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Chinese Punishment.

The Chinese penal Code provides that
when an unskilful physician, in admins.
tering medicines or using the acupunc-
ture needle, proceeds contrary to the
established forms and thereby causes the
death Of patient, the magistrate shall
call in other physicians to examine the
medicine or the wound. If il appear
that the injury done was unintentional.
the practitioner shall then be treated ac-
cording TO the statute for accidental
homicldcs, and shall not be allowed any
longer TO practice medicine. But if he
haze designcdly departed from the ostab-
lished forms. and has practiccd deceit
in his attempts to cure the malady in or
der to gain property, then according to
its amount, he shall be treated as a thief:
and II death ensue5 from his malpractice,
then for having thus used medicine with
intent to kill, he shall be behcaded.
There appears 10 be nothing in the see
lestiaP' code answering TO the laws Of
barbarian nations concerning civil
damages recoverable by parties made TO
suffer by "uninteutiona" malpractice.
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THE wInoINo HouR

'H Is better 10 do TIE most triaing thing in
, t0orid than 20 consider hdlf hour a
fe. "--Goethe's SPT1seche in ProSd.
Stay mott Pause notl
The moon is near:
The sun has climbed the height
Stay not nor fearl
Follow till thy work be donei
On, ever on
No summer beam shall scorch thee,
Nor sudden wave o'erwhelm thee,
Till thy task be ended.
On, ever on.
Through the mist and through the night,
Through the binding morning light,
BY elements befriended,
Till thy work be done.
Thou wouldst sail the sea,
The mountain wouldst thou scale,
Upon the starry worlds
Exhaust thy vision frail,
Stay not for the storm
And stay not for the hour,
A greater master yet
Holds thee in his power.
The moon is here,
Thy work undone,
The end draws noar
Ere thou hast won.
Conquer Death, for he Is weak
And the gathering days are strongf
Time 70 struggle, time 20 seek
While the untired moments throng
Close about thee; seize the first!
Then to thee the second turns,
And the third is all thine own;
Thine the light and thine the strength,
Thine the throne!
Mrs. Fields IN Cenf,tyU
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VERY OLD PEOPLE.

HATTIE NORTH, who recently died at Troy,
Kan, was believed 10 have lived III years.
WILLIAM AIKEN. n co'Ored man Of Coum-
bin s.. g. was married on his l0ad birthday
10 Susie Watson, a young widow, aged 6j
years.
Two venerable citizens Of Chillicothe No,
died recently Isaiah Austin. who was %
years Of nga. and Zauty Mckinney, who was
90
AT tho donation day ceremonies at the
Philadelphia Homo for Aged and lnfrm Col
Ore1 Persons John Gibson opened the ceie-
bration with prayer, although no rs ll1ycars
Of GZe.
THE Hon. David Neighbour, Of Caliion, N.
j. has just celebrated his 9lst birthday. lie
o. one N the few surviving members Of tho
Convention which framed the Constitution of
New Jersey iu 1873.
WIEN Marie Gilbert died at Stanford,
KY, rc,cntly, she had lived 81 years without
ever having left her home. She never saw
train. although her home was but five miles
from Che railroad.
MRs MARY HAYES GILBERT, Of 0lOuccs-
tor Mass Ia in her " . year, and still iu the
bost os health with memory unimpnired
when but 10 years she was at n dinner tO
President Adams who drank q glass OF wine
with her.
TuF grandparents of Mr.. and Mrs II r.
Johnston, arc four of che longcst-hvod people
iu Georgia. connected by similar tos They
reside at Griffin and arc respectively %, ~,
"a and 19 years of age. and are remarkably
bale and hearty
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-01-12

There arc few regions more difficult TO
travel over than unsettled portions OF the
Puget sound basin, the timber is so heavy
and the undorgrow so dense. Places
ioss than ten miles apart are often separ
aie os completely as IL several hundred
miles Of open country 10y between them.
lu fact little is generally known con
cerning the country outside Of The Gov.
ornment snrTeys Oreri0nd.
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lT is stated officially that Germany win
give Austria active military support DO Rus
na provokCs a war with Austria.
MR. COnCoRAv publisher of % Cork nows
paper, hos hecn arrested Gn tha charge of
publishing reports of meetings of proclaimed
branches OF Che National lelguc
IHE heaviest snowsform on record is re-
ported ID Spain
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-01-12

A gentleman publishes the following
comparative statement in Southampton
journal, says london Truth tits cloarlt
pvt and worthy Of recollection.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-01-12

Con appreciates and rewards an we
do for others, even if those we seek to
benefit forget to thank u3,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-01-12

worLD tho pugilst be rated az =
"mill" operative by the accident insur-
anco man2
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-01-12

THE Atlantic is crossed ia love every
time a bridal party goes over.
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BRITISH Army
Number of troope.
l9s O01; cost. GtS,
~ 600.
8 field marshals
~ generals
f54 lieutenant gen
erals
ls3 major generals
700 coionels
40 lieutenant colo
ncls
1.150 majors
500 broken W ndod.
tin pot. wo0icn leg
0oi or otherwise use-
8 ss bel, psy generals
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GEHWAN Army.
Number Of troops
f2S 100 cost. efS
5000
2 field marshall
Count MOltko aud
the Crown Prince
80 generals
76 lieutenant gen
ll1 ma ior generals
2l6 colonols
90 Lieutenant colo
nels
W6 majors
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IN Is better 10 DO fhe most triding thiny in
the 'oorid than 20 consider a halI hour a
trife. ~ Goethe's Sprlleche in ProSd.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-07-12
Legal Notice.

rHARLEs b. RUSSELL, whose residence
" aud post.ofYice address is Holdridge. -
county, Nebraska. and Mary q. Fritz and N /.
il. Fritz, her husband, whose reyidenCs and
pOst.ofIlce address is Barnes, Washington
county, Kansas, will take office that Nathan
rrOth, admir- istrator of the estate of John
russell, deceased, on the llth day OF June
1888, filed hts petition In the Probnte Court
of Highland county, Ohio, alleging that tile
personal estate Of said decedent IL insuf.
lstration. That no died seized IN fee simple
Of the following described real estate, situ.
ated In Paint township, Highland county,
Ohio, part OF Smith's survey No. 260l. Be-
ginning at beech. N e. corner OF Andrew
Upp; thnnce 3. 65o ". e2 poles to q stake,
CORNER TO John Upp; thenc, y. l0o W. ~
poles TO stake, another corner to John
Upp; thence N. 85o W. 40 poles TO two
poles 70 A. elm and double .yhiisosk, ~
Adam Ault'y line; thence N. Ito w. 8 poles
To u stake, double dogwoOd and sugar tree
s. W.. corner To a. Sharp; thence with
sharp's line N, 73o +. l8l poles TO the begin.
Mug, containing eighty (SO) acres Of land.
That Aimira F. Russell, az widow Of said
decedent, IL entitled TO dover Of said prem.
The prayer Of said petition is for the rs.
slgnment of dover tO said Almira r. Rms.
sell for sale OF the said prem niscs subject
to such dover estate for the payment OF
debts and charges aforesaid.
The persons first above named VIII further
take notice that they have been made par.
Ties defendant TO said petition, and that they
the the iith day Of August, 1855 = - y D
NATHAN TROTH,
Admir-. Of John Russell, decd.
Isma Troth, Attorney. 6t
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l,opsIes,ly Burusd by o,solIna.

OIL CITY, Pa, July 6.--This evening, 81
the Union Refinery, gasoline still sprung
q leak and the contents drained slowly In.
to sewer that empties into Cornplanter
Run, q short distance below the works.
The gasoline soon covered the surface Of
the stream for q distance of Eve hundred
feet, passing under four railroad tracks
and the highway. In some manner the In.
flammablo stuff was ignited, and In an in
stant the surface was o mass Of flame,
which quickly ran back to the mouth Of
the sewer, where IL was held In check. Two
boys named Cullis were playing near the
river at the time, and both were horribly
burned. The elder, aged about fifteen
years, was burned almost to crisp, the
flesh hanging in shreds from his limbs.
His clothing was entirely burned from his
body. Death is momentarily expected.
The other, younger boy, Is terribly
burned about the arms, head and face, and
his recovery Is extremely doubtful. Two
empty tank cars standing on the track ex.
ploded with terrific force, hurling pieces Of
iron hundreds Of feet in the air. Four tank
cars were burned and slight damage done
to the railroad tracks.
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TINE UNKNOWN heirs OF Jh,pes whitley,
J. deceased, Will takc notice that Thomas
X. Vance, tninistratOr o. the estate Of tho
said James Whitlry, ,deoeased, on the 81 day
Of June, A. ID. 1883, lied his petition In tho
Probate Court within and for the county uf
Highland and state of ohio. alleging that
the personal estate of sr.id decedeni is lnsuf.
adm ID istering his estate that he died seixed
In fec stmple of tho following real estate
situate Ia the county OF Highland and state
OF ohio and IN the townships Of Concord
and Washington on the waters OF Brush.
creek and bounded ana described IN follows:
Beginning 1T redoak, dogwood aud hick-
ory N. E. corner TO the land of David =.
vey Of which this 10 =. part, and runniL
thence with one of said 'Batemans lines 3.
lOo W. so poles, crossing branch at 80 poles
10 two dog wOOdlr and All elm (nOw a stOne);
thence y 0So so poles TO q stone in the mid.
dle.pOint between three ir0nwOOds and q dog.
wood thence N. SO e. 20 poles, crossing said
branch to q red0ak and maple; thence N.
dOgwOOds in an original line Of the survey !;
thence with said line N. SOo W. III poles 10
the place OF begin ming, containing ffty.twO
aud One-fourth ncfes, more or less, part OF
John 9illisOn's survey, No. 6Si.
The prayer OF sRid petition IL for n sale OF
said premises for the payment of the debts
and charges aforesaid and for marslalling
Of liens.
Said unknown heirs win further take no.
tice that they have been mnde parties dc.
fendant To said petition, and thar they nro
required to answer the sane OH or before
the s'' day Of July yTtAoi8hs Al r isssi Il. VANCE.
inistrRtor M aforesaid.
Newby Morrow. Att'ys. S-8t
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Asrno porArons

Tubsrs Found IN sn Ancient ruin Planted
IN west virginia GefnSnate ana show
/. Healthy Growth.
PARKxRsBuRo, w. Va, Juiy 6.--A young
lady Of this city, daughter Of Mr.. Edward
Braidin, recently returned from . trip
through the Southwest. She brought homo
with her q number Of ancient Axtec uten.
sils and relics discovered In the Astec
Valley, in Southern Colorado. In one Of
the ruins Theoretically sealed room
was discovered and opened, and
among tho strange things found were
. number Of potatoes. The tubers were
small, smooth and Of an elongated oval, OF
about two or three inches in length. The
vegetables appeared to be In perfect
state Of preservation, and several Of them
were carefully slowed away and brought
home by the lady. About couple Of
weeks since Mrs. ;Braidin planted the pota.
toes, not dreaming of their taking growth
after having been immured for many cen.
turtles in sealed inclosure, but the vege.
tables still retained germ Of life, and all
Of them came up. They are now several
inches In height and appear 10 be thrifty.
The leaves and stems Of the plant are more
slender than those Of our Irish potatoes,
although they resemble them in shape and
manner Of growth. Great curiosity 10 felt
to see tho crop when II arrives At ma
turitv.
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Executors Sale Of Real Estate.

TN PURSUANCE Of an order Of sale of the
II Probate Court Of Highland county, Onto,
will offer for sale at public auction on Sat.
urday, the 2Sth day OF July, A. ID. 1883, at
the following described real estate situated
In Concord township, Highland county,
Ohio. on the waters OF Brunhcroek, q part OF
J. r. Leech's survey No. 1890, and bounded
and described az follows: Beginning Ut u
whiteoH,! and rsssE edo; Ssow gomez snd stone
Charles Walker, deceased then with Wal:
ker's line N. 80 W. IA p0les 10 stone IN said
line, and In the New Aafket road, corner TO
William Lewis tract OF land thence with
Lewis line y. 0o' W. iSs poles 70 2 stone cor
with the line Of said lot 8. $40 K. 1917 poles 10
O stone thence b. % w. U poles To q stOio
corner to said lot ana " John Dickeys;
thence with his line = So H. 6Y poles tO
stone corner e 70 q shs ~ said Dickcys; thence
gumiree corner 70 said Dlckey . !. thence
with another line OF said Dlckey y. Slo Il. S
poles TO stone corner To Buid Dickey anu In
the original East line Of the survey thence
with the original East line OF the survey N.
o. f. % poles 70 the bsxinning, Sontalm1ns 1,a1,
acres OF land, more OF less, ana neinY The
administrator with the Will annexed of
John Hook, deceassd, to Mary Hook, and
OF the said Mary Hook, DECEASED. Appraised
at $3.50. Terms " sale: One.thld In hand
on day OF sale. One.third Ia one year and
Ope.third In two years from DAY Of sale
with interest the deferred payments tn be
secured BY mortgage 1pSMnA MARX Ihi pfscKisGfY pDiGKGY sou
AS ex'r OF the last will aud testament Of
Anna II. Barlow, deceased.
June 18th, 1883. 15t
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+ True BLESSING

ITO suffering humanity would fol-
= low q discontinuance Of tho
habit Of using cathartic pills and
compounds and severe diuretics.
They tear down, wear out and doe
stroy. BY arousing the kidneys
and liver to Unnatural activity,
they seem to relieve distress, but
the reliefis only temporary, as the
causes Of physical disorder are not
removed any more 30 than weary
horse can be refreshed by a severe
whipping, ho MAY 90 q little far
ther, but will eventually drop dead
in his tracks. A remedy that will
strengthen the weak portions, re-
move impurities OF the blood and
general system, and gently stimu.
late the appetite, is what is needed
by the majority Of dyspeptics and
sufferers from sorc and clogging
kidneys Such remedy is DR..
0uysott's yellow Dock and sarsa-
psrilla. an Alternative Of. splendid
virtue and unmistakable effect
Thousands there are who would
now be In their eraxos. had shsy
not resorted to timely use Of this
common sense curative.
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BATTERY OF BOILERS


PnrsBuRoH, PA, July 0.--A battery Of
boilers at the tannsry Of A. q J. Groet-
singer, Allegheny City, exploded this az.
ternoon, wrecking several buildings and
seriously injuring six persons, three Of
whom will probably die. The following
are the sof the injured and their con-
dition: VIM. Wetsel, engineer, leg blown
OF and terribly burned; will die. Christ.
Neidt, bruised and scalded; injuries be.
lieved to be fatal L. l.. Farbic,
burned, bruised and scalded; death prob
able. Otto Berghaendler, bruised and
scalded; will recover. John 6taab, arms,
face and body badly burned; not fatally
hurt. Annie Meyers, crushed and bruised;
very serious. The cause Of the ex.
plosion is believed to have been
high pressure. A few minutes
after four O'Clock William Q. wetsel, the
engineer, noticed the pressure higher than
usual, and he started for the furnace to
turn down the natural gas, Before he had
time TO do 90, however, there was . ter
rlble explosion, and WetEel was blown up
through the roof Of the tannery and landed
In the yard outside. The ooncussicn was
terrific. One side Of the main building, .
brick and frame structure one hundred
feet long, was blown out, and q portion Of
tho front was badly wrecked. The boiler
house, fifty feet long by ~ feet wide, built
Of brick, was totally demolished, and the
office, which was situated across the way,
was completely shattered. A heavy
double wagon was blown against
Wetxel's residence, sixty feet
away, and the side of the house
crushed In. Pieces of the boiler few in
every direction. One section was carried
across the Allegheny river, distance Of
over q thousand feet. Another piece struck
the Third > IN Jenna. twelve hun.
buildir -. A third piece struck horse and
Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad freight
car in two that was standing on side
track near the scene Of the accident. A
scene Of the widest excitement immedi-
ately followed the explosion. Fully sixty
men were ut work in the tannery, and all
who were able to do SO rushed panic -strick-
on from the building. To add to
the horror Of tho situation the
building caught fire, but before the
flames got much headway they were
extinguished. The injured were then
taken from the wrecked structures and re-
moved to their homes. They are still liv-
ing, but very slight hopes are entertained
for the recovery of at least three Of them.
The boilers that exploded were twenty.
eight feet long by forty-two inches In di.
ameter. They were made Of steel, and
have been In use six years. The damage
by the explosion will not exceed SIC, 1000.
Engineer Wetxel died at eleven o'clock to-
night and Annie Myers Is not expected to
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.PRIMJvE -AzTECs.
A VIVA Tribe which still Ofsrs Human
Sacrifices TO Its Gods.

A VIVA Tribe which stin Of'ers Human
Sacrifices to Its Gods.
+. A party OF Catholic missionarie pro-
pose, shortly, leaving the City Of Mex
leo with view to converting the La
condons, wild tribe Of Indians.
twenty-five thousand In num-
Der, scattered over. portions OF
the States Of Campeche, Tdbasco and
Yucatan. They are reported to pre-
serve the religious and social customs
Of the Aztecs in their primitive purity.
It Is said that they still offer human
sacrifices to their gods. The country
which they inhabit has never been ex-
plored. but there is a popular legend In
the State Of Tobasco that In the heart OF
Its forests the Laoondons possess city
with temples and bazars, such as were
found by the Spaniards in Aztec cities
on their first landing in Mexico. Few
white men have penetrated this region.
and none have ever returned. The
Lacondons were never subdued by the
Spaniards, and few attempts have been
made to subjugate them. Since Mexico
became independent they have held
themselves absolutely alo0f from all
intercourse with Europeans. The en-
tetprise of the missionaries IL con-
sidered extremely perilous. Tho
government favors the conversion OF
the Indians. Catholicism will render
them more amenable to civil jurisdic-
tion. The party Il composed Of Pas
sionist and Jesuit fathers, and their
mission has the direct sanction Of the
College Of the Propaganda at Rome,
az we'll as OF the Archbishop and
Bishops In Mexico.-M y World.
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BaIlo o3nlnu n Sea,

Boston, MASS, July 6.-The balloon
which assembled from the common at six
O'Clock last evening descended in the har.
Dor of Point Shirley. The occupants were
submerged and for three miles or more
were dragged through the water at rapid
pace by. the balloon, which wns impelled
by strong gale. They were sighted by
the steam yacht Rose g., and the latter,
after stern chase, succeeded in overtak-
ing the balloonists and making fast tho
drag rope to her capstan. After much
trouble the party were taken aboard and
all were safely brought to this city. The
journey was most perilous one and the
escape from death Of the excursionists
miraculous.
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Tho Key's Monument.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-The monument
to the memory Of Francis Scott Key, au-
thor Of the Star Spangled Banner, the
gift Of the late James Lick, was unveiled
yesterday. The statue is Of bronze, exc.
cuted In Rome, and is said by artists to be
one Of the finest pieces Of workmanship in
the country. Among those present to wit.
ness the unwilling ceremonies wore eleven
Of Mr.. Keys descendants. Two Of his
grandchildren drew the cord that lifted
the veil from the monument.
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Road Improvement Assess
ment Notice,

AyOT1CE II hereby given TO owners OF
IN lands and lots assessed for the estitnat.
ed ex pc Dse Of Improving the Genterfieid and
LeesburR Road Improvement NO. 81, that tho
report of the AppOrttOnlng. t!On,mtttee IL
now on nie at tho Auditors ofIice Of High.
land cUuntv. aud that the County Conimis-
slouevr will meet NJ the Auditors office In
Hitisb0ro, OHIO. on the 20th day Of July /,
1883. AT 10 O'Clock q. M, TO hear the report Of
all exceptions thereto by any person inter.
ested. and cOnhfip, rec0ii ~ " or modify stid
tions 10 said report aud assessments mn
died In writing a. tie Auditors offi
Hillsboro, Ohio, on or before the d.
hearing, and each one will be heard IN :.
order Of date Of fliing his or her objectio
u GEO. W. LEFEvRB,
June q, 1883. County Audito
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OVER THE RAPIDS
Flack and His Phantom Brave the
Niagara whirlpool
hut Four Minutes Consumed In the Jour
ncy-Another Victim Of . Fool
hardy Experiment.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, July 4.-Robert
w. Flack, Of Syracuse, died this afternoon
while trying to make q trip through the
terrible whirlpool Rapids in q life-boat OF
his own invention. Flack had arranged to
have o race through the rapids with
Charles A. Percy, who claims that he went
through In a somewhat similar boat last
summer. The trip to-day was preparatory
to the race. Flack left his wife and
children at home at Syracuse, but his
brother was on hand to SEQ the test.
Flack's last cigar was smoked after dinner
at the New York Central Hotol, and he ap-
peared to be pretty nervous, but he kept
q stiff upper lip, and when he got into
the boat Phantom, at the Maid OF the Mist
landing, he seemed to be In pretty good
spirits, and remarked as Joe Percy buckled
him into the death trap: "1f should die
In this boat II may prevent somebody else
from meeting death In the whirlpool" The
Phantom was cut adrift at three O'Clock
and Flack started his propeller wheel, pro.
PEELED by two cranks inside the boat. Two
minutes later he struck the first swell of the
rapids. The wave turned him and his boat
upside down. The current runs over twenty
miles an hour, but Flack's boat was tossed
about and turned over so much that over
three minutes were required to get to the
whirlpool. Three or four times the boat
was apparently completely submerged up
side down. Finally, the boat shot into the
maelstrom, and there II stayed for an
hour, floating bottom upward, until 1t
neared the Canada shore close enough for
swimmers to venture out to get the craft
and Its dead occupant The voyage to
death occupied about four minutes. The
Phantom kept near the center OF the
stream, where Flack was continually buried
by the breakers. He was slivo when
near the spot where Captain Webb ran his
head against q rock, but Flack died by
strangulation. When near the whirlpool,
after his boat had several times been cap
sized, no responded with wave Of the
hand to cheers from the crowd on the top
Of the banks. Flack was thirty mine years
old, and was native of Bristol, England.
Hc came here when twenty three, and
lived for twelve years In Toronto. For
four years his homo has bcen IN Syracuse,
whore he has D wife and five children.