davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21
DECAY OE SIAM.
Even tho Heathen Chinese Find II Poor
Field of Enterprise,

Field OF Enterprise.
As for the immigration OF Chinese
into Siam to any extent, that is thing
of the past John Chinaman finds
other countries paying better, in spite
OF many things which are quite to his
taste in Siam-viz., cheap pork, gam
bling and smoking opium to his hearts
content. He can also buy wife at not
too high price, and last, not least, he
Is member Of small republic, hav-
ing the head man Of his secret society
as president in the kingdom. Well, II
all this does not induce John to como
to Siam by the hundred thousand a
year there must be other causes, and
probably those not existing in other
countries.
The poll tax is only $2.55 every
three years, and certainly John would
not submit to ten-fold higher amount,
II he can not evade payment. But to
pay taxes, direct and indirect, on the
produce OF the soil. is not to his taste,
especially If in neighboring countries
like the Straits settlements and the
native states he has to pay nothing.
Protection Of life and property in Siam
compared with the aforementioned
states is rather problematic; il John is
robbed, he generally has to pay still
more into the bargain If he prosecutes
the robbers.
Our readers will be astonished to
hear how few Chinese deck passengers
entered the port of Bangkok from 1885
to 1887. We examined the custom
house records on this score carefully,
and they correspond with investiga-
tions made in other quarters.
There entered the port Of Bangkok
from Hongkong, Singapore and other
| ports, Chinese and other natives, in
1885, 9,607 deck passengers and 172
cabin passengers; in 1886, 1890 deck
passengers and 230 cabin passengers;
in 1887, 12,200 deck passengers and 1S7
cabin passengers.
Respecting passengers outward
bound no account is kept, but all the
agents of our regular lines will tell yor
that these approximate nearly to the
number of those coming in. We fully
believe in this, especially as we have
watched the trade for several years
If even the outward-bound passengers
should be 20 per cent. less than thos,
coming in there will be certainly still
decrease In the Chinese population
If we consider the death rate and keel
in view that not so per cent. of tn,
Chinese ever marry in Siam
For the Siamese population matter
are still worse, as those, who like us
have watched the Siamese people TO
the last twenty years are only aston
ished that there is not less work dom
in the country. Gambling, drinking
prostitution. the latter even in broa,
daylight in the principal street lead
ing from the consulate to the roya
palace, are running the people no
only physically but morally. SLAYER.
and corrupt judges are doing the rest
SO that little progress is possible.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21
A scrsp Of Paper Saves Her Life.

It was Just an ordinary scrap of wrap
ping paper, but it saved her life. She
was in the last stages of consumption,
told by physicians that she was incura-
BILE and could live only short time |;
she weighed less than seventy pounds.
On piece of wrapping paper she read
Of DR.. Kings New Discovery, and got q
sample bottle; ithelped her, she bought
. large bottle, it helped her more, bought
another and grew better fast, continued
its use and is now strong, healthy, rosy,
plump, weighing lao pounds. For fuller
particulars send stamp to W. Fl. Cole,
druggist, Fort Smith. Trial bottles OF
this wonderful discovery free at Seybert
4 Co.'s drug store.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21
Filling the Typewriter.

Tommy-What is that thing In the
window, mammal
Mamma-That is a typewriter, Tom
my.
Tommy--Where does the champagne
60 IMP ~
Mamma-Why, what are you think
ing Of, Tommy. No one puts cham
pagne in it.
Tommy-O. yes they do. Papa told
Mr. Goitt last night that it often cost
him ten dollars to fill his typewriter
with champagne. So, now.
Mammal will ask your papa about
that Tommy.-St. Paul Globe.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21
Some Foolish People

Allow cough to run until it gets beyond
the reach of medicine. They often say,
"Oh, it will wear away" but in most
cases it wears them away. Could they
be induced to try the successful medi.
cine called Kemp's Balsam, which is sold
on a positive guarantee to cure, they
would Immediately see the excellent
effect after taking the first DOSE Price
so cents and ST.. Trial size free. AT all
druggists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21
wabash western Railway.

Shortest and quickest line st. Louis to
KaNsas City, st. Joseph, Council Bluffs,
Oeha, Denver, San Francisco and Port
lana Three solid trains daily to Kan
sas CITY, sQuipped with free reclining
char cars and Pullman buffet sleeping
cars. Pullman buffet sleeping cars run
Though to Cheyenne via Kansas City
I'll Denver. For further information
= b on or address Ed. SwiST,
~ Southern Passenger Agent,
SO w. 4th street, Cincinnati.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21
A DIAMOND K.No.
Tho Fortune Made BY Mr.. Barnato In th'
South African Mines.

Tho Fortune Made BY Mr.. Barnato in the
South African Mines.
B. I. Barnato, one OF the wenlthiest
diamond miners in the world, is cam
didate for Parliament from Kimberley,
and Is making bitter personal fight
for the Office. At recent public
meeting, in denying some statements
made against him by the opposing
party, Mr. Bernato related the history
of his career in the colony 1t reads
like apage from the Arabian Nights.
He said that he came to the colony In
1873, and in 1875 he bought the first
claim in Kimberley, paying a good price
for 1t. In 1881 he owned four claims,
which he foated into company for
f25,000 a claim, making with the ma
chinery, an aggregation Of E115,OOO
That was his first attempt to put him.
self in q good financial position, and
he succeeded. This was called the
Barnato company. In 1884 he bought
the Stewart ground, paying the high
est price ever given in Kimberley.
Yet with that speculation alone he
made 100000. After the company
passed out of his control, although the
claims stood at E35, 900 each, the con-
cern paid a dividend of per cent
within three months, and did so at the
expiration Of each following quarter,
until the claims at the end OF nine
months represented a value OF f33. 900
each.
In the course of time the ground be-
came covered with reef, and a heavy
mining debt was saddled upon the
corporation. Mr.. Barnato loaned
the money to aid the company, al
though, as he naively admitted. Had
I put the property up at auction I
could have bought it at an enormous
profit. Standard shares were at Ell;
Kimberley Centrals. with their claims,
valued at $4,000 each, were at f25,
and amuconvinced that could have
bought in the Barnato block with
great advantage to myself But what
did I dop I amalgamated with the
Standard Mining Company. and
brought the shares that originally cost
ESQ, after four years. work, up to
E15O."
This will give you an idea Of how
wealth can be amassed in the diamond
fields. Now let me, in concluding, re-
peat Mr.. Barnato's own words regard
ing his present fortune. In the same
speech he said: "The exports of this
colony are $4,000, 900. OF this. Kim
berley exports one.half. Now my op-
ponents say that I am not fit or proper
person to represent you in Parliament;
but let me tell you that represent hall
the exports of this colony. The dia-
mond industry Of this colony is gov
ernment within government; and if
am fit enough to sit on the board OF the
consolidated mines, as holding one
eighth of the mining interest in Griqua-
land West. along with such men as
Hon. G. j. Rhodes and the representa-
tives of the historic house of the
Rothschild. surely 1 am quite good
enough to represent this constituency
OF Kimberley and Beaconsfield.
You can estimate from Mr. Barnato's
holdings what his income must be. II
is only question of time, and of the
continuance of the diamond yield, when
the South African diamond king will
eclipse in wealth the Indian Maharajah
and the railroad monarch OF America.
Cor. jewelers. Weekly.
|
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21

What's better for wound .nan oa,, !.
walton Oil? Echo answe.: wna''
We answer: "Nothinr 90 say We
all Of us, 80 say We an on'y 20 GEMS.
A Door untortr.ate in Milwaukee is
said to have svsezed himself to death.
Alas / Door feature, living in. the light
Of the -Ineteenth century and never
heard Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. Well,
this is more than Egyptian darkness!
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21
Wills Point, Tex.

There is novel bill before the New
York Legislature providing for the es-
tablishment of four dairy schools for the
purpose of giving free instructions to
young men and women in the manage
ment of the dairy. The bill appropri-
ates $50, ,Ob0.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21

A mummy sent by Maspero, the
Egyptologist, to friends in France, was
halted at Marseilles by customs officer
who opened the case. and, unable to find
anything about duties on Pharos on his
printed list, classified it as "dried fish"
arl levied the corresponding @. o. D..
dntv
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21
A Sensible Man

Would use Kemp's Balsam for the throat
and lungs. It is curing more cases Of
coughs, colds. asthma, bronchitis, Group
and all throat and lung trouble, than
any other medicine. The proprietor has
authorized any druggist to give you a
sample bottle free to convince you of
the merit Of this great remedy. Large
bottles so cents and ST..
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21

Jersey City has abolished its News
boys Home. It was found that the boys
used it for q loafng place and that four
fifths of it's dodgers were boys who ran
away from home and had no real need
for its oonveniences.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21

There are sixty electric railways in
operation in the United States and two
in Canada. and contracts have been
signed for the equipment of twenty-four
others in various cities Of this country.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt .rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by Seybert & Co.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21

A correspondent Of the Boston 1ravet-
Ter suggests new name, "Whulge," for
Washington Territory. 1t is the old
Indian name OF Puget Sound.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21

A Neshkora (Wis.) young man, who
took a young lady sleigh riding and
made her walk home from the country
because she displeased him, was, fined
$50 and sentenced to spend twenty days
in iail.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21

The American consul at Peking re-
ports that the total number OF American
citizens residing in China is 1922, Of
whom SOC are missionaries.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21
Our Baby.

Our baby, when two months old, was
attacked with scrofula, which for long
time destroyed her eyesight entirely,
and caused us to despair of her life.
The doctors failed to relieve her, and we
gave Swift's Specific, which soon cured
her entirely, and she isenow hale and
hearty. E. V. DELK,
Wills Point, Tex.
Scrofula developed on my daughter
swelling and Jumps on her neck. We
gave her Swidt's Specific, and the result
was wonderful and the cure prompt.
S.A. DRARMAND, Cleveland, Tenn.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21

Two great enemies-Hood's Sarsapa-
rilla and impure blood. The latter is
utterly defeated by the peculiar medi.
cine.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21

PAINE'S CELERY COMPOUND AND ALL PATENT MEDICINES
Advertised in this Paper for sale at
BYLAND'S BARGAIN BAZAAR
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21
Purifes the Bloos

Full accounts OF wonderful cures made by
Paine's Celery Compound after other medicines
and the best physicians had failed, sent free.
There's nothing like It,
$1.Oo. Six for $500. Druggists.
WELLS, RICHARDSON & Co., Burlington, vt.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-21

Is prescribed by physicians recommended by
druggists, endorsed by ministers, praised by
users, and guaranteed by the manufacturers,
as spring medicine which will do all that is
claimed for It. Use It this spring, and see how
quickly it tones Won I'M
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.

Az earthquake, accompanied by yio-
lent gale, occurred at Athens, Megars
and Arachova, Greece.
The strike of brakemen on the Lake
Erie q Western Railroad, at Lafayette,
Ind, has been compromised.
The Austrian semi official press fully
approves the projected restriction of i'm
mig' alton into the United States.
There is no truth in the report that
Germany had come to an agreement with
the United States in regard to the diff
cultes in Samoa.
Several firms in New York having as
sen'ed to the demands of the striking
Cuban cigarmakers, about 100 of the lat.
ter returned to work.
David Shelly, NJ. p, who was arrested
at Glasgow on an Irish warrant for
violalio Of the crimes act, as lodged in
Limerick jill. Bail was refused.
Lady Salisbury and Lady Roseberry
called at he residence of Mr.. Phelps.
Y tied Sta es minister, in London, Eng
land, and inFo,mally resented Mrs.
Peclps with superb bracelet.
A cruiser belonging 10 the British
AZ trallan squa Iron has bee dispatched
IN haste to Sulnoa, whore she will arrive
at the end Ut he current week.
Two thouSand miners in w. L. SCOTS
m mes Spri' 6 Valley, Pa, who struck
Sttnr ny went to return to work, but
'1ry 'ctea out by the company. In case
OF co d weather, extreme suffering is
feared.
a Catholic colonization society. with
capital took Of 500, 600, divided jnfo
tous thousand shares. hes been formed at
Pitisburg P4.. The obj cts Of the So
Getty are o establish Catholic colonies IN
the Soit Il. engage il m inufacturing,
aiming, numbering, stock raising ana 80
forth.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14
The Henry Ward Beecher monument

The Henry Ward Beecher monument,
to stand in Prospect Park, Brooklyn,
will have portrait statue in bronze
about eight feet in height, showing the
popular preacher bare-headed, with his
soft felt hat in his right hand by his side
and his left hanging down. The head
is up and turned a little to the right.
He wears an overeoat with cape, and
cravat knotted under abroad, falling
shirt collar. On one side Of the nine foot
pedestal of granite will be bronze
colosed woman reaching up to lay palm
leaf at his feet; on the other side are two
white children offering flowers in some-
what the same way. The monument is
to cost $50, 1000.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14

THE great battle ship Benbow, thought
by some to be tho most powerful vessel
aifoat, has just been completed ut all
points, aud added to the British Medi-
terranean Squadron. Her heaviest guns
are two OF III tons, throwing 1900
pound shells with propulsive charge of
$50 pounds Of powder, and capable of
piercing armor yard in thickness.
These guns are 43 feet 8 inches in length,
and the :projectiles over Al inches long,
with diameter of II inches. The ton
mage OF the Benbow is 10000 and her
speed over seventeen knots. The Italia,
the largest vessel so far completed in
Italy, has greater displacement by near
~ 1000 tons than the Benbow, some
what exceeds the latter in speed, very
nearly equals her in the power Of her
guns carried, and has very similar armor
protection. 1t is not ensy to see, there
fore, why the Benbow should be regard
ed as the most powerful ship.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14

SECRET experiments with the new ex-
plosive proceed successfully near Thorn,
France. Experts are convinced that
the explosive can destroy forts like the
French .togls d'arrot on the frontier with
in few hours. The powers of the ex-
plosive will revolvtionize the whole
fortress system, rendering useless great
closed fort works and necessitating NOV
able defensive works enrl sed in ironclad
bulwarks. Recent fortress work changes
in France and Russia indicate that both
these nations have obtained knowledge
of the explosive.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14
A Leather Turtle.

In : little pool in the pigeon house In
Central ark, New York, ere lies
specimen Of the leather turtle, recently
received from Texas. He is a lazy chap,
but his vampire beak shoots out now
and then with such startling rapidly
that the birds coming down to the edge
Of the pool to drink do so with great
deal of trepidation He IS about eigh-
teen inches long, and when he waddles
across the floor his back moves in
rhythmic waves. There is no shell nor
bones, the covering.to the flesh is elastic
and ductile and of the color OF dark
tanned OK hide.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14
traveller tells the following story to

A traveller tells the following story to
illustrate the insensibility of Maoris to
pain: my friend" he says, had given
Maori pair Of boots, but they were
too short for him. For some time he
endeavored to force them on, but this
was impossible; SO he seized small
tomahawk (hatchet) and cut off his large
toe to the length of his other toes, and
then applied some juice of the ax-plant
70 the cut to stop the bleeding, and
pulled on the boot, which was not re-
moved untilthe toe healed. He put on
the other boot after similar operation.
I have known several instances which
appear to prove than the Maoris are less
sensible to pain than Europeans.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14
MISS.

In an experimental observation of 3s
Fboys Of all classes of society, and an
average health, who had been using to-
bacco for periods ranging from two
months to two years, 81 showed severe
n ury to the constitution and insult
6cient growth; 81 showed the existence
# igzegularity of the hearts action, dis
ae5red stomachs, cough, and craving
for alcohol; IS had intermittency of the
pulse, and | had consumption. After
they had abandoned the use of tobacco,
within six months time one half were
free from all their former symptoms, and
the remainder had recovered by the end
of the year.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14

Here is an epitaph OH tombstone in
the island of Jamaica, West Indies :
Here licth the body of Lewis Gladly,
esq, who died the 22d OF September,
1879, age SO years. He was born at
Montpelier, in France, which place he
left for his religion, and settled in this
island, where in the great earthquake
in the year 1892, he was swallowed up,
and by the great providence of God,
by second shock, was thrown out into
the sea, where he continued swimming
till he was taken up by a boat and
miraculously preserved. He afterward
lived in great reputation and was uni
versally lamented."
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14

The only blacksmith at Mohawk,
Ariz., had ason born to him recently.
Although work was rushing he refused
to fill orders, and put in the whole time
in making baby carriage. Meanwhile
the town was filed with teamsters
anxious to have their wagons put in
order. but the happy father was master
of the situation and no Inducements
could prevent his labor for the baby.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14

CHICAGO Anarchists have organized
Sunday schools for their children and
youths. They say that they think it
their duty to see thot their children are
not subjected to the brain-killing infu-
ence Of the Church, but brought up as
intelligent men and women who shall be
capable to judge for themselves.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14

In every calling demand always Gre
ates supply. Now that one woman
whistler has become financial success,
ambitious women whistlers are spring
inn up all over the country. The latest
aspirant in this line Is Miss Blanche
Weber, of Kansas City, who is said to
be the champion female whistler of the
West.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14

THE principal labor organizations In
all parts of the country are preparing to
make unusual efforts this winter to Sc
cure the passage of certain labor meas
ures by the various State Legislatures.
An employers liability act, modelled
upon the English law, is especially de-
sired
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14

A CONTEMPORARY takes occasion to re-
mark that "next March Chief Justice
from Chicago will administer the oath
of office to President who was nomi-
mated at Chicago"
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14
AN IRON TRUST.

George II. Hull, of Louisville, KY.
has been at work several months arranp-
lug a combination among manufacturers
OF pig iron, for what purpose is not
clearly known. Hull is an iron commits
SION merchant. Howard Tracy, mana
ger Of the company, and Hull's associate
N the plan, stated that he. did not feel at
libsrty TO say much about the combina-
ton, but he asserted positively that the
chief object was to benefit the iron in
dustry OF the South by bringing it to a
great increase.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14

CAESAR wanted to have people around
him who were fat. In that respect the
late Roman General differs from a Can
adian Judge. The Judge fined museum
fat woman 81 for refusing to pay her
cabman, who, apparently, wanted to
charge her in proportion to her weight.
The fair, fat and ten-times forty pound
woman refused to pay the fine, and the
officials were ordered to take her to Jail.
They found to their dismay, that not a
cell door was large enough to let the fat
woman ass through. A chromo will be
given to the person who will tell the
judge what to do with her.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

GOVERNOR SwINEFRop, of Alaska, pre-.
diets that the mammoth, alive and well,
will yet be found in the interior of his
remarkable territory.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14

The now Italian penal code provides
that such an assertion as that the pope
has right to Rome as his seat OF gov
eminent Is punishable as crime.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-02-14

The introduction of leprosy into the
United States, the Globe Democrat de-
clares, must be stopped and the terrible
disease stamped out at once or it will be
the most unmanageable of all epidemics
that ever visited our land There is no
longer any question of its being commu-
nicable. The lepers have invaded Brit
ish Columbia and had such free access
to the Indians that the whole race of red
men is infected. The antagonism TO
Chinese immigration will BIZ more wide
spread than ever, and will be based on
something besides race prejudice. 1t
would be far better to stop ouarantininp
against yellow fever and small. pox, for
while the latter kill more quickly, lep-
rosy devours its victims with living
death. When will our authorities get
aroused to appreciate the danger that is
coming upon us