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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20

OF this new table between the lakes
and the seaboard has been at sta
tions where the switching Of rolling
stock, the transfer OF baggage aud
malls and the appointing Of coaches
have been done without that dis
patch that has characterized the run
ming Of the fast expresses. An aver.
age Of fifty miles an hour is fairly
good, but 1t is not phenomenal In
fact, the American railway system
has scarcely kept pace with the de-
velopment Of the ocean steamship
service. Passengers arrived in Chi
cago Saturday who took ship at
Queenstown the previous Sunday.
All the difficulties of ocean travel
taken into account, this Is more Inn
presslve than making 1000 miles In
twenty hours without mountain
range to cross and with no engineer
ingproblems of any perplexing nature.
The railroads throughout the coun-
try are likely to be stimulated to Inn
provement OF their schedules by the
new express trains between the lakes
and the Atlantic, The Southern SER
Vice, 80 far as 1t Is controlled in
Southern centers, is in urgent need
Of speeding, The Southern planters
ought to insist on better time for tho
valuable but perlshable freights they
send to Northern markets, Southern
business men have everything to gain
by bringing South and North more
closely together There has been
considerable improvement during the
past year in means of communication
between Chicago and the Gulf; but
the manipulation Of neither passenger
nor fast freight trains is yet what
intelligence, energy and little more
outlay of money would easily make it.
The next step for Northern and
Eastern, as we'll as Western and
Southern railway management, ought
to be popularize the improved service
by lowering tho rates. Travel Is like
postal servlce-the cheaper the stamp
the greater the number Of letters.
The lower the railroad ticket tho
more the thousands that will use 1t.
Chicago Herald.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
MRS. LESLIE is FREE.
Her "Dear While" Had n Wonderful Ap
petite for Champagne.

Mrs. Leslie, whose name is a house
hold word throughout the land, has
secured an absolute divorce from her
last husband, William @. X. Wilde,
brother of the famous apostle of
asthetlclsm, Oscar Wilde. Mrs. Les
lie is a woman Of strong force OF char
acter, beautiful, accomplished, api-
mated and a graceful writer. She
has proved in a wonderful manner
her ability as a business women by
bringing the estate Of Frank Leslie
out of what appeared to be hopeless
bankruptcy.
Mrs Leslie was born In New Or
leans Of Huguenot parents. She was
married four times according to the
story Of her friends, but she claims
she was only married three times,
and she ought to know, In 1853 she
married George Squier, famous dip
lomat and writer, and divorced him.
Then she married Mr., Leslie, In
1880 the latter died, and In October,
1891, she married Mr.. Wilde, Mr..
Wilde had made good record as a
writer before his marriage, but after
ward he rested on his oars and lived at
the expense of his wealthy wife. They
were never happy together, Mrs. Les
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
Of harbor charges are to DO taken In

Of harbor charges are to DO taken In
to consideration.
The Norddeutschen Lloyd line ia
Justly famous for its table. A peru
sal of the pursers supplies for trip
OF the Aller shows consumption as
follows for 100 first cabin, 1870 second
cabin, 500 Storage passengers, and
200 crew: $500 pounds fresh beef,
1000 pounds veal, pork and
mutton; $500 pounds salted beef,
1000 pounds sailed pork, 500
pounds pressed beef, 500 pounds
smoked pork, 100 pieces smoked
hams, 900 pounds corned beef, 300
barrels sausages, barrels behring's,
sailed; $40 cans sardels, anchovies,
Holsters, etc; $50 barrels fresh fish,
100 barrels fresh Holsters, $50 pieces
fowl (game); l,450 cans preserved
vegetables and fruits, $50 pounds pre-
served Cucumbers, pickles, etc; 1880
pounds dried and picked vegetables,
|, 400 pounds peas, ETC.; $500 pounds
beans, etc; 1000 pounds rice, 90
barrels -four 1000 pounds fresh
bread, 1000 pounds coffee, $50 pounds
tea, 800 cans milk, condensed and
fresh; 300 bottles cream, 10000
pounds potatoes, 1900 pounds butter,
1000 pounds dried apples, raislns,
plums; 200 pounds pecan, hazel wal
nuts; 500 pounds cream, Edam, Swiss,
Roquefort, ETC., cheese; 200 bottles
sweet oil, $50 boxes ice cream, all
spices, fresh fruit, salad, etc, etc.
The liquor list was as follows: 700
BOTTLES champagne, 1000 bottles
Rhine wine, l,400 bottles claret, 100
bottles liquors. 400 BOTTLES cognao
and brandy, 300 BOTTLES mineral
water, 1900 bottles beer, $500 liters
beer In casks.
These supplies, which cost $40, 900
to $4,000, are mainly packed away
in the store-rooms and refrigerators
In the bow Of the steamer, but the
apparently vast quantities Of food
consumed do not indicate the total
supply, for the purser estimates that
in case of necessity he could supply
plain food for his floating community
for two entire months The length
Of the trip seldom exceeds ten days,
All of which indicates the modern
steamship is an expensive as we'll as
a resourceful affair.
When the Alters starts on her east
ward voyage she carries 1900 tons Of
coal in her bunkers. Some Of this is
American and some foreign soft coal,
costing on an average $3.50 ton.
The gangs of the sweating and sooty
stokers, whose industrial recompense
is $40 per month, away down in the
depths, on the iron plates spanning
the spine of the ship, daily shovel
into her roaring furnaces 200 tons.
Gallons and gallons Of oil are used to
lubricate her ponderous engines,
pumps, and dynamos, so that the
supplies for the vitality Of her run
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
A Savior oHLiver.

Joseph Francis, who was called 1.-THE
Father Of the Life Saving Service, died
last week at Cooperstown, N. Y. His
life was o most useful one. He was
born in Boston In 1901 and, when only
IL years old, invented life-savlng
boat on wholly new principles. This
served to bring him into prominence
and he proceeded In other work Of the
same sort.
In 1888 Mr.. Francis conceived the
idea Of life car for landing people from
a wreck. His experiments resulted,
few years later, in one OF the most VAL
liable inventions of modern times. He
offered the life car to the government
but they said the invention was impos-
sible and babe him show proof Of it's
practicability. In 1850 he did 80 by
rescuing 200 persons from a sinking
ship. After this Mr.. Francis inventions
were in great demand and he established
large manufactures In several cities.
Mr.. Francis received many honors
from foreign governments In the way Of
orders and medals, and in 1883 Congress
offered him gold medal. This was
presented to him by President Harrison
In 1890.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
THE STATE OF LIFE.
Who Grow tho First Grain and Made tho
First Bread?


First Bread?
The early history OF bread is wrapped
up In mystery. Where did wheat
grow originally, or did men cultivate
some grass till 1t developed into wheat?
Egyptian monuments show no age when
grain was not In use-the Swiss lake
dwellers were agTiculturlsts. The
Roman antiquarles and their Greek pre-
decessors thought man tried his prem
tice teeth on acorns-hearts OF oak were
the natural result among the survivors.
Quite modern Sardinians have been
acorn eaters, and Corsica lived on
chestnuts till Turgot had the trees cut
down, by way Of encouraging more re-
fined tastes. Modern stomachs demand
white bread, though rye Is eaten In
Russia and Germany. A passion for
oats was objected to the Scotch as
early as 1900 and by DR.. Johnson. But
where do you see finer men," as the
North Briton replied, and pOrridge Is
still favorite dainty even with people
who can afford rolls, while there is
kind Of elective affinity between oat-
cakes and marmalade. Maize must
have been a novelty to the first Euro
pesns In America. The Morse dlscov-
erers, with Karlsefnl, reported that
wheat grew wild In Vlneland. Proba-
bly, they meant maize. The legends OF
America attribute the origin Of agricul-
ture to various heroes, but all races ex-
plain the beginnings Of institutions In
this way.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
American Misunderstanding.

AS the barbarian gradually emerged
to some sort Of civilization he re-
tanned distrust of those who came to
him with an appearance of frlendll-
ness. He did not know but at the
critical moment, while still saying,
"Is it we'll with thee, brother?" his
caller would grasp him by the beard
and with his sword search out his
fifth rib. Wherefore seml-savages
met one another with open and clasp
ing hands in order that each might
understand that neither carried an
offensive weapon.
Here is the origin Of Misunderstanding,
a custom which Is practlced In Amer
lea to an extent greater than In any
other country Of the world. 1t Is a
practice worthy Of its origin. Amer
leans ought to emanclpate themselves
from it. 1t is tiresome and meaning
less, now that men and women do
not carry poinards, or swords, or
bludgeons for the purpose of sudden
attack. Misunderstanding is a socially
tolerated battery. For less physical
harm than is done by the contact an
Indictment will lie II the assault and
battery Is committed with felonious
malice. When a distinguished per-
son Is set upon his feet and compelled
to take the hands Of all who APP
proach him-moist and clammy
hands, fishy hands, limp hands, Wig
Drous hands, hands that are cold, and
hands that are warm, hands that
take a mighty clutch and hands that
are passive, clean hands and dirty
hands-and in their reception to give
forth as the net result of long
standing some quality Of subtle mag
netism needed in his own physical
support and well being, he Is afro
ciousIy, barbarously subjected to mar
tyrdom, whence, as everybody knows,
he would be glad to escape
Persons Of more or less distinction
in their own lands are coming to
America, and with thoughtlessness
which does us no credit we thrust
this custom upon them, and with
good nature which does them infinite
credit they submit without complaint
to an absolute infection.
We are Inclined to look disdalnful-
ly upon John Chinaman, but John,
who is not to be judged as a race by
the laundry example we have in this
country, wiser than ourselves, shows
his courtesy by shaking both his own
hands and sparing infection upon
others. or upon himself, by this
mutual grasp which the American in
his thoughtlessness demands as a
ceremonial expressive Of friendship.
Chicago Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20

Hawaiian Islands the application for a
man afflicted with leprosy. TheRname
of the applicant was given in the letter
as John Gaiser, who served in the list
New York Infantry Volunteers, and
was discharged at Harris Island New
York, in 1865. There was nothing on
the envelope to indicate that there was
anything unusual about its contents,
80 it went through the ordinary chan
nels all right until opened, and then
one of Uncle Sans efficient clerks
read leprosy." He turned deathly
pale, dropped the paper and spread
the alarm.
Then the applicant stood q poor
show to have his application examined
and acted upon. Everybody in the Of
fee was afraid of the document and no
one was willing to read and record its
contents. When it was learned next
morning that the papers were still
there, there was a renewal of the
scare, and finally the papers were
taken to the Health Office for disinfec-
ton. There they were placed in a
terra Gotta pipe with covering and
were allowed to remain in sulphur
fumes for nearly an hour, when they
were taken out. The communication
was marked Kalayo postofice, Islaud
of Molokai, and was signed by Joseph
Dutton, who was q member of the
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. The
letter stated that Gaiser had been on
the Island of Molokai for six years and
he contracted the disease from a bite
of a native leper, who was at large in
stead of being in custody, as he should
have been. After Janitor King had
finished with the papers they were
taken back to the Pension Office.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20

pense to cater to this desire. The
railway follows the sun westward to
the sea, over the trail of the now
extinct buffalo, the early pathway Of
"the ships Of the DESERT" piloted by
the venturesome modern Argonauts,
Even the iron horse now rushes east
ward In the peaceful calm Of the Holy
Land from Joppa to Jerusalem, or up
through Afric's wild by the banks Of
the Congo. Our traveller not only
demands rapid transit to places diff
cult of access, but all the luxuries en-
route He will be royalty wined and
dined rushing over the dusty desert
at pace of fifty miles an hour, and
he regards the convenience of bath
and barber-shop as much of necessi-
ty as the sleeping-car.
What does 1t cost to run a passen-
ger steamer across the Atlantic?
Not necessarily one of the palatial
twin-screw racing type, where every
extra mile Of speed means a heavy
proportional consumption Of coal, the
steamers fe-blood, but one of mod
est proportion where the element of
substantially and conservation is as
ISOLATED with good living
Just think of the investment in
the feet Of the Norddeutscher Lloyd,
comprising seventy-nine steamers,
whose individual cost is from $500, 900
to 81, 200, 900, all being either iron or
steel compartment steamers whose
propelllng forces may vary from mod
crate powers to triple-expansion en-
glnes of $4,000 horsepower The
routes of this line almost girdle the
globe, sailing from New York to
Bremen; New York to Genoa; Bre-
men to the Brazils: Bremen to East
ern Asia China and Japan; and Bre-
men to Australia.
But to return to the cost of a trip
from New York to Bremenhaven
(Bremen's port).
Primarily the salaries Of a ships
company, modest as some Of them
might individually appear in the ag-
gregate, amount to nearly $2, 900 per
trip, without estimating pcrquisites.
On the Aller there are nearly 200
persons employed In attending to the
working Of the ship and providing for
the comfort of the passengers. Be-
sides Captain Christoffers there are
the first, second, third, and fourth
officers, any one of whom could be de-
pended upon to take charge of the
steamer in case Of an emergency. All
of them are time-tried, experienced
sailors, who are advanced in strict
military rotation. There is a chief
engineer, a first, second, and third
and twelve assistant engineers and
macninists. There is an electrical
engineer who has two assistants,
three chief stokers, and sixty-four
tlremen. On deck there are boat
swain, four quartermasters, four
wheelmen, two carpenters, and thirty
seven seamen. In the cabin are the
purser, three cabin maids, a barber,
and forty stewards and walters in
Guiding an orchestra Of nine "musi-
Clans" Finally, In the culinary de-
partment are fifteen cooks, bakers,
and assistants, and two butchers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20

lie said to reporter who interviewed
her on the question of her divorce. Il
found out, she continued, during the
first week of the marriage, that his
only ambition was to have me call
him Willie, dear, and make q baby
of him. His appetite for champagne
was so great that l thought he must
have a concealed reservoir He could
not stand the strain, and his digestive
organs gave out. He was very sick
for a long while, and during this pc
riod / had a chance to reflect on the
uselessness of trying toreform drunk
ards. 1t was bitter lesson"
In discussing Willies personal ap-
pearance Mrs Leslie said that he had
"little baby nose" and that he wore
false teeth.
The decree Of divorce grants Mrs.
Leslie the right Of marrying again
and grants the same right to Mr..
Wilde after Mrs. Leslle's death.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
Mons Nnmen.

A man entered a North Brighton
store, whom the merchant mistook
for the representative of hardware
firm. Hello, Day." was his greet
ing. Wrong" was the response.
my name Is Knight Can't you tell
Knight from DayP" That reminded
a man present Of visiting a studio In
Boston when James Fairman's paint
ings we're on exhibition. Mr.. Fair.
man grasped the hand Of the speak
er's companion with an expression OF
pleasure and exclaimed, "Why, how
do you do, Mr.. Baconp" IL think you
are laboring under q MISTAKE; my
name is not Bacon" was the reply.
as it possible" rejolned the artist;
certainly there Is a wonderful re-
semblance. "Why shouldn't there
be?" remarked the victim Of mistaken
identity, with a smile. "Come to
think Of it, our names are similar;
mine is Burnham" the artist
Joined heartily In the laugh.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20

Last, but not least, is the ships sur
geon, who sits at the foot Of the cap
tain's table.
All these men are under military
discipline, and many Of them have
worn buttons Of the army Of Ger
mania. When that minister of state,
the pilot, comes aboard, he becomes
absolute in authority, and he is an
expensive, If short-lived, pOtentate
for the ship. His pay is graduated
according to the tonnage Of the ves-
sci whose movements he is directing.
The pilot charges from New York to
Bremen via Southampton aggregate
something in the neighborhood of
$500. and then the important item
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
ON AN OCEAN STEAMER.
TRAVELLING FACILITIES PAST
AND PRESENT.
Cost Of a Single Trip.

Comfort, like charity, should be-
gin at home, writes Chas. d Nixon,
In the Chicago Inter Ocean, but In
this tln-de-siecle age Of accomplish
ment the average man begins to de-
mand not only the conveniences but
the Injuries of life when he travels
The old-tlmer knows the value of get
ting the best; the tourist demands,
so to speak, "the gllt-edged, and the
common carriers have spared no ex-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20

Polly was drawing pictures" on
the slate for 3-year-old Ralph
"Look at this dog, Ralph" she
said. Tsn't it nice? l drew 1t out
of my own head"
"No," answered Ralph, solemnly
ut came right out Of the pencil L
saw 1t come"
Then he added, thoughtfully,
"There's lots Of dogs In the pencil,
but l don't know how they got
therel"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
shortenlnr plsrance En.t and wo.t.

The only surprising thing about
reduction Of the time between New
York and Chicago Is that it has come
so late. Twenty hours are ample for
little less than thousand miles.
The waste Of time that has deferred
until SO late day the arrangement
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20

Make the best of mlsfortunes, by all
means; but that is not the same as
making the most Of them. Mother
-"Your finger may pain you a little,
my dear, but it isn't hurt badly
enough to need doing up" Harold
@Well, put rag on it, anyway, so
shall know which finger 1T is. Puck.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
A Model Husband.

al defy you to find man who loves
his wife as dearly as l love mine.
To render her happy, would under
take to go and live alone at the top
of a mountain"
"But you would never come up toy
Puntollni's uncle, who, when he as
certained that his wife looked best In
mourning, went and committed sui
eide. I'll Corriere della Sera.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20

A BELGIAN paper says; The North
Belgian Company and the North
France Company are constructing a
line OF locomotives TO be operated by
electricity, on which the journey from
Brussels to Paris, distance Of about
1872 miles, will be accomplished In
about eighty minutes, or at the rate
Of $50 miles an hour. 1t is also stated
that 1t is expected to have the trains
running within two or three months.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20

MUCH is expected OF the use of
electricity to deaden senslbility in
teeth that are to be filled or extract
ed. AS to the extraction, 1t is an
nounced that already the use Of an
electric current, delivered through
electrodes containing cotton saturat-
ed with cocaine or ether has pro-
duced complete local anesthesia, so
that teeth have been extracted with
out pain.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20

SHE Il should think bicyclists
would sit up straight when they are
riding. Why is 1t they lean so far
forward? He-Because they are on
pleasure bent.-Rochester Democrat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20

GRADUATED cork and bitumen
pressed into blocks is used for paw
ing the streets Of London, elasticity
being its chief recommendation.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20


stood urging on his company, and,
while his men fell all around him, he
seemed to have charmed life. Among
the soldiers it was believed that he was
specially protected, but as battle after
battle passed and he received not so
much as a skin wound, the officer be-
came depressed. He said to General
Walker, just before the Wilderness
campaign began; Frank, Ishall never
be wounded. When 1 am hit l shall
pass away so suddenly that I shall not
even know that 1 have been dropped"
General Walker asked him why he
felt SO, assuring him that it was a NOR
bid feeling. "No, no." the officer said.
"There will come battle by and by,
and shall be hit squarely in the tenn
pie. You know what that means
They went through the Wilderness,
end the officer was in the thick of the
fight at Bloody Angle and was not hurt.
Hundreds of men fell around him at
Spottsylvania and he was not
scratched. He was in the first assault
at Cold Harbor when men were moved
down, and he rushed in at the second,
he very incarnation of fighting sol
der. Just as the men were retreat
ing he stopped for a moment and
turned his head to look back, and in
an instant he dropped as though he
had been smitten by lightning bolt
from the heavens. When they found
him they saw that minnie ball had
gone clean through from one temple to
the other, and that he must have been
conscious for an instant, for the fore
finger of his right hand was in the
wound, as though he was instinctively
probing for the bullet. New York
Sun.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
SOLDIERS AT HOME.
THEY TELL SOME INTERESTING
ANECDOTES OF THE WAR.

How the Boys of Both Armies WhIIed Away
Life In Camp-Foraglng Experiences,
Tlrosome Misunderstanding Scenes on
the NATURALIZATION Life, Etc.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
A snIdIer,s PremnnitInn.

las OAPollChSO' ho
said that O minor Of
fcer in his command
"a man who lhad
been a dear friend
passed through bat
tie after battle with
out a single scratch.
The man was in the
thick of every fight.
Many a time he
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
Saved by a Southern Woman.

aIO lS " uJUle STORY
of the war, or per-
haps it would be
better to call it the
story of an incident
fthe war. 1t deals
with persons who
are alive to-day and
in whom ex-Regis-
ter of the Treasury
lLucius L Chitten-
den takes more than
ordinorv intaraat
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20

A Scare In the Pension Office.
There was a scare in the Pension
Office when the mail brought from the