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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

have already alluded, the skirt being of
gray wool embroidered with white silk
shell motives, and the jacket a white
flannel with the revers, the collar and
the borders of the short sleeves trimmed
with cherry-red passementerie zigzags
The chemisette with the undersleeYes is
in loosely folded cherry-red silk. To
complete this bright and attractive tot
let, cherry-red stockings, white gloves
and natty straw hat, with a white band
ZigZagged with cherry-red, are necessary.
This costume may very appropriately be
termed not i'm de steele but tin de sdiSoTl.
1t still listens to what the wild waves are
saying; but with one ear it catches the
sound of the waltz, which reaches her
from some inland resort where the giddy
pleasure-seekers gather to try cOnclu-
sions with the brilliant autumn foliage.
l saw a charming costume at the sea-
side last week, very dressy and very
stylish, consisting of plain white cloth
skirt opening on the side on a panel of
fawn-colored velvet, embroidered with
fine gold braid. The waist was of white
cloth made with cross pleatS disappear
ing into a cOrselet of the fawn-colored
velvet, embroidered in the same manner
as the panel. The effect of this cOrselet
was very stylish, giving an effect Of will
Lowry grace. Large bouffant sleeves of
WllJ0 ClOIu lOll over JLc 4OuS CuuS,
which matched the collar. A coarse
straw hat ornamented with bows of
fawn velvet and aigrette of white pea
cock feathers is worn with this becOm-
ing dress. All in all, it was very hand
some costume full of style and effect.
In the third illustration you will find
an original ensemble, consisting of
white barege dress, figured with small
rose bouquets, trimmed with black lace
and black velvet bretelles and ceinture.
With this costume is worn a gray straw
hat, garnitured with pale roses and
white gauze. The black lace trimming
is applied with great deal of taste and
marked originality, and wants close
study, for it is only the most skillful hand
that can save originality from becoming
mere oddity, which is not allowable in
art
was very much amused the other day
upon reading an article entitled, DRESS
for the Middle-aged, 4" just as if a woman
would ever admit that she was middle
aged" She might under pressure con-
fess to being an old woman, but middle
aged" neveri
However, this writer is correct in say
ing that pulled sleeves and straight
skirts don't become everybody, and that
the consequence is one comes across a
goodly supply of "lamb-dressed mutton"
In days walk
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16
NIattie,s Rusc.


A lady from Kansas, who was visit
ing a family on Walnut street, West
Philadelphia, week or more ago, told
a wonderfully clever story of q wo-
mans wit.
When my husband was a candidate
for the State Senate we lived on
farm two miles from our nearest neigh
Dor and four miles from town. One
day just as we were sitting down to
dinner a wagon drove up containing
four of my husbands political friends.
They were influential and expected to
dine with US. To my horror the Irish
maid who lived with us informed me
as we had all assembled that there was
just bread enough for our own dinner,
and there was no flour in the house for
biscuits. Here was a terrible and IN
usual quandary. Four able-bodied
men and bread enough for only two of
them. Only a woman with her hus-
bands interests at stake can appre-
ciate my feelings. I called my oldest
son out of the room, put him on a
horse, with a bag over his arm, and
told him to ride on a gallop to Mrs.
BIS, our nearest neighbor, and
borrow all the bread she had, explai4-
ing my predicament. AS Bob rode
away my servant, Matte, said: %Sure,
ma'am, the bread viii all be gone in
tirely before the lad raches BIS.
But Just lave it till me" she added
with grin. "Don't worry yer swate
sowl about it; We'll have it in time"
went back to the dining-room and
my heart dropped as I saw that only
four or five slices of bread were left on
the plate, though there was an abund-
ance of meat and vegetables. Sud
denly Mattie's head was stuck in the
door, and in a voice of CONSERVATION,
with terror written on her face, she
fairly yelled: "Plaze, ma'am, the
shtable's on frel"
In an instant the dining-room was
deserted. Our guests sprang to their
feet, and, headed by NV husband,
rushed from the room. Sure enough,
there were volumes of blush smoke
pouring out of the stable door and
through the cracks in the boards.
There was a frantic RI for water
buckets and the well, and long chase
out to the barn. But somehow Matte
was there first with bucket of water
and had the fire nearly extinguished
by the time the others arrived. 1t
took fifteen minutes to get order re-
stored, and by that time Bob had
arrived with the bread. Matte had
started the fire in an old vinegar bar
rel with some straw. It was a risky
piece of business, I thought, until the
sharp-witted girl told me that she had
dampened the straw so that it would
make q heavy smoke, and afterward
had covered the barrel with pieces of
loose boards thoroughly dampened. -
Philadelphia Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16
A Picket-Fence Post.

AS a cheap substitute for picket-fence
posts the following may be adopted
Take a piece of hardwood inch board
one foot in width, and of a length tc
correspond with the height of the
fence. Saw this board diagonally
from one corner to the other, and when
sawed turn the broad ends together.
thus making a base two feet wide.
Saw notches in these pieces near tor
and bottom to admit the parallel fence
ribs. To prevent the post from sink.
ing into the ground, saw notch in the
bottom of it just large enough to set
over the board, say two feet long and
an inch wide. Set on edge and the
post substitute is DONE Ne,c York
I7ldepende71t.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

A LECTURER not famed for the flu
ency of his delivery at any time, and
who read every word of his lectures, on
one occasion had sewed the leaves to-
gether with such judicious frnness that
the last word of each line was all but
indecipherable-a pain to himself and
an evaporation to his audience. This
gentleman was go little aware Of the
want of touch between him and his
hearers that the ironical plaudits which
gradually began to salute his success
in getting at a more difficult word
than usual only evoked an assurance
that though the applause was extreme
" gratifying to him he rather feared it
took up time! The cheers this pro-
voked took up so much time that when
they were over a good part of his hear
ers were also gone.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

as it really is. The book was submit
ted to the Minister Of Public Instruc-
ton. @The work is an excellent one,
and we viii certainly put It into use in
schools when the provinces Of Alsace
and Lorraine are restored to France"
This reply is pretty typical of almost
all Europe stfI. When we have got
what we want, we will be so
good. "I only want Trieste" says
Italy. when I have Constantinop1e,"
says Russia. when there is nothing
more for me to lay my hands on, says
John Bull.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

In summary of the results of the
circumpolar observations OF 1882 to
1884, DIR. T. Ham mentions that the
observer at the mouth of the Lena
noticed that the members of the party
there stationed were all more suscept-
ible of cold in summer than in winter
In winter they could expose themselves
experimentally for a few minutes to q
temperature of about 50 degrees Fab.
renheit, with scarcely any clothing.
without any unpleasant feeling. The
explanation IS probably to be found in
the complete stiffness of the air.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

effective by having scattered over it and
serving as pins to hold the ribbons, ETC.,
d large number of little butterflies with
mock gems of various colors.
In the last illustration there are repre-
sented two handsome toilets of marked
characteristics, the one on the right be-
ing a combination of pale fresh-butter
yellow and dark-green striped faille,
with white guipure cut in the novel
fashion indicated; a plain maize straw
hat, with no other garniture than two
white pigeons, is worn with this cos
tune; while on the left you behold a
lovely dress made of gray striped fan
mel, with fine white satin VOlant borders
below, and a jacket of mOuse-gray wool
with black satin revers. The chemisette
is of pale blue and white striped linen,
the long cravat being of plain white
surah. The hat which accompanies this
charming costume is a black felt Spanish
bolero, Ornamented with white pigeon
feather. The gloves are white and so is
the sunshade, which constitutes part and
parcel of this ensemble, only it has a
black satin band around the edge.
Not content with smOthering its
devotee beneath cascade of frills,
rufus, and ruches, Queen Fashion now
skirt-trimming. 1t will help out the
severely plain skirt amazingly. Or the
plainness of the skirt may be relieved
by tiny frills set one above the other.
These frills lend a great deal of style
to foulard and, in fact, to all soft
materials.
There is still visible and outward
sign of the hustle. 1t makes itself felt al
most imperceptibly by the insidious man.
ner of its attack. To accomplish this,
the modiste collects the back fullness
into very small compass, and this, of
course, tends to produce an embryo bus
tie. Oh, no; there are no steels and no
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16
HOW's This +?

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured
by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
X. j. CHENEY d CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last IA years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
lions, and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST d TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Tole-
10, o.
WALDMe, KNNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

A male friend of an fnquiring turn Of
mind once asked me whether woman
really thought that she could success
fully disguise her age by dressing young.
I told him that I thought not; but that
oldish women dressed young for the
same reason that old men like to asso-
ciate with young ones. Now it is exact
" this term middle age" which is so
distasteful to a woman. If she could
only change from youth to old age with
out any of these invidious gradations it
would be all right. But to be expected
to underscore ones "middle age" by
wearing certain style of dress, that is
asking more than poor weak human ma
ture can bear.
"How old do you take Mrs. De G to
be?" asked of the male friend above
mentioned.
"Well," was his reply, @judging by the
tightness of her skirts I should say she
was 16, but from her crowsfeet, my
guess would be about A."
At the Newport Casino, last week, I
saw a striking and stylish costume of
figured silk, corn-colored ground, en-
broidered with branches of hollyhocks
in red, yellow and mauVe. The skirt
was straight and entirely covered with
the embroidery. The waist, on the con-
trary, was quite plain, heavily pleated
and trimmed with corn-colored satin
ribbon with a Pierrette ruche. The
sleeves were made of alternate strips of
satin ribbon and Valenciennes. The big
hat was of corn-colored tulle, garnitured
with Valenciennes, butterflies and two
large punches of hollyhocks. The lady
carried a large corn-colored gauZe fan
with hand-painted hollyhocks. This
toilet was made to appear still more
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16


CERTAIN phi
losophical thinker,
who had spent his
life trying to prove
that whatever is
is right, became
somewhat ratified
when he tried to
account for wom-
ans intense desire
for fnery, the
more so as it is a
complete reversal
Of the natural Or
der. His conclu-
sion was that it is
intended as a pun
ishment for man,
~A.A til
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16
POPULAR SCIENCE,
BY PROF. }. F. ELsoM.
WHAT WE SEE BELOW THE
WAVES.

ESS than half
a mile below
the surface of
? the sea. half a
mile below air
and sunlight,
we will walk in
the jungles and
abysses and see
still greater in
the dim be-
y on d. TIL e
creatures o +
the shore will
scurry about
us on our way
repealed by
such monsters
as they think
we are, at the
same time at
'tracted by the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

In collections centuries old, to be.
seen both in China and Japan, are spe-
cimens of the most remarkable draw
ings in the world-pictures of all kinds;
drawn with the thumb nail. The nails
of the thumb on the left hand of these
peculiar artists are allowed to grow to
an enormous length, sometimes to foot
or eighteen inches, and are then pared to
pen-shaped point. Dipping this oddly
constructed pen in beautiful vermilion
or sky-blue ink, the only kind of ink
used in these sacred" thumb-nail
drawings, the artist gracefully outlines
his work. Occasionally, the bold
touches from the studio of a master in
this department of "high art" are life
sized, and are sketched by few sweeps
of the artists arm. Like other pictures
and sketches of the Orient, these sacred
thumb-nail pictures are mounted and
rolled up like scrolls.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

THE recent illness Of the Prince Sake
Meiningen has excited a medical con-
troversy in Germany which bids fair to
rival in its intensity that which fol-
lowed the death of the Emperor Fred
erick. The PriEce himself has signed a
declaration that the Berlin doctors Zone
of Sir Morell Mackenzie's bitterest an
tagonists among them) did him no
good, and that he owes his GONZALES
cence entirely to the skill of DR.. Metz
ger, of Marienbad.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

If report is to be relied on, the. Chi
nese have still long way to go before
they viii be in position to avail them
selves of the benefits of modern scien-
tifc progress. It is stated that the i'm
perial palace, by order of the young
Emperor, was fitted throughout with
electric lights. The imperial cabinet
was called together to Witness the for
NAL opening of the new system of illu-
mination. Instead, however, of their
expressing admiration of the brilliant
light, they stood aghast. This wonder
full sheen, which came and went ut the
touch of button, could only be the
offspring of supernatural powers, and
was probably the machination of evil
spirits. Thus in solemn conclave the
mandarins decided, and in few days
the electrical plant was removed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

SOME people speak as if hypocrites
were confined to religion, but they are
everywhere-peo pretending to be
wealthy when they have not six
pence, assuming knowledge of which
they are ignorant, shamming culture
they are far removed from, adoptine
opinions they do not hold
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

WOMAN, heal thyseH by using Dr. Asa Bucks
w Golden Specific a sure cure for all female
diseases, such as leucorrhoea, whites, ulcers in
hammatiou, falling of the womb, enlargement of
the woHb. painful menstruatien, etc. Do not
fail to try this wonderful treatment. Call or
write for free sample treatment. It costs you
nothing to try it. Large box $1.oo by mail post
paid. WOOLVERTON BROS, druggists, sS4
Kansas Ave-. Topeka. Kansas, Western Agents.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16
A Woman Knows vvhars fTponn,er.

Jim-Tom, you can always rely on
woman's honor.
Tom-More than man?
Jim-Yes, woman knows what is
honor, and I can prove it.
Tom-Then prove it.
Jim-If a women enters a church
and sits IN pew, and another comes
and sits in the pew before her, don't
you think the woman viii know what's
on 'er?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

In the days of Columbus learned
men boldly asserted that if a ship
should reach India she would never get
back again, because the rotundity of
the globe would present a kind of
mountain, up which it would be impos-
sibIe to sail, even with the most favor
able wind.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

A BOSTON boatman, who received
b0-cent piece for saving four men from
drowning, has had the coin engraved:
FReward of Merit-For Rescuing Four
Men from Drowning, 12f cents Apiece"
He will wear the coin as a medal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

ONE of the standing properties of the
prison of Uskub, Macedonia, is col
Lection of large ants. Fifty ants, placed
on the body of q man chained to the
floor so that he can't move limb or head,
viii cause as extreme torture as can be
devised
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16
KANSAS

IT takes about three seconds for 3
Message to go from one end of the At
antic cable to the other-ebout seven
hundred miles a second.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

TIE diamond trade is much interest
ed in the remarkable artificial diamonds
which came into notice during the Paris
Exposition. So perfect are some of the
limitations that they puzzled dealers and
experts. BY the same chemical anal
ysis as applied to precious stones, they
are found to melt at only high degree
of heat, and, of course, were exceed
ingly hardin fact, so hard that they
would scratch and almost cut mirror
glass.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

TIE BARRIERS of Nordhausen, Saxony
IRE compelled by law to cleanse and dis
infect their brushes, combs and razors
Immediately after use, and before they
ire applied to the hair or beard of an
other customer,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

The Gerry best tOay to know whether or not
Dobbins' Electric Soap is as good as it is
said to be, is to try 1t yourself. 1t can't de-
ceive yolt. Be sure to get no imitation.
There are lots of them Ask your grocer for
lust one bar
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16
A Hard THING to 10.

The pathway of life is full of difficult
ties, but Origins says he has about
made up his mind that one of
the hardest things in the world for q
man to do is to admit to his wife that
he has been N the wrong.-Rana's
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

WHEN whisperingit is snid that stam-
merers rarely show any impediment in
speech. On this fact new line of treat
ment has been adopted, which is as fol-
lows: In the first ten days speaking is
prohibited. This will allow rest to the
voice, and constitutes the preliminary
state of treatment. During the next
ten days speaking is permissible in the
whispering voice; and, in the course of
the next fifteen days, the ordinary con-
Yersational tone may be gradually en-
ployed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

When great preparations were being made
in London for the celebration of the Great
Queens Jubilee, loyal citizens anxious to
participate were rapidly curing ali their
aches and pains beforehand, by generous
use of Salvation Oil.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

The beauty craze has revolusionized socie-
tionized the treatment of coughs and colds.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

JUST as the collection plate was about
10 be passed around at recent religious
services at a church at Darlington,
Hartford Co., Md, there was clap of
thunder, and it is stated that the con-
gregation left the building in a hurry.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16
THE MELANCHOLYDAYS.
WOMAN WAS NEVER MORE
BEAUTIFUL THAN NOW.

For Tt Is in the Autumn that Her PIu
mage, Like That OF the Birds Is thu
.Prettiest-SOme Handsome and Stylish
Costumes Sketched and Described.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

1t is said that there are more men with a
classical education on the streets than there
are tramps.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

An eminent physician says that catarrh is
produced by men removing their hats in the
aires. Profanityis caused by women keeping
their hats on.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

Mrs. WlnsiOw's soothing SyrHp fer Chill
dren teething, softens the gums. reduces inheYn-
nation. allays pain. cures wind collie 25c bottle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

man n'texpect to transact much bust
ness with a barber without getting into a
scrape.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

'FThe Rochester is a perfect lamp. No
smoke, no smell, no broken ehimneys. A light as
soft twilight, genial as love and brilliant as n
June morningi Ask for it, Send for Catalogue
Rochester Lamp Coz New Ork.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

Torchlight parades go we'll while the ben
zine is kept in the lamps and out of the men.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

Schooi-ma 'ams are nearly all misses, and
the misses on the stage are generally ma mas.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

ga Patent Leather Shine.''
Try Bixby's "Three Bee" backing. Polish es quick
Preserves leather. Family box has patent handle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

LOUISIANA planters are finding out
that the slaughter of alligators has al
lowed muskrats, the great enemies of
the levees, to increase at an alarming
rate. South Florida people have dis
covered that the rapid decrease of the
alligator in the peninsula has been ac-
companied by corresponding increase
In the moccasin, the most venomous of
American snakes and the alligator's
choicest food. The saurian isn't pref
ty, but he's a friend of humanity,
nevertheless.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

Burglar-"How is business with you JIM ga
ickpocket-"Pretty poor picking"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

A medicine that has been sold for years
must have merit. This is the case with
Prfckly Ash Bitters.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

Don't fail to read about Prick1y Ash Bit
sers in this issue. 1t may be of benefit to
you.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

Steven the LATEST of men can usually see
some work that some other fellow ought to do.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

The men who hold up trains for robbery
should themselves be held up for example.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

Love may be blind but he skips the girl
with the squint.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

PrickIy Ash Bitters is vegetable com
pound. pure and reliable. Give it a trial, it
will help you.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-16

When Baby was sick we gave her Castoria,
When she was Child she cried for Castoria,
When che became Miss. she chung to Castoria,
WHEN she had children sns gave them Castoria.