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The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-22
The New England Conservatory

1t was 2:45 p. m. when Miss Isabel
Smith found herself in the Union sta
ton In Boston. She had come to Bos-
ton to study at the New England
Conservatory. of Music. About half
past three she stood In che doorway Of
the Conservatory. Such big build
ing! Would she ever be able to find
her way around In it2 There was not
much time to think, for q little boy
came along to take her mp stairs to see
Miss Congdon, the room registrar. The
fell term had already begun, so It did
not take long to select room. The
next thing to be done was to be exam-
ined and to register. At half-past ive,
the dreaded examination over, which
che decided was nothing to be dreaded
after all; the registration finished, Miss
Smith was told that she had letter In
the post Office, and then she was shown
whore to look for the P. o. box.
At the New England Conservatory all
instruments are taught and played.
Our new arrival was startled By sud-
den loud noise, looked up and saw q
nan pounding on a gong, then the
girls coming down in the elevator and
crowding the dining room doors. There
could be only one reason for that per
formance supper.
The new conner was seated at a table
with nine other girls, number of
whom were "old girls" Then the aues-
tiops began. "When did you comer'
"What State do you live in9' "Ohl
that is my State" "Do you know the
Browns at Xvillef' "what are Won
going to study and who are your te ach-
ers?"
"You ought to study voice and take
OF Mr.. Whitney" A little girl who ha d
come all the way from Montana to Bos-
ton to study the violin began to tell OF
her teachers. 81 study violin with Mr..
The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-22

road packer. Mr..
Paris we 8 born at
Cherokee Springs,
s. G., February %.
1875 He was rear
ed on a farm and
given the advan-
tages Of a common
school education.
An ea,ly studFo O.
the workings and
usaRes of machin
e ry determined
this young man to
\
The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-22

The Woodrow High school began
Monday, the 18th instant. with q fair
number Of pupils and most encourag-
ing prospects. Prof. A. b. Stall worth.
the principal, is assisted Sn the literary
dep .rtment by Miss Sal!ie stallwor,h,
while Miss Annie 8. White, of Virginia,
is the tea cher of music.
The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-22

The reports from all States east Of
the Missippi show that cotton has lost
10 to 25 per cent. since the 6rst day of
September. Notwithstanding that the
price tended downward last week. In
stead of a ten and half million bale
crop, 1t now looks as II it would be a.
tight squeeze to ma Ike nine millions.
The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-22
Boston, Macs.

Comptroller General Norton beat
Johnfon for Congress over in the Sixth
district. His majority was about soc
votes, epongh to take the election out
of any doabt and dispute. Mr.. Norton
will no doubt resign the Office OF Comp
troll er at an early day. He will have
to be in Washington the fret day of
December.
The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-22

Spt cial attention is called to the ad
vertiss ment "Wanted-Aeents' in au-
other column. THE Confederate Sol
der in the Civil War" will be a most
valuaoIe publication. A lively agent
ougnt to do " ell in sc ling this book.
The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-22

Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and d.
arrh@a Remedy always affords prompt
relief. For sale by H. A. Lyon, Drug
gist.
The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-22

L. D. Childs, president of the State
Fair Asso citation has sent out circular
inviting all to attend the fair this year
Besides the exhibits there will be h orse
racing. a firemen's tourna ment, bicycle
racing and many other attractions.
The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-22
e. r. Paris.

Mr.. E. r. Paris. the subject Of this
sketch. is the inventor of an improved
The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-22

construct a macbine to be used as a
road packer. The material perfection
OF the same, places on the market a
valuable improvement that should
meet with all satisfactory results. Mr..
Paris has been a warded Wedderburn
silver med II upon the invention shown
Ia this device.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01

made up his mind to put message In
a glass bottle, and throw It overheard,
to see where the current would carry II.
He promised to let the others know II
anything more was heard of 1t, and,
writing his name and address on slip
of paper, put II inside soda-water bot
tie. Then, having corked the bottle
tightly, he threw 1t into the sea. Thir-
teen months after a man walking
along the coast Of Sweden noticed a
curious object bobbing up and down
in the sea. With his stick he soon
brought 1t ashore, and found that It
was glass bottle. It was so covered
with sea weeds and tiny barnacles that
he had some difficulty, at first, in max
ing out what it was. Then he caught
sight of the paper inside. Opening the
bottle he took from 1t the note Mr.. Nc
Coy had written thirteen months be-
fore. He fastened to send 1t to the
given address, and Mr.. Mccoy soon
received his note and the soda-water
bottle back again, after their many
months of travel. The strange part
OF the story is, however, that the sea-
weeds that were growing on the hottie
Were Of kind known to grow only in
tho warm waters of the tropics. The
bottle, in journeying from the coast Of
Newfoundland to the coast of Sweden,
had, without doubt, been drifting with
some current that had carried 1t into
the southern seas. There Is a great
current in the North Atlantic ocean,
called the North Atlantic eddy. The
bottle must have drifted into this eddy.
which would have carried 1t across the
Atlantic to the coast of Spain, then
down by the northwest coast of Africa,
almost to the equator, thence back
again across the ocean to South Amer
lea. 1t must then have drifted slowly
northward, past Newfoundland once
more, and across the ocean for a third
time, when 1t was carried into the
North sea, and at last landed in Swe-
den.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
The sperm Whale.

The sperm whale, or cachalot, like all
OF Its class, has teeth only in the lower
Jaw, and this jaw Is much shorter than
the upper one, which is prolonged alb
normally by great mass of flesh called
the bunch" by sailors. The only sup
port which the buncn has is bony
ridge running along the upper part Of
the back of the head, and it is in the
hollow in front of the bunch that the
valuable fatty substance called sperma-
ceti Is found. This fatty material makes
the sperm whale, in one respect, more
valuable than any other species, for one
barrel OF the oil taken from this sub
stance in the head is worth three bar
rels Of the oil taken from any other
kind of whales, The sperm whale can
always be recognized by the nature Of
its spout, which it throws up In sim
gle Jet of water. Other whales throw up
two high-archlng jets which form a
sort Of Vshaped spouting. The bulls
OF the sperm breed are much more val
liable from a commercial standpoint
than the cows. The females yield COM
paratively little head matter and oil;
while the males are usually very album
dant in fatty head matter, and there
lore whalers usually keep lookout
Tor the bulls, although they are by far
The fiercest and most trouble some enc
mics to deal with. Sperm whales are
found in almost every part of the seas,
except the Polar ocean. They seem to
find the warmer seas more congenial,
and so it is in and around the tropical
waters that the sperm whale is oftenest
taken. Voracious by nature, these
mighty inhabitants of the deep feed on
ONttlefsh.a rock cod, and many other
large fish.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
Pressure of the Air Shin.

We know, because we can ascertain
directly, that 80 cubic inches of mer-
curry weigh close upon Is pounds avoir-
dupois, and therefore we say that, ur-
der normal conditions, the pressure OF
the atmosphere is is pounds on every
square inch. If, however, instead Of
taking such tiny space on square
inch for our base, we adopt some larger
area, the facts at once begin to assume
gigantic proportions. Thus, on a square
foot the weight of the air is a little
short of ton; on square yard 1t
exceeds S15 tons, and on square Of
1914 feet side 1t is 100 tons.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
The spiders Of Madagascar.

In Madagascar there is one species
of spider, whose bite is said to be al
ways fatal, 1t is of a glossy black,
with red spot on the abdomen, and
is globular in shape, being about the
size of a small marble. 1t does not
hesitate to attack human beings. On
this interesting island there are many
brilliantly-co spiders. Some of
them are large enough to cover din.
ner plate, and they spin immense geo.
metric webs across streams and roads,
which are anchored by cords so strong
that an effort is required to break
them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
De AmloIs and snrdou.

That delightful Italian writer and
observant traveller Edmondo de Amicis
has not given as much to the world
in the last few years as it was his habit
formerly to do. But he has recently
been in Paris and what he tells us Is
full Of piquant interest. He describes
Sardou as looking "a little like priest,
a little like diplomat high in the pa
pal court, little like Napoleon, lit
tie like Voltaire and a little like the
smiling portrait of an actress hanging
in his library" To Sardou, in discuss
ing the French theaters, De Amicis re-
marked upon the extraordinary rapid
enunciation Of French actors. "You
are quite right" exclaimed M. Sardou.
'It is thing which has driven me to
despair more than once. Sara herself
is sometimes unintelligible. At the
final rehearsal she is divine; in the
first performance she is overwhelming;
but later on 1t is all mad race up to
the fall of the curtain. l heard her
once in Nice. 1t was worse than in
Paris; all you could catch was 'ta-ta-
ta-ta.' She and her company were like
school children anxious to get through
their Rotations as soon as possible. It
was horrible; they should have all had
a good Gaming. "-Leslie's Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
Tho Blind ReotIe.

A writer in Lippincott's Magazine
says Some beetles have the homing
sense highly developed; thus in the
Mammoth Cave the blind beetle (Ade-
lops) has its particular home, and will
always return TO it when 1t Is set free
at considerable distances away. Not
withstanding the fact that these beetles
are blind and that continuous darkness
reigns in this immense cavern, they
have periods of rest corresponding
with the diurnal rest-periods OF Kin
dred species living in the light; hence
it is an easy matter to study their hab-
its at home and abroad. l have fire.
quently marked these beetles and then
freed them some distance away from
their domiciles; they hid themselves
at once beneath some stone or clod
of clay, but as soon as they recovered
from the fright incident to their cap
ture, they would start towards home,
and would not stop, If left unmolested,
until they arrived at their particular
and individual abodes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
A Rare and Curlous RIbls.

The most curious, as we'll as one os
the rarest books, known to collectors,
is the edition Of the "Vulgate," issued
by Pope Sixtus V, some time between
1885 and 1890 The book, as Disraeli de-
scribes it, fairly swarmed with ezra
ta;" so numerous were they that num-
Der of printer paper slips containing
the proper words were pasted over the
blunders, and this device proving lnef-
fectual, on account of the immense
number Of mistakes, as many Of the CO.
pies as could be found were called In
and destroyed. Only few remain and
the book with its paper patches COM
mands an extremely high price.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
slandered nor.

ibid you say to me-" remarked the
young man, that Miss Fluvvles is
Fery shallow and transparent"
Eyes" replied the girl who gossips.
"Weil, you did her an injustice. l
Sad occasion to sit behind her at the
theater last night and have positive
information to the contrary."-Wash-
lngton Star.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01

HIS STORIES WE'RE THE BEST.
! beautiful daughter. In her the
4harms Of the rollicking father were
Nodded to a gentler nature. Though
Aeset with admirers, she was wooed
And wed by a prosperous young Ger
man. He had clear blue eyes, the fresh
complexion, the curling yellow hair and
stalwArt figure that so indelibly mark
the Saxon type. He was as generous,
as merry and as appreciatlve of the
good things of life as was Dalou him
self; yet Carl had the thrift OF his
people.
It was after this worthy young cou-
pie had settled upon their own vine and
fig tree that the fair daughter insisted
that Pierre should abandon his active
life. In this request she was joined by
her good husband The father had
done his share. He was entitled to rest
and freedom from care, blessings that
he should enjoy with them. Reluc-
family he gave consent
In disposing Of his affairs Dalou kept
Alb OWu COuuSGls NV OuC Cdn lGlA uOM
much he must have laid aside, for was
not his place the center Of festivities
from New Year to New Year. and were
there any educated palates that would
be tickled by wine until assured that it
came from the famous Dallou cellar?
"Just like him." it was whispered
about when the fact leaked out that he
had but small sum Of money in the
bank. pierre was always shrewd and
enjoyed his own secrets" But that sill
yer box of his had been turned over to
his friend, the fat grocer and the boon
companion of the retired merchant. It
was not to be opened till after Pierre's
death, and his daughter had the key.
OF course he had to tell few of his
criends how great a trust had been
reposed in him. They were big with
mystery till they met some reliable ac-
auaintance, and asked his assistance in
keeping the matter profoundly quiet.
1t had ceased to be secret. The af-
fectionate daughter and the good SON
ln-law had known it all the time.
But Pierre needed none of this world
ly gossip. For years he was the hon
Ored guest Of his children. In winter
ne had the warmest place by the fire.
side In the glare of summer his seat
was where the protecting vines cast
their deepest shadow on the porch. 1t
was the delight of the daughter to knit
MIN the thick wooden slippers that
iightened the agonies of the govt, and
the bright-colored smoking jackets
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
Chonn nookn for Knn.nu.

TOPEKA, Kan, March 90. - State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Strylser is daily in receipt of numerous
letters from school book publishers
asking for copies of the new text book
law, and stating that they will submit
bids to the text book commission when
1t shall meet in May He says that
there is no doubt that there will be
active competition and TINT the bene-
Ats of the law as an economic measure
will be proved at the outset OF ITS
operation
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
Insecure Title.

WARWICK read that the people
out west saw very distinct mirage
of Kansas City the other day."
Wlckwire-"They did? That ex.
plains 1t then. That's what my city
lots were located on. You see, bought
some city lots out there, and can't To-
cate them. What won't these agents
be trying nextw
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
HOW She Got In

"And now, madam" said the profeH-
Hor, how did you come to got into the
new journalism"
We'll" che replied, IT poisoned my
husband and FIVE children and was &C.
quilted on the insanity plea, after which
| wrote up a three-page storr about II,
mostly exclusive, It was q great piece
OF work, l assure you."-Cleveland
Leader
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01

A good joke on schoolmaam comes
from Cumberland Gap, and Is told by
the Middlesborough News. A teacher
told one of the boys to name all the
Presidents, and when he replied he
couldn't the teacher said: When l
was as old as you could name all the
Presidents in their order" The boy re-
piled: There were only few Presi-
dents then. louisville Courier Jour
nal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
How to Cure a Rnlkr Hor.e.

A driver of a truck was in great
distress in New York the other after
noon because his horse baked cross
wise of the street and caused not only
loss of his time, but also blocked
traffic. w. L. Arkell said to his broth
err Bartlett, who sat in the Office Of
Judge: II will bet $500 to ten cents
that I can go out and start that horse
in two minutes" Bartlett took the bet,
and the two Arkells started for the
street. w. J. Arkell picked up two
handfuls of sand and asked the driver
to hold the horses head still. Then
he packed each Of the horses nostrils
full of sand, and almost instantly the
animal began to sneeze and start with
rush, to the great delight of the
driver, amid the shouts of the by
ISLANDERS.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
LATE KANSAS NEWS.

uToPEKA, Kan, March 25.--GoyernOr
Leedy reached Topeka at noon
to-day after weeks absence on
his Port Arthur trip. TO a reporter
he said concerning the adjourn
ment Of the meeting Of railroad
attorneys in Chicago, who considered
ways and means of reducing freight
rates in Kansas 81 don't believe they
intended to do anything. said as
much to Bailey Waggener when he
came to me admitting that rates were
unfair, but that the roads would do
the fair thing without being pushed to
1T by the legislature, He said some
thing about coal and asked him IL he
proposed to put in summer arrange
ment, to be discontinued just about the
time people should want to put In their
coal for the winter. But while they
did nothing at Chicago, they have got
into place where they must do some-
thing soon. The Supreme court Of
the United States has awakened to the
fact that there is strong, growing
and determined public sentiment in
favor of relief from extortionate rail-
road freight rates. For the first time
in ten years that court has spoken for
the people, 1t had to do it, and you
will find now that the railroads will
hasten to adjust their tariffs"
Speaking of his proposition outlined
In his message for Kansas, Oklahoma
and Texas to build railroad to the
Gulf, Governor Leedy said it meets
with much favor in Texas
"But the constitution of Kansas Is
In the way of the scheme, the reporter
suggested.
"0h, that can be changed A good
many things will be changed in the
next few years"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
A Knnsnn KIlIed hy HIa sterson.

COLUMBUS, Kan, March 93,--While
intoxicated, William Martin OF Stipp-
Vile came to the house Of his wife here
and demanded admittance. On enter
ing trouble arose between Martin and
his stepson, Horace Parks, who shot
Martin above the eye with 29-caliber
rifle. He died this morning. The boy
gave himself up.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
A Fireproof Tree.

The wonderful adaptability living
organism can show to an apparently
hostile environment is well known to
naturalists. A remarkable case in point
comes from Columbia, South America,
In what is known there as fireproof
tree. Here large part of the country
is covered with interminable llanos, or
plains, which furnish the grass upon
which vast herds of cattle Craze. AS
there is but very short rainy season,
during which the grass grows, the herd
ers set fire to the remains of last year.
growth as soon as the rainy season ap-
pToaches, so that nothing remaining OF
the old will prevent the new growth
OF grass from springing up. On these
plains the only other species of vege-
table growth is what is known as the
chaparro tree, all other forms being
killed by these fires. The secret of the
fire resisting qualities Of this tree lies
in the bark, which covers 1t like skin.
In no tree has the bark any organic
function in itself, merely serving a pro-
tective purpose. In the chaparro, how
ever, the outer bark to the thickness OF
half an inch is arranged in loose layers,
and becomes thickened and modified to
such degree that the protection to
ordinary dangers is extended to the
case of fire. In addition to being prac-
tically fireproof, this arrangement OF
the loose layers renders it non-con-
ductor of heat, and, therefore, the deli
cate inner tissues of the tree remain
uncharred during the scorching but
brief onslaught Of the prairie fires,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
A Good Word for the Clergyman.

From San Francisco paper: Miss
Lizzie Madison, 16 years of age, was
Joined in holy wedlock to the head car.
penter of the bark Colusa, NJ. ]. ].
Gutesen, II years Of age, both very
handsome. They we're married by the
Rev. Mr.. Suomalainen Ravintola. Mr..
Ravintola is Russian Finn priest and
pretty good fellow. He keeps a sa
loon and coffee stand at AZ Sacramento
street, and will be glad to marry any.
body who wants that medicine,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
Enllrhtenlnr WLllIs.

Willie-"Why don't women have
whiskers, pa?"
Pa-"My son, the habit Of talking
though ones whlskers is abhorrent.
Woman was placed upon the earth to
beautify 1t and make 1t lovely. But
don't say anything about this to your
mother" -CleVeland Leader.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-04-01
Mnlrnno m rnll Contrnl

TOPEKA KAN, March 94.--Thc To-
peka Capital plant and good will was
sold by Master in Chancery II. P.
Dillon to-day upon an order of tho
United States Circuit court, to satisfy
the mortgages upon II, David W. Null
vane, representing John ID. Mulvane,
bidding II in at $4,000. This sale
wipes out all the stock and puts the
title In Mulvaue. The amount bid
about equals the mortgage indebted
ness