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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11
AN OLD LIFE-SAVER.
Strange Samaritan of the Sea Who LiveS
on Lonely Island.

Strange Samaritan of the Sea Who Lives
on Lonely Island.
Peter w. Green, the governor of
group of three tiny islands of vol
canic origin off the African coast, in
the South Atlantic, and geographi-
cally known as Tristan d'Acunha, is
one of the most remarkable life-sayers
in the world, says the New York Jour
nal. For sixty years and more he has
made life-saving from shipwreck his
business, having little else to do, as he
expressed himself to a recent visitor,
the captain Of the English mailboat
which touches at the islands once a
year. Mr.. Green is native of Eng
land and now in his Goth year. At the
age Of 80, when sailing before the mast
on a British vessel, he was wrecked
near Tristan and he and several COM
panions were saved by the exertions
of the natives. His friends, some time
later, were taken on board a passing
ship, but Green remained there and in
the following year was nominated gov
ernor of the islands because of his
wisdom and the esteem in which he
was held That Office he has held ever
since, combining with it the duties of
a clergyman and doctor. Green has
always been on the lookout for per-
sons and ships in distress and he has
saved many hundred lives from GER
tain death on the rocky coast, the res
cued ones being of all nationalities.
The governor has received decorations
and medals from almost every mon
arch in the world in recognition of his
humane efforts. The United States
government presented him with
handsome gold chronometer and
chain. His own sovereign, Queen Vic
toria, sent him recently a most APP
propriate present, namely, a life-sav-
ing boat, with apparatus of the newest
models. The islands which he gov
ems contain only from fifty-fve to six
ty inhabitants, poor natives, whom
Gov. Green has educated to be, like
himself, samaritans of the sea.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11

ling eyes. One would not think to look
at the slight figure and girlish face
that she is the American Girl" whose
fame has spread over England and has
been heralded with delight by her adj
mirers on this side of the pond. While
thoroughly refined and ladylike, she is
full Of push and ambition as ever was
the imperial Caesar, Miss Banks was
born in the East, but spent her life
at the home of her aunt in Wisconsin.
Here she passed her young days in
reading beneath the trees, in weaving
fairy romances of which she was her
own heroine. The aunt used to keep
the child two hours each morning on
a chair, while her abundant locks were
being attended to, and during this oper-
alton the girl amused herself by read
ing the Bible and various other serious
books. Her school days were spent at
the female college, where she, being
poor, helped in the domestic work in or
der to pay for her tuition. After leav-
ing school she went to st. Paul, where
she studied stenography and typewrit-
ing. 1t was here that her first journal
istic work began.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11
rhe Polnr Benr,s Sore Foot.

The polar bear on one side, and the
two grizzlies on the other, Of the line
of bars that separate the bear pit in
the Central Park Menagerie into two
compartments, scrap little now and
then through the bars. They can't
reach through far enough to do one
another much damage, and they don't
fight very much, but while ago the
polar bear had a piece nicked out Of
one of his forefeet by grizzly's claw,
and the wound made a sore spot,
which needed to be healed. 1t would
have been possible to lasso the bear
and so secure him that his paw could
have been bandaged; but he would
have torn the bandage off the mo-
ment he was released, and other
means to cure him were adopted.
A healing lotion was prepared, and
then, when the bear had been at
tracted to the front of the pit, while
one man fed him some food that he
liked very much, another applied the
healing lotion to the sore foot by
means of a syringe, and the applica'
ton was repeated in this manner as
often as was necessary until tie
bears foot was healed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11

Mixed farming as a principle has
been impressed on the people Of Flori-
da by the freeze of two years ago.
If they take the lesson to heart, the
disaster will not have been in vain.
A correspondent Of Chicago paper,
writing from Florida, says: Thought
full people now agree that "the great
freeze of '95" was a good thing for
Florida blessing in disguise. 1t was
costly lesson, however. A hundred
thousand citizens, more or less, paid
$3,00O,00O or 100000 to find out that
the frost line" that had been recog-
nized since the cold winter of 80" was
not permanent and was likely to be
changed, like railway timetables, with
out previous notice. They were taught
Shat 1t was not good policy to put all
their eggs in one basket, and that the
single-crop plan of farming was fail
ure. Many were discouraged and left
the state. Those who had more cour-
age and wisdom remained, and while
they were resuscitating their frozen
groves they discovered they could make
money by truck farming-by raising
peas, beans, cabbages, cauliflower, let
tuce, celery, onions, cucumbers, pota-
toes, strawberries and other fruits and
vegetables for the northern winter
markets. The demand for this sort
of produce during the winter months is
practically unlimited, and the prices
unnaturally large. It costs no more to
raise bushel of potatoes in this warm,
sandy soil In December than in July.
The supply Of unreasonable vegetables
formerly came from Bermuda and the
Bahamas. 1.-THE great freeze" taught
the farmers of Florida that they could
have a. monopoly from December to
March, when the early crops Of south
ern Georgia are ready for market. So
the wise ones stopped boasting about
profits Of $4,000 an acre from orange
groves. They stopped telling the IA
miliar story about 81 box for
oranges on the plantation, twenty-five
boxes to the tree and 100 trees to the
acre-all clear gain" and began to
plant and weed vegetables, which are
not so profitable as oranges, but are
reasonably certain of paying.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11
PROF. G. W. CUNNINGHAM,
Dept. a, 1914 s. OlInton-st.
Chicago, III,

Tho following are some readings for this week.
Miss Marie, Grand Rapids, Wis According to data.
furnished the sign Cancer which tho Moon rules wAq
rising at your birth therefore thu Noon IL your ruiz
ing planet or signlhcator. Venus 10 co-ruler.
You arc medium height plump figure, clear oom'I
pl0xion; medium to dark hat7 and eyeSI you wesl
born few minutes earlier the eyes arc very dark,
with a peculiar sparkle and sharp sight YOu arsl
quite, cheerful joval, kind and oblgingj you v0ryj
much dislike storm and buster about anythingS youl
changeabe in your nature and like to be on thOl
goj you are very fond Of amusements pArties dAnceS
etc, also art and art work. You very intuitvOl
and naturally know many things without having
had to study to learn them. You are very POPULAR
with the gentlemen.
Miss N. T., Ottawa Kansas According TO dstAi
Furnished the sign SRgltArus, which Jupiter rules,
rising at your birth therefore Jupiter is year.
ruling planet or sgnifcatOr Venus and Mercury Sro
oo-siEnincAtors.
You are medium height RboEOJ plump nguroII
medium clear complexioni tho hair near cheRtputl
COLOR the eyes medium to dark. You have a happy,l
cheerful, generous and charitable disposition, ARe
gifted in the ne arts and lover Of everything conf
nected with art, music, poetry ETC. You are ALSO
very fond OF hno driving horse. You will make an
able writer almost any subject with which you
familiar. You have the testimony as the LADY
with the other reading that TO- you are very popular
with the gontlOmen.
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It must have weighed at least
four pounds. I wouldn't have
traded it for its weight in gold, no
stree, and that's no lie."
/ BY this time the features of the lis
teners were pretty thoroughly distort-
ed. The narrator went on:
! Now for match. l looked in every
pocket, but didn't have one. A baked
fish breakfast began to fade from my
vision, and took up the thread of my
prayer again. The sun was now burn
ing hot. 1t suddenly occurred to me
that I might utilize it's heat. So
pulled out my magnifying glass that
used to use when a holding a proof
room sit. held it up to the sun and
got the rays focused on piece of pa
per. / kept on praying, and just as l
said, Lord, deliver me- the paper
lighted, and l soon had a raging fire
and a hot fish breakfast.
you may smile as much as you
please, boys but knew was saved
by praying.
But that's not all. l was awak-
ened from my er-breakfast nap by
the sound of an approaching train. 1t
proved to be an express, with the engine
and one passenger car, and seemed to
be running at slow speed. Imagine
my feelings when l saw it come to a
dead stop right in front of where 1 was.
But that is nothing to the way l felt
when four stalwart men, armed with
Winchesters, alighted and came
straight toward me, They pointed
their guns straight at me and told me
to hold up my hands. l was almost in
daze, but managed to obey. Then
the leader came up to me and placing
his hand on my shoulders, said: You
are my prisoner Come aboLrd the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11
The ASTROLOGER'S CORNER.

Some slight changes necessltSted using less space
for this department. Prof. Cunningham Is daily
ceiving haterlng testimonials of his genius and mar
veous power in reading tho language of tho signs and
planets His horoscope life readings with chart are
daily convincing people of the great and VALUABLE
INFORMATION to be had through his wonderful
knowledge OF aStrology. He receives letters from
every state and territory and his fame has extended
into foreign lands
Under no circumstances will names Of correspond.
entS be published but tho following extracts from
recent lettersi At received my horoscope, am much
pleased with It, 1t is as right is possible
mako It," Another wliteSi "a am surprised at lt0
correctness"
Prof. Cunningham now proposes 10 tell your ruling
planet and send a test reading ABSOLUTELY FREE TO
the applicants whose letters happen to be tho Frs
Third, Ninth and Twelfth opened from each days
mail. All asplrants for FREE READINGS must Sendi
Sex, race OF nationality, place; year. month"; date,
hour and minute Of birth, AM or Pm as nearly ~
possible Applicants entitled to FREE READINGS
will receive thOm by return mail with thoir "a cents
refunded less cents postage. All applicants must
send cents to pay for their reading IN Gasp they dol
NOS win FREE reading. DO NOT DELAY, send &A
OneOl you arc just as apt to win anybody, and x
you do not you will receive valuable test by AStro
ogy for the small sum Of "a cents. Those not know
ing their tmo OF birth should send cents for further
Instructions, Addreagi
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11

train, and make no resistance under
pain of death
Il knew that there was somN mis-
take, but saw that the occasion was
mot one for parley, so I meekly sub
mitted, and in an hour we were in
Peoria. guess you all know where
that Is. II you don't you ought TO.
They make the very worst kind Of
booze there Lord. but the thought Of
Peoria 'tanglefoot' sets me dizzy.
But to return to my story. On the
way to Peoria learned that was UNI
der guard Of sherlff's posse and that
the charge against me was murder.
"A young girl had been murdered by
a tramp the previous night, and he had
gone In the direction that was found.
The train came to sudden stop mile
or 30 from town. The engineer no
ticed a mob little way ahead. 1t
proved to be lynching party appar-
emily waiting for the train. Now
knew that was in for it. There was
Just one chance for me. Would the
conductor back the train in the direc-
tion Of where / was taken aboard? In
stantly | saw my fate decided. The
train pulled ahead. Lord, but how
did pray. When / thought 1t was
about time to be at the place where the
mob was congregated looked out OF
the window and saw at least 1000
people surrounding big barn on side
track. They had found the real muir
derer and were about to dispatch him.
One OF my guards pushed through the
crowd and into the barn where they
were holding a sort Of trial. The pris-
oner was identified as the person seen
the previous night In the vicinity of the
place where the murder was commit
ted. OF course / was released and
then | was made a member Of the sher-
if's posse. They wanted to save the
murderer and give him a fair trial.
AS we left the car they were dragging
him to a nearby tree. The rope was
already around his neck They were
throwing 1t over limb as we reached
the spot. Our task was a hazardous
one, but l felt not a particle Of fear.
My own life had been saved by mir
acle, and now was willing to risk 1t
In behalf of law and order. 1 Crap
pied with the leader and felled him.
The posse, now numbering dozen or
more, faced the mob with their weap-
ons and held them at bay. We got
the prisoner to Jail safely and l was
kept as witness. lived on the fat
of the land for three months, and when
the trial was over the people made up
purse of 5000 for me. Lord, but did
have a rousing time on them two hun
dred plunkers.
did I go to Detroit? Nav, what
do you take me for? I've been in Chi
cago ever since"
The listeners silently took their de-
parture, and the narrator wondered
why they were so solemn.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11

Of silver and gold, hidden when the
South was fearing the inroads Of the
enemy. Her father was brilliant
man, a surgeon in the Confederate
army, man Of keen intellect and Of an
intensely practical nature, while the
mother, in whose blood flowed the min
gled streams of France and the ORR
ent, was of poetical, artistic tenn
permanent, rejoicing in beauty as the
flowers do in sunshine. But life has
not always been a song of gladness to
this young Southern poet; more often
it was wall of pain, dirge Of van
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11
Filming NOn-Xoters.

Early in the history of Maryland a
fine of 100 pounds Of tobacco was i'm
posed upon every elector who failed to
vote at an election 1t is said that the
only similar attempt made since that
time to stimulate the regular exercise
of the franchise is a provision Of the
charter of Kansas City, Mo-, imposing
a fine OF $3.50 upon every qualified
voter who fails TO vote at a general
election. This was adopted in 1889,
and a test case under it has just been
ruled upon by the Supreme court of the
state. That tribunal has overruled the
decision Of the lower court, which sus-
tanned the provision of the charter, and
has pronounced IL unconstitutional.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11
Hints for Lottuoo orowor,.

In order to maintain a regular sup.
ply paintings should be, made every
ten days or so. A temperature Of from
40 to 80 degrees at night suits lettuce,
and 80 as to have good results the
plants should be grown on without q
check. Solid beds sould no doubt pro-
duce the finest heads, but in private
establishments the crop is usually
grown on benches, which answers tho
purpose sufficiently well. Green fly ID
sometimes troublesome, and must be
checked before it gets any Roadway,
otherwise The crop will be destroyedy
either fumigate or lay tobacco leaves
between the plants. Journal of Agrip
cultnre.
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tourist-printer in their midst who mad
never transgressed veracity! 1t almost
took their breath away.
II have often been accused OF unre-
liable statements, and perhaps VIII be
again, but that cuts no Ice with me-
This story Is just as true as the COS
pei book, and some Of you know how
true that is. 1t happened back in 1883.
was making my way from Denver to
Detroit. l guess you all know where
Detroit is. It's a square town, and
when a fellow drops in there he is al
ways taken care Of by the boys.
Some have been ION the hog" them
selves and know how it is. / guess
that's why they help out the tourists.
But to return to my story. l had
crossed the Mississippi and was doing
the Alton to Chicago when all of a
sudden the train hands on the freight
gave me the marble heart. They actu-
ally Stacked up the train to throw me
off. When / landed on mother earth
was many miles from any habitation
and as hungry as wolf. 1t had just
come daylight and l was delighted to
find myself in close proximity to a
small lake,
] II had heard that a bath would re-
lieve hunger, and was quick to afford
myself of the opportunity now present
ed. While performing my ablution l
noticed that the lake was well stocked
with fish of various kinds. Under any
other circumstances the discovery
would have delighted me. Lord, but
the sight of them fish whetted my
hunger; my appetite suddenly in
creased about 100 per cent. AS
dressed sank under my own weight as
result Of weakness.
1.-THE first farm house was several
miles away, and knew it was no use
trying to reach 1t. Besides the women
along that line were not too generous
with handouts. l felt myself growing
weaker and weaker. I knew that my
last hour had come. So 1 struggled
to my knees and raising my eyes up to
heaven began to pr
What are you laughing at? Boys,
It's no lie that am telling you.
"As 1 told you l started to pray to
save my life, and If not that to save
my soul. My whole life came before
me like vision. 1t looked pretty
black for me on every side, and that's
no lie. Lord, but how l did pray.
! "All OF a sudden something hap
pened that almost took my breath
away, and I'll never forget it, no, never
VII my dying day.
/ II heard a splash in the water, six
feet from where / knelt. Something
Jumped out of the lake and landed right
in front of me on the ground. At
first thought 1t was his royal nibs'
coming to take me alive. Closer OBJ
servation, however, told me that it
was member of the finny tribe-as
plump pike as l ever saw, even in
my fishiest days. Lord, but how ] did
make for 1t. 1 got 1t, too.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11

In published letter describing his
shipwreck, Stephen Crane, the novel;
list, has thrown school teachers into
spasms with this piece of bad English;
Being an inexperienced filibuster, the
writer had undergone considerable
mental excitement since the starting Of
the ship, and consequently he had not
been to sleep, and SO I went to the first
mates bunk to indulge myself in all
the physical delights of holding one
self in bed"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11

are known on two continents
The first is Mrs. ]. H. Oil, who
is one of the most promising
Of Southern poets, and the second is
Miss Elizabeth l.. Banks of Wisconsin,
who made the stald old English papers
take off their cap to her by her unique
journalistic experiences. Mrs. OIL ac-
companies her husband who is the
correspondent of the Atlanta Constitu-
ton. They have taken suite of apart
ments in one Of the prettiest fats in
the city, and moved north all Of their
household goods, setting up new altar
in Washington, which they expect to
make their future home. Mrs. 0hls
taste is evidenced in the dainty fur
nishings with which the rooms are
made bright and homelike, the polished
floors being covered with soft rugs, del
icate bric-a-brac resting on the slender
tables and quaint desks, while the
tinted walls are full of etchings and
photographs, prominent among them
being many odd little conceits de-
signed by skillful hands to illustrate
some of the poems which have made
the writer famous.
Maude Andrews, her girlhood's name
by which she Is still known to the lit
erary world, is native of the quaint
old town of Washington, Georgia, a
place which saw some of the last scenes
Of the war drama enacted, and which
is as full Of romantic memories as an
ancient feudal castle. Here lived the
great Robert Toombs, and here was car
ried for safe-keeping a great treasure
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tshed hopes. When but girl of 16 her
ancestral home was lost, and as soon
as the school room door was closed it
but opened the way to long year Of
illness, during which she was confined
% her bed, spending weary hours with
The poets and philosophers of old. On
recovering her health, Maude Andrews
sent some bits Of verse to Puck, which
Journal was delighted with the talents
Of the young author. The Cosmopoli-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11

The liability of an express company
is thus stated in recent decision of
the New York Supreme court, appel
late term. No limitation Of liability
for negligence contained in shipping
contract can affect an express COM
pany's liability for the full value of
goods lost to the consignee by the
affirmative wrongful act of the agent
Entrusted with them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11
The Chower's solIlouuy.

To spit, or not to spit-that is tina
question;
Whether tits better in the mouth TO
suffer
The pent-up fortunes OF o'er-AowinR
glands,
Or behind molar ramparts to enfold
the quid,
Pour forth the willing and odoriferous
food
And let the world swim out as best IL
may. -Expectoratua
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11

The government has to pay a large
sum Of money for single discharge
of one of the immense guns now be-
ing placed in coast defences. There
might be contingency when It would
be far more expensive not to fine the
gun; while no one could well estimate
the possible cost of having no guns to
fire. A coast thoroughly protected
means also an interior we'll guarded.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11

A noted newspaper man who died
in st. Louis few weeks ago, in the
prime Of life, was sometimes called the
inventor of the newspaper interview.
Certainly he was the first to make a
feature of that form of news. Rightly
used, the interview is an effective way
Of getting, and an interesting way Of
presenting, facts and opinions; but no
other device Of journalism has been
more abused.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11

Edison has made a new discovery by
the use of which a surgeon can see all
Of the organs Snd tissues Of the human
body. We will soon know just what
ails us.
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THE TOURISTS STORY

o, I never told a
lie in my life"
said the retired
tourist-prlnter to
a company Of adj
miring friends in a
Chicago printing
shop the other day.
Lord, but how the
eyes OF them
comps" did bulge
at the assertion. A
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Has HIs Hands Tull sometImos.

Bobby-Popper, what is a mutual
friend?
Mr.. Ferry-He is generally one who
makes it his business to see that you
don't miss hearing the mean things
your friends say about you. Cincins
natl Enquirer
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TWO FAMOUS GIRLS.
LAURELS WON BY MISSES AN
DREWS AND BANKS.
A Newspaper once Romance-How Miss
Andrews Won the Love OF Her SUI
perIor in the Constitution omce-Her
Experience with Editor Grady.
(Washlngton Lottery

ASlilNGTON l s
just now enjoying
the attraction of
having within her
gates two of the
most prominent lit
erary lights of the
young set, both
bright Americans,
wha have already
made for them
selves names which
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11

Jas. A. Herne, the veteran actor,
spoke at the First Congregational
church in Kansas City Sunday night,
on 1.-THE Theater AS 1t Is" He had
an immense audience. Frank Daniels,
the comic opera star, was in the audi
ence. Mr. Herne's idea of the theater
is that it is elevating, providing the
people insist on elevating plays.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-03-11

Fifty per cent of the non-supported
wives Of New York were married in
their teens. The showing is not en-
couraging for early marriages.