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The Newtown bee., 1894-01-19

of K. of F. on friendship, charity and be- nevolence. He further said that al- though the K. of r. is in it's youth, yet the principles on which it was founded and the beautiful drama which it now represents occurred 800 years B. c. William c. Hungerford next treated the audience to one of his choice selections, which was vigorously applauded. He received an encore and sang that beauti- ful song, 70! promise me-" Frank R. White, c. V. O., spoke on the U.RK.P. and gave an interesting account of the growth of this uniformed branch of the order. He said like the subordinate K. of F., it was a marvel in it's growth. Miss Ella Davis sang the ssBlue Bells of Scotland" by request, which delighted the audience. This was followad by
 REMARKS BY P. c. HASTINGS
 of Comstock lodge. Mrs F. M. Barton | rendered solo which was heartily ap- | plauded. James Knox, 0. C., of Speed
 well lodge said the proudest moment of his life was when the grand chancellor said we numbered 560, ,000. 1T then re. alized," said he, ssthat was one of that immense body of tried and trusty broth. CTS who are willing and ready to stand by a brother at all times and under all cir cumstances. After few remarks by Otto Haide, c. C., of Fredrick Wilhelm lodge and E. J. Monroe, P. C., of Gas
The Newtown bee., 1894-01-19
HISTORY OF PYTHIANIsM.

He said in part: "The order was founded in Washington, D. C., about 30 years ago, by Chief Justice Rathpone, naming the first lodge Franklin, No. l, which contained II charter members. The principles of the order immediately took hold and it has had an astonishing growth. No organization In this coun- try has grown so fast. Its organizers stood in awe, and behold it's onward march from 14 members in 1864 till it now numbers 560,00 men," The next on the program was piano solo by Misses Wise. Grand Chancellor Norton gave an interesting account of Damon and Pythias, the two senators at the court of Dionysius. He showed how the act of friendship between these two friends led up to
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Bound to Out a Shine.

A deputy assessor called at a sub
urban residence few days ago and
aSkedIthe lady Of the house to fill out
her statement Of assessable property.
She had never made out astatement
before, this public duty having been
attended to by her husband in prev
ious years.
In some way she was under the i'm.
preston that the statement of hel
effects would be published in the
daily papers, and she was anxious to
let her neighbors know what she had.
"Have you piano, madame" asked
the deputy assessor.
81 have, and fine one, too"
what is it worth?"
"Not cent less than thousand
dollars"
What is your household furniture
worth?"
AT least twenty-five hundred
dollars"
The assessor glanced at the rag
carpet doubtfully, but put it down at
that.
81 see you have some pictures" he
said.
There were a few cheap chromos
hanging on the wall.
81 have nine oil paintings worth
fifty dollars apiece"
"DO you keep any poultry?"
Eyes sir; | have about five hun
dred young chickens"
what are they worth?"
"They are Of very fine breed and
l would not take cent less than a
dollar a chicken.
"Chickens, five hundred dollars, 3"
he repeated, as he filled out the
blank.
"Do you keep COW or a horse?"
"No, but have fine goat"
"What do you value it at?"
about one hundred dollars. Nan
MES better than any cow"
"You have not any franchises to
assess, have you?"
"No-o," she responded doubtfully.
"But l think my husband has three
or four. You can put them in at a
thousand dollars apiece, can't you?"
Certainly madam. The total is
four thousand, nine hundred and
fifty dollars. Is that almost right"
"You might make it a round five
thousand dollars.
Her husband has been haunting
the assessors Office ever since in an
effort to convince that official that
his wife was playing a joke on the
deputy when she swore to that state
ment.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

slope. There took up my position,
with my gunbearer, Foorsut In a
short time the tiger was driven out
of the jungle, and I opened fire on
him. Unfortunately my shot missed
as did others that followed. The
tiger bounded away, but in a short
time returned and stood directly I'M
der the tree. | had not reloaded, and
was in an unfortunate predicament.
Suddenly the beast looked up, caught
sight Of us, and at once sprang up
the tree. Getting momentary hold
for his claws upon the trunk, he
seized Foorsut by the waistband with
his teeth. AS he fell he inflicted
twelve deep wounds and then skunk
out Of sight. The man died. Mounted
on an elephant and a companion
gave pursuit and presently came on
the tiger, l fred and the beast
rolled over dead, The animal was a
full-grown male and was very large.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
STOCK AND FARM.

Bert Anderson, of DeGraff, Butler Co.
will winter 10000 head of sheep in the
vicinity of Hutchinson.
The Kansas Swine Breeders associa
ton will meet in the Office Of the secre.
tary of the fair association in Wichita
October 4 and 5. An interesting pro-
gramme has been prepared, and will be
carried out.
Topeka Mail: Onion culture is be.
coming an important branch of farming
in Rossville township. Clayton Banks
and Edward Risk will grow from 1,50(
to 1900 bushels on five acres of land
They have sold a car load at 81 cents a
bushel.
Westmoreland item: jerome Pitney
living east of Laclede, lost thirty head
of cattle from lack of water in his pas.
ture. A few days prior he had visited the
pasture and found abundance of water
and upon his return in few days there
after he found himself minus thirty
steers.
The Welhouse orchards at Paramount
will yield $4,000 bushels of apples this
year. There are 1000 acres in trees
confined principally to four varieties
which Mr.. Welhouse claims are particu-
larry adapted to Kansas soil, 1t will re.
quire $4,000 to gather the crop anc
get it ready for the market.
Sergeant jennings weekly crop re-
port closes with: During the week
pastures have freshened, the old grass
has 'greened up and new grass has
started. Wheat. that was sown right
after harvest is coming up and at the
close of the week was two inches
high. Flax and oats that were shelleo
in harvesting are growing, gardens have
revived, apples have ceased to fall, buff
falo grass is green, meadows have en-.
tirely changed their appearance and
stock water is becoming more plentiful
July planted corn is silking in the south
The coming week will see much ground
prepared for wheat"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

THE production Of copper through
out the world in 1893 has been given
at II, $50 tons for Germany, 100 tons
for the Argentine Republic, l LAPS for
Austria Hungary, $500 for Austria
liza, $500 for Bolivia, 1000 for Can
ada, $3.50 for Cape Colony, 54, 27O for
Spain and Portugal, l47, 210 for the
United States, q, $50 for Chilli, 400
for England, 2,O4O for Newfoundland,
$500 for Italy, $4,000 for Japan,
8, 4SO for Mexico, AGO for Peru, 5000
for Russia, 1850 for Sweden, and 2, $50
for Venezuela. This makes a total
of 300, 1915 tons, against 80, 845 in
1892, 270, 49l in 1891, and 269, $50 in
1890. The average price per ton was
!, O93 francs in 1893, 1850 in 1892,
1,277 in 1891, and 1876 in 1890.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

THE ordinary person would sup
pose that a great metropolitan jour
nal like the New York Herald would
employ a horticultural editor who
knew a little bit. But the evidence
is to the contrary, Listen to this:
"Blood oranges are now prepared arti-
fcially. They are even richer in
flavor than the regulation red orange
of nature. An ordinary orange is
punctured and small quantity of
California claret is injected by means
of powerful syringe. The wine is
drawn up into the pulp of the fruit
by means of the capillary attractions
and gives the orange the deep red so
admired by connolsseurs. Such
statements are really too ridiculous
to warrant any comment. 1t is Just
a plain, common, ordinary, everyday
lie. That's all.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
A BUsHEL box is coming into us

A BUsHEL box is coming into use
with market men, and by reason OF
being square is very economical in
the way of packing. 1t is made in
three styles, one all Slated, another
with a Slated bottom and sides, with
solid ends, and the third with solid
ends and close bottom and sides,
bound with galvanized iron; in fact,
it is a galvanized bound box. Thes
boxes are very convenient for hand
ling potatoes, the vegetables being
picked up into the boxes in the field
and left in them until sold. OF
course, other crops can be handled in
this way as cucumbers, tomatoes and
apples. The measure of these boxes
is 14l by 1G5 by 12!, that being a
bushel without piling.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
He Smashed His Compass.

Once old Captain Lewey of the
Passamaquoddy tribe took out a
sportsman who had a pretty compass
hung on his watch-chain. AS they
trudged along through the woods, the
sportsman frequently looked at the
instrument.
"What time him say?" finally asked
Lewey.
That doesn't tell time, Captain;
that's a compass"
Huh! What's gumpuss?"
swell, a compass tells you just
where you are in the woods-tells you
the right way to get out"
"Him allus know"
"Sure-never fails"
Lewey looked thoughtful, and,
when they parted week later, he
said:
"Purraps me like gumpuss.
"All right, Lewey, I'll give it to
you to remember me by"
The next time Lewey went off into
the woods he carried along the CON-
pass. Certain that he had some
thing that would tell him the way
out, though he didn't understand
just how, he trudged along for several
hours without taking any heed as to
his whereabouts. In fact he tried
to confuse himself so as to stick"
the compass, which, as the sportsman
said could not possibly fail.
At last, thoroughly tired and .abso-
lutely lost, he sat down on a log and
took out the compass, which he
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
A Wise Law.

France is concerning herself with
the welfare of the young. Any one
is forbidden there, under severe pen
alties, TO give infants under one year
any form Of solid food, unless such
be ordered by written prescription,
signed by legally qualified medicaI
man. Nurses are also forbidden to
use in the rearing Of infants contlded
to their care at any time or under
any pretext whatever any nursing
bottle provided with a rubber tube.
Several other similar and equally
stringent laws have recently been
enacted by the French government,
which, despairing of obtaining any
increase of the birth rate in their
land, are now turning their attention
to the saving of the few children that
are born.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Feeding Large Hogs.

Professor Sanborn made above one
hundred actual feeding tests with
hogs of various weights, using vari-
GUS foods and employing about 400
hogs. He found that on the average
a certain amount of food being re-
Quired to make a pound of gain on
pigs weighing thirty-ave pounds, 3.3
per cent. more food was required to
make the same gain on pigs weighing
seventy pounds, IA per cent. more on
pigs Weighing 125 pounds, 10 per
cent. on pigs weighing 175 pounds,
% per cent more on hogs weighing
225 pounds, and so on up until II per
cent more feed was required on hogs
weighing 1926 pounds. So that it ap-
pears that a hog fed at a fair profit
until it reached 200 pounds would be
fed at a loss shortly after it had
passed that weight, and if fed up to
$50 or 400 pounds all profit would be
destroyed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

A HALF DOZEN unfortunate women
have committed suicide in Chicago
and vicinity by taking carbolic acid.
If, as the police believe, a suicide
club exists among women Of this class,
It's officers should take few lessons in
the science Of applied toxicology and
select a poison less horrible in its i'm
mediate results following taking. OF
all the deadly drugs in the pharma.
coppia carboIic acid is the leas:
adapted to suicidal purposes unless,
indeed, the prospective self-slayer is
looking for particularly painful and
horrible death.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

THE estimated average yield of
wheat in the Moosomln district, ac-
cordlng to the Canadian Journal Of
Commerce, was Is bushels; for the
districts along the Manitoba and
Northwestern Railway, 20 to %
bushels; Prince Albert, 20 bushels.
At Calgary, owing to the drought,
the crops were light, Regina wheat
in many portions was a total failure,
and at other points in that district
there was an average yield Of 10 to
~ bushels. The season was the
driest there since 1886.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Grow More CARROTS.

1t is surprise to us that the car
rot crop is not more largely planted
than it is. The difficulty in keeping
the young plants free from weeds is.
undoubtedly the chief reason. This
is overcome, however, by soaking the
carrot seed until it is just ready to.
terminate and then planting it in
soil which has the same day been
thoroughly cultivated, so as to de-
stroy any weed seeds that have germi-
mated. In this way the carrot gets
the start, and its pale, delicate leaves
make the rows plainly distinguish
able. 1t is good plan to seed the
carrot somewhat thickly and then
thin it out as it is growing. There
is a market for it in punches while
quite small, as it is then sold for
fIavoring soups.
There is nearly always a paying
market for the roots when grown
large. They are excellent feed in
connection with oats for horses, and
a ration half carrots and half oats
will keep horses in better condition
than will the grain alone. 1t is an
equally good root for COWS, and the
bright yellow color Of the carrot is
reflected to some extent in the butter
made from these roots in winter We
have known carrots to color butter
In still another way when grated and
mixed with the cream before it is
churned. That however, is not a
practice that we can commend,
though for a time at least it gives no
disagreeable flavor to the colored
butter.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

The steamship "Perthshire, which
recently arrived in London, brought
from Australia and New Zealand the
largest cargo Of refrigerated goods
ever imported. The cargo consists
of 10000 carcasses of sheep 5000
launches, 5000 legs, about $50 tons
of frozen beef, $50 cases of butter,
$50 bags of bullocks hearts, $50 bags
of oxtails and kidneys, and seven
cases of oysters. The holds have
sufficient capacity to have accommo-
dated $1,000 more carcasses of sheep
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Tricks that Are Vain.

Some years ago, had curious
glimpse Of one aspect Of public ora+
tory, Mr.. Cleveland is quoted as say
Ing. One morning a quaint-looking
old chap came into my office and said
chat he had read in the newspapers
that l was to speak at mass meet
ing the following night. On my tell
Ing him that this was the case, he
volunteered to interrupt my speech
at stated intervals with a remark
that should be agreed upon between
us. To this interj was to re-
tort wittily, and thus, as the old fell
low pointed out, l would acduire a
reputation as witty speaker. He
wanted me to pay him roundly for
his. assistance; but l told him was
Indifferent to that kind of fame, and
he went away disappointed. Not
very long after that l was seated on
a stage listening to speaker, when
who should arise in the audience but
my quaint visitor and bawl out one
Of the very things he wanted me to
pay him for interrupting me with.
The orator answered him with the
same retort that l was offered the
privilege of making, and the audi
ence exploded into laughter, and l
heartily Joined in, but my amusc-
ment had not the same foundation,
l fancy, as that of the rest Of the
laughers And during the rest of
the evening the old fellow made an
occasional interruption from differ
ent parts of the house, and the re-
torts were Of the same manufactured
sort. I am tritle skeptical now on
the subject of witty retorts.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Rismnrck,s Rest Smoke.

"The value of a good cigar" said
Prince Bismarck in conversation with
some friends, "is best understood
when it is the last you possess and
there is no chance of getting an
other At Koniggratz 1 had only
one cigar left in my pocket, which L
carefully guarded during the whole
of the battle as a miser guards his
treasure. l did not feel justified in
using it. l painted in glowing colors
the happy hour when l should enjoy
it after the victory. But had mis-
calculated my chances. A poor dra-
Coon lay helpless, with both arms
crushed, murmuring for something
to refresh him. l felt in my pockets
and found that l had only gold,
which would be of no use to him.
But stay, l had still my cherished
cigar. lighted it for him and placed
it between his teeth. You should
have seen the poor fellows grateful
smile. 1 never enjoyed a cigar so
much as that one which l did not
smoke"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

THE warfare Of the future is des-
tined to be done at long range. At a
recent trial at Indian Head Of the
Carpenter projectile it went through
fourteen and one.half inches Of steel,
forty inches Of oak, and several yards
Of earth without injury to itself,
though large pieces Of the armor
plate were sent flying through space.
This projectile was fired from a
thlrteen-lnch gun. The battle-ship
Indiana and her sisters will have
four such guns and eight eight-inch
guns.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
looked at LONG and wlth inoulsitiYe

looked at long and with inqulsitive
interest.
Then said he, "Gumpuss which
way homer" and he put it to his ear.
No sound. He asked the question
again, and listened intently, while
his eyes wandered restlessiy about
Then, as Lewey realized that the
aggravatingly dumb compass had got
him into a scrape, he resolved to
force the information. So he set the
instrument down on log, raised his
gun and said tlercely,-
"Gumpuss, "you tell Lewey way
home or get 'em face busted"
Perhaps, If you wander in Wash
ington County woods some time,
you'll find the wreck of that dumb,
deceitful compass on log.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

"DEATHs by starvation" observes
contemporary, "are perhaps COM
moner among the rich than among
the poor. The emaciatiOn that comes
of chronic indigestion, simply pro-
claims an ill-nourlshed body, a starv-
ing without hunger" This sounds
like an introduction to a patent medi-
cine advertisement, but doubtless it
is true.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

A PUGwAsH correspondent writes
the Canadian Journal of Commerce
that every train is bringing back
large numbers of people from the
United States, who, after experience
ing a few months in the United
States, are quite content to settle
down to work. They say there is
"no place like home"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

A MAN has recently been acquitted
in Jersey City Of the charge of "em-
bracery," Embracery has a tender
sound, but is nevertheless a very
tough thing, being no less than at
tempting to bride a juryman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

IT Is daily becoming more evident
that the successful cattle raisers Of
the future will be those who market
only well bred and well fed cattle.
The demand for prime beef cattle is
steadily increasing, and the difference
in prices paid at all the great mar
kets for good and common stuff is
gradually widening,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
A TIGER ADVENTURE.
The Animal Kills Person Before It
Made to Bite the Dust.

While encamped below the hills,
near the village of Tauda, in India,
says a traveller, my servant Dhokul,
came into my quarters, having left
some men on sentry over very large
tiger which he encountered that
morning. / hastily turned out and
arranged plan Of attack. The only
tree which we could find command
ing the tigers exit from the jungle
was one standing at the head Of a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

The snapshot folding bed is a
great cure for insomnia. Mr.. Nc
Dowell, of Arkansas City, went to
sleep in one the other night and will
wake up when Gabriel gives his
trombone solo.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
AMONG KANSAS CHURCH PEG
PIE.

The English Lutherans have broke n
ground for new church in Leaven-
worth.
The colored Methodists of Caldwell
laid the corner stone for a new church
building recently.
Topeka Journal: The Madison street
Baptist church is said to have the model
Sunday school among the Baptist
churches OF this Inrt OF the stata
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

He who bears failure with patience
is as much of philosopher as he
who succeeds; for to put up with the
world needs as much wisdom as to
control it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Mnhelm,s Mug on Chinn.

Bismarck has presented all the
school children of Friedrich sruhe
with china cups bearing the portrait
of the Emperor as memento of his
Majesty'H recent visit.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

The Mark Lane Express, in COM
mentlng on the British harvest, says
that the yield of wheat was 16 per
cent. better than in 1893 and the
best crop gathered in several years.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

SOCIETY is often more concerned
about the way a man enters and
leaves room than about his fitness
to enter the room at all.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

SOFT words may appease an angry
man-bitter words never will. Would
you throw fuel on a house in flames
in order to extinguish the fire?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

The young men in Ohio and other
States who offered their services to
Japan are probably victims Of the
dime novel and cigarette habits.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

If you would find a great many
faults, be on the lookout. If you
would find them in still greater album
dance, be on the look-in.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

DON'T fool with wasp because
you think he looks weak and tired;
you will find out he's all right in the
end
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

A MAN should never be ashamed to
own that he has been In the wrong,
which is but saying that he is wiser
than he was yesterday.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

IT is a standoif between the man
that believes everything and the man
that believes nothing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

OWE no man anything, and let no
man owe you anything unless you can
afford it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

THE difference between penurious-
ness and economy is that the one is
a vice and the other virtue.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

The best paid preachers have the
most time to attend to their other
business.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

THERE is not much money up on
the result, but the sympathies Of the
bystanders are with Japan.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

JAPAN has been spoken Of rather
slightingly as bantam by those,
doubtless, who are coachin China
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

MY lord often has more respect for
his valet than his valet has for him.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

WHERE there is substance In writ
Ing the style takes care OF itself,