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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
UNCLAIMED FORTUNES.
Large Amounts of MOneS rhnt Are
Awaiting CInimant. Ia the
London C0urts.

A large number OF heirs TO con sid
during The last year have not YET been
located. says London exchau2e To
mention few out OF the many still
sought it may be stated that the next
OF kin of Baron Ge Gavedel! Geanpy.
who died at Pisa in 1912. are sought and
there is lot of money waiting for he
missing heirs of Joseph sullivan. for
merry of Cork and late of San Fran
cisco.
Six thousands pounds sterling awai,
James +. Higgins or his children He
was last heard of in New York and be
yond that the veil seems impenetrab BILE.
\ dying mother left her child. named
Robert 'Purkis. in the care Of friend /,
Years ago There is money for thai
chid If he can only be found.
\ Doncaster race meeting in 1854
saw the lasi of w J. Garrison, SO far as
is known Money awaits him now,
As far back as 1859 Peter Sullivan
lived in Waterford. In 1900 the court of
chancery is looking for his descend,
ants.
Scarcely less curious than the long
lis, of missing persons is he table show
ing the strange resurrection of long
lost companies.
For instance, the West New Jersey
society has paid no dividend on its
stock since 1892. but representatives OF
the shareholders are now being sought
There are shareholders in the Waterloo
Bridge company whose addresses are
unknown who are entitled to funds.
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House Work is Hard Work without GOLD DUST.
MAKES WOMEN COARSE.
Not One Gtri IN Twenty Can steer
safety AMONG the Rocks .Tour-
nalixm T'iacca In Her Path.

Inreply to letter sent by Edward
BOX TO representative men and wonien
journalists of this country asking rs
the newspaper Office place for girl ?"
a leading woman writer aud editor
says. in the Ladies' Home journal:
For young girl consider a newspa-
per office the most appalling moral
eye-opener Imaginable. Naturally.
where all subjects are published. they
are to a great degree discussed, and a
woman must hear things that no
amount of chivalry from her masculine
coworkers can prevent That bon
camaraderie which a woman of the
world understands and can cope with.
is often the undoipg of the young girl
who grows tlippant and unwomanly in
her desire to he regarded favorably by
members of the staff"
A leading editor in replying to the
sa me question embodies in his letter
the opinions of the 20 other men who
also answer the inquiry negatively:
1T depends upon the girl, il is said
And il does. But so much depends upon
her. she is asked to carry so much. she
is required to be so everlastinsly on the
defensive. that there isn't one girl in
20 who can safely steer across all the
rocks she meets And even If she does
| do not see how II is worth her while
| We are supposed to pay our women
better than any paper in New York;
yet OF the 10, Nhr highest paid receives
| only S42 Il week She is generally cred
tied as getting 500 week. but. actu-
ally. she gets what say since pay her
each Friday And hers is an unsua1
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BOOKS


Those who have given attention TO
the past history of the district. and e..
pcciaily to the outpu, Of he local print.
ing press in the early years. will he in
terested to know that quite recently
some important additions have been
made to the stock Of information on
that subject. About a year ago a pa
per on the early imprints Of the district
was read before the Columbia His
torcal society by Mr.. A. = c. Griffin
who is at the head of the photographic
department of the library of congress
This paper will be the fourth volume
of the proceedings of the society. which
is about ready for the press. says the
Washington Star. The earliest book
mentioned by Mr.. Griffin is the Po-
tomac almanac for the year 1899. pub
lished in Georgetown. There is no date
in the imprint. but the supposition is
that the work was printed in the year
1892
Since then there has come into the
possession OF Mr.. w. y. Bryan Cath
olic book Of devotions bearing the i'm
print of Georgetown. 1892. which is the
earliest known date of any book pub.
lished in the district. Quite recently.
however. Mr.. John T. Loomis discovered
a pamphlet bearing date Of l79, and
printed in Georgetown by NJ. Day and
w. Hancock. The pamphlet contains
two sermons on the perseverance, of the
saints by John Bloomer Balch. pastor
of the Presbyterian church of George
town and a well-known resident of the
district at the time and for several
years afterward.
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cUsTER's PRACTICAL JOKE.
Gave an Imitati0n Indian Attack on
His Camp and Terrified .
Tende rfOOt VisitOr.

The late Charles Osborn, the New
York broker, and Gen. Custer were in.
innate friends, and Osborn annually
visited the general on the plains. Dur
ing one of his Indian campaigns, Gus.
ter invited Osborn and party OF
friends out to Kansas, and gave them
a buffalo hunt. The next night as Os-
borne was lying in his tent, rapid firing
was heard on the picket line. Boots and
Saddles" was sounded, and Osborn was
wondering what it was all about, when
the general burst in with rifle, two
revolvers and saber. Charlie" he
said, in his quick, nervous way, "you
must defend yourself. Sitting Bull,
Wiggletail Jim and Scalplock Skonhe-
gan are on us in force. Things look Sc
rious, but the safety of my regiment is
my first duty. If we don't meet again.
good-by!" The unhappy New York
man shook with terror. Shots and
war whoops resounded on every
side, and great blaze sprang up in the
distance. He clptched the rifle, revolt
vers and saber in turn,S but finally
dropped them all and tried to make
himself as small as possible. Sudden
ly the noise died away, and Custer en-
tered the tent to find his friend fiat
on the ground, with his face covered.
''Spare mel" he moaned. "All right"
said Custer, in matter-of-fact tone.
"Supepr is ready, and it's your treat!"
Osborn opened his eyes and saw .
table spread with an elaborate feast,
and crowd Of smiling officers stand.
ing by. Then he realized that he, had
been the victim of practical joke; but
he was SO relieved that he joined in
the laughter with the rest.
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DRINK IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
People OF the state Consumed Two
and a Half millions worth ot
Liquor IN Eleven Months.

The largest whisky bottling estab-
lishInent III the world is located in
South Carolina, says the New York
Herald. There are extensive distil-
leries and immense bottung works
scattered throughout the country. as
may he noted by the advertisements
on the dead walls of the city But
the palmetto state concern towers
above them all.
In the II months of the year 1900
the month of December not being
considered in the fiscal arrangement
the commonwealth. in it's capacity
of hnrkeeper to all its citizens. dis
posed of S2.4Sl $40 - worth of drink
ables This sum was in advance OF
the entire preceding II months by
ST5o.0o0. For the entire year of 1900
the increase has been 81 .00O,00o sug-
gcstins n remarkable advance in the
thrst of the people of South Caro-
lima. December was naturally the
ut the various disprnsares scattered
throughout the state. All the coun.
try aud his brother appeared to he in
want of a bottle during the month
of the great holiday. and thus tn"
sales rose $3.50. 900 in ~ days
South Carolina's experiment in
drink selling has proved unusually in
tcrcsting. The system was put IN
practice in 1894 ~ which time the
state advanced SiO.nun for stock y
This Sio.0on has long since been re
turnet to the treasury. and the state,
the counties and the cities have been
making money ever since
out of lie sales last year Ne profits
| IT, the statp WAS SlI6Ql". nnd this
will h. used for the .mpt oremcni oi
the puhlic schools Thr remainder
of the total profits Of $4il.1iS is +" be
divided among the towns AND roun
ties ia whose districts are drspen
| saries.
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BOLD IN THEIR THIEvERY.
Mexicans show Great Audncity in See
curing IiIicit PIunder-Iuctdrnt
witnessed by a Traveller.

THE thing which struck me the most
forcihiy in Mexico" said J. d. Proud
fut. who has just returned from visit
to the lar south to Kansas City Jour
nal reporter is the hoItness and clev-
erness Of he sneak thieves who infest
the national capital. They call them
rateros down there. and II that word
comes from ra, ii is well taken The
Gay b. fore | left Mexico an o'd gentle
man came in on train and put his
head ont OF The ear window TO see the
sights. Jus, a. the train pulled up at
the Depot rateros on the platfQrm
snatched off the old gent!eman's hat.
The old gentleman ran ont of the car
and. seeing the thief. he set his valise
down in order to give chase In an in
stant another rateros had swiped the
valise and both of the thieves got away.
1.-THE old gentleman went to hotel
and barely nnpacked his trunk when a
young man appeared in his room and
called for his dirty clothes for the laun-
dry. The young man was another rat
eros and he got nearly every stitch of
wearing appare! the old gentleman had
! had little experience with the rat
eros on my own account. They got a
light overcoat from my carriage seat
in broad daylight when was standing
within five feet of il talking to an ac-
quaintance."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
COSTLIEST OF LOG HOUSES.
A Residence Being Built on an Island
in Maine mt an Expense
of $4,000.

The costliest log house ever built
in Maine, and probably in the world.
is being constructed On Warren's is
land, Gilkey's harbor. 1t was begun
by the late w. H. Torwell. of Philadel
phia, and is being completed by his
son, Nathan p. Forwell, to whom the
property was willed with the provi-
sion that It should be finished accord
ing to the plans adopted. 1t will cost
nearly $4,000. The log hut, as some
of the neighbors call it, is 1OOX1O5
feet, and is built of unpeeled spruce
timber cut upon the island. Fred
Hunter, an expert log cabin builder
from Virginia, is experimenting the
erection of the building. and is copy
ing the style that prevailed in Vir-
ginia a century or more ago.
The house will contain 22 sleeping
rooms, living hall 30x40 feet, a din
ing-room 2Ox3O feet. kitchen 20x25
feet, laundry 2Ox25 feet, and store
room 15x25 feet There will be six
bay windows and 100 of the ordinary
kind. Many Of the windows will be
fitted with panes Of glass AXIS feet.
The roof is gabled.
The large living-hall is finished with
gilt molding, and arom the windows
one can-look across upon the Camden
mountains, famous for their beauty.
This view caused Mr.. Forwell to have
placed above the immense open fire.
place large marble tablet with the
inscription: "How beautiful are the
mountains" from Isaiah. Work on
the house was begun more than a
year ago, and it will require four
months to finish it.
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Working Overtime.

Eight hours laws are ignored by
those tireless, little workers-Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. Millions are
-afw1ys at work, nig frt ana dr ,, crrrirss.
Indigestion, Biliousness, Constipation,
Sick Headache and all Stomach, Liver
and Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant,
safe, sure. Only 25c at w, r. Smith
g. Co. s. drug store.
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RECORDOF THE PAST
No Stronger Evidence Can Be
Had.

Look we'll to their record. What they
have done many times in years gone by,
is the best guarantee of future results
Anyone with bad back; any reader suf-
iering from urinary troubles, from any
kidney ills, will find in the following evil
dence proof that relief and cure is near
at hand:
Mr.. John Ryan, eng ieer, of 377 E.
Union street, Circleville, o., says: "For
20 years was an anxious seeker after
kidney remedy which would do what 1t
claimed, but it was not until had got
hold of Doan's Kidney Pills that was
able to say at last had found one, the
value of which had not been over stated.
Strong as this statement is, there are
many of our citizens who will endorse
my words to the fullest extent If ever
a man had cause to be thankful, it is one
relieved of pains from which he suffered
as long and as much as /. When l tried
Doan's Kidney Pills was almost without
hope Of ever finding remedy to effect
cure. In day or two I realized had
kidney cure that cured. This experience
continued until l was absolutely without
ache or pain of any kind.
Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all
dealers. Price so cents. Mailed by
Foster. Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. ", sole
agents for the y. S.
Remember the name, Dosn's, and take
no substitute.
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Announcement.

To accommodate those who are
partial to the use Of atomizers in ap-
plying liquids into the nasal passages
for catarrhal troubles, the proprietors
prepare Cream Balm in liquid form,
which will be known as Ely's Liquid
Cream Balm. y @Price including the
spraying tube is IS cts. Druggists or
by mail. The liquid form embodies the
medicinal properties of the solid prep
paration. hCream Balm is quickly alb
sorbed by the membrane and does not
dry up the secretions but changes
them to a natural and healthy char
actcr. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren ST.,
N "
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.she,. Dead now.

II is not uncommon for the first wife
to hear of "my mothers cooking" nor
for the second wife to learn that her
predecessor had all the excellent traits
Of Eolomon's virtuous woman. The lec-
tuFxr inquired3 d5rsnsstt tti;es4 ~ &C
one in this room tell me of perfect
mani" There was dead silence. Has
anyone" he continued, "heard of per-
feet woman?" Then patient-looking
little woman in black dress rose up
at the back of the room and answered:
"rhere was one. I've often heard OF
her, but she's dead now. She was my
husband's frst wife."-Youth's Com.
panion.
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named, but he had set up a barrier
between them which even she. not
at all given to distrust, greatly feared
could never be broken down.
Months passed. and never once had
they been alone. 1t had all been
managed SO unobtrusively, Ethel was
quite sure no one, not even her moth
er, had noticed the fact. In her sore
heart she began to doubt Jacks love.
At last she determined upon
strategy. She was a most success
full mimic. and could assume her
brother Herbert's voice to perfec-
ing she had excused herself from
family theater party on the plea of
headache. She was at the telephone
as soon as the carriage had driven
off. Then to the butler:
James, If Mr.. Archer calls to see
Herbert, have a message for him.
If anyone else calls, 1 am not at
home.'
"Yes, brother told me to say how
sorry he was. He was called out Just
after he telephoned. and as he knew
you would probably be on the way,
he left me to make his apology. And,
by the way, I only heard to-day of
your engagement. 1 believe it isn't
announced yet. but we are such old
friends, you won't mind if I con-
gratulate you now"
"My engagement! Ethel. you know
that will never be-
"Why moi? ?" The brown eyes were
wide with innocence. Could anyone
suspect that her heart was beating
like trip-hammer?
Jack drew in his breath hard.
Then he said. coldly: II beg your
pardon, Miss Bray. but 1 think you
yourself warned me once about the
matrimonial prospects of cripple" /"
"Oh! said women put strength
where men do beauty. and you are
strong and-and--cruel!" Ethel was
fast losing her self-control. "If a
man was in love with GIRL" she
went on. hurriedly. "and some one
should throw vitriol at her-or-or
something, would he--not speak ia
her any more, and avoid her-and-
and-everything?'
| Ethel had grown more and more
incoherent, and finished by sobbine
outright. Then she turned and would
have run out of the room, if strong
left arm had not held her.
"Ethel, do you pity me?"
IL don't see why l should. I'm
the one to be pitied."
The arm relaxed, but frightened
again as the voice went on:
"It-it's disgraceful to make girl
propose!"
A good soldier knows when ia
capitulate, and Jack had won the
breyets for bravery.
"And thought you knew more Of
philosophy" Ethel said, later, "thar
to believe theory was ever intended
to At practice. 1t may be true enough
to say that cripples are ineligible
but If you are cripple--why, that's
differentl"
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THEY were mounting the steps of
the Metropolitan elevated at Mad
ison street, and watching the slow
clump, clump of cripple as he de-
scended. After he had passed them
Jack said, pitifully, half under his
breath: "Poor fellow! His working
arm and right leg. l wonder what
he can find to do"
"His wife supports him, probably.
That is if he was married before his
accident, suppose his matrimonial
prospects dwindled to nothing after
wards if he wasn't, in which case other
relatives stepped in, Of course"
Ethel's voice was calm, even cold.
Jack suddenly wondered If she had a
heart. He answered little bitterly:
''Then you think love goes for moth
ing. Only able-bodied laborers need
apply!"
Ethel laughed. "Well, one-armed
lover wouldn't be CT much use in Sc
curing one a seat in the elevated at this
hour"
She was still breathless from her
encounter with the crowd, through
which Jacks height and football mus
Gle had forced way for her, while he
was weighing her emotional nature.
"But seriously, Miss Bray, don't
you think it possible for woman to
fall in love with cripple?"
Seriously, Mr.. Archer, do not
She may feel sorry for him, and SC
marry him out of the sentiment akin
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A Fireman's Close Call.

II stuck to my engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve was
racked with pain" writes c. W.
Bellamy a locomotive fireman, of
Burlington, Iowa, 81 was weak and
pale, without any appetite and all run
down. AS was about to give up, |
got bottle of Electric Bitters and,
after taking it, felt as well as l ever
did in my life" Weak, sickly, run
down people always gain new life,
strength and vigor from their use.
Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
A ROYAL GUEST.


How suddenly ne was dethroned,
Who his entire kindgdom owned,
They cried: Long live the kingP'
But not to him they bowed, on mol
For In his place of honor, 1oi
A tiny, squalling thing.
With wrinkled brow, and puckered face.
Ana not single kingly grace.
Usurps this braw1ing elf.
But how he loves that tyrant small.
And flies whene'er ne hears him call
And worships him with pelf.
And slngs--aye there's the rub--to sing
A melody for the new king
At midnight, standard time;
And he who never sung a note
Now MARBLES from his tuneful throat,
A lullaby in rhyme:
NOCTURNE.
sleep, dear, and resti
Hush, hush. don't cry.
Birds in the nest
Have gone by-by.
'"rhe baa-baa sheep.
The moo-moo COW.
Are fast asleep
It's your turn now.
"Ah. little man,
You're the whole thing!
Deny 1t who can.
Baby is kingi"
M. l.. Rayne, in Chicago Times-Herald
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Italy want. . National Hymn.

According to Rome correspondent
there is strong movement on foot to
induce Verdi to write national an
them for Italy. At present nothing of
the kind exists, and Signor Boiro has
written to Verdi asking him if he will
undertake to furnish his countrymen
with hymn embodying their tradi-
tons, their ideals and their aspirations,
as he alone can embody them. Upon re-
ceipt of his reply the legislature will
be asked by a solemn vote to intrust
the master with the task.
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The largest land owner in England
proper is the duke of Northum be rlan d
who possesses 10000 acres, mainly, of
course in the county from which he
takes his title. and he is the only one
of these 2S great lords who has not an
acre either in Scotland or Ireland. The
largest landlord in Ireland is Mar
quis Conyngham. who owns 10000
acres; in Wales "The Prince in Wales"
Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, whose
acres amount to $4,000, is the only pos
SCISSOR of more than 100000 0acres who is
not a peer.
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why He Doe.n,t Get weary.

The wonderful physical endurance of
Gen. Fukushima, who is in command
of the Japanese troops in China, was
thus explained to Frederick Palmer the
other day by an officer who is over six
feet tail and rather thin: "No wonder
Fukushima does not get tired; his
heart has to pump blood only about
half as far as mine. 1t is the difference
between supplying water to two and
q four story building"
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Recent Experiments show that all

Recent experiments show that all
classes of foods may be completely
digested by preparation called Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure, which absolutely di-
-essts what ynu eat As il is the only
combination of all the natural diges-
tants ever devised the demand for it
has become enormous. 1t has never
failed to cure the very worst cases of
indigestion and it always gives in
slant relief. w. r. Smith & Co.,
druggists.
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A PERPETUAL CONTRACT.
The Chiropodist Acknowledge ed That
His Work Was Only Tenn
pOrary.

Ibid you ever hear of corn con-
tract?" said Arthur Campbell, man
ager of a downtown hotel. to COM
municative guest, who had just put
his name down on the register, ac-
cording to the Chicago Chronicle
'What do you mean. another Letter
deal?" asked the new arrival.
mo. | mean one OF those corn con-
tracts which a chiropodist enters
into" said the manager OF tie hostel
ry.
makes?" inquired the guest. why,
I can't understand what you are driv-
ing at"
swell. I'll explain, then" said Camp
bell. ~ had an exceedingly bad pain
in my left foot last week. 1t hurt
SO that doctor stopping at my home
and others could do nothing to allevi-
ate the soreness, which l found was
the result of large corn that had
been on my toe for month.
81 determined to have it eradicated
by a chiropodist. l passed down
Wells street one afternoon and spied
the sign of a German doctor. which
said something about 'huehnerau-
gen.
II went in. investigated, and found
he was willing to relieve me of my
troubles by removing the growth.
"He proceeded to perform the oper'
alton, and when everything was fin.
ished he asked me to sign contract
for the work of removing the corn
right along. He said it was likely tc
come back again and that such pacts
were made occasionally, but did not
want to think anything more about
it and refused. l never heard of sucf
thinp before"
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81 don't like that man, said Senator
Sorghum, in a tone that was almost
ferocious. she is what l call a dis
honest politician. And dishonesty in
politics is something that l can't
abide"
"What is your idea of dishonest
politician ?" asked the friend, rather
quizzically.
''Why, he's man who takes money
from both sides and then goes ahead
and votes as he blame pleases."
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