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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08
Most Dcsirnble Ancestors,

Many interesting genealogical facts
have been brought to light through
the hunting up Of old family records
involved In proving eligibility to the
recently organized societies Of the
Colonial Danes and Dau lhters of the
Revolution. An amusing story is
told Of Mrs. A., who has suddenly
and Unexpectedly discovered a most
desirable ancestor, and who is so
proud Of her new acquisition that she
has had his portrait painted, his
biography written and printed, and
has made his name household word
In her family. On searching her ped
igree she found, to hergreat surprise,
that her mothers people, quiet conn
try folk, whom she had always con-
sldered as humble connections Of the
family, had really the best American
ancestry, and that 1t was the farm
cr's daughter, direct descendant OF
one Of the old colonial governors,
who had made a mesalliance when
she accepted what the world consld-
cred a great match, and married
Mrs. AS millionaire father
At the recent meeting of the Ma
tional Colonial Danes very curious
relationships were discovered and ii
was interesting to see old ladies from
the North and South, who had never
met, and had hitherto been unaware
Of the Others existence, claim kin
ship through some common ancestor
equally reverenced in both families.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08

dered homeless. Tie entire business
portion of the city walwiped out of
existence. Men who went to bed Sun
day night worth q million awoke the
next morning paupers The fruits of
twenty-four years of industry and econ
omy and enterprise had disappeared
in night fraught with grief and ter
ror. Men raved and women wept,
while children chung, terror-stricken,
to their parents, who were as helpless
as themselves. There was no invading
army at the gates, but the work Of
destruction and deSolation was as com
plete as though Napoleon's guns had
shelled Chicago as they did Moscow,
and the fiery spectacle was as terribly
awful as if another Nero had applied
the torch.
Origin OF the FIR.
1t was shorty after 8 o clock on the
night of sunday, Oct s, 1871, that the
Chicago fire hell rung up the curtain
on q panorama which stands cut alone,
unriyalled in the history of the world.
Three months of drought which had
parched the wooden buildings, of which
Chicago was then mostly built, had
well prepared tie city for its terrible
fate. Several unusually large fires had
broken out during the preceding
week. ono especially on Saturday, Oct
I. had exhausted the fremen utterly.
Sunday everyone was making holiday
No thought Of any misfortune came to
the myriad citizens or to the wearied
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08
Rows Commission.

Here is genuine unasslsted COM
position of London Board school
boy of Ia years Of age, which is
vouched for by the head master of
the school in question, written with
out previous preparation in an ordi-
nary school lesson, 1t is headed
Fowls. "
"Bowls are authorized pests belong
ing to your neighbor, which destroy
every plant in your garden, But the
chief delight OF fowls is to and a
tidy garden in which there is muck
heap. If only one fowl sees it, it
will 60 and find half a dozen more
TO help. Then they will tegin. In
a short time the fowls, garden and
muck heap are all mixed up, at least
the garden seems all muck heap E..
postulaton with their owner, gener-
ally one OF the British workmen
type, is Of no avail. All he says Is,
why lor! did they, really, guv'nor?
| wonder low they got OUT? People
say that fowls don't pay in London,
as a rule; but our British workman
friend says they do. Yet, all he gives
them is a handful of corr a,day, the
ne'ghbors' gardens do the rest, and
he grows fat On the eggs he receives.
This is the only way fowls pay Peo-
pie ought to be allowed. to make
chic ken broth Of any fowl they can
catch, which belongs to him, for they
themselves really keep the fowls"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08

his footing and began to fall. The
mountain was composed Of steep,
smooth rock, covered over with a thin
layer of soil. AS young Williamson
Nell he tried to stop hlmselfby grasp
ing at the plants growing about, but
each one yielded to his clutch and
was uprooted by his hands.
Suddenly a dreadful sound met his
car Between the mountain he was
on and another, equally steep, was a
narrow valley, through which ran the
tracks of a railroad. The sound of
an approaching train was what made
young Williamson trouble, lie was
falling steadily all the while, though
still catching at everything that
promised him support, hoping to find
some hold to which he could cling
until the horror that threatened him
had come and gone,
Nearer and nearer he rolled to the
foot of the mountain, gathering i'm
petus as he went, and then the hot
air from the engine sm0te his face,
the cinders blinded him; he made u
frantic dig into the earth, and bounced
off the mountain onto the track be-
low just as the last car whizzed by
him, and which missed him by
scarcely foot. Young Williamson
says that he tainted just as he felt
the wind from the vanishing car
touch his face, and that for minutes
he was too weak to move, even after
consciousness returned to him. He
was finally found and carried home,
and on the following day his hair
turned gray
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lake and out on the prairles was never
dreamed. The river was supposed to
be an i'm assable barrier, ut the ter
rife wind hat was Dllwing to the
northeast hurled firebrands a quarter
OF mile from the West Side and the
destruction Of the South Side began,
The North Side, confident OF safety,
sought points OF vantage to view the
great sight, and looked about too late
10 was encircled with fame. The
truth gradually forced itself upon every
one-the cit was doomed.
How the Fire Spread
TIE fire leaped from building TO
building as II they were strawstacks
The air was filed with flying brands
and sparks. Pandemonium reigned
The roar OF the llames had increa ed u
hundredfold. AS the calamity grew in
extent men, women and children be-
came frantic. The horror.stricken ST.
lence that had prevailed in the be gin
ming gave way to confusion OF wild
despair. Brick walls were falling in,
red,hot bricks were being dashed to
the pavements, and iron safes and pill
luio MtIb HSdlbu W WllltubhSs ne
streets were bright as day, but the
light for once was no terror to tho
criminal Boldly they entered the
doors or smashed the Windows Of a
store and ransacked it of its valuables.
They even held up people on the
streets and robbed them OF treasure
they had rescued from the flames.
There were instances where the
thieves bra2enlv threw off men who
were driving with loads of goods they
had saved and mounting the vehicles,
the scoundrels disappeared with their
spols,
The effort to rescue goods only
ceased when the flames rendered work
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tion. Many of the men were half dead
with fatigue-one man afterward said
that he had been on duty or seventy
two cOnsecu i've hOurs-and [Others
were sick from the effects of the
previous fire.
Flames Beyond Control.
The flames were utterly beyond CON
troll in short time. The mass of
wooden buildings in the vicinity ba ed
like finder and several lumber yards
along the margin of the river furnished
rich food for the fames A strong
westerly wind began to blow, and this
drove the flames across the south
branch and into the south division
with incredible fury. Just at this time
the wretched fire apparatus began to 90
to pieces and before day dawned eight
engines and seven other machines
were rendered useless. Attempts were
made to stop the progress of the flames
by blowing up intervening buildings
with powder, but the strong wind
drove the fire over every gap which
could be made and rendered the work
useless.
The fire socn reached the business
Tart of the city and banks, no els,
shops, theaters, the postofice, the
Court House and the sub-treasury all
fell into one burning, fiery grave.
Such scenes were rever before enacted
and probably never will be again.
Disaster tore the veil of preten G from
human character and kindne s and
charity, brutality and dishonesty
ranged side by ide. Again, the ca
lamity so crazed others that they we're
apparently deprived OF their senses
and became. uncons ious of their ac-
tions. In its beginning the fire. as 1t
spread from house to house and from
block to block, excited only horror and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08

iiremen who were taking their we'll.
elrned ease and iudulging in the rec
reations which the town afforded.
Chicago in those days didn't have
her excellent fire alarm service which
is now superior to any in the world, A
Waterman was kept stationed iE the
courthouse tower to look out for fires,
and on this fateful night, when he saw
the bright light in the south west, in
tho direction of Saturdays fire, he
thought IL was the last dying flame Of
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barrels Of whisky and wine rolled into
the streets, the heads knocked In and
the contents quickly dispatched. Mod
crate drinkers drank like old topers,
and old topers were lying in the gut
ters. Some drank to stimulate their
strength, Others to drown their dis
trcss, Women drank with the men.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08

avenue far surpassed all others. From
curb to curb the street was choked and
.ammed with the mob hurrying to the
south like fleeing army. Crazy with
excitement, screaming, yelling, ours
ing, praying and crying, the people
struggled to get by each other and
away from the fire behind them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08

destroyed was $1,000, In Canton, China,
in 1922, $4,000 houses were burned. The
less in those fires was enormous, but
yet it did not even approximate the
damage done by the fire that started
in the little barn en- DeKoyen street.
In the number of buildings burned,
the area laid waste and the loss in
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08

The clock which was actually made
by the royal hands of Louis XVI.
came into the possession Of a mem
Ter OF the Rothschild family two or
three years ago. 1t is probably the
most valuable clock in existence, its
present owner giving no less than
e53, 900 for the remarkable time
niece.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08
l. Congress- Hall
., Michigan Southern and Rock Island
Depot.
8. Chapel Of the First Presbyterian
Church.

money value the fire in Chicago stands
without equal, even as the reconstruc-
tion of the city is unparal eled. In the
Chicago fire not less than $4,000 build
ings were destroyed, 2 90 acres were
burned over and left a desolate waste
of ashes and debris, and the actual los
in cash value exceeded 100000, 900.
More than 100000 people were rem
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08

Burnside streets They extinguished
the fire with sand, which they carried
in their coats and hats. A man found
in the barn was shot.
All night Sunday night, all through
Monday and Monday night and until
late tuesday night the red demon
continued his awful reign of destruc-
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and Ann streets, was taken possession
OF and converted into headquarters
for relief service. Green Street
Church was seized and turned into
refectory for feeding the masses,
Other cities came quickly to the relief
of Chicago. First came indianapolis.
At clock Tuesday two carloads OF
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dismay. With blanched faces people
whispered their fears that it would
equal the fiIe of the night before, but
that the city and 300 Ives would be
swept out Of existence. that the ir.
habitants would be driven into the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08

cooked provisions and cwt6' '' fTqB I'll 90
fully manned arrived from the Hoosier
capital. Next came st. Louis and then
Louisville. Seven carloads OF cooked
and uncooked provisions, blankets,
bedding, clothing, etc, arrived from
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08
SLIDING DOWN A MOUNTAIN.

A Startling Adventure Which Turned n
Boys Hair Cray.
Leroy Williamson, the 16-year-
old son Of an Ohio farmer, had
a startling adventure the other
day which so frightened him that
his hair turned gray, He was
out shooting on mountain near
his fathers farm, when he lost
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08

no longer possible. The dra mon fed
on the disaster like yultures From S.
to 500 was the price charged for every
load of goods transferred. ALI the
streets were filed with people fleeing
from the fire, but the scene Of Wabash
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08

mired. Not only did it admire the
white city in Jackson Park, but it ad-
mired the mighty magnificence OF the
magic city Of the West and the most
wonderful on the earth-C hicago.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08
Ancient People.

The Armenians are one of the old
est races in the world.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08
BURNING OF CHICAGO.
FIRES RICH HARVEST IN THE
AWFUL DAYS OF 1871.

How the Destructive Flames that Wiped
Out Great City Spread from That Fate
full O'Leary Cow-shcd Heroic Work Of
the Flremen.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-11-08

Springfield, ILL.,; six from Fort Wayne;
six from Milwaukee; two from Cairo,
H., and the surrounding towns and
villages for 200 miles sent great guam
titles of supplies. Boston sent Il
check for 100000; a. II. Stewart,
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-01

W. r. Kenyon, chairman of the demo
cratic state central committee, is the
first one among the leading democrats
OF Butte to declare himself in favor Of
free lead. free wool and the Wilson bill
generally.
MY ideas have not changed" said Mr..
Kenyon. II am just as much of a demo
crat as / was when voted for Cleveland
/ am in favor of free wool. | think
Montana. as a whole. would be bene
fitted by free wool The sheepmen need
protection less than the wheat men Of
Nebraska and Dakota who sell wheat at
40 cents per bushel Wool men. up to
last year. at least. netted on an average
31s per cent profit. Hence they don't
need protection. | have talked with
prominent sheepmen in Park county.
Farmers who are out Of debt can raise
wool for 5 cents pound
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-01
The Dress of q Royal Bride.

1t is only outside of Russia that it is
possible to publish certain details of the
splendid fetes attending the marriage
of the czar's daughter. 1t is contraband
to print in Russian newspapers the fact
that at the wedding ceremony the en-
press of Russia was dressed in blue
moire antique thickly embroidered with
silver. Her majesty's jewels Were sap
phires and diamonds. The dress of the
bride was entirely of silver cloth, with
a train of crimson velvet bordered with
ermine. On her head was a large dia-
mond tiara, behind which was bridal
wreath, and then on top of the head was
the small diamond crown worn by all
imperial brides at their weddings.
Some time ago all the newspapers in
Russia received an order forbidding in
future any reference to the dresses worn
by the empress on state and public oc-
casions. This was done in consequence
of the Russian newspapers having in
correctly described her majesty as wear
ing a dress which at the time was alto
gether out of fashion.-London Letter.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-01

She had bought a general admis-
ion," and before the first act was over
she slipped down to place near the
later an usher came down escorting a
man. The man held the coupon to the
seat she occupied, and the usher told her
so. Then she gathered up her skirts an
grily. picked up her parasol, which she
had deposited against her neighbor' S
knee, wrathfully scrambled in front of
the three people, and when she reached
tho aisle transfixed the man with an an
Ny glance aud muttarod audibly,
"Whak cheek some people hevsi'-Ohi-
0go Record
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-01

Truth like jus ice has a leaden heel
but it generally succeeds in overhauling
a lie. The application Of this IS in the
recently ascertained fact that one OF the
alleged signers of the appeal iseued by
dozen cattlemen of Forsyth, praying for
help to elect the democratic legislative
ticket because the candidates were
slockmen, did not sign the document nor
authorize the use of his name; in fact
he had never been consulted in the mat
ter. never saw the appeal until pub
lished. and then demanded that hIs
name be removed. The man referred 10
is James McGraw Of Forsyth. IL this is
true Of Mr. McGraw, it may be and pos
sibly is true of others whose names are
used in the published document. This
is pretty cheap and disreputable cam
paigning and when considered by honest
men, cannot fail TO react on the pro-
m ,ters of the forgery. Ever since Mr..
Pravev'a ambition for legislative hUnors.
was squelched in the republican con
AelllOiI4 lIltIt las tFttll a tAt'AACAl 'NAg -
rort made in Forsyth 10 secure the elec-
tion OF Mr.. Hopkins. Politics have been
cast aside and every resident Of Forsyth
gym to understand that Mr.. Hopkins
must receive the solid vote of Forsyth
in the furtherance Of the county divis-
ion scheme. and to predjudice those on
The outside who are opposed TO county
division. this appeal Of the "cattlemeu
was issued, and although backed up 10y
only twelve names. il seems that the orl,
ginaturs Of the scheme did not hesitate
to perpetrate forgery in at least one OF
the signatures aud ii is fair to suppose
that the same is true Of some Of the
others who il they did sign. should have
cut their hands oil before they gave
their endorsement to SO questionable a
document. Whenever. wherever ard
however it may be denied it is fact
sus 7eptible Of proof by dozen respect
able men Of Forsyth. that prominent
democrat Of that town declared at the
school election held in April last. that il
being in his opinion impossible to elect
a democrat to the legislature this fall
he would help nominate and elect a re.
publican who would be favorable tc
county division, aud that if elected be
would assume the expense Of getting the
best lawyer IN Helena to draw a bl pro.
vi3ing for the division Of the county
with Forsyth as the county seat. lie
started in all right. He run the repub.
lIcau primary and got delegation tc
the convention that was. in favor Of a
man who was solid on county division
but that Is as far as he got and he Is
now forced TO depend on electing a
democrat in violence to his views Of last
April. The unwarranted use Of iir. Nc
Graw's name shows too plainly to what
extremes the county divisionists will 60
to get Forsyth man IN the Legislature
and it behoves the rest Of the county 10
look out.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-01
MORE PETTIFOGGING.

During all these days of suspense and
anxiety the JOURNAL gave only very
meagre reports of the strike, but as soon
~ the A. r. U. lost the day then the
JOURNAL came out and asserted itself in
the manner shown in the article.
COURIER.
Now what could be more disreputable
in politics or journalism than this. The
Courier well knows that the editor Of
this paper was detained in st. Paul by
the strike and could not get home until
sitter it was over. Yet this pettifogging
excuse for a newspaper attempts to
create the impression that the editor Of
this paper waited to see which way the
cat would jump before he expressed
himself. Is there a democrat who ap-
proves Of this manner Of warfare. II
1hsss is lsthim stand up and be counted.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-01
HIS SWEET REVENGE.
Kicked Out when a Boy, He Lived to Re-
pay the offender.

pay the offender.
A story with moral is told me by a
friend from Bloomington, Ind. That
pretty little university town numbers
among its Dotabilities not only the col
lege professors, but another professor
also, whose accomplishment lies not in
the direction of human education. !
mean genial Henry Gentry, known
wherever there are little and big chill
dren, who like to see his performing dogs
and ponies Professor Gentry was a very
poor boy. which was no dishonor, but
still much against him in the race of
life. During the last few years he ha-
made fortune. | am afraid to say how
much, but it must be up in the hundred
thousands. Ten years ago he was still
struggling TO make living for himself
and his parents, and very often it was
hard enough. And thereby hangs my
tale.
Every one knows how difficult it was
for business men to keep heads above
water during the hard times and what
a serious matter il was to obtain money.
but Gentry had plenty of it all through
and is said to have helped more than
one man over the stepping stones.
One day very prominent business
man of his own was caught short and
needed So, 900 to see him through. He
had property and values, but no money.
He went to the bank and asked for a
loan, but was suavely told that the bank
had it not just as the conversation
was going on Henry Gentry happened
topass the bank, and the banker remark
ed, There's only one man in town who
has that much cash, and maybe hon
lend it to you. Ee pointed 10 Gentry
The business man took the hint, step
ped out of the bank, caught up with
Gentry, and after very complimentary
talk on his success broached his request.
Gentry turned full upon him and re.
piled: "Oh, yes, | have s., 900; moro
too, but do you remember barefoot lad
who came into your store at one time
trying to buy pair of shoes ON trust:
Do you remember how you kicked him
almost out of your store? Well, was
that boy. No, You can't have no money
from mel" Maybe it was not very
Christian, but it must have been awful
ly sweet revenge Louisville Courier
Journal
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-01
PURITAN MARRIAGE CUSTOMS.
Startling bible Texts sometime, >clcCtcr
Tor the Wedding sermon.

Startling Tfblc Text, sometime, >cIcCte'
Tor the Wedding sermon.
4 marriage in church was rarn. write,
Alice Morse Earle in The Ladies Home
Journal, in an article on "toUrtsh.E
and Marriage IN Puritan Days. Occu
sionally one took place in the new hom,
Of the young couple. This was held JC
be somewhat uulucky. Thanksgiving
day was a fayorite time 10 choose To- b,
married, as friends were then gathered
from Gfar.
The bride was universally advised tC
wear
Something old, something new,
Something borrowed, something blue,
and though she could dress before s
mirror she must not look in the glas.
when once her toilet was completed,
else i'll luck, in vaguely defined but
positive form, We're the result. Sunday
was really the exhibition day for the
bride. Indeed she found at meeting the
sole place in which she could appear be-
fore an assembled public, and for this
exhibition the happy pair donned their
finest bridal attire The bride and groom
anu biiidI party pptiItu Nht Snp" "
proudly walking in little procession
through the narrow streets 10 the meet
ing house ON the Sabbath following the
marriage
In Larned's History Of Windham
County, Conn. " we read a description
of such an amusing scene in Brooklyn,
Conn. Further public notice was drawn
to the bride by allowing her to choose
the text for the sermon preached on the
first Sunday Of the coming out Of the
newly married couple. Much ingenuity
was exercised in finding appropriate and
sometimes startling Bible texts for these
wedding sermons.
The instances are well known of the
marriage Of Parson Smiths two daugh-
tiers, one of whom selected the text,
MARY hath chosen that good part, "
while the daughter Abby, who married
John Adams, decided upon the text,
John came neither eating nor drink
ing, and they say he hath a devil !"