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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

TIE Topeka Capital on the money
question, IS something like college
professor on the tariit-its theories
are fine spun but won't stand the test
of actual practice. 1t should swap
some Of its colIege-boy editors for a
practical Kansas farmer, one who
may not be as polished or grammatical
but who has sense enough to know
that we should not be required to pay
our debts under currency conditions
less favorable than existed when we
borrowed. Winfield Courier.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
Tho unlucky Number Thlrteer

The Uniucky Number Thirteen.
Silver has received its death stall
ia the house Of representatives. The
vote On each proposition is a lessor
for thoughtful men. There seems t.
have been 35l votes on the 16 to-
ratio measure. How were they cast
A careful study of the figures will
show; it will show also how the diff
ferent parties stand on the great liz
ing issue of the day.
Gaze on this picture:"-
For 10 to l.-RepVblcan 10, demo.
Graf 100, popHlist II.
"Then on this"-
Against 16 to 1.-Republican Ill
democrat lis.
What do the above figures show
Simply that the western republicans
have been mistaken when they have
sworn that the republican party is
the friend of silver Only the poor
unlucky number thirteen has been
found to do it reverence. 1t further
shows that the western democrats
have been mistaken when they have
sworn that the democratic party is
the friend Of silver. 100 out of 2l5
members record themselves on the
side OF the white metal and American
money. 1t further shows that the
peoples party is the only party now
on record as standing as a unit for
the dollar Of This nation.
Republicans tell us that the Grand
Old Party is the party of the people,
and as soon as an opportunity pre-
sents itself the representatives of that
party tprn their backs to the people,
and led by such men as Tom Reed of
Maine, fail at the feet of Cleveland
and shout, "Great is Gold and His
Fatness," 90! this is the most I'm
kindhest cut Of ALL" and when the
mourning nation of Americans shall
encircle the dead body of our silver
monetary system and listen to the
voice Of Mark Antony as he pro-
nounceS The eulogy, it will only be
necessary for him to lift up the
bloody mantle, point to the gaping
wounds, and say ''here pierced the
noble republicans dagger in" "Thls
yawning wound was made by the
golden-hilted stllletto of the mighty
democratic party" and the people
will rise up in their might and sweep
the murderous hordes from the field
more effectually than Pompey over
threw the armies of Brutus and Cas-
sius on the field of Phillippl
Come out from among them and
be ye separate o my people," PED.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

WHAT has become of the fellows
who said that it you have anything to
sell you can get money! If there are
any left let them go to the bankers
who failed with assets equal to three
times their liabilities and learn why
they did not trade their effect for
money and this avoid failure.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
Who Can Answer Ito

Superintendent Porter of the CEN
sus bureau, under date of June 6,
1893, propounds the following inquiry
to Martin Mohler, secretary State
Board of Agriculture:
DEAR SIR:-As you are doubtless
aware the census office has been In
vestigation the subject of mortgage
Indebtedness in Kansas. The ta6ula-
ton of the returns from farm owners
IN ten Kansas counties shows that in
these counties it costs the farmer STA
on the average every year to pay the
interest upon his mortgage without
reducing the amount Of the principal.
Whether the payment of the interest
is or is not real or preceptible bur.
den upon the debtor may depend upon
the use to which he puts his borrowed
capital and upon the profit he derives
from it.
Are you in possession Of any facts
in regard to farmers net incomes
above payment of interest and in re-
gard to the cost of producing crops
and rearing farm stock that will indi.
cate whether this annual interest
charge of Sll4 Is or needs to be per-
ceptible burden upon the farmer in a
year of bad crop years must occur in
order to make it a perceptible burden?
By burden" I mean a loss of pro-
perty or of customary comforts or
other enjoyments in consequence Of
the payment of this interest by the
farmer as debtor in comparison with
his circumstances as they would be if
ne cultivated q farm having the same
net value above membranes that the
farm he now cHltlyates has. "
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

THE president of one of Mlssouri's
schools has received letter from
Consul General CrfUenden, IN which
the letter, before reitmating bis we'll
known position in favor of freer trade
between this country and Mexico,
says: Il am glad to learn that you
teach the Spanish language in your
academy. would give thousand
dollars could l speak IL now" With
the closer trade relations which will
be established between the United
States and the Southern countries, as
as the result Of r. lower tariff, the adj.
vantages to n young man Of being
able to speak the Spanish language
are constantly increasing. In this
day when the practical value Of an
education is judged by the uses to
which it can be put, the neglect of
Spanish IN order to learn less useful
things is to be regarded as that much
lost. Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
First publication August 49, 03-5w
Sheriii'S Sale,
State OF Kansas, County OF Phillips, As

State OF Kansas, County OF Phillips, IS.
Peter Sanborn vs.. Charles f. Swart, Josiah n
Estep, and - Estep, his wife
BY virtue Of an order of sale issued ont of the
clerk Office OF the district court sitting in and
for said Phillips county in the above.entited ac.
ton and TO me directed, will on
MONDAY THE liTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1893,
at O'Clock in the afternoon Of said day. nj the
front door OF the court house in said cunnty. of
fer for safe at pnbtc aActlon and sell, without ap.
praisement to tho highest and best bidder for
cash In hand to satisfy said order OF sale All tae
estate, title and interest Of the above named de-
PENDANTS, aud each OF them, and all persona
claiming under them, in and to the following.
described tract and parcel OF ana situated In slil
county, towit; The northeast quarter OF section
twenty (gOJ, in township one d. south, of range
eighteen (lSJ, west, together with the appur-
tenances thereto belongng-subject to tho lien of
a certain mortgage, described In the decree in
this action, executed to secure the cum OF 81 900 90
with the interest To accrue thereon from April a.
lSyl, apd Recorded Ill volume 80, at page o7, in
Che record oil mortgages in said county.
Given under my maud NJ my office M the city of
Phillipsburg, in said county, this 3lst day of
July, 1893. q. h. UTTER, Sheriff.
QTES A. BAssETT, Atty for Pm,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

The New Orleans Times Democrat
says that the rain-making business is
a new industry in this age of enhght-
eminent. Among savage tribes and
semi-barbarians, living in droughty
countries, there have always been pro-
fessional rain-makers, who beat tom
tom and chanted weird songs to Sc
cure downpour of rain upon the
thirsty earth, If they succeeded, or,
rather, If the rain followed their in
carnations, they were repaid by hon
ors bestowed upon them. II they
failed. they were killed as imposters
and cheats, Modern rain-makers,
however, are placed under different
surroundings If they succeed, they
get money and free advertising. II
they fail, they lose only their time
and move on to the next dry spot to
try their luck again. The modern
way is the best, of course, for all
modern ways OF doing things must
be considered so. But il must be
remeh bered that people of the pre-
sent time IRE acquainted with a nui-
sanco when they see it, and know
perfectly well hon to get rid of it.
When rain-makers beo ONE nuisances
they must look out.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
First publication August 81, 1S93-5w.
Case number 2606,
ShGTifL'S Sale.

STATE bEIi,, or d KANSAS, su
In the district court Of Phillips county.
b. Lombard, ir., James l.. Lombard and II w
Russell, trustees, plaintiffs,
Vs.
Elijah T. Wolf, Orlinda Wolf, c. II. Markham r
). Markham, W, L. Spangenberg and -
Spangenberg, his wife, true name unknown.
defendants -
Public notice is hereby given, that under. and
by virtue Of the judgment rendered In the above
entitled action, in and by the above named court.
and OF an order Of sale issued ON said judg
ment, 10 me directed and delivered, will on
MONDAY, OCTOBER ., 1893,
at the hour of o'clock p. m. a said day, at the
east door of the court house in PhilliDsburg. in
the county of Phillips, state Of Kansas, offer nj
public sale and sell to the highest bidder for cash
in hand, the following described real property,
namely: F'OFN'S'
The southwest quarter Of septlpa twenty.nine
(16), west Of the 9th P M
All in the county Of Phillips, state of Kansas
Said property &s been levied upon and is 10 he
sold as the property Of the above.named defend.
ants. N'N'N
Dated this aist day Of August A. D. 1900.
G. Il. UTTER,
Sheriff of Phillips County.
D. Il. ETTIEN, Atty for Pl'ffs.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
First publication August 81, 1S98-Sw.
Publication Notice,
St0te Of Kansas, Phllllps County, IS .

oVotO vi huheusi Iulllph COnnly tE'
In the matter of establishing, permanently, the
corners and boundaries OF lands owned by
Henry Adee, Joshua Adee and others owning
land in section 49, to~nship 3, range H.
To A. L. Bartlett, H. Bartlett, George NJ. Bit.
man and W. IL, Bartlett:
You are hereby notified that Henry II, Adeo
and Joshua Adee of Phillips county, Kansas, have
notified me as county surveyor OF Phillips county
Kansas, TO establish, permanently, the corners
and boundaries Of the following described tract
of land owned by them and others and situated in
Phillips county, Kansas, towit: Section %, town
ship 3, south, range II, west of the Sixth princi
pal meridian, as between him and you and each
OF you with respect to tracts of land respectively
owned by you and lying adjacent to the above do.
scri6od land, und that |, as county surveyor will
on the 2nd day Of October, 1893, at O'Clock a. nj
OF SAID day, at the corner to sections 49, ~ 2 and
70, township 3, range II, in said county, proceed
according to law TO establish, permanently, said
corners and boundaries, at which time you NAV,
if you wish, be present and be heard
f. II. WEEKS,
County Surveyor, Phillips County, Kansas.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
RUcKLEN,s ARNIeA sALvE.

The best salve IN the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letters, chapped hands, chill
olains, corns, and all skin eruptions
and positively cures piles, or no pay re-
CURED. 1t is guaranteed to give per
feet satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price 70 cents per box. Eor Sale by
s, S Fisher. druggist.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

with dinner and addresses by Prof.
Grubb, Rev, Crawford, Morse and
others. Supper and ice cream was
given by the Bend Sunday School,
after which all returned home ready
for another. Pop.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

A CONVENTION Of democratic editors
IN Georgia last week declared in ia
vor of bimetallism and denounced the
attitude Of the present administra-
tIon.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
PEOPLES PARTY TICKET.
For Judge Seventeenth Judicial Districts
NON. A. O. r. GElGER.

SECRETARY HoKE SMITHS paper has
come out for free silver. Can 1t be
possible that there is mutiny in the
cabinet?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

Scott Wright boarded the train
Monday morning for the White City
and its sights.
D. 6. Wright threshed his wheat
crop, which yielded 1913 pints, being
above the average.
Sam Adams Is visiting three hun
dred relatives in Missouri, instead of
tltty as was reported.
Elder Ohio Wilkinson and wife
will deliver discourse at the school
house on Friday night
Miss Cassie Gibbs will be mistress
Of the Skunk creek school, providing
they don't master her.
As DR.. LeRew's patients were on
the road to recovery, he and his wife
took trip to Ports aud renamed
over Sunday.
William Swim returned from the
fair aud his wife's relations last week.
Mrs. Swim goes In week with four
children. The way of the world
the men go first,
The Marvin Sunday Schools bav.
ing been invited to Sunday School
picnic near Big Bend on Thursday,
all loa led their baskets and vehicles
hesdel their horses westward. and
after travelling abobt five miles Of
hills arrived at the grove. A good
program was rendered, interspersed
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

G. E. Cronk and wife returned
Tuesday from visit to Chicago and
relatives in Iowa.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31
MARVIN ITEMS

Mrs. W. A, Pratt has returned from
a visit in Nebraska.
L. A. Copeland returned Sunday
from a visit to Illinois.
Mrs. Belle Church is able to be
around, after long illness.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-08-31

Scott Wright boarded the train
Monday morning for the White City
and its sights.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-10-25
FERTILIZERS FOR SANDY SOIL.

Those who have to deal with "Florida
sand" may gather some serviceable ideas
from the following by Professor Hilgard:
Of the three critical mineral soil in
gredlents-potash, phosphoric acid ard
lime-the first seems capable of the great
est variation of percentage amount with
out materially affecting the productive
ness Of the soil. The minimum known
to me to be found in any productive soil
is on the coast of Mississippi, viz; an av
erage of .O5 per cent in the soils of the
sea island cotton plantations. But these
soils are remarkable for their sandiness,
great depth and (relatively) high contents
of lime and humus.
Elsewhere and especially in the (non-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-10-25

this shipment of fruit will average the
grower net return of So Is per box,
after deducting the expenses of freight
from Jacksonville to Liverpool and the
commission, amounting in all to LIS.
Deducting the cost Of picking and pack
ing 40 cents, and the freight to Jackson
vile, say Is cents, the grower has the
snug little sum Of S1.63 per box clear
above all expenses. 1t would be we'll for
future shippers to note the size as quoted
above which seem the most popular in
the English market.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-10-25
INTELLIGENT FERTILIZHNC.

The Secretary of Agriculture is credi
ted with the remark that the farmers
and especially those engaged in the pro
duction of special crops, do not ferti-
lie enough to obtain best and most prof
liable results. He says that even in vir-
gin soil which has not been exhausted
by repeated crops the farmer will find
the application of artificial plant food
in one form or another, and in judicious
quantities profitable.
We think the Secretary would have
come nearer the mark if he had said the
farmers, as rule, do not know how to
fertiliZe 1t is true that orange growers
know that they cannot make orange
groves and produce oranges without the
aid of artificial plant food, but few of
them we regret to say, go about applica-
tion of the plant food in an intelligent
manner. They know the soil will not
produce the trees without outside help;
they know their trees must be fed; they
have been told that Messrs. So and So
and Co. have brand of complete ferti
lizer which they sell at so much per ton
and that neighbor So and So has used it
on his grove with very satisfactory re-
suits, The orange grower buys and APP
plies the fertilizer 1t may be the very
thing for his grove and it may not. Per
haps the grove will be benefited by it,
it is hardly likely that it will be injured,
but the question is, if the grower had
informed himself thoroughly Of the de-
ficiencies of his soil and the needs of
his trees, could he not have invested his
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-10-25
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Is 1898.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM. GROVE AND GARDEN-Three ques-
tions concerning Farming; Damage to Or
anges by the Storm; Wilson and Tooner, .673
Foot Rot Question: Dictionary Pea
Paying Industry; Muck for Celery; TObac-
co the Coming Crop; Can Marmalade be
Ma lie from Swee Oranges?.
Starting the Orchards; Pear Blight; Dust
ing and Spraying for Rust............ ....."676
Fruit Exchange Bulletin No. I............"....676
Southern Farming; Peach Culture.
The Unjust Laws; Who will try it; Who
will try ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
FLORAL DEPARTMENTAL Magnificent
Cate a; A Word OF Caution Lilies; Our In
sect Foes.
Late Varieties; Fertilizer for Sandy Soils;
intelligent Fertlizing
The Damage to Fruit; A New Line.........,6Sl
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT - Day and
Night How to Choose a Servant Help
Meets; Pepper Pot; Spiced Grapes; Touch
ing the Blarney Stone; Apple Fritters;
Home Remedies ............'..6S2
POULTRY DEF ARTMENT-Mr. Rankin's
Brahma Chickens; Golden Wyandotts6S3
OUR HOME CIRCLE-Robert Macaire......6S4GS5
FLORID1ANA..........-....
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-10-25

calcareous) pine flats and uplands Of the
South, soils Of such low potash percent
age are very sterile, even when accom-
panied by fair proportions of phosphoric
acid. The ordinary figures for"pine up
lands" there range between $50 and $50
per cent; such soils "wear out" within
four or five years, but even these seem
to be best,restored by the use of simple
phosphate manures, or by marling, While
the commercial potash salts have found
little favor. Definite experiments on the
subject have been few and unsystematic.
In the oak and pine uplands of the
Mississippi the potash percentages range
from 80 to.4O per cent; in the highly
productive and durable coax uplands''
along the Mississippi trough from go to
rs per cent is the rule. Thus, in these
uplands the increase of productiveness
and durability runs almost exactly par
allel to the potash percentage. But in
the highly and durable ''praire" soils of
the same State the presence of much
lime and humus profoundly modifies
these relations and much smaller pro-
portions of potash are common in very
productive and dufa bic lands.
Hence it can only be said that as be-
tween soils Of similar origin and general
character the potash percentage is an
important index. So far as experience
goes, consider that no virgin soil hav-
ing so per cent. or over of K2O will
wear out first on that side of its store Of
mineral plant food; and much less will
suffice in presence of much lime and hui
mus.
1t is evident that Prof. Hilgard in his
remarks referred to the use of potash on
general field crops. In every section Of
Florida where the potash salts have been
used on the fruit crops the results have
been most satisfactory, and the increase
not only in quantity but also quality of
fruit, almost marvellous Analysis of
our soil show that the deficiency of pot
ash greatly exceeds that of phosphoric
acid, and fruit growers would do we'll 20
bear this in mind when rectifying
the mistake of nature-in other words
when they apply their plant food.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-10-25
EARLY AND LATE VARIETIES.

We have often suggested that it would
be the part Of wisdom for our orange grow
ers to extend their shipping season by the
propagation and cultivation of early and
late varieties of orange. OF the former
we now have the BOOnes Early, Par
son Brown, Satsuma and several others
and of the latter the ever reliable Tardif
and Lambs Summer We all know how
encourage us to greater efforts in this
direction.
The Fort Meade Pebble has the follow
ing sensible editorial on the subject. 1t
says:
Those who EN- bark in the business of or
ange cultivation to-day are enabled to do
SO under far more favorable auspices and
conditions than they who were the pio-
neers of this industry in the early his
tory of Florida orange growing, for they
will be able to obtain much knowledge
anent the general cultivation of this
fruit, that has been gained by long years
Of experience. To those about to en-
gage in the business, or to plant new
stock, the selection of varieties is not the
least important part of the problem
and the fact of green fruit being put
early on the market that is now con-
stantly suggesting itself, should act as a
stimulus for the planting of early va
rieties. 1t would be a conservative es-
innate to say that nine-tenths of the
bearing trees in Florida to-day are seed
lings and fruit from these, is not, as a
rule, suitable for shipment before the LIST
of January, and are not at their best un-
til February or March There are now
known varieties that are sufficiently
ripened for shipment as early as OctO-
Der. In another column is notice of
Boone's Early orange, which would
seem we'll qualified for shipment at this
season. In the last issue of the Pebble
we noticed the shipment of five Car
loads to Philadelphia of the Parson
Brown variety, for which So per box
were realized. 1t would appear that
those about to make new groves or to
increase their acreage. would make no
mistake in planting largely of early va
rieties and in future let each class of Or
anges, early and late, have their consec-
utive season for being placed on the
market
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-10-25

Large numbers Of trees were broken down. and
thousands of bushels OF matured fruit were torn
from the branches and scattered over the ground
to rot