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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
AGE OF THE SIERRAS.
Almost 5000, 900 Years Old Accord
ing to Estimates Of a Cali
fornia Professor.

A bulletin recently issued by Andrew
c. Lawson, professor of geology in the
University of California, on the Geo
morphogeny of the Upper Kern Basin" ="
discloses interesting facts as to the
geological formation of this region, and
gives also an estimate OF the time neces-
sary for these changes to have taken
place. Incidentally the age OF the Sierra
Nevada mountains, the oldest part of
California, may be calculated from
Prof Lawson's conclusions.
According to his estimates, nearly
5000 900 years have elapsed since the
beginning OF quaternsry time, when the
first great uplift took place and raised
that part Of the mountain range about
$500 feet. Prof. Lawson then divides
quaternary time into two periods, that
OF the evolution Of the high valleys, fol-
lowing this upheaval and that Of the cut
ting Of the present canyon system OF the
Sierra Nevadas, which followed a Sec
ond and greater upheaval
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
FORECASTS WEATHER
PLANT WHICH uNERRINaLY
PREDICTS CHANGES.
Atmospheric or Seismic Disturbances
Correctly Given Several Days in
Advance-RoyaltyI In
terested.

"The extreme senstiveness of the
weather plant enables us to predict
great atmospheric or seismic disturb
ances for rs days in advance, nearly to
the hour, and to localize the events. The
more serious the event threatens TO be
the surer and more reliable the predic-
tion, because the reaction of the plant
increases in strength with themagnitude
of the disturbance in The sun"
This striking statement was made by
Baron Fridland Won Nowack, the dis
coverer of tie 'abrus precatorius," or
weather plant" to distinguished sci
entific audi nee al the Society of Arts
at London Gently,
Twenty ears ago" said the baron,
when trave ng in southeastern Europe.
| bought OF hawker some pealike
seeds resen a'ing curals. with small
dark spot OF he top As an ardent stu
dent Of botany | planted the seeds, and
for months waited anxiously for them
TO sprout.
81 was near giving 1t up, when on in
specting one of the seeds. found the
dark spot considerably enlarged Two
months later tiny green knob peeped
out Of the mold,
81 afterward recognized it as q trop-
ical plant indigenous to India and parts
Of South America"
Baron Nowack then described how, to
his surprise the twigs and leaflets OF the
plant kept in continuous movement. At
last he found the electricity in the at
mosphere with its changes accounted
chiefly for the strange behavior of the
plant. Gradually he learned to predict
the weather unerringly two or three
days in advance.
The correctness of these forecasts at
tracted for the first time general atten-
ton in Vienna, when Emperor Francis
Joseph and King Edward (then prince
of Wales repeatedly inspected the
plants. and evinced the greatest interest
in the discovery.
THE more the leaflets tend upward
the finer the weather that may be ex-
pected; the more downward the worse
the coming weather. If the leaflets at the
same time stand close together prepare
for rain: If irregular, for fog: II slanting
for wind or storm, and so on.
THE direction In which the twig
points is the direction of the indicated
weather and the distance is shown by
the color of the leaves.
"Ths. prince OF Wales gave me letter
OF introduction to the director OF the
royal gardens. Kew.
My hope is" concluded the baron,
that ] may soon be enabled to estab-
lish properly equipped institute in or
near London. without which and a
trained staff it is impossible TO do the
work"
All those interested in scientific re-
searches are asked 70 assist and con-
tribute TO the fund of 10000 required
Tor the erection OF an observatory in
England.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
LARGEST AUTO IN WORLD.
Machine Being Built in Cleveland
Which Will Contain Parlor, Sleep
ing and Dining Compartments.

The automobile has had to come to It
at last. The trolley car--the ohio troll
ley car--was the first to be made into a
sleeper, diner, a parlor car, and what
not There is now being built in Cleve-
land an automobile as big as a fiat car
1t includes a parlor, dining-room,
sleeping apartments, a kitchen and an
observatory. A gasoline engine of 3OS-
horse power will propel the big vehicle
which. its makers claim will be able to
attain speed of more than 100 miles
an hour. The new machine will cost
Louis d. Schoenberg. a millionaire OF
Cleveland about 5000.
Mr.. Schoenberg wants to own the big
gest and the most unique auto in the
world He is willing to spend the money
to satisfy his desire. His only pleasure,
he says, is in travelling about the coun-
try with his friends. and he believes a
sort of hotel on wheels is what he has
been looking for for a long time. Mr..
Schoenberg likes the perfume of gaso-
line and the chug of the escape. and the
racheting of the cogs Is music to him.
1e lOiu Ine makers ne Wdnteu d sdSo-
line machine. one that would go like
lightning, and never stop until he pulled
the lever
The automobile will be "a feet long
and will have tires nine inches in diam
eter. The interior of the Pullman body
of the car will be finished in mahogany
and upholstered with leather There
a
although the car can be arranged to hold
2S. In the kitchen electricity will provide
heat for cooking. The stove, tiny af-
fair, will be tucked away In one corner.
The meals can be prepared without
stopping the big machine and Mr..
Schoenberg believes he will be as COM
Portable on the road as in his own
home.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26

Hon. Joseph W. Folk rof Missouri,
is certainly one of the most wonder
full young men of his day After
showing, by his prosecution of hood,
lers, what he could do, in ,his canvass
for the Gubernatorial nomination he
is showing what he can say. For in
stance, here is paragraph! from a
recent speech, which lthe New York
Sun characterizes as forty. four
words only, but forty-four :words of
concentrated and crystallized wisdom,
calculated for pretty nearly all lati-
tudes and longitudes." This is the
bit of Folklore excepted from a
very telling speech
Party committees Should be the
servants of the people of the party,
not their masters. No officeholder
ought 10 be allowed on the State
committee. To permit this inevita-
bly, leads to the building up of a ma
chine TO use the party for personal
ends"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
SINKING SPRING.
Nav %. 1904.


Mrs. II. Turley has been seriously III
at her home In this place, but by the
careful skill of DR.. l.. House she il
able to be out again.
Rev. A. D. Maddox and wife, of Cir.
cleville, are visiting friends here.
Mrs. Wickerham is entertaining hei
sister, Mrs. Amen, of Iowa.
Burch Hook, of Rainsboro, was In
our village last week.
d. Jauck, of Cincinnati, Is visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Retta Ferneau was the CUES,
of c. Tener and wife, Sunday.
DR.. Medaris Is visiting relatives In
Springfield.
Samuel Lawhorn and wife are re-
joicing over the arrival of fine baby
boy.
Miss Bessie Gall has returned tG
Portsmouth after brief visit with
her parents here.
Mrs. Jessie Bailey and daughter are
visiting relatives Ia Delaware.
Frank Patton and family left last
week for Iudlana, where they expect
20 make their future nome. Thes
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
NEWEST FASHIONABLE PET.
London Society Finds It in the Devil
Fish, a Queer Looking Rep
tile from Mexico.

Strange are the pets that London fash
ion" compels its followers to keep, and
various as they are strange. A new
Cuban poodle was the rage a few months
back A special canary follows. Now 1t
is fish again, and the strangest of fish
at that. The goldfish will have to look
to its laurels otherwise IL will most GER
tainly be superseded in popularity by the
devilfish. most quaint-looliing reptile,
for which leading dealer states, there
have been innumerable demands OF late.
The real home Of this fish Is Mexico,
and owing to its being somewhat rare
the cost of devilfsh Is considerably
higher than that of the goldfish, which
can be bought for few pence, while the
price Of its rival varies from Ave to ten
shillings. A curious characteristic OF
the devilfish is that II almost Invariably
remains at the bottom of its bowl or tank
and II is most unusual to see 1t swimming
about. Unlike its golden-scaled rela-
tion, II does not demand a frequent
change of water in its home. but will live
quite well in the same water for weeks
together, while its taste In the matter of
food is not hard to please. for devilfsh
likes nothing better than a very small
worm. As general rule London dealers
sell these fish by pairs.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
DANGER IN FROZEN EGGS.
Explode in Chicken House of a Vir-
ginia Farmer and Kill Lay
ing Hens.

Loud reports which seemed to indicate
that bombardment on a small scale was
In progress recently attracted w. p,
Tunstall. a farmer of New Kent county,
Va, to his henhouse.
On the floor he found several fowls
mutilated and dying and as he was spec
ulating on the cause OF their dismem-
berment he heard another explosion and
hen fell from her nest.
Investigating the strange occurrence,
Mr.. Tunstall ascertained that the severe
cold weather had frozen the eggs and
when they began to thaw out in conse-
quence OF the warmth of the hens they
exploded.
The mutilated fowls were dressed for
the table, and in the process pieces of egg
shells were found all through their
bodies, where they had been driven by
the force of the explosion.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
SELLS WIFE AND CHILDREN
North Carolina Man Pleased with a
Bargain of Spouse and Offspring
for Fishing Nets.

When John outlaw, of Currituck
county, North Carolina, became tired
OF his wife and two children some
weeks ago he sold the trio, together
with all his love and affection for
them, to his brother, Jerome outlaw.
lie received in exchange two fishing
nets. The matter was reported to the
authorities and warrants were sworn
out.
The trial occurred at Currituck 1t
developed the fact that John outlaw
did not think there was anything
wrong in the affair. Neither did Mrs
outlaw nor Jerome OUTLAW When
John outlaw became aware that there
was a possibility Of the transaction
being annulled by court he gathered
up his fishing nets and decamped
Jerome ana Mrs. Outlaw were found
guilty OF illegal cohabitation, but, as
the children are dependent upon the
couple for support, no penalty was in
fiicted.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
AMERICAN DENTISTS LOSE.
German Court Rules They Cannot Use
the Title Of Doctor-Says Use
Is Deceptive.

The highest court of appeal in the
German empire has been busy with the
case OF three American dentists resi-
dents in Dresden. who were indicted
for using the title "Dr. Dent. Surg"
or "Dr. CHR Dent" after their names
on the door plate The German den
lists IN Dresden contended that the
appearance OF the title Or" conveyed
a false impression.
DR.. Hendrick and his two American
colleagues proved that they got their
degree from school Of American den
tai surgery, but the court held that the
Americans are not entitled to the use OF
the title doctor" and their use of it
would be deceptive, and that II they
persist In using it they must be pun
ished.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
Terrapin in Oregon and Idaho.

Several sacks containing something
which made clatter when they were
dumped on the sidewalk in front of a
commission store on Front street at
tracted a passer, says the Portland Ore
gonian. Inquiry elected the information
that the sacks came from Idaho and con-
tained some 40 dozen terrapin. Mary
land has long been considered the home
OF the famous diamond backed terrapin,
which is even more highly esteemed by
epicures than the great green sea turtle,
but now Idaho is coming to the front as
a source of supply Of these animals.
They will, however. appear on the menus
Of popular cafes and restaurants as
"Terrapin a la Maryland" Diamond
backed terrapin were introduced into
several lakes in this state year or two
ago. and have been increasing very fast,
80 that there will be home supply for
the Portland markets before long.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
MAP MADE OF NEWSPAPERS
Journals Reduced to Pulp and Nodded
Into Shape by Wyoming
Sculptress.

An interesting and unique addition
to Wyoming's exhibit at st. Louis will
be furnished by Meta Green, principal
of the public schools at Meeteetse. It
is a relief map of the state, u feet
square, geographically correct, made
from all the newspapers of Wyoming.
The paper is reduced to a pulp and
while still moist is nodded and placed.
The map Is almost completed and ac-
curately locates every mountain and
stream In the state.
Miss Green is sculptress OF consid-
erable note, formerly of st. Paul, who
came here on account Of her health.
She has been several months molding
the map, which will be forwarded to
Cheyenne soon.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
MARRIAGES EQUAL DEATHS.
Richmond, Ind, Reverend Ohiciates
at ITO Weddings and at the Same
Number of Funerals.

Rev. j. p. Chamness. pastor of the
Fifth Street Methodist Episcopal church,
Richmond. Ind. since April 10, 1900, when
he took up the pastorate of the local
church, has officiated at ITO marriages
and an equal number OF funerals. When
the first year OF his service at the church
was finished and Rev. Mr.. Chamness
made out his statistical report the num-
Der Of marriages and funerals were the
same. just "a. The next year the funerals
led by four, his marriages amounting to
one fewer than those Of the former year.
Fifty-one marriages to Al funerals was
the balance that presented itself when
another l2 months had rolled around.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
A Novel Brake.

One OF the largest trucks ever seen in
the financial district created interest by
the way In which 1t was handled recent.
Ily. 1t was loaded with an immense
steel vault. bound for one OF the big
banking houses. The truck was drawn
by ~ horses. and behind the wagon came
three more teams. When the hill on
William street was reached men went
ahead and cleared the street OF all traf.
fic, and then the big wagon was started
down the hill, the three teams behind
acting as brake It was impossible
TO stop the outfit after Il was once start,
ed, but 1t got to the foot of the hill safe.
Ily amid the cheers of the bystanders.-
N Y. Post.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
Cured His Mother of Rheumatism.

"My mother has been sufferer for
many years with rheumatism, says w
H. Howard, of Husband, Pa, "At
times che was unable to move at all,
while at all times walking was pain
full, ] presented her with bottle OF
Camberlain's Pain Balm and after a
few applications she decided II was
the most wonderful pain reliever she
had ever tried. in fact, she is never
without il now and is at all times able
to walk. An occasional application
of Pain Balm keeps away the pain
that she was formerly troubled with
For sale by The w. r. Smith CO., drug
gists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
Not a Sick Day Since.

81 was taken severely sick with kid.
ney trouble. tried all sorts of medi-
cines, none of WHICH relieved me. One
day ! saw an ad. of your Electric Bit
tiers and determined to try that. After
taking few doses | felt relieved, and
soon thereafter was entirely cured,
and have not seen sick day since.
Neighbors of mine have been cured of
rheumatism, Neuralgia, Liver and
Kidney troubles and General Debility. .
This 10 what B. r. Bass, Of Frement,
n. G., writes. Only SOC at The w. r.
Smith Co., Druggists
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
Whooping Cough

In the spring of 1901 my children
had whooping cough" says Mrs. d. w.
Capps, of Capps, Ala. ~ used Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy with the most
satisfactory results. ! think this Is
the best remedy have ever seen for
whooping cough This remedy keeps
the cough loose, lessons the severity
and frequency Of the coughing spells
and counteracts any tendency toward
pueumonia. For sale BY The ". r.
Smith o., druggists.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
The North Western Line Russia
Japan Atlas.

Send ten cents In stamps for Russo
Japenese War Atlas issued by The
Chicago and Northwestern R'y.
Three fine colored maps, each l4x2O (;
bound ia convenient form for refer
ence. The Eastern situation shown
In detail, with tables showing relative
military and naval strength and Huan-
clal resources of Russia and Japan.
Address N. N. Breeze, 436 viue street,
Cipcinnatt, O.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
Murder Record of South Carolina

According to the report OF the attorney
general OF South Carolina to the general
assembly OF that state, the circuit So
licitors have tried since 1888 2,781 cases
for murder. During the last five years
93S murder trials have been held and in
4S2 of these the verdict was mot guilty"
The murder record for the state last
year was 222. or nearly Ave a week. OF
these 102 were convicted.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
DIAMONDS CAUSE MURDER.
Hunt for Bucket of Precious Stones
Buried in Wilderness of South
Africa Leads to Murder.

A story of buried diamonds from
johannesburg, South Africa, which re-
calls the Arabian Nights" and is sup
posed to have some connection with the
recent treasure-seeking expedition in
the northern Transvaal (Which ended In
the death of one man and sentence OF
death on another for numbering him) is
told by the Transvaal Leader.
In the year 1890, 1t is stated, Cecil
Rhodes. accompanied by Sir John Will
loughby and several friends, went from
Rhodesia into the Transvaal and visited
the great Kafflr chief Magato. called the
Lion of the North" to whom Mr..
Rhodes was known as one of the owners
of the Kimberley mines.
At the command of the chief two ma
tives brought in bucket filled to the
brim with stones of the finest color and
perfect luster. which Mr.. Rhodes ex-
amined. He was told that they were
presents brought to the king, by his sub
jects who worked in the De Beers mines.
Just before Magato's death, 1t is
stated, he called four Of his leading chiefs
and made them promise to divide the
diamonds into parcels and bury them in
some remote part Of the wilderness.
Traders remember two of the "indunas"
going on special mission toward the
location of Majiji, the mysterious "She
King" as the Kaffirs termed her.
The Boer Swartz. who Is now under
sentence of death for numbering his fel-
low treasure seeker. Van Niekerk, had
been police constable. and the idea OF
getting up the expedition was probably
due to his real or fiancied knowledge OF
the neighborhood where some Of the
diamonds were buried.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
Might Reduce Some.

This New York cult that would discard
clothes wholly may not make a hit for
its full programme, says the Chicago
Daily News. but the father of the family
might not object to garments costing
about third of what they cost at pres
ent.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
Distance Lends Enchantment

Radium not only cures fits, blindness,
badness, cancer, rheumatism, tooth
ache and locomotor ataxia, but 1t is
claimed to be remedy for wife beating,
remarks the Brooklyn Eagle 1t is safe
to call it a remedy for anything so long
as 1t costs half million dollars an ounce.
and you can't find the ounce.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
Not Entirely New.

An erudite scientist arises to explain
that II woman's life is to be long, the
pulse must beat with full and normal
strokes" But, then, says the Los An
geles Times. this fact has been suspected
for at least several years.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26

Judge Scroggy is now the Republi.
can nominee for Congress Every
Republican should vote for him re-
gardless of what may be his personal
opinion regarding the rightfulness of
his name appearing under the eagle
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26
have our best wishes.

The Universalist Church entertain
ed Scioto Association May l3 to 10.
Rev. COlegrOve, of Woodstock, Rev.
Harry Thornto', vi Manchester, and
Rev. s. G. Ayres, of Cincinnati, de-
livercd excellent sermons.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26

There are two girls, sisters, in the
East End, who have passed the age of
twenty-five. The younger is quite
proud and jealous Of her year and Z
half on the sunny side Of her sisters
age. Sometimes she IL positively
cruel about Il.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-26

II think that your sister resembles
your mother more than you do" said
. visitor : few days syo.
''Yes, che does," the eirl replied,
l'sin yoars.n
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-11-11

oranges and two lemons. Cover the
meat with boiling water and simmer
gently until quite tender, then stand
away in the water icmainiu9, il any,
until cold; shred the suct ard chop it
very fine; pare, core and chop the apples;
stone the rasins, shred the citron, aud
when the meat is perfectly cold chop ii
fine and mix all the ingredients with
it; then add the juice and rinds OF the
lemons and oranges, mix thoroughly
and pack in a stone jar; pour over it the
fruit juice and vinegar. cover closely and
stand in cool place. When ready to
use. dip out the desired quantity and
thin with cider. Miuce meats made after
this recipe should keep all winter.
Minceneat No. 1.-TWO bowls of
chopped apples, one bowl OF chopped
lean beef Cooked, one-forth pound of
suct, grated rind and juice OF one lenno n,
two cupfuls New Orleans moasses, one
large teaspoonful each of cinns mon and
cloves, one nutmeg. one pound raisins
halt-pound currents, one-forth pound of
ctron shredded fine, one quart of good
cider and sugar and salt to taste
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-11-11
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