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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
EXODUS OF IRISH YOUTH.
Aged Parents and Small Brothers
and Sisters Left in the
Villages.

IL Is largely as result of the unpre-
cedented loss of half its population In
half century that the present condition
OF rural Ireland Is so interesting a study,
says Plummer f. Jones. in American
Monthly Review OF reviews The de-
population of Ireland has largely
changed the life OF the people. and the
ireland of today lacks much of being
The Ireland OF 90 years ago.
Owing TO lack Of labor. the former in
tensive cultivation of the soil has
ceased. Tillage has been superseded by
pasturage. Thousands OF acres that 10
former years were teemng with laborers
planting and working potatoes and
turnips, and harvesting wheat and oats.
are now turned out in grass. and the
song of the laborers and the whetting of
scythes have been hushed and in their
place can be heard the lowing of cattle
and the tinkling of sheep bells.
In all parts of the middle. south and
west OF Ireland one sees evidences OF
this remarkable change--more remark
able since the signs of former possession
and cultivation are still so evident For
go years the young and vigorous farm
hands have been dropping the hoe and
spade and emigrating to America, leav-
Ing behind them to attempt their work
their infrm old parents and their little
brothers and sisters. The children
dream through their boyhood and girl
hood Of the time when they In turn can
go down to Queenstown and sail on the
big ship for New York or Boston.
Whole villages have thus been robbed
OF their young people. and vast country
sections that once teemed with vigorous
farm laborers now contain but a handful
OF men who are really capable of hard
labor. Indeed, one Of the most striking.
and at the same time most melancholy.
sights In rural Ireland to-day is the un-
usually large number of respondent
looking old men and women who NOPE
absent-mindedly about the roadways OF
the countryside or the alleys Of the
hundreds of semi-deserted villages.
Their sons and daughters have grown up
and gone TO seek their fortunes in the
west. Not one In a hundred of them will
ever return TO hoe and spade the rocky
old Irish fields again.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
NEW YORK NERVES HEALTH
II Spite of the City's BustIe There
Are Few Deaths from Nerv-
GUS Ailments.

There Is not muca lacking in New
York which could .antribute to the
nervousness Of residents and stan
gers.
There are fast running railroads ON
the streets, above he streets and ne
low the streets. There are swift moy-
ing automobiles. BICYCLES. ambulance
fire engines, trucks. railroad rrpair
we"ons. delivery carts. patrol WAGONS
az IN some parts OF town steam rail-
roads.
The average hrieh. of the Blk build.
ings has increased enormously SING.
1897 There are thousands Of pl.,a,srs
and many more Jh0u 100000 toIc.
phoncs in use and yet thc board #
health h"nreS show d steady decline I'm
the ~ due to nervousness.
.-w York has become more serene
AM less influenced by the exciting con-
ditions Of throbbing city life each year.
In 1873, the first year for when
there is an authentic record. the num-
Der OF deaths from all nervous all.
ments In New York was 2S62 per TO-
900 of population. In 1889 II had fallen
to 23.l7 per 10000; in 1893 It had
fallen farther 10 1898, and in 1903 II
had reached the low figure of l4.S3.
Last year II was still lower. As the
city's poulation increases the number
of deaths from nervous ailments stead
lily declines, though apparently the
producing causes OF nervousness are
on the increase
The fact Is thar ha the means OF
travel In New York attain greater
celebrity the effects. instead of being
injurious. seem In have the effect OF
making New Workers more
careful and less likely to be influenced
by things which in ether days would
have caused alarm II is not so many
years since timorous New Workers
were afraid to cross Broadway at
Fulton street, and bridge over the
street had to be built for their accom-.
mediation. Nowadays, with the traffic
increased, such a project
would be laughed at
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
SEED THOUGHTS.

The chief value OF paint is in ap-
pearance, but this is money.
A runty pig may be properly defined
as one that eats its head off about
three times year.
Alfalfa hay is fine for young calves.
Turn the sheep In the turnip field
and let them harvest the crop.
Last call to look al the farm build.
ings, If they are not in good repair
put them in proper shape at once.
DO not try 10 winter calves nor
colts on late cut hay, Their stom-
achs are not strong enough to dl-
gest it.
Don't neglect to oil the bearings of
farm tools and wagons, Neglect short
ems their life and wears out the
horses.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
GROWING ALFALFA.
several Points to Be Noted by the
Farmer as Suggested by Ex-
pertinent Station.

In bulletin 46. just issued. ]. II. Girls.
dale, central experiment farm, Ottawa.
summarizes the points TO be noted In
growing alfalfa as follows:
/. Sow sufficient seed.
2. Sow good seed; that ls germinable
seed.
3. Sow on well-prepared land In good
state OF fertility
a. Sowing without nurse crop over.
comes In some measure poverty of soil
b. Proper preparation OF the right
kind of seedbed and careful observance
OF directions for first year treatment
are necessary TO secure a long series of
remunerative crops.
o. Before sowing be sure that a sufii.
cheney OF plant food exists In the surface
soil to grow good crop (40 bushels tc
the acre. of oats
Z. DO not SOW on poorly drained land;
well drained should mean drained TO a
depth of at least two feet.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
THE DUMP SLED.

our exchanges. Here Is a dumping
arrangement applied to a sled-an
idea borrowed from the dump cars
that are used for grading railroads.
Anyone can see from the cut how
the principle is applied. The dump"
must be pivoted high enough, so that
when the pin is pulled the dump"
will be sufficiently inclined to empty
all the contents of the sled. Such an
arrangement will be found most con.
venlent where it is the practice to
haul out the dressing as 1t is made in
winter. directly in the fields.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14

pump will be required, and would
not use anything smaller than one.
inch piping, and galvanized at that
The cost will depend on the mill,
pump. piping and tank. which can be
obtained from any of the agents. I
have used a windmill for three years,
and 1t has given perfect satisfaction.
If check valve is used. as shown in
the accompanying sketch. the pipe can
be tapped anywhere between check
and supply tank to water other build.
ings or stock at barn or anywhere
desired."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
Owl Served for Quail.

Lovers of game in this city have
been eating owl under the impression
that the toothsome morsels served To
them were quail AS expert evidence
seems to be necessary to determine
just what sort of birds are being
served up for the epicures of the city,
perhaps there is no real cause for
disgruntlement. If owl by another
name tastes good, why should it not
be a favorite disn?--San Francisco
Chronicle.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
ROAD DRAGGING cATEcHIsM
Some Valuable Hints on How to Do
the Work of Improving
the Roadway.


Would it not be better to plow the
road before dragging?
No, says d. Ward King. the Missouri
authority on road dragging. Flowing
gives soft foundation. Flowing the
middle of the road is a relic of the old
dump scraper days.
What do you do when there are
deep ruts in the road?
Drag them. II you drag when the
surface is quite loose and soft you
will be surprised how soon they will
disappear
How do you get the dirt to the mid.
die of the road?
BY hauling the drag slantwise with
SIC caa that Is toward TIC center of
the road a little to the rear of the
oher end.
But suppose the road is too mar.
row?
First drag the wheel tracks. After
three or four rains or wet spells. plow
shallow furrow just outside the
dragged part. Spread this over the
road with the drag. Only plow one
furrow. You may plow another fur.
row after the next rain. At each
blowing widen the road bed two feet.
How many horses do you use?
Two generally. Three If it is Just
as handy. Four when breaking colts.
A good solid team in the center and
a colt on each side. Two men on
the drag, one TO drive. the other to
control the colts.
why not make the drag out Of
planko
You can, and do good work. Charles
Hin. of Mexico. Mo. uses one made
of three hardwood two.by-Iours. But
the split log is best. The plank drag
is not SO stiff and quivers and llomces
Why not make the drag OF heavy
sawed timber, say SIX by-eight or
eight.by.ten?
Because they have tendency to
slip over the bumps. The log is bet.
ter than the plank, because it is more
rigid and better than heavy tmbcrs.
because It's thin, tapering edge scrapes
more surely.
Don't you grade up the road first?
No The grading is done with tho
drag, gardually. BY so doing. the
road is solid all the way. ana is
built on a solid foundation.
AT what angle do you haul the
dragg
y safe answer is Is degrees. or In
common pariance exactly uuartering.
Iut Ianr Ia l,f,J tl.t |.,.. ,.......... .....,-
OF drag like The proper tension of a
sewing machine. depends somewhat on
circums tances THE angle of the drag
will need to be varied as the soil is
moist or dry and ~ the surface Is
more or less convex. These slight
changes can be made by the driver
walking in one direction or the other
on the drag.
What does it cost to drag a mile of
road a year?
The cost Is vafiously estimated at
from one TO three dollars. | think
much depends on the season and what
degree of excellence satisfies the man
who drags II is hard to estimate
what % costs TO comb mans hair or
black his shoes If ne does It himself.
How do you Keep the drag from
dodging around sidewiso?
BY not loading IT too heavily. If
drag oodges around he earth that YOU
are moving. It is because It is over
loaded. If you do not overload the
lrag, It will move and spread the
earth. II Is overloaded because you
are uying to do too much The secret
~ success in road dragging Is 70 do
little often. Remember If the drag
lodges, il is generally because you
have neglected to drag the road al
some previous time when II needed /.
dragging.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
To Command the Charleston.

Washington, Dec. S.-Commander
Cameron MGR. Wins1ow. formerly ma.
val aide to the president and now in
the command Of the Maynower. has
been selected 10 command the new
protected cruiser Charleston, which
viii go to the Pacific station.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
Blessing of the River.

A curious Roumanian Christmas
custom is the blessing of the river.
A service is held on the bank Of ,he
Danube and a small wooden cross
thrown in through a hole in tne' ice.
A frantic scramble follows to recover
the relic
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
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lNPRo'YENfS{ff
WATER BY WINDMILL.
Best Arrangement for Pumping and
Piping to the Various
Buildings.

A correspondent in the Farmers
Advocate of Canada wants to know
the cheapest and best way to supply
water from well q rods distant
from the house. A Grey county
tOntario) farmer. in reply says:
II would advise the use of an eight.
foot windmill erected over well, pip
ing being run to buildings. A force.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14

E2.tor-No, ! can't buy our 10 M
on "The Vice Presidency mus, sly
| fail to see what the subject has in
common with poetry.
Poet-There's one thing.
Editor-What T. It
Poet-Nobody wants It.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
Cheering.

Didn't those hideous campaign
caricaitures make your wife angry?"
NO" answered the serene poll.
tician. after studying them carefully
she has concluded that am not near
ly as homely as | might be."--Wash-
lngton Star
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14

'Ir's funny to hear the worthy grand
cxaulted chancellor order those uni
formed ledge men TO shoulder arms
when they have nothing but swords. !"
swell, what could be say9"
"N"hy, shoulder blades, IF course. Z"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
The First legal +analna.

Atlanta. Ga, Dec 9.-The first legal
execution in the history OF Fulton
county, for the crime OF criminal as
sault took place at the Tower, when
Jim Wllker the selfconfessed negro
assailanI OF Mrs. Alice Moore, was
hanged
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
Danger Signal.

Red is the signal FOR danger every
where. Even in The far-away Society
Islands the natives are hound 10 rusn
to the rescue when the red signal light
is seen These islanders produce the
light by burning dried seaweed, which
gives forth a bright cherry red.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
Football Player Dead.

Bridgeport, Ct, Dec. S.--Leo McNal.
ly "a years old, who was injured in a
football game between local teams in
this city on Thanksgiving day, died
Thursday McNally's back was bro.
ken In a mass play.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
DUMP FOR A SLED.
Convenient Arrangement for Cart for
Hauling Manure in the
Winter Time.

Dump carts for hauling manure and
other articles are usually associated
With wheels. but for hauling out
manure in winter the wheel cart is not
says writer in one OF
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14

Mr., Extank-You have no notion my
dear, how hard IL is for a man to stay
on the water wagon. No less than
ten fellows have asked me what I'd
take, today.
Mrs. Extank-And was your answer
invariably the same?
Mr.. Extank That what It was,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14

"rhat railroad is in pretty b1t
shape, isn't IL ?n
"Flerce, The ticket agent saws
that even the deadheads have begun
patronizlng other lines"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
Mine Hospitals in Africa.

Positions as matrons of mine hos.
pitals are much sought after by nurses
In South Africa. Nei rly all the Johan.
nesburg mines have their private hos.
pitfalls, the matrons of which are well
naid and have comfortable anartments
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
Teachers Examination.

The Highland County Board OF School Elk.
aminers hereby gives notice that examina.
tions of applicants for certificates will take
place in the Washin gton School Building,
Hilisboro, on the Hrst Saturday of each
month.
Patterson examinations will be held on
thelthird Saturday OF April and on the sec.
ond Saturday of May.
Examinations for High School and Specta
Certificates will be held on the Grst SATURDAY
of September December March and June
As prescribed by law, the fees for Teachers
examination will be so cents while the pat
terson examination no fee is charged.
o. A. puCRErT. Pres.
ID. A. HfsER,
r. Il. TICB, Clerk.
Board of Examiners
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
Called on King Haakon,

Stockholm, Dec, l1.-Charles H.
Graves. United States minister,to Swe
den and Norway, returned here from
Christiana where on Saturday he had
an audience with King Haakon and
presented the felicitations of President
Roosevelt
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14

Visitor Ny poor man, what was the
cause of your downfall?
Convict - Srring housecleanin',
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
Sometimes Left.


Little Edith-Mamma.
Mrs. Fashen-Yes?
rs papa in our set?'-Judge
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14

Vlsltor-Wh0' ~ sou mean?
Conyict-De folks IN de last house !
robbed h5u ac s,air carpet M, am dcy
. -''r de stNrH
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-12-14
Worthless Nitro-oultures

A recent bulletin issued by the
Pennsylvania experiment station says:
Experiments recently made at this sta
ton fail to show any beneficial re-
suits from the use OF nitro-cultures
purchased in the open market. While
the station would not be justified In
passing final judgment on the basis
of a single experiment, our results
certainly indicate the desirability of
caution on the part of the farmer in
inyastinr In fhasa cnlturas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
THREE MILLION IN SALARIES
What Is Paid Out to Rural School
Teachers in Kansas.

In the rural schools of K .nsas alone,
there was paid out last year as salaries
for teachers So, AIS, 900. In addition, other
expenses brought the total amount for
rural schools to S5,156,000. And this is
only a minor portion of the amount
which the state as whole is expanding
for the cause of education.
1t requires an army of teachers for
the state. The school population runs
close to 500, 900. There are 8,66S organ
lied districts outside of first and second
class cities.
In the rural schools alone it requires
1850 teachers The average salary last
year was $43 for males and $35 for fe-
males. The average length of the school
term was only twenty-six weeks. So 1T
can be seen that a rural teacher can't
lay up much money. The total value
of Kansas rural school property aggre-
gates SO, 1S1, 900. Counting the school
property in the first and second class
cities and the property of the state
educational institutions, also the private
schools and colleges of the state, the
value will reach about SIS, 100000. AL
most as many teachers are employed in
the cities and towns as are employed in
the rural districts. It is, therefore. safe
to say that at least 10000 persons are
employed as teachers. The city teachers
get more wages than the rural. The
chief complaint is in the country dis
tricts.
The bonded debt Of school property
amounts to 81, 1so, 600. This covers the
1865 school buildings. Perhaps half of
the buildings are not bonded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
wILMARTH GETS A REST.
Faithful Fire Marshal Goes to
Colorado.

Chief Wilmarth, of the fire depart
ment, has taken a vacation, the first
that he has taken for many years. He
departed last night for Colorado points
to be gone for week or more
There is not more faithful employe
of the city than Chief Wilmarth and he
takes his duties with such seriousness
that he ponders deeply before he asks
for a relief or a vacation.
TIE chief came into the mayors Office
yesterday for conference with the
eity's chief executive. Mayor w. H.
Davis was engaged in talking over the
chief entered the room, pulled the door
close shut after him and was closeted
with the mayor for several minutes. All
the while several newspaper reporters
were cooling their heels out in the ante
room thinking all manner of things.
Finally the mayor and the head of the
fire department came out. The mayor
sat down at his desk and commenced
to look over some of his correspondence.
Tho chief had started to go out of the
Office but on second thought came back
to the mayors desk, picked up an en-
ve1ope and wrote something on it,
showed it to the mayor and then
scratched it all out
Later the mayor explained: 1.-The
chief asked me for vacation and
told him to go ahead and take it. He
didn't care to have it known, that's the
reason he talked to me in that room
and scratched out his writing on the
envelope
The reporters heaved a sigh of relief
they thought something connected with
the welfare of the city had been finally
closed up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10

Excess fat is a disease. 1t is caused by
imperfect assimilation of food Nutiment
which should go into muscle, sinew,
bone brain and nerve does not go there,
but piles up in the form of suoerfiuous
fat which clogs the human machinery and
and endangers health and life.
My new Obesity Food. taken at meal
time, compels perfect assimilation of the
food and sends the food nutriment where
it belongs. 1t requires no starvation pro-
cess. You can eat all you want 1t makes
muscle, bone, sinew. nerve and brain It's
sue out of excess fat, and quickly reduces
your weight to normal. 1t takes off the big
stomach and relieves the compressed con-
dition and enables the heart to act freely
and the lungs to expand naturally and the
kidneys and liver to perform their func
tons in a natural manner.
My natural. scientific Obesity Food does
the work. You will feel better the first
day you try this wonderful home food.
Mrs. Grace Reid Gates, 6O6S Dearborn st,
Chicago. ILL.,, says: MY Dear Mr. Kel-
logg, l have been taking your wonderful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-10
RAP FOR THE POLICE.
Woman Calls Up state journal to Ten
a Few Things.

A woman called up the State Jour-
nal Office by phone yesterday after
noon. She refused to give her name
but said: IT have been a reader of the
state Journal for 20 years. I have
noticed that there is talk of raising the
pay of the police. BY all means let it
pc done. We have such splendid
and competent body of men Give
them all the pay they want. Nothing
is too good for them. And the chief
should have an enormous salary. Just
as an example of his ability, let me say
Ihat he and his brilliant corps of de-
tectives came out in an automobile to
arrest some little boys playing baseball
IN a pasture. They went right past a
joint within a block of the place where
the boys were playing ball. But they
were after the wicked boys who dared
70 DEFY the law and play baseball.
They did not care for trif1ing things
like joint. OF course the boys were
too sharp for them, and all got away,
put the majesty of the law was vindi-
Gated, and the joint was not molested.
BY all means give the policemen more
pay.
This police force is organized for
the purpose of drawing pay They do
nothing else, hence they should be al
lowed to draw all the pay possible If
anybody has any complaints to make
about thefts, burglaries or other viola
tons of law. let him not bother the
police about it, because they are too
busy getting their salaries raised to
NEEDLE with such little matters Let
the council raise the pay quick, SO that
the police can have more time to rest
from their arduous labors."