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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-10-15
PRICETOWN.
Oct. IL, '0S

Oct, IL, '0S
Miss Ruth Mclaughlin, of Danville,
visited her cousins, the Misses Grace
Certier and Mary Mclaughlin, Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Jas. Donohoo and family entertain.
ed quite a number of their friends
Sunday.
DIR. Thompson and family, of Hills.
boro, visited VIM. Hopkins and wife
Sunday.
The W. @. T.,U. will meet at the
Harwood church next Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. Dyeland wife, of Troy, visited
Mrs. Rebeccal lRoush and family last
week.
Miss Ruth Foust entertained Misses
Nell, Rachel and Anna Faris, Elva
White, Sylvia and Thursie Young and
Mrs. Amanda.Leininger Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Clara ELandess and children
visited her parents, John A. Young
and wife ,iFriday.
School is progressing nicely under
the instructions ofiProf. Baker.
Mrs. MargaretsFaris is visiting her
daughter, Mrs.CAda Ramley, of Gin
cinnati.
The Teachers Training class will
meet next Sunday night.
Curtis Walker and wife, of Hills.
boro, passed through our village Sun
day morning.
DIR. Harper called on his pare nts in
Hillsboro Sundaylevening.
Mrs. Almira sLandess, of Danville,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Tillie
Tedrick.
VIM. Dale and family and family,
of Washington G. a., spent Sunday
with mis- mother, Mrs. A. ]. Swain.
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a man might

as UnOuSn SOmeDOuy nau
offered to strike him. "You-you-you,
my wife! You, Stenovics! You, whom
trusted-trusted- like All,
is that you, Lepage? Did 1 hear right
ly-wouldn't she swearT
"With the utmost respect to Nine. la
Comtesse, she could not swear, sir"
The king sprang to his feet Cor
he cried.
They all rose-the countess shaken
with unconquerable sobs. But the next
moment the king made a quick indraw-
ing of the breath, like a man suddenly
pricked by some sharp thing. He drop
ped back in his chair. His head fell to
meet his hands on the table In front.
The hands were palms downward, and
his forehead rested on his knuckles.
There was moments pause. Then
Lepage darted from the room, crying:
'Dr. Natcheff! DR.. Natcheffw ste.
movies wiped his brow. Stafnitz raised
his head, with a queer look at the king
and his mouth shaped for a whistle
The countess sobs seemed as though
frozen. her whole frame was rigid
The king did not move.
Natcheff came rushing in. Iepage
who followed closely. shut the door
after him They both went to the king
There was silence while Natcheff made
his examination. In a couple of min
utes he turned round to them.
Something has caused his majesty
strong, agita .ion?"
YES" answered StenOvics.
YES" said Natchen. He cleared his
throat and glanced doubtfully at the
countess.
"Well?" asked Stenuyics.
Natcheff threw out his hands. shrug
ging his shoulders ever so slightly.
81 regret to say that the effect is the
worst possible His majesty is dead
Silence agaln-a silence strangely
broken. Stafnitz sprang across the
room with bound like a cats and
caught the physician by the shoulder.
Nor he said. Not for twenty-fouI
hours yet! His majesty dies tomor
row"
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they stood. Even Countess
Ellenburg's sobs, which had threaten
ed to break forth again, were arrested
In their flow.
"Markart, lock the door leading to
the kings apartments. DIR. Natcheff
and Lepage, carry the king into his
bedroom. Lay him on the bed. Stay
there till call you. Countess, general,
l invite your earnest attention"
Stenovics' mind eXcelled In the wait
ing game, the slow, tortuous approach,
the inch by inch advance of. lelsurely
diplomacy. For him this crisis was at
first too sudden. The swift and daring
intellect of Stafnitz naturally and in
evitably took the lead. His strong will
fascinated his confederates.
"Is this TO be the beginning or the
end2" he asked. "For us and our friends
which? II we send a courier to Pras-
lok to call King Sergius to his capital
what then? For you, countess, and
your son oblivion and obscurity at Do
bravo for all the rest of your life, just
thatl For you, general, and for me and
our frlends-yes, you, too, Markart-
our congo, more or less civilly given
There won't he more insignificant men
in all Slavna on the day King Sergius
enters. But there's no King Sergius
yeti"
Stenovics was regaining the use OF
his brain. His eyes grew distant in
deep meditation. Countess Ellenbure
looked eager and grim. Her lips could
not swear false oath-well, she was
not asked to swear any oath now
Markart could not think. He stood
fro BE ooNTIEUED.l
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He faced StenOv'cs notD, boldly and de-
fdntly, pointing a torefnger at him.
Volseni, trains them for his big guns
When the men are trained and the
guns have come-well, who'll call
Count Alexis prince then? VIII even
they who taught him to think himself
a prince1 Oh, yes; they wanted him
to go! And he wouldn't go If he knew
your majesty was Ill. He loves your
majesty. Yes But If he hated you,
still would he goY' With a sudden
turn he was round on Stenovics again
and threw out his arms as though to
embrace a picture. "Lookl The prince
is away, the guns are come, the king
dies! Who commands In the palace2 2
Who governs Slavna" He was back
to the king with another swift turn.
"May / answer, sir? May / tell you?
The mother Of Prince Alexis commands
In the palace. Slavna is ruled by the
friends of Captain Mistitchw His
voice fell to an ironlcal murmur. "And
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ROSEBUD TO BE OPENED
Soldiers and Sailors Have Special
Chances on Dakota Lands.

The government is preparing to
open a territory in South Dakota
known as the Rose bud land, and
soldiers and sailors who have served
in either the civil war or the Spanish.
American war who may desire to
make an entry claim will have special
privileges granted under the laws
which regulate the claiming of lands
opened by the government.
Colonel W. L. Curry, commissioner
of soldiers claims at the state house,
Columbus, is prepared to provide all
soldiers and sailors with copy of the
laws and application blanks for the
appointment of an agent to look after
their rights at the drawing. Applica'
tions must be fled with Joseph W,
witten, superintendent of opening at
either Dallas or Gregor, s. D., before
Oct. II.
The drawing will be held at Dallas
Oct. 10, and the land probably will be
thrown open In March, 1909. There
are 1886, 900 acres in the reservation
but the government has not decided
how much will be opened at that
time.
This is a portion of the reservation
which was opened few years age
and in which number of our citizens
took part in the drawing. 1t is a
very fertilelstrip of country and those
fortunate enough to draw claim will
secure excellent farms from the
governmentCpracti free.
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An American company recently
completed the erection of a 6OO-ton
mill, and is now erecting a 1000-to
mill at Ako and a l200-ton mill at
Koshiken, the latter being the largest
mill erected thus far in the Island of
Formosa. FIVE Americans are en-
ployed in suderintending these erec-
tion. Another mill has purchased l2O
miles of American rails and number
of American locomotives for It's cane
trans.
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band. You wouldn't lie on oath to
dying man, your husband and your
king, for am dying. You have years
still, but they'll end. You believe that
some day you and will stand together
before the throne. AS you shall an
swer to heaven in that day, Is this
true? Was It in your heart and in the
heart of these men to keep my son, the
heir of my house, from his thronei Is
1t true2 AS you shall answer to God
for your soul, is there any truth in it2"
The woman went gray in the face
sheet of gray paper seemed drawn
over her cheeks. Her narrow lips
showed q pale red streak across It.
Her prayers-those laborious, ingen-
ious, plausible prayers-helped her
nothing here.
81 protestl At this time, slrl The
countess will be upsetp'
Stenovics had been driven to this.
He feared greatly. Not soul needed
him. Every eve now was on the wo-
man. She struggled-she struggled to
lie. She struggled TO do what she be-
lleved would bring perdition to her
soul. Her voice was forced and harsh
when at last she broke silence.
"As shall answer in that day.
"As you shall answer TO God for your
soul in that day. the king repeated.
She gave a wild glance at Stenovics,
seeking succor, finding no refuge. Her
eyes came back to the kings face. "As
1 shall answer Every word came
forth by its own self, with its separate
birth pang-"As shall answer to God
for my soul'-
She stopped. There was silence while
man might count ten. She threw
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-10-15
President Roosevelt on Taft, the
Peoples Friend.

If elected, helhas shown by his deeds
that he will be President of no class,
but of thelpeople as a whole; he can
be trusted to stand stoutly against
the two real enemies of our democ-
racy-against:the man who to please
one class would undermine the whole
foundation of sorderly liberty, and
against the man who in the interest
of another class would secure business
prosperity by sacrificing every right
of the working people.
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The visiting parson was handing
convict No. 1913 consolation in small
chunks. "You should not complain
my misguided friend, !" he said. "It is
better to take things as you find
them"
"Youse Is on de wrong track" re-.
piled the prisoner. "It was practisin'
dat theory dat got me pinched. -
Chicago Daily News.
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tlon winch grows on an ndOlent man
in course of yenrs-Of countless days Of
consulting. trusting. relying on one
ever present. ever ready, always trust
worthy. Irpagc had been with him
me- rly thirty years. There was hardly
secret If the kings manhood which
he had not kr"vn aud kept At last
had he turned traitor!
Stcnovi.s had failed to allow for this
human side Of the mattcr-how much
moro alone tho revelation would make
the king feel. how much more exposed
and helpless Just. moreover, when
sickness made his invaluable servant
more Indispensable sjill \ forlorn dig
nifty filed the Kings simple question
"Is II true. LcHagcT'
Lepagc's iupHssivity vanished. He
too. was dc'ply moved The sense of
guilt was on him-of guilt against his
master " drove him on beyond itself
to a fierce rage against those who had
roudpd him into his disobedierce.
whoUc action ara plans had made his
disnbcdicuCc right, for right now he
believed and felt II. His talks with
Zcrkovitch had cryStallized his sus-
plcionS into confident certainty. He
was carried beyond thinking of what
effect his .hu'"t might have on his
own fortune ~ how it might distress
the al"CHdy hprHs'cd Eirg lie struck
back fCrCCly at his accuscr. all his ma
tioual quiClNc's Of passion finding vent
i'm the tOrrput VI words he ppUrpl forth
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lns' ne countess looked scared liau
they hi"ue D'IS'"h'' NouIu 1t nave
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A Japanese saying runs Woman
is an unmanageable creature natter
her, she Is elated; thrash her, che
weepeth; kill her, her spirit haunts
you" We would suggest that the best
remeny is to love her. The News.
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"Millie," said the young man, as he
slipped the engagement ring on her
finger, "have you told your mother
about this ?"
"Oh, you innocent" exclaimed Miss
Mile. why, Clarence, mamma
knew 1t six months before you did p
Chicago Tribune.
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OOTY & CO., LEEsBRRG, o.

''Some of the attitudes out in Colo
RADIO simply take ones breath away"
"Are you thinking of mountains or
hotel rates p"-Kansas City Times.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1908,

Sixty.Hve head of Duroc Jersey Hogs,
consisting of six YeAring Bears, ten
Spring Bears, twenty Yearling Sows
and twenty-nine Spring Cults. Most
of this Offering lie sir, by King to Be,
that has made himself known the
State over by his breeding. Sale at
1890 p. m, under cover.
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her hands above her
head and broke into a
violent torrent of sobs.
81 can't! / can't" they
heard her say through
her tumultuous weeping.
The king suddenly
started back in his chair
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Jack is 30 brave He went right
into the library and said to father, Il
want to marry your daughter.
"And what did your father sayS"
"He said, Good Which one pm
Lippincott,s MaRazine.
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Governor Hughes on Taft as a
RefOPmOP.

1t is because of his loyalty to high
ideals, because of his broad sYmpa-
thies and his rare equipment in char
acter, ability and experience, because
tested in theIdifficult fields of judicial
and administrative work he has proved
his quality by eminent service, be-
cause of his varied learning, his ac-
quaintance with affairs, his respect
for constitutional government, and
his capacity intelligentlY and justly
to plan and direct necessary reforms
that most earnestly support the
candidacy of William Howard Taft.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1908,

Consisting of the following:
One yearling Boar, two two-year
Sows, four yearling Sows, twelve
spring Bears, nineteen spring Gilts
of the best blood liues Here are some
of the blood lines: King Pal, King to
Be, Kant Be Beat, Veribest Again,
Protection Boy, he by s. S g Protec-
tion, he by s SIS Col he by Ohio
Chief, Red Dick, he by Kant Be Beat,
he by King Hustler and B & K. Pal.
Here is some of the best blood that
money can buy. Do not fail to attend
this sale or send bids to Robt. Evans
of Duroc Bulletin, in our care, or to
the auctioneers.
w. z. cADWALLApER.
Col. j. NJ. LINsoN, South Solon, o.
Cot. FRANK AYREs, Hillsboro, o.
Auctioneers.
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Boats engaged in mackeral fishing
of Milford, England, have landed as
many as 10000 fish, and a hundred
fish have been sold fo- a shilling.
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The tiny stormy petrol is a bird of
immense wing power; it belongs to
every sea, and, although so seemingly
frail, 1t easily breasts furious storms.
Petrels have been observed 1000 miles
from nearest land.
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l will sell breeding Hogs of Duroc
Jersey breed at my farm, two miles
west of East Danville, two miles east
of Hollowtown and two and one-half
miles south of Danville, on
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Ceylon exported 1884, 1927 pounds
of tea last year, and only 5000, 900 of
1t came to this country, Most of the
crop went to England.
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The rich people of London, who are
constantly called upon to give to
charity, have formed society to see
that the money they give is properly
spent.
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SALES OF DUUOC BU ffDING OcS.

We will offer at Kenwood Stock
Farm, II miles north east of Hills
bOro, on
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BOYD q KING.

Col. II. l.. 1GLEHART,
Col. FRANK AYREs,
COL WALTER ROGERS,
Auctioneers.
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"Why doesn't Smith call in the
family physician? Has he lost conf
dence In him ?"
"No; the doctor lost faith in
Smith. ."-Lippincott's.
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DE-:
W7 Chapter W1
w 1wenb~four w,

8 majesty dies tomorrow
Stafnitz's words seemed
to freeze them all stiff where
they stoOd Even Countess
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w. z. cApWALLApER
STOCK CATTLE
AND
Breed Ewes.

Any one wanting Stock Cattle or
Breeding Ewes will do we'll to see us,
as we can supply your wants to your
satisfaction Give us call.
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j. s. KERNs, Clerk.
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"Ah, gottuh git chicken for NAH
brekfuss."
"Why, It's nearly midnight, Nose
aren't all the stores CLOSED ?"
"Yassuh, All spec 80 did yo'all
wanter buy sumtn ?"-Houston Post.
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Waitress-How will you have your
eggs cookedp
Diner-Make any different in the
cost
Waitress-No, sir.
Diner-Then cook 'em with couple
of alicea of ham.-BostOn Tranacript
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-14
RAN PRESS WITH AUTOMOBILE.
This Chap Was q Newspaper Man
From Tip to Toe.

From Tip to Toe.
The editor of the Bloomfield IN.
j. Citizen is a newspaper man from
tip to toe. The other day just as his
paper went to press his gas engine
broke down. Examination showed
that the repairing of the machine
would require twenty-four hours
But the paper had to be got out!
How? That was the great question
While the editor was puzzling over
it and scratching his head a friend
passed in an automobile. An in
spiration struck the editor like a
flash of lightning. Hailing the
friend, he made him back the auto
mobile up to the office door, where
the rear wheels were quickly lacked
up and a belt rugged from one of
them to the press. In half an hour
the press was humming, turning off
the first newspaper ever printed by
automobile power
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-14
l,deDepient Candidate Did Not
Run at All Here.
eOo VOTES POLLED IN COUNTY

!, reimbursement Received a MajOri-
DIS, ~ Though Many Did Not Vote on
w. ~ Question at All. Lindsey
nd # All His Way for Pension
,'.,,r,issioner. Unusually Large
,mount of Scratching.
The state election in Terrell coun-
), last Wednesday was merely a per-
factory affair. Absolutely no in
ul ~ was manifested, and only half
tho 1900 qualified voters took
y. trouble to go to the polls.
rho total number of votes cast in
y. county was sol, and about half
:, tbese-392, to be exact-were
.uod at the Dawson precinct. The
.nr,ber of votes at the other pre-
,incts we're: Bronwood, 1856; Par
.ott "a, Twelfth, IS; Third, 81;
Fourth, go; Eleventh, %; Forks, 8.
of the 500 voters two-thirds or
rora we're whites. A conservative
.stmate of the negro vote is IT'S.
A. dawson IS negroes voted. Their
1axt largest vote was at Bronwood,
and AT the other precincts the num-
her was very small.
Disfranchisement Carried.
The most interest in the election
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WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL DID
NEW PURCHASES FOR FIRE DE-
PARTATENT AMOUNT TO $1,000,
"aVe Library Money. One Wants
water for Turnip Patch, and An
other Paw for Stonn;nr To1

Gave Library Money. One Wants
Water for Turnip Patch, and An
other Pay for Stopping Leak.
BESIDES the question of the teIe-
phone franchise, the city council did
noC nave a great deal to engage it's
attention Tuesday night.
Chairman McNuIty of the commit
Tee appointed to buy a new hose
wagon for the fire department
stated that two manufacturers had
submitted bids, but the prices
OF both seemed to be high. and ba
thought it best to report hack to
the council before closing a tradn
e a1e oIu or Columbus, Ohio, firm
S'oo-Was considered the best, and
Cne committee was instructed to buy
wagon at that price.
CHAIRMAN HOllingswortb of the
nre committee reported that he had
oought 1000 feet of additional fire
nose at 80 cents per foot, to be maid
LOT IN one, two and three wears Of
SIX per cent. interest.
chairman Hamilton of the huild-
ing committee reported that he had
sold the small pump at the old water
for $50. '''0 0iu 0o'ief
Aldermen McLain and Holdings
worth were appointed by Mayor Hin
committee to secure another place
ior a dumping ground" For some
tlme the city has been dumping it's
garbage in the swamp in the western
limits of the city in the pasture of
the Dawson Market and Grocery Co.
ana the authorities have been noti-
ned by the market company that
TINS Will not longer be permitted.
Mr.. }. r. Mercer offered to nav
the council 25 cents per 1000 gal
IONS for water with which to sprinkle
ms turnip patch at the corner of
StoneWall and Lee streets. but no ac-
ton was taken on the proposition
Mr.. j. c. Hind rendered a bill of
$Z.95 for extra work in stopping the
leak of a waterpipe in front of his
residence. 1t was referred to the
Water and Light Commission.
A petition by Mr. J. w. SheDperd
Tor the privilege of erecting a tent
north of the dispensary building for
the sale of fish and oysters was de-
| MED.
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BELGIANS COMING OVER HERE
movement to Send Flood of Them
to United States. Most DenseIy
Formulated Connfr.u Ii, E.,rono

10 united states. Most DenseIy
Populated Country in Europe.
The next great influx of Europeans
into the United States is likely to be
from Belgium. Leon Gennis. Belgian
vice consul at Havana, who touched
New York during the week on his
way from Antwerp to Cuba, said
there was a movement on foot in
Belgium to send a large part of the
|country's labor and farm popula-
ton to America. 1t was not a gov
eminent project, but the government
was looking into the matter to the
extent of finding out for the pros
pective flood of immigrants, which
Mr.. GEMS said might for a time rival
the influx of Italians into the United
States, in what places they might
best settle as farmers and laborers.
Belgium's Dense Population.
Belgium, Mr. GEMS said, was the
most densely populated country in
Europe, and was suffering from the
hard times more than countries that
had more land to cultivate and live
on. The present population is esti-
mated as somewhat under 8,0O0,O00,
and If the state of California had a
population so dense she would be
supporting much more than 1OO,-
100000 people. He estimated that
there was one person to a little more
than every half acre in Belgium.
He is coming back here in March
to look over the country and see
where the Belgian immigrants may
best fit in. If the congestion was
not relieved, he said, there would be
much suffering in Belgium.