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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

NATURAL1sTs now count no less than
1870 different kinds of fishes in North
American waters, of which 500 live in
the rivers and lakes and $50 kinds be-
long to the Pacific. Of the remainder,
1O5 dwell only in the deep waters of the
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, never APP
preaching the shore or the surface.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

DURING the first quarter of 1886 there
were 3,203 business failures in the
United States, with liabilities exceeding
1929, 100000 somewhat. Last year, in
the same period, there were 1868 fail
ures, with liabilities of $40, 900.
The total failures this year involved less
money than at any time since 1873.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

-HE special delivery service of the
post-office department is growing in
favor, as the following instance will
show: At Pittsburgh during the past six
months 17,111 letters were delivered;
$3.50 worth of stamps were sold and
$1,312.7S was paid for the message SER
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

The London Lancet gives the pro-
fessional opinion that children who are
allowed to 60 barefooted are altogether
healthier and happier than those who,
in obedience to the usages of social
life, have their lower extremities per-
manently invalided, and, SO to say,
carefully swathed and put away in rigid
HsosoS ~
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

An official in the Indian bureau gives
figures to show that the future million
aires will be Indians. They are decreas-
ing in number at the rate of five or six
thousand year; the lands they occupy
are increasing in value, and when only
few thousand Indians remain. he says,
it is natural to suppose they will be
rioh
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14
A NEWSPAPER writer suggests that

A NEWSPAPER writer suggests that
''natural gas" is not a good name for
the mysterious new earth product. Coal
gas, he declares, though manufactured,
may as properly be termed natural gas
as that which rushes from the holes
drilled into the bowels of the earth.
Terrogen, or terregen, meaning earth
generated, is suggested as good name
for the well gas.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

Ollie, who has been anaughty boy,
has just finished his evening prayer,
when mamms says: "Are you not GO
ing to ask God to forgive youP" 20
yes. s'pose so. Please, God, forgive
me for being 30 bad . boy, aud forgive
my mamma, too, for being very wicked
q long breath while he tries to bring
some evidence OF his assertion-th then an
inspirauon) for she killed fly. Lord.
that you made!"--CA Chicago JoUrHal.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14
Pretty Good Shooting for One Day.
fAmericus (Ga Republican,

On Thursday Bill Minis, Tom Stallings
and Frank Hill went to Gus Horgan's, in
Dooly County, and killed lss partridges
and doves. In less than two hours they
killed 1O3 doves and then got out of shells.
Minis said they could have shot up 1000
shells by dinner-ti II they had had that
many. It 10 said farmers viii be unable to
plant corn until the birds are killed Or
scared away.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

NEW ORLEANS, April S.-The New Orleans
and Northeastern division of the Queen
and Crescent has been changed to the
Northern standard-four feet eight and Q
half inches. 1t is the pioneer movement TO
. general change of guage throughout the
South
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

THERE seems to be no probability of
an early exhaustion of the petroleum
deposits of the United States. Oil has
been discovered in Wyoming Territory,
and district eighty miles long and
forty wide has already been prospected,
and the indications are that the oil
fever will for time exceed the mining
favor
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14
The Banged.Tail Horse.

RICHMOND, Va, April THE banged-tai
horse in the Niehaus statue of General Lee,
30 severely criticised, ID excused with the
statement that the tail, originally . long,
sweeping ono, was broken Oh by accident.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14
Quarreled ut the Marriage Alta,

Quarreled at the Marriage Altar
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April s.-A young
couple quarreled while at the marriage al
tar at Spring City. The young man lived
in Atlanta, and, being unable to reoch his
affianced's side by railroad, he made his
way partly by foot and partly by boat to
Spring City, arriving just in time to pre-
vent the postp0nement of the marriage
She received him with outstretched arms
They held a hurried private conversation,
during which she became angry, and told
him if he could not give her the present she
wanted she would not marry him. Friends
interposed, but the young lady was obsti-
nate and refused to accept his love. The
marriage was postponed. The young man,
detected and disconsolate, returns to At
lanta without his bride.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

A large number of cattle are report.
ed to be dying of starvation in various
parts of the Choctaw and Cherokee
Nations, in the Indian Territory.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14
Prisoner Burned to Death.

MACON, Mo-, April 8.-Henry Rheinstadt-
Ter was imprisoned in the calaboose at
Brookfield for drunkenness. In order to
make his escape he set fire to the building
and was fatally burned.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14
Largest Printing Contract 0, Record.

PHILADELPHIA, April o. = The Feister
Press Company, of this city, to-day signed
contracts with A. H. Warner, of Rochester,
N ", for the largest printing contract ON
record. 1t is for forty million thirty-two
page pamphlets and four hundred million
four-page circulars. The amount of money
involved in this transaction is $500. 900.
Part Of the work will be done in this city
England and Germany.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

DUBLIN, Aprilz-Eight thousand women
Of Cork County have sent spetition to The
Queen against home rule. 0ns Thousand
ef W. signsss srs Catholics r
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

"A solution recommended by the
Scientific american for extingufshing
incipient fires consists OF crude calcium
chloride twenty parts, salt Ave parts,
dissolved In seventy-tive parts Of water.
Io g kept st hand and applied, with .
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

AT the Antiquaxy's. Collector Of
Curioe-"Have you any genuine Ro.
man falchionsr' Dealer (o6 bic
Guard)-sI am sorry, but they'rs al
bedng rusee4 and won't b ready until
usxt wsek"-Dstre3 nv AFese
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

ALswiston crayon artist hes Anishsd .
portrait Of the dsaA child Of as Auburn
gsntlsman. All he he'd 70 work from vas
the plcturs Of cousis Whose nose vas
ssid 70 b. exactly ME - dead ehilA's, =
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

"A New York paper says that q
music teacher has been thrashed for
making love to his sixteen-year-old pu-
pill. This seems like the refinement OF
cruelty. Hasn't the teacher received
sufficient punishment in the regular
course Of business in having to listen
to the practicing of his 'pupilp And as
for making love to her, poor man! he
probably did 1t merely to obtain mo-
ment's respite for his racked nerves.
Chicago journal.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14

An old-time story of Bronson Al
colt is good enough to bear repetition.
The philosopher was holding forth one
day on the benefits of vegetable diet
He said that the pork eater gradually
grew to look like hog, aud the beet
eater In time resembles bull in his i'm
tellectual qualities. An attentive listen
or at this point quietly asked Mr.. Al
cott ii there was not great danger
tnat vegetable diet might make .
man finally resemble q very small po-
tato.-B0st0n Bulletin.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-14


natl, and Muskingum Valley railroad, was
burglarized the other night, s95 in cash being
taken. The safe In which the money was
kept was drilled and blown open. No
clew.
AT Conneaut, the other night, Joseph
Burke was shot and instantly killed by
Wayne James. The men had quarreled,
and James claims that the shooting was
in self-defense. He Is under arrest. Burke
was tramp who came from the East last
fall, and 1t is thought his right name was
Joseph Basker.
THE will Of the late John H. Devereux,
president Of the Cleveland, Columbus, Gin.
cinnati h Indianapolis railroad, was pro
bated at Cleveland, few days ago. All
his estate 10 left to Mrs. Devereux, to be
divided at her death between the four chill
dren. The estate Is estimated at $50 600.
A SPECIAL grand jury has been selected
by the common pleas judges of Hamilton
County.
PETER HiLrY, the insane man who had
been missing from his home at Orrville
for some days and who was supposed to
have been drowned, has returned horne
again.
NATURAL gas was struck ct Leipsic the
other morning at depth OF fifteen hundred
feet In paying quantities. Excitement runs
high and everybody is happy.
Tun molders ct the Nedins hollow~ars
works, one Of the largest sstahlishmsnts Of
thA kind in tbs country, have bsen given ~
advance OF ten Per cspt. In wages.
pIvB hundrsd limestone quarrymsu
ahout Carbon, havs ssuek Sof n tnessass
oe two cents tor. 81 :
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-20

-The Potter Bros. have this week

The Potter Bros. have this week
moved their families to the Faulk-
ner building, on the southeast corner
of Main street and the Square. They
will move their stock of goods into
the room now occupied by by w. P.
Faulkner on the first of January.
The Misses Bonner have taken Mrs.
Muzzy's residence, which was vacated
by the Messrs. Potter.
"A very large assortment of ladies
and children's hosiery, in all the solid
colors and an infinite variety of
stripes, at Hoodenpyl Bros. All pric-
es from 5 cents up.
Mr.. j. w. Snodgrass and Mrs.
w. T. Murray left on the afternoon
train Thursday for Chattanooga, in
response to telegram announcing
the death of their sister, Mrs. ID. L..
Snodgrass, which occurred at her
home in that city Thursday morning.
Mrs. Snodgrass had been an invalid
for long time, and the sad announce
ment of her death was not altogether
unexpected. I'lH
"A big stock of Fancy Candies, all
the latest varieties, will be found at
Hoodenpyl Bros. Potts block.
Gov. Bate has issued his procla-
nation, concurrent with that of the
President, designating Thursday,
Nov. 25th as Thanksgiving day. We
see from our exchanges that in some
of the towns over the State, business
men will close their houses and OBJ
serve the day. Why should this not
be done in McMinnville? Every
business man in town could well af.
ford to take this one day Of rest. The
day could be both pleasantly and
profitably spent in social intercourse
and commingling of friends and
neighbors. '''"i ''-
Bananas, Oranges, Lemons, Rails
ins, Fresh Candies, Cakes, Nuts, etc.
now at d. 0. Jenkins.
"A party consisting of Messrs. E
G. and G. w. Mead, A. Harrison ant
son, James, William and Harris Nc
Gregor, Ely MCGEE, Geo. Seals, M
A. Morrow, NJ, Duncan, j. R. Bould
in, Elijah Mofatt, Lon Safely, VIM
Christian, and Jno. Snodgrass, col.
returned from a weeks camp hun
on the mountain last Saturday. Th
f party killed eight deer, six turkeys
. twenty fox squirrels, and five pheas
ants. They brought home a goo
quantity of game, and some of tn
r friends of the party have been feast
ing on venison this week.
t Call and see Jenkins new an
1 fresh stock of groceries and confet
t tiOnS.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-20
Official Vote Of the Third Congressional
District.

Wegive below the official vote of
this Congressional District for Govern
or and Congressman. 1t will be seen
that while Neal, Democrat, for Con-
gress, has a majority of 34S, A. A.
Taylor, the Republican candidate for
Governor, has majority of 4. All
Of this will doubtless be explained to
the full satisfaction of both parties in
the campaign two years hence. Neal
and Bob Taylor are both elected.
That is good enough for the present.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-20
Look Out Fair Warning The Con-
stable is Coming

The publisher of the STANDARD has
been trying for nearly seventeen years
to learn how to make money bysend-
ing a newspaper to subscribers on a
credit. Not having discovered the
secret yet, he has fully concluded that
the thing can't be done. In fact he
came to this conclusion several years
ago, but from mere goodness of heart
has continued to indulge good many
subscribers to the STANDARD. He
has got to abandon the practice alto
gether, or else eventually abandon
the publication of the paper, and as
he has no idea of doing the latter, he
will consequently adopt the wiser
course and abandon credit subscrip-
tions.
Between this time and the first OF
January we will cut off all subscrib-
ers who are in arrears for one year or
more, and all unpaid subscription &C
counts in the county at that date will
be placed in the hands of officers fol
collection. We have more than
thausand dollars due us from delin'
quent subscribers, and we need every
dollar of it. The margin of profit or
the STANDARD at one dollar per yea
| is so small that it takes a very small
per cent Of delinquents to reduce oul
subscription receipts to a clear loss OF
the whole. Every subscriber to th'
| STANDARD can readily ascertain th'
amount due us by examining th'
date under his name on the margin
of the paper, and we hope every on,
in arrears will pay up Immediately
If you fail to receive your paper an!
week after this you may know it ha
been discontinued, and look out TO
the constable after January 1st, if 20
paid up by then.
We will give a copy Of "Kendall'
Treatise on the Horse" free to an,
subscriber paying up old account ant
one year in advance. This book cor
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-20
That 'Possum Hunt.

The 'possum hunting club, consist
ing of half a dozen or more couples of
ladies and gentlemen, were out again
last Monday night. We went. We
won't go any more. Oh yes, we en-
joyed it immensely, just had more
fun than we could bring home. 1t
was delightfully."- romantic to lunch
on crackers, sardines and deviled
ham around big brush fire away out
in the lonely woods, and it was aw-
fully jolly humping over miles of
country road in a big numbering
wagon half full of hay; and then to
scramble through the thick tangled
woods for hours at time, imperiling
your eyes at every step by contact
with the countless thousands Of small
limbs and twigs that seem to multi
ply at an astonishing rate on star
light nights, to thread your way
through the stubble and briers of de-
serted old fields, erstwhile to lose
yourself in the depths of an unseen
ditch or unexpected hole in the
ground, to come home by the light
of the moon in the "Wee sma' hours"
of the morning, cold, tired and sleepy,
and find the fire all out; all of this
smacks of adventure and pleasant di-
version for town folks; it'ssomething
new you know, a piquant spice with
which to vary the monotony of
church sociables and oyster suppers
for the benefit of this, that, or the
other laudable enterprise. We are
fully satisfied that 'possum hunting
is one of the finest sports in the world,
but too much of the brightest pleas
ures of life at a time is calculated to
make one tired. We got little too
much. 1t was our first indulgence in
this hilarious pastime since away
back somewhere in the reconstruc-
tion era. And then to get up next
morning with the headache, with
your eyes all swollen and red as if
from weeping, to feel all over like
you had been pounded for about four
hours by slap doctor, and to have
everybody doubt your word about
the number Of 'possums you caught,
all of this is very trying on the ner'
vous system and heavy strain upon
ones constitution so to speak. Pos.
sum is just-oh, so much fun we can't
find sufficient number and variety
| of adjectives to adequately expires;
, our feelings in regard to it. W.
have an engagement to saw core
wood the next time the crowd goes
, The party brought home three ia
'possums as trophies of the hunt.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-20
Drowned.

On Sunday last, in Rocky River,
near Laurelburg, VanBuren county,
William Birds son, Willie, aged
about IA years. Willie was subject to
spasms, and in one of these parox-
isms fell in the river, where the water
was about three feet deep and was
drowned. The bereaved parents have
the sympathy of the community.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-20
First Round of Quarterly Meetings
McMinnville District, M. E.
Church, South.

Hickory Creek Circuit, at Wesley
Chapel, Nov. q, %.
McMinnville Circuit, at New IN
ion, Dec. 4, 5.
Smithville and Short Mountain, at
Smithville, Dec. II, -.
Sparta Station, Dec. IS, l9.
Sparta Circuit, at Cove Chapel, Jan.
1,2.
Hickory Valley Circuit, at Gracy
Chapel, Jan. 8, 9.
Monteagle Miss, at Monteagle Jan.
10, 16. H1lle . '..NiH
Tracy City, Jan. %, %. ..da
.s . T. l.. MOODY, P. E.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-20

There is more in a heap of coal than
a thoughtless person may discover.
Besides gas, a ton of gas coal will
yield 1900 pounds Of coke, 20 gallons
of ammonia water and l4O pounds of
coal tar. Destructive distillation of
coal tar gives 69.6 pounds of pitch, II
pounds of creosote, IA pounds of heavy
oils, 9.5 pounds of naphtha yellow,
6.3 pounds ofnaphthaline, 4.75pounds
of naphthol, 2.25 pounds of alizarine,
"a pounds of solvent naphtha, 1.5
pounds ofphenol, IL pounds ofaurine,
il pounds of aniline, IT of pound
of tolundine, .46 of a pound of anthra-
cine and 8 of a pound Of toluene.
From the last named subject is OBJ
tained the new product known as
saccharine, which is $50 times as sweet
as the best cane sugar.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-20

Nashville American: The New
York Star says that Mr.. Cleveland's
is the only Democratic administra-
ton which has obtained majority
in the Lower House in its second
Congress since Van Buren's. Polk
lost it in 1916, Pierce lost in 1853, and
Buchanan in 1858. The opposition
has suffered much in the same way
Tyler losing it in 1912, Fillmore in
1854, Grant in 1874, Hayes in 1878,
and Arthur in 1882. Cleveland alone
has held it in spite ofthe disaffections
and dissatisfactions which always
attend the adjustment of things under
new administration
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-20

tains much valuable information to
stockraisers, and retails for 25 cents.
For $1.25 we will send the STAN
DARDand the Western Plowman both
for one year. The Plowman is an
excellent agricultural monthly, and
will interest and instruct every mem
ber of the family. o.,,.af .Hr,.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-20
Club Rates.

We will club the STANDARD with.
any of the papers named below, at
the price opposite each. These prices
include both papers for one year,
with no other nrpmiumS
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-20

There are Masonic sisters in France,
if the author of book recently pub
lished at Paris tells the truth. The
work pretends to be revelation of
themysteries offemale Free-Masonry,
and declares that lodges composed of
women only are numerous, and car
ried on with as much pomp and cir
cumstance as is common among
brothers of the mystic tie.
Milan Exchange: Let us now give
polotics rest and all join together,
republicans and democrats, in de-
veloping the resources of our State.
Let us forget the passions and strug-
giles of the past and work unitedly
for what we all know to be the good
of all. Let us develop our timber re-
sources, start manufactures, improve
our farms, save our surplus, quit loaf
ing and work harder, and then We'll
all be happier. .anit.
% Fayetteville Observer: Newspa-
per men are coming to the front
more rapidly in Tennessee, than the
members of any other profession.
r. l.. Taylor, late of Johnson City
Comet, was elected Governor, B. A.
Enloe, of the Jackson Tribune and
Sun, and James Phelan, of the Mem
phis Avalanche, are elected to Con-
gress; j. Norment, of the Bolivar
Bulletin, is elected to the Legislature;
and H. NJ. Doak, of the Avalanche,
Dick Bullock, of the Franklin Re
view, and Albert Roberts, of the
Nashville American, and Others are
filling responsible positions.
The National tribune., 1886-07-01

Ny dislocatory poMerssor Grimsted was an
exceptionally good rider, for, in the expressive
language Of the frisky boy. he stayed by
Me-" Every moment, too, he was goading Me
still nearer the vomiting volcano Of destruc-
ton.
We were nearing the fence. and at every step
some of our company were dropping under the
deadly fire.
BE of good cheer, by brethren" exhorted
Grimsted, who was himself bleeding from sew
eral superficial wounds be Of good cheer, the
Lord is with us to-day In one more minute
we'll be in the middle Of those sons of Satan,
and then well make them pay seyenfold-yea,
seven times seyenfold for every drop of blood
they have shed. Verify, they shall all go down
TO destruction. Blessed be the Lord, my God,
who taught my hands to war and my fingers
TO fight"
i was sure that so far as ] was concerned the
thing had gone far enough, il not entirely too
far. Why should die upon the field of bat
tie? had no posterity-and never would have
any-to be grateful for any such selfsaerifce,
and did not propose to make it. As / arrived
at this conclusion Ny foot opportunely caught in
tangle of Gewberry and trumpet flower vines,
and / fell heavily TO MY knees, Capt Grimsted
going over My head into the raspberry canes in
the fence corner.
As the bullets were striking pretty low down
The National tribune., 1886-07-01
FOR THE LADIES.

Mrs CathaTine Marx, who died at Reading on
Monday at the age of 90 was the mother of IL chill
dren. Her surviving descendants are s children,
- grandchildren, lis great t-grandchildren, and A
great-great- grandchildren. total Of 2l6.
The question whether brides should be re-
quired TO obey well as love and cherish in the
marriage ceremony IS not worth discussion. They
won't do 1t, ceremony or no ceremOny.--AlbaRy
Times.
bachelors name n town in honor Of girl and then
wait for the girls 20 come.
"A young lady the other day, In the course Of q
lecture, said: Get married. young man, and be
quick about 1t. too. Don't wait for the millennium,
hoping that girls viii turn angels before you trust
to one of them. A pretty thing you would be along
side of an angel wouldn't you, you brute?"
YES" said Mrs. Snaggs, Il LEFT my husband
at home 70 take care of the baby while i went to
the theater- He didn't say anything much when
came home, except that never looked so hand
some to him; bat found the next day that our
parrot had learned some horrible horrible words. 4"
asked Mrs. Krank Of her husband, as they stood
looking at picture in the art gallery. Because
answered Mr.. Krank, looking at his wife's hair.
artists wives are generally Drunets." There :
a fngtdtty IN the atmosphere about the Krank
mansion now.
There. Frances, you have caught another cold,
and III warrant you caught IL when you were walk
ing with Joe last night" "Oh no, mother,
couldn't have caught it then, cause we didn't 20
fast enough to catch anything; in fact, Just sat
down on the stile and studied astronomy" And
did you have anything around you. my dear?
oh, yes, indeed had. Joe's always particular
abost that; he won't allow me TO sit down any
where IN the evening air without something round
me"