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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
CHEMISTRY OF SWEETS.
Importance of Pure milk and sound
EGGS In the Manufacture OF
HygIenic CONNECTIONS.

In flour CONNECTIONS or cakes-not
sugar CONNECTIONS or sweets proper,
the principal substances used are
hour. milk, eggs and sugar. For con-
fectionery, the weaker and softer
fours, containing much starch and
little gluten, are preferable. Milk is
ased as moistener instead of water,
because of its richness, average pure
new milk containing four per cent. of
fat. $50 per. cent. of proteids, As per
cent. sugar, z per cent. ash, S.S per
cent. non-fatty solids, and 1874 per
cent. of water. 1t is not only the fat
in the milk that is of service to the
sonfectioner, but also its proteids,
which, though like the white of eggs,
have no very pronounced taste, yet
confer fuIlness of flavor which sim
pie solution of lactose in water would
not possess. In baked goods the pfote
ids of milk produce moistness and
mellowness of character, and new
milk therefore gives to confectionery
richness through its fat, sweetness
through its sugar and mellowness
through it's proteid.
Next to milk, eggs are one of the
most important moistening agents to
the confectioner. In composition the
white of eggs consists of proteids dis
solved in water, while the yolk con-
tains, in addition to the proteid, fat
and coloring matter. The white OF
eggs may be viewed as a solution of
one part albumen in seven parts of
water, while in the whole egg about
two-fifths of the solids consist of fat
and three-ffths of proteid, while the
water of the whole egg amounts,
roughly, to three-quarters of its
weight. Another moistening agent
used by confectioners is glycerine.
Many aerating agents are used by
confectioners, the chief of them being
ANN onium-carbonate, usually called
ammonia" or volatile sodium bicar-
Donate, tartaric acid cream of tartar.
The chemical action of these on the
confectioner's paste is to change the
sugar present by fern entation into
alcohol and carbon-dioxide gas, which
has the. mechanical effect of distend-
ing and Tightening the dough. When
tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate
are mixed with -four in equivalent
quantities, the result by moistening
with water is that the acid attacks the
carbonate, liberating all its carbon
Sioxide and forming normal sodium
tartrate. The latter salt is compare
lively tasteless, and the presence of
the quantity produced as residue
from the amount of acid and soda nee
essary for the aeration of an average
dough is not sufficient to injuriously
affect the favor of the resultant
goods.-Scientific American.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
HOW THE LIGHT IS USED.

and in the center bore hole to admit
the rubber tubing with tight fit. The
porcelain base (D) is screwed to the
cork (C) with two screws, which should
be long enough to reach into the
wooden piece OBJ. The flexible wire is
then covered with the rubber tubing.
An easy way to do this is to take a
nail which will easily pass through
the tubing, tie to it strong thread,
and from an upper window lower the
nail into the tubing until it comes out
at the other end. With the thread,
a string is then pulled through; and
with the string the wire in the same
way. Firmly attach the string to the
wire without any large knots, and also
see that the ends of the wire are not
likely to catch on the tubing. The
wire on the lamp end should extend
about three inches to allow for connec-
tiOns in the bottle
Through the cork, bore two holes
from the center of the top side to the
edges of the porcelain base. The wire
and tubing are then put through the
hole in the wooden piece (B), the end
of the tubing being attached with BIZ
cycle cement to the underside of this
piece. The two strands of the wire are
then put through the holes in the cork
and connected with terminals of the
lamp. The upper side of the cork is
then covered with cement and pressed
firmly against the piece OBJ. When
dry, the water will not reach the wire
when the cork has been inserted in
the bottle. The other ends of the wire
are, when ready to use, connected to
the battery, and the lamp will then
light. The battery is kept in the boat.
The wire not in the water does not re-
quire to be covered with tubing. In
use, the bottle is weighted so that it
will sink to the require depth. The
battery is then connected to light the
lamp. The light will attract many
kinds of fish. The fisher and a proper
ly baited line will do the rest.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
MUNICIPALITIES.

4 monument to the late ]. Sterling
Morton is to be erected at Nebraska
City and the intention is to dedicate
it on Arbor day, an anniversary found
ed by Mr.. Morton.
The late King of Saxony, who had a
rooted objection TO exchanging his old
clothes for new ones, is said to have
one day sighed for ''the good time the
old knights had in their armor. They
were troubled with no creases."
Born with the nation on July 4, 1875,
Perry Chesney died at his home on
Copper Ridge, in the Tennessee noun
tains, on July 4. He was the oldest
man in the United States and was ex-
cessively proud that the declaration of
independence was adopted, as he ex=
pressed it, Gin honor of his BIRTH"
Lord Acton, who died recently, was
little known to Americans, yet he was
one of the greatest scholars in Eng
land a gifted talker, prodigious
worker, a storehouse of erudition. His
library of &C, 900 volumes was the finest
private library in England, and no
man ever knew his own library more
Intimately than Lord Acton knew bis.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
FIRST SURVEY OF PANAMA.
1t Was Made 400 Years Ago, But Moth
ing Was Done Until De
Lessep's Day.

How many Americans know that the
first exploration for the route of the
Panama canal was made by II. de Ia
Serna as far back as 1928? Many
different explorations followed, and
suggestions from various quarters,
but nothing definite was done until
De Lesseps formulated his famous
scheme. This was opposed by the
United States Americans then want
ed the canal to GO through Nicaragua,
and this plan was favored by Gen.
Grant in 1879. But nothing was done.
Says Harper's Encyclopedia of the
United States: s'In 1884 the people of
the United States and France sub
scribed large sums toward a French
company, headed by Count de Lesseps,
of Suez canal fame, which announced
its intention OK cutting a canal
through the isthmus of Panama" The
subsequent financial catastrophe is
well known. In 1899 the Panama Canal
Company of America was incorporated
with capital of $4,000. 900. 1t was
then estimated thStit would cost $685.
100000 to complete the canal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
50 MucH-so LIrTLH

ESQ much to do. so little doner'-cecil
Rhodes1.
Is there no debt that thou dost owe
To Tighten others care or woe?
As there no comfort thou canst give
To help another creature live?
Hast thou no Peace thou canst bestow
And let a sadder being know?
Oh, Fellow Pilgrim, stop awhile
To give a helpful, loving smile.
Thy life is not thine own to live,
As thou hast gained so must thou give!
But, give not only of thy wealth,
Give, too, little-of thyself.
On, do not answer thus to me:
i've greater cares that first must be-"
Thou canst not live this way for. Friend,
What Will confront thee at the end
Since there is little comfort stored
For those who live to merely-hoard.
oh, Soul so stultifed, and mean,
What bit of love canst thou then CLEAN?
With net one voice to intercede
And help thee. in thy pressing need?
Look then to it. Aye, count the cost
OF precious, helpful moments-lost.
So much to do, So little-done!
1t is not strange the Worlds unwon.
So little done by you, and me,
So little love with Charity.
Lawrence Frederic Deutzman, in N. Y.
Observer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
COMPLETE PURIFYING PLANT.

artificial filter bed must be construct
ed. AS will be seen, there is main pipe
leading from the pumping station to a
a channel, in connection with bed of
sand. The perforated pipes are buried
in the sand to a depth of several feet,
the fineness of the sand, as well as the
location of the bed, being elements in
determining the proper amount of Gov
ering necessary. The water flows by
natural gravitation through the sand
and into the pipes, and is then drawn
to the pumping station and delivered
to the water system. Lloyd E. Smith,
of Portsmouth, O., is the inventor
louisville Courier-Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
FISHING AFTER DARK.
An Electric Light Outat which VIII
Add Materially to the Pleasure
of the Sportsman.

An electric light equipment that viii
add to the interest of an evening" fish
ing, as well as to the length of the
resulting string of fish, is described
by a correspondent of Amateur Work.
He says:
The necessary materials are: small
incandescent electric globe and por-
celain base of about three-candle pow
er and three volts; dry battery; for
same, of the kind used in bicycle night
lamps; several yards of two-way flex-
ible covered wire of small diameter,
some rubber tubing to cover wire, a
glass bottle with large mouth, and
rubber cement
The neck of the bottle should be
large enough to easily admit the por-
celain base. Cut circular piece of
wood OBJ from cigar box, large
enough to cover the top of the bottle,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
The Best Kansas News.
strange Alliances at wichita.

At Wichita the other day Sena-
tor James W. Tapp announced him
self in an interview to be a republi-
can. That afternoon he went into
the populst county convention as
delegate and modified his statement.
He said he would continue to be a
populist in county and state politics,
but that in national politics he would
be for Teddy" Roosevelt in prefer
ence to the man who "went fishing
on. Decoration day" Questioned by
the convention he said that if the
popuists have a majority in the
legislature he will vote for Senator
Harris. If the republicans have a
majority he will vote for Stanley.
Following this a resolution was in
troduced and passed indorsing the po-
sition of Senator Tapp. The republi-
cans construe this to mean that the
populists of Sedgwick county have
declared themselves, by this action,
to be republican in national politics.
In the meantime this same convention
made a fusion and divided the offices
with the county democracy.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
DEFoE's Provision.
The Martinique Disaster Recalls His
Memorable Hoax on Lon
dOners In IT'S.

The terrible news from st. Vincent,
following the impression that this
island had escaped the volcanic del
uge which has cremated half Mar
Unique, at once recalls and reverses
the famous hoax by which Daniel De
foe led all London to believe, in 171s,
that the whole. island of St. Vincent
had been blown up and obliterated,
says the London Academy. On the
basis of his own Imagination, or on
some thin ship story, Defoe wrote in
Mist's Journal circumstantial ac-
count of the destruction of this is
land, giving such details as, with al
our facilities of news transmissions,
we wait for in vain to-day. After lead
ing up very gradually to the catastro-
phe, he told his readers that 'on the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
A Tragedy i'm Her Life.

1t was announced in a Minneapolis
paper the other day that Mrs. James
Morgan had died in the insane asy-
lum at Topeka. Simple as this an
nouncement appeared to be, it never
theIess could serve as the theme of
a story as sad and dramatic as any
thing which ever was written. In
1868, Anna Brewster, then young
woman of "a, was married to James
Morgan in Ottawa county. In less
than a month after her marriage
and while watching her husband at
work in field, she was captured by
a band of Cheyenne Indians. At the
same time another woman, a Miss
White, was taken, and for several
months these two women were car
ried about the country by their cap
tors, suffering all the indignities the
red men could visit upon them. In
March, 1869, they were rescued by
Gen. Custer with the Seventh cavalry
and the Nineteenth Kansas. Mrs.
Morgan was mentally distressed
when she was recovered, and never
fully regained her balance, though
for more than 80 years she lived with
her husband in Ottawa county, before
becoming so bad that it was neces-
sary to take her to the asylum
Kansas City Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02

night of the said goth, about mid
night, the whole island of ST. Vim
cent rose up in the air, with a most
dreadful eruption of Fire from under
meath the Earth, and an uncomfortable
Noise in the Air at its rising up, that
it was not only blown, but blown out
of the very sea, with dreadful force,
as if it were torn up by the Roots,
or blown up from the Foundations of
the Earth Finally, to bring the event
home to his readers, he recalled an
accident in foundry in Moorfelds,
where quantity of liquid gunmetal
coming in contact with some water
had blown up the works-just as a
journalist of to-day might perhaps re-
call the recent destructive fire in the
same district to suggest, however
family, the storm of fire which swept
over these hapless islands recently.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
NEW FILTERING SYSTEM.
Intended for Use in Connection with
Natural Bed of Sand in a
River Bottom.

The inventor of the filtering system
represented in the accompanying pic
ture states that the chief requisites
of water systems for cities and towns
are "due quantity, maximum purity
and moderate cost for installation and
repair" and he claims to have devised
a system so constructed as to fulfill
these requirements. The system, is in
tended for use in connection with a
natural bed of sand or fine gravel in
river or lake bottom, but it is also
possible to install the plant where an
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
Epidemic of Texas Fever.

Texas fever has broken out among
the native cattle of southern Kan
sas and cattlemen will lose a big
sum unless it can be stopped at once.
Greenwich & Day, at Dexter, have
lost 100 head of natives during the
past few days and the epidemic is
still spreading. The fever district
extends from where the Arkansas
river crosses the Oklahoma line to
the Missouri line
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
Death of Litt1eton S. Crum.

At his home in Oswego Thursday
evening Littleton S. Crum, United
States marshal for Kansas, passed
away, aged 81 years. His ailment
was heart and liver trouble, aggra-
waited by an attack of typhoid fever.
Mr.. Crum was born in Floyd county,
KY, but in early life moved with his
parents to Illinois and when the civil
war broke out enlisted in an Illinois
regiment. In 1867 he came to Os-
wego and started harness shop.
He had long been prominent in re-
publican politics. In 1890 he was
superintendent of census for the
Third congressional district. For
many years his ambition was to be
United States marshal, but was not
successful until early this year.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
A DisaEreeabIe surprise.

Nineteen young women of Hia-
watha, including two visiting girls
from Lawrence, went on a picnic
party to Seaman's grove, eight miles
from town. While there the young
women entered a cornfeld and took
a dozen ears of corn to cook for
supper. The owner of the field went
to Hiawatha and had a warrant
sworn out for their arrest, charg-
ing theft and trespass.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
Hits All Foreign Corporations.

The decision of the supreme court
in the American Book company case
hits all foreign corporations which
have not filed copies of their charter
with the secretary of state and paid
the charter fees provided by law.
If rigidly enforced by the executive
branch of the state government, the
law will net the state treasury sew
eral hundred thousand dollars in
revenue. The big packing concerns
in Kansas City, Kan, will have to
dig up good-szed fees.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
CARNIvoRoUs PLANTS.
Some Are Satisfied with Small Insect
Game, But the Land Octopus
Attacks Dogs,

Most carnivOrOuS plants are of COM
paratively small size. A species re-
Gently discovered by Dunstan on the
shores of Lake Nicaragua, however, Is
not so. AS this naturalist was walk
ing with his dog he was attracted by
its cries of pain and terror and, hasten
ing to its rescue found the animal held
by three black sticky bands, which had
chafed the skin to bleeding. These
bands were the branches of a newly
found carnivourous plant which has
been named by Dunstan the land oc-
topus.'' The branches are described
as being flexible, polished black, with
out leaves, secreting viscid fluid, and
furnished with great number of suck
ers by which they attach themselves
to their victims.
The moth-catching plant (Araugia
aIbens) is a native of central Africa. 1t
was introduced into Australia acct
dentally eight or nine years ago, and
has since been extensively propagated
there, it having been found that its
white and sweet-smeIling flowers at
tract and destroy vast quantities OF
moths. The action of this truly re-
markable plant has been found by ex-
pertinent to be purely mechanical. The
calyx of the flower is rather deep, and
the receptacle for its sweet juices is
placed at its base. Attracted by the
powerful scent and the prospect of
honey, the moth dives down into the
calyx and protrudes its proboscis to
reach the tempting food. Before it
can accomplish it's purpose, however,
the proboscis is nipped between two
strong, hard, black pincers which
guard the passage. Once caught there
is no escape.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
Senator Harris to Europe.

United States Senator W. A Har-
ris will spend the months of August
and September in England and France
in the interests of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition. He has been in
terested for many years in the breed
ing of cattle in Kansas and his visit
to Europe will be largely for the
purpose of procuring exhibits of live
stock for the fair. He will open
communication with the various live
stock journals of the old world and
personally visit every prominent
breeder of live stock that he can
reach.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
Voluntarily withdrew His Claim.

John Cramer, a wealthy Franklin
county farmer, died some days ago
and 'cut off, nine of his children
with ST for each one. He made some
provision for his wife and then left
all the balance of the valuable es-
tate to his youngest son, J. B,
Cramer, and also stipulated that he
should act as executor. But the ia
vored son could not see the justice
of his fathers action and he volun-
tariIy relinquished his right to the
property that had been left him,
and also gave up his position as eX-
ecutor and took the necessary steps
to see that an equal division of the
property should be made among all
the children
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
Because Sic Refused Him.

Because his sweetheart. Mary Rob
ertson, had rejected his proposal of
marriage, James Larsen. a young
far ner near Parsons, poisoned her,
causing her death, and then shot and
killed himself. She ate ice cream in
to which he had poured a bottle of
strychnine
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
The Deadly lightning.

In Rice county a 12-year-old boy
was playing about the field where
his father was harvesting. Presently
rabbit jumped up and the boy
started after it. He had pursued
the rabbit perhaps 100 yards, laugh
ing and shouting, when suddenly a
bolt of lightning came from the sky
and struck him dead.-Kansas City
Journal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
welded "the Girl Philosopher"

Henry L. Call, Topeka attorney,
was married in Chicago recently to
Miss Jessie, eldest daughter of ex-
Gov. Lewelling. Miss Lewelling went
to Chicago some years ago, where
she has been engaged in newspaper
work, and has achieved some reputa-
ton in a sprightly column in the
Chicago News, "The Girl Philoso-
pher.''
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
A sure-EnouGh Battle-Ground.

a battle-ground" this year for GER
tain. President Roosevelt has agreed
to make a speech for Phil Campbell
in Parsons, and w. j. Bryan has
promised to make speeches for Judge
Jackson.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
Not So Much for Buildings.

Gov. Stanley does not think that
the next legislature will be called
upon to make many appropriations
for buildings and equipment for the
various state institutions. The ap-
propriations made by the last legis-
lature aggregated $4,5OO,oOO. For
buildings the following was appro-
priated: Executive mansion, $35, 600;
state heating plant, $4,000; improve
ment at the state imbecile asylum,
$13, 500; state reformatory, $25, 600;
Beloit Industrial school for girls,
So, 200; Western university, Quin-
daro, $4,000; Parsons insane asylum,
100000; Osawatomie insane asylum,
$685. 600; Topeka insane asylum, $685.
900; Kansas City school for the blind,
$4,000; agricultural college def
cheney, $4,000; agricultural college,
$4,000; reform school, $4,000; state
house completion fund, 100000;
state normal school, $4,000; state
soldiers home, $4,000; Kansas state
university, $4,000; total, $69TOO0.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
Good News for Mothers.

One of the features of the Kansas
building at the ST. Louis worlds fair
will be a baby nursery. Competent
nurses will be in charge and Kansas
people who want to visit the expo
sition can take their babies and
small children along and check them
at the Kansas building.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02

The white Sands" of southern New
Mexico lie in the San Augustin plain.
and are a sheet of pure gypsum, 60
miles long and five to 20 broad. The
white sand of gypsum raised by the
wind resembles a line of breakers In
the distance.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
Burton WIN Have COMPANY.

This dispatch came from Abilene,
the home of Senator Burton: Sena-
tor Mitchell, of Oregon, chairman of
the Hawaii committee, has notified
Senator Burton, who is member of
the committee, that four of the five
members expect to make the trip to
Hawaii.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
Two ConstitutIonnI An1endments.

Two constitutional amendments
will be voted on in Kansas at the
fall election. One provides for BIZ
ennial township elections correspond
ing with the county elections. The
other provides for an increase of
pay to legislators from $50 to $500
a session.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
IrrIgating canal. in Texas,

In Texas and Louisiana there Ore
now more than 100 canals and pumping
stations, each CAPABLE of flooding 1000
acres of rice. These are owned by tr-
rigation companies, which supply the
water as needed to the rice farmers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
.eBIack smaIIpoxv at Nome.

There are four cases of continent
hemorrhagic or "black smallpox" at
Nome, Sumner county. A woman
died of it this week and now her
husband and two children have it.
Two other children have been exposed
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-08-02
New Gexser in Antipodes.

An immense geyser has just been dis
covered in Rotomahond, New Zealand.
A mass of boiling water half an acre
in extent rises in great dome, from
which a column of water and stones
shoots upward 800 feet, while immense
columns of steam ascend as far as can
he seen