final ac-
counting, PER-, the last of the four,
dying IN San Francisco three OF four
years ago.
Blrdsall was large, handsome man,
with ready and grasping wit and q
measureless fund of paralyzing in
vective at his command. He could
almost stop clock with profane abuse
of it in words. At the breaking out of
the rebellion he and his companions
developed into staunch Union men,
and we're dangerously incensed at the
slurs cast at the New York Fire
Zouaves by rebel sympathizers after
the first battle of Bull Run. Among
the most reckless of the Southerners
on the Comstock was Tom Andrews,
who openly expressed his qualification
at the rough handling of the Fire
Zouaves by his Confederate friends,
One morning Tom strobe majestically
into restaurant on G Street, Virginia
City, and discovered Birdsall break
fasting on Goldfish balls. With sheer
at the dish and remark that no gem
tleman would eat the Yankee com
pound, Tom seated himself at an adj
Joining table and ordered his break
fast. A few minutes later Birdsall
ordered another plate of Goldfish balls
and quietly and smilingly took a seat
ct Toms table, Being served, over
the Goldfish he poured half pot Of
mustard and about the same quantity
of oil. Adding large quantity OF
salt and cayenne pepper, he slowly
mixed the mass, while Tom was butter
ing his waffles and furtively glancing
at the strange proceeding. Then, with
one hand showing the frey and nau-
seating mess under Toms nose across
the table, and with the other drawing
six-shooter, Birdsall CURLY said
"Eat it, Toni"
Tom put his hand behind him.
Don't try to pull your. gun, Tom,
remarked Birdsall in ia low voice, lev.
cling his revolver. "If you do I'll fill
you full of holes"
you've got the drop on me, George,
said Tom, withdrawing his hand from
the handle of his pistol.
"You can bet your life I have, and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
EVOLUTION of the Neglieo Shire.

when the neglige shirt first became
popular, says the Philadelphia Record,
ut was flannel or silk shirt with a
soft collar and no cuffs to speak Of. It's
object was to relieve man of wearing
starched bosoms and collars and cuffs
in hot weather, when they are not only
uncomfortable but likely to wilt dOwn
from perspiration and give the weareE
slovenly appearance. Now, however,
the only difference is found in the
color. The neglige shirt is as stiff as
a board and the collar even sitter; SO
are the cuffs. In fact it isn't neglige
at all. The same thing applies to the
russell shoe. When it first came oub
It's chief advantage lay in the asser-
tion that it wasn't necessary to have it
shined up every day or so. Some one,
however, had to invent patent polish
for the neglige shoe, and it costs moro
to shine that than it does q regu'a2
black shoe
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

but after the Canadian Pacific scam
dial retired to private life In 1873, re-
entering Parliament In 1880, In
1887 Sir John Macdonald invited him
to join the cabinet as a minister
without portfolio. The Governor
General, in 1891, after Macdonald's
death, called upon him to form a
ministry, and he therefore became
premier He drafted the insolvency
act of 1854 and several other impor-
tant bills, and was regarded as one Of
the most skillful lawyers and states
men in Canada.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
Remarkable Indeed.

A young woman was recently intro
duced to Mrs. Croly (says the New York
Times) as SISTER of So-and-so, the
artist" Instantly the exclamation fol-
lowed: II should have known the re-
lationship, my dear, by the resem-
blance. Why, 1t is positively startling.
I never saw two faces more exactly
alike in contour and" "But Mrs.
Croly," interrupted the girl in a meek,
small voice, II am only his sister-in-
law" (which makes it all the more
remarkable, continued the other, with
out the least embarrassment or hesita-
ton,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
Intelligent Mules.

A remarkable instance Of the st,lb-
bornness with which mules retain ideas
once impressed upon them was seen
one day last week. A dsiryman who
for years had driven his own team and
served his 800 or more customers in
Cincinnati personally, died suddenly
before he could give his son a list Of
the customers. The latter, however,
started the wagon to town at the usual
hour the next day, with instructions to
deliver milk wherever the team
stopped. The animals trotted along
briskly till they reached Abigail
street, where they pulled up in front
of a grocery. A maid with a pitcher
soon ran out, and taking the name and
order the driver continued. He sim.
ply started the mules, letting them
pick the route, and when they finally
headed for home he found he had list
Of over 300 customers. The mules had
not only stopped at all the regular
places, but as was afterwards learned,
had regained several former customers
who had changed milkmen recently,
but who, pleased with the queer meths
cd Of learning the route, again re-
turned to the old milk.
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CHAPTER TX.

The two weeks of busy preparation
that followed passed like a dream to
both Bullet and his daughter, and it
was as the elimination of long glad
ness that they arrived in due course at
the suspicious hour so ardently longed
for-the hour chosen for the marriage.
1t had seemed essential to the old
sailor to keep the matter quiet, even
as 1t had seem essential to Alma to
give the affair certain publicity.
Through the union of their counsels a
happy medium had been chosen--quite
large circle of friends and neighbors
being invited, while mere acquaintan-
ces were entirely ignored and left in
ignorance OF what was transporting.
The occasion was we'll attended, there
fore, without being crowded. The friends
of Alma's schoolgirl days we're espe-
cially numerous, and she had the sat
isfaction of feeling that she was their
particular envy.
The parties took their places at the
foot of the altar just as the hour named
for the ceremony sounded. The priest
opened his book and proceeded with
the ceremony which was to make the
twain one flesh, paying little heed to
the contented joy of the bride, the
gloomy abstraction of the bridegroom,
or the beaming yet anxious delight Of
Bullet.
The ceremony had advanced to that
point where the minister demands of
any one having objections to instantly
offer them, or thereafter hold his peace
forever, when hurried tramping Of
feet resounded along an inner corridor
of the church, and man came swiftly
into the midst of the assemblage.
This man was Keeri.
81 am sorry to disturb you, reverend
sir" he said, proceeding directly tt
business, "but l am called here by al
imperative duty"
The priest repeated the word with {
stammer and look of establishment.
"Yes, sir-duty," repeated Keeri
even more emphatically than before
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Major of the Tenth Maine.

HE Tenth Maine
Infantry was one
of the best disci-
plined and best
drilled regiments
in the Union
army, says the
Lewiston Jour
nal. One of it's
members entitled
to honorable men
ton was o New
foundland dog,
called Major. He
was ALWAYS In adj
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
RIDER HAeeARD, the English

RIDER HAeGARD, the English
novelist and South African traveller,
does not have a high opinion of the
Matabeles, who are troubling the
British settlers in South Africa.
Said he, the other day: "The fight
ing qualities of the Matabeles have
never been tested by contact with a
fighting race. Their warfare has con-
sisted mainly of raids on inferior
races. They are accustomed to the
most brutal massacres, They are so
thoroughly savage that it is impos-
sible for them to exist beside civilized
people"
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Poisoned Through a Letter.

Veratrine is a vegetable powdeS,
nearly white, very acrid and poison.
Gus, which is obtained from genus Of
plants called veratrum sabadilla. 1t is
a subtle and dangerous poison, the
odor of which mounts to the brain and
is very liable to produce death or in
sanity. One day in 1870 Prince Bis
marck received letter marked "pri
yate." 1t was opened by his confdenr
tia secretary who had read but few
lines when he fell into swoon. An
other clerk who tried to read the let
ter was seized by the same symptoms.
A physician saved their lives, but only
after a hard struggle. 1t was after
ward ascertained that the letter had
been poisoned with veratrine, evil
IDENTIFY intended for the famous German
Chancellor,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07
THE BATTLE-FIELDS.
OLD SOLDIERS TALK OVER
ARMY EXPERIENCES.
The Blue and the Gray Revive Incidents
of the Late War, and In n Graphic and
Interesting Manner Tell of Camp, March
aud Battle Thrilling Incidents.
A TIokllsh Position.

PRIVATE In the
Seventy-ffth New
York Regiment dur
ling the war was one
tSchermerhorn, who
was called Skim
lmy" by everybody
for short, and Of
whom Mr.. George
Seymour Of st.
Louis tells the fol-
lowing story: Skim
my enlisted under
the imnraaRion that
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

When you make underdrains be sure
also to make map locating perfectly
so that they can be found for repairing
without too much digging.
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SIR JOHN ABBOTT.
The Venerable Ex-Premier Of Canada Do
ceased.

Hon. John Joseph Caldwell Abbott,
ex-Premier of Canada and leading
authority on commercial law, who
died recently at Montreal, was aged
so years, He was a native Of st.
Andrews, Quebec, and after gaining
reputation as a lawyer was chosen
to represent Argentei In the Assem-
bly, of United Canada. He continued
in Office after confederation In 1867,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-07

ENVY is like sore eye, it is ale.
ways hurt at something bright.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-10-27
GERMAN WEDDINGS.

German weddings are conducted on
IN entirely different plan from Ameri-
can ones In the first place an en-
gagement Is not considered binding
until after it has been announced in
the papers. Then the fianccs devote
day to driving about among their ac-
auaintances. Cards are sent to all the
out-of-town friends of the families.
Both fances wear rings on their left
hands, and after marriage on the right.
The bride provides all the linen, glass
and furniture, except the appointments
for her husbands office or study.
The wedding ceremony is double
nfrair, the civil contract taking place
in the Registry Office early in the morn
ing and the religious one several hours
later in church. At the carly cere-
mony the bride wears black, but Mt the
later one she is adorned with all Gus
tomarv bridal finery There are almost
never any bridesmaids The bride and
bridegroom enter the church together,
and the guests all wear full evening
dress. A wedding breakfast follows
the ceremony, but wedding cake Is an
unknown delicacy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-10-27
ApOthocaries.

IS supposed that the Arab ply
sicians first invented the prescription,
and so gave rise to the necessity OF
providing a special place for the sale
of drugs. From CardOya and Granada
the practice passed into Italy The
medical schools OF Naples or Salerno
brought into use the prosecutions OF
Avicenna and the anricntS, and most
of the materials for medicine came
from Arabia aud the distant East.
In many cites the apothecaries'
shops were established at the public
expense gardens were prepared for
raising the necessary plants and
herbs; laboratories, furnaces, and the
means Of distillatiOn were added;
royal women sometimes presided
over the preparation Of drugs, and
the court apothecary was held in high
esteem.
In Brunswick princess maintained
q drug shop at her court Tor the bene-
1T of the poor, and gave away med!'
cines and distilled waters to strang-
els as we as to her own people.
The apotnecary however, had
plenty Of defamers, Lemnius asserted
that the early English lived longest
when no physic was used in the island.
Montaign suggests that doubtless his
father and grandfather reached a
peaceful old age because they avoided
drugs and Cardan thought there was
much 'cOzening' among doctors.
But in spite OF adverse criticism,
druggists shops, from the fifteenth
century, continued to spread rapidly
over Europe, and rose to such splendor
that il is not likely those Of Bagdad
or CordOva would have compared IA
vorably with their modern rivals.
Among the early materials, precious
stones and jewels held high place.
A topaz, if hung about the neck, was
supposed ITO resist sorrow and re-
create the heart" The onyx kept
the whole body in good condition.
Coral was a cure for many ills; the
emerald was equally effective. Bnt
the lodest0ne, according to CabcuS,
the Jesuit, was the most marvellous
of all, for if taken inwdrdly, it would
restore to the patient his vanished
vOuth
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-10-27
The GniIIotine Did Not Mors

Lord SOuthey once. in tit Of disgust
with life. had magnificent guillotine
erected in the drawing room OF his
house, in the Rue du LuXembcrg, al
Ia is.
The machine was magnificent affair,
with ebony uprights inlaid with gold
and silver. The framework was carved
with cat artistic skill. and the kni e,
OF immense weight, and falling at the
touch OF a spring, Wa Of Ornamcnie1
stecl, polished, and as sharp - a razor.
This spring which liberated the knife
was placed within easy reach OF any
one kneeling on the little scaffOld: in
fact every detail was arranged with a
Wow totce convenience Of the wOuld-be
suicide
The day that the engine of death
was completely finished, Lord SOuthey
completed his testamentary dispcsi'
tiOns. shaved. had hi, hair cut and,
clothed in a robe OF white six, kneeled
upon the platform under the knife.
The guillOtine was placed before a
large mirror. wherein the person COM
hitting suicide could see his own image
until the last. Murmuring a short
prayer Lord Southey placed his hand
in the scmicircle and pressed the
spring.
The next morning he was found
calmly sleeping in his bod. The spring
had failed TO work and after several
fruitless efforts Lord SOuthey had been
compelled to relinquish his attempt
upon his life.
Thoroughly cured Of his spleen he
presented the guillotine to the Glasg9g
museum. where he made an annu&
pilgrimage to sec it until the end of his
life