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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26

he had not only royal blood coursing
through his veins, but that he had good
show of getting the money. He claims to
be the grandson of the aunt of Lady Blake
and the nearest of kin.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26
ARBACEs LOSES AN EYE.

Serious Misfortune to a FnIL Brother of
the Racehorse Ds10s.
WOODLAND, CAL, Feb. 25.-Irvin
Diggs, who recently sold Sutton for $4,000,
met with streak. of bad luck yesterday.
He has a yearling colt, full brother to
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26
A Foundry burned.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 25.-The foundry
of the Krutz & Buhrer Company was de-
stroyed by fire tonight. Loss, $50, 600;
insured.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26
admiral FuFe Dufu0.

PIERCE, NEBR.. Feb. 25.-Rear.Admiral
Fyffe, who has been i'll for some time, is
much worse tonight. and the doctors do
not think he can live more than twenty
four hours
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-26
Spoiled ConsfderabIe Beer.

CHICAGO. ILL, Feb. 25.-A fire in M.
Brands brewery tonight spoiled million
gallons of beer and damaged the building
Loss $50 900.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
War Caused by n Slave.

In 1885 young woman with party
of Indians visiting Fort King was
seized and carried Off as a fugitive
slave ON the ground that her mother
was an escaped slave who had. taken
refuge with the Indians many years
before. That her father was an Indian
and had been raised an Indian did mott
count for anything. Legal claim Of
ownership In the mother embraced her
also. That was the law at the time
the white mans law.
Naturally, the young husband, until
tored savage that he was, could not
recognize its justice. Proving both elo-
quent and brave, he soon had every
Indian in Florida on the warpath, nor
was 1t long before his name, 0sceola,
was heard in terror in the exposed
white settlements. There ensued war,
long, costly and bloody, out of all pro-
portion to the numbers engaged. 1t is
probable the Indians did not number
1900 warriors, but in the four years
required to conquer them 1900 white
lives were sacrificed.
The Indians had many wrongs to
avenge, which lost nothing In the fer
vid coloring Of Osceola's eloquence. De-
feat meant transportation to an I'M
known country far toward the setting
sun. Osceola claimed to have been the
friend Of the white man until white
treachery and cupidity eliminated In
the brutal seizure of his wife; in Dig
ging up the tomahawk he preached a
war of extermination-til every white
man was driven from Florida or every
Indian died in TIE attempt.-Lippin-
colts Magazine.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

place. The winter season had just
closed and his time was at his own dis
posal
"Then," resumed, IT will amputate
the too But to do this would make
you In q sense what you so dread 70
be, . cripple. ! will remove II, but !
must replace IT,"
How is that posslble" he asked
eagerly.
II have Just received word" I an
swered, "of patient who met with an
accident a half hour ago which will
necessitate the removal Of his right
leg. The limb itself is In a sound con-
dition, but 1t was crushed at the knee.
Within an hour will have amputated
It and will have live, healthy great
toe In my possession, which ! can Inn
medlately graft on to your foot. II
you consent to the operation 1t can be
performed within an hour and half,
for l will Immediately bring the toe
to your room, remove yours AND sew
the healthy one on without the loss OF
moments time. Shall 1t be dono|
Tears of gratitude coursed down Van
Bruler's cheeks as he answered:
"You are my preserver, Dalrymple'
am in your hands"
At the expiration OF the stated time
I Joined him in his apartments, carry
ing long bundle which might have
been a severed human limb or billet
Of wood. This I placed carefully ON
table and proceeded to put my patient
under the influence Of chloroform. Then
with sharp instrument made cut,
slight, but deep enough to leave scar,
around the base Of the great toe OF the
right foot, and, after carefully band"
aging 1t with an antlseptic dressing, re-
stored Van Bruler to consciousness.
When he opened his eyes l exclaim-
ed, enthusiastically:
"You stood 1t like hero, Alfred,
and your magnificent constitution 10
sure to pull you through all right"
AS the matter was a very delicate
one we agreed upon perfect secrecy, so
neither of us had any embarrassing
questions to answer. dressed the toe
daily, feeling like a dyed-in-the-wool
hypocrite, always reporting 1t as doing
we'll, and at the end Of fortnight /
declared the grating complete.
Under the circumstances Van Bru-
ler's gratitude was very painful to mo,
and his generous check, tenfold the
amount Of my bill, was so abhorrent
that I sent 1t anonymously to a fund
for building home for needy actors.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
HE GOT HIS EITHER.
but 1t was Only After Deal oS Worry
Unnecessary Trouble and Cost.

But 1t was Only After Deal nj Worry
Unnecessary Trouble and Cost
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A musical instrument dealer tells
good story at the expense of a unsteady
inclined and wealthy resident Of the
little Missouri town Of Hermann.
Some time ago he wanted fine either
and searched the local market for one
that would suit him. The time he
spent was Of sufficient value to
pay him for an ordinary instrument,
and yet he did not succeed in getting
anything that quite satisfied him. Con-
fldent that there was nothing in this
country that would answer he wrote
to European dealers and finally ordered
one that he thought would go ahead of
anything ever seen in this section.
His friends were all posted and awaited
the arrival of the instrument in
anxious expectancy. 1t came a few
days ago and the package was carefully
opened in the presence of a half
uUAGn QUILTING lllCLuS' A6 AlIuSl
was a beauty, there was no mistaking
that, but on closer examination there
was the makers stamp, indelibly
placed on the frame, and it read:
Washington, Mo-, u S. A." neigh
boring town of Hermann. The gentle
man might have saved $50, in addition
to the express and import charges, and
have avoided all the waiting which he
had to endure. But he would never
have been satisfied. The either is an
expensive instrument and difficult to
manufacture, being very delicate and
requiring the best of material and most
skillful of workmen, but dealers say
it is q fact that the manufacturers Of
this country make the best ones placed
on the market. There are but three
factories in this country, one in this
state, and two in the east. Their in
struments are sold largely in Europe,
some Of them without being granded
and then sent back to this country at
prices one hundred per cent. above
what they should be. The ocean trips
may improve them, but the Hermann
gentleman cannot see where it comes
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

There are many mud volcanoes
scattered throughout the world, but
there are few whose action Is so regu-
lar and so characteristic as that of
Dempo, in the island Of Sumatra. This
marvellous volcano, about 10000 feet
in height, was visited recently by
correspondent, who thus describes 1t:
All was quiet and placid and 1 sat
down while to take in the details of
scene so novel; vast circular basin,
half mile in diameter, with rocky
sides of sheer preciplces, displaying at
places horizontal strata, and at the bot
tom Of this another smaller basin, some
200 feet in diameter, filed to thin
about thirty or forty feet Of II rim,
with smoking substance, III bur-
nished silver, which reflected tie blue
sky and every passing cloud. We had
sat thus for about ten or twelve min
utes when I noticed that the center of
the white basin had become intensely
black, and was scored with dark
streaks. This area gradually increased.
BY steady scrutiny with my glass, for 1t
was difficult to make out what was
silently and slowly taking place, at
last discovered that the blacknees
marked the sides Of chasm that had
formed in-what now perceived the
white FURNISHED mirror to be-a lake Of
seething mud. The blackness increased.
The lake was being engulfed. A few
minutes later a dull, sullen roar was
heard, and had just time to conjecture
within myself whence 1t proceeded
when the whole lake heaved and rose
in the air for some hundreds Of feet,
not as If violently elected, but with a
calm, majestic upheaval, and then fell
back upon itself with an awesome roar
which reverberated round and round
the vast cauldron and echoed from
rocky. wall to rocky wall like the surge
of an angry sea; and the immense vol
ume of steam let loose from its prison
house dissipated itself in the air. The
wave circles died away on the margin
of the lake, which resumed its bur-
nished face and again reflected the blue
sky and silence reigned again until
another geyser had gathered force for
another expiration. Thus, all day long,
the lake was swallowed up and vomited
forth once in every fifteen or twenty
minutes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
Test thump her with your fingers, when
o, the red old Georgy melon!
Thar's nothin' that kin tell
one-half the juicy sweetness
OF the melon in the well!
He Was Not Ashamed.

The following item, taken from the
Lima, O., Gazette, has lesson for us
all:
A clerk and his father just in from
the country entered Lima restaurant
one Saturday evening and took seats
at table where sat telegraph oper-
ator and reporter, both known to the
writer. The old man bowed his head,
and was about to say grace, when a
waiter came up to take their orders,
Father and son gave their orders, and
the former again bowed his head. The
young man turned the color Of a blood
red beet, and touching his fathers arm,
exclaimed in a low, nervous tone,
Father, it isn't customary to do that
in restaurants"
ut is customary with me to return
thanks to God wherever / am" was
the old mans answer For the third
time he bowed his head and his son
bowed his, also. The telegraph oper-
ator paused in the act Of carving his
beef steak and bowed his head; the
journalist pushed back his plate and
bowed his head and there wasn't a man
who heard the short and simple prayer
who didn't feel profounder respect
for the old farmer than If he had been
president Of the United States.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

And again, III ye abide in Me and NY
words abide In you, ye shall ask what
70 will and II shall be done unto you.
Many years later, after he had tested
the promise OF the Savior for upward
OF half a century, John wrote; And
Whatsoever we ask we receive Of him
because we keep his commandments
and do those things that are pleasing
In His sight"
When Peter was in prison, guarded
by sixteen soldiers, and chained, and
doors and gates locked, the church
cried to God, "and God sent His angel
and brought him forth" When Paul
and silas were thrust into the inner
prison, and their feet made fast In.
the stocks, they prayed unto God, and.
there was an earthquake, and the
foundations Of the prison were shaken
and they were set free, and the jailer
was saved.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
Emcacv Of PRAYER.

How do we know, says Rev. DR.. r.
A. Torrey in q recent address, that
prayer has great power? First, from
direct and explicit statements in the
Bible. "The supplication of righteous
man availeth much in its workings"
But how much? Read the context:
ELIAS was man subject to like pas
sions as we are, and he prayed earn
estly that 1t might not rain and it
rained not on the earth by the space
Of three years and six months, and he
prayed again and the heavens gave
rain and the earth brought forth her
fruit"
The Lord Jesus, in his last words
to his disciples before his arrest and
crucifixion, said: Verify verify,
say unto you, he that believeth on Ne,
the works S.-:at do shall he do also.
and greater works than these shall ye
DO. Whatsoever We shall ask in My
name that will do that the Father
nay be glorified in the Son. If we shall
usk anything in Ny name will DO II"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
Like a Telephone.

A man who had formed the habit or
drinking started one night from home.
His little girl chung to him and coaxed
him in her pretty way. His wife
asked him to stay at home. But his
habit was too strong, and he left them.
When some distance away he found
that he had left his money at home,
and he turned back. He crept past the
window, and, looking in, saw his little
girl kneeling at her mothers knee. He
listened and heard her say:
Nov, lay me down to Sleep" and
then she said: God bless papa, and
please send him home sober. Amen"
The door opened and he walked into
the room. When little Mary was be-
ing tucked into her bed, she said,
Mamma, God answers most as quick
as the telephone, doesn't he?"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
A Boys Composition.

In a public school in New England
the teacher thought she would give out
natural history subjects as subjects for
compositions. In this way she teaches
them English photography and natural
history all at once. The commonplace
subject Of "Ants" was given to bright
boy who said he knew all about it. This
is the result of his efforts:
"Ants" -There is many kinds OF Ants
My ant Mary Jane is one Of these kind.
She is gently good natured and when
she comes to see My Mother she brings
me five cents worth of penuts and tells
me Why James how you've growed but
when l go and see her and don't only
Just wawlk on the Carpit without
Cleening my boots she is orhy mad.
Ants like to give you advice and scold
at you like everything but their Hart
is in the Wright Plaice and once l
found Ants nest in the woods l poked
it with stick and Million Ants run
out after me and Crawled up Inside my
Pants and Bit me like Sixty. Ants
nests are good Things not to Poke with
a stick Ants are very INDUSTRIOUS in
Steeling Shugar. I forgot to say that
my Ant Martha lives in Main she has a
boy Of Just about my Aige and He can
stand on his He'd Five minits and how
Do you suppose he can Do it. lido not
think of Anything more about Ants
IT present.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
rnE DIVORCE EVIL.
Some Of the Causes Which Account
for the Present Tendencies.


The extent 10 which tho marriage re-
latlon Is falling into contempt with O
certain class Of people In this metropo-
lis is illustrated by the fact that in ono
day recently thirty divorce cases came
Sefore one OF the city courts, says Les
lies Weekly. In a majority Of the cases
brought to actual trial the wives were
the complainants and the evidence In
each went to show that the husband
had been unfalthful. But 1t was also
apparent that in a majority OF In
stances the marriages had been hasty
and inconsiderate and without any mo-
tive of affection
II Is inevitable that in such cases
wedlock should prove an uncertain
venture, resulting, as rule, in discon-
tent and misery, but this fact hardly
affords a justification for the ostenta-
tious display Of the mutual unrest and
disappointment in spectacular proceed
ings for divorce. 1t may be unreason-
able to insist that parties who plunge
into matrimony without any proper re-
gard for Its responsibilities or any real
appreciation Of the considerations
which should alone inspire 1t shall bear
the penalties which they rashly incur;
but 1t Is certainly consistent with JUS
tice and In harmony with sound morals
that they should refrain from intruding
their lnfelicities, often amounting TO
scandalous deformities of life, upon the
public notice. AS to the best and most
effective methods Of arresting the
growing tendencies to divorce, illus
trated by the fact that while in 1870
there was in this country one divorce
to every 3,517 marriages, the proper
ton ten years later was one to 2,051,
there Is a great difference Of opinion.
Moral Influences must be chiefly relied
upon to check the evil, but something
could be done in the same direction by
more vigorous and literal enforce
ment Of existing laws. Some Of our
courts are not only exceedingly lax in
their Interpretation Of the sanctities Of
the marriage relation, finding excuses
for its dissolution in the most trihing
causes, but they so minimize the penal
ties of the law as to deprive them of
all their deterrent force Another In
fluence which contributes to the ease
and frequency of divorces is the incon-
grulty of the laws of the various states.
A federal law making the causes and
penalties of divorce the same in all Of
our states and territories would put an
end to large proportion of the scan
dals which now find their way into the
public prints and help to re-establish
in the public mind the obligatory char
acter Of the marriage tie.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
A Well Deserved Reply.

A clergyman was recently annoyed
by people talking and giggling. He
paused, looked at the disturbers and
said:
II am always afraid to rebuke those
who misbehave, for this reason. Some
years since, as was preaching,
young man who sat before me was con-
stantly laughing, talking and making
uncouth grimaces. I paused and adj
ministered a severe rebuke. After the
close of the service a gentleman said
to me, Sir, you have made a great
mistake; that young man is an idiot
Since then I have been afraid to re-
prove those who misbehave in church
lest should repeat that mistake, and
reprove another idiot"
During the rest Of the service there
was good order.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
A Nomer.

English temperance drinks have a
large proportion Of alcohol, according
to recent testimony before the liquor
commission. OF 63S samples of herb
beer examined in 1894 by the inland
revenue department 31S contained more
than 2 per cent of pure spirit and 100
more than per cent Parsnip beer
was found to contain over IS per cent,
which is much stronger than ordinary
beer. "Teetotal sherry" containing no
grape juice, but compounded Of sugar
and bisulphide of lime, is declared to be
a most Objectionable drink"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
Everything Wa. Girls. for D!os.n.

Everything Was Grlst for DickOnA
OF the making of new books during
our walks there was no end. Every
thing suggested copy" to Dickens,
either as author or editor. He was q
persistent pedestrian, having acquired
the habit Of prowling around London
at night when he was suffering from
insomnia. One afternoon we inspected
the picture gallery Of Lord Darnley's
residence near "Gad's Hill" A long
line of family portraits extended back
to the Crusaders. Among the Court
ladies, the grim warriors and stern
judges, golden-headed boy stood out
as II painted with sunshine. A noise
attracted our attention at the other
end Of the room, and there was boy
the exact duplicate of the picture, the
likeness having been reproduced after
many generations. THAT will make
a good story" said Dickens, as we
strolled through the park. take the
boy of the picture and put him through
his adventures in olden times. First
volume. Then take the modern boy,
Identical with his ancestor in appear
apce, mind, tastes and morals, and de-
scribe his adventures in our times and
show how environment affects the
same type of man. 1 must talk this
matter over with Charles Read; he
would do 1t gloriouSly, Ladies' Homo
Journal
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
I MADE A CUT.

roll after roll Of parchment-llke sub
stance shaped like toe. | awoke in
a terrible fright and felt strange
llghness in that toe. Unable to go
asleep again rose, under the pretense
Of cutting the nail and found"-he
dropped his voice to a whisper-"that
the dream was quite true, tried to
cut the nail and discovered, as you will,
that l could have clipped off the whole
thing without feeling it, as 1t was
really nothing but parchment"
He flung himself back in his chair
as If to say: 81 have told you all and
you must help me-"
II will help you, old fellow" said,
aloud, then for one moment covered
my face with my hands and in that
brief time mapped out the course to
follow. I could see that the horror Of
his dream had so wrought upon his
fancy that it had become reality
which could not be dispelled by
laughter or scorn. Going to the door
/ locked 1t as If to secure the great
est privacy.
Remove your shoe and let me make
an examination" commanded.
He did so and found the toe In per-
feet condition, except that the nail had
been trimmed a little too short I had
no doubt that this was the cause Of
the dream which had produced such
an effect His brain, for some reason
not clear to me, was In such q condi-
ton as to render this dream so vivid
that he had accepted 1t as reality. AS
knew from my experiences in deal
ing with patients laboring under hallu-
citations in the asylum, nothing l could
say would convince him that It was
only the fancy of an idle brain. It
was best, then I decided, not to waste
time in vainly trying to show him his
error.
| had known Of somewhat similar
case at TIE insane asylum. A patient
conceived the idea that his head was
turned backward and insisted upon re-
versing his clothing, buttoning every
thing in the back, and even walking
backward. The physician was finally
obliged to humor him by giving his
head severe wrench Ito turn II
around to its proper position" before
he was satisfied to don his apparel In
the customary way.
"Van," said, yours is an unusual
case and unusual means must be useC
for its cure. Are you brave enough tC
submit to heroic measures to save your
toe, perhaps, indeed, your life event.
for this mysterious change may affect
the whole system If not checked at the
beginning"
He shuddered, but answered firmly
81 consent to whatever you think best
liz l am crippled my career is ruined
Imagine my limplng on the stage to d.
love parts" and he laughed bitterly
He knew the tickle public so well tina
he realized If he disappointed 1t in an!
way 1t would without conjunction de
throne him and put another idol In hi
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

The first United States coins bore the
likeness Of Martha Washington. The
general was greatly annoyed and had
the die altered, fearing that his polit-
ical opponents would construe the inn
age on the coin as indicating desire
for royal hOnors. Our coinage once
comprised a So gold piece. The author
lied act for this coin was passed Feb.
81, 1868, and its coinage was begun in
1854. 1t is said that very few Of these
pieces are now in existence.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
1udlrestlbls Food.

A strange assortment Of objects was
removed by surgical operation in an
Odessa hospital from the stomach Of a
Yulta woman, suffering from a horrible
form Of starvation. 1t comprised a
fork, piece of iron, two teaspoons, q
needle, piece of lace with the crochet
needle, two two-and-a-Quarter inch
nails, four pieces of glass, eight but
tons, and key. The woman is out Of
danger, and the contents of her stom-
ach attract crowds to the hospital mu-
scum.