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SECRET OUT AT LAST.
GENERAL JOHN A. LOGAN WAS TOM
 ANDERSON"

Known That He Wrote Uncle Daniels
 Story of Tom Anderson and Twenty
 Great BattIes"-secret Well Kept-Pub-
 lie Men Attacked In the Book.
 John A. Logan's secret is out at last. The disclosures to be made in the fol lowing article will create surprise, if not sensation. In 1886 book appear ed from the press entitled "Uncle Dan iel's Story of Tom Anderson and Twen ty Great Battles !" It was published anonymously "by an officer of the Union army.
 The little work attracted good many. Prominent public men were GOV ertly attacked in it's pages, their names being paraphrased. Some of them, con spieuously Senator Voorhees, of Indiana, published interviews in self defense. All efforts to identify the author proved fruitless. The secret is now out. John A. Logan was the author, and Tom An derson was himself.
 General Logan wrote the book in 1884 and the following year. He began 1t while he was on the Republican ticket with Blaine as candidate for vice pres ident. When he appeared at the capital of Illinois, December, 1884, to take per sonal charge of his campaign for re-elec- tion to the senate, he was engaged put ting the finishing touches to his manu- script. After midnight, when his rooms at the Leland hotel were cleared of yis- itors, General Logan sat down at his desk and wrote upon this story of tho war.
 Finally he called in a number of friends whose advice as to the literary merits of his effort he eraved With characteristic blnntness General Logan asked them to tell him frankly whether or not he was making fool of himself by writing such a story. He especially wanted to know if he was too severe in his criticisms upon public men. Gen eral Logan pledged these friends to se- ereey. He afterward required the same pledge from his publishers. and the se- eret has been we'll guarded from that day to this.
 General Logan told those who were honored with his confidence that all the incidents used in his book were actual occurrences. He regarded the story more as an autobiography than anything else. The framework of the story was imag- mary, but it's substance was drawn from General Logan's own experience and observations. The inscription on the fly leaf was as follows:
 aUncle Daniel, is presented to the pubic A truthful picture, based upon the events of the late war.
 This volume Is dedicated to tho Union sol diere.an their children.
 The author. New York. Jan. l. 1866.
 In srder to conceal his identity and to avoid pointed references to prominent men in military and civil life General Logan changed geographical and proper names to suit his purpose, although nearly always leaving a clew to his meaning. The story is told by Uncle Daniel after the close of the war, and this Uncle Daniel in real life was Dan- iel McCook, father of the famous fami- ly of McCook boys, who entered the | army from Ohio. Boston Journal
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W OMAN, And Woman Only,

Is most competent to fully ap- preciate the purety, sweetness and delicacy of a perfume. A nice, delicate odor appeals to the refined and cultivated tastes every WI here. We handle only the best goods, standard brands and do not buy any off brands because there is more money in it; therefore, our great success in this line. We have them In beautiful packages or in bulk. Call.
 F lltf ANDERsoN-MEYER.
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Little Niol,s snrnrisa.

The diplomatic representation of Mic aragua to the United States has been discontinued for the first time in many years, and as a measure of economy no legation will be maintained at Washing ton. This action is a matter of surprise to officials, owing to the importance of some of the questions, notably the ca nal, ill which the United States and Nicaragua are mutually interested.
 Dr. Guzman has presented his letters of recall to the state department and has entered upon the practice of medi- cine at his home, which was formerly the Nicaragnan legation.
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A DESPATCH comes from St. Peters burg which says that Russia and France have actually promised dip lomatic support of the United States in the British h-Venezuelan boundary disnute With the United States, Russia and France against her, it will be impossible for England to hold ont in her refusal to submit the boundary dispute to arbitration.
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Why suffer with Coughs, Colds and LaGrippe when LAXATIVE BRoMo QufNHNE will cure you in one day. Does not produce ringing in the head like Sulphate of Quinine. Put up III tablets convenient for taking. Guar anteed to cure or money feiundeu. Price 25 cents. For sale ny q. N. Hart Drug Company Il lod4m
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TIE Senate has reorganized it's committees thanks to the popu- lites. The Populist Senators refused to vote, thus giving the Republicans majority and strength to reorgan- ize. The Populists make first-class allies for the Rads.
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Dissolution Notice.

The firm of Lane X Davis, contrac tors, has been dissolved. and Mir. A ". Lane will continue the business He will collect all outstanding ne. counts and pay all liabilities of the firm. I2 29do
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ChrIstnts Giff

How happy the pleased smile of grandma. the pleasant look of mamma, the sweet cooing of habv as you hand them some Christmas offering; you are going to buy one for each. Look at our line before you buy. Nt, have the niceef &
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THE PEOPLE BELIEVE what they read about Hoods Sarsaparilla. They know that it is an honest medicine and that it cures disease. That is why you should get only Hoods.
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1t Contains Chicago Feet.

And still another million to Chicago universityl Her stocking must be ab- normally capaeions. Boston Herald.
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Mr. Geo. L. Smith, Of the Geo. L. Smith Mantel Co. Louisville, Ky. writes Feb. 26. 1894: For about year was | terrible suf- ferer from heart trouble. which got so bad I was obliged to sit up in bed to get my breath. had to abandon business and could hardly crawl around My friend, Mir. Julius c. voght. one of our leading pharma- cists. asked me to try Dr. Miles Heart Cure. had used little more than bottle when the pain ceased and palpitations entirely disappeared. have not had the slightest trouble since. and today am attending to business IS regularly as ever"
 Sold by druggists everywhere. Book on Heeft and Nerves sent free. Address pr ilee Medical Co. Elkhart Ind.
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Jefferson. Lincoln and Cleveland county scrip in amounts to suit. Call or write for my prices before buying I2 2I d&w 4mo r. NJ. ROSENBERG.
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HOODS PILLS cure all liver ills, relieve constipation and assist digestion. 25c.
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Iris stated that Justice Brewer, of the United States Supreme Court, has been rendered and accepted a nlace on the Venezuelan commission.
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4a,.. 1Rases fo Atlanta.

Rxtremly low excursion rates have s.. Issh, nesn sti5c " ifeH Ghetsnoora @ . St. Louis Railway via memnhis. Mckenzie. Nashville. ChatanooIga, I Lookout Mountain, etc on acc9uns, a, 15 rxnno rno ssttioS' onened from September, 1s to Decem- m ber S7' io6 This Is the prefefreo rovde t2 ti .ne Eaat and eoutheast, and pessengef&s & aot the their tt:ieis read over this line. Double daily iast frSiSs from Memphis, and through sleeping car rnoFyiee between NaeNxl41e zn4 i s,, ii(s SissSf1 s4s \ U6r Tf53kGr Information ad- kss' kEss2t 's sEEssEass. zss.s' ss'5s \ Tz ss
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DECULiAR In combination, pro

portion and preparation Of ingredi- ents, Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses great curative value. You should TRY IT.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-01-17
farmer.
His First Chance.

The earl of Rose is mechanical
engineer of no mean order. One day
he entered the engine room Of q large
factory and gazed in a careless manner
at the machinery. Suddenly he was
seen to shake his head, pull out his
watch and look first at the engine and
then at the timepiece. The engineers
attention being attracted by the odd
behavior of the stranger, he growled
out:
"Well,' what's up now? What have
you got to find fault with?"
"Oh," replied Lord Rose, "I've got
no fault to find. I'm just waiting till
the boiler explodes."
Your crazy" retorted the engineer,
preparing to turn the peer out as q
dangerous crank.
Every WE'LL" said the earl. 'If you
work ten minutes longer with that
loose screw there will be commotion
here"
The engineer, gazing in the direction
indicated, turned pale and jumped tc
stop the engine.
"Why didn't you say SO before?" he
demanded.
''Why should ~" replied the earl
smiling. 81 have never yet had the
opportunity Of seeing a boiler ex
plode!'
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-01-17
The Big Tea Box Going.

Eew York Sun: One of the large tea
firms has been exhibiting in its show
windows small tablets OF compressed
tea, or as they are described, tabloids
of pure tea. These tabloids are about
an inch and half wide and two inches
long, and about half an inch in thick.
ness. The firm claims as the virtues
OF this tea, that it is strictly pure, of
superior quality, free from woody fiber,
and without the large proportion of in.
ferior leaf and dust 80 often found in
common tea. The tabloids look very
much like the chocolate squares dis.
played in confectionery windows, as
they are nearly of the same color, and
the tea is pressed so firmly and com.
pretty that the tabloids present a smooth
surface. Each one contains an exact
quality and yields an infusion of uni.
form strength.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-01-17
WELSH COTTAGES.
Picturesque Abodes of Wales Rural Pop
uIatlon.

Picturesque Abodes of Wales Rural Pop
uIatIon.
Presently we discovered such cot
tage as Cockneys dream about but do
not find; where rusticity sits en-
powered amid roses and jasmine and
honeysuckle, all in their proper sea-
sons; where orchards occupy one mole
ty of the cottager's land, and strange
medley of flower and kitchen garden is
in luxuriant and prodigal possession of
the other, while towering and pictur-
esque ruins close the upland view and
a rapid river CLEANS beyond and be-
tween apple trees on the lowlands.
One happy week we staid here, says q
writer in an English paper, as mellow
autumn crept on, while the country
side reeked with the sweet smell of
pomace, and cidermaking went for
ward in all the fruitful orchards round
about. Before almost every cottage
door were barrels and hogsheads, kill
derkins and puncheons, filed or being
filed with fresh cider, and each viii
lage church was prepa ring for its bar
vest, thanksgiving with gorgeous
heaps Of rich red apples, golden-russet
pearl, Brobdingnagian kitchen garden
produce and miniature shocks of wheat.
Spinsters, youthful and middle-aged,
comely or plain, were everywhere busy
with the holy and gratifying duty Of
helping bachelor curates decorate &C.
clesiastical interiors; deriving much
spiritual consolation from approving
themselves such useful handniaidens
of the church. Meanwhile impious
farmers leaned over field gates and
peered into barns and lofts bursting
with abundance of harvest, and cursed
heartily because the kindly fruits of
the earth were SO plentiful-and there
fore SO cheap. 1t would be novel sort
of Providence that should satisfy a
farmer
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-01-17
ORIGIN OF NAVAL TiTLEs.
Borrowed Military Terms from the Ara
bic, the Spanish and the Portuguese.

Borrowed military Terms from the Ara.
bic, the Spanish and the Portuguese.
In the early days the rank Of admiral
was unknown: the chief officer of
squadron was called constable or JUS
tice. The term admiral as used now is
derived from the Arabic 'amir' or
"emir,"a commander (as in "Amir-al-
Bahr," commander of the sea.) The
early English form was ''amiral," and
is still preserved as such by the French.
The Spanish and Portuguese forms are
'almirante," the Italian 'ammiraglio."
The title captain is not naval but a
military one, says the Brooklyn Citizen.
Under the older organization the real
captain of n ship was n master, but q
military officer was placed on board,
though he knew nothing about nauti-
cal affairs. AS the captain became big
ger and bigger the master became
smaller and smaller until, at the pres
ent day, he fills subordinate position,
which is gradually becoming obsolete,
being replaced by an officer under the
title of a navigating lieutenant.
Commodore comes from the Spanish
recommendation" The title lieutenant,
DorroWeu ulrecCly from Cne trencn, is
more modern, and is meant as a place
holder, or one who took the place Of
the captain when absent. Sub-lieuten-
ant is still more modern, and at the
same time q misnomer, as he never was
a sub-lieutenant, but merely a mate, or
one who assisted. In former days we
had no cadets, but volunteers. How
ever, with the gradual advance of po-
likeness, the more seemly term of cadets
was borrowed from the French, and
adopted as the title Of the young gen.
tlemen in our navy.
In place Of paymasters, the ships Of
old had pursers, who looked after the
provisions. The naval purser did more.
He had charge of the stores Of the ship
and the money chest. Surgeons and
surgeons mates fulfilled the duties OF
the doctors. Chaplains are Of modern
introduction. Naval instructors and
schoolmasters ruled in their stead
The term mate was a rather universal
one and applied to all branches.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-01-17
A SWEDISH LEGEND.
The Queer Penalty Imposed by Satan on
the Piper Family.

The Queer Penalty Imposed by Satan on
the Piper Family.
will repeat one Of the many legends
told me by charming Swedish lady
about the family of Count Piper, the
well-known minister of her country to
the court of st. James. says writer in
the National Review. Once upon n
time the head of this house was bored
to death in his splendid castle, and he
yawned his thousandth yawn and said:
II would had even the devil to play
cards with me-" and at the word Satan
himself appeared in the guise of gen.
tleman, in which Shelley also knew
him. Oddly enough the devil lost his
money, and having none in his pockets,
for reasons best known to himself, he
offered the cohnt, in full quittance of
all claims, an apparently golden chain,
'remarking incidently that whenever
that chain was lost or injured the cas-
tie of the Pipers would infallibly be
burned.
This unusual announcement aroused
the winners suspicious, and, happen
ing to look under the card-ta BILE, he be-
held the cloven hoof. Instantly he
W Illt WILL W EcuCu uOWh AAAS
sword, for swords in those days, the
date of which I cannot exactly give,
were always ready to the hand. But
the devil was gone and the chain alone
remained. On examination 1t proved
to be long and thin, with innumerable
little links, such a chain as old gentle
men used to wear around their necks
for watch chains not long ago. An
assay discovered the metal to be some
thing other than gold, but could by no
means determine what it actually was.
An accidental injury to one of the
links, however, caused by the hammer
Of the goldsmith, cost the count q wing
Of his castle, and second injury and q
temporary loss Of the chain having re-
suited in second and in a third fire,
it at once became apparent that the
devil would keep his word. Each sue
cessive head Of the Piper family has
worn that chain around his neck from
the day of his accession to the day of
his death,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-01-17
A Fisherman's Queer Catch.

"The most peculiar experience ever
had fishing" said Col. Walton, accord
ing to the Buffalo Express, was in the
st. Lawrence river. had bite which
I thought must be large muskalonge.
After half an hours play with the fish
there was hard jerk, and then he
came in easily. When landed it proved
to be pickerel measuring thirty inches
in length. For twenty inches he was
scraped to the bone, the skin and scales
being entirely removed. The hook had
caught him under.the forward fin, and
he had evidently not bitten it. The
fish was dead when he was landed in the
boat. In that way I knew that the
bait had been taken by q larger fish OF
some kind that had partly swallowed
the pickerel, and In his greed had taken
my bait. too. He had succeeded In
escaping, but the hook caught In the
pickerel, and robbed the big Ash Of his
meal. ! have never had o like ex-
perience at any other time, and have
been an enthusiastic fisherman TOR
thirty years"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-01-17
SOME sIo COUNTIES.



Eastern states Put Together.
East Of the Rocky mountains there
are only twelve counties in the United
States containing more than 5000
square miles. Not one of these is in
New York state, the largest county of
which, st. Lawrence, covers only 1900
square miles. One of the twelve Is
Aroostook, the forest county OF north
ern Maine, between New Brunswick
and the st. Lawrence. Another is
Dade county, Fla, which includes the
everglades of Florida along the At
lantic coast, and has an area of 5000
square miles and total population Of
less than 900. Cherry county, Neb., in
with the Snake river dividing it in half,
has an area of 5,66s miles. Three
northern counties Of Minnesota lying
south of Manitoba and west of Lake
Superior, Beltrami. Itasca and st.
Louis, have respectively 5,O4O, 5,43O
and $500 square miles. The last coun-
ty includes the important city of Du-
luth, but the first has population of
only 800 and the second only of $50.
The population Of Duluth is $4,000.
Two counties of Ida buckingham,
containing the lava fields, and Idaho,
south of the Nez Perces' reservation
contain more than 10000 square miles
each. Two counties in Texas, Pecos
and Ell Paso, have more than 5000
square miles. Pecos, which is in the
extreme west of the state, on the Rio
Grande, has 6,700. Ell Paso, which adj
joins it on the Rio Grande, has 0,75O.
One county Of Colorado, Arapaho, has
an area of 6, ,920 square miles, but it is
still more notable from the fact that it
has population Of 10000, including
the city Of Denver. Routt county, in
the same state, has an area of 5000
square miles. On the Pacific slope
counties, like trees and fruits, are Of
gigantic size. Six counties of Oregon,
three counties of Washington, seven
counties eof Nevnda and seven coun-
ties of California have more than 5000
square miles. The largest of all in the
United States is the county Of San Ber-
nardino, to the east. Of Los Angeles
Its area is nearly $1,000 square miles,
nearly half the size of New York state,
and 5000 miles larger than New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Connecticut and Rhode
Island combined.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-01-17
EXPERIMENTS WITH TADPoLEs.
Extraordinary Results of q German Scien-
lists Operations.

Extraordinary Results of q German Scien-
lists Operations.
Dr. Born, of Breslau, has eXperi-
mented on the embryos and tadpoles
Of frogs, with reference to the subject
of regeneration of parts, with some
striking results For example, says
the New York Independent, he by ac-
cident partly cut off the tail of tad
pole SO that it hung by the skin; in
twenty-four hours the gap was filed
in. He then cut u portion of the tail
off, and found on putting it on again
that it grew together.
He has cut pieces off from one part
of the body and spliced them on to
another individuals; at first he spliced
together two parts of the same tadpole.
He then cut q number of tadpoles into
two and let the two parts grow to-
gether again. Encouraged by his sue
cess in these plastic operations he took
the anterior half of the body of one
tadpole and applied it to the posterior
half of another tadpole, and the two
parts grew together again. Then he
took the two anterior halves of two
tadpoles, making double-ended
creature, which lived little while.
He also took minute larva and
grated the anterior half Of one to the
tail end of another; also the dorsal
half of one tadpolc of the one genus
was made to grow to the ventral half
of the tadpole of the other genus. He
then sliced off enough of the ventral
surface of two tadpoles to make q
dot1ble.tailed animal Finally he cut
off the ventral surfaces of Bumbinator
and frog and applying the freshly
cut ventral surface to each other pro-
duced double monstrosity which
lived for several days.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-01-17
STRANGE EASTERN CUSTOMS.
Prominent Men OF Iadia Who Pass Into
Utter Obscurity.

Prominent Men OF Iadia Who Pass Into
Utter Obscurity.
Some five or six years ago the son of
the late rajah of Tanjore, q man of
some forty or fifty years of age, and,
of course, the chief native parsonage
in that part Of India, made up his mind
to become a devotee. He one day told
his friends he was going on q railway
journey, sent off his servants and car
riages from the palace to the station,
saying he would follow, gave them the
slip, and has never been heard of since.
His friends went to the man who was
known to have been acting as his guru,
who simply told them: "You will
never find him." Supposing the G. 0.
M. or the prince of Wales were to re-
tire like this-how odd it would seem!
To illustrate this subject, says Lon
don Times writer, may tell the story
of .Tilleinathan Swan, who was the
teacher OF the guru, whose acquaint-
ance am referring to in this chapter.
Tilleinathan was q wealthy shipowner
of high family. In 1850 he devoted
himself to religious exercises till 1855,
when he became ''emancipated." After
his attainment he felt sick of the world
and SO he wound up his affairs, divided
all his goods and money among rela-
tives and dependents, and went off
stark naked into the woods. His
mother and sisters were grieved and
repeatedly pursued him, offering to
surrender all to him If he would only
return. At last he simply refused to
answer their importunities and they
desisted. He appeared in Tanjore after
that in 1857, 1859, 1854 and 1872, but has
not been seen since. He is supposed to
be living somewhere in the western
Ghauts
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-01-17
MIGRATING TARANTuLAs.

How the Monstrous Spiders Move in
Bodies Over the Country.
An old military friend of mine told
me not long since that in the summer
of 1850 he and companion were trav-
cling before day one morning, to es-
cape the terrible heat of the later
hours along the bank of the Gila river,
on the Arizona side, writes Rev. j. d.
Gillian, in the Christian Advocate.
Jogging along and chatting as they
went, or listening to distant tu-whit-
hu of some drowsy sand owl, their
horses suddenly snorted and stopped
short, and endeavored to turn about.
They brought their guns into position
and peered into the dissolving dark
ness, expecting to see some "varmint"
or slsulking Indian, but nothing ap-
peared in view. They urged their
horses. but not step did or would
they bulge, except in the wrong way,
when their eyes lighted upon q long.
black, fat, serpentine-looking zone or
ribbon stretching as far as the eye
could reach in either direction and di-
rectly across their path. One of them
dismoupted, and upon accommodating
found it to be nothing more nor less
than q mighty multitude Of silent, soft
footed, marching tarantulas, migrating
somewhere, they could not tell where.
Their animals could not leap over
them, and would not 20 through, 60
there was but one alternative, II they
did not care to stay there, and that
was to return about two miles to where