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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
MUCH TIME WASTED.
New Congressman Do Considerable
Unnecessary Running Around.
Don't Know where to Look for In
Observation-Disclosures Private
Secretaries indispensable
to Success.
Especial washington Letter.1

I(" HERE is room for new line
of business in this city,
says Congressman Brund-
idge, of Arkansas. ''Any good and eff
ficient man ought to make at least
hundred dollars a week at it, and an
Industrious man of capability might
make even double that amount.
'tWhen 1 first came here L received
letters from my constituents asking
me to see this, that and the other
member of the cabinet for them. For
example, a prominent political friend
of mine would want commission in
the army for his son. I would go to
the office of the secretary of war, and
find other senators and representa-
tives ahead of me. I would wait an
hour or more for my turn, and finally
go away without having chance to
talk to the secretary. Then L would
be obliged to go again and again. In
asmuch as had to see other members
of the cabinet on other missions for
my people, found it to be practically
impossible for me to get around and
attend to congressional business at
the capital.
FINALLY young man came to me
showing that he had been private sec
rotary to Senator Blackburn, of Ken
lucky, for ~ years. I told him that
I had brought private secretary
here with me from my district, and
that 1 could not employ him. But I
told him that could occasionally give
him some letters to write for me. On
the very first occasion. while I was
debating letters to the young man, I
stated to one of my constituents that
I had been five times to see the sec
rotary of war about his matter, that
I had been disappointed every time;
but promised to continue to do my
best.
''The young man suggested that I
let him look the matter up for me,
telling me that I need not see the sec
rotary of war at all; but that GER
tain obscure chief of division would
know all about it. I gave him that
letter and a number of others, and he
did in half day what 1 had been
trying to do for more than week.
II learned that the members of the
cabinet, when called on for informa-
ton on various subjects, send for
their subordinates and get the in
formation from them. I learned that
it is easier for private secretary who
is familiar with the executive depart
ments to go directly to the obscure
men who actually handle the official
papers, and it saves so much time.
''Any good man of well-established
reputation might get to be private
secretary to four or more congress
men and attend to all of their depart
mental business, and receive from
each congressman the sum of 500 per
month, which every congressman is
allowed for private secretary, there
by making a good income, and doing
the congressman and their constitu-
ents a great deal of good. There is
room here in Washington for the bust
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
CAUSED THE GIRLS DEATH.
Freda POiguee, of BeIIeviIIe, Ill, dumped
the Rope" $50 Times and in q Few
Hours Was Corpse.

Be1leville, Ill, April IA skipping
rope contest caused the death of IL
year-old Freda Poignee and occa-
stoned the serious illness of two other
children. There was great rivalry be-
tween the three children and others
of the school they attended as to
who could jump the rope the most.
One little girl established record of
$50 times without rest and her COM
panions attempted to beat this
record. This feat excited Freda and
she passed the $50 mark and kept
right on till $50 jumps had been
made, when she staggered from the
ring and was led home dizzy by her
companions. She became i'll and died
yesterday. The attending physician
said the cause of death was heart
disease, caused by too violent exer-
else
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19


send all letters to you, and you could
attend to my departmental business.
1t would be a great favor to me, and I
will pay you well for it's
The senator was one of the best of
friends, and his proposition was ac-
cepted. Two weeks later 1 received
from Emporia one large envelope con-
tanning about so letters asking for in
formation of all sorts. From that
time on. for about five months, every
mornings mail brought big patches of
letters; sometimes as many as a hun
dred. I sorted all those letters. May
be ten of them would be about post
office appointments, ten more about
pensions, ten more about patents, or
land Office matters, and others re-
ferring to the other executive depart
ments. [ would first go to the post
office department and get informa-
ton concerning the post office; MAX
ing shorthand notes on each letter.
Then 1 would go to the pension office,
and attend to all of the pension cases
before leaving that place. And so on,
every day the various departments
would be visited Systematically, and
the work of every day was cleared up
before bedtime. 1t became necessary
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
IN THE ARMY ONE HOUR.
Brief War Experience of Northern
Soldier at Drury's Bluff on
the James River.

Hundreds of British soldiers" said
"a veteran of the Eighty-fifth Pennsyl-
wanna, who never missed a roll call
from April, 1861, to Appomattox,
were wounded at COlenso and Mayors
fontein without seeing the enemy and
without getting fairly into battle.
There was a fellow in our regiment
who served only an hour, who never
saw confederate or the rebel lines,
and who was never in battle, and yet
who was shot and severely wounded by
a confederate, and was carried from
the field to the hospital and from there
ssent home permanently disabled.
'Now, you know, it was claimed be-
fore the war that the wings of Virginia
knew one another by the instincts of
gentlemen. During our service, which
was mostly in Virginia, we came to
know the confederates by the same
token. 1t never made any difference
how thick the timber and brush was,
we managed to know about where the
confederate line was watching for
I'VE uns.' This could not be said of
recruit named John Smith, of Perry
,opolis, Pa, who reached us during the
fight of May 20, 1864. at Drury's Bluff,
son the James river, below Richmond,
Va. Our base of supplies was at Ber-
muda Hundred, and the sergeant in
charge of the recruits was anxious to
turn his men over and get his receipt
and join his own regiment. AS soon as
he landed he marched his men to the
front and reported to our colonel with
our quota, our regiment being on the
skirmish line at the time.
common in the Army of the Potomac
in the campaign of 1864, in which full
regiments were deployed on the
skirmish line, and as compared with
Wilderness, Cold Harbor was called
simply hot skirmish. When the ser
geant found our colonel he turned over
his men and got his receipt, and the
colonel sent the new men down the line
in charge of the adjutant. Smith was
assigned to company B, and Cap
Dial showed him a tree and told him to
! run for it and bang away. He reached
the tree, but had not fired shot and
had not been there one minute when he
was Shot through the left thigh by a
zsharpshooter, and was carried to the
rear and sent to the hospital at Ber-
muda Hundred. He was not with the
regiment an hour, all told, from the
time he reported until he was carried
off the field, disabled, and when he got
better he was sent home discharged. -
Ghicago Inter Ocean.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19

The most cheerful Samuel
Smiles.
The noisiest author-Howells.
The tallest author-Longfellow
The most fowery author-Haw-
thorne.
The hottest author-Pope.
Ticken.
The happiest author-Gay.
The most fiery author-Burns.
The most talkative author-Chatter-
ton.
The most distressed author-Aken-
side-Chicago Times-Herald.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
JEFFERSON DAVIS cAPToR.
Passing of General Henry Harnden
and His Long War
Record.

Gen. Henry Harnden, department
commander of the G. A. r., who died
recently in Madison, Wis, had a bril-
liant military record, and commanded
the detachment that effected the cap
ture of jeff Davis.
Gen. Harnden was born in Whining
ton, Mass, March 4, 1923. of parents de-
scended from the earliest Puritan col
onists of that state. He received a COM
mon school education, but found the
New England mill life, to which it was
intended to apprentice him, altogether
too tame for one of his spirit, and at the
age of Is be ran away to sea on vessel
bound for the coast of Africa. BE re-
manned on the sea several years, during
which time he doubled Cape Horn twice
and visited the present site of San
Francisco in 1889, before the gold dis
coveries that later made that region ia
nous.
By the captain selling the vessel he
was left practically stranded in Peru,
but finally succeeded in shipping home,
after an absence of five years. On his
return he found the Mexican war on
and promptly started for the front, and
was in the transport service for time,
helping to bring back the American
wounded from the battle of Pa1o Alto,
but being obliged to return home on
account of failing health. In 1850 he
made an overland trip to California,
replete with many adventures, and en-
gagged in gold mining until 1852, when
he returned to Massachusetts,.
He had been married to Mary A.
Lightner, of his native town, previous
to his California trip, and in 1852 they
moved to Wisconsin, settling in the
town of Sullivan, Jefferson county, on
farm. He next moved to Ripon, Wis,
where he was operating a sawmill when
the civil war broke out.
At Lincoln's call for troops Harnden
called his hands together and told
them the mill must stop; that he in
tended to enlist, and advised them to,
which they did to man. He enlisted
as a private in the First Wisconsin cav
airy July is, 1861, was promoted to
sergeant January 1, 1862, then captain,
which rank he held when the regiment
went to Benton Barracks, Mo-, where
it was first sent. He participated in the
campaigns in Missouri, Arkansas, Ten
nessee and Georgia, and participated
in many battles and skimrishes. In
January. 1868. he was made major,
then lieutenant colonel, and March Is,
1865, brigadier general.
In cavalry fight at Dallas, Ca, his
horse was killed and Col. Harnden was
shot in the shoulder and had his right
arm broken. He participated in the
fight at Duck Creek bridge, Tennessee,
when the bridge fell down, letting a
portion of the regiment into the icy cold
water. Col. Harnden's horse was
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19

ness OF professional private secre-
tary.'
This is a new idea of new con-
gresham, but it is not a new idea to
the writer. The trouble is that every
congressman feels that ne must bring
some man here as his private secre-
tary, some man who has rendered and
can render political service at home
All of the congressman entertain this
idea. and hence they bring men here
who know no more of the executive
departments than they do. and hence
their political private secretaries are
of little value to them in the line of
their actual work.
One of the best secretaries the writ
er has known in many years was
Frank Flenniken, who was with SEN
ator Plumb, of Kansas, for many
years, and remained with him until
the death of that great congressional
worker. The amount of work which
Senator Plumb did, with Flenniken's
aid, was regarded as phenomenal by
his colleagues. The writer once had
an opportunity to ascertain some
thing of Plumb's enormous depart
mental business; and it might be in
teresting to narrate it here:
One day in May. 1890, Senator
Plumb asked me to take lunch with
him, in the senate restaurant, saying
that he wanted to have a business
talk with me. 81 am going to Mon
tana, and may be farther west, to be
gone several MONTHS said he; land
Frank is going home to look after
business at Emporia. Now that con-
gress is not in session, and your news
paper business is not so pressing, it
has occurred to me that Frank might
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
A soarcitx OF Naval Omcers.

Washington, April 12.-The secre-
tary of the navy has written letter
to the senate committee on naval af-
fairs urging such change in the laws
relating to appointment to the naval
academy as will fill the vacancies in
the line of the navy and also calling
attention to the necessity for imme-
diately enacting such legislation as
will substantially increase the author
lied quota. The secretary says the de-
partment finds that it is absolutely
unable to commission another warship
without reducing in some other par
ticular our already meager coast de-
fense.''
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Rich Contractors oner to Work.

Chicago, April Contractors with
an aggregate wealth of $4,000, 900
volunteered yesterday to go to work
with hammer and saw and construct
the big grand stand for the Dewey
day celebration, from which the adj
mira1 is to review the parade. Owing
to the complicated labor situation
this was thought the best way out of
a tangle which might have brought
about a repetition of the fall festival
trouble
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19

What do the war-drums say
When the regiments march away
Under the old red, white and blue,
Whose blown stripes ripple Farewell" to
TO the tear-dimmed eyes and the hearts
so true;
What do the war-drums say?
"Over the world away,
To the wrath and red O. the fray,
Go bayonets and blades
OF the gallant brigades,
From patriot mothers and loved, fair
maids;
Away! away! to the crimson fray;
And the boys will be back some day!'
What do the war-drums say
When the regiments march away
Where the trampIed fields Of the world are
red
With the life-rain DER the green turf shed,
And the dropped, torn flags enfold the
dead
What do the war-drums say?
''Under the crimson bars.
Under the storm-swept stars,
Far from the mothers and maids that
weep
Der the Redeemed harvest their hearts must
reap,
In the love of their country they sleep
they sleep!
And away away! to the crimson fray
And the boys will be back some day."
So do the war-drums say
Where the swords are keen to slay.
But what of the life-blood that falls like
dew?
1T has crimsoned the stripes of the flag
for you,
And given the stars to its heaven of b1ue!''
SO do the war-drUnns say.
Frank L. Stanton, in Saturday Evening
Post
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Stomach
Troubles
In Spring

Are THAT BILIOUS FEELING, bad taste
in the mouth, dull headache, sleep
lessness, poor appetite.
No matter how careful you are
about eating, everything you take into
your stomach turns sour causes dis
tress, pains and unpleasant gases.
Don't you understand what these
symptoms signals of distress-mean?
They are the cries of the stomach
for help! It is being overworked. It
needs the peculiar tonic qualities and
digestive strength to be found only in
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Try Grain-O! Try Grain-O4

Ask your grocer to-day to show you q
package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
may drink it without injury as we'll as the
adult. All who try it like it. GRAIN-O
has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java,
but it is made from pure grains, and the
most delicate stomachs receive it without
distress. IA the price of coffee. Is cts. and
% cts. per package. Sold by all grocers
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Was a Friend of Abraham Lincoln.

New York, April 12.-Eliphalet
Wood, who was a trusted friend of
Abraham lincoln, is dead at his home
in Irvington, N. Y, aged 81 years.
Mr.. Wood was in Chicago during the
civil war and worked actively to Sc
cure and equip volunteers, belonging
to a committee which advanced nearly
81 100000 for this purpose.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
onenf Them.

''Look here" said the approached; 'I gave
you ten cents not five minutes ago. Now you
are at me again.
Pm such an absent-minded beggar," said
the menddcant, apologetically.-P Philadelphia,
North American
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
The Curse of Slang.

Mrs. Wayback-I wonder why that new
Teller who was goin' to edit the Clarion left
town so rapid-like
Mr.. Wayback-Well, when ole man Knott
died las week the editor Teller writ item
about it an headed it Knott Is Nit an
the Knott boys run him out o town.-Balti-
more American
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Webb Hayes HonorabIy Discharged

Washington, April 12.-Lieut. Col.
Webb C. Hayes, of the Thirty-first in
fantry, son of the late President
Hayes, has been honorabIy discharged
from the army at his own request.
He has been serving in the Philip
pines, but is now on his way to San
Francisco.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
HOODS
SARSAPARILLA

The best stomach and blood RENE
dies known to the medical profession
are combined in the medicine, and
thousands of grateful letters telling
its cures prove it to be the greatest
medicine for all stomach troubles ever
yet discovered.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Senate Favors Government Cable.

Washington, April 12.-The senate
has passed the Pacific cable bill in
troduced by Mr.. Hale. The cable is to
be under the control of the navy de-
partment, and 100000 is appro-
priated to begin the work.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Fancx and Fncf.

Jane-When 1 was a girl fused to
want to run away from home and be a
sstern and he ughty governess to lot of
wild children who had a handsome
brother.
Martha-Is that so?
s'Yes; and now can't even make my
two-year-old infant mind word say"
INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
shipping READING Matter by the Ton.

New York, April 12.-The move
ment begun by Mrs. Greenleaf, wife
of Chief Surgeon Greenleaf, to es-
tablish a circulating library in Ma
Mia for the benefit of the soldiers,
has been most successful. Last Sat
urday there was shipped from here
five tons of the best reading matter
for Manila
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19

Teacher-"What is a synonym" Bright
Boy-"It's a word you can use in place of
another one, when you don't know how to
spell the other one. Sydney Town and
Country Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease,

ASK Your Dealer for Aliens EOot-Ease,
the feet. CuresCorns, BuniOns, Swollen, Sore,
Hot, Gallons, Aching, Sweating feet and In
growing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, 25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted. LIE RoY. n. Y.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Dcnth-DeaIing Instruments.

Soapless Sam-I see dey's been
nnudder drownded in bathtub,
Petey.
Perambulating Pete = Yep; dem
t'ings is as dangerous as trolleys.-
Philadelphia North American.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Nev ChanceIIor of Nebraska UnItvsrsfy.

Omaha, Neb., April 12.-The board
Of regents of the Nebraska state uni
versity yesterday evening elected Su-
perintendent E. Benjamin Andrews,
of Chicago, chancellor of the Unfver-
Lty Of Nebraska by vote of 4 70 2.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y,
Feb II, 1900
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Cold Weather In Texas.

Houston, Tex, April IA most
extraordinary spell of cold weather
for this time of year prevailed in north
and central Texas yesterday. A heavy
frost was expected, which will do un-
told damage to fruit and truck which
escaped the March freeze.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Respected Her Confidence.

Poetess-The poem I sent you, Mr.. Ed
itor, contains the deepest secrets of my
soul.
Editor-I know it, madam; and no one
shall ever find them out through me-
Stray Stories.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Carriers Ink.

Good ink is necessity for good writing
Carriers is the best. Costs no more than
poor ink.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19

drowned and he was carried down
stream two miles before being rescued.
At the storming of Fort Tyler, Ca, he
was wounded by rifle ball.
In May, 1865, he was selected by Gen.
Wilson to take detachment of the
First Wisconsin cavalry and cross the
country towards Savannah and head
off JEFF Davis, who was reported to be
making his way south through South
Carolina and Georgia. Gen. Harnden
rose from a sick bed and performed his
duty so well that it resulted in the cap
ture of the confederate chief at Irwin
vile, Ga. At the capture of Davis an
unfortunate collision occurred in the
darkness between Harnden's men and
those of the Fourth Michigan cavalry,
which resulted in the death of two
men. u congressional investigation
exonerated Gen. Harnden from any
blame in the affair. On July 10, 1865,
while at Edgefeld, Tenn, Gen. Harm
den's horse fell and rolled, breaking his
riders leg. Gen. Harnden was mus
tered out on July 10, 1865.
On his return home he was imme-
diately elected to the Wisconsin legis-
lature from Jefferson county. In 1866
Gov. Fairchild appointed him trustee
of the soldiers orphans home. In 1873
he was appointed internal revenue col
lector, which office he held for ten
years. He then followed farming for a
number Of years and later removed to
Madison. In 1899 he was elected de-
partment commander of the grand
army for Wisconsin, Chicago Trib-
une.
The Shortest Generals Long Titles.
''Bobs," who is sometimes known as
Lord Roberts, has, next to the royal
family. the longest list of titles in
Great Britain. Here is his official
designation: Baron Roberts, of Kan
dahar and Waterford, PC, KIP,
G.C.B.. G.C.SI, G.CLE., VIC. D.CL.,
LID. And yet he is the shortest
general in the service. Should he be
triumphant in South Africa he may
count on a few more letters to his
name.-Collier's Weekly.
And She Used smOkeless Powder.
He-That's a peculiar ring you are
wearing. Has it history?
She-Yes, it's war relic.
"Indeedl Tell me about it, pray
''Oh, there isn't much to tell. won
it in my first engagement. - Chicago
| Evening News
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19

Everybody thinks if a neighbor's dog bit
him, he would kill the dog, but he wouldn't.
Washington (Ia9 Democrat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19

A wise man never considers woman's
age.-Chicago Daily News.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
Sound.

..Was the minister's sermon zauzd 2''
'Mostly.''-Town Topics.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-04-19
To Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refundmoney ifit fails to cure. 25c.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-12
THE BEST REMEDY FOR
STOMACH AND BOWEL
TROUBLES.

have been in the drug bust
ness for twenty years and have
sold most all of the proprietary
medicines Of any note. Among
the entire list I have never found
anything to equal Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea Rem
edv for all stomach and bowel
troubles" says O. W. Wakefield,
of Colum bus, Ga. "This rem
edy cured two severe cases OF
cholera morbus in my family and
l have recommended and sold
hundreds Of bottles of it to my
customers to their entire salts
faction. 1t affords a quick and
sure cure IN a pleasant form.
For sale by r. L. Stevenson
druggist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-07-12

II. n. Strahan has bargain
for YOU. Call and see him.