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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
SOLVED THE PROBLEM.
The Simple ssere. Of Blowing the 5ln
Glass Globes.


Emperor Nicholas wished to lllumI-
nate the Alexander column In a grand
style. The size Of the round lamps to
be used for the purpose were indicated
and the glasses ordered at the manu-
factory, where the workmen exerted
themselves in vain and almost blew
the breath out Of their bodies In the
endeavor to obtain the desired size.
The commission must be executed
that was self evident-but how7
A great premium was offered 10 the
one who could solve the problem.
Again the human bellows toiled and
puffed. Their object seemed unattain-
able, when at last long bearded Rus
sian stepped forward and declared that
he could do II; he had strong lungs;
he would only rinse his mouth first
with little water TO refresh them.
He applied his mouth to the pipe
and puffed to such purpose that the
vitreous ball swelled and puffed nearly
to the required dimensions. up to them,
beyond them.
"Holdi Holdl" cried the lockers on.
you are doing too much. And how
did you do IL allT'
THE matter is simple enough" an
swered the long beard. "but. first
where is my Premium"
And when he clutched the promised
bounty he explained
He had retained some OF the water
In his mouth which had passed thence
into the glo"ing ball and then. becom-
ing steam. had rendered him this good
service.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21

burglar was at work. AS she did 80
she heard a scramble which told her
the burglar was warned OF her pres
ence In the house. She threw open
the door and ran into the room, Just
in time to see the man struggling to
raise a window.
Leveling the pistol she fired a shot
at the man just as he tore up the sash
and leaped head first through the win
dow. Running to the window, Mrs.
Van Horn, now frightened for the
safety of her children who were in
front of the house, continued to shoot
at the fleeing man as he disappeared
in the darkness.
A moment later a dozen neighbors
were on the scene and hurried
search was made for the burglar with
out avail. Mrs. Van Horn called up
Night Chief OF Police Gillaspy and
asked that policeman be sent to the
house. Patrolman Krekler of the
Wyoming street station went to the
house and made a report on the rob
berry.
Mrs. Van Horn was quite unable to
give good description of the man as
his back was turned when she looked
into the room, and she is not certain
whether he is white or black. The
thief, who had secured entrance to
the house by duplicate keys through a
rear door, had evidently been at work
for some time.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
Allies
Aspirations
Copyright, by Daily story Pub. Coz
BY AnnS HeiIman

Copyright, by Daily Story Pub Coz
mo, Robert" Allie said decidedly,
'T cannot give up my drec S of years.
Neither of us would be happy"
'"But," Hobson persisted, IL am will
ing to run the risk"
But am not" Allie returned with
spirit, besides, what a nious
end II would be to all my as rs.
and all my hard work p college, for
me to simply get "
No pen could describe the scorn
which she threw into those last two
words
you surely would not forget your
Latin and Greek any sooner simply be
cause you married, would you?" Hob
son argued Il fail to see how matri-
mony would interfere with any of your
aspirations"
81 tell you | will never marry: | am
going to try and make the world bet
ter for having lived in IT," returned
Miss Bowen, grandly.
Don't you think It would be only
fair If you were to tell me something
of your plans?" Mr.. Hobson contin-
ued presently. You have never even
given me an outline of your aspira.
tions."
The girl looked at him suspiciously,
but his face was perfectly grave.
We'll" she commenced energetical.
ly, when l first went to college |
did not think any more about such
matters than other girls; but in a year
or two / commenced to see what a
useless life | had always led. AS !
saw what nobility there was In the
lives of the distinguished women l met
at our receptions and reunions, my
brain and mind expanded. and then |
learned that | could never settle down
TO a commonplace life again. / thought
II all over carefully, and wondered
what was meant to be for. | wished to
make no mistake, and | concluded that
II was my duty to go and help nurse
our soldiers in the Filippines. But the
war was ended before | had secured
papa's consent, and now | really feel
that II is my mission 10 go and teach
these poor, ignorant Filipinos; but
papa absolutely refuses, will not listen
TO such a proposition, and Henrietta
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
PET ANIMALS IN WILLS.
Fortune TO my Red Horse"-Parrot
Bequeathed to Queen Victoria.

Fortune TO my Red Horse"-Parrot
5equeathed to Queen Victoria.
A. r. Nevbold. the Stafford brewer.
who has left his greyhound. Wildfire
H.. an annuity of f25, Is one OF many
testators who have remembered their
pet animals In their wills.
A farmer near Toulouse who died a
short time qgo left his entire estate to
my red horse" One John Spooner
Of Chicago bequeathed f400 to his dog
''in recognition Of his sympathy and
tender nursing when was seriously
ILL.," and the will Of a Mr.. Garland
contained this clause: 81 bequenth to
my monkey. Jacko, the sum Of f100
per annum and to my faithful dog.
Shock and my well beloved cat, Tib.
pension OF f5."
DR.. Christians of Venice left 10000
forms for the maintenance OF his
three dogs. n Mr.. Harper settled f100
on his 'young black cat" and a
FrenchmAn named Souchat left his
entire fortune to his tortoise.
A good many years ago an old lady
bequeathed her pet parrot to Queen
Victoria, with 100 guineas a year for
its keep, on the amusing condition
that "her majesty publicly exhibits II
before her court twice year to prove
that the person intrusted with its
care has not wrung its neck."-West-
munster Gazette.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
Melbourne and tho Garter.

Lord Melbourne seems to have he'd
the title holder in legitimate contempt
The London Chronicle reminds US that
once when that statesman was invited
by his secretary to grant an interview
to an importunate applicant for title
he exclaimed weariiy: what the mis-
chief does he want now? Does he want
a garter for the other leg?" Melbourne
himself was pressed by Queen Victoria
to accept the blue ribbon, but he de-
clined. "a garter" he explained. may
attach to us somebody Of consequence
whom nothing else can reach, but what
would be the use OF my taking it2
cannot bribe myself"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
DOG WITH STICK OF
DYNAMITE CRASES MAN
RETRlEVEs EXPLOSIVE TOSSED
AMONG JAMMED LOGS
BANol DOG COMET

Bay City, Mich,-"Good doggie. Nice
doggie. Drop that stick of dynamitel"
Thomas Olmstead. lumber jobber,
from his lofty perch in the branches
Of towering elm sought to soothe his
pet But the dog only wagged his tail
with greater vigor and set his teeth
the harder on the explosive he had
retrieved from a log jam.
Drop IL, Shepl Drop i'll" called
William Butler. olmstead's companion,
who had fed to neighboring
field.
When the dog heard Buffers
voice, he relaxed his vigil beneath
the tree in which Olmstead had
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
DefIed Superstition.

Few people will have had the cour-
age to sit down 1S at table for the
greetings OF a new year. But fye-and-
fifty years ago Lord Roberts was one
of the l3 who sat down 10 a dinner
on New Years day at Peshawar.
Eleven years later-though most Of
them had been through the Indian
mutiny and half of them had been
wounded-they were all alive. And
Lord Roberts is still very much alive
London Chronicle.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
Shooting a Bird.

In one of the marble quarries OF
Italy, where dynamite is used for
blasting, a boy l3 years old, who got
hold of an old pistol, took aim and
fired at a bird sitting on the roof Of a
shanty. Within the shanty was stored
large quantity Of the explosive men
toned. and the boy missed the bird
and caused an explosion that killed
five men and crippled seven. He him
self was nearer the shanty than any.
one else, and yet he received no In
jury. He didn't mean TO do 1t, of
course, but he will probably be locked
up all the rest of his life.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
Anrea on Scale For Miners.

Athens, O.-The subcommittee Of
the Joint scale committee of the mi
ners and operators OF the Hooking dis
trict, which has been in session the
last two weeks, has reached an agree
ment, and the same was reported to
the general joint scale committee. II
is believed by the miners and opera
tors alike that the report will be ac-
cepted by the general committee. The
terms are not made public.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
Hldina PLACES Of piamond..

II the Regent diamond as shown in
the Louvre Is only model In paste
and the real stone is hidden away, 1t is
a case Of history repeating Itself. for
in 1877 when the Regent diamond was
pawned for house furniture to Vanden-
berg, a banker Of Amsterdam, and he
was demonstrated with upon the dan
ger of exhibiting 1t to the public he
replied: "The Regent that is in the
glass case is a sham. The real Regent
is In my wife's stays."--Pall Mall Ga
zette.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
WIloox henIn, sentence.

Columbus, Own. Wilcox former
superintendent of the Municipal Light
ing plant, began his four-year sentence
in the penitentiary for grating. Will
cox, with the agent Of lumber COM
pany, who is serving similar sen
tence, issued false bills and vouchers
for poles that were never delivered.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
sought refuge. Then he ran toward

sought refuge. Then he ran toward
Butler.
Bangl
as he slid down the tree trunk.
Olmstead and Butler who reside
at Standish. set out in the morning to
break a log jam in the south branch
of Pine river. They were accom-
panied by Shep, noted for his abil'
ity as a retriever. When Olmstead
tossed stick Of dynamite among
the logs, Shep brought It back
dashed to a nearby field.
when that dynamite exploded,
said olmstead, "Shep just naturally
disappeared"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
story Of a Stone.

Bellefontaine, O.-Forty-seven years
ago, when VIM. Botkin, Of st. Marys,
was IL years old, he noticed a peculiar
hole in the trunk of maple tree, into
which he and his brother threw a
stone. Last week the tree was cut
down, and the stone was found Inn
bedded in four inches of wood.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
A Widows Find.

Chillicothe, O.--Mrs. Kate Daily. the
widow of Ed Daily, merchant of
Bainbridge, while cleaning the cellar
at her home came across an old bread
can buried Just under the floor with
800 in II.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
Troops Fired Upon.

Columbus, GA patrol Of Troop b,
Of Columbus, was fired upon from a
farmhouse near Higginsport. The
owner of the house, James McAfee,
was arrested. He claimed he thought
the soldiers were burglars and fired
upon them for that reason.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
American Education Best.

At the examinations recently held in
Pekin for official degrees men who
,ad studied in American universities
sceived the highest honors. Out OF q
irge number examined. only seven
ot the highest degree obtainabIe. and
( these Ave were graduates of the
University Of California. while the
other two had studied In Japan.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
ohIoana nuY Paper Nam.

Hamilton, GA party of Middle
town capitalists bousht the old Tytus
paper mill at Middletown from the
United States Boxboard Co. and VIII
improve 1t at cost of S150,O00. II
will give employment to 150 men.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
inspectors Appointed.

Columbus, O.-State Insurance Com
missioner Lemert made the following
appointments: George w. Spienman,
Fairfield county, was made warden for
the department, to succeed Charles 70.
Moore, Hardin; David Jones, Franklin
county, inspector clerk, and e. P. Nc
Corkle, Trumbull county, inspector OF
building and loan associations.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
Baseball Date Won.

Cleveland, o.-Miss Alta Weiss, a
girl baseball pitcher, was to have been
graduated from the Rogersville high
SCHOOL on June 6, but Miss Weiss will
pitch q game of ball at Dayton, o..
June 7, so, In order to give her an OPP
portunity to reach there. the COM
mencement date has been changed to
May 81.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
Gets Fifteen Yoars In Pen.

Dayton, o.-Fifteen years in prison
was the sentence imposed by Judge
Brown on Hiram Hufiine, 5s, convicted
OF criminal assault. The county author
tiles claim to have evidence connect
ing him with assaults upon girls Of
tender ages.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
ror IN. N.xt One.

Nagger-pve put one poor chap on
his feet, anyway. Mrs. Nagger-W Whom
have you been Sooling your money
away on now? Nagger = Your next
husband, madaml I've had my life in
sured.-London Telegraph.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21
Tart Advice.

Aged Admlrer-Thlnk Of all the lux
uries rich husband like me could
give youl Miss De Young-Oh. rich
father would do Just as well! Marry
my motherl-LOndon Standard.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21

II all men were as industrious as
some men are curious, what a busy
place this world would be,--Somerville
Journal.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-05-21

Applied Torch Under Troops Noses.
West Union. o.--Night riders ap
piled torch to the large barn of VIM.
Shell, four miles west of this city, al
most under the very noses OF soldiers
under command OF Capt. Darnell. The
property loss is $4,000.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-01-23
THE RECONNAISSANCE


lating of almshouses, jails, lunatic,
asylums, reformatories and peniten-
tiaries. Nor does it mention the
economic fact that, after all, there is
no government revenue from the
liquor traffic when the balance-sheet
is struck, and the cost incident to
detecting and Furnishing crime created
by the traffic is taken into account.
Our neighbor says: "It takes some
nerve for a newspaper of high stand
ing to advocate high license as the
only means of managing the manu-
facture and sale, and to do so not
only as an economic measure, but
as a practical way of promoting tenn
perance." On which we remark, first,
that it does not add to the high
standing" of any paper to advocate
high license; and, second, that it is
not nerve" but blindness to facts,
that advocates high license as tenn
perance measure in the light of the
peoples growing knowledge of the
workings of the high license system,
and of it's futility as remedy for the
liquor curse. High license obtains
in Ohio now, yet no one has discov-
cred that drunkenness and its attend
ant ills have been curtailed in Gin
cinnati by the Ohio high-license law.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-01-23
A SAD APPEAL

The Memphis Commercial-Apbeol is
panic-stricken at the sight of the few
remaining "wet" counties of the south
ern states forced under Prohibition law
by the sober majority of the state. Com
menting upon the action already taken
in Georgia and Alabama, and the
expected result in Mississippi and the
possible outlook in Louisiana, the Com
mercial-Abbeal says:
The present Prohibition movement
would collect its majorities here and
there about the state and fall upon
spot after spot, conquering local ma
jorities through the medium of for
eign invasion aided by local minori-
ties F.. The battle is unfair upon its
face, unworthy the cause of temper
ance, and victory won under it is not
likely to be respected by the defeated
Neither can it fix itself into a perma-
nency or become provocative of any
real public benefit.
Doubtless there is an editorial throat
in the Appeal office that begins to feel
dry when it remembers by how slight a
tenure the few "wet" cities of Tennes-
see still are held in the arms of John
Barleycorn.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-01-23
BROOKLYN AND ATLANTA

The Brooklyn Eagle comments upon
the showing which Prohibition is max
ing in Georgia in the following strain:
A favorite argument against Pro
hibition is that there is more drunk
enness under it than under the public
barroom system That argument was
supported by actual facts when At
lanta, Georgia's state capital, tried
Prohibition under the local option
law, which permitted the purchase OF
unlimited quantities of whisky in
neighboring towns. Under total state
Prohibition the very reverse appears
to be true.
Then follows recitation of the facts
with which readers of this paper are
familiar and the Eagle concludes:
This looks too good to last, and it
may be different if illicit drinking
dens get started.
Of course there had to be dead fly
in the Eagles ointment When Atlanta
tried Prohibition some years ago the
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-01-23
PROHIBITION MOVEMENT
IN WASHINGTON

The Washington Post seems to have
discovered that the movement for Pro-
hibition in the District of Columbia is
the real thing 1t says:
The believers in Prohibition are
concentrating their efforts and mar
shaling their forces for a fight to the
last ditch in the District of Columbia.
Their object is to commit the United
States government to the Prohibition
policy. If Congress will make this
District dry, the fight for Prohibition
in other communities will be i'm
mensely strengthened. The
Prohibitionists of this district are sup
ported, of course, by their co-work-
ers in all parts of the country Wher-
ever Prohibition has made Roadway
will be found nucleus of agitation
and influence bearing upon members
of Congress- If the anti
Prohibitionists think the question is
dormant they are scheduled for a rude
awakening.
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-01-23
ROWING ENLIGHTEN-


The Chicago Record-Herald, in an ar
cle which indicates a slowly growing
apprehension of the questions involved
the drink problem" comments upon
e general idiocy of the liquor inter-
is, with special reference to the prop
lition to brighten states away from the
-ohibition idea by depriving Prohibi-
IN states of their share of federal ap-
lopriation. 1t says:
A more ridiculous proposition than
this latest threat of the liquor inter
gests was never suggested, but it is of
! piece with much that is coming from
che same quarters. 1t is absurd, for
example, to confuse the question of
Sunday closing with Anticipated blue
avs. For Sunday closing cannot be
nationally treated as an invasion of
Eome principle of personal liberty that
IS upheld by the general sentiment of
mankind. 1t is primarily question of
he adequate regulation of the saloons
n the interest of public order, and, of
Ill the extremists we have, those are
he widest who fight saloon regula-
ion on the theory that the saloon bust
less is just like any other business.
Dur experience of life and the laws of
IL the states teach the contrary.
lothing is more certain than that the
aloon has been the subject of special
equations in the past and that it will
e the subject of such regulations in
ne future
That Sunday closing can be enforced
i large cities has been proved so con-
usively of late that that point is past
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-01-23
HIGH LICENSE NERVE

The Christian Standard of Cincinnati
takes to task the Enquirer, published in
that city, for an editorial in advocacy
of high license The Standard says:
Of course the Enquirer does not tell
us that to get this revenue the gov
eminent has to consent to the prema-
ture and dishonored death of null
tiplied thousands of its citizens, the
poverty and misery of an army of
women and children, and the popu-
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-01-23
WHAT 1T COSTS

The Georgian of Atlanta quotes from
the Milwaukee Journal the made-to-
order editorial that has been going the
rounds of the "hept' press, beginning
with the question, do you know how
much it costs when state goes dry?"
And answers, very much to the point
Do you knoaV hoav much it costs
aOhen state stays "aVet"? Since the
Milwaukee Journal has turned the
purely material side of the question to
view, let's reverse the issue and show
the other side. Georgia has been a
dry" state just half of one month,
but the tremendous moral gain is al
ready startling. Observe the police
court records in Atlanta, Savannah,
Augusta or any other town where
whisky was sold, and compare them
with those prior to January 1. By
those records alone evidence multi
plies to show that drunkenness has
fallen off from two-thirds to seven
eighths. The negro, free from
the evil of the low groggery, becomes
a tangible asset of dependable labor.
These are only few things that Pro-
hibition means. Cold facts along this
line could be multiplied indefinitely.
Georgia moved to total Prohibition
impelled irresistibly by two forces
morality and economic saving. Even
to answer the coldly material side of
the Journals argument, the loss to the
state and municipalities will be no
thing like the figures named lin the
n Milwaukee DaDerl for the immediate
increase in wealth largely offsets the
loss recorded by the expunging of the
liquor traffic AS time goes on and
this waste that has been poured into
barrooms and breweries goes into
homes and stores and farms, Georgia's
material gain will be enormous. Is it
a mark of our money-madness that
we set up the morals, the health, the
life-blood of women and children
against loss of this character?
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-01-23

policy was an unqualified success until
the party in power set about the over
throw of the Prohibition system and
the restoration of license, for political
reasons, as for "illicit dens" now we
shall see what we shall see. In any
event it is safe to predict that Atlanta
with no saloons will never have one
tenth as many "illicit dens" as Brook
Ign now has added to her thousands of
legal "dens."