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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-07-14
Legal Notice.

John w. Lsdd and William {. Ladd, each Of
1T. Worth. Tarrant county, Texas, will taks
notice:
That on the 10th day of Juue, 1899. Jonathan
n Lsdd. 8s plaintiff commenced civil actions
sgainet them and Myrtle b. Matthews, as de-
PENDANTS. in the Court of Common Pleas OK
Highland county Ohio, where tie same is now
pending, demanding partition IF the following
described premises Situate In the county OK
Highland aud State OF Ohio and in Fairfield
township: Beginning at a stone in the center
of the Urbana road and corner TO David b.
HaneBls land; thence with his line Is. 1891
deg, W. 4S 46-l00 poles to stone in the line
Of Manloye Adams land thence with his line
the center of the Urbans road thence with
eaid road N. 105Z dsgs, T. IA poles TO stake I;
thence N. 70 poles to stake thence N. 9degs,-
W. ~ 90 100 poles to the beginning, containing
IL 22-l60 acres of land, being part of Vests
survey No 1908
The plaintiff demands partition of said
premises at follows
To the plaintiff. Jonathan r. Ladd. an undi-
yided equal one-tbird part OF said pr misses in
fee.
To the defendants, William r. Ladd ana
Myrtle y. Matthews, each su equal undivided
one-third part OF said premises in fee.
And that the said defendant. John W. LadT.
widower of Margaret Ladd, deceased has for
feited his life estate by curtesy in tie said
premises.
or before the 27th day OF August, 1892, or tbs
same will be taken confessed and judgments
rendered aud partition made accordingly
JONATHAN n. LADD.
BY John r. Horst. his attorney.
Dated June 18Th 1892
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Notice to Contractors-SchooR
House Letting.

Sealed proposals will be received at the Office
of the Clerk of the Board of Education OK
Paint township, Uighend county. Ohio. i'll
New Petersburg until twelve o'clock at noon
on the 1st day of August. 1892. for building s,
brick school house in sub district No. (Rains-
boro) of said township. according to plans anGi
specifications on file in said Office. Each bid
must contain the name OF every person inter
estsd in the same and be accompanied by u
sufficient guaranty of some disinterested party
that il the bid is accepted contract will be-
entered into and the performance of it proper
ly secured. The bid for each kind of msteriae
called for by the specifications must be stated
separately and the price of eaci given. and the,
price Of labor must also be separately stated
None but the lowest responsible bid will be 40
cepted, and the Board may reject ali bds-
Contractors will bid with the understanding
that all the material in the cid building shat Ia
suitable will be used in the construction of this
new
BY order of the Board of Education.
MARION 8. WILLIAMS, Clerk
New Petersburg. o, June 25:h, 1892
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GROWING CONTESTS.
Music Furnished by boosters Ensered
Regular Competitions

Music Furnished by boosters Ensered tn
Regular Competition.
Recently there was very interesting
growing contest between ROSTERS in
Belgium. The poultry raisers Of the
vicinity Of Liegc are such admirers of
the music which their roosters furnish
that they decided to hold q competition
at Liege IN order to prove definitely
whose rooster was the champion crow
er. All the birds entered in the compe-
tition-snd there was greet number
were placed in cages, one In each cage,
with trustworthy man In front OF
each to record the growing. The con-
test lasted one hour, and the cock
which crowed the greatest number Of
times In that period received valuable
prize The winner of the prize crowed
one hundred and thirty-four times, or
more than twice minute The Youths
Companion thinks that anyone who has
seen young rooster mount barnyard
fence and crow until the housewife
comes out and throws milk pan at
him will not be inclined to impeach the
accuracy of this count, unless he thinks
it is an understatement 1t is possible
that the Liege cocks were embarrassed
by the strange surroundings end did
not do themselves Justice.
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A Steer in Church.

A dog and steer formed combine
tion which put a sudden end to the
services in q Westminster Conn. meet
ing house the other day and sent the
worshipess scurrying into the streets
The dog was DOING under a wagon
when stock dealer drove herd of
cattle past the meeting house. The
dog swolse and ran among the cattle,
stampeding them. One steer dashed
into the church, carrying the light
green baize door on his horns He
rushed up the aisle believing wildly
and throwing the worshipers into con-
sternation- He halted before he
reached the pulpit and stood gazing at
the pastor. Every member of the
church seized the opportunity to escape
and rushed out. The pastor, left alone.
jumped from the pulpit and tried to
drive the steer out. But he did not suo-
ceed. Had he not sought refuge in o
pew where the steer could not reach
him the infuriated animal would have
made short work Of him When the
animal became tired Of demolishing the
church property the preacher re-entered
the pulpit and, the congregation re-
turning. took up his sermon at the
point where it was so rudely inter
ruDted
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HOW TO TELL A PERJURER.

II witness Yawns on the stand Depend
Upon 1t He's Lying.
few evenings ago half a dozen men
were sitting out in front Of the Capital
hotel discussing various topics when
Judge Yost, of the superior court, in
telling an anecdote of trial, remarked
that the witness yawned and he knew
he was lying.
''How did you known asked OUur-
ier-Journal man.
''Weil, sir, have seen witnesses lie
and not yawn, but never knew one to
yawn that he was not telling lie"
Judge Sims, the member of the legis-
la&ure from Triggs, remarked: "Yes,
always know witness is lying when
he yawns"
Senator Dave Smith said: '.It is al
most invariably the case"
Judge Wall, the senator from Mason,
came up and corroborated the state
ments Of the others, and just then
Judge Brent, of the superior court,
joined the group: YES" he chimed in.
when q witness yawns he Is telling q
lie, and he knows it."
Several other lawyers were appealed
to and all bore out the statements
made. None, however. could explain
the phenomenon. Judge Yost was the
only one who bad theory. and that
was that when a fellow was swearing
to a lie he could not face the music and
his embarrassment found expression>in
yawns.
Here Is q pointer to the legal frater-
nifty of the state. Two Of the judges OF
the superior court are committed, and
all that is necessary to impeach the evi.
dence OF witness in their minds is to
show that while giving 1t he yawned.
The parenthetical yawn may be ooca-
sionally interspersed with effect In evi.
dence submitted to them.
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Fun in PARLIAMENT.

An amusing story is told OF q certain
occasion In the house Of commons, when
one Thomas Massey Massey moved that
the church of Henry VIII. should get
rid Of the name of mas" In Christmas,
and substitute in place of the too
Romish expression the more Saxon one
tide" thus, 'Christide," says Life
OConnell, who happened to be present,
and who was seldom at loss for the
right word at the right time, moved
that las the honorable gentleman
priced the old Saxon SO much, he would
do well to begin at home, namely, to
Saxonize his own name Let him do
eway with the mass In Thomas
Massey Massey and put his beloved
tide in the place Of it, thus: 'Thotide
Tidey Tidey!'" Needless to say that
the house roared at the complete turn
OF the tables on the objector to the
''mas" In Christmas
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MEAT EATERS
rbey Are Freer from Disease Tf,nn Per-
sons Living on Mixed Dict

rboy Are Yrreer from Disease Tf,nn Per-
sons Living on Mixed Diet
Many races of men live entirely on
nnimal food. and these are the most
hardy, and, from all that | have been
able TO gather on the subject, says a
writer In the Gentleman's Magazine,
the most free from diseases of all kinds
Sir Francis Head says of the Pampas
Indians They ore all horsernen, or,
rather, pass their lives on horseback.
In spite of the climate which is burning
hot in summer and freezing in winter,
these brave men, who have never yet
been subdued, are entirely naked and
have not even q covering for their head.
They live together in tribes, each Of
which is governed by q cacique, but
they have no fixed place Of residence
Where the pasture is good there are
they TO be found until IL is consumed by
their horses. and they then instantly
move TO more verdant spot They
have neither bread, fruit nor vegeta-
bles, but they subsist entirely on the
lesh of their Mares Describing the
effect on himself of this diet, Sir
Francis says: after I had been riding
three or four months and had lived on
beef and water found myself In a con-
dition which can only describe by say
ing that ! felt no exertion could kill
me. although ! constantly arrived 30
completely exhausted that could not
speak; yet few hours sleep upon my
saddle on the ground always 50 com
pletely restored me that for week I
could daily be upon my horse before
sunrise and ride till two or three hours
after sunset, and have really tired ten
or twelve horses day. This will ex-
plain The Immense distances which peo-
pie In South America are said to ride,
which ! am confident could only be
done on beef and water The Gouachos
of the Argentine Republic live entirely
on roast beef and salt, scarcely ever
tasting faLfnaceous or other vegetable
| food, and their sole beverage Is mate or
Paraguay tea taken without sugar.
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A ren-rhousaud-Year cloc4..

Herr A. Noil, of Berlingen, Germany,
has constructed the most marvellous
lmepieoe that was ever evolved from
the human mind Calculations, based
on two years Of solid going. prove what
the maker claims for his wonderful
clock, VIZ: THAT 1t will run for ten
thousand years without winding. Hands
ON the dial point to the time Of day, tho
day, the week, months, seasons and
years. It also calculates the changes In
the moon and tells when the snn h
''fast" Of SLOW" The clock is the re-
suit Of fvs ysazs o. patient. arduous
Labor.
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A Queer Meeting.

One specially high peak Of the Andes
affords peculiarly fine view Of the
sunrise, and on two sides OF this peak
huts have been built within an hours
climb Of the apex in order that travel
ers having scrambled up the mountain
side may rest over night and go at it
fresh in the morning. An American
reached the summit Of the mountain
from one Of the huts Just OF sunrise one
morning and found himself face to face
with stranger who had toiled up from
the hut on the opposite side Both
gazed In silence at the sight below. and
then one said to the other There is
only one other view that equals this, in
my opinion" "Just what was think
ing" said his companion What's your
other view?" 'That TO be seen at sun
rise from Fort Nonsense, near Nor
ristown. N. j." said the first. "Why,
that's mine, too" said the other, and
then. standing together on that lonely
peak, the two compared notes, and dis
covered that they were neighbors In the
little Jersey town
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Petrifytng q King.

The late king Of Spain. Alfonso XIII,
although he died six years ago, has not
yet been inferred. Wrapped In the
finest linen, the dead monarch's body
reposes on q stone couch, near q petri-
flying spring which flows In cavern
called "El Pudrido," and situated in q
flank In the mountain upon which the
Escuria is built The body, over which
the water constantly flows In greet
hmpid weves, will remain In that sitr,-
alton until II b completely petrified,
after which II viii be placed In the
royal vaults where repoee Charles v.
and other ulustrious monarchA The
petrifying process demands twenty-five
years. The body OF the father Of ex-
Queen Isabsila, thus preserved. remained
IN IA PvHtdp soanss,hat longer than .
QnARtss q . century.
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Biggest Man In CsnSda-

Leonard Whitton, Of Brighton, .is now
classed as the biggest man In Canada
He weighs 400 pounds His measure
ment is as follows: Around tho shoul-
ders, s feet inches; chest, 8 feet Q
inches; hips, feet inches; neck. foot
II inches; arm at shoulder, 2 feet .
inches; arm below elbow. l foot s
inches; thigh. 8 feet 8 inches; calf, .
feet His head measurement around
the temples Is ss inches Mr.. Wilton
attends daily to bis business and is
quite nimble on foot Ten years ago
he did not weigh more than $50
pounds, and during the past few years
he has increased In weight rapidly. He
is comparatively young, under forty
years Of age, and may yet ada an extra
fifty or seventy-fve pounds to his enos>
nous weight
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
WAGIII N(iTON- lllun lSkh 1900

WASHINGTON. June 18TH 1892
WHEREAS BY satisfactory evidence present.
ed to the undersigned it has been made TO az
pear that the Citizens National Bank Of Hills-
borough in the village OF Hilsborough. in the,
county of Highland and State Of Ohio, has
complied with all the provisions of the Act OF
Coz sress to enable National Banking Associa-
tions to extend their corporate existence and
for other purposes. approved July 18th, 1899
Non, therefore, ], Edward S. Lacey. Comp
trolIer OF the Gu rency, do hereby certify thab
the iti2eps National Bank Of Marlborough
in the village Of Hisborough, in the county
OF Highland and State of Ohio. s authorized
TO have succession for the period specified ip
its amended articles OF association. namely uu-
t.. close Of business nn Juue 90. 1912.
IN testimony mhe,eof witness my hand and
49,, seal OF Cffice this 18th day of June.
! SEAL 1892 L 3. LACEY,
'' Comptroller of the Currency.
No 2O39
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A BORN CALCULATOR.
Won derful Mental Feats Of = Mathemst-
ical Prodigy.

ical Prodigy.
This gift, like Blind Toms musical
talent. very often is accompanied by
very defective intellect In other re-
spects. A Columbus (Kan.) correspon-
dent of the Scientific American gives
the following notes regarding the pro
digious calculating faculty possessed by
Reuben Field, native of La Fayette
county, Mo-, about forty-6ve years old.
Field Is described as "a very strong,
heavy-set man" He never went to
school. even day, for the sole reason
that he was always regarded as an
idiot He can neither read nor write,
and his reasoning powers have never
developed beyond those of child Of
the most ordinary intellect In the
face Of these facts, however. he has the
keenest perception of the relation of
numbers and quantities, and is able, as
If by instinct, to solve the most intri-
cote mathematical problems. He does
not know figures on a blackboard,
but he understands them perfectly in
his mind. No one has ever been able to
catch him" in multiplication or in
division. He has been given such prob
lens as: 1.-The circumference of the
earth is, in round numbers, Is 900 miles.
How many fax seeds, allowing twelve
to the inch. will it require to reach
around it?" Within minute be re-
turns the answer l0,00S, 900, ,o00."
If the distance to the sun or to any of
the planets is taken. he answers with US
great ease. II given the day of the
month and the year on which an event
occurred, he Instantly gives the day Of
the week But what Is yet more re-
marhable is that he can tell the timo at
any hour, day or night without ever
missing II, even a minute. II awakened
out Of a deep sleep In the darkness of
night, and asked the time he gives 1t at
once. Once In my Office | asked him the
time. He replied at once: Sixteen
minutes after three" In order to test
him, drew him of upon some other
question, not letting him know my Oh
ject, and when seventeen minutes had
passed, looked at my watch and asked
him the time He said: "Tweuty-sever
minutes to four"
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A NAVIGATING LEOPARD.
Depopuasted villages In Bengai--Feetfing
\ On Women and Children.

oi WOhhoh oHu Suhurcbs
The Calcutta Englishman contains
blood-curdling account of the doings of
a man-eating leopard lately shot in the
Rajshahi district, in Bengal. The mon.
ster had destroyed one hundred and
fifty-four persons before he was brought
down. His appetite for flesh, his ferocity,
his cunning and his audacity were
unexampled in the leopard tribe, and
they would have done credit to tiger.
He depopulated whole villages, for the
mere terror of his name sent the inhab-
itants flying as soon as he had seized a
solitary victim in their midst
For miles around the people never
ventured to leave their houses after
nightfall until they heard he was dead.
But this was no great hindrance to him.
He would seize them from the verandas
when they were smoking the evening
pipe. and sometimes he penetrated the
very houses in the dead of night and
carried away children-often without
giving the slightest alarm to the other
inmates.
AS rule, he killed only one person at
time; but sometimes he killed two, and.
on one occasion, three in one day. Chill
dren and old women were his favorite
food. Among his victims were but six
men. He was impelled by asheer hank
ering for human flesh. for he never
touched the cattle.
The villagers were beginning to think
the scourge was demon incarnate, and
it was impossible to organize them for
the pursuit. At length some twenty
elephants were brought together for an
expedition and flying column of Brit
ish planters set forth in quest of the de-
stroyer. They searched for some time
in vain, until an old man, whose wife
had been eaten, came to report that
their quarry had taken refuge In a tam
arind tree.
It was as he had stated. only the man
eater had by this time hidden himself
in the jungle at the foot of the tree, and
for the moment could not be found The
place was surrounded and the elephants
advanced In close order to trample the
fugitive out of his hiding place. This
maneuver succeeded after frequent rep
etition; the beast was driven out o.
cover, and at once riddled with balls
He will become legend In the district
and perhaps deity.
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AL the elephants used in the Indian
army as drought ANIMALS In the artih
lery or commissariat, or as baggage an
imals In the transport department. are
very carefully attended to, and In every
way treated with the greatest consid-
Grafton. Their keep 6 about thirty
rupees. or seventeen dollass day, In
cluding, Of coursa. The wages of thsir
mahout and graas-cutter. They ere
fed principally on unhusked Fsce and
grass; OF the former they get about TWO
hundred end dxU pcunAA end q ths
latter about iour hundsed poundp ~
diam.
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SWISS NOBILITY.
II Is Abundant, But Foreigners seldom
Hear of It.

Hear of It.
A few years ago the question was
asked: docs nobility still exist In
Switzerland?" And no one was able to
answer it. OF all the thousands OF
English folk who haunt the Swiss ho-
tells in summer, not one, 1t would seem
to Temple Bar, had inquired whether
that Rudolph Won Erlach, whose eques-
trian statue they must have seen, has
any living descendants; not one had
even heard Of the Bernese nobility-a
noblesse which holds itself SO high that
it thinks but slightly of the British ler
CATION. Yet from the Jura to the Lu-
gano there is hardly q canton-there Is
perhaps NO canton-in which noble
families are not to be found. Some Of
these, such as the Plantas and the
. Buols Of the Graubunden, have turned
their energy into modern channels, and
make their fortunes, like the Hausers
or the Sellers, out Of the English and
American tourists Others, like the
Won Altmen, have sunk into humber
rank. But the greater part remain in
statu quo, still enjoying, in the towns
or IN the country, social prestige that
VdTtSb W1UIl UIbc<I WottAVu bnu UlleiT lhUti-
ligence-
For, from the nature Of the case, all
Swiss nobility is more or less ancient.
and is therefore still venerable In q
republic which has not yet cast of all
reverence for historic tradition. The
Valais, for instance, contains a very
ancient noblesse, some of whom, as the
De Sepibus and the De Cocatrix. bear
Latin names, whether or not they claim
a Roman descent. And Roman descent
assuredly Is claimed by the Bernese fam
lily Of Lentulus, who affiliate themselves
TO that most nlustrious house of the
Gems OorneliA
In oonglomerate nation like the
Swiss, the fountains Of honor have been
numerous Some OF the nobility owe
their distinctions to the empire or to
the dukes Of Austria; some 10 the dukes
of Zshringen, the founders OF Berne
and Fribourg; some 10 the dukes Of
Burgundy; some, who were Huguenots
to the kings OF France, and some OF the
more modern ones even 10 the kings OF
Prussia.
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School Examiners.

TVNHE Board of School Examiners OF High
l. land county give notice that examina
tions of Applicants for Certificates will take
place in the Hillsboro Main street school,
building on the first saturday of every
month, and on the third Saturday OF Janu~
ary, February, March, April, August ana
September. The Examination fee prescribed
by law Is so cents.
BY ordef of the Board.
IA SHANNON, Clerk.
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Attachment.

Before II. II. Maddox, J. P of Liberty town
ship, Highland county, Ohio.
Charles Ruetenik, plaintiff,
vs..
Harry Ridenour defendant.
On the 7th day of Juue. A. d 1892, said JuSs-
tice issued an order of attachment in the sboya
action for the sum of six and 3l-l00 (56 BLOOD
dollars and interest thereon from April 21, 1891.
June 18th, 1892. CHARLES RUETaNIK
D. @. Morrow Atty.
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the UNDER
AN signed have been duly appointed anG
qualified as administrators, with the will
annexed, OF the estate of Samuel Edingtield f,
late of Highland county, ohio, deceased.
=. Fl. EDINGFIELD. R1ssells, o.
JOHN EDINGFIELD, New Vienna, o.
June 25th, 1892
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