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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
COT NINE sABER CUTS.
The Painful Experience of n Cavalry
man Who Had an UngoveFn-
able Horse.

Sitting quietly in the background at
the old soldiers meeting here last
Saturday, looking as quiet and timid
rs a man who had never witnessed n
more exciting scene than chicken
dispute in his own back yard, was Mr..
NJ. r. Finley, veteran of this county,
but lately n member Of company G,
First North Carolina cavalry.
With all his quiet demeanor and his
timidity, n closer inspection of this
old man would quickly show marks
and gashes upon his head that proved
Enthusiastically that he had shared in
conflicts, the ferceness and terror Of
which we of the younger generation
have no adequate knowledge. From
comrade in arms of Mr.. Finley the
writer learned that the now old man
had once, on one of the many battle
fields of Virginia, singly and alone,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08

Last September DR.. Ferrand read to
the French academy paper on music.
He showed its effect on the body and
mind of a patient by practical demon
strations. DR.. Betzchinsky, the fa-
nous Russian savant, told of the
therapeutic worth of music. He point
Cd out the fact that musical com
posers usually have very heavy heads
of hair, and proposed to prove that
music is directly responsible for it,
Piano players always have tremen-
dous quantities of hair, Paderewski
being one of the many cited to prove
the theory. Harpists, violinists and
'celloists, too, usually have fair
amount of hair, as the long-locked
NJ. Ysaye witnesses. If little expert
menting proves this theory correct a
well-equipped orchestra may become
part of every properly-conducted hair
dressing establishment, and floods of
melody from big cornet may pour
upon the customers head after the
electric fan has done it's duty in dry
ing the HARM. Y, Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
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ANGEL BARTON.
Made the Soldiers Obey
Her Orders.

"Angel Barton" the soldiers in the
hospitals of 1S61-65 called her. History
is repeating itself in this woman's life.
Clara Barton saw little that was new
TO her before Santiago, If only the
starving refugees be excepted, The
rest was the old story Of SO years ago.
In the Antietam campaign of Septem-
Der, 1862, a brigadicr general hurried
back to The front with u force to res
cue n wagon train of hospital supplies
which had been ambuscaded aud shelled
by the enemy To his surprise he
found the Transfers mending their har-
ness, rearranging their broken teams
and getting ready to move on. The
train had been attacked, but had not
stampeded as usual under such circum-
stances. The brigadier surveyed the
scene of order and discipline with
amazement. lie turned on the presid-
ing genius and asked:
"IIow in the world did you keep these
men from running away~
"They stayed because 1 did, Miss
Barton replied, simply.
She wore boots, and her skirts were
tucked up in wet-weather fashion. She
had been out in the storms and the
mud for ten days in the Maryland
mountains. What sight she was.
This was the first time a nurse corps
had gone into the field with a union
army, ready TO work among the wound
ell as soon as the fighting began. The
idea was Miss Bnrton's. She had been
in the peninsula campaign and had
seen the need. When the army started
to head off Lee on his Maryland raid,
Miss Barton got detail of wagons
from Assistant Quartermaster General
Rucker, filled them with supplies which
she had collected, but not from the
government, and started after the
army. She Travelled so vigorously and
kept so close to the fighting end of the
army that the prudent mule-drivers be-
came alarmed for their precious skins.
One night they revolted against petit
coat generalship. Under the leadership
Of stalwart teamster they resolved
as they sat around the campfire that
they would refuse to drive forward in
themorning. News of the crisis reached
Miss Barton when the hour came to
start. She climbed down out of the
wagon, where she had slept, and went
to the campfire, around which the
mutineers were clustered, She laid her
hand on the arm of the big conspirator,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
Removing warts from Cows.

A simple remedy for the removal of
warts is given by the Practical Dairy
man, which it says are among the
troublesome things in the dairy, and
one that affects both the COW and the
mixer alike, is their presence more or
less pendant and numerous upon a
cows teats. They are often the more
disagreeable because by the act of
milking they frequently cause sores
and lead to kicking cows and all the
disagreeable consequences which fol-
low. This kind of warts are easily re-
moved by an application of castor
oil. One or two applications will clear
off the warts and render the teats
smooth, soft and pliable.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
MADE OF THE RIGHT STUFF.
Commander Powell Won the Admirn-
tiOn of His CnptOr When He
Surrendered.

Sand always commands respect and
consideration from those who are
themselves brave men. Capt. Jones,
who was in command of the Florida
troops when they took the United
States arsenal at Apalachicola, always
delighted in telling this incident:
Commander Powell was in charge
of the arsenal" related the captain.
"He haG been in the service for 20
years and he made a gallant defense
against overwhelming numbers. To
be accurate, he did about all the fight
ing himself and gave us the impression
that he had quite respectable force
back of him. When we entered the
grim old warrior turned and addressed
us thus:
Five minutes ago was command
er of this arsenal, but, in consequence
of the weakness of my command, l was
obliged to surrender, an act which I
have never hitherto had to do during
my entire military career. If had a
force equal to or even half the strength
of your own, I'll be hanged if you
should have entered that gate until
you walked over my dead body. You
see, 1 have but three men. If they were
soldiers instead of common laborers,
we would be fighting yet. Inow con-
slider myself prisoner of war. Take
my sword, Capt. Jones'
81 did take it mechanically and I'M
der the spell of his outburst, but inn
mediately returned it and told him he
was too brave man to disarm. Spon-
taneously the entire command gave
three cheers for Powell and there was
not one of us who did not feel proud
that he was an American citizen,"-
Detroit Free Press,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
Fooled the Lieutenant.

At Falmouth, before the battle of
fredericksburg, Gen. Burnside or
dered several hundred barrels of COM
missary whisky sent downfrom Wash
ington to Acqu. creek. A lieutenant
of the Twenty-ninth New York, who
was acting as brigadierSnommissary
in Getty's division, sent frequently to
the creek for supply of the wet
goods, but every barrel shipped was in
some way appropriated by foragers.
In this emergency he went personally
to the creek, secured barrel of the
article, had it stood on one end in a
car, took his seat on the head and
vowed he would land it safely at Fall
mouth. Arriving there he sprang tri-
umphantly to the floor and gave the
barrel a vigorous pull, only to land
hard against the side of the car. While
the train had stopped at Potomac
Creek, some one had bored through
from below and drained the BARREL
n. Y.-Sun.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
I'VE WAS DR1v INTO THE HOUSE,"

every night = I'VE could do away with
'skeeters. wasn't sayin' a word, and
the old woman was keepin' mighty still,
and arter the kurrel had spoke fur
half an hour he says;
"'Abe Hope, the guvnor is busy jest
now whitewashin' the co'ncribs on his
plantation, and I've got a heap to do
to look arter politics, but thar is man
who's got the time and the money and
the ambition to save the state of Ar
leansaw, and he's sittin' right yere fe-
fo' me. His name ar Abe Hope, and
when he's conkered the flies and
'5keeters and led us out o. this land
o. desolashun, any reward he kin name
shall be his
THAT'S the way he talked, sab, said
ABE, "and he just made me believe l
orter do sumthin' right away. When 1
axed him what could be done, he told
me to go into wire screens. He p'inted
out that there wasn't such thing
used about any house fur so miles
around yere, and that when the folks
came to see 'em they'd sell to beat the
band. I'd be maxim heap o. money
and savin' the state at the same time,
and his talk was so slick and smooth
that me n the old woman was took in
by IT,"
"And you went into screens?" 1
asked. 49,
Eyes, sah-went right in. Isent down
ITO Nashville and got is screen-doahs,
and screens fur hundred winders,
and when they came loaded 'em into
the cart and set off to sell 'em. The
kurnel had given me fggers, and when
i driv up to Bill Freeman's cabin [
lSnowed jest what to say. Bill comes
out and looks ut them screens and
says;
Abe, it pears to me them milk
strainers is larger than any ever seed
befo', Is the object to strain hull
bar'l of milk to onceT
"'Didn'tyo' ever hear of fly-screens p
I says.
"'Never did
"'rhen yere yo' are, They are fur
doahs and winders. Can't no flies git
in by day or 'skeeters at night. Let's
the air in, but keeps out the insects.
Don't have TO build no smudges nor do
no slappin' Saves half yer energy and
all yer cussin''
"'Abe Hope, says Bill, arter talsin'
time TO think 1t over, 1T pears to me
yo' are agin flies and skeeters. If yo'
are, then yo' are also agin the Lawd.
The Lawd created the state of Arkan-
saw. He knowed what He was about
when he made her half-swamp and la
Coon. The object was to raise flies and
'sleeters-heaps O. 'em. Folks was put
.yere to be bit and pestered, and any
man as goes agin it won't have no
luck
That's the way he talked" said the
squatter, "and that was the way all the
rest of 'em talked. 1t wasn't no good
putin iggers at 'em. They jest az
swered that if the Lawd hadn't reck-
oned on flies and 'skeeters when He
made this world He would have made
'em all wild turkeys instead. l driv
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08

and asked him if he wasn't going to
hitch up and start forward
IL don't know about that" he
growled, with a scowl on his face, and
u shake of his head.
"Yes, you do know" she said. "You
will obey, because 1 give the orders"
Ten minutes later every man was
hitching up his mules, and in half an
hour the nurse-corps was on its way
to the front. Until this time the sani-
tary commission had limited its relief
work to camps and hospitals. Clara
Barton, of Antietam, carried the work
upon the battle field. That was where
Sergt. William Mckinley drove mule
team, with wagon load of hot cof-
fee, along the firing line. To the poor
shattered soldier on his cot she showed
the tender heart of woman; she was
CANCEL Barton" The mutinous mule
drivers who set her wishes at defiance
discovered that those boots and tucked
up skirts went with mind born to
command.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08

around fur a week and didn't make a
sale, and then / come home. was
powerfully put out with Kurnel Bum
ker, but he comes over and hears my
story and says;
"Abe Hope, the people has got TO be
given a few weeks time and eddecated
up to it. Just fix up yer own cabin and
let 'em all see how them Ay-screens
work
81 fixed It. I screened the winders
and the doahs, and put screens up at
the mewl-shed and the co'n-crib. Then
fixed up screens clear out to the road,
and the folks who come to see declared
it was n monstrous sight. Not fly
nor 'skeeter could git into the house,
and we didn't have no smudges fur the
fust time in 20 years. Nobody would
buy, however. Coin agin flies and
',keeters was goin' agin the Lawd,
they said, and heaps of 'em predicted
that Rome calamity would happen as a
punishment, That's jest how it did
come out, and l haln't fairly got over
bein' skeert yit."
"But what could have happened?" 1
queried,
"I'll tell yo', sab, Them flies and
'skeeters and gallnippers had bin hav-
in their way since the world was
created. II they wanted to enter my
cabin in Arkansaw the doahs and win
ders was open to EN-. If they could
bite body and git away that was all
right, The news spread around among
'em, and arter TO or five days they be-
gun to come about mighty thick. L
didn't take much notice till we had n
cloudy day, Then they begun to come
out o. the swamps in such amazin'
swarms that we was driv into the
house, and the old mewl begun to bray
in alarm and kept it up right along.
there was hoss-fies, blue-bottles,
swamp-wasps, house-hies, 'skeeters,
gallinippers and all sorts o flynn bugs.
Seemed like brass band had got out
to call em all together, and at four
o'clock in the afternoon we had to
light a candle. / wasn't feeln' very
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
SAFE FRUIT LADDER.

too, as the one shown in the illustra
ton. Make one in winter according to
this pattern, while you have plenty OF
time, and it will be ready for next sea.
sons fruit picking. The top of such a
ladder can be narrowed to point il
desired. The main piece must be OF
some light material free from knots
and other imperfections. Dress all the
material before putting together, then
paint. If kept under shelter when not
in use it will last many years.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
.n'eaas.lasyiy!s'Iiso 's'sS
& SOUATTER SKETCHES !
\ Abe Hope Tells How He Went Agin s
h Flies and Mosquitoes.
y SV a. OlaD. Copyright 1903
1sfs.sls
Copyright 1898.
8va.WJAD.
iieIats Jli;5alJ5'GNS,

One evening, as we sat on the squat
ter's dootstep, with smoke at our
feet TO drive the mosquitoes away, |
asked the old man If II never occurred
to him TO protect the doors and win
dOws OF his cabin against the pests.
"Lawd bless yo', sab, but dom that
very thing mighty nigh ruined me
three years agol" he replied, as he
struck at galinipper almost as big
as bee.
ayes, sab, 1t did" added his wife, as
she sat down between us, land we
mint taltin' no mo- chances"
When | had urged them to tell the
story, the old man raked some more
chips on the fire to thicken the smoke,
aud then said.
at was OWN to that Kurnel Bunker,
sab. lie comes along yere one day on
his boss, and arter stoppin' fur a nip
from the Jug and lookin' around, he
says TO me that what's keepin the
state Of Arkansaw down on her back
is the drafted flies and 'skeeters,
Couldn't no country get ahead where
her people had TO fight flies by day and
'skeeiers by night, with gallinippers
mixin' in between times, After an
other nip he warns up, and standin'
on this doah-step he makes one o. the
purtiest speeches yo' ever listened to.
He makes out that them flies and
'skeetcrs has kept America back by n
hundred years, and that the state of
ArlSausaw would be Paradise with
out 'em, He put it mighty plain that
we used up half our time slappin' Mt
the pasly things, and that every wom-
an, child, boss, mewl and dog in the
state would git two hours mo- sleep
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
FOR POTATO GROWERS.
Description of Digger and Marker
which Does All the Work of
n Costly Implement.

Those not fortunate enough to be
provided with manufactured potato
diggers and planters may find a saving
OF labor in using the tool here illus
trated. AA, shafts; b, singletree (may
be left out for sake of cleanliness);
&C c, braces; i b, handles; L Il, legs;
+ i, pillow shoveiE
The frame is locally called "go-
devil and is used also in marking out
for corn. To adapt it for use in potato
field make mine to mark rows 32
inches apart. On the end of the legs,
u E, bolt plow shovels + f. Shovels
from single-shoy ell plows are much bet
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
Young Tsees Need Mnlch.

Keep the young trees well mulched
or cultivated two or three feet from
the trunks to avoid the disastrous re-
suits of drought which is sure to come
at some time during the year The
heavier the rains early in the season
the more danger there is of drought
damage later, and the less able is the
soil to retain the moisture. The best
precaution is to keep the soil well
broken up and pulverized for the pro-
lection of young trees, shrubs, etc,
and then TO cover the same with rot
ten straw or other litter to prevent
the moisture from escaping.-Farmers'
Union.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
Mexicnns Want Good Roads.

Some of the newspapers of the city
of Mexico are beginning to point out
the Importance to their republic of
having ample means of communication
besides those furnished by the rail-
roads. At present their highway facil-
tiles are very meager.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
SAFE FRUIT LADDER.
Next Seasons Crop You VIII
Never Regret 1t.

Upon the ordinary fruit ladder one
must stand for long time and endure
the strain and the cutting into the feet of
small round. a fairly broad fiat step
gives firm and comfortable support to
the feet. The ladder can be made light,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
Keep out of the Ruts.

Anyone who can devise a method tC
make drivers, especially with heavy
teams, keep out of the ruts which are
the ruin of all roads will be benefac-
tor to all who use the highways.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08
An Ancient 1t.

Rug weaving is an art older than the
Pharaohs and the history of the first
loom lies shrouded In oblivion.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-09-08

Pinch back the canes of the raspber-
ries so as to increase the growth Of
lateral branches. ,-~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02

We are living too fast. Fast as light
ming" expresses it, for we talk by cleo
tricity, cook by electricity, travel by
electricity and SO on.
Its hurry, hurry, hurry from the cradle
to the grave.
We crowd too much; crowd our work,
crowd our eating, crowd our pleasure,
crowd our sleeping.
A breaking down of the nervous sys-
tenn" is the way OF expressing the result.
1t means depicting Of the nerves in
duced by prolonged strain; overtaxing of
the nervous system; a product of over
hurry and hustle.
It affects all people in all walks Of life.
1t battles physicians Of all schools.
No one knows the horrors Of such
condition better than Rev. J. N. Nc
Cready, Of Elkton, Mich. For years he
labored faithfully and we'll. He was pro-
greSSive and aggressive leader among
men, deep thinker and hard worker.
In his zeal, he overworked; overtaxed
his mental and physical strength.
The outlook was dark, with health shat
tered and recovery apparently hopeless.
Many means for cure were tried, with
out receiving benefit.
Finally ne took DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People and was restored to health.
He says:
"In April, 1896, the physicians said l
must stop preaching or die.
had overtaxed myself and was suf-
iering from complete Breaking down of
my nervous system and persistent stom-
aeh trouble.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02

Several physicians treated me, bot no
permanent benefit was derived.
Four times ! was stricken with nervous
prostration twice with gastritis.
These attacks would throw me into
spasns.
could eat neither meat or vegetables.
If my bare feet touched the floor / was
Immediately seized with cramps.
was used up; helpless, hopeless.
Il commenced to take DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. One box was
consumed and felt no better. This dis
eourag>5 me.
my wife urged me to try the pills
some more, feeling that my life depended
upon the result.
continued to take them.
Since then, and it has been several
months, have enjoyed life.
Haze preached all summer and held
revival meetings for fifteen weeks.
have mad no muscular exercise for
years, lat recently, have done considerable
hard work in my garden, my muscles
standing this test remarkably well.
Every Sabbath preach three times
and now think | am good for another
twenty years, If the Lord wills"
o add weight to his words, Rev. Nc
Cready made affidavit before ID. Brookes,
Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
exert powerful influence in restoring
wasted nerve power and in purifying and
enriching the blood. Druggists consider
them the most effective remedy which
they dispense.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02
An Interesting Case.

Wonewoc, Wis, May 10 1898 The
case If Mrs. Jerry Niles Of this place
is an interesting one. Owing to an
absces~ she became very much reduc-
ed in strength and flesh, until finally
she was not able to walk about the
house except with the aid OF canes.
She concluded 10 try Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. aud after taking the first bottle
she felt better. She continued with
this medicine until the abscess was
healed. and she is now able to do a
great deal of work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02
Ideal Treatment For Rneamatlsm.

The Mystic Cure fer rheumatism
removes at once the rheumatic poison
from the system and the disease inn
mediately disappears Whilst the
{ NgStje LII Rcnccer' builds up the
shattered nervous system. improves
the digestion and restores the general
health 1t is the greatest cure for all
nervous diseases and weaknesses as
well as The most poaooJm Nerre Bujl5-
e. h1io1eu. Sold BY j. T. Bennett and
Stone & Hassell. druggists. Lancaster.
Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02
DIpIonnncY.

Tommy-Papa, what is that diploma
cy the papers talk so much about?
Papa-Diplomacy is the art which en-
ables one man to inform another that
he is a scoundrel without giving him a
chance to get mad about it.-Chicago
Daily News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02
A Cnrrectinn.

"Mistuh Pinkley!" exclaimed Miss
Miami Brown, did ondustan' you ter
git up in dishere company an 'declah
dat you is in favor of wah to de knife ?"
Excuse me-" replied the embar-
raised young man, II should have said
'wah to de razzer.' '-Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02
Not Like Earthly FRIENDS.

When man is rich and prosperous,
and willing and able to do much to help
his friends, they crowd around him.
praise and honor him; but If he is over
taken by adversely. how many Of them
soon'forsake and forget him? Our God
never forgets or forsakes Us. 81 am
poor and needy, yet the Lord thinketh
upon me."-Cnited Presbyterian.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02

Il am very much afraid that our
friend Mr.. Fritters lacks application"
remarked the business man.
Not at all" replied the friend. "He
applies to me for loan once a week
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02
The Harassinw Problem.

I'm perfectly miserable; l can't
make up my mind"
What kind of husband you want?"
"No; what kind of a wheel WANT
Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02
The difference.

In grandpa's time he used 70 drive two
oxen large and strong,
And yet twas at a snail's slow pace they
carted him along;
But since the fieeting cycle came with two
small calves one may
Go whirling through the country lanes a
hundred miles q day.
Il. A. w. Bulletin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02
Plain Enough.

Miss Dunstan-For my part never
could understand why Desdemona fell
in love with the Moor.
Mr. Wise-Why, it's all plain enough.
Her father objected to it.-Chicago
Record
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-06-02
Discussing Changes.

Count Tize-I think I'll try to win
plumbers daughter.
Lord Nose-Iou're behind the times
l am going to spread my net for the
daughter of a bicycle repairer.-Up-to-
Date.