The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13

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New York Tribune: The rumor
that Emperor William has caused the
Sultan of Turkey to be sounded as to
whether under certain circumstances
he would be ready to send troops into
Egypt may not be true, but it sug.
gests another possible phase In the
complications now under discussion
Germany has been very friendly to
Turkey in recent years, and the lat
ter doubtless holds itself in readiness
to reciprocate--especially If the prize
held out is tempting.
REACHED VITAL SPOT.
Chicago Review: President Roose.
velt has yielded to the demands of
trade and will enforce the Chinese ex.
cluslon laws In way less offensive to
the Chinese, or in other words large
number of Chinese will be admitted
without questioning them. All the
protests the Chinese could make for
many years availed nothing so long
as they were directed at the Ameri.
can conscience or the sense of right.
For them there was no square deal"
for the sake of being square. But
the Chinese "six. companies" grew
wise and hoisted a "big stick" of their
own in the form of a boycott on
American goods. They aimed their
club not at the American conscience
but at the pocketbook. They have
got results quickly. 1t is too much
to hope that Europeans will fail to
see the moral of this story.
PYGMY MARRIAGES.
New York Sun: Some hitherto un.
published facts about the habits of
the African pygmies are contained In
a pamphlet just published by Colonel
Harrison. who h~ought from Central
Africa 4, nc parry ot little people now
in Load N fhe pvgmies generally
marry 1t he aye OF ) or 8, and the
mer hur their wives with three or
four -r,ars and ten Ia fifteen arrows,
acc urdiitn 20 tn: market value 0f the
lad Thry pay b. installments, and
not uutll the last arrow is handed
uv,s IS tbs lover .ilUwed to take Lis
bride. A man may have as many
wives as he can afford to buy.
The birth of boy is welcomed, hut
when a girl baby arrives the unfortu-
nate creature is soundly lashcd by the
father with a bunch of plantain
leaves.
FACING REVOLUTION.
Chicago Record-Herald What a
tribute the government unwittingly
pays to the revolutionists Hereto
fore it has spoken of them as a mum
erically insignificant clique, vainly
endeavoring to scatter seeds OF sedi-
tion and disloyalty among the masses.
If they have sufficient iniluence with
sailors, workmen and peasants to
cause such serious disorders as have
occurred at Odessa and Liban and
other ports; if they can produce in
surrection in the navy and turn the
czar's war ships guns upon his troops,
the alleged worship and love OF the
Russian masses for the czar is worse
than a broken reed to lean on. What
the revolutionists have done with
some sections of the navy tthey pro-
badly have done with some sections
of the army. The autocracy's own
statements show that it is facing re.
volt, if not revolution.
PovERTYS BADGE OF HONOR.
Philadelphia Press: There will be
graduated from one of the great med
ical colleges of Philadelphia this year
a young man who stands for heroic
type of student. During his four years
residence in this city this young man,
with another in equally poor financial
circumstances, lived in a modest
house uptown. Their room cost them
each Sl a week. They cooked their
own breakfasts and suppers during
the entire four years and walked to
and from the college to save car fare.
An extraordinary thing about this
mode of living was the extremely low
~os< of <hs food theae studenta ate
Month after month they kept a close
account of what they spent for pro-
visions and the average wasl26 fcents
a week for each student. Consequent
ly the room and board for college
year Of forty weeks cost each of these
ambitious young men but $50. All
colleges and universities have their
poor students, and what 10 a very
happy thing these carry with them
the respect and admiration of their
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