Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-30
KANSAS ITEMS

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e. w. Longshore, the Oldest en-
ployee at the statehouse in point OF
continuous service, died of heart dis
ease Monday. He had been chief clerk
of the state board of agriculture fog
more than twenty-five years.
The Emporia Gazette says that John
D. Rockefeller could pay off the en-.
tire national debt and still have
enough money left to start in business
again. Not that Mr.. oRckefeller com
templates doing anything of the sort,
however.
E. w. Hoch in the Marion Record:
"The decision Of the Ohio supreme
court that husband has right to
whip his wife may fool some fellows
who are married to Buckeye girls into
attempting the job, but we know one
it won't"
Joke, with diagram, from the Atchi.
son Globe: Which would you rather
have seen: John of Arc or Mary
Queen Of Scots put to death? (Chart:
II the answer favors Joan, then 1t Is
your turn to say something about
some people preferring hot steak to
cold chop
One day when George R. Peck had
completed his argument in an impor-
tant railroad case in the federal court
he walked to the hotel with Judge
of the court, who highly complimented
his effort. Peck was delighted and
confided to a friend that he knew, on
account Of the judges manner, he
would win the case. His friend was
not so sanguine-he knew the judge.
In support of his pessimistic view, he
told this story: "Once there was a
lion tanner whose duty it was to go
into the cage and put his head in a
big lions mouth twice day. One
day, after he had gotten his head in
the animals mouth, he asked the
keeper in low voice, Is the lion wag-
ging his tail?' He is replied the
keeper. Then I'm gone, said the tam
er, and the next moment the lion
closed his jaws and killed the tamer.'"
1t was both story and prophecy.
Mr.. Peck lost his case.
In the state of Kansas. according to
the Marion Record, there are 100000
children who have never seen a sa-
loon. Accept the estimate as correct,
Kansas Is undoubtedly again in class
by herself.
H. c. Swallow has purchased the In
terest of his co-worker, d. w. Mar.
tin, in the Sterling Record. Mr.. Mar
tin will remain with the paper, how
ever, in charge Of the mechanical de-
partment.
Women are taking their place in the
front rank of newspaper-making in
Kansas. Mrs. Anna l.. Diggs was the
guest of honor and one of the princi-
pal speakers at a banquet recently
given by the Kansas Woman's Press
association, at which covers were laid
for nearly sixty.
The Greenleaf Sentinel has moved
into new and commodious quarters.
All good things come to him who
hustles.
The Greensburg Republican has
changed hands. NJ. S. Barber is now
the man behind the gum"
The Winfield Chautauquan has ar
ranged to have an Editors day."
The Macksville Argus is accused Of
encouraging the gambling evil by CIV
ing space on its first page each week
to news about Pharo.
Southeastern Kansas sold 3S3,614
barrels of oil to John D. Rockefeller
during the month of May.
Among the members of the Kansas
delegation to the Chicago convention
are George Boon, j. w. Ogg, c. e.
Hall, o. 2. Smith, w. H. Mitchell,
Thomas Scurr and ]. w. Johnson.
The Rev. Sam Jones Is to speak at
the opening of the Lincoln Park Chau-
tauqua, and the people in the Central
Branch country dod not know whether
to regard his presence as an invitation
or warning.
Nortonville sportsmen are almost as
hard losers as Englishmen. 1t is
charged that John Daum used I'M
fair means" to win the last wheelbar-
row race from George Goddard, and
they have arranged to race again on
July 4.
Church competition has become so
strong out in Norton that one preacher
contemplates holding out ice cold lem
onade as an inducement.
Crop prospects are so good out in
Harper county that the Anthony Epls-
copalians expect to build new church
as soon as the harvest is over.
"The Japs," observes the strategist
of the Jewell City Republican, seem
to have learned everything from Eu-
rope except to be afraid Of Russia"
Unless Perdicaris is released this
week the Hutchinson News is going
to demand the appointment Of Freder-
lex Funston to be United States minis
ter to Morocco.
bleeding Kansas" has moved west
ward along wi,L the rain belt, accord
ing to Bert Walker, and is now settled
In Colorado.
A clergyman in Garnett has decided