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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03
Those Knae.Rraeches.

At the dance in question, seven young
men, very fair to look upon, most OF
them Of manly proportions and two of
them noteworthy for their bold, yet
tasteful attire, appeared in knee
breeches. This departure from the calf
conceaIers was at the direct request of
charming hostess and was not, our es-
teemed contemporary, the New York
Sem, to the contrary Notwithstanding
n precOncerted move on the part of a
CLUB Of seven" to put the trousers" in
the cOnsOmme. At a dance given by
the sisters of one of the young men a
few evenings previous to the event in
accurately described by the Sun, the
seven appeared in knee-breeches. The
dance was attended by personal friends
Of the family and no publicity was given
it. Then followed the second enter
tainment to which the seven were bid
den and most earnestly requested to
wear the picturesque small-clOthes
which had given so much satisfaction at
the sisters house.
The most glazing error made In
chrOnicling the affair was the statement
that the Seven" wore tailless dress
coats made of black velvet and cut
somewhat after the fashion of shooting
the regulation swalIow-tail, made of the
regulation cloth Again, the vests were
not black-watered silk, but white
pique, or, as it Is most generelly called,
MarseiIes, Moreover, the breaches
were made of cloth matching the coat,
that is, most Of them were, and not
black satin, as reported. Nor were
they fastened with silver buckles. The
S2L7l is again in error in the statement
that the dancing pumps were Orna-
mented with silver buckles. On the
contrary, they We're perfectly plain. 1t
is true that black silk stockings encased
the seven pairs of calves. The writer
asked one Of the seven If it was the in
tentiOn Of himself and six companions
to wear knee-breeches at all the full
! dress entertainments they attended this
! season, and he answered:
Il doubt very much whether we shall
ever so appear again; certainly not at d
/ public entertainment.
do you approve Of knee-breeches? 2"
q neither 0prOYe nor disapprOye of
/ them"
"But if they became the fashion,
would you reject-it?"
7 mo, 1 would wear them on very
/ formal occasion, but not with buckles,
nor would I favor those made in cOiOrs,
except for fancy dress at small private
! parties"
do you think that Lnee-breeohes are
likely soon to became popular among
fashionable young men?"
Il do not. If the Prince of Wales or
some other member Of the royal family
started the style for all full-dress oc-
casions the thing must be a go. But
my dear fellow, and he broke off alb
ruptly, don't you know there is no tell
ing what might become the fashion here
if the Prince started it. 1t may be IN
American to say so, but the high and
mighty Of England set our fashions. -
Mems OlLt5itteJ.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03
EDITOR OF THE THUNDERER.

John Walter the Reputed Owner OF the
LOadOn Times-Eis Career and FaI-An
Excellent Portrait Of the. Great Editor.
John Walter now brought promi-
nently and unpleasantly before the
public as the owner of the london
Times, is the third of the same name
who has had a predOminating interest
10 that great newspaper property. BIS
grandfather issued the first number of
the Times in January, 1888, and the
centennial of that event was the occa-
sion of editorials and letters of con
graduation in all English-speakirg
countries. tt was left to the second
John Walter to broaden the scope of
the paper and to adopt the mechanical
devices for printing which placed the
paper in the forefront in England. Ne
Walter, the second, was the first to usa
steam power in printing a newspaper,
and the employment of the abless
writer's of the kingdom as we'll as q
certain candidness in treatment of all
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03
Her Kind Of Faith.

There, for instance, is that story OF
the German old maid who had petit
toned the authorities to remove a great
hill from in front of her house, in order
that she might get an unobstructed
view of the river Rhine. The authOri-
ties were disObliging and pig-headed,
and wouldn't move the hill. The old
maid pleaded, but quite in vain. But
she was pious, iblSpceading woman,
and a ineal descendant of Martin
Luther into the bargain. She remem-
bered the text about the faith that can
move mountains, and she resolved to
try 1t on the great, troublesome hill
that cut off her view of the beautiful
Rhine. She decided upon a night of
prayer that the mountain might be re-
moved, with implicit confidence that
her prayer would be answered. All
night long she wrestled, like Jacob of
old. What ecstasies of devotion she
passed through no one may know, and
to speculate upon them would be prof
anation. In the morning she rose,
with radiant cOuntenance, confidently
drew the curtain of her window that
looked toward the mountain, staggered
back with apparent surprise and ex-
claimed, @Oond dere 1t shtands. shoost
IS I expected l'-B0sto79 Transcript
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03
Mai is Patent FIoHr z

Patent -four is not any particular part
Of the wheat berry; it is not as strong
as the bakers of clear flour, and
stronger than the low grade. We fre-
quently hear it said that the patent
-four is only made up Of the hafder and
more glutnous portions of the wheat
The low grade, or the -four from next
the bran would come as near meeting
this definition as does the -four from
the middlings in the present system of
manufacture. The old system of
grinding with the milestone, and espe-
cially the low-grinding system, the mid
dlings were that portion of the wheat
which was best calculated to resist the
action Of the milestone, the hardest
part; the present system of making
middIings by corrugated rolls does not
depend upon the varying hardness of
the different portions of the wheat to
make middlings. Where the wheat is
harder it viii be more brittle, but this
is merely an incident. AIiddlings max
ing is the principal object In reducing
wheat by corrugated rolls, and by this
method the wheat is broken into mid
dIings, not ground into -four, with a
portion remaining as middling because
of its hardness. For this reason patent
flour made according to the present
method does not necessarily mean -four
from any particular part of the wheat
berry, as ordinarily understood
1IjlLStO9Ie.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03

did this by his artillery. Wise cid P1u-
tarch, deseanting on the topic, very Ap-
propriateIy brings in the old fable Of
the traveller, whom BOreas, with his OBJ
streperous blasts, tried to disrobe of his
good greatcoat; but the result was quite
otherwise; the more violently Boreas
pulled his cheeks the more closely the
man wrapped his coat about him. But
what BOreas could not achieve with all
his strength the sun did with few
slight touches of his genial beams. The
man was so overcome by the softening
influence that he flung both his cloak
and tunic away. So let no woman fool
ishIy attempt to gain from her husband
in rough way what she can surely
achieve by gentleness.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03
The Delights of Housekeeping.

Has housekeeping itself lost half it's
charm since the dear old homeIy days
of our grandmOthers, or have women
so changed, so advanced with the
progress of the age" that they can
no longer delight in the simple pleas
ures Of home and housekeeping Some
such question naturally evolves itself
in ones mind, says a Chicago Herald
writer, after visit, be it only to have
supper, in q real Old-fashiOned house,
where the touch of the mistress pres
ence is perceptibIe from the parIOr to
the kitchen, from the bunch of sweet
smelling pOsies on the mantel to the
pile of crisp Cookies" on the sidebOard.
This presence is Just as much an actu-
atty in busting and in cakemaking, in
preserving and in curtain-hanging, in
dainty understanding linen, in biscuits,
or IN shining bea-cups as in the female
figure, bright and sweet, clean and neat,
that stands at the door, hands out
stretching in welcome. 1t Is time some
body made a protest against city houses.
They, more than anything else, initiate
against real housekeeping Where the
kitchen is a clean, bright, pleasant
room, with a nice, big window, it serves
as an absolute trap to lure the mistress
in. There is certain to be good house
keeping as far as the culinary depart
ment goes, especially when it is not
too much out of the way of daily steps
to reach the kitchen door But what
do city people know of nice, bright,
neat kitchens? Their houses. are ali
up and down stairs, the kitchen is a
mere apology down in the basement,
the stairs are steep and dark, and cook
herself has not light and sunshine
enough to keep her cheerful, or per
haps their houses are too big and too
grand for dear, delightful everyday
housekeeping, and the kitchen is pre-
sided over by a domineering female, at
high wages, who won't have the mis-
tress pokin' about" Besides, it is en-
tered through the buffers pantry, and
grim dragon, with austere stateliness,
guards the way, and stares at madame
If she enters his domain into cooks be-
vOnd.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03

COurtiers are persons whose chief
business is to stand around royalty
laugh when he laughs, and cry whe
he cries. The King Of MenomOtapa,
in addition to these duties, required
his cOurtiers to sneeze when he
sneezed. The effect was peculiar and
somewhat startling to strangers. When
the cOurtiers followed his example, the
lesser cOurtiers in the ante-rOOms
Joined in the sound, and the ordinary
people outside took it up. In cOnse-
Quence a mighty sneeze spread all
over the city like a tidal wave. It may
be mentioned, by way of explanation
of this absurdity; that MenomOtapa,
as a kingdom, IS no more, being about
ten miles square, in Africa, and totally
wiped out by the Arab slaYe-tFaders.
Yet this custom was no more absurd
than the rules established by some
European officers in India, requiring
native Government officials to remove
their country shoes before entering
their august presence. II, however,
they have on a pair of English boots.
they can approach without being put
to any trouble. Recently, some Hin
doc officials, to avoid the indignity Of
presenting themselves in bare feet,
bought single pair Of boots, and each
wore the boots IN turn as ne went up
to be presented to the Governor
There was great fun caused by the
officials running hither and thither to
take their turn with the pair Of boots
but it was pitiful fun, after all. As
Shakspeare's Puck says, " hat fools
these mortals be!"-GOtde71 Days.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03

tion." erect and silent, until the En-
peror salutes them and gives them the
sign to dispense.
The French journalists laugh at this
display Of what they call German
cOrporalism which converts a nursery
into a barracks" But those who are
beginning to have a keen sense of the
beauty and salutary influence of disci-
pline see no harm in the boys paying
this triAing mark Of respect. They
probably enjoy it, and it certainly does
them good thus to recognize the pres
ence of their father and Emperor.
We know, alas too we'll, what hap
pens when no etiquette is observed.
The New York papers described some
time ago the behavior of 600 newsbOys
who were taken on days excursion In
a steam boat about the beautiful waters
of New York harbOr.
Neither the generosity of their bene-
factors nor the lOveliness Of the scenes
through which they sailed had the
slightest ciYiliZing effect upon them.
A mania seized them to do mischief.
They rushed about the boat in gangs,
broke into the dining-rOOm, and seized
the provisions, of which some got
three or four portions while others got
none.
They peIted the reporters with sand
witches, and finally threw overheard
every movable thing, chairs, benches,
hats, tenders, gratings, crockery- and
kept up pandemonium all the rest of
the day.
Here are two extremes. We prefer
the one that gives much pleasure and
no pain, that does some good and no
harm. We prefer any kind of civiliza-
ton to any kind of barbarism.
The Boys Own Portable Bookcase.
Take three pieces of board of equal
length and width for your shelves
any length or width Will do, and any
wood. For example, let US take three
pieces Of well-planed pine, a yard long
md five inches wide.
For the uprights, take five battens,
say a yard long, an inch thick, and an
inch wide. Let them be well-planed
and quite smooth, and in this instance
let them be of pine.
Now cut five nOtches in one of your
shelves of this shape, in this position
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03
Germany's Treasure in East Africa.

In few years it viii not be necessary
for Stanleys to hunt for lost DR.. Emins,
or for adventurous persons to proceed
on a hunt for Stanley. Railways with
luxurious sleeping cars VIII supersede
the caravan. Conductors VIII call ont
such new station names as @Sagara I"
"UgogO" Unyamivesi!' "Utakama!T
"Ututwa!" "Tanganyika! and freight
trains VIII rattle and thunder down
from the Aruwimi loaded with some of
that ivory which Stanley saw lying
about on the ground by the ton. Ger
many has been shrewd. The Zanzibar
coast is the key to the lacustrine region
Of Central Africa. 1t is the weak spot
In the periphery Of the wealthiest pOr-
ton of the central continent. England
has been checked IN Egypt In her pro
gress to the same objective point Her
progress nOrthward from Cape Colony
was slow and painful Germany has
stepped In ahead of her. France has
but a feeble hold on the far western
coast, and the Italians can hardly hold
their own at MassOWah. Germany has
her opportunity ia East Africa. It Is
worth q thousand groups Of South Pa
cI6e lsEanols.-.St Pl95E Pioneer Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03

from the top, the second ten inches
from that, the third twelve inches from
that, and consequently eight inches
from the bottom.
In the center line of your batten,
bore with a gimlet carefully and truly
at right angles to the surface a hole
Just large enough for the screw to slip
through up to its head.
Lay that batten on each of the four
others in turn, and bore all the holes
at the same intervals. If at any time
you wish to alter the intervals, you
have only TO bore fresh holes; but al
ways have all five sticks together when
you bore them, and measure one from
the other. In this way only can you
get your shelves to stand fair and
square.
When you have all your holes bored,
give everything a final smooth down,
and proceed to put things together.
Screw up one end first, then screw up
the other, and then st in the back
piece to prevent the shelves from col
saDaing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03

That is to say, two an inch wide and
an inch deep at each end, and one an
inch wide and an inch deep in the cen
ter. The notches are made by cutting
two sides with a saw and chisehng out
the third, or chipping it out with a
pocket-knife-or, indeed, they can be
done entirely with a knife. In doing
it either way, be careful that the size
is correct and the sides smooth and
vertical.
You now want fifteen two-inch screws
of three-sixteenths in diameter.
One Of your battens Is to go at the
back to steady your shelves. the other
four are to go at the ends as uprights.
Mark on one of your battens the dis
tances at which you wish the shelves to
come. AS you have yard to deal
with, say the first comes at six inches
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03

Plain pine never looks well Of itself.
It should be vanished, or stained wal
nut and varnish, or else blacked. For
black, mix together vegetable black
and gold size till the mixture Is thick
as cream. Half a pint of gold size viii
suffice for the shelves we have de
scribed, and about one gill Of the
black.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03

IT'S only a wee little treasure,
But precious it is for ali that;
1t brings me my coat every morning
And finds both my Ini6tens and hat.
My OVershOss always are ready
And that's a relief you know,
While my little treasure stands waiting
no kiss me before 1 60.
And when come home IN the evening
She's waiting IOr me at the gate;
And then, if I don't come early,
It's Papa, why are you so lRte2'
The papers are always handy,
My slippers are close by my chair;
1t never takes very long to guess
Who il was put them there.
IT'S only a wee little treasure,
With sunny golden hair,
Two blue eyes beWitching,
And a diunpled face so fairs
The image Of her mother,
She is to me most dear,
And If / were to lose her
Lie would indeed be dreaEs
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03

not yet seven years old,
are already subjected
to military etiquette.
says the Youths Com
paq1jO7I. As soon as
their father enters a
room in which they are
playing Prince Will
lam, the eldest, assumes
the command, and cries
out in the tone of a cor
poral drilling a squad {:
''IN RANK {"
The three little fell
lows arrange t b e M .
selves accordingly in
the order of their ages,
and stand " at atten-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03

SHE-No; 1t cannot be, but I VIII
try to be a sister to you. He-Y0u've
never been anything else. You are the
most sisterly girl I ever met. Sister
Iy?n Eyes. You have taken all you
could get out Of me, and have never
given anything In return.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03

COOP MINISTRIES, children, we ali
have bese5ting sins. So have I, like
the rest Now, what 10 you suppose
Is my besetGng sin Bright Boy
Talking.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03
Prince1y Discipline.

- T n Germany the little sons
of the Emperor William
~ Il IL, the eldest of whom is
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03
AT DAYBREAK,

AT DAYBREAK.
Chandelier, in accents shriil,
Told that morn pesped Der the hill
But young Colin debOnair
fingered yet with PhiIIis fair
In the parlOr dark and still.
fingered there to COO and bill
Papa footsteps near the sill
Colin asked, with timOrOus air;
"Sha'n't I cisar2"
yes she said, with sudden thrill
OF conscience that the hour was III
And then he left with quiet care,
While she meandered up the stair.
Then silence reigned and wrought its wiz
ShenJy clear.
-AmsricG.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-03
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
Papa's Treasure.

BY JEFFIE FoRBUsH HAHAFoRD.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1889-01-02
6urcp6iT6e &a6eIbcrtmtt,
Der aspft at sas ttirns golf.

Dublin, 1. Sdnuar.-@rSbiihof SSalla
otrlre teute BON Der Sausei herab cine BOT
idGft bss Ynpfes an Sas iTiide SoIt. Der
Yapf ia9t inter Gnoerem:
pgBir bnben BON ieber bic Satholiteu ST.
lambs, tpel6e ie;t Idngerer 3ett uIeIen 5erbeu
4riifuueen auageiest geneisu fIno. bsloHoerS
lieb gebabt, unb unieTe 2iebe fiir ne mar
Ia 4ubetradt ibrer bemuHoerasmitroi8sH
Refi9fsit NIB ihrer traeitiOueueu Aubau9z
hd3teit en- ihre &eligton I'M 70 inut9er. 3H
Ben linen BON 3eit All 3eit ertbeiIten 5faths
idligeH uno in unlerem fliriIid)eu 0etcet
TarEH mir uiht MIR 6Rr4 8iidf4teu auf
Gl8, mas gBabrbeit IHb 9ere1ttsteit er'
bujGtu, bewegt, iOuoeyH and 6nr9 ben
@und, bic Suterefeu Der irii5eu <botiz
feu 81 fGrbern Ilniere gtebe fir fe geftlts
let ms nid]t, bic Sad]e, fir neId]e StIGno
Iaupft, bur6 irgen6 Spls, mas ibr JHm
&Olpuri seuadlt ner6eI fam, i5pa4eH gu
lafieu. us Btpeis unIerer beioaoereH
@enogenbsit ldidsn mir cine Aujabl 9es
i5Gnfe, peIde ipe5eg Beiesuet poESeu iiEo. Z"
3. 8. Sbeebau, Yariamautsuit9Ite fir
GaFsSerIp, III Ger Complication &u!Oig be-
iuHben nnIbeH. Gr pur0e uater Der Be-
ttuguns, taE e. iidJ Der Beb0Eoa felt, iObal6
er bG5u auigeforeert miro, entlafeu, oa etR
Gr8t beiteiuigtb bat, oaB @iuferteruu8 bet iet7
nem ge9eupdrtt9eu 9eluaoh uFanoe letu
Seben seiibrhen Ueroe.
Sobu 6iHucnue, Yarlameut3uit8lie5 fir
Gaf 9lmerid, melGer aHgeflaat mar
Bidtsr Ill @ematttbQten aufaereijt 81
bubeu, purSeu beute iaulStg bgiuuteu uHo
81 bieImoL aIiGer 59Qit 0eyartbeilt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1889-01-02
gie Gtieu. ,.no gtaDtsHupuFyie.

8biIabeIp b q, /. Sanuar. Dem Be-
ridte bes Bulletin Of the Imerican Sron &
Afinciotion" uher Die Sage bes Gliens
Eno Stnblmdrftes pdlrenb oes Sabre8 1888
ift gu entHebmeH, OaB bas abaeldufeue Sabr
ein fiir bte aeuauRte Subufrtebranfe i'm
Qugemeinen nidlt teiOaeerS giiuitiges gepez
iea il. Die @eiammtprobuftiOI Gu 0f0betleu
Miro anf CO. aRiGiouen 3OuHen geihdBt;
Die 8rcoutticn BON BeiIemerfobI Ouf $780,
600 Sounsu. Die @eiammtprocut;iOu on
S5tabeileu, gjienbIed uuo Sbpari5Ieh
fam Der 0e8 Sabres 1886 anniberuo aleiG,
n61ranb in Sormeilen uno Stabl mebr er
seugt purbe, ais IN ieoem Der Sabre 1886
uno 1887. Der Gonium mar fir @tIeu uuo
Stabl i'm 8eridtsjabre Elm geriHgerer, ais
ter i'm Sabre 1886 ober 1887; importirt
nnrbeu i'm ganSsn $50, 600 Brultoz GoHuen.
9eGen 1887 bot Der @ouium an RobRiien
nm 100000 Sonueu, on Sta5li d1ieueI nm
ca. 100000 SOnueu ubgeuommen. 4ud in
ben preiien NOR nabreub bls Sabres 1888
Gin 8Idaung 3u oerJei6uen, mas nobI aus
Der ieit Nnfou9 oisies Sabres i'm glieubabHs
baue eingetreteHen 8eattion 81 ertldreu H.
Zen Gr0Bten Breisabidlag batteu Stobetisu,
Ndgel uub Stablidisuen 3u uerjetdHen,
mGbrenb Der Brets fir GIte S9ieHeH eiHen
&ufIGl1a elf1hreu bot,
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1889-01-02
Ghftoooer ggndrN,tfFett

Gbicugo, l. Sunuar - Sn Aubetra@t
6es gefsru BON yWafsr in @baucerg" 6rH.
@inoes IN Saten oeS yIrbeiterbuubes" Gb=
gegebenen @utafteH8, lpeIdes oem gIrbei.
terbuuo" bas 9}edt gum 4bbaIteu Don Ser
iummlungeu 1mar sugefeht, ieood bic @mz
piabluus DER QusfeuuH9 6es oerlauateu @lus
haliebefebEs gegen Die Eoiijeibeb8rbe uerDet.
geIt, bat ginpor 9tote beute Dem BOliieitef
Subbarb ueue SnRruftiOueH ertbeilt. gr Iebt
6ariu nuseiunnber, baB Der BolDei obne
3neiIel bas 8edt 5ufebe, trgeno pelte Der
iOueu, 8egeu pelde aegriueeter SerOad.
egifiEe, rnB iie Gin &erbredeu i'm ShiI0e
iubrGu, an Ger IusiibruHg ibres Sorba6eus
Bu berbinoern. Die BOIiBei miife babar, bis
8idtsr Eulep cine meitcre @pfteIoHHg IN
Der QHgeleaeubeit 0bge5e, uaa befiem Srz
meiieu bnuoeln uno bel tbTeuI SAritte ben
Gnardtfsu Srganiiaticneu aegeuiiber bic
Srtnurg in Der Stabt auf biatrete g8etie be-
itiiben, obue ibre BsfuQriiie All ii5srIdraiteu.