Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-03-16
The pOpuIist IeglaIa.ure two yearl

by the legislature this winter. And
the appropriations at this session ex.
coed those of two years ago by more
than half million dollars.-Western
Advocate.
VIM Sutor, of Zurich, sustained a
severe loss last Saturday night. About
2 O'Clock at night bls house caught
fire and WAS burned to the ground
with all it's contents. He and his
family barely escaped danger It ia
a total loss to him There is no clue
as to just how the fire originated,
only that it originated out side of the
house, Stockton NelUs
The republicans don't get much
consolation in looking over the records
of the last Legislature. The GAYLORD
Herald says the twlne bill WAS the
only meritorious measure Of any con.
sequence passed, and it was intro
duced by John Seaton whom Cy Lee
land wouldn't let be a candidate for
governor because Of his populistic
leanings Kensington Mirror.
A Mt. Ayr township woman got
Valentine day and April fool day
mixed. She put the dinner for the
children to take to school and the
produce that she was going to take to
town IN the same kind of bucket.
The little folks noticed the mistake
and got them some dinner, but their
mother did not notice it until che ar.
rived IN Alton. - Osborne Ne,US.
The people are all getting more and
more socialistic. A few years ago 80.
cialism was terrible thing. Now a
republican Legislature authorizes a
state mandatory of binding Irvine.
Socialism, pure and SIMPLE In To-
peka the republican papers even, are
supporting a candidate for mayor
who is pledged to the theory of NUM-
Cipal ownership of public utilities
MankRto Advocate.
Here is more gold standard pros
perity for the-trusts. A late issue
of the Delaware county (Pa) Demo.
Graf makes the statement that "the
SChuylkill Goal Exchange has fixed
the rate of miners wages for the cur
rent month at 8 per cent below the
lowest rate paid anthracite coal miners
for years. At the same time the price
Uf coal hos been advanced" How do
you like such prosperity, you Amerl-
can slaves.-Long Island Leader.
This tax paying at the bank, seems
to get a good many people into
trouble. One of our largest taxpay.
ers, a farmer, calls for his taxes for
98 n full at the bank, Pays it, $76,
and some cents, takes a receipt in full
as he supposes; but in a few weeks
along comes the sheriffwith warrant
against him for $5.75. This is not a
kick, but mere suggestion that some
body has slipped cog, and the man
who thus calls for, and receives bis
tax receipt, should not be compelled
to pay extra cost for anothers blunder
Lebanon Journal.
James Hamilton Lewis Of Wash
lngton, and Jerry Simpson, the sock.
less statesman Of Medicine LODGE"
who have furnished more entertain
ment and real fun for members OF the
House, perhaps, than anyone else,
were relegsted to private life at noon
Saturday. They are men Of brains
and were two Of the best debaters IN
the congress which expired Saturday
1t is with much regret that the House
parts with them, and they we're the
recipients Of more farewell hand
shakes than any other two members
Of congress, 80 Washington Letter.
A Kansas duck, which had faith.
fully stuck to business during the
summer and laid several dozens Of
large fswn colored eggs, complained
that she was not appreciated "See
that hen over there,' said the duck,
"she hasn't laid as many eggs as /
have nor az big, but she has books
written about her and verses COM
posed In her honor, while nobody is
saying a word about me" "The
trouble with you 49," said q wise roos-
ter that was standing near, that you
don't tell the public what you have
done. You lay an egg and wsddle
of without saying word, but that
sister Of mine never lays one without
letting every body in the neighborhood