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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31

nue., is the bride and A. r. Wickheimer
the bridegroom. They flew to the Wis
consln Gretna Green in the morning,
and the first knowledge the girls par
ents got of the affair was this tele-
gram: Jennie and were married to-
day. Will be home tomorrow morn
ing. Wickheimer."
Mrs. Jennings went into Mysteries
and tainted. She was in a serious con-
dition and two doctors watched over
her the greater part Of the night.
The bride was a pupil Of Hyde Park
high school, and would have graduated
in June. The groom is a young bus
mess man representing an eastern firm
dealing in laundry supplies. The re-
latives of Mrs. Wickheimer say they
know nothing about him, and there 10
where the trouble began. He made
his first appearance at the residence
quite recently and told Mrs. Jennings
parents he wished to marry their
daughter. Mrs. jennings tainted and
the young man beat a hurried retreat,
but left a diamond ring on one OF
Jennies fingers. On Mrs. Jennings
recovery inquiry was made about the
prospective son, but all that the daugh-
ter knew, or at least all she confessed,
was that she was in love and she
did not care who knew it, so they
eloped.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31
PhotogrnphIng a Mummy. Bono.


A collector of curios In Philadelphia
says he owes debt of gratitude to
Prof. Roentgen. While travelling In
Egypt he surreptltiously purchased
what was reputed to be the mummified
hand Of parsonage Of rank, who -four
ished 1900 or 1000 years ago. The
brown and withered hand was looked
upon as great prize by Its possessor,
who brought 1t with no little pride to
this country, with the idea OF placing
1t in a national museum. Cynical
friends pronounced the hand a fake
and the general verdict was: 1T Is a
modern makeup; 1t is only pitch,
mixed with pieces of refuse mummy
cloth, with new finger nails stuck In"
Thus an element Of doubt was likely
forever to hover about the relic, which
was still regarded as too valuable to
be dissected for examination. Keenly
disappointed and almost in despair, the
traveller took it to an X-ray photog-
rapher and asked him to make a pic
ture Of 1t. In few minutes the sensi-
tive plate showed the perfect bones Of
a human hand to the confounding Of
the unbelleving critics and to the de-
light of the owner Of the curious me-
mento of ancient civilization Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31
New Years Duck.

"Oh Nellie, you should see the love-
ly duck got as present this morn
ing--it's perfect beauty am going
to have it for our New Years dinner"
said Mrs. English to her friend Mrs.
Lane, who had come in to see her dur
ing the afternoon and talk over the
Christmas celebration of few days be-
fore.
us your duck dressed or alive,
Kate?" asked Nellie in some haste.
ooh! it's alive, am going to dress
1t myself" answered Kate, tits not
much trouble to dress a duck-do you
think it would be-"
"Well, Kate, really pity you. I
must tell you what a dreadful time
had with the one we killed last week,
it yet makes me SILVER all over only
to think Of it, it was such terrible
day the memory Of 1t will never fade
away! really think my back has not
once stopped aching since picked that
duck"
do tell me, Nellie, won't their feath-
ers come out, or what was the troubled"
asked Kate. 81 am beginning to feel
alarmed"
"I'll begin by telling you how we got
the duck" began Nellie. zone night
after had gone up stairs with the
baby, and John was smoking his pipe
1t must have been after IL o'clock
there was faint knock at the kitchen
door. l heard John going to the door
and speaking to some one. and then he
and the some one went into the gar
den to the chicken coop, and presently
1 heard a loud noise and fuss among
the hens. 1t was Jim Peters. He had
won duck at a rattle at tavern and
asked John to let him put it in our
hen coop until further notice.
Nov, either the duck did not feel
very comfortable or the hens did not
feel as much at ease as formerly, l
don't know what caused it, but there
was a constant war going on among
them. Why, didn't get one egg while
that fowl was in there. So told John
to tell Jim to remove it or we would
kill it. At last John bought 1t from
Jim and killed it, and said should
roast it for dinner.
"Now, John killed it before he went
to work, but I thought if would begin
to dress it after o'clock / could soon
get it in the oven. Then knew moth
ing about ducks; now am much wiser.
II asked ma-you know ma just came
the day before from the west; it's the
first time she had been to see us since
we were keeping house. asked ma
whether should scald the duck or pick
it dry. She said she had always picked
hers dry and had saved the down for
her feather beds. So began to pick it
dry.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31
wm wod the MAN She Loves.

Miss Emma Ruel, handsome young
woman Of Muskegon, Mich, would now
be the wife of Frank Goldberg, a
former Muskegon boy, now a shipping
clerk in Chicago had not friend be-
trayed her confidence. Her father had
another man picked out for her, and
while she allowed his attentions she
found 1t impossible to change her love,
though Lake Michigan separated her
from the man Of her choice. The other
night, while the house was filled with
company, she shipped her trunk and
started for Chicago. Mr., Ruel got
word of her departure through friend
Of his daughter and overlook her at
the depot, and by agreeing to let her
marry whom she pleased induced her
to return home. The wedding will not
take place for year now. IF can't
marry the one love I'll marry no one"
she said.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31
Three Events of 1896.

Eighteen hundred and ninety-slx
will always be memorable in literary
annals as ending the lives Of three
great female writers-Harriett Beech
er Stowe, the novelist, Kate Field, the
journalist, and Gail Hamilton, the
versatile authoress. The latter's sig
nature was a nom de plume, composed
of the second syllable in her Christian
name and of Hamilton, the village Of
Egr birthplace. Few identified her
spinster appellation Of Mary Abigail
Dodge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31
JuatIce Long pefsrroa.

Louis Davenport, cattleman living
near The Dalles, in Oregon, was rob-
bed of $4,000 in gold dust nearly twen-
ty-five years ago. He bore his loss
manfully and kept on at hard work.
The other day a we'll known resident
Of that neighborhood came to his
doathbed and, stricken by conscience,
made every arrangement for the re-
payment Of every dollar Of the stolen
money with interest. 1t now amounts
to very large sum and Mr. Daven-
port is receiving the congratulations Of
his friends upon the unexpected and
tardy act Of justice that has been done
him.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31

The error Of the Julian year was
corrected in the Gregorian calendar by
the suppression of three intercalations
in 400 years. In order to restore the
commencement of the year to the same
place in the seasons that it had occu-
pied at the time of the Council Of Nice,
Gregory directed the day following the
feast of st. Francis, that is to say, the
9Th Of October, to be reckoned the 18th
of that month. By this regulation the
vernal equinox which then happened
on the 18th of March was restored to
the 21st. From 1882 to 1900 the differ
ence between the old and new style
continued to be ten days; but 100 be-
ing a leap year in the Julian calendar,
and common year in the Gregorian,
the difference of the styles during the
18th century was eleven days. The
year 1900 was also common in the new
calendar, and, consequently, the diff
ference in the present century is twelve
days. From 1900 to 21O0 inclusive 1t
will be thirteen days.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31

lie Hagerton, a stage-struck damsel OF
Otto, Ia, eloped, it is alleged, with EN-
nett Dooley, who plays Simon Legree
in an "Uncle Toms Cabin" troupe, now
touring the northwest, Nellies faith
er, ]. X. Hagerton, is one Of the wealth
lest merchants in the county, and from
letters left by the girl her parents are
of the opinion that Dooley has been
maturing for some time the plan for an
elopement. The girl is but II years
old and the authorities are on the
lookout for the runaways.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31
JENNIE JENNINGS.

cease the moment the wedding ring Is
placed on a true sisters finger. The
older the man inveigled into clipping
the more credit shall be given the de-
parting sister. Boys under eighteen
years are not to be considered re-
sponsible. Milwaukee is the Gretna
Green preferable. Trunks and trous-
seaus absolutely forbidden. Long we'd
ding trips are also barred. The penal
ty for being a member for longer than
two years is expulsion. Each depart
ing member Shall suggest sister to
take her place. First, last and always
the motto of the club shall be:
"Elope! elope! We care not where,
Just so we find husband there"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31
The Autbor,a IpapIratIon.

Much has been written OF the do
pendence of the authors inspiration
upon his environment, born to the
minutitae Of dress and attitude while
at work. Another instance of this sensl-
tiveness is afforded by Miss Knapp, in
her book on the "ThIinkets Of South
east Alaska" Miss Knapp had asked
an old woman to relate the legends OF
her tribe. The first day Of her saga
telling she was established, out of re-
spect for her great age, in the softest
upholstered rocking-chair In the house;
she did her best to appear comforta-
BILE, but 1t was evident that something
was wrong. What does she want
another cushion" was asked Of the In
terpreter. "She wants to lie on the
floor" was the answer; and sprawled
at full length, with her chin resting on
her wlthered hands, she told her tale.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31

l don't know what all that duck didn't
have to cover itself with.
mo wonder ducks never get wet
when they go into the water. Why,
this ones skin was one sheet Of fat
and feathers.
"When the clock struck 10 that duck
looked perfectly dreadful. l wish you
could have seen 1t. I felt so disguised
I almost cried. Then, when ma saw
the tears in my eyes she said If l would
hold the baby she would pick awhile.
So l sat down to rest-why, really, l
felt so faint l could scarcely stand any
longer, just fussing with that horrid
fowl.
"Now you know how fretful the baby
is-she is teething, and 1t takes one Of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31

IT picked and picked and pulled until
my fingers ached-lt seemed as though
the feathers were grown in to stay, and
it took so long l was beginning to get
nervous, so when ma wasn't looking l
poured some boiling water over the
duck to hurry up matters.
But, dear me, then the real trouble
began. The hot water made the skin
so tender and greasy that it tore off in
large pieces, and the down stuck like
wax. really think if 1 had saved all
that down it would have been enough
for at least four large pillows. When
1 thought one side was nearly done it
would be all covered with another coat
Of down 20 fnzz and pinfeathersl and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31
G,rla Form an Elopement club.

The marriage of A. R. Wickheim to
Miss Jennings which followed an elope-
ment to Milwaukee, has brought to
light an elopement club in Hyde Park.
Girls of the high school said to be
members. Miss jennings elopement
fast following others in Hyde Park has
given widespread belief in the exist
ence Of an elopement club, and, in
credible as 1t may seem, it is said
cardinal principle Of the club is that
the older the man induced to elope
the more credit will be accorded the
girl who wins him. The club is SO
much a reality that its written con-
stitution has been discovered, and the
salient features of it are as follows:
This organization shall be called
"The II. p. H. s. Elopement Club"
Absolute secrecy as to time and parti-
culars of elopement shall be maintain
ed even between members. Member
ship shall be limited to seven and shall
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31
PrIncoss Elylra mas Eloped.

Princess Elvlra, Don Carlos third
daughter, has eloped recently with a
Roman artist named Folchi, o mar
ried man. The Princess Elvlra was
born in Geneva in 1871. Princess FL
vira took with her her jewels, which
are valued at 100000. The whereabouts
of the couple are unknown.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31
Pnrsnts Had to Forgive.

Mr.. Frank McMullen, young law
yer of New York city, is keen Judge
Of human nature. This has led aim
10 observe that those who are often
loudest in denouncing theory are the
first to accept and make the brst Of It
when confronted with the condition.
That is why Mr. McMullen is married
man. At Lake Mohegan last summer
Mr.. McMulien fell in love with Miss
Fannie Geuan. She is DFstty brv.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31

Some people never find out that there
is Joy in giving, because they never
give enough.
81 think it's shame, Cyrus, that
we've let Esmeralda grow up without
trying to give her some kind of musical
training. She can't sing at all"
That's true, Emily-but she knows
it."-Chicago Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31
ROMANTIC STORIES.
HOW LOVE LAUGHED AT STERN
PARENTS.
gomo Recent Elopements East and West
Chicago High School Girls Form n
Runaway Marriage Club-OnO Member
FulIls Her Contract.

CHICAGO high
school girl elopSd
to Milwaukee the
other day with a
travelling salesman
and was married.
Parental give
ness has not been
held out to the
girl.
Jennie jennings,
571S Kimbark ave-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31
Died Of Hiccoughs.

After hiccoughing continuously for
Ave days Richard Owens Of Trenton,
N. j., died Monday. For two days he
was dellrious. Doctors could do moth
ing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31
Love Goea whore It's Sent.

Two inmates OF the Delaware county
Qnd.) poor house-a crippled man Of
60 and an apopletic woman Of 81
Sloped on a recent Sunday.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31

Queen Victoria frequently examines
her WI. It is engrossed on velum,
qualto size, and Is beautifully hound,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31

oSp9&RpH A=M@tSmS
I 8! !. !
]" !: !. !. i j. j: !.
%N ~ N HERE was an ex-
2TA w ! = pectant smile on
@JUWA &NY Grandma Bartlett's
Sd&SZI6|AcsN&( face She pulled
Sl3/n2GNN& the shade over the
NlhgszSlg fAA G-GSA lamp and drew the
Ils1S1sIGA- -SN curtains, shutting
RESEsSSyy her room in cozily. The
$50 clock on the mantel was
.p ticking the Old Year away
Hs$o as fast as 1t could hurry
him off. 1t was dusk and New
Years eve, and that was the time for
the Pincushion Ceremony at Bartletts
Fred met Alice on the stairs, and Belle
and Arthur came along the hall. Belle
carried Baby Lefty in her arms, and
they each bore bristling little red to-
mato pincushion in their hands.
Grandma had placed five hassocks in
row.
Come, dearies," she called out, to
Arthur's subdued knock. They filed in,
laughing.
stools of repentance" cried tall
Belle, dropping into her hassock. 20
grandma, my cushion is full Of pins. !
broke my resolution every other day.
resolved to keep my temper, you
know, and / got so tired of poking in
pin for slip, nights at bedtime"
Look at my lazy pins" incurred
Fred.
"And my behind-time stickers,"
chimed in Alice.
II didn't think I did put off things
so often" sighed Arthur, and then
Baby Lefty stuck up her cushion. 1t
was empty.
"Now, dears," said grandma, pro
coed with the ceremony"
Solemnly they each tumbled their
pins into box on the table. Another
stood near 1t.
"Why, there's not half so many as
last year, grandma" cried Fred.
"Why, why! And we all felt so bad
ly"
"Clean cushions again." said grand
ma happily, picking up Lefty to hug
her. Nov for grandmas New Years
presents"
There were beautiful books and
games.
81 always feel as If you paid us foI
being naughty" said Alice, looking w
with a smile from her book. "But ]
wouldn't part with my Resolution
Cushion for the world|
Arthur looked at his empty cushion
"I'm glad those pins are gone" he
said "A clean start for happy New
Year. I say, grandma, how We love
you"
And four impetuous pairs Of arms
almost smothered dear, gentle grand
ma. Lillian L. Price.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31

her room in cozily. The
clock on the mantel was
ticking the Old Year away
as fast as It could hurry
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-31

HERE was an ex-
pectant smile on
Grandma Bartlett's
face. She pulled
the shade over the
lamp and drew the
curtains, shutting
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
THE CALL.

"Come," said voice to a poet as he sought an
elusive rhyme
One night when the world was sleeping, in the
heart of ;he sweet May time
"Oh, how can Gomez" he answered. LET me
alone, pray,
For the verso which | now weaving the
hearts Of men will sway
"Come, - said the voice to a statesman as he
stood III the senate hall,
And men moved on at his bidding like troops
at bugle call
"How can Gomez he answered. My sun at
its zenith stands.
Before il sets forever my name shall be known
in the lands
"Come, . said the voice 10 mother with her
children at her knee,
Dreaming how safe and happy their life by
her side should be.
"oh. / cannot come, she answered. Il pray
you. let mo stay,
For how can leave my darlinss to wander far
away"
No other word was spoken but tho poet left
his pen,
Tho statesman's name WIS heard no more
upon the lips of men,
And the children found no mother, though
they called with sobbing breath.
For the voice which spoke all must obey-it
was the voice Of Death.
-Ninette NJ. Lowater in New York sun.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
Another Horrible Murder.

Edward D. Mink was shot and Instant
ly killed at North Waldoboro, Friday
night. by his brother, Orrn 6. Mink,
during a quarral over a key of cider
Edward ID. Mink, the dead man, and
Orrin 6. Mink. who did the shooting,
are sons of lothian ;. Mink, a we'll
known farmer of North WaldOboro. 1t
seems that Orrin had a key of cider in
his fathers cellar and that Friday,
Edward had stolen Il large quantity of it.
When Orrin discovered this, there was "A
row between the boys which resulted in
Orrin receiving a thrashing at the hands
of Edward. Later on at 1 p. m, Edward
went to Orrin's house and when he
forced open the door WAS shot through
the heart by Orrin. The weapon used
was shot gun. Edward died almost
instantly. Orrin was arrested by Con-
stable league.
Orrin is thirty years of age and his
brother was twenty-siX. The fratricide
is cool and self possessed. He says that
his brother was continually whipping
him when he became intoxicated, and
he often had told him If ne did not stop
uTlnkluR lie WOulu XIII MIN. ne uoeo
not manifest any remorse, and seems to
think that he did no great wrong in kill
ing his brother. He remarked soon
after the shooting; Il suppose I'll get
six months for this, aud intimated that
he killed his brother in self defense.
The brothers were always considered
to be below the average in intelligence,
and their education was very limited
They were both very dissipated and both
single men.
The murdered man lived in house
across The road from his fathers and
woman known as Cora Green. and an
other as Rosie Spear, lived with him.
The verdict of the coroner's jury, held
Saturday afternoon was as follows:
THAT Edward Mink of WaldoborO came
to his death by being shot in the left
shoulder and neck with a shot gun, held
then and there with murderous intent
and malice aforethought in the hands of
Orrin G.. Mink of said Waldoboro."
The prisoner WAS taken to Wiscasset
Sunday forenoon and lodged in Jail. He
has engaged as his counsel l.. NJ. Staples,
Esq, of Washington.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
Miles ON the Indian.

A champion has risen up for the In
dian in the person of G4eral Miles.
The Indian fighter has bcctNne the most
earnest and aggressive of Indian defend
ers. This fact aud an energetic defense
of General Custer are the salient points
in the Miles memoirs. In his opinion
the red man has distinguished himself
as diplomat, statesman and warrior and
may be good even while he is alive. In
speaking of Custer, General Miles says,
II have no patience with those who
would kick dead lion," and he attrib.
utes the lions death in part to general
ignorance throughout the army as to the
strength of the enemy, and in part to
the failure of Major Reno to assume re-
sponsibility for the movements of his
forces. Chicago journal.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
Armenian Refugees.

twenty-five of the Armenian refugees
who recently arrived in New \ ork, were
assigned to Maine and have been provid-
ed for in different parts of the State rs
follows: Mrs. Crosby of Bangor, two
men, or one man and one boy; Mr..
Mcguire, South Windham, one man !;
Nj Ii. Sawtelle, Sydney, a man and
wife; Mrs. j. j. Richardson, Lewiston, ii
man, his wife aud children. or two men !;
Mr. G. II. Bailey, st. Adams, one man !;
DR.. and Mrs. Taylor, Rockland. a
woman or a man and wife or a man,
wife and children; DR.. Taylor Of Byron,
man, wife and children and further
says that he will take the largest family
that needs providing for; Mr.. and Mrs.
+. w. Johnston, South BridgtOn, two
men; Mrs. Belle Goodwin. South Ber-
wick, man, wife and one child, or man
and wife, or one man; Mr.. and Mrs.
Patrick, Harrison, boy or man; Mrs.
Abbott Thorpleigh, West Lebanon, a
man or boy; Mrs. A. S. Ladd, Calais,
one woman and homes for two other
women in that place; Mrs. Wesley
Blanchard, Lewiston, one man, or girl or
woman; Mrs. Chapman, Woodfords, a
girl; Mrs. j. w. Phillips, South Brewer,
girl or woman; Mrs. George Sweetsr,
Scarboro, a man or boy; Mr.. Peters,
Cedar street, Portland, one man or two
women; Mrs. NJ. E. Watson, Bradley's
Corner, Mr.. and Mrs. James Black
Deering Centre, and others have offered
temporary homes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
Mes senger's Notice.

= I y ;
SOMERSET ss:- COURT OF INSOLVENCY
In the case of Chas. II. Harris. of North
New Portland. Insolyent debtor.
This is to give notice that on the 18th day o.
Oct, A. d. 1895. a warrant in Insolvency wa
issued out of the Court of Insolvency for sale
County of Somerset against the estate OF SAID
Chas. H. Harris of No. New Portland, adjudged
to be an insolvent debtor, on petition Of said
debtor, which petition was filed on the
18th dsy of ct, A. D. 1896 to which date in
terest O II claims is to be computed. That the
paymer OF any debts to or by said debtor, and
thu transfer and delivery of any property by
hin are forbidden by law. That a Meeting of the
creditors of said debtor, to prove their debts
and choose one more assignees OF his es.
tate will be held at Court of Insolvency to
be holden at the Probate Court Rooms, in said
Skowhegan, on Tuesday the 10th day Of Nov
A. d 1896, at one O'Clock in the afternoon.
Given under my hand the date first allow
written. 2wi
=. s. WALKER, Deputy Sheriff
Messenger OF said Court of Insolvency,