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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
SLANG'S CONTRIBUTIONS
To Our Language, Some OF Which Az
Good and Some Are bad.

To Our Language, Some OF Which Arc
Good and Some Are bad.
Every live language is always fol-
lowing the Scriptural injunction to
increase and multiply and thus to
replenish the world with words and
phrases. Some of these additions to
the verbal family are black sheep,
slang that offends ones sense of the
fitness Of things, but many Of them
become incorporated, not only In
daily speech, but in literature, and
after while lose the twang Of slang
mess and acquire a smooth and pleas
ant flavor Men are constantly in.
venting new words Intentionally, and
new terms spring into popularity by
accident, or from the name Of the
man who invents something, For
instance, volt, in electricity, comes
from Volta, an early electrician, and
ampeTe, another term of measure
ment, was the name Of a French ex-
perimenter. The word boycott,
which in the last twenty years has
become so deservedly popular, was
the name Of a captain in Ireland.
The term "pantata" is a recent hui
morous addition, which will probably
for years to come be applied to the
police force, "CoXeyite", as a name
for tramp, and commonwealth"
are fresh instances.
1t is only in the last twenty years
that we have had the word natural
ist, applied to that school of writers,
with lola at the top and Albert Ross
at the bottom, who find their salts
faction in depicting the most coarse,
ugly or nasty conditions of human
life.
"Cinch" is another word that has
recently come to us, very express
i've metaphor taken from the Mexican
"cincha," meaning the Tightening of
saddlegirth, Hence, to get a cinch
on one is to have one in a grip as
tight as the saddle of a mustang.
Among the slang phrases, some of
which have really been assimilated
into the language, and are frequent
ly used by editorial writer's, a great
many have come from the race track
in recent years. For example, take
the terms ito have the inside track, E"
"to make the running" ito set the
pace" "a point, "a straight tip" "a
gutter, meaning a coward, tout
ing" a word that almost explains it.
self, "to win hands down" "a pony, -
meaning $25, and "a monkey, mean
ing $500.
"TO give one the laugh" has a
theatrical addition to give one the
dirty laugh" signifying some mean
trick. To show one "the marble
heart" for the cold shoulder is quite
| eXpressive--a sort Of poetic quartz
"The con smile" and "the glad hand"
are picturesque expressions taken
from the life of the confidence man.
"The glum viz and the hurry touch
is phrase applied to the man, who
with long face, strikes one for a
small loan and vaniShes rapidly.
Englishmen used to laugh at
Americans, even cultured Americans
like Emerson and Lowell, for saying
81 guess not" instead of mo" A re-
cent English phrase for mo-" very
current among the chappies and ex-
traordinarily appropriate, is Il don't
think"
A very delectable kind of summer
girl used to be denominated "a daisy. "
She is now "a peach, which indeed
may be called the very acme of
lusciousness in slanguage.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

A HYPoCRITE feels better satisfied
with himself every time he sees a
good man backslide,
MANY are more concerned about
what they will have for dinner than
where they will spend eternity
THERE is no place This side OF
Heaven where it will be safe for the
Christian not to watch and pray
The man who teaches IA child To
swear, is one to whom the devil prob
ably feels like taking of his hat.
GOING into politics has been the
Jericho road on which many a man
was robbed Of the raiment Of self-re-
spect
SINNERS will never be in a hurry
about repenting, as long as the
preachers manner makes them think
they have twenty years In which "a
do IT.
HAD the Lord quartered Elijah
with the richest man in Zion, instead
Of feeding him on the widows
crumbs, his great camp meeting on
Mt Carmel might never have been
heard of.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
Don't Oner a Reward

For your lost appetite All know that II Ia n
valuable piece of personal property, but why Ga
to the expense when Hostetter's Stomach BIT
ters will restore II TO you, A course Of that un-
paralloled tonic and corrective not only induces
return of the relish for food but conlcrs
upon the stomach the power TO crafty
appetite without unpleasant sensations
afterward, For the purpose Of quicken
ing digestion, arousng u dormant liver on
Kidneys and establishing Il regularity Of
the bowels, no medicine can exceed this
genial family cordial, in which the purC
alcoholic principle is modified by blending witt
1t botanic elements OF the highest efficacy
Avoid the fiery unalloyed stimulants Of com
merco rs n means Of overcoming inactivity q
any Of the organs above mentioned, and use
instead the Bitters, professionally sane
toned medicine remedies malarial and rhou
matte ailments
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
The Right Bait.

Papa" said Benny Bloobumper,
who knew his fathers weakness,
"you know all about fishing, don't
your"
ayes, my son." replied the elder
BloObumper, graciously. There is
very little about that gentle sport
with which l am not familiar"
"You know all about the right sort
of bait to use, don't you?"
Certainly"
"That's what l was telling Fred
die Fangle, and we agreed to leave
something about fishing for you to
decide We had discussion about
it,"
well, Benny, l am very glad to see
you taking such an interest in fish
ing, as well as to see such confidence
in your fathers judgment. What
was the point in which you and
: Freddy ditfered?"
a don't know as we differed exact
ly. Freddy didn't seem to quite
agree with me, though"
Estate the question, Benny.
SWELL, fish run in schools, some
times, don't they, papa"
eyes"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

small watering can as required, with
out the trouble of taking it down or
moving the grapes. The weight of
the bunch will press the immersed
end Of the stem against the upper
side of the bottle, and so prevent its
slipping out. 1t is always best to
leave about eighteen inches of stem
beyond the bunch when the grapes
are cut, as otherwise the berries are
apt to crack misunderstanding too
much Of the water when first stored.
1t is well also to cue of the immersed
end about one in three weeks to
maintain free passage for ABSORB
tiOn.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
The Farmer and Fertilizer.

For years past farmers have op-
posed the use of fertilizers because of
the low prices realized by them for
their staple crops, saying that with
wheat selling at 30 cents there is no
money in it anyhow. But Just there
is where they take Ten bushels
to the acre at ~ cents means 81 at
the mill or the elevator, but twenty
bushels at the same price bring $s,
and thirty bushels $l2; and all that
is realized over and above the 81 is
profit less the extra expense for fer
lie S. There's the rub. With a
low rate Of production the farmer
realizes barely the cost of seed and
la bor, but with increa ed production
comes the possibility Of profit
utting 90 pounds Of fertilie to
the acre, at cost Of 81 is very gpt
to double the average product the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

presents view OF the table from
above, showing the sieve and the
spout A side view is shown in Fig,
2, with the drawers for refuse and
bad beans, beneath the sieve. This
useful Contrlvance may lie made in
portable shape, and the legs. can be
folded so that it can be brought into
the house on cold, stormy days, The
legs are bolted to the sides with one
b 1t each. The height oil the table
can be varied by making the legs
slant more or less, and then fastened
by wooden pin in holes bored to
suit. A slide Keeps the beans from
pouring onto The sieve too rapidly
Orange Judd Farmer
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
Do You Wish the
Finest Bread and Cake ?

1t is conceded that the Royal Baking Powder is the
purest and strongest of all the baking powders.
The purest baking powder makes the finest sweetest
most delicious food.
The strongest baking powder makes the lightest food
That baking powder which is both purest and strong
est makes the most digestble and wholesome food.
Why should not every housekeeper avail herself of
the baking powder which will give her the best food
with the least trouble?
DR.. Haines, of Rush Medical College, Consulting
Chemist of the Chicago Board of Health says; "Royal
is not only the pures but the strongest baking powder
with which am acquainted"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
My Big Rrother.

| wish that my big brothers here;
He comes home Jes bout onst Il year,
For where he lives = an orful ways
An cars can't come In free whole days;
But when he's here laugh an laugh
Till I'm bout dead--more'n half
Last year, soon's he unpacked his trunk,
frowed pillow right kerplunk;
Men he frONed back an nen us boys
All frowed an made the biggest noise
Until We made him say "enough.n
An tell us we were ies' the stun,
We played some he's our big horse Jack
An men he rlded us on his backi
But onst failed off on my head,
Cause he scared at the cat he said
/ 1es' got straps down Off the shelf
An tied him 20 behave hsselG
One day We played that we was bears,
An ruined him up an down the stairs
TIL ma said she'd jes' punish us
For making such an orful fuss;
An men she looked him cross her knee.
An laughed an spanked him--yes, sire
Onst ma gived us some dough to bake
On top the stove, les' like cake,
An men che said that we could try
To make ourselves an apple piei
Men when 1t cooked, we ruined away
An ct 1t all up in the hay.
He wished he's small again like me
So he could climb our cherry tree,
l s'pose he's sorry he's so old
An could do things 'thout being told,
For lots OF times when he was here
He looked that wayne was so queer
He'd stand an talk to our old COW
An ask her how she's tended now;
He'd look ut every thing he'd made
The places where the chickens laid,
The pigeon coop, the old wood box,
That somehow shuts itself and locks,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
II Never Dies.

There is no such thing as next
Senate" and so long as the constitu-
tion lasts there never will be. The
Senate of the United States is an
eternal body. 1t never dies 1t is
to-day exactly the same assembly
which met for the first time in 1889.
Every second year it undergoes a
change of membership the terms OF
one class of members expiring. But
that change neither ends the old body
nor makes a new one.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

light but bulky loads Of this Sort
that such an arrangement as is
shown in the illustration from the
American AgriculturisU will be
found very serviceable. 1t is simply
a light rack frame that can be at
tached to the barrow in the same
way that the ordinary sides are at
tached, the addition OF a couple of
sockets near the handles being the
only necessary addition to the bar
row in order to accommodate the
rack. The construction IS so plainly
shown in the sketch that added ex-
PLANTATION is not needed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18


GoD will not let go Of your hand
because the world throws mud at you.
THE devil can cause us trouble, but
he can't keep us from taking it to
God.
LOVE to God is sure to express it.
self in ways that men can under
stand.
To WILLINGLY 60 IN bad company
means that the devil has gained re-
cruit
THERE is great power for good In a
smile. when God puts it on the face.
The cross is never found to be
heavy 0when 1--WE take it to please
Christ.
A SINNER in the church weighs
more for the devil than dozen out
side Of it.
The man who has an appetite for
glory will never get enough Of it to
make him fat
WHER the devil tells you that il
will be safe to take certain road, gO
the other way.
DoN'T make the mistake Of think
ing you can become rich by never Civ.
ing away anything.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

Men every place he used to play,
He'd go to sec bout every day;
Down to the ice house, by the stairs
He'd go there lots--more'n anywheres--
An there he'd stand an look an look,
Jes' like he's readin' in a book,
| s'pose he's thinking, for, you know,
He used to play there wifi his beau
A. making pies an lettin' on
They's keepin' house like any one.
He used to say she was his wife
And cut her name there wifi his knife.
When they'd come slow like up the walk
Ma said they'd catch their hands an tnlh
Bout what they'd do when they got grown
An had big house of their own;
But men, 1t never did come true,
Jes' like they said-he's sorry, too!
For he d take flowers on the hill
Men 90 down there an keep as still;
Or else he'd look u album where
There an old faded one Of her.
Morn onst l listened, and he said
Out loud: "Why, Annie, are you deadTn
s'pose he thought she'd hear him speak
An sec The tears run down his cheek,
Say, don't you think it's funny how
He ies remembers bout her now?
For he's great big man, you know,
An they were little years ago
l wish some bird or fairy bright
Would bring him while sleep some night
| wish he'd come right off to- day:
I'd hold him tight and make him stay.
For all Of MS 1es' feel so good
Wheu he comes home-I wish he would,
New York World.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
Filling an Order

Newsboy-Say, d'yeh remember
them old papers you had printed fer
the Washington Centennial?
Clerk-Do you mean the fac sim
lies of "a paper of a hundred years
ago?
~That's it. Funny little paper,
with queer letters"
eyes Well?"
81 want one"
what for?"
"A sick lady, at a hotel acrost the
street, wants a newspaper wild no &C
counts of riots and murders and rob-
berries in it"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

thrashlng and wlnnowing the beans
1t is almost impossible to remove all
pieces of pods and vines, and the
shrunken OF diseased beans hence
handspring is necessary to put the
beans In the clean condition which
secures the best prices An ingenious
table on which to sort the beans is
shown in the illustration, from
sketches by Il ?. Judson Fig.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

FIRST year, without eXhaustinR the
fertilizers the same quantity added
every year for few years an
proper rotation Of crops practIced,
and the product would be trebled or
quadrup ed. Surely the manufac-
turer is right in saying; These
bones shall rise again
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
~That,s what Ltold Freddy. .

"That's what ktold Freddy"
Didn't he believe it?"
"Oh, yes, he believed that alI
right"
well, l told him that when fish
ran in schools the proper bait to use
was bool5worms, Now amt | right,
papa"
Mr. Bloobumper reached for his
slipper, and Benny disappeared out
of doors,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
IIoM Mhont Rohs the SON.


The wheat crop Of 1893 was esti-
mated by the Department Of Agri-
culture TO be worth at the farm 81. 10
per acre. TO say nothing about the
labor and other cost Of producing
this pltiful yield, the crop took away
from the soil fertillzlng elements
. worth more than So per cent, of the
entire value Of the crop as given
above. That is to say, according to
analyses made at the University Of
California by Professor Hllgard the
amount of the nitrogen, phosphorlc
acid, and potash removed from the
soil by a yield Of eleven bushels Of
wheat per are would amount to
So. 81 at current cost of such sub
stances The exact figures as given
by Professor Hilgard are as follows:
For 20 bushels Of wheat 1885 pound
potash, ll,90 pounds phosphoric acid,
and "a pounds nitrogen, For 5000
pounds Of straw, 36.0S pounds pot
ash, 100 pounds phosphoric acid and
IS pounds nitrogen. The cost Of
these substances per pound 10 given
at Is cents for nitrogen, . cents for
potash, and cents for phosphoric
acid. TO sum up then, we have a
necessary manuridl cost Of 1872 for
producing a crop Of wheat averaging
eleven bushels per acre. AS stated,
this amounts to more than SO per
cent of the value Of the crop grown,
harvested, threshed, and stored at
the farm. AS matter Of course
these manurial ingredients or their
equivalents must be restored to the
soil sooner or later, or a still more
discreditable yield than eleven bush
els per acre will surely ensue, II the
straw be returned to the soil con-
siderable part may be thus saved, but
by sending the grain away from the
farm the eleven bushels per acre per-
manently removes from the soil fer
tilizing elements worth $3.50 per
acre, or more than AZ per cent, of the
entire value of the crop. In the
light of these facts how long can
American farmers continue to pro.
duce wheat at farm value of ST. III
per acre?
Enlarglng WheelbaI rows Usefulness.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
Grapes in Winter.

Glasses such as are shown in our
illustration are one of the latest
schemes of grape growers in England
to keep the fruit from drying during
the winter The jar is made of clear
glass, and, having wide mouth,
water Can easily he added from a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
@IOO ReMnrd 300.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
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known to the medical fraternity Catarrh
being constitutional disease, requires a
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Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
proprietoIs have so much faith in its cura-
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case thnt it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address, +. j, CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
a3B Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills 25c.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
An Easily Made Piazzn.

Too many country homes are un-
provided with shade, where one may
get fresh air without hot sunshine
during the warm months OF summer.
Many think they cannot afford to
build piaz2as, while Others object to
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
4 COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST no THEM.

something that win Interest the Juvenile
Members of Every acknowledgements c-
lions and Bright Sayings OF Many Cute
and C1nuing Children.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

BACON-What's that thread tied
about your little finger for? Egbert-
Oh. thaps just to remind ray wife to
ask me if / forgot something she
told me TO remember --T1d-B Bits
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

Needed Room. ---Young Lady: Is there a
place here where | can turn my carriage
around? Villager: Yes, miss; right out at
the end of this street is the circus lot.-Now
York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
HOME AND TIE FARM.
A DEPARTMENT MAD UP FOR
OUR RURAL FR!E,No&

The Agricultural Department Shows How
Wheat Robs the SoIl-Engllsh Method
OF Preserving Grapes Table for Sorting
uBeans- How TO Make IA Neat Piazza.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

DorTbarbier. &C.. Employer; binding his
clerk asleep at the desk); Look her, Meyer,
you can clear out at tho monthend. Clerk
(peevishly); Well, you needn't have walked
me 80 soon for that!
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

Chance for Calamity Congressman
What is the matter, madam? Fair Wheeler; |
have punctured my bicycle tire. Hero is the
place. Won't you please make speech in
TO it.-New York Weekly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

The Wife; Yes, married You TO spite
Fred Grigson. The Husband (rucfully); |
wish, my, love- that you had murrled Fred
Grigson TO spite me,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

Little 5-year-old Arthur was asked
if he knew that penny would grow
if it were planted. ayes, he replied,
promptly, cit would grow dirty"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
Table for Sorting beans.

The culture Of beans is rapidly in.
crea5ng, as they generally command
a profitable price in the market. In
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

Something Gained.-lnquirer: Does a fish
diet strengthen the bran2 Philosopher
Perhaps not; but going fishing seems to in-
vigorate the imagination.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

Lady. You said this coal was economical;
why, il won't burn at all. Dealer: Well,
mu'am, what could you have more ccouom-
ical thau that2
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

"There goes a messenger boy on his way
home" allow do you know he's going
homer "By the way he hurries."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

Friend; Your wife is out Of town for the
summer, ehp GNyboy; Yes, how did you
know Friend; / saw her coming out of a
detective agency few days ago
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

One day as Werner was watching
Herberts dog, which was asleep, 1t
began to sniff the air. Werner cried
out, "Oh, see his nose is loose"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18
" WOMANS ILLS"

Mrs. W. r. BATES, Of
DiiaOoyth, DHm6HH Co.,
ohio, writes:
"a few years ago /
took Doctor Pierce's
Favorite Prescription,
which has been n great
benefit to me. I am In
excellent health now.
1 hope that every wo-
man, who Is troubled
with 'wonlen's Ills
will try the Prescrip-
ton and be benefited
as l have been"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-10-18

Enlarglng WheelbaIrOws Usefulness.
1t is often desirable to wheel away
from lawn or garden, light rubbish,
straw, hay or vines, for which pur-
pose the ordinary wheelbarrow does
not give sufficient accommodation
So often is it desired to wheel away