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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29
Japan's Imperial Mint.

One OF the earliest western institu.
tions established In Japan was the i'm
perial mint at Osaka. and II has been
one Of the most successful and useful.
In the convention which was signed al
Yeddo. In 1866. between representatives
OF the Japanese government and those
OF the foreign powers, the establishment
OF a mint was stipulated. The Japan.
ese government purchased from the
British government q mint, which had
been established at Hong Kong. but
which the latter had resolved to discon-
tinue. The mint is now managed entire
ly by Japanese.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29
HAS FISH'S SECRET.
yANzron cIAI1rs DISCOVERY OF
CAUSE or ITB sPDnD.
Finds Substance Similar to Covering
Of Scales 1mpsrvious to Water
OF Immense value to Sea-
Going Vessels.

Chicago. The rapidity with which =
nsh can dart through the water caused
Walter Freeman Ross, q janitor Of this
city, TO investigate what gift Of nature
gave the fish such wonderful power. The
natural conclusion was the Shiny coat
ing on the scales of the fish, but Of what
did the coating consist? Whatever 1t
might be, It was impervious to water
and the adherence of barnacles and
Dther parasites Of the deep.
II the component parts Of the sub
stance could be discovered and the prin-
ciple applied to water craft 1t would have
= tendency to Increase the speed at q
saving In fuel and naturally bring about
sharper competition in transportation
and be a benefit Of untold value COM
mercially.
Mr.. Ross, not being practical chem
list, found great difi1culties In his re-
search, but was undaunted. and from his
investigations concluded the basic prin.
ciple was glue. Ordinary glue will not
Withstand the action Of water for any
considerable time, so the knowledge Of
the other constituents was necessary,
and this knowledge Ross claims to pos
sess, but wlthholds 1t from the public
pending q practical demonstration,
when, he declares he will give II to the
world, provided his theories are correct.
The discoverer claims that the COM
bination will adhere to ship bottoms. n
this is true and II proves impervious to
barnacles and lasts for any length OF
time. Its value to ea-going vessels can
not be calculated.
II is claimed that the combination is
impervious to moisture and is preserv-
ative. Here again will its value be enor-
nous to builders of sky scrapers.
The discoverer lacks opportunity to
give practical demonstration and
wSnts some one to furnish a launch or
other vessel on which experiments may
be made.
The means, so far. for demonstration
have been very primitive. "A Eastwood
board was coated and subjected to the
action Of running water for "a hours
and at the end of that time no moisture
had penetrated the coating.
A square stick of wood was partly
coated and subjected to a similar test
without any evidence of change In the
thickness of the coating or any spread
Ing.
The bottom Of steel shovel was COW
cred and the combination withstood the
friction of use in coal hole for three
days before 1t all disappeared.
The inventors ideas of the value OF
his dressing may be classed under the
head Of theories, but II proven true. rae
Ing yachts will double their speed and
automobile boats male 6O-mile gale
look like spring zephyr.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29
Apple Tempted Eve.

A botanical friend showed me not long
since what he said was an apple that
must have tempted Eve In what was
surely Q tropical fruit garden, says Q
writer in Country Life In America. II
was little bit Of an oriental crab. about
third OF an inch iu diameter, and. of
course, 1t was bitterly souri, My philo-
sophizing friend pointed out that. Of
course, the fruits In Eden were the
natural wild" fruits. and he was won-
dsring whether the fall OF mankind
would not have been accelerated II the
attracting tree had been hung with fair
crop Of the golden bellfower. or OF GRIM
son striped wealthy or winssspl
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29
;hrier-Fine Tailoring.
FORT HILL.
December 20, 1904

December 26, 1904.
Frank East made business trip tc
Waverly Thursday.
Mrs. Permelia kissing took dinner
with Daniel Butler and family Mon
day.
Henry Countryman and family
spent couple of days last week with
Mrs. Countryman's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. l, V. Harper, of near Hillsboro.
Reuben Shoemaker spent Monday
with his daughter, Mrs. Dan Rhoads,
OF near Sinking Spring.
Edward White, wife and daughters,
Misses Sylvia and Mamie, and sons,
Clay and Dare, took dinner with the
formers parents, a. G, White and
wife, Christmas.
Mrs. Elmer Cameron and children
spent Saturday night with the for
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. /. w.
Stult1, and on Sunday they, accom-
panied by Mrs. Stultz and Blanche
Harens, took dinner with ]. j. Butler
and family near Cedar Chapel.
BorE, to Richard Stultz and wife on
December 10, a fine son.
Addison Shoemaker will leave OIL
Tuesday for Circleville, to spend the
winter with his daughter.
Curtis Wilson and brother, Frank,
of near Locust Grove, spent Saturday
and Sunday with their brother, VIM.
Wilson, and family.
VIM. Barrett left Thursday to visit
his mother at Greenfield.
John Harter is seriously i'll at his
daughters, Mrs. John Reed, with
lagrippe.
James Jenkins made a business trip
to cambridge Saturday.
LOTUS O'Donnell, wife and son spent
Thursday night with Burton Rhoads
and wife, of near Sinking Spring.
Mrs. Maggie Garman spent Friday
with her grandmother, Mrs. Perme-
liza Kssling.
Mrs. Lydia Eubanks and daughter,
of Carmel, spent Christmas with her
parents, John Mace and wife.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29
Hard Name to Master.

According to Ysaye's manager, the
celebrated violinist's name should be
pronounced as though It were spelled
Ee-sah-es-eh. Here are some OF the
common attempts heard: I-say. Ye-say,
Why-say, Easy, Essay, Essay, Is-Yay. Is
Hay. Is-say-ee, Isaiah. Why-say-ee. and
numerous other two-sy llabled and three
syllabled variations
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29

James Mooney. attached TO the Smith
sonian bureau Of ethnology, sees hops-
less future for the Indians, among whom
he has spent the greater portion of his
life, He believes that II is practically
Impossible to civilize the Indian; that,
having no ambition for Improvement OF
progress. they will continue 10 their
present state. dying out in numbers TIL
they become simply rowing bands.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29

The last legislature passed law
regulating the harvesting of Ice that
is offered for sale In the st ate, and the
State Board Of Health has recently
called attention to Section 2l34 l.
The Law requires the approval of the
Board Of Health to be secured con-
cerping the stream or place where the
Ice i secured. 4 also regulates ma.
ters conccrnlpe manufactured ~ u
ths Iatsssst q re patlIc ksaIe i.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29

N. M. w. Woodrow contributes an
amusing hornely character-sketch tc
the January Nc lures eatitlsd "old
Man Johnson's @ucc essor. = In little
Western minin ltown tbut wr all know
just sucb p,upl. y 4 huvtling, sharp,
proud I!sii, ~oinsn quUr,ls wlth hrr
hard dxci klnss sssxd J going hpsbsnd'
InlioatkRt n ~ Gp9ae ~ failure ohe
81 )||;|;'
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29
Pyramid building Not % Hard.

Pyramid Building Not 10 Hard.
When the pyramids were built the
laborers did not work under such dis
advantages as have long been attributed
to them. Researches show that they
had solid and tubular drills and lathe
tools. The drills we're set with jewels
and cut into the rocks with keenness
and accuracy.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29

Mise Roxtoburn-Honestly now isn't
your only reason for wanting TO marry
me the fact that l have money!
Mr., Knottared--No, darling; | have
a far stronger reason. 1t Is that l
have no money at all.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29
Over Hamlet's Grave.

A railway is about to be constructed
near Elisnore which will run across the
spot traditionally believedto be the grave
OF Hamlet Numerous signed protests
against the projected railway have been
addressed to the government
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29

Al Irish dairymsn WAS recently o.
cussd Of adding water to the milk ho
cold and grew very indignant over Il.
He said that It was absolutely untrue,
that hs always added the milk " ~
water.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29

The farmers Of the United States. &C.
cording to Secretary WtlsoD. have made
money enough this year to pay on tbs
national debt Also TO buy the Masonic
temple ana see the explosion. N
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29

Are you kalns ~ turn over a new
icaf-oo New Years dayg"
"New--whlt's the us,? could
turn over the Encyclopedia Britain.
nica and you wouldn't notice the dlt-;7E Y
ference y X Il.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26
DO YOU LOVE YOUR WORK.

Have you read the letter of Mr.. H. M. Daniel,
of Madison County, in this weeks paper9 There
is a tonic, an invigorating quality, about his let
tiers that it is good to find anywhere. He loves
his work. And never yet has any man really sue
ceeded in any sort of business who didn't put
his heart as well as his head and hand into his
daily tasks. There is no more hope for the half
hearted farmer than there is for the half-hearted
merchant or half-hearted drummer. Listen to
Mr.. Mr.. Daniel: "I am heartily sorry for any
man who is farming for money merely. I would
as soon marry money. Either condition, it seems
to me, would approach very near the height and
depth of human misery. Next to my sweetheart
wife, I love my farming, and my pride and joy
in it's products is next to that I take in our happy,
healthy children. I study it's care and manage
ment, its interest and well being, present and
future, almost as I study theirs" But it almost
invariably happens that the man who has this
sort of pride in his farm is the man who gets both
money and contentment as a reward for his labors.
Give us more farmers of the Daniel type!
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26
Cotton Growing and Cotton Milling.

The final detailed report of the Census Bureau
as to cotton ginning for the 1903 crop was issued
last week. It's most notable feature is the show
ing that by t~hreshing unopened bolls injured by
frosts or insects, 37,695 bales we're added to the
crop of Texas and adjoining States-meaning
nearly 2,OOO,O 900 more to the cotton growers.
The estimate is also made that the boil weevil
(now in 96 of the 178 cotton-producing counties
of Texas caused a loss of 100000 bales, worth
with the seed, $5O,OOO,OOO. This will give our
readers an idea of how colossal would be the loss
should this pest ever cover the entire cotton
belt.
And just at cotton-planting time Gin North
Carolina at least) there come disconcerting
rumors of mills curtailing production. "Within
the last three weeks" says a Boston dispatch,
numerous concerns, although running on full
time, have been reducing the consumption of cot
ton and consequently the production. The re-
Gently developed tendency towards lower prices
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26
HOW WE GROW.

Between January LIST and April Oath, The Pro
gressive Farmer received
New subscribers 1,507
In the same period we lost from our list. 252
Net gain to April Oath 1856
And if our subscribers will only continue the
campaign among their friends, we shall end 1904
with twice as many subscribers as We had at the
beginning. Every reader ought to, send us a club
of three under our 5O-cent proposition. Try it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26

for cloth and the Indifferent demand for many
lines of goods have induced manufacturers to
proceed with caution, and in some cases orders
have gone forth from local mill officers to run
the machinery ON short time. AS the season ad-
vances further retirement is expected, unless the
situation indicates an early Improvement" A
North Carolina manufacturer tells us that South
ern mills generally are making similar prepare
lions for curtailing production.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26
The Attitude of Mr.. Bryan.

Mr.. William Jennings Bryan, however, is not
one of those who regard it as all-important that
the factions shall unite. Party success, he says,
is a small matter compared with party integrity.
And he has declared his opposition to Judge
Parker and the decidedly colorless platform
adopted by Judge Parker's supporters Monday.
Says Mr.. Bryan: II do not think the instructions
will give Judge Parker any additional strength,
but the platform adopted by the convention ought
to defeat his nomination unless the Democrats,
when they assemble at St. Louis, decide to adopt
a confidence game on the public"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26
EDITORIAL
CURRENT EVENTS: THE DRIFT OF THINGS
AS WE SEE IT.

Last week was not an eventful one in the Far
East. The japanese did make it pretty clear,
however, that the sinking of the Petropavlovsk
was not an accident, but the result of skilful war
tactics on their own part; they placed the mine
which destroyed the great Russian vessel. And
there is also increasing recognition of the heavy
loss which the Cars cause has suffered in the
death of Admiral Makarof. He appears to have
been the only officer of eminent ability in the
Russian navy. But Russian i'll luck did not end
with his death. Saturdays dailies report the loss
of another small vessel by mine explosion, 81 men
being killed.
New York ~Instructs for Parker.
Probably no other single event in America last
week attracted so much attention as the meeting
of the New York Democratic Convention on Mon
day. There was a vigorous struggle between the
Tammany and Hill factions over the question
of instructing delegates to vote as a unit for
Judge Parker for the Presidential nomination,
but, as had been expected, Hill won by a vote of
3O1 to 149, and the delegates go instructed. 1t is
said that the Tammany leader wished to be free
to present Mayor Mcclellan as a candidate. As to
whether or not the defeat of Tammanys wishes
will lessen its ardor in campaign work, it doth not
yet appear.
Meanwhile, Judge Parker maintains a silence
impenetrable and Sphinx-like, shielding himself
from public gaze with the ermine of the bench. He
is clearly a candidate whose personality will not
arouse the enthusiasm of his followers; but it is
to be remembered that a man whose personality
counts for little and who is not profoundly stirred
by his political beliefs is the only kind of man
on whom the warning factions of the party could
unite.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26

Our North Carolina politicians in both parties
are now making a strenuous effort to hasten the
payment of poll tax by their respective followers.
And there is need for such work. Says the Will
mington Star: owe noted a few days ago that
in Wake County, 42O citizens have failed to pay
their poll tax, and here is Guilford County with
1000 white delinquents. Forsyth County comes
to the front with about 1900 who have not paid
the tax, and from the Charlotte News we learn
that out of a voting population of $500, Neck
lenburg has 1000 citizens who have overlooked
the payment of their poll tax" And when it is
that no voter whose poll tax remains
unpaid Saturday night of this week (for May
list this year is Sunday with closed tax books),
it is very clear that we are to have many thousand
self-disfranchised white men this year. Nor is
this an unusual result of our Southern suffrage
restriction laws. In Alabama, we observe, $4,000
white voters lost the right of suffrage in this way
last year, and it is estimated that the number
will reach 10000 this year. And from Texas
comes the surprising news that a larger proper
ton of negroes than of whites have complied with
the legal requirement for the payment of taxes.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-26
Two New States.

Two New States.
The House of Representatives last week did
it's part of the task of adding two more stars to
our flag. The House bill provides for the union
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one State
under the name of Oklahoma, and of New Mexico
and Arizona as one State under the name of Ari-
IONA. This is a rather unusual proceeding
probably the first time in our history when sepa-
rate territorial organizations have been merged
in order to make States. But the Nation has
learned something from it's experience with Ne
vada-a full-fedged State with two representa-
tives in the United States Senate, but with q
population smaller than that of Wake County
Thus instead of making one Territory into two
States Gas was done with Dakota in 1900, We
now make two Territories into one State. Okla
homa, we observe, is expected to be Democratic,
and Arizona Republican.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-06
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.


Chicago, Sept. 5.--CATTL Ere
ceipts today were considerably small
er than expected and met with keen
demand al much higher prices. Ex-
porters and eastern shippers bought
freely at 10 a % advance on last
weeks prices. Best steers showed
less advance than good beef and ex-
port grades.
HOGS-GoOd demand from ship
pers and packers early made a strong
market. prices s a 10 higher. AZ
ter early activity, however, the mar.
ket turned dun and the trade dragged,
AT the close there was considerable
coarse and heavy stock left.
SHEEP-There was a good demand
at steady prices, requests being equal
ly divided among local buyers and
packers and shippers. There was a
particularly strong demand for feed
ing stock for ewes and lambs- A
cessation of strike hostilities In New
York had some stimulating effect on
shipping trade.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-06
ANGELS
VICTORY
BY r. E. HANSON
Copyright, 1904. bD r. T.. Hd,esOn,-

| Hill hated her, chiefly because Nor
ton the smooth tongued horse dealer,
got the better of the bargain when he
sold her TO the manager of Cowara
Hill prided himself on his knowledge
of horsefesh, but Angel, the chestnut,
was old, or, rather. middle aged, and
not the young thing Morton had rep
resented her to be.
i Moreover, her temper, soured by
long years of i'll treatment, was none
of the best She was nervous, too.
though with Hill she was only null
ish, vicious and obstinate. She hated
but did not fear him. She evidently
OWNED his dislike and returned it in
kind.
With Wil'red Patton, the overseer,
a man of passionate temper. but kind
and tender TO women and children and
dumb creatures by whom he was
blindly adored, Angel was gentleness
Itself. 1t could readily be believed
when one watched him handle the
mare that under happier circum-
stances she might have fitted her name.
From the first it had been a series
Of battles between the chestnut and
Hill, In which the man usually won
out by sheer brutality.
There had been no rain for months.
Each day the men watched the sky,
but the ptileis sun poured his scorch-
Ing rays on The parched earth. with
never cloud to veil his face or tenn
per the heat The water In the dam
was getting low, and when that was
gone the station people would have
either to perish or get ont. unless wa
ter were reached in the well Hill was
sinking on the fat. Water was a price
less commodity on that inland Aus
tralian station.
One close day late ia February came
the crisis Of that awful summer. Not
leaf stirred. The air at each inhala.
ton burnt the lungs. and the limit Of
human endurance seemed TO have been
reached. Yet 1t was this afternoon of
all others that Hill ordered Patton and
Malcolm to fill the big iron tank
ne lDDi- eAtidlntu falOn as tues
walked through the hot sand TO the
dam. Hasn't be sense enough to wait
until eveningT'
They worked hard for an hour,
Malcolm filling the buckets and hand
ing them up to Patton, who poured the
contents into a tank. When their task |
was finished they returned TO the
house.
We've filled the 800 gallon tank"
said Patton. coming mp 20 where Hll
half rCclined in steamer chair on the 1
veranda. Its down at the dam in 1
the tip cart. but l hate to leave il to /
evaporate In the sun. and there isn't o /
horse to drag it up to the house"
where ere Bones and Myope:"
"Smiles has them working at the new
dam. and Charlie has taken the two /
blacks and gone over to the well sink
ers camp with ratOns. The other
horses. as you know. were sent away
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-06
~ 799
STORY OF THE BURIED TREAS
URE OF The SPANISH MAIN

4 Salem Mass. sept, 81. Thomas Full
/ ler who Is supposed to have pretty
good idea where much gold and treas
lure was secro.ed by pirates in the
4 South Sea Islands and also in the
i Carribeans, IL in daily expectation Of
4 a visit from a representative Of an
| English syndicate which has been or
4 ganizea 70 prosecute the search for
i the buried millions of the Spanish
main.
Capt. Fuller Is. now the sole sur
! ylvor Of the crew Of the brig Mexi-
can, which was caftured by the pirate
! schooner Panda in the Atlantic ocean
September 20. 1892. That was the
last piracy Of the Spanish Main AL
! though past 80 years of age, Capt Full
Ter is well preserved, He lives com
forably in his own home at Is Mount
Vernon street, whore is cared for by
his Two daughters.
The old sea dog has never forgotten
the bark of the pirates pistols when
the boarded the brig, Of which he was
one of the crew. He has coasted all
over the world, zine and again. Now
he Is in his last harhor, still cher
ishing the oaken chest which he took
with him on all his voyages.
Though | am mighty spry for my
age" he said, Il guess shall sight
land purity soon, for the longest yoy-
age comes to an end some time, an
since my mate was called home a
year ago--God bless her-'pears to me
can hear the breakers aroarin ahead
now and chen,
Capt Fuller has one son, a alem
merchant, who never made sea voy,
age in his life,
The captain says he is sure i'm
mensely valuable treasure-gold sill
ver gems--le buried in various places
along the New England coast. The
venerable salt was born March 13. |
1919. In August 1892, he shipped
with Capt. John G. Butman as an
able seaman before the mast on the
brig Mexican. There were l3 in the |
crew. The original model of the brig |
is now on the wall of the Peabody |
Academy of Science, and alongside is
a picture of the ship being overhaul
ed by the 'piruts," os Capt Fuller
calls them.
The Mexican was of 227 tons bur
den, built for carrying freight and not
for sailing She loaded at Salem for
Rio Janeiro. Aboard her were put
100 bags of saltpetre, 100 chests of
tea and 10 boxes of pumpkin pine
containing in all 10000 bright, new,
silver dollars. Tom Ridgely, the col
ored cook who had signed for the voy-
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-06
Assesses.

w. II. Harrison. Cleveland. Miss,
writes, Aug. Is, 1902: Il want to say
a word of praise for Billiards. Snow
Liniment | stepped on a nail, which
caused the cords in my leg 10 con
tract and an abseess to rise in my
knee. and the doctor told me that
would have a stiff leg. so one lay !
went to J. F. Lords drug store (wae is
now in Denver, ColO) He recon-
mended a bottle of Snow Liniment;
got soc size. and it cured my leg.
Il is the best lininent in the world.
Assesses. with few exceptions, are
indicative Of constipation or debility.
They may. however. result from blows
or from foreign bodies. introduced in
to the skin or flesh. such as spllnters.
thons. etc. Sold by Sehuh Drug Co.