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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-06-13
Desirable Residence for Sale.

A two-story, seven-room dwell
ing house on Vine street will be
sold cheap and at reasonable terms.
House comparatively new and in
excellent repair. Handsome lawn
surrounding it. Call at this Office
for further particulars.
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TO Uh0ns II may concern ~
IN missioners for Highland county. Ohio.
contemplate building bridge over Rocky
Fork, near the residences Of james W. George,
on the rosd leading from the ChilllcothS
township, Highland county, Ohio.
BY order OF County Commissioners.
GEORGE W. LEFEVRE,
June IL, 1854. a- County Auditor
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FOR RExCHANaE


Of goods. .i NJ
Farm Of l06 acres. Good improvements.
Want stock Of groceries or general msrchan-
disc
of goods or town property. HHtT
Farm OF 100 acres. Splsndidly improved.
Want town property or groceries.
House and lot In Peebles. Want we'll i'm.
proved small farm.
Three story brick In Cincinnati Want we'll
improved farm.
Farm Of 104 acres, near South Salem. VIII
take town property, $4,000. Cash &l,6OO, bal
ance long time.
House, lot and land In Locust Grove. Want
good farm. Win pay cash difference.
Farm OF l9S aores, near New Petersburg.
Want city property and cash.
Brick business house In Msrengo. Two
business rooms, cellar, public hall, seated with
chairs. and living rooms. Price e5,00O Sell
or exchapge. Good investment.
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Do not fail to call and immense stock
Men, Youths and Boys They handsome
the Latest Novelties the market Affords consisting of
Mohairs Apacas and Seersuckers
and Vest offer at 75 headquarters Wearing
pare of all kinds especially adapted for workngmen..
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Administratrix's Notice.

10 hereby given that the under.
4y signed has been appointed and qualified
Of the estate OF Bebee Bar
rere, late OF Highland county, Ohio, d ceased,
Dy the PROBATE Court OF said county.
June l0tn, 1889. LULU BARRERE
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Administrative Notice.

IN signed has been appointed ana mail.
fed misunderstanding OF the estate OF GeOrge
peniston; late Of Highland county. Ohio. by
June Sd, 1889. ELIzABETA PENSION.
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'NOTlCE = hereby given thst the under.
ed admlnictrator Of the win annexed 81 the
county. Ohio. dsees:sd, 81 the pro6sts
Court gmrs of q si,d ,ssu county. w.O.ovERGAN.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
The skeleton Market.

'fTEe skeleton market at present, .
said dealer in those gruesome com.
moditles, lis very dragging. You can
get first-class article nov for $50,
where as the price three years ago
was $65 and $40. All the skeletons
we get now are imported. There is no
duty on them, and American makers
found that they could not complete.
Just outside of Paris is a colony
which does nothing else but articulate
skeletons, and they supply the world.
Men, women and children are en-
ployed in the business at their homes.
No, / wouldn't think it would be a
pleasant place to visit, unless one en-.
joyed the odors of desiccating fac
tory. The bones have to be boiled.
There is a skull there in that glass
case for which we have refused 800.
Every tooth is in its place, and the
smallest suture shows perfectly -
Cincinnati Enquirer
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
4 Snnke Ment Down His Throat.

A Vincennes, Ind, dispatch says:
one of the most remarkable cases with
which the medical men of southern
Illinois have had to contend is that
of Everett Terry, a IA year old boy.
Recently the youth, with a number of
companions, went bathing in the En-
baTass river. Terry prided himself
on his diving abilities. After making
a long dive he told his companions
that while under water he had swal-
lowed something He soon became
deathly sick. went home and took to
his bed. Several days later he was
seized with commissions of the most
violent nature, and his sickness took
the most peculiar phase. DIR. Maxwell
was summoned, and was puzzled with
the condition of the patient.
Between the hours of 5 and z in
the morning Everett is able to take
medicine. After that time his stomach
will retain neither liquids or solids
until 4 o'clock in the evening, when
he seems to crave for food. and par
takes of milk, meat and soup with APP
parent relish. Thirty minutes after
eating the patient is attacked with
smothering spells. He smacks his
jaws, winks his eyes with lightning
rapidity, and then becomes uncon-
scious. Commissions become more
intense, and finally he grows so VIC
lent that it requires the combined
strength of three men to hold him on
a pallet. His spasms are of several
varieties, namely, cataleptic, epilep-
tic and tetanIc
For four days he was denied food
of any kind. On the third day of his
starvation the head of reptile of
some kind was seen in his throat, but
all efforts to secure it were fruitless.
The doctors disagree as to the nature
of the case and cause of the disease.
Some aver that 1t is disorganlzation
OF the nervous system, while others
claim that the boy swallowed snake.
Despite all theories advanced, the
mystery is as lar from solution as it
was month ago.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
AIlaserlptiea orChrIst.

This was found in an ancient man
uscript sent by Publius Lentulus,
President of Jude:,, to the Roman
Senate:
There lires at this time in Judea
man of singular character, whose
name is Jesus Christ. The barbarians
esteem Him as a prophet, but His
followers adore Him as the immediate
offspring of God. He is endowed
with such unparalleled virtues us to
be able to call back the dead from
their graves, and to heal every sort
of disease with word or touch. His
person is tall and elegantly shaped,
his aspect amiable and reverend. His
hair flows in those beautiful shades
which no united colors can match,
falling in graceful curls below the
ears, agreeably touching ON his
shoulders and parting on the crown
of his head like the head-dress of the
sect called Nazarites His forehead
is smooth and his cheeks without a
spot, save that of lovely red. His
nose and mouth are formed with ex-
quisite symmetry; his beard is thick
and suited to the hair of his head.
reaching little below his chin and
parted in the middle like fork. His
eyes are bright, clear and serene. He
rebukes with majesty and counsels
with persuasive language, his whole
address, whether in word or deed, be-
ing elegant, grave and strictly char
acteristic of so exalted being. No
man has ever seen him laugh, but all
Judea has frequently beheld him
weep, and so persuasive are his tears
that the multitudes are unable to re-
strain theirs from mingling with his.
he is very modest, temperate and
wise. Whatever this phenomenon
may be in the end, he now seems to
be man Of strange beauty and
divine perfection, in every way sur
passing the children of men. "-Ex.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
Mrs Harrison Aided Him.

Mrs. Harrison expressed great sur
PRISE when she read the account in
the morning papers of John f. Elliott,
the San Quentin prisoner who was
pardonedss through her intercession.
She received letter from him a year
ago in which he sent a poem CON-
posed by himself on the battle of
9Resacca" He did not ask for par
don, but said he had reduced his
term from seven to five years by good
behavior. A lady who was with Mrs.
Harrison in Indianapolis at the time
wrote acknowledging the letter, and
later sent a5letter asking the prison
authorities about John F. Elliott's
character. The chaplain, William II.
Hit, answered, and in his letter used
the words: II know Elliott well, and
can show you that he is deserving
and not one of the criminal class. He
has been ,unjustly sent here by rank
perjury. l hope he may be pardoned
before the expiration of his sentence. !"
Mrs. Harrison became interested in
tine case, as everything pointed to the
fact Elliott that was trying to reform.
Reasoning that his sentence would
expire in November, and pardon
two or three months before his time
would give him once more fair
standing before the world, she sent
copies of the.letters in her possession
to Senator Stanford, together with a
request for. him to look into the case.
The papers were transmitted through
him 20 Gov Waterman, and John F.
Elliott became free man. This is
the first instance of an intercession
on Mrs. Harrison's part, although she
says she has demands constantly that
moye her to pity.-Ex.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14
st. Mary 5 Academy,
SALT LAKE. UTAH.
Conducted by the
Sisters Of the Holy Gross

Studies for boarders and day pupils will be
resumed Monday, September ?, lSS9
The English course includes all the branches
necs ssary for a first-cass education The Ian
guages, linear drawing, vocal music in class,
plain sewing and ornamental needle work
form no extra charge
Terms are modified when two or more of the
same family are at school at same time.
students attending All Hallows college are
permitted 10 visit their sisters at the Academy
half rates can be secured on two of the rail-
road lines Terms moderate.
For Catalogue, address as above.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14

Il say. Jenkins, can you tell a young
chicken from an old one?" "Of course
I can "Well, how?" .'By the teeth. +"
Chickens don't have teeth" "No,
but I have"
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-09-14

west ana the points named.
Carrying Mail, Passengers and Express.
Leaves Blackfoot Daily at a. m. for the Big
Lost River Mines, Houston, Challis, Bonanza,
Clayton, Custer City, Ktna and Bay Horse.
Passengers are carried in first class coaches,
driven by careful and experienced drivers.
Eating Houses on the line are unsurpassed
Accommodating agents who are ready at al
times TO furnish patrons with full Information
regarding towns, mines and surrounding coun-
try. For further information apply TO
o. j. SAULSBERY ]. p. DICKEY.
General Manager, or Superintendent
FRED yOGLER, Agent at Blackfoot Idaho
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY.
Tho Transfer of the Industry from Penn
sylyauia to Ohio.

Tho Transfer OF the Industry from Penn.
sylvania to Ohio.
The supply of gas seems to be abun-
dant although rumors to the contrary
are being circulated. The largest sup
ply well in the world was recently
bored near Findlay. Ohio, producing
32,OO0.000 cubic feet of gas per diem.
the largest one in that vicinity hereto
fore producing 15,000,0O0 cubic feet.
Astonishing and valuable discoveries
have been made recently in the line OF
making gas from crude petroleum that
bids fair become rival OF natural
gas as regards expense and utility. 1t
is claimed by several parties that they
can produce it at a cost Of from one
to three cents per 1000 cubic feet and
to prove their good faith one OF these
companies has recently purchased a
gas plant in one of the Ohio cities and
has contracted to furnish the city with
gas for five cents per 1000 and this
plant is to be running within the next
80 days. Chicago capitalists are con-
nected with this enterprise. The sue
cessful manufacture of fuel gas from
crude petroleum would become i'm
mensely valuable to custom manufac
turers and those Of points remote from
large fuel supplies.
There appears to be a difference In
tho quality of natural gas as there is in
crude petroleum, the sulphurous ele-
ment varying in quantity with the diff
ferent localities and the extent OF its
injurious oxydizing effect on the con-
fining valves is yet to be ascertained.
There are millions OF gallons OF Ohio
oil stored in tanks which as yet are not
available for Illuminating purposes on
account of the excessive quantity of
sulphur it contains. The Pennsylvania
oil containing smaller quantity Of
sulphur is readily and easily separated
into several valuable articles OF use but
the great affinity OF sulphur for the illu-
minating oil in the Ohio crude oil
creates an obstacle which is as yet in
surmountable. At one refinery several
hundred thousand dollars have been
expended in experiments with view
TO purifying the Ohio oil, but as yet
they have been unsuccessful. This oil
is at present used chiefly for fuel pur-
poses.
There is no great reason to doubt the
decline of the oil wells of Pennsylvania,
and the general transfer OF the indus
try to Ohio. The daily production of
the Pennsylvania and New York fields
has fallen from 10000 barrels. to A.
00barrels. The rich fields along Oil
Creek in the vicinity OF Bradford are
nearly dry, and the land is being
reclaimed for farming purposes. The
Ohio fields must become the center of
the petroleum industry. Many prac-
tical men assert that the State can give
daily yield of 100000 barrels. Men
are at work every day removing the
tanks to Ohio sOil.-Cor. Albany. IN
Y. Journal.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09
STABLE ECONOMIES.
How to Avoid the Proaigate Waste of Fer
tiiizing Agents.


Ii | had u gutter behind the cattle
in my stable | should make haste to
close it up level with the floor and
raise the standing floor several inches,
rs | have already done. Cutters are
more expensive, cause more rapid de-
cay OF the building, are an annoyance
to the cattle in coming and going and
sometimes cause much evil OF one or
another kind, are not SO easily kept In
condition. and are, in short, every way
less desirable than plain floor inclin-
ing slightly toward the elevated stand
ing platform to prevent the liquids
from spreading too far. Or the floor
be level, nail down guard OF 2x4-inch
timber about two feet from the rear Of
the standing floor. have seen many
stables arranged with reference to
temporarily storing the manure in
them with the expectation that it
would be hauled out from day to day.
or at other stated intervals, but |
never knew ease when the expecta-
tion was realized, or where the health
and well-being of the cattle were not
endangered by the inability to season.
ably remove the manure. ! should
prefer shallow pit outside the build
ing, at or near one end of the stable,
with driveway through it; put a
roof over it, and with stable truck
dump the manure into it every MORN
ing and night.
When convenient to haul the manure
away as fast as made, | would dump it
directly into the spreader, wagon Or
sled. and save one handling OF 1t.
There need be no extra work or OK
pensive appliances; indeed it is prac-
ticable to reduce the manual labor
quite materially The truck may be
run upon the gutter rail, and corre-
spending one further to the rear, and
save more than one-half the lifting in
the original cleaning up Of the manure,
and | have seen an arrangement for
using "a large, slightly modified Wheel
barrow, and dumping 1t into wagon
or the pit, which was claimed to be a
saving OF labor over throwing it out
OF side windows, and every way pre-
ferable TO leaving it to be drawn out
occasionally by passing team
through the stable. But | heartily
! commend any plan which results in
| getting the manure to the field with
out having been exposed to the rain or
caves water. Any farmer can much
better afford to stack out his fodder
than his manure. The waste from
manure exposure in the country at
large is hundredfold greater than
that from fodder exposure No
farmer can afford this in these days of
small profits. $. Bliss. IN ~. 4.
] Tribune.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09
AMERICAN SLANG.
Tho Quaint Origins of Some Queer Words
and Odd Sentences,


American slang has a strong local
flavor, as. ''Do you catch on?" from
habit Americans have OF running after
railroad trains, and .tlle gets there"
also from the railroad. They also talk
of the ''star boarder'' and the "star
love MATCH" evidently from the flag.
you'll get left" is railroad simile,
and real estate "boom" and Harrison
is booming" comes from the noise Of
n blizzard or Of cannon ball BOOM
ing through the air '.He won hands
down is the fact that II prizetighter
drops his hands when beaten. PANT
ing the town red" is from "Corio-
lanus.' 1t is also found in England in
old Milton days. Pttck had some lines
last spring as follows:
I'm n gray hawk that's crested, l am;
I'm II blizzard that's tested am, -;
And when swoop down
I'm the boss OF the town.
Tn daisy, "A ioar, am, am
There is slang in every word almost
"Boss" is from the old Dutch bass-a
master.
A drunken man is said to be ''loaded
| for bear" very heavy charge, and il
n man has murderous intent he il
jumping on your neck-tie." As in
the old sample of American humor, OF
the man who was 50 tall he had to 30
up a ladder to shave himself-all
American humor is full of exaggera-
tion. English slang is brutal, rs ''it is
all rot" etc. Like other dialects,
slang increases its store of words by
formation at home and adoption from
abroad. Looking at it philologically
we must admit that English, already q
most copious language, is in freely
growing state and capable OF adding
to itself by almost any process found
in any language OF the whole world.
old or new. The abbreviation or con-
traction of words-is seen at its best
in slang. "Cab" and 'bus" and
''mob' from mobile. the fckle crowd,
a mob, were originally slang forma-
tions.
Slang is delicious in the mouth OF a
very refined person, and they tell a
good story Of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe.
who was asked by II lady to say some-
thing beautiful about her piazza.
Well said the ready wit, III think
it is bully piaz"-which had the full
element Of wit in il, that it was unex-
pectod. Other phrases might be men,
toned which have a real meaning.
Thus. the devil to pay and no pitch
hot" comes from Il certain seam in d
vessel which the sailors call the
; devil" and which they have to fill in.
From its awkwardness to caulk occurs
the phase. Boxing the compass y
comes from the Spanish boxear, to
, turn round. "A cock and bull story, v
IA term now applied to any rambling
, tale, illustrates the contempt felt by
=, the learned for the ancient beast
fables, which were the delight of man.
, kind in the lower grades of civiliza
= ton through the Middle Ages Many
words Of this class. had not theii
: origin been noted down, would have
remained in the language as nnde'
cipherable mysteries, But we can moi
find the etymology of every thing
Boston Taceler.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09
STORIES OF BIRDS.
Their Mature and Habits ~ Affected by the
Presence of Man,

Their Mature and Habits ~ Affected by the
Presence of Man.
II Is interesting to compare reports
from different parts OF the globe in re-
gard to the nature and habits OF wild
creatures as affected by the presence
Of man. In an undisturbed state they
exhibit precisely the feelings toward
us which Cowper put into the mouth
OF Alexander Selkirk:
'The beasts that roam over the plain, y
My form with indifference see;
They are so unacQuainted with man,
Their tameness Is shocking to me-"
1t is plain that the dread they show
OF man, and the cunning with which
they contrive to keep out OF his way,
are cultivated by the manner in which
they are pursued. We are familiar
with the habits of the crow. Most
readers have no doubt seen these birds
feeding in the fields while one of their
number kept guard from stake in the
fence or from the top of a tree which
overlooked all the ground. They are the
most wary and the most mischievous
OF birds. This is due to their training.
| In Japan, where for centuries life was
not taken, the crow is known for its
boldness. Mr.. St. John says of the
Japanese crow:
They are most impertinent birds.
l remember once being very much
amused watching girl washing some
plates outside the cottage door. Six
or eight OF these cool, inquisitive
birds were on the ground, not two
feet from her hands, and now and ther
two or three would hop in and pick a
something which fell from the dishes
the girl constantly switching her clotl
at the black birds to keep them from
pecking her fingers. The GOODNESS o
these kindly treated friends of thu
Japanese is everywhere the same"
From the opposite quarter OF tn,
! globe, British Guiana. Mr.. Brown
the Government surveyor, who pene
! trated more than five hundred mile
from the coast, reports similar obser
vations in regard to animals that wer
met.
: Owing" he says, "to the entir
, absence of representatives of tn
: human race in this portion Of tn
, Essequibo, all members of bird an
, mammal life met with were exceed
ingly tame. Capybaras, which wer
) numerous, appeared not to know i
, what light to view us; and when W
: were encamped at a large, shallo'
l cataract, where there was grea
: spread of semi-submerged rocks, co,
cred with aquatic plants, one of thes
5 animals came up so close to Ben, VIII
: was washing clothes, that he had I
Q throw stones at it to drive it ava,
8 Al one place the men gave chase owe
: the rocks and shadows to three youn
y water-haas, which. with their parents
: were gazing stupidity at us. They SUI
S ceeded in capturing two OF the lit
t ones after an exciting hunt, but gay
It them their freedom again. The bus
:. ibises, white cranes and muscovy duel
would let us approach close to the
before they attempted to fly. Youth
Companion.
Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-09
COLLEGE SOCIETIES.
An Established Power in All American
Educational Institutions.

am often asked by anxious papas,
"What good is a secret society for
boy in college?" The form of the
question suggests the idea that the
papa is not likely to have had any per-
sonal experience either of the one or
the other; but the answer is plain.
The secret college fraternity organiza-
tions of the better class have come to
be an established power in American
colleges. and in proportion to their
merits they exercise an influence for
good or evil upon the career OF every
student that is. in the average. not
much less important than that exerted
by Alma Mater herself. As an in
huence it is stronger while it lasts, and,
as rule, lasts much longer. 1t is no
more question, ''Shall | permit my
son to join fraternity The
question is, .'Can hope that
my son will be accepted by one
of the best?" A curious instance OF
their practical workings has been re-
Gently told me on good authority. A
Southern gentleman more than twenty
years ago joined one OF these institu-
tions. Soon after this his chapter be-
came extinct. He himself became in
turn a teacher, married and reared a
family OF children. He was Industrious
and worthy in every way, but the vel
VOW fever panic in the South deprived
him of his only means OF support. The
wolf was at the door. The last re-
sources Of economy had been exhausted.
In his despair he addressed letter,
detailing his circumstances, to the FRA
ternity at large, asking aid. A tele.
gram to the president OF Southern
college was answered with satisiac'
tory Endorsement, and within fe"
hours a sum of money was on It's way
TO the unfortunate one which was quite
adequate to his immediate needs. anc
for which he has the satisfaction o
knowing he is not indebted to ORGANIZED
charity, but TO organized love.-N. /
Truth.