Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1905-03-09

A man at Norton who never adVer-
tise1 commenced to advertise last
week and the next day he had GUS
toner. he was so excited he threw
the money which the customer gave
him. into the spittoon and walked
over and spit In the money drawer.
Jennings Echo.
A new sacred song that is meeting
with favor In all parts Of the land is
my Faith In thee, set to the melody
Of the beautiful ballad, my MERGED
es, by the late W. Wesley Wells,
which was published a few months
ago by the ]. W. jenkins Sons Music
Co, Of Kansas City, Mo. This house
will issue, ina few weeks, another
compoSit ion by this composer. 1t is
entitled "Indian Summer" waltzes,
and is said to be the best musical
number he ever composed.
The most foolish thing in the world
for a man to argue is religion. Politics
Is bad enough, but religion is worse
The lessa man knOwslabout subject
the more he will argue 1t. There Is
nothing to argue about religion. There
may be whole lot Of things to teach
about it but there is nothing to argue.
There is nothing mysterious, ghoStly
or uncanny about religion. The true
brand ia the simplest thing In the
world The people who are bothered
about 1t are the ones who haven't the
true brand. Bert Walker.
The legislature has passed bill au.
thorizing township treasurerS to pub
liSh a financial report In October OF
each year. The bill provides: "In ad-
dition to the other duties prescribed
by law, every township treasurer shall
publish In some newspaper published
IN the township, or Of general circua-
tion therein, Immediately following
the annual settlement In October each
year, a full and detailed statement,
fully verified, Of the receipts, expendi-
lures and Indebtedness Of the town
ship for the year ending at the time
Of said annual settlement, Jewell
Republican.
We understand that number Of
young people from this county expect
To attend the Grand Island Business
s. Normal College az Grand Island
Neb, There is no doubt about The high
standing Of this school as IL has been
for twenty years under the manage
ment Of President HarglS, one Of the
best known educators In the West,
and has a yearly enrolment Of one
thousand students. Those who have
nuL The ready money Tor expenses and
Nnu want To 0e independent, are al
lowed 10 pay after They graduate ana
nave been placed la POSITIONS. We
advise all who are interested u send
Tor tnelr free catalogue,
j. & III. Black aud wife delivered
al Illustrated lecture, "a trip Through
the kauSas State Penltentlary" al
ne PreSby church Monday
evening Mr.. Back vas an officer In
ms INSTITUTION for several years, be-
lUg q mine director, aud is thoroughly
acquainted with the inside Of this
neaL prison. lie pictured It's horrors
QuIle graphically. Ills mission, how.
ever, il not W give merely show but
ne Is circulating petitions asking The
unconditional pardon Of William b.
sell who was convicted about nineteen
years ago Ut the murder OF his entire
family, near Erie. Those who seek
MS release claim MIN 10 be innocent
and have sJrOng array oil circumstan-
yes and evidence to back their claims
Notwithstanding the fact that Neo-
AhO county people are universally
against him. Granting his guilt he 4,
has been sufficiently punished, and II
innocent as claimed freedom cannot
be granted too soon.
Its a dangerous thing to wait for
until IL becomes a hab-
IL. Energy and inclination for hard |
work QUE out In the waiting. Oppor.
tunity becomes invisible to those who
are doing nothing, or looking some
where else for it. It's the great |
worker, the man who is alert for
chances that sees them. Some people |
become 80 OpportunItybllnd that they !
cannot see chances any where they |
would pass through gold mine with |
Uut noticing anything precious while !
others will dud opportunities In the |
most barren and out-oi.the-way places.
found an opportunity In Bed.
ford jail TO write the greatest allegory
In the world on the untwisted paper