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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-03-05

Several papers appear to be surpris-
ed that the supreme court decid-
ed that the so called Merger" of the
Northern Pacific and other railroads
is o. X. Why, gentleman, what's the
supreme court for, if it isn't to pro
tect the railroads? And what is Phil
ander Knox attorney general for if it
isn't to tell them how it's to be done:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-03-05
Farm For Sale.

16o A well improved creek farm 2
miles from Phillipsburg. Plenty of
timber and water. Price 50 800. If
sold before rented, will give possession
at once, Henry FEReUsoN.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-03-05

Every man who is benefited By rur-
al free delivery can thank the Far
mers' Alliance and the Peoples party
for agitating the question until the
party in power was compelled to act
upon the suggestion in sheer self de-
sense.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-03-05

One year ago yesterday, the late
President VIM Mckinley, was inauger-
Rted the second time as president Of
the United States.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-03-05

What is congress doing anyway?
Don't all speak at once.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-03-05
ROUTE
Tourist Excursions

Leave Kansas City every Wednesday
and Friday via Colorado Springs and
Scenic Route to San Francisco and
Los Angeles. Every Wednesday via
Eft. Worth and Southern Route to
Los Angeles and San Francisco. Wed.
lesday and Friday Excursions are
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-03-05
Personally Conducted.

Latest improved tourist cars on fast
rains. Lowest rate tickets available.
Write for information and itinerary
oE. w. THOM PSON, A.G.P.& T. a.
Topeka. Kansas
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-03-05

Osborne is to have a new $4,000
Touring mill.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-08-28
A "STREET" BANQUET.
Novel Affair Recently Arranged in Honor
of Andrew Carnegie.

The banquet given recently to Mr..
Andrew Carnegie at the Carnegie la
boratory of the Stevens Institute of
Technology in Hoboken, n. j., says
the Strand, was one of the most novel
and ingenious ever prepared. The
steel magnate was greeted on all sides
by the metal in which he has made
his millions. The great room in
which the feast was held looked more
like a locomotive workshop than a
banquet hall. The decorations were
of the most elaborate type, but they
were also severe, for it was the stu
dents idea to make the royal supper
one of steel from start to finish.
Around the long table was fixed a
steel track, on which there ran
movable modern blast-furnace, and
other steel dishes. When the lights
were turned on the table and the
wall hangings caught the rays and
sent out myriads of dancing sparks.
The delicate china and cut-glass
which usually grace the festive board
were replaced by novel dishes of steel,
fashioned in the oldest shapes. Cups,
plates and goblets were of the finest
and most highly-tempered steel. The
sumptuous repast was served up in
beautiful steel dishes, and beside each
guests plate there was an appropri-
ate steel souvenir.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-08-28
DIGNIFIED SCHOOLBOYS.
The Chinese Lad Is Model of Sedate
Behavior.

The model schoolboy is to be looked
for in China Eleven hundred boys,
all bound for Queens college, Hong
Kong, and not one of them indulging
in boisterous laughter or even let
ting oil his supertluous spirits by IA
run or leap, is sight to be wit
messed any day in that eastern city.
\ correspondent for Tit Bits stood
in one of the streets crowded by
these Chinese schoolboys and
watched them as they passed. They
did not hurry, but walked sedately
along. with their books under their
arms. The utmost exhibition of
youthful feeling was reserved
smile which lighted up the face of
a boy here and there as he listened
to the conversation of his compan-
ions.
Boistcrous behavior would have
been considered by these Chinese
lads as undignified and quite con-
trary to all ideas of schoolboy good
form. The more sedate a Chinese
boy is in his behavior, the more he
conducts himself like little old
man, the more aristocratic he is con
sidercd by his schoolfellOws, and the
more praise he receives from his
schoolmasters and his parents.
There was little variety in the
color and cut of their dress. They
wore no hats, Some had brushed
all their hair straight back into their
long queues; while Others had "A
fringe of stiff bristles dividing the
shayen from the unshaven territory
81 their heads.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-08-28

lie wasn't looking for trouble. But
hc set mp a tripod with a ,pyglass
above At and made signals to an as
si,tant on the other side of the gulch.
The little sawcd-oir surveyor kept at
hi. work, driving peg, here and
there, until Calabasa. looked like a
newly plotted addition to a Kansas
boom town. When he finished
everybody discovered that everybody
wa, occupying everybody clse's land.
Everybody moved and peace rcigned
IN talabasa,.
To-day Calaba,a, Is civilized. A
stranger can wear plug hat without
having it shot full of holes. The
justice of the peace ha. resigned. the
citizcns are building roads to Santa
Monica and are talking of organizing
a board Of trade.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-08-28

think: Some southern paper copied
the yarn, and in about a month along
came a letter from Selma, Ala. de-
handing those feet! 1t was Ken
nedy, claiming his own, as Doc
wrote me.
He sent a photograph Of himself
and his stumps, and said it made him
feel uncomfortable to think that an
important portion of himself was
lying in a jar in a historical society.
He wanted the feet back, he said, as
it seemed an invidious distinction to
feed them on alcohol, when they
couldn't appreciate it, and the rest
of his carcass was aching for drink.
1t was a funny letter, and I'm sorry
| didn't ask Doc to let me keep it.
AT any rate, Kennedy got his
feet back, buried them, and | under
stand there was a high old time at
the obsequies."
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-08-28
THE CALIPH AND THE GAME.
Tabor Hath a Card Up His Sleeve and
Winneth a Bride.

The caliph Of Bagdad, having an
nounccd that on a certain day he
would give audience to all subjects
with a grievance and straightcn out
affairs to evcrybody's satisfaction,
there came before him, records the
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune,
Sarsina, the corn merchant, and
Tabor, the scribe, and Sarsina made
his obei,ancc and began:
20 bcncfcent ruler, have love-
ly daughter who j, the pride Of my
heart. and | have set my soul upon
her marrying wealth. She would do
so but for Tabor, the scribe
"Wherc does he come I'M" asked
the caliph.
ALIAS, but he has made her love
him, and. loving him, she would defy
my commands. ID will bring dis
grace and sorrow to my old heart if
she marries a man who can only pay
the rent on four-room fiat My de-
sire j. that YOU advise her TO obey
me and rcprimsnd Tabor for his
check"
whats your side Of the story,
Tabor" queried the caliph.
80 most just and gracious ruler"
replied the scribe, 1T L. true that |
earn but two plunks month, but the
fair fatima loves me and Is willing to
live on hope and country sausage that
We may wed. 1t may be cheeky in
me to love rich mans daughter, but
can We control our hearts,"
"Sarsina, have YOU anything
against Tabor except his want of
cash. asked the caliph
81 have not, o bcneficent."
Then perhaps we can fix things.
The pair Of you will retire to the
antcroom for a couple of hours and
take with YOU a pack of cards and a
box Of poker chips
The order was obcyed. and when
they stood before him again Sarsina
tcarfuIly exclaimed:
Hear me. o ruler | held up
three jacks against two pairs and
wagered half Of my wealth. When
Tabor called me, | found that he
had filled and was ace full. ! pray
you"
Don't do any praying" inter
rupted the caliph. Il sized Tabor
up for just such a young man, and
now that he Is a, rich as you are you
can have no further objections to the
marriage. and Fatima is his. Three
jacks causcth the heart to exult, but
ace full comes next to fours and
bringeth Joy to the soul"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-08-28
ANGEL FISH A FIGHTER.
Beautiful 0utwardly, But So Cantanker-
Gus That II Lived Alone.

There died at the aquarium re-
Gently an angel fish that for years
had had tank all TO itself. 1t diff
fered from the other angel FISH exhib-
tied there also in the respect that it
lived unusually long in captivity,
saws the New York Sun.
One reason why the angels are
hard to keep is their scrappiness
among themselves. The fight and
quarrel and wound one another with
the sharp spines with which their
gill covers are armed.
This long-liyed angel fish killed
two or three tank mates. or so wound
ed them that they died of their in
juries, and it continued to attack
other angel fish put into the tank
with it. until finally, and because of
its great beauty, it was permitted to
occupy a tank by itself.
1t was a vigorous. hardy fish, and
the brightest-colorad fish the aquari-
um has ever had; and all angel fish
are beautiful. Some angel fish have
yellow tails. This one had a blue
tail with a yellow edge and the char
acteristic angel fish blue of its body
was of the deepest and at the same
time the most livid and brilliant
blue. At times it seemed almost
luminous; il was wonderful and
most beautiful blue.
Fighter as it was among its kind,
1t was one of the tamest fish in the
aquarium. 1t took food from the
hand when it had been there two
weeks, and was ready to take food
in that manner always thereafter.
On the last day that it was fed
something so frightened the angel
fish that it jumped out of the water
and struck the wire screen over its
tank with such violence as to in
tlct a serious cut i'll its head. 1t
had been in perfect health and con-
dition up to that time, but, suscep-
tible as all fishes are to fright and
shock, this was too much for it, and
in the following two days it went
through familiar course.
Sometimes it would rush about
and in this blind scurrying do itself
some other injury, and sometimes it
would 90 round and round in small
circle, for minutes or an hour at a
time, only to fly off into tantrums
again, and finally to die of exhaus-
ton.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-08-28

the demand for labor is great Hands are getting
three and farmers look immigration
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-08-28
LOST AND FOUND HIS FEET.
Civil War Veteran Makes a Startling
Discovery,

Every afternoon about five o'clock
a man with a peculiar limp passes
along Sixth avenue and turns west
at Herald square. He is about 60
years Of age, is gray bearded, and has
the kindlicst face Imaginable. The
limp is peculiar in that it does not
suggest painful effort, but rather
mere stiffness of joint. Which Is
the case; for this veteran Of the civil
war walks on two wooden legs, and,
moreover, he made them himself,
and, more remarkable still, he makes
wooden legs for living, says the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
His name is Harris, and the story
of his lost limbs is that of many other
less resourceful and indomitable
soldiers of the rebellion who parted
with their props in battle.
But Mr.. Harris has another story
of a kindred kind to tell, and this il
the way he told it:
ION Sherman's march to the sea
our regimental surgeon was a DR..
Bradley. He was mighty nice man,
and looked after us fellows as though
we were human beings and brothers
But he did like to come the saw
bones there's no doubt about that
He carried along with him a collec-
tion of things in alcoholic jars that
gave a man the Jams to look at.
well, we came to prison camp
one day and released a whole raft of
poor fellows who had been living on
black beans for two months.
Doc Bradley took most interest
in a mani think his name was Ken
nedy-whose right foot was hanging
to his leg by the skin only. He had
cut off the left foot himself, and
buried il in the sand. Doc Bradley
amputated the other one, and put
both the feet in jar of alcohol, YOU
know, and shipped them, as curiosi-
ties, to his home in Wilkesbarre, Pa
that is, to the Wyoming Historical
society there. Kennedy was put in
an ambulance, and we moved on.
"Now for the curious end of the
thing. | called on Doc Bradley a
few years ago, when he was the bust
ness manager of Philadelphia news
paper, and while we were talking
over that march to the sea, | asked
him about Kennedy's feet. He
laughed and said: oh, I've got them
all right; they're still in that jar at
Wilkesbarre.'
There was a reporter in the room
and he worked the story out of Doc
and printed it. Well, what do you
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-08-28
migration
and the We st
BY JOHN r. MOORS,
President OF the National migration Re-
strietlon League.

who shores DID west where labor
needed But the nationality immigrants has changed They
longer Europe They the from
Europe and Asia where tera and low standard OF
living hold swav THEY NOT WEST They settle New
York Massachusetts, and other THEY
CANNOT RELIEVE THE PRESSURE IN THE WEST, FOR
THEY DO NOT co THERE. STATISTICS PROVE THIS
of immigrants who coming did adopt
Westward would the people of the west well
come them? Would welcome population with far LOWER
STANDARDS OF LIVING THAN THEIR OWN, thus lowering
wages and increasing poverty and pauperism?
wish ierate population when they are doing
all in their power 20 educate their people.
They connected population borne in
prosperity trouble in the industrial field when
reaction
They cannot want large influx OF people knowing nothing OF
American institutions and traditions.
They foreign colonies growing i'll their large
cities.
What the west DOES WANT is the immigration of peoples
who will work neigeny who will not be-
dependent charity hard times who be
duly Anlericanized. BUT CAN THEY GET THEM?
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-08-28
QUEER CASE OF HYSTERIA.
Girl Distinctly MARKED by the Devil She
Thought Possessed Her.

\ series of extraordinary events
recently took place at Rodez, France,
which have excited widespread in
tcrest among all classes, says the
Chicago Chronicle. The circum-
stances were thoroughly investigated
10y the representative of Paris jour
nal. The scene of the occurrences
was the orphan asylum of Grezcs,
near Lais,ac. and they concerned a
member of thu, asylum, by name Sis
ter Salnt-Flcuret. The following Is
the result OF the Investigation, OBJ
tanned from absolutely creditable
sources and Of which he guarantees
the correctness.
There has been at the orphan
asylum for years sister, originally
from the canton of Bo2ouls, who Is
afflicted with species Of madness
which makes her believe that she is
possessed by devil; her sister SUI
pcrior. the other sisters of the asy-
Ium and nearly Ell the ecclesiastics of
the country have Il similar belief in
her affection.
The disease, according 10 her ply
sicians, l. merely species of hys-
terra; natural predisposition which
became acute under the influence of
the surrounding atmosphere. But
the supernatural features are the
result of true Interrogation. In
her paroxysms the sufferer utters
piercing cries of such intensity that
the peasant, hear them at great dis
lance from the convent During
these attacks the patient believes
herself to be bitten or burnt by the
devil in this or that portion of her
body The aato-suggcstlon Is so
strong at these times that immedi-
atcly upon the disappearance of the
paroxvsm there is found on that por-
ton of the body where the suffering
Is most intense, either burn of the
skin or the imprint of teeth.
Sister Saint-Fleurct has a horror
of every religious object, and the
nearby presence Of figure Of Christ,
of book of deyotionS. or of any
sacred image Immediately throws her
into an almost rabid fit. The most
curious circumstance is that she
need not see these objects, she feels
them. she diyincs them when they
are brought near her even though
carefully hidden, and she immedi-
ately rushes at them 10 destroy,
Further, she frequently diyines the
thought of persons who speak to her,
and she responds to them in their
own language whatever this lam
guage may be. Although she is
simple peasant who has never re-
ceiyed the least education. Sister
Saint-Fleurct in her paroxysmS
speaks Greek, Italian, Russian, Eng
lish and German. She always re-
spends fuertly in the language v hat
ever it may be in which she is ad.
dressed.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-08-28
A RISING RIVER BED.
Mississippi Levees Cause a Serious Con-
dition of Affairs.

ditiOn of Affairs.
Speaking of the Mississippi riy-
er, said an old pilot, reminds me of
what Mark Twain said about the
river projecting so many miles out
over the Gulf Of Mexico, and while,
of course, thi, was merely a bit Of
humor which the great American
author developed by reasoning along
rather curious line, | have been
thinking that he could have made a
deduction equally as astounding and
yet easily within the bounds of rea-
sonable probability. To come to the
point, Immediately, said the pilot TO
a New Orleans Tlmcs-Dcmocrat re-
porter, "the time is rapidly approach
ing when instead Of using the EXPIRES
sionS down the river, down by the
river side and other similar savings,
We will have TO say up the river, up
by the river side and so on We can
see this condition in its earlier
stages on the lower Mississippi now.
The river at many points is much
above the surface of land, and would
spread out over the land but for the
existence of leyces. And vet the
system of leyees is responsible for
this constantly increasing elevation
Of the river bed. Instead Of making
the river ,cour It's bed the lcvccs have
made this impossible, and the depos-
it has been much greater in the bed
Of the river There is at all times
certain volume of water TO take
care of. 1t Is no small volume, Ell
Their. The daily flow into the Gulf
of Mexico through the three passes
Is something enormous. The levees
have confined this vast volume Of
water 10 a rather uncomfortable area.
Instead Of being able to throw part
Of the heavy deposit of sediment out
over the sides Of the river. through
such convenient outlets a. the river
itself, left unhampcrcd, would make,
the deposit remains in the area be-
tween the leyccs Much Of il is left
in the bed of the river The result is
that the bed j. being constantly
raised The river is unable to carry
on the securing processes possible
in earlier time, before the lcyccs
came into such general use. In con-
sequence of this condition the bed
Of the river will continue TO rise un-
less outlets are provided at different
points. and il Is not at all likely that
these outlets will be provided in our
time. SO We must 90 on building
leyees, and each year We must make
them higher and higher all the time.
The lower Mississippi now has, sup
pose. an average depth of about Is
or 30 feet. In a few wears the bottom
of the rlvcr may be- on level with
the land surface. in which event. in
stead of going down to the river We
will have to climb up the hill con-
siderable distance in order to get into
a steamboat. The expression down
TO the river will then become obso-
letc. Up will be the word to use.
But, of course, this condition may be
some time off Still We cannot tel
Forty years on the Mississippi has
convinced me that il is not safe To fig
urc on what the river will do. The
Mississippi generally does as she
pleascs, and We always have to spin
our little the6rie, after the thing has
happened
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-08-28
A Foolish Peac emaker.

Blessed is the peacemaker-unless
he foolishly attempts to interfere in
quarrel between a man and his
wife.-Chicago Daily News.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-08-28

for relief. Many OF them Tor this
reason oppose the restriction Of
the incoming peoples, when under
normal conditions they would con-
slider stricter laws just and neces-
Sary.
But does our present immi-
grafton really solve the problem
The neonles from northern Eu-
The Washington times., 1902-12-07

wrestling. and bag punching they ere
very adept
Golf. tennis. and basketball are in
dulged in by beth the men and women
students. while the football and baseball
teams OF the institution are OF such high
standard that it is seldom that either
goes down in defeat The record Of the
football team Is especially brilliant. For
three consecutive seasons they won the
interstate championship from teams
composed Of players from Johns Hopkins
University the University OF Maryland.
and Georgetown University. Last sea-
son they defeated the crack George
town eleven after the latter had de-
featei the team from the University OF
Virginia.
Tho college mandolin. banjo. and gull
tar club Is one Of the features Of the
institution. and while the members can
not hear their own music and in fact
have never heard music. they give un-
told pleasure 90 guests at the college
when the students have their evening
entertainments for the benefit OF their
friends
The young lady students are taught
sewing and other household accomplish
ments. and after leaving the college fire.
Cucnly go into the manual training
schools OF the country, where they per
feet themselves in technical education.
The Washington times., 1902-12-07

preparation by course OF study IN
Europe; one has been repeatedly elected
recorder OF deeds IN a Southern city.
and two others are recorders clerks In
tho West; one was elected and still sits
as city councilman; another has been
elected city treasurer and is at present
cashier Of a national bank. one has be-
come eminent as a practical chemist and
assayer; two are members OF the faculty
Of the college. and two others arc rep-
dcring valuable service as instructors
therein; some have gone into mercantile
and other Offices; some have under
taken business on their own account.
while not q few have chosen agricul-
tural and mechanical pursuits. In which
the advantages OF thorough mental
training will give them a superiority
over those not so well educated.
Success Of the Graduates.
"Of those alluded 10 as having engaged
IN teaching. one has been the principal
OF a nuurishing institution In PennsyI-
vania; one is NOW in his seventh year
as principal Of the Ohio institution: one
has been at the head Of day school
IN Cincinnati. and later Of the Colorado
institution a third has had charge Of
he oregon institution; a fourth is at
the head OF q day school In St. Louis:
three others have. respectively. founded
and are now at the head OF schools
in New Mexico. North Dakota, aud
Evansville, Ind; and others have done
pioneer work In establishing schools in
Florida and In Utah"
The Washington times., 1902-12-07

tion for It under instructors who are
familiar with their habits Of thought and
with their earlier education.
1T is felt that this work may be most
valuable to the students later In life in
choosing their professions and earning
a livelihood. and that it would be almost
impossible for them to obtain such a
good foundation In so short a time else
where"
While the students at both the Ken
DAN school and GaHaudet College spend
a great part Of their time in study they
have the same opportunity for physical
culture and pleasure that are offered
students in the various ether schools
\ and colleges Of the country.
There is a fully equipped gymnasium.
in which the students train every dav
and in which there are regular classes
in physical culture. A student professor
teaches acrobadc feats and the writer
was granted a treat in the gymnasium
by seeing the students perform all kinds
OF acrobatic feats that are seldom seen
outside the ring Of a circus. The stu
dents appeared as much at home on the
horizontal bars, trapeeze, flying rings,
and other paraphernalia Of the gym
as in the class room, while at boxing.