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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03
pANDlES IN THE ARMY.
German Soldiers Who Bedeck Themselves
with Finery.

German Soldiers Who Bedeck Themselves
with Finery.
Referring to the recent order of the
German emperor with regard to the
dandyfed irregularities which had be-
come common in the German army,
says the London Globe, a correspon-
dent at Berlin calls our attention to
the fact that the kaiser himself is not
altogether free from affectation of this
kind. inasmuch as he himself sets the
fashion of bangle" wearing. In most
of the many portraits of the kaiser the
bangle is brought into special promi-
nence by the position of the arm. But
though addicted to the bangle, he new
er condescended to the earring, which
formerly was very commonly worn
among his officers.
In the time of Frederick William H.,
when the German army was resting on
the laurels of the great Frederick, dan
dies fiourished in great numbers among
the officers, in spite of severe official
condemnations of foppery. The mon
strosities and extravagances differed
but slightly from those of to-day
sharp-pointed toes, ridiculously high
collars and short overcoats without
seams. Latter-day exquisites have also
adopted the plan of crowding on the
finger as many rings as possible-he
who can carry the largest number on
the ring fingers and at the same time
bend his finger being considered to
have the bluest blood.
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Mr.. Thos. Bate, editor of the Graphic,
Texarkana, Arkansas, has found what
he believes to be the best remedy in ex-
istence for the fiux. His experie nee is
well worth remembering. He says:
"Last summer had very severe at
tack of fiux. tried almost every known
remedy, none giving relief. Chamber
lains Collie, Cholera and Diarrhpa Rem.
edy was recommended to me. l pur-
chased bottle and received almost inn
mediat relief. / continued to use the
medicine and was entirely cured. take
pleasure in recommending this remedy
to any person suffering with such a
disease, as in my opinion it is the best
medicine in existence" 25 and so cent
bottles for sale by Seybert & Co.
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A BOYS PLUCK.
Nine-Year- odd David Captures a Thirty
Two Pound Carp.

Nine-Year-Old David Captures a Thirty
Two Pound Carp.
An exciting combat between nine
year-old boy and a thirty-two-pound
German carp took place on James
Moore's farm, near Bristol, says the
Philadelphia Record. The Neshaminy
of adjacent farms with water from
eighteen inches to two feet deep. The
other day David Cherry, the young son
of John Cherry, of this place, and two
small companions went fishing up the
creek. In one of the open bitches on
the Moore farm the lads espied three
huge carp Topping about, the water
being too shallow for them to swim
without greatly disturbing the sur
face. David, pluckier than his play
mates, jumped into the ditch and
seized the largest of the monster fish.
The carp, nearly as big as the boy, had
the advantage, being in its native ele-
ment. Young Cherry had tight hold
of it, but the carp plunged through
the water and mud, dragging the lad
behind. The boys on shore thought
their companion would surely be
drowned, for often his whole body was
under water. At last the fish grew so
weary in his mighty efforts to escape
his captor that he could he thrown out
upon the bank. Then all three boys
jumped upon the carp and hela him to
the ground until he had gasped out his
life. They lugged their trophy home
and put it on the scales. The fish
weighed thirty-two pounds
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03
HIS PLAlNTIvE PLEA
What He Thought She Should Have Added
to Her Negative.

to Her Negative.
He had loved her very tenderly and
for long time, but she had scorned
him, says the Detroit Free Press.
He was no worm either, for he would
have turned when trod upon, but she
rocked not this.
1t was enough for her that she did
not care for him.
This is usually enough for any wom-
an. Also for any man, when the boot
is on the other foot.
For of such is the kingdom of Cupid.
His condition had at last become un-
bearable to him, and he had resolved
to win ell or lose all
1t was late one evening when the
fateful moment arrived.
'Will you marry me?" he asked her
in plain, untrimmed English, for he
could trust himself to nothing in the
ornamental line.
She spurned him scornfully.
mol" she replied with sarcastic,
hateful, cruel emphasis-''no!"
The word pierced the heart in his
bosom. His lips quivered and at first
he could not speak.
Have You no more to say2" he asked
at last plaintively.
'No, SIR" she replied. "what more
could say?"
81 didn't know" he murmured trem-
ulously, "but think you might have
said No, I thank you'"
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Paraguay Points.

At the beginning of the last war
lin 1856 the population of Paraguay
was reckoned at no, 900; to-day it has
less than 250,000-and fully six-sev-
enths of that number are women.
These figures do not refer to the no.
madic savages that swarm that part of
the country called the ''Chaco," whose
borders are separated from Asuncion
only by the harrow river-but to their
near kinsmen of more or less adulter-
ated blood, who live in bamboo huts,
cultivate the soil to a limited extent,
and consider themselves civilized. The
uncontrolled Indians of the Chaco
are reported by the government sta
tisticians to number upwards of 100, 900;
but in reality nobody knows much
about them. Even at the capital the
aboriginal Guarani language is more
universally spoken than Spanish, and
the weekly journal, Ell Latigo I'm
montal, is half of it printed in that
language.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03
PLUCK OF AN OPERA SINGER.
How Rubini Once Broke His Collar Bone,
But Finished the Performance.

Fifty years ago European audiences
listened with rapt admiration to Ru-
bini, tenor of whom it was said that,
though he himself could not act, he
made his voice act for him, says a
writer in the Philadelphia Press. The
intensity of expression he gave to his
voice, the judicious use of the tremolo,
and the management of light and
shade produced thrilling effect. But
his best vocal feat consisted in taking
the bass of the upper stave without
preparation, thus retaining it for
long time, and then letting it imper-
ceptibly die away. The listeners could
hardly believe their ears. The adven-
turous are always on the edge of dan
ger. On one occasion Rubini. after re-
peating this vocal feat, and being a
second time encored, found himself
unable to produce the expected note.
Determined not to fail, he gathered up
his vocal strength and made a supreme
effort. The note came with its won't
ed power, brilliancy and duration, but
at the cost of broken collar bone. A
surgeon examined the singer and
found that the tension of the lungs
had been too powerful for the strength
of his collar bone. Two months rest
would be required to reunite the CLAW
icle, and this the singer declared to be
impossible, as he had only finished sew
eral days of a long engagement.
"Can 1 sing at all with broken col.
lar bone?" he asked.
Eyes; it will make no difference in
your voice." answered the surgeon.
'But you must avoid lifting heavy
weights, and any undue exertion-
above all, you must leave the B fiat
| alone"
Rubini continued to sing with q
broken clavicle until the termination
| of the enQaQement.
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UNLEARNED.

He is lovely Just TO look at,
With his thoughtful, dark brown eyes,
His gentle face and shining curls;
But he isn't very wise
Two birthdays he has counted,
Two d.mples he can show,
Yet he ignorant OF many things
That many babies know
Though he talks in childish fashion,
lie knows but pretty words,
And he says them in voice as sweet
AS the cooling Of the birds
He smiles at everybody,
But he hasn't learned to fret;
And angry looks and angry pouts,
He doesn't know them yeti
Oh, everything contents him,
He has never learned to tease;
And kicks and screams, he's unaware
There are such things as these.
But he's lovely just TO look at
And to cuddle and to pet,
For to wriggle out Of loving arms,
He hasn't learned it yet
Oh. as at FIRST I told you,
He isn't very wise;
Yet were we all as ignorant
Earth might be Paradise.
Emma G. Down, in Toronto Truth
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03
AN UNPLEASANT COUNTRY.
Some Of the Objections to Living in North
ern BorneO.

Some of the Objections to Living In North
ern Borneo.
The northern half of the island Of
Borneo is the queerest aud most un-
satisfactory place to live that one can
imagine, thinks the st. Louis Globe.
Democrat. 1t is land of constant re-
curing phenomena, where cyclones
are frequent and deluges of water very
common. The vegetation in that half
is very fine, but in all probability the
widest and most tangled on earth
not even excepting that of Africa. The
cause of all the trouble is the shallow
condition of the sea north of it, great
shoals of sand existing few miles out
which extend along its entire northern
length. These shoals are covered by a
depth of water not over five feet deep.
The constantly recurring winds that
blow in that climate change to hurri-
canes and sweep the smaller islands of
all visible life. When such storm
strikes the sand shoals north of Bor-
neo it sweeps up the shallow salt water
in its course and drenches the island
with it. Often it gathers up sand,
great masses of it, from the clear
swept shoal and whirls it for miles
high over the island, carrying it into
the island and scattering it every
where. The work of these storms does
not always end with that. Entire
shoals of fish, of all sizes, have been
swept up time and again by the fierce
wind with the water and sand and
scattered about Borneo. In some places
the ground would be literally covered
with fish, enough to supply heavy
population for weeks. But such luck
is no reparation for the evil the wind.
do, and consequently the northern hall
will never be inhabited by those who
| value their lives
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03
SAGACIoUS SHEPHERD BOYS.
Their Faithful Watchfulness of the Flocks
Under Their Care.

Under Their Care.
Gen. John Bidwell related to the
Oroville (Cal.) Register the following
as showing how well trained the shep-
herd dog becomes. He and a friend
were riding in the Salinas valley when
they came to band of one thousand or
more sheep guarded by ten or twelve
shepherd dogs. There were from
twenty-five to thirty coyotes along the
edge of the hills and within a short
distance of the sheep, but between the
two were the well trained and vigilant
dogs. 1.-Two or three times while we
were in sight one or more of the coy
otes made dash for the sheep, but
each time they were driven back by
the guardians of the flock. We rode
on and put up at the Gomez ranch,
which was owned by wealthy native
Californian. About sundown the
sheep, driven by the dogs, came up to
the house and the flock entered cor
raj. Two of the dogs laid down at the
entrance and waited there until the
owner came out and put up the bars.
Then the master patted his different
dogs and fed them well. He told us
that the dogs drove these sheep out on
the plains two or three miles in the
morning, remained with them during
the day, kept the coyotes and other
animals at bay, and each evening drove
them up to the house and into the cor
raj -
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03
Cook Book Free.

On receipt of ten cents in stamps or
coin the O., H. & D. will send copy OF
the Martha Washington Cook Book,
postpaid, to any address. The book
comprises over 300 pages and is fully
illustrated. 1t is the standard authority
on the famous dining cars that run daily
between Cincinnati and Chicago on the
"Velvet Train" of the G., H. & D. and
Monon Route. Address E. o. McCor-
mick, G.. P. and T. Agt. c., H. & D., Gin
cinnati, o. The c., H. & D., in connec-
ton with the Monon, is the Worlds
Fair Route to Chicago.
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See the Worlds Fair for Fifteen Cents

Upon receipt of your address and
fifteen cents in postage stamps, we will
mail you prepaid our Souvenir Portfolio
of the Worlds Columbian Exposition,
the regular price is Fifty cents, but as
we want you to have one, we make the
price nominal. You will find it work
of art and thing to be priced. 1t con-
tains full page views OF the great build
ings, with descriptions of same, and is
executed in highest style of art. If not
satisfied with it, after you get it, we will
refund the stamps and let you keep the
book. Address H. E. BUCKLEN q Co.,
Chicago, Ill.E
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03
oLD-TlMe RIVER TRADE.
Everybody Used to Depend Wholly on
Steamboat Transportation.


One of the most difficult problems
the old citizen can be asked to solve
is the present position of the river to-
ward the commerce of the city. A
quarter of century ago, says the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat, it was every
thing. 1t was both the feeding and
distributing artery. People engaged
in building, locating for life, could see
prosperity only near its waters. Ad-
vised that business would soon be GO
ing west they could only respond by
the question:: "Do you see that riverP
Is it going to move2" Created avenues
of trade were just beginning to receive
attention, due to the rivalry of other
points which were not blessed
with natural highway. The posses
sion of this nature-given avenue of
commerce had, in fact, made the aver
age st. Louisian neglectful and dis
dainful of the created avenue. Life
that did not begin and end on the river
was not worth talking about The
man who wanted to go to Cairo, Mem
phis, Vicksburg or New Orleans never
thought of rail- The palatial river
steamboat was the accepted means of
travel People going east. even, at one
time took river steamer to Alton.
The levee front was the scene of nine
tenths of the life and activity of the
city. The runner was the most per-
sistent and irresistible of his class. He
ran" for the steamer as well as the
hotel. He would almost kidnap per-
son to get him to his steamer or to his
hotel. The latter-day cabman is moth
| ing to be compared to him. And so
with the merchant who had pound or
a ton of freight to ship. 1t must go
/ by river-by boat or barge. Those
were great days for St. Louis. Rail
roading was undeveloped in the west
and southwest and northwest and
twenty-one states and territories were
reached by water.
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novelty.

/ had severe attack OF catarrh and
became so deaf could not hear common
conversation. l suffered terribly from
roaring in my head. procured bottle
of Ely's Cream Balm, and in three
weeks could hear as well as ever could,
and now | can say to all who are afflicted
with the worst of diseases, catarlh, take
Ely's Cream Balm and be cured. 1t is
worth $1,000 to any man, woman or
child suffering from catarrh. - A. f.
Newman, Grayling, Mich.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03
Former Mail Service.

Less than fifty years ago there was
really no postal system in this country.
Previous to 1s47 the mails were carried
by private firms, and rates varied ac-
co-ding to distance. Carriers often
travelled on foot or horseback and the
progress was slow In 1916 some of the
post offices issued stamps of their own,
called provisional issues" The ad-
hesive stamp was first used in this
country in ls47, and prepayment was
made compulsory in 1856. In 1868 the
stamp containing the head of Andrew
jackson was issued, and from then
until 1885 the style adopted contained
the profles of presidents of the United
States.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03

The New York board of excise COM
missioners has decided to grant no more
licenses in that city during the term of
of Office of the present members of the
board. There are now in New York
nearly 5000 licensed bars. The license
fees are 500, $3.50, 5000, $3.50 and $500.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03
Bucklen's Arnica Salye.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Seybert & Co.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03
"The hand that rocks the cradle
lis the hand that rocks the world

lis the hand that rocks the world"
The mother, sitting beside and rock
ing the cradle, often singing her sad
lullaby, may be thus shaping, as it were,
the destinies of nations. But if diseases,
consequent on motherhood, have borne
her down, and sapped her life, how
mournful will be her song. To cheer
the mother, brighten her life, and
brighten her song, DR.. Pierce, OF Buffalo,
has, after long experience, compounded
remedy which he has called his Cav
orite Prescription" because ladies pre-
ferred it to all others. He guarantees it
to cure nervousness, neuralgia pains,
bearing down pains, Irregularities, weak
ness, or prolapsus, headache, backache,
or any of the ailments of the female
organs. What he asks is, that the ladies
shall give it fair trial, and satisfaction
is assured. Money refunded, if it doesn't
give satisfaction.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03

Among American towns there are five
Ciceros, three Tullys, six Catos, seven
Ovids, sig Virgils, nine Horaces, ten
Milos, seven Hectors, seven Solons, ten
Platos, fifteen Homers and four Scipios.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03

A medical paper says: at is a curious
fact that in railway collisions nearly all
the passengers who are asleep escape
the bad effects of shaking and concus-
sion, natures own anesthetic preserv-
ing them"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03

For lame back or pain in the side or
chest, try saturating piece OF flannel
with Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
binding it unto the affected parts. This
treatment will cure any ordinary case in
one or two days. Pain Balm also cures
rheumatism. so cent bottles for sale by
Seybert & Co.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03

A newspaper in Benedict, Neb., starts
ont with malice toward none, with
charity to all, and six columns of adver-
tisements."
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whats the matter?"

''Some one killed, guess"
1t was great crowd in front OF a
store on Broadway. | looked for the
ambulance but it was not to be seen. /
tried to crowd my way to the front but
no one would give an inch. skirted
the crowd, asking this one and that one
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03

The fire eater of the Durham IN. C.)
Globe says "When North Carolina
gentlemen can whip editors for S., there
should be more sport than there is.
Turn to the right as you come upstairs"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-03

GMrs. Geo. Mason of Geneva, o., has
plant of double hollyhock, the blossoms
of which are nearly a jet black. 1t is
novelty.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-04-28

Soap

Whoever wants soft
hands, smooth hands, white
hands, or a clear complex
ion, he and she can have
both; that is, if the skin is
naturally transparent; un-
less occupation prevents.
The color you want to
avoid comes probably nei-
Their of nature or work, but
of habit.
Either you do not wash
efectually, or you wash too
efectually; you do not get
the skin open and clean, or
you hurt it.
Remedy.-Use Pears
Soap, no matter how much;
but a little is enough if you
use it often.
All sorts of stores sell it, especially
druggists; all sorts of people use it.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-04-28
"Ha!-Ha!-Haryestsu'

A great man once said in speaking
of a remarkably fertile spot. "If you
tickle it with hoe it laughs with a
harvest
This saying is indeed true of North
Galveston, for the fruit growing
lands of this region yield in response
to cultivation which is mere play
compared with the arduous toll of
farmers in northern chimes, immense
crops of plumbs, pears, figs, strawber-
ries, etc.
These "ripples of merriment" on
the part of the rich soil are perennial
crops-were never known to fail.
The fortunate fruit growers laugh,
too, at their good fortunes; manufact-
urers who are profiting by the splen-
did resources and shipping facilities,
investors who see their dollars multi
ply and invalids who have found
health in this mild and equable cline
join in the merry making; and it is
withal laughing, happy. prosperous
community.
If you are interested in North Gal
weston as an investment or home or
both, apply for full particulars to
Cummings & Fry.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-04-28
To Begin With

You have been wondering how
much it would cost to go to the
Worlds Fair.
The price of a ticket from lola to
Chicago and return, via Santa Fe
Route, is S24,9O. Tickets on sale
April 18th, TO October 23rd, inclusive
with final return limit of Nov. 18th,
1898.
Quickest time and best accomoda-
tiOns via Santa Fe Route. Passengers
are landed in heart of Chicago, clos
to hotels, cable cars, and elevated
roads.
Call on r. A. Edgar local agent at
lola and ask for free illustrated folder
describing Worlds Fair buildings
and how to see the sights to best ad-
vantage.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-04-28
DESERVING PRAISE.

We desire to say to our citizens that
for years we have been selling DIR.
Kings NewDiscOveryfor Consumption
DIR. Kings New Life Pills. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters. and
have never handled remedies that sell
as well, or that have given such uni
versal satisfaction. We do not hesitate
to guarantee them every time, and we
stand ready to refund the purchase
price if satisfactory results do not fol-
low their use. These remedies have
won their popularity purely on their
merits. w. j. Evans druggist.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-04-28
TO BREEDERS OF HORSES.

The cry is at doesn't pay to raise
horses prices are too low" Why
doesn't it pay? will tell you: There
are too many men who breed to any
cheap horse and expect to make it
pay. That time is past. Electricity
has taken the place of small horses,
and there is no demand for them any
more. Even in the south the planters
have learned better. They all want
large bone, good styled horses. / am
raising horses entirely for business.
My stations are good sized, 16I hands,
1850 to 1850 weight and good style, as
we'll as good trOtters. have six year
lings this springs that are by my own
horses, and none of the less than IA
hands, and two of them 141 high. 1
have sold more colts and horses the
past year tor good prices than any
man in Allen county. / sold seven
months old colts for $4,000; two stall
lions for S1S00.00, and two mares for
$4,000, and % others, all ages, at from
$50 to $500 per head, and 1 am not go
ing to quit the business. / haye 4
yearlings worth $500. / own as good
young stallion as there is in this
part of the State 16t hands years
old, sound and trOtter. l will be
located at lola park, fair grounds,
from now until July 10, where my
stock can be seen and shown to breed
ers any time except Sundays. 1 do
not train my horses ON Sunday, nor
will allow any crap shooting or
card playing around my stalls at any
time. My advice is quit breeding to
small horses no matter how we'll bred
or how fast they are. Draft horses
1000 pounds are salable, good Is hand
drivers are in big demand at fancy
prices. Respectfully,
J. S. MARTIN.