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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
IMPORTS GREATLY REDUCED.
SmAli~st IN Twenty Years - Several
ReanOns Ascribed for the
Marked Change.

The details of the import trade of the
United States in the year just ended
have just been completed by the bureau
of statistics. They show the smallest
importations in ~ years. with the single
exception of the year 1885. The total
imports for the year were $634.05s.229.
the revised figures being slightly in ex-
cess of the preliminary statement.
This Is $1OO.ktO. 600 less than the inn
ports of 1907. and $2OO. .O0O. 900 less than
those of 1902.
The reduction of imports is altogeth-
er in articles free of duty. the dutiable
imports in 1898 being $366.595.549. while
the free of duty articles imported
amounted in value in 1898 to $685. .362.-
$50. against $377 800 11O in 1897. This
reduction of $lOO.O 900 in the impor-
tations of nnndutiable articles is due,
first. to great reduction in the impor-
tations of wool and the transfer Of
wool from the free to the dutiab1e list;
second. to reduction in the free impor-
tation of manufactured articles wheth-
er for use in the mechanical arts or for
consumption: third. TO the transfer OF
tea from the free list to the dutia BILE
list; and. fourth. TO a reduction in the
prices and also a slight reduction in
the quantity of coffee imported.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
DEFECT IN CARS PLAN.
ers Disa rmament scheme 10
1mprarti tica ble.

Lord Roberts. Of Kandahar. points
cut what he considers fatal defect IN
the czar's disarmament, proposal. He
says the barbarous outnumber the civ
ilized peoples by many millions. and
the arguments which might induce civ.
ilized men 10 disarm would have no ef-
feet on the barbarians. AS long as
there are so many barbarians force will
be required TO restrain their uprisings
against civilization. In letter to w.
T. Stead's new peace periodical, War
Agains, War. Lord Roberts undoubted
ly expresses the general feeling of re-
Elective soldiers and men of affairs up
on the actual situation. Lord Roberts
adds that while experienced soldiers
have no love for war. whose enormous
wastes and hardships they are in the
best position to realize, he believes dis
armament imprac,icable until civilized
nations agree to rest con tent with what
they have. and not to strive for any
thing more. and until barbarism shall
give place to civilization all over the
world. What would be the fate Of the
inhabitants of the civilized nations. he
asks. if they should deprive themselves
Of the means of defense against the
barbarans? What would unarmed civ
ilization do against armed barbarism?
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
TAKES A COSTLY SCRATCH.
Palmer House Pillar
at Chicago.

Scratching is not usually an expen-
sive habit, but there are exceptions to
all rules. The Scotchmen in certain
section of the country Of oatmeal and
traditions took as matter of course
the scratching posts erected for their
use by all obliging landlord. and it must
have been descendant of one of these
who wandered into the Palmer house.
Chicago, the other day. He was poorly
clad and evidently was not looking for
any other accommodations than those
found in the lobby. The massive fluted
columns. covered with gold leaf, caught
his eye. He sidled up to one, leaned
against 1t, and before anyone could in
terfere rubbed his back vigorously
against it. When the operation was
completed several dollars worth of gold
leaf had parted from the pillar. but.
unmindful of the fortune at his feet. the
tramp departed.
Scratching matches is another ex-
pensive habit TO which these pillars are
subjected. An ordinary scratch from
match will remove about so cents
worth of gold from pillar. but this
fact seldom occurs to the offender. The
result is that the four massive pillars
must be regilded once year at an ex-
pense of $500 for gold leaf.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
CHINESE AT HAwAlrS DOORS.
Ttps tor Cheattn9 the Treasue,
Agents sent 10 Them IN
Chlnese Lily Duitss.

Fight petitions for writs of habeat
corpus are pending in the supreme
court III the cases Of cuses Of Chinnmen
who have been prevented from landing
BY Special Agent Brown and Collector
General McStocker at Honolulu. A de.
cision is expected soon. II it Is adverse
the Cinnamon will send to Washington
Attorney Robertson. whose father was
once chief justice Of the Hawaiian is
lands. TO appeal to the secretary-of the
treasury. TO congress, or 10 the supreme
court in their behalf. A petition has
already been sent to the treasury de-
partment. and II is hoped that this will
secure the recognition Of permits to
land issued by the Hawaiian govern.
ment.
The Chinese. who are at quarantine
awaiting examination as TO their rights
to enter the islands. are kept secluded.
and no one Is allowed to visit them
from shore. us visitors coach new arriv-
ais In regard TO the questions asked by
officials. But this seclusion has been
In vain. as II has just been discovered
that cunning Chinese on shore have been
sending manuscript instructions TO
new arrivals concealed in the interior
Of bulbs Of the Chinese lily. great Chi
nese delicacy. The letters gave minute
details Of how to cheat The Gust oms re p
ulations.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
AUTOMOBILE PATROL WAGON.
Gerry Society of Sew York City to
Have a NorSeiess Vehicle to
Garry Children.

The Gerry society Of New York city
has closed a contract with Richard
Croker's autotruck company for one
automobile patrol wagon for carrying
children from the suciety's rooms in
East Twenty-third street to the various
courts. This is said to be the first or
der for an automobile patrol wagon
that has been given to the new COM
pany. The price of the wagon was not
disclosed. The cos, Of the patrol wagon
for horses is $500 and the expenses of a
driver and care of the horse has been
$l25 month. 1t was reported that au
tomobiles would in the near future re-
place the horse patrol wagons in the po-
lice department.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
NOVEL LAKE MARINE PROJECT
Big Barge to Carry Small. Boats
Through the Lakes to the
Erie Canal.

The Cleveland CO., Steel Canalboat
company at its meeting the other day
decided to adopt II aovel proposition in
marine architecture. The company
now sends cana lbcats down the lake
in tow and then hau.s them through
TIE Erie canal.
The company has now constructed
steel barge $50 feet long and As wide,
with double bottom and sides. which
can be pumped out like dry dock.
Into this barge will be loaded the
smaller boats for transportation to fhe
ht ad of the Erie canal. where they will
be floated out and sent on their way.
by the use of this barge the small boats
will be saved from the dangers attend
ing trip OIL the lalit in rough weather.
Marine architects VITO have been con.
suited say the plan is entirely feasible.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
WORSHIP OF THE SHAKERS
Church By Twos to the sing
tag Of Their Hymus.

Sabbath worship is usually conduct
ed at the public church. where visitors
from the world are free to attend.
writes Madeline s. Bridges, of the
Shakers Of Mt. Lebanon. N. Y. in
Ladies' Home Journal. Four sisters
and four brethren stand in the center
of the room and form double quar-
tette. The Shaker dance. so miscalled,
is in reality more or less stately march,
in which all the members join--the
brethren in a procession, two by two,
followed by the sisterhood in like or
der. They move in step to the hymns
they are singing, either slowly or
quickly, as the measure of the time de-
mands. The ritual is of the SIM
ples&. Testimony of faith fervently
uttered by those who Ael impelled to
speak, a few earnest words of ex-
hortation from the elders, the march
and the singing of hymns.
Something curious in regard to these
Shaker hymns is the fact that they are
claimed to be largely insprational-
the music and words come together "as
gifts" and frequently to those who are
not musical. For instance, very often
tap will sound on the door of mu-
sical sister, and an unmusical sister
will enter with the announcement:
"Sister. song has just come to me.
Can you take the words and note II for
me? 2"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
Governments HEALTH RESORT
The Hot Springs of Arkansas

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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
TO BE MADE PERMANENT.
Action of britain ReGa riding the Post
Of Military Attache at Its EN-
bassy at Warrington.

The British government has decided
to create a post permanent as British
military sttache to its embassy at
Washington.
OF course the United States govern
ment will previously have been asked
whether such a step will be agreeable
to it and will have given an affirmative
answer Hitherto the British govern
ment has had military attaches to en-
bassies and delegations ut Berlin. Paris,
st. Petersburg. Vienna. Rome. Con-
stantinople, Teheran. Toxic and Pc
king. The first British military at
tache at Washington will be Capt.
Arthur H. Lee, Royal artillery, who
was for nearly five years professor of
military topography at the Royal mill
tary college at Kingston, Ont, and who
accompanied the American forces
throughout the Cuban and Porto Rican
campaigns a. military sttaehe and
whose article on American regulars In
a recent magazine attracted much at
tention. He will be raised to the rank
of lieutenant colonel in his new post
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
Paris Nerxe-Cure Gowns.

The latest thing in Paris fashions is
the nerve-cure toilet. Two fashionable
physicians of Paris have recently been
prescribing rest-cure treatment. This
is a modified form Of the severe rest
cures practiced elsewhere. Paris does
everything artistically and comfort
ably. The patient is put to bed for sew
eral weeks. She is not allowed. on any
pretext, to leave her room. but NO re-
strictions are placed on her diet, read
ing or visitors. Naturally she is bored
and needs her friends. They all visit
her. and when they are not there she
spends her time planning an invalid's
toilet In which to receive them. Hence
the nerve-cure toilet. which Is deified
bedgown, the apotheosis Of the wrap
per. and costs all the way from SIS TO
81 900.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
FOND OF MUSIC.
President Mckinley Enjoys the Sing
ing of His Niece, Miss Mabel
Mckinley.

Miss Mabel Mckinley sang at the
Metropolitan church, Washington, the
other morning. The president Is es-
pecially fond of the music Of her voice,
and requested she would sing for Dr..
Bristol's congregation as she sang at
St. Paul's Methodist church on pre-
vious Sunday. Since Miss Mckinley
has been visiting at the white house
both the president and. Mrs. Mckinley
have had feast of the songs they most
enjoy. The president does not pretend
to appreciate the semiclassical style of
composition of the present day, where
the accompaniment is study to which
the song is supplementary. A simple
ballad like Louisiana Lou" or Daddy"
is more to his taste. In the afternoon
when the most pressing duties Of the
day are over Miss Mckinley and Miss
Shields sing in the upstairs library,
while the door is left open to the room
where the president transacts execu-
tive business.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
BIRDS IN THE CHOIR LOFT.
Two Sweet songstsrs Interrupt the
Preacher with an Outburst
Of Natures Melody.

In Q certain Methodist Episcopal
church uptown the choir LOFTS profuse-
ly decorated with palms and other
growing plants, and among the green
foliage hang two gilded cages, each
containing asweet-singing canary, says
the Philadelphia Record. During the
opening musical service the birds, en-
couraged to emulate the melody Of the
organ, frequently burst into song, but
after that they inva riably tuck their lit
tie heads away beneath their wings
and sleep during the pastors sermon,
just as though they were regular men,
bers of the congregation. One Sunday
evening, however, the birds were rest
less for some reason or other, and
suddenly, during pause in the sermon.
there emanated from the choir loft n
few joyous notes sweeter than any
salaried soprano in all this broad world
could ever hope to utter. The next mo-
ment the other bird had Joined in, and
a ripping food of melody went floating
through the church. The pastor stood
and gazed appreciatively in the direc-
ton of the choir loft. The members of
the congregation sat in hushed admira-
ton OF the gratuitous song. For fully
three minutes the two little songsters
had full sway, and poured out perfect
cascade of trills and quivers and de-
licious crescendos. When the melody
finally ceased the preacher, before re-
sumiug his discourse, remarked: II do
not know what would not give to be
able to preach sermon half so good
as that"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
TRAVEL AS TRAMPS.
Novel Experience Of Two Students
Of Princeton University.
Make . study Of the "Wanderfng
white" Problem By MinEiing
with This Type Of DE.
genera tes.

Two members Of the class Of 1901,
Princeton university. made remark
able experiment during the Christmas
holidays in practical sociology as ap-
piled to Q study of the tramp problem
in New Jersey. They put on old
clothes, placed revolvers in their pock-
ets-the exact thing true hobo"
would not have done-and left Prince
ton with not q penny in their pockets.
Walter Wyckoff, who made himself
famous by playing travelling laborer
for two years and writing books on his
expe eriences. is now professor at
Princeton, and these two young men
are members of his class. They wanted
to practically test their teachers
teachings.
The students were Charles A. Foster
and Alfred T. Fitzgerald That is to
say, these are the names they gave out.
Their "tramp names" were Hump"
and "Mack."
They left Princeton on foot and got
their first meal at farmhouse. Then
they boarded a railroad train and
"bummed" their way to Monmouth.
On the train, which was freight. they
fell in with some "hobos" and got q
glimpse of their life there. At Mon
mouth they were challenged by the po-
lice and spent the night in the city Jail.
Near Perth Amboy they fell in with a
big camp of tramps, and one of them
was particularly striking. OF him one
of the Princeton men says:
"I asked him why he did not settle
down. In his reply there was the logic
Of the ancient Phoenician philosopher:
why work when one can subsist on the
labors of others?' He was intelligent,
yet seemed to lack that ambition that
turns intelligence into practical use;
capable of effort yet too lazy to profit
by it; we'll read. yet unable to make use
of it,
"He was great admirer of Kipling,
and, to my amazement. quoted several
selections of his verse. the 'Recessional'
especially. with much spirit. His reci-
tation of 'Sestina on the Tramp Royal
brought the whole crowd about him."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
LAST HIPPO. IN natal.
Steange Creatures Of the Earth. one
~ One, Are Disappeafing
Forever.

The last hippopotamus has been
slaughtered IN Natal. All the larger
and more curious creatures are dis
appearing 30 fast that this will be .
monotonous world, 1T any rate for nat
uralists, in another century. Not 80
long ago the hippopotemus haunted the
rivers Of Cape Colony and Natal, and
"lake COW bacon" - the salted layer
Of fat underlying the hide 10 called,
was . favorke dish; but now this huge
creature has disappeared from both
countries. The hunter has been its
enemy for many = century, but the
rife 10 . far more deadly weapon than
the assegai, says the London Standard.
The animal has an appetite propor-
tional 10 Its bulk, and can accommodate
. good deal Of vegetable produce. Be-
sides this, # is wasteful feeder, tramp
ling down and tearing up much more
than II consumes, and 1t prefers culti-
waited plants to wild vegetation. That
has proved its doom in Natal.
One herd was left ct Seacow lake, .
coast lagoon near Durham, and was pro-
tected by the government. Il consisted
Of parents and Q family Of five. Uu-
fortunately, these. like young people
all the world over, loved "sweeties,"
and made nocturnal raids on the neigh
boring sugar cane plantations. The
owners peutioned the government, .
warrant of execution was granted, and
the parental bull, who must have been
nearly SO years old, was the last to fall,
and will henceforth be only an "ex-
hibit" in the Durham museum.
So the strange creatures of the earth
disappear before the white man, the
great destroyer. The hippopotamus,
the elephant and the giraffe, to speak
only Of Africa, with many kinds Of
an.elopes, are rapidly diminishing in
numbers.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
To survey the Tran.vaal.

1t is said that President Kruger and
his executive have decided to have the
entire country of the South African re-
public surveyed geologically. The work
is to be carried out under the supervis-
ion Of citizen of the republic. DR.. G. A.
Molengraaf. who has been in England
lately arranging for the publication Of
the results of the survey by means of
annual reports and occasional separate
papers, TO be accompanied by maps. A
geological survey OF this rich mineral
country will be of inestimable value.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23

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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
Great Triumph.

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by the great remedy, Otto's Cure for
Lung and Throat diseases. Why will
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burg, sole agents, will furnish you free
sample bottle.of this great guaranteed
remedy? It's success is wonderful, as
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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
ADVANCE OF NEGRO.
ls Rapidly Invading the Ranks Of
the Professional Callings.


The feld secretary in the south of
the American Missionary association.
Rev. George W. Moore, of Nashville.
has made protractcd ana detailed in
vestgation concerning the negro in
professional life. He reports that In
1695-96 there were 1870 students in
professional courses In colored schools.
and Of these 126 were women.
There were TOO students and 76 grad.
uates Of theology, 124 students and "a
graluates in law, 2S8 students and 30
graduates In medicine, and six gradu-
ates In pharmacy, and 1876 students and
~ graduates in nurse training. There
were Is schools Of theology. Ave schools
Of law and six schools of medicine. In
addition to these schools. which have
been established for the negro in pro-
fessional life. the doors Of the leading
colleges end universities Of the north.
east and west are open to him.
Since 1905 there have been 106 gradu-
ates who received diplomas from repu-
table medical colleges. making a total
Of sos. This list does not include the
large number Of negro men who have
graduated from northern Institutions.
There are IL schools for training col
ored women as nurses; 200 nurses have
been trained and are in training.
Provident hospital. Of Chicago. 10 the
pioneer school in this work. The
Freedmen's hospital. of Washington.
D. c., 10 the largest hospitaIin the coun-
try open to colored people. The medi-
cal department Of Howard university
is located at this hospital. II has grad
uated 253 colored doctors. There are
30 colored practicing physicians in the
District of Colombia.
Meharry medical college. of Nash
vile, Tenn, has graduated $40 men in
medicine, IS in dentistry and AZ in
pharmacy. The enrolment for the
present session is 161 in the department
Of medicine, 81 in dentistry and IS in
pharmacy. Shaw university. at Raj
eigh, N. c., also has a we'll equipped
medical school. Able corps Of COL
ored physicians are associated with
white physicians as professors in five
of the six medical colleges established
in the south for colored men.
AucIc dTc COlOTcO lucuICdI dSSOCId-
tions In several states; there is also a
national association of colored ply
sicians. There are number of colored
physicians and surgeons in the United
States army with the rank Of major.
The law department of Howard uni
versity Is the largest and best school
in the south open to colored men.
Quite a number Of colored men have
graduated from the law schools of Yale
Harvard, Boston university and the
University of Michigan. Colored law
yers practice in many northern, east
ern and western states. and in the lead
ing cities of the south.
There are about 400 colored lawyers
in this country. They practice in all
the courts.
About 1000 seminary-trained men
and 1000 more classed as educated are
in the ministry.
The majority Of Congregational.
Episcopal and Presbyterian ministers
are educated men. but they form only
small wing of the army of colored
ministers. There are also many intel
ligent colored Methodist and Baptist
ministers.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23
Kipling's Hard Luck.

Mr. Kipling has had piece of hard
luck. He wrote the story of the burn
ing Of the Sarah Sands for q London
newspaper. and must have thought that
he was safe. as It happened II years
ago The commander of the vessel at
the tine Il. however. still alive. and has
written letter finding fault With many
letesls IN 1r. Upnng's story. II
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23

Abont 200 tons Of the ballast which
Capt. Anderson had in the hold of his
bark Austria. British vessel which
reached Boston from Manila. were rock
from the fortiiications of Cavite that
were destroyed BY Dewey.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23

II beg your pardon, said the invalid
in naughty way, sit isn't for . young
physician like you to disagree from an
old and experienced invalid like me!''
And he went out to look for another
physician
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23

Biggs-Do you believe that "absence
makes the heart grow fonder"?
Boggs-Wsll, always feel that way
toward my creditors
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23

Women bicyclists In 6t. Petersburg
are ordered BY the police TO wear bloom
ers or rational DRESS" % the wind
blows too capviciously in Russia's ap.
ital ler skirts 70 b worn With deeensy.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23

First OReass n Murder Lei on.
The Persians did not punish the trst
o6enss Of murder.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-02-23

The words of praise bestowed upon
Hoods Sarsaparills by those who have
taken it prove the merit of the medicine.