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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

In his letter to Secretary Long OPP
posing the act passed by Congress to
promote six gunners to the rank of
ensign, Admiral Sampson shows his
true cOlors and convicts himself of
being veritable snob. 1t shows that
he has been vastly overrated and is
not the kind of a man to hold a posi-
tion of even the most menial in a
government such as ours. While the
duties of an officer in the navy are
important and necessitate long and
careful study, the lack of knowledge
is not one of his objections. His op-
position is based entirely on social
reasons, he seems afraid that men who
are promoted from the ranks will not
have the polish and finish required to
shine in society. He said in part:
SIN time of peace the navy's function
consists, to a certain extent, of rep
resenting the country abroad, and it
is important that the navy's repre-
sentatives should be men of at least
refinement. Once they are COM
missioned they will have the same So
cial standing as other officers, and no
distinction properly could be made in
extending general invitations. ~
Unfortunately for them they have
been deprived of certain natural ad-
vantages, and in consequence their
proper place is that of leading men
among the crew, and not as represen-
tatives of the country in the ward
room and steerage." Our navy was
created to fight and win and not for a
social club. Merit and bravery should
be the only qualifications for advance
ment, regardless of whether a mans
parents were millionaires or paupers.
Admiral Sampson has insulted the
whole nation, even the class he is try
ing to protect. Yet he Is even now
aspiring to the highest Office in the
American navy, his name having re-
Gently been sent to the Senate for
promotion to Vice Admiral. For this
alone his promotion should never be
ss.sta2esyy ss.staesy asda be deserves to have his res
ignation as an officer in the navy re-
quested by the President. Besides,
what mas Admiral Sampson ever done.
He rose to his present position through
his political pull, and his only claim
of any kind is for the victory at San
tiago, and he did not arrive until af-
ter the battle was over, and then at
tempted to steal the honor from Ad-
miral Schley. He 10 the snobiest
kind of snob and. a disgrace to the
American navy and whole country.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
Marriage Licenses.

Robert G. Mitchell and Luna HE
stand.
Theodore M. Morrison and Nora ].
Crawford.
Harland Rollins and Maria Pearl.
Arthur DuckXall and Martha
e. Scott.
Robert s. Smith and Dorothy T.
Patterson.
Ira Taylor and Amy Finley.
Robert w. Pratt and verda NJ.
Grossett.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

Saturdays Commercial Tribune con
tained a fac-simile of letter from
Rev. Davis w. Clark. formerly pastor
of the NJ. f. Church here, now pre-.
siding elder of the Cincinnati District,
which read: "'Fine words butter nc
parsnips' Here is little butter for
the Saengerfest Directors. Am will
ing that my gift should be made pub.
lie that other small givers may be en-.
couraged. Come, let us love our city
and each other" The letter was ac.
companied by remittance of ten
dollars.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

The Auditor of Warren county,
Geo. w. Smith, died suddenly at his
home in Lebanon of heart failure
Thursday, February II. Warren coun-
ty has since been without an Auditor,
but not because no one is willing to
take a dead mans shoes. An even
twenty avowed candidates are making
life miserable for the County Commits
sioners, whose duty it is to fill the
vacancy,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

bandit, has escaped the powers that
be for three years. He also put up a
pretty good fight against a gallon of
booze, and though he won first honors,
the booze came out on top at the fir
ish. Now he is in Jail to regret that
Set-to
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

bad, suffered terribly; the blood
went up in my lungs and stomach, and
l vomited it up. I could not eat
scarcely anything. cannot tell what
l suffered with my head. My hus-
band got me a bottle of Lydia E. Pink
ham'sVegetable Compound, and before
had taken half of it 1 began to inn
prove, and to-dayI am another woman.
Mrs. Pinkham's medicine has saved my
life. Icannot praise it enough"
M. A. DENsoN, Millport, NY.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
School Exhibition.

An exhibition will be given at the
Elton school house Thursday evening,
March sth. Two excellent plays en-
titaed Afatasoai I aae 4 era liEhs Dread
ful Twins" will be produced, and an
enjoyable evening is promised all who
attend. Admission is cents. Pro-
ceeds for benefit district library.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

According to the Greenfield News
the lawless element in that village
have free hand and the officers seem
to have no inclination to suppress
them. Unless change of policy is
adopted vigilance committee may
be organized by the law abiding citi-
zens for self protection.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

Edwin S. Gill, who figures in recent
dispatches from Honolulu as having
shot Mortimer Fl. Stephens, was form
erly Cincinnati newspaper man.
Later, while Adjutant General of
Arizona, he married Martha Wren,
well remembered by the play-goers, of
Hillsboro as popular soubrette a
dozen years ago, when Arnory Hall
was in it's prime.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

Reports show a greatly increased
death rate from throat and lung
troubles, due to the prevalence Of
Group. pneumonia and grippe. We
advise the use of One Minute Cough
Cure in all of these difficulties. 1t IL
the only harmless remedy that gives
immediate results. Children like 1t.
W. r. Smith 4 Co., druggists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

Portsmouth comes to the front with
a parallel to the Bosscheiter case. If
the perpetrators of the outrage should
get their deserts they would occupy
the electric chair for brief but suf-
ficient period. 1t seems that the law
will permit them to escape that fate,
but they should get the limit in the
penitentiary.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
The Daughters of the America

The Daughters of the American
Revolution have been enjoying their
annual scrap in New York. One del
egate is reported to have mentioned
raising the ante Sin order to keep out
pot washers" She probably overlook
ed the fact that the first principle
for which the ReyolutiOnists fought
was the self evident truth that an
people were created free and equal
theoretically, at least.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized to announce the
name of J. E. Fenner as a candidate
for Assessor of the North Precinct OF
Liberty township, subject to the de-
cision of the Republican primary.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

A Baptist Church at Portsmouth
has split in two separate bodies, evil
IDENTIFY without any intention of per-
petrating joke, calls itself the
Omitted" Baptist Church.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
CHANGE OF LIFE. /.

"Iwas taken sick
fve years ago with
The Grippe and
had a relapse and
was given up by
the doctor and my
friends. Change
Of Life began to
work on me. l
flowed very badly
until a year ago,
then my stomach
and lungs got so
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

& Cafe, Observation and Parlor Cars
on Florida and New Orleans trains,
Queen and Crescent, Southern ny.
and Plant System.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
BILLS ALLOWED.
List Of Persons Who Have Recently
Drawn Money From the
County Treasury.
Stops the Cough and Works on tho
Cold.

Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
cure cold in one day. No cure, no
pay. Price % cents.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

Counter books. &c and o5c
"Dennison" paper fastners. Il to 8 for lc
Date printers, special. .15c
Rubber band for sling shots. 2 for SC
Book straps, single. sc
record books. ...............I .IOc to 25c
20 pee wee marbles. lie
80 connie marbles. =. lie
Cornelian agates. sc and IO<.
filnt agates-. -.........
Imitation agates. II
nSAA'olac ScIs.. ........... &c and lOc
Library paste, large size. T.. .2Oc
Good envelopes. IS for c
ls sheets good writing paper. sc
Safety pins, per doz. 49,. &c, 4c and 5c
Refined petroleum jelly, per bottle 4c
Excelsior boys printer lOc
Kid hair curriers', per doz. :. &c to &c
Curiing irons. &c
Ladies' pocket books. .25c
Receipt books. ks............. &c and lOc
Visiting cards, per doz. sc
Gummed labels, per box. 49,. DC
otatements. ..............5 ..5c per pad
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

Jumping ropes. ..3c and &c
Cuff holders, per pair. sc and &c
"a sheets paper and "a envelopes in
boxes, per box. >. &c to 4Oc
Talcum powder. &c
Perfection toothpicks, per box. sc
Sealing wax for letters, per stick. &c
Collar buttons, per doz.. &c, 4c and Sc
Pearl collar buttons, each. &c
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
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<hia sis.a1aps Z on every hns = ~ 5000
Laxative brcanosQ ln0 -
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

The male mosquitoes do not bite,
but live on the juices Of flowers and
plants.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
PROFUSE PERIODS.

commenced
taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
t a Bile Compound
a b ut 8 months
ago, and cannot
express the won
derful good it has
done me. Men
situations were so
profuse as to leave
me very weak for
soma fip,a altar
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

Was also troubled with leucorrhoea.
tired feeling, bearing down sensation,
pain across the back and thighs. l
felt as though there was q heavy
weight in my stomach all the time.
l have taken two bottles Of the medi-
cine, and now have better health than
/ have had for four years"
Mrs. LIZZIE DICKSON HODGE,,
Avalon, Ohio.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
Mems and Boys Shoes.

S5 Shoes, removal sale price. .,....... .S3 so
and so ......... 2 IS
and 3 80 6 6 ...,..... 2 25
10, 30 and 25 ........... S5
2Shoes, ........... so
l so and IS Shoes, :" ........ 25
l 25 and l IS Z" ... 98
A lot of Forbush & Brown handmade
French Kip Boots; size, 6. Worth $3.50.
Removal sale price, $2. Sale lasts Is days.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

Toe Overalls, removal price. 80. ........ Soc
Csc 4" :. ............ .4Sc
SOC ......... .38c
Umbrellas, Mackintoshes, Rubber ard Oil
Clothing at cost Is days removal sale.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28

Any Trunk, Satchel,:Suit Case or Tele
in our store at costsfor Is days.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-02-28
$40 Overcoats, removal sale price

Boys Suits at cost. Childrrn's Suits at
cost Is days removal sale.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-31
MORE PORTO RIceNs WANTED.
Hawaiian Planters Ready to Employ
10000 of the Islanders.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Jan 30-AIbert E.
Minvielle, a native Porto Rican, employed
by the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Associa-
ton in taking Porto Rican immigrants to
Hawaii arrived here today to escort a
party of four hundred immigrants TO the
Pacific. The next party will be one OF
$50
Mr.. Minvielle has just returned from
Honolulu. where he assisted in settling
400 Porto Ricans. To prevent desertion
at San Francisco, as in the case of the
first party, the immigrants were taken at
night direct from the Southern Pacific
station at Oakland TO the steamer. the
City of Pekin, and never even saw San
Francisco.
The voyage out was uneventful. but
three of the immigrants died on the trip
\ large number of the Porto Ricans we're
taken from Honolulu to the Island Of
Maui. On the way there they mutinied
because their meals were not served in
time and il was necessary to arrest the
ringleaders and send the other immigrants
10 Maui under escort.
The Hawaiian planters seem well
pleased with the immigrants and will take
10 coo more of them. The natives also
seem to like the Porto Ricans. The City
of Pekin also carried out a large number
OF Southern negroes to Hawaii for farm
labor They were not as cordially re-
ceived as she Porto Rieans. and there was
some opposition TO their introduction.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-31

freights. it would provide for bounties
based On cargo actually carried, and would
not give the lions share of the subsidy to
ocean liner passenger vessels. which, I'M
der sly cargo provision, intended for the
purpose, can earn full premiums without
carrying a pound of freight. It will not
cheaper freigh;s; it will raise them. Ocean
freghts ere now regulated By the compe-
tition of sailing vessels and tramp steam
ers. To this is due the current low rates
OF carriage for our cereals and non-perish
able products. By giving bounties for
speed and capacity, these humble servants
of home production will be driven from
the seas. and their trade transferred to
the great American transportation trust
which, if not already formed. is in process
of organization its object being to monop-
Ollie the entire ocean commerce of the
United States
When Democrats in Congress assembled
come to realize that the American peo-
pie will shortly understand the fla
grancy of such raid upon the Treas
ury as the subsidy steal contemplates, and
necessarily resent it. perhaps they may
tardily reach the conclusion that it would
be better to fight the monster than to lie
down and let it walk over them. Were
they to do the former, the act might exert
a salutary influence upon their political
future
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-31

wholssomeness, breeziness. and largeness
of his views even more than in his com
mand of language or his insight into char
acter. Mark Twain is great. He does not
need the conventicnalities of literature to
make his ideas impressive he can find
the problems of the universe in a at-boat,
and make you see them there. He can
put a whole philosophical system into the
mouth of HuclIeberry Finn, and its force
will be just as apparent through the
slang of the Mississippi Valley as it would
in the scientific language of Kant--if not
more so. There is no pose. no artifciality,
about Mark Twain: and that is one rea-
son why. in conventions ridden world. he
has not produced the effect that smaller
men masquerading in large suits Of armor.
often do. When he encounters the con-
ventions. the conventions fall with the
suddenness experienced by Sir Launcelot
when lassoed by The Boss in that In
comparable idyl OF fun. THE Connecticut
Yankee at King Arthur's Court" One
cannot however. expect Mr.. Harry Thurs
ton Peck to appreciate the picturesqueness
of such a combat. 1t would be out of char
acter. He could no more do it than Mark
Twain himself could have gore before the
world as Prof Sammy Langhorne Clemens.
As Mr. Peck himself once remarked. there
is everything in a name
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-31
THREE LEGAcIEs FOR YALE.
$4,000 of the Si1Iiman Estate to
Reach the College Eventually

NEW YORK, Jan. 3O.-The will of Ben
jamin d. Silliman was filed for probate in
the Surrogate Court in Brooklyn today
by the executors, Edward Mitchell and
Grosvenor s. Hubbard. Before his death,
Mr.. Silliman wrote a synopsis Of his will,
which he requested should be made public
on the day the petition was filed. and this
request was complied with.
By the provisions of the will. two lega-
cies of $4,000 go to Yale College. one 10
be paid on the death of the Rev Silliman
Blagden. nephew OF the testator. the
other On the death OF Miss Taylor a
niece. The residue of the estate, after
certain other requests is put in trust dur
ing the life of the testator's sole surviv-
ing sister. Mrs. Laura S. Blagden, of
Washington. d. c., one-half of the in
come TO be applied to her use for life
the other half to the use of two of the
testator's nieces during his sisters life.
On the termination of this trust fur
Their legacy of $4,000 is left to Yale Col
lege for the foundation of the Marshall s.
Bidwell Fellowship" and a legacy of
600 is left to Columbia College for
the foundation of the William Mitchell
Fellowship"
The balance goes to the descendants of
two deceased sisters.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-31
NO STARVATION IN PORTO RICO.
DIR. Smith Makes an Emphatic Denial
of DR.. Williams Statements.

NEW YORK. Jan. 30.-In the January
number of "The Great Round World" DR..
A D. Williams, who served for time as
a contract army surgeon in Porto Rico.
has an article on starvation among the
inhabitants of the island. Among other
things he says. hundreds of Porto Ricans
are dying of starvation" A letter has
been sent to the editor of THE Great
Round World" as a reply to DR.. Will
liams' statements, By DR.. William Faw-
cett Smith, Secretary and Treasurer OF
the Supervision Board of Health of Por-
to Rico In part Dr. Smith says:
1T is true that proyerty and distress
exist today in Porto Rico. but this has al
ways been the case, and must be until
the economic conditions of the islands
are placed on better footing than here
tofore. DR.. Williams assertion that hun
dreds are dying of starvation is so ex-
trd0Tdinary that | can only give it the
most emphatic contradiction. and / make
this statement based on a long experience
in private and public work in all parts Of
the island. Moreover. 1 assert positively
that any such death in Porto Rico today is
case of suicide.
The real cause Of the great mortality
In the poorer classes is fold
atAeiSiiiAe.s Wy SCAlCIsf anu anu
these are, in turn. chiefly caused By their
associations ignorance superstition, and
filth. Dr. Williams shows an amazing
ignorance or carelessness in adducing the
figures as to the ratio Of deaths to births:
for a similar discrepancy exists in almost
every district, but it is readily explained
'All deaths are reported. as burials can
only be made in the central cemeteries;
but for many years only small fraction
OF births have been recorded. The system
OF registration is very defective. To give
such figures as those of Dr. Williams.
without explanation, Is utterly useless and
misleading and had DR.. Williams sought
for his information from proper sources
he would never have published such fool
ish statement.
IF any such figures were correct the
island must long ago have been decimated.
if not depopulated, but it is notorious that
the population is steadily increasing"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-31
TO REACH THE NORTH POLE.
A West HOboken Man Invents B0nt
and sleigh Combined.

NEW YORK, Jan. SO.-Alfred s. Frank
lin, of % Palisade Avenue. West Hobo
ken, has invented what he calls the
Franklin polar sleigh" by means of
which he thinks the North Pole can be
reached.
Mr. Franklin describes his invention as
"a rOwboat or sailboat. in four sections,
which cannot be upset nor sunk. 1t is
also a sleigh. and ear be used as a fold
ing bed" II was on an arctic exped tiou
some years ago" said Mr. Franklin, and
know that my invention will meet all
the requirements in the arctic regions.
The whole combination becomes. when
put together, as solid as one piece Of
metal, and can be put together or taken
apart, either ON the ice or in the water, in
three minutes"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-31
MR.. STEVENS SUCCESSOR.
Representative hcDermott Elected
President of the Traction Company.

The expected resignation OF Frederick
c. Stevens. as President Of the Washing
ton Traction and Electric Company. and OF
the numerous railway and electric com
panies controlled by 1t. took place at the
meeting of the directors of the various
concerns yesterday afternoon at the gen.
eral Office of the syndicate corner OF East
Capitol and Fourteenth Streets northeast
Representative Allan L. McDermott. of
New Jersey. was elected to FIJI the vacant
Offices
The intended resignation OF President
Stevens was announced in The Times sew
eral weeks ago. Al that time Mr.. Stevens
announced his intention to retire to the
other officers of the syndicate. The ques-
ton OF the selection Of his successor in
the company has been under consideration
since before the beginning Of the new year.
u !s understood
Mr.. Stevens has been president OF the
syndicate companies for nearly year,
since the resignation of George Truesdell
from that position last spring. He was
connected prominently with their affairs
and stakeholder and director before that.
however, having been one OF the men who
effected the consolidation of the various
constituent concerns into one more than
two years ago. II is understood that he
will not now give up his financial interest
in the syndicate.
Mr. Stevens would make no statement
as to the reason of his resignation last
night. 1t is understood however. that he
intends to give all of his time in the flu
ture to his position as president of the
West End Bank, and to other enterprises
with which he is connected in Washington
and elsewhere.
IL is understood that this change in the
presidency of the company has nothing to
do with any contemplated change in the
policy or general business management.
Allan L. McDermott, the newly-elected
president, is a Democratic Representative
from the Jersey City district OF New jer-
sey. He is serving his first term in Con-
gress. Mr.. McDermott is a lawyer by
profession, and has held numerous Offices
in New Jersey iDelu5ing that of Corpo ra-
ton Attorney and District Court Judge
He Is understood to be weil-knewn as
corporation lawyer in his State. II could
not be learned last night to what influence
he owes his selection to fill the various
positions made vacant by the resigna len
of Mr. Stevens. He is not understood to
be a large stakeholder in the Washington
Traction Company, or in any of the sub
sidiary concerns controlled by 1t.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-31
THE YALE COURSE SHORTENED.
Bright Students Enabled to Get
Degree in Three Years.

NEW HAVEN Conn, Jan. 30-The Yale
Corporation at its meeting this afternoon
took action that will give bright students
every opportunity in the world to get a
Bachelors degree in three years. -Four
years are now required.
The required attendance at specific
courses by all students in former times
characterized the curriculum, and has
been slowly yielding to the principle of
elective" courses. A further step In this
direction has now been taken by limiting
the required courses to the freshman
year, which remains unchanged In the
following three years the students will be
free to choose from wide range of sub
jects.
Hereafter a student must complete
sixty hours of work in the classroom in
one year. If he fails in any course he
will not receive credit for the correspond
ing number of hours. and can only make
up the deficiency by choosing that number
of additional hours in the following year
The sixty hours he will distribute among
four years though a mature and well-pre-
pared student will, under certain circum-
stances, be able to attain his degree in
three wears.