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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10
She Was Equal TO Him.

OF all the expedlents devised by debt.
ors, whether by Mlcawber or Murger,
few have been more simple and effectu-
al than that of Mrs. Martin in San
Francisco recently. She had ordered a
ton Of coal delivered at her residence.
The coal dealers had not yet received
their pay for previous tons, so they in
struCted their driver to take the coal to
her house, go to the door, present the
previous BILL and refuse to deliver the
coal until the bill was paid. He did so.
The 'ady looked little surprised, but
en- omlnous glitter came into her eye
when she heard her ultimatum. But
she depressed her feelings, and suavely
invited the coal man to step into the
parlor while she went to get the
money" The coal HEAVIER was rather
grimy, and did not seem exactly to fit
the furniture, but he accepted her in
vitation, stepped into the parlor, and
Mrs. Martin disappeared, Many
minutes passed. The coal-heaver be-
came impatient, but the lady did not
return. Finally he heard the crash of
coal. He looked out of the window. To
his horror, he saw his coal being I'M
loaded by another man. He tried the
door, but it was locked, and the grimy
coal-heaver grimly sat down and
waited After the coal was unloaded
the lady appeared and let him out.
There was triumphant twinkle iI
Mrs. Martins eyes as she told him t.
"call again with the blll."-San Fran.
cisco Argonaut.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10
TRAININo cARRIER-PLoEoNa.
How They Are Taught to Act 40 Mes
sage Bearers.


How They Are Taught to Act 40 Meg
sage Bearers. /
Dewitt G. Lockwood writes an &C.
count of the Carrier Pigeons of Santa
Catalina" describing the rapid mail
service established between the two
places In the September st. Nicholas,
He says; 1t must be understood, how
ever, that in certain pigeons, especially
those known as the Belgian variety,
the homing instinct is developed In a
remarkable degree; and 1t is the birds
intense love Of home, and the almost
unvarying certainty Of their return
thither after having been taken some
distance away and then released, which
makes them valuable as carriers. The
methods used In training a pigeon for
special service are not by any means
similar, as many persons seem to think,
to those employed in training dog to
run after stick, or a whlte-spotted
pony to dance the polka. A carriers
education consists in conveying him
away from home and letting him go,
when he simply flies back to the loft
where he belongs, This sounds almost as
thrilling as the story Of the enterprise
ing mouse that first ran up the clock
and then ran down again, and of course
1t conveys no idea Of the immense
amount Of care and patience involved
in the rearing and breeding Of the birds
the special cultivation of those quail
ties which produce the best results, and
so on. In training the birds for Cata-
lima three or four were usually placed
together in pasteboard box, perforated
with holes about the size Of a quarter
of dollar. They were carried to
spot mile or so from the loft in a
direct line for the coast Of Catalina, and
released. A few days later the same
birds were taken greater distance
away-say three or four miles from
homeland liberated, In this manner
the several succeeding journeys were
gradually heightened until San Pedro,
the seaport of Los Angeles, twenty-five
miles distant, was reached. Then the
pigeons were taken aboard the steamer
and set at liberty few miles out at sea,
Increasing the distance upon the four
occasions that followed, until at last the
end of the route was reached and the
birds would fly, without fail, across the
sea and over the land to their home.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

down in order to build something
better"
When the name Of the future bride
was mentioned those among us who
knew her were staggered bit. Anna
Pavlona Smirnova was not Venus
But if she had much less beauty than
her photograph-which is a common
failing of women-she had good deal
more wit, which is not by any means
SO common.
Although apparently young enough
to be his daughter, Anna Pavlona was
Kaffsky's senior by five or six years,
and, to make matters still more mixed,
she was a red radical at heart
Formerly her democratic views had
got her into hot water with the author
tiles, and 1t was not without consider
able difficulty that she had obtained
her present position as teacher in q
girls gymnasy, which enabled her to
live in modest competency with her
widowed mother.
The police, we knew, had twice or
thrice made elaborate inquiries about
him, had noted his comings in and 60
ings out, and had set watch upon his
actions. Platoff, when arrested a
week ago, CHANGED to have Kaffsky's
card in his pocket, and was subjected
to a long secret cross-examination
about his dealings with him.
"As we'll suspect the stone sphinxes
at the Nikolai bridge as that piece Of
stuck-up selflshness called Kaffsky,"
exclaimed Lavroff.
There must be some reason for
the suspicion" cried Brodsky; there's
always fire where there's smoke, and as
we know there's no fire here, then there
cannot possibly be any smoke. It's a
matter Of smoked glass spectaeles."
This remark struck us all as the
acme Of cleveFness. It was warmly
applauded. "Well, who could have
smoked the governments spectacles?"
somebody asked.
"Boorman, Boorman; he alone has a
grudge against Kaffsky," cried half
dozen voices.
Now, none of us had a double that he
was the Judas Iseariot. His hang
dog expression, his slOuching gait, his
furtive glance and stammering devil
try proclaimed the nature of the spirit
that lived and worked within him.
The present case strengthened our
for Boorman and Kaffsky
had Quarrcled year1 before.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10
HUMOROUS.

Mistress Have you a stranger down
there, BridgetT I,ridget-"N', mum
it's Con Callahan; sure. OF knew him
In tn Ould cOunthrayw-Puck.
"The farmer said one Of the little
pigs was sick, so / brought 1t some SUI
gar" Sugar. yes sugar. Haven't
you ever heard of sugar-cured hams?''
Truth.
The Princes tutOr--"What can your
highness tell me about gold% The
Prince is silent. Tutor-"Quite right,
your highness. Silence is goldenw--
Fliegende Blaetter.
DO you think" said Chappie, that
gentleman ought to speak to his bar
Der when he meets him on the street?'
Certainly" said Briggs TITS about
the only chance he has to get word
in. "-Indlanapolis Journal.
"The highest elevation attained by
man." said the professor, "is about TO-
900 feet" Him." whispered Under
grad, Il got SO high on hard cider one
day down on the farm that l didn't get
back to earth for four days."-Cincin.
natl Enquirer.
Pm perfectly convinced" said the
ambitious young man, that can
write the greatest novel of the period"
why don't you go ahead and do Il
them" "Oh, would not think Of such
a thing. l am happy in my belief on
the subject. Where's the good of my
rlskiAg Disappointment" - Washing
Ton Star.
Student-"I learn that there are cases
in which people have had from child
hood an uncomfortable desire to eat
soap. What is the cause of that?"
Learned professor They are victims
Of sappessomania." Student m-
what does sappessomania mean?"
Learned professor-SA desire to eat
soap."-New York weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

Summer vacations were at hand,
The last Of the examinations would
take place in ten days, and then we
would dispense over the length and
breadth of the empire, many of us never
to return again.
Suddenly we were stunned and
stupefed by bolt from the blue in
the shape of a rumor that Kaffsky had
been arrested.
He and Alexieff had gone to the
theater the night before. They had
walked home together and made an
appointment for the morrow at the
university; but at about 2 a. m. Kaffslky
had been spirited away, and was now
in the secret wing of the Lithuanian
fortress.
A written request was presented by
some Of the professors, who were be-
side themselves with indignation, that
Kaffsky should be released on bail,
Just to finish his examination and take
his degree, for they knew very we'll 1t
was all misunderstanding
But to our utmost establishment
their request was refused, and Kaffsky
was removed from the Lithuanian fort
ress only to be immured in the more
terrible fortress of Peter and Paul.
The excitement caused by the arrest
was assuming dangerous proportions.
Nobody had cared a rap for Kaffsky a
week before, and he was already a
most popular hero now.
Perhaps it was hatred for the heart
less informer-who mad already been
arrested, no doubt, to save him from
being lynched-and sympathy for Anna
Paylona, whose womanly feelings had
got the better Of her philosophy, She
had completely 1Eoken down.
She had been taken to her bed, had
refused all food, had forwarded petition
after petition to the minister of the in
terror, and when 1t became clear that
she might just as we'll be sowing salt
on the seashore, her mind gave way.
The doctors sent her mother and her.
self in post haste to the Crimea.
In October a few Of us met In st.
Petersburg once more-but only few.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

etaoinshrdlucmfw wise held him in
awe, and hedged him around with rev.
erential 0stracism.
That same Kaffsky used to squander
his days and nights over mathematics
and chemistry and half a dozen kindred
sciences, as If life we're to last for eter-
nifty. We did not believe in q man
having so many irons in the fire, and
we limited our own efforts to the ac-
complishment of one single task-the
regeneration of mankind-as a prelim-
mary step to the remodeling of Russian
society.
We had weighed KaffslSy in the polit-
ical balance-the only one in vogue at
Russian universities ten years ago
and had found him sadly wanting.
He was a member of none Of the
three hurches-outside of which there
is nc salvation-that Of the sworn
conspirators, who edited a forbidden
Journal, Land and Liberty, Matched
plots against the state and some
times helped to carry them out;
that Of unsworn conspirators, from
whom the former were usually re-
cruited; and the bulk Of students who
sympathized with everything and
everybody who embarrassed the gov
eminent.
And to crown all, we had just heard
Of his impending marriage. "a nice
time to be thinking of marrying and
feathering his nest| we remarked to
each other, "just when the pillars of
the social edifice are giving way, and
we are doing our best to pull them
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10
KANSAS CiTY-CINClNNAT
waaaah ana D. 3 Q. 8. 8. WI.

A vestlbule sleeping car ienves Kansns City On,
ion depot every day ~ $3.50 y. M, via tho Wabash
out change, via Is. a. o. \. W. railroad from 81
Louis arriving in Cincinnati at 1880 next morning,
making tho run In seventeen hours and ten mln-
utes, tho fastest time ever made. Gu this same
train are through seepers 70 Washington, d. o.,
Baltimore and Philadelphia, and passengers for
points east of Cincinnati can step from the Kansap
City-Clncinnatl sleeper into the through Bleepera
any time after leaving 81. Louis. Passengers for
Louisville and points Sonth leave tho sleeper a.
North YernOnjat 0;S4 n, m,
For Kentucky and South this sleeper lS great
convenience
The Wabash is the only road Offering this through
car service. Bleopingcar berthS secured NJ Wabash
ticket 0fioe, Ninth and Delaware Streets or WIltG
70 II. N. GARLAND,
Western Passenger Agent,
Kansas City, Ma
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10
Demand for Pumpkins.

The pumpkin crop on many farms 10
used almost exclusively for feeding ia
mich cows. They are good for in'
creasing milk flow but wherever
there is city or large village within
reach the pumpkins win bring more
money marketed for pies, while the
cows can be better fed with grain or
wheat bran, and Mt mNch less cost
than the same nutrtjye value in the
pumpkin,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

Turpentine is said to be sure cure
for bite of n snake. II should be
put in bottle, and the mouth being
placed over the spot, the liquid being
brought directly in contact with the
wound by inverting the bottle, which
should be held there until relief Is OBJ
tanned. A complete ALIENATION of pain
has been known to ensue in less than
quarter of an hour. An important
discovery. NIL.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

"There isn't sign of clam in IL"
said the guest who had ordered clam
chowder. "It's swindle, that's what
IL is"
Excuse me, sir, responded tho
waiter, who is too good for that BUSH
ness, "but we only undertake to serve
q chowder; not an aquarium"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10
Now Woman.

"What does this here new woman
talk mean, John2"
Hit means, Maria, replied the old
farmer that women air a-takin' the
place what men occupied You'll find
the pillow right where left It; an
when you sharpen the axe you kin
sail into a dozen cords O. wood, an I'll
have supper a-bilin' when you git
honna
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10
Is Tie BetterS

Is the animal better that hath two
or three mountains to Craze on than q
little bee that feeds on dew or mama,
and lives upon what falls every morn
ing from the store-houses of heaven,
clouds and Providence Can man
quench his thirst better from the
Mountain which is finely paved with
marble, than when it springs up over
the green turf?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10
BETRAYED BY LOVE.
AFFSKY was

AFFSKY was a
born genius, des-
tined In time to
soar to the dizzy
heights of a pro-
fessional CHI air.
So, at least, said
his professors at
the University of
st. Petersburg.
We students like
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

Teach Self-denial and mako its practice pleas.
ureable. and you create for the world destiny
more sublime than ever issued from the brain
OF the widest dreamer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

Tho land crabs of tho West Indies march like
soldiers. Once year they leave their island
home, and in order march to tho sea, crawling
over, and not around every obstacle in their
way.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

1t ls so easy to remove cOrns with Hin
dercorns that we wonder 80 many will endure them.
Got Hindercorns and bee how nicely Il takes them OIL
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

There 10 pleasure and profit
IND no small B9tisfGCtion IN abating troublesome and
painful ills by using Parkers Ginger Tonic.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

He who would catch fish must not mind get.
ting wet
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10
N the Baby rs Quitting Teeth.

ANY hotel waiter can raise tho deucOby throw
Ing down the tray.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

''The grand, wild music Of war"-that of
Chinese military band
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

Tho twostep is the popular move in terp
tichorean circles
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

I'VE never lose by politeness," hence we boz
70 tho inevitable.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-10

1t takes clergyman to tie a true lovers knot
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-09
GRESHAM TO RESIGN.
Likely Leave the Cabinet Before the
First of July.

Likely Leave the Cabinet Before the
First of July.
WASHINGTON, April Another
vacancy in the cabiuet, it is rumored,
may occur within the next few weeks.
Secretary Gresham is the official who
The report comes from several of his
close friends, to whom, it is said, he
has more than once expressed his
desire to return to the practice of law,
If not to the bench.
Judge Gresham, it is stated, has not
found the state department as con-
genial to his tastes as he had ex pected,
ami Mrs. Gresham has not been alto
gether pleased with the breaking up
OF the home ties made necessary by
her removal to Washington. Both
the Secretary and his wife have told
intimate acquaintances of their mu-
tual desire to return to Illinois.
The rUmOr of Gresham's retirement,
however, is not based alone on these
exchanges of confidence, out ON more
direct statements regarding bis inten-
tions in the near future. Judge Ores
hams relations with the president
have been, so far as known, of the
pleasantest. No member OF the cabi
net has been more trusted by Cleve
land, so that his desire for retirement
from Office in the near future cannot
be ascribed to any friction with his
chief.
1t is limited, however, that Judge
Gresham has felt somewhat aggrieved
over the Discrimination OF the Cabinet
to support him in foreign policy
which lie believes would win for him
great popularity and possibly make
him favOIite for the Presidency. 1t
may be that extinguished hopes in
this direction have had a strong infiu-
ence on him in reaching the cOnclu-
sion that he would prefer to retire.
This idea is secuted by his friends,
who assert that Judge Gresham has
not been moved by any such consid-
erations. They say he has simply
consulted his wife's pleasure and his
own tastes in concluding to leave
Washington within a short time.
The rumor is that Judge Gresham
will retire from the Cabinet before
July LIST. No date has been absolute
1y fixed. AS friends of the Judge and
Mrs. Gresham are discussing the
probable withdrawal. it is
not unlikely that the subject has
been discussed with the President and
Cabinet. Mr.. Cleveland would no
doubt use every influence to persuade
Judge Gresham to remain until the
close of the Administration.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-09
Battalion Drill.

Rattalion drill ,-ra1nl. tho oo,.a-
mand of Lieutenant-C Colonel Fisher,
was held last night on Union
Square. Six companies partici-
pated.
On account Of the strong wind
blowing, it was rather difficult for
the captains to hear the commands.
Professor Berger and his band
were stationed in front Of the old
Music Hall and furnished martial
music. Quite a crowd collected on
the Square to witness the drill.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-09
What Does it Mean ?

WASHINGTON, March ga cable
message was sent to Admiral Meade
at Kingston today, ordering him to
dispatch two war vessels of his feet
to the vicinity of Greytown and Blue.
fields, Nicaragua. The State Depart
ment officials will not discuss this
sudden backing up of the squadron
in the Caribbean, and give out the
impression that the order is of no
special significance, but the move
ment is looked upon in an entirely
different light by naval officials.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-09
THE IA WAIIAN EXHES.
Suit Against The Canadian Steamship
Company to be Pushed.

Suit Against The Canadian Steamship
Company to be Pushed.
VANCOUVER, (B. c., March 81
In speaking If the case brought by
the Hawaiian exiles, Mueller, Gran
stoun ami Joh stone, against the
Canadian "A australian Stes mship Com.
pany, E p. Davis. counsel for the
company, said yesterday regarding the
attitude of the Hawaiian Government
in the case:
"Fhey are anxious to have the ques-
ton settled as To the right to deport
dangerous characters from the Islands
when the latter are, as during the late
crisis, under martial law. They claim
ouch a right in the present instance
and are anxious to have that RI hit es-
tabli~hed toy judicial decision IN
another country.
"Mr. Kinney came here with au-
thOrity TO retain special counsel to
represent them, but upon examination
decided to leave the matter as it was,
consequently l am not retained by the
Hawaiian Government at all, but am
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-09
Views OF Senator Frye.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, March 30.-At
a Republican banquet last night
Senator Frye said: "Give US Repub-
lican rule for single decade and we
will show the people the benefcence
of Republican legislation. Everyone
who wants work shall have it and at
the wages of the browning year of
Republican rule-1992 We will
restore the merchant marine to its
place and increase our white, strong
~ armed equadrons so that they will
commaod the respect of all nations.
We will show the people foreign
policy that is American in every fiber
and hoist the American flag on what
ever island we think best, and no
hand shall ever pull it down"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-09
Gresham Is Getting Weary and
Wants to Resign Office.
CASE OF THE HAwAI1AN Ex1LEs.
Lii Hung ChaDg's Assailant Sentenced
to Penal servitude for Life-suit
Against Canadian Pacific 5. s. Co
Olympia to Relieve Philadelphia

TOXIC (Japan), March 29.-The EN-
peror of Japan has today declared an
unconditional arp1istice.
ST. PETERSBURG (Russia), March
29.-Advices received here from Toxic
say that the decision of the Emperor
of Japan to declare an unconditional
armistice was greatly due to the ex-
treme Indignation aroused by the at
tack on Lii Hung Chang.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 29.-The
news that an unconditional armistice
has been declared by the Emperor of
the Japanese was confirmed at the
japanese legation, where it was stated
that a cablegram to this effect had
been received from the home Govern
ment. In thus suspendIng al! opera
tions in the field with their army
flushed with victory almost at the
gates of Pekiug, the Government has
been doubtless Influenced entirely by
the wholly uujustifiable attempt to
assassinate the peace envoy of His
Imperial Majesty of China.
SHIMoNosEKI (Japan), March 81
Koyama ROkunseki, the young Japan
csc who attempted to assassiDate Lii
Hung Chang, has been sentenced TO
penal servitude for life.
HoNGKONG (China), March 30.-The
Japanese are bOmbardiDg Taiwan, the
capital town of FOrmosa.
TOXIC (Japan), March 90 1t is re-
reported that the conditions of peace
are that China shall pay 400,00O.O00
yen indemnity and cede FormOsa and
Southern Manchuria, Japan holding
guarantees pending the payment of
the indemnity and settlement of the
boundaries.
LONDON, March 29.-The British
Consul has advised that all foreign
women and children leave FOrmosa.
a number have already gone to Annoy
aud Hongkong. The blacks in South
cru FOrmosa are very insOlent to the
forty whites who compose the foreign
population on that part of the island.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-04-09
Partnership Notice.

HENRY ii. WILLIAMS AND Ed
i L ward a. Williams have this day
dissolved the partnership heretofore ex-
listing between them under the firm
name OF ion er Furniture Company as
well as of Williams Brothers in the Fur
niiure and Undertaking business in Ho-
nolnln, in the Island of Oahu.
Henry Ii. Williams retres from said
firm and business and Edward A. Will
liams remains in said business, having
formed partnership therein with his
father, G.. + Williams.
The new firm consist of 9. E. Will
liams and E. A. Williams, and hence
forth will carry on said Furniture and
Underi aking business in said Honolulu,
under the firm name of @, i. Williams
& SON.
The new firm will collect all accounts
owing to the old firm and pay all liabili-
ties thereof.
Dated tits March 30th. A. d 1896.
II. II. WILLIAMS,
ED. A. VII LIAMS,
3957-2W &. f.. WILLIAMS.