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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
Luther,s wedding Ring.

Many generations have passed away
since Martin Luther lived and was so
prominent figure during the trou-
blous times of the history Of the
church, 1t is interesting to learn,
therefore, that the wedding ring of this
great leader of the reformation is still
in existence, and has been exhibited
in a jewelers. shop at Dusseldorf. On
it is representation Of the crucifixion
Of Christ, small, bright ruby standing
for drop of blood. The inscription is:
Catherine Won Bora to DIR. Martin
Luther, 18th June, 1925" 1t bears signs
of the wear of very many years, but,
nevertheless, is in excellent preserva-
ton,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW
John Henry's Little Scheme to Get
the Evening Paper.

John Henry's Little Scheme to Get
the Evening Paper.
She was the one who had the news.
paper; he was the one who wanted it.
Faced two wives in court" she read
from the headlines.
whats that?" he demanded.
ooh, it's an account of man who
faced two wives in court" she explained.
Ellis own wives?" he asked,
"Of course. lie was bigamist,
stupid, and he faced his wives in the
courtroom"
"Lucky mani"
She looked at him sharply and was
on the point Of putting the paper down
to argue the question with him, but She
caught his eovetous glance in time and
changed her mind so far as putting
down the paper was concerned.
"Do you mean that as compliment
for women or as an insult to her?" she
inquired.
my dear, / really have not gone so
far as to analyze the remark" was his
cautious reply
Gam / to infer that you consider
man with two wives luclSier than man
with one?"
"Not for a minute" he answered.
Then he added with equal haste. "That
would be practical recognition Of
.polygamy,"
"Then you must mean that man who
has deceived two confding women Is
lucky when he has an opportunity to
gloat over both"
"Well, should say not" he inter-
rupted. what 1 meant was that, if he
had to meet them, it was mighty lucky
for him that the meeting took place in
court under the eye of the law and the
restraining influence of the officers. An
ordinarily brave and courageous man
will meet one wife without hesitation
almost anywhere, but when it comes to
meeting two 1t seems like special
dispensation of Providence that 1t hap
pened--"
John Henry!"
She made motion toward him; he
lodged. The paper slipped to the floor;
he got it.
my dear" he said, as he settled back
in his chair and glanced over the head
lines, II apologize for anything L may
have said that sounded in the least like
a reflection upon women"
Still, somehow she was not satisfied.
It seemed to her that, perhaps, she had
been bamboozled or something.-Chl-
oago Post.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
WANTS MORE PENSION.
Giant Pat, the Tallest Man In the
Civil War.
alleges Disabilities Due 10 the Poor
Fit of Ills UniROrms-He'S an Elk
traOrdInnry Character in
Many Ways.

He must be a brave man who, in
the face OF the crusade against the
undeserving pensioner, openly engages
congressional influence to secure a
large increase of the pension he Is now
receiving on no better claim than that
he 10 the talest man that entered the
volunteer service during the late war.
Such man, says the New York Her
cid, is william Patterson Bape, OF MIN
even, Pa, generally known among old
volunteer soldiers as pat Bane, the
Cavalry Giant" pat" stands seven
feet four in his stockings, and it APP
pears that he suffered considerably
during his connection with the army
from the gibes Of his comrades on ac-
count of his awkwardness and the in
ability Of the quartermaster's depart
ment to provide him with garments big
enough to cover his lanky frame. He
is now receiving a pension Of $12
month on these grounds and claim
that he contracted rheumatism In his
urms and legs owing to the smallness
OF the coats and trousers he was obliged
to wear in the service,
Bane's disabilities, however, do not
prevent him from plying his trade of
shinglemaker in the country place
where he lives, or from travelling about
the country as extensively ms possible
on the spending money paid him by
Uncle Sam. Nevertheless, he does not
consider his pension large enough to
supply his growing wants, and he sue
eeeded in having a private bill intro
duced in the house by Representative
Acheson, Of Pennsylvania, providing
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17

CNH-NNN'N'SNA-'
of the two quarts was fool enough to
buy, for the bag they were In burst
and they dribbled out all the way to the
train, and"
"Why, VIII Tompllinsl"
And ifyou ever wheedle me into buy
ing another roast of beef and Juggling
it home in my arms you'll know It'll 1t
was raining like fury when came out
of the market with that beef and the
paper around it got wet and peeled
off and then I was strealing through
the streets with nine pounds of uncov-
cred, bloody raw beef under my arms.
Got my hands all over blood until ]
looked like an escaped murderer! I'd
of flung the blamed beef into the street
if it hadn't cost so much and"
"I'm sorry, dear, and"
you'll be sorrier if you ever ask me
to lug Lone dozen eggs againl I
put them into my overcoat pocket and
somebody jammed up against me and
there they are in one big, nasty, cold
omelet in my pocket, and"
20, Will"
you'll say %, VIII when you look
into the other overcoat pocket, for I
put into it that blamed bottle of picked
gherlsins you wanted and slipped on
the shiny pavement and banked up
against lamp-post and smashed the
bottle all to pieces and then had to
go through the streets with lot of
vinegar dribbling from my coat pocket
and all over my clothes, and /"
ut was too bad!"
And when / fell I flung the roast of
beef about ten feet into the air, and it
hit lady in the back and glanced off
into a mud puddle, and she said was
no gentleman, and threatened to have
me arrested, and right in the middle of
it a man came up with six links of
sausage dangling from the end of his
cane and said, with a fiendish grin:
You dropped them, SIR I'd have de-
MED it, but he laid them across my
arm and went off giggling like fool,
and L"
"Oh, excuse me, Will, but I can't help
laughing"
III bet, by George, that you don't
get chance to laugh at me again soon
for the same cause. I've done my last
marketing. You say market to me
again, and I'll take the first train for
Oklahoma, where / can gec divorce
for less than this cussed marketing
bout has cost me! I'll he ready for
supper when l get some of the mud
and blood and eggs and vinegar off of
me! Ketch me going to market againm
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
COL. SAMUEL T. GUSHING.
The New Commissary General of
Subsistence, U. 8. a.
He Established the First Line of TeIc-
graph Ever Used In Actual War
and Exposed to the Enc-
my'H Fire.

COL Samuel It Cushing, the new COM
missary-general Of subsistence OF the
army, was appointed to the military
academy in 1855 from Rhode Island,
and, being graduated in 1860, went
Immediately into the field during the
Navajo war in New Mexico. He was
the first regular officer detailed forduty
with the signal corps OF the army at the
outbreak OF the rebellion and by trans
fer from the Second infantry misplaced
in charge Of the camp Of signal instruc-
ton at Red Hill, District of Columbia,
where he taught the volunteer officers
detailed from the Army of the Potomac,
sending proficient men rapidly to the
commands of Grant, Hallock, Buell.,
Thomas, Butler, Sherman, Banks, Pope
and the others, where they acted as in
structors, thus fully equipping the en-
tire army with a capable signal organi-
cation.
Capt. Cushing, i'm March, 1862, while
Maj. Myer was with Mcclellan in the
field, assumed the Office Of signal officer
in Washington and directed the opera
tions Of the corps throughout the United
States. Later he was chief signal officer
successfully to Gems. Mcclellan, Burn
side and Hooker, and at the battle of
Fredericksburg, Va, he established the
first Jhne of magnetic telegraph ever
used IN actual war and exposed to the
enemy's fire.
After Charlottesville he was Or
dered to West Point to initiate a course
of signal instruction there, and about
this tille he was recommended for APP
pointment, at the age of "a, as lieuten-
ant-colonel of the signal corps, which
had just been authorized by congress.
He declined the appointment as major
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17

in the signal corps to accept that of
captain in the subsistence department,
February 0, 1868, the former being linn
tied to the term of war and the latter in
the permanent establishment. Early in
1864 he joined Gen. Thomas in Tennes-
see, and from that time he occupied the
1Nost important subsistence posts in
Kentucky and Mississippi,
After the war, says the New
York Tribune, Col. Cushing was sta
toned in turn at Omaha, Neb., organ
izing the department there; at Austin
and San Antonio, Tex, as chief COM
missary; at Santa Fe, N. NJ; Louisville,
KY; Atlanta, Ga; San Francisco and
Vancouver Barracks, Washington.
After. serving in the field against the
BaEnecks he was stationed at Pitts
hurgh in 1884 to relieve the Ohio river
flood sufferers, and then he was sent to
Texas, where he received his promotion
to major after service Of twenty-six and
4 half years as captain, the last fonr Of
when he was senior captain of the
Amy. Since 1889 he served four years
at Fort Leavenworth, then in Kansas
City for month to establish a depot
there, and after year at Omaha he was
brought to Washington in May, 1894
where he has since been the principal
assistant to the com1nissary-general.
He became aforementioned in No
vember, 1895, and January 26 last year
reached the grade of colonel.
Among Col. Cushing's fellow cadets
at West Point were Fitzhugh Lee, now
consul general at Havana; Congress-
man Joseph Wheeler, Of Alabama; Gen.
Flagler, chief of ordnance, and Gen.
Wilson, chief of engineers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
omcInls nn 1Sidnapers.

The authorities in the government OF
Samara, Russia, have recently been ac-
lively engaged in the criminal pursuit
of kidnapping children. In the Blu
sulykslSi district all parents known to
belong to heterodox sects have had
their children taken from them. The
police usually make their visits in the
middle Of the night, take the children
out ~ bed, and carry them off in the
cold might air in spite of the entreaties
Of the parents. Many peasants have
lost their whole family in this way,
This practice Of kidnapping children Is
increasing in all parts Of Russia, 2
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
"John Henryl"
Old Virginia 0rnfer SOM.

Take two quarts of good oysters and
wash them through two waters. Strain
the liquor and add to it four blades Of
mace, some celery chopped fine, tea
spoonful of black pepper, little cay
enne pepper and salt If necessary. Let
it simmer over the fire five minutes,
then add quarter of pound Of butter
rubbed smooth with two tablespoonfuls
Of -four and three pints of rich cream
and new milk, half and half. Let it
come, to good boil, stirring all the
time, then put in the oysters and let
them boil up once; no more, or they will
shrivel up and be tough. Remove the
oysters, put them in tureen and pour
the soup over them.-Good Housekeep-
ing.
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for an increase of his claim upon the
government to $50 per month.
None Of Pats" friends can see that
he is anything but very tall and
healthy man, slightly over so years OF
age, whose only troubles appear to
come from his tailor and his shoe
maker. lie was in Washington at the
time OF the Inauguration Of President
Mckinley, and again more recently,
when he passed through the city go
ing to and returning from the Nashville
exposition. He was then in excellent
health, and his capabilities for enjoy
ing himself were remarked by many
of his old comrades who reside in the
capital city and are in the employ OF
the government in various capacities.
The giant told his Washington
friends on bis last visit that he had
abont decided to marry a well-to-do
widow Of Greene county, Pa, but he
thought he would wait TO see If con-
gress would pass the proposed legisla-
tion preventing the further pensioning
Of widows, as, although his intended
bride did not greatly need more money
than she had, it would be only fair to
leave her the chance of availing herself
OF his pension in case he should be
the first to die. pat" thinks the pen
sion laws are pretty liberal, but says
III takes altogether too much effort and
compliance with red tape methods TO
obtain an increase.
The army services of the cavalry
giant were not especially noteworthy,
rs the records do not show that he
was at any time engaged in pitched
battle, or even n good-sized skirmish,
but his connection with the volunteers
afforded him pretext for obtaining
his pension and gave his comrades a
great amount of amusement and fund
of good stories that they never are
tired Of telling about him. lie is
pretty we'll known figure in Grand
Army circles In the eastern states, and
snakes 1t point to attend every Grand
Army encampment that is held within
few thousand miles Of his home. He
was a visitor to the worlds fair, where
be attracted q great amount of atten-
zion on account OF his great stature and
awkward movements.
"Pat" was IS years old 10 1868, when
he was recruited into the Twenty-sec-
ond regiment of Pennsylvania cavalry
at Pittsburgh. lie is the scion Of
Scotch-Irish ancestors. all of whom
are understood to have been above the
average height, He had brother, not
quite as tall as himself, who entered
the army and lost his life in battle.
It was not Banes fortune to engage
in Aetive hostilities against the enemy.
It is satq that he was never more than
an ineffective Pppendage to his COM
papy, being ireaGPHtly excused even
from drill duty.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17

time ago, but the name had been with
held until the sanction of the car could
be secured for M. Maertens' services as
arbitrator. Great Britain and Venezue-
Ia each submitted list ofdistinguished
jurists who would Se acceptable to it as
umpire. These embraced the most
noted men of Europe, but it is tribute
to NJ. Maertens that his was the only
one on the lists of both countries.
M. Maertens' reputation as an au-
thority on international law is world
wide and has led to his frequent selec-
ton as arbitrator and umpire in in
ternatiomal differences. lie is an official
of the Russian foreign office, professor
Of international law at the University
of St. Petersburg, and author of "Maer-
tens Treatise" the standard bool; of
reference on all the treaties of the
world. Little doubt is felt as to his ac-
ceptance.
Prof. Maertens was one CT The dele
gates named by the Russian govern
ment to represent it at the conference
held in Washington to consider the con-
ditions of seal life in the North Pacific,
His selection as the fifth arbitrator and
head Of the commission made it impos-
sible for him to participate in the Wash
imgton conference, so that the Russian
interests in the meeting in all probable
ity remained in the care of Mr.. Botkin
and the two delegates who sat with him.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17

pair of goggles with rubber rims which
fit tightly to the head, man may go
into dense smoke and remain there for
Is or 20 minutes. according to the
statement made by the inventor.
"Firemen frequently have to leave
building, not because of the fire, but
on account of the smoke" he said, land
fires gain Roadway on that account"
The protector has also been used
with good success in mines where thick
smoke had gathered, and in workshops
where smoke cannot be excluded. The
device does not add to the beauty of
the person who wears it, but it may be
the means of saving lives and property.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
The Right Time for wnr,.

This story is told of an eccentric
preacher. One day, on visiting the
church, he found Whitewater at
work in the church cellar, and, to his
horror, the man was whlstling very
lively air as he worked. The preacher
reproved him sharply, reminding him
that such music was ont of place in such
All edifice, even II 1t was in the cellar.
BEG your pardon!" said the white
washer. II forgot where was" And
then, to show he was sorry, he started
to whistling "Old Hundred" His hand,
of course, kept time to the music, and
"0ld Hundred" made the whitewash
brush go wonderfully slow. The
preacher watched him for few min
utes; then he cried: ooh, go back to
your dance tune. or the job will never
be done!"-Golden DAYS.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
SMOKE PROTECTOR.
IL Helps to Make ~ Firemnn's Life
Less Hazardous.

Less Hazardous.
a new invention has been put on the
market recently which, the inventor
says, will do much toward increasing
the efficiency of the fireman and make
his calling less hazardous. The inven-
tion is called "a Smoke protector" but
is really a shield made of fine wire
cloth and rubber. The wire screen is
strapped across the mouth and the
rubber fits closely over the nose. All
air taken into the lungs must come
through damp sponge which is fas-
tened on the outside Of the screen,
Equipped with the protector and a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
Great Adrertlslnr scheme.

A clever advertising scheme is Sic
cessfnlly practiced by Quebec shoe
dealer. With every pair Of shoes sold
he gives pair of overshoes, on each
sole of which is stamp of his business,
with the letters reversed as in type.
At each step the wearer takes in the
snow the dealers advertisement is
visible. 1t can, therefore, be seen all
over town.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17

his index finger, and, still revolving,
rolled up the finger, cutting thread as
it went, until it was stopped by the
knuckle.
The finger began to swell. 1t was
impossible to screw Off the nut, ex-
cept by a process similar to the one by
which it was put on. The surgeons
CREASED the finger with antiseptic vas
cline and unscrewed the nut, follow
ing the thread that it had cut on the
finger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
Novelty in WeddInr Music

A Canadian bride introduced recently
n new feature in wedding ceremonies.
She appeared in church with her pet
canary fastened to her shoulder by a
golden chain, and the moment the or
gan sounded the bird burst into song,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
SIR FRANCIS aRENFELL.
Commander of the British Forces IN
the BOudRn Country.

the sOudHn Country.
Sir Francis Grenfell. who is in COM
mand Of the British forces that are now
advancing up the Nile and have already
reached Khartoum, possesses, by ex-
perience, an intimate knowledge of the
country through which he is leading
his soldiers. He was an officer in the
expeditions Of 1882 and 1884, and was
sirdar Of the Egyptian army from 1885
to 1899, a period which included the
command of the forces at SualSim in
1889.
Sir Francis rank is that of major
general. He is now 81 years old, and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
UMPIRE is A RUSSIAN.
NJ, MaeFtenS to lie Head of tho Vene-
1ueIan boundary Court.


EueIan boundary Court.
The international court Of arbitra-
ton which is to pass on the British
Venezuelan boundary has been COM
pleted by the selection Of NJ. Maertens,
a distinguished Russian jurlst, as UNI
pire, and arrangements are being made
for the assembling Of the court at Paris
during the late summer or fall of next
year. In the meantime the briefs of
Great Britain and Of Venezuela are be-
ing prepared, but none Of the papers
has yet been submitted. M. M0ertens
will act not only as umpire but also as
president Of the court.
The announcement that European
umpire had been chosen was made some
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
OntmenI with AppIe.

Cold oatmeal which has been left over
may be made into an appetizing dish by
molding in alternate layers with nicely
steamed tart apples, sprinkled lightly
with sugar. Other cooked fruits, such
as cherries, evaporated peaches and APP
ricots, may be used In the same way
Good Health, 81
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
UNCOMFORTABLE RING.
Young Mechanics Painful Experience
with Bicycle Nut.

Young Edward Bunk, of Brooklyn,
doesn't hold the romantic and tender
views on the subject of rings that
are proper at his age and sex, and that
he probably held until a day or two
ago. That is because he has worn
one.
Edward is a macnlnist oy trade, and
he was polishing big bicycle nut of
highly tempered steel, when suddenly
it flew from Its mornings, slipped over
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
Precocious Indian Lads.

The extraordinary prccocity of the
children of India has called forth the
establishment of a recent traveller, who
says that many of them are skilled
workmen at an age when children are
usually learning the alphabet.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
The Diameter Of NeDtune.

A determination of Prof. Barnard
with the Lick telescope places the d.
ameter of Neptune at $4,000 miles
from 1000 to 1000 miles less than is
stated in most textbooks.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
brick for Powder Mills.

Bricks made of plaster of paris and
cork are now used in the construction
of powder mills. In case of explosion
they offer slight resistance and are
broken to atoms. .
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17

When celery is eaten largely, an aka
line blood is the result, and where this
exists there can be neither rheumatism
nor govt.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17
~ - -
Put Salt in Coffee.

a few grains Of salt sprinkled on cot
fee before adding the water brings out
iandjimproves the flavor.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17

rCheStnut-GrOwinS I'm France.
France produces annually about $780,
900 tons Of chestnuts.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-17

of the two quarts was fool enough to
buy, for the bag they were in burst
and they dribbled out all the way to the
train nnd-n