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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
A simn1e Exneriment.


The various optical illusions" by
means of which straight lines are caus-
ed to appear crooked, and objects of
equal size are rendered, to all appear
ances decidedly unequal, are more or
less familiar to every reader but there
are other equally striking receptions of
the senses that are not so frequently eX-
perimented with. A French savant has
recently pointed out several surprising
Nv easy ways in which we are misled in
our perception of heat and cold and of
pressure. A simple and convincing eX-
pertinent of this kind may be tried in
the following manner: Take two silver
dollars and place one of them on a mar
bic table, or mantel, while the other is
rubbed briskly between the hands. In
this manner a slight difference of tenn
perature between the two pieces of met
al will be produced.
Then ask some one to incline his head
backward, closing his eyes. Lay the
warm dollar upon his forehead for a
moment, remove it, and quickly substi-
tute the cold one. You will hardly be
able to convince him that they are of
equal weight The cold piece always
seems to be much heavier than the
other.
The explanation of this phenomenon
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

Capital; Another OF tho state fair
premium cases wao M in Justice Furry's
court last week. N. |. Dalton, to whom
premiums for agricultural displays wore
awarded in 1892 and 1893, but who had
never received the promised prizes, sued
William Sims as one Of the stockholders
in the association for the amount OF the
premiums. Justice Furry took the case
under advisement and will render q de-
cision in a few days, Already sixteen
Judgments, aggrogating about 800,
have been rendered in Justice Furry's
court in similar suits There is no quib-
bling ON the part Of any one that tho
premiums arc legally due and should DO
paid, but it seems to DO difficult to fix
the liability. The cd stockholders, most
OF them, transferred their stock in De.
cember, 1892, to L. NJ Crawford, but
the transfers do not appear on the books,
which the plaintiffs in these suits claim,
leaves the nominal holders Of stock La
bic for the premiums.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
NInntrenl Must Rernnn.

The Montreal Aldermen have before
them a resolution restoring all property
in the city now exempt to the taxable
list, to be taxed on basis Of half it's
value. The city is heavily in debt and
it's revenues are unequal to the de-
mands upon the treasury, and more
money must be raised in some way.
This scheme of taxing exempt property
promises to add quite sum to the rev.
enue, for there would be some $20,000,-
600 to be taxed. The greater portion
of the exempted church property in
Montreal is owned by Roman Catholics,
while the Professionals are the richer in
proportion to their numbers. The Ro-
man Catholic population of Montreal is
said to be 1861 900, and the value of the
exempted property owned by Roman
Catholic churches is $11 ,645,750. There
are 5000 PrOtestants, who own church
property worth $6,710,9S4. In addition,
there is school and other property to be
taxed
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

The first conviction on the Lexow
committees evidence took place when
II jury found ex-Police Captain Steph-
enson guilty of bribery in accepting
four baskets of peaches from dealer.
The offense SENS trivial, but there are
n good many far graver charges against
Stephenson. He was tried on his one
because the evidence was most conclu-
sive here. What change has come over
the spirit Of New York; A year ago
the conviction of a police captain seem
ed as far beyond the range of possibili-
ty as the defeat of Tammany. Yet both
have been accomplished, and in both
cases the result was brought about by
the force of public opinion aroused by
DR.. Parkhurst. Life is no longer all
beer and skittles or peaches and cream
for the thieves and blackmailers Of
New York.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

The Cramps get $414,600 prcmiums
on the new cruiser Minneapolis be,
cause Of making it more speedy than
the contract demanded. Why should
not the contracts of the Government
fix the speed Of the vessel to be built
and hold the builders to that speed
without bonus or premium. Govern
ment officers design the new men-of,
war and their designs fix practically
the speeding possibilities. 1t is folly
to make contract for an elghteen-knot
vessel with big premium to the build,
ers If she goes twenty knots, Why not
make the contract call for twenty
knots? The existing system by which
the Cramps get $414,G00 In premiums
Oh one vessel is as unbusIness-like as
1t would be for q builder to say to Il
contractor; Here is n plan for Il 100
room building. You can bid on it with
the understanding that If you can
squeeze in 101 rooms you shall have q
bonus Of 10 per cent. on the amount Of
your bid"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
STOCK AND FARM.

ElDorado Republican; ElDorado eel.
cry is getting a reputation away from
home 1t is grown in quantities by
some of our farmers.
lola Register; j. P. Remsberg has
finished an open ditch nearly one-half
mile long taking the water directly to
the creek instead Of angling across a
fine bottom farm which he has already
tile-drained.
In case European ports remain closed
for considerable time it is certain to
cause a fall in the price of live stock in
Kansas, and it is expected the price of
cattle would first feel the effect, al
though the price Of hogs would have to
follow very closely.
Garden City Imprint: We are hav-
ing more snow this winter than for the
past two winters, which begins to make
farmers feel hopeful about good grain
crop next season. AS vet, we have
had no deep snow, but the frequency Of
the light falls have done much to
moisten the ground and bring forward
the wheat with the return Of more pleas
ant weather.
The report Of packing operations at
the leading western centers for the past
year makes remarkable showing in
favor of Kansas City, Kansas, There
were 45,501 more cattle killed there than
the year previous and 36,969 more than
in st. Louis and Omaha combined.
There were 613,0S0 more hogs packed
here the past year than in 1898 and
481 1889 more than in Omaha and over
three times as many as in st. Louis.
ElDorado Republican: W. j. Kim
ball who owns an excellent farm near
the mouth of Satchell creek is one Of
the successful farmers that can always
be pointed to with pride. He sticks
close to his farm and is making money;
has a splendid orchard Of fourteen acres
and although only two and half acres
bore fruit last year he raised 750 BUSH
els of apples from which he has re-
ceived $500. Mr.. Kimball says the
Ben Davis is the best paying apple ho
has in the orchard.
Ulysses Republican; We hope the
legislature will give us an appropriation
for an artesian we'll in Grant county.
What we want is to test the supply Of
the underAow, and how deep we will be
required to go in order to get supply
of water. We don't want an expert
mental station in this county to find out
whether we can grow potatoes, cabbage,
beets, etc, by applying water to the
ground. In Grant county the people
have had all the experience they need
along that line. Give us the assistance
that will enable our people to know our
supply of water and the depth at which
the same may be found, and we will do
the rest.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
PRETTY AT A DISTANCE.

Turkish Women Think They Are Hand
some, but They're Not.
The lives Of Turkish women are dull
and monotonous in the extreme, but
Friday, being the day they so to
mosque or to visit their cemeteries, they
often take that opportunity to look at
the soldiers passing by.
On the Bechiktache road you see
numbers Of them sQuatted on the curb
stone, where they remain for hours,
chatting and looking about them They
make pretty picture en- mussc, with
their bright dresses Of every hue har-
mony Of color is unknown in Turkey
and they carry parasols, which are also
always Of the gayest colors,
They must be much attached to their
parasols, for you never see them-cven
as late as s or 8 o'clock at night but
they have their parasols open, getting.
shade from something. 1t cannot be
the sun. No tlatterer could call Turk
ish women either pretty or elegant, for
NHNN ulN Hlllllll lllttso VI NlDlllluS
without any shape. They have very.
large feet, clad in white cotton stock
ings, and they walk badly, so that their
charms-no doubt they have many
only become known on acquaintance.
The "yashmak' is very becoming adj
dition to their attire. 1t makes the.
plainest woman look nice.
You sometimes get rather a shock
when 1t is taken off, so many women
bear the trace of smallpox. Their bills
for cosmetics must often be Il little
startling; hands, feet, hair, eyes and
complexion are generally improved ,
according to their ideas. To see the
soles Of their feet the nails and palms
of their hands dyed brown with henna
is the reverse of pretty, and the beau
ty" Of orange-colored hair fail to per-
ceive. They always tell Franks that
only in Turkey do you see beautiful
woman
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

Our exchanges tell of the organization
of a peculiar society in Detroit called
the amt Kissing League" It's sole
purpose is to discourage those emo
tional persons who find relief from
high pressure feelings only in oscula-
ton. The platform of the league Is
"Kissing must gov' and it's members
have adopted as distinctive badge a
bright, red ribbon, worn in the button
hole or ut the throat. This flaming red
challenge is not intended to invite to
contest, but to warn all would-be tres
passers to keep off the grass" 6gura-
lively speaking. In view of the fact
that thus far the membership includes
only unmarried women over 40 years
old, perhaps 1t is just as well to label
them plainly in order to prevent waste
of time and emotional energy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
KANSAS RAILROADING.

The Western Passenger Association
has granted a rate of one and third
fare for the round trip for the Kansas
Day banquet at Topeka, on January 20,
The tickets will be on sale January 26.
27, % and 20, good to return on the
29th, 30th and 31st.
The Santa Fe brought two car load'
of vegetables from Los Angeles, CAL,
to Topeka last week in just three days,
the fastest time ever made with vege-
tables.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
A Floral Curio.

One Of the greatest curiosities is the
snow flower that blooms in the north
ern portion Of Siberia, where the earth
is continually covered with a coating
of snow and frost. This wonderful
plant shoots forth from the frozen soil
on the first day of the year, and reaches
the height of about three feet; it blooms
on the third day, remains open twenty
four hours and then returns to it's orig
inal elements. 1t shines for a single
day, then the stem, leaves and flower
are converted into snow. The leaves
are three in number. The flower Is
star-shaped, its petals about as long as
the leaves and about half an inch wide.
On the third day the eXtremities of the
leaves show little glistening specks,
like diamonds, about the size of the
head of a pin. These are the seeds of
this queer flower. On one occasion some
of these seeds were gathered and hasti-
ly transported to st. Petersburg They
We're then placed in a bed of snow,
where they were kept until the first of
the following year, when the snow
flower burst forth and was greatly adj
mired and wondered ut by all who saw
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

The complacency Of England and
Canada toward this country in the mat,
ter Of canal policies would be lovely II
1t were not for future possibilities. Eng
land Is as willing that the United States
should construct the Nicaragua canal
as it was that France and Egypt should
construct the Suez canal, which it now
owns. Canada offers permission to tho
United States to take control Of the en-,
tire system of Canadian canals and
keep them in repair In both cases, that
Of Nicaragua and that of Canada, tho
canals, after the United States should
take control, would be just as free to
British and Canadian commerce re-
spectlvely as they would be if England
and Canada should be ut the cost Of
construction and repair. They are per
fectly willing that the United States
should pay all the expense of the canals
for the joint use and benefit of all par,
ties concerned. 1t is n remarkably edi-
flying display of international good ma
ture.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
North Carolina is the latest State I

North Carolina is the latest State to
agitate for good roads The people
there have just awakened-or been
awakened, rather-to the fact that
for eight months in the year when their
roads are at the best a 2,000-pound
load is about an average for two
horses, which in the bad season is
reduced to 1000, while on a good mac
adam road the average load for two
horses is 1000 pounds. A few object
lessons Of this character will teach the
people that poor roads are the poorest
kind Of economy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

is that the metal which has been rub
bed between the hands has assumed
nearly the temperature Of the body, and
when it is placed upon the forehead the
sense of touch is affected by the pres
sure alone. But the metal which has
been cooled, being Mt a lower tempera-
ture than the skin, affects the sense in n
double manner, and the subject of the
experiment, not being able to distin-
guish clearly between the effects, in
stinctively ascribes the entire sensation
to pressure alone.-Youth's Companion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

Patents have been issued ut Wash
ington to Western man FOR an electri-
cal device making collision of trains
impossible The invention is timely
for the Chicago tunnel-using corpora
tons But there is not the slightest
likelihood that they will adopt 1t so
long as they can buy up Council mem
bers enough to save money on safety
devices.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
AMONG KANSAS CHURCH PEO-
PIE.

At Troy tho subscription for the APP
prehension and conviction of the party
who set fire to the Christian church,
amounts to about $500. The insurance
will more than pay all indebtedness.
The society will not rebuild before
spring.
At the last meeting Of the Topeka
Ministerial union the following resolu-
ton was adopted. Resolved, first -
We are heartily in favor Of woman's en-
franchment Second-We are in favor
of the immediate Tesubmission of the
amendment for womans enfranchise-
ment.
Topeka Mail: At communion services
in the Rossvile Presbyterian church
six persons united with the church, Rev.
Adams, OF Topeka, administering the
Lords supper and baptising two per-
sons. At the evening. services j. d.
Ross and G. A. Weller were ordained as
elders.
Topeka Journal: The First Baptist
church raised $4,000 last year.
Topeka Nail: Miss Maggie Cough
lin, of Silver Lake, contributed much to-
ward making the recent CathQiic fair at
st. Mary'S a success. me made and
donated music rack which when raf-
fed at the fair brought $65. Miss
Coughlin has received a copy of resolu-
tions adopted by officers Of the fair
thanking her for her good work. The
total amount raised at the fair was
$4,000.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
French Postal Cards.

A unique innovation of the postal
card system will soon be adopted in
France. Instead of the cards being sep
arate, as they now are, they will be
issued in the form of check books with
stubs. A memorandum of the contents
of the card can be entered on the stub,
and the sender can have this stamped
at the postotiice before the card is
detached, so that verified record Of
the correspondence can be kept.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

A Texas lawyer who got drunk ran
amuck in Chicago and shot bartender
and bystander both strangers to him,
remarked grandiloquently; THAT'S
what we do in Texas to fellows who
traduce our wives" He should romem,
Der also that Chicago sometimes hangs
murderous fools who shoot down in.
nocent citizens in cold blood.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

The opinion of professional pugilists,
that 1t was not the blow which killed
Bowen at New Orleans, but the force
with which his head struck the floor, is
ingenious, but lacks originality. 1t was
said of hod-carrier who tumbled from
the top Of slX-story building with
fatal results, that it was not the fall
which caused death, "but stopping so
suddenly"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

If Ii Hung Chang really has $780,
100000 1t seems strange that he would
remain in China as punching-bag for
Japan when he could enjoy himself in
this country for several months on
that amount.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

Chicopee, Mass, has just gone into
the business Of furnishing her citizens
with electric lights, This makes the
fourth Massachusetts town to get d.
vOrce from the franchise sharks.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
Insanity Caused hx Drink.

In Italy per cent. of all the insanity
is caused by drink; in Austria, 10; in
France, 20; in England, 80; in Swe-
den, 80.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

The $354,000 stolen by Bookkeeper
Seeley has evaporated leaving nothing
behind it. For all his pains Seeley has
nothing left but penitentlary SEN
tpncp
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

A New York woman has pawned the
ashes Of her cremated husband for
1926. Some New York husbands, it
seems, are worth more dead than alive.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24

Baby.
D better than rose / love
The bud before its blowng;',
And sad am !, tho glad am |,
To see how baby's growingI
And o, what time I, wondering, wait
To see my flowers unfolding,
Almost | wish Time ne'er could touch
The baby bud I'm holding!
Yet o, so fast, so fast she grows!
Nor distant can the day be,
Alas! when Time, remorseless thief,
viii rob me Of my baby!
! hold her in my arms and grieve
TO think she will outgrow them;
| dread the years of blossom time,
Yet pray heaven to bestow them.
With light and leading so we trust
Her life will grow complcter;
But will she be as sweet again?
We know she can't be sweeter.
Alas, that she must change! AS child
And woman, too she may be
All beautiful-God send 1t so!
But o, she'll not be Baby!
M. n. b., in the Boston Globe.
A Funny Little Drawing Lesson.
A cone or n haystack
This looks like to mo
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
Phillipsburg Herald
PHILLIPsBURG,
KANSAS

A Boston exchange says Seeley was
'hducary fugitive" If that is so he
must be very bad man, indeed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
Color Blindness.

In the United States forty persons
out of every thousand are color blind.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
Playmate

Pleasures of Imagination.
"Tell me a story, Grandma.
"What kind of a story do you want,
TommyW
Tell me a story with plenty of raj
sins and candy in it, and dog,"-TeXas
Siftings.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-01-24
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
A DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.

Something that win Interest the Juvenile
Members Of Every acknowledgements Ao-
tions and Bright Sayings of Many Cute
and Cunning Children.
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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-20

woman's fidelity was genuine and
that not a trace of hypocrisy was in
her nature, while the men, laughing
little derisively, said that after the
ladies had lived in India longer their
confidence in the faithfnlness Of ma
tive servants would be weakened, il
not entirely lost.
Helen, aroused in behalf Of her
servant, had said spiritedly: THANK
heaven! / am not skeptical. nor can
| be made SO. | trust and love my
good ayah as do my friends. -
AS you do me?" Gartshore asked
in a low voice as he took her hand to
say goodnight. Helen made no an
swer, but her hand trembled in his
close grasp.
Alec thought Of his question and
Helen's silent reply as in his reverie
his thoughts had drifted back to the
events of that evening, and rousing
himself, he hastily wrote fsw words,
which he gave to native lying near
and told him TO deliver TO Miss Arun.
del.
Entering the house, the Indian gave
low knock on the door Of Helen's
apartment. The ayah, her bare
brown feet making no sound on the
matted floor, opened the door, took
the message, and with low salaam
laid the little missive in her mistress
lap.
Helen was seated 10 low wicker
chair in her little dressing. room, her
hair unbound and falling in luxuriant
masses over her shoulders. Her eyes
were fixed pensively on the pages Of
Selections from Buddna," and these
words were sinking deep. deep into
her heart; "Oh, worldly men. how
fatally deluded! Beholding every
where the body brought to dust, yet
everywhere the more carelessly liv-
ing. The heart is neither lifeless.
wood nor stone, and yet il rememb ers
not that all is vanishing
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-04-20

Friday. and reached Hearth ~.
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The battle OF Waterloo Wa
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Orleans was fought on FrIday. ~
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Palo Alto began on Frldav ~ u
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Union forces on Friday Tbe XIV, W.
OF Pea Ridge closed ON a psls ~
Slavery was abolished In the INs,...
Of Columbia on Friday. Fort PM
ki was taken. Memphis VAS capt.sas
Fredericksburg was bOmbardsd N,
battle Of Gettysburg VIA. spda3 W
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upon . Friday Az the casmao'e
tnent Of the Revolution the a..
wspapor in the United Stata. -.
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