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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-05-26

And worse than all the rest. many OF
them had inherited a love Tor liquors
and are growing up to take the places
would FIJI the ranks of the awful army
of drunkards that moves in unbrol1en
columns down to death.
1t has taken nearly year for the
street to empty itself of this years
work And close in the rear come the
vanguard of the next years supply.
And, if this is what liquor does in our
land in one year what must be its re-
suits in all the world through the long
centuries?
Thus far we have listened to the
story that the figures tell: but they can
not tell all. They give only the outline
of the terrible TRAGEDY that is going on
around MS. They cannot tell us how
many unaind AM cruel words strong
drink has caused otherwise kind and
tender-hearted husbands and fathers TO
utter to their dear ones. They cannot
tell how many heavy blows have fallen
from the husbands hand upon those
whom it is his duty to love and cherish
and protect. They cannot tell how
many fond expectations and bright
hopes which the fair young
bride had of the future have been
blasted and turned to bitteresi
gall. They cannot number tie
long, weary honrs of night, during
which she has anxiously awaited, and
yet fearfully dreaded, the heavy foot
fall at the door Figures cannot tell
how many scalding tears the wives
have shed, nor how many prayers of
bitter anguish and cries of agony God
has heard them utter. They cannot
tell how many mothers have worn out
soul and body in providing the neces-
saries of life for children whom a
drunken father has left destitute. They
cannot tell us how many mothers have
broken with grief as they saw darling
son becoming a drunkard. They can
not tell us how many white hairs have
gone down in sorrow to the grave,
mourning over drunken children. They
cannot tell us how many hard-fought
battles the drunkard, in his sober mo-
ments has fought with the terrible APP
petite; how many times he has walked
his room in despair, tempted to commit
suicide, because he could not conquer
the demon. And, finally, we cannot
search the records of the other world.
and tell how many souls have been
shut out from that holy place, where
no drunkard enters, and banished to
the regions of eternal despair by the
demon of drink-Prof. C. Z. Kaufman
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-05-26
VARIOUS NOTES.

THE directors of the Columbian expo
sition have refused to grant space to
the Worlds Woman's Christian Tenn.
peranee union for the erection of a
building in which to exhibit the work
and progress of the temperance reform.
FUNNY, isn't it, that the man who
would be ashamed to travel the streets
munching slice of wholesome bread
and butter, that would hurt nobody, is
not ashamed TO go along pafing a vile
cigar that Injuries him and poisons the
air that othershave to breathe?'-West-
ern Plowman.
A DRINK made ont of ground quassia
Ia half ounce stepped in pint of vine
gar) is recommended as a substitute
for alcoholic drinks to those who crave
them. A small teaspoonful in little
water should be taken whenever the
liquor thirst becomes oserpowering
This is very helpful if drinker viii
persevere in trying it-Union Signal
The town Of Harvey, H.. is estab-
lished on a solid temperance basis, and
has proved that manufacturers can be
more prosperous when their employees
are prosperous and are free from the sa-
loon curse. II has been fully demon
strated there that men can do better
work in foundries and iron and steel
works without beer than with il. They
have Just located three additional in
dustries. One hundred and sixty-eight
new houses are under contract. and
there is great activity in this manufac-
turing town. We are fully assured that
Harvey is without saloon. and the re-
strictions are such on every lot sold by
the Harvey Land association that sa.
looms cannot come in the future.
A CORRESPONDENT Of John S,sintou's
paper. the organ of the labor unions,
calls attention to the claim Of the brew
ers that they give employment to five
hundred Thousand men. and says:
Think of this. workingmen, Half
a million men employed in destroying
food in rotting grain. etc. turning il
into poison that makes men fends
wives widows. children orphans, the
Industrious lazy. the intelligent numb
skulls. and sends women and children
o work in place Of men. thus filing
the land with tramps and loafers for
-he workers to support If it is true
that every person who produces moth
ing beneficial to society IS no better
han 4 pauper, then all labor employed
making. handling or selling such
.irinlSs is labor wasted. and people 50
! nsployed are panpers or makers Of
pauPers"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-05-26
ODDS AND ENDS.

Austria has women ho,icarriers.
Minneapolis made s.ss7.047 barrels of
-four in 1851
Keep flowers fresh ~ putting pinch Of
soda in the water
The t.warf aram lily is a late product Of
English LoIlouses.
Art lunesones There is work 70 be done
which requires thought.
Leaves will attract dew when boards.
sticks and stones will not.
Green vegetables will retain their color
If cooked IN an uncovered vessel.
Nothing takes the soreness from bruises
and spr,ins as quickly as alcohol.
Always use round pointed scissors in
trimming finger nails and toe nails.
The sons Of the Prince of Wales were
born on Jan. &, 1864, and June 8, 1865.
The oldest of Englands famous public
schools is Winchester, which was founded
in 1885.
Use finest old linen. il linen at all, for
bathing the mouth and lips Nothing is so
grateful.
In case of poisoning excite vomiting by
tickling the throat or by warm water and
mustard.
Love does not boast of the battles it has
fought, nor scratch its scars to make them
look bigger.
A bed Of granite recently discovered near
Providence is said to rival that of the
Black Hills.
The density Of population is greatest in
Europe, where it averages ninety to
the square mile.
Sir John Gorst, the new British post
master general, once edited a newspaper
in New Zealand
An inch of rain means gallon Of water
spread over every two square feet, or about
100 tons to every acre.
More than $4,000 postage stamps are
found every year loose in the letter boxes
of the United Kingdom.
A harness that looks luminous in the
dark has been invented 1t is intended to
prevent collisions at night.
A case Of the United States against
Chicago bank for $4,000 damages has been
pending in the courts for fifteen years
In Philadelphia cold storage house an
English hare has been kept frozen for
fourteen months. and is still apparently in
good condition.
There was until short time ago an or
dnance in Flowery Branch Ga, imposing
fine of five dollars on any person who
hallooed snakes" in the streets of the
town
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-05-26
A ToBACcO SLAVE.
A Woman's Incredible Devotion to the
Smoking Habit.

A WOmane tncreulDle DtfotlOn TO the
smoking Habit.
A correspondent writes us concern.
ing a case of tobacco addiction which
is almost beyond belief. The vic
tim of the weed is a woman suffering
from tobacco cancer, which began at
one side of the mouth and has eaten a
hole through the face, and destroyed
the lower lip to such an extent that it
has separated from its supporting at
tachment, and lies shapeless mass
upon the chin. The disease has ex-
tended so far into the throat that the
larynx is exposed, and the jugular vein
can be plainly seen. The disease was,
at the time the correspondent wrote us,
rapidly extending across the base of the
tongue. Nevertheless, the miserable
creature viii not suspend the use of the
poisonous weed which has been the
cause of this terrible state. Being no
longer able to use pipe herself, she
has ingeniously devised method by
which she can still smoke by proxy A
smoker whom she engages for the pur-
pose, seats himself before her with the
pipe in his mouth, draws long puff,
and blows it into the CHASTITY opening
in her face, thus enabling her to still
enjoy, after fashion, the horrible drug
which has reduced her to a state of liv-
ing death.-Good Health.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-05-26
A Trick That Failed.

The story told is about man who found
himself sitting behind two women who
wore extraordinarily large Gainsborough
hats The man lodged rst one way and
then another. vainly endeavoring o get a
peck at what was occurring on the stage,
but with little success Finally a brilliant
idea struck him, and putting on his own
high hat he awaited Developments He
was not detained long, for dozen voices
called out: Take that hat OFF, The la
dies, thinking the shouts were given for
them. Immediately took their hats off, and
the man enjoyed the play without further
interruption.
Well, J found myself in the same pre-
dicament one evening. 50 thought would
follow the example Of the man in the story.
It took a heap Of nerve. can assure you,
but ut last mustered ny courage and put
on my tile. Not word did hear from be-
hind me, but suddenly an old. white haired
man reached over ard gave my hat the
most tremendous whack with his cane.
That settled il. ! took the hat off and
laughed for fifteen minutes at the reversal
u the joke.-Interview in New York Trib-
unp
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-05-26

The observers on the top of Ben Nevis
have added to their other work the meas
urement Of the amount Of dust in the at
mosphere at all times Of the year. They
find that in the spring the atmosphere has
the greatest smount of dust floating in it,
and in the summer months the least This
may be enc reason why many delicate PEG
pie find the breathing Of the spring atmos-
phere 50 trying On the whole, it IS evil
dent that the value Of the materials col
lected at Ben Nevis is ever increasing
London Tit-Bits
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-05-26
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
IS 1T RIGHT2


There are some folks who always plead
The usefulness Of brandy:
And in the house, ''in case of need,
They always keep il handy.
But is ii right, or is it kind,
In this to tempt anoihers
Lest by ana by we sadly find
That we have lost our brother
These thoughts we may not put aside,
The question GOES far deeper:
Let US moi say, as Cain rerlied:
am Eiy brothers. keeper =
We may not drink, if by our deed
We make our brother stumble;
To or cwu steps let Us give heed
Lest failure make US humble.
The weak and erring let US aid,
Till they grow firm and stronger
The drunkard lovingly persuade
To touch the drink no longer.
So let us work while It's to-day,
Nor leave until tomorrow
Some word Of help or cheer 10 say,
0r lift some load Of sorrow.
British Women's Temperance Journal
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-05-26
Folalr- stenrn.l,ln nerth..

Patent folding steamship berths are a
recent innovation. They can be used either
as a lounge e a bed. and when not in use
they can be turned mp with the bedding,
when they lock automatically view York
Journal
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-25
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Ike Davidson Falls From a B. T. 0. y.
w. Car and IL Killed.


A fatal accident, the result OF children
being allowed to play around the cars,
occurred on Monday afternoon near the
B. & o. S.-W. engine house. Ike David
son, usually known as Young, a thirteen.
yerr-old colored boy, who lived with his
mother, Josephene Young, near the
depot, has been in the habit of playing
around the cars in the B. & o. S..W.
yards and looking for occasional rides.
At the time OF the accident he had ridden
on the top Of box car down the track
to the engine house. He was at brake
wheel and it is supposed that a sudden
stop of the train caused him to fall +; at
any rate he lost his balance in some
way and fell forward on to fat car,
striking on his stomach across it's edge,
and then to the ground.
He was picked up by the train men
and brought to his home, where DR..
Russ found that he was badly injured
internally. He suffered intense pain
on Monday night and Tuesday morning
but felt we'll enough to get up for supper
on that evening After going back to
bed he rapidly became worse and about
$50 d. m. died,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-25
Shepherd--Rridwell.

The social surprise of many months
was effected last Saturday evening when
it became known that Geo. N. Shepherd,
one of the most popular of Hilsboro's
young men, and Miss Bertha, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Bridwell, had
stolen march on their many friends
and had that evening been quietly mar.
ried at the Presbyterian parsonage by
Rev. DR.. McSurely. The young couple
have been lovers almost since childhood,
but, although their engagement had
been announced for some time, they had
kept their intentions to themselves so
well that no one was prepared for the
announcement OF the consummation of
the union.
The groom has been for some months
in Cincinnati, where he holds a position
with the American Typewriter Company,
and came here Saturday evening. The
announcement OF the approaching mar
riage was made only to few immediate
relatives and particular friends, and at
eight o'clock the wedding party, con.
sisting of the bride and groom, Miss
Florence Harsha and Mr.. Guy Kennedy,
proceeded to the parsonage, where the
ceremony was performed by DR.. Nc
Surely. Each OF the contracting parties
was cordially received by their newly
formed relatives, and a host of congrat-
ulations poured in from their many
friends when the event became known.
Mr.. Shepherd returned to Cincinnati
on Sunday morning, and will be joined
in short time by Mrs. Shepherd, who
remains here until the departure of her
mother for her future home at Harri.
man, Tenn, whittier Mr.. Bridwell has
nreceded her
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-25
She Says It's False.

Esther Johnson, the Sharpsburg young
lady who was brought into great deal
OF notoriety by various newspaper stories
last week, as the unsuspecting victim of
avillain's wiles and the deceived party in
mock marriage at Cincinnati, ente RS
sweeping denial of the tale of woe and
charges that the story is fabrication of
some unknown enemy. She denies
having been the VICTIM of Johnson, the
alleged betrayer, or having been in
veigled by him into false marriage and
says that she never made statement to
that effect. Neither she, nor her father,
Constable Geo. Long, went to Cincinnati
for the purpose of having Johnson ar.
rested, and the story is manufactured
from whole cloth. Esther's side of the
story, If true, would make it appear that
there are some remarkably ingenious
liars at liberty in Salem township and
vicinity. 1t is more than probable that
there is foundation of fact for the story
as originally printed.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-25
A LYNcHBURG LASS
Runs Away from Home to Join
a Married Man
Aud Is Discovered In Cincinnati b,
Her Intended Husband.

Last Saturdays Enquirer contained the
following account of the escapade Of o
daughter of one Of Lynchburg's promi.
nent families and former we'll known
resident Of that place:
A young girls guilt discovered by her
lover.
She was to marry him in few days,
but choose instead to leave behind her
friends and home.
an honest young blacksmith employed
called at Central Police Station and
asked Lieutenant Krumpe to send an
officer with him to arrest runaway girl,
When questioned he said the girls
name was Mamie Brulport, of Lynch.
burg, Ohio, and that she was 20 wears
old. He was told that the young lady
was of age and could do as she pleased.
Back OF the complaint there is strange
story. The young man who made the
complaint is the girls lover, and until
very recently lived in Lynchburg. The
young couple were engaged to be mar
ried, and Reeves came to the city to bet.
ter his circumstances before he entered
the matrimonial state. He is a hard.
working young fellow and had made ar
rangements to go to Lynchburg to. night,
where the ceremony would have prob
ably been performed within the next
few days. 1t will never take place now.
Last evening Reeves was sitting in
front of Sullivan's when his wife. be
passed up the street on the arm of
another man. She did not see her lover
but he saw her, and recognized her COM
panion as Bob McClain, married man
living at Petersburg, Ky.
McLane at one time lived at the girls
home, and managed to win her affec.
tions.
When Reeves saw the couple his first
impulse was to knock McLane down,
but he smothered his feelings and fol.
lowed the couple several squares in the
hope that he woul l meet a policeman,
but failing in this he went into a drug
store and telephoned to Lynchburg to
the girls father. His suspicious were
confirmed. The girl had run away from
home yesterday, and evidently came
here to meet McLane. When her father
heard that she was in this city with
married man he became furious, and in
structed Reeves to notify the police, say
ing he would be here on the first train,
and adding by way of postscript that
if he met McLane he would shoot him
on sight.
When Reeves entered the drug store
the couple were waiting on the corner,
presumably for car, but when he came
out they were gone, and he went at once
to Central Station and made his COM
plant. An officer will be detailed to
find the girl to. day.
1t is not known whether the couple
intend to elope or are on little lark for
few days in the city.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-25
When +?

What might have been serious acci.
dent, and which proved to be quite a
smash.up, took place at the bridge
crossing Hardin's Creek, about 81 miles
south of this place. Ewing Newby's
steam engine, which is run by his son,
John, was coming down the hill near
the bridge on its way from R. Grandle's
to Joel 7. Wright's farm, when some of
the machinery got out of place and the
engine became unmanageable and tore
down the hill towards the bridge. The
engineer remained on the engine and
tried to keep it in the yoad, while two
men on the separator, seeing the engine
running off jumped. The whole flying
avalanche struck the bridge and the
engine was almost across when the tim
bers gave way and. breaking in the mid.
die, the bridge went down with crash.
carrying engine, separator, man and all
down with it. How John Newly escap-
ed is almost miracle, but soon after
the fall he crawled from the wreck nm.
hurt. Engine and separator are almoat
completely demolished and will be diff
cult to remove, yet as no lives are lost
we exclaim "it might have been" worse.
-Lessttxy Buckeye.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-25

The Court House, as you notice, is
being painted and it will, from indica.
tions, continue being painted for several
weeks. The general plot, as gathered
from the description OF Michael Angelo
Hough in the Gasette, is as follows: The
body is to be warm gray the cornice
and general trimmings, q mahogany
brown; the sash, black the shutters, q
light olive; the gable and tower. buff,
and the top of the tower red. Since
work has begun these plans have been
changed somewhat so as to allow for the
introduction of few colors which had
been overlooked, and the fine stone
foundations OF the wings and the sand.
stone steps have received coat Of warm
jealous yellow. We do not know whose
artistic eye suggested that the stone
would be improved by painting, but it
strikes US as rather q foolish piece Of
business. II the artistic eye keeps ON
getting in its work we'll have crushed
strawberry pavements with elephants
breath curbstones blne trees with pink
trimmings; white sraas, sorrel puIAps
and dun band stand. -! y. ~.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-25
MAYORS COURT.

Marshal Lyle went to Leesburg last
Wednesday night and arrested Charles
Green, colored barber at that place,
one of the gang of fellows who had keg
of beer on tap at the colored camp meet.
ing one Sunday few weeks ago. He
was fined S. and costs. He settled the
total ($16.45) and returned to LeesburR.
Dave Woods, a desperate character
who has frequently made his appearance
in the Mayors court, got into difficulty
with Wal Nelson, a colored man, on last
Tuesday evening, on West Main street,
and, drawing knife, threatened to make
mince meat of him. Nelson tried to
avoid trouble, but Woods gets blood.
thirsty when he is drunk, and proceeded
to try to make his threat good. Nelson,
however, got away without any injury
except to his coat, which was wounded
in two or three places. Woods skipped
as soon as the affair was over, but was
caught by Marshal Leaf as he stepped
off the train at Blanchester and was re.
turned here. He demanded trial by
jury, and it was set for September 5th.
1t will be the first jury trial ever held in
Hillsboro police court.
Solomon Hudson, Jr., was called
upon to explain to the Mayor the reason
why because he had set his dog on a
certain Mrs. Mckee, colored. Solomon
admitted having said "Sic 'em" in a
spirit of fun but also claimed to have
admonished the dog in side whisper
not to bite the lady. No maliciousness
on Solomon's part was shown and the
case was dismissed.
Birdie" Cooper has been drunk for
several days and has on different oc-
casions made an intolerable nuisance of
himself. He was arrested Tuesday night
on the charge of drunkenness and in.
decent exposure. On Wednesday MORN
ing he was given S. and costs for the
first charge and $50 and costs on the
second. Heg goes to the Cincinnati Works.
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VALUABLE HOTEL PROPERTY
Al Auction Sale, on Wednesday, Sep.
tember 21st, at 10 A. M.

On the premises, on the above date, at
auction, the old and we'll known hotel
property, the Legler House, together
with the entire outfit Of furniture, will
be offered at public auction and sold
without reserve to the highest bidder.
This is one of the oldest established ho.
tel stands in the city, but the property
to be offered is comparatively new, be-
ing entirely rebuilt some years ago. The
hotel is situated opposite the steamboat
landing and directly opposite the new G.
4 .. Ferry landing, and has been and is
now controlled and operated by the same
family for over twenty years, and is one
OF the most prosperous houses in the
city to-day.
Excellent reasons will be given for
selling. The property and contents can
be inspected at any time.
For further particulars call on or ad-
dress, CHAS. J. LEGLER,
Portsmouth, Ohio.
H. 8. GRIMES, Auctioneer.
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The Boxwell law, which has aroused
80 much enthusiasm among the teachers
throughout the State, was violently op.
posed in the Fayette Co. Teachers Insti-
tute last week and resolutions were pass.
ed, That we instruct our representative
that we protest against the Boxwell law,
and that he present said protest at the
next meeting OF the Legislature" They
also resolved, contrary to the opinions
of nearly all the other teachers in the
State, that "the bill was obnoxious and
detrimental to the best interests of our
sch ools." The fact that the resolutions
we're introduced by one Of the county
examiners was the probable cause of
their being carried
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GO TO THE COLLEGE.

The Fall Term OF the College opens
September 20. An excellent corps of
in structors will have charge OF the
d ifferent courses. This term is the
time to enter course-the CONNER.
cial, Normal, Literary. Scientific, Clas.
sic al or Musical. The tuition, payable
in advance, is only ten dollars for the
fourteen aueeks. The value of the com.
pletion of a ll.outlined course can
not be estimated. Do not put il Off
enter the Fall Term. Special studies
can be selected if preferred. Write, or
call on President Gall at the College,
to make arrangements.