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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
A GirI's Presence of Mind.

A whole village was thrown into ex-
element not long ago by an ignorant,
uncontrolled young mother, who ran
screaming into the street, "Jack is
bleeding to death! Run for the doctor,
quick !"
The father walked the floor In a
panic of terror; the children cried !:
the neighbors focked in; the mother
went into Mysteries; and little Jack
was fainting from loss of blood. The
blood spurts" showed that an artery
had been severed. His father was
trying to plaster up the wound in his
arm, when a young girl of sixteen,
from the high school, came rushing
in. She snatched a pillow-case off
the bed, cut it into strips, and bound
them tightly above and below the
wound.
The doctor came soon, and simply
said: my dear, you have saved the
boys life. Your knowledge Of physi
ology was as good as mines in this case u
Home Magdzj9Le.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
Let 1t Pour.

The other day, while the rain was
pouring down, citizen left the post
Office to encounter an acquaintance who
was also sheltered by an umbrella, says
the San Francisco Wasp.
Raining, isn't it ?" Queried the first.
"Hey 2"
Raining, isn't it?"
STD like to see you a moment, was
the reply. "COme upstairs"
The two passed up, traversed the
dark hall to its darkest corner, and
then No. 2 turned to No. I with:
"Do you take me for an Internal
idiot ?"
why, no, of course not.
"Do you suppose I carry an umbrella
around to keep the sun off, this time of
year ?"
"No."
"Tm carrying it to keep the rain of,
am I not ?"
"Of course"
"We1I, then, it rains. You know it
rains. Everybody in town knows it
rains. Now you go on and let peonIe
alone"
But but"
Chats all. You let it rain. She
knows her business. You just attend to
your own affairs and let the weather
alone Good day, sir.
And he went dumping downstairs
and left the other to follow at his
leisure
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23

did not connect any one with 8 design TO
murder her Suddenly he rememb eEed
that EIlersby had mentioned that he had
met Desmond coming up st. James street
a short time before the body was found.
Was It possible that he had killed Miss
SaFsehine and was then coming away
from the scene of his crime2 ImpOs-
sible, because the doctor said the woman
must have been dead some hours. And
yet he might have killed her ard gone
down st. James street to avert suspicion;
and then come up again when he thought
the coast would be clear. Unfortunately,
he had met EliersbV, and then-Well
DOwker made up his mind he would go
and see Ellersby, find out what he could
about the meeting, and Rfterward call on
Myles Desmond. He perhaps might give
some satisfactory explanation OF his in
tervieW with Miss Sarschine, and &C
count for his presence after the inter
view. IF he did not, well, it would ap-
pear suspicious.
While these thoughts were rapidly pass
ing through his mind lofty had her eyes
fastened eagerly on him.
Wen, now I've answered all your
questions, she said, perhaps you'll tell
me what it all means?"
@Murderi"
Mrs. POVy became quite excited fog
she had a keen relish for horrors.
aLor'! Who's dead-not Lord Calls
tOn?"
mo; Miss Sarschine.
Miss Sarschine!"
Yes; she was murdered shortly after
she left these rooms and after her inter
view with Mr.. Desmond.
ooh, he is innocent, I'm sure, said
Mrs. POvy, eagerly. What on earth
should he vans to kill her for? Besides,
he's in love with Miss PenfoId."
"Oh, and she, I understand. was going
to marry Lord Calliston."
Il don't believe she'd ever have mar
ried him." said Totty, disbelieVingly;
she's that fond of Mr.. Desmond, as
never was. Where are you gOing?"
ITO attend to business, replied
DOWker. and, by the way, where does
Mr.. Desmond Iive?"
You amt going to arrest him for this
murder?" shrieked TOtty.
mo -no-there's no evidence, re-
torted Dowker, lightly. Where does he
liver"
Primrose Crescent, in Bloomsbury, a
replied Mrs. Povy.
The detective took the address az d
went down stairs, followed by Mrs w.
You don't think Mr.. DesmOn it,
sir?" began lofty, for q more
Z don't think anything, said DOWker.
putting on his hat. You'll hear soon
enough what is done.
AS he hurried away Mrs. POvy shut the
door and returned to her room, where
she implored Mrs SwizzIe to mix her q
glass of brandy.
Eve 'ad such a turn, she walled, Gas
never was. On, it's blessing Ovy died
afOre he saw his wife mixed up with them
nasty police"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23

TIE entire seaeoasb line Of the globe
amounts to little over, altogether,
one hundred and thirty-siz Thousand
miles.
TIE queen bee produces at least two
hundred eggs per day, so that IN the
space Of two months she lays upward
of twelve thousand eggs.
A SALMON trout viii glide over
eighty-six thousand. four hundred feet
In an hour, and it could easily make
the tour Of the world in a few weeks.
AN ordinary bee can draw twenty
times the weight of its body, and some
Of the species Of beetles-there are an
unknown number OF varieties-can
draw forty-tWo times their own weight.
TIE power that Dame Nature gave
the toad of initiating its body IS its
principal means of defense. This makes
it appear so large that its enemies,
principally snakes, do not attempt to
swallow it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
THE WOODLAFD Bill.



we wander down the aisles Of pine,
and turn the brow OF the hill,
ana Inere within the wooded vale
SW1TE flows the woodland riI
4Gs banks are lined with brier and vine,
ana graceful arching trees,
whose sun-HlBsed leaves and cooling shade
invite The summer breeze.
At early morn, when the bright sun
rounds slowly into sight,
ana Hoods the woods and wales around
With rich, golden light,
The tinid partridge and her brood
Il er come to take their I'LL
From this sweet fountain, crystal clear,
Ih1s little woodland r1ll.
We stoop and queHch our thirst from where
The waters slowly run.
and where they form a little pool
Sheltered from the sun.
We prize this gift that Nature gives,
THESE waters cool and clear,
Which leap and sparkle through the vale
The whole Of the long year.
Pure as the tear which sorrow draw
From the eyes hidden " ell
Pure as the dew of heaven caught
In the modest LIy's bell,
And purer than the rain which cIsu4
Ecetter Ger vale aud hill
Are the laughing, sparkling waters
This little woodland rill.
Here lovers meet, at nights fond hour,
To hold communion sweet,
Here hunters cool their heated broWs,
And rest their weary feet,
Here beauty fingers longest, here
Are first seen smiles of spring,
And here the joyous birds of song
Their sweetest anthems sing.
Fair woodland stream q charm thou hast
For all who do thee love
Round thee, with light and joyous wing,
Fancy doth ever move
We count life dear if we can not
From Nature pleasures Gull;
But thou art glad, Tor thou dost breathe
Fer Of the Beautiful!
APPLETON, Wis.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
Strawberries.

The best time for planting straw
berries, all things considered, is in the
spring; the next best, other things be-
ing equal, is late in the summer, dur
ing a cool damp spell. Some success
full strawberry growers recommend to
plant In the Yerey driest time. This,
they claim, is practicable, but our. ex-
perience has been otherwise, and near
" all those who have tried both seasons
are as a unit in favor of dampness and
no sunlight for all kinds of transplant
ing. By planting in summer the plants
Will bear moderate crop during the
ensuing season. Plants put in in the
spring often bear some fruit the same
season, especially if the soil and season
are favorable, but not as a general rule
In planting always select long runners,
but avoid the use of old plants for
transpIanting. The runners should be
prepared the previous season by being
layered, or stopped, as it is termed by
hOrtlculturists, by breaking off the ex-
tremity of the runner, after the first
joint, and laying a fat stone on it, or
drawing the soil up to the young plant.
Strawberries are now generally
planted in rows, varying from
two to three feet wide, accord
ing to the idea of the cultivator
and the scarcity of the soil. If wide
space between the rows is adopted,
the plantation may be kept longer in
good bearing condition, by keeping the
soil clean and well worked, removing
the super6uous runners, and keeping
the plants more in hills. Some extern
sive cultivatOrs do not allow a pIanta-
ton to remain more than three years
without being renewed, but the writer
has an old plantation that has borne an
average crop for twenty seasons, and
to all intents and purposes, is as good
as ever, though the fruit is an old
fashioned kind (some o1d-fashioned
kinds are the best), and the plantation
has had good care and attention, two
/ requisites to all kinds Of small fruit
culture. All things considered, how
ever, it is the wisest plan to renew the
plants often, as the soil is thereby re-
newed, and q new rotation of crops
carried out. Fabulous accounts daily
meet the eye of the product per acre
of a well-tended trawberry plantation
during a good fruit year; these, how
/ ever, will not do to bank on, inasmuch
as the product depends altogether on
the care and attention devoted to it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
ElOwer Gardsns.


A great many persons when they
plant a flower garden, desire such
flowers as will give the greatest show
with the least trouble. Again, many
can afford but a few kinds. Some peo-
pie take catalogues and look them over,
getting completely beWildered before
they get through. Everything there
shown is described as being desirable
and gorgeous, and they cannot deter
mine really what to get and what not
to get. This is the experience Of every
one when they commence growing flow
ers, but they viii soon learn what kinds
succeed best in a common garden, and
are most satisfactory. We viii sup
pose the reader has had some little ex-
perience; in such cases about q dozen
varieties viii be selected. First In the
list will be the petunias, those old but
ever new beautiful flowers. These are de-
sirable; they begin to bloom when very
small. and continue to bloom until frost
kills them, thus giving a constant sue
cession of flowers As the plant grows
the blooms increase in number, and a
cOmmOn-sized plant viii cover a space
three feet square, often showing two
hundred blossoms at once, They are
of all shades Of radiant purple, and
when mixed with white have dazzling
effect. Next comes the modest-beauti-
full by virtue of modesty-fOx This
begins to bloom early, and, like
petun1as. has large clusters of flowers,
increasing in number as the plant
grows. From the time they commence
to bloom until killed by the frost they
are never without flowers. Nothing IN
the floral family can give q greater va
riety of cOlOrs, or present a more daZ-
ziing effect, than fox, red, white, blue,
purple, scarlet, pink, striped, and dot
ted. Then come the asters. These
do not bloom until late in the season,
but amply repay one for Y alting. They
are a beautiful dower-another old
time friend of the lovers of the beautl-
ful, and sport almost as great variety
of cOIors as the fox. Next get some
scarlet Chinese pinks, for they give va
riety. They are hardy, constant bloom
ers, and of all conceivable shades OF
red and scarlet, striped and spotted
with brown and white. Then one can
make a selection from the pansies, YER
benas, stock snap-dragons, balsams,
Zamias, morning glOries and nastur-
tiums for climbers and festOOns about
the cOrnices and porehes. These are
ali constant and profuse boomers, and
viii give all c0IoEs and shades. The
pansies, stock, and petunias are very
fragrant. and VIII give tail and upright
IS well IS low and training plants.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
Sunset-Cox Said ssMatrimony. -

The following little anecdote shows
the ready wit Of the late S. S. Cox. It
was during his visit at Huron, S. D.,
that a young lady, accompanied by her
best young man, was introduced to the
honored guest. Extending her hand to
him, she said very gushingly:
ooh, Mr.. Cox, L am so glad to know
you and hear you speak. just say one
word, one single little word, that I can
say L have heard your voice.
The rogUish statesman squeezed
tenderIy the soft, white hand that was
laid in his. gIancing at the faces Of the
young couple standing before him, and
in a sweet, low voice said:
"MatrimOny."
IT'S unnecessary to state that the day
was soon named.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23

"Bu who would take it from her and
use it?"
"That's what I've got to find out. She
must have met some one in Jermyn street
who killed her with it.
It can't be suicide?"
Hardly. The wound is in the jugular
vein In the neck, so it could hardly have
been self-inficted. Besides. she would
not choose a public street to die in.
When shall see you again?"
After I have found out what took
place in the Piccadilly chambers on Mon
day last.
And DOWker departed, very well salts
led with the result Of his inquiries.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
He Got III.

"Can you tell me?" he queried as
he entered the City HalI-"can you in
form me-?0
What is it?"
Upon my soul, but have forgotten
what I wanted to inquire for Well.
never mind.
He toiled slowly up two pairs Of
stairs and was resting after his ascent,
when he suddenly slapped his leg and
exclaimed
eve got 1T I wanted to ask him
where the elevator was p - Detroit
Free Press.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23

UEL1K WaDF TERTFa
IN site, fur I looked; an I don't no to
this day why they WIS all a-talkin
bout this TEEN an that TEEN, do you
Mister E6itur?
Thay Wus the boys from. Rag, Ally
agOine to play agin the boys frum Up
stUrt street; an. thay wus all thare,
rugged out In thare bran new uniforms,
an thay looked first rate.
The Rag Ally boys he'd the ,fust play.
or innins, es thaY call it, an one of 'ems
took the batan while he Wus a waitin
fur the other felIeE to pitch the ball.
why the Teller tibet wus behind him.
put q wire bird-eage over his face, then.
the other Teller throwed the ball, an
Rag Ally hit 1t q welt the fust thing
an sent it a flying clare off.
what q hevingly fly ses gal a
standin cIOst by me; an I looked all
aroun an 1 knO they want fly no
whares neer.
tell you, eff they want lot O. pee
pie thare, an sum of 'em dressed fit to
kill.
The wilder an her bow found a
shady sect an set thare eatin penuts
an candy. What wus q game o. ball
to them? Want thare so1es q saiiin
in to sea o. bliss? es the poick ses.
William Henery wus that axcitC he
woodn't let me half listen to what the.
folks around me wus a sayin. [ Jest
cot part of it.
"An I jest toIe her thet I'd see her
furder-- ses one.
"Nor nothin I Good do wood"
ses a little womin.
Make him get her new bunnit, d.
ses another.
Laws, ses I, hain't you afeerd
he'll" an ole lady ses.
"Take it on the fly, skinny" ses a
boy.
got 3 bunnits in IL years and him
/ only"
.@Twenty-hvs cents glass an ice
cold, cum"
Away out West WHARF wus you
do emmy thing2 Well, shood
aGit thare, Eli" ses another boy.
blunde.
@Takin medisin every hour to.
its"
"My own horse. ses he, and I haint
afreed to bet" ses a tall man.
MY resete fur ooOkeys? OF course
| you kin"
@TeIi you what it is. Naber Clark
haint no"
Spring chickens? Well haint thet
menny now"
81 never expect to go thare agin
fur"
90! what a beestly fuke thet was
An thet wus jest the way thay KEEP q
runnin on, an I never got to hear all
thet emmy of en- sed. 1t WIS purvolzin,
Mister Editur, fur jest es Id begin to
sents what one sed SUN one elts I'D say
sumpthin.
"Haint this bully good game, Hes
ter Ann ?" ses VIM. Henery.
81 don't no nuthin about It, ses I.
"Hurrah fur Rag AIIy!" ses he, a
jumpin onto a bench an wavin his
banana.
"Shet upE" ses a Teller.
"Shet up yur own self, 81 ses William
Henery, a hollern "Hurrah p louder n
ever.
"Cum along with me, III pull ye fur
'sturbin the piece, ses the man who
Wus a hossifer in disgust.
I wus aufu1 sIeert. So no more at
present.
HESTER ANN SCOOPFR.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
lie Dfdn,t BInsh Horfl . Cent.

Tough Citizen latter Alag his glass
to the top and drinking it off, received
five cents change from his dime
g Amt this a first-class bar ?"
Barkeeper (dryIy}-" Yes"
Tough Citizen" Don't you charge
ten cents for drinks
Barkeeper-a Yes, but it comes
cheaper at Wholesale
Tough Citizen gushing his nickel
back Well, then, give me anot her
uiekel's worth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
Paying Inventions

INVENTOR have here a new life
saving appliance, which needs only
Capitalist busted. Haven't a
next week. Good-da--
Inventor-Let me show you one more
thing-alsO my invention new patent
self-feeding rotary cannon, warranted
to kill 10000 men q second.
Capitalist-Gee Whitaker! I'll give
a million dollars for a half interest -
Ne10 York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23

CHILL declared its independence of
Spain Sept. 10, 1910, and by the de-
eisive victory over the royal forces at
ChacsbucO, Feb. ID, 1917, broke forever
the Spanish connection.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
LETTEBs FROM TIE COREEBs.
GGEoK On Norazry HarT.
KTvErrTz=v ft-ur7--5--

p. Editur All the
.Way to the park,
next day, the min
folks Wus q taIkin
about teams an
- dys an fielder AN
home stretch an.
the like. I coodnG
make he'd or tale
likewise the wilder
n or Biliys wife
couldn't nuther.
When we got there
thaY want q tenn
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23

A SNAKE kept By Zurich natural
ist was fond Of entering a small pond
and lying In ambush for goldfish. It
seized its pray by the belly, when.
very curiousIy, the fish became stiff
and apparently dead, though it was
found to be uniniured, and if liberated
readily swan away. The naturalist
thinks the snake had a hypnotic infu-
ence on its victim.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23

IT Is impossible that an Il-natured
man can have q public spirit; for how
could he love ten thousand men who
never loved one
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23

Make your home beautiful; bring to Is
flowers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23

zLA1rERs OF POPULAR INTEREST M
TEILIG GENTLY DISCUSSED
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
WHAT WOMEN LIKE IN MEN

Women, I think, like manly, not lady
like men.
They like honesty Of purpose and con-
sideration.
They like men who believe in I'M
They like their opinions to be thought
of some value.
They like a man who can be strong as
a lion when trouble comes, and yet, if
shoe and do it with an amount Of consid-
GRAFTON that is a medtal and a physical
bracer-up.
They like a man who can take hold of
the b,by, convince it of its power and
get it to sleep after they have been
worrying with it, and walking with it,
until their eyes are tired and they feel as
if they had no brains.
They like a man who is interested in
their new dresses, who can give an opin-
ion on the fit, and who is properly indig-
nant at any article written against women.
They like a man who knows their in
nOcent weaknesses and caters to them ;
who will bring home a box of candy, the
last new magazine, or the latest puzzle
sold on the street, that will do more than
its duty in entertaining everybody for
the whole evening.
They like a man who is the master OF
the situation-that is, who has brain
enough to help a woman to decide what
is the best thing to do under the circum-
stances, and who has wit enough to
realize, when one of the fairer sex is
slightly stubborn that persuasion is more
powerful than all the arguments in the
world.
They like a man who likes them-whc
doesn't scorn their opinions, who believes
in their good taste, who has confidence il
their truth, and who, best of all, knows
that the love promised, is given him.
That's the sort of a man a woman likes
and her every sigh of satisfaction, as his
virtues are mentioned, is a little prayel
that says: "God bless him."-LadieS
Home Journal
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
THE CHILD OF a MODERN
ROCKER"

One of the great wants of the age is
the right kind of a cradle and the right
kind of a foot to rock it with. We are
opposed to the usurpation Of patented
~self-rockers." When l near a small boy
calling his grandfather " old daddy" and
see the youngster try to slap his mother
across the face because she will not let
him have ice cream and lemonade in the
same stomach, and holding his breath till
he gets black in the face, so that, to save
the child from fits, the mother is COM
PEELED to give him another ut0pling, and
he afterwards goes out into the world
stubborn, willful, selfish and intractible, l
say that boy was brought up in a "pat-
ented self-rocker." The old-time mother
would have put him down in the old
fashioned cradle, and sung to him
Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber,
Holy angels guard thy bed -
and if that did not take the spunk out of
him, she would have laid him in an in
verted position across her lap, with his
face downward, and with a rousing spank
make him more susceptible to the music.
II De Witt Talmage, IN Ladies' Home
Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13
THE INFORMA
TON.

A man came lmping down the road.
An old negro stood near a fence cleaning
out Al army gun.
"Look here, you careless old fool, you
shot me just now"
Flows dat, sab" the negro replied,
looking up in surprise.
81 say that while you were over in
that field, wasting your ammunition at
those sparrows, you shot me that's what
I said"
"Shot you? How I shoot your"
"Shot me with that internal old gun
by carelesSness, that's how"
"Whar I hit your"
In the calf Of this leg"
"Hit you sho' enuf, did II"
"Of course you did"
"Was de shot buried in yo' laig, sah?'
"Went nearly through, you old fool
but what difference does that make ?"
"Er good 'eal O. difunce wild me, sab. l
had gunter b'Iieve dat dis old gun wouldn't
stick shot in de saft side O. er middle O
meat, an I wuz er bout ter sell it, Gaze I
been bangin' roun' wild it an not killen'
nothen', but eff you is sho dat de shot
went mighty nigh through yo' laig, wy
de gun is so much er count, sab, dat
doan b'lebe I sell it. Much er bleeged,
sab, fur de inflammation what you'S give
me."-ArkanS0W Traveller.