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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10
Rake Up the Brush.

After haylng clear up the brush.
To cut brush is not hard work,
neither is it unpleasant to rake up
and pile, if one uses the right ap-
pliances. One Of these, and the most
handy thing found for the purpose, is
a common stable fork to which a
light pine board, l2XlS inches is at
tached by wires A slot three inches
deep is cut into the board at A, the
fork handle placed in it, and by the
use of holes bored in the board with
a gimlet wires attach it firmly to the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

THREE expositions are to lie held
in Europe in 1894, more or less inter-
national in their character At Lyons
will lie held a great show Of silks,
velvets, ribbons, etc, and all the
varied and beautiful products Of the
silkworm and loom. At Madrid will
be held an exhibition of Spanish arts
and industries At Antwerp, in Bel
GUM, however, will be held the only
really international exhibition of the
year.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

Sage, as a crop, is grown from the
seed, although the plants, once OBJ
tanned, will last for years. Sow the
seeds in cold frames, or in warm
place as soon as danger of frost is
over, and transplant in July to
ground from which a crop Of early
peas or cabbage has been taken,
which makes the sage a second crop.
Plant in rows twenty inches apart
and twelve inches in row, giving
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

A CURIOUS defect in French law
was brought to light in the suit of
the ex-King of Naples against his
brother, Count dc Bari, and Richard,
the recognized son Of the latter. The
question was, whose son is Richard?
1t might have been thought that
Richards mother would be a useful
witness. But, as the affair is a civil
one, Richards mother cannot be Ques-
toned; for in French law a woman is
considered incapable Of answering a
civil question.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10
Testing Eggs for Matching.

In the Matching Of poultry, much
loss Is prevented by setting only fer
tile eggs, and If these are again ex-
amined during the early period of in
cubatlon the nests need not be fouled
by decaying and broken eggs which
would entail further loss. / use the
simple form Of egg tester shown in
the accompanying enRravings, says a
correspondent. A sheet Of tin six
inches wide, eight and one-fourth
inches long on one side and seven
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

A FRENCH aeronaut has just fallen
1900 feet. 1t would not have been
so bad If lie had not made several
feet of the distance after striking
the surface Of the earth. 1t is an
awful bore to be compelled to exca-
vate the finish of a balloon as tension.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

BARRING the implied dissent of
train robbers themselves, the senti-
ment in favor Of hanging the bandits
is unanimous. But this dissent is
potent, and shows how the majority
is sometimes at the mercy Of trucu-
lent minority.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10
improved Farm Gate.

In making a gateway for a four.
teen'foot roadway the gate should be
twenty feet long, This allows for
six feet to balance that part of the,
roadway and in opening, a person
merely takes a portion of the weight
OF the gate and 81 des the same a
couple Of feet when it is balanced
and can be opened as easily as il
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
a FEW SUGGESTIONS FOR OUR
RURAL READERS.

Convenient Egg Testing Contrlvance-
TO Make II Secure Sliding Gate-SlIp nd
Farming Doesn't Pay Fork for Raklng
Brush-General Farm Notes.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

IT has come to be a proverb among
the apartment houses that 1t is a
wise tenant who knows his own coal
bin.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10
More Now Strawberries.

Our engravlngs herewith illustrate
two new Strawberries Of great prom
Use. Both are seedlings raised hY
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

Henry ii. Alley,
Essex County, N,
j., who for the,
past twenty years
has been one Of
the most enthusi-
astlC ana success
full originatorS Of
n ew varieties
in the country.
These varieties.
are described as
follows: "T h e.
Mary Gig. l.) is
the largest straw
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

hand cultivation. The crop is gath
erod late In the fall, ted in punches
and sold. From $50 to 400 pounds to
the acre may be obtained.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

ing all the valu- WARD BEECHER.
able properties Of both parents.
Fult firm, of rich color and high
quality. The plant has strong
habit and perfect blossoms, is endur-
ing, sturdy, and very productive, 1t
ripens at midseason."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

I o late. Il n G
He n ry w ard
Beecher Gig. 2.)
is not so large as
the Mary, yet very
large compared
with other vari-t
cites; not so beauty
tiful, yet a hand
some berry. 1t Is
a cross between
Champion a nd
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10

FIG. I. MARY. berry yet pro-
duced, the most prolific, the most
and the frme,t large straw
bcrry yet offered; berries uniformly
with blunt apex; uniform in
size and shape, deep crimson; and of
r Oh, high quality; sea on, medium
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-05-10
Phillipsburg Herald

PHILLIPsBURa, KANSAS
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
ACROSS Tun OCEAN BY BALLOON.

ACROSS THE OCEAN BY BALLOON.
Prof. Samuel A. King, the aero
naut, proposes to signalze Grades
Week." in May next, under the aus
pieces of the Philadelphia Trades
League, by ascending from that city
in monster balloon, and starting on
a voyage across the ocean that may
take weeks to accomplish. This bal
loon is to have a capacity of upwards
Of 100000 cubic feet of hydrogen
gas, with a buoyant force of more
than sixteen tons. IL will carry
three cars, an aluminium lifeboat,
5000 pound drag rope, provision and
water for three months, an outfit of
life preserving suits, full set of
nautical and meteorological instru-
ments, arctic and antarctic light
suits, stove, fuel and cooking uten-
sis, tlshing tackle, guns and ammu-
ton, presents for securing the good
will of the natives of any land, l3, 900
pounds of sand ballast, and, finally,
crew sufficient for the management
of the great airship.
reiTultSs.9 irlts Upper ear will be the general
place, the lower car, out of harms
way, the cooking and eating apart
ment, and the side car will be for the
sole occupation of the observer, who
shall keep the reckoning, and who
will swing out to one side of the bal
| loon in order that he may obtain a
view of the sky for making his OBJ
servations Between the bow and
lower car there will be a rope in
closure, formed by the suspension
ropes of the lower car, interviewer
ropes and ladders. This will be
called the gymnasium, as it will be
the only place for exercise, though
/ it will be used largely also for stor
age purposes. All this weight will
be suspended TO the strong cotton
netting covering the balloon, while
outside of the netting a shield Of
water proof cloth will save the bal
/ loon from the effects Of sun and rain,
being hung in such a way as to turn
the dripping away from the lower
portion of the balloon. There will
be copper valves in the top and bot
tom of the balloon for the escape of
gas when landing. There will also
be iron and water anchors for calling
a halt upon the ocean or land,
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
PRINCESS BISMARCK DEAD.

Princess Bismarck died in Ger
many, November 27. Johanna Bis
marck, the wife of Prince Bismarck,
was the daughter of Herr Won Putt
kamer, whose fine estate borders on
that of young Bismarck's father in
Pomerania. She was born in 1925,
and was ten years the junior of the
'Iron Prince She is described as
a woman of beauty and rare accom-
plishments, and for several years
Bismarck, who was leading the life
of a country gentleman on his
fathers estate, had been devotedly
fond of her. Bismarck was known
in all that section as the tMad Bis
marckn on account of his congenial
habits and reckless participation in
all kinds of sport, and his drinking
bouts. Herr Won Puttkamer and his
wife seriously objected to the mar
riage of their fair daughter to SC
wayward a young man, but she was
as madly in love with the "Mad Bis
marck as he with her, and so, in
lS47, the parental objections were
withdrawn and the young couple
were married. Throughout all o
his great career she has proved ;
fitting consort for the creator of tn,
German Empire.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
SEVEN BIBLES or THE WORLD.

From the Boston Transcript.
The seven Bibles of the world are
the Koran of the Mohammedan, the
Tri Pitikes of the Buddhists, the Five
Kings of the Chinese, the Three We
das of the Ilindus, the Iendavesta of
the Persians, the Eddas of the Sean
dinavians, and the Scriptures of the
Christians, The Koran is the most
recent of all, dating from about the
seventh century after Christ. 1t is
compound of quotations from both
the Old and New Testaments and
from the Talmud. The Tri Pitikes
contain sublime morals and pure as.
pirations. Their author lived and
died in the sixth century before
Christ The sacred writings of the
Chinese are called the Five Kings,
the "Kings" meaning web of cloth.
From this it is presumed they were
originally written on five rolls of
GlOlH. lHty COuldll WlbS Say lDBb
from the sages on the duties of life,
but they cannot be traced further
back than the eleventh century be-
fore our era. The Vedas are the
most ancient books in the language
of the Hindus, but they do not, ac-
cording to late commentators, ante
date the twelfth century before the
Christian era. The Zendavesta of the
Persians, next to our Bible, is reck-
oned among scholars as being the
greatest and most learned OF the ga
cred wIitings. Zoroaster, whose
sayings it contains, lived and wrote
the Pentateuch 1900 years befor the
birth of Christ; therefore that por-
ton of the Bible is at least 300 years
older than the most ancient of other
sacred writings. The Eddas, semi
sacred work of the Scandinavians,
was given to the world in the four
teenth century.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
THE SEA ANEMONE.

From the Globe Democrat.
The sea anemone resembles in
shape morning glory. Its mouth
opens like the cup of that flower,
and above it are seen a number of
tentacles waving in the water. Its
food consists of anything it can get,
but generally it gets the minute in
sects that float in the sea. At any
alarm it closes its cup and is then
hardly distinguishable from the rock
on which it is rooted, 1t has set OF
sucker muscles that fasten it so firmly
to the rock that it will sometimes be
torn in pieces rather than let go.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06

thereby TO he made good from the Immediately
available cash assets of said bank, and if these
should he insufficient, such impairment TO he
made good by pro rata assessment among the
other banks. their contributions constituting a
trst lien upon the assets Of the tailed bank in
favor Of the contributing banks. As a further
security II iS'cnrtcmpatcd that the existing pru.
position fixing the individual liability Of stock.
holders is to he retained and the banks indehi
cdnoss on account Of its circulating notes is To be
u first lien on all its assets For the purpose Of
meetln the expense oG printing notes. official
supervision, cancellation, and other like charges,
there shall be- imposed tnv Of say one half OF 1
ptr cent. per annum upon the average amount Of
notes In circulation. II is further provided that
they II be no national bank notes issued Of i
less S.l.ih ''~- than ten dollars that each
national n'... g ttcpt in Vi "a failed bank
shall redeem or retire its notes in the first
instance at its own office at agencies to lie
designated by II; that no fixed reserve need be
maintained on account OF deposits.
Another very important feature of this plan is
D'e eNumptipn nj state .-""Ls Va.,'n- ~
The United States in cases where IL is shown to
the satisfaction Of the secretary Of the treasury
and comptroller Of the currency hy banks claim
ing such exemption that they have not had out .
standing their circulating notes exceeding 7s per
cent oi their paid up and unimparcd capital
that their stockholders arc indi, ,iduaIly liahls.
for the redemption OF then circulating notes to
the full extent ui the ownership OF stock, that the
liability Of such banks upon their circulating
notes constitutes under their state law 4 first lien
upon their assets; that such hanks have kept aud
maintained guarantee rud IN United State
legal tender notes including treasury notes ul
20 equal to 80 per cent. OF their outstanding rtr
culating notes; and that srch banks have
promptly redeemed their circulating note, when
presented at their principal or branch office.
1t is quite likely that thi, scheme NAV h,
uScfully amended in some Of It's details. bat am
satisfied it furnishes a basis for a very great
improvement in our present banking and cur.
rcncy system.
! conclude this communication, iully apprc-
cating that the responsibility for Legislation
affecting the people of the United States rests
upon their representatives in thr-cungrcs, and
assuring them that whether they give accordance
10 recommendation have made Ut not shall
be glad to ca operate in pcriccting any logi-
lition that tends to the prosperity and voirc ct
our country.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Executive Mansion, Dee. 3, I~J4.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
THE SERMONS GLADSTONE LIKES.

THE SERMONS GLADSTONE LIKES.
Mr.. Gladstone, upon being asked
recently what sort of sermons he
liked best, wrote that, in his opinion,
~" "ler"vmen of the day were not
as Iuiv .-.~.- ---~-rs- - - -,
congregations. They do not, con-
tinued Mr.. Gladstone, sufficiently lay
upon the souls and consciences OF
their hearers their moral obligations
or probe their lives and bring up
their whole lives to the bar of con-
science. The sermons most needed
are those similar to the one that
offended Lord Melbourne when he
complained that he was obliged to
listen to a preacher who insisted
upon mans applying his religion
to his private life. ''This," added
Mr.. Gladstone, ''is the kind of
preaching men need most and get
least Of"
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
ALABAMA MAY FORBID FOOTBALL.

ALABAMA MAY FORBID FOOTBALL.
A bill will be presented in the
Alabama legislature now in session
at Montgomery forbidding the play
ing of football in the state, except
by college teams and on their own
grounds. Petitions are already
being circulated asking for such a
law. There have been but few games
of good football played in the state,
and each game was an exhibition of
brutality. The game has also been
the cause of the college students going
wild. Not one of the state colleges
can now keep their students from
travelling all over the country to
either play in or witness a game of
foot ball. The colleges are more OF
less demoralized while the craze is in
season, and after it is out of season
the students are not fit to resume
their studies, on account of being
laid up for repairs. The petitions
that are being formed asking for the
law against the game allege that
brutality equal to that to be seen in
prize fighting is resorted to, Not only
are the students minds taken from
their books by the game, so it states
but they are injured, sometimes
disabled for life, and if the game
continues getting more and more
"interesting,n as the boys call it
lives lost will be no unusual occur
renee. 1t is more than likely that s
bill regulating the playing of the
game in the state of Alabama will b'
passed by the legislature.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
MORE rARirr nKroRMs.

The tariff act passed at the last session of the
Congress needs important amendments II it is to
be executed effectively and with certainty, In
addition to such necessary amendments as will
not change rates of duty, stlli very decidedly
in fayof of putting coal and iron upon the free
list So far as the sugar schedule is concerned
would be glad, under existing aggravations TO
see every particle Of dfferental duty In favor of
refined sugar stricken out of our tariff law. If,
with all the favor now accorded to the sugar re-
ning interest In tariff laws. II still langushes
to the extent Of closed re6nerss and thousands OF
discharged workmen, 1t would seem to present
a hopeless case for reasonable Legislative aid
Whatever else Is done or omitted, earnestly re-
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
THE WEEK ABROAD.

CHINA SUES FOR PEACE.
China has succumbed to the inev
liable, and has sued for peace, and
her proposal will be presented to
Japan through the United States
ministers at Pekin and Toxic, thus
promising termination of the war,
as the result, in part at least, of the
exercise of the good officers of the
United States.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
THE EARTHWO ORM.


From the Globe Democrat,
When the common earthworm is
cut in two, to the tail there grows a
head and to the head there grows a
tail and two animals are formed,
AS the wound heals small white
button is formed, which afterward
develops into rings anda perfect
extremity.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
MAMMOTH SEA SERPENT.

MAhhol II SEA SENT -EN IL
Friday night about II O'Clock the
men who are employed on the barge
of the Baltimore and Ohio transfer
saw large snake, measuring about
IS feet in length, in the water, be
tween the barge slip and the pioneer
mills, Alexandria, Virginia. James
wilkins took his lantern TO the side
of the tugboat to see if he was cor
rect. The snake, seeing the light,
made for the side of the vessel This
so frightened Mr.. wilkins that he
dropped his lantern overheard and
made haste for the cabin. The story
is vouched for by several of Mr.. Will
kins' shipmates, who are positive
that it was a snake, and corroborated
his statement in every particular.
The reptile had head as large as an
ordinary derby hat.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
ALABAMA's DUAL GOVERNMENT.

In the state of, Alabama, for the
first time in its history, has two gov
ernors and two separate sets of state
officers. Col. Oates and those
elected on his ticket preside at the
state house in Montgomery. Capt.
Kolb and his contingent have not
announced their official headquar-
ters. The political situation in Ala
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06

bama Saturday was a most exciting
one. That was the day set by law
for the Inauguration of governor
and the state ticket. The returns of
the August election had shown the
election of the democratic state
ticket headed by Col. William G.
Oates by over 27,0OO majority. The
legislature in joint session had regu-
larly counted and announced the
result. Capt. Kolb, Oates opponent,
the nominee of the populists, charged
fraud and claimed he had received n
majority Of the votes cast and was
the rightful heir to the governors
office. He determined therefore to
he sworn in and was, at high noon
in the presence Of about 900 follow
>rs. SGifounded py members of the
legislature and with the usual pomp
of military display.
Colonel Oates took the oath of Of
flee upon the steps of the state capi-
tol standing on the very spot on
which Jefferson Davis stood when he
was sworn in as president of the
southern confederacy. Numerous
threats had been made by misguided
friends of Kolb, and 10 avoid any
thing like violence, as well as to lend
spirit to the occasion, more than
twenty companies of troops, with
cartridges in their belts, were pres
ent and participated in the inaugura-
ton ceremonies, which were without
disordelly event.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06

DR.. j. J. Kinyoun, past assistant
surgeon of the marine hospital SER
vice, who has returned from Bremen.
made thorough study of the new
serum cure for diphtheria and ex-
presses the greatest faith in its
efficiency. He has already made
arrangements to introduce the cure
into the hospitals of the United
States marine service.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06

FOUGHT OVER FOOTBALL.
The elimination OF the football
excitement resultant upon the victory
of Stanford over the University of
California, was a shooting affair in Il
San Francisco saloon, in which a
football player was wounded, per-
haps fatally. The victim is Brick
Whitehouse, one of the most noted
football players on the Pacific
coast, who played tackle with Stan
ford las, wear. and with the Reliance
few weeks Whitehouse had been
assistant coach 10 Walter Camp at
Palo Alto. His assalant was Alex
ander Loughborough, son of y. L,
Loughborough, leading attorney,
whose family moved in the most
fashionable society of San Francisco.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06

EX- GOV. JOS. II. BROWN DEAD.
Ex- Coy. Joseph Il. Brown of
Georgia, died November 30. aged 73
years. He was the Geore war
governor and was cheF of the
supreme court and ,ar, since the
war, United States senator. He had
been in feeble health for some time.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
MAY BE A NEW PARTY.

MAY BE A NEW PARTY.
1t is now entirely within the range
of probability that new national
political party will be organized in
the near future, to be known as the
Free Silver party. This new organ
ization is now only in the embryonic
state, but the conference of leading
silverites at the Southern hotel in
st. Louis has started the fires under
the incubator, and it is expected that
new party will have been hatched
and christened within 60 or 90 days.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
TIE NEW JERsEY VOTE.

In only one county, Hunterton,
did the democratic candidate succeed
in attaining Z plurality. The total
vote was; Democratic, l5,345
republican, 1863, 1928; prohibition,
1852; peoples 4149; socialistic- labor
4454; peoples and socialistic labor
1893. Republican congressional
plurality in the state, 4S,47S.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06
THE WEEK AT HOME.

MORGAN ELECTED.
John T. Morgan, democrat, has
been re elected United States senator
from Alabama.
The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-12-06

Early 10 the present year an agreement
was reached with Great Britain concerning
instructions TO be given the naval oomman.
ders OF the two governments In BehrIng sea
and the contiguous North Pacific ocean for
their guidance In the execution Of the award
OF the Paris tribunal Of arbitration and the
enforcement OF the regulations therein pre-
soribed for the protection OF seal life In the
waters men ntioned. An understanding has
also been reached for the payment by the
United States OF 42S 900 In fun satisfaction Of
all claims which may be made by Great
Britain for damages growing out OF the
controversy as 10 fur seals In Behring sea. or
the seizure OF Brliish vessels engaged in