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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29
TndiaRnbher.


The frst accounts we have Of this
important product date back to the
year 1875, when some French astron-
Omerss who had been sent out to Bra
I'll to make observations, returned to
Europe with some Of the gum, The
article attracted but little attention.
however, and as late as 177O was only
obtained in one obscure place, a little
shop in London, its use at the time be
ing confined to the simple purpose Of
erasing or rubbing out pencil marks,
and hence its name, India rubber.
About the year 1920 experiments
began to be made with India rubber
1t was first used as an Ingredient in
backing and varnish, its availability
in the manufacture Of -suspenders. The
next important step was taken by a
ScOtchman named Macintosh. He
sprecd the rubber dissolved in coal oil,
on pieces Of cloth, which were placed
together and passed between rollers,
thus forming the materials from which
the celebrated BIaekintOsh coats were
made. 1t was not until later period
that the material engaged the attention
Of inventors and manufacturers in this
country The grand obstacle to the
general use was its susceptibility to
heat and cold, by which It was either
melted or made rigid.
1t was to Obviate this peeuIiarfty,
and render it Indifferent to all ordin-
airy temperatures that Charles Good
year devoted so much time and money
and hard labor, and, finally, with such
complete success in the invention Of
vuleaHized rubber, which now enters
into the composition Of a thousand
different articles. He accomplished
this great result by uniting sulphur
with the rubber while il was IN astafe
Of fusion, an idea which originated.
with Nathanial Hayward Of Boston,
but was carried ont to q Successful is
sue only by the patient genius Of Good
year. The tree from which this rub
Der is obtained grows to a height Of
eighty or q hundred feet, some fifty.
feet being without branches, the TOP
spreading out like an umbrella, with
thick, glossy foliage. On tapping the
trunk, a ayellOWish liquid, resembling
cream, flows out, which is caught in
small clay cups fastened to the tree.
The contents are then emptied into
large earthenware, in which the liquid
cOngeals, and is kept until wanted for
use. Sometimes a tree is cut from the
bOttomrt to the top, the incisions being
made about foot apart and from all
these wounds the milk will hOW. The
tree will bear this operation once q
fortnight. 1t is tapped in the morn
ing and at each cutting runs about a
gill Of rubber or gum a day, which is
1T for use as soon as collected. The
gum can be gathered the entire year,
but it is best in the dry season, during
May, June. July and August.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29
miscellaneous.



A housekeePeF in the Prairie Far
mer lets Us into her secret how to do
this, and we here print what she says:
am neither a newspaper cores
pondent, nor an authOress; but for the
benefit of the sisterhOOd who do their
own washing, want to give a recipe,
which / have proved and know to be
good. 1t was given me by a friend
who has used it a number of years,
and says it will not injure the clothes.
Washihgday is the most tiresom Of
the week; to be sure machines and
wriRgers have done much to Tighten
the labor, but even with these, 1 wash,
more easily by using the fluid. l
wish some one would try this recipe
and report hOw it works. Here it is:
Five pounds Of sal-sOda, one pound
Of bOrax, one pound of unslaked lime.
Dissolve the soda and bOrax ia one
gallon OF boiling water, slakO the Lime
in the same quantity of boiling water;
then poor them both into eight gal
lans of-cOId water stir a few minutes
and let it stand until morning, when
the clear fluid should be poured of
into jars, ready for use, For two
pals full Of water use half a pint of
the compound. Soak your clothes
over night, putting soap on the sofled
parts. Ia the morning wiring them
out and put them on to boil, first put
ting some Of the fluid and soap into
your machine ort1b aud the dirt will
rub right of; then rinse well in two
waters. Sumo viii say twill not do
TO boil dirty clothes; fust try it and
your clothes win leok nicely, and you
viii not be neer as tired.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29
Democratic Movement Against
Seymour.

The following cali has been issued
by number of War Democrats Of
New York, for a mass meeting in sup
port of Gen. Grant:
"Those Of Democratic anteoedehts
who wish to retain the Union upon
principles which are fair and Just; who
believe that the debt incurred in the
suppression Of the rebellion is a sacred
obligation; who insist that the plight.
ed faith Of the nation shall not be VIC
lated, and that its name and credit
shall not be disgraeed; who desire to
treat the States lately in rebellion
with justice, but who will not consent
to surrender the government to South
ern rebels, still insisting that the re-
bellion was right, and still bOasting Of
continued devotion to the 'slOst cause,"
who are opposed to the repudiating
doctrines Of the New York platform
and to the revolutionary maniiesta-
tiOns of one Of its candidates, and who
believe that peace, safety and prosper
ity for the Whole country will be Sc
cured by the election of Gen. Grant
all such are requested to meet at Coop
er Institute, on Saturday evening, 18th
day Of October inst, at 8 O'clock
Eminent gentlemen viii speak upon
the great ISSUES of the day"
This call is numerOusly signed by
such men as Judge Edward Pierre
pont, ex-MayOr w, F. Havemeyer.
Moses Taylor, Prosper NJ. Wetmore,
F. De Yillier, o. D. F. Grant, Hiram
Walbridge, Samuel Sloan, Frank
Wood, VIM. H, Webb, G. V. 8. BoOs-
eyelt, Henry G. Stebbens; O. who will
be recognized as among the leading
Democratic lawyers, bankers, mer-
chants, railroads men and shipbuild-
ers of the city. In addition to this q
new Grant Club has been formed in
New York, called ssVeteran Comrades
of the Union" while nearly all the
and sailors clubs in the city
are represented. About fOur-fifths OF
the members are avOWed Democrats
who are dissatisfied with the course Of
Gov Seymour during the war, and the
platform Of the marty, and refuse to
support him IL th , present contest
Some of them were delegates to the
Cooper Institute Convention, which
to secure the Democratic
Gen. Hancock. Gen.
Frank Barlow was elected President
of the Club.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29

THE ANGEIs.-Last summer, in
the height of musquito time, the little
rascals practiced their songs nightly,
to the annoyance Of every one.
While little girl, Ettie, then about
five years old, was being put to bed,
the mother said to her: "Ettie, you
must always be a good girl, and then
at night when you are asleep, the an
gals will come and watch around your
bed" "Oh yes, MAJ" said Ettie;
al heard them singing all around my
head last night, and some of them bit
me tOo!''
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29

He is a rich man who has God for
his friend. He is the best scholar
who has learned to live we'll A
handful of mother wit is worth a
bushel Of learning. You had better
leave your enemy something when
you die, than live to beg Of your
friends. Enjoy what little you have,
while the fool is looking for more.
Saying and doing do not dine togeth-
er. May you have good luck, my
son, and a wit will serve your turn.
Gifts break through stone walls. Go
not to your doctor for every all, nor
to your pitcher for every thirst.
There is no better Iooking-glass than
an old, true friend. A wall between
two preserVesyfriendshIp. A creditor
always has a better memory than the
debtor,
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fFrom de aBonok abd Bar



The following anecdote Of the late
President Lincoln has never been
published, and unlike perhaps, some
Of the stories attributed to him, is an
actual fact During Mr.. IingOln's
practice Of his profession Of the law,
long before, he was attending the Cir
cult Court which met at Blooming
dale, Illinois. The prosecuting at
tOrney, lawyer by the name Of La
mon, was a man Of great physical
strength, and took particular pleas
ure in athletic sports, and was so fond
Of wrestling that his power and expe-
.rience rendered him q formidable and
generally successful opponent. One
pleasant day in the fall, Lamon was
wrestling near the Courthouse with
some one who had challenged him on
a trial, and in the scuffie made large
,rent in the rear Of his unmentiona-
bles. Before be had time to change,
be was called into court to take up a
case. The evidence was finished, and
Lam0n got mp to address the jury and
having on somewhat short coat, his
misfortune was somewhat apparent
One Of the lawyers, for a joke, START
ed a subscription paper, which was
passed from one member the bar to
another, as they sat by long table
fronting the bench, to buy pair Of
pantaloOns for LamOn, che being"
the paper said, na poor, but worthy
young man." Several put down
their names with some Iudicrous sub
scription, aud finally the paper was
laid by some one in front Of Mr.. Lin
coin, on a plea that he was engaged
in writing at the time. He quietly
glanced over the paper, and immedi-
ately took mp his pen and wrote after
his name, ''I can contribute nothing
to the end IN Uiel0" .o h on
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29
lFrOn the Ohio State Journal.
THE VICTORY OF FRBEDoH.

80 HAG&C4t VI 4'Eh41410g44.
By GRO. H. sEYNouE.
what say the noble Buckeye STATE,
10 the zhziohs millions fhai auait,
70 learn Il the cou8try's future iato
Be Slavery or Fresdomf
She speakH In accents clear and strongi
again Right triumphs over Wrong;
Again doth victory bsIcng t~- -
To the battling hearts ofFrosdOmi :"
What nay the glorious old Key1ionef
Hart 60 her calm decisive tone:
''The brotherhood of man We own,
The rignt IAN to FresdOmI"
What cay the HooEisr Boys IN Blue:
In war the brave. IN peace the trusi
"Hurrah for Grant and COlfaE too, ssr
Tor victory and FreedomF'
o. waiting sisters, be ofeheer,
The way to victory e clear;
High IN the afr your standards rear,
March on IN the cause Of Frsedomi
Hurrnh for Grant, brave son Of Marui
He lowered the rebel stars and bars,
And bore the Union Stripes and Stars
10 victory and FrsedOml
HuFrnh ior eranti be Is the man.
The hides Of Oopperhssd5 he'll ian
Aud sweep the cursed Ku Klux Khan
FrUm the sacred soil Of Freedom
Hurrah FOR GRANT hurrah for Granf =
Be g the mnu the people want,
Moro hsmly 10 orr soil TO plant,
The standard ofsusei FresIomi
d Hurrahi hufrah no longer witt Z q p , ~
Safe g. the cnuntry's future fate;
Wheel out the guns und celebrate
The victory Of n e0dom
CEoroE. o., Oct I6 1868.
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Prof. Mahan, Of West Point, says
of the New York Worlds attacks on
Grants military capacity
"Happlly for American patriotism,
the descendants of the men who are
now engaged in defaming Grants
military actions viii live to blush for
their sires and glory in the grand
results of Grants triumphs; and when
these detractiOns, which are as ephe-
neral as the sheets which contain
them, now scattered broadcast
through railroad cars and grOg shops,
and their authors, shall long have
passed away from the memory Of
man, Grants name and military fame,
like those of the great Captains who
have preceded him, will loom up,
grander and grandef, as they recede
into the mists Ofsuccessive ages"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29

During some recent excavations at
Saint Gervais, France, an urn was ac-
cidentally broken, exposing to view
1000 silver coins. Although bearing
no date, the Greek inscriptions inter
mixed with Latin, suggest that they
were struck long before the commence
ment Of the Christian era, when Mar
.seiIles was the center Of commerce, art
and civilization. The coins are in a
wonderful state Of preservation, and
on one side bear the stamp of Nassilia
in half Greek, half Latin characters.
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The New Rebellion is in full blast
in Louisiana. One hundred Union
men, white and black, were killed or
wounded in Opelousas. The Progress
newspaper was destroyed and the edi-
tor lyDched. At Shreveport fifteen
Union men and four rebels were kill
ed. Similar reports are expected from
other quarters, as the necessary result
Of the revolutionary spirit of Tamma-
ny Platform. These facts afford a
text which is as good as a sermon.
We have to ask simply-what do you
think of it, and if the nomination Of
Seymour and Blair is attended by
such murderOus consequences, what
may we expect to result from their
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29

OUR MANNED SoLDIERs.-Then mum.
ber of persons who have availed them
selves of the provisions of the act OF
Congress giving artificial limbs to
manned soldiers, amounts to 5,97l. OF
these, 1874 were supplied with legs,
2,134 with arms, A with hands, and
9 with feet. For various reason 8,
however, all the sufferers have not
been provided with limbs, since it is
estimated that, taking the casualties
in both the army and navy, $4,000 of
The combatants have lost a limb in
the service. To this number may be
added 1000 in the South.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29

No one, that heard the shouts on
our streets last Thursday, could mis-
take the character of the crowd that
was here, or in what direction its po-
litical predictions lay. "Hurrah
for JEFF. Davis, was almost as com
mon as "hurrah for Seymour" And
this is no idle tale. We heard them
ourselves-not once, or twice simply,
but very often-not simply from the
ignorant dupes Of the party, but in
one or two instances from acknOw-
lodged, prominent leaders of the
party. We speak what we know,
and what can be proven by others
besides ourselves. SOldier-UniOn
man-will you vote for a party that
makes JEFF. Davis its idol? Whore
would they lead you to, but into an-
other rebellion against the govern
msnt which your blood and treasure
saved? Stop and think.-[Gallipolis
Journal.
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A correspondent, who recently Wis
tied the Gettysburg battlefield, writes
an account of an instructive. converse
ton which he held there with a well
known and intelligent guide. "I re-
marked, I" says the writer, 'that the
supporters Of Seymour and Blair
ought TO come here" "Ah," said
the guide. Wthey don't come here:
they don't like it. I have not taken
ten Democrats over this ground, ex-
cept the Southerners who have been
here to look for their friends graves.
But Of Republicans there have been
many thousands"
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Gen. Siekles, in a letter to gen.
tlemen in Cleveland, says: 81 am re-
joiced to hear from every quarter that
Ohio is sure for Grant. Pennsylva-
MIA is all right, and do not regard me
as a rash man when 1 tell you that
New York is as sure for Grant as
Ohio.n
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"How had you the audacity, John, to
tell the people of P-that 1 was a
mean fellow and no gentleman?' said
a Scotch nobleman to his servant.
"Na, ma, my lord, yell ma catch me
at the likes O. that, sir" said John;
"when 1 gang to p always keep
my thOcts to myself"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29

"What do you mean by cat and dog
life2" said a husband to his angry
wife. "Look at Carly and Kitty asleep
on the rug together. l wish men
lived half as peaceable with their
wives" "Stop," said the lady; 'tie
them together and then see how they
will agree"
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The cleveland Herald says: "Brick
POmeEOy has surrendered, body and
breeches, to the "false and deceptive"
Seymour, and 'tthat pestilent Blair
family" He is now buisily engaged
in swallowing his own words, which
is the nastiest dish he ever set down
tor I'm
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Poetry
fFron ths N.Y. E,sninr Po.t.
HATI, TO THE CHIEF WHO IN 81
LBNCH ADVANOBS.
By STANLEY wATEarOo.


BY STANLEY wATEREOo.
Hall 20 the chief who IN sIlsnos advances,
The ehampion Of freedom, the chosen Of fame,
wherever the sunbeam Of liberty glanoas,
A theme are his actions, q Wat0hVord his name.
From The Paoiaos sand
70 the Atiauticis strand,
The bsart OF each pafFioe boatl IN bis eoussi
BE Who, with ready steel,
Struck for the nations veal,
Maintaining her rights and uphOlding her laws.
The stream that can rout with the force Of giant,
Tho rock from Gee bed, rnShss silently on;
The man with his iron will, fearless, reliant,
Doalstb not in vain boosts ere hit labor q don6.
Bis no malicious tongue,
Working the country wrong,
Dividing our efforts, supporting our fOali
HIS vas 90 middle courne,
doing from bad 20 aoruo,
Ref1slng 70 aid where be dare not opD0uo.
When war over at spread It's darksuing piulona,
And thousands we're bleeding our country 20 savei
when our flag vus dsbassd By the traItOrOuu miniOns
And she land vas sngulPhsd in tbs terrible wuya,
Firm as the mountain RICK,
Proof to the tsmpest's shock,
Boldly be stood with his resOluto host;
Taipsy The battles brunt
Dashed on his iTon iront
The traitors were broken, their victory lost.
Though the strife with bayonet and ballet 3 sndsd
Ystaghin % toe triumpl he's ieading ~ on.
70 uphold the great cause ne 90 nebly defended,
And by weldon preserve what BY valor be won. ~
-''Puuoo' ia Our battle cry, -
''Peacs and equality -
While from each Southern bill, valley and plain,
Filling the silent afr,
Soldiers who persisted there
Ariliugi ezhori uu 70 conquest again.
When auiumn's arrayed 10 the robes Of November,
Aud the struggle for justice and liberty done,
Then shall she tFsii0r1 have cause % remember
Eho battle ihey lost and the battle We won,
Telling tbe peoples will.
Proving them loyal sdIl
Then shall the spirit Of Freedom arise;
Say with q mighty voice,
"Grant iu the nations choice.
Ring the Elad tidipgsaloud to the ukiosi
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29

"A Frenchman, being liardup for a
dinner, stoIea pig. He was caught in
the act, taken before a magistrate, and
called upon for his defence, when he
thus delivered himself go mon Dieui
I steal re pig? No, sar, / never5 Aha,
YOU shall see. I tell ze pig, viii he
20 wiz me? he says, Oui!and zen I take
him. Is zat what you call steal ze
pig, when hegoes wis his own con-
sent?7 A-l--
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29

Scene in a printing Office which
advertised for girls to set type: Enter
young wOman-''DO you want to en-
plOy any one to print, isr? 1 saw your
advertisement" "Can you set up
well, IN m? Young lady blushes; says
she hasn't had beau yet, but expect
that she could, if necessary.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29

The New York Herald says this
concerning the Worlds democratic
gains in Maine:" elf a frog at the bot
tom of a well jumps up four feet and
falls back six every jump, how many
Jumps will bring him Out?''
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Punch reports a speech Of an Irish
P. NJ. who thought that Ireland was
overtaxed.
"Take tenth of our income, sir?
Aye, that they do; and they would
take a twentieth if they dared"
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Henry Ward Beecher says ''a young
man will not have more than one OPP
portunity in lifetime to vote for 50
good man as Grant" Young man,
can you afford to throw such an OPP
pOrtunity away?
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Prentice says that "man was of
hief importance at the creation, while
woman was only a side ISSUE" That
may be, but woman has often since
become "the chief end of man."
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It is understood in Washington
that the Danish Government has ac-
cepted President Johnson's PROPOSE
tion to enlarge the period allowed for
the ratification of the treaty of cession
of st. Thomas, for one year.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29

A physician stopped at the shop o.
a country apOthecary and inqu r5d
for a pharmacOpOeia. "Sir, " said the
apothecary, al know Of no su n far
mer living about these parts"
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Santa Anna BanisIled from
Cuba.

Santa Anna has been ordered to
leave the Island of Cuba, in conse-
quence of his Mexican complications.
A Juarez spy having unraveled all
his plots, he was given thirty days to
leave, and is so poor that his friends
will have to pay his passage.
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Address 70 the Union Republi-
ol - cans Of Ohio.
10 The Union Rsp,slieans Of ohio.

-
To the Union Republicans Of Ohio,
The friends of freedom have just
cause of c9ngratuIatiOn in the results
of last Tuesdays election. Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Nebraska
have nobly responded to Maine and
Vermont, and ranged themselves un-
der the banner. of constitutional liber-
ty and national union. Three United
States Senators, fOrty-six members of
Congress and the maintenance of Re
publican ascendancy in the great Cen
tral States Of the republic, are the gem
eral results.
The election of our gallant standard
bearers, Grant and COlfax, is now as
sured. The struggle Of Tuesday was
the expiring thrOe of our adversaries,
and desperately was it maintained.-l
But we must not repose upon laurels
won until the final victory is achiev-
ed,-Rot success alone is desired, but
triumph by majorities, the moral ef-
feet of which shall bring peace to the
AAdAAOAA ollu ~ pOOC " AAlC pNuAAS AAlluNAs I
Let neither vigilance nor effort be |
let the column move on
until even the Empire State shall be
swept into the great tide Of Union,
liberty and progress, and the fruits Of
the great national conflict of arms
shall be permanently secured.
A. B. BUTTLEs,
RODNEY FOOs,
s. s. WARNER,
WIN. DENEIsON,
r. D. HARRISON,
w. B. THRALL,
Z. L. TAYLOR,
States Union Exr cutive Committee. !
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THE Demncrats. VIII

The Democrats, who are now en-
ragged at Gen. Dix onr Minister to
France, for expressing his preference
for Grant, have also a chance of firing
a few shots at Gen. Hovey, our Minis
ter to Peru. Gen. Hovey says that
no IoyaI man can hesitate a moment
about voting for Grant, and that the
thirty thousand Indiana troops whom
he (dovey) commanded cannot posi-
bly entertain the thought Of embrac-
ing the principles of the "Butternuts, "
who lately were firing in their rear
whether Gen. HOvey committed the
greatest offence in fighting under
Grant during the war, or in sustaining
him now, the Democratic papers will
probably tell US.
The most enduring Tresses-FOrt-
i TesSeS.
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By taking revenge, a II al is but
even with his enemy, but in passing
il over he is u. eriOr. =