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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-17
Making the Clvde.

"Glasgow made the Clyde, and the
Clyde made Glasgow" Toward the
close Of the last century the true trad
ing spirit had been aroused among the
inhabitants Of the building city, and
it was not long before they perceived
that IL the community was ever to rise
to eminenCe in that direction the ;ity
must become port open to the COM
merce Of the world. The task was one
Of herculean dimensions, but they set
themselves to 1t with determination
Of purpose which was not to be daunt-
ed by any degree of difficulty.
Much Of the best engineering enter
prise and skill Of the world have been
devoted to the altering, widening, mar
rowing and deepening Of the channel,
according to the requirements at differ
emit parts Of the course. AS a specimen
of changes that have been made during
the progress Of the work, 1t may be
mentioned that when, In 1889, the act
Of Parliament was passed which de-
fined the boundaries Of the river, one
of the most extensive textile factories
in the country stood in the line Of what
was considered to be the best course for
the river to take, and the water is now
deep enough over the site to allow
ocean liners to sail. Many experiments
were resorted to ere success was
achieved in the deepening at partiGu-
lar places, and the confinement Of the
water within the desired limits. Sew
eral of the obstacles encountered might
well have deferred the authorities from
proceeding further, had that been posi-
BILE. The chief Of these was Elderslie
rock, mass Of dolerite or whinstone,
which was found to occupy the bed Of
the stream over an area Of 425 feet by
800, which came within ten feet Of the
surface of the water. The discovery
of this was surprise to all concerned,
but the breaking up and removal Of
1t was at once proceeded with in the
ordinary course. It took ten years to
do It, however, and during that time
10000 tons of rock and clay were
raised by dredging at the place, while
sum of $350,O0O was found to have
been expended in the operatlons.-Scot-
fish American.
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TIE SEARCH FoR STARS.
An Important Use TO Which Camera.
Have Been Put.

Have Been Put.
or all the uAes to which the camera
has been put. perhaps the most useful
is that which enables the astronomer
to discover stars invisible to the hu-
man eye, says pearson's Weekly.
The eye is imperfect as an optical
instrument and was not intended for
any other purposes than those of every
day life. There are certain stars
which, although perfectly invisible to
the eye, however powerful may be the
telescope to which 1t is applied, the
more sensitive film Of the photograph
us plate will readily record. The
reason for this is that human eyes soon
become tired Of searching for a faint,
Invisible object, whereas the longer the
photograph sbaree, as 1t were, the more
distinctly 1t sees. Another reason why
the camera excels the eye is that there
are certain lights which, although they
have no effect on the eye, are perfectly
discernible in a photograph. For in
stance, although the Pleiades have been
gazed at by human eyes for thousands
Of years, 1t was only when Mr.. Isaac
Roberts took photograph Of the clus-
ter that 1t was discovered that they
were bathed in a widely extended ire
mist or mass Of glowing nebula.
In order to take photograph Of the
heavens a specially adapted telescope
Is necessary. An ordinary objective
glass is quite useless. The plates used
are the most sensitive that are made
and the utmost precaution has to be
taken to guard them from every stray
beam Of light.
When everything is ready the astron-
omer places the prepared plate in the
focus and exposes it to the sky. 1t is
necessary to use great care to insure
that the camera shall move properly,
for as the stars appear to traverse the
sky every movement has to be accu-
rately followed.
It is for this reason that another cam
era Is attached to the one containing
the Photographic apparatus. To this
the astronomer applies his eye and Ia
thus able to watch carefully one so.
lected star and guide the apparatus uni
formly.
The plate is usually exposed for four
hours, for it follows that the longer
the exposure the more stars there will
be recorded. No less than 10000 stars
have been counted on a single plate.
Taking this number as a fair average,
1t has been calculated that not less
than 100,000,00O stars must be spread
over the surface of the sky.
The stars which stand out most prom.
inently on the plate when examined
after the exposure are those which are
visible to the naked eye; the intermo-
diate ones are those which a powerful
telescope might show, and those which
are barely discernible in the back
ground are those which no human eye
can see.
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HeIIotrope Perfume.

A delicate odor, hellotrope, is OBJ
tanned in small quantities from the he
liotrope hedges Of the Riviera by the
process Of maceration--a quantity of
very pure lard being placed In cop
per vessel with the flowers and melted
over slow fire. The flowers are then
strained away, process repeated till
the fat is sufficiently flower scented,
when the liquid fat is poured through
a sieve, and the greasy flower paste
subjected to hydraulic pressure. Since
heliotrope blossoms must be used As
soon as they are gathered, and the
melted grease carefully kept at the low
est temperature that will maintain II
in the liquid state, the perfumer ac-
cepts as a substitute hellotropine, the
white light crystalline powder obtained
from the ground pepper. Even If these
difficulties OF manufacture were avoid
ed by the nyrogene or entleurage sys-
tenn, pure heliotrope essence could new
er become popular perfume, Heat in
jures 1t. The direct action Of sunlight
destroys 1t, Artiflce replaces 1t with a
mixture Of the spirttuous extracts Of
vanilla, ambergris, rose and orange
flower, to which are added few drops
OF essential oil Of almonds. Chambers
Journal.
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"You are the last man in the world
whose mind | would think obscured
by the clouds Of mysticism" replied
the rich Mrs. Austyn, his friend and
patron. "You have never shown any
patience with the charlatans who pre-
tended to expose and expound the Sc
crets that wise Providence has or
dained we should not fathom. And yet
you are taxing our credulity with a
statement that would DO marvellous,
IL true"
II must insist upon my veraclty in
this instance" smiled the artist.
Nov, don't stop to argue, mamma"
urged the elder Of the Austyn girls.
"There is a story in this, and after Mr..
Robeley has told 1t you can reclaim
him from the darkness Of his supersti-
lions and air your theories. Now do
tell us all about it," and Saroe pretty
sisters sighed their curiosity In chorus.
Just SO you don't ask me to ex-
plain" said the artist with a quizzlcal
look. II shall give you the remarkable
facts and leave you to wrestle with
them. Eight years ago was in Paris,
pursuing my studies, and lived the life
of Bohemian from choice rather than
from necessity. We fellows held the
responsibilities of life very lightly and
laughed at all human phenomena that
would not yield to the test of material
ism. was chief among the scoffers,
and found bare-faced fraud in every
thing from clairvoyancy to the pierre
ing Of the future through the medium
Of tea grounds.
"Then as now I occasionally broke
entirely away from my usual surround
ings and was one day saunterlng alone
through Rue de Bouges. AS / passed
one OF the most pretentious houses i
was startled by scream for help and
dashed through the open doorway to
find woman battling with flames that
with great leaps and flashes were con-
Stunning the white draperles Of what
struck me as consecrated altar out
OF place. Our combined efforts soon
mastered the incipient conhagration.
AS the woman anointed my hands with
come soothing lotion / saw that she
was as dark as gypsy, Her hair rip
pied back from her forehead in waves
OF blue black, her eyes were brilliant
IN the same deep coloring, and her
strong, even teeth suggested polished
ivory. She was an amazon In size, yet
the sweeping curves Of beauty were
such as to fascinate the artist while
her motions were as supple and grace
full as those Of tiger.
"'You are a gentleman, and there Is
but one way in which can offer re-
turn for your services she said as /
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-17
A College Girl, Too.

She was college girl of lofty ideas
and superior attainments, such as col
lege girls have in their early days.
When she left her family to rest in the
mountains for awhile, she said haugh-
tily:
"No; I'll not take an evening gown.
And please don't put any of that paper
covered literature into my trunk.
have come philosophy to read and
don't intend to mix with the hotel
people. Nature, my work and serge
frocks are enough for me-"
Then she departed. At the end OF
four days her mother was startled by
telegram. 1t read:
Send two party frocks, hammocE
and some reliable face powder al
once"
So easily are love of nature and love
Of labor vercome.-Exchange.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-17
Cycling and sunstroke.

Cyclers seem to possess in large
measure immunity from sunstroke
There was one prostration Saturday
in the big cyclers' parade in Cincin.
natl, but 1t is an exception that serves
only to prove the rule. And the rea,
sons for such immunity are not hard
to find. Habitual wheeling tones VI
the system, brings out the perspira'
ton, produces what Is equivalent to
constant breeze, and as exertion undel
such conditions results in increased
evaporation from the surface Of the
blker's body, he sheds the hot rays o.
the sun as the oiled feathers Of water
fowl turn aside the pattering shots Of
rain.-Louisville Times
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WILD STEERS WRECK BICYCLE.
Ranch Cattle Give . Wyoming Doctor
n Lively Race.


Lively Race.
Men who are posted In the ways Of
western range cattle, and especially
those Of the Texas breed, know 1t is
extremely hazardous to approach them
on foot or in any unusual manner.
Mounted cowboys ride through and
around herds without trouble because
the animals are accustomed to seeing
men on horseback, but the appearance
within close range Of any strange OBJ
1ect arouses their curiosity and ire.
Pedestrians are q rarity on cattle
ranches; likewise bicycles.
DR.. A. B. Hamilton Of Laramie, Wyo.,
should have known better than to try
to cross the range near big bunch Of
steers on his bicycle, but 1t seems
he didn't, and now the doctor Is laid
up with broken shoulder blade, his
hair is blanched by fright and his new
$500 wheel is ruined beyond repair.
The doctor had occasion to visit pa
tient on the Little Laramie river and
was within four miles Of Laramie town
on his way home when he ran into a
herd OF Texans. 1t was probably the
first wheelman the cattle had ever seen,
for they paved the ground and snorted
viciOusly for moment and then made
a concerted charge for the doctor, who.
realizing his danger, pedaled away at
the top of his speed in an effort to es-
cape.
There are few living things except a
race horse Of high class that can out
run Texas range steer when once In
full motion. DR.. Hamilton made brave
race, but the cattle gained on him at
every jump and he could feel the hot
breath Of the leaders almost at his side
before he had covered half a mile. Just
as he thought one particularly vicious
looking beast was about to pick him OF
with his horns the wheel struck hum
mock and the doctor took a header
which landed him safe in buffalo wal
low, where he lay quiet while the cattle
jumped over him. The steers were I'M
der such Roadway they couldn't stop,
and besides it isn't the nature of west
ern steers to stop when they have once
started on stampede until they drop
from exhaustion.
The bicycle did not escape. It lay
directly in the path of the maddened
animals and was crushed into worth
less wreck.
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turned 10 leave. Her voice was soft
as the notes Of Lutte and her accent
gave unsupported charms to my mother
tongue. I was born Of royal blood in
India. Through study Of the sacred
Vedas and the pure doctrine Of Karma
D attained the power OF divinatlon.
Your people would classify me among
fortune tellers; but l am poles apart
from the vulgar humbugs that trade
upon ignorance and superstition.
Promise you will come tomorrow, for
! am upset by this accident. Then
will be both your historian and your
prophet. shall count on you, m'seur.
Though l mentally sneered at the
woman's pretenslons and lay awake
half the night assuring myself that /
would never seek her out, / was at
her door ten minutes before the ap-
pointed time next day. She had either
assumed her professional air or was
under the spell of her supernatural
attachments. / will not describe the
Inner Temple Of Mysteries to which
she conducted me, but In the weird
effect Of its hangings, mirrors, grotes-
que carvings and mythical symbols 1t
challenged the most hardened skepti-
cism. Throwing the white light Of a
golden lamp upon my face with pow
erful reflector, she generalized upon my
past life as any shrewd judge Of hui
man nature might do. Then suddenly
knitting her brows and leaning closer
she slowly spelled out Marcia Arnold.
"'That is the name Of the girl you
will marry she announced in dreamy
voice, and there you see her.
With that the lights faded to the
dimness Of deep twilight. and there
followed the darkness of a dungeon.
Opposite me as If in life was the i'm
age Of the sweet and beautiful woman
you know as Mrs Robeley. Never be-
fore had 1 been dominated by the ten
der passion, but there I was fathoms
deep in love with what might have
been an enchanting illusion or SUI
perb painting. So deeply was / i'm
pressed that after leaving in bewild-
erment Of doubt l sketched the magni-
ficent creature so indelibly impressed
upon my memory.
Eighteen months later 1 was in
southern California enjoying the medi-
cinal virtues Of the climate, and find
ing subjects in some Of the delightful
scenery. One morning had my easel
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-17

at the edge Of a wooded precipIOe over.
looking a charming spread Of land
scape. The velvet carpeting of grass
and moss had failed to warn me OF
approaching footsteps, and when
turned Il was the startled movement
caused by half-suppressed scream.
There were two ladies', the elder anxl-
ously supporting the younger, whose
face was blanched and whose eyes were
fastened upon me as though I were q
terrifying apparltion. It was the girl
the Indian sorceress had shown me in
Paris; but what did she know of me?
As she sank down under the weight
Of her emotions / fastened to q near
by spring fer water, and when re-
turned her eyes were upon me in that
same fixed and troubled look.
"What can be the matter, daugh-
ter? You have always been so strong
and 80 vigorous
"1s your name Henry Morton?'
asked the younger Of me, without heed
ing the mothers question.
ait Is Wilton Robeley,' responded
quietly. At that instant 1t flashed up
on me that in a desire to conceal my
identity had given the name of Henry
Morton to the fortune teller. Then
with the inspiration Of an anxious
lover l added: But / have cousin
Of that name who bears striking re,
semblance to me-
my immediate reward was revival
Of strength and spirits on the part of
the young lady. The mother intro
duced herself as Mrs. Gilsen, her
daughter as Miss GiIsen, and then said:
Lucy, we had best get back to the
hotel
Lucy Gllsen? and yet 1t was her
presence that had been conjured up as
my bride to be. She was the girl Of
my sketch and my dreams The next
day called at the hotel to inquire after
her. | called often. We walked, drove,
painted and boated together. l came
to know through the intuition Of love
that she was not Indifferent to me.
One evening as we drifted lazily
through the water lilies she handed
me a sketch Of myself and asked: rs
that picture of Henry Mo2ton?'
I" It's perfect answered though
dumfounded. A shadow o. anger cross
ed her face, and she was about to tear
the picture to pieces when I caught
her hands and suddenly showed the
reproduction Of herself that I had made
In Paris. 1t was her turn to be sur
prised, and when told her of my ex-
perience at the fortune teller's on Rue
de Bouges, giving her the date, she
quickly exclaimed:
{" Why, l was there with Marcia Ar
mold. Mamma and did Europe that
Ieason, and we two girls visited that
Indian princess Just for lark. That
was where saw Henry Morton, whom
l was told fate had decreed as nay fu-
ture husband
Before we rowed home 1t was all
explained, and the sequel Of our
strange experience was a happy mar
riage. The dusky prophecies who had
confused the name of the two girls
was cultivated fraud. It was all a
trick Of the mirrors. ladies'"
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FAST MAIL TRAIN TO OMAHA.
Ono of the Rest Trains to BE Found 4
tho World.

tho World
IF you will go down to the Union
Station almost any evening now you
will see the finest mail train in the
United States, or elsewhere for that
matter" said Chief Clerk p. M,
Coates of the Railway Mail Service in
charge of the Chicago and Omaha fast
mail The cars have nearly all been
remodled, renovated, and painted
anew. The third set of cars Is now in
the Burlington company's shops under
going treatment. All the old oil lamps
have been removed and instead the en-,
tire train of five cars Is lighted with
Pintsch gas There are seven lamps
OF four burners to each car.
The cars have been furnished with
new trucks, or the old ones taken
apart and refitted piece by piece. All
the most modern appliances in the,
matter OF couplings and air brakes
help to give the flyer the best possible
equipment of any train extant
The new fast mail engine No. 500,
built especially for service on trains
Nos and 8, by which Uncle Sans
trains on the 10" between Chicago
and Omaha are known, has been
trained into fine service, and others Of
the same pattern will soon be on the
rails.
The governments train now makes
Omaha in eleven and one-half hours,
running 500 miles between 3 q. M and
2:30 pS m.
Chief Clerk Coates says that he cam
not remember of single instance
when Uncle Sans flyer has been one
minute late at the Union Pacific trans
fer this year.
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NOTES OF DAY.

It has been found that nearly all the
rivers In west Africa, within 1000 miles
east and west Of Ashantee, yield gold.
A doctor says that half the deafness
prevalent at the present time Is proba-
bly, the result Of children having their
ears boxed.
Platinum wires have been drawn so
fine that two Of them twisted together
could be inserted in the hollow OF a
human hair.
At the beginning of the century the
population of London increased yearly
20 per cent. 1t increased only 10 per
cent from 1881 to 1891, and now the in
crease Is still less
The most curiously made soap in use
Is that supplied to the stations of the
London and Northwestern RailwGy
Company, which is made from the fat
an grease washed out OF their meat
cloths.
At one of the university unions an
orator declared that the British lion,
whether it Is roaming the deserts Of
India or climbing the forests Of Cana
da will not draw in its horns or retire
into its she'll"
In coroner's jury empaneled In
London the other day there were IL
Smiths, one Jones and one Brown. To
complete the cycle it is only necessary
to mention that the deeeased's name
was Robinson.
II is a curious and bewildering cir
cumstance that in world and in an
age where progress is one Of the laws
Of existence the violin should be today
as to form and all essential details ex-
actly what is was some 800 years ago
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-17
A DIaaanter.

"The voice Of the people" said the
man who was aching to talk about the
coming election, "the voice Of the peo-
pie is the voice of God"
"Rats" said the man he had cor
nered.
BEG pardon?"
rats, 1 said; rats, rats. Just wait
until you have been compelled to de-
eide a home player out at third a few
times and then you will know how
much ice the voice of the people cuts
Yes" -Cincinnat Enquirer.
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The Rotort Dlscourtsous.

"If' there is anything that 1 covet,"
said Mr., Spiclsles' wife, st is good
voice. 1 know that it is very wrong
to be envious but can't help 1t when
I hear another woman singing"
And as Mr.. Spickles is notorlously
mean man nobody was surprised to
hear him reply:
THAT Is perfectly natural. If you
could sing you'd be sitting up there
with the choir, where you could see
what every woman in church had OF
without turning your head."-Wash.
ington Star.
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Not a Serious Question.

A friend of Col. Carriers was pro-
posing a fishing excursion and the col
onel promptly and heartily expressed
approval.
"We'll start the first thing in the mo-
MIN, subj" he said, $50 as not to lose
any mo- time than is necessary"
"We'll first ascertain what the con-
dition of the water is"
"Of cohse, If you feel so inclined.
But yoh needn't bother on my account.
never dilute my bait."-Washington
Star.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-17
Lnhouchsrn on ranntlOn.

Henry Labouchere is always interest
ing II not original. Here is his idea
OF a sound system Of taxation:
Every one ought to be allowed to
accumulate during his lifetime what
he pleases, but when he dies there
ought to be maximum that he may
leave to relations or friends, all in ex-
cess Of this maximum going to the
state. Take, for instance, Mr.. Astor.
1t is said that he possesses about fifty
million pounds sterling. Evidently he
cannot spend the interest Of this
amount. In q given number of years
therefore, if this money from genera
ton to generation remains in the
hands Of one single individual, 1t will
become 500 million pounds sterling
Neither the individual nor the commu-
nifty will benefit by this. Therefore,
would meet it by handing into the pub
lie treasury most Of Mr.. Astor's fifty
million pounds sterling on his death
How would this harm him? He would
have ceased to exist. If the state took
80 per cent Of his money on his death
he would still have one-half million
pounds sterling to dispose Of and on
this sum his heirs or heir might rub
on very comfortably.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-17
What He Fenred.

ut fine ter hear 'em speechify afora
they go to congress-" said the rural
constituent "But changes do come. 4"
"They kindter seem spruced up
when they come home on visit"
Eyes An their minds seem so sorteR
took up with canvas. back ducks an
quail-on-toast an reed birds that they
Bca'cely have time ter think of the
'Merican eagle any more" Washing
ton STAR
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Kind.

Cholly-Really, do you think AIDE
laide cares for me? Mildred-Yes, she
says she prefers your company to that
Of any gentleman she knows, because
1t requires such small mental effort
to hold conversation with you.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-09-17

"Sir," faltered the office boy, ~
would like to be excused to go to the
ball game"
The member of the firm grew pale
with rage.
NO." he Numbered. "You can't
fool me. You'd pretend to go to the
ball game and then not do thing but
steal away and read poetry to your
grandmother I'm on" Detroit Tri.
bune.
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A ProhIbItIonIst.

Dukane--Isn't your friend Manches-
.er a prohibitionist? Gaswell-Not
that 1 know Of. What makes you ask?
Dukane-His favorite exclamation is:
well, I should smile. "-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph.
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Thoughtful Provision.

Hojack-L Hung Chang always
carries his coffin with him when be
travels.
Tomdik-What did you say was the
name Of the umpire?-New York
World.