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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
LETTERS OFTEN INDIscREET.
Lord Palmerston's Fall an instance
Of the Way They May Wreck
Career.

Letter writing has long been consid
cred an art, but there are often times
when the writer's of certain epistles
wish that they had been little more
discreet before posting the same. A
great many lives have been ruined ana
careers wrecked all because of one In.
discreet letter. which it would have
been better not to write.
A notable case of this kind is TIC
letter which Lord Palmerston. IN SJ1
when he was minister OF for ign az
fairs for Great Britain. wrote to the
prince-president of France. Louis Ma
poleon. II was when Louis executed
lis famous coup d'etai RI giments OF
Infantry probably at his din ection,
swept the h, ulevards with rifle balls.
The street. e Paris ran with blood
and out of crimson mist rose .ouis
Napoleon, no longer prince-president,
but rather presid "t fer life, and soon
ofterward emperor af France.
AU Europe was Mortified at this
bloody leap to power and no one more
so than the queen Of England. Lord
Palmerston, however, admired the new
emperor. without consulting his Off
cial chief and much less the queen.
Palmerston wrote letter to the Brit.
ish ambassador in Paris expressing
his approval of the coup d'etat When
the queen heard OF this unauthorized
action she was deeply indignant. She
sent for the prime minister. and he
soon anerward oficially notified Lord
Palmerston Of his dismissal in the fol.
lowing words:
No other course is open to me than
10 ask her majesty to appoint a sue
cessor to you in the foreign Office"
All this on account OF letter. Lord
Pa'merston was one OF the foremost
men In the kingdom. But this one act
OF indiscretion was the end OF his
famous career
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
Didn't Know Him Well.

Il met queer old woman character
on the train between here and Buffalo
one morning. remarked Police Judge
McGannon when the talk had drifted
around to queer people one meets.
She was travelling with her grown
son, whom | met in the smoking
compartment, and later on | got to
talking with the old lady. She spoke
of several people she knew here in
Cleveland.
Did you ever happen to know
James H. Soandso? / asked her casu-
ally, judging from something she
had said that she did know him.
She gave me a strange sort of a
look. Well, she replied, I don't
know whether to say know that
man or not. He's a queer sort, you
understandable kind of a man that
nobody really knows. Why, VISA
married to James Soandso, and lived
with him for four years, but never
felt that | was really acquainted with
him
And the funny part of it," added
McGannon, was the woman was in
deadly earnest about 1t. She didn't
make the remark by way of spring
ing any comedy at all."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
PEW WASN'T WHlTEWASHED
Lad Saves the Family Reputation by
Dropping His Only Cent In the
Collection Box.

Years ago there was great meet
ton In Chicago. Among many impor
tant matters considered by them was
the condition of their benevolent en-.
terprises. II appeared from carefully
compiled statistics from missions of
all kinds, that the members OF the
denomination in the northern states
during the preceding year had paid
only IS cents per capita.
An eloquent and humorous brother
discussed the subject before a large
congregation. He said that the fact
shown by statistics reminded him OF a
rich but penurious man in Wisconsin
who was never known to contribute
anything either for missions or local
church expenses He had little boy
who had just donned his first pair Of
trousers, and was as proud of his
pockets as a peacock Is OF its tail.
The little fellow had noticed that
many people In the church dropped
money into the contribution boxes.
and decided that he would do so, too
He became the lordly owner of cent
On Sunday his father and mother
took him to church As usual. col.
lection was taken, but neither of his
purents gave anything.
The boy became excited. jumped of
the seat, and ran his hand down into
one OF his precious pockets, got hold
Of the only cent he had. and proudly
dropped 1t into the contribution box.
AS the collector passed to the next
he heard the little boy say to his
father:
Well, If It hadn't been for me, this
pew would have been whitewashed
this morning. Youths Companion.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22

5oston's Mayor Also Had the Repu-
tstIon Of Doing the FlIt-About
stunt.

We'll, this certainly looks like old
times" remarked Representative
James E. Mann Of Illinois as he OBJ
Boston in a corridor of the capitol
surrounded by newspaper CORE
spondents.
Right" chimed in Representative
Roberts of Massachusetts. as he
Joined the group aud shook hands
Still talking. Fitz?"
When Mayor Fitzgerald was a mem
Der of the house in 1894 he was the
youngest member of that body Incl.
dentally. he was the most energetic.
and he had the reputation of being
able TO get more newspaper space
than any other member of congress.
"Fitzgerald's visit" said a member
of the house, reminds me OF the
days when he was member here. He
was the most remarkably busy man |
nave ever seen in congress. He al
ways had something on tap that made
good newspaper copy. and when the
correspondents were in bad way for
htNo Nhcy dlNdyS COulu COuHl upOn
Fitzgerald to give them something
worth while.
The present mayor of Boston was
The greatest hustler have ever seen.
! remember story he told me once
about the way he kept his constitu.
ents guessing as 10 his whereabouts.
He would deliver corking good
speech in the afternoon. hustle down
TO the station and catch the through
train for Boston, and the next morn.
ing he would be back home getting
first hand information as 10 how his
remarks were received In his dis.
trict
Jumping back and forth between
Washington and Boston was quite a.
ordinary journey for him as for the
members who go back and forth be.
,ween Baltimore and Washington
every day. Washington Times.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
MEETING ONE WHO BELONGED
One More Instance That Goes to
Prove That Appearances Can
Be Deceptive.

in New York theater few weeks
go a man from Cleveland found him
self seated next to well-groomed
man In evening dress whose every
move proclaimed him one of those
who belonged. The Clevelander made
bold to open conversation with him
between the acts and was well repaid,
or the man In the evening clothes
knew all the folks OF consequence in
he whole theater. lie pointed out
about 20 people in the boxes whom
he Cleveland man with the social as.
pirations had read about in the New
York papers, and whose doings at
Newport and Palm Beach are chron.
icled wherever newspapers have wom-
N readers
He belongs all right" thought the
Clevelander, ''or else he couldn't know
all the dope on so many of these peo.
pie and wouldn't talk about them in
such careless. blase fashion. Nice
that he isn't stuck up about his social
connections"
Alter the theater the visitor ex.
pressed hope that they might meet
again some evening that week.
Well replied the New Yorker as
he replaced his silver cigarette case
IN his waistcoat pocket. its pretty
hard for me to get away any night
'Xcept Thursday, You see, my work
keeps me busy evenings I'm Mrs.
Keentogs' butler. r."-Clevelan Plain
Dealer
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
Wiles Of the Fox.

A chap tells Tip OF another fox
story that is much harder to believe
His chained pet fox KEEP; catching the
neighbors' chickens, 80 he set himself
in hiding to see how Reynard did the
trick. When the fox was fed, instead
Of eating the grub he would nose and
shove II Just short OF the length OF
his chain, then he would retire him.
self into the hiding Of his lar or ken
mel. Pleasantly bunch OF silly chick
ems would come along and get busy,
and Brer Fox had fresh, raw. juicy
chicken for dinner. instead OF the
cold, cooked. human putty grub
showed at him with a stick Although
this is the day OF dirty, petty, foxy
tricks all life is not game OF chick.
ems and fox. Once in a while there
II power and hero behind the
peoples pious wishes and prayers.
When that happens the villain goes
up Salt river fishing, or to the pen.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
Advanced Ideas.

Miss Evie Greene. the popular &C.
tress who was married to Lieut.. Ar
buthnot recently, has proved herself
quite an eloquent politician of ad-
vanced views. Asked on one occasion
how she would remedy the evil OF
unemployment, she promptly replied:
Send strong-minded woman to par
Lament, and she will soon show you
the way" Naturally she was accused
of being a suffragette. This Miss
Greene denied. But" she said, 81
should like every hardworking woman
who pays taxes and rates to have a
vote, as apart from the silly little
woman who has no mind beyond her
house and her children."-Tit-Bi Bits.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
SHORT DISSERTATION ON MUD
Evidently the Work Of One Who Was
Thoroughly Familiar With the
the subject.

Mud is found at the bottom of lakes,
on roads and in political assemblies
and newspapers. II is also used to
bathe in and to make pies of.
II is composed of the same materials
that human beings are made of. viz,
dust and water.
Mud is at its best in the spring OF
the year. At this period II is largely
used by automobiles. 1t is good for
rheumatism and turtles. In Pittsburg
and St Louis II is taken with meals
Mud is counter-irritant for armies
Hannibal encountered it and Napoleon
was delayed by IT, II has often been
mixed with the best thoughts.
The earth has been trying to get
rid of its mud ever since II began, but
II still sticks, in spite of countless
revolutions. Beside. If It fell off there
would be no place for II elsewhere
Some men have been named after It,
Mud is used by plebeian CLANS, who
live in fats. II is also used by rivers
TO make deltas of. A respectable delta
can be made by any hard working
river In about 1000 years, working
night and day.
Mud is a great traveller New Jer
sey mud can be seen sauntering up
and down Broadway.
When dust gets uneasy and wishes
20 be made into mud 1t prays for rain.
Then IT lies in the sun and becomes
dust again This gives IL that variety
which, as we all know, is the spice
of life
Mud is no respecter of PERSONS
Life.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
Fltty.slx Years in One School.

Prof. zepheniah Hopper, the Oldest
school teacher in Philadelphia. who
is eighty-two years old, began his
fifty-sixth year OF teaching at the
Central High school
He was greeted by the faculty and
by another generation of students, as
he marched into the assembly hall
the other day. He is as active as
even still walking every day to and
from his hcme
The veteran professor was gradu.
ated in the first class that left the
high school. After spending a few
years at college and In special work,
he went back TO the school as a pro-
fessor He has remained there ever
since
There are men all over the country
who are now grandfathers, who re-
member Doctor Hopper as their
teacher. II Is estimated that he has
taught fully fifteen thousand students
during his long service.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
Reason for husbands Generosity.

When a suburban housekeeper re-
turned from her vacation a few days
ago she was delightfully."- surprised TO
find brand new dinner set and lot
OF new kitchen utensils which her
husband had frowned upon as Tex
travagant" when she suggested them
in June. For day or so she used
the new things, and then decided that
she would keep them for state occs-
sions So she went to get out her
old dishes and utensils. But. behold
they had flown. In an ash barrel
down cellar she at last discovered
a few cooking tins scorched to use
lessness and some broken plates. The
secret was OFT Her husband had
burned or broken all the older things
and bought the new ones as a peace
offering Boston Herald.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
Wine Made Without Cranes

Champagne and claret will doubt.
less be produced In large quantities
this year, despite the general failure
OF the French vineyards" says the
London Chronicle "The art of making
wine without grapes is an ancient one
AS far back as 1927 100 pipes of wine
were seized in London because no
trace of grape juice could be found In
them. The citizens hocked to see the
public staving in the pipes and the un-
usual watering of the streets which
followed thereupoD. Steele, in the Tat
Ter, protested against the merchants.
who squeezed Bordeaux out OF the
sloe and drew champagne from the ap
pie. And from an old-time cookery
book we learn that the fruit from the
bramble, being rightly mixed with
good pippen or pearmain cyder dothe
make good claret. Nowadays. French
wine merchants produce high sounding
vintages by MASKING figs In hot water
and fermentlng the hquor. And many
other less innocent substitutes are EN-.
ployed."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
SPIDERS OF THE ARGENTINE
Their Dew.Laden Webs Compelled the
Authorities to Put Telegraph
Wires Under Ground.

Spiders once caused the Argentine
republic not little trouble. Not that
they were in any way dangerous or
destructive in themselves. The griev.
ance was simply that they would spin
webs.
Anyone who has gone across the
fields on an autumn morning before
the sun has dried the grass will re-
member how the dew sparkled on the
spiders webs stretched across the
grass and the bushes. 1t was just
this dew on the webs that caused the
trouble in the Argentine republic.
There the web spinning spiders are
so plentiful that they have. on one oc-
cation at least. completely demoral-
iZed the telegraph service. They
would spin their webs across the tele-
graph lines. and as soon as dew fell or
shower came up every microscopic
thread with which the wires abound
ed became wet and established a
minute leak The effect of millions OF
these leaks was practically to stop
the operation OF the lines.
The government telegraph depart
nent, especially in Buenos Ayres, was
nut to much inconvenience. A number
Of expedients were tried. but to no
purpose, until at last on one line as a
last resort II was decided to connect
Buenos Ayres and Rosario by an un.
derground cable about two hundred
and fifty miles long On this impor-
tant line some years ago the effect Of
the webs was to cut down the speed OF
working from three or four hundred
messages an hour to thirty.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
To Escape Punishment.

Honest to goodness. pahson,' whIs-
Dered Deacon Coonley, 81 hates to ac-
knowledge It. but I owuld like to git
jest one fiasn at dem fight pictures"
you unpretenden sinneh!" ex-
claimed Parson Mokepy; don't you
know you'd be punished TO sich .
sin?"
II don't think | would" smiled the
deacon; you see. had It figgered out
to git a seat right neah an exit in
case anybody started any race riotI-
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
Lemonade. | Best Of Drinks.

Lemonade from the Juice OF fresh
fruit is one Of the best and safest
drinks for any one, whether in health
OF not. 1t is useful for most stomach
diseases, gravel, liver complaint and
fever. II is specific against skin
diseases, being one OF the best anti.
scorbutics known. II the gums are
rubbed daily with little lemon Juice
II keeps them In good condition, and
used for The hands once a day in
washing 1t makes the skin soft and
smooth and removes dirty stains. II
is good for cold If taken in hot wa
ter an going TO bed, and in intermit-
tent fevers It has been found useful
when mixed with hot black coffee
without sugar.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22

Gaddie- Well, old man, Youngley's
lin your class now.
Popley- How do you mean9
ie-He's proud papa, too.
Popley-Huh he's only an amateur.
Catholic Standard and Times.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
No Problem at All.

Have you ever noticed how a bum
actor can get laughter and applause
by using a cuss word?"
"Oh. yes. What's the reasonY"
i've found out. l think. The audi
ence has been wanting TO swear. but
Is too polite"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22

ii. Rider Haggard writes books on
agriculture, but they are not men,
toned among the best sellers nearly
so often as She and King Solomon's
Mines used to be.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
DR.. BELLS ANTl-PAlN
For Internal and External Pains.
Over Half-Century.

Humphreys Specifics have
been used by the people with
satisfaction for more than 30
years. Medical Book sent free.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22

No. FoR Prica
4 Fevers. Congestions, Infiammations. .......95
. Worms. Worm Fever. or Worm Disease. "a
3 Collie, Crying and wakefulness OF Infants. 2B
A Diarrhea. OF Children and Adults. .......,.15
= Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis. ...................15
o Toothache, Faceacho, Neuralgia. ...........25
o Headache. Sick Headache, Vertigo. ......t15
10 Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak Stomach. ....2S
~ Group. Hoarse Cough, Laryngtls .........2S
~ Salt Rheum. Eruptions, Erysipelas. .........18
16 Rheumatism. or Rheumatic Pains .........2 .2B
10 Fever and Ague. Malaria ia................,.25
~ Piles. Blind or Bleeding. External, Internal. ~
10 Catarrh, Influenza, Cold in Head
40 Whooping Cough. spasmodic Cough. .....9B
~ Asthma. Oppressed, Dinicult Breathing. .....2B
~ Kidney Disease. -----......."..5B
10 Nervous Debility. Vital Weakness ...i.Oo
80 Urinary Incontinence, Wetting Bed. ISIS
IA Sore Throat. Qunsy ---- ---.-.-.,.....3h
~ Grip. Hay Fever and Summer Colds. Us
sold by druggists. or sent on receipt OF price.
HUMPHREYS HoMEo. MEDICINE CO., CorAss
William and Ann stEeets, New York:
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-12-22
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-12-07
cocKFIcHrINc A pE-RimENr

While n few declare a cockfight
makes no dents on mans moral nature,
any one who counts the bruises on
cocks body after a tight viii realize
It's bad FOR the bird
child has little chance 20 escape
death or severe injury when attacked
by fierce gaUecock.
Those sharp spurs In motion are no
Joke
They have been known to kill n dog
With one stroke on thc skull a two
pound bantam finished a neighbor's
six pound White Rock.
While a cocks comb Is n buffer for
blows. Il does not always save him
from brain fever and blind stasgers
as the result OF thumps on the head.
He may lose an eye and live 10 figh.
again.
DE may stagger from the FRAY all
battered and blood and live 10 show
his scars TO a third and fourth genera
ton. but it's often the case that the
bruising and exhaustion make him
sterile. so that he never after can
beget offspring.
This Is no pipe dream.
\ valuable show cock. OF such merit
that be won over n bird that took first
prize at Philadelphia. was let out OF his
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-12-07
READING THE FLASHES.
Lighthouses Are Open Books 20 the
Experienced Mariner.

Passengers are generally nstonished
when on n dark night they hear tho
ships officer remark TO another.
There's Egg rock" or "Crabtree
ledge" or Beaver Tail" as the case
may be. naming some headland or
fhoal along the coast The landlub-
Der strains his eyes. and far away
there appears from time TO time a
fash Of light. red or white. As these
flashes seem TO the passenger exactly
Ike those from hundreds OF other light
houses. he Is astonished at the officers
assurance.
II Is really n very easy matter to dis
tinguish the American lighthouses and
lightshipS. OF which there are about
1900 along the Atlantic and gulf
coasts II one is possessed OF copy OF
the code issued by the lighthouse
board Every light is known by the
fixed light. the duration OF lash. the
length OF the eclipse or the number OF
flashes shown In groups. No light
houses within a hundred miles OF each
other are ever similar In these par
oNNi"AS- Ett iuStAnCes Onc EuiucHOot
OF the sea may fash a white light
every fifteen seconds. never varying
while the next flashes a red light every
FIVE seconds. The third may be an
alternate red and white fash. with In
tervals OF ten seconds between the
flashes. and so on. The audible fog
signals are identified by the time be-
tween the blasts or the siren and the
continuance of the blast.
Flashing lights are preferred TO fixed
lights for the reason that n fixed light
might be confused with some other
light on shore. Only white and req
lights are considered desirable In light
houses. since It has been found that
The rays from lights OF other colors
cannot be seen at so great a distance.
There Is bu; one green light-a fixed
one-on the Atlantic coast.-Harper's
Weekly.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-12-07
OUR COUNTERFEIT EGG DrrrcroR.

watery white that IS too thin 10 float
the yolk I'm the center But breaking
eggs to catch deceivers doesn't paw,
and our detector is so easily made and
manipulated that no dealer need be
caught In an egg deal. and no buyer
need be uncertain who sold him rots
and spots. and no fancier need waste
incubator heat on poor eggs.
An egg NJ laying is full and clear ex-
cept the yolk shadow. which IS dark
er in grass fed eggs.
As II cools IL begins 20 evapOrate. the
air cell forms. and the larger this is the
older the egg.
Cold storage is known by its big
cell.
When the light shows an egg black
it's black rot or n chick.
When II shows spot it's n spot rot
and may be moldy.
When contents are watery and yolk
and white mix and float it's n white
rot or sour egg.
When yOlk is dark and blurred.
when a reddish spider floats. when
there are wavy red lines. when there
Is a red ring with n black dot. the egg
has been under incubation.
There's so much in some eggs. but n
fresh egg IS easily detected.
The shell does not shine. the air cell
Is small. and the egg is clear. EXCEPT
the yolk shadow
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-12-07
preaded Premature suriaI.

heyerbeer. like many other notable
people, went In dread OF premature
burial and left the most elaborate d.
recuons with view to preventing
sucn a contingency. MY body Is to
remain untouched for a period Of four
Gays after rny death is certified. with
the face uncovered and In exactly tho
same position as at the time am sup
posed TO have passed away. On the
nitn day incisions are to be made in
the throat and In the feet" He also
directed that two men should DO APP
pointed to watch over him day and
night In case he should give any
signs or life and that bells should be
astached to his hands and feet.