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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17

G. B. Duke has opened up his stock
of goods, recently purchased from D.
B. Bailey of Dresden, in the building
lately occupied by McKay'S store. He
will occupy this place temporarily I'M
til he can get larger and better
building.
The county commissioners last Sat-
urday appointed John Thomas to fill
the vacancy in the superintendent
office caused by changing the time of
beginning the term. The new term
begins May l, instead of January l, as
formerly.
Krause' S Cold Cure will cure colds
without loss OF time from your work
Or business. Take two capsules at night
before retiring and two or three the
following day. Result? Cold gone
cured. Costs % cts. Sold by L
Mccormick,
"God forbid that the day should
ever come when in the American mind
the thought Of man as a consumer
shall Submerge the old American
thought of man as creature of God,
endowed with inalienable rights. -
Ex-PreSident Harrison.
Court was in session all week up
until noon today, Judge Geiger being
compelled to return home on account
of sick child. Court was adjourned
until February 10, when the docket
will be completed. Full proceedings
will be given next week.
Constant coughing will, if neglected.
int1ame the entire mucous membrane
lining the air passages. Lichty'S
Cough Cure is the only medicine to be
relied upon to give quick relief and
allay inflammation. 1t is soothing in
its effect; is pleasant and agreeable to
take; children like it. Sold by L
Mccormick.
Through the courtesy of Uncle Herr
ry Ferrett, of Logan, the HERALD
gets the Sentinel of Liberty, a paper
published in the interest Of complete
separation of church and state. 1t is
brimful of good things, some of which
we shall occasionally reprint.
Representative Hebrew came up
home last Friday as the house ad-
journed out of respect to the memory
Of one of its members, 2. L. Wise Of
Reno, who died the evening before.
Mr.. Hebrew spent Saturday and Sun
n Of hi IN
The Phillips County Bank cleaned
up several old loans last week and now
they have nothing but new clean loans
on their books. The banks manage
ment, while aggressive business men,
have always been very safe and con-
sentative in their business ventures.
Married, at the home of the brides
mother. Mrs. Ira Taylor, Marvin,
Kansas, Tuesday, Jan. 10, w. E. Hill
stead and Miss Minnie Miller, Rev. J.
a. Monroe, pastor of the NJ. E. church
officiating. The young people start
in married life with the best wishes
of host of friends, the HERALD
among the number.
Chairman Hageman, of the board of
county commissioners, and County
Attorney w. G. BiSselI fused last
Monday on a very handsome entertain
ment of the rest Of the county officials
and the newspaper men, with an oyst-
er dinner at Albaugh's, Both have
the good wishes Of hosts of friends all
over the county.
C. A. Mitchell, one of the prosper
Gus farmers and staunch populists of
Glenwood, was a pleasant caller at
this Office Monday. He says he is not
discouraged at the present defeat of
the people, but believes the extrava-
gance OF the republicans will again
open the eyes of the farmer and bust
pess men Of the country,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17

If you are paying high rate of in
tereSt on your farm loan, replace it
with Mahin Bros. at low rate, with
privilege of paying at any time with
out bonus. Money paid when papers
are signed. Office with Moore & Por-
ter, rear of postoffice building, Phil
lipsburg, Kansas.
William Arthur, son of Elder R.
Arthur of the Presbyterian church of
Logan, has been employed as principal
of the Logan schools in place Of S. L.
Upton who resigned a week ago.
Supt. Thomas had charge of the
schools for a few days pending the
selection of the new principal. Mr..
Arthur has recently been employed in
the Santa Fe offices in Topeka.
Bert A. Hassler and Miss Kate L
Halbert were granted license to wed
by Judge Strain last Friday. We
presume the ceremony has been per-
formed ere this. These young people
are members of two of the best and
most highly respected families in
Crystal township and the HERALD
joins their many friends in extending
best wishes.
Louie Herzog returned yesterday
from a weeks stay in Chicago where
he went to take a course of lectures in
the study Of optics He has been
SfTldviur tho subject for vearc Int orof
a rare opportunity to hear specialist,
so he took it in. He is having D. S.
MaxSon fix up a dark room in the rear
of his jewelry store in which to test
the eyes Of his customers according to
yRe latest aud most scieatiap mstaoas,
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-24

tinues his attendance at the meetings. ask
him or her to become q soldier. A soldier
Is one of the congregation. His entry into
the service only allows hts wearing OF
uniform--for which he pays-to the meeting.
Should the soldier show more than ordi-
nary ability In commanding tho attention
of an audience, and be proved sincere In
his faith, the commandant may ask him
to become q cadet. He is then sent to the
seminary In New York or Chicago to study
the work of tho army. methods of approach
ing tho poor and tho criminal. and given what
instruction In theology he most needs pre-
paratory to the reading he will carry on
later by himself and under the guidance
of his superior off1cer. On returning to his
corps he will be a lieutenant There are
not many officers. At the headquarters
barracks in St Louis there are only six.
The soldiers live as the congregation OF any
other church.
Many people wonder at the name. SALIVA
tion Army" It was originally the Christian
Mission In England. at tho head Of which
was the general superintendent, Booth. He
was paid two pounds sterling week by
three phfanthroplsts to do charitable and
religious work among the poor. He still
draws that salary from the same source.
receiving nothing from the army. In pre-
pairing an address In 1878. tho general super
inteudent wrote: "rhe Christian Mission is
a volunteer army" He changed this to ''an
army Of salvation" The phrase caught.
and soon salvation Army" was the name
Of the body. One Of the general superin-
tendent's assistants, John Railston. who
is at the head of the work In South Africa.
suggested that tho title be changed to gen.
eral. leaving on the superintendent The
other titles followed az a matter Of course.
The army invaded America in 1880. That's
the only foreign invasion that has been able
to DO anything against you people" said
Adjutant Bree.
Tho ad1utant ana his vito were among
the later invaderA but he has become an
American citizen.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-24
Are Good Clothes Necessary to Success!
N. Successful the Country Hold. Iha
~ They ypa...

never too confiding In himself.
I'VE would have NO classes here n
every person would know his rights
ana how to assert them.
IF you believe you have talent you have
It. Devote your whole time to the Job.
let other things 90.
mo man can stay on top because he was
put there.
MY text tonight II Going Upstairs.'
selected this theme because I suppose We
are all trying to go upstairS and trying not
to fall down
There is something very appropriate In
such a theme in discussing the way to sue
cess, ana as am familiar with the trans
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-24
FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLlo

wRrrrEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIo
pJUrANT JOHN BREE the local
N commander OF tho Salvation Army.
"A has been delivering q series Of leo
tures to disabuse the public mind OF many
false notions which he says 1t entertains
zerarding the inside workings Of = Saliva
ton Army corps.
TOO many people," says the ad5utant.
sbel,eve that We live together in barracks.
In idleness, on charity. and for motives
none too unselish. The public does not
know that the army pays nothing to its
aoldiers but expects them TO contribute
time and money toward its support: that
eur bandsmen are among them in all ca
pscities during the day. and are often the
enly Christians IN their families We
don't wear uniforms all day."
OF the soldiers who meet at the head
quarters Of the army, at No. 1913 Franklin
avenue, four are teamsters, five are boot
makers employed In factories about the city,
nve are carpenters, three are paperhansers.
one Is Q street car conductor. one is q
printer, one is coal dealer. one IL q cam
dy-maker, and another Is a maker Of cof-
nns; Of the women soldiers six are wash
srwomen, six are servant girls. three are
clerks, and two are stenographers. while
others, living at home. have time to sell
War Cries. the proceeds. every cent. going
to the support OF the army.
The officers are paid salaries. Commander
Booth Tucker and his wife together drawing
u5 q week. But rent and car fare are paid
by the corpa. Tho salary Of . lieutenant Is
q . week to . man. 3 to woman. THIS
decrease Of 81 . week to women continues
throughout all grades. A captain draws
q . week, but II he marries be and his
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-24

lpecial CDrrespoudenss Of Ths Sunday RsDubiio.
~ Ew York, Feb. 1Q-A few years
ago. II. II. vreeland vas shovelinS
N gravel on . night gravel train.
He shoveIed gravel 70 well that
soon he became Q brakeman.
He ''broks' 80 wen that soon he became
Q fireman.
He "nrsds 20 well that he was made an
engineer; and he learned his engine 30
thoroughly that he was put into the ma
chine shops and soon graduated from there
into the construction department.
That was the beginning of . meteorfo ad-
vance, which has landed him in the posi-
ton Of president Of practically all the sur.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-24
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4
tLusSh n the
.Knownas Mike" Was sh Driver

course. and when Mike tried to explai1
they were still up in the air. They
walked slowly to their stalls. ate few
pints Of oats and corn. went to sleep and
were all ready to go back to work by tn,
next midnight.
But when midnight came and there wa.
no hostler to urge them out In the COLI
air. they began to get restless The,
stamped around In their stalls, whinne'
and gave other indications Of q desire tc
warn some stupid man that he had for
gotten his business.
It was time for them to get out and &C
to work. and 1t was not their fault If they
did not do SO.
But the hours passed, and the old street
car team stayed in the two stalls. will
never q sign from the men whom they
had tried to awaken to a sense Of duty
except that every now and then some lusty-
iunged hostler would call out:
'.Be still, there. you brutes. or IN take q
pitchfork to you'll Can't you let q man
sleep when he's got the chance?',
So, after q time, they rubbed noses
through a crack In the partition which sep
arated their stalls, agreed that 1t was g
hopeless task to try to remind a man OF
his duty and make him do 1t. and. taking q
philosophical view Of the matter. went to
sleep.
Next day they were dragged out Of their
stalls at tho unearthly hour Of noon and
forced to take long walk over q new
route to what men know a. Jefferson and
Gravois avenues. There they were marched
into strange stalls. hitched with strange
chains-and left. And to this good day they
have not set eyes on Mike.
Mike Is not concerned in the least about
his old friends. He Is busy in q new line
Just now. He knows-although. OF course.
the brutes he used to drive could not be
expected to know-that electricity has sup
planted the cable on the Fourth street sys-
ten and that the day Of the horse car has
forever passed IN st. Louis. Mike Is prepar-
ing to be useful in q new capacity-he Ii
breaking in as motorman on one Of the
new three-section cars. and as soon a. he
gets the hang Of the controller and learns
how to keep It from baking at q low
grade or running away up a steep one. he
will have charge Of the front platform OF
the Fourth street owl car.
There Is not much Of the romantic about
Mike. Handling street cars IL his business
he has been at 1t since the stars fell. or
since Laclede landed In st. Louis. II Is
immaterial just what date marks the begin
ming Of his career. as there Is no one to
dispute his claim to seniority In the service
He has passed through all the stages OF
Of street-car trafiic; he has
taken homo dve or six generations of young
fellows who had stayed out rather later
than was good for them. and he has been
faithful to the trust imposed in him by
the old gentlemen whose hair was silver
when they first began to ride with him and
who are still riding with him Horse car,
cable car. electric car-it Is all one to Mike;
he will be found on duty just the same,
without q regret for the past and without
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-24

any very serious consideration for the fu>
turc.
Sorry. is IT," said Mike. when he was
asked IL he did not feel a pang Of regret
at having to sever his long-standing con-
nectiou with bis faithful old team. '.Nevsn
the bit am sorry! It's glad enough I am
to get on the electric cars. No more pushing
a heavy car up tho hill at Sixth and Chou
teau; no more having the beasts shy 1t .
sheet OF paper and try to turn the vehicle
over-no more for Mikel I am to stand up
in front like q gentleman. and all in the
world I am to do is to twist the bit Of .
controller and the bit more Of a brake ana
let the other fellow do the hard work.
Il am man OF progress. Give mo elecs
tricity every time, II / have got to take
two gray mares instead or do without. Ny
boy. I've seen the time when those two ola.
brutes-Lord knows how old they are. r
dont!-wouldn't pull a stick from Morgan
street to the end Of the line. All the pulling
that was done. did 1t by pushing-me and
gravity together. OF course, when it vns
downhill. gravity did most Of It. The team
couldn't balk: 1t was all they could do To
keep their lazy heels out OF the way. But
uphill! Ask Mr.. Harper how many times
he has helped me push old No. 10 uphill
Ask him II he hasn't seen me sweat blood
and cuss streaks there at Sixth and Chou.
teau. when there was mud a foot deep on,
the street. and ice on the rails. and . heavy,
load on the car until they got out-and
there those two old fea-bltten marss.
switching their tails and looking wise, MAKE,
ing awful bluffs at pulling lung out, ana
never doing a bit Of It! $50.
mo. street The two old mares can "a
Jump on the bridge IL they want to. am
not caring little bit There is no fun In
driving an owl car where It IL pulled BY
horses that don't know what 1t II to be
proud Of q reputationi
what are the names Of the two brutss9
Hang me If knowi One Of 'em Is called
the Lucy horse: you wouldn't print what 7
called the other one" =.
Tho Republic man paid . visit to the old
owl car horses at their new home at Jef-
ferson and Gravois avenues. the other day.
They are housed fn dinsy old stables and
are under the care OF R ]. Lynch. superin-
tendent Of teams for the Transit Company.
They look the relics that they are. Both are
fea-bitten. but Lucy IN notably 20. There
l. almost as much rusty black as there n,
dusty white In her badly frayed coat Bones
stick out prominently at the most unsx-x
pected places: there are humps on her knees
where she has fallen In her long years Of
service. and there IL q limp in her Oh fore
leg that suggests the necessity for rest.
The other member of the team II calIeds
Julia" and there Is less Of black In heaf
coat. But there are more knots and scaroS
about her. Mr.. Lynch declares that each b.
about - years old and that they have beeu
in railroad service for thirteen years. ''Theyn
will not be sold." he says. There II enough
work for them to Delight work. which they
haven't been used to. The company viii
keep them as long as they are on earth. =
guess" !,
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-24
GOOD STORIES OF MISSOVRILAWYERS

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
They tell this story on Judge John W.
Henry, now OF Kansas City. but who about
twenty-three years ago occupied the bench
Of the then Twenty-seventh Judicial Cir
cuit Of Missouri, which consisted OF Put
nam, Schuyler. Adair and Macon counties.
A lawyer named Simpson. who hailed from
st. Joseph. was arguing = motion for a
new trial, during the course OF which he
was particularly scathing in his criticisms
of the Courts rulings during the trial prop
er Finally his Honor became . bit impa-
sient. and saids
For goodness sakes. Mr.. Simpson. please
give the Court credit for little sense. any
way"
Quick a. an electric dash the lawyer re-
gponded:
But your Honor, In q motion for a re-
hearing the law says We cannot take cog
nizancs Of anything not developed at the
trialr'
this: The witness had been describing q
murder, and he seemed overanxious to con-
yict the defendant Tho defense was an
alibi The witness had told how he had
seen the defendant slip up to the deceased.
plunge . jeweled knife into his heart. and
he had even gone SO far as to distinguish
the sort Of buttons he had on bis coat, al
though Il was nighttime. The defense got
hold of him something in this way:
You say you saw this murder COM
mittedr'
'I am certain OF It. sir"
1T was o'clock at nightr'
Eyes. sir; the clock In the church tower
had just struck g."
II believe you said you were about seven
ty-five feet awayT
Between seventy and seventy-nve feet;
somewhere along there"
"Of course this killing was not done under
an electric Iightr'
''Oh, no: it was done in an alley. There
were no Lights there"
"And yet you say you distinctly remem-
ber that you saw jeweled knife In the
defendants hand. and that the buttons on
his coat had curious little cross on
them?" Then, musingly: And yet you were
seventy-ive feet away and it was dark
night? Now. are you lying or were you
drunkT
"Oh," said the witness, you can hgure II
out to suit yourself. don't care anything
about the case, anyhow"
There was an Irishman named Patrick
Cane on the stand up ut Macon Q few
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-24

portation phase Of the case. selected the
| theme Going Upstsirs because I can use
some railroad slang that goes right to the
point.
you have asked me to talk Of my own
experienoe-how came to be president of
| q great transportation system when . few
years ago was shoveling gravel ON Q night
gravel train.
'Of course, when . man deals with his
personal experiences he takes q chance of
having It said he uses too many Ts.'
But II the telling of my own work can
aid any one of tho young men here to-
night. I shall not object II seem to be
slightly egotistic, for disciaim in the out
set any motive other than that which
might help you young men now see be-
fore me and any others.
MY father was q clergyman with the
two verys-a very small income and q very
largo family.
"As q small boy was always in trouble.
"It Is the bad boy that often makes the
best man.
MANY . mother prides herself On
the good little boy who ornanents
tho sofa when company in In the
parlor, hut nine times out Of tea tho
bad boy who II out playing pranks
has to take care of the good little hoy
who is being shown o9-that II, later
In life.
81 started upstairs when was . boy and
Jumped upon q locomotive that used to
push trains from Thirtieth street to Spuy-
ten Duyvil and begged for the privilege Of
shoveling coal into the firebox. learned
then and there to love the locomotive.
"A man must love his business with
. passion. Tho man who advises an
other to keep out OF his business is
= failure in that business, because he
hasn't his whole soul an II.
when was q brakeman on Q Long
Island Railroad train used to loaf in the
shops at night to learn the business Of the
mechanical
In this way built up the groundwork
for the success have achieved Il all
dates back to those long hours.
IF you are hired to do this or that. do
Just little more than your employer sx-
poets you to do.
Tn all big omces no man is mere
disliked than the clock watcher'-tho
fellow who watches for the tine t.
come for hin to quit work.
Young man. you cannot get advice from
anybody who Is successful. The successful
man is too busy to stop and give advice It
Is the failure who IL willing to take time
to tell others how to start.
The man who talks busfHes at
homo is In danger of getting we'll
meant but rtslky advice.
Don't take business matters homA
don't like to say this before SO many wom-
en-. but q man cannot get advice at homo.
I handle from 1900 to 1900 men. yet some
Of the longest letters I get telling me how
to handle these men come from women who
do not know how to handle three servants
In their own homes.
Il have not . particle Of sympathy with
the hue and cry against the accumulation
OF wealth. Suppose . man who had made
million would quit. who would take mp
his workf
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-02-24

years ago during the trial of the case Of a
damage suit against q railroad. Pat was a
most decided witness, and his witty replies
caused much amusement among the lawyers
and spectators All efforts to entrap him
were skillfully parried by the intelligent son
OF Erin, whose native good sense was more
than match for the big wigs" The de-
fendants attorney said:
Now. Pat. which way did you say these
boys were looking when the train came
in?"
East, sor"
East. Ah-hai And now state which
way their backs were?'
We'll. sor," said the witness, 'thefr backs
wuz facing west
The following yarn Is said to have en-
anated from H. Clay Heather the Daniel
Webster of Marion County, but Clay insists
he has made 1t a lifelong business rule
to never repeat a conversation with a cii-
ent. However it's a Missouri story. and
the incident occurred almost literally In one
of the northwestern counties OF the State.
He entered the law Office like a man who
had come up to have his teerh pulled. He
took or his hat the moment he crossed the
threshold. and nervously twitched 1t In his
hands. A keen-eyed. intelligent-looking
man. seated at a roll-top desk, whirled his
chair around and glanced inquiringly at the
prospective client.
rs this the office OF Messrs. Holdro d
Doem?" he asked.
Yes. sir. Anything wanted7" The man
took a seat near the lawyer and shifted un-
easily In his chair. His unquiet eyes final
ly sought the floor and he began his story.
which was as follows:
You see. mister. have hearn tell that
when a fellow calls you names you can 60
after him and make him pay for it."
The lawyer nodded encourag gingiy.
well. Bill Dobson. who lives jining farms
to me, out In the Raccoon School District.
has been telling it around that am the
biggest liar in the county.
The attorney remarked that ought to be
good for 5000 anyway. The man bright
ened up. raised his eyes from the fioor and
continued:
And he did a heap sight worse than
that. He said went down to his crib one
night and got away with lot Of corn and
stole his harness that was hanging up In
the barn"
why. these are the most infamous ac-
cusations to make against MANI warmly
responded the lawyer I'VE Will make him
sting for that II he's worth anything.
guess we'd better get It up for $4,000"
s.rWell, It's just as you may say. but tnaS