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Iron Mountain Rates

Arkansas Bankers Assn Little Rock, Ark. April 20-2l The Iron Mountain wlll sell tick cts to Little Rock and return for one and one third fare, on the certificate plan, Tor the above occasion.
 State Meeting W, c. T. U., Rogers. Ark April Il to IS. For this occasion the Iron Mountain Ky. will sell tickets to Rogers and return at one and one-tnird fare on certlh- cate plan. Limit April 18th.
 Grand Lodge Meeting K fP., Hot Springs Ark, May 15-1S. For this occasion the Iron Mountain Ky will sell round trip tickets to Hot Spring at one fare, s3.69. Dates of sale, May 14, Is and 16. Limit May l9.
 Colonist Excursion, To the West and Northwest-For the above the Iron Mountain ky, have some exceedingly low rates to oher
 Little Rock Spring Race meeting March 30 10 April g. For this occasion the Iron moun- tain Ry will sell tickets to Little RocX and return for one faro. s.25. Dates Of sale, March 29 to April 5. All tickets good Tor re- turn up to and including April 6.
 Memphis. Tenn. Race Meeting, April,-For the above the Iron M, un5ain Ky. will sel tickets 10 Memphis and return at one Tar !, Dates of sale April Sth. 10th, 18th. 22nd ana 2qfh. Limits for return, two days from date of sale.
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Have You Large Thumbs

Experts on character and the hand declare that the thumb should be large and we'll shaped. If smaller at the base than anywhere else it denotes insanity, often criminal instincts. From the nail to the first joint is found will power; from second joint to base, logic and reason. The mopey-making hand has a thumb well developed and hard. The short thumb denotes sel1ishness and weakness. The large thumb shows justice, evenness and generosity are lacking.
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HIDING THE pRAp snARK.

its mouth, and the water just rushes down his throat and drowns him. It requires the greatest possible coolness and nerve to kill shark in this way, but the Malays look upon it as favor ite recreation and an exciting sport. When the monster is dead it's slayer dexterously climbs on to its back sad dlewise, and then. digging his knife into the sharks head to serve as a support and means of balance, the Malay uses his own legs as paddles and so rides the carcass back to the boat.
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mnlnx shnrk Hunting.

The Malays have peculiar way of hunting the shark. A man will remain stationary on the water to invite at- tack. As the creature rolls over to bite, the willy Malay glides out of his way with few delft strokes of the left hand. while with the right he deliber- ately plants a pointed skewer between the open jaws of the expectant shark.
 The result is simple, but surprising
 The shark is, of course, unable to close
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Cod Liver OH.

The best cod liver oils made in Nor way. For three months, beginning in January, the fish come In from the Arctic Ocean to the Norway fiords, or bays. to spawn, and sometimes as many IS 6o,o0o ,ooO or e5.OOO,o0O fish are caught in a single season.
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Prof. James Mitchell, editor of the Arkansas Democrat, pas sed through the city today eHroute to Fordyce where he will deliver an addrsss t. the students of the Fordtce Training School tonight.
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nuried Church.

At Soulac, in Gascony, cross was discovered projecting above the sand. Further investigation showed that it was attached to steeple, and later a well.preserved church of the thirteenth century was excavated. The church is naxv in use
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 Guafn's Railroads.

Spain has only T,548 miles of rail. road in her whole territory, or little over four mileV. every 10000 inhabi- tants. ,sffe
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A Church site.

Eight churches have stood on the site of St. Pauls Cathedral in Lon don. The first one was built in the gear 232.
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Papers for application for letter of administration of the late pr. P. H. Pendletun, were filed in the coGn- " clerks office by Mis-. Fannie NJ. Per dleton this morning.
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Mr. Harry Evcrstieid, of orneI stone, is shaking hands with hi Pine Bluff friens today.
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Fifty pounds year is devoted to dusting the books in the library of the House of Lords. Lendon.
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Carrier Pigeons.

France has more than quarter of million carrier pigeons trained for use in time of war.
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MT. Gordon Angel is able to be out after brief illness.
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Cafe Not Closed ih 150 Years. There Is cafe ia Venice which has never been closed. night or day, for l5O years.
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COTTON BELT ROUTE

New Memphis Jockey Club Meeting Men m nhis Tenn. kate, one standard rare TOT LII. 5a raund trip. Dates Of sale April S, l0, ls S and 29th. Return limit, two days from d1se of sale.
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IS GUARANTEE.
.. to Just What
 Eio oStes VIII Do.

,funvon guarantees .hat his Rheumatism T,ra will cure nearly eii cases of rheuma- t'Ie siem in a few hours; that hat his Dyspepsia Cure viii viii cure indigestion and ell stomach troubles; M That his Kidney Cure Till cure 90 per cent. os all cases of kidney trouble; that his Ca tayrh Cure will cure 8 @ catarrh DO matter how # long standing; that his a Headache Cure will cure my kind of headache in few minutes; that his Cold Cure will quickly break up any 70 through the entire list of ]. eS eSS,a@gjsts, y 9 cents a vial.
 \ ,i olJssd ssdyiee write Prof. Munyons se'Ta eiGa' 1t is absolutely free.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-07-20
SUGGESTIONS FOR MOTHERS
Some Suggestions which May Come
In Handy at Any
Time.

A bureau scarf of cut work in French
lawn would be pretty for your little
daughters room. Make an under cover
of pink Persian lawn to fit the bureau
and lay the scarf over it. Get small
tidy in the same work and make it up
as pincushion.
Asmall music box that will give much
pleasure to children may be obtained
for about $l4. Different tune sheets
may be inserted in it, The mechanical
Swiss music boxes, playing three or
four tunes, cost from $3.50 to 81 so.
Dress Clothes fer Boys.-Little boys
from four to ten years old wear evening
suits Of blue tricot cl2th handsomely
braided, or blue granite cloth, made
with jackets with rounded corners.
Dress suits for older boys are made OF
black or blue diagonal with the edges
either stitched or bound. The unfin-
ished worsted diagonal is particularly
nice.
Thin Children.-A child may be well
nourished and in perfect health with
out being fat. If the body is supplied
with more food than it needs and can
utilize at the moment the excess is
stored usually in the shape of fat
There may be no surplus and yet the
necessary wants of the body be fully
met. Firm, well-developcd muscle is
better than fat.
Cradle Pillows.-Cover the pillow
with a slip of pink or blue sateen and
put a nainsook slip over this. Two OBJ
long pillows are 13 by II inches, the
square ones 1S inches each way. Hair
pillows are usually oblong and are cool
er for summer. If these are not used
a thin feather pillow is better than a
down one in warm weather.
Aprons for girls of IA are made of
fine cambria, French lawn and nain-
sock; they have broad strings of the
material to tie behind. They are orna-
mented with clusters of tucks or a band
of insertion across the front above the
hem, meeting two other bands that run
down the sides, or lace-edged ruffles or
deep bands of handsome embroidery,
either plain or frilled.
The second set of teeth begin to make
THAR appearance when the child II from
five and half to seven years old. The
first to come through the gum are the
four molars beyond the last back teeth
of the temporary or first set. The di-
gestion is often weakened and the gen.
eral health affected at this time, and
parents are sometimes at loss to ao-
count for the cause of the disturbance.
Ladies' Home Journal.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-07-20
WON'T GIVE MODELS AWAY.
ships at Paris After Exposition II
Over Not Well Received.

1t has been suggested that models of
ships of war, which form an attractive
feature to visitors at the navy depart
ment, be presented to the French gov
ernment after the exposition in Paris
next year. The proposition if made
seriously will not be so considered.
The modes are of great value, having
been made by experts at the Wash
ington navy yard, each costing about
$4,000. They are accurate reproduc-
tions in miniature of the various types
Of var vessels, and afford many people
their only opportunity Of seeing just
what a warship looks like.
This is especially true when the mod
els have been displayed in inland cit
les such as Omaha, where they formed
the most attractive feature of the gov
ernmental exhibit at the exposition in
that city. They create a greater in
terest in the service and have been the
best investment the navy department
has made for the educational system
which inspires greater appropriations
for the navy.
No good reason beyond an excitable
benev0ence has been given for pre-
senting these models to the French
government, to whose people they
would not have the interest which they
claim from Americans.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-07-20
STREET CAR MEN STRIKE.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co. Endsev.
ors to Hun Lars with Nom Union
Men-Much Disorder,

New York, July 17.-Nearly all the
conductors and motormen of the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Co. struck at 8
o'clock Sunday morning. Those who
had cars out left them on the tracks.
The company endeavored to run cars
with non union men on all the lines,
and there was much disorder. Wires
were cut, rails were torn up,
non-union men hooted and stoned,
and at the Marcy avenue stables q
crowd of 8, 200 men resisted the police.
Many arrests were made during the
day. On some lines the company
maintained regular service and on
Others they failed altogether. Cars
were unable to run to the ocean
beaches. The tie-up has not been
nearly SO complete as the labor lead
ers said it would be.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-07-20
Good Judgment.

To the prudent property owner who is look
ing carefully after his own interests, and often
those Of others lntrusted to his care, how nec-
essary becomes the vital question of Good
judgment"
This peculiar sense the average man is often
called upon to exercise in the course OF life
time and il we are sure to note, this matter Of
good judgment 10 not gift, but ia usually the
result Of careful study Of situations and
circumstances"
To us, II would therefore seem good sound
Judgment for those about to insure their prop
erty, to study well the last annual statement Of
the AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE COM
PANY, of Philadelphis. copy Of which we
have before US for our annual review.
This reliable old company was founded in
1910, eighty-nine years ago. and judging from
their statement (from which We quote Briefly,
1t is surely improving with age"
assets sggregating t2, 727: 81 or nearly three
millions OF dollars. Its surplus is now &504,
7SS AZ and has paid to its policy holders &20,-
153, 1856
This will serve to show that after an existence
which 10 nearing the century mark, THE
AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
10 safer and stronger than ever and should be
congratulated on its fine showing.
The AMERICAN stands for all that is con-
seryative and progressive in Fire Underwriting.
and has earned for itself q name for prompt
and honorable discharge Of its obligations Sec
ond to none in the country.
Their special agent in Ohio is Mr.. Charles L.
Hecox, Columbus and the local agent for this
vicinity is Chas. McConnaugbey, Hillsboro o.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-07-20
AN INTERESTING MAP.
To BE Presented to Admiral Dewey
shows Manila's Fall
in 1862.

Upon his return to this country Ad-
miral Dewey will be presented with an
old map of Manila and Cavite, which
will be of special interest to him. 1t
is owned by local book dealer and gives
representation of the reduction of
Manila and Cavite by the British feet
and army in 1762. The forces were un-
der the direction of Rear Admiral Cor
nish and Brig. Gen. Draper, and after
the fall of the place the Spaniards were
compelled to pay heavy indemnity.
The position of the British feet in the
harbor on two successive days is shown,
and portion of Manila and the shores
of the bay is also portrayed. The map
was engraved in London in 1764 and is
in an excellent state of preservation.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-07-20
SUMNER PORCH LIFE.
HAPPY II the Family with an OutdooE
Room in Which tn Spend
the Hot Days.

Happy is the household that has a
porch, be 1t one of those tiny, fire es-
cape affairs like an iron bird cage, or an
ample living-room, with posts and vines
or screens. We need to cultivate inde-
pendence about this porch life az well
as growing vines to shield our privacy,
especially as most persons lack the high
walls which make the garden secure
from noise and publicity. Awnings and
japanese screens are not expensive in
the absence of the trellis, which, like
the lattice of the orient, allows one to
see out, but prevents the world from
looking in. ...: ssA~~ 80
1t takes several years to grow honey
suckle, wisteria and ivy, but rapidly
growing vine, such as Madelit, moon
flower, cobea scandens, the new climb
ing hydrangea or the oldfashioned
morning glory, which comes now in
great splendor, will cover the wires in
month 6r So. "tssyss'.-IE ss-,,--
The floor should be covered with mat
ting, rag carpet or rugs. Denim, cut
to- fit and hemmed all around, is cozy
and clean. Straw seats or cushions can
be bought for few cents each, and pill
lows can be stuffed with excelsior and
covered with chintz or plaid ginghan.
which sells for about FIVE cents a yard.
a table for books and refreshments
costs so cents and can be painted to
match the wicker or spltnt chairs,
which have cushions of denim tied on,
to match.
A homemade settee, q hammock
swung across the co~Rs-, hanging
shelf for books and fancy work, and, of
course, flower boxes to hem it all in,
make a happy little world, open to
friends, but shut to foes. Lemonade,
raspberry vinegar or any cold drink
can be offered along with crackers,
cake, sandwiches or any dainty, light
dessert. Breakfast taken on the porch
will have new flavor. A summer on
the porch, provided 1t is properly fur
nished, is not to be despised.-N. Y.
Herald.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-07-20
TESTING EXPLOSIVES
New and Deadly Compounds Being
Experimental With.
Army Board Looking for an Expio-
sive That Will BE Safe to Han
die and BE Powerful In
Its Effect.

Important tests with thorite, a new
high explosive, are being conducted by
the board of ordnance and Notifications
at the Sandy Hook proving grounds.
Little is known in the war department
of the characteristics of the new ex-
plosive. 1t is the invention of Prof.
Tuttle, of Oregon, who asserts that it is
perfectly safe, and was willing some
weeks ago to put a red-hot poker into
q charge of thorite, declaring it could
be done without causing i to explode.
It is believed to have picric acid Is its
base. Tests of the explosive by the in
yentor are said to have been very satis-
factory, and it may prove to be the
material the army has been seeking.
Besides thorite the ordnance depart
ment of the army has been experiment
ing with jovite, emmensite and wet and
dry guncotton, paying more attention
to the last-named explosive than to any
other. So far none of them has given
the results desired before adoption for
service use.
Capt. William Crozier, military at
tache of the American delegation to The
Hague conference, was instructed sew
eral weeks ago to stop in England on his
way home and ascertain if possible the
ingredients of liddite and the secret of
the fuse used by Gen. Kitchener's army
in the Sudan with such excellent eff
feet. 1t is untrue that he has been di-
rected to contract for any quantity of
the explosive. Military officers in Eng
land have apparently been unable to
secure all the information concerning
the explosive the authorities would like
to have. 1t is recalled that emmensite.
discovered in and used by France, was
kept secret, but this government final
ly obtained information of it's ingredi-
ents, and has been testing it for some
years at Sandy Hook.
Tests of jovite were made by the army
officials several years ago and were not
very successful. The navy department
has tested jovite with considerable sue
cess, and If it keeps satisfactorily 1t
may be adopted by the naval service.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-07-20
NEGRO IN THE WINDOW.
ShreNd .Business Man Turned the
Nap to His Advantage and
ReAped Rich Harvest.

Funny thing happened to me when
I was working for Blankety Blank q
Co. in Chicago" said New Orleans
window dresser. 81 had a big window
on Clark street that seemed as if it was
hoodooed. No matter what put there,
1t appeared to be impossible to attract
any attention, and tte manager, who
was keen as hawk, began to grumble
because he never saw anybody looking
in. ! used to lay awake nights rasking
my brains for new schemes, but it was
no 60. One day when l was feeling
pretty blue told our negro porter TO
clear everything out preparatory to
making big display of special line
of shirts. He was a fat, black, trifling
fellow, and l guess he must have been
out at a cake walk the night before, for
he fell fast asleep in chair in the mid
die of the window. was on the point
Of waking him up and giving him fits
when l happened to notice how ex-
tremely ludicrous he looked. His head
was on one side, his enormous mouth
wide open and his limbs relaxed in the
oldest postures Imaginable; in short,
he was perfect picture of lazy rascal
in happy slumber. That gave me an
idea. l didn't say word. but, grab
bing piece of pasteboard, dashed off
sign: Dreaming of Our Dollar
Shirts and stood it quietly against his
knees. Then ! gently rolled up the
curtain and awaited developments.
Well, the hit that window made is the
pet tradition of the store to this day.
People simply blockaded the sidewalk,
and you could hear them laughing a
block away. The funniest part about it
was that nobody supposed for a mo-
ment it could possibly be the real thing.
They thought it was clever piece of
acting, or else wonderful wax figure.
That the coon was actually asleep never
occurred to anyone, and stood around
with my heart in my mouth for fear the
noise would arouse him. 1t didn't, how
ever, and he snored away peacefully
until nearly four o'clock. Then he
woke up with a start. and was so sur
prised he came near jumping through
the plate glass. The spectators ho'yled
and that night the house raised my sal
ary. tried to work the same scheme
afterward, but 1t was failure. The
darky couldn't pretend worth cent
IN. o. Times-Democrat.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-07-20
How Petticoats should he Made.

The petticoats should be made to
clear the ground 1t is mistake to
have it too long. If the slGrt of the
gown does not stand out well it is best
to have rufiies of silk put on the lining
or underneath the skirt rather than 10
have the petticoat SO long that it drags
on the ground. If flannel petticoats
are worn they should be made of the
very thinnest quality, like the alba
tross flannel, and on exactly the same
lines as the silk petticoat If the
fanne! petticoat is not worn and
the short white skirts are used instead,
they too must be cut on the same lines.
The trouble with most of the ready
made short white petticoats is that they
are on a yoke, and the fulness below the
yoke is put so that it comes at the hips.
OF course it means little trouble to
look into all these little details of dress,
but, once down and the under-clothing
put in good order, the new gown will
look 20 per cent. better than If il is
worn over ill-fitting and old-fashioned
lingerie. e.-Harper's Bazaar.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-07-20
GRAFTING SKIN SAVES LIFE.
Woman Teacher Is Among Those
Suffering for the Former
Pupils Sake.

Thirty-two square inches of cuticle
were the other day taken by physicians
of Waterloo, Ia, from the arms of IL
volunteers, one of whom was woman,
and successfully transplanted to the
body OF young man, Will Barrett, in
order to save his life.
Barrett was severely burned in fire
several weeks ago and his wounds
would not heal. The woman who vol
was Miss Lydia Hinman, principal of
the high school, and the unfortunate
young man was one of her favorite
pupils. The other volunteers were his
former schoolmates.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-07-20

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July 17.-C. M.
Foote, grand exalted leader knight OF
the grand lodge, order of Elks, died
in this city Sunday from heart failure,
superinduced by a complication of dis
eases. Mr.. Foote was one of the lead.
ing citizens of Minneapolis, and few
years since was prominent candidate
for postmaster. He was SO years old.
Mr.. Foote was one of those injured in
the collapse of the coliseum, at Allan
tic City, N. j., in 1895.