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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-20
MAKE LIFE ATTRACTIVE.
Otherwise Children Cannot he Kept
UDOn the Farm.

Upon the Farm.
We often hear II deplored that 80
many farmers boys and girls leave the
farm 80 early, but 1t is all in their bring
ing up, and nine times out of ten the
parents are responsible. They do not
make farm life attractive enough. They
forget that God designed every farm for
an Eden. and stalk through life as UNI
concerned to the beauties around them
as the dumb brutes under their care do
/ heard young man of 80 say the
other day that he wouldn't leave home
for anything-that he considered it the
prettiest spot on earth Come to find
out, that boy never had to get up at
three o'clock in the morning and work
until sunset. He was blessed with
parents who considered their children
OF more Importance than overwork or
money. Pleasures were furnished at
home to keep the boys out of danger,
Even Fourth of July was celebrated so
splendidly at home that the boys had no
desire to go anywhere. Invent to one Of
those farm entertainments, ana there
was picnic all day in the orchard, with
swings and boat rides on the mill pond,
ice cream and fireworks. The farmer
was not rich man, either; lie only
looked out for the good and enjoyment
of his boys.
Some farmers and their wives take
time to interest their children in beau
ties around them, and set them to work
making collections of flowers, leaves
and grasses, with names written neat
ly under each. They let their children
bring MOSES and stones into the house
and form little cabinets of their own.
They encourage them to draw and paint
pictures of all the birds and insects they
see, to learn their names and become ac-
quainted with their habits. Such chill
dren will not want to leave the farm.
But the average farm of to-day is so
dreary and monotonous, with its end
less routine of duties, oftentmes nc-
companicd with hurry and harsh words,
no wonder the young people want to
leave the farm and hunt up something
more cheerful.
There is nothing in the world so
sweet, so healthful, as farm life when
carried on right, and there's love at
home" Let parents look to it that their
children are entertained, and so many
of them will not want to leave the farm,
but will be satisfied to remain at home
with papa and mamma as long as they
live, and then take their places after
ward,-Mrs. A. L. C. Maskell, in N. Y
Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-20

voice. Men far away heard it. We
could see backs straighten. We could
see men turn their faces. We heard
cheers that silenced the musketry fire.
"Not for a second did Sheridan draw
rein. We were eight where we had
been 81. Two more horses went down
in the wild ride through the lines.
"He guided his horse to where the
rush was greatest. We could see the
faces light and the set teeth part, not
to curse, but to cheer. Through the
demoralized, panic-stricken men Sheri-
dan galloped.
"'Come on, boys, we're going back.
We're going to lick them out of their
boots. This way, this way
"He took his cap from his head and
waved it. There was confidence, de-
termination and victory in every swing,
He turned terror to hope, hope to con-
fidence. With swing and yell our men
faced the other way, only to find that
those who had been pressing them q
few moments before had also turned
at the command of the general.
"The result of Winchester is known
TO every schoolboy, but l do not think
that Sheridan's ride will ever grow
old or that years can do anything but
add to the glory of it in. Y. World.
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life than he was. Now that the cookies
of his heart had been warmed up, he
was most interesting, indeed.
In one engagement be had had u
hand-to-hand conflict with one of the
enemy, which had been ended by his
plungng his bayonet through the
breast of his opponent. The life-blood
had spurted out of the victims mouth
into the very face of the victor, and
the terrible coughing sob which had
ended the life was described in such u
way as to chill the hearers.
Atanother time, the veteran said, be-
coming separated in some way from his
command, he had been charged by one
of the enemy on a coal-black steed. The
rider made at him, saber uplifted, to
cut him down as he ran. Unarmed,
panic-strcken, alone, with naught to
depend on, it seemed as if his time
had certainly come. Fleeing blindly
away from the approaching death, with
the roar of the snorting steed in his
ears, and imagining he felt the steam
from the nostrils on his bare neck, he
had almost caught the sweep Of the de-
scending sword. The veteran was in
terrible plight A second had passed,
when q shot was heard, a cheer, and
something instinctively told him to
look around. Turning his head in an
agony of fear, the veteran had seen his
pursuer tumble from his horse head
long, with a bullet in his brain.
THAT was Il close shave, boys" the
veteran said. at didn't come as near
making me leave the army, though, as
something else did. I'll tell you how it
was"
The little group of listeners felt that
the most thrilling story Of all was now
to be related, and drew closer to the
story-teller.
81 was on guard duty one night. L
had been detailed to watch the river
bank, with several others. Patrolling
up and down, we had heard the sound
of muflled oars, and overhauled the per-
sons in the boat, and the contents, when.
they reached shore.
ut was a cold winter night, just the
times a drop of the creature would
have done the most good. That boat
was loaded with jugs of whisky, some
of the finest | ever smelt. The owner
had kept it for ten years or more, and
thought he was moving to safe place.
Strict orders had been issued on the
subject of liquor, and we had to do our
duty.
at almost broke my heart to see that
liquor spilled on the ground, and never
before realized so strongly the awful
deprivations of a soldier life. tell ye'
l came near deserving"
There was long silence, broken by
one of the party remarking;
"War is indeed terrible thing"
cts times of peace, now, boys" the
old veteran remarked, and the hint
was Washington Star.
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linowed he was licked. Bimeby he jest
lay still and whined and whimpered,
and it 'peared to us that thar was
tears in his eyes.
"'What does a bar do when he's bin
whopped in a foutY axes the old wom-
an, as we stood lookin'.
"'Can't dun say, but reckon he
sulks around till his hurts git we'll.
says |.
~ could hev loaded the rife in half
mint" said Zeb, but somehow /
didn't seem to keer fur shot at the
bar. When he got sorter rested, he sot
up and looked at us, but it wasn't a
squar' look, and he didn't hold up his
head. He peared to be thinkin' fur n
mint, and then he limps over to that
chestnut tree and begins to climb up.
He was mighty slow about it, but bime-
by he got up to that big limb, and arter
a sorter far'well look around, he let's
go and falls kerchunk to the airth. He
lit on to the grindstun. which was
standin' under the tree, and broke it all
to finders"
"And then he made OFF," asked.
no sab, he didn't. That bar had
an objeck when he clumb that tree.
His objeck was to kill hisself bekase he
had bin whopped. lie jest cum down
head-fust, and us he struck that grind
stun he broke his neck"
you don't mean he was killed by the
fall?"
"As dead as n doah-nail sab. lie
didn't move paw after we got out
thar. That bar had tackled barbed-
wire fence and bin whopped, and he
just couldn't abide TO live on. We
counted up the hurts on him, and that
was over 200. hev allus felt bit
sorry fur that varmint. He'd bin slosh.
in around in the bresh all his life, and
how was he to know wire fence from
pumpkin vine? Hevin' got mad about
it, he was bound to fight, and hevin'
fout he was hound to be whopped,"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-20
FACTS FOR BEEKEEPERs.

The queen is the life of the colony.
Always set bcehives close to the
ground.
Keep the hives well painted, espe-
cially the roofs.
Hives should be set with entrances
facing south or east.
Smoke is the only thing that will sub
due or control bees.
Thorough ripening of honey is more
important than color.
DO not winter bees in house unless
it is frost-proof and dark.
Put good layer of sawdust around
the hive, especially in front.
The air should always circulate be-
tween the ground and the hive.
Never smoke bees at any time more
than is necessary to quiet them.
Wind breaks on the north and west
sides Of the apiary are beneficial.
Heavy canvas or duck is good ma
terial to cover the frames in winter.
Very late swarming out is good evil
denCe that the bees are starved out.
Bees Matched during the summer
months almost all die before spring.
Hives should not be set flat on the
ground, but be raised about two inches.
1t is an advantage always to furnish
a new swarm with a frame of young
brood.
In order to insure straight combs in
empty frames comb guides must be
used.
Neither honey boards nor boards of
any kind should be placed directly in
the frames.
Some kind of absorbing material
should be placed directly over the
combs in winter.
The proper time for transferring
bees is early in the spring, when the
bees are gathering their first honey.
Roofs of hives of every kind should
have a good coat of paint every fall;
leaky roofs are very damaging.-St.
Louis Republic.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-20
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
AN UNKNOWN HERO.
He who Made the Famous Ride Will
Sheridan,

AAG VIM niue WIFI
Sheridan.
There is telegraph lineman in Read
ing, Pa, whose privilege it was to take
part in the greatest race the world
has ever known, the ride that turned
the day at Winchester and stamped
Sheridan as the first of cavalry leaders.
Histories have said the general made
the ride alone. Barton Ream knows
better, for he was with Sheridan. He
was one of the five who survived. Only
two are living, and strangely enough
the other, Samuel Lewis, also lives in
Reading.
Gen. Sheridan had been in Washing
ton, He had passed the night in Win
chester. 1t was there that he received
the news of the disaster at the front,
on that memorable morning of October
1S, 1864. You shall read of what fol-
lowed in Barton Ream's own words, as
he told the story to n World CORE
spondent.
1--WE were awakened by the roar Of ar
tillery. Hardly had we opened our
eyes when the bugles sounded boots
and saddles We hustled out of our
tents to learn that Maj. Spera had re-
ceived an order for 20 men with good
horses. 1t came from Sheridan him
self.
eve had hardly gained our saddles
when the general came up. He was
mounted on his superb black horse. He
wore a cap and plain blue overcoat.
There was flash in his eyes, and a
grim smile played about his mouth.
care you ready, boys?' he asked.
He answered the question himself by
digging his spurs into his horses sides,
We were off at gallop. We sped down
the smooth turnpike, with the gem
eral in the lead. His splendid black set
tremendous pace. Twenty men were
at his heels trying to catch him. Once
rode to his side, and had almost passed
him.
1--WE came up on our soldiers flying
to the rear. Half-dressed, with gray,
strained faces, they hurried along, their
stomachs full of fear and dread.
"'Face the other way, boys! We're
going back Sheridan's voice rang out
in the morning air. The men stopped.
In the twinkling of an eye change
came over them. We heard them cheer
family as we swept on.
eve came upon the wing of the re-
treating army. The fog of battle was
upon them, and through it we could
feel rather than see the despair and
terror painted on them.
"They saw us coming toward them,
They knew the little man on the black
charger. They paused.
"'Come ON, boys, we're going back.
We are going back to our camp. Some
strange power seemed given to his
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-20

that wire fence cotched his eye. He
hadn't never seen none befo', aud purity
soon he walks up and gives hit with
his paw. He got a jab from a barb,
and it made him mad. What does he
do but give that fence hug, and it
was the funniest sight yo' ever seed.
The harder he Rugged the mo- he hurt
hisself, but it was good while befo'
he would let go. He growled with mad
mess and whimpered with pain, and
me'n the old woman fell to laughin',
and never thought to load the gun in
side the cabin. II was ten minits befo'
that bar would gin up. He bit and
clawed and Rugged, and when he final
1y let go, he was all over blood.
"'Reckon he'll make Off now says
the old woman, as the critter sot up on
end and growled with madness.
"'No, he won't says L. That bar
hain't never bin licked in all his life,
and he'll try that fence agin. He cant
exactly make out what it is, but he's
jest waitin' to git his breath back
Sand so It was. Thar was a heap O.
loose wire on the ground, and bmeby
the bar goes fur it. In mint he was
all tangled up and fightin' fur his life,
and the grass and dirt flew till yo'
could skassly see him. l never heard
SIGH growlin' in all my life, and when
he bit at the wire it made the cold
chills run. up my back. I've killed
three bars in far fout in my time,
but I'm willin' TO say that that var
mint would hev had me on the run in
no time. Thar was lots o. time to load
the rifle and hev a shot at him, but l
didn't want TO miss any of the funny
performance. The row went on fur Is
minits. and then the bar was all
fuckered out agin.
Can't he see that he amt fitten p
asks the old woman, as the varmint
Begun to back Off.
He kim says |, but hes sot in his
way and hates TO gin in. He's all
'rhGwed to pieces by them barbs, but
The hGin't got 'nuif yit.'
give minits later the bar made a
rush fur the fence and begun to hug
and bite, and he was SO powerful mad
this time that he pushed down three
or four rods of it. 1t wasn't no use,
however. He was licked bar, and
the mo- he Rugged and bit the mo- he
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-20
To Fit the Rations.

While Sherman was "out in the air"
between Atlanta and the sea, rations
sometimes got little short; but the
men were good-natured about it. One
day an officer found a soldier eating a
persimmon that he had picked up, and
cried out to him:
"Don't eat that; it's not good for
you'll" I'm not eatin' it because it's
good" was the reply; I'm tryin' to
pucker up my stomach so as to fit the
size of the rations Uncle Billy Sher-
mans a-givin' us."-San Francisco Ar
Wonaut.
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rhn nrcnIfnl AFFAIR.

Col. John Singleton Mosby, while
visiting his son-in-,aw, Robert Il. Camp
bell, of Warrenton. Va, few days ago,
received from Charles Dear, one of the
ex-confederate's men, a letter advis-
ing Mosby that Dear had sent to him
by express limb of the walnut tree
upon which Gen. Custer had hanged ten
of the guerilla's scouts. Mosby was
not at all pleased by Bears action, and
said he would not touch the piece of
wood with ten-foot pole. He wrote
to Dear, saying that he would much
prefer to forget than remember "the
dreadful affair."-N. Y. Sun.
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HIS FOOT FELT 1T NOT.
And 1t Was the One He Left at
Shiloh.

DhlAOhs
She was standing up in a street car, a
tall, sturdy specimen of the new wom-
an, and next to her, also standing, was
a veteran of the war, wearing certain
Insignia of Office that the eye OF the ex-
perienced readily detects, but which
was lost on, the girl born since the war.
She was posing herself by means OF
the staff of her umbrella, which she
had planted firmly on the veterans foot,
a circumstance that she finally noticed.
81 beg your pardon, sir" she said,
earnestly, 81 hope l have not hurtyou"
81 never felt it," he answered, then
in a lower tone, you see l left the real
foot at Shiloh--this is only make-be-
lieve."
oh" said the girl, with SILVER, ut
would have been too bad to make you
suffer again. l am glad it wasn't the
real foot"
my dear" said the veteran, "it all
happened before you were born. But
perhaps the real foot did feel it, and
there may be little heap of dust at
Shiloh through which thrill ran,when
you polied it with your umbrella. What
do you think?"
But the girl turned away from him
with her eyes full of tears. All she had
read or heard Of the war was insignifi-
cant compared with this bit of personal
history encountered in, n street. car
Chicago Times-Herald.
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"Spealin' about bars" said old Zeb
White, the 'possum hunter Of Tennes-
see, as we sat on his cabin door-steps
one evenin', "a mighty Gurus thing hap
pened right out thar behind the mewl-
shed a few Vars ago. Did you ever h'ar
about bar committin sulcide?"
"No, never did" replied.
"Wall, one did IL right out thar while
men the old woman was lookin on. A
Teller down at Growers Corners was
OWN me seven dollars and couldn't
pay. He had a lot of barbed wire to
fence his land, and he gin me big roll
of It to squar' the debt, / brung 1t
home and strung 1t out behind the shed
fur the mewl and bawgs to scratch on,
and IL jest tickled them to death. One
Seventh was smokin' my pipe out yere
when the old woman comes out and
whispers:
"'Zeb White. hcv 20 got nose on
yo', or hev yo' lost it?'
"Reckon I've got a nose says 1,
~and what Of itT
"Don't yo' smell bar around?"
"'Not sign OF bar
"'Then yo've lost yer grip and had
better hunt rabbits. If thar amt n
bar within ten rods Of this cabin I'll
never AK fur new par O. shoes. Git
up and look around
~ got up" said the old man, "and
about the fust thing saw was big
bar out thar by the mewl-shed, He'd
cum down Off the bill, through the
daurel, arter hawg-meat. II was power
full bold O. him, bein' as he must hev
Rnowed was at hum. but thar he
was, and he didn't seem to mind me
tall. The old woman, she seen him,
too. and she whispers to me:
80 told yo' l smelt bar, and thar
he Is. Is the rifle loaded?
"'No'
"'Then we don't git no bar
1.-THE bar stood thar and looked at
us fur a mint" said Zeb, "and then
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-20

Fish farming has never been taken up
seriously by our farmers, although
hundreds of farms have suitable water
privileges or are so constituted that
ponds could easily be made on them.
The rage for German carp which swept
the country a few years ago has acted
us a setback for fish farming, because
the German carp is coarse, fiavorless
fish, it's flesh full of bones and its habits
that of buzzard, no feed being too
foul for it and no pond too muddy.
We have native fishes that are first
class for the table. and with very little
trouble they could be bred with profit.
No doubt an acre in fish could be made
more profitable than it would be put
TO any other use. This is one of the in
dustries that will come later.-Farm-
ers Voice.
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the digestive organs and keeps her gen
orally in good health.
In Fig. is shown simple house that
may be built at small expense. 1t is
plain and has n shed roof. Such house
should be built of rough boards, 10
inches by one inch, and joints covered
by three-inch by one inch strips. The
roof should be made watertight and
covered with tarred paper, shingles or
tin. The outside should be well drained
around the bottom, that it may not be
damp. Some advocate board floors,
raised from six to eight inches from the
ground and covered from four to six
riches with dry earth, straw or leaves.
The writer favors the using of board
floors in all houses for chickens, but
thinks it not essential for ducks. If the
house is we'll drained on the outside and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-20
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
HOUSES EoR DUCKS.
They Need Not lie as Warm as ThOs
Duilt for Hens.

They Need Not he as Warm as Those
Duilt for Hens.
Houses for ducks are simple affairs.
They are built plain and comfortable,
and have no furnishings whatever. A
duck is differently constituted from a
hen, and must be cared for under diff
ferent conditions. The hen needs warm
er houses and drier surroundings than
does the duck. A duck does not mind
the cold, II she can keep her feet warm;
cold feet will affect n duck as frozen
comb does hen, retarding laying and
inducing ailments. The feathers of a
duck are almost impenetrable and will
Withstand almost any degree of cold.
Again, duck cannot stand the amount
Of confinement in house that a hen
can; she is more restless in disposition
and is given to exercise in a greater
degree than is hen. Indigestion is not
so prevalent with ducks as with chick
ems; the ducks ceaseless motion aids
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-20
STRAIGHT FARMING.
More Popular Now Thnn 1t Has Ice
for Long Time.

More Popular Now Than 1t Has Deen
for Long Time.
The past five or six years have been a
period of shifting, experimenting and
trial with large number of farmers,
Urged by low prices of staple products
they left the old and ventured into new
fields of live stock production, cropping
and methods of farming. These eX-
perments have not been satisfactory
to the vast majority, for no sooner did
they get into a new field than it was
overrun with their competitors. But
the experience has been valuable. The
result is general tendency to return
to the production of the staples in Il
system of mixed farming as being the
most satisfactory in the long run. Most
of the so-called "specialties" which
were to do so much for the average
farmer have failed to enrich him. Most
of the new crops which were so loudly
praised in the beginning have been
found no improvement over the old. But
in methods of farming. which involved
cheaper production and better prod
uct, there has been considerable adj
vance. For these reasons straight
farming" is now more popular as well
as more promising than for long time
and this is for the greatest good to the
greatest number of ADMINISTRATIONS
Stockman.
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The Three Sisters Who Liaped.


There were three sisters who lisped
very badly, and their mother, who was
solicitous about finding husbands for
them, was continually admonishing
them to hold their tongues. This is diff
ficult for a girl that has no impeachment
in her speech, but it is impossible for
one that stammers. One evening the
three ispers were invited to "a quilt
ing" at a neighbours. Now, mind,
girls" said the anxious mother, some
nice young men are going to be there,
and you must not say word, or they
will learn that you lisp, and won't care
to make up to YOU" They promised to
be silent, and went to the quilting.
When they reached the house they sat
down and quilted diligently in silence,
and nothing could induce them to take
part in the conversation. At last, the
eldest wanted the scissors, and tried to
make signs to her next sister to pass
them to her, but could not attract her
attention. Losing patience. she STAN
mered out: "Thither, path me the
thithorth." The other replied, with in
dignation: Didn't ma thay that 90
thouldn't thay anytime" This was too
much for the youngest, and she ex-
claimed: "Bleth God, ain thaid moth
inI"-N. Y. Times.
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No Inducement to Him.

Mrs, Kilduff-We must go and see
Nine. Footlytes tonight. 1t is her fare
well appearance,
Mr.. Kilduff-I won't go. l might II
it were her farewell disappearance, but
no more farewell appearances for me-
Louisville Courier-J ournaL
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"a bear must have feelings to be

"a bear must have feelings to be
hurt" suggested,
"Of co'se, sah-of co'se. That was
what allied this b'ar-his pride had bin
smashed to squash, and he felt that he
could never go back up the mounting
and hev the other bars pint the finger
CT scorn at him. Feelin's! Why, u bar
is chuck full O. feelins, and I've allus
felt ashamed that this one didn't hev a
squar' deal. He might hev tackled a
landslide and cum out on top. but
what show did he hev agin 1000 feet
o barbed wire that was achin' fur row
with an elephant?"