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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-19
ANIMAL INSTINCT.
A Striking Instance of 1t in Pair
Pigs.

A Striking Instance of 1t In Pair of
Pigs.
My father one day bought two young
pigs from man who lived two or three
miles distant on the opposite side of
one of our great rivers, says writer in
Wide Awake. The pigs were caught,
tied up in two sacks, and put into my
fathers wagon, which was then driven
long, roundabout way, in order to
cross the river by bridge at some dis
tance. Not one step of the way did the
pigs see, because, as said, they were
tied up in bags to preventstheir jumping
from the wagon.
Well, they were brought home and
put into the pig-pen. But in the morn
ing, when the hired man went to feed
them, the pigs were gone. Search was
made. in every direction, and at last
some one discovered pigs tracks in the
soft, wet sand by the river side. Could
they have swan across? What! those
little pigs swim across that great river?
Impossible!
But after searching up and down the
river-banks in vain, my father, who
had read of many wonderful things hav-
ing'been done by what is called animal
instinct" harnessed his horses and drove
the long, roundabout again, to the place
where he had bought the pigs.
And there sure enough, they were,
safe in the yard OF their old home,
where their former owner had found
them when he got up in the morning.
They had swan across the river and
then gone straight to the place of their
birth, regardless of bridges and round
about roads How did they know where
to find it?
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-19
A Rice-Eatinc Match.

A decided novelty in the way OF "a
sporting event, and one which attracted
a big gate" was Chinese rice-easioss
match in San Francisco few days ago,-
The match was arranged by Chinal.asfa
named Marchy, who is great spers.
and as much of an American as the law
will allow him to be- Fifteen of hiss
pig-tailed countrynen competed for tssss
grand prize of two dollars. A h,sye.
bowl of boiled rice was set on a tabic.
and attendants dishcd the rice out In
small bowls to the contestants. THE.
lean Mongolians stood around the table,
chop-sticks in hand, and when time w;ss
called they pitched in with terribic.
earnestness and painful solcmnity. Tbs.
rattle of chop-sticlls kept up at a lively
pace for half IN hour, but ut the end oE
an hour III Jing You, who had faststs
for a coup!c OF days, was the o<1ly
slayer, and he was declared the winner
The amount of rice consumed left "a
painfully small margin of profit soa-
Marchy.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-19
ELONGATED ADDRESSES,

The English Practice of Giving Isi. Names
to Small Residences.
The custom of fastening lengthy and
imposing names upon small and unim-
posing dwellings is peculiar and dis
tinctively English one, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser These
names look particularly well when bla-
zoned upon writing paper, and Serve to
impress the distant correspondent, who
has never visited the writer's establish
ment, with the inagnificence of the
same. But three-fourths of them are
basely deceptive. Buckingham Hall,
Uppington Gadsbury on the Wopplc,
Chutneyshire," is quite liable to materi-
alize in the shape of two-story cottage
with an acre of ground around it, while
the numerous mansions" with high
sounding prefiXes which abound in the
suburban districts of London rarely
boast of more than ten rooms. The
gentle Anglomaninc is just beginning to
acquire this little trick, and those
of him who live in the upper
parts of town are beginning to endow
their homes with swectly British
names. A plate in the engraving room
of a well-knowu local stationer reads as
follows: ''-- Hall, Carmansville-on-
the Hudson, New York, N"
Anything more superlativcly Londony
could not be desired, and if this fashion
spreads to Jersey City and Astoria the
results will be saddening to contem.
plate.
Fancy letter dated from "Thc Dunk
cries, Astoria, N, N. E." or Smuggling
ton Cottage, oppositc-the-frcight-depot,
Jersey City s. w"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-19
THE CHAMPION TRAVELLER.
During Eorty-One Years lie Has Covered
Nearly Three Million Miles.


During Eorty-One Years lie Has Covered
Nearly Three Million Miles.
reporter in Philadelphia claims to
havc found man who has travelled the
largest number of miles on earth. He
is an einployc OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, and runs on the
main line. In over IL years of travel he
has covered the enormous total of near
ly 100000 miles.
For over four consecutive decades,
says the Philadelphia Press, his home
may be said to have been practically on
the rail. He has lived over the rafting
wheels and behind the racing locomo-
tive. In point of service he is one of
the very oldest employees of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. He is
seventy-three years Of age, but with his
bright eye and sturdy, erect figure he
would readily pass as twenty years
younger.
Mr. Wilhelm entered the service of
the Pennsylvania on September 20,
1850, and has been continuously in it's
employ ever since. During SO years he
was travelling baggage master. and
made each week 1,412 and each year
3,424 miles.
During three years of his al years of
service he ran as conductor on the
Camden & Amboy division of the
Pennsylvania between Philadelphia and
New York. The distance is 96 miles
and he made two round trips or 3S4
miles week, or 80, oo4 miles in all.
During year and a half of that three
years he also went from New York
through Philadelphia to Harrisburg,
1O5 miles further. or weekly increase
of 42O miles, and for the year and n
half total of 32,76o miles. These two
minor totals of 92,664 miles added to the
2,791, 112 makes a grand and magnifi-
cent aggregation of 2,SS3,776 miles.
His closest competitor is Conductor S.
G. Boone, who recently left the service
of the Reading railroad, and who lays
claim to total Of 2,SaT, 900 miles. Then
comes Tip Layton, now superintendent
of the affairs of the Pullman company
at Indianapolis, for whom the Indian
apolis Journal claims the largest mile
age, with 2,33s, 24G miles to his credit.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-19
MATRIMONIAL NOTICES.
Queer Things in tho "Courtship Corner" of
n Scotch journal.

Queer Things In tho "CourtShlp Corner" OF
"A Scotch journal.
This is the name given to an adver-
tising department in some of the Scotch
newspapers, answering to the Person
al" column in some CT our American
journals, says the New York Ledger.
In justice to "Cannic Scotland we
must say that its '"Courtship Corners"
are not occupied by notices which are
at all equivocal The Calcdonians in
pursuit of love through the press seem
to be in search of the legitimate article.
Matrimony appears to be their object,
and characteristic desire for dowry is
most unromantically apparent in many
of the advertisements.
Some of the announcements are very
funny. For example, three young
ladies, tagged respectively sixteen, nine
teen and twcnty-one," announce that
they have set their hearts on marrying
''three special constables." Why special
constables? Upon what metaphysical
principle can this pl ejudice in favor OF
tipstaves be explained? Let us hope
they have been taken into custody. "a
Tilted young lady" wishes to unite her
self to ga Tilted young gentleman"-for
the reason, we suppose, that misery
loves company-and young lawyer,
"high in position" would be willing to
chain himself for life to young lady
with three hundred pounds year.
+. Advertising being costly, and the
Scotch an economical people, the can
didates for matrimony in the Court
ship Corner" appeal in groups to the
sensibilities of the unmarried, the ex-
pense Of the notices being divided, share
and share alike, among the parties in.
terested.
1t is interesting to know that Young
Scotland is tolerably quick, although it
cannot keep pace with Young America.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-19
Queer Freak of a Gobh!er.

Mr.. James Grier, who live aaout flse.
miles east of Dawson, has Il turkey
gobbler that is curiosity. eays thes
Columbus (O.) Enquirer-5un. Mr.
Grier's turkeys consisted Of tvo heas
and the gobblcr The hens made nesss
about scventy-hvc yards apart in ytr.
Grier's melon patch, laid their nests knli
OF eggs and went to setting. The gal>--
bier got lonesome and concluded that
the proper thing for him to do was tGs
set also. He got az equal distance be-
tween the two turkey hens, squattea
over a guinea watermelon and sesSix
weeks before he wcs discovered. MS.
Grier thought his gobbler had beesa
stolen and was utterly astonished wheas
he found him in the patch ting 10
hatch out young melons.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-19
A Cir. Farm.

Tho youthful queen Of Holland, who.
is only ten years old, has c little farm
near the royal castle at Iiet Loo, where
she is sole mistress. There is prettily
furnished drawing-room there for t,,ep
lady of the house and her numerous chill
dren, tho dolls, and q kitchen where
the little queen learna to make tsrss-
The child has her own poultry to feed.
and her own garden, whore everything
has been planted and cultivated b7 her
small royal hands. Siic trims her r,,essss
herself, and the flowers in her mothers q
apartments are always gathered anA
arranged by her.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-19
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 .
Special.

1t is with pleasure that we announce
to our many patrons that we have (again)
made arrangements with that wide
awake, illustrated farm magazine, the
American Farmer, published at Fl.
Wayne, Ind, and read by nearly 200,-
600 farmers, by which that great publi-
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to the address OF any of our subscribers
who will come in and pay up all ar
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advance from date, and to any new sub
scriber who will pay one year in ad.
vance. This is grand opportunity to
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The american Farmer is large 16.page
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American Farmers-whosc industry is
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1T COSTS YOU NOTHING. From any
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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-19

An underground lake has been dis
covered three miles from Genessee,
Idaho. 1t was found by well-digger.
At depth of sixteen feet clear, pure
lake water ran out over the surface for
a time then settled back to the earth's
level. The most curious part of it, says
the Boise Statesman, is that fish were
brought to the surface on the overflow.
"They have peculiar appearance and
are sightless, indicating that they are
underground fish. The spring has at
trasted much attention and many farm
ers in the vicinity fear that their farms
win drop into the lake."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-19
ARTISTS. MopELs IN pAats.
Their Arms and Throats Struggled rnsD
Portraits of Kicl, Woman OF Ensl.Ion.

Nv TH'Nh~-
Their Arms and Throats smunp,ef rrs.,
Portraits of Rich Women OF Fnsi,ion-
A report of a contemplated strike. OF
the models in Paris has brought out an
interesting interview between one @f
the ladies' in the profession and a repre-
sentative of a paper In the French eaps-
tai, says the New York Sun.
"Well," said the reporter to tTlss
young woman. whom lc describes as N
handsome blonde. with o fresh and rosy
complexion. ''you arc all On strike, chg
You are syndicating?"
With smile and shrug she replied.
"Nonsensu. That thing could ncver
take
"And why?"
at il easy TO understand. You ses.
there arc two kinds Of models. tlluss.
who follow the thipo al their lives a5osR
those who take IL up en- passant. The
first are the models CT the academies.
who want to go on strike, and the seq
ond are the artists models, who laugh
at the proposal and treat it as Il huus-
bug. You will find the first at the
School of Zinc Arts, with Julian. in tho
atelicrs OF Donna:it. Jcan-iaul Laureass
and Cormon. The women get fesar
francs sitting and TIE inen three, the
total earnings OF day being eight unta
SIX francs. At the end OF the week
there is also The cornct.
Every Saturday the hnonitor goes
round with cornct, or horll-shapela
paper boz, ard takes up IL collection
The students give from, two to GYe.
cents each, according to The degree os
satisfaction which they derive tron, the
models That brings =, about seventy
five cents, ard colnctiincs one dollar
but this is rare, and, moreover, the
models do not get worl: every week.
They are often brought down to ex-
tremc poverty, and often have to sing
in the streets and beg. Tho wousen-
formerly servant girls, get places again
when t'lcy can, and come of tlsm ao
worse
''is it possiblc?"
az ia as trrc as am speaking TO y0g's
but they always come back and pose-
AS for the artists models, there ar,e
very Jew zen cmorG thcm. On account.
OF the increasing scarcity oi church antl
historical pictures. Fer tho women il,
is temporary business. A fresh auss
weil-m2dc girl conmcl-ccs to make heE-
livinG III rC:ac dressil2lsirg establish
ncnt, wlcrc she begins TO undermine
her cca"titat!Dn GEd rrt.oen her eyes
from eight in the morning TO ten auas
eleven II night. and al for whatE
About seventJ-iye cents 2day Lvcnttias
would not he so bad If there was stca4yS
work; but the dull times are frequent
So she decides to pose. 1T the begin
ning 1t is hard, oh, vci,y hard but at iassS.
we become rcconcilcd to it, because IL
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-19
GRATEFUL-COMFORTING.
EPPSSC0C0A
RRRAKEAST
BREAKFAST.

"By athorough knowledge OF the natural laws
which govern the operations Of digestion and
nutrition, and by careful application OF the
has provided our breakfast tables with del
icately aavoured beverage which may save us
many heavy doctor bills. It is by tho judic-
ious use OF such articles OF diet that consti-
tuition may be gradually built up until strong
enough to resist every tendency to disease.
Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around
us ready to attack wherever there is weak
point. We may escape many fatal shaft by
keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood
and properly nonrished Frame. Cira Service
Gazstte. 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, 1891-11-19
Pronunciation of Advertisement.

The editor of American Notes and
Queries (Philadelphia) asked $50 editors
all over the country which pronuncia-
tion each preferred: advertisement or
advertisement. Ron bly, speaking the
canvass yielded, fri n MI parts OF tho
country; For adeoti crnent $50 votes.
For advertisement % votes, or a major
ity for advertisement Of twenty votes.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-11-19
Cooking Eggs without Fire.

A new method of boiling eggs with
out either fire CT hot water, has been
invented by Frenchmnn. "In little
iron vessel of some kind" reads the re-
cipe, put your egg or eggs with a
small piece of quicklime. BY means of
u stout string lower this into the bot
tom of q pit. Two minutes later pull it
up and you will discover your eggs to
be cooked to q turn"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21
Mclean County.

he Taradhe of North Dakot. A Half Million Acres of Fertile Agricultural Lands
still ope to settlement mi all underlaidwh with Immense VEIN of Coal
o. the north. 1t covers n area of 1928 square miles, and contains GA 12O acres of the
fnestq quality oft farming land. The sol isl rich black loam,f from eighteen inches to.
threef feet in depth, with clay subsolL and is capable of producing enormousr crops of
hi vegetables; it also has fine grazing and meadow lands, oiehing nutritious
grasses n abundance.
WAsHBURN, the county seat. is admirably located, being on a beautiful plateau tat
the big Bend" of the Missouri river, and commanding al excellent view of the river
fors several miles lin each direction. Several mail and transportation lines dverge
from here and it is the most important point n the Bismarck, Washburn & Coal
Harbor SteamPacket Line. tits also the terminal point O. the projected Aberdeen,
Bismarck g. Northern railroad, now merged into the great $500" line, which has sur
vewd the line and secured the right Of way to Wsshburn.
All kinds ofb building material. excellent blue sandstoneg good timber. and fine clay
for brckmaking, can be found in the immediately vicinity of Washburn, n have been
used extensively by the citizens oft the county. An excelentq quality O. brick as well
Wsshbun has a fine courthouse m jail, two large hotels, a substantially built
5O-barrel flour mill, three general stores a backsmnhan ant wagon shop. and a number.
of substantial residences.
OUR COAL FIELDS.
Mclean county isl Oed for its extensive coal fields which underies nearly it's m
tires area. In fact, here else coal enough in Mclean county alone to supply the state
of North Dakota with fuel for half a century. tits found in al parts in stratas vary
ing in thickness from three to fifteen feet ant itisa matter of but q short ine when
coal will yield n immense revenue to the entapdsing owners Of tn lane
The extensive stock ranges, the superior agricultural lands, and the cheap fue in
wood nc coalof MCLEAN county oferth greatest Inducements to settlers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21
READ THIS.

Through special arrangements we are
prepared to offer the LEADER, the North
western A~griculturist and a Due Bill for
one dollars worth of John A. Salzer' seeds
bulbs or plants, all for the low price of
$1.7O. Ii taken separately they would cost
$3. This is certainly a very liberal offer.
The Northwestern Agriculturist is one of
the very best periodicals for farmers use
published in the west. Salzer's seeds are
northern grown, and are acknowledged to
be equal to the best on the market. Re-
member, $1.7O cash in advance takes the
three. Don't lose this chance.
Call or or address. LEADER. Washburn.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21

A decision has been rendered by the su-
pre1ne court of Iowa which if sustained
will enable money loaners to get around
any usury laws that may be passed. The
Iowa law makes any rate above eight per
cent usury. But according to this decision
the money loaner can contract to loan, say,
800 for one year at eight per: cent, and
withhold any other sum, say $12, from the
face of the 800 note, giving the borrower
$88. This will net the loaner twenty per
cent, - of which is paid in advance. Such
u transaction the supreme court says is not
usury, as, it says, ito constitute usury the
obligation must be contracted for" and
that when the interest is paid in advance
~ is not CONTRACTED for.'-Grand Forks
Herald.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21

Stanton Pilot: The Fargo Argus has
received n letter from a Mercer county
stockman who desires to exchange his
ranch for a wheat farm in the Red river
valley. We believe that the Argus man is
a victim of some practical joker, as there
is no man in Mercer county blind enough
to trade a stock ranch in this county for a
game of chance in the Red river country. .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21
Notice of Contest.

U. S. Land Office, at Bismarck, N. D.
Complaint having been entered at this
Office by OLAF Bergman against Sophia
Dennison, for abandoning her Homestead
Entry No. 1418, dated March 23d, 1883, up.
on the Southeast quarter Section IL, Town
ship 145 Range 81, i'll Mclean County, N.
d.. with a view to the cancellation of said
entry; the said parties are hereby sum
moned to appear before R. H. Copeland, a
notary public, day of March, 1891, at 10
O'Clock Il. M, to respond and furnish testi-
mony concerning said alleged abandon
medt. E. s. Neal, Register.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21

injured by the wreck of IN express train
near Quincy, Mass; 10 killed and 81 injur-
ed by the premature explosion of a blast
at Spokane Falls, Wash; 20 killed and 40
injured by the wreck of al express train
near Shoemakersville, Pa; 10 killed by a
gold mine explosion at Rosario, CAL; IS
drowned by a collision of steamers of
Barnegat, N. j.; SIS drowned by an Aus
tralian ferryboat DISQUALIFICATION Jour-
nal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1891-02-21
No New Institutions.

1t seems necessary again to caution the
state legislature-especially the republican
members of ito exercise rigid economy.
1t is certainly the policy pursued in most
respects, yet there seems to be some dan
ger that appropriations may be made for
glng such institutions. A year ago, Devils
Lake, Mayville and Valley City asked GER
tain privileges in connection with the in
situations located by the constitution at
these places, proclaiming that nothing was
asked for buildings Or equipment, and in
two of tho three cases nothing asked for
any purpose. These institutions were en-
couraged by the privileges granted to
start on their career, and now are clam
. moring loudly for appropriations. The
legislature did wrong TO hold out the en-
enlargement it did last winter, but it
should resolutely set its face against any
more new institutions now. The state of
the treasury cannota afford it. Tho state is
now borrowing money on shor time at
the banks. If these new institutions are
started it will certainly place the state in
the position O occupied by South Dako-
ia, when the warrants will be hawked a.
bout at a discount and all the institutions
in the state crippled for want of funds.
Let economy and good sense be practiced
for a few years, and North Dakota will be
in a position to foster the institutions pro-
vided by the constitution.-Grand Forks
Herald.