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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13
BROWN IS A soHEMER.
lie Figures ON the Natural CussedneSB
of Human Beings.

-" NisuRcs on the Nntural CuSSeuneSb
of Human Beings.
Brown, don't see how It is that your
girls all marry Off as soon as they get
old enough, while none of mine can
marry"
"oh, that's simple enough! marry my
girls OF on the buckwheat straw prin-
ciple,"
But what is that principle? have
never heard of 1t before"
well, l used to raise q good deal
Of buckwheat, and 1t puzzled me to
know how to get rid of the straw,
Nothing would eat 1t, and 1t was great
bother to me. AT last thought Of a
plan.
u stacked my buckwheat straw nicely
and built high rail fence around 1t.
my cattle, of course, concluded that
1t was something good, and at once
tore down the fence and began to eat
the straw.
Il drove them away and put up the
fence a few times, but the more drove
them away the more anxious they be-
came to eat the straw.
After this had been repeated a few
times, the cattle determined to eat the
straw, and eat 1t they did, every bit OF
it.
"As said, I marry my girls off on the
same principle.
When a young man I don't like be-
gins calling on my girls l encourage
him In every way can.
Il tell him to come as often and stay
as late as he pleases, and | take pains
to hint to the girls that l think they'd
better set their caps for him. 1t works
flrst-rate.
He doesn't make many calls for the
girls treat him as coolly as they can.
But when young fellow that
like comes around-a man that think
would suit me for son-in-law-I don't
let him make many calls before l give
him to understand that he isn't wanted
around my house.
Il tell the girls, too, that they should
not have anything to do with him, and
give them orders never to speak to him
again.
THE plan works frst-rate. The
young folks begin to pity each other,
and the next thing l know they are
engaged.
when see that they are determined
to marry / always give in, and pretend
to make the best of 1t. That's the way
l manage It,"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13
A Remarkable Dam.

One Of the most remarkable dams in
the world for height and construction
is that by which the Vyrnwy River
Northern Wales is enabled to supply
water to the city of Liverpool, some
seventy miles distant.
In building this dam a great trench
was at first excavated across the valley
for length of LOO feet, a width Of
120, and maximum depth Of 60. The
masonry was started in this trench. 1t
consists Of irregular blocks Of slate
wedged together and thoroughly bed
ded in Portland cement mortar, the
faces being formed of cut stone blocks
fitted together with great care, the
greatest height Of the dam being 1Gi
feet.
Its most remarkable feature is the
lack of any channel to carry off floods,
the surplus Of the lake flowing down
the front of the dam, which is curved to
permit as free descent as possible
and prevent the formation Of eddies at
the bottom. The lake formed by this
main dam covers an area four and
three-quarters miles long, from one
quarter to fve-eighths of a mile wide,
and holds largely over twelve million
gallons.
The aqueduct leading from the intake
tower to the distributing reservoir,
about two miles from the city, is sixty
eight miles long, and consists prin-
cipally Of a large cast-iron pipe line
from thirty-nine to forty two inches in
diameter. There are a number of res
ervoirs and tanks along the line, and
at one place is a great flltering plant
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13
MISSING LINKS.

An old proverb says that when goats
dance in February the husbandman be-
comes beggar.
The largest Bible in the world is a
manuscript Hebrew Bible in the VatI-
can, weighing 800 pounds.
In some parts of south Africa much
damage is done by balloons, which 20
in large marauding parties to rob gar
dens.
In Albania the men wear petticoats
and the women trousers. The women
do all the work and their husbands at
tend to the heavy standing round.
In the British Museum there is a
beautiful piece Of stained glass, with an
engraved emblazonment of the monarch
Thothmes III, who lived 3,400 years ago.
Fame is an undertaken that pays but
nttle attention to the living, but be-
dizens the dead, furnishes out their
funerals and follows them to the grave.
Cotton.
Nevada is the most sparsely settled
state. There are nearly two and half
square miles to each inhabitant; next
comes Idaho, with one inhabitant to
each square mile Montana and Wyo-
ming each have less than one.
AS the supply Of ivory is becoming
short billiard balls of cast steel are be-
ing used in Sweden. BY making them
hollow the weight is made to corre-
spond with that Of ivory balls.
The Mexican torch thistle, growing to
height of fifty or sixty feet, looks
more like candelabra than a tree.
Another variety Of the same species has
long gray bristles, which give It the
appearance Of the head Of an old gray
haired man.
A Pennsylvania railroad train recent
ly went 5S.3 miles from Camden to At
lantic City In forty-flve minutes, an av-
erage rate Of 761a miles an hour. This
is considered the fastest time ever made
by railroad train N this country. The
fastest single mile wac made in forty
one seconds
The practice Of ringing the curfew
bell appears to have prevailed through
out Europe long before the Norman con-
quest OF England. its object being the
laudable one OF preventing fires, which
on account Of the houses being built
chiefly Of wood were at that time quite
frequent end destructive.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13
1T STALLED ON THE WAY.
The Negro Had an IdoA That the
Message Was Being Delayed.

The Negro Had an IdcA That the
Message Was Being Delayed.
AT Madison gentleman wrote teIe-
gram and gave 1t to negro, with in
structlons to hand the same to the
telegraph operator. The negro deliv-
cred 1t and said:
"Mr. Leak says send dis telunl-.
spatch Off immejltly."
The operator told him he would do.
so as quick as the wires could carry t..
AS the negro was leaving he spied o.
paper, which the March breezes had
gathered up and were whlrllng along
the wire towards pole, on which IL
lodged. He watched the paper for some
time and becoming satisfied 1t could
not get away went back to the office,
called the operator and said:
BOSS, Mistah Leak am In powerful
hurry bout dat blzness."
The operator told him the message
was already at its destination. But
that scrap Of paper on The wire had
convinced the darby that the telegram
had stalled before 1t got out Of town.
and he was determined to let 1t bO
known.
BOSS, / amt gwlne to 'spute your
word, but you look on dat yole. DAT
telumspatch will never git to whar Il
gwine 'cept you send somebody srlOnS
to knock It off'n de polesv-Atlanta
Constitution.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13


AS composer Rublnsteln had two
great faults and one great virtue. He
had wonderful gift Of beautiful and
unfaillng melody, but he never knew
when he became tedious, and he was
totally incapable of self-criticism. He
never went over his work; In fact, he
was altogether wanting In the neces-
sary patience for this. That which h0
had written remained as first written,
and 1t is this failing that will spoil
his fame with posterity. 1t arose from
want Of control in his youth, for when
mere boy of thirteen he was left to
his own devices. Consequently he wrOt9
for years without direction, and at o
period when 1t was most necessaryp
therefore, he. failed to learn that all
important lesson of all artlsts--a lesson
to be learned only in youth, and DIM
cult even then-self-cr His nas
ture was Of Itself impatient. He rushed
along, pen In hand, eager to give ut,
terance to the thoughts crowding his
brain, and there was none to stop him
in his mad career. In moods Of extra.
ordinary exaltation, he wrote MASTER
pieces almost without effort, exquisite
tone-poems over which the world went
mad, and he grew to believe, and tried
to convince others, that so all great
work should be done,-Alexander Nc
Arthur in the Century.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13
FLIRTING with a wax Figure.

At one Of the suburban stations
along the line of the Reading railroad
an enterprlsing soap manufacturer has
erected factory and warehouse. Fac
ing the railroad is large bulk window
Of the main salesroom. In this window
one day few weeks ago there appeared
to the riders on the early morning
trains a very pretty girl, who appeared
to have paused in the midst Of her la
Dor of washing the window to flirt with
the travellers. Nearly every male rider
who saw her proceeded to flirt with her,
and, the male riders on all the trains
that passed during the day did the
same. In fact, she has been fIlrted with
ever since, although most of the reg
ular riders have long since learned
that the beautiful young girl In the
window is but a waxen figure.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13
The stomach Yawns.

Man, at this day, tends to fall into
the stomach man must be replaced in
the heart, man must be replaced in the
brain. The brain-this is the bold SOW
erelgn that must be restored! The So
cial question requires to-day, more than
ever, to be examined on the side Of hui
man dignity. There is something
beyond satisfying ones appetite. The
goal of man is not the goal Of the anil
NAL. A moral lift is necessary. Tie
life Of nations, like the life Of indlvidu-
ais, has IL, moments Of depression;
these moments pass, certainly, but no
trace Of them ought to remain. 3. To
live Is to have justice, truth, reason,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13
How Mr.. vaur Paid His nlll.,

Among the eccentricitles of the late
Richard Vaux was his strong aversion
for the use Of bank books or checks.
The famous ex-mayoY had a bank ac-
count, of course. In fact, he had several
of them, but he never drew upon them
in the regular way, through the medium
Of checks. Whenever anyone came to
him with bill Mr.. Vaux would pay II
in very unique way. The back Of an
old envelope or a fragment Of paper
of any kind or size would serve for a
check, and upon this he would scribble
the amount Of the bill, the name OF the
creditor and his own characteristic sig
nature. He very frequently used strip
from the margin of a newspaper. The
tellers at the banks all knew Of Mr..
Vaux's strange custom, and none Of
Mr.. Vaux's homemade checks were
ever turned down.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13
WALKING ANp oYspEPsIA.
Pedestrian Exercise tho Great Remedy
for WeaIs stomach.

Pedestrian Exercise tho Great Remedy
for Weak stomach. :
"Half the dyspepsia and indigestion.
and general debility from which Soi
many people seem to be suffering isi
due to nothing in the world except o.
lack Of exercise" said an old physician
with a wise shake of his head. Take
all these department clerks, for In
stance. More than half Of them lose
from twenty to thirty days year OF
government time on account of sick
ness due to these causes. It Is not re-
markable that they should either. They
get up In the morning, hurry through
breakfast, rush out and get aboard a
street car. When they reach their OH
ces, instead Of climbing upstairs they
get In the elevator and ride up. AZ
noon they dawdle around instead Of
taking a brisk walk of ten or fifteen
minutes to expel the stale air they have
been breathing all the morning from
their lungs and cleaning them out with
the fresh article. After office they are
listless and worn out, or feel that way,
and ride home again to eat dinner with
no appetite and lie around idly till bed
time. tell you that everybody ought
to climb up three or four flights OK
stairs at least once day in order to
bring important muscles into play, and
everybody, too, ought to take brisk
walk of at least quarter of an hour
every day with no other object than
the walk In view. There'd be more we'll
stomachs in this vicinity II they did"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13
Japan's Learned Soldiers.

II appears that note books are quite
common in the Japanese army among
both soldiers and coolies. They keep
regular diaries and take copious notes
OF everything they see. ut is surprls-
Ing" writes war correspondent to the
China Mail, what a lot they know
about the great west. Several of them
talk intelligently Of Spartans and Per-
slams, Napoleon and his march to Mos
cow, and even compare the abolition of
feudalism In England and Japan. They
fully understand all that is applied in
the contrast between old-fashioned
hand-to-hand warfare and modern
long-range maneuvres; and they speak
scornfully of the Chinese tactics at
Ping Yang, In trying cavalry charges
against massed bodies of riHemen with
out first using their machine guns. as
the French at Waterloo did their field
pieces, to throw the ranks in disorder.
All this from the Japanese must be sur
prising to Europeans, because we do
not know them. Their progress is
greater and more real than foreigners
imagine"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13

devotion, probity, sincerity, common
sense, right and duty welded to the
heart. To live is to know what one is
worth, what one can do and should do.
Life is eonsclenoe.-Vlctor Hugo.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13
BEARS OF ALASKA.
Bio BRUTES HAVE COURAGE
AND FEROCITY.
Hunting Them Is Very Dangerous
Sport - Their Unusual Vitality or
Value us Northumberland Expert
Fish Catchers.
IL TRAVELLER WHO

TRAVELLER WHO
recently returned
from Alaska as
serts, after several
personal experience
es with the Alaskan
brown bear, that
this bear possesses
all the courage and
herceness of his
cousin, the grizzly
and that he has
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-13
Absent Minded.

Customer with chapped hands,
Have you anything that will drive away
chaps? Druggist imam Of family
Yes, keep dog.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-18

per pair si0si %: psr,rdr,s state and P-rnrylvana.
trssh 7'easi piover per dozen 81 ,ods2 small
and SodcS sT yrps noe SsnH 'ps Large 50 sn @
5? 80 ,'arriase- 'a95c vcnso~ pr T. iS@is, Reed
HAS-Frec receipts .s ther with the recent good run
e demand begin to have softeng effect upon the mar
quotations with the crlspness noticeable within the pre-
yops few days N the moment FIRST and second quoics
q view and con-eq,cn,h wholesnle bids ere few FOR
sold ou, clean nor have they an alaorb
%rrressNe p anT ns,ure hn, ads sackSns np for feE
1 "1s ana res"'ps hold np to % rrsn & deyer eTik %.
Independence Qnotaons Prime. eoc: No J. 7ac 30 =.
Sa7oc clover sscSc sal Rny iSSs6c lons rye straw
s,Sooc short rye straw .on+sc os straw ion sSe
TsSpr cn 0s' anoed a. press VI which 6 can hardly o %
Nm: icnnsylvaaia. 20: West shore 10; I"lgh VALLEY
o straw for week 527 tons
POTATOES AND vEGETA Bl.ES-Irsh potatoes have
m & ne'G sH nfrr % N % n@ & sce ss. hosh at h css
fcw .sles are r.rof,ed AZ a slight edvancr Sweet p
,stoes ei t. 81 1;@S2 last last week snd orsneG un
c'ate oierings. orange County crons in liberal sitly
crs -s. ~. plsn,y tyT and % Hue Sahsf FOR choice anay CAS-
hages hrmer EEgpisnts ,,cady Few frnc' bring slig'
quired fn Lima bean. higher olher Vegetables show
ie ,h"nge We quote: I.,a,ees long Island. per bnl'
doute beads g 30 do virginia s2as2 p. onon. Eas,
do orange County. white. 81 25fsi c2; yellow. SiHsi /?
15p9Oc. -eliow Hat hoops 81 -. cahhaEes.
per loo s2G$. cnd,5c: celery fancy per DOZEN
stalks 3On iOc poor prime I0c cucumber pickles
per .5caf2 fanny s. 20. caun 1wers per hh 300
0si squash O015c eggplants 5OGI3c peppers j10
7sc Russia turnps JOc and whit" turnps
75cGsl lima beans per 50cnsl so string beans aoa
Toe tomatoes. per box. 2ufi31c
~ NDRIEs-P Peanuts quoted ~ for fancy hand
piokied spanish shelled No ], Gsc Virginia shelel No
y. .n5t,c. Heeswax quie 21isQ2,c Gns'ng IN hght
supply and 50 50dS3 80 per bbl to size. Honey
selling slowly Il l0al+c TO color and lc of
acksge.
MILK AND CREAM-The daily receipts % milk
ard a. different allr ad distributing points In
and pra, tie city for the week have been follows
New-York tribune., 1895-09-18

esgitc. Brazil nuts 5eS'sc wnlnut' caioNe; h'''''
demand FOR fru the trade awaiting The sSs .s
ply Tor foreign. ansna. easy with qni:, irf'r sr
'ocuanuir weaker. We quote Lemons. S'pS',
s:sa saaasW sung = ""'''''' ""'''' '''''' w.
GRAIN wHEATThe wheat markr, weaker ssr,o,s q.
the start his morning selling down on the liberal rn.av
n the Northwest. The arrivals were heavy 70, ~ Sew
S @lH ann 'hc, % he,no@ ,hs IccsI market The
ais' bul-h facior and when shorts came IN rr.an !"
markets ui4 ana Exhibited Ittle Ss'u ,a ,b
Ms MSs wer t TSsi'1 s.s sS against 2oSoo the pr,
yious week The exports from the United states vi 80
baS I@Sn asa asan. 'S' d"' ba. - % II, T' SsSon The
o. S91 % sat m p5a.6. sn1 e' dong Ss's" spsr.e se
Increase in wheat he last wcek cas-, 9 .es 800
hIsh Interior receipts u vhea, At spring VIZ We
N III s o.s "5 g,r gsH srns rgains, ss s bush as
yrsr winter sis bush again: ino 22s bush seG;sTd %,
os bush sssns: si7e5I bush Exports. III ;o9 nCsh g
Hsa @ until 49, c & Asf Tim" %4Ss' Ss chcsgo IasS Ssd
dn" TO the death Of NJ Blscknan ar .e'o & a..
here prize, sd,sn'"a es"ns - sm to a. a's s. % ne, n
% s 81 I"nS ,ng 1fS IN whs r % enourassd by the
csbes which showed mroy-n-n, both IN England & ana
h" ayonsc ana a & shpr' % .ss. SIasG ncSg S
sG Wo h",h 80 2 ,d a. &c Inder December delivered.
as 'I % 2 % Gan II g. 81 na " s%sn yS as" at Sc oyer
cemh~r % D. aHoas. 400 bnsh W Northern at Dr,
s S 5gr5c IT, f % S .r ans S aSsS OT, wa. new CROP
No red and NJ Northern the close were both quoted
December Ific" IN CORN tnpr"N't
rise wheat. also owing 20 lght "Hrlhss -,
deliveries The opening al an advance ana hi
the delis,ries nrm. Inc Hhtk''
10 b. sensitive position Tor ora
price low that the demand ioi In
larg, discount NJ crop temps shippers 10
all The old they can vet in' sulip
20 only aiOr' equal fo the demand possibly
scare In deliveries would find nuir sh'V.
visible today showed an
o. -. bush fhc iNai surply Is 6"Jspl busl'
Tho AM1sc adyanc' on near dellNerl--
end i.dNc advar distant Cash "oTn was hrn ana
nGrcD The details We're 1000 bush Ng
3S3-r afoa certificate: 1000 bush ls-c over pof
delivered. closed 317sc. HG0- bush No az +c
anl 2lG2yc Droher. b. ahoa spot ana nraIby.
1903 bush allow AZ lc over Sepi"rnber elevator,
September TS-There was Neif
light trade IN futures but the market was soInewnat ,
Influenced IN other cereals Ine
demand all around Int In the an
nfforing prices are showing very st.a
ind.r.one l}radsreeis vsh'" today decreased HlWn
bush 2G7 600 bush Future closed ~ UNCHANGED
10 i.c advance. SCOT oats Cuei. but Eeady sheS
were co husN Including 5000 bush No ? 2ic "ie-
vafcr and 10000 hnai canal do 2titc aiOa for new.
white PIC. 1900 hush track white 2Gd32c. and 1000
bush track uixed NJ white quoted at 2s'tc..-.
Ri'CEWHFAT- Market Gule' hut about steady. WIN
laraneqe quoted G00G2c. RYE Market dur
With quotations unchanged 1914 for No elevator
and STATE and Jersey. 4GRi1c BARLEY N-Markei
Quiet with stock offered slow prices; fair 10 choice
Western quoted NJ 48G;Gc with No nominally 50c on
spot. ard about ihr 10 arrive.
for coropayson tho closing price. Of The pre-
New-York tribune., 1895-09-18
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.
station. foot Of Cor,Iandt and psshrGs.sfr % srS g

stations foot Of CortIandt and Des1r3ss9s sIs,
700 4. VI. daily. except sunday Tor MAiNh 'iN'>N
and intermediate stations. -....-,r,, pr-r
S:I5 A. W. daily fo- GENEVA. ROCHEsTEk 81 Y.
FAIO NIAGARA FALLS SUSPENSION BRIDGE, ana
the West and principal and local points dinngar 10
Suspension Bridge. Pullman Nesthue sleeper 10
10 4. VI. daily dcaves AZ 1890 a NJ >un1ay. lor
MAr'CH CHUNK and Intermediate points connections
800 y. VI. daily except Sunday. for El,MihA ana az
intermediate stations connections for Posve ana Nea'
ing chair-car Wikesbarre. ~ q n
3,:O j.. VI. (sundavs only) for Wlkesoare' H. q d.
Junction and all Intermediate stations. , ,rrc
4:1O r. VI. daily except sunday for l. ana -, '.s
TION principa intermediate stations. fulmtn ou''s'
parlor-car tn Wkesbarre connections Tor fottsNlH'
ago u. VI. DAT. except sunday for Bound BROOK ana
S.is y. VI daily for EAsToy and intermediate sta.
tons -. -,,,s
600 T.. VI. daily for BrFFAIo. NIAGARA TALIS:
and all po-rs Pullman Sleeper vesrihuled train
New-York 10 Chicago Sleeper 10 Buffalo and Toronto;
connexions FOR Reading and Harrisburg. -
6sO r. NJ daily. except Sunday for Eastern ana inter-
mediate stations .. ,,o-,,-,
9rDO T.. VI. saIy for ITHACA. GENEVA. ROcHES.
TER Rt'FFAIO. NIAGARA FALLS. and all points
West Pullman S,eepers 10 Chicago and Buffalo. Chair-
Wllkesharre - -. -.
Tickets and Pullman accommodations AZ 235 3ei. a44
and s23 broadway 81 East ith s., I56 Eas, l2sth 81.
York; Fulton ST. Court St. yS Broadway, and
BROOKLYN Annex BROOKLYN. y Y.
gage from hotel residence through 70 destnaon
New-York tribune., 1895-09-18
WEST SHORE R.K.

Trains leay West i2d II. station. y. Y. as follows
and IL minutes earlier from foot Franklin St;
$40 A. VI. Daily. Local 10 Buffalo. - ,..,..
7.3O A. VI Daily local 10 Albany for 'atski iouna."'
and Saratoga Par.or Albany. sundays ony.
0iS " fSpiiy foi Albany Ttica Syracuse. Rochester.
nnnalo Niagara Falls Toledo Cleveland and chicago
lI.35 4. VI DAILY except sunday. 10 'a,.kiu M, Noun
Albany saratoga Caldwell Lake George. Parlor car.
800 r. VI, Daily. except SUNDAY for Albany
GOO r. W. Daily Albany. Montreal itic1. s;racire.
Rochester Buffalo. Niagara Fails. Toronto petroit.
cleveland Chicago and 81. Louis
q ~ r. VI DAILY except sunday FOR Newhurg Albany.
Saratoga and Montreal. Parior car 10 kingson
715 p VI Daily. except Sunday. for Utica. syracuse
Rochester Buffalo
sis r. VI. Daily for Albany. Utica, syracuse Roche,-
Ter Buffalo Niagara Falls Toronto. Detroit. Cleveland.
Chicago and -. Louis -
For tickets time parlor and seepngcar accom-.
nodations apply city Offices Bfookyn and New YORK ana
at stations Time tables at principal hotels fr o'hef
rforro,ton address e. F.. LAMBERT
Gen Passenger Agent. Vanderbilt ave. New-York