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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
THE EMPRESS DowAGER.

absolutely no choice regarding whom
or when she shall marry, and any ex-
preston of opinion or semblance of in
terest in "a matter which so vitality con-
Germs her would be as sadly immodest
as to ruin her reputation. The mem
bers of her own family take no part
in the wedding ceremonies; usually
they are not present. She has sep
arated from them forever, and her re-
lationship is broken completely. She
is dressed by her mother and when
her toilet is completed the ap-
pointed hour has arrived for the we'd
ding, large bag, made of red satin and
brilliantly embroidere is drawn down
over her head and shoulders to the
waist, where it is tied, thus complete
~ binding her and pinioning her arms
to her sides.
Meantime a procession has come
from the house of the parents of her
future husband, headed by band of
music, and in which the most con-
spicuous object is a. red sedan chair
the wedding chair-borne by four or
eight men. This chair is brought close
to the door of her room and she is half
led and half carried to a seat in it.
The curtains of the chair are closely
drawn so that not ray of light can
enter. When she has been placed with
in 1t the door is closed and locked by
tt e girls mother. Such precautions
al e taken that the wedding chair shall
be tightly crossed and no one given even
a glimpse of the inmate that, in hot
weather, at the end of the short Jour
ney dead bride may be delivered to
the waiting groom, the poor girl hav-
ing been suffocatcd.
The average Chinese old woman, he
she the wife of boor or the consort
of a prince, has one terrible weapon.
which long-continued exercise has rem
dered keener than two-edged sword,
and nimble beyond belief. In force.
volume, rapidity of action and general
nastiness it is probably unrivaled upon
earth. 1t is her tongue. And when she
opens her throttle valve, turns on a
full head of steam and allows it to play
at full speed the boldest warrior who
ever led armies to battle will, if he has
a morsel of discretion mixed with his
valor, take at once to his heels One
able-bodied old Chinese woman would
have routed Wellington or Napoleon
caused Grant to retreat and settled
the Schley-Sampson controversy out OF
hand.-Boston Transcript.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
NEED OF RELAXATION.
Unless They Learn to Practice IL
American Women Will Become
Nervous Wrecks.

''It is not at all strange that women
have nerves. said a physician the
other day. You will notice that they
belong particularly to those women
who are leading what we might call
a strenuous life, and not so much
among those for whom existence is d
more humdrum affair.
Especially do we find nerves
among women who are employed in a
business capacity. To begin with, the
majority are criminal1y careless. !
have known women to not only at
tempt but to accomplish hard day
work in an office on a cup of coffee and
a roll for breakfast, and tea and toast
or a chocolate ecIaire and a bowl Of
milk for luncheon.
Frequently 1 have seen a party OF
girls making their midday meal of ar
ice cream soda. They probably save
their extra lunch money for lact
stockings or neck ribbons, but they
expend ten times their value in vital
ity.
IF a man tried living on that play
he would soon collapse, but, as mel
are cons tituted, there is no need oil
apprehension along that line, for g
man thinks more of his meals than &
woman does (unless it happens to be
a tete-a-tete affair after the theater}
another reason for a woman's
prominent nervous chara cteristics is
that she never shields her nerves
They are allowed to become too sensi
tive. If she misses a ferry she does
not sit calmly and wait wor the next
one. She sits on the edge of the seat
taps her foot upon the floor and is
continually on the alert for the frs
sound of its approach.
"Then she will worry for fear that
she will not be able to secure seat
She will contract her eyebrows. bite
her lips and clinch her fingers, all the
time using up nerve energy, instead OF
storing it away for time when it ma J
be needed.
''How few women we see who have
that sweet placidity of countenanco
that we see pictured in our grand
mothers portraits! This manner Of
living has stamped itself upon WON
ems faces just as irrevocab1y as upo1
their onstitutions.'5 Louis Re
public.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
A NOVEL ENTERPRISE.
Canal Connection being Dug for ia.
Purpose of Removing Bar
nacIes from Ships.

The city of Seattle lies between
Puget sound and Lake Washington. A
canal is now being dug for the purpose
of connecting the two. Puget sound
is salt and connects with the Pacific
pecan. Lake Washington is a body OF
fresh water. The object in the connec-
ton is novel Familiar with the re-
gion, and having heard of the canal
and the reason for it, we have looked
the matter up a little, and find that
it is to be a barnacle cure on large
scale, reports the Christian Advocate
It is well known that barnacles, a
variety of marine shellfsh, attach
themselves to the bottom of vessels
and after a time, when the number
becomes great, the movement of the
ships becomes so seriously retarded
that the vessel has to be dry docked
and cleaned. This is an expensive op-
Grafton, and many are the devices
which have been resorted to to pre-
vent the adhesion of the barnacles
but without success. Barnacles ap
pear to be more prolific on the Pacific
coast than on the Atlantic, and, there
fore, getting rid of them becomes ever
more important than in the case Of
Atlantic shipping. It is a well-knowI
fact that the barnacles drop off i
the ship lies for even a short time il
fresh water, and the proposition tt
connect Puget sound with this beauti
full fresh-water lake has for its enc
the taking advantage of this fact, Sc
that by means of the canal the vessels
may be run into Lake Washington ant
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
SCIENCE SIFTINGS.

A writer in the Lancet says that
cancer is attacking people at a young.
er age than it used to do.
If the sky were filled with full moons
the light would be no brighter than
that of ordinary daylight.
eff all sick people had good cooks
says the London Hospital, show much
greater might be the proportion of re-
coveries."
Spiders are met with in the forests
of Java whose webs are so strong that
it requires a knife 10 cut through
them, we are told.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Trees Have Long Lives.

Information gathered by the Ger
man forestry commission assigns to the
pine tree 500 and 700 years as the max.
imum, 425 years to the silver fir, 275 tc
the larch, 245 years to the red beach
21o to the aspen. 200 to the birch, III
to the ash, 145 to the elder and $50 tc
the elm. The heart of the oak begin:
to rot at about the age of 500 years
The holly oak alone escapes this law
it is said, and there is a specimen OF
this aged 40 years in existence neRl
Aschaffenburg. in Germany.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17

child has the right to be loved by ita
parents.
This little Chinese boy lives in
Santa Barbara, Cal, and he is an
American born boy. One will SEQ
many more Chinese children in the
far west than in the east. There arc
probably more Chinese children in
San Francisco's Chinatown than i'll
any eastern state, and it is very in,
teresting indeed to see these little
yellow people in their own homes.
fancy that this little Chinese boy
and his mother are out for day, for
they evidently have on their ''best
things" and they look as if they had
some pleasure in store for them.
think that many of our American
mothers might envy this Chinese
mother her neat and comfortable
style of dress, although 1 am sure
that none of them would envy her
tiny feet, the smallness of which
must represent many years of suf-
fering.
Nothing in the history OF the Chi
nese people represents more physical
suffering than their foolish and
wicked custom OF Dlnd1nS the 1eet
of the little girls to- make them small.
The boys escape this torture, and
they escape many other things that
make the lives of the little Chinese
girls very unhappy.
It is pleasant to think that this
smiling little Chinese boy, who will
probably be reared in America, win
have happier and perhaps a better
life in our country than he would be
likely to know in the land of his ia
thers.-Detroit Free Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17

He IA a Canning Little Piece OF Hu-
mahity and Happy as the Day
Is Long.
'Isn't he cIinninp?"

'Isn't he cunning?''
I have an idea that that is what
some of you will say when you see
the picture of this cunning little Chi
nese baby boy and his tiny mamma.
Did you ever see healthy, clean,
happy baby that was not cunning
I do not think that ever did. There
is something irresistibly charming
about a baby, be it black or white,
yellow or red, and it is evident from
the look in her face that this little
Chinese mother thinks that her baby
boy is ''just as sweet and cunning as
he can be-" It is to be hoped that
that is her opinion of him, for every
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
THE NICKEL PLATE ROAD

Travellers East or West will find that the
with Every facility for Comfortable travel r1d.
Colored porters, uniformed, are provided,
whose special duties are to attend to the
wants of passengers without regard to the
class of tickets held, and greatest care is
given to ladies travelling alone or. accom-
Pullman sleeping cars and Dining car serv-
ice of highest order. Meals on American
club plan from 35 cents to $1.OO for each per
son; also a Ia Carte service. No excess fare
on any train. See that your tickets read via
the Nickel Plate Road.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17

Mrs. NJ. K. Bousch, Richmond, Va,
writes:
"Ihad catarrh ali through my sys-
tenn for two years and could get no re-
lief Twas advised to try Peruna, and
I have taken five bottles of it and am
well and better now than have been
for years. can advise any one who
has catarrEI Of any part of the body TO
take Peruna. My little girl, who is
eleven years old had cafarrh, but was
cured by Peruna. Before / began to
take Peruna was sick all the time,
but now am entirely cured and al
praise is due Peruna. Mrs. M. K.
BouSch.
Miss Pearl Bousch, writes: 'When ]
was baby I contracted catarrh, and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
vi.tt the old Home in the East.

sions via Erie Railroad to Indiana, Ohio
and Western New York and Pennsylvania
points. One fare for the round trip Oct.
3rd to 9th. Return limit Nov. 3rd. For
particulars address Erie Railroad CO., Chi
cago, or A. w Moore, T. P. A, Erie R. R.,
Kansas City, Mo
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17

Why It Was All Rightly on needn't be
am sure he will be ali right What makes
you think SOP ''He asked me last night
what your business is, and when I said you
were a retired coal-dealer he smiled and
said he guessed that settled it. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17

Has the Making in Him.-''That boy of
mine,' said the man with his family sorrow,
sis an incorrigible liar, and 1 can't reform
him. Don't try!" exclaimed the practical
man. ''Think what an acquisition he will
be later to the ranks of the worlds finan-
ciersi "-Baltimore News.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
when the Day Went to SLEEP.

Once upon time, from behind the cur
wrapped in the gray dawn, took its bath
in the sparkling dew. Then its morning
garment was changed to cloth of gold, new
made by the sun.
The day wore on. Through the hours ii
the donning of the more somber evening
dress, after which it was wrapped in the
mantle of the night.
Moral-Even the day has its close.-N. Y.
Herald
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
HOME VISITORS EXCURSIONS
MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY

11NAE5RSOOIRA 4 TUT 70 VIII " a 4
To points in Ohio and Indiana. One fare
for the round trip plus $500. Tickets on
sale September End, 9th, 10Th and 23d. good
to return within 80 days from date of sale
Excellent opportunity to visit the old folks
at home. Call on or address nearest Mis-
souri, Pacific Agent for particulars. b. G..
TOWNSEND, G. P. & T. Agt., S. Louis.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
New york and Return $3.50.

Special excursions via Erie Railroad, Chi
cago to New York and return, only $3.50.
Good going Oct. Bird, 4th, 18th and 9Th, with
liberal return limit. Full particulars on
application to Erie R. R. Office, Cos West
ern Union Building, Chicago, or A. w.
Moore, T. P. A, Erie R. R., Kansas City,
Mo.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
word Painting In missouri.

An editor of a southern Missouri paper
speaks thus feelingly in recent obituary
notice: Gust about daylight the Pale
Horse came to him with the saddle and
bride of righteousness, and he straddled
it and rode Home. indianapolis journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
Alloy of Xanitx-

men have died for love and worms have
eaten them" but the love that drives re-
jected sutton to self-slaughter has large
admixture of the base alloy of vanity.-N. Y.
World
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
The WAY rs Done.

My wife is going to fix up our house
as summer resort"
How viii She do it?''
sect some hard beds and cut the 3
BILE down to half-rations, ''-Tit-Bits
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17

"Some folks" said Uncle Eben, "takes
credit fob bein' patient, when dey is simply
takin' life easy an shown sense enough
not to interfere wifi de folks dat does de
work. w shington Star.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
wiring to Accommodate.

care you a wet nurse?" asked the lady
who had advertised in the newspapers.
''No, ma am" replied the applicant, but
I'll let you turn the hose on me if you give
me the Job. Boston Post.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
TO YOUNG LADIES.
From the Treasurer Of the
Young Peoples Christian Tenn
perance Association, Elizabeth
Game, Fond du Lac, Wis.

tDEAR Mrs. PNKHAM:-I want to
tell you and all the young ladies of the
country, how grateful I am to you for
ali the benefits. have received from
using Lydia e. PinkhaIn'S Vege-
table Compound. I suffered for
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17
As 1t Appeared to wilIie

'Oh, mammal" cried the little boy
who was making his first visit to
the country, ''come quick and see
Uncle Reuben tern the cows faucets
on-''-Judge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17

1 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, 1902-09-17

He who points with pride expects the
pointer to receive more attention than the
obiect.-Puck.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17

] was doctored by several good physi-
! clans, but none did me any good. Ny
mother was taking Peruna at the time.
] and gave some of it to me, and soon
J began to improve, and am now well
and fat as little pig. am twelve
] years old. The doctors told mother
! had the consumption, but it was only
I catarrh. Miss Pearl Bousch.
] tits no1onger a question as to whether
! Peruna can be relied on to cure all such
] cases. During the many years in watch
i! Peruna has been put to test in all forms
and stages of acute and chronic catarrh
no one year has put this remedy to
greater test than the past year.
Peruna is the acknowledged catarTh
remedy of the age. DR.. Hartman, the
compounder of Peruna, has written .
book on the phases of catarrh peculiar
to women, entitled, "Health and
Beauty" 1t will be sent free to any
address by The Peruna Medicine Co..
Columbus, o.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman giving q
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
| Ohio.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17

The InvaIid.-''So Sokeleigh's health is
gone, Ell? What became of it?" EEHe drank
it."-Puck.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17

To Cure a Cold IN One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinire Tablets. All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-09-17

Selfshness is the most contemplate char
acteristic of human nature. yet it is the
mcst comm on.-N. Y Herald
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-22
Could Not Make His Speech.

The new secretary of the treasury
does not follow The precedents of his
department in ali things. say an eN
change. He is decidedly original in one
respect. H believes his time at his
office should be devoted to public bus
mess. The other day a certain new ap-
pointee came hustling into the treas
ury department TO pay his respects to
his chief and to receive instructions.
He was q small man, but so pompous
hat even the messenger. and they are
pretty important looking themselves.
He had a pathetically dignified face, a
solemn manner and the chest of his
coat looked as if it We're padded with
red tape.
"How're?" said the secretary. "Glad
to meet you. Sit down and We'll talk
things over"
er, in a deep Fourth of July orators
voice. Il cannot tell you how unworthy
I deem myself Of the high honor that
has been conferred upon me-"
That's all right" interrupted the
secretary. Now, I'll tell o what we'd
better take up to start with" There
were a dozen men and a woman, a
dead senator's widow, waiting to see
him, and he wanted to get through
LoN Tx AAINNS AAAoAh ACo AAiS
speech coming down on the congress-
ional limited, and he wanted to tell all
about how unworthy he considered
himself, and thus get contradicted. He
wanted to impress the lev cabinet Of
ficer from Iowa with his aplomb. Sc he
tried again, and again the secretary
interrupted. not looking for aplomb this
afternoon.
But, Mr.. Secretary, / must express
to you, along with my deep apprecia-
ton Of the honor conferred. my feeling
of extreme unworthiness-'
"Um," aid the secretary, launching
his Jaw forward and fastening his eyes
on the younger man with characteristic
i~ntentness, you've said that now three
times; there must be something in it.
"Tisn't too late now to resign. if You
think You'll make a fiZZle OF it,"
The maze young man. his face red,
his pomposity punctured, made haste
to explain that he-er-only meant
That's all right" said the secretary.
Il guess you a hold down the job
all right if you try. II you can't. We'll
find out soon enough. Now We'll go on
with business"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-22
VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
No Business of ImpOrtance-Repub-
lican Who Refused to Take Oath
Was in His Seat.

Richmond, Va. July lG.-Both houses
of the, general assembly held short ses-
sions today and adjourned until noon
tomorrow. Beyond the Introduction Of
a few local bills and the confirming OF
school superintendent S for Staunton,
Russell and Amelia, the senate did
nothing.
The session of the house was little
longer. That body adopted a set OF
rules to conform to the new constitu-
ton. and a few local bills were pre-
scented and referred. r journal was
read at length in both houses, for the
first time in years. this being made i'm
perative by the new constitution.
Mr.. E. p. Mclean, republican, who
has apparently e himself out of Of
flee by his refusal to take the a was
in his seat, but did not attempt to take
any part in the proceedings.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-22
Wireless

The people along the banks from
Frisco to Buxton are interested In the
transmission OF words by telephone
where there is no connection. DR.. ]. ].
Davis, OF Buxton. has a private wire
from his home to Gre IDS Hill Z. s. L
S. Station q distance Cf six miles, ana
has no connection with the telephone
owned by the government and connect
ing the life saving stations. A j. Fulch-
er, of Frisco. also has a private wire
from his store 10 Creed's HILL, but has
no connection with the governmental
telephone or the II owned by DIR. j. j.
Davis. The Frisco line a as a ter
minus an old out house. The Buxton
line enters the L.. S. Station but is more
than twelve feet from the government
al line. Any message on either line can
be heard on the other w lines. Still
more strange perhaps. the ticking or
the wireless t~elegraD:c key could be
heard by phone at Dr.. Davis, more
the L. s. Weather Bureau. had three
Each consists Of a tall pole support
ed by ten wire braces by the aid OF
which he received 4 sounds. The sta
tons are yet to be sen at Hatteras
near Buxton, Roanoke leland and Cape
Henry. The longest Message sent was
10 words and in less time than is usu-
ally taken by the system OF wires. Prof.
Fessenden has a system which he says
is distinct and separate from the Mar
con system, one entirely his own.-The
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-22
Senator Simmons Great Speech.

The speech made by Hon. F. NJ Sim
mons. chairman of the state democratic
executive committee, in Greensboro.
yesterday in calling the state conven-
ton to order. was in many respects the
best speech Senator Simmons ever
made IL was a Clear-cut, strong, APP
posite. able and vigorous presentation
of the issues of the campaign, state n
national. 1t leaves nothing necessary
to be aid as giving convincing argu-
ment why the democratic party de-
serves to be continued in power.
His review Of the great work for edu-
cation, for charity and patriotism VIII
quicken the pulses of all true North
Carolinians who love the honor Of their
state. and his contrast of the record Of
the fusion with the democratic state
administrations must give cause for
rejoicing to every democrat who bore
a part in the great campaign that re-
turned the democratic party TO power.
Raleigh News and Observer.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-22
He Won the Pot.

4 comedian who had been enga ed
to entertain d family party proposed.
at the conclusion of the Performance. =
little game of his own, says Tit-Bi;
Each Of the company. himse's. ~
Guided. was TO stake a shilling. and the
pool would be taken BY the person who
possessed the most % the articles
which he (the comedian) would inquire
for.
On his assurance that he would take
no mean advantage. but run the same
risk as the rest. all the members OF
the party consented. and between 20
and so shillings were soon laid on the
table.
The comedian added his shilling to
the pile with a cunning smile. ard then
said:
Now, which Of you aides and gen
tlemen happens to have the lest
number of false teeth2'
Deathlike stiffness for the space Of
one minute, then a burst Of laughter.
both hearty and in sor. cases forced.
Il have six" continued the come
dian; who has got more2"
The comedian took the pool.