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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16
In Search of q Friend.

"Ah, good morningl" he exclaimed,
as they met in City Hall Park day or
two since. "This is nice winter weather
we are having"
"Y.es," replied the man addressed
as he looked at the other in a puzzled
way"
perhaps you don't remember me p"
"No; your face is familiar, but I can't
just place you."
"Of course not. Do you remember
one year ago, right on this spot, when a
ragged and hungry man stopped you and
asked you for dime ?"
II don't think do"
"He told you he had sought in vain
for work. He was hungry penniless
and ragged, but yet full of ambition"
II can't remember"
"But can't you remember that he
said he wanted to go West and discover
a gold mine, and that you laughed at
him ?"
"No."
ut is queer" continued the stranger
that while he asked you for dime you
gave him big silver dollar ?"
"That wouldn't have been me-" re-
piled the citizen. "No shouldn't have
given him a cent. You have the wrong
man."
| "I-I guess have p said the stranger
as he carefully looked the man over.
eyes, see that I am mistaken, and
you via please excuse me-"
"But what about it anyway"
"Why? took the dollar h. gave me
and went West and discovered a gold
mine just as said could. Sold it the
other day for 50, 800, 900 cash, and 1 am
here to hunt up the good fellow and
beg him to accept the odd $5OO,OOO
You look something like him, but was
mistaken. I'll just walk along and see
if can't run against him. Ia ia, nice
weather 7"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16
Poor Mans Money.

Demagogues have called silver "the
poor mans money" Silver and paper
money of small denominations are every.
body's money, the money of the pock.
ct, the money of small transactions.
Those who have larger transactions use
bank checks. But if silver is the poor
mans money, would ask why is it?
If because he uses money in small sums,
then silver is everybody's money, in
small sums. If it is the poor mans
money because it is cheaper than gold,
less valuable than gold and therefore,
has less purchasing power, would ask
If the poor man, the laboring man, has
not the right to as good dollar as the
rich man? Shall we have yardstick
OF 36 inches for the wealthy and yard
stick of "a inches, or only l8 inches for
poor man? Shall we have bushel of
four pecks for the wealthy, and bush.
el of three or two pecks for the laborer ?
The people who thus try to humbug the
poor man, would in reality, become his
robbers and oppressors. With depre.
ciated currency the prices of all things
he uses would increase, while his wages
would remain the same for least good
while, after the imitation. This is the
uniform experience. The wage Garner,
the day laborer, is always the greatest
sufferer from deprecated currency
Currency Primer
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16
Is the Oleander Poisonous i?

Whether locality has anything to do
with it or not has not yet been definite.
ly settled, but certain it is that in Ger.
tain portions of the country the olean.
der, so much admired for it's exquisite
blossoms, has been the cause of serious
illness, and in some cases death has
been attributed to too intimate assoc.
iation with it. Several persons were
attacked with exceedingly painful
throat disorders, with headache, gid.
diness and violent agitation. The dis.
pensatories class it as heart poison,
and one of it's victims died in the most
distressing heart convulsions. Animals
are affected by it as we'll as man. A
valuable horse died few moments after
browsing on the stalks and leaves.
Several cows died from drinking water
into which some cuttings of the plant
had been thrown, and other animals
were very sich from inhaling the smoke
from burning twigs and leaves of this
plant. They were shut in small yard
and breeze carried the smoke directly
toward them. In other localities there
seem to be no serious consequences at
tending the cultivation of this plant
Whether immediate surroundings or the
climatic conditions have anything to dc
with the effects of this popular house
plant would furnish an interesting sub
ject for discussion. York Ledger.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16
HcKinley's Mother.

"A short time since," said Thomas F,
Turner, ex.Oity Solicitor of Canton, O.,
"while coming from the West on one
of the Pennsylvania trains, I fell into
conversation with the conductor of the
Pullman car, who related an interesting
incident which is certainly worth re.
peating. He said:
While on one of my runs from Chi
cago to Pittsburg, I observed an elderly
lady seated all alone in my car, and
seeing that she was endeavoring in vain
to adjust the window near her seat, I
proffered my assistance which she CRATE.
fully accepted.
"There we're no other passengers in
the car, and after fixing the window l
dropped into an adjoining seat and en-.
gagged in conversation with the old lady,
who, I soon discovered, despite her ap.
parent modesty, to be unusually we'll
informed.
''The conversation drifted from one
subject to another until happened to
mention the fact that, before entering
the railroad service, had been engaged
in business at Columbus, Ohio. The
old lady remarked that she had a son
who was living in Columbus. said to
her: ut is quite likely that know your
son. I was in Columbus a great many
years and have very large acquaint.
ance with it's people,
"No,' said she, you will scarcely know
him, as he has only been in Columbus a
few years.
"But,' said I, 'I'm still a frequent
visitor there and may have met him.
"The old lady made no answer to this,
but, turning her face, looked out of the
car window at the autumn tinged fields
and hillsides that we're gliding by. I
had not made 80 bold as to ask the
name of her son, but finally ventured to
ask if he was engaged in any business,
and again she turned her eyes to the,
hills and fields. thought I could oh.
serve a slight shade of color creeping
into the old lady's pale cheeks, and as I
pr essed my inquiries about her son I
thought she seemed to show signs of
slight embarrassment. sought to read
her thoughts as we sped along, and I
wondered whether the thoughts of her
son had been excited by our accidental
conversation were such as to give Joy
or sorrow to mothers heart. At last
I ventured to ask: I'm what business
is your son engaged ?"
"For a moment the old lady did not
reply. I feared my question had pain
ed her. She looked around at last; the
blood had mounted to her cheeks until
she was blushing like school girl.
my son just now,' she said sis the
Governor OF Ohio"
"The information could not have been
more modestly given had William Nc.
Kinlev been but humble clerk in a
dry goods store instead of the Governor
of the great State and the most.talked.of
man in America"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16
The Texas Rangers.

There are at present about two-hun.
dred rangers in Texas. They are sepa.
rated into companies and are kept on
the borders for the most part. They
live in the open air the year round.
Nearly every night in the year, rain or
shine, hey have only the open sky for q
roof and the bare ground for a bed.
Their pillows are their saddles. They
live the hardest, roughest of lives, and
danger is their delight. They are all
young men-too young to count the
cost when duty is to be done and odds
faced. They are made up of the flower
of Texas manhood. A wild, yelling
cowboy is looked upon with contempt
by them. They depend upon their six.
shooters and carbines, their coolness
and craftsmanship, the known courage
of their comrades and the fact that they
are backed by the law of the State, and
opposition to their will is a thing to be
put down at all hazards with an iron
hand.
The Governor of Texas is the chief
officer of the rangers. What he says is
law to them. The Sheriff, the police,
the militia must not stand in their way
if the rangers have orders from the
Governor. The rangers hold individu.
ally as much power as any Sheriff in
Texas. They hold more. They are not
bounded by county lines. They may
summon posse at any time to assist
them in making arrests.
The section which the rangers police is
larger in area than all New England,
and it is of such character that were
| ir not for their work it would be given
over to lawlessness and disorder. The
rangers are sent TO those sparsely set.
tied sections of the country where op.
portunity for escape from the regular
peace officers is afforded. Whenever q
| Sheriff is unable to cope with lawless.
ness he calls on tho Governor and the
rangers are sent to take charge. Many
times in the past has the Governor of
Texas ordered the rangers to 60 to
counties where the Sheriff was in sym.
pathy with the lawless element, and in
such cases they have acted independent.
| ly and without regard to the wishes of
the Sheriff or other officers.
The rangers are paid $40 month, and
ammunition furnished by the State.
They provide their own horses, the
State paying for them if they are kille d
They are unincumbered with baggage.
They will take to the saddle at mo
ment's notice and 60 on scont of a
months duration. They have no uni.
form. They have no military discipline
as discipline is generally understood,
bnt they obey their officers and will 60
with them to certain death, without Q
murmur.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as remedy for you.
troubles If not, get a bottle now and
get relief. This medicine has been
found to be peculiarly adapted to the re.
lief and cure OF all female complaints,
exerting a wonderful direct influence in
giving strength and tone to the organs.
II you have loss of appetite, constipa.
ton, headache, faiuting spells, or are
nervous, sleepless, excitable, melan.
choly or troubled with dizzy spells,
Electric Bitters is the medicine you
need. Health and strength are guar.
anteed by its use. Large bottles only
so cents at Fullerton & Co.'s Drug Store
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16
Some Foolish Mothers

Let their babies cry with collie, giving
mother no rest night or day. How fool.
ish, when DR.. Hands Colic Cure gives
immediate relief to baby. 1t removes
wind from the stomach, quiets the
nerves and gives restfnl sleep. Mother,
send today to your drug store for a %
cent bottle. Think of the weary hours
it saves you. If baby's gums are sore,
teething, use DR.. Hands Teething
Lotion. At all druggists, 25 cents.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16

T. F. Anthony, ex.postmaster OF
Promise City, Iowa, says: 81 bought
one bottle of Mystic Cure for rheum-
atism and two doses of it did me more
good than all the medicine ever took. 4"
Sold by w. R. Smith & Co., Druggists
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16
"Fightine Bob.v

An inquiry was addressed to Captain
Evans ~ to how he gained the sobri-
quet Of Fighting Bob" His reply was
modestly given. "I do not like the sub.
ject," he said. II never courted that
kind of distinction in the service. am
no moro entitled to that title than any
other officer. Every man in the United
States navy will fight when it is his
duty to do 80. Courage is q universal
quality among Americans. Oowardice
among Americans, either afoat or
ashore, is 80 rare that it is not worth
considering. If the captain of battle
ship with 500 men on board, or the col.
onel Of q regiment Of 1000 American
regulars goes into action, he does not
make discount of one.hundredth part
one per cent. for backing or sulking on
the part of his men. One of the best
illustrations of this characteristic of
Americans was the behavior of the
Yorktown's crew under my command,
in Valparaiso harbor. A very bad and
hostile feeling prevailed against Ameri-
ca at that time. The Yorktown became
the asylum Of certain political refugees.
The government on top at that time
demanded the surrender of these peo.
pie. I refused to give them up. The
commanding officer at Valparaiso, of the
Euro pean squadrons on that station to
ssy to me that unless these refugees
were surrendered they would follow my
ship to sea with three cruisers, each
larger than my own, and an ironclad
nearly four times her size, and as soon
az we got outside the marine league,
they would haul me to and demand the
surrender of the fugitives.
II asked the admiral to excuse me for
a moment and went to see those who
had placed themselves in my care. I
said to them 1 had promised them an
asylum and to convey them in safety to
Callao, Peru, and meant to live up to
that promise. I then told them what I
had heard. told them that the Chilean
fleet might attack me and that in that
event I would doubtless be overpowered
But I continued, the asylum that I
have guaranteed to you shall be good
until my ship is under. If you are satis-
fed with that kind of an asylum you
are welcome to it,
ct hey all assented and then I return.
ed to the admiral and stated that I
would not surrender the men. He then
infor med me, as already stated, that I
would be followed, and he remarked
that If the three big Chilean ships at
tached me my little Yorktown would
not last thirty minutes. In reply I re.
quested the admiral to say to the of.
ficer commanding the Chilean squadron
that while my little ship might not last
more than thirty minutes, She will
make HI of lot of trouble while she
is ahoat.' do not know whether or
not the European admiral gave this
message in these words, but I do know
that steamed out of Valparaiso Bay
the next day about noon, with all my
refugees on board, and that no ship of
the Chilean squadron followed me-"
That sort of thing explains the Slight.
ing Bob"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16

And the whale blubbered-As his
feet touched dry land again, Jonah
turned and shook his fist at the whale.
"You have found out" he said, "that
you can't keep a good man down."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16

Doctor-I don't think that boil on
your nose is serious matter, but you
had better keep your eye on it.
Patient (nervously Great Scott |!
doctor, that'll make me squint.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16

Officer las he pulls Col. Blon'yood of
Kentucky from the water)-,re you
seriously injured, Colonel?
ColoDri Blood .ool-Not ahticle,
sub. dind't swallow moulhfui of IL.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16

Don't invite disappointment by ex
perimenting. Depend upon One Min
ute Cough Cure and you have immedi
ate relief. 1t cures Group. The only
harmless remedy that produces immedi
ate results. w. r. Smith & Co.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16

Yeast-The way that man Green
dresses he must be making good money.
Crimsonbeak-Wel he's not; he's q
counterfeiter
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16

1t not only is so, it must b- so. One
Minute Cough Cnre acls quickly, and
that's what makes it 60, W. r Smith
& Co.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16

Mrs. Green declares that her husband
is just like fire. When he goes out
there's no knowing where he goes to.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16

Mother-A"d you ar" sure that ha
loves ,on?
Daugh'e'--Of course I am. Can't 7
see how he stares at me whenever I am
not looking at him?
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16

"Er-I want some sort of present for
young lady"
"Sweet heart or sister?
"Er--why-she hasn't said which she
will be yet"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16

Drive out tie Impurities from your
blood with Hoods Sarsaparilla and thus
avoid that tired, languid feeling and
even serious illness
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-16
West Main street, Hillsboro, o.

"Papa, what is walk in life p" "It
is that procession, my boy, in which
everybody has to run like mad or get
left"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-10-23
Bcaiil 0i Charles & WEIGH.

Many Of the old residents OF Big Stone
City, viii he surprised and grieyed to
learn Of the death CT Charles +. Nelch,
who WAS for a number of Years in The
lumber businps>at Bl. Stoke City.
Mr. Welch has been for some
seven or eight years past engaged
as travelling AGENT for the Northwestern
Lumber Co., of Eau tIure, Via, and as
pneumonia while at { Car Rapids, Ia,
about tao weeks ago and WAS taken t"
hls home at Eau Clare, where he died
ON the 2Olh inst. Charley was about 80
years Of age, a splendid young business
man. and the news If lis aecease VIII
cause sincere sorrow among those old
friends and associates Who nave s. many
kind lemembrances OF inm.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-10-23
"per Capita.~

It is more money the Bryanites want.
Now, which nations have the most
money-those with the gold standard
or those with the silver standard?
The silverites are fond of talking
about per capita circulation.
Under free coinage Of both gold and
silver the United States had per cap
ita circulation in 1900 Of $500 in
1883 of ss. 90, in 1882 of &I1. G3, i'll
1872 Ct $1s 10. In 1894 we had per
capita of $24 2S; in 1896 we lave ole
CT &2l.l0
The per capita circulation Of the
world is about IS. Is.
The per capita Of the gold standard
countries is Els.
Tho Per capita Of the silver standard
countries is nearly $4.30
The gold standard countries have q
per capita Of silver alone of So 40.
Tho silver standard countries have a
per capita Of silver Of s2 80, tho rest Of
their small circulation being mainly de-
preciated paper.
The gold standard countries, with
less than one-third Of the worlds popu-
lation. have very nearly twothirds Of
the worlds currency circulation.
And yet Mr.. Bryan would take the
United States from the gold standard
and place it upon the silver standard.-
Louisville Courier journal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-10-23
A Few Facts.

In 1878 farm products were lower
than ever before since the civil war, and
the 'greenbackers were arguing that
the preparation for resumption on Jan.
l, 1879, had produced the hard times,
and their advocates tried to postpone
the date for resumption. But resump-
ton came Jan. l, 1879, and No. cash
wheat sold at 815s; by May it was up
60 SIOlA, and by December, 1879, it
was up to sl.331a. Corn was 292s III
January, 1879. but in December. 1879.
it was 43l4.
Such facts need to be borne in mind
at this time, when SO many false the.
Ories are ahoat
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-10-23

jefferson, IL 1883, wrctc: Just
principles VIII lead us to disregard legal
proportion altogether, TO inquire into
the market price Of gold III the several
countries with which we shall priNci-
pally be connected in commerce and to
take an average from them. | very
much dOu5t right now TO change tho
value, AMI especially to lessen it. -
Tho huIse committee, III 1921, report
cd: 1T IL sufficient to know, by un-
happy experience, that its ratio CT ID
to tendency is to rid us of Il gold cGr-
rency and leave US nothing but silver -
The house committee, III 1884, report
Cd: The dcsidcratum in the monetary
system is !; standard of uniform value.
We cannot ascertain that both metals
have ever circulated simultaneously,
concurrently and indiscriminately i'll
any country where there are hanks or
money dealers, and we entertain tho
conviction that the nearest approach to
an invariable standard is its establish
ment in one metal which metal shall
compose exclusively the currency for
large payments. "
AhdiSH coShsolis III i'ooI "Ao'p'
''There is no fraud in gold. 1t is un-
chanceable and Will do its office every
where and at all times. Labor imparts
an invariable value to it. ="
Benton, in 1884, said in debate: 1T
| Igold has an intrinsic value, which
! gives it currency all over the world to
| the full amount Of that value without
| regard to law or circumstances. 1t has
a uniformity of value which makes it
the safest standard Of value Of property
which the wisdom of man has yet dis
covered. Its superiority over all other
money gives to its possessor the choice
and command of all other money"
Following this debate the act called
! the administration gold bill, in
tended to pat the country on q single
| gold standard, was passed, l45 to 3G i'll
| tho house and So to in the senate, and
signed by Andrew Jackson, president.
| The house committee, III 1893, report
ed Gold is the only standard of value
by which all property is now measured.
| 1t is virtually the only currency Of the
| country We desire to have the standard
currency to consist Ct gold only, and
| that these silver coins shall be entirely
| subservient to it, and that they shall be
! used rather as tokens than as standard
| coins -
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-10-23
How to Mark Your Ballot.

Great care should be exercised by
voters IN marking their ballots properly
as under the ballot law not the intent 81
the voter but the actual markings only
count. The following directions On the
ballot as how to properly mark 'he
ticket should be carefully attended TO
To vote a Straight Party Ticket, mark
a Y lcross in the Circle at the lop.
To vote for Candidate on another
Ticket ERASE the Name OF that Canai-
date on your Straight Ticket and place
a X (cross) at the left Of the name you
vote for on the other Ticket.
In case voter does not wish to vote
= Party Ticket lie need not mark a y
(cros,) in the Circle II the Head, but IN
stead must place a \ cross at the lel'
of eacl. Candidate be votes Tor.
10 no, make "A \ lcross) III more 1hah
one Circle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-10-23

Hon. +. NJ. Byrne Of Faulk county
spoke for Iepublicanism at the GaIy
school house m Vernon, Friday evening
at the Connolly school house IN Georgia
township SATURDAY evening aud NJ tL4
fouder school house in MeIr,se Mon
day evening. and is now up in Runerts
county holding meetings Mr.. Hyrue is a
clear and convincing speaker, and the
populIsts who tackled his arguments 90,
their fingers burned
Hon. Carl Sherwood of Clark, present
"u The cause of honest money and pro-
trrll"n at tie opera house Friday even.
ing Oct 10th, and in clear loeic and
convincing manner, without any attempt
lat oralory, dlssrcted the IT. 10 | faIlacy
and showed up the dishonesty and
sophIatues of he flee silver scheme
Nj. Sher"ood's presentation of The
mony question was one OF tn best aud
most logical given t. ii MiIbank
audience during the campaign.
At the annual conference OF the NJ. f
church, held at Nermlllon last week,
the loil'Wing appointments in which the
people OF TINS loc-hty are interested
were made for the coming year: Mil
banN and Alban, o Williams; Wjlmot,
f. A BurdIck: Waubay, " A. Gray;
Clark, d. A. Dexter; Big Stone Clty,
G. O. Walker; White, l.. Mclean;
Webster, d. {, Mclean.
The next conference will be held at
Mitchell
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-10-23
The Record Postal Ballot

The Chicago Record postal ballot, was
suggested Dv the extreme anxiety ot the
people to get something OF an idea of
what Will be the result of the election
1t was endorsed and was carried on bv
representatives Of all the parties, and Is
conceded to be as fair test Of the DO
htical feeling as could be secured Fol.
lowing IS the tabulated statement of the
result: