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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-04
WILLOWS FOR FUEL.
The Promising Experiment Made BY q
Western Iowa Farmer.

The Promising Experiment Made by q
Western Iowa Farmer.
A few weeks ago l put out 1.5OC
willow cuttings On the shoulder side OF
space between the ridge of a machine
made ditch. 230 yards long, plowed out
last spring, and it is expected that they
will grow one-third faster, and as much
larger, in six or seven years, than they
would in high and dry soils.
In this State, and others of the
Northwest, there are large number OF
bOgs or sloughs-narrow and awk.
wardly formed parcels of marsh land
which are most of them quite wet
several weeks in spring, producing only.
a profusiOn Of large weeds and coarse
grasses that are not suitable for graz
ing or hay. Scores of miles of bitches
were plOwed through these scattered
and numerous sloughs last spring, cut
ting many of them in two lengthwise.
In my own case, there are only two
sloughs, varying from four to q dozen
or sixteen rods in width, and the ditch
and its excavated bank will make an
earth basis for good and necessary
fence. As this willow grows SO freely
on moist land, both here and in En-
gland, have decided-if l survive till
next spring-to set out strong willow
cuttings, Is to 20 inches long. on
enough Of the moist, narrow strips of
marsh land to raise wood lots for fuel
for one or two small farms.
There was temporary doubt at first
about preventing the newly set cut
tings from being shaded and smothered
by the rank growth of natural grass
and weeds produced on this slough
soil. But on consideration it is found
that mulching with coarse manure, old
straw, etc., will keep the grass and
weeds down, and allow the willows to
grow up and get tall start in the first
two seasons, without check. ai-.
Tho width apart Of these wood-lot
willow rows may be from 6 to 10 feet. and
the distance between tho set cuttings
In the rows from 2 to 4 feet, according
to size OF cutting, depth of soil, etc.,
the greater width between the rows
being to admit teams and wagons OF
sleighs in drawing wood for fuel six OF
seven years hence. II the rows aver
age 8 feet between. this will be four
rows 70 the rod; and as. when seven
years grown, p rods in length of q
single row will supplya cord Of willow
wood for fuel, single row of 40 rods
each in length, will probably supply
sixteen cords of home-raised willow
wood fuel-enough to serve. large
farmhouse for six months with fire
wood; and only ten such rows, 40 rod
each in length will supply fuel perma
nently for century, II fire is kept on
of the plantation and reasonable car,
is exercised in outing the poles oi
smoothly.-L W Clarke, IN CSuntr!
Gentleman. 10
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-04
THE RUM TRAFFIC.
Not Only . Useless Occupstion. haG
Curse to Humanity.

Not Only . Useless Occupation, ~ .
Curse to Humanity.
The rum traffic stands alone. II
ministers to vice, to crime, to misery
and suffering. 1t is a monster vampire,
sucking the Iife-blood out of tho body
polite. It is not only useless; it il q
curse to humanity. There is not an
other human occupation Of which this
can truthfully be said.
That the rum traffic is pursued for
gain is the only thing it has in com.
mon with the other pursuits among
which it seeks to enroll itself. But it,
profits are not legitimate ones. They
are not q proper percentage paid by
the community for the conveniences
which it may afford, as are the profits
received by the grocer. or butcher. or
baker, or dry-gCOds merchant. II 10
money wrongfully taken. It belongs
to wives, to children. It should Be
spent for food, for clothing, for fuel,
for furniture. for books, instead of go
ing into the pockets of q asaloon-keeper.
But the great evil Of the saloon is,
that 1t Is constantly educating the ris-
ing generation in the drink habit.
Wherever o young man may 20
during his hours OF leisure, the sa.
loon stands with open doors, inviting
him within. He can there find com.
panionship, II he be a stranger, in
the city; he can find q resort from the
loneliness of his surroundings when
not engaged in his daily avocation.
He may not care about drinking, but
his pride will not allow him to be Q
visitor In the saloon without paying his
footing; he drinks because some one
asks him to, and he drinks again liz
order that he may invite that person,
and not remain under obligation.
"The descent to Avernus is easy"
wrote the Roman poet. and the truth
of the adage Is proved tens of thou
sands of times every year in the United
States alone, in just such cases as the
typical one we are considering. There
is no appetite so easily acquired as that
for rum; there is none more deadly,
and more difficult to conquer. even, In
its earlier stages. Three months of in-l
diligence will fix 1t on the vast ma
jority Of men; and the number OF those
who shake themselves free from Its en-
thrallment il mournfully small. With
some the downward road u very steep,
and very, quickly trayersed; with others
the path Is much longer, but it is in
evitably downward, like the other,
and the end Of the journey Is the same
In every case.-Iotedo Blade. sn9f
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-04

The Liquor Business Liability hill
reported In the Massachusetts, LegisIa-
ture recently y . noteworthy departure
from customary lines Of liquor legisla-
tion. It proposes TO make all the par
ties prOfidng by the trafic, from the
seller totthe real estate owner. Jointly
and severally liable for some of Its de-
plorable consequences- An action ID
authorised against either or al Of these
parties tor the RECOVERY Of damages,
not TO exceed y, 200. for tho loss OF LIE
through intoxieation.-M u Post
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-04

-Doughnuts: One cup Of sour milk.
one cup Of sugar. one egg. one even
teaspoonful Of soda, two tablespoon.
fuls Of melted butter, little salt and
nutmeg, Nix soft.-TAs CGtersr. ss
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-04

It is not surprising that tho people
OF Massachusetts, see the necessity Of
. Temperance revival, when . leading
Religious journal can cay of their chie1,
city; Boston. which has had lsud-'
able pride for its schools, now has
seven liquor-saloons for every school,
eight hquor.sellers, for every teacher.
and spends annually $4,000, 900 more
for its liquors than for Its schools. 1t
has one church to every 1.756 persons.
one preacher to every 878 persons, but
one liquor-saloon Tor every thirty-six
persons. ,"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-04

to al outward show.
"We view the matter through different
just q little hard on me, think, to take it
as you do. You are 90 utterly unlike your
infiuence' You know / strongly objected
to this visit, but you wsre perfectly in
"Mr Dalyel, I must leave you. All Is at
an end bet ween u.s." said, getting up and
going towards the door.
uRnt I.ucv INV ovn d.r,,no this n
simply msdnsw WSstever has come over
von5 Won snraiv ara sstisaed that I do
yot ,oys y th.t suv wn;nsns % :, '"'' 'ne' w
lean not argue. But I have INV own
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-04

disgraced him self in my husbands eyes by
going into trade. The first year of my
widowhood over, l went to Rome. When
there took . craze for art, studied for
artists, and became acquainted with a
young man named Lorenzo, also study ing
In the same studio He was many years
younger than myself; very handsome, .
charming companion, devoted to art, and
very soon became equally-or perhaps
would youl l encouraged him-as q pas
time, Of course-but never for one mo-
ment believed he was sufficiently iufatu-
ated and presumptuous to ask me to marry
him. He not only asked me to be his wife,
bat asSsS ;ss%sd d i,sOundsd S' hy my
scorn . proposal from . man 70 young,
unknown, and above all penniless. We
parted In bitterest anger; for he was proud,
highspirited, passionate as myself But
as tim. went by, found, too late, elias,
i' ! Ssd % scornsd il Rons@iosvsd % him with With
not understand. I said too late;' /
thought 90 then; but now. thank
heaven, have ssen him once again. He Is
coming com here ,d;o dt;E,night; and nu ! viii tel tell
she kissed my fore6sad, speaking the last
child, what / viii tell himif
"That-you love hint"
"Yesn
"But Mrs. Dalyel, forgive me. are you
quite sure that he-that he still loves you ~
asked, trembling, surprised st my pre-
sumption for, could anyone who had once
loved her, fail to love her all his ueel
,oS DO you snPRoss' Lucy, that having once
HsI Il was an answer to my thoughts
She broke Oh suddenly; then continued In
. different tone.
"Aftsr all, this IL only leading, my child
to what have TO say. Your future, Lucy
= ~ interesting 70 me now - u my own.
to whom. II marry again, my fortune
0ess u coming here. have corBssponde(
With him throagh my solicitor, ard thii
letter, eoncsgning the affair Eaachsd me 70
day. took " tils morning TO Tie Rona,
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-26
THE TARIFF.

There is duty on cats. This is right, but 1 bootjacks ought to be admitted free.-Bos- 1 ton Post.
 This is my sphere" said happy wife, as she patted her bald-headed husband on the pate.-Puck. .-szs-.~~z= 1 If Dakota can't get into the Union she pro poses to send her weather in, auyway.-Bur- l lington Free Press.
 ] In the hands of small boy entirely iend- ! ish the pin is mightier than the swearing it | causes.-New York Journal.
 People down South who are enjoying to- bogganing should soap the sides with banana l skins.-Burlingto Free Press. 1 Ruskin sneers at America because he ayers l that we have no ancient ruins. Whats the
 matter with St. Louis!-Chicago Rambler. 1 "Whom shall it beg" asks Chicago stock l yard poetess. We don't know, but whoever I he is he has our sympathy.-New York | Graphic
 l The girl of the present is learning to sew. and the man of the future will have more I buttons and fewer pins on his clothes.-Phil- adelphia Call.
 Has any one referred to Sullivan as 'sthe noblest Roman of the maul?' If not, we l hope it will not be mentioned, for he isn't.- Pittsburg Chronicle.
 It is now said that Lord WolseIey will hang his German Order of the Red Eagle so as to conceal, 1T POSs1DlS, Ills OOuudu6Se OC- | der of the Black Eye.-Springfeld Union. Chicago horses are suffering from drink ing impure water and the average Chicago man is thanking his stars that he is not horse and obliged to drink water r-Philadel- phia Call
 Another boy preacher has broken out in North Carolina. He is year older than
 Harrison, being 19, but then Harrison has
 the advantage of 30 years experience
 Macon Telegraph.
 The man who throws ashes on his side
 walk is the sort of man who, when he is
 transformed into an angel, won't have any
 of the ashes blown into his golden trumpet. Fall River Advance.
 A Burlington man has given up bantering
 his wife. He laughed at her for using cos
 metics, and she informed him that when he stopped painting his nose she would stop painting her cheeks.-Free Press.
 He was persistent little boy who told his mother, who thought he was too young to wear trousers, that ''he would be willing to go without pockets if he only could wear something that had egs.''-New York | Graphic.
 When Dick Thompson of Indiana was made Secretary of the Navy some one called | upon Mrs. Thompson to congratulate her | upon her husbands elevation to the head of | the Navy department. She could hardly be- | lieve that the news was true and said to her | visitor: ''Why, Richard isn't fit to be Score 1 tary of the Navy;..he can't even swim De l tr0it Free Press
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-26
In the Argentine Republic.

tfTOm the CncaSO News
 ''I have travelled in nearly all countries on
 the, 'globe saidF. w Wheeler, yesterday, 'both
 on business and for pleasure, and being of an
 observing mind, I naturally saw about all
 there was to see. The country I most prefer
 is the Argentine Republic, in South Amer
 ica. The climate is magnificent, and the
 sail is all that could be wished. In agricul-
 ture, however, the republic is somewhat be-
 hind the age. Stock-rasing is one of the
 principal industries. and millions of herds of
 cattle, horses and mules range over the all
 most limitless plains. These vast estates are
 mostly owned by Spaniards, whose ancestors
 settled in that country years ago, and the
 property has been added to and inherited
 from generation to generation. Then, again, care has been taken by the fathers of mar riageable daughters to see that none but those
 having large estates seek the hands of their
 daughters. And in this way the estates. in- stead of diminishing, have largely increased,
 until they are of immense dimensions. There is great lack of enterprise among the peo- pie, however, and the rich old Spaniards
 having heard of American push, are ready to offer almost any inducement for young Am ericans to settle in their country. I was informed by persons whom I supposed were aware of the facts that so anxious were the wealthy daddies to get a little of that energy for which this nation is noted that they would willingly give any bright, active Am erican one of their daughters and good round sum of money as a recompense The reward is certainly good one, for the women are,the most beautiful I ever saw, as we'll as being accomplished, to say nothing about the big estates and the money that would certain ly follow marriage. That being the case, what better could young man do than go south, provided, of course, he can raise the l amount necessary to pay the expense of the l long journey, and settle down in one of the | most beautiful countries in the world?" 1
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-26
Tuesday, January 26. 1886,
MUNICIPAL COMPLIMENTARY.

How to govern cities is one of the most difficult problems of the time. Certain it is that few of the great cities of this country need of improvement The man or men who can solve the problem will be entitled to the gratitude of the human race, whose members like to live in cities.
 Governor Foraker of Ohio set forth in his inaugural address some ideas bearing on this matter which are worth attention. He forcibly points out one of the great de fects in the present fashion of governing cities, namely, that responsibility is so divi- ded among multitude of officials that mo- body can be held to account, the result be- ing that F'practically the entire city govern ment falls into the hands of men selected without that care and consideration that should be exercised" He says that there is only one remedy-"a fixing of responsibility so there may be accountability" and that ''there should therefore be the fewest possi- ble number of elective officials" If the duties of an office are not important enough to impress the people who elect the incum- bent with the necessity of care in his selec- ton, he holds that the office should either be abolished or be filled by appointment. He therefore recommends that the whole sub ject of municipal government in Ohio be carefully investigated, and meanwhile ad- vises the lawmakers not only to stop multi plying elective boards or minor officials of any sort, but to abolish all unnecessary boards now in existence and make such changes in the laws as will impose upon Mayors the duty of appointing such boards as may be necessary. To the objection that this would be eonferring too much power and authority upon one man, his answer is that ''the importance of the trust is calcula- ted to induce the people to select only wor- thy and competent men, and the fact that there cannot be any evasion in such case of accountability will be the strongest incentive to faithful discharge of duty"
 This is reasonable if not entirely convin- cing There has been some queer work done by Mayors as we'll as by caucusss. But if the people chose they could elect Mayor who would make good appointments. Rep resentative Pigott thinks the people of New Haven can and will, and he has prepared a bill which gives the Mayor of this city the appointing power.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-26
HOW TO BECOME THIN.
Hot W ater and Animal Food Used Flo
 SeYRRteen Waakx.

seventeen Weeks.
 From the New York Times1
 One of the most eminent of our civil en- gineers has sent us the following account Of the remarkable success with which he has
 e1perimented upon himself. A diet exclu-
 sively composed of meat and hot water is not
 tempting to the ordinary man. But the re-
 suits in his case are extraordinary:
 sI am sanguine-from your courtesy to me
 on previous occasions-that you will allow
 me to tell my story in your columns. because
 believe it may be the means of bringing
 relief to many who are now helpless suffer-
 ers My case was a comparatively mild ex-
 ample of class ailments which I have
 since learned to be very large indeed, and I
 can state it quite shortly. On the first day
 of 1884 had very painful attack of what
 turned out to be renal calculus This was
 repeated several times in the same week,
 and then at intervals of about two months
 until the September following. I am nearer
 50 than 40, have always lived plainly and regularly, and been nearly total abstainer. am feet Il inches in height, and at the time of the first seizure weighed 16 stone 4 pounds in my clothes, or about 15 stone 5 pounds net, and measured 441a inches round the waist. had been too stout for
 my height for 20 years, but rarely suffered from anything but indigestion, evidenced by very frequent attacks of heartburn. On the renal trouble appearing my family doctor, for whom I entertain the very highest re- spect, immediately stopped my eating beef, restricting me to fish, fowls, vegetables, and occasionally little we'll l-hung mutton, and prescribed lithia water for drink. By his ad- | vice went in August, 1884, to take the sul- 1 phur baths and drink the waters at Strath- l peffer, in Rossshire Up to that time this lowering diet had created no improvement. as an attack had on the 1st of July was the | very worst of all, and the course at Stra th- l peffer did me no good. At the end of Au- gust was fortunately asked to go to Amer ica on matter of professional business. and ] while there had a somewhat miIder attack | on the 18th of September. In New York I | met an old friend, who, after learning the state of my health, advised me to consult Dr. Butler, who had treated him, his daughter, what appeared a very extraordinary fashion,
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-26
Bankrupt Circus Managers.

| rom an interview Wltn W. Ii. COle counted seven well-known bankrupt cir GUS managers warming chairs by the stove in a saloon in this city only couple of win ters ago. Names! We'll. no; I don't care to give names Two of them have since got up again, and am in hopes of catching on with one of them myself this spring, Do you re- member the Coup Brothers ten years agoa We'll W. c. Coup was P. T. Barnums part ner, organizer and manager. He it was that l made old P. T. what he is, as far as circus business is concerned. In those days Coup was great man, but not thing in appearance compared to his brothers Zach and George. The latter two, like most circus managers, gloried in the possession of sealskin coats and diamonds. It was common saying that
 neither of them ever walked out with less
 than $50, 900 or S70 900 worth profusely dis played w. c. Coup however, always dressed and comperted himself as gentle man. Time passed and reverses came. w. c. Coup left Barnum and organized a circus
 of his own, which, after many escapes, final
 ly came to grief at Detroit. He afterwards became museum manager and joined Dr. Carver in Wild West show. He lost stead fly, however, until almost at the foot of the ladder, but with bold front he steadily bat tied on, and at length organized an eques-
 curriculum of trained horses, which took the
 East by storm and lifted him once more on
 his feet. He is now organizing trained an
 imal show which he intends taking to Eng
 land, and every snowman in this country is
 wishing good luck to plucky Bill Coup. His
 brothers, however, have not been 50 fortu-
 nate.
 Dan Castello is another o1d-time manager
 whom I met in Chicago some time since,
 thoroughly broken financially, while George
 De Haven, who at one time had such circus
 that no canvas-top could be made to cover it,
 and who exhibited by simply putting up side walls, is now advance agent for Popcorn
 George. Ad. Nathans have lost sight of
 ever since his elegant little circus wreck ed at Garnot, Kan, and Dan Rice, the vet eran, is in Galveston, laying claim to the city, alleging that in the long ago his father (Dan Maclaren) willed to him the ground whereon the city now stands. Whether he will ever succeed in getting anything don't know, but do know this that Uncle Dan is one of the noblest of Gods and but for his | unfortunate social habits would have been | millionaire years ago.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-26

Scientific men have been perplexed for many years over the phenomenon of cer- tain well at Yakutsk, Siberia. A Russian merchant in 1928 began to dig the well but he gave up the task three years later when he had dug down thirty feet and was still in sol idly frozen soil. Then the Russian Academy of Sciences dug away at the well for months, but stopped when it had reached depth of 382 feet, when the ground was still frozen hard as 8 rock. In 1844 the academy had the temperature of the excavation carefully taken at various depths and from these data it was estimated that the ground was frozen to depth of 612 feet. Although the pole of the greatest cold is in the province of Va kutsk, not even the terrible severity of the Siberian winters could freeze the ground to depth of 600 feet. Let us stick to the facts. It is an indis- putable fact that the superintendent of the New Haven public schools believes that great power should be given him, so that his control over the teachers can be made al most absolute, and that members of the Board of Education in full sympathy with his views and methods should be elected. He has in the past labored for this power and has used means to secure it which have justly made him an object of criticism. We believe it should not be given him, as his natural tendencies are such that he would abuse it. large majority of the people have deep interest in the management of our schools and desire that all the business connected with them shall be done in fair and open manner We entertain the same view and do not expect to please the Super intendent and his intimate friends in our adj vocacy of it.
 Speculation in confederate bonds has again revived. A Charleston South Carolina) bro ker talks as follows: There is another boom in confederate bonds and we are offering s4 a thousand, while the holders are asking $5. The bonds bring from $3 to S4 and the de- mands that we get always come from Rich mond. Generally they say that they don't know why there should be any demand for the bonds and that they are buying on orders from across the water or for persons in New York. There very few of these bonds left in Charleston and it is hard to get them. It seems to me that this craze will never die out and that there are always foolish people who will risk their money on securities which can have no standing in law and for which there should be under ordinary cir cumstances no demand whatever. suppose that this present demand has been caused by an advertisement in which it was stated that a committee consisting of Lord Penzance, Thomas O. Bruce, John L. Gorse, John P. Martin and Robert Stewart has been appoint ed in London to act as trustees of the con- fedarate bendholders
Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-26
Discounts.

The discounts or rebates for merly advertised still hold good, namely 10 per cent. on all Cloakings, Astrachans, Cloak ing Pushes and Cloths: roper cent. on all plain Colored Woolen Dress Goods, and I5 per cent. on Fancy Woolen Dress Goods.