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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-27
Culture of LicOrice.

Surely, in some part of our great
country, licorice would be found to
thrive. And yet all attempts made to
cultivate it have failed. The difficulty
seems to be with the summer sun.
Leaves blight and turn brown as soon
as the weather becomes warm; but
this would probably not be the case
in submountainous regions. When it
is remembered that nearly 10000 tons
of thee roots come into the United
States every year from the old world
its culture here is surely prize worth
contending for.-Meehan's Monthly.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-27
soIENoe oF PRuNlNo.
Description of n Perfectly safe ana
Effective Method.

Description of n Perfectly safe ana
Effective Method.
The enlargement at the base Of limbs
on trees is natures work; it serves as a
brace to the branches while growing
and has great amount of healing prop
erty stored up in it to cover the wounds
where limbs are broken or cut off, My
rule for pruning trees is TO cut off the
branches nearly straight across just be-
yond this enlargement. BY so doing the
wounds will not be half as large as when
cut close to the trees and they will heal
much quicker. Trees trimmed in this
woy do not look as neat as when the
branches are cut off close, but consider
it safer and better, l have known Of
young apple trees being killed by prun-
ing close to the main stem, where three
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-27
SECURING IN CALVES.
Only About Ten Per Cent. of Those
Attacked Arc Saved.

Only About Ten Per Cent. of Those
Attacked Arc Saved.
Securing in calves gives trouble on
all, and sometimes causes very serious
loss on some farms. 1t is an infectious
dysentery in young animals, and fire.
uuently less than ten per cent. of those
attacked are saved. The more general
trouble is known as white scours or gas
tro-enteritis, and most farmers have
private remedy for it. A great thing is
to prevent scour if possible by the care
full changing of food and attention to
diet generally. On looking through the
COW houses ON a large Danish dairy
farm recently l noticed that i'll the
troughs in the calf pens there were
always two Jumps for the animals to
lick. One was the customary piece OF
rock salt and the other piece of chalk.
To an inquiry, the learned professor
who had the farm under his direction
replied that it was to keep the calves
from becoming sour in the stomach.
He added that rock salt and chalk were
easily accessible, and the calves were
never or rarely troubled with the conf
paint which is so prevalent on Ameri-
can farms. In all probability it may
be an old-fashioned precaution, known
to many people, as prepared chalk is
a constituent of some remedies for
diarrhea and securing, but it is not
generally followed. 1t is easy of trial,
and those who put it to test would do
well to relate their experience, favor
able or otherwise, as the case may be,
for the benefit of others.-Homestead.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-27
LIQUOR In THE CAPITOL.
It's Sale to Be Stopped by Con-
gressional Resolution.
Growth of Temperance Sentiment
Among Legislators - Drunken
ness No Longer Considered
II Genteel Vice.
Especial Washington Letter.l

Several years ago, in the house of
representatives, Congressman Funston,
of Kansas, created sensation by read
ing an article in metropolitan news
paper, in which he was described as
one of the habitual alcoholic imbibers
In the restaurant at the capitol.
The congressman bitterly denounced
the article, abused the writer in Wit
riolic manner; and, when informed that
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-27
HOT WEATHER MILK CANS.

receptacle projecting down into the can
contains enough ice or ice water to keep
cool at the same time thatitprevents the
milk from being shaken and churned
about so much as it otherwise would be,
thus causing it to keep sweet longer.
The can is shown closed at the top in the
illustration.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-27

"And so it ar" continued Abe, as he
shut up his jackknife with click and
stretched his arms and legs. I'm
thankin' the Lawd and I'm thankin' the
river, and if l git moved back into the
state of Tennessee some night with
about so mo- acres added on reckon
nobody'll Thar me complain to the end
of nv DAYS"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-27

ooh, don't worry about Mrs. Chat
ter; she knows great deal that she
doesn't tell"
"MyI What wise woman she must
Chicago Journal
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-27
Pretty Rough.

Imp-What work shall l give to the
spirit of that enthusiastic bicyclist?
Satan-Make him ride Ills wheel for
ever on the pavement o. his good in
tentions.-Brooklyn Life.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-27

If rhubarb can be got into market
early in the spring, it is a very remu-
nerative crop, sometimes paying a net
profit of $3.50 per acre.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-27

Two degrees above the freezing point
is said to be maintained in cold storage
for apples.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-27

Sal soda is the cheapest and best
material for cleansing dairy utensils.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-01-27
IMPROVED MILK CAN,

When Upset.
Here is the picture of can that has
been highly praised as a hot-weather
milk receptacle. 1t is closed tight and
capped over at the top, SO that it will
not spill the fluid, even if upset.
The picture shows a section of the in
side. The tightly covered funneL-shaped
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15
A CURIOUS FACT.
1t Is Very Strange Yet True That
Radiantly Beautiful Women
Love HomeIy Men.

"The older get" said a writer in the
New Orleans Times-Democrat "the
more certain | become that personal
beauty has nothing to do with roman
tic love-I mean on the part of women.
l saw an example on the street car just
nova creature as exquisite as morn
ing in May openly incoming over fel-
low ugly enough to scare coyote out
of the Bad Lands. There was no sort
of doubt about it, either, and the rapt
way she gazed up into his mistit mug
would have boiled six gallons of liquiC
air. He took it nonchalantly, the ras-
cal and didn't seem to appreciate his
luck But that's the way of it the world
over. Your 1adiantly beautiful women
generally lose their hearts to men who
could give d gargoyle points on plain
ness. and I'll bet if the truth was known
Paris was hOmely enough to break
camera If lie had been a handsome
chappie Helen would have stuck to her
hubby and Troy wouldn't have fallen.
But what | started out to say was this:
There is total lack of reciprocity in
the game; and it's the rarest thing in
the world for good-looling man to
become enamored OF homely woman.
When he does you can generally bet
that his vision has been inspired by
her cold cash. But if it wasn't for the
inexplicable penchant of Beauty for
the Beast the race of ugly folk would
be perpetuated exclusively by the types
of Venus and Apollo. Perhaps it's bet
ter. however. the way it is"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15
THE MIDDLE-AGED MAN.
He Discourses Somewhat Interesting-
1y on the CbiIdren's JOY of
Swinging on the Gate.

"On the occasion of a recent visit to
a smaller CITY," said the middle-aged
man, according to the New York Sun,
Twas, as watched youngster swing
ing on a gate, almost startled by the
reflection that in such cities as our own
most children never know what it is to
swing on gate, for the simple rea-
son that they have no gates here to
swing Oh.
"But in smaller cities and towns
every boy swings on the gate | re-
member very we'll swinging on the
gate when l was a boy. We used to
open the gate as wide as it would go
and stand as near as possible TO the
outer edge of il SO rs to get the longest
possible swing, and then step up and
let 1t go. The latch would snap over
the holder on the gate post as we
swung past, and then we'd swing back,
and so on, back and forth, the number
of times depending on the weight of
the child. Not infrequently two chill
dren would swing on the same gate; a
perilous and exciting experience for
them, if they were little folks, and one
that they enjoyed hugely. But while
il was fun for the children it was bad
for the gate. Only the most robust and
well-corstructed gate in the heaviest
sort of fences could stand ii, and even
such gates finally came, with the rest.
10 sag. The sagging gate marked a
house blessed with children"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

powder stain and scorch, the be
vas not damaged. These two mis-
siIe were the only ones which enter
ed house on that block during the
whole siege, and had probably been
thrown from gun which had just
been put In position,
Scores of shot and hell fell upon the
streets, and many pedestrians were
manned and killed. A solid shot
which hit chimney and then rolled
off the roof killed a colOred woman
passing below A shell which fell
near a negro who was working in a
garden, tore him into small pieces and
cut ihe handle of the hoe off within a
fooot OF the socket. A boy on horse
back heard a whir and saw fash and
the next thing he knew be was seated
astride of a dead horse, a cannon ball
having torn the animals jaw off j..
Escapes were both wonderful and III,
Vulnerable. and when one sees the
bullets in window sills. and the rents
made by shells, he is amazed that any
one had the bravery to remain there
when every day was full of death and
every night replets with horror.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15
BRAKEMEN AS OCULISTS.
Ease with Which They HeHose
Cinders Lars~'y Increases
Their Income.

The ease with which brakemen on
railroad trains remove from passen
gers eyes cinders which fly into them
every time the engine sends out pun
of smoke is a cause for comment. On
i New York Central train running be-
tween here and Niagara Falls is
Young man who is a genius and an oc-
culist. and his services are IN great de-
mand. 1t is whispered among the
trainhands that his income is very
largely increased through his ability
to operate on passengers SO afflicted,
and that gratitude after tie removal
of the disturbing cinder is rot meas
ured and his largesse is real and IN
proportion to the pain borne by the
sufferer, says the New York Herald.
A young man who wore the uniform
of the New York Central service with
whom ] talked recently while on
train for Niagara Falls told me that
he was kept busy after the train had
crossed the Harlem bridge in remov-
ing cinders.
'"They accumulate in the tunnel" he
said, land l always walk through the
train after we leave the One Hundred
and Thirty-eighth street station and
relieve the sufferers. By that time
they have succeeded in rubbing the Gin
der into a bad corner and are ready
for any kind of treatment. When ]
first went to railroading | discovered
that it would be good thing to know
something about removing cinders, so
! went to an oculist and took few
courses of lessons. AS a result | am
able to remove the most stubborn one
without trouble or pain to the pa
tient. Yes, l have earned the amount
paid the oculist for the lessons many
t:mes over"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15
SPANISH GUNNERS.
Why Did They Make Such Poor
Showing at the Battle
of Manilaf

Lieut.. Bradley A. Fiske, Z. S. N, of
Century, on why We Won at Manila"
Lieut.. Fiske says:
Considering that there were about
3s Spanish gun captains, one may
reasonably ask: Was there not even
one of them who could shoot straight?
There is no apparent reason why a
Spaniard should not be able to shoot
as well as anybody else. Is bad shoot
ing an inherent trait in a Spaniard? :?
If not, was the bad shooting due to
lack of discipline? There is no reason
to believe it; and the usually accepted
idea of the Spaniard would tend to
make one suppose that there might
have been too much discipline rather
than too little. Was it due TO lack of
intelligence on the part OF the officers?
The officers of both the Spanish army
and navy represent the best of the
blood of Spain, where the ordinary vo-
cations of trade and, in a measure, the
civilian professions are deemed be
meath the patrician families; and the
literature of both services bears con-
vincing proef of the excellent instruc-
tion which their officers have received,
and of their devotion to and interest
in their service. Was it due to lack of
courage? The Spaniard is, and always
has been, brave; and he was brave, very
brave, in Manila, on the 1st of May.
Was the bad shooting due TO the con-
stantly changing direction of the ships,
necessiIated by the maneuvers? Not
at all, for the ships remained in col
umn, and nearly mOtionless, for the
greater part of the time.
But had there been enough drill of
the men in the handling and firing OF
their guns under way, and under cir
cumstances Stimulating battle? This
question we are unable to answer def
nitely; but the impression which we
receive from civilians, natives and 9th
ers does not lead US to believe that
there wars the same labor and time
spent on practical gunnery drills at sea
as in our service.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15
AMERICANS ARE GIANTS.
That Is the Impression of the Little
People Who lnhabit the
Philippines.

The Puerto Ricans, who as rule are
rather understood, nave reached the
conclusion that Americans are giants.
This idea is largely due to the fact that
in the first regiments landed at Ponce
extremely tall men predominated. A
correspondent of the New York Sun
writes: Among the big and hand
some men of Gen. Wilson's staff is Maj,
Hoyle, the ordnance officer He is tall
and although trim of figure solid. He
stepped into a native shop recently to
get some matches. After he had been
waited on and was about to go out the
proprietor beckoned to him. The
gesture, Maj. Hoyle says, was such as
a back country storeleeper in Ameri
ca would use to indicate that he wanted
you to step into back room and try
nip of rnooltsniDe whisky. Mai HoyIe
says he has accepted such invitations
frequently, hut upon this occasion it
was his intention to refuse, and he was
brushing up the Spanish in his mind
to say so when the mans manner over
came his scruples and he followed him
in. They went through a winding pas
sage and presently emerged into back
apartmenS. Here, however, instead of
finding a bottle with whisky clear as
water, such as the moonshiner makes
there stood some platform scales, and
the shopkeeper, with anxious look. mo-
toned for Maj. Hoyle to step upon it.
Maj. Hoyle may have been disappoint-
ed, but he did not betray it. and. being
good-natured, he got upon the scales.
The native manipulated the weights un-
til the scale balanced at 1875 pounds.
Then with vide open eyes he looked
over the fine proportions of the major
and exclaimed in wonder: 'Mucha!
Mucha,'"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15
INDIAN LACEMARERS.
Several WeII-knOwn New York
Women Are Now Patronizin2
the Chippewa Squaws.

Lacemaking by the Chippewa Indian
women is attracting attention because
OF the recent outbreak at Leech lake
and the killing of Maj. Wilkinson and
a number of soldiers of Gen Bacon's
command,
Ia 1891 Miss Sibyl Carter, of New
York city, conceived the idea of pro-
viding employment for the women OF
the Chippewa tribes of Indians which
would make them self-supporting.
There WAS no market for the bead
work which they made, and she hit
upon the plan of teaching them lace
making. In conjunction with the Epis-
copal mission, she established this de-
partment and sent Miss Pauline Colby
to instruct the Indian women.
Almost from the beginning the ex-
pertinent was a success, and during the
following year large quantity of the
lace thus manufactured was sold to
wealthy women OF New \ ork, the prin-
cipal patrons being Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt, Mrs. Astor, Mrs. c. p. Hunting
ton and others, who purchase about
all the lace made. Mrs. j. Pierpont
Morgan and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
are now having made for them some
very fine lace bedspreads, for which
th,y pay $500 each
Miss Pauline Colby has been remark
ably successful with her pupils, and
after an experience of eight years
among these women she believes they
are more deft with their fingers and
more painstaking with their work than
white women, although she says they
are not so quick TO learn as their
white sisters. The Indian women are
Paid for their work at the rate Of ten
cents an hour. They are paid as soon
IS their work is completed.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

The two most critical times in q
woman's life are the times which make
the girl woman, and the womsn a
mother. At these times DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription is OF incaicul-
able value. 1t strengthens and invig.
crates the organs distinctly feminine,
promotes regularity of the functions,
allays irritation and infamn alton.
checks unnatural. exhausting drains.
and puts the whole delicate organism
into perfect condition. Almost all
the ills of womsnkind are traceable
to soue form of what is known as
female complaint" There are not
three cases IN a hundred OF woman's
peculiar diseases that DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription will not cure.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15
VictOrfa'a PaROdA.

1t is not generally known that at
Osborne there is a garden cottage in
the shape of a pagoda. where none may
enter except her majesty. This cottage
holds nothing but mementoes of the
lane prince consort and relics of the
queens youth. as well as the toys and
games of all her children, many of
which the prince consort made him
self, for he was no mean carpen-
ter There are also here wonderful
fishes caught by the duke of Coburg
In Canadian seas, birds and tigers shot
by the prince of Wales while in India,
q mummy case brought from Egypt
and other precious curiosities that are
dearly priced by the queen. who visits
this family museum every day while at
Osborne and sits among the remains
of her own and her children's youth.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

One Minute Cough Cure surprises
people by its quick cures and children
may take 1t in large quantities with
ont the least danger. 1t has won for
itself the best reputation of any prep
aration used to day for colds, Group.
tickling IN the throat or obstinate
coughs. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

The total amount Of money coined
by al! the queen of England's prede-
eessors on the throne was sl,025 ,00o,-
eco. During the present reign the
mint has turned out S2,250,000.0 600, in
cluding S720 900, 900 in India-a record
for all time
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15
A beetle That Holds On.

The rlinoceros beetle has tenacious
end as powerful grasp as the most
ferocious bulldog. Its head may be
two-thirds torn from its body. and II
will not loosen its hold. 1t has real
horns and not mandibles, like many of
its family
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

Truth wears well. People have
learned that DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are reliable little pills for reg
ulatlng the bowels, curing constipa
ton and sick headache. They don't
grippe. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

You invite disappointment when
you experiment De Wits Little
Early Risers are pleasant, easy, thor
ough little pills. They cure consrpa
ton and sick headache just as sure as
you take them. Henry Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

When you call for Dewitt's Witch
Hazel Salve the great pile cnre, don't
accept any thing else. Don't be talk
ed into accepting substitute, for
piles, for sores, for burns. Henry
Hinrichs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

Dyspepsia Cured Shiloh's Vitaliz-
er Immediately relieves Sour Stomach,
Coming up of Food Distress, and is
the great kidney and, liver remedy.
Sold by Oscar Alter 20
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

Be Not Deceived! A Cough, Hoarse
ness or Group are not to be trltied
with. A dose in time OF Shiloh's
Cure will save you much trouble.
Sold by Oscar Alter. 20
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15
CONJUNCTION OF NUISANCES.
Mating of Men and Women Who
Worry Their Friends-Always
Depending on Others.

The man who could get on admirably
by himself is always a married man.
And the man who is utterly dependent
on the advice of his friends before he
can get a new necEtie or can change
his boarding-place is invariably a bach
elor. As a result his friends try to
marry him Off, but as they try to marry
him to the girl who Is an inveterate
nuisance they do not succeed. She
wants some one 10 assist her and he
wants some one 10 assist him, and they
get on beautifully together until they
find each other out.
Sometimes they get married before
they make the discovery, but this rare
ly happens, as clipging people always
cling. \ man and a woman were mar
ried the other day in Evanston who
should never have met says the Chi
cago Chronicle. He had spent some so
years waiting for a fellow to die, who
married the love of his youth, and
when the hope was a reality the widow
was wed 10 another man. The woman
had mourned for many years for a
truant lover to return only TO be dis
appointed. Then they met and married
each other.
Their friends tried TO work it down.
saying they We're both TOO old, but
failed. They are married and con-
tinue to inflict news of their bliss on
their friends who are asking each
other conundrum: Whether 1t is
wiser to waste ones youth waiting for
love or 10 waste ones love waiting for
old age. They have not arrived at a
satisfactory answer
LondOn's Population,
London has a population OF 4.250,
COO. equahng the combined popula
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

AarPs Clover Root Tea is a pleas
ant laxative. Regulates the bowls,
purifies the blood. Clears the com
plexion. Easy to make and pleasant
to take % cts. Sold by Oscar AL
ter. %
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15
DREADFULLY NERVOUS.

GENTs:-I was dreadfully nervous
and for relief took your karl's Glover
Root Tea. 1t quoted my nerves and
strengthened my whole Nervous Sys
tom. | was troubled with Constipa
ton, Kidney and Bowel trouble
Your Tea soon cleansed my system sC
thoroughly that / rapidly regaiueC
health and strength. Mrs. 5. 4
Sweet, Hartford, Conn. Sold by Os
car Alter. %
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

Spanish troops may leave the island,
but the Cnban anxiety to hold the Of
fees shows nothing else will get away
if they can help it.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

Ladies, Take the Best. If you are
troubled with Constipation. Sallow
Skin. and Tired Feeling, take Karls
Glover Tea, it is pleasant to take. Sold
by Oscar Alter. 20
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

Marchand's name isn't pronounced
March on" but it ought to be if thsre
is anything in a name
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

Thirteen Cinnamon were drowned
in the forward cabin of a wrecked
steamer at Sausalto, Cal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

Gen. Blanco is said to be greatly
moved by the recent events in Cuba"
Well, If he isn't he will be.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-12-15

After 1899 it Will be Illegal to use the
state seal and coat of arms in Mass
chusetts for advertising purposes.