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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
Object, to ssndlnu Paup.rs.

A bishop whose diocese includes one
Of the slum districts Of London, pro-
tested at charity organization meet
Ing against sending any of the ''un.
employed" to Canada. He declared
that they had neither brains nor tena-
city or character to contribute TO any
industry In which they might be en-
gagged.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
Deny Visits Of Spirits.

A Swiss newspaper contains an id.
vertlsement Of which this Is transla-
ton: THE report having been spread
that F. G.-has appeared to US
since his death. we hereby de-
clare that this Is quite untrue. and
warn all persons against spreading
the report under pain Of prosecution"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
K. c. 9. Almanac foe 1904.

The Kansas City Southern Railway
Company'S Annual Almanac IN now
ready for distribution. Il contains tne
usual monthly calendars, many useful
household hints and Information con.
corning the country In Missouri, Ar.
kansas, the Indian Territory, Texas
and Louisiana. Write for q copy 10
9. O. Warner, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent X. @. 9. Ry., Kansas
City, Mo. .,z--
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
The Worlds Fair.

In making your arrangements for
the Worlds Fair at St Louis this
summer, II you consider convenience
and saving Of time. you will take the
Wabash Railroad as 1t runs by and
stops at Its Station at the entrance Of
the Fair Grounds; thus saving sew.
sral miles run and return, and the in.
evitable Jam at he big Union Station.
By all means consider the advantages
Of the Wabash.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
An Apt Pupil.

Teacher-But have you no excuse to
offer?
Pupil-You said yesterday that one
who was good at excuses was usually
good at nothing else. Under the cir.
cumstances | think 1t better for me
not to do anything that will lower
me in your estimation. Boston Tran.
script.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
Never Touched Him.

Laugh, and the world laughs with
you," quoted the funny man as he
handed in an alleged joke.
But this" rejoined the editor, as
he glanced at 1t, "is no laughing
matter"
Whereupon the jokesmith, with
head bowed down. wandered hence
into the hither.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
chaIrn IN london church.

In one Of the London churches there
are chairs instead Of pews. and be-
tween each two chairs is q shelf on
which hat and coat can be placed.
Each chair also has q contrivance for
holding an umbrella or cane.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
papa IL Whist FIend.

An old gentleman In Australia
broke off the engagement between his
daughter and q young man because
the young man led the thirteenth
trump at whist.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
skeptlcaI.

Miggles-Touchem has a wonderful
memory. He can actually repeat the
names Of all the members of the pres
ent congress.
Muggins-Huh, I'll bet a dollar to a
doughnut he can't repeat the names
OF half the men he owes"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
Remove sears From Wounds.

British officers are having the scars
Of face wounds removed By the use
Of light rays. The custom Is rapidly
growing Of surgeons sending their pa
tents to have the scars left ~ oper-
atoms removed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
He Was in Luck.

"But can you afford to marry,
young mani" asked the dear girls
father.
Sure" answered the would-be SON.
in-law. 81 have friend who has Just
been ordained minister and he is
willing to tie the knot free. just for
practice"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
NOTHING 70 Boast on.

Bifkins-"I don't think much Of
Mrs. Googoo's ability as a manufac.
turer."
Mifkins-"Why, what do you
mean"
Bifkins-"Googoo told me the other
day that his wife made him what he
Is"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
Wanted the Rsat.

Barber-Here you are, sir. Shave,
sir, All right, sir.
Uncle Wayback-No, ye don't,
young Teller. No shave fur me!
see yer sign an I wanter git tonsori.
ated, whatever that is, an I kin pay
fur II, too.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
"a, undI.cov.r.d coun,ry.s

7 "A1 undIsccversd Country"
In love story told by little gill
Of i've years to her dolls was over
heard this evidence Of keen ,obser.
walton: THE man was handsome and
about thirty-nvs. The woman was
very pretty. but was dateless. Any
body could tell how old that man was,
but how long that woman had been
here was an undiscovered country"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
Hope for the Future,

Come! Comet" cried the candl-
dates friend, don't be disheartened
so easily"
"But I'm sure to be beaten" replied
the candidate, dismally.
ooh, let your motto be, He who
runs and fights away may live to run
another day."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
Backed a Horse and Won.

did yiz liver make my money back
In horses. Mulligan?"
Sure, OF made a hundred dollars
vance,"
How did yez do ut7"
"oi backed him down a cillar avn
thin sued tn mon for LAWN tn door
open."-New Yorker.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
Siberian Butter Exports.

Siberia exports about Sl5.ooo,cOo
worth of butter year. The milk Is
very rich only about twenty pounds
being headed for a pound Of butter.
as against twenty-elght in Denmark.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
Two Questions,

George. will you take me to as
many places after we are married."
"Jane, will you be no more Willing
TO stay at home than you now are7
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

Sugar cane was used az early ~
825 B. @. II was forgotten afterwar&
and did not come into common use In
Europe until the seventeenth century.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

No chromos or cheap premiumR-
but a better qualify and one-thir6
more Of Defiance Starch for the same
price Of other starcheS.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
Washlna MaohIne onIy a2.7n.

Save your wife's health and daughters
beauty by using our great Star Washing
Machine Worth Its weight In gold.
Price only $40; with wringer $3.50
John A. Seeker Seed Co., La Crosbe. WIZ
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
Horaaa haxa Nav nl..a.a.

A new horse dlcease has come %
England from India BY way Of South
Africa. It 10 called epiEootic lymphAnp
gifts. and is very contagious.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This 10 why Defiance
Starch is taking the place Of all
otharA
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
Too Waterv.

Ernle-"Poor Mr.. Buffer. He tried
to make us believe he was a great
tourist, but tripped himself dread.
fully"
Eva-"In what way?"
Ernle-"He said he went automobIl.
Ing In Venice"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

How rich is hei"
well. he's rich enough to have ar
DendIcItfs."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK HBEG0wS
nSo, use Red Gross Ball Blue Il wilImaho
them white - snow. 2 o.. package 8 ceu,M
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
klno Edwards Auto.

King Edwards new automobile IL
capable Of making slxty-nve miles an
hour.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

No, Maude, dear. we have never
heard that yardstick gets cold feet.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

Ido not believe Pisos Cure for consump1e9
has an equal for coughs aud colds.-JoAB y
BoYxR, Trinity Springs, ina. Feb. IS, laoA
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

Eve nthe fellow who has the blues
can get rid Of them in q poker game.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

Don't put off the sure thang of TO-
day for the uncertainty Of tomorrow.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

AS rule the more a man chips IN
the more he has to shell out.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

Some men become crooked when
they get In Strengthened circumstances
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
a NeW UmhreIIa Jar.

A new umbrella Jar about nine by
twenty-seven inches is certainly much
more convenient than the tall ones
used in the past. This modern one Is
long enough to hold not only the UNI.
brellas and parasols. but the canes
as well. II is Of blue majolica and
has a large white daisy sprawling
over the front.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
more goods, brighter colors, with lsss
work than others.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

Flies have already made their ~.
pearance on the baseball field.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

FITS RI ssS: 2. s y II q
g. st e. I HAE s ss I'll - s;
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12

Most successful men feel that they
are martyrs TO circumstance.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
chrIntlan Endanvor Hotei.

At st. Louis, Mo-, Is the place to stcp
when visiting the Worlds fair. Writs
them for terms.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-05-12
Hear From sinking Vessel.

The Charles Steele, a vessel OF 800
tons. with a crew Of twenty, left
Leish. Scotland in October, 1898,
bound for Hamburg. and was not seen
afterward. A bottle has Just been
found on the coast containing a mes
sage from one Of the crew, stating
that the vessel had been in collision
and was sinking.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-04
a private corporation owned the water
works.

What does the advertiser seek to
accomplish by his advertisements.
The answers to this question differ,
merely as to form Of expression or
point of view: One says: 1.-THE aim
of advertising is to attract attention
and to sell goods" Another state
mont would be, that the purpose of
advertising is to attract attention to
the goods and to create such a favor.
able impression for them that the
reader will desire to possess them.
Whatever the statement may be, this
seems certain-one aim of every adj
vertisement is to attract attention.
Therefore, the. entire problem of atten-
ton is one of Importance to the adver-
tiser, and an understanding of it il
necessary for its wisest application
as we'll as for a correct understanding
of advertising - Walter Dill Scott.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-04
a WONDERFUL INSECT.
Firehy Which Renders h Need OF
Gas Light Something That
docs Not Occur.

Have y0lieTefa heard of the cucujo?
If you are one of those unfortunates
who are in the habit of grumpling
at gas bills. you will wish that the
place was swarming with cucujos, so
that the gas companies might be cir
c~umvented, says the Philadelphia Rec
ord. The cncuio is the freely of the
tropics and it is the most brilliant
OF the whole tribe of light-giving in
sects or animals. Thirty-eight Of them
yield one candle power.
Photographs have been printed by
t~wo-rpinute exposure of bromide plates
to their illumination. People in Cuba
confne them in paper lanterns for
going about the country at night or for
indoor lighting. Sometimes they at
tach n of the insects to each foot
for travelling in the dark to serve as
e guide to the path; also, they use
them as ornaments for the dress and
hair.
Cucujos are beetles, beginning life as
grubs. Skipjacks, or sprlngtails, they
are sometimes called, because when
placed on their backs they jump over
with a clicking sound.
A small species of the same family
Is found in Florida and Texas. They
have two luminous spots on the thorax
and another on the abdomen. Damp
evenings are most favorable to the
lig~ht-giving. the object of which is pre-
sumably to attract a mate. The young
larvae feed largely on snails,, to which
their bite is poisonous. The luminous
organs are developed before the in
sects leave the eggs.
Now, a theory formerly held vas
that these ~firefies stored up light in
the daytime for emission at night, as
is done by the so-called luminous paint
of calcium sulphide. But 1t was found
that they shone as brightly as yer
after being confined for ten days in
darkness. Some that we're carried
from Cuba to Havre in the pitch-black
hold of a vessel were brilliant on their
arrival.
A more striking disproof, however,
was afforded by a batch of larvae
Matched In the dark from eggs laid in
the dark in a piece of rotton wood, the
young insects being kept in darkness
for the first six months of their lives.
They shone as brilliantly as any Of
the other firefiies.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-04
FEW FINE SEWERS.
Plenty of Rapid senmstresses to BE
Had, But Fine Hand Workers
Are carce.

at seems such a strange thing"
said the woman of dainty tastes and
well-flled pocketbooik, regretfully re-
garding a great heap of fine laces and
delicate musiins. say the Chicago
Tribune. "Here I am with the fine
sewing l wished out of the way before
my summer holiday still untouched,
and still with nobody to do it. Good
dressmakers are sufficiently plentiful,
rapid seamstresses' may be hadsby the
dozen. But of women capable of doing
fine hand sewing eve a one can
find.
'The sewing machine is a great in
stitution, doubtless, but we might have
a few good hand workers also. There
are SO many things that simply cannot
be done by machine-the roping or
whipping of hens and seams, for in
stance. the sewing on of fine lace, the
placing of insertions. or course time
much time is needed for all these op-
erations, but what of that, so long as
the time is to be we'll paid for? Fine
hand work, as harder on the eyes and
nerves than the running of a sewing
machine. commands higher prices al.
ways; il you don't believe this look
at the fine handmade undergarments
In the stores.
But it really isn't any harder on the
constitution than machine work in the
long run, and it certainly would seem
more attractive. l love fine sewing
myself, but | have so many other
| things to DO that l simply can't at
tempt it, although I'd just as soon
hem a fine rufie as do lace work or
embroidery. l hate coarse or machine
made garments, yet l have to wear
| them continually, because ] can't get
hold of anyone to do fine sewing, and
| this is the plant of numbers OF other
| Chicago women. I don't see. for my
part, why some of the gentlewomen
who are work seekers don't turn their
| efforts in this direction. The sewing
schools and schools Of domestic arts
and sciences would help many women
greatly If only they'd turn out a few
| willing workers who would make a
business of really fine hand sewing.
Such women, nowadays, are scarcer
| than general -houseworkers who are
! willing to do washing. garden roses in
| December or snowballs in June"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-04
HYpNoTIsM AS DETECTIVE.
1t Has Come into Quite General Us
in Discovering Criminals
in Abyssinia..

M. Xix, confidential man Of Emperor
Menelik, visiting in Switzerland, has
made some interesting statements rela-
tive to the role which hypnotism plays
in the detection Of crime in Abyssinia.
In that country, according to NJ. Xix.
states Public Opinion, there are regu-
larly recruited a number of children
about ten years of age, who are trained
for the purpose of discovering criminals
These crime discoveries are called
"labascha," and are relied upon, while
under the influence of hypnotism, to de-
tect malefactors.
AS an example Of their powers, it Is
recited that one of The labascha re-
Gently discovered an incendiary who had
fred some houses near A~dis-Ababa.
The boy, Immediately after being hyp-
Noticed and told what he had to do,
started forth at q sharp U in the dr.
rection Of Harrar, Near this place he
turned into a crossroad. jumped into a
field and seized a laborer who was peace
fully working in the place. This man
subsequently confessed the crime OF
which he was accused. arson. On an
other occasion an assassination followed
by theft was, committed in the neigh
borhood of Adis-Ababa, A labaseha
was called into service and h~ypnotized
and Immediately thereafter started
forth, visiting all the religious tenn,
pies and private houses. and finally ".
inc down before the door Of a house
the owner of which was at the time
not at home. Upon the return of the
| latter he was arrested, and. although
he at first protested his innocence, he
subsequently confessed the crime Of
murder and robbery. His route after
the commission Of the crime Was traced
and 1t was found to be the Identical
one taken by the labascha before falling
III front If the murderer's door, where
In fact, the criminal himself had fallen,
tortured by remoTse
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-04

market they are tested by nydraul:o
pressure to see if they leak. They arc
guaranteed to be air-tight and proof
against moisture. The parts are riveted
together with cold-pressed steel riyets,
ell rivets being perfectly headed.
The top or lid fits into and over a
deep fiange and leaves no seam. But In
order to guard against the possibility OF.
a crevice an elastic cement is used, and
this becomes so4lard that 1t is as difficult.
Of entrance as steel. When the lid is put
on it is held tight by ten automatic
spring locks that catch from the inside.
These are so adjusted that they do not
close unless the top fits perfectly. Once
the lid is put ON the vault it is impossible
to open it. Even the relatives may not
again look on the face of the dead unless
resort is had to explosives.
There is nothing grewsome about these
collins. They are finished inside in white
enamel, applied over two coats of rust
! proof, non-corrodable paint. The exter-
ior is finished in steel gray. There are
eight heavy bar drop handles which are
brass-plated and highly polished and
lacquered. Owing to its construction
the coffin is capable Of w~ithstanding tons
of pressure and cannot be crushed by
the weights of the earth. In some cases
heavy monuments have been placed owe
them.
Another style of steel coffin has an
opening only at one end, and through
this the body is inserted. The end plate
is then screwed on and so adjusted that
only an up-to-date burglar can open It,
There are two small holes in the end.
In these a pump is inserted and the air
| pumped out. The coffin then is filled
with what is known as "~preservutive
gas" and the holes are Theoretically
sealed.
Although the burglar-proof coffin is
comparatively a recent invention 1t Il
said 1000 had been sold to guard against
the depredations of ghGpls. Last veal
some Cleveland grave robbers ran across
one in their operations. They evidently
thought it a hopeless task, for they dit
not even try to open 1t. at least there
were no evidences of their work on thu
paint. Neither did they take the troubl'
to put it back into the grave from which
they had partly r~emovedit.
1t is the expectation Of the manufac'
turers of the burglar-proof coffin tina
before many years grave robbipg vii
be confined to potter's fields, for witt
greater use the cost of the collins will b
brought within the reach OF all excep
the very poor.
Advertising is the life Of trade.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-04
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1904.

ga Citizen writing to the Weekly
Register, of Woodbridge, complains
Of the "~monkeying" which has ohar-
acterized the Township Committee in
connection with the trolley franchise
in the township. The Register pub
fishes the communication as a leader
in their editorial column and must
therefore approve the sentiments OF
IA Citizen" Why not everybody get
together, go to the township commit
tee meeting to be held next week and
make a vigorous protest against an
other adjournment which is now GER
tain to be the outcome? If the citi-
zens of Woodbridge are tired of the
''monkeying," it is up to them to put
q stop to it. Let everybody turn out
and snow the committeeman that their
patience is about exhausted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-04
OF H SEA.
Hardly and C1eanly Youngsters Sent
Out by England to Grow Up
Under Her Flag.

Children Of the sea are a curious and
fascinating lot. Many Of them seem
like wise little old men. They have
never known the irresponsible days Of
childhood. Reared up among a COM
pany of rough men, the scrapings of all
the ports of the world, it is little wonder
that these captains in embryo have
nothing childish in their manner or
morals. Yet despite the lack of soft
ening home influences" these young
sters are for the most part clearly in
| their minds and habits, and not given
/ to the viler terms of profanity, says a
| writer in the New York Evening Post.
| For one thing, they aren't allowed to,
swearing being a prerogative of the
mates. The children that the English
send out to grow up under their flag
on all the seas Of the world have
amazed the lesser and weaker nations
since the beginning Of history. Casual
| observations covering some years have
| failed to find one who did not measu
| up to a high standard of efficiency.
When they are 20, unless they are
fools. they will have mates berths, and
by the time they are 25 may hope for
masters tickets on some dirty little
tramp In the Baltic trade. perhaps. that
will cause their hearts to burst almost
with pride when they first 60 aboard
and contemplate her with a shippers
severe eye. Meanwhile they polish
brasswork, scrape capstan bars, and
fetch and carry for their betters, the
better to cultivate the seeds of courage
hardness and self-reliance implanted
in their sturdy little breasts.