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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
Three Dangerous Women.

Beware of three women-the one
who does not love children, the one
who does not love flowers, and she
who openly declares she does not like
other women, says writer in an
English magazine.
There is something wanting in
such, and in all probability its place
is supplied by some unlovely trait,
AS Shakespeare says Of him who
has no soul for music, such woman is
fit for treason, stratagems and spoils,
and a woman intent on those is ten
thousand times worse than any man
could be, for, standing higher, she
can fall lower,
Men may smile and jest a little
over the tenderness lavished on a
baby, but, after all, the prattle every
womanly woman involuntarily breaks
into at the sight Of the tiny beings,
is very sweet to masculine ears.
1t was the first language they ever
knew, and in spite Of the jest or
smile, the sweetest on wife's or sweet
hearts lips.
They may laugh too at the little
garden tools, which seem like play
things to their strength; but in their
hearts they associate, and rightly,
purity of character and life with the
pursuit Of gardening.
And, as for the woman who does
not care for her own sex and boldly
avows it, she Is coquette pure and
simple. and one OF the worst and
lowest type, too, as a general thing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21

to treat the natives with perfect
fairness, never trampllng on their
rights or ignoring their customs
His whole term Of office was thus
complete success, and when he left
the colony, eight years later, the
Maoris felt they were losing their
best friend There was one great
chief whose obstlnacy might have
got him into trouble with most men,
but Sir George managed him in a
better way. 1t was necessary that
roads should be built throughout
the chiefs territory, but this petty
potentate refused to allow any to be
constructed. At last Sir George pre-
sented the chiefs young wife with a
horse and carriage. The gift filled
her with intense delight, yet 1t was
no use to her in the rough state of
the land. So she began to worry her
lord and master until, to please her,
the chief ordered a road to be made
throughout the country; and thus
without causing the Maori chief to
regard him as an enemy,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
Mind Your own business.

An old custom once prevailed in a
remote place Of giving clock to any
one who would truthfully swear that
he had minded his own business
alone for a year and day, and had
not meddled with his neighbors.
Many came, but few, If any, gained
the prize, which was more difficult to
win than the Dunmow fitch Of bacon.
Though they swore on the four Cos
pels, and held out their hand In GER
tain hope, some hitch was sure to be
found somewhere; and for all their
asseverations the clock remained
stationary on its shelf, no one being
able to prove his absolute immunity
from uncalled for interference in
things not in any way concerning
himself. At last young man came
with a perfectly clean record, and the
clock seemed as If it was at last about
to change owners. Then said the
custodian, ooh! young man was
here yesterday, and made mighty
sure he was going to have the clock,
but he didn't" Said the young man
seeking the prize, "And why didn't
he get it?" whats that to you?"
snapped out the custodian, that's
not your business, and-you don't get
the clock. Home Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
course not.u

vi cuuFbb nOl,
"You know, suppose, that I am be-
trothed TO Miss Stepp2"
"Certalnly-that Is, the matter was
80 understood, and hence we did not
wonder particularly at the forged state.
ment that you were going to the Arctic
Ocean with her"
"That letter was forged by Hank
Ripple, do not doubt" said Ralph,
speaking more TO himself than TO his
companions. "Without troubling you
with details, Mr.. Lane may say that
am worried greatly about Miss Stepp.
am even worried about her indepen-
IDENTIFY OF the ice and all those consider
ations- afraid, in short, that she is be-
set by some sort OF villainy, even as
have been. shall accordingly sail at
once in quest OF her or Of tidings Of her
fate"
Mr.. Lane could comprehend this pur-
pose without approving 1t, and he knew
Ralph too well to seek to combat it.
"Of course l shall be glad to help
you in every way possible" he said.
Then help me to find stanch little
craft and a few good sailors for this
voyage" said Ralph, arising. IN
start in an hour, II possible. All,
what's that noisey Are the Bullets
returningY"
Ere another word could be uttered,
Kulu came bounding into the office, a
prey to the Widest excitement.
1.-THE best of news!n he cried. "The
Nor'wester has just entered port safe
ly, with fifteen hundred barrels Of oil,
and here come the Captain and his
daughterm
With one bound Ralph was at the
door, and in another moment his be-
trothed was sobbing for joy on his
breast, while Capt. Stepp inclosed him
in a vigorous embrace,
"Back again, Ralph, as you seen
cried the old navigator, in voice
husky with great joy, "And not only
have we got Hank Ripple in irons, but
the Chief of Police has arrested the
three runaways who have 80 nearly
killed you In our absenceW
"Hurrah! Gloriousl Nothing could
be better!" cried Mr.. Lane, tossing his
cap into the air. "Three cheers and @
tiger for Captain Stepp and his fam
ilyW
The suggestion was duly honored by
the large crowd, which had gathered
around the newcomers, and nothing
more was needed to tell Ralph anC
MAZDA Stepp that they had reached the
end of their troubles and trials.
We need not pause upon the Joyful
wedding that took place the following
evening at the American consulate, MOI
upon the happiness which has from
that hour been the portion of the
worthy Captain and all his family, in
Guiding Maida's aunt. 1t Is enough tt
say that the return home was no
married by the least drawback, anC
that the young couple are now among
the most useful and honored resident
of Chicago. Capt. Stepp and his siste
make their home with them, and viz
with each other in the care given sew
eral promising members of new gen
Grafton.
mn I
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21

A little girl made a great clamor
one night, after she had gone to bed,
insisting that a certain doll, named
Elizabeth, should be brought up.
stairs to her, after having commanded
her two or three times to keep quiet.
"If l come up, Mary l shall GER
tainly whip you"
"A-all right, mamma" said the
little girl, as she choked back u sob,
"and when you come up, p-p.lease
bring Elizabeth"
Another child, a boy, behaved so
badly that his father said to him:
any boy, shall certainly have to
buy a whip to punish you with"
"And after you've whipped me,
said the boy, his face lighting up,
may l have the whip to play horse
WITH"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
Brushing Clothes.

A man who always looks well with
but a limited wardrobe says: "ThG
finest clothing in the world won't
make a man look well If his collar or
cuffs are soiled. On the other hand,
II the linen Is clean and fresh, If tho
clothes are well brushed and II there
Is a flower in the buttOn-hole one al
ways looks presentable. But whisk
bIooms simple ruin clothes; you
should have a good bristle brush, not
too stiff. Then brush as often and
as much as you like, and your clothes
will look the better and wear tho
better for it. This is Of especial in,
terest to women, because they have to
look out for the stock Of clean linen
and too often apply the clothes brush.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
Newspaper Enmities.

Mr.. Murat Halstead, writing In
"The Making Of a Newspaper" about
his early editorial experiences, speaks
OF Charles Hammond OF the Clncln-
natl Gazette as the Ohio editor who
was paramount In the forties and
tlfties, He was a Wing, an ardent
supporter Of Henry Clay, and in gen.
eral a very dignitled and severe sort
of man. Mr. Halstead tells one
story, however, which shows that he
must have had other qualities,
Mr.. Hammond and Robert T. Lytle,
the most accomplished Democrat of
his day in Ohio, had been out to-
gether on q long walk, when 1t occur
red to the editor Of the Gazette that
he was expected to furnish letter
for the next day, and must make
haste to do so.
Lytle, loath to part with such
good company followed him, making
an unaccustomed appearance In a
Wing Office. The shades of night
were falling fast. Lytle patiently
held q candle while Hammond wrote
rapidly for almost an hour, when,
with an expression of qualification
that his work was well done, he
thanked his friend for his polite and
gracious attention, called printer,
handed him the copy, mentioned that
he did not care to see the proof, and
the two distinguished gentlemen re-
sumed their promenade and finished
the festival
The next day it occurred to Lytle
to look into the Gazette and see what
had been produced by the pen of q
ready writer while he held the can
die; and to his surprise and disgust,
that gradually became amusement,
he found that 1t was very bright,
and he thought extrayagantly over
done, though not absolutely mali
cious, assault upon himself, in which
his shortcomings as politician were
unsparingly reviewed, but his per-
sonal cleverness admitted with a
funny pretense of reluctance.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
CnterIng 10 Moman,s Vnnity.

A ll0urlshing establishment In New
York derives most of its income from
renting jewelry, instead Of selling 1t
outright, to women who cannot
afford to buy. The business is a per-
fectly legitimate one. Only a fair
amount of interest Is charged for the
use Of the goods and nothing is ever
attempted In the way of deceiving
customers as to the actual value OF
the jewelry they hire. You can go to
this store and get a watch set with
turquoise, to wear on the lapel OF
your new electric blue gown, and you
can keep the watch as long as you
please by paying the rate of interest
agreed upon when you take possession
of II. OF course you must pay a de-
poslt amounting to the full value Of
the turquoise bauble before you take
1t out of the shop, but when you 20
back with it all the money will be
refunded except the small sum
charged for its use, 1t is so with
diamonds, and rings. Indeed, the
whole list and category of jewelry
might be included. On the night OF
a large ball the shop will be nearly
cleared Of It's rentable stock. BY the
next day noon everything is returned,
and the jewelry, newly polished and
glittering as ever, are back In their
cases waiting for the next hiring out
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21

damp and the ground slippery. In
the course Of the game several falls
occurred. Each tumble gave rise to
much laughter and merriment among
both players and onlookers, which
seemed to attract the especial atten-
tion Of the bird.
"When the set was finished and
the performers we're talking together
on one side Of the court 'Cockey'
quietly descended from his stand,
walked on to the lawn tennis ground,
rolled over and over two or three
times on the grass and then picking
himself up laughed long and loud in
exact imitation of the players"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
spARRows ON A SPREE.
An Ingenious Planter Saved His Cotton
bY Gettlnr tho Rlrda Dend Drnnk.

An Ingenious Planter Saved His Cotton
by Getting the Birds Dead Drunk.
The English sparrows have proved
nuisance In the cotton country, for
as soon as the pods open they pick
out the cotton and carry 1t Off, and
some planters have lost, as they
claim, hundreds of pounds In this
way There is one man, however,
on the Mississippi that has not lost
much, says the st, Louis Chronicle.
When he found the sparrows were
committing depredations ne procured
quantity Of wheat, soaked 1t in
sweetened whisky and strewed IL
along the rows. The sparrows found
1t and thought they had a picnic.
So they had, but in fifteen or
twenty minutes there was the tipsiest
lot Of English sparrows ever seen on
the face Of this earth. They rolled
about on the ground, falling on their
sides and backs and kicking theirh
into the air like a parcel Of drunkards,
all the while utterlng the most
cumical squeaks They did not have
long to squeak, however, for the
boys gathered them up and threw
them into bags The first day they
gathered two bushels of drunken
sparrows, Three or four days later
the experiment was repeated with
almost equal success and from time
to time since, They made excellent
potpie, but the survivors have evil
IDENTIFY come to regard the plantation
as hoodooed, for now very few come
| about it
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
Mud Cnkoa.

Mud Cakes.
don Il see why tho big folks all
Need TO 20 TO cooking school,
For It's easy enough to make cake
II you make II by this rule;
First you must have an apron
That you're not afraid TO hurt,
For In this recipe wo use
For -four slfted dirt
Then dig with an iron spoon
A hole In the cool dark ground
And put In dirt and water
Stirring 1t round and round
And then a handful OF pebbles
You'd best put into the dough.
What are these forp In this recipe
Pebbles ure raislns you know.
And when you get II all thick enough
You make 10 into cakei
Then put IL on nice clean board
And set II In the sun 70 bake
Dear me! I'd almost forgot TO say
You must sprinkle with sugar (or sand)
And when they're done no better cakes
VIII be found In BabYland.
That's all. You see. 10 learn TO cook
You don't need to make fuss,
Though mamma says when sho comes 10
the door,
GWhy, Bessie, child what mussln
Ethel T. Sleeper, In Good Housekeeping,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
A Cockatoo's Mumor.

In confirmation of the statement
that "cockatoos are almost like mon
keys in mimicking men," beg to
send you the following simple story,
the truth of which / have every rea-
son to believe, although not person
ally an eyewitness to the perform
ance, writes Lieutenant Colonel James
in the London Spectator. received
the account from a bishop.
"A very tame sulphur-crested cock
atoo happened to be on his perch near
a lawn tennis ground. The day was
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
A Boys TrIck-Pony.

A ten.months-old pony has been
trained to do many tricks by his
youthful master, son Of farmer Of
Henderson, N. @ On being hidden
he will walk up to any designated
person and shake hands and kiss him.
Blindfold him and bury an article and
he will find it and paw 1t up. He
will feign sickness, count articles Of
any specified number, till, by selec-
tlon Of those displayed, he indicates
what articles he likes best; will fire
a pistol, and do many other wonder
full things
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21

Baby Gertrude is very fond OF her
Aunt Emma. One reason for her de-
votion is that her aunt tells her a
great variety of long and interesting
stories, by which the little maiden is
vastly entertained. Aunt Emma Is
patient, and tells one tale after an
other In response to her niece's de-
mands, but other members Of the
family come to her rescue, and the
little girl has learned that she must
not ask for too many stories at a
time.
One day she had been entertained
so long that she knew very well that
it would be unreasonable to tease for
more stories. She took her favorite
doll Evellna, and left the room where
her Aunt Emma was sitting.
Some time passed. Then Aunt
Emma saw the door pushed open. A
small hand thrust Evellna into the
room and set her up against the wall.
The hand was withdrawn, the door
left slightly ajar, and little voice
called through the crack:
"Aunt Emma, Evelina would be
very much pleased If you would tell
her a story"
Needless to say that one of Aunt
Emma's best stories was at once re-
lated for Evelina's benefit, and that
her thoughtful little mother was not
obliged to listen it through the crack
of the door, but was graciously in
yited in.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
ArtIllerY During the CrusadIes.

zone of my ancestors won battle
during the crusades by his skill In
handling his artillery" said the baron.
"But, my dear baron," said his friend,
@at the time of the crusades gun
powder had not yet been discovered. !"
IL know that as well as you do, and
so did my ancestor" "How did he
win the battle them" ale brought
his artillery to bear on the Saracens,
and the stupid fools, seeing the guns,
supposed that powder had been dis.
covered and fled in dismay. Texas
Siftings.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
A Combining Younpster.

"Father," asked Tommy, the other
day, why is it that the boy is said
to be the father Of the MANI"
Mr.. Tompkins had never given this
subject any thought, and was hardly
prepared to answer off hand.
"Why-why--" he said, stumb-
lingly, "it's so because it is, | sup
pose"
well, pop, since Pm your father,
I'm going to give you ticket to the
theater and half dollar besides. !
always said that if was a father 1
wouldn't be so stingy as the rest of
them are. Go in, pop, and have a
good time while you're young. !
never had any chance myself"
Mr. Tompkins gazed In blank as
tonishment at Tommy. Slowly the
significance of the hint dawned upon
him. Producing a silver dollar, he
said:
"Take it, Thomas. When you really
do become a father, l hope 1t wont
be your misfortune to have a son
who is smarter than yourself. "
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
Coins Twenty-three Centuries Old.

Some Chinese coins are Of but one
twentieth of the value Of an American
cent. The Celestial Kingdom has many
enthusiastic coin collectors. In one
notable collection there are more than
100000 varieties of cash, the oldest of
which date back as far as 1900 B. G.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
"Knowledgable."

"Folks don't use as knowledgable
words as they used to, seems it," re-
marked Uncle Nahum Jenkins, PEN
sively. "Now, / can't see what sense
Their is in calm a man that's kind o.
dilf'rent-minded from other folks a
crank, same as they do nowadays.
A crank goes along we'll enough IL
you've got a good purchase on it,"
what would you have said when
you was boy, granther?" demanded
his grandson, with much curiosity.
Seems to me there must have been
sOmethin' to call queer folks by be-
sides just queer"
"We allus remarked in them days,
said Uncle Nahum, with condescen-
sion, "that sech folks was 'as odd as
Dicks hatband.' l s'pose ye know
how odd that WASP"
The boy confessed his ignorance.
"Why." said the old man, with a
chuckle, "the sayin' was that Dicks
hatband went half way round an
then tucked under an what it
tucked under nobody ever told, g fur
IS know! Now, that" concluded
Uncle Nahum, "was what call
knowledgable way Of describin'!"
THERE is no writer who puts in
SO many hours making character
sketches as the court stenographer.--
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.

Something that WIN Interest tho Juvenile
Members of Every ousehoId-Qualnt Acc
lions and Bright Sayings Of Many Cute
and Cunning Children.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21

ToMIY-"Pa, why do the rich peo-
pie have such big, heavy tombstones?"
Pa-"Because their heirs want to
make sure the deceased will stay
where they are. Exchange.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
Named for Herself.

Visitor-So your name is Winifred9
For whom were you named? Little
Win-Jus' for myself, so I'd know
when / was called.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
A Hundred Tons of Cats Tails.

One hundred tons of cats tails we're
recently sold at once for the purpose OF
ornamenting ladies' wearing apparel.
This means that assuming an average
cats tail to weigh two ounces, no fewer
than 1872, 900 pussies had to be killed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
How the Governo Had His way.

When Sir George Grey went to New
Zealand in 1916 as Governor for the
first time, he made it a rule always
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21

ENOUGH spider web TO go around the
world would weigh one-half pound
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21

GOD writes straight with crooked
lines.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21
IAN IDYI OF HONOLULU.
A Bold Stroke for a Husband. Written for
This Paper
BY LEON LEWIS.

Lane brought out the whole situation
In such clear colors that they compre-
hended all It's phases and episodes, just
as they are known to the reader.
"Well, this Is the strangest case |
ever heard OF, said Mr., Lane, begin
ming to recover his equanimity. 1T
seems"
Kulu started violently at this mo-
ment, and uttered u strange cry-hali
of wonder, half of fear,
Cursed If there isn't the old whaler
noww he muttered, staring through
an open window into the street, "And
his daughter is with him. They've fol-
lowed me to town, having missed the
papers, and seeing my horse hitched at
your post, Mr., Lane, and knowing that
| am here-yes, here they come"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-12-21

THERE is no writer who puts in
SO many hours making character
sketches as the court stenographer.--
Harrisburg Patriot.
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