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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
HAVE WOMEN ANY oENlUS7
English Writer in London Paper In
sists They Lack Courage for
Self Restraint.

Why Is 1t that women have not dis
tinguished themselves AZ creative ar
lists asks writer in the London News.
Mrs Chesson can mention only two
great" women poets, Sappho and Chris
tina Rosetti. Though all women learn
how to paint In water colors at
school. are there any great" women
painters? Rosa Bonheur can hardly be
called great. There are no women
painters of the class Of Raphael or
Duerer.
No woman ever wrote great oratorio
or a first-class opera. IA.
In the art Of fiction. perhaps. they
stand highest. though even there the
characteristic faults OF women artists
keep them from the first rank.
The reason seems to be that women
lack the essential quality Of all great
art: they lack restraint. They are
afraid to curb their muse: they have
not the courage. II they ever have the
desire. to go through their work with a
pruning knife and remove every super
fluffy.
Christina Rossetti is great because she
possesses this power to take pains
Poetesses in general-and Mrs. Browp-
ing.is very good illustration of this. fail
to reach the supreme pinnacle of great
ness because they do not care to use
restraint.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
PRACTICAL ROAD BUILDING.
The Subject Il Being Given Con-
sddsration at Ohio State
University.

The question Of Improving public
highways is one Of general interest in
Ohio at the present time. The numer-
GUS bills introduced in the last legis-
lature for the Improvement Of public
roads showed plainly that It Is becom-
Ing generally recognized fact that
one of the most important questions
for the state is to provide better pub
lie highways. The national govern
ment has recognized the Importance Of
this subject and In the department OF
agriculture has established an office Of
public road inquiry. Of which Hon.
Martin Dodge, of Ohio, is director.
Limited appropriations have been
made to this Office to assist In building
"object lesson" roads in different parts
Of the country. Last summer an appli-
cation was made by the Ohio state un-
versity for an object lesson road to
be built upon Its campus The appli-
cation was granted and piece Of road,
1896 feet long and IS feet wide, has just
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
GETTING RID OF STONES.
II II Possible That to Do Do II Not
Always the Most Profitable
Proposition.

It IL told Of Q Scotch farmer, who
had Just rented q new farm, that he
hired host Of workers and cleared
his fields Of millions Of stones In
readiness for his first grain crops.
Instead Of benefiting the land the loss
Of the stones actually spoiled the crop,
and next season the stones we're care.
fully returned to the land with good
results. We cannot vouch for the
accuracy Of this story, but 1t serves to
bring up the question whether 1t al
ways pays to rid land Of stones. There
are Instances In which we feel sure
that II does not pay.
The other day we passed q big
plowed field In Wisconsin where the
farmer had used the harrows and was
then busily engaged with hired hand
in collecting and hauling OF round
stones Of the cobble-stone type that
we're everywhere to be seen lying upon
the newly turned surface. says A. 8.
Alexander, in Farmers Review. The
land was rolling and as the train
passed through cut we saw that the
uViu UVih8 OPOiutCu upoh W0o AS0hy -
deep bed Of coarse gravelly clay. The
entire depth Of soil was composed Of
stones and clay. so that removal Of
one layer of surface stones could not
possibly benefit the surface soil con-
dition for any great length of time.
Each plowing and narrowing followed
by rains would be sure to bring as
many stones to the surface as we're
there before. and one might keep
clearing of each year for generation
without removing them all or doing
any great amount of good. The work
Of stone gathering and removal was In
this case to our mind a waste Of labor
and money. and 1t is questioned II
the stones by gradual distntegration
or weathering do not produce the
plant food upon which crops feed.
On bowlder clay, where the stones
are very large and comparatively
scarce, It certainly pays to get rid Of
them by use Of dynamite or other
means. Such rocks are Of little value
and are nuisance to the plowman OF
when moving or harvesting, and
should be hauled out to the fence line
as soon az they can be dislodged
Where the land Is naturally stony its
fertility is liable to be associated with
the presence Of stones and their re
moval may prove detrimental. although
work may be facilitated for a time BY
their absence. The subject is OF som'
interest and we would like to hav'
the experience Of men who have mad'
1t their practice each spring to get rit
of as many surface stones as possible
upon land that is naturally filed will
them.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
LEGISLATION FOR ALASKA.
long g-Neglectsd by Congress to Fix
Clearly the Initiative for
Government.

II was, in fact, NO less than II years
before congress made any serious At
tempt to organize . OWL government,
writes William CARROT Brown, In At
lantic. The Pribylon islands were leased
to company with the exclusive right to
take seals within the three-mile limit.
and in a few years the revenue from this
source alone made a handsome return
on the purchase money. But Alaska
could not be developed without law. I'm
migrants found that there was no legal
way provided to preempt land, or TO
convey property. or to collect debt.
Save In the neighborhood Of the military
posts, there was no protection either for
property or for persons: and there is
only too much evidence that the pres
ence of the soldiers among them was de-
noralizing to the natives. The liquor
traffic, though forbidden. was not In fact
suppressed: to the Indians Of Alaska we
gave only the same careless wardship
which we had given to our own tribes.
In 1884. acting on suggestion which
Gen. o. o. Howard, had made nearly ten
years before. congress still unwilling
to take the time for detailed legislation
for Alaska. extended over II the laws
Of the territory Of Washington. $50 far
as the same may be applicable" There
is no better instance OF the sluggishuess
Of our national legislature when no
strong or widespread public sentiment
stirs 1t to action. Those students Of our
government who dcplore our failure to
fx clearly the responsibility. for the ini-
tiative In legislation. as in England. It
is fixed in the ministry. could scarcely
find better case to illustrate their view.
Our long neglect Of Alaska was neither
wise nor salutary.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
Rssolutiea establishing street railroad route

Resoluden esteblishing street railroad route
ever In. Wanut, Nigh and Main streets.
ae II resolved, Nat there n hereby catab-
lisNsd .l1yest Railroad rosie In the village
upsI = 1sl6nowisG streets, to.wk
C4unnnclng hthe northern terminus OF
RSo t6e& y . seutherly direction
seV ~ Walnv street; thSice b an east
e Scn' a!ens az ovy H said walnut
b. a. aisS srcel l to tSc isssrsscslsn oi
MN st9eet thence u westerly directiou.
a10pg aud over saia Main street to the inter-
seca6n Of said Mn street.
vpon,whlch route there may be maintain
Vav VkHthe nonessory switches, turnoul1
curves, hons, N. poles. wirSs and Au other
nec6saHW Axkres and apparatus, ard to be
op9rAee b., electricity or ether motive DOW.
er sxcezs stssn: ans % tr.t % sprnn,oec ane e
may 6s aote particularly provided f6r n
thXpr4I4aHce making the, grant to the sac
ces5ful u9dder therefor ana,
~ OF sSe6 street railroad over the route
hcrein StSbltshed shall be fer the period OF
twS6ys1ve ~ yeaps. ana
ssSnd 81 SeSs6v ine1ruCtsd and dirsctsd
"a, ave D0Sico ~ publication. TO invite BIDS
f1fthe construction, nstntsnAnce and oper.
atlon Of street railroad over said route in
this resolution and - required BY law.
PasssA June -, ~.
d. B. DoacssT. 6lsrt.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
DEvlLTRY OF A DRUMMER.
Commercial Traveller Takes Vacation
at Cheap Boarding House in Or
der to Hold Bill Down.

IL once knew q drummer down In
Maine who was one of the most reck-
less, daredevil characters 1 ever came
in contact with" said commercial trav-
eler. There was never any trouble be-
tween him and his house about the
amount Of his sales, but his expense ac-
count was constant bone of conten-
ton.
"One day his boss called him on the
carpet and made the following state
ment to him just before his departure.
"'Mr. Blank. have no fault to find
with your sales, for you bring in enough
business, but do take exception to the
size of your expense account for your
last trip. I'll just say this to you, II
your expenses amount to more than Is
a day on this next trip am going to dis
charge you. This is fnal, and want 1t
thoroughly understood r,t
THE G. 7. signifled his acceptance Of
the conditions, and started out.
He was gone one week, and at the
end Of that time he figured up and found
his expenses beat IS day by large
majority. --e .a.
He took the train and went to small
manufacturing town near by and went
to the foreman Of the leading industrial
plant and asked for job. The foreman
said he hadn't anything for him to do
just then, but he might have later.
"'All right said the G. r., I'm In nc
hurry about 1t, only want to get board
at your factory boarding house over
here. and they will not take me with
cut an order from YOU
81 can Ak that for you,' said the fore.
man. and handed him printed order
"The fellow went to that hash house
and hung around and had the bigges'
kind of a time with the female opera
tives Of the factory, who stayed at the
house. made friends with everybod,
and enjoyed regular vacation. At tn
end of the week he paid his bill and left
and the next morning went around II
the house.
"'Where were you last week?' was
the Arst question the old man askel
him.
"'Why. I was up at mentioning tn
town. boarding. You said II my ex
peases exceeded IS a day would los
my job. and had to make them aver
age up.
"'Well, young man. said the old gen
Neman, trying to suppress smile, I
you hadn't had Q pretty big week
business the first week I would fiRisl
with you right here
| 80 know It, said our friend, artlessly
and bowed himself out to overhaul hi
samples for the next week.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
A Hand Cultivator.

you hsve not hand cultivator then
rot one 1t once, unless the garden 10 ar
ranged for using q horse. Even then Il
VIII bs useful. 1t need not be one. OF
those with Q dozen different kinds Of At
tachments. These are convenient, but
expensive. A wheel cultivator with ad-
Unstable handles will answer the pur-
pose quite well. There 10 NO changing
from q drag to scarifier and then to .
eultivator or some other kind OF impie-
ment. 1t il simply q cultivator The
parts are not getting lost when needed
NEST. It is always together and Sc al
ways ready for use. After once using 1t
you do not know how to get along with
cut N.-Prairie Farmer.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
THE ORCHARD.
yultivate the orchard eften.

Let US all make map of the or.
chard trees--right new-before We
forget the names and the whereabouts
Of the varieties we planted.
Rub OF all unnecessary sprouts which
have started on newly-set trees. Now
h the tne to train the little fellows
n the way they should 90.
Nurssrymen are having . serious
time with the crown or root gall upon
apple treeA Many trees 60 to the
brush pile annually on account Of the
destruetivensss of this pest.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13

bars, ID and e). The other end Of
each rope Is passed around the wind
lass (a), and fastened. When the wag-
ON is driven into the shed. the slings
are slipped over the ends Of the box
and the windlass revolved by means
of. . lever (b). drawing the box up
ward and out Of the waS. For ladders
or racks Of any sort In place Of the
cross car (e) attach ring like I to the
end Of each rope. which can bs fas-
toned By hook to the frame. The wind
lass I'd should be about six inches In
diameter, and pierced st convenient
h:isht with four holes for the levers.
B. n. Sculiy. Clay county. Arkansas.
In Farm and Home.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
The Coming Dry Time.

The dry time In summer may be made
one of the most useful times Of the year,
This 10 when the fields may be examined
to. .find out where are the springy places.
When the whole land is wet one Is like
" tc, be deceived a. to what are the
wsttsst places, but not In the dry time
OF summer This il the time Of digging
bitches for drains, land for this work
there is No other suitable time except
the dry time Of summer.-Farmers' Re-
WoW,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
A SIMPLE WAGON BED HOIST
Simple Arrangement for Lifting the
Wagon Bed from Running Gear
One Man Can Operate Device.

A simple arrangement for removing
the bed or ladders from wagon may
be made as shown in the cut. To the
joist of loft attach two pulleys. (c).
Through eacn of these pass half-inch
rope. one end Of which is connected
with a stretcher made of two cross
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
4 SOLEMN 1ssponsiblaitx

The dust and air Of most ~ STABLES
10 loaded with bacteria. And khen they
get into tina milk they muSaily ct the
rate OF millions per intnuts. The milk
sr's duty 70 bis family and toshuman-
ity In ssneral when he 10 milking il
. serious matter.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
Nothing to Long For.

what Q disseminated. dissatisfied
look Mrs. Fullerton hast"
"Wsll, what could you expect? She
has husband who gets her everything
she wants."-Town topics.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
LOW RATE
EXCURSIONS
VIA B. & o. S-W.

SEASON 1905.
nens SsskssS Tlcksts 70 points in the west
SoIthNn0Gt and Southeast. On sale list ara
Sfd Td3bdk dkYs of each month.
Nstinnel rcsGsessl orlss q 1eglss. Aug. %:
Onc1 CplIs lie for round trip. Dates Of
;:I:' ;:l:1! s'ssr 'sfs'0siar' viii be announced
Nanlanng Hncenpoeat q. 4. z. Tickets will
be86l6 G1Nst y. to Septen bsrl3rd, aijo Sep
te{3hed1Sh for such trains that reach West.
er7kA wayp on same day. Return limit
ssXs With privilege OF ssssnsi'n to
BALTIMORE. Nd.
ualssd society Of christlas Eadsavor. Tick.
cts te sold July 2. .3,4 Return limit July
tsth, with privilege Of extension to Aug. VI.
For detailed Information. rates, time Of
traips, Sleenng car reservations, eec., con-
suH yolr nearest Ticket Agent or address
o. p. MccARTY.
0en Pass. Agent, Cincinnati. Ohio.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
silk CULTURE II liSeis.

The Russian sovsfuniS iiT lron.s
Ing silk culture By distr!bltiEg ak
worms eggs free OF charge 'aad send
iAg out teachers 70 instruct the psas-
ants how 70 feed and care n the
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13
An Old Habit.

Cssey-How did Finn lose his Job
% postman?
Mulligan--shure. he stopped work
when he blew the drst whistls.--N. Y.
Times.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13

Cholly Stonebroke-Ah--er-is me
face good for fancy dress costume,
me man?
COstumer-No, but think 1t would
be fac for mask.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13

New York Man--Why Go they call
Boston "the Hub ?"
San Francisco Maa-Becauss the
swiftest part Of the country 10 the
furthest from 1t, l guess.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13

Teacher-What 10 the easiest way
to get to New York
Pupil-Graft fer q pass.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-07-13

Instead Of careless apple, we neet
one that is as big In the middle Of tn
barrel o. at the ends.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-25
BY a. Conan Doyle

than for the acquiring of treSh evil
dence. The tragedy has been SO I'M
common, so completes, and of such
personal Importance to so many peo-
pie that we are suffering from
plethora of Surmise, conjecture, and
hypothesis. The difficulty is to de-
tach the framework of fact-of alb
solute undeniable fact-from the
embellishments of theorists and re-
porters. Then. having established
ourselves upon this sound basis it is
our duty to see what differences may
be drawn and what are the special
points upon which the whole mystery
turns. On Tuesday evening | received
kilograms from both Colonel Ross. the
owner of the horse. and from Inspec-
tor Gregory. who us looking after the
case, inviting my cooperation"
TUESDAY evening"" | exclaimed.
And this is Thursday morning Why
didn't you 20 down Yesterday
Because made o blunder, my dear
which is, lam afraid more
common occurrence than any one
would think Who only knew me
through your. memoirs. The fact is
that | could not believe it possible that
the most remarkable horse in England
could long remain concealed, especial
~ in SO sparsely inhabited a place
to hour yesterday | expected to hear
that he had been found, and that his
abductor was tho murderer of John
Straker. When, however. another
morning had come, and | found that
beyond the arrest of young Fitzroy
Simpson nothing had been done, | felt
that it was time for me to take ac-
tion. Yet in some way 1 feel that
yesterday has not been wasted"
L, fxx~ DF
AT least / have got a grin Of the
essential facts of the case. / shall
enumerate them to you for nothing
clears up a case so much as stating
1t to another person. and ] can hardly
expect your cooperation If | do not
show you the position from which we
start"
lay back against the cushions,
putting at my cigar. while Holmes
forefinger checking off the points
upon the palm of his left hand. gave
me a sketch of the events which had
led to our journey.
SILVER Blaze" said he, "is from
the Scmomy stock, and holds as brill
liant a record as his famous ancestor.
He is now i'm his fifth year. and has
brought in turn each of the prizes of
the turf to Colonel Ross, his fortunate
owner. Up to the time of the catas-
trophe he was the first fayorite for
the Wessex Cup. the betting being
three to one on him. He has always,
however. been prime favorite with
the racing public, and has never yet
disappointed them so that even at
those odds enormous sums of money
have been laid upon him. 1t is obvi-
Gus. therefore, that there were many
people who had the strongest interest
In preventing Silver Blaze from being
there at the fall Of the flag next Tues
day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-25

81 am afraid, Watson, that l shall
have to 60" said Holmes, as we sat
down together to our breakfast one
morning.
go! Where tor
no Dartmoor; to Kings Pyland."
] was not surprised. Indeed. my
only wonder was that he had not al
ready been mixed up i'm this eXtraor-
binary case. which was the one topic
Of conversation through the length
and breadth of England. For a whole
day my companion had rambled about
the room with his chin upon his chest
and his brows knitted. charging and
recharging his pipe with the strong
est black tobacco, and absolutely deaf
to any of my questions or remarks.
Fresh editions of every paper had
been sert up by our news agent, only
TO be glanced over and tossed down
into a corner. Yet, silent as he was.
] knew perfectly we'll what it was over
which he was brooding. There was
but one problem before the public
which could challenge his powers of
analysis, and that was the singular
disappearance, of the favorite for the
Wessex Cup. and the tragic murder of
Its trainer When. therefore. he sud-
denly announced his intention of set
ting out for the scene of the drama
W
ed and hoped for.
II should be most happy to go
down with you If l should not be in
the way" said 1.
MY dear Watson. you would con-
fer great favor upon me by COM
Ing. And / think that your time will
not be misspent. for there are points
about the case which promise to make
1t an absolutely unique one. We have.
hi fHre-f e N..l, -,
at Paddington. and 1 will go further
into the matter upon our journey.
You would oblige me by bringing with
you your very excellent field-gIass."
And SO ii happened that an hour
or so later | found myself in the
corner of a first-class carriage flying
along en- route for Exeter, while Sher-
lock Holmes, with his sharp, eager
face framed in his ear-fiapped trav-
eling-cap, dipped rapidly into the
bundle of fresh papers, which he had
procured at Paddington. We had left
Reading far behind us before he
thrust the last one of them under the
scat, and offered me his cigar-case
I'VE are going WE'LL" said he. look
Ing out of the window and glancing
at his watch "Our rate at present
Is fifty-three and a half miles an
hour
II have not observed the quarter
mile posts,' said l.
''Nor have I. But the telegraph
posts upon this line are sixty yards
apart. and the calculation is a sim
pie one. l presume that you have
looked into this matter of the murder
OF John Straker and the disappear
ance of Silver Blaze?'
Il have seen what the Telegraph
and the Chronicle have to say
1T is one of those cases where
the art of the reasoner should be
used rather for the sitting of details