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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

keepsie prevent many visits from
young men; and the still stricter rules
Of the nearest mans college, at West
Point, keep the men from attempts at
breaking Vassars laws, SO Mahomet
goes to the mountain. Like the Arabs,
the Vassar maiden folds her tent and
silently steals away. TO thoughtful OBJ
servers at the Point 1t Is often mat
ter for wonder how the girls spend so
many delightful stolen hours away
from their Alma Mater without being
discovered and mourning the penalty
for disobedlence.
The rules are there, the men are
there, and the girls must get there
somehow, so perforce the clever dam
sells from the halls Of learning must
bend their superior brains TO the work
of circumventing these laws. And they
succeed. How they do 1t history says
not, but the fact remains that they
do. MANY a time and Oft" In the
words Of the immortal bard Of Avon,
are they seen on the "Rialto" Of West
Point, to the amazement Of the afope-
mentioned thoughtful observer. Two
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14
A Blast Uncoyers Treasure.

Thomas Thorn, barber, found a
large amount of old gold and silver
coin on the cambridge farm, on Goat
hill, about two miles below Lamberts-
vile, N. j., while blasting among the
rocks. The coin was lying between
two large boulders, and was uncovered
by a blast. The coin, being all for
eign, he could make no estimate of his
find. Since the finding Of the money
several of the oldest citizens claim
they had spent much time in their
younger days searching the hills for
treasure said to have been buried by
a highwayman named Hare, who
robbed the stage coach between New
York and Philadelphia on the Old York
pike, near Lambertville, in the early
eighteen hundreds. He was captured
near New Brunswick, confessed to sew
eral robberies and told where the
money was hidden. Part Of the money
was found at the time, but the larger
part of it was never unearthed. The
treasure had almost been forgotten.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

I Negotiations for new Spanish loan
have been re-opened in Paris and Lon
don to secure a sum Of $4,000, 900, CIV
ing as security a lien on the tobacco
monopoly. Since the outbreak of the
Cuban rebellion, in February, 1895, the
Spanish government has obtained from
the Bank of Spain, the Banque de Paris
ct du Pays Bias and the Spanish Bank
of Havana successive advances on Gu
ban 5 per cent bonds of 1890. Before
the end Of August the rebellion will
have cost Spain the sum Of f16,5OO,-
900. At present the minister of the
colonies holds only 100000 to keep
the war going until August, whereas II
is estimated that it will require f1,OO0,-
900 a month.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

Sentry boxes serve in winter for a
slight shelter from cold-and observa-
ton. The gymnasium does duty when
Irritation" Is too bleak and exposed
for comfort
Sometimes, though, II Is not safe to
risk staying over Sunday, and the col
lege girls must HE them back to Alma
Mater after the hop. There is a con-
venient up-shore train to Poughkeep-
sic at 1890, and 80 one eye ia kept on
the clock, while the other tries to gaze
soulfully at the gray-olad youth who IL
murmuring sweet nothings. And then
the scramble to catch the train, and
the excuses II one fails to get there!
"A valuable ring was lost and must be
searched for'--dress was torn and had
to be mended-watch was too slow-so
sorry. And one girl actually went to
the length OF falling down hill with
the Idea Of straining her ankle. She
did more than that, and had to be taken
back to the hospital; but there were
compensations. She still breathed the
same air with the beloved object"
1t would puzzle the average man to
invent the stories which used to do
duty to account for colds caught "cool-
ing off" In low-cut gowns when the
hops were held in Grant Hall. Now
they are in Academic and conditions
are improved, plenty Of unlighted,
well heated rooms being available for
the "coollng-off" process
And what a boon all this is to the
Undergraduates raw youths who
must learn, as well as tactics and slch"
the ways of the great world, the proper
manner Of paying daintily yelled COM
pliments and managing a partner in the
dance! Society manners are a very i'm
portant part Of the equipment of Uncle
Sans soldier boys when they leave
after the four years course, and how
are they to learn them unless they have
practice? The summer months when
more liberty is allowed are all too short
for the exercise of their required
knowledge and the development Of
their social talents.
So these visits under the rose" are
indeed real boon to the west pointer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

A Chicago man who owed a creditor
S1,1O0 being loath to part with the
money, covered himself with dirt,
scratched his face, tore his clothes and
then got his wife to blacken his eyes
with her fists. All this was undergone
that he might go to the creditor with a
story of highway robbery which would
soften the heart of the creditor until he
would remit the debt. The creditor,
however, being a pretty shrewd little
man himself, did not take kindly to
the story and succeeded in finding the
money in an old mattress belonging to
the disfgured debtor. About the only
comforting thought in the whole story
is that so mean a man is blessed with
a wife who is able to black his eyes
whenever occasion requires.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

Here a man may easily be convicted q
dozen times and each time he is arrest
ed assert that It is the first time, and
the detective is none the wiser. They
have nothing upon which to rely but
the photographs which are sent from
one city to another. These are inef-
fective, for the reason that a man DOES
not always look enough like his picture
to attract attention. / have been be-
fore Inspector Byrnes twice In one
year, and on the second occasion he did
not know me any more than II he had
never seen me. My beard had been
trimmed since the previous time was
on his carpet and he would call me
by some other name than my own or
any had ever claimed"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14
Victim of A Brutal Assassin.

The mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance Of w. w. Huddleson, q
wealthy farmer who lived near Doug
lass, Kan, from his home the other day
was partially solved when one of the
numerous searching parties found his
body in Walnut river. The body was
lodged in the projecting roots of big
tree. There was gaping bullet wound
in the head, dirk knife wounds in sew
eral places on the body, and other
marks of violence showing that terri
BILE struggle had taken place. The dead
mans clothes were in shreds and his
pockets had been rihed. The coroner
believes he has a clew to the perpe-
traitors Of the deed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14
May Abbott in japan.

Annie May Abbott, the Georgia "elec-
trio magnet" whose feats of strength
created a sensation in this country
some years ago, is amusing herself now
with the strong men of China and
Japan. The Japanese wrestlers, whose
physical strength is celebrated the
world over, were unable to raise Miss
Abbott from the floor, while with the
tips of her fingers she neutralized their
most strenuous efforts to lift even light
objects, such as a cane from a table.
The Japanese papers say this is hypno-
tism, while the Chinese journals accuse
her of being in league with the powers
of evil-Exchange.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

ter they had attracted the attention of
horticulturists, says Garden and For
est. 1t is interesting to note the strug-
giles of our great-grandfathers to dis
cover the conditions most suitable for
them. We who know all about 1t are
surprised that any intelligent cultiva-
tor should have tried to grow epiphy-
tic plants "in common soil in pots
plunged to the rim in tan bed" Teak
baskets, sphagnum moss, peat fiber and
charcoal appear to us to be exactly what
any intelligent schoolboy would have
recommended as supplying the right
material for an epiphyte. But, like all
useful discoveries and inventions, SIM
pie as they appear to us they were not
worked out without much thought, ex-
pertinent and the sacrifice of many
plants. One of the shrewdest of bot
anists working in the van of the horti-
cultural art of his time, DR.. Lindley,
stated in paper read to the Royal
Horticultural Society in 1880, that high
temperature, deep shade and excessive
humidity are the conditions essential to
the we'll being Of orchids" Thirteen
years later another orchid authority,
Mr.. Bateman, recommended the same
treatment, adding that a resting season
was necessary. This treatment became
the only orthodox one and was persist
ed in for upward Of thirty years. We
now recognize that fresh air at all
times is essential, that many orchids
enjoy bright sunshine, that while some
require plenty of moisture all the year
round, others require it only for a por-
ton of the year, and that some even
thrive only when treated as if they were
cacti. The temperature for exotic or
chids varies from a purely tropical to
that Of few degrees above freezing
point, and while some species during
growth are kept in hot, steamy atmos-
phere and after growth is completed
are removed to comparatively cool and
dry conditions to afford them a rest,
others suffer If the conditions are not
fairly uniform all the year round.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

visits term is supposed to be the rule.
Perhaps 1t holds good with some Of the
Vassar girls. But there are many mere
from whose minds the ways OF the
free and Independent West have not
yet faded, who scorn the trammels Of
eastern rules and "effete convention
atty" and take the law in their own
hands. When fancy dictates and there
is a hop or concert on at the Point,
"then's the time for disappearing" and
they dob up serenely" at the govern
ment dock with gripsack or brown
paper parcel containing festive raj
ment; also box OF candy for the loved.
cadet. When accommodations are
scanty sometimes a dozen or so Of girls
club together and take one room, and
also one trunk, much to the detriment
Of their voluminOus skirts.
At any rate, or any how, and on any
train they come, and the stage which
runs up from the landing on such oc-
casons is temporarily their own. They
TAKE euLlIe pOSSeSSlOu Ol Tie Dub anu
quite fill it up with themselves and
their impediments. Vassar songs and
class calls. stock jokes and personal
remarks about the Sweet creatures"
they are going to see enliven the pro-
gress up the hill, and woe to the out
slider who creeps into this truant COM
pany.
No false ideas Of conventions and
priety damp their ardent spirits If
they have to come without chaperon
They come just the same, and matron-
lie one another by numbers. Ten Of
these fair undergraduates were claimed
by one elderly man as his daughters
his good nature not being proof against
their appeals for so-called protection.
Not having chaperon does not trouble
them much at the hotel, for they are
not there except to sleep and eat. 1t
is no place for fun-that quiet and re-
spectacle parlor. There are much bet
ter chances at other places. The hop
or concert which alternate on Saturday
nights, with ispection Saturday after
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14
the purpose, a

waiting society is sufficient "quld pro
quo" He lends her his cast-off but
tons, waist plate, chevrons and class
ring-in fact, all the decorations on
which he can lay hands. And the moth
Of "plebe" who scents coming joys
afar decorates her hop card with
sketches Gin KNIGHTS on the older
men and general post jokes"
So the Vassar girl who has brother
or brother" at West Point is a popu-
lar maiden, and her sitting-room is a
gathering place for the clans, and her
teas" are much frequented. Her scrap
book would furnish interesting chap
tiers Of history, with imagination to fill
in the spaces.
"Affaires de occur" move rapidly at
the post" Introductions are easy, and
"facile decensus Averni." One evening
on the stairs or in an unlighted ante
room; a walk ON Filtration" a note
asking her to come again next week;
an answer; an answer to that, with an
added touch of sentiment and aspira-
ton after "the love Of a true woman"
with verses and so forth lad inhnitum"
and lad nauseam;" graduation, obllv-
ion, and two sets of wedding cards
which perhaps cross in the mails and
recall an "affaire" of two years ago.
Sometimes the cadets, a stray one
here and there, in furlough time, get off
to Vassar and are feted and made much
Of. But opportunities are more num-
erous down the river, and the leap year
methods hold. Beautiful and enliv-
ening sights are seen on Filtration"
In the twists and winds Of that historic
Academy of Social Science" the callow
youth learns the use of his arms, and
also the use of his feet and jumping
muscles for emergencies when the
sound of an advancing step is heard.
At one turn of the walk, when the leaves
are few, and the wanderers, after a
blessed "solitude-a-deux," forget The
fact, one may see wondrous vistas Of a
kneeling sentimental youth and a
maiden fair to See" while in the turn
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

and wrenched the chisel from her hand.
Then l commenced striking her with
it un,il the deed was done. What hap
pened to me after that is not clear to
my mind. The blood on the clothes
that was shown to the court, was cot
my wife's blood, but my own"
After assuring the minister that he
does not want his case carried to the
Supreme court, or to the board Of par
dons, he said:
"My worldly affairs are now in order.
have deposited $3.50 with the warden
to pay for my coffin, and when this is
done l still have $500 left, which leave
in your hands to be equally divided be-
tween my daughter at Washington, and
my youngest son, Frank"
Windisch was bathed in tears and
expressed the desire not to live longer
than the day set for the execution.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

The capture of Plnar del Rio and
Santa Clara by the insurgents, who oc-
cupied them several hours and then
left them in flames, was a severe blow
to the Spanish. General Luis Maria
Pando and General Alvaro Suarez Val
DEE, the military governors Of the de-
stroyed cities, have been ordered to re-
turn to Spain by Captain General Wey-
Ter. The captain general is badly wor-
ried over the situation. He thought he
had Pinar del Rio so strongly guarded
that it was absolutely impossible for
Maceos forces to break in. But in the
middle Of the night Of April 25 they
came and literally laid the town in
ashes. or several hundred residences
no more than a couple Of dozen were
left uninjured.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

brought up for trial 'bawler out vis-
it's the prison and looks him over. He
searches his record and if he finds the
man among those he has marked his
record is written out and handed to
the Judge who is to try him. The charge
may be the theft of pair of old shoes
or an old hat and the prisoner receives
a sentence of twenty years on his record
alone. A fellow may get out of prison
in Liverpool and think he can go to
London and work, but he is very badly
fooled. He is soon caught up, and
when the 'bawler out gets his eyes on
him it makes him wish he had remain
ed IN Liverpool.
This system is muth better than
that ST showing up in this country.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

A triple tragedy occurred near Ben
tonville, Ark, the other day. Pulaski
Duckworth, a prominent and highly
respected farmer, killed his wife by
striking her on the head with an ak,
the unfortunate woman dying instant
ly. He then attacked his 4-years-old
child with an ak, and inflicted injuries
that will prove fatal. The man then
threw himself across the bed, drew his
pocketknife and slashed his throat
from ear to ear, dying almost Instant
". A 7-years-old daughter escaped
slaughter by being at Sabbath school.
Duckworth was undoubtedly insane
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

which brings the observer aeSrer he
Goes the same gray-coated sentimental
list standing sedately apart
A little poem In the "Howitzer" some
months ago showed how maiden made
the "retort discourteous" to the ad.
van?es of the overbold young SOLDIER
She was merry Vassar girl,
A West Point spoonoid he;
They sat and watched tle waters swirl,
About the Point Of Gee.
He to his heart would press The maid,
Alas she held aloof
And when his arm around her stray ID,
Thus harshly gave reproof;--
Young soldier, you cannot, I'm sure,
Protect 'gainst wars alarms
Your nation and Its flag II you're
So careless of your armsW
Was she really and truly a Vassar
maiden? Echo answers not
When the Hundred Nights" play
comes off many are the devices Of the
Poughkeepsie students to get an invi-
tation, and sad and devious are the
ways to which some Of them have to
resort.
THE play is going to be fine this year;
you ought to see me in girls Clothes"
wrote an unwary "yearling," and his
inamorata wrote back by next mail,
Thanks awfully, old boy. III be there
for the play. l hoped you were going
to ask me-" Whereat the trapped one
tore his hair and thought longlngly
Of the fem" for whom he had really
meant to use that invitation.
IF you will promise to refuse, III
ask you to the Hundredth Night play"
a wiser man, who had been bitten"
wrote frankly to his second best girl,
Then you'll have the fun OF saying
you were invited, and can ask some
one else"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

The school board Of Arcola, ILL.,, has
been served with notice that action will
be brought to recover $4,000 damages
by the parents Of boy who fell from
a temporary fence used as backstop
by ballplayers on the school grounds
and received injuries which will make
him a cripple for life. The suit is based
on the grounds that the school direct
ors are liable for the accident In per-
uniting the structure to remain on the
school Fairgrounds.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

and he takes "the goods the gods pro-
vide" and is thankful. He considers the
Vassar girl fair sport and splendid
field for practice spins" in Irritation
and the two-step. He has small regard
for her feelings, physical or mental; he
tramples on her toes and her feelings
Unfortunately, for is she not there for
the purpose, and he knows that his ele-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

In washington the unusual spectacle
Of woman lawyer appearing before
the house elections committee has been
furnished by Mrs. William H. FELTON,,
who is her husbands attorney in his
contest with John v. Maddox for the
seat in the house of the seventh Georgia
district. Her arguments are said to
have been brilliant and very clever, ex-
Nibiting also an enviable knowledge Of
INV.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14
Soldier. Drink Poison for Gin.

At Lille, France, the other day, dan
gerous fire occurred in St. Saveur
Church and hospital. All the patients
we're rescued from the burning build
ing. but three Of them died subsequent-
ly from fright Fifteen soldiers, VINO
we're employed in qucnching the fire,
went to a druggists shop and there
drank some poison, wbich they mistook
ror gin. Six of them died as result
of the draught
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14
CONFESSED HIS CRIME.
George wlndlsch Tolls How 10 Killed
Ills wife.

George Windisch, the Pittston wife
murderer under sentence OF death in
Jail at Wilkesbarre, sent for Rev. G. A.
Struntz Of St. Pauls Lutheran Church,
of that city, Of which Windsor had
been a member, and made a full con-
fession Of his crime. He says on the
day Of the murder some ugly words
passed between him and his wife. The
latter seized a chlsel and without
moments warning struck him three
heavy blows on the head with the in
strument. Then he says:
when | saw my blood running down
over my clothes used all my strength
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

The latest estimate Of illiterates over
10 years Of age in the United States
is 1924, 7O2, or 1873 per cent of the whole
population. This is large number,
but as the proportion in 1890 was II
per cent, the public schools Of the coun-
Try may be complimented on their solid
growth in usefulness.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

The King of servia declares he will
not marry any woman whom his
father, eX-King Milan, may select for
him among the heiresses Of the United
States, BY happy coincidence this is
exactly what the heiresses assert.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

An exchange says that Robert Will
son, who has just been sent to Sing
Sing from New York, has spent
twenty-five Of his thirty-eight years in
prison, 1t would appear that he had a
lucky thirteen.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

ROBABLY THE
most notorious, aud
at the same time
the most successful
bank sneak, forger
and burglar in the
country a few years
ago, Is under arrest
at Chicago. He was
arrested a few days
ago while attempt
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14
RelIglouA Women.

Are not wom> y more religious than
men? Even at the time of Christ
women displayed more religious fervor
than men; they were the last in at
tendance at the cruciix!on.-Re D. NJ
kirkpatrick.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

The Russian police pronounce the re-
port that Nansea found the pole
Canard. Although this report got into
print 1t cannot be considered a fake OF
the cold type"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

noon and chapel Sunday morning. keep
them on the go. After chapel there is
IN hour, chance for a parade, inform
al, of course, when each cadet has his
"fem," if there are enough to go
around.
The damsels are also in demand Sun
day afternoons. No matter what the
reason, no matter what the weather,
put they go to haunts of Irritation.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14
FLIRTING AT VASSAR.
GIRLS OFTEN GROW WEARY OF
BOOKS AND TEACHERS.
West Point Military Academy IL Near
by aud tho Students Manage Ia Take
Occasional strolls Thltherwnrd-Ths
Brother boon.
Vassar Letter.

HE happy leap year
privileges which
1896 brings may be
great novelties to
some girls, but 1t
Is leap year all the
year round and
every year with the
Vassar girl. The
"strict" rules Of the
college on the hill
back Of Pough-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

A corner lot In Chicago sold for $685.
900, but such minor items as streets
and bridges 1t has been customary to
give away.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

There Is one set Of people which be-
lleves the contest at st. Louis will not
be settled on the first ballot. 1t is
made up Of hotel keepers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

We don't know which to dread the
most this season-the smoke from the
forests or that from tho campaign
cigar.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

We shall be surprised If 1t ig not dis
covered before the week is out that the
x ray will pull teeth without pain.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

The umpire who beat Cap'n Anson
appears to have been ably assisted by
Cap'n Anson's players.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

1t is to be hoped the iron men will
form no steal trust.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

The man who Is satisfied with his
own appearance is generally a guy in
the eyes of other people.