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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
NOT WELL POSTED.

GHideR who Led tho King Of Slam
About London Had Trouble.
The king OF Siam has proved himself
TO be familiar with Englishhlstory. He
has not passed a regular examination,
but has shown himself acquainted with
the occupants of the tombs in West
minister Abbey, which 10 about the
same, says the New York Journal. The
king was shown about Engiand's VAL
hallG by Canon Wilberforce. He cold
ly passed by the statues of Pitt, Living
stone and Herschel In the nave, but
paused before that OF Darwin. 'Dar-
win, great man, I know him." he re
marked. The helmet worn by Henry
v. at Agincourt was shown him. He
looked az 1t carefully and inquired it's
weight, He seemed surprised when
told that itweighed mine pounds, twelve
ounces. When shown the flags of the
knights OF the bath, he asked for tho
duke Of WellLngton's. Queen Elizabeth's
tomb impressed him greatly. All Of q
sudden he said. "Where 10 Mary?n No
one knew exactly what ne meant. Then
he went on: "NEary--Mary, qIieen Of
Scots" 4
"She was beheaded, J" he added. This
circumstance seemed 70 impress him,
for in moment no said: "Whereis the
other3" Soon II was understood that
decapitatlon was the connecting link
and that he wished to zee the tomb OF
Charles the First. He was disappointed
to learn that Charles was buried at
Windsor, In the Poets Corner Tenny-
son and Scott received most Of his at
tentiOn. At st. Paul's he was shown
the memorial of Gen. Gordon, but
shocked his guides by inquiring with
great sincerity: "Who was Gen. Cor
DOM" "Oh, he was man very well
known in the east" was the only
answer thought necessary. Altogether
ChulalonglSorn showed himself TO be
pretty fair historian, but better
posted In ancient than modern events.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23

moved from the thick part Of the tail,
one-third of its length from the body,
a serrated bone about three inches long
running to a sharp point and bearing
OIL each side so fine, sharp barbs all
hooking backward. This was the much
dreaded singer Of the stingaree, sup
posed to be as fatal as the fangs of a
rattlesnake. After getting the sting
out of the ray, Col. Guerin took a pic
ture of the fish and threw the fish and
its tail overheard. In speaking about
the catch he said:
II have seen stingrays or stingarees
caught in nets from Maine to Georgia,
but never saw one caught upon rod
before, and to capture one on light
black bass rod compensates me for the
breaking of my old favorite. The STING
ray is not so black as The is painted,
and his flesh is really good eating. 1
have home sting with piece of the
vertebra ATTACHED, and the sting alone
is just six inches in length. 1t came
from fish caught in CuTrftuclS sound,
and the fish was ten feet in length from
the tip of it's nose to the end of it's tail.
I've got another Az inches long which
I cut from q six-footer taken in pond
ut North Long Branch. have come to
the conclusion since my Barnegat ex-
perience that they are not game fish.
This one pulled hard enough, but it
was sluggish sort of a fight, and 1
was so impatient and angry when 1 saw
him and concluded that had caught
barn-door skate that 1 worked too fast
for my old rod"
"Do you think them as dangerous
as venomous reptiles?" asked New
York Sun reporter.
'FNo, do not" said Col. Guerin. II
don't believe that the creature has any
venom of it's own. The barbed lance
is so far up on the tail that it is almost
impossible for the fish to strike with
It. If nature had intended it for an
offensive weapon, she would have
placed it at the end of the tail. The
sting is dangerous thing to step upon,
and might infict bad wound in hand
ling the fish, but / feel sure the fish
cannot strike with it. AS for venom,
everything found in salt water makes
a dangerous wound. Locljaw is as
likely to result from n cut with an oy-
ster shell as from the ragged wound
made by the barbed lance Of the sting
ray or stingaree. There was man
killed by one of these creatures few
weeks ago, but no doubt he would have
met the same fate if he had been abbed
with the long bayonet of king crab
or horseshoe. 1t is the slime of the
sea that poisons, and nothing that the
animal emits."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23

mediately be filed. For SO years as q
child and woman she has been before
the public, and in that time impressed
her winning personality ON two gener.
ations. She stole intol the hearts Of
theater goers when at the age of ak
and known as Louisa Lane she made
her debut in the character of a boy in
"Timon of Athens" at the Liverpool
theater. Every year that followed has
served to strengthen the attachment,
for the promise of her childhood was
realized in the abundant genius that
developed in her as she mStured.
Mrs. Drew's mother was famous
actress and singer as Mrs. Lane and
afterward Mrs. Kinlock, and it was un-
der this admirable maternal direction
that the young girl made her early
progress up to the time of her American
debut in 1927 with the old stock conn
pany of the Olympic theater, Philadel-
phia. Junius Brutus Booth was the
star of that company, and association
with him was of immense advantage to
the ambitious young actress. Her re-
ception by the public was marked by
an enthusiasm that has never abated
during her subsequent career, and she
went direct to the hearts of the people
with such uneering instinct that her
sovereignty has never since BEEN ques-
toned. AS far back as 1885 Mrs. Drew
first appeared as Lady Teazle In 1.-The
School for Scandal" and thus entered
ON her really worldwide fame. When
she added to this signal success the
surprising creation of Mrs. Malaprop Id
"The Rivals" her popularity reached
its zenith. Joseph Jefferson shared
with her the honors in the latter pro-
duction, and these two have kept to.
gether in recent years, Mrs. Drew limit
ing her work to her fayorite character.
1t is comparatively easy to trace Mrs.
Drew's public career and note It's sue
cessive triumphs, but it will require
careful analysis of the last half CEN
fury of the drama In this country to
separate from it all of Mrs Drew'sc con-
tributions to its advancement, Her in
dividuality was of such wholesome,
inspiring kind that in the autobiog-
raphy of more than one artist of to-
day the quality of success is attributed
to her influence and advice. She was
the adored child of the profession near.
ly three score years ago, and while the
span of a mans life has been wearing
away she slowly passed along with the
years until she became the adored mem
tor. AS one looks upon the stage to-
day, with its multitude of silly, empty
or worse plays and its multitude of ac-
tresses who have no other claims upon
public favor than their faces and their
gowns, it may well be asked: How
shall the place Of this great actress be
filled?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
Field Glnnr Rnnge Finder.

An improved range finder for field
glasses hasa fatdial plate, subdivided to
correspondence the focus of the glasses,
rigidly attached near the rear end of
the adjusting screw; a fixed pointer Sc
cured near the screw to the frame Of
the glasses, indicating the adjustment
upon a dial. A small wheel upon the
adjusting screw turns it so that it will
readily focus the glasses for various
distances, and enabling the user to also
estimate correctly the speed Of advanc-
ing OF Withdrawing objects.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
REMEMBERED HER CHILDREN.
ElODed Fifty Years Ago, but Wllled
Property to Her Offspring.

ElOped Fifty Years Ago, but Willed
Property to Her Offspring.
During the gold excitement of 40 q
young Irishman named Thomas Hogan
settled in Calayeras county, Cal, with
his wife. He became a miner and
amassed considerable property before
he died. His widow afterward married
John C. Scribner, of San Andreas. He
died a few years ago, says the New
York World, and left his property to
his widow. The twice-widowed woman
thus came into the possession of about
100000. She died few months ago
and left the bulk of her property to
her "nieces and nephews" in Ireland.
naming two men and two women.
The lawyer appointed to administer
on the estate wrote to the addresses
given, and learned that two OF the four
were dead, and the remaining two had
no knowledge of an aunt in California
or any other place. An investigation
developed the fact that the supposed
Mrs. Hogan was really Mrs. Richard
Barnes, and that she had left her hus-
band and four children to elope with
the young Irishman. She had kept the
skeleton in her closet hidden for nearly
so years, and even in death she tried to
protect the secret by referring to her
children as her nieces and nephews.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
A CATASTROPHE AvERrEp.
The Clerk Was just About to Car q
Policeman

They were two daintily dressed, chic
girls, and they we're evidently out for
a glddy afternoon, says the New York
Telegram. They strolled down Broad
way into Herald square with the gay
est OF smiles on their faces and the
sauciest of looks In their dancing eyes.
They stopped at a drug store i'm which
q mammoth frosty soda fountain
stands in all its glittering temptation,
and soon became engrossed in two de-
licious, creamy, frothy mixtures.
They chatted as they drank and slow
ly ate the ice cream with The long-dis-
lance spoons with which each alluring
glass is provided.
AT last the ice cream soda was
finished, and the girls went laughing
out into the street, when suddenly q
look Of CONSERVATION overspread the
face Of one Of them, and she exclaimed;
"oh, KittyI"
Then she rushed back into the drug
store, and, laying holdof the edge of the
counter, began to pull it.
The other followed in amazement.
The soda water manipulation and the
drug clerks regarded the Juggling young
woman with establishment, then fear.
Still she pulled at the counter till it APP
peared to be in imminenb danger of
coming loose.
At length, when the proprietor was
thinking seriously of calling in po-
liceman, something gave way and the
young woman fell back with AN excla-
NATION of relief and popped something
into her mouth.
"Nell, whatever Is the matter with
your" asked her companion.
Nothing" answered the other, in
nocently. II nearly forgotmy chewing
O11n.U
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
KlNsMEN IN THE SENATE.
White, of California, and Mallory, OF
Florida, First Cousins,


If one man of family gets to be SEN
ator he ought to be accounted fortunate.
When two men of family find seats
in the senate together It'll remarkable
event, and deserves recording, says the
Washington Post.
Stephen Mallory White is a senator
from California and Stephen Russell
Mallory is senator from Florida.
There is more than mere coincidence
In the similarity of the names. The
men are cousins. Senator Mallory's
father and Senator Whites mother
were brother and sister. 1t Is little
curious that the two senator's should
represent states as far apart as it is pos
sible for them to be-one on the Allan
tic and the other on the Pacific coast.
The grandfather of the two senators
was one of the earliest settlers of Flor
ida, while their grandmother was a
Spanish woman of fine stock, consider
able beauty and remarkable constitu-
ton, retaining to her old age all of her
faculties. Much of Senator Whites
sturdiness comes from his grand
mother He was not born in Florida,
for his father and mother crossed the
plains in 1850, attracted to California
by the reports of newly-discovered gold.
The senator was born in San Francisco
in 1853. The Mallorys, on the other
hand, remained in Florida, and now the
whirligig of time and the strange hap
penings of politics reunite the families
A. 4ha aano@a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
CAT AND RAINooERos oHUMs.
superintendent Bmith'a snyder ne
comes SMILES Devoted Friend.

superintendent Smiths Snyder ne
comes Smiles Devoted Friend.
Superintendent John B. Smith, Of the
Central park gpenagerie at New York
the other day found in the rhinoceros
cage his large black cat Snyder, which
had been missing for a week. While
going through the elephant house in
which Smiles, the old rhinoceros, is
kept, Superintendent Smith saw the
missing cat curled up in the hay beside
the big beast, and the rhinoceros was
licking the cats fur with It's tongue.
Superintendent Smith watched the pair
for time and tried to coax the cat
out, but It would not leave Smiles. A
keeper informed him that the two had
struck up q strong friendship in the
past week, and when the rhinoceros was
asleep the cat would frequently perch
itself on Smiles back and keep watch.
an It's native state, explained Super
intendent Smith, 20 bird known to htn-
tiers as the rhInoceros bird keeps watch
over the rlinoceros when sleeping, and
pecks ct its ears to arouse It at the APP
proach OF danger. Nature, perhaps, ia
working on the same lines In bringing
Smiles and Snyder together; but it's a
queer friendship, and | shall not dis.
tilrb H." 'H a,' t sft
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
WAS A GREAT ACTRESS.
Mrs. Drew's Death Leaves a Void
on tho American Stage.
Her HlstriOnic Successes Continued
Nearly Three-Qunrters OF a Gem
tury-Her Place VIII Be
Hard to Fiji.

Much genuine sorrow Inns been felt
at the announcement OF the death of
Mrs. John Drew, who passed away re-
GENTLY at Larchmont, N. Y.
Mrs. Drew was BORN in England jan
uary 10, 1918. Her mother, Mrs. Lame,
was an actress and singer of some dis
tinction. She afterward married
again and became Mrs Kinlocls.
Louisa was nine years OF age when
She oinedthe famouscompany of which
Junius Brutus Booth was star, and
made her American debut. She was
cast for the duke of York, playing to
Booths King Richard in Richard III"
A year later she made her first appear
ance in New York at the old Bowery
theater in boys part in play en-
titled "Little Pickle"
Mrs. Drew was three times married.
Her first husband was an Englishman,
Henry Hunt, whom She married In
1886. Later she became separated from
him and married George Mossop, an
Irish comedian, who died in 1849. In
1850 she married john Drew, an Irish
actor, and together they made their
appearance at the Chestnut Street the-
alter in Colley Cibber's "She Would and
She Wouldn't"
Other roles in which Mrs. Drew will
be remembered are Constance in the
Glove Chase" Mrs. Oakley in the
Jealous Wife," and Jane Shore in
"Much Ado About Nothing"
In 1884 Mrs. John Drew celebrated
the sixtieth anniversary of continuous
service on the stage.
The Death of Mrs. John Drew, says
the Chicago Tribune, leaves void ON
the American stage which cannot in-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
FHE FIERCE ST1NGAREE
interesting Data Concerning q
Queer Deep Sou Fish
Col. BIge Guerin, OF Newark N.J' the
First Fisherman Who Ever
Caught One on a Split
Bamboo Dhit Rod.

Col. Bige Guerin, Of Newark, caughta
stingaree in Barnegat bay O few days
ago while angling for wealSfish with
shedder crab bait. The fish weighed
about is pounds and was nearly two
feet across, and its whip-like tail was
fully three feet in length. Col. Guerin
was fishing with slx-ounce split bam-
boo bait rod made by his father-in-lawn
the late Charles Murphy, to whom the
credit Of making the first split bam-
boo rod Is accorded by all fishermen.
This was one of the last rodshis father
in-law made, and perhaps it was little
weakened by age, for it broke off short
under the butt ferrule while Col. Guerin
was killing the fish in. good style.
Capt. Dave Parker, of Fork River, was
sailing the boat and he had never seen
stingaree. He had Harrimac landing
net and sweeped down after the fish as
it was making a struggle to get 10 the
bottom. The fish was doubled up in the
capacious net and came aboard with its
whip wrapped around the handle and
its menacing "stinger" standing out at
right angle. Parker is a capable sailor
and u veteran Barnegatter, but he had
never seen stingaree before, and tits
said that this was the first one ever
caught in the bay. His first act was to
cut off the inch thick tail just above the
barbed prong with which it defends
itself, and then he cut out the hook
from the flap in which it had caught as
the fish was nibbling at the bait.
Parker was considerably excited by the
capture of the strange fish and was
about to throw the carcass overheard
when Col. Guerin, said:
"Hold onl I want to cut out that
spike;" and with his penknife he re-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
civ of nlr WimAmiIln.

Amsterdam, the capital OF the Neither
lands, is SITUATED at the confluence of
the River Amstel and the arm of the
zuyder Zee, called the Y pronounced
eye). 1t is a forest of lofty windmills
in the form of towers, steeples. pyra-
mids, truncated cones and aerial erec-
tons, waving their enormous arms and
whirling above the roofs like cloud OF
monster birds beating their wings over
the city. It is computed that there are
no fewer than $4,000 windmills In Hol-
land, chiefly employed in pumping and
draining. Many are Of vast dimensions,
each sail sometimes exceeding 60 feet
in lenpth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
PhysIcal Power OF Niaaara.

1t has been calculated that a very
strong man exerting himself very VIC
lently cam for few minutes work at a
rate Of one-ffth horse power, but the
average combined output of so strong
laboring men working for ten hours
a day would not probably exceed one
horse power. With this in view, it is no
exaggeration to say that the power of
Niagara exceeds the physical power
which the whole human race is capable
Of exerting continuously.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
A TRIPLE CAUTIOUS.
No City Man Gould Get Ahead al
Him.

HIM.
A typical former from the interior,
who had evidently come 10 the city 10
spend some OF the proceeds OF ono dol
lar wheat, walked cautiously into one
of the better-class hotels, says the De-
troit Free Press. Ono OF the bell boys
saw him weighted down with u satchel
and coat and umbrella and, as was his
custom, dhrted toward the door to take
the visitors burdens and pilot him to
the clerks deslr. He reached down to
grasp the satchel. Quick as a fash the
old mans right arm shot out with his
umbrella and just az Mr. Bell Boy took
hold Of the satchel the umbrella came
down on his back with o whack.
"T@ke that, young tellowl" remarked
the visitor, "You can't grab things
away from me. I've heerd NV how yew
fellers work ii. Grab u hand bag an
skip afore q man has chance tew wink,
But fooled ye this time, gosh darn el
Yew git out o, here right quick"
The oldman raised his umbrella again
threateningIy and the bell boy, much
discounted, slid toward his seat while
the farmer once more cautiously adj
vamced to the desk. The clerk reached
out warmly to grasp his prospective
guests hand. But it didn't grasp.
"Young man." said the old fellow,
yew're a trlfe previous, ain't YEP When
l git reddy tew shake, I'll LED ye know.
Yew don't know me, an / don't know
yew, yet. Jest keep that paw ter yer,
self. There, now, gimme a quill an I'll
show We who L ann"
He got the quill and registered, but
bell boys and clerks gave their guest
full right of way In either direction.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
soldlers to be Tattooed.

1t is a pretty well-known fact that
most of the deaths that occur 90, tia
field Of battle result from bleeding to
death before surgical aid arrives. The
French government has under consid-
GRAFTON a scheme for tattooing the sol
diers Of the French army with GER
tain mark over each artery, so that a
wounded man would be able to stanch
the flow of blood himself, and thus in
crease his chance OF living.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
EMoLIsH oppIrlEs.
A TownDhip which Has only Ons
Resident.

- ANWhhAAR WhACh nHh WHY UmQ'
Resident.
Undoubtedly the most extraordinary
township in England Is that Of Skid
daw, In Cumberland, II contains bus
ono house, the occupier OF which is un-
able TO exercise the Briton's privilege
Of voting because there is no overseer 10
prepare voters list and no church or
other place of worship or assembly on
which TO publish one, says Parsons
Weekly, E} ,a9aN
The most remote vlllnge,in England
Is that OF Farley-cum-Pltton. This
truly rural spot is 0Ob miles from tho
nearest railway station. Asa contrasts
TO this may be mentioned the hamlet of
Ystrad, about ten miles from Cardiff.
This tiny settlement possesses two inn
portant main roads, two railways and
two large rivers,
A very unique feature is exclusively
claimed by Trimley, small village In
Suffolk. In the one churchyord OF the
parish two churches are to be seen.
Service is conducted three times
week in each OF these churches at the
same hour.
The deepest well In England Is found
at Hamilton, in Hampshire, Itstretches
$50 feet below the surface OF the earth.
About halfway down this we'll shaft
Is subway. three miles In length,
which leuds TO the seacoast.
On the top Of the parish church tower
In Biclsnoller, Somersetshire, is yew
tree, now Ave feet high and still grow
ing In a hardy fashion, IL is generally
believed that the tree owes its origin
to a seed dropped by bird.
Perhaps the most splendily decorated
church in the kingdom Is that Of Whit
ley Court, Worcestershire. 1t Is entirely
constructed OF white marble, the pews
are chastely carved and the pulpit is Of
genuine Carrara marble, richly paneled
with precious stones.
On the village green at Meriden, In
Warwickshlre, there Is q large stone
cross, which is supposed to mark the
central point Of England.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
rleld GInnn Ranre Tlndcr.

An improved range finder for field
glasses has a fat dial plate, suBdivided
to correspond with the focus Of the
glasses, rigidly attached to the rear end
Of the adjusting screw; a fixed pointer
secured near the screw to the frame OK
the glasses, indicating the adjustment
upon dial. A small wheel upon the
adjusting screw turns 1t 90 that it will
readily focus the glasses for various
distances, and enabling the user to also
estimate correctly the speed Of advanc-
ing or withdrawing objects.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23

The greatest and strongest chain ever
made has but recently left the Upton
Green iron works, England. II is i'm
tended for crane work at Chatham
wharf, and consists Of oval links forged
seVerally Of 3h-inch rods, each link be-
ing 20 inches long and 10 wide. Since
there was no machinery available for
testing chain Of such dimensions, the
test was made by actual suspension OF
a weight Of 100000 pounds from each
link.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23
week-End HoIIdays.

Londoners cultivate what is called
weekend holidays" They comprise
starting away with grip on Friday to
some congenial spot on the coast and
remaining until the following Monday
or Tuesday. Every Englishman that
can takes in addition three weeks va
cation every year.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-09-23

by the weight of the native who wishes
to draw water. 1t consists of swing
ing bridge on pole, and the empty
kettle is first let down while the bridge
is down. The native then walks up on
the bridge until he reaches the fork,
swings up the bridge so that the kettle
is hauled up from the well, and then
sets it down outside; the native does
the work of hauling up load of 60 or
70 pounds without much trouble to
himself. Many of these wells are found
in the southeastern part of Africa, now
under German rule.