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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26
LINING SOILS.
Make Tests With Blue LItmus Paper
Before Applying Lime.

The acidity or alkalinity Of the soil
may be tested by the use Of blue lit.
mus paper, which can be secured Of
any druggist. The litmus test may be
made by moistening q portion Of the
soil 80 that It will stick together, and
inserting the litmus paper In cut
made with knife. and closing the
soil together compactly around the
paper. II within half hour or less
the litmus paper turns pink the need
OF lime is indicated. Where tests are
not made, and. the soil has not been
lined for years, 1t is much safer to
lime than to run the risk Of the alfalfa
or other crops being killed out by
the acidity of the soils. The amount
that should be applied varies with
different soils. clay soils requiring
a heavier application than sandy soils
On clay soils which have not been
lined In many years about one ton
per acre should be applied, while
soils in which the acidity has been
partially corrected should receive a
proportionate amount. On sandy or
humus exhausted soils It is not ad-
visable to put on more than one thous.
and pounds at one time. for lime Is
plant food by fastening decomposi.
ton of the organic matter in the soil,
and thus reduces Its fertility. Clay
soils are more retentive of plant food
so that less Is lost by this decomposi
ton, and, furthermore, the clay soils
are improved greatly in texture by
the collection Of the smaller particles
of the soil into larger ones.
Oyster shell lime or stone lime is
generally used. though other sub
stances, such as mari, may be used
more economically. where they can
be obtained on the .arm for the ex-
pense Of digging. The lime should
be applied on the surface, and worked
In with the surface soil, and It should
be put on In az active a condition as
possible. To do this the lime should
be slaked with water. and as soon as
slaked should be spread as evenly
as possible. II may be applied with
a shovel, or with the lime attachment
which comes with fost manure spread
ers.
Ground stone lime. which has re-
Gently been, put on the market, says
the Journal of Agriculture. is a finely
ground lime, which is easily distribut
ed, and is thought to be better than
the burnt lime. as 1t can be applied In
the active state. It can be applied
through the fertilizer attachment of
the ordinary grain drill.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26

Excursion Sunday, September 8, Co
lumbus and Mt. Sterling, s1 %; Wash.
ington G a. and Sabina, e1. 90; Will
mtugton, Is cents.
Columbus, o., Sept. I'd to 9th, inclu.
sive, % 90 round trip.
Columbus, o., Oct. 9th, $500 round
trip.
jamestown Ter.Ceutennial Expo5t
t!o1, Norfolk, Va, Tuesday of each
week and good for ten days sl2. 40; ;
fifteen days daily, cit % sixty days
daily, s20.25; season tickets, e22.70.
All tickets via Washington or Balti-
more. Stop over at Washington on
Is, go day and season tickets. Steamer
beyond Washington passing through
the navies of the world.
Homeseekers excursions. Call on
agents for particulars.
For further particulars, rates, etc,
apply to Samuel Griffin, agent Hills.
boro, o., or address j. a. Larrabee,
T. P. A. Chillicothe, Ohio.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26
The Handy Wire Reel.

needed and a corner Is just az easi-
ly turned with It as II you had no wire
on at all. writes correspondent Of
The Farmer. It can be made Of two
2x6 inch pieces two feet eight inches
long and Ike inch pieces, one foot
eight inches long and 1x2 inch pieces.
three feet one half inch long. An old
fork handle can be used to put
through the spool. The spooler goes
in the back end Of the wagon box In.
stead Of an endgate. The 1x6s are
nailed on the ends of the 2x6s.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26
ABOUT THE FARM.

The COW should be turned dry a
month or six weeks before the arrival
of the calf is expected. Never milk
a COW up to the time she is expected
to be fresh. ..4
Under no circumstances should any
thing be added to milk to prevent 1t
from souring. Such doings violate
both the laws Of God and man. Clean
liness and cold are the only preserva-
tives needed. lau,b.
Keep only healthy cows. Promptly
remove from the heard any animal
that is suspected of being Ill. In par
ticular add no cows to the herd un.
less 1t is proven fact that they are
free from all kinds OF diseases,
It is Just as easy to raise the best
of everything a. 10 to raise inferior
products. Be satisfied with nothing
short Of the best that can be produc-
cd In your neighborhood, II you are,
yon will soon be classed q second rate
farmer. aas tg ~ A.0. 40
"a People rarely respect the farmer
who does not respect his business
enough to keep everything In proper
condition. The farmer with the poor
team. the broken harness and tumble
down buidings rarely has the unQuali.
nsd respect q his nslghborA
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26
FALL PtoWINo PAYS.
Put Ground In Better shape "a
Spring Seeding.

Put Ground In Better Shape for
Spring Seeding.
| plow my land very deeply In the
fall and then leave It. It absorbs a
good deal of rain during the winter
and does' not wash as badly as Il
would were It left packed down. Not
only this. but usually turn under
some green growth that will dscom-
pose during the winter. adding humus
to the soil and improving the physical
condition. writes q correspondent OF
Orange Judd Farmer. II this II left
over till spring 1t will lose much of its
value as Q green manure.
The good start which an early
seeded crop gets is a strong argument
In favor of fall plowing. for It enables
me to yet Q good. strong stand before
the dry. hot months come. when the
crop suffers much from drouth.
From years of experience, I believe
that land splowed In the spring packs
much worse than that plowed In the
fall. and when plowsd In the spring
II ID usually Z little wet and hard, to
handle. have seen much land
ruined by It's owners being crowded
IN the spring. and thus forced. to plow
when the land was far too wet for
such an operation,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26
FERriLIzINo THE SOIL.
BE Sure. You Put In What the Plants
Will Use.

The man that puts into the soil fer
tilizer wants to make sure that It Is
utilized by the plants for which It Is
placed in the ground. It is possible
to apply barnyard manure and espe-
cially the chemical fertilizers under
conditions where they will be ineffec-
tive In doing the work they are intend
ed to do. It may be taken for granted
that II the fertilizers are placed in dry
soil and the soil remains dry It will
do plants no good. More than that,
In the dry soil the destructive chemi-
cal processes will be going on that
will burn up the fertilizers of an or
ganic nature.
When men SOW such chemical fer
telizers on the surface of the ground
and merely cultivate them in, when
they are cultiyating to make dust
mulch, they are but taking the surest
way to destroy all the fertilizer of an
organic nature as fast at least as It
yields up available plant food. Mois-
ture Is needed and a quite constant
supply Of II in the form, not of water
such as exists below the water table,
but such as exists in the soil as film
water around the soil particles.
Mr.. Thomas c. Wallace, who has
spent his life studying fertilizers and
soil questions. has now charge of a
large fertilizer business in California.
He tells the writer that In that state
II is found exceedingly difiicult to fer
tilize the grape vineyards. This is
due to the fact that the vineyards
are on light sandy soil, and the sand
Is perfectly dry down sometimes six,
eight and ten inches from the surface.
The moisture and heavier soil 10 be.
low that. Thousands of grape growers
have put expensive fertilizers into the
surface soil Of their vineyards to have
II do apparently no good. The reason
is that the moisture is not present
that would set It free for the use OF
the plants. The rains that come oc.
casionally wash very little of this
down to the soil below. II Ia evident
that such fertilizing materials as
ground bone will remain for q very
long time in such soil without doing
good. An occasional irrigation also
has little effect In setting loose the
plant food from the stored-up fertiliz-
er. II dried blood Is put into such
soil II is evident that II will soon be
burned up in the dry sand and will
largely disappear In gas produced by
its chemical changes. The vineyards
are not cultivated on account OF the
practice of allowing the vines to die
on the ground without supports.
The same principle holds good In
any part of the country where dry soil
is the bed In which manure Is placed
says the Farmers Review. There
are many people who have the
idea that manure once put on the
soil will lie there till It is utilized II II
takes years. That Is a costly mis-
take. The air receives some Of the
most valuable portions Of all fertiliz'
ers so applied Fertilizers must be
gotten into the moist soil to become
available.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26
A WIRE REEL.
One Which VIII Make the UnstrInalng
Of Fence Wire an Easy Task.

I will give way to unstring fence
wire and the device used is easily
made and very handy as no brake is
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26

Explanation: The guiding arm collects
the stalks on the platform from which
they are thrown at intervals.
amount of work where 1t Is handled
right. OF course, the harvesters you
can buy will do more and quicker
work and are what you want II you
have much corn to cut, but the home
made affair we show herewith fills a
place with the small farmer and Is
comparatively inexpensive.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26

Aggiootch. an Eskimo converted to
Christianity. went all the way from
the Aleutian islands to attend the
national Christian Endeavor conven-
ton lately held In Seattle. He was
full OF zeal for his new faith: he
calmly endured the hardships OF
travel. and. did not finch before the
unwonted heat Of the southern sum.
mer. But. says Youths Companion.
when he found that he must put on
. froek coat and . silk hat for the
rsaspUon of distinguished visitor.
hO Lost bic nerve. and started for the
lsA1 - shs tgloo and the unboiIsd
shisS
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26

my cook speaks Frenchs my house.
maid spapish, my gardener Dutch,
my coachpan Russian, my footman
Greek and I speak Euglish What
kind Of a. establishment would you
eau mine ?"
"Ths houss Of the seven .gabblss.'
~ ashiagten Herald.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26

'"I see you have my novel. I'll
wager you had to look at the last
page to see how 1t all came out"
emo; Hooked at the name of the
publishers on the title page to see
how It came out, and even now I can't
understand how It was."-Tit-Bits.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26

II you discard every bird that shows
signs Of sickness. your chanoss viii BE-
better for keeping the dock healthy.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26
A CORN HARVESTER.
ServiceabIe Affair Which You Can
Make for Yourself.

Our illustration shows the details
of one row corn cutter, which will
do good service It is not difficult
to make and will do an astonishing
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26

"Don't gamble" says Uncle Eben,
"unless you kin afford to lose. An If
you's got enough SOS you kin afford
to lose, dar aim no sense In playing
fob mo. - Washington star
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-09-26
NERVOUS DEBILITY

Vital Weakness and Prostra-
ton from overwork and other
causes. Humphreys Homeo-
pathic Specific No. 20, in use
over 40 years, the only success
ful remedy. 81 per vial, or spec
fal package for serious cases, So.
Sold by Druggists or sent prepaid receipt Of proa
hsmphrsys Med. Co, William 4 John Sts., N.Y.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31
ONE MAN KILLED; SEVEN HURT
Glover Leaf Train Jumps "A switch and
Crashes Into Box Car-Cas-
ualty List.

Charleston, H.. Aug. 2S.--one man
was killed and seven passengers dan.
gerously injured In the wreck OF a
Glover Leaf passenger train at Bow
man, twelve miles north OF here. Two
cars jumped switch and crashed into
a box car l.. +. Conkllng, OF Texar.
kama, Tex, was Instantly killed.
The injured are Shirdon Ross, Kent.
land, Ind, head cut and internally In
jured; c. Provine, New Douglass, Ills.
head badly bruised; Nelson Anderson.
Ashmore, Ills. head injured. leg brok-
en-; ]. y. Green. Dana, Inc, ribs brok-
en-; James Green. Dana, Ind. leg and
head injured; Charles Whipman, To-
ledo. O., head seriously cut; Harley
Ferguson. Ashmore III, chest crushed
The injured were taken 10 Brocton
and Charleston
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31
ROOSEVELT AND
DIAZ FOR PEACE
He and the Mexican President Are
Agreed In Plan for Central
America. IS

Washington. Aug 29.--Aeting Sec
rotary Of State Alvey A Adee said be
was authorized 10 announce that Pres
ident Roosevelt and President D!az
are now In entire accord concerning
the future OF Central America and the
settlement OF disputes between the five
republics. In the light OF dispatches
from the City OF Mexico and discus
sions between Secretary Adee and
Minister Godoy. charge d'affalrs OF the
Mexican embassy. this announcement
is taken 10 mean that United States
and Mexico have formulated a joint
note y the Central American repub-
lies inviting them 10 hold a confer
ence with view 20 agreeing upon a
treaty insuring permanent peace.
Whether that note has been dis
patched to the republics or not Is not
known. but the impression is that all
OF the republics have expressed a read.
mess 10 enter such conference. Mr..
Adee said that be hoped 10 be able TO
make a statement within twenty -four
hours outlining the policy under con-
sideratlon.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31
ESCAPE FROM JOLIET
Two DesperateIChicago Criminals Get
Away by Means OF
Sheet Rome.

Chicago. Aug. 29-Two desperate
Chicago crlminals-safe blowers and
bank robbers--escaped from the Joliet
penltentary In one OF the most sensa-
tional prison flights in years by
means OF a rope made from strips OF a
sheet and an improvised hook they
scaled the high penitentlary wall, elud.
ing the armed guards and sentries. and
gained their liberty before the alarm
was given and posses started the
search for them
The escape OF the two desperadoes
Eddie Quinn and Harry Harmon
both With long police records, was wit
messed by George Peary, a Waterman
on the drainage canal Peary dared
not try to capture the desperate pr!s-
oners alone, and ran 20 the pen-
Tertiary TO notify Warden Murphy OF
the escape
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31
HIS DEFENSE is INGENIOUS
Will BE Well with Him II He Can Con.
vince Jury Of Its
Truth.

Battle Creek. Mich. Aug. 26.--Justln
Segrnz, manager OF the Battle Creek
Halter and Leather company, Is un-
der arrest on charge OF grand lar.
ceny, and a warrant is out for the ar
rest OF Frank l.. Cain. traveller for
the company. They are accused OF
stealing leather goods from the fac
tory. II is alleged that the men re-
moved the articles az night aud that
Cain disposed OF them
Segrinz denies the larceny charge
and said that he had merely taken in.
fcrior goods from the factory and
wished TO sell them without telling the
owners that such articles were being
made He says he did not intend TO
keep the proceeds. Segrinz is a knight
Templar and Elk and is well known
and highly respected in the city.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31
49,. ssD- To VENEZUELA
British Governor Apologies for the
Recent Invasion OF Castro's
Dominion.

Georgetown. British Guiana. Aug
2o.-The governor OF the colony has
sent an apology and expressions OF re-
gret to President Castro, OF Venezuela,
for the invasion of Venezuelan terri.
tory reported Aug. IL by Car tain Cal.
der In command OF a small frontier
force from british Guiana, and the selz.
ure OF q quantity OF balata gum, which
II was alleged had been collected on
British territory
The balata In question has been re-
turned 10 It's owner. and the governor
expresses the hope that the incident
has thus been satisfactorily closed
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31
RUN ON A SAVINGS BANK
Started by a Rumor IL Causes the
Bank Oriciais to Demand
Time.

Ypsilant. Mich. Aug. 81. The
Ypsilanti Savings bank has announced
that, owing TO q run started by an
untraceable rumor. the bank had heavy
demands on deposits last week and
asks depositors 20 give the thirty 20
ninety days notice required by law for
certificate deposits. The bank is meet
Ing all checks on commercial deposits
as usual Vice President Glover an
nounced that every certificate will be
paid in due time. The state bank ex-
aminer pronounced the bank securities
gilt-edged and tire bank perfectly
sound.
The officers OF the bank are A. Bey-
or, president, III. L. Glover. vice presi.
dent; X. w Hemphlll, cashier, and
assistant cashier r. w Carpenter. The
directors are wealthy men and there
Is confidence IN them. The First Ma.
tional bank and local capitalists or
fered 10 put large sums at their dts
posal. but the hank has plenty OF funds
fer present needs and penty more com
Ing In, according 20 an officer Peo-
pie gathered at the bank dispersed
smiling
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31
He Is MIMI. All M. Clothes.

Hancock. Mich. Aug, 20, w. s.
pearce. travelling representative for n
Chicago dry goods house, mourns the
loss OF an extensive wardrobe. the
result Of one OF the boldest robberies
ever recorded IN the Michigan copper
country His steamer trunk. contain
Ing his personal belongings. was TAX
on during the night from a truck at
the Houghton passenger station,
dragged 10 a lonely spot 100 yards dis.
tant. and there was broken into with
an ak and looted.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31
DEATH OF NELSON MORRIS
Four" OF the Chicago Packers
His Small Beginnings.

Chicago, Aug. 2S, - Nelson Morris,
member OF the famous big four" OF
Chicago packHs is dead at his home,
2453 Indiana avenue, IN his 6sth year.
philip u Armour and Gustavus +.
Swift, preceded him 20 the grave, and
Michael Cudahy is the only survivor
OF the city's pioneers in the packing
industry,
Morris death came az 7.40 from a
chronic affection OF the heart. with a
kidney complication. which had its
origin some time ago. He was born Mt
Hechingen Germany. and came TO the
United States IN 1852, reaching Chica-
90 In 1854, where he got a job In the
old sherman stock yards at s. a month
with board and lodging, His estate
Is away up in the millions now.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31

Members Not In Accord IA 90 the Atti'
tude OF Srain.

Madrid. Aug. 26.--The newspapers
have agreed that adivergence OF views
exists In tie cabinet IS 20 the Span.
ish governments attitude in Morocco
While certain OF the ministers In.
dorse the course that is being pursued
others, II Is alleged. hold that the role
created by the Algeciras conference
differs from that actually being played
by spain. According TO The Liberal
Premier Maura announced 20 the mem
bers OF the cabinet that Spain would
take the offensive only II her troops
were directly attacked and that other.
wise she would rest merely as a spec
<'sor OF the Internal conflicts that are
Winding Morocco. and OF what France
does n the troops OF that country al.
vance into the Interior
A dispatch from Casablanca says
that absolute fearlessness continues 20
characterize the attacks delivered by
the tribesmen upon the French forces
sncamped there. and Friday bands OF
Arabs mndeisolated reckless advances
A detachment OF 100 natives, while
stealing In toward the city. was am
pushed near the beach by the French
A merciless IRE moved them down.
Those who were not killed fed pre-.
cipitately. but many dead were left
behind. Continuing HIS offensive cam.
paign General Drude pushed his recon
noItering parties four miles out fror
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31
UNKNOWN MAN SUICIDES r
Throws Himself In Front Of Train -
Night-Hc Gave the Name Il.
of Fsrling. -

csssapoiis Mich. Aug. %. -. De-
stroying everything that could posi-
bly, lead TO his Identification. a man
giving the name o. Charles Farling.
aged about so years who Is believed
TO be resident Of Detroit. hurled
himself before a fast train on tho
Grand Trunk railway and was Instant
ly killed. Farling came 20 Marcellus
about three mouths ago. He read the
Detroit papers closely and especially
the real estate news and though very
reticent In discussing his own affairs.
from a few remarks dropped IL was
gathered that he had been In the real
estate business In Detroit.
Sunday night be walked some dis.
lance up the Grand Trunk trucks aud
waited for the fast train. The engln.
eer saw him throw himself before the
engine and when the train was stopped
he was dead and his body badly man
gled. There was about $40 IN his peck
cts. which will be used 10 defray his
burial expenses Nothing In his pock.
cts or room could be found which
would give a clue 20 his true Identity.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31
Nebraska Murderer I.yncbed.

Omaha. Neb., Aug 27-Loris Hig
gins, who murdered w. l.. Copple and
wife, farmers near Resale. Neb., May
~. was lyDched at Bancroft Sheriff
Young. Of Thurston county. came TO
Omaha al night to get his prisoner,
who had been in the Douglas county
Jail here since his capture and took
hin 10 Bancroft on a train, which ar.
rived there about o'clock Ii The
morning.
Twenty men took Higgins from the
sheriff and hauled him OF in a dfay
and hanged him 20 tree.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31

Ann Arbor. Mich Aug. % The
reunion OF the Fourth Michigan cav.
airy. which formed a part OF the fam.
Gus Menty brigade In the civil war.
VIII be held in this city. Sept. O. Cen
eral Il -. PrItchard. OF Allegan. who
had command Of the regiment az the
time Of the capture Of President Da-
Wis. OF the Confcderacys and Captain
Julian c. Dickinson. Of Detroit. will
be among the speakers
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31
wELLMAN MAY HAVE STARTED
Telegram from Him Said He Was
Nearly Ready on Aug. 2t-Wait.
ing for Better Weather.

Paris. Aug 6.--The Matin this
morning prints telegram from Wal
ter weliman, bend OF the wellman-Chi.
cago Record Herald Arctic expedition.
dated Aug 81, saying that all the
preliminary trial tests OF the balloon
machinery had been accomplished, and
that everything ready for the start
The explorer was only awaiting
better weather TO enable him TO regu.
late his compasses and make trial
ascension. and hoped 10 start for the
pole In few days.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-31
Taylor oners 10 Return.

Indianapolis. Ind, Aug 26.--Wll-
lam $. Taylor, who was governor Of
Kentucky az the time Of the assass!aa-
ton or Governor Elect William Goe.
bel seven years ago, offers 70 return
10 Kentucky as a witness In the Pow.
ers case II given certain guarantees.
Political feeling ran so high in Ken
lucky after Goebels murder that Tay-
lor who was a Republican, sought
refuge IN Indiana Immediately after
his term OF office expired.