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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-07-30
MONEY USED IN WAR TIMES.
Rare Collection of Currency Employed In
Trade During tho Rebellion.

Rare Collection of Currency Employed In
Trade During tho Rebellion.
There is q collection in this city says
the New York World, which is war
ranted to make the eye of the relio-
seeker glisten with delight. It is q
coin collection, not of antiques which
have the history of ages stamped on
their faces. but of coins none more than
rs years ole, but each one of which tells
not only the story Of the nation, but also
a personal history.
The coins are of 62S varieties, and rep-1
resent the various metal moneys issued
by private individuals during three
years of the rebellion. Each bit of brass
or copper has adifferent design stamped
on 1t, and others q name and address.
Occasionally wag has announced In
brass tones II owe you one cent" Del
monico, the gatherer in Of silver and
gold, found it necessary to send forth
bits of metal stamped with his name.
OF shoemaker, grocer and candlestick
makers there are any number. One
man announces to the world that 5000
people are annually cured by his pills,
while another inculcates the moral Of
"little by little" presumably pennies,
to insure wealth. The interest OF the
collection is not confined entirely to the
comic, but to the manner in which they
have been set up.
DR.. George R. Bond. of New York
city, collected the coins with great care
not later than 1868, and arranged them
in design representing the front ele-
vation Of the capitol at Washington.
Brass pieces are 70 arranged as to sug-
gest the windows and porticos. Around
the coin design are arranged pieces Of
paper money Used during the war. In
cluding duplicates, just 1882 articles
haye besp employed: Its probably the
only collection Of its kind in the coun-
try. The. whole is inclosed in frame
five feet eight inches by four feet, and
is the property of Mrs. Kirschmann, Of
No. 14O Fifth avenue. Brooklyn.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-07-30
Populist National Committee.

ST. LOUIS, July 27.-The FIRST meet
ing of the new populist national com.
mittee was held Saturday evening at
the Lindell hotel. The committee was
called to order shortly after 8 o'clock
by ex-Congressman Lafe Pence, of New
York, and after much discussion the
following gentlemen were placed in
nomination for chairman of the COM
mittee:
Senator Marion F. Butler, Of North
Carolina; Gen. James b. Weaver, Of
Iowa; Judge II. L. Bentley, of Texas;
Senator VIM. " Allen. OF Nebrasks,
John w. Breidenthal, Of Kansas.
Senator Butter received the nomins,
ton on che second ballot
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-07-30

The Paris Figaro tells q story Of the
famous horse-breedcr Lupin, to whom
q friend one day showed list of horses
that were to compete for prize. ask
ing his opinion a. to which he should
bet ON. Lupin scanned the list care
fully and exclaimed with an air of con-
viction: Among all these horses do
not - one that h aLle to get there
art"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-07-30
A BADLY Broken spias.

James Stiles il In the hospital at
e. ION. Pa, suffering from broken
back. A year ago b. fell and broke his
spinal column, and In spite Of the doc
tors ideas he recovered. Since then he
has broken bis spinal column Ave times
end has spent most Of his time IN hns-
pitAIa,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-07-30

Ex-EMPREss CARLOTrA, of Mexico, is
SO years OF age, and has been out of
her head 30 years. On her birthday at
the beginning Of June she was visited
by her brother, the king Of the Bel
gians. the queen and princsss clsmsn.
tine.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
MUSHROOMS AND TOADsTooLs.

Rules by Which Food Can he Distin-
gufshed from Poison.
The common mushroom never
grows in the woods. Remembering
this, the collector will not eat supposed
mushrooms found in the woods, and
may thus save his family the unpleas-
ant necessity of O coroner's inquest.
The gills Of the common mushroom
are pink or dark-brownish purple, but
can be distinguished only by accurate
knowledge of their individual D
ance.
A large genus. the lactarius. is
known by it's exuding milk when the
stems or caps are broken. Many of
the species are esculent. None of them
is poisonous. several of them are large.
white and snowy; with two exceptions.
they grow from the ground. and are
found in the woods in large quaint.
ties. On tasting, n is disposed to
think that spontaneous combustion
has occurred in the mouth. but it
loses its fiery qualities on cooking,
and, though it is a coarse species. is
much more tender and savory than
many of the vegetables we eat.
Here let me say that, in cooking all
varieties of %toadstools they should be
cooked precisely as is the oyster. The
time of cooking should be determined
by the consistency of the variety.
Salt. pepper and butter are the only
necessaries as seasoning, and the aim
should be to preserve, as nearly as
possible, the natural flavor. 1t is cul-
mary heresy to soak them with gra-
vics or smother them with foreign
fiavors.-Charles M%cIlvaine, in Phila-
delDhia Bulletin.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
Farm Notes.

Less acres, more to the acre, should
be the motto of every farmer.
Don't starve your land, lest it starve
you.
Clean up the lawns and make the
home as beautiful as possible.
Large crops of roots and generous
herds of stock should be found on the
same farm.
Land in which potatoes are to be
planted should be plowed very deep,
twice the depth Of land for other crops.
Smaller farms, more productive
acres, and cooperation among farmers
will he advantageous in bad times or
good.
Selling grain is shipping the farm
piece-meal to distant markets.; the
farm and its fertility are kept at home
by animal husbandry alone.
There is generally very little gained
by putting seed into the ground till the
soil becomes warm enough to start
termination.
The Michigan experiment station
made experiments in sowing clover,
and obtained the best results from
sowing seed in late winter or early
spring.
Farmers cannot afford to experiment
except incidentally, on q small scale.
The experiment stations were insti.
tuted to make q business Of expert.
menting, snd they arr doing q good
/ work.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
IRON n. n Fertilizer.


The value of iron as a fertilizer is
beginning to be known and appreciate
ed. T.. G.. Mathews, of Worcester.
Mass. reports his success with it.
He used his blacksmith shop sweep
ings on WORKOUT grass land. aud
found that it made the grass grow
better. and put it on his garden. The
results OH vegetables convinced him
that it was a wonderful fertilizer, and
he has been using it for thirty-five
years. DR.. j. A. Livingston, Of Worth
AN, Tex, applied it to some cotton
plants in a dead patch" of black
loan soil, in the form Of a solution.
and the plants so treated revived
twhile the others dicd), and developed
three weeks in advance of other parts
of the crop not so treated. The cheap
est process of using this fertilizer is
to lang old iron in your fruit trees,
where the rust can drop on the ground
below, or put the old iron in Il pool Of
water. and after the iron rusts use the
water to irrigate the plants. Iron dust
and shavings can be obtained from
blacksmith shops, machine shops and
foundries.-Southern Cultivator.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
A PRAIRIE
Some Interesting Observations About
Renovation.

S0me Interesting ObservatlOnN About
Renovation.
Prof. Georgeson of the Kansas ex-
pertinent station writes as follows re-
garding the renovation of q prairie
pasture: '"The prairie pasture on
upper farm had gradually been fail
ing. Owing to a lack of pasture for the
cattle we had been compelled to keep
the herd OH it longer than ought to
have been the case. Suntiowers and
bull-nettles began to spring up all over
it, while the native grasses seemed to
be dying. Under these conditions it
seemed desirable to attempt to estab-
lish some tame grasses Oh this prairie
land. Accordingly the surface was cut
with a disc harrow, weighted and
driven yer 1t in several directions,
and a mixture of perennial grasses,
consisting of orchard grass, timothy,
red top, meadow fescue, blue grass,
with some clover and alfalfa, was
Sown broadcast on the loosened sur
face. narrowed in and rolled. A time
ly rain caused the seed to terminate
pioiAiply, anu III CA1cc WCChS lACAC
was a fine show of green from this
seed nearly all over the field. The
tame grass appeared to have obtained
splendid foothold, but by the middle
Of June 1t became apparent that the
prairie grass was disposed to dispute
with the talre grasses for supremacy.
1t came in thick and grew vigorously
and the weak Seeding grass had OBJ
tanned complete mastery, Dol stand
ing a foot high and very close to the
ground, and none Of the weeds which
were common in the pasture the pre-
vious year were present. The follow
ing year the prairie afforded as much
pasture as it probably ever did. This
affords a lesson in r%enovating native
pastures. Take off the stock, scratch
the surface early in the spring and
leave it to Itself. I believe farmers
frequently make a mistake when they
attempt to substitute tame grasses for
the native pastures. Tame grasses
may afford more pa]atable feed and
they usually yield a little feed earlier
than the prairie, but they cannot stand
the hardships Of drouth as the prairie
grass can, o do they, with the same
treatment rs permanent pasture, yield
any more or ever as much feed. The
prairie grasses are here because they
are suited to the conditions, and If we
avoid overstocking they will last in
definitely and afford feed even in the
drycSt seasons"
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
Fertilixfnr Mistaken.

In bringing up poor soil to produc-
ing fertility, Sc as to raise paying
crops, a degree of patience and energy
has to be exercised that the farmer on
naturally rich soil is not apt to fully
estimate; and the fewer mistakes
made, the better.
1t is a mistake to turn under first
clover crop to exceed six inches in
depth; and it Is another to not turn
succeeding ones any deeper. Expert
enco and observation lead me to be-
lieve that on poor and compact clay
lands, each succeeding crop should be
ttl ned under an inch deeper than the
previous one until as great depth as
twelve inches is reached, provided the
team can break that deep; nor would
l turn in any deeper than a foot at
any time. 10 depend on bringing up
soil with commercial fertilizers, indie
pendent of green manures, will not
only prove disappointing in effect, but
will be also expensive. from q inan-
cial point. The ~neglecting q proper
rotation Of crops, and each crop on q
fresh clover sod, will not only make
the building up Of the soil fertility
more slow, but also more expensive
from the skimp increase in the volume
of crops grown.
1t Is a mistake to depend upon any
other green crop as a fertilizer when
the soil and climate is such that clover
thrives.-D. T. Stephenson in Journal
OF Agriculture.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
Shooting at . Dance,

Henrietta, Tex, May 7.-Last night
a dance was held Mt the home of one
Charles Risley, about nine miles south.
east of here. An old feud existed be.
tween Hiram Curtis and Matt Bentley.
When Curtis arrived lie found Bentley
already there, and commenced to fire.
Bentley returned Curtis fire. After
shooting five times. he ran out of the
door and started for Henrietta to give
himself up. After the fight ceased it
was found that Hiram Curtis was shot
several times in the breast; Bird Ris-
ley shot in the breast once; Charles
ltisley shot in the leg, and S. ID. Hon
ner shot in the hip. 1t is reported that
since the shooting both Hiram Curtis
and Bentley are dead.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
An 1ll.A.sorted MARRIAGE.

The allusion to May and December,
in describing marriages between youth
and age has been used so much that
1t has become trite. But If there ever
was a case in which the expression
could be properly applied, it was one
that occurred in Richmond, Va, a
short time ago. The singular feature
of the case is that the groom imperson-
ated May, the bride assuming the role
of December. The former was Hiram
d. Ely, fifteen years old, and the latter
Mrs. Jane D. Ely, his slster-in-law, a
widow on the shabby side of fifty and
the mother of four children. Both were
from the country, and as the boy pro-
duced q permit from his mother to
marry, a license was granted, and the
strangely mismated couple were mar
ricd. They were accompanied on their
wedding tour by the four children
Troy Times.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09

gave 1t a twirl. But like a spirit, a
form glided between them and cut the
moose ut the neck of the PROSTATE and
unconscious man.
fathers life," said the girl, c%onfr an
the angry owner of Delight.
"iou saved my horse:" he asked tn
scornful incredulity.
Yes. You do not know how to care
for precious things. The boy has been
dlllgged, and your enemy-not NV
father-is ut your door. My father was
the tool of another man. Give me his
life for your Delight, and win the race
tomorrow. We will go where you can
hear of us again."
Damer had recovered his conscious
ncss and was on his feet, but being
sobcred could not recall his part in the
affair.
"Takc him." said Lincoln, not I'M
kindly, land If you saved my horse I
thank you, Pauline"
She looked like a young queen as
she led the bewildered man away and
IL Of the men made a slight remark
about her "Injun blood" giving her a
good gait, and measured his length on
the floor before the speech was well
out of his mouth.
"You will please speak respectfully
of Delights friends-and mine" said
Lincoln, with a fierce CLEAN in his
eye.
The next day the little jockey was
all right and figured to win. ne wore
the ribbon of the Indian princess, AID
Delight ran from start to wire III the
good time of 1:13, %distancing all COM
pctitors.
When the wne Of the winning
horse counted up his gains he was sat
listed to keep that which he had won
and retire tn his ranch Il rich man. He
thought much of Pauline in those days,
as ne had Mt another and earlier phase
of their acquaintance. Her beauty,
her maidenly modesty, her many
graces Of mind and character, had
made an impression upon him, and he
believed those very graces were de-
it to be an imperative duty to call ON
luck she had brought him. Perhaps
she would be his mascot for life.
He rode Delight, who was proudly
conscious of a new outfit, and pranced
accordingly. setting Off the figure of
his young master to its best advant-
age. There was no sign of life about
the cabin, the smithy was closed, but
the owner of the wagon making por-
ton of the building said that the
smith had taken his daughter and gone
hack to her mothers people on Big
river.
TO be foiled in his desire is the
strongest incentive to 4 man to gain
the object of his hope. Delight felt
his masters spurs that day as never
before.
Harlow Lincoln could hear the soft,
low voice saying. you do lot know
how to care for precious things ard
he realized, as most of lis do Mt some
period Of our lives. that blessings
brighten as they take their flight. But
he is a young man of enterprise, and
the tightening of the lasso of love
around his affections may yet lead him
to the ranchero OF Big river, which is
,,ok ~,;%o ~ tho D~I ~ %1,o ,,,o,1l
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09

Philadelphia, May 7.-Theodore II.
Graham, formerly n member of the
firm Of Young. Smythe, Field & Co.,
has disappeared, and 1t is said that his
finances are in a badly tangled condi-
ton. Mr.. Graham had charge of the
financial affairs of the firm, and his
partners repOsel the utmost confidence
md trust in him. He vas connected
with tue establishment for % years.
Shortly before his disappearance MI.
Graham told MI. Field that lie had lost
large sums of money in stock specula-
ton. MI. Field at once held q consul
tation with Isaac s. Smythe and they
o began to realize the extent of the
trouble. MI. Field, when seen at his
office to-day, corroborated the story
and said that it was unfortunately
only too true. No definite information
can be obtained as to the extent of
MIR. Graham's losses, and they are va
riOuSly estimated ut from 100000 to
$3OO,OOO.
Woman Doctor Arrested.
Minneapolis, May 7.-Dr. Bertha
Shepard, of 72S Hennepin venue, was
arraigned in the munich II court this
morning charged with performing O
criminal operation, the complaint be-
ing sworn out by DR.. H. N. Avery, on
facts secured by DR.. Button, his as
sistant. The defendant, through her
attorney. asked for an examination in
the municipal court, and it was set for
Friday morning, pending which bonds
were fixed ut $1,000. DR.. Avery said
that his attention was called to the
case last week, when the operation is
alleged to have taken place. The op
GRAFTON was upon Ada Dennis, who at
the time was stopping at SOB Second
avenue south, but who is now closely
guarded at the city hospital. DIR. Av-
cry states that he has secured from
the girl, who is II years old, an aft
davit charging the defendant with the
crime. The doctor has other incrim-
mating evidence. The defendant
states that she is not guilty of the
crime charged, but that she did D
ate on the girl for q tumor. She said
that she had but recently returned
from a trip to Germany, where she
had gone for her health. The girl is
of respectable parents and her former
home was in Wisconsin. She has
lived here for several months, and at
first taught school, but recently was
engaged as clerk.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
JACKSON'S CASE.
Greencastle People Call Will Wood
a q Character.

U~reencustle FeOpl6 Ca1l Will WOOD
a had Character.
Newport, Ky, May Tin the trial
today testimony was given regarding
Scott .Jackson's character while in In
d%ianapolis and Will Woods reputation
in G~reencastle. The former was said
to be good by Dr.. Hunt, and the latter
bad by four residents of Greencastle.
Col. Nelson, for the prosecution, has
been begged by John Seward. the de-
tective, for mercy. Seward voluntarily
came to Nelson to-day and offered to
make a full confession to the effect
that he had procured Trusty to come
on the stand as a witness for the de-
Tense and had invented the testimony
which Trusty gave. Seward made this
offer with the request that he be freed
from punishment for his acts in con-
sideration of his confession. Col. Nell
son has not yet determined what
course lie will pursue. The defense
rested and rebuttal will begin. Seward
and Trusty are under police surveil-
lance.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
Fer Over Fifty Years

AN OLD AND WELL-TRISD REM
EDY.-Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Sy-
rup has been used for over fifty years
by millions of mothers for their
children while teething, with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhpa. Is pleasant to the taste.
Sold by Druggists in every part of
the world. Twenty-Five cents q bot
tie. Its value is incalculable. Be
sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup, and take no other
kind.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
A
The Lcthargy, Lasting for Weeks
Produced by Fakirs in India.

The Lcthargy, Lasting for Weeks,
Produced by Fakirs in India.
DR.. Kuhn has had occasion to OBJ
serve two cases, the genuineness OF
which he had no a to doubt. One
of the fokirs in question had noon IN.
~ ~ iue nao een ~
TERED iof SIN weeks una tue other JOE
ten days. Tho fakirs, who are hyster-
ical to the highest degree, possess the
faculty Of producing artiticially a con-
dition identical with cataleptic ecstacy.
They use all possible means, such as
modification of the body by n special
diet the internal employment of DIFF
ferent plants, known only to them
selves. and the adoption of a peculiar
posture of the body for many hours.
When they have practiced this for a
sufficient length of time, they assume
M of the positions prescribed by the
sacred books of the Indians and fall
into q hypnotic condition induced by
looking fxedly at the end Of the nose
Hasheesh is still made use of by
them to diminish the force Of the res
piratory force, for this hypnotic, when
associated with other plants and EN-
ployel in a peculiar manner, makes up
for the loss of air and n~ourishment.
The fakirs have hallucinations when
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
Mrs. Lanstry,. JeWelrx

London. May Mrs. Langtry's ac-
ton against the Union Bank Of Lon
don to recover $500, 900, the value of
iewelry deposited with the bank for
safe keeping, and which was delivered
to an unknown person upon a forged
order. has been settled. The bank did
not admit its responsibility in the mat
ter. but agreed to contribute f1O, 600 to-
wards recouping Mrs. Langtry for her
loss. and Mrs. Langtry, in order to es-
cape long. tedious, expensive litigation,
accepted the offer. The bank was also
anxious to prevent a verdict being re-
corded against 1t that would stand as
o precedent.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
The 18th IIIinoi. for mckinley

The I5th 1II1nOfa o mckinley.
Monticello, ILL.,. May 1.-THE Repub-
lican congressional convention of the
Thirteenth Illinois district assembled
here this afternoon. There is a lively
contest between the present congress
man. Vebastian Warner. and cx-Con-
gresham B. j.. Funk. who was turned
down by Warner two years ago, but
the prospects indicate Warner re-
election. The convention will send Nc
Kinley delegates to st. Louis. the ma
jority of the counties represented hav-
ing so voted.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
How Marble. Are Made.

Most of the stone marbles used by
boys are made in Germany. Only the
refuse of the marble quarries is EN-
ployed, and this is treated In such a
way that there is practically no waste.
Men are employed to break the stone
into small cubes, which are then
thrown into a mill consisting Of a
grooved bed-stone and revolving run
ner. Water is fed to the mill aud tho
runner is quickly revolved, while the
friction does the rest. In half an hour
the mill is stopped and a bushel or SO
of perfectly rounded marbles is taken
out.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
A Different Case,

The artist had q worried look on his
face. He painted out his work many
times and labored on it with a patient
determination which surprised his
friend.
"You seem to have reformed your
method" was the comment which his
extraordinary care evoked.
"You mean that 1 am taking more
pains than usual with this picture?"
eyes"
"Well. 1 have to. This isn't any
masterpiece that I al do just as I
Please with. It's a pot-boiler. and Il
brings In money. "-Washington Star.
The Dickinson press., 1896-05-09
E%SsEFs@
&@&&S

Improved Smoothing Harrow.
wide plank is attached to the rear of
the harrow; the ridges are thus lev
elcd, and any Jumps that may have
been left are pulverized. But best Of
all. the soil is pressed down over the
seed, causing it to sprout o rapid
ly. and giving it a better chance to get
hold of the ground with its roots
Orange Judd Farmer.