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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14
Out of Order.

Last year was badly troubled with
blood poison. Ny whole system was
out of order, diseased, and constant
source of suffering, with no appetite and
no enjoyment of life. In this condition
purchased two bottles of Swift's Spe-
cifc rs. 8. 81 of DIR. Schrodus' drug
store, and took by the directions, which
made complete cure. No better reme-
dy.was ever used for impurities Of the
blood than 8. s. s. JOHN GAVIN.
Dayton, o., Dec. 27, 1883.
had a rising on the inside Of my
head behind my right ear, which grew
90 bad that the flesh sloughed off. It
was lanced-swelled again and was
lanced the second time. / took s. S. s.
which forced out the poison, the dis.
chsfge being oopions; As soon as the
poison was eliminated the sore began
healing, and ina short time was per-
feclty well. 8. s.s. has Cured me oi this
dangsrOu. trouble which was thought to
Greenwood. g, O., Oct. 2S, 1855.
Swift's Specific IL entirely vegetable
medicine, and II the only medicine
which has ever cured blood poison,
scrofula, blood hunors and kindred dis
eases. Send for our books on Blood
and Skin diseases, mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta, Ga.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14
TROPICAL FRUITS.

SOmc Of the Conditions Which Render
Their Expectation Improbable.
The impression is no doubt general
that the tropics are especially favora-
BILE to fruit culture. Travellers de-
scribe in glowing colors the appear
ance OF orange-trees bearing at ono
and the same time blossoms, green
fruit and ripe. Such a condition OF
things is convenient and desirable in
cases where the fruit is raised for
home consumption. but it is serious
drawback to expectation. A fixed
season for harvesting is necessary II
the aim OF the culturist be supplying a
foreign market. In the case OF fruit
which has to be gathered in clusters,
like the grape, this habit Of ripening
indifferently at any time OF year is
most inconvenient one.
1t is said by observers that in Brazil
and in tropical Africa grapes look well.
but the punches never ripen thorough
ly. In fact, the same cluster will con-
tain berries OF every age, from the
smallest green to the oldest purple.
For the making Of wine this makes
necessary a sorting of the berries.
which involves great deal of labor
and trouble, rs well az waste OF fruit.
Again, In many parts OF tropical Amer
lea. the hot season Is also the rainy
season. The wet and heat together
lead to rapid decay as the fruit ap-
proaches maturity. To protect itself
from this danger, the skin Of the grape
is said to become thick and leathery.
and 1t acquires an unpleasant taste.
We are all aware how thick is the peel
Of an orange and lemon, and how
abundant is the oil it contains to pro-
tect from decay the pulp within
Youths Companion.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14
MAZARlN'S DEATH.
Regret at Leaving His Art Treasures Eel
by the Great Cardinal.

Regret at Leaving HIS Art Treasures Felt
by the Great Cardinal.
was walking in the new apartment
OF his palace, when heard, owing to
the noise which his slippers made, that
Cardinal Mazarin was coming. I hid
myself behind the tapestry and / heard
him speaking aloud. "Ah! I must
leave all this" and he halted at every
step, he was so weak, looking on one
side, then on the other. Glancing at
the articles which struck him most, he
exclaimed, signing from the bottom Of
his heart: II must leave all this. l
had so much trouble in getting these
things, and l leave them with regret.
Ishall not see them any more where l
am going to-" sighed heavily, so that
he heard me. "Who is therep" he said.
ut is l." ! replied; II was waiting
here to speak to your Eminence Of
an important letter." "Come," he
said, in a piteous tone-he was only
attired in fur dressing gown with a
nightcap on his head. "Give me your
hand; I am very weak" He would
not let me speak to him on business.
II am no longer in a fit state, " said he;
'speak to the King, and do what he
says. Look at this beautiful Correg-
gio, this Venus by Titan and this in
comparable picture Of the food by
Carraccio. / must leave all these.
Adieu, my dear pictures, which have
liked 80 much, and which have cost
me so much money!" Four
or five days before his death the Car
dinal had himself shaved and his mus
tache curled He was so thoroughly
smothered with paint that he never
looked so white and so pink. He then
took turn in the garden In his sedan
chair. which drew from the courtiers
the heartless remark that "a hypocrite
he lived, and a hypocrite he died."-
Memoirs OF Comte de Brienne.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14
MAN CHURIAN DOGS.
The Peculiar Wedding Portion OF Wealthy
Mongollan Brides.

MOngOl1an br1Oes
In Manchuria and Mongolia young
woman's wedding portion consists not
always OF SO many head OF cattle, but
frequently Of so many dogs, which are
to form the nucleus OF dog farm,
these being reared for the sake Of the
thick fur with which the dogs in these
bitterly-cold regions are SO excelently
endowed. as indeed they would need to
be, seeing that in midwinter the ther-
mometer (Fahrenhei) sometimes falls
to 25 deg below zero, /. g., 81 deg. Of
frost. This business is as systematic
ally carried on as is that of sheep
farming in Australasia, the rate Of
reproduction being estimated at ten
per annum; so, reckoning the in
crease by geometrical ratio, IL
is evident that the bride who
receives a dover of dozen OF these
very large long-haired dogs is well
started in life. But Of course the ma
jority of these fine animals are not
destined to survive their first year, as
they are full grown when about eight
months old. and their furs attain per-
fection in winter, so that only those
required for breeding are allowed to
see the spring. All over the northern
part of these vast Monoolian and Man
churian territories these dog farms are
scattered, and there are thousands in
which few hundred dogs are annu-
ally reared for the market, while
others merely raise enough to supply
robes and mats for home use. There
are good many cases in which one
can scarcely afford to think Of ante
cedents, and certainly this slaughter
of perhaps the handsomest race OF dogs
In the world for the sake of their coats
is peculiarly unpleasant. -Blacks0oods
Magazine.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14
THE USEFUL M,NoE.ple.
A Humorous Discourse on This Bensvos
lent Article Of Diet.

A Humorous Discourse on This Benevos
lent Article Of Diet.
Mince pies are very useful, and they
do q good many nice little things.
They are better than physic for good
many diseases that arc otherwise quite
fatal. If you get palpitation Of the
heart don't let it palp, but give 1t Q
dose Of mince pies, and 1t is astonish-
ing how quick it will settle down to
business and go to work. 1t has to, to
keep the machine going. II you are
troubled with cats singing solos in the
back yard all you have to do is to tie q
mince pie to a pole and stand
1t up in the yard and the racket Is
ended. It makes cats voice trem-
BILE to look at one. Cats never can
bear to look at their dead friends. II
the dogs hold mass meetings in front
Of your house and disturb the restive
quiet of your slumbers, all you have to
do is to put out pince pie, and they
will scatter like the wind. They In
stantly recognize some old neighbor
who was little too much for them
when in the flesh. U. there are some
worse things in the world than mince
pies. lots worse.
Mince pies are great thing to af-
ford a man recreation. When I get
tired Of the monotony Of life and want
to have a tussle with the Indians or
ride a wild, unbridled horse over a
precipice, as I often do, eat mince
pies and go to sleep, and it is perfectly
astonishing how quickly the Indians
will begin to sneak around after my
scalp, and how suddenly the wild
horses will begin to prance around In
the neighborhood. In this way can
play Mazeppa and ride an untamed
horse bare-backed or personate Buffalo
Bill and try to scalp Indians. though
generally get scalped myself. Not.
withstanding all these good things,
however. advise my nearest friends
to be careful how they tackle good,
healthy mince pie.-Hdnn,ble mo. J
| Courier.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14
Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused
such general revival of trade at Seybert
& Co.'s drug store as their giving away
to their customers of so many free trial
bottles Of Dr.. Kings New Discovery fol
Consumption. Their trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that it always cures and
never disappoints. Coughs, colds,
asthma, bronchitis, Group, and all threat
and lung diseases quickly cured. You
can test it before buying by getting a
trial bottle free, large size ST.. Every
bottle warranted. Seybert & Co.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14
An ENVELOPE WASTED.

"A ERther's Reckless and Inexcusablo Ex.
travagance and Forgetfulness.
The marriage ceremony had been
performed; the guests had departed,
and the last vestige OF a sumptuous
repast was even now being slowed
away under the blue coat Of a guardian
of'the night.
The bride was taking an inventory
OF the pickle casters, and the groom
had just left the house ostensibly for
the purpose of smoking q cigar, but
really to seek his father, at whose
door he was about to lay a charge Of
awful import.
Father" said the young man, and
the aged parent trembled with appre-
hension as he noted the stern visage
and heard the cold, harsh tone,
''father, do you know what you have
doneP"
"What is it, my sonP Tell me the
worst"
This night you gave me check for
i've thousand dollars as wedding
gift"
$50 I did, and I ought to have made
1t ten thousand dollars. Oh, my son,
I am very, very sorry"
Eyes, you ought to have made it ten
thousand dollars, but" he added grim
ly, ait is too late now. But that is not
ALL"
''Oh, heavens! I can not endure
urther censure," gasped the miser-
able old man.
''It pains me beyond measure to
thus torture you, but, father, your
conduct has been characterized by q
reckless extravaganza that can not be
too severely condemned"
'1n what way, my dear sonp" asked
the affiicted parent, family.
"You placed the check in an enve-
lope, did you notp"
II did"
.sAhd It was white envelope. was it
notp''
1T was, II was"
.Why would not common buff en-
veiope answered Just as wellp I can
overlook your forgetfulness in filling
out the check incorrectly. but that you
should have wasted good white en-
velope on IT is really inexcusable.
But the old man had swooned away
ere the son had finished. II was all
too true. In q needless moment he
had wasted white envelope on snido
wedding check. -Tsrns SVsinas.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14
FULL OF Fun.

Tho consumer may consider him
self lucky II he gets milk of the first
water. Merchant Traveller.
-Photographer-"Every thing is
ready. "Please SMILE" Kentuckian-
''Thank you, don't care II 1 do."-
Arcola Record.
When lady neglects to thank you
for the seat which you surrender to
her on the cars, do not be offended. AS
tonishment is the only feeling which
can deprive n woman of words.-Puck.
miss Brooks" said he, "are you
fond OF chestnutsp" "Yes, she an
swered. And then he fell on his knees
and told her the "old, old story
Terre Haute Express.
"A curious local name for plant
is 'John-go-to-bed-at-noon," applied
In England to the yellow goats beard,
which opens at four and closes just
before twelve o'clock.
Brown thinks his wife is the most
ingenious woman in the world. He
has been married ten years, and she
has succeeded in putting his cuff but
tons In new place every morning dur
ing that time. Weekly.
-"What's the matter with your sis
ter, Mrs. Tortuousp" There hain't
no tellin'; on'y she's been travelin' IN
ketched cold" az heard some one
say 1t was pulmonary difficulty
"Shouldn't be s'prised. l know she
was ridin' in one O. them Pullmans,
and they be powerful airy. y."-Yonkers
Gazette.
Hotel Guest Ito porter on bring.
ing him his boots in the morning)-
michael; how comes it that one OF
these boots is much larger than the
otherp" Michael-"I rally don't know,
sir; but what bothers me most is that
another pair down stairs is in the same
FIX. IN. Y. Ledger.
-Mistress-"Mary Ann. told you
to have the eggs soft boiled. These
are as hard as bullets" Alien Servi
tor-"Sure mum, they're ez soft ez
could get them. Oi kept on bilin'
thin an bilin' thin for nigh the whole
mornin' an divil u bit softer would
they git. America.
Eyes, madam, it is rather costly.
You see, it was made for the Duchess
Of Tweedledum by special order, and it
was go small she could never get II
around her wrist We have had Il
three years, and have never found
any one except you who could veal
it." 'Did you say it is $2,000P Well
guess / will take it."-Jeweler' {
Weekly.
-Father-"My son, stop! You must
not dispute your mother that way
Boy-"But she's in the wrong" Fathe1
THAT makes no difference; and 70,
might as we'll learn. my child, once 70
all, that when lady says thing is SO
It is so," and then he added, earnestly
seven If it isn't so!"-Chicago Globe
-Carpenter--"You say you want
bure au made on a new planp" Citize
Yes, sir; want it made with leg
30 that I can get my head and shoul
ders under It." Carpenter-"Of cours
I will fill your order, but you nigh
satisfy my curiosity as to why yo
want q bureau made in that way" Cit
izen-"Well, I want to be able to flint
my collar-button when want it with
out moving the bureau. boston Cou
| rier.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14
The Blood

Is the source of health; therefore, to
keep well, purify the bloed by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. This medicine is
peculiarly designed to act upon the blood,
and through that open all the organs
and tissues ofthe body. II has specific
action, also, upon the secretions and ex-
cretions, and assists nature to expel
from the system scrofula, humors, i'm
pure particles, and effete matter through
the lungs, liver, bowels, kidneys and
skin. It efectually aids weak, impaired
and debilitated organs. A trial will con-
vince you that it does possess peculiar
curative powers.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14
Nurse to Washington.

Some Of the pleas put forward by
beRgars to draw on the sympathy Of a
listener are amusing. sf
An old colored woman came up to q
gentleman in New York the other day,
and asked. pathetically:
"Cud yo' hep poor ole woman,
what was nuss to Gawge Washing.
tonp"
Gentleman = Nonsense. auntiel
George Washington died before you
were born.
Colored Woman-Am dat 80, sahi
Hit doesn't seem 80 long ter me. I de-
Glaze ter goodness, how time do Ay!--
Lewiston Journal.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14
The Population of Hillsbore

Is about 1900, and we would say at least
one-half are troubled with some affection
of the throat and lungs, as those com-
plants are, according to statistics, more
numerous than others. We would ad-
wise all our readers not to neglect the
opportunity to call on their druggist and
get bottle OF Kemp's Balsam for the
throat and lungs. Trial size free. Large
bottles 80 cents and 81. Sold by all
druggists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14
ALL ABOUT RATS.
The Brown and the Black, and Their
Enmity TO One Another.

The Brown and the Black, and Their
Enmitv TO One Another.
The black and brown rats are par
ticularly deserving Of notice, and are
the most widely distributed over the
world. II is not known where or how
they were introduced into Europe first,
but It must have been in recent times,
as the ancients did not know them.
They both appear to be natives of the
central part Of Asia. The brown rat
found its way to Europe in the Begin
ming of the eighteenth century, and
reached Britain and the western coun-
tries Of Europe about the middle OF
that epoch. The Jacobites of Britain
had the notion that they came with the
house Of Hanover, as they appeared
about that time, and, therefore. chose
tn call them the Hanoverian rat. They
are sometimes enormously called the
Norway rat.
The brown rat is larger and more
powerful than the black rat, and they
are deadly foes. The brown rat has
succeeded in causing an almost total
disappearance OF the black rat in
places where it was very numerous.
According to Mr.. Rodewell's theory,
the manner in which the brown rat
has supplanted its black foe is by love
instead of war. The browns, being
the stronger, carry of the females OF
the blacks by force, and thus he &C.
counts for the curious kind Of parti.
colored offspring which may be found
in France. These rats infest ships,
and so are carried to the most distant
parts Of the world, some OF them get
ting ashore at every port and estab
fishing new colonies.
The black rat is nearly seven inches
long and the brown grows to ter
inches, with tail eight inches long.
Both species are extremely prolific,
producing from ten to fourteen at 9
birth. When they are pressed by
hunger they do not hesitate to devoul
the weaker Of their kind.
The rats never-failing appetite is
especially useful in devouring animal
and vegetable substances, the putre
faction of which would otherwise bt
productive of pestilence. It is sale
that the visits Of the plague to West
ern Europe and Britain have ceased
from the time when rats became plenti
full.
Their sense Of smell is very acute
SO much SO that ratcatchers are care
full to glove their hands when setting
their traps. The professional rat
catcher in England wears a bras
image of q rat as sign of his business.
The ways and means Of catching then
are a professional secret. They pro
cure them alive and sell them to rat
pit keepers. These pit-keepers hav,
a sort Of hole where they let the rat!
loose and dogs are set on them
Crowds Of boys and men pay to SCI
this cruel sport.
The skin of rats is made into glove
in Paris, and in Siberia there is a fiel,
mouse that stores up such quantitie
OF dried roots and other food to las
through the long winter OF that coun
try that half-starved people there hun
their nests and carry off most OF tn,
food for their own use.
A troop Of trained rats were ex
hibited some time ago, dressed like
men and women. They walked OF
their hind legs and went through ,
sort of play, one act Of which was te
hang a cat and dance around the body
Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14
Ringing Noises

In the ears, sometimes roaring, buzzing
soc;.d, are caused by catarrh, that ex-
ceedingly disagreeable and very common
disease. Loss OF smell and hearing also
result from catarrh. Hoods Sarsaparilla,
the great blood purifier, is peculiar
successful remedy for this disease, which
it cures by purifying the blood. If you
suffer from catarrh, try Hoods Sarsapa'
rilla, the peculiar medicine.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14

The Omaha Republican thinks that
the decision of the Nebraska Supreme
court ought to command good price in
the puzzle department of any well.con-
Quoted juvenile paper.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14

"A boy living near Abilene, Tex.
was recently bitten by snake and was
soon taken with convulsions. An old
Mexican scraped out the bowl Of q briar
pipe, applied the scrapings to the child's
wounds, and the next day the boy was
we'll.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14

The steadily increasing popularity Of
Laxador, the golden remedy" with
dyspeptics and persons troubled with
indigestion, is simply phenomenal. Price
only % cents. At all druggists.
It makes person feel sad to hear a
crying baby, suffering probably from
some slight pain, which could be easily
relieved by the use Of DR.. Bulls Baby
Syrup, which is for sale at all drug stores.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder has
been the leading baking powder for years.
Ithas gained its popularity from its being
the most perfect baking poDder made. 1t is
prepared from pure, refined materials. For
purity, strength and healtlJulness, 1T
STANDS ALONE. Its perfect excel
lence will ever be fully maintained.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14

This year Ash Wednesday, or Lent,
occurs March @; last year it occurred
February 10. Palm Sunday last year
was March %; this year April IA. Easter
this year April 81 last year April l.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14

The people in Western town are
complaining because local undertaken
displays his coffins on the sidewalk out
side his. Office, with prices attached, Just
like the furniture dealers.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14

The skeleton of number of Indians
have been nnearthed near Waynetown,
Ind. Beside one of them acopper spear
head, an earthen pot, the bones of dog
and some beads were found.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14

A plebiscite as to whether children
shall receive religious instruction in the
schools of Milan was taken in that city,
and %, 900 out Of q 1000 voted yes.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-02-14

Stockings are growing more expensive.
The new ones are heavily beaded with
let or with real lace inserted in front,
and 20 up as high az SIS pair.
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Box 624.
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-14
Ho For Christmas Presents.

Owing to large amount of Christmas
goods being purchased by the different
merchants of our city this season, and
with prospect of a great deal being car
ried over, have determined to sell all
my Christmas goods at cost, for spot
cash. Every thing this season is fresh
and new from the manufactures. 4
handsome line of stand lamps of various
patterns, vases of various patterns and
designs, doll babies and doll heads
drums, trunks. boys boxes and carpen-
ter tools, Noah's ark, china cups, bells,
bureaus safes, tin stoves and utensils,
horus, alligators and turtles that run by
themselves, express wagons, cradles,
bedsteads, horses, hobby horses, rocking
chairs, penknives, cake stands, children 8
swings. baby carriages, elephants, cam
els, butcher s carts, Christmas tree orna-
ments of all kinds and designs. queens
ware and Chinaware at or little below
cost as we do not propose to handle any
more in that line, candies of all kinds,
cheaper than ever sold before ;also have
a fine line of groceries, tobacco and
cigars, wooden and willow ware for
song, and a thousand and one other atti-
cles. G. H. BOWERS.
North Queen ST., Greer's old stand.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-12-14

HARPER's FERRY NoTEs.-This
writer says that in 1890 Maine YAM
kee invented a breech-loading rife.
The Government decided to adopt it
and for 90 years theseguns we're made
here, but for some reason never came
into general use. Wealways thought
Capt. Hall, as he was called, and the
father of the late Mrs. DR.. n. Mar.
mion, came here from Massachusetts,
a mechanic, to superintend the manu-.
facture of his gun.
In regard to Gen. Miles surrender
he says he had twelve thousand men.
Only 200 men were killed or wounded
and II, 600 were made prisoners, to-
gether with 20 pieces of artillery, a
vast quantity of small arms, stores
and ammunition of war.
l will add that where the fiuttering
flag of Stonewall Jackson hoated on
Bolivar Heights, now stands Col.
Whitman's gray stone house, and that
the Colonel was prisoner in that dis
aster as the Union side called It.-.Se,a'
tineJ.