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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Using Fertilizers.

Does II pay to use fertilizers? This
question Is often discussed at the
farmers meeting with wealth of
words, that after all, prove nothing
but the opinions Of persons who en-
ter into this dis ussIon. But there
are some facts that speak louder than
words in this regard that may be
mentioned, The farmers of the
Unit d States buy ana use and pay
for not less than 100000 tons OF
fertilizers every year, and this enor-
nous quantity costs them fully $780,.
600, 600. To form an idea of the
great bulk Of this quantity let US
say that 1t will Ill 100000 freight
cars which, extended in two vast
trains properly coupled together, will
occupy an airline railroad with
double tracks from Washington to
Chicago Is it reasonable to think
that the farmers would continue to
use this quantity of fe tli2ers and
keep on increasing their purchases
and consumption steadily every year,
if this use OF them did not pay?
But, taking the statistics of the
crops and the yields Of them, we find
that they show large increase during
the last few years, and since the use
OF t fertilizers has become so common;
and also that the culture Of fruits
and market crops for which this
kind of plant food is mostly used
has increased enormously so that
wide districts, where once not an
acre Of such products was cultivated,
are now covered with prosperous
gardens and plantations, and are &C.
cupied by thrifty, If not wealthy,
farmers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Her obnoxious Attire.

Bad nerves are frequently very
troublesome. Experience proves that
1t is always advisable to nip their
demonstrations in the bud before
they get too audac'ous and assume
control Of the whole system.
AT garden concert the other even
Ing very hne-looking, elderly wo-
man in highly desirable seat seemed
to be laboring under q mysterious
malady. She twisted about, she
wriggled, she rubbed her hands to-
gether excitedly, she leaned back and
shut her eyes as II in desperation.
What could be the matter with her?
She did not seem warm, for she did
not tan and she looked too well to be
on the verge Of a st oke of any kind.
Suddenly the mystery was solved.
BEFORE her sat a lovely summer girl,
clad In a charming uffy gown of silk
gauze. The perturbed old lady
leaned and touched her on the shout
der Then she said: "YOunR lady
your gown is beautiful, but it is made
with the stripes running bias on your
back, and they drive me nearly
frantic. Would you mind changing
seats with me, so l can't see them?
II you don't shall certainly have to
go home" And the charming girl
changed seats with her. -Philadel-
phia Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
ConsernInE Fnda.

A bright little article by q we'll
known writer advocates the adoption
OF some fad as Il certain means OF en-
crossing the mind, and thus destroy
ing the hum-drum and prosy element
OF life that makes existence intolera.
BILE at times This is all very we'll In
the abstract, aud would be quite
practical as well II only the women
faddlsts could be brought to ride
their new hobbies with moderation,
instead Of Galloping along humpety-
bump over stones and bitches until
they fall OF from sheer exhaustion
ana have to be braced up mentally
and physically before starting on
another trip
Take for instance, the girl who
goes in for athletics; how she follows
out to the letter everything that she
has ever heard had a tendency to de.
velop The muscles. Ignoring the
longing Of a dainty appetite, she
stoically turns her back on fancy
dishes and becomes for the time be-
ing an ardent consumer of raw beet
and cereals, II walking is advised,
she is not content with o fve-mile
stroll before breakfast, but must
make it ten, thereby necessitating
leaving her bed at daybreak Cold
baths must be positively Icy, and
warm ones hot enough to parboil her.
After she has worn out body and soul
on this line she starts In on another
tack and becomes religious enthus-
last or dress reformer.
Whatever she undertakes must he
put through In the same mad fash
ion, for we women are extremists
we pursue no middle course, 1t is
love CT hate, persistent work or
equally persistent idleness When
we weep we shed "barrels of tears"
and when we are happy We are hav-
ing perfectly glorious time"
Therefore whatever good may accrue
to a man by the adoption Of some
tad, IL seems hardly necessary to ad-
wise q woman to start In on any par
ticular line OF thought or action in
orde TO occupy her mind, for she is
certain anyway to bring the highest
pitch of concentrated energy TO ! ear
upon even her every day affairs with,
out hunting around Tor some strange
outlet, because 1t Is her nature to
do so.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

NINE. DE LEssEPs attandent Com
sderably less than half her husbands
age, she is still handsome and attrac-
tive in spite Of her sorrow. In the
days before social and financial ruin
overcome the Count Nine. de LeSseps
was frequent and favorite enter
tainer at her country home, but Of
late years her time has Deen almost
entirely occupied in experimenting
the education Of her numerous fam.
lily Of children. For this task she Is
eminently we'll fitted, being a woman
Of varied accomplishments. She is
an especially fine linguist, the study
Of languages being almost her chief
delight. Nine, de LesSeps is also
splendid horSewoman, and in the
days Of her prosperity her seat In the
saddle was the admiration and envy
Of many a gay Parislenne. She has
the typical complexion Of women who
habitually reside In Paris, and has a
fine though slender figure with
Spanish eyes and small features.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Colors for tho Street.

In color neutral tlnts exclusively
are worn on the street by people who
adapt their costume to the occasions.
These are gray beige, biscuit and,
Of course white and black Gray
barege is widely worn, The model
for such dress Is given, 1t Is min
gled with white. The large mutton
leg sleeves, 1t Is observed, are as
white, with checked stripes The
skirt is effectively draped on tho hips,
where 1t is fastened with a VIII to
Tluoon DOW ana long endS IRo nelO
ribbon also is Of white The trim.
ming Of the body is interesting, This
is an arrangement OF lattice.like
braid, with metal interviewer IL
crossbars and lengthWlse str pa
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Pigs and Small Coal.

Pigs like to chew coal, and they do
it from natural instinct. Among
the causes Of indigestion, diarrhea and
other functional disturbances of the
digestive organs is stage of normal
acidity. To satate consequent
craving for an anti-acid we often find
horses licking the earth or lime
washed walls when opportunity oc-
ours, and probably for the same rea-
son pigs will eyinCe a desire for
crumbling coal or coal cinders. In
coal hydrogen is the predominating
element, and it is also probable that,
when pigs are fed for any length of
time on food which is deficient in
nitrogen, instinct prompts the ami
nal to evince a desire for bituminOus
coal. Coal also contains sulphur. as
sulphuric acid, which, to some ex-
tent, serves a beneficial purpose in
the animal economy. A desire to
consume indigestible material is not
infrequently met with in all our do.
nestle animals; but this evidence Of
a depraved appetite is generally due
to some functional arrangement or
disturbance Of the digestive organs.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
soaring Birds with Bells.

Some of the farmers OF the Eifel,
the district which lies between the
frontier Of Belgium and the Rhine,
adopt a novel plan for soaring the
birds from the wheat. A number Of
poles are set up in the cornflelds and
a wire is conducted from one to the
other, just like the telegraph posts
that are placed along our railways.
From the top of each pole there
hangs a bell, which is connected with
the wire. Now, in the valley brook
runs along, with current strong
enough to turn a small water wheel
to which the wire is fastened. AS the
wheel goes round it jerks the wire.
and so the bells in different fields are
set to tinkling The bells thus mys-
teriously rung brighten the birds
from the grain, and even excite the
wonder Of men and women until
they discover the secret. This sim
pie continuance is found to serve its
purpose we'll
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

Sewing is most womanly art A
woman Is never more feminine than
when she has a needle and thread In
her hand. 1t ia the right OF every
little girl to to taught to sew neatly
even II 1t costs the mother some SELF
sacrifice. cry few women are wholly
exempt from the need E. On the
contrary almost every woman must
take more or less care of her own
wardrobe, even II she has no family
responsibility. Machines cannot sew
up rips In gloves, replace buttons, or
mend. Some stitches must be taken,
aud how to sew neatly is an &C,
complishment quite as necessary, II
not more So to the happiness OF a
ma. GRITTY Of women than any other.
If little girl be taught early how %
use her needle, sewing will soon be-
come a sort OF second nature to her.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Auctions I'm France.

HThe French mode Of conducting
auctions is rather curious" says l..
f, Dunaway, Of New Haven. an
sales Of Importance, such as Of land,
houses, etc, the affair Is placed in
the hands of a notary, who, for the
time being, becomes an auctioneer.
The property, whatever be its ma
ture, is first examined by competent
judges, who fix upon it a price, con-
siderably less, than its value, but al
ways sufficient to prevent any ruinous
loss by preconcerted plan or COM
bination of bidders.
"The property is then offered with
the fixed valuation stated. The auc-
tioneer is provided with a number of
small wax tapers, each capable Of
burning about five minutes. AS soon
as a bid is made one Of these tapers
is placed in full view Of all interested
parties and lighted. If before it ex-
pires another bid is offered it is inn
mediately eXtinguished and a fresh
taper placed in its stead, and 50 on
until one flickers and dies out of it.
self, when the last bid becomes ire
vocable.
"This simple plan prevents all con-
tention among rival bidders and
affords a reasonable time for Ienec-
tion before making higher offer than
the one preceding. BY this means,
too, the auctioneer is prevented
from exercising undue influence upon
the bidders or hastily accepting the
bid of a favorite. st, Louis Globe
Democrat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Most Profitable STOCK.

Men who are breeding and feeding
pigs have the advantage OF their
fellow farmers who are breeding
sheep, cattle, horses or mules. Pigs
come in the spring, and before the
Christmas holidays have eaten them
selves fat weigh two hundred to
three hundred pounds, and are sold
ard out Of the way at better mar
ket price than any other live stock.
This is the situation in nutshell.
The men who buy and carefully
breed and judielously feed hogs have
a first-class market all the year
round, and the top OF the market,
too, so far as prices are concerned.
True, it doesn't do to breed any too
many in a bunch, and it pays to give
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News Of State
Interest.
Express Companies.

Some time since the board OF railroad
commissioners sent ont to tho express
companies operating in Kansas upon the
various lines OF railroad, circular ask
ing the officials to make a report of the
business similar TO the annual report
made by the railroads showing tho in-
debtedness, amount of obligations, cap
ital invested, bonds, mileage and all
points necessary to show the extent and
method of business, including charges
and dividends.
This is new departure upon the part
OF the board and created some conster-
nation among tie officials Of the express
companies as they did not fully realize
the exact meaning and import of tho
letter, The letter stated that the returns
must be made by September Is,
In communicating with the officials,
John j. Valentine, of San Francisco,
president of the Wells, Fargo & Co. g
express, has asked for an extension of
the limit of the time in which the reports
are asked for. In doing this he makes
the statement that the lines Of the COM
pany in Kansas are all operated at q
loss, on account of the contracts with
the railroads. Mr.. Valentine states that
the loss is constant and heavy. He
wants additional time for the prepara-
ton of the report asked by the commits
sioners, and advances as a reason for the
indulgence Of the board, the fact that
the business in Kansas has never been
segregated from the general reports of
the through business totals, thereby me-
cessitating large amount Of unusual
clerical work, which will occupy some
considerable time.
The statement that the Fargo is OPP
Grating at loss in Kansas, says The
Capital, will be surprise to people who
patronize express companies. 1t is one
of the most extensive companies doing
business in this state, and its facilities
for handling what would be a profitable
business seem to be unlimited,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Little women and nigh Hooks.

The average height Of women Ia
6ve feet two inches, but rarely does
one find house In the city or coun.
try In which any attention Is paid to
this fact in arranging closets The
hooks are placed six feet high from
the floor, and lucky for the house.
wife II 1t IS not more; and above that
is placed shelf, which is practically
aim ost useless No woman cares to
mount chair or table every time
she wishes to get her bonet or shawl,
and the result is that there is a series
OF boxes on the floor, which. il
handy, have TO be reno ed with
every sweeping Daily America
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

IN preparing for an apple orchard
select a choice plot one containing
clover sod preferred; turn the sod
under and set out the young trees in
the spring.
BE slow to cut off large limbs from
fruit trees, prune the young sprouts
with the thumb The less severe the
pruning to which a tree is subjected
the more likely it Is to be OF long
life.
THE best pork, as well as the cheap
est says an experienced hog raiser, is
that made from hogs that have
never been wintered. Luick growth
and early maturity are essential in
securing the largest pr fit.
TnE fall is an excellent time to
use lime. Plow the land, run the
cultiyator over it crosswise, and
apply from thirty to fifty bushels of
lime per acre 1t may be left on the
surface, no narrowing being required,
as it will be carried down by the
rains
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Court oesters.

Learning did not count for much
in Russia In the time Of Peter the
Great; even a prince knew little he.
You'd the simplest rudiments Of edu.
cation. Men lived TO be amused, and
court testers and dwarfs were he d in
such high esteem that nobemen did
not dlsdain to hold Office. AS for
dwarfs, the country was really alive
with them. One old author says
there was scarcely nobleman in the
land who did not possess one or moro
of these "frlsks" Of nature. At all
most all state dinners If these pyg-
mics were fortunate enough TO escape
being served in a pie 1t was their
duty to stand behind their lords
chair holding his snuff box " await
Ing his command They were Usually
gayly dressed In uniform or livery
OF very costly materia In 1903,
Prince Menshtkof sent to his wife In
Russia two dwarfs whom he had
made prisoners Of war In Poland,
Accompanying the gift wee the fol-
lowing line5 ~ send you q present
OF two girls, one OF whom Is very
small and can serve as u parrot She
Is more ia kative than Is usual among
such little people, and eau make you
gayer than II she WAS a zeal parrot"
One of these dwarrs lived to " near
ly u hundred years old She had
babylsh voice, and except when ook-
ing into her face, one would think
her to be child five or six ears old.
ALL that God requires Of any Of u
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

the acre Experience shows that the
seed takes better when lightly COW
cred, Failure to secure a good stand
results generally from heavy rains
Just after seeding or from hot, dry
weather after sprouting has COM
menced. American seed is superior
to foreign.
Crimson clover in common with
other plants requires good soil for the
best Development though it is well
adapted for light lands. 1t will catch
readily and grow well where red
clover will not thrive and is also
more hardy Crimson clover pro-
vdes a good pasture before other
crops are available. An acre Of it
when six inches high contains suf1i-
Cient digeStihle food toproperly nour-
ish twelve cows for one week. The
roots are equal to three tons of city
manure AS sOiling crop it is eX-
Cellent both for quantity ard quality.
There are many farmers who well
understand the value of growing a
crop to be turned under to enrich The
land, but dislike to miss corn crop
for this purpose. 1t is here that the
value OF crimson clover comes in,
After the corn has been cultivated
the last time the seed may be sown
through the field, and farmers who
have tried it claim that it helps in
stead Of injuring the CROP Of corn.
A number Of Western farmers tried
the plan of sowing crimson clover
with oats. This clover makes a good
growth with the grain and is very
valuable to those who want to secure
the greatest amount Of fodder from
an acre with the least labor The
oats could be cut for grain hay; then
the clover will make a good crop, and
after cutting it the ground may be
plOwed for rye or wheat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Glass THAT Withstands Heat.

Hundreds of mirrors have been
ruined by lamps being placed close to
them to assist in toilet purposes, and
the average glass seems to be excep-
tionally mean in respect of tempera-
ture. OF late years lamp glasses
have been made by secret process,
which makes them so tough that,
even if touched with red-hot iron,
they will seldom crack Now an in
ventor has gone a step further and
has produced a glass which will
stand a greater heat, without bend
ing or breaking, than iron If this
can lie put on the market on a com
mercial basis, it will promptly reyo-
lutionlze our ideas of building and
enable much larger panes of glass to
be used than is practicable now.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

set in any part of the chicken coop
thus providing water that is c.ean
and wholesome. 1t is convenient,
however, to keep the water high
enough so that ants and insects may
not crawl into it readily, For this
purpose a small section In the fence
may be removed and the head and
bottom of the box nailed to the open
ing above the ground. Small Stats
OF wood can then be nailed as shown
in cut, being set far enough apart so
that the poultry can get it easily.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Crimson Glover.

Crimson or scarlet clover is a COM
paratively new plant which has been
steadilygrowing in popular favor dur
ing the last five years 1t is an
annual variety Of special value as an
extra crop, both for feed and for i'm
proving the soil, 1t is not substi-
tute for red clover The best results
thus far obtained indicate the latter
part of the summer as the best time
for seed ng, This will give an early
spring crop for pasture forage or for
green manuring, Crimson clover
may be sown in orchards berry
patches, with corn, tobacco tomatoes,
etc, and upon raw ground following
potat oes, melons or other early har-
vested crops. 1t is not adapted for
seeding with wheat or rye, Twelve
pounds of seed should be allowed to
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

in the post, as at S. All the plans
shown admit Of the gate opening
either way if desired, In Fig. > a
swinging latch is used, which should
be about the size of that in Fig. /.
1t is suspended by a wire at r. Two
wooden pins prevent it from being
moved too far IN either direction.
The plan in Fig is quite similar to
the Others, and is clearly shown, The
latch, Il, is shown in an enlarged
form. A notch is cut in the lower
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Black MS Ink

Are the projudccs which some people cherish
against what is good for them. They reason,
as our old friend Artcmus Ward says, tllusly,
so and so has been taking medicine for long
timo and isn't any better" They only know of
individual cases. Many could be cited to their
establishment, in which Hostcttcr's Stomach
Bitters has brought about complete change
In the physical condition of persons suffering
from general i'll health. This thorough stom.
dation of the medical profession is voiced by
the general public MS the posscssor of qualities
rs an invigorant and restorative Of health not
found anywhere else. In bodily troubles caused
by the liver, stomach and bowels, in instances
whore rheumatic tendencies are experienced,
and when the kidneys arc weak, it is the true
resort
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

Some Of the eastern insurance jour-
nails are printing story to the effect
that Superintendent Snider, OF Kansas,
recently examined and admitted to bust
ness in Kansas New Hampshire COM
pany that failed the day following it's
admission to the state. This is gross
misrepresentation of the insurance bust
ness in this state. The company re-
ferred to by the journals has never been
admitted to this state and has ne7er
applied for admission.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Three Good Gate FastenIngs.

The form Of the gate latch or fas-
tening is an important part Of the
structure, and care should be eXer-
cised in its construction. The form
shown in Fig is very simple and
effective The latch, A, is of hard
tough wood, eighteen inches in
length, three.Quarters of an inch
thick, and one and half inches
wide. Through the inner end a
wooden pin holds it in position.
When the gate is closed the outer
projecting end rests in a Notch cut
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Clean Water for Poultry.

A very simple arrangement for
keeping a dish of clean water near
the fowls is illustrated in Farm and
Home. For keeping the water clean
it is not necessary that the pan
should be set in frame attached to
a fence, but a box with the four sides
removed aud strips nailed on may be
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

side, which rests on pin when the
gate is closed the weight of the
latch keeping it in position. Next
in Importance to the hinges of a gate
are the fastenings which should in
variably be made Of the very hest
material.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Tho NIndern Rennty

Thrivcs on good food tn sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in the open air, Her form
CLOVIS with health and her face blooms with
its beauty. If her system needs the cleans
ing action of a laxative remedy, she uses tho
gentle and pleasant liquid laxative Syrup Of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is n constitutional cure. Price, 75c.

The old chief, Red Cloud got into row
with negro in Chicago museum on Tues
lay, and soon no was low, the poor Indian,
aid out by the other cloud. He had to be
rented Mt q hOsDital
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

them the best OF care so far as food
and other surroundings are concerned;
out these being cared for the bust
ness Is as safe as banking and as profit.
able,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-27

"Is Bronson as forgetful ms everW "Moro
70. Why, that fellow has to look himself UP
in the directory every night before he goes
home from business. Forgets his address"