The Cedarville Herald, Volume 22, Numbers 48-52

1 m -4£ <t*!k *A H c o i $ rr n . * « • * “ * " > •» « * « • tU*-'T*» CHjr. {fee want X<m» «*w, Car TVs*. Mf •£- all ov«r ■I* WtMVNl l***»fl *t * Th* wn^toff i* the Send1* peer **4 H iit iw mr- S . <**, «•* irip tow** Pguewto Vim. I fkwA k*v* M fH l at O a jrejr *Tvr S t i S S A W t f f l S mmk « m h 4 tfe* m m trn item v * m Mtr atxtMA mMm* A* I coferittdsfl to N*rt JAM*t Auk « • njr tV a i tkW* t « t* *wfc« tt I m w iHHtr*Msiljr. m> tore a *V ht far, kawam, thtoto M m #* rin d s toga* to Tett to Itoto *h# katl .mm. m M themmam.*. mwmmmr mjmm vttk a anddrtMta* aafl T«l*me tb*t » t re^ertmedl Mtfjr la tfe* trApka. Mr writ tkafomtk dresefclu* »M not mt m much eotoMMenre, but I AM *M tbe Idea of' bstlwc Mr photo- mtclt w#t> (Opk outfit spoiled by a tboro _ m g . *fe#re waa » festive «ut * fwr n n k hero* front the rwfed. It did not ire* wusfotitarty inviting *» rtoMtfiaafc mt lightning 1 W «M tta ogtltoro, but I my whet* tferowtb tka ttUcket, tins water up to my ankle*, and pushed w f way. through th* open door. Judging from appeunuMwa I was aot welcome, Tbera wet* eight to the, family, threeadalts And fit* children, and all were klaekee than tb» ftnutfevrtoud* in fh* kearena. SAw, tuy fipautak la of poor quality “ qnanUty.and whether I *»e- ami smalt eesded ia leaking the lord of the manor aefiemtand the situation and compre- -bend how triuib l apwelafed tho ahel** ter 1# uncertain.. 'lie sprang up from the floor when i entered and aeemed about to Attack me, fur he was crident- ly frightened mat no was I- But after I had told him lu imperfect spanisk how grateful I was for the shelter; and had given the eldest youngster, a lad of ten yearn, who did not wear a stitch- of fMWug, two 'Hicritayda^ Unsettled down oo bin hack contented flnd rook very little notice of mo nfterwnnJa. - There wet* no chairs la the hut, al- though headlong benches extended along the walls, l ent down upon'one and restedmy wheel against niy Uhces,, There wore Scarcely a hnW-do*eadishes .or rnoking utensils .of any sort .in the. hut. and altogether the surroundings had a far .more-forbidding and miser­ able look than those of the habitation of n Sioux Indian. It may he than the Porto Itlcau peasant ascended from the same glutenloos,Organismon the rocks of the primeval ocean as that of civil­ ised nmn;. but he stopped ascending H‘verul thousand years Ago, There was no .light In the room save from tho Minnutdering eudwrib of a hrasler of ' charcoal and before t had been there a half hour t began, to sincerely hope -Tlmt .lt would atopr raining speedily, Tim children crawled off to one corner of tho room ami went to sleep after they had finished their feast of staring *t me and and my wheel. The adult* wMied away tho time tvondering how 4 * -nos.-- * k (Rceue on the Military Bond.), long I would stay and where l\ Wat ff*m. . ■*' ■.'■■; ■ I>romctlieus waa chained to a rock and Job to something Worse, but I fancy my position was About as un­ comfortable as that of eltht-x'., There Is only on© thing, I reflected, tlwt can ba said in extenoatfojr of such deprav­ ity and decradation. It escaped all the Mttl* perpkxittes and unnoynnecs or rlvlUsadon. Padre never worries about rant, taxes or wage*. He never **gtwita and kweatk under d load of *p|MM»d<n‘f “-or any other kind of a I *tSL Jim can it* on bis back nil day ssd kick up his heels. He can 'Tout kla aonT as did Walt Whitman, to ids ksart’a content. A*for madfO, she has a* Mac Monday, no stockings to dam, stated meals to prepare, no fashion niagasfnrr to worry about, no parlor or iMTOmmto furnish. The children need never worry about being late to school, nor soiling their frocks,, having holes t* their pockets, nor netting their doth- ing wet. But this Is a digression.’ It stopped raining Anally, Just as i f always has, and at About 11 o’clock 1 made my way through tho trail to tho mad, mounted my Wheel and pushed «n at a good speed for Coguas, it was midnight when 1 arrived, and one of Hade fteUi’a soldier hoys who was do* lag m e i duty, dSuotcd me to the ho> tel. Of course the entrance was barred and It took fiveminutes of hard pound- lag and kicking to awaken tho stupid parser. Porto itiran hotel porters re­ mind me nnuh of those the traveler finds la Knrope, ie*»uia^k ASthere t««y mem kn?!Walmost everything and karc th*y know almost nothing, A dmwer !wth - all hotels lit I’orto Ilfwi have them, and they tiro rickety, dark* fiMh*milling and ns far distant from akwpfog ai'wrtmcut-and a vigorous rabMug fitted me for a good night’s Oaguaa tarn asm* 4JK» lakabiuau. ymu mt which call tbMAsdVM white, whUa tiw iwiaaca acknowhflitfe »hv> aifi colored, it la tha chief town of a JwWdlctiua of Ifl^flOP people, of whom •heat muun aro colored, It ha» an akaMc or mayor, who la ai*point<sl by the city n-ttunHI, although the central w«r la hpata ba* heretofore l**u .» mat aptxdaUag pawar. Just a* th« trmicd fiiatM military authority i* at ____ it dictator, flm council corn** ->*ad* Urfl'ly ta the <Uy lonm'll# of war own stntef. The town baa a publlo squnre or t dsaa which, .wen from a distance iH'kaquit* attractive, with Us tropical tries and shrub*; but a closer lnsitoc- ttun reveals H* filthlnaaa and want of attention, Around this plaaa are the post-office and other publlo buildings, the church, etorea and ehopit, andaome of the mom pretentious residences. Naturally It la quaint and pictitveaqnci nature doce enough, for it, but mam and man alone, has inado it vile, The military road leading from Ponce to Sou Juan 1*' a fairly good, one, al­ though of necewflty extremely tortu- «u, If l* of macadam, and, when con­ structed Dome two hundred years Ago, would pas* for a remarkable engineer­ ing feat. It wind* In ami out among the hill* with great Ingenuity, arnHn aonie, place* the scenery 1* unusually gfitfidr Thcsx? hlllsyl*©’frontthpv»horo to the centre of the island, not steadily like the billows, of or in chains, but the orenu, and muny of them are so steep ns not to Admit of Ascent by nny other means than that-of a repo lad­ der,’ •• i \ There aye only abonfc’^ - miles of good road oft tho Island, transportation being affeeted elsewhere by horseback, and on these latter roads civilised man 1» likely to lose his patience. The Spanish flovernmept kept' nnut -eon- stantly- employed on the. macadam roads, but they don’t seem to he kept up very well since, our m'litavy force has occupied the Island, and the opin­ ion of a practical* road maker only would be of any value as to how lo«a they Will last jf no one Is to af.end to them. * ’ ■ Besides the military road reff rred to. .which'Is 80 Odd miles long.-there is a .plko running around the- island which, like' the little namely rhyme girl, Is “very,- very good” here and tnero and “horrid” tho rest of the way. As the road has few bridges, tbe traveler in the rainy season which has Just closed Unist he a good swimmer and hot mind a ducking For -Interior communica­ tion there is .'little beyond the nearest trail's, and .these are almost Impass­ able iffvalny weather. While at ASbon- Ita I went across country to the north to Bnrramjnltas.’ a distance of- some eight'miles.*, Although this Is the chief town of a jurisdiction of nearly IiMXW people, there Is not « single carriage rortd leading to lt, A.-A. II. A p e a t b a t h , t v next motning my landlady rams ia wtibc i was dressing to Pdi m* what s An* hvtrfry was h»rs, and what di* tmcttWls-d goes!* tnsdfl a Imtn© In It, flV ass shod iog a Hgsretto according to th<- custom of real I’ovta Ktosn Vtdfesj t v Otdinsijr. ©renrdaj sort •moke only , tgsr*, Her callto frock wss tuv-eh'tonitousiljr frescoe-l with » v m* that esrsped f«»m Mat week’s i«nwkf*Bt«, tow Angara war* yellow with sWtlne. her tiforo was the shape mt • fsbbr eatsofiad latter A and her turn %ms leath*ry and hideous, »V waa a typa of tV average middle aged Potto Meta woman, Tke hawl may ahm V referred to briefly aa ef the aaoal leml type. The > ta thenwgha toaic paasaffs fab> tfcaa©© npatatra ta the Mot and eitttog mom* ____ might he made things of hggflgf aad joy forever, hut they are. •n ia Mmrefoge of broken bottles, foul' megrims god pool* of stagnant water. M r , atitJ M rs. Jacob L o t t and con, Jo h n , ejient lliim ksgiviua with M r . gthl M rs. W ill 1 Jra 4 futc, o f Washing­ ton , CJ. I I . ANeatCoatriimtloa, Softie time last Thursday bight tho hen ro»it of W. M. Barber was visit­ ed and about a dozen of hisPlymouth fi>;k hens ensue missing the nest mornsflg. I t is presumed that they went towards tho light contribution, hut m it. was for « good canso Mr. Harl.er wiUHngly 1st them go. - The town is in darkness and sit tho merry of thieves tin;! drunkards, yet gome of tho Council nro not aware of the position they aro in. (■itizciis, ikiinil Awake from this stupor and doit'aml yuar protcctiisn, for ifallowrtl to continue, it will cause damage toyonr proj«*sty, nnd jnssibly hwo f l i f o APPKEitEUDEi). AMorTwa Vgar* g( UM fty W i MMM* CoaotyJaM, Will KoUsou after two year* of lihuriy, will safely landed behind the bars, for grand lanasny. Iu ^September, J^HT.he wv caught etealiug wheat from the elevator of Andrew Brothers, nnd taking over to the elevator of William T{. Bterrett, where he was going to dis{iose of it- Constable Turbox and J , II. Andrew* soon located Robison, and found hint with the stolen prop, erty. Constablo Tnrhojt at once took chargeof him mid was on the way to the lockup, when Robinson broke and escaped,up nn alley, aud had potheen seen close to this place for over two year* till last Wednesday evening. . Will, claims to have married and was keeping bar «t a saloon in Rich­ mond, Ind.l and only came bomb for a short visit to spend Thanksgiving with his mother. He arrived home ou the 4:41 trfciu in theevening and made etrnit up tlje railroad- for his mblhci%^diChlbeivfficejsv»'£i’ei50Dii after him, He waived examination iu Squire Bradford’s court and yrns bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $100 which he was unable to give, and was placed in the county jail till the next meeting of flic*grand jury. FftTfiJi GROSSING Ttondon Society Women Take to • Novel Form o f Alilutlon. The latest *crnzh* among the society women of London is the luxury known I* peat baths, and Strdthpcffer Spa be* gan-to rival HArroWgate in their affec­ tion.-,- According to- one who -knows, one’s 'first bath Is • luxury not easily to be forgotten, and it* effect on tho complexion Is magical. First; comes.the period of Immersion in a bathtub tilled With warm, soft peat, brought from some distant moor, and pounded nnd , heated and mixed with water Iff tbe subterranean regions. A lid with an open space for the bather’s head is low­ ered over the occupant of tbe bath, and the soft-voiced1Highland girl in attend­ ance leaves yon to the dreamy ‘reflec­ tion Induced by the warmth and frag­ rance of the peaf. When 20 minutes are up yon are set In a corner to have the first coat of. peat sprayed off by a hose. A’plunge In a warm tub that is ready alongside*the peat trough com-1 pletes the process, and wrapped In warm towels you are left to recline on a couch while pleasant drowsiness overcomes you. When you have dresed and spent 20 mlimtes or so In the pleasant little cooling room, .you return to your hotel, feeling physically and mentally a giant refreshed, and tho compliments on your Improved ap­ pearance will mako you wish thao a peat hath were a less costly luxury. According to tradition the -virtues of th©peat bath .were discovered by acci­ dent, A litter of little pigs which wal­ lowed dally lu the peat mud on a hill­ side wc-ro noticed to have much more glossy coats than their fellow piglets. Tho example of the piglets was epeed* Hy followed, and the peat bath became fashionable as a cure for skin ritecAsc-o, -Philadelphia Record. B siw l f«r McMillss’s Fwaitvo mh I IMutiUng Store, C oM ie , Olio. We have a lino Rule Board, top 22x45. French Bevel Pattern plate, sire 18x30. Top drawers swell, one drawer lilted, Polished, Golden Oak finish* Special price #13.25. (/omhiuntion Book ( ’esc ami 8e<refarv Quartered Ogk Golden Finish,’ aw« fl ft. 7 in. high. 3 ft. 3 in, wide. French Pattern plate 12x12 in. Shelves are nil adjustable. Specirl Price. #10.00, There is not enough profit in this to grease a watch, hut it is yours If yon want it. Furniture Dealer. m c m i l l a n , " Funeral Director'and Embalmer I t i s - ............ Economy Mrs. IS. W. Hag«r and daughter, Gertrude, spent Thanksgiving with iricuds here. to handle the best. Wo buy!. Squire Bradford ou Inst Thursday, the best <l«tigs the market j received * letter froin aHepbe* in Salt contained, * jLake City, and iu it he thinks that :he can speak for every Gentile in the RIDOWAY & CO., the Druggists, " Opp. Opera House. . , - ■ i by the American people. ;city, that to seat Roberts in congress j would be tlte worst step ever made ■4^61X1. f Fether and Daughter Instantly Killed by Express No. 21 . Local and Personal. ««**: —Blackberries, Gooseberries. Rasp 11berries, Reans ntGray’e, HOLIDAYGOODS 1Ve n i l l open up ou r stock of, tk e ahore goad s, n ex t w eek. A terrible accident occurred ’Tues­ day morning at the New Jasper cross­ ing of the Pan Handle railroad near Xenia, Mr. James King and daugh­ ter Retro, of Bowersviilc, were going into Xenia and drove in front of the last express, which goes through this place at 8:30 a, in. The train was behind time and' was running With extra speed, and struck the rig with terrific .force, Mr. King was fright­ fully mangled, having both legs lorn off and probably never knew wliat hurt him . Mrs. King received a blow in the back part of the head and it is thought lived about one minute after she was struck. The horse was killed instantly and the buggy .completely demolished. Mr. King was one of the most respected citizens of Bowersville. He. was a soldier of the civil war, .where lio had his eye sight injured, nnd at thV •fimfe of his death was nearly Blind. ! This with th e »tfonse fog, probably' kepi, him from seeing the train- Ho Was “an uncle o f t Mrs. Sayre of this place,. Ilia daughter Rena was about eighteen years i»fage, and. wM.ffaocial favorite among her frieudsat Bowersville'. This crossing ’seems to bo an es­ pecially. dangerous one *as there Misses Relia -McDill aud Sophia Kelso lost their lives four years ago. . CLIFTON. Union Thanksgiving services were held at the United Presbyterian church, The sermon was preached by Rev, Brownlee. Mr. Jomcs Cowan and daughter, Anna, will t-iart about tho 13th for an extended visit wish relatives in California, * —White pine cough syrups. C. M. Ridgway. Tito plat for IIul Reid will be opeu Monday morning. Mr. George Stormont aud wife, of Princeton, Indiana, spent the week with Calvin Stormont and family. \ —New crop canned Apples, Corn nnd Tomatoes, at Gray’s. Paul Pocock, of Dayton, formerly of Iberia, road over on bis wheel to see his friend, Homer Henderson, Thursday. , —Builders and General Hardware, at C. M. Crouse’s. The annual oyster sapper givqn by the Young Men’s Gan Club was held Friday evening at tho home of Mr, Wnddlc3. Tho sides were cap- tainrd by Mcesw. Albert Andeir-oh 6yrU.)3 of Trifolium Corapo‘iiud at C. and Frank Cory, the former beint/ M, Ridgway’e; winner. Mr. John Rife has been quite fieri- ously ill the past week with heart trouble. _Miss Coons is tho guests of her cousin, MissAnna Clark. C u f i t o m S a w i n g 25 c p e r h m i d fie tt f e e t , a t H i t c I i e l P f i . -You get the best hard cosl at ■Andrew Bros. <&Co, -—Tarred .>:nl binder Andrew Bros. dsCu , tw ine, at make I^liofo hutfous, derson B ros ,, Xen ia . Prof. McClelland met with the college students at the clmped hour nearly every morning during his stay here, and gave the students lessons in singing the psalms. >—Grice’s, of Xenia, are headquart­ ers for the finest Cream and Ices. They ship to all parts of the county. Air. George Randall has in his pos­ session n breast pin which he found. Owner can have .same hy proving property. D p . J. O Stewart, Fhyscinn agd Surgeou. Specialist in Eye and Ear. GllnasesAccurately Ad­ justed, S atisfaction . G i / aran - tei : i >, —I t takes huta minute to'overcome tickling in the throat and to slop-n cough by lhd use of One Minute Cure. This remedy quickly cures all forms of throat and lung troubles. Harmless and pleasant to take. Jt prevents consumption. A famous specific for grippe and its after .effects. Ridgway & Co„ druggists. - - I f you want to b o .’ T T ” have your Phot 03 made at Anderson Ilro-r .,14 N . De troit S t „ Xen ia . Mis. Meintiro has returned to her home in South Charleston after spending several weeks in (his vi­ cinity. -TI ig only good blood purifier is —I f y o u want anything good, go to G ra y s . The home o f the ceeno of Wednesday evening. T. B, Andrew was a delightful party guests present.' Tho About house 100 was beautifully decorated with palms, emilax nnd cut flowers, After a dainty fi.urromvo supper the coiupauy spent the evening in teat games. *Mrs, Mc­ Collum won tho fust prize, a silver Mrs. Josephine,Smith, of Dayton,; returned to her home ou last | Monday, after a delightful visit with her father, Mr, Joseph Brotheilon. *—Husking and work gloves and miUens, at Andrew Bros. &Cm *—Special sale of ladies’ vici kid lace shoes with extension soles re­ duced from #2.50 to $1.95. All sizes and widths. Frazers’ shoe store, Xenia, 0. —Radies’ #2 extension soles* lace shoes, reduced to #R45. All sizes, Frazers’ shoe store, Xenia, O. —IVe make Anderson Bros Xenia. Photos 14 N. that please. Detroit St.. Miss Kittle Oldaker, of Hillsboro, O., Misg Mary Boatright, of Russells, and Miss Jennie Boatright, of the 0 . S. and 8. O Home, were guests of Rev. and.Mrs. Maddox, Friday, base Fon 8 am :.—One hard coal burner. Prices reasonable. A. C .K vm : Our Display this Year O f '/loot s, frames, D o lls, lo p s jYoreltles, an d China W are w ill exceed a l l fo rm e r e jforls lu th is line. Don’t f a i t to c a ll an d see i t ; every one w itl be welcome. BIRD’ S MAMMOTH Andrew G. Gregg, of Xenia and Miss Louie Clemens, of this place, were united in marriage at the resi­ dence o! the bride’s parent's Thursday night- Rev. A. D. Maddox officiated. —Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, tho great stomach remedy, is now sold by C. M. Ridgway, * 'Prem ium sgiven , l ic k e t s w ith every cash p u r c h a s e s t s k f o r them. — The ship bearing the 81st regiment, of which Rawl McRcaii tand Tom Maddox are members. Was caught in * typhoon soon after leaving Hono­ lulu aud for many days were in con­ stant peril of going down. All hands —officers as well as private—haled the ship with buckets, night and day in order to keep her afloat. —When in Xenia, fead your horse at Marshall’s Livery Stable. A hunting party make up of the following: John Marshall, George Irvine, Andrew Winter, Will North- up, Samuel Ilaglcr and Al. Cline have been scouring tho hills of High­ land county, for the cotton tails and hob whites.' H utchison # Q ibney —Gray keeps nothing hut ihc best in his line of goods. Miss Angelbanr will return to her j i| home iu a few days. —F o r t y head o f Owes for ©ale h y i H e n r y K y le . ■/ - I Send f.;f Frca Staple, of wljtt ©veryFarmer oust fetVo.’ <!«?.«, JBox49l, lludisa, Mith, Ad. CUMKVHLt MARKETREPORTS, toaspaon and Charley Crouse booby prize, a sack o f onions. the! Wheat............................... ,.,,.03 C o r n ....,......... J it Oa ts , 20 Butter...,,,,,.'# .........i.Tft R f t g s , , « , « « „20 V 05 Dr. P. IRMftddi'is, Pr«fttieoll#i» itod to EYE, EAR, NOSE AND! ..... ...................... .. w * : 7t^ R2AT; ^ la5?*?,A5c‘,*?t i , y A‘l# i n «,....................... .......,..#3.50 1 A t o ljtis te d , A l l e n R u i h l u j g ,X e n i a , O . f C a t t l e ....,.............. .. . i , . . , , . , . . , 4.25 H ................... ? Sheep Tdephcnt.-uor.re J5a it, RftlJtaes K 8.50 Were, fortunate iu securing some goad things at the Fire 8ale at Cleveland, Obit*. : : : ; • $1.00 indigo Dine Wrapper > V ■ a-rimmed. . ilSc Outing House Jackets. Children’s Eiderdown Cloaks $1,50 up /OOOyds. Sitkaiinc, p e r y d . . * ,,..; „a„ . 7o S r i Corners , S i t WwL. ..... $5c up /OO ligpeslrj M ats ......................... ...JJg Pngs. S it WooL,.. . . . . • -$1.00 to $2.50 ingrain Druggetis, S i t Wool ; large enough fo r rooms 67f 57t 77c When You are in Springfield And o&nnot make upvour mind what to buy for a Ohriatmaa Present, oall at onr atom ........................Tbe following is a partial list of what wa carry. Our priow ^ right look A m W m m t m B m , lOelurf I M I * K*tUal. I»r*»He • f l M f l V P ’ T itf saw ‘flA *wWpi F ume sad J s ‘<f$. ‘Sx.it ?* ivJk' 'r *, -jji ■■ V' • / J : M K > - " aad H a Tor*. I tolls ‘Tk l«s!«, TW £N Kaiicy 1 K ln r ts H n n d k e n etc. Viwiwft to Done tliroi Comi With the that are rece pose that ti tenth place, tion we find hilsrness than The follov the figures th. >auditor «f i The' sale ol 14,420.17, at sold was 439t dollar each (c; file amoun from this i while the ami was $10,307 The total hi: total was $33 The folloivl. cars fotward -paper 370; lii. 150; grnin 1 making atotni The follow) of the Yellow sales $7,511. $4,525 43; fre express $1,4? forwarded 31 the only thi amomit of • coupon office, . The freight h - nearly three t | Spring’s office Stole Last Mom! ited the ham > north of Xen and team. J . - R. Brew Shoup's place with wheat. After bis to Spriugfich early the nc pelico had bei look-out, rcc load. The m n rack and heard from si The owner Springfield eh been made ais too Into to 1 The milling o for tho wlio.it it was dump* wheat, it will owners to id pel tho En:!li»; I t is thought than one man ns tho dcseri , sold tho whoa 1*11 wi(h the ;who was gre-n < Greta*- At the horn Ucnisns who ike, Thursi' k, a pret si. Tho cos sir daughter f tadrew (5. G tdnted ho#i « ia tS)t |f kt nco of fif ; dox, pars} • need the wa