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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-11

uldu IL JOu WduU W
your sweet heart a Xmas present that
Herald. Only 81. 90 year.
f. II. Stannard s. G., Of the Ottawa
Star Nurseries have an ad in the
Herald. There may be an Opportu-
nifty for some rustler. Read it.
H. r. Winterstein became the pos
SCISSOR of half section of Walnut
township land Tuesday. w.
D. Granger engineered the tranSac-
ton.
J. o. Mckenzie, trustee of Sumner
township drove down to this city
from his home in Sumner Thursday.
Jake is said TO be one Of the republi-
can rustlerS up in that corner. This
is his second election to the office of
trustee.
J. E. Griffen, farmer and stock raiser
who lives near Nance was in town
last week. Mr.. Griffen is aiming to
get rid of all his mongrel stock and
raise the thoroughbred exclusively.
He now has fifteen head of registered
ShOrt-horn cattle.
The Phillips County Post the new
democratic paper edited by w. B.
Gaumer, made its first appearance
Thursday. 1t is neat six column
quarto, we'll conducted mechanically
and editorally, and doubtless will
make a good democratic organ.
A letter from Clyde II. Smith who
resided here for several years, says
that he is hale and hearty and doing
we'll. He has graduated from a bust
ness college and now does some work
as reporter for the Plain Dealer one
of the leading papers of Cleveland,
Ohio.
Gail Arnold. a young man we'll
known in PhillipSburg and vicinity,
now baggageman ON the B. & NJ. r. r.
with headquarters at Holdrege, Neb-
raSka, visited with his brother Charles
in this city Saturday. Charlie accom-
panied him to Long Island Saturday
evening AMI spent Sunday by the
paternal he nth.
One day last week as Mr.. and Mrs.
Haines were seated at the table for
dinner a shot was fired by someone,
crashing through the window and
throwing glass about the room, a
piece of it striking the baby. No
harm was done, but it was too close
for comfort. The shot was probably
accidental.
Seward (Neb Blade: Noah was
the tirSt man to advertise. He adver
tiSed the flood and it came alright.
The fellows who laughed at the adver-
Using got drowned and itserved them
right. Ever since Noah'S time the
advertiser has been proSpering, while
the other fellow is being swallowed up
in the floed of disaster.
The new management has now had
cantrol of the Herald for one month,
and it has been prosperous period.
We hope and confidently expect it to
so continue. OF course there has been
some losses in the way of subscribers,
but there has been still greater gains,
the ratio being somewhat better than
two gained to each one lost. This in
dicateS strung and healthy growth
and shows that the people. generally
appreciate the efforts of the editor to
put out clean paper. ThoSe of you
who do appreciate the Herald can
assist IL greatly in giving good news
paper service by rec'd cling it to
your pei hboT wac -ees .vs take it.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-11

Have good hat the secret of
your lookS'-HolmeS. Bring in your
head and give your face a Show-you
can't wear the same shaped hat that
others are wearing-your style is
here.'' SHIMEALL CLOTHING Co
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-11

Northeast quarter of section nine of
Phillipsburg township for sale. Will
sell in 80 acre tracts. Price, $500.
Terms to suit purchaser. Inqnire Of
Phillips County Bank. Wv.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-12-11

Young man if you want to make
your sweet heart a Xmas present that
she will appreciate send her the
Herald. Only 81 90 a year.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
The Women of Lnngum.

Woman supreme-without the ballot
And this feather which London An
swers sticks in the cap of woman is no
less brilliant because she is allowed to
wear it only in the town of Langum.
In that little Welsh village man
neither is nor pretends to be- In other
villages he sometimes pretends to be,
but in this sequestered nook on the
Pembrokeshire coast he is simply An
ME Williams man or Mary Jones'
man and recognizes himself as such,
In Langum woman is the dominating
force in the market; she is the house
hold financier, the family accountant,
and in fact fills all the positions which
in any other community, civilized or
barbaric, are established by precedent
given to man. Whether he of Langum
has resigned or been divested of all re-
sponsibilities of life is no part of this
story.
There is another important fact in
Langum life-oysters. The place is IA
nous for them. But Langum oysters
are in no sense rivals of Langum wo-
mankind; their proverbial dumbness
precludes that.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
Bulldog Kinder Than Child.

An incident related by George Eliot
proves that kindness and devotion are
characteristic of the bulldog breed.
The distinguished author was on a Wis
it to the house of a friend where a
bulldog and child, each of the age of
six, were among the household possess
sions. During dessert after dinner,
while all were absorbed in conversa-
ton, they were startled by loud howl
of pain from the dog, evidently pro-
ceeding from under the table. An in
vestigation Immediately made discov-
cred that the child, equipped with a
pair of scissors, was under the table
also and trying to cut the dogs ears
with them. From one ear of the bull
the blood was running, and yet the
dog was making not the slightest eff
fort to escape or defend himself. The
host and father, outraged by the evi-
dence of such cruelty on the part of
the child, determined on immediate
punishment. But when he undertook
to carry the punishment into effect the
dog interfered, pushing himself be-
tween the master and the child and
licking the face of the latter.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
CHOATE'S ADVICE.
n Led a ChOIeric Client Into the
Paths of Pence.

10 Led a ChOIeric Client Into the
Paths of Peace.
IL seems always to have Lain within
the power Of the distinguished lawyer
anu humorist, Rufus Choate, to lead
a choleric client from ways of anger
into the paths OF peace. Just before
the war southern gentleman was
dining with a friend in one of the best
hotels of Boston. He was of French
creole extraction, and his name was
Delacour, says writer in Lippincott's
Magazine. The waiter was a colored
man, and the southerner gave his Or
defs in a very domineering fashion,
finding fault freely with what was put
before him and the way in which it
was served. Finally the waiter became
incensed and told Mr.. Delacour to go
to place warm and remote. The lat
ter sprang furiously to his feet and
would have shot the offender dead if
he had not been restrained by his
wiser friend, who said:
You can't do that sort of thing here.
You will have to remember where you
are"
DO you suppose that l am going to
put up with such insolence and not
be reyenged?" said the enraged man.
Certainly not. But do it by process
Of law"
The landlord was first interviewed
and the waiter discharged. That was
not sufficient to satisfy the wounded
feelings Of Mr.. Delacour. He asked
who was the best lawyer in the city
and was told it was Rufus Choate.
Making his way to his office, he said:
Mr.. Choate, 1 want to engage you
in a case. What will your retaining
fee beT
about $50"
The check was made out and handed
over.
Now" said the lawyer, "what are
the facts of the case?'
He was told. Said Mr.. Choate
thoughtfully:
Il know the United States law on
the subject well, and l know the law
of the commonwealth of Massachu-
sets, and l can assure you, sir, that
there is no power on earth strong
enough to force you to go to that
place If you don't want to go. And If
l were you wouldn't"
"Well," said the southerner, accept
ing the situation, II think I'll take your
advice" And they parted good friends.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
Rurial Alive.

Though it is possible that cases of
burial Of living persons may still occur,
fortunately they are more rare than in
former times. Even the doctors orders
against interment were not always
obeyed, for the Gentleman's Magazine
of 1851 relates the case of Richard
Carson of Hay, Herefordshire, Eng
land, who was supposed to have died,
but a doctor declared that Carson still
lived and ordered that he was not to be
buried. His relatives paid no heed to
the injunction, and the body was COM
mitted to the grave next day. A per-
son passing through the churchyard
heard noise and prevailed on the
clerk to open the grave, where the
supposed corpse was found in pro-
fuse sweat and bleeding at the nose.
Unfortunately the man was beyond re-
covery and soon died.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
MAddress rs Ahnye.,

There is one lawyer in Brooklyn who
will never again make use of Latin
phrases in writing business letters. A
short time ago he had to write letter
to a client in neighboring city regard
ing an important lawsuit that was to
come up before the court in the course
of few days. The information he So
licited was highly essential to his case.
In writing this epistle he made use of
letter head with his printed address
at the top. In closing his letter he sign
ed himself thus, John Langdon. ad-
dress ut SUPRA"
After waiting several days for the
reply, which did not come, he again
wrote his procrastinating client and
asked why he had not sooner answered
his first letter. The next day he re
ceived a reply in which the client said
that he had answered the letter and
addressed it to John Langdon, Ut
Supra, N. Y"
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
MOdifHinU 1t.

Mrs. @. was Mortified to discover that
her little seven-year-old daughter was
acquiring the habit of alluding very
freely to the devil, and at last she told
her determinedly that a repetition Of
the obnoxious word would bring severe
punishment.
The child knew that her mother was
in earnest, so she set seal on her lips.
AT last she seemed to have forgotten
it, but one Sunday Mrs. c., who had
been too i'll to go to church, asked her
If she could tell what the minister had
preached about in his sermon.
"Oh, yes'm," she answered. He
preached about our Lord going up into
the mountain and being tempted by
by-by the gentleman who keeps hellw
She didn't intend to run any risks of
being punished.-Francis q. Wadleigh
in Lippincott's.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
Unique Hotel Rules.

Following are the rules and regula,
tions posted in certain hotel in Hi.
nois:
Board, so cents per square foot;
meals extra; breakfast at 6. supper
at Z.
Guests are requested not to speak to
the dumb waiter; guests wishing to get
up without being called can have self
rising -four for lunch.
The Office is convenient to all connec-
tions; horses to hire, % cents day.
Guests wishing to do little driving
will find hammer and nails in the
closet.
If the room gets too warm, open the
window and see the fire escape.
If you are fond of athletics and like
good jumping. lift the mattress and
see the bed spring.
If the lights go out, take a soda
that is light enough for any man.
Any one troubled with nightmare will
find halter in the barn.
Don't worry about paying your bill;
the house is supported by its founda-
tion.-Detroit Free Press.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
The Strain on Parents.

What is mohair, nanny" asked
Sally Peterson Jones, looking up from
her slow perusal of the newspaper and
keeping her place on the page with a
dusky forefinger.
Nanny Jones began to rock faster.
"You know wat hair is, l s'pose, dom
you" she inquired.
"Oh, yas'm," responded Sally prompt
ly.
"Well, den, does you know wat mo
is?' asked her mother rocking still
faster.
'No'm," admitted Sally with great
reluctance.
"Well, chile, you can't spec me to
take de place OBJ a natchel hist'ry OBJ
animals fo' you," said her mother calm
ly. allowing the rocking chair to slack
en- its speed. gwen you've hunted up
de mo in one OBJ your schoolbooks an
know jes' what he looks like, come to
me, an I'll 'splain de rest. But chillen
mus und'take some work on dere own
eddication, shorely. 'Tain't right fo'
payments to do it all"
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
"A MONTANA BLUFF"
How Four Troopers Mnde Seventy
nvo Filipinos Flee.


hvo Filipinos Flee.
What is regarded as one of the tallest
bluffs on record furnished Captain Ed
gar Russell, chief signal officer in the
Philippines during the insurrection,
with story which he told as an exam
pie of western nerve.
I'VE were outside Of Manila in some
little scrap" said the captain, "and
about seventy-five natives were lying
In trench ahead of US, shooting away
merrily, but not hitting anybody. By
and by l noticed little disturbance in
our front. Presently four Montana
troopers trotted out of our lines and
started straight for the Filipinos. Ey-
erybody looked at them with wonder
and waited to see them all killed. Bull
lets whistled all around them, but they
never halted. Slowly, just at trot,
they logged on toward the enemy. The
natives fired and fired, but for some
unknown reason did not hit. On and
ON went the quartet, disdaining cover.
AT last there was a shout, and to our
utter establishment we beheld the sew
enty-fiye Filipinos suddenly jump out
of their trenches and take to their
heels in mad flight. The nerve of the
Montana troopers was too much for
them. When they had all fled, throw
ing their rifles away as they ran, the
troopers came back, their arms full of
guns. That is what the army called "a
Montana bluff It's the sort of nerve
that lets man open jackpot on a
pair of deuces. New York Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
POULTRY POINTERS.

Supply plenty Of gravel to fowls that
are being fattened in confinement.
Chickens should never be allowed to
go on the roosts until ten or twelve
weeks old
Lime is purifier and should be used
as wash on the coops, perches and
nest boxes.
If hen lays soft shelled eggs, give
her plenty of gravel, oyster shells and
crushed bone.
Ducks should be allowed as much
liberty as possible. They are not par
tial to confinement.
Flat eggs, eggs within eggs, double
yolked eggs and other unnatural for
nations are due to the hens being over
fat.
Geese may be fattened on any kind
Of grain if fed all that they will eat for
about ten days before sending them to
market. Corn, peas and barley are
best.
Young chicks of fancy breeding
should not be permitted to roost on
perches until after they are eight
months old, as it often causes crooked
breast bones.
Accumulating filth is prolific source
Of disease, especially gapes. After the
poultry yard is cleaned up sprinkle 1t
well with diluted carbolic acid and a
little copperas.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
He Was a Butcher.

"Now, l rather pride myself ON my
ability to read character" said the
man who was given to buying detec-
tive tales, 'and yet why should 1? It
is really very simple thing; requires
nothing but close observation. For in
stance. it is easy to tell a mans occu-
patton. His facial expression, his ac-
tions, even his dress, are stamped by
his daily work. You see that man sit
ting opposite us? Well, am just as
sure as though he had told me that he
is barber"
'You are mistaken, replied his friend.
'"That man is butcher"
'Impossiblep exclaimed the amateur
detective. you never saw a butcher
with slim white hands, like his"
Perhaps not" admitted the other,
''but he is butcher just the. same"
"How do you know he is?'
"How do 1 know? Why, the scoun-
drel shaved me once" = Household
Guest.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
Their Fate.

The late DR.. Talmage once called on
his lawyer and found two of his pa
rishioners there on legal business of a
private nature.
"Ah, DOCTOR" called the lawyer in
greeting, good morning! Here are two
of your flock. May I ask without i'm
pertinence if you regard them as black
sheep or white?"
81 don't know as yet" replied Tai
mage dryly, whether they're black or
white, but I'm certain that if they re-
main here long they'll be fieeced."
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
AN ENGLISHMAN'S WIFE,
he Is Really Her Husbands Business
Partner and Acts IT.

'In England" says Ainslee's Mags-
tine. "a mans wife is in reality his
partner, and whether or not the two
are in harmony with each other in af-
fection in all material things they rec
pgnize that their fortunes are irrevoca--
bly, bound together, that the interests
of both are quite identical and that
each has just as strong motive for
making things go well as has the other,
since they share equally the labor and
the reward therefrom. They may have
their private disagreements, but they
front the world together The wife
takes the keeneSt interest in the most
minute details of everything that af
fects her husbands welfare. She
knows his income to a penny. She
manages her household as chancellor
of the eXchequer manages the nations
outlay, so that the annual budget shall
not only avoid a deficit and shall accu-
rately balance. but so that it shall
show surplus. She will practice a
rigid economy if necessary. and in do
ing SO size will feel that she is merely
garry Ing Oul ueT SlldTe Vi the uldTFluSe
contract. 1t is the mans part to make
money; it is her part to help him save
it. She plans nothing for herself apart
from him She cannot think Of him as
in anything apart from her. If he rs
in political life, she enters into his ;;m-
bitions with intelligence and zeal She
will write his letters for him and en-
tertain his constituents She will study
the bluebooks and teach herself to un-
derstand the public questions with
which he has to deal, so that she may
discuss them with him and follow his
career intelligently. She belongs to
him. in fact, as he belongs to her.
There is not much display of sentiment
in an English household after the first
year Of married life has ended, but
there is the bond Of common interest
which grows stronger every day and
every year and which gives to man
and wife a unity of purpose and Of
feeling that will beyond comparison
Outlast the cobweb tissues of emotion
aliSm."
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
Adding Insult to Injury

She had just handed him the frosty
mitt, but he was game to the last hur-
die.
''If you are ever in trouble he said,
"do not hesitate to lift up your voice,
and you will find me Johnny on the
spot
"Im in trouble now," answered the
human refrigerator, with a sigh long
drawn out.
sand, behold" exclaimed the unsus-
pecting youth, 81 am here"
"Yes," she said, that's the trouble" Z"
Chicago News.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
REMARKABLE LAKE.
A Body of Water With q Roof of
Solidined Salt.


SoHdified Salt.
A lake with a salt roof isn't frozeg
salt, and it isn't underground. On the
contrary, this remarkable lake may be
seen at any time during the year, fully
exposed, being even at its best when
the sun is shining directly upon IT..
This wonderful body Of water is one Of
the safest of the salt lakes and is sit
uated near Obdorsk, Siberia. The lake
Is nine miles wide and seventeen long
and within the memory of man was
not entirely rooted over by the salt de-
posit Originally evaporation played
the most prominent part in coating the
lake over with salt, but at the present
time the salt springs which surround
it are adding fast to the thickness Of
the crust.
In the long ago rapid evaporation of
the lakes waters left great salt crys-
tails floating on the surface. In course
of time these caked together Thus the
waters were finally entirely covered.
In 1878 the lake found an underground
outlet into the river Obi, which low
cred its surface about three feet The
salt crust was so thick, however, that
it retained its old level and now pre-
sents the curious spectacle of salt
rooted lake. The salt coat increases
six inches in thickness every year The
many islands with which the lake is
studded are said to act as braces and
to help keep the arched salt crust in
noSitiOn
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
A BANK STORY.
An Incident That Startled the ola
Lady Of Threadneedle Street.


Some years ago the directors Of the
Bank Of England were startled to re-
cetve an invitation to meet an un-
known man in the strongroom Of the
bank at midnight. "You think you is
all safe hand you bank his safe, but
l knows better. I bin hinside the
bank the last 2 mite hand you nose
muffin about it. But am mott theaf
SO hif yer will NETT NEE in the great
squar room, with all the moneys, at
twelf 2 mite, lie explain orl to you, let
only thor 2 cum down, and say muffin
to nobody" The strongroom was
guarded the next night in spite of
disposition to regard the letter as
hoax by police and-nothing happened.
The next phase of the mystery was
more astonishing than ever. A heavy
chest of papers and securities taken
from the strongroom arrived at the
bank, with a letter complaining that
the directors had set the police upon
the writer, and that he had therefore
not appeared as he promised, but to
prove that he was neither O thief nor
fool he sent chest of papers he had
taken from the bank. Let a few gen
tlemen be alone in the room, and he
would join them at midnight, said 'te
writer, and to cut short a long and
strange chapter of bank history, a man
with dark lantern burst into the
strongroom of the bank at midnight
after calling from behind the stone
walls for the directors to put out the
lights He was one of a strange class
of men who gained living by search
ing the sewers at night, and through
an opening from a sewer he had found
his way into the richest room in the
world.-St James Gazette.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
They Never Imbibe.

The Ona Indian is deserving of a
higher place than he has hitherto oc-
cupied in mems esteem if but for one
trait. He forms the almost solitary
exception among aboriginal tribes in
refusing to touch alcohol in any form.
This policy of total abstinence is rigid
ly adhered to in the face of cold, hun
ger and illness and even during the
excitement of ceremonial rites. What
ever his faults may be, judged from
the white mans standard, the Ona Of
South America has at least the saving
virtue of manliness. His ideal is one
Of bodily prowess. hardihood and en-
durance.-Scottish American.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
She Will Keep Her Word.

When Grandmother Pettingill makes
up her mind, she is as firm as a rock.
Nothing can move her. Perhaps it was
on this account that when she returned
from the celebration of the one hun
dredth anniversary Of the settlement
Of Shrubville and made such deter
mined declaration nobody attempted
to influence her.
1--WE been there, and it's over with"
she said, "and now I'm home safe aft
er all the noise and bands and scared
horses and crying children and men
making speeches, l want to tell you
one thing. l shan't ever so to another
centennial in Shrubville. no matter
what the circumstances are and no
matter who asks me. You children
may as well bear that in mind"
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
The hmm.

In Bolivia, one of the highest inhab-
itated countries on the globe-La Paz,
the capital, being 10000 feet above the
sea level-much use is made of that
graceful and invaluable pack animal,
the llama, which will travel farther
and with even less food than the burro,
but will not carry more than $50
pounds. The llama in some respects re-
sembles the camel, kneeling in camel
fashion to receive its load, and it will
not rise if more than $50 pounds are
placed on its back; moreover, the
weight must be evenly distributed over
it's back and sides.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
Granea.

Grapes dissolve and dislodge gravel
and calculi." says the doctor. They
bring the stomach and bowels to
healthy condition. Even the consump-
tive finds new life in them and should
take grape juice by the tumblerful
daily, as it makes new, rich blood. 1t
builds up the tissues and feeds starved
nerves. 1t is also cleansing.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
No. NOT Xou.

Mamma, what was that fuzzy bun
die you took out Of papa's vest pocket
and threw in the fireplace just now?"
"That was an accumulation of house
hold recipes your father cut out of the
papers downtown and put away for
my benefit. 1 have to clean them out
Of his pocket about once a month";
Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1902-11-14
Very Sad.

"Yes, it's very sad"
"How is that"
"Why, he always held that to train
a wife properly you should catch her
while she's young. So he did"
"Well?
'Well, it seems that she had the
same idea about husband. and now
there's crisscross of training ideas
that is simply home wrecking"-Chi-
cago Post.