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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12

them are found the fossil skeletons of
the peculiar fauna that illustrated
life in those early days, 1t may be
added that while the estimated time
since these periods varies, it is evil
dent that the first mentioned was
not less than 100000 years ago and
the second at least half as much.
Into this region a party Of fossil hun
tiers penetrated year ago to collect
specimens for the Museum Of Natural
History of New York and camped on
this region six months. Their search
was rewarded with finds of some re-
markable creatures hitherto almost
wholly unknown to the science Of
paleontology.
Most notable among these speci-
mems is that of an animal never yet
found outside of America-a huge
mammal that represents a compro-
mise between the elephant and the
rhinoceros and which, singularly
enough, was equipped with three sets
of horns. Two pointed upright
sets of horns projected from the top
of the head, two forward from the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12
VAMPIRE BATS.
The Panama Variety IL the Pest OF Cattle,
but VIII Not Touch Mon

The Panama Variety Is the Pest OF Cattle,
hut VIII Not Touch Men,
There are some drawbacks to the
Isthmian cattle business thPs would
rather astonish the American cow
boy were he to go there. Chief of
these is the vampire bat, says a CORE
spondent OF the New York Sun. One
reads stories Of the vampire sucking
the blood of human beings, and at
least two books by naturalsts of re-
pute say that these bats do suck hui
man blood.
Vampire bats are found by the
thousand in Veraguas and ChiriQui
l asked at every place for person
whose blood had been sucked by
vampires, but could not find a soul,
and yet people sleep out Of doors
without even blanket to protect
them - sleep bareheaded and bare
footed.
The vampire had every chance to
alight on the human big toe as he Is
said to do and while soothing the
foot with its tanning wings to suck
out the life blood. l could not find
any such case, however, nor had an
observant Englishman, @. Preedy, who
had lived twenty years in David, ever
found any.
But the vampire is the pest of the
cattlemen. He is particularly fond
Of veal blood, but older stock and
horses, colts, mules, and burros all
suffer.
did not catch a vampire at his
work, though | saw hundreds of
them, but the cattlemen all tell the
same story. The vampire settles
somewhere on the back of the beast
in the pasture at night, and then,
while slowly tanning its wings to
and fro, cuts out circular piece Of
skin one-quarter of an inch in diam
eter. Through this hole he sucks the
blood till satisfied.
One wound would be of little con-
sequence, nor would the loss of blood
do much damage, were that all, but
a half dozen vampires may feast on
one poor calf or on the back Of a sad
dle-horse in one night, The calf is
badly weakened by the loss of blood,
while a saddle.horse so served is
worthless until the wounds are en-.
tirely hea,ed.
But that is not the worst result Of
the bite. The region swarms with
pestiferous fly that soon after day
light finds the wound and lays eggs
in it. Unless the wound is properly
cleaned and dressed with a waxy
salve within twenty-four hours after
the vampires attack, the animal will
be destroyed by the progeny Of the
fly. The percentage of calves thus
killed is large, in spite Of the watch
fulness Of the cow-herders.
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self confronted with but a single
auditor, sometimes fails to readjust
his remarks, and the result is apt to
be ludierous. A little story illustra-
tive Of this point is told in connec-
tion with former president of the
University Of North Carolina.
One day, as this digniaed and
stately parsonage was walking about
the campus, he observed an unlaw-
full assemblage Of students at some
little distance, He did not hasten
his steps, but proceeded slowly to-
ward them with his head down and
his eyes apparently bent in contem-
plation OF his own boots
When this leisurely preceding had
brought him to the spot where the
students had been gathered, only one
young man remained, the others hav-
ing precipitately departed.
The president raised his head and
surveyed the solitary culprit with
apparent severity, although the
young man always contended that
he detected twinkle in his keen
eyes,
Sir" said the president in a com.
handing tone, instantly dispense to
your several places of abode"
Difficult though the feat required
certainly was, the young man exc.
cuted to the best Of his ability by
dispensing" without further delay.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News of State
Interest.
State Charities.

The state board of charities has
large amount Of important business on
hand at present.
The situation at the Beloit industrial
School has become critical and the gov
ernor has been asked to appropriate the
balance of his contingent fund for the
maintenance of the school. An error
was made IN the appropriation by the
legislature and $1,000 was provided in
stead Of 10000 for the institution, and
unless money is secured it must be
closed.
The governor referred the petition for
the use of the contingent fund to the
executive council for action.
The city of Olathe has served notice
that it is no longer able to furnish the
necessary supply of water for the deaf
and dumb institution at that place. The
water has not been good and the board
is now determined to make permanent
provision for the institution.
The plan is to sink large we'll aud
equip it with the necessary pipes and
power to convey the water to the insti-
tuition. When there were but 100 per-
sons at the asylum the water from
well was used and the supply was much
purer than that lately received from the
city of Olathe, The cost Of making the
contemplated improvement will amount
to about $4,000, and as there is plenty
of money on hand to do so, the board
deems it advisable to act at once.
The board also bought last week
$4,000 worth of supplies for the insti.
tutions under their charge; this beng
the time for the regular semi-annual
purchases.
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TO LENGTHEN LIFE.
Few of the Latest Discoveries of Science
Yet Utilized.

Few OF the Latest Discoveries of Science
Yet Utilized.
An interesting, and, to a certain
extent, instructive statement, has
just appeared, showing what a reck-
less waste Of life is going on among
us all the time. The number of
deaths from causes preventable by
means now well known to science is
shown to constitute almost the en-
tire death list Of one of the leading
cities Of the country, where, out Of
death rate Of 697, there were only
twenty-five deaths recorded from old
age Seventeen Of these deaths oc-
Cured from typhoid fever, a disease
which should never exist in a civ
ilized country. In the French and
German armies, where a modern sys-
tenn Of treatment prevails, only one
typhoid patient in fifty dies.
Pulmonary diseases carry of 240
persons on this list; and yet it is as
serted that even in cases where chill
dren inherit tendency to consu!np.
ton there is no need for it to develop
if proper precautions are taken in
time regarding exercise, breathing
and habits. Stomach troubles claim
1875 more victims, and are attribut-
able entirely to carelessness in eating
and drinking, proper regulation of
diet, as it is claimed, being all that
would be necessary to prevent every
one Of them. This reduces the death
rate from a little over 10 to per
cent, and with the natural addition
to the length Of those lives reported
to have been lost through old age
would probably bring up the average
sum of human years to l75, or even
higher.
The fact is that few of the latest
discoveries of science are yet utilized
to benefit humanity. People seldom
call upon the doctors until their con-
dition has become chronic, and then,
to save expenses they rarely undergo
thorough treatment. Then, again, we
go on eating and drinking what we
know is the last thing we should
think of putting into our stomachs,
in utter disregard of the laws of diet.
We habitually drink water that is
as certain poison as strychniue or
alcohol; we live under sanitary con
ditions which render health an i'm
possibility; and, lastly, we load our
lives with burdens which, while as.
sisting in no way to our betterment,
sap the very roots of our existence
and make life a melancholy pilgrim.
age. Who shall rear a temple to the
Goddess Of Hygeia, and make Methu-
selahs as common as roses in June?-
Demorest's Magazine.
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SMOKING IN CHURCH.
There Was Time Whore 1t Was Prac-
ticed In tho British Isles.

hNNNN Ah bhu DAAbinh
The practice of smoking In church
was prevalent In many churches in
this country in the last years Of the
seventeenth century, says Spare Mo-
ments, Previous to the visit of
James I, to the University Of Cam
bridge, in 1915, the Vice Chancellor
issued notice to the students which
enjoined that "Noe graduate, scholler,
or student of this Universitie pre-
sumo to take tobacco in ST. Marie's
Church upon payne Of tlnall eXpel-
ling the Univerltic."
Sir Walter Scott in his "Heart OF
Midlothian" refers to one Duncan Of
Knockdundar, AN important person
age, who smoked during the whole
Of the sermon, from AN iron pipe, to-
baccO borrowed from other worship
pers. We are told that "at the end
of his discourse he knocked the ashes
out Of his pipe, replaced it in his
sporan, returned the tobacco pouch
to its owner and joined in the
prayer with decency and attention"
The same practice existed In Hud-
sons Bay Territory and some other
of the British possessions beyond the
seas for sometime after the erection
Of the first churches In those early
settlements; there being a general
recourse ut the commencement Of the
sermon to the soothing weed, and
not before the pipes were fairly un-
der way was the officiating minister
able to proceed with his discourse.
The custom OF smoking during
church service was not confined to
the laity and minor clergy, for it Is
recorded that an Archbishop OF York
was once reproyed by the Vicar Of
St Marys Nottingham, for at
tempting to smoke In the church
vestry,
The Rev. John Dlsnezof Swindei
in Lincolnshire, writing on the l6,I
of December, l773, to James Gralner,
says: The affair happened in st.
Mary's Church, Nottingham, when
Archbishop Blackburn was there on
a visitation. The Archbishop had
ordered some Of the apparltors or
other attendants to bring pipes and
tobacco and some liquor into the
vestry for his refreshment after the
fatigue of confirmation, And this
coming to Mr.. Disnez's ears, he for
babe their being brought thither and
with becoming spirit demonstrated
with the Archbishop upon the i'm
propriety Of his conduct at the same
time telling his grace that his vestry
should not be converted Toto a smok-
ing-room."
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Found In "A New State.

The immense county of Uintah, eX-
tending from the north end Of what
constitutes Yellowstone Park, marks
the western boundary Of the State Of
Wyoming and makes the southwest
ern corner of that recently admitted
State. This corner has some Of that
peculiar western formation known as
bad lands, and this spot covers an
area of about 5000 square miles and
is particularly rich in fossils of pre-
glacial animals. These bad lands,
according to official geology, were
once lakes back in what are known as
the eocene and miocene periods of
tertiary time, which means the first
two of the three principal divisions
during which were laid down the
groups of rocks,
1t is averred by these scientists
that the rivers discharging into these
lakes so wrought on the surrounding
soil that the lake basins became filled
with alluvial material, and in these
old beds and in the cliffs surrounding
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12

clever correspondents, however, have
sent answers. Paul r. Heyl, Of Phil
adelphia, incloses model in wire
open work and writes; "When we
wish to represent the fourth power
(Which, being of four dimensions, we
may call hypercube), we may do so
in solid perspective by placing cube
diagonally above another and a little
behind it, and joining the CORE
spending corners. He refers in
quirers to book, Scientific 70.
mances."
A younger correspondent, Arthur
Howe Carpenter, of DeadwoOd, S. D.,
also defines the properties of the
fourth power figure: at is figure
bounded by eight cubes, just as a cube
is bounded by six squares; it has six
teen corners, twenty-four squares, and
thirty-two edges.
One of the correspondents says that
this model shows as nearly as posi-
BILE what the fourth power looks
like" what it really looks like cannot
be shown. This figure has many of
its qualities, but the thing itself is
only a theory Of geometry
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12
That RooIprooal Tax

tho district court Of Shawnee
county Judge Hazen rendered deci-
sion against the construction put by
Superintendent Snider cpon the recip-
rocal Tax law Of Kansas as applied to
the business of the New York fire insur-
ance companies in this state.
Superintendent Snider maintained
that the Kansas law authorized the col
lection from New York companies of a
tax equal in amount to that imposed by
the laws of the state Of New York upon
companies Of the state OF Kansas which
might offer to do business in that state
The representatives Of the New York
companies claimed that the New York
provision has been superseded by another
law which operated as repeal of the
former enactment on the subject, and
that the comptroller Of the state of New
York had not collected from other states
any part of the tax referred to since the
year of 1866.
The points in controversy were sub
mitted by agreement to the district
court Of Shawnee county and Judge
Hazen decides against the Kansas de-
partment, holding that the interpreta-
ton given the New York law by the at
torney general of the state should con-
troll.
This exompts the New York fire com
panies from the payment of which is
known as the reciprocal tax of eight
tenths of l per cent on all premiums re-
ceived by them in Kansas.
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DUET IN A HORSE CAR.
with an Accompaniment by the Conduct
or Ending In His Enrichment.

With an Accompaniment by the Conduct
or Ending In His Enrichment.
Two women boarded a Broadway
cable car at Thirtieth street at matt
nee time Saturday. With a great
deal Of llutterlng and chattering
they secured two seats. The car had
gone on about a block when the con-
ductor held out his hand.
90, Carrie, don't mind, I've got
the change right here" said one,
dclving into little purse.
"Now, don't bother, said the other
almost in the same breath. owe
got just the right change here" and
she began to dig into a purse.
"Why, here it u.s." exclaimed both
in unison, at the same time showing
coins in the conductors outstretched
palm.
20, why didn't you let me pay it?"
they both exclaimed together again.
"Why, just had the correct
change" was another joint eXclama-
tion.
"Papdon me, ladies, but one of you
gave me dime and the other a pen
NY" the conductor broke in, showing
the coins in his hand.
Impossible! I'm sure l had just
a dime In change" said both in one
breath.
The conductor smiled sadly, and
remained there standing with mute
expression, with the coins exposed in
his sill outstretChed palm.
"That's so, exclaimed both women,
looking at the coins. "Well, I'll see,
but I'm sure | didn't have a penny"
was the next joint exclamation, and
both shook the contents of their
purses into their laps. There were
several coppers among the change
that rolled out, and then the women
exclaimed together:
That's so, forgot, it must have
been me-" Both held their hands
out to receive the surplus cent, and
the conductor looked puzzled.
90, how singular" was the next
Joint exclamation, and then both told
the conductor he could keep the pen.
ny, The fare gatherer bowed gravely
and moved toward the rear, while
the women began a discussion as to
how it could have happened. New
York Sun,
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end of the nose or snout downward,
and two inclining with slight curve
backward, midway on the snout. The
animal was swamp and lagoon dem
izen and the equipment denotes an
aquatic root digger. OF this creature
this New York party secured fifteen
skulls and one entire skeleton, one Of
the skulls measuring over two and a
half feet across, indicating a mon
ster Of no mean dimensions. AS a
courtesy to the Uintah Mountains,
near a spur of which the whole ag-
gregation was found, the beast was
named Uintathericum, and palentol-
ogy may add another oddly to its
catalogues and another accession to
its quantity of photographed ter
TOr.
Many, perhaps most, Of these fos-
sils are in solid greenish sandstone,
and when seen on the surface fire.
quently stand out in bas-relief. But
something far more appalling than
slowly depositing, alluvial process is
necessary to account for the evident
ly simultaneous death of herd Of
any kind of creatures, and especially
does this process not explain their
fossils in compact sandstone.
Another rare American specimen
secured was the patirofelis, an en-
tire skeleton Of which was found at
the foot of a cliff on a small tribu-
tary of Green River. This is the
supposed ancestor Of the modern fe-
line tribes and is interesting as mark
ing the advent of the swimming car
nivora on the plane of development.
Only two small broken pieces Of jaw
had hitherto been secured of this an
imal. Another large mammal found
was the paleosyops The snout was
ornamented with a single twenty
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12
Canadian Canal.

The Hurontario Ship Canal Con-
pany of Canada has been incorpor-
ated by the Canadian legislature for
the purpose of constructing a ship
canal from Toronto, on Lake Ontario,
to Georgian Bay, near Collingwood.
The stock capital of the company Is
$65, 900, 900, of which 81, 900, 900 must
be paid and 10 per cent subscribed
before it has legal existence. One
clause in the franchise requires that
the directors must be British sub
iects. A number Of American CAPT.
talists are interested in the scheme.
1t is a revival of the old project
which had been advocated at inter-
walls for many years
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12
Natural Result.

A man living in Hastings, B. c.,
taught pet monkey to drink gin
and beer half-and-half every morning
before breakfast. Strange as it may
seem, the anthropoid acquired a lik-
ing for this beverage, and when it
was stopped the monkey took revenge
on the man by biting off one of his
ears. One thing led to another I'M
til the monkey was dead and the
man so badly off that two doctors
were called in.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-07-12

Governor Lewelling has received
about 100 invitations to deliver an ora
ton on the Fourth He declined all re-
quests.
1t is expected that several hundred
uniformed Masons from other states
will be in Topeka at the meeting of the
general grand bodies in July.
The representatives of the various
railroad companies were busy last week
in the state auditors office, taking the
amount of the company assessments.
Chairman Breidenthal has apprOpri-
ated the ways and means committee
room Of the senate for the use of his
clerks and it is at present the headquar.
tiers for the populist central committee.
The state insane asylum is Full of pa
TENTS, and the officials declare they will
take no more. The North Topeka pri-
vate asylum has more inmates now than
ever before, and at the rate people are
being declared insane, it will not be long
before that institution is crowded also.
For long time there have been dis
putes and ill-feelngs between the
painters union of Topeka and George
Conner, contracting painter, because
Conner employees non-union men. Con-
nor has the the painting contract on the
new Topeka high school building, a
"public work" and the painters union
brought charges before the state COM
missioner Of labor that Connor was vio-
lating the laws in the matters of work
ing his men more than eight hours
day and in paying them less than the
wages fixed by the painters union.
Commissioner Todd notified Conner of
the complaints several times, informing
him that he should take action in the
matter. Conner made no change in his
practices, claiming that he was follow
ing the law. Finally Commissioner
Todd instituted a court Of inquiry and
heard both sides. The statute of the
state allows the labor commissioner to
conduct such court Of inquiry and il
he finds that the law is being violated
he is empowered to submit the evidence
in his possession to the proper author
ties and legal proceedings can DO there
from instituted against the person or
contractor found violating the eight
hour law. Commissioner Todd believes
that inquiry just completed vindicates
Mr.. Conner and he will bring no action
against him.
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inch horn, an eocene product, and
was then not larger than a modern
sheep, but in so, 900 years had devel-
oped to almost elephantine proper
tions. His present congepaic cousins
are the tapir and rhinoceros. These
explorers also found the geological
ancestor of the horse, but no longer
than shepherd dog, Tertiary Wy
Oming was semi-tropical, as numer-
GUS monkeys are in the collection as
we'll as other animals belonging to
the warmer zones.
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Henry A. Salzer, manager of the John A.
Salzer Seed company, Lacrosse, Wis, is in
Europe looking up rare novelties in veg.
etables and new things in the farm seed
line. He will visit the celebrated farming
districts of France, Germany, England, Bel
GUM, Russia and Bohemia, and the custo-
mers of this wide-awake firm can congratu-
late themselves upon his bringing along the
cream of farm and vegetable seeds that
these foreign countries offer.
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Fair and Beautiful Lands Across the
Son

Give promise to tho ocean voyager OF health
and pleasure, but there is broad expanso OF
waters TO be passed that rise mountain high in
rough weather and grevously disturb the
customed stomach, more particularly II It is
that of an invalid. Moreover, tho vibration Of
the vessels hull caused by the motion Of tho
screw Of a steamer change of water and
latitude, and abrupt transitions of temperature
cannot, without II medicinal safeguard, be en-
countered with impunity. For sea sickness, and
prejudicial influences Of air and water, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is a standard safeguard
Tourists, yachtsmen, mariners, commercial
travellers and people bound on sea voyage or
inland iaunt, should always be provided with
it. Incompatible for malaria, rheumatism, neu.
ralgia, sleeplessncss, loss Of appetite, sick
headache, biliousness and combination.
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A Pleasing Theory. Mother;
There's look about that young mans eyes
that don't like, Ho looks at me out of
their corners as If trying to conceal some
thing, Daughter: Perhaps he is trying TO
conceal his admiration for you, ma, Moth
err (much relieved; Oh, didn't think Of
that New York Weekly.
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"THE FOURTH POWER. !"

An Attempt to Indicate What 1t Looks
Like.
In a recent number Of st. Nicholas
the above question was asked, more
as an amusing puzzle than as a ser-
Gus mathematical problem. Two
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Close Figuring. -Mr. Veraclose: Send
out for black man to do the whitewashing
and white man to black the stoves. Mrs.
Veraclose; Won't one man do? Mr.. v:
No: want to see how much material they
waste.-New York Weekly.