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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-19

Judgei shall sentence you to 20 years
for wrecking that train. Prisoner; | pre-
sumo, Judge, II had WRECKED the whole
road you would have been glad to have dined
with me ut my paatial residence.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-19
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KANSAS LEADS THE PROCESSION.
HlHE ADVOCATES educational influence
In every state in the Union IL Is recognized nd
q LEADER in this great Political Revolution.
The people want good literature and we want
them to have 1t. We also want few dollars
with which to do business. You pay the DOL
LAR, wo do the rest.
Send 70 cts. for trial, or get special ratas
for campaign clubs.
ADVOCATE PUB. CO., Topeka, rs
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-19

Yabsley: You say you wouldn't marry
any but womanly woman, but what is your
idea of a womanly woman? Nudge; One
who would think was the smartest man
on earth,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-19

Little Ethel; dess I'll marry George
Sweet wen he grows up. Mothers You like
him doyoup Little Ethel; No, not much I;
but he's jus as fond of chocolates as am.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-19

RXf-When answering any Of these advertise.
mentsr please mention this paper.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-19

A REALLY dangerous man generally
tries to avoid trouble.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-19

A Gas Concession. Official tgas
company; The newspapers and tho public
are bowling for cheaper gus. Something
must be done. Second Official (after reGec.
tion) All right, Reduce the price-and oil the
mptnra
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-19

WHEN man does wrong, his rela-
tives have great deal to say about
the 'family honor"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-04-06
A Biblical COnundrum.

A good story is told of the horsy son
of an English clergyman. He was on an
important occasion to meet the bishop Of
Lincoln at dinner, and as it was desir-
able that a favorable impression should
be made on his lordship his father beg
ged he would be favorable to the bishop
and do his best to draw him out, as he
was unusually strong in Biblical lore
During the early part of the banquet
matters went on well enough, the young
man saying little, but watching for an
opportunity to open his full batteries.
At length pause in the general CONVEX
sation took place, and while the COM
pany was all attention he thus addressed
the bishop:
might venture to ask your lordship
a question relative to point mentioned
in the Old Testament which has puzzled
me a good deal!'
"Oh, certainly-quite happy" replied
the dignitary, feeling quite in his ele-
ment.
"Then 1 should be glad to have your
lordship's opinion as to how long it took
Nebuchadnezzar to get into condition
after he had been out to grassY-Boston
Herald
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-04-06
Neryous Singers.

The effects of nervousness are varied
and amusing. One young mezzo soprano
was prevented just in time from walking
on to the platform in huge pair of fur
lined overshoes, which were put on above
her slippers, and which contrasted COM
ically with her dainty gown.
Another songstress, who was gifted
with a good verbal memory. was singing
without note During rather elaborate
symphony preceding the second verse Of
her song she chanced idly to glance at
the book of words which she was hold
ing. Confusion followed. She could not
link the melody with the poem. 1t was
a terrible moment, but shestepped swift
ly to the piano, glanced at the accom-
panist's copy and finished her song con
amore. 1t appeared on inspection that
by printers error two lines of her song
had been left out of the book of words.
This had confused her and was the cause
Of her failure to blend words and music
ogether.-Atalanta.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-04-06
The Young Moon.

The editor of The Popular Science
Monthly takes certain imaginative writ
ers to task for their unscientifc and ab-
surd statements regarding 1.-The young
moon" and 1.-The crescent moon" and ad-
vises them to leave it alone, because they
SO often contrive to get it in the wrong
place. In story which has come under
his notice he finds two friends described
rs sitting out one summer evening look
ing over the Thames, and the writer goes
on to say, by this time the young moon
had arisen, and its cold light shimmered
over the misty river" Such writers are
reminded that the young moon goes TO
bed early and can never be seen IN the
process of rising.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-04-06
TRIALS OF A TICKET MAN.
He Can Endure All but the Questions of
People Who Never Travel.

A prominent Pittsburg passenger
agent, in a conversation with reporter
of that city, gave few interesting facts
relative to the everyday experience of
the average city passenger man, which
those not directly connected with the
business know nothing about. He said:
sit is singular fact the number of
people who visit our Office daily and the
curious questions they ask with regard
to railroad rates, etc., when very often
they have no notion whatever of leaving
the city and as matter of fact have not
travelled any worth mentioning. For six
years there has been a very singular char
acter who has made an annual visit to
this office. have no idea from whence
he cometh or whittier he goeth, but he
always asks the selfsame questions and
goes away apparently satisfied with the
information he has received. I always
expect him in the springtime, generally
about the 1st of April, when the suns
rays grow warmer.
"Then my quaint Cd friend comes to
see me. 1 should judge him to be at
least so years of age. He is stopped and
feeble, with hair as white as snow, but
we'll dressed, wears a silk hat and carries
a cane and talks in nervous, jerky
manner. He invariably opens up with,
What's the rate to Boston?' / tell him,
and his eyes light up as he waddles out
with always the same observation. We'll,
by gum, that's cheap. cheapr If the old
man would tell his story, it might have
tinge of pity in it. Perhaps he has a
son or daughter in the Hub City whom it
has been his cherished hope to see for all
these years.
1.-THE biggest out and out nuisance we
have to deal with are persons who come
here with no other intention than to col
lect all the railroad literature they can.
They have no notion of going away, but
thay grab everything in sight in the way
of time tables and other information
bearing on tourists points in the north,
east, south and west. They greedily
gather pamphlets, circulars and book
lets treating ON climate and resources,
/ don't know what these collectors do
with the stuff they get here, but some of
them must have prize assortment.
''Then the man who travels from one
end of the country to the other is the
person who invariably pushes into the
Office and in bruSk manner asks for a
time table of the line he is about to
take. 1t is given him, of course, and
without SO much as glancing at the
schedule it is stuffed into his pocket,
and his next question is, When does my
first train leave? 1t never seems to oc-
cur to him to look on the time table. So
it goes. Sometimes people ask me ques-
tions until I'm afraid the buttons will
drop off my coat, but LITER all we man.
age to get along with our patrons re-
markably well. l."-Pittsburg Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-04-06
The Forger.

Sir John Evans says, in Longman's
Magazine, "that not even the trained an
tiquary is proof against the forger and
confesses that not only has he himself
purchased forgeries, but has published
accounts Of them as if they had been
genuine-accounts which any amount of
subsequent Withdrawals fails TO annihi-
late. Counterfeits and forgeries abound
in every department of archaeology. Spu-
rious manuscripts, inscriptions, gems.
pottery, glass, enamels, ivories, coins,
weapons, implements and ornaments
have each and all been foisted on collect
ors at different times and in various
countries"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-04-06
The Word Mother.

Here are 10 varieties of the word
mother, all bearing distinct resem-
blance: Anglo-Saxon, modor; Persian,
madr; Sanscrit, matr; Greek, meter;
Italian, madre; French, mere; Swedish,
moder; Danish, the same; Dutch, moe
der; German, mutter; Russian, mater;
Celtic, mathaki Hebrew, em; Arabic;
am.-Chicago TribunS.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-04-06
Palmy DAYS For Cats.

The palmy days for cats were in the
times of Egypt's power as nation. some
500 years B. c. They were held then as
sacred as dogs or crocodiles, and death
was the penalty for killing them. From
their nocturnal habits and glossy fur. the
Egyptians deemed them symbolical of the
moon, and golden cat was worshiped
kt Syene.-New York Sun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-04-06
A Modern Hero.

Mime. NJ. very talented pianiste,
when sitting next TO Colonel Ramollot at
the dinner table, asked him Id winning
tone of voice:
''Are you fond of music, colonel?
Madame, replied the warrior, rolling
. savage pair of eyes, 81 am not afraid Of
itg'-Paris Rappel.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-12-13

being shoe Snnietime ago there,
were series Of burglarios commit
i'd in Noghpn and ainoog tho
bQiaLas fo5heci wasthe pnAbafico
Mom4was fcnt to Moulton bg The
vnised @altes aUthorities to laiuo4
'0t ORC s7'ltg parties For sevaiap
nou gin a bad been in Muntau
anal u.e superstition is.tliat ho WINS
close ON the tail of the omnli,nlB
ut the time of his DEATH Wednas-
day eve he propoaedl to Dbl Wed
dington to accompany him to,Hla-
tonia to attend the night po,4urnir
anccs of Dr. Woods nediona. oam-
pany. They left MouTton aBgus
dark in a twoehDrse buggy anil.
@ere within about a half mill ! 4
Flatonia. whom the shooting occuM
red a short distances hohinlA t8ianI
were Fred Jachson, son Of Ju1tias,
L. IT. Juokdon % baulton and ono
or two ether yeJng men. Just be-
fore the shooting occurred a horse
man, whom 5Ir. Jackson recognized
as Sana BurltetO Of The vicinity of
Ia'llton- passed them cspying a.
7rn Oh hts arm. Jaagson acaaet y
illaI ard called, ann Ia hs.lnc,. gns
BAlriseot didnot answar, Aat com
tinaed on after Horne and the
DOCTOR In few minutes young
Jackson and his companinn4i saw
the flash of,pnd beard the report eli
q gum and Burketr cAnn hiding
back fura'uslg and pnasedl bN thera
Like the wind, carrying his shotgun
in Bis hand..
Horne spoke but once after being
shot. He said. Doctor L am KILL
esd: tuGe me to town as fast as yorn
cam" The d@Guor piled the whip
and drove to lHlptonimaa fast az his,
horses could c@ruy Aiia. Horra
vas taken to the Office of Oh. E2aseu
where he died in Il few minutes,
The shot was fired from BehinGapd
the charge entered the left sida
under the left shoulder, pro,lucing
CHASTITY wound The iaequasa was
held ia Flatonia Thursday menn--
ing and he was buried Thursday
afternoon. The same afternoon a
posse OF officers arrested sam Bur-
kett in the country mean doulton
and took him to Flatonia. The
murder was committed in Fayctte
county and Burkett was taken to-
LaGrange and lodged in jim.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-12-13
AG0rJ IL TON.
MouLToN, TEXAS.
"A Celebrated Case.

a CS~SSA NSSN OtsSS.
The celebrated Burkett case
comes up for trial at Lagrange to-
day, Wednesday. Wereprint from
the GAZETTE Of August 3, 1895, the
story Of The killing of H. c. Horne,
with which Burkett is charged.
On the eve of July 2Sth, as DR..
Wellington and fl. G. Horne were
on their way to FIatonia to attend
the performances of the Cuban
Medicine company, they were over
taken by man on horseback, who
placed the muzzle of a shotgun
within a few feet of Horns's back
and fired chargecf buckshot into
his sidejust under the left shoulder,
Horne lived about an hour after
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-12-13
Residences l3s.rpe a.

While Mr.. John Bartek WAS abb
sent at the Cotton Palace at Naro
Wednesday, December 9th, his res
idence was burned to the ground.
The house had just been completed
at cost Of about $3.50 and vas ae-
cupied by Mr.and birs. Baftek 2ud
Mr.. Bsrtek'a father. The d4s opig-
mated in the seeond STORY Of the
building about dark "Wednesday
eve and was soon beyond eontrol.
Most Of the household ftlrnituro
was saved. The GAzETrE extends
to Mr.and MrsBartek it's sympathy
in the loss Of their home
Nice boots for $3.50 per pair at
A. w. Hinrich's.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-12-13
pHYsICIAN AND SURGEON.
Mesquite Posts.
FOR SALE.

Seasoned mesquite posts ct FIVE
cents each, On jacks farm, near
Mrs. Breaches. Apply 70 Curt
helms on the farm 'or to j B. Ken
nard, Gonzales, TeSas.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-12-13
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The record-union., 1894-12-14
CURED" THE DOCTOR SAID.
But the Soldier suffers From the Vicks-
burg Bullet to This Day.

But the Soldier Suffers From the Vicks-
burg Bullet to This Day.
"The motto of modern medicine" says q
writer in the British Medical Reuieac, sis r O.
p n ylaxis."
IL is not an easy motto to spell, but any
BODY can see how sensible 1t is by substitut-
ing Tor the tough Greek word its Englis h
equivalent, prevention. Let us illustrate. y
soldier shot at Vicksburg was discharged
from the hospital cured, more than thirty
years ago. But the bullet is in his body yet,
as he is reminded when the weather changes.
His wound weakened him for life.
So, an attack of disease may, and frequently
does, leave malignant effects long after the
doctors say it has been cured. The writer
just quoted says that the wisest plan is 10
keep the body so strong that it will throw of
sickness of its own accord. Never let the
system run down.
Ii there is a liability to take cold DISPOSE
lon 10 SneeZe and to cough and q stiffness of
Lne muscles you may know that the bodily
forces need stimulating to meet O danger so
common IN this climate at this season
Duily's Pure Malt Whisky is made 10 meet
such emergencies. 1t is in line with the most
advanced thought OF medical authority Pre-
pared Tor medical use only, it is the prince OF
preventives. People who take IL to cure
snght COLDS never have racliing, eXhausting
coughs Their voices are clear, their ewes are
bright and their blood bounds through their
veins as nature intended that il shouId
Duity's Pure Malt Whisky assists DIGESTION
anu lhus Keeps rheumatic twinges at dis
IaucG, !oE tHe beginning Oh rheumatism, as all
physicians know, is in lazy or disordered
stomach. -
The record-union., 1894-12-14
THE INAUGURAL BALI,
Preliminary steps Taken Last Night
An Executive Committee.

preliminary steps 1aken Last Night
An Executive Committee.
About a hundred representative citi-
zens assem- bled at the Court house last
night, in response to the Mayors re-
quest, to consider the question of an in
augural ball.
Mayor Steinman called the meeting to
order. and stated that it had been custom
airy for the citizens of Sacramento to ten
der TO each incoming Administration an
inaugural ball. 1t therefore became his
duty to call the citizens together to deter
mine on what action should be taken.
X. c. Irvine moved that W. III. Deylin
be elected Secretary. The motion was
seconded by D. j. Long. and Mr.. Devlin
was unanimously elected.
w. d. Lawton moved that an Execu-
tive Committee of seventeen be ap-
pointed by the Chair to take charge of the
preparations for an inaugural bali, but on
the suggestion of Mr.. Long he withdrew
his motion until the meeting should de-
termine whether or not a ball would be
held.
1t was decided that an inaugural ball
should be rendered TO the Governor-elec
and the other incoming State officials.
Lawton then renewed his motion that
an Executive Committee consisting OF
seventeen be appointed by the Chair.
George EickS moved as an amendment
that the Chairman and Secretary be added
to the committee, and the motion as
amended was adopted.
The Chairman stated that as the COM
mittee would be one of great Importance
he should require day or TWO IN which
to make the selection, and would then
give the names to the newspapers for
publication.
The meeting adjourned till after the ap-
pointment OF the committee.
The record-union., 1894-12-14
AFTER HIS DEAD UNCLB'S WEALTH.
Wesley ]. Lovett Claims He is En-
titled to a Portion.
He Alleges That Hiram Gribble OBJ
tanned His Claim to 1t by False
and Undue Influence.

Wesley j. Lovett, by his attorneys, D.
L. Alexander and Isaac Joseph, yester-
day began proceedings in the Superior
Court to contest the alleged will of his
uncle, William Joseph, deceased, and
which was admitted to probate on Octo-
ber II, 1856.
Lovett says that for long while prior
to the time the will was supposed to have
been executed his uncle was continuous
ly OF unsound mind, and was not COM
petent to make will; that the document
represented to be the will was not signed
and subscribed to, nor declared by the
deceased to be his last will and testament;
that at the time of the supposed signing
of the document, and for a long time
prior thereto, deceased had been under
the undue influence and restraint, and
under the fraudulent and false repre-
sentations OF II. Gribble, named as eX-
ecutor in the alleged will.
1t is further alleged by Lovett that for
many years prior to the date of the dOcu-
ment Gribble and the deceased were
partners III business in this city, and for
a long time before his death Joseph was
addicted To the excessive use of alcoholic
beverages, and was continuously under
tue lIu uSnCe IueTeOl. WHICH cduS6U nun 10
become greatly en1eebled, and his phys
ical health impaired.
During that time, Lovett declares, Crib
bic had acquired the confidence of
Joseph, an ascendency OF will and a
power of control over his mind. will and
judgment, and that the deceased did not
know the extent or value Of his property,
or the relations 10 the members OF his
family, or the result of his acts.
Loyett charges Gribble with having
used the confidence reposed in him by
the deceased to obtain an unfair advant-
age over the deceased, and in that way
caused Joseph TO appoint him executor
| OF the supposed will and to bequeath to
ceased TO exclude Lovett and deceased's s
brothers and sisters from sharing therein.
The deceased's wife was to have had "a
life estate in his property, but she died
before he did.
The record-union., 1894-12-14
THE UNIVERSITY SEED AND
PLANT DISTRIBUTION.

In the announcement of another dis
tribution of seeds, plants and scions by
the University of California management
of the Agricultural Experiment Station
at Berkeley, through Professor Wickson,
several wise and emphatic conditions are
made which should be thoroughly under
stood by the people.
For instance, the scheme of the Uni
versity is not, as many suppose, to freely
distribute seeds and plants. But mate
rial is furnished to experimenters to de-
termine diverse conditions of soil, cli-
mate and treatment for large variety of
production.
1t is for this reason that reports are de-
manded Of all who apply for seeds and
plants. The purpose is to exploit to the
uttermost the soil and climate capacity of
the State and all its sections for the largest
possible variety of products
The University of California sends out
in the main new things; its scheme is ex-
perimental, and the motive behind all the
distributions is to discover every fact that
will conserve diversity in farming and
general soil growth in our State. Pro-
fessor WIckson says emphatically that the
station will not respond to applications
for anything good for this locality"
The applicant must have a definite pur-
pose in view and set it out in his appli-
cation.
Applicants must also be prepared to pay
small sum, but enough, for what he re-
ceives to meet the cost of distribution and
to guarantee his good faith and assure the
University that it is not idle desire that
prompts him.
These are reasonable conditions and
ought to satisfy the people that the Uni
versity is acting in the best interests of
the State in this matter. Among the dis
tributions announced for this month are
several varieties of new forage plants;
the green manure plant, square pod pea:
Persian table grapes nineteen varieties of
roots); forty varieties of roots of Italian
wine grapes; nineteen varieties of olive
cuttings or scions; the Jamaica tree
tomato, an ornamental fruiting shrub;
canaigre or tanners dock, in seeds; rice
and sugar cane; Melde's perennial beans
new variety; Irvine's hybrid perennial
beans; New Zealand spinach; zig-zag
sweet corn; Hackett's Australian wheat.
These seeds and plants, if fairly dis
tributed and experimental with, will
tend much to enlarge our knowledge OF
California soil and climate capacity of the
State.
The record-union., 1894-12-14

If the stories of Japanese atrocities at
Port Arthur are true, they simply prove
that war tends TO develop the barbaric in
be restrained by the laws of war. This
is the first appearance of Japan in war
under civilized methods, and we must
understand that as those methods are
new to that people, the officers command
ing are not able to entirely restrain their
soldiers from lapsing into old and bar
haric customs.
The record-union., 1894-12-14

THE best thought expressed at the re-
cent session of the California Press Asso-
ciation, was that the paper serves the
State best that best serves the local inter
ests of its baliwick. True. Suppose each
community to be so impressed with the
development of local resources,It 1.-THE bet
terment of local conditions for prosperity
and happiness, that all possible local en-
ergy would be put forth in these direc-
tions; would not the whole State feel the
thrill of new life along its keel?
The record-union., 1894-12-14
TO-NIGHT'S LECTURE.
An Artistic, Instructive and Enter.
taiuing Affair.

An Artistic, Instructive and Enter
taining Affair.
AT Pythian Castle Hall this evening,
beginning at So'clock, Professor Walter
Miller of Stanford University will de-
liver the first lecture of the course of six
lectures established by the Kingsley Art
Club.
The subject will be "Grecian Archie
ology." 1t will be richly illustrated by
stereopticon views. Professor Miller is
one OF the most accomplished of classic
art students. His discourses are full oi
entertaining information and tend to en-
large the views and make clear the rela-
ton OF the past to the present in the
realm of all art. Whether one has made
a study or had any reading in this direc-
tion or not, no hearer can fail to be inter
ested by the lecture.
The women OF the Kingsley Art Club
have worked hard TO get up this course
OF lectures, and deserve encouragement.
The success of the course will reflect great
credit upon the city and the intelligence
OF its people. 1t is not intended to make
the course money-making, and hence the
season tickets have been placed at the
low price of 81 30. Single admissions are
50 cents. Tickets Of either class can be
procured OF Ing & Alice, Peters 81 Ray.
or at PurnelPs bookstore.