The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-06-06
OF Interest Clipped From the
Columns Of Valuable
Exchanges.
New Way to Increase Visible Sup
ply Of Eggs.-Wheat Prospects
In Fayette-Bainbridge Fish
Story.
TO MAKE HENS LAY.

with his auntie in the country and
was especially interested in the
chickens. Arthur heard his auntie
telling his uncle that the hens we're
not laying as many eggs as they
should. 1t seemed unjust to Arthur
that chickens should be fed and cared
for and then should not lay as many
eggs as we're expected of them. He
thought about the problem for some
time and then wandered from the
house and strolled toward the chick
en- yard. A short time after his aunt
heard great commotion among the
chickens and hurried out to see what
was the matter. When she arrived
at the enclosure she was surprised to
see Arthur inside among the chick
ems. Closer observation showed him
to have caught fowl which he was
roundly cutting on the head. Between
the squawks of the imprisoned chick
en- she heard Arthur administer this
verbal rebuke: II bet y'll lay eggs
now-you ole loafer!" The ridicu-
lous part of the proceeding is that
Arthur's victim was young rooster.
Ohio State Journal.
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
A singular marriage took place in
Lebanon the other day in which two
Franklin young persons were the con-
tracing parties. The young man re-
Gently purchased house in the
northwestern section of Franklin and
while closing the deal asked the wo-
man of whom he bought the property
if she could not secure him nice wo-
man for wife. The feminine desire
to make matches famed to red
heat at once and she said that she
knew girl who would make him a
'lovely wife" and would notify her.
But the impatient groom requested
that she be brought in at once and
introduced to him. The lady was
brought, and the love light probably
burned at first sight, as they went to
Lebanon three days later and were
welded by Rev. Shively. The groom
is well-known at Franklin. He
owns small farm near that city and
has some money in bank. The bride
is also well-known in Franklin
Middletown Signal.
SIX GENERATIONS OF BLACKsMITHs.
Sam Evans, of Huntington township,
claims to be the sixth generations of
Evanses following the blacksmith
trade. The succession covers period
of 200 years. There was a family Of
ancient Egyptians who were stone
masons for 40 generations. The Ev.
anses should set out anew to rival it.
OLD DESKS PRESERVED.
Some time next fall, when the new
desks which have been ordered for the
house of representatives. have been de,
livered by the contractor, the old
desks, which have been in use since
1872, will be sold at auction, and there
will doubtless be demand by hero
worshipers for those which were used
by President Mckinley, Col. Bryan
Thomas B. Reed, John G. Carlisle
Mr.. Blaine, General Garfield, Sunset
Cox and other famous men. Congress
provided that the members of the
House could have the privilege OF
buying their own desks at giver
price, and many of them will doubt
less choose to do so. There was a
similar auction sale when the desks
we're changed in 1872, and active bid
ding far those which had been useG
by Henry Clay and other famous mer
of the past generation. You will fine
now in the houses of old residents o1
Washington some of those desks, anG
they are highly treasured. 1t should
be said, however, that there are
always several desks attributed tt
famous men. This is unavoidable
because under the rules of the House
the desks are drawn by lot at the
beginning of every Congress, and the
members seldom occupy the same
seat twice in succession. The desk.
are all numbered and the doorkeeper,
have record of their history. By
looking at the book they can tell yol
who has used any one of the desks
you may happen to name. You will
find half dozen with which Mr.
Blaine has been associated and al
equal number that were used by
President Mckinley. This detracts
somewhat from their value, but does
not destroy the sentiment.-Chicago
Record-Herald.
THE WHEAT PROSPECTS.
Notwithstanding the fears enter
tained by fully nine-tenths of the
farmers of Ohio at seeding time las,
fall, the Hessian fly, which last yea,
completely annihilated the whea,
crop, has thus far done but little
damage throughout this section o.
the state. The growing wheat croI
is fairly promising, and if something
now unforeseen does not arise to altel
the present good prospects, there
will be splendid average yield con
sidering the acreage sown. Th'
fears of a repetition of the fly ex
1rpcriences-of of last as$Vea+dsterxsd- four