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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
An Induatrlons LnwYnr.

The ingenuity OF lawyers In making
business for themselves Ia in course
of illustration in reference case
now In progress downtown. An es-
tate is involved In the litigation. An
unsuccessful contest OF a will left
some Of the litigants dissatisfied.
This furnished the lawyer his chance.
He found that about 1875 persons
might be entitled to a dip into the
estate IL the will could be broken.
He addressed note to each OF them,
proposing to attack the will, and
rendering his services on q contin-
gent arrangement, In this note he
Informed them that proceedings
would be begun, and that he would
make defendants Of all who did not
join his movement. With the appar-
ent necessity forced upon them OF
accepting his services without charge
or hiring various lawyers to protect
their interests, they hocked to him.
When proceedings we're started, he
issued circulars of information to his
clients, and kept them posted on
every move, This involved some
trouble and expense, in which the
clients were asked to assist. In this
way, while receiving nothing that
could be called n fee from anyone,
the small contributions of his 1875
clients are said to have helped the
lawyers bank account an average of
5000 per month. AS he is very in
dustrious and does his work earn
estly, his clients are glad to help him
out, and, while he seems to be baslng
his chances Of reward solely on the
success Of his suit, he Is making quite
a comfortable income New York
Times
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
Gront Value of the Annie.

"A popularity of the apple" says
Mr.. Michael Doyle, in the National
Nurseryman, "ls the variety Of the
uses to which it may be put, Both
in Its fresh state and canned there Is
an enormous demand here and
abroad, and the quantity evaporated
Is astounding, the figures reaching
millions of pounds annually. Not
only the best fruit but the poorer
quality is sliced, the water Is evap-
grated, and the product is packed for
expectation to France and other
countries, where 1t Is manufactured
into cider and apple brandy, Then
again, the progress made In the man
ufacture and preservation of cider
has given a fresh impetus TO that
branch of the industry and has
opened a market for a much larger
amount of clder-apples, and at better
prices than have ruled for many
years. The laws, too which have
been passed in the Eastern and in
many of the Western States throw q
safeguard around the genuine article,
and as the price which the consumer
is willing to pay is remuneratlve,
there Is no reason why the business
should not be materially increased
during the next few years. Then
again, the apple is being used more
extensively for dlstllling purposes.
Its richness In sugar, and its easy
convertibllity into alcohol, together
with the excellent quality and bou-
quet Of the product, render it espe-
cially valuable and desirable for
blending purposes A profitable bust
ness, a thousand times the present
volume, could be done in this direC-
ton. Any consolidation for the man
ufacture Of alcohol or the advance In
price thereof, must inure largely to
the advantage of the dlstiller Of apple
brandy. Fully one-half Of the dried
fruit exported to France is used for
this purpose, and is made the base for
a very profitable industry to French
manufacturers There is no reason
whatever why this article may not be
produced here and thousands Of dol
lars be saved to our people which
now annually goes abroad.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01

According to current ideas yawnlng
In good society Is an improper sign OF
WEAKNESS; according to the teachings
OF physiology, it is a long-drawn,
forcible inspiration, followed by q
shorter respiration; according to DR..
Negeli, IL is one of natures many
remedies, the proper application Of
which depends upon good Judgment.
In yawDing, not only the muscles
which move the lower Jaw are used,
but also the breathing muscles of the
chest and he who yawns TO his
hearts content also raises and ex-
tends his arms. In the deepest In
SEPARATION the chest remains extended
for a short time, the eyes are almost
or entirely closed, the ears somewhat
raised, the nostrils dilated.
Inside the mouth, the tongue be-
co mes round and arched, the palate
stitiiy stretched, and the uvula is
raised, almost entirely closing the
space between the nose and the
throat At the beginning Of the in
SEPARATION cracking noise is heard In
the ears, a proof that the duct lead
Ing to the hearing also succumbs to
this stretching.
III the yawnlng has reached the
deepest point, 1t will require from
one to one and half seconds for IL
to become noticeable to the hearing.
In order to observe this, let one place
himself at sufficient distance from
a clock, 80 that its ticking will not
be easily heard, and yawn deeply.
During this deep breathing the sound
of the clock Is not perceptible to the
most careful listening, All this sim
ply goes to show that yawnlng sets a
number Of muscles to work, and par
tlcularly those which are not directly
subject to will.
Although when one is yawning he
does not present very agreeable ap-
pearance, 1t Is very agreeable to him
self, for the stretching Of the muscles
causes feeling of comfort, 1t acts like
massage, and Is the most natural GYM
nastics of the lungs imaginable. DR..
N@geli, therefore, advises people not
to concern themselves with s0.called
decency but every morning and
evening, and as often as possible, to
exercise the lungs and all the mus
Giles Of respiration by yawnlng and
stretching, as many chronic lung
troubles may thus be prevented.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
The Artrulness of the Ant.

Like many other insects, the ant il
very fond of sugar, to obtain which
it employs a skill that Is almost in,
credible. An observer thought he haG
protected his sugar basin from the
attentions of a number of ants by
placing it In the center Of a vesse'
full Of water. To his amazement,
however, he found that they got al
the sugar by Ginning up the wall OF
the room to the part OF the ceiling
that was just over the ceiling. From
this point they allowed themselves tC
fall down among the sugar Several
that were carried by the draught
past the bowl fell into the surround.
ing water, and would all have beer
drowned but for the efforts of thell
mates, who succeeded in resculng
some of them. The truth Of this
singular occurrence is vouched for by
the witnesses of It.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
ParbOilInR.

There are various and sundry
whims about cooking, but none OF
them are more absurd than the idea
that beans must be parboiled. One
would hardly think Of turning of tho
water from meat while it is cooking,
but it might just as well be done, as
in either case 1t takes away a great
portion of the nutriment and flavor
Of the dish.
Beans should be carefully looked
over, thoroughly washed and put to
soak over night In about their bulk
Of water. Put them in the kettle
soon after breakfast the next morn,
ing, add about as much water as al
first, place them where they will not
burn, and let them cook slowly and
without stirring until about IL
o'clock. Then add half pound oil
salt pork thoroughly washed and cut
across the rind in small dice. Place
the pork on top Of the beans and lei
1t boil for an hour or more. Then
lift the meat out, turn the beans
and liquor into a baking pan, press
the pork down until only the rind Ia
out of the water and bake in q slow
oven for several hours.
Many persons complain that beans
are indigestlbe and cause dyspepsia.
It's said by eminent authorities that
If beans are cooked for six or eight
hours no complaint Of this sort can
be made against them. New York
Ledger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
safeguard, of tho Bank of England.

The Bank Of England's doors are
now so finely balanced that the clerk,
by pressing a knob under his desk,
can close the outer doors instantly,
and they cannot be opened again ex-
Cept by special process. This is done
to prevent the daring and ingenious
unemployed Of the great metropolis
from robbing the famous institution.
The bullion department Of this and
other great English banking estab-
lishments is nightly submerged in
several feet of water by action of
machinery.
In some Of the London banks the
bullion departments are connected
with the managers sleeping rooms,
and an entrance cannot be effected
without setting off an alarm near
that PERSONS head.
If a dishonest official, during the
day OF night, should take even as
much as one from a pile of 1000 SOW
ereigns, the whole pile would in
stantly sink and pool Of water take
its place, besides letting every per-
son in the establishment know Of the
Enthusiastically Engiand) Telegraph.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
Day OF tho Dark Woman.

The faiy-halred woman, lissome and
loving, has had her day. Dark-eyed
beauty, framed in dusky tresses, seems
more in keeping with the tall and
Queenly type Of woman that has OF
late supplanted the petite ideal Of
the old days Men say 1t Is because
the tall woman makes such exquisite
pictures, leaning and swaying In
graceful poses, because she Is infinite
ly nicer to make love to than the lit
tie woman She can cuddle her head
up under mans chin, touch his
cheek with her smooth, velvety face,
while a little woman, even II she
stands on tlptoe, only rumples his
shirt front. And when she takes to
ordering a man about he doesn't feel
quite so much like a fool as when a
little woman takes on the alrs OF a
commanding officer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
Ingenious Kanlr Boy.

The Kaffirs are great swi ,9rs,
They can do things in the water
which other boys would look upon
wish astonishment. For example a
Kaff1r boy could ford a stream,
shoulder-high, running as swiftly as
if shot from a torrent The way
they accomplish the feat is this.
Just before entering the water they
get huge stone, sometimes as heavy
as themselves, and with the help of
a companion place it upon the head.
A weight like this gives the boy bal
ance and he can keep his footing
against the heaviest stream. If he
were to drop the stone, he would be
so light that the water would sweep
him off his feet. And this is just one
of the Kaffir tricks to accomplish
things against tide and flood. New
York Ledger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
How to Run Fast.

In the mountainous villages OF Ger
many the letter-carrlers are the hard
est-worked people in the country.
They carry all the mail and are COM
PEELED to 20 at the rate Of about Ave
miles an hour. You know that in
running even a short distance you
quickly get "out Of BREATH, aa you
say. The German letter-carriers, to
avoid this shortness of breath, carry
a quill in the mouth so that the air
cannot be so rapidly expelled from
the lungs. II boys who want to be-
come "sprinters," or very fast runners,
will practice carrying something In
the mouth when running, they will
find that they can soon run a long
time without losing breath. They
must be very careful, though, not to
swallow what they are carrying In the
mouth. And they must be such care
full runners that they will not fall.
Very young sprinters would do we'll
to wait awhile before trying to be-
come champions.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
Thouannda KlIlcA YearIy.


Eight hundred thousand men find
employment on the various railroad
lines which traverse the United
States, and Of these fully one-fourth
are stationed in the yards as switch
men, or all the men who have any
thing to do with railroadlng there
are none of whom the public know
so little as swltchmen. Did you ever
notice the one-armed, one-legged man
waving his red flag at the crossing9
He Is known as tlagman, but he
was a swltchman once, and there are
many hundreds Of Others just like
him.
Did you ever see a one-armed man
struggling with the patent lock Of a
switch, his empty sleeve huttering in
the wind? He is only tending switches
now, but he once belonged to switch
crew, rode on an engine, and helped
to make up the long trains which
carried passengers and freight out Of
Chicago, says the Inter Ocean. 1t Is
a dangerous calllng-this occupation
of switchman, with meager chance Of
promotion and little recognition by
the public, but it is a necessary and
important one. They are as much a
part Of the road as the conductor,
who takes charge of the train when
it is made up, or the engineer who
pulls it, for without them trains
would stop, roads would become
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01

pay for overtime are the cause of the
switchmen advocating scale fixing
the pay by the hour at the rate of
twenty-five cents for day men and
twenty-seven cents for night workers.
Those who remain any length Of
time at this employment do so be-
cause they can hope for promotion
when occasion offers, or because they
can find nothing better This leads
to a constant change Of employees,
which explains why the foreign ele-
ment predominates, and why there Is
often more or less friction In their
clans.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
TAKING WATER.

placing the responsibility in the
hands Of two men and reducing the
possibility Of accident At the older
stations the old-time manner Of man
aging the yards is still in vogue, and
absolute dependence is placed upon
the switchmen, who must throw the
switches, make the couplings, and be
responsible for the safety Of all cars
arriving or leaving the yards.
One of the most important duties
is that of examining the condition
Of cars while making up trains, and
reporting any defect A weak or i'm
perfect coupling is sure to make
trouble, and single accident may
mean serious loss to many patrons of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
New Game for Children.

"Hunt the Whistle" is a new game
for little folks. 1t requires a certain
number who are ignorant Of the
game. Those who know it make a
large ring. The Others leave the
room and are admitted one at time.
At signal one enters. She is told
to enter the ring, kneel down and
confess to the mother confessor. She
kneels and buries her face in the
mother confessor's lap She is then
asked some questions that bear on
her likes and dislikes, her friend
ships, faults, or some other actions,
as who ate the frosted cake?" This
question gives time to fasten on to
Nthe back of her dress a whistle at
tached to string. She has, of
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Paul and the sonp hubble.

Two children were blowing bub-
bles. Paul said, "My bubbles are
larger than yours, Matte"
"You are bigger than l am, replied
little Matte, 80 you ought to make
bigger bubbles out Of your pipe, and
my pipe is only little one"
my bubbles are pink and yellow
and all colors, and they go sailing
away into the sky like balloons. Oh,
Matty' Perhaps our bubbles are fine
balloons for the fairies to ride in.
That pink-looking one is so large
that think it must be full of little
fairies going to the golden land,
where the sun goes to bed"
But Paul, the fairies would tumble
out, for the bubble has just burst, 1"
said Matty,
"That would not matter at all, /"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
IF his country, only you did not know

Of his country, only you did not know
it.
Once In the little house a good
view Of the yards can be had from all
sides, and you commence to realize
the danger which these switchmen
brave in the performance of their
duty. In and out over and under
the moving trains, waving their arms
and shouting to the engineers, APP
parently with as little thought of
their perllous position as a man on
an OK cart, happy lot, who seem too
bnsy to let the cares OF life worry
them for q moment The switch
mans work is not all manual labor,
though it Is rough and dirty. He
must be cool and quick of action at
critical moments; he must have a
perfect conception Of force and dis
lance, and be conversant with the
time-cards Of all the roads, for those
In charge Of the transfer trains often
visit two or three yards during the
day and must give right of Gay to
regular trains.
Some Of the stations built within
the past two or three years are pro-
vided with automatic switch-boards,
fashioned not unlike the old-tlme
Gillian telephone board, and oper-
ated on the same principle, This is
placed in the second story Of the
switch-house, where a view can be
had of all approaches.
A Labor-savlng Device.
Sitting before long table contain
ing a rowof numbered levers one man
controls the switches that let all
trains in and out Of the yards at the
station, This is regarded as a labor
saving device by the railroad COM
panies, and, though it costs more to
operate, it dispenses with the SER
vices of six or seven switch tenders,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01

A Gentleman,
Iknew him for Il gentleman
BY signs that never fail;
His coat was rough and rather worn,
His checks were thin and pale
A lad who had his way 10 make,
With little time for play
know him for Il gentleman
BY cerJaln signs to-day.
He met his mother on the street;
on came his little cap
My door was shut; he waited there
Until heard his rap
He took the bundle from my hand,
And when dropped my pen,
He sprang TO pick II up for me,
This gentleman of ton.
He does not push and crowd alonss
His voice Is gently pitched;
He does not fling his books about
AS II he were bewitched.
He stands aside to let you pass;
He always shuts the door;
He runs on errands willingly
To forge and mil and store.
He thinks OF you before himself;
lie serves you II he can;
For In whatever company
The manners make tho man,
At ten or forty, It's the same,
The manner tells the tale;
And discern the gentleman
BY signs that never fall
Margaret T. sangster In Harpers Young
People
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01

IRENE heat is never known, and the
range in temperature is very slight.
This climatic condition makes it easy
for the natives to obtain shelter or
shade, and in the country they con-
struct houses Of grass, which are
easily fashioned by covering a frame
work of wood and brambles by long,
flexible grasses.
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replied Paul, "for fairies have wings
and would fly the rest Of the way"
81 can't see any fairies, and L don't
think they are there" said Matty.
THAT is because you are not Sun
day child. Nurse says that only chill
dren born on Sunday can see fairies
and you were born, she says on a
tuesday,"
Matty looked unbelieving. "And
can you see any fairies, Paul." she
asked.
''No," said Paul, "but have read
so many tales about them that | can
think what they are like, and | often
make little stories about them in my
mind"
"Tell me one of them, Paul" said
Matty
well, go on blowing bubbles, for
that makes me think of them" So
Matty blew several little bubbles that
rose into the air, while Paul blew
such large one that Matty gave a
shout. "Hush, Matty!" said Paul.
"The fairy princess is asleep in the
large bubble, and many court ladies
are with her, singing to keep her
asleep, for they do not want her to
wake till she gets up to that little
cloud up there. You can't see it,
but inside that cloud is golden
castle, They have taken a large
thrush with speckled breast prisoner,
and will not let him go till the prin-
cess has come home"
what has the thrush done?"
"The thrush thought the princess
was a butterfly, and he was just 60
ing to pounce upon her when a wood
pigeon, who knew better, drove him
of, and drove and drove till they came
to cloud, and then the fairies seized
upon him. They will keep him till
the princess is safe at home, and then
he will fly away"
"Oh, dearl oh, dear the great bub-
BILE is bursting!" said Matty; and so
it was. And at that moment a thrush
on the tree behind them began to
sing. "Oh, dear! oh, dearl Is it the
thrush from the golden castle?" asked
Matty.
a dare say it u.s." said Paul, sand
the princess is safe at home"
"How glad the king and queen must
be"
Eyes" said Paul, "and all the fairy
eople!"-Exchange.
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course, denied the charge. She Ia
then asked to prove her innocence by
discovering who blew the whistle.
AS she goes around the ring the chill
dren steal up behind her and blow
the whistle. The sound is always be-
hind her, and her frantic endeavors
to trace the sound are funny enough.
AS soon as the trick Is discovered
fresh victim is ushered into the ring.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
Yalnn. Of Nlclral Natal.

Nickel Is metal Of more impor-
lance than 1t used to be, since it has
been discovered that combined with
steel 1t makes the best and hardest
armor for war ships, and these south.
ern Oregon mines should not have
been allowed to pass into the hands
of an English syndicate. The nickel
for the armor Of the battle ships now
building at Philadelphia is procured
from Canada under regular contract
with the navy department. 1t is al
most the only material entering into
the new war vessels which Is not pro-
duced in the United States. Boston
Journal
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steps. A stout, florid, well-built man
is descending, and in a trice you
have asked II you can go up Turn
ing his good-natured face to you, and
taking a pipe from his mouth, he
says, what list dot?" The request
is repeated, and light shines in his
eyes as he answers: @Kumen-see-de.
haus-in. Oh! yah, YAH" and then
struts of among the moving cars, just
as man appears at the door above and
invites you In. 1t occurs TO you then
that AHans" has extended the invita-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01
JIp and tho BIRD.

Every morning when l go to Baby
Nason's house Jip is looking out the
window, He always smiles in a nice
doggle way and mods his head. This
morning Jip did not see me. He was
feeding dear little bird,
Baby Mason gave Jip her biggest
piece Of cracker and told him to
crumb 1t up fine for the dear little
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snorns but : Single YIctIm.

OF all the various legal measures
that have been adopted in order to
discourage suicide none has worked
very well. Since the New York law
was passed but a single conviction
has been had under 1t. This was
twelve years ago, when man under
took to drown himself. He was res
cued and was sentenced to Sing Sing,
and he Is there yet.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-01

Grass houses are still feature of
Hawaiian civilization, the equable
climate and the wonderfully rich and
rapid vegetation being responsible
for their continuance. The climate
is so equable that in the Hawaiian
language there is no word to express
the general idea of weather. Elk.