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St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-27

boys when outlet cut cream through
his heart. Of course it ratified me to
learn this, but I was all broke up
when they went on and told me about
finding letters in his war-bag that
said he'd been sending his salary to
his invalid mother.
The boys felt pretty bad, too, at
the way it ended. It was Tex that
started the ball to rolling. "We've
got to do somethin' to square this
thing" he said. ''Of course, now t
he's dead, he's goin' to stay dead, an
so our only shows with tn old wom-
an-his mother, 1 mean. Now, I've
got four months pay a-comin' to me,
an if ever I'd hit civilization with all
that stuff in my jeans l wouldn't do
nothin' but go on tn biggest old hal
leluiah of drunk white man ever
saw; an so reckon I'll jest chip it
all into pot for. tn old girl. Who
follers my lead?"
''Me for one" Bill came in without
hesitation.
And now it was up to Jose. "Yo
tambien!" he sang out, talking Next
can. as he always did when excited.
And so it went round. I'd have
given full years pay if I'd had it to
give.
The boys buried Hays that even
ing, firing volley over his grave, as
soldiers do; and when a runner came
along few days ,afterward, on his
way to Chihuahua, the Old Man sent
Mrs. Hays letter telling her all
about it, and inclosed the orders for
our pay.-San Francisco Argenaut.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-27
Cardinal Puddinx with Chocoln


Make custard of five eggs, pint
of cream, four ounces of powdered
sugar and one ounce Of freshly graft
ed breadcrumbs, then add four ounces
of glace cherries, pinch of salt and
teaspoonful of vanilla; beat all we'll
together and pour into well-but-
tered mold to steam for two hours,
or, perhaps, few minutes less. For
the chocolate sauce, stir over the
fire half pint of water, three ounces
of confectioners' sugar and four
ounces of broken up. vanilla choco-
late; when it comes to boil and the
chocolate is dissolved, mix into it
teaspoonful of cornstarch mixed with
two tablespoonfuls OF cream; when
thick and smooth, flavor with vanilla;
pour this round the pudding when
unmolded.-People's Home Journal.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-27
HOW THEY KNEW.
The Chorus Girls Had No Difficulty In
Percetving That There Was
Trouble in Front.

"Where's the opera glasses?" he In
quired, as the curtain went up and the
brilliantly-arrayed chorus dashed
from the wings to the stage, relates
the Detroit Free Press.
''My goodness! We came off with
out them
"'We came off without them!'"
savage1y "we?" "Aren't you the Gus
todian of the opera glasses, SO to
speak? Didn't I give them to you be-
fore we were married, and haven't you
taken charge Of them ever since? Wei
That makes me awful tired.'
"Oh, well, you needn't be SO peppery
about it. You're not near-sighted. and
I'm very positive all these young wom-
en- are visible to the naked eye
$50 that's it, is it? understand. IF
it had been some old humdrum, out-in-
the-country melodrama, you would
have had the glasses right here, but
just because it's something, er-some-
thing bright and picturesque, you leave
them at home."
Nothing of the sort. wouldn't
1Hlnu II you nau a ~ horsepower Iele.
scope. I'm sorrier than you can be
that forgot the glasses. Go to the of
fee and rent pair. Send an usher for
them. I'll go home and get ours If
you want me to, only for heaven's sake
don't sit there looking as though a
bee had stung you between the eyes.
Here" to an usher, ''please get us
pair of opera glasses right away"
''What makes you SO anxious all at
once?''
Don't you see that all the chorus
girls are laughing at you? When they
see bald-headed gentleman looking
as cross as a grizzly bear with thorn
in his foot, and that he has no opera
glasses, they know what makes him
SO mad just as well as he does.''
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
FATHER Drank IT up.
Wife and seven Small Children of Kan
sas City Man Starving for Want
of Food.

Kansas City, No. June s9.-Whi1e
the wife of A. B. Bectel toiled and
wore away her fingers ends, and while
she starved that their seven little
babes might not die of hunger, Bectel
himself laughed and sang and drank
all he could get. The Bectels live
at 1917 West -Twenty-ninth street.
Yesterday the father was in police
court on charge Of vagrancy, and
then the story of the terrible desti-
tuition of the family was told by
neighbors and police officers in all it's
frightful "details. Never before in the
annals of the destitute of Kansas City
were such facts CLEANED and probably
rarely in any civilized community
could such thing have continued as
long as it did. The. seven little ones
range in age from seven years to sew
Ell months. The father was fined $50
and given stay of execution to get
work.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
"PRoMIsRs DON'T CO."
Senator Scott Makes Reply to Charges That
He Pledged the Removal of Pension
Commissioner Evans.

Washington, July Senator Ma
than B. Scott, chairman of the com
mittee of speakers during the two
last republican campaigns, declared
in effect Saturday that political let
tiers written during the heat of cam
paign, containing pledges and MAX
ing promises for the purpose of catch
ing votes, don't 60" so to say. This
was in answer to the statement that
he had promised Gen. Sickles that
Pension Commissioner Evans should
be removed after election. The sena-
tor called up the commissioner by
telephone before making his state
ment and assured him that there was
nothing whatever in the report that
he had bargained for his removal.
'sWhere do you find" Senator Scott
asked, amy assertion by Sickles that
1 gave him a written promise such as
is referred 10? have seen it suggest
ed and have been very careful about
denying, because during the last cam
Paign 1 made great many promises.
But if Sickles has anything from me
to answer to the description he has
given, [ not only cannot object to
having it published, but think he
ought to publish it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
FAITH IN BEGGARs BROKEN.
This one Told a Lie to the Man Who
Gave Him the Price of a
drink.

"Beggars have always been source
of great amusement to me, and for
some reason have always had world
of confidence in the stories they tell [
know some of the stories are pretty
hard to believe, but I have always felt
that there was at least touch of truth
in the tale said the colonel to a New
Orleans Times-Democrat man.
''But I had an experience a few days
ago that shocked me so, because of the
unusual nature of the case, that have
completely lost faith in beggars, and
hereafter they will pour their tales of
woe into unbelieving ears.
81 had just gotten up, and had been
into one of the popular places in Royal
street to get a cocktail. As I walked
out I noticed a tattered, nervous look
ing individual at the entrance to the
place, and his condition appealed to me
and 1 cast a rather serious glance at
him.
Excuse me- he said, could you tell
me where I could get a good drink of
whisly?'
Yes I replied, there are many
places around here
'.'Do they sell Tenne ssee whisky in
New OFleans?' the fellow continued,
and replied that [ thought he could
find any kind of game he wanted in the
whisky line.
Well he said, would you kindly
give me enough money to buy drink?'
I gave him the money. Here is where
l received the shock. I had become in
terested in the fellow, and so watched
him, following him several blocks. He
passed by six saloons, but entered an
other place, and as I passed by saw
him spending the money had given
him, for he had never put it in his pock-
ct. He was not buying whisky. He
was buying bread; and the shock to me
was so great that I can no longer be-
lieve in the tales of beggars."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
HER STORY DIsBRLIEvRD.
Wife of an Ohio Murderer Made a Last
DesPalriug Effort to Save Him
fTOm Death.

Columbus, o., June 29.-AIrs. Edwin
Ruthven, wife of the Cleveland muir
dcrer who was electrocuted at the pen
itentiary early Friday, made last
effort to save the life of her husband.
In the presence of Rev. w. NJ. Lang
ford and others she declared that she
herself killed Policeman Shipp. She
said that on the night of the murder
she and her husband had little quar-
rel and she left the house to cool her
wrath. She met Charles Jacobs, the
mysterious individual of whom Ruth
ven spoke so often, and he asked. for
Edwin, saying that he had a job on
hand. She told him that her husband
was not at home, but that she would
help. According to her story she
dressed herself in her husbands cloth
ing and assisted Jacobs in committing
the burglary. Policeman Shipp APP
peared on the scene and Jacobs fed,
leaving her alone with the policeman.
She said she shot and killed Ship.
Ruthven, when told of the confession,
declared that it was not true and that
his wife was innocent of any crime.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
BIG INSURANCE swINDLE.
A Kansas Man Tried to Go Through a
Mock Death and Burial, But the
Scheme Is Exposed.

Fort Scott, Kan, July DIR. j. B.
Mcclure, who was arrested some time
ago as an accomplice with DIR. Thomas
O'Toole, of this city, in attempting to
defraud the Modern Woodmen, Wood
men of the World and Royal Neighbor
lodges out of $4,000 insurance by go
ing through a mock death and burial.
has just made sworn confession
which was filed in court here Satur-
day along with the statement of D..
II. Cox, barber at San Antonio, Tex.
Cox was an eye witness to the burial
of O'Toole and did not know until ar
rested as an accomplice that the doc
tor crawled out of one end of the
grave while the dirt was being SHOW
eled into it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
JOHNSON AND MoNoPoL1Es.
CIeveIand's Picturesque Mayor Says Equal
Taxation Is the Only Method of
Controlling MOnopoIIes.

Detroit, Mich, June 29.-.'I am one
of those said Mayor Tom L. john
son, of Cleveland, before the second
National Social and Political confer
ence at its opening session. .'who be-
lieves that the greatest evil threat
ening this country to-day is a monop-
oily in private hands" Mr.. johnson
thought that the cure for monopoly
was equal taxation and said, 'the day
that the evils of taxation in this coun-
try are cured, the day that ali classes
of men pay the same rate of taxation.
is the day that this country will be
able to control these monopolies.''
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
A Japapese Trade-Coaxer.

A jeweler in Yokohama sends this
card to prospective English-speaking
customers: "Jewelry Maker. I finest
in town. WhisAy-boy. No. II Aioicho
Itchcome. Show this card to jim
rikshman. Cur shop is best and
obliging worker that has every body
known. and having articles genuine
Japanese Crystals and all kinds of
Curios. Gold and silver plate in cleo
tro-pIate or plain niending. Carving
in Laid, work own name and mono
grams or any designs according to
orders we can work how much diff
cult job with lowest prices insure,
pleace try. once try Don't forget
name WhiskyI''
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
PASSED INTO HISTORY.
Last of the Volunteer Army Mustered Out
of Service MOnday-Gen. Shafter
Retires from Service.

San Francisco, July 1.-Two impor-
tant military events occurred at the
preside yesterday. The retirement
of Maj. Gen. w. r. 'Shafter and the
mastering out of four volunteer regi-
ments. Gen. Shafter went on the re-
tired list at noon, when he formally
transferred the command of the de-
partment of California to Maj. Gen.
Young. In the afternoon the Forty
fourth, Fifty-ninth, Forty-eighth and
Thirty-eighth volunteer regiments
were mustered out. There yet remain
three volunteer regiments to be. dis
charged, the Forty-third, Forty
seventh and Fofty-frst. They will be
paid off to-day. The volunteer army
will then have passed into history.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
JURORS HAD MERCY.
Jessie Morrison Gets Off Easy for
Killing Clara Castle.
Nine-Tenths of the People of EIdOrado
Think Her Guilty of Murder and Con-
slider Her Sentence LLght-Wants
a New Trial.

Eldorado, Kan, June 29.-Jessie
Morrison was found guilty of man
slaughter in the second degree for the
murder of Mrs. Olin Castle. The PEN
atty is not more than five years or
less than three years in the peniten-
t1ary. As soon as the verdict was an
nounced Jessie Morrison went over
into her fathers arms and wept on his
breast. Henry Schumacher, one of
Miss Morrison's lawyers, Immediately
filed notice of appeal. Jessie Nor
rison was taken to her old cell in the
courtroom and locked up. There her
father, who had been with her, left
her
The verdict was a compromise.
When the jury first went out Wednes-
day morning the vote was II to 1 for
conviction. Frederick Sproul, the
Seventh Day Adventist preacher, voted
for acquittal. Then the argument and
wrangling began. Five of the jurors
wanted to return a verdict of murder
in the first degree. Finally the five
who stood for murder in the first de-
gree agreed to compromise if Sproul
would forsal1e his position for acquit-
tai. This he finally decided to do and
then one by one the jurors told what
sentenced they would give, when all
agreed on manslaughter in the second
degree.
The verdict was the sole topic of
conversation on the streets and the
general opinion is that the defendant
got off easy. Walter Wiley, brother of
Mrs. Olin Castle, said: :'f'sNe are not
satisfied with the verdict. 1t is not
what we expect. but we viii make the
best of it. I did not think it would
be below second-degree murder.
Judge Believes Her Guilty
Eldorado, Kas., June 29.-Jessie
Morrison viii get the full limit of
Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
the crime for which she was con-
victed. Judge Altman viii sentence
her to five years. Under the law, he
could give her three years SEN
tence, but he won't. The judge, like
ntne-tenths of the people of this city,
believes she got off entirely too easy.
He will do what he considers his
duty by giving her the full limit.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
GOLD IN FIFTH PLACE.
Coal and iron Far in the Lead of American
Mineral Products Last Year-Some
Interesting Figures.

New York, June 29.-The Engineer
ing and Mining Journal publishes the
full estimates of metal and mineral
output for the United StStes in 1900.
The table shows that the total value
at the place of production e,f the out
put was $1,365, sos, $50, as compared
with S1,21s, 214, 637 in 1899. a gain of
S147, 1895, 945 for the yea ?. Of these
sums, which are without precedent in
the history of the mineral industry,
ores and minerals contributed $672,-
090,41 in 1900 and 1851, 26S, 79S in 1899;
metals, 1921, 432, 533 in 1900 and $780,
057,320 in 1899; secondary products,
S72, 720,695 in 1900 and So, 416,979 in
1899, while the value of metals smelt-
ed or refined from foreign material
was $780, $3.50 in 1900 and $40, All, $40
in 1899.
The chief item of our great mineral
production, in quantity, value and
economic Importance, was coal, with
the production in 1900 of 26S, 315, 431
snort tons, an increase of 16,21O,o44
tons or six per cent. over 1899. Pig
iron was second in order of values, as
well as in economic Importance. The
total in 1000 was 10, $50, 265 long tons,
with an approximate value of $273, no.
322. These two products-coa1 and
iron-are giving the United States the
economic leadership in the world, and
Will enable the nation to hold that
place. In point of value copper comes
third on list, its production last year
being 600, z;i2, sos pounds, with value
Of SnT, 755 ,449. The increase over 1899
was colnps ratiye3y small. Gold holds
only the fifth place, with a total value
OF $7S,159, eT4--less than one-fourth of
the value of coal, or one-third of that
Of pig iron. Ii was nearly approached
in value by petroleum, with total of
S7+,246.5S2; and was exceeded by clay
products with Il total of SIS, 7O4,76s.
Few people would suppose that the
varied clay pr:oGucts-bricl1, tile, pipe
AMI the Iillez- exceeded in their total
values That Of the output of gold, but
such is the fact. The production of
silver had market value of only 1885,
756.90O. Building Stone was rated at
$41, 400, 500 last car.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
FORMING POLITICAL TRUST.
Unique Feature of Colonization Scheme
Being Promoted by an Editor
at Wichita.

Wichita, Kan, July flames C.
Richie, editor of the Wichita Weekly
Times, is organizing a colonization
band for the new Kiowa, Comanche
lands which are to be opened in Au-
gust. The band. which now has
nearly 200 members, is composed
mostly of old soldiers and their fam
lies, now residents of Sedgwick
county. Every member must be a
member of the republican party and
an attempt will be made to control
the political issues in the section to be
settled by the colony. Mr.. Richie eX>
poets to remove his newspaper plant
with him and will start a daily paper
at Fort Sill.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
NEW STYLE FARMING.
AN You Need to DO now Is Touch a
button and Machine Does
the Rest.

The horny-handed farmer viii soon
be thing of the past, says the New
York World.
The farmer of the future will do
little more than touch a button, in
genious machinery will do the rest.
The man with the hoe will be replaced
by a gentleman who sits on his porch
and does his blowing by manipulating
an electric switchboard.
Farming utensils may now be had
which will do practically every kind
of planting automatically. One may
sow grain h-oadcast or plant seeds,
tubers OF plants by merely driving one
of these up-to-date contrivances
across a field. The machines will drill
holes, deposit given amount of seed
in them, cover them with manure and
spread fresh earth over them at one
operation.
entire operation of cutting and plant
ing potatoes. 1t does the work of ten
men. 1t drops the seed, covers it with
manure and moist earth at any dis
lance and marks the next row, all at
one operation. 1t can be adjusted to
go over ground, no matter how rough
or hiny.
There is an automatic plant-setting
machine which viii set out plants a
foot apart and cover eight acres a
day. 1t may be adjusted for trans
planting tomato plants, caulifiower,
cabbages or celery. The machine is
provided with a tank which pours a
certain amount of water into each
hole before the plant is set.
There are variety of machines for
cultivating the ground after the seeds
or plants have taken root. They are
provided with fine steel teeth, which
deity loosen the soil about the small
est and most delicate plant without
disturbing it. One of these is espe-
cially adapted for cu1tivating and hill
ing celery, another for potatoes, an
other for lettuce and so on. There
are machines which combine the pillow,
hoe, rake and cultivator,
Practically every kind of harvesting
may now be done by machinery, thus
saving an immense amount of labor.
The moving machine is driving the
scythe out of use. The combined reap
ers and binders of grain now do the
work of 20 men and do it better. The
sulI1y hay tedder is rapidly driving the
pitchfork out of business. One of
these devices will thoroughly turn and
spread four acres of cut hay in an
hour.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
APPROVE FOREST PARK.
National Worlds Fair Commission Pleased
with st. Louis site-InternationaI
Live Stock Exhibit.

st. Louis, June so.-The worlds
fair national commission approved the
Forest park site and adjourned. There
will not be another session of the
body until the question of plan and
scope of the exposition have made
much progress.
It was decided by the national com
missioners and the exposition officers
that the Louisiana Purchase exposi-
ton should include an international
live stock exhibit, something which,
according to members of the commits
sion, has never been held before. 1t
was also decided to proceed with the
chronological exhibition which one OF
the members of the commission re-
Gently outlined.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
ROBBERS RAN AWAY.
Woman at Lane. Kan, Aroused Her Rus.
band and Saved Bank from
Being Looted.

Lane, Kan, June 2s.-An attempt
to rob the Lane bank was frustrated
last night by posse of citizens armed
with guns. For several days gang
of suspicious appearing fellows has
been hanging around Lane. Some
time last night Mrs. Monroe, who lives
near the bank, heard a noise and
aroused her husband. He Immediately
aroused his neighbors. They armed
themselves and proceeded toward the
bank. As they approached several
men were seen running away. No
shots were fired and the bank was
watched during the remainder of the
night.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
MRS. KENNEDY SENTENCED.
She Must Serve Ten Years In Prison for
the Murder of Her Husband at
Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-, July Lulu
Prince Kennedy was formally SEN
fenced by Judge Wofford Saturday
to serve ten years in the state peni-
Tertiary for the murder of her hus-
band, Philip H. Kennedy, in the cor
ridor of the Ridge building last Jan
uary. She listened to the words of
the judge without the slightest dis
play of emotion and was taken back
to her cell with having said only two
words, Eyes, SIR 1t is believed that
Mrs. Kennedy viii go to Jefferson
City and begin serving her sentence,
pending the decision of the supreme
court on her appeal for new trial.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
DIAMONDS FOR AMERICA.
Gem Buyers Are Active In the London
Market-Rare Purchase by New
York Dealer.

London, July Proof of Ameri-
can prosperity is illustrated by the
activity of the American gem buyers.
In every diamond market in Europe
they are seeking to secure precious
stones for the American market. a
climax was reached in London the
past week when a New York buyer
secured the Prince Edward of York
diamond, regarded as one of the most
perfect diamonds which has ever APP
peared in London. This pear-shaped
stone of matchless color and purity
weighs so karats. The American paid
$97, 200 cash for it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
HELD ON WOODS ADVICE.
No Intention on the Part of the Secretary
of War to Withdraw Our Troops
from Cuba.

Washington, July There is no
intention ON the part of the war de-
partmept to reduce the military force
in Cuba at the present time or in the
immediate future. The present force
of nearly 5000 men is held in Cuba
on the recommendation of Gov. Gen.
Wood and the secretary will depend
on Gen. Woods advice as to the re-
duction of the force
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
BIG DRAIN ON ENGLAND.
Indian Famine Has Cost over $4,000. 900
in Two Xears-PoDulation Has
Greatly Fallen on.

London, July IA blue book on
India just issued shows that e 49,
$780, 900 was expended for the relief OF
famine sufferers during the year 1899
1900. The mortality from the plague
for the five years ended March, 1901,
was nearly 100000. The census com
pleted in March, 1901, shows that the
increase in population during the past
ten years was only 100000 to 6,00e,-
600, instead of the normal Is, ZOO. 600.
The loss represents deaths from fam
inc and the deaths in consequence OF
the famine.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-02
NOTES OF INTEREST.
! london s., COO girls attend cook

In London $1,000 girls attend cook
Eyeglasses
If the stem OF wine glass or va-e
is broken mending is sometimes pos
sible by applying to the joints some
easily fusibie cement, such as shellac,
through silver tube.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, which has just celebrated the
fifteenth anniversary of its organiza-
ton, is established in 1900 places,
and owns .proper48 valued at s20s000ys
usn.