The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-01-12
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"a farmer Of Belmont, o., Is proud
because among his other live stock he
has a pig with toes, another with three
ears. cat with an car growing wrong
side out, and boy with three thumbs.
This Is an advertising and an al.
vertised age. II you do not keep your
business constantly before the public
some one more entcrprising will step In
front Of you and crowd you back into
obscurity.
The citizens Of Urich. Mo-. arc OK.
cited over u big coal find near them.
Thirty fee, below tho surface six.
foot vein Of the best camel coal has
been struck. and seven carloads which
were put on the market at Kansas City
brought twcnty-four cents bushel.
John Dawson. cf Augusta, Ga,
died. leaving an estate Of $4,000. Il
has inst been divided. Each of the five
heirs gets $lj.D0J, each Of tho admins
traitors $1,000. and each of the two
attorneys $10.50O. The heirs are con.
sidered lucky 10 get what they did.
Trouble about IL certain young man
caused Miss Laura Regetand Miss Fam
ME Mathey to engage in a rough-snd-
tumble fight in front Of the Catholic
church at Frcnrhtown. near Corydon.
Ind. They had been attending church
service, but after the fight their apparel
was much dcmoralized.
Manufactures complain that the
African rubbers now received do not
yield when strained and cleaned more
than 80 to 45 pcr cent. Of pure
rubber g,;m, owing to the natives
adultcrating with sawdust, bark dust,
etc.. to overt ONE the inconvcnient
sickness Of the juice.
Tho latest discovery is q seven-inch
vein of leather polish or shoe-blacking
Oh the farm of M. H. Gladman, Just
west OF Hopkil 8. Mo. It is found four
feet from the surface, and when wet
and rubbed on pair of shoes or leather
makes splendid polish. The find is q
curiosity. N"'away county has most
all the good things of this world, and
now can boast of a -blacking mine
the only ono In the world.
| Anew York reporter has discovered
man living in the top of once re-
spectacle mansion, whose occupation
Is very odd one. He advertises that
he will write ''poctry on all subjects at
reasonable rates." His specially is
ncrostics. of which he keeps large
stock OH hand. made to fit almost all
the common feminine names. These he
retails ut from fifty conts to 81. Is each,
according to style and quality.
When four-ycar-old Johnny Perry
said his prayers one night, and had
asked God to bless papa and mamma,
and to bless Johnny and make him
good boy, he surprised mamma by say
ing: "And rlcase. God, bless Mr.. Per-
ry and mako him good man." what
do you mean by thatp" his mamma
asked. "Why," said Johnny. "you
don't suppose want to be little boy
oil my life, do youp"-Alta California.
Mexican hogs, which arc cross
between the Spanish and the wild hog
Of tho Mexican mountains arc raised
with profit In Mexico. but not in any
considerable numbers. They average
176 pounds in weight, and are killed
chiefly for their lard, which is worth 20
cents pound. Fresh pork is worth
12A cents pound, but is eaten very
little, for most persons can't afford it.
1t is said that Monterey, which has 5O,-
600, eats only about five hogs day.
Growing in tho canons and on tho
hills north Of San Bcrnardino, CAL, is q
tree which the Times Of the place wants
named. No Que there knows what it is.
1t bears fruit that resembles cherry,
both in looks and size. 1t has very
pleasant taste, does not grow in clus-
tors as does the cherry. has very largo
stone, which also resembles the cherry
stone in shape. The tree grows like q
bush usually, though some attain q
height Of forty to fifty feet The leaf
resembles that of the live oak.
The records of the Church of San
Fernando at San Antonio, Tex, show
that William H. Founce was christened
on the Sd of March, 1775. He is alive
yet but doesn't known just how old he
was when he was christened. Uncle
Billy was hard man in his day, being
. bull fighter. a miner, and a gambler.
Althought fully liz years old this vet
eran 10 reported to be spry and tough
yet. A few days ago he rode ten miles
TO dog fight and came back with
pocket full of money. He lives alone,
drinks mescal steadily. but NO whisky or
beer. eats heartily. sleeps we'll, and
looks like manof eighty-five.
"A heavy freight train on the Bur-
lington and Missouri road, near Min
den. Neb., came to standstill the other
night, owing to the engine slipping an
eccentric, and Engineer Markham and
bis fireman got out TO repair damages.
As they were working they heard ter
rifle yell. and then pa -ther slrang ON
the engineer. knocking him down. The
fireman struck the animal on the head
with . wrench. and It quit Markham
and attacked the fireman. This gave
the engineer time to draw his revolver.
and he put bullet through the bruts's 9
bead. killing it outright. It was six
feet long and weighed 200 pounds. Both
men were badly scratched.
There 10 little negro in Macon
pamed Berry Bowden. aged about
kwA1vo vaAra who has n mOat rams ~