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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-23
TUFTS Pills..

The dyspeptic, the debilitated, whether
from excess of work Of mind or body, drink
or exposure in
MALARIAL REGIONS,
will find TUFTS Pills the most genial restora-
tive ever offered the suffering invalid.
jy20-rTssu
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-23
The League Record.
A LIVELY CONTEST.
The Quakers Manage to Beat the Giants,
Shutting Them Out

Shutting Them Out.
NEW YORK, July 22.-To-day's game at the
Polo Grounds between the New York and
Philadelphia teams was a lively, quickly
played contest, won by the Quakers through
superior batting and fielding. Attendance,
2,015 Score:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-23

has been scraping and oil.
ing and guarding with
jealous care for the last
few days gave him three
hits to-day and one of
them, a long triple into
right field was the, hit that
gave Cleveland a lead
which made Hanlon's nine
feel tired and homesick.
The chaps from the city of
gas and belching chimneys
were completely shifted
around from their posi-
tions in the last visit.
They played here as
though they were an en-
tire new team. A broad
shouldered and auburn
haired young man by the
mama of Naua1l from PORT
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-23
TWO BOYS DROWNED.

Cramps While Bathing A Miner
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
All But tho Shot.

A New Yorker, who is member Of
the American Society Of Pychical Re-
search, tells curious story that would
interest his society. While in Mexico
recently he dreamed that in dressing
his pistol dropped from his pocket, fell
butt downward to the floor, turned so
that it leaned against his ankle and ex-
ploded, shatterihg his leg. The dream
was SO vivid that he awokc with start
and recalled the whole scene. He was
soon asleep again, however, and by
morning he had nearly forgotten his
vision. When he came to dress he
found himself standing as in his dream,
and as he drew on his trousers his re-
volver fell from the hip pocket, struck
butt downward upon the tiled floor,
struck a sunlscn tile and, turning, leaned
against his ankle with the muzzle
pointing directly at his leg. He
watched with sort of fascination for
the explosion, but it did not come and
he lives unwounded to tell the tale.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
Queen NIary,s Laplos.

Mary Queen of Scots had u favorite
lapdog, which is said to have been pres
ent at the execution of its poor mistress
in Fotheringay castle. After the royal
lady had been beheaded the faithful
creature refused to leave her dead body
and had to be carried out of the hall by
force. At that period lapdogs were the
pets of men rs well as of women. DIR.
Bolcyn, a relation of the unhappy Queen
Anne Boleyn, owned one which," as
it is written, "he dotted on." Anne
once asked him to grant her ono wish
and in return he should have whatever
he might desire. Knowing his affec-
tion for the dog, she begged it of him
and of course the doctor had nothing to
do but to give it to her. ''And now,
madam" lie said, you promised to
grant my request" 81 WILL" quoth
the queen. "Then, pray you, give me
my dog again."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
Redeelning Destroyed Money.

Undoubtedly the redemption division
does sometimes get swindled, though nsss-
often. The women experts employed s !.
examine the money sent in are wonder
fully skillful. 1t is marvellous how tsest--
ly they will poke over q few charreo.3
fragments Of notes and set al accurate
valuation upon them. The other day ss-.
poor woman i'll Ohio sent a wee cornez
of a twenty dollar bill, with pitiEai.
story about her baby having burns IL
Hardly more was left than frag1nens
large enough to show the figures OF .shas
denomination, but she will get sha,
money back.
Mice are great destroyers of paper en-.
rency, and some of the most hopeless
specimens that come in have been cheyye,Hs
up for beds by those little rodents
Sometimes pillbox full of indistils--
guishable ashes will arrive, accompanisslS
by certificate stating the amount iel-r
resented. OF course such case is HOPE
less. 1t is usually kitchen stove catas---
trophe.-Washington Letter.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
Library and Museum of War Relics.

Plans have been drawn for the e-ec--
tion in this city, by the Military Order
of the Loyal Legion, of a library ansr
museum of war relics. which wouldSm
time become most valuable institution !,
The history of the war has not yet been,
written, and probably cannot be Rr.tiE
all who took part in the struggle have
passed away, and then it must be writ
ten by some patient, disinterested his
torian, who shall examine all the syi--
dence on disputed questions of fact
which he can do only by the aid N q
great reference library. The Loyal. Ls-
gion is engaged in national undert;Ih
ing, but it is one of peculiar local inter
est to Philadelphia, where it is proposed
to erect this grand memorial of the wasz
-Philadelphia Ledger
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
An Original Scheme.

Captain J. s. Dunham, % vesselwan oua
the great lakes, has presented /. scheme
by which the waters of the great inland
seas will be prevented from contsl1ias
to lower as they are reported to be dQiss-
His plan is very simple one. Ins ssha
Niagara river below Tonawanda, wiz
navigation ends, he would dump lnaay
thousand boat loads of large stones. Il.
might be that some steel structure coalda
also be extended into the river from each
side to narrow the channel. The result
would be to lesson the Aow of Watcs3
from the lakes and thereby increase. 81.
stage of water at all points. The prc-
posed dam would be comparatively irr
expensive. The question is largely .tr
engineering one-Toronto Globe.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
He "pouse d the Gll1n."

A rancher from away back on the
ranges engaged IL room at the Occidental
hotel in Seattle few days ago. The
hotel is lighted with electricity, and the
boll-boy turned on the light in the old
rancher's room. The farmer didn't
know how to cxtinguish the light, and
after exhausting his ideas uncoiled the
length Of the wire by which the light
hung and stuck the lamp in the bureau
drawer, smothering it under his cloth
ing. The next day the lamp was found
slowed away there and still bu rning.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26

1t is evident that West Virginia does
not intend to be relegated to the back
ground while the narration of snake
stories is going on, and she relates
through the medium of u dispatch the
following bouncer: "While two lumber
men named McCray and Deuers were
telling timber near Cleveland, Webster
county, they cut down large linn tree
which was literally alive with snakes of
a variety never before found in this vi
cinity. They Were brown in color, large
in size-having yellow jaws, from which
they continuously evicted Shiny mat
ter-and We're exceedingly vicious, at
lacking the men us soon as the tree fell
After killing u large number, McCray
and Deuers Were obliged to retreat. Sc
curing assistance, they returned to the
spot and a general slaughter took place,
not less than 500 reptiles being killed
Investigation was then made and from
1900 to 1000 eggs We're found in various
parts of the tree"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
A Substitute for Steel

An odd cargo of Afric an vegetable
fiber, tough as steel itself, is being
landed in Philadelphia from the Italian
bark Nuova NJ ondo. The vessel brought
two thousand two hundred and thirty
six bales of it from Oran, an Algerian
seaport in the Mediterranean sea. The
fiber has been found to be so elastic
that it can be used as a substitute for
springs and the like in the manufac-
ture of furniture back sand seats. It is
expansive and SO easily affected by
higher temperatures in it's dry state
that the bales are held in place by
bands of heavy steel The popularity
Of the grass is that it thrives only
around the volcanic mountain slopes
of Oran and hourishes up to within a
short distance of the craters them
selves. The latter are always in
semi-active state, and the earth around
is SO warm that not plant of any
kind can thrive or is ever seen to grow
except this steel-lilse plant. When dry
and flattcned out it will pierce body
like an arrow.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26


A remarkable operation has just bcvrs
completed at the Pennsylvania hoseitasz
In the case of Pedro Galan, Me1zs.zra
sailor lad to whom nature has siasn.
fingers and toes joined by a web sirR5tsz-
to- that of duck.
Galan is about eighteen years of sssss.-
and last winter he arrived at this port g<a
cabin boy, afflicted with his curiesiss
deformity. At the time he suffered ft1wa
pneumonia and became at ence an ohiScRs
of interest to the hospital doctors. la
was noticed that he had six fingerD xls
each hand joined by a web, and sersYgs
toes on his right foot and six toes en- Aiss
left foot, joined by web.
The nails of Galan's toes are deciifealE
peculiar, and at first sight be appear4.sex
have three distinct nails, as the naihIsss
his toes have three ridges. His largo *
on each foot is about two and p ksllH
inches in width.
Such was the strange patient that sgs>-
listed the sympathies of the doetesx.
Galan was the first to speak of his pssvs
iarity, and he requested that he nis3zs
be operated upon. His left hand essz
operated on in July last, and then Gsssa
plucklly requested that his right bssasfs
should be attended to.
DIR. Morton went to work on the Cos
tents right hand, and on Wednesday,
cut the web between the fingers and sfss1.a,
sewed up the ragged edges of the wsis-.
1t has not been determined to op@Tass
upon Galan's feet at present and pYa2as,
bly, when he does leave the hospital hse
feet will remain in what assuredtE is
their natural condition.
Galan will remain at the hospital qoSle,
time yet, and is handy man il TIE
wards. In appearance he resembles ,ans.
Indian, and is very much pleased with
his life in Pennsylvania SO far. Alrefs}r-
photographs have been taken of his Feet.
and the pictures have been viewed With.
interest by the medical men to whoass
they have been submitted. Washinr rtaz .,
Star,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
Eating HuCkwheat Cakes.

Says gentleman who attended the re.
cent Methodist conference in Washing
ton: II was amused at the way in which
a few English delegates conducted them
selves at the hotel. 1t reminded me Of
the story told about Matthew Arnold on
the occasion of his visit to this country.
When at Cleveland he was generously
entertained. One morning his host put
before him at the breakfast table, among
other things, buckwheat cakes. For a
long time neither he nor his wife took
any cakes, but noticing that his Ameri.
can friends ate them with great ap-
parent relish and gusto, he gingerly took
one on his plate and tasted it very crit.
ically. Then leaning over to his wife he
said, You'd better try one, deah, they
ah not 'alf SO nawsty as they look. -
New York Tribune.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
A s,x.vear.old Giant.

There is remarkable specimen Of .
boy in the New Jersey Reform school at
Jamesburg. He has been made ward
of the state because it is not considered
safe for him to be at large. He is only
six years old. but has the manners and
the maturity of a young man of twenty
and the mustache of a man much older.
He is called by the medical men who
have examined him precocious baby
and wonder in more ways than one.
His name is Herman Hoffer. He is more
than four feet in height, has nicely
curled blond mustache and can strike
from the shoulder with the force of q
sledgehammer. He can move barrel
of flour and lift easily a 200 pound
weight. His parents have found it i'm
possible to control him.
The boy is not only the admiration Of
his companions, but the terror of the
neighborhood. He can whip any boy in
Trenton, and he occasionally amused
himself by playing David to the town
Philistines. The parents were forced to
appeal TO Judge Robert S. Woodruff, Of
the Mercer circuit court, to put him in
SuUJeCtiOu. Ile Was e&dlHlHeU ny LIZ
Horace G. Wetherill, who pronounced
him phenomenon and a remarkable
case. The boy is now at Jamesburg and
the wonder of the institution. He has
not yet made any trouble. He is too
deeply interested in his new surround
ings. He is attending the school, but
the teachers have not yet reached con-
clusion as to the trend of his mind =
Exchange,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
Evangelism and NIustaches.

1t came near being rule of the Evan.
gelical association that mustaches mas
60 The Rev. NJ. Pfitzinger introducetl,'
a resolution to the effect that the mini's-
ters of the Evangelical association slspnh1aa
not wear the fashionable mustache. Wis
resolution, offered in II facetious way,
was put 10 n vote and came within ~
few votes of passing.
Bishop Esher favored the motian ss-
Mr.. Pfitzingar and said that if mGstacss-
es were Worn at all they should be kept.
short, especially for the receiving Of thsi
holy nt-Indianapolis Sentfl,el
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
Japanese Cigarettes in China,

During the month of May last the ex-
port of japanese cigarettes to Shanghai
aggregated 552.500, from which it may
be inferred that the foreign residents of
China are beginning to appreciate the
Japanese article. But unfortunately, as
is usually the case with everything ex-
ported from this country, the necessity
of keeping up the quality of the article
is not appreciated.
Adulteration with leaves of the lotus,
the goba and SO forth, has been resorted
to, with the result of greatly injuring
the reputation which the cigarettes were
just beginning to earn. The Toxic news
agency addresses word of timely warn
ing to the shortsighted manufacturers.
Japanese Mail.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
Cut or His Ten Foot Beard,

Mr.. Phil Henson, the gentleman dis.
tinguished for having produced the long.
est beard in the world, found it SO in.
convenient and uncomfortable that he
was induced to cut it off. A number OF
his friends had planned to place him in
charge of the Mississippi department ol
the Worlds exposition at Chicago, where
it was presumed his remarkable beard
would prove striking feature in the
attractions. and much regret is felt that
he chose to relieve himself of that in.
cumbrance. The beard was by actual
measurement about ten feet long
Corinth Herald.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
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Special.


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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
A PECULIAR Reanest.

An eccentric French lady named
Cabourct has left fortune of 81, 600, 600
TO any Frenchnan who may succeed in
organizing @ caravan of 500 of his COM
patriots and penetrating farther than
anyone has ever done before into the
wilds OF Africa. The caravan may con-
tain larger number of persons, but,
whether II does or not, onc-half of its
entire number must be brought back
safe and sound to France. The will Is
to be disputed by her relatives. A
Toulouse correspondent says the tcsta-
tor was fervent admirer of Cardinal
La,igerie, and thought that the best
way to kill the slave trade war TO make
Africa we'll known
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26

Friday, as Charles Hoxie and T. w
Ford We're up in the woods near Ebccaes
lake, hunting, they separated to meet
later, when Hoxie, who is about seven.
teen years old, came in contact with ssn,
old bear and two cubs, and they ln.ayT-
for him. He, seeing it was useless ~
run, stood his ground and dischargef-
his rife, killing the old bear at the first
shot. Then with two shots more ha-
killed one of the cubs, the other get.lag.
away. Pretty good for boy all alars,-
in the woods.-Orneville Cor. Dextas
(Me.) Gazette.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
Sunday Labor In Maine.

A wealthy New York merchant has
employed a minister to labor in rural
Maine for year among the sun
churchea." People who have not inves-
tigated the matter have little idea of the
opportunities for such labor. On cross
roads within ten miles of Lewiston there
is absolutely no observance of the Sab.
bath. Men were in the fields pulling
turnips and women were hanging out
washings last Sunday.-Lewiston (Me.)
Journal,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
A Queer Bird,

While gentleman was out hunting
near Crawfordville last week he noticed
something curious swimming just under
the water. 1t didn't seem to be fish
nor yet bird. Presently it rose, shook
the water from its wings and started to
fly, when he shot it down. 1t had head
like turtle, wings like bat and tail
scaly like carp. There were two feet
webbed like goose.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
GRATEFUL-COMFORTING.
EPPSSCOC0A
BREAKFAST.
BREAKFAST.

"By thorough knowledge of the natural laws
which govern the operations Of digestion and
nutrition, and by a careful application OF the
fine properties OF we'll selected Cocoa. Mr.. Epps
has provided our breakfast tables with q DEL
icately fsvoured beverage which may save us
many heavy doctor bills. 1t is by the judic-
ious use OF such articles Of diet that consti-
tuition may be gradually built mp until strong
enough to resist every tendency to disease.
Hundreds OF subtle maladies are floating around
us ready to attack wherever there is q weak
point. We may escape many fatal shaft by
keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood
and properly nourished frame."- CiUil Sercice
Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or
milk Sold only in half pound tins. by Grocers,
labelled thus: JAMES EPPS Il CO. Homeo-
opathic Chemists, London, England.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
Lifted se5 Pounds and Died.

The remains of Adam Winter, OF Rgs--
tress township, have reached Williams
port. Winter was only eighteen years.
old, but a young giant. He lifted ON IA
wager barrel and its contents, ws;s;ia-
ing SG5 pounds, recently in Detroit, ADnll,
the effects of which he died a fev }ssyEs
ago ina hospital there. Cor. Paiiadss-
phia Telegraph.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26
The Luii in Europe Before the Storm

Ahe Luii IN EUROPE iscfore the storm.
In Europe 100000 armed men are
sullenly facing each other, waiting only
for the word to spring at each others
throats. War has long been thought OF
as imminent, and this state of things has
come to be regarded as normal. This
anomalous condition is without a parallel
in history.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-26

There is something about the cedar
logs that are now being cShurned in
Cape May county, N. j., and which are
said to have been buried for more than
two thousand years, that iraparts soft
and melodious tone to violin, and the
logs ore being cut up Tor the making OF
such Instruments
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-04
Omcial Dots.

The high license act took effect to-day.
The New Mexico Worlds fair commits
sioners will meet here tomorrow.
Judge Freeman opened the 9th judicial
district court at Socorro to-day and Judge
McFie opened the Grant county district
Hereafter all school houses snaII De
opened for the use of religious, literary,
scientific or other societies, when not in
use otherwise. This is the new law, and
school directors should &C. accordingly.
The new land law does not affect any
valid rights of homestead entries. The
right to commute an entry made prior to
March 8, 81 after six months residence re-
mains intact, and fourteen months resi-
dence is only required on subsequent
entries.
us. Attorney Fiske has closed his court
duties at Las Vegas, having secured four
convictions upon trial and disposed of a
number of other cases wherein the par
ties pleaded guilty. He is at home for a
few days, leaving on Wednesday for So
corro.
The land Office fees required in home
stead entries are as follows, when appli-
cation is made: 100 acres, SIG; eighty
acres, So; forty acres, $3.50. On making
final proof: 100 acres, S.; eighty acres,
So; forty acres, $1.50. Also testimony
fees at the rate Of 221a cents per folio
(1O0 words) for all testimony taken.
J. H. Knaebel, esq.,, returned last nigh
from Washington where he argued the
peoples side in the case of County CLERK
Delgado. Mr.. Knaebel says the cour
has taken a recess until the 18th inst.
Monday next, and it is probable that I
decision will be announced Immediately
! upon the re-assembling of the court.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-05-04

grounds on which the appointment of a re.
ceiver is asked are, first, that the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe and the st. Louis,
Kansas City & Colorado are competitors
OF the Frisco, yet they are owned and
controlled by the same men and have the
same officers, which is contrary to the con-
stitution and statutes of the state OF Mis-
souri, second, that the Atchson claims
that there is large Indebtedness due
it from TIE Frisco, whereas the complain
ants believe that if atrue accounting was
had the Atchison would be indebted to the
Frisco third, that to secure more COM
plete controle of the road by acquiring
greater amount Of preferred stock, the
directors propose to issue $50 ZOO, 900 addi-
tional of preferred stock and an equal
amount of bonds. The petition also asks
that the officers of the Frisco be restrained
from giving the Santa Fe any bonds and
from paying the indebtedness maintained
to be due. Judge Thayer received the peti-
ton and fixed May p as the day for the
hearing.