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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
THEIR SENTENCES COMMITTED
President Mckinley Grants Three AppIica-
tiOns for PardOns and Lessons the
Terms of Other COnvicts.

Washington, Jan. 22-President
Mckinley yesterday received II appli-
cations for pardons and granted three
applications RENTED one fine and
committed three sentences. George
II. Shiff1er, clerk and teller of the
First national bank of Lebanon, Pa,
sentenced May 10, 1899, to five years
in the Eastern penitentiary for mis-
application of the funds, is granted a
Communication of sentence to two
years. The president believes Shift
ler's sentence was excessive. The
amount of his defalcation was but
1924, while that of the cashier of the
bank at about the same time was
more than 100000. The cashier, Hof-
fer, was given only six years.
Willis B. Hoch, who was sentenced
to six years and six months for en-
bezzlement of $4,000 from the South
Bethlehem, Pa, national bank No
vember %, 1897, is granted a commu-
tatiOn to four years with good be-
havior. It was shown that Hoch was
implicated with the cashier in con-
cealing the latter's stealings from the
bank officials. The cashier finally
fed and Hoch, learning this fact,
seized package of money from the
vault and escaped. He shortly after
ward returned the money and gave
himself up to the authorities. The
president believes Hoch has been suffi-
GENTLY punished.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

Mrs August Pfalzgraf. of South,
Byron. Wis, mother of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrote
her daughter had suffered for two
years with irregular menstruation--
had headache all the time, and pain ina
her side, feet swell, and was generally
miserable. Mrs. Pinkham promptly
replied with advice, and under date Of
March, 1899, the mother writes again.
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cured her daughter of ALI
pains and irregularity.
Nothing in the world equals Mrs.
Pinkham's great medicine for regu-
lating woman's peculiar monthly
troubles
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

Mrs. Nancy A. Mitchell, who is liv-
ing at the age of "a on farm near
Princeton, KY, is believed to have a
greater number of direct descend
ants than any other man or woman in
America, if not in the world. She is
the mother of ten living children to
start with. Her grandchildren, if
they were all boys, would fill a mill
tary company. There are an even
400 of them. OF great-grandchildre
there are 100. And of great-great-
grandchildren seven. Altogether Mrs.
Mitchell has 237 direct living de-
scendantS.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
A VETERAN SPEAKS.
The Honorable Moses d. Crane of
Tacoma, Wash, Tells How Old
Soldiers May Help Themselves.

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 81, 1901
Especial. II used to have Heart Dis
ease, but thanks to Dodd'S Kidney Pills
now have Hearts Ease.
Five years ago, 1 was a continuall
sufferer of Heart Disease. Exposure
during the war, and tendency to1
grow over-feshy had greatly aggrayat-
ed this dread disease. 1 often had to sit
up half the night, had it so bad when
I would lie down. Life looked pretty
blue to me. as thought there was no.
relief, until one day I read an advertise
ment of Dodd's Kidney Pills I bought
a box that same day. and it was the best
days work I ever did. Before had used
all the first box I could eat and sleep
better than had done for many years..
and after three months faithful treat
ment my health was completely re-
stored l am an old man now, but my
step is as elastic and my brain as clear
as when was thirty years of age"
These are the words OF the Hon.
Moses B. Crane, secretary of Odina
Lodge, No. 1913, 1. o. D. F., of this city
The Hon. Mr.. Crane is also Senior Vice
Commander of g. A. r. Post No. 5, Ia
coma.
Those who know Mr.. Crane have the
fullest confidence in his honesty andi
turthfulness, and know that he wouldl
not give this unsolicited testimonial
unless he had actually experienced the
relief which he~indicates in his letter.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are having a won
derfui sale among Mr.. Cranes friends
and their name is legion-in this part
of the country. There does not seem to.
| be q single case of Heart Disease Kid
| uey or Bladder Weakness. or Rheuma-
tism, that Dodd's Kidney Pills do not
permanently cure.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

In a speech at the University club
in Chicago Winston Spencer Churchill
announced that the English language
is going to the dogs, and that Brit
ishers and Americans may in time
find themselves speaking entirely diff
ferent languages. He looks with ap-
proval upon the French academy as
an agency for preserving the pure
forms of speech, and advocates an
Anglo-SaXon academy to perform a
similar function for the English Ian
guage. He thinks this is the only
salvation for our common speech.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
A Noted Educator Dead.

Lexington, KY, Jan. ga tele-
gram received here announces the
death at Pittsburg of DR.. Robert Ora
ham, aged 79 years, who was for many
years president of Kentucky univer-
sity and also president of the College
of the Bible and Hooker Female col
lege. He held the chair of philosophy
in Kentucky university for several
years prior to 1898, when ill-health
caused him to resign. He was an in
innate friend of Alexander Campbell
and one of the most noted educators
and ministers in the south. He was
visiting in Pittsburg.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

Baptists had just one educational
institution in 1S01-a small affair
with an income of less than SIS, OC0 a
year. In 1900 the income of Baptist
educational institutions was So, 4S0, 600.
Brown university received it's name
because of a gift of $4,000, one of the
largest benevolences known in that
day. Baptist educational institutions
in 1901 are worth $45,OOO,OOO. The in
come of all Baptist churches in the
United States in 1901 was about $780,
coo. Now their income is $12, 800, 900 a
year. There are 56,6S2 Baptist
churches in all the world.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
CONCERNING ZINC.

Galvanized iron is iron coated with
zinc to prevent its rusting.
1t is computed that over 100000 tons
of zinc have been prodnced in Poland
since the industry first commenced.
During the year ending June 80 last
Jasper county, Missouri, produced zinc
and lead worth $5,339, 629.
The production of zine constitutes
one of the oldest and staple industries
of Poland, having been followed since
1916. In that year only 40 tons were
produced. which had increased to $500
tons in 1898.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
A FATAL FIRE.
Three Men Lose Their Lives at the Com
merciaI House at Kewanee, In.-Guests
Lose Their Clothing.

Kewanee, Ill, Jan. 22.-Fire early
yesterday morning destroyed the
Commercial house and caused the
death of three men. An explosion in
the kitchen sent the flames into every
corner of the house and cut off escape
by means of the stairs. The frantic
guests rushed to the windows, where
some hurled themselves to the ground.
Others had to be carried out by the
firemen. Three women were rescued
and all the other 20 guests escaped
with the loss of all their baggage and
clothing. The loss is about $4,000,
without insurance.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
MORE JOINTS SPOILED.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, Accompanied by Three
Other Women, Wreck Two
Wichita Saloons.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 22.-Mrs. Carrie
Nation came back to Wichita yester-
day to avenge her recent incarcer-
alton under a smallpox quarantine,
and the net result of ten minutes of
her work in the afternoon are two
wrecked saloons, the pieces of which
were sold last night for souvenirs.
Mrs. Nation was assisted by Mrs.
Julia Evans, Mrs. Lucy WiIhert and
Mrs. Lydia Muntz, all of the local W.
G. T. U. organization. With hatchets
concealed under their cloaks they en-
tered the saloon of James Burnes, on
Douglas avenue, and did not leave a
complete piece of glass or working
slot machine in the place. All show
cases, both liquors and cigars, as well
as the plate-glass windows and doors,
were broken into smithereens. With
lightning speed they ran to John Her
rigs saloon and had everything in
the front room, including the plate
glass windows, broken when he ap-
peared with a revolver, placed it at
Mrs. Nations head and said that he
would blow out her brains if she did
not desist. She yielded before the
pointed revolver and with her COM
panions ran to the Carey hotel bar
where she made her initial attack on
the saloons of Wichita three weeks
ago. There three policemen met her
and she struck Detective Sutton with
a poker. He showed her aside and
some prohibition youth struck him in
the face. Officer Prizer struck the
youth and knocked him down. The
officers then overpOwered Mrs. Nation
and her friends and took them to the
city prison, followed by 1000 people.
Mrs. Evans little daughter pushed
her way through the crowd, scream
ing, and begged for the release of her
mother, but Officer Fox was deaf to
her entreaties.
Chief of Police Cubbon discharged
the prisoners after they reached the
Jail and is heartily condemned by the
citizens. They made him a promise
not to wreck any more saloons be-
fore noon to-day. Mrs. Evans hand
was badly cut by broken glass and
her husband, who is a physician,
sewed it up.
After leaving the city building Mrs.
Nation, in the most cool manner, be-
gan a street lecture to the immense
crowd that had surrounded the city
building, saying that she expected to
begin saloon wrecking again at noon
to-day, when her truce with the chief
of police expires. Shaking her fist at
the crowd she said: ''Men of Wichita
this is the right arm of God and is
destined to wreck every saloon il
your city"
The women procured a wagon and
rode through the streets in it singing
Nearer, My God, to Thee" and kin,
dred hymns. They halted in front OF
the saloons they had smashed and held
prayer meetings.
The damage done by the three WON
en- is estimated at between $500 anc
$4,000.
Afterwards Mrs. Nation, Mrs. vii
bert and Mrs. Evans were arrested by
Sheriff Simmons and locked up in the
county Jail. Mrs. Muntz could not bt
found.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

It is hard to make it seem true that
Washington, Jefferson, Franklin and
the fathers of the republic never saw
a railroad or a telegraph line, or a
sewing machine, or a typewriter, or q
rubber band, or a shoe, or a piano, or
a stem-winding watch, or a cyclope-
dia, or dictionary, or a chrome, or a
steel engraving, or a friction match,
or heating stove or furnace, or gas
or an electric light, or fire engine or
a thousand and one things common
to everyone to-day.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

When Henry MARI, of Bartholomew
county, Ind, goes out into his clover
field, which is in the ''east 4O'' On his
farm, and stands at a spot near the
southeastern corner, he has 18,65O,O
citizens of the United States to the
east of him, 18,65O,OOO to the north
ward, and 1859, 999 citizens to the
westward. This spot in Farmer
Marr's clover field is the exact CEN
ter of population of the United States
according to the last census.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

A bank official who robbed the
bank whose trusted employee he had
been of thousands of dollars stood at
the bar in New York the other day
to receive sentence. The money he
stole is gone, his family has been re-
duced to poverty, and he is to go to
states prison. When he leaves pris-
on it will be to find his name dis
graced and the prospects in life of
his children shattered. For this poor
result he has paid the price Of a
comfortable home. That honesty is
not a prevailing policy is certainly
not for lack of impressive lessons.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

In round numbers the population of
the United States is now 100000 as
against 5,3Os,OOO in 1900, and the per
cent. of increase is 1852. The highest
per cent. of increase shown by any
other nation is ia in Russia, and En-
gland stands third in the list with a
per cent. of 159.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
The burlington Gets Them AN.

Burlington, Ia, Jan. 1.-THE Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
has formally taken possession of the
various branch roads in Iowa and
Missouri which it purchased last Octo-
Der. There are in all % separate lines
of roads, comprising about 1000 miles
of right of way.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

The c. B. e. Q. railway officials re-
port that road as operating 600
trains every day. They have in use
1900 locomotives, 1900 passenger
cars and 10000 freight cars. During
the year 1900 the number of passen-
gers averaged 10000 for each day.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

A college professor who asserted
that nobody ever dies from snake
bite is under a steady fire of refuta-
ton from all parts of the country, in
Guiding Kentucky, where the anti
dote is SO well known, ample in sup
ply and widely distributed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

The acts of congress making pre-
vious appointments have provided
that districts should be reasonably
equal as to population and should be
made up of contiguous territory. The
apportionment bill which has Just
been passed adds new requirement.
The territory composing a district
must be compact as well as con-
tiguous.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
CURRENT COMMENT.

A careful estimate places the num-
Der of churches in America in 1900 at
2,34O, and the total value of all of
them did not much, if any, exceed ST.
100000. The number of churches in
America in 1900 is 1S7,481, and their
value is 1924, 1,372.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
Hay wnl Not Return to Pretoria.

United States consul at Pretoria, has
started on his return to this country.
1t is improbable that he will return
TO Pretoria.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

There are in the United States H.
327,S5 Sunday-school scholars. Super
intendents say it costs on an average,
taking all schools together, 80 Genus a
year per pupil. Hence the pubic pays,
in round figures, about $3,4OO,O00 a
year for leaflets and quarterlies.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

BubOnic Plague Reported in Cape Colony.
Brussels, Jan. 22.-According to the
Petit Bleu bubonic plague is raging
among the British troops in Cape Col
ony and many deaths that are at
tributed to enteric fever and dysen-
terry are really due to plague.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

The government is advertising for
10000 gallons of sauerkraut for the
Philippines. With it is to be sent 3OO,-
600 pounds of canned roast beef, 3d.
600 pounds of canned bacon and g.
900 pounds of canned ham. Uncle
Sans soldiers are well fed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
A Train wrecked by a Broken Rail.

billiard, Wyo., Jan. 17.-Union Pa
cific train No. 1 was wrecked near
here yesterday by a broken rail- Six
cars were derailed and two cars were
thrown over an embankment. Eight
persons were more or less injured
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
eighteen Filipinos Sentenced to Hang.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The latest
official mail from the Philippines
brings reports OF trials by military
commissions in various parts of Luz
Zon, in which IS natives have been
convicted and sentenced to hang. The
charges are murder and brigandage,
the victims in most cases being Fill
pinos, known fer their unfriendli-
ness to the American cause.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
Department Store Destroyed by Fire.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 1.-THE de-
partment store of Edward Hunter &
Co., one of the largest retail estab-
hshments in the city. was destroyed
by fire last night. The loss viii prob
ably exceed 100000, fully covered by
insurance
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
HERE AND THERE.

The postal deficit in Canada last year
was S461, 900.
The new French stamps are sub
1ected to much unfavorable criticism
in France.
In Tartary. onions, 1eeks and gar
lie are regarded as perfumes. A Tar
tar lady Will make herself agreeable
by rubbing a piece of freshly-cnt
onion on her hands and over her coun-
tenanee.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24
QUEEN STILL ALIVE.
She Regained Consciousness Mon
day and Took Nourishment.

Her Condition Had Undergone No Change,
and 1t Is Expected She VIII Live Until
Thursday Morning, Unless Unexpect-
ed Complications Occur.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-24

During 1899 Spain bought 81 ships
in ENGLAND.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-16
THE AUDITOR's REPORT.

The report OF Auoitor Msrye was
made public yesterday. The repoit
shows the receipts, together with
money on hand October !, 1899 20 be
81 326, ,665.12; disbursements, s. $685.
3i3.28; lssving balance on baud O,to-
per l, 1900, of s79l ,321 a. The dis.
Oursements Include 100000 invested
10 State bonds during the ye r..
OF the report. which is voluminous,
226 pages are devoted to q list of the
pensioners of the State, together with
q list, by counties, of the amounts drawn
by each. The amounts vary from $50
to 1925. Every coDuty and city in the
State is represented in the report
The number OF acres of land and prop
erty owned by wbites is as follow
Acres Of land, 25,78l 954; value $118.-
1856 5S4; buildings. s44 10S 576; land and
buildings. $l63 495, ,160; value of towr
lois, Sl1 TT S7l; buildings on towr
lots, $l9. .320 $50; value OF lots and build
logs. $3l, ,09S. $40. Total $194 593 go.
Property owned by colored people
Number OF acres. 900, 200; value. "a, ,134
$50; value OF buildiDga. 81 515 600; land
and building s6 $50 576; value OF iowu
lots, 1892 $50; value of buildings or
lots, I, 1896 $50; vslue of lo's end build.
n9s. 81 329 0l9. Total. IS. .979, sos.
The value OF holdings In The cities oi
the whites and blacks is, in round nnm
bers, ss f)llows: Wnites, $119 854 18S;
colored. S3,4S4 1872, the grand total oi
holdings by white and black 10 the
State being 1924. .9l2. .235.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-16
DECLARES EDEN Affection.

DECLhhEc GDEN N rAOAiONs
Rsv. Anthony BiIkovsky, pastor of
the Uuiversslist Church, Baltimore.
preached Sunday morning upon Eden
Uader the New Light" He said In part |:
"The Eden story is iction-with .
high purpose, but slill 1t is only fiction.
Trees OF knowledge and OF life, talk
log snake, woman made of maD's rib,
God asking for / formation, like oom-
mittee clerk-God like tired old gen.
tlemso walking in bis garden 10 the
cool OF the eveDing--if We met such o
story elsewhere than 10 the Bible We
would recognize it as fiction. Being 10
the Bible does not make 1t fact. truth,
or history. II is still fable and fiction.
Jesus never mentions or alludes to II |!
Adam, Eve, Eden. Tree Of Life or Of
knowledge, serpent, covenant, fall OF
the rnce-nOne OF these things did He
even mention. Why? He did not be-
lieve them 10 be historic facts. What
are the fact, as the story actually sets
them forth? Is Adam set before us as
perfect, omoiscieDt iD mind, holy In
cnaracie er A? just the reverse is what the
story says. He was q child 10 mind,
he gave names to the auimals-a child
one year old could do the same; he had
90 provision, no toresight--neither has
child, and be could not make gar.
nent. 10 morals he was equally Q
child, be fell at the first temptation, and
that temptation Was an appeal to child
ish appetite, something to eat. II was
sn ca qlslly low moral nature that when
disobedisnce was discovered he sought
TO lay the blame OF others; this was
child ks also. Man began low down.
and is slowly climbing up; that Is what
-cieoce says; such is the picture the
Bple depicIs--two childlike beings,
uaked 10 body. mind and soul, clone 10
the woods with apimais. Like ell de-
ton written by genius, it has worthy
sod stirring lesson for us. 1t has four
les-ons: First, the fact of human free
dom; second, the fact OF human respon-
sibili,y for the use of our powers and
opporiunitie third, all knowledge may
he OF good aud evil-msn's business In
life is to cling to the good and over
come the evil; fourth, work is not q
curse. but q blessing. We are made
TOR effort; we overcome the cberubim
with The flaming sword, and 30 find our
life oilife. Eden is here and work."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-01-16
AUCTION SALES.
By 3. F. Knox. Auctioneer.

~ ~ Re AuVxs aUCIlOuooI.
COMMISSIONERS sALE OF REAL Es.
~ TATE.
Pursuant to . decree Of the CORPORATION
Court Of tho city of Alexandra, VIRGINIA, en-
tered on the 18th day Of June, 1897, In the
chsncsry cause OF T. ecddor TslisfeIro jr,
ssainst Be ubea Johnston and others, the un-
dersigned. - special commissioner of sale,
will sell at public suction on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 1901,
at IL o'clock noon, in front Of the Royal
street entrance 10 the Market Building. in tho
city Of Alexandria, visginis, the following
property, lying partly In the city Of Alexan-
dris, and partly In the county Of Alexsndris,
' i. ALL THAT PIECE Or PARCEL OF
LAND bounded on the north by Second
street. on the south by Fir street. on the
es't by Pitt street and ON the west by Wash
ington street.
2. LOT OF GROUND on the north side
of First strset, beginning 30 feet IL inches
cas-. Of Pitt strest. and runnins thence east
On First street ITO feet; tb. noe north the
same width ~ In front 95 feet % IN alley IA
8. a LOT OF GROUND en- the ssst side
Of Pitt street, beginning 100 feet north Of
First street and running thence north on Pitt
street 135 feet inches 10 an alley IA feet
wide, and thence east the same width as in
front 116 feet to Q court 20 feet 10 inches
wide.
A. A lot OF GROUND .. the seuthes {
corner Of Pitt and Second streets, fronting 90
feet on Pitt street and 1876 feet 10 inches on
Second street.
S. 4 LOT OF GROUND on the west side
Of Royal street, beginning 100 feet south Of
Second street, and running thence 8 nth on
Royal sfreot 30 feet 2 inchfs; thence west
the same width ~ In front 10 feet to Q court
20 feet 10 inches wide.
Terms OF Sale: On, ..hird Of the pu,chsse
m -ney In cash, and the residue thereof in
three equal payments at six, twelve and
eighteen months from day Of sale; the defer.
red pay ments to bear interest from the day OF
sale and the purchaser TO give his note for
the same; the title to be retained until the
whole OF the purchase money is paid. All
oopveyancing, including D. 8. revenue stamps,
at the cost Of the purchaser.
KEMPER.
Special Commissioner Of Sale.
hereby certify that The bond required by
the decree for sale in Tsljaferro vs. Johniton
ct ais. hiss been given By <. Kemper.
isnl1 to JOHN g. BEACH, Clerk.