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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20

Indifference to danger is not al
ways the form of courage which
should entitle IT'S pOssessOr to the
highest credit, says General Horace
Porter in an article on S'The PhilOsO-
ply OF Courage IN the Century. at
is a negative virtue as compared with
the quality which, enables one to per-
form a dangerous duty, while realiz-
ing the full measure Of the peril en-
cOuntered.
''These two traits are best inustrat-
ed by the old story of the two soldiers
whose regiment was charging up a
hill In a desperate attempt to capture
a battery. When halfway up, one OF.
them turned to the other and said,
why, you're as pale as a sheet; you
look like a ghost; believe you're a
fraid.' Yes 1 am, was the answer;
and If you were half as much afraid
as L am you'd have run long ago.
1t is something higher than physical
courage, 1T is a species OF moral cOur-
age, which recognizes the danger and
vet Overmasters the sense OF lear
When the famous mine in front OF
/ Petersburg had been completed, and
/ the National troops drawn up ready
to charge the enemy's works as soon
as the mine had done its work in Great
ing q breach, the signal was given
just before daylight, the fuse was
| lighted, and the command stood
waiting with intense anxiety for the
| explosion which was to follow. But
| seconds, then minutes, then tens OF
| minutes passed, and still no sound
/ from the mine. The suspense became
/ painful, and the gloom of dissapOint-
ment Overspread the anxious faces of
officers and men. The fuse had been
! spiiced about midway. 1t was now
thought that there was a defect in
| the splice. and that it was at this
point that the fuse was hanging fire
! The dayWas breaking, the enemy was
! becoming alert at sight of our I'M
masked columns, there was not a
/ moment to be lost. Lieutenant
| Doughty and Sergeant Rees, of the
4Sth Pennsylvania infantry, nOwvOl-
unteered to examine the fuse. They
entered the long dark gallery which
led to the mine, and without stop
ping to calculate the chances Of life,
calmly exposed themselves to one OF
the most horrible forms Of death.
With no excitement to lend them it's
intOxicatiOn, with nothing to divert
their minds from the fate which seem
ed to await them, they followed the
course of the fuse through the long
subterranean passage, found the de
feet at which the spark had been ar
rested and made a new splice. On
their return the match was again ap-
piled, and the train was now prompt
to do its deadly work. These men
displayed even a higher order of cOuT-
age than those who afterwards
charged into the breach"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20
Dust Particles in the Air.

Mr.. John Aitken, a well known in
vestigator OF the atmosphere, has
recently made a series of experiments
on the number Ofdust particles in or
binary air. So far his results show
that outside air, after a wet night,
contained 521 900 dust particles per
cubic inch: outside air in fair wealth
er contained 2.119,0O0 particles in
the same space, showing that rain Is
a great purifier Of the atmosphere.
The air of a room was found to CON
tain 30,31S, 000particles in the same
space. that near the ceiling contain
ing So, 346,0O particles per cubic
inch The air collected over q Bun
sen fame contained no less than
4S9 600, 900 particles per cubic inch.
The numbers for q room were got
with Gas burning in the room, and
at a height of four feet from the
floor. These figures though not abb
sOlute, show how impOrtdn tbs the in
duence of q gas Jet on the air we
breathe, and the necessity for good
ventilation IN apartments. Mr..
Aitken remarks that there seems to
be as many dust particles IN o cubic
inch Of air in room at night when
Gas is burning as there are inhab-
itants In Great Britain, and that in
three cubic inches OF the gases from q
Bmsen fame there are as many par
ticles as there are eoplein the world
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20
WHAT THE CHENEY sAyG.

Over the chimney the night wind sang,
And chanted a melody no one knew;
And the woman stopped, and her babe she
tossed,
And thought ofthe one she had long since
lost
And said as her teardrops back she forced,
II hate the wind in the chimney"
over the chimney the night wind sang,
And chanted u melody no one knew;
And the children said, as they closer drew,
lis some witch that is cleaVing the black
night through,
lis "a fairy trumpet that just then blew,
And we fear the wind in the chimney"
over the chimney the night wind sang,
And ehauted a melody no one knew;
And the man as ne sat on his hearth below
said to himself 1T viii surely snow,
And fuel is dear and wages low,
And I'll stop the leak in the chimney"
Over the chimney the night wind sang,
And chauted melody no one knew;
But the poet listened and smiled, for he
Was man, and woman, and child, all three.
And said, 1t is Gods own harmony,
This wind We hear in the chimney"
Bret Harte.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20
A Time-Pieoe with a History.
From ., washington Letter.

From Washington Letter.
Across the corridor from the roomy
Offices of Secretary Whitney is the
compass-testing room of the Navy
department. 1 strolled in there to-
day and saw two very interesting
curiOs. One was a quaint, high
backed chair which had been used for
years by Gideon Welles, who was
Secretary of the Navy in LincOln's
war cabinet. ''Sit in it, said Lieut..
Denfeld, ''and 1 will show you the
star attraction of the room" He IN
locked a glass case and carefully I'M
covered an Ordinary-lOOking ships
thermometer. But its history was
not at all ordinary. 1t had lain for
four years in an Arctic cairn without
receiving the slightest damage. 1t
had been cached in the Arctic Wilds in
1872 by members of the Inflated Pol
arts expedition, and 1876 twas found
there by her majesty S ship, Discovery.
1t was taken to London in due course,
and later returned to the govern
ment OF the United States. The re-
port accompanying it states that the
London testers discovered that the
chrOnOmeter lost but One-tenth of a
second per day, which was the loss
statement in the rate paper OF the
American manufacturers. The Of
fcers of the British ship state that
while they were there the mercury of
the thermometer was frozen for AZ
days, although on one day the mer-
curry marked 1O4 degrees below freez-
ing. This is considered to be the
seVerest test ever borne by a time
marking instrument.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20
smooned Unon br an 80.

John Granger, a Newark peddler,
was attacked by a bald headed eagle
on a high hill near AIartinsville, Mid
dlesex county, n. j., a few evenings
since. He was driving down the hill
when he saw the bird hv into a tree.
As he drew near he fired at the eagle
with his revolver, but as the bullet
went wide Of themark he fired again.
The result was thesame, but the bird
became enraged and sWOoped down
with taIOns spread and beak dis
tended. The bird circled about the
horse. which broke into q run and
went dashing through the bushes
and over rocks at break neck speed.
Granger with difficulty kept in the
buggy until the foot of the hill was
reached. Here one OF the wheels
struck q loo and the horse was
brought to a halt. Granger jumped
from the vehicle and, crOUching I'M
der it. fired at the eagle as It came
down with q mighty swOCp The bullet
struck the bird ia a vital part and il
fell into q stream near by.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20
Red Shirt on the 0esan.
From tie New York Tribune.

From the New LOrk Tribune
cone of the band Of Indians with
Buffalo Bills show has for a chief a
brainy old fellow known asRed Shirt.
Hehas an original mannerof thought
and expression which makes him a
constant source of amusement to
those with whom he comes in con-
tact. FOrtwO days after the great
show sailed from New York for Eng
land last year, they had a sea as
smooth as glass. On the evening Of
the second day old Red Shirt called a
pOW-WOW in one Of the cabins, where
he proceeded to "chin chin" about
the great voyage. Among other
things he said that the mighty works
of the white man continued to fix
wonder in his brain and still the VIC
lent beatings of his heart ''They are
a great people, said he, "and this
last evidence that we have of it here
on this mighty tepee (bOat) is great
er than all others. The giant river
iOcean) that we have known as a
tradition OF the old men, has become
to US now a known and actual thing.
Down in the bowels of this giant te-
pee the giant white man has placed
his miraculous engine that eats wood
and drinks water and splits fire and
smoke and Jog, but goes whirling
round andFOund it's paddles to move
this great mass Of wood and iron.
/ We know that we are safe in the white
mans company, because hegOes with
7 us, and he has been over the mighty
] river many times before. But tits all
/ so wonderful that it seems ike a
/ beautiful dream" TheneXt dayWas
dark, cloudy and finally stormy. II
( was three days before old Red Shirt
/ craWled out of his bunk and summon.
/ ed his warriors to another council
This time theywere a sick looking lot
/ Not one of them had escaped the hOr
ros Ofseasickness, and, although they
endeaVOred with stOicaI Indian fOrl
tude to 'brace up" the evidences o
their unhappiness were as plain as
the signs of debauch on a man who
has been on a long spree. Old Rec
Shirt shook his head sadly as he be
gan to his braves. His first sentence
might have been most literally tran
slated, ''These be periIOus times.
BE continued in something OF thi
strain in lugUbriOus and melancholy
/ tones: ''This has been a trouble K
try our manhood and our nerves
The sky was black and the water
dark, and the great waves rolled, ant
We were taken sick like women. Ugh
The big tepee must OF taken fre-Wa
ter in it's bowels and became like
drunken man. Ughl 1t piGche,
up and down like a bucking horse
Ughi 1t was no longer a beautifu
dream, but what the white man call
q night-hOrse. 1t was d foul, ba,
dream"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20

Experienced hop growers says that
it pays to havea few male hop plants
set in various parts Of their yards.
One in each 400 plants is enough to
insure fertilization of the female bios
som. Thegerm Ofthe seed thus secured
makes the hop weigh heavier and
greatly increases its value and
strength inadditiOn. The plant
should be run up on a pole consider
ably higher than those Of the other
hops around it. This helps to dis
tinguishit from the others when roots
come up to be dug out, and the ele-
walton of the male hop blossom en-
ables its pollen to be carried farther
by winds in each direction.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20
Brave Act.

When a famous man performs q noble deed
he whole world Is sure TO learn of it. We all
know the story of the great hero, who. when
mOrtauy wounded, gave his glass OF water TO
a dying soldier saying. Thy necessity IS
yet greater than mine In the ordinary
walks of every day life one not infr5queutly
hears of equally noble deeds. For example
q New York gentleman OF the name ofSimeon
A. Benheimer died recently. of whom III is
related that on one occasion. when everybody
fled In terror from man stricken with small
pOZ. and crying out for a drink of water, Mr.
Eernheimer went to him and asSuGged his
thirst, justiIying his ACT by saying, "Nhat is
my life worth when compared with helping
this poor fellow" Brave actions like this
quite so bad as some pessimisus would have
US believe.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20
Things People Should Know.
From the New York Graphic.


Mr.. A. S. Murray, keeper of Greek and
Roman antiquities British Museum, deliver
ed an interesting lecture at the Parkers Mu-
scum on Thursday, March y. on the "Physi-
cal Training of the Greeks and Romans"
He observed that it had been said in ancient
times that the two things which the Greeks
desired most were to be healthy and beauti-
full. Beauty, in their eyes, was attain0ble
largely by Il careful system of physical train
ing. We see, he observes. their idea OF phySl-
cal beauty nowhere better than on the sculp-
Uured trIeze of the ParthenOn at Athens now
in the British Museum, for the greater part
of it is q simple Qualification of the beauty of
youth as developed by physical training on
horseback and Chariot racing. There was no
more marked difference between the Greeks
and semi barberOus races that surrounded
them than in this matter Ofphysical training.
In one of his dialogues Lucian introduces the
Scythian prince, Anarchists. who visited
Athens IN the sixth century b. c.. and in the
course of his visit went to Palistra. He was
much surprised at the various exercises of the
youth. thinking them ridiulOus. He asked
Scion, the legislator, how he could defend
such folly. Scion explained that the exercises
of the youth might seem absurd to an OnlOO6-
er, but that they were meant to train up
race of men who, largely by this training,
should become Valua bic citizens capable of
taking their part in war through the skill Of
body they have thus acquired, and capable Of
taking a share IN the administration Ofpu bic
affairs through the clearness Ofhead and ready
judgment which the habitual training Of the
palaistra fOstered in them. The lecturer then
proceeded to describe the ordinary exercises
OF the bows previous to their reaching the ICE
of joining the palaistra, giving instances of
skill attained in the various contests of leap
ing, running, wrestling, boxing, throwing the
disc and the spear. Lastly he noticed the
physical training of the girls, to whom run
lowed, and that only IN very restricted de-
gree.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20
Enforcing His Lessons on Slang.
Boston Herald.

Boston Herald.
It was at the the Institute Of Technology,
a few days before the close of the term. One
of the professors had been troubled by hear
ing some of the students indulging in slang.
Accordingly, when his class had assembled to
hear his lecture, he gave them n ten-minute
discourse on the use of slang, told them how
it was cOrrupting the language, and that its
use was, among persons of cultivation and
refinement, a sure sign of ill-breeding. Then
he went on with his regular lecture. and at its
close called the attention of his class TO the
fact that some of them had been remiss in
their studies and that it behoOved them to
make up for lost time or they would fail to
pass the approaching examinations. The
fact is, he concluded. you've got TO brace
up or you'll get left which shows that
preaching and practice are often wide apart.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20

Speaking Of equines here are some
directions for tanning. taken from
erich on Artistic HOrse-Shoeing, -
which may land may not) prove
trustworthy: ''TO tame a horse. hal
ter him and then take the warts from
his leg; dry and powder; then blow it
up his nose. Then take oil OfarOdium
drop a few drops in your hand and
rub it over his nose. This VIII make
him follow You, and YOU can do any
thing YOU wish. .
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20

Farmers overlook the necessity for
variety in the diet Of theirpigs, says a
writer in the Hog. All our domestic
animals require a great variety of
food to supply all the wants Of the
system. No doubt the confinement
to one kind of food for a long time is
the frequent cause Ofdisease in pigs.
Green clover In Summer. besides giving
bulk and Hghtness to the food fur
nishes a large proportion OF muscle
forming matter, and phosphate OF
lime for the bones. In Winter. when
green clover cannot be had, the next
best green food Is beets. carrots, tur-
nips etc. and when these are MOTTO be
had. short cut clover or other hay
boiled with meal. answers thepuFpOse
wei. and VIII be eaten greedily.
Several different kinds ofgrain should
be ground together to give variety,
and this can usually be done by the
farmer without Inconvenience.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-07-20

The four-year-old son of Sheriff Smith Of
Steele. Oak. fell from @ stairway and dislo-
Gated bis neck. Death was almost instanta-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-30
ExD,Oding n Crocodile.

Yes" said Uncle Cap, II have not
only seen hundreds of alligators and
crocodiles in the course of my wander
ings, but / once had the pleasure of
destroying in novel and most effectual
manner great man-eating cayman, as
the crocodile is called in South Amer
ica."
"Was he like my alligator?" asked
Bryce,
"Very like him, the only difference
being that while your alligator is about
sixteen inches long, my cayman was
a little over sixteen feet, and as ugly
looking monster as ever swan. L had
been detached from the Porpoise, and
ordered to explore portion of Vene-
zuela, in company with party of Amer
lean engineers, who were constructing
a telegraph line for the government of
that country. We were following down
tributary Of the great river Orinoco,
and rested one Sunday at little village
on the bank of the stream. During the
afternoon, as We were all lying asleep
in our hammocks, there came q terrible
screaming and crying from the village,
and we ran to see what was up.
ut seemed that several boys had
been bathing in the river just below
the village, when oil at once, without
the slightest warning, one Of them had
been seized and drawn under the turbid
waters by the great devil cayman, as
the Indians called one of these crea-
lures which had long been terror to
the community,
II suggested to the chief of the engi-
bneers, a fine young fellow named Rob
erts, that we set trap for the man
eater, and after explaining my idea, got
him to agree to it. As we were to be
in that vicinity for several days, We
waited until we thought 1t was about
time for the cayman to be hungry again.
Then we shot fat monkey, sewed in
side of him stone bottle containing
five pounds Of powder, inserted in it
the ends Of two coils OF fine wire, bound
these to strong ropes of equal. length,
and connected the other ends with the
little test battery that we carried.
"When all was ready we hoated our
bait, upheld by two inflated bladders,
near where the poor boy was seized,
and crouched in the bushes to await
developments. We had waited in per-
feet silence for more than an hour, and
we were about ready to give it up, when
there came ripple in the water, and
the huge head, with horrid open jaws,
was cautiously lifted. Then the jaws
closed with snap upon our bait, the
head instantly disappeared, and the
ropes began to run swiftly out, showing
that the monster was making for deeI
water. had charge of the battery, and
quickly connected the wires. Like 9
flash there came q deep muffled explo-
sion, torrent of blood-stained watel
was thrown high in the air, and mingled
with it were fragments of the scaly hide
of the monster, in whose side hole
two feet square had been blown.
"The poor natives were at first terri
fed, then mystified, and finally over
! joyed at the success. of our experiment
, and ever afterward they treated us hk'
! beings possessed of supernatural pow
ers. Notwithstanding this, we noticed
) that the boys did not seem to care fol
J bathing for some time afterward..".
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-30
CRAWLING, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST go 1883.

there were but few log huts and bark wig
load their thousands, dozen swarthy trappers
picked their way along bridle-path. In the
district where last year millions worth OF sta
ping beads and blankets with Indians for furs.
There was no newspaper on tho Pacific coast;
now Portland has four daily. fifteen we. kly, and
three monthly publications. The Morning Ore
0onian is worthy OF it's great field. The city has
seventy mile Of paved streets and 12O miles OF
sidewalks. IL has electric lights. gas. telephone,
district-telegraph and messenger service. and
water-works with a capacity OF 15t 10000 gallons
a day. There are public libraries and reading
rooms, good hotels, adozen bank and four street.
companies. 1t has the hnest high-school
building west OF the Mississippi River, seven
ward school houses and eighty-seven teachers.
Its factories employ 400 men, The city is
thickiy dotted with the elegant abodes OF the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-30

HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. PORTLAND, OREGON.
rich, and everywhere are cottages which display
not wealth so mucn as taste, care ana thrift
making every locality respectable and knowing
no favored spot. In few cities a-e there proper
tionately more OF those in the humber walks
Of life who own their own homes. Look at the
causes that have made this growth not only
possibility but necessity. Ths Columbia River
and tributaries include all OF the navigable fresh
waters OF the Pacific Northwest, and Portland
is the point OF discharge of n funnel, being not
only the converging point of all the fresh waters
but OF the railroads. which, in following
the only natural grade TO the coast, come
ing it the only Pacific seaport reached from
the interior OF the continent W. .thout the neces-
sity OF climbing heavy grades, passing through
long tunnels, OF contending with SHOWS. Pass
ing with the Columbia River through the Cas-
cade Mountains, the railway and steamboat
routes OF Portland expand like u fan over an
inland empire rich with mines, with forests, with
grain fields and pasture lands. Portland Is
the real terminus of the Northern Pacific,
the Union Pacific, and the Southern Pa
of the Canadian Pacific, of which these are
traffic connections. 1t is also headquarters for
the Oregon Railway and Navig ition Company's
extensive system OF ocean, river, and rail
service Fourteen separate lines OF river
boats center at Portland exclusive Of regular
ocean service by steamers and sailing
vessels to all paris of the world Port
land is ITO miles from tho ocean, on
tho Willamette River, twelve miles from
its confluence with the Columbia and is reached
by deep-sel vessels in all seasons. II controls
the great salmon fisheries OF the Columbia, has
large trade with Alaska. and derives the ma sor
benefit from the deveopm ut OF the min ng dis
tricts OF Idaho Washington, and Oregon. The
Willamette Valley alone haa resources enough
to SUI port million inhabitants, not 10 men ion
the other clements OF greatness within the grasp
of Portland-the wonderful mines, the vast for
ests, the fish canning indus ry, the great grain
,trade, the products OF pasturi lands and or n
ards, and important shipping interests, which
have developed into ear1mnrcial size that de-
mands recognition, and in some instances su-
premecy in tho business circles of the world.
MosEs FOLSOM
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-30

1 could get along
with a hunting suit
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-30

A friend of mine
thinks / could in a
few W g KS XIII
enough clay pig
cons to repay the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-30

LITTLE children should never be al
lowed to drink iced liquids. Ordinarily
cool water Is better for them and subduos
the thirst more readily than II iced
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-30

SOCIETY MEETINcs.

>~~~~NN0-0~O~~~.~-OoO oON-N~-N-~<>~~N.~-N~~~~
NJ. E. CHURCH-Rev. ]. w Tay'o-, Pastor.
Services at II o'clock a. m. and 71a p. m. Sun
day school ut IA IN. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at 716 o'clock. All Gro cor
daily invited to attend.
GaAYLNG LODGE. No. $50, F. & A. NJ.
meets I'm regular communication on Thursday
evening on CT before the full Of the moon.
Transient members are fraternal'y invited 10
attend. J. +. HUM, w. NJ
A. TAYLOR, Secretary.
MARVIN POST, No. 2I0, @. A. r., meets tho
second Saturday and fourth Friday in each
month. WIN. WOODBURY.. Post Commander
A. TAYLOR, Adjutant
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-30

KEEP the home near heaven. Let II
face toward the Fathers house.
James Hamilton.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-30

JoIN the bright side Of lifs The
fools are on the other side.