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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-01-12

Here is something that everybody ought
to read, and more especially those who
have the cupidity to send on their money
in expectation of receiving big fortune
from those eastern dealers in counterfeit
money or anything else. Every man
should know that when ne receives a cir
cular from New York marked private
all of his neighbors have received 3
similar one in every respect. This is from
the Marietta Register:
Of Vim. Bush, Lawrence township, il
can be written, "served him right" On q
promise to send him in counterfeit money
(what did he want to do with it p perfectly
executed, from New York, he sent $40 in
advance. A package came for him to ouI
Express Office, with $50 charges on it, &C
o. D." This he paid, making in all SGT
in good money. He obtained two dozen
ale bottle fasteners made of wirel Mar
shal Cutton was rushed on frantically by
Bush, to stop his $50; but it had already
gone to New York.
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The Printing OGlce as a School.
A correspondent of the Louisville
Journal, in the course of a series Of re-
miniscences Of an old connection with
that establishment, says:
For a young man that is not aItogethl
era fool, and has the advantage Of an
ordinary education, the printing Office
Is undoubtedly a capital school f r adj
vancement. In regard to general
knowledge, no class of men who labor
for living, can approach the printer.
The studiOus among them, if their na-
tural gifts be not below the | Vel of
mediOcrity have equal chances with
the members of tie sO-calIed learned
professions. to acquire both worldly
honors and literary fame. From the
days of CaxtOn to those Of franklin
and from his days to our own, the
craft has produced eminent men in
every walk of life.
A good printer is generally a good
critiU, not only of language and pune
tuation, but.of the intrinsic literary
merits of whatever comes under his
hand. It is impossible that he should
be otherwise, since so great a part of
his life ismale up as it We're Of facts
that enforce reflection.
The labor that employs his hands,
gives to his mind neither exercise nor
care. His fingers move intuitiveIv to
the exact points requisite for the prop
er appOrtiOnment of his work, while
his mind seizes the idea sought to be
conveyed by the writer with whom
he is engaged, and is only expelled
therefrOm after his Judgment has pass
ed sentence on its merits.
Many one, without knowing it,
possibly owes some unknown com
positOr or proof reader much more of
reputation as writer than he would
be willing to acknowledge. If by
changing the reading of a sentence
without affecting its meaning, he can
give to 1t strength or smoothness, a.
good printer asks no gu ions about
the matter, but changes it at once.
And so, if the grammer of a sentence
is evidently faulty, he would be con-
sidered unfit for business, did he not
rectify it in this particular.
l have known some printers, It is
true, who could never learn the plain
est rules of either composition or
punctuation. To such an one might
0e used the identical words used by
a we'll known Presbyterian, speaking
to young, but particularly silly can
didate for ministerial orders: "YOung
man, you have made d mistake you
have been called to another feld-the
corn field o.
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EUorr..pOhssseo Ofshe News

ICOFrsspohasRes Ofthe Nsvs,
Letter from Kansas-A Pioneer
Settler Of Highland, 100 years
Old, Moves 30 Kansas.
Mr.. William siders, who recently
emigrated from Concord tB., in this
county, to Kansas, writes the follow
ing interesting letter, which was hand
ed us for publication:
FRANKFORT, Marshall Co., }
Kansas, Dec. %, 1870.
Mr.. Jos. W. Ambrose, Agent, fol
the o. &. M. R. R.-Dear Sir:
landed at my journeys end on Friday
evening, after leaving you in the city
in company with. the oldest man now
living in Kansas, Mr.. Henry Hasting
now about one hundred years old.
He was one of the old Pioneers OF
Highland county, Ohio, having set
tied there when there was scarcely a
tree felled, and when bears, panthers,
wolves and the wild Indian infested
and had full control of the forest. Mr..
Hastings helped in 1903 to clear of
the ground where the present Court
House now stands in Hillsboro. He
has been a man of powerful constitu
ton, and has been very active on foot
till last summer, when he had a para
lytic stroke, and has not had the prop
er use of himself since, and has be-
come almost helpless.
Well, Mr.. Ambrose, I will say to
you that the o. & NJ. R. R. is a num-
Der one road, and the conductors and
brakesmen are gentlemen all over, and
to them / return my thanks for assist
ing me through with old Mr.. Hasting,
and also the same to the Missouri Pa
ciic R. R. and its conductors, etc.
Mr.. Hasting, when he landed in
Frankfort, found his son-in-law wait
ing for him. The old gentleman was
delighted with his trip, and likes the
general appearance of the country aud
expects to make this his final resting
place, and spend what future time he
has with his daughter.
Thanking you kindly, I remain
your friend, WILLIAM sIDERs.
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The Fishery QnesIiOn.

It so happened that just about the time
the Presidents Message should have been
received and published in Halifax, the
Vice Admiralty Court, in session there
condemned and confiscated an American
fishing vessel, with all her stores and car.
go, for an alleged violation of the Cana
dian law Whether the unfortunate skip.
per dshed for cod within the prohibited
marine league from the Canadian shore
or whether he was only getting ready tC
do it, Is not stated. This action of the
Canadian authorities was precisely that
which the President, in his message, re-
ferred to as "unfriendly and vexatious
treatment" of American fishermen by the
Dominion regulations and authorities. 81
we shall hear more about that oOnistica
ton before long,
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WELL HoAxED.,-Scarcely a day
passes but some verdant person, eager
to make money fast and not too scrup-
ulous as to how he does it, is fooled
out of more or less good money by
"Rufus Stockton" civilians & Co., ="
"Owen & Bro.," ETC., of New York.
These firms pretend to deal in coun-
terfeit money. One man recently got
small box out of the Express Office
at this place, and paid charges amount
ing to $94. The box was filled with
saw dust ! Another paid $58 for a
similar package. Each had previous
ly paid $40 to the bogus firms who
sent the packages.-[Maysville Bull
letin,
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GoVERxoR,s MESSAGE.

I
Fszl0a- Citizens AT the General Isssns.
6g:
The official reports which the law
requires to be annually mads to the
Governor show chat the affairs Of the
various departments Of the State Gov
ernment and Of the State Institutions
nave been conducted during the past
! year in a satisfactory manner. I
shall not attempt to give a synopsis
oI the facts and figures which the
reports contain. The most important
parts OF them have been spread before
the people Of the State By the heWs-
paper press, and the details which
may be desired with view to legislaG
ton can be best obtained from the re-
ports themselves.
also refrain ffom making many
recommendation. Believing that too
frequent changes of the laws and TOD
much legislation are serious evils, I
respectively suggest that upon many
subjects it may be we'll to defer legfs-
latiOn until the people havs acted
upon the question Of calling a Constf'
tutiOnal Convention. II such q
convention be called, It IS not
improbable that the General Assem-.
bly, will be clothed with powers esl
sentially different from those conferred
by the present fundamental law III
respect to the judiciary, railroads;
intemperance, and many other impOF-
tant subjects. aud that the Legislature
itself will be so constituted as to secure
TO minorities f,irer representation
than they now enjoy.
The balance in the State Treasury
on the 10Th of November, 1859, was
S438, 060 II; the receipts during the
year were 81, ,399, ,932 So making the
total amount of available funds in the
Treasury during the year ${,837,-
992 81.
The disbursements during the yeaF
have been $4,071,954 81; leaving q
balance in the Treasury November Is.
1870, Of S766,039 10.
The estimates Of the auditor 0f
State for the current year are as fOfs
lows
Estimated receipts from alf sddfcnsj
including balances, $3.50, ,2O5 10
estimated disbursements for all bur-
poses, So, 1887 OIL J leaving an esti-
mated balance in the Treasury No
vember 10, 1871, of S5O6, ,229 09.
The public funded debt Of the State
on the 18th of November, 1869, after
deducting the amount invested III
loans not yet due, was SO, ,T55, ,938 q!
During the last year there has been
redeemed of the various loans; ahd
invested in loans not yet due, the
sum of $123, 800 So, leaving the total
debt due November Is, 1870, SO, 49,
OFT 81.
The Fund Commissioners were pre-.
pared to pay on a larger amount Of
the debt than has been actually dis
charged during the year, but none Of
the bonds of the State were due, amt
some Of the holders demanded ten or
twelve per cent. premium, and others
refused to surrender their bonds as
any price.
The constant and rapid increase Of
taxation demands consideration. This
following table, showing the taxation
for different purposes in 1860 and
1870, and increase of taxation in tel
years, sufficiently exhibits the natur5
and extent Of the evil:
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Causes orsudden Death.

Very few of the sudden deaths
which are said to arise from "disease
of the heart" do really arise from that
cause. To ascertain the real origin of
sudden deaths, experiments have been
tried in Europe and, reported to a
scientific congress held at SrrasUurg.
Sixty-six cases of sudden deaths were
made the subject of a thorough post
mOrtem examination ; in these cases
only two were found who had died
from disease of the heart. Nine out
of sixty six had died from apoplexy,
while there were fOrty-six cases of con-
gestiOn of the is, the lungs
so full of blood that they could not
work, there not being room enough for
IA sufficient quantity of air to enter to
support life. The causes that produce
congestion of the lungs are, cold feet.
tight clothing, cOstive bowels, sitting
still chilled, after being warmed with
labor or rapid walk, going too sud-
denly from close heated room into
the cold air, especially after speaking.
and sudden depressing news operating
on the blood. The causes of sudden
death being known; an avoidance of
them may serve to lengthen many
valuable lives, which would otherwise
be lost under the verdict of sheart
complaint" That disease is supposed
to be inevitable and incurable hence
many may not take the pains they
would to avoid sudden death, if they
knew it lay in their power.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-01-12

The eleven states that in 1861 declared
their session from the Union, had in 1850
population of 9, ,1O4, ,42l. By the census
of 1870 there aggregate population is 10,
O1O557. This shows an increase, notwith-
standing the destruction of life, caused by
the late war. The border States of Della
ware, Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri
which had in 1860 3,l86,o41 population
contains now in 1870 an aggregate of g.
98I, ,264 souls. These figures show the
wonderful recuperative power Of the
American republic.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-01-12

During our late reb elliop the Society Oi
Friends in Great Britain contributed more
than $5OO,OOO in gold for the relief of the
freedmen in distress, and now, through
the medium of the friends in this country
they ask contributions for the relief of the
women and children and other non-con-
batant victims of war in France. Up to
last accounts the Society in London had
received from its own members about $40,
900 and more than 1000 articles of cloth,
ing, but yet so much is needed that this
appeal to America has been issued.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-01-12

Such has been the demand for CRAFTS
of the Russian apples lately sent to
the Department of Agriculture from
the Imperial Botanic Garden at St.
Petersburg, Russia, that they are now
wholly exhausted. 1t is useless, there
fore, to make further application for
them this season. In the climate of
the Northwestern States particularly
they will prove a valuable acquisition
to fruit growers.
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Benefits Of Railroads,
The Railroad Record says:

The Railroad Record says:
Of the inoalculable benefits rail.
ways confer upon the people there
can be no question. They stimulate
new industries, invite settlements,
build up towns, attract capital, sus-
tain manufactures, give an increased
value to all sorts of products, enhance
the value Of lands, and in innumera-
BILE ways promote the general pros
perity to such height, that to take
away the road from the country that
has thus enjoyed its advantages,
would strike the people with the
.sorest poverty. And so it will con-
tinue doubtless, for years to come, the
railway keeping pace with the growth
of the country, and finally every sec,
ton of it whose citizens have enter
prise enough to secure its construc
ton, and that can supply it with a
living business"
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State ta1..,.. s,5os7I2 9a 4,s6sgi2Z8 IlI82595 %
osI7, "a fI8O. $40 81 SIS s80,I5485
This table shows that in ten years
the State taxes have increased thirty
three per cent, aud that local taxes
have increased almost one hundred
and seventy per cent. in other wOrd5j
that less than One-tenth of the increase
has been in State taZesj and more
than nine-tenths in local taxes.
The Increase in local taxation has
been far greater than the growth Of
the State in busineSsj populations or
wealth. It is not to be doubted that
this burden has grown to dimensions
which seriously threaten the prosperity
of the State.
No full and exact statement can be
made from the official reports as to
the amount annually collected from
the prOperty-hOlders of the State; iii
the form of special assessments for
what are termed local improvements
but it is certain that this burden b
also great and rapidly growing.
The Auditor Of State reports cases
in which such assessments have been
made amounting to half of the cash
value of the properly on which they
were levied, and in one case which hs
refers to the assessment was double
the value of the property
Iu respect to these evils It is ma
dOubtedly easier to find fault than 10
provide remedy. No single nleass
ure will remove them. Probably no
system Of measures which the General
Assembly can adopt will of them.
selves accomplish what il desired
A complete reform is impossible, un-
less the city, county, and other officers
are disposed and thoroughly compss
tent to do the work of cutting of
every unnecessary expenditure,
Much, however, can be accomplish
ed by wise legislation. Let the Gene
eral Assembly firmly adhere to the
policy Of the Constitution, and refuse
to enact special laws granting powers
TO tax or make assessments. Let such
powers be exercised only in pursuance
of general laws. Local authorities
should be empowered to levy no
higher rate of taxation than is abs04
lutely required for practical efficiency
under ordinary circumstances In
extraordinary cases general laws
should provide for the submission Of
| the proposed tax or assessment to the
people to be affected by it, uuder such
regulations that 1t can not be levied
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-01-12

When the King of Prussia was ask
ed what appeared most remarkable t.
him about the Palace of Versailles, he
gave the same reply which the Doge
of Genoa gave to Louis the Four
teenth, in the great mirror hall of the
Versailles palace, when asked this
question. He turned around with a
smile and said s'The fact that am
here"
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Select Miscellany.
THE GUIDE POST.

Dye know the road to the bar'l o aouE :
At break Of day let down the bars,
And plough y'r wheat-held, hour by hour,
Till sun down, yes, till shine Of Etar1.
You peg away, the lIvs-long day,
Nor lOafabout, nor gaPe around:
And that's the road to the threshin' faor,
And into the kitchen, I'll be bound
Dye know the road where dollars lay
Follow the red cents, here and there.
For If a man leaves them, guess
BE won't and dollars anywhere.
Dye know the road to Sundays rest1
Jest don't O. week days be afoard
In aeld or workshop do y'r best
. And snadsy oopOs ittelfI'zs heord.
Dye know the road to povsrtyi
Turn in at any tavern sign:
Turn ini-its tsmptin' as can be
There's-bran new cards an liquor One.
In the last tavern there's a sack,
An when the cash y'r pocket quits,
Jest hang the wallet on y'r back
You vagabOndl see how 1t htsl
Dye know what road to honor leads
An good old age IA lovely Bightl'
By way o temperance, honest deeds,
An tryin' to do y'r duty right.
An when the road forks, ary side,
An you're in doubt which one it is,
Stand still, an let your conscience guide,
Thank God, It can't be much amiss.
An now, the road to church yard gate
You needn't ask Go anywhere
For whether roundabout or straight,
All roads at last II bring you there.
Go, isarin' God, but lovin' more
I've tried to 30 su honest guide,
You'll hnd the grave hes got a door
-fHcbel
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In England a season ticket holder
on a railroad found the advertised
train not going to start, in consequence
of the fireman having neglected tC
keep up steam, and ordered a special
train, at a cost of about forty pounds
which he paid, and then brought an
action for the recovery of. the money
and ten pounds additional for his own
loss of two hours time. The judge
expressed himself "astOnished" tha
the company had resisted such a claim
and the jury gave the plaintiff a ver
dict for all ne asked.
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Notice.

TwyHOsE owing the late firm Of Gregg hoFsdden,
are requested to call and settle Immediately
The books be found at the store OF messrg HieJ
20 reosive money and IN the settlement Of said
business, and to use my name in recepting for the
same.
Ks the assets Of said late firm Of Gregg McFsdden
are not probably more than sufficient to pay its liza
bIliag and as the undersigned Is the only solvent
s,iiostioDs nromntIv. JOHN C.-GREGG.
: Jsiv ~ 1s70- jy9su
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SABLE SERvANT.-"Madam, I've
come. to say that I am about to leave
your service. I've heard that the
family attended the Minstrels, last
evening, and 1 couldn't stay after that
Pm not accustomed to such vulgar
actions!"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-01-12

There is a tie after all in the New
York House of Assembly. 1t stands
64 Democrats to 81 Republicans
Among the latter is De Witt G,
Littlejohn, of Oswego, who has been
ten times member of the House and
five times Speaker.
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another, said little four-year,
old, "what season of the year was it
when Adam and Eve were in the
Garden of Eden ?''
81 don't know, my dear, unless it
was summer-a perpetual summer"
"Oh no, mamma, it must have been
in the fall, for, you know, apples were
ripe.".
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WHOSOEVBR.

There we're children ou the door,
Coming Bible verses DER.
(which word, all the Bible through,
Do You love best2" qlsried Sue.
"I like Faith the best" said one,
''Jesus is my word alone"
."I Ike Hope !" "aud Ike Love :"
81 Ike Heaven, our home above"
One more. smaller than the rest
II like Whososver bssti
"Whososver-that means all,
Even I, who am 90 small"
whosoever Ahl I see,
That's the word for yo1 and me.
"Whososver WILL nay come,
Find pardon and q home.
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THE Two BIG TUNNELs.-The
Hoosac Tunnel, Mass, seven miles
long, is to be completed by March. l,
1874; cost $9,OO0,O00. When done,
eighteen years of steady labor on 1t
will have been performed.
The great tunnel through the Alps,
from France to Italy, will be u miles
long, and is expected to be completed
in about year.
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oonundrums on Poets, Names

Who was the talsst poetl Long follow.
Who realized the value Of words Words worth.
Who was the most war like poet Shakespeare
Who was permitted 70 unlock the muses. sorutoirs
Key.
Who was rich in miueraIs7 OoleFidge.
What poet supposed he was infallible? Pope.
What poet was a great sufferer Paine.
Who was musical poet Campbell
What poet was not "gooss?" Drake.
Wat poet never was "bIue ," Greene.
What poet was never troubled with mlllinsrs bills
Hood.
What poet Is we'll acquainted with the last fashion,
for mems wear : Taylor.
What poet was not a coIorsd mani White.
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Parties moving to Kansas are reminded that this
route Il from 70 to go miles shorter than any other
route between Cincinnati, Louisvile, indianapolis
and Kansas City
Close and immediate connections are made At Kan
City for Paola, Fort Scott Ottawa, BurlinKamp,
Em,.oria, Junction City, Sheridan, DepVer, Pueblo
aud New Mexico
The only direct all rail route from St. Louis to
Omaha and California.
TIE Express trains leave st. Lous daily arrival
# all trains from The East, making close and imme-
diata connection at Kansas City for Leavrnworth.
Atchisun St. Joseph, and Omaha and with the Great
Pacific Railways for San FrancscO and all points in
the Territories, landing passengers west of Omaha
The Northern Extension Of the North Missouri
Railroad is now flushed to Bloomfield Iowa, max ing
the most direct and only Hue from st Louis to South
eastern Iowa, west Of the Mississippi River.
Passengers desiring ease and comfort should avail
themselves Of this popular route, it the only line
West out OF St Louis, running PULLMAN'S CELE-
BRATkD PALACE SLEEPING CARS on all night
trains.
Tickets over this favorIte and deservsdly popular
line can be obtained all the principal Ticket OceE
throughout the country.
FARES ALWAYS As Low AS BY ANY OTHER
ROUTE.
JAMES CHARLTON,
General Ticket Agent, st. Louis, No.
J. M. DAVIES,
General Passenger Agent, St Louis, Mo.
3. K. BRUCE,
vatt Passenger Agent, Cincinnati. Ohio
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Problem.

A and bonght a acres of land, at sl211 per acre
for which they psd equal sums. On dividing, p,c-
poses to take OF he best land s. per acre more hau
the purchae price. Whit amount Of land Aid each
get for the money thus invested aud what did
land cost him per aCrs1
New Market Tp. ANDY.