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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

representatives of these three Coun-
tries drew up an agreement by which
naval and military forces were to be
sent to Mexico to seize the ports of
entry on the Gulf coast and apply
the revenue to the payment of the
foreign debts of Mexico. No terri
tory was to be seized nor was Mexico
to be disturbed in her form of gov
eminent In 1851 the allied forces
arrived in Vera Cruz and the follow
ing year a convention was held be-
tween the representatives of the in
vading European powers and Mexico.
Then the designs of France were laid
bare, and England and Spain prompt
ly withdrew from the enterprise.
War then ragged between the French
forces and those of Juarez and the
latter was forced to retire to the
northern provinces.
Napoleon III. had well selected his
time. The United States was then
in the throes of mighty rebellion,
unable to extend any aid except NOR
al to Mexico, and that moral aid had
at the time little influence. Avail
ing himself of his opportunity, Ma
poleon offered the throne of Mexico
to Macmillan, grand-duke of Aus
tria and brother of the present reign
ing sovereign of Austria Hungary.
The latter asked that the people Of
Mexico express themselves on the
subject, and through the efficacy Of
French bayonets false vote was Sc
cured and Macmillan accepted.
April 10, 1864, he was crowned at his
palace of Miramar, and, after paying
farewell visits to several European
courts, and receiving the blessing of
the pope, he and his wife, Carlotta,
set sail for Mexico May 20. Like
two children delighted with a new
toy" writes John Heard Jr., in cur
rent Scribner's, Macmillan and Car
lotta laid down the rules of etiquette
for their household; created new or
ders; invented designs for decora-
tions and medals; chose the uniforms
for the imperial bodyguard, and seri-
ously pondered all the trivial imita-
ton laces and bow-knots of Louis
XIV. court across the water"
Badly Fitted to Rule.
Macmillan was lily equipped as a
ruler. "a dreamer, poet, his mind
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

Eyes, the hog ring business is one
of remarkable growth, especially in
the last fifteen years." said NJ. j.
Decker, Of Keoku6, Iowa, who fur
nlshed the statistics for the remark
BILE conclusions. "Iam connected with
a firm that manufactures from 49,,
0O0,O to 10000, 000 hog rings a
year. We baye one machine that can
turn out 200 hog rings minute,
The coil Of wire is started into one
end of the machine by girl, and at
the other end the hog rings roll out
like wheat from thrashing machine,
The machine does all the work, cuts
the wire, bends it and shapes it ready
for insertion in the hogs snout.
There is one large hardware firm in
ST. Louis that handles about 5000,
900 hog rings each year. So, you can
see, the hog ring trade is an immense
thing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04


William Fox, a German farmer living
about two miles north Of Lawrence, was
accidentally shot by his wife. The two
were shooting at mark when Fox gave
his wife the gun and went to arrange
the target. The gun was discharged
and the ball passed entirely through
his body, piercing the right lung. Mrs.
Fox helped him to the house and then
summoned doctor.
Manhattan Industrialist: w. Erick.
son, farmer living near Olsburg, re-
Gently lost seven head of cattle in a-to
him--mysterious manner, and in report
ing the case to DIR. Mayo was asked to
send a sample of the feed corn fodder
for inspection. DR.. Mayo found analy-
sis Of the stalks unnecessary, the first
test revealing the presence of potassium
nitrate in sufficient quantity to pro-
duce death. Ignited, the stalk under
trial burned like the fuse of cannon
cracker. Inquiry proved the fodder to
have been grown on an over-rich hog
lot, leading to the deposit of potassium
nitrate on the stalks, somewhat fire.
quent occurrence,
Sergeant jennings last crop report
closes with: A decided Improvement
has obtained in the southern half of the
state. Gardens, meadows, pastures, late
crops are looking green and thrifty; late
peaches, apples and stock water much
improved; volunteer wheat oats, rye
and flax are coming abundant on fields
harvested this summer. The general
improvement has extended into the
northern half Of the state. Fall plough
ing and seeding have become more gem
eral, and correspondents report that a
larger acreage than ever will be put in
wheat. Much hay has been damaged
in the stack by wind and rain in Cotfey
and Woodson, and potatoes are rotting
in the ground from too much dampness.
In tho extreme south rye is up and
growing finely. The frost Of the 18th
injured sweet potatoes and cucumber
vines in the northwest counties.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

YOUTHS COMPANION: The only
things not precisely true in the fol-
lowing are the names of the persons
and places, and the description of the
measures. The incident actually oc-
Cured A State Senate had reject
ed, by narrow majority in each
case, bill to authorize the construc-
tion of bridge over Halibut River,
and a bill to forbid foremen in man
ufacturing establishments to report
cases of Sinking by the hands en-
ployed. Senator Burley, who was in
terested in the labor measure but
had opposed the bridge, went to Sen
ator Short, who was on the opposite
side on each measure, "See here,
Short, if you will vote to reconsider
the foreman bill, two OF us will vote
with you on the bridge" "All right. "
When the motion to reconsider the
foreman bill was made, Senator Short
voted mo-" and when the motion on
the bridge bill came up, Immediately
afterward, the labor men all opposed
it. "Why did you 60 back on your
word, Short?" asked Senator Burley,
a few minutes afterward. ooh,
Miller didn't want me to vote for
your bill, and / was under obligations
to him for voting with me on an
other little matter last week" This
was probably only one case out Of
thousands that occurred in our State
Legislatures during the past year.
Measures were passed or defeated
not because they were right or wrong,
but because members were "undel
obligation" to others to vote for Oh
against those measures. Does any
one know a way to secure to the
Burleys and the Shorts and the Mill
ers the private stations which they
would no doubt adorn?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

'IF this should meet the eye of the
Canadian who some time ago lost a
diamond shirt-stud worth $3.50, and
engraved, Bob, Jan. l, lS47,' lethim
know that the aforesaid shirt.stud
was swallowed by Canadian turkey,
and exported in that turkeys crop to
the old country" says the Montreal
Gazette. "The British householder
who bought it had a fancy to clean
his own turkey and found he had
bought more than he had bargained
for. Being an honest Englishman,
he did not keep this find to himself,
but inquired what part Of the world
that diamond-fcd turkey came from,
and he is now prepared to restore the
shirt-stud to any Canadian who can
prove his ownership"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

ATTENTION of the triple alliance
and Of all powers and potentates is
respectfully directed to the Governor
Of Formosa. Tea comes from For
mosa, and the neutrality Of the coun-
try ought to be strictly maintained
by the great powers sending a few
warships if necessary The interests
of the tea drinkers are paramount in
this matter. The Governor of For
mosa is bound to have war with
Japan. He has issued a proclama-
tiOn giving the following schedule of
rewards. Head of japanese officer,
200 taels; head of japanese private,
100 taels; live japanese officer, 100
taels; live japanese private, so taels;
capture or destruction Of big Japan
csc warship, 5000 taels; capture or
destruction Of little japanese war
ship, 1000 taels. A tael is about
$3.50, but allowing for the silver
basis its real worth is more. 1t will
be noted that the Governor of For
mosa thinks more of dead Japs than
of live ones. A dead private is Just
equal to live officer, while an Off
Ger with his head off is worth exactly
twice the same officer with his head
on.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

WHILE the poultry industry has as
sumed enormous proportions in our
country, insomuch that it is said that
the amount realized from the egg
product annually would pay our pen
sioners, yet we are obliged to import
largely to meet the demand for our
own consumption. This being the
case, it would seem that there is no
Immediate danger Of oyerproduction,
and if our farmers could be so in
structed in the care, etc, Of these
feathered bipeds as to make it profit
able to keep them on the farms, they
may be kept in sufficient numbers to
supply the home demand for eggs;
thereby keeping the large sum Of
money paid out annually for the i'm
ported product, at home, besides add
ing another paying industry to the
farm, AS it is at present, the aver
age farmer declares it doesn't pay to
keep hens, and consequently poultry
raising is not increasing in many To-
calities.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

With the ending of the civil war
in the United States a new complex
ion was given to affairs in Mexico.
The United States Government had
persistently refused to recognize
Macmillan and had intimated time
and again to Napoleon that it would
be desirable to name a time for the
withdrawal Of the French troops.
While we were engaged in war among
ourselves Napoleon paid little atten-
tion to our presentations, but when
the civil war ended and when besides.
our State Department insinuated the
probability of an armed interference
Napoleon was all attention, and
from the autumn Of 1866 to Febru-
airy, 1867, the French troops evac-
uated Mexico.
While the French and American
Governments were engaged in q
diplomatic war over the withdrawal
of the French troops Carlotta offered
to 60 to Europe and plead the cause
of Macmillan before Napoleon and
the Pope. But her efforts were una
vailing. Napoleon turned a deaf ear
to her entreaty that the French
troops be suffered to remain until
Macmillan was firmly established,
and her reception at the Vatican was
hardly less cordial. During the
Papal interview her reason suddenly
left her, and she has since been an
imbecile in the royal palace of
Bouchnout, Belgium, over which
kingdom her brother, Leopold H.,
reigns.
Death of Macmillan.
The withdrawal of the French
troops inspired the followers Of Jaurez
with renewed hope, and they speed
lily regained possession of all Mexico
with the exception of few cities
Macmillan headed an army and
threw himself into Queretaro which
was soon besieged by the JauristS.
The place surrendered to Gen. ESQ.,
bedo, and Macmillan and his gen.
erals, Miramon, Mejia and Mendez,
were taken prisoners. Mendez was
promptly shot, and military trial
was given the Others. They were
found guilty and sentenced to death.
June 10, 1867, on the Cerro de las
Campas-Hill Of the Bells-the three
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

EMPEROR MAX1MLIANMeXico - he would
have escaped the tragic end that be-
fell him on the plains of Querctaro,
would stand to-day next in success
sion to the proud Austrian Empire,
and his wife, the beautiful but I'M
fortunate Carlotta, would not now
be spending her days hopelessly in
sane in the royal castle of Bouchnout,
near Brussels.
Brightly shone that day in 1864
when Macmillan and Carlotta, after
paying farewell visits to the French,
Belgian and English courts and after
receiving the Papel benediction, left
their beautiful palace of Miramar on
the blue Adrlatic and sailed for the
ancient empire Of the Montezunas
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

A TOURNAMENT of washerwomen
is to be held at Conway, Wales, for
the benefit Of a Wesleyan bazaar.
The contest consists Of two classes,
in which each competitor has to
bring a pail Of water from tug,
carry it to a chair, and then, in sight
of all the spectators, wash therein
two dirty tea cloths with soap, hurry
back to a clothes line, peg up the
newly cleansed cloths and once more
hurry back to the tub and place
everything in order. The total dis
lance to be covered is 100 yards, and
the prizes are to be awarded to the
fastest time, other things being equal,
over that distance.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

EDITOR AsToR, OF London, was so
affected by the birth Of the little son
OF the Duke Of York that he called
on the world to consider what he
termed the unprecedented wonder Of
four representatives of royal house
all in the line Of direct succession,
and all alive at the same time, His
history wants rubbing up, The old
Kaiser, Crown Prince Frederick,
Prince William and Prince Williams
son were once all photographed to-
gether
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

For great many years the bal
ance of trade between China and
Uncle Sam has been in favor of the
Oriental country from ten to four
teen millions annually. She will do
the United States a great favor by
prolonging her unpleasantness with
Japan until we can unload $50, 000,-
900 worth of firearms and other mu-
nitions of war, besides few hundred
cargoes of flour, canned goods, bacon,
etc, on the belligcrent nations.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04
EXECUTION OF MAMMALIAN AND GEMS M1RAMAR AND MEJIA

Three years later Mexico had flung
them from her-the one demented,
the other dead-one to spend her
days endlessly raving over past splen-
doris, the ashes of the other to be
borne to the imperial vault of Vienna,
there to mingle with the remains of
long line Of ancestors
Founding an Empire in Mexico.
1t was the project of the third Ma
poleon of France to found an empire
in Mexico that would be feudatory to
France and the occasion came when
Juarez, the President of Mexico, and
a full-blooded Indian, repudiated the
debt which that country owed to
France, England and Spain. The
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

IT is not as much work to take
care, and good care, too, of ten acres
Of orchard as it is to take care of ten
acres of corn, and the income will be
far greater. Ten acres of orchard
would contain about five hundred
trees, and barrel to tree when
the trees come well into bearing is
only a moderate yield. Five hun
dred barrels at 81 per barrel would
be $500, or $50 per acre.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04
AMONG KANSAS CHURCH PEO-
PIE.

The Southwestern Kansas Baptist as
ISOLATION, whose territory includes TWEEN
ty counties, covering one-fourth of the
state has been in session at Garden City.
All the counties we're represented and
prominent ministers were present from
Topeka and other points In the state.
Emporia special: For two weeks the
annual campmeeting of the Kansas con-
ference of Seventh Day Adventists has
been held at Soden's grove near this city.
Over 1900 people have been in camp
from all parts of the state. About 100
baptism0 have taken place in the Cotton
wood river. Over $4,000 has been con-
tributed at the meeting for home and
foreign missions. Rev. @. McReynolds,
of Topeka, is president of the association.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

THE Board of Health Of Orange,
N. j., asks citizens to refrain from
kissing, as conjunction Of the lips is
likely to transmit throat disease.
The request, it is safe to say, will
not he needed. People who are in
the kissing business are not in it for
their health.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

have been selected PRESIDENT JUAREz.
for Mexico He was not only unable
to see things clearly himself, but
equally incapable of surrounding him
self with clear-sighted advisers. The
country needed a hard, shrewd, prac-
tical soldier-ruler; a man of simple
tastes and close economy. Maximil-
ian was a traditional prince; not
MISLEADING the emptiness Of his
Golfers, he surrounded himself WITH
chamberlains, marshals Of the court,
equerries, etc, and with such titles
and the corresponding emoluments
he quenched the men whose lights
and work he most needed"
Meantime while Macmillan, sup
ported by French bayonets, was curl
ously looking over his new domain,
president Juarez in the mountain
wilderness of Chihuahua, surrounded
by small band of penniless follow
ers, listened with Indian stoicism to
the echo of the noise in The capital.
His Golfers were empty, his cabinet
had vanished, his army was melting
away, and the civilized world scotfed
at his presumption. His only COM
panion was Lerdo de Tejada, his
faithful secretary Of state, and strong
in the knowledge Of their right, these
two silent watchers waited with
logged patience for the dawn of their
day. the day of independence, the
day that was to break upon the land
three years later"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04
FAMILY jars never have any very
good fruit In them.

HEAT prostratlons are, as a rule,
the result of carclessness in exposure,
or recklessness in diet. Moderation
in everything is the best plan for
preserving the health and conserving
the constitution.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

DURING the past fifteen years 1t Is
alleged that the Government has APP
propriated over $76, 900, 600 for "im-
proving" the Mississippi River This
is more than the necessary cost Of
The Nicaragua Canal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

we exchange I'M
Willingly the sub
s lance for tn G
shadow.
Had Macmillan,
Archduke of Aus
tria, never relin-
pushed his rights
to the II apsb urg
t h r . n YER
crossed the seas to
his new empire of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

VALUE the friendship Of him who
stands by you in the storm; swarms
OF insects will surround you in the
sunshine.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04
chance for old Maids.

There are few spinsters in the eau
casian settlements in South Africa,
as the men outnumber the women 10
to l.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

From Usage Mission: The monas-
tarv of the Passionist Fathers, q new
order for this diocese and section of the
country, has been opened here. When
the Jesultes left this mission in 1892
they deserted fine set Of buildings,
erected at large COST Efforts to Sc
cure the Passion Fathers as inmates
were successful and the order spent $780,
900 repairing and improving the build
ings. A new steam and gas plant was
put in and many modern Improvements
made,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04
PhiIlipsburg Herald

LOVE is blind lndeed. TarIicu-
larly when a suit for breach Of prom
Use results.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04
HADATRAGIC ENDING
ATTEMPT OF NAPOLEON TO
ERECT AN EMPIRE.

The United States and Mexico's Indian
President BaRied His scheme-Execu-
ton of Macmillan and Gems. MiramOn
and Mcjla-- Carlotta Now Maniac.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

MaXlmlllan peflSneu
prisoners were placed side by side in
front of a firing squad of Indian SOL
diers. Macmillan was assigned to
the center, between Mejia and Mira
mon, but he declined the post Of
honor and stood at the extreme left
of the group.
A single volley burst over the plain,
the three men fell in death and with
them fell the empire which Napoleon
attempted to erect in Mexico.
Six months later the Novara, the
same vessel that brought Macmillan
and Carlotta to Mexico, bore away his
remains to the imperial vault in Vi
emma.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04
fllled wlth the tradItIons Of the most

form.ridden court
in Europe, accus-
toned to deal only
with thoro ug hly
preceden ted and
documen ted diff
culties, Macmillan
was perhaps tn c
worst practical
ruler that could
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04
End of an Empire.

Strange are the ways of fate. We
reach for the rose and grasp a thorn;
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-04

A car load of mineral water from
Great Spirit Spring, near Cawker City,
Mitchell county, billed for Buffalo, N.
Y, went east on the Central Branch.
1t is the first carload shipment of the
water.
Capital: Rev. J. B. Thomas has re-
turned from Colorado with his family
and is improved in health. 1t is five
years since he took the pastorate of the
Baptist church, during which time there
have been 526 additions to the men,
bership.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-23
Building Association. and rueom. Tar

WAsHIsGroS CirY, April Do Special. l.
Building and loan associations are greatly
interested IN thu new tariff law.
concering which 8 report has gone forth
tina. they are made subject. by the action
of the senate finance committee, to 2 per
cent income tax. Edward O. Graves,
president of the Washington Building.
Loan and Investment Association. OF Sc
attic. has made inquiries of Senator Squire
regarding this. A small provision has
been stricken out of this paragraph of the
house bill. and there has been d slight ad-
dition. The bill as il passed the house
provided, THAT this act shall not apply
TO the income or dividends received
or paid by such building and loan
associations as are organized under
the laws Of any state and which do
not make loans except TO share holders
within the state where such associations
have been organized The phrase within
the brackets Vas stricken out by the SEN
ate committee ana the following was adj
debtor the purpose only of enabling
such shareholders 10 provide Tor them
selves homes" The real building" associ-
atoms, therefore, are not to be taxed.
Senator Squire has in contemplation q
modification of this provision which he
will submit at the proper time.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-23
A BIG MILL BURNED.
Fleming 4 Ayerst Plant at
BOtheu in Ruins.
Loss DOUBLE THE INSURANCE.


{ Nearly the whole Of the Fleming 4
Ayerss Company's san aud shingss nill
II Bosheu was destroyed ey ere yesterday
morning and one man. whose name could
not be learned. Vas badly burned IL Il
only about . yea: since the same com
pany's plant, ~ Ballard, was harmed soor
after IL Was built.
The Ere Lesan in the fsnhouse about
1880 in the morning. and in . few min
uses spread throughout the mill and
slmply eaveioped it n DANES. Tns en-
psoyes and citizens generally worked
valiant,y 10 save rs much as possible Of
the property. and enc Of them was badly
burned about the head in doing 20. They
only succeeded in saving the machine
shop. Office and boarding house. the mill
and dry houses being ali destroyed.
The buildings. machinery and stock
were valued as about SIS coo. the stock BE-
ing worth $500. The insurance aggre-
gated about $4,000 in companies repre-.
scented by Burns & Atkinson, WaterhoDss
4 Beach ana L. Z Braymer.
The mill was originally bull. BY the
Huron Lumber Company. but after the
failure OF that concern and the burning OF
their Ballard plan: IL Was bought BY
Fleming 4 Ayerst 81 quite bargain. They
put 10 n good repair and made IN any i'm
proyements. so tha. il was one of the bes;
mills in the state. LIZ had capacity o!
go 900 shingles and O., 600 feet of lum %. q
day