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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
EXIT FROM THE COFFIN.
The Supposed Corpse Can Arise i'm Case Her
Condition Proves Only q Trance.

The Supposed Corpse Can Arise i'm Case Her
Condition Proves Only Trance.
Refusing to believe that his beloved
daughter, Mamie, is dead, George Potts,
of Ocean Grove, N. j., refused to have
her inferred, and has taken extraordi-
nary precautions to catch the first
sign of returning life. Miss Potts,
who was nineteen years old, was a
pupil in the Comstock school, New
York City, and she apparently died after.
having taken morphine pills on Sun
day last. The pills had been prescribed
by Carlyle w. Harris, drug clerk of
her acquaintance. Very few people be-
lieve that death was caused by NOR
phine, and, as if to strengthen the sus-
picion, Coroner Schultze, of New York,
telegraphed Mr.. Potts not to inter the
girls body. Mr.. Potts had purchased.
q plot in Mt. Prospect Cemetery, and
had a grave prepared for the reception
of the body, but instead Of being lower
ed into the grave Miss Potts body was
put in receiving vault anG the lid of
the coffin was left off, so that in case
the girl was in trance and showed
signs of awakening, certain death by
suffocation would be avoided. Mr..
Potts also ordered the sexton Of tha
cemetery to pay frequent visits to the
vault and ascertain If there had been
any perceptible difference in the APP
pearance of the corpse. Mr.. Potts.
from the moment he saw his daughters
face, upon which there was flush, was
loath to believe that she was dead, but
was In @ trance
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
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Electric Bitters.

This remedy is becoming so we'll known
and so popular as to need no special
mention. All who have used Electric
erssing the same song of praise. A
purer medicine does not exist and it is
guaranteed to do all that is claimed.
Electric Bitters will cure all diseases of
the liver and kidneys, will remove PIN
pies, boils, salt rheum and other affect
ions caused byimpure blood. Will drive
malaria from the system and prevent as
well as cure all malarial fevers. For
cure of headache, constipation and indi-
gestion try Electric Bitters. Entire sat
isfaction guaranteed, or money refunded.
Price so cents and 81 per bottle at Sey-
bert & Co.'s drug store.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
Is Consumption Incurablei Z

Read the following: Mr.. @. H. Morris,
Newark, Ark, says: "Was down with
abscess Of lungs, and friends and ply
sicians pronounced me an incurable con-
sumptive. Began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, am
now on my third bottle, and able to
oversee the work on my farm. It is the
finest medicine ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says:
"Had it not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, l would
have died of lung troubles. Was given
up by doctors. Am now in best OF
health" Try it. Sample bottles free at
Seybert & Co.'s drug store.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
Not One In Ten

OF the people you meet from day to day
has perfectly pure, healthy blood. The
hereditary scrofulous faint afflicts the
the large majority Of people, while many
others acquire diseases from impure air,
improper food and wrong indulgence.
Hence the imperative necessity for re-
liable blood purifier like Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, which eradicates every impurity,
and gives to the blood vitality and
health. It cures scrofula, ealt rheum,
humors, boils, pimples and all other
affections caused by impurities or poison
ous germs in the blood. All that ia
asked Of Hoods Sarsaparilla is that it be
given q fair trial.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
Boomers Sneaking In.

According to the plan agreed upon by
the Cherokee boomers, several families,
took their departure from Caldwell,
Kan, Friday for the strip. They start
ed before daybreak so as to not attract
attention, and all went by different
routes. Other families will follow each
other until the boomers have located
themselves on the strip This secret in-
vasion of the strip is being made SO as
to elude the vigilance of the Cherokee
police, who are now patroling the Cher
okee lands.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
Lovers Fatal Querrsl.

At Chicago barber named Jessie Os-
borne shot and dangerously wounded
Miss Blanche Clement, milliner. He
then shot himself, probably fatally.
The shooting took place at the door Of
Miss Clements home, where the barber
had been watching for her to appear.
The couple had been engaged but
Quarreled. Osborne was under the in
fiuence Of liquor when the tragic affair
occurred
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12

A BILL granting q pension Of 800 per
month to w. II. Powell, late Brigadier
General and Brevet Major General Of
Volunteers, was introduced Thursday
by Senator Sherman.
THE Committee on Invalid Pensions
have reported bill recommending an
increase of pension to the widow of the
late General McKibbin from $40 to $50
q month. A bill introduced in her be-
half proposed an allowance of 800 per
month. General McKibbin died recent
~ of cancer, the result of disease con-
tracted in Libby prison while he was a
Captain. Ia - -. = :, -
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12

Itch, mango, and scratches on human
Of animals cured in 30 minutes by Wool.
fora's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails.
Sold by W, R. Smith & Co., druggist,
Hillsboro.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
Twelye Thouaand SHORT.

Suit has been brought by Fayette
County, Ill, for $4,000 against the
bondsmen Of J. M. Little, ex-county
treasurer, who resigned his Office last
August. He was said to be Ss, 900 short
A committee appointed by the board Of
supervisors has been investigating the
treasurer's books, and they report that
the deficit will not exceed s12. 1000.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
Girl and Her Lover Eaten by Wolves.

News of a terrible tragedy which hap
pened In the Government of Kief has
been received at St. Petersburg. While
girl and her lover were ont
walking they were attacked by
wolves. The man vainly tried to beat
them off, and took refuge in the limbs
OF tree, whence he saw his affianced
devoured The siol8ening sight caused
him to faint; he fell to the earth and
was also deyoured,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12

$4,000. 10 year Il being made by John r.
Goodwin, Troy NY. at work for us. Header,
you may not make as much, but We can
leach you quickly how to earn from eS to
so day At the start, and more a. you 90
On. Both sexes, all ages. In any part Of
INK ali your time, or spare moments only to
tho work. All 10 new. Great pay sURk for
every worker. We start you, furnishing
everything. EASILY, SPEEDILY learned.
FREE. Address at once,
STINsON = CO., PORTLAND, MAINE.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
French Tariffs,

The Tariff Committee has rejected
the sub-oommittee's proposition for a.
sur-tax Of seven francs on colonial and
foreign sugars, and has substituted
three francs rs the amount. The Bud
get Committee has decided to reject thar
Government sugar bill, and will pro-
pose that the French Chamber maintain
the status quo,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
The Excitement Not over.

The rush on the druggists still con-
tinues and daily scores of people call for
a bottle of Kemp'slB lBalsam for the throat
and lungs for the cure of coughs, colds,
asthma, bronchitis and consumption.
Kemp's Balsam, the standard family
remedy, is sold on guarantee and never
fails to giw entire satisfaction. Price 50
cents md n. Trial siset tsee.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
70 Colonixe Jews,

The International Society for Colo.
nization of Russian Jews has been In
corporated in California with capitaf
stock Of 81, ,O00, 900, divided into two hum
dred thousand shares. The society viii
purchase tract Of land and locate =.
colony on It,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
Tho presidsnt Glad 70 Sign It.

The President Friday signed the joint
resolution extending the time to thirty
days in which the President can select
successor to the bead Of an executive
department, In case Of vacancy by
death or resignation The period al
lowed by the old law was ten days.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12

Cocks combs and other parts of the
domestic fowl are imported from France
in glass and find favor among American
epicures.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
Why, Sami

Sam Jones, referring to the Palestine
Incident in which he was attacked by
the ex-mayor, said: 81 am afraid this
kind of thing Is not going to stop here.
Some smart Aleck will want to whip
he again. wont have pence until 4
kill some one"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12

There was prize waltz for big billy
goat in Richmond few nights ago.
The goat broke loose during the night
and ate the only high hat in the assem-
blage. as
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
Express Agent Missing.

w. j. Hotchlsiss, agent of the U. s.
Express Company at Charleston, w. Va,
has disappeared, leaving shortage in
his accounts.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
TO Assist Hebrew immigration.

Baron Hirsch has authorized Jesse
Seligman to draw on him for 81 500, 900
TO assist the work of Hebrew immigra-
'hcn to this country.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
Family Poisoned with Arsenic.

The family Of Mrs. Ernest Steinart.
Kansas City, No, was poisoned by arse
mic In cakes. and her servants husband
Is under arrest
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12

An ordinarily well-educated mans vo-
cabulary is made up OF about $4,000
words.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
IHE CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND { PACIFIC RALN

Including
Missouri River The Direct Route to and p chicago Joliet OaNa
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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
More Opium Seized.

Fifteen Thousand dollars worth Of
smuggled opium has been seized In Port
land, Ore
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12
MAGNIFICENT VEsTIBULE EXPRESS TRAINS,

ss s sse
North IetWesn Goloredo
uIns,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25

fat to run or even TO walk fast TO his yacht,
which lay In the bay. Among the extremely
corpulent OF illustrious Romans was Antonius.
the consul and friend Of Cesar. and Caius
Marlus, the great general and consul
David hume. the metaphysician, historian
ana political economist, was unwieldy from ex-
cess OF adipose tissue. Catharine ii Of Russia
became OF immense size, with layers of double
roiiing chins In this particular she resembled
good Queen Anne" of England, who died Of
OBESITY. According to the physicians Of her
,ime. AIMEE grossness of body was caused by
ner drinking hot chocolate and milk. sweetcned
Win sugar, every night before sleeping.
SUGAR TAKES THE LEAD
Nothing fattens one more rapidly than sugar,
hve ounces Of which eaten daily, it is said, will
increase the weight one pound a week. This is
fact for the consideration of the lean who
wish to become stout
dumas pere and Saint Beuve are two more
instances OF fat men decidedly not fat witted
Inc list might be prolonged, but enough ex-
ampies have been cited to prove that however
enervatlng to the physical powers obesity NAV
become IL does not necessarily diminish the
intellectual activity. Are the fat ALWAYS good
natured? The old proverb of "laugh and
grow TAT would lead US to think so, but it is
not the obese who laugh so much as the lean
VINO laugh at them. Their heavy, unwieldy
forms, their waddling walk, their shortness of
breath, their sufferings from heat and from the
slightest fatigue have from time immemorial
Deen considered legitimate subjects for mirth
and rldlcule. Even Shakespeare in his i'm
mortal creation of Falstaff saws, Il shall think
the worse of fat men, CELIA LOGAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25

=, Now If you gently rub the outside surface Of
the glass with wet finger, i. will sing, or give
forth sonorous musical note. But the prin-
ciple phenomenon which you are to observe in
TINS experiment. is the following: If your finger
rubs the glass below one of the ends of the
cardboard strips the cross will not stir: but IT,
on the contrary, you rub any other part of the
glass. not in a perpendicular line with one of
the four ends of the cross, this latter will
gently turn of its own accord until the end Of
the cardboard arms of the cross arrives at
point directly above the spot where you are
rubbing with your finger. Thus. by placing
your whole forefnger around the middle Of the
glass you can make the cross turn at WILL as if
by magic, without touching it at all.
This experiment demonstrates the existence
OF what are called, in the science of acoustics,
the nodes or knots of vibration in sonorous
bodies. These nodes are the four points on the
rim OF the glass at which the arms of the cross
stop. The ventral spaces between these points
are where the sound vibration is the strongest
and where, consequently, the branches of the
cardboard cross cannot rest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25
STREET RAILWAY STATISTICS.
A Census Inquiry Into the Relative Econom
of Cable, Electric and Horse Power.

A Census Inquiry Into the Relative Economy
of Cable, Electric and Horse Power.
A bulletin of considerable interest has just
been issued by the census Office. 1t was pre-
pared by Mr.. Chas. H. Cooley and presents an
array of facts upon the question of the relative
economy of the cable, electric and animal
motive power for street railways. While it is
stated that it is too early to form q final
judgment respecting the value Of electric
motive power, yet the statistics presented, as
they record actual experience, are believed to
throw considerable light upon the matter.
Electric motive power in this country has
only history of six years and already one
fourth of the street railway lines are operated
wholly or in part by electricity. Statistics are
given of fifty lines-ten of which are operated
by cable, ten by electricity and thirty by
animal power.
OF the ten electric roads nine are operated BY
the system of overhead trolleys and one by
accumulatOrs or storage batteries. In the
case of the cable roads-the total cost of road
and equipment is S26.351, 4l6; operating
expenses PEE car mile, 14.12 cents;
per passenger carried. 3.22 cents. Elec-
equipment, q, i26, 2s5; operating expenses per
car mile, 1921 cents; per passenger carried,
3.S2 cents. Roads operated by animal power.
Total cost of road and equipment, So, 2SS, 277.
operating expenses per ear mile, 1916 cents;
per passenger carried. 1867 cents.
1t Will be seen. the bulletin SAYS, that in so
Tar as the operating expense per car mile is an
index of economy in operation both cable and
electric railways show a considerably greater
economy than railways operated by animal
power. 1t is noticeable, however, that
electric railways. which have the least
expense per car mile, have the greatest ex-
pense per passenger carried. In order to show
the cause of this a statement of the ratio be-
tween passengers carried and car mileage is
given, from which it appears that electric rail-
ways show a less number of passengers per car
mile than either of the other classes.
The explanation of this fact is doubtless that
the electric roads, being new. occupy lines over
which the passenger traffic has been but partly
developed.
From the tables it is seen that the cable rail-
ways under consideration were built at q cost
per mile of street occupied of over seven times
as much as were the electric railways. The
density Of passenger traffic is about six
times as great upon the cable as upon the
electric railways. These figures correspond
to the generally accepted fact that cable
railways attain their greatest efficiency
where extremely heavy traffic is to be
handled As regards these items, the railways
operated by animal power hold an intermediate
position, showing u cost and density of traffic
somewhat greater than the electric railways,
but much less than that of cable railways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25
The Depth of Meanness.

From the New York Herald.
When l met my friend A. Colde the other
afternoon he had a curiously Disguised ex-
preston upon his face. quite unusual with that
ordinarily light hearted and merry young man.
well. what's the trouble now?" queried in
nv kindest tone.
Trouble! Do you remember my uncle
Gratedg'
why. yes. Delightful old gentleman
Delightful! Why he's the blim, blum.
blamed meanest man that ever had an ingrow-
ing toe nail while wandering through this vale
of tears"
"Wherefore?"
"Hes just dead. When he was in Door
health once he made me his sole heir Gave
me all he had in the world, $500 in cold
cash.
'You oughtn't to kick, he"
WALT There was one proviso. / was %
pay him $500 a year as long as he lived"
'Yes"
'Well. talk about mean men, that old skim
flint went and lived just five years" and young
Colde hurried along toward an undertakers
establishment to look on the bargain counter
for q coffin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25
The oLD-TIME BANJO.

About thirty-five years ago 1 possessed a
banjo Of the kind then on sale at the stores.
The rim was an ash hoop about ten inches in
diameter, lap jointed and glued and having a
piece Of sheepskin parchment strained over it
and secured by small brass-headed tacks to the
rim A walnut neck or handle was secured to
this rim and the five strings were connected to
a crude tail piece and passing over the neck or
finger board TO the stained pine pegs This was
the kind of banjo the youthful minstrel OF that
day did his barn stOrming with-the kind to be
,een at all the shows given by the boys in the
soodshed the. old garnet or wherever else.
When the head or parchment of this banjo be-
game loose. owing to the constant strain to
which it was subjected. an astringent mixture
Of sweet oil and vinegar was applied to ii and
slightly warmed. when the head would become
drum tight for few days.
At that time the ban 10 was played almost en-
tirely rs ''stroke" instrument; that is to say.
a thimble (similar in shape to a projecting
finger nall was placed upon the index finger
and was used to strike downward upon the
strings. This style of playing the banj is not
much used now. except by e few old-time BAN
joists, when it is desired to bring out the full
volume Of the instrument, owing to the dIft-
Guilty in mastering this style without long prac-
tlce and good thImble players are scarce
The banjo has been much improved in con-
strGctiOn since that time. and the best instru-
ments are those having the old-time banjo
tone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25
He Had q Few Grievances Himself.

From the New York Tribune.
II have travelled on this road for fifteen
years" said the loquacious man to his neigh.
Dor, land never knew train to be on time u
The other looked out the window, making nc
answer.
81 remember riding on this road once when
it took four hours to go seven miles," the first
speaker added.
No answer.
"Its scandalous outrage that the public
should be treated in this way"
No answer.
''Some day the people will rise in their might
and put stop to such things It's Just such
insolence as this that caused the French revolu-
ton He shook his head savagely and glared
at a brakeman.
"Tm going in town to keep an engagement
at 10 O'Clock. I'll bet you even money that I'm
late
There was no reply to this offer.
I'll bet You two to one"
The other shook his head, giving the first in
dlcation that he was not deaf.
''Tn bet you two to one that I'm half an hour
late''
NO; 1 won't bet." said the second man.
Just then the train stopped and the indignant
passenger jerked out his watch.
''Ten minutes late nowl'' he said. Brake
man, what's the trouble now?"
The brakeman did not know.
IF I'm over half an hour late I'll sue the road
for damages"
The other occupant of the seat smiled sadly
Hang it! You re always late, just when
don't want you to be late.'
The brakeman looked at him pityingly.
II don't see how people tolerate it." the
angry man went on. Then turning and look
ing at his companion he said fiercely:
You don't seem to mind this stop much?'
"No." was the answer.
"Travel on this road much?'
"Yes"
"How long?'
every day since il was built
"And you don't kick at this thing?''
"No."
swell, you're job
subdued voice. ''have you any interest in this
road, any money invested in it, any claim
againstit2"
'N-no," was the reply.
"My friend. have had three crops Of hay
burned by sparks from locomotives on this
road. 1 have had three Jersey COWS and horse
worth 81 900 run down and killed by trains.
was smashed in a collision once and stayed in q
hospital for five months"
'Welln' gasped the first speaker.
II have been a stakeholder In this road since
the first train ran over it and have never had
a cent of dividends out of it. wear q cork leg
since the accident. / have seven acres of fine
hay land which / never touch. don't dare
raise any cattle. / can't get any insurance on
my life. My dear friend, you ought to thank
your stars that you are SO fortunate"
stranger" said the other, II beg your par
don, and then there was a long silence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-25

Edison, the electrician. knows more about
pabulum than he knew in other times few
years ago, when wholly absorbed with his
electrical experiments, he could hardly be in
duced to eat enough to keep himself going as
he could not spend the time for il. though often
hungry. The only way he could be made 10
take proper nourishment was bv leaving
tempting eatables all over his laboratory
and his house. on his ework table. be-
side his machinery, in his hat. on his
shelves, or some other place where they were
constantly before his ewes. At times while
trying conclusions with electricity. he would
seize snack of pie. or while engaged in pom
deration he would indulge in some fruit, or
masticate something else. For years che
wizard of Menlo Park" was thus negligere of
himself. But, within the past five years. he
has changed all that and now does his duty,
at the table, though he has not vet mastered ali
the mysteries of electricity, and is called
"Aom" by some of his friends.