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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
KING SERVED IN NAVY.
The New Ruler Of Norway Passed
Through Some Rough
Experiences.

Norway's new king was once an ap-
prentice in the Danish navy. In the
mess to which he belonged he was
called by his first name--that is, Karl
in Danish-and he had to eat the same
grub" and stand the same hardships
as all the other apprentices. Although
everybody knew him to be a prince of
the realm. no Difference whatever was
paid to him as such. On the contrary,
he was "hazed" and made miserable in
good old midshipman style. He took
mis- medicine bravely enough On
board ship he had to mend his own
clothes, darn his socks, sew on buttons
and keep his weapons and accouter-
ments in order. He slept in a regula-
ton sailor hammock. with his clothes
rolled up under his head for a pillow,
without nightshirt and wearing only
a sailors wooden striped undershirt
and bundled up in a woolen blanket,
sometimes with his sea boots dangling
by the hammock rope. He used to
make the big brass pinnacle fash like
silver mail. He could never quite
get used to chewing tobacco. which in
the eyes of every true apprentice Is
one of the cardinal virtues. and when
ever he was seasick. which often hap
pened. he used to sit in the gangway
on 4 bucket and chew rye bread.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
COT JUST WHAT he WANTED
But the Obstinate Customer Re
Tented When He Got
Home,

That things are not always what
;hey seem was discovered by one of
the patrons of a delicatessen store in
a somewhat painful manner, relates
the New York Globe. Desiring some
sausages. the man, who has a pro-
nounced streak of obstinacy in his
makeup. entered the place and asked
for some lust like those in the win
dow"
"Is very sorry, but we haven't any
OF that kind in stock Just now" said
the delicatessen man.
What's the matter with those in
the Window" asked the customer.
The delicatessen man started to say
something about the sausages in the
window not being just like the reg
ular kind, but his apparent unwilling
ness aroused the ire of the customer,
who began to insist that the sausages
in the window be taken down at once
and sold to him. Possibly he did not
notice the smile of the delicatessen
man as his request was complied with
If he did. he learned its meaning when
his wife opened the package in the
rlitchen and discovered the sausages
we're made for window display solely
and consisted Of plaster of paris neat
ly painted.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
MEAN UPSTATE MAN.
Gave Children Some Pennies Not to
Eat, Then Stole the Pennies
from Them.

Talk about meanness," said q man
from the northern part of the county as
he dropped into police headquarters, re
ates the Binghamton IN " Press. "I
believe that we have man up In our
village who is about the limit. The in
stance which am about to relate pos
lively know to be true, for | worked
for the man for several months and
boarded at his home.
He had two children and did not
seem to care whether they had anything
to eat or not. The man was we'll off
financially, but did not like to pay out
money for the support of the children.
Night after night | have known tho
nan to give each of the childrena q penny
to go to bed without their suppers, and
then in the morning he would make
them give the penny up before they hal
their breakfast.
"One morning the children came down
stairs and said that they had lost their
pennies The father seemed TO be i'm
furiated, but think that IL was only put
on. He demanded the money before the
children could have their breakfasts
and when they did not produce tho
money he whipped them both and made
them go without their morning meal I
think that he stole the money after they
had gone to bed"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
THE VERY FIRST MATCH.
Invented by John Walker, an Eng.
lish Druggist, in the
Year 1877.

In the nineteenth century-the Gen.
tury In which so many wonderful things
we're done-the fourth step in the de-
velopment of the match was taken. In
1927, writes s. E. Forman, in Stories
OF Useful Inventions" in st. Nicholas,
John Walker, druggist in small Eng
lish town, tipped a splint with sulphur,
chlorate of potash, and sulphid of anti
mony, and rubbed 1t on sandpaper, and
1t burst into flame. The druggist had
discovered the first friction-chemical
match, the kind we use to-day. II is
called friction-chemica because 1t is
made by mixing certain chemicals to-
gether and rubbing them. Although
Walkers match did not require the bot
tie of acid, IL nevertheless was not good
one. 1t could be lighted only by hard
rubbing. and 1t sputtered and threw fire
In all directions. In few years. how
ever, phosphorus was substituted on the
tip for antimony, and the change worked
wonders. The match could now be light
ed with very little rubbing, and It was
no longer necessary to have sandpaper
upon which to rub II. 1t would ignite
when rubber on any dry surface, and
there was no longer any sputtering.
This was the phosphorus match. the
match with which we are so familiar.
After the invention of the easily
lighted phosphorus match there was no
longer use for the dip-splint or the
strike-a-light. The old methods of get
ting blaze were gradually laid aside
and forgotten. The first phosphorus
matches were sold at rs cents block
block containing 14O matches--and
they were used by but few. Now hum
dred matches can be bought for a cent.
II is said that in the United States we
use about $50 100000 900 matches year.
This. on an average. Is about five
matches day for every person.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
Boat Riding in Air,

RoT, row, row your boat gently
down the air is the way one must do
with The new aerial rowboat II has a
gas bag roughly cigar-shaped, whose
equator is much nearer the front OF
the bag than usual, and a light frame
work supports the occupant. 1t is
raised and lowered propelled forward
and backward by the use OF pair OF
wing-like oars. By the use Of weights
the bag can be made to raise just an
additional weight half a pound less
than that of the occupant. Then grav-
fly is overcome by the use of the oars
Anyone who understands how to row
can operate the aerial rowboat, but SO
far no experienced aeronaut has tried
the machine. although several hundred
people have rowed up and down the
park in Los Angeles, Cal, where the
boat is being tested. The bag Is 81
feet long and 10 feet wide at .ae equa.
tor. To raise the car and an occupant
weighing l50 pounds $500 cubic feet
OF gas Is sufficient A speed of from
four to six miles an hour has been at
talned by good oarsmen.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
TO DRINK KINGS HEALTH.
No Longer Considered Necessary in
England TO Use Alcoholic
Liquor.

The superstition in England and its
colonies that ii is necessary when
drinking the kings health to pledge
his majesty in a draft of some alco-
holi" liquor has been exploded.
As long ago as October. 1902 Rear
Admiral King-Ilall obtained an opin-
ion from his majesty. through Lord
Knoliys, that total absraiper, need
compromise neither their loyalty nor
their convictions when drinking his
maiesty's health.
Permission to publish the letter,
which was at first employed for pri-
vatc circulation, has now been granted
by his majesty. and here it Isl
Dear Capt King Hall: His majesty
Is AFRAID that il would be difficult to
mako any public announcement that
he considers his health can be as 10y
ally drunk in water as in wine.
The king commands me, however. TO
say hat you are authorized to make II
known privately and in any way that
YOU think best, and that you are au-
thorized TO state that total abstalners
can always drink his health in some
nonaicoholic drink to his entire salts
faction.
October II, 1902"
Navy teetotalers have been aware OF
this gracious expression Of opinion on
the part Of his majesty for the last
three years.
The publication of the letter now
comes as a boon to many a harassed
abstainer, who has frequently been
caught between his heartfelt loyalty
and the sanctity of his temperance
pledge, ...s-...
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
Glass Dressing for Wounds.

The substitution of glass for lint in
dressing certain kinds Of wounds is the
curious suggestion made by DR.. ]. l..
A. Aymard. M. r. G. s. DR.. Aymard
describes an experiment with the new
dressing which he himself undertook
at Johannesburg hospital. After OBJ
tanning a piece of thick window glass,
the edges Of which were ground on an
ordinary grindstone, he smeared II
with carbolic oil and used It on a pa
tient instead OF lint. The wound. he
says, subsequently healed up entirely
and will leave no trace of scar. Two
other cases, DR.. Aymard has treated
with watch-glasses, the results being
equally satisfactory.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
CREEKS MEDICINE MAN.
Has Some Singular Convictions te
Which He Rigidly
Adheres,

The medicine man Of the Creeks will
not eat anything scorched in cooking,
In treating a gun or arrow shot wound
he as we'll as the patient will fast four
days, only drinking little cruel, says
the Indian Journal.
He will not allow a woman to look at
his patient until he is well or dead. II
his patient dies the medicine man takes
lot of medicine himself in order to
cleanse himself from the fumes or odor
OF the dead. The pall-bearers, as we
might call those assisting In the burial,
also take the same cleansing process.
And again when an Indian commit
ted murder even in self-defense, he went
TO the medicine man and took the
cleansing remedy, claiming the remedy
appeased the crime and the trouble TO
his mind. The medicine man has hor-
Tor of women, keeping out Of their COM
pany as much as possible. At the full of
each moon It was the custom of the
bucks to drink medicine made by the
medicine man to cleanse their system.
In camp the Indian killed nothing which
was not eatable.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
FLYING MACHINE BARRED.
One Flight of Stairs Was High
Enough for Her to Drop
From.

do you know, Mrs. o'Flynn," she
said as she reached the gate dividing
the two yards, that they have in.
vented a flying machine?"
For the lands sake. no, Mrs. Nc
Carthy! Is 1t that we are all going to
fly through the air next?"
That's what Patrick was reading In
the paper an hour ago. The time from
New York to Chicago will be only
three hours. no matter which way the
wind blows"
Dear me. but what won't they gel
up next? I suppose youll be skim
ming along in that machine about mex,
week?"
II never shall be able to. Mrs
O'Flynn."
And for what reason?"
For the dizziness OF II. I've beer
married going on 20 years now, ant
yet it's just the same as at first
Patrick can't throw me down even on,
flight of stairs but what such a dizzi
ness comes over me that he and tn,
childers seem to be swimming abou
my head for the next two days. TIL,
rest of yers may take wings, Mrs
O'Flynn, and know what II is TO b,
angels, but 1t will never be for me-
never for me-"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
HEN BREAKS UP PARTY.
Musical Fowl Struck Up the Wrong
Tune and Trouble
Ensued.

Fred Andrews. a resident of Bur
lington, VT, is the owner of hen for
which he has been offered a fabulous
price when the price of ordinary hens
is considered. reports the New York
World. This hen Is a singer, hence its
value. The hen developed its vocal
chords when young chicken. and now
wnen Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews takes II
in his or her hands and tells It to
sing II will chirp away as though sing
ing rather than laying eggs was its
regular occupation.
The hen was the unsuspecting cause
of quarrel recently. A few friends
had gathered at the Andrews home
stead and the singing hen was shown.
Among the number was Walter Muir
ply. He heard the hen sing, and final
ly asked to have 1t give an Irish air.
He was asked what ne would have
the hen sing, and he called for the
irish National Hymn"
The hen was told to sing. but in
stead of the Irish song Murphy desired
the hen was singing the Marsellaise.
Some of those who represented the
French faction took offense at this and
a row without serious results followed
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
Growth of the School citv

The school city has been organized
in 33 of the Philadelphia schools, and
in a number Of schools in New York,
Syracuse, and other cities. Besides
this. Mr.. Gill, at the invitation of Gen.
Wood, spent two years in Cuba, as an
appoitee of the United States govern
ment, organizing this system in the
public schools TO the boundless delight
of the children and the hearty appre.
citation OF the authorities. The govern.
ment has also stated to Mr.. Gill its
desire that he should do similar wori
In the Philippines.-Century.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
ANCIENT GREEK SCULPTURE
Classical Art Compared by Noted
Sculptor with That Of Our
Own Day.

An article on Greek versus modern
sculpture which Mr.. William Ordway
Partridge contributes to Brush and
PENCIL Is interesting because the au-
thor, being himself a sculptor knows
whereof he writes. He finds modern
art too conscious-"never unconscious"
is his xpression-whereas the Greeks
carved their souls in marble, expressed
ideas rather than actions. the result
being "the splendid simplicity before
which we bow to-day as well as the
perfect blitheness and sanity of which
Winkelmann speaks"
The author also refers to the Greek
reverence for the nude. which is some
thing quite different from pandering TO
coarse and vulgar taste. To the Greek
sculptor the nude form was the most
bold and perfect thing In the world,
the home of the immortal spirit. But
in the greatest period of Greek art the
figure seldom is found treated entirely
nude for the reason that the Greek
discovered that drapery. properly han
died. enhanced the beauty of the figure
and helped out its action. lie did not
scruple to take much poetic license
with drapery. as. for instance. in the
Elgln marbles and the figures Of the
frie2es. Greek drapery eddies about
the limbs of the hgure as the water
OF brook eddies about a stone.
II is interesting to note that. differ
ent as are the results. the sculDtors Of
ancient Greece worked technically
speaking, precisely like the sculptors
Of to-day. The fine marks on the mar
BILE show that the statues were point
ed up" exactly as ours to-day. Point
ing up is technical phrase. It refers
to the delicate process Of measuring
the marble replica of the clay or plas-
ter model and testing the accuracy of
the copy by pencil marks and a fine
needle In a little measuring machine.
The needle leaves infnitesimal marks
in the surface-hence the origin of the
phrase pointing up" "In this and
other technical directions the art Of
sculpture is piled to-day as 1t was in
the days of Philias and Praxiteles," is
Mr.. Partridge's interesting comment.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
DEVOTION DEMANDED.
Visiting Beaux Must Depart Early
or Join in Family
Nf.- Prayer.

A Presbyterian clergyman of this city,
with two popular daughters, has discov-
cred a new way to end the visits of their
beaux at a seemly hour-a plan which
might appeal TO lay families as well,
says the Philadelphia Record.
For a number of years 1t has been a
custom of this good man to hold evening
worship after supper, always concluding
the prayers with a short discourse.
Things went very well until the daugh-
ters began to receive the attentions of
young men, and begged of or stole away
to make their evening toilets. Then the
minister changed the devotional hour
until ten In the evening.
This reform created an upheaval, but
the father insisted and at the stroke OF
ten the visiting young men are now left
two alternatives: Either to leave or
join with the family in prayer. and it has
proved severe test of their devotion for
the daughters when those not prayerful.
ly inclined stick 1t out, sermon and all.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
Money in Raising Black Foxes.

A Maine farmer who raises nothing
but foxes claims to have discovered
that the black fox Is not a freak and
he is proceeding 10 prove this theory
by mixing a black fox from Ohio with
a red one caught in Maine woods.
From the cross he has pair OF fine
black foxes ten weeks old, and these
twins are not the first he has raised
the same way he is confident that in
time he may be able to replace all the
red foxes on his farm and raise for
the fur market nothing but the finest
blacks, whose pelts sell for 5000 to
$500 each. Judging from sales made
in the past, the four black foxes he
has now are entered on his stock list
as worth $1,000, and he feels rich. He
has the foxes inclosed by wire fence
i6 feet high.-Worceste (Mass.) Tele-
gram.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
coMMsNDABLE GOODNESS.
Young Man Who Knew How to Pop
the Question" without Get
ting Ratified.

"You should know well what cool
ness is," said general. American
history is indebted to you. Capt. Hob
son, for one of its most perfect and
mos brilliant examples of this trait"
The young man. flushing a little at
the compliment, said, with an embar-
rassed laugh:
"Oh, there have been many better
instances of coolness than mine"
Not at all, said the general. Not
at all sir"
But yes" persisted Capt. Hobson.
For instance?" said the other
Capt. Hobson thought a moment.
Then he said:
THE most perfect exhibition of cool
ness ever made came from friend of
mine-an old man now, but still a
bachelor.
This gentleman loved a beautiful
widow in the summer of '96. He court
ed her with ardor through the months
of July and August, and in September
he proposed.
1T was a cool evening. the evening
of the proposal and my friend and the
widow sat indoors, the light lowered
the dusk family illuminated by a fire
OF birch logs.
So my friend ended. I love you
and ask your hand in marriage He
rose VIII you he said. be mine?
The widow gazed at the flame
thouchtfully. Then in low voice she
said
Don't make me answer immediate
ly. Give me a little time for thought.
"'l cry good said my friend How
long do you wart?'
a half hour murmured the wild
ov
a. half hour be IT, said my friend
taking up his hat. And in the mean.
time he added ri just go down to
Smiths and get shave.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
TERRIFIC VOLCANIC HEAT.
Temperature of 1900 Degrees Fabr-
enheit Attained by Melt
ed Rock.

In a recently published volume on
volcanoes Prof. c. Doelter undertakes
to tell why volcanoes have eruptions
Melted rock such as is flung from We
suv.us requires a temperatui. of 1,600
degrees f .hrenheit so that It becomes
liquid only lar down in the earth, per-
haps 60 or 100 miles. Below the outer
crust of cooled and solidifed rocks
there must be larger zone of rock
which still remains solid. because its
temperature is less than that of the
melting point corresponding to the
pressure unGer which it rests. and be-
low that again there must be rock or
magma in a state of fusion; 1t is to this
magma that Prof Doelter looks for the
primary source of all volcanic activity.
At the same time the depth at which
this primary reservoir of magma lies
and the pressure under which 1t is con-
fined are so great that direct erup-
tion from 1t is lnconceivable. but when
by movements in the everything crust
or otherwise a channel is opened the
magma may rise to a depth where it is
surrounded by rock at lower temper
ature than the melting point In these
circumstances solidhcation begins.
From all volcanoes large quantities
of steam. of carbonic acid and other
gases are evolved. and the course of
evecy lava stream is marked by clouds
of steam evolved from the cooling lava.
At one time-and the idea is still COM
months steam was supposed to have
been derived from sea water which has
obtained access TO the molten lava
while still underground. but this ex-
planation Is now generally rejected,
being impossible in some cases and in
adequate in all. ard the greater part OF
the steam and other emanations from
a volcano are now regarded as direct
ly derived from an original store in
the interior of the earth. However
this may be. II IS certain that the mag
ma from which volcanic lava Is derived
Is not merely in a state of igneous
fusion. but is combined with water
and gases which are given OF as II
solidifies. and by their escape frequent
ly form miniature volcanoes on the
surface OF lava streams.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
Woman Whaler.

The wife of whaling captain re-
Gently proceeded to sea with her hus-
Oapd. from New Bedford Mass, on a
lwo years cruise, she having signed
articles as assistant navigator, and be-
ing entitled to wages and bonus. Ac-
lually she will do the navigating.
working out the bark's position every
lay, and If anything befell her hus-
oand she would be capable of taking
he vessel home. THE only woman
sailor who goes to the whaling
grounds" Is the title conferred on the
captains wife. The women OF New
Bedford gave her reception shortly
before she sailed and eight retired cap
Lains escorted her out Of the harbor.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
NOT THE PROPER SPIRIT.
Customer in jewelers. Was Not En-
dowed with the Christ.
mas Feeling.

1T isn't the presents-it's the spir-
IT," said January Jones. the million
aire miner Of Goldhelds, apropos of
Christmas
Il was in a bric-a-brac shop last
January, and something that took
place there showed me that with too
many Of Us the Christmas spirit is not
the proper one.
II was talking to the proprietor.
one OF the clerks stepped up eXcitedly,
his eyes beaming with the hope of a
big sale.
Say, boss, he whispered, give me
the key to the safe. There's a lady
wants a solitaire just like the one she
has on. She thinks It will be fun TO
have two rings alike
THE proprietor did not bring forth
the key He only shook his head and
said sadly:
Don't waste any time on her. The
ring she has on is a Christmas pres.
ent, and she only wants to find out
what IL cost"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
Expanding Industry in the South.


In the race for wealth the southern
farmer is abreast Of the western
granger and the northern manufacture
pr, He is no longer hampered by pow
srty and a tradition. From all over
The south come reports of expanding
industries. II is computed that farm
properties in the IL states that once
seeded from the union have risen In
value more than 81 l,000,000,000 In two
years. The average yield of these
lands since this century began is $780,
100000 a year greater than it was in
the preceding six years. the south now
not only grows cotton for the world.
but manages the marketing OF 1t. The
speculator, who once got all the cream
gets 1t no longer. The planter is
strong enough to fight his own battle
which means that he can defend his
own property.-Philadelphia Press.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15
Rlagted Homes.

The Bore-May ! ask you Ques-
tion?
The Belle-Certainly; dozen II you
like. II there is anything ! really enjoy
it is posing as an information bureau
"I-er-have only one; but 1t is-ei
mot an everyday question"
"Oh, I'm so glad | was afraid you
wer, going to ask me to marry you.
Chicago Daily News.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15

The Department store clerk was at
the heiress' feet.
"will you have me ?" he begged.
II offer you my heart and hand"
The infatuated girl bent towards
him. "I'il take them !" she whispered.
And then he spoiled It all by abb
sently calling "cash !"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-02-15

Dying Uncle-I'm sorry, nephew,
that you are not interested In religion
and charities.
Nepbew-Oh, but am, am, am
There's nothing am so wrapped up
In.
Uncle-That's good-that's good.
Then you won't be hurt when / tell
you that ! have left my entire fortune
to the church.