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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-14

"What would you do if you was to
git convicted of a penitentiary
offense?" asked Flooding Pete.
'I'd never serve me term" answered
Meandering Mike.
"Maybe you'd have to-"
"No. De law would lose it's grip on
me right there. AS soon as | heard
de Judge say imprisonment wit hard
labor I'd drop dead"
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A Horrible Outbreak

,"Of large sores on my little daugh-
ter's headdeveloped into case of scald
head" writes C. d. Isbill of Morganton,
Tenn, but BIcKlens Afnica Sa1ve
completely cured her. It's guaran-
teed cure for Eczema, letter, Salt
Rheum, Pimples, Sores, Ulcers and
Piles. Only Is cents at w. r. Smith
& Co.'S drug store.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-14

Prof. IvisOn, of Homecoming, Md,
suffered terribly from neuralgia of
the stomach and indigestion for thir-
teen years and after the doctors failed
to cure him they fed him on morphine.
A friend advised the use OF Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure and after taking few
bottles of it he says, "It has cured me
entirely. can't say to much for Kol-
dol Dyspepsia Cure" Itdigests what
you eat. w. r. Smith 4 Co., drug
gists.
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pU TO The TEST.
Public Endorsement Is what
Counts.

Counts.
Everybody has their hour Of trouble,
But people having any itchiness of the
skin
Have many hours of trouble.
Nothing so annoying. Nothing 90 irri.
tating.
Scratch 1t, 1t becomes worse.
Leave II alone and you can hardly
stand the misery.
Itchiness comes in many forms.
Kczema and horrid itching piles.
Relief and cure are here at last.
Thousands have put it to the test.
Doau's Ointment cures every form Of
tchiness of the skin.
Read the following statement.
Mr.. William N. Steel, Of 26ot High
street, south, Columbus, O., conveyancer,
says: II have no hesitation in recon-
mending Doan's Ointment as a thor
oughly reliable preparation for rectal
troubles and eczema. supposed ii was
eczema, as there was breaking out on
my hand which itched continually and
burned so that was compelled to rub it
constantly. Doan's Ointment cured the
afliction at once, and also another
trouble resembling hemorrhoids, and up
to date there has been no indication of
its return. although the cure was per-
formed over six months ago. cannot
say too much in praise of Doan's Oint-
nnent, and anyone suffering as did who
uses it will be quite as enthusiastic in its
praise as am"
Doan's Ointment for sale by all deal.
ers. Price SO cents a box. Mailed on
receipt of price by Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, NY, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and take
NO substitute.
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to take your place. You know as
well as do, Henry, that you couldn't
attend to your onrus dooties as
chambermaid an valett loaded down
with your responserbilerties an
four or five 38-caliber balls. That nd
be expectin' too much of you"
"You hain't got no idee, don't
reckon, what I'd be doin' to pass the
time while you was pumpin' them
thirty-eights into me, have you?"' in
quired the stock tender, sarcastic
ally.
''we won't pursoo the subjec', Hem
ry," said the old bull whacker. II
own up free that hain't none sorry
for this little accident, an I'll tell
you why. As they conclooded down
to the Pizen Oak lyceum last week,
there's heap more pleasure in an
ticerpation than what there is in
reerlization, an I've ben settin' here
watchin' the reflections Of your gold
en- dreams on your face as you wuz
q whittlin' away at that chip an
thinkin' how tickled she would be
when you give it to her. could have
told you that she'd fool you up q
mess at the presentation, but reck-
oned I'd let you get all the glad you
could before the showdown, but
wuz chinnin' her piece as come
over the trail yistiddy."
"Yon wasp asked the stock tender
frowning. 4ite
"Like was her daddy, Henry, jest
ike I was her daddy--that's all. There
amt no need for you to git askeered
/ might have said few things to heI
that q person that didn't know me
would allow wuz amrus sorter, but
didn't strickly mean them thataway
an don't b'lieve she took 'em that
away. Shed prob'ly have got hostile
IL she had an If she thinks as much oi
you as you think she does. Anyway.
wux tsllin' her about that game YOU
wux In with Bronx Stevens an Pasa
dena at Rosebud an l reckoned from
what she said she wuzn't none in favol
Of boy that gambled to excess. I'vs
got an idee that I'd bead her pair o.
moceasins or croshsy . tidy for her i
l wanted to make myself solid 'stid o.
pack;n' chips as affseshun's offrin'."i
~ I thought you'd ben backcappin
me. I'd strangle you with your whis
kers." said the stock tender. Homes
Injun, did she say anythin' shout ne ?
II promised not to tell. {" sspkad tAs
old bull whacker. "But said tAat
wus goin' 70 give you heap ef gcod
talk, an III keep my word. The mex
tins 70 hain't get nothin' slss to-de
Wv6uckey q f4lu wEter IN Unuua
. castle sosp an clean up your har-
neeats. Quit gamblin' sxcsp' In moder.
e31en en- when the noon u right an
9q|e epssin' mot but that like "a
h~& YQu ouss whom you're in good
" ~ spthiA' inapirin' happens.
1oRlye Get . naphssat GIT an ~
e q qpsna. ~ y nsvss deaa
-Whss ves' ~ ssrls' y - ~
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-14

( The soubrette-They say Miss Tight
stays dosn't sympathize with the
White Rats.
Miss Watteleigh (understudy) How
could she be expected to, the old cat !
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The lingering cough following
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Cure. For all throat and lung troubles
this is the only harmless remedy that
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pists,
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Their promptness and their pleasant
effects make Dewitt's Little Early
Risers most popular little pills where
ever they are known. They are sim
ply perfect for liver and bowel trou-
bles. w. r. Smith 4 Co., druggist.
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A Hare Raising story.

They are going to stock the woods
of Massachusetts, with wild Belgian
hares. 1t is to be hoped, says the
Chicago Times-Herald, that they have
made arrangements to enlarge the
woods right away.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-14

Mrs. Wunber--What will the his
torical novelist of the future ind to
write aboutP
Mr.. Wundcr-Pat Grove, Mrs.
Nation. and William Jenniugs Bryan,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-14

Like Oliver Twist, children ask for
more when given One Minute Cough
Cure. Mothers endorse it highly for
Group. 1t quickly cures all coughs
and cQlds and every throat and lung
trouble. 1t is specific for grippe
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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-14

"Are you going back to the same
hotel in Blackpool this year ?"
dtggs-ftathcr not. rdm away
last year from that hotel and forgot
to tip the head-waiter.
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They Are n. whole rAi.s.

George Gould and his sister Helen
have been appointed receivers for the
Countess de Castellane. They will con-
tinue, also, says the Chicago Tribune.
TO be the disbursers.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-14

The only building at Spitzbergen,
about 500 miles from civilization, is a
tourists hut.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-14
Ic. F,oe. a, Newfoundland.

Ice foes from the Arctic threaten
to completely blockade Newfoundland,
and may cause trouble to trans-Atlan-
tic steamers.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-14

"A hours Cincinnati to Jacksonville
and New Orleans, Queen 4 Crescent
Route and Southern Ry.
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Five boxes of good matches for only
3 cents at Stabler Bros.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-06
Nicarae uan Customs.

Among the many odd customs of
Nicaragua, those relating to the dead
are the weirdest to the stranger.
Some of these have been handed
down by tradition from the Indians,
others were brought over by the Con-
querors-and the two are so blended
that it is difficult to tell which pre-
dominates. AS soon as the medico
pronounces ones illness fatal. word
is sent to the village padre, who pre-
pares to administer the last sacra-
ments of the church to the dying per-
son. Placing the consecrated wafer
in the custodia-a vessel of solid gold
or silver. often resplendent with rare
jewels-a procession is formed and
marches through the street. A small
boy, ringing a bell. rushes ahead to
announce the approach of the sacred
presence, and after him follows a
band of music, often a single violin,
playing dirge. If it be possible to
secure any soldiers, they surround the
padre, who. dressed in brilliant vest
ments, is generally carried in a chair,
over which four men hold a purple
canopy. AS the little cortege moves
down the silent streets. every one
bares his head and kneels, making the
sign of the cross until the last soldier
has passed Woe to the sacrilegious
stranger who fails to show this mark
of respect, and many have been the in
stances where foreigners were pulled
from their horses and even stoned
for neglecting to follow this time.
honored custom.-W. Nephew King.
in Harper's Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-06

boys went out on the street and the
youngest son met man who asked
him what he would sell his apples for.
You must go to my eldest brother.
said the boy, and the man did as he
was told. I will sell you my apples
for one cent Dozen said the eldest
brother, so he sold eighty-four of his
apples for four cents and had two left
over, while the youngest boy sold
twelve of his apples for one cent and
had three remaining. 1t was then very
easy to comply with their fathers re-
quirements. The eldest son fixed
price of three cents apiece for each of
the apples left over. He sold his re-
naming one for three cents and had
ten cents; the second boy sold his two
Tor six cents and also had ten cents.
while the yougest brother sold his re-
naming three for nine cents, which.
added to the one he already had, gave
him ten cents. Then all three bows
went to their father with an equal
amount for their apples, which had
sold for the same price.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-06
An Author and "A Dog.

Il was at Elk Rapids, Mich, one
summer said the bookman, "and as 1
was strolling around one day I met an
Indian with dog. 1t was a real In
dian dog, long bodied, short legged,
and the homeliest canine l ever looked
at. | had no sooner set my eyes on
him than l felt like throwing clubs
and running him into Lake Michigan
The Indian saw my feelings in my face
and said:
Tie dog up. You throw. One cent
throw
"The idea tickled me, and told him
to go ahead. While he was tying the
dog to bush | collected hatful Of
stones from the beach and got ready
for business. The Indian drew a line
within thirty feet of his canine and
told me to go ahead, while he picked
up stick to tally as threw. didn't
want to knock that dogs head off or
break one Of his legs, but l did want
to PUNK him once or twice for his
looks. / thought it would be the easi-
est thing in the world, but that was
Wnere made great mistake. AS
true as you live, | threw exactly 100
stones at that dog and never grazed
him. He was tied by long rope and
he was lightning on the dodge. At
the Tooth stone l gave up in disgust,
put next day | made up my mind to
nit That dog or die. On that day il
cost me $1.70 for throws and still no
hits. On the third day it cost me 50
and at the end of q week I was out
81 and hadn't tally. 1 was getting
lop shouldered, nearsighted and ugly
tempered and my wife coaxed me to
give up throwing and go fishing. The
indian and his dog were on tap, as
usual, and when l turned them down
the crafty old buck smiled blandly and
said:
All right. You come back next year
and throw more-throw thousand
times-and l make wholesale and meb-
be you hit dogl"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-06
She Whipped Seven Bows.

Seven of the largest boys in the
White Grocery" school whipped in
one day is the record established bv
Miss Minnie Rolf, pretty brown-hair-
ed young lady, declares an Akron, O.,
dispatch to the Cincinnati Enouirer
When she accepted the position as
teacher she found the classes sadly dis
organized and discipline was at a low
ebb. First she tried to bring the bows
to her way of thinking by treating
them kindly. This did not have the
effect she anticipated The boys took
the favors extended as an Indication
that they could do as they pleased. Re-
Gently they discovered the error Of
their ways. Miss Hoff opened the
school with a direct notice to lie bed
boys in the front row that she would
trounce the first that violated anv of
the rules and regulations governing
the institution. 1t was only a few
minutes before she was called upon to
make good her warning. She per-
formed the task in a way that left no
doubt in the minds of those who wit
messed the episode that she was lual
to the occasion. During the day six
others were called forward and trim
med in the most approved fashion.
The parents of Rufus Wright, one of
the boys, had Miss Hoff arrested on
a charge of assault and battery. She
was in the police court recently to an
swer to the charge. Practically all of
Springfield township was with her.
After hearing the story of the trouble
the court, attorneys for the prosecu-
ton and spectators agreed that Miss
Hoff was justified and that she was the
right woman in the right place. THE
only thing she is to he censured for is
that she did not lick more of them and
oftener,' said the court, in dismissing
the case
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-06
The Baltimore OrioIe.

The Baltimore oriole is one of the
most ingenious of bird architects, and
employs any material that is accessi-
BILE. String, hair, grasses and plant
fibres are often used, and one bird low
er tells of nest made completely of
silk thrown from the windows of a
neighboring silk factory.
In the bright plumaged birds of the
temperate region the brilliant coloring
is usually localized. The common
bluebird has head back. wings and
tail of the brightest, purest blue, but
the breast is russell and the under
parts white. The all blue birds are the
indigo bird and the grosbeak.
Yellow is a common color on parts
of the plumage, but only one yellow
bird even approXimates freedom from
other colors. That is the little yellow
warbler, which has but slight mark
ings of russet and olive. The cardinal
grosbeak, the summer redbird and the
scarlet tanager are almost wholly red
The first has ring of black around
the BILL the second has wings shading
to brown, and the third has black
wings and tail, while the rest of his
plumage is of the most brilliant scar
let
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-06
Queen Victoria's Tartan.

Early in her reign Queen Victoria
adopted a tartan, or, to be exact, she
resumed one, for by way of James ].
of England she is entitled to use one.
Accordingly, the royal household dis
ports itself in the dress plaid of the
Stuarts when it holds forth at Bal
moral, and it has now become so thor
oughly identified with the present
English sovereign that it is called the
Victoria tartan. This is the well
known blue, green, white and yellow
plaid mounted on white ground, in
stead of the vivid red that is usually
seen.
To complicate the matter of .tartans
further, each clan was likely to have
a hunting plaid, a dress plaid, a
mourning plaid, and the plaid that
was worn exclusively by the chief and
his immediate family. Then, too, if
you happen to be Cameron, for ex-
ample, and think it an easy matter to
betake yourself to shop and demand
the Cameron plaid, you had better be
certain whether you are Cameron Of
Lochiel or a Cameron of Erracht
Similarly, you may be Macdonald of
Clanranald, of Sleat, or of Staffa 1t
will make an immense difference in
the kind of tartan you get, and it is
not to be expected that Campbell of
Argyll would be seen in the tartan of
the Campbells of Cawdor, or in that
of the Campbells of Loudoun. There
is, by the way, at least one of the large
shops in New York that always has
the correct tartans imported from
Scotland in stock. AS the demand for
them increases it is probable that it
will be easy to obtain the genuine ar
ticle here will all the accuracy that
distinguishes the Edinburgh shops.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-06
HUMOROUS.

Blobbs-Pve been sold again. Slobbs
Il thought you looked rather cheap.
Nell-Jack has proposed to me. Here
is the ring. Believes; | had a finger
in that.
Wigg-Hes an experienced book
keeper, isn't he? Wagg-Lend him a
few and see.
Sillicus-Everythin is machine
made nowadays. Cynicus-Yes; even
office-holders.
Tramp-Kind lady, can you oblige
me with a bite? Kind lady-No; but
perhaps my dog can.
"Any bones broken?" asked the cy-
clist, who had run down the old man.
"Confound it, yes." responded the lat
ter; my collar button is broken"
Ned-I don't see why you Tilted Miss
GotroX for Miss Bluegore. They tell
me Miss Bluegore's fortune is very
small. Jack-Yes; it's small, but Sc
lect.
Wife-It was very nice Of you to
bring me this candy. Husband-Yes;
it reminds me of you. Wife-How
gallant So sweet, eh? Husband
No; so expensive.
This parrot said the dealer, "can
speak two languages" Really" re-
marked the prospective purchaser;
what are they?" "Why-er-English
and his-er-native tongue"
"My darling" he gurgled, 81 cannot
understand what you see in me to
make you love me So" well, Jack" !"
she replied, that's what pa and ma
and all the rest of the folks say"
Mrs. Mulligan-Poor Pat has had a
leg ampitated. Twas an explosion.
Mrs. O'Rourke-Dear, dear! An is he
resigned to his fate? Mrs. Mulligan-
His fate, is it? Sure, he only has one.
81 should think date pie would be
popular" remarked the patron. What?
A pie made of dates?" replied the pro-
prietor of the quick lunch place. "Oh!
no. A pie that would have the date
of its manufacture printed on it."
"Why don't you go to work." asked
the good lady, handing out the victuals.
'It's dis way, lady" explained the
tramp. "W'en I'm hungry, I'm too
weak to work an wen I'm full dey
amt no necessity fer me to work."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-06
Rollo and Red Peggy.

Rollo was puppy-a big mastiff
puppy. He lived in the city with Mr..
and Mrs. James and their little daugh-
ter Bessie. Mr.. and Mrs. James thought
great deal of Rollo, or they could
never have had patience with him, for
puppies are capable of much mischief
and young Rollo was no exception; he
seemed determined to try his teeth on
everything, but just when Mrs. James
began to feel as il she could not much
longer have every valuable article in
the house chewed up, she hit upon a
funny plan for managing him. 1t hap
pened that a new doll for little Bessie
had just arrived, which so pleased her
that the old favorite-a doll made of
red flannel, and named Red Peggy
generally lay neglected in a corner. AS
Rollo was settling himself one day to
chew a little stocking, Mrs. James
tossed. Red Peggy toward him, telling
him to bite that if he must bite some
thing! From that hour Red Peggy
was adopted by the young mastiif. He
carried her with him about the house,
even took her sometimes to call on
the neighbors, and would carry her
down street if not watched. Rollo's
treatment of her did not greatly i'm
prove Red Peggys looks, but that made
no difference to him. He seemed to
like to play with his doll as If he were
little girl instead of dog. One day
when he had been biting his little COM
panion long time, Mrs. James said
to him reproachfully, why, Rollo. how
you do abuse poor Red Peggy" Rollo
raised his head and looked at his mis-
tress minute or two, as if he were
thinking over what she had said Then
in very repentant way, he began to
lick his doll; nor did he stop until he
had licked her all over That is dogs
way Of kissing. Another time Rollo
trotted over to visit a neighbor scrcss
the street. OF course Red Peggy went
too. The man to whom he was paying
the visit wished to send paper over to
Mr.. James, and thought he would have
Rollo carry it. So he took Red Peggy
away from the mastiff, laid her on
the step, putting the paper instead in
iSoiio . LIOuLh, Iieu lOlu MIN TO carry
it home. Rollo gave a dignified wag
to the end of his tail and trotted to
the gate, where he stopped and
thought a minute; then he laid down
the paper and went straight back for
Red Peggy. Several attempts ended in
the same way. At last the doll was
carefully rolled in the paper, which
was then given to Rollo with a sharp
order, Go home!" Rollo trotted away
quickly; but when he reached the mid
die of the road he deliberately laid
down his bundle, poked his nose into
it till he found his beloved Red Peg
gy, lifted her out. and then ran tri-
umphantly home with her, leaving the
paper in the road. In fact, so long as
l knew Rollo he never would obey any
command which forced him to lay his
dear Red Peggy down, nor go to any
place where he must leave her behind
in his way quite outdoing little girls
in his love for his doll.-Rosa Thorn in
Little Folks.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-05-06

One good way, l think. to Judge
whether we have talent for anything
or not is to watch the motive that
draws us toward doing thing. If we
do it because it is the fashion, or be-
cause other girls are doing it, or be-
cause we have to do it for some use
full purpose, it is not probable that
we have a real talent for it: but if we
find ourselves doing it just because we
really love it and would rather do it
than not; if it is doing the thing itself
that attracts us. and not the eclat It
is going to give us in the eyes of 9TH
ers-why, then l think we may reason
ably conclude that God has given us a
real talent for that particular sort Of
thing.