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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-28

When loafer finds a man busy he always.
inquiries in the genial way common to loaf
ers: "Busy"-Atchison Globe.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-28
His Stake.

A man never loses money on fast horses.
It is the slow ones that drive him to the free
lunch counter.-Burlington Gazette.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-07-28

ence. Itrelieves the condition that pro-
duces so much discomfort and robs men
situation of It's terrors. Here is proofs:
DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM:-How can L
thank you enough for what you have,
done for me? When wrote to you l.
was suffering untold pain at time Of
menstruation; was nervous, had head
ache all the time, no appetite, that tired.
feeling, and did not care for anything.
L have taken three bottles of Lydia e.
Pinlham's Vegetable Compound, one.
of Blood Purifier, two boxes of Liver
Pills, and to-day 1 am awell person.
would like to have those who suffer
know that 1 am one of the many who
have been cured of female complaints.
byyour wonderful medicine and advice.
Miss JENNIE r. MILES, Leon, Wis
Ifyou arc suffering in this way, write
as Miss Miles did to Mrs. Pinkham at.
Lynn, Mass, for the advice which She
offers free of charge to all women.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
No Luck I'm Horsesh0es.

There is a trr ck-driver OF Green
witch street, in this city, who stands
ready TO demolish any man who at
tempts to persuade him that horse
shoes are lucky. lie started rp street:
the other day with a load Of discarded
horse shoes, which were to be de-
livered to a junk shep in the ,neighbor-
hood. He was hardly underway when
tine tail-board of his wagon fell out.
and about q bushels of the shoes were
scattered on the pavement. and In pick
ing these up, Of them fell upon his
foot and Injured him SO that he
limped for a week. While he was re-
loading, a rapidly driven a came
dc wn the street, and struck the rim OF
his wheel. demolisLing two spOkes, and
he had hardly unloaded and started
for home, before his horse took fright
and rem away. demolishing his wagon
and nearly killing bin in the blrgain
by throwing him against a pillar OF
the elevated road. On reaching bone
he found three of his children sick With
the measles.-From Hardware.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
Heart beats In Sleep.

From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat: Why one takes cold easily ly-
ing down with their clothes on and
why the necessity Of cover during
sleep is because nature takes the time
when one is lying down to give the
heart rest and that organ consequently
makes ten strokes less per minute
than when one is in an upright posture.
Multiply that by sixty minutes and 1t
is 600 strokes. Therefore. in eight
hours spent in lying down the heart is
saved nearly 5000 strokes, and as the
heart pumps six ounces of blood with
each stroke. 1t lifts 10000 ounces less
Of blood in a night of eight hours spa 1t
in bed than when is In an upright
position. AS the blood flows so mIch
more slowly through the veins when
one is lying down, one must supply
them with extra covering the warmth
usually furnished by circulation.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

One of the most critical engagements
in the recent fighting on the northwest
frontier of India, was the storming of
Darg.i Ridge by the Gordon Highland
ers. The position of the Afridis tribes
men seemed almost impregnable; and
in advancing to take 1t it was neces-
sary to cross an open space swept by
an incessant fire of rifles, where more
than one hundred men had already
been killed or wounded. The High
landers, at the word of command,
sprang into this open space, their pip
ers striking up Cock of the North" as
the rush was made. Piper Findlater
was one Of the first to enter upon the
deadly strip of ground, and when, after
a few yards, he was laid low by a shot
through both legs, he .propped himself
up against a boulder and continued to
play with undated energy. The High
landers suffered severely. but they took
the ridge; and Piper Findlater was
recommended for the Victoria Cross for
his ~gallantry.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
A MycologIcal Cabinet.

So important have mushrooms be-
come as an article of diet hat the
question of deciding upon the various
sorts Of fungi has been for some time
attracting the attention Of scientists.
Educational bulletins are sem out, and
a large amount Of literature is being
distributed with a view to familiariZ-
Ing the public with this product. 1t
Is not enough to follow the old ale,
III you live it's a mushroom; II you
die it's q toadstool;" but the diff ar
ence In the varieties must be clearly
understood in order to avoid risk 20
life. A series of illustrations has been
prepared, showing the form, color and
general appearance of the specim eas
belonging to this family. In view Of
the fact that almost everybody is fond
OF mushrooms, and that they would
be In more general use If people Were
moi afraid of them, it is suggested that
The agricultural experiment stations
prepare colored plates that may be
furnished to the public schools on de-
mand, and that whenever opportunity
offers lectures ON this subject be given.
1t would also be interesting to start a
theological club In every section Of
the country where mushrooms abound
and to cultivate a taste for this deli
icult to grow and they are a most well
come addition to the table Of the rich
and poor alike.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
"RenOVHtInE."

Long before the careful and thrifty
housewife feels that she can afford
to discard certain garments, she be-
comes conscious that they must be
renovated or other garments will have
to be bought to replace them. True
economy spares no pains to preserve
or extend the creditable appearance
and lifetime of any garment. Many
times before a garment is much worn
it presents a shiny or soiled appear
ance, and a little care which should
be considered neither burdensome nor
vexatious, will make it like new.
A neighbor housekeeper. who excels
in the art" of ~renovating, say that
her method is so simple any one may
copy 1.-THE secret of success being on
Iy plenty Of clean hot soft water and
good soap. If the garment to be clean
ed is much worm, she dyes it after it
is cleaned.
For each garment there is a fresh
suds made, as a garment washed pre-
viously might have left lint or soil in
the water.
Any old garment, a coat or vest or
trousers to be cleaned, is first well
brushed and busted and hen soused
up and down and around vigorously
in the hot suds and any spots rubbed
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
The Causes of Cancer.

There are few diseases that afflict
the human family that are more to be
dreaded than those of a cancerous ma
ture. The cancer proper is a most APP
palling foe TO life. Whether it can BE
cured is and always has been a debat-
able question. Cases are cited where
alleged marvellous cures have been eff
fected, but this does not to any appre-
cable extent alter the facts in the case
that the cancer Is practically i%ncurable,
once it gets any ort OF Roadway in the
system. The causes OF this disease
have been so imperfectly understood
that any effort at prevention was worse
than useless. A French scientist
claims to have discovered cancer
germs in wood, and hat artisans who
work in wood are much more subject
to this disease, all things being con-
sidered, than those who handle most
other materials. Having once started
on this line Of search. he found a n
Ger germs in wood and vegetation Of
various kinds. Elm and willow trees
showed a greater preponderance Of
these germs han other woods. In
high attitudes or where trees are not
common, very few cancer germs were
found, from all of which 1t appears
that we may be at last IN the high
road to some reliable and conclusive
knowledge upon a subject which has
banled the skill of medical scientists
for many years.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
Steel Casks Are Used Now.

A steel cask is being extensively adj
vertised in England, as a substitute
for ordinary wooden barrels for ship
ping petroleum, medicinal extracts, es-
sentiai oils and chemicals. 1t is said
that the Standard Oil company's Ger
man branch has extensively adopted
this novel cask. Plain terne coated
steel sheets are employed in its on
struction, these being Est passed
through a corrugating machine, which
forms parallel corrugations from end
to end and considerably stiffen and
strengthen the cask when completed.
In order to obtain the necessary curva-
ture to the cask, 1t is passed through
a second machine. which forms the
bilge by taking the corrugationsr of
different dimensions; in other words,
1t opens out the corrugations in the
middle and presses those at the top
and bottom together. A number of
hydraulic presses are used to cut out
the circular ends and to form in them
at the same time a raised section,
which assists in stiffening the ends.
The parts are then put together, the
side seam being closed by means of a
specially made machine that produces
a perfectly secure joint, but solder is
employed to render ali sections quite
tight. The advantages claimed for
this cask are great durability, strength
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

with the hands. II necessary a Sec
ond suds Is used and the garment
then rinsed in clean hot water n
ever, the garment Is to be dyed, which
Is done to clothes still wet, and then
rfnsed again after 1t is dry. In either
case, when nearly dry, it is rolled
tightly for the dampness to distribute
evenly, which requires an hour or
more. 1t Is then carefully smoothed.
and an old cotton cloth spread over
1t and all the wrinkles ironed out. 1t
Is not ironed perfectly dry, however,
but she stops just before the steam
ceases to rise as the steam brings the
nap up with it. Any spot which be-
comes too dry and shiny is ironed
again with a damp cloth laid on 1t.
All obstinate wrinkles are treated the
same way. This is the simple, scien-
tific process used by most %renovators
in cleaning both cloth and silk gar
ments, and any housewife may be
quite as successful by being equally
Embellishments Realm.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

Two obscure lobbyists have been
indicted at Jefferson City, Mo-, for ply
ing their vocation around the state
house during the meetings Of the last
general assembly. The lateness Ut the
hour and other circumstances combine
to make the indictment Of these men
an absurdity. The responsibility, as
far as it can be traced, rests upon
those constituencies which sent repre-
sentatives to Jefferson City to make ap-
pointments with lobbyists. Bribery is
an offense of deliberation and the guilt
is divided between him who gives and
him who receives.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

may not be sufficiently poisonous to
cause death or illness, there are q
number Il cases on record where chill
dren have swallowed the gum, the r.
suit being the clogging Of the passage
leading from the stomach, followed by
Inflammation and death. AS a gen.
eral thing gum of all sorts Is a
excellent thing to let alone. OF course
this is a warning that is bound to pass
UNDECIDED, as gum has its devotees and
they will. under no circumstances,
give up what is to them a very great
enjoyment. 1t is, however. OF the
utmost Importance that the hygienic
effect Of gum be carefully studied.
There are persons who seem to have
a chronic sore mouth from this pra-
tice. and to such people the habit IS
little more or less than suicidal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

Tie last joke ut the expense Of the
French Society for the Protection OF
Animals is to the following effect:
4 countryman. armed with an iM-
mcEse club, presented himself before
the president Of the society ana
claimed the first prize. He was asked
to describe the act If humanity or
which he founded his claim.
II have. saved the life Of a wolf"
replied the cdNntryman. II might
easily have killed him with this
blTugeOn," and he swung his weapon
in the air, to the intense discomfort of
the president.
'BWt where was this WOLFF" inquired
the latter. What had he done to
you:'
File had Just dcvourcd my wife,"
was the reply.
The president reflected an instant
ard then said:
MY friend, l am Of the opinion that
you have been sufficiently rewarded
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
Theory and Practice.

Whenever we make theory and
practice coincide we do well, but
who would suppose that man could
theorize on so practical a subject as
eating. Yet this is a part Of the
science Of hygiene. The process by
which food is converted into nutri-
ment Is not here explained, and the
means by which nutriment is assimi-
lated by the tissues is part of another
science. But without the aid of any
science we know that food must be-
come tissue in the body through
change, by a different arrangement OF
its elements, by metabolism, anabol-
ism and catholicism. - Household
Realm.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

They are getting up all sorts OF
gowns for pansy luncheons, which are
quite the most up-to-date things In
society. At a pansy luncheon you
trim the table with pansies and en-
broider the napery in the same flow
or, after which nothing remains but
that the hostess shall dress herself
in pansy colors. At the most recent
affair of this kind the hostess wore a
blue cashmere skirt trimmed with a
deep flounce Of ecru lace. The girdle
was of yellow satin, and at the front
a bunch of yellow satin loops initiated
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

ness can scarcely be exaggerated. me
extremely poor are no able 10 puS
sufficient fuel to heat water enough TO
keep up proper sanitary conditions.
The supply would be from a central
plant, and a most rigid account "ouiu
be rendered of the amount OF hot wat
er used, each family, or persons, pc
ing allowed a certain amount. which
would have to be duly ascertalneo.
Another idea would be the utilizing OF
waste heat Of the street gas lamps.
The heat generates steam and is driven
into a reservoir Of water which is sit
uated in a chamber below the lamp.
There is a penny-in-the-slot machine
attached, and by dropping in a small
coin a certain amount Of water may be
secured. The criticism is made on this
plan that it necessitates continuous
burning of gas, which is by no means
economical. The water would be
wanted In the daytime, when ordinar-
lily there is little, If any, gas consumed
in many localities; besides, one must
use a common burner, as the mean
descent lights are extremely econom-
ical In gas consumption. 1t would
appear that a new system of some sort
must be employed. The great profit
that would necessarily accrue from
the continual dropping of coins in the
slot machines would justify an adi.-
tional consumption Of gas and possibly
a more brilliant light. 1t is an I'M
questioned fact that there are few
things more necessary in crowded CT
ties than an ample supply of hot water.
There is no better destroyer of germs,
and complete cleanliness cannot be Sc
cured without its use.-New York
Ledger.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
Royal Mourning.

All the English court and society
people who wished to obey the queens
request went into temporary mourning
upon the death of the duchess of
Teck. Court mourning of previous
days differed from that of the pres
ent. The French queens, before the
reign of Charles VIII. wore white upon
the death of the king, and were called
reines blanches white queens). In
1893 white mourning was done away
with and black employed in it's place.
Other historians affirm that in the six
teenth century yellow was the color
for royal mourning at the court of
France, and that it was on this ac-
count that Anne Boleyn and her la
dies adopted this color on the occa-
sion Of the death of Katherine of Ar
ragon. In a wardrobe account for half
a year to Lady Day, 1894, there are the
following entries for King William
Ills mourning: "a gray coat lined
with murrey and white lowered silk.
with gold loops, and four Grape hat
bands; a s%ad-colored silk coat lined
with gold-striped lustering, with sill
yer and silk buttons, and a purple
Grape hatband, and a purple coat
Queen Anne, on the death of Prince
George Of Denmark, wore black and
white, with a mixture of purple in
some parts of her dress. This idea
was taken from the mourning worn
by Mary queen of Scots, for the earl
OF Darnley, which was exactly similar
in every respect. On the day of her
accession Queen Anne wore purple
mourning for her predecessor. This
was in order to mark a difference be-
tween the black she wore for her par
ent, and the court mourning she as-
sumed for her brother-in-law. Thus
1t VIII be seen that other colors than
black have, in former days, played a
prominent part in royal mourning.
Black silk will, doubtless, hold its
sway in mourning, for, in a peculiar
way, 1t harmonizes with the sadden-
ed feelings of those who are left to
mourn the loss of others who have
been ear and dear to them. At a
reading DON held in 1887, when
Queen Victoria was her Princess Vic
toria, we read of the royal mourning
which vas then adopted by the court,
The Princess Augusta received the Wis
itors owing to the indisposition OF
her majesty, and was attired in a
BLACK Grape dress, with a deep golfer.
ed bounce, arranged over another
fiounce of silk, a manteau of black
Grape. and a headdress of black
Grape with lappets, plumes and black
ornaments. The duchess of Kent was
attired in a black Grape dress owe,
black silk, a train of black silk trim.
med with Grape to correspond, and
a head-dress consisting of feathers
black Grape, lappets and Jet orn
ments. The Princess Victoria's dress
consisted of a Grape dress wei black
silk, a train of black silk, with Grape
to correspond, and a headdress com
posed Of feathers. black Grape lappet.
and jet ornaments.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

Four German warships recently land
cd a force of sixteen hundred men a.
Kiao Chau. an important port in the
southern part Of the Chinese province
of Shantung. The German admiral
gave the Chinese troops three hours in
which to e%vacuate the forts. and after
they had done so hoisted the German
flag. The %ostensible p%rovocation for
this proceeding was the recent murder
of two German missionaries in that
province; but Germany is generally
credited with a purpose to retain the
port thus forcibly acquired as a base
for her navy and merchant vessels in
the Pacific.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
What Ia Worn.

Something quite new in the way of
ofnamentation is an entire bodice.
pouched and full, made Of the breast
feathers Of The Impeyan pheasant
silky and leautiful.
With all the outdoor garments,
whether jackets. capes or blouses,
enormous collars, ruches or plisses are
worn, Of lace, net or fur, and the
high. open collars like tunnels, are
filed in with soft ruches and quillings
to make them becoming.
Some OF the new buckles are mount
cd in a new way, with plain gold wire,
others in an antique silver, and are
either square or lozenge-shape, dis
playing large bosses in emeralds or
amethysts. The seasons betting Is
particularly pretty, the gold ribbon be-
ing interviewer with floral designs at
ter the period of Louis XVI. White
and gold anvas ribbons are produced
to simulate embossed leather, and the
buckles for these are sold in sets for
the back IS we'll as the front. The
rocco designs are beautiful. generally
mounted in antique silver. Colored
pearls Of all sorts now appear to be
cut in facets, and play an important
part in the trimmings.
White spider net is much to the
fore, worked in silver, pearls and gold.
A black net Is a capital exemplification
Of the most fashionable style of en-
broidery; from the foot rise large
sprays of tulips and leaves, the flowers
in bold relief produced by irridescent
sequins piled one owe the other. Five
yards is about the usual width for
evening skirts, and the body of these
have been prepared with gray and
horizontal rows of embroidery at in
~tervals, some of the fine lisse being
worked thus with an embroidery oil
ribbon.
The notion Of a cashmere blouse is
very pleasing In its novelty. but Il
must needs be elaborated with silker
embroidery or pipings or hemstitch'
ings Or lace medallions, SO that al
suggestion Of economy is banished.
For outdoor wear Paris modistes arr
making half long jackets and hand
some capes of embroidered velvet, ant
also the new blouse in plush or velvet
much ornamented. The evening robe.
are made trained, the front and side.
covered with embroidery.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

A sickening feature of the African
land-grabbing is the canting hypocrisy
which attempts to base the title to
stolen territory on treaties" with the
various negro potentates in the dis
trict. Such a title Is about as valid as
the title to a travellers watch obtained
by the persuasion of a revolver on q
lonely road, but it is urged by Great
for the sanctity of treaties which has
marked the foreign policy Of that ma
ton ever since these treaties began to
establish her colonial aggressiOns.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

h Belgian government, observing
that advertisements are being placed
on rocks and other public places, has
notified the municipalities that Inc
nuisance must stop" Belgium Is q
thrifty land. More thrifty still is
Switzerland. Yet when the st. Goth
ard rocks were covered with advertise
ments the government ordered them
cleared off, saying, 1--WE would as soon
have them on the white cross of our
flag" But here. in the United States
just look at some of the rocks up the
Hudson!
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

grass, and which, nevertheless, will
not produce muscular rheumatism, has
been made. The motor lawn mower
has been invented. The chief objec-
ton to the hand propelled NOW every
suburbanite knows. He has felt 1t In
his aching bones often enough to be
familiar with 1t. The horse-drawn
mower tramples down the fresh and
tender grass, but in the motor mower
there is nothing to interfere with the
grass before it passes under the cut
tiers. and the great weight concentrated
on the three rollers of the machine
rolls out the imperfections and leaves
a solid, even soda valuable feature,
especially in golf and other recreation
grounds.-Chicago News.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28

SWANS who sought her
Was worthy of the pastors daughter.
The t~own-gallants cross'd hill and plain,
To seek the groves of her retreat,
And many FOLLOWED in her train,
To lay their riches at her feet.
But still, for all their arts SO wary,
From home they could not lure the fairy.
A maid without a heart they thought her,
And so they left the pastors daughter.
one balmy eve in dewy spring
A bard became her fathers guest:
He struck his harp. and every string
To love vibrated in her breast.
With that true faith which cannot fa,te:,
Her hand was given at the altar.
And faithful was the heart he brought
her
To wedlock and the pastors daughter.
How seldom learn the worldly gay,
With all their sophistry and art.
The sweet and gentle primrose-way
To woman's fond, devoted heart:
They seek, but never find the treasure,
Although reveal'd in je. and azure.
To them, like truth in wells of water,
A fable Is the pastors daughter.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-04-28
A Medical Success.

Mister said the small boy to the
chemist, "give me another bottle Of
them pills you sold father day before
yesterday"
care they doing him good?" asked
the chemist. looking pleased.
II dino whether they're doin' father
any good or not, but they're doin' me
coed. They just lit my new air gun
Golfers Weekly. "a