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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-06-06
farrington's
Hlibi.
BY JESSUP MINOR
Copyright. 1907. by p. c. Eastment.

Harrington looked up with such gen.
nine dismay that even he laughed at
himself as he caught his reflection in
the glass.
But how was I to blameT' he in
sisted. THE extent Of my knowledge
Of racing is that it's game where the
horse you bet on always comes in last"
That's what told papa" she ex-
planned. "but he said he saw you dis
tinctly and that could not pull the
wool over his eyes in that fashion"
"Well, something must be DONE" he
,aid decidedly. I'm not going to lose
you because was arrested in a pool
.oom raid"
Gould you speak to Mr.. TennlsT
suggested Agnes He could tell ia
ther that you simply went there with
him at his request"
Harrington shook his head.
"You don't know Tennis" he chuc-
Sled. He's the biggest sort of practical
Joker. He might go around AMI tell
now | got him into trouble. Anyway.
VI ut " u XVI lpib VI Nht NNVhS = ShVh''
aever hear the last of Ii"
But you must do something, Ned
ie," she urged. Father insists that |
break our engagement. He says that
40 man who plays the races can marry
a daughter of his"
II think shall have TO prove an all
bi," Ned grinned. "Ts he in nowf'
Tonight is the annual dinner of the
Survivors club she reminded him.
"He will not be home until late"
"Well tell him that l was not in the
pool ROOM he said-"that l said he
had iLade mistake somehow. I'll
fix up an alibi"
"It seems wrong to deceive father
she protested.
1T would be If he were open to ar
gument," he admitted. but, you see,
he is so set that this is the only way"
"Where were youf" she asked. "You
ought to tell me where you were
AT the Office" he said promptly.
"He doesn't like Tennis, so he's not apt
to get a chance to ask him."
1t took much argument and many
kisses to convince Agnes that their
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-06-06
A Puzzle.

"My dear will 1t bother you II I ask
a question about our club bookkeeping? 7?
You know I'm treasurer"
mo. Delighted. I'm sure"
"Well, we gave charity euchre for
the benefit of the Old Ladies' home. It
cost our club $500, and we only took
in $3.50. Now, figure 1t out that the
old ladies owe us $50. Am rightY'-
Life.
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Thanked conaressnen. Q n.

Findlay, O.-The postal clerks of
Ohio adjourned their convention here
and elected the following officers:
President, G. J. Roberts, Findlay; sec
retary, w. G. Edwards, Van Vert A
vote of thanks was given to the con-
gressmen for their work in securing
raise in salaries
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Murderer Convicted.

Cleveland, GA verdict OF murder
in the first degree was returned by the
Jury in the case Of John Saloy, charged
with numbering his sweetheart, varia
vargo, Is. The jury did not recon.
mend clemency. and Saloy win be sen.
fenced to the electric CHAIR.
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aIa strike Threatened.

Cleveland, O.-The probability Of a
strike of the employees Of every blast
furnace In the Mahoning and 6henan.
go Valleys was announced to Cleve-
land ore men. The stock managers
decided to refuse the demands Of the
union for 8 hours and an increase Of
nay.
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Pursued Erom germany,

Cleveland, O.-Search for an alleged
murderer, lasting IS months. ended
here In the arrest Of Franz Just. Chief
Kohler says the authorities Of Duidig,
Rhenish Province, Germany, have or
dered him to hold the man for the
murder Of his wife. The prisoner do
MES the charge.
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Burns Cause Death.

Columbus, O.-While carrying q gas.
oline lamp to an incubator, Mrs. Ber
della Krause received burns, caused
by an explosion OF the hMd, from
which she died. Her aged mother was
badly burned in an attempt to exttn'
guish the flames.
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Jonah, having been swallowed by
the whale, rubbered around.
"This ain't q, bad. It beats the
fiat ] was living In, anyway"
Saying which. he squeezed into the
spare bedroom and took = snooze. ~
Nilwaukce Sentinel.
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And Th.n II. Ran.

l"Did any man ever tell yeu," asked
Mr.. Henpeck as he edged toward the
door, that you were the sweetest and
most beautiful woman in the world7"
mo-" replied his wife.
Gee! Men are honester than
thought they were."-Chicago Record
Herald.
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Unnecessary.

Benners : Those college professors
listened to lecture three hours long.
Jenners-What Of It? Benners-Noth-
Ing, only they say "a word to the wise
is Observation-Disclosures Telegraph.
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Approximately Successful.

HE went to Washington expecting
that his senator would get him an easy
berth"
ibid he?"
mot exactly. But he gave him a
wide onev'-New Orleans Times Demo
crat.
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PoIsoned the Pasture.

Tihn, O.-Unknown enemies Of
Adam Goetz spread large quantity Of
paris green in his pasture iot. Seven
head OF cattle ate the poison and were
found dead.
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J She--Be frank with me. Hell can't
My name Il James.-Harvard Lam
poon. a
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Call on John Pfarr for cleaning and
repairing. lbl West Main stest.
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owner Of Many orocerIes FaIIs.

Cincdnnah, O.-Heorge J. Brill. OWE
or of one wholesale and II retail gro
osries In Hamilton county. went ints
voluntary BANKRUPTCY. Tho schedules
show assets of }io6,sa6 and liabilities
$s2,254. His attorney asked United
States Judge Thompson To appoint
receivsr to close out the business.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-06-06

The quickest acting poison is prussic
acid. II causes almost instantaneous
death.
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The medicine that sets the whole
world thinking,
The remedy on which all doctors
agree,
The prescription all your friends are
takingis
HollisterS Rocky Mountain Tea.
CARBnTT y AyREs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
Absent-NHnded Man.

81 guess 1 had the most absent
minded man in the world i'll my chair
this morning." said a Seventeenth
Street barber yesterday. He came
in and sat down near the door to
wait his turn. I yelled next at
him two or three times when my
chair was vacant, but he was dream
ing and didn't hear me. Finally
touched him ON the shoulder and
told him was ready for him.
What do you want me to dog
he asked.
Why, get in the chair if you want
anything l replied. This is bar
Der shop
"'Oh, yes he said. and then he
got into the chair. He leaned back
SO let the chair down and shaved
him. He didn't have a word to say.
When I finished him uI he got out
of the chair and took the check over
70 the cashier. He paid and started
uat. When half way through the
door he stopped.
Say he said to me, what did
You do to me?'
az shaved you,' said.
g Darn the luck he replied, ]
wanted a haircut Then he went
out scowling. Denver Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
Senator CLARK Prefers Cars.


A few nights ago, when miserable
weather prevailed, sloppy under foot
and a storm of half sleet pelting
Gown, man in evening dress board
ed the Connecticut Avenue owl
car, says the Washington correspon-
dent of the Chicago Record-Herald.
He had COM from one of the down
town hotels, avoiding the cabbies
marshaled at the entrance.
He sat in the crowded and be-
draggled car, drops of dampness
hanging to the brim of his silk tile,
wedged in between a white man
and a negro carrying an obtrusive
bundle. AS he CROPPED for his nickel
fare half the passengers snickered
and made audible remarks about
some people who could afford cabs.
Half way up Connecticut Avenue the
passenger who excited so much com
ment alighted and trudged through
the storm to his place of abode.
1t was Senator William A. Clark.
IF Montana, one of the richest men
in the country. Few, if any, in
Washington ever saw this multi
millionaire in a cab, but every day
he may be seen waiting on corner
or chasing his way through the We
hicles of this thoroughfare to board
the economical trolley.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
COMMERCIAL COLUMN
Weekly Review Of Trade and Latest
Market Reports.

r. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review
of trade, says:
Weather conditions have been
favorable for trade and Transports
ton In most sections, but few adj
verse reports are still received, and
total transactions again felt the cur
failing influence Of a holiday. AT
the large cities there is a good at
tendance of interior merchants or
heir representatives, producing
much activity in jobbing circles, no.
ably those dealing in dry goods, mil
inery and other distinctiveay spring
lines. Mercantile collections are i'm
proving, but some complaints are
heard regarding extensions, especial
~ from points that experienced great,
est interruption to traffic from the
recent storms. Industrial returns
are uniformly encouraging, mills and.
factories having SO much business IN
sight that NO machinery is idle, eS-
sept in cases where fnel deliveries
are unsatisfactory or the labor sup
ply Inadequate. Farm staples are
tairiy steady in price, liberal foreign
purchases precluding any possibility
Of excessive stocks to be carried over
from last years large crops, and
preparation for the new9season PROM
Use another big acreage in grain aRd
cotton. +,
OF most interest in the textile
market in the Increased attendance
of outside buyers in the jobbing CEN
ters, and there is also definite im-
provement in demand at first hands.
New England manufacturers OF
footwear report fair volume of sup
Elementary orders for late spring
and early summer delivery, which,
In addition to contracts on hand, as
sures full operation of factories uE1ll
fail business is placed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
NEW YORK DAY BY DAY.
Some of the Things Done Daily a the
Metropolis.
shaye. Etc.. Cost Him s595a.

The visit of Morton Woodman, a
young business man of Fan River,
to a barber shop in the vicinity OF
Thirty-fourth Street and broadway
cost him $685.. for which he re-
ceiyed a shave, a facial massage, hair
cut, shampoo, SINCE, shoe polish and
a line of conversation which resulted
in a visit to a wireless overlapping
establishment at 1913 East Twenty
sixth Street. Thursday afternoon
the place Was raided by Captain NC
Dermott of the East Twenty
Street Station, and squad of men
and Detectives Draham and Murphy
CT the West Thirtieth Street Station.
The heavy doors of the imposing
brown-stone structure were battered
in and five prisoners taken. Maurice
Franks was identified by Woodman
as one of the men present when ne
was separated from his money, ana
he was charged with larceny.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
Tenement Fine Makes Troubse.

Complaints OF wholesale robbery
by firemen followed the extilguish-
ing of fire in the six-story tenement
house at 149 Stanton Street, which
routed from their beds more than
200 persons, most of them children.
Two tenants, corroborated by Wit
nesses. declare that they caught Are
men, either of the regular force or
of the fire patrol, stealing ie%eiry
from rooms in the upper section OF
the house, which had not been at
tackled by the flames. The police
will conduct a searching investiga-
ton of the complaint, as many SINH
lar reports have been made OF late.
especially on the East Side.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
U. S. DISPENSAT0RY
Describes the Principal ingredients
Contained in Pe-ru-ila.

Arc we claiming too much for re
runa when we claim it TO be an eitec-
tive remedy for chronic catarrh
Have we abundant proof that Peruna
is in reality such q catarrh remedyF
Let us sec what the United States Alis-
pensatory says of the prisclpai an
gradients OF Peruna.
Take, for instance, the ingredieht
hydrastis canadensis, or golden sea-.
Tho Unfted States Dispensatory says
Of this herbal remedy, that 1t as large
ly employed in the treatment OF de-
praveA mucous membranes, cEronlc
rhinitls (nasaI catarrhal, atomic dys-
pepsin (catarrh of the StOmach1.
chronic intestinal catarrh, catarrhal
iauntiice (catarrh of the aiEer), and
i'm diseased mucous membranes OF the
pelvic organs. 1t is also recommended
for flao treatment of various forms OF
diseases peculiar to women.
Another Ingredient OF Peruna, oeay'
daIisSormosa, is cIassed Ia the United
States DispensatEy as a tonic. So also
is. cdbebs cIassed as d stomachic ana
as tonic for the mucous ssRembranes.
Cedron seeds is another ingredient
Of Koruna, an excellent drug that has
been very largely overlooked by the
medical profession for the past afty
years. The seeds are to be found In
very few drug stores. The United
States Dispensatory says-of the action
of Oedron that IL is used as . bafter
tonic and in the treatment of dysen-
terry. and in intermittent diseases rs 3
substitute for QuiniRe.
ON OF copaiba, another Ingredient
Of Beruna, is classed by the United
States Dispensatory as a mild stimn-
liant and diuretic- Et acts on the stom-
ach and intestinal tract. 1t acts as
stimulant on the genito-urinary menu
brarses. Useful IA chrenic cystifis,
chronic dysentery and diarrhea, and
some chronic diseases of the liver and
kidneys.
Send to us for a free book OF testi-
moniaas of what the people think OF
Peruna as a catarFh remedy. The
best evidence is the testimony Oh
those Uho have tried it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
MSS GRACE E. MILE z

81 am not feeling very we'll" II
am so nervous it seems as though /
should fy." my back aches as though
it would break"
Flow often do you hear these signi-
icant expressions from women
friends. More than likely you speak
the same words yourself, and there
is q cause
More than thirty years ago Lydia
e. Pinkham of Lynn, Mass. discovered
the source OF nearly all the suffering
endured by her sex. "Woman's Ills,
these two words are full OF more
misery to women than any other two
words that can be found in the
English language. Sudden fainting,
depression Of spirits. reluctance TO
go anywhere, backaches, headaches,
nervousness, sleeplessness, bearing
down sensations, displacements and
Irregularities are the bane of woman
existence.
The same woman who discovered
the cause of all this misery also
discovered remedy. Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound made
from native roots and herbs holds
the record for greater number OF
absolute cures of female ills than any
other one remedy the world has ever
known and it is the greatest blessing
which ever came into the lives OF
suffering women.
Don't try to endure, but cure the
cause of all your suffering. Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at
once removes such troubles. The
following letters prove this:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
Crowd Needed No Tagging.

A fire in Long island City along
side a frame sbanty, in which were
400 pounds of dynamite was watch
ed by hundreds of passengers dis
embarking from the Thlrty-fourth
Street ferry boats nearby, who stop
ped to gaze on their way home from
work, unconscious of their danger.
They were rushed away en masse
by the police as soon as the blue
coats reached the scene. The crowd
needed no urging when it learned
what was ia the shanty. Quick work
by two engine companies suppressed
the fire, but not until it had badly
,scorched the side of the dynamite
shanty The whole OF Hunters
Point would have gone up TO the
sky if the fire once got ia there, :
said the foreman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
A FRIENDS TIP.
70.Year.Old Man Not Too Old TO Ac-
cept o Food Pointer.

"For the last 90 years." writes a
Maine man, "I've been troubled with
Dyspepsia and liver complaint, and
have tried about every known remedy
without much in the way Of results
until took up the food question.
"a friend recommended Grape
Nuts food, after I had taken all sorts
Of medicines with only occasional,
temporary relief.
"This was about nine months ago,
and / began the Grape-Nuts for
breakfast with cream and q little
sugar. Since then have had the
food for at least one meal a day,
usually for breakfast.
Words fail to express the benefit
I received from the use of Grape
Nuts. My stomach is almost entirely
free from pain and my liver COM
plant is about cured, have gained
flesh, sleep well, can eat nearly any
kind of food except greasy. starchy
things, and am strong and healthy
at the age of 20 years.
"If I can be the means OF helping
any poor mortal who has been
troubled. with dyspepsia as I have
been, am willing to answer any let
ter enclosing stamp" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book. 1.-THE Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's Rea-
SON."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
Against Wood Pigeons.

A campaign is being arranged in
South Devon against the wood pig
cons which abound there, and which,
it is calculated, are responsible for
damage to crops running into thou
sands of pounds annually. The
movement is being organized by the
tenant farmers, but all the land
owners and shooting tenants are be-
ing invited to cooperate.
1t Is intended to line the borders
of Che great woods where the birds
pass the night with guns, and when
they return from their days forag-
ing, to shoot them, this being the
only way in which warfare can be
successfully waged against them
London Globe.
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stimulate the Blood.

Brandreth's Pills are the great blood
purifier. They are laxative and blood
tonic, they act equally on the. bowels. the
kidneys and the skin; thus cleansing the
system by the natural outlet of the body.
They stimulate the blood so as to enable
nature to throw off all morbid hnnors
and cure all troubles arising from aSa lrl-
pure state of the blood One or two taken
every night will prove Invaluable.
Each pill contains one grain of solid ex-
tract of sarsaparilla, which, with other
valuable vegetable products, make It Q
blood purifier of excellent character.
Brandreth's Pills have been in use for
over century and are sold in every drug
and medicine store. plain or sugar-coateds
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO,

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he ls
senior partner of the firm of F. CHENEY q
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that SAID
firm will pay thesum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
that cannot be cured by the use of HALL 8
CArARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. D.s
fS86 A. w. GLEASON,
fsEAL.1 Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system Send for testimonialss
cree. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, y.
Sold by all Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best
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They Took Him To Bellevue.

John DAILY, coffee tester, of 326
West Seventeenth Street, harangued
a crowd of several hundred persons
in the street in front of address
on the iniquities of great city. DAILY
said Mr.. Thaw, on trial on a charge
of murder was innocent OF wrong
doing. 1.-The world is coming to an
end; New York is rotten said DAILY.
Roundsman Quinn and Patrolman
McKettrick took DAILY to Bellevue
Hospital, where he will be detained
while his sanity is being determined.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
Fell On His Head.

Thrown from the IL structure at
Sixth Avenue and Twenty-seyenth
Street. Alexander Mcdonald, labor
er. landed on his. head on the side
walk in the midst of crowd of
women shoppers. A panic ensued
the people ran shrieking in every di-
rection. Mcdonald sustained a COM
pound fracture of the skull, and Will
probably die. The man was working
ON the structure and stepped to the
side of the track to let a southbound
train pass. Something projecting,
either contact shoe or spike,
caught in his clothing as the train
whirled by, and he was tossed over
the guard rail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
sssoo For Each Performance.

Signor Caruso and Mi. Conrled
came 10 an understanding in refer
ence tn the tenor's future contract
with the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany. The result was q moderate
victory for both of them. Signor
Caruso did not succeed in raising
the price to $4,000 for every per
formaGce, with a guarantee OF not
less than SO during the season. Ca
russo Will receive under his new con-
tract, which begins year from next
October, $1,000 every tiMe he sings,
and he will sing not less than 50
times. The new contract will run
for that season, and during the sec
ond year the tenor is to receive
$500 for the same number OF rep
reservations
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
So Sensitive.

The Coachman-What's the mat
ter with the butler? He looks down
hearted.
The Maid-Yes, poor fellow, he is
worrying again.
The Coaohman--And what is he
worrying about now?
The Maid-He is afraid the mad
ans pug dog looks more dignified
than he does.-Chicago News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
WORTH REMEMBERING

The most profitable business IN
Morocco is smuggling in firearms.
Among the 5000 car drivers in
Vienna the are 400 knights, so
baroas and counts.
The total pack of the United States
of canned tomatoes in 1906 is given
as 9,0z4,96 cases.
The result of the first six months
working of the Simplon tunnel have
been tabulated. and show that an
average of S.0e0 passengers were
carried a day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
Live stock.

Sew Beeyes-Dressed beef
quiet at &c. to &c. per pound, with
fancy beef bringing 91ac.
Calves - Veals steady; barnyard
and Western calves nominal; veals,
$50 a 1000; culls, 400 a 500;
dressed calves steady; city dressed
reals, &c. to 15c. per pound; country
dressed, SC. to 13c.
Sheep and Lambs-Sheep steady;
lambs, $50 to 7.6b; no choice stock
here; culls, 500.
Hogs.-Market about steady; State
hogs, pigs included, 7.5O@7.75.
Chicago Cattle-Market steady
10 strong; common to prime steers,
i.OO@7.O0; cows, 2.75 a AIS; heif-
ers, 2.35@5.10; bulls, 2.15 a $50;
stockers and feeders, S.00@4.35.
Hogs-Market 10c. lower; prime
shipping hogs, 7.12h @7.15; pack
ing, 7.O0@7.071s; assorted, light,
7.02k @7.05; pigs, 6.25 $50;
bulk of sales, 7.00@7.1O.
Sheep-Market steady; sheep, 500
$500; yearlings, 4.60@ 6.66; lambs
6.OO@7.65.