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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

AL the potatoes should have been
dag before November came in, but il
any are left in the ground no time
should be lost in getting them out and
into pits or the cellar, AS soon as the
oiltfreezes some Of the tubers will be
frost bitten, and such potatoes will
not keep well. Beets and carrots
should be harvested as early as pos
6ible. Turnips can be left until the
lattery part of the month, as they are
hardy and will often make oonsidera-
blegrOwth after the first frost. The
same is true of parsnips, which are
still more hardy and May be left in
the ground all winter without being
anipred
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

with feverish excitement to this totally
unexpected treasure of sacred history.
But almost as remarkable as the dis
cuvery Of the manuscript is the extraor-
binary story of how it was unearthed.
The details of the visit of two English
women to the lonely monastery Of st.
Catherine on the summit of Mount Sinai
and the accident which revealed the
Syriac Gospels are told below
TO return to the manuscript.
Christ, as we know, was master Of
several languages, but it is certain that
Syriac was the one He learned as an
infant.
In moments of great mental excite
ment it was this language Syriac--
that leaped naturally to His lips, and
when He cried out in anguish upon the
Cross He spoke in Syriac words which
our Greek Gospel has to translate, but
which in this newly discovered Gospel
stand in their proper place with no
need Of translation.
These Gospels give, for instance, an
entirely new reading of proper names.
From this it appears that there
was no such person as Judas Iscariot,
but that he who betrayed his Master
with kiss was Juda Scariota, that
Peters name was Cepha, and that the
correct name for the Mount of Olives
was Beth Zaita.
But above and beyond such techni-
cal differences as these are the new
and unexpected readings of the Gospels
which this ancient manuscript dis
closes upon dogmatic questions of the
first Importance. Written, as it is ad-
mitted, so near to the death Of John,
and couched In the language which
was native in Palestine, this, the old
est of authentic records of His life
and mission, must take its place in the
very front among historical docu-
ments.
And right here, 1t might be said that
this ancient document, which has been
found in the very place where Moses
received the commandments, while 1t /
comedies with the translatlons of the
Gospels accepted up to the present day,
yet differs from It,
The difference is of itself regarded |
as proof of its originality and genuine
ness.
In doctrinal matters there are differ
ences that have already arouseV the
theologians. Thus is the entire ques-
lion Of the Immaculate Conception |
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

record Of the doings and sayings Of the
Saviour. 1t was written within fifty
years Of the death of the last Of the
Apostles-as near to the time Of Christ
as we today are to the time of Washing
ton.
The Gospels Of the Bible are from
the Greek manuscripts. Christ, how
ever, addressed the multitude and talk
ed with his disciples in Syriac, the ma
tive tongue He learned at His mothers
knee.
And here, for the first time, the
Christian world has the history Of the
Saviour told in the very words He used
the infection, the spelling, the pre-
else shades of meaning. Written in the
native language Of Palestine, this aged
manuscript is more valuable than the
Greek translations, which are the ac-
cepted Gospels of Christianity.
Is it not strange, therefore, that stu
dents Of the Bible, Greek and Syriac
scholars and historians have turned
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

thousand years, and sheets Of papyrua
written over and rewritten over are
placed before them in the ancient IL
brary, where the sunlight is hardly
strong enough to enable them to take
their photographs. With the latest
productions Of this nineteenth century
era, kodaks, sensitive films, and de
velopers," these two new women from
Cambridge university worked hour by
hour on Mount Sinai among parchments
written during the first century.
1t was thus that they discovered the
palimpsest Of the Gospels. A palimp-
sest is an ancient parchment or other
document whose original writing had
been erased to make room for later
record. Generally good deal of the
original writing can be deciphered in
such documents, many of which have
been written over two or more times
in this manner.
The Syriac Gospes which have now
turned up had so been written over.
al pAuSA W hAahV uoO VI lHG UIlBluul
sheets second time some monk who
attached little Importance to the docu-
ments erased with knife or pumice
stone the first writing. He then wrote
over 1t the lives of some of the saints.
The Gospel writing was that which was
underneath.
Upon a second journey made to the
monastery by these two new women,
one Of them, Mrs. Lewis, armed her
self with four bottles Of a foul-smell-
ing liquid, with which she washed the
sacred leaves, thus, as she claims, re-
viving the original writing in all It's
clearness.
When the original snapshot pictures
Of the document we're taken the two
women were unaware Of the Importance
OF their work. A professor Of Oriental
languages at Cambridge university, to
whom they showed the developed pho
tographs, read the Syriac writing and |
was much excited by his discovery.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

There is more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurablO.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced II a Vocal disease, and pre-
scrlbed local remedies, and by constant
ly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced II incurable. Science has
proven Catarrh to be a constitutional
disease, and therefore requires oonstis
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by f, ]. Cheney d
Co., Toledo Ohio, is the only constitu-
tional cure on the market. II is taken
internally, In doses from ten drops to a
teaspoonful, II acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the syp-
tenn. They offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case 1t fails ia cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address
H. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists; 75c
Halls Family Pills, Csc.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

is very odd that these ghost stories
should always be related at second or
third hand. Now, want to see per-
son who personally has seen the ghost
and then I win believe"
Yes. People are more accustomed TO
hearing about ghosts now; and yet
even now, should it be a wife, daugh-
ter, or sister who ventures to narrate
some supernatural experience, she Is
pooh-poohed or laughed at or told to
take a pin"
Now, I haveseen a ghost, and am pre-
pared to attest most solemnly to the
fact, as well as to the truth Of every
word here set down. have, of course,
avoided names, but nothing else; SO,
without further preamble, l will state
my case.
Some years ago I became the object
OF the infatuated alteration Of a person
of my own age and sex, and l use the
word INFATUATED" advisedly, because
feel now, as | did at the time, that
neither nor any mortal that ever lived
could possibly be worthy of the over
whelming affection which my poor
friend lavlshed upon me. on my side
was not ungrateful to her, for l loved
her in return very dearly, but when l
explain thatI was a wife and the moth
er Of young children, and that she was
unmarried, it will easily be understood
that our devotion to each other must OF
necessity be rather onesided, and this
fact caused some disquietude between
us at times.
For many years my friend held post
at court, which she resigned soon after
she began to know me; and although
her royal mistress in her gracious kind
ness assigned two houses to her, she
gave them both up to be free to live
near me in B; indeed, she gave up
relatives, old servants and comforts in
order that she might come and lie (and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

STANDING CLOSE TO A SCREEN.
die, nlasD in lodgings over shop near
me. But she was not happy. She
."gloomed' lover the inevitable fact that
in consequence of the difference in her
circumstances and mine, could not be
with her every day and all day long.
think she was naturally Of an unhap-
Ply disposition, being deeply, passion
iately and unjustifiably jealous, and also
painfully incapable Of taking things
and peopleaas they were. All this gave
me often much annoyance; but we
were, all the same, sometimes very
cheerful and happy together, and some
times the reverse.
Later on, she, poor soul, was taken
ILL., and during months of fluctuating
health ] nursed her-sometimes in
hope, sometimes without-and at mo
ments during her illness she found
strange comfort in foretelling to me,
after the most "uncanny" fashion,
things which she declared would hap
pen to me after her DEATH They were
mostly trivialities-little episodes con-
corning people and things over whom
we had TALKED and laughed together,
for she was gifted with keen sense OF
the ridiculous.
Among other things, she said to me
one afternoon:
This bazaar for which we are work
ing [She had been helping me for weeks
for charity bazaar, and can now
see heG dainty little hands as she man
ipulated the dainty muslin and lace.
Poor, poor Ill l shall be dead be-
fore it takes place; and shall see you
at your Etall, ami on one Of the days of
the bazaar an did lady will come up to
you and say: Have you any Of poor Miss
Is work. mentioning me. And
gou will answer: Yes, here is somer
and you will show her this which am
working; and she'll say, Have you
any more?' and yeu shall say Yes
again; and she'll carry it all off and
say she buys it for poor Miss Is
sake And ] shall know and see it ALI!
I remember repeating, wondering
ly, what LADY,"
She answered, dreamAly, ooh! don't
knOw-but some old lady! You'll see!
And 1 am bound to say this is Aetu-
ally what occurred at the bazaar,
months after her death; an old Lady
with whom was not acquainted did
buy all her work. having asked for it
and carried it away "for her sake!"
An old lady, too, whom / had never
seen
One other curious circumstance
which attended her death was that, af-
ter looking forward with more than
usual pleasure to my coming birthday.
which she said would be a more than
commonly happy anniversary-that was
the very day on which she died!
I think that one of the sharpest re-
grets which 1 ever experienced in my
life consisted in the fact that was not |
with my dearest friend at the moment |
that she passed away. She had made |
me promise that l would be with her
It the time. and God knows had the
fullest intention Of fulfilling her wish,
1ut on that very evening, OF all others,
was called away, and she died in my
absence. l had been sitting by her
bedside all the afternoon, and all that
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21
a So-Cr. CALENDAR FREE.

The Publishers OF The YoUTH's Companion
offer to sind free to every new subscriber a
handsome four.page calendar, 7xl0 in, htho>
Rraphed in nine bright colors. The retail price
Of this calendar il 80 cents.
Those who subscribe at once, sending SITS,
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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21
A IFonoIe,a Cnao.

Don't you think 1t would be posi-.
BILE to bring about reconciliation be-
tween Thompson and Johnson" asked
the first mutual friend.
II fear not" sighed the second mu-
tual friend. "Those fellows hate each
other like two labor leaders,"
From which comparison 1t was easy
to deduce the utter hopelessness Of the
situation
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21
Torture.

Break him on the wheel" coEa-
handed the despot frowning heavily.
The ObdNRate captive paled
Very, well" he answered with all
che fortituae he could command. "I1l
go you once. My, money is ON the red. I"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21
AQhild Enjoys

The pleasant favor, gentle action and
OoGthing effects of Syrup of Figs, when in
need of laxative, and If the father or
smother be costiEe or bilious, the most
gratifying results follow its use; so that it
b the best family remedy known, and every
family Should have bottle on hand.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

According to Chief KhaKa, the
Bechuanas do not believe that Queen
Victoria is living; they have miKed up
what the missionaries have told them
and 'think the Queen is like GOD and
the Prince OF Wales is like Jesus
Christ "
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21
When, wrinkles Seam tho Brew,

And the locks grow scant and silvery, in,
dr1nitias age come on apaee. To retard and
emeliorate these is ono of the benign effects OF
Hostetterss Stomach Bitters, a medicine to
which the aged and infirm can resort as safe
eolace anh inVigorant 1t counteracts a ton
dency to rheumatism and neuralgia, improves
digestion, rectihes biliousness and overcemes
neuralgia. A wineglass before retiring pro
NOTES slualber.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21
An EnIgmntlcal pIm Of rnre

For dinner served on the dining cars
of the Chicago, Milwaukee 81 st. Paul
Railway will be seut to any address
on receipt of two-cent postage stamp.
Apply to George II. Heafford, general
passenger agent, Old Colony building,
Chicago, III.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21
CHRIST'S OWN WORDS.
EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY OF
ANCIENT sYRIAC MANUSCRIPT.
Most Valuable Sacred Treasure Un-
earthed for Many ocnturIes--B Biblical
Scholars and the Religious World
Studying This Remarkable Old Parch-
mont.
MANUSCRIPT {

MANUSCRIPT OF
the Four Gospels
in the native
tongue of Jesus
has at last been
found-the great
est Biblical treas
that has been dis
covered in cent
urles.
This is probably
the oldest authentic
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

The New York Equipment company
has just sent to Jamaica, West Indies,
the FIRST cargo of 10000 creosoted
crossrties for the Jamaica railway.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21
A TRUE GHOST STORY.

OF many years ago
people used to sneer
at ghosts and ghost
stories much more
than they do now,
and one would con-
stantly hear people
whisper to one an
other while some
individual was re-
lating his or her
experience: "Ah! 1t
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

Alcohol was first distinguished az
an elementary substance by Albubasia
in the 10Th century.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

The Duke of Marlborough said that
he owed his success as much to hia
elegant department as to his talentA
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

Creosote was discovered in 1890 by
Reichenbach, who extracted it trom
the tar of wood.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

Byron was amiable to his equals and
to those he wished to please, but
naughty and distant to most Others
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

During the last two years 'he debt Of
the dominion has been increased by the
Ottawa administration 81, 31S,4 92,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

Sulphuric and nitric acids were
known to Geber, the alchemist, IN the
eighth century
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

Goes Cough BRIsam
10 tho oldest and best IL will break up Cod quoh0
than anything else. II IL always reliable, Try IL
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

A priest was recently poisoned %
the altar at Friedheim, in the Prussinn
province OF Posen, by poison put in the
wine in the chalice.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

If the BABY 10 Cutting Teeth.
Q sure and uso that old and well.tried remedy, Mhh
vNsLow'o SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teething.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-11-21

Troubled my daughter. At times hen
head would be covered with scabs and
running sores We we're afraid sheVould
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18

A leading republican statesman of
the east, Congressman Walker of Mas
sachusetts, made a statement about
one year ago that the Indebtedness of
the people of the United States, in
Guiding all kinds of debts from indi-
vidual to national debts, amounted to
thirty-two billions of dollars. At 6
per cent interest, which is below the
average interest, this debt bears, the
enormous sum of 81, 92O,OOO,OOO is nee
essary to pay the interest on the last
estimate, or S757, 7O5, 66S more than the
value of the corn, wheat, oats, rye. bar
ley, buckwheat, potatoes and tobacco
raised in this country last year. This
Indebtedness is increasing and piling
mountain high upon the producers, the
burden of which is nearing the, point
where further endurance will be i'm
possible. What then? A crash! Cen
eral bankruptcy will follow and end
in revolution if the dangers menacing
the people are not soon averted by
calm, dispassionate judgment and wise
craftsmanship. Will this Indebtedness
ever be liQuidated? Never; because it
will be impossible to do so. That is
not all. If revolution is forced upon
the country the result will end in re-
pudiation-a result as inevitable as
day follows night. How some men can
look at the present conditions of this
country and not see trouble ahead is
simply wonderful. With the debts of
the country amounting in the aggre-
gate 20 more than one-half the value of
the whole property of the country, and
steadily increasing all the time, it
would seem that this alone, if nothing
else, would arouse them to a realizing
sense of the dangers confronting us as
a nation, who seem to be wholly indif-
ferent or blind to all danger.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18
Wake I'M


At the meeting of the Reform Press
association held at Kansas City, Feb.
22nG hnd 23rd, 1895, the association in
dorssd the Legion and pledged its sup
port to General Van Dervoort in push
ing the work of organization. On the
strength of that pledge General Van
Dervoort has gone to some expense to
prepare for the campaign Of 1896, and
as a matter Of course is in some need
of funds. We hope the Reform Press
every where will take this matter in
hands and raise funds tc push the work
of organization. Money cannot be ap-
piled to better purpose. Let every
reform paper start subscription fund
in its columns, heading the list with
something itself, and send the proceeds
to General Van Dervoort, Omaha, Ne
braska. Besides this let every paper
take up the cry in its own county,
town and city, and push the work o.
organization. With thorough. COM
pact organization, such as the Legion
presents, we will be able to make an
effective fight, and with reasonable
chances for success. Without organi-
cation we can hope to do nothing. Let
the Reform press take up the work all
along the line.
W. s. MORGAN. Sentinel.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18

The agitation of the silver question
in the United States, which like Ban
quo's ghost, will not down, has forced
the European gold bugs to spring an
other international monetary confer
ence, as q means of heading off free
coingage they see inevitable in this
country, if not headed off by the Jug
glery of an international conference.
Let them go on with this conference
and do what they may, let the poll
ticians and goldbugs juggle, scheme
and compromise, but the American
people are coming to the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at the old
ratio of 16 to l, regardless of what the
enemies of the white metal may or may
not do. The idea that this country is
fully competent to establish a none
tary system of its own is taking strong
hold upon our great common people
that no juggling on the part of Eu-
rOpean shylOcks will swerve them from
their purpose.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18
GREAT TRAGEDY RECALLED.
Death of the Man Who Helped j. Wilkes
Booth to Escape.

Death of the Man Who Helped j. wilkes
Booth to Escape.
Thohas A. Jones, who was noted as
the man who helped John Wilkes Booth
! and David C. Herold to cross the Poto-
mac river five days after the assassina-
ton Of President Lincoln, died at his
home in La Plata, Nd, little more than
a week ago. During the war Jones
owned farm on the banks of the Poto-
mac, bounded on one side by Pope's
creek and standing on a high bluff.
Through connection with another
southern sympathizer on the Virginia
side of the river Jones was able to keep
up communications with the other side,
and Jones ferry became a very popu-
lar rendezvous for those who desired
to cross the line. 1t was also used for
the smuggling Of mails to and from the
south. Jones also made regular bust
ness of aiding the blockade runners.
A few years ago, after keeping his
secret for many years, he published a
book in which he described his share
in the escape of Booth. He told of the
flight Of Booth and Herold in Maryland
by way of the navy yard bridge, their
taking refuge in the house Of DR.. Sam
uel A. Mudd, near Bryantown, Charles
County, on the morning after the as
sassihation, and the setting Of Booths
broken leg by DR.. Mudd, who enter
tanned the fugitives until night. Booth
and Herold left DR.. Mudd's house, in
the northeastern part of the county,
Saturday night, on horseback for the
Pope's Creek ferry, They went to Col.
Samuel Cox, the foster brother of Jones.
who hid them and sent for Jones to aid
them in crossing to Virginia. Jones
gave them boat and in other ways
rendered them valuable assistance. At
ter the assassination Jones was ar
rested and imprisoned in the old capt.
tol, but the federal authorities were up-
able to connect him with the AFFAIR and
had to discharge him. For a number
Of years after the war he held Office
either under the state or general gov
eminent. He was employed in the
Washington navy yard and was dis
placed during the Harrison admins
tration. After that he was made JUS
tice Of the peace in Charles county,
which position he held at the time of
his death.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-04-18
A Housemaid's Revenge.

An elderly gentleman, who had hor-
TOR Of the north wind, never went out
Of doors so long as 1t lasted. He had a
weathercock erected in his garden in
order to tell him in which way the
wind blew. In due course the north wind
set in, and he at once shut himself up
Every morning he looked out at the
weathercock, but no change had &C.
CURED. This state Of things had went
on for a month. At length he began to
suspect there was something wrong,
and calling his man-servant, the two re-
solved to examine the weathercock.
Judge Of their surprise when they found
it firmly fixed pointing to the north.
The fact was easily explained: a dis
charged housemaid had done it to re-
vense herself for her dismissal.-Ar-
gonaut.