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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
SORRY TO BOTHER HIM.
Regretted That no Had to Cali SEQ
ord T,Ooa FOR STAMINA.

Regretted That Ro Had 70 Cah SEQ
Ond Time for stamps.
He was not the countryman Of the
comic papers, says the New York jour
nal. His hat was commonplace derby
that fitted him very WE'LL his hair had
been cut during the month and seemed
destitute Of hay germs, and his clothes
were not any funnier than they were
fashionable. And yet he was undoubt-
eddy from the country, and when no
spoke he used valuable magazine Ola
lect.
He stood near the stamp window on
the Park Row side Of the post0flce and
looked as II he were trying to make up
his mind to do something diBagreeable
to him. At last, after watching people
buy stamps for at least twenty minutes
he hestatingly approached the window
and said meekly.
Hate to trouble We agin."
"Whatchuwant?"
"You remember I was here yis'dayY"
$50? Whatyvlt? WhatchuwantT
"Why, We see, l bought some stamps
an l thought they'd be all I'd need TIL
went back ter Fitch Holler, but |
wrote letter to Marthy, an / sent
her calendar an 1t took every stamp
he'd, an so Pm 'frAid I'll hev to trouble
you for some more"
"H'many%
always read Their warn't no proht
in stamps, an l feel reel mad at m'selr
t didn't get 'nough yis'day SOS not to
bother We twice."
"Hmany?"
"Well, We might let me hev two"
-Four cents"
"There tits. Guess they'll do me,
Sorry to hev troubled ye."
"Tha'swhatmeerfor.
The crowd that had been impat@ntly
waiting to buy stamps now pushes the
citizen Of Fitch Hollow to one side and
proceeded to trouble" the stamp seller
without any computations.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
noolln unlds up a Stage.

In lonely gulch several miles west
Of the village of Lacey, in the northern
part Of Oklahoma territory, the regular
mail stage was held up a few days
ago by a band Of outlaws, who rifed
the express and mail sacks, taking
all the registered letters and all the
valuables carried by the two passen-
gers In the coach. There is little doubt
that the robbery was the work Of the
recognized gang of "Bill" Doolin, the
condemned murderer and outlaw, who
escaped from the Jail at Guthrie sew
eral weeks ago with a dozen desperate
cut threats and robbers. A big force
of United States marshals has been In
pursuit OF the outlaws ever since their
escape.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
nhas.a a Horrible Death. !

James De Anthony, an ice cream ped
der. met a horrible death in Chicago
as a result Of collision with an cleo
trio car. De Anthony left his home
at 9 o'clock and ran across the street
to catch a north bound car Of the Cal
umet electric railway. AS he reached
the tracks a south bound trolley bore
down on him. He was knocked down
and before the car could be brought to
a stop his body was horribly mangled
by the wheels. The remains, after
being dragged and crushed, were en-
tangled in the rear wheels, near the
motor, and the motorman and con-
ductor on the car were unable to ex-
tricate them. The police were sum
moned and the body was only taken
out then, after dozen policemen had
lifted the rear end of the car.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03

rapid strides along the coast, the Semi
mole has scented danger to all he loved
most; and as the habitations Of the
white man came nearer, he has retreat
cd before the advancing foe, going
farther in toward the interior Of the
state, until now he inhablts the central
portion OF the Everglades, visiting
white settlements at rarer intervals,
and keeping his whereabouts and num-
bers diligently concealed from his paler
brothers, says Jacksonville Citizen,
No government reservation has ever
been set aside for the Seminoles In
Florida, but the governor Of the state,
in 1892, appointed three commissioners
to select 1900 acres of state lands for
their homes. The general government
has sent an agent among them, DR..
]. e. Brecht of Fort Myers, and the
Woman's National Indian association
has selected Mrs. Brecht, the doctors
wife, rs its representative among the
Indians. The woman's association be-
gan It's work through Mrs. Brecht be-
fore the government appointed her hus-
band, the government making It's APP
pointment through the efforts Of the
association. The association bought
some land for a station, and the gov
eminent In time bought Of the associa-
ton, the two working along harmoni-
ously. In the meantime, the Episcopal
church, through the bishop Of the
southern diocese, w. @. Gray, began
work ameng the Indians. He appoint
ed a resident missionary, so that now
the church, the government, and the
Humane society are all united In an
effort to educate the Semlnoles.
Efforts are being made to teach the
Indians useful, honest arts, and In thiE
the agents are succeeding. The women
use sewing machines, and they are be-
ginning to learn the use Of the conven
tional cooking utensils and tableware
as we'll as household furniture, Will,
the men learn the use of farm tools
carpenters tools, etc. But they Oppose
all efforts to teach them English or Il
instruct them in the rudlments o
learning or Of the Christian religion,
They consider that they hold th,
Everglades by right and by treaty, ant
the various movements through tina
section looking to It's ultimate recla
nation arouse anxiety and bitter feel
ing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
PERISH IN ooLoRApo pssERr.
Edward NJ. Clark aud Harry Sanford
Lone TheIr Llvea PraaneetInR.

MuWhru NE NAhFh NuN hAEFy oamAoEu
Lose Their LlvOs Prospecting.
Edward NJ. Clark and Harry SAM
ford, who started to drive across the
Colorado desert from Banning, Cal,
to Yuma, Ari., six weeks ago, have
undoubtedly been lost In the desert.
They were on a mining and prospects
ing tour along the Colorado river and
were grub staked" by James Coyle,
Pomona hotel proprietor. Coyle
heard from Clark from Banning and
eight days later from Volcano Springs.
From this place Clark wrote their
sufferlngs on the desert had been fear.
full. They were almost out Of provi-
slons, but pushed on to Yuma, eighty
miles distant. They had encountered
fearful heat and desert sand storms.
Coyle has heard nothing since from
Clark and Sanford. The other night
prospector named Higgins sent word
that he found two bodies answering
the description of Clark and Sanford
on the desert twenty miles from Vol
cano Springs. The bodies were de-
composed, but the clothing was iden-
titled. Two miles distant dead horse
was found with a wagon answering
the description of their vehicle. No
one doubts that the bodies are those OF
Clark and Sanford. Clark was a
nephew of ex-Gov. Clark Of Canandai"
qua, N. Y, and was a cousin of State
Treasurer Colvln of Glen Falls, N. Y.
He went to California two years ago
with an invalid wife and was unfor-
tunate in mining speculations. San
ford has wife and four children liv-
ing at Columbus, Mo.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03

The chief American guest at the din
ner of the London woman writer's APP
gears to have been Mrs. Gertrude Ath-
erton, who took up her residence in
London little more than year ago,
and who has since had great vogue
there both as a story writer and as a
pretty woman. She has produced ro-
mances and short stories in rapid pro-
fusion, the latest being Patience Spar
hawk and Her Times" Mrs. Anterior
is blonde, Of medium height, with
regular features and light yellow hair.
She made her debut as writer in San
Francisco, her former home, and after
ward for several years resided in New
York.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
THE CAIRO TRAGEDY.
DE-. l. N. Coffee Stabbed to Death by .
Business Rival.

DE-. l. N. Coffee Stabbed to Death by o
Business Rival.
DR.. Isaac N. Coffee, president OF the
Illinois state board of pharmacy, was
killed by Green P. Crabtree, a prom
inent druggist of Cairo, ILL.,, the other
morning. DR.. Coffee, in company with
DR.. ]. ]. Gordon, was on his way to
the train to attend a meeting Of the
state board at Springfield, and had to
pass the store of Crabtree. Although
it was long past the hour at which
the druggists of the city had agreed
to close, Crabtree's place Of business
was still open, and the proprietor was
sitting out in front on the pavement
DR.. Coffee did not see him, but he re-
marked to Gordon: II wonder why
that store is open this time Of night"
Crabtree sprang to his feet and adj
vanced toward Coffee. He was prompt
ly knocked down, and DR.. Coffee fell
upon him. They scuffled upon the
pavement for a short time until they
were parted. Crabtree walked into his
place Of business to wash the dirt and
blood from his person, and DR.. Coffee,
in company with DR.. Gordon, went
back to his own store for the same
purpose. Just as he stepped to the
door he suddenly exclaimed, Il am
cut" and fell over dead on the pave
ment An examination showed that
he had received stabe with keen dirk
knife In five places, one Of which cut
the heart in twain.
When the officers went in to arrest
Crabtree for murder he was apparently
astounded at what had been done, but
when assured that such was the case
he made desperate attempt to take
his own life, and is now closely
watched in his cell to prevent a sue
cessful attempt. The cause Of the kill
ing dates back to 1898, when Crabtree
after he had completed a course oil
pharmacy under DR.. Coffee, is alleged
to have broken his agreement and
rented store which his employer had
just vacated for larger quarters. DR.
Coffee always claimed that Crabtret
not only was guilty of ingratitude In
starting an opposition store in the
same block, but had used the knowl'
edge he had gained in the store tt
draw away customers. The feeling be-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03

mating $4,000 was raised almost con-
temporaneously with the great memor-
lal meeting at the Metropolitan Opera
House, when a demonstration without
parallel to the memory OF Literary
man took place, with all the dramatic
features OF music, poetry, rhetoric and
the enthusiasm of the densely packed
house. The Sixty-ninth regiment at
tended in full regimentals and gave
martial ardor to the proceedings; the
harp was played by the most gifted
artist on that instrument then In Amer
lea; Joseph l. G. Clarke read the poem
his own composition-and eloquent
addresses were made by Gov. David
3. Hill, Governor Leon Albeit Of New
Jersey, Roger A. Pryor and General
Daniel q. Sickles. 1t was this and
similar commemorative movements
over the Union which gave a strong
stimulus to the well-directed enter
prise to produce suitable memorial
in the highest school Of the plastic art,
The response was immediate and gem
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
A sntI,fnctorr Exclamation.

Distracted Mother lat her daugh-
ter's Wellington! Oh! OH What
shall we do? The groom hasn't come,
the guests are beginning to giggle, and
my daughter is In a faint" I8E
Friend Of the Family-"Calm your
self, madame. / saw the groom only
two hours ago, entering the Great Dry
Goods Emporium at the corner He
said he had forgotten to get Gloves
Distracted Mother Suddenly break
ing into smiles)-"oh then it's all
right. He's probably waiting for his
change. New York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03

DUKE OF MANCHESTER.
suela Yznaga and Alva Smith, ac-
Complished feats Of generalship quite
nrivaled-without any money and
with only beauty to back them they
carried off respectively an English
duke and one of the richest men in
this country. Such was the affection
between them that when Alva Wander
bits first girl was born she was named
Consuelo. She is now the young
Duchess of Marlborough. When the
trouble arose between Willie X. and
his wife the Duchess of Manchester
sided with the husband and Of course
this broke the friendship between her
and Mrs. Willie X. Now the duchess
returns to Newport with a young son
of about twenty, the present Duke OF
Manchester. He is an eligible and as
such Is certain to be warmly well
coined, as eligibles are scarce at New
port this year and even If he Is tribe
young he can have his pick Of all the
anxious buds in the place, some OF
whom are wealthy and pretty and
some only wealthy. AS the mother OF
such a prize the duchess will have
clear sailing and has been showered
with sufficient invitations to keep her
and her son busy for year.
Whether she will snub Mrs o. H. P.
Belmont or whether Mrs. Belmont will
refuse to recognize her are a few OF
the speculative excitements now en-
joyed at Newport. At any rate 1t will
be embarrassing for both women and
In spite Of the coldbloodedness with
which 1t is discussed by every one,
secret heartaches may be INDUCED IN
by the principals.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03


At present New York is waiting with
pleasurable anticipation for the debut
Of Anna Held, a musical artist who for
the last year has enthralled all Lon
don and Paris. Miss Held has been en-
gagged to appear in the farce "A Parlor
Match" and It Is said she will get $500
week for three months.
Anna Held Is little brunette Of sin"
gular grace; her face Is piquant and
mocking, her eyes dark and expressive,
her hair black and luxurious and worn
brushed off her forehead. Her mouth
is her chief charm and her teeth are
white and perfect. She is but three
inches over FIVE feet, but has beauti'
full figure. She is considered the reign
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
THE SMALL COIN
OF Conversation Comes Chiefly from
Shakespeare.

OF Conversation Comes Chiefly from
Shakespeare.
How many, for instance, speaking Of
the wife as "the better half" know
that they are quoting Sir Philip Sidney,
or invoking Mrs. Grundy," guess that
her author was Thomas Morton, a play
wright who lived till 1888? Such
phrases, are the small coin Of CONVEX
sation, which bear the same imprint
as the more important quotation, and
we use them freely without thought
of their origin, as we pass the MIN
BILE slxpence' from hand to hand in
our daily traffic, without a glance at
its workmanship. The metaphor that
struck our ancestors as 80 admirable
strikes us still, and we continue to use
the apt adjective which, first given by
Shakespeare or Milton, sounds as fresh
to-day as when originally applied.
The bubble reputation" the itch
ing PALM" the milk Of human kind
ness" the undiscovered country" the
"green-eyed monster" still our favorlte
synonyms for fame, covetousness, hui
manity, eternity, and jealousy, are from
Shakespeare, who has indeed furnished
us with much of our small coin. His
adIectlves are the most opposite, too,
Of any in the language. Quoting him,
we speak Of an ancient grudge," Of
dated breath" this working-day
world" good set terms" "a foregone
conclusion" "better days." fell pur-
pose," "even-handed Justice" golden
opinions" "a charmed llfe," "a tower
ing passion" "a round unvarnished
tale" "hairbreadth 'scapes," and many
more common expressions whose list
1t were but "damnable iteration" to ex-
tend. Verbal phrases Of his are also
Of the most familiar. To dance at
tendance" to scotch the snake, not
kill It," to applaud to the echo" to
Sup with horrors" to Idle in harness."
making night hideous," "a tale I'M
fold" to "out-Herod Herod," to fool
to the top Of his bent" to "cudgel ones
brains" to speak by the card" are
some Of the most obvious examples.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03

Have you heard Miss Edythe Chap
mans definition Of philosophy? A the
atrical friend tells me that in the course
Of conversation with Miss Chapman,
not very long ago, he said to her ban
teringly:
Il don't believe you know the mean.
ing OF philosophy"
"oh, yes ! do" answered the clever
actress; philosophy Is the fortltude
with which one endures the misfor-
tunes Of other people."-Washington
Post.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
wha.,s IN a Name

The current report that an American
publisher paid Kipling twelve thousand
dollars for the serial rights of his new
est story, a tale Of Gloucester fisher
men, Is interesting, both as showing
the present market value of his work
and its contrast with his meagre sal
airy as a sub-editor in Lahore not many
years ago. The story will afford
Americans an excellent test of Kip
ling's realism, which in India, in the
matter of sport and military affairs, ex-
cited the amazement Of experts for Its
accuracy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03

lions are likely to arise.
The principal question is what Will
be the relations between the duchess
and Mrs. o. P. H. Belmont, formerly
Mrs. Willie X. Vanderbilt. And there
by hangs a tale.
The Duchess Of Manchester was
Consuelo Yznaga as girl. She was
a beauty and when at a picnic she met
the young Lord Vaudeville he fell
deeply in love with her and married
her despite the opposition Of his titled
mother, who would have preferred a
wealthy wife for her son. Lord Man
derville afterward became the Duke
Of Manchester. The chief schoolgirl
friend of the duchess was Alva Smith
of Mobile and on her marriage she
sent for Alva to come to visit her.
On that visit to New York Alva met
Willie X. Vanderbilt, whom she after
ward married. These two girls, Con-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
Tho Newspaper

I love It as the drlnker does his wine;
A daily, dear companion, map Of life
In busy circle, politics and strife,
OF words from tart reply to those d.
vine. tfll
1t gives alike to all who ask: q mine
OF sterling worth spread out before
the eye.
1t talks to me Of persons long gone
by,
And Of those passing now that bright
ly shine l hh
And fill the burdened moment with
their light. aF plov
No freight train draws such a COM
modify 7s MIA .1a..e
OF various wares as this thing brings
to me ss ..r, .4et
OF information; heav'n and day and
night, t.u.ar
Ocean and sea are plundered Of their
sweets
To give me what my soul so gladly
greets.
Rushville, Ill. Rev. L. c. Llttell.
Chicago Record.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03

Vines DO Not Make the House Damp
The old idea that vines growing ON
house tend to make 1t damp is denied
by some OF the best authorities, who
contend that just an opposite effect is
produced, as the vine draws out all the
moisture 1t can for food. This is said
to be especially true Of the Japanese
Ivy and the Virginia creeper which
shield the walls and so cool them,
without dampness.-N York Evening
Post.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03

Mary, that young Spinner
has been paying a great deal Of atten'
ton to you Of late? Do you think he
means buslness?" Mary with fara-
way look)-"I am afraid he does, moth
er. He is the agent for a bicycle firm.
and he's done nothing but try to cell me
bicycle ever since he has been COM
ing here. Puck. 49,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
The Demand was suddsn.

Mrs. Thomas Roy Of Ottawa, Canada,
died recently, leaving a will which d.
rected that her daughter should mar
ry in twenty-four hours or suffer the
loss OF her inheritance. The lady was
able to fulfill the condition, although
the demand was very sudden.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
THE MONUMENT.

erous. and commission was given to
the eminent sculptor, Daniel Chester
French, to design and execute the work.
The memorial, as completed, was for
mally dedicated recently in Boston,
with appropriate ceremonies, and the
Judgment OF critical authority was that
the architectural composition was one
Of startling artistic effect. In the domi-
mating group of the three heroic bronze
figures = Erin" Patriotism" and
"Poetry"-we find an unalloyed sweet
ness of spirit, so invincibly charming
as to soften the edge Of whatever ad-
verse judgment may be visited upon the
outlines, the masses, proportions and
color of the entire structure; and one
critical writer has said that Vt is the
loveliest group American sculpture has
yet produced.
That such monument should be
erected In Boston is significant when 1t
Is considered that O'Rellly arrived
there In tatters and penniless, fugi-
tive from a penal colony, whittier he
had been sent as an outlaw, and Irish
agitator of a very dangerous type. It
shows, moreover, that there was some
thing fascinating in the intellect and
personality OF the man who became
prime favorlte with the highest New
England literary circle, and left behind
him an appreciative following such as
has not survived the death Of any
Irishman who has come to our shores
from misery and exile and from daring
escape, during the present century.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03

He-"What daring bicyclist that
Miss Dashley must be. hear that
when out riding the other day she went
right over COW lying In the road"
She-"Yes, Miss Dashley went over
with a rush, but the bicycle remained
on the other SIDE"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
ANNA HELD.

ing beauty Of the music hall stage in
England and France, where pretty wo-
men are put upon the stage and wor-
SHIPPED. Miss Held does not cling to
one style Of costume, as does Yvette
Guilbert, but dazzles her admirers by
her varied wardrobe.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
AWlaow,. Onion ROAD 70 wealth.

Five years ago, Mrs. Katherine G..
Reed, of Sisterville, w. Va, was a poor
widow, her only possession being q
farm considered worthless. Oil was
Unexpectedly found upon II, the flow
was immense, and she hss just died,
worth over S1.0O0,0OO.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
No Comfort.

smithers quitting his head cautious
ly in at the dining room door)-"My
dear, l hope you and Bridget will be
able to come to peaceable conclu'
sion"
Mrs. Smithers (tearfully)-"H umphl
If we did she'd smash 1.-THE Capt.
tai.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
putting ON Airs.

what makes that hen in your back
yard cackle 50 loud?" "oh, they've
Just laid cornerstone across the
street and she's trying to make the
neighbors think she did it."--UniOn
Signal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
FLORIDA SEMIN0LEs.
THAT ARE BUT LITTLE
CIVILIZED IN THE SOUTH.
Rnhablt the Everglados---NO Government
Reservation Has Ever Bosn Set
Aside for Thorn, ana They Voluntarily
Retreat.

HE seminoles now
number only about
1900, perhaps some
less, though during
the last few years a
increase
among them has
been noted by 9th
ers and reported by
I h Q IN selves. A s
time advanced, and
civilization m q d Q
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
AnanIaa

she-"Dearest, am the first girl you
ever loved?"
He-"Llttle sweetheart, the man who
could look into those trusting blue eyes
and tell a falsehOod Is not fit to live.
So prepare yourself to hear the truth.
You are."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
SOCIETY rs ALL AGOCt.
THE DUKE OF MANCHESTER
THE IDOL OF NEWPOETERS.
The Latter the Friend of Mrs BelmOnts
Former HuSbAnd-EOho OF a Famous
Divorce and Several MISmAtehes-COn
querod by Beauty.

YER since 1t was
ammo u n ced that
t he Du chess Of
M a n C h ester and
her son were COM
ing over to visit
Newport this sum-
mer the gossips
have been busy
discussing the pros
and cons Of the
case, for complica-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03
GENIUS AND PATRIOT.
JOHN BOYLE O'RElLLY'S MoNU-
MENT IN BOSTON.
Dedicated Recently with Great Core"
mony--COmlng 10 Boston in TattorS
He Became tho city's Most HOnOFSd
Citiaen-.Hls Exile.
IMMEDIATELY az

IMMEDIATELY az
ter the sudden
death of the gifted
poet and patriot at
his home in Boston
it was resolved to
put up in that city
q suitable memorial
to the genius and
manhood Of John
Boyle o'Reilly. An
a m cunt approx
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-03

Next winter will be winter Of broad
brimmed hats and ostrich pluues.