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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-03
A CLEVER VIoLINIST.
Miss MignOn Courson Stars In Youn|
Ladies' Orchestra,

Miss MignOn Courson Stars In Young
Ladies' Orchestra.
Miss Mignon Coursen, the young
violinist who has come so prominently
before the musical public this year in
connection with Schuman's Ladies' or"
chestra, is only II years old. Her first
music lessons were received in an old
fashioned singing school when she was
7 years of age, and her progress was
so rapid that before the end Of the
term she was able to sing the soprano
or alto in any Of the pieces In the
Choral Union" Here she laid the
necessary foundation in sight reading
and ear training. Her first instrument
was a present ten years ago, and she
has given her time to the violin ever
since, beginning with an hour q day
practice, which she has increased to
five hours day. She studied two years
under her father, who Is musician,
and much Of her success Is due to his
watchfulness She entered Danaa
Musical institute, and studied five years
under Carl Udsen of Copenhagen, and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-03
TAURUS ON GUARD.
scheme of New York Farmer to Pro-
teot His Promises.

scheme OF New York Farmer to Pro-
tcot His Premises.
Farmer Jackson, of the town OF
Thompson, N. Y, has adopted a novel
mode of keeping trout fishermen off his
premises. The old farmer has a splen-
did trout stream of pure spring water
running through his farm, and for
years has been bothered with boys and
city fellers," who, with rod and line,
would traverse his fields and tramp
down the growing grass and grain,
says the Plttsburg Telegraph. He put
up warning notices for trespassers, but
the bad boys Of the neighborhood would
tear them down and the fishermen per-
sisted In fishing in the brook, causing
the old man to commit much sin there
by. AS his house was half mile away,
he could not afford to spend the time
watching the preserve with a shotgun.
AT last he hit upon a happy expedient.
and 1t works like a charm. This sea-
son his premises have been free from
lntruders. Jackson last year became
the possessor Of fine blooded Jersey
bull. 1t carries a splendid pair of horns,
and is as vicious and ugly as any Of the
bulls used in the bullnghts Of Spain.
In the field through which the brook
flows the bull has been allowed to roam
free. Whenever stranger enters the
forbidden Enclosure his royal nlbs'
scents him from afar, and with tail
erect and lowering head he charges on
the intruder, who takes leg bail and
makes haste to get out of the lot. A.
few days ago one of the city guests at
Monticello, who was ignorant of the
Bulls presence, had just cast his fly in
the stream when he heard loud below
and saw an angry bull making rapidly
toward him. Without taking the trou-
bic to reel his line he made for the
nearest fence, which happened to be
made Of barbed wire. He landed on the
other side just as the bull came up to
him, but left portion of the seat Of
his trousers cllnglng to the fence. The
hay crop Is short in Sullivan county,
but the farmer refuses to sell the bull
and says he will keep the animal as
long as his horns are good and he re-
tains his hatred Of fishermen.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-03
EAR SHIELDS.

harness in its very construction is not
after all a temptation for a good safe
grasp by an adversary, with the sub
sequent churning of the head Of the
wearer until the surrounding turf will
look as If pigs had been roofing there
for potatoes.
The gearing looks odd Just now, but
so did the baseball catchers' masks and
body-shields when first introduced. The
pioneers were numerically guyed. To-
day a cautious club manager will not
permit his players to dispense with the
appliances designed to protect the
fingers and face from foul tips.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-03

the long, thin, aUstere seaman, and the
short, bustling, tweed-clad physician,
pass and repass with such regularity
that a stopped clock has been reset by
them. The Admiral took two steps to
his companions three, but the younger
man was the quicker, and both were
equal to a good four and half miles
an hour.
1t was n lovely summer day which
followed the events which have been de-
scribed. The sky was Of the deepest
blue, with a few white, fleecy clouds
drifting lazily across it, and the air
was filed with the low drone Of insects
or with a sudden sharper note as bee
or bluefly shot past with its quiverlng,
fork. AS the friends topped each rise
which leads up to the Crystal Palace.
they could see the dun clouds of Lon
don stretching along the northern sky
line, with splre or dome breaking
through the low-lying haze. The Adj
miral was in high spirits, for the morn
ing post had brought good news to his
son.
ut was wonderful, Walker" he was
saying, positively wonderful, the way
that boy Of mine has gone ahead dur
Ing the last three years. We heard
from Pearson today. Pearson is the
senior partner, you know, and my boy
the tunior-Pearson and Denver the
firm. Cunning old dog is Pearson, as
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-03
THEY WHIPPED TOMMY.

He wanted Sparrow, but Didn't Want
MI Thore Was In Anderson.
Tom" Is maltese cat living In AM
derson, Ind. He took a young SPAR
row from its nest the other day and
dozens Of the birds attacked him. The
sparrows swarmed about the despoller
OF the nest, pecked at his head, ears and
back, and then darling away before h.
had a chance to claw them. Occasion
ally Tom would rise on his hind legs,
make wicked lunge at the birds, and
several were sent to the earth as the
result OF his sharp claws. The air was
filled with the little excited birds and
their chatter could be heard block
away BY this time Tom was sQualllng
at the top Of his voice and his eyes
glowed like Goals of fire. The fight
continued up the street until the hotel
was reached, when Tom made a dive
for the office, but was headed Off and at
last found refuge under a cab that stood
In front of the door A large crowd
gathered and saw the fight waged by
the birds on their common enemy. I'm
der the cab the birds could not reach
Tom without subjecting themselves to
great danger from his sharp claws, and
soon flew back to the barn chattering
and making every possible manifesto
tion of delight, When the noise was
stilled the thoroughly whipped Tom
crawled from under his retreat and
scurrled down the alley.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-03

W. w. Leffingwell, and one year UNI
der Mrs. John Brockhoven of Cincln-
natl, also some time under Miss New
comb, a pupil Of Jrachim. In 1893 she
entered the Chicago Musical college to
study under Bernhard Llstemann, and
at the close Of the year won the gold
medal. Last June she was presented
with the DR.. Thomas diamond medal.
which was awarded to the best viollnist
in Chicago Musical college, and played
the Bruch concerto No. In G minor at
commencement, of which the Chicago
Musical Times speaks very highly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-03
WIIaon.

The cOmmonest name In the new
British Parliament Is Wilson. No fewer
than eight gentlemen of that name have
secured election to st. Stephens. The
task of distinguishing between them
will be somewhat difficult, especially as
five have the same Christian name of
John. Next to Wilson the most COM
mon name is Smith. There are five
Smiths in the House, not reckoning Mr..
Smith-Barry There Is only one Brown,
and but two Joneses, and solitary
Robinson.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-03

HIS AHN'oR' ton of leaving
parts Of their anatomy on the bloody
field when they come away. And some
times they are not disappointed. When,
a few years ago, accounts OF football
games began to be printed in the news
papers alongside Of railroad wrecks,
boiler explosions and like catastrophes
which they overshadowed in lists OF
killed and injured, the cartoonists and
photographers of the country at once
made merry with the sport and had
particular fun with the mechanical ap-
planes designed to preserve from sud-
den death and destruction the young
athletes who sought fame on the grid
iron. One cartoonist put a football
player in full suit of steel armor, with
visor down and lance extended, and his
wit was received and applauded as the
best and the wittiest wit Of all.
But as there is many a word spoken
in jest, so there is sense in some car
toons and the fellow who put the foot
ball player in armor was not so far
from the real truth of the situation as
he had probably been many times be-
fore. The football players have an ar
NOR. They need 1t in their business.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-03

with lambs wool facings and vulcanized
rubber. In general appearance it re-
sembles the harness worn several years
ago by a dime museum freak-the man
with a broken neck.
A wide band Of leather, with the
lambskin next to the flesh, passes
across the forehead to the rear of the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-03
ITO BE coNTINUED.)
sULLIVAN's SEC RET,
How He Could Tell Whether IT, Was .
Boy or . Girl.

A1OW Ap AOAA "hObHoE III WAS -
Boy or q Girl
When John L. Sullivan was In WASH
lngton less than year ago he amused
a crowd of listeners who happened to
be of variety intellectually superior to
the average crowd of hanKers-on
who worship the great mans memory
for what he was, with an exhibition of
attachments in which, according to
Johns ideas, brain instead Of Drawn
and fistic prowess plays the better
part, says Washington Post. He told
the age Of any man in the crowd
who was learned enough to add, SUBJ
tract and divide a series Of compound
figures, which John furnished, and nine
times out Of ten hit the mark. But one
feat which he performed, and in which
he believed with the fervor Of an idola.
tor, goes into the marvellous. 1t involved
the telling whether the first born of a
given ccuple was boy or a girl. The
way that this feat was accomplished
was profound secret with the pug1list,
but in burst Of confidence he disclosed
the method to the writer. To solve the
problem the only necessary data are
the full maiden name Of the mother and
the full name OF the father. According
to Mr.. Sullivans formula, II, after
counting the letters in both names, the
sum is an even one, the first-born 10
a boy, II odd the issue of the union IL
a girl. For example, all the letters In
Mary Jane Brown and Hiram Smith
form a total Of twenty-three, an Sdd
number. Result, girl II this formula
is reliable It will serve forecasting pur-
poses as well as the establishment Of
post-facto results; but no editorial
guaranty goes with the prescription.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-03
CHAPTER v,
4 NAVAL CONQUEST.
GYA. CONAN DOYLE

T WAS the habit
of the Doctor and
the Admiral to ac-
company each 9TH
er upon a morning
r G m b | e between
b r e a k st and
lunch. The dwell
ers in those quiet
tree-llned road s
were accustomed to
see the two figures.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-03
IN FOOTBALL ARMOR.
SAFETY APPLIANCES OF THE
MODERN PLAYER.
UngAInly Things Which Are Designed
to Protect tho Life and Limbs of
Young College Athletes of the Grid
iron.
. OoTBALL as It has

OOTBALL as 1t has
come to be played
by the teams of the
American colleges
is generally consid-
cred to be a game
of life and death.
Players who go into
the big intercol-
legiate matches do
lit kho aynaptp-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-10-03

Cuba has twelve varieties Of mosaui.
toes and 300 varieties Of butterflies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-27
MASSACRE AND RAplNE
EYE WITNESSES DESCRIBE THE
 RAYlGES OF THE TURKS.

Christians Made Homelcss-Thousands of
 Men, Women and Children suffer for
 Lack of Food.
 Constantinople, Dec 26.-The follow ing has been received by the Constan- tinople correspondent of the United Press under date Of l1adjin, November 2S:
 "On Saturday, November l6, Shar, a village of about 800 Christians, and nine hours distant from Hadjin, was attack ed by bands of Ciroassians and Turks from Sivas and Aleppo vlllayets. The attacking party numbered 2000 and rep resented as many as twenty-three Vil- lGges on the southwestern boundary of the provinces named, The sacking of the village occupied two days. The people without food supplies or bed ding, many of them stripped of nearly all their clothes, fled With their little children, their aged and intirm, toward Hadjln. They were two days and two nights on the road in a snow storm, with scarcely any food, and had no shelter. Six children were born on the way, of whom three died.
 "On arriving at Hadjln they proceed cd to tho Kaimakam's residence, to set their case before him, but they were roughly driven away, and some of them were beaten by the soldiers. The gov ernment was asked to care and provide for them till such time as they would get their own restored to them, but the Kaimakam refused to accept the re sponsibility. On the contrary, he threat ened to drive them all out of the town. He excused himself on the ground that the attacking party came from villages and towns outside of the limit of his jurisdiction. There are at the present time in Hadjin at least 2,000 persons who have fled from the neighboring vil- lages, and who have been supplied with food, shelter and clothing. The food upply in the town is limited, and the roads are occupied by guerilla bands, which makes 1t impossible to bring in supplies from othen places Unless re- lief comes soon, many will certainly die of starvation. The new Kaimakam ar rived yesterday, and it is to be hoped that he will execute judgment and jus- tice better than did his predecessor.
 "A letter has just come in from Zeit- oun. The writer evidently does not ap- prove of the revolutionary movement in that quarter. He writes that on Oco- ben the people of the town attacked the soldiers, and after continuous en-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-27
BAIL BOND NOT LOWERED.

An unsuccessful attempt was made yesterday to lower the bail bond of $2000 of Emin Slypi of 20 Fair street, who is in jail on WhalIcy avenue charged with malicious prosecution. Slypi recently caused the arrest of Al fred Arcacha on serious charge, but the case was nolled in the city court. Slypi then caused the arrest of two other of his neighbors on the charge of abusive language and breach of the peace, and they were discharged with out the defense putting a single wit ness on the stand. The three persons who were arrested by Slypi then caused his arrest on the charge of malicious prosecution, and he has remained ir jail since then. His case is returnable in the court of common pleas the last Monday in January. James E. O'Con- nor is counsel for the three plaintiffs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-27
THE CAPTAIN HANscoM ESTATE
y. T. LORD COMMITS SUICIDE.
Found Dead in His Room-Bousht tn
 Pistol Tuesday.


 MT. Jedediah T, Lord, years ago a well known carpenter, committed sui eide Christmas night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John N. Champion of 200 Ellsworth avenue, with whom he lived, He retired that night apparent ly feeling we'll although for some time he had been acting strangely. At 7:S0 yesterday morning MT. Champion went to his father-in-law's room to awaken him and found the old man lying dead on the floor with 8 bullet hole in his .head. The body was cold, and it was evident that he had been dead several ghours. The bed in the room had been ;occupied Wednesday night, and it is probable that after lying in it short time Lord arose and killed himself
 Mr Lord purchased the revolver with which he committed the act from John Dinnan's on Orange street. It was of 32-calibre and when found all it's cham bers were full, with one cartridge dis charged.
 Medical Examiner White pronounced it a case of suicide and the cause mel ancholia. MT. Lord was seventy-two years of age
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-27
Court Notes.

The judges of the supreme court held meeting in the county court house yesterday. Their deliberations were private and nothing regarding the bus mess done was given out. No decisions were filed. The most important ease under consideration is that of the New Britain trolley road.
 COSTELLO'S CASE AGAIN.
 Anthony Costello was bound over to the superior court yesterday on two charges, one of stealing a coat from Charles F. Bastian's store at 74S State street, and also with breaking into the store of Halsey H. Blake at "A State street. Sergeant Dennehy got an ad- mission from the prisoner that a glass cutter found near the window of Blake's
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-27

store, that had been forced was his, Costello denies both charges and pre- tends to be deaf,
 SIX MONTHS AND $1OO FOR AS
 SAULT.
 Francis Owens, who was arrested Wednesday night for attempted assault on Mrs, Eva Halloway on Washington street, was up in the city court yes terday and was fined $10O and sent to jail for six months. He will work out the fine, and 1t will take two hundred days.
 THE CAPTAIN HANsCOM ESTATE.
 Arguments on the last two claims against the estate of the late Captain H. H. Hanscom were heard by the commissioners on the estate yesterday. The total of claims made against the estate is S25,O0O, and the commissioners on the estate have had the most lengthy hearings of any who have been ap- pointed on O New Haven district case for long time. They are H. G. New and and J. P. Goodhart.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-27
PERSONAL.

Mir. D. $. Cooper, the grocer, is gain ing and expects to be out again in a few days.
 Mrs. Edward Butrick of Eld street was the recipient of a. beautiful bon-bon spoon as Christmas present from her Sunday school class
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-27
COURI RECORD.

Court of Common PIeas--CiviI Side--
 Judge Hotchkiss.
 In the common pleas court yesterday afternoon the jury rendered verdict for the plaintiff to recover $57.79 in the case of Thomas W. Corbett against Miss Agnes Cochrane. This was a sec ond trial Of the case. The jury was then excused until the first Tuesday in January.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-13
HE TOOK A BIG TUMBLE
NV John Forester Wants BE-
DlmlgeS.
HUMM MUST PUNGLE UP
The Court Concludes That the
Wife should have Money to
Make Her Fight for
Divorce.

BUTTE, Feb. 12.-Several months ago
John Forester sued the city for $1.50J
| damages for injuries sustained by falling
off "A sidewalk on East Park street.
short while thereafter Judge Mediation
gave a decision in another damage suit
against tho city wherein he held that a
claim for damages, like any other claim
against the city, would have to DO first
presented to the council before suit could
be brought. Forester had not presented
his claim to the city so his attorney, John
A. Shelton, dismi, sed tho action and filed
q bill with the city, making the claim for
dam gees TO 81, 900. The bill was rejected
and to-day another suit was instituted in
the district court.
Forester relates that there Is a stair
way ut 25S East Park which leads from
the sidewalk to his home in the rear of
one of the lots. He was going home ono
night last August and when he arrived at
236 East Park he noticed dark opening
in the side of the wall. He concluded
that he had arrived at his stairway, SO he
stepped off. He changed his mind about
II being the stairway before he reached
the end of his first step, which was be-
tween 10 and 20 feet. When he recovered
from his surprise he found himself at the
bottom OF an excavation and he claims
NuhN lc was 30 Dd'lly ludt nc was
laid up tDr two weeks and could not work
at all for four weeks and for 10 weeks he
could not do hard work. His right arm
and shoulder were badly bruised and
sprained and his left leg injured so that
necrosis of the bone was produced. He
blames the city for not having proper
guards or lights about the excavation into
which he fell.
Judge Mediation held n very short ses-
sion of court to- lay. An appeal case
wherein John Hull was plaintiff and
Charles Sullivan defendant had been set
for trial. but when il was called n stipula-
ton for ITS dismissal at the plaintiffs
cost was filed.
The court This morning made n change
i'm the aimony order of the Humm di-
vorce case. whereby the defendant is re-
quired TO pay 500 TO the clerk of he court
for the use of the plaintiff, hut she Is to
be paid only $50 the remain Ter TO be held
by the clerk unit the further order of the
court. Humm is also ordered to paw $40
to the clerk as fees for Mrs. Humm's at
torney.
George Haldorn, attorney for the Mon
tana Union Railroad company. to-day
filed notices of appeal to the supreme
court from tho order of Judge McH alton
damage suits of Mulligan and Feather
kyle
A transcript on appeal from n justice
court was filed by the defendant i'm the
case of the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele-
phone company. against the Montana
Union on SiS telephone bill.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-13
WOULD-BE TRILBYS.
Many New York Women Anxious to
Pose IA Little BiIlre's Mo hrr

Many New York Women Anxious to
Pos" IA Little Bilre'. Mo hrr.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12-The personal an
swers tina; Edward l.. Rice, theatrical
manager, got to an advertisement for a
woman who could impersonate Tr,lby in
the living pictures at the Garden theater
were varied and astonishing as they
were indicative of the varying scale of ap-
prec alton and idealizaiion of that female
character.
1t was difficult task to pick out the APP
phcants who wanted to pose as Tytiby
from those who wanted to pose as Lite
BHiee'S Mother, without offending some
body. Some of the applicants had read
Du Maur or's book and knew that hand
some woman with perfect foot was
wanted. O.hers had not read the book,
and simply came on speculation. Mr..
Rec finally selected eight of the women
and asked them to report at the stage
door Monday morning.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-13
IDA HAD A BIG JAG ON
But II Was CarboliC Acid and Not
B0CZl.
SHE WANTED TO DIE QUICK
Two Young Men Well Known in
Butte Had a Close Call to I'm
pleasant Notoriety-Saved
by a Stomach Pump.

BUTTE. Feb. 12.-"Dutch Ida" one of
the ilma'es of Lou Harpelrs gided
palaces OF immortality, swallowed a big
dose OF carbolic acid early yesterday
morning, but whether it was taken acct
dentaliy or with suicidal intent is I'M
known. She promptly went off into
spasms, and it required the combined
efforts OF several persons to hold her and
prevent her from injuring herself.
a doctor was quickly in attendance,
and the girl was forced to let loose of the
poison under the persuasion of emetics
and a stomach pump. Ida did not seem
to regard her close call to the world be-
yond very serious matter, and two
hours later she was as clipper as ever.
Two prominent young gentlemen, who
were In the room with the girl and who
would have been compelled to have APP
peared at the coroner's inquest if she had
died, worried more over the affair than
the girl herself and they have not yet re-
gained their accustomed equanimity.
Pending the doctors arrival, they devoted
all OF their energy to forcing vaselne
down the girls throat in the belief that il
would act as an antidote by soothing the
pain caused by the fiery acid.
They celebrated the girls recoverv by
buying all kinds of wine in the house. Ida
maintains that she had no possible rea-
son for trying to kill herself and that she
took the poison by mistake.