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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-25
A DELAYED LETTER.
And What Happened When the Missive
Was Finally Recovered.

ana What HaPPened when the Missive
Was Finally Recovered.
The vagaries of the postal service
are sometimes beyond the understand
Ing Of the layman. In March Of last
year a man in New York received a
letter from friend in England, writ
ten when on the point of sailing for
Philadelphia, urgently requesting him
to return a loan of $40. The man who
wrote the letter needed funds and
would the debtor kindly send the
money to him, care of the steamship
line at Philadelphia? The man in New
York saw that his friend would reach
Philadelphia within day or two, so
he promptly clapped ten dollar bill in
an envelope and addressed and mailed
It. A week later he was apprised by
mail that the money had not arrived.
Both men made a diligent search for
the missing letter. But 1t could not be
found. So the debtor gave his friend
a check and forgot about his $40, set
ting down its loss to the dishonesty of
some intermediary who had handled
NhN NhNNiOPts
Imagine his surprise when one day
eight months later he received his let
ter from the dead letter Office In Wash
ington. 1t was covered with post
marks and much battered, for 1t had
travelled many thousands Of miles,
back to England, around the United
Kingdom and to America again, but
the money was safe inside.
Chuckling, be met his friend few
minutes later and showed him the
ten dollar bill.
SLOWS that for luck?" he Queried.
Great" replied his friend. "Say, old
man, you couldn't lend me that for a
day or two, could you? It's like pick
ing money up in the street for you, and
I could make use Of 1t Just now"
Sadly the bill was handed over.
"What's the use of such wonderful oc-
currencesT ruminated the lucky"
man.-New York Post.
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cHoKEs MAD DOG IN CHURCH.
Merry Sexton Prevents Panic Among
Hundreds Of Worshipers.

Wilmington, Del.-The several hun
dred persons who filled st. Paurs
Catholic church at the six o'clock mass
did not know that a dog supposed to
be mad was running at large through
the edifice. and II was due to the
bravery OF Sexton Bartlett Crogan
that a panic was avoided. He caught
the dog, choked II and threw 1t from
a window.
The dog was noticed when II be-
gan to make a peculiar noise as Rev.
Edward Higgins ascended the altar
to celebrate mass. No one paid any
attention to the animal, as IL was
in the rear of the church, but when
II began to run up and down the
aisles, frothing at the mouth. snap
ping at the benches and continuing it's
strange sounds the worshipers were
much frightened.
Crogan started after the animal
and chased It through the gallery and
organ loft, finally capturing It in the
vestibule. The dog tried to bite him.
but he had II by the throat with
both hands and did not release 1t until
life was almost extinct. He then
threw the dog, which was a big shep-
herd. through a window, and the fall
broke its neck. 1t is believed to have
been suffering with the rabies.
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RAINSBORo.
Feb. %, 100.

Feb. ", 'O9.
Misses Locia and Beatrice Davis, of
Cincinnati, have been spending few
days here with their parents, Rev, J.
II. Davis and wife.
M. @. Lucas, of Marshall, was the
guest of friends here on Sunday.
d. W. Hunter and wife have both
been having an attack of lagrippe.
Mrs. Erskine. of Center6eld, was
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Stratton, the latter part of the week.
Mrs. Frank Adams is visiting her
parents in Pike county this week.
The Ladies Aid society will be en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. Will
Bashore, on Thursday afternooG Of
this week.
Elijah Lucas, who has been visiting
among his children since the death of
his wife, is spending this week here
with his daughter, Mrs. Ellen Glenn.
Rev. e. A. Huntington has COM
menced series of special meeting
at the M. e. Church Sunday night.
NIB. Upp and j. B. Davis attended
a sale near Leesburg last Thursday.
Anthony Yankie and family will
move this week to the Douglas farm
near Greenfield.
Bryan Huntington is able to be out
again after a weeks illness.
Noble Vanzant will offer his house
hold goods at public sale at the Red
KEY Hotel next Saturday afternoon at
/ O'Clock prepatory to moving to
Cincinnati.
Mrs. Morgan Caudy, who has been
in poor health for some time, shows
but little improvement.
The Upp families here have re.
ceived word of the death of Mrs. Ellen
Upp, at Marquon, Ill. She was the
widow of George Upp, who was once
a resident of this community and will
be remembered by all our older citi.
zens.
Mrs. J. B. Davis has been on the
sick list for several days the past
week,
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Sleepy Man Drops on Train.

Trenton, N. J.-George Barlow, pro
prietor of hotel in this city, was re-
turning home on the Pennsylvania rail-
road the other night and fell asleep
soon after the train left Broad street
station.
The grinding Of the brakes as the
train drew into the Torresdale sta.
ton partly aroused him, and, think.
ing he had reached Trenton, he
walked to the platform Of the car and
stepped of. He landed heavily on
the stone ballasting and the train
sped on.
A few minutes later men at the sta.
tion heard Barlow's cries for help and
went to his assistance and carried him
to the station. II was found that
his injuries were quite painful, but not
serious.
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PRICETOWN.
Feb. %, 'Os

Feb. %, '09.
Ed. Landess and wife visited Mrs.
Nettie Pickett and family, at Hills
boro, recently.
Friend Stevens, of Hillsboro, spent
today with his mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Stevens.
Henry Swearingan, of Hillsboro,
will move his family to the Smith
property on Main street.
Miss Audra Gonna entertained a
number of friends Saturday evening
to celebrate her sixteenth birthday
The evening was spent in games,
after which Refreshments were served.
Charley Barr and wife, of East Dan.
villei visited the formers mother,
Mrs. Rachel Barr, Sunday.
Erwin Leininger and wife spent Sat.
urday with P. C. Robinson, at Lynch
burg.
Rev. Deilinger, of BOwersvllle, is
the guest of his friend, Miss Anna
Faris.
School was dismissed for Washing
ington's birthday.
Mrs. Woods and son and Mrs. Anna
Custer, of HillsbOro, visited the lat.
ter's sister, Mrs. Margaret Faris, Sun
day.
Rev. Hales delivered two able SER
mons Sunday and Sunday night.
On Monday, Feb. %, a merry crowd
of relatives and friends gathered at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Lam
dess to help them to celebrate their
tenth wedding anniversary. A fine
dinner was served and an ENJOYABLE
day was spent. Mr.. and Mrs. Landess
received some beautiful presents.
The guests included Neal Landess and
family, Sam Claib0urn and family,
John Young and family, ]. @. Landess
and wife, Ed. Landess and wife, aunt
Margaret. Stevens, Sam Stultz and
wife, Albert, Ethel and Lourella
Lynons and ] b. Simpson. At 8 o'clock,
dawn near, they departed for their
homes, wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Landess
many more happy years together.
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HooDoo DOG is IN POUND.
Hard-Luek Jersey Pet Has Record as
Trouble Maker.

New York-Aften ten official at.
tempts to lose him, No. 13, the hard.
luck dog of the police department OF
Elizabeth, N. j., has been disposed OF
finally, and the force has heaved a col.
lective sigh of relief.
No. 13 drifted into police headquar.
ters on a stormy night two years ago,
and he had never appeared there
since without bringing a hurry call
for the patrol wagon for a fire or
other trouble. Old offenders who
were followed into the courtroom by
No. 13 always got the limit from the
Judge
One day recently No. 13 lay down
against the door Of the city vault in
the comptroller's once, and on the fol-
lowing morning experts had to be
called in to open the huge door and re-
arrange the lock mechanism. Work
men said the floor had settled, but
the city hall stan knew better. Later
No. 13 moped into Chief OF Po.
lice Tenny's Office, and in ten min
utes there was a general alarm OF
FIRE.
No. 13 was then turned over to the
dog catcher, but he escaped, and had
just settled himself behind Sergt.
Gerstungs chair when there was a ST.
multaneous call for the patrol and
the fire department. This was the
last straw, and the dog catcher was
ordered to do his worst.
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FORT HILL.
Feb. %, 'O9.

Feb. %, '09.
James Irons visited his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Matte Roads, Thursday.
Mrs. Rebecca Caplinger, of Slate
Hill, lie the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. s. S. Deardoff. -- uHSAt
John Mace and wife and a. G.
White and wife, of Sinking Spring,
called on Mrs. Permelia A. Kissling
Sunday afternoon.
]. P. Havens called on J. o. Stults,
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. W. Stults took din
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Country
man, Sunday,
Charlie Parker, of Carmel, spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Martha
Parker.
William Shaper called on his grand
father, Henry Adams, of near New
Fain, Saturday evening.
Mrs. Elmer Cameron, of Marshall,
ana sister, Mrs' mary boDp, OF spring
field, visited ]. L. Butler and family
Wednesday.
Val White, of Slate Hill, was the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. White, Sunday.
Austin Rhoads, of BYington, spent
Sunday with his brother, Fred.
Mrs. Jane Stults and two daughters,
Mrs. Elmer Cameron, of Marshall, and
Mrs. Mary Bobb, of Springfield, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p.
Ravens, Friday.
Charlie Johnson, Of Centerheld, is
the guest of the Misses Eliza and
Lathe Reed.
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ROUSH'S CROSSING.
Feb. %. 100.

pCDs 20, O0.
Gladys and Henry Shaffer and Floyd
Pence are sick.
Mrs. @. @. Roush and daughter, Lii
liam, we're guests of Emanuel Roush
and wife few days last week.
Scott King, of Cincinnati, was call
ing on friends and relatives here a
few days ago.
Everett Roush, of Hlllsboro, visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua
Roush, Sunday.
Mrs. Eva Baldwin visited Mrs. Belle
Mann, at Danville, Thursday night
and Friday.
Miss Ethel Young and brother, Oren,
visited their friends, Velma and Uric
Aber, Saturday.
Ed. Hopkins and wife entertained a
number of friends with a dance one
night last week.
Mrs. Rose Pence visited her son,
OlneY, Thursday,
Bert Young and family visited his
brother, Lafe Young, at Pricetown,
Sunday.
Mrs. Andrew Charles entertained
Mrs. Cora Roebuck, Mrs. John Ben
nington, Mrs. Leah shaffer and Mrs.
VIM. Lamonda with quilting hee
Thursday.
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GIRL FOOTPlD TELLS
OF FIRST HOLD-UP
PEARL MARSHALL, 1s YEARS OLD,
DESCRIBES HOW SHE
AIDED LOVER.

Kansas City.-"We needed the mon.
ey, and Claude said that was the
easiest way to get it,"
She sighed as she said =. Pearl
Marshall, Is years old. who turned
footpad and was caught with Claude
Parlett after her first hold-up. She sat
in Capt Walter Whitsett's Office the
other morning, her expressive eyes
looking straight at her questioner. The
sigh was not an indication that she
considered her crime unworthy of Sc
rious, wide-awake consideration. Miss
Marshall had spent sleepless night
in the holdover-that was the reason
she sighed. Her story was one of neg
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-02-25
The Best Laid Plan.

Husband (who is going to the thea
ter with his wife)-There; took time
by the forelock tonight. Here I am an
hour beforehand, with my evening
clothes all on and everything ready.
Now I'll go downstairs and have a
quiet smoke while you get ready.
Wife-Oh, darling! Can you ever for
give me?
whats the matter fowT
"Why, the cook tells me the furnace
fire went out this afternoon, as the fur
mace man failed to come. The baby
has a cold, you know. Would you
mind going down In the cellar and
making 1t Overf You've just got time,
love."-New York Herald.
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"shake Him Down." Claude Ordered.


lect rather than viciousness, a recital
of evil associates, of a girls affection
for a man, willing to follow blindly,
wherever he led.
1T was our first hold-up" she con.
tinued. There was not much plan.
ming. Claude mentioned the subject in
the afternoon. / said no. ] was afraid.
He said II was all right and easy, and
that he wouldn't let anybody hurt me.
80 after supper we went out TO
hold up the first man we met We
walked several blocks and didn't meet
a soul. | hoped we wouldn't. But /
knew we wee bound to If we kept on
walking. When the man we held up
came along, Claude drew the gun on
him.
Hold up your hands, he said. The
fellow did, but he was awful nervous.
| was nervous, too, and stood still
"'Shake him down. Claude ordered.
The man put his watch in my hands
and went through his pockets until
| found the money.
after we finished the job we hur-
ried home. | was awfully frightened,
but Claude said everything was all
right and that we wouldn't get caught.
We were arrested last night. That's all
know about 1t. II was the first time
| ever did anything like that, and II
Claude ever robbed anyone else ]
don't know It,"
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HIGHLAND.
Feb. %. 'O9.


are whiting relatives in Cincinnati.
Miss Estella Savage, of Whining
ton, was the guest of Misses Ella and
Edna Adams from Friday until Mon
day.
G. G. Wood, who is superintendent
of the Piketon School, spent Saturday
and Sunday with his parents, r. o.
Wood and wife
Chas. Harris, of Portsmouth, was
the guest of his brother, j. ]. Harris
and family, last week.
Misses Jennie Boatright and Marie
Jonte, of Russell we're guests of Miss
Mary Boatright Friday night and
Saturday.
G r. Pensyl and wife are spending
this week with their daughter, Mrs.
W E. Smith, at Miledgeville.
Dr. E S Judkins, after a weeks
visit with his wife and son, in Cincin-
natl, returned home Friday accom-
panied by his son, Robert, who re.
mained until Tuesday morning.
Wesley Borden, of Mt Victory, has
been the guest of Joe Hoskins and
family the past few days.
Miss Sarah Griffin, of Memphis, was
a visitor with Rev. L. A. Washburn
and sister, Miss Ida, over Sunday
WIN johnson, who lived a half mile
east OF Highland on the Leesburg
pike, moved with his family to Clarks.
vile on last Wednesday. Edward
Bean, of Memphis, who had recently
purchased the property moved into
IL as soon as 1t was vacated.
Jas Moore returned home Monday
after spending several weeks with his
doughter, Mrs. ]. G. Redmon, near
Paris, KY.
Miss Fay Stewart, of Leesburg, was
the guest of Miss Anna Terry, Friday
and Saturday.
Mrs. Nose Cohn and son, Louis, are
visiting relatives in Cincinnati this
week.
Roscoe Mcpherson and wife we're
guests of his sister, Mrs. Homer
Clevenger, near Snow Hill, Sunday.
Mrs. Gussie Edwards, of Indianapo-
lis, has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Walter Hoskin, the past week,
The meetings which have for the
last four weeks been in progress at
the Friends Church, conducted by
Rev. Frank Miner, of Leesburg, still
continues with a great deal OF inter
est, The congregation have been
large, especially at the evening ses.
sions, and quite a number have been
converted and added to the Church.tJ
Miss Edith Horsman came up from
Cincinnati and spent Sunday and
Monday at the home of her parents,
r. NJ, Horsman and wife.
Rev. L. A. Washburn and f. L. |
Knox attended a protecting meeting
at Olive Chapel, Monday evening,
The Farmers Institute and Corn |
Show, which was held here Friday and
Saturday, brought large crowd each
day and evening. The papers and
discussions we're listened to with much |
interest and attention and the music |
furnished by the Wayne township
High School, as also that of our own
people, was an enjoyable feature of
the exercises. The address of Prof. |
J. ]. Richeson, of Wayne School, was
especially interesting and profitable.
The subject, Reciprocal Relations
Between Country Schools and Coun-
try Homes, being one In which every |
one certainly feels more or less inter
est. Miss Ruth Wardell, of the o. s.
o., gave in very pleasing manner,
an interesting address on Domestic
Science. A number of prizes we're
awarded the different specimens of
corn exhibited.
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Side steppInu as an Ara.

What did the eminent virtuoso say
when he was asked to play2"
"said he hadn't brought his music
along"
did you provide him with music p
Yes; and then he said he could't
play, after all"
What was his ezcusef"
said he hadn't brought his piano
along"
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Successful UaIy Women.

Successful women were not always
Of irreproachable beauty or modelling.
Thus the Princess d'Evoli Of Louis
xV.'s time was one eyed; the slit Of
Montespan's mouth reached her ears;
Mime. de Maintenon was thin, meager
yellowish; La Valliere lame, Gabrielle
d'Estrees one armed, Anne Boleyn six
fingered. Review.
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He Dodoed.

Mr.. Meek-Did you trump my acef
Mrs. M.-Yes. What Of It? Mr.. M.
N-nothing, my dear. I'm glad 1t was,
you. If one Of our opponents had done
It we'd have lost the trick.-Cleveland
Leader
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The Smart Ones.

'sDo you believe that the world owes
rs all living7"
Eyes, but the smarter fellows are
collecting the debt for us ON an 80 per
cent commission ~ Boston Transcript
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19

Of the world must be preserved at
any price. AS peace producer a
Dreadnought is figured to be better
than Hague congress.
A Chapter of Paradoxes.
Taken by and large, the naval game
Is now about the funniest thing in the
world. 1t is fuller Of paradoxes than
a frog pond is of tadpoles. For one
thing. It consists of building fighting
ships that no shell can pierce and of
inventing shells that no fighting ship
can withstand. 1t is a race in planning
bigger and more improved naval YES
sells that are outclassed and ready to
be consigned to the junk heap by the
time they are completed. 1t creates
engines of war whose professed object
is to prevent war. 1t produces the
most expensive and elaborate weapons
of destruction in the history Of the
world that ordinarily are used for
nothing more destructive than shoot
ing at a mark or conveying their Off
GERS to pink teas. 1t is both n menace
and promise-a menace of holocaust
that will involve all nations and will
( be the most terrible ever known and,
on the other hand, a promise of Sc
curity that treasures the timid and
makes many believe that the thousand
years Of peace have already begun. It
is so packed with potential harm as to
be thought harmless, so fraught with
the possibilities of death that it is con-
sidered safeguard of life, so terrible
that It amuses the world.
This humorous view of the case,
however, Is at best superficial. The
race toward naval supremacy brings
out high type of human ingenuity,
energy and progress. 1t throws into
circulation vast sums of money that
are chiefly paid to labor It trains
armies of workmen and other armies
of marine soldiers and seamen into a
high grade of efficiency and order. It
makes the nations more diplomatic.
cautious and courteous. 1t suppresses
on the seas and prevents
squabbles over petty
questions. The worlds navies are the
worlds policemen. They are better
than standing armies, for they are con-
fined to the water and do not overawe
and Cypress the people at home. If
they are a menace it Is only to outside
foes.
: The present frenzy of battleship
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19
OUR BIGGEST SEA FIGHTERS
Still Larger Vessels Of EnOr-
nous Displacement and a
Greater Number Of Guns
Have Been Planned - To Be
Run by Turbines.

building is doubtless the result of Eng.
lands policy of maintaining a navy as
strong as that of any other two ma.
tons. The Dreadnought type certain
ly comes from England, although
America, as in so many other things.
is now beating her at her own game.
The British ship of that name was
completed in 1906 and started a new
era in naval construction. Since then
she has put on the seas six more Of
the same type and of even greater ton
mage and armament, has launched an
eighth larger than any of them and is
building four more making twelve in
all Other nations are following the
pace. France already has six battle
ships of slightly greater displacement
than the Dreadnought. but not mount
Ing SO many big guns. Germany has
four of equal tonnage and almost equal
armament and is building six more
greater still. Italy is constructing two
ships OF the Dreadnought class and
has provided for two more. Japan has
two and is building four additional
ones. some of them almost completed.
Russia has two ships that are but
slightly inferior to the original Dread
nought in displacement and armament
and is building four more of greater
tonnage and equal armament. Amer
ca has eight vessels of the Dread
nought class that are either completed
or are under way, two OF which, the
Michigan and South Carolina, are
Slightly inferior in tonnage and arma-
ment to the English DreadnOught and
the other six already named all sur
passing that vessel This is the worlds
complement of battleships of the lar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-19
Remarkable Armament and
Power of the American Dread
nOughts, Delaware and North
Dakota. Greatest BattIeShIpS
In the Navy.
BY JAr1Es 4. EDcBRToN.

BY JAMES >. EDGERToN'
AMERICA now has the biggest bat
"a tieshtns IN commission. The
recent government tests ana ac-
ceptance of the Delaware and
North Dakota place us In the van.
England and japan have launched one
or two bigger ships, and they are now
being completed. but 1t VIII De some
months before they are READY. Ger
many has also projected some giants
OF greater tonnage, but tney VIII not
he IN commission till SUN later oate-
Temporarily the United States is the
lDreadnoughtiest naval power on the
planet. Not only so, but sne promises
to hold the place. About the time the
other nations pass Us Win tnelr Dig
ger vessels our Utah and tlor1oa VIII
be ready, and they have each greater
displacement by 1900 tons than the
Delaware and North Dakota. If the
tother ambitious powers try to get
ahead of that pair of sea monsters
Uncle Sam has still two cafos TO pay
for the Wyoming and Arkansas are
being planned and they Will nave
displacement of 10000 tons, or 1900
more than the Utah and Florida. 1t
may be remarked also that they are
considerably larger than the battle
ships projected by any nation so far
as known. When it comes to Dread
thoughts or super Dreadnoughts or
super-super- DreadnouGhts your Uncle
Samuel is stepping along at the head
of the procession. II costs money. each
one of the new naval Jumbos eating
up something like eight or ten million
dollars for building and million
year for maintenance, but the peace