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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT


"Just look at this parlar! Why, 1t
isn't as big as my bedroom at home!"
"0f course it isn't, but did you ex-
pect we were to give dance here
once a week? It's simply u cosy little
parlor for a small family, and when we
get settled you'll be delighted You
won't have to walk half a block to
cross the room"
"But the bedrooms are dark" she
went on, as the tears came again.
my dear woman" said Mr.. Bowser
in coaxing tones and calling bland
smile to his face, "a bedroom was in
vented for use at night. ] seen moth
ing whatever to complain Of. There
is no waste room here. Everything is
cosy and convenient, and inside Of
week you'll go around singing
"You'll--you'll get us back home as
soon as you can?" she asked as she
tried to brace up.
"Of course. That is, I expect you'll
make bigger kick about going back
home than you did of coming over here,
but it'll be all right. Brace up, now,
for here come the goods"
Mr.. Bowser handed in chair for her,
and then followed the men down
stairs to make them hurry. He had
forgotten all about the janitress, but
she was at the front door and looking
for him. Not knowing the powers and
dignity of the average janitress of the
average fiat, he had stroked her fur the
wrong way at the very outset, and she
did not intend to put up with it.
"Did we say yer name was Towser"
she asked as he appeared
"No, ma'am, didn't! said my name
was Dowser, and if you can read and
write you'd better put it down and re-
member it. Seems to me you've got
a good deal to say around here"
"For Heavens sake, but hear him
talk" exclaimed the woman as she
turned to about 20 children who were
crowding up the steps. "Ishould think
l had a good deal to say around here,
as you putt Who is it that's in charge
of these flats except mel You'd better
be finding out the difference between q
tenant and janitress, you had"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24

eyes Of a cat that can see in the
siArk?' 49,.
'It's none of your business, sir! l
0beys what I'm told by the landlord,
and nobody asked You to come polling
,up here. Who is it you are after?"
"Woman!" shouted Mr., Bowser as
he glared at her through the obscurity,
--'my name Is Bowser!"
"And don't care for that!"
'"And I've rented the fourth flatl"
ooh, that's it? Well, that's different,
but I've also got further word to say.
III you are man as gets drunk and
raises high jinks I'll not permit We to
disturb the other tenants. And don't
think I'm here to be running up and
down stairs at your beck and call. If
We want the halls lighted and will pay
for the extra gas, I'll see the landlord,
hut he's not man TO be bulldozed."
Mr.. BOwser would have hung on and
argued matters, but Mrs. Bowser, who
had crOuched against the wall and
held her breath, tugged at his arm
and got him away. He dumped up
stairs ahead of her, muttering under
his breath; but as he unlocked the
door leading into their fiat he braced
mp cheerfnlly and exclaimed:
well, old girl, here we are at last
Hi have that woman bounced this aft
4crnoon, go to the board of public
works and have the scenery changed
tomorrow, and then we'll proceed to
take comfort. Now, then, look about
and tell me how you like it?"
Mrs. Bowser took a walk from the
Kitchen TO the pnrlOr and then leaned
mp against the wall and wept.
What in Timothy is the matter
now?" demanded Mr. Bowser as he
Hooked at her in establishment.
~LOOk--look at the scenery" she
ssobbed, as she pointed from a from
window.
'-Scenery-yes. The scenery seems tc
Die junk-yard which deals mostly il
old bottles, but what has that got tc
do with us? You didn't expect to see
Pixies Peak from these windows, die
your
~Dut RS tucked-up little play
hOnse of Hat!" she protested, as she
wiped away her tears to look around
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24
Crew Went Down with the Barge.

BosToN, Feb 21,--Four men, COM
prising the crew of the barge Ex-
celsior, which foundered on Handker-
chief shoal, off Cape Cod, were lost. 1t
was thought that the men were taken
off by the tug Carbonero, which had
the barge in tow, but upon the arrival
of the tug here it was announced
that they had not been saved. The
Excelsior with her cargo was valued
at about $4,000.
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Cause Of Some Failures.

1t is an easy matter to set few cur
rants and gooseberry plants along the
fence row, and then leave them to the
mercy of weeds and worms without
fertilization or cultivation. Then the
owner wonders why it is his fruit is so
much inferior to that of his more
thrifty neighbor. No wonder that he
comes to the conclusion that "there is
only now and then one who is calcu-
lated to raise fruit anyhow" Plants,
like animals, need well-balanced ra-
ton and large per cent. of brains is
one of the principal ingredients. Cur
rants and gooseberries are no eXcep-
ton to this rule. These plants will bear
some fruit without care, though it will
be smaller in size, poorer in quality and
the yield less than when literally treat
ed.-Farm and Home.
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Copyright, B0S

when Mr.. Bowser had decided that
2hey were TO try fiat life for three or
-four months, while the house was I'M
GIergoing alterations, Mrs. Bowser was
naturally anxious to see the fiat.
mo use making journey of four or
five miles to see fiat" he replied.
ats right there and it won't get away
before ave go over with the goods"
IL therefore came about that neither
of them stepped foot into the place he
had leased until the vans with the
household goods were at the door Mrs.
DOwser stood on the steps, took look
around, and then dolefully asked;
SIS this the scenery you referred to
when you came home and told me
about the aat?"
whats the matter with the seem
ocry2" he replied, as he let his eyes wan
der around,
"Oh! nothing at all! There's coal
yard, n boarding stable, two squatters'
shantics and a saloon, and we shall have
nothing to complain of in the way of
scenery" l
Finding fault even before we have
entered the house, ehl What has
abe scenery got to do with us? We
shall be three flights up and overlook
81 all. You can't expect every fiat in
New York to look out on rivers, and
parks, and mountains. Let's 60 up
and see the rooms"
They had reached the foot Of the
second flight Of stairs when they en-
eountcred woman with a bunch of
keys in her hand. Indeed, Mr., Bowser
bumped against herin the semidark-
ness before her presence was discov-
cred
"Who-who the Old Harry is this,
and what are you skulklng around here
fOr?" he demanded.
"Who am l, sir!" exclaimed the
wpmnn, as she jingled her keys about
--''Tll soon let you know who am!
I'm the jnnitress Of this house, and
what business have you polling around
herc?''
''Oh, the janitress, Ell? Well, why in
thHnderation don't you have this hall
lighted? DO you suppose I've got the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24
WET WEATHER ROADS.
they Are Badly Needed in Every Part
of the Country.

OF tHe NOuhNEys
Perhaps never does the need Of good
roads manifest itself so strongly in
community of farmers as where they
attempt to carry on a cooperative en-
terprise, such as creamery or a cheese
factory. So long as the farmer remains
at home on his own land, ii makes no
difference to him whether his roads be
smooth as asphalt or rough and stony
as a mountain pass; or whether they be
hard and level like the English high
ways of macadam or soft and sticky
like the ground about the pigsty. It is
only when it comes to going to town,
especially II 1t be with load of crops,
that the condition of the highway cuts
any figure. And IT. becomes more inn
portant than ever where farmers are
obliged to drive to creamery each day
in the year with their milk. In most
of the states, dairying has only Of late
become great industry, but its con-
tinued growth calls more loudly than
ever foc the construction of roads which
will enable the creamery patrons to
deliver their milk without wearing out
their horses, whenever the weather
takes an unfavorable turn. Wet
weather roads are needed here, and
dairying can never be complete sue
cess without them. EX-Gov. William
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24

Sandy soils are always deficient In
potash. Even with this mineral they
have usually so little vegetable matter
that the potash forms an insoluble COM
pound by uniting with the sand.
Ashes, leached or unleached, are quite
beneficial to such soils. They contain
potash and phosphate, and also some
ammonia, taken from the air, which
makes the-potash nitrate of potash,
and a very powerful fertilizer.-Dakota
Field and Farm.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24
THREE STATES sNoWBoUND.
Severe Storms in Illinois, Iowa and Wis
COnain DalaY Traffic

CHICAGO, Feb. 81. Wisconsin, Iowa
and Illinois are practically snowbound4
Reports from Cedar Rapids and Web
ster City, Ia, and Freeport, Blooming
ton, Rockford and Galesburg, ILL.,, in
dictate an average snowfall Saturday
night of two feet. Throughout Wis
consin and northern Michigan the fall
was heavier, in fact, the greatest of
the season. A 4O-mile gale has piled
the snow into enormous drifts, COM
pletely paralyzing the street railway
traffic and seriously interfering with
the operation of trains on the steam
rnndS
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Dr George
Waltemath, of Hamburg, Germany,
has discovered the second satellite of
the earth, the existence of which has
been long suspected. According to
DIR. Waltemath the new planet is only
1-19S the size of the moon. Its diam.
eter is 944 miles Its period is trife
over IN days and it will. be nearest the
earth April s, at noon, Greenwich
time.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24

Boston, Feb 16.--The proposition OF
the American Federation of Labor to
order a general strike in the textile
mills of New England seems to meet
with decidedly cool reception in the
manufacturing centers where at pres
emit there is no trouble.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24
Mas Frances y. WIllard,s WIN.

CHICAGO Feb. 21.-By the terms of
the will of Miss Frances q. Willard,
late president of the w. c. T. u, her
estate will pass into the Temple fund,
after the life interests of her secre-
tary, Miss Anna Gordon, and of her
sisterin-law, Mrs. Mary R. Willard,
have expired. The estate is valued at
G0D nm
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24
PLANTS AND FLOWERS.

Starting Cuttings in Sand the Best
Method of Propagation.
What is called the mud system of
roofing cuttings is often used for small
quantities A shallow dish of any kind
which will hold two or three inches
Of sand is selected. The sand is entire
ly covered with water, which is re-
newed as evaporation takes place. Cut
tings or slips are set in this mud bath,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24

DENVER COL, Feb. 21.-As a solution
of the difficulties at the state indus
trial school for girls, where there have
been of late numerous violent OUT
breaks among the inmates, it is pro-
posed to hypnotic the incorrigibles,
and while they are in that state sug-
gestions will be made which may in
auence them toward better lives.
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Az viswed in Madrid.

LONDON, Feb. 2l.-The Madrid cor
respondent of tile Standard says: "The
government is now convinced that the
Maine disaster, instead of estranging,
will tend to improve relations between
Spain and the United S tates.o
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24
An r1n,ust charge.

Somebody is. trying to prove that So
ciety is responsible for murders"
well, that's wrong; society is made
up of people who want to kill one an
other and never do,"-Chicago Record.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24
smaN-Pox Epidemlc at MIddlesboro. Kr

MTODLEsBoRo, Ky, Feb. 16.-Small-
pox has been declared epidemic. There
are 30 cases. All saloons and the pub
lie schools are closed. No lettering on
streets is allowed. The mails are
fumigated and surrounding towns are
closed against Middlesboro.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24
warmers Appointment May BE Delayed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9l.-The appoint
ment of Maj, Warner to be United
States attorney for the Western dis
trict of Missouri may be delayed for
several weeks, owing to the condition
of some important cases in which the
government is interested.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24

JOHN j. 0'NBILL. from ner nuspuhu
because of his precarious condition.
Mr.. 0'Neill had comparatively
long legislative career, He served
three terms in the Missouri lower
house early in the '7Os, and for
several years was a member OF the
st. Louis city council. He was elected
to congress in 1883 as democratic
mem Der from st. Louis, and served, in
all, five terms, Four years ago he sue
cessfully contested Representative
joys apparent election and was seated
by vote of the house. While mem
Der of the state legislature Mr.. 0'Neill
was the author of the law authorizing
school boards to maintain free public
libraries and the law to protect rail-
way' employees in their wages, AS a
member Of congress he was the author
of many important bills. He intro
duced the eight-hour law of 1882, the
law to compel railroads to use auto
matte couplers and brakes on freight
trains and the law prohibiting the en-
ployment of Pinkertons in the United
States service
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24
JOHN P. o'NEILL DEAD.

He Served Five Terms M - Missouri Com
fioeM
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. Sl.-John j. O'Neill,
ex-membe Of congress from the Elev-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-02-24

enth Missouri dis
trict and author of
the eight-hour law,
died at the Mullan-
ply hospital here
of Bright's disease
after a long illness.
He was 81 years old.
Less than t W o
ks ago Mrs.
o'Neill died, but
this fact was kept
g. -,lsna1
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-01-16

of all the evils that attack children
scarcely any other Is more dreaded than
Group. 1t so often comes in the night.
The danger is so great. The climax is so
sudden. 1t is no wonder that Mrs. W. J.
Dickson (better known under her pen
name of Stanford Eveleth,'o calls 1t "the
terror of mothers" Nor is il any wonder
that she writes in terms of praise and
gratitude for the relief which she has
found both from her own auKieties. and
for her childreu's ailments, in DR.. J. c.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
Memory does not recall the time when
Or. Ayers Cherry Pectoral was not used in
our family, for throat and lung troubles.
That terror OF mothers-the startling.
crouPy cough-never alarmed. me. so long
as I had bottle of Ayers Cherry Pectoral
in the house to supplement the hot-water
bath. When suffering with whooping
cough, In its worst form, and articulation
was impossible on account of the choking,
my children would point and gesticulate
toward the bottle; for experience had
taught them that relief was in its CON
teuts."-Mrs. w. J. DICKSON e. Stanford
Eveleth''), author of Romance of the
Provinces" Truro, n. S.
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stamp. with a Fancy Value.

Stamp collectors have invented the
term speculative to deal with the
special issue of stamps which are pro-
duced to mark certain occasions. and
which are a source of revenue to the
government which owns. them. for
they. Of course, must be bought by
everyone who desires his collection to
be complete. In order to put a stop
to these speculative stamps a society
has actually been formed, but whether
it will have any success in fulfilling
the object OF its existence is a question
which time may answer in the affirma-
tive, but which. it would be safer to
assume, will only be replied to in the
negative. Into this category OF spec
ulative stamps will, OF course. come the
Prince Of Wales jubilee hospital stamp
and the jubilee issues of the Canadian
stamps which give the portraits of the
queen in 1887 and 1897, and those OF
Newfoundland with pictures OF Sebas-
tian Cabot, his ship. the place where
he landed. and so on. The Canadian
government has issued only $4,000 sets
Of its stamps. ranging in value from
half cent "a farthing) to FIVE dollars
(GD. and which. except in the case Of
the three lowest values, are sold orly
in sets. The American philatelists. 1T
all events. have condemned the idea,
no doubt basiHg their view on the fact
that four years ago the United States
government issued centenary stamps
to mark the four hundredth anniver-
sary of the discovery OF the United
States, and those desirous OF possessing
complete sets of these stamps had to
put up a goodly sum of money. as the
denominations ran into comparatively
large figures.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-01-16

Buried deep in the sands 1T the edge
OF Spring Lake. near Grand Haven,
Mich. lies the hull OF the old sloop
Porcupine, which was one OF Lieut.
Oliver II. Perry's feet in the battle of
Lake Erie. The old boat Is nearly
gone. She has lain there since 1878,
when she went out Of service, and vas
beached by a gang OF men who had
tried TO rig her up as a lumber lugger.
d. NJ. Ferry. later a United States SEN
ator from Michigan. owned the land
where the discouraged sailors flung the
hull. and he left her there to work
deeper and deeper into the sand. She
is just at the end of one OF his docks
now: but he knew the honorable part
she had played. and while he lived he
refused to move her.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-01-16
American Products Abroad.

An American who visited Birming-
oam, England. not long ago, found
that in constructing the street trolleys
there the rails are made in Pittsburg.
the cars in Philadelphia. the boilers in
Erie, the engines in Milwaukee, and
the general electric fittings in Schen-
ectady. Our railway equipments are
in use in Bremen. Berlin, Hamburg,
Brussels, Madrid, Dublin, Florence. Ma
pies. Milan, Rouen, Lyons, Marseilles,
and other cities of Europe. A similar
demand for our electric manufacture.
especially in traction and lighting, ex-
fists in the West Indies, South Ameri-
lea, South Africa, China and Japan.
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A very peculiar happening took place
on the farm Of Lafayette Beach. s4x
miles from Portland, Ind. Mrs. Beach
raised a great many fine chickens ev-
cry season. and takes great pride I'm
the brood. Early q recent morning.
when she went to feed the fock. she
discovered that forty OF the best fowls
were missing. Mrs. Beach. in hunting
possible clew to the thief. noticed a
pccketbook lying on the ground near
the coop. This she picked up. and on
examining 1t found inside the sum of
$40, or exactly 81 for each OF the pur-
loined fowls. The thief had undoubt-
edly dropped the purse while taking
the chickens.
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"THAT TERROR of MOTHERS" ="
How it was overcome by a
Nova SCOtian mother
Who is we'll known as an authC

c. J. woodbridge. wortham, Tex, writesi
lone of my children had Group. One
night I was startled by the child's hard
breathing, and on going 70 Il found il
straugling. 1t had nearly ceased to breathe.
Having a part of a bottle Of Dr. Ayers
Cherry Pectoral In the house, I gave the
child three doses, at short intervals. aud
auxiously waited results. From the mo-
ment the Pectoral was given the child's
breathing grew easier, and in short time
il was sleeping quietly and breathing nat
urally. The child is alive and well to day,
and / do not hesitate to say that Ayers
Cherry Pectoral saved its lifc."-C. j.
WooLDRIDGB. h. Wortham. Tex.
These statements make argument In
favor of this remedy unnecessary. IL 10
a family medicine that no home should be
without. II is just as efhcacious in brou-
chitis, asthma, whooping cough. and all
other varieties of coughs. as il is in Group.
To put II within everyoue's reach, DR..
Ayers Cherry Pectoral is now put MP in
half sire bottles, at half price-so cents.
Send for Ayers Curebook Gree and read
of other cures effected by Dr. Ayers
Cherry Pectora1. Address the J. c. Aver
Co., Lowell, Mass.
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She was much frightened but noticed that
in intervals in which her stomach did T II
annoy her, her hearts action became n -
NAL. Reasoning correctly that her diges-
tion was alone at fault she procured the
proper medicine to treat that trouble and
with imme ediate good results. Her appetite
came back, the choking spells became less
frequent and finally ceased. Her weight,
which had been greatly reduced was re-
stored aud she now weighs more than Tor
her cheeks rosy.
The case is of general interest because
the disease is a very common one. That
others may know the means OF cure we
give the name OF the medicine used-Dr.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. These
pills contain all the elements necessary TO
give new life aud richness to the blood and
restore shattered nerves
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-01-16

ana hluuey lTOuOlc. nave ldhch eCA
bottles OF Pe-ru-na and / weight lGl
pounds. ! feel as II could do as
much work as any man on earth. i
had tried seven doctors. some OF them
as good as there were in the state. But
none OF them did me any good. At
last saw Pe-ru-na advertised Then !
began taking It and It has cured me.
So recommended it to my neighbor.
and It is doing the work for him. He
has gained four pounds from the use
OF three bottles"
Send to The Pe-ru-na Drug Aanufae-
turing Company. Columbus. Ohio. for
free book on eatarrh. written By DR..
Hartman.
Ask your druggist for n fraa Fo-ru-nA
Almanac for 1sS6.
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BAD DIGESTION. BAD HEART.

Poor digestion often causes irregularity
OF the hearts action. This irregularity
may be mistaken for real, organic heart
disease. Thesymptoms are much the same.
There is however a vast difference between
the two: organic heart disease is often in
curable; apparent heart disease Is durable
II good digestion be restored
A case in point Is quoted from the Neio
Era, of Greensburg, Ind. Mrs. Ellen Col
som, Viewpoint, Ind, n woman forty three
years old, had suffered for four years with
distressing stomach trouble. The gases
generated by the indigestion pressed on the
heart, and caused an irregulnrity of its &C
tion. She had much pain in her stomach
and heart, and was subject to frequent and
severe choking spells which were most
severe Mt night. Doctors were tried in
vain; the patient became worse, despond-
ent, and feared impending death.
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Phoenix Park. Dublin. 10 one Of the
Anest cycling grounds In the world.
There are seven miles OF excellent
roads. Several miles Of broad path
ways tempt the scorcher. with whom
the authorities do not interfere. Sew
eral ridable hills add n variety. and
the scenery. especially from Knock
maroon along the Furry Glen. up to
the hill crest over the AHey valley.
at the Magazine fort. Is pretty. In
fine weather II is the favorite homing
ground for scorchers. who may be seen
in muititudes at eyentide