The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-09-07
KILLING GRAssHoPPERs.

KILLING GRAssHoPPERs.
GA grasshopper will eat dead grass
hopper. A Missouri farmer mixed paris
green and bran together and let grass.
hopper eat it. He died. Twenty ate him
up. They died. Four hundred ate those
twenty, and they died. Eight thousand
ate those four hundred and they died.
A hundred and sixty thousand ate those
eight thousand, they died, and the
farmer was troubled no more. In it's
flight from the West the name of the
statistician of this story has become
separated from his figures, but the fact
that the incident occurred in Missouri
is regarded as evidence of its possibility"
N, Y. Tribune.
SNAKE IN CHURCH.
1t is seldom that one ever hears of q
minister having Snakes" but at Park
ersburg, w. Va, during the Sunday ev.
ening service at the Hargrave, Jackson
county, church. Deacon James Arnold
felt strong pressure on his leg between
the ankle and knee. Reaching down he
telt snake slowly coiling itself around
the limb. For fear of being bitten and
not wishing to create panic, he sat
quiet few moments, then turning to-
ward his wife, he caught sight of the
reptiles head on the pew seat in the act
of striking him. Catching it quickly he
threw it to the floor, placed his foot on
its body, and attempted to crush it, in
the meantime trying to get out his
knife. His curious conduct attracted
the attention of the congregation, and
in moment the cry of 'snaks!" was
raised Women mounted the seats
screaming in terror, and men either left
the building or started toward Mr.. Ar
mold. The latter succeeded in getting
his knife and by the time help reached
him had cut the snake in two, and to
quiet the audience held it aloft, one
piece in each hand. The reptile was
taken out into the aisle and measured,
its length being six feet lacking one
nch -Ne GaZ Bite.
c., Wv. RAILROAD.
Some time last winter Hon J. w
Jones, of Gsllipolis, travelled over the
proposed route of the Hillsboro railroad
to investigate the resources of the coun.
try, and report. Now comes the an
nouncement that handsome prospectus
of the Cncin natl, Hillsboro, jackson &
Gallipolis railroad, containing a general
report of the mineral, timber, agricul
tural resources and estimated earnings
of the road by j. w. Jones, civil engi.
neer, of Gallipolis, Ohio, is now being
printed by the Lawrence Press Co. The
book contains many fine illustrate ons
and interesting reading matter. Mr..
Jones is thoroughly equipped for this
kind of work and his p ospsctus will be
complete in every respect. - Jackson
Journal.
SLICK SCHEME
An irrepressible female is canvassing
our neighborin2 cities selling pants bnt.
tons, and she can have our money "any
old time" She snaps one of her but
tons on the pants of married man who
is then compelled to buy box in order
to explain to his wife "where he got
that" In some instances che will clip
of two or three buttons and the victim
Is then compelled to buy box or 20
around holding up his pants -Ex.
AN ADAMS COUNTY FEUD.
Harry Copas, Jefferson township |
man, was shot from ambush Saturday,
and q q result Of the shooting he 10 |
minus the end OF his nose, Q bad wound |
in his right arm and . deep furrow |
across the chest. Copas was passing up |
Ohurn creek sometime during the early |
part Of the night. A revolver shot rspg |