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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24
SHOOTING WHALES.
Modern WhaIers Use a Cannon and an
Explosive Harpoon.

whaling with modern methods In
Alaskan waters IL an exciting game,
especially for those who are new to
the business. The modern whaling
steamer is little vessel almost round
on the bottom. which enables II to be
turned and managed with the greatest
ease. Mounted at the bow is small
cannon that shoots Il harpoon weigh
ing more than 100 pounds and having
an explosive head. called the bomb.
If the shot is good and the harpoon
Is planted squarely bekind the fin, the
bomb crashes into the lungs, killing in-
stantly: II not. the struggle may last
for several hours.
After a whale has been killed the
carcass Is brought alongside the boat
and inflated so that II will 6oat. A
long coil of rubber hose. one end of
which is attached to n pump and the
other to a hollow spear pointed tube
of steel. with perforations along its
entire length. is used for this purpose.
The spear Is thrust well down into
the whales side. the air pump started
and the body slowly filed with air
When inflated enough to keep II afioat
the tube Is withdrawn. the incision
plugged with oakum and the carcass
cast Off buoy with a flag Is at
tached to the body, and 1t is then set
adrlft to be picked up at the end Of
the days hunting.
The whaling station is a group Of
.tN lt,
near enough to the feeding grounds TO
allow the steamer to come In each
night with the days catch. The
whales are anchored at buoy In front
Of long. inclined platform. upon
which they are drawn. tail first, by
means of a steam winch.
The saying that every part Of the
pig but the squeal Is now of market
value is also a fact with the whale.
Not a particle of the animal is wasted.
After the skeleton Is stripped Of flesh
Il Is disarticulated and the bones chop
ped in pieces.
The blubber is tried out for OIL and
the meat and bones are boiled for the
same purpose. Later the flesh is arti-
fcially dried and sifted, making a fine
guano, and the bones are ground up
for fertilizer. Even the blood Is boiled
and dried with the flesh. and the wa
ter In which the blubber has been
tried out makes excellent glue. The
fms and TAIL after being sliced into
thin strips. are salted and barreled and
shipped to Japan as an article Of food.
Worlds Work.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24
BELL.

June 81, '06.
Rev. Young spent the past week
with his father In Brown county.
Mrs. Lou Umphlet spent the past
week with relatives in Hillsboro.
Roy Milburn spent few days last
week in Cincinnati.
OF Tannahill, of Columbia, Ind, is
spending the week with his father,
Enos, who has been sick since early
spring.
Harry and Clarence Satterfeld left
the past week for Emporia, Kansas.
Roy and Everett Gustin, who haye
had the measles, are about again. As
soon as Roy is able he will return to
Bartlett college, Cincinnati.
Mrs Richie, of Cincinnati, has been
spending a short time at the home of
John Easter.
Mrs. Swanger spent tew days the
past week at Dayton.
Mrs. Mary Brown returned the past
week from Winchester where she
nad been spending few weeks with
her brother, Sam Kelly.
Mrs Hester Holt, of Rainsboro, and
niece, Mrs. Flora Dutton, and little
daughter, Dorathy, spent the first of
the week with A. W. Milburn.
Charles McMeekin and wife and
babe, of Columbia, Ind, are spending
few days with John Easter. They
are seeking a new location.
Old People'sDay will be observed at
IL o'clock July 4, at the NJ. E. church.
The Epworth League will hold a
social Thursday night at the Hotel
Swanger. 1t was postponed from last
Thursday.
Ova Shannon spent Sunday with his
brother at Marshall
The heavy rains of the past few
weeks are making it very hard for the
farmers to get their corn crop culti-
vated.
D. r. Glaze, of Turkey, was here
Tuesday and was accompanied home
by his son-in-law, OF Taunahill.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24
PRICETOWN.
June q. '09

June 2li w.
M. Long, of Washin ton G. a spent
Saturday and Sunday with Sam Stultz
and wife.
B. G. Donohoo, of Hillsboro, visited
his sister, Mrs. May Warman, Sunday
Rev. Dillinger and wife, after spend
ing the past week with the latter's
father, j. B. Faris, returned to their
home at Bowersvllle, Saturday.
j. W. Gossett and wife dined with
their daughter, Mrs. Addie Foust, and
family, Sunday.
John Workman, who has been very
sick the past week, is better.
Robert Faris, of New Market, is at
the beds of his father, G. G. Faris.
Fay Holmes, of Hillsboro, was call
ing on his friend, DR.. a. B. Harper,
Sunday evening.
Matt Pulliam and wife had as their
guests Sunday, D. A. Pulliam and
wife, w. S. Barker and wife, Grand
ma Miller, p. a. Shatfer and family,
Moody Pulliam and wife, Albert
Hales and DR.. Harper.
A. ]. Cochran and wife, of Blanches.
ter, visited their son, Orland, and
family, Thursday.
Since Warren Workman has been
filling a position at the exchange at
Danville, he sports new rubber tire
buggy.
Gibler Bros. have had a new gaso
line engine put in their -four mill and
will be ready to start in business by
August /.
Aunt Jane Cochran is visiting Aunt
Margaret Stevens this week.
Miss Elva White is visiting hel
uncle, John Faris, and family, al
Hillsboro.
Michael Mcclellan has returned t
his home in Covington, KY, after
putting in the new gasoline engine
for Gibler Bros. -four mill.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24
This Is Too Much.

DR.. Sarah J. McNutt, of New York
city, in a recent statement says that
men are directly responsible for the
absurd and atrocious hats and gowns
worn by women this season. While
we believe in men being gallant and
takiug the blame for most of the fool
ish and absurd things things that
women do, we think that this ID
carrying things just little too far
If you will wear them don't accuse
some man of causing you to do It
because he has probably smothered
some cuss words when he saw you with
them on, that is If he cared anything
for you.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24
SLATE HILL VALLEY.
June 81, 1909.


Charles Cummings and wife were
the guests of the formers mother,
Jane Cummings, Monday.
Miss Vera Milburn and brother,
Wendell, spent Sunday with their
grandmother.
Mrs. B. M. Buffers and two child
rem, of Kansas, are the guests of rel
atives near Slate Hill.
Mrs. Jane Austin and daughter, of
New Fain, visited relatives in this
vicinity Sunday.
The farmers are very busy plowing
corn this week.
Quite a number from distance at
tended the baptizing at Pisgah Sun.
day.
Rev. Davis, of Rainsboro, dined
with Mrs. M. J. Cummings Sunday.
Virgil v. Shelton was the guest of
home folks Saturday night.
Mrs. Ella Dick and daughter, Mary
Jane, spent Saturday and Sunday
with the formers father, Mr.. Small,
who is very sick.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24
Those Good Old Times.

The following, from the Scion of
Temperance of June II. 1859, is repro
duced in the fifty-years.ago news of
the Adams County Record;
1--WE acknowledge the receipt OF a
bottle of wine from Brother Jamerson
of the Clermont Courier it came
lust in time to be drunk on the occa'
sion of an increase of Son to our
family circle"
How times have changed
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24
WouldlShe /?

Mrs. O. II. p. Belmont, of New York
city, who is lighting hard for the cause
of woman suffrage believes won en-
would get the suffrage in IS months If
every woman would pledge herself
not to marry until suffrage was
granted. We think that Mrs. Bel
mont is right about it, but we wonder
If she would want it that bad If she
was not married.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24

That South Dakota woman who beat
her hired girl to death has been fined
slOO-OR fifty days in jail. Being
rich she came across with the one
hundred. Tell you what, this thing of
beating the hired girl to death must
not be permitted to become too COM
mon, even if the missus has to be
fined twice one hundred simoleons.
This will cause the next missus who
contemplates such a proceeding to
think twice before grasping the mop
handle.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24
ADVERTISING RATES

AS the Glorious Fourth comes on
Sunday and there is some doubt as to
whether Saturday or Monday should
be celebrated, the real patriot will
make It last over all three of 'em,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24

Individual wateTmelons - just
enough for one and not enough for
two-are to be raised by the Govern
ment from Roumanian seed, but we
can readily foresee that they'll never
be popular on Smoky Row.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24

Here's your warning against an
insane and unsafe Fourth. If your
little Willie dies of tetanus as the
result of toy pistol wound or your
little Mary Ann becomes a bonfire
from contact with a smoldering fire.
cracker you'll not be able to say we
didn't caution you in time.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24

Lorimer, the new senator from
Illinois, cast mis- first ballot in 1.-THE
rich mans club" against removing
the tariff on paper. This is about
what might have been expected from
Lorimer. 1t will surprise no one who
Is familiar with his political anteced-
ents. His record is so odorous that
the less II Is stirred the better.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24

Chinese Sunday School pupil in
New York butchered his teacher be-
cause she wouldn't marry him. This is
another instance tending to prove
that the yearnings of the "he" yellow
peril for enlightment on theological
topics should be attended to by teach
ers of the anne sexs.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24

Feminine trustfulness was never
more strikingly exemplified than by
lovely woman's evident belief that
mere man takes the new f. izzed annex
to her back hair for the real article
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24

Capt. and Mrs. w. j. Morgan have
been visiting their daughters, Mrs.
Clarence Price, at FindlaY, and Mrs.
Harvey Peeling, at Dayton, the past
week.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24

Mrs. James Carlisle and daughter,
Miss Hazel, attended the commence
ment exercises of o. W. U. at Della
ware last week.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24
"For Every Living Thing On the
Farm"

Free; 500 page book on the treat.
ment and care of "Every Living
Thing on the FARM" horses, cattle,
sheep, dogs, hogs and poultry, by
Humphreys Veterinary Specifics ;
also a stable chart for ready refer
ence, to hang up. Free by mail on
application. Address Humphreys
Romeo. Med. Co., Corner Williams &
Ann Sts., New York.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24

Miss Ella link, who is aching In
the Cincinnati public schools, arrived
at home last week. She will leave
soon for New York City where she
will take a course in teachers train
ing work.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24

Mrs. Wilbur Roads and daughter,
of Hollandsburg, are the guests of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
r.. Stevens.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24

Miss Cinda Carey, of Hamilton,
who has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Taylor, returned home
Monday. She was accompanied by
Miss Hilda Taylor.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24

The sale of lots in Highland Ter
race, which was unde6nately post
poned on account of inclement wealth
er, will be held July 10.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-24

The Liberty Township Patterson
Commencement will be held In the
U. B. Church next Tuesday evening.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-31
The Thumb.

The disparagement of the usefulness
and importance of the thumb implied
in the expression, His fingers are all
thumbs" seems undeserved in view of
the important part the thumb formerly
played in the social customs of the peO-
pie and the very important part it
plays in our own lives.
Lord Ersl1ine. in his institutes"
states that among certain of the lower
ranks in Scotland the final settlement
Of a bargain was always signalized by
the licking and joining of thumbs.
Selden, In Titles of Honor" says
that kissing the thumb was mark of
servility The clergy. the rich and
the great, were in receipt of this honor
from their tradesmen.
From the remOrest days Of antiquity
the practice of licking the thumb has
been regarded as a solemn pledge or
promise. existing, according to Tacitus
and other authorities, among the
Goths, the Iberians and the Moors, and
it may also be traced through success
sive periods down to our own times
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-31
Near Death In Big Pond.

1t was a thrilling experience to
Mrs. Ida Soper to face death. For
years. a severe lung trouble gave me
intense suffering" she writes, land
several times nearly caused my death.
All remedies afiled and doctors said /
was incurable. Then DR. Kings New
Discovery brought-quick relief and a
cure so permanent that l had not
been troubled in twelve years. =" Mrs.
Soper lives in Big Pond, Pa. 1t
works wonders in Coughs. Colds, Sore
Lungs, Hemorrhages, LaGrippe, As
thma, Group, Whooping Cough, and
Bronchial affections. SOC and $1.OO.
Trial BOTTLE free. Guaranteed by
Benton N. Weldon, druggist, Smyrna
w. R. Keys & Co., Clayton.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-31

Smyrna Landing and Pier 4, Arch St.
Wharf, Philadelphia, as follows:
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-31

Row generally labeled dangerous. More.
over. she had ceased to be the beauty
of the time.
She had reached a very trying period |
of her life, being too old to go in the
young set, too young to go in the old |
set and prohibited by reason of her |
maidenhOOd from the married set.
Fer dreams did not, as in the past,
satisfy her. Her hero the ideal of her
imaginings had not come. She believ-
ed now he never would come. She be-
gan to sigh when she looked in the
glass. Sometimes she saw herself
quite old, sitting at table pouring tea
for Aunt Lefty or playing cards with
her father and having no interest in
life beyond these two daily duties.
That's ideas of life were changing.
she discovered that Billy Smith had
roCd forehead and mouth and that his
hair looked better with CLEANS Of gray
in it.
EIlly still came to the house as un-
failingly as ever He was almost the
only single man who did come. Un.
consciously almost she began to look
forward to his visits. and he often
found her shutting cards against his
| arrival
Billy had frightened wonderfully in
these later years. He told stories and
| jokes and the amusing gossip of the
town. He was earning a large salary
and was much sought by mothers with
maria geable daughters. But for some
reason he continued to be free and to
play cards at the captains.
One evening he found That's alone.
She begged him rather shyly to stay,
and he stayed. They sat down at the
card table, and Billy dealt the pack for
pedro The played as for dear life
scarcely speaking. Then by means OF
a lucky ace Billy won.
Tie looked across at That's. but hel
eyes were down. Something in hel
face. however. lent him courage. ant
he caught her hands. which were alb
sently engaged with the cards.
"Thaisr' he commanded. She looked
at him.
81 VIM" he said triumphantly.
EYES," she faltered.
at has taken a long time" he salt
, presently "Thais. have never givel
: you present. But have one for yol
which | have carried with me cor
stantly for several years. May Civ
l. 1t to you now?'
h yes" That's said meekly.
. When he had put the ring upon he
Y finger he leaned forward and kisse
her.
), at has been a long game" he SAT-
' "and one that required lots Of patienC
\ ard determination. You see. dearest.
fell in love with you the first time
d saw you. and | made up my mind
ID have you. God willing. The only wa
Y | could make myself welcome he1
@ was to play cards. So played. You
never ask me to play cards with "
q after we are married. will you. dear
II 'Why not? asked That's wOnderin
ly.
bt Because l loathe them and ha'
ST loathed them since the first game
n ever learned"
Ie "Oh. Billy That's said.
nc And then and there she realized th
e the man Of her heart was indeed. aft
I'D all. hero.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-31
CANCER CURED WITH PLASTER
By JAMES PATTERSON,
1884 CatharinO st. Philadelphia, Pa.

For the sake of suffering huamnity
l will have the public know that Will
liam j. Patterson, 2141 Catharine
street, Philadelphia, is not my nep-
hew nor has he any right to use my
name in any way curing Cancer and
other painful tumors. Among the
many who have been cured by my
plaster I am privileged to name Rev.
George w. Burke of Smyrna, Del
aware, who will be glad to give any
additional information.
N. B.-Be sure of the true name and
address,
JAMES PATTERSON. zz34 catharlue Street,
Philadelphia. the Philadelphia Cancer and
Tumor Specialist.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-31
MnnId cut conuress Paw.

washington, March 29.-Representa-
tive Edwards, of Georgia, is tired of
drawing $500 for his services as a
member Of congress. He is willing to
hold the job FOR $4,000 a year. Accord
inglv he introduced bill to reduce
the salary of members from $500 to
$4,000.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-03-31
FOR SALE.

To close an estate-A Substantial BhiCh
DWELLING. the residence of the. late
Moses Price, located corner Main and Fra
zier streets. Smyrna, Del.
Apply tei
W. r. WATERS,
Administrators.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-03

ner uuly 10 answer tne IGOR ''...
rainy day the bell rang. aid she found
at the door tall. thin man. with
dripping umbrella. who inquired for
the principal. She was just at the
hoidenish and disrespectfnl age. but
there was something about this visitor
which so impressed her that she led
him in as politely as If he had been n
prince. placed chair for him by the
fire. relieved him of his wet coat and
umbrella and after she had started to
leave the room came back to draw
fire screen between him and the blaze
for fear he would find it too hot. She
afterward expressed TO her teacher
some surprise ar the unwOnted civil.
ties she had felt in:peIled to show the
stranger. He answered: "Ah. that was
Ralph Waldo Emerson. and that is the
effect he has upon everybody He is
so courteous himself that it calls ont
the latent courtesy in all others"
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-03
WE Do BIG THINGS.
Some OF tho MasterfuI Achievement,
OF Americans.

NCntGvGmSnt4
of Americans.
Americans founded the first govern.
ment under which all men were eo,,ol
before the law. Since the Declaration
OF Independence was published to The
world the democratic idea has hourly
received new impulse until now its
march seems irresistible.
Americans were the first to demon.
strate the feasibility of relying on n
citizen sOldiery to defend the land and
its institutions against foreign and
domestic attack.
Americans were the first to abolish
titular distinctions and to deprive so.
rial eminence Of any support save
character or the consensus of those
who choose to consider themselves as
socially elect.
III was an American who invented
the steamship. An American invent
ed the telegraph An American in.
vented the telephone. An American
invented the electric light An Ameri-
can invented the reaper. which makes
1t possible to feed the billion and more
people on this planet 1t was an Amer
lean, too, who invented the sewing
machine. Americans also were the
conquerors Of pain when they discov-
cred how. by the use of sulphuric ether.
the tendereSt human nerve could be
made insensible to the surgeons steel
Boston Globe.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-03
A CURIOUS FLY.
This Wasplike New Zealand Insect
Feeds on Spiders.

This Wasplike New Zealand Insect
Feeds on Spiders.
New Zealand boasts of a fy that
feeds on spiders.
This fly IS black aud wasplke and
like the wasp. lives in Il nest Of clay
built In crevice. preferably in the up.
per folds of heavy window curtains
This is one Of the great annoyances OF
the tidy housckeeprr in New Zealand
Try as she will, IL is almost impossible
for her to keep these flies from setting
up their homes al the tops Of her cur
tains.
These nests OF clay are made up of
series OF separate cells. usually from
five to eight in number When the nest
is built the fly goes after spiders
1t has no trouble in conquering the
spinners of silky webs. They succumb
more easily than do the American flies
which are SO unfortunate as to get tan.
gled in a spiders weaving.
The fly carries the spiders to It's
home and imprlsons each one In n cell.
Here the fly lays single egg. and
when the grub patches out 1t eats the
spider that has been provided for II.
When its food is all gone the mother
fly goes out and catches another spi-
der, and she keeps this up until the
young fly is old enough to catch spi.
ders for itself.-New York Telegram
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-03
Happy Items

George Berry returned tt
Happy Friday after a month :.
visit with relatives in Sturgis
Kentucky.
h. c. Peyton transacted bust
ness in Canyon between trains
Saturday.
Chas. June took dinner with
Frank Lester at his home il
Canyon Thanksgiving after
which they attended the foot
ball game at Amarillo.
Miss Maude Bechtel was or
the sick list the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Malcolm
and son. Harold, Mr.. and Mrs
A. f. Hostler and Miss Lou
Scharnweber took dinner
Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs
l.. c. Klein.
Geo. Parker has returned tC
his home in Odessa, Mo. after
spending some time with his
sister, Mrs. f. H. Baggarly.
Mrs. A. f. Hostler shopped
in Canyon Saturday.
f. f. Brown of the Plains Sup
ply is building IA modern cottage.
Rev. Farmer of Amarillo as
sisted by Reverends Coleman,
Sharp and Hawthorne, is con
Quoting revival meeting at the
Baptist church.
Deputy sheriff Bevins of Tul-
ia was in town Friday.
Mr.. TOwnSman from southern
Texas who has been visiting his
son at Ceta and DR.. McElroy of
Happy. returned home Thurs
day accompanied by Mrs. Will
TOwnsman.
The MaSOnS are preparing to
institute a Masonic lodge here
about the middle of the month.
Mrs. Ben Carson has been
sick the past week.
The |. O. O. f. lodge is to o..
ganiZe the RebekaS soon.
Frank Lester and Lem ScrOg-
gins spent Tuesday in Canyon.
Happy.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-03
Bandsues and Red Tape.

Durin" the South African war Rud
yard kipinc discovered AZ Cape Town
a hoSpila. without handagps and in
desperate need of them l'hS. too. WAS
in a city where bandacpS were for safe
in many shops. He told an arquaint
ance thai ne was guuIg Ia meet that
want. and the gentleman ~ nnre of,
fcred 10 pay for all the handagps that
Mr. kiplinG would buN and take to The
hospital \ cart was quickly loaded
and then the author WIS informed that
under army rules the hospital authori-
ties could not receive supplies from
private individual
We'll" said he. Il will dump the
packages Oh the pavement before the
door and then tell them 10 come out
and clear up the litter. Perhaps they
can get them into the building in that
way without tearing any red tape"
He drove Off with the handages. and
the supplies were somehow Struggled
into tire hospital.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-12-03
Thouuht Il Was 4 Proposal

Scene-Cab stand near London. Lady
distributing tracts, hands one 10 cab
by. who chances Mt it, hands 1t back
and says politely, Thank YOU. lady,
but I'm a married man" Lady merry
ouSly looks mt the title and, reading
abide with me-" hurriedly departs. t.
the great amusement Of cabby.-L0n-
don Spare Moments.