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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30
Selecting a Title.

From first to last Dickens did his
work conscientiously, and the selec-
ton Of titles was a matter of grave
anxiety to him, many being rejected
before one was chosen. The familiar
name Of Chuzzlewit, Howard Paul
tells us, went through a curious pro-
cess Of evolution First it was
Sweezleden, then Sweezlebuck, then
Sweezleway, None Of these would
do, The Sweezle then became
Chuzzle, and there was a new series
Of Chuzzletoe, Chuzzleboy, Chuzzle.
wig, and, finally Chuzzlewit For
Hard Times" nineteen or twenty
titles were rejected. Here are some
Of them; "Heads and Tails" 1.-TWO
and Two are Four" "Our Hard
Hearted Friend" "Rust and Dust, "
"a Mere Question of Figures" "Mr
Gradgrind's Facts, ""Black and White. "
"David Copperheld" was especially
troublesome. Even after he had
fixed upon the heros name it took
him some time to arrange the exact
form of the title. During a sojourn
in Genoa Dickens was puzzling his
brain to find a title for one of his
Christmas tales, when the city bells
rang out peal Of chimes He was
in nervous, excited state, and the
noise Of the bells agitated him. But
they gave him the title he was seek
ing, and he called the book "The
Chimes" Another novel for which
he found it difficult to decide upon a
name was "Bleak House." We might
have known it under any of the fol-
lowing titles: "The Solitary House
that was Always Shut Up" "The
East Wind" "The Ruined Mill that
Got Into Chancery and Never Got
Out, "The Solitary House Where the
Grasses Grew" No doubt Dickens
invented some of the names of his
characters, but many of the most
remarkable were borrowed from signs
that met his view in his journeys.
imagined that Chadband was a made
name-it fits the character to whom
the author applied it so exactly; but
it was the name of either baker or
a grocer on the outskirts Of the town
of Warwick. JUL was the name of
confectioner; Pickwick that of a
job-master at Bath. In later life the
novelist collected and stored up
names for future use, making use of
such sources as directories and the
small towns in railway guides.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30
A woRKINcMEN's BUILDING.
Novel Enterprise at St. Louis--Elabor-
ate Arrangements for the Exposition.

Novel Enterprise at st. Louis-Elabor-
ate Arrangements for the Exposition.
ST. Louis, Mo-, March 1S.-There is
no city in the United States that has q
building of any Importance whatever
devoted entirely to the uses of work.
ingmen and owned by them.
st. Louis is to have one very soon.
The lodges and unions of the city have
discovered that they are paying to the
owners of the various halls in which
they hold their meetings something
like $50, 900 year in rent, and they
are tired of it. The ruling rate of in
terest here is eight per cent. The
workingmen could pay the interest on
S360,000 with the money they now
spend for rent. That's the way they
look at it, and the contemplation Of
the fact has driven them to the decis-
ion to build a hall to cost about $780,
600 and pay for it by the rent charged
the organizations that use it. AS all
the building trades are supporters of
the plan the building will probably be
erected without delay the idea being
now to finish it this year.
A new charity has been established
in st. Louis on such a broad founda-
ton that its success is guaranteed. 1t
has been found that some of the chill
dren in the public schools were SO in
sufficiently fed that it was useless to
expect them to study. They were sent
Off in the morning with scanty break
fast and no lunch, and get only little
10 eat at night. A plan to help these
families was at once put into opera
ton, in charge of the Provident Asso-
cation. Agents were sent around to
the homes of all the school children
who were inadequateIy clothed and
led, and systematic relief was pro-
vlded for the heads of the families.
Inc plan was suggested first month
ago, and the principals of the schools
report that it has resulted in great
increase of pupils and much more salts
factory work. The charity will be
made permanent one, and it has as
surance of strong financial support.
There has been already rush Of ex-
hibitors to the Exposition which opens
In September, and the management
has been forced to warn those who in
tend to make displays that they must
choose their position at once, if at all.
The many new attractions of the Elk
position have been so thoroughly adj
vertised all over the country that the
managers expect ten times as many
people as came last year, and all the
railway arrangements will be made
accordingly. The art galleries and the
exhibits of electrical wonders will be
especially alluring. Director Sousa's
famous Marine Band of Washington,
which for years has divided the honors
with Gilmore, will furnish the music,
beginning the first night of the Ex-
position. There will be two great
Pageants while the Exposition lasts,
the Yelled Prophets parade, and the
Columbian procession, and considering |
the sight-seers these will draw, besides |
tnose who come for the Exposition |
alone, the hotels and boarding-house |
Keepers of the city do not think they |
are too sanguine in making their ar
engagements to accommodate half a
million people during the months of |
september and October. !
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30
SERIOUS FACTS ABOUT BREAD
Which Housekeepers Should Earnest
ly Consider.

A serious danger menaces the health OF
the people of this country IN the numerous
alum baking powders that are now being
urged upon the public.
There is no question Us to the detrimental
effects of these powders upon the system;
Every board of health, every physician, VIII
tell you of tho unwholesome qualities they
they add to the food. Some countries have
absolutely prohibited the sale OF preau con-
timing alum. go,
Even small doses of alum, gwen to child
rem, have produced fatal results, while cases
of heartburn, indigestion, gripping constlpa-
ton, dyspepsia, and various kindred gastric
troubles from irritation of the mucous mem
brane caused by the continuous use OF food
prepared with the alum or alum phosphate
powders, are familiar in the practice OF eV-
cry physician.
wife, any loving mother, will knowingly use
any article of food that will lnjure the health
OF her household, or perhaps cause the death
of her children.
How shall the dangerous alum powders be
distinguished? And how shall the danger to
health from their use be ayoidedP
Generally alum powders may DO known
from the price at which they are sold, or
from the fact that they are accompanied by
gift, or are disposed of under some scheme.
The alum powder costs but q few cents
pound to make, and is often sold at 20 or 25
cents pound. If some present Is given with
it, the price may be 80, 40 or 30 cents
pound.
1t is impossible to name all the alum pow
ders in the market, but any baking powder
sold at q low price, or advertised az costing
only half as much as cream of tartar pow
ders, or accompanied by present, or dis
posed of under any scheme, is of this class,
detrimental to health, and to be avoided.
But the easy, safe and certain protection
of our bread, biscuit and cake from all dan
ger of Embellishments is in the use of the
Royal Baking Powder only. This powder is
mentioned because of the innumerable re-
ports in its favor by high medical authori-
ties, 10y the U. S. Government and by the
official chemists and Boards of Health, which
leave no doubt as to its entire freedom from
alum, lime and ammonia, its absolute puri-
ty and wholcsomeness. While its use is thus
a safeguard against the poisonous alum pow
ders, 1t is satisfactory at the same time to
know that it makes the whitest, lightest,
sweetest and most delicious food, which will
keep moist and fresh longer, and that can
he eaten with immunity hot or cold, stale or
fresh, md also that owing to its greater
strength it is more economical than others.
These facts should incline consumers to
to turn deaf ear to all opportunities to buy
the inferior powders. If q grocer urges the
sale OF the cheap, impure alum brands, it
should be borne in mind that it is because
he can make more profit on them. The wise
housekeeper will decline in all cases to take
them.
Take no chances through using a doubtful
article 1chere so important matter as the
health or life of dear ones is at stake.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30
TRULY A DEPRAvED CAT.
Tie Killed Ducklings and Used Dead Rat
to Divert Suspicion.

w DiNcIt 6uhpiClOns
James Grogan, a Wortendyck, N.
j., peddler, who is Familiarity known
as "Ginger" Grogan on account of the
color Of his hair and the heat of his
temper, owns large yellow cat that,
according to its owners story, should
either be deprived Of all It's nine lives
as a fitting retrlbutioh for its stupen-
dous preacher or elevated to the
loftiest pinnacle Of honor and emolu-
ment as the reward of hitherto I'M
heard of feline sagacity.
"Ginger" says that some time ago
his house was infested with rats that
not only attacked everything gnaw-
able but established such familiar re-
lations with the yellow cat that they
often ran over her back with i'm
punity. The peddler tried trough on
rats" which killed half a hundred of
the pests, and drove the rest from the
house to the barn. This was doubt
full victory, for the banished rats be-
gan to prey upon brood Of half
grown ducks that Grogan Is raising.
They would not touch any more Of
the trough on rats" probably because
they liked the flavor Of the ducks
better. Recently the Cat took up her
quarters in the barn, and remained
there day and night, One morning
last week Grogan, going to the barn,
found the dead body Of an immense
rat, torn and bloody, with the cat
growing over it. She had killed 1t
but had not breakfasted from it.
Close to where the rodent had been
slaughtered lay the bones and
feathers of a duckling. Everything
eatable about it had been consumed,
and the cat apparently had pounced
upon the rat just as he had finished
his meal. This was a very praise
worthy thing for the yellow cat to do,
but when she did it on eight success
sive mornings her owners gratiflca-
tion was qualified by the loss Of just
that number of young ducks. He
thought she ought to kill the rats
more expeditiously, and he hid him
self in the barn to ascertain why she
was so slow In killing them. He
says that he saw his cat kill a duck
ling, devour it, and then drag the
bones to a position near a rat hole
and wait patiently until the smell
tempted rat to come within reach
Of her claws. Then she slaughtered
it, and sat by its body growing until
her master saw her, hoping thus to
direct suspicion, that might other
wise be leveled against herself, in the
direction Of the dead rat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

A Louisiana man says that the rice
crop Of that State this year will be
fully one-half of the entire crop of the
United States. "The raising of rice, ="
he says, "has worked wonders for the
interest of our State. 1t has prac-
tically opened up new industry in
the agricultural line, and hundreds
Of farmers who thought their lands
valuless when the cotton gave out
now find themselves in position that
will soon place them in one year
where cotton could not put them in
five. 1t is really the most lucrative
of all the new industries in the
South"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30
The Reason for 1t.

An old law tract assumes to give in
this simple language the origin Of
the tenancy by the law or courtesy of
England:
1t was called the law of England,
because it was invented in England
on behalf of poor gentlemen who
married gentlewomen, and had moth
ing to support themselves after their
wives death.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30
Searching for knowledge.

The trustees of the Gilchrist edu-
cational trust, of England, have de-
cided to send two and perhaps four
women teachers in secondary schools
and training colleges to America for
the purpose of reporting upon the
system Of education carried on in this
country.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

Visitor picking up the baby); So, this is
the baby, is it? Bless his little tootsie-woot-
sizes. Kchee-e-e! Watch me poke UNI ribs
The Boston Baby: Mother: VIII you kind
ly inform me whether the deplorable condi-
ton of this person is due to permanent de-
mentia or spasmodic and intermittent in
sanlty2
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

=, a number ono cough cure, Mr.. Jas. II.
Barnet, 243 Cedar ST., Buffalo, N. Y, writes
thus; % am using DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup
IN my family and deem it number one
medicine for coughs and colds, and my
house shall never DO without It,"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

Miss Olive Strcote observing Miss Bean
leigh of Boston at St. Louis tea; won
der when Miss Boanlefgh left Boston2 Mr..
Lucas Place. Not at all, should say she
seems to have brought it with her
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30
A Fin de Steele Bargain.

Lady; Do you sell photographic
Agent; We only rent, madam.
"Well, I'll take one"
"Shall | send it to your house?"
"Not now. Put it up for week at the
club that my husband goes to, and then
bring 1t to me. New York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30
Out of an Engagement.

Please, mum, would We mind helpin' a re,
ducel professional gentleman wot can't git
engagements this time oyearW
farmers Wife: Huh Professional gen.
tlemau, are you?
Tramp: Yes, mum. I'm n professional
scarecrow, mum.-New York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

1t Is by all odds the best liniment. Mr..
Chas. Metzger, 2l7 Geyer Ave., st. Louis,
Mo-, is Of the same opinion. He says: ''Sal-
Walton Oil Is the best rene ly we have ever
used IL our family. 1t is tho best remedy on
earth - 49,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

81 though the Millions we're going to give
n large party" "lhey we're, but n water
pipe broke in tho house" Couldn't 1t be
ImendedY Yes, but the plumber took the
house as part pay"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

Immigrant Inspector; Your nationality,
please. Immigrant; Oirish. Immigrant
Inspector. What is your occupation2 I'm
migrant; Ohm Frinch nurse.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

Cook ION tho day after her ARRIVAL.
Pelase,. mum, Pm bit fiery ut times, and
when Pm fiery Pm apt ia be bit rough
spoken; but you needn't let that put YOU
aabout--with n little present you can allus
bring me round again.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

Mrs. Tawker; found the luncheon at
Mrs. Bookworm's dreadtully stupid affair.
Mrs. Grinder (who wasn't invited); ex-
pect so, deari you STE they wero all brainy
people.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

II mailed postal card to- day and forgot
to address it. Pm very absent minded
$50 am |. Yesterday mailed Columbian
stamp without putting letter on ito
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

Sseedley CLERK for Cinchem q Keepem) I
What's an atomizer? Pourpade (bookkeep-
er same tirm): Must DO what the bosses use
to fix up our salaries.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

Auntyi Why do you say 'riding down
hillW The proper word is 'coasting." Lit.
tie Nephew: Well, but don't ride in very
proper way. ! go belly-bumpers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

Cutting; Hairs very thin, sir at was
thinner than that 30 years ago." Indeed, sir,
you surprise me. Why. you don't look more
than 30 now, SIR" "Ihirty yesterday"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

Were you acquainted with the man?p
No" Then how do you know that he was
q prominent cit2enW "Well, don't you see,
he died of heart failure?"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

Funny, isn't it that no marriage ceremony
is success unless there is hitch in It
somewhere2
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

'What are you marking those collars for?
You said they didn't fit" "That's it if
put my name on them, I'll never see them
araip,U
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

'Dld you ever get back tho umbrella that
you lent BrasherY" "Yes." "How?" II
borrowed 1t again" "From Brasher?"" No,
rom the man he lent it to-"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

There will be race troubles in this country
Just as long as man bets on the wrong horse.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

" suppose your teacher is very fond of
you, GeorgieF' Eyes. She keeps me with
her two hours after school nearly every day. /"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

Jagson says we never know how bad our
friends can be until we see them in amateur
theatricals.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

Even whom hard at work the cooper has a
staving good time.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

II money really talked, a dollar might say
many wise things. 1t has cents enough.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

"HansOn's Magic Corn Salve."
Warranted 70 cure, or money refunded, Ask your
druggist forit. Price rs cents.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

wasting diseases, II speedily and surely in.
yigorates and builds up the whole systom.
AS an appetiEing, restorative tonic It seta
at work all the processes Of digestion and
nutrition, rouscs every organ into natural
action, and brings back health and strength.
For all diseases caused by torpid liver or
impure blood, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Scrot.
ulous, Skin, and Scalp Diseases even Con.
sumption Tor Lung-scrofula) in It's earlier
stagcs-the " Discovery" Is the only Ottara,l-
teed remedy.
II It doesn't benefit or cure, in every case,
you have your money back.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-30

CHILDREN
who arc puny pale,
weak, or scrofulous,
ought 10 take Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery, That builds
up both their flesh and
their strength. For this,
ana for purifying the
blood, there's nothing In
all medicine that can
equal tho" Discovery"
In recovering from
GRIPPE" or In con.
valescence from pneu.
monia, fevers, or Other
The herald., 1893-11-15
LEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement ana
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy. Syrup Of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in tho form most acceptable and pleas-
ant to the taste, The refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
ative; etfectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid
news. Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale b.. all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
Hfactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF Figa
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
The herald., 1893-11-15

the queen without thorough under
standing with ali the foreign powers,
aud il is said the government received
ASSURANCES that no objection would be
raised to its plan. Great Britain will
undnestionabiy welcome the restoration
OF Qneen LiNuokalani and the prospect
CT the early accession OF Princess
Kaulani is the best hope OF govern
ment distinctively in line with British
interests. BY convention with France
in 1S43 England agreed to refrsin from
ever annexing the Hawaiian islands or
taking them under a protectorate, but
she never ceased to try to influence and
control the local government to her in
terests.
The restoration of the queen affects
the United States interests in tie Pearl
river harbor. The exclusive right OF
the United States to use this harbor was
q reciprocal consideration granted
for free entry OF Hawaiian sugar
into the United States. but the general
free entry of sugar under the Mckinley
law worked an abrogstion of the special
advantages enjoyed by the Hewaiians,
and they hold that the right of the
United States in Pearl river was term
mated by it.
Some disappointment is felt in admin
ietration circles at the expressions Of
public opinion against it's Hawaiian
policy, but there are no indications OF q
wavering OF purpose.
The herald., 1893-11-15
IN THE WRONG ROOM.
REDDY SAYS HE WAS DRUNK AND
MEANT NO HARM.
He Entered the Room OF Two Young
Ladies on South Olive Street Early
Yesterday Morning and Is
Arrested.

John Reddy had large detective
force on his trail yesterday for having
entered the room of two young girls at
7l5 South Olive street early yesterday
morning.
The resdenceis occupied by Mrs. Ella
Berry and family. In the southeast end
of the house Misses Ada and Jennie,
aged 12 and IA years respectively, oc-
cupy a ground floor apartment.
About 2 O'Clock yesterday morning
one of the girls wac awakened by some
person near the bed, whose warm breath
was felt on her cheek. Suddenly fnd-
ing that the intruder was man instead
of their mother, ths girls screamed
aloud, aroueing the household.
The man at once took to his heels,
leaving his coat and shoes in the room.
Mrs. Berry removed the garments to
the hall, ard an effort was made to quiet
the stir caused by the nocturnal intruder.
Mre, Martin, who resides next door, was
was probably the only person who was
60 badly disturbed that she could not
sleep.
Shortly before o. clock Mrs. Martin.
who had caught a glimpse of the man
as he fed, was startled to see him re-
turn. He probably came back to get
his coat and shoes.
sne positively identified the fellow as
John Reddy.
Mrs. Barry called on the district at
torney and swore to a complaint charg-
ing Reddy with having entered the
room with the intent to commit an as.
sault.
John Reddy. however, went to the
police station ST IL o'clock last light and
gave himself up. He tells very straight
story Of his visit to the room OF the
Young girls. claiming that he was drunk.
In his attempt to reach his home near
oy he accidentally went into the wrong
room.
Finding that such was the case, and
that his mistake had aroused every body
in the place, he fed, going back later to
get bis coat and shoes.
1t is claimed that the hard name given
Reddy ia unjust, for he 10 known as a
hard working man.
The police are inclined to believe
Reddy's story.