Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-16
KANSAS NOTES

banks, q tOLal OF SlUb,OOu,OOU. In july
1894, the total was $35,500,000.
j. e. Junken OF Sterling has pre-
pared a tabulated estimate showing
that q person can see" the st. Louis
exposition for S42 week, which in
cludes every reasonable item Of ex-
pense. The chief fault with the esti-
mate Is the allowance Of so cents q
day for "incidentals."
In Mcpherson county bride and
groom are still referred to as "the
contracting parties"
One Of the Chanute papers declared
as early as week ago that pros
poets were good" for another flood.
One of the Eldorado Republicans
hints on polite usage: 1T is no long
er fashionable to faint at we'd
ding"
OF the 104 graduates from Bethany
college in Londsborg. this term, 102
Of the names end with the syllable
son"
The cheerful idiot who drops into
the newspaper office and says: 1--WE
got an item for you: It's raining"
Is at large In lola.
The Click Stock company, just off
the kerosene circuit, found 1t neces-
sary to disband Saturday in Atchison,
where, the very name of Click Is one
to conjure by.
Deacon House has discovered an
ardent Prohibitionist in Topeka who
will not eat anything that is cooked
on chatting dish, because the chatting
dish requires alcohol for fuel.
One Of two things are said to be
necessary In Salina: Either the street
crossings will have to be repaired.
or the Ntizens must become more
expert at the running broad Jump.
There Is much doubt II the travel.
ing evangelist who was arrested In
Enterprise last week for beating his
wife could get respectful hearing
anywhere In Kansas now-even in
Topeka.
The Glrard Appeal to Reason is Of
fering a steam yacht twenty-five feet
in length as the prize in guessing
contest. The craft Is called proudly,
"The Flagship Of the Socialist Propa-
ganda Navy"
q. w. Hoch has department In the
Marion Record each week called
Thoughts We've Been Thinking"
This is one of last weeks thoughts:
Like the sweet flowers that adorn
the roadside, filling the air with their
fragrance and cheering the dropping
spirits Of the weary traveller, are the
friends with whom we pause In our
pilgrimage and enjoy even for little
while the perfume Of their presence.
And as we carry with us over the
rough places the memories Of the
more beautiful landscapes where the
flowers grew so these tarryings by
the wayslde with cherished friends
give buoyancy to spirit and elasticity
to step when the journey II life is
resumed"
Society note In the jamestown Op.
timiSt: Mr.. Fudge took dinner with
G. Bray Friday"
An Atchlson woman, who has man.
aged to get little money ahead, IL
suffering from what the neighbors call
nervous prosperity"
Joseph l.. Bristow's father IL now
the police Judge In Baldwin. where q
police judge Is needed about as much
a. troops at q Christian Endeavor con-
vOntion.
Among the candidates whose IAN
nouncements" are made In the Clay
Center Times are John Chestnut.
James Crabb, J. A. Loader and q. q,
Hopes.
A young man was eating frugal
lunch In a Wellington restaurant and
at 4 table near by a comely young wo-
man was enjoying her meal. The man
began 4 desperate filtration, which
was, however. all one-sided. Let the
Wellington News tell the rest Of the
story: She took q biscuit from the
table and threw II with an aim not
supposed to be characteristic with the
women folks, and hit him sQuarely on
the head. Any one who Is in the
habit Of eating or trying to eat restau-
rant biscuit will understand that It
must have been an awful blow. The
doctor thinks that with careful nuTs-
ing the young man will recover. But
the restaurant will not be able TO use
the biscuit again, as a biscuit"
An AtchisOh man was arrested re-
Gently, the Globe says, and the next
morning he had smart lawyer in the
police court to defend him. The law
yer brought lot Of law books, and
brought up one reason after another
to show why the defendant was not
guilty. He launched technlcallty after
technlcality at the Judge, who fidgeted
and looked first in one direction and
then in another. Finally Judge Jack
son said: Here, stop that; I'm tired
of It. II a man thinks the only thing
he needs TO do to escape justice in this
court is to hire a lawyer for IS, he is
mistaken. This court cares nothing
about the Ninth Illinois. or the Sew
enth Massachusetts,, or Sixteenth Cali