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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
MARY A REECE.

SOSS~SSSSSSSSSO SOSS'OSSeOSSSSSS
the patriarchal age of 1923 years, was
married in Atlantic City. N. j.. the
other day to Miss Sallie A. May, a
daughter OF Leon May. The ceremony
occurred at the brides home on South
Delaware avenue. 1t became public on
the records Of the board Of health Of
fce.
when Dr. Smith came in." said Pas
tor Cross, II was surprised when he
told me he was Of that age. placed
him on his honor and he told me that
his age was 1873"
DR.. Smith declared that his age had
been correctly recorded, and that he
celebrated his one hundred and twenty
third birthday in the latter part of Sep
tember. my father, Henry Smith.
lived to 1870, and so did my grand
father" said DR.. Smith. II was born
near Cairo, ILL.,, but went to Germany
when three years old. l took my de-
gree from the jena university and have
travelled all over Europe. remember
clearly the time when Bonaparte was
living, and have had very eventful
life." His appearance is that OF a we'll
preserved man Of 70. His wife Is Al
years old.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

1t would have taken more than hu-
man woman to bid him go alone when
he had her heart fast in his keeping.
and so when the vacation time came at
the store Mary timidly placed her hand
in her lovers, and the wedding notice
in the Boston paper tells the rest. The
girl, being a Catholic, preferred to be
married by a clergyman of her faith.
but to this the young man would not
agree, because, he reasoned, his parents
being Protestants, their forgiveness
would be more easily won If the cere-
mony was performed by an Episcopal
minister. And SO at a little mission
church, on August 3, the son Of mil
lionaire and the daughter Of an Ameri-
can mechanic were made one. After
two weeks honeymoon the bride re-
turned to her parents home, still, to
them. plain Mary Reece.
The first of September found the long
cherished plans Of the Bigelow family
matured. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Bigelow
told their son good-by at the traindoor
not knowing that in another parlor car
sat their daughter-in-law. The next
morning found the young couple off
from New York for their long voyage
The news OF the wedding came to
the father Of the groom as terrible
shock, while the family Of the bride,
being a strict Catholic one, regret that
Mary was married by Protestant min
lister, though the mother says she can
not but be glad that her child's ro-
nance has ended so happily for her.
In club circles it is rumored that Hora-
ito Bigelow will be cut of without a
cent. In the meantime the young
couple are spending second honey
moon in the flowery kingdom Of Japan,
! with a limitless letter of credit.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
THE COPPER KINGS MANSION.


brown eyes yelled by long black lashes.
The pretty saleswoman could not help
noticing the look of more than ordi-
nary interest that the handsome young
man bestowed upon her, and an ans
wering light came into her own bright
eyes. But the well-bred young man
would not think OF thrusting himself
upon the notice OF the young woman
without the formality of an introduc-
ton. But the introduction was more
easily managed than he feared 1t could
be. Being well known to an elderly
woman manager of one OF the depart
ments. the young man asked her to pre-
sent him to the sweet-faced girl clerk.
and later in the afternoon this was
done. At first the elder woman hest
tated to do so, as she told him the
younger woman had been most care
fully reared and was no ordinary shop
girl" The evident sarnestness OF the
young man soon assured her that he
was serious and that there was some
thing more than the desire to engage
in a dirtation that led him to make the
request.
Every evening for some time after
this the pretty girl found her devoted
admirer waiting for her at the shop
door when her work for the day was
over, and in the morning among tho
yards and yards Of trimming on her
counter there were placed the freshest
OF flowers. For a long time tho girl
did not know that the young man was
the son of one Of the richest
men in the United States. This
knowledge came to her through
the writings Of her companions about
the devotion of young Bigelow. When
she learned this she begged Mr.. Bige-
low to discontinue his attentions, as
she knew his parents would be much
displeased IL he persisted in his court
ship. but with the eloquence that only
love is capable Of, he begged her to
throw such fears aside and consent to
become his wife. Then her sweetheart
began to visit her In her home, and.
when the mother and sisters met him
they pointed out to the girl the num-
bers Of unhappy welded lives
that were the result of such marriages.
But the pretty sweetheart had maze UP
her mind by this time that whether
rich or poor there was only one love IN
the world for her.
The fall and the winter and the
spring passed away, the courtship rum
ming more smoothly than many Others
have done when all interested IN the
tvA most important hgrscs were quits
agreed. Young Bigelow's parents knew
nothing Of his sweetheart. and wnlle ne
studied away at college they were plan
ming a trip around the world for MIN
after his graduation. The young son
and heir was quite agreed to this. but
had in mind an additional plan OF
which the parents were not ADVISED
He told Mary Reece about this WISH
to Japan, the Orient. and Europe ano
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
TO IDENTIFY THE BABIES.
Have Then Tattooed to Avoid the Risk
Of Mixing Them.

Have Then Tattooed to Avoid the Risk
Of Mixing Them.
Marking children for the purposes
Of Identification is the latest fad in
foreign fashionable circles, says the
Philadelphia Record. This is done by
tattooing and several skilled men and
women are making handsome SUMS OF
money by operating upon them and
their elders. 1t seems as If this fad
for dishguring the beautiful skin Of the
body has taken too flrm hold upon
the nonsyed class to die away until
everybody Of note has been marked.
Then some fine day restless f1okle-
fancied beauty will discover that she
has tired Of features Of the man she
thought she loved when they were
ground into her white hesh, and sud
denly up will spring small army OF
skilled operators who will pick out the
Objectionable marks and charge a
pretty penny for the job. The fad will
gradually die out, but the value OF
tattooing will never be disputed as
long as abduction occupies the atten-
ton Of the wicked. Hosts Of children
could be lost and never traced because
they have no distinguishing marks, not
even moles, whose location could be re-
membered. The tattooed places need
not be large or ugly, but they should
be unique to fully answer their pur-
pose. Owing to the use Of cocaine
very little pain goes with the opera
ton, and even delicate children are
not much inconvenienced by it.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

toned sinewy form, not an ounce OF
superfluous flesh, and in the exhibition
of his strength acted the bully at
times. Once, when the city council
was in session, J. G. Mccoy, now OF
Kansas City, being mayor, and A. A.
Hurd, attorney for the Santa Fe. city
clerk, one of the members was needed
to make quorum. He purposely alb
sented himself and remained in anoth-
er part of the building. Hickok went
after him and brought him into the
council chamber on his shoulder,
where under the rules that antedated
those of Reed he was counted as pres
ent.
Wild Bill was not noted for his
bravery in facing an adversary. He
killed two men on the south side OF the
Union Pacific track one day. They
were Phil Cole and Mike Williams. The
marshal was standing in door OF
saloon and they came up the street.
Without warning he dropped Cole. and
then as Williams came running killed
him also. The indignant cattlemen
offered a reward Of $40, 900 for Hickok's
dead body. He went about as usual
after that, but always walked in the
middle Of the street and carried for
weapon instead of the usual ready re-
volver, blebarreled shotgun,
sawed off to length of eighteen
inches. With such protector he
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
British Jokes.

A British humorist is rather rare
bird, deserving OF mention. One Alex
ander Stewart has just published a
book called "Mr. Miggs' Opinions"
Mr.. Miggs is a shoemaker. Here ars
two Of his jokes: "A man what re-
speets himself gets no hurt, and man
that does not respect himself. why you
might cover the road from here to hell
with broken glass and he'd get there
by subway without knowing any
think about it.""An Englishman hasn't
a chance with Scotchman for the rea-
son 1 give, that he's mean, but, unfor-
tunately honest. A free living man
has no chance against him."-New
York World.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

could not be approached with much
safety. He was afraid Of his life and
showed it. Soon he left town and
Arifted into the mining camps Of the
mountains. He killed some more men
and was tho pride Of the saloons In the
new camps. He was buffer of huge
ability and often made the crowd think
he was doing brave thing when he
was simply counting on the timidity of
his victim-and seldom In vain.
He fought duel once in Springfield,
Mo-, after the close of his career as a
scout and before going farther west.
He had become gambling-room hero,
tall, symmetrical, weighing 200 pounds,
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
THE FIRST WILD BILL
WAS NOT SO WILD AS NAME
INDICATED.
He Had Q Few NOtches in His Gun,
However. When He Died with His
Boots On at Dead dwood-The Work
Of an Avenge.

The current picture that represents
wild Bill" as a wavy-haired, dare
devil looking desperate may as we'll be
shelved. 1t was taken from a portrait
made in crayon for Buffalo Bill Cody
and from memory. But the real Wro
Bill was a very different sort Of man.
In looking over some effects that had
long lain undisturbed, J. B. Edwards,
one OF the first settlers Of Abilene,
Kan, and who went through the wild
Ald woolly days when Hickok was
marshal, recently came upon an old
fashioned daguerreotype Of the frontier
hero. 1t represents him as he was
when he came to Abilene, then cow
boy headquarters. to keep peace among
the unruly cattlemen who made their
way over the trail from Texas.
Hickok was then in the height OF his
glory, and, though he had killed few
men, his career was not stained with
the deeds that made his name discredl-
table in later years. He had been In
Ellis and Hays City, where he had
trouble with cattlemen, and had been
acting the scout along the Platte, as
we'll as dealt a fine hand in faro at
divers and sundry resorts Of the west.
He went to Abilene to succeed Tom
Smith, who is said by all the old set
tiers to have been far the better man
before-or belinda gun.
J.. B. Hickok when he became mar
shall was a handsome man. He was
about six feet high, with a somewhat
womanish face and long, fine hair, OF
which he was very proud. He had an
impressive manner, well-propor-
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
Tastes Di6SreA

In his entertaining biography Of
Lord Houghton, Sir T. Weymss Reid
tells how when Carlyle paid his first
visit to Fryston, Mr.. Milnes (Lord
Houghton's father), on hearing his
guest express admiration Of the pros
pect from the hall, pointed out the
tall chimney Of some mandatory on
the far horizon and expressed his re-
gret that it should recently have been
erected and spoiled the rustic char
acter of the view. Spoiled the
view!" said Carlyle. why, sir, think
that is just the pleasantest feature
In the whole bit of scenery. 1t shows
us that somebody is doing something
in this part Of the world at any rate"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

ana with as much care given TO his
hair as the most careful lady bestows
on her tresses. He strutted around
town, and, with one Dave Tutt, part
ner and friend, did up the tenderfeet
at poker in manner that was mar
velously skilful. Then one day the
two fell out over a game of poker in
which they were opponents. Tut
staked his watch against Bills money
and the latter won. Tutt was furious
and accused Hickok Of cheating. There
were hot words and both went out
threatening to shoot on sight. Inc
next morning both were on the street,
armed and looking for each other. Bill
wore TUFTS watch. AS Wild Bill
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01
STORIES OF LONGFELl wv,
Great Poet Always Ready to Watt en
Children.

oEsst Toot Always Ready 10 Wex0 On
Children.
Longfellow's love for children
breathes out in his poems, his journals
and in every act toward them, as re-
corded in the "reminiscences Of his
friends, says Christian Endeavor
World. Mr. James T. Fields one day
drove out to see him and took with him
fve children who had never seen the
poet. Longfellow took them in his
arms, showed them his house and gave
them one of the pleasantest days OF
their lives. At another time girl who
had read some of his poems and
wished to have some memento, was
picking some of the changing autumn
leaves from his hedge. when he drove
around the corner and stopped. The
child, embarrassed, knew not what to
do; but Longfellow, comprehending the
situation, spoke kindly to her, showed
how prettily the leaves were changing,
picked her some of the brightest and
best, and walked away, leaving child
heart full of the most loving thoughts.
And still another story is related by
Prof. Luigi Monti, an intimate friend
who frequently dined with the poet.
One Christmas day he was walking to
the house, when he was accosted by a
girl about IL years old. who inquired
the way to Mr.. Longfellow's. He told
her he would show her the way and
when they reached the gate she said,
do you think can go into the yard?"
"Oh, yes," was the reply, and he
pointed out to her the window where
Longfellow would probably be. When
he entered the room he found the poet
standing with his back to the window,
so that his face could not be seen. do
look out of the window and bow to
that little girl, who wants to see you
so much" "A little girl wants to see
me very much? Where is she?" He
went to the door and called to her,
Come here, little girl; come here, If
you want to see me-" He invited her
in, showed her "the old clock" the
chair presented him by the Cambridge
school children and many other inter-
esting things. She went away with
heart aglow.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

BRIDEGROOM 1873 YEARS OLD.
Aged DIR. Charles Smith Weds Woman
Many Times His Junior.
DR., Charles Smith, physician, who
was born in Illinois, and who once
practiced in New York, and who claims
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-12-01

Inspiration is intelligent. continuous
and progressive, not turgid or artiA-
cial or dogmatic.-Rev. ]. Cummings
Smith.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-10-20
HE WANTS MONEY.
General Pho Del Pillar Offers to Sell Qua
the Filipino Army.

General Pho Del Pillar Offers to Sell Qua
the Filipino Army.
MANILA, Oct. 19.-General Otis has
received messages purporting to come
from the insurgent leader, General Pho
Del Pillar, offering to sell out his army
and deliver Aguinaldo into the hands
of the Americans. Although Otis is
not satisfied that the offer is authentic.
it is not intrinsically improbable. The
policy of Otis is firmly set against buy
ing any surrenders. Pho Del Pillar Of
fers for $50, 900 to refrain from attack
ing Manila with the army; for $3.50, 1000
offers to surrender his army after a
sham battle, both sides firing into the
air, and for 100000 he says he will
procure the overthrow of the insured.
ton and capture Aguinaldo, Palermo
and other leaders. From reports from
districts occupied by the enemy, Fill.
ipinos believe Pho Del Pillar has an
audacious plan to break through the
American lines into Manila and seize
Otis and the archbishop. Possibly
these rumors are started with the idea
Of helping him make a deal with the
Americans. 1t is needless to say the
Americans would welcome an attack
of that sort. There has been much
speculation of late regarding the
whereabouts of Pho Del Pillar. The
recent attack at La Iona was credited
to his men. 1t is believed he is now in
the vicinity of San Mateo valley with
1880 to 5000 men.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-10-20
COCHRAN Is ELOQUENT.

37esds A0aAnst F0rcible Annexation of
Philippines. s
@ CHICAGO, Oct. -Theanti-imperial
ist meeting atiCentral Music hall came
10 . close last night. Hon. Bourke
Cochran, of New York, delivered the
Grafton 81 the,evening. The hall was
filed, END Ahe remarks OF the orator
were greeted with approval by those
present. Mr.. Cochran biased his objec-
ton TO the policy OF the government
on the ground 'that one people had no
right TO force q government on another.
He discussed the, question in q dispas-
-sionate manner, claiming that there
were many reasons why the United
States should hold the islands, but no
season why it should attempt to force
upon any people a form of government
TO which the people objected. A dec
laration Of principle was submitted by
the resolutions committee and unani-
,mously adopted. 1t ,denounces the
policy Of Imperialism as hostile to lib
,erty, unconstitutional and tending
towards militarism, and demands i'm
mediate cessation of the Philippine
war. It says: sssWe propose to con-
tribute to the defeatsof any person or
party that stands for fOrcible subjuga-
ton Of any people.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-10-20
BEET SUGAR CONVENTION.
Secretary Of Agriculture and Others Ad-
dress the Meeting.

Secretary of Agriculture and Others Ad-
dress the Meeting.
MASON CITY, Oct. 20.-The farmers
state industrial beet sugar convention
convened at Clear Lake. Many repre-
sentative men of the state were pres
ent. James Wilson, secretary of agri-
culture presided. James Allen OF
Ames, Neb., president of the Standard
Cattle Company and president OF the
National Beef Growers Association,
read u paper on the growing of beets.
Professor Allen of the state agricultu-
raj college of Minneapolis spoke on
forage crops for dairy cows, and said
the beet sugar fodder was at the head
of all folders for this purpose. Sec
rotary Wilson delivered an address on
the farm and its manufactured pro-
ducts, laying particular stress on beet
sugar productions, and felt confident
that it's future in Iowa was promising.
Theodore Hapke of Pekin, ILL.,, Pro-
fessor Hayes of Minneapolis, Professor
G. F. Curtis of Ames and G. F. Saylor
of Washington, D. c., discussed Mr..
Wilson's paper.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-10-20
ENGLISH STATEMENT.
Indicates the Beers Have rs Yet Accom-
plished Little.

Indicates the Beers Have as Yet Accom-
plished Little.
LONDON, Oct. 2O.-The war office
last evening issued the following bulle-
tin:
mo news of Importance has been
received from Natal today. The cav
airy attached to our forces at Lady
smith and Dundee are engaged
in observing the enemy's move
ments, Steps have been taken to Sc
cure Pietermaritzburg and Durham
against raids on the western frontier.
"There is no recent intelligence
from Kimberley Or Mafeking, both
places being cut off from railway and
Geographic communication, It is be-
lieved, however, that skirmish took
place on Sunday, six miles south of
Kimberley, and that the Beers were
beaten off with some loss by an arm
ored train. There was some fighting
at Mafeking on Friday or Saturday,
ending with a repulse of the attacking
force.
"Boers in considerable numbers are
assembled opposite Aliwai North and
Bethulie, on the Orange river. Rail-
way communication with the Orange
Free State and the Transvaal has now
ceased, the remaining refugees having
been warned to leave by way of Della
goa bay"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-10-20
UPRISING IN MANILA.

Natives in the Poorer District Organize.
MANILA, Oct, 1.-THE authorities
were informed Saturday from reliable
sources that an outbreak in the poorer
districts of Manila had been carefully
planned for daylight on Sunday. 1t
failed to occur, probably on account of
the vigorous measures enforced. Many
natives of the Tonds district left, TAX
ing their valuables. All the SMALL
shops which the guards usually forced
to close at $50 p. III. were shut at sun
set. A general feeling of uneasiness
was apparent. The guards of the city
were doubled and strong force sta
toned at the slaughter house, the cen
ter of an unruly section. Two guns of
the Sixth artillery were stationed near
by at a point commanding the native
quarter. The commanders of the re-
serve troops Were ordered to be pre-
pared for call at daylight Three
native policemen have been arrested
on a charge of uprising. The fact
that their comrades informed the au-
thorities of their treachery indicates
that the police force is loyal.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-10-20
ii ME- S in IOWA.
APPLE DECREASE.
Dsslias - Industry In State Due - Too
Great o Supply.

. , W. f.
Dssiias q Industry In state Due - Too
Great . supply.
DIES MoYNEs, Oct. 19.-Secretary Wes-
ley Greene, Of the State horticultural
Society, figures that the decline in the
apple industry in the state during the
past fifteen years is at least one-half.
He is working on a table which will
give accurate statistics on this subject,
for the first time in the history OF the
state. Mr.. Greene attributes the fall
ing off to the fact that the nurserymen
Of Iowa have not given their attention
to the cultivation of harder varieties.
About fifteen years ago so many apples
were raised in the state that many
farmers and fruit men had to feed them
to hogs, there being so many more
than the people Of the state could con-
sumo, and the varieties being so per-
ishable it was impossible to keep them
for shipment out of the state. The
business therefore was not q paying
one, and the supply has been decreased
gradually until at its present low ebb.
Mr.. Greene says until the horticultur-
lists realize that they must grow an
apple which they can use for both the
home market and shipment out OF the
state, the industry will remain in
state of decline. The falling of in
bearing trees from 1885 to 1895 is estl-
mated at two to one and the falling of
in non-bearing trees at three to one.
There has been a decline of sixty-six
and two-thirds per cent in the planting
of nursery stock.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-10-20
disastrous Prairie Fires.

RmFE, Oct. 1s.-A terrible fire ragged
throughout the country southwest OF
Rolfe about eight miles. Fire started
on section II, Lincoln township, ON q
farm owned by O'Connell & Thomas of
Fort Dodge and occupied by Mr.. Hen
neberry, who LOST granary and 1000
bushels of oats, 60 acres of corn in field,
anda team of horses. Thence norththe
fire took all the hay for George and
Henry DeWall and burned a wide strip
through their corn field. All the hay
and n lot of corn in field for Mr..
Schoon, James Hurley, Joe Earl and
Joe Sinek. The barn and all Farm
machinery and !, 900 bushels Of oabs for
Jas. Earl. The orchard and hog sheds
and pens of Frank Earl. The loss will
be a good many thousand dollars.
Corn burned in fields is a total less.