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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

money collected this afternoon; and
from my hiding place, looked toward
the desk and saw roll Of bank notei
pass to the hand of the funeral dlrec'
tor, who quietly deposited 1t In the
safe. The knob clicked as 1t fastened
the bars in place and then all parties
passed out of the building, leaving the
one gas Jet full blaze in the Office.
"The instant all was quiet on the
street, crawled out from under my
coffin table. Quickly turning OIL the
gas, waited for the low whistle OF
my pal, hearing which, l went to work.
with my dark lantern in one hand,
inside Of my five minutes had all the
valuable contents Of that safe In my
pocket, had relocked it and was eau
tiously unbarring the rear door. That
done, and the key Withdrawn, / lodged
back into the office, listened an instant
and heard the signal from my pal that
the street was deserted. Then l quickly
relighted the gas jet, glided through
the rear room and stepped into the al
ley. l was careful to close the door
after me, and plainly heard the iron
bar fall into its place in the bracket as
l did SOL had placed it in such a po-
sition that l knew 1t would when the
door closed. Then 1 locked 1t and
placed the key in my pocket.
Everything was absolutely as when
the proprietor left the building, save
the fact that the key to the rear door
was missing-also the small matter OF
the contents of that safe.
THAT small roll Of bank notes con-
tanned $3.50, and I found $45 more in
another drawer--a fair nights work
for two penniless thieves.
but, We gods and little fishes! what
an inextricable rumpus 1t kicked up
In that firm. There were three part
ners, and, as everything was found in
such good condition the following
morning, with the single exception
that the man who locked the alley dool
In the evening must have placed the
key In his pocket and should account
for its loss, 1t was supposed-and talk
ed Of openly-that, for some unknown
reason, the firm had robbed itself, al
no outside party could have entered
worked at the safe with the gas burn
ing-the police on duty testified thai
1t was burning constantly that night
and left the building with the safe
locked on the same combination ant
with every door locked or barred. De
tectives employed laughed at the lde;
Of any outside parties being impll
Gated and winked significantly at eacl
other.
"The business has since changed
hands and the newcomers are NOR,
careful with the premises.
II never made such an easy haul be
fore, nor have I SINCE" concluded MI
Burglar, laughing heartily. a
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
rHE SENSE or TOUGH
nigh Degree to which It May BE Inn
proved.

nigh Degree to which 1t May BE Inn
proved.
The question has heen asked. Which
Of our senses 10 most capable Of Inn
provement? An English scientist says
probably the sense Of touch. Strictly
speaking, the senses are capable rather
Of alteration and specialization than OF
Improvement. For instance, those who
have much to do in the open air become
immensely long-sighted; but this Is abb
normal, and the increased superiority
In one direction in compensated for by
inferiority In another. But there are
many trades which afford abundant
evidence that the sense Of touch, at any
rate in certain directions, can be largely
developed. For instance, the connois-
seur Of china relies much more on an
almost imperceptible difference of feel
ing in the texture than in his eyes to
discover the genuineness of any piece.
The blind beggar can very soon discern
between different metals merely by
the sense Of touch, and, In fact, the edu"
cation Of the blind affords a remarka-
BILE instance Of the development Of this
sense. In certain manufacture the
skilled workman knows entirely by
this sense when mixture has reached
the proper degree Of solidity or a mate
rial is Of the right texture. and he ro-
selves very high wages by virtue OF
this sense alone. On the other hand,
the sense of smell and the sense OF
taste are, each of them, blunted and
lose their finer perception If the same
1bject is frequently presented to them
IN every case, however, It is not the
general sense Of touch that is improved
9ut special excellence Of the sense.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
A Quarter Acre Lot In Chicago.


The history Of a quarter acre lot in
Chicago reads like romance. In 1880,
when the population Of the city num-
bered fifty souls, this quarter acre OF
raw prairie was worth $40. At $1.5O
per day man could have earned in
IS 10 days enough to buy 1t outright.
To-day it is worth S1,25O,0OO. AS the
report Of the Illinois Bureau of Sta
tistics puts it.: Six hundred average
Illinois farms would not now exchange
for that quarter acre Of rare prairie
land, and nearly 5000 years Of the labor
Of one man would be required to buy
it. If 500 years before the Christian
era some man had obtained employ
ment at the equivalent Of one dollar
and fifty cents day, had, like some
wandering Jew, been preserved through
all the vicissitudes of the centuries,
had been miraculously sustained with
out expense for any Of the necessaries
or luxuries of life, had done his work
regularly from that day to this 300
days in the year without losing day,
and had boarded all his wages, his saw
ings would not yet be enough to buy
this quarter acre Of prairie land at the
mouth of the Chicago River.
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Tho African Mud Fish.


Among the most ancient Of animals
still inhabiting our planet is the So
called mud-fish (protopterus) Of Africa
"a creature worthy Of our respect, Il
only in consideration of it's vast anti
guilty, which dates far back in the early
ages Of the world. OF popular interest,
the most striking feature of the mud
fish is the possession of lungs as we'll
as gin On the approach Of the dry
season, in its natural haunts in Central
Africa, the mud-fish hollows out a
chamber in mud, and enters upon a
period Of rest extending over many
months, during which time 1t is with
out access to water, and breathes air
only. While in the mud these fishes
may be dug up, and survive even after
a journey across the world in the dry
state. Professor Denny, Of Firth col
lege, Sheffield, England, received a
short time ago one Of these mud
blocks. In the presence Of the students
the hard block was placed in warm
water, and after being thus exposed for
nearly two hours the fish, which went
to sleep in tropical Africa many
months ago, awoke and came forth
from its temporary sepuchre to find
Itself in bath Of tap water in the
biological laboratory of Firth college,
where it is now alive, and doubtless
happy.
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and their rough cases and rich burial
baskets, finished and unfinished, stood
At an incline against the wall, and on
low tables the entire length Of the
room were long lines Of those finished
Tor immediate use, silently waiting
their occupants,
GAS my eye took in the situation, /
conceived a bright idea. Taking the
arm Of my pard, I hurried him away
and. when by ourselves, told him my
plan and the ease with which that safe
might be examined.
"T shall put on my rubber Shoes
said l, and sneak in that back door
ZONE time before it is closed for the
night. Then I'll crawl under one of
those low wide tables, where nobody'll
notice me. If I'm discovered, I'll play
the dead-drunk dodge. At precisely
midnight, I'll enter the front Office and
open the safe. At that hour exactly
[ shall expect you to be on the watch
in the alley or hallway on the other
side of the street. You shall give me
a certain signal that you are there,
and we'll agree on another should any
person pass the building when I'll get
put o. sight. Another whistle shall
signify that the coast is clear. We may
get only little jag, and then again we
may get a good big pull
81 had quietly crawled under the
table. Soon afterward, the rear door
Of the building was closed, barred and
locked for the night. Customers and
others were coming and going, and
collins were selected and removed
within a few feet Of me until after IL
o'clock. 1 began to think I was to be
a prisoner for the night.
"Just as l could hear talk OF closing
up the establishment, an elderly man
hsrtily entered and in low tones con-
vereed with one / imagined to be the
proprietor. I caught few words. 1t
was impossible for me to get here ear
Tier, he was saying, but here's the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
WHEEL WIT AND WISDOM.

Manufacturers should see heir
wheels as those who ride them do.
Bicycle pins are the latest craze to
which jewellers are attempting to .ater.
The wheelwoman should remember
that recklessness is not courage, End
that discretion is the better part Of
valor.
The total membership Of the league
is now 62,241, and it is thought that It
will reach $4,000 before the close Of
the year.
A renegade Is man who deserts
cycling for equestrianism. A convert 10
a horseman who ceases to be such to
become a wheelman, according to The
Wheel.
The matchmaking which results In
matrimony seems to put an effectual
ouietus upon the matchmaking which
results in racing, says The Wheel.
Michael. since his marriage, seems to
have dropped out Of the racing game
altogether.
What is called the bicycle brooch is
the latest sporting emblem worn by
wheelwomen. It is made Of plain gold,
with silver saddle and tires. Wheels,
pedals, handle bar and gear caseg are
all included within its inch 1imen-
sions, while diamond glitters IN place
of a screw. The most sensible feature
Of this odd little ornament is the strong
pin attachment, which insures its stay
ing where It Is placed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
A aratesuS Recognition

"Down wit the government" OK
claimed Flooding Pete. "We're OPP
pressed and downtrod.
"Dat shows the ongratitude of yous
fellers," said Meandering Mike, con-
temptuously. "You seem TO imagine
that cause yer need shave we've
gotter go dc whole trip an be err
howlin, bomb-e'rowin' anarchist De
government Is de best friend we've
got, an l hate ter hear yer talk dat
way bout 1t, wit winter most here"
whats winter gotter do wit itP"
aye amt countin' on sleepin' outer
doors are YEP"
"N-no."
"Well, who is It but de government
dat puts up three'story jails wit
steam heat an three meals day in
emp It's de government an take
Off my hat every time tia mentioned.
Washington Star.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
A NJ aLNAsON,
A Poor Family.

II come OF poor but honest parents,
said the beggar pleadlngly.
"Of course, +" replied the housewife
sarcastically.
"There was ne hardship of poverty
that we didn't have to endure" per-
sisted the beggar.
"That's what you all say" returned
the housewife,
Few people in the world know
privation as we knew it."
II suppose not
"Why, ma'am persisted the beggar
in desperation, "In that whole fam
lily of six people there wasn't single
bicycle"
$50 poor as thatl" cried the house,
wife alphabetically. Poor fellow.
come In and let me give you some pie "
Chicago Post
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
Comparative Mortality of tho world.

An eminent Italian statistician has
been making inquiries into the compa-
rative mortality Of the countries of the
world, and he has arrived at some I'M
teresting conclusions. The death rate
per 1000 inhabitants in 1924 was as
follows: Australia, 1872; Sweden, 172;
England, 1873; Scotland, 1874; Ireland,
1876; Holland, 1876; Switzerland, 2O1;
Belgium, 2O.2; France, 22.S; Germany,
23.7; Italy, 25.7; Austria, 27.9; Hun
gary, 1873. All thes countries except
France and Ireland have reduced their
death rate during the last twenty years.
In Ireland it has increased, and In
France 1t has remained stationary. In
France, too, the death rate OF persons
in the prime Of life is higher than In
most other countries. and shows no
tendency to decrease. In England the
mortality is feeble in childhood and
youth, relatively strong in the prime
Of life and old age, but is gradually
diminishing.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
My.t.r,s, Of Navigation.

Sweet Girl I'm rowboat)-"What IL
this place in the back of the boat forr'
Nice Young Man--"That is to put an
oar In when you want to scull the boat.
Rowing requires both oars, one eNch
side; but in sculling only one is used.
That is placed at the back'and worked
with one hand"
Sweet Girl (after meditntion)-"I
wish you would try sculling while"
New York Weekly.
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A MIareOlsonInR.

Scene-The bar parlor Of the Prince
George, Brighton. Pipes and beer all
around. An old salt salt saying:
1--WE got q riddle to ask you chaps,
If 'erring and a 'alf cost three farth-
ings, 'ow many could you buy for six
pence?"
Profound silence and much putting
of pipes
Presently voice from a corner:
II say, Billy, did you say 'eering%
eyes, said 'eering"
"Drat it, I've been a-reckoning OF
mackerel all this ere time" London
Black and white.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

An Irishman whose chief occupation
in life has been rock blasting obtained
a position on farm, and was one day
seated outside vigorously churninS
butter with an old fashioned churn.
Two former companions passing by
caught sight of him, and, after stopping
to contemplate the situation a moment,
one Of them suddenly exclaimed:
"Pon me conshinse, Terrence, but
there's McManus, and he's gone crazy
sure enoughl He's sittin' dhere wild a
wooden dhrrn, preparin' to put blasht
face indianapolis Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
HARVEST EXCURSIONS TO GREAT
SOUTHWEST.


On August 18th, September list, 10th,
Goth and October 9th and Goth tho
Santa Fo route will run series Of
ulaHu@lua
cheap Homeseekers' Excursions to
points in Central and Western Kansas,
Oklahoma, Indian Territory Texas,
Western Colorado, Utah and Arizona
The ticket rate will be one fare for the
round trip, plus $500, with liberal
limits and stop-over privileges. These
Santa Re route excursions will enable
you to take fall outing and see a
country where the biggest crops OF a
decade are being harvested.
For particulars address Geo. w.
Hagenbuch, P. & T. A Santa ne route
Kansas City, Mo-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

/
WAYS q natural taste for working In
metals, and was now in position TO
CRAFTY my ambition to become an ex-
pert in the business. AT the age OF "a
L was selected from the force OF thir-
ty hands to expend all my time and tai
ent in one particular branch OF the
work, namely, the locks and doors
This was many years ago and the mod
ern improvements had not been dream
ed of. But several kinds OF complha-
ton and Formulation locks had peeh
patented and one of the best OF these
! was placing upon our hardened steel
doors. No ordinary burglar, however
would have thought Of wasting MS
time and taking the risks with such
o lock; consequently, our sale OF sales
was large and profitable.
II was receiving good salary Ior
my special work and imagined, ike
many others in life, that was taVor-
lite Of fortune and that 1t would always
last.
From the position I occupied 1t was
easy to fall into the companionsnlp Oh
the sons of the wealthy classes, ana
to drift with them into expensiVe-if
not tionable-habits. The allur-
ing games Of chance soon Fascinated
me with their golden favors. lntem-
perate habits in everything, together
with loss Of sleep, soon united me Tor
fair days work and l was discnarg-
ed. Going from bad to worse ! soon
found myself the welcome companion
of thieves and gamblers, and often not
knowing where my next meal was to
come from.
wandering aimlessly about the city
with a favorite companion one day, we
were passing the shop of an under
taker. My chum called my attention
to a safe, which stood near a desk
and fronted the open door of the otice,
and suggested that it might contain
money, of which we were both in great
need.
"That lock and door are both my
own make said I, as we halted a mo-
ment to glance at it, and l can open
It in five minutes.
"'You don't say that you can open
that safe door in five minutes without
knowing the combination Of the lockT
said my friend, with establishment.
"T certainly cam I answered, al
though the game might be too small
for the risk. If we could get into the
room, it's possible 'twould pay to look
into it, on account of this smallpox
epidemic. Notice that the back door
is open,' continued. That door opens
Into an alley. In passing here before
when that door was closed, I've noticed
a heavy lock on it and there's an iron
bar across it on the inside
"Let's wander around to the alley
and look over the situation, said my
companion, and maybe we can get in
tonight
"The alley seemed deserted. Collins
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
rhs Now Story.

She-Did you ever hear Of the girl
who wrote her initials in the sand
and
He-And the waves came up and
washed them away?
She-Nothing Of the sorti It was q
man came up and asked her to change
the last one.-Puck.
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No senne in It.

Farmer Oatcake- Mandy, every Eel.
ler's bound to be worked up over the
political situation this year."
Mrs. Oatcake-"M ebbe, Silas; but as
It only takes you few minutes to
vote, don't jest see the sense o talk
In about 1t for three months ahead"-
Truth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
Poor Lo Mt tho pentIst,s.
Date.

IAN Indian came to my office and
had tooth filled and another extract
ed" said Waterville, Maine, dentist
Monday. This dentist went on to say
that he had been practicing dentistry
for over thirty years, and this is the
first time in all his experience he has
ever done for an Indian or had ever
known of an Indian having anything
done to his teeth.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
Took No Rlshn.

"why don't you take a bath?" said
Cumso to a tramp.
III could get filtered water to battle
in, would, boss"
"Filtered water?"
Eyes, sir. In these days Of bacillus
es and things which are likely to creep
into ones system through the pores
one can't be too careful, you know
Up-to-Date.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
Trouble Avoided.

Wabley-"Awful bother cutting the
leaves Of a magazine; isn't III"
Wagrow-"Not for me. When I take
a magazine home, I put II In a con-
spicuous place, and someone invari-
ably does the job for me. "-Roxbury
Gazette.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

The Widow-Yes Mr.. Gibbs proposed
last night, but when thought Of poor,
dear Charles, l refused-absolutely re-
fused--to marry again
Friend-Indeed?
The Widow-To marry again before
next fall.--Puck.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

,rippie-There does not seem to be
Auch excitement for you girls down
here?
Sibyl-No; fourteen Of us are engaged
to the hotel clerk and the rest are wait
ing for the proprietor who is Ill In bed.
Puck.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

"Old Popley was caught in the storm
and struck by lightning last night"
"Why, l saw him this morning"
ooh, 1t didn't hurt him much. His
whiskers were wet and the bolt ran
0R into the und."-Judge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
1nAIcntInr Ia thnraoter

"Spifnn thinks he is man with =
mission" remarked Manchester.
Does he?" replied Birmingham, who
knows something Of Spifnn's debts. He
is a man with mission-an owe mis-
sion" --Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
rha Hnnd of Z Queen.

A delicate piece Of sculpture IS .
model Of Queen Victoria's hand, which
ia still a very handsome one, and Ia
said to have signed more important
state papers and been kissed by iuore
important men than the hand Of any
other queen that ever lived.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
No MIstaking Him.

"Well, thar's his mule" said the
farmer, "but whar's the candidate?"
"How do you know it's candidates.
muller"
Because" replied the farmer, "he'a
done chawed up two fence rails, swal-
Tered the gate, an is lookin' mighty
hungry at the barn door"
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Farther But Better.

The Donor--Now don't 90 and spend
that in the nearest saloon.
The Recipient-No, sir; dere's a bet
ter one round de corner-Puck.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

American beauty roses interspersed
with lilies OF the valley, make the
combination for summer hat that 10
much admired.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

Bicycle scorchers are burning for
broken necbs. Don't blame tho wheel.
Il is worthy OF It's tire, and II 1t could
speak it would condemn insane speed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
Complete BlIsa.

Dashaway- what is your idea Of hap
piness?
Toperly- Continually satisfying a
thirst you are unable to Quench.-LifA
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
STATE OF OHIO. CRY OF TOLEDO,

" Lucas GoUNTY, S..
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that hs -
tho senior partner II the firm Of II, ], che:
ney g. Co., doing business In the CITY OF
Toledo, County and State aforesaid, ana
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and
every case Of catarrh that cannot be cured
by tho use OF Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN
my presence this 9th day OF December,
A. %. 1886.
Notary Public,
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Send for testi-
moninls, free.
Sold by Druggists, TIC.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

The entire population Of the state OF
New York (6,5l3, $40 could find stand
ing room on tract OF only one square
mile In extent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22
LONG HAIR.
3 Woman with Hair Eleven Feet Lon
A Man with Monster MOustache.

3 Woman with Hair Eleven Feet Lon
A Man with Monster MOustache.
Eleven feet is the length Of the hair
of Nancy GARRISON, a negro woman,
who lives near Holly Springs, Miss. No
other negress in the world who has ever
been heard of has such hair. Until 1873
Nancy had the usual short. kinky hair
of her race. But in that year, after
having suffered severely from yellow
fever, as soon as she became GONZALES
cent, her hair began to grow rapidly.
In a years time it grew from three
inches to three feet in length, thicken-
ing as it grew. A few years later and
the crispy mass of her hair fell below
her knees, About that time change OF
color took place, and her ietty black
locks turned white as snow, and so re-
NAMED until about two years ago.
Since then the hair has gradually been
turning to its natural blackness. The
growth, though not so rapid, still con-
tinues, and the hair now measures just
over eleven feet. OF the male sex,
James Brown, of Bennington, w. Va,
seems to have as long hair as any one.
For thirty years his beard and mus
tache were untrimmed, and conse-
quently, though with his arms ex-
tended he stretched fully six feet from
the tips of the fingers Of one hand to
the same extremities of the other, yet
the ends of his mustache, when held
horizontally, extended beyond his fin
gers. He braided his wonderful beard
and mustache, and tucked them under
his vest.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAy'
Take laxative Dromo Quinlne Tablets. All
Drugglstarofund tho money " itfatls TO euro $50
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

The brooch continues 70 be a vOpu'
lar article Of iev'slry.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-10-22

Just try 100 box OF Cascarets, tho finest
liver and bowel regulator over made.