Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-03-23

Delllon. Inl5 expansion BUSINESS N
likely to be quite expensive -'Almena
Lantern.
The fate Of Webb McNsll will, OF
course, be a warning to his successor.
Mr. Church will hardly impeach his
own intelligence by attempting to
perform bis official duty, Under the
present regime it doesn't pay, Bet
ter Way
Eleven soldiers died OF disease in
the late war to every one killed in
battle. In the civil war the ratio WAS
but three to one. No better srgu-
ment could be found upholding Gen.
Miles charges of improper rstions,
and the gross Encouragement OF the
war secretary Republican.
Heretofore four Topeka banks have
been repositories for state funds, hut
now Treasurer Grimes has added an
other bank to the list. The favored
institution is the State Savings Bank,
Of which Attorney General Goddard
is president. 1t pays to be in the
combination. -Msnksto Advocate,
In a number of counties the board
Of commissioners have resorted to Ru
excellent method of correcting the
evils of tax lodging. A complete list
of the property valuations is publish
ed IN the official county paper. Thus
every man knows what taxes his
neighbor pays and the man who is
lodging his taxes soon gets tired Of
having the apparent fact made pub
lic.-Newten KGnSGn.
Some unknown patriot gets of the
following: I've licked a dozen
stamps today, for kilograms I sent; I
licked and stuck on bill, with which
1 paid my rent l licked a stamp to
paste upon a note which I renewed,
and then l licked another one to make
the mortgage good. I've licked these
stamps to show that I respect my
country's will, and now I'd liBe to
lick the man that introduced the BILL"
.-Er.
A sensible husband SAID to his wife
"Susle, don't spend cent with mer-
chants who don't advertise" Tue
wife who is a business woman, re-
piled: You old goose / learned
better long ego than TO go where
was not invited You would be an
old bachelor now il you had not
invited me to be your wife. Catch
me going to store without an invi
tation. / guess not "-Bennington
Democrat
Don't it not seem pity that the
Filipino men land women), who
knowing nothing of the power Of ma
chine guns and modern artillery,
came to Manila with bows and arrows
to fight for their country should
have had no knowledge of our merci
full intentions. A Colorado man says
through our morning paper that
when our soldiers chased and shot
them il seemed like a Colorado rabbit
drive.-Om Dumb Animals.
The recent republican Legislature,
succeeded in passing a general fee
and salary bill, that will raise the
salaries Of county officers all over the
state. We had not noticed that there
was a shortage Of good solid candi'
dates, under the reductions made in
these offices, by the populistS. Ifyou
want to raise salaries, and taxes, and
political pulls, end machines, buy
your ticket straight down the repub-
loan line. Lebanon journal.
Dunn and Brsdstreet are talking
about the enormous aggregate Of
clesrngs and say that 1t is greater
than ever known befose. What il
they are greater? What does II
prove? Il simply proves that there
has been more gambling done on
Wall street than heretofore. If an
increase in gambling is sign Of pros
perity than the logic of Dunn and
Bradstreet Is sound. That's all there
is to it.-Nebrasks Independent.
The people of Kansas have undoubt.
eddy got another business admins
tration" on their hands. Under the
populist administration the state levy
for taxes was four and two.tenths
mills. But the people voted last fall
for a changs-and they have it. The
levy this time WILL be five and one.
half mills. an increased tax hnrdan of