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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13
sERLIN's FIRE DEPARTMENT..
A.. st Military Organization, the Nom
bers Having Daily Drills.

bers Having Daily Dfills.
The Berlin fire department is the old
est professional organization of the
kind on the continent, and, without q
doubt, also the most efficient. 1t is or
ganized on military lines, and the fire.
men, as well as their officers, have their
regular daily drills. The progress with
in the last few years has been enor-
nous, says the Philadelphia Record,
and many novel appliances and ma.
chimes, electric apparatus and other
improvements have been introduced.
The "scaphander" is suit of asbestos
and rubber, with helmet of rubber
fitting Theoretically upon the suit. A
plate of glass, specially prepared to
stand great heat without cracking, is
imbedded in the front of the helmet
and allows the wearer to see plainly.
With this suit fireman can dash into
fierce fire in spite of smoke, heat and
flame. Air is supplied to the fireman
as in divers helmet.
Several men of each station are sup
piled with smoke helmets, which pro-
tect against being overcome by smoke,
and enable firemen to search all rooms
in burning house for people that are
blinded or overcome. They also receive
their supply Of air from without.
In the way of life-saving apparatus
no fire department is so complete as
that of Berlin. In special carts they
carry not only tools, ropes, appliances
for climbing, chemical extinguishers,
rubber cloths for jumping into, etc.,
but all things necessary for the first
surgical help. Among other contents
of the tool cart there is ''life-saving
sack" which, for simplicity, efficiency,
and lightning speed of operation, out
ranks all other temporary or stable fire
escapes. A fireman ascending an upper
story from the outside by means of
short ladders reaching to the window
tainted form on the floor. The next
minute he has unlocked the strong
hempen sack he had slung across his
body and over his shoulder. A rope is
thrown down by him after being run
through one of the rungs of the ladder,
and within one minute after he entered
the room through the window the hui
man form is gliding through space and
into the arms of brawny fireman re-
ceiving the frightened sufferer. -Four
persons have been saved with two
sacks on one line inside of three min
utes. All signals are given with cor.
nets, each company using different
pitch. The firemen get so used to the
signals Of their company that they can
instantly recognize signal not given
by their own bugler.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

A friend who has for many years been
subject to periodical attacks OF the
headache that invariably sent him to
bed, and nearly to the lunatic asylum,
said to the Courier last week: "You
will hardly believe it, but was cured
of my eternal headache by the simple
use of hair pillow. My wife had
learned some where that feathers were
aggravating to the malady, and I pro-
cured pound of hair at an upholster-
ers, OF this neat pillow was made
l have never felt the slightest trace OF
headache since the night first used it.
The remedy is simple and cheap, and
while its philosophy is not just under
stood, the fact is we'll known that hair
contains great deal of electricity.
Presumably the cure is effected by
magnetism.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13
woMAN's QUEER PETS.
Pair OF Wasps That Have Been Taught Il
Perform Wonderful Tricks.

Pair OF Wasps That Have Been Taught to
Perform Wonderful Tricks.
A young woman residing near this
place in the river country has pair Of
pet wasps, which are as interesting as
they are unique in their way, writes
Monroe Na.) correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Times. She has trained them
to perform q great many wonderful
tricks, and it is indeed marvellous to
what degree of intelligence and agility
her kindly care and patient persever-
ance has brought them. AS the young
lady is an invalid, she manages to get a
great deal of profitable diversion from
her queer pets.
Among other things she has taught
them to drink water from a thimble
and to perform the ''slSirt Dance" as
she calls it, by futtering their wings as
they rest in the palm of her hand. They
will sing at her bidding, making a
faint, almost inaudible cheep, and seem
to be passionately fond of music. The
young lady is quite fine musician,
and when she plays on the piano the
wasps take up their position on the
music-rack and never bulge until the
performance Is over.
The wasps would seem to have quite
a good deal Of vanity, and nothing de-
lights them more than to be allowed to
walk about and inspect themselves on a
little hand mirror, which is kept for
their exclusive use. Strange to relate,
the wasps have never been known to
attempt to sting anybody, although
they have free access to all parts Of the
house, and are seldom confined. even at
night.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13
HARD TO MANAGE.
Cats Give Animal Trainers . Great Deal
Of Trouble.

Cats Give Animal Trainers . Great Deal
Of Trouble.
An English exhibitor Of trained ami
mails, Mr.. Leoni Clarke, is reported as
saying that, though he has educated
all sorts of animals, from lions down.
ward, he has found that the most diff
cult of them all is the cat. He has to
treat these creatures with extraordinary
care. A dog is sensible, monkey ac-
commodating, and a rat either forgives
or forgets-but a cat! She is a hopeless
bundle of sensibilities. Strike her once,
if only by accident, and she will never
perform again. Kindness is not only
polite, it is absolutely necessary, in
the training of cats.
Although thirty cats are sufficient for
his entertainment, he has sixty or more
with him, for cats are very skittish
creatures, and when they take the
whim into their heads it is useless to
take them on the stage. When Mr..
Clarke enters the stable the mewing Is
prodigious and he is instantly buried in
a moving mantle of cats. 1t took him
four years to train some of his animals
before he could put them upon the
stage. A parachute cat, which climbs
up a rope to the roof of the theater,
and flies down by parachute, is the
second which has done the trick. The
first became too fat, and fell into bad
ways. 1t is now Jim Corbett, and
boxes Mitchell nightly. A curious
feature of the show is the way in which
the cats walk over rope Of rats and
mice and canaries, stepping gingerly
between the little futtering bodies.
This mighty forbearance is brought
about by training up the cats from
kittens in the same cage as the rats and
birds. There are only six Of the cats
that Mr.. Clarke dares trust among tho
rats. The rats and mice come from
Java.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

A New Yorker sitting on the edge of
small Adirondack lake was attracted
by a school of tiny fish that seemed to
move in remarkable union. Watching
for a long time he discovered that the
infant fish were guarded by their par
ents, for whenever the young began to
stray they were driven back into the
school by large fish on one side or
the other, and whenever a strange fish
approached one of the guardians rushed
at him and drove him off. The watcher
schools for two hours, and vows that
the little creatures were tended like a
drove of sheen
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13
BARBARIAN DANCING.
One Of the Ruling Passions of the Primi-
tive Races.

tive Races.
Among the arts that have most pow
erfully served to advance the social
evolution of primitive peoples is that Of
the dance. DR.. Crosse, German au-
thority in ethnography, has recently
pointed out how important dancing is
in attracting rude folk, accustomed to
gain their living principally by hunt
ing, to social gatherings which result
in cooperation for other purposes.
Dancing among such people, says the
Youths Companion, is a far more sig
nificant thing than it is among civilized
races. The fondness for dancing may
be looked upon as a most important
agent in the early development of man
kind. But what is the natural charm
of the dance which has given it such q
conspicuous place in social evclutionp
According to DR.. Crosse, the charm con-
sists simply in ''the pleasure of strong
and rhythmical movements, the pleas
ure of imitation, and the pleasure of
giving vent to the feelings"
These are identical with the attrac-
tions of art, and SO the dance is ranked
among the important arts of primitive
man. The passion for dancing is one
of the strongest that he feels.
In civilized life the dance retains it's
charm, but it is as different in it's in
fluence and in it's effect upon the
dancers as it is in form. AS civilized
people practice it, of course, dancing
no longer serves the original needs,
which, in fact, have then practically
disappeared
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13
ONE OF AUSTRALIANS WONDERS.
Leaves That Seem to Crawl When Blown
on the Trees.


Among the strange stories told about
the wonderful things to be found in
Australia there is one of crawling
leaves, says the New Orleans Picayune.
English sailors first brought an ac-
count of this phenomenon. They were
roaming along the coast when a sud-
den breeze shook down a number Of
leaves, which foated gently to the
ground. The sailors were surprised at
this shower, because it was not the fall
of the year, but midsummer, and the
falling leaves looked fresh and green.
But this was nothing to what followed.
After a short rest these leaves began
crawling along the ground toward the
tree from which they came. The
sailors were too much frightened to
stop and investigate, and one of the
men said. in relating the adventure,
that he expected every minute to see
the trees step out and dance a horn
pipe. Fortunately other travellers
were not too much frightened to stop
and examine the matter. 1t was dis
covered that these queer leaves are
really insects which live upon the
trees and are of the same color as the
foliage. They have very thin, fat
bodies and wings shaped like large
leaves. When disturbed by breeze
they fold their legs under their bodies,
and then the leaf-like shape, with
stem and all, is complete. Not only
are they bright green in summer, like
the foliage of the trees at that time,
but they actually change like the
leaves do to the dull brown produced
by frost. Another popularity of these
insects is that when shaken to the
ground they seldom use their wings.
After lying there for few minutes,
as though they were really leaves, they
crawl to the tree and ascend the trunk
without seeming to know that they
have the power to get back to their
quarters in much easier and quicker
way.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13
Free Pills.

Send your address to H. f. Bucklen &
Co., Chicago, and get free: sample box
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A trial
will convince you of their merits. These
pills are easy in action and are particu.
larly effective in the cure of constipation
and sick headache. For malaria and
liver troubles they have been proved
invaluable. They are guaranteed to be
perfectly free fromTlevery .deleterious
substance and to be purely vegetable.
They do not weaken by their action,
but by giving tone to stomach and
bowels greatly invigorate the system.
Regular size 25 cents per box. Sold by
Seybert & Co., Druggists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13
Rubber Roots for Do:gies.

Across the water they sell India rub
Der boots for pet dogs to wear while
taking their daily run in muddy wealth
er. They lace up the side and are pro-
nounced very neat aud useful. AS
their price is two dollars set, they
are easily within the reach of those
who, on occasion, pay two hundred dol
lars for the dog that will wear them.
1t will strike the person who is not IN
intense admirer Of the toy dogs that the
world could get along very well with
out this addition to their impedimenta,
says the New York Times, but since
toy dogs stay, they might as well wear
rubber boots.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

Harper's Round Table as Harpers Young
People is hencetorth to be called, an.
nounces for publication during the sum.
mer the following special features: "He.
roes of America" series of fix articles
by Hon. Theodore Roosevelt; serial
stories by Ellen Douglas Deland and
Capt. Chas. King; "Sports of English
Schools" by Caspar w. Whitney; and
"Great Mems Sons" (articles on the sons
of Alexander the Great, Charlemagne,
Luther, Shakespeare, Cromwell, and
Napoleon) by Elbridge s. Brooks.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

Sam Jones says he is going to knock
the socks off of Trilby. Manifestly he
has never read the book. Trilby didn't
wear socks at any time, and some OF the
time she wore nothing but a pleasant
smile and her back hair. Besides this,
If she had worn socks at all, they would
have been stockings, and Sam Jones
couldn't knock the socks offof anything,
though he sets himself up for better
orator than Socrates. Clerm0nt Courier.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

Mrs. Fagg-Only think OF it! They
do say that Mr.. Figg was seen playing
whist last Sunday! Isn't it awful!
Mrs. Fogg-But then you must re
member that Figg plays so poorly.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

A couple of fake dentists are travelling
through Ohio guaranteeing to pull teeth
without pain. They inject an anesthetic
into the gums and around the tooth, and
do pull it without pain, but the gum
becomes diseased and is really danger.
GUS. These fakes were in Wooster re-
Gently, and they pulled teeth for fifty
people, and every one of the number
are now under the care of doctors.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13
School Examiners.

scssS q sSnoo, ;ns ,nss o. ass
tions Of Applicants for Certificates will take
place In the Hillsboro Main street school
except Ss May June ss II
March, August and september. on the
:ns ths ionpsS Rd Th:
Examination fee prescribed by law is 50
cents.
IA. SHANNON. Clerk.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

When occasion demands its use, try
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. 1t is cool.
ing to Eburns, stops pain instantly,
cleanses, perfect healer for scalds or
skin eruptions. Always cures piles. w.
r, Smith & Co.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

Charley Henry's reputation for truth
and veracity cannot be questioned; he
tells remarkable and wonderful story.
He says neighbor was digging post.
holes the other day and left the post.
digger in one Of the holes while he went
to dinner. On his return he was sur.
prised to find the holes full Of cut worms
and the post-digger 20 badly damaged by
them that he had to take it to the black
smi, b shop for repairs. Charley's far;u
is located near Beechwoods. Bee.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

The Soprano-What's the matter
with the tenor's voice? it sounds
husky.
The Alto-He's either got corn on
his vocal cords or else he's been reading
horse notes.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

The most pleasant little pills for regu'
lating the bowels, are DeWitts Little
Early Risers. Cure sick headache and
co onstipation, small pill, small dose. W.
r. Smith & Co.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

That tired feeling, loss of appetite and
nervous prostration are driven away by
Hoods sarsaparilla, which makes pure
blood. Ia ( -ENL<it
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

Dewitt's Collie and Cholera Cure never
disappoints, never fails to give immedi.
ate relief It cures just as sure as you
take It. w. R. Smith & Co.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

She (pointing to starr )-Ah, there is
Orion.
Voice (from the darkness)-Yez are
mistaken, mum, it's O'Reilly.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

Daughter-Frank said something to
me last night.
Mother-I hope it was apropos.
Daughter-It was more, mamma. 1t
was aproposal. (Akk r> IN,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

There is one medicine that will cure
Immediately. We refer to DeWitt's
Collie and Cholera Cure for all summer
complaints. No delay, no disappoint.
ment, no failure. w. R. Smith & Go.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

He was one himself-Passenger-
Don't the passengers make you tired
with the questions they ask you?
Captain-Yes very much. What else
ia il YOU want to know?
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13
HUMPHREYS

Nothing has ever been produced to
equal or compare with Humphreys
Witch Hazel Oil as a CURATIVE and
HEALING APPLICATION. 1t has been
used 40 years and always affords relief
and always gives satisfaction.
1t Cures PILES or HEMoRRHoIDs, External
or Internal, Blind or distinguishing and
Burning; Cracks or Fissures and Fistulas.
Relief immediate-cure certain.
1t Cures BURNS, Scalds and liberation and
Contraction from Burns. Relief instant
1t Cures TORN, Cut and Lacerated
Wounds and Bruises.
1t Cures Borts, Hot Tumors, Ulcers, Old
Sores, Itching Eruptions, Scurfy or Scald
Head. 1t is Infallible.
1t Cures INFLAMED or CAKED BREASTS
and Sore Nipples. 1t is invaluable.
1t Cures SALT RHEUM, letters, Scurfy
Eruptions, Chapped Hands, Fever Blisters,
Sore Lips or Nostrils, Corns and Bunions,
Sore and Chafed Feet, Stings of Insects.
Three Sizes, 25c., SOC. and sI.oo.
Sold by Druggists sent postpaid on
urn 4 4 n N.~ york-
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

Miss Pauline Astor inherits from her
mother lace dress which cost $28, 900
in Paris. 1t belonged originally to her
grandmother.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13

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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13
WITCH HAZEL OIL

ohamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment
Is a certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
Granulated Eye Lids, Sore Nipples, Piles,
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum and Scald Head,
25 cents per box. For sale by druggists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-06-13
10 HoRsE OWNERS.

For putting horse in fine healthy con-
dition try DR.. Cady's Condition Powders.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over worked horse. 25
cents per package. For sale by druggists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-20
EXPERIMENTATION.


BUTLER.-The friends and aequain-
tances Of Mrs Jane r. Butler, widow
Of the late Gilbert Butler and Of Mrs
J. V. Tarver, Mrs. n. ". Banks and Mr..
John $. Butler. are invited 10 attend the
funeral of the former AT Laurel Grove
cemetery at 1 O'Clock this afternoon.
DEVEAUX.-Relatives and friends Of
Col and Mrs. ]. H Deveaux are invited
to attend the funeral Of their daughter,
Rosa C, from St Stephens church this
afternoon at 4 O'Clock
HEALY.-The friends and acquaintan-
ces Of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Healy are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral
Of the latter, from her late residence, No
q st. Julian street. this afternoon, at
four "a O'Clock.
JACOBSON-The relatives and friends
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Jacobson and
family are invited 70 attend his funeral
from No. l Broughton street, at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon.
LAVIN-The relatives and friends of
Mrs Johannah LAWN Mrs. A. Bonaud,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Werm and
families are requested to attend the fu-
neral Of Mrs. LAWN from the Cathedral
this morning at 10 o'clock.
TILLMAN.-The friends and acquain-
tan>es Of Mary Hanley, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Cade, and Pickens and Ellen Till
man are invited to attend the funeral
Of the latter at p. m. to-day, from the
residence of Zack Cade. Hall and Waters
Road.
Jacksonville papers please copy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-20
LOWER FREIGHTs DEMANDED.
Several Interesting Items From
Thriving VaIdosta.


Valdosta. Ca. Sept 19.-The merchants
Of Valdosta are making strenuous ef-
fort 10 obtain q lower rate Of freight on
the roads running into this place The
meetings Of the chamber Of commerce 10
discuss the question are attended By near
IS all OF the business men, and they are
all al work 10 get lower freights- II has
been thought By some that the present
rate will maintain until the city has a
new outlet, and II is very pTObable tnat
the present night viii result IN tapping
the Florida central and fenlnsular at
some point near here IN FlOrlud- II Is
stated mere that new line VIII be IN op-
Grafton by the middle of next year DEN
mite steps are being taken now 10 push
the Naldosta Southern road 10 compile
ton.
W. II. Cooper, a citizen of this place,
was bitten by spider on Tuesday and
came near dying from the wound. He
was engaged in shocking corn at the time
and was stung on the hip. In about two
hours afterward both Of his lower limbs
were badly swollen and the poison had
permeate1 his whole system. prompt
medical attention probably saved him.
Mr. Mallett, engaged in working at
McRae's saw mill, a few miles from town.
was knocked down and badly hurt by
a broken belt yesterday Two holes were
knocked in his head, making ugly wounds.
but Il is not thought that they will prove
fatal.
The Lake Park election contest was de-
cided in the Ordinary's court this week
IN favor Of the contestees. The contest
ants claimed that illegal votes were cast
IN the last municipal election, but the con-
testees claimed that this was not true.
The election was bitterly contested by
both sides, COrbett, the Incumbent. being
opposed 10y Smith of another faction.
A negro named Jackson was caught bur
giarizing a store here yesterday at noon
and was fined So and costs in the city
court The negro watched the proprietor
Of the place until he went 10 his dinner,
then crept TO the rear door and made an
entrance. The proprietor happened to re-
turn 10 the store and he and the negro
met or the inside