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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
TOPICS OF INTEREST.

Finland loses E $500 worth of cattle
q year by wolves.
There are about 30,oO0,o00 acres Of
unoccupied public land yet remaining
in Montana.
In the Georgian language, spoken in
the mountains between the Caspian
and the Black seas. dada means moth
er, and mama, father.
Two hundred Chinese are now ems
p1oyed in the mines of Zataecas. Mex.
leo, and are giving such satisfacti6u
that more will be sent for.
A lecturer at the London polvclinio
declared at a recent meeting that ces-
sation in the progress of leprosy could
be attained if sufferers would abstain
wholly from eating fish.
The amir of Afghanistan has issued
an order that all the young men
throughout the country who are not
permanently employed at some oecu-
patton are to join the army.
DR.. Gallus Ritter Won Hochberg. OF
Carlsbad, is probably the oldest prac-
ticing physician in the world. lie is
81 years of age, looks after the poor OF
the town and goes to the theater reg
ularly. He is an Austrian imperial
court councillor
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
The ANIMAL MANUREs.
lance Is Underestimate by
Many Western Farmers.

Andrew 81. Ward, writing very intel
igentIy OF conditions in Boston pa
per, incidentally makes reference to a
fact concerning western methods of
agriculture which ought to arouse the
farmers in this section to the loss they
suffer through treating as a negligible
factor the animal manures produced on
their farms. He quotes from the re-
port of the Massachusetts, state board
of agriculture the statement that:
THE encouraging feature of the dairy
business is the fact that the fertilizers
necessary to keep up the fertility of the
soil are furnished as a waste product.
Experiments of chemists show that the
excrements of a weI1-fed cow in 12
months contain nitrogen, phosphoric
acid and potash, worth at the market
price of those articles more than $45.
This sum is no mean addition to the
value of the milk and butter product
of the COW. These elements are abso-
lutely necessary to replace what our
crops take from the soil, and should be
counted as part of the income from the
business" Mr.. Ward follows this with
this statement:
''At the west they do not count this
income from the cow, which gives the
east a great advantage over the west.
1t will be somewhat reduced as the
market prices of nitrogen, phosphoric
acid and potash in fertilizers are low
cred by the fertilizer trust now being
formed
This is true of too many of our west
ern farmers who, blessed with soil of
wonderful richness, have treated it as
though it were a bank which could
honor all drafts indefinitely without
any deposits being made against them.
We are glad to say that this is not true
to-day to the extent it was but few
years ago; yet it too correctly describes
conditions on a majority of western
farms. The reform should come before
it is too late; before we of the west are
compelled, as were the farmers of the
east, to recognize natures mode of re-
storing and maintaining soil fertility.
For if we wait until that time, we shall
have to pay for fertilizers from the
products of poor, WORKOUT farms-a
task but one remove from involuntary
bondage. Let us learn from the expert
ence of the east and put into practice
now the methods which that section
has demonstrated will insure the con-
tinued productivity of the land.-Farm-
ers' Voice.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
Horse Meat in Germany.

Consul General Guenther, writing to
the department Of state, says: "on
account of the high price of other
meat, not only horse meat, but also
dog meat is used by people as an arti-
Gle of food in Germany The new meat
inspection bill does not adequately
protect the consumer against bad
meat, but excludes many irst-class
products from the country. Accord
ing to the statistical year book of
German cities, it appears that the con-
sumption of horse meat is on the in
crease, and in Breslau, Chemnitz, Dres-
den, Leipsic, Zvviekau and other places
dogs are slaughtered for food
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
WILL LESSEN RECRUITS.
Army Oncers Say the Abolition of the
Post Canteen Renders Service Less
Attractive

Washington Jan. 14.-Action by the
senate abolishing the army canteen
has had a disagreeable effect upon
the war department. It was disastrous
to the army to the extent of inter
fering with recruiting. The service
is rendered the much less attractive
to those who contemplate enlistment
One chance of introducing the COM
forts and privileges of the club to
soldiers is destroyed by the prohibit
ton against selling beer and light
wines. The responsible officers of the
army predict an increase in the de-
sertions and in the amount of mis-
conduct which enlisted men viii be
guilty of. One feature which has been
brought out is that the soldiers will
be deprived of the many little deli
cacies and favors which they have
eniOVed
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17

icy The confederates under Hamp-
ION had five brigades, including Fitz
Eee and w. II. f. Lee, and all were
ever on the alert and very well
mounted, so it behooved Gregg to be
prudent and not to divide his force.
Hut before noon an officer with about
500 weIl-mounted men was in hot pur-
suit OF Stuart's men. There was one
chance to recover the beef and pun
ash the raiders. They had a good
START and would be inside of their in
fznfry line on the Blackwater by
EoRr o'clock that afternoon, and just
here was the chance.
~<Kf they took the safest course they
must, ford the river twice, but if they
sfared TO go around the big bend they
e7SEslIId save several miles and avoid
great risks in the high water then
prevailing, and surely so enterprising
AN enemy would take that chance. So
the rescuing force put for the head
of the big bend, reaching there after
III forced march just before sunset.
The first urgent duty was to send out
n small force under an efficient officer
To find the cattle and their escort
and the next to we'll vidette and pick
ct the country. This the colonel
carefully attended to himself, and on
returning found his little camp in the
loIIIesst and noisiest mood imaginable.
He soon discovered that nearly all the
EgIen and junior officers were hilarious
NSFth drink.
~Just down the river, in a dense
Thzcket, was a log house standing on
G2ae steep slope OF the river bank. 1t
WIS d 'moonshine' distillery. From
the land side it was an innocent wood
mans cottage, but from the river it
showed two stories and a cellar and
120 barrels of new spirits of the pine
top variety and virulence. Before
the result had been at all serious the
officers left in command of the camp
had knocked in the barrel heads, but
&ke boys had filled every canteen in
camp from the dripping below and
sE midnight half dozen captains and
Ii men were the only defense that
camp had. At noon the following day
the command moved toward Peters
GSarg and the main union. line with the
worst case of headache ever wit
messed, and that colonel was contin-
sxzal1y congratulating himself that the
confederate leader with his herd of
cattle did not take that route"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
BARLEY FOR HORSES.
Not an Ideal Feed, Unless the Grain
Is Prepared Either by Cooking
or by Milling.

If barley is used at all for horses, it
should be boiled and mixed with cut
hay. roots, etc., and in this shape is
far less dangerous and well adapted
for fitting a horse quickly for sale or
show; but for farm horses, or those
working at common labor, there is no
necessity of giving such boiled feed
more than once a week, say Saturday
night. to move the bowels freely and
cool the horses over Sunday.
If fed dry, the barley should be
ground and mixed with oats and bran.
and should not form over one-quarter
of the mess at any one meal, and
should not be fed more than once
daily. We are insisting upon this be-
cause barley is dangerous food for
horses, not so nutritious and digesti-
BILE as oats, and can usually be sold
for good price to buy oats and bran.
which is better food. Another danger
in feeding barley is due to the lawns, y
or boards, causing intestinal irrita ton,
and this is the more liable to happen
when the barley has not been prop
erly cleaned, as is apt to be the case
on the farm. In India they parch the
barley for horses, and we understand
that it is much less dangerous in this
form.-John E. Henry, in Farm and
Home.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
THE JOINT NOTE SIGNED.
The Chinese Peace Commissioners Finally
Af6x Their Signatures to the Document
"A Thousand Boxers Killed.

Pekin, Jan. 1.-THE joint note of
the powers has finally been signed
by the Chinese peace commissioners.
Prince Ching signed Saturday and Ii
Hung Chang, who is better, signed it
yesterday.
Most of the ENJOYS received word
from their governments that the ne
gotiatiOns must be conducted in Pc
kin, on the ground that for various
reasons other places suggested would
be Objectionable.
1t is again reported here that the
allies are preparing to enter the
province of Shan ST. A French force
is reported to have defeated body
of boxers west of Paotingfu, killing
1000.
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d::SSLlIREIS
Hay AND HOG RACK.
A Combination Arrangement which
Is Highly Prized by Those Who
Have Tested It's Merits.

1 send sketches and description of a
combined hog and hay rack which I
think beats anything for convenience
[ have ever seen. The sill and cross
pieces may be made the same as any
other hay rack, but instead of simply
placing boards on the ends of the
crosspieces, the whole top is laid tight
with seven-eighths-inch flooring.
which makes a smooth and solid sur
face the size of the entire rack, 6x16
feet. The floor should be toe-nai1ed
down as it is laid, so the nails will not
work up and tear sacks or 10 other
damage.
Around the outer edge and on top
of the floor is nailed 1x21h-inch
piece &C c, Fig. u. which serves to
keep the load from slipping and also
to hold the hog rack or sideboards in
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H.
- 49, Jlgl0[sS1N7s
SUCH A HEADAcHEt
The DIsagreeabIe Result of Captur-
ing a E'MOOnIight'' whisky
DistiIIery.

when the great and only Jeb Stu
art, of the confederate cavalry" said
che major, in the Chicago Inter
Ocean, deliberately rode around
81cCieIlan's army en- the peninsula in
1852, crossing two navigabie rivers
vCTfhout bridges or pontoons, and
driving away the live beef supply of
the army, it was thought to be hard
Ey war, and only a piece of daredevil
dzavado, not likely to be again re-
Qeated. But it was, occasionally, by
smaller, bodies and under lesser phys
zeal obstructions, and once during
Zen. Meade's siege of Petersburg in
1864 a small force of confederate cav
zaEry stole in from the southeast al
most in sight of Forts He'll and
Dzrnnation,' crossed the Jerusalem
plank road, and, entering the eastern
edge of Lees swamp, followed it down
NEARLY to James river, then suddenly
at daybreak swung into, the feeding
grounds of 5000 of Meade's live beef
herd With a few experienced Texas
cowboys leading, they rushed that
herd over onto the Blackwater river,
about II miles, as rapidly as cavalry
could move.
THE Second cavalry division, under
Gen j. Irwin Gregg, had at that time
ehree brigades. The First and Third
divisions were in the Shenandoah val
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
A COSTLY AMENDMENT.
Provision in Army Bill to Promote Retired
Ofhcers of the Civil War Would Add
S1,OOO,OOO Year.

Washington, Jan. 13.-An attempted
amendment to the army reorganiza-
ton presented in the senate if adopted
will cost the government $1,oOO,OOO
year additional pay for army officers.
It is proposed to promote to next
higher grade all officers on the re-
tired list who served in the civil war,
and to promote all other officers now
on the active service list who served
in the rebellion. There are about 600
officers on the retired list of the
army, and of these fully 500 served
in the civil war. There are no less
than 80 brigadier generals who will
become major generals by the opera
ton of such provision of law.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
Wnrh Ahnnt EertiIiuer.-

Cheap fertilizers are the best for
some crops. 1t is possible that the
land may be well supplied with nitro
gen from the growing on the soil of
clover or COW peas. The farmer will
then need only potash and phosphoric
acid, which can be purchased for
about five cents per pound. As nitro
gen sells for about Is cents per pound.
its cost is three times as much as the
other substances. The cheap fertiliz-
ers are therefore the most efficient &C
cording to circumstances.
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FIG.

place. For securing the hog rack. four
stout staples Ok X are used, two be-
ing fastened to each of the two end
crosspieces Cd directly above the
ends of the sills a AZ. The staples
are to receive the lower ends of the
standards to which the boards for the
endgate are nailed. On the inner side
of the ehdgate at each end is nailed
piece 1x2A inches, which is to be
exactly in line with the strip c c. For
the sides of the hog rack lighter
standards may be used, as they do not
slip into staples, but set on top of
the floor just inside of the strip C
and on the strip on endgates. Put
latch in each corner at top and fasten
the sides down with latches or strap
bolts. The uprights at each end of
the rack which are used for hay and
grain are hinged at I by stout
hinge, shown in Fig. 2. The clevis
a., p fits the post of the upright CID
loosely, so that the latter may be
slipped in against the crosspiece CD
when lying down. When the upright
is erected the ends of the piece (E)
turn down into the notches (F F. in
the ends of the sills "a AZ. Two clev-
Uses will be needed in front If double
upright is made. The advantage in
having a solid floor is quite an item
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
NOTED CHARACTER DEAD.
Col. Robert Martin, an Ex-COnfederate
Who Was in the Plot to Kidnap An
drew johnson, Passes Away.

New York, Jan. 13.-Robert Max
well Martin, formerly colonel in the
confederate army, died in a sanitarium
in this city yesterday. He was one
of Morgan's men and was the author
of the plot to abduct Vice President
Johnson on his way to the Inaugural
ton. He went to Louisville in dis
guise and with John W. Headley,
recently secretary of the state of
Kentucky, formed the plot. Only the
accidental change of plans prevented
the scheme being carried out. John
son passed through Louisville by boat
instead of by stage, as had been ar
ranged and thus escaped the plot
EeFS
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
A FATAL HEADPIECE.
Tale of a HOOdOO Hat and the Many
Victims of Its influence in
the Civil War.

Sohn Cooper, one of Dooly county's
most prominent citizens, was lately in
this city on his way to Augusta to at
tend the old veterans reunion. When
he got off the train he looked up Capt.
Warren Moseley, one of the bravest of
the boys who went out in the '6Gs, and
they Immediately began swapping rem
iniscences about their army life in Vir.
ginia. Finally Mr.. Cooper asked Capt.
Moseley if he remembered the Yankee
hat. A reporter who was standing
there heard the following story. which
both men vouch for as being absolute
ly true:
On the first day of the battle OF
Winchester a Yankee was killed so
near the line of battle that soldier
by the name of McLondon, company I,
Fourth Georgia, picked up the hat and
put it on and wore it, says the Macon
(Ga.) News. He had not had it on his
head for more than two hours when he
was shot through the head. the bullet
piercing the hat in almost the same
hole that the bullet had entered that
killed the Yankee.
Another soldier by the name OF
Wooten, of company II, Fourth Geor-
gia, picked up the hat and put it on,
and in less than an hour he. too, was
killed, the bullet striking him in the
head near the place where the two
other bullets had entered.
The next day another soldier by the
name of fitzpatrick, of company II,
Fourth Georgia, was wearing the hat,
when he. too, was struck in the head
and killed.
Although the hat was fine one. it
was left lying on the field, as there was
no one who would wear it, as four men
who had worn it were then cold and
stiff, and each one had been shot
through the hat in almost the same
place.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
no Clear His War Record.

f. j. Smith, the well-known politi-
<5xn and ex-sheriff of Emmett county,
81, is circulating petition to clear
E2Ts record in the civil war which re
vsaIs a romantic statement of facts.
Ak the early '6os his older brother,
Garrison E. Smith, Of st. Clair, was
enlisted in company II, Fourth volun-
4sssr infantry. When he was to start his
zV6fe was sick unto death and Flavel j.,
ny consent of the officers, took his
place, served and was mustered out
a1zder the name of his brother, Gar
Ezson E. Smith. His petition asks that
the record be corrected to carry his
w2me--Chicago Chronicle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
WHEAT IMPROVEMENT.
at Present Rust Resistance Is
Not ObtatnabIe.

In 1894 the division of vegetable
physiology and pathology Of the United
States department of agriculture be-
gan experiments on an extensive scale
to test the comparative rust resistance
of different varieties of cereals, espe-
cially wheat. This work was carried
on for three seasons, and during that
time it became apparent that constant
rust resistance is not to. be obtained
among the ordinary bread wheats
known at present, though on an aver
age few such varieties are fairly re-
sistant during long period of years.
By the results obtained it was rem
dered highly probable that this quality
must be bred into a variety either by
rigid selection of the most resistant
individuals of that variety or by cross
ing with resistant varieties of other
wheat groups and selecting from the
resultant progeny such types as com
bine in the highest degree the usual
qualities of the bread-wheat group
with that of rust resistance.
It was also found that in regard to
other qualities than rust resistance it
is not possible to obtain varieties
which even approximate perfection,
and it is rare that many desirable quail
tiles are found in the same variety.
It was, therefore, determined to
study thoroughly wheat varieties them
selves in all relations and investigate
all associated problems, such as
drought resistance, early maturity,
yielding power, and other matters of
great economic interest.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
THINKS HILL THE MAN.
Bird S. Co1er IN Washington on a Mission
to Democratic SenatOrs-His Optimis-
tic View of Situation.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Bird S. Coler,
comptroller of New York city, was
here and saw nearly all the demo-
cratic senators. He told some of
them that David B. Hill was an
avowed candidate for nomination as
president. Others knew it already.
He declared that Senator HIPS friends
were at work all over the country
and that when the time came to name
the next national ticket there would
be practically no opposition to Mr..
Hill
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Flea

in saving grain as well as convenient
in many ways, such as hauling grain,
hogs, wood, ETC., to market, and be-
sides, having a safe surface to work
over, one need have no fear of slipping
through and SHINING his shins.
In Fig. 1, A A are silIs; B, floor; C C,
1x2Ainch strips; D, crosspiece; E,
crosspiece on upright; F F, notches in
stills; H, upright; K K, staples; L,
clevis. In Fig. 2, L is the clevis, with
bolts, pins, ETC., at right, and Fig. 3
shows the kind of latch used.-Jesse
D. Flory, in Ohio Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17

Verdict Returned Against Mrs. Kennedy.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 14.-After
spending five hours taking testimony
a coroner's jury late Saturday after
noon returned verdict finding that
Mrs. Lulu Prince Kennedy killed her
husband and recommended that she
be held. Mrs. Kennedy took the YER
dict with complete composure, a war
rant was at once sworn out and the
woman was held in accordance with
the verdict
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
HOMEMADE SLED RUNNER.

wheel hub. Figs. &C are spokes IA
inches long, extending from hub to
runner. Holes have to be made for
spokes to fit in both hub and runner.
They are about 21a feet long. Fig. d
is the runner, 20 inches long, which is
strengthened by an iron rod Gig. b.
The nut used on the wagon or car
rage axel may be used to hold on this
sleigh hub.-AIfred c. Sealander. in
Farm and Home
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MOB AT LEAVENWoRTH.
s'Bud'' Alexander, a Negro Who Assaulted
White Girl, Hustled Of to the
State Penitentiary.

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. 14.-Miss
Eva May Roth. young lady, was at
tackled on South Broadway Saturday
night, and F. Ed Alexander, a young
negro known as ''Bud' Alexander, is
under arrest, charged with the at
tempted crime. mob formed to
lynch him, but when it reached the
county jail he had been taken to the
state penitentiary.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
Den,a,ds Of stril-ers Granted.

Reading, Pa, Jan. 13.-The strike
of the employees of the United Trac-
ton company, which was inaugurated
last Tuesday, came to an end Satur-
day, the board of arbitration having
granted nearly every demand made
by the strikers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
President mckinley Able to Drive Out.

Washington, Jan. 14.-President Nc
Kinley was SO much improved in
health yesterday that ne was able to
go out for a short drive. It is exc
pccted that few days viii see him
again able to attend to business.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-01-17
WAGON ON RUNNERS.
No Farmer Who Has a Grain of In
genuity About Him Need BE
without a Good Sled.

These can be easily made by taking
off the wheel and putting on runner.
Fig. shows the hub, made of
hard wood and measured so that it
will fit on the axle in the place of the
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sumcIent Cauae.

Zeutenant-Why is it that you are
=zlwNys falling off your horse?
Recrujt-Because you keep making
zI2e get on his back again.-Heitere
Melt.
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Aliens Ulcerne CkroHs Ulcers. Bone ElesEs
lndoent Ulcers, Hereaaa
Ulcers, Swelling. keEe0- Salt khez FsssE
ali Positively fslare matter hs less
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A. Z AYERS.

Late of Minneapolis. now at Soldiers
and Sailors Home, Bath, n. Y.
Mr.. Ayers is only one of thousands
of aged gentlemen who say that their
lives have been prolonged and their
declining years made worth living By
the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills.