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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-01
IsV'IItNsJ5J%ItI<IsIsI !,
\ IS IT ROUND OR FLAT IA
n Jep Jones Tells How tho squan Greek
N Folks Debated the Question.
d Copyright 1893 By N. QUAD. y


One day Deacon Spooner met Abra,
ham Cosgrove us the latter WINS com.
ing up from the fishin' dock, and after
the deacon had told about bein seized
with cholera morbus in the night and
received proper amount of sympathy
be said:
Look here, Abraham. sunthln' orteI
I've done to kinder stir our folks up"
That's jest what was thinkin' OF
this mornin'," says Abe.
"lt's comin on fall and long evenn s.
and you know what the programme will
be- For six evenin's in the week about
10 of us will gather at Parker's grocery
and talk about sharks and whales and
wrecks, and every man will be on his
meltle to tell bigger lie than anybody
else. 1t amt the thing TO do, Abe Cos
grove. aud you know it amt"
Its kinder pleasant TO hear folks
lie" says Abe as smile rests on his
face.
Yes, know, and we like to lie our
selves, but it ain't human progress. Sit
tin around n one-hoss grocery and
tellin' lies nin't calculated to put this
town on no pinnacle, Pears to me the
time has come when we orter git above
SIGH things
what shall we do, deacon?"
1--WE thought it all over, and it
pears to me that we orter git up de-
batin' society, We can call up all sorts
OF questions and talk and argue. and
guess we'll learn sunthin' from it,"
Abe thought the plan a good one,
and he and the deacon went to talk
In with others, and the result was That
debatin' society was organized. II
took in about every man in Squan
Creek, and on the night the first meet
in was held good share Of the crowd
had combed their hair for the first
time in four weeks. Deacon Spooner
was elected president as reward for
bringin out the idea, and when the
machinery was in order he rose up and
said:
I'VE will now proceed to introduce a
question and debate it. think we'd
better begin way back at first princi-
Piles and work up sorter gradually. In
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-01
Obeeae Sold Too Green,

A. F. McLaren, who has recently re-
turned from trip to Great Britain.
deprecates the practice of some of the
Canadian factories of allowing cheese
to be shipped out of the factories too
green. He came across several lots of
cheese, otherwise good, that had been
injured by being shipped too green;
some of II not more than two or three
days old. So strongly does Mr.. Nc
Laren feel on this point that he would
favor law compelling factorymen,
after the cows are on the grass, to keep
their cheese at least two weeks before
It is shippcd.-Amerlcan Cheesemaker.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-01
The Mule Disappeared.

A story comes from Tampa, Fla, OF
a negro who was blowing with two
mules in an orange grove there, when
suddenly one of the mules sunk into
the earth and disappeared from sight,
tearing loose from the harness, The
driver and the other mule were badly
frightened and ran away from the
place. He had to be dug out with
spades. The sink into which the mule
had fallen is fully IL feet in diane
ter, and the bottom is fully is feet
below the surface. There was no in.
dication of the cavity on the surface
prior to the accident,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-01

may be two or thrse-inch, the two inch
Icing slightly preferable, but the three
inch covers so much more space fol- the
came amount of cost that they are
much more economical. On these
benches five inches of soil is placed, as
the drainage is so rapid that this depth
can be safely used, and depth is con-
sidered desirable where the desire is
tc mako a special fiat, hollow tile for
florists use. If made with plenty Of
sand in the clay 10 make it porous It
would make good bench for flowers
and would perhaps be more convenient
than drain Scientific American.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-01

Bess--I wish that young Softleigh
wouldn't stare at me so every time we
meet, It's dreadfully embarrassing.
\ Nell-Yes, poor fellow! He never die
have much sense Chicago Daily News
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-01

Dicltie-I want woman who is
easily pleased
DOlly-That kind doesn't marry
y. y. Truth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-15
BRApsTREET's REVIEW.
Lifting of Quarantines in the South
Benefiting General Trade.

NEW YORK Oct 14.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: While the advent of cool
er weather in most sections of the country
has undoubtedly been instrumental in caus-
ing some of the Improvement in the tone
of distributive trade perceptible at most
markets this week, the beneficial effect on
general business and particularly on the
great products of the reported improved de-
mand abroad for our staple cereals should
not be lost sight of. At most Western CEN
ters an improvement in the retail and job
bling trade in seasonable dry goods, cloth
ing and shoes is reported and more season
able weather at the South is responsible
for some relaxation of the absurd quaran-
tines which have done much to cripple
trade in that section. Particularly promi-
nent IN this connection is the loosening of
the guarantees in the lower Mississippi
valley, where it begins at last, apparently,
to be appreciated that the guarantees are
worse than the disease they aim to fight.
Good export demand on general European
account, smaller shipments from Russian
and Danubian points, less favorable reports
regarding Russian and Australian crops and
an undoubtedly active home demand for
wheat for milling superinduced by the ac-
tive foreign can for flour have all worked
to strengthen the price of wheat this week
and sympathetic reflection is found in the
improved call tor other cereals at slightly
better prices. Another favorable feature in
the foreign trade situation, too has been
the apparently satisfactory progress max
ing in developing trace with our new pos
sessions in the Atlantic and Pacific. Large
orders on Cuban account said to have
been placed recently in New York and
heavy shipments to Manila and other Pa
cific ocean points, with the reported start
ing of new lines of steamships to Homo
lulu and Australia. all bear testimony to
the energetic efforts of American business
men to build up our trade abroad.
Railroad earnings and bank clearings con-
tinue to furnish favorable measures of cur
rent business. The leather situation has at
tracted more attention this week because of
the reported intention to shut down a large
number of tanneries In an effort to affect
the price of hides, which are now said to
be relatively higher than the finished prod
uct.
Iron trade reports are repetition of re-
cent weeks, new business being of moderate
proportions, but mills and foundries are
kept fully employed on early orders.
Wheat, including flour shipments for the
week aggregate 4,729,995 bushels. against
year ago, 4.156Sl7 in 1886, 2,40s 446 in 1896 and
S.ls269S in 1894. Since July l this
year the exports of wheat aggre-
gate 5662S. 116 bushels. against Sc 920-
1873 during the same period a year
ago. Corn exports aggregate 27O7 229
bushels, as against 4.71O last week 22i 716
in the corresponding week of 1897, /. III SO in
1895. l6S0,652 in 1895, ana 1858 in 1894 Since
July this year corn exports aggregate Al
966. 2f3 bushels, against As. SIS last. year.
business failures for the week number
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-15
The Bicycle Championship.

CAPE GTRARDEAU. Mo-, Oct. IA
Worlds record time in competition was
made to-day in the final one-third mile in
creased championship. decided at the clos
ing days races Of the National Circuit meet
in this city and credit for the record goes
to Orlando Stevens, winner of his first sixty
point championship this season. The time
made was 10 seconds. No less credit is
due Arthur Gardner, who finished within
inches of Stevens and close that doubt
was cast upon the decision of the judge in
awarding the race to Stevens. AT the close
of the races tonight the championship
standing is: Kimble. FOG; Bald. 1856; Taylor,
1873: Gardner. 14S; Stevens, I42: Mcfarland,
1888; Cooper, 100; Freeman. 73; Fisher. 80.
The championship contest finished tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-15
Ir1vaIid Chairs
SKATER At ON AHA.
The General Describes the Santiago
Campaign to a Large Audience.

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 14.-Maj. Gen. Will
liam r. Snafter was accorded most gen.
erous welcome by Omaha to-day. When his
train arrived in the morning large num-
Der of people had gathered at the station
to greet the hero of Santiago. Later upon
the exposition grounds the manifestations
of love and respect for the general were
everywhere in evidence. The anticipated
presence of General Shafter filed the Audi
torium with a crowd that was as large and
patriotic as the one that gave General Miles
such an enthusiastic ovation the day be-
fore. Every seat was filled and hundreds
of expectant people stood in the lobby and
the vacant portions of the gallery. General
Skaters address was a plain, matter-of-
fact discussion of the Cuban campaign, and
his simple presentation of the main events
was far more effective than the most ex-
allied oratorical effort from one who had
not participated in the struggle. One or
two statements made by the general are
new. He said: with the fall of El Caney
the campaign was practically over. 1t was
simply necessary to convince thesSpanish
commander that his case was hopeless. He
eventually surrendered and with our small
army we captured 1886 prisoners. 1900 of
whom were beyond our reach. Why the
have abandoned their position and kept up
the war | do not yet understand but be-
lieve it was because they had been informed
that the Spanish government had decided to
give up the tight and surrender its soldiers
in the eastern part of the island" The
general extolled the virtues of the volun-
teer as well as the regular, asserting that
all did their whole duty.
Assistant Secretary of War Meikeljohn
made an able address, commencing Ne
braskas part in the late war and de-
nouncing the traducers of the army.
WI Ting Fong the Chinese minister, was
given a reception no less cordial. and his
happy allus1on to the fact that while the
speakers who had preceded him were men
whose duty it is to prepare for war, it is his
mission to try and preserve peace. provoked
another approving demonstration. Senator
Thurston spoke eloquently. The distin-
guished visitors were rendered a luncheon
at the Viaduct Cafe.
General Shafter was asked this evening
In regard to statement from Lexington
regarding remark attributed to Colonel
Breckenridge concerning a scene at oan-
tiago. General Shafter said: Il do not be-
lieve Colonel Breckenridge ever made the
remark, and therefore l have nothing to
say.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-15
BRIEF PRIZE FIGHT.
Charley Kelly Knocked Out in Second
Round by Patsy Haley.

NEW YAK, Oct. 14.-The star bout at
the Lenox Athletic Club tonight brought
together Patsy Haley. of Buffalo, and
Charley Kelly. of this city, for twenty
round go at 118 pounds. This contest only
lasted a round and a half, as the Buffalo
boy downed his opponent with a right-hand
upper cut under the chin. from the effects
of which Kelly was unable to recover in the
allotted ten seconds He was able to leave
the ring and walk to his dressing room
within three minutes after he had been
counted out.
The opening bout, between Kid Harris, of
Chicago, and Billy Truman, of Brooklyn, at
ITO pounds, was one-sided affair and all
in the Chicago lads favor Referee Char
ley White stopped the bout in the sixth
round. after Harris had almost knocked out
his opponent with stiff right punch on the
law
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-15
New Wells Completed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind, Oct. 4-One Of the
most productive leases in the Wells county
oil field is the one owned by Argue, Nc
Kisson & Co., on the Byall farm, in jack
son township, of that county This lease
was formerly owned by Klauser and others,
of Toledo, O.. but was considered very
light and the new owners secured it, think
ing that nothing but small wells would be
found, but in this they We're mistaken, as
it has proved a gold mine. For some time
the property has been doing 125 barrels
day and we'll No. 10 has just been COM
pleted on the property and for the first
twelve hours the well flowed $50 barrels
Other wells will be drilled at once. The
Sherford Oil Company has struck it rich
in well No. 8, on the w. G.. Alexander farm
in Section q, same township, which did 1856
barrels. The same company has finished No
s, Il. J. homer farm, Section 35 same
township, good for IL barreis The Ohio OIL
Company has competed No. 8, Spaulding
farm, Section n, same township, 45 bar
rels. The Acme Oil Company's No % Nor
rison farm, Section 49, same township, did
% barrels. The Caida Oil Company's No. g.
Minnich farm, Section II, same township
did 10 barrels. he Northern Indiana Oil
Company's No. 6. John Williams's farm,
Section %, Nottingham township, same
Company's No. s. Wolf farm, Section IA
Chester township same county dlu 30 bar
farm. Section A. Washington township
Blackford county. did, 80 barrels. Northern
Indiana Oil Companys No. IL, Roberts
farm, same section, did 60 barrels Manhat-
tan Oil Company's No. /. Kelley farm Sec
ton II, same township. did 10 barrels
James & r. NJ. McCormicks No. 49, Stude-
baker farm, Section -, Van Buren, town
ship. Grant county. did so barrels. Ohio Oil
Company's No. Z. Creviston farm. Section
l, same township, did 10 barrels. Same COM
township did IS barrels and No %, CREWS
ton farm, Section IL, same township, did 60
barrels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-15
TICKET-SCALPING SECRETS.
Brokers Charge that Railroad Conn
pRnies Assist In the Business.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE Tribune's Pitts
burg special says: Sensational testimony to
the effect that the passenger officials of the
railroads running between Chicago and
| Pittsburg furnished large blocks of tickets
to scalpers was given in open court to-day.
| Judge j. w. +. White called the equity
proceeding of the Pennsylvania Railroad in
terests, the Baltimore & Ohio. the Pitts
burg & Western and the Pittsburg & Lake
Eric Railroad companies against A. L. De-
! roy, A. Weller, II. F. WalKenmeyer Chas.
II. Poertsel. George and Thomas G. Orr,
Charles Devlin. John Greenwood. Edward
Geary, f. NJ Newberry and Joseph Maher
to restrain them from buying CT selling
knights Templars conclave railroad tickets.
l.. A. Robinson, general passenger agent
Of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie and James
p. Anderson, general passenger agent of
| the Allegheny Vs.-.ey, and others testified
| their respective companies had never au-
| thoriyed any dealing with the defendants
for conclave tickets. They testified that the
tickets are not transferable, and the buying
and selling Of them was a fraud.
| Then came the sensation. 1t started with
| the reading of an affidavit sworn to by de-
| PENDANTS. 1t set forth that as brokers they
had been aided in their business by the rail-
road companies, which furnished them
| question.
Tne companies would send to Chicago and
other cities and get round-trip tickets to
| Pittsburg; they would tear off the going
coupon and take them to the brokers and
request they be sold so as to increase traf-
! fic.
This was done by the Pennsylvania Com
pany. according to the aInuavit Those not
sold were redeemed by the company.
| 1t was also alleged that the railroad COM
| panieS trIcAed them into buying a large
| quantity of conclave tickets and wi,nout
notifying them applied for the injunction,
and. therefore, did not come into court with
| clean hands.
| Broker George Orr testified that he had
| been furnished just such tickets by a Mr..
| Fleming, who, he said, was chief clerk to
| the assistant genera passenger agent of the
| Pennsylvania lines.
A. l.. Deroy said he was told by Samuel
| Moody, assistant general passenger agent
| of the Pennsylvania Company upon the
/ occasion of large affairs like the conclave
| to go ahead and buy all the tickets he could
and the Pennsylvania Company would take
care of him.
| A. Weller said the Pennsylvania Company
had in its offices a list of fictitious names
| for use on mileage books, which were sold
| to brokers for the perpose of the latter SELL
| ing them TO third parties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-15
The MAJORS EXPERIENCE.
How He Spent the Greater Part Of His Life A
Time When His Life was in Danger

He has been superintendent of large min-
ing operations and when the State Reforms
tory at Elmira, n. Y, was built, he was
superintendent and engineer in charge OF the
construction.
Major Bishop was attached to the staff Of
Brigadier General Chamberlin. of the Ma
tional Guard of New York, with the rank
of Major from 1857 to 1860.
He has been located in Detroit since 1885,
and has large acquaintance among the buei-
ness men and citizens Of this city.
Two years ago, for the first time, Major
Bishop was in the hospital. FOR two months
he had the best of medical attendance but
when he was discharged he was not like the
Major Bishop of Old
When asked regarding his health, he said:
"When | had my last spell of sickness
and came out of the hospital was a sorry
sight, ! could not gain my strength, and
could not walk over block for several
weeks.
81 noticed some articles in the newspapers
regarding DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People, which convinced me that they were
worth trying and bought two boxes. | did
not take them for my complexion but for
strength. After using them l felt better,
and know they did me worlds OF good. l
am pleased to recommend them to lnvaiids
who need a tonic or to build up shattered
constitution. "a. G. BISHOP"
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
eighth day of January, 1898.
ROBERT Z. HULL JR, Notary Public.
The pure. powerful vegetable ingredients
in DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
supply the antidote for poisonous matter in
the blood and add those elements needed to
build up body and brains. Many diseases
long supposed by the medical profession to
be incurable have succumhed to the potent
influence of these pills. They can be taken
by young or old, being harmless in their
nature, but powerful in eliminating disease.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-15
A Tod Sloan Day mt Newmarket.

LONDON, Oct. 14.-At Newmarket to-day
the Southfeld plate, for three-year-olds and
upwards, was won by the Lorllard-Beres-
ford stables chestnut colt Grodno, ridden
by Tod Sloan. the American jockey. The
betting was to l against Grondo
The Middle Park plate of 500, sovereigns
was won by Caiman the property of the
up The betting was to against Caiman.
Tovaros, the property of Mr.. Rivers, and
ridden by Sloan. won selling plate. The
betting was to against TOvaros.
The success of Tod Sloan in landing a
winner in each of the three events in which
he participated resulted in his receiving a
perfect ovation as he passed the post at the
conclusion Of the race for the Middle Park
plate.
The heavy wind blowing directly down
the course to-day greatly favored Sloan,
who gave notice to his friends that the
cyclone as he called it. was pounds in
my favor" They made good winnings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-15
TOTAL STOCKS OF OIL
STEADY DECREASE IN INDIANA AND
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
Price of the Crude Takes Another
Now Quoted at IL Cents.
sneciaI 70 the Indiananolis JournaI

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE net
stock Of Indiana and Ohio crude oil has
been steadily decreasing since last Novem-
ber For the month of September the de-
crease was $685. $50 barrels. During the same
month the average daily run was 49, 4l0 bar
rels, or $40 barrels day below the August
record. The daily shipments for the same
month were 67749 barrels, or 1886 less than
the August average. The total average
daily runs of both the Eastern and Western
fields for September was 1858 barrels,
while the shipments were 153,924 barrels, or
an excess of shipments over runs of q, BAG
barrels A correct statement of the runs,
shipments and stocks of crude oil in the In
diana, Ohio and Eastern fields has not been
given to the public for many months, and
but few know the situation of the oil BUSH
ness at the present time. The following
figures are given for the Indiana and Ohio
fields for the month of September:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-15
TWO MURDERERS HANGED.
George II. Jacks and John Druggan-
The Formers Remarkable Letter.

CHICAGO, Oct. IA. = George H. Jacks.
formerly chief of police at Muskegon, Mich.
and John Druggan, both convicted murder
ers, were hanged on the same scaffold in
the county Jail this afternoon. Some time
before the hanging Jacks sent the following
letter to the jailer
My Dear-Please do not let any of the
clergy in to see me. If /, an innocent man,
be hanged to-day without the right to have
the highest court in the land pass on my
ease which Is all AHA Prepared at Great
l am refused this right which every man
is entitled to-there certainly can be no
God above u.s. and in that case the clergy
can do no good. So please do not allow any
to see me-.
This request was complied with. Jacks,
however, prayed constantly while the moose
and shroud were being adjusted. Just be-
fore going to the scaffold Jacks, notwith-
standing his remarkable letter, consented
to be accompanied by priest. On the way
10 the scaffold Jacks repeated aloud after
the priest the prayers which the priest
voiced. Jacks was very much gaitated.
Druggan, who consented a day or two ago
to accept an offer of prieStly service was
comparatively composed. Unlike Jacks he
did not pray aloud, contentng himself with
fervently kissing cruciflx at the last mo-
ment held to his lips. "Oh, Lord, have
mercy on my SOUL" were the last words of
Jacks was convicted of the murder of An
drew j. McGhee, an aged collector and So
licitor, whom Jacks, assisted by William J.
Willows. now serving fourteen years for
completely in the crime, decoyed into an
apartment house on Indiana avenue for the
purpose of robbery. Jacks had long GRIM
inal record. When chief of police of the
Michigan city he also held the position of
deputy United States marshal and was a
member of the fire department. While
holding these official positions ne committed
a long series of burglaries. for which he
was finally convicted and sentenced to the
Michigan Penitentiary for four years on
his release ne came to Chicago and returned
to his old mode Of living. Jacks was out on
bonds for burglary when he was arrested
on the charge of murder.
Druggan was convicted Of the murder of
Robert Gudgeon. a saloon keeper whom he
attempted to rob.
A Hunchback Nearly Decapitated.
SAN QUENTIN. Cal. Oct. 14-Murderer
John Miller. the hunchback. was hanged
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-15
Christian women,s Mission Board.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Oct. l4-This morning
the session of the Woman's Christian Board of
Missions largely attended and very interest
ing. The convention opened with a shor;
address by w. S. Atkinson OF Wabash Ind. The
presiding elder. The reIcrt OF the board was
then made by Louis White. corresponding secre-
tary. This report showed great extension of the
mission work, especially in India and jamaica
The report of the treasurer Mary j. Judson was
next submitted. II his report showed the finances
OF the organization in letter share than ever be-
The Greatest Woman in the Worldn Mrs
Jessie Brown Pounds, Indiana 'Zenana Work
in India" Ada Boyd. Bilaspur; School Work in
India, Miss F. Lohr. BiIaspur.
The afternoon devoted to the consideration
OF matters pertain rg 10 the young peoples de-
9artment OF the society.