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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
soubrette YearnInrs.

What do you think of this remark
able case of suspended animation?"
asked the colorado claro girl of her
brunette companion on upper Broadway
the other afternoon. Here's a man
who has been sleeping for a month,
defying everything and everybody to
rouse him to consciousness. And now
here's another case Of woman who
has started out to do the same thing"
II don't know, I'm sure, dear; but of
this 1 am sure: 1t must be a very
nice thing and save them good deal
Of money that would otherwise go for
board. Wouldn't it be nice, now, if we
could hole ourselves away somewhere
at the end of the theatrical season and
not wake up again until, say, the mid
die of August? Think of the expense it
would save! If it wasn't for this sum-
mer board-bill between engagements
I'd get through all right and have
enough money left every year to buy a
new trunk. New York Herald.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

who go to the track and try TO fol-
low men like myself. Furthermore,
very few can afford to follow me, be-
cause they lack the necessary capital.
/ do not hesitate to say that keep from
$4,000 to $225,OOO In ready cash where
l can lay my hands upon 1t at any
momAnt have 1t in a bank and do
not even draw interest on 1t, 80 careful
am to have 1t at my command at all
times. Betting as heavily az / do, l
could not afford to have less than that
amount of cash on hand, for l am apt
to lose as much as $4,000 every day I
go to the race track. I do not carry
money to the track, settling all my ac-
counts with checks. Although my at
tentlon is practically absorbed In the
race track, betting on the races is by
no means the only form Of speculation
| indulge in. invest my surplus money
somewhat largely in stocks, and have
been proportionately successful in that.
Everything / have gone into on Wall
street has made me good money. l
watch and study stocks, especially in
the winter months, as closely as l do
horses in the summer My most sue
cessful season was three years ago. l
quit $16S,000 winner. l was $225,000
ahead before the Morris Park meet. l
lost $4,000 there the last three days.
/ always figure expenses with tho
Ioooao Tuet IN ilIuctrota tho 1,ne and
downs Of the business l will say that
six years ago, the first year the Eliza
beth, N. j., track opened l started in
there, then went to Linden, then to
Brooklyn and at the end Of the three
meets was 100000 winner, but in the
fall l was loser on the season. The
biggest wager l ever had bookmaker
take from me was taken by Riley
Grammar, on Clifford against Domino
in the special race at Sheepshead Bay
in 1894. / placed single wager OF
$4,000 with him and lost. Mike
Dwyer made the biggest wager ever
heard of, and l believe 1t was the larg-
est bet ever made by one man on a
single race. 1t was at Sheepshead Bay
eight or nine years ago, when he bet
$4,000 on Joe Cotton. He won, but as
the odds were twelve and fifteen to one
he did not make great deal. The next
Pittsburg Phil thinks professional
betting on horse racing a perfectly
legitimate business, and has no apollo
gies to offer for engaging in 1t.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

WHY DID 1OU RUN AWA1
have remained there longer had not
the postmaster's little girl attended
the kindergarten. Mrs. Perkins was
nervous when she broke the seal, as
who would not have been who had not
received a letter for a year and was
not expecting one. The communica-
ton was short, and read:
Dear Mrs. Perkins: You will par
don me for writing when you learn
that for year have been looking for
you. When 1 returned to your house
you had gone-none knew whittier. I
did not put detectives on your tracks,
for you left none. 1 stumbled upon
your hiding place by purest accident,
which l will explain at some future
time. / wish to know If you will allow
me to visit you during the Christmas
week. expect to be in the vicinity of
Dalton, as I have business at the
county seat. have much to tell you
that you will be glad to hear. Yours,
"BASCOMB."
That night Mrs. Perkins bought the
lrst stamp and mailed the first lette.'
at the postofice. 1t was to the effect
that she would be very much delighted
with visit from the lawyer, as long
as be was coming so near her little re-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
As Pretty as a Picture.

There is at least one Maine profess
sional woodsman who Is picturesque
enough in his attire to set wild the
imaginations of the boys who read
stories of frontiersmen and Indian
fighters. This man is Charles Os-
borne of Elliotsville, who, though
still young, has been around the world
considerably and in the woods good
deal. He is a native Of Massachu-
sets but has made his headquarters
in the Moosehead regions for num-
Der Of years. Besides being hunter
and skilled fisherman he is an excellent
taxidermist. He also knows the art
of tanning skins Of animals after
the Indian methods. He receives many
orders in both these lines. He has a
fancy for elaborate costume, on gala
occasions, at least, and has made q
buckskin suit from top to toe that is
frilled and ornamented with savage
flnery in a style that can't be beat in
Maine or the rest Of the United States
The leather is of his own tanning. 1t
looks odd in Maine, where hunters have
always been rugged not much more ar
tistically than other folks, but doubt
less in Idaho or in one of Emerson
Benefits Indian stories the costume
would be the regular thing. Mr.. Os-
borne says dress of skins is not more
uncomfortable in warm weather than
thin woolens would be, while on cold
or windy day there is nothing like it
for comfort.-Lewiston Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
The Dancing Men.

The dancing man is luxury at fash
ionable summer resorts which is be-
coming more and more rare every sea-
son, and the landlord who can adver-
tise the required quantity Of this de-
sired article has a financial success as
sured in advance. Dancing is such a
lot of useless exertion to the modern
young man taxed to the utmost with
all sorts and conditions of athletics.
To be sure he can sit up until morn
ing drinking whisky and soda, devour
no end of champagne suppers and play
ball, tennis and ride, row and run I'M
til it is a wonder that he lives at all,
but dancing-well, that is too laborious
for his physical being, and altogether
too frivolous for his superior ideas Of
amusement.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
CV=EY

the greatest Of turf plungers, not e1-
cepting Riley Grammar, who, however,
Is a good second.
Pittsburg Phil's real name Is George
e. Smith, and not Phil at all. His latest
exploit was winning $4,000 on Sir
Walter in the Brooklyn handicap. The
next Monday he lost $4,000, and after
the Sir Walter win he lost eighteen
straight races and all his Sir Walter
money went glimmering. That does not
trouble Pittsburg Phil, however. Moth
ing does He is a sport to the back
bone and bears his losses like philos-
opher. II his face is a true indication,
his carelessness Is not all assumed.
Time has dealt lightly with him, and
he does not look his 81 years.
In a recent interview Pittsburg Phil
said: 1T was sixteen years ago that
/ began betting on horse races and then
/ had only about $40 or $15. l did not
make my first wager until l had stud
led the horses thoroughly and formed
my own judgment. was thoroughly
convinced that l had picked the win
ner, but bet according to my capital
just a few dollars.
II was successful and 1 have been
successful ever since-without doubt,
the most successful man who ever
played the races in this country. /
went from my $40 bet to $500 wager,
and then to $500, and quickly into the
thousands. During all these years
have listened to no advice, though it
has been offered to me by the whole
sale. have listened to no tips from
the stables. / have stayed away from
the stables. l have listened to no own
ers or Jockeys. Their opinions are al
ways biased. I have relied solely on
my own judgment, formed by carefully
watching the horses and knowing
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

The latest fashionable disease is
what is called memory blindness" and
is produced by governmental work. It's
victims, while otherwise in perfect
health and excellent physical condition,
forget everything and when attempting
to talk chatter mere nonsense. They
try also to concentrate their wandering
thoughts by endeavoring to put down
on paper what they wish to say, but
this also results in mere written non
sense. The attacks, while frequent,
are of short duration, sometimes pass
ing away in an hour. The disease is
said to differ entirely frC-l paresis, as
it is durable, and all that is necessary
to relieve the sufferer is to put him be-
yond the reach of mental work, care or
worry for few weeks. In any case
1t seems to be one of the undesirable
products of our nineteenth century
existence, hardly to be called life.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
THE RAlRlM FESTIVAL
No One Dared to Wake the Sultan from
His slumber.

His Slumber.
1t was past when the second master
Of ceremonies appeared to summon us
and then began hurried rush across
the garden and up the countless stairs
to long gallery on one side Of what
Is the largest audience hall In the
world, says Longman's Magazine. We
found on crossing the garden that the
sultan had already arrived and we had
not seen what Is the most beautiful
sight Of the Bairam reception earlier
in the year. his riding into the palace
on white horse covered with jeweled
trappings, surrounded by all his court
officials, superbly mounted. AS the
sultan Stays his ram directly he dis
mounts on this occasion no infidel eye
may witness the arrival. The ram, a
huge animal Of the Angora breed, with
snow-white fleece, lay dead as we pass
ed at the foot of the steps by which
the sultan reaches his own apartments.
On arriving at our gallery we found
that we were so high above the
floor and the hall of audience so vast
that we could scarcely distinguish the
features Of those below. But for few
attendants hurrying about the hall
was empty except that the throne, a
large armchair and footstool in cloth
of gold, already stood in Its place at
the upper end OF the hall, facing the
grand entrance door. Over these doors
was q smaller gallery, where the band
was placed, which played beautifully
till the ceremony began. Our gallery,
though not much more than half the
length Of the hall, was large enough
for a good ball room. The ladies sat in
front, looking over the balustrade; the
gentlemen stood behind, and at the
back beneath the lofty windows was
buffet, with gold plate laden with every
delicacy. Gradually the hall began to
fill and as every one of the rank OF
colonel upward throughout the whole
empire had right to attend the Barr
am receptions the crowd of magnificent
uniforms was very great. They stood
in ranks, one behind the other, form
Ing three sides Of square, leaving the
center Of the hall facing the throne
free.
The imperial household, headed by
the chief eunuch, stood across the hall
behind the throne in order Of pre-
cedence, all in magnificent uniforms
and most Of them with orders. The
second eunuch, very tall, thin fellow,
stood about the thirteenth and above
two Of the sultan's sons-in-law. 1t
would be difficult to imagine a more
gorgeous scene than the hall presented
when all had entered and were await
ing the sultan's entry. Every variety
of uniform, sheiks from the desert in
burnous and turban, priests, ulemahs,
ministers, all alike blazing with orders.
asked Sadik Bey why there was so
long delay, as 1t was nearly o'clock.
He told me that the sultan, tired with
the early prayers had gone to sleep,
and no one can venture to disturb his
imperial majesty.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
ElOped on a Tandem.

Lewis Barney, farmer Of Narrows-
burg, N. Y, recently purchased bicy-
Gle for his daughter, Susie, contrary to
his wifes wishes. The young woman
and Mr.. Frank Webb, her affianced,
had planned an elopement for Sunday
afternoon, but Mrs. Barney had Sc
creted her daughters wheel during the
forenoon and refused to produce it.
When informed of what had occurred
young Webb determined to overcome
all obstacles, and that evening APP
peared with tandem at neighbor's,
where Miss Barney was calling, and
after a ride of three miles they were
married. Mr.. and Mrs. Webb then rode
back to the Barney homestead and were
forgiven.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

1t is announced that Nikola Tesla
has perfected his vacuum tube sys-
TEN of electric lighting without wires,
the possibilities Of which he first
brought to public notice Ave years ago
in lecture before the American In
stitute Of electrical engineers. This
light is whittier, more brilliant and
more intense than the arc light, and
Is produced with a much smaller
amount Of electrical energy. Tesla fur
Their states that his apparatus has been
greatly simplifed, and he will soon
have 1t ready for practical use." Work
ing ON different lines, Thomas A. Edi-
son, according to the Electrical Re-
view, has succeeded in developing a
new electric lamp or vacuum tube, "by
means of which the Roentgen or X rays
are turned into pure light. Edison's
new lamp is an ordinary Crookes tube,
coated on the interior surface with
crystals of a new fluorescent substance
which he has discovered, similar to
tungstate of calcium. The x rays, in
passing through this coating of crys-
tails, are changed to light. Very little
heat is generated, and nearly the whole
of the electrical energy expended is
transformed into light. Mr.. Edison
believes that there are great possibili-
ties in his discovery"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
Profession Escort Duty.

The fact that many riding school
professors are called upon every day
to accompany young women who are
without beaux and want an escort so
badly that they are willing to pay $1.5O
an hour for one, suggests that herein
lies a golden opportunity to turn an
honest dollar to the young men who go
into society to entertain" for IS per
evening and supper thrown in, or who
do the agreeable to the young ladies at
the summer hotels for their board,
washing and cigarette money. There
is field for the professional bicycle
escort. "-Exchange
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

However much the German cores
pondents may endeavor to talk away
the object of the visit of Prince Ludwig
Of Bavaria to the emperor to explain"
his Moscow speech, the real truth seems
evident that he has had to apologize
and make his peace in more or less
humiliating manner. The offending re-
mark was; II am not vassal of the
emperor, l am his ally" But 1t seems
that this did not go with William, who
likes no half measures, and the result
is that while the matter Is now appar-
emily adjusted with satisfaction to both
sides nobody doubts but that the prince
had ito take back water"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

united in matrimony at the close Of
the evening church service by the
pastor, the Rev. DR.. ]. M. Stur-
tevant. Ang, who is better known
in Aurora by his given name, All
Wong, is prosperous laundry
man who has made his home in
that city many years. In connection
with his laundry he conducts a small
store, selling Chinese specialties. He
has espoused the Christian religion
and would gladly become citizen of
the United States If he could find a
court which would issue him naturali-
zation napers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
eIven Food rhrough III. No.trl...

Otis Hurley, the young man of Day.
ton, Ohio, who was committed to the
asylum and subsequently discharged
cured, and recommitted to Jail to an
swer a charge of bicycle stealing, is
again fasting and refuses to eat. Hur-
ley pursued that course formerly and
was saved from death by starvation by
forcibly injecting food into his stom-
ach through his nostrils. He is meD-
tally weak and has an irresistible
mania for stealing bicycles.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

A carnival of suicide is taking place
all over the United States. Statistics
on this subject have shown for years
that June is par excellence the suicide
month Of the year. and certainly the
frequency with which these sad events
have been recorded in the papers dur
ing the past month seems to bear out
this theory. The remarkable feature
Of many Of these century-end sMcides
is that they do not proceed from any
apparent or definite purpose, but from
some mysterious agency which is
doubtless the general "tired-of-life"
feeling which is so common at the pres
ent time Of decadence and degeneracy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

A mountain has fallen down in Bel
GUM. This sounds incredible, but APP
pears to be true. 1t was not much of a
mountain, to be sure, only about $50
feet high, but, after rocking and roll
ing about for several days, it actually
fell down, covering the plain with de-
bris and leaving what appears to have
been its backbone, huge thin ridge OF
Jagged rock still standing. The peas
ants are much alarmed and unscrupu-
lous people are attempting to play upon
their superstition to make them sell
their land in the neighborhood.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
Woman sunrage in England.

Touching womens suffrage in Eng
land the following figures are eloquent:
One thousand four hundred and ninety
nine women signed the first petition
for equal rights presented to parlia-
ment in 1867; 1000 women signed the
memorial of 1873; $4,000 women
signed the memorial of 1896, which has
just been exhibited in Westminster
Hail.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
Chlnnmnn Wed, A White Gill.

An unusual wedding took place at
the New England Congregational
church Of Aurora, Ill. The groom is a
Chinaman and the bride Chicago girl
of German parentage, who has been
in Aurora since last fall. Ang Ton
Wong and Miss George Ehleis were
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

The Germans, who are lavishly en-
Pertaining Ii Hung Chang, are said to
be disappointed that he does not give
out some Of the much coveted Chinese
orders and decorations, for the obtain
ing Of which captious critics claim the
fetes are being given. The willy heath
en- Chinee, however, has thus far con-
tented himself with merely thanking
his various hosts for their hospitality.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
KING OF PLUNGERS.
PITTS1UR0 PILLS REMARK
ABLE CAREER AS A BETTOR.
Relies on his Own Judgment and Says
inexperienced People Have No BuSl-
moss with Bookmakers--His Percent
Sensational Plunges.

VERY sport, every
gambler, every one
who frequents a
race track or reads
racing news, to say
nothing of the thou
sands of newspapers
readers who neither
bet nor take any in
terest in sport OF
any kind, has heard
Of "Pittsburg Phil"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

Mrs. Henry Ingram of Battle Creek,
Mich, could get board very reasonable
almost anywhere. On Saturday night
she will have tasted las days. Her
longest previous fast was 300 days, and
all on account of physical affliction.
Think of this you who kick when din
ner is fifteen minutes late.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

Under the new prison regulations in
Illinois, only the worst convicts will
wear stripes, those exhibiting good
qualities being allowed to wear cadet
gray. With this scheme there may be
hope even for boodling legislator.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

There is still hope that Chicago will
some day be rid of its robbers. A Col
Orado Springs burglar after attempting
to enter a building committed suicide.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

The man who has nerve in tight
places generally manages to find
enough Of them to find they wear him
out.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
THE WIDOWS BONDS.

HAT is the amount
left?"
you must not be
disappointed II the
sum is much less
than you have al
ways had reason to
believe"
IT shall not be
disappointed, no
matter how the es-
tate turns out. I
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
Phillipsburg Herald.

The plot to rob the Alton road seems
to have been well conductored.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

A Philadelphia preacher is now
checking wheels free. He says 1t pays.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30

There is not a human being on earth
that does not hug the delusion that he
or she is better than somebody else.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-06
Tho Congressional Com mittee.
But the Canine Survived.

They have a good one on Officer
Youngberg at police headquarters
which does not reflect favorablv on
the officers ability as a master OF
fire arms. People in the neighbor-
hood of Eighteenth street and Tenth
avenue had an offensiv water spaniel
dog which had been causing much
annoyance to them by night bowling
and SO sent to the police station
to be dispatched to eternity. Last
evening Officer Youngberg was dele
gated to do the Job. With revolver
in hand he retired to the back yard.
Three shots were heard and he re-
turned, supposing he had fixed the
canine good and plenty. But this
morning the dog was found snoozing
behind the barn without a scratch
and Officer Kramer ended him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-06
The Sears station.

The Springfield Register in its re-
port of the meeting of the railroad
and warehouse commission in which
the application was made for a man.
date requiring the r. 1. & P. road to
establish station at Sears, says:
1.-The petition of the citizens of the
village Of Sears, Rock Island county,
against the Rock Island & Peoria
Tor the erection and maintenance of
depot facilities at Sears was argued
before the commissiau. Gen. Alfred
Orendorff. of this city, appeared for
the village. and H. B. Sudlow, SUPER
intendent of the railroad, appeared
for the defense. The case was taken
under Amusement, but it is believed
the depot will be ordered erected"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-06
Our Ieemen Supplied.

Rock Island ice dealers have no
reason to fear unreasonable weather.
John Siegrist and Weinberger &
Hildebrandt have their house.
packed and now await the arrival of
the atmosphere when the cooling ar.
ticle is household necessity. The
Twin-City Ice company is not SO for
tunate. however, but it will soon
have its storage places filed. When
the ice dealers in these parts supply
their own needs they invariably do
shipping to southern points. But SO
far nothing has been done in that di-
rection this season and southern
wholesalers of the frigid material are
becoming somewhat uneasy over the
outlook, which is not at all en-.
couraging. A representative of
the St. Louis Ice and Trans.
portation company was in Rock Isl.
and couple of days ago with a view
to arranging with local ice men for
shipping from this point in case of a
failure to secure sufficient ice farther
south. That gentleman stated that
every season more or less ice was
purchased by southern people in this
vicinity, but from present indica.
tions he believed they would be com.
PEELED to go even farther north to
supply their wants for next summer,
which would mean heavy freight ex.
pense and thereby shave the profits
considerably. He further said that
the good ice extended but very
short distance below Rock Island
and hence the occasion for our south
ern neighbors' uneasiness. But the
weather may yet throw US out a
frosty hand.