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The free press., 1893-12-07

People overlooked the importance of perma-
nently beneficial effects and we're satisfied
with transient action, but now that it is gener-
ally known that Syrupof Figs will permanent.
ly cure habitual constipation, well-informed
people viii not buy other laxatives, which act
for a tiE,s, but finally injure the system.
The free press., 1893-12-07
Rcyare of Ointmcnts for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
Snch articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
cure manufactured by F. j. Cheney d Co,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury. and ls taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood ana
mucous surfaces OF the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure get the genuine.
il is taken internally, and is made in Toledo,
Ohio, by +. J. Cheney e. Co. Testimonials free.
.2e" Sold by Druggists, price 15c. per bottle.
The free press., 1893-12-07

For Dyspepsia, Indigestion and stomach cis-
orders, use Browns Iron iitters-the Best
Tonic 1t rebuilds the BLOOD and strengt mems
the muscles. A splendid medicine for weak
and deblitated persp 'a
The free press., 1893-12-07

For impure or TIA n Blood, Weakness. Maln-
ria, Neuralgia, Indigestion and Biliousness,
take Browns Iron Bittrrs it gives strength,
making old persons feel young and young
persons strong; pleasant to take.
The free press., 1893-12-07

The longest animal known to exist is the
rorqual, which verages 100 feet i'll length.
The free press., 1893-12-07

Impaired digestion cured by Beecham'c
Pills Beecham's no others. p cents a box.
The free press., 1893-12-07

Bees never store honey IL the light, he
cause honey thus exposed granuates.
The free press., 1893-12-07

Syrup"

My acquaintance with Boschee
German Syrupwas made about four
teen years ago. 1 contracted cold
which resulted in a hoarseness and
cough which disabled me from fill
ing my pulpit for number of Sab
baths. After trying a physician,
without obtaining relief saw the
advertisement of Year remedy and
obtained a bottle. I,received quick
and permanent help I never hesi-
tate to tell my experience. Rev. w.
H. Haggerty, Martlnsville, NJ. @
The free press., 1893-12-07

The first book stereotyped in this country
was catechism in New ork in 1913.
The free press., 1893-12-07

II afflicted with sore ewes use Dr. Isaac ThOmp
sons Eye Water Druggists sell at Pc, bottle.
The free press., 1893-12-07
In Oldeu Times

The Dead sea loses every day by evapora-
ton several million tons of water.
The free press., 1893-12-07

DESERVING CONFIDENCE. There is no article
which SO richly deserves the entire confidence
Of the community rs BROWNS BnoNcnI Al
1RocHEs. Those suffering from Asthmatic
and Bronchial Diseases, Coughs and Colds,
should try them. Prico - cents
The free press., 1893-12-07

Church pastorates are still sold to the high
EST bidders in some parts of England.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-21

Last evening in Carse's hall. the
Oakdale club gave one of its delight
full dances. About thirty couple
were present, aud an ENJOYABLE even
ing was spent. Bleuer's orchestra
furnished the music. dancing being
INDUCED in until , O'Clock Quite a
number were present from Moline
and Davenport. In the near future
the club intends giving a >ub>crip-
ton masquerade.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-21

w. W. Wills was brought before
Magistrate Schroeder on a charge of
assault aid battery preferred by Hen
ry Hoesli, and was fined $15 and
costs.
This afternoon Magistrate Schroe-
Ger l. hearing the case Of Annie
krusc ". Mrs. Carrie DreXcl, for as
sault and battery. Mrs DreNel Is
the complainant's step-mother.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-21
Hard and Soft Coal Market.

The best~in the market and at low
est prices for October delivery, at
T. II. Ellis.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-21

News comes from California of the
death at Oakland, from drowning
Oct. IS. Of Oscar A. Benson, a grad
uate OF Augustana college. Benson
had become subject to epilepsy in
consequence of over-Study. and while
in one OF the attacks, fell off ferry
boat. He was otherwise very prom
Using young man.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25

Try rubbing solid wall paper with
pieces Of light bread.
Try saving all old, clean linen or
cotton cloths to give to hospitals.
Try never to build fires in q newly
papered room until the paper has had
time to dry.
Try cleaning gilt frames with rain
water in which flowers Of sulphur
have been stirred.
Try washing marble with a sponge
or chamois wet In warm, soft water,
then rubbing dry
Try busting papered walls with a
cloth over q broom, sweeping the wall
with regular strokes.
Try washing furniture quickly with
warm suds. o little spot at a time,
wiplng dry and rubbing with little
oil.
Try removing STAINS from mahog.
any, rosewood, or walnut by touching
the spots with feather wet in di.
luted nitre.
Try washing willow furniture with
warm water and Castillo soap, wiplng
very dry with soft cloth, then dry
ing In the sun or near the fire.
Try bleaching willow furniture,
after washing In warm suds, by set
ting in box without drying, putting
q small dish Of burning sulphur in
side, and covering the box for half an
hour.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
THE KING NMusEs HIMseLr.
He Ii Happiest When He Thinks He Has
Kuled IA Peasnnt with Hia Qun,

He IL Happiest When He Thinks He Has
Killed Peasant with His Gun.
The one insane monarch who now
occupies a European throne, King
Ohio of Bavaria, shows no symptoms
of recovering from his mental NAL
ady, / am told that he has lucid in
tervals, which are very brief, and oc-
cur but rarely, and it is as well, for
these heeting CLEANS Of reason only
serve to make the poor man miser-
ably unhappy, for while they last he
realizes his own wretched condition
to the full. Everything is done to
amuse and interest him in his ordi-
nary state, which is that of hopeless
as we'll as dangerous insanity. He
spends his days in unceaslng occupa-
ton of an insignificant and mechan-
ical nature.
Atone time he worked from morning
till night in rolling cigarettes. Then
he took to peeling potatoes, and
bushels upon bushels of them were
provided for his amusement. OF
late his favorite pastime Is by no
means Of such an inoffensive nature.
He has taken to shooting peasants,
and will sit all day long with his gun
at the window, waiting for this new
kind Of game on which to exercise
his skill. Even this freak his guard
ians have contrived to satisfy, with
out injury to any one Of his subjects.
His gun is loaded in his presence, as
he always insists upon seeing the
powder and shot duly put in, but ior
the latter his attendant substitutes
dry peas.
Orders have been given that no per-
son shall be allowed to pass along the
road In front Of his dwelling, lest
King Ohio should fire upon him or
her and be driven quite wild by see
ing his intended victim walk off un-
hurt. But at stated intervals aman
in PEASANTS garb makes his appear
ance on the road. The King takes
aim and fires, and the man drops
down, to all appearance, dead. The
supposed body is removed by two Of
the guards, and some hours later the
performance is repeated, to the i'm
mense satisfaction Of his Majesty.
The make-believe peasant is fig
urant from one of the minor theaters
of Munich. Generally he simply
drops on hearing the shot, and re-
mains motionless, but occasionally he
varies the performance by dying very
hard, turning round two or three
times before he falls, and then eXpir-
ing in terrific commissions, a catastro-
phe that always greatly interests the
royal maniac. - Philadelphia Tele-
graph.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
A Give Away.

A railroad company is circulating,
as an advertisement, a railroad cat
echism," or questions and answers
about railroads, from which we quote:
How many miles Of railroad in the
United States?" Ans. 10000. How
much capital is invested in them?
Ans. $40, 900, 100000 What does a
mile of railroad and equipment cost?
Ans. $40, 000" In justice to his COM
pany the writer of this catechlsm
should have been more consistent at
least should not have given away and
made so conspicuous the fact that
half the railroad capitalization is
water. If his mileage and cost per
mile is right, and surely the latter is
high enough, then the capital in
vested in railroads is So, 100, 600, OO0
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
The Grape Seed and Appendicitis.

The grape seed is no longer infa-
mously famous; for accusation Of
murder is suddenly withdrawn, and
DR.. D. w. Holmes will have to rescind
his witty observation that the ap-
pendiX c9ci seems to have been
created solely for the purpose of catch
ing grape seeds, and thus disposing
Of such surplus people as prefer the
stones to the juice Of the grape. Dr.
S. j. Nixter who is known to have
performed, many times this season,
the operation for the removal of the
appendix Qaparotomy), declares that,
neither in his own practice, nor from
any authentic report, has he ever
known a grape seed to be found in
that part Of the body.
Appendicitis usually involves gen.
eral Inflammation (peritonitls), with
an abscess bullying and visible lin the
right lilac fossa). According to Net
terstock, perforation, with immediate
death, takes place in 1872 out of l46
far-advanced cases. Both Nixter and
Richardson insist on an early opera
tion, but nothing is found save hard
ened f@ces pus, or gangrenous de-
struction in the mischievous little
appendix, TITS pity the grape sell
ers had not sooner known of their
friends, the surgeons, for popular fear
is said to have lessened seriously the
sale of grapes this autumn. Popular
Science News.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25

One of the best farmers in Mime
sofa says: 4The complaints we hear
so frequently these days about poor,
incompetent help is due more to the
treatment given it by employers than
the fault of the employed. / never
treat my help as chattles or slaves; l
interest them in my welfare by TAX
ing an interest in theirs, lay them
all they earn and pay it promptly. L
encourage by commencing work we'll
done, but hold them responsible for
failures. give them good food and
good beds, and my wife manifests the
same solicitude for the hired man or
woman that she does for the members
of her own family. l have never yet
had a man leave me Of his own &C
cord
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
Curious Pipes.

A long and slender-stemmed pipe
was brought from Central Africa
some years ago from the neigh
borhood of Albert Nyanza, by the
Stanley expedition, and was obtained
from the dwarf tribes inhabiting the
Areweni and Ituri forests, near the
equator.
To make the pipe the little people
take the mid-rib of the banana leaf,
which is cellular, and by pushing a
long hard river weed through the
rib, they are enabled to get the bore
required for the pipe stem.
They plug the lower end with clay,
and, rolling up section Of the
banana leaf, into a tiny cornucopia,
cut hole in the stem and insert 1t
for bowl, the sap in the green leaf
preventing its combustion as the to-
bacco burns.
This pipe recalls the bowl made
from q potato, and the stem made
out of piece Of twig, from which
the pith had been driven, which was
employed by many American soldiers
during the great war,
A pipe having an appearance like
an inverted clowns hat comes from
the neighborhood Of Fort Bodo near
the mouth Of the lturi River, and
was brought from there by Sergeant
t. Heazle Parke. 1t was formed Of
the peculiar white stlckey clay that
is taken from the house of the white
ant Of equatorial Africa.
This clay is used by the native
women to make flooring for their
waffle huts, and being spread over
the surface of the ground when soft,
dries out a hard and white mass,
something like Portland cement, and
capable Of receiving a very high
polish. The pipe in question is pol
ished equal to the finest meerschaum.
Another curious pipe is one made
from a shell which comes from New
Guinea. While the pipes used in the
interior are more generally made Of
bamboo, those smoked in the neigh
borhOod of the coast, and especially
in Savo and the Solomon Islands, are
made of shells which are picked up on
the seashore.
AT present the principal pipe used
in the southern portions Of New
Guinea and the adjacent islands is
the English clay, and pipe Of this
description is generally acceptable as
part Of the payment for a days
labor in that district.
Quite recently some curious pipes
were found in the vast guano depos-
its of Peru, the date of which is
placed by scientists, to whom they
have been submitted, as co-equal
with the famous Peruvian pottery Of
the eleventh or twelfth century.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
Nursery Hygiene.

The room especially set part for
the children of the family should be
the best-alred, the sunniest and
driest in the house. At the same
time 1T should be so situated as to be
kept at a temperature as nearly uni
form as possible. AS general thing
1t should be on the south side Of the
house. ANY excess of sunlight, If
such exists can he easily controlled
by shades.
Since the nursery is, as rule, oc-
cupied both night and day, it should
be as large as possible, to facilitate a
thorough supply Of fresh air.
Considerations of air, sunlight and
cleanliness should be paramount, and
all questions of decoration should be
entirely subservient, To this end
everything should be simple in con-
struction.
In all but exceptional cases the
nursery is the scene, at some time or
other, of one or more Of the dis
eases incident to childhood. On
this account all materials that might
serve as a lurking-place for dust and
disease organisms should be exclud-
ed. The furniture should be plain,
so as to be easily kept clean. 1t
should also be light, or else furnished
with strong castors, so that it can be
easily moved about. Pictures on the
walls were better omitted.
The nursery floor should have par
ticular attention. While the ideal
floor may not be always attainable,
the ideal should be approached as
nearly as possible. A floor Of closely
Joined hard wood is the best, since it
is most easily kept free from dust.
Over this should be laid rugs or car
pets, which should be frequently
taken up and beaten.
Nursery closets, too, should be
carefully looked after They should
be always open to inspection, and no
accumulation of soiled clothing
should be permitted. Open shelves
are recommended, since, while clean
linen and other necessaries are easily
kept upon them, they are less apt to
be made the receptacles of tucked
away" neatness than are shelves in
closed by doors.
The habitual use of disinfectants
should have no part in the care Of
the nursery. The necessity for their
use should be avoided by means Of
scrupulous cleanliness A room in
which disinfectants are needed
should be inhabited by no one, least
Of all by children.
The ventilation Of the nursery is
an important matter. The essential
thing to be secured is a frequent
change of air without draughts along
the floor. Youths Companion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
An Irreverent spouse.

A good man who lives In a thinly
settled locality has the misfortune to
be extremely deaf. His voice is re-
markedly loud in his devotions, and
it is reported thathis morning prayer
can be heard for half a mile. A
neighbor, not long since, having occa-
sion to visit his house in the morning
found its owner at prayer, and, not
Wishing to interrupt, he waited out
side. The tones of the voice within
grew louder and louder. Each SEN
tence was spoken with more vehe-
mence than the preceding, until the
prayer ended with a prolonged shout
of "Amen~ The visitor was about to
knock, when the sound of the wife's
voice arrested him. With skill
born of practice, she almost rivaled
the tones Of her spouse as she shouted:
swell, l guess you've drove all the
rabbits out O. the swamp this morn
ing!"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
LINooLN,s roMB.
II Is Failing Into Decay-Tho state May
Assume Tea Care.

Assume Tea Care.
The monument at Springfield, Ill,
under which lie the remains OF Linz
coin and the deceased members Of
his family, was never properly con-
structed. Ii has no suitable founda-
tlon, and, as a consequence, is fast
falling into decay, 1t is not what 1t
ought to be, nor even what 1t seems
to be. 1t has the appearance Of be-
ing massive monument Of granite,
whereas it is really built Of brick
with a granite veneerlng about six
inches thick. Moreover II has never
been fully completed, as several pieces
Of statuary, provided for in the plan,
are wanting. The monument is In
the custody Of an association, and the
expense Of keeping it In decent con-.
dition involves more outlay than they
feel called upon to assume To OBJ
viate the difficulty, an admittance
fee is extorted from all visitors and.
the monument and grounds are under
control of custodian, who Is said to
render himself very offensive by his
peculiar traits. Several bills have
been brought before the State Legis-,
latme looking toward a remedy, and
it now seems not impossible that the
State will assume care Of 1t and keep
IL in proper condition. The people
of Illinois are awaking to realize that
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
DnnRerl

II you have feeling OF oppression and un.
below the right ribs, aggravated by lying on
the right side look outI AS sure as fate, your
liver Is disordered, Perhaps not seriously as
yet, but-fatal hepatlc assesses are mot un-
common. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is the
precise remedy TO regulate the liver, and pre-
vent It's congestion and inflammation, and 10
dispense such minor indicia OF lis arrangement
as yellowness OF the skin and ball OF the eye
furred tongue, sourness OF the breath, nausea
on rising In the morning. dizziness, sick head
ache and constipation, BY relaxing the bowels
painlessly, II opens a channel OF exit for the
superfiuous bile, checks tendency TO conges'
ton and engagement OF the liver, at the same
time giving gentle impetus to Its secretlve
action, and affords reliefto the stomach which
10 usually inactive, out OF order und oppressed
with wind when the bowels are costive Use
the Bitters also in fever and ague, rheumatism
and kidney troubles
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
Wanted a DnrI, RrenI,fnnt.

Gov. Russell's little son Eustis sur
prised his mother one morning, a
short time ago, by exclaiming:
Mamma, l want a dark break
fast"
Mrs. Russell was at a loss to know
what he meant, and demanded an
explanation.
well, replied the young hopeful,
1ast night you told Mary to give me a
light supper, and l didn't like it.
Now, mamma, please, do let me have
a dark breakfast. Boston Globe.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
What Marriage Really Is

A disillusionized woman reports on
her experience and observation of
matrimony that marriage is just
this: You have beautiful wreath
and veil on your wedding day. The
first week passes well. The second
weel; you have your mouth full Of
clothespins. The third you are trot.
ting two miles with basket looking
for cheap meat. And after that you
are looking for cheap meat air the
rest of your life"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25

One day the swell artist was pass
ing the house of the younger one, says
the Boston Globe. and the latter called
to him: "Mr. Chrome, / have just
finished two pictures, entirely differ
ent in subject, and would like to have
your opinion of them" The great
man said he would be only too happy
to look at them, so ushering him
into the house and opening the par
lor, the owner pointed to two pictures
hanging on the wall, and said: "There
they are. One picture is of my father,
copied from an old-fashioned ambro-
type; the other is a painting of Lily
Pond" The artist, after adjusting
his eyeglasses and looking carefully
at the paintings a moment, turned
and asked: (which one did you say
was your father, Mr.. Madder?"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25

A common trouble in country
blacksmith shops, even in private
houses, is the going out of the fire
while the smith or servant is doing
work away from it. This annoyance
can be prevented by keeping at hand
box containing sawdust. When
the fire seems to be out throw a
handful Of sawdust on the Goals, and
a good blaze will quickly follow.
This may seem a small matter, but
there are many who will find the
suggestion useful one.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25

it is unbecoming the dignity of a
great State to turn the tomb OF It's
most illustrious citizen into a show
to which the public are admitted for
a quarter of a dollar per head. The
time has come when it seems almost
certain that some step will be taken
in the matter.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25

Cretonne draperles, as a rule. are
either sent to the professional cleaner
or else ruined by home washing, A
sample Of the cretonne should first be
washed In salt and water or In OK.
gall and water, to set the color, and
then be dried IN a dark room. None
of the ordinary grades OF soap should
be used. The greatest risk in fading
lies In the drying and a dark room
should always be used for this " pos
sible. If the colors are not too bright
this method will insure satisfaction.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
Greatest Library in the world.

The greatest library In the world is
the Bibliotheque National, in Paris,
founded by Louis XIV. 1t contains
100000 volumes, 100000 PAM
phlets, IT'S, 900 manuscripts, 300, 900
maps and charts, and 100000 coins
and medals. The collection of en-
cravings exceeds 300, 900, contained
in some 10000 volumes. The por-
traits number 100, 900. --Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
A New Triumph for Women.

Score one again for the women, A
business man Of experience, compar-
ing woman's business ability with
that of mans, said: "Now we are
looking for a new bookkeeper, and l
am strongly Of the opinion that wo-
man will give better satisfaction than
man, because a woman is more con-
scientlous and careful than a man"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25
A Cotton picking Machine.

There has been no revolution in the
production Of cotton since Whitney
invented the gin and took the seed
ing" of it out Of the hands Of the old
women and children. Now, however,
there is a prospect Of another great
change. Over 600 machines have
been invented in the last twenty
years for picking the cotton from the
boil and all have failed to give salts
faction. But still another is to be
tested, and cotton men believe it will
be successful. 1t will pick, it is said,
10000 pounds a day. An ordinary
field hand can pick of the short staple
about $50 pounds a day, and of the
long staple about $50, SO that the
new machine will do the work of
about forty men. Fifty cents hun
bred pounds is considered fair wages
in the cotton belt. The machine,
therefore, will earn $50 a day. New
York Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25

An immense ore dock is building
at Onesta, MINI. The structure,
which, it is said, will b. the largest
on the lakes, is TO be $500. feet in
length, SO feet vide, and height
above mean water level 524 feet
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-25

Mrs Goodluck; don't believe l ever
missed any one as do Mrs. Hitone. Mrs.
Dasher: didn't know that you wore ac-
quainted with her. Mrs. Goodluck; WASN'T
and we have been exchanging handkerchiefS
for long time