Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-10-13

IoSo anu oCllL away III q WlhbSA O'SA
coat 1t arrived last week, but was
found to be two feet too long and toe
big around, so he is going to use it ia
sleep in when cold weather comes.
A negro preacher in lola was tried
and found guilty on three charges
one of which was INSTRUMENTATION"
The Socialists who nominated 8
man down at Olathe the other day for
circuit judge when no vacancy exist
ed probably knew what they were
about. They have heard that the
early bird catches the worm, and they
are giving him good start for 1906,
The editor of the Arcadia Leader
was asked the other day why he didn't
print more of the racy news that was
going to waste around town. His re-
ply showed much practical wisdom. 1t
was that he preferred to live few
years longer.
The Topeka Herald reports that dry
weather has cut the grass very short
in Phillips county. And forthwith the
Phillipsburg Herald chimes in, Eyes,
some of it is not much over two feet
high"
"a Woman Shade came from the
land of beyond to meet her husband
who had just died." says the Atchison
Globe. "She looked so cross that no
wished he had told her when she died
to sit up for him. 4 see you married
again. she began in a fault-finding
way, and that you didn't wait long,
either A happy thought struck him,
or, rather, being as he was nothing
but Shade, went right through him,
Perhaps it was not long, measured by
the calendar said the Man Shade,
but it seemed very long without you.
Whereupon, woman-like, the Woman
Shade forgave him, and fell through
his neck"
The Eldorado Republicans musical
critic does not think much of the
Banda Rossa "The Banda Rosa is
made up" he says, "of lot of Dagoes
who came to Kansas to work on the
railway grade; and Ed Howe, being a
fine band man, taught this Dago out
fit how to blow horns and beat drums
and to-day the aggregation is known
as The Banda Rossa.' They live in
Atchison and are still being taught
how to play by Ed Howe, who is
counted one Of the best judges of real
band music in the state. No outside
band is permitted to come into the
state, so when Kansas town wants
band 1t gets the Banda Rosa from
Ed Howe"
Returning from Chicago a few
nights ago. Del Valentine was on the
Milwaukee's fast train when it ran
through a big storm. 1t was going
so fast that it was always at the next
mile post. "The train slid into the
storm" he says, "and was passing out
the opposite side when a zigzag streak
of lightning ,on the outer edge took
shy at the engine just for luck and
to put competitor out of business,
probably. 1t was a miscalcluation
and hit the ground more than 200 feet
to the rear. tearing up sand and gravel
like a mad bull in a dry river bed.
Before the train could yank its full
length from under lightning again
tried it's luck. this time mad and spite
full and In a hurry. But the engineer
had caught on, and in a joking sort
of way jerked the throttle open a
little wider. The train was fairly fly.
ing this time, screaming and Kissing,
believing and blowing in defiance Of
wind, thunder, rain and lightning.
Again she missed, though only by fifty
feet or less this time. The passen.
gers were getting scared a little,
though they realized no ordinary light
ming could drop down on the roof
while the engineer was awake. But
as the train tore from under the big
cloud another streak tried its cunning.
More agile and quicker than the rest,
II caught in the coupling link on the
rear OF the hlndmost car. There was
red heat a moment, Sizing. shrieks.
and II sounded like cuss words all
frightfully mixed up, and when the
train pulled into the next station some
jagged. dispirited. dlsjointed lightning
dropped to the ground. The train went
on seven minutes ahead Of schedule
on a six.minute rum"
A special election will be held in
Paola Tuesday to vote on the propo-
sitlon Of Issuing $4,000 bonds to pur-
chase the water plant.
Mr.. Pet Dollar, who has returned to
Paola after a prolonged absence in
Oklahoma. is supposed to have gone
down to the bank and held a family
reunion.
A lot Of people in lola are wroth.
Most Of those who had passes to the
Barnum circus waited until the night
performance. A severe storm came