Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-02

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1t may be proper no explain that
the merger of the Presbyl erian
churches is not undertaken with a
view to raising prices Of salvation
X. G. Journal.
A profound secret is something
which everyone confides In whispers
to his or her close friend, to be in turn
confided to all their close friends. In
spite of all these precautions 1t some
times leaks out.-Oberlin times.
A Baltimore court has decided t hat
the appearance Of new baby In fiat
where the lease contained a mo
children" clause makes the parents
liable to ejectment. The matter can
be easily adjusted, however, by send
ing the baby to foundlings' hospital.
*. @, JOuanal,
Payne's Celery Compound company
are car y ng advertiser ents N several
daily papers. In a recent one is a
picture of F, NJ Lockard supposed to
be the ex-poStmaster, e. 81 ate senator,
ex-member Of the board Of charities,
as he appeared after taking half bot
tie of the stuff Lockard dOesn't like
the picture, and he never took a drop
of the medicine. Mr.. Lockard Is a
Sixth district man, aid is cookbook.
ing, much better than the one 10 the
picture. He may bring suit for libel.
Harry Root In State Journal.
Anna Carlson, In a soliloquizinR
mood, says:-"Were you ever tempted
to think that the editor was indulR-
ing In personal Gigs when you saw
something In the paper which seemed
to fit your case ? Discard the thought
Remember the old saying that; Many
shaft at random sent nnds mark
the archer little meant Why the
other day we read of a Texas editor
who published the Ten Command
ments In his paper, by request, With
the result that he lost half OF his sub
scribers before he had time to ex'
plain In the next issue that no person
al reflections were intended"
The shortest will ever filed In the
probate court at Atchison, the Globe
says was as follows; "Wlll-I give all
my property to my wife," To this
the maker signed his name, had II
witnessed by two parties and dated IT,.
He has no children, and it is doubtful
IL a stronger will could be drawn.
Some wills cover several pages Of
Typewriter matter. Occasionally an
attorney feels that he must string
things out to earn his pay. Here is
another will: 81 give, devise and be-
queath all my property real, personal.
and mixed, together with all tene.
ments, Entertainments appurtenances
thereunto belonging or otherwise ap'
pertaining to, wherever situated to
have and to hold, for all time and
forever" Then follows long des-
cription # each lot or tract Of land
and each separate piece of personal
property. This is the sort OF a will
that is generally broken.-Star.
Whenever a newspaper tells the
simple truth about bad man who is
trying to get into a public place
where he can steal, the truth is called
an attack" When q newspaper
warns the people against a bad man,
the newspaper gets the reputation OF
being vicious. No matter how mean
a man is and no matter how we'll the
people know it, II when be runs for
Office the facts OF his past career are
printed to show the people what they
must expect, the editor who prints
these facts is abused and the rascal
poses as martyr. When the man
turns out wrong as the editor said he
would, If the editor says his prOphe-
cies have come true the people ac-
cuse him Of prosecuting the man and
"klcking him when he is down." Yet
IL the papers say nothing about bad
men who arc trying to rob the people
they say be is bought of, and that he
has taken hush money. Any time
you think your life is stagnating and
you need little mental, moral ar d
physical exercise, just get into the
newspaper business and let people
throw things,at you. Remember the
black boy who used to stick his bead
through hole in a calico sheet for
people to throw at, during the fair
well that fellow is the only man on
earth who knows how an editor feels
at the end OF days work. He makes
bis money letting people throw things
at him. This is a great business.
Next to falling down stairs covered
with barbed wire into tub OF boiling
water to be rescued by man with