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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-29

by the act of 1899. Under the pro.
visions of both the old and the new
law it is not incumbent upon the set
tier on school lands to procure the
necessary petition to be circulated
and signed to have the school land
upon which he resides appraised
There is nothing to forbid such action
on his part, but he is not required to
do 80,
BY act of 1899, an amendment is
made to paragraph $3.50, which reads
as follows;
provided further, that any person
who has resided on school land for a
period OF one year and who has neg.
lected or refused to purchase the
same as herein provided, shall forfeit
all right, title and interest to the
same" This proviso follows the Ian.
guage in the new act which reads the
same as the final pvovlso of said par
sgraph 5769. Now does this change
the requirement Of the old law and
require the settler TO have the land
appraised and purchase the same
within one year from the time of his
first settlement thereon? / do not 80
construe 1t. There is no direct pro-
viso in the new act requiring him to
get the land appraised. Itdoes seem
af il the legislature would have pro-
vIded so in plain terms If they had
intended to compel the settler to have
the land appraised. Neglect to pur-
chase is not neglect to have the land
appraised; neither is refusal to pur-
chase a refusal to have the land an.
praised. The appraisement and the
making application to purchase are
two separate acts under the school
land purchase act, 1t seems to me
that the clear intention Of the legis.
latnre by this proviso in the new act,
was to make it necessary for the set
tier on school land TO get his contract
to purchase within one year after the
appraisement OF the land, and that il
he neglect or refuse to do SO, then he
would forfeit all rights as a settler
thegeop, together With ell claimtot he
improvements thereon. No one is
presumed to know the new act of the
Legislature until it is published, and
many will not know anything about
1t until after that time. Now il a |
party who had settled on school land
one year prior to the gong into effect
of the new law, forfeits all rights to
the land and his improvement thereon,
if he has not at that time procured a
contract for such land, then very
great Injustice and wrong might be
done to innocent parties Another
instance where this might result in
case where it was impossible for the
settler to get the necessary petition to
have the land appraised. The law
was not intended to injure the rights
Of anyone. Yours truly,
A. A. GODDARD, Atty Gent.
This new act went into effect May
Is, 1899 While party under the
new act may have one year in which
% purchase the land from date Of
Ippraise ment, l would advise all who u
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-29

The citizen has, somehow or other,
come to feel that when he casts his
ballot it is not for himself. He trans
fers his suffrage regularly from one
party to another in the hope that each
will prove more sincere, or less dis
honest than the last; yet, so far as be
can see, it is but @ choice of political
evils in which. after all, be has little
concern. These are not the condl.
tions Of freedom.
Well might the great Lincoln, his
brow yet saddened and his heart
wruDg by the awful havoc of civil
war, cry out in anguish of spirit, that
not all of that dire conflict, not all the
thick gloom and dreadful uncertainty
OF its worst daye, had ever filed him
with such apprehension and dread as
these conditions, which he clearly
foresaw. Yes, now when we have
grown great among the nations OF the
earth; while we are exultiDg in our
power, even In the midst of our pride,
we are far from secure. 1t is fact,
when nations, as well as individuals,
attain the height of their power, that
they stand most In danger. Babylon
was called The Great" when ap-
peared the hand writing on the wall"
The pyramids proclaim to ali the
grandeur Of Egypt, when the empire
of the Pharaohs began to topple.
Rome was Proud mistress of the
world" when she began to crumble
from the effects of her own rotor
ness. Spain was enriched by the
wealth of two continents, and called
herself the "Invincible," when she be-
gan to sink into dotsge; and it was
the Grand Monarch" of France who
made inevitable the French revolu.
ton. So true is it that pride goeth
before destruction, and naughty
spirit before fall"
And now, when men, for the most
part, are scarcely able to live, while
Lhe few are rolling in wealth beyond
the dreams of old world despots;
when want, and wretchednese, and
despair, and Fqualor, are the lot of
many, while idleness, luxury, pride
and despotic powers, are the portions
If the few; we must, unless these con-
litions are remedied, either expect to
sink like old world nations, into dot
age, or rise in blood like France.
The latter seems, indeed, the more
likely alternative, unless we mistake
the Signs of the times" The people
IRE in no mood to endure these con-
litions tamaly. Labor combinations
md riots, anarchy, socialism, bimet-
lllism, and populism are but the out
ward manifestations of fever heat
aging within, like the eruption of
Wondering VOLCANOES; yet periodically,
Inevitably with ever increasing fire.
luency, they return, and what is more
ignifcant, each time more radical,
more widespread, more intense and
threatening than ever before.
Mp.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-29
MAGGIE O'BRrEN.
Red Hot from the dun.

Was the ball that hit G.. b. Stead
man of Newark, Mich, in the civil
war. 1t clused horrible ulc3rs that
no treatment helped for 20 years.
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured
him. Cures cuts, bruises, burns, boils,
ielons, corn5, skin eruptions. Best
pile cure on earth, 2jcts a box. Cure
guaranteed, Sold by James & Coz
druggists. 3
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-29
YOU CANNOT

detect the bad odor coming from your
own nose or head il you have catarrh
but your wife or friends can. Do
not disgust and lose your friends by
such horrible smell coming from
your nose end head. Use Bunsen's
cream catarrhal. Guaranteed to
cure Samples free. Sold by Fisher
or Mccormick.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-29
BORO- cARBOL sALYE
County Attorney.

removes pimples, blotches, and black.
heedsjheals cuts, burns, bruises ;curea
blind, bleeding aud itching piles
eczema, etc, Sold by Mccormick or
Fisher.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1899-06-29

Oan we, then, wonder that society
IS running to extremes? The 30
called middle classes are becoming
extinct, and in their stead we have
but the enormously rich and the beg
carly poor. With the trusts and cor
porahens in control of enterprise and
employment, the toilers of the worlc
are driven into their employ, and
being helpless, are compelled to &C.
cept the lowest wages; hence, we see
labor everywhere necessitous, whileitf
great corporate employers amass their
millions, Since they are also ia con-
troll Of the markets, the farmer or the
producer must likewise come to them
with his products, and equally help
less az the laborer before them, must
accept the lowest prices, and to them
must 90 every citizen for his suppliee,
and, upon the same terms Of helpless.
ness, contribute each his share to the
extorted millions.
Thus it is that we find society more
and more divided into buttwo classes,
compared to which, all former class
distinctions were merciful. Between
thu lord and his serf, between the
master aud his slave, there was room
for feelings of pity, of kindness, and
even Of regard; but no such feeling is
there to soften the relation existing
between the owners of the great cor
porstions and the toilers in its employ,
or to the public which contribute to
its gains, Between them stands the
sullen monster himself, deaf to all
appeals, and we see labor reduced to
the lowest extremity, and aven worse,
for machinery is taking the place Of
the laborer. Almost the first step
taken by the trust upon its formation
Is to shut down number plants, and
to turn the laborers adrift, reducing
the wages, at the same time Of those
remaining. lis second step, If indeed
not its first, is to crush out all CON-
potion, driving independent Compel.
itors int the already over-crowded
ranks of labor. farming its attention
to the public, it reduces the prices of
the farm and other labor products;
and thus, like the laborer reduced to
the worst, one after the other, lose
their farms and places of business,
and JOIN the army of the unemployed.
-Four million tramps we have already, |
and, under the present conditions,
this number will increase.
Politics is infected with these con.
ditions, and will be as long as wealth
and corporate Influence control legis-
ton. If laws are undertaken against
them, it is but to satisfy the popular
and such laws are not, nor
are they intended to be, effective
While on the other hand, the most
vicious legislation in their interests
can be had whenever desired, which
is the most inIquItous of all. Its pro-
noters make their boast that they are
waiting for legislation" and we'll
hey know that they can procure it,
because their men of bidding are 10
he halls of legislation, many of them
IS paid counsel, whose pockets are
illed with railroad passes, and WHO
10 not hesitate to take still more
open bribes, are in their services.
Dur laws seem to have no other end /
n view than to enrich and psnder to
great corpo -ations, while our political
POSSES in city, state and nation, wax
trong in their mysterious millions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
Ceiling or Ceiling?

The frequent occurrence of before
i'll certain words in manuscripts and
printed books of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries, in place of the
now customary spelling, is feature
which has often forced itself on my
attention. 1t seems to me that the
modern way is in ese older writings
comparatively seldom met with. I
have observed the following, among
other instances Field, neice, atcheivc.
ment, relief, releife, greife; also, as
proper names, Field, Purfeild, Field
ing, etc. The causes which have led
to the change might furnish an inter-
esting subject for discussion. Ceiling
is given as an alternative spelling in
various dictionaries to which / have
referred. In some eighteenth century
writings (the Burrell manuscripts, for
ins ance) occurs the word cieled. -
Notes and Queries.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16

The other day Judge Arnold |: II ,hetl
heartily at little episode which oc-
CURED in his court, and which was
reished by all who heard it.
d Representative John Fow was at
torney for several people who had
been charged with some trifing viola.
tions of the law. The real defendant
was a man named Cannon, and rs the
matter was settled before the tria'
began Cannon did not think his pres.
ence was necessary. and, therefore,
left.
As there we're several others jointly
accused, Mr.. Fow asked the court tc
discharge them. "Well," said Judge
Arnold, briskly, "where's CannonY
"Oh," replied the Seventeenth ward
statesman, with twinkle in his eye,
che just went of, and I'm trying to
dischal &c the rest of them, although
he was the Lig gun of the party"
Judge Arnold laughed heartily al
the joke and entered into the spirit
of it. "Well, Mr.. Fow," he respond
ed, where there's so much smoke
think there must have been some
firing, but as Cannon has gone off III!
discharge therest OF them for you. y
Philadelphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
WITcHcRAFT IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The Malay Has Great Faith in the Eff
racy OF Charms.

The Malay Has Great Faith In the Eff
racy OF Charms.
The Malay is firm believer in the
efficacy of charms. He wears amulets,
places written words of magic in
houses, and spots tigers claw as a
preventive of disease. If he is spec al.
ly primitive and back woodsy, when he
enters forest he says: $50 to the
right, all my enemies and assailants!
May you not look upon me; let me
walk alone!" To allay storm he says;
1.-The elephants collect, they wallow
across the sea; go to the right, go to
the left, break the tempest Whel
about to begin an elephant hunt. a
cording to Thompson, he uses this
charm: "Ihs elephant trumpets, he
wallows across the lake, the pot boils,
the pan boils across the point. Go to
the left, go to the right, spirit OF
grandfather tho elephant); I loose
the fingers upon the bow string"
The Malay believes in witches and
witchcraft. There is the Polong,
which feeds on its owners blood till
the time comes for it to take posses
sion OF al enemy. Then there is
horrid thing, the Penangalan. which
possesses women. Frequently it leaves
its rightful abode to fly away at night
to feed on blood, taking the form of
the head and intestines Of the person it
inhabited, in which shape it wanders
around.
Such beliefs may perhaps have their
origin in metempsychosis, which in
other ways has some foothold among
the common people. For instance,
elephants and tigers are believed
sometimes to be human souls in dis.
guise, and so the Malay addresses
them as grandfather" to allay their
wrath and avoid direct reference to
them. Crocodiles also are often re-
garded as sacrel, and special charms
are usel in fishing for them. One
such, given by Maxwell, is as follows:
80 Dangsari. lotus flower, re ceive what
l send thee If thou receivest it not,
ma thy eyes be torn out. Popular
Science Monthly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
Queen W llhelMina's Charm.

While in Paris recently Queen Will.
helmina proved that as far as love oil
jewels may indicate she is woman as
we'll as ruler. She wore upon oc.
casions long chain, and fastened tc
the chain was serpent about eight
inches in length. The head of the
serpent was priceless diamond, and
the flexible body was formed of many
colored jewels, set so closely that the
gold foundation was not visible. The
artist had cunuingly arranged the
gems to simulate scales. The fact
that the queen did not once appea,
without this chain Immediately started
rumors of romantic color, but that was,
of course, mere surmise. The jeweler
christened the charp Dutch snake, "
and if ones fance can afford such
treasure he will forthwith send one to
his sweetheart.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
A BOer COurtship.

London newspapers just now are
filed with incidents of the Beers.
most OF them far from fattering. One
of the hest relates that in a Dutch
church in Pretoria not long ago there
appeared very stolid looking farmer
wife, who had brought her baby into
town to be christened. Before leaving
home her "iord' had written the
names it was intended to give the in
faut on one slip of paper and the list
of household requirements on another,
and both were carefully folded and put
i'll the great leather purse she carried.
When the proper time arrived the
fond mother handed up slip of paper
to the minister, who read and reread
it, and then remarked that kofie Rijst
Suiker Gender Komiiit were rather
odd names for the child, and ones
which might prove embarrassing to
the possessor at some future time.
Then the Other slip of paper was
produced, and explanations followed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16

= When the tourists begin to swarm
into Switzerland next year they will he
confronted at every turn, on every
hill and point OF vantage, on every
hotel:piaZaa boasting ''view,'" With
automatic telescopes. Last summer
there were many telescopes scattered
throughout the country, some of which
were looked after by a'boy or woman,
and some Of. which were automatic
glasses which orened on depositing
two cents. A company is being formed
in Befne which twill place its auto
matte telescope all over Switzerland
next spring. Berne Letter in the Chi
cago Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
TennvsOn's Hum or.

There was playful humor in Lord
Tennyson that rarely showed itself
unless the poet was within the familiar
circle of his friends. John Black.
wood, a member of the famous firm
of publishers. gives an amusing in
stance of this in one of his letters.
The Rev. James White, rector of a
neighboring parish, aud Tennyson
were eating each other. as their Gus.
tom was, concerning the merits OF
their respective houses.
II believe Bonchurch belongs to
you," remarked the poet.
''The whole of it," said White.
''You mean" retorted Tennyson,
'the hole you live in"
And Rev. MI. White was silenced,
Youths Companion.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
The Boer and His Coffin.

In almost every Boer farmhouse is
the old mans "dooa kist," or coffin,
which stands up against the wall in a
corner of the living room. The fam
lily gets so used to it, and treat it so
much as matter of course, that it
has been known to have been put to
the most profane uses. Sometimes it
has shelves in it, the lid put ON
hinges, and the inside used for a cup
board for cups and suucers. In at
least one instance it served as coal
scuttle, and the farmers wife often
Keeps in it her best 'kappie" or black
sunbonnet which she uses when she
goes to "Nachtmaal'" -Answers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
A Demonstrators (InsS.

The latest training school proposed
is demonstrators" class to be Or
ganized in New York, to train young
women to exhibit and sell new goods
in grocery stores. Manufacturers and
dealers in various lines will watch this
departure with interest. If the sales
women are taught to courteously adj
dress shoppers, to say madam" in
place OF the offensive 'lady," to dis
play goods as if it were pleasure to
do SO, and to inform themselves thor
oughly on stocks in their charge, much
will lie accomplished. Young women
with such training and abilities may
always secure lucrative positions, for
if the manufacturers don't want them
for demonstrators, merchants will be
glad to employ them on good salaries
as clerks. --Crockery and Glass Jour
nal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
Save tho Nickelss

From saving, comes having. Ask your
grocer how you can save l5c by Investing
Sc. He can tell you just how you can get
,ne large l0c package Of "Red Cross"
starch, one large loc package OF "HubIn-
yer's Best" starch. With the premiums, two
beautiful Shakespeare panels, printed in
Twelve beautiful colors, or one Twentieth
Century Girl Calendar, all for &c. Ask your
grocer for this starch and obtain these
beautiful Christmas presents free.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
Will Run Into Saw nnah,

1t is announced that commencing Decem-
Der. 10, 1899, the Southern Railway Company
will operate through train service over its
Allendale, s. e.. to and from Savannah. Ga.
Commencing that date its through car
service will he operated in connection, with
the Plant System south Of Savannah, Ga.,
and the Florida East Coast Railway, to and
from points on the east coast of Florida, with
direct connections to and from Key West,
Fla; Hayana. Cuba, and Nassau, N. p. via
East Coast Steamship Line; and in connec-
ton with Plant system south. of Savannah
to and from other points in Florida, includ-
Ing points on west coast, with direct connec-
tiopsto and from Key West and Havana, via
Tampa. Fla, IN connection VI til Plant Steam
ship Line. Washington Post, Nov. 10, 1882.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16

Cowper's house at Olney has been
rescued from destruction and offere |
as free gift to the town by its pro-
prietor. The house will probably be
utilized as museum of relics of the
poet. Those who love Cowper love
him much, and pretty constant
trickle of pilgrims may be expected
to visit the poetic shrine.-House-
hold Words.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
The Only Easy ST bj cts.

For many years Clark Bell has been
engaged upon the Supreme Court of
the United States and Provinces of
North America, which aims to give a
sketch of every American Judge. A
Judge to whom he was explaining the
many difficulties of the task said:
81 suppose that even magistrates
behave like ordinary mortals when
ever they find themselves the victims
of error?"
''Do they ?" remarked Bell slowly
'The only ones who give no trouble
are those who are dead. Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
Railroad Ora IN mar.

"What was the next station?"
"You mean what is the next sta
tion."
"No. What was is. isn't it?"
"That doesn't make any difference.
Is is was, but was is not necessarily
is"
"Look here; what was, is, and what
is, is. Is was is or is is waa."
Nonsense. Was may be is, but is
is not was. 1t was was, but if was was
is, then is isn't is or was wasn't was.
If was is, was is was, isn't it? But if
is is was then"
"Listen. Is is, was was, and is was
and was is; therefore is was Is and was
is was, and if was was is, is is is, and
was was was and is is was"
"Shut up, will you! I've gone by
my station slready."-Life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
Try Grain-O! Try Gruiu-O!

Ask your grocer to-day to show you a
package Of GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes tho place OF coffee. Children
may drink 1t without injury as well as the
adult. All who try it like 1t. GRA1N-O
has that rich seal brown OF Mocha or
Java but is made from pure grains the
most delicate stomach receives it without
distress a the price Of coffee. 15c. and
zoe. per package. Sold by all grocers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
There is moro Cntarrh in this section of Tn,

There is moro Cntarrh in this section of the
country than all ether diseases put together
and until the last few years was supposed tn be
incurable. For u great many years doctors
pronounced it local disease and prescribed
local remedies, and. by cons.;. atty failing t.
cure with local treatment, pronounced it in.
durable. Science has proven catarrh tn he II
constitutional disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls. atarrh ,nre
manufactured by f. j. heney {; o., Toledo
Ohio Is the only constitutional cure on the
market. It's taken internally in doses from
10 drops to Il teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system.
They offer one hundred dollars for any case
monials Address F.J.t HENEY d. o., TUledo,O.
Sold by Druggists, ,bc.
Halls Family Pills are the best. t....
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16

The Korean woman is of so little
account in her own country that she
is not even dignified by name. Her
parents and familiar friends usually
give her q pet name when she is q
baby, and often continue it's use after
she has grown up, but to everyone
else she is simply known as the
daughter of so-and-so, or the sister of
so.and-so, or the wife of so.and-so.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-12-16
Like Finding Money.

The use Of the Endless Chain Starch
Book in the purchase OF "Red Cross" and
'Hubinger's Best" starch, makes 1t just
like finding money Why, for only &c you
are enabled to got one large 10c package
OF "Red Gross" starch, ono large l0c pack.
age OF "Hubinger's Best" starch, with the
premiums, two Shakespeare panels, print.
ed in twelve beautiful colors, or one TWEEN.
tieth Century Girl Calendar, embossed In
gold. Ask your grocer for this starch and
obtain the beautiful Christmas presents free