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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

tend at right angles to the eye-piece.
When the observer looks through the
small peepholes he sees a different field
with each eye The rays of light
from the objects which lie In the field
Of vision are reflected by means Of
prisms so tina, they turn the corners
at the right angles and become center
ed" in front OF the vision Thus one
can leisurely study an object while
under cover, The head being in such a
position as to admit of its not being
seen. When the tubes are thus ex-
tended the observer may stand be-
hind tree or a wall and reconnoiter
from his concealed position. 1t may
also be adjusted so as to carry the
view over an intervening wall or OBJ
struction that is higher than the per-
sons vision. The invention will be
very useful in the hands of detectives
and the police.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
KICKING TRIES.
Lumbermen Must Know Them and Know
How to Keen from Being ELated.


Au"poFmoh MUST hhoW Ihem ana hhoW
How to Keep from Being JsAGEed.
Very few who have ever witnessed
the method Of numbering in the Maine
forests realize the danger, with its ac-
companyng fascination, the hard, rug
ged work with its health-giving results,
or the enjoyments to be found in camp
life in the solitary woods, miles from
civilization.
The danger from flying limbs or a
Kicking" tree as it falls, lodges, or
strikes upon stump or across log,
and swings around or flies back with
terrific force, is not noticed by the lum-
bermen II they are lucky enough to
dodge successfully. Another danger
that people little realize is that Of the
Transfers who haul the logs from the
stump to the main road Much Of the
timber Is cut on the mountain sides,
which are So steep that a horse team
can scarcely climb up. At the top, logs
measuring from 80 to so feet in length
are loaded upon onR sled and are
dragged down the mountain. In places
the road goes down no steep that the
ends Of the logs arc above the horses
hips. The logs with the sled tip down,
and away they go down the mountain
as fast as the horses can go, with the
teamster hanging to the reins and
keeping his balance upon the logs as
they thrash and roll around beneath his
feet. Occasionally the teamster emits
terrific yell that would put a Conan
che Indian to shame, to warn his
brother teamsters that he Is coming,
so they can get out Of the way. They
drive into turnout, and the loaded
team spins past them. 1t Is seldom
q horse loses his footing; If he does
the team is sluiced down the mountain.
Occasionally they go against a tree,
and sometimes both of the horses are
killed, but they generally come out all
right, with few scratches.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

White-capping is expensive amuse-
ment in Ohio. Several months ago the
Schad family were brutally treated by
night-riders, The injured people caus-
ed several arrests, and fines were paid
for the criminal offenses. Then Jacob
Schad and wife Catharine, son Henry
and daughter Rosa sued Andrew, Peter
and Frank Schwenderman and John
and Joseph Koerns for $4,000 for In
juries received in the outrage. Last
week the Schads settled with the de-
PENDANTS on the payment of $1,000, the
fines, costs and the settlement of the
civil suits amounting to the close
neighborhood Of $4,000.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
Warming from the Grave.

On an ancient gravestone in the
Georgetown, Md, cemetery is found the
following admonitory epitaph:
Stop, traveller; one moment wait,
While my solmen tale relate.
With strong ambition, youth and health
The world followed, grasped at wealth,
Madly despised my Makers frown
And broke my constitution down.
At length incurable disease
Brought death to me by sure degrees.
My sins around me wound chain
To drag me down to endless pain.
| cried for mercy, but cried,
Perhaps, too late, for when 1 died
My friends had nothing left to prove
ever felt Saviors love.
AS then, with my expiring breath
So now from the cold house of death
I warn you, sinner, turn, beware,
Forsake your sins, or meet despair.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
Revolution In Gag LIchtInr

The great revolution predicted In
lighting systems by the introduction oil
acetylene gas is somewhat slow mater
ializing. Satisfactory tests, however
have been made on a small scale A
company in New York is now engaged
In the attempt of adapting the gas to
the ordinary uses of the household by
condensing 1t in small steel cylinders
or TASKS eight inches long and four
inches in diameter, which will contain
one pound of the gas and last fifteen
hours, and which can be placed in
lamp stand the size of the ordinary
Kerosene lamp. In dwelling houses
with gas fixtures tanks can be attached
to the pipes now in use.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
Now Cash RegIEtor.

A new cash register is being intro
duced by a western firm which has
novel features in computing not ros-
sessed by other devices of this kind.
1t is possible, with this machine, to rec
ord ten thousand dollars worth of bust
ness, and in more compact form, it is
claimed, than by any other register.
For instance, by tripping the lever two
OF three times it will give double or
triple the original number. In the ac-
companying cut the register shows
twenty-seven dollars and twenty-one
cents. The first is three times nine
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
Snnstroke In tho snow.

A Sullivan county, New York, man
says that he was at work cutting tele-
graph poles on a tract Of woodland.
The woods are thick and there was
considerable snow on the ground, which
the sun had not melted. His feet, from
standing in this melting snow, became
very cold and the heat of the sun beat
ing down with all the intensity Of mid,
summer on his head felt very strange.
Fearing sunstroke congestion of the
brain or apoplexy, he had TO quit work.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
Now Army Rifle.

A German inventor, Paul Brand, has
constructed a new rifle which is at
tracing a great deal of attention in
sporting and army circles. The shoot
ing of the projectile or bullet is
caused by the sudden expansion Of
compressed gas. Among the ad-
vantages claimed for the new system
II propulsion are, first, the trifling heat
generated in the gun barrel; second,
the absolute absence Of smoke: aud
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
Automatic LIfnrunrd for Car,.

While the usual line OF womans in
Vention runs in a class OF goods that
are particularly adapted to their own
and children's use, or to household
articles, still there are instances whore
no such "pent up Utica" contracts
limits their powers. Clara NJ. Beehe
OF Elmira, N. Y, was granted patent
recently for llfeguard or fender for
street cars which shows a commend
able proficiency in the knowledge of
the mechanical principles governing
this line of invention. The construc-
ton OF Miss Beebe's fender comprises
the combination of two plates mounted
to slide longitudinally under the car,
and a shelf carried by the front ex-
tremities Of the plates. A spring Is
connected with the plates, which is I'M
der control of the mOtorman's foot and
adapted to move the shelf forward,
when released operating to pick up or
remove any obstruction from the track
and so prevent its getting under the
wheels.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
Wagner at Marseilles.

Wagner's "Tannhauser" was recently
produced at Marseilles, and received
with even greater enthusiasm than
'Lohengrin." From Germany the
curious fact is reported that the be-
nighted inhabitants of Worms, city
of over $4,000 inhabitants, never had
a chance to hear those two operas till
last spring, In America, a city of that
size would hardly expect to hear any
grand opera, but in Germany, where
nearly every town of 10000 has it's local
company, the above fact ranks as a
curiosity.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

Happily the little girl of Louisville
who was pronounced dead by a doctor
was found to be alive before the burial
could take place. There are some cities
that provide against the burial Of liv-
ing persons. In Dover, N. H., the at
tending physician is required to make
a special examination. In almost all
German towns and cities there are
houses for the deposit of bodies, and
these are constantly visited by inspect
ing physicians. No body should ever
be buried until death is certain beyond
the possibility of doubt.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

Joseph Homan Manley, known 10 fame
as the friend of the late James Gillespie
Blaine. Mr.. Manley is not great man
himself, and If anyone were to make
so bold as to intimate to him that he
was he would be the first to resent the
compliment as Jolly"
Mr. Manley is not great, but ne is use
full and true and bright, and two Of the
most famous men in recent American
history have been glad to call him
friend. There was a time wheu 1t was
difficult to speak of Mr.. Blaine without
bringing Joe Manley to mind, and GER
tainly 1t was impossible to think OF
Manley without thinking Of Blaine also.
How Blaine marched along the road
that leads to fame everyone knows In
congress, humble and unknown, then
winning recognition, finally speaker OF
the house, candidate for the presidency
again and again, with fate ever pursu-
ing him, in the senate, in the cabinet,
and to his grave with the inscription
OF Most Popular of Americans" upon
his headstone-all through that jour
ney, from first to last, except to the
grave, he was accompanied by modest
little Joe Manley. Mr.. Blaine once said
that he did not see how he could ever
do anything without his friend and
Fidus Achates. He grew to be bound
up in the round little Yankee. He was
never wholly happy without the know
ledge that his other self was we'll and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
ColorIng Leather by Electricity.

A new process Of coloring leather by
electricity is gaining favor. The
leather is placed upon a zinc table,
which forms the positive pole. The dye
ing material is poured over this, and
the negative pole connected to the
leather. Under the action of the cur
rent the coloring matter penetrates the
surface of the leather. Patterns may
be made upon the leather by covering
it with a pattern plate connected to the
the negative pole. The parts directly
beneath the plate will be lighter than
those exposed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

and the latter three times seven. No
other machine, it is claimed, will COM
pute like this. If you wish to get two
dollars and seventy cents, the ninety
cent lever is pulled three times, or if
two hundred and seventy dollars, the
ninety-dollar lever is tripped three
times. Every transaction is also re-
corded inside the machine. There are
also recording disks for cash sales"
money paid out" cash on account
sales" and mo SALE" being worked by
rods which show in the center between
the levers. Altogether it seems to be
a complete automatic bookkeeper.-
New Ideas.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

The existence Of the greatest deposits
Of iron ores and the fact that the larg-
est portion of the supposed Labrador
peninsuIar is in reality an island Of
$4,000 square miles, are the largest dis
coveries Of A. p. Low of the dominion
geological survey. The oreis composed
of quartz, feldspar and magnetic, and
grades from terruginous gneiss into an
almost pure iron of high grade. This
bed, in great thickness, can be traced
for upward of thirty miles, and there
is an immense mountain of almost pare
metal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

A little country school teacher near
Union City, Mich, has devised a novel
plan to prevent hardness at school. On
a large blackboard she has drawn a
life-size picture of COW, with an ex-
ceedingly large tail, All tardy scholars
have their names placed on the cows
tail for the day and a second offense Is
punishable by weeks attachment to
the tail. The plan has worked Won
ders. For the past two weeks not a
name has been on the tail.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
CInder Guard.

A cinder guard for the relief of postal
clerks on postal cars has been adopted
by the government and will shortly be
placed on all fast trains which take
mail from crane at local stations
without stopping. The device is at
tached to the side doors of postal cars,
and protects the eyes and face of the
clerk while operating the crane to re-
ceive the mail. The device is con-
strHcted Of heavy sheet iron with a
glass front through which an unob-
structed view can be obtained while
handling the mail catcher
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

THE horn of plenty?" repeated the
Colonel, pressing his hand to his brow.
THAT would be difficult to define for
any and all circumstances but l should
say that five fingers was a good, aver
age figure"
With which he didn't care if he did
Detroit Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

The Christian world will applaud as
it deserves the active Intervention of
Monsieur Gerard, the French minister
to China, in behalf of religious tolera-
ton in that empire. Minister DENLY,
in recent communication to the State
Department at Washington, states that
through Monsieur Gerard's efforts the
Tsung Ii Yamen have directed the
local authorities throughout all the
provinces of the empire to expunge
from the various editions and compila-
tons of the Chinese code all restric-
tions upon the propagation of the
Christian religion. If this policy shall
be actually carried out the event will
be the most notable triumph of liberal
ideas which has occurred in this genera
ton in connection with missionary
work.
Pearl, yellow and pink tan shades are
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
PInca Thnmed by ElectrIritu.

Electric heat, it is said, has been ap-
piled with success to the thawing out Of
frozen water pipes in England. A dou-
BILE wire is run into the pipe until 1t
meets with the obstruction, when the
current is turned on, and as the current
passes it becomes hot and melts the
ice.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

Spain might make 1t uncomfortable
for our ships, but the discomfort would
mt last long Spanish anger is terrible
and If 1t were backed with common
surate power it would be intensely
disagreeable. But Spain has rather
more than she can do to whip the
Cubans; and even if she accomplishes
that result she will be too far exhausted
as to money and men, to carry the wal
into the United States.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

A Swiss has made an invention
which, it is claimed, will make the BIZ
cycle more popular. After carefully
looking over the situation one can
come to but one conclusion, and that
is that this new invention is a scheme
whereby one person can ride two
wheels at one and the same time.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

A Chicago photographer Is charged
with making a photograph OF a young
lady in full dress when she really wore
a dress with a choker collar. Either
the Roentgen has been brought to a
very high degree Of excellence or the
X-ray liar is beginning to have its
effect.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

Because his wife purchased pair Of
spectacles Of a Michigan peddler Peter
Russell of Attica killed himself by
shooting. This might fairly be called
a spectacular tragedy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

With Rudyard Kipling working up
the New England fish stories we shall
have some fiction that will astonish the
Oldest and most loquacious Of western
anglers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

The name Of Wives Union" is GER
tainly alarming, and it is well that its
meaning has been explained and that
It portends no additional domestic re-
strictions upon the so-cslled head of
the house,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
SCIENTIFIC CORNER.
CURRENT DOINoS IN VARIOUS
FIELDS OF INDUSTRY.
An Instrument by Which n Person May
Sec and Not 30 sssn-AutomatIc Life
guard for Cars-A Roasting Pnn-New
Army Rifle.

FIRM of foreign OPP
ticians are placing
on the market a
C o mbined instru-
ment by use of
W h | c h a person
may see and not be
seen. 1t Is called
a stereo-telescope,
and by the illuStra-
ton it will be seen
that tuyn tuhne n.y.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

Mr., Whitney's new motive power for
street cars will excite good deal OF
interest. Has Mr. Whitney been seen
lowering in the Keely neighborhood OF
late?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

A company has been organized in
New York to insure against burglary.
Thomas Byrnes, ex-chief of police, is
to be the general manager.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

Archibald Hammer OF Kuticut, Ind.
is the father Of three boys, whose
names are, respectively, Trip, Tack,
and Sledge.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

A famous gourmand has said that
the way to mans heart is through
his stomach" and perhaps the better
most sides of all of US, both male and
female, are most easily approachable
through the perfection of culinary prac-
tice. A Bristol, Pa, dame has patent
ed an improved roasting pan by which
a roast is not only done to a turn" but
by turn. The improvement consists
of a wire cage which is swung on 4 rod
passing through the center of the pan.
The roast Is placed within the wire con-
tainer and the cover fastened down.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
LITTLE JOE AIANLEY.
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
BOOM MAKER OF MAINE,
Tho Life Long Friend and Advisor OF
tho Late james Gillespie Blaine lie
Used to Garry" for the Kenncbec
journal.
~ ONE MEN ARE

OME MEN AXE
great, some achieve
greatness, others
h a V c greatness
thrust upon them,
and now and then
there is a man who
acquires greatness
by refraction from
the light of a really
great man. That Is
precisely the case Of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18
Murderers are being hung nowadays

Many Of the piles realized at Cripple
Creek are anything but Olympian.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

A Springfield (Mo) paper is offering
circus tickets with the paper to new
subscribers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

Nobody will venture to criticize Mrs
Lees boomers on the fields Of Cuba.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

The people Of England pay 5000, 1000
per year to feed, clothe, and amuce
the Prince of Wales.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

Darkness cannot be mad: black
enough to destroy light
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-06-18

Pearl, yellow and pink tan shades are
the correct color in gloves.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
Where 1t Would Go.

To the warming of the true bimetal-
lists that free silver coinage at sixteen
to one by this government alone would
drive gold out of use as money and so
cause disastrous contraction shallow
critics sneeringly ask: Where would
the gold go to?"
1t would go where it went during war
time-either abroad or into hiding or
into vaults as commodity for specu-
lative gambling.
1t would go where gold has gone in
every free coinage country in the world
out of sight or as the reserve for
banks.
Gold is now in general use as cur
rency in the Pacific states. 1t is held
by the government and by banks in all
parts of the country as reserve to sus-
tain the circulation of greenbacks and
treasury notes and to maintain the
bank credits. 1t serves perfectly it's
function as money. When it goes to a
premium, it will no longer do this.
Free coinage means silver monomet-
allism.-N. Y. World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18

dollars worth of foreign products,
which we consume. We consume in the
long run exactly as much as we pro-
duce.
The claim that "bimetallism," by
which is meant free coinage at sixteen
to one, will double the basis of our mon
ey system is not believed by the silver
ties themselves. They know better, for
they know that with the bullion value
of silver at thirty to one, the cheaper
metal would drive out the more valua-
ble Thus, instead of doubling the basis
of our money, freesilver monometallism
would cut it in two by forcing gold out
of circulation.
Falling prices are due almost entire
ly to improved methods of production
by which labor on the farm or in the
workshop can create wealth more
easily than in former years. This
means that the masses can get
more of the necessaries and luxuries
blessing, and not curse. Other rea-
sons for falling prices are the new
sources of production opened up in
various parts of the world in recent
years. The gold standard has had
nothing to do with the lower prices.
The claim that "bimetallism (silver
monometallism) will bring about the
great hope of every social reformer"
would be more convincing if it were ac-
companied by information as to how it
would do it. In the absence of proof
general promises of better conditions
under free silver are altogether
too vague for sensible men to take risks
on. policy which depends on baseless
assertions and positive perversion Of
facts can never gain the support of n
majority of the American people, and
the movement headed by Senator Tel
Ter is therefore doomed to failure.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18

coinage. AS there was not $S0,000,009
of silver money of all kinds in the coun-
try in 1873 and less than SS,000,000 full
legal tender silver coins, it is hard to see
how "the stock of real money has been
destroyed one-half" Since an increase
of $54O,OO0,O0O is considered contrac-
ton of the currency, it is easy to UNDER
stand how the cross-eyed silverites can
believe that forcing $625, 100000 in gold
out of circulation would give us more
money.
"The bimetallism of Hamilton and
Jefferson" was the coinage of gold and
silver at ratio which was as nearly as
possible the commercial ratio betwecA
the values of the two metals. In ex-
perience it was found that whenever
one of the metals WAS overvaiued it
disappeared FROM circulation, the
cheaper money only being used, SO that
the country was always on either the
gold OF the silver standard. Under
present conditions, with the bullion
value of silver 30 times that of gold, it
would be impossible to keep gold in
circulation, and the country would go
at once to a silver basis. Americans
who favor real bmetallism, under
which AN almost equal value of gold
and silver money is now kept in circu-
lution, must work and vote against free
silver monometallism.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-18
A SURPRISE PARTY.
The Johnntes>were at Home, But De-
camped After a Parting Salute.

Tho Johnnies>were at Home, But De-
camped After a Parting Salute.
The Sixth corps, encamped below
Falmouth, got orders to move, April 2s,
1868. Donning our war paint and
feathers we started for Franklin's
Crissing at the Rappahannock. When
near there we halted for the night, but
were allowed no fires. During the even
ing an order was read to us detailing
the Third brigade, First division, Sixth
corps, consisting of the Eighteenth,
Thirty-first and Thirty-second New
York and Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania, to
lead the advance in the pontoons to
surprise the Johnnies.
We had been over the same ground
with Burnside the previous December,
and knew the rebs would have things
well fixed for our reception. However,
the old Sixth never flinched from the
work assigned it. We determined that