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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
THAT WAS ONE TOO MANY
Providence Did a Whole Lot for HIM.
But Sort of Twisted
,,. Things. ..it.

"Speakin of what they call dispen.
sations OF Providence" said the old
farmer. I've had some experience in
that direction. once nad $500 barn
insured tor $3.50. After a few days
heard OF a man who had "A kicking
COW. She was warranted to kick over
any human being who sat down TO milk
her ! went TO see the man and the
COW.
How much?' says I.
Take her for So says he.
II paid the cash and took her home
and I says TO my hired man:
" Jim, you needn't milk the kicker
until after dark. Then take lantern
with YOU
4" All right says Jim. And he fol.
lowed my instructions.
And he WIS kicked over, the Ian.
tern was smashed and the barn
burned?" was queried.
Exactly"
And the insurance was paid?"
THAT was where Providence took Q
turn" replied the farmer. Providence
gol me the insurance: Providence sent
me after that kicking COW; Providence
burned the barn. hut. durn my hide, Il
Providence didn't twist things around
so that had TO take $500 insurance
and | was almost three years getting
III"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
FUTURE OF SIBERIA.
BELIEVED TO BE WORLDS GREAT
GRAIN PRODUCER.
1t Is a Land of Promise Where Polar
Lights Make the Night Beau
tiful-Great Fur
Country.

west Siberia will be the America Of
the future. In spite of the adverse con-
ditions wideawake people Of foresight
will settle and encourage settlement in
that part Of the country and its great
advantage will soon be felt and appre-
ciated."
This, says the New York Sun, Ia the
prediction of Oscar Eden-Zeller, who
recently returned from an exploring
tour OF the west, east and north Siberia
extending through year and half.
He bases his assertion upon the vast
extent OF Siberia, the adaptability Of
west Siberia for grain raising and the
great practically untouched mineral de-
posits OF east and north Siberia.
West Siberia promises to become
the grain belt of the world" Mr.. Eden
Zeller says. THE land is suited for
grain raising and because of to vast
acreage II will ultimately produce
grain for all nations.
of course, for the time being, only
the rich tracts of land situated on both
sides OF the great Siberian railroad will
be considered by settlers. 1t is a splen-
did tableland, awaiting only lie thrifty
farmer to bring 1t into prominence.
AT the beginning of September last
year | arrived in Yakutsk, the most
important town in northeast Siberia
and the principal headquarters of the
northern fur trade. 1t is also the most
northern telegraph station in the world
Ci aI af lat
The place at the time of my arrival
contained 800 Russian political prison
ers.
THE steamers on the River Lena
run from May to September and during
that time OF the year things are very
lively In Yakutsk. But in the winter
months everything is very quiet in
deed. The only hotel in the place was
sold at auction while | was there and
institutions of that kind are seemingly
out of place in Yakutsk.
From Yakutsk | went to Wercho.
jausk. the coolest town in the world
The first part of the trip was made on
horseback. We then went as far as
the Altan river on Russian peasant
oiSuo ohu lhtlt ONti
range of Werchojausk by reindeer con.
veyance. There was no path, no trail
no indication of a road, only the end.
less white glittering snow-plains, in.
terspersed very seldom with little
scrubby trees or bushes.
I'VE arrived at Werchojausk at mid.
night, October 81, having left Yakutsk
October 10. The place is hardly larger
than the smallest American village
The roofs OF the poor-looking, tiny log
huts are merely frozen snow and for
windows blocks of transparent ice are
In use.
THE place is situated at 67 degrees
north latitude and 1873 degrees 81 min.
utes east longitude. The polar lights
scintillate there with splendor and
beauty seldom seen by human eyes a
light vapor of ice crystals hovers a
short distance above the ground con.
tinually"
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INDIANS THUNDER BIRD.
: tradition Of the Passamaquoddies
Accounting for Elemental
Disturbance.

Many Indians believe that thunder
is caused by the action of huge bird
which they have named the thunder
bird When he is angry his great eyes
flash and the lightning we see is
caused by the tapping Of the wings
OF the bird. The Passamaquoddies be-
lieve that the spirit Cf the children of
KatahdiD are thunder and lightning.
In defense Of this belief they tell
this story: An Indian-great and
powerful-had been seeking game
for weeks without any success. One
winter day he saw the footprints OF
some creature. the first he had seen
for many weeks Looking closer, he
discovered that the footprints were
made by snowshoes. though no hu-
man being had ever been known to
have passed through this country be-
fore. Next morning the tracks still
appeared. though in different places,
greatly adding to the wonder of the
Indian hunter He searched many
days for the object that was making
these tracks. but without success. One
day when he had about given up hope,
he was able to follow these tracks to
precipice on the other side of the
mountains. He was lost in wonder
when his football aroused n maiden
who stood beside him lie was awed
10y her beauty. which was greater
than any he had before gazed upon.
Her voice was low and sweet and
the warrior could scarcely believe
that he was not dreaming when she
bade him 90 with her. He ap-
preached the rock with fear for he
expected that every minute the love-
" vision would fade away. The
maiden. seeing his hesitation,
touched his arm. when he became
mist. and in this form entered a
great cave in the heart of Katahdin.
There sat the god of the mountain.
He welcomed the maiden and eager
ly inquired If her brothers were
coming
"I hear them coming now" she
replied
with a binding fash and a deaf
tulUE TOdI VI NuuHhfl ANb hi'h'
riants in stature, of beautiful faces
and with cheeks and brows of stone,
stepped into the cave.
These" said the girl to the hunt
er. are my brothers, Thunder and
Lightning. Our father sends them
forth whenever there is a wrong TO
redress, that those who love us may
lot be smitten. Whenever you hear
thunder in the future You will know
that my brothers are shooting our
enemies"
The stone.faced sons of the noun
tain adopted the hunter After
roaming seven years with Thunder
and Lightning, at the end, while
fierce storm ragged. he was allowed to
fall unharmed in his own village.
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Sc ", oa,s Queer Volcano.

In spectacular geology the Vavan
volcano in Samoa seems to have place
by itself The crater is seven miles in
land, and 1t forms lava mountains that
are slowly carried great distances by
the molten sea beneath, as many as
FIVE or six of these shifting mountain
chains seeming to be now in existence.
The mountains may have a length of
four or FIVE miles, with a width OF a
quarter of a mile in places and height
of 200 feet.
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FORT HILL.
January /. 1909

January /. 1909.
Mrs. Blanche Mattison has returned
to New Vienna after spending several
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. Butler.
Miss Anna Shoemaker was the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Dan Rhoades, near
Sinking Springs Friday.
Edward Farmer, of Locust Grove,
was entertained by Miss Phina Hook
man Christmas.
Isaac Bobb. of Springfield, was the
guest of his sister, Mrs. Ella McCoppin
and family last week.
Mrs. Ida Eubanks and little daught-
er, of Carmel, spent a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mace
last week.
Simpson West visited his brother
Hiram, of Sidney, couple of days
last week.
s. s. Dearduff and wife entertained
with a social dance Monday night.
Miss Rose Spargur, of Rainsboro,
accompanied by Lue Woods, of Lex
ington, was the guest of the formers
uncle, Daniel Butler and family Sun
day.
J.L. Butler made a business trip tC
Hillsboro Saturday.
Charles Butts has gone to Adam'
county to spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward White and Mr.
and Mrs Tom Thompson and family
eat turkey with II. @. White and wif'
at their home near Sinking SPRING
Monday.
Orlen Massie spend Sunday with hi
mother,g Mrs Arnold Massie, neal
Sinking Springs.
Samuel Stultz, of Pricetown, wa
the guest of his lbrother, |. w. Stult'
and wife, Friday night and Saturday
il. Reed, wife and son, Arthur
we're guests of Charles Freeze ant
family at Newfain, Saturday ant
Sunday.
Chas. Lawson and wife, of Spring
field, we're entertained by Charlie
Met oppin and wife Thursday night
George Long has returned to hi
home in Lima after spending wee
with friends and relatives here.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
POSTAL SYSTEMS ABROAD.
Profits Are Much Greater in France
Than They Are in Ger,
many,

Consul e. Theophilus Liefeld, OF
Frieburg, Baden, sends comparative
statistics to the department Of com
merce and labor on the activities of the
French and German postal systems. A
specially interesting fact is found in
the tremendous quantity of picture
postal cards U,l7l,si0000) which an
nually cucumber the German mails He
writes:
ira German papers have been Civ.
ing their readers a comparative study
of the post Office departments in the
two countries, much to the advantage
of the German system. In Germany
there are 56,36Z000 inhabitants, while
in France there are only 3S,962,OOO. In
Germany the number Of post Offices Is
O.s2 to every 1000 inhabitants, and as
officials to every 1000 people, In
France the number is only 0.29 and
only 81 officials to every 1000 inhabi-
tants. In Germany there were 7S,43l
letters to every 1000 persons, and in
France. 64,552. Germany far surpasseb
France in the sale and manufacture OF
picture postals, which probably ac'
counts for the fact that Germany sent
lin .s4O,O 900 postal cards and France
only 73.600,000.
"As regards packages with value
stated 367 for every 1000 inhabitants
we're sent in France, with value OF
$50. .259.S9. ana in Germany with 239r
but with a value OF s77,369.26.
Germany sent 2,944 postal money
orders for every 1000 persons, repre-.
senting a value of s42,072.26, and
France sent only l,20S, representing q
value of IS, ,7O0.44, from which 1t would
appear that in France more than in
Germany large amounts are sent by
means OF bank drafts instead Of money
orders. The German post Office also
makes more use OF the system of col
lecting on delivery of packages or let
ters (Post-Nachnahme). The German
seems to make more use OF the tele-
phone, while the Frenchmap prefers
/ the telegraph.
Although the work of the German
/ post office is much greater than that Of
/ the French the net receipts are faI
| less, from which the conclusion Is
drawn that the German post office II
managed for the benefit Of the people
and the French post Office for the finan
| cial gain of the government During
the year from which the above fact!
are taken the receipts of the German
post office we're Sll9274 900, and The
expenditures amounted to slO7, ,3OS, 900
a net income of Sll,966,OOO, while II
the case of France the amounts were
respectively, sG6. .0O6,OOO and SAL .6Ss, ,OOO
leaving a net profit of S24.3lS,O00."
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SINKING SPING.
January l, 1906.


A happy New Year to all.
Mrs. Tissa Roads spent last week
with Hillsboro friends.
Ed. Roads, of Middletown, is visit
ing his mother here.
Geo. Douglas and family left last
week for PEBBLES, where they expect
to make their future home.
Prof. Lemons spent the holidays
with friends in Hillsboro.
Henry Foster has accepted POSI-
tlou In Jas. Hams store.
Messrs. Perlee Wickerham, Ed.
Roads, Dick McKeehan, Corl Philips
and Misses Mary McKeehan, Edith
Hite and Anna Hite attended the sur
prise party for Miss Groves, near Bel
fast, Friday night.
Burch Hook, of Rainsboro, and
John Wise, of New Petersburg, were
guests of friends here Christmas.
Mrs. Ed. McKeehan entertained q
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04
A SUGGESTION.

II you have inteTded getting your
SON a buggy next spring, why not
make him 3 Christmas present OF
one. We will give you q 10 per
cent. reduction on any vehicle in
our warerooms; or let him have q
buggy made to order. We will save
You money by calling now.
II. ?. CARROLL 3 SONS.
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FAIRVIEW.
January l, 1905.

"oheotJ =, i"o"'
Clifford Boelzner, of Athens, is Wis
iting friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Beard and grandchildren re-
turned to South Charleston Tuesday
after a weeks visit here.
b. f. Faris purchased his daughter,
Miss Isma, a fine Malcolm Love piano
recently.
Msss Edith Shaffer, who is home for
the holidays, spent part of last week
with Pearl Handley and together
they were shopping in Hillsboro Sat-
urday.
Miss Ray West, of Samantha, is
visiting relatives here.
Our people find trip to Eillsboro
by way of the electric road more con-
venient and easier accomplished han
by driving, especially during winter
weather, And many are taking ad-
vantage of 1t.
VIII Grabill and family visited mis-
mother who Is sick at her home in
Marshall.
G. w. Shaffer and wife moved from
HillsborO to their farm south of this
place Thursday.
Wilkin Brothers we're delivering a
quantity of hay in Hillsboro the lat
ter part of the week.
Miss Eva Hart, who has been sick ,
Is improving.
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CHINESE AWAY FROM HOME
Treatment of Them in Foreign Coun-
tries Arouses Retaliatory
Spirit.

Most Engllsh-speaKing persons think
that the best place for Chinese Is in
China. He no sooner migrates to n
country inhabited by users OF English
than they begin to tell him how unwel.
come he Is says Youths Companion.
The history of Chinese immigration
in the United States is familiar. La.
borers were needed on the Pacific coast
and the Chinese came, or were brought,
In large numbers to supply the demand
Then the white men began to protest
against the competition of the Asiatics
and after a time Chinese laborers were
forbidden to enter the country.
The situation in the gold-mining re-
gion of South Africa to-day is similar
to that In California when the Chinese
began TO flock there. Ihe mine owners
have not bcn able TO get white OF
black labor enough to work their mines
to their full capacity. A year ago the
importation of Chinese coolies began
and now there are $4,000 of them In
the district. They were admitted
against the protest of the British colo
nes In the Southern Pacific and in spite
OF the objections OF public men in Great
Britain.
Alre ady the question of discontin
ins The policy has become party is
sue In england. The liberals, who hop,
to come into power, declare that thC
coalition OF the Chinese Is PRACTICAL!
o.e of slavery. Moreover, they asser
that The Chinese have made life unsaf'
in the mining district; that men ar,
afraid to leave their families alone, anC
that is has become necessary 10 barri
cade the doors and windows of tn,
houses at night, and to sleep with fire
arms within reach.
All this is denied by the adherent
of the government. who maintain tha
the situation is exaggerated or who'll,
misrepresented, and that the introduc
ton OF Chinese labor has made Soutl
Africa prosperous.
A most serious phase of the situation
is that the 100000, 900 or 400, 900. 90
Chinese at home are beginning to TAX
note OF the treatment of the Chimes
away from home, and are resorting L
retaliatory measures against foreigner
In China
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"You can say what you please, but
/ tell you there's good stuff in that
young fellow"
"You bet there is. saw him put
ting some of 1t down, In the barroom
just now"
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number of friends at her pleasant
home last Monday.
Dr.. L. House, or leading physician,
has moAed into the johnson property
on Main street. The doctor has a
nicely furnished Office in the same
building.
Mrs. Della Kinzer, of Washington
G. H., was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
McClelland last week.
Mrs Wilson Mcclure entertained
G. Mcclure and wife, of Hillsboro,
Monday.
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Was He Busyp

My neighbor a thrifty old German,
conducts a nursery. Meeting him on
the street one morning | asked him;
We'll, Mr. Heinricks, how is bust
ness? Have you much 10 do now?"
"Ach" scratching his head), some
dimes noding und sometimes joost
dwice as much. San Francisco
Chronicle
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Old Saving Applied

81 am agreeably surprised al the
room you have given me-" said the
manager OF the theatrical troupe with
patronizIng air. 1T is really first
class"
"Ah." replied the proprietor oil the
hotel. your room is better han
your company philadelphia Public
Ledger.
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Will Sell It Cheap.

Rachel-Here is your ring Solomon,
can never marry you, for | love an.
other.
Solomon-Vere de man YOU lofe?"
"Heavensl You won't Kill him, will
your"
mo; but | will sell him de ring
sheep."-Translated from Tales from
Familie-Journal.
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Gave 1t n Fair Trial,

Waiter, do you mean to say this Is
the steak | ordered?"
"Yes, sab"
"This looks like the same steak the
gentleman across the table refused TO
eat a few minutes ago"
"Yes, sab; We always tries it three
times before we gives it up, sab. -
Milwaukee Sentinel.
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Miss Oldun-Oh you could never
guess Dear Jack has written that
my loveliness has inspired him TO ask
me to marry him.
Miss Young-What's that9 Let's
see the letter. Ny dear, this word is
not 'loveliness," but LONELINESS.
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Card of Thanks.

We desire to thank the friends and
for their kindness during
the sickness and death of our dear
husband and father. Also, the choir
and minister for his loving words of
consolation in this our sad bereave-
ment.
HIS LOVING GWIFEANDCHILDREN.
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You will not find beauty in rough
pot or complexion whitewash. True
beauty comes to them only that take
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. 1t
is a wonderful tonic and beautifer.
35 cents, Tea or Tablets.
KAUFMAN Il BAER.
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Not on the Platform

Gents" said the trolley car con
ductor, you mustn't stand on the
back platform. Yer breakln' the rules 4"
Some OF 'em amt" piped up the
little man; they're standin' on my
feet. Catholic Standard and Times
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-01-04

Lawyer-Were you present when
the trouble began between the prison
er and his wife?
Witness-Yes, sir. 1t was just two
years ago.
Lawyer-What happened then?
Witness--I attended their wedding.
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Running No Risk.

Hardup--l'll never go 10 that res
taurant again The last Time was
there a man got my overcoat and left
his IN its place.
Welofr-But the proprietor WASH I 10
blame. was he2
mo; but | might meet the other
man. Tales.
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Insect Leaf Rollers.

The clever cigar rollers of Seville
have rivals in the insect world BY the
aid OF its tiny feet the weevil rolls vine
leaves into cylindrical shape and
hides itself inside.
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Human Figure Targets.

The new musketry regulations OF the
German army prescribe firing at hu-
man figure targets only, and these are
70 ne colored gray. For kneeing and
prone firing portable rests are used.
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Arpentina's Paris.

If Buenos Ayres dreams OF becom.
ing another Paris. in fact as well as
In theory. II will find itself bankrupt
In grim earnest long before such a
dream can be even partially realized.
-Buenos Ayres Herald.
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Mrs. De Lush-What kept you out
80 late?
Mr.. De Lush--Been t4kin'inventory.
Mrs. De Lush-I knew 1t. l smelled
1t on your ibreath the minute you
opened the door.
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Him-Would you elopt with any
body?
Her-No. I.might with somebody,
though.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-11-09

50 that it covered him and left her out
in the drizzle
And so should l." responded he
softly. Listen to me. For hours and
hours l have been longing for the dear
old hills in which you found me.
wanted to crawl out of Edelweiss and
lose myself forever in the rocks and
crags. Tonight when you saw me
was trying TO say goodby to you for
ever. | was trying to make up my
mind to desert. could not endure the
new order of things. You had cast
! me Off My friends out there were
eager to have me with them. In the
city every one is ready to call me a
spy-even you, thought. Life was
black and drear. Now, my princess. 1t
is as bright as heaven itself"
"You must not talk like this she
whispered helplessly You are max
ing me sorry called to you"
II should have heard you If you had
only whispered, my rain princess.
have no right to talk of love-I am q
vagabond, but have heart, and it is
a bold one. Perhaps dream that am
here beside yOu-so near that car
touch your face-but 1t is the sweetest
of dreams But for it should have
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CHAPTER xxi.

IE shrank back with great
dread in her heart. Aarlanx'
of all men. Why was he in the
park at this hour of the night?
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1906-09-27
Cuba.

Secy Taft and party arrived IN
Havana. early last week, and went to
work trying to get the "Moderates
now in control of the Government,
under Palma; and the Liberals, who
have revolted against the Palma govern
ment, together, but the Americans
seem to have given the job up in dis
gust.
Palma has called upon the Island
Congress to meet in Havana, tomorrow
and he and his Cabinet propose resign
ing their jobs
Sec'y Taft, on Tuesday, was quoted
as saying;
The government officials, instead of
cooperating with us to save the re-
public. have resoIted to every kind of
obstruction with the object of continu
ing their control of the administration.
President Palma and his advisers
have rejected terms of peace which
were honorable to them, though in the
form of a compromise with their op-
ponents. We are still striving to ar
range a settlement and we trust the
American people will give us credit for
doing everything possible to accomplish
settlement without resorting to force.
Il cannot say that we are hopeful, for
have never known a more disgusting
situation Investigation convinces us
that the elections were thoroughly rot
ten. We do not want to intervene, but
the condition afield may necessitate 1t.
Our reports show that the insurgent
commanders have lost control of their
forces, which are now lawless bands
that at any moment may loot and burn
The situation seems to demand the use
of force"
In the meantime, the Army and Navy
are being prepared to take possession of
the island, if found necessary.