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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-21
SIGNS OF DEATH.
Some Of the Premonitory Indications 81
Impending Dissolution.

Some Of the Premonitory Indications -
impending Dissolution.
The signs Of impending death are
many and variable, says the Medical
journal. No two instances are precia0-
ly identical, yet several signs are COM
mon to many cases. Shakespeare, who
observed every thing else, observed and
recorded some OF the premonitory signs
of death also. In the account Of the
death Of Falstaf, the sharpness Of tho
nose, the coldness of the feet, gradually
extending upward, the picking at tho
bed lothes, are accurately described.
For some time before death indica-
lions Of rs approach become apparent
Speech grows thick and labored, ths
hands, II raised, fall instantly, the res-
piration Is difficult the heart loses it's
power to propel the blood to the extreu,-
tiles, which consequently become cold,
clammy moisture oozes through the
pores of the skin. the voice grows weak
and husky or piping, the eyes begin To
lose their luster..
In death at old age there is a gradual
dulling Of all the bodily senses and of
many Of the mental faculties; memory
fails, Judgment wavers. Imagination
goes out like a candle The muscles
and tendons get stiff. the voice breaks.
the cords Of the tabernacle arc loosen
ing. Small noises irritate, sight be-
comes dim, nutrition goes on feebly, d.
gestion is impaired, the secretions are
insufficient. or vitiated. or cease, capil-
larry circulation is clogged. Finally tho
central organ Of the circulation comes
to q stop, a full stop, and this stoppage
means dissolution. This Is the death
Of old age, which few attain to.
Many people have an idea that death
is necessarily painful, even agonizing,
but there is no reason whatever to sup
pose that death is moro painful pro
cess than birth. 1t is because in GER
tain proportion Of cases dissolution ia
accompanied by q visible spasm and dis
tortion of the countenance that this
idea exists, but it is as nearly certain as
any thing can be that these distortions
of the facial muscles are not only pain
less, but take place unconsciously. In
many instances, too, comatose or semi
comatose state supervenes, and it is at
together probable that more or less
complete Inconsistencies then prevails
We have, too, abundant evidence of peo-
pie who have been nearly drowned ana
resuscitated, and they all agree in the
statement that, after q few moments OF
painful struggling, fear and anxiety
pass away and a state of tranquility sue
ceeds They see visions Of green fields.
and in some cases hear pleasing music.
and so far from being miserable, their
sensations are delightful. But where
attempts at resuscitation are successful
the resuscitated persons almost invaria-
bly, protest against being brought back
to life, and declare that resuscitation is
accompanied by physical pain and
acute mental misery.
Death is fact which every man
must personally experience, and con-
sequently is Of universal interest, ana
as facts are facts, the wisest course Is tO
look them squarely in the face, for ne
cessity is coal black and death keeps no
| calendar.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-21
A Unique NeWspaper.

Lying on tho desk of Mr.. w. B. SOM
erville, In his cozy Office in the big West
ern Union building, reporter espied a
very strange newspaper. At first it
looked like large piece Of foolscap
closely written, but upon closer exami-
nation it proved to be a real live news
paper written by hand. This unique
newspaper is published at Prince Albert,
a small hamlet in the center of the Cana
dian northwest territory, and is called
The Prince Albert Critic. Its size is four
pages, four columns to the page.
The paper has circulation of several
hundred copies and is specimen of
what can be done by an enterprising
journalist without font Of type. The
mode Of issuing it is rather peculiar.
The matter, instead Of being set in type,
is written in ink with an electric pen on
prepared paper, the rest Of the issue be.
ing imprints Of the original sheet. The
paper is newsy for its size, contains
quite a number of advertisements and is
the official paper Of the hamlet.-New
York World.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-21
Tremendous Force Of Sea Waves.

Some idea Of the power exerted by sea
waves may be formed from the follow.
ing facts: An iron column, twenty three
feet long and weighing 5000 pounds
part Of lighthouse being built-was, in
course of operation, landed at Bishop
Rock, England, and, storm coming up,
was left lashed by chain at each end to
two strong eye bolts. Three days after,
when the storm had abated, it was found
that the great column had been moved q
distance Of twenty feet and landed on
top Of projecting rock. A blacksmith's
anvil weighing nearly 200 pounds, and
sunk in a pit three and one-haK feet
deep, had been washed entirely out Of
the sink and landed near the column Of
iron above mentioned. II had been float
ed nearly 200 feet after being lifted out
Of the hole.-St. Louis Republic.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-21

Wine worth 100000 q bottle is q
drink that In expense would rival the
luxurious taste Of barbaric splsndor when
priceless pearls were thrown into the
wine cup to give rich flavor to its con-
tents; yet in the city of Bremen just such
a costly beverage may be found. In the
wonderful wine cellar under the Hotel
do Vile, in the Rose apartment, there
are twelve cases Of holy wine, each case
inscribed with the name Of one Of the
apostles. This ancient wine was depos-
tied in its present resting place In the
year 1924, 266 years ago. One case Of
this wine, consisting Of five oxhofs Of 2O4
bottles, cost 500 rix dollars In 1924. In.
cluding the expense Of keeping up the
cellar, interest on the original outlay and
interest upon interests, one Of those OK
hofs would today cost 655, 1857, $40 rix
dollars; three single bottles, 2,218,812
rix dollars; a glass, or the eighth part Of
bottle, is worth 840,476 rix dollars, or
about e54, ,478; or at the rate Of $40 rix
dollars, or e55, per drop.-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-21
DEVILS Lake.

DEVILS lake is body of brackish
water Of uncertain size, according to
the weather, but covering about 200
square miles on an average, and having
an outlet by a marshy stream to the
Cheyenne river, only in wet seasons.
Though the water is too saline for
stranger TO drink it, yet it abounded with
fish in It's natural state; and even now,
in the dead Of winter, one may see
groups Of wiry old squaws here and there
on the ice -four feet thick at the least!)
working the dip seine" and bringing
out at each haul two or three pickerel,
which are thrown on the ice to freeze
solid in few minutes, after which they
are handled like stones or billets of
wood. To see the poor old creatures
kneeling on the margin Of the holes they
have cut through the ice, and with one
arm, bare nearly to the shoulder, thrust
under the edge of the ice to spread the
seine-thermometer from zero to 80 be-
low-is novel and interesting sight to
the tourist that is, If he is well wrapped
in fur coat and has thick moccasins or
"German socks" over his heavy boots.
The lake in one place is almost cut in
two by sort Of peninsula, with spoon
shaped extremity running out into the
lake; and there the Indians in the "good
old times" used to make their great buff
falo drive. Stampeded by mounted men,
from large section adjacent the animals
fled to the lake and were gradually con-
centrated on this peninsula; the hunters
then advanced by boat or along the land
and shot them down at leisure. At
length the white man broke in; the great
Turtle mountain buffalo raids began; for
seventy miles in line the prairie the
next summer was observation-disclosures
with buffalo skeletons-and old settlers
still tell Of the "big money" made by
gathering their bones. In five short
years every buffalo was gone, and the
Indians had to starve, fight or emigrate.
They fought and were whipped; part
emigrated and the rest are starving.-J.
II, B.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-21
A succesaful Man.


One of the brightest advertising men
in Chicago made his rise through the fall
Of another. It was some years ago when
as a mere boy he was tramping the
streets Of Chicago In search of any sort
Of job which offered. His last nickel
had gone for food, and one afternoon he
was walking through down town alley,
tired and disgusted. Happening to glance
upward he saw boy leaning out Of q
window. In a moment the boy lost his
balance and fell to the ground with the
customary dull, sickening thud. The
discouraged man hastened to the boys
side and discovered that death had been
instantaneous. Looking up at the open
window from which no had fallen the
man counted the stories and then sought
the stairway near by. Mounting the
stairs he dashed into the editors room,
for IL was the Office Of The Prairie
Farmer, and blurted out: "Do you want
q boys" Looking up In surprise the edi-
tor answered, mo, we have q boy"
Then the man said, "I'll bet you haven't
your boy just fell from the window and
is dead. want his place" lnvestiga.
ton found that the man was right, and
he was engaged for his pushing way.
Since then he has risen by degrees and
made money, and very few Of his friends
know how he gained his place. Chicago
Herald. WA. I|
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Tno OlQ man CnonBo0 Hio vi0Wos
When I was boy went to visit aa \
austere old uncle Of mine, who kept Q
country store In FLORIDA town. He
was never known to laugh out loud or to
take much amusement out OF anything.
There was q big bumblebees' nest In the
eavestrough Of the old store, however,
and the darkies that were always hang
ing about used to stir II up occasionally
TO make fun. When q strange darky
would come around who did not know
Of the trick, the boys would get him
near the nest, stir up the bees behind his
back, and then quietly get out Of harms
way and watch the stranger Jump when
the bees stung him.
This trick, when successfully carried
out, was one Of the very few things that
tickled old Uncle Ben, and he would
watch its performance with anxiety lest
Il should fail, and would then retire to
the back part Of the shop and shake for
ten minutes with internal laughter,
which only found outward expression in
his quivering stomach and shoulders and
swapping black eyes. This had been re-
peated scores Of times, when one day
there came hitch In the proceedings.
One bee lit just on the old mans upper
lip, and gave him sting that raised Q
lump as big as pigeons egg there In
about one minute. HE etTsr u
Old Uncle Ben retired to the back Of
the shop, as usual, without giving any
sign Of his smart, and followed him to
see him shake with laughter. There was
no shake this time, however. The old
man called me to him and said: ''See
here, my boy, you run out into the back
yard and get me lump Of cold, wet
clay from the well side" I didlso, and
he sent me away again, saying that he
wanted the clay to stuff up rat hole
with. hid behind barrel, however,
and saw him clap the clay to his mouth,
take his head in his other hand, and
stamp around and swear to himself, till
I got scared. Then he took out some
ball blue from o box, wrapped It up in
his handkerchief, dipped It in pail Of
water and rubbed II on his lip till he
looked like an Indian on the war path.
Finally he calmed down, washed him.
self of, and came out looking sourer than
ever.
The next day the boys found most
promising victim, and were preparing
to play the trick on him when Uncle
Ben came out and shouted: "Now, then,
you lazy rascals, won't have you driv.
ing off my customers with your scurvy
tricks. The first boy that touches that
bees nest will get a cowhide over his
back" And the darkies never could un-
derstand what caused the old man to
change his mind 30 suddenly about q
trick that had amused him 80 many
times.-New York Tribune. ..
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-21

A transparent mucilage Of great tenaci-
ty may be made by mixing rice flour
with cold water and letting it simmer
gently over the fire. Another way is to
dissolve teaspoonful Of alum In quart
of water. When cold stir in as much
-four as will give it the consistency Of
thick cream, carefully beating up all the
Jumps. Stir in half q teaspoonful Of
powdered rosin. Pour on the mixture a
teacup Of boiling water, stirring it well.
When it becomes thick pour In an earth
en- vessel. Cover and keep in cool place.
When needed for use take portion and
soften 1t with warm water. It will last
at least year. II you wish TO have q
pleasant odor stir In few drops ok oil Of
wintsrgrssn or Gloves. --New York Jour,
nal ~ rtf - y sss, a-.,.lt -,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-21
Fresh and Dry Cigars.

The American man wants his cigar
fresh and green. The Englishman, on
the other hand, values his as he does his
wines, the older and dryer the better.
Mr.. William Black, the novelist, who is
oonnoisseur in tobaccos, has in his
chambers-the ones on the Thames that
Dickens used to occupy--a much priced
assortment Of old cigars, some Of which
are fourteen years old. These he guards
with the most jealous care, only at rare
intervals and as q mark OF the most dis
tnguished consideration bestowing one
on friend.-New York Evening Bun.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-21
A GLOOMY PROSPECT.
How q Mashcr Made the Acquaintance CO
the Mckinney Family.


1t was in little Southern town called
Mckinney, says the Detroit Free Press
A windmill agent from Ohio bowed 70
girl who passed tho hotel verandn-
He claimed he thought he knew her.
but it was doubtless bogus claim.
think he was sort of masher-''gen-
eral Southern agent for the celebrated
cyclone WINDMILL and MASKING done on
short notice." The girl had scarcely
passed when q man waited upon tho
agent and said:
81 have come to knock your head on
for bowling to my daughter!"
And he thumped him all over tho
veranda and left him a wreck. The
agent had only gotten upon his legN
when another man approached and said:
''You tried to mash my sister, and
now I'll mash YOU"
vigorous manner and had only finished
when brothers Nos. 2, 8, 4, 5 and 8 ar
rived, and they were wrangling as re,
who should sail in next when cousins
Jim, Tom, Bill, Hank, Pete, Charlie and
Sam arrived They were followed by
brothers-in-law Joe, Jack, John, Abs
and Washington, and as the agent
looked around he was forced to exclaimI:
"Good heavens! are you all related?"
"All-allr' they shouted. !.
"And are there any more?"
ANY more! Why, there isn't anybody
but Mckinney in the whole township.
Wait until the nephews and uncles ard
grandfathers begin to arrive"
"I'd rather not" groaned the agent
as he fell back. "Kill me now and let's
have it over with"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-21
Q. THURSDAY, AUGUST Fl. II 500.

could be found anywhere. When, thir-
teen years after this. Dr. Mordtmann, Of
Constantinople, a well known Semitic
scholar, was one day examining the
treasures in the Turkish museum, Tshi-
Mill Kiosk, in Constantinople, he discov-
cred the lost stone, and published his
discovery in the journal Of the German
"Palestini society" 1884, The original
stone is still kept in this museum, which
is under the direction Of the Turkish ar
cheologist, Hamdi Bey, who became
known several years ago by his extern
sive excavations Of sarcophagi at Siden.
The cast which the university has OBJ
tanned is in every particular a faithful
fac-simile Of the original. Philadelphia
Ledger
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Notice to Contractors.

GEALED BIDS will bs received at the resi-.
tSwn.h.p. tiii ia c,clocE noon. Saturday, 2sd
day OF August. 1890. for the building Of the
Marshall and Turkey Free Turnpike No. q,
Auditory ofics 70 Hiilsboro, Highland
county, Ohio. Bids viii be received Tor The
construction OF said pike BY the section,
az sections in one bid, the local Com mission.
ere rs:serIving sI the right 70 reteSt any or al
bids; The suecessfuI bidder Will be required
contract. This August 7th. l6o0
q. w. MURPHY,
JOSEPH BELL,
9a ID. l.. BUFFERS,
Commissioners.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-21
A Shifting Telephone.

There are some people who make queer
disposals Of their telephones A well
known undertaken Of this city has his
telephone on dumb waiter. He runs it
up to his room at night and can answer
1t without getting up. In the daytime
he runs It out Of sight after he has used
1t, and when the people who are always
waiting to fuse his telephone for a
moment" drop in for that purpose he tells
them that they can use 1t II they can find
it-Detroit Free Press.
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GAVE OUT SPARKS.
A Lady and Monk Who Were veritafAS
Electric Batteries.

Electric Batteries.
DR.. r. ID. Mussey, professor Of sur
gerry in Dartmouth College, in the Amer
lean Journal Of Medical Sciences for
January, 1888, gives an account of
Mrs. B, married lady about thirty
years of age, residing in Grafton County.
N, H., who gave out sparks and snaps
continuously for some thirteen weeks
when this power was entirely lost, anG
did not return again. The discovery of
this faculty was q great surprise TO ths
lady, and subsequently, caused her some
annoyance. Though Mrs. B wore =
silk dress At the time of the commence
ment of the phenomenon, this was ex-
changed for cotton and flannel SUCCESS
lively without affecting the result; and
tho manifestations were found to be duo
TO the lady's own person, and not to the,
clothing or other conditions DIR. Mus
sey's account is supported also by DR.. W..
Hosford, the }ady's family physiciam
Phenomena of this sort when mani
tested do not seem to be confined to any
one portion of tho human body, tAekHh
occasionally localized, Capuchin hllr
Is mentioned by DR.. Schneider, whose
scalp was vcritable reservoir of eiec-
tricity Whenever he removed his cow2
number Of shining, cracking sparks"
would pass from his bald pate; and thie
phenomenon, which was definite and
strong while the monk ives In good
health. continued perceptible after three
weeks illnesa
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-08-21
Legal Notice.
AEILTON DRISKILL. whose residence is
Nx unknown, will take notice that on the
9th Day OF August, 1890,

Cornelius j. smithson fled his petition in
the Com mon Pleas Court of Highland coun-
ty, Ohio, In case No. 5227, against said Milton
Driskill and others, praying for foreclosure
of Q mortgage made by Milton Driskill
and his wife TO said Cornelius j. Smithson
on the following described real estate In
Fairfield township, Highland county, Ohio:
Beginning at q bridge on the Urb ana road,
on James Adams line thence south to q
corner thence east with Elias Adams' line
to q honey locust on John Dufs line !;
thence north 40 rods to an elm tree on Spring
Branch thence with said branch SO rods to
the beginning, containing eight acres, more
or less. given to secure the payment of o
note on whioh balance OF $500 is due, with
interest at the rate of eight per cent. from
the 5th day OF July, 1880 and also praying
for personal judgment against said Milton
Driskill for the said amount due on said
note. .r,
Said Milton Driskill is required to answer
on or before the 4th day OF October, A. ID.
1880, or judgment and decree will be taken
against him.
CORNELIUS ]. SMITHSON.
Gardner q Sans, Attorneys for plaintiff.
August 18th, 1890.
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Physical Culture in Baltimore.

Baltimore girls are always beautiful,
but they have lately taken up the ply
sical culture fad, which will make them
more fetching" than ever. Mr.. B. F.
Bennett has presented to the Woman'e
college, Of Baltimore, a magnificent gym
nasium, to be called Bennett hall. The
Swedish system Of physical culture is
used in the girls gymnasium. They wear
jaunty costumes and come out rosy,
merry and strong. Thus the physical
culture fad is gradually working its way
south.-E. A. @.
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An Honest Car Conductor.

A prominent citizen of Union Hill
boarded street car in Hoboken and
handed Conductor Spencer coin. Spen-
Ger felt the milled edges, and, thinking
1t was fifty cent piece, he put it in his
pocket without examining it and re-
turned forty-five cents change, which
the other man quickly put in his pocket.
A few minutes later the conductor was
making change inside the car and dis
covered that the supposed fifty cent piece
was $40 gold piece. He put it back in
his pocket and asked the Union Hill man
the denomination of the coin he had
given him. 1T was quarter" the
Union Hill man said.
II gave you twenty cents more than
you are entitled to-" Spencer remarked.
quietly.
The Union Hill man laughed, but did
not offer to return the change.
"Tm satisfied If you are" said Spencer.
Nothing more was said until the car
reached the top of the hill at Weehawken
and the man had shown no sign Of re-
turning the twenty cents. Then Spencer
said:
IF you keep my change I'll keep what
you gave me and call it square,
The Union Hill man put his hand in
his pocket and exclaimed: "By Jovel !
gave you $40 gold piece"
"You did" replied Spencer, land you
intended to swindle me out Of twenty
cents. Here's your $40, but you don't
deserve to get it back"
The prominent citizen pocketed the
money and got off the car at the next
corner.-New York Sun,