Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-03-12
OLIO OF EVENTS

VladivOStock, in Siberia, possesses
the only crematorium in the whole Rus
sian empire.
Ex-Governor George s. Boutwell, Of
Massachusetts, observed his 85th birth
day anniversary on Wednesday.
Gen. Supt. Sanborn of the Boston
and Maine railroad has forbitten card
playing for money on his trains.
Arthur Morrison, serious student
and collector of Japanese pictures. is
writing book on Japanese painters.
Lord Eustace Cecil says Venezuela
could easily pay her debts by borrow
ing money. He talks like an Irish lord.
In announcing his defeat in Colorado,
Mr.. Wolcott is good enough to ask the
country to endure the blow as grace
fully as possible.
Prof. H. w. Kriebel of Pennsburg,
Pa, has sailed for Germany to secure
data for the history of the Schwenk
fielder movement.
DR.. o. T. Mason, curator of the de-
partment of anthropology, National
museum, Washington, will shortly is
sue book on basketry.
Francis Asbury Mccormick, the first
baby born in the Incorporated NUM-
cipality of Columbus, O., has just cele-
brated his seth birthday.
Down in Mississippi five negro muir
derers have been tried and condemned
in the regular way since 1903 came in.
Civilization moves on apace.
The striking coal miners have vim
dictated their position on the wage
question by voluntarily increasing the
salary of President Mitchell.
The members of the foreign lega-
lions in Pekin are again embarrassed
by lavish gifts of game, plants and
trinkets from the dowager empress on
In crowded New York all shades of
life may be witnessed in day. One day
last week there was wedding, fire
and funeral in the same fiat in the
East side.
Senator Thomas Patterson of Colora-
do says that one of the most enjoyable
periods Of his life was the two weeks
he spent travelling with a circus in
southern Michigan.
Naval Constructor Richmond Pear
son Hobson, the hero of the Mirrimac
episode, has rendered his resignation
to President Roosevelt through the
secretary Of the navy.
Count Boni de Castellane has been
reelected to the chamber Of deputies.
His Indifferent success in other direc-
tions inspires belief that he may de-
VnlOn intn q cttaacmaO
The artistic treasures Mr.. ]. p. Nor
gan is keeping in London because of
our high tariff are increasing so rap
idly that his house at Princes Gate
cannot accommodate them.
Thomas Lowry, the millionaire street
car magnate Of Minneapolis and St.
Paul, announces that he is a candidate
for the seat in the United States senate
now occupied by Moses G. Clapp.
A professor in the University of Wis
consin has been dismissed for gam
/ bling 1t is reported that when he
asked If he might inquire the reason
the trustees answered.: "You bet!"
Col. Samuel Sims, who died recently
at Rich Hill, Mo-, had been a citizen
respectively of the republic of Texas,
the confederate states, and the United
! States without changing his residence.
There seems to be no limit to the
power of monarch. Emperor William
/ has interdicted the translation of Kip
| lings poetry, and the shah of Persia
has prohibited the importation of auto
mobiles.
Because it was stated that John d.
Rockefeller had offered a million dol
lars for new stomach, he has received
hundreds of "cures" by mail. If he
tried to follow all the advice offered he
would soon be relieved.
Heinrich Peterson, formerly a col
lege professor in Berlin, who speaks
fuently five languages, is now employ
ed as a motorman on a Chester trolley
line Which goes 10 show that a man
with college education is always sure
of employment.
Although Edmond Rostand, the au-
thor of "Cyrano de Bergerac," was
elected a member of the French acad.
envy several months ago, he has not YET
been officially received by that body
| The reception has been repeatedly post
poned until it has been jocularly sug.
gested that the youngest academiciar
would be the oldest before he could SIT
at the institute.
1t is reported from Copenhagen thai
on the 85th birthday Of King Christian
which occurs on April next, there
will be no less than three evperors II
the Danish capital-King Edward, thu
war and the kaiser. II II added that
preparations for the birthday festivl
ties are being kept from the king al
much as possible and that the celebra.
tions will be of the most splendid kind
Ex-Governor Samuel ]. Crawford o.
Kansas has printed an urgent plea fol
the enactment of bird protecting law
He says: Birds Of every kind anC
variety, except the hawk and the Eng
llsh sparrow, ar useful, and many oi
the mare invaluable. They should b.
protected by rigid. stringent law witt
a severe penalty attached thereto. Ont
quail will destroy thousand insects In
a single day. and many other birds will
do as much"
Toward the end Of the illness which
terminated the earthly career OF Alb
ram s. Hewitt the doctors endeavoreC
TO keep him alive by the use OF oxygen
Those nearest and dearest to the dyinI
man assembled about his bed Tn,
venerable patient slowly raised hii
I L.-a .--oonad tho fttha and roraavod q