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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-20
| LIVING SHADOW,
REMARKABLE TRANSFoRMA-'
TON OF A NORTH CARO-
LIMA MAN.
Strange, but True, Story frAm the Lum'
ber Regions of n Southern State.


From the Greenville, N. c., Refractory
The following interview has just been
given our reporter by Mr. c. A, Baker,
the overseer at the farm Of Col. Isaac A..
Sugg Of GreenVille, N. @. IL will inter-
est any one who has ever had typhoid
fever Mr.. Baker said In part:
II was living in Beaufort county, ana
on the I'd day Of October, 1893, / was
stricken down with typhoid fever.
had the best physicians to attend me
and on the 18th day OF January, 1894,
was allowed to get up / was emaciated,
weak and had no appetite. could only
drag along for short distance and
would be compelled to sit down and
rest. This continued for some time and
began to give up hope Of ever getting
well, l lost my position in Beaufort
county and having secured one In Pitt
county, clerking in a store, undertook
II, but was so weak / could not do the
work and had to give 1t UP. The disease
settled in my knees, legs and feet.
was taking first one kind Of medicine
and then another, but nothing did me
any good. l was mighty low-spirited
I moved out to Col. Sugg's about four
or five months ago and commenced taxi
ing DR.. Williams Pills. / took three a
day for about three months. began to
regain my appetite in weeks time,
and then my weakness began to disap-
pear, and hope sprung up with a bless
edness that is beyond all telling At the
expiration Of three months was entire
ly cured and could take my ak and goin
the woods and do as good days work
as any man. / was troubled with dys-
pepsla and that has disappeared. 1t is
also a splendid tonic for weak people.
l say, Mr. Editor, God bless DIR. Will
Jams may he live for a long time,
know he will go up yonder to reap his
reward. Tell everybody that asks you
about DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People that If they will come to me
can certainly satisfy them as to their
merits. l always carry box OF pills
with me and when ever l feel bad take
one"
We were forcibly struck with the
earnestness Of Mr.. Baker and his state
ments may be relied on.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain In
condensed form all the elements neces-
sary to give new life and richness to the
blood and restore shattered nerves.
They are an unfailing specific for such
diseases as locomotor ataXla, partial
paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, sclatica, neu-
ralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache.
the after effects Of la grippe, palpitation
of the heart pale and sallow complex
ions, all forms Of weakness either in
male or female, and all diseases result
ing from vitiated humors in the blood.
Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or will
be sent postpaid on receipt Of price, $50
cents a box, or six boxes for $3.50 by
addressing DR.. Williams Medicine Co.,
Schenectady, N. Y.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-20
BLASTS FROM RAMS HoR.lI

Eternity is a patient waiter.
To make those around us want re-
ligion we must show them what 1t is.
Some men whom God calls to preach
misunderstood him, and write essays.
Give thorns the right to live, and
you make law against killing snakes,
Praying is sometimes done when God
wants us to first do something else.
The devil has to work hard for al
he gets in the home Of prayinl
mother.
The old serpent hasn't grown an inct
since he crept into the garden of Eden
When the devil goes about as a roar
ing lion he is careful not to show his
teeth.
1t is a long step toward heaven to be
born in home where the Bible is loved.
We must do the thing that God tells
us to do, before any other good work
will count.
1t is doubtful If the man who makes
long prayer ever expects a quick
answer.
There is something wrong with the
preaching that won't hit sinner some
where.
Whatever we undertake in the narN
of the Lord, is sure to have Gods helT
behind it.
has to leave behind him all that IL
crooked
The Bible will not long remain g
closed book against the one who opens
it to look for Christ
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-20
White and YoIIow Corn.

Whether the yield Of corn Is affected
by color, and whether the white or the
yellow varieties produce the greater
yield, has always been a matter Of dis
pute. In order to secure definite infor-
nation in regard to this the Mississippi
experiment station has made 1873 tests
with As varieties Of dent corn, AS a re-
suit of this work the rs tests with 20
white varieties have given an average
yield OF 40 bushels per acre, while the
SO tests with 20 yellow varieties have
given an average Of only 1872 bushels
per acre. These total averages coincide
very closely with the partial results
published in several Of the annual re-
ports, and which were p follows: In
1890 the yield of II white varieties was
4&6 bushels per acre, while Is yellow
varieties gave 37,1 bushels, In 1891, 20
white varieties yielded 375 bushels,
while 1S yellow varieties yielded 349
bushels per acre. In 1892 the yield OF
IL white varieties was 45,2 bushels,
while the same number Of yell
low varieties gave only 4O5 bush
els per acre. In 1893 and 1894 the tests
were continued with % white varieties
yielding APT bushels, and 10 yellow va
rieties yielding 1871 bushels per acre.
During each year Of this work the two
varieties giving the heaviest yields
were both white, though not always the
same varieties.
These results have been so uniform,
and have indicated so strongly that the
better yield can usually be secured from
the white varieties, that the published
records Of similar work done at other
stations have been examined very care
fully, and have been found to cores
pond very closely with the results Sc
cured at this station.
These figures show that in a total Of
1857 tests with 400 varieties, the av-
erage yield of 217 white varieties has
been 2.5 bushels per acre in excess of
the yield Of 273 yellow varieties; and
that at only one of the seven stations
making these tests have the yellow va
rieties given the better average yield At
six of the seven stations some one white
variety has given the best yield, and Of
the thirty-five varieties named as CIV
ing the best yields at the different sta
tions, twenty-four are white and only
seven are yellow.
Such an agreement in results over
such wide area and secured by such
large number of careful tests, can
not be accidental but shows very plain
ly that it is usually possible to secure
greater yields from white than from
yellow varieties.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-20
Sow More Glover.

Few farmers SOW clover, and many
Of those who do, greatly err in their
mode of management. In the first
place they fail to SOW as much seed as is
necessary to insure the best improve
ment; for if the ground is not occupied
with clover, weeds will fill the space, to
the injury Of what clover there is. An
other error is in pasturing the clover
too early and too constantly; for il the
tops of the plants are not allowed to
develop the roots, from which much Nf
the improvement in the soil is derived,
are correspondingly checked. No stock
should be turned upon clover until it
is in bloom; when the first crop is eaten
down the animals should be changed
to other pastures; or, if the first crop
is cut for hay, the second crop should
be saved for seed and the improvement
of the soil. The second crop of the sea-
son furnishes much more and better
seed than the first. When it is intend
ed to save the seed, the first crop may
be either moved or pastured down. If
pastured, the more speedily it is eaten
down and the stock turned off the bet
ter, so that the growth of the second
crop may be vigorous and uniform
over the entire piece Of ground.-Ex.
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Setting Out Strawberries.

Bulletin No. 20 of the Maine Expert
ment Station says: A warm, rather
moist sandy loan is usually preferred
in growing this fruit, but in general
any soil that will raise good crop Of
corn will raise good strawberries. L
would not be understood as encourag-
ing neglect in any way, but the min
ute directions sometimes given for pre-
pairing Che soil and for planting are
misleading and are enough to dis
courage any novice from attempting to
grow fruit.
Thorough drainage, either natural or
artificial is absolutely essential, and
thoroughness in the preparation of the
soil is Of prime Importance, but the
excessive applications of manure and
the hand labor frequently advised are
unnecessary. 1t is we'll to grow some
hOed crop as corn or potatoes on the
land for one or two years before set
ting the plants, as in this way there is
less danger from attacks Of the white
grub"
The month of May is, perhaps, the
best time for setting strawberry plants
in this latitude, though good results
often follow fall setting. Two very i'm
portant considerations in setting the
plants are that the crowns be Just
even with the surface of the earth and
that the soil is pressed firmly about
the roots. These points cannot be too
strongly emphasized, for to their dis
regard may be traced more than half
the failures in starting new paintings.
For general field culture the matted
row" system is probably best The
rows should be as long as convenient,
that most of the labor Of cultivating
may be performed with horse. The
plants should be set eighteen inches
apart in rows which are about four
feet apart. Thus placed, little more
than seven thousand plants will be re-
quired for an acre. During the first
season thorough culture should be
practiced. 1t is also we'll to keep the
runners cut back till the parent plants
are strong and we'll developed.
Winter protection of the plants is
always advisable. The value of such
treatment is two fold: Not only are
the plants protected from injury, but
the fruit is kept clean and bright. The
best material for the purpose is coarse
meadow hay cut before the seeds have
ripened.
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In our last issue we cautioned feed
ers against feeding cotton seed to
hogs until more was learned about 1t.
The following from a gentleman whs
allowed his hogs to follow cattle fed on
cotton seed is worthy of attention:
My opinion about feeding cotton
seed to hogs is just this much: would
not haul it from the depot, as l am sat
isfied that it would kill more hogs than
it would fatten. 1t will not do to have
hogs follow them referring to cattle
fed on cotton seed neal, for had to
take my hogs away from my cattle.
Since then they have stopped dying. l
had hogs in three different yards and
only lost those that were running after
the cattle, and they died pretty fast
when they commenced. The hogs would
seem all right, and just drop down
dead; look thrifty, while occasionally
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dozen at least, so the little Irish lady,
who occupied the room opposite, re-
marked good-naturedly on several oc-
caslons.
AS her door was always open we had
witnessed many Of the family squab-
bles" that took place in that combina-
ton kitchen and bedroom. In fact,
early this very evening we had been
forced to hear a very stormy CONVEX
sation. The husband, worthless
scamp, who was under the influence Of
liquor the greater part Of the time, had
found her in tears, upbraided her for
her "whimperin' looks" and after
amusing himself by cursing and slam
ming things around had left her and
the child sobbing in sympathetic uni
son.
We heard him violently close the front
door and knew he had gone to enjoy the
more congenial companionship Of the
buns that made the corner saloon their
meeting place. Poor woman! she was
to be pitied. She told me one day con-
fidentially that her husband had driven
their only boy out of the house because
the lad had demonstrated with him
about his bad habit
Harry and 1 went back to our cards
and Jack joined us, but after the game
was finished we felt in no mood to stare
another, so we sat there thinking. We
were all many miles from our respect
i've homes, and the little incident Of
the ragged hungry-looking boy made
us feel the distance.
Finally Kidd broke the silence.
do you know, that fellow you feel so
glum about reminds me Of funny story
/ was telling the lads at the Office some
time ago. If you care to hear 1t, move
your chair over here"
"If it's sad don't tell 1t, for feel blue
enough now" muttered Tommy, in a
doleful voice. Kidd laughed one of his
mirthful laughs and then, after assur-
ing Tommy that he considered 1t a
rather funny one, launched out into the
story.
Kidd had that very common habit Of
repeatedly using the words "well' and
"and," and as this is very disagreeable
will begin in my own words.
One evening, he said, he was sitting
in front of hotel with several other
men, when their attention was called
to "a dirty, ragged, one-legged tramp"
who was stopping pedestrians on the
other side of the street.
They watched him for some time. He
would spot his man, walk along with
him and plead so obstinately and earn
estly that his victim would give him
something just to get rid Of him.
Then the beggar would begin on
another going the other way. He re-
peated this six or eight times, and then
crossed to the side where Kidd and his
companions were seated, Kidd said the
fellow made directly for them and then
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-20
Facilities for travellers.

The Nickel Plate road now offers
greater facilities to the travelling pub
lie than ever, the improved service hav-
ing been inaugurated May 10th. NO
change Of cars between Chicago New
York and Boston in either direction
Superb dining cars between Chicago
and Buffalo in both directions Trains
leave Chicago S:O5 a. m. daily, except
Sunday; 1880 and 500 p. m. daily for
Fort Wayne, Fostoria, Cleveland, Erie'
Buffalo, New York and Boston; 80 p.
m. train arrives New York $50 and
Boston 9 o'clock the following evening.
City ticket office, Iii Adams street
Tel. Main $780, Depot, Twelfth and Clark
streets. Tel. Harrison 200.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-20
Tho NICKEL plato,s New Trains.

The new train service of the Nickel
Plate road, which went into effect Sun
day, May 18th, has met the approval OF
the travelling public. On all sides are
heard expressions of universal satisfac-
ton regarding the efforts which this
popular road is making in the inter
ests of it's patrons. Three fast trains
are now run in each direction daily.
Superb dining car service; no change
Of cars for any class Of passengers be-
tween Chicago, New York and Boston
City ticket office, Ill Adams street. Tel.
Main 3S9. Depot, Twelfth and Clark
streets. Tel. Harrison 200.
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dow fell upon 1t, but after awhile the
shadows, which were so dense in con-
trast to our brilliantly lighted ROOM
softened, and could dimly see the out
lines Of tall figure leaning against the
fence.
He stood there for some time, and
then, probably discovering that he was
being watched, slowly moved away.
AS he passed the window next to US
the bright rays from within revealed a
thin, pinched face, and / saw with sur
prise that he was only young lad
probably no older than Tommy,
We all noticed that he was poorly
clad and the wistful look on his face
brought the tears to our eyes as we
watched him out Of sight.
There's one poor fellow that's not
going to have merry Christmas" said
Jack with suspicious tremble In his
voice; that's the third time he's
stopped in front of here"
mo overcoat either. And did you
notice how weak he was? Could hardly
walk" And Harry began to draw with
his warm forefingers on the frost-coy-
cred windows.
Drunk probably, or shamming,"
growled Kidd. He edged closer to the
little gas stove and went on smoking.
For some moments there was silence,
and then 1t was broken by the prattling
of little baby in the room across the
hall
The doors were always open to admit
the heat from the monster base-burner
that stood in the hall. The gas stove
had been put in to satisfy the demand
Of Tom Kidd, and from the day Of its
advent he had monopollzed 1t, Our
crowd, Of which Kidd was the Oldest,
was a jolly one. Though we numbered
only five we made enough noise for a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-20
ApploS,

Finest In the world in the sunny ozarks
Of Missouri and Arkansas. Fertile lands
for sale cheap on new road from Kan
sas City to the Gulf Of Mexico. Write
to F. A. Hornoeck, Mgr Land Dept M.
X. & T. Trust Co., Seventh and Wyan-
dotte streets, Kansas City, Mo-, for free
copy of the Missouri and Arkansas
Farmer and Fruitman, containing lists
Of lands and all information. Secure
valuable lands quick while they are
cheap In rich country not infested
with billiards. or droughts.
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Tattered and torn footsore and weary,tne OUT
east paused at the door of the cottage Nesting
there among the trees: "Have you" Tho
woman with the blue bingham apron waved
him to silence "Yes," she answered brrsquely,
VI have. Its none Of your business, but don't
mind saying that I'm skeptical about the hyp-i
notism part, but her feet must have been just
lovely" After she had slammed the door, the
pilgrim turned with a sigh and went his way.
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you would notice few that would look
hollow and gaunt for about day, and
the next day they would be dead. |
was Induced to try 1t Cotton seed meaD
with the above results, and If had
not stopped feeding 1t soon would
have run out Of hogs,-Farm and
Dairy.
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An Accomplished Fact.

May 10th the Nickel Plate road in
augurated a new train service. The new
summer schedule affords the same num-
Der of trains as before, including
through service between Chicago,
Cleveland, Buffalo, New York and Bos-
ton. The improvements also embrace
the shortening of time Of trains be-
tween all of the above cities. City Ticket
office, Ill Adams street. Tel. Main 9S9.
Depot, Twelfth and Clark streets. Tel.
Harrison 200.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-20
Rotation OF Crops.

Rotation of crops is indispensable to
good farming. TO maintain the fertil-
ity of the soil clover or some other
green crop should enter the rotation as
often as once in four years. In a cor
rect system of rotation of crops barley,
oats, wheat, rye, should not Immediate
ly succeed one another. A crop of corn,
potatoes, beans, clover or grass should
intervene. Crops should succeed one
another that draw as much as possible
their sustenance from sources as widely
different as possible, and the cultiva-
ton should be different, also, to pro-
duce the greatest benefit. A great
fault with our farming is that the
same kind Of crop is raised too long
on the same ground. One year, or at
most two, is as long as piece of ground
should be soWn to the same kind Of
crop. Change to crop as different in
it's nature as possible; then give Pc
RODS of rest by sowing the grasses,
clover, etc., and our farms will never
degenerate. The intelligent farmer
will take heed and be sure to keep his
soil in good spirits. He will not rob it
Of it's most valuable ingredients, but
will study how he may best preserve
them.-EX,
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Not RenaaurInE.

SMr stalate," said tho bashful young sister,
VI asked sister If che thought you would get up
and 20 homo like the other young man did If I
recited 'Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight
"And what did she say"
"She said there wouldn't be any harm In try
Ing"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-20
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AORICULTURISTS.
Some Up-to-Date Hints About CultIva-
tiOn OF the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, Viticulture and Florl-
culture.

FLORIDA PAPER
devoted to fruit
growing says:
It is possible that
in a few years the
American people
will be feeding on
banana -four, as
they now do on the
flour of the wheat,
rye and maize. 1t
is claimed that the
hour will keen as
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-06-20

"There was panic in the apartment house
across the street last night"
"What was the causeV'
Sire"
Elbow did it startW
"Janitor made it in the furnace without
being told"
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drianampolnlmarina, the relgning
queen is the charming Ranavalomjaka,
and the prime minister answers to the
euphonius cognomen Of Rainllaiarl-
Vony.
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A Forbidden Sport,

Tommy-Lets play we'ro politicians and hold
q silver debate.
Johnny-No, can't. Ma won't let me call
names,
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Dry Food for Chicks.-The food for
young chicks should never be sloppy.
1t will do no harm to moisten the
ground grain little, but no more
water should be used for that purpose
than to make stiff, crumbly dough. It
is better to feed even ground food dry
if it can be done conveniently. One
thing to observe is never to leave any
food over from the meal that has been
moistened, as it forments and assists
in causing gapes, as we'll as leading to
bowel disease. Scatter millet seeds
over the runs of the chicks and lsS
them hunt and scratch for them. They
will be all the better for the exercise
and will have more appetite for their
meals at feeding time.-Ex.
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Smith-Old Hardest will never forgive you
for saying he made all his money by blind lnck.
Robinson - Well, that's what a man gets iOs
trying to be charitable.
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Names in NTndncnscnr.

Madagascar leads in Undertaking
wl founded the kingdom was An
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Depth of Cultivation.-Th Maryland
experiment station has been testing
shallow against deep cultivation for
potatoes, with the result that The shall
low tillage, or tillage two and one-half
inches deep, was followed by a yield Of
IS bushels and 80 pounds, and the deep
tillage, or tillage six to seven inches,
by a yield of 1914 bushels. The deep
tillage was very deep and the results
not in accord with the general results
OF shallow tillage for the corn crop.
For potatoes, deep and shallow tillage
has been experimentally tried but very
little, so that we cannot point with any
certainty to the probable result of deep
tillage for this crop.
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Friend-And you are very happy7 Bride
Very. Almost every day hear of some other
girl who would have jumped at the chance To
marry my husband.
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An uptown paper-hanEor II SO susceptible to
cold that be has q chill every time hS hsnSs
tEiazA
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ONE WINTERS EVE.

HERE he Is again."
whispered Jack ex-
cltedly, We dropped
our cards and hur-
ried to the window,
but Kidd went on
smoking. At the
first glance I could
see nothing outside
save a bright spot
on We snow-cover-
ed walk, where the
light from our win