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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-21
SUGAR MAKING IN CUBA.
The Crude Methods That Were In Use
Twenty Years Ago.

Twenty Years Ago.
Twenty years ago, in those times of
slavery and high prices, but little atten-
tion was given to machinery or engi-
neering. Planters were content to get
what tonnage of cane they could from
an acre of land.
The cane was brought to the sugar
house, where the laborers slowly put it
on the carrier, passing it to the mill,
where it was rolled or ground between
the rolls of three roller mill to extract
the juice getting an extraction of So
per cent out of a possible So or 80 per
cent Of the whole weight in the cane.
The cane was brought to the sugar
house train" which was set Of four
or five kettles set in brickwork, having
strong fire under the smallest or
''strike" kettle. The flames passed un-
der and around all the kettles, the un-
consumed gases escaping through a
chimney. The combustion was so imper-
feet that at night flames could be seen
many feet high, coming from the top of
the chimney.
The largest of these kettles received
the raw juice, and there it was lined
and skinned as the impurities rose. 1t
was then ladled to the next kettle in
succession, each time being thickened in
density and reduced in bulk by evapora-
tion until it arrived at the strike"
kettle, where a skilled attendant knew
the exact point at which to stop the fire
and ladle out the mass into the crystal
lizing pans, in which it was allowed to
cool.
In few days it was firm enough to
be taken out, placed in hogsheads and
allowed to drain in the storehouses,
losing at least one-sixth in dripping mo-
lasses The hogsheads were then repack-
ed and placed on carts and drawn many
miles to the railroad for shipment to
the merchants stores at the seacoast,
where they were again allowed to drain,
were repacked, reweighed and sold, thus
piling up an expense account that made
the profits look slim; but, as sugar was
selling at a high rate, these expenses
could be borne.-A. w. Colwell in Cas-
sier's Magazine.
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soxlNo At OLYMPIA.


Whsrs the Fierce Combass Wsrs Fought
Almose TO the Dsash.
They were cautious, these two, a. II
Xenokles fully realised the power and
achievements Gf his opponent and
Glaukus wished to test the guards and
attacks Of an unknown rival before pro-
ceeding to fight in earnest. The sun was
already declining toward the western
sea. An hour had passed. The specta-
tors grew impatient. Were the boxers
contending only to weary each other in
holding up the weight Of their armed
hands2 Such fights had been, but diff.
ferent tactics were 1oI,ed for from
Glaukus They knew him for no cow
ardly trifler. Xenokles, too, must be Of
good heart to face 80 famous a fighter.
''Seel Did not say it?" cried
Krotonian.
Without warning from eye or muscle
Glaukus had suddenly closed with his
opponent; but, to his evident astonish-
ment, the other, without trying to evade
the rush, met it with blow full on the
chest which resounded through the sta
dion. Glaukus' career was checked, but
Xenokles, not satisfied with this, now
sprang forward and struck again and
again with all his strength, until Glau-
kus rallied from his surprise and, tax
ing advantage Of an open guard, brought
his rival to earth.
The Messenian was on his feet almost
as soon as he touched the ground. The
combat was no longer tame. Both men
were wounded and bleeding, but they
came together like raging bulls. Their
great arms swung through the air,
raining down blow after blow, while
the clashing of brass upon brass, as they
guarded the strokes, rang like the forge
of Hephastus.
"Will not your AlytB interposep"
exclaimed the Mede.
1.-THE rules forbid it," said Evander,
'but whoever kills an adversary loses
his crown. Hal That was too much for
the Messenian. See how he sways and
drops his hands!"
"Now, Glaukus, nowi" screamed the
crowd. "Strike ere he recover!''
But the wary Krotonian paused to
watch the effect of his last blow. He
knew that the limit Of human endur-
ance had been almost reached, and he
wished to conquer with as little danger
to his foe as possible.
"He has judged well, said Evander
as the Messenian sank down. "Glaukus
is too practiced boxer to risk losing a
won victory. IA Day at Olympia, -
by Duffield Osborne, in Scribner's.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-21
TWO MEETINGS WITH MILES.
One In Pnsadena, CAL, and the Other In
Los Angeles.

One In RasadenA, CAL, and the Other In
Los Angelica.
Zone night in the Office Of the Hotel
Raymond in Pasadena, Cal," said q
traveller, II met General Nelson A.
Miles. ! was introduced to him by Ma
for Ben G. Truman. The Office was a
big apartment with great fireplace on
one side Of it. There were large rocking
chairs scattered about for the comfort of
guests who chose to sit there, and 1t
was room to which ladies did not hes
itate to come if they had occasion to
visit IL.
ION this night there was fire in the
great fireplace, perhaps as much for
cheerfulness' sake as anything else, and
the big room was decidedly pleasant
place. General Miles, Major Truman
and myself sat there until II O'Clock.
The general talked freely and most in
terestingly, and to me it was most
enjoyable evening. had always had
the heartiest admiration for General
Miles-I had been soldier myself
and I thought should always remem-
Der that evening with qualification.
"The next morning, while going out
Of the Hotel Nadeau in Los Angeles, I
met gentleman who said Good morn
ing stopped and talked, but could
not possibly recall him. Presently he
said:
"'You don't remember me-
II said did not
"'My name is Miles, he said.
"Well, wished that the Hotel Ma
deau had been getting in coal and that
there had been a convenient coal hole
open for me to slide into, but there
wasn't, and did the best could under
the circumstances, which I guess was
poor enough, but the general was per-
fectly good humored about it, for which
I was profoundly thankful.
"Seeing the general in a different
light, or amid totally different surround
ings and when had least expected to
meet him, coupled perhaps with some
degree of natural absentmindness ON my
! part, had brought this discontinue upon
me, and chagrin over this second en-
counter with General Miles has always
materially lessened my enjoyment Of
the first. New York Sun.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-21
stopping . Small Leak.

A Detroi. merchant has been so care
full in the conduct of his business az to
he afflicted with very few bad accounta.
But there is one citizen who. despite tn
fact that his record elsewhere was bal
managed to get in debt to the firm.
Il suppose" said the bookkeeper. -
the first of the month. that we w{It
send Skinnim that bill regularly ~
several months to Gomez"
NO." replied the merchant. "rim
have been pretty hard and I guess we'f
better not lose any chance to eccnominK
just charge what he owes to prcdt =
loss and pay no more attention to I'D
It'll save ink and good deal of wec2
and tear on the pens."-Detroit ~
Press. 81
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-21

She (gushingly to the literary lion)-
oh, Mr.. De Retire, I did SO enjoy that
Last volume Of yours-that Little Book
Of Sonnets. you know.
He-Thank you. am glad that You
enjoyed them. But haven't you any
helpfnl criticism for mel
Ghe-Well, don't yos think II you
had made them different lengths they
wouldn't have looked 20 monotomousf-
New York journal.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-21

The stately danes Of the court Of Ed
ward Nv rose with the lark, dined at
II a. IN. and retired to rest at 8 in the
evening. Henry VIII went back to 10
in the morning for dinner and had
supper at L. In Queen Bess' days her
maids Of honor began the day with q
round Of beef or red herring and a fiagon
of ale for breakfast at about 6 80 and
dined at II. and then went to the play
house in the afternoon, not later than
., sometimes as early as 1880, accord
ing to the order Of the play and the day.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-21
School Examiners.

vrHE Board of School Examiners of High.
II land county give nctice that examina.
lions Of Applicants for Certificates will take
place in the Hillsboro Main street school
building on the nrst Saturday OF every
month, except April, May and June. on the
third Saturday Of January, February,
March, August and September. on the
second Saturday Of April. May and June,
and the fourth Saturday of April. The
Examination fee prescribed by law is 80
cents.
r. B. BARRETT. Clerk.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-21

Messers. @. A. Snow & Co., of Wash.
.ington D. O., lawyers and agents for
procuring patents. will send free to any
address, pamphlets with information
about home and foreign patents, caveats.
copyrights, trademarks, infrinaements,
design patents. abstract Of decisions,
etc.. ~ we'll - the cost OF patents in the
United States and foreign countries.
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$50 you accompanied your wife to
the play. after all?'
"Yes. happened to think that if !
didn't abe would tell me all about it
when she came home Chicago Rec
ord. t.~
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Haysy-It II said that what appear
Hks twin sta,s are sometimes millions Of
milss apast.
Shs (coyly) )-Like u. Harry.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-21

Over one-third Of the entire popula-
tion Of the globe, or about 400, 600, 900
people. speak nothing but the Chinese
language.
The herald., 1896-10-09
PETITIONING FOR A PARDON
For the California Railroad Men Now
Ia Prison
The Prisoners Are Men of Good Char
acter And Had No Intention of Vio-
lating the Law

WASHINGTON Oct S.-Col Christy.
of counsel for the American Railway
union and the Knights Of Labor, called
at the department of justice today and
filed a petition to the president and at
torney-general for pardon for w. H,
Clune, Philip Stanwood and Isaac Ross,
convicted in Southern California Of CON
spiracy to obstruct and retard the
United States mails during the strike
of 1894 and sentenced to eighteen months
Imprisonment
The petition bears many signatures,
including those Of a. number Of clergy
men. 1t asserts that the prisoners were
not present at the time the boycott went
into effect which resulted In stopping
the mails in 1894 and that no overt acts
have been charged against them in
volving injury to property or violence
to persons;i that they were convicted
only on kilograms signed by them,
perfunctorily as officers of the Ameri-
can Railway union and that they had not
the slightest idea of violating the law,
but headed a petition of 1000 railroad men
guaranteeing service to move the United
States mails, and presented the same to
the United States district attorney;
that they were convicted on purely
technical grounds; that they are men
Of good character and bear excellent
regulations in the community where
they live.
The herald., 1896-10-09
BANK WRECKED
But Silver Agitation Was Not the Nov.
Ing Cause
The Old Story of the Respected ana
Trusted Official Who Stole Every
thing in Sight. !

GLOUCESTER. Mass, Oct. SAT
noon today a notice was posted on the
door of the Cape Ann savings bank,
stating that the institution had been
closed. Immediately came the shocking
news that George j. Marsh, for more
than a quarter of a century the trusted
treasurer of the bank, as we'll as treas
urer and trustee for numerous large
corporations and estates, had shot and
killed himself at his summer home at
Annisquam.
Late tonight the bank officials stated
that no shortage could be found In
Marsh's accounts with the institution.
The trustees of the Gilbert Hospital
corporation, however, tell q different
story. 1t appears that three months ago
the trustees discovered that Marsh was
insolvent, had been heavily speculating
and had lost considerable money. They
called on him to produce the securities
of the corporation, and today was set
as the time when they should be turned
over. The trustees of the corporation
are also directors of the bank, and the
first intimation they had of anything
wrong was a note which Vice President
Cunningham received on entering the
bank this morning. The note was from
Mr.. Marsh, and stated that his dead body
would be found in the cellar Of his sum-
mer home. Two messengers were at
once dispatched to Annisquam, six
miles distant, and when they arrived
at the house Mr.. Marsh was heard
walking about in On upper story. A
few minutes later, upon hearing shots
fired, they went up stairs and found
Marsh lying on the floor with a carbine
in one hand and revolver in the other.
The top of his head was completely
blown off, and on table near by was
note seying:
..If anyone thinks this is cowardly
act, let him try it."
The herald., 1896-10-09
ANGELES HnRALD FRIDAY MORNING. OCTOBER . see

Of gold, not = decrease In the value Of
silver. which made falling values.
Mr.. Butterworth asks, What are you
going to do about TT"
well, Mr.. Butterworth, II your party
has not courage to do something, Will
lam Jennings Bryan, standing on an
American platform, Is willing to see TINT
the Infamous law demonetizing silver is
repealed; that is what Bryan is going to
do about it,
Taylor then read Butterworths charge
that Bryan and his followers were an
archists, and declared such statements
and utterances unworthy of man like
Butterworth.
He predicted that Bryan would carry
the state by 10000, and closed with a
touching tribute to the veterans present.
He was continuously applauded and
received an ovation as he sat down,
hundreds crowding to the stage to shake
his hand.
Mr.. Taylor will rest at Coronado to-
morrow and speak in Los Angeles Sat-
urday evening.
The herald., 1896-10-09
CITIZENS OF BAYNCLIMATF
Turn Out to Welcome Taylor, the Silver
Orator
The Biggest Crowd the City Ever Saw
Gathers to Cheer the Advocate
Of Free Silver

Special to The Herald.
SAN DIEGO, Oct. S.-Escorted by a.
procession Of nearly mile in length
and including in it's ranks a large num-
ber of voters and delegations from
neighboring towns, M. F. Taylor passed
through the principal streets of San
Diego this evening to the wigwam,
where he addressed an audience of at
least 5000 people, who cheered him to
the echo, laughed at his humor and ap-
plauded as he dissected paradoxical por-
tions Of Congressman Butterworth's
address on the financial question.
s. g Haverman, lifelong Repub-
loan presided and introduced Taylor
who was enthusiastically received.
He began his remarks by speaking of
the magnificent meeting and his pleasure
at seeing the people SO deeply interest
ed in the issues of the present campaign.
He discussed briefly the planks in the
Democratic platform referring to fed
eral interference with state affairs and
the supreme court. and then passed to
a discussion of Butterworth.
The Ohio congressman had said the
Republican party had not uttered q
prayer that was not for silver. II that
be true, Taylor thought the Republicans
very poor prayer makers. He pointed
out Butterwortii's Inconsistencies in de-
claring that silver should be restored
in March and demanding the election
of gold president in November.
How is 1t possible" demanded Tay-
lor, "that what was true in May has be-
come false in OCTOBER"
Taylor said, as compared with silver,
not q foot Of property had fallen In value,
not q product Of the farm was less VAL
liable; It was the tncreass In the value
The herald., 1896-10-09

that Corbett was too much for Cleve-
land. Attendance, 20p0. Score;
Cleveland 0. base hits 4. errors g.
Baltimore s, base hits II, erros l.
Batteries-Cuppy and thinner; Cor
'bett and Robinson.
Umpires-Emslie and Sheridan.
CRICKETERS
CHICAGO, Oct. 8.-When stumps
were drawn today in the cricket match
Australia's eleven VS.. Chicago Fifteen.
the score stood Chicagos. first inning,
1O5; Australias, first inning, three wick
cts for 67 runs.
The herald., 1896-10-09
A STORM ON THE ATLANTIC
Causes Damage Along the En-.
glish Coast
BUOYS WASHED AWAY
Light Ships Adriit and Probably Have
F0undered
)YS WASHED AWAY
Five Hundred Passengers Storm bound
at Queenstown-The Gale Still
Raging-Wrecks Expected
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
QUEENSTOWN, Oct. S.-The gale
which began on Monday continues to-
day with increased fury. All the buoys
in Queenstown harbor have been shift
ed, some of them being driven quarter
of mile from their positions. The
Daunt's Rock lightship, having on
board crew of eight men, has broken
adrift and is believed to have founder
ed, while the Roche's Point lightship Is
not visible today The Majestic, which
left Liverpool yesterday for New York,
arrived here late today, and sailed
again for New York at 8 p. m. The Ma
jestic took twenty instead Of ten hours
to run from Liverpool to Queenstown.
She encountered terrific weather and
reports that she saw nothing of the
missing Daunt's Rock llghtship.
The Belgian steamer Pennland, which
sailed from Liverpool yesterday for
Philadelphia, via this port, also failed
to report here. Both vessels expert
enced the full force of the gale.
There are 500 passengers here await
ing steamers upon which to embark for
New York and elsewhere.
ALONG THE COAST
LONDON, Oct. S.-The storm has
caused considerable damage along the
English, Irish and Welsh coasts. Nu-
merous vessels have been sighted fly
ing signals of distress. At Ilfracomb,
Devonshire, the sea has washed away a
hundred feet of the wall fronting on the
Ilfracomb hotel. The lower part of the
town is flooded, number of houses be-
ing swamped.
Floods are also reported in various
parts Of Wales. The Rhonda and
Swansea Bay railway in many places
is under six feet of water or washed
away.
A SCHOONER LOST
LIVERPOOL, Oct. S.-An unknown
schooner has been lost off Holyhead
and her crew of five men were drowned.
A BARK ASHORE
HALIFAX, N. S.. Oct. S.-The Nor
wegian bark, Ariadne, Capt. Paulsen.
from Greenock, in ballast, for Bay
verte ran ashore between Green Cove,
five miles east of Ingomish, yesterday
morning during the gale and went to
pieces. The captain and nine of the
crew were drowned. Only three sailors
survived.
The herald., 1896-10-09
CHECKS RAlNED IN ON HIM
And An Old Heart Trouble Increased in
Violence
His End Was Painless, and the Author
Passed Away at Home, Sur
rounded by His Friends.
Associated Press Special Wire

HSSSNALeCo ASSS opSSAdi WIZ
LONDON, Oct. S.-George du Maurier
artist, novelist, and the author of Tril-
by, died at 2:30 o'clock this morning.
The end was painless. He passed away
surrounded by his friends. For days
he had been lowering between life and
death, at intervals conversing with
friends regarding his work. Upon one
occasion the friends at the dying mans
bedside referred to the success of Tril-
by as book and play, whereupon Du
Maurier replied:
"Yes; 1t has been successful; but pop
ularity has killed me at last"
One of Du Maurier's friends who was
present at his death said: He died
almost as tragically as Svengali at the
zenith Of Trilby's fame. Svengali be-
came the victim of the affection of the
heart. Du Maurier has gone the same
way. At the zenith of his popularity
the author has succumbed to heart
trouble, from which he always suffered,
his suffering being accentuated by a
constant succession Of exciting Incl
dents in which the closing few months
of his life was spent. Checks rained in
upoii Hill ds his oiu Hedil liouUieS III
creased. This, complicated by an af-
fection of the lungs, took him off,"
A fortnight ago Du Maurier suffered
from a chill which settled upon his
lungs. His family was hastily sum-
moned on September 21, when he was
in a critical condition. He rallied and
gained strength, and the improvement
continued until midnight last night,
when he suffered a relapse. He died in
his new house in oxford square, Hyde
Park
The herald., 1896-10-09
ON THE DIAMOND
Baltimore Takes the Last Of the Temple
Cup Games

CLEVELAND, Oct. S.-The final
game of the Temple Cup series may well
go on record as as ard-foughta q contest
as was ever played on any diamond
despite the fact that the score was not
as close as 1t might have been. That
Baltimore got SO much the better of the
run-r,al1ing was entirely due to the fact
The herald., 1896-10-09
REEDS OVATION.

BRIDGEPORT. Ct, Oct. S.-The Hon.
Thomas B. Reed addressed two large
meetings here tonight one at the Fourth
regiment armory and the other at Sail
ors' hall. At the latter place Senators
Hawley and Platt also spoke.
The herald., 1896-10-09
VICTORIA sUFFRAGIsTs.

MELBOURNE, Victoria, Oct. S.-The as
sembly, after an all-night sitting, passed
the second reading of the bill establishing
female suffrage and lone man to one vote"
The herald., 1896-10-09
ORDERED TO ZANZIBAR.

LONDON, Oct. S.-The first class cruiser
Gibraltar, now attached to the Mediter-
ranean fleet of Great Britain, has been or
dered to Zanzibar. The dispatch of REIN
forcements to Rear Admiral Rawson was
in connection with the. removal of the
former ruler of Zanzibar on German
war vessel.
The herald., 1896-10-09

SAN FRANCISCO'S FINEST.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S-The first an
nual parade and inspection of the locs
police force was held this afternoon. Thu
patrolmen, five hundred strong. made
Van Ness avenue.
The herald., 1896-10-09

Ayagrant from Pomona to serve a ten
day sentence was the only arrival at
the county Jail yesterday
The herald., 1896-10-09

Try our port and sherry wines at rs
cents per gallon. T. Vache & Co., Com
mercial and Alameda streets. Tele-
phone 309.
The herald., 1896-10-09

All prices Of Wallpaper greatly reduced,
4. 4. Eckstrom. a24 South Spring street.
The herald., 1896-10-09

All prices OF wallpaper greatly reduced
A. A. Eckstrom. 824 South Spring street.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-03-05
Homestead Entry No. 4o6i

Land Office at Natchitoches. La,
February p, 1885,
Notice is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has filed notice of his in
tention to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made before
Clerk of the District Court, at Benton. La, on
April 10, 1896, viz: Homestead Entry No.
4961-John Jefferson-for the north half of
southwest quarter and northwest quarter of
section 4, and northeast quarter of northeast
quarter of section ), township 20 North, range
IL West.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz: X. w. Hanks, of Benton,
La, Dave Stephens, Lloyd Payne and Frank
Jennings, OF Midway, La.
Amy person who desires to protest against
the allowance of such proof, or knows of any
substantial reason, under the law and the reg
ulations of the Interior Department, why such
proof should not be allowed, will be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time and
place to ross-examine the witnesses of said
claimant and to offer evidence in rebuttal OF
that submitted by claimant.
EDW'D PHILLIPS, Register.
February 81, 1896. april 9