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PROGRESS oF TEMPERANCE.


From many quarters comes con1rmatory
evidence Of the steady growth OF public
sentiment against the use Of intoxicating
liquors. and in favor OF u closer restriction
Of the liquor traffic. No testimony, perhaps.
is more telling than the comparison between
the drinking habits OF the people to-day and
those OF two generations ago. Every man OF
sixty reared in the country districts recalls
the free use made In his youth OF intoxicants
in the harvest field. Spirits in some form
were rs much part Of the provisions made
for farm laborers during the season as were
the implements with which the grain was
cut. Nearly every agricultural centre had
its distillery. Now no farmer thinks OF sup.
plying liquor 10 his employees. and its use by
a farm hand greatly diminishes his chances
OF employment. Distilleries have disap-
peared from country towns, and are seldom
found outside of great industrial centres.
In the villages and towns the change has
been equally marked. Fifty years ago dram
drinking was comparatively Venial offence.
Occasional intoxication was tolerated, ana
neither social nor business ostraclsm fol-
lowed the offence. 1t was quite possible for
an habitunl drinker to maintain both fair
social position and good business standing.
Now even moderate drinking is frowned
down. the offence. when continued, proving
a DAT to social recognition. Society in the
town and village, always more exciting as
respects good morals than that o! the city
has set its face against it, and in the close
intimacy Of small localities, no offender Gun
hone to escape detection. In its effect upon
progress in business and the professions,
The drink habit is everywhere bar. The
creat business interests OF the country have
combined with the social forms in opposi-
ton to it. In the ma ajority oflnrge manufac-
turinr establishments no man known to ba
an habitual drinker can secure employment.
Owners will not trust their valuable
machinery to employees whose senses are
dulIed or stupefed with drink. The same is
true of commercial establishments and OF
office businesses where q large force OF
clerks is employed. On the railroads, which
in the aggregate, are next TO the agrlcul-
tural interest, the largest employers OF
labor in the land, habitual drinking is an
absolute disqualification for position. On
MANY OF them merely visiting saloons sub
iects the offender to discharge. The rule,
moreover. is being enforced more vigorously
every year, the growing public sentiment
forcing railway managers 10 greater care ID
the selection and watch over the men tc
whom they intrust their trains. Business
men to whom the mere suspicion OF the
drink habit attaches are watched closely by
bank officials and firms with which they
have connections, and their prospects of
su.ress are always heavily discounted IN ad.
vancc.-New York Observer. ~ -S--se.
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WOMEN WATER-C CARRIERS.

though only 800 miles from the Afri-
can coast the African element is small.
The few Africans among them are i'm
ported slaves. The Malagasys are
Asiatics in appearance, though they
have developed in their long separa-
tion from the present race manners
and characteristics of their own. The
theory is that Madagascar was once
Joined to India, with o people, plants
and animals in common. This theory
is borne out by the fact that the
plants and animals of Madagascar are
like those of India and entirely diff
ferent from those of Africa. The
Malagasys have brown skins and some
are quite light. The ruling family
are of about the same complexion as
the lightest skinned Japanese.
There is wide difference between
tho tribes of Madagascar. The most
numerous tribe comprises about one
third of the population. The tribal
name is Sakalava and they are the
most savage and warlike of any of the
island peoples. They are averse to
civilization. They are not cannibals,
but they are naturally lazy and stupid.
They have fine physique and aver
age over six feet in height, but They
are by far the darkest aborigines,
from much mixing with the slave popu-
lation.
The Hovas, the second largest tribe
on the island, comprise about two
ninths of the whole population. They
are much smaller than the Sakalavas,
averaging only little above five feet.
They have straight, regular features,
and take very kindly to civilization.
They are intelligent and quick to learn,
and have preserved the strong feeling
of caste that exists among the natives
of India. The Hovas are the ruling
tribe, all the Kings and Queens of
Madagascar having been Hovas. The
Hovas do not mix largely with the
other tribes. When a marriage is ar
ranged between o Hova and o member
of another tribe, the latter becomes a
Hova, unless the barbarian happens to
10 very wealthy, in which case On i'm
pocunious Hova foregoes his titles and
glory for the pleasure ofenjoying tenn
poral blessings. The Hovas have
straight, dark hair, very long, fine
and abundant, while the Sakalavas
have kinky hair, though it cannot be
called woolly. The Hova women wear
their hair in two long plaits and it is
not uncommon to zee these braids
reach to the ground. The men wear
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THE SKELETON.
BY AUGUST GRAY.

Mid gilded walls and stately halls
l pass the time away;
have great wealth. enjoy good health.
And many servants pay.
have a wife to share my life,
Whom servants wait upon,
And by my side doth ever hide
An unseen skeleton.
NV wife's fair face doth match the grace
And beauty Of her form;
With pleasant smiles, through many miles
We've passed, Of calm and storm.
Each we'll aimed stroke some barrier broke,
Each gem more friends have won,
And each success hath come to bless
Me and my skeleton.
Sometimes cry 20 God. draw nigh
And drive this fend from mel"
He never leaves, but closer cleaves
And laughs exultingly.
Oh, aching heartl tits but your part
To bear till life is done;
Will be free, when they bury me,
From this grim skeleton?
The poor pass by, and gaze and sigh,
And wish they might exchange.
Toll on! Thank God you have to plod,
Nor wish for guest so strange.
Canst thou find he who lived to see
A youths and manhood's sun,
Who hath not sighed, looked back, and tried
To hide skeleton2
These words hath pain burned in my brain:
..Hold onl hold fastl hold out!'
I'll struggle on till life is gone,
Or give the victor's shout.
Sh, God Abide close by my side,
AS thou hast ever done.
Though rich, how poorl behind gold doors
dwell with skeleton.
+ LINDEN, Wis.
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consume the greater part of a day.
Then the brides father entertains the
messenger and his retinue, and in a
day or two the bride starts out for her
new home under the escort OF the
husbands messenger and her fathers
men. She is carefully guarded dur
ing the journey. When she meets her
husband it is her first view Of him.
Their acquaintance with each other
is of gradual growth, and usually the
Hova family is stable one. Families
are small, and with the birth of each
child the name of the parents is
changed, until with the birth of the
youngest child the name becomes per-
manent.
There is peculiar custom of adop-
tion among the Malagesys, called blood
brothership, which is accomplished by
cutting the breasts Of both the men
who desire to become related, and
soaking q piece of cotton cloth in the
blood of each. These delicate tokens
are then exchanged and swallowed,
after which interesting and appetizing
process the two are brothers for all
purposes, even to the inheritance of
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at the Worlds Fair, was made by q
New York dressmsker. 1t cost $500,
and is one Of the most unique costumes
ever made.
The glass fibre was spun from solid
glass cones three-eighths of an inch IN
diameter, whose aggregate was 760:5
feet and total weight 9pounds l5t
ounces. This glass cloth fibre was
spun in 81 hours 80 minutes, and was
woven on loom one yard wide. The
continuous length Of the yard threads
would be 1914 3-11 miles, and the ag-J
creeate weight of the silk threads was
33.5 pound The warp was of silk
thread, the woof of glass threads and
silk threads in the ratio of 260 to l re-
spectively. With the exception Of
the glass fringe trimmings the total
weight of the dress is 13 pounds 81
ounces.-Herald.
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wild all over the island, and the Cau-
casians eat more chicken than any
thing else. Potatoes cost five cents
apiece and -four and bread are things
unknown.
The territory of Madagascar is
divided among the tribes, and per-
mission to travel from one tribal ter
ritory to another must be obtained
from the chiefs In this way tribal
peculiarities are strengthened. For
example, the Hovas, who are monoga-
nous, have individual property,
which descends to their children in
equal shares The Sskalavas, on the
. contrary, hold their property on a
communistic principle and cling to
the feudal idea. They are polygamous,
and capture their wives much as the
Romans did the Sabines They are
entirely without family feeling, SELL
ing both wives and children when
ever buyer presents himself. On
the death of a Sakalava his property
reverts to the tribe, and is divided as
the village authorities dictate.
The marriage customs of the various
tribes resemble each other when they
can be said to have any marriage cere-
mony at all. The ceremony is a
rather pretty and effective one. The
bridegroom usually sends an ennis
sary, and the marrige is for the most
part performed by proxy on both
sides. The groom sends a messenger
and the bride is represented by her
father. Often the groom has not met
the bride, but he chooses her accord
ing to her rank, wealth and reputa-
tion of family. The groom's messen'
ger goes to the brides village and an.
neunces his masters name, with al
his titles, of which the Malagasys are
very fond, and his wish to marry the
daughter of such and such q man.
Then follows a list of promises, all
announced after the manner of town
crier in the open space at the centre
of the village Then the father of the
bride steps forward and asks all the
inhabitants of the village why he
should not give his, daughter in m ar
riage to this man, repeating all the
titles. Then he goes down through
the list of promises and asks why he
should not take such son-in-law who
will make such promises. These. .ques'
tions are much like that one in ou1
marriage service when the officiating
clergyman asks if any one knows why
these two should not be joined to-
gether. These public proceedings
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Winter Coats.

1. Winter coat with collar of Persian
lamb. Jacket is of black cloth and is
lined with silk serge. It is made up
with one black piece, two side pieces
and front sections, with the right one
projecting over the left one. Back and
side sections are laid in plaits below
the waist, which are pressed down.
Soutache- braid trimming. Round
pockets. Buttonholes ore ornamented
with passementerie. Revers are front
sections turned over.
2. Jacket is of black cloth and is
lined black serge. Has back, side and
front sections. Closes in front with
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YRoss'sH sHousE.

Mrs. Ross was seamstress, and herr
connection with the; flag was probably
due to the fact that she did fine ssw-.fl;
ing for the leading Philadelph
families, and being well known as an: an:
excellent needle woman, she Was
selected to carry out the ideas OF
Washington and Robert Morris, who
together called upon her, and watched
the flag grow under her nimble;
fingers. Her descendants are yethy-i
ing in Philadelphia. Detroit Free,
Press.
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get broken. Take one, with lighted
candle, say, 60 down the passage to the
tower, then count on the wall from the
door that leads up the tower stairs,
backward, three panels; into a seeming
crack that you will see there insert the
knife point, and then turn it around
three times, when the panels will fly
apart, revealing small opening, where
a set OF revolving iron shelves will be
seen.
On these place the food. Water is in
the room, where the creature can help
himself as be wishes it. Keep and restore
the basket to its place; also be sure and
keep the knife. Push then the shelves
and they will turn slowly around and
come back to you with the plate empty.
"After this, replace the panel, and re.
turn to your room silently. That will be
all for about two or three weeks, when
shall add small service, such as plac-
ing light of certain nature in the
tower, and winding up a little ma
chinery. Will you do all this?" asked
he, eagerly.
ayes, half moaned the poor girl, whose
soul shrank in horror from the task, @if
YOU dSSuIt me Will uop UC ud1 uOu Oy
the beast"
"You never will; he is chained to a
heavy iron bolt; besides, this room he is
In has no windows or doors (being light
ed from the ceiling), and there is no
mode of reaching him, save by those
shelves. could not; you can never even
see him or be seen by him. When my
friend returns, and wants him, we will
anscrew the iron shelves, and so take
him hence.
@Will you stay now, as he must be seen
to this very night?" asked Sir Reginald,
after pause. "You can send for your
trunks when you wish. I will pay you
twenty ponnds month"
II will stay"
Then, please ring the bell you see
yonder, as must inform my Wife,"
The bell brought footman, who took
the desired message, and Lady Constance
soon appeared.
"Miss Nevergail is to remain. She is
to be my amanuensis, reader, and assist
you and the nurse, generally, in my care.
I wish the room next this prepared for
her immediate use."
"Why that one? 1t will not be wise to
put her there"
@Wise or not, there she goes, so have
It in readiness. Also, tell Matthew to
put up the horses, as they will be needed
90 more to-day.
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MADAGASCAR.
PEOPLE AND WAYS OF THE BIG
ISLAND.
The Two Leading Tribes-Dress and
Diet Of the Natives-Peculiar
Marriage Customs-s'Blood
Brothership.o

~ EW people realize the vast
H area of Madagascar, says a
y writer in the San Francisco
Chronicle. It is the largest
island in the world, counting Austria
liza among the continents. Its great
est length is 400 miles, with an aver
age width of $50 miles, and the popu-
lation is variously estimated at from
1, 900, 900 to 1,25O,00O. The general
name of the inhabitants is Malagasy,
but they are divided into at least
forty-fve tribes. 1t is popular idea
that the Malagasys are Africans, as a
matter Of fact they are Malays, and
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The cancellation of stamps by cleo
tricity is being adopted by the Post
office Department of the United States,
recently patented stamping machines
being used for that purpose and also
for the postmarking of letters. ---....
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TEMPERANCE.
WORSE THAN WASTED.

WORSE TEAM WASTED.
It Is said that the wage earners OF the
United States annually pay 5000, 900, 900 for
liquor-a sum 30 large that II it were saved
for few years, and properly invested, q
fund would be created that, under wise man.
agement, would render destitution among
the poor Of this country forever impossible
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The turkeys of the United States are
annually favored with over 1900, 900
bushels of cranberries, grown mostly,
in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Wis;
consin.
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Eulalie's Spun Glass Dress.
The wonderful spun glass dress
which the Princess Eulslie ordered
during her visitt the Crystal Palace {
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-02-01

The elimination Of "aristocracy"
from the state charitable Institutions
is feature of the state boards work
that every populist paper can afford
to make much of. When the new
board took hold they found the din
ing tables Of the superintendent and
their corps Of assistants supplied with
an extravagant abundance selected
from the top Of the provision market
and-paid for by the state, Of course.
The food scaled down in rapidly de-
creasing ratio Of quality until the in
mates, attendants and walters in the
same institutions were found to be
subsisting upon coarse and inferior
food, sometimes the worst adultera-
tons Of the food market being served
up to them. The first kick came
from the treasurer of the hoard, w.
s. Wait, who swore that there should
be no aristocracy in any populist-
managed state institution, Ut be could
help it. OF course the other populist
members of the board took substanti.
ally the same view and there was an
elegant "flling up and dwelling
down" forthwith. Now two friends
may visit one of these institutions the
same day. One will dine with the
inmates and the other with the super
intendent and both will select from
exactly the same bill Of fare, the same
quality Of food, cooked just the same.
The board went upon the principle
that deaf and dumb, imbecile or
blind child from Lincoln or any other
county deserves just as wholesome,
and well-cooked food and just as
much Of it, as the superintendent and
board Of charities; and what is more,
they get it, now; whereas they did
not get it before. The result IS not
only just administration, but an
economical one as well. - Lincoln
Beacon. fa 9ia. 8iiU
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Governor Lewelling's Liberality.

Governor dwellings Liberality.
II you tell a tramp to visit Cover
nor Lewelling for help he looks upon
it as an easy way for you to get out
Of helping him yourself, but those
who have gone to him for assistance
have not been turned away empty
handed, and the number that have
called on hun has not been small
one.
Every day at the executive office
people ask for help.
A few evenings ago a tramp called
at the Chesterfield and speaking to
the clerk said: "Is the governor in?
l wants to see HIM about little as
sstance to meal"
The clerk informed hln that the
governor was not in and going out
and up the avenue, the tramp hap
pened upon the governor and, not
knowing who he was, asked ''assis-
lance" and got It,
At the executive Office yesterday a
young man called and said he had
been sent to the governor Governor
Lewelling was informed of his re-
quest and for twenty minutes listened
to the young mans experiences Of
hardshlps in attempting to get work,
He went away with enough money
to get several meals.
He appeared highly Aattered that
the governor Of the great state Of
Kansas had given him an audience
of half an hour.
A poor colored woman, probably SO
years old, was one Of yesterdays cal
lers. She SAID she had been refused
coal at the poor commissioners office,
and she didn't want to go to the poor
house. Secretary Fred Close told
her that the state had no coal to give
way and so many requests came tc
the office fol- aid, that they could not
buy her any. She said "Why, ]
thought the governor could do any.
thing for de poor people, and that'l
why Use heah"
Poor churches and organizations il
different parts Of the state send thei
representatives to the state house TO
help, and generally something is OBJ
tanned State Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-02-01
Misery in California,

While two thousand poor, hungry,
shivering men day after day are wait
ing in San Francisco on the chance
that ten out of every hundred may
find employment for ten days only at
one dollar per day and other thous-
ands are wandering around, knowing
that it is useless to enter into that
competition, and that many other
places in that city like restitution is
shown, within sight are hundreds of
thousands Of fertile acres unoccupied
and uncultlvated.
Suppose you gave to every man q
forty acre tract, what could he do
with itp--sneeringly asks a monopo-
list.
We must reply, mot thing ex-
cept sell or mortgage It,"
why do you complain them"
We do complain and complain the
louder, because these evils are the
outgrowth Of o system.
The above from the st. Joe Herald
(republican) approaches delightfully."-
near a calamity howl. What's the
matter with the editor Of that paper,
is he a socialist? anarchist crank
Answer, 'Nublicans, answer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-02-01

II EVERY man who has an idle ten
dollar bill will use it to pay debt OF
two it would increase the actual cir
culation Of money among the Ameri-
can people at least a hundred million
dollars and would add a billion dol
lars worth Of happiness TO American
homes, champion.
s. How about the man who has an idle
million or two Of gold which he is
boarding for harder times or to pur-
chase bonds7 Wouldn't you better
touch him up little, as well as the
poor man whose entire stock Of money
consists Of a solitary ten dollar billG
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-02-01
California.
Ever been there?

Ever been there?
1t is an ocean Of ozcne for in
valids.
J "A sea of sunshine for strangers.
I "A world of wealth for workers,
The Mid-Winter fair Worlds
Tair Jr.) ought to attract you to San
/ francisco in 1894.
Those who marveled at the dis
pla vs. in the California building,
JAG Il,on Park, should investigate
furtlle r, by taking trip to the Pa
cifc Coast.
Ii will be found that the half has
not been told; the reality exceeds the
promise. g,
You can go quickly, cheaply and
comfortably over the Santa Fe Route.
A solid train all the way, running
south of snow blockades, through
picturesque New Mexico and Arizona.
Personally conducted parties
every week, in tourist sleepers on fast
express trains. Thousands have pat
ronized them.
Very low l'ound-trip rates now
effective, good a. ny day and on any
train.
If you write o Jas. e. Watson
P. & T. A, A. T. & S. f. r. r., Atchi-
son, Kansas, he will mail, free Of
charge, an entertal ming book, "Io
California and Baclc" profusely IL
! ustrated.
1T will inevitably confirm the la
t, vt desire to see California face to
fl zee.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-02-01
First publication February 1, 1s0i-2w
Road Notice.
To whom It may concern,

To whom II may concern;
IN pursuance OF an order made by the board Of
i county commissioners Of the county Of Phillips,
in the state OF Kansas, in regular session on the
25th day Of January A, d. 1894. notice Is hereby
given that W. II II. Gray and Others, household
ers Of said county, residing in the vicinity where
II Is proposed to lay out and establish the road be
low mentioned, have presented to SAID board
their certain petition, praying the laying out and
establishment OF public road in said county as
folows: Commencing ut che northwest corner Of
swA section IS, town 4, range 49, thence south to
sw corner OF section 3d. town 4, range rs, and COM
mencing at NV corner Of neA neA, section 80,
town 4. range IL, thence south one mile. Road to
be 60 feet wide or rs the viewers may determine;
and that q II. Robbins, g. Bberstine and j. NJ.
Tinney viewers duly appointed, will meet at be.
ginning Of said road, with surveyor, on the 18th
day OF February, A. d. 1894, snd proceed to view
said road and TO give all parties hearing
Witness my hand and the seal Of said county.
affixed at nay Office in said county this 18th day Of
January, A. D. 1894.
[sEALl l. D THORNTON, County Clerk.