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strip six miles long, made two round
trips a day. He started out from
Philmont at 5 q. M, and by the end
OF the first round trip OF twelve miles
it was noon and he got dinner. An
other trip and he gave way to anoth-
er man at p. m. This many Mich
ael McGrath, kept up his twenty-four
miles walk about every day in the
year for eighteen years. Reckoning
$50 days to the year, this makes
l55, 900 miles. Many track walkers
have kept it up longer. A man on
the Erie says he has walked more
than 200, 1000 miles.
'"The unpleasant part comes in
rainy or wintry weather. OF course
il the snow is six inches deep on the
tracks, the track walker can't see the
rails, let alone the loose bolts, and
that is the only time he gets q holi-
day. But the chances are that he will
have to turn IN with the rest Of the
section gang and help clear the road"
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the company, since its formation ex-
cluslvely by the vendors aud their
nominees, shows clearly that the sum
estimated by the vendors and direc-
tors for the good will was excessive
by at least 50, 500. 900, and the All.
sops have been called upon to make
restitution OF that amount. II they
refuse, a gigantic lawsuit will In all
probability follow.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

Census Commissioner Porter has ordered
4 re re-count in Minneapolis, MINI. ItwouId
Appear as though prominent political men
ID that city had thOughtlessly attempted
to cover up fraudulent count.
n Attorney Gereral Miller has ordered the
Prosecution OF persons at Minneapolis,
Minn., charged with census frauds. It is
Apparent, from what can be gathered from
nlI sources, that frauds have been commit.
fed in that city. the extent OF which may
1<ver be known.
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NORTH DAKOTA ITEMS.

Word has just been received at Grand
Forks by District Attorney Cochrane iron
Nest Point that Joe Travis, OF Grand
Forks, a candidate 70. admission to the
military academy there has failed to pass
his examination. His alternate, Crabtree.
declines to enter. This will leave North
OAK ota without n representative at West
Point this year.
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appropriation bills. AS far as the
House is concerned, all the surplus
revenue for rext year is voted away,
and unless retrenchment is practiCed
in the Senate the consequences will be
most serious.
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STARTED TO RUN.

John Kline, however, stumbled and
fell and his clothes caught fire. The
men bravely returned to his assis-
tance, but the fire that enveloped him
could not be extingulshed until ne
had been frightfulIy burned.
Three little boys, Dannie O'Neill,
Andrew and John Mcdonald, were
walking along the railroad track when
the explosion occurred. They were
slightly to the east OF the tank and
the wind blew the blaze directly down
upon them. Shrieking with pain
they impulsively jumped backward
and into the clear space on the west
ern side Of the track. Their clothes
were on fire and they ran down the
tack with the bright blaze streaming
after tnem.->.As soon as the bystand-
ers recovered from the horrifynls
shock occ4sioned by their awful con-
ditIon, they pursued the three boys.
Covering them with coats, they soon
extinguished the flames and laid them
| under tree near by. When an at
| tempt vas made to remove O'Neil' s
clothes great piece OF his flesh peel
ed of his face and body at the slight
est touch. He was Concious and
never uttered a cry. The buildings
and stocks so far as burned, will be a
fatal loss. There is no insurance, nc,
rording to the statement OF Ed ward
l.. Goodwin, vice president OF the
Standard Oil company. Mr.. Good.
win said: at is almost impossible
yet to estimate the loss. We will first
have to find our bearings. i should
judge, from present appearance, that
| the loss on stock and all would be be-
tween $50, 900 and 100000"
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THERE WAS A DULL PUFF


as the vapor escaped, filling the air ali!
around. The gas, as is known, Is
heavier than the air and it sank to
the ground, spreading out all over the
locality and moving with the wind.
Almost in a twinkling it reached one
OF the sheds under which there was n
fire. There was flash as the inflam-
mable vapor ignited and Immediately
after there was tremendous explo-
sion. The tank was blown to pieces
and the hundreds OF gallons OF burn
ing oil were scattered all over thegreat
works. wal! OF fire 300 feet high
and nearly 900 feet long moved with
lightning rapldity 20 the buildings.
In less time than it takes to relate it.,
the canning house filled with thou
sands OF gallons Of refined oil, the
the cooper shop, carpenter shop,
pump and engine houses, the filling,
lubrlcating houses, thasJorage houses,
the paint and glue houses and 900
feet OF platform were all ablaze and
burned iuriously. At the first intIma
tion OF the explosion all OF the work.
men, who could do 80
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STANDARD OIL WORKS BURNED.
Disastrous and Fatal Fire at LouIs-
Vile, Kentucky.


Five acres OF fire was the awful
sight witnessed at the Standard Oil
refinery at Fifth and c streets, Louis
Vile, KY, on the 3Oth uIt. The i'm.
mense structure was blazing at every
point and the heat was so intense
that even 200 yards away persons
were overcome. The following is q
list OF the casualties:
Andrew Mcdonald, aged II, badly
burned about the breast and face, but
will recover.
John Mcdonald, aged ii, literally
roasted alive, can't live but q short
time.
Dan O'Neil, aged ~, burned almost
to crisp and will die.
John Kline, aged %, frightfulIy
burned all over the body and cannot
recover.
Severn skene, aged Al, terribly
| burned but will recover.
J. S. Pettiee. aged %, badly though
not fatally burned about the head
and breast.
Arthur Yonkers, aged IS, slightly
! burned.
1t was first reported that seven had
| lost their lives and later that three
were killed and thirty-five were wound
ed, but 1t Is now believed the above
will cover the casualties. The fire
| broke out at S:45 O'Clock and was in
many respects a remarkable one.
| The refinery is on the east side OF the
Louisville & Nashville track, but the
tanks are scattered along it on both
sides. 0n the 2Sth ult.. q tank OF
crude oil came in on q fiat car from
Cleveland, and 1t was to be turned in
! to the refinery yats. Some OF the
wcrkmen thought the iron tank was
! too hot for such thing to be- done
with safety. After consultation it
was postponed in the hope that on
the 30tn ult. The weather would be
cooler. 1t did not prove to be, how
ever, and it became necessary to run
| the oil out Of the car tank into anoth-
er one in the yard. Inspector Sever
en- Skene took John Pettige and an.
other workman, whose name could
not be learned, with him, and they
climbed on the car. They mounted
the manhead and were about to un.
screw the cap when they felt that
there was tremendous pressure
from the inside against it. At first
they decided not to open it, but final
ly changed their minds and did so.
| In an instant
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Marvin Items.

Wash. Solomon, of Atchison, spent
the 4th with friends and relatives in
this place.
@. A. Carson, cashier Bank of Mar
win, is in Atchison this week.
Charles Mcleod. for the past three
years principal of the Marvin schools,
took his departure Saturday for
Wayne, Neb., where he will make
his future home. Mr.. Mcleod has
made an industrious and efficient
teacher and it viii probably be some
time before we get as good one again.
John Peter Barnard and Mr.. Owen,
of Kirwin, were taking in a good
town Tuesday
c. H Edgecombe is building an
addition to his business room, which
he viii use for a residence.
Greenleaf and Baker have rebuilt
their Office and repaired their scales,
and are now prepared to receive stock
and all kinds Of gram.
Frank MclIanis has been quite
sick for the last week, but IS improv-
/ ing some now.
I The MethodIsts will hold a camp
meeting near Bockport, commencing
July 18th.
To say that the celebration July
4th was a success is putting it very
mild. The program through the day
was good, the fireworks excellent,
the crowd immense. The thanks of
all Marvin and ali participating are
due the Phillipsburg Band for some
very good music.
As we write it is rumored here that
some of the parties in jail, including
one from Marvin, have escaped and
have not yet been re-captured. Only
i few days since one man escaped
from this same Jail, and it surely
looks peculiar that with warning like
this such vigilance is not used as will
mot prevent a second occurrence of
this kind With all due respect to
ISherif Scrivener and his deputies we
must say that it looks like something
is wrong. We only consider 1t a
matter Of time until the others are
let loose to prey on the community.
KANsAN.
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much-very much to do in making
times ''hard" or "easy" is conceded
by all the best writers on finances.
The volume of money is the guage
that increases or diminishes prices.
The United States Monetary Commits
sion says in its reports that every
great and general fall in prices in
the whole history of the world has
been preceded by a decrease in the
volume of money, and there has never
been a general rise IN prices except
through a preceding increase in the
volume of money. J. M. Joseph, a
writer discussing this subject recently
SAID: in the contraction of the cur
rency the past few years we have the
secret ali in a nut shell of low prices,
burdensome debts, mortgaged farms,
mortgaged chattles and unemployed
labor" 1t is so plain, SO indisput-
able, so within the experience and
observation of all, that the greatest
wonder about the whole matter is
that an intelligent people would so
long endure such imposition by the
few upon the many, by the rich upon
the poor, by the creditor upon the
debtor. The contraction of the cur
rency in the face of the increasing
population and increase of commerce
amounts to a virtual conspiracy not
only against the farmer, mechanic
and Iaborer, but against popular gov
eminent itself, for it concentrates the
wealth in the hands of the few and
builds up a dIctatorial moneYed class
that exercises an all powerful infu-
ence IN public affairs. Mr. Turner
need have no fear that if the volume
of currency is increased by the free
coinage of silver or the more rapid
coming of silver money, that the
moneyed classes will be robbed. The
initiation of the volume of money
would certainly bring about a cOndi
ton of things which would make il
more difficult for them to continue
piling up mountains of wealth Sc
rapidly as in the past, but it woulc
bring better times to the poor anc
especially those who are in debt, anC
as the debtor class are more numer
Gus than the creditor class it would
not be bad thing to do to let then
now have a little taste Of better times
''Turn about is fair play you know.
l-EDITOR HERALD.
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What Causes Hard Times.

Ed. HERALD In your statements
in answer to ''Corn Cracker" you re-
ferred to some several causes as be-
ing sufficient to account for the ''bard
times" You may have spoken with
the veracity of a sincere prophet, and
yet failed to haYe spoken with the
foresight of a seer. Your knowledge
of economic subjects ought to be more
trustworthy than that of many others,
for it is apparent that you have given
such questions much attention. but
Notwithstanding your study Of the
problem it remains true that you, nor
no one else, seems to fully compre-
bend the entire subject. Though
complete, every sided information rel
alive to capital and labor is what is
truly wanted. Believing as I do,
that we at best know but very little,
I therefore beg leave to call in ques-
tion some of your statements. In at
tempting to do so, however, I would
not have you suppose that I labor
under an impression that I have &C
curate knowledge on every topic in
Ivolved in the subject Of capital and
labor; for I am sensible of my In
competency to discuss such a sub
| ject. The reasons given by you why
we are having ''hard tines are plaus-
lble but not necessarily correct, or in
harmony with the facts. You re-
member that you enumerated as zone
Of the chief causes the scarcity Of
money In circulation" You gave
Senator Plumb as good authority on
the subject Of finance. You quoted
him as saying that ''there is not to
exceed $4,000 per capita In circu-
lation. Notwithstanding Senator
Plumb is mighty man, and is look
ed upon as being well informed on
the great questions now before the
| Nation for consideration, yet he may
be mistaken as to the amount of cur
! rency in circulation. Did he not de
clare recently that the entire amount
of money in circulation in the United
States amounted to only 500, GOO, GOO Oh
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Happy Hoosiers

VIM. TimmOns Postmaster Of Ida
vile, Ind, writes: IS Electric Bitters
has done more for me than all other
medicines combined, for that bad feel
ing arising from Kidney and LIVER
trouble John Leslie, farmer and
stockman, of same place, says. ''Find
Electric Bitters to be the best Kidney
and Liver medicine, made me feel like
a new man 50 j. w. Gardner, hard
ware msrchant, same town, says Elec
trlc Bitters is just the thing for a man
who is all run down and don't care
whether he lives or dies; he found new
strength, good appetite and felt just
like he had q new lease on life. Only
Ore5 bottle, at G.. w BickEOrd's drug
0gtsg9
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-07-11

THE following is a plank lately
adopted by the Republican State Con
vention of Iowa and expresses the
general sentiment of the people OF
the west on the currency question:
We are IN favor Of such an expan-
sion of the currency as viii meet the
growing demands of the increase in
population and trade and Offset the
contraction resulting from the con
tinuaI withdrawal Of the national
bank circulation. That to this end
we favor such legislation as viii util-
ize as money the entire silver product
of our mines, and We favor such laws
as viii aid N the ultimate unrestrict-
ed use of both the precious metals as
money.
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HOW TO ORGANIZE ALLIANCEs-

The first 81 ep is to call meeting or get tOgeth.
er as yOu tn ink best. Then elect a president,
vice president, secretary and treasurer, ask the
right to Org1u siZe and send il TO j. 4. DuBning,
Crow, Kansas, or r. ID. Smith, Prairie View,
Kansas, who are the county organizers, and they
will attend to the organization at the earliest
convenience 1t takes IS TO organize, fees so cts.
Organizer fu Pa shes charter and supplies.
Address OF ClrganiZer-J Il. Duuuing, Crow,
Kansas, or r. De Smith, Prairie View. Kansas.
County Ofisarg.- President Jas. Arnold, Long
Island: FiCe-President, j. 4. Dunning, Crow
Secretary. B. l4ingdeli. LOgan.
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6OO,0O0,0O0 of dollars. Had Senator
Plumb known the exact volume of
in circulation it is evident
that his statement would have been
definite, instead of varying from
100000 to a 100000 of dollars.
So it is apparent that he is not very
reliable authority when the amount
of currency per capita is under con-
sideratiOn, Again, you say the cur
rency should be $4,000 per capita.
We are willing to admit for the sake
of the argument that the entire
amount Of money now in circulation
in the United States is not more than
about $1,000 per capita. Now let us
suppose that the currency was so in
creased and augmented that it would,
within the next year, equal $4,000 per
capita. What effect do you believe
such an increase of the money in cir
cuIation would have upon the trade
in our country? Are you persuaded
that it would be we'll for the country
to more than double the volume of
currency in circulation in the United
States? If contracting of the cur
rency has been the main cause for
the hard times since the late civil
war, and has aided in creating panics
and precipitating strikes, and in
causing prices to fuctuate, and has
assisted the rich to become richer
and caused the poor to become more
impoverished, does it not then stand
to reason that an undue imitation Of
the volume of the currency woald re-
suit in depreciating the property of
the wealthy and in assisting the poor
to pay off debts more easily than
they could if the currency continued
as it was when they contracted their
debts? Now sir, it seems plain that,
if it is true that the contraction of
! the currency has made the rich richer
and the poor poorer, then it becomes
the imperative duty of our legisla-
lures to Immediately apply the proper
remedies, to right, if they can, the
wrongs which have been inflicted
upon an ignorant people and so reg
ulate the circulation Of the currency
that the money of the Nation will be
kept in a healthy condition, so that
! it can ueither be much contracted nor
much inflated. I do not profess to
know much, but if it IS true that the
contraction Of the currency has
brought woe and distress upon the
toiling millions and enriched the
favored few, the legislators who com
pretended the situation and combined
with the rich to defraud the masses
should be at least relegated to the
shades of oblivion and made to drinl
the wrath Of an outraged and justly
indignant people
IFDIroR's COMMENTS. Elder Turner
seems to put in a general denial t.
our statement that one Of the chic
causes Of hard times IS a contraction
of the currency and yet he does no
plant himself on any particular posi-
/ ton. Senator Plumb is Lot the onl!
well informed person who says tina
/ there Is not now to exceed $1,000 pc
capita In actual circulation in tht
! country. Other careful and able mel
/ declare the same thing. That th'
volume OF money in a country ha
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-07-11
FARMHRs ALLIANCE oOLUMN

AS large numbers of our subscribers are mem
bers OF the Farmers Alliances and as the HERALD
is in accord with the general objects OF That order
we nave de voted this space TO the publication OF
communications and other writings which may
be Of special interest to the Alliance. We solicit
contribute as from members of the order who
have anythi Bg of interest to say to the public
Let your aFt icles be brief and to the point.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-07-11
TIE PEOPLES PARTY
Can for a State Convention.

In pursuance Of resolution adopted by the
convention assembled at the state house in To-
peka on Thursday, the 18th day Of June, $780,
which convention was composed OF delegates
from the farmers Alliance and Industrial Union,
the Farmers Mutual Benefit Association, the
Patrons of Husbandry, the Knights OF Labor and
Single Tax Clubs we hereby issue this call for a
peoples convention to be held in the city of To-
peka on
"WEDNESDAY, THE 18th DAY OF August, $780,
to place in nomination candidates for state Offices
and TO transact any and all business that may be
legitmately brought before the convention.
Under this call Phillips County is entitled to D
DELEGATES.
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eood Work for thg soIalerg.

With a lively, Woodworking Demo
cratic element to contest against in
Congress the Republican party has
done extremely good work for the
old soldiers by securing the passage
Of the dependent pension bill Con-
coTdia Daylight
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-07-11

The population of Kansas cities
are as follows: Topeka $1,000, Law
renee 1892, Leavenworth 2O,457
Emporia 1900, Wichita $1,000, Atch-
ison 1900, Abilene $500, Arkansas
City 9,400.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-07-11
Begg.a Family Medicines.

Begg's Diarrhea Balsam will cure
any case of diarrhea, colo or dyson
terry more quickly and effectually
than any other medicine on the mar
ket It is purely vegetable, and no
one need fear giving it to the most
delicate child, or the strongest Of men,
Try it and you will not be disappoint-
ed. Sold by S. S. Fisher 8 Co,
Druggists. dec. z '89-Iyr
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.EHTIrsrRx,
DR.. Id. Ora.
GEORGES A. SPAULDING,
Attorney-at Law.

Win do q general Law and land business. Col
kectiona made with pFOmptnees and dispatch.
once over the Phillips County Bank, Phillips
5Qtgs KsRsss-
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Office st the rate of so cents per hmm
lred. If
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AGRA ADVERTISERS.

Post Master. .... ......... L. c. Gardner,
Christian Church. ....F F. P. Franklin. Pastor
General Merchant Arthur ellis
General Merchant. $500. Mrs. x. Kauders
Hardware snd Implements e. Smedley & Strain.
Billiard Hall ..-....... .......... Gilbert Clark.
C. X. i n. Land Agent. c. H. Turner.
Notary, Collections, Farm Loans. W. I. Wands
Agra House 800. NV. B. Caps. Prop.
Livery and Feed Stable. .........-...W. B. BOOz.
Blaeksulithing and Livery Stable Ohm Wilson
Meat Market 5000. $500. Merideld & Moore.
Commercial Hotel .......-. Mrs. Miller
Grain, Lumber, Coal, and
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81. D. BROTHERS, n. D.,

Physician and Surgeon,
once at Il. A. Harmon's Drug Store, east side
OF Public Square, Phlllipeburg Kansas All calls
both day and night pFympty attended To-
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PRAIRRyIEW ADVERTISERS.

Notary Pu0hc..-......... ......JACoB POPPEN.
Justice Peace and Notary Public, D. D. BEMIs.
General Merchants. ...... PoPPEN s. VAN DIEsT.
Logan Lumber Co., Manager. &c. j. ". BOWMAN.
Harness Dealer WIN. HUEDEBSEAN.
Livery and Feed Stable JOHN CUsuEes.
Hardware and ImPlements~a ~. S. FARMER.
blacksmith Shop . -. Vincent BoLrE.
Flour Store. ..-...-...... .-... Mrs. II. HODGINs.
Carpenter and Contractor. ZwEEBs.
Commercial Hotel ....-.........L. 0. FANsLER.
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A. B. HOUCK, NJ. D.,
Eclectic Phy6ioian

ONCE at G. " Biekford's Drug Store, north
side Of Public Square, PhilEpsburg, Kansas. All
calls both day ana night promptly attended TO.
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CHURCHES.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
b. WALLACE, NJ. D.,

Physician and Surgeon.
Special attention given 70 the diseases Of wO-
men. Local Surgeon OF the c. 4. 8 n. hsiirOsd.
Eangaa
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How to XIII Wolves.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. 10. /

FORT WORTH, TEX, Dec. IT, lsyJ.
Editor Gazette.
Wolves are reported quite numerous in
the country. suggest the following
means Of destroying them, which l ave
used n known Others to use with sue
cess:
Take a chunk of wood, bore a hole an
inoh and a half in diameter by about two
inches deep, or several such holes, as
you nay see fit. Take melted tallow,
mix s~trychnine in It until the s%trychnine
is dissolved, then pour while warm INTO
the chunk of wood. Rub the wood with
asafetida and sweet anDis, which will
attract the animals Q long distance. OF
course the strvchuins viii! kill other AMI
mails as well as the wolves.
w. r, Nj. LAURY.