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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-11-08
In Bad Taste.

1t is reported of Mayor Davis and
others that they worked their utmost to
secure the defeat of Billy Walker, Nc
Coppin, and one or two others on the
Republican ticket
While every man has perfect right
to think and vote as he pleases, there
are certain bounds of propriety in all
things.
Leaving others out of the question,
Mr.. Davis, it would seem, should ot
forget the fact that he il now holding
an Office of honor which he could not
have attained, had not the Republicans
of Hillsboru been mo,e loyal to the
nominees of their party than he, him
self, has proven.
The affair is his own. He has not sue.
ceeded in injuring the Republican ticket,
which has been elected throughout by
overwhelming majorities. If he chooses
to cast his fortune in whole or in part
with the enemies of his party, then he
cannot reasonably expect farther favors
at its hands.
And if, by any chance, ne should ever
again be one of its non inees, he cer-
tainly cannot exact party fealty where
he has shown none.
With all due respect, we regret to see
Mr.. Davis making himself the pail bear
er of his own political future.
If Mr.. Davis intends to antagonize the
regularly nominated candidates of his
party, it strikes us he could do so with
much better grace after having resigned
the Office for which he is conspicuously
indebted to the party loyalty of Repub.
licans.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-11-08
Ghosts.

Providence permitting, the editor OF
the NEws-HERALD will lecture in the
Baptist Church, Friday evening, on
Ghosts. There will. be an admission
fee of fifteen cents, and all the proceeds
will 60 to the Young Folks Society
You are invited to attend for the good
of good cause-not for the merits Of
the discourse. What we may have to
say will be said in our own homely way.
1t won't be better than other lectures
not halt SO good, but it may be that,
beneath its absurdities and comicalities
you may find tiny grain or two OF gold
worth taking home.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-11-08
NEW PETERSBURG.
November 5th, l,

November 9Th, 1894.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Brown, of Frank
fort, were the guests of relatives here
part of last week.
Sam Hindman, of Holiday g Cove, w
Va, was the guest of his brother, VIM
Hindman, for several days.
Frank Grim, OF Springfield, ILL.,, is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M
Grim.
]. M. Ulen and wife returned home
last Thursday, after several days visit
with his brother, near Jetfersonville.
Miss Hattie Elliott is able to be up
again, after short spell of sickness.
T H. Shivers and wife, ofShelbyville,
ILL.,, are the guests of R E. Shivers and
family.
Mrs. P. A. Hughey is convalescent
after severe siege OF fever.
George Armstrong and Miss Lizzie
Cox were quietly united in marriage, al
Hillsboro, last week.
The Odd Fellows are arranging good
program for the dedication of their
hall on the 14th. Exercises will be
held in the forenoon and afternoon to
which the public is invited.
Carpenters have begun building a
bell tower on the Presbyterian church
Baxter Cunningham and wife, ol
Hillsboro, were Sunday guests OF rela.
tives here.
Harry Satterfeld has moved into Mrs
Rebecca Roads house, east of town, and
will occupy it during the winter.
Mrs. Stanley Mosier, of Waverly, is
visiting her brother, Enos Roads, oi
near this place.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-11-08

Portsmouth offers 81 500 for the An.
nual Brigade Encampment Of the <. Of
p, July 4, 1896.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-11-08

Now, that Highland county is wholly
redeemed, and the flag on the Court
House floats over temple untainted of
Democracy from cellar to dome, let us
use every effort to prove our party
worthy of the confidence the people
have bestowed upon it. Our principles
are eternally right, and with our best
men at the front, we shall stand un.
shaken in our strength as the years go
by.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-11-08

"Who pulled that bell cord?" asked
the street car conductor. 81 did answer
ed passenger. "What did you ring
both ends for?" Because wanted both
ends to stop"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
WHEN the directors of the Chicag

WHEN the directors of the Chicago
Lake Street l. Road voted for a
sweeping reduction Of officers salaries,
leaving the wages of the operating
force untouched, they set good ex-
ample. Most corporations-and espe-
cially in Amerlca-look upon the
salaries OF the high-priced and orna-.
mental officers as fixed charges, not
to be altered or reduced under any
circumstances When retrenchment
becomes necessary, the first attack is
upon the wages Of the working force
the men who at the best earn from
SO to SO day. The presidents and
general managers and superintend-
ents are sacred. Not even the awful
prospect Of reducing or passing a
dividend will induce the directors
many of whom are also salaried Of
ficers--to begin cutting at the top.
They continue to draw full pay until
receiver is appointed. 1t is cheer
ing to notice that one corporation
has broken away from this tradition,
and its example might we'll be fol-
lowed by other institutions that cut
the wages Of low-salaried employees
without any excuse whatever other
than a desire to take advantage of
the hard times and scarcity of work.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
The Handy Man.

The "handy man" is a godsend to
the plumber, the carpenter, the
builder, the paperhanger and several
others. With a view to saving ex-
penses he buys tool chest and pro-
ceeds to tinker with everything that
is out Of shape. When a door hangs
badly he takes 1t of the hinges and
tries to plane or saw piece of the
bottom. He is certain to spoil the
woodwork aud frequently breaks the
hinges In putting them back. 1t is
not at all an easy thing for one man
to hang a door anyhow, and it is
practically impossible for an amateur
to do 1t at all.
When the handy man finds some OF
his wall paper knocked of he hunts
up one of the fragments that were
left and pastes 1t over, producing a
result so hideous that his wife gener-
ally sends for paperhanger and has
the whole room done over again.
The same man commences to build a
shed or back fence, and finding that
he has got everything out OF plumb
and that the corners won't come
right he sends for carpenter and
has to pay him for tearing everything
down besides doing the work.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

Going 20 sleep.
Two tireless feet all day have trotted
Across the parlor floors;
Two tiny dimpled hands have slyly plotted
Mischief behind the doors. vlef
Two magic crystal orbs. with watch un-
Their glance on all have flung;
Two rosebud lips their merry chsttering
In bird-iike notes have sung.
Now. DER those orbs the drowsy lids are
closing,
Bidding sdieu to lights;
And lips, white heads, and feet lie still.
reposing--
Have whispered their aGood- nightp
o blessed hourl when soft winged sleep,
descending.
And gives its sweet surcease
To toll worn mortals--all their troubles
ending
In sweet oblivious peace.
For He who ever guides the sunlight's set
ting.
And gently wells the earth,
That deep repose may bring that self for
getting
Prelude 10 newer birth
VIII ever guard the tender infants slum-
Der.
And send His angel bands
Tho midnight watch and dawning hours
to number
With star tipped wands
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

DISMAL bowls come from across the
border. Our Canadian brethren are
protesting against the arrangements
made by the British and the United
States authorities for carrying out
the provisions of the Behring Sea
arbitration. When the Paris tribu
nal first rendered its decision tho
Canucks rejoiced greatly. The find
ing pleased them. They saw oppor
tunities for unlimited poaching. The
businesslike preparations that are
being made to protect the seals have
caused an entire change of tune The
finding Of the tribunal was wrong;
the action Of the American Govern
ment is infamous. They don't pro-
pose to submit to the proposed ar
rangements. But they will. They
say they will do terrible things, but
they don't mean it. They will keep
up the bowling for time, but when
1t comes to actual trouble they will
simmer down and swallow their
wrath. They like to poach, but they
don't like to be spanked, and as
spanking will surely follow any at
tempt at poaching the Canadians will
turn their attention from the seals
to the less profitable but safer occu-
patton Of smuggling Cinnamon into
this country at So much head.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

AN increasing danger, not only to
the express companies, but to travel
ers by rail, is to be found in the fact
that amateurs have evidently taken
to train robbery. The professional
bandit of the Younger and James
type did his work neatly, quickly and
expeditiously. He killed no one
wantonly. He knew his business
The amateur is bungler. His mode
OF operation, as shown in the at
tempted "hold-up" at Lincoln and
the attempted train wrecking near
Worthington, Mimi, is without sys-
tenn and without any regard for hu-
man life. Instead OF tagging the
train and getting control of the en-
igineer the amateur seeks to cause a
wreck, hoping to loot the express car
In the confusion. Or he attacks
trains bearing no treasure, and hav-
Ing shot men recklessly and uselessly
he retreats without any booty =, His
operations are unskillful, tnurderous
and Improbable He Stays innocent
people with little hope of gain, and
he should himself be slain wherever
found. He is the ass in the lions
skin, but more dangerous than the
lion himself.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

/. NEW JERSEY lightning" has popu-
larly been supposed to produce the
most completely paralyzing Jag" In
the briefest space of time OF any liquid
on earth. But 1t has failed to satisfy
the demands Of the blbulous citizens
of that State, and now the popular
drunk is the @paregoric drunk and
that mosquito country Is full of 1t.
Paregoric contains both alcohol and
opium, and the victim Of this new
habit enjoys the double sensation Of
hilarity and sweet Inconsistencies
beyoLd all measure. Ofcourse, there's
a great difference in the morning,
but this has not stayed the growth of
the habit, and the Mayor of Plain
field has been compelled to issue a
proclamation forbidding the general
sale OF the stuff.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

face, almost hiding her sweet, soft,
gray eyes, that looked so wistfully at
Jacob that he evidently could not re-
sist their pleading, but said, roughly:
swell, jist yer wait ere till 1 comes
back. / shan't be long"
"All right, Jacob. I'll bide ere till
you comes back" said little Polly,
having perfect faith that Jacob
would return, which, OF course, he
had no intention of doing.
When Jacob had gone, Polly began
to feel very frightened at the idea of
staying out there all night by herself;
but she sat on the ground in the
dark to await for Jacob, with a
patient look in her gray eyes, saying:
Jacob will soon be here; Jacob will
soon come" intending that, whatever
happened, she would be there to wei.
come him home: but alas. in spite of
her efforts to keep awake, she went
off into a sound sleep, never to wake
any more until she reached the blessed
land of Paradise.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

1T has been asked, "Does advertis-
ing pay?" A German journal, the
Manner Nachrichten, replies to this
question by given the following fact,
the authenticity of which it guaran-
tees: A person advertised that he
would pay marks to the sender OF
the largest potato. In less than Is
days the clever advertiser found him
self in possession Of as many sacks
full of the very finest potatoes, which,
after paying the ) marks promised
for the largest example, might be
reckoned very profitable specula.
tiOn
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26


The story of a waits street life Is
told by boy of IL In the following
words:
Get away from me-" cried the
man, Jacob by name, In very fierce
voice. t-...
sect away from you? Why, ! real
ly don't know what you'd do; there
would be no one to sing any OF the
songs, no one to earn any money for
you. Oh. Jacob, what would you do?"
cried Polly, ragged little girl OF 8
years.
II don't know. 1 specks / would
get on much better not having You
to feed" said Jacob, Grossly. I'D
like to know what good you are!"
II don't think you do feed me
much. 1 know i am always very
hungry" said Polly, timidly, looking
up at him.
Hungry? you're always thatl
Why, you as as much as other kids;
you know you do"
Il don't think / am really--really
very greedy. only had one crust Of
bread to-day" Polly said, very quiet
ly.
"Well If that amt enough it ought
to be-" Jacob said Grossly.
Before go any further with my
story / ought to tell you the history
of poor Polly. She was stolen from
her parents by Jacob when toddle
of three, and at eight, instead OF be-
ing plump, rosy child, she was a
pale-faced, thin, ragged child, with
short, brown hair falling over her
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

NOVELIST HowELLs is reported as
saying that he knows it would do
him good to chop wood or dig pota-
toes a couple of hours every day.
Many unfortunate persons who have
tried to read certain novels might
easily be persuaded to say that 1t
would do them lots Of good If Mr..
Howells would adopt either wood
chopping or potato digging as regu-
lar and exclusive ayocation. The
danger is that If the latter were
chosen the potatoes would be sure to
turn out small.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

FRANCIS u STOCK be retained, and
BRIDGE. the patient Is in
danger of collapse from exhaustion.
He is accompanied by his vito, and
they will return TO their home in
Michigan as soon as the formers con-
dition will permit.
w. +. BARD, a prominent farmer Of
Elba Township, dropped dead on La
peers principal street.
CHARLES POLICY has been arrested
at Lansing, charged with embezzling
several hundred dollars from Cor
don & Black, who run a plumbing es-
establishment. Policy confesses, say
ing fast living caused the mischief.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made to
have the new monument in the Sol
diers' Home cemetery at Grand Rapids
dedicated with impressive ceremonies
on Memorial Day. One of the best
speakers in the State will be secured
for the occasion.
BRECKENRIDGE will have a soldiers
monument. G. A. X. will unveil on
Decoration Day.
CHARLES b. NORRIS, OF Lasalle, hid
S57 in an old cupboard for safe keep
ing. The other night the cupboard
burned, and all that was left Of the
hidden money was the corner of o5
bill. Outside of burning up the cup
board, the fire did but little damage.
JULIUS SPEARS, of Croswell, went
over to Lexington and filed up on Lex-
ington whisky. When he got home
he felt so bad about IL he determined
to put an end to his earthly troubles.
Twenty-four ounces OF laudanum were
pumped out Of him, and he IL still
al -
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
Record of the Week.

The new Zion Lutheran Church in
Ann Arbor will cost $25, 900 and have
tower 1875 feet high.
AT Luannicassee, hunting resort
east OF Bay City, Harry Fox. aged 70,
attacked his father with knife and
inflicted fatal wound.
AT. WALLACE and family, Of Nance
Iona, were badly burned while escap-
ing from their house. One or two are
in critical condition.
JOHN V. FARwELL, OF Chicago, has
purchased the HOLSTER Block, mod.
ern six-story Lansing Office building,
which was erected two years ago by II.
L. Hollister, at an expo nse of 500, 900.
The terms of the sale are not divulged.
THE 500 locks have been fitted out
for the summer season.
UNDER the new scale OF wages
adopted by the Common Council OF
Kalamazoo the chief engineer OF the
water works will draw $3.50 year sal
ary and house rent free, while the
assistant engineer will get S75 month,
or 5000 year.
THE little 3-year-old son of Henry
Hook, OF Cheboygan, was throwing
chips into the river back OF the Indus
trial Iron Works with several other
children, when he slipped and fell in.
So far every effort made to find his
body has been unsr ccessful.
AGRAND RAPIDS dog caught rat,
but could not kill the varmint. He
chewed it, dragged 1t, scratched 1t,
dropped it, but all to no purpose. The
rat would not die Finally he carried
n IN Tho sfy-aet railrOad track and left
1t on the rail. A street car made an
end of the rat.
FOR the past three years there has
been practically no apple crop In La
peer County. ID. g. Halsey, q prom.
inent farmer and fruit grower Of Ore
gon Township, says: "Notwithstand.
ing the varied weather we have had
this winter, the apple buds are In q
healthy condition, and the prospects
promise heavy crop"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
Newkirk Is Guilty.

Charles w. Newkirk, the absconding
Bay City bank clerk, who got away
with something like $4,000 and fled to
Los Angeles, Cal, pleaded guilty. The
technical charge to which Newkirk
pleads guilty Is the embezzlement of
5000 belonging TO the Bay County Saw
ings Bank. The bank has made every
effort to keep the exact amount of
Newkirk's populations from the public,
and he now refuses to make any state
ment regarding it, but it is known to
be nearly $4,000 Newkirk had worked
for the bank for five or six years and
had always been considered faithful
and reliable, but WIS paid only 50 per
week.. Low wages and the effort to
keep up high style brought about his
downfall
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

Then, whenever / 60 near the girls
playing doll tea party, they begin to
grab up their things and cry, "Oh,
there comes that boy!" l would just
as soon be some other boy, but ]
can't. Papa says, what is that boy
up to now" just as though boy
didn't have to be up to something
or-bust. What's wrong with being
a boy? Papa was one, and grandma
she couldn't be. Papa Is always
saying, "When was boy" Iguess
it's all right to be a boy, or God
wouldn't maze so many, but maybe
I'm not the best kind. could please
grandma and the girls better.
guess I'll try-I'm tired Of being
that boy."-Christian at Work.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

PROMPT demand by the State De-
partment for explanation of firing on
a ship under the American flag has
brought from Honduras apology in
stead of explanation. No explana-
ton was possible that would not
have made apology its sequence. The
little braggart of Central America
will exercise more discretion and
less valor next time it wants to take
a political refugee off a vessel flying
Uncle Sans colors.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
willing to Pay for His Sport.

DR.. o. Smith, of Lisbon, admitted he
assaulted fellow citizen and cheer
fully paid his line. He had provoca-
tion enough. 1t seems he testified
against druggist firm in the United
States Court. Since then his life has
been burden. His house has been
bombarded with rotten eggs, and a
sign was put up, Pure whisky sold
here" although the Doctor is we'll
known to be a temperance man. When
he went to the postoffice the roughs
would guy him, calling his daughters
children "red-heads" because their hair
was of auburn color. The Doctor is q
patient man, but patience has its lin
it's and that is why he cheerfully paid
his little fine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
DIR. JOHNSoN'S HOUSE.

The Best Authenticated Residence of a
Famous Man.
The best authenticated residence of
the famous Doctor is, we fear, about
to vanish, owing to reconstruction of
the houses on the west side OF Cough
Square, Fleet street. This house is
one Of the sixteen known to have
been occupied by Johnson; but is
practically the only one that can be
identified with certainty. The die
tionary was produced in the building,
and In the garrett Immediately be-
meath the roof Johnson's amanuenses
worked on 1t. Here, too, his wife
died. Leigh Hunt describes the
visitors and friends who frequented
the house as "a miscellany creditable
to the largeness OF his humanity"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

IT seems that the Emperors upon
whom the peace Of Europeedepends
have not been talking Of disarming.
The interview which announced their
intention to disperse their armies
and remit the overwhelming taxes
was apocryphal. They are as much
disposed as ever to fly at each others
threats IL it becomes necessary, But
their immense ornaments enable
them to exact small compromises
from each other in trade and in poll
tics without fighting, and 60 they
keep them at full strength through
long periods Of peace.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

"AMI a chump?" bowls Aid. John
O'Neill, Of Chicago. "Are we all
chumps, that we cannot legislate?"
1t is pleasant to be able to give Mr..
O'Neill the information he desires.
A careful survey OF the situation JUS
titles an Affirmative reply to both his
questions. The Aldermen who are
trying to string Chicago full of trolley
wires are chumps. Strict adherence
to the truth dictates the statement
that most OF them are rascals, too.
Any further information that Mr..
O'Neill is In need Of VIII be cheer
fully furnished on application.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

SECRETARY MORTON has finally APP.
pointed an agrostologist, and Obusi.
ness will begin to pick up at once.
This country has simply been wait
ing until an agrostologist was select.
ed. 1t will now take off its coat,
spit on its hands and proceed to
boom. 1t is remarkable that no one
has had sense enough to see that an
agrostologist was the only thing nee.
essary for complete revival OF in
dustry.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26

Miss ALICE FLETCHER, the eth
nologist, who has made study Of the
Omahas and other Indian tribes for
the Peabody Museum at Cambridge,
has been paid the highest Of any
woman employed by the government.
AS a special agent of the Indian
bureau she drew a salary Of IS day
and her expenses while making the
allotmentstof lands to the Nez-Perces
and the other tribes given individual
holdings or farms
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
Its Funds In Danger.

Kalamazoo College is mourning over
the fact that it stands a good chance
to be out several thousand dollars en-
account OF the collapse of the Third
National Bank of Detroit. Some years
ago the college came into the posses
sion OF forty shares OF stock Of that
bank and figured it, Of course, as part
OF the college assets. Now the board
OF trustees find to their horror that
they are not only out their stock but
are called upon to pay from the trust
funds some So, $50, their portion of the
81 per cent assessment declared against
stockholders of the bank.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
A Compromise.

A destitute author Is said to have
gone to Dumas pere once Says Life's
Calendar) and threatened TO suffocate
himself and his three children I'M
less Dumas could let him have three
hundred francs at once. Dumas rum
mayed his Golfers thoroughly, but
could only find two hundred francs.
But must have three, or / and the
little loves are lost" Suppose you
only sufYocate yourself and one Of
them, then" said Dumas.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-26
PRINCE BISMARCK was once pressed

PRINCE BISMARCK was once pressed
by certain American official to rec
ommend his son for a diplomatic
place. "He is very remarkable fell
low" said the proud fathers "he
speaks seven languages. Indeed,
said Bismarck, who does not hold a
very high opinion Of linguistic ac-
quirements; "what wonderful head
waiter he would make"