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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

Donnelly got IA in Connecticut and
2 in Ohio Debs got in Ohio. NJ.
Coxey got in Ohio.
Bcdlam Again Turned Loose.
1t was 4;22 p. m. when the announce
ment was made. Bedlam was loosed
again and pandemonium reigned for
fifteen or twenty minutes The Texas,
Arkansas and Name middle.of-the
road men, with the guidons together,
took no part in the demonstration.
The middle-of-the road men finally
massed about their standard on the
left of the hall, about 800 in number,
and made a counter demonstration.
They cheered and yelled, and pushed
and fought for ten minutes.
The sergeants-at-arms were power
less to restore order, and after rap
ping for Eve minutes, Chairman Allen
declared Mr.. Bryan the nominee Of
the convention. Some one made a
motion to adjourn. The chairman
put the motion and declared the con-
vention adjourned sine die. AS he
did 30 Stump Ashby shouted, "Texas
cast 1903 votes for Norton-frst, last
and all the time"
After the adjournment Senator
Jones refused to give out Mr.. Bryan's
message, and he Immediately posted
off to Lincoln to confer with the "Sil-
yer Knight of the West" regarding
the situation.
Radicals Take Action
About sixty middle.of -the-road del
egates, representing the states Of
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisi-
ana, Kansas, Maine, Tennessee, Mis-
souri,, Mississippi, Wyoming, Texas,
Wisconsin and West Virginia, met in
the headquarters of the Texas dele
CATION at the Southern hotel to re-
ceive the report of the committee APP
pointed to prepare an address to the
people. The state most numerically
represented was Texas. Kansas was
represented by G. C. Clemens aud
Frank Elliott and Missouri by Sheri-
dan Webster. Cyclone" Davis of
Texas was not present.
The address was presented by Chair
man Ashby, but after considerable
discussion it was laid on the table, as
1t did not cover the ground as fully as
it was deemed necessary 1t should.
Henry L. Call of New York, former
ly of Kansas, offered motion that
the committee appointed in the after
noon be required to communicate
with Bryan, ascertain his decision and
report within ten days; also that u
provisional committee be appointed
bV the chair after cOnsultin with
middle-of-the-road friends, to confer
as to what further action should be
taken. After some discussion this
motion was adopted and the meeting
adjourned.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

was correct. He said afterwards, In
explanation OF his action, that Bryan
was the overwhelming choice OF the
convention, that the telegram, what
ever 1t was, was not addressed to the
convention or TO Populist delegate,
that it was purely Democratic nego.
tiation, and something with which n
Populist convention had nothing to
do.
When the roll call was completed 1t
was found that Bryan had !, 092 out of
the 1900 votes In the convention.
Frank 3. Norton of Chicago was the
only other candidate. Ignatius Don.
nelly of Minnesota ana General Coxey
of OHIO were nominated, but their
names were withdrawn. Norton re-
ceived 52l votes, Eugene " Debs 10
and Donnolly l. Norton got the ma
jority, or the solid vote, OF Texas,
Michigan, Missouri, Rhode Island and
Wisconsin, and respectable portion
Of the votes of Alabama, California,
Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06
YOURS For HEALrn.n

Expert physicians affirm that the
right climate may cure consumption
and kindred diseases.
The right climate is where a pure,
dry air, equable temperature and con-
slant sunshine are found.
These essentials exist in the Salt
River Valley of Arizona and various
places in New Mexico.
Descriptive pamphlets, recently is
sued by Passenger Department of the
Santa Fe Route, contains such COM
plete information relative to these
regions as invalids need. For free
copies address G. T. Nicholson, G. P.
A., A. T. g. S. L. Rv., Chicago.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

Mary French Field, eldest daughter
Of the late Eugene Field, is preparing
herself to carry on the platform work
of her father, and will make her debut
as public reader early in the autumn.
Miss Field, who is known far and wide
among her fathers friends as "Trotty,"
a pet name bestowed upon her in her
infancy, Is tall, handsome girl, good
figure, Of rather blonde type, with fair
complexion, and blue eyes. She is
twenty years Of age, and is the eldest
Of the poets five surviving children.
Such pluck is admirable.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06
Marriage is a Lottery.

He looked happy enough as he
walked up to the post office box, set
huge bundle on the floor and began
taking pretty square envelopes there
from, dropping them by twos and
threes in the box.
big lot of letters" remarked the
policeman. Nice day, too"
Letters, said the happy man. my
dear fellow, those are not letters. They
are wedding invitations.
A stern look came over the face of
the hitherto friendly policeman.
my friend" he said, II am sorry to
disturb you. But must do my duty.
Come with me-"
"Arrested?"
Eyes.
ION what charge, sir? This is an
outrage"
you are advertising a lottery
through the mail" New York Tele-
gram.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06
What's more miserable than discon-
tentP Shakespeare.
Educational.

Attention of the reader Is called to
the announcement of Notre Dame uni
versity in another column of this pa
per. This noted institution of learn
ing enters upon its tfty-third year
with the next session, commencing
Sept. 8, 1896 Parents and guardians
contemplating sending their boys and
young men away from home to school
would do well to write for particulars
to the University of Notre Dame, In
diana, before making arrangements
for their education elsewhere. No
where in this broad land are there to
be found better facilities for cultivat-
ing the mind and heart than are Of
tered at Notre Dame University.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

A farmer has begun suit in Chicago
for money he claims is due him, he
having given 500 bill in payment for
a drink, for which he got $36 change.
This simply shows how useless is 1t to
try and help stranger by generous
treatment. Had the gentleman from
the rural district visited New York
with $500 he would have done we'll to
get out Of town with borrowed suit
Of clothes, yet in Chicago, where he is
cOurteously handed back $50, he is not
satisfied.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
Turning Down of sewan and NomIna-
ton of Mr. Watson.

NiOh VI uAEs WhlbODs
ST.. Louis, Mo-, July 25. Thomas E.
Watson of Georgia, who was q mem
Der of the Fifty-frst congress, and
who, in the Fifty-second and Fifty
third congresses, unsuccessfully con-
tested Colonel Blacks seat, was nomi-
mated for vice president by the Popu-
list convention, on the first ballot,
shortly after midnight, this (Satur.
day. morning. There were five other
candidates: Sewall, Mann Page of
Virginia; A. L Mimms of Tennessee,
Congressman Skinner of North Caro-
lima, and Colonel Burkett Of Missis-
sippi The nomination was made
unanimous before the result of the
roll call was announced Mr.. Bryan
sent word to his supporters that he
would not accept nomination at the
hands of the convention under these
circumstances, He will stand Loyalty
by his running mate.
The report current at the conven-
ton hall that Mr. Bryan had an
nounced his determination not to
accept the Populist nomination for
president, in case of the rejection of
Sewall, was based upon the following
kilograms exchanged between SENATOR
Jones and Mr.. Bryan:
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, July "a.
To w. j. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.
The Populists will nominate vice
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

! The 100000 bundle of money
which 1t was the custom to allow brides
to handle when they visited the treas
ury vault in Washington has been done
away with. Formerly an official used
to hand the young woman bundle
marked 100000, with the remark,
Nov you can say you have had ST.
100000 in your hand" and they were
tickled to death. They did not know
that the brown paper parcel contain
ed nothing but two census reports.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06
VERDICT FOR HEARNE.
San Francisco Chronicle Mulcted for
$4,000.


SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 27.-The jury
in the Hearne libel case returned a
verdict for the plaintiff, assessing
damages at $4,000. The action had
been tried once before, the jury fail
ing to agree. The plaintiff in the
case is DR. j. C. Hearne of this city.
The defendants are NJ II. DeYoung,
proprietor of the San Francisco Chron-
icle, aud j. f. Blunt, formerly that
papers San Diego correspondent.
The article which formed the basis
of the suit was sent from this city in
August, 1894. 1t was construed by
Dr. Hearne and some of his friends as
duplicating the doctor in the murder
of Amos j. Stillwell, at Hannibal,
Mo, in December, 1883 Subsequent
to the publication of this article
Hearne was indie ted for the urder,
tried and acquitted.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

The training Of Greek athletes in the
old days was eminently sensible. The
training began when the boy was about
ten, and the object was not only to Sc
cure strength and health, but bodily
grace and beauty. The Greeks assumed
that only in symmetrical and beauA-
full body could fine mind dwell, and
so physical culture held a foremost
place in the education of the youth of
the land.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

Mrs. Kruger, Dom Pauls wife, Is not
new woman. She is extremely do
nestle, and is not in the least ashamed
to admit that she thoroughly enjoys her
well-earned reputation for making the
best coffee in the Transvaal. She is a
"huls-vrouw" pure and simple, and her
chief pleasure is in tidiness, the only
ching about her distinguished husband
which annoys her being his distressing
Indifference as to personal cleanliness.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06
Hoke srulth to Resign.

New YORK, July ga Washington
dispatch says Hoke Smith, secretary
of the interior, and proprietor of
what was formerly the administra-
tion's most potent organ in the South,
will resign from the cabinet within
the next week.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

A family in Bremen has treasured
four barrels Of rare wine for over $50
years. 1t has just been discovered that
the barrel nearest the wall had been
regularly sampled by an old and trust
ed servant, who drank pint day Of
dt until 1t was all gone. He was caught
filing the barrel with water.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06
Plnnts tho Color Of stonO.

There are few instances of pro-
tective mimicry in plants, though in
general plants protect themselves by
spines, hairs and poisonous secretions.
The "Stone observation-disclosures" of
tho Cape of Good Hope resembles the
stones among which it grows, and
thus escapes the notice of the wild
herbiverous animals. Mr. Weale has
also observed that many plants grow
Ing in the stony soil of the Karoo have
their tubers like the stones around
them that when not in leaf one cannot
be distinguished from the other.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06
What They ,Hsrn Playing.

"You naughty boys" exclaimed the
mother of one of group of noisy
juveniles. What are you doing2"
Playing"
But l heard you calling names"
"Yes'em. We're playing we're the
Senate" Washington Star.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

The Christian Endeavorers are the
people to turn out to conventions.
Their recent gathering in Washington
was the biggest thing Of the kind ON
rNcord.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

People like occasionally to be told
that they look sick enough to be in
bed 1t makes them feel heroic because
they stayed up.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

Chicago is now interested in a re-
markable lawsuit. One citizen sold a
cow to another and warranted her to
give sixteen quarts of milk day. The
most the purchaser could make the cow
give was two quarts. It seems to be a
clear case of 16 to 2.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

There are queer ways of making a
living in New York city. One Sunday
a man advertised that he had found
a wallet with large sum of money in
1t, and gave an address. Thirty-five
men called, and fifteen others wrote
him letters. The losers stated the sums
lost to be all the way from $4,000 to
$4,000, and most of them gave the
denominations Of the bills. He was
promised all the way from $1,000 to
$1,000 to restore the lost wallet, but
as there was none Of course he could
not do 1t. 1t went to show that many
people devote their time to trying to
recover lost articles which obviously
belong to others.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

These COMPOUNDED doctors, who little
by little have been robbing us of all
our illusions, to say nothing Of our
pleasures, have now discovered and
officially stated that ice cream probably
causes more disease than any other
single article of food. 1t appears, from
what they say that any halfway SEN
sible microbe would rather live in Ice
cream than anywhere else, and he
thrives wonderfully under such circum-
stances so that when you eat him he
is in first-class shape to do you all the
harm he possibly can. How nice this
n.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

The candidate who receives 224 cleo
toral votes will win. Count 'em up as
you think the states will go. A pleas
ant pastime on real warm Sunday aft
ernoon,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

1t makes you feel warm just to look
at red costume in summer weather.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

"Where will you go, my little boy
If you toll lie?"
"Well, that depends If the lie
works all right, I'll go to the circus"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

"Are you Republican or Demo
crat, Gawge?"
"Oh, I'm aim a-weallv, deah boy,
you'll have to aswk me valet.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06
A Happy Excuse.

Gilder-"SaY, Briggs, old boy, one
moment. How do you stand on the
financial question? The time is at
hand when everybody should come
out and declare himself. This is
serious matter and it must be met.
Briggs-Excuse me, old fellow, but
there is another serious matter which
must be met.
Gilder-What's that?
Briggs-My mother-in-law on the /.
o'clock train. Good-by. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

II may be poor, madam" said the
tramp, proudly, but have an hon
orable war record was among the
missing at the battle of Bull Run"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

The doing of an evil to avoid an evil
cannot be good. Coleridge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

Freshly-How is your sisters cold,
Johnny. She is able to see me, /
hope.
Johnny-Oh, yes; she's been eating
onions for it all day, SO she's almost
we'll.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

Teacher - What does h-a-t-c-h-e-G
spell?
Bright Pupil dunno.
Teacher-What does your father kill
a chicken with?
Bright Pupil - Nuthin', he jes'
wrings it's neck.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

And the man who considers his name
a matter of news is still painfully in
evidence.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

Our Canadian friends, who have al
ready had their general election, will
please excuse us till we hold ours.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06
Phillipsburg Herald.
KANsAO.

Paterson, N. j., boasts Of a woMAn So
years old who rides wheel.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

Few men ever lived up to the ex-
pectatlons of either enemies or friends.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

Physician-You must avoid all mem
tai exertion.
Patient--But, doctor must finish a
society novel upon which am work
ing
Physician--oh, guess that will be
all right.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

The convention had little or no
trouble in agreeing upon platform.
Several amendments were offered to
the report by the resolutions commit
tee, but they were whlrled out Of
sight by practically unanimous vote,
and the report went through in all of
its middle-of- the-road glory, Dele
gate j. Il. Vallette of Rhode Island,
presented the Declaration of indie
pendence, with just enough change in
it's wording to include the Populist
idea of finance, as a minority re :
port. 1t was partially read, when,
by an overwhelming vote, further
reading was dispensed with. But this
did not suit Vallette. He mounted
the speakers stand and demanded the
further reading of his creed. Chair
man Allen argued with him for a
while without avail, and then ordered
him off the platform. He refused to
go. A lieutenant of the city police
laid hand on the obstreperous dele.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-08-06

Donnelly got IA in Connecticut and
2 in Ohio. Debs got in Ohio. NJ.
Coxey rot in Ohio.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-06-18
THE HAUNTED LAKE.

In southwest Texas there Is lake
that bears the reputation of being the
most desolate and uncanny pool in the
world The place is veritable city OF
ghosts. 1t is body of water three
quarters OF a mile wide and dozen
miles long, lying in the shadows of an
almost impenetrable forest In the bot
toms Of the Nueces river. in DmU.itt
county. The lake is very deep; so deep
that in many places no procurable line
has ever reached the bottom. Hence,
the rumor says there is no bottom at all.
It's shores are absolutely uninhabited,
and the boldest wayfarer hesitates to
tarry near its ill-omened waters even
in the broad light of day.
1t swarms with fish, and immense al
ligators dwell there. Fierce, wild AMI
mails stink unmolested through the tan
gled growth along the bank. At night
the owls boot and the long-drawn,
high. plaintive wall of the hungry pan
Their form a fit accompaniment to the
ghostly revels of unquiet spirits.
That some inexplicable happening
takes place on these lonely waters on
certain nights is beyond question. The
evil repute has existed for more than
century--such sights have been seen
and sounds heard by those bold enough
to attempt Investigation. that efforts in
that line have entirely ceased; the lake
is Stunned, and further inquiry must
be made by strangers, for no one know
ing the place can be bribed or forced
to stay there after nightfall
The lake was the scene of a tragedy
over 100 years ago, and from that day
to the present 1t has borne an unhal-
lowed reputation. In those days there
was a road that skirted its lower end.
The road was the single highway con-
Meeting Mexico with the mission set
Elements and the Spanish outposts
along the San Antonio river. and fur
thcr east, in what Is now Texas.
The lake was well-known and ia
vored camping place. There was good
water there, good grass and abundant
shade; welcome rest spot for those
coming from the south over the hot
sandy cactus-covered uplands. Near
the close of a September day long ago, a
large wagon train stopped to camp for
the night. Within the wagons were
sacks of silver coin for the payment OF
troops in the frontier garrisons. To
guard this was an armed mounted cs-
cort, numerous enough to put at rest all
fear Of danger. The whole lay down
to rest and slept that night, unsupi-
cious, careless and negligent. But a
DEADLY paril vvas lurkinu uoar nj hand
eager-eyed, blood-thirsty and ever
watchful Of an opportunity.
All the way from the Rio Grande the
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-06-18
Ciever Younr French Woman.

All France is talking OF Mile. Jeanne
Benaben's extraordinary attainments
This exceedingly scholarly young
woman received the college degree or
sine was 16. She then became professor
OF philosophy in n woman's college at
Lyons, and this year was a candidate
at the Sorbonne for the important de-
gree of licentiate in philosophy. The
examiners, though prepared for q
prodigy. were amazed at the extent OK
her erudition and her serene composure
in dealing with the vexed problems OF
Descartcs. Kant and Comte She was
third on the list of 200 candidates, all
of them older than herself, and is now
a lecturer on the science of the mind
in the college of Rouen.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-06-18
Cost of Destroying n Stun.

London is spending nearly So, 500. 600
in cleansing and rebuilding one slum.
American cities are just beginning to
learn how serious is the cumulative
evil Of slum construction. They may
with profit also learn how cost
ly is the necessity of Stun destruc
ton. The object lesson offered by
London may be studied with
interest in our large cities and espec-
tally in New York, where, through the
efforts of the state tenament house
commission. legislation has with much
difficulty been secured which. ii en-
forced, perpetuated and added to. will
tend to prevent the growth OF sucf
conditions as London is now compelled
to ombat.-Century.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-06-18

THE CHASTITY PROCESSION.
trail Of the crawling wagons had been
followed by bandits-thieves. renegades
and murderers they were, cruel as
tigers, brave as grizzlies. Every move
had been noted, every camping place
watched. every sign of careless conf
dence eagerly scrutinized by keen eyes
that shone with the ill-repressed light
of anticipated plumber.
On this September night, when the
whole camp was resting, the sentinels
nodding. even AZ they stood in the dark
shadows of the trees, the robbers made
their attack; fierce yell, rafting vol
ley and a savage rush. The startled
escorts sprang up. grasping their old
fashioned escopetas. and made what re-
sistance they could. There was close
desperate fighting all around. and a
confusion indescribable. The COM
mandant realized that the fight would
soon so against him. so. exhorting his
men to stand to the last, he gathered
the teamsters about him and together
they took the sacks of silver from thu
wagons and threw them over into th'
bottomless depths of the lake.
There was barely time. for all re
sistance was soon overcome. the sur
vivors begging for mercy and the hu
man wolves in complete possession