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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-04-13
tL1FoRN1A's OPPORTUNITY.
Destruction Of Fruit Crops In FlOridA
and Other States Will BE
to Her Profit.

Secretary Filcher, of the state board
of trade, says the demand for California
fruit this year will overmeasure the
quantity on hand. The reports from
the interior show that the prospects
are of splendid character. It is not
unlikely that the whole country will
look to California for the greatest
amount of its fruit.
FLORIDA has suffered disastrously
from frosts. Georgia, which shipped
1000 car loads of peaches last year,
has scarcely anything to show this sea-
son, and New Jersey and Delaware,
foremost peach states of the east, are
In sad straits. Even Michigan has had a
hard time, and so have other states from
which q large supply was expected"
Representatives of several promi-
nent fruit-dealing firms confirmed the
views expressed by Secretary Filcher.
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LADY sACKvILLE COMING.
Report Mrs. George Gould IL Angling
for a Wife for Her Brother
in-Iaw Frank.

Within ten days Lady Mary Sackville
will be in this country, crushed finger
and all. The finger was not 30 badly
hurt, and Lady Mary sackville would
not forego the trip to America and the
stay at George Gould's English country
seat at Lakewood for many reasons.
Mrs. George Gould is an inveterate
matchmaker, and here preferences are
all for the nobility. 1t was she who
made the match between her sister-in-
law, Anna, and Boni de Castellane.
Now she has greater purpose in
view. There is her brother-in-law,
Frank, who has just celebrated his ma
jority, and who has been introduced in
society this winter.
Mrs. George has set her heart, it is
said, on bringing about this match.
Frank has leaning toward country
life and fox hunting, and the sports and
pastimes of an English country gentle
man.
Lady Mary is young, handsome, and
dashing. In London she is credited
with dressing in somewhat startling
manner, her gowns being odd combina-
tions of contrasting colors. But there
is certain smartness and style about
her which is more Partisan than Eng
lish. She and her younger sister, Lady
Margaret, are both clever in amateur
theatricals
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MONSTER MAMMOTH FOUND.
Huge Prehistoric Beast Which Wan
IN . Perfect State Of Pre-
servathOa.

The finding Of big gold nuggets and
fabulously rich claims are not the only
stories coming out of the Klondike.
Here Is the latest find, and it presents
q golden opportunity to some enter
prising meat canning concern. A re-
port comes from Dawson that two
swedes, mining on q gold claim on
lower Dominion creek, Klondike, struck
the well-preserved body of monster
nammoth at depth under the sur
face of 20 feet. So we'll preserved was
the monster that the hind quarter,
weighing s,642 pounds, was taken to
Dawson in sections and served in
restaurant In place of moose meat
The huge monster had apparently
been caught in q glacial slide. 1t
weighs between rs and 80 tons, with
length over all of A feet and inches.
Its right trunk is broken, but the left
Is in q perfect state of preservation,
measuring IA feet 3 inches in length
and Bs inches in circumference.
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PLANS A POLO CRUISE.
Most Unique Sporting Venture Pro.
posed by George Gould for
the Summer Mon tbs,

George j. Gould proposes sporting
venture for the coming summer months
that is unique. 1t might be called polo
cruise. The nearest approach to it was
Pierre Lorillard's navigation of the
waters of Florida on his houseboat,
that carried horses, ponies, and dogs
besides its human occupants.
While it seems that Mr.. Gould's plans
are not yet definitely settled, the gen.
eral outline of his summer campaign
will be as follows:
He has formed polo team, compris-
ing himself, H. L. Herbert, the presi-
dent of the polo association; P. f. Col
lier, and the latter's son, r. j. Collier.
These four enthusiasts will cruise
around to the various watering places
where fashion congregates in Mr..
Gould's steam yacht Atlanta, with q
boat in tow fitted up to afford stable
accommodation for 80 or 40 ponies and
horses.
"The idea is to fit up ,sloop for
stable purposes, as understand it,"
said close friend of Mr.. Gould. "Of
course, there is no intention to play in
tournaments, and the purpose of the ex-
pedition will be merely to help to ex-
tract as much fun out of life as circum-
stances will permit, and as, in my opin-
Ion, all sportsmen should"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-04-13
HYPNOTIC SPELL ENDURING.
New York Farmer Unable to Revive
the Man He Put to
Sleep.

At Canandaigua, N. Y, which Town
obtained its name from the Indian word
"Kanandarque," or Sleeping Beauty"
Harry Wilkinson, q young farmer, tried
the art of hypnotism on a neighbor
named Perkins and found it an easy
matter to place him under the spell,
but when he tried to awaken him 1t
was beyond his means. Medical aid
was summoned. but the physdciaus
were powerless to bring Perkins out
Of the spell. An experienced mesmer-
ist from Pennsylvania was summoned,
who worked over the patient for several
hours without success. Perkins ap-
pears to be In semi-conscious condi-
ton and II IL feared his reason 10 AZ
fected. He shows signs Of fear every
time wilkinson approaches.
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WOMEN FIGHT IN THE STREET.
PhiAaAe lp 10 Oyclist Re.cmts sltght-
inS Remark and starts . Rough
ana-Tumhle BNttle.

"You look like 26 centsi" called out
one of party Of three women who
were walking down Bond street, Phil
adelphia, the other night.
This remark was addressed to q
young woman riding on bicycle and
wearing q decidedly abbreviated skirt.
Without Q moments hesitation the
cyclist jumped from her wheel and
rushed over to the woman that made
the remsrk and planted q straight right
ON her face. The other retaliated, and
soon there was female prize fight,
in which four excited women yelled and
scratched one another, surrounded by
a crowd OF grinning men.
Things were getting warm for the
lone rider when Special Officer Phelan
reached the soens. He offered to ar
rest all hands. but after explanations
had been made he decided to let them
all 60 free. Az the fair cyclist rode OF
the last thing she heard was shrill
cry from the three women on the pave
ment: twenty-five cents!"
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He GOT THE RENT.
Resourceful italian Literally Grinds
1t Out of Delinquent Tenant
Brings .Out His Discarded ana
Wheesy Hand Organ and Plays
Unul He L. Paid the
Money. Z.

Manuel Corsica Is retired organ
grinder, and for years he was familiar
about the streets of Louisville, KY,
with his little wheezy instrument and
monkey. After grinding out tunes for
the delcctation of the citizens for half
a lifetime he amassed sufficient wealth
to retire his monkey on full pay and
store his beloved instrument in the gar
ret of his own home. Then he became
the owner of other homes and was
looked upon by his countrymen as q
nabob.
Among the other houses Manuel
owned was that occupied by one Mi
chael bort, who was a delinquent in the
matter of rent to the extent of three
months. But Manuel is nothing if not
a resourceful son of the land of glorious
sunsets, and the other night, with q
keen and satisfied glitter in his little
black eyes, he hied himself to the home
ff Michael, armed with his old-time
Aelpmate-the hand organ. Taking up
his position before the bort domicile,
Manuel began grinding out briskly
nch tunes as "Take Your Clothes and
Co." "When Hogan Pays His Rent"
"After the Ball" and Comrades" With
unabated vigor Manuel kept up his pro-
gramme for three hours, and had just
taken a long breath to continue indefi-
nitely when the enraged neighbors and
the frantic Michael rushed madly to a
nearby brick pile, from which they
heaved perfect deluge of the missiles
at the musician. But Manuel was not
to be defeated SO easily. Instead, he
kept up his lively melodies, broken only
at times when he was compelled to
dodge. In sheer desperation Mr.. bort
went among his neighbors and bor-
rowed sufficient amount to liquidate
his Indebtedness to the Italian.
Then Manuel shouldered his organ
and plodded along home.
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BURNED BY RoENTGEN RAYS
PaRts Physt striaa's Patient Asks 5000
FraAcs' DamaGes for m
Jupse~ Received.

Some time ago Paris doctor. who
was treating Mime. Mochert. young
woman, for an affection of the thigh
Joint, attempted to photograph the seat
Of the trouble with the Roentgen rays.
Mime. Mochert posed three times. The
third exposure lasted over an hour, and
it was subsequently, noticed that tho
sldn was apparently burned. This
burn resulted in q wound that caused
long illness. Nine. Mochert sued tho
doctor for 5000 francs damage One
Of the witnesses, DR.. Bardet. secretary
Of the societe Therapeutique, testified
that burning would result in rare In
stances from the use Of the. Roentgen
rays. Everything depended on the pa
tents physical condition. He main
tanned that II the doctors were made
responsible for such accidents they
would be obliged to renounce the use OF
the rays.
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Free Turnpike Road Notice.

Notice y hereby given that . petition will bs
presented 70 the Board Of County Commission.
ers Of Highland county, Ohio, st D meeting to
be held on Monday, the 9th day Of May 1899,
praying for the appointment Of road commits
sionerS 10 lay out and establish free turnpike
road on the following line to.wit: Bsginning at
interseotion Of the rod hereby sought to the
improved With the Danville and 6traitout Free
Turnpike No. 76, and near the residence Of
Mrs. u. Roush thence with aid road and in
. southerly direction asd With said road - now
located - nearly - apFsetioable through the
village Of Taylorsyine and TO the village Of
Mowrystown, said Highland county, intsfssct.
ing TIE turnpike Which lsads from the Hills.
boro r. b. TO the Ripley turnpike near the resi-
dsnes Of william Dlshl, the whole length Of
said road being shout six miles. And asking
tor the levy OF an extra TAX Of ten mills on the
dollar for the psFiod Of eight years, on the
land. and taxable property within the bounds
Of sAtd proposed fres turnpike for the oopstruc-
tton OF the same, pursuant TO the provi6lons Of
Chapter Z, Title of The Revised 6tatutas OF
Ohio. TRArx FRNpTl.
March I, 1899. EDwARD Gam.
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DR. HARPER DRAWS PARALLEL
AZ StaAfoeA Uaiversify He Compares
Il - the Chfsage Inst1-
tutlOa.

President William R. Harper, Of tho
University of Chicago, delivered an ad-
dress before the Stanford students while
In the west. His address, which was ex-
temporsneous, was devoted largely to Q
comparison of the University Of Chi
cago and Stanford university. The in
stitutions are somewhat similar in ORR
gin and about the Same age. He said in
part:
II hear of your 5000 acres Of land and
think Of our 81. think Of your mag
nificent freedom in the open air and Of
our being crowded In . great cityI Of
how you arc here huddled toGethar BY
yourselves with your work. while With
~ 10 or so per cent. Of the studsnts ere
on the university grounds only for leo
lures and recatations. see your found
~ living with you. while With ~ the
man who makes our work possible has
ben With W but . single day n opr
whole history. ! also isotice our dl1GE.
ent methods for accompliGhine The
Gamo ching. Our 1ouudsS H6ss 49, ~
ewn Sloth0ds Hs tsllS u - ~ uhood
aaa - wsstss ~ shss1sJF 7as sps
- eeas,ss1ea hspal1 sWsn 4si1n1e
- Rsosta1at Iae1AA -
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FIGHT ON SUNDAY PAPERS.
Approaching Innovation in London
IL the Subject of Con.
trOverNy.

Considerable opposition is developing
against the approaching Sunday edi-
tions of the London Daily Telegraph and
Daily Mail. The government was ques-
toned on the subject in the house of
commons, a member asking whether
it was intended to legislate against such
newspapers or cause the post Office to
restrict their advantages of transmits
sion, SO as to discourage the practice Of
seven-day papers.
The government leader, A. j. Balfour,
replied that her majesty's government
had no intention of interfering in the
matter. He pointed out that the Sum-
day papers had existed for q long time
in the past.
The opponents of seven-day newspa-
pers, however, do not intend to let the
matter rest. Col. Duncan Vernon Pirie,
veteran who organized the relief of
the wounded in Greece during the late
Graeco-Turkish war from the fund
raised by the Daily Chronicle, has an
nounced his intention to introduce a
bill to prevent seven-day newspapers,
on labor grounds, while other op-
ponents of such papers are agitating
against them on the ground that It will
be desecration of the Sabbath to print
them This latter contention furnishes IS
the motive for severe rebuke of the
queen in the report on Sunday observ-
ance, submitted by the Free Presby-
terry, of Lorno, Scotland, in which it
says:
1T is deeply TO be deplored that the
queen and the royal family have not
shown happy example to the people
in Sunday observance in her resent
journey to France. She arrived there
on the Sabbath, which must be grief to
every enlightened Christian, and have
q very pernicious influence upon the
giddy, goddess French"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-04-13
THE TURKISH MINISTER.
Il . Man OF Wonderful AttainmenN
and Great tAccomplishnsnts, aAA
Amusing Peculiarities.

Ali Ferrouh Bey, the Turkish minis
ter at Washington, is man of wonder
full attainments and great accomplish
ments. He is fine flutist and takes ar
tistic photographs. He also speaks
English more correctly than the aver
age foreigner. He is greatly sought
after in Washington society. Unlike
the Chinese minister, Ali Ferreuh Bey
abominates progressive euchre, and the
hostess who invites him without pre-
vious knowledge of this popularity has
hard time Of it. His way of looking
on the hands Of his opponents and dis
claiming any knowledge of tho game II
exceedingly engaging. to say the least.
He Is more than apt to see some pretty
girl of his acquaintance across the
room, and will leave the players-if his
hand is poor--in an unceremonious
fashion to say ''howdy do" to her. II
the humor prompts him he will throw
down his cards and avow his intention
to step out in the hall to take n smoke.
which he is obliged to have in solitude.
When he tires of this sort of thing he
comes back and expects to sit down at
the table where he has left off, and feels
aggrieved if not allowed to do SO. When
heis placed where he belongs he is moro
than apt to get tired again and will
throw down his cards and exclaim:
bah! Why do you play this childish
game? Let US play poker or baccarat.
Come!" and again he throws down his
hand in the midst of game in which
the other participants are breathlessly
trying for the tinsel prize.
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Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, PlainAeld, ILL.,,
makes the statement, that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs; she
was treated for month by her family
physician. but grew worse He told her
th st she was hopeless victim Of con
sumption and that no medicine could
cure her. Her druggist suggested DR..
Kings New Discovery for consumption !;
she bought bottle and to her delight
found herself benefited by the first dose.
She continued it's use and after taking
six bottles, found herself sound and
we'll; now does her own house work,
and is q we'll a. she ever was.-Free
trial bottles of this Great Discovery at
Fullerton 4 Co.'s drug store. Large
bottles 30 cents and $1.0O.
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BIG ELECTRIC PLANT.
San Fran cisco with Light,
Heat and Power.

Claus Spreckels has decided to es-
tablish in this city, says the San Fran
cisco Call, an electric plant that will
be without rival in the world and
which will furnish to the people of San
Francisco light. heat and power almost
at cost. In accordance with his plans,
articles of incorporation of the Inde-
pendent Electric Light & Power Co.,
with capital of $4,000. 900, have been
fled with the county clerk. The d.
rectors for the first year are Claus
Spreckels, John 8. Spreckels. Adolph
B. Spreckels. Charles A. Hug and w.
X. Gibson. 1t is understood that Claus
epreckels will be chosen president of
the company and that 1t will also enter
the telephone business.
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ATHLETICS AMONG TROOPS.
TAking Featura late the
Seventh Army Corps.

Gen. Lee, who II in command of the
Seventh army corps In Cuba, has adj
vised the war department Of his plan to
get his men interested in athletics He
has ordered that the usual drill be aban-
doned ON two days each week and The
time devoted to outdoor sports, carried
on under the officers. who will prepare
programmes for contests. Prizes are
to be offered. the trophies TO be pur-
chased out Of the post exchange funaor
obtained from personal subscriptions.
he reports . keen interest among o.
cers and men IN the project and says
thsre 10 every evidence that the events
will b ddvertans and helpful to The
men.
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IS IN BuRLRsQUE.
Niece OF Heary ward Beecher AD-
pearanG Before the FOet.
hghAU tn Tights.

From the choir loft of the extremely
fashionable Plymouth church in Brook
lyn to the position of leading burlesque
queen of Phil Sheridan's "New City
Sports Big Show" Of Bowery fame, now
playing in this city, epitomixes the ca
reer of Ruth Elizabeth Beecher, says
the New York correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune. She 10 q niece of Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher.
Miss Deecher's organization played
lately in Miners Bowery theater. In
large type she was billed as Miss Ruth
Beecher, Americas Nightingale"
She also plays the part of Franchette,
leading woman at the Theater Fran
chette, in a burlesque called "Ma-
honey's VISIT" and also the character
of Lord Chancellor in funny extrava-
ganza entitled 1.-THE Troubles of q
King"
In the last-named operetta the niece
of Henry Ward Beecher appears in
tights. Speaking of her relationship to
the famous preacher, she said:
IL was born in Adrian, Mich, on
Christmas day. 1875. My fathers name
was Edward Beecher. He was lawyer
in Rochester, N. Y, in which city he
died in 1885. My mother, Mrs. Alice
Beecher, is still living. She lives in
Rutgers street, in Utica, N. Y.
"When papa died. was then barely
ten years old--mamma and moved to
Rome, n. Y, and from there to Utica.
This was in 1886.
Uncle Henry and mamma never got
on well together, and, while frequent
ly visited him in Brooklyn, mamma
never accompanied me. Possibly this
was on account of her religious creed,
for she is a devout Catholic.
when papa died he left but little
money, and mamma has only enough to
; live on herself, and, when Uncle Henry
sent for me went to Brooklyn. AL
though only a child, was devotedly
fond of singing. and frequently sang in
the choir in Plymouth church."
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Saturday, April %, 1899,

At O'Clock p. m. Of said day the followi,.e do
scribed real estate, to-wit:
Situate In the State Of Ohio, county Of High.
land and in the township of Rruahcreek, aud
bounded and described 20 follows:
First Tract Beginning at . stone, thence
2lN degs., 17x poles 70 stone snd black
walnut; thepce =. 68k degs., 30 poles TO .
stone thence 8 89X degs., e. 8 poles to .
stone In the line OF Richard Butler; thence
with bis line 3. s8H dsgs., W. 40 poles to .
stone In said line !; thence N, 81 dees. N. 90
poles 10 stone on top of the hill thence s.
66X dsgs., 2. IS 2-l0 poles 10 the beginning,
containing 10 acres and II poles.
Second Tract-Beginnihg ct mulberry cor
ner 70 John ". Taylor 8 10 degs., e. 81 poles
70 Stone corner TO A. Butler thence y. 261<
dess., =. "a poles TO stone In Richard Buffers
line thence 8. 671 degs., ". Ak poles TO .
stone corner TO said Butler thence N. 8oL
degs., W. ~ poles 10 stone corner 70 John W.
Taylor thence N. sax degs., e. 68 poles TO
the beginning, containing rs acres more or lees.
Said premises has been atpraised - whole
ct thirty dollars (e80.00), and cannot cell for
less than two-thirds Of said appraisement.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash on day Of sale.
J. g. WILLIAMSON,
Sheriff Of Highland County.
Irwin Md. Smith, Attorney.
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PHILIPPINE FARMING.
Chance for Settlement Of American
Farmers on Public Land There.
Rspert Of Dr. .. A. Knapp. Govern.
nenA Conamissioner. Sent ~ AwPi.
cultural Explorer to Japan,
Chine aAa Philippines.

DIR. 8. A. Knapp, who was sent by the
department of agriculture to japan.
China and the Philippines as an agri-
cultural explorer, has returned to
Washington and reported to Secretary
Wilson the results of his labors. In re-
gard to japan he says:
"All fear of competition from Japan
along agricultural lines may be dis
missed. On the contrary, II must be-
come q large consumer of farm prod
ucts drawn from the United States. Un-
der favorable treaty regulations Japan
will import from the United States near
ly all her -four, butter, cheese and meat,
.three-fourths of the raw cotton re-
quired, and from the Philippines nearly
their entire surplus output of sugar"
Regarding China, he says radical
changes in agricultural methods or
products must be made very slowly, II
at all, because the food supply cannot
be materially reduced or even changed
with safety. Large areas devoted to f.
ber plants for the promotion of manu-
factures would be a dangerous invasion
of the acres necessary for the food sup
ply and must be speedily followed by
importations from the United States.
From China DIR. Knapp proceeded to
the Philippines, passing through the
rice section to the east and north of Ma
nila on to the sugar lands to the north.
The Filipinos, as far as he observed,
do not give as much attention to tho
production of heterogeneous foods as the
Japanese, hence are less muscular.
Spanish statistical reports and inter-
views with Manila exporters satisfied
the doctor of the prosperity .of the to-
bacco and hemp industries under nor
mai conditions.
Millet, maize, sago and indigo do we'll
and are ordinarily profitable crops.
Philippine coffee, of which there were
formerly many plantations, has a pc
culiarly rich and pleasant flavor. Co
.coanuts, pineapples. oranges, bananas.
grapes, figs, and many other fruits grow
almost spontaneously.
According to the best authority near
ly two-thirds of the land is still public
and passes to the United States with the
title. II opened for settlement to sol
diers many Of our young men will re-
main and become permanent settlers.
The price of improved land ranges from
four dollars to twenty dollars per acre.
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Band Lesder-You wants us to plsy
NIT der funeral? Ees it q military fu
neral?
Stranger-No; it's the funeral OF my
brother. He was private citizen. He
requested that your band should play at
his funeral.
Band Leader (proudly)-My pand, eh ?
Wy hechoose my pand? ~
Strsnger-Hs said he wanted every
body to feel sorry be died.