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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06
TOO MANY PRESENTS.
Mckinley Has Received Enough
Dogs, Wooden Chains, Etc.

Mckinley Has Received Enough
Dogs, Wooden Chains, Etc.
If the donation of useless and cum
bersome articles which has already be-
gun, continues for any length of time,
the president will have to ask congress
for an appropriation to build an ad-
dition to the white house to store them
in. He now has a big dog, a model
of q boat, and recently he received a
long wooden cable chain with an anchor
attached, which an admiring country
man Of his had whitfield out of pine and
presented as a token of esteem.
The dog Moscow, whose advent at the
white house was chronicled some days
ego. was really welcome gift. He is
a splendid specimen of his race, the
st. Bernard, and is highly priced by all
the members Of the presidents family.
Secretary Porter, however, is particu-
larly desirous that the impression shall
not get abroad that the president is a
dog fancier. He explains that the
presidents love for the canine race is
easily satisfied with one specimen, and
Moscow, who weighs nearly $50 pounds,
entirely fills the chief executives long
ing in thatdirection. Mr.. Porter has been
trembling in his boots ever since the
arrival Of Moscow for fear that the
other owners of fine animals would I'M
dertake to emulate the donor Of the St.
Bernard, and the white house lot be
turned into q sortof canine menagerie Of
terriers, hounds, pugs and bull pups, RI
valing the famous aggregation owned
by President Grant.
The boat model was presented by ex-
Gov. Pinchback, of Louisiana, and q
delegation, including State Senator
De Mas. It is the handiwork of q COL
ored cabinetmaker named Samuel E.
Davis. of New Orleans, and is very
creditable evidence Of his skill. It IS
about four feet over all, and was
brought up to the white house in q glass
case by four stalwart colored men. AL
though the donor expressly stated, in
his letter accompanying the gift, that
he is not a candidate for office, Secre-
tary Porter feels that the administra-
ton has no pressing need for any more
boats.
Gen. Gosvenor lugged the wooden
chain up to the executive mansion re-
Gently, and presented it on behalf of
the maker, N. C. Cook, of Meigs county,
o. Gen. Grosvenor explained that
Mr.. Cook was valiant soldier during
the war, but was not able to guarantee
that he was not an applicant for Office,
being an Ohio man. OF this, as OF the
ether gifts, Secretary Porter feels that
the presidential longing for chains is
entirely satisfied, and he will be able
to worry along for several years yet
without any addition to his stock on
hand.-Washington Post.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06
sY THE eAeY's BED.

OF what II the baby thinking
AZ he smiles 30, in his sleep?
OF the mother-kisses given
In the silence sweet and deep?
or the land he has lately come from,
Where the souls Of the little ones stay,
TIL into our earthly keeping
God gives them, some sweet day?
It may be an angel whispers
In the little dreamer's ear
Some message of tender meaning
That we can never hear.
It may be he hear an echo
OF the songs that angels sing,
As they float down the starry spaces
With the dreams God bids them bring
Dream on while you may, my baby
While your soul is free from stain
AS the lilies are, when summer
Has washed them pure with rain.
Only q year from Heaven!
God keep your soul SO white
That you always can talk with angels,
As think you do tonight.
fear for the future, baby,
And what 1t may bring to you
30 easy 1t is to falter,
30 hard 1t Is to be true!
o, feet that in sin may wander,
o, soul that may go astray.
II mother might only lead you
Into the one right way!
Dear angel, whose loving whisper
He hears in dreams tonight,
Watch over this child and guide him
In paths that are paths Of right.
Walk ever. pray, beside him,
Until God calls him home,
Then lead back to the Heaven
From which he has lately come.
-Eben e. Rexford, in Ladies' World.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06
omcial Corruption In China.

A striking picture Of the official cor
ruption that prevails in China is afford
ed by some diplomatic reports submit
ted by the English foreign Office to the
houses of parliament at Westminster.
Among other things it Is shown that
SO great is the stealing that, were the
imperial government to abolish herice
tribute from the provinces of Kingsu
and Chelkiang alone, it would effect an
economy Of more than 81, 1000, 900, which
II the sum that its collection now costs
over and above the revenue thab II
yieads.-N. Y. Tribune.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06
ADVERTISED FOR A BRIDE.
German Girl Wrote, and Found an
Old Sweetheart.

German Girl Wrote, and Found an
Old Sweetheart.
About year ago there appeared in
q newspaper in this city the follow
ing personal: German gentleman of
means would like to make the acquaint-
ance of a young lady of pleasing man
ners as a companion, object matrimony.
Address A. B. c.,
A copy of the paper reached a house
in a small town in Germany in which a
young girl, by the name of Katherine
Kline, waited upon the tables. RATHER
inc saw the advertisement, and in a
spirit of fun decided to answer it un-
der an assumed name. Franz Becker,
who had inserted the advertisement,
was pleased with the girls style and de-
scription of herself, and answered her
note, also under an assumed name. The
couple corresponded forseveral months.
When Katherine received the photo
graph of Franz she thought she sow the
face of an old friend of her early child
hood, as did Franz when he saw the
photograph of the girl.
Franz proposed marriage to the girl,
and he offered to send her passage
money. The girl agreed, and few
days ago she arrived. Each seemed
thunderstruck when brought face to
face, for itdeveloped that they had been
sweethearts In their childhood days.
They had no idea of a previous acquaint-
ance, on account of corresponding un-
der assumed names. Becker is owner
Of one of the biggest shoe concerns in
Kansas City. He convinced the officials
of his business and social standing,
and, as he was a citizen and proved his
intentions, the girl was permitted TO
leave in his custody. The couple were
married, after which they went west
to the brides new home.-N. Y. Com
mercial Advertiser.
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Commercial Geography of Europe


1t is interesting to observe the geo
graphical reasons for the distribution
of manufacturing industries. Cotton
spinning and weaving are confined in
Great Britain to a few places in the
west because there is the district of
cheapest coal and also a specially moist
atmosphere owing to the effect of high
ground upon the moisture-bearing
winds fresh from the sea; and for spin
ming and weaving cotton moist
climate is very important. The French
coal fields are so widely dispersed and
comparatively unimportant that the
mills and factories are distributed, not
with regard to them, but with view to
the convenience of obtaining local and
foreign supplies Of raw material. The
woolen mills, for instance, are in the
north where most of the sheep are
grown and where it is easiest to bring
in the large amount of Argentine wool
that France consumes.-Cyrus c. Ad-
ans, in Chautauquan
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06
THE LOBSTER'S FOOD.
It Consists Principally Of Smaller
Shell Fish.
The Manner in Which Its Prey ls
Captured and Consumed
A Continuous
Feeder.

one is usually slender and more pointed
than the other, which is thick and
chubby. OF the tooth-like projections
in the jaws of the Holsters claws, those
in the slender claw are pointed, small
in the jaws Of the larger claw, which
are rounded and blunt. The slender
claw with its sharp teeth is used for
seizing and holding; the powerful,
chubby jaw, with it's blunt teeth, for
crushing. 1t sometimes happens, how
eyer, that the lobster's big claws are
alike. There was awhile ago at the
New York aquarium a 13-pound lob
ster, very big lobster, but not nearly
so big as the great lobster now there,
whose two big claws were both pinch
ers.
The lobster eats crustaoeans of va
rious kinds, CLAIMS and crabs and
shrimps, and so on, and it catches and
eats live fish. 1t will eat dead fish, too,
but it prefers live ones. 1t cracks the
shells of crustaceans between the blunt
teeth of its crushing claws and then
cats the meat, with perhaps some small
fragments of the shell. 1t catches
fish in it's slender big claw. The lobster
may lie partly under rock, or con-
cealed under some marine vegetation,
with it's big claws extended and half
buried in the sand. The slender claw
with the sharp teeth is open, like
pair of shears. One cutting edge-that
of the lower part of the claw, which is
buried, is level with the surface; the
other and Simmer part Of the claw is
raised at an angle in the water. The
lobster can work its cutting claw much
more quickly than it's crushing claw,
and can close it very suddenly.
Along comes a flatfsh, swimming
perhaps between the open jaws of the
Holsters sharp claw, when there is
clear water. Then down comes the
upper part of the claw, catching the
fiatfish about midway of it's length,
. and maybe cutting it half in two. The
flatfish can squirm and wriggle, but
escape is impossible. Pretty soon the
lobster reaches the fish over to the
crushing claw, and in its more ponder
GUS jaws the fish's head is crushed.
Then the lobster proceeds to eat it.
VI tAiO AuSS oACuoCT lCSS ou cludAcI
side Of the Holsters body those to-
ward the rear of the body are pointed
at the end, while the two forward legs
on each side have each little pincer
claw. With these claws the lobster
holds the food to it's mouth, which is
just below the projecting, pointed ter
mination Of the shell in front. About
the mouth there are a number Of appen-
dages, operating at different angles,
which serve as cutters, and cut off
pieces from the Holsters food, some
thing as the knives of a sausage ma
chine cut off pieces of the meat that is
fed to 1t. Each of the lobster's cut
ters takes off but little at a time, but
they all keep going, and the result is
an almost continuous supply of food.
The pincer claws hold the food up to
the Holsters mouth, and gradually, as
the lobster feeds, the part remaining
Decames smaller and smaller, until
finally it all disappears.-N. Y. Sum.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

There is some one in almost every
neighborhood who is subject to attacks
OF pain in the stomach or bilious collie
Mr., J. D. Kinney, Warren Center, Pa,
used to be troubled in that way. He
says: "The attacks were marked by ter.
rlble pains, diarrhea and fainting spells
At such times I suffered exceedingly
until began using CAa ,nberlaip's Is Collie,
cholera and Diarrhee Remedy, two or
thr'o doses of which effected an irms.
diate and lasting cure" For sale by
Garrett & Ayres, Druggists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
hard, soft, or calloused Jumps and blem.
ishes from horses, bloodspavins, curbs,
splints, sweeney, ring.bone, STILES,
sprains, all swollen throats, coughs, etc.
Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warrant.
ed the most wonderful Blemish Cure
ever known. Sold by W. R. Smith &
Co., druggists, Hillsboro. Ohio.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

What is remembered in northern Ohio
as the "big sleigh ride" took place
March IA. 1856, at the town of Richfield,
Summit county. There were 466 sleighs,
drawn by four horses each, and the
merry participants numbered $500.
Three counties were represented in the
gathering, and flag was bestowed on
the one furnishing the largest delega-
tion. The sun came out strong at noon,
and, though there was plenty Of snow,
some Of the girls were sunburned. OF
course, the lunch baskets were we'll
filled at this novel March picnic.-Chica.
go Tribune.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

Not only acute lung troubles, which
may prove fatal in few days, but old
chronic coughs and throat troubles NAV
receive immediate relief and be perma.
nently cured by One Minute Cough Cure.
w. R. Smith & Co., Druggists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

We'make our bow to Hons. Seth W,
Brown and G. W. Hulick for samples of
government garden set d. If either of
them would drop in on US this summer,
we'll try and regale them on sliced Gu.
cumbers. But wait, they don't grow in
Clermont county. Well make it toma
toes, turnips or beets, with side dish of
lettice. and, bless your souls, we hope
you'll "eat hearty"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

General Manager Greene, of the Balti
more & Ohio Railroad, has issued an
order requiring all live stock to be waite
ed and fed at least once every "a hours
Yard Master are to be held strictly &C
countable, and the penalty for violation
is rather severe.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

Magistrate Threehee-Oficer Elanni.
gan, what's the charge against this man :?
Officer Flannigan-Batin' an offisur,
sur.
Magistrate Threehee-Whatd did he do?
officer Flannigan-He borrowed a
quarter from me, sur, and forgot to re.
turn it.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

A young man whose parents won't
buy him bycicle is going to make one
for himself by using the frame of bis
mind, the wheels of his head, the Sc at
of his pants, the rubber in his neck and
a part of that tired feeling.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

He-Do you remember when first we
metz The dew was on the grass, the
air was full of summer scents, and
She-Yes; and now there's no sum.
mer, no dew, no grass, and no sense.
BY the way. have you heard of my en-.
gagement?
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06
Every Mother Wants

Chappelear's Bronchini
The Great Cough Cure.
Bronchini Cures.Croup.
Bronchini Cures Colds.
Bronchini Cures Cough.
Bronchini Cures Sore Throat.
Bronchini Cures Lung Disease.
Bronchini Stops Cough Instantly.
Bronchini Relieves Asthma Quickly.
Bronchiui sold on guarantee.
Large bottles so, small size 25 cents.
Sold by W. R. Smith & Co., druggists
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

The 100000 passenger station that the
Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad, Company is
erecting in Baltimore, to take the place
OF the old Camden Station, is being
rapidly pushed to completion. The train
shed will be ready for use, probably, by
the first of May, and the rest of the
structure will be thrown open to the
public about June 1st
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

Unconditional surrender is the only
terms those famous little pills known as
DeWitt's Little Early Risers will make
with constipation, sick headache and
stomach troubles. w. R. Smith. & Co.,
Druggists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

Have two shares to each plow, and
you will then have to neither stop work
in order to 20 to the blacksmith nor
have to continue using a dull tool.
Extra Expense? You will save more
than the cost of the extra share every
season,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

"How often do you eat p" asked the
benevolent old lady. The tramp smiled
Gas often as I chevs, madam" he re
piled, as he wiped his mouth with his
bunch of whiskers.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

I. F. Anthony, ex.postmaster of
Promise City, Iowa, says: 81 bought
one bottle of Mystic Cure for rheum.
atism and two doses of it did me more
good than all the medicine I ever took" !"
Sold by W. R. Smith & Co., DRUGGISTS
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"Did you divide vonr bonbons with
your little brother, Mollie ?"
"Yes, ma; ate the candy and gave
him the notices. You know he is aw.
fully fond of reading"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

Mrs. Newwed-Was nervous, dear,
during the ceremony?
Miss Spitgirl-Well. trihe at fist
darling, but not alter William had said
"yes."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

The H@rper' are soon to bring out in
a new aud oeaulliI' edition Mise
Mn loc..'s Ii v.. tohn Halifax, Gentle.
man, which ma o. ii the greatest
literary Iccosses oi til. u.ne of its first
publication. ana has since had many
thOuIa;,d r...u!,.r.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

Perry Patettic-I hear that soap is
even mentioned in the Bible"
Wayworn WatsoG-Why not? They
is bad things spoken of in the Bible just
the same as they is good "
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

81 notice that some people claim that
a doctors whiskers may carry disease
germs"
"Why don't the doctors boil theis
whiskers?"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

The country editor may not know it
all. but he doesn't live long in the
country without knowing deuced sight
sight more than he publishes
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-06

Mrs. Bancroft-Is there too much sea
soning in the turkey, Mr.. Billings?
Billings-No. should say there is
too little turkey in the seasoning.
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rock. All at once he appeared older
hardly stand.
"Take him, too," said his mistress.
"No, let him walk"
II want you to take him, I tell you,"
almost fiercely. "He's too old n stiff
to walk on the rocks"
"Old!" with laugh. "You oughter
seen him goin' it after you!"
The man began to row. Tears came
into Mrs. Towne's eyes. Her voice was
choked.
"You've got to take him." she said.
cor you needn't take me-"
"Oh, If you feel like that'-Jim lifted
the dog into the boat, and Boss
crouched down by his friend, who put
her hand on him. He leaned more and
more heavily on her; his eyes were fxed
on her face.
Lying there on the wet moss in the
bottom of the boat she could look, with
out moving, into the dogs face. He
slowly put his tongue out on her fin
gers. He pressed yet closer.
With curiously quick movement she
managed to draw him nearer. She bent
her head to his head.
He lays too hard on vel" said Jim.
"Lemme pull him away"
"Don't touch himl" she cried. in
sharp voice.
s The next moment she said, hoarsely:
"He's deadl"-Jrom Boss and Other
Dogs.
The Progress., 1897-05-29
THl PB0aRESS.


A. kahn, No. 2l2 Texas Street,
i not giving away any goods, but he is
giving with each cash purchase Of 50
cents = coupon, which vii, on June 26th i.
entitle the lucky holders Of four of these
coupons to one Of the following articles:
One hne Alaska Hardwood Refrigerator
with water cooler.
One four-quart White Mountain Ice
Cream Freezer.
One two-eaiion Fine Stone Filter
One Fine Hammock.
Mr.. A. Kahn is daily reoeiving new and
good. He is sole agent for the
celebrated Charter Oak and Bucks Stoves
and ranges, also Bucks Steel Ranges, the
best in the world. Quality Of goods guar
anteed. Prices the lowest. Give him
call and be convinced.
The Progress., 1897-05-29

1 call 000 De convinced.
have been built as a refuge fo1
those q already stricken with lep-
rosy, but let us go fartherand see
+ we cannot fin d preventive for
the disease. Aims often do not
meet the emergency at all; but
frequently agravate it, when true
help should aim at raising the suf-
ferer to self dependence and self
respect.
1t is said that Dean Stanley's
sister gave herself for more than
a quarter of a century to the work
of benefitting London's poor.
Her line of work was assisting
them to help themselves. She
found employment for them,
taught them prudent habits, and
how to improve their homes. Is
not this our work?
Let our Information Committee
direct the committee ready for ac-
tive service. IL these are those
physically disabled, supply their
temporal wants, together with
words of sympathy and good
cheer. IF their need is lack OF work
improvidence, want of home bonds
or influence, or expressions of land
lords, let us seek to remove the
cause, and the results will b e
their power to help themselves.
We must aid our committee
with our prayers and and individu-
al efforts to keep the fathers at
work; to have the children
educated in public schools and
Sunday school learning that life
has q meaning for them: to come
into their homes in such q way as
to show the mothers what a home |
should be to give its inmates the |
necessary elements of life. Above |
all, l would say in order to help
the needy we must ourselves be so /
full OF sympathy it win show with
every day, in kind words, gentle
ness and tenderness else we can
never stand on the first round of
he ladder OF helping the needy.
Then.-fst-Let us get ourselves
He'd with pity and unseIfsh love
or our weaker brother.
2nd-Know more of them.
3rd Administer nm auf;d1&a &o |
he cause of their needs, material
II moral, and in SO doing draw
hem up to plane of independ-
nee by onr precept, by our exam
lie; by our chrislike charity
The Progress., 1897-05-29

1AOc1 lew centuries 20 make thl
third class. Those homes in city
or country where the candle il
burnt at both ends by all its mem
bers for q crust of bread and a very
limited amount of clothing, cannot
tail to suffer physically, mentally
and morally. It is often that alco-
holic stimulants are substituted fo,
the nourishing food, and as = re-
suit produce effects detrimental to
the whole man.
Furthermore, the children which
seem to run in droves among the
poorer classes have no time given
them for home trainiug, and the
/ ma5ority with no public school
advantages as they are .at work
often ere they reach their teens.
Is not this the secret of the
trouble? These masses, men
women, and children are constant
" toilng for their bread, and get
ting too little of that. They are
oppressed by close landlords.
The home is brokenup. The most
sacred of al ties is lacking. Thus
there is no bond of unity devel op-
ed in the family. The members
grow up generation after genera
ton feeling only the strong de-
mand of q craving appetite to be
satisfied, till all latent elements of |
character are apparently lost and
there is no conception of duty to !
self or fellowmen, to say nothing
OF obligation 10 our creator. Thus
with the natural appetites uncon-
trolled by higher desires; demands /
are soon made for their necessities. |
taking it as q matter of course. the
world must answer the require |
I
Realizing such a state OF things
You may ask how we League work
ers can relieve it. The first thing
in this work rs in every thing is to
Acquaint ourselves with the true
of these classes. We
are too ignorant of how the other
half lives: too engrossed with the
comforts of our homes to go out
md ciear up the highways and
hedges of briars and weeds.
Personal interest in the poor will
lind help for their real needs. All
The charity in the world scattered
With most lavish hand will not
AXE th e place of sympathetic in
'erest- We must know that we are |
'ur brothers keeper in the most
PRACTICAL sense. Let us have ,
pecial committees appointed for /
lnding out these lower conditions.
In the lower districts of our
arge Cities, what is known as !
ollege settlements have been in
reduced, which means no more