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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09
Beware the travelling Doctor.

81. John, Kansas. May s0.-A very
peculiar case is that Of the little son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mcbride Of this
place, as reported By DR.. Jesse l.
Lines, the attending physician.
"The little boy had a severe case
Of malignant scarletina which left
him semi-paralyzed in the right leg
and right arm. He also lost the hear
ing In the right ear.
II treated him and he gained slow
ly and had begun TO try to use his
limbs some when a travelling doctor
came along and persuaded the child's
parents that he could cure their boy
in a short time. They used his medi-
clnes, but the boy grew worse and be-
gan having spells very like epilepsy.
"Mr. Mcbride came to me again and
proposed giving him course Of
Dodd's Kidney Pills, which was COM
menced at once. The improvement
was instant and in a weeks time the
epileptic seizures ceased altogether"
In the books and in letters written
By proper people, no one ever goes to
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09
How's This e?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
sase Of Catarrh that cannot be cured BY Halls
CatarTh Cure,
F.J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned have known r. j. Cheney
for the last Is years. and Believe him perfectly hon.
orable in all business transactions and financially
able TO carry out any obligations made by his nrm.
WALDINa, KINHAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

OUT en-.
like an oath, but which we hope was
not one.
what do you want now?" she said
to the old dame looking In at the lit
tie doorway.
II think I'll have a stamp, honeyl"
was the answer, delivered with most
exasperating humility.
Here, then" said the old maid,
with look Of hate that would burn
a hole through a friedrich. II It could
have been converted into force.
'Where1l put 1t on the letter,
sure?" said the old lady. coaxingly.
GO hang yourself, you old hagl"
said the furious postmistress. and the
door went to with a bang that shook
the whole building.
Another rap came presently, and
then the old maid let out something
beginning with q big d; but she
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09
Nav Eual for Autna.

The discovery is said to have been
made in England Of new spirit, "un-
like either petrol or alcohol" and mot
unpleasant" in odor, which is cheap
and will take the place Of petrol in
running automobiles.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09
cOIOnol,s Unique Collection.

CoIohuTH unique OoIIectIoH'
An Austrian colonel has Just died,
leaving to the Army museum, Vienna,
q collection Of $4,000 papler-mache
soldiers in the uniforms Of most ar
niles, past and present.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09
Loss to Cultivated Land.

In the course Of a century an acre
Of constantly cultivated land loses no
less than 10000 pounds weight Of
alkalies.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

American Dressmakers Are Best.
It is said that an American dress
maker will do three times as much
work in a day as a dressmaker In
France.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

Ask Your Dealer For AlleL's Foot-Ease,
A powder. It rests the feet Cures Corns,
Bunions Swollen. Sore, Hot. Callous, Aching
Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens
Foot Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. At
all Druggists and Shoe stores, Is cents. Ac-
cept no substitute. Sample mailed FRER.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, NY.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

Lewis "Single Binder" straight 80
cigar Made by hand of ripe, thoroughly
cured tobacco, which insures rich, salts
tying smoke. You pay 10c for cigars not
70 good. Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

No chromos or cheap premiums,
but a better qualify and one-third
more of Defiance Starch for the same
price of other starcheS.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09
amalI chlnene oak rrnea.

The smallest oak trees are to be
found in China. They are not one and
one-half inches high. and will take
root In thimbles.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09
WfaaIe.s Stick LAUNDRY BLUE

Won't spill, break, freeze nor spot clothes.
Costs 10 cents and equals 20 cents worth Of
any other bluing: If your grocer does not
Blue Co., IA Michigan Street, Chicago.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

Now the festive iceman deals out
cold comfort in small chunks.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This Is why Defiance
Starch Is taking the place Of all
okhara
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

Good intentions should never grow
cold If hell is paved with them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

Wnen Lne
back aches
and you are
always tired
o u T., d g.
pressed and
nervous
when sleep
is disturbed
by pain and
by urinary
ills, it's time
to act. The
kidneys are
sick. Doan's
Kidney Pills
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

Mrs. windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces IN
ANIMATION alAys pain, cures wind colo. Csc bottle
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

Time waits for no man. but men
waste lot of time waiting for women.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

How can a blind boy run away to
sea when he can't see to run away?
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

The sailor feels all at sea when he
10 on land.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

A monograph repeats everything
that's told to it-just like woman.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

A jewel Of cook must be sort OF
paste diamond.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-06-09

In the books and in letters written
By proper people. no one ever goes to
bed; they retire"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

The. telegram says that the speed |
was at the rate of thirty-one miles
an hour, meaning that they moved at
the rate Of ten miles an hour against
go rs What the Flyer Is:
The Wright Flyer. is distinctly a
flying machine. It has no gas bag
or balloon attachments of any kind,
but is supported by pair of aero
curves, or wings, having an area of
$40 square feet. 1t measures little
more than 40 feet from tip to tip, and
the extreme fore and aft dimension
is about 20 feet. The weight, includ-
ing Hthe body Of the aviator; is slight
sly over 700 pounds. The machine is
driven by pair Of aerial screw pro-
pellers placed just behind the main
wings. The power is supplied by a
gasolene motor: It is Of the four
cycle type and has four cylinders.
The pistons are four inches in di-
ameter and have a four-inch stroke.
At the speed of. 1900 revolutions a
minute the engine develops sixteen
brake horse power, with a consump-
ton of little less than ten pounds
of gasoline per hour. The weight,
including carburetter and fy-wheel,
is 152 pounds. The wings, tho ap-
parently very light. have been tested
to more than six times the regular
lOdQ,< ana IL is CLAIMED 1OT the enClre
structure that it is practical ma
chine, capable of withstanding the
shock of repeated landings, and not
a mere toy which must be entirely
rebuilt after each flight. The inven-
ton Is the joint work Of the Wright
brothers.
The Wright brothers have been
engaged in the cycle business in this
| city for several years and have con-
| Quoted experiments with their flying
machine for the past four years in
North Carolina, where they went for
| a couple Of months each winter COM
| bining experimental work with pleas
ure. They have met with varied sue
! cess and believe they will yet COM
pletely master the problem Of aerial
navigation. -
Admirable. Location.
The Wright brothers selected Kitty
/ Hawk on the North Carolina coast
as a place to conduct their expert
ments, primarily Because Of the pri-
vacy it offered and because of the ex-
istence of a hill Of sand just the right
4 height and location from which to
launch their Invention. The sand hill
/ referred to- Is known as Kill Devil
Hill. It is over 100 feet high and per-
haps the highest dune pm the Atlantic
seaboard. 8, From one side It slopes
gradually to its summit. q rs .s..f i.
{. 1t was IN the autumn of 1900 that
4 they located there and began work
on their flying. machine. They. fitted
Ia workshop with tools and machinery
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
A Gross Insult Of $4,000 Offered and Accepted
by Colombia's General
Some Inside History on
Invisible Horror.
BY Frederic j. Haskin.

plot against the king and turn the ras-
cal out. It is infinitely more exciting
If his majesty anticipates you and
shoots you for your impudence. The
last revolution has been called the
'bloodless insurrection." However,
the. margin by which it so terminated
was very narrow. General Tovar, COM
handing 500 troops, and commits
stoned to uphold the authority of Col
ombia, landed in Colon. He applied
to the authorities of the Panama rail-
road for a special train to carry his
soldiers to the capital. His applica-
ton was politely refused. He de-
manded and threatened and stormed,
as irate generals will, but the train
was still denied him.
Then General Tovar made the mis-
take that saved the blood of the rev.
olution and which lost the isthmus for
his country. He went alone to Pana-
ma to buster and to threaten, leav-
ing his soldiers in charge Of his sub
ordinate, Colonel Torres. AS soon as
the general arrived here he was
promptly arrested. When his captors
searched him, they found orders to
shoot thirty-five of the principal citi-
zens, and as many more as he thought
needed shooting. The rebels at this
end wired their leaders in Colon that
they had the general under lock and
key and authorized them to spend
any amount up to $4,000, American
gold, to bride Colonel Torres to clear
out with his soldiers. The negotia-
tons were started with the colonel
and, in order to get line on his tenn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

Great Britain. It stands them well In
hand, because it saves them from
being pressed into service for military
duty. 1t is to the credit of the Eng
IN this respect, and prevent them
from being imposed upon. If the pre-
tenders to authority, or those who
have SO frequently to defend their po-
sition, were allowed to round them up
and force them to carry arms, they
would not last long. The stampede
referred to was caused by an accident.
One of the volunteers, who was not
used to handling firearms. while In
the act of examining his weapon, al
lowed it to go off, The bullet went be-
tween his toes and it was all so sud-
den that he thought the enemy surely
had him. He let out yell and started
to run. Several hundred negroes who
were lounging in the vicinity, curl
ously waiting for developments
heard the shot and YELL and started a
precipitate rush for safety. AS they
| ran they spread the news and gath
cred recruits. The retreat of Britain's
black brigade on that warm, warm
| morning was not success. from q
standpoint of order, but deserves spe-
cial mention as regards speed. Some
| of them are probably running yet.
The Shade in the Jungle.
Panama has waited long to gain the
center of the stage. 1t is as gray and
! worn as an old man. It has seen
enough sorrow to make a thousand
tragedies. It's green swamp is the lair
Of death, where fever, like sinking
thief, always turks in hiding. Yellow
Jack is an invisible horror. It ad-
vances with noiseless steps and
clutches its victims with feshless
hand. Ever as it passes there are dead
men and women. This shapeless,
hiding thing, which strikes unseen, is
the real defender of the bar that God
laid down to mark the separation OF
the seas. If it is his supreme will
| that the waiting oceans blend their
| waters, he must make strong the arm
that is preparing to strike the barrier
away; he must guard the blow that
will shatter the mountains by calling
off the shade that stalks SO ruthlessly
! thru the jungle.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

vendors. The peddlers of sweets have
the largest trade, even if confectionery
does not make the Drawn that victors
in the game of war should have. A
fighting man needs muscle. That is
why Domingo and his comrades, when
they were 500 against 80 in Colon that
day, did not care SO much about fight
ing. They looked tired and listless.
1t suited them very we'll when their
officer took his bride and ordered them
to march away. $3.50.
1t was good for them that he did,
for, that little band Of blue-clad ma
rines,' waiting silently and grimly be-
side their machine guns, back of their
barricade, would have given good
account Of themselves. They come OF
fighting stock. They eat the. kind OF
food that fighting men should eat
and have the iron in them that fight
ing men should have. It was we'll for
Domingo and his fellows that they
were returned to the barracks, where
they can put In, their time eating ice
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

/. = : y : ~. $500 X
That's my ice cream DISH. SIR" It
was a we'll battered tin cup, and after
some fllching he brought forth q
crooked. much abused. metal spoon.
For two cents I get this half full Of
cream, sir. It Is very good. May I
bring you some?" did not avail my
self Of his generosity.
Domingo is a soldier now. The
salary he gets for being fighting man
amounts to about 40 cents per day,
American money, and he boards him
ment to Domingo, because feeding him
self Is an old habit. He does not have
to put up with whatever rations the
head Of the commissary department
may see At to issue. He still has his
battered cup and crooked spoon, and
he buys ice cream and cake as many
times a day as the spirit moves him.
His fellows do likewise. Around their
camp there is a lowering swarm OF
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$25, 900 If he had held out for it. Of
course the colonel is now a much tra-
duced man turnout the length and
breadth of Colombia, but he did no
done If the chance had been his; he
did no more than the Colombian con-
gresham tried to do when he held up
the canal treaty. The gold got into an
unexpected pocket. that was all. Co
lombia has had a. great deal to say
about the United States using force,
but this narration of fact, coupled
with the history OF the whole negotia-
ton, makes 1t very plain that the Itch
ing palms OF the Colombian officers
and politicians is what really lost her
cause. She has, indeed, been the VIC
tim of weakness, but that weakness
was her own.
Soldiers Eat Ice Cream.
The sweet tooth seems to flourish in
a hot climate. Chilren gnawing at
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

cream and cake. The Panama
Railway steamer, City of Washing
ton, which rendered such valua-
BILE service during the recent
trouble, has been an actor in other
stirring events. 1t was in Havana
harbor when the Maine was blown
up, and was anchored next to that ILL
fated vessel. The Washington's small
boats were the first to begin picking
UP the men from the water, and it's
crew saved many of their lives. Over
a hundred women and children were
kept on the Washington for two days
and nights at Colon. They were
given their meals and the best service
the ship afforded, and no charges
were made at ALL After the trouble
was over this boat brought the COM
took the treaty to Panama to be
signed. When it was brought on
board, Captain Jones was given a
printed letter of instructions, in which
it was stated that his charge con-
cerned $50,00O,000 worth of interests.
The valuable document was incased in
steel box made especially for it, and
this box was contained in a stronger
and larger steel safe. Two smaller
steel boxes contained two keys, which
were sealed with the seal of the
United States. There was consider
able red tape to be gone thru with in
delivering the treaty to the proper au-
thorities at Colon, because it was
neither freight, baggage, mail nor ex-
press It was one of those little jobs
of Uncle Sans that, as the saying
goes, had to be done just So"
Black Britain's Retreat.
An incident occurred during the
| "bloodless insurrection"' which caused
a stampede among the black popula-
ton. There are thousands of negroes
on the isthmus who were brought
here from Jamaica, and other islands
of the West Indies. to work on the
azzle spent I Itself thew We're left te
| root hog or die" Most of them are
English subjects, and while they are
a miserable, poverty stricken lot, Their
one pride Is that they are subjects Of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

perature, an offer of $4,000 was made
to him II he would evacuate. He
struck himself upon the breast, Missed
thru his teeth, said q lot Of things
about his responsibility, the honor of
his country and all that, then
marched his soldiers up and down the
street to show what bad man he
was. The insurgent leaders APP
preached him again to inform him
that, by hard slkirmishing they had
managed to raise $1,000 more; that
they would pay the steamship COM
pany $4,000 for the transportation Of
his men, and give him the other
$4,000 to put in his pocket. They told
him, further, that if he didn't accept
their offer, they would chew him up
and spit him out, and spend the $780,
600 in giving him the greatest funeral
ever held in Panama.
This threat was rather ridiculous,
considering the fact that he had 500
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

simply an aeroplane, or what was to
be the body Of the airship proper. The
aeroplane was taken back to the shop
and stored away and the inventors
returned home. The next fall they.
appeared again, and after weeks of
work brought forth another aero
plane, which, when launched from
Kill Devil Hill, not only sustained the
weight Of it's operator in midair, but
sailed along with the wind for a dis
lance Of an eighth Of mile. Early
this fall they returned to Kitty Hawk
and renewed their work. When they
brought forth their invention this year
a gasolene engine had been installed
with it and the first really successful
fight was made.
The brothers will offer their serv-
ices and invention to the United States
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

shipped to them from various parts OF
the country, but primarily from Day
Their First Flight.
One day in the autumn of 1901 the
two brought a frail structure from
their, shop made Of wings and tails
ana fins OF silken cloth. They car
ried this machine to the eastern slope
of XIII Devil Hill. At the top OF the
hill the machine was placed in posi-
ton and one Of the boys stepped in
side. The other one gave it a push
off the hill summit. For distance of
800 feet it glided like bird and then
natives were amazed and the inventors
were jubilant.
It was not a flying machine they
were experimenting with then. It was
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armed men, while the only force OPP
posed to him was forty marines from
the Nashville and forty volunteers.
The colonel said he guessed he would
quit. He took his bride and made his
inglorious retreat. The press dis
patches at the time gave the number
of the, opposing forces, and there w. !;
considerable speculation thruout the
United States over the withdrawal Of
the Colombian troops when there was
SO much at stake, and the force SO
numerically able to enforce. its de-
mands. l believe something was said
about "inducing' the officers to with
draw That $4,000 was the induce
| ment:"
| For a few days there was consider
| able apprehension for the safety Of
Americans in Colon. There really
was no danger so long as the rebels
were rafting their gold pieces I'm
Colonel Torres ears. 1t will make
him feel really bad when he learns
that he might just as we'll have had
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

~ 4 Sldle dIS III IlS " IetHuS, ll1C
rolls on in it's accustomed
way. The bells in the old
towers keep calling the
faithful to prayer; long files of vendors
parade the narrow streets, eternally
crying for sale their frugal wares;
buzzards soar in the hot air, or hop
under foot in their never ending
search for offal; the same horde Of
quarreling women crowd the market
place to chatter, to barter, and to
fight; polite men drink in the cafes
and busy themselves with political
plot and counterplot; and dusky sem
oritas lounge in cool patios, dreaming
the dreams that southern maidens
dream. vs. 1flta+*
The south is always the south. It's
idle. shiftless children play and parley
their hours away, and the years bring
little change for them. They are as
aimless as the winds that play in the
palms. 1t is no wonder. The word
tropic sounds narcotic. 1t is so easy
to sit and watch the drifting clouds
and fall asleep as you look. 1t is of no
use to resist. You may summon all
your powers Of will, but drowiness
touches you with its gentle finger, and
you drift softly out on the sea of sleep.
The Birthplace of Revolution.
1t takes something about as exciting
as revolution to keep the inhabitants
awake. 1t is said that intrigue breeds
in every cafe. 1t really is exciting to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

Morris Bailey, for thirty-eight years
practicing physician of Titusvllle,
Pa, celebrated his 85th birthday re-
Gently in a novel manner. On his
books were accounts uncolIectable,
extending over half century of time,
and amounting in the aggregate to
about forty-two thousand dollars.
These he cvonsigned to the flames on
his birthday. He has $4,000 worth of
accounts remaining, which he expects
to settle in the same manner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

pieces of sugar cane is always a fa-
miliara sight in tropical lands. Some
times they get little else to eat. On
a former trip to the tropics had in
my employ a little black boy, by the
name of Domingo, who ran errands
for me. Necessarily I became quite
familiar with the habits of my young
assistant. I found = that aside from
sleeping great deal, he was quite an
eater. His blouse was his larder and
he kept it. wellI stocked with eatables,
mostly sweets. If he were disturbed
while. eating he would chuck the I'M
finished morsel inside; his shirt to
await. a more favorable opportunity to
consume it. Domingo's tendency to-
ward economy was cOmmendable,
even if his idea of cleanliness was not
praiseWorthy. There, was always a
noticeable bullying in his blouse, and
l. frequently, heard "a rafting sound as
he moved, about One day,I said to
him., Domingo, what is that in your
shirt which rattles so?" He replied,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02
THE SUCCESSFUL BOY AIRSHIP INVENTORS AR

achieved gratifying success. THE
Wright Flyer as they call the ma
chine, is double-decked curved
aeroplane, driven by a small, but pow
erful gasoline motor, with aerial screw
propellers. ,~f:t< SO
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-02

government, it is understood. It has
been further stated that the govern
ment has already been in communica-
ton with them and that when they
return in January to Kitty Hawk, gov
eminent officials will witness a trip of
the aeroplane.