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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

Good nature is the very air of good
mind, the sign Of large and generous
soul, and the peculiar soil in which vir-
tue prospers.-Goodman
Truth is at variance with our natures
but not so error; and for very simple
reason. Truth requires us to recognize
ourselves as limited but error fiatters
us with the belief that in one way or
another we are subject to no bounds al
all.-Goethe.
Despair makes G. desplcable figure
and is descended frCm a mean original
It Is the offspring of fear, laziness ard
impatience. 1t argues defect of spirit
and resolution, and oftimes of honesty
too.-Jeremy Collier.
Men would come into company with
ten times the pleasure they do if they
were sure of hearing nothing thai
would shock them, as well as expecting
what would please them.-Sir r. Steele
. Books, while they teach us to respect
the interest of others, often makes us
unmindful of our own; while they in
struct the youthful reader to grasp a.
social happiness he grows miserable II
detail; and, attentive to universal har
mony, often forgets that he himself ha:
part to sustain in the concert.-Gold
smith,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25

The Queen Of Madagascar is known
as Ranavalona III. She is an exceed
ingly lady-like person, "a years Of age,
with attractive features, a Queen-like
manner of bearing herself, and clear
way of expressing herself when she
comes to the Royal Kabary in palan-
quin, and sits on her golden throne
with a gold scepter in her right hand,
amid her thirty ladies clad in brilliant
hued silks, trimmed with gold and sill
yer, large straw hats, and high-heeled
patent-leather boots. The Queen on
such occasions is addicted to rich
white silk dress, broidered with gold.
Her mantle is of ruby velvet, and her
bonnet, of the same color, is trimmed
with white ostrich feathers, while her
fingers and arms are covered with jew
eled rings and massive gold bracelets
of native workmanship. She is very
popular among her subjects.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
ConyorsInr hv MhIstlInr.

The inhabitants OF Gomera Island,
one Of the Canarles, converse with each
other by whistJlng. Il German officer,
who has spent some time on the island,
describes the wh.stling language as fol-
lows
1t consists Of the ordinary speech Of
the natives, expressed by artlculate
whistlng. Each syllable has its own
appropriate tone.
The whistler uses both fingers and
lips, and 1t Is asserted that CONVERSE
ton can be kept up at distance of n
mile, Whistllng Is said to be confined
to Gomera Island, and to be quite UNI
known on the other Islands Of the group.
The adoption Of this mode of carry
Ing on conversation Is due to the geo
logical formation Of the island, which Is
intersected by frequent gullies and RAJ
vines. AS there are no bridges across
the ravines, intercourse between neigh
bors is often difficult.
A man living within a stones throw OK
another may have to go many miles
around to make a call upon neighbor,
and the inconvenience Of intercourse led
the people to cultivate whistling as a
useful means Of conversing at dis
lance.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25

Mr.. Richard Stevens, 512 South Ann
street, Baltimore, Is dangerously i'll at
his home from internal injuries about
the chest which he received the other
night by wagon falling upon him. Mr..
Stevens attended the opening of the
Monumental Social Club shore at Wal
nut Grove, Bear creek, and left there
to come home by riding on top of a
wagon. On the shell road, near the
first tollgate, the wagon upset and Mr..
Stevens was thrown beneath It, For
several minutes the whole weight Of
the vehicle rested upon his breast. Sew
eral men made strenuous efforts to get
him out, but could not move the wagon,
says New York Recorder. Finally a
German woman Of muscular build came
along, and seeing the predlcament of
the man under the wagon she went to
the assistance Of those who were at
tempting to rescue him. With the
strength of a Hercules she raised the
wagon up and held 1t until Mr.. Stevens
was pulled out. The injured man was
sent home and attended by Dr. Gately
who says his condition is serious.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25

One Of the strangest collins ever told
of is that for which the British war de-
partment is said to be responsible,
The story is that a workman engaged in
casting metal for the manufacture of
ordnance at the Woolwich Arsenal lost
his balance and fell into a cauldron con-
tanning twelve tons of molten steel The
metal was at white heat, and the man
was utterly consumed in less time than
it takes to tell it. The war department
authorities held a conference and de-
clded not to profane the dead body by
using the metal in the manufacture of
ordnance, and that mass of metal was
actually buried and a Church of Eng
land clergyman read the service for the
dead over 1t.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25


tied 1t. 1t is situated on a hill in the
northeastern part Of the city. The
ground that it occupies used to be the
county seat of Lachaise (after whom 1t
is named, the Jesuit confessor of Louis
XIV. 1t covers about 100 acres and Is
the burial place of all the inhabitants
Of the northeastern part Of the city,
and the strangest part of all is that aft
er ten years the graves are redug I'M
less what they call concession a
perpetuiti" is purchased. The spaces
are very small, being about % feet
square only, and cost $3.50, and each
square inter additional costs $500
For concession temporaire" one has
to pay only $50, or half that for a
child's grave.
The graves are dug very strangely,
being several stories deep-six to eight
usually-one coffin being placed direct
ly over the other to within few feet
of the surface. These are the common
graves, but the more wealthy people
have little chapels with places on each
side below the floor like shelves or
berths in the steerage on our steamers.
They are fitted up often very elaborate
ly with an altar and candles in tall sill
yer candlesticks and photographs Of
the deceased and huge, ugly glass bead
wreaths of flowers.
The graves of many celebrated peo-
pie may be found here, among others
Raspail, Gambetta, Massena, M. Bal
FAC, Chopin, Lafontaine, Moliere, Bel
lini, Rossini, Beaumarchais and CAST
mir Perier.
Some few Of the tombs are very beau
tiful, especially those in memory OF
artists, with bronze and marble angels,
in attitudes of grief, leaning over or
about their graves.
From the entrance the main avenue
ascends to what is called the Grand
Round, in the center of which is a
broken column erected to the memory
of the soldiers who fell in the late war
between France and Prussia, heaped
with huge wreaths. Here fine view
Of the city may be obtained.
Just back of the cemetery is large
crematory, where bodies are burned
daily and the ashes placed in inches in
the high wall. On some Of the tablets
were very tender inscriptions, but a
few were left blank. One was marked
only with Regrets"
Besides Pere Lachaise, there are
twenty-five other burial grounds IN
Paris, the next two in Importance be-
ing Mont Marie and Mont Parnasse.
On All Souls Day these cemeteries
are visited by great crowds of people
who bring flowers and mourn and pray
for the rest of the souls of the departed
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
Frenh prom the arlll.

Among birds Of prey there is mono
30 cheeky" MS the kite. The Brahma
kites of India, or as the sailors call
them, Bromley kites, have keen eye
for a titbit, and show any amount of
daring in securing possession OF IL.
Once, while the steward of ship was
carrying steak from the cooks gal
lery to the cabin, kite bounced down
on him, picked up the savoury meat
with its foot and was away almost be-
fore the unfortunate man could under
stand where the gravy with which he
was so plentifully despatched had
come from.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
A Pillar of Fire by Night.

A most wonderful cloud-and-light-
Mag effect was to be seen the other
night by the residents of Boston as they
looked toward the east. A huge pillar Of
clouds stood almost still, as it seemed
for half an hour, and nearly incessant
lightning Illuminated it from within.
The cloud seemed fairly alive with fire.
Now quick glow lighted up the pillar
and set in relief the layers of white
clouds that made up the large mass.
Now a sudden flash of crooked light cut
the air, and disappearing as suddenly
as 1t came, left the mass of vapor dull
and gray again. 1t seemed like an i'm
mense forge-the flames from the char
coal fire, thrown aloft by sudden
breath from the bellows, cast lurid
glare throughout the smoky shop.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25

A novel claim is being made upon orc
of the great French railway companies.
A gentleman, who came to Paris to
have the body Of his deceased brother
cremated at the crematorium at Pere
Lachaise cemetery, took the ashes
away in a handbag, and, previous to
setting out on his return journey to his
home in the country, deposited the bag
at the "consigne," or cloakroom, Of the
railway station. When he came back
to claim 1t it had gone. Someone had
come and claimed bag and it had
been given up, probably by mistake.
Inquiries were instituted, but the miss
ing bag could not be discovered, The
gentleman has therefore brought action
to recover damages for the loss he has
sustained. and the judges will be called
upon to decide what is the money value
of brothers ashes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
Twice in a Place.

The old theory that lightning never
strikes twice in the same place, or the
same object, is stoutly refuted by Will
ram Tussick of West Chester, Pa. The
other night he had been in bed half an
hour when lightning struck his house,
ran down the wall on the inside, picked
him up and threw him out of bed to the
floor. 1t was no gentle hand which
used him thus, and it was some time
before he recovered from the shock.
Lightning seems determined to secure
Mr.. Tussick for victim. About twenty
years ago he was struck and knocked
insensible by a bolt, but was all right
again in few days.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
BOYS ARE CRUEL.
II Amber Had Her Way She'd Cremato
tho Savage Ones.

At Amber tnu Her why bhe'H SEShe''
the Savage Ones.
There Is no use talking, we need
crematorles for other than vegetable
refuse. We need sevenfold heated fur
naces for the total humiliation Of hui
man garbage. We need red-hot oVeES
for the inclneration Of certain types
that poison the earth Why seek to
perpetuate unaloyed evil in the world?
Why not deal with cruel men and VIC
lous women and hopeless criminals as
we do with rags infected with NIL
crobes? All this is called forth, not
because am big and brutal and blood
thirsty, breathing fire for ozone, and
shod, like Beelzebub, with sulphur. On
the contrary, believe l am as tender
hearted as the gentlest of my sex, but
let me tell you something. l haven't
spoken Of 1t before, because l couldn't
bear to think of it. For the sake OF
pointing precept, however, | will tell
1t now.
The other evening was walking
over Rush street bridge, writes Amber
in Chicago Herald. 1t was late
and l hurried along bit that / might
get out of a rather shy neighborhood
as quickly as possible. Midway over
the bridge encountered little white
kitten. 1t had evidently escaped from
good home, for 1t was sleek and pret-
ty, spoke kindly to the little thing
and 1t followed me.
AS we crossed the bridge we ran into
a crowd Of half-grown boys and loafers,
a dirty, registering band of embryo cit
liens. When they saw the kitten they
swooped upon it, and in spite of me,
carried 1t away. l followed with
about as much effect as lame duck
would have at bull fight There was
no policeman in sight, and the men tc
whom l appealed declared themselves
helpless. The torture that these young
devils inflicted upon that kitten | shall
never think of without prayer in my
heart that God will rid the earth of
their polluted presence before they
have a chance to develop into fuller
license and greater power.
turned and ran away when found
that l was helpless, but oh! that l had
the power to send those pestilential
souls down to some "l6wer quarantine"
before the germs of crime and cruelty
spread farther.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
Advertising Does 1t.

Enormous fortunes have been made
in the manufacture of patent medi-
cines There is proud family in
Brooklyn whose wealth is away up In
the millions. The father, who made all
of it, was, not many years ago, porter
in drug house. He invented patent
medicine. His employers were in the
habit of saying to their customers, aft
er selling them a bill of goods: why
don't you take few dozen bottles Of
our porter's medicine? Help the old
fellow along. 1t is nothing to u.s." The
porter was popular, and many an order
was given. In that modest way he
started. He advertised, and finally
made millions. l know patent medl-
cine man who says that he can bottle
sea water and make fortune out of it
by advertising. He says if any man
will put up 100000 for advertising
purposes he will at the end Of two years
return not only the 100000, but clear
a profit of as much more. One man is
supposed to have an income OF over
100000 from his pills, and there is a
tooth wash in the market that has re-
allied a vast fortune for its owners.
Such profits are realized only through
judicious advertising. l am informed
by one of the richest manufacturers
that he notices within few weeks a
falling off in profits when he under
takes to economize in advertising. His
advertising costs him over S1,OOO,OOO a
year. Next year it will cost him $780,
900 more.-New York Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
CHARACTER.

Many plain face looks positively
pretty when lighted up by animation,
and many a heart has been won and
kept by one glance at the right moment.
Should the forehead be rounded off at
the corners you may take it that the
character is conslderate, kindly dis
posed, well-meaning, and, as rule,
generous.
Hair in man or woman is always q
sign of energy of some kind. II dark
hair the energy is more pronounced,
and should it be curly or wavy it invar-
iably implies musical taste
Women have always smaller mouths
than men, and more frequently larger
eyes. They, as rule, feel more intense
ly than man and their feelings are kept
more in check, and are less material
A broad, square, upright forehead, re-
ceding just slightly, is invariably the
sign manual of a. clear, vigorous mind.
Strength of mind is shown in conjunc-
ton with a well-cut, slightly rounded
chin.
The eyes show more plainly than any
other feature of the face the intensity
of our feelings; the direction toward
which the feelings tend is displayed by
the size shape and, molding of the
mouth.
A red-haired mortal is not such an OBJ
jectionable individual as one would ex-
pect from the many derogatory re-
marks that are passed about him. You
will find the red-haired one lively, chat
ty, warm-hearted, and usually very
shrewd.
In spite of authorities the writer has
always found the eyebrows, as such, tc
indicate nothing! Whether they be
arched or straight depends on the shape
of the brow. A low, overhanging ridge
of the brow usually shows perception
But if this ridge be arched instead Of
straight, it implies sensitiveness.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
or the new British Cabinet Sails.

OF the new British Cabinet, Sails
bury, Halsbury, Cross, Hicks-Beach,
Balfour, Goschen, Hamilton, Richie,
Cadogan, Chaplin, and Ashbourne were
members of the last Salisbury Cabinet.
The Marquis Of Lansdowne takes the
place of the Earl of Stanhope as Secre-
tary of War; Joseph Chamberlain the
place Of Lord Knutsford as Secretary
to the Colonies; the Duke of DevoS-
shire the place Of Viscount Cranbrook
as Lord President of Council. 1t is the
old Conservative Cabinet with a little
more Union Liberal blood in it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
Apples,

Finest in the world in the sunny ozarltS
Of Missouri and Arkansas. Fertile lands
for sale cheap on new road from Kan
sas City to the Gulf OF Mexico. Write
to f, A. Hornoeck, Mgr, Land Dept. M.
X. & Il. Trust Co., Seventh and Wyan-
dotte streets, Kansas City, Mo, for free
copy Of the Missouri and Arkansas
Farmer and Fruitman, containing lists
Of lands and all information. Secure
valuable lands quick while they are
cheap in a rich country not infested
with billiards. or droughtS.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25

self leave Chris and walk down Bar
chester street and jump into the canal"
She saw the young man the same night
and took leave Of him at Barchester
street Next day her body was found in
Limehouse cut, drowned. How It came
there no human being is able to tell;
but there Is no doubt that ner dream
came absolutely true 1t was proved
that during the evening the young girl
visited one or more public houses, and
the jury tAought that the remembrance
OF the dream and the effects Of what
ever alcoholic liquor she may have COM
sumed had temporarily unhinged her
mind.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25

There is complaint from the WON.
en- because the soda-foCutain keepers
do not set up free lunch. A glass of
soda costs as much as glass of beer,
and the beer-drinker gets an appetite
ing free lunch thrown in. This dis
elimination in favor of the men is very
annoying to the women, and they talk
OF boycotting every fountain in town
unless they are treated differently.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
She Quit Then and There.

Mrs. Mary ]. Nugent, of shelbyville,
Ind, washerwoman with house full
Of children, was the other morning no.
titled of the fact that she had been
granted pension of so per month with
$4,000 arrearages. When the agent in
formed MIS-. Nugent of her good luck
the old lady was standing over the
washtub, and without a word she
reached for the axe near by and
smashed the tub into thousand pieces,
after which she senS for her nelghbor
to come and get her dirty buds" stat
ing that she was through washing for
other PEOPLE.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
Millions of Descendants.

A turtle of the loggerhead variety
was caught on the beach near Grove
City, Fla, few nights ago, which was
n remarkable specimen, not only for its
immense size, but dates on its shell
showed 1t to be an aged one and quite
traveller. One branding read, "St.
Augustine, July IS, 1851" and the other
was dated at Jupiter Inlet, June 4,
1878, which showed 1t had fallen twice
into considerate hands and been al
lowed to follow the reproducing vo-
cation instead Of being converted into
steak. 1t had just left its nest and
was slowly crawling back to the water
when caught. The nest was soon To-
Gated and 1873 eggs taken therefrom.
After cutting the date Of capture on the
shell she was allowed to depart in
peace, and 1t Is hoped she may continue
to fall in kindly hands and the brand
Ing go on in the history Of natural his
tory, which claims for that species 100
years Of life. 1t Is a known fact that
these turtles never leave the water eX-
cept to lay, and they lay from four to
six times each during the summer and
from 100 to 200 eggs at setting, or
from 500 to 1000 during the year. Civ
ing this one the lowest estimate Of 500
eggs, though 1857 may have been her
first laying, we have 10000 eggs in the
thlrty-eight years. The hundreds Of
them that crawl on the coast during
the season may give an idea Of the
great number of eggs deposited, and,
allowing that any reasonable per cent
arrive at maturity, 1t shows that the
turtle will be here long after other
game is gone.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25

Chicago is in danger of losing its
whilom reputation as an easy divorce
center. Judge Windes has denied sep
aration to couple who sought It be-
cause they found it inconvenient to
live together and the wife would not
answer the husbands letters. 1t seems
to be- becoming necessary under the
present judiciary Of Chicago to have
reason for enforcement as an indis-
pensable preliminary to securing it. If
the court will persist in the trend Of
Judge Windes, marriage will once
more seem less lottery and more an
institution.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
perhnns a spnrrow LrnchLng.

A supposed evidence Of judgment and
punishment among birds or else an
accident was supplied recently In an
English sparrow which hung suspended
by a string from the cornice Of the
great north doorway of the main build
ing of Glrard College at Philadelphia.
The string was about yard long, and
appeared twisted about the neck OF the
bird, Just before the event came off a
sort Of sparrow convention was held
as any number Of them swept and cir
cled about the place, chattering and act
ing very nolsily, This may have been
the session Of the court, for the noise
was succeeded by deep silence and
then the unlucky subject of attention
was swung over the line. Project Geo.
w. Price, who is very much of sci
enlist in his way, said the sparrow had
been hanged for some high crime known
only to birds, while Mr.. Danenhour be-
lieves it was plain suicide.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
popo 1nnocent ANA ono wItohen.

The belief in witchcraft is believed
to have been inherited by the early
Christians from their pagan forefathers.
The witchcraft craze was at its height
during the latter years Of the dark ages.
In the year 1884 Pope Innocent issued a
bull directing the inquisitors to seek
out and punish all known witches.
Nearly 100, 900 persons were executed
in one year as result of the issuance
of that bull.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
Careful of Thor souvenIrs.

The Belgians are careful of their
historic souvenirs. In the front of n
house situated in the Faubourg de
Shaerbuch, in Brussels, there is to be
seen, half buried in the plaster, can
non ball which was fred from Dutch
cannon at the period of the revolution
of 1880, and has ever since been per-
mitted to remain. Recently it was de-
termined to restore and refront the
house, and it was decided to make the
repairs without disturbing the cannon
ball.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
A GIrl,s Remnrkable Dream.

To the already voluminous Philosophy
of Dreams should now be added the
strange case of Emma Fitch, match
boX-maker, fifteen years of age, who
lived at Bromley. She had a sweetheart
named Christopher, with whom she was,
and always had been, on very good
terms. The other day she said to a COM
panion, i've had such strange dream!
I dreamt drowned myself. saw my
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25

The outrageous liberties taken with
the rights of the people by the average
board Of aldermen in the larger cities
are occasions of frequent public pro-
test. In Denver, however, they threat
en- to give the aldermen more rope.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25

James Mutt, who killed James
Dukes, at UniontOwn, Pa, while on
trial for the killing of his father, State
Treasurer Mutt, has been sentenced to
the penitentiary for fifteen years for
shooting Mrs. Jesse Payton and Leon
ard Colnan at Atchison, Kan, last Feb
ruary. Jim was a bad nut.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-07-25
Now that Mrs. Shelter has failed tt

Now that Mrs. Shelter has failed to
win her suit against the proprietors of
a Chicago oyster-house for damages
which she claims were due her for
breach Of faith and misplaced conf
dence in an oyster stew, the church
socials may, with happy assurances of
security, once more float the lonely
blvalve on the unrufled bosom Of the
limpid waters Of the soup tureen.