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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-16
A. B. MONTGOMERY

The valve at the railroad water
tank sprung a leak last Sunday night,
and when the west bound local pas
senger pulled in Monday morning the
agent and section force had not yet
succeeded in moving the foot or more
of ice that had formed for some dis
lance in the tracks. The engineer
thought he could skate over it all
right, and he did, but in striking
again the front trucks Of the engine
missed the rails several inches and
started across the country. The tram
was laid out here couple of hours
until the arrival Of the train from the
west, when they were all Strengthened
about and sent along again. -Smith
Centre Journal
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-16
Big Profits.

The agent of the Farmers Grocery
company of Omaha, canvassed Rocks
county few weeks since and sold
from $4,000 to $4,000 of groceries to
the farmers at prices that average SO
per cent above the regular retail
prices charged by the Stockton mer-
chan-s. We have examined bill of
groceries they sold, amounting to
$l740, which one of our leading gro
GERS offers to duplicate for $ll08,
furnishing the best goods on the mar
ket, without cutting cent under the
regular retail rates. In fact ne would
sell the goods for somewhat less than
the amount named by him, in the
quantities purchased by the farmer,
on a cash deal In the Farmers Gro
Gerry company's bill cinnamon IS
charged G3 cents per pound, while the
very best is sold at retail for 35 cents;
mustard brought 6S cents, the best re-
tails for 80; ginger brought 63 cents,
retails for 80; tea brought 81 cents,
the best grades on the market sell at
retail for 60 cents. The various ex-
tracts were sold 80 per cent higher
than retail prices, and several other
items on this bill were eqally exorbl-
tant. Articles with which everybody
is familiar were in no instance sold
as cheaply as the merchants sell them.
From top to bottom the bill we saw
is exceedingly high, even if the very
best goods are delivered, which is
very doubtful. There is no doubt
that the people who have bought
from the grocery peddlers will find
, that they have lost money by the OPP
Grafton, besides injuring the home
merchants whose interests are identi-
cal with theirs -StOcktOn Record.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-16

ONE Of the most horrible Of horri-
bic catastrophes occurred at Dover, N.
H., last week, IN which thirty-six in-
mates of an insane asylum were
burned to death. The building was
a frame one and was surrounded by a
tight board fence surmouuted with a
wire fence. such inmates as got out
of the building could not get out of
the yard and all but two persisted.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-16

THERE are only tfty-three appli-
cants for places an the state board of
railroad commissioners, and but three
vacancies can be created. The mod
est Populists out-Herod either ~ the
old parties in their ravenous desire
for office. Pioneer Bulletin.
The above is little bit the best
specimen of gall that the HERALD has
run on to lately, as both the proprie-
tors of the Pioneer Bulletin have held
Office either in the past or at present.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-16

SECRETARY OF STATE OSBORNE was
at home over Sunday with his family,
returning to his duties at Topeka
Monday. On Tuesday morning Mrs.
Osborne and Lettie started for the
farm near Alton, from whence, after a
few days visit, they will 90 to Topeka
to make their home. We are sorry to
have the family leave our little city.
Charlie will remain at Stockton aud
pursue his course of study at the
academy..-Stockt0n Nelcs.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-16

GOVERNOR LEwELL1NG has appoint
ed John Briedenthal state bank ex-
aminer, John Hall of Erie, P. B. Max
son of Empona, and W. d. Vincent
of Clay Centre, railroad commission
ers; j. f, Todd, labor commissioner,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-16
The Rumor Denounced.
TOPEKA. Kas., Feb. s. 1893

j, H. Stewart, Goodland, Kas.
DEAR SIR Please state in emphatic
language over my signature denounc-
ing the rumor that the Rock Island
has neither leased Or bought the Sa-
lima branch of the Union Pacific, and
Have not thought of such q thing.
This is official.
A. B. MONTGOMERY.
The above is good news to our peo-
pie, for if the Rock Island should buy
the Sallna branch Of the Union Pa
cifc it would probably head off the
southwest line out of here.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-02-16
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
FRANK MCKAY.
Attorney at-LaW.

VIII furnish abstract Of titles, make collections
and transact a general land and law business.
Office on south side PpblIc Square, Phillipsburg,
Kansas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-05

type OF men will not appear I'm the prize
ring as II is at present conducted, nor does
he wish to become law breaker. As IL Is
the reform OF the prize ring is urgent
necessity, but not its abolition. The first
step in this direction Is the suppression OF
betting on the result. This would deprive
the sport OF most OF the charm which IL
possesses for the vicious classes In order
To prevent this practice special police or
deputies might be employed, or commits
sion 10 superintend sports OF all descrip-
tons, including horse racing, might be APP
pointed by court. The Importance OF attn
letic training of both man and horses IS
sufficient to render IL a proper subject or
rational, and not irrational, legislation
Such a commission or commissioner might
also act as dramatic critic, so that useful
and not injurious plays might be presented
on the boards of our theaters. In other
words, would suggest that each stats
have in its employ a man whose Once
should be censor of public amusements. Such
an Office and its functions viii sound rath-
er paternal TO some ears, but we are md
ing out in this country that mob rule IS
more tyrannical than paternalism; as Wit
ness the absurd laws that now stand in
the way OF the popular sport OF boxing, on
the one hand. and the perfect freedom 10
produce any kind OF corrupting play i'm the
theater on the ether. Witness also the free-
dom to become intoxicated. on the one
hand, and the refusal TO allow cheap mn-
steal concerts, which prevent drinking, IN
saloons, on the other.
The popularity OF athletic sports az the
present time viii prove most useful TO us as
a race The time has, however, not yet ar
rived when self-defense can be entirely
dispensed with. If must have SELF
defense, that kind which avoids the use OF
mortal weapons is To be preferred. How
much more manly is the British defense
with the fist than the knife of the Latin,
or the pistol of the American. Defense IS
accomplished, and, perhaps, punishment IN
fiicted. but life is not lost. Training in
boxing is I'm the interest of humanity, and
those who wish to see the pistol abolished
i'm this country should encourage IL The
increase in crime against the person. or
late years probably due to the immigra-
ton of the worst classes of Europe shows
that we cannot yet do without self-defense.
These remarks are apropos of the recent
arrest under the laws OF Indiana of certain
wel-known pugilisuc athletes. and the OBJ
structiOn to exhibitions OF boxing raised
in California and elsewhere. In Philadel-
phia a recent exhibition of sparring by
Mitchell attracted n respectable audience,
which crowded the large Academy of Mu-
sic The authorities made some feeble ef-
forts to prevent the exhibition, I'm con-
formity with the law, but wisely RETAINED
from extreme measures 1 leave TO the
Imagination of my readers what would be
the effect of woman suffrage on the situa-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-05
MAXIMUM OF FRUCTIFICATION.
Greatest Yield of Cultivated Plants at
the Northern Limit of Growth.

). A. Thompson, in Review of Reviews.
In the great Northwest the region of
vigorous winters, cold, moist springs and
dry but intense summers, the undue luXuri-
ance Of stem and foliage is checked in the
earli,S stages of growth, greatly TO the adj
vantage of the fruit and seed. This vigor
given 10 veSetatio in cold climates by the
rapid increase and prolonged action of sum-
mer heat has been well formulated by DR..
mating Principle of Plants published
many years ago in the American Journal of
Geology. He states as universal fact that
the cultivated plants yield the greatest
product near the northernmost limit at
which they can be grown. His illustrations
include nearly every plant known to COM
merce and used either for food or clothing
Cotton is tropical plant, but yields the
best staple in the temperate attitudes
In the rich lands of the middle States corn
will often produce fifty or sixty bushels
England agricultural societies have awarded
prizes for yields of l25 bushels to the acre.
The Irish potato comes to full perfection
only in northern ATTITUDES or COOL moist
insular situations, as in Ireland In the
south the sun forces the potato on TO
qualification before the roots have had
time to attain the proper qualities fCC nour-
ishment. AS a further illustration Consul
Taylor cites the fact that in Iowa, near
the southern border of the spring wheat
region, seldom more than two well-formed
forming the row; in northern Minnesota,
Dakota and Manitoba three grains become
habtual. while in wheat from Prince AL
bert on the Saskatchewan, and Fort Yer
million, on the Peace river each cluster Is
made UP of five well-formed grains.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-05
BISMARCK ON AMERICA.
The Ex-ChancelIOr Tells What Is Our
Greatest Strength. art
November Century.

Bismarck, in talking about America,
said: The security and strength of your
country lie in the fact that the American
race is mixed one-a 'Sammelvolk. His
tory has never made a great people in any
other way. Look at France. 1t was the in
vasions from Italy and the north that gave
because she sucked in Iberian blood. And
England, what made her so great? Not
the invasion of the Anglo-SaXons only,
but the fact that there they Joined hands
with the NormanS. a people may be COM
Portable and prosperous without an influx
Of foreign blood but 1t will cease to be
capable of great things whenever that
ceases Continuing, he said: THE Amer
lumbuS worship. The Norwegians were the
first discoveries and settlers of America.
Columbus was a map and chart maker,
and, before setting out on his own voyage,
had positive proof of the existence of
other continents. And it would have been
far better for America and her early his
Norwegians and other hardy tribes from
the north. The Spaniards made a bad be-
ginning in America.
Some one suggested that they did less
American gold did to Spain; that the his
tory of church and state in the days OF
Philip II, and the subjugation of the Meth
erlandS showed what terrible power for
evil there had been in the great piles of
gold grought over from the new world.
Bismarck touched upon the church history
of many lands with great Vigor and in the
cod1steel light Of the ut t1n-
Luther and then Cromwell who seemed TO
be before me- Carlyle once said: Indeed.
he is the nearest approach to a Cromwell
that is possible in our degenerate times
Bismarck then poured forth memories of
the ultramontane contests in which Prussia
asserted her state rights, and in which the
Roman Catholics We're torn between loyalty
to country and all-suffering loyalty to
church
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-05
A RESPECTFUL TYRANT.
Discharge Of a Disagreeabie Duty by
"a Faithful Servant.

Beaumarchais, a famous French author,
had a servant. Antoine by name, who had
been long in his service, and against whose
tyranny he seldom ventured to rebel. One
evening in his old age the great man was
engaged i'm a game OF chess, when Antoine
entered and said, somewhat sharply but re-
specially:
Monsieur, it is 10 o'clock
very well, Antoine" the master an
swered, but let me finish this game"
IF you don't come now, monsieur. you
will be tired tomorrow morning."
"Oh, no, l think not, Antoine"
"And being tired you will not want to
''Oh, yes, Antoine shall get up"
mo, monsieur, you will not get up"
IAN right. Antoine; will go in a few mo-
"And if you are not up, monsieur. at the
usual time you will derange your whole
day.
'iIn minute in a minute"
''And you will have no appetite for break
fast. monsieur
Come now let me finish this game!
Can't you see the clock is fast?"
but the clock is slow, monsieur"
81 tell you it is fast!'
1.-THE clock is slow, monsieur"
Now now! The game is almost done
"But if the game were almost done you
sleur"
Antoine, should have been done al
ready if you had let me alone
but l shall not let you alone, monsieur"
II tell you L shall finish the game. Get
out, Antoine!''
1--WE win get out together; monsieur"
"Antoine, I'm not baby
You do not cry, monsieur. Apart from
that there is not much difference.
The dialogue went on in this way for
some time. Beaumarchais. Struggling his
shoulders, moved a pawn on the chess
board, and then Antoine, bowling very low
and with a great outward show of respect
to the company, seized the board ana
tipped it over, dumping the chessTaen in a
heap on the floor.
BeaumarchaiS was on the point of flying
into a violent rage, but at the sight of his
valet who stood by wearing an air OF
sweet humility joined with the conscious
ness of duty nobly done, he burst into q
loud fit of laughter and suffered himself
to be led home and put TO bed.
The very next morning BeaumarchaiS
was found dead in bed. Whether or not
the excitement OF this mild controversy
with his valet FASTENED his death is not
known. Antoine, at any rate, was sure
that he had done his duty. and Ii Is quite
possible that his care of the old gentleman
had already prolonged his life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-05
MACKEY KICKED OUT
Another Change in the E. & L. I'll.
That Was a Surprise.
Standard Oil Interest Elects One of It's
Own Men as General Manager
Other Railroad News.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.


EVANSVILLE. Ind, Nov. 4.-There is
restless feeling among the officers in the
Evansville & Terre Haute railroad. new
deal has been made that is detrimental to
Mackey interests. A month ago Mr..
Mackey again assumed control of the prop
erty. and was also put in charge of the
financial branch. Yesterday afternoon the
directors elected T. 3. Wheeler Standard
oil man, chairman of the board Of directors
and finance committee. IL G. Barlow was
chosen vice president, in place of Z. ?.
Huston, of Evansville. and also made general
manager, and will have full charge of the
operations Of the physical and financial de-
partments of the T.. & T. H. road, which
will be divorced in every department from
the Peoria and Louisville roads. This &C
ton is said to be the result of a continual
ton of the Mackey Grammer fight which
has been waged so hot this year. First one
faction has been in control and then the
other. Secretary and Treasurer Lewis, of
the various Maclxey lines, has been ordered
TO New York to submit financial state
ment to the Evansville & Terre Haute di-
rectors. The belief here is that IL will not
be long before the Evansville & Terre
be under one management. Things are
pointing that way now. When Mr.. Mackey
was in control Of the Evansville & Terre
Haute the relations of the two lines were
very much strained. 1t is related that Mr..
Porter. of the G. & f.. l., had declared that
he would parallel the latters line to Evans
vile; hence the change
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-05
ABOUT HUSBANDS.
One Woman Who Holds the Opinion
that They Lack Intelligence.
Buffalo Express.

GApreSS.
The married women Of the church on the
corner were holding session at the house
of the minister. They had come to lay out
plans for the work of the sewing society
had drifted around to the subject of huS-
bands, and Mrs. Longwed had the floor.
Men are natural-born fools,' she said.
There is no getting around 1t. They may
be good at business, and all that but just
as sure as you want them to do 81 certain
thing they will do exactly the opposite. If
YOU tell a man not to say anything about
something he will wait until you have your
house full of company and blurt out a re-
mark that will mortify you most TO death.
L know. I've been married twenty years.
Now, let me tell you an instance. Ny
husband has had coffee at his dinner every
day since we began housekeeping. | can't
remember the time when he hasn't had
from one to three cups. L always make it
myself, too. for he likes It strong, and the
walked into the house with a friend whom
he had brought TO dinner. OF course, he
hadn't told me anything about 1T. l went
out into the kitchen and superintendent the
cooking of the dinner, and when the time
came for making the coffee / found that
had only enough to make one cup. / was I'm
a quandary, for L knew that he would have
to have his coffee, and [ didn't have enough
TO make two cups, nor was there time to
send to the grocery and get more So /
went into the parlor and managed to speak
to him privately. / explained the situation
to him carefully and told him that | would
make his cup and place it beside his plate.
Then / would make tea for his guest and
myself. and. if he said nothing, / thought /
could get along
HE promised faithfully. and / made his
cup of coffee and placed it beside his plate.
Then L went in and announced dinner. He
and his guest came out and we all sat down.
He saw the cup of coffee there beside his
plate, and looked at it as If he had never
seen anything of the kind before. Then,
before / could stave him off. he blurted out
in the most surprised way: why. you've
been making coffee, haven't you" From
his tone of voice one would ina CINE that
he had never had cup of coffee in his life,
and for twenty years I know he has had it
every day. Talk about intelligence in meni
I've known puppy dogs that knew more
than any man / ever saw"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-05
EFFEMINATION OF MEN.
The Prize Ring Public Benefit Under
Right ConJifionS
Cope, i'm the open Court.

Prof. L. ID. Cope, in the open Court.
Some of our State legislation is calculated
to promote effeminacy. | refer especially to
the laws which forbid public boxing
matches. 1t is the associations now at
tending these events that render them OBJ
noxious to the orderly members of society
and not the boxing. The mental and phvsi-
cal training which this art requires are of
the greatest possible value to man and
should be encouraged. instead of con-
demned as is now the fashion The pre-
vailing expression at least on this subject
shows how widely the effeminisa ton OF
man has extended in this country. The
superstition that physical courage should
not be developed ana exercised is preDos-
ferrous. The sentimentality that grieves
over the wounds of the contestants while
the latter are willing or anxious 20 receive
them, Is greatly misplaced. The men who
stand before each other i'm the arena are
there voluntarily to give and TO take; and
they do so without malice as a general rule
OF course, ii Is impossible for an effeninate
man. as il is for a woman. to understand
how "A man can receive blows without be-
coming angry. But "a cool head is essential
TO success in all conflicts and the training
which develops this trait, which is nascent
IL not well developed in most men, is OF
great value TO them.
II is true that the most conspicuous prize
fighters are not members OF the educated
classes. and are frequently men of inferior
type. Are we TO infer from this that ply
steal and mental courage are lost 10 man
as he advances in culture? IL so, we have
a sad pro spect before us az a race. But
such Il result is not necessary. The best
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-05
JANAUSCHEK's TEMPER.
Case When Her Manager Threatened
to Carry Her from Her Warm Bed.
New York preSS

The graceful gray mustache of Manager
Edward Taylor is waxed at the ends, but his
face is white and set. Once he was known
to be q jovial and genial character but
since he has joined the forces of Hoyt q
Thomas with "a Temperance Town" he
has tried TO live up to the part of a rigid
ard abste NOUS moralist. He made his rep
station as being the only man who could
manage Mime. Janauschek That woman OF
genius was like most of her sort. eccentric
to a degree. One night, in the coal regions,
the company was billed for a week of one
night stands and Janauschek'S testy tenn
per had been severly tried. 1t was neces-
sary to leave at O'Clock in the morning to
make a train for Chicago. where the COM
pany opened on Sunday night. At o'clock
I'm the morning Mr.. Taylor pounded upon the
door of the tragedy queens room and sug-
gested that IL was time to get up and get
out. The lady awoke in fury, and shouted
through the door-that she did not pro-
pose to travel that train. Mr.. Taylor
of few words and great re-
sources. He said, from outside the door:
Madame. you are under contract with me
to give series Of performances, and YOU
are booked TO play tonight Unless YOU re-
port at the breakfast room in twenty min
uteS i will get out warrant for your ar
rest, and with the aid of a couple Of dep
uty sheriffs / shall carry you TO the train
in blankets"
Nine. Janauschek was on time at the
railway station. and subsequently expressed
the opinion that Mr.. Taylor was the most
business like gentleman she had ever met.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-05

time" said the advance agent, "but one I
struck out in Milwaukee the other day was
by far the best of anything l have been up
against 1t was in one of the museums
there The museum has a stock company
in its theater, and its great speciality is
border drama. Every week they give a
new drama of the wild and woody West.
This play that / saw was bloodhound
Ter OF that character, and at the time ar
rived at the theater the stage was pitch
dark and two men were fighting a duel.
1 could hear the knives clash together and
hear the men stumble around the stage,
put L could but family distinguish the
forms of the actors. After awhile there was
thump on the floor. and the villain Il
knew II was the villain by his accenO
missed: 'Ah ha, Rudolph Tegherington, /
nave you now, and no one nigh to see me
do the deedp
Then the drummer hit the brass drum a
petit and the calcium man turned on the
iSht, and away up on the top of a rocky
pass woman (the herOine) was seen stand
ing. Coward! she shouted me and heaven
is herer "
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-11-05
still Looks SuuaIIy.

CHICAGO, Nov. 4.-Chairman Caldwell,
of the Western Passenger Association, re-
turned, to-day after trying in Omaha and
st. Paul to remedy the existing condition
of affairs in passenger circles His efforts
were entirely fruitless. Everybody claimed
to be innocent of evil intentions, but every
body wants the other fellow to take the
first action The Western Passenger AS
ISOLATION committee appointed 10 deal with
the Union Pacific on immigrant business
was in session the greater portion of the
afternoon. Nothing definite was arranged
and the matter will probably go over to the
regular association meeting on Tuesday of
next week. 1t will, probably. at that time,
be referred to the general managers for set
Element. AS the thing now stands, the as
ISOLATION is in danger. With the Union Pa
cific making war, the Atchison COM
PEELED to look after its heaviest interest in
transmssouri territory; with the Atchison
out, the Alton will go and there is no tell
ing where the exodus would end.