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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26
The Power of Tlattery.

A writer in tho Good Words, for
eign periodical, concludes an article en-
titled, "reminiscences Ofa Highland
Parish" in the following style. It
shows how a man may be tripped up b.
artful hattery:
| will close this chapter with stor y
told ofa great sheep farmer. A pur-
chaser knowing his weak ness, aud anx
ious to ingratiate himself into his good
grsces, ventured one evening ov,r their
whisky tOddy to remark:
81 am Of the opinion, sir, that you are
a greater man than even the Duke OF
Wellington" n.
"IoOt, toOtl" replied the farmer, mod
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26

tesly hanging his head with pleasing
smile, aud taking in large pinch OF
snuff. "That is too much, too much by
far-by far" -aH.a Lu'
But his guest, after cxpatiating for
while upon the great powers of bis host
in collecting and concentrating upon
Southern market a Hcck of sheep, sug-
gested the question, could the Duke
of Wellington have done thatR' T
The sheep farmer thought little
snuffod, took glass Of toddy, and re-
piled:
"The Duke of Wellington was no
doot clever man; very, very clever, l
believe. They tell me he was good
soger; then, dye see, he had reasonable
men to deal with-captains, mnjors, and
generals, that could understand him, ev.
cry one of them, both officers and men;
but I'm not 80 sure, after all, if ho
could manage, say twenty thousand
sheep, besides black cattle, that could
not understand ono word he said, Gnlio
or English, and bring every, hoof of o
them to Fa'kirk TrystI l doot-I doot
i'll But 1 have done thatl' ...
The inference vas evident. The man
was used up-conquered.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26
Amendments to the Enrolment Law

Gen. Schenck has reported from the
Military Committee these amendments
to the Enrolment Law: The first
OoctIon makes it the duty of every per
son to have himself enrolled at once,
and of every boy on arriving at the age
of 20 to do the same. No one is to be
freed from enrolment on account OF
physical disability his name must 60
on the rolls any way, and the question
OF disability is one which must after
wards be left to the surgeons. The
other most important change made is to
hold any drafted person who may put
in substitute responsible for the ser
vice Of his substitute. IF the substitute
deserts, then the person originally draft
ed is called upon again to furnish an
other substitute, or to enter the service
himself. The bill was sent to the
printer.
The New York Posts Washington
correspondent says the House Military
Committee is very busily engaged upon
proposed amendments to the Enroll
ment act 1t is proposed to confscatt
the property of drafted men who rur
away, to the extent of the price of
substitute. Gen. Schenck will probably
move upon his own responsibility tt
strike out the substitute clause of tn,
present law, but he will fail TIL
House will not agree to SO radical
change.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26
Cast Thy Bread Upon the Waters

Cast Thy Bread Upon the waters
AT the meeting of the Cincinnati
Branch of the U. S. Christian Commis-
sion few evenings since, among other
speakers was Bishop McIlvaiue.
His remarks were designed to show
TINT the life of the soldier was not
necessarily inimical to religious inHu-
ences; that, indeed, most Of the cir
cumstunces to which the soldier is sub
iected, render him peculiarly subject to
spiritual reflections, and it required
only tho proper means to be exercised
TO secure the huppiest results. He
narrated several incidents to show the
opportunities afforded for making good
impressions, one of which ran as fol-
lows:
"After battle two men were driving
an ambulance over the field, gathering
up the wounded. One of them, after
examining poor fellow, passed on,
saying 'he is too far gone, we can do
nothing for him, he will soon die.
The unfortunate man cried out, 'Oh
yes, you can, you can pray for me.
The driver of the ambulance replied
that he could not pray. The dying
man begged him to stop and try to pray
with him. His appeal was so affecting
that the heart of the driver was moved
and sought to comfort him. Suddenly
he thought of little book torn and
soiled, that he picked up in the road q
few minutes before. Possibly it nigh
be a religious bUOk, aud he drew i
from his pocket. The Grst,half wo'
gone, aud on the first of what remained
ho discovered "a prayer of dying sol
der With JOY he read it to his dying
companion, whose spirit took its fight
He preserved the little book, and when
afterward he was prisoner in rebe
hands, he made it his daily companion
aud became praying Christian man
That little book was one of the man
thousand volumes the Christian Com
mission has distributed so freely in the
army"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26
A Printer on q Tramp.

A Dutchman, sitting at the door OF
his tavern out West, is approached by
a tall, thin Yankee, who is emigrating
Westward on foot, with a bundle on q
cane over his shoulder.
"Vell, Mishter Walking shtick, vot
you want?' ..
Crest and refreshment," is the reply!
"Supper and lochin', SUPPOSED"
ayes, supper and lodging"
ape you Yankee peddlcr, NIT chew
elry in your pack, to sheat to girls3'
mo, sir, am no Yankee pcddlcr."
"a singin' mashtcr, too lazy to
work?'
"No, sir"
"a sheutcel shoemaker, vat loves to
measure tie gals foots mt aukgles peter
tan to make te shocs2'
"No, sir, or should certainly mcnd-
ed my own shoes"
ga book achent, vot bodders te school
committees till dey do vat you vish'
shoost to get rid of you2'
"Guess again, sir. 1 am no book
agent
"Te tuyuelI A dontiSht, preakin'
te beeple's chaws at dollar schnagT
"No, sir. 1 am no tooth puller."
"Prenolochist, ten, feelin' te young
folks heads like SO many cappidgo,'
"No, nor aphrenologist."
"Vell, ten, vat te tuyvel can you PEI
Shoost tell, unit you shall have te pest
sassage for supper, unit sh'ay all night
free gratis, mitout papin', Won cent
unit a:chillof whisky to shtart NIT in to
mornin'."
Il am an humble disciple of Faust
professor of the art preservativo of
all arts-a typegraphcr, at your SER
vice."
"Vatch dat?"
"A printer sir man that prints
books and newspapers"
"a man vat prints pooks unit newspa-
pers2 Oil yaw, yaw, dat ish it--a man
vat prints newspapers Yaw, yawl L
wish l may be shot, if I didn't tiuk you
wash a poor tuyvel of a district school
master, vat works for nothing and
poards around novare. l fought you
wash him. Walk in, walk in, Mishtor
PIintermanl" af
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26
miscellaneous.
Just Tribute to the West,

In noticing the appointment of Mr.
Chase Chief Justice, the Boston Travel
er very kindly remarks:
The West is getting its share of big
things. 1t has the Presidency, it will
have the Vice Presidency next March,
IL hns the Chief Justiceship, and it has
the Department of the Interior and the
Attorney Geueralship, in the Federal
Administration also the Postmaster
Generolship. Well, nobody complains
but we ask Western men to observe
how much better they fare now than
they did under Democratic ascendancy
The West has donc so splendidly in the
war, as we'll as in politics, that there is
strong disposition to see her position
in tho national government made one
of a very pronounced character.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26

The British Army and Navy Gazette,
edited by Russell, the former CORES
pondent of the London Times, says ttNt
Sherman's march has dem oustrated the
hopelessness of the rebel cause. The
Times of the goth nit. says "Where
Sherman will come out is no longer a
matter of doubt. With no little skill
and daring, he has pushed across the
State of Georgia, and made his way to
its chief city" Both of the above
mentioned articles were written before
the news of Sherman's capture Of Sa,
Yannah had reached England,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26
Old Maids Again,

The poor old maids are entitled to
sympathy. They catch it on all sides
A short time ago, few hundred OF
them assembled for the purpose OF
making soldiers shirts. Having no
pattern, and but lttlsAnfOrmatiOn, they
made the shirts about foot too short,
whereupon wag wrote on the package;
"Like man without wife,
Like ship without a sail,
Tho oldest thug in lfo
Is "a shirt without S-PrVpcr length" n
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26


characteristics of American Soldiers.
1t may interest our soldiers to knoy
that their average height is greater by
two inches than that of recruits for the
British army, their average weight
greater by eighteen pounds than that OF
British soldiers, and their average cir
cumferencc of chest quarter of an
inch greater than that Of certain French
troops.
These and a uumber Of other inter
esting facts we find in an essay upon
the Military Statistics of the United
States, by e. B. Elliott, Actuary Of tpo
Sanitary Commission, and printed at
Berlin. trE also
Mr.. Elliott's returns are for period
of fifteen months, in the earlier part OF
the war, from June, 1S6l-before the
battle of Bull Run-to September, 1867 ,
1t appears that the rate of mortality
has constantly been greater in tho
Western than in the Eastern armies
that the mortality by wounds or death
on the battlefield has bson greater
among officers than men and that the
men have lost a greater per centagel by
disease. This arises from the fact that
In battle the officer is the special mark
Of the enemy; while, on the other
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26
The Davis and Quitmau Plantations
Reserved for Freedmen.

A correspondent sends us an order OF
Major General Dana, placing the freed,
men in his district, as many as can find
room there, upon the lands formerly
possessed by Jeff. Davis and his brother
Joseph, and by the heirs of General
Quitman, Of tilibustcring memeory.
These estates lie together in an easily
defended "bend" of the Mississippi
called Palmyra Bend. They contain
about ten thousand acres OF arabic land
and it is intended that cotton spccula
tors shall be kept away from this point
which tho negroes can defend, and
where they can live in security and
maintain themselves without expense tc
tho government.-[N. Y. Post.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26

Answer to Enigma In last weeks paper by "Nix,u
Lhtt'e Mac up salt 'Ryer,.""To Enigma hy dads
Daughter d. W. llottngcT and MUllie Hague
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26
Noutb's department.

For the Highland News,
Miscellaneous Enigma.
am composed of 10 letters . ..| ..
My 2 0 4 isa pronOun.
My 10 0 is what we do when we go a distance.
My2 means to conceal.
My 10 always goes with the wagon.
My7 means dreadful.
My whole has place in the News. MIX,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26

For the Highland News
Miscellaneous Enigma
am composed of IL letters
My 1881 IL is what the soldiers use.
My ] 3 l04 Is n coin,
My is used by fishermen.
My 2 G 10 il u nunerai.
Myl2 expresses IA command.
MY 10 is "a number
My whole is something all wish for, yet few pos
sessi 1t. MIX
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26

IFOr INO NeWs
Miscellaneous Enigma
am composed of l2 letters.
My l2 G Q Is a kind of grain.
My is part of year.
My II 3 is positive answer.
My 2 o means not 50 muoh
My 10 IL is a boys nickname.
My whole Is the namo of a handsome young Gentle.
man Of Highland co. UNOLE'S NIECE
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-01-26

lsa shirt without S-Propcr length"
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1865-02-01
Mr.. Greeley and Peace Agitation.

For the past four weeks the public mind has
been overtaxed with rumors of peace-some the
most trivial, some of an apparently important
character, until the question has become as
muddled and many-sided digest of our
laws, or history of one of our modern ward
politicians. We have in the early morning peace
commissioners proposed; at noon, accepted by
the respective governments interested at night
negotiations commenced; and we retire to our
military touches to- dream of camp fires burnt
out, marches halted, combatants shaking hands,
and the heads of the U. S. and @. S. AS gently
reposing ON the same pillow. We awaken, with
q glow in our hearts and smile upon our faces,
with a sort of mixed-up idea that we shall see
home at some not distant day, and have the ex-
quisite privilege of donning suit more becom-
ing the halcyon change revealed in our dreams.
After an early answer to the breakfast call, we
eagerly hunt the papers for a confirmation of the
previous days runors. The Washington Chron-
icle comes first to hand, and we search its COL
umns in vain for anything the subject, pro-.
or con-, save perhaps a bit of advice to study
less the properties of the laurel and more the
virtues of the shield supposed to have been held
by the Goddess of Liberty either from time i'm
memorial or since the birth of her big brother
Sam. We then, half advised, half disappointed,
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1865-02-01
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The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1865-02-01

The Rebel Congress has passed the bill (by an al
most unanimous vote in each house, creating the office
of COMMANDMENTS Chief with the most unpalatabe
addition, for Davis that Joe Johnston ought to be
restored to active command. One of the Richmond
papers of late date, has doeful article recommends
Ing the mpressment of all the cotton in the Rebel
States, and the abandonment of Slavery; in short,
anything and everything for the sake of securing for
eign recognition.
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1865-02-01

The Rebel Congressman, A r. Smith, of Alabama,
who it will be rendered recently Withdrew from the
Confederate House of Representatives is out in the
Dispatch in letter to the people of his Congressional
district, in which he explains his withdrawal and al
eges his the refusal of the House suspend
the rules for resolution denunciatory of the author
Of an article in the Sentinel signed and headed trea-
number, abused for their course in the peace
movements He says not one hundred of his constit-
uents will refuse to endorse his course.
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1865-02-01

the war, he could still be first in peace. No
sooner thought of than attempted. Sanders,
Jewett & Co., entered Canada. Greeley negotia-
ted. He succeeded in getting vague hints from
the trio he succeeded in getting from the Pres
ident To whomit may concern by which Abe
meant that it didn't concern Greeley. The white
coated, white-hatted, and white-headed philoso-
pher reluctant failure here, and on recall
| ing Lees memorable words on the death of our
Washington, 6 first in war, first in peace and
first in the hearts of his countrymen," for once
obeyed the scriptural injunction that (" the first
shall be last, and read it (as applied to himself
first in war, first in peace and last in the hearts
of his countrymen." He saw that such was his
fate, but what does a man who scorns good
clothes care for fate? His old boot could still
kick it aside. In the mich of time came jacques
and Gilmore, but as these employed by the
atlantic Monthly, he only took part of the credit
| and thereby kept down the war-fires which his
hands had before kept blazing. Then came
the two Blairs. They were in Richmond long
before they started. Jeff. Davis agreed to send
commissioners to meet commissioners
side. Another chance! Who knows but that
good, kind old Abe might remember his philo-
sophie adviser just once and appoint him as the
representative of government? Shade of
Adams, wouldn't your revolutionary treaty with
England grow dlm by contrast with the mortal
Horace But then the movement looks dubious.
The Blairs come back. However, never fearing.
never despairing, Greeley again chronicles their
starting, no, not their, for he has come to the
focus at last, and sees only Blair, the Senior
of the flock, as Greeley is the Senior of Prophets
Then come homihes of Peace. 1t is painted in
colors brighter than our golden grain, and near
er in it's approach than the planting of their
Seeds War is useless, war is devastating peace
is always desirable!
y
Need we follow his exordium, after this retro
spect of his aims and his life and his prohphe-
cies? Need we couple our hopes to his cart,
knowing the driver we do? Had we not bet
ter quietly determine to change the esprit of our
Dreams recall and rekindle the old camp fires,
renew and continue our Marches and suffer our
Abraham's head to rest where it's best wisdom
suggests? Had we not better continue in our
victories until those victories dictate peace III
accordance with our honorable desires, and in
compensation for the blood sacrificed in gaining
them ? IF it was right to enter and continue the
war until now for the sake of our Union, the
safety and integrity of that Union demand that
it have an equally just and honorable close.
The Rebel Congressman, A. r. Smith, of Alabana,
VIII twill he 1harad anti from
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-01-20
Estate of Eeobera Elder, deed.

BEDPORO l DtSTY, SIS
Al an Orphans Court held at Bedford, in and
for the ooGury al Bedford the 2lst day of o.
veubeT, a. D. 1854 before the Judges OF the said
Court, on motion OF John Palmer, the Court grant a
Eue The heirs and lega representatives of Rob
eIt Elder, late Of Middle Woodbsrry township, de-
ceased, 10 wiz: Josiah 5. Elder, I'd, George Elder,
81, Mary, wife of John EaTlenbaugh, 4th, Henry s.
Elder, 5ih, william ). Elder 6h. Isaac Elder. 7rh,
Danisi Elder, Sth, Robert s, Elder, 9th, Matilda
Elder. 10th, Elizabeth Elder, a minor and Hannah
T. Der widow ;" be and appear at an ORPHANS Courr
le De held at Bedorh in and Tor th- cornty of Bed
loTd' or The 2nd Monday (ath day) OF February
heS!, 10 accept or refuse 10 take Ih real estate OF
saId deceased at the valuation which has been val
usd aud -siapraIse1r III pursuance writ of pari-
''n or valuation issued OUT of said Court aug
ts the Sheriff Of sale county directed or show csus
Why the same sbonld Gct b- sold
Intestmony whereof save hereurto set nv
band aHd he seal of tine said Court al Bedford the
%Ist day OF November. A. d. 1854
a., 0. f. EHANNoN, Clerk.
Attest-JoHN ALDsTADr., Sheriff. rian. 10.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-01-20
REGISTERS NOTICE

All persons interested hereby notified ;ha,
The following accountants have fled their accounts
in The Registers Office of Bedford county, nd that
the same will be presented tc tne Orphans Court in
and ioT said county, on Tuesday, the II'h day Of
February Eext, at the Cour House in Bedford. tor
con6rmation
/. The account Of Wichae Debl administrator
OF the estate of Nicholas Dieh!, late Of CoieraIp
township, deceased.
2 The final account of Henry Whntstone. admin
istrator Of the estate of Daniel Means ir late of
Monroe township, deceased.
Tn Tn accoG"f "i 1~c:-a S S. Holsingpr, trustee
for the sale of the real estate of Go NJ Holsnger,
late of St. Clair township, deceased
d. The account oil Andrew B. Snowberger, ad-
m.RlstTater OF the estate oi H~zekiah H. Miller
late of South Woodberry township, deceased
s. The final account of Gichael Sleighter and
Solomon Fetght, administrators of The estate Of
Daniel Sleighter, late Of East Providence township
deceased.
6. The account Of Thomas s. Ho'singer, admin
istrator de bonis of John Roudsbusb, late of
Union township, deceased.
Z. The account of }. w. Lingenfelter, Esq, sd-
mlnistrttor with the will annexed Of Am Eliza
Cox, late of the hCrous of Bedford deceased
The account OF JaS. Bu ms and Emanuel Stat
eT, executors of the last will and testament of Jas
Burns. late of Juniata township deceased
3. The account of Jacob B. Furry, a!mipiStrato,
of The of John B. Furry, late of Nauier town
ship, deceased.
o. E. SHANNON, Register.
January 90, 1865.