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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-23

new building erected. Everywhere / S
hope and conviction that the future
is bright.
Take Oklahoma for example. In the
last five years its population has in
creased 10 greater ratio than that of
any other portion of the country
Farmers and business men from all
over the west have moved there and
have laid the foundations of an en-.
during prosperity. The same thing
can be expected to tccur elsewhere.
New Mexico Is just beginning to
awaken to realization of possibilities.
Indian Territory, too is only in It's
infancy Blessed with sufficient rain.
fall, a rich soil and a matvelously
healtbful climate, it is only matter
of few years before IT. will be on a
basis of equality as far as material
things are concerned with the Oldest
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-23
The Buddhist Faith.

The Pacific coast can always be de-
pended upon to add It's quota to the
interesting news Of the day, because
It is a lively, up-tO-date region. Its
latest sensation is the presence of Jap
anese missionaries of the Buddhist
faith who landed at the Golden Gate
to convert 'heathenn America.
Such crusade was bound to come.
The Japanese are an initiative race.
Hence when they saw how vigorously
foreign missionaries exploited their
religious views they woke up to the
fact that they had a religion which
could boast Of 45O,0O0,OOO followers,
and which they should be urging the
other nations to adopt. So they start
ed out and began operations 10 Cali.
fornla until In short time they have
made thousands Of converts on the
Pacific slope Boston Globe.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-23

Children are initiative Oy nature.
When child hears novel express
sion a continued repetition is kept
up until the child wearies itself and
everyone else. Just so with the press.
The strenuous life" became favo-
rite theme for editorial comment and
now 1t is "race suicide, both of
which are terms that are more often
mentioned because they arc going the
rounds rather than because of any
learned exposition Of the thoughts
they are intended to convey.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-23

This is an excellent place TO raise a
large family Of girls: We have no
tempting millinery displays. Harlan
County Ranger.
What a confeslonl II there were
many large families Of girls there GER
tainly would be tempting millinery
displays. Girls and millinery estab-
llshments are always found together.
PhilllpSburg has three fine millinery
stores, also the girls to keep them
going.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-23

Newspapers ma Ike the politician.
He knws 1t. II the papers would form
a trust to suppress the name of q pol
ltician for a year he would never be
heard of again. The people would for
get him. II he attempted TO resurect
himself he would be classed with the
has beens." It's too bad that a trust
cannot be formed to thus eliminate a
bunch of them whose names are too
numerous to mention. Charles Ses-
sions.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-23
nd most prosperous sections of the

and most prosperous sections of the
west. .o
The man who makes up his mind to
TRY the Southwest" can do so with
the consciousness that, If he fails, he
will have no one to blame but him
self, and that If he succeedS-as he is
reasonably sure to do the credit Is
not wholly his. No small portion of
1T is due to the conditions by which
he is surrounded.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-23

Deaths from blowing out the gas"
are still common. When you remain
in room lighted by gas don't forget
to turn it off, and as further pre-
caution after you have done so make
a test with lighted match to see
whether any gas still escapes. You
are virtually a suicide il you meet
death because OF blowing out the gas
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-23
Two Color Press That's the Reason it Always all Read

It's the man who visits nine saloons
In three blocks that wonders how a
community can support as many
chucheS as it Stranger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-23
Real Estate Transfers.

Following are the real estate transfers
OF Phillips county filed with the register
OF deeds for week ending April IS, 1908.
WARRANTY DEED.
Emma w Ford to Jas M Lare 100
acres in sec II Valley ,S sso
Henry Wynn and Eliza To Franz
Nelson 80 acres in sec 4, Prairie
49,, az ....''' .......... 100
Winafeld S Townsend and Lille
D Townsend to John Townsend
10 acres in sec IA, Kirwin.. 600
Henry Q Fowler and Lydia G too
" GUAM 145 acres in sec 8, Bow
Oreek .....,,....,........ 544
Lombard Liquidation Co., by
Henry Fowler to G w Ouans
10 acres in sec 5, Bow Creek 81
Margaret Bostetter to A f Walk
er lot 10 blk rye 5, Phillips
Durg 40
Chauncy A Lewis and Rose E to
Julia w Phillips Its 1879 blk q
G rye . Bi g add, Phillipsburg $500
or 40 acres IN sec 30, Kirwin. 100
simon p Westbrook to Walter G
!Clonch 100. acres in sec % Phil
M lipsburg .....,,..... 2,7Oo
Thomas Cox and Sadie M to Mel
lie e Kelley 40 acres in sec 80
Deer Creek 90O
Martin Hull and Emma M to Will
liam Burton 80 acres in SEQ ~,
Glenwood 49,. 900
Samuel Norton and Sarah A to
Lincoln III Cook 100 acres in acc
% Sumner. 1 am
M A Watson and G o to o ]
Marsh 80 acres in sec 3 Glenwood 600
Philo L Frink to s M Barnt 80
acres IN sec Plainview go. 800
VIM II Male to Asher M Mellen 80
acres in sec Freedom. $40
Lydia j Taylor to VIM ID Granger
40 acres in sec O, Bow Creek, -. 200
Edwin + Bennett to VIM ID Grang-
er 80 acres in sec 81 Deer Creek $50
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS.
Marinda Townsend ct al to Win
field s Townsend so acres in SEQ
IA, Kirwin ............. GOO
Edward w Wellington and Clara
p to Maria f Walling 80 acres
in SEQ 30, Kirwin. ............. 600
Joseph I Murtagh and Sarah J
to Lydia j Taylor 40 acres in
sec o, Bow Creek. :. ....... 100
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-23
ABOUT ANEW LINE.
Rock Island May Build a Line Through
Southern Nebraska aad Northern Kansas.

The prospects for the construction
OF portion Of the Rock Island rail-
road through southern Nebraska and
northern Kansas to connect the lines
of this state and the main line to Chi
cago from Council Bluffs with the
southern branch of the system are
brighter now than for many years.
The matter has been suggested to
the managers Of the railroad many
times by the Omaha Commercial Club
and other business organizations Of
the state, whose members desire to
reach the trade In Kansas, and since
the Rock Island has projected its road
into New Mexico, with a probable
southwestern outlet to t be Pacific
coast, the connection between the
northern and southern divisions Of
the road is still more desirable.
Superintendent Cable of the south.
ern division was In Omaha this week
and Secretary UT Of the Commercial
club took the matter up with him,
showing t h e advantage which the
road would derive through the con
seruction of a comparatively sh or
line which would connect the two Sys
TENS west OF the Missouri river
While nothing definite was said by
the superintendent, he gave Seoretar,
OF the club to understand that the
matter would be presented to the d.
rectors of the company for their con.
sidseraattoR.
The above means no doubt that the
road will be built from Nelsoa on
southwest to connect with the line In
Kansas thus making the air line from
Chicago to Denver pass through Frank
lin county, which will probably mean
RF4ilFaaa t0YH somewhere near the
eenter Of the county noFth 81 Frank:
lin, There Is no doubt but what the
time is not far distant when this will
be done. Bloomington Advocate.
The Herald sometime ago msntiOn-
Cd the Feasibility Of such a line.
Should the line be extsnaed from Mel
son, Nebraska as proposed, Phillips
burg is the logical point for 1t to con.
meet with the main line. This would
also give the northeast corner Of the
county a much needed road. Let 1t
come.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-23

The bible has been barred from use
In the public schools In California.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-23

Pure apple, cherry and raspberry
cider at the DelmODico.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-04-23

Following are the real estate transfers
OF Phillips county filed with the register
OF deeds for. week ending April 10, 1908.
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
Men who .ewere Literature.y

Balzac and Hugo were the last of
the great men whose inspiration was
unceasing and who did not make liter
ature, but who were literature. Bal
zac wrote a great story at a sitting
"a sitting that lasted for eighteen
hours. All that while he wrote, for
no secretary could keep pace with
him. and all that while he lived on
black coffee. Then he slept for thirty
hours. Hugo wrote "Hernani' in
month. and we can think of Balzac and
Hugo as we think of the great Vene-
tian living in the C'c:y and eXultation
of constant creation. Neronese must
have improvised '"The Marriage Feast
at Cana" with extraordinary ease, and
I like to think he painted the immortal
fiddler in morning and went out IN
his gondola in the afternoon thinking
he had done a fair days work. That
was how men wrote and painted in the
great times before science beckoned
them away from the beautiful.-George
Moore in Lippincott's.
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
THE FIERY DRAGON.
Ancient and Medieval Descriptions
of the Monster.

ancient anu Me0lfeVaI Descriptions
of the Monster.
Dragons were important animals in
ancient and medieval natural history.
Until comparatively recent time no
scientist ever thought of questioning
the existence of this most formidable
of beasts. The annals of Winchester
for 1177 gravely state that Sin this year
dragons were seen of many in Eng
land" Gesner, professor of natural
history at Zurich, gives a detailed de-
scription of the dragon, while Aldro-
vandus, in his "History of Serpents
and Dragons" published in 1910, de-
votes fifty pages to the monster. A
good specimen of dragon would seem
to have been a beast about the size of
a sheep, incased in a coat of scales
which shone like silver Its back was
serrated like a saw. 1t possessed a
long tail, pair of batlike wings, four
heavily clawed feet and wolvine head,
the jaws of which were armed with
very formidable teeth The tongue
was barbed with fire, and fury issued
from the monsters mouth, and the head
bore a crest. Dragons were the most
wicked and vindictive Of creatures
They seem always to have been in a
towering rage and spent the greater
portion of their time in rushing up and
down the earth destroying everything
that came in their path. The origin Of
dragons was disputed point among
medieval naturalists. Some maintain
ed that these animals were generated
by the heat of India; others were of
opinion that the volcanoes of Ethiopia
used to belch forth the monsters. One
scientist, John Leo by name, declared
the dragon to be a hybrid, a cross be-
tween an eagle and wolf
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
s5oos2REwARD|
As&
WHO CANNOT BE CURED.

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III was great sufferer for six years and doc.
tored all the time with a number of physicians
but did not receive any benefit" writes Mrs.
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Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
BrignoIi and His Age.

On one occasion Bianchi, the noted
teacher, went on the stage to see Bri-
gnoli, the famous singer, whom he
found pacing up and down like mad
man, humming over his part.
"Why, Brig, what is the matter with
you? Are you nervous?' he asked.
Eyes, am nervous" was the reply as
he walked harder and faster than ever
"But, Brig, you ought not to be nerv-
Gus. I've heard you sing the part 200
times. 1 heard you sing it thirty years
ago."
Thirty years ago! Who are you that
should know so much?'
"Who am 1? You know who 1 am,
and l know who you are"
every well; you know what 1 am,
but 1 am sure you do not know what
you are. and if you wish l will tell
you. You are foolr'
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
snake I'm a Street Car.

The snakes with which 1 have gen
orally associated have mostly been the
little chaps, such as the lively two foot
garter snake that 1 had in a Kansas
City street car one day. 1 had picked
him up in the suburbs of the city, and
before taking the car back to the busi-
ness section of the town 1 buttoned
him in the inside pocket of my coat.
Now, anybody who has ridden over
the streets Of Kansas City knows that
in places 1t seems as though the cars
were climbing up the roof of barn.
When l got on the car it was full, and
so l had to grab strap in order to
stand up. Presently a seat became va
cant beside me and I sat down. As
did so I glanced up and there was my
poor little snake hanging to the strap
1 had just left. Various other people
noticed him at the same time, and the
ensuing exhibition would have enabled
any person in the car to secure a job
as circus acrobat at handsome sal
ary. After they had escaped 1 put
the snake back in my pocket. The
conductor was hero and stuck to his
post, but he put me off the car and
kept my nickel.-W. S. Dunbar in Out
ing
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
A Bogus Bears Ham.

Sir Richard Owen, the eminent anat-
omist, often had his skill in Identify
ing bones tested. On one occasion his
friend and neighbor, Lord John Rus
sell, sent him a specimen for this pur-
pose, and the professor quickly pro
nounced it the thigh bone of pig.
This explanation of the query was sub
sequently offered by Lord John: "Pres-
ident Buchanan had sent from Amer
lea to the English statesman the pres
ent of "a choice bears ham, and the
family had breakfasted off it several
times with much enjoyment. Some
how or other, however, suspicion was
aroused, and the bone was sent to their
scientific neighbor, with the result
stated."-Pall Mall Gazette
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
Not a Good LOCKER.

From the mountains of Camden, Me-,
comes a story of a Philadelphia mer-
chant who has a summer cottage in
that village and who wished to ex-
change lively horse which he owned
with q French Canadian who had q
more gentle animal, which women and
children could drive. The Frenchman
was willing to trade, but for some rea-
son insisted upon repeating to the Wis
itor that the local horse did not "look''
as well as the one belonging to the
Philadelphia man.
An exchange satisfactory to beth
parties was eventually made, and the
first time the visitors wife took the
new horse out for a drive she discov-
cred that the beast was as blind as a
mole. A few days later, when the rus
ticator met the Frenchman, he said:
See here, you rascal! That horse
you swapped with me for mine was
stone blind. Why didn't you tell ne
of it at the time?"
"Ah'm bin try tell you all Ah'm bin
know how fer to tell. Ah'm bin say my
horse was no look lax you horse-say
so seek, nine tams. Ah'm no bin bIam'
eef you no hear me-" PhiladeIphia
Ledger
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
Nature and -Deformity.

Nature is very particular to conceal
her deformities, and all that is worth
less or ungraceful generally drops OF
from tree unless it be an injury to the
trunk. From such effects the tree nev-
er RECEIVERS. Go into the forests and
how often we see deformed trees, some
bent and twisted, some parted till the
original trunk becomes like two, each
crossing and recrossing the other. This
was done by depression or injury to the
tree in its young and tender years. Ma
ture has no power to right broken
law either in the animal or the vege-
table organism. Punishment follows.
and deformity results.
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
COLLAR AND CRAVAT.

Ways In Which They Affect the Ap-
pearance of the wearer.
Men who do not want to look any
fatter in the face than they can help
have an easy means of accomplishing
their purpose. Not all of them are
aware of the effect that may be created
by the form of collar or cravat.
1.-THE stout man who wants to look as
thin as he can," said a haberdasher's
clerk, "ought to wear tie of the kind
known as Il four-in-hand Preferably
It should be dark in color and drawn
tight. That carries down the line of
the face and lengthens it to a degree
that tends to make the face look thin
ner.
Another aid to making q man look
thin is in the height of his collars
Stout men who want to look thin
should wear high collars and closed
ones Any collar that opens in front
makes one look stouter under nearly
every circumstance. Such collars are
becoming to the thin men.
'"The fat man should avoid the kind
of tie that has horizontal effect. This
will add pounds to his appearance-in
his face, at least.
"On the contrary, this cross effect
will make the thin man look stout
The broad scarfs have little effect on a
mans looks one way or the other
When he wears them 1t is the collar
that makes the difference.
"He should therefore see that he
wears high one that does not open If
he wants to look as thin as possible,
whereas if he wants to seem stouter an
open collar will produce that effect for
him."
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
First Type Cast In America.

1t was a good man, Christopher
Sower, who made the first punches and
matrices and cast the first type in
America. The anvil he made them on
is still preserved. They were for a
German Bible which he published.
"The price of our newly finished Bi-
BILE, in plain binding, with clasp, will
be IS shillings," he said, "but to the
poor and needy we have no price.
John the Baptist sent the message to
Christ, Art thou he that should come,
or do we look for anotherT and Jesus
sent back word, The poor have the
gospel preached to them.'"
Sewers German Bible was printed
in 1743 and was the first Bible pub
lished in America in any European
language
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
Tree. shnned hx the Wind

The effect of wind upon trees is pow
erful. Even the presence or absence
of forests may be determined by the
character of the prevailing wind or the
conditions that modify it. The wind
acts as drying agent, giving a special
aspect to many plants. When it is al
most always from the same quarter
the plants show greater Development
upon one side. Trees are smaller on
the windward edges of forests, and
trunks and branches are bent to lee
ward. The determinations are most mark
ed near the sea or in fiat regions The
cherry, plum, walnut, black poplar,
ash and certain pines are very sensi-
tive to the wind, but mountain pines
and certain frs offer great powers of
resistance, and these are recommended
for reforesting wind swept lands.
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
No Room For Him.

Several relics of exceptional value
and of unusual interest to arch@ol-
ogists were discovered in small town
near Nuremberg, and as soon as the
news reached him the director of the
Nuremberg Historical museum went
to the village and introduced himself
to the mayor, saying:
81 am in charge of the museum at
Nuremberg, and I'd like to-
You're too late, my good sir" in
terrupted the mayor. We've already
got here several merry go rounds, a
bearded woman, a theatrical company
composed of apes, troupe Of trained
dogs and band of Hungarian musi-
clans, so you can readily see that we've
got no room for your museum"
And with these words he nodded to
the director and went away.
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
The Difference In Two Words.

5. Did 1t ever occur to you to think of
ehe difference in significance of the two
words seems" and "appears?' We
say sit seems to be true" or sit appears
to be true" Are those expressions
identical, or if there be difference
what is it?
There is difference, and it consists
chiefly in the strength of the express
sion. If we read a story and say,
"That story seems to be true" we
mean that 1t has the semblance of truth
and we infer that it is true. If we
say, "That story appears to be true,'
we mean that the statements made in
1t or the incidents related go to show
its truth.
In other words, appears" refers to
the actual presentation of something
to our view; Seems" refers to an infer
ence Of our mind as to the probability
of a thing being true.
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
English smugsIers.

Smuggling was carried on with great
boldness in England a century ago.
When Samuel Pellew was appointed
collector of customs at Falmouth early
last century he found corruption the
chief characteristic of the service One
day he surprised party of his own
men attempting to smuggle in cargo
of wine in broad daylight. Pellew, who
was a conscientious man, so worried
the smugglers that they threatened his
life repeatedly and posted bills offering
a reward for his assassination. One
smuggler, who kept a public house,
erected battery of guns to defend his
illicit goods, and when a sloop of war
exhibited what he considered a too in
quisitive spirit actually fired on her.
The vessels guns were too low to re-
ply with effect, but her crew landed In
boats, attacked the house in the rear
and leveled it to the ground.
Amador ledger., 1903-10-30
The Thumb.

Thumbs have been appreciated ever
since the world began. The ancients
used to call the thumb the other hand
Barbarous kings used to swear and
make compacts by their thumbs. In
Rome it was sign of favor to wiring
and kiss the thumb and of disfavor
or disgrace to lift it up or turn it out
ward. A man who was hurt In his
thumbs was excused from serving in
the Roman wars. Some of the scoun-
drelly citizens used to cut off their
thumbs so as to remain at home and
get rich. Teachers used to punish their
pupils by biting their thumbs.