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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
BREAKS UP A MEETING.
and Climbed Up the Back
Of His Pew.

During evening service at the Har-
grave Jackson county, w. Va.) church
Deacon James Arnold felt strong pres
sure on the, calf Of his right leg. Reach
ing down, he found that snake was
coiling itself around his leg. For fear
of being bitten and not wishing to Gre
ate a panic. he sat quiet for few min
utes, till. turning toward his wife. he
caught sight Of the reptiles head on
the'pew seat. about to strike him. Catch
ing it quickly, he threw it to the floor,
placed his foot on it's body and attempt
ed to crush it, in the meanti trying
to get out his knife. His conduct at
tracted the attention OF the congrega-
tion. and in a moment the cry OF
"snake" was raised. Women mounted
on the seats, screaming with terror. and
men either left the building or started
toward Deacon Arnold. Thc latter sue
ceeded in getting out his knife, and by
the time help reached him he had cut
the snake in two. To quiet the congre-
cation he held it aloft. one piece in each
hand. The reptile was laid out in the
aisle and measured and it's length was
six feet, lacking one inch. It was a
black snake. a species rarely seen in
that section. An attempt to continue
the services proved unsuccessful.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
BABY WEIGHS Ia POUNDS.
His Head Il - Inches and His Hand
Inch LonE-Father ana Mother
Of Average Height.

Albert Pachette, the manager Of
liquor saloon in Long Island City, near
the Thirty-fourth street ferry gate,
New York city. was kept busy the other
day shaking hands with friends who
called to congratulate him upon being
the father Of the smallest baby ever
born in Queens borough. The baby, .
boy, was born on Thursday last and
weighs but M pounds. He is perfectly
formed, and the crowds of women who
have seen him say he is not only the
smallest, but the prettiest baby in Long
Island City.
The baby could sleep snugly in an Or
dinary-siz bowl and even then have
room enough to kick its tiny feet baby
fashion. Its hands from wrist to finger
tips measure one inch and are half
inch in breadth. Its head is about ~
inches long. The mother of the child
is of normal height and weight. She is
10 years old, and was married three
years ago. The father is five feet ten
inches tall and weighs 1875 pounds. The
couple have one other child. girl who
weighed 9h pounds at the time of birth.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
BUYS EMERGENCY RATIONS.
Garry Out Plans Of Former
Secretary AlSer.

Secretary Root has decided to author
ize the purchase of 100000 emergency
rations. Secretary Alger was in favor
of this, but the subsistence officers of
the army objected strenuously. The lat
ter succeeded in holding up Alger's or
der for the purpose of appealing to the
new secretary of war. Their objections
to the purchase were made on the
ground that an emergency ration
was not necessary and that the
present provision in that line answered
all the purposes. The ration chosen by
Gen Alger was made by a Passaic (N.
j. concern, and stood the practical
test in Cuba and Porto Rico, having the
Endorsement of Gems. Brooke, Wilson,
Wood and Davis. Alger's idea was to
purchase the 100000 rations for trial in
the Philippines. There was consider
able comment over the fact that Alger's
orders in this respect were thwarted.
Secretary Root has now required the
subsistence officers to carry out the
original instructions.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
OSAGES IN DEBT.
Reported That Many Will Go Into
Bankruptcy Owing to Ex-
travagant Buying.

Advices from the Usage Indian coun-
try are that the supposed Indian bank
ruptcy cases have caused not little ex-
citement among the merchants and In
dian traders Of the reservation. It is
said the 300 families of full-blood Usage
Indians owe on an average $45O,o0O, or
about $500 to the family. Some Of
them owe $1,000. The condition of the
Osages, it is said, was brought about by
extravagant buying and the paying OF
exorbitant prices to the Indian traders
for goods. Many Of the Indians have
built fine residences on their lands, but
still live in their tepee, and their good
houses in many instances are vacant.
1t is reported that the Indian traders,
In conjunction with the Indian agent,
are making strenuous effort to keep
lawyers from the reservation. In all,
It is said that 160 of these full-bloods will
60 into bankruptcy.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
OPERATING IN CUBA.
American Green Goods swindlefs
Flooding the Island with Their
EnticiAg Circulars.

American green goods swIndlers have
begun, operations in Cuba and the is
land has been flooded with circulars
with view to inducing the natives to
engage in an unlawful enterprise. These
circulars were sent out from Boston,
and although written in bad Spanish
were calculated to deceive the gullible.
Director of Posts Rathbone has notified
the postmasters of these attempts at
fraud and directed them to return all
letters which they suspect have any con-
nection with the scheme. Mr.. Rathbone
also notified all the papers in Cuba and
asked the editors to give the matter
the widest publicity.
The secret service bureau is being
flooded with green goods circulars, and
1t is singular how these swindling de-
vices fool honest men as well as knaves.
Many circulars are sent to the bureau
by good citizens who think they have
discovered nest of counterfeiters,
while many careful individuals send the
circulars direct to the president, en-
joining on him the utmost secrecy be-
cause the supposed counterfeiters talk
mysteriously of possible confederates
in the bureau of engraving and print
ing. When American citizens are fooled
Dy this old game it is evident the green
goods swindlers will have q fruitful
field among the unsophisticated Gu
bans.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
CONVERSATION COSTS s., 900.
Parties In the cities of Brooklyn and
st. Louis Talk Fifty Hours
by Telephone.

A person in Brooklyn and a person in
St. Louis talked to each other for about
so hours last week over the long dis
tance telephone. and it cost them more
than $4,000 for the privilege. Neither
party to the conversation was u wom-
an, and there is nothing to record to
show whether ST. Louis or Brooklyn had
the last word.
Most of this talking was done be-
tween the hours Of eight p. IN. and six
a. M, when the rate between Brooklyn
and st. Louis Is five dollars for the first
five minutes and one dollar a minute for
additional time. The day rate is ten dol
lars for the first five minutes and two
dollars minute for additional time.
At least one-half of their talks. how
ever, Topped over into the high-priced
hours, for the bill for it was $716. To
talk steadily from eight o'clock in the
ing at the rate of a dollar a minute
would cost only 5000.
The man in Brooklyn and his friend
in St. Louis were both telephone sub
scribers and carried on their converse
tion through their own receivers in
their homes or offices. The chief op-
orator ut the Office of the long-distance
telephone company in Brooklyn sd-
mitted that the 81. 900 conversation had
taken place. but said that he could not
tell anything about it, as that would
be contrary to the rules of the company
and the laws of the state.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
THEY SEE LOOPHOIE.
Treasury Officials Fear Wholesale
Smuggling of Chinese.
Act of Congress Admitting Them to
the Philadelphia Exposition Fur
nishcs nm Opportunity They
WIN Not lie Slow to Embrace.

Officials of the treasury department
are taking every possible precaution to
prevent the wholesale smuggling of
Cinnamon into the United States under
the act authorizing them to be brought
in to take part in the Philadelphia ex-
position. 1t is feared, however, that
many Cinnamon will get in who have
nothing to do with the exposition, and
that it will be impossible to get these
or those who go to Philadelphia out of
the country again.
In the last days of the last congress
an act was passed suspending the Chi
nese exclusion law so far as to author
ize the admission of Chinese to take
part in the exposition. The act is so
worded that the treasury officials have
no discretion, but must admit as many
Cinnamon as the exposition managers
want.
The concession for the Chinese ex-
hibit was given to Yee Phon Lon, who
appeared at the treasury department
and insisted on having entrance grant
to 45O of his countrymen. He Is the
sole judge as to who shall come in.
He must furnish list of them to the
collector of customs in San Francisco
and the collector must be satisfied that
the persons brought are the ones on
the list. Further than this he cannot
go.
The law provides that all the China
men brought in must leave the country
within three months after the close of
the exposition. This means that for
three months the treasury officials can
not touch them, and by the expiration
of that time they can be scattered all
over the United States.
1t has been the experience of the
treasury department in dealing with
like suspensions of the law for other
expositions that practically none of the
Cinnamon can be sent out of the coun-
try. 1t has been alleged. though the
officials have never been able to secure
proof. that the concession aires for these
Chinese exhibitions are paid from 5000
to $500 each for the Cinnamon they
bring into the country.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
NEW PICTURE MACHINE.
An Improved Apparatus That Does
Away with the Objectionable Fsa-
tures of the Present Machines.

Sergt. L. B. Dunn, some years ago
chief of the weather bureau, gave
private exhibition the other evening of
his newly patented positive motion pic
ture machine at his workrooms, SS
Maiden Lane, Manhattan. 1t was de-
cidedly interesting demonstration Of
what can be done in the way of pro-
ducing lifelike pictures taken of objects
in motion. The exhibition lasted about
an hour and among the pictures shown
was one of Gov. Roosevelt engaged in
chopping down tree. The vibration
so Objectionable in machines now on the
market is overcome. All pictures are
distinct and the firing effect on ones
eyes is conspicuously absent.
The new principle of this machine is
that each picture stops in front OF. the
lens as it is being shown on the screen,
but with such rapidity that the chang es
are not noticeable. The pictures for
the machine are made with the same
apparatus.
Sergt Dunn will soon form company
and place the new apparatus on the mar
ket.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
Ra ms Horn Wrinkles.

Growth makes the glad Christian.
The engine may be built in day, but
IT takes years to perfect the engineer.
God may deny you many toys. but He
will certainly give you the kingdom.
There was more dancing over the
golden calf than over two tables of
stone.
A man is best known by what he does
when he thinks nobody is looking at
him.
Nany who profess to follow Christ.
are willing that their brothers should
lose life rather than that they shesh
sacrifice liberty.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
DIR. uUGHEY'S pRESENTIMENT
A wcll-Known Springfield CMoJ Pas
tor IL Warned of His
Sons Death.

DIR. G. w. Hughey, of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Springfield a ccr-
gyman of wide reputation, who has
been preaching for so years or more,
believes that he was distinctly warned
of the approaching death of his son, a
young physician, who died suddenly
of heart disease at Carthage several
years ago. The minister tells the fol-
lowing story of his presentiment of
the impending affliction:
For some time before the death of
my son felt oppressed by fear that
our family was in danger. I had no
distinct impression which member of
the household would be stricken, but
the dread never left my mind for mo-
ment. I could not throw off the ter
rible feeling that great sorrow was
about to enter our home. While this
impression lasted 1 prayed night and
morning at family worship that the
threatened one might be prepared for
sons death my wife was preparing to
leave home on a visit. She had al
ready taken up her satchel to start to
the depot. Then the load of dread on
my heart became so heavy that could
restrain my feelings no longer. and 1
broke down and wept aloud. My wife
put down her baggage and decided to
postpone her visit. That afternoon
about five o'clock our son dropped
dead in his office. have no doubt that
1had direct warning Of this loss. Many
other experiences in my life have led me
to believe that great sorrows do not
always take us unawares"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
A DangerOus Plant.

In the dense jungles of Langsuam,
Siam, grows plant described by H.
Warrington Smyth in an address to the
Royal Geographical society as having
the property of setting up great irri-
tation in the skin of any person in con-
tact with it. The leaf is broad and
large and the stings produced by it
can only be cured by heat, the Siamese
declare.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
Garbage and Electric Light.

i English engineers are making consid-
|erable progress in burning garbage as
fuel for electric-light stations. At
Canterbury. England. IS tons are
Burned In IL hours under a forced
raught. This process 10 used at sew
'6ral places
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
RELIGION In English Politics.

A plan has been adopted in England
for political purposes. in which in every
constituency Protestant hundred is
organized to promote the return of
Protestant members to parliapent.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30

Readers becoming More Numerous.
There are now published in Paris
2.5s5 periodicals, nearly 100 more than
we're issued at the corresponding date
last year.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
II. La.a es tbs ssaAsash4 s...

At Wardbury. Norway. the longest
day lasts from May 81 to July % with
out interruption.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30

Fifty years ago there was not Chris-
tian on the FIJI islands; now thers 10
not hesthsn-
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30

a Chaats aaus's Growth.
y Not less than 100000 persons attend
the rs branch Chautauqua sxsembHss
livery summer.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-05-17
The BREW OF OLYMPUS.

THE "HOFFMAN," corner of HoteI
and Nuuanu streets, claims 70 be the
Banner" resort for gentlemen and holds
the flag. l.. H. Dee, the proprietor, has
attained success in his line, by specially
supervising everything connected with his
establishment. He now introduces to his
patrons Olympia Beer" This brew Is
from the "Capital Brewing Co." of
Olympia, the capital of the State Of
Washington, and was received by the
"Garonne." Mr.. Schmidt, the leading
spirit of this corporation Is practical
Chemist and Brewer, and after years of
search and investigation located his plant
at Olympia, on account Of the peculiar vir-
tues Of the water of the Tum Falls, a
stream that Is noted for its distinctive qua.
lities Of clearness, GOODNESS and lack Of
mineral and decaying vegetable impurities.
Pure beer can only be made with pure
water, and Tum water Is traditional in
Washington with the Indians and original
white settlers. The "Olympia Draught"
Is under the special control and agency of
Mr.. Dee and he invites his patrons and
friends to a personal test and is willing to
abide by their judgment on the merits Of
his latest venture.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-05-17
LOCAL And GENERAL.

Orpheum Theatre tonight.
Mrs. w. II. Rice has returned
to Kauai.
Cyclone Cameras are the best
and cheapest.
Wheels rented; j. j. Richard.
son, Hotel street.
American Messenger Service
open all night. Telephone 444.
A. Dreier returned to Kauai 10
the Mikahala yesterday afternoon.
Mystic Lodge, No. 2, X. of p,
meet at 7:30 p. m. in Castle hail.
The band will give a concert at
Thomas Square this evening,
should the weather permit.
A meeting of the stockholders
Of the Kona Sugar Go. will be
held on Thursday, May Is. See
New Today.
There will be meeting of the
Hospital Flower Mission in the
parlors of the Y. M. G. A. at $3.50
o'clock Friday afternoon.
MIR. and Mrs. Wakefield, al
though booked for the Kinau yes
terday, did not leave. They will
probably return home on the next
Kinsu.
Do you like to drink pure whis-
ky3 Then it you do call for
"a. A." Jesse Moore at any of the
saloons. Lovejoy & Co., distribu-
tors for the Hawaiian Islands.
There was quite a large attend
ance at the meeting of the W. G.
T. U. in the parlors of Central
Union church yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Newman gave very
interesting talk.
Fred Harrison is prepared to
furnish headstones and monume nts
in Hawaiian stone and marble.
Anybody requiring the same will
pleace place their order at once.
Memorial Day is fast approaching.
King, near Alakea streets.
New England Bakery & Candy
Co., Hotel street manufacture a
fine line OF bread, pastry, we'd.
ding cakes, ice creams, sherbets
and candies-finest in the city
and prices very low. Telephone
"a. j. OSWALD LUTTED, Mana
ger.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-05-17

Fred j. Cross whose card ap-
pears under New Today is an
electrical engineer of high stand
ing and wide experience. He is
at present the inspector for the
Board of Underwriters and a
member of the Cation Neil Com.
psny. The electrical Engineer"
a leading electrical journal of the
United States says, "Mr. Cross has
had a wide experience in machine
designing and is considered
one of the best designers
of the day." Mr.. Gross,
since coming to Hawaii has been
the pioneer in developing the
water power of the islands for in
dustrial uses. He has been a
prime mover in developing the
water power of Kauai and is now
engaged with the Waianae Sugar
Company in the enlargement of
its electrical plant for pumping
water for irrigation.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-05-17
To Release Spanish Prisoners.

Madrid, May Elm view OF
Aguinaldo's refusal to negotiate
with Spain for the release Of
Spanish prisoners, the govern
ment of Spain has asked the
French Government to arrange
for fresh negotiations at Wash
ington through the French Am
bassador there, M. Jules Cambon,
for the release of the prisoners
according to the stipulations of
the Paris treaty of peace.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-05-17
Fraterlal Directory.
HARMONY LODGE No. 3,

L. .. y. T.,
Meets every Monday evening at 1880,
In Harmony Hall, King street.
j. ID. MCNEIGlI, n. q.
+. II. HENDRY, Secretary.
All visiting brothers very cordially
invited
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-05-17
To Stop the FilIpino War.

Chicago, May 6.-The Monti-
cello Club Of this city adopted
resolutions today protesting
against what was termed the in
human and utterly barbarous
struggle for independence over in
the Philippines and demanding
that measures be taken at once by
the president of the United States
to have it cease.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-05-17
Mrs. W. @. Whitney Dead.

New York, May 6.-Mrs. VIM.
Q. Whitney, wife of the Former
Secretary of the Navy, died short.
ly before l O'Clock this afternoon.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-05-17
BARRIERS.
Notice,

Having returned and established myself at the
European Shaving Paror. Merchant street. opposite
Judd Building. wish 20 call the attention OF my old
customers and new ones who wish TO favor US with
their trade,
NJ A. PHOTO,
Formerly Of the.Union Barber Shop.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-02
Dnoskins and Mink Tails.

I'm in the mink tail business" said a
man TO me. land It's wonderful how the
business Is growing
One good tail deserves another. and
listened eagerly so as to get story for
Hide and Leather readers.
Eyes. sir. Big demand this year for tails
OF mink and marten. Women just crazy
for them. Makes kind O. trimming that
are fashionable and that's what we
want"
pondered, Mink and marten tails for
fur trimmings Heavens, thought OF the
number OF tails for one garment. And
II meant little beast for each tail. Ter
rible slaughter OF the innocents.
Ny friend noted my surprise. Nor did
conceal my Sentiments.
He laughed prodisiously. ibid say
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-02
Crossing the Legs and Appendicitis.

II was recently announced by Well
known medical man that the reason men
suffer so much from dyspepsia is because
the stomach is crowded out OF position
and cannot readily perform its proper
functions. Now comes surgeon,
who nuts forward the suggestion that
appendicitis is common because OF
the habit Of sitting with one leg thrown
over the other.
comes a surgeon, who pute forward the
suggestion that appendicitis Is common
because of the habit of sitting with one
leg thrown over the other.
Many causes have been quoted for an
pendicitis, but none has satisfactorily ex-
planned why men should more frequently
suffer from the disease than women. The
habit OF sitting with the legs crossed, -
save the surgeon, restricts the action Of
the digestive apparatus. especially OF the
lower intestine and causes stagnation
Of the contents and the stretching OF
the opneing OF the vermiform appendix.
maxine It possible for distractions to
reach the latter organ and thus causing
Appendicitis. The appendix Is only loosely
attached to the caecum, the portion where
the small intestine joins the large intes-
tine. and there Is always some half-diges-
ted food I'm the caesal bag. BY crossing
the legs, and it is generally the right leg
TINT Is put upon the stretch, the undiges-
tel food passes into the vermifOrm appen-
dix and sets up an inflammation. In the
space OF a few hours pathological pro-
oesses set in and an attack Of appendicitis
has been DEVELOPED
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-02

that every tail represented a mink? Not
enough of these little animals to begin
10 supply the demand for tails, b'gosh.
And the business IS booming
Nystined and speeches., l submitted to
being taken into the mink tail factory.
On the floors were dressed dogskins. Plen-
~ Of them. but where were the mink?'
/ asked
"rherew was the reply, and a long,
skinny finger was pointing at the dog
skins
you see" exclaimed the guide, there
are not enough mink tails TO supply the
people at moderate price, 50 we take
dressed dOgskins and cut them into strips,
We fold these I'm and out and when the
manipulation Is completed we color the
lower parts Of the strips. and there yoh
have rs nice mink or marten tails as you
ever saw. They sell at 10 cents apiece,
I'm packages OF a dozen each
"Of course" said this fountain Of truth
and candor I'VE don't tell our customers
that we find the dogs more valuable after
death than before. because the tails look
very nice. and as long as they are prop
erly christened and bought and sold
as mink tails why should we bring GRIEF
10 happy hearts by destroying fond
hODes2'
Why. indeed, thought Hide and
Leather.