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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN
Closely Connected with the Changes in
National Character


The fluctuations and history of the
taste for flower gardening in England
are more closely connected with the
changes in national character than
most of the decorative and creative
arts, says the Spectator. There is clear
evidence that when in the DAYS of Eliz-
apeth and James |. every one was
pulidlng fine houses and "all England
was stone-cutter's yard" flowers were
sought for beauty's sake-fowers
which, as Gerarde quantity saws of the
sWeet-william, though not good for
the belly, were meet to deck the breast
o. beauty" The building of the more
purely renaissance houses in the davs
or CHARLES |. and Charles II. gave us
much that was hest in the Italian gar
uehs-terraces and balustrades of per-
rect proportions, good statues, exqui-
site gates, fine old lead work. This
is a great inheritance, and the work
still remains, and if some complain of
them as of the architecture of St.
Peter S, that it is too rational, far too
earthly others will never cease to
enjoy the intellectual pleasure of see
ing these fine forms, the terraces, the
tripods and the sundials. and the
winged horses and tritons by the lakes
winch we borrowed from Italian
brains. But the Italian garden is not
Hover garden. The only thing
which we borrowed from them on and
under which flowers grow is the per-
COLA. Their gardens meant shade,
level walks in country which was all
nils, water and marble work, adorned
with statues. Even the Spanish gar
dens of the Alcazar, though full of
orange and citron. have few flowers
we now add to this the brilliant car
pet bedding in the formal parts, and
the modern "Wilderness' with the in
termediate herbaceous garden. The
latter has not in the least killed the
admiration for the outdoor architec-
tural arts. At the present moment
wrought iron gates, ratings, statues of
bronze, vases of lead and marble. are
being imported from the ancient cha
teaus of France and the villas of italy
INTO England to be sold to owners of
gardens, old and new.
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world. But when the order CANA that
was TO place the great Pacific between
the solder and his bride, and perhaps
separate them forever they could no
longer keep silent. Just before the
regiment started, Mrs Hardy accom-
panied by her uncle, went to San
FRANCISCO and took last farewell Of
her soldier husband and announced
thelr marriage to the world Company
w. III which Capt. Hardy first enlisted,
mas MADE a record for Itself in the way
ol advancement. Its captain, w. II.
blshop, although commanding the last
company in the regiment, was ad-
Vahced over all other captains and
made major when Major Metcalf sue
ceeced Col. Funston in command of the
regiment, and he has recently been
appointed by President Mckinley as
senior major of the new Thirty-sixth
volunteer infantry; Lieuts. Glasgow
and Agnew, also Of company NJ, have
recently been made captains in the
Eleventh cavalry; E. j. Hardy and
Clad Hamilton, both of whom went out
as prlvates, are now captains in the
twentieth Kansas, and the company
has furnished half dozen lieutenants
Tor different companies The company
IS made up largely of college students
from the Kansas Wesleyan university
and other colleges located at Salina.
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Alice Welded by far the more proIif1,
pen. Then, as now, prose was more
lucrative than verse, and her first work
was TO collect number of stories and
sketches into a volume, which she
called "Clovernook; or, Recollections
OF Our Home in the West" This was
pupIished IN 1851, and proved pro-
nounced success. 1t was industriously
followed by others-first, a novel, "Ha-
gar; Story of To-day" then another
series of "Clovernook" stories, after
which, with volume of verses sand
"lched between, came "Clovernook
Children juvenile book. In 1856 a
collection of her poems complete up to
lhat tlme, was issued; then another
novel Married. Not Mated" followed
IN turn by more poems; then "A Low
ers Diary Snow Berries" and still a
thlrd novel, The Bishops Son. maxi
Ing IN all collection of considerable
bulk, which, as it circulated widely in
its day, made the name of Alice Cary
1amlllar, not only throughout reading
America, but in England, also.
During these years Phoebe was not
ldie, but contributed extensively to the
periodicals verses of many kinds, these
IN the collected form numbering some
thing over two hundred. Of the quail
ltyo the work done by them little need
be said here. The more critical taste
OF to-day would not rate it as it was
once rated, but it met the needs of
prevailing taste, served its purpose,
and was well worth living for. Con-
sldered as part of the literary move
ment in America, it has a permanent
historic interest, and the achievements
or the two unaided country girls must
nave an interest as abiding as that in
the trlumphs Of the human will and
SOUL
In New York city the sisters got the
social life they craved. Their home
at NO. SO East Twentieth street, which
has been described as delightfully."- ar
tlstic and literary, was kind of salon
where they held Sunday evening re-
ceptions, and brought together the dis
literary people of the day.
But, though all this was charming,
Alice, especially, was not content, and
yearned back for the old, simple coun-
try life with a hOmesickness that grew
through years CT sickness and suffer-
ing. Melancholy by nature, the strug-
giles of her early life, the loss of those
she loved, and, perhaps, an unhappy
affair of the heart, tinctured her whole
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
News SPAPERS
Havo Done More to Suppress Grim
Than Any Other Agency.

Have Done More to Suppress Crime
Than Any Other Agency.
New Orleans Times Democrat. "J SEQ
some fellow is going to start paper
that won't print any reports of crime"
SAID an old detective. He thinks such
news is immoral and harmful to The
public, and if he was in my line of
business | dare say he would change
his mind. The old-time professional
crooks who went in for big game have
ceased almost entirely to operate. and
II IS very seldom that one hears Of a
great bank robbery, a burglary on a
large scale or a confidence game in
volvlng more than a few hundred dol
lars. In my opinion this is due en-
ZINE is conhdns OF suspects are cir
culated all over the country and the
public generally is put on the alert
This greatly increases the chances of
catching the criminals, and has made
such jobs so dangerous that, as l said
before, they have been practically aban-
doned. The newspapers have undoubt-
edly broken up 'bunko' and other dan
gerous confidence games that used to
gather in thousands of victims every
year. They did it by exposing them
so thoroughly that at last it became
next to impossible to find sucker
who wasn't posted in the scheme from
top to bottom. Not long ago l was
talking to chap who used to be in
the green goods business in New Jer-
sey. He cursed the newspapers very
bitterly and declared they had taken
the bread out Of his mouth, to say
nothing of the Perfecto cigars and two
bit whisky he formerly put into it.
am absolutely certain that that gentle
man would cordially indorse the new
journal without any criminal items. !
gathered from what he said that he
regarded such news as highly damag-
ing to commercial interests"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
GOT THE JEWELS.
A New Game Recently Worked q
Paris Jeweler.

A swell young woman not long ago
drove up in a handsome private car.
riage to a well-known lunatic asylum,
situated a few miles from Paris, and
requested to see the proprietor. Her
wish being acceded to, she informed
the doctor that she desired to place her
husband under his care to see If
cruel mania, under which he labored--
viz, that he had lost large quantity
of jewels"-could not be removed.
After some hesitation the doctor con-
sented, and the woman drove away di-
rectly to a jewelers. in Paris and Sc
lected jewels to the value of several
thousand dollars and requested one OF
the shopmen to go with hsr in her ear
riage to procure the money for tho
goods she had taken, She drove with
him to the asylum, and, arriving there,
he was shown into room. The lady
then sought the doctor, told him OF
the arrival of her husband, and, get
ting into her carriage, again drove
away. The rest may be imagined, but
the poor fellow was confined several
days before it was found they both had
been "sold," and the lovely lady never
came back.
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the fires of patriotism, he quit his po-
sition with the railroad, which was
paying him $100 month, and enlisted
as private at $3.50 per month and
the chance of stopping some Mauser
bullet. He had received a little mill
tary training, and while the regiment
was encamped at Topeka waiting to
be modified Hardy went to work with
will to perfect himself in tactics, and
SO great was his proficiency that he
was made first sergeant of his COM
pany. 1t was over Hardy that Gen.
then Col.-Funston and Lieut-Col. Lit
tie had their falling out. 1t happened
at San Francisco, a few weeks before
the regiment was ordered to Manila.
Funston recommended the advance
second lleuueuancy", w'nn~ nodsre- tn
commended Hardy for the same place
Gov. Leedy had already promised Har-
dy's friends to promote him, so he
followed the recommendation OF Lit
tie, and the break between the two
officers followed. Capt. Hardy made one
of the famous "swims" for which the
Twentieth Kansas has been noted, but
he has received little credit for it
through the dispatches from Manila.
1t was at the Malolos river, where the
insurgents were lying in a ditch on the
further side. Hardy and private in a
Pennsylvania regiment swan the
river secured raft and towed it
back for Funston and some of his
men to cross on. For this act Funston,
recommended his promotion TO a frs.
lieutenancy, recommendation that
was promptly followed by Gov. Stan
ley.
When President Mckinley recently
selected several officers for the new
Thirty-sixth volt nteer infantry, Capt.
Orwig of company D among the rest,
Col Metcalf, who is now in command
OF the Kansas troops, recommended
that Hardy be again advanced to sue
ceed Capt. Orwig, and again the rec
ommendation was promptly acted on.
The romance in connection with
Capt. Hardy is as interesting as his
war record. Several months before
there was call for troops-in fact, be-
fore a war with Spain was seriously
thought of-Hardy was secretly mar
ried to Miss Nettie Ober, pretty and
accomplished society girl Of Salina, and
the daughter OF one Of the leading
merchants of that city. For some rea-
son the young couple preferred to lsep
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
Deadly Anthrax.

Chambersburg (Penn) special Balti-
more American: DR.. John ]. Smith died
recently of anthrax, after hard suffer-
ing. He was a veterinary surgeon.
graduate of the university Of Pennsyl-
vania, and had been called to investi-
gate the deaths Of live stock on Ber-
Inns farm, near town. On Aug. rs he
performed an autopsy on some Of the
animals, and sent portions Of their
bodies to State Veterinary Pearson.
VINO afterwards pronounced the disease
anthrax. Smith attended other live
stock, and took sanitary precautions.
fully aware of the horrible nature Of
the malady to man and beast. An
eruption appeared on his hands, and
he said at once it was anthrax, and
that he feared DEATH Physicians op-
Grated and gave careful attention. His
body became badly swollen, and he
grew worse. unconscious and died.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
Found Bride in Tub OF Butter.

From the Wilkesbarre Record: Miss
Belle Laffiin, farmers daughter, re-
siding near Great Bend, wrote her
bedded it in a tub of butter which her
father was shipping to Philadelphia
commission house six months ago. She
requested the finder to write to her
Ten days later the chef of one OF
Philadelphia's leading hotels wrote to
Miss Laff1in, who promptly replied. A
month later the chef came to the Laf
fin homestead. There will be we'd
ding in Great Bend township during
the holidays, and Miss Laffiin will be
the bride.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
Kaiser Pleased with a Boys Tenacity.


The German kaiser had the other day
curious adventure with one OF his
numerous godchildren. Every seventh
boy in the same family, if the parents
are in humble circumstances, is named
after ana educated at the expense OF
the. kalser, On the kaiser's arrival at
Remscheid one of these godchildren
was deputed to offer him a bouquet.
The small boy, however, at the last
minute utterly refused to part with the
flowers, The kaiser, however, only
laughed and patted him on the head.
and said, "Yes, when a German once
lays his hands on anything he does not
readily give it up and ordered fifty
marks to be given to the obstinate
youngster
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
A SOLDIERS ROMANCE
CAPT. HARDY OF THE TWEN-
TIETH KANSAS
Loved n Pretty Girl and They Were
secretly Married-His Brave Desds
Philippines.

NO soldier who has gone to the
Fhlllpp1nes has made greater advance
ment than has Capt. E. J. Hardy, who
enlisted as private in company M
OF the now famous Twentieth Kansas.
and who has recently been promoted
on account Of bravery to be captain of
company d of the same regiment. He
mas risen step by step until he is now
credited with being one of the best
ohcers of the famous Twentieth Kan
sas. Romance and adventure are in
terwoven in the history of Capt. Hardy.
he is the son of d. Hardy, division
superintendent on the Iron Mountain
road. Although still quite young, he
left the parental roof several years ago
to make his own way in the world He
learned telegraphy, became an expert,
and at the breaking out of the war
with Spain he was operator for the
Missouri Pacific at Salina, Kan. When
the call for troops came, urged on by
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27

their head, and mistress of herself, so
far as duties would permit
In 1850, after Alice had lived thirty
and Phoebe twenty-five years on the
old home place, and nearly score Of
these in the house now standing, the
1nseparable sisters, who did what so
many western aspirants have since
done-namely went to seek their for
tunes in the great city of New York.
Said Alice afterward: Ignorance
stood me in the place of courage. Had
i known the world as l have learned
1t since, l should not have dared; but
didn't. Thus l came" Once COM
mitted to the venture, there was no
turning back, and so, with poverty
Threatening them, and with little capi-
tai Of any sort, save the talent and un-
conquerable will power that had char
ActeriEed them from the first. they en-
tered the struggle for livelihood.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
A SFIT.
Freak of Fate Pursues a Man Who Has
Genius for the inopportune.

Genius for the inopportune.
From the New Orleans Times Demo-
crat: There goes a man." said a Ca
nal street philosopher, who has made
failure of life in spite of exceptional
equipment for success. He is honest,
affable, highly educated and industri-
Gus as beaver. He has no bad habits,
and couldn't name a man in New Or
leans who possesses kindlier dispo-
sition; yet he is continually out OF a
job and is studiously avoided by every
body who knows him. The mysteri-
Gus part Of it is that nobody can tell
you jSst why and the poor fellow
doesn< understand it himself. He is
beginning to think that somebody has
worked rabbits foot on him, but the
secret is really this: He has a genius
for the inopportune. BY some malgn
freak of fate he always says and does
the wrong thing at the wrong time. 1t
is not lack of tact; it is destiny. For
example, l like him, but he never
called on me in his life that his visit
wasn't highly unwelcome He is NOR
"siAJ WI Ioih " ulop III Jiol III Illut W
catch one doing something foolish or
dlscreditable, and you know how we
hate the innocent chance witness of
our follies. He made mortal enemy
of Col. - because he happened to
walk into his Office while the old NAH
was dyeing his mustache. He chanced
on certain prominent lawyer smirk-
ing before mirror, rehearsing an i'm
promptu after-dinner speech, and the
prominent lawyer got even by knock
ing him out of a valuable contract.
Those are two cases out of DOZENS
He never gossips or tattles, but the
mere fact that he has seen things he
Oughtn't to hear makes MS vOiJ r.
ence embarrassing to the other fell
lows If he were introduced to man
whose grandfather had been hanged
he'd be absolutely certain to begin
talking about rope inside of two min
utes. AS l said before, he has genius
for the inopportune. My wife loathes
him because her false friZzes blew on
on the street one day and landed on
top Of his umbrella. He had nothing
whatever to do with either the frizzes
or the elements, but now l can't ask
him to my house. Terrible TO be un'
der such a curse, isn't it?'
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
The Cars American Driving Teacher

George ]. Fuller, the trotting horse
expert, who sailed for Russia a short
time ago, will have the pleasant task
OF teaching the car how to manage
the trotting horse. He has been es-
pecially engaged by the Russian gov
ernment to instruct the army and the
royal family. Mr.. Fuller Is a veteran
of the civil war, and is we'll over 60
years old. He said to sportsman be-
fore leaving: 81 know nearly every
trotting horse in the country, and I
think they all know me-"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27

From the Indianapolis Journal: II
see some fellow is going into the rab-
bit rearing business" said the boarder
who got the morning paper first.
Seems to me that raising rabbits
would be something of hare-lifting
nature" said the Cheerful Idiot
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
"A Thoughtful Husband.

you asked me to bring you some
pin money this morning." said the
young husband
YES" she replied, with an air OF ex-
as we'll save you cIlp uv~...v"n, 81
brought you a paper of pins in
stead"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
SOME GOOD JOKES ORIGINAL
AND SELECTED.
A Variety OF Jokes, Gibcs and Jronies
Original and Selected-Flotsam and
Jetsam from the Tide of uumor--
Witty Sayings.
Fate,

%, George." walled the maiden, as
she met him in the darkened hallway,
we can't be married tomorrow! 1t
VIII have 10 be postponed"
What is the matter, darling?" said
george, his knees trembling under him.
is any relative dead? Has your Uncle
Hiram failed in business?"
W-worse than that" she sobbed.
There's b-b-boil coming on the end
of my nose!"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
Green Dia mOnds.

While a real emerald-colored dia-
mond is rare. those with green tinge
are quite plentiful. The Museum Of
Natural History in Paris has several
examples of green diamonds, but Dres-
den has the most famous, and it 10 one
Of the Ave marvels ct ssms knew -
the world.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
Artist Forgot Tint.

lh1s is snap shot OF an express
train going at the rate of sixty-five
miles an hour"
Its remarkably lifelike. But why
does the smoke rise straight up from
the engine, instead of extending back
over the train in a long line?"
"Well-er-the picture was taken
SC quick it hadn't time to do that, you
know"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
A Hero.

From the Indianapolis Journal:
wasn't 1t brave Of Chollie to rescue
that child from drowning in the
creek?"
Brave! The water wasn't more
than four feet deep anywhere, and
Chollie knew it,
Yes, but that was deep enough to
itterly ruin the crease in his trousers"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
She Knew What That Meant.

Little Helen-Boo-hoo! l don't want
to take that nasty, bitter stuff. Her
Mamma-But how do you know it's
nasty and bitter? You haven't tasted
it. Little Helen-You said it would be
good for me.-Stray Stories.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
Her Little JOk e.

Chicago News: Your fathers
cane" groaned the lover, came down
on me with such rapidity that l
thought a cyclone had struck me-"
well, it was hurry cane" ventured
the sweet girl.
And yet they say girls have no sense
of humor.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
Stuck to the Prescription.

Doctor-Good gracious, man, wha.
are you doing in that water butt? Are
you trying to kill yourself?
Mike O'RoOney-Shure, doctter.
GEAR, an wasn't it in wather ye tould
me l wuz to take the pills ?--Ally
Sloper.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
In-GrOwn Apprecia ton.

Miss Jimp must have lot OF self.
esteem"
"Why?"
"She dresses SO carefully, and vet
she says she doesn't value the admira
tion Of Others"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27

"Why did you let Smith talk to you
all the way downtown about his
baby?"
'T was afraid that il l changed tho
subject he would get started on base.
ball"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
All Overt

From Town Topics: viii you show
us no quarter, sir?" pleaded the captain
Of the captured merchantman.
Sorry" replied Capt. Kidd, "but our
quartermaster is on his vacation at
present"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27
One In q Thousand, !,

One In q Thousand.
OF thousand persons only one
~aaches the age of 100 years.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27

the marriage secret, and for months
not even their intimate friends knew
OF it. The bride continued to appear
in society as Miss Ober, aud Hardy
continued with his railroad work up
to the tIle OF his enlistment. When
hs enlisted in company NJ and marched
away to go into camp at Topeka, the
parting was almost heart-breaking, but
they made no sign. The regiment was
ordered to San Francisco. and still
.hey kept their secret hidden from the
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-10-27

"Now, young feller, wy will you
cry? Do try to remember your name.
1t can't be so long ago since you WOE
christened. From Scraps.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-10
FL pASO THE HUB
This City Is Bound to Become a
Great Metropolis.

F. r. Haley, of White Oaks, who
has been visiting here for q few days
left for his home this morning. Speak
ing of Ell Paso and the White Oaks
country he said: GEL Paso is destined
to be great city. It will be the Hub
city for surrounding country within q
radius of several hundred miles. The
White Oaks country will do its share
towards pushing the Hub city.
Ell Paso will soon change from the
''pass of the north" to q most progress
sive city. Three years ago this was an
iridescent dream but the last year and
q half things have changed.
The Fl tributary s,,, country to
people, largely q thrifty, Woodworking
people and of course that means de-
velopment. The White Oaks country
or in other words all that country,
lying northeast along the White
Oaks route, taking In Lincoln,
Salado and Pecos Valley you find de-
versified interests, mining, stock rails
ing, farming and fruit growing.
These industries are but in infancy yet.
The mineral wealth is simply immense,
and mark my words, there will be q
strike In our country some
of these days that will open the eyes Of
the world. All these things point to
the absolute necessity of q great city
near by, a railroad center. Yes, Ell
PasO and the country all round will
make great change in the next three
vearsD
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-10
INDIAN EMI6RANTS.
Disconnected Tribes Are Seeking a
Location In Mexico.


Last spring delegation of Choctaw
and Delaware Indians paid q visit tC
El Paso to examins q large tract Of
land situated about fifty miles below
this city on the opposite side of the
river and owned by Captain Charles
Davis and others.
The Indians failed to close thes deal
with the owner of the property al
though they asserted that the tribes
they represented were anxious to emf
crate to Mexico on account of the
abOlishment OF their tribal relations by
the United States.
It now appears that the Indians are
still looking for q favorable location
in Mexico. A recent dispatch to the
Globe Democrat from Mexico City
says:
A delegation of Delaware Indians
from Indian Territory have recently
been making q trip through the
agricultural districts of the state OF
Sonora. They visited the cities OF
Hermosillo and Gusymas and went
from the latter place to the Ysqui
River country to inspect the lands
which they contemplate purchasing.
During their stay at Guaymas
they were recipients of numerous
attentions and shown various points of
interest by the municipal authorities.
It is said that they are well pleased
with the country, and the deal which
they are now negotiating will prob
ably be c0nsummated.!I It is proposed to
establish q large colony of thesmembers
of their tribe on the acquired land.