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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

A steamboat, built of paper, has been
launched at Lansingburg n: Y Its
sides are only three-eighths of an inch
thick, but we are told that bullet
from revolver, discharged only three
feet away, not only failed to penetrate
it, but did not even make an abrasion
on its surface, If paper can Withstand
the force of projectiles in this way, why
may we not have paper ciads instead
OF iron-clads by and by? The paper
car wheels are a great success, and II IS
now asserted that paper rails have been
manufactured champion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

1t is said ofJim Keene the millionaire,
who once edited a weekly newspaper
in California, that so greatly did the
petty annoyances of an editorial room
impress themselves upon his memory
that years after, in the wild clamor of
the stock board when fortunes were
being made and lost in a minute, Keene
has said frequently that above all that
din he could yet hear his old foreman's
howl for ''dopyg''-TEx.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14
Why 1t BIushed.

A Galveston man went to the market
to get fish for dinner. The price
asked was high, and the fish did not
look as if it was quite fresh, and he so
told the fish dealer; whereupon that
worthy pulled open the fish's gills to
show that they were red, which is re-
garded as an unfailing test of freshness.
81 see they are red, but fish that
had been dead week would blush to
hear the price you ask for it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14
Commissioners Proceedings.

Continued from last week.
On motion the County Clerk was in
structed to assess Texas sheep at IS
cents per head, and the sheep of Prairie
View township at one dollar per head.
On motion Geo. H. Nash was allowed
a reduction in his assessment for 1883
to the amount of $4,000.
On motion A. j. Stiles was allowed a
reduction in his assessment for 1883 to
the amount of SI98.OU on account of
erroneous assessment for like sum In
the year 1882.
Petition of H. Ferguson asking for a
rebate in taxes in the year 1882 rejected.
On motion the County Clerk was di-
rected to notify w. F. Woodward, o.
w. Bickford and A. S. Bickford to APP
pear before the Board of Commission
ers at their July session 1888 for the
purpose of explaining their personal
property assessment for the year 1888.
Petition of N. B. Mccormick asking
for rebate in taxes for the year 1882
on lot II, Block 1, Range 3, Bissell's
addition to Phillipsburg, on account of
damage to building on said lot, on mo-
ton rebate was allowed on $4,000.
Commissioners voting in the affirmative,
johnson and Close-voting in the mega
lie
Petition of l.. G. Blackman asking for
rebate in taxes for the year 1882 on
lot ~ Block l range 3, Bissell's Addi-
ton to the town of PhiIipsburg, on ac-
count OF the total destruction OF build
ing situated on said lot, by wind storm,
June 1882. On motion a rebate was al
lowed on S191.OO. Voting in the affirm
alive commissioners johnson and Close
-VOCiOCr IN tho narrative oOT70
MOulton
On motion adjourned as a board of
equalization and met in special session
as board of county commissioners in
pursuance to the following request and
the call of the chairman of said board,
VIZ:
June 4th, 1888.
/ To L. P. johnson, chairman of the
board of county commissioners of Phil
lips county. Kansas You are hereby
requested to call a special session of the
board of county commissioners of Phil
lips county, Kansas. to meet at the Of
fee Of the county clerk on June 18th,
1858. at the hour of six O'Clock, D, ms
for the purpose of considering a certain
petition of the wool growers of said
Philline county relative to the arnoint-
ment Of sheB oinspe ctOr for said or y
Il. M Nc Co, Com 70
To H. Moulton and j. II. Close, mem
bers of he board of county commission
ers of Phillips county, Kansas: You
are hereby Notified to meet in SPECIAL
session as board of county commIs-
sioners, in pursuance of your request OF
this date. l.. 2 Johnson, Chairman.
We hereby accept due and legal
service II. CLOSE
II. MOULTON,
County Commissioners.
June 4th, 1885,
County commissioners met in pur-
suance to the above call, present full
board. Called to order by chairman
johnson. On motion Willard w. Han
sen was appointed sheep Inspector of
Phillips county, Kansas.
No further business, hoard on motion
adjourned.
STATE OF KANSAS ]
Phillips County
1; j. w. Lowe, County Clerk of the
county and state aforesaid do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true re-
port of the commissioners proceedings
as had on the 4th of June, 1888.
Witness my hand and seal of office
this 9th day of June, 1888.
TSEAL j. w. LOWE
County Clerk.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14
Pursuit of Knowledge.

We are Ignorant In youth from idle
mes, and we continue so in manhood
from pride; for pride is less ashamed of
being ignorant than of being instructed,
and she looks too high to find that
which often lies beneath her. There
fore condescend to men of low estate
and be for wisdom that which Alcibia-
des was for power. He who rings
only one bell viii hear only one sound !;
and he who lives only with one class,
will see but one scene of the great dra-
ma of life.
Mr.. Lock was asked how he contrived
to accumulate a mine of knowledge so
rich, yet so extensive and deep. He
replied that he attributed what little
he knew to not having been ashamed
to ask for information, and to the rule
he had laid down, of corversing with
all descriptions of men, on those topics
chiefly that formed their own peculiar
professions or pursuits.
myself have heard common black
smith eloquent when welding of iron
was the theme; what we know
thoroughly we can usually express
clearly; since ideas will supply words,
but words viii not always supply ideas.
Therefore when l meet with any that
write obsc urely or converse confusedly,
. L am apt to suspect two things: first,
that such persons do not understand
themselves, and secondly, that they are
not worthy of beng understood by 9th
ers:- Holden Enterprise.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

notwithstanding the depression of
business which exists in SOME parts of
the country, the prospects of Kansas
were never more encouraging than at
present, All the great railroad lines
leading into the state are crowded
with those who are seeking new homes;
and the wagoH Immigration which has
been unusually large through the year
shows no signs Of abatement. The peo-
pie of the eastern states have cofhRe to
fully appreciate the merits of Kansas as
an agricultural state, as our wonderful
civilization has advanced to the great
plains lying along the eastern line of
Rocky Mountains. The old theories in
regard to soil and climate have eRplOd-
ed, and al now understand that even
western Kansas is part of the best ag;ri-
cultural region on tfie American e6hti-
nent. Populods counties are being or
ganized in the very heart Of the buffalo
region a few years ago, and a large
portion of the wheat which now crowds
our railroads beyond their carrying ca
pacity, comes from that productive Sec
tiOn.-EEx-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

Somebody wrote to Barnum the other
day to ask why he did not come to Bos-
ton this year. The genial Snowman
replied: 81 can't compete with Butler,
ne beats me as humbug. and goes
ahead of anything can show.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

An Australian Physician who has
been examining insane asylums all over
the world, says there is now less violent
madness and more melancholy insanity,
with suicidal tendencies, than formerly.
In American asylums he found 90 or 20
per cent. of the inmates were of foreign
birth, and that among the colored peo-
pie there is less insanity than when
they were slaves.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

GA tornado is an electrical disturb
ance.'' said DIR: j. M Ford to a Kan
sas City Journal man. ''I know for
have seen them manufactured. A
made to order tornado Was sUmething
startling to contemplatey and he was
pressed for particulars. itF6r several
years." he continued, ''ProfessBr Doug
las, of Ann ArbOr university has been
manufacturing them. He does it in a
very simple manner, by suspending a
large copper plate by silken cords:
This plate is Charged heavily with cleo
tricity; which hangs down like a bag
underneath, and is rendered visible by
the use of arsehous acid gas, which
gives it a GREEN color. This formation
is miniature tornado as Perfect as any
started in the EloHd5. It is funnel
shaped and whir1s ar5uHd rapidly.
Passing the plate over table, the five
cent tornado snatches up copper centsy
pens, pith balls and other objects.
This expo ment is t5en made at Ann
Arbor, and all students are familiar
with it,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

The word ''that" is perhaps the only
word in the language that can be used
five successive times with absolute COR
rectness of grammatical construction.
Forinstance: He slid that that tBAt, that
that gentleman made use of was per-
fectly right. Seep
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

Troy Chief: The Pi-Urs widow Odl
ray, Of Colorado, has just married
again. Her new husband is d BreaGhi
clouted gentleman bearing the 1afiie Of
Too-much-gut. That man has lots of
relatives all over the country.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14
LincoIn's Old Law Partner a PaupeI

LincOln's Old Law Partner a Pauper.
Bill Herndon is a pauper at Spring
field, Ill. He was once worth consider
able property. His mind was the most
argumentive of any of the old LAWYERS
in the state and his memory was extra
ordinary.
For several years before Lincoln was
nominated for the Presidency, Herndon
was N some respects the most active
member of the firm, preparing the
greatest number of cases for trial and
making elaborate arguments in their
behalf.
1t is said he worked hard with Lin
coin in preparing the memorable
speeches delivered by the man who
atterward became President, during
the debates between Lincoln and Doug
las in 1858, and in constructing the
Cooper Institute address delivered by
Lincoln a short time before the war.
Herndon with all his attachments,
was man who now and then went on
a spree, and it was no uncommon thing
for him to leave an important lawsuit
and spend several days in drinking and
carousing. This habit became worse
after Lincoln's death, and, Ike poor Dick
Yates, HerndOn went down step by
step till his old friends and associates
point to him as a common druhkard.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

Gov. Sheldon, Of New Mexico, re-
sides in one story adobe building
which was built nearly 500 years ago. Il
has sheltered numbsrless Spanish Gov
ernors and has always hHld the name
of ''palace.n
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14
Historical Papers.

Judge f. G. Adams has added to the
State Historical Society's collection a
lot of account and letter books, which
he discovered in a secondhand stone in
Lawrence They were bought, so the
dealer said in St. Louis, forpaper stock.
In them are contained the letters of
Gen. VIM. Clark (of Lewis & Clark ::
the articles of organization of the Mis-
souri, Fur Company, in 1912; to
which are appended the Signatures
of Geo. Clark, Sylvester Laffadie, Man
uel Lisa, the Choteaus, and other fam
lies of st. Louis; and pen drawn maps
of the then Indian country, including
Kansas. On these maps the Grasshop-
per is put down as the Sauterels. Much
of Gen. Clark's correspondence is val
liable historically. Judge Adams bort
the books for the price of old paper
TChampion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

Lettuce have peas. This item was
cabbaged from an exchange, and we
could not let it pass for fear that nothing
would turnip to beet it.-[Ex.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14
NUMBER 81.

Lowell Courier: A New York dnda
fell under a Broadway omnibus wheel
the other day, and was completely
sub-dude.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

The death of James Younger, one Of
the famous younger gang" Is an
nounced. lie died IN the Minnesota
penitentiary.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14
K. Of p

Crescent Lodge No AZ, meets every Monday
evening Visiting brethren cordially invited to
attend. ~ D"VID MANKERCC'
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14
Church Directory.

M. E, Church-Rev. w. r. Allen, every, al
O'clock p. m, commencing May 6. 1883.
Presbyterian Rev. Joseph Paterson, every
second and fourth Sabbath at II o'clock a. m
Alternarc at p. III.
Alternate at TX p, m:
Union Sabbath School.-Every Sabbath at 10
o'clock a. IN.
Presbyterian Sabbath SchOol.-At the Church
every Sunday at 10 O'Clock a.. M
Union Prayer Meeting.-Every Thursday eve
ming.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14
@. A. r.

PbiIIipsburg Post No 7, meets Saturday after
the full moon, Visiting Comrades always well
come. FRANK STRAIN, G.
j w Lowe, Adj,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14
a, F. and A. NJ.

PhiIiipsburg Lodga No. 1874, meets every Sat
urday on or before the full moon. Visitin
brethren cordially invited to attend.
J g Gephart, Sec 1 M DUTcHER, W
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14
Secret Societies.
|. o. o. F.

PhIlIipsburg Lodge Ne. 165, meets every We'd
nesday, Visiting brethren cordially invited to
attend, HENRY Mcdowell, n. q.
]. Ii. Hahnenkratt. Rec. Secretary.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

7 Page, HarEesSmaker. Special attention
~ given to repairing west side public square
first door south Closes drug stores
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

NJ Polling. dea Ter in Groceries and PrCvis-
Cf ions, north side public square
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

&C. Cummings. Proprietor 10 wa Livery
~ and Feed Stable. Good Outfits. Barn
north of tho Iowa House.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

Dallas HaIman. Livery and Feed Stable, and
II manager at the Phillibsbirg and Marvin
Stage Line Makes conn eetion with all passen-
ger trains on Central Branch. Stable opposite
the Presbyter ian Church,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

EF. Carpenter, Blacksmith and Wagon
II shop, State street, east of square.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14
City Directory.

1EcELROY. 81 McBhKQY, Attorneys at Law
sJH aud Land Agents, office north west cor
or Court House,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-06-14

n C Bailey, Blacksmith and BOrseshoeing
=. Ell Shop, on 4th street, opposite Central
House Barn.
The Evening critic., 1883-02-16
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
nn ylrrlnln Midlnnd employes VOC pald

The virginia Midland employees were paid
on yesterday.
The District Grange Of Northern virginia,
while In session In this city, reorganlzed py
eleotlng ]. NJ. Benton, OF LoudOun, master, anu
Thomas S. Staddon, OF Frederick, secretary
II MAS decided to hold meeting In this city
on November %, and, IL proper arrangements
can be made to hold u farmers fair and pic
nir in August either In Alexandria or one or
the adjoining counties.
meeting OF the stockholders OF the VIZ
glnia Midland Railway Is called for the l0th
OF March, in this city, when, 1t is understood,
a change In the directory OF the road VIII take
place.
The regular meeting Of the Reform Club Will
be held tonight. Rev. Dr.. Chlckerine, secte-
tary of the Congressional Temperance Society,
will be present and address the members.
There are but two boats loaded with oysters
at the wharycs, and the retail price for the Dl'
valves is 90 cents per bushel.
The tug Potomac was hauled up on the ways
at the lower shipyard yesterday 10 receive
some slight repairs.
The Jury in the United States Court mas
been adjourned till May, and the Court was en-
gagged yesterday In Issuing ORDERS
There were four dodgers and two prisoners
at the statlon-house last night, Edward Lacey,
colored, and James Whalen, both Ceils ut"NN
and dlsorderly. -.
The smallpox patient discovered IN me
house near the canal basin viii DO remoVcl 70
| the lOspital as soon as tho WedtnsI poth =
| and II IS generally believed that tne nOuso II
which the smallpox origlhaieu WI. ~ ne uua tg
ihourb the committee % whom me question
WAS referred have NOT Iully ueIotLhluou "l'sI'
action to take IN the matter
| Tho colored woman, Lizzie Taylor, who
| dropped dead tuesday morning, was ourled
| last evening,
The Evening critic., 1883-02-16
- .
Rules as to Rathing.

In recent lecture DR.. Dudley A Sar-
gent, medical director of the Union Gym
nasium, Boston, gave general rules for
bathing as follows: A warm bath, with
liberal use of CASTLE soap, is best for
cleanliness, and night the best time for it.
Twice week is often enough. Too fre-
quent warm baths debilitate the system.
A cool sponge or wet cloth bath should be
taken daily for its tonic effect and always in
a warm room. If strong and vigorous, the
best time is the morning; if not strong, the
cold bath had better be omitted and the
tepid substituted. After exercise, if
greatly fatigued, take no bath,
but rub down vigorously with q
dry towel If thoroughly warmed up, but
not tired, take tepid sponge bath stand
ing. Never take tub bath except when
bathing for cleanliness. A warm shower
bath, followed by q cool sprinkling, is pref
erable to a cool bath after exercise. Vigor-
GUS exercise renders Turkish and hot baths
unnecessary they should be reserved fol-
medical cases. Skin disorders are fre.
quently caused by excessive bathing and
the use of too much soap. Although gen
eral rules for bathing could be given, every
man must be guided by his own physica
condition and his occupation.
The Evening critic., 1883-02-16
An EarIy Priuter.

According to the writer of u paper in the
North China Herald, the art Of printing
made greater progress in the Flewery Land
than is usually supposed, and had its pa
irons and professors like any other art. 1t
is, of course, well-known that printing was
practiced in China ages before it was intro
duced into Europe by Coster or Guten-
berg, or Faust, or whoever it was. But the
name of the inventor--if the discovery is
due to any one person--has not come down
to us. That, however, of the first great
promoter of the art has survived. This
was Feng Wing Wang, who, in 032 A. d.,
advised the Emperor to have the Confucian
classics printed with wooden blocks en-
grayed for the purpose. The first books
were issued in pursuance of q decree dated
953. Twenty years after the edict the books
of the classics were pronounced ready
and were put on sale. Large printed
editions-the only ones issued at first
were soon succeeded by pocket editions.
The works printed under tho Lung en-
perors at Hangchow were, according to the
Herald, celebrated for their beauty; those
of Western China came next ana those of
Follen last. Movable type of copper and
lead were tried about the same time, but as
it was believed that mistakes were more
numerous with them the fixed blocks were
preferred In the Sung dynasty the method
was also tried of engraving on soft clay,
afterward hardened by baking. The sep
arate characters were, in fact, q seal. An
iron plate was prepared with facing of
turpentine and wax, and over this was
placed an iron frame, in which the clay
types were set up till it was full. Here is,
undoubtedly, the principle of the printing
press of Europe, and thus Faust or Guten.
berg has prototype in Feng Wing Wang
Just as Columbus has in Prince Madoc OF
Wales
The Evening critic., 1883-02-16
The Louisville Spring Races

Tho approaching spring meeting Of the
Louisville Jockey Club promises TO DO one or
the finest ever held In America, the fields being
unusually large and well matched. AT the
track a large force OF labOrers Is busily ON
pIoyed completing the new home-stretch,
which Is to bo perfectly straight and more
than mile In length, affording the spectators
an excellent view OF mile dashes and shorter
contests from start to finish. one OF the chief
topics OF discussion is the course OF the Dwyer
Brothers, OF Brooklyn, who have announced
that they will not bring their stable to Louis
VILE THIS spring on account OF being unfairly
treated at former meetings, but It Is as
serted there is but little basis for
this claim. The Derby, as usual, is
the centre of attraction, and as there
are no less than dozen evenly matched
horses entered who are known, TO say nothing
OF the possibilities among the untrled ones,
there is wide difference OF opinion as 10 the
result. Cardinal McCloskey, Ten -BroecR
colt, is at present slightly the favorlte, bui
Ascender, Lord Raglan, Barnes, Punster
Queen Ban, Hasson, LeOnatus, Nlolator ana
Bondholder are all reported TO be in prime
condition, and all have equally good records
The horse considered 10 have shown the mosl
endurance last season Is Gano, n California
colt, who made two trips across the continent
and defeated i've fields AZ Baltimore anu
other places In the East, and then returhed
home and won races from tho pick OF the CaI1'
fOrnla stables.
The Evening critic., 1883-02-16
REAL ESTATE,
The OmciaI Transfers, rs Recorded
To-day.

Messrs. Danenhower Il SOM real'estate
brokers', 1926 street northwest, report the
following transfers I'm real estate In tho Dis
trict to-day, as compiled by them from the ON,
cIal records In the once Of the Recorder OF
Deeds; -, ,..,. a.,
feet OF lot &C. square 1T6, on New Hampshire
avenue, between Il and streets north,
May d. Drlddles, trustee, TO John G. Judd,
lots ~ and "a, in block 80, OF the subdivision
OF north grounds Columbia University, $4,000.
Robert McMeen to Eugene Morgan, suDlot 5,
square ll5 (23.7 by Sol, on n street north,
between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets
west, subject to deed Of trust for Sl,l2o'
S2,375. 49,
Gardiner g. Hubbard to Charles n. Blank,
trustee, for Robert W. Bell, sublot IS, square
1Il, on Sunderland's Place, between Nine
teenth and Twentieth streets wost nominal,
James Robbins ct al. To Annie Hodges, suolpt
IS, square III az by So, ON Blake street, be-
tween Fifteenth and sixteenth streets west,
S3,236
sc. Pomeroy ct. al, trustees, 10 Fannie
Miller, lot 8, IN sections In subdivision OF
Barry farm, $50. ,.,,- ,,-..,,.
Samuel q, Mcdowell Ct uS, 70 Ella CARROLL
part Of original lot 10, square 7l0, on II street
north, between Delaware avenue and Second
street east, 500,