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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

osophlcal tfiimsieE. She loves
Thackeray and Blackstone, writes
without putting the point OF
the pencil in Lher mouth, and
whites with the edge of the knife
blade toward her body. She plants
her foot down hard when she steps, Is
an expert at bringing legal fights to q
compromise settlement, wears shirt
waists and collars, and the biggest law
firms In town trust her with the prep
aration of their briefs, She is and does
all this, hut she lodges when a man
asks her how Gold she is-proof that
she is a woman despite the fact that
her name is,on the Office door as a law
yer
Miss H1rtzel lhas lived in Chicago q
good part of her life. She is what she
is because she has earned the dstinc-
ton. 1t alas IneVer been her fortune
to walk a path of roses. 1t probably
would have made no difference had she
been taught in her girlhood that the
proper thing flor girl to do is to sit
still, look pretty and get married. AM
bition is ambition--rich or poor. She
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
Another Triumph Of Surgery.

Every day brings tidlngs OF some
new victory in the field Of operative
surgery, these triumphs being mainly
due to the judiclous boldness Of pro-
fessional men, aided by the antlseptic
method and an increased knowledge Of
anaesthetiCs. At Berlin a day or two
ago Herr Relin, of Frankfort-on-the-
Main, astonished the members Of the
Surgical Congress by recountlng his
experiences in the treatment OF wound
ed hearts. It has always been held
that ninety per cent OF such cases must
prove fatal, death being caused either
by shock or by the flow Of blood into
the pericardial cavity, whereby the
hearts action is gradually brought to
standstill, Hitherto no serious at
tempts have been made to save the pa
tents life. Herr Relin, however, con-
ceived the daring idea of applying pre-
cisely the same treatment that would
be used in the case of an external
wound. A man was brought into the
hospital dying from a stab in the
heart. He laid bare the organ, and
succeeded In checking the hemorrhage
by means OF a suture. The patient
made a capital recovery and was pro-
duced before the congress alive and
well,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
spider SIM.

The web oil, the Madagascar spider
is to be utilized for the purposes rof
silk manufacturing by an company of
French capitalists. The natives Of the
island where this spider thrives know
very we'll the good qualities Of this
thread, but their innate laziness pre-
vents their applying themselves to the
systematic exploitation OF the webs. It
is still remembered that the Creoles df
Maurftals presented Empress Eugene
with pair ,6f,nittens made of this spi-
der's threads, which were so fine that
they could hardly be noticed on her
hands, iUr 'tney we're almost transpa-
rent and colOrless "A Fren6n natural
list has recently ascertained that the
Madagascar spider produces at the be-
ginning of fits week more Ahan 100
yards of thread per hNIr, increasing in
quantity until vt produces more than
$50 yards per hoIr. Anewly-construct-
cd lidttle machine, which winds the
thread on bobbina automatically fmme-
dlately from the spider is to be en-
ployed in Madagascar. The spiders
themselves are to Ire raised systemati-
cally in enormous numbers, and al
though the fabrics made from the new
material may be stHpendously costly
al first, it is not unlikely that the pres
ent generation will live to see dresses
made Of spider web.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
How Plants Got water

The fact that in wet weather the
soil dries slowly even when covered
with plants that ordinarily drain the
soil rapidly, leads some TO think that
when wet the leaves absorb moisture
on them. But the fact can be equally
well accounted for by the knowledge
that water on the leaves prevents them
from evaporating the moisture brought
from the soil by roots. This soil con-
tains some mineral elements which
unite with carbonic acid gas from the
air in forming plant tissue. While
the leaves are wet they cannot absorb
carbonic acid gas. This with the
.iect'of stopping evaporation, makes
the sappy growth which many, jump
ing too quickly at conclusions think
mnst be caused by the direct absorp-
ton of water through the leaves,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

have been when this stupendous work
was finished. Modern methods OF
building are pebuked by some OF these
old piles, and II has been questioned
how much of our best work VIII DC IN
evidence 5000 years hence. History
tells us that the canal known as bahr
Joussuf was constructed 1000 years ago
and is yet fulfilling the purpose for
which 1t was made. The canal runs
almost parallel with the river Nile for
about two hundred and fifty miles. 1t
turns and curves, creeping through
meadows and along the foot hills,
carefully preserving its level until 1t
reaches a point where II turns west
ward, and running through a narrow
pass, reaches district which without
it would be a desert incapable OF cul-
tivatiOn and devoid Of vegetable prod
ucts which would sustain life. OF course
the statement that 1t WIS built by Jo-
seph, the son Of Jacob, may or may not
be true. but that 1t is Of untold i'm
portanOe to that region need not be
stated There are traditions that this
canal was originally INTENDED to sup
ply lake which was NEARLY five hun
dred Miles in circumference, and that
this lake was the sourne Of fish supply
Of that region, and that ithe value of
this product was at hast two hundred
and fifty thousand pounds a year.
Modern engineers are Ggiving more at
tention to old time methods than they
did half ia century sRgo. They are
learning that undue haste and undue
cheaEaess are not at all profitable.
They are also learning that here is
room for eeven more knowledge on the
subject, that cheap materials and
scamp work are not to be relied upon.
When these old buffers built they
builhed to- the glory Of God and not to
the erriching of the contractors VINO
took Tine job.
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Waiting Sheets Of ML,n.

1t is often desirable to Join sheets
of mica, and very simple operation
will secure that result. Put clear
gelatin into cold water; let 1t remain
until it is sOEtened, then press out any
excess Of water with a soft cloth. Put
1t over water bath until It melts, then
add heated proof spirit to make 1t fluid,
being extremely careful not to put too
much Of the spirit-simply enough to
liquify 1t. Meanwhile dissolve one and
one-third ounce Of gum mastic and
one-fourth ounce Of gum ammoniac in
four ounces Of rectitied spirit. Add
this to the gelatin and spirit solution,
stirring it very carefully, keeping the
mass in motion continually until it is
perfectly blended. Put 1t in glass stop
pered bottles and see that 1t is perfect
ly sealed. Warm it when wanted for
use and apply quickly. Then press
the sheets together and place a very
light weight on them, leaving them to
dry for several days.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
The YanIshIng MountaInr.

In a paper which he recently read
before the Scientific Congress at Paris,
NJ. de Lapparent expressed the opin-
ion that all mountains will vanish off
the face of the earth in course of time.
He declared that If the actual natural
forces at work upon our globe retain
their present intensity, in $500 900
years all inequalities of surface will
be levelled. He instanced as a striking
example the reduction of the Arden
mes, which were once a chain of the
Alps, but which had already shrunk to
their present dimensions at the outset
Of the Tertiary epoch. The Alps, he
said, exemplified the youth, the Pyre-
nees the maturity, and the mountains
f Provence TIE declining years OF
mountain ranges, while the central
plateau Of France was typical Of their
death and dissolution.
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having once dyed he was obliged to dye
to the end.


The time has passed when man
can be all poet. Poems are read now
adays, but the public will not 40 for
them as they did in a golden age now
passed away. Happy, therefore. 10 the
poet who can find an occupation that
is congenial and at the same time akin
to, the art which he himself cultivates.
Prominent among these happy forta-
mates is Mr.. Harrison S. Morris Of
Philadelphia, poet by taste and habit,
managing director of the Philadelphia
Academy of Fine Arts by way of seri-
GUS occupation. Though poet to the
finger-tips, as Mr.. Morris showed in q
recent collection of his pieces. he 10 at
the same time an accomplished and
Jealous man ofqaltairs. NThis he shows,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

had ambition. She says 1t was for
tunate In gratifying her zeal she was
laying up treasure against the day when
ambition and necessity to earn alive
lihood might be one and the same
thing This was before women denied
that their single place in life was be-
side the cradle Mrs HirtZel reasoned
with herself. She concluded that had
she been born man rather than a
woman she would have been lawyer.
She reasoned more. There was no
reason why the woman who wanted to
be lawyer should be debarred from
being a lawyer simply because men
thought she ought not to be one. She
couldn't see any reason why men
should pick out the future for women,
anyhow and she gradually allowed it
to become known that she was going
ito be lawyer and possibly sit on the
bench. 1t made good many OF the
t~Soung men she knew laugh, but she
has not heard of any of the scoffers
becoming assistant corporation coun-
sells. Judge Gary, up in Oshkosh, was
her first tutor. She read in his office.
Her parents came from Germany.
They don't like to have women do
much In the professions in Germany.
Miss Hirtzel did not inherit any preju-
dice along this line, and 1t did not par
ticularly matter that she did not get
much encouragement among the men
and women she knew. She learned to
think for herself early in life, and she
is still doing it. The more she dug
into the books of the judges library
themore she became welded to her res
olution. The more she read the more
she saw there was to be read, but work,
and not play, was to be her lot. The
preparatory course brought her to Chi
cago ten years ago. She entered the
Chicago law college. 1t was not pleas
ure at times for her to sit the single
woman in the class of seventy-five
men who finished in 1890. She felt
conspicuous. The men looked upon
her as out of place. There were other
days when Miss Emma Bowerman was
with her, and side by side the two sat
as the men smiled. and the smile was
plain sign of pity for womanly fol-
ly.
Miss Hirtzel's views are worth con-
sidering She knows what 1t means
for a woman to take hold of her shoe
tops and left herself into professional
distinction in big city. There are
only eight or ten others who have gone
through thoIni'I There is mona other
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

year by year, in his direction Of the
academy. Exhibitions of the academy
Mr.. Morris directs improve each sea-
son, and If not the most notable held in
America, they are certainly not infer
Tor in interest or quality to any 9TH
ers. 1t is, as we understand it, Mr.,
Morris who has kept this eldest Of
American art societies up to the high
modern mark, and he deserves great
credit for the achievement. Among the
members Of the Browning and con-
temporary clubs Of Philadelphia Mr..
Morris is a parsonage of distinction,
just as he would be in Boston. New
York or London, were he not so for
tunate as to be more at home In home
like and charming Philadelphia.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
SIOO TO Any Man.
wILL ~ sloo ZOE ANY cAsE
OF Weakness In Men They Treat usG
Fall to Cure.

OF Weakness In Men They Treat ma
Fall to Cure.
An Omaha Company places for the first
time before the public MAGICAL TRKAT-
MENT for the cure Of Lost Vitality, NervonR
and Sexual Weakness, and Restoration OF
Life Force in old and young men. No
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q WONDERFUL TREATMENT--ln in itR
effects positive in its cure All readers.
who are suffering from weakness that
blights their life, causing that mental ard
physical suffering peculiar to Lost Nam
hood, should write to the STATE MEDICAL
COMPANY Omaha, Neb., and they villa
send you absolutely FREE, a valuable
paper ON these diseases and positive proofs
OF their truly MAGICAL TREATMENT. fhous-
ands OF men, who have lost all hope Of q
cure, are being restored by them to per
feet condition.
This MAGICAL TREATMENT may be taken
at home under their directions, or they wiz
pay railroad fare and hotel bills to all who
prefer to go there for treatment, If they
fail to cure. They are perfectly reliables
have no Free Prescriptions, Free Cure,
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every case they treat or refund every dol
lar; or their charges may be deposited in y
bank to be paid to them when q cure IL
Effected. Write them today
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

Can the Nervous System BE Educated7
The question of the susceptibility of
the nervous system for training came
up in a Rcientific discussion not long
since. There was a good deal of diff
ference Of opinion as to the possibility
Of training the nerves. According to
the most comprehensive opinion a
great deal depends0n the owner of the
nerves It dis possible to train certain
CLASSES and conditions, while others
are hOpelessty unsusceptible. TIE will
of the individual, dhe pllability, or
rather the t1npressiUnability, has ev-
eTything to TO with successful nerve
training. AS a matter Of fact, the de-
sire to be hsained must be present
FIRST of all. It comes from within, and
prompted by the desire of the indiwid-
Hal "a course OF training may bring
about the happiest results. Train
ing nerves against the will of the pa
tient Peminds one of the old adage of
convincing a man againtt his will
"he is IL the same opinion still"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

vito aas been hon0red IA she han, md
tho struggle has left ne mark. There
are no wrinkles In her face, and her
keen eye Is q true sign of shrewdness
which lawyers have learned to value.
She is short In stature, without man
nerisms plain in speech, convincing,
businesslike She carries her cards
with her, bat they are not the common
cards that women use.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
There IL . class Of People

Who are injured by the use Of coffOo.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores new preparation
called GRAIN-o, made Of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives 1t with
out distress, and but few can tell II
from coffee. 1t does not cost over u
rs much. Children may drink It wSgi
great benefit. 15 cents and 25 cents
per package. Try 1t, Ask fol
GRAIN-O.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

tRev.l W. G. Alvey, West Plains, Mo-,
writes; "Slnee using Dr. Kay's Renova-
tor my health has been gradually improv-
ing. As general rule am now passing
through the night with but little pain. and
Gleep IS much more refreshing than before
began using your Renovation.
If you are sick there Is no remedy more
likely to cure you than DR.. Kay's Renovae
tor. Send stamps for a valua BILE &c. page
book, "DE. Kay's Home Treatment tn.
best family reference book published 4,
Address DR.. B. j. Kay Medical Company
Omaha, Neb.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

No. Through old earthworks No.
2.-Through body and into fresh earth
works. No. 3.-Into fresh earthworks
twelve inches.
range of two miles; perforate steel
plates; plunge into solid earth for a
distance Of eighteen inches after pass
ing through a human body. But a
small pile of loose, dry earth will ar
rest its fight and tear 1t into frag-
ments. Scientists explanations of why
this is so are very unsatisfactory. but
all admit that it is true. DR.. Griffith of
the Missouri State militia, discovered
It several years ago, when he made it
public It was announced that he had
discovered the German army secret of
twenty years standing. To protect
himself against the deadly Krag-Jor-
gensen bullet, soldier needs neither
forts, trees, armor nor steel plates. He
can dig up pile of loose earth eigh-
teen inches in diameter with his bay
onet, and, lying down behind this APP
parently insecure barrier. be assured
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
RhnIte 1ntn Ynnr amman.

Aliens Foot-Ease, q powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. 1t is tho
greatest comfort discovery OF the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-httinR
or new shoes feel easy. It 10 a certain
cure for sweating, callons and hot,
tired, aching feet. Try 1t to-day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores. By
mail for 25c In stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address Allen s. olmsted. LIE
Roy, NJ. Y.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
QUEEN MARsuERIrE's POODLE
King RwmbCrt used His UiAlr Dys On
tho Little Beast.

King hVmbott Used HIS uaAlr Dye On
tho Little Beast.
King Humkerts gray hairs and the
dye that was to cure them are the sub
ject OF an amusing little anecdote In
the Bsrlinsr Tageblatt, The king, 1t
seems, favoIs the iron gray OF age and
aees nothing to object ito In the years
that lead ITO reverence and the silver
hah But Queen Marguerite was very
0sRloAs on the other side and wished
tORce 'what Paris and the coiffeur could
do In tho work OF restoration. She
therefore thought OF IAN imperial hair
dye, the only nodepn witchcrsft that
BGienee allows. Tho king one day
found ON his dressing table the elixir,
carefully packed, with directions for
iuse and guessed whence and why 1t
ecame. Now, Queen Marguerite had a
tfavoribe poodle, white and fleecy}which
was wont to gay her a morning visit
avery day, but on one of his duty calls
shortly after the elixir arrived the
faithful toutOu arrived sleek and CLOS
ssy &as ever, bHt the snow white fleece
was changed for H garment of blush
black. AS there was no reason why
IScoutt and cCurtier should go into
gmOuuning, the queen was mortified al
the change 'Toupo creature" she
cried, how grutesque they have made
you look" "Andyour husband?" was
all the king said ! Gnd the queen asked
mo more questions. The poodle is said
ito have resentedrthe parable; the snow
white fleece newer came round, and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

~ knew Pedalman was soon to
marry Miss Walker, but had no idea
he was so thoroughly infatuated, "
what makes you think he is so
thoroughly infatuatedP"
HE has just sold his wheel to get
money to meet the first installment on
his household goods" Omaha World
Herald.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

that all the bullets fred at him will
be ilattened before they reach him,
Our illustrations show the effects on
the bullet Of the resisting effects OF
old earthworks, human bodies expert
ments have been made on cadnvers)
and fresh earthworks.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

In Germany when the vote Of the
jury stands six against six the prison
err Is acquitted. A vote OF seven to
Ave leaves the decision to the court,
and in vote of eight against four the
prisoner Is convicted.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

on the deck OF the steamer or on board the
train that bear you away from those dear
to you. you will, II you are wise, have safely
slowed away In your luggage a Buficicnt
supply OF that safeguard against illness
Hostetters stomach Bltters Commercial
travellers, tourists and pioneer emigrants
concur In testlfylng to the terrifying and
saving properties Of the great tonic, Use
for constipation, billousness, malarial and
kidney complaints and nervousness,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
Her Covert Drosa.

Fair Defendant in Cause Celebre
(reading report of yesterdays proceed
iugs)-The idiots. There's no trusting
ones reputation with these news
papers They describe my heliotrope
poplin as puce alpaca with muslin
frill. Punch.
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Willle's Little Joke.

Little Willie-Maw, / think / know
why there are so many eattails grow
ing down beside the pond near the
mill.
Mamma-Why, my dear?
Little WillieCCos so many kittens
have been drowned there, Pittsburg
Naws
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
To stop a Bullet.

Experiments have shown that the
bullet of the Krag-Jorgenson rife,
which has been adopted by the Ameri-
can army has enormous projectile
force, yet it can. be stopped by little
pile of loose earth.
The bullet will bore hole through
an oak tree a foot in diameter at q
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

"PittShurg is acquiring quite a rep
utation for a convention city," re-
marked the Horse editor
III is" assehted the Snake editor;
"but then, you know, it has been a
natural gas city for a number of
years" PittSburg Chronicle Tele-
graph.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
An Adjustable Lawn sprlnklen.

An Elgin, Illinois, genius has in
vented a lawn sprlnkling apparatus
called the storm sprinkler, a fair idea
of which may DO had by examining the
accompanying illustration. The outlet
is through perforated circle over
which is a reversible plate which can
be screwed so as to throw the spray
in any direction desired or In all d.
rections. With ordinary force a spray
is thrown from 80 to So feet high and
covering an area Of nearly so feet In
all directions. 1t Is said to be the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

Colonel, we are intending to erect
an artistic drinking place in the center
Of the park, and thought perhaps you
might subscribe a small"
THE project is sheer nonsense. Sir,
do you imagine for an instant that the
city will grant license?"-Indian-
apolis Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

1t is said that since the remarkably
cold winter Of lS93-94 there are many
parts OF South Carolina in which the
bluebird, once SO plentiful, has become
totally extinct.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
Inhnlnr hr rnhIcntInns.

The Butler Hand hevery night at
the hour of midnight the ghost hap
pears and groans and wrings its hands.
American Tourist-.Ahl Must have
died in the cucumber season. -Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
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MISS CORA HIRTZEL.
ASSISTANT oRPORATIoN
COUNSEL OF CHICAGO.
Whs First Woman HcV0r Aprolnted ~ N
Like Position In tho west-A Sketch
Os nm AmbItLGua wOnAns BuaS
&Mf@

sSIsrANT Colpor-
alton Counsel Cora
B. .Hirtzel, Of Chi
cage, lately ap-
pointed by Mayor
Harrison, walks,
talks and acts like
a woman who likes
to be a man, She
doesn't cane q hg
for DelsartA. soci-
ETY. novels are phil
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

The most wonderful statue in the
world is in Yokohama. 1t is the seat
ed image of the god Dia- butsu, and its
height is 63X feet. The total weight
of this great statue is $50 tons, 500
pounds of which is pure gold.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

In Zululand, when the moon is at
the full, objects are distinctly visible
at as great distance as seven miles,
By starlight one can see to read print
with ease.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

On the state railways in Germany
the carriages are painted according to
the colors Of the tickets OF their re-
spective classes. First class carriages.
are painted yellow, second class green
and third class white.