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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
Sharp Eyes.

We never see everything that is
about us, and no two of us ever see
precisely the same things. Each
sees what his previous training and
his habit Of mind have prepared him
to see. When Mr.. Hudson was in
Patagonia he fell In with gambler,
who told him that always after the
first few rounds Of the game he knew
some Of the cards as they were dealt;
he recognized them by a difference so
slight that another man could not
detect 1t even when it was pointed
out to him,
Mr.. Hudson is an ornithologist,
and he says that this same prefer
naturally sharp-eyed man was greatly
surprised when he was told that half
a dozen kinds Of sparrows were feed
ing and singing about the house. He
had never seen any difference in
them, he said. In size, color, shape,
and actions they were all alike, and
they all sang and twittered alike, so
far as he had ever noticed.
Native Patagonians, like other
savage peoples have very keen eyes
for certain things, things which their
modes of life have made it indispens-
able that they should notice. In
other words, they are specialists, and
as matter Of course they excel in
their own particular line. But it
does not follow that they have better
eyes than are possessed by men Of
civilized countries
Set one of them to find a reversed
IS" in the middle Of a printed page,
says Mr.. Hudson, and the tears would
run down his brown checks and he
would give up the search with ach-
ing eyeballs. But the proor-reader
can find the reversed letter in a few
moments, and never strain his eyes
in the least.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
NEW OUTDOOR GAME.
Specially Designed for Use Whore sp
In Restricted.

Specially Designed for Use Whore Space
IL Restricted.
Coma Is a new game, specially de-
signed for use on small lawns, or
places where space Is too restricted to-
allow of lawn tennis or other pas
times which require larger area.
1t can also be played as an indoor
game, the legs of the table being
shod with soft material to prevent
injury to any polished surface 1t may
have to stand upon. Any number of
players can participate, either form
ing sides or playing independently.
The table Is made Of polished wood,
about two feet six inches in diane
ter, and ordinary lawn-tennis balls
are used.
The following are the principal
rules Of the game:
l, Choose the order of play II
more than two, Ak whether the play
ers are to be partners or not and de.
eide the number Of balls (not ex-
ceeding six each is to throw.
2. The first player bowls his ball
or balls up the incline at the tower
In the center of the table, when it
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
A 10y with a Future.

1t was a cold morning. The people
in the village were almost frozen,
and at a little red cottage in the
hollow, where the wind had free
sweep across acres of meadow land
and hillside it was great deal worse.
But when Ben Preston jumped out
of bed to build the fire for his mother,
it was not the cold which worried
him most; it was because he knew
that in the cupboard there was only
scanty provision.
The ladies who brought sewing to
his mother could not come up the
hollow in such weather nor could
she cross those heavy drifts to go to
them,
"Well," said Ben to himself, as he
danced about to keep his feet from
freezing while the fire burned up, II
don't see any way but to take the
support OF the family on myself for
Il few days. l can't do much, but
maybe l can help bit. I'll try;
that's what" And he drew himself
up, looking very manly and strong.
When the little breakfast was eaten
1T was nothing but corn cakes with
butter, and milk to drink-as they
had cow-Ben carried in a load OF
wood and a pail of water, and ther
began to button up his coat.
mot going out, Benz" asked his
mother.
Eyes, mother; I'm going to looI
for a job in the village"
"But, Ben, you'll be almost frozen.
"Think not, mother. l am strong
as a young horse, and it's a fine
morning for sweeping sidewalks ant
crossings, you know. I'll just
shoulder my shovel and see If cam
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05

! bring back something to I'll up that
cupboard.
"You're a good boy, Ben" said the
widow, with deep sigh, and a smile
at his bright face,
sought to be: got a good mother,
you know" responded Ben, And then
putting on his old hat, he darted into
the shed for his snow shovel, and was
off, plunging through the drifts as II
1t was tirst-rate fun.
He had no overcoat, and his hands
were hardly covered by the old nit
tens; but he put first one hand, and
then the other, In his pocket, to
warm them, and trudged along with
a CHEEKY whistle, never minding the
cold.
When he got to the village he
stopped first before DR.. Hutchins' big
house. The Doctor was just open
ing his shutters, and Ben hailed him:
"Good-mornlng, Doctor; don't you
want your walk cleared Off"
swell, / might" responded the
Doctor. "Think you're heavy enough
for the job?"
"Just you try me-" said Ben, be-
ginning to dig away at the piled-up
snow.
"All right, sonny. Make a good
Job Of it, and I'll give you a'quarter,
And with that the Doctor went into
the house. Ben worked and tugged,
and in half an hour he had that side
walk well shoveled off. Then he
raped at the door, and received his
quarter from the Doctors wife.
well, that's a beginning" said he,
and trudged on, stopping where he
saw a good chance for job, and in
most cases getting 1t.
Two or three times he was hailed
by boys going down to the dam to
skate, and asked to go with them;
but his only answer was to shake his
head and pitch into the drifts with
renewed energy.
When noon came he had a dollar
and quarter
pretty well for one half day."
said he. "Guess we can live while
the snow lasts, if mother don't sew
any,"
He ran around the corner to Bal
zer's grocery and bought a loaf Of
bread, half pound Of cheese, some
tea, sugar, and several other little
necessaries, and still had little left.
He borrowed a basket from Mr.. Bal
ger, put his packages into 1t, dashed
out, and stepped into the butchers
to buy a juicy steak. Then he took
the road to the hollow again. And
l tell you his mothers bright face
when he ran into the house with his
well-laden basket, well repaid him
for the cold mornings work.
what should l do without my
good, brave boy?" she exclaimed, as
he told her his little story. Ben
laughed and said "Oh, that is moth
ing" He was very proud of her
praise.
That boy has a future -Donahoe's
Magazine,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
Silver Formation.

The process by which nature forms
the accumulations of silver is very
interesting. 1t must be remembered
that the earth's crust is full Of water,
which percolates everywhere through
the rocks, making solutions of ele-
ments obtained from them. These
chemical solutions take up small
particles of the precious metal which
they find scattered here and there.
Sometime, the solutions in question
are hot, the water having gone so
far down as to he set a-boiling by
the internal heat Of the globe. Then
they rush upward, picking up the
bits of metal as they go. Natur-
ally, heat assists the performance Of
this operation. Now and then the
streams thus formed, perpetually
flowing hither and thither below
ground, pass through the cracks or
cavities in the rocks, where they de-
posit their load of silver. This is
kept up for a great length Of time,
perhaps thousands of years, until the
assures of the pocket are filled up.
Crannies permeating the stony mass
in every direction may become filed
with the metal, or occasionally
chamber may be stored full Of it, as
if myriad hands were fetching the
treasure from all sides and hiding
away a future bonanza for some lucky
prospector to discover In another
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05

ernors-Ohio, Virginia, Massachu.
sets, Iowa and Wisconsin. These
five will all be closely watched by the
whole country, but the prominence
given to national questions In the
Buckeye fight has a tendency to CEN
tralize interest upon it.
Edward j. Bracken, who is the
nominee Of the Peoples party for
Governor, is a veteran in the ranks
Of labor agitators. He was formerly
President Of the Columbus Trades
Assembly and Is a man of more than
ordinary intellectual force and intel
ligence, Recently he has been the
Columbus correspondent for several
journals devoted exclusively to labor's
interests, and in this capacity has as
sisted the passage Of many Of the
bills demanded by working men.
Lawrence T. Neal, the Democratic
gubernatorial candidate, is known
the country over as the author of the
tariff plank in the last Democratic
national platform, He is a lawyer
and was City Solicitor of Chillicothe
in 1867 and a member of the Legisla-
ture In the same year. In 1870 he
was Prosecuting Attorney of Ross
County, and In 1872 was sent to Con-
gress from the Seventh District, be-
Ing reelected in 1874. He was can
dldate for the Democratic nomina-
tion for Governor Ia 1889, and again
in 1891, but was each time defeated
by Governor Campbell. He was also
before the Democratic caucus for the
United States Senatorship when
Brice was selected. He is a native
of Parkersburg, W, Va, fifty years
of age and a bachelor.
or Governor Mckinley, who has
been renominated by the Republi-
cans, little need be said beyond the
statement that he is fifty years of age
and served seven terms as a member
Of Congress, where he became famous
because OF his prominence in tariff
matters. He was elected Governor
in 1891 by plurality of 1,511 votes.
The particulars Of the financial dis
aster which overlook him last winter
are still fresh in the public mind
N. Y. Advertiser.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05

Of several Of the most dangerous dis
eases known to the medical profess
sion. The exhibition Is a branch of
that department under the manage
ment Of DR.. Gray, who conducts ex-
perlments In the formation OF the
disease germs and speculates on their
terms OF existence and powers OF re-
slstance. Among the collection is a
tube labeled "Asiatic cholera" which
attracts more attention than any Of
the others. The tube was filled with
gelatine on June %, at the same time
being inoculated with cholera. In a
little over a month the disease germs
have developed and multiplied to
such an extent as to be plainly visible
to the naked eye. In the open end
Of the tube is loosely wadded piece
Of cotton, and, although the contents
may be seen through the glass doors
Of the case Manager Flynn, of the
museum, kindly takes the tube out
OF the case and explains the growth
Of the germs when particular interest
is manifest in the culture by visitors.
The other day, says the Post, while
showing the cholera tube to a party
OF visitors, a nervous lady approached
the group and in an excited manner
inquired:
ais that real cholera you have
bottled up there?"
ayes, Aslatic cholera" politely re-
piled Mr. Flynn,
The woman threw up both hands
and exclaimed:
"Then for Gods sake do be careful
and don't drop the bottle"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
A WONDERFUL BOAT.
1t Can Make Eight Miles an Hour Throug
Two Feet OF Ice.

It Can Make Eight Miles an Hour Through
Two Feet OF Ice,
The most wonderful ice-crushing
steamboat in the world has been set
aside by one still more wonderful,
says the New York Sun. Like the
first one, IL is built to carry trains Of
cars across the Straits Of Mackinaw
from Mackinaw City to St. Ignace,
Mich, in connection with the Du-
luth, South Shore and Atlantic Rail-
road, along the southern shores Of
Lake Superior.
In those Straits the ice in winter
is prodiglously thick, and when there
is not a solid bridge of clear blue ice
over the water there is apt to be a
wedge Of drift ice. The ferry-boats
that carry the heavy trains across
this piece of water are obliged to be
powerful fighters, and they are built
in peculiar way to do their fight
ing. Their bows, which are as solid
and strong as a naval ram, are built
to slope inward and downward, so
that the boats climb up on the ice
and break or crush it down. The
enormous weight of the newest boat,
the Ste. Marie, which Is 5000, 900
pounds, will crush any ice that it
rests upon. Under the bow Is d pro-
peller screw, which not only pulls the
boat ahead but sucks the water out
from beneath the ice in order that
the ice may be more easily broken.
Then, again, the screw sucks the
broken Ice away and casts it behind
as the boat pushes its way along.
This new boat cost more than a third
Of million Of dollars. She can carry
eighteen loaded cars on her three
tracks and can make fifteen miles an
hour. Her side planks are six inches
thick, and the sides Of the vessel are
nearly three feet thick toward the
bottom of the hull. She is all coated
with one-Quarter inch steel except at
the bow ana stern, where the steel
plates are two inches thick. The
two ends Of the boat are almost solid
timber, to make battering-ram of
her. Her bow screw is smaller than
in the stern, but with both at work
she can make eight miles an hour
through solid blue ice two feet thick,
and when she encounters soft or
drift ice ten feet thick her forward
screw will bore through it and hurl
1t out Of the way without its greatly
impeding her progress.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
Polite.

For town to be mentioned par
ticularly on account of the civility of
its inhabitants is no small honor.
Philip Gilbert Hamerton thus distin-
guishes the village of St Jean dc
Losne, in his book, THE Saone.
When it rained they invited him
into their houses, an attention which
he contrasted favorably with the
rudeness Of the people In northern
city.
went into cafe and found my
self unable to pay for what / had
taken, so l explained my case to the
lady, l owed five sous, and possessed
but four. Having paid all but the
last sou, l was leaving when by acct
dent l discovered just one sou In an
other pocket, which enabled me to
clear myself Of debt. Then the lady
said:
"This is disappointment for me,
monsieur, for so long as you were my
debtor / was sure to see you again,
whereas now l am no longer sure"
A trifle, but pretty in the thought
and extremely neat in the expression.
Another tritling incident pleased
me- was drawing the Saone with
steam-tug In the foreground, and
the tug was ready to start with its
train Of boats. The captain, how
ever, saw me at work, and came
ashore to say he would postpone his
departure little If my sketch was
not yet finished.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05

will strike off at tangent, and, If
successful, lodge in one of the holes.
The act of doing so will release the
corresponding flag, which will fly up,
the player adding the number it
bears to his score.
3. Balls which go off the table or
return down the incline are dead.
4. When the player has played all
his balls the next in rotation follows
in like manner.
5. The game is usually two points,
but this can be varied to suit the
taste or convenience Of the players
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05

Like the lily, she has toiled not, and
l know Of no interest, whether pub
lie or private, that will be subserved
by continuing these people in unwill-
ing and dissatisfied bondage for the
sole purpose of enabling the defend
ant to collect debt that was never
earned. Idleness in women is not to
be encouraged in cases like this, par
ticularly when the work demanded
Of her was that she assume the proud
position Of mistress Of the home that
her husband had provided" Mrs.
Davis lazinesS seems to have con-
sisted in preferring the ease and lux
ury Of hotel life to the cares Of house.
keeping.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
Heathen Outwitting the Devil.

A Chinese funeral never proceeds
straight from the house Of morning to
the graveyard. The devil is always
on the lookout for funerals and fol.
lows them to seize the soul of the
dead man, 80, in order to outwit the
evil one, the bearers take up the
body and start with it in a brisk trot,
while packs Of flre-crackers and pyro-
technics emitting a dense smoke and
vile smell are set off just as the pro-
cession starts. Having thus deceived
Old Nick as to the direction taken
by the bearers they run as fast as
they can with the body, then sud-
denly turn a corner and stop while
more fireworks are burned. The
devil cannot turn a corner easily, and
so, II really in pursuit, he shoots on
by, and ty means of good deal Of
sudden turning and stopping and a
lavish expenditure Of fireworks, the
funeral procession generally gets to
the grave in safety, while the old boy,
confused by their movements and
half suffocated by the fireworks, Is
still wandering about in the city.
The Chinaman who dies in the coun-
try is not in such good luck, for there
is less chance to outwit the enemy,
but by many detours it can very often
be done.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
Ethan Aliens Sword.

The sword which Ethan Allen
drew in the cause Of freedom in 1875
has been kept in the Allen family
since the patriots death, and is now
in possession of Hannibal A. Hop
kins Of Lansing, Mich. Mr.. Hopkins
has offered it to the Government for
exhibition in the National Museum
at Washington with other revolu-
tionary relics. Its history is we'll au-
thenticated, and Ethan Allen in his
autobiography refers twice to using
it in the capture Of the British at
TicOnderoga.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
Telephones in a storm.

A celebrated English oculst warns
the public against the use of the
telephone during a thunderstorm,
and relates an incident that occurred
to a friend of his who went to the
telephone for the purpose of acquaint-
ing the central exchange at distant
city that storm was approaching
and the instrument would not be
available until it was over. The
moment he put his ear to the tele-
phone flash occurred, and he re-
ceived a blow Of such severity that
he was sent across the small chamber
against the opposite wall. Otherwise
beyond the temporary but very
rude shock, which he described as "a
severe box on the ear"-he was I'M
hurt. In this respect he was more
fortunate than an artilleryman who,
while using the telephone In the field
during some recent military maneu-
vers, was struck dead by powerful
current OF electricity which passed
over the telephone. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
Lao and His BIankets.

The Indians make blankets of bark
beaten very thin. The bark is
stamped with fancy figures in brown
and red and is trimmed with fur.
Palm leaves are beaten together and
are also made into blankets. An In
dian is always cold, even In hot
weather, and his blanket is as pre-
cious to him as our sun hats are to us.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
Hints.

II troubled with headache, try the
simultaneous application of hot
water to the feet and back of the
neck.
To clean and restore the polish to
leather, wash the leather with a soft
cloth damrened with little warm
water, dry it carefully, and then
brush 1t over with the whites Of eggs
whipped to a froth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
Ivory Jelly.

Ivory dust for jelly is sold in Lon
don at cd per pound. Ivory dust is
the waste which results from the
manufacture Of ivory into various
articles, and a workshop will accumu-
late from five to six pounds a week.
The proportions are one pound Of
dust to quart of water, boiled eight
or ten hours The product is clear
jelly, which is strained and favored
to taste, or diluted for SOUP
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05

came to MCGOWAN as present from
the former back in the sos, Nc
Gowan, it seems, was Broderick's Sec
Ond in his first duel, when the bullet
of his adversary penetrated watch
instead of the anatomy, and, as a
souvenir of the occasion, the derrin-
ger went to the second. The latter
cherished it as a treasure until,
forced by illness into hospital, he
gave it into the hands of friend for
safekeeping.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
WILLIAM L. WILSON.

The New Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee.
One Of the most prominent figures
in the present Congress is William
L. Wilson, Of West Virginia. 1t was
he who introduced the bill passed in
the House for the repeal of the Sher1
man silver purchase act, and he was
appointed Chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee, the most impor.
tant committee Of the House. Mr..
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05

Wilson is an ardent Democrat, and OF
late years has become a shining light
in his party. He presided over the
Democratic National Convention at
Chicago. He is West Virginian by
birth. is 80 years old and is a lawyer,
with his home in Charlestown. Dur
ing the war he served in the Confed.
crate army.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
DIVORCED FOR LAzINEss.

uFUUHU UPON WHICH, MT UhVI5I OF hhhBbB
City, Secured Divorce.
1t has remained for a Missouri
Judge to divorce a woman on the
ground Of idleness and laziness, Mrs.
Hattie A. Davis has been separated
from her husband, Austin Davis, Of
Kansas City, by Judge Of that town,
who has this to say in his decision;
II grant this decree because Mrs.
Davis, as shown by the testimony,
has lived a life Of idleness and leisure.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
FOB LITTLE FOLKS.
"A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.

Something that VIII Interest the Juvenile
Members of Every usehold-Quaint 40
lions and Bright Sayings of Many Cute
and Cunning Children.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
CHOLERA coRKgD IN A BOTTLE.

Bacteria of the Genuine Aslatic Article ut
the Army and Medical Museum.
In one Of the cases at the Army
and Medical Museum at Washington
there Is long row of small test
tubes containing bacterial organisms
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.

Something About Gubernatorial Candi-
datos Braolsen, Noni and Mckinley.
Aside from the issues involved, the
Ohio gubernatorlal campaign comes
at an opportune time to attract ma
tlonal attention Only thirteen Of
the States hold elections this fall, and
of these only five ballot for new Gov
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
Great Joke.

A Bath joker in 1742 kidnapped all
the turn-spit dogs in the city on Sat
urday night to deprive the citizens of
their roasts the next day.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
Superior to Chess,

With the literary class In China
WEIGH Is favorite game; it is con-
sidered by them superior to chess.
Like chess, this game is of a general
military and mathematical charac-
ter but is on a much more extended
scale, the board containing POI places
and employing nearly two hundred
men on side. All Of the men, how.
ever, have the same value and pow
ers. The object is to command as
many places on the board as possible.
This may be done by incloslng empty
spaces, or surrounding the enemy's
men. Very close calculation is al.
ways essential In order that a loss In
one region may be met by gains in
another, thus employing sklllful
strategy when the contestants are
evenly matched. The game has come
down from great antiquity, being
first mentioned in Chinese writing
about 625 B. @. 1t was in all proba-
bility introduced by the BabyIonian
astronomers, who were at that time
instructors OF all the East.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
The Runaway.

Dorothy Deems In her dove colored hat
On sweet, sunshiny day,
Taking her grandmammA's coal colored
cnt
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-10-05
Finer than SILK.

One spider thread is composed OF
several hundred separate tllamentA