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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-16

every description, perfumery, chewing
gum, petroleum, telephone and tele-
graphic messages.
With these pleasing reminders of
the good old times will come increased
import duties, license taxes, fees for
ofliclal services and tips for officials
temporarily afflicted with defective
eyesight and memory.
Last, but not least, the restoration
of the good old times will bring back
a horde Of liquor tasters, stamp lick
ers, license collectors, spoilers, pros
ecutors, commissioners and official
leeChes of all varieties, wearing the
Internal revenue garb.
For all these blessings the Ameri-
can people will owe an everlasting
debt of gratitude to the belllgerent
statesmen who loosed the dogs of war
to show to the world how Uncle Sam
looks in his fighting clothes"
The above is taken from the Omaha
Bee, the leading republican paper of
Nebraska, and paper that Is beng
circulated by Postmaster Royce. OF
all the unpatriotic articles ever PRINT
ed the above is the worst. The only
reason for Its publication is that Sem
ator Allen of Nebraska is a popu(ist,
and the republican press of Nebraska
like that Of Kansas, so hate the official
representatives Of the peoples party
that they print such rot in the hooe
of gaining a little political strength
by making people dissatisfied with
their condition. War is expensive,
and the people must bear burdens
unthought Of in times of peace. The
Bee seems to overlook the fact that
the millions of bonds and their in
terest we're not placed upon the peo-
pie by the votes OF Senator Allen and
his party but by the party which the
Bee 80 unworthily represents.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-16


The sweetheart Of the soldier boy
who has gone or will go to the Phi
llppines will be interested in the girls
of that far.away country. A writer
who seems to know all about the nat
i've beauty, tells us that she has liquid
and laDguishing eyes, shaded with
long lashes, supple figure, luxuriant
blue black hair, and finely shaped
feet, free from corns and bunions and
ingrown toe nails. Mllliners and dry
goods merchants do not bother about
spring openings and special sales Of
hats and hosiery, because the PHI
lippine women never wear hats or
stockings. The hair is seldom adorn-
ed and is allowed to hang down the
back of its owner, who takes except
ional pride in her browning glory.
The figure is made attractive because
Of the thinness of'the garments worn.
Skirts are usually abbreviated, owing
to the high price Of pima and saga
cloth, being the the only desirable
grade that women want. When they
haven't the price Of a full garment
they get tolerably we'll without any
The walk Of the women is deSOpibed as
being graceful and rather coquettlsh.
But after ell. She American girl has
one hope left. The girls Of the Phi
lippines smoke long juicy cigars. They
chew on the stumps and spit like old
folks, They have dirty teeth and
a foul breath. Old women and little
girls and big girls are victims for
Kelley institutes and thier attractive
ness Of face, figure and dress, or I'M
dress, 10 lost sight Of when tobacco
juice is allowed 10 ran down their
chin, Most Of the women make their
own living making Oherootp, which
they smoke necessarily. There are
1000 employed in Manila factories
and $1,000 in factories in other parts
Of the island. Few Of the native men
single out wife and earn a living. for
her and there little AeaE chat the
American boy will be as big fool as
tho tiys.-Hastings Record.
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Something To Depend On.

Mr.. James Jones, of the drug firm
of Jones g. Con, Cowden, Ill, in speak
pg OF DR., Kings New Discovery, says
that last winter hih wife was attacked
with La Grippe, and her case grew so
serious that physicians at Cowden and
Pana could do nothing for her. 1t
seemed to develop into Hasty Consum-
ption. Having DR.. Kings New Dis
covery in store, and selling lots of it,
he took bottle home, and to the sur
PRISE of all she began to get better
from first dose, and half dozen dollar
bottles cured her sound and well. DR..
Kings New Discovery for consump,,
ton, coughs and colds is guaranteed
to do this good work. Try it. Free
trial bottles at James & co.'s drug
store. 0
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-16
From the Front.

Editor HERALD:---I thought that our
life here in Camp Thomas might be
of some interest to the most of your
readers, and also those boys who will
be recruited to fill out our company
to 106.
We came to "Ohickamaugua Ma
tional Military Park" May II. The
change of climate was hard on us
but nevertheless it was not hot enough
to kill soldier from Kansas, besides
none Of Us could be kept out of the
shade long enough to spoil his COM
plexion the least bit.
Our rations consist Of coffee, bread,
bareback, potatoes, rice, beans, canned
corn, tomatoes, bacon aud fresh beef.
This is the bill of fare for our camp,
We had coffee, canned beef and beans
when travelling
The camp Of the 2lst Kansas is
located little south east OF the center
of the park, in heavy tImbered spot
and our company tents are on the
spot where the 77th Pc nnsYlvania
was captured Sept. 10, 1868. This
was a hand to hand fight and ls said
to have been one of the bloodjeat Of
the battle. The fgdt took place
about two hourz after sunset, Capt.
Mcdowell Of smith Center, Kansas,
who 10 mayor OF that city at the
present tune was captured In this
fight. His company was surrounded
on the spot where our cook tent now
stands. This is a place of much IN
terest to be sure; on tho old battle
field of Chickamehg va and IN sight
of Lookout Mountain and Missionary
Ridge II is q great treat 10 walk
over the old battle ground which we
read Of IN United States history just
a short time ago. One can form an
idea Of war by putting together our
little hardships, and the old battle
fields, and our sham battles. These
sham battles are enjoyed immensely
by all. The battle and skirmish lines
are inst the same as tAsy would DO in
a real battle. There d advance and
| rear guards and qco1ts Also.
| The soldiers Of tia slst regiment
are all in good health, aud it has been
Acknowledged to be the best regiment
in camp IN all respects. AS to our
company wo are advancing fast IN
the military tactics We are drilled
by Lieutenants Tucker and Calkins.
We will be fully equipped next week.
We got our uniforms last week.
i heard today that the 5lst Kansas
would be sent 20 Tampa soon, There
are all kinds Of reports going about
us leaving, SO we don't aim to believe
anything we hear; but l think this
report has some truth in it. At least
everyone hopes it may be true.
Following is our daily routine;
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-16
Prof. Wang Foo shun

Will be at the M. e church in Mar
win June 81, 1898 at s o'clock D. m.
and give his illustrated lecture on
China, Rev Prof, Wang Foo Shun
is Chinaman who 10 q returned mis-
sionsry and his entertainment will be
very instructive and very attractive,
He comes under the aupices OF the
Marvin Epworth League. Following
is the program;
Solo Prof. Wang.
Coronation The Audience.
Steropticon Views Of China 600
Views Prof. Wang
Wedding scene, First day-Six
young ladiee.
Wedding scene, Second dDy-Six
young ladies.
Steropticon views continued Prof.
Wang,
Solo, I'm Chinese Language) Prof,
Wang.
Steropticon views contlnued--Prof.
Wang.
Closing -"Rock Of Ages" Fifteen
views, accompanied by Quartette or
duet.
All are invited to enjoy this treat.
Admission only rs cents, children Is
cent?. Come everybody.
T. II. WESTON, Pres.
SUSIE VINCENT, Secretary
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most sincere motives and, in his CROP
ing attempt now aud then to rise to
the cherished ideals, forty devils OF
practical politicians would rise to
mock him and call hun granny"
Is it possible that the republican
party is made up OF "snsggle. tootbed
political harlots" 1t seems that Moi.
Hoods friends take his defeat very
much to heart.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-16
Back to the Good Old Times.

"When Senator Allen and his popo-
cratic colleagues started the battle
cry of freedom for Cuba the probably
did not realize thet their belligerent
patriotism would soon bring the coun-
try back to those good times for which
every popocrat hos been yearning and
praying since the terrible crime year
of 1878
While we do not rejJice over the un-
inviting prospect, VIC may as we'll
prepare to enjoy once more those good
old times when everything from the
cradle to the coffin had to bear the
tax-gatherer's stamp.
In those good old days when pros
perity was created by stamping upon
paper the 1. o. US of Uncle Sam,
every box of matches was plastered
with a revenue stamp, and so was
every bottle Of medicine, every photo
graph, every telegram, every deed Of
conveyance, every mortgage, every
bank check, every promissory note,
and every contract, whether in deal
for horses or for wife,
In those good old days the peoples
hearts were gladdened from month to
month by visits from friendly revenue
collectors, who reminded them gently
of the penalties imposed by law upon
people who failed to make proper re-
turns of their income and incidentlY
took occasion to look into their bu-
resus and cupboards for eoRtraband
articles that might have shiFked the
war tax
For years and years the people who
believe in fat.made prosperity have
been pointing backward to the good
old times when the public highways
teemed with tramps and ten yards of
calico sold for three dollars Now,
however, they are in position to point
forward TO a revival Of the good old
times with all the old frills excepting
shin plaster currency and the war
income tax.
The new revenue law which has
just been passed by congress will give
the present generation q taste Of the
blessings that follow IN the wake of
war.
First and foremost, wa shall be
blessed with several hundred millions
of bonded debt on which the people
Will be allowed to contribute interest
add sinking fund for twenty years.
Then we shall wax fat on an increase
of $100,000000 in our circulating
medium In printed slips bearing the
usual inscription Of notes payable
when the tazee imposed fox their re-
demption shall hsye been collected,
We shall also have another increase in
mooushine silver dollsfs coined out
of the seigniorage, which reprasnts
tho froth on the top of the 16 to ]
melting POI.
All these old time blessings will be
enhanced by the temperance OF the
bran new revenue stamps to be put
into active circulation in every Amer
lcan household, store and workshop,
As of yore there will be stamp duties
on all insurance policies, on wills,
leases, mortgages, foreign steamship
tickets, powers Of attorney, notes,
bills Of lading, medicines Of every
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-16

W. A, WHITE, a noted writer Of
Kansas, in a review Of the Hutohin-
son convention; says:
'the thought OF what Major Hood
escaped by the action Of the conven
ton, will make him shudder when he
thinks Of it tomorrow in his Calmer
moments. A long, hard and probably
bitter, personal campaign, nightrides,
bad foedy oil sorts Of water, wearying
hoQrs Of hapdshakiDg Of stupid syco-
phanta plots, strategems and spoils,
all for nothing but the privilege OF
being used two years as doormat by
the people Of Kansas; thess are a few
Of the easy and early stages Of the
catastrophe that Major Hood escaped
After the election, il he was success,
full, it would begin sgaip, the, ever
lasting procession ct tropble. A lot OF
snsggle toctAedPplitiea harlots would
sqposs hun day andnight impOrtuning
khim for fsyprs, Sleep would leave
Thin. Peace would fly from him.
Nightmares would perch on his bed
spread and trample the food in his
stomach into hard, indIgestible
chunks. Faith in the honor Of bis
friends would cackle IL she blaze of
intrigue, thai would burn all about
him. His enemies would attack his
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-16
The Weekly Kansas City STAY

Addresses the farmer as business
man and a citizen. Doesn't tell him
him how TO farm, but how 20 sell, and
whore and when. and keeps vigilant
eye upon his rights as a shipper a
producer and a TAX payer. All the
news, too, aud plenty OF "good read
ing" for AAs family. Now read in
100000 farm houses. Fiftv-two big.
eight-page newspapers for 25 cents.
To any one Who sends the WEEKLY.
STAR five yeaHy subscribers, together
with $l.25 the paper will he sent one,
year free,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-16
BUcKLEN' ARNICA sA1vE

The best salve In the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, sal rheum, fever
sores, letters, chappea hands, chill
blains, corns, and all skin eruptionS
and positively cures piles, or no pay no.
quired. 1t Ia guaranteed to give per
feet satisfaction. or money refunded.
Priss% cents per box. For sale by
james & Co. druggist's
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-06-16

You see after we 20 through all
this and walk around the park while,
have rough house, write few let
ters, do our washing, sew on buttons
and kill gray backs" we have put in
a fair days work. Still we are happy
and glad we are here. We are all
dead broke, also. The Star Tobacco
Co. came to our relief yesterday.
They gave each man a ten cent out Of
tobacco. Now If the Battle Ak" will
come to war we think we will be able
to do the Spanlards easy,
Everyone should remembe that q
letter from home is the best thing
that comes to camp, 90 please write,
Our address is Company d, 2lst Kan
sas, I'd Brigade, LIST Army Corps.
Nj. s. CouoH.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08
Selrft Misrruunll.
A City of Rest and Beauty.
Ri l.IN.N iGTOE HUNT.

Charleston is 4 revolution to the
traveller from the northern States He
has read of it and heard OF it all his
life, but the stories of its past wealth
and fashion and beautiful architecture
have generally been received hy him
with a little incredulity. II. knows
the southerners' fon lncsS for word
paintin :, and h, never tires of their
reference to the glor"s of the days 'bc-
fore the war But he will feel some
what asham II of him self for his super
ciliousnesa when he takes his first walk
among TIL. street' of Charleston. \
stroll am)ng the re id mes will quick
" convince him that he has underrated
the beauty of Il wonderful old city. and
rs he looks aronnl upon its great
h ,ilses, he will at Ia admit an incli-
nlton to believe in all the stories of
the luxury and statelness of its past
,cicty. | say its past society, for, in
C.iarlrst N, everything still speaks of
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08
WHY FLOWERS
ARE FRAGRANT.

Nature has provided ways and means
for all of the offices which it is her pc
culiar province to fill. Why flowers
are fragrant has often been discussed.
Botanists have decided that the fcrtili-
zation is largely accomplished through
the agency of insects that pass from
one flower to another in search of food
They become covered with pollen from
one blossom. which they in turn scatter
upon others. The accuracy and COM
prehcnsivencss of natures plans are
illustrated by the fact that while the
insect may visit Gu ndrcd sorts o.
plants in Il day the pollen of one has
no effect save upon that particular
species to whicl, it belongs The bum
blebcc, for example, becomes loadC d
with yellow dust, but this i, of no value
rs a fertilizer to the multitude of other
plants 1t is related that Il lupin .
grows in California sometimes com
pletely covering large tracts of land
Its bright purplish crimson blossoms
are so abundant that they color the sur
face Of the country and can b, seem )r
4 long distance. These blossoms have Il
powerful fragrance, but are not nectar
yielding, therefore bees rarely visit
them. 1t, however, produces very
large quantities Of pollen, and the
winged creatures that seek this food
carry on the process OF cross ftrtiliza-
tion in the most satisfactory manner.
Whether the insect is attracted by the
fragrance or whether il inStinc,ivclv
knows where the pollen grows has not
been decided At all events the bee is
wise enough not to waste time on How
ers which Srcretr no nectar, and why
should not its contemporaries exercise
equal intelligence Iorh. L"u~r'
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08
NO SALE.

This mapl. sugar." began the mild
looking Customer
as fraud and an imitation, of
course interrupted the irritable drug
gist, "but manage to get l6- cents
pound for it all right. When a man
begins to talk like that know exact
ly what he's going to say, and I'm
tired of having the same speech slung
at me hundred times day.
II was about to say" resumed the
mil,l-io ,Hin: c:i ,tom n, 18th 1t this ma
pie sugar is the iil.st have seen on
the street, and | am som thing Of
juilg OF the article, having dealt in it
myself. wanted fifty pounds OF it,
but rs it's i'rau.l and an imitation,
why, of course, | havn't any ns. for it.
| bid you-
"Holl on!'' sail the druggist
"Wherc dill yol ever deal in maple
sugar.
81 used to haze an extensive grove
Of maple trees in Ohio
What part of Ohio!'
''ln the edge OF the little town or
Hunkersville"
"llow many trees were in the grove!!"
II think there must have been over
4 hundred"
How much sugar did you make
from them?'
"Wcll, som. seasons | turned out
rs high as 80 pounds"
'.You don't live there now?'
NO
when did yoa move away"
about nine years ago"
II think that's right" rejoincd the
druggist, after a brief mental calcula-
ton. IL lived in that town myself
when | was boy, and I've been back
there several times since, and happen
to know there isn't sugar m lple tree
within fourteen miles of the place.
Your name is lIigginside, and know
YOU from aflr back You hadn't any
more idea Of buying 80 pounds Of this
maple sugar than you had of flying.
You only wanted ) cents worth to
cat and you know it. You're the
same old liar you used to be, and
oOingy We'll. good mornino!"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08
\ SPANISH PltETENDElt.

The most interesting OF the Spanish
pretcnders is not Don Carlos, bnt 4
outside of the lberian peninsula. lie
is duke Of Mcdina-Crli. chief defender
of the faith, fourteen-fold grandcc Of
Spain, first ofall Castilan knights, and
direct descendant of Ferdinand and
Isabella. For him and his family the
race of Bourbon Anjon, who now rule
Spain. are nothing more than usurpers.
AS often as new king of Spain is
crowned, the dukes herald appears in
the palace, and. in the presence of all
the grandeCs of Spain, protests in the
name of his lord against this usurpa-
ton, sets forth the claim ofthe Medina
Cells to the throne, and challenges
every knight who may venture to dis-
pute the legitimacy of the dukes claim
to defend his opinion in 4 duel to the
death, ION the mountain or on the
plain, by day or 10y night" AS no
grandee of Spain has ever seen fit to
take the duke and his herald seriously,
the head of the house Of Medina Cell
has been left free to spend the income
from his enormous fortune ON his flds,
and to make pnre elnial tours OF his rs.
tates 1t is said that he can travel
from one end of Spain to the other, and
sleep every night in one of his own
hon9cs. Cndtr these circumstances,
he has proved less troublesome pre-
tender than Don Carlos.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08

because he was jelaous the attentions
paid to the dog next him. This had
won the first prize, and consequently
received all the admiration; so the 9TH
er dog barked short, sharp, incessant
pelps at him all day long, only stop.
ping when someone patted him. We
believe that leopartls are absolutely 81
lent creatures; but many of the felid,e
have particular sound of request.
In the cat very low short NEW is
commonly used when the object is
near, and will almost certainly be
granted, such as the opening of a door,
OF the giving of water or milk. Tn
usual food which it fancies it will not
get is asked for in another note; and
any request not attended to is repeat
ed in a different key.--!pscta;or.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-04-08

THE SIERRA SNOW PLANT.

Onr thing that never fails to intcrcs'
all who see it. wien alo.i" it is found
on the mountain heights OF the Sicrras.
is the snow plant. knowa t, hotanists
as the SarcoleS sanguinaa, meaning
blooded flesh Both names are said to
be misnomers. The first was given it
from its supposed birth among the
Sierra snow, some travellers asscI.ilr
that it sent its roots into snowbanks a )
other plants into the earth. Superficial
observers were deceived by seeing the
brilliant spikes OF flowers rising from
the snow that had fallen around them
in the quick mountain squalls after the
plants had grown. No flesh and blood
could be as exquisltcly beautiful i'm
agine rosy and snow tinted, crowded
hyacinth, from eight to twenty inches
in height, every miniature bell wound
about by a rosy and frosted silver rib
bon, all topped by huge head Of
asparagus in hoar frost and silver.
Fhe frosted papilla is very marked
on every sepal and bract. Though the
whole translucent spike is flushed with
rose and carmine, the petals are the
deepest and most brilliantly colored
parts OF the flower, which is five-parted,
and each one showing slightly the
stamens and pistils. There have been
seen specimens bearing eighty perfect
flowers and 4 pseudo-bulb twenty-five
inches in circumference, brittle almost
as spun glass, and although solid as a
pineapple when first dug up, dried
away to the size Of the stem. All at
-tcmpts at cultivation have thus far
failed, the bulbs refusing to stand trans
planting and the seeds tosprout. For
the man who can discover the way to
introduce them to cultivation there is
a fortune in store; and what Il glorious
addition they will be to our carly gar
,len flora! They have been gathered
in their native wilds from May until
past the middle of July, nut even at
home are said to he capricious in
growth. Localities where they abound
one season may De without them the
next. They are found as high as 5000
feet above the sea level and not much
below 1000. 1t was once said that
they would not survive below the sum
mrr snow line, but they have been
since seen almost covering the ground
far below. The snowbanls seem, how
ever, to protect them from the wind,
sweeping among the mountains, and
they make their early growth and de
velopmcnt beneath the driven SHOWS,
and when the approach OF Summer
leaves the surface OF the ground OK
posed it is covered in \ few dlyS with
the red crown of the snow plants
The flowers are at frs. protected hy
:the leaf-like bract, which gradually I'M
fold as the weather warns. and appar-
antly close up again when the temper
ature becomes suddenly cold. When
thus closed the parts of tha il,wcr are
50 perfectly fitted together rs to re-
semblc huge head of asparagus Tie
brittle roots extend into the ground al
IN i rs far as the flower does above it.
\ thou I'll once thought to be parasitic
upon decaying cedar roots. no indica-
tion OF parasitic character are found
upon digging them up. The plant is
said to be in soils of varying nature,
but always where it gets the water
from the melting snow.