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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15

The oil excitement In western Kan
sas will not subside until there has
been a satisfactory demonstration OF
some kind proving either that there
Is oil In paying quantities, or that
such belief is an idle dream. Opera
tlons to test the matter have been
under way at Ramona, for a long time;
near Woodruff In this county, and also
on Bow Creek; and now the excite
ment has struck Lebanon. There is
oil .here,-the only question is how
much. 1t is worth something to
know.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15

the proposed amendment to- the
State constitution making the state
printer elective by the people instead
of by the legislature. The Governor
failed to sign the resolution, as also
did the speaker of the House it is said.
1t was left out Of the session laws,
though it is always customary to print
such resolutions therein And now it
is claimed that it is so worded that if
adopted by the people the present
state printer will hold over till 1907.
A lot of professional politicians. are
opposed to making the office elective
by the people because it is easier to
buy or bulldoSe legislature than it
is convention or the people at the
polls. These fellows will continue to
thwart the people, if they can. But
day Of reckoning is coming. Depend
on that.-Ed Hoch.
n n
OF the two hundred thousand Re-
publican voters in this state, one hun
dred ninety-tive Thousand OF them
ought to be and should be sizzling hot
for a political upheavel, a fundamen-
tai change in the Republican organiza.
tion, a revolution that will land both
machines head over heels into the
ditch. The taxpayers Of the state
are being plundered by gangs of pol
itical loaferS, who have no other OBJ
ject or aim in life but to live off the
the public. The two other gangs,
which are fighting each other for
state control, should be destroyed;
and if the Republican newspapers of
the state, that are not owned or run
by either gang, will get out in the
middle of the road and tell the truth
and keep telling 1t, both machines
would be destroyed. If the independ-
ent Repu blican newspapers will print
all the truth and keep printing it,
there WILDE no question as to the re.
suit. What this state needs is a new
deal and less steal: and unless it gets
it, next year, the Republican party
will be smashed by the voters at the
polls the following year.-Tom Muir.
dock of ElDOrado
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15


The Kansas City Journal has made
an examination Of all the republican
papers of Kansas and finds that all
the, Kansas dailies except two are
against the machine, and that more
than one. half of the, weekles have
openly. declared against it.. Of.the
remainder only one, sixth favor the
Leland lbaugh combine, and the
rest either have nothing to say, or are
kicking. both bosses and boss. busters.
# the opposition, to the machine
should .cepbiae, it would sweep the
boards at the next state convention
4-ROoks County Recold,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15

A good half section, nine miles from
Phillipsburg, good Broom stone house
with CELLAR and cistern, frame barn
36x4O with stone basement and els.
tern also room for 1000 bushels OF
wheat, timber and orchard Of bearing
trees, all fenced and cross fenced, 200
acres in cultivation, eight acres in
alfalfa and plenty Of land that will
grow alfalfa. Price, $50 per acre.
Time can be had on part Of this at
6 per cent. A gendine snap FOR some
one, Inqdire,of address thiS'Qrllce.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15

A very smooth book agent arrived
IN a Kansas town recently and the
buSymen conceived and executed a
plan for doing HIM up, Every busy
man whom Tire book agent called 90
sent him. -tnia dead beat The dead
beats Of course were glad to be work.
ed, and bnught the books. The result
was that the book agent sent twenty
one sets II books to men who never
Fald for them,-Belcit Call.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15

If the people are capable Of electinp
legislature to enact their laws, and
other officers to administer them,
they are also capable Of electing q
state printer, and therefore the Her,
aid believes In making this Office cleo
tive along with the others. No one
but politicians who desire the pres
ent plan for sake Of prestige will
oppose the proposed amendment.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15

The Dispatch last week takes two
columns to tell why it is opposed to
Hoch, whom It's editor styles as one
of his best friends, for governor. The
same thing could have been told In a
single sentence: 81 an tied to Le-
lands apron strings"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15

: Here is Cy Leland'S shot at Ed
Hoch,' made through the Troy Chief;
And now the anti 3aileyltes talk of
running Honest Ed Hoch for governor
Honest" NJ Koch should hold a
reunion with Honest. Tom Kelley
and Honest $1,000 Davies and offer
a prize for the largest graft.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15
Teachers Examinations.

Phillipsburg, KS, Oct. 10, 1908.
The next regular teachers examin-
ton will be held at Phillipsburg,
Kansas, on Saturday, Oct. 81, 1908.
Exercises will begin promptly at eight
o'clock a. NJ. G. ~. ARNOLD,
- County Superintendent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15

The Messenger at Smith Center is
selling the Pioneer to a Leland Stock
company. There is no reason to sus-
pect such change. 1t would be
hard to make IL better local paper.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15

Gov. Bailey is alarmed, it Is SAID on
account of the coal shortage. This
should cause little anxiety. 1t will
not hurt his administration nearly as
much as the treasury shortage,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15
EXCHANGE EDITORIALS.
y y Showing The Drift Of Public Sentiment. j. x

Knowing democrats are not banking
much on winning next year through
the fractional fights now on between
different republican factions. Kansas
day, 1904, will find the Lelands and
Mulvanes, the Burtons and Longs,
Kelleys and Albaughs, all together
Barney Sheridan.
We are reliably informed that j. @.
Royce the little Strutting Phillips
county boss will try to run the next
convention over there. His boSSiSm
has cost the Republicans the county
inthe last election. and if he is al.
lowed to rule it will cost them the
next one. John Royce is hoodoo to
everything and everybody.-Smith
County Pioneer.
The republicans of Kansas have
had a taste of what ring politics
means. They ought to be able to see
the consequences which must newt
ably follow a continuance of ring
power. The party which Is able to
reform itself will rise in public conf.
dence. The party which defends or
tolerates public wrong will wear it.
self away.-K. G. journal.
The Off Ger who uses his public posi-
tion for personal ends, or to repay a
private obligation, embezzles to his
own use the power the people gave
him to be exercised for the public
good. One in public office who does
q thing for poicy's sake or refrains
from doing that which he ought to do,
is an embezzler Of the trust imposed
In him by the peOple.-John W. Folk.
This machine" and "anti-ma-
chine" business gives us a tired feel
Ing. AS we look through our exchanges
from day to day we see something on
one side of the question and then an
article setting forth the claims which
the other side has on the people, and
we come to the conclusion that some
editors are "chumps," We expect to
stand by the Republican party and in
so doing will work for the best inter
ests of the people, but we don't be
lieve'in this internal ."scrapping."-
Downs Times.
Under the Leland-Albaugh regime
the increase Kansas state taxes has
been round 81 100000 since 1898. 1t
means an average annual increase of
S0,523 for each county of the state. 1t
is accounted for by the politicians
with the general claim that it is de-
manded by 1.-THE growing needs" of
the state. 1t amounts to an increase
of nearly 100 per cent in six years. 1t
Is idle to claim that the legitimate
needs of the institutions of Kansas
have increased 100 per cent in six
years. 1t is up to the politicians to
explain more definitely why they have
taken such excessive sums from the
pockets of taxpayerS.-K. c. Journal
A MISERABLE lot of jugglery APP
pears to have attended every step of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15
A Business Proposition.

Consider quality first and price Sec
opd, that is what sells ourflour, feed
and coal.
Yours for business.
LARUE & MONTGOMERY,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15

The political pot has begun to boil.
Lots 0fsteam will,be wasted before
the campaign opens up.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15

Get your job work done at this
office and you will be Satisfed-with
the product.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15
Phillips County Sunday Schools.
-+-t~*-+-
REPORT FOR 1903.

The following Reports published purpose of informing the Public
from whence the contributions County came and
tor what purpose the Funds
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-10-15

A MISERABLE lot of jugglery APP
pears to have attended every step Of
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
Garfeld's Nomination.

At the Republican national conven-
ton in 1880 the Blaine Half Breeds Ito
use the nomenclature of the day. and
the Grant Stalwarts, 306 in number,
Rugged each other in a death grapple.
They crushed each other and Garfield
scampered off with the nomination
for president. When leaving Wash
ington to attend the convention as
leader OF the Sherman delegates, Gar
field was asked by John Randolph
Tucker of Virginia: Whom are you
going to nominate?" Garfield is said
to have loved Ran. Tucker. They were
far asun6er in politics, but there were
love and affection and intellectual
kinship between the Virginian and
the Ohioan. Garfield put his arm
around fuckers shoulders and whis-
pered: Keep your eyes on me-" And
so it was. Garfield became President
and Blaine took the secretaryship of
state, ito keep his hand on the helm"
his friends said. ITO watch the Peru.
Wan guano beds" his enemies re-
plied.-Washington Letter to Rich.
mond (Va.) Times
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
TOLD OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Shrewd Answers Given by Tots in Ex-
limitations.

The word govern" was on the
board and the pupils were asked to
name derivatives therefrom. Governor
was easy, and there we're many who
could give such examples of its use,
as, Mr.. Bates is Governor. Mr.. Crane
is Governor" but when governable
and ungovernable were mentioned
there was no proper example of their
use offered, as the children seemed
to have no acquaintance with them at
all. At last one held up a hand and
said with confidence, "Oh, / know
teacher. CASTOR is ungovernable"
CASTOR was the defeated candidate
for Governor of Massachusetts at the
recent election.
On another day exercises in draw
ing being in order, one child was told
I'd draw person sitting in a chair.
When called up some time after, she
showed sketch of child, or a very
small person, standing at the side Of
g chair, as tall only as the seat of the
chair. But" said the teacher. why
didn't you make this person sitting
ia the chair, as 1 told you to-" "Oh,"
said the child, when you called me up
was just going to bend her."-Boston
Transcript.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
Book Of comfort for Mourners.

Quite a successful business by pre-
pairing obituary albums has been
built up by a New York man. He
has 1900 daily newspapers from diff
ferent cities of the country, and Gins
from them obituary notices. Then he
approaches surviving relatives to see
If they will not buy an album prepared
from these notices, and the letters OF
coincidence they may have received.
He has fixed prices for everything.
Each obituary clipping is 5 cents.
kilograms and cards are 10 cents.
Mrs. John w. Mackay has two or
three albums prepared from the no.
tees about her husband. There were
over 5000 clippings about him. sam
uel D. Babcock and Bert Reiss were
also subjects for voluminous albums.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
Wu's Graceful Compliment.

On the eve of Minister Wu's depart
ure from Washington young woman
of his acquaintance said to him that
she hoped to visit China some day,
as what he had told her about his ma
tive country had been so interesting.
But you have never explained" she
added, why Cinnamon take four or
five wives" With grave bow the
oriental diplomat said: My country
men take so many in order that they
may find in all of them the beauties
and accomplishments of one such
young lady as you"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
HOW SCOTT WAS CAUGHT.
Unfortunate Incident Disclosed Great
Noveiist's Secret.

Wordsworth. though he had the APP
petite OF a healthy mountaineer,
drank neither wine nor malt liquors,
and this abstinence Sir Walter Scott
seems to have found rather trying
while he was the English poets guest
at Rydal Mount But there are many
good wayside inns in the lake country,
and into one of these Sir Walter
would slip during his daily constitu-
tional walk, and there drink a pint
of honest malt liquor. II is needless
TO say that when he and Wordsworth
strolled out together he would pass
the inn with a dry throat, for Sir
Walter was one OF the kindest and
most courteous of men, and be did not
wish his brother poet to know that
tie water and tea served at his table
we're not wholly satisfying to the
Laird of Abbotsford But one day
while out together they were caught
IL storm and took shelter in the inn
where the Scotch poet obtained his
pint Of heavy wet" AS a result. no
sooner did the landlord set eyes on
him than he greeted him with the
query: well, Sir Walter. ha' ye
come for your pot o. ale2"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
COURSES AT CHINESE DINNER.
Wondrous Edibies Served at San Fran
cisco Banquet

At a Chinese dinner given In San
Francisco in honor OF Mrs. Robert
Louis Stevenson these were among the
queer things served: Birds nest soup
came in four different courses. Accord
Ing to one guest, it was transparent,
tasteless, utterly uninviting, and more
like wallpaper paste than anything
else. Chinese nuts took the place OF
sailed almonds. Then there were
dried eels sliced in chicken broth,
sharks cooked in dozen ways and
served in several courses, lotus
flower" consisting of a slice Of fat
pork, a slice of dried duck and a piece
of preserved watermelon, so arranged
that one could take bit Of all three
at once; dried mushrooms. turtles, pre-
served ducks eggs, sharks air blad-
ders in oil, aDalone meat, dainty
worth its weight in gold, being tiny
part of a little sea animal; the web
Of ducks feet, duck which had been
baked, stuffed with muchrooms and
steamed, and almond Cruel
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
COLLECTION OF TAPA CLOTHS.
Specimens at San Francisco Are as
Fine as Silk.


In the collection of South Sea curios
now being installed in the park mu-
scum at San Francisco are some curl
BUS and diversified specimens Of tapa
cloths from various island groups,
showing the decorative figures and
patterns peculiar to the Samoans, the
Fills, the Tonga Islanders and the
ancient Hawaiians- This tapa cloth
collection will be particularly interest
ing to fanciers OF such things, now
that tapa cloth is becoming rare and
Did patterns are worth much more
than they were a few years ago. There
are some tapas in this exhibit Of
the softness and fneness Of silk, and
they were used as loin Grapes by
dancing girls. Some are a delicate
yellow, some a leathery black, some a
silvery white and some a grayish
black, while there are many ranging
through the tan shades and the terra
cottas so familiar to possessors Of
tapa cloths.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
MR. AND MRS. J. O. ATKINSON, INDEPENDENCE MO.

In letter dated January 1. 1900. Mr.
Atkinson says. after five years experience
with Peruna
al will ever continue to speak a good
word for Peruna. In my rounds as a
travelling man am q walking adver-
isemenf for Peruns and have Induced
many people during the past year TO
use Peruna with the most satisfactory
results. lam still cured of catarrh.'
John o. Atkinson,
Box Z7z, Independence, Mo.
When old age comes on, catarrhal dis
eases come also. Systemic catarrh is almost
universal in old people.
This explains why Peruna has become
so indispensable to old people Peruna is
their safeguard. Peruna is the only
remedy yet devised that meets these cases
exactly.
Such cases cannot be treated locally;
nothing but an effective systemic remedy
could cure them This is exactly what
Peruna is.
If you do not receive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis
Address DR., Hartman. President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. Ohio.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
A VERY FINE MUMMY.
Body of Priest Unearthed After Four
thousand Years

6OQH VI TTfCSl Siirdt lilCd f>flCI TUT
thousand Years
The German Oriental society has
been most successful in its explora-
tons at Abu-Sir- in Egypt, and most
interesting finds" were distributed
among the Berlin museums during the
month of October. One of the most
i'm portant discoveries was a perfectly
preserved mummy of Jen EN- Jechvet,
the high priest Of the temple, who
died about 1000 years before Christ.
The body was found in family vault.
which also contained the remains OF
his priest and reader and their wives.
Only three tombs of such an age have
been found in good preservation dur
ing the last century. and this is the
first time that the contents have been
brought safely to E Irope. Jen lay IN
his coffin enveloped in a brown linen
shroud, just as he had been placed
there 1000 years ago. In accordance
with the fashion of the time, he has
small side whiskers, and a longer tuft
on his chin, and his eyes are made to
appear unnaturally long by means of
the careful application of rouge. The
wig which is large and parted down
tho middle, has a blush tint verging
on green, and must originally have
been the color of lapis lazuli, in imita-
ton Of the hair worn by Egyptian
gods The mummy was lying slightly
on the left side, as Egyptians sleep to-
day, and the head rested on a sup
port such as is still in use in the
Soudan. The eyes are turned toward
the rising sun. Two stats were found
beside the body, and a little wooden
statue
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
7 Under date of January 10. 1897. Dr.
" Hartman received the following

NDER date OF January ~, 1917, LII.
" Hartman received the following
letter:
my wife had been suffering from a
complication of diseases for the past Is
years.
Her case had baf1ed the skill of some
Of the most noted physicians. One of her
worst troubles was chronic constipation of
several years standing.
She also was passing through that most
critical period in the life of woman
change of life. In June, 1895. I wrote to
you about her case. You advised a course
of Peruna and Manalin, which we at once
commenced, and have to say it completely
cured her. She firmly believes that she
would have been dead only for these
wonderful remedies.
About the same time / wrote you about
my own case of catarrh, which had been of
Is years standing. At times was almost
past going. 1 commenced to use Peruna
according to your instructions and continued
It's use for about a year. and it has COM
pletely cured me.
Your remedies do all that you claim
for them, and even more. Cafarrh
cannot exist where Peruna Is taken
according to directions. Success to
you and your remedies"
John o. Atkinson
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
Many School Children Are sickIy.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children.
used by Mother Gray. nurse in Children's
Home, New York. break up Colds in "a hours,
cure Feverishness. Headache. Stomach
Troubles. Teething Disorders and Destroy
Worms At all druggists 25c. Sample mailed
free Address Allen S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, n. Y.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
Taking No Chances.

Clerk-Fm sorry, sir, but I can not
sell you morphine. Homely Customer
Why, do l look like a man who
would kill himself? Clerk don't
know, but If l looked like you /
should be tempted.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
REGISTERS LEAFS Too Iona.

The Peterson, Ia, Patriot tells of a
young rooster in that town which is so
long-legged that it cannot eat of the
ground The bird was slowly starving
to death when its owner noticed the
trouble and placed the food on a high
shelf.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
Wanted n. Arvnav.

Gerald-As it is to be secret en-
gagement, it would not be wise for
me to give you ring at present. Ger
aidine-Oh, but could wear it on the
wrong hand.-Judge.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02
The Popular Profession.

The reason why giving advice is so
much more popular than taking 1t, is
that it does not require one to be so
many different kinds of people-Wash-
ington Times.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02

There are more things done without
motive in this world than are dreamed
OF by the police department.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup
For children teethin. softens the gums, reduces IN
aays pain cures wind collie sc bottle
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02

To Cure n Cold in One day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund money if it fails to cure. &c
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-01-02

thousands of voluntary tesiin nj as & home peo-
pie. giving names. piciules and addresses
We can't publish our cures in private diseases
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-25
BRYAN MEETS THE CAR.
Ruler Of the Russias Manifests Deep
interest i'm American Affairs

ST. Petersburg, December 21-Wil!iam
Jennings Bryan was received in audi
enc by Gar Nicholas at 100 today.
The audience. which lasted for fifteen
minutes was arranged almost on the
spur of the moment by Abassador Nc
Cor7nick, who until yesterday was I'M
certain as to the time Of Mr.. Bryan's
arrival at St. Petersburg.
During the conversation with MI.
Bryan, his majesty expressed in the
most emphatic manner the feeling of
friendship entertained by him and by
the Russian nation for the United
States and the hope that the good re-
lations which have always existed be-
tween the two countries would never
be disturbed. He ave evidence of the
deep interest in and of the acquaintance
with the affairs in the United States.
In response to Mr.. Bryan'S inquiry
concerning the progress of public in
structiOn in Russia, his majesty gave
a minute description Of the system Of
education in the Russian empire. show
ing an intimate knowledge Of educa-
tional methods and the statistics rela-
ting thereto.
Mr.. Bryan was entertained at dinner
by Ambassador Mccormick tonight. He
will leave for Berlin tomorrow