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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-02-13

"Miss Mary Green" is rubber doll
who appeared one day late last fall in
the postoffice of Winchester, Mass. On
her dress was fastened a slip of paper
which read: "The climate of New Eng
land is too severe for this child; please
pass her to the Pacific coast for the Win
ter Some friendly clerk put a stamp
on her dress and sent her to Montana.
From there she went to California, then
to British Columbia and from there to
Ottawa. Each postoffice clerk seems to
have enjoyed her society as long as he
pleased, then pasted stamp to her
gown and sent her on.
At Denver she evidently attended a
banquet Of the mailing clerks and had
some new travelling garments given her.
Her dress is said to be covered over with
postage stamps from various offices in
the United States, and around her neck
are tied several poems" written in her
honor. She also wears newspaper badges
from many different states, showing the
honor with which she was received at
the various literary banquets which she
attended. From Ottawa she brought
back tag which proved to be pass to
the gallery Of the house of commons. -
PauSy,
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Marble Making.

The example furnished by nature in
the production Of marble from chalk by
water, the latter percolating gradually
and steadily through the chalky depos-
its, dissolving the chalk particle by par
tiole and crystallizing it, mountain pres
sure effecting its characteristic solidity,
it is now found may be the basis of &C.
complishing similar results by resort to
chemical processes. Slices Of chalk are
for this purpose dipped into color bath,
staining them with tints that will imi-
tate any kind Of marble known, the
same mineral stains answering this end
as are employed in nature. For in
stance, to produce the appearance of the
we'll known and popular verde antique
an oxide Of copper application is resort
ed to, and in similar manner green,
pink, black and other colorings are OBJ
tained. The slices after this are placed
in another bath, where they are harden
ed and crystallized, coming out to all
intents and purposes real marble. Lon
don Decorators Gazette.
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cANARIES FOR CoNvIcTS.
Six Hundred Feathered Songsters In Mich
igan's Principal Prison.


Convicts in the Michigan state prison
have many more favors than those of
almost any other penitentiary in the
United States, and it is the belief of the
management of the institution that fcr
this reason there are fewer outbreaks or
lawlessness than are found elsewhere.
Among the favors granted to them here
is that of keeping and caring for birds.
There are fully 600 feathered songsters
in Michigan's principal penal insti u
tions, all owned and cared for by the
convicts, and as soon as daylight up.
proaches on bright mornings their sweet
notes are heard in striking contrast tc
the natural feelings of their owners.
Many of the most hardened criminals,
from their general appearance and his.
tory, would not be expected to care fol
tenderly care for and caress their little
pets.
More than three quarters Of the cells
| in the prison contain one or more cana
ries, and they are also found in various
shops throughout the institution. Dur
ing the day the cages are hung outside
the cells to give the birds light and
air, but as Joon as the convict returns
from work at night the cage is taken in.
side.
The practice has been carried ON in
the prison for years, and the officials
say that, instead of any detrimental
effect being noticeable, the little song
sters have proved benefit, as they not
only give tie cells a more homelike ap-
pearance, but they also WELD decided
influence in the way Of humanizing the
most reckless and hardened criminal.
Besides being permitted to keep the
birds for the sake of their company and
influence, the con lets are also allowed
to raise them to sell, and many dollar
is credited to the accounts Of the prison
ers from this source. OF course the con.
vict handles none of the money realized
from the sale Of the birds until he il
discharged, but it is placed to his credit
in the prison bank. Chicago News
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Hastings was in his sixty third year
when he was acquitted, after trial
which lasted seven years. His costs
amounted to elO0, 900, which seems a
pretty heavy lawyers bill-it is at the
rate of over e14 900 year-though, no
doubt, heavy expenses were contracted
before the trial began in the preparation
Of evidence. The printed brief delivered
to counsel for the defense extended to
"a folio volumes, and Laws retainer
was 500 guineas Hastings memorialized
the house of commons to grant him COM
pensation, but Pitt, to whom the petit
tion was sent, refused, in curt note, to
submit it to the sovereign; though he
did not hesitate, as chancellor of the ex-
chequer, to debit the country with the
enormous costs Of the prosecution. But
the court of directors of the East India
company behaved very we'll. They re-
solved to grant Hastings sum Of e71,-
$50 as an indemnification for his costs
and an annuity Of e5, 900 for life
1t will hardly be believed that the
board of control, Of which Dundas was
the head, refused to sanction these pro-
posals, as excessive, and ultimately Hast
ings received from the directors ESQ, 900
down and "a. 900 a year for life. We pre-
sumo that he settled his bill of costs for
los in the pound, and his three counsel,
Law, Plumer and Dallas, might we'll
have foregone some of their fees, for the
trial brought them SO much reputation
that they all attained to the highest
posts on the bench. ch.-Saturday Review
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THE MEN WHO BUY NOT.

Why Newsdealers Sometimes Slip Rubber
Bands Around Their Magazines.
The man who gets up early in the
morning SO he can have look at his
.neighbor's paper before the rightful
owner has chance to take it in from
his doorstep does not stand very high in
the estimation of the newsdealer. This
is because he spoils trade.
There is another man, however, who
is even more cordially detested by the
vender of periodicals. He is the fellow
who never buys anything, but has the
habit Of dipping into the weekly papers
and magazines. The keeper Of news
stand makes tempting display Of his
stock, for he knows that strong pic
ture or even pretty cover often brings
him stray customer, but he expects
the mere locker on to be content with
this much, and he is likely to frown
upon the man who resorts to all kinds
Of schemes in order to get peep at the
inside pages
The stands in the ferry houses and
railway stations suffer the most from
these penurious cranks, for there is
nothing else to attract their attention
while they are waiting for boat or a
train. They run through the leaves of
the latest books and magazines and
have been known to draw the tacks out
Of papers nailed up against the stand SO
that they could see what was on the
other side of the sheet. But it is not
what they see and read for nothing that
worries the newsdealer. He would be
willing to put up with that if they did
not injure his stock Indeed, he would
much rather have man take up mag
azine bodily and carefully examine ev'
cry page than to have him grab it by
one corner and bend up all the leaves
in .surreptitious attempt to see the
pictures. He would also rather have
you ask him to hand you periodical
than to have you shove his stock all out
Of line while trying to see the half o1
the page that is hidden by pile Of 9th
er papers.
So great is this nuisance that tht
newsdealers had to adopt schemes fol
their own protection. The most success
full, so far as preventing the leaves from
being turned, consists Of placing rub
ber band around the top and bottom O
a magazine and using it on the top O
each pile.-New York World.
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The Ideal Panacea.

James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago,
says: II regard DR.. Kings New Discov.
cry as an Ideal Panacea for coughs, colds
and lung complaints, having used it in
my family for the last five years, to the
exclusion of physicians prescriptions or
other preparations"
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa,
writes: 81 have been a minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for 80 years
or more, and have never found anything
so beneficial, or that gave me such speedy
relief as DR.. Kings New Discovery"
Try this Ideal Cough Remedy now.
Trial bottles free at Fullerton & Co.'s
drug store.
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WHEN LoveLAce CAME TO WOO.

The feet Of time make fast their pacs,
And we, like players in play,
Strut mp and down our little space
And act our parts as best we may.
Alasi Alack and well dayi
The stage Is digit IN somber hue,
Where once that stately vogue held sway,
When Richard Lovelace came to WOO.
And much we marvel as we trace
The feuds and foibles passed away,
While pomp Of power and pride Of place
Troop down the years in grand array.
In court and camp, in fete and fray.
Tickle and flippant, stanch and true,
Such were the gallants bold and gay,
When Richard Lovelace came to WOO.
In doublet fine and frills Of lace
The lover sought his suit to pay;
With such q form and such q face,
Who could resist his plea, pray.
And then that tender roundelay,
30 like wood doves plaintive COO,
Sweet Lucy could not say him nay
When Richard Lovelace came to WOO.
ENVOY.
Ho, Kentish towersl your lordly race
Had swords to draw and deeds to do
In that eventful year Of grace,
When Richard Lovelace came to WOO.
-Lucius Harwood Foote in Overland.
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WASHING DAY.
Asw the Family Laundering IL Done In
Various Countries.

Various Countries.
The hardest worked washerwomen in
the world are the Koreans They have
to wash about dozen dresses for their
husbands, and, inasmuch as every man
wears pantaloons or drawers 80 baggy
that they would come up to his neck,
like those Of clown, they have plenty
to do. The washing is usually done in
cold water and eften in running
streams. The clothes are pounded with
paddles until they shine like q shirt
front fresh from Chinese laundry.
The japanese rip their garments
apart for every washing, and they iron
their clothes by spreading them on a
fat board and leaning this up against
the house tc dry. The sun takes the
wrinkles out of the clothes, and some
of them have quite luster. The Japa-
nese woman does her washing out Of
doors. Her watltub is not more than
six inches high and is about as big
round as the average dishpan. She gets
the dirt out of the clothes by rubbing
them between her hands. She some
times uses Japanese soap, which is fell
OF grease, and works away in her bare
feet.
The Chinese girls do their washing
in much the same way.
The pretty short haired beauties Of
Siam wear their gowns when bathing
in the river and wash them while TAX
ing their bath. When they have finish
ed, they trot up the steps Of their float
ing houses, and, wrapping a clean sheet
round their bodies, they slip off the
wet clothes and wiring them ont to dry.
The washing in Egypt is usually done
by the men. The Egyptian washerman
stands naked on the banks of the Nile
and slaps the wet clothes, with a noise
like the shot of pistol, on the smooth
stones at the edge of the running water,
and such fellah women as wash pound
the dirt out of their clothes in the same
way.
Frenchwomen pound the dirt out
, with paddles, often slapping the clothes
upon stones as the Egyptians do.-Pear.
sons Weekly.
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A Millionaire's Hard Fate.

How sadly deficient some people are
Of any sense of humor when the subject
is themselvesl Take the Duke Of Devon
shire, who delivered a speech at the
opening of "Passmore Edwards
House" for epileptics. So long as he
kept to the epileptics the duke managed
we'll enough, but before he sat down he
must needs get on the subject of him
self and the sorrows Of the poor mil
lionaire:
"It might perhaps be considered pre-
sumptuous for one who was reputed to
be rich himself to offer advice to other
rich men which he had not taken him
self or was not himself prepared to fol-
low, but perhaps he might be allowed to
point out that there was some difference
between those who happened to be in
the possession of wealth inherited from
several generations and those who had
created their own fortunes. Their prede-
cessors, in cases like his own, had gen.
orally contrived to find quite as many
channels by which wealth flowed out as
by which it flowed in, and those who
had for the benefit and advantage of
their successors created great estates, en-
failing much labor in administration
and many responsibilities, had not left
to their successors legacy of unmitigat-
ed advantage"
The spectacle of the duke inviting
the commisnration of his audience for
the cruel fate which compelled him to
keep up Chatsworth and Devonshire
House instead CT founding homes for
epileptics is indeed excruciating. West
minister Gazette.
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DEAD.

Ne dioa laxt night: (How deep the SHOWS Of
May
Bloom on the thickets there.) See how her
face,
= blindly turned against the light (The grace
OF spring comes new-as II was yesterday
And ever shall be.) They have put away
Her hands beneath the sheets. (How green
the. place.
Oee through the leaves white butterflies that
chase
Each other in the SUM- Oh, poor dead clay
The mouth is silent and the eyes are blindi
(But how the young leaves In the sun and
shade
Do tremble with the faint delicious windy
Her life is ended, and her grave is made,
And is this all that death can leave behindf
Good Lord deliver mel I am afraid
New York Tribune
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Mother-I am not whipping you be.
cause you went in swimming, but be.
cause you told me story about it.
Boy (blubbering)-Well, if you didn't
want to whip me anyhow, what did you
ask me about it for?
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tie association and the ladies said OF IT,
"The paper was excellent, but don't you
think its value was much added to by
her manner If reading2 II was read with
such spirit"
When she came home from the associ
alton, Helen Clayburn read Tom Ag-
news letter again and cried little as
abe laid it down.
"He cannot become the laughing
stock Of men by marrying girl whose
actions place her unmistakaDly in the
ranks of that very undesirable creature,
the new woman. Who has been talking
to him, and what have I done except
take an interest in what should engage
the attention Of every true womans
Tom, Tom, I love you, but you must
you must come to yourself.
And she did not answer the letter.
Three weeks passed and Tom Agnew
grew uneasy. Why had Helen not writ
ten? He had expected letter from her
befor. this. He hoped he had said moth
ing which she might construe into de-
sire on his part to break their engage
ment. He had not meant to go SO far as
that.
He was at the club one night again,
and in the meantime an election had
taken place.
There were only cigars on this night.
There had been no whist, no cham
payne.
"It is wonderful what a triumph we
have in electing pure and worthy men
to take charge of our school interests, !"
said Morris Habberton seriously.
eyes, we," sneered Lewis Mortimer.
"Betsey and I, we killed bear, didn It
we? What are you talking aboutp 1t
was the women who did it. They work.
ed before election and then went up to
the polls like-ahem-men."
swell, have no objection to that.
don't want to rob them Of their credit.
All honor to the women who rid us of
boodlers and incompetents.
"They acted nobly," chimed in old
Hobbs, "but much was due to the splen-
did leadership and wonderful genius for
organization of that Miss Clayburn. She
is indeed great girl. You know her,
Agnew, don't your"
"Ah, yes, yes, Of course" stammered
Tom.
"Well, we'll expect you to see that
she is one of the patronesses on ladies
day."
As soon as Tom could get out he hur
ried away, mentally kicking himself fol
weak fool.
And he called himself by no milde,
name when he found Helen Clayburn a
home half hour later. He explained i
all to her, not for moment sparin.
himself.
II said that something had happened
to vex you," said Helen, "but, oh
Tom, knew you would come to you
senses. But aren't you afraid of me as {
new woman? just think, Tom, Nv,
been elected president of the Woman !
Social Purity club and won the annua
medal for the best mullins at the cook
ing school. Isn't that ominous?"
There was look in her eyes and
half humorous little tremor in her voic
that made him clasp her in his arms a
he said:
II don't care if you've been electe
sheriff if you'll just forgive me an
take me back to your heart again.
don't care how new woman you are
, just SO you are mine. Chicago News
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Origin of Cbristmas Customs.

Many of our Christmas customs are d
mixture of Druidioal and pagan observ.
ances. The use of the Christmas tree
has descended from the German Druids.
Dressing the houses and churches with
green is relic of pagan worship in
Rome; so also is the sending of presents
to and fro.
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The Queens Needle.

Queen Victoria is in possession Of q
curious needle. 1t was made at the Gel
ebrated needle manufactory at Redditch
and represents the Trajan column in
miniature Scenes from H. queens life
are depicted ON the needle, so finely cut
that they are only discernible through q
microscope.
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Quick in effect heals and leaves no
scar. Burning, scaly skin eruptiona
quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve. Applied to burns, scalds, old
sores, it is magical in effect. Always
cures piles w. r Smith & Co.
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English SPAWN Liniment removes all
hard, soft, or calloused Jumps and blem.
ishes from horses, bloodspavins, curbs,
splints, sweeney, ring.bone, stiles,
sprains, all swollen throats, coughs, etc.
Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warrant
ed the most wonderful Blemish Cure
ever known. Sold by w. R. Smith &
Co., druggists, Hillsboro, Ohio.
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Right For Once.

Two Scotsmen, one an AberdOnian
and the other man from Inverary,
were engaged in hot debate ON the
correctness Of their respective modes Of
English pronunciation. At last he of
the Granite City clinched matters by re-
marking with withering contempt,
"Weel, at ony rate. dinna ca flush
sfaash -
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TruthR.

Truths Of all others the most awful
and interesting are too often considered
as SO true that they lose all the power of
truth and lie bedridden in the dormitory
of the soul. side by side with the most
despised and exploded errors. Cole
ridge.
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Rucklen,s Arnica SaIye.

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 Fullerton & Co.
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A high liver with torpid liver will
not be a long liver. Correct the liver
with DeWitt's Little Early Risers, little
pills that cure dyspepsia and coustipa-
iion. w r. Smith 4 Co.
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A young woman who is described az
strikingly pretty is suirg School hoard
of Johnson county, Mo, for libel. claim
ing damages because the board wrot-
that she could look nice but was not
competent to teach school.
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Ethel-Molly told me yesterday. Nell,
that you had resolved to give up talking
slang.
Nell-Yes, have. I've thought it all
over, and even if the young men do
seem.to like girl whose talk is bright
and slangy, when it comes to getting
married she simply isn't in it.
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Timid Old Lady watching the agi.
tated water)-Are there ever any per.
sons lost in this river, boatman?
Ferryman-Bless yer, no, mum; we
allus finds 'em again the next day!
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In 1880 the value Of materials used
in the cotton mills of this country was
$102, 900, 900. while in 1890 the value
had risen to $l55, 1000 900.
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4 Chicagoan Gibe.

II see they're going to change the
name of Wall street." said Mr.. Putsan-
kali.
SIS that sop
"Yes. They're going to call it Vail
street."
"What crying shame"-Chicago
Journal.
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An Ohio Mothers Letter.

MANSFIELD, O., March 13, 1898.
II have used DR.. Hands Teething
Lotion for two years and it gives relief
to my children when cutting teeth. My
child after having the lotion applied a
few times would actually cry for it. I
have also used DR.. Hands Collie Cure
and DIR. Hands Cough and Group medi.
cine, and ;an recommend them to all
mothers. Mrs. M. A. Ridenow. DR..
Hands remedies for children are sold
by all druggists for % cents.
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Rheumatism Cured in a Day,-"Mys

KheUmat1Sm CNrfu IN Uay.-"MyS.
tic Cure" for rheumatism and neuralgia
radically cures in to days. Its
action upon the system is remarkable
and mysterious. 1t removes at once the
cause and the disease Immediately dis.
appears. The first dose greatly benefits
rs cents. Sold by w. R. Smith & Co.,
druggists, Hillsboro, o.
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The Old Familiar Greeting.

At recent seance in this city the
spirit of the wife Of a well known citi-
zen appeared. and he involuntarily ex-
claimed, II haven't got cent. Los
Angeles Express.
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Every West Point cadet signs an obli-
cation to serve four years in the acad-
emy and four in the army after gradua-
tion. Nf'
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Sally-An' after we are married, will
you keep on lovin' ne?
Rube-I'll love you till-till the COWS
come home, as the fellow says.
Sally-Yass, an then 60 down to the
grocery and let me do all the milkin'.
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Papa ION the top of the stairs)-Is
that young man gone, Mamie?
Mamie-Yes papa; awfully!
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Rev. Gideon Gosling-My arrival
here seems to have caused some excite.
ment.
Porter-Yes, sir; but, bless yer, moth.
ing to the dancing bear that came yester.
day,
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Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder dis.
eases relieved in six hours by the "New
Great South American Kidney Cure"
This new remedy is great surprise on
account of its exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys,
back and every part OF the urinary pas
sages in male or female. 1t relieves re-
tention of water and pain in passing it
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure thisis your remedy. Sold
by w. r. Smith & Co., Druggists.
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Tenderfoot--What made Bill kill
him?
Pizenwood Pete-Well, yer see Bill
wus drunk.
Tenderfoot-But there must have been
some provocation
Pizenwood Pete-I sh'd say so; the
galoot was tellin' Bill good thing to
sober up on