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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-07-09
TITS OF ENDURANCE.
Metho, in Vogue in Africa Of Trying
hams Fitness for Marriage.

Metho, in Vogue in Africa Of Trying
hAan's Fitness for Marriage.
No other country offers such opportu-
mites to those desiring to marry as
America. In that respect it is truly
the home of the free and the land of
the brave, not to say the foolhardy
In some countries those matrifnonially
inclined have to get the parents con-
sent. in others the prospective bride.
groom has to show that he con sup
port wife. Uncle Sam throws no such
obstacles in the path of true love. He
recognizes every mans right to starve
a woman if she is willing, and pro.
vided one can raise the slight fee neces-
sary for the license, there Is nothing
to hinder him getting married If he
can find woman Of the same mind. In
South Africa, says the New Orleans
Picayune, the savage tribes have Pc
culiar ceremony which they put the
matrimonial candidate through previ.
GUS to his entering the holy estate.
His hands are tied up In q bag con-
tanning fire ants for two hours. If he
bears unmoved the torture Of their
stings he is considered qualified to cope
with the nagging and daily jar and fret
Of married life. Such man would
make an admirable husband. He would
not be upset by the thoughts of q spring
bonnet, or grow irritable every time
the steak was undone. The idea OF
having q patience trial for those about
to marry is good idea that civilized
people might adopt.
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A Village Rell.

For more than 20 years the quaintold
town of Bowmansville, Pa. has had
what Is known as village bell. It IL
swung between two high upright poles
and was paid for by public subscription.
The leading object Of it's ringing IL to
announce to farmers and other working
people the time of day. The first bell
in the morning at Bowmansville y the
signal for the people to arise. and In
summer most Of the residents are ont
that early. The II O'Clock bell an
nounces that 1t IL time to leave the fields
and prepare for dinner. At four
o'clock in the afternoon they prepare
for supper when the bell rings. This
bell saves the farmers and town folks
the necessity Of providing dinner bells
of their own. The people in this vicin-
ity rely upon it a. much a. other folks
do their watches and clocks.
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mend it, and that any substitute the
gold men may offer will be voted down
by the solid free silver men of the con.
vention.
There was great deal of talk Sun.
day favorable to plank that smacks
very largely of what is known as jim.
goism. In conversation Sunday aft.
ernoon delegate who has been Sc.
lected as member of the committee on
resolutions and who will, in all proba.
bility be its chairman, said that the
democratic party has always been the
American party and it was only during
the administrations of President Cleve.
land that the Americanism of the
party had been cast aside. 1t is
therefore quite likely that the foreign
policy of the present administration
will, by indirection, at least, be repudi.
ated. If the programme agreed upon
by these gentlemen does not go amiss,
the sympathy of the democratic party
will be expressed for suffering Cuba.
and demand made for the recogni.
tion of its independence. 1t is not i'm.
possible that the desire to "even things
up" with the administration may lead
to the adoption of plank on this sub
ject that will be equally as strong as
that adopted at st. Louis.
The Pennsylvania delegates worked
heroically during the day in behalf OF
ex-Gov. Robert E. Pattison, their choice
for the presidency. Crowds filled their
headquarters at the Palmer house dur
ing the afternoon and evening, and
visitors were told in eloquent tones OF
the qualities befitting Mr.. Pattison for
the presidency. The day furnished
ample material for exciting discussions
between the advocates of both metals
and the Pennsylvania gold men put up
lively discussion for the edification OF
throngs gathered in their rooms
Many members of the Pennsylvania
delegation, while declaring their un-
faltering allegiance to Mr. Pattison,
freely admit that they see no hope for
his success. Their aim rather is to
gather about him the gold men, and as
a tribute, make him the choice of that
element.
Considerable personal feeling has
been aroused by the appearance of
Gov. Boies here Saturday, and the man.
ayers of other leading candidates. are
openly declaring that it is contrary to
precedent for candidate for the presi.
dency to personally attend the conven.
tion. While Senator Blackburn and
John 4. Mclean are here, they come as
delegates-at-large of their respective
.,tates, while Mr.. Boies is not on the
Iowa delegation.
At the Bland headquarters the state.
ment was made with emphasis that Mr.
Bland would not SO violate precedents
and proprieties as TO come to Chicago
during the convention. At the Ind
headquarters senator Turpie said with
emphasis that Gov. Matthews ,voril
not come TO Chicago to take ss;y pas
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MARION DE KALB SMITH
Delegate-at-Large From Maryland to tn
Chicago Convention Resigns.

Chicago Convention Resigns.
BALTIMORE, July 6.-Another of
Maryland's "sound money" delegates
at-large to the national democratic
convention has resigned and will not
visit Chicago Ex-Controller Marion
De Ealb Smith thinks that it is waste
of time for the delegates favorable to
the gold standard to attend the nation
al convention. Said he Friday:
81 have a lot of very important busi-
ness to attend to. which requires all
my time at present and for several
weeks to come, and should bo obliged
to neglect it if should go to Chicago.
Besides my presence at the conven-
tion would really do no good The
free silver people seem to about have ev-
erything their own way and as should
by the resolutions of the state conven-
tion vote for sound money platform
and sound money candidates, should,
stand with the minority in hopeless
and embarrassing position. In addi-
tion to my business reasons therefore,
which will keep me at home, greatly
prefer not to go.'
Mr.. Chas. c. Homer, another dele
gate-at-large, resigned the position q
few days after the state convention
met. Senator A. p. German was APP
pointed by Chairman Talbot, of the
state central committee, but Mr..
German also gave up the fight for
''sound money" and will be represented
at Chicago by proxy.
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VERY oAolce CIGARS.

4 Correspondent Tells How They Are
Made for Cheap Sale.
II am informed that a large trade IN
the manufacture of English cikars y
carried on, principally in the east end
Of London. All the ends Of cigars and
cigarettes, 'dottels,' chewed 'quids,' etc.,
are bought at so much per pound from
public houses, music halls, etc., besides
those picked up in the street. Thess
savory morsels are put into large
bath, where kind Of tobacco broth q
made.
TN the early autumn, when the
chestnut leaves are beginning to turn
q golden color, parties are organised
who 60 to wherever they can get good
supply Of these leaves, which are then
put on long wires and immersed in this
filth, for either a long or short time, apI
cording to the requirements of q strong
or mild cigar. These leaves are then
rolled into English cigars"
The above correspondents statement
tallies, says the London Standard, with
an incident which occurred some yearu
ago, when a certain person was charged
with illegally manufacturing cigars.
His defense was that the cigars he man
ufactured did not contain q particle Of
tobacco. And, what is more, he proved
his case. His cigars were made Of
brown paper, embossed to look like
leaves, and STEPPED in tobacco juice.
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WISHING on HAY.
4 laotorman says II Il Wonderfully ~
fective In Love Matters.

4 Haotorman says II Il Wondsrfuliy ~.
fcctive In Love Matters.
She was very nice looking girl, and
evidently belonged to what may be
called the smart set. She was riding ON
Brightwood car, and was well out on
Seventh street road, says the WaAhing.
ton Star, when she spoke to the mo-
torman. II am nearly dying to get
something" she remarked, "and I want.
to wish for it on load of hay. I waa
told that If / rode out on this line I
could meet any number of wagons fun
Of hay coming to the CITY,"
fright you are, MISS" answered the
motorman, ''and here come five loads
down the road. You can wish all you
want now."
It is presumed that the necessary
wish or wishes were made, for as soon
as the loads of hay passed the young
lady got off and took car back to tho
city. Then, turning to the Star writer,
the motorman said: "You. heard that,
didn't you? Well, sir, have had siml-
lar experience on this car several times.
There are a certain number Of ladies,
young and otherwise, who ride out with
us for no other reason than to meet q
load of hay, so that they can wish on
it. There is very little trouble meet
ing hay wagons on the Seventh street
road, for there is scarcely trip Of a
car that we do not meet from one to
six. especially in the morning hours and
in dry weather. There is a great deal
in it, too. My wife tells me she never
meets load of hay without making a
wish. She wished for me before she
got me, she told me. Well, you see.
she got a prize, though there never has
been time since we were married
when I have had money enough saved to
'uy load of hay half the size Of that
he young lady wished on. hope her
better luck, though. In love matters
wishing on load of hay is wonderfully
effective"
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YOUNG IDEAS.
Nearly 16,OOO.OOO of Them Learning How
to Shoot In America. rt

Nearly 100000 of Them Learning How
to Shoot In America.
WAsHISGToN, July 6.-The total en-.
rollment in educational institutions Of
all kinds in the United States for the
school year 1S93-94 was nearly six.
teen million, according to the re-
port for the year just promul-
gated by Commissioner OF Education
Harris OF these all but 100000 were
in the regular schools. an increase of
about 100000 for the year. The per.
centage of total population enrolled in
the schools was 20.53. School property
gained in value during the year over
S25, 100000, and 1,103 more schools
houses were in operation. In the
past 20 years the south has in.
creased 81 per cent. in population. hut
its school attendance has increased 100
per cent, more than twice as fast az
the population. In the 20 years, from
1874 to 1894. the value of school prop
erty In the south increased from sl6.-
O00, 900 TO $1,000. 900. an addition Of
~, ,0Oo, 900. or q. .0Oo, 900 year. Higher
education has slso made : good re-.
oek
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THE ENToMBED MINERS.
A Possibility That Some of Them May Be
Taken From the Twin Shaft Alive.

AoAcu run tuc Twin oubiV <AhVcs
WILKEsBARRE. Pa, July 6.--There is
just possibility that some of the men
entombed in the Twin shaft at Pitts
ton may be taken out alive. The res
cuing party who was at work from ten
o'clock Saturday night until four
o'clock Sunday morning, on coming to
the surface reported to Mine Foreman
O'Brien that they heard rappings on
the rails of the gangway road which
may have been caused by some of the
entombed men. The rappings were
clear and distinct as if someone had
struck the rail with hard substance.
The supposed signal was answered by
the rescuers in the same manner. Aft
er a short silence the answer came clear
and distinct. The sound seemed to
come distance of some three hundred
feet from where the rescuers were at
work.
At seven o'clock Sunday night the
rescuers reported that in their opinion
they are within 400 feet of the en-
tombed men. The shifts have been in.
creased from 20 men to 35, who are re-
lieved every half hour. They are still
cutting through the rock and progress.
ing more rapidly than at any time
heretofore since the work commenced
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parliamentarian that he is. lie will
mske but very short speech in accept
ing the position. leaving it to the tenn
porary chairman to sound the keynote
for the convention.
Free silver leaders who have been
selected by the respective delegations
as members of the committee on reso-
lutions and others who undoubtedly
form part of that important organi-
zation, were Sunday comforting to-
gether with respect to the platform.
and the subjects that shall be men.
toned therein. Only upon the financial
plank has there been any definite
agreement As heretofore stated in
these dispatches, this plank is to
dominate the whole platform and all
other matters are to be second thereto.
The exact text has not been finally de-
termined, but that is a matter of detail
that can be easily arranged when the
committee gets together, That it will
be a short, ciear-cut, concise declara
tion for the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver at ratio of l6 to is fore.
gone conclusion. Two short sentences
are all that will be necessary to con.
struct this plank.
The indications are that those who
have hoped the platform would ignore
other matters will be disappointed.
Well nnown mun among those in con.
troll of convent ton matters, assert that
the tariff question must not be over.
looked. While there is a diversity of
opinions as to the advisability
as to coming out in fiat.
footed Endorsement of the Wilson
tariff act, that law, bearing the stamp
of democracy, will be incidentally in.
dorsed, at least. If the United States
senators are permitted to have their
way the platform will declare that the
present tariff law should remain un.
touched until the exigences of the oc.
casion prove that it's modification is
absolutely necessary.
Whether the income tax which was
declared to be unconstitutional by the
supreme court, shall be referred to is a
question upon which there is very
great difference of opinion. The ma.
jority of the leaders, however, appear
to be in favor of recognizing the prin.
ciple which became a part of the vii.
SOu IdTiu dCt, anu Il ucUcTlulHeu cllOTi
is to be made by delegates from some
of the western and southern states to
secure an expression on the subject.
The administration will not be men.
toned in the platform. Some of the
more radical of the silver men want an
emphatic condemnation of the financial
policy of President Cleveland and Sec.
retary Carlisle inserted in the platform,
but it is believed that while the admin.
stration will escape censure, the con.
vention will likewise refuse to com.
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BLAND CAUCUS.
9logatss and Alternates Hold Meet.
Ing At the Sherman House.
~ Thompson Says Blackburn 10 Gaining
Eoees Hourly-It IL Conceded That Sem
E otOr Harris Will he Permanent
Fl Chairman Of the Convention.

cHfcAeo, July 6.-The first general
kucus of delegates and alternates
1vorable to the candidacy of Mr..
lhnd was held in the club room of the
Aerman house Sunday afternoon and
Ter session lasting an hour and a
Iii, adjourned to meet again at ten
11clock
The object of the Bland managers
eB to get acquainted with the dele.
Ates from other states than Missouri
ID to begin the work of formulating
1e convention plan of procedure,
4ther than to make full test of
and's strength.
Twelve states responded to the roll
Ill and 100 delegates instructed for
ne Missourian were present From
Ae figures sent to the secretary 25Oun-
additional votes were put down as a
certainty on the first ballot.
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ENDEAVORERS.
Arrangements for the Fifteenth Con.
vention About Completed.
Three Immense Tents Have Been Erected,
Each of Which VIII Comfortably Seat
5000 Persons-The City 10 In Gala
Attire-A Fine Programme.

WAs'iSs II n, July 6-l he a~.~ ilge.
men,s TO. the entertainment of the
thousands of visiting Christian n
deavorer> planning to come TO ne
fifteenth international Christ IN
deavor conventio ahose ol ling
sessions will be he in this city We'd
nesday night, Jul, s, are praet { 81 ly
completed. Three immense TENS lave
been ere cted upon the tea ;iiul
ellipse located betw Aen ne whi. i.J Ul~e
and ii, N?shir cen ncnumt: and
kI. ~n 4: ..e =, Ii {, 10 :" LA /.
these ten,s will comfortably seat 5, ,UOo
persons, and with the large churches
of the city will provide combined
seating capacity of nearly 10000 avail
able at any given moment
during the convention. The
city is dressed in gala attire;
the beautiful convention flag and the
stars and stripes forming the leading
features of the decorations. The con-
vention programme is finer and larger
than any of the IA that have preceded
it. 1t covers nearly 300 separate meet
ings and more than 200 speakers,
embracing the foremost divines
and religious workers of this country
and many foreign lands will be heard
from during the five days of the con-
vention. The convention opens We'd
nesday night with 22 simultaneous
meetings held in 22 of the largest
churches of the city, and closes the
Monday following.
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HORSE TRADING 10 DULL.
Dieyois erase Drives . 0ypsy 70 reachins
for 4 Livelihood.

Bicycle erase Drives 0ypsy 70 Teachin9
for . livelihood.
Even the wandering gypsies feel the
Influence Of the popular rage for the
bicycle. The head of gypsy family,
icamped for some weeks near New Ro-
chelle, complains that the dullness Of
the horse market, brought about In
part by the popularity of the bicycle,
has taken from him an important
source Of income. He has a few more
horses than he needs to drag his great
van about the country, and 1t has been
his custom for 20 years to make trade
whenever the opportunity offers, but
nobody cares to trade horses any more,
and he is driven to other methods Of
earning O livelihood.
Luckily for him he has various re-
sources. Having fair education, he
undertakes to teach young men mathe-
matics, penmanship and even telegra-
ply. He gets pupils, too, young me-
chanics who wish to learn something Of
arithmetic or algebra, and occasionally
one that has fancy for learning teleg-
raphy. The gypsy finds that his pupils
ask questions of him that they would
hardly ask of an ordinary schoolmaster.
They come to him by night, for the
most part. and as he stays six or eight
weeks at good camping ground he is
able to do a good deal for willing
pupil. Meanwhile his wife tells for
tunes with great success. and in spite
of the bicycle the family hopes to keep
up the romantic life for many years to
come.
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wAeBLERs AND sooRcHERs.

Betw"a, the Fast and the Unskillful
1. olists Many Accidents Occur.
Every day cyclists tumble over each
other. pick themselves up, mount their
wheels and are off again without giving
the affair q second thought. Such mis-
haps, says the New York Sun, are pecul-
lar to the sport. A new rider is bound
to wabble about and lose his head at the
most unexpected time, and it is proverb-
ial that when trying to steer clear Of an
obstruction he is sure to ruin plump into
1t. When o wabbler meets q scorcher II
is said that the safest course is for The
former to make q bee line for the latter,
with determination to wrecking him
on the spot. BY this means the safety
OF both riders IL assured. Accidents
with wabblers are looked upon a. insv-
table, and all injuries that occur from,
them which can be repaired by blaolc
smith or bottle Of arnica ere regard.
ed as mere casualties incidental Ia
wheeling.
When a wheelman runs down q
wheelman it is an unavoidable mishap.
When wheelman runs down a wheel
woman it is an objectionable blundez-
When two wheelwomen collide It proves
to each that neither understands hsr
sport, and Is not yet educated for tho
road.
In short, it appears that at present
cyclists have almost monopoly among
themselves. Wouldn't it be wise
plan, therefore, for them to acquire
more skill in dodging each other before
attempting to reform hose carriages
and humble pedestrians?
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krAroR JOHN W. DANIEL, Virginia

8HAToR JOHN W. DANIEL, Virginia
- to leave the nomination to the
1re democracy in convention assem-
and to oppose a selection by eau
- which any democrats are unrep-
nted.
~ Thompson deprecates any plan
Ixeement on candidates by eau
which does not include every ac-
lked delegate who will support the
Ip 3 the policy which the Black
k}Opople have adopted and, if sue
tul IN preventing caucus, they
~ bring to their man a num-
nf votes not heretofore marked
> Kentucky list. They claim
The proceedings in the
t1on and ont must be conducted
INV to giving everybody fair
%0n1 while they confidently as
~ 3 silver man will be selected,
- that the gold candidates must
- 3 chance. This, they think,
- greater harmony and will
~ appointed candidate a peg
- 10 hsng protest against the
= which the things have been
se1ed thst senator Harris,
-, Win be the permanent
~ the convention, and he
oSTan0pnents to take possess
~ G8vel and assume con-
<v hat gives promise Of re-
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Herr A. Noil. Of Berlingen. Germany,
has invented clock that win run TO-
900 years without bsing would up, after
IL u once set going. II = sato pfovided
With hands which win eorrscily polnt
70 al The ahanees o. the moon. days Of
the weok, months, etc. frcm now untfI
~ - a ~ ;yeas i1.sos 4. D.
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Most of the Illinois delegates were
Afound the hotel, but only few at
landed the caucus. Texas and Kansas
Here largely represented. secretary
alen, of the Bland executive commit
lee of Missouri. called the caucus to or
er. Senator Martin, of Kansas, was
Aosen chairman; DR.. L. J. d. Shiel, of
exas, was elected secretary.
4 "a few vigorous speeches were made
II the outlook from Missouri's point of
Rlesv, and there was no lack of enthus-
66m.
Congressman Bailey said the solid 80
ctes of the Lone Star state would be
ut for the Laclede county farmer.
4r. Obermeyer, of Kansas, said his
,Ate was for Mr.. Bland, because no
her democrat could carry the state in
,vember.
E6ecretary of State Hinrichsen an
Qunced q majority of the Illinois dele
&kion for Bland, and that under the
NIT rule the As votes of his state would
d cast for the free silver pioneer OF
- party.
There was little but Bland talk in
he Sherman house when the delegates
warmed in and the Missourians mana
ers were elated over a report that 12
the Tennessee delegates had been
bn over to the Bland persuasion.
he other half are inclinded to Black
Qrn and Mclean.
~ letter was read from San Francisco
ating that a silver club, composed of
&publicans, populists and democrats,
1s being formed, 1000 strong. whose
loice was Bland for president and
prgan, of Alabama, White, of Califor-
or Sibley, of Pennsylvania, for vice
ojdent.
k-Congressman Phil Thompson says
Sator Blackburn is gaining votes
9rly by his manly, open candidacy
n his refusal to enter un-democratic
femes to secure endorsements. In
y opinion the fear of putting a con-
erate soldier upon the ticket is rap
~ disappearing as far as northern
1iers are concerned They have
en visiting his headquarters and ad-
re the disposition of the Blackburn
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Men Named for the New Republican Eek.
ecutive COmmittee-Marcus A. Hanna, OF
Cleveland, o., Will Be the Chairman
Gen. VIM. Mckinley Osborne for Score.
tary. '--
Evening star., 1896-11-13

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