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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-12-12

And quite a group Of grotesque
things,
In tones Of pink and yellow,
Are what l find, with sundry 1ings
About girls "best fellow"
The way to make her sleeves like saila
And tint her cheeks and lashes,
And follow Fashions devious trails
Is shown in lucid flashes.
One cannot tell the suble ways
With which 1t treats each thesiE;
But, follow 1t for many days,
And you will have paresls.
From Truth,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-12-12

Free Of caarge--an empty shotgun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
Reassuring.

Nervous people who are haunted by
the fear Of appendicitis every time they
eat grapes or berries, trouble them
selves unnecessarily, according to a
prominent physician. The general I'M
preston that this singular ailment Is
caused by the presence Of a seed or
stone In the appendix is erroneous. A
small bit Of digested matter gets into
the little sac, IL the neck If it is open
far enough to receive it. 1t may re-
main there for years and cause no trou-
BILE, and then again it may bring on
appendicitis almost immediately. Where
the patient Is In good health, in four
cases out Of five the operation for re-
moving the appendix is successful.
Many people who have heard about APP
pendicitis have given up the luxury of
small fruit In fear Of 1t, and some of
the extremely sensitive ones have even
been constantly worried lest some seed
that they had swallowed In the past
might give them this disease-which
is among the rarest diseases any way.
1t is time to explode the seed story; 1t
has caused too much discomfort al
ready.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
A Funeral Dance.

On one occasion, near Rice. Dakota,
I witnessed an Indian funeral dance.
The brave. man of influence in the
tribe, and who carried on his left hand
the scar Of fearful wound, said to
have been received at Fort Phil Kear-
ney, was laid out stiff and stark in
the tepcc In which he died. The women,
just as Christian women do, washed the
corpse, and then dressed him in all his
ornaments. A red blanket was wrap
ped about him, and bow and quiverful
of arrows were added to the equipment
of death. Then the body was carried
on his favorite pony, led by a woman,
to the place Of rest. On four poles with
crotches, freshly driven into the ground,
platform of sticks was laid at
height OF about ten feet. On this plat
form the body reposed, as II the war
rior was asleep In his blanket, with
his bow and CULVER beside him. Then
the living braves circled about the scat
fold with q slow, sorrowful notion,
uttering a song or plant. They made
three or four rounds; then, silently
mounting their ponies, they returned to
camp, leaving their dead comradc to
the company Of the birds Of heaven. In
the dry air Of Dakota the body becomes
rapidly desiccated, and one can be In
the neighborhood OF scores Of these
burial scaffolds without noticing any
thing offensive. 1t Is also singular
fact that the cnrrion birds seldom look
for food among the bodies thus sxpos-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28

ern Asia, from the Chinese wall to the
Mediterranean. and from the steppes
Of Siberia to the mouth of the Gauges.
He first attacked neighboring princes
in detail, gaining victory after victory
until he aspired to the conquest of the
whole world. His cruelty was terri
BILE, and before one battle, that of
Delhi, he put to death 100000 male
captives who followed his army. In
14O1 he stormed the city of Bagdad
and piled the streets and public places
Of the town with 10000 corpses. His
conquests brought him into conflict
with the Turkish empire, then ruled
over by the powerful Sultan, Bajazet.
The armies of the two powers met on
the plains Of Angora I'm 1402, and Baja-
yet was defeated and taken prisoner.
After placing men of his own choice
at the head of European Turkey,
Asiatic Turkey and Egypt, Tamerlane
began preparations for the invasion of
China. In 14O5 he set out at the head
Of 100000 veteran troops to attack the
Chinese, but died on the way. His
remains were taken back to Samar-
cand, where they were inferred in a
magnificent mausoleum.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28

the lonely pioneer was frequently
reused from his fitful slumbars by the
fierce war-whoop of the savage or the
wild shrek of the deadly panther.
Now the vast forests are but memory
and well-tilled farms occupy the spot
that once were the Indians hunting
grounds.
William and George Coombs were
born in Kentucky and came to Clark
County when the latter was a small
boy. Rumor has 1t that in his carly
manhood William was Tilted by n cruel
maiden, and he then and there abjured
the sex forever. His faithful brother
George, whom he to. this day terms
"the baby" became his companion,
and the two have ever since lived their
life alone, solitary in the midst of
teeming civilization.
Their hut Is in the center of a 400
acre tract of land, which they own and
rent out on shares. They will never
sell their grain unless they get the
price they think they should have or
they have to have money to pay their
taxes. Tney never keep any money by
them. The produce they raise on the
five-acre tract surrounding the hut and
the eggs from their poultry supply
them with the necessaries of life, all
Of which they purchase of huckster,
never going to any town unless per-
cmptorily summoned. The only visit
they have ever paid Marshall In many
years was when they were summoned
on a trial few years ago. The old
men yet preserve all their faculties.
Sight and hearing are good. In their
earlier days both were mighty hunters,
and thousands of wild turkeys as well
as numbers of deer and bear fell to
their rifles. Both still pride themselves
on their craftsmanship, old as they
are, and not without reason, for their
aim Is still deadly.-Utica Globe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
NOT so EASY AS IT LOOKS.

The Endeavor to Get Married Ia
Chilled by Legal Requirements.
To get married seems an easy thing
to the young man whose fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of love. But when Ii
comes to the actual ceremony there are
Il thousand and one terrors which sur
round and threaten to overcome him.
Marriage in most States Is easy; In
others It is as difficult as obtaining a
divorce.
A well-known Philadelphia was
abUut7t6 be married to beautiful
young woman who lived in the State
of Delaware. He had no idea that the
marriage laws of that State were Of
an appalling nature. He had secured
his license and thought that was all
that was necessary.
'Have you filed your bond. yetr'
said some one to him the day before the
wedding.
WHAT" gasped he,
s'.Your bond" repeated the question
er. You know every man who is mar
ried in this State has to file a bond for
the protection Of the State"
The bridegroom was rather dubious,
but was finally persuaded that this was
q fact.
"I'll see lawyer about it in tho
morning." said he. So he went to a
friend who was legal light and said:
''See here. They tell me have to
III - 30 xx,I,a
married"
Certainly. Haven't you done so"
in a surprised way.
"No; 1 never heard of such thing
before. What kind of a bond is it,"
"Oh, any real estate will do"
"But haven't any real estate"
The lawyer looked at him moment.
Then he solemnly said:
Haven't you any friends who own
property"
"None that care to ask to bind 1t
up that way. l can't ask my brides
relatives, you know"
His friend looked at him pityingly.
"You can't postpone the wedding, can
you?"
WHAT" fairly shriekcd the unfortu-
nate.
"Of course not, Of course not" said
the legal light soothingly But the poor
bridegroom looked stricken.
"I'll tell you what I'll do, old man.
I'll tend to the matter for you. Don't
give yourself any more concern about
It."
The young-man-about-to -be-married
then grasped his hand. He could not
speak for a moment. and then he pour
ed forth his thanks. He picked up his
hat in relieved sort of way and walk
ed to the door. Then he turned.
by the way. forgot to ask you
how large is the amount of the bond re-
quired?"
"Fifty cents" said the lawyer.-New
York Recorder.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
J MOF OUR STATE.
ITEMS or INTEREST TO NIGH,
GAMBLERS
Embarrassing Accident at Fostoria
Funerai-One of the siEhts Of Presquc
IsIe County-Two New Barns burned
Within a Year.
Fall with the Corpse.

BY the breaking of floor in n s,uall
house three miles east of Fostorir during
the funeral services Of Mrs. ]. Thompson
rhe living and the dead were piled M to-
gether in promiscnous heap. The body
was laid out in the parior % the little
house and the services had l,cen nearly
completed when. without warning. the
entire floor gave way and III; the occu-
pants, with the corpse. two stoves in
which fires were burning and the surni-
ture of the room were precipifatel into
the cellar, eight feet below. The terror
stricken mourners became frantic in
their endcavors TO release themselves. the
cries of the injured and the fears OF all
that the ruins would t"ke fire from the
stoves rendered the situation exciting
Ropes and ladders were quickly brought
and the imprisoned ones were raised
There seems 10 he some mystery about
the giving away of the floor as the house
was very strongly built. The funeral
was continued after the excitement hal
subsidized.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
MILLION DOLLARS IN ASHES.
Big Packing House at Kansas City
KAN, Destroyed by Fire.

Big Packing House at Kansas City
KAN, Destroyed by Fire.
At $50 o'clock fire broke out in the hog
building of the Reid Packing Company's
plant at Kansas and Railroad avenues.
Kansas City, Kas., and almost the entire
group of buildings was entirely destroyed,
causing loss of over 81 ,0O0,0 900. Before
the firemen had laid a line Of hose the roof
had fallen in. The flames from the hog
building communicated with the engine
house on the south and soon wrecked the
boilers and destroyed the effectiveness of
the company's fire apparatus. A disas-
trous explosion was narrowly averted by
the firemen who, ut the risk of life and
limb, rolled twenty barrels of gasoline
from the buildings.
From the engine building the fire spread
to FIVE one-story ice-houses, each 200 by
12J feet. These were rapidly devoured by
the flames and the four-story storage
building, which was right in line, fell
prey to the flames. There was 100000
worth of meats in the basement in this
building. The first floor was used as
warehouse, the second was filed with dry
salt meats On the third floor were big
hogshcads filed with meat ready for ship
ment. while the fourth floor was packed
with dressed meats.
The fire leapcd from room to room and
roarcd and cracked until the roof fell in
and the flames shot fifty feet in the air.
At this point the Kansas City, Mo-, fire
department was appealed tofor assistance
and six hose companies and two engines
responded. The water tower from the Ar
mour packing company also assisted. The
firemen turned their whole attention to
saving the beef house and n dozen streams
were turned on the burning bridge. Not
withstanding the strenuous efforts of the
firemen section after section of the bridge
was partially destroyed and finally fell to
the ground, while the work Of destruction
was complete. Finally the beef house
caught fire and the firemen were powerless
to stay the greedy flames as they ate their
way into the building through the bridge.
The entire plant is valued ut 100000,
while the estimate placed on the stock
ranges from $4,000 to ST 100000. The
loss on the buildings destroyed will prob
ably reach 100000 to 100000 and that
on the meats, oil. lard and other products
CONSUMED will bring the total to over .
million and quarter dollars. The insur-
ance Is ample to cover all losses. Four
men were slightly injured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28

in Washington is that Japan will suffer
greatly in consequence of the assault, and
that the position of China will be so
strengthened that she may be able to
secure better terms of peace than she
could otherwise have hoped for.
The incident may lead to the breaking
off of peace negotiations, which We're
proceeding so satisfactorily, or at least
may postpone further action in this di-
rection until Japan has guaranteed the
safety of Chinese ENJOYS and made prop
err reparatiOn.
The Chinese legation received prompt
notification of the matter, but their ad-
vices contained nothing not in the press
dispatches. Minister Yang Yu did not
care to discuss the subject. 1t was stated
at the legation that it was not believed
that it would lead to the total breaking
off of the peace negotiations, although
1t might cause them to be interrupted for
q time. -
The Attack on the Czarowitz.
The attack on Ii Hung Chang calls to
mind the attempt made OH May IL, 1891,
to kill the czarowitz, now the Emperor of
Russia. In November, 1890, the caro-
WITT, i'm company with his cousin, Prince
George of Greece. started on a tour of
the world. They visited Vienna, Athens,
Cairo, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Cey-
lon, Bangkok, Siam. various places in
China and Japan. While at Otsu, Japan.
the czarowitz was attacked with a sword
by fanatical japanese officer and quite
severely wounded. He would in all like
.ihood have been killed had it not been
for the bravery of Prince George, who
sprung upon the would-be assassin and
felled him to the ground. The affair caus-
ed the greatest excitement, and the mika-
do travelled to Otsu to visit the czarowitz
and express his regret for the attack.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
A Pluokx Indian Maid.

Louise Grouse is an Indian girl, 20
years old, who is a direct descendant
of the Algonquins, who once ruled this
great State. She is ut the famous Nor
NAL School In Oswego, and Is deter
mined, 1t is said, to obtain good edu-
cation. She Is penniless, her mother is
dead, her father is dipsomaniac, and
there are no relatives or wealthy
friends to aid her in her ambition.
Nevertheless she has managed to pay
her way so far, and to clothe herself as
well, by the hardest labor Of all kinds
and at all times. She has done sew
ing, embroidery, scrubbing, washing,
ironing, dressmaking and even garden
ing to get together the necessary
money for her advancement. She is
completing her course, but works as
hard as ever in order to put by some
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
An Old Custom.

Long ago it was the custom in the
South to give the lady whom one in
vited for drive or outing, small sum
with which to buy flowers, fruit, or
confectionery to enhance the pleasure
of the event. This money, which prob
ably varied with the fortunes Of the
gallant, was called "pin money" A
writer tells of a young woman, now a
grandmother, who encountered the Gus
tom many years ago at Saratoga, when
that place was still the resort Of good
Southern families. She had been invit-
ed to drive with a stately old school
Southern gentleman and his daughter,
and after she had accepted the invita-
ton, to her surprise, the father opened
his handsome purse and gave her a sill
yer dollar. Puzzled at so queer a pro.
ceeding, she called on an elderly wom-
an who was social authority, who ex-
planned to her that 1t was pin money"
and 1t was decided to invest 1t In a
bunch of rose to carry in the hand
while driving.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
AIichiran Ratt1c Flngs.

The tattered and blood-stained battle
Tags of the Seventeenth, Nineteenth ana
Twentieth Michigan Volunteer Infantry
were received at the Governors Office
from the War Department ut Washing
ton and were unpacked and unfurIed in
the presence of several members Of the
three regiments. Notwithstanding the
evident hard usage to which the flags
have been subjected since the COS they
are in fairly good state of preservation
and valuable additions to the State Mill
tary Museum. where they will be placed.
They were formally presented to the State
h. representatives of the respective rcgi-
ments and accepted by Gov. Rich.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
LII HUNG CHANG SHOT
JAPANESE FANATIC ATTEMPTS
TO KILL HIM.
The Affair Creates the Greatest Ex-
Emperor and Impress Ex-
press Their Regret-china May Now
Get Better Terms of Peace.


As Ii Hung Chang. the Chinese peace
envoy, was returning to his lodgings In
Shimon0seki, Sunday, after having at
tended conference with Count Ito and
Visc0unt Mutsu, the japanese peace plen-
iroteHtiaries, a young Japanese fired
pistol mt him. The bullet struck Ii Hung
Chang in the face. 1t Is believed that
The wound is not serious. Prime Minister
Ito telcgraphed to Hiroshima asking that
Dr. Sato, the imperial physician, be sent
to Shim0noseki to attend the Chinese
Commissioner. The Minister of State
and number Of other officials visited Ii
Hung Chang and expressed their deep
sorrow at the occurrence. Every pre-
caution was taken by the police and mill
itary to prevent any trouble. The at
tempt to assassinate the representative,
of the Emperor Of China caused the most
intense excitement and on every side
there were expressions of deep regret.
The would-be murderer was arrested. 1t
Is believed that he was prompted to the
crime by misguided patriotism. The news
of the attempted assassination of Ii
Hung Chang created much excitement
at Yokohama. The Emperor and EN-
press sent messenger to Shimonoseki to
express to the distinguished Chinese
statesman their regrets at the most unfor-
tunate occurrence. .
Great Excitement in Washington.
The news of the assault on Ii Hung
Chang has caused a sensation in diplo-
matte circles in Washington. Cases
where an envoy of any kind has been as
saulted in the country to which he is ac-
credited are rare. and those in which a
peace commissioner is attacked are almost
unheard of in modern days. The opinion
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
Caused by a ParIor Match.

Fire destroyed the large barn on the
farm of George Norman. situated two
miles south of Ypsilanti The loss is es-
timated AT $1,000 on building and 500 on
stock, with only partial insurance Ii is
supposed that the fire originated from n
parlor match which must have been
cropped on the floor. Men were at work
drawing hay into the barn and had just
driven in with n load. In alighting rom
the wagon one of the men must have
stepped on a match, for soon the bay
around his feet was ablaze He made an
unsuccessful attempt to extinguish tie
fire by stamping upon it. The hay OF the
wagon became ignited and it was with
great difficulty that the horses attached
to the load were gotten from the burning
building. The barn was Il new one, hav-
ing been erected last fall 20 replace one
which had been destroyed by fire last
summer
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
They NInde Millions.

Advance sheets of the forthcoming re-
Port of the Commissioner Of Insurance
show that the old line life Insurance.
companies last year issued Michigan poll
c;es aggregating $31.741. T60. received
premiums of $4.29G, 070.44. incurred loss
es of 81, 146367.T9 and had had $124.-
Go, 1903 of insurance in force in Michi-
gan at the close of the year. Since Jan.
1. 1895, the following companies have
been authorized to do business in Michi-
gan: Home Security Life Association,
Saginaw; Michigan Accident Insurance
Company. Battle Greek; Bankers and
Merchants Life Association. Chicago;
knights of the Loyal Guards. Flint
Mich
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
Record of the Week.

The only wolf seen i'm Jackson County
for half q century was killed near Rive's
Junction the other day. 1t was four and
a half feet long.
There are fifteen Maccabee tents In
Grand Rapids, but only five are said to be
self-supporting. and there is talk of con-
soIidating the smaller tents.
The Seventh Day Adventists Mt Battle
Greek are much excited over the recent
Imprisonment of Prof. w. A. Coicord
and other teachers at Dayton, Tenn.
Bcrricn Springs was not as badly hurt
by the removal of the county seat as she
feared. The village is growing SO rapidly
that the local paper asks for fifty more
cottages.
"Old Dick the esteemed and highly
respectable 1G-year-old house cat be-
longing to Lapeer family, gets two
stickfuls of obituary mention in the La
peer Democrat.
Hillsdale students are much worked up
over pamphlet, 1.-THE Lodge Lamp"
freely distributed around the corridors.
which details imaginary evils of the col
legc fraternity system.
The Universalist Church ut Bay City
burned. Loss. $4,000; insurance, W.
300. The building was mass of flames
before the fire was discovered. finer
church will be erected.
Il. J. Schoolcraft. real estate dealer at
Port Huron. has a scheme. He proposes
10 plat the Ballentine farm and reserve
four lots for factories; sell the lots TO the
public Mt n moderate price, and when all
nrc disposed Of the Chamber Of Commerce
will have $4,000 with which 10 build
factories on the reserved sites.
The Hygeia Sanitarium, located near
the Michigan Insane Asylum at Kalnma-
700. and principally owned by DIR. Chas.
A. Fletcher. caught fire from n defective
chimney and was completely ruined, only
part Of the brick walls rem timing stand
ing. The three patients and the furniture
were rescued. The loss 10 5000. with
$1,000 insurance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28

One of the Oldest churches In Wash
ington has a steeple formed of a tree.
The church was built under the shade
of tall poplar tree, and an ingenious
member of the congregation suggested
that the tree should become the steeple
of the building. Accordingly, the tree
was deprived Of its head, and on the
mutulated stump the bell was hung.
This is, perhaps, the only instance on
record of church spire having been
made from a tree.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
TWO QUEER OLD HERMITS.
They Are Brothers and They Live in
Illinois.


Anderson County, Illinois, enjoys the
proud distinction Of being the home of
two Of the queerest old hermits liv-
ing. They are William and George
Coombs, brothers, aged respectively
62 and S4 years. They live in rude
hut, which was built by their father
about seventy-fve years ago. Until
three years ago the roof of clapboards
was secured simply by long poles
laid across and tied. Now the boards
are nailed on. The window at the side
Of the door was formerly filed with
glass, but Of late years 1t has been
closed with a tightly nailed piece of
sheet iron. When this hut was built
Indians and all sorts of wild animals
roamed the then limitless forest, and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28

years. IL is regular old-fashioned.
clumsy wind mill, such rs one can find
frequently in Europe. Indeed. it was the
work of the Germans and Poles who set
tied around this point twenty-five years
ago and made their living chiefly by sell
ing fuel to the passenger and freight
steamers of those days. all of which
burned wood
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28

ed. The motive for disposing Of re-
mains In this way probably is to save
them from the wolves, which would
scratch up grave. Bodies are some
times high up in the branches Of trees,
and 1t used to be no unusual thing in
the river bottoms of the Missouri to
come across a departed warrior thus
disposed Of.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28

thing with which to educate heryoung-
err sister. After completing her studies
in the Normal School she hopes to en-
ter some medical college and be grads'
uated as physician.-New York Mail
and Express
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-28
nold.Fashioned Mill.

The photograph from which this illus
t-ation was made was not taken in Icl-
land or any other foreign country, but a
traveller with camera caught it near
Rogers City, Pressure Isle County, last
summer. The mill was built over twenty
years ago. and up to Few years since
did excellent service in providing the
grist of the farmers of thnt section,
being the only grist mill in the county for