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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27
Fire Easily Obtained.

The average civilized man would be
hard put to it if he were compelled to
start fire without matches, finder box
or burning glass. But Lieutenant Won
Hohnel describes an African chief as
not only accomplishing this feat, but
doing it with quickness and ease. The
traveller had asked him to show his skill.
It was really wonderful, in view Of
the moisture laden atmosphere, with
what rapidity he did as I had requested.
The materials employed were such as
we saw wherever we went-two simple
bits of wood, one fiat about six inches
long and not quite an inch wide, with
row of grooves on one side, the other
about 10 inches long and of the thick
ness and shape of lead pencil. s..
The longer piece, fixed in one of the
grooves Of the shorter piece, was held
tightly between the palms Of the hand
and whirled rapidly round and round.
In few seconds the wood dust which
was produced by the friction, and which
fell through the grooves, began to smoke.
This dust was carefully nursed into a
blaze, which was fed with fine grass
and bits of cotton stuff.
The whole thing is done so quickly
that our men, even the lazy Wasungu,
always employed this method on short
halts for lighting their pipes " outh' s
Communion. 5e
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27
THE POWER OF POETRY.

SCOTS Description of the Chase and What
the Ordinary Man Would Have Said.
Take, as single instance of the pow
er of poetry, Walter Scott's opening
lines in the LADY Of the Lake, where
he describes the chase of the stag. The
stag escapes and evades his pursuers,
but what picture the great poet h.:
put into words!
Reduced to prose the ordinary observ.
er and writer would have said, "They
chased the stag several miles, but lost
him in the Trosachs. He could not
possibly have said in prose:
The antlered monarch Of the waste
Sprung from his heathery couch in haste,
But ere his feet career he took -
The dewdrops from his TANKS he shook;
Like crested leader, proud and high,
Toss'd his beamed frontlet to the sky:
A moment gazed adown the dale,
A moment snuffed the tainted gale,a,
A moment listened to the cry
That thicken'd as the chase drew nigh.
Then as the headmost foes appear'd,
With one brave bound the copse he clear'd
And stretching forward free and far
Sought the wild heaths of Uam. Var. i
The poet began his picture with an
incident that only poet would have
thought worthy of words, but what a
picture the few words make!
THE stag at eve had drunk his fill
Where danced the moon on Monan g rill,
And deep his midnight lair had made ~
In lone Glenartney's hazel shade.
Forest and Stream.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27
/. now WE WALK.
HE Muscles Used and tho NJ echanieG1 Wosh
,gA&4g s9ssaaa IN That They Do. sa &g8@

HE Muscles Used and tho MechanicA WORK
-a@ ases@Aaa That They Do. @s&
The chief muscles concerned Ia walk.
ing are those in the calf and back OF
leg, which, by pulling up the heel, also
pull up the bones Of the foot connected
with it, and then the whole body, the
weight Of which is passed on through
the bones Of the leg When walking,
the trunk is thrown forward % that il
would fall down PROSTATE were not the
right foot planted in time to support it.
The calf muscles are helped IN this &C.
ton by those on the front of the trunk
and legs, which contract and pull the
body forward, and the trunk, slantine
forward when the heel is raised by the
calf muscles, the whole body will be
raised and pushed forward and upward.
This advancement of each leg is effect.
ed partly by muscular action, the mus.
cles used being a. those ON the front Of
the thigh, bending it forward on the
pelvis; (2) the hamstring muscles, which
slightly bend the leg on the thigh; 6;
the muscles on the front Of the leg,
which raise the front of the foot and
toes, preventing tho latter, in swinging
forward, from hitching in the ground.
When one foot has reached the
ground, the action of the other. has not
ceased. There is another point in walk.
ing. The body is constantly supported
and balanced on each leg alternately
and therefore on only one at once. Hence
there must be some means for throwing
the center of gravity over the line Of
support formed by the bones Of each leg,
as it supports the weight of the body.
This is done in various ways, and hence
the difference in the walk of different
people, There may be slight rotation at
the hip joint, bringing the center Of
gravity of the body over the foot Of this
side. This rocking" motion Of the
trunk and thigh is accompanied by
movement of the whole trunk and leg
over the foot planted on the ground and
is accompanied by compensating out.
ward movement at the hip. The body
rises and swings alternately from one
side to the other as its center of gravity
comes alternately over one or the other
leg, and the curvature of the spinal
bones is altered with the varying posi-.
ton of the weight. Hospital
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27
No Word Like the Doctors.

Mr.: Sydney Holland enlivened the
guests at the annual festival Of Poplar
hospital by relating an incident which
occurred within the walls Of that insti-
tuition. A man was brought in who was
thought to be dead. His wife was with
him. One of the doctors said, HE is
Dead" but the man raised his head and
said, 'No,i am not dead yet," where
upon his wife admonished him, saying,
''Be quiet; the doctor ought to know
best ''-LOndon Echo. lis
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27

Miss Elizabeth Bryant Johnston, the
historical writer Of Washington, has
found out enough facts and sayings
about the Father Of His Country to make
something worth reading and printing
for every day in the year. For instance,
on Feb. 16, 1878, Washington wrote
from Valley Forge, ''Naked and starv-
ing as they are, we cannot enough ad-
mire the incompatible patience and
fidelity of the soldiery, that they have
not ere this been excited by their suffer
ing to a general mutiny and disper-
sion." On Feb. II he sent to the states
of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Delaware and Virginia an appeal
for cattle for his starving soldiers and
wrote with his own hand, "a bountiful
price will be given, and the proprietors
may assure themselves that they will
render a most essential service to the
cause Of their county, Miss Johnston
has published her valuable collection Of
data in a book called George Wash
ington Day by Day. It will be good
thing to have in the family and in
school. It will make birthday book,
too, each one being thus able to note
what happened to Washington on the
date Of the persons birth. The author
designs her work especially for the
young people of America. She wrote it
in the patriotic hope of making the ris-
ing generation know Washington better
and revere him more.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27

Professor Dewar has succeeded in
liquefying hydrogen, as he believes. At
any rate, he has produced from hydro
gen gas, under pressure Of cold Of $40
degrees below zero, clear liquid It
took seven cubic yards Of hydrogen gas
to make the clear liquid which the pro-
lessor thinks il hydrogen.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27

A recent portrait of Bill Nye reveals
the reason why his head is hairless as a
billiard ball. The picture shows him
with fur cap Of indefinite weight and
heat upon his dome Of thought. That
was Is years ago. A few years of wear
ing such a hair destroying head covering
as that would make q wild buffalo bald.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27

The German empire has no prison Of
it's own. Offenses against the imperial
government are enforced by the imperial
attorney. who calls into service the
states attorneys Of tho federal states
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27
Ominous of Unpleasantness,

Mrs. Blimber is very nervous about
there being Is at the table tonight. =
''Does she think something unpleas-
ant will happen?"
Eyes. She only has a dozen knives
and forks. ''-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27

Hoods Pills act easily, yet promptly ant
efficiently, on the liver and bowels. CSC,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27
An Unsung Hero.

An Unsung Hero. y,
Forty -seven years ago tho 20th ~
this September died in Waulatpu, Or,
DR.. Marcus Whitman, foully massacret
by Indians, who had been stirred NJ
against American settlers in the north
west by the British Hudson Bay Trad
ing company. Only for the services Of
DR.. Whitman the whole tract now com
prising Washington state, Oregon, Idaho
and part of Montana would this day
have been British territory. Yet few
persons, even Of those we'll informed in
United States history, ever heard the
name of Marcus Whitman. There is nc
monument to him anywhere. 1t is
doubtful indeed if anybody knows
where his grave is. A county in Wash
ington state is named for him-Whit-
man-but that seems all the remem.
brance there is of him anywhere.
DR.. Whitman went out as physician,
explorer and missionary in 1885 to what
was then called simply the Oregon coun-
try. Its northwest boundary line had not
even been defined. Webster, secretary of
state in 1S42, did not believe the region
west Of the Rocky mountains would ever
be settled. Therefore it was not worth
while to settle it's boundary line. Daniel
was very great man, but in this mat
ter he was unable to see beyond his nose.
In the northwest there were two trad
ing companies-theB British Hudson Bay
and the American Fur company, the
latter made up Of citizens Of the United
States. 1t was in this company that the
old fur merchant, Astor, made his for
tune and founded the American nobil-
ity.
The British were quietly using every
means in their power to fill up the re-
gion named with English subjects. Then,
they argued, the territory would become
British, for these colonists would have
much to say in the determining of the
boundary question. One day, at the
British fort of Walla Walla, DR.. Whit
man heard shouts of exultation among
some men who had just received letters
from England. They cried: ''Hurrah!
The country is oursv' They shouted a
little too loud. Their letters contained
information that a large colony Of Brit
ish subjects would settle in Oregon in
the spring. Without saying a word,
Whitman started Immediately to Wash
ington on horseback. He travelled thus
5000 miles. On the way he reused peo-
pie he met to the danger and planned to
take back with him great colony of
Americans to fill up the Oregon coun-
try.
He interested President Tyler, though
Webster would not listen. Tyler as
sured him that American settlers in the
Oregon country should be protected
Then, in May, 1s4s, DR.. Whitman led
q thousand colonists to the Willamette
valley. There they settled, and there
they raised the stars and stripes, and
there it has waved ever since, and will
wave. Finally it was fixed by treaty
that the northwest boundary between
the United States and British America
should be the forty-ninth parallel of
latitude.
For revenge on DR.. Whitman the
Hudson Bay company spread among the
Indians the story that he and the colo
nists from the United States would de-
prive them of their lands. The savages
him and those with him one
night and murdered them, II persons in
ALL
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27

Whether q rioh man deserves to be
scolded and abused because Of his money
depends ON how 10 sot it and the M he
makes Of it.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27

In Poland 1t 10 penal onense to speal
RolAh IA any pubic resort
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1894-09-27
Hoods s;s;:;:sji' Cures

fectively upon the blood and Ibegan to improve.
After the use of three bottles the gathering
ceased and am cured of my former trouble. I
owe my life and will always remain true friend
to Hoods Sarsaparilla." LILLE MAY BENT.
LEY, Shelbyville, Indiana Get HOODS.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12

The Kansas Farmer thinks that
the superiority Of the food-producer's
position in having in the productions
of his own labor the first essentials of
continued existence and in having for
sale commodities which all others
must obtain from him, even in the
dullest times, is receiving recognition
in the East and ID having its effect in
turning the attention of people Of the
East to the desi.ability of homes and
occupations on the food-producing
lands of the West. AS has been the
case on occasions Of former depres-
sions the reaction is likely to be felt
here first. That paper says the steady
maintenance in circulation of about
the equivalent of $50 per capita of
legal tender money has enabled
France to successfully weather the
monetary end industrial storms which
have we'll nigh overwhelmed the
financially less wise nations of the
earth to prosper in spite Of rather
than in consequence of heavy losses.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12
Secretary's Report.

On April 10 the Campaign club
met in the q. A, r hall to transact
such business as came before it. The
president and vice-president being
absent Mrs. Van CleaYe was elected
chairman protein. Opened by sing
ing by club and prayer by Mrs
Edgecombe. Minutes of previous
meeting accepted as read.
Committee on open meetings re-
ported our next open meeting to be
held on Friday evening, May 4th,
place to be announced later.
Committee on entertainment and
music reported program not complet-
ed Mrs. Mary Rogers was elected
chairman on music committee, Mrs.
Riste not being able to act.
Mrs. Church's name was added to
the roll.
Treasurer reported 1925 expenses.
An order was drawn to pay same.
Assistant on committee on badges
is Mrs. Clara Gebhart.
Owing to the removal of Mrs.
Amanda Strong to Iowa, vice presi-
dent Mrs Van Oleavs was selected to
fill her place. ~
A paper was read by secretary from
superintendent press bureau, on rals-
ing money for Lucy Stone Memorial
Fund for the Kansas Campaign"
After short discussion it was decid-
ed not to attempt it at present.
Adjourned to meet at 2 p. m. at G..
A. r. hall, April "a.
EsTELLA EDGEooMBE, Sec'y.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12
BIG BEND, March 8, '94.

An awful stiffness now permeates
the ear Of Big Bend. There has not
been law suit for q week and peo-
pie seem almost to have calculated to
live peaceably once more.
Doctor Chapman seems to be about
golng,into state of ''inoccnous desue-
tude," Patients are few and there
no "bittersp come-atsble. IT'S too bad
Doc. Only the other day we heard
the doctor offer to dispose of himself
and all that he possessed, to colored
boy for Is cents; The boy would not
bite.
The republicans that congregated
at Green's store have buried the
"pop'' party aud commissioned
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12
REPRESENTATION as IoIIOWs:


County committees are requested
to, if possible, call county conventions
for the election of above delegates on
same day as recommended by the
state committee.
Secretaries of the conventions,
please forward certified list of dele
gates to Secretary Congressional
Committee, Il. Q. Johnson, Phillips
burg, Kansas.
"The peoples party at the outset,
to secure permanent control OF the
Iarty organization, unaffected by the
interests of those in public service,
does hereby in national convention as
sembled at Omaha, on the 4th day of
July, 1892, establish this ordinance as
fundamental law of the party organi-
cation, VIZ; No person holding any
office or position of profit, trust or
.emolument under the federal or any
state or municipal government, in.
GLIDING senators, congressman and
legislators, state and local, shall be
eligible to sit or vote in any conven-
ton Of this party, and a copy Of this
ordinance shall be annexed to every
call for any future convention of the
party"
+. O. JOHNSON, Sec'y.
JOSEPH DARLING, Chairman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12

The man that says that our silver
dollar now in circulation, which buys
a dollars worth of any kind of goods
on the market, is only a As cent dol
lar, is simply 100 per cent liar, and
he knows it.--J,mction City RepubG-
can.
Go slow nelghbor Republican.
John Sherman says it, Tom Reed says
it, Ben Harrison says it, Grover Cleve-
land says it, j. g, Carlisle says it
the republican party says it, the dem
ocratic administration says 1t, the
Topeka Capital, e. N. Morrill, e. W.
Hoch, Geo. L. Douglas and Geo. W.
Martin all say 1t, and our friend the
Republican acts it, by continuing to
support a party that votes 95 per cent.
in favor Of such a position.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12
First publication April IL, 1S94-5w.
Case number 1920.
SheTiif'S Sale,

STATE OF KANSAS, So,
Phillips County. '''
In the district court of Phillips county;
]. Francis Smith, Trustee, plaintiff,
vs..
C. R. Ewart, defendant.
DUBLIC notice is hereby given, that under, and
L by virtue of the judgment rendered in the
above.entitled action, in and by the above named
court and Of order Of sale issued on SAID iudg.
ment, to me directed and delivered, will on
sATURD Ny, MAY 18th, 1894,
OF the hour of o'clock p. m. Of said day at the
eastdoor OF the court house in Phillipsburg, in
the county of Phillips, state Of Kansas, offer at
uubic sale and sell to the highest bidder for cash
In hand, the llowing-descrbed real property,
namely:
Lot four az block D, range two(2) section thirty
four (34) township four AZ SOUTH range twenty l2M
west of the P NJ. in the city Of Logan
All In the county Of Phillips, state of Kansas.
Said property has been levied upon and is to be
sold as the property Of the above.named def end.
ants. 'N
Dated this 10th day of April A. D. 1894.
! s. e. UTTER,
Sheriff OF Phillips County,
FRANK MCKAY, Atty for Plaintiff,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12

AMERICAN buggies are superseding
those of English make in London and
Paris. The only light, graceful Ye-
hicles in Europe come from this
country Champion
What's the matter with the pauper
labor Of Europe? Why don't they
produce buggies so much cheaper
than this country? Is it possible we
can undersell England and France
right in their own capitals? But the
poor manufacturers must be protect
ed, so don't mention this fact.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12

The effort to pass the seigniorage
bill over the presidents veto failed in
the house, last Wednesday afternoon,
for want Of the necessary two-thirds
majority: yeas, LA; nays, ZIG. Rep
ublicans at first refused to vote, but
subsequently voted to defeat the
measure.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12

AN analysis Of the vote on BANDS
motion to kill the Torrey bill to fore
close mortgages throughout the
United States shows that the parties
were thus divided: For the bill-re
publicans, 64i democrats, AZ. Against
the bill-republicans, Is; democrats,
lis; populists, 8. -
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12
School Report.

Report of school district No. 35 for
the term ending March 20, 1894:
Number enrolled 80; number of
days taught 119; average attendance
% lis; those not tardy nor absent
during the term, Harry Stoneman:
those not absent, Harry and Roy
Stoneman and Elite George.
The following will show each schol-
ar's department and scholarship:
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12

The action of the Crane bond job
bers and their ilk are responsible for
more of the discredit cast on Kansas
securities than all the calamity howl
ers in the world.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12
THURSDAY, APRIL u, 1894.
Gall For the Peoples Party Con-
aressional Convention.

A delegate convention OF the peo-
ple's party of the 9th Kansas congress
sionai district IS hereby called to meet
at Colby, June the 9Th, at 1880 o'clock
q. M. for the purpose Of placing in
nomination candidate for congress
from said 9th district.
The basis of representation is one
delegate at large from each county,
and one delegate for every 300 votes
or major fraction thereof cast for
Hon. l.. D. Lewelling, for governor,
in 1892.
The several counties are entitled to
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12

Geebers to write resolution of con-
dolence. Boys you had better get
that resolution around for you may
get frightened by the ghost.
We understand that the school
house trouble has been settled.
CRANK.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12
First publication April 70, 1s04-3w.
Administrators Notice.
STATE OF KANSAS, L..
nLg1Is.. bE

STATE OF KANSAS, e..
Phillips County,
In the matter of the estate of Nina Tinsey, de-
ceased, late of Phillips county, Kansas.
NOTICE is hereby given that on the 9th day Of
AN day Of April, A. D 1894 the undersigned
was by the Probate court of Phillips county, Kas
duly appointed and qualified as administrator OF
the estate of Nina Tinsey, late of Phillips county,
deceased.
All parties having claims against said estate are
hereby Notified to present them for allowance to
the undersigned within one year from date hereof
or they may he excluded from any benefit of such
estate, aud il such claims be not presented within
three years from date hereof they shall be forever
barred.
W. 1. TJNsLEY,
Administrator
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12

School closed with all in a good
humor and an entertainment on the
eve Of March 29th.,
CASSIE GIBBS, Teacher.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12

The HERALD and the Kansas
Farmer $3.50
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-04-12
II. ". JOHNSON, peC j.
JOSEPH DARLING, Chairman.
The piepatoh and the Taxes.

The discussion OK the tax levy in
this county was begun by the Dis
patch some weeks ago IN an attempt
to answer little news item which
appeared in these columns, showing
that the peoples party commissioners
had wisely decided not to collect large
sums Of money from people who yet
felt the burdens which the crop fail
ure OF 1890 had imposed, in order
that it might lie idle in the treasury.
No especial blame was laid on the re-
publicans, and NO especial merit was
claimed for this act, except that it was
sound business and in direct opposi-
ton to the oft-repeated cry of a ruin
ed credit" with which the populists
were charged.
The Dispatch took up the matter
and made so many plumbers in its
first ''reply" that it was found neces-
sary to secure san old veteran in fig
nres," an ex-county officer, to write
up the second answer. In both Of
these etfusions the HERALD's ques-
ton, asking wherein the populists
had injured the credit of our county,
was scrupulously lodged. In the
third paper the volatile and etferves-
cent editor works over some OF the
veterans figures, mixes in with them
a little abuse, little more falsehood
and good deal Of egotism
An examination of the books in the
county treasurer's Office shows the
DiSpatcRS figures to be totally unre-
liable. For instance their figures
showing the balance in the treasury
are:
Jan. l. 1892. ......... S35,14 81
Jan. l, 1893. ............ 23,527 10
Jan. l, 1894. $50. 12,7l2 81
Now the county treasurer informs
the HERALD that there is no possible
means Of determining the amount on
hand in the treasury on January |,
unless special balance were made at
that time. About the 25th of Janu-
airy the law requires the treasurer to
make a statement and publish 1t in
the official paper, and it is at this
time the quarterly balance is struck.
The correct amounts on hand at the
dates indicated are as follows, certi-
fed to by the county treasurer:
April rs, 1880, (per W. II.
w. 01n ono 90