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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-04-23
ABOUT OUR TREES

America Has the Grandest Arboreal
Growths in the World
Ihave felt from boyhood strange
companionship with trees, says writer
In the St. Louis Globe-Democrat- This
may be because of touch of Inherit
ance from barbarous ancestors, who
lived in the woods; but I think it is the
very best of my spontaneity. More
than that, lam sure that trees have a
special power to do us good, and q
very healing OBJECT apart from the me-
dicinal power of roots, leaves and
barks. The smell of some wood Is
soothing, and goes wonderfully to the
mind. Poems come from the forest,
such as Wordsworth and Bryant wrote,
and If we cannot write like such men,
we may learn by the trees how to read
them.
America has the grandest trees in tho
world. Think of 1t. They are the
work of centuries-not only the red
woods of California, but the chestnuts,
and oaks, and elms in your own door
yard. You are epheneral beside them.
They are worthy of worship and love.
They have seen one race displace an
other, and the winds whistled through
them when red men lay down to sleep
in their shade. You have In your
grove the friends Of Red Jacket, or Te-
cumseh, or sachem of the Mound
Builders.
I have fruit trees planted by the In
dams one hundred years, ago, and il
adds marvelously to the interest which
I take in the apples that old Sconondo
tasted the first crop with sign Of de-
light. 1t is not the history of our trees,
however, alone that makes them COM
panionable, nor alone their relation TO
health and mental quickening that rem
ders them valuable. The fact is, no
race Of human beings ever attained
high culture away from groves, or
chards and forests. Animal life and veg
etable life are closely interlocked. We
are needed to improve or superintend
the improvement of the vegetable
world; in turn our civilization and cul-
ture go on in close relation to vegeta-
ton. Greek art, philosophy, science,
religion, were all permeated with tree
love and tree lore. The earliest re-
ligions were associated with mountains
and groves
Is it possible for our people to realize
the great value of what they call
woodsP Can it be drilled into them
that forests are quite as essential to CIV
nization as wheat fields? Nations have
ever been swept out of existence and
others rendered insignificant from de-
struction of forests.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-04-23
LOVERS OF LEATHER.
Hide Your Boots If There Are Po,.sss.
pines About.

Hide Your Boots If There Are Porcss-
pines About.
Although the ''fretful porcupine" Is
almost unknown in Orange county, the
curious creature is quite numerous II,
the wooded districts OF Sullivan, Ulssex-
and Delaware counties, says the Md
land (Me.) Argus.
One of the porcupire's peculiarities 6s
its inordinate fondness for leather,
which it seems to think one Of tls.
daintiest of tidbits, and it not ilfr2-
quently happens that one of them, il i.
gets chance at set of harness, VIII
destroy it in single night, and rnauy
trout fisherman who has left wa&,.T-
soaked boots or shoes out of doors, &c
night has risen in the morning to tina
them chewed to pieces by porcurar.1s 5
sharp teeth.
1t is not often, however, that tysass.
animals enjoy such a feast as the alu.
which lives somewhere in the vicinity
of Jim Gibbons blacksmith shop ut
Stockpart, Delaware county, has par
taken of, for twice within a year tllc
''peslky critter" has entered his sIICp
and eaten up his bellows. Anyons Who
has seen a blacksmith's bellows knows
how much leather there is in one Of
them, and when the porcupine, In =
single night, ate up more than haE If
one, it will be seen that he had. irs-
deed, sumptuous feast, and must have
been fairly gorged with leather.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-04-23
An Age of Pro gress,

Even the burglars are demonstrators
that this is an age Of progress. A set
entific gentleman made secret visit &.
bank in the city of Hanover, Prussia.
at the witching hour Of night, when pss-
icemcn yawn, and evidently had very
little trouble, with the aid of electricity,
in opening and pirndcring the safe. By
bringing the poles Of TIE battery in con-
tact with the safe, the iron was nrridss
red-hot, and consequently soft and easy
to cut. In half an hour, with electr5eal
appliances, a skillful burglar eea1ll
enter any safe. This plan does not era
cumber the operator with many tools,
as several of the banks are already xIp-
Piled with electric lights, and it wousd
only be the work of few minutes so
conduct the electric fluid to the safe 9nEl
make the metal glow with AN intensity
OF heat SO pleasing to the eye of q sciens-
tito burglar.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-04-23
A GEORGIA SERPENT.
He Dug His Way Under q Dam n
Stopped tho Mill.

He Dug His Way Under q Dam and
Stopped tho Mill.
The region hereabout, says an Ath-
ems (Ga.) correspondent Of the st. Louis
obe-Democrat, has long been noted
as the abiding place Of monster speci-
mems of the snake tribe and many won
derful stories are told of serpents of
marvellous size and prowess, denfzens
of the swamps and brakes of this and
adjoining counties. One of the best Is
that related by old man Hank Hol-
combc of how big snake stopped a
mill IN his county several years ago.
The mill was located on a small
stream and the dam was made of
planks, mud and small stones, all
thrown together. This furnished a
bountiful supply of water. On the
''mud sill" of the dam was bed of
snakes, which began its existence with
that of the structure. Large snakes
were seen thereabout all during the
spring and summer and many were
killed People were not overanxious to
go by that way, but no one ever
dreamed of what was sfterward learned
to be the state of affairs in that partic-
ular snake bed.
One night in the month of August the
miller closed down his mill as usual,
taking his usual care to see that the
food-gates were all right. Imagine. If
you can, his surprise the next morning
when he awolxe to find all the water
gone out of the pond. 1t had been
drained as completely as if q section Of
the dam had been cut away, and yet the
dam seemed to be all right His first
thought was that some malicious per-
son had opened the hood-gates, but the
gates were found to be closed tight.
At length, ON closer examination, o
large hole about the diameter of an
ordinary powder keg was discovered
directly under the base Of the dam. II
was evidently through that freshly
made opening that the pond had been
drained But how to account for the
hole was what puzzled the good miller
and his neighbors, who had been at
tracted by the unwonted occurrence.
No one could conjecture how it came
there, and they were about to give 1t up
- an unsolvable mystery when q clew
was discovered.
Some one in the party went below the
dam and saw blood on the rocks. The
blood was seen to form an almost con-
tinuous stream along the rocky banks
OF the stream and the party followed
this trail Finally It led into thick
wood and up to the base of large oak
tree which had O crevice at its roots
about the size Of -four barrel. A
crowbar was brought and punched into
the hole. The man who was using the
crowbar at length stuck it into some
thing that held It fast By the united
efforts Of two men 1t was drawn out,
when to their horror they discovered
that It was imbedded In huge stump
tail moccasin. The snake was drawn
out and dispatched Il was measured
and found to be three feet and nine
inches In circumference at the largest
part and twelve feet and six inches long.
The huge serpent had worked its way
through the dam. thereby draining the
pond and stopping the mfll for whole
day.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-04-23
A Rabbit IN Ice.

A professor of the Paris Academy des
Sciences has been making experiments,
which have resulted in convincing him
that the rabbit is Of all living things
the most capable Of withstanding a
very low temperature. Inclosed ell
night in q block Of Ice rabbit was
fcrrd next day getting on very COM
fortably and evidently not aware Of
anything very peculiar IN his circum.
staaces
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-04-23
Administrators Notice.

N signed has been duly appointed and
qualified as administrator of the estate Of
John Porter, late of Highland county, Ohio,
deceased. ]. WIN. PORTER,
April Is, 1891. Mowrystown, o.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-04-23
Administrative Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under.
IN signed has been duly appointed and
qualified as administratrix of the estate OF
David f. Terrell, late of Highland county,
Ohio, deceased. ADALINE e. TERRELL.
John Il. HOrsL, Attorney.
April 7th, 1891.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-04-23

Tickets sold and baggage checked through tt
destination,
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LOWEST RATES, QUICKEST TIME,
BEST ACCOMMODATIONS
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-04-23

For reliable information, maps, time Of
Grains and the best possible rates apply
to Agent G. W. d Is. Il. Il.
K. CARSON, Hillsboro, Ohio.
OR TO
&. E. PATTON Trav. Pass'r Ag't, Chillicothe, O.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-04-23

PULLMAN SLEEPING CARS
THROUGH TO ST. LOUIS.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-04-23

The o. y n. R'y transports ninety out Of every
Apndred passengers from and through Cincinnati
tdSt. Louis beyond.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30

CREAM SoUP-One quart hot white
stock, / pint hot milk or cream. In
tablespoonful Of butter cook i table
spoonful chopped onion and 2 table
spoonfuls chopped celery, or add celery
salt, then sdds Tablespoonful flour
or cornstarch, add gradually to the
stocks Season with salt and pepper.
Strain to remove onion and celery if
desired. Two beaten eggs may be
strained into the hot soup as it placed
in the turcen. Whipped cream may
be placed on top.
CHOCOLATE CREAM-One square or
l ounce chocolate, l pint milk, box
gelatine, cup sugar, pint cream, l
teaspoonful vanilla, speck of salt.
Melt the chocolate, gradually add
half the milk, add the sugar and the
gelatine, which has soaked for / hour
in the remainder of the milk. Strain
and cool, then add the vanilla and
salt. Whip the cream and mix with
the chocolate as it thickens. Mould
and serve with whipped cream. Use
2 ounces chocolate for stronger flavor.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30

"Prepotency of race may" says
Hous1nan, "be mistaken for prepotency
of,sex. : We have abundant evidence
that, if the female parent be purely
bred from long established race of
uniform type, and the male parent
from mixed races of strongly different
types, the probability of the dams
Ipfepotehcy, lis Very great. The pre-
potency she owes, not TO her sex, but
to-her race. Her influence is undi-
vided, concentrated in the. direction of
one type. The influence of the cross
bred or the mongrel sire, on the other
hand, is weakened by the. conflicting
efforts of,tWo ermorel breeds, to as
-sert themselves. 1t is a broken and
comparatively powerless influence,
while that of the dam is whole and
very powerful. By the same law
Which. gives the pure bred female her
superiority of power, when breeding
to a mongrel or to a cross-bred male,
the malecof'a, pure race has prepo-
tency .ovcr the female with mixed
blood. This is no mere guess, no the
Dry unsupported. facts. It has been
proved by experiment as often as ex-
pertinent has been fairly used to test
it We must admit, therefore, that
under some conditions the, male influ-
encc predominates; and, 'ifsso, it fol-
lows that any theory regarding the
general superiority Of. the female over
the male influence must be subject tc
discount lin respect Of! Conditions
which may and do throw the over
weight into the sire's side of The
SCALE"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
Points About Poultry.

Pullets become hens after the.
moult.
Hens that lay we'll are neither hun
CRY nor fat.
A safe rule is to keep hen as Ions
as she is profitable. ~
Hens with scabbylegs should not be
set, as il is catching.
Almost any of the larger breeds are
the best for the table.
AS the weather becomes warmer be
careful not to crowd the fowls. e
Many of the ailments in the poultry
yard arise either from cold or indiges-
ton. .
Try to arrange tile poultry yards so
that the chickens can have the morn
ing sun.
Supplying plenty of broken crock
eryware will often keep the hens from
pulling feathers.
When turkeys are first Matched they
need little food often, rather than
large feeds occasionally.
Turkeys will thrive better if they
can have the. run of good pastures on
well-drained soil.
Mark all eggs when set with the
date, so that if eggs are laid to them
they can be taken out. 81
Ducks are enormous eaters, and
sometimes it is difficult to determine
when they have had enough.
Young ducks must be kept out of
the water, as they are liable to get
chilled, and often this will prove IA
tai.
A half teaspoonful of glauber's salts
in water is recommended
as good cure for cholera among
fowls.
With goslings it is important to
give abundant nourishment from the
start i'll order to secure good growth.
1t is only Ill exceptional cases that
It can be made profitable to keep poul-
try confined on the farm. Give, them
a free range.
Guinea eggs should not be set for
until warm, settled weather.
The chicks arc very tender at first and
need the best of care. ~
Twenty eggs is a good average for
geese they arc not near so prolific
ayers as ducks, and unless they COM
nencc laying very early will lay only
one clutch.
AltCl IllC hIoJ bWO vi III CO udy IL 10 |
important that young poultry should
De provided with good variety of
God in order to maintain a healthy
growth.
If young chickens are well fed Sc as
o make rapid growth they ought to
De ready to market when they are six
weeks, and at latest when they are
wo months old.
Corn meal mixed with sweet milk
md hard-boiled eggs chopped up fine
makes an excellent ration for young
turkeys. If well fed from the start
turkeys should be ready to market
by the time they are seven months
I'D.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
Buoklen's Arnhca' Salve, .

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, SORES; slcersj salt7rheuni, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and pos
itively cares piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed 20 give satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % cents
per box. For sale by WIS. Lloyd
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
a Child Killed..

Another child killed by the use OF
opiates given in the form of Soothing
Syrup. Why mothers give their chill
dren such deadly poisnn is surprising
when they can relieve the child of its
peculiar troubles by using DR.. Ackcr's
Baby Soother. 1t contains no opium
or morphine. Sold by I. G. Julian,
druggist.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
Can't Sleep Nights

Is the complaint of thousands suffer-
ing from Asthma, f-Cpnsumpion,
Coughs, etc. Did yod eyer Try DR..
English Remedy? 1t is the
preparation known foro all Lung
TROUBLES. Sold on a positive guar
antee At 25o-aRd poe 4. G: Julian,
druggist Z. -. 80 Il *
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
That Terrible col

In the morning, hurrieds
breathing, raising phlegi
in the chest, quickened pu
Ia the evening or sweats al
on a}lx Of these are the flrsty
consumption. DIR. Acker
Cough Remedy win cure Thy
sympta1ns, and is sold und2
gya kes by 7. 9. JULIAN
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
Is Life Worth LIvlng7

Not if you go through the. world a
dyspeptic. Dr. Ackors = Dyspepsia
Tablets are a positive cure for the
worst forms of Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Flatulency and Constipation. Guar
anteed and sold by I. G..Julian, drug
gist.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
y A Duty to Yourself.

It is surprising that people will use
a common ordinary pill when they; can
secure valuable English one for the
same money. DR.. Acker's English
Pills are a positive cure for sick head
ache and, all liver troubles. They, arc
small, Sweet, easily taken and do not
grippe. sFoa: ihriian, druggist !
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
SHOW
IN TOWN. 81

But don't lose your money by bu "a
ing your till you see our full line. wa
can afford and do sell more Furniture,
for less money than any firm in town.
Our furniture room is up stairs.
Don't fail to look through before you
buy. We have a nice line of Refrig
orators
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
MEDICAL.
Do Not Suffer Any Longer.

Knowing that cough can be check
ed in a day, and the first stages of
consumption broken in a week, we
hereby guarantee DR.. Acker's English
Cough Remedy, and will refund the
money to all who buy, take it as per
directions, and dc not find our state
ment correct. T. G. JULIAN.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
WINDOW BLINDS, ETC

We can fix you out in this line at
30c, up to $LOO, and a fine line of
Lace Curtains at 40c. up to$2.00.
They are beauties, and don't you for
get it,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
5000 PAIRS OF HOSE

Every pair of them a job, and the
incest line ever brought to this city.
If you want pair don't fail to see
them from sc. to $1.00 pair.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
j. A. r A M S E Y,
u C lON e e r,
Winchester, Ky.

Offers his services to the people Of Montgom-
cry and adjoining counties. Best of references
given on application. Charges reasonable.
win be in Mt Sterling on Court days.
A-ly.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
SUMMER UNDERWEAR

We have beauty of Vest. 3 for
Zoe, z for Zoe, up to the finest Silk.
Don't buy till you look at ours.
UMBRELLAS-We nave. nice
line of them at way down prices.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
TINWARE

We lead ih~ttf,is nagll II
covered Buckets at tie. W}<}'
TO-, l3c., l5c., lie, and u
Selves, best made, at zoe ;lS{1
sells at SOC. up TO: 40c, CMSS{
10c. X#
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
BARGAINS in Glasswar

We always have lots Of BARI
this line. 3 good glasses 10c
Grated Tea Sets $3.50 rer set.
line of Chamber Sets in town {
a set.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
Agricultural Hints.

HsTlCuIluTal f1lntS Wt&H%4<tifl
A large crop of watermelons, r.
thought, has been planted in Tenne 2s
see. --/.
Wheat in the southern section of the
State will be harvested next week.
Early corn looks very well and is
now growing nicely.
Glover and Irish potatoes suffered
from drouth.
Fruit is falling off the trees in all
parts of the State from the eilect&zRea6t
the little borer. Growers say s;2
being left is healthy and will blf u
Tor in quality. EkRtT< n sE}
Corn, wheat and garden veM&&ff3sJS9{ ''
in large section of East Tenn5 t3{z I ~
were seriously damaged by hail i$S q 4
nights ago. &xfH5sEssSt
Prospects for wheat asall n
have been for seve&skS< IS n I'M
stands arc the rulas& NJ M a ~
filling out well 4 n 4 Z I FL ( y Y ~
The enormousS} 81 {F x ~
crn Indiana will>T@5 Il \ 4 =, {. 4; rs, \.
ment in few days.s'ssSA s2's's ~
of the earlier varieties arce23i b. & 81 NJ
IL
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-06-30
HARDWARE

Nails &c. a pound. Good door NJ
2Oc. Butts 34x3I, complete, at l04
pair. Corn planters 75c. StcelsII|
Zoe. 2-hand Saw Files at &c. Eli.
inch Mill Saw File 10c.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-01-03
MINING APPLICATION No. sss.

uSHxD srarEs LAM oyy,cE.
HALEY, Idaho, November IA lss,0 -
Notice Is hereby given that the Pine Grove tlold
Mining Company. whose postoffice address I, Pima
fillmore county, idaho. have made application for <
patent for 1850 linear feet of the
MAMMOTH LODE,
BfaIng gold and silver, situate In Pine Grow. fg,r
merry Bear Creckl Mining District Rlasore ffornsrIy
Aturasl county, liaho and described In the osfr.s
plat aiad field notes e In this once a, follow.
via:
Begnniag at point OF discovery, thence - degrees
70 minutes y, variation Is deg As min 800 Rect 4,
enter % south snd q claim Themes - deg % min
z 100 feet b corner No. !, Whence a. & NJ NJ Nu
!, Pine Grove Formerly bear Creek Mnny District
eears - deg % min w sg7 feet Distant thence ~
deg % min W 30 feet TO corner No z theaes -
deg % min W 800 feet to enrner No q thence Is
deg % min 90 fest 20 rornrr No 4. thoace ~ i<
~ min ialv feet 10 corner No l. and place Of be.
ginning survey Of exterior boundaries. Containing
az AREA Of ipsi-ioo Aersx excluding however frusfi
THIS description anil application the AREA Ia conflict
tanning an area OF AoS7.l0bo acres Area claimed Tor
patent i5sss.ios1 acres. and forming q portion u
the unsurseyed lands of the United states
The IosAi<on Of this mine y recorded In the Ne.
coriers office uf Elnore county, on page 3sl book 10
of quartz claims
This nearest known claims are the Gold nm survey
No so on the south, and the RAmrod No ssj on the
vest
All persons holilss adverse claims thereto are rs
auifed TO present the hefore this osce within
sixty days from the rst day 81 publication hereof or
they viii b. barred By virtue of tbs provisions q te
statuts.
W.T., RILEY. Register,
,. ~ NcCAETy, attorney for claimant.
finsi publiestioa Nor. II,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-01-03
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice OF Forfeiture.

To VIVA paBieI. and Antoine caaasias, their heirs o,
assigns:
You are he iehy notified that have expended thu
sum II two hundred dollars In labor and improve.
ments On the
WASHINGTON LODE MINING CLAIM.
Situated In tispn gnlch Hear Greek mining district
Eitnorc county, Idaho. required by section zBst
Revised Statutes Of the United States. being the
amount required n hold the for the years lSsD
and 1891 and that you. VIM. Daniels, owe me ada .
6Gs being oBe-third OF the amount expcdended In
you, Antoine Csnadas owe me $50 "a for assessment
work being one.third Of the amount expended for
the ear Isso-and u within ninety days after thi.
notice by publication yor fail refnse to contribute
your proportion Of such expenditure co-nwuers
yur interests In said claim will becou. the property
81 the subscriber under said section 2324 Revised
Statutes Of the United states.
OSCAR HASsELRiis.
Rocky lar, January 2, 1891.