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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-10

Travellers Tales.
A ChIneae FunerAI.


A well-conducted Chinese funeral is
ehe most gorgeous sight In Asia. At
the front of the funeral procession
walk the noisy, musicless musicians.
Then come men bearing the insignia
Of the dignity Of the dead, If he had
any. Next come more men, carrying
figures Of animals, idols, umbrellas and
blue and white streamers. After them
come men carrying pans Of perfume.
Just before the coffin walk BONES,
Chinese priests. Over the coffin a can
opy is usually carried. The casket is
borne by about a score Of men. I'M
mediately behind the coffin walk the
children Of the deceased. The eldest
son comes first. He is dressed in can
vas, and leans heavily upon a stout
stick. He is supposed to be too ex-
hausted by grief and fasting to walk
without the aid Of the stan. The other
children and relatives follow this chief
mourner. They are clothed In white
linen garments. The women are car
ried in chairs. They sob and wall at
intervals and in unison. When the
burying place is reached the BONES be-
gin chanting mass for the dead, and
the coffin is put into the tomb. A large
oblong white marble table is placed be-
fore the tomb. On the middle Of 1t is
SGT a censor and two vases and two
candlesticks, all of as exquisite work
manship as possible. Then they have
paper cremation. Paper figures OF
men, horses, garments and score OF
other things are burned. They are
supposed to undergo a material resur-
rection, and to be useful to the dead in
the Chinese heaven. The tomb is seal
ed up or closed, and an entertainment
concludes the ceremony at the grave
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II has long been recognized that the
ant Is very intelligent insect, and
leads q very complicated social life.
There are classes among them--pluto-
Gratis, laborers and criminals. The au-
thor Of a recent work on entomology
notes the curious habit Of one species
OF the ant Of turning some Of their
fellows into animated honey pots" In
stead of placing honey in comb as
the bees do, the ant selects q certain
number Of workers, and disgOrges the
honey obtained from the eucalypti, on
which It Is deposited by coccldae and
other insects, into the Threats Of their
victims. The process being continu-
ally repeated, causes the stomaohs OF
these workers to be dlstended to an
enormous size. This extraordinary
habit was FIRST discovered In the case
Of certain ants in Mexico, and subse-
quently shown to prevail in Colorado.
It has been found to exist in Australia
also, and Mr.. Frogart describes and
figures these ants of the genus cam
ponotus that pursue this remarkable
practice. The ants containing honey
are favorite food with the natives.
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placed. These things and many more
haunt you as the milter flies by.
John had been particularly active In
this warfare Often as he sat reading
some abstruse volume his book would
fall to the ground, his glasses follow;
as with a tremendous lurch forward
he would excIaim with extended hands;
81 have itw generally adding mos
ment later: mo! there 1t goes!'
The tricky insect would disappear
and in a moment be visible in another
corner, or If, perchancs, 1t was caught
and lay in dusty nothingness, dozen
sisters came Loyalty to the rescue. So
the strife went on. Conversations OF
great interest, chiefly to the partici-
pants Thereof, and generally upon the
financial question, were punctuated,
emphasized, broken up by these winged
messengers of anarchy. At last the
great night arrived In which John was
to make the speech Of his life. He
had studied and thought but on one
subject for many weeks and hours and
hours; he had written and erased and
written again till every sentence show
ed like a jewel in his eloquent address
on Our Only Safety Lies in Cold"
The hall was packed. People Of both
parties sat or stood. Some, the ma
jority, came to be strengthened In their
faith; small minority to be convinced
Of error. John sat on the platform, dig
nified as ever, surrounded by his fol-
low-townsmen. On one side a Prespy-
terrain divine, on another Congrega-
tional clergyman, and a learned judge
or two. He was introduced and began
his remarks.
His calm, earnest manner command
ed attention and respect. He spoke on
and on, gradually going from one we'll
argued premise to another, and grow
ing every moment more eloquent. One
near and dear to him thought she de-
tected occasionally moments hesita-
ton, q spasmodic tightening OF the
hands, but 1t passed away. The audi"
ence was enthusiastic. The climax,
that should sweep all before 1t and
carry conviction, seemed near, when
suddenly he paused, made a convulsiVe
leap forward, brought both hands to-
gether with a resounding smack, and
cried in loud voice:
GIVE got It! No, there 1t ISL
CONSERVATION spread though the
room. The poor victim of the serpenta
last revenge grew pale and tottered
to his seat. Water was brought. the
learned Judge made a few remarks to
an unheeding audience, but all in vain
The spell was broken. The men that
were almost persuaded went gladly out
clinging to their old belief, and the
Snake once more had conquered.
AME SYLVESTER.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-10
In a Chinese House.

The windows of Chinese houses be-
longing to the wealthy classes are
made Of oiled paper or semi-transpar-
emit oyster shell, artistlcally wrought In
a variety of fantastic patterns; as may
be imagined, these give very little
light and no ventilation, consequently
the house during the day is dark and
dull, but at night when the number
less picturesque lanterns are lighted,
the scene is most beautiful. Round
lanterns hang from the center and
other points Of the ceiling; some with
fiat backs are fastened to the wall,
and others are set upright on tables
and stands. The prettiest and most
expensive are made of white silk or
gauze, delicately painted in a variety
Of colors, red-the symbol Of joy-pre-
dominating. There are octagonal Ian
terms fancifully painted, with red silk
,tassels hanging from each corner; me-
chanically contrived lanterns, which
the heat sets in motion, beautifully
carved horn lanterns, and some Of bas-
ket work and bamboo. The rooms are
separated one from another by carved
wooden scroll work, which is most or
namental and gives very rich and
handsome appearance to the interior.
This carving is sometimes gilded and
sometimes polished; again the wood Is
left in a state Of nature and given only
coating Of wax. The Chinese are as
fond as the French Of mirrors; large
and small ones are scattered about and
eheval glasses placed In positions to
give an idea Of grandeur and extent.
The doors Of Celestial home, instead
of following a monotonously rectangu-
lar form, like those Of the western
world, are sometimes round or leaf
shaped, or semi-clrcular apertures
The round doors are regarded as a
symbol Of the sun. Another doorway
will perhaps resemble flower, illuml-
mated by a window so constructed as
to enhance the conceit, octangular
doors are used in the gardens Wnlcn
separate one court from another, and
again doors shaped like fans, leaves
scrolls and fruit are seen. Unlike the
japanese, the Chinese have been ac-
customed to the use Of chairs for cen
turtles. According to western ideas
the Chinese chairs are models Of dis.
comfort, for they are made Of pat
tern which prevailed In England in
the days Of Queen Elizabeth or Queen
Anne; tall, straight Of back, and in
ordinately angular. The most comfort
able chair to be found has an adjust
able back, and is filled with reversible
cushions, but this is a modern inven-
ton. When visitors are expected, OF
on the celebration Of an anniversary
strips of red cloth are thrown over the
low couches and squares Of the same
material cover the seats Of the chairs
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-10
WELL-To-Do ACTRESSES.

The following are few Of the wo-
men singers and actresses who will
settle into a comfortable old age sur
rounded with every luxury that the
sybarite flesh Is heir to:
Mrs. Langtry owns property in the
United States alone that Is worth $780,
900.
Nine. Materna has acquired valuable
real estate In several Of the largest
Australian cities.
Fanny Davenport has sufficient real
estate in New York and vicinity to live
in ease and elegance.
Loie Fuller is known to have as
thrifty mind" as John Gilpin's wife,
and to have banked thousands month.
Emma Games owns fine property in
Paris and Nine. Albani has invested the
income from her dulcet tones in Can
adian real estate.
Clara Louise Kellogg's fortune Is
safely invested in real estate and bonds
and she is her own business manager
in her financial enterprises.
Sarah Bernhardt's bank account
never loses its portly outlines, and her
pictures and bric-a-brac are so well Sc
lected that she could more than get her
money back on a sale.
Lolita is deemed one of the wealth.
lest women in the dramatic profession.
In spite Of her vast income, she lives
with her mother In style that is hum
BILE rather than pretentious.
Lillian Russell owns several fine
houses in New York, besides good
voice, a magnificent collection Of jew
els and more confidence in herself than
any other two women in the United
States.
Besides the beautiful property which
Nine. Calve owns in the provencal Of
France she has at least 100000 in
stocks and bonds. Calve started out
ito get rich" and she has kept faith
with herself.
The delights OF Nine. PATHS castle
at Craig-y-nos do not need further ex-
ploitation. That she saved money for
its purchase, as well as for various
other investments in New York, France
knd England. IL yell known.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-10

is greatly appreciated, not only by rea-
son of the help she gives, but the way
in which she gives 1t. A liberal sup
porter Of the charities In the land Of
her adoption, Mrs. Paget does not for
get those In the land of her birth, her
interest in which is both practical and
generous. You want to know my ia.
Vorite pursuits? Golf and fishing ]
care most for, but love all outdoor
sports, and have, as you suggest, be-
come a victim to the cycle. You know
that / skate and swim and ride, and
that Is all. really do not think there
is anything left to tell YOU" she said
questions.
Her pretty, clever girl promises to
be worthy daughter to her brilliant,
gifted mother. The Oldest boy is at
Eaton; two small boys--twins--com-
plete the family. Col, Paget, who is
first cousin of the marquis of Anglesey,
Is colonel Of the First battalion of the
Scots guards and has served through
six campaigns,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-10
n.xnsrd Got the host of 1t.

A queer fox hunt is reported from
Barren county, Kentucky. A farmer
going one morning to open the door Of
his poultryhouse found that the place
had been raided by a fox that was still
inside. Reynard appeared to have
worked up the sliding door until he
effected an entrance, when it dropped
and made him prisoner. The farmer
and his son concooted a plan for his
capture. Turning dog inside the
poultry-house, they held bag firmly
over the opening, and on the slide
being lifted there was swift rush into
the bag, the mouth of which was
quickly closed and held tightly. I'm
agine their surprise, however, to see
the fox slip out Of the shed imme-
diately after and bolt out of sight.
They had bagged the dog!
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-10
Fighting a Rob-Cat.

The uglest appearing animal that
ever walked log, killed a rabbit or
fought trap is the lynx, which is just
as ugly as 1t looks ten months in tho
year, and somewhat uglier during the
other two. Not only will the lynx fight
anything that walks in the woods, but
II will also tackle visitor from the
clearings, be he man or dog, or half
grown calf, If the occasion offers, says q
writer in Shooting and Fishing.
Jim Berry was hunting up in Maine
about forty miles north Of Greenville,
when he and his friend came suddenly
upon the carcass Of caribou which a
bear was eating. The bear made itself
scarce, much to Jim's regret, az he
wanted to kill bear. Without saying
anything to his friend, he left camp the
next day and started for the carcass,
intending to watch it in the hope that
the bear would return. He waited and
watched till about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, when he began to think Of
returning to the camp. A soft football
back in the woods, the crafty step Of
some wild animal. just then sounded
in his ears. Pretty soon the beast was
chewing the caribou meat. and Jim
could see it plainly. He leveled his
buckshot gun and pulled the trigger
when the wabbllng muzzle was point
ed in what he thought was the right
direction. The beast went down. and
Jim started for it. Then he stopped
with his mouth open.
The beast had leaped to Its feet and
Jumped sideways with its back up.
Jim knew the yell, and he also recOg-
nized the bumped back. 1t was a
wounded lynx spelling for fight. Not
having time to level his gun to shoot,
the man dubbed it. and the blow
stunned the cat little. but the beast
got in rake on the mans leg that
tore his trousers and hide. too. An
other frantic sweep of the gun barrel
laid the beast fat, and then revolver
bullet killed the animal. The buck
shot had torn the top Of the lynx'H
head-enough to make 1t angry.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-10
A Novel Currency.

In an interesting article in Cassier's
Magazine for October, by +. 8. Prem
tiss, he gives this account Of curious
currency in use in Mongolia and ST.
IBERIA. "The tea business" writes Mr.
Prentlss, seemed to be in the hands
of the Russians They have here (at
Foo Choo, China two large factories
for making tea-cales The tea Is
ground fine, almost to a powder, and
then, by powerful hydraulic presses, IL
forced into blocks that are so hard that
1t Ia impossible to break them without
blow with hammer. These are sent
north through the great Chinese wal
into Mongolia and Siberia, and pass
current as money. In many localities
It is the only currency used. AS the
blocks leave Foo Chico they weigh the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-10
PrIeSts of tho HImnlnnas.

This decidedly effective group was
photographed near DarJeeling. The
holy men know nothing Of Drury Lane
pantomime, though their highly origi-
nal costumes irresistibly suggest that
gorgeous pageant. They are the priests
who minister unto the hardy hlll-men.
Fortunately for their wearers, the
masks are not for everyday use; this
is evidenced by the more ordinary
head-gear held by the pastor on the
extreme right. These dlgnitaries have,
as 1t were, merely assumed for the oc-
casion their episcopal robes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-10
THE Loss FROM BAD eALLors
The Necessity for UsiRg tho Greatest
Preoaution in Voting.

The Necessity for Using tho Greatest
Preoaution in Voting.
The "Red Book" or official leglsla-
tive manual for 1896, compiled and
published by Gen. Palmer, secretary OF
state, pursuant to law, contains tables
Of the returns of election Of November,
1895, which make a partial, and only q
partial exhibit Of alleged defective"
ballots thrown out by the poll cam
vassers, The total number Of electors
thus reported dlsfranchised in the state
as a consequence Of the confusion and
confounding Of the blanket ballot, or
Australian" system Of voting, reaches
the enormous number Of 1885, And
that probably is not half the totalI 1t
is a well-known fact that In some OF
the districts of this city and county
the inspectors at many of the polls
construed the law as not requiring them
to make report of defective" ballots.
or the 140 election districts Of the coun-
ty no returns Of such ballots are made
from ninety-one, as the tables OF the
Red Book" show. And yet $40 are ac-
knowledged, Chautauqua county,
which contains the cities Of Dunkirk
and jamestown, make no return. Che
mung, containing the city Of Blmira,
reports 2; Hamilton, none; Jefferson,
with the city of WATERFOWL, only 70;
Kings, containing all the city of Brook
Ign, the second county and city Of the
state, where It is known that the num-
Der Of defective ballots rejected was
relatively greater than in New York.
none. The aggregate vote Of Kings,
practically part of New York, return
ed as counted, ia 168,0O7. The aggre-
gate vote Of New York returned as
counted is 261 $40 Yet New York ao-
knowledges 1925 ballots as "defec-
tive, etc." and rejected. BY rule OK
proportion Kings county must have had
$500. Orange county, containing the
cities of Newburg and MiddletOwn,
makes no report. Orleans, with num-
erous large villages, only s; Richmond,
only 3; Schenectady, with the city Of
Schenectady none; Ulster, with the city
Of Kingston, none; Wostchester, with
the cities Of Yonkers and Mt. Vernon,
which have the Myers ballot machine.
reports one defective and rejected vote,
which must have been at the poll OF
one Of the towns using the blanket bal
Iot
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-12-10
Trouble with a Cash Register.


There were three in one party and
two in the other. They were standing
before the white-aproned dispenser Of
refreshments, and one Of the three In
vited the entire party to have some
thing. The dispenser dealt out the or
der Of the three, took the dollar Of
fered in payment and handed back So
cents in change. The other two, stand
ing a short distance away, were not
served, as there was mistake on the
part of the cashier. The bill amounted
to less than quarter, according to the
refreshments served the three. The
host examined his coin and then looked
surprised and grieved.
II gave you a dollar" ne said.
"Was 1t q dollar? How much change
did I give your"
"Thlrty-tive cents"
"Well, will have to wait until
somebody buys l don't dare to open
the register, as there's no false balance
on 1t. Every time l open 1t II means
purchase charged to me. Sorry, but
Wen have to wait"
The man to whom the change was
coming stood by and waited until O
cash purchase was made before he
could get his money. He was the only
one in the party who did not enjoy
the situation. He remarked gloomily
that he never had much use for cash
registers anyway.-Chicago Chronicle.
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lurked in the bottom Of their hearts
pn intention to break the contract when
the danger was over. The Serpent took
the helm. The dove was sent out, and
In little while they reached land, saw
the sun once more, and hung out their
musty clothes to dry.
Once in the promised land the
Snake demanded his bride. Family
councils were again held. He was
enticed into their midst and cruelty
betrayed to his ruin. Instead of wife
he received death at their hands. Not
content with merely killing their pre-
server, and contending that he was
an old fraud and stowaway-that they
would have touched shore just as we'll
without him-they decided to refuse
him even Christian burial and burn
his body, while they danced round his
pyre.
But as the flames rose to heaven the
victim had his revenge. Each column
Of blue smoke turned to vicious, sting
Ing insects-gnats,m mosquitoes, flies, and
Ehe thousand crawling, creeping
things, whose descendants afflict our
Door humanity to-day. Noah had too
much foresight to psrpetuate them by
putting them in the ark, but his act
Of treachery put his caution all to
paught.
This damp summer has been again
prolific in all these pests, and chief
among them is the fitting, tricky, tor
menting mothmiller. Its whole life is
given up to the one idea Of making
that Of man a burden; its gleeful flight
through the house in search of some
thing to destroy rouses the inmates
thereof to insane speech and action.
Nothing is sacred to this iconoclast.
The richer the prey the greater its joy.
The little wooden garment that you
fondly imagine still holds the imprint
of the dear dead baby's form; grand
mas work basket, that used for so many
years to stand by the bed, and which,
when you looked at it, seemed to bring
before your eyes again the patient,
suffering form, the bent and trembling
fingers that lined the basket with soft
woods were not too precious for its
deadly work, but fall to dust in your
hand. The overcoat that you thought
would last one more winter does not
escape, but shows great holes on
every side and vanishes thought you
had INDUCED in of ticket to the OPP
era once or twice, for it must be re-
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AN EPISODE.

w v " " " " W
1t has been remarkable summer.
in May 1t was as hot as August and
in August 1t was as cold as March. 1t
rained most OF the time, Almost any
thing seemed an excuse for the heavens
to drip, or pour, or swash down bucket
fuls Of water, as the fancy Of Jupiter
Pluvius was At the moment. Then 1t
cleared off hot enough to cook you or
80 cold you had to drag out your winter
clothes. This peculiar state Of affairs
seemed to agree with the insect and
reptile tribe. They Aourished on other
peoples poison to a wonderful degree.
There is an old German myth that
says by some chance or other de-
ecendant of the same willy serpent In
the garden that played havoc with
Mother Eve entered into the ark. When
Noah, well protected by his mackin-
tosh and goloshes, took hasty inven-
tory of stocks he failed to discover this
cunning gentleman, who evidently in
herited the craft of his ancestor who
lived several centuries before. There
were all the innocent tribes of snakes,
those who had never committed any
considerable crime; but Monsieur lie
Serpent lay in dark corner till they
got well under way.
Then he came cautiously forth and
began to make himself so agreeable, af-
ter the manner of his worthy great
grandfather, and like that venerable
person proved such charming CONVEX
sationalist that the rest Of the house
hold Of the ark agreed 1t would be a
great pity to throw him overheard.
So they sailed on and on; and 1t
rained and rained, after the manner Of
the summer Of '96, till Noah became
perturbed in spirit and the passengers
disconnected. All the good stories had
been told over and over; the supply was
limited; all the old songs sung over
and over again; and quarrels and dis
putes were the order Of the day. The
qualities of the dove as an advance
agent were still unknown, and Noah
worried not a little as to the direction
and final destination Of the ship.
At last a council was held, and my
Lord Snake, in a most modest and be-
coming manner, intimated he had some
experience in sailing and would be
pleased to see Noah at the close Of the
meeting.
The interview took place. The Ser
pent owned that matters looked bad for
the occupants Of the ark, but assured
Noah he could extricate them from
their difficulties and bring them safe
1y to land--on one condition only. This
Offer at first appalled, Noah, but after
some hours of thought and very rough
weather he called his immediate family
together and laid the case before them.
The Snake had consented to act as
pilot-captain-mascot, all in one-a reg
ular Pooh-Bah-for the trihing reward
OF wife.
He had taken violent fancy to one
Of Ncah's daughters, the youngest, a
beautiful girl, and demanded her hand
as the price of his efforts; the reward
not to be given till they were all on
land, high and dry.
To cut the story short, this was
agreed to- The family were all some
what under the influence Of the willy
Charmer, and perhaps even then there