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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
sWIFTER THAN PIGEONS.
Swallows Successfully Trained to Act q
CarciarR.

SWALLOWS successfully Trained to Ace a.
Carriers.
The experiments lately made in the
north Of France by NJ. Jean Desbouvrie
in training swallows as carriers have
proved so successful, says the London
Chronicle, that they will probably re-
suit In the establishment Of regular
training stations. M. Desbouvrie be-
gan his experiments by taking nest Of
young swallows and their mother, and
letting them fly from his doorstep at
Roubaix to their nest under the tiles
above. He gradually increased the
distance to Lille, from which they re-
turned to Roubaix in about four min
utes--over mile minute. At
last the birds were taken TO Paris,
one hundred and forty miles from
their home, 10 which they returned in
an incredibly short space Of time. NJ.
Desbouvrie at last arranged race be-
tween his pigeons and bis swallows
from Paris to Roubaix. the result Of
which was the triumph Of tho swallows,
who were homo three-quarters Of an
hour before their rivals, tho distance
covered being, as we have said, about
one hundred and forty miles. It Is pro-
posed to hold q grand swallow competi-
ton this summar In the north of France,
at which valuable prizes VIII be
awarded to the owners Of the winning
birds.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
HE PUZZLES THE CLERKS.

A Daily Visitor ut Pittsburgh Hotel
Who Has Strange Peouliasities-
'"There goes Q mysterious character"
said one Of the Anderson clerks, TO q
Pittsburgh Dispatch reporter, as he
pointed to man who was going away
after looking over the register. 1--WE
call him the unknown around here."
The man In question u familiar on
the streets, but nobody seems TO know
his name or business. He smiles Nttla,
yet Is pleasant In his manney, and he
TALES seldom II would like to know
something about him." continued Mr..
Wells ''He has been coming into the
hotel at certain hour every day for tae
Last few years TO look over the register.
His general salutation La Good morn
Ing and he was never known TO say
anything else During all this time he
has asked 10 sea but one man. Do you
wonder that we often speculate about
his business and manner He Is worse
than . Chinese puzzle. The unknown
is 60 regular IN his habits that we have
thrown our regulator into the street
and we now set the olook by his ap-
pearanoe. he Is always ON deck a4 ton
O'Clock IN the morning and about 4;06in
the afternoon"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
Tacoma, Seattle. Portland.

The three leading cities Of Washing
ton and Oregon are striking examples
OF the great development and prosperity
OF the entire Pacific Northwest. Mon
tana is also experiencing wonderful
growth. The quickest and best route to
that country is via Chicago and st Paul,
over the Chicago, St Paul & Kansas Rail-
road noted for its fast time and elegant
service.
Rates and full information can be OBJ.
tanned of j. A. GRANGER,
Ohio Pass. Agent, 90 Clinton Building,
Columbus. o.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
WILL LISTEN TO THE SUN.
Edison's Cosmical Telephone to Hear Sun
Spots Roar.

Edison's Cosmical Telephone to Hear Sun
Spots Roar.
One of the most curious arrangements
contrived by this most curious man for
his personal amusement and gratifica-
tion, says the Chicago Tribune, is the
arrangement which Mr.. Edison calls
his "cosmical telephone" Edison owns
an iron mine at Ogden, N. j. There Is
Q bed of magnetic iron ore about a mile
long and 80 feet wide, which he says
runs down into the earth for five or six
miles. He estimates the amount Of iron
in the mine at 1900, 900, 100000 tons
Around Ogden there is an enormous In
tensi1cation of the magnetic forces OF
the earth. It is well-known fact that
the daily variations in these magnetic
forces, as shown by the needle, are di-
rectly influenced by the disturbances in
the suns spots. These variations are
regularly recorded every day at Kew,
near London. Mr.. Edison says that g..
his iron mine near Ogden he has more
than million times the concentration
of magnetic lines that there is at Kew.
To record the daily variations in his
own magnetic lines at Ogden, Mr.. Edi-
son has constructed mis- cosmical tele-
phone.
''There are the most wonderful
things going on in the suns spots all
the time" he says. Didn't you ever
see them? Why, they are beautiful.
The disturbances are tremendous,
Bursts Of hydrogen fly out of these
spots 600, 900 miles long. Awful things
happen up there. You can see them
every day with my telescope"
To construct his telephone he has
surrounded tic whole bed Of magnetic
iron with poles. On these poles he has
strung cable Of fifteen copper wires.
The ends of this cable run down into a
little house and are connected with the
ordinary receiver of common Bell
telephone. The idea is that the sur
rounding of this enormous bed Of mag
netic iron with copper wires will oper-
ate for the formation Of o gigantic
magnet such as Is used in the receiver
of the everyday telephone. Through
this tremendous receiver Edison says
he will be put in direct telephone COM
munication with the sun, only the COM
munication will be onesided. He can
hear everything that goes on up there,
but he can't do any transmitting. Ho
believes that every disturbance in the
suns spots will cause corresponding
variation Of the concentrated magnetic
lines at Ogden, and that this variation
will be at once detected in some way by,
the receiver of his cosmical telephone.
eyes, SIR" he says, 81 can hear them
with this telephone. The next time,
there is any violent change in the SUMS
spots which disturbs the magnetic
lines or earth I shall know it, and II
100000 miles Of hydrogen go chasing
away from the sun shall hear it."
The cosmical telephone Is not yet
completed, as the wire stringing is not
finished; but scientific people other
than Mr.. Edison will watch with curl
Gus wonder to see what success he will
achieve.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
rho United sesses NAVY

Only about twenty-five United States
ships, exclusive Of tho revenue cutters
and the training squadron, are now In
commission, but It = estimated that five
years hence there win be forty-nine
ships available for active service, and
that OF these only three or four viii be
Of the sntiquated types that now make
mp the bulk of the navy. Before that
time arrives, however, there win be q
vast change IN the makeup Of various
squadronA Tho Asiatio squadron in
particular will have got itself new
outfit Several Of the vessels ON that
station have beon kept there for years
past chiefly because they were unit for
tho voyage homo scsoas Tho Paci6H
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
AN INGENIOUS DEvIoE.

A Wonderful Machine Intended to Detect
New Comets.
A western astronomer had invented ..
device for capturing comets without the
trouble Of sitting up all night to hunt
for them. He u going to discover them
by an ingenious combination Of ma
chinery and chemistry. His telescope
Is to be set going In suoh way Is to
sweep . largo section OF tho heavens
sutomstioally, and whom 1t comes face
to face with o comet. no matter how
faint, the Machine win sound an cleo
trio bell In his sleeping-goom
This wonder, says the Toledo Blade
Il to bs performed by tbs aid OF the re-'
Gently discovered element, seleniuna..
The Light from an object In the field Of
view = mAds TO fall upon . prism. back
Of which u Q metal diaphragm with
slits corresponding to tho positions OF
the three hydrocazbon bands that char
actsriss the spectrs Of comets and Of
them only. Hence tho Light from any
other object II intercepted by the bars
but that from q comet passes between
them and then falls upon ssleuium
cell that connects with battery and
alarm. The affair l. simple enough
whom one understands It.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09

We have succeeded in securing the
agency for .Beggs' Little Giant Pills.
These pills are all the name implies |;
powerful, yet so mild and pleasant that
no one feels any disagreeableness from
the effects of them. Only one pill a
dose, and forty pills in one package,
enough to last any ordinary family one
year. Price 25 cents. Sold by Hopkins
Brothers, Lynchburg, O.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
Geld Rlngs and white Horses.

An extraordinary belief or supersti-
ton has broken out among the little
girls In eastern cities Strangers have
wondered because they have been &C.
costed by little girls not yet in their
teens and asked Il they have ring. II
the gentleman has ring on his hand
they want to touch It That Is the only
formality Of the immediate proceeding.
but Il Il part OF q ritualism that Is as
founding. The belief that has gained
currency among them Is: III touch
and count twenty-five rings, then count
ave white horses, and then see Eve col
ored people, then the next boy ! speak
70 win marry me-"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
A Fool and His Money Soon Part.

How true some of those old sayings
are. A friend of mine paid a travelling
qaack $50 to cure him of Scrofula, from
which he had suffered two years. He
gave him bottle OF stuff which only
aggravated the disease. When he went
to consult him the second time, the
quack had left for parts unknown. Up
on learning the circumstances | recon-.
mended Sulphur Bitters. Five bottles
cured im.-Editor Journal and Courier.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09

Aman keeps two railroad restanrantA
one In Charlotte and one in Central. In
the Carolinaa He gives better mea1
than anyone ever ate In such place
before. with game and native olaret
thrown In. But the Queerest thing
about him Is the way he orders his watt
era to treat the people: ''Tslee another
quail, please" they say. "Do have
some more wine, please Take piece
OF each kind OF pie, as well e the pud-
ding, please" And when the meal =
over these walters beg the people please
take the floral decorations 20 the ladies
on the train, and please TO carry Oh The
A7ait TO tho children.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09

Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup has gained
its great popularity simply on its true
merit. 1t is equally as good in case of
deep seated cough as in freshly taken
cold, as it relieves the cough at once, so
that the lungs and bronchial tubes are
not irritated by continual coughing,
thereby relieving them of all soreness.
Sold by Hopkins Brothers, Lynchburg, o.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09

Nothing makes a woman look so un-
slightly as dark, greasy or yellow skin.
It is caused by constipation and diseased
liver and kidneys. One bottle of Beggs'
Blood Purifier and Blood Maker will re-
move the cause, and two or three bottles
will effect permanent cure, leaving the
skin clear and transparent. For sale by
Hopkins Brothers, Lynchburg, o.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
MutilatinR Coin

Would 1t be legal for . 3sweIsr 10
smoo;h the face of q coin and engrave
thereon monogram or figure? This Il
the interesting and practical question
which has been presented at the
United States courts by two lawyers,
who wished to know II that would be
considered as mutnation OF the national
coin, and therefore q violation Of the
Law. The reply was made that any
person who treated coin In the man
ner suggested did 80 at his peril, - II
was not At all clear that II was not .
violation OF the statute which imposes
q punishment OF fine and imprisonment
on any person who ''frsudulently~
mutilates or de{aces . coin. II " said
that It may be difficult for an arrested
person to prove that what be did was
not In law ''frauAulenks
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09

A prominent church in West Philadel.
phia displays the sign outside its doors on
Sunday, much to the amusement of pas
sersby: "We do not close our doors in hot
weather. Always COOL"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
OUR VERY BEST PEOPLE

Confirm our statement when we say that
DIR. Acker's English Remedy is in every
way superior to any and all other prepa-
rations for the Throat and Lungs. In
Whooping Cough and Group, it is magic
and relieves at once. We offer you a
sample bottle free. Remember, this
Remedy is sold on A positive guarantee.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09

Railroad officials estimate the potato
crop of Southern California at % 800 car
loads. In the four counties of Los
Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and
San Diego these would net the growers at
present prices about S3,O0O,00O.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09

A tramp detected at Port Jervis, N. Y,
in the act of attaching to the trucks OF
railroad car novel contrivance for steal
ing ride, volunteered the information
that, seated on the contrivance, he had
iourneyed over 500 miles.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
THAT TERRIBLE COUGH

In the morning, hurried or difficult
breathing, raising phlegm, tightness in
the chest, quickened pulse, chilliness in
the evening or sweats at night, all or any
of these things are the first stages of con-
sumption. DIR. Acker's English Cough
Remedy will cure these fearful symptoms,
and is sold under positive guarantee by
Garrett Bros.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
SLOW delicious is the winning
Of n kiaa af lovo,c hao;pp;pD ~

Sings the poet, and his sentiment is true
with one possible exception. If either
party has the catarrh, even loves kiss
1oses it's sweetness. DIR. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy is sure.cure for this repulsive
and distressing affliction. By its mild,
soothing, antiseptic, cleansing and heal
ing properties, it cures the worst sases.
$500 reward offered for an incurable case.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09

Life insurance companies and agents
will endow chair in the Chicago uni
versity which will give mathematical in
Ntruction on mortality rates, etc.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
DIR. ACKER'S ENGLISH PILLS

Are active, effective and pure. For sick
headache, disordered stomach, loss of
sppetite, bad complexion and bilious
ueas, they have never been equaled,
either in America or abroad.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09

The city of Jacksonville, Fla, protects
catfish in the river as scavengers. 1t is
a five dollar fine to catch one of them,
and the fish seem to know it. The river
is full OF them, and they vary in size from
q baby to 200-pound man.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
"wHIskERs" ON A NICKEL.
It's tho Very Latest Joke Out and It's
Good One.

Good One.
"What are you doing that for?"
asked New York World reporter Of q
downtown elevator boy, who was In
dustriously hacking the edges OF q
nickel with sharp knife.
"Puttin' up q Job on one OF de T.
rakes," he replied, as he started the ele-
vator with velocity that doubled up
the knees of puny-looking man who
wanted to go to the top floor.
"Who are the II rakes?'
He left two girls on the second noor
and blew q ohewed wad 1t q messenger
boy on the third, then he answered:
''De rakes are dc fellows wat pull In
de coin at de elevated station windows.
Dey tink der mighty sliok In maxim
change, and de lazy way dey slide II out
makes you tired. But we fellers arc on
to 'em. We whittles sharp edges on q
coin like dis and fops 1t down hard on
de wood. De man paws It, but It don't
rake. He tries It again, but his fingers
slip off. It's fun to see him get ratified
when der's big crowd waitin'. Tree
of de fellers had man wild Last night.
We mixed up In seven o'clock crowd
and each Of us had cut coin. Do ticket
man was slidin' change his purtisst when
q lad chucked down nickel with
whiskers on. He pulled ct 1t six times
and then had to pick 1t mp After 9
few people had passed / struck him wad
sharpened dime. II took him min
ute to rake 1t In and gimme change
and Hollum train went up Wild Q BIZ
crowd pushin' to get through dc gate
Den de money slipped all right Tor ,
minute, but another Of de gang se'
down a fixed pieoe. II stuck Ane, and
de man was so mad do station trembled
It's de last Joke out-nint' 1ooyss
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09

Mrs. Edmund Russell is quoted as an
thority for the statement that few persons
yawn enough, and that the yawn should
be cultivated as one of the pleasant relaxa.
,tions of life.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09

A bear that had been caught in trap
near Shepherd, Mich, last week man
aged to extricate itself by eating off one
of its feet, which it left as memento of
itS visit.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09

A Florida man left at DeLand news
paper Office on orange twig six inches
long, which had a cluster of sixteen
soranges.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
Professional Cards.
Cards Inserted undsrthis Head as follows:

II. O. DAWSON. L. n. DUCKwALL.
Dawson Is DuckwALL,
"A ATTORNEYS AT Law
HILLsBoRo, OHIO.
Collections promptly attended to. Real estate
bought, sold, rented and exchanged. Notary Pub
lie in the Office
OFrieE-Up.stairs, Trimble Building, northwest
corner High and Court streets.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-05-23
Resigned by Request.

WASHINGTON, May 1s.-Green B.
Raum, jr., son Of the commissioner OF
pensions, has rendered his resignation
as the assistant chief clerk OF the pen
sion bureau, and the same has been &C.
cepted. For some time past rumors az
fecting the official conduct of Mr..
Raum, jr., have found their way TO Sec
rotary Noble, but not until just before
his departure for st. Louis about one
week ago did he come into the posses
sion of facts that would warrant him in
taking official action in the matter. He
then learned upon what appeared a per-
fectly trustworty testimony that Mr..
Raum, j., had been a party to certain
irregular and unlawful proceedings IN
connection with the appointments to
minor positions in the pension bureau.
The temporary appropriation to his
own uses OF $40 belonging to the govern
ment is also charged against him.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-05-23
The Boyd Case.

WASHINGTON, May 1s.-Justice
Brewer OF the United States supreme
court to-day granted the application Of
counsel for Mr.. Boyd, who was elected
governor OF Nebraska, for writ OF error
to the supreme court to test the ques-
tions involved in the decision OF the
majority OF the supreme court of Neb-
raska, who decided that he was not an
American citizen and therefore not eli
gible to the Office Of governor OF Neb-
raska. The supreme court meets
again on the 18th inst, and it is the in
tention OF Mr.. Boyd's counsel to move
to advance the case on the docket and
secure as speedy a hearing as possible.
1t is Mr.. Boyd's contention that he was
q citizen by virtue OF this action OF his
father in taking out naturalization pa
pers and also from the fact that he was
an inhabitant OF Nebraska at the time
the state was admitted to the union.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-05-23
Kansas State Board of Public works.

Topeka, May Ex-Governor Humph-
rey to-day appointed as the new state
board Of public works: Captain John
H. Smith of Columbus, Sol Miller Of
Troy, and Judge J. S. Emery Of Law
renee. This board takes the place Of
the board of state house commissioners
and the Hutchinson reformatory board
and has supervision over all state build
ings at the various institutions of the
state, taking that work out OF the hands
of the state board OF charities.
The appointees are all known to the
people OF Kansas. Captain John H.
Smith is the secretary Of the republic
can state central committees; was for
many years deputy United States mar
shall, and during Governor Martins ad-
ministration was warden OF the Kansas
state penitentiary. Sol Miller has re-
sided in Doniphan county for more
than thirty years, where he has pub
lished the Kansas Chief. Judge Emery
has resided at Lawrence for more than
quarter OF q century and is closely
identified with the states early history.
He is the democratic member OF the
board and is appointed for the short
term of two years. Smith and Miller's
terms are for four years.
A great pressure had been made upon
Governor Humphrey for the position by
numerous applicants.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-05-23

NEW YORK, May 18.-R. G. Dun b
Co.'s Weekly Review Of Trade says:
In every respect the outlook Is more
favorable excepting the large exports
Of gold and the advance in the Bank Of
England rates to 5 per cent, obviously
for the purpose Of draining more gold
from this country. 1t is q most favor
able symptom that the continued ex-
ports OF gold cause no panic in this
market, and it is significant fact that
exports in April were about dou-
BILE last years in value as to
cotton and showed an increase In
oil and provisions, but de-
crease In cattle and breadstuffs. Yet In
breadstuffs the decrease was wholly In
corn, and the surplus OF wheat available
for export was, May lst, about 80, OOO,.
600 bushels. The exports OF wheat
from Atlantic ports have been much
smaller than a year ago until last week,
when an increase OF 10 per cent ap
pears. In corn the decrease Is heavy oil
course.
The speculative markets have acted
peculiarly during the past week, wheat
advancing 4 cents per bushel on re-
ports, not substantiaJed, of injury tc
crops in the northwest while corn has
fell cents and oats 2i cents on mod
crate sales.
Pork, lard and hogs are also lower
and heavy decline appears in butter.
Cotton, coffee and oil are
unchanged and this is the more
remarkable as to cotton because the lar
gest crop ever produced is going to
market more rapidly than ever before
at this season. The final prospect just
now turns largely upon the export Of
gold. Merchandise exports are for the
time comparatively small, $l2, 74O, OOOin
two weeks from New York against $l5,
639, 900 last year while imports continue
remarkably large.
The business failures occurring
throughout the country during the last
week number 237 compared with z4Z
last week and 2l2 for the corresponding
week last year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-05-23
Tho ChIIIan Matter.

Every we'll balanced American, or
other level headed man, will belverysor-
nv il the Charleston overtakes the Chill
ian vessel, the Itata The conduct Of
Chill in her forced war on Peru was
such as to ALLEVIATE from her all sympa-
thy by civilized people. Her present
internal difficulties, the war between
those in power and those out OF power,
is only what might be expected from
men or state that could do as Chilli
did in the matter with Peru. And the
more vessels that can be loaded with
war material for mutual determination
the better for the people OF Chilli who
don't care which whips. The United
States, however, Is bound by the thing
called the law Of nations to respect the
statu quo that is, recognize the rascal
behind the forms Of law as the honest
man. So II the Charleston overtakes
the Itata, she will have to DO taken in.
At which the whole American people
will rejoice, that We have vindicated
our neutrality, and sorry that We had
to do It. And that Is about the size Of
tx. G. Journal.