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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
The Champion Century Rider.

Walter n. Stannard, of Springfield,
Mass, believes he has broken a
worlds record. In the year 1900 he
rode a bicycle not less than 100 miles
every day, and some days more. He
finished his three hundred and sixty
fifth ride of the year just before mid
night of December 81, 1900, and at
once retired to Turkish bath. His
total mileage was $3.50 miles, an av-
erage of log miles day, Sundays and
holidays included. His first ride of
the year was 12O miles over roads
deep with mud and slush. Stannard
is 81 years of age and weighs 30
pounds. He wore out and broke be-
yond repair seven bicycles during the
year. In the year 1895 he rode $4,000
miles, and in 1899 $1,000 miles. He
does not think he will ride much this
year, saying that country riding as a
business is a little monotonous. It
will seem to most people that it took
him a long time to find out simple
truth
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05

known. Looking down into the child's
rapt face, she found her best help in
the warm human sympathy of the low
ing heart beside her, and as her quiV-
ering nerves stilIed a little the ten
der triumph of the pulpit message add
ded its healing balm to the hurt in
her troubled heart.
Blossom rode home in a carriage
that day, and the wonder of it all had
not left her when a servant in livery
returned with several large boxes of
Easter lilies, roses and ferns. There
was a perfumed note with dainty
monogram tucked between the lily
stems, and Blossoms mother read is
aloud to her.
Dear BIossom,'' it ran, ''I want to
send you something from my little
boy. 1 think he wishes you to give
these flowers to all your friends in
that there is no darkness where Jesus
isl
Blossom sat with her hands folded
over her knee, looking down at the
mass of blossoms at her feet. ct all
came true" she said, softly; "we did
go to church, and God let me see the
lilies. God can do anything, can't He,
mamma ?"
Eyes, my Blossom, He lets us have
all that is good for u.s." answered
the brave, trusting mother, who, in
the midst of her toll and pain and
poverty, had learned to keep the true
Easter in her heart.
Many Easter days have come and
gone since then, and now the lilies
blossom royalty at Easton court, for
Mrs. Raymond, thoroughly awakened
from the selfishness of her grief, tore
away the old buildings whose environ
ment laid so cruel a hand upon the
children of the court, and in their
stead built up Donald house, in MEM
DRY of the boy she loved and we'll
nigh lost. Blossom and her mother
have rooms in the new house as in the
old.
Sometimes when Mrs. Raymond has
taken leave of them she remembers
her first meeting with them, and, re-
tracing her steps, takes Blossoms face
between her hands while she says:
God bless you and keep you sweet
! in this garden for many years, my
| Blossom" and Blossom, whose pres
ence is like a benediction in Donald
! house, can repay her friend only by
the daily unfolding of her own Christ
life.-Minnie Waite Roselle, in Bap-
fist Union.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
To Avoid bicycle. Accidents.

If you desire to become finished
rider, cultivate GOODNESS. The wheel
man who loses his head when he gets
in tight place and allows excite
ment to get the better of him is al
most certain to come to grief event
ualIy, md IL is an undoubted fact
that a good many of the cycling acct
dents chronicled could easily be
avoided by little GOODNESS and judg-
ment here exercised. Many riders
never feel the slightest uneasiness in
the thick of busy street. traffic, as
they have complete confidence in
their ability to manipulate their MAJ
chine with safety. Confidence and
GOODNESS go hand in hand, and the
wheelman who is of a nervous and
excitable temperament should culti-
vate these qualities.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
mIscELLANRous BITS.

The London dog show, TO be held in
Crystal palace, has II. 121 entries.
We pay in the neighborhood of $780,
100000 year in taxes on sugar.
Fifty-one out of LOCO men marry
Younger than 81, 1853 per 1000 women.
One hundred. pounds of raw fowl
equals 81 pounds boiled, but only so
pounds roast.
Fifteen per cent. of the street lamps
in Great Britain are fitted with incan-
descent mantles, ..-.-e
A trained cat in Newark, n. j., see
ing building fire, set up howl by
which the structure was saved.
Najib Taky=Uddeen, the assistant
surgeon WHOSE assignment to Column
bus barracks was announced a couple
of days ago. is Syrian, % years old.
He studied with American mission
aries in Beirut, came to this country,
filed papers for citizenship and com
pleted his education at the University
of Michigan, studying medicine there.
He served as hospital steward in the
war with Spain and upon examination
passed with an unusually high aver
age.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05

She did the tired mothers when the
hard days work was ended. Poor
lady," she said, softly, 81 expect God
is letting him gather Easter lilies for
Him to-day. Mamma thinks God has
gardens in Heaven because there are
so many folks like me who never had
any flowers down here. I never saw
an Easter lily till to-day, and won't it
be nice when we all go to Jesus for me
to tell your little boy that we talked
about him to-day down here?"
Mrs. Raymond was crying crying
as she could not cry when they carried
Donald's casket from the house; cry
ing as any oppressed heart will cry
when relief comes, and still Blossoms
voice went steadily and sweetly on:
81 guess you are lonesome without
YOUR little boy and that makes you
cry, but some day when you go to see
God, your little boy will already be
there, and he'll run right up to you
without his crutches. Mamma says
God doesn't have crutches there, and
L think I'll be the happiest little girl
in Heaven when God lets me show
mamma how 1 can run"
Blossoms mother turned uneasily
and the child went over TO ner- lou
went to sleep, mamma, you were so
tired she said, in quaint apology;
then, turning and smiling brightly at
her new friend, she said: 81 guess we
must go now, for mamma said we
could only stay with the lilies until
the people came; she said we would
look queer; do we?"
'Stay to service with me-" pleaded
Mrs. Raymond, but blossoms mother
would not be persuaded, and went
away, leaving the child under Mrs.
Raymond's protection.
Blossom has never forgotten that
wonderful Easter day. The triumph
ant music, the perfumed air, the glo-
rious promises of resurrection and
life, fell with untold power upon the
innocent child life. She was uncon-
scious of the notice she attracted to
the pew of the wealthy Mrs. Raymond.
who had not been to service for
months, and who had been so bitter in
her grief over the loss of her only
son that her best friends had avoided
her in the hours when she most need
ed them. Blossom had not felt the
bitterness, so she leaned confdingIy
against Mrs. Raymond. bringing to
her the first real comfort she had
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05

Easton court, and nothing but joy
and love in the world on Easter
morning.
''We shall have to start early,
then, dear, before the people go to
church, and you shall see the lilies
and then we will come home and
have a happy Easter by ourselves"
said her mother.
After one awe-stricken whisper,
Blossom did not speak again to her
mother. She felt as if she must have
died and gone to Heaven, for never in
had sire dreamed of anything so beau
tifuI as that which she saw on enter
ing the church. They sat down under
the gallery and Blossoms mother,
white-faced and weary, leaned her
head against pillar and closed her
eyes. There was lump in the child's
throat; her pleasure gave her such
keen pain. The organist was playing
a slow, sweet melody that thrObbed
through the church like psalm of
rest, and Blossom, unable to control
her tears, stood up leaning heavily on
her crutch and wiping her eyes with
her little coarse handkerchief.
An early worshiper, a lady whose
Grape draperies fioated about her like
a sable cloud, moved down the aisle.
She caught sight of Blossom sobbing
among the shadows and went over to
her, laying one caressing hand on-the
top of the crutch and the other on
Blossoms shining head. Blossom did
not start, for she had reached the
stage when nothing could surprise
her, but she looked up into the fair,
naughty face and smiled through her
tears.
''What is the matter, little girl?'' the
lady asked, in a voice so musical that
Blossom smiled again and gave her
head little shake to send the tears
flying.
Its $3.50 NICE" she answered,
reverently. aren't you glad the lilies
tell about Jesus?"
The lady did not answer her in
words, and as she stopped nearer the
child, lifting the dimpled chin in her
palm, she said with passionate ten
derness: poor little girl! You are a
cripple like my little boy; 1 am so
sorry for you"
"Oh, is he lame, and will he be here
| to-day? He won't mind his lameness
when he sees the lilies"
''He is not here; he is risen; and
am alone" answered the lady, her
voice sharp with pain.
do you mean that he has gone to
Jesus?" asked Blossom.
There was only an affirmative nod
for answer, and Blossom, whose child
ish idea of ministry meant loving
put up her hand and stroked the face
of the stricken woman beside her, a:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
Fifteen Minutes Late.

Somewhere in the Highlands twins
were born at the meeting of the CEN
turtles, with the odd result, says the
St. James Gazette, that one opened
it's eyes in the nineteenth and the
other in the twentieth century. 1t is
surely the most remarkable of all
century" incidents. There are two
men in England who will read of tho
birth of these century twins with
special interest-one a peer of the
realm and the other member of the
house of commons. The peer owes
his peerage to the fact that he was
born Is minutes before his brother;
the NJ p. missed an earldom by being
born Is minutes late. The peer is
Lord Durham; the M. p. is Hon. +. w.
Lambton, member for Southeast Dur
ham. Both were born on June 10.
1855, the earl coming into the world
Is minutes before his brother. Those
IS minutes were worth an earldom
and 10000 acres to the lucky baby
Manchester (Eng) Guardian.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
The REPTILE DELUsIoN.
aueer Notion That some People Have
About the Swallowing
Of Snakes.

One of the most persistent delusionS
pertaining to the uneducated country
man is that which physicians have
now got to call the reptile delusion-"
It is delusion which attaches to peo-
pie of the agricultural class. The VIC
tim believes that he has swallowed a
snake. Usually. he is sure he has swal-
lowed the snake when it was a httle
one while he was drinking from a
spring. In certain parts of New Eng
land for one to laugh at the idea of a
victim of persistent intestinal intiam-
nation having swallowed a snake
would be considered by the old women
of the community little short of here
sy.- DIR. w. Won Bechterew, of Ger
many, recently wrote on this rep
titan delusion, and he shows that the
German farmer and the New Eng
land farmer have the same delusions,
says the New York Herald.
In New England the orthodox rene
| dy for the man who has swallowed a
snake is to hang him up by the heels
and place pan of warm milk near his
mouth. Then the snake comes out to
drink the milk, and is caught by the
waiting family. In travelling through
the rural parts of New England one
can find many a story of people who
''know" of such occurrences. But
they are always in the next township,
and the story was told to them by ''ab-
solute1y reliable" people. The rep
lillian delusion seems to be an irradic-
able trait among certain classes of
| farmers.
The usual theory is that the patient,
| who is most often of the lower classes,
| swallowed the animal while asleep out
of doors, the details of the awakening
with the sensation of the descent of
the cold, clammy body being given
with graphic distinctness. When the
invader is thought to be a frog or
lizard the explanation is more simple,
for it is a matter of common belief
among country folks that the spawn
of these animals, swallowed in the
drinking water, undergoes its cycle of
development in the stomach and some
times it even is administered secretly
in this way with malicious intent. The
bearer of such an amphibian invader
complains of the pain and disturbance
its movements produce, or Oft gnaw-
ing away at his vitals, or even annoy
ing him by the emission of character
istic croaks or hissings at untoward
moments. The delusion rests on the
unconscious exaggeration of normal
or slightly increased gastric sensa-
tions in persons predisposed to hys-
terical temperament.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
'ELLED BY FOOT AND HAND.

PROPELLED BY FOOT AND HAND.
tured. The inventor, who halls from
Jericho, n. Y, claims much less .vibra-
ton to the arms through the lever
extensions of the handle bar. Their
main purp ose, however, is to afford a
means of propelling with the hands
as well as the feet in ascending hills,
the upward pull usually exerted on
the hanaIe bar being here applied di-
rectly in helping to rotate the pedals.
The machine is steered by the
thumbs, which operate the two small
loops on the handles of the levers.
These loops are connected to the
steering head through a short handle
bar, and move the front fork with
out moving the cross bar to which
the levers are attached.
In operating this machine the rider
exercises his arms as well as his feet;
he is obliged to sit erect, and to
bring all the muscles of the body
into pl; : as The latter sways slight
ly from side to side. So completely
are all the muscles developed that
not only do the toes pedal, but even
the thumbs are trained to steer! For
an all round out-of-door eXerciser
this Yankee invention certainly can
not be surpassed! Scientific Amer
lean.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
A Now MIssissipni Rridge.

The new bridge over the Mississippi
at ST. Louis, just authorized by con-
gress, is to be finished in 1903 for the
worlds fair. The first bridge over the
river was begun in 1867, when st. Louis
had population of 225,OOO, but when
the bridge was finished in 1874 the
population had risen to 325, OOO. When
the second bridge was opened to traf-
ic in 1890 the population was $4,000,
and it was evident then that third
bridge was needed, owing to the city's
greatly increased business activity
indianapolis News.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
STEAM FREIGHT WAGON.
1t weighs n Ton and a Half and Ia
Expected to Garry q Load Twice
Ats own Weight.

!. An inventor in Brompton-Grescent-
has obtained patent for wagon to
be propelled by steam upon common
roads. The carriage is 81 feet in
length. including seven feet for the fire,
boiler, cylinder and the mechanism
connected with the driving wheels.
Instead of an axletree passing
through both the front or both the
hind wheels, as is usual in other car
riages, the axis merely passes through
the nave of eachzwheel sufficiently to
support on each side uprights, which
strengthen and connect the frame of
the wagon.
The direction of the carriage is eff
fected by the action of a bevel pinion
connected with spindle, which is gov
erned by the coachman; this pinion
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05

misery and unhapplneSS there were
in plenty, but no flowers, no Sabbath
days, no happy children-that is, ex-
cepting Blossom - Blossom, whose
long-lashed violet eyes and shining
curls set her apart from all the other
alley children like a bit of hearts
ease; whose little crutch went tap
ping through the halls all day, and
who sat on the rickety stairs at
nightfall ready to call out a CHEEKY
greeting to her mother when she
turned into the dark alley.
Blossom was very rich. Her moth
er did days work for the wealthy
people on the avenue, and, besides.
= blossoms mother had not always
lived in the alley. So when Blossoms
glad cry: Hurry up, mamma, I'm
waiting Tor you,' would ring out on
the foul air, the alley children would
hurry to the stairs and look with
wondering, wistful eyes at the scene
which never failed to take place.
Blossoms mother was never too tired
to kiss the winsome face and Bios
SONS arm always caught her moth
er in a rapturous embrace. Then
they went in and shut the door, and
the alley children were so poor, so
poor.
Out in the great city the Easter
story was being told again and again
one Saturday evening, and after her
bit of work was done Blossoms
mother told her new story of q
little girl who, ever so long ago, went
to church on Easter morning, and
who talked to the lilies and palms
nh mi
big people.
1t was a fine old church, with n
great organ, and windows so beauti-
full that the sun made violet, and
gold, and purple lights on the floor.
sand the little girl sitting there in
her white dress did not know,
my Blossom, that some day she
would grow up and have great trou-
BILE to bear"
"Poor mamma" exclaimed Bios
som, and then she fell to cuddling
the hard hand in her sweet baby way
and with the exquisite imagery OF
childhood went to the beautiful
church herself, hearing the wonder
full music, and seeing the lights and
flowers. The vision filled her wax
ing thoughts, her prayers and her
dreams that night, and when she
awoke with the sun of Easter morn
ing shining across her face, there
was a tremulous hope in her heart
that down in the alley she would
hear some one crying: Christ is
risen to-day" and then the response:
"He is risen indeed" just as her
mother used to hear it in her old
home.
But Blossom heard only wicked and
evil words, so she went back to her
world of snake believe" and said
blithely to her mother: "Now put
on your prettiest dress, mamma, and
I'll put on my white dress, and the
lace cap, and the little slippers with
big bows, and We'll go to church and
hear the big organ and, mamma.
couldn't we do it honest truth-for
sure, meanT'
''I am afraid Blossom, that you and
I would look queer in fine church. %
she answered, sadly.
so mamma, please" coaxed the
child, sitting up in bed, her little
hands held out pleadingly.
A torturing wave of homesiclness
swept over Blossoms mother. t'If
only could CO." she mu7mured, and
wise little Blossom said cheerily:
ave will, mamma; I'll take care OF
you-" Then they both laughed as !;
there were no heavy shadows In
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05

great demand is on their hearts, not
on their purses. In the matter of
kindness we may all be great, and if
the prime minister of one of the
greatest nations in the world, a man
whose pen and tongue and brain were
constantly exercised in behalf of the
poor and oppressed, wherever he
found them; if the grand old man of
England, William E. Gladstone, could
find time to leave his parliamentary
duties to carry a bunch of flowers
to a little sick crossing sweeper,
shall we not be ashamed to make for
ourselves the excuse: 81 haven't
time to be kind ?"-Success.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
The difference

Little Clarence-Pa, what is the diff
ference between professional and an
amateur2
Mr.. CaIlipers- Why, one does it be-
cause he has to, and the other because
he doesn't have to.-Puck.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
An OpDortuuftv Seized.

Somebody has invented ring
which will cure rheumatism
sWeIl, Edmund, if I had another
diamond ring 1 think it would make
my rheumatism feel etter.''-Chi-
cago Record.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
Evidence.

What makes you think that young
Mr.. Bliggins knows absolutely moth
ing about how to carve turlcey?''
1.-The fact that ne is so prompt and
fearless in expressing his willingness
to Washington Star.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
a CaIculnt1ne Hind.

did you observe Lent this Year,"
Very carefully,t answered he. 81
think I succeeded in denying myself
enough things to pay the cost CT an
Easter wardrobe. '-WsShington STAG
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
At Eaatertiu,e

At Eastertirne. oh. who can doubt
That He who calls the violets out
or their brown graves bcnSath the rime
VIII wake US, too, in His good time?
Are We not more than many flowerS7
Oh, sweet she lesson of the hours
At Eastertime.
May Riley Smith
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
where Farmers aide wheeIs

The roads in Kansas are almost uni
formly good and level, and as re-
suit practically every farmhouse has
at least one bicycle. A farmer in
that state would as soon be without
his team as without his wheel.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
Germ AlonE NIeeIr.

'.Has your daughter already ac-
compIished something in music?''
''Well. I don't want to be too con-
fdent. but two tenants have left al
readY."-Tit-Bits.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
Too Tame.

"Why have you abolished ladies'
nights at your club?"
''Oh, some of the women wanted to
make ten cents the limit. Chicago
Times-Herald.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
Found Time to Be Kind.

The business man forgets, as do
many of us, the truth expressed by
Ruskin that ''a little thought and
little kindness are often worth more
than a great deal of money" The
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
Wbcre the Hum0r Law.

Mr.. Jones-I have just been reading
funny Casa chap who has been
married seven times.
Mrs. Jones-I don't see anything
funny about that.
Mr.. Jones Why, his name is Blissi
-Jud0e
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
Good Cause for Deduction.

Doctor-Why have you deducted q
quarter from my bill?
Patient-That is for the six cigars
you broke when you thumped my
chest.-Thiladelphis Record.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-04-05
ALL-AROUND ExERCIsER.
In Operating the Bicycle Here De-
scribed the Rider Trains Arms
asW Well as Feet.

The attempts at reducing unpleas-
ant vibrations on the standard models
of bicycles are worked out by the in
ventor of the freak wheel here pic
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=BLOSSOM'S=
:IAS11E@R2D4>
~ W. E&Ts

LIES did not grow
in Easton court.
The only super
f1uous a + ii C l e s
which the chill
dren who lived
there knew any
thing about were
b t S of broken
bottles and wa ste
papers. Squalor,