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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02
FOOIscaD PaDer.

Every kind of paper is known by
the statiOner, by its name: quarto post,
8vo post, foolscap, etc. The term fools
cap to designate a certain kind Of pa
per no doubt has puzzled many a young
inquirer. The origin is not only anus
ing but historical. Charles I. Of Eng
land granted numerous TnouOpolies for
the support of the Government
Among others was the manufacture of
paper. The water mark Of the finest
sort was the Royal Arms of England.
The consumption of this article was
verv great at this time, and large
fortunes were made by those who had
purchased the exclusive right to vend
it. This among other mOnopOlies, was
set aside by the Parliament that
brought Charles 7. to the scaffOld; and
by way of showing their contempt for
the king, they ordered the royal arms
taken from the paper, and a fool with
his cap and bells to be substituted. 1t
is now over two hundred years since
the foOlscap and bells was taken from
the paper, but still the paper of the size,
which therumP Parliament ordered for
their journals, bears the name of the
water-mark then ordered as an indig-
nifty to Charles 1.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02
Hsborough Highland County, thursday, April 1865

very scarce, the wire fence is eohsid
cred much the cheapest, and by many
it is thought to be the best. Posts
are planted, and the wires tightly
stretched and fastened to the posts by
iron staples. Three wires only, are
sometimes used, but four makes 3
good lawful fence for turning horses
and cattle. Five will turn sheep.
There is a great variety of fencing
here, which shall not stop at pre-
sent to describe.
AT first the fencing appeared very
odd to me, but one soon gets used to
it. I think that farmers here will
fence five or six times as many acres
with the same number of rails, that
would be used in Southern Ohio. Then
the rails here are made-for mailing
or Otherwise-sO much smaller than
there, that about one-tenth of the
timber there used for fencing sufices
the farmer here. Much is gained by
enclosing whole farms in one field.
The farmer here never thinks Of sep
arating his grain fields by fences.
In building, the same economy is
used. In erecting dwellings the old
heavy frame, so common in Southern
Ohio, is universally discarded. Large
dwellings are erected with no corner
posts, except common oscantIing, and
no plate except an inch board, and
yet these are so constructed that it is
claimed for them that they are strong
er than the heavily framed houses.
They are certainly more easily moved
from one point to another. On the
10th inst. I saw dwelling, eighteen
by twenty-six feet, with rooms above
and below, on small logs for runners,
drawn by thirty-three yoke Of oxen.
Its destination was more than six
miles distant across the prairie. They
walked along with it quite leisurely
Ihave never seen timber grow so
rapidly anywhere else as on these
prairies, when it is planted. I have
seen cottonwood trees almost a foot
over, ten years from the seed. The
cottonwood and LOmbardy poplar are
chiefly used for wind-breaks, on ac-
count of their rapid growth. People
have not patience to wait for those of
slower growth.
Groves of young timber are spring
ing up in many places, especially in
AIamakee county. There, thousands
of acres are literally thickets of bushes,
mostly oak.
In Alamakee and Winneshiek coun.
ties, are found a great many Norwe-
gians and Swedes, with quite a sprink-
ling of Irish and Germans; but in
Southern Chickasaw, and Bremen,
and farther south, the Scandinavian
disappears. The people are mostly
from New York, and the New Eng
land States.
But my letter is already too long.
1 may hereafter speak of surface, soil,
and productions.
r. WOLFE.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

WADE's defenders, who vote for
making him a Judge in a case where
he has a asupreme interest, all say for
Ohio, 'Each State is entitled to two
Senators under the Constitution. y
Where, then, are the twenty senators
from the ten Southern States p
New York World.
The last we remember of the GIVEN
ty Senators" was when they took their
hats and retired from the Senate Cham
Der, ''in obedience to the will oftheir
sovereign States" We are not aware
Of their places having been supplied by
Legitimate, or even pretended, elections
since. Ample opportunity has, however
been presented, since their war on the
Union failed. for these States to be
represented, if they so desired. The
voluntary absence Of twenty Senators
.at any time would no more disorgan-
ize the legislative department of the
Government than the temporary ILL.,
ness Of a single Senator. The wheels
of Government did not stop when the
rebel Senators left, nor has there been
any pause for their return.-rCincin-
natl Eve. Chronicle.
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It is a healthful sign TO- see the
Southern newspapers coming geund
to advote the policy of personal efofi
as a means of political and financial
redemption. A number of influential
journals are boldly recommending
that white men, instead of loafng
around corner groceries and whining
about the refusal of the negroes to
work, should 60 to work themselves
Cotton planted by white hands will
grow as well and yield as much as
that cultivated by ebony Christians.
If the white men in the Southern
States who have spent the last three
years in idle complaining, had devot-
ed even half their wasted time to hon.
est labor, there would have been no
complaint of poverty, little bankrupt
cy and no suffering. Even the freed
men, inspired by the good example,
would have emulated their old masters
in industry and thrift.
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Poetry.
LITTLE FEET.


~ FLoaENoE FEncT.
Two Httle feet, 50 small that both may nestle
In one oaresaing hand
Two tender feet upon the untried border
OF Lifss mysterious landi
Dfmplsd and son, and pink as peach tree blossoms
In ApriIs fragrant days
How can they walk among she briery tangles
Edging the worlds rough waysi
These vhite-rose feet along the doubtful future
Must bear Woman's load
Alas3 since woman has the heaviest burden,
And walks the hardest road.
Love, for while, viii make the path before them
An dainty, smooth, and fair
WIN Gull away the brambiss, letting only
The roses blossom there.
But when the mothers watchful eyes are shrOudsd
Away IRON sight Of men,
And these dear Fset are ieft without her guiding,
Who shall direct them theni
How viii they be aIlured, betrayed deludod,
Poor little untaugbt feet
Into what dreary mazss will they wander,
What dangers wiz they meetl
viii they 60 stumbling bIindIy in the darkness
OF Sorrows tearful shadesl
Or aud the upland slopes Of Peace and Beauty,
whose sunlight never fades7
VIII they 60 tofling up Ambitions summit,
The common world abovei
Or in some namsless vale securely sheltered,
Walk side by side with Love5
Some feet there he which walk Lifes track nwounded
Which find but pleasant ways;
Some hearts there be to which this life is only
round Of happy days.
But they are few. Far more there are who wander
without hope friond-
Who hnd tbsir journey full Of pains and losses,
And Ioug % reach tho end.
How shall It be with her, the tender stranger,
Fsir-facsd and gcntle-e, Cd
Before whose unstausd feet the worlds rude highway
Stretches 80 strange and widel
Ali who may read the fature' For our darling
We crave al blessings sweet
And pray that He who feeds the crying ravens
Will guide the baby's feet.
THE Lsdy's Friend, February.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02
TWhole No. 1863

The Rattle 81 sabine Cross
-soae.5--a ete lED1n Major BeFs.
20 tas Editor Of tas On. Gnsg@
WEBHHFowv, HiqHtAsD Cos 0..4~e
March, 1853
BY name having been used in con-
.nection with every account Of thu Rel
river Expedition ia your paper Of late,
you win confer a fivor on me III you
win permit me to speak foT myself,
through the columns Of your paper.
One account says shat 81 refused 10
retreat, at The battleOf Sabine Cross
Roads, la, April Sth. 1864, and was
shot down by the enemy" Again, I
am spoken of ~ ethe lamented Major
B." Then, again, it Is stated that 81
was not killed." &c. The facts Of the
case are simply as follows:
I was in command OF the 48th
Regiment o. V. V. Infantry during
the above named battle. Lieut.. Col.
Lindsay, Of the same regiment, was
in command OfOur Brigade, who, In the
same account, is accused of g running,
and hiding behind a log" which was
not true, to say the least OF it. Col.
Lindsay, as Brigade commander, did
his duty and no officer or soldiers Of
his command ever dreamt Of such
charges against him until it was pub
lished in the nNarratives Of the war"
nearly four years afteFward will
also state here that he is collecting alI
the testimony necessary to refute the
change from the officers and soldiers
who fought under him, and were
taken prisoner by his side.
The engagement lasted nearly two
hours, during which time we drove back
the enemy repeatedly from our front,
and were rather jubiIant on account Of
defeating the rebels, when all Of a
sudden the enemy poured a vOlley into
our ranks from the right flank. At this
critical period, saw Col. Lindsay
near the right of the regiment, watch
ing the movements Of the rebel troops
on our right. Immediately informed
him that the enemy was surrounding
US, and asked him what 70 do. he
ordered me to fall back gradually
with the regiment, which we attempt
ed to do, but in less than ten minutes
afterward, we were completely sur
rounded, taken prisoners and hurried
to the rear. 1 did not receive q scratch,
all the reports, official or otherwise,
to the contrary notwithstanding.
From the battlefield. we, in company
with nearly our whole division, (whO
were also sacrificed, through the stu
pidity Of our commanding Generals,
were marched to Camp Ford, Texas.
My regiment was exchanged six
months afterward, and I was held
until after the close ofthe wal, IS Pun-
ishment for attempting to make my
escape. Yours, &c,
JOHN A. BERING,
Late Mai. 18th Reg. o. Vet. Vol. Int.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

Here is a very curious commentary up
on the reported deplOrable destitutiOn Of
the South. Rev. Thomas W. Conway,
commenting upon the Alabama election,
writes 10 the Washington Chronicle that:
notwithstanding the poverty of the
South, and the frequent application made
by the people Of that section to Congress
for help, large sums Of money have been
raised for the purpose of defeating the
work of reconstruction in which Congress
/ is engaged"
So it appears, that while the electors
have not the wherwithal to save them
from starvation, they have abundance
to help Andy Johnson defeat recOnstruc-
tiOn.-[ dayton Journal.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

NEVER SWEARs.-The father OF
Gen. Grant, in a recent article, says
that his son Ulysses has never been
known to use profane word-never
been heard to utter an oath, under
any circumstances. An uncommon
thing for army officers, who, if not
habitual swearers, yet are often led
into profanity in the intense excite
ment Of critical military operations.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

The value of the dog for watch pur-
poses was recently presented in a new
light. According to the Richmond Dis
patch, Jim Patterson, a venerable mu-
lattO, in discussing the important
question, (which is the most danger
GUS, guns or dogs?" before a negro
debating society at White Sulphur, in
Virginia, spoke as follows: "Mr.
President-DOse gentlemen what has
spoken differs from me on dis subiec.
1 thinks dogs is much more dangeus
dan guns. Spos'n you set loaded guns
all round Dry creek, dey amt gwine
off sep'n somebody pull de trigger,
but dar's Mars Ed. CaldWell's Cesar;
he gwine off Wheder you pull him or
no; and no niger amt tgwine dar while
he's dar. Dat, in my mind, settles de
queschun.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02
Youths Department.

TOrignal Problems Puzzles, &C., solicited The rea
of the author and the answer to each must &C.
company all contributions.l
Bnigmas.
l.
am composed Of II letters.
My 8 10 5 IS II is useiul animal.
Ny 70 6 "A is what most women want.
Nv II 13 7 is an oath.
MY IA 8 8 a patriarch.
Ny IS 3 l 81 II 6 IA was Union General.
Ny 4 IA s a useful article.
My IA l6 is beverage.
Ny whole is the name Of young gentleman Of New
Lexington, Ohio. PAP'S PET.
D.
I am composed Of letters.
MysTB6isa ssa-fOwl.
Ny 4 Is z river in Scotland.
My276 9 is city in England.
Ny I 7 8 is a small steamer.
Ny 9 is an instrument Of writing.
Ny whole created quite cOmmOtiOn among the in
habitants Of the ants-diluyian world
WsVerly, O. FIDES.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

Brick Pomeroy abandOnes Andrew
Johnson in the La Crosse Democrat, Of
the 9th ult. He says of the President:
"The mongrels may work their way
upon him for aught we care. He is
one of them; has played the usurper
and tyrant himself, and let him bear
some of his own courses that come
home to roOst. Rumpites, 'drive on
your cartP This is not our fune-
ral.'
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

Nasby writes to President Johnson, at
that he has made mistake in this:
''You hev instructed yoor origins to spred
the report that General Grant Wuz in the
habit NV bein IntOksicated. Miserable er-
ror. Mistakin pOlisy. YOO may possibly
make sum ablishniSfs bleeve it and detach
EN- from him, but 700 also attach the en-
tire Democrssy to him with hooks Nv steel.
Fssten that charge on him-make Ken
lucky bleeye it, and Kentucky Wud to-
mOrrer give him her electoral vote. Don't
you remember that the DemOcrisy took
no stock iR you till after the 22nd nv Feb
rOoary speech? and didn't they support
you couulIy frum that time Out?"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

THE REBELLION sUPPREssET

THE REBELLION SUPPRESSED
LONDON, March 23.-AdditiOnal
particulars Of affairs in Japan have
been received. The country was quiet.
The rebellion against the Tycoon has
been effectually suppressed, and there
was reason to hope for a strong gov
ernment, in conjunction with the
NikadO, the spiritual Emperor.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

Accounts from Crete justreeeived here
relate to the massacre committed, near
the end of January, ofupWard Of sixty
Christians, by the Turks, IA the for
tresses Of Hevacleon and Rhethymans.
The Cretans continued to maintain
their independence, and although
fresh Turkish troops had arrived in
the island, 10 battle of any import
ance had recently taken place.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

The Republican State Committee,
of Louisiana, have passed resolutions
recommending the removal of Gene
raj Hancock for his liberation of re-
bels.-He and JEFF. Davis were both
visited and cheered by the same crowd
on the same night, and the next day
they took drive together.
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A Frank and Sensible Admis-
sinuH

The Boston Post treats the election re-
turns from New Hampshire philosophical
IY, and as though it had some respect for
the intelligence Of its readers. It paradss
its usual ''rOOster" at the head of one OF its
columns, but upside down, remarking
that the New Hampshire news had "stuck
in his crop" In the same column it says:
"The travelling was very bad in New Hamp-
shire yesterday. So was the voting"
This is neat, candid and gOOd-natured.
Why will not party journals generally
frankly admit defeat when it comes, and
not try to explain it away?--[N. Y. Post.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

Some one has made the remarkable
discovery that there can be no negro
Congressman from the South for some
years to come, since the Constitution
provides that no person can be a Sena-
tor who has not been nine years a
citizen of the United States, nor any
one a Representative who has not been
seven years a citizen.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

THE ROAD LAW.-The new Road
law, is very similar to the one form
erly in force. 1t provides for the dis
tricting of the several townships, by
the trustees thereof, and the election
of a supervisor in each district, who
shall have the care of the roads in his
district, and shall perform about the
same duties required of him under the
old law. Two days labor on the
roads is required of every able-bOdied
person between 21 and So years of
age, or in lieu of which labor, three
dollars may be paid.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

SAD ACCIDENT.-The SciOtO Gazette
says: awe learn that a man named
FISHER, living near Lattaville, in this
county, was killed last week at a gEist
mill on Plug Run, between LattaviIle
and Baihbridge. The accident occurred
last Thursday, and was caused by the
bursting of a burr wheel. One Of the
flying pieces struck FISHER, killing
him instantly s-f
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

The Winchester CVa.) Times tells
of Federal soldier, Of the Second
New York Cavalry, who was detail
ed by General Fessenden, as a guard
at a house near Winchester, during a
battle in the neighborhOOd, with or
ders to remain "until relieved by
proper authority" After the battle
he was forgotten, the army having
moved to a distance, and the faithful
trooper is still on guard at that house,
no "prOper authority" ever having
appeared to relieve him.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

WelbOrne, Cutter and Scott, charged
with burning their store in Kansas
City some months ago, have been adj
mitted to bail in $4,000 each. Two
young men sleeping in the building,
it will he remembered, were burned to
death in it.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

"The Slate Of Ohio has 39,964 square
miles; consequently the density of popula-
ton is 6S to a square mile. The density
of Belgium is 400 to the square mile; but
that is full of large cities. The density of
Massachusetts is now 100, and that of New
York S5. Taking mean between these,
and it is 122 to a square mile. Up to that
point, Ohio will not cease to grow quite as
rapidly as it does now. 1t will then con-
tain five millions Of people, a. population
which would not consume half its pro-
ducts; and it would be even then large
exporting State"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

At Montgomery, Alabama, the
other day, a handsome muIattO came
up to the polls to vote. "My name is
Henry Clay" "All right, Henry
you can vote, you are registered. But,
Henry, where were you bOrn?" 'In
Kentucky, sir; Henry Clay, of Ash
land, was my father" And so he
cast his vote.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

In the city of London there are said
to be 80, 600 Jews, Of whom 2,OOO0are
Christians. In Berlin, Prussia, there
are 5000. of whom 1000 aEe Chris
tians. In all Europe there are Feck-
oned to be 3, 3,431, 200, Of whom 10000
have been converted to Christianity. d.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

When Washington was President
of the United States, he said: aWhile
l have the honor to remain in the
service of the United States, 1 shall
obey to the utmost of my power and
best of my ability, all orders of Con,
gress with scrupulous exactness." Il
Andy johnson had taken the same
view of the duties ofthe President, he
would not be in his present trouble.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

1t is a coincidence possibly worth
notice, that the last case of impeach-
ment was that of Judge Humphreys,
Of Tennessee, who was impeached up
on testimony of Andrew johnson;
and one Of the managers prosecuting
that impeachment, was Mr.. PendIe-
ton
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

A few years ago the Democrats re-
viled those persons who bought Gov
ernment bonds as ''fools, who would
never receive a cent of their money
back again" Now they call them
nabObs, who are trying to dodge their
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

Ny Arst's applied to naught whore zaught exists;
To waste and barren fields and deserts large;
To paper white and tarniBhed not with ink;
And to the thOughtless infant mind.
Ny sacOnd-I behold my second now,
And you behOld It too, aud seeing, ask,
You ask and wonder what e is. And now,
Ny WhOIe-what have Of my second said
viii to my whole apply. You see it, yet
You wonder what IL IL. MORGAN MEADE.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

The Ohio Penitentisry, on the 7th
inst, contained ], ,O63 prisoners, which
was a larger number than ever before
in that Institution at one time.
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To Army Surgeons.


If this meets the eye of the Surgeon
who was in charge of Cumberland
Hospital, Nashville, Tenn, July,
1865, he is respectfully requested
to send his address to Susan Stahl,
widow of Samuel Stahl, formerly of
Company B, 51st O. v. l., who died
at the above named hospital, July u,
1862. And if this is seen by Ser
geant S. NJ. DOherty, who was pre-
sent when Mr.. Stahl died, he will
please send his address to Mrs. Stahl.
Evidence is wanted of Stahl's death,
to enable his widow to have pen
sion allowed. AS she has family of
small children dependent upon her,
it is hoped any one who can assist
her to the necessary evidence will
do so. -
Address Susan StahI, care of D.
Longenecer, Covington, Miami eonn.
ty, Ohio.
N. B.-Papers friendly to soldiers
please copy.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

The Radical Republicans have made
a pretty clean sweep Of the county
officers in all parts of Tennessee. The
negro voters could not be induced to
vote against them to any extent.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02

Brick Pomeroy, aIluding to Mr..
Johnson's impeachment, says: "It's
not our funeral" +" Which we deeply
regret.-[Sandusky Register.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-04-02
1rathematicsl ProhIem.

An intelligent little darksy, being asked his age
replied, eff old again, and twice old again
and three times as old Ggain, my age would be 81.
How old was he7 MORGAN MEADE.