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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
A LARGE Volume,

The biggest book in Washington Is
not in the Congressional library. 1t
is in the reference room of the geo
logical survey on r street. where Its
huge bulk reposes on stand made
especially for 1t. 1t is dictionary and
consists of half dozen volumes
bound under one generous cover that
must have taken several calfskins to
provide the leather binding. 1t con-
tains 7,0S5 pages and weighs as much
as a high school girl. By contrast the
fat Webster's Unabridged that lies
alongside this great Jumbo OF a book
looks like a pocket edition Of the
"Rubaiyat."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
A Homemade Cheese Press.

small holes In the box, removed both
the top and bottom, and strengthened
1t by putting a metal hoop around 1t.
put the cheese inside of this casing
groove in 1t to let the whey run off at
one side. On top of the cheese
place round block of wood, and
across this is laid a long board, which
is attached to the wall at one end and
has weight on the other This serves
as cheese press. and proves very eff.
fectlve.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
Secondary palryInq.

Secondary dairying is being prac
tised by too many farmers. When
anything had to be neglected 1t was
always the dairy, and for this reason
the profits from their dairies have
been small Where milking machines
have been introduced they have In
fiuenced dairymen to clean up their
farms and take more pride in their
work. This naturally will result In the
production of cleaner milk and In some
cases, better prices. Any practical ap-
paratus which has tendency to Inn
prove dairy conditions should be well
coined by the industry.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
Chick Fountain.

five-eighths of an inch from the bot
tom; fill with water and place a dish
over same diameter of dish must be
about two inches larger than diameter
of cam.
Turn the can and dish over quickly
and set where desired.
The advantages of this simple ar.
rangement are many. the chicks can.
not stand In the water and foul 1t.
neither can they turn 1t over, and the
dish is automatically filed from the
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
Poultry Business.

The poultry business is not adapted
to sluggards. The lazy man loses
money with hens. Every neglect in
poultry raising has its cost
He who is constantly complaining
about bad luck" Is only advertising
the fact that his methods are at fault.
Bad luck investigated will nearly al
ways prove to be wrong management.
Good luck and proper management
are akin.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
Didn't Lik. Comparisons.

"What made that prima donna de-
mand your dischargeT
II wrote an article" replied the press
agent. Saying that she sings like an
angel. She said she saw no reason
for complimentary reference to any
body's singing except her own."--
Washington Star.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
Suits some-Death TO oth.rs,

"Iron may be good for the blood Of
some," remarked the worm as the
angler threaded the hook through him
gently, but ] fear 1t will be the death
of mep
And yet the fish that swallowed the
iron a little later was quite carried
away with II.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15

The Canal Zone makes a community
Of about 1000 Americans, men, women
and children-45OO men.on canal work,
925 on the Panama Railroad, 1900
women and 1900 children, divided
among the handful Of little villages,
each of which has its Individual social
and sport activities.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
HOMEMADE CHICK FOUNTAIN
Handy and inexpensive Receptacle for
- Watering Little ones-Many
Advantages.

The above sketch illustrates prac-
tical chick fountain which can easily
Re made from tin can and an earth
ern or tin dish.
Procure a tin can about four inches
in diameter (baking powder usually
comes in cans this size) and punch a
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
cusrER's LAST FIGHT.
The Famous Battle OF the Little Big.
horn River

MORN NiNeF
General George a Custer was one
of the most uuinnls ru,url 9TH rrS dr
veloped during the war of the rebel
lion. II was his fortune to be In he
thick of the conflict withli t,w
days after leaving the training Schml
at West Point. aud from that time IN
til the day of his death his life was
fled with strenuous work aud STIR.
ring adventure, In which he was FIRE
quently exposed to deadly peril
The closing chapter of his life. which
came with what Is known in history
as Clusters last tight" which "c-
Cured op June 20. 1876 was q trag-
edy. but he died like soldier
For number OF years after the civil
war Custer had been engaged In IN.
dian fighting on the frontier Df the
United States. Many of these engage
ments were among the most thrilling
In the history of Indian warfare IN
this country
The famous expedition which led up
to the famous battle of the Little Big
horn river was started on MAY II.
1876. when General Terry. his officers.
of whom General Custer was one. aud
his troops left Fort Lincoln. Dakota.
Every one realized that the campaign
was likely to be q decisive one. II was
planned to strike the Indians serious
blow-one from which they could not
recover.
The advance was begun under IA.
vorable conditions. and the Little Big
horn mountains were reached on June
25 and the Indian village located. A
slight accident gave the red men warn
ing. Nobody knows exactly how the
battle of Little Bighorn was fought.
The statements made afterward by
the Indians were contradictory. hut
they all agreed that Clusters appear
ance was great surprise. The best
evidence shows that the Indians closed
in on both right and left and placed
Custer at once on the defensive. Closer
and closer the coil frightened around
that plucky band One after the other
Of the troopers fell. the horses were
stampeded. the ammunition ran low.
no messenger had been able to break
through the lines. and the mortality
among the officers was heavy.
Then Custer had bis troops fire two
volleys in succession. the usual cry for
help II was heard in Reno's camp Its
significance was understood. hut no
help came. Soon came the final act of
the tragedy. The Indians closed in
from all sides. led by the cruel chiefs
Crow King, Gall. Crazy Horse and
Rain-in.theF Face. 1t was q hand to
hand fight. II was l50 against 1000.
Grouped about Custer were twenty or
thirty desperate men. They fought
with their leader they fought for their
leader. until the last man lay dead.
Not an American officer or soldier
lived to tell the tale Of Clusters last
fight" Never IN the history of the
world was the bravery. devotion to
duty and perfect discipline of troops
better illustrated. Almost without ex-
ception the bodies 81 the men we're
found just where they had fought.
Each company was in the place as
signed. troopers In line and their off,
GERS In position. They fought losing
battle, but they fought without 6inch-
ing. They were killed. but not dis
graced.-Detroit Free Press.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
CHEESE BOX MADE USEFUL
by Metal Hoop, Proves Very
Effective as Press.

have a very useful device which
made from a cheese box, writes Mrs.
G. II. Benedan OF Nebraska in Farm
and Home. | bored a number of
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15

Owing to scarcity of laborers the
Canadian government has decided to
admit from all countries, except Asia,
railway construction laborers who are
guaranteed employment by contract
ors.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
Fatal.

The Lady--Get out! You're the man
! gave a piece OF my cake to only an
hour ago. The Hobo-No. mum. I'm
that poor feIler's ghostI- Cleveland
Leader.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
MIX Prloss.

The Wholesale price of milk for June
has been fixed by the executive COM
mittee Of the Philadelphia Milk Ship
pers' union at sA cents per quart
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
Old Mosque Legends.

The great Begova mosque In Sera-
Jevo is the largest mosque In Europe
after those of Constantinople and Sc
Inns mosque In Adrianople. In It's
courtyard stands an old stone, across
the top Of which there is a groove pre-
cisely the length of Turkish ell. Ira
dition says that pasha placed 1t there
to checkmate the local merchants
habitual use Of false measures In def
ance Of the express commandment Of
the Koran.
But another of Serajevo's hundred
mosques has much better legend.
Before this may be seen the tombs Of
the seven hJS, dervishes who were be-
headed 200 years ago for great theft.
After the decapitation each body
tucked Its head under its arm and
walked into the mosque. So those der
wishes are worshiped as saints to this
daY.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-09-15
A Reliable
Remedy
EIy's Cream Balm
Is quickI, absorbed.
MI. O.f..f In

NiNVo HNhef ~ CitSos
II cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses Of
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Signal Corps Man Not So Very Crazy

ideas and his inventions, and they
were being subjected to an examina-
ton. 1t was on the strength OF let
tiers he had received from the navy
department and the testimony of pat.
ent attorneys that he obtained his
freedom.
Both In the army and navy Currell
was regarded as a crank He became
convinced in the Spanish-American
war, he says, that the time was not
far distant when aeroplanes or dirigi-
BILE balloons would be important fac
tors in warfare, and acting on this
belief he began systematic study OF
the problem that led him through sew.
eral branches of the army and later
into the navy and then to the United
States army signal corps, and finally
to the madNouse after his discharge
from the army.
Currell was released from the gov
eminent hospital for the insane on
October 6. and since then has bent
all his energies toward perfecting his
inventions in preparation for applying
for patents. His inventions consist Of
a dirigible aerial torpedo, detonator.
and an aerial rife, and he Is now
working on a time torpedo and an
other rife for use In an aeroplane.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Woman Who Counts the Burned Money

supervise its shipment back to Wash
ington.
The officers of the Royal Bank OF
Canada declared their willingness to
pay the salary and expenses OF the
government expert who should be sent
down. Miss Elizabeth Smith, who
was selected to go, did not wish to
make the trip alone and the bank
also agreed to pay the expenses Of
her sister.
Cuba. When they arrived at Mayari.
a small village on the coast OF Cuba,
opposite Santiago, where the burned
bank building was located, Miss Eliza
beth Smith found that the officers OF
the bank had not touched the scorched
money because Of their fear that the
charred remnant would fall to pieces.
The safe was still lying in the ruins.
The officers of the bank had only
opened 1t once and after seeing the
condition of the money had closed 1t
hurriedly to await Miss Smiths ar
rival.
At the end of three weeks the work
was accomplished. Miss Smith found
that she had been able to identify
$50, 300 worth Of notes. This was the
exact amount which the bank had on
hand in American notes, according to
its books.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

WIVES Of representatives and sena-
W tors, who have already gotten
even with their lieges by establishing
a congressional club, immune from
masculine interference, are now en-
gagged in an even wider departure.
Not to be outdone by the states
men. each of whom has chance to
spread himself in the congressional
directory, the women are about to
start a congressional directory of
their own. They have begun already
TO busy themselves about getting the
biographies of themselves which will
shortly be seen in print.
The idea of the directory was first
preached to the club members last
spring by Mrs. Champ Clark who
stood sponsor for the venture. Her
interest In the wives OF her husbands
associates and her faculty for col.
lecting data about the persons she
meets, gave rise to the Idea. A close
student OF American history and
genealosy. Mrs. Clark has come upon
some interesting facts about congress
sional families.
The data already collected shows
that the blood OF the old Puritan
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

IN several Of the departments Of the
government young women are prov
ing more efficient than young men. In
the treasury, in particular, they excel
in many lines of work. Here is a
story in point; Not long ago United
States Treasurer McClung received a
letter from the Royal Bank Of Can
ada telling about a fire that had Ia
ken place in one Of It's branch Offices
in Cuba. The fire had destroyed, or
almost destroyed, so the letter re-
lated, large sum of money in Amer
lean bank notes which were in the
safe in the bank
The chared notes were in such
condition that If they were sent back
to the United States they would prob.
ably fall to pieces. The bank wanted
TO know whether it would be possible
for the treasurer to send one of his
experts down to Cuba there to eX
anime and identity the money and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Impressive American Possibilities

enough balancing it's imports of food
by it's exports to prove that 1t feeds
more than 100000 of It's people
France is much less heavily popu
lated, but the French rate, In proper
ton to the area Of the country. would
make the inhabitants OF the United
States number not less than 550.000.-
600, and France almost feeds its own
people. II isolated from the outside
world they could all be kept In COM
fort, as far as food goes.
1t Is not necessary to make CON-
parsons with crowded countries OF
Europe or with the most densely
populated parts of the United States
to discover in the census returns re-
markable evidence of the possibih-
ties of growth which almost daze
thoughtful Americans.
The state of Ohio, for instance, has
not much more than half OF the popu-
lation which the state might contain
without exceeding the limit of density
already reached in France. If 1t were
filled up as Germany is the popula-
ton would be much more than
doubled, and Germany keeps a very
large part of it's area in forests.
II the entire country were occu-
pied as fully as Ohio is. the popula-
ton Of the United States would be
supported easily, at the present stage
of scientific and mechanical progress.
From whatever point of view the
census returns are studied, in the
light of old world conditions and
some demonstrations of the posi-
bilities of population and production
in this country, the future is rich in
overwhelming visions OF American
greatness. The more the facts Of to-
day are looked into and weighed, the
more impressive they become as In
dications of the growth and progress
Of the future.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

It's New Years, little kid, and you
Are starting on your way
Where varied paths go winding
through
The darkness and the day;
You may not rise to choose your path
Until the years have spread
Their kindly mantle over and
Around your curly head,
So ! will guide the way for you
And ! will love you when
You feel oppressed and need the
smile
OF older fellowmen.
It's New Years, little kid, and you
Must open wide your eyes,
And lift your voice in sanguine praise
To Him up In the skies;
He gives to you the stars of night,
The sun of noon and dawn.
And yours the peaceful sleep and
dream
When daylight time Is gone;
For you He blends the sunset skies
For you all hope was made,
And he has taught me love for you
That you be not afraid
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

ERIAI. warfare-battles between
~ men-birds in aeroplanes, destruc-
ton of Notifications and battleships
by shells and bombs dropped from
dirigible balloons and aerial craft
brought to earth by projectiles-was a
vision Of mania that took John w.
Currell, soldier. sailor and inventor,
to the government hospital for the In
sane, but today he is free man and
working almost night and day on his
inventions.
Now backed, 1t is said, b. influen-
tial men and under the guidance of
army and naval officials. he is working
on instruments Of destruction that
will mark long stride in aerial war
fare equipment, according to friends
of the eccentric genius,
A year before Currell was sent to
the government hospital for the In
sane, he had submitted to the then
Secretary OF the Navy Newberry his
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

and set your aim upon duty, God and
the unfading, this new year will bring
you no sorrow without its comfort
and over and over again it will fill
your cup with blessing
Purpose is the very soul of exist
enCe. There is little need that we
press this fact home The average
man grasps it's truth instantly.
AS we stand upon the threshold OF
the New Year, however, we do well
to consider certain phase Of it's
meaning-that which applies to the
things that are new.
We naturally like what Is new.
There is a certain charm about va
riety. When life presses strongly up
on us with it's burden Of responsible
ity and Its pressure of care there is
ever the temptation to throw off the
old and take care of the new.
We respectfully suggest that the
problems of life cannot be solved by
some patent process; old responsible
ties cannot be shaken off by the adop-
ton OF fantastic theories Of religion
and morals; there are no short cuts
to truth.
With this in mind, what shall be the
truest attitude of the thoughtful man
toward the possible variety Of tho
New Year. True, 1t may be variety
closely resembling that of year ago
the commonplacencss of LIES expo
riences is only too apparent. To wiz
without effort is a misnomer; to attaii
without sacrifice is to eliminate Joy
to look for an easy path Is to provs
the worthlessness Of such a life's al.
tainments. So, in view of these sus
gestions, what shall be our attituds
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29


are moved at this season to make res
olutions; in fact, New Years day is
like grand bazaar dag in which yari-
Gus fine and beautiful resolutions are
spread out to view. But alas. how
many of these are only made to be
broken! We are determined to turn
over a new leaf in the book of life.
and yet the fair. unspotted leaf Is
soiled almost in the very act of turn
Ing 1t. What then? Shall we give
up making resolutions? Not at all
All effort is fragmentary. Because
purposes miscarry is no reason why
we should not form them. Were ev-
cry New Years resolution to be brok.
en- we would still have lived better
for making them, And some of them
will be kept, Willie the very endeavor
Will have lifted us to higher plane
and increased our self-respeCt.
We should, most of all. ask our.
selves If we have true life aim. No
man can hit the mark If he Is not
aiming at It.
Resolve to break off bad habits
We all have our defects of disposition
and character. These we cannot help.
But 1t is our voluntary self-indulgence
that makes them our masters. Now
is the hour to fight them, to resist
them unto blood, to break them off at
once and for all.
Look on the bright side. The world
is full of beauty and life sparkles with
Joy to the unblurred vision. 1t is our
gloomy spirits that dstort our view.
The worst evils are imagined ones
that never come to pass. Let us look
look for love and goodness and
beauty and happiness, and we shall
tread fragrant empowered way
Let us do better in the home. 1t Is
here, where we are often most
thoughtless, that we need to do our
very best. More depends on the at
mosphere Of home than upon all else.
Resolve that those who love you most
and sacrifice the most for you shall
see only your most pleasing side
shall have only respect, gentleness,
love. All, how much of the recupera-
tive power needed for the strain of
lifes wearing duties depends upon
the tempers, manners and habits of
home.
If, then, you will wear morning
face and keep the eager, unsullied
heart of a child; be strict in the judg-
ment of yourself and kindly in your
judgment of others; be more eager
praise than to blame: note the har.
monies of life rather than its discords.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29

toward the New Year and its purpose?
Let there be Joy in work, modera-
ton in pleasure, faithfulness in
friendship energy in service, loyalty
to truth. openmindedness in research,
openheartedness to all men. May We
abhor only that which is superficial
and hypocritical and prove our can
dor ana frankness by living above the
thought of more profit.
Furthermore, let there be honor TO
whom. honor is due, custom to whom
custom, fear TO whom fear" Courtesy
riseS supremacy higher than obsequf-
ousuess, of course; the former is gen.
tie and self.respecting. the latter is
seySile and self-condemning
invest the mind with noble possi.
bilties and the heart with holy aspira-
tons. Be charitable, sympathetic,
cheerful, strong hearted, fearless, free.
and unGefled Let those about you
know that these old truths have been
found of you full of new meaning and
interest, and there can be little doubt
out you will do much toward the bet.
terment of your kind.
The world stands in need Of men
who possess poise of character, bal
ance of soul and vision of usefulness.
Morality teaches us that 1t is better
to be true than false. pure than licen-
tious, brave than cowardiy.
Spirituality does better than this,
FOR 1t keeps men unsound by perse-
cution. undaunted by opposition, UNI
complaining in the presence of hard
ship hopeful for the future, bearing
reproof and criticism thankfully. and
above all headed toward the right
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-12-29
Directory of Congressmen's Wives

stock flows in the veins of the wives
of many congressman Whether 1t
be that the sturdy descendants Of the
New Englanders have survived under
the hardships Of pioneer days when
other strains have persisted Is ques-
ton about which many interesting
speculations might gather.
At first the congressional women
treated the request for biographical
material as a joke, but soon they saw
that the information they gave. II
made accessible for all the membe1s
OF the Congressional club. would ar
ford mighty interesting reading Now
that the women of the present con.
gressiona circle are SO shortly to
scatter some OF them never to return
to Washington, they have taken hold
Of the directory idea with new vigor.
The general public will. of course,
have no such opportunity OF reading
the directory of the feminine congress.
sional contingent as 1t has had In the
case Of that compiled by the senators
anu TepTeStu bdtt'eo, put IL Is tApeCl'u
that more than one edition dc luxe OF
the new directory will be made. and
Washington Is looking for some inter.
est1ng reading from the bulky volume
The senators and representatives
themselves are showing considerable
interest In the volume. The bogra.
plies have one radical point OF de.
parture from those In the masculine
volume--the biographers are not OK
pected to tell when they were born.