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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
Beware OF Olntments for Catarrh that
Contains Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering II
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply.
siclans. as the damage they will do Is
ten fold TO the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. ]. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, o., contains no mercury,
and is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen.
uine. II is taken internally and made
in Toledo, Ohio. by F. J. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per
bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
Poor Mans Chance.

It Is being said In many Eastern
journals and not a few Western ones
that the day OF the poor man in min.
ing Is gone by; that no one but big
corporation can succeed In mining any
more; that 1t takes big capital to do
anything; that most OF the good min.
Ing propositions are controlled by
trusts or millionaires and that there
Is no longer opportunity for a man
with little money. This Is all mis-
take. The day OF the poor" mining
man was never brighter nor greater
than right now.
The assertion that most Of the good
mines are owned by trusts or million.
aires Is heard most often. but there Is
least In that OF any Of the pesslmlstic
utterances. One hears OF the big mil.
lionaire owners more than he does OF
the thousands OF substantial com.
panies that go right on with little
notoriety, paying good wages and
monthly yielding dividends.
Finally, 1t may be justly said in an.
swer TO the assertion that opportunity
no longer exists for the man with a
little money, that never In the worlds
history were there fiuei opportunities
In mining for the man with a little
money than In the west half Of Amer.
lea today. Are you interested?
Send for our Booklet, II will cost
you nothing and will aid you In max.
ing money.
n. A. RIEDEL s. CO.,
Bankers and Brokers,
Colorado Springs, COLORADO.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
Blo Treea Of Florida.

II Is difficult even to guess at the
age Of the ancient 1.-Two oaks, but some
Of them must number centuries and
the oldest and greatest Of them ali is
a monarch of the forest, with its outer
branches sweeping the ground In
circle 100 feet across, With limbs as
great or ordinary trunks Of trees and
bearing q garden OF aerial ferns and
air-plants upon their bark. This ven
cradle tree is supposed to be the lars.
est live oak In Florida. Enormous.
grapevine trunks rise slnuously from
the ground and lose themselves amide
the quarter-acre Of foliage that crowns
this tree; the sapllngs that once gave
them support have disappeared long
years ago, their only record being the
angles and curves Of grapevine stem
to which they lent their transient aid
to climbing skyward.-Country Life.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
SHAKING HANDS BY PROXY
Woeful Plight Of the Two Fattest Men
in Arkansas.

Speaking Of fat men," said the Ma
jor, the two latest men | ever knew
were fellow townsmen of mine when
was living in West Slabbington, Ark
They certainly we're big men and
they were-no fun intended-the stout
est Of friends. They never met without
Shaking hands II they could find a
medium Of communication; they
couldn't shake hands without one.
What they used to do was to get a
man Of reasonable thinness to stand be-
tween them and extend his arms and
the two big men would take one Of the
intermediary's hands and the other the
other one, and thus they'd shake by
proxy.
"Of course the whole town knew Of
this, and everybody humored the big
men. HUNDRED them! More than
that; everybody that was eligible used
to feel II his duty to help these two
great friends shake hands.
More than once have seen a man
who was hurrying into the postofice on
Main street stop short on the steps
when he saw the big men approaching
each other and turn back and go and
stand between them and raise his arms
like two extended wings, with hands
far outstretched, for the two fat friends
to grasp. That was their handshaEe:
and this duty to his fellow men per-
formed, the man who had stood be-
tween them would hurry up the post
Office steps once more, and this time 20
in and get his mail
ut was a common thing for the men
Of the town thus to servo the two bulky
friends, and to do them this service
came, In fact, to be a sort OF test Of
good citizenship, or at least OF the quail
tiles that commend man most to his
fellow citizens. He was thought TO be
rather churlish fellow, and outside the
pale OF the best people, who was too
thoughtless OF too selfish to stop when
occasion required and help the two men
of rotundity shake.
"0ut OF this observance Of a common
custom, arising naturally enough from
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
THE PAPAL FANS.
Gift to America Secured by Mrs.
Drexel From the Vatican.

Gilt TO America secured by MIS-.
Drexel From the Vatican.
After years of diplomatic effort Mrs.
Joseph Drexel, widow of the former
partner of j. Pierpont Morgan, has at
last succeeded in securing from the
pope the famous eight-foot fans Of the
vatican, and has brought these trophies
In triumph to America. They will be
presented to the American people and
placed on exhibition in the museum Of
Pennsylvania university.
Visitors to the vatican will remem-
Der these gorgeous emblems of i'm
perial authority. No papal procession
was complete without them. When the
pope was carried into the audience
chamber or took part in any OF the fes-
tivities of the church the fans were al
ways in evidence, either carried aloft
by favored pair of noble guardsmen
or allowed to rest against the papal
throne
Years ago Mrs. Drexel saw these fans
and coveted them. Almost any favor
asked by this charitable woman would
have been readily granted by the pope,
but the fans wer eregarded as too close
ly ssociated with the history of the
church to be allowed to leave the vat
lean. They had been familiar features
Of Roman Catholic celebrations since
The days Of Plus TX, and were hal
lowed by too many memories lightly
TO be relinquished, even at the request
OF so good friend Of the church as
Mrs. Drexel.
Mrs. Drexel was disappointed, but
not beaten. Year after year, when Wis
iting Europe, she had audience of the
pope and renewed her plea for the
fans, and at last Leo XIII gave a re-
luctant consent to the splendid symbols
being carried of by Mrs Drexel. In re-
turn the vatican was presented with
another pair Of fans. even more gorge
Gus than the old ones, although lacking
the historical interest Of those secured
by Mrs. Drexel.
The fans are splendid creations. The
spread Is formed Of superb ostrich
plumes, tipped with pSaLock feathers;
on the stick. or what would be the
sticks in al ordinary fan, are the pa
pal arms, worked on a crimson field In
heavy gold, the crown studded with
rubies and emeralds. Tha embossed
poles that support the great fans when
carried aloft are Of crimson velvet. At
the base OF the fans an inscription In
Latin records the fact that the presen-
tation was made in commemmoration
OF Pope Piux TX having occupied the
papel throne for quarter Of century.
The fans are at present In the cases
in which they were carefully packed
for shipment from Rome. A special
case will be prepared for their recep-
tlon in the museum of the University
Of Pennsylvania, where they will be
exhibited side by side with the priceless
fan made by the queen Of Italy and
presented to Mrs. Drexel.-New York
Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
The INCREASING WAGES.
Does It Make an Adanvce In Freights
Necessary?


The railway employees of the Unit
e1 States were paid 500 100000 dur
ing the year ending June 80, 1901.
The Engineering News estimates that
$20000,000 of that sum represents the
salaries paid to officials. Hence if the
IL per cent increase in wages recent
ly ordered by the Pennsylvania road
lnd been ordered by all the roads
two and half years ago the ex-
penses Of the roads for the year 1900
1901 would have been increased $751;
100000. That increase would have
left the roads with surplus of $685.
100000 after the payment of interest
on bonds and dividends. The actual
surplus was $87UO0,000 The higher
wage scale would have been raid in
1901 without reducing dividends. 1t
could not have been done in 1897
when 10 per cent increase in wages
would have cost the roads $45 ,000,-
600. That year the railways paid out
$87000,000 In dividends and had a
surplus of but $6,000000. 1t follows
that with the business the roads are
now doing they can pay higher wages
without trenching on dividends on
the one hand or raising freight rates
on the other. 1t is true that q rush
of business may necessitate large ous
lays on account of rolling stock and
supplies, the prices of which have ad-
vanced considerably. Even after max
ing allowance for this it does not
seem necessary that an advance in
wages Should be followed by an ex-
'tensiYe advance In rates. But when
traffic falls off, as it will some time;
the higher wages will be apt to eat
into the dividends if rates are not
raised now, and the railroad mana
gers will have to make their choice
between cutting down wages, which is
not a pleasant task, or putting up
rate5.-Chicago Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05

u Mississippi Flowed North.

The Rhine is less than 300 miles
long, and the Danube less than 1000
The length Of the longest river in In.
dia is 1900 miles. and the longest in
Asia is 5000. The Nile is 1902; 1t
anords. however, only 730 miles OF
continuous navigation from Its mouth.
You may take a steamboat from the
mouth Of the Mississippi and pass up
$500 miles from the Gulf-as far as
from New York across the Atlantic to
the Strait Of Gibraltar, across the
Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea to
Asia Minor, and up the Dardanelles
to Constantinople. and then you will
have to disembark and walk 400 miles
II you wish. to equal the distance that
would have to be travelled to reach
the head Of the waters of the river.
What II this Father OF Waters"
like the Nile, had flowed north instead
of south, and, like the Red River Of
the North, had emptied into the Arc.
the ocean instead OF the gulf? Com
mercially speaking, II would have cut
of this great river system from the
world. would have made the Isthmlan
Canal useless to the Mississippi Val.
ley, and would have spread annual de.
vastatlon throughout its course be.
cause the foods OF spring from the
southern portion OF the river would
have poured down upon the northern
while the latter was still icebound.
fitting the basin OF the Mississippi
only a few hundred feet would have
made all this vast dlfference.-Sus.
cnae
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05

the delay involS ed In It, some curious
experiences came to individual observ-
ers. remember we'll the case Of man
whose great aunt was sick in u town
just over the line in Missouri
This man was hurrying to catch the
train-and there were only two trains
a day-when he saw the two friends
coming together. His duty was plain,
and he was man of scrupulous pune
tiliousness. There was nothing for him
to do but to stop, which he did, wait
ing with no outward trace of his in
ward feeling, while the two men eX-
changed their usual friendly greeting.
He missed his train, this man did,
and legacy that he would otherwise
have got; for his great-aunt was dead
when he did get there, and by reason
of his delay she had cut him out Of her
will. But, on the other hand
This same man, not month later
was stopped again, in the same man
ner, and again he halted, without a
moments hesitation. But the train he
missed this time was wrecked with a
loss of life that has made this accident
a tradition in that part of the country.
So, while in the one instance his polite
ness had cost him legacy, in the 9TH
or, in every probability it had saved
him hiR life.
and / have no doubt whatever that
the lesson of thoughtfulness, courtesy,
and self-denial taught by the conduct
of all these considerable Intermediates
was Of benefit to the whole CON-
munity."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
Chinese Minister to Wed.

Although the diplomatic circles at
Washington lost a treasure In WI
Tlng.fang, the late Chinese Minister,
his place is likely to be well filled by
his successor. Sir Liang.Cheng. That
distinguished Oriental will soon
marry the daughter Of Yu-Keng. the
Chinese Minister at Paris. She is %
years old and has lived for the last
three years at her fathers legation,
being almost as well known In Pari.
sian society as Madame WI was In
Washington.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
SAMUEL j. TILDEN's WILL.
Although One of Americas Greatest
Lawyers, 1t Was Finally Broken by
Liz RaIahl,,nn

Although One of Americas Greatest
Lawyers, It Was Finally Broken by
His Relatives.
A friend of the late Governor Til
den said to me-. you ask me how
1t was that so great lawyer as Gov
ernor Tilden left will that could not
stand the legal test and was set aside
by the court of appeals. Tilden was
procrastinator. The rule of life that
was most effective with him was new
er do today that which can as we'll be
done tomorrow His will had been
carefully drawn and executed. The
principal beneficiary was the Tilden
trust Three of the trustees-the
three executors, Andrew H. Green,
John Bigelow, and George W. Smith
had been decided upon. Should the
number be increased, and II 80, who
should be invited to serve? Mr.. TIL
den was In the best Of health, his
weight greater than at any other time
of his life. Suddenly death came. The
Tilden trust had not been incorporat-
ed. II was a illegal nonenity, and
could not receive under the law"
luc llluSu nCllot al bdNC Ohc, lOOh
advantage Of the opportunity and
broke the will. Miss Pelton (Mrs
Hazard) gave back out of her part Of
the estate some 100000 to fulnll
her great uncle's wish for the Amer
lean people. Thus, you gee, Is was q
woman's hand and generous heart
that saved some of Tilden's fortune
for the purpose to which he had dedl-
Gated 1t.
The result OF shrinking Tilden's be-
quest from 100000 to $4,000, 900
given by Mrs Hazard-was to ,compel
new plan. The city Of New York was
induced TO make good the amount lost
to the fund by giving the land in Bry-
ant square and ordering the erection
Of the building for the accommoda-
ton Of the consolidated libraries.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
0 %ww~~ You Pay
- N ~ ~ &A - When Cured

Lutheran Minister Tells of His Cure
After Suffering Six Years.
suffered for six years with a very bad rupture
and during all OF the time wore different kinds
OF trusses day and night with the hope of effect
ing cure, but they all falled-tney only held the
rupture in place.
Upon the advice OF Rev. F, Pfeiher, OF SedAls,
Mo-, consulted DR. Ernest Henderson, the rup-
lure specialist 1903 W. Ninth Street, Kcnsas City.
Mo, who cured me in a few weeks without SUBJ
jecting me to 4 dangerous and painful operation.
The cure was complete and since then have dis
pensed with my trusses without Inconvenience,
apply TO me, personally or by letter. lam,
Respectfully,
JOHN SAUER,
Nov. IA. 1895 1877 Oak St. Kansas CITY.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
Didn't Like Elizabeth.

Among the books sold at Edinburgh
the other day as part OF the collection
OF the late Mr. Cralbe Angus, OF GIas-
gov, was a volume OF Stern's works.
with numerous margnllia In tho
handwriting OF Robert Burns, to whom
It belonged. Alongside a reference
to Mary Stuart there are these words:
81 would forgive Judas Ischarlot soon
er than Queen Elizabeth. He was \
mercenary BLACKBOARD; she devil.
genuine. real as imported from hell"
The book brought $50.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
You Want Facts.
| Present Them to You in
the Letters Of My
Former Patients.
You Do Not Pay Me One
Cent Until You Are
Cured.

present to the readers Of this paper
few testimonial letters and names OF
former patients whom l have cured of
rupture. believing that the afflicted
would rather correspond with some one
who has been cured than read what l
might say about myself. You can more
fully investigate and convince yourself
as to the merits of my treatment. You
might doubt any slater ents might
make, but you cannot help but believe
the statements Of those have cured,
will ask you to write to any or all
of them. II you are satisfied with
what they say about my reliability
and methods Of treatment, write to me
or call and see me. Remember that in
all cases guarantee a cure and do not
accept one cent of money until you are
we'll. Consultation by mail or in per-
son is entirely free. I will be pleased
to correspond with you regarding your
case
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
Mlsunderstood the Policy.

An enterprising insurance agent In
duced an Trishman to take out an acct
dent policy for his wife. A few days
later. while converslng with friend
in his office, he was startled to sec
the Irishman rush In, brandishing
fercely a stout cane.
"Ye rascal" he yelled, springing
toward the agent, "ye wanter to cheak
mel"
Fortunately the enraged man was
disarmed and held fast by the agents.
friend, who was a POWERFULLY builf
man. The lrishman, struggling to gel
free, shouted:
Let me git at the spalpeen. Think
ov II, chargin' me folve dollars for an
acshident ticket for me ole woman.
an she jest broke her leg afallln'
down sthairs. Wot's the good Of tina
ticket, anyhow?"-New York Times.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
Nor. Government buildings.

Why wouldn't 1t be a good scheme,
while we have more money than we
know what to do with, to build few
monuments to our prosperity in the
form Of adequate government build
ings at Washington They could be
made so that In time they ould be-
come historical piles Of great inter
est. All this would require would be
time; industrious statesmen would do
the rest. As things stand now the
government Is paying out thousands
for rent and not getting much In re-
tuprn except inconvenient once quar-
tiers. There Is no way to make your
house so satisfactory as TO become
your own landlord.-Indlanapolis
News.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
Story About Or. Parker.

The late DR.. Joseph Parker. follow.
ing a custom OF the generation in
which be began to preach. used to be.
gin his sermon by repeating the text
three times. He did not, however,
do even this In the way that Others
did. One OF his early sermons open.
ed thus: The children OF Israel cried
all night (solemnly). The children
Of Israel cried all night dramatically
The children Of Israel cried all night
the baDiesl" At that point the
Doctor and his guidance began the
full enjoypreut Of the sermon.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05

The report Of North Carolina criminal
statistics for the two years ending July
last was furnished recently. In the
first IL months 1895 whites. I6I0
negroes and IL Indians were tried: of
these 1913 were males and 571 females:
there were 5,0Ol convictions, 1,0e5 ac-
quittals and 1885 mol pros OF trials;
for the four capital crimes six were for
arson. ~ burglary, ST murder, 1s rape;
during thesecond u months there were
tried 1881 whites. i,6i3 negroes and II
Indians; Of these 1924 were males and
66T females; there were 6,l1s convie-
tons. 1,1S3 acquittals and 1894 mol
pros; there were tried for arson seven.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05

The nrst settlement made al Russ
Springs was made as early as 1870. by
two small parties OF CaddO Indians.
who cultivated small patches Of
ground within the confines Of the
present town OF Rush Springs. This
section. when compared with other
localities OF the Five Civilized tribes.
is OF recent date. There are u number
OF men. citizens still living In the
town and surrounding country, who
well remember when the entire dis.
lance from Pauls Valley to Fort Sill
was uninhabited BY any living thing.
except blanket Indians. Wild animals
and cattle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05
Kansas City, Mo, June 8. 1900.

Kansas City, Mo, June 3. TOO.
Ny Dear Doctor;-I suffered for over ave years
- many times the rupture was so bad could
scarcely retain il with the aid OF a truss. Con.
stantly grew worse and the pain so great could
stand II no longer. | was much discouraged
After reacing your advertisement concluded to
tty your treatment To my surprise you cured
me In less than four weeks. | am glad TO say
after such a long time OF suffering am absolutely
sound and well. paid your fee with pleasure,
and still feel that | owe you debt OF gratitude
which hope to pay BY inducing others to 60 to
you for treatment.
will gladly write 10 anyone about my case. |
considered your ofier OF receiving no pay until q
cure was effected as the best guarantee you could
give. IL gave me confidence In your treatment
Respectfully your friend,
J. 5. HAMMlCK,
10 East Sixth S.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05

Emperor William, carrying out hts
purpose OF converting the Grunewald
into a vast pleasure ground for the use
OF the inhabitants Of Berlin, has APP
proved plans for new roads, play
grounds. plcknickers' glades and res
taurants ir. the forest. One Of the en-
peror's objects is to encourage outdoor
athletics The forest contains 1880
acres. II Il a royal hunting preserve,
but the forests are now killing on the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05

Ponca, Otoe and Missouri Indians
are realizing that their marriage Gus.
toms are not In line with white mems
usage and many OF them who have
been living as man and wife. have Sc
cured licenses from probate judges in
Noble county and been married. In
each instance the bride was older
than the groom, usage which seems
10 obtain in these tribes
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05

The Widow want a man to do
odd Jobs about the house, run on ef.
rands. one that never answers back
and is always ready TO do my bidding
ApplIcant-You're looking Tor bus
band, maam.-Llfe.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-05

The Following Have Been Cured of Rup'
ture and are Selected al Random from
Many Have Cured In Writing them
Please Enclose q Stamp for Answer.
Mike Gaynor 20 Ewing St. Kansas City. No.
A. r. Olson, Mcpherson, KAns.
RobertJ Brock, county attorney Manhattan.
Kans
N. M. Kent 40i Orchard St. Chicago, M.
Oscar Dillon, 90l Campbell ST., Kansas City.
No.
II. M. Mcdonald, Dennison, KAns.
Is. f, Dobbs, 1880 N nth st.. Kansas City, KanS
A. Young, S4l8 Windsor Ave, Kansas City, Mo
s.. Hammck, plumbing, Kansas City, Mo-
Thos. Banjo, Kansas City, Mo.
W. e. Peak, grocer. q Contra Ave kan'a'
NJ $. WEIGH, care Goodlander Milling Co., Fl
Scott, Kans.
DR.. T. F. Parker 1917 Brooklyn Ave, Kansas
City, Mo.
Hermann Sagull Kansas City. Mo.
VIM Lynn, Ransom, Kans.
NJ. G. Hartzell, 7l9 Felix St., st, Joseph, Mo.
Fred Harper. COLL Indiana Ave, Kansas City
Mo.
William weltman, 40 Lands Court Kansas
City, Mo.
r. j. Champion, Armour Station, Kansas City
Kana.
j. T. Wood, merchant Greenwood, Mo.
ChAs. T. Hummer, I2i Edmond St., ST. Joe, Mo
VIII b. Castor, II N. Spring Ave, st. Louis. Mo.
Fred Phares, Kansas City, Mo.
f. r. Demorest, Kansas City Mo-
r. B. Grif1th, Temple Bldg, Kansas City, Mo
Thos' Mcmahon, 7Oi N. 9TH 81, ST. Lonis Mo,
II. W. Dement,, restaurant keeper, 100 Il. 18Th
ST., esidence 1912 Locust ST., Kansas City, Mo-.
child Is months old.
g. F Shaw, Assistan, county surveyor. lnd'
penceDce. Mo.
washington Baker, Hairs summit. KAuG