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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20
is THIS KIDD's TREASURER
Silver Vessels, SwOrd-HiIts, Coins and a
Box of Gold Discovered.

Silver Vessels, SWOrd-HiIts, Coins and
Box of Gold Discovered.
The residents of the hamlet of Berk-
shire, two miles north of Bridgeport,
Conn, are excited over the reported dis
covery of hidden treasure by a gang of
Italians who have been excavating for
the Olmstead Parallel Railroad near the
head of Pequonneck River. There was
once a somewhat famous shipyard at the
spot. Close by is the shallow brook in
which, nine years ago, was found the
dead body of Helen Lucas, for whose
murder James E. Latin was sent to State
prison for life. One ofthe gangs of work
men had been working at night time.
None of the people could understand
their dialect, but they noticed that some
of them acted queerly. One of the men,
the story goes, struck his pick into the
crevice between the rocks and turned
out powder-horn tipped with silver
and covered with hieroglyphics. In it
were few old English coins, a Spanish
I,doubloon, and a piece of parchment
The horn is now in possession of a
Bridgeport gentlemen who secured it
from one of the overseers of the laborers.
According to the Berkshire folks num-
Der of silver vessels have since been dug
up, together with old coins, sWordhilts,
and an iron box said to contain gold.
Some of the inquisitive neighbors visited
the barracks occupied by the Italians on
Thursday and made a search. Nothing
was found, the labOrers having decamp-
ed with all their effects. The Berkshire
people are confident that the Italians
discovered one of the pirate Kidd's treas
ure boxes, and that they have gone off
with the contents.
Several years ago great excitement
prevailed in Trumbull, several miles
north of Berkshire, over rumor that
Captain Kidd's possessions were hidden
there. Prospecting parties came from
near and far and an immense excavation
was made, but nothing was found. Black
Rock, short distance west. of Bridge
port, is another place where the bucca-
neer's treasure has been repeatedly
sought.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20
FOREIGN

The Queensland parliament has passed
another bill restricting Chinese immigra-
ton.
A dynamite cartridge exploded in the
custOm-hOuse at Lyons, France, killing an
official.
Arab deserters continually report that
Osman's forces are breaking up, the tribes
being unwilling to fight the English.
The movements of eighty-three persons
in France who are suspected of being dy-
namiters are being watched by the police.
The Episcopal bishop of Montreal forced
Rev. Parnell Cross to resign the rectorship
of st. Luke's church because he expressed
his disbelief in everlasting punishment.
An anarchist in Paris named Murphy
has been sentenced to six months impris-
onment and fined 600 francs for advocat-
ing assassination in a Socialist newspaper.
The Canadian government has been adj
vised that a quantity of arms and ammuni-
ton was shipped from the Fenian head
quarters in Chicago to the Dakota bound
airy.
The Mexican Government demands a re-
duction of tariff on the Mexico and Vera
Cruz railroad, Under the terms of con-
cession rates must be reduced when an
an eight per cent dividend is possible.
Gen. Graham gave Osman Digma terri
bic whipping on March 18th, most Of the
fighting being done in the moonlight after
one o'clock. The rebel loss was 2,4OO; En-
glish loss was seventy killed and one hun
dred wounded.
The Council of the Russian Empire has
approved the proposed concession to Rus
sian-American Company which contem-
plates the erection of grain elevators
throughout the country, but it is doubtful
whether the Gar will sanction the scheme.
Bismarck appeared in the Reischtag and
justified his course respecting the Lasker
resolutions, saying he could not be postmaD
to deliver sentiments against himself He
many and America to continue. He said
the resolutions did not emanate from Con
gress, but from the House.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20
STATE CAPITOL TOPICS.
Siloalm Lodge, No. 225 of Masons was.
recently instituted at Topeka

SilOalm Lodge, No. 225 of Masons was
recently Instituted at Topeka.
Mr.. NJ. Lyddan, of Topeka, has been
appointed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, Master Mechanic of the new Postof-
fee in Baltimore, Md.
The u S. District Court expects to hold
its April term in the new building. Mat
ters are being rushed to completion with
that end IN view.
A mass meeting of farmers of Barton
county have passed resolutions endors-
ing the Railroad Commissioners and for
warded copies to the Board and the a. 7.
& Santa Fe Railroad Company.
John Foster, County Attorney of Saline
county, who was recently convicted in
the Supreme Court of refusing to enforce
the prohibitOry law in Saline county, has
asked for a new trial. The hearing will
be had March 18th.
The State Homeopathic Medical Socie-
ty meets in this city the 9TH of May.
| Within the past few years the member
ship has been increasing rapidly and
now numbers upwards of an hundred in
! the State. Within two years the num-
Der of physicians in this. city of that
| school has increased from four to thir-
teen.
Dover Post No. 262, at Dover, Shawnee
county, held a campfire Wednesday
night. An elegant supper was served in
the congregational church at o'clock,
and the party then adjourned to the
Baptist church, where speeches were
made by Comrades Dornblazer, Deven-
dorf and L. J. Webb, of Lincoln Post,
and several members of Dover Post. The
Post Melted about fifty dollars for the re-
lief fund, and everybody was we'll pleas
ed with the entertainment.
Col. w. G. Jones, warden of the State
Penitentiary, came up from Lansing,
and made his February settlement with
Auditor McCabe. After showing up the
amount of earnings and expenses,
and deducting the latter from
the former, the Colonel still had $1,075
surplus cash, which he cheerfully turned
over and seemed to feel happy at being
able to make such good showing. He
gives a good report of the "Pen," and
says that everybody therein confined
are getting alongnicely.
The RAILROAD Commissioners received
a complaint yesterday from KickapOC
township, Leavenworth county, against
the Missouri Pacific Company, in which
is set up the following three charges:
| fHSU-1naG the OIlaua OF OC. Joseph
, daily express, bound north, arriving al
Kickapoo at 1920 a. NJ, does not deliver
the mail thereon direct to Kickapoo, but
carries it to Atchison, where it is loaded
on to another train, and is not delivered
at Kickapoo until 4 p. M, and said traiI
neither stops to put off or take on pas
sengers at said station.
Second-That the small, inconvenient
depot platform has been moved away
from the proper point near the pOstofice
to point three-fourths of a mile away
making it very inconvenient for passen
gers who desire to stop at the station
making it actually no depot at all.
Third-That said Missouri Pacific Rail
road Company are causing to be built {
barbed wire fence on both sides of the
track through the town, requesting the
Board to inquire into the same and de
eide as the right NAV appear
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20
Does Broom Corn Pay?
Kansas Farmer.

Kansas FARMER.
[ have often been asked if broom corn
raising pays. My ans yer has always
been yes. But there are conditions un-
der which it does not pay. If too thin
or too thick planted, it will not pay. If
handled carelessly or neglgently the
profits will be lost. The man that makes
a success in broom corn must be saving
and careful all the way through the sea-
son. use combined lister, first listing
my ground early in the Spring and after
the weeds start to grow and when I am
ready to plant. l run my lister between
the burrows already made about the
same depth and plant my seed as l list
I am always careful to have my planter
as perfect as possible so that it will drop
from to 9 grains to the foot, and find
it necessary to give my own time to the
planting to be sure that it never cloggs
and always drops correctly. 1 plant the
first week as many acres as I think can
take care of IN a week when it is ready
to harvest. I then wait a week and
plant again. AS to seed, get nothing but
the best; it does not pay to plant poor
seed if given to you. Two quarts per
acre is enough seed if good. As to kind
l would say by all means use dwarf; it
pays best. After pulling your brush you
can then cut up the stalks and you have
the best feed you ever had in the fodder
inc.
AS to yield, my experience last year
was, of thirty acres planted in June Ihad
J ton per acre but owing to a scarcity
of help much of it was off color. l only
got $3.50 per ton; this gave me $41.25
per acre. You see for yourself how this
looks. Will it pay? As to working list
ed ground in anything think the prin-
oiDla all the same Of vOT1r corn come
up and form its roots, then by working
you draw in the dirt mulching them,
and keeping them moist. If you fill your
burrows before your corn is up you loose
this advantage, and so might as well
plant deep the old way. There is great
deal to be said on this subject, but my
letter is already too long.
A. P. BOYsE.
Sterling. Kas.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20
The Duration of sleep.

Science Tor ALL
Let US briefly allude to the duration of
sleep-how in some cases a few hours
will suffice, and in others long period
is needed. DIR. Reid, the metaphysician,
could work for two days without a break
if he got one sound sleep after full meal.
If the stories about Lord Brougham
could be believed he could work on less
sleep than most people require. Fred
erick the Great and John Hunter re-
quired only five hours sleep; but it
must not be supposed that because men
with exceptionally powerful nervous or
carnations can dispense with the nor
NAL quantity of sleep, it would be safe
for everybody to follow their example.
The sleep of the heart, which we have
seen to amount to eight hours out of the
twenty-four, is fair indication of the
quantity of sleep which on an average
ought to be allowed to the brain. As
Sir Thomas Browne, the learned knight
of Norwich, has it: "Halt our days we
pass in the shadow of the earth, and the
brother of death extracteth third part
Of our lives"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20


FLOUR-Ffrm; good to choice winter waeas,
s. 1904 so; soft spring wheat, OO@4 90; Minnesos8
bakers 5095 %; patents 5096 %; rye, SOeS
s.
WHEAT-In fair demand; opened dull ana
closed active, and 1sc over yesterday.
March, 9l1S@915Sc, closing at 9l9zc; April, 91szGr
$3.50; June, SS1z@965Sc, closing at $3.50; July,
991Z999zc, closing at 1870; No. 2 spring, 913<1
$3.50: No. 8. E8GS2cs winter, 9Sc91 Oh.
C0RN-Demand active ana unsettled; opened
firm, rose 5000, srA- closed 7S9He over yester-
day.
Cash, 521<@5414c; March, 521S@52s<c. closing as
525Sc; April 521s95Sc, closing at 52Sze: Nay, SOS
@57ssc, closing at 57sSe June, 575S95S7zc, closing
at 5S3zc; July, 591+@6o1<c
OATS-EaSier, not Quotably lower.
Cash, S21Sc; April, S11S9Sl15c, closing at $3.50
size; May. 353l@S55Sc, closing ct S6%@S55Sc;
June. S534@S5sze. closing at S5ss9S5s<e
RYE57aSa 571Sc.
BARLEY-Firm; &c.
FLAX SEED-Firm; 81 So on track
PORK-In fair demand and stronger; rose $50
PIG and the advance was well sustained.
Cash, 81 S71k9lS 90: May, Is o0@ 1S l2Ss closing
at Is O7< June IS 1011S 225<, closing st Is 1G1S9
Is 20: July, Is 221461S Is; year, Is 50.
LARD-Moderately active and higher; rose 1oS
Cash, 55@s 60; April 5000 e21<, closing at
9 62115; May, 6O@9 773S, closing az T21S; june
9 7215@9 SIS, closing at s21<@9 So; july S2z0
9 co. closing at 9 S71k@9 90.
BULK MEATS-Quiet; shoulders. 81 49, short
ribs, 8 40; short clear, 10 90.
BUTTER - Firm: choice creamery. B9SScs
good to fancy dairy, 2O@2Sc
| EGGS-Steady: 2SG24c.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20
St. Louis Produce Market,

St. Louis, March 15 1884,.
FLOUR-Quet and unchanged; family, g $50
80; choice 6094 20; fancy, 81 565 65.
WHEAT-HigheF and slow; No. 2 red, 10 cash;
1O2sQ1 1ON May; O9sA@1 O95E June; Ol56G
01Z July: 9S5z@99c year No red, 99c.
CORN-Higher; No 2 mixed 48z6@495zc cash;
5z5sc June; 53@53zSc year
0 ATso Dull; 3311@s31zc cash; S516c May.
BARLEY-Quiet; 550SOe
LEAD-Quiet; So S503 so.
BUTTER-BetteT' dairy, 22saOc; ereamery,aO9
EGGs-Quiet; 1870 dozen.
FLAX SEED-Quiet; 81 90.
HAY-Firnn; prairie, 5O91O 50; timothy, II %
BRAN-Firmer sS0s4c at mill.
CORN MEAL-Quiet; 81 so.
WHISKY-Steady; 81 I6
PROVTSIONS-Better: good Southern demand
for bulk meats.
PORK-Jobbing, s1s 121z asked.
BULK MEATS-Long clear, So 2009 %. short
ribs 3o@9 IS; short clear, 9 55@9 rs.
BACONlLong clear, IS; short ribs. 10 %; short
LARD-Higher; Sc 4O@945.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20
Sterling, Kas.

The City Council of Atlanta, Ga, re-
fused TO relieve the German Lutheran
church of that place from the payment
of street improvement taxes. This Is the
poorest congregation in Atlanta, and it is
aid tbev viii have to sell their church
property to pay the tax.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
Kansas City, March is, 1884.


The Live Stock Indicator reports
Diseased cattle of all kinds, especially those
having lump jaws, cancers and running sores, are
condemned and killed by the health officers.
Shippers will save freight by keeping such stock
in the country.
CATTLE-Receipts 22OO. Market weak and 1oc
lower native steers, averaging 1OO5@1399 MS IS 90
@5 80; stOckers and feeders, 60@5 90; COWS, 8 70
"a 90.
HOGS-Receipts, 4OO7. Market steady. Lots av-
eraging 207@339 lbs, sold at 25@6 971S; bulk st
4006 So.
SHEEP Receipts sO5. Steady; natives. averag-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20

The earnings of the Sing Sing pria-
on for the month. of February were SIe,-
299, Oh the expenditures were S14, 298, 40,
leaving profit for the month of s., 000, 81.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20
Kansas City Produce Market.
Kansas City, March is 1884.

The Daily Indicator reports
WHEAT-Firmer for cash; No 2 red cash, sales
at S61sc April, sales SIC; May, sales at $50. No
soft. cash sec asked.
CORN-Firmer; No. 2 mixed, cash. sales at Il y
@41szc; April, sales at 1880; May, sales at 444c;
June sales at 451zc. No white mixed, cash.
sales at 44@4414c.
OATS-No. z, cash, 291zc bid, 2915c asked.
RYE-No 2, cash, sales at 49c
EGGS-M6rket active at l4c per dozen IN roune4
lots.
BUTTER-Scarcea and active.
DRY SALT UNSATISFACTORY, TIC; clear sides
95zc long clear sides, 91Sc; clear rib Sides $40
SMOKED MEATS-Shoulders SIC; long clear
Sides 1O1zc; rib sides, 101zc clear rib Sides 1919,
BARREL MEATS-POrk, homeless, $40 co.
HAMS-Sugar cured, 1876.
BREAKFAST BACON-12Zc
DRIED BEEF-1414c.
LARD-Tierce, 915c.
FLOUR-Fine, q 100 ms, 81 90; supertine, 81 lOs
xxx, 81 2O@1 so; family, 81 50@1 Co. choice, 81 50
al 80; fancy, 81 1902 %.
BRAN-O@5Oc q 100 lbs.
FLAX SEED-S1 2O@1 %, on basis OF pure.
CORN MEAL-96995c.
BROOM CORN-2%(G4c p ID.
HAYS O0@9 90 for baled.
CHEESE-Fun cream, 1Oc; fats, partly skim
med SC; Young America 1391315c.
WOOL-Missouri and Kansas bne, 1T@D1Sc o M
medium, 1592Oc; coarse 16917c; tub washed, S6Cs
Colorado and New Mexico, 14916c. Black bury
or spotted, 291Oc less.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT.
The following table shows the prices OF Wheat.
Corn, Oats and Rye at the close of Change to-day
in comparison with the previous day ana previous
year. Previous
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20
GALL BOARD.

wHEATT--sales, 10000 bushels May, June and
CoRNEsaies, $4,000 bushels. Mayrose &c. June
and July &c.
OATS Sales, $1,000 bushels Unchanged.
PORK-Sales 1000 barrels. Unchanged.
LARD-Sales, $500 Nerces. April fell SIC.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20
ELEVATOR REPORTSI

The following shows the amount OF grain re-
ceived withdrawn and in store at regular eleVa-
tors, as reported to the Board of Trade to-day:
ed IN
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-03-20
COMPARATIVE sTATEMENT

The following table shows the prices OF Wbesto
Corn Oats and Rye at the close of Change to-day
in comparison with the previous day and previous
year, Previous
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-07-10
Pension Extravaganza at Wash
ingtOn.
New York Times.


The Senate is handling the pension
arrears proposition with its eyes open,
as far as they can be opened by an
official estimate of the cost of the pro-
posed legislation. The Commissioner
Of Pensions says that the cost will be
$246, 308, 200. In view of the fact that
the cost of the original Arrears act has
already been five times the estimate
made when it a passed, this new
estimate is probably not too large
The opponents of the proposition ask
where the money is to come from, and
those who support il reply that the
Representatives of the South are I'M
willing that Union veterans shall get
anything out of the Treasury. The
merits and dement's Of the proposition
seem to have been neglected. The
Treasury "will stand it," Mr.. Mitchell
says. Will the taxpayers stand it? Is
the measure one that ought, in justice
to the whole people, to become a law ?
Our existing pension laws are far
more liberal than any eve enacted by
any other nation. What is to be the
final limit? The tendency of legisla-
ton seems to be toward a law. that will
pension every surviving Union SOL
der. When such a law shall have
been passed national bankruptcy will
/ be near at hand.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-07-10

not hesitated to speak on party issues
which clearly involved principles of
morality, believing that there is an
obvions relation between politics and
piety. Holding firmly to this view,
we recognize a moral obligation to
express an emphatic dissent from
many OF the sentiments embodied in
the platform of the Republican Con
vention at Chicago, and to the means
adopted to effect the nomination of
the national candidates. But, waiv.
ing for the present the discussion of
These questions, the public record of
1.-THE Hon. ia res G. Blaine is such as
docs not commend him to our judg-
ment as a fit man to hold the highest
place in the gift of our Republic
Caesars wife should be above suspi-
cion, and a man who aspires to the
Presidential chair should be above
the charges which dishonor the Off
cial life of Nj. Blaine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-07-10

The New York Sun says: "For
more than twenty years the republic
cans have been the political slaves OF
the great railroad companies. Venal
legislation, executive favoritism and
judicial partially have made these
companies tremendous power in the
administration of the government
The departments bow before their
will. They are now in the hands of
a few bold, rich and grasping men,
who seek to control the next repubs
lican election, and to put q willing
instrument of their policy in the
White House."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-07-10
An esteemed Democratic conten

An esteemed Democratic contem-
porary makes an admirable argn-
ment when it ''points with pride" to
several historical facts for the in
struction of timid Republicans who
cannot stomach Blaine and yet care
afraid to trust the Democ acy." For
instance, of the thirty-eight state S
twenty-five have Democratic COVER
nors at this time, and ten OF these
twenty-five are Northern states; and
all the twenty-five are quiet, tranquil,
and well administered. The Demo
Gratis have had control of the House
in three Congresses in the last ten
years, and part of that time they had
control of both House and Senate,
with authority over tie national
legislation. On these occasions of
partial control they did not pass a
single act that alarmed the country
on the contrary, they enacted much
legislation that has proved beneficent
and wise. There have been three
Democratic speakers of the House
during the Republican ascendancy-
the Hon. NJ. G. Kerr, of Indiana, the
Hon. Samuel J.. Randall, of Penn.
sylvania, and the Hon. John G. Car
Isle, of Kentucky. All three were
men of marked patriotism, ability
and firmness, and not one of then
was called upon to encounter a sus
picion of personal dishonor.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-07-10

In 1880 Maine was left to Blaine
to carry at the September election,
and he failed to do it. As a conse-
quence the party was compelled to
put forth a greater effort and spend a
larger sum of money than would have
been necessary to carry indiana and
Ohio in October. If Maine goes
wrong this time, the Presidential
battle may be lost OF the skirmish
line. The way for the kickers to deal
Blaine q killing blow is to strike him
hard in Maine In the September cleo
tion. Logan explaines how many
important battles have been lost OF
won on the skirmish line, and is un-
reserved in the belief that if the kick
ers were not fools they would move
on Maine at the autumn election.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-07-10


Gen. Neal Dow, the celebrated tenn
perance man, and the originator of
the Maine prohibitory law, has eN
pressed himself as being satisfied
with the nomination of Blaine. Dow
thinks Blaine "a sufficiently sound
Prohibitionist to demand the sup
port of the Prohibition party
throughout the United States."-
Satisfied with Mr.. Blaine's full iden-
tifications with the Maine idea, Gen.
Dow has explicitly Endorsed Mr..
Blaine's nomination and the candi-
date from the prohibition state will
have the full and earnest support
throughout the canvas of the tenn
perance people, who believe that the
manufacture, sale and consumption
of fermented and distilled liquors in
the United States ought to be for
hidden by law and punished severly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-07-10

The Blaine papers are all busily
engaged in the attempt to show that
of all the Republican papers who
have declared themselves opposed to
the nomination of Blaine not one of
them amounts to a hill of beans,
never did. and never will. To listen
to their silly vaporings one would
think that Harper's Weekly was
nothing more than o little crossroads
one horse sheet, and the dailies oil
the great eastern cities of no weight
or Importance whatever. The crow
eaters, too, are the most bitter in
their attacks upon the journals, who
though they might swallow crow, are
stuck when it comes to skunk.