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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-04-06

they are to heari Nothing would
please them half so much as the news
You might send home tomorrow that
you had given your heart to God. /
know how it Is In the country. The
night comes on. The cattle stand
under the rack through which bursts
the tPusses Of hay. The horses inst
having frisked up through the meadow
at the night fall, stank knee-deep In
the bright straw that invites them TO
lie down and rest. The perch of the
hOvel Is full of fowl, their feet warm
under the feathers. In the old farm
house at night no candle is lighted, for
the flames clap their hands about the
great backlog, and shake the shadow
of the group up and down the wall
Father and mother sit there for half an
hour, saying nothing. 1 wonder what
they are thinking Of. After a while
the father breaks the silence and saws
Il wonder where our boy Is In town to-
night" and the mother answers: IN
no bad place, I warrant you; we could
trust him when he was at home, and
since he has been away there have been
so many prayers offered for him we can
trust him still. Then at 8 O'clOck-fOr
they retire early in the cOuntry-at
o'clock they kneel down and commend
you to that God who watches in the
country and in town, on land and on
sea.
Some one said to a Grecian general ::
''What was the prOudest moment of
your Iife?" He Thoughts moment. and
said: ''The prOudest moment of my
life was when sent word home to my
| parents that had gained the victory. "
And the prOudest and most brilliant
moment in your life viii be the moment
when you can send word to your par
| ents in the country that you have con-
/ quered your evil habits, by the grace of
| God, and become eternal victor. Oh,
! despise not parental anxiety. The
| time viii come when you viii have
! neither father nor mother, and you will
! go around the place where they used to
/ watch you, and find them gone from
! the house, and gone from the field, and
/ gone from the neighbOrhOOd. Cry as
! loud for forgiveness as you may over
/ the mound In the churchyard, they
will not answer. Dead! Dead And
| then you viii take out the white lock OF
hair that was cut from your mothers
brow Just before they buried her, and you
viii take the cane with which your
father used to walk, and You will think
and think, and wish that you had done
just as they wanted you to, and would
/ give the world If you had never thrust
a pang through their dear old hearts.
God pity the young man who has
brought disgrace on his fathers name.
God pity the young man who has
broken his mothers heart Better il
he had never been bOrn-better if, IN
the first hour of his life, instead of being
laid against the warm bosom of mater
nal tenderness, he had been cofineC
and sepulchred. There is no balm
powerful enough to heal the heart o.
one who has brought parents to a sor
rOwful grave, and who wanders about
through the dismal cemetery, rending
the hair and wringing the hands, anC
crying: ''Mother! mOtherr' Oh, tina.
today, by all the memories of the past
and by all the hopes of the future, you
would yield your heart to God. MAJ
your fathers God and your mother
God be your God forever.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-04-06

The management of the ElkhOrn
Valley road have offered liberal induce
ments to the people of Chadron to
build water works. Besides patrOniz-
ing the works, the company offers to
transport all material at half rates
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04

are subjected IL peculiar one. a sort
Of furnace Is built underground, with
en- opening In circular form. from
which dense smoke issues when the
fuel IS fred The fuei required is
either wheat straw or species OF grass
gathered from mountain side. Moth
ing else. Il is believed. win answer the
required purpose.
During seven days the hides are
passed back and forth through the
smoke issuiBg from the furnace, and.
unless il y to be blacked. the tanning
Of the leather Il thus completed II
ii is to be blacked liquor eft vinegar,
in which iron has been left 10 corrode,
or a solution Of nutgalis and copperas
is ordinarily used. but at times simple
lampb.ack Is used.
The yellow-brown color e,9een TO
the leather by the s4okit--ig process Il.
however e2gsia1cred to be Of remark
able oeduty. and is. therefore, greatly
preferred by manufacturers and wear
ers.
"The leather is made soft by sprink-
ling it with saltpeter during the smok-
ing, accompanied BY repeated and
violent kneading Of il. drying in the
air Instead OF by exposing to the sun.
The strength Of the solution OF salt
peter as applied is said to be kept
secret no apprentice being initiated tc
the knowledge Of it until he has served
for three years. - Chicaao Netrs.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04
TANNING I'M CHINA.
How the CcIestiaIs Produce Their Beauti
ful Yellow Brown Leather.

How the CcIestiaIs Produce Their Beauti-
full Yellow Brown Leather.
Chinese shoes are, Of course, made
chiefly of cloth, with felt soles, so that
all the processes of the leather industry
are in Il very backward condition in the
dowery empire, Their tanning is
patriarchal in its simplicity. This, ac-
cording to Consul Shepard, of Hankow,
Is the way they manage;
"a vat is prepared generally sunk
In the ground capable Of holding
about thirty hides They are covered
and left TO soak in solution OF lime,
called by the natives milk of lime.
They are kept in this bath sixteen days
and upward, according to the season.
cold weather requiring more time than
warm. The hair Is then loosened, and
then the hides are taken singly, spread
upon a bench and thoroughly put
through scraping process to
remove the hair and the Of
fal from the flesh side The
tool used for this is OF peculiar con-
struction. II is shaped like a capital
letter IL, one side being a steel or iron
blade, and the other the handle, the
cross-bar merely connecting them.
The blade is about a foot in length and
the handle two or three inches less
The workman places the handle against
his breast for greater ease and power
and with this forcible application of
the tool to the hide the hair is speedily
removed. The hide Is then turned with
the hesh side up and by a similar
manipulation all Oifal is removed and
the hide Is reduced TO a quite uniform
thickness. a thorough washing fol-
lows. and the skin is cleaused OF all
remains OF the lime. The refuse hair
IS saved for agricultural purposes, and
the scrapings OF the flesh are boiled
for glue.
After the cleansing the hides are
subjected 10 a vigorous rubbing with
heavy sandstone, or other like article,
until both sides are thoroughly smooth.
When this process is completed strong
decoction OF nutgal is sprinkled over
the green leather and then the
tanning Is commenced. The nutgalls
are boiled in water over n slow fire
until they become liqueded, and the
strained liquor furnishes all the tannin
used. Nutgalls are abundant In the
regions furnishing exports 10 HankOW
and conadorable quantities are sent to
the United States. There were re-
ceiyed at Hankow from other native
ports 10 the last year 1875 piculs, as
entered at the foreign customs.
'.The next process 70 which the skins
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04
WILLS I'M CHINA.
Introduction TO the Last Testament of
Wealthy Celestial.


Wealthy Celestial.
The practice Of the Chinese in making
their wills prevents the vast amount Of lit
igation which ensues upon the proving 81
these documents with US, In China all dis
position Of property is made public before
the deeease Of the testator. Frequently
this division is made complete before
decease, and in some instances the
heirs choose their shares by lot When
there Is a win copies are made and sent 70
each heir so that every one knows ali about
the devise, and is not left to hunt for the
will after the death OF the. IaaSeE. ITO.
following is o translation OF tie Intro
duction to- the Niilg "a a wealthy
Of this wiz, retectng that after a
youth spent IN tray cling over the waves
at home and abroad, washed by the raiE
aud comhed BY the wind, / have az
length, with much schcmAng. gathered To-
gothcr some store OF property IN houses
and land, all Of which was acquired with
theobject Of insuriug a competency TO any
wife and childrens and new refieeung
further That old age is coming upon me,
that am already IN the evening Of my
days, and that my tenure Of life Is inse-
cure accordingly would wish 10 see an
equal distribution Of my property amongst
you. nay sons, before death, Ia order hat
there may be no unseemly cententions be-
tween yoli when / am dead bnd gone. /
would have you TO carry ON your fathers
reputation, that prosperity may result 70
you therefrom; and call upon you not to
discbey the commands / ain now about TO
lay upon you.n-~CAristaH al Work.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04
Her Frank Acceptance.

Yes" said she, II will accept your
proposal this time, and we viii be
married before winter.
90, delight!' exclaimed he. your
sudden change bewilders me"
II know 1t must, continued the
sweet thing, "but the fact is, / have
just learned that l didn't pass in my
examinations last spring, and rather
than 20 back TO the seminary and
stand the disgrace Of being put down,
Il-rll even marry you"
No cards. - Chicago Tribune.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04

Rosa wiss. young girl Of Merf-
dian, Miss, had five cents given her N
o joke a. q birthday present she
bought yard Of calico with Il. and
made d sun-bonnet. which she sold for
forty cents. This she invested in more
calico. made it up. sold the garments
and reinvested the capital until she
had ten dollars. With this she bought
potatoes, planted them, paid for the
cultivation Of her crop, for gathering
and carting to town, and sold 1t for
forty dollars clear profit
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04
Letter from the Ex-SherifF OF Chau-
taucua County, New York.


am glad 20 say, from long personal ex-
perience with ALLCocKis PoRors PLAsTERs,
that / am able to endorse all the good things
that have ever been said about them, and
supplement these by saying that frankly
believe their value can not be estimated.
Their breadth Of usefulness is unlimi ted,
and for prompt and sure relief TO almost
every ache and pain that flesh Is heir to,
no other remedy, in nay opinion, either ex-
ternaI or internal, equals them in certainty
and rapidity Ihave used them at one time
for rheumatism. another for backache,
again for bronchitis, always with the same
resillsa-a speedy euro.
T. r. HARRINGTON.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04

Returning health leads with il hand IN
hard iss offspring the tripietz, sleep, appe-
tite. digestiotf Hostetter 5 Stomach Bltters
brings into existence these blessed babes,
,n,ss--.ttv. We'll may the sick. the nervous,
the feeble s5ek tue help of this helpful aux
iliarv. Dyspepsia. nalaria, oiliousness,
rheumatism Surrender ~ IL
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04
-Ramarkable Growth.-"Has

Remarkable Growth Has the
town grown much in the last ten years,
Mr.. Smallest" Grown? My, YES.
Why this very lot we're standing Cd |
paid $40 900 for in u | sold Il in
81 for $1,000, and had 70 buy IL back
on foreclosure for $1,000 Stranger,
you can soc this town grow. but the
trouble is, it's an ingrowing town.
-Harper's Bazar.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04
The poet who is always a. nusing - Rvt
neces sarily funny Washington Ci7tts.

A GREAT mistake perhaps was made when
DR.. Sherman named his great remedy
Prickly Ash BITTERs; but it IS presumed
that at that time all remedies for the blood,
etc, We're called Bitters. Had he called II
Pricklv Ash 9 Regulator" " Curative" or
almost ANYTHING but Buffers, it undoubtedly
would have superseded all other prepara-
tiens ~ similar character. The name Bit
fsfs 4 nislea5ingi it 10 purely medicine,
and car not he used as beverage.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04

wfrh Headache, Neuralgia, ~ utnaftzm Dssfsp
xia. Bsliousnesz, Blood Hunors kidney Dassss
CONSTIPATION. Female Tr0ubless Fever snn As'ss'
sleepseszness, Partial Paralysis, or Nervous 80
trssson. uss PRtne's Celery Compound ana y
cured. In each Of these the cause T. MENTAL %
phvsiezi overwork, anx5etys exposure or mAaaraA'
the efsect of which Il 70 weaken me nersosA -
TEN. resulting in one Of these diseases. hesaoss
ne causE with thai great Nerve TOME Ano WIG
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04

--"Steel fshing-rods that telescope
together are a novelty" says an ex.
change. They fiji a long-ielt want--a
dshing-pole that a man can put IN hi:
pocket when walking past church
door Sunday morning ~ Q, Pee
U&lac,
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04

LIKE Oil Upon Troubled Waters Is Haie's
Honeyof Horehound and Tar upon q cold.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure IN one minute.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04

HApFrsgss which does not spring out Of
holiness $ evaneseant aud Fninoas There
is something awful 10 the maniac's mirth
ana when all the JOY that man knows be
longs to this world, it Is little better than
ti@4t az one sbereft sef reason. g AS the
cracking q thorns under q PCT 50 Is The
laughter Of fosis Like thu burning I'll
brush Il may be very bright but u soal
gees out IL aarsnesa. -Ckfisti4g Il491sF.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04

A NAN sometimes pnsa> - al Apollo
when he's onIs :. ISoIlo-gy for one
1e1as Stss.s4sSs.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04

A NICE ssHow do yoI do '--a pretty girls
ealutation.--B. stofs Courier.
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04
THE MARKETS

RooN for apprehension--ad dentists ante
chamber Tine
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04

RouaH on ts--regulations Of Printers
The Russellville Democrat., 1888-10-04


you are gone out Of the world; and when
over your remains the minister recltes
the words: "Blessed are the dead who die
in the Lord, " persons who have keen APP
probation Of the ludicrous viii hardly be
able 10 keep their face straight.
But whether in that directio my words
do good or not, am anxious that all who
have only ordinary equipment be thank.
fu. for what they have and rightly en-
ploy II. think you all have, fig ratively
as we'll as literally. fingers enough. Do
not long for hinderiug supertiuities.
Standing ia the presence OF this fallen
giant Of my text and In this post-mortem
examination Of him, let US learn how
much better of we are with Just the usual
hand, the usual foot You have thanked
God for THOUSAND things, but l warrant
you never thanked Him FOR those two i'm
pemsnts OF work and iocomotipn that no
one bat the Infinite and omnipotent God
could have ever planned or made, Che
hand and the foot Olly that soldier or
that mechanic who IN a battle or through
machinery has lost them knows any
thiag about their value, and only the
Chri tian scientist can have any appre-
citation Of what Divine masterpieces they
are.
on the battlefield Of Waterloo, while en-
gagged in amputations Of the wounded,
was 50 impressed with the wondrous con-
slruction, OF tas human handtllat when TOO
Earl Of Bridg5water gave forty
thousand dollars for essays on
tho wisdom aud goodness Of God,
and eight books were written, Sir
Charles Bell wrote his entire book on the
wisdom and goodnesssot God sns displayed
In the human hHnd. Iue .twenty-seYqn
bones "a hand aud wrist, with cartuages,
ald igaments. and phalauges Of the
fingers all made just ready 70 knit, 70
sew, % build up, to pun down, to weAve,
10 write, 10 plow,to pound, 70 wheels 20
battle, to give friendly salutation The
tins Of is hngers are 50 many telegraph
offices by reason % their sensitiveness OF
touch The bridges, tbs tunnels,
the cisles os tho whole earth are
the victories Of the hand. The
hands are not dumb, but often
speak as distinctly as the lips. Win
our hands We inyite, we repel we invoke,
we entreat, we wiring them IN grief or
clap them ia Joy, or spread them abroad
IN beuediction. The malformation OF the
giants hand IA the text glorlhes the
usual hand Fashioned Of God more sx-
qaisitply aad wondrously than aay hn-
iaan mechanism that WAS ever conuiyel,
l CHAR g you uss il for G3d anA this hfi.
ing OF the world ont 81 It's moral predlct-
ment Employ it Ia tha suhlimo work 81
Gospel hand -shsking. You car see the
hand - Just made Tor that -Four ilagera
just SGT right % touch your neighbours
Land On Gus slas and your thumb set 10
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
GENERAL HARRISON.
lie is Catching Up with His Correspondence
Thursday Expected to be Big Day.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 23-General Harri-
son had very few callers today and passed
his time with his secretaries putting in
several hours steady work, he is almost up
with his correspondence, SO much so that
the evening mails now carry out many re-
plies to letters brought by the morning
mails.
Among the callers this evening was Prof.
Waters, of Centralia, H., who delivered
the general an invitation on behalf OF the
young mems Republican club OF that city
requesting him to visit CentralIa during
the campaign and address the CLUB on the
issues Of the day The invitation is printed
bearing the portraits of the Republican
candidates surrounded by flags. General
Harrison was unable to fix any date look
ing to a tri p into Illinois.
Among the other out of town callers
were w. H. Tyler and son, of Chicago, de-
scendents of President John Tyler, whose
association with General Harrison's grand
father in the famous 'Tippecanoe" cam
paign rendered their visit of interest to
General and Mrs Harrison.
General Harrison's health and strength
has steadily improved during the past
several days. He enjoyed an hours walk
this evening around the nelghborhood OF
his residence and said he never felt better
The visiting delegations begin to arrive
tomorrow and continue throughout the
week. Chairman Huston will endeavor
to abate the handshaking business as
much as possible. 1t is expected that the
big day of the week will be Thursday,
when the miners from Clay and adjacent
counties will arrive in force Arrange
ments are being made to receive over five
thousand visitors that day.
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
THE MAN FROM MAINE.
StupendOuS Arrangements Made for the
Noted Travellers Reception.

NEW YORK, July 23.-James G. Blaine's
reception on his return home from Europe
promises to be one of the greatest demon
STATIONS ever witnessed in this country.
From what is known it is the belief that
there will be over $4,000 people in the pa
rade which will march from Mr.. Blaines
landing place to the Fifth Avenue hotel the
night of August. A grand water pageant
will be represented on the arrival of the
City of New York at quarantine Every
Republican organization in the city
will have special tug chartered
to meet the man from
Maine" The Republican clubs will
each take similar action and it is believed
that 500 craft of all descriptions will take
part in the welcome home. The New York
club has already chartered the steamer
Sam Sloan, which carries 1900 people.
The Sam Sloan will be used to transport
the members of the club, the national COM
mittee, the officers of the national league
of Republican clubs, members of the state
committee and many other guests. The
marshal's boat will lead the van and Mr..
Blaine will be transferred to it from the
City of New York. Then the water pro-
cession will unfold itself in a dazzling
string of boats reaching a distance of
fully two miles. Every beat in the big
fleet owned by the Iron steamship company
has been chartered, and steamboat men
say that there is not an available tug along
the fronts of the river in Brooklyn and
New Jersey which has not been hired for
the great display clubs from Boston. Phil
adelphia and other cities along the eastern
seaboard will also have their boats in the
parade. The land parade VIII be a monster
one. Secretary j. +. Jones says that there
will be more than 1000 clubs represented
i'll the prgeant and notifications from as
far inland as Ohio are daily pouring IN, in
which the writer's say that delegations will
be present from their cities to participate
III the exercise. The regular Republican
organizations in the various assembly
districts in the city are putting forth ex-
traordinary eXertiOns TO excel all previous
displays made by the Republicans IN
campaign.
Mr.. Blaine will review the big parade
from the balcony of the Fifth Avenue
hotel, and it is expected he will make a
short address to the crowd, but it is said
this program may be changed yet so that
instead OF an open air address reception
will be rendered TO the "Plumed Knight"
the evening of his arrival in the Metropoli-
tan opera house. Committees from the
New York and Brooklyn clubs have
already perfected ali the arrangements, so
that everything will work smoothly as
possible.
The night following the reception
grand serenade viii he rendered Mr..
Blaine by the labor organizations who
favor the perpetuation OF the protective
pOlicy
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
GEN. ALGER INTERVIEWED.
Michigan Sure Republican and Indiana no
Longer Doubtful.

New YORK, July 23-Ex-Governor Alger
of Michigan, arrived at the Fifth Avenue
hotel today When asked by a reporter
for an expression of his views on the polit.
zeal situation he replied: Michigan is Ger
tainly going Republican this year by a
much larger majority than she has known
for six years. Indiana is no longer con-
sidered doubtful, and indeed, it was his
opinion that the state had always been
credited with being more strongly Demo
cratic than was really the case. The fig
majorities given to the Republican mem
bers of the legislature would give Re
publican plurality of over 10000 in the
state. A good proof of this was given by
the election of every Republican state can
didate, except governor. This year
General Harrison's. great popularity
cess. Although Indiana was looked upon
by well informed Republicans as being
morally sure there would be no relaxation
in the fight.
Which, in your opinion, are the doubt
full states this year," was asked.
''To be candid" replied General Alger,
81 don't think there are any doubtful
states. New Jersey, of course, occasions
little anxiety; however, if tie Prohibition
prrty does not poll any larger vote in New
jersey than heretofore, the state is certain
to go Republican. Every other northern
state will unquestionably be carried by
our ticket. New York included. Warner
Miller who 1t is expected will be the Re-
publican candidate FOR governors a strong
man. He will make a personal canvass of
the state, and you may rest assured that he
will not allow the grass to grow under his
feet"
The governor will remain here for few
days to finish sitting for IA portrait he is
having painted. He will then return to
Michigan
Wichita eagle., 1888-07-24
A CLOSE CALL.
Timber Cutters Have a Narrow Escape
From Brush Fire.

OTTowL Ont. July 23.-One hundred
timber cutters, working ON Purlee s. Pat
tees timber limits, on Bouchere river, re-
Gently had miraculous escape from ter
rible death. Last week brush fires started
simultaneously at fonr points of the COM
pass, short distance from the camp. The
flames swept down upon the men who
were not aware of their perilous situation
until the fire was almost upon them, and
all means OF escape shut off. They were
forced to retreat from the lumber depot
only to see the camp doomed by the
fire. Men who probably never prayed be-
fore fell on their knees and asked to be
saved from the dreadful fate that seemed
SO inevitable Their prayer was answered
as the last ray of hope Of deliverance had
vanished. A black cloud was seen rapidly
gathering in the west and in a short time
a heavy storm passed over the burning dis
trict in which the men were imprisoned,
deadening the fire enough to enable them
to escape. A number of the men were suf-
fering from the intense heat they had en-
dured