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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-12-29

was about even until Hotinser struck
stults with an iron ber, knocking him
ont An artery was severed and he
came near bleeding to death, but Dr.. Z.
=. House was called in time to save his
lille, though he 10 yet in . serious CON.
dition. No arrests have been made.
Frank Belleson and John Richmond
and wife,of PEBBLES, were Xmas diners
at James Belleson's. Miss Olive Patton
was also one of the guests.
Mrs. Sampson Turley remains about
the same since her recent stroke Of apo.
plexy.
John Roads, son Of the late Gsmpson
Roads, was thrown by Q vicious horse
Saturday and had his left clavicls bons
broken. TS
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-12-29

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The evening times., 1898-09-08
Strike Quickly.

ing the lion of disease Many an attack Of
dangerous illness would be headed off If at
the first premonitory symptoms the victim
would strike quickly.
Those severe coughs, bronchial affections
and wasting diseases which merge into
consumption would never get their savage
teeth into the constitution If their early
signs were headed os by DR.. Pierce's Cold
en- Medical Discovery II provides such an
abundance of rich nourishing blood that
tuberculosis germs have no chance 10 get
any lodgment in the lungs. It clears the
skin and purges all the impurities from
every organ. 1t invigorates the liver to
expel all bilious poisons from the ciTcula-
ton Il creates healthy tissue, vitalized
nerve fiber and gives solid strength.
II have thought for long time" writes Mrs.
Rose Petty. OF Lockvillc, Chatham Co. N c.,
that would not do you Justice If I did not
write and tell you how was cured Of that dread
full disease called consumption, by using DR..
Piercc's Golden Medical Discovery. had meas
les and pneumonia both at the same time, and
came near dying, and as was able to go
out was taken with grip, and then followed
consumption My physician did all he couid for
thing that I could hear of that was good for a
cough but grew worse and would have died soon
had not commenced using the Golden Mcdi-
cal Discovery felt improved before the first
bottle was finished took six bottles, and after
that I felt better and stronger than in ten years
before That was six years ago, and to-day do
not feel any ptoTnS of return Of the disease.
/ remain cured and think am the cause Of a
friend being cured by using the same medicine
He was afflicted as was. and after every thing
failed TO cure him he took DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and was cured"
The evening times., 1898-09-08
How 1t Feels to be Killed

{F rom the new 1Ork sun
How 1t feels TO be shot dead Is the
subject of some rather curious observa-
tions on the part of a trooper of Roose-
velts regiment. which was intended TO
be made up of Rough Riders. but from
force of circumstances has been trans
formed into an organization of rough
walkers since it has been in Cuba This
particular trooper has been in the thick
of the fighting all the time and he re-
lates his most peculiar experience in q
letter recently received by a friend in
this city.
''Tolstoi doesn't know anything about
being shot dead he writes. I'm that
description he gives he's away off
There's altogether too much of ii. He
never went through 1t. SO how should he
know? The real thing is very short and
simple; anybody could do 1t. This is
how 1 came to know all about it. 1t was
the second day at San Juan. and my
troop was stretched out at full length
on its very much attenuated stomach
shooting over the top OF hill. The
Spanish were also doing all the shoot
The evening times., 1898-09-08
ssTNCH GLORIA UMBRFLLAs M
EISENMANN'S, go go, seventh ;ess s St,
4 Moman,s RniIrond-

Women undcrtakers woodchoppers, or even
hootblacks, mentioned last week are ou;tn
thrown IN the shade by the latest reports of
what women have taken it into their heads %
d. nothing more nor less than to build and nm
a railroad
The Cleveland Plain Dealer tells about road
sixty miles long which runs through the richest
mining and fruit regions in California the whole
length Of its route.
The road thought Of by a woman. the route
chosen 10y one, and the names of many women
are in the list of directors.
II is the president, however, Mrs Annie Kline
Rikert, who was the prime mover in the en-
teT!lgSe.
As soon she realiz the necessity Of n road
through that region and the good investment
il would unquestionably be for those who should
enter into il, she started alone through the
country. sometimes driving, sometimes on horse
back. making such a thorough survey that she
was able 10 give the official surveyors most ex.
plcit directions when she got back and choos.
ing such an excellent route that she has re-
oeiTed the praise Uf many well-1nown civil en-
ginecrs-
Twenty miles % the road have already been
graded. and the capital TO finish the work will
he forthcoming. As America generally Is ahead
in every thing, so she will be ahead again
in this first ''Woman's Railroad the world has
known.
The evening times., 1898-09-08

kissing and caressing him. exclaimed:
My little brotheri Ny dear little broth
er who was lost" The servant took the
girl to the dukes house and told the story
of her strange behavior Then all went
together 10 poorhouse, where the girl
said her mother had lived. Interrogated
by the duke the woman said that her
little girl had died and that she had new
er before seen Alexander. She finally
confessed. however, after much question
ing, that she had nursed the child but
that she was absolutely ignorant as TO
who his parents were: the parents had
come one day and taken him away. and
she knew nothing more. except that the
child had been baptized with the name
OF Alexander SOler, son OF Rosa Soler
When Alexander grew older the duke of
San Fernando took him 10 Paris and
placed him in a cottage. where he shiwed
a singular aptitude for mathematics Aft
er-oeing graduated with honor Alexander
returned to Madrid. where he was well
coined into the most select circles and
he was greatly admired for his intelli-
gence and for the mobility and delcacy
OF his conduct
The duke of San Fernando died. leaving
TO mis- wife all his possessions on the
condition that on her death she leave
them to the person she had always
treated as son. The relations of the
duke protested and b gan to circulate IN
furious calumnies about Alexander. He,
disgusted by the gossip that gave ham
such an eQuivocal social position. decid-
ing to show them that ne had need of
aid from none, went TO Paris where he
found a posi ion in a large banking house
Only the sickness and the affectionate
pleadings of the Duchess OF San Fernando
took Alexander back TO Madrid. where he
heard the last wish OF the duchess, whose
will fulfilled the expressed wishes OF the
duke, and Alexander Soler was declared
sole heir Of the large possessions Of the
Duke of San Fernando.
Shortly afterward Alexander received a
letter in which wel-knOwn duchess re-
accept the invitation. The duchess,
throwing her arms about his neck ex-
claimed: II am your mother, I am Rosa
Soler,' The duchess. whose financial af-
fairs were in a bad way. received there
after a large monthly allowance from her
son. but she never told him the name of
his father and the one who finally re-
vealed II 10 him was the ex-empress OF
the French. Eugenie Montijo. The last
time that the widow of Napoleon Ill
came To Madrid to visit her mother she
sent for Soler. and in a long interview
and with abundant documentary evidence
proved 10 him that they were brother and
sister. After that the relations between
the eN-empress and Soler were always
cordial nd
The evening times., 1898-09-08
GOING INTO TRADE.
Ladies' in Reduced circumstances
Take Kindly to Shops

Take Kindly to Shops.
This is the time of year when the lady
who expects to elevate millinery and in
crease her own income at the same time
and the girl who has had good clothes
in her day, decided TO go into business
September invariably brings one their
cards. Sometimes they are crested. The
fitting and exhibition parlors of these
aristocratic business women, says the
New York Commercial Advertiser. are
invariably furnished in white and gold
Sometimes the lady is present-vivacious
and chatty-and her business transac-
tions take on somewhat the air of simi-
lar affairs at a chatty bazar. VIII you
have a hat. Mrs. Jones?' Certainly
Mrs. Havebeenrich.' Fifty dollars, il
you please, Mrs. Jones. II becomes you
a merveille!"
But in spite of social connections and
capital enough to start in on a white
and-gold basis the woman unframed TO
business has not made a brilliant sue
cess. In one or two instances she has
managed 10 keep her shop open and
affairs running smoothly for a couple Of
years In at least three instances she
has married in haste and in desperation
y well-known novelist, in her latest
book. truly remarks that women always
bring temper or sentiment into business
In this inherent propensity may De
found strong factor against success T.
overcome which a woman must strive
against nature. for her most importan'
actions are governed entirely BY sautf-
ment. and all her most carefully LsfI
plans are liable TO be upset AZ any mo-
ment by lit OF temper or q sudden ac-
fs-S II feel "a he -
knowledge she must b. on her guard
and seek 10 consider things from an i'm
personal and practical point - view
Next 10 her peculiar method of keeping
accounts and rather erratic way % send
ing out bills her biggest stumbling block
Is the many curious little theories she
has about herself. She does not always
appreciate the fact that when she enters
into competition with shopkeepers she
must be prepared To work under the same
conditions. to look on an order given as
a contract to be carried out tn a business
and workman-like fashion. promptly and
reliably. She cannot realize that she
must put aside all pretty pride and not
gine Sights and injuries when she Is
treated by strangers as they are aCcus-
toned to treating ordinary milliners and
dressmakers- To the general buying pub
lie il is a matter of more Importance how
the work is done than by whom and a
satisfactory article sold by plain Mime.
O'Flaherty. who murders the Queen 5
English and rose to her present position
of atiiuence and authority from Il little
sewing girl, will be preferable TO an in
ferior one condescendingly supplied by
Mrs. Pelham Van Schuyler. grans6A ugh
ter of John Jacob Morris and cousin to
the president of the North Shore Rail-
road The aristocratic connections of the
dressmaker do not soothe away ones an
ger over wrinkles. nor does the old Dutch
blood of the florist blind the eyes of the
bride to the fact that her bouquet is half
dead before the church is reached. And
so the crested cards that come this time
of year are seldom omenS of success
The evening times., 1898-09-08
The Face on the Me,IuI

And what Is your fortune. my pretty maid,'
My face is my fortune. sir she said"
While the faces of forty-four of the NEST ba,u-
tiiui women IN the West may not be their only
fortune. says writer in Lippincott's. they my
materially assist in the fortunes of other. for ,
composite picture of their beauty adorns one sjds
of the medal which commentaries the T. an mis-
sissippi ard international Exposition The asapr
tion has been made that if a number of wom- n
from 4 ce! tain section OF the country wer, To
be photographed. and the result converted int, .
composite picture. i representative type of thar
section OF the country would be the result This
is in many respects both a novsI ard true idea
When the plans for the exposition were vet m
their infancy, the question Of a souvenir mcfiaI
was raised, and IL was decided to employ some
unique idea in its Concepti n, which when ,n-1-
pleted. would show also an artistic IN > in The
selection Of design Thus il was sugsest 81 tint
the services OF the cOmpc-ite photographer II.
put into requiStiOn- The idea had il birth in
the incident connected with the removal os tn
Cleopatra Needle rom Egypt to America It
will be remembered that the profile u Clr0 parri
WAS sought for. 20 D. used f1T one side ~ m.
medal that % be struck Of in commrmora-
ti0H OF that event The great dificuity ar - in
securing a perfect profile Commaadrr C;s,riurI.
the engineer. gathered a large nnmher Of Es.yt1-
tiAn coins more OF les mutiisted. and BY the
aid OF photography. secured the desired result.
This WIS used from which 20 make the die
The sane idea has been ttssd 10 make the .x-
positions souvenir medal Word was sent 10 the
respective Viee presidents Of the tran mississippi
states to forward photos Of the two hlndsomest
women within their borders
Forty-two photos. profile. rcceiv, q.
and the composite picture made. The result =
ideal American head. full q the c1mbin- a
force. inteiiectuality vivacity, and beauty Of the
typical American gir. Ire rejects mu~n
credit upon the photographed. George g. Rock
wood- Of New York
ON the diverse side % the medal Is sn artistic
rcprconction Of the American Indian IN the act
a speaTng a buffalo. The medal n whole Is
indicative of and fttingy illustrates the strides
tha. civilization and culture have made in the
West during the past fifty years. and will prove
a beautiful memcnto. cOmmems rating what
promises to be enc Of the great events OF the
closing nineteenth century.
The evening times., 1898-09-08

ing that seemed to be necessary and
my own notion was that any of US who
got out whole would be mighty lucky. for
the Spanish aim may be bad. but there Is
whole lot of people in this vicinity who
wish il were a darn sight worse, the
undersigned among the number.
."The chap on my left was close up TO
me and firing fast, getting up on one
knee each time he left of and then drop
ping back for a few seconds. Bullets
were dropping all around and so were
men, and | had spotted one Spaniard
who seemed to be responsible for a lot
of ii. Well. 1 was just getting a good
bead on him when it happened. There
was a sudden shock that didn't seem
TO strike any place in particular on my
head. but all pover II. My teeth ground
together and my eyes tried to get out
of their sockets and escape. and no wond-
er. for my head was full of flames. Then
everything was black and l felt myself
falling.
That's the end of me- I thought %
myself before l lapsed into total dark
ness. and as | remember II 1 didn't care
a snap.
after that / rolled down the hill. II
might have been any length of time for
all I knew when consciousness began 10
return. l wondered what world / was in
and reckoned that | ought to have pair
of wings OF one kind or another on my
shoulders. 1t was something of a sur
prise 10 me TO find that there were none
there. but my dismal suspicion that may
be | had gone wrong was followed by a
surmise that l was still in the land of
the living. But | had felt that bullet go
through my head, and | couldn't figure
what right 1 had to be alive still. Be
sides. it was no fun, for l had a head
ache that you couldn't have crowded
into beer barrel. AS soon as l found
| could move | felt around for the bullet
hole. but couldn't find il. While | was
still searching and getting pretty mad
over it mot being able TO find an es-
capped collar button is nothing to not
being able TO find a mortal wound in
your own head a couple OF fellows cam
along picked me up and poured some
water over me.
Look out, ] said, it'll get into my
brain" and 1 explained about the wound
They explored and they couldn't find
any hole, either. and that made me mad
der than ever for bullet that goes
clean through a man without leaving
any opening TO show for il IS robbinS him
Of the glory of dying for his country.
All the time my head was feeling like
the inside of a mince pie, but I final
ly crawied back TO the firing line and
there they told me what happened The
chap on my left, in rising 10 fire. had
got Mauser bullet through his heart
and in falling had swung his gun with
great force over in my direction. The
butt caught me just behind the ear
knocking me completely out. I've got a
lump there now like the end of a squash
But it's a great thing TO have mad
the experience of being shot dead with
out compelling your family 10 go into
mourning
The evening times., 1898-09-08
SHORTER HOURS.
Women Do Not Live by the Eight
Hour Plan.

\ Boston newspaper woman concludes
that women in any walk of life manage
to fill their days full of neeGful or self
imposed labor, says the New England
Farmer. and cites the society woman. who
rises at To get her heavy correspondence
out of the way before she presides over
her husbands o'clock breakfast. Then
she dresses, makes her way to a morning
club, at which she reads a paper on the
Spanish Armada, puts in two hours of
solid. hard work shopping, takes a hur-
ried luncheon. has an afternoon of teas.
with barely time to dress for the dinner
to which she has hidden friends who must
be entertained. This is her days work.
with such frequent incidents as taking the
children to the dentist. interviewing school
teachers, preventing quarrels between the
oldest girls and their Grabbed but talented
music master, hiring and discharging SER
wants and spending hours at intelligence
offices interviewing hopeless-looking cooks
and second girls.
The woman of fashion perhaps envies
her friend who married a bookkeeper and
lives in a fiat. with no social obligations:
but life has too many hours of work for
her too. This was divuIged not long ago
in an amusing scene in a law court. The
lawyer ION the other side began 10 crOss
question a woman as to how she ascer-
tained that certain event took place at
9 a. m.
Said the woman: ''It couldn't have been
any other hour. l had made the fire and
cooked the breakfast. and put up my
husbands luncheon. and boiled two eggs
hard for egg sandwiches for the ch!ldren's
lunch. and combed Willy's hair. and
washed the badly, and done up a cut on
The evening times., 1898-09-08
WAR FIGURES.
Queer Statistics of the irmy and OF
It's Supplies.
From the New York SUM-

(From the New York SUM-
Now that the war is over some per
sons would like to know how many bull
lets were fired during the conflict but
since that cannot be ascertained, II is
striking enough TO consider that the
277.000 men now composing the army of
the United States carry in their car
fridge belts more than 1900. 600 rifle balls
At all events they would carry that many
If all of them were armed with the new
magazine rifle. commonly known as the
hrag-Jorgensen. 100 cartridges being al
lowed to each man. Before long all of
Uncle Sans soldiers will be- provided
with this weapon instead OF the .archa-
ic' Springfield
Thus equipped the 275.no0 men now en-
listed would carry s72 tons nf bullets al
their waists; and this makes reckoning
Of only the leaden balls and not OF tn.
cartridges containing m m Each Of The
cartridges Is a bit over three inches long
and n all Of those C0nsaiurd In lhe belts
81 the soldiers were placed end To end
they would stretch l.g6 miles JUST
think OF the destructive power repre-
scented by that line OF cartridges
The barrel Of one OF these regulation
rifles Is - inches long II all OF them
the Z1I.Va-were placed end 90 end, so "a
10 make a continuous tube. the latter
FS4'H tAttllh l"l mics or Just about the
distance from Washington 10 Philadal.
phia. But 10 render the thing more
striking. consider the fact that the uew
rife will kin a man al i.ioO yards. This
makes a total effective range of 500 5a1
miles for Pa. 400 rifles. Accordingly. If tho
velocities OF all the bullets could be COM
bined, three sharpshooters on the earth
would be able 10 shoot far enough 10
kill three men on the moon.
Each soldiers uniform. with cape over
coat, requires eleven and quarter
square yards of material. Hence il ap-
pears that the cloth used for making war
costumes for the 271.001 men in the army
II spread out would cover lust about 6.4
acres, or a little over a square mile. At
SlS65 suit an outfit of uniforms for all
the troops of the United States costs the
Government S5.lG6.050. enough to build
furnish and arm the biggest and finest
kind of battleship, such as the Oregon
Most of the volunteers in the war have
received only one blanket soiere from
Uncle Sam though the usual allowance
Is two These blankets are of exception
ally fine material, costing s33s aniece
To provide every man in the army with
one means an expense of s9aa 4l0 and
these 2TIO0 blankets would cover pa
acres of ground. They are seven feet
long and five and one-half feet wide and
1t is agreed by both officers and men in
the service that better poker can be
played on them than an any other kind
of a cloth.
To make the army shirt OF flannel re-
The evening times., 1898-09-08
TOOK THE WRONG WIDOW
4 Korean Woo~r's ForcibIe a@thad.
BFou-ht Him TroubI~

\ pas;ime which obtains among the
farm classes OF Korea. known as the
packing of Of widows says the Kobe
Chronicle, consists of raid by some dis
consulate widower and his friends on
some village known To contain a vouna
widow. the fOrcible abduction of the lady
IN question. and her marriage TO the
widower. An instance of this kind has
recently come TO our notice A widOwer
living in one of the villages OF Kang-
wha. with eleven friends. went to a
hamlet close to the walls of Kangwha
city. where widow lived, and seized
and carried off. after somewhat of a bat
tie. a young lady. Ii so happened how
ever. that they had mistaken the house
and unfortunately carried of the wronp,
lady. Early the next morning an in
dignant posse came in pursuit, but the
men who had committed the dastardly
deed succeeded in eluding them The
young lady, however. was rescued. and
after the house of the widOwer and it's
contents had been completely demolished
she was escorted home in triumph by her
husband and his friends
The evening times., 1898-09-08
BICYCLE "AT HOME
Games and Contests on the Wheel
I'm England.

III
They do all sorts OF odd and attractive
things with the bicycle in England. says
the New York Press. Bicycle parties and
cycle lat homes are as common in z od
circles as afternoon teas. These mean
not merely a gathering of cyIists to talk
and gossip. but elaborate preparations
for games and eccentric performanc on
the wheel. Tricks and unusual races hg-
ure prominently at these functions Tie
Gretua Green race. for instance consists
of a contest for couples. A man AMI " o.
man ride hand in hand 10 "A given point
dtsmOunt and sign their names 20 a reg
lister. reuount and ride back 10 the start
ing point hand in hand The hrSt couple
TO finish gets the prize.
Another race which always cre.@s
amusement for the onIO0kers - on i1
which a stuffed man Is provided f1r -a-h
contestant The riders start <s 90 rhs
pile OF dummies. pick one up al -haI- dis
mounting and return o. fh@ zfa-ft- :
point Many other oddities 90 ire klra.
with cycle hoek~y. tutins tn- rirz rsrt
pesgics and similar game g. t1 nazs
up a delightful aft-rn01o's sTlIil-
nsnt
Then there are fancy march. al u
neuvrrs on the Wh-e,s f1- rha rl~ts
These are Of endless VARIETY A. r--
cent at home Eisen b. th- mayer
Henley on the TE4m-s. AMI hls sir t1-
big la~u - lis houss as trtas. mel
for the occa sion
The girls reok part on the pazfa7r tII
dressed in white duck suits ans wsari (
sailor hats They ra-is throuza uany
di-icuit 1Eures. one - Nhirh E1s "a csu--
pany front rhr~g- through IutirI al
arches made frr tE@ sgcasirn q sv.r-
greens across TIE avn The g1rIs 2. o..
through. and masiug sharp turn "a
ths other Sids V.thin fifteen f--f ~ ths
hedge. returned through the sarr- a-e- rs
Without fsu a slip - any kind