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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-05-04
The Answer.

A wonderful structure, suTpassing all art
That mortal could mould or science impart,
The last work Of creation, in the perfected plan
or Almighty direction, vas given to aaa,
With a chest and two eysids and cap to each knee.
For the musical instruments next we must see
The pipe and the organ; If these will not DO,
will throw in the bones to MAKE melody too.
Next, think that foot and hand and a pole
ofthe three well-knOWn measures will make Up the
whole.
Tho carpenters need, I think yOu'l agree,
Is met, when the nails in his basket you see..
Two soIss, suppose, are the two esteemed fishes,
The smaller tribe, muscles, will make up the dishel
The two loffy trees in Palal- trees We meet.
Ths fine flowers are hro lips EhUss breath is 80 sweet;
And by fruit OF the plant think narrolg is meant
The handsome young stag is e hart of content;
The calres are the skittish young animals. Now
To answer the next really don't know how;
For the wild little harss which, in lOve-ocks We seo
Make me wish that one love-lOcl, at least, might be
for me.
The sweet little temples Of worship, know,
win ever be found on woman's fair brow.
Fer the weapons Of warfare. I'm told, "to0R and
HaH;"
In my humble belief, loving arms viii prevail.
number Of woather-eockE, truly, are veins;
And the iaEeps, with boots, all when ii rains
The students or scholars, bright pupils, I Wssn,
In the eyes that we love, may always be seen.
Ny tasz is now done with the tell-sioul grandees-
must now take ny task to attend on the bees.
EDfToR's DHAWER, in Harpe's Magazine for ETag.
Answer to Enigma in last weeks News Deborah
Samson.
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shingIe Your Own House.

Scege-Bar-TooB1. T7me-Mid-
night.
Wife-'I wish that man would
go home if he has one to go to-"
Landlord-IaHushl Hushl he'll
call for something elso directly
Wife-hI wish he would haste
about it then, for it is time every
honest person was abed.n
Landlord-"He is taking the
shingles off his own house and put
ting them on ours"
AT this time James began to come
to his right senses, and commenced
rubbing his eyes, and stretching
himself, as ifhe had just aWoke,
saying, 81 believe I viii CO."
"Don't be in a hurry, Jams,,"
said the landlord.
80 yes, I must go" said James,
and he started.
After an absence Of some time the
landlord met and accosted him with,
"HallO, Jim, why amt You been
down to see us d?
"Why," said James, 81 had taken
SO may shingles of my house it be-
gan to leak, SO I thought it time to
stop the leaks, and I have done it."
The astonished tavern-keeper
went home to tell his wife about it,
and James has ever since let rum
alone, and attended to his own busi-
ness.
He is now a happy man, and his
wife and children are happy too.
Young men, whose houses are you
shingling +?
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Andrew Krauss, Of Cleveland, on Sat
urday evening, April sth, purchased
some Benzine to exterminate some YER
min at his house applying it to the
bedstead it took fire from the candle /;
communicating tothe can, the whole was
soon ablaze. He caught mp the vessel,
ran to the door and threw out the
burning fluid. His wife was just
entering the door at the time, and
she was completely immersed with the
liquid. She was literally burned 10 a
crisp, and died after suffering the most
awful agonies for five hours. The hus-
band is insane, declaring that he has
murdered his dear wife.
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On its face this purpOrts to be a
common contract note, only condi-
tionally payable, and which no third
party would ever purchase. But
when the swindler gets the note
safe into his own hands, he cuts 1t IN
t,0o through the perpendicular va.
cant space which may be seen be-.
fore the word ''BEARER," in the
first line, thereby changing the left
hand end into an ordinary note of
hand for two hundred and seventy
FIVE dollars This he sells for what
he can get for it, and decamps, Ieav-
ing Mr.. Smith and the holder of the
note to arrange matters as best they
can.
Another form of swindle which
has been practised in this county, is
this: A farmer is induced to take an
agency for some patent article
"plastic roofing" for instance-and
signs his name to a receipt. This
receipt is worded something like
the above note, and is disposed Of
in the same way.
Another feature of these sRindles
that is worthy of notice, is, that the
party to whom the note or receipt
is given, is generally a resident of
some other State, and being a nom
resident, sues Gin case of nOn-pay-
ment) in the U. s. District Court.
This makes it necessary for the
farmer to go to Cleveland from this
county to make his defense, thus in
creasing his expenses and Iessening
the probabilities of his standing
suit.
One of our law firms has lately
been employed for the defense in
six cases of this kind at Cleveland,
for farmers in our county, who had
been imposed upon by these swim
dlers. In every case, the parties
were willing to swear that they had
not given the nOtes-some saying
they had never given a nOte-bui
on seeing their signatures had to &C
knowledge they were genuine. The
puzzle then was to find how the sig
nature was obtained: : and the solu'
ton OF the puzzle was found in the
form of the note above given.
Be careful how you put your
name to any paper.
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Select Miscellany.
DOLLY SULLIVAN.


"Ohl Wedding rings pretty to wear. ...r-I
nd a bride Of all women is fair,
But then,
There's no trusting in men, @ H--zst
And, if I we're girl, I'd Of lovers beware. .-- y
They mag court you to-day,
Sweet as birds in the May, L'- al
But tomorrow, look out they II be all aoWu awayl,
Old Dolly Sullivan shook her gray head
! Lovers were now the last thing she need dread @
But yoa ue7er can tell .g -a.jf-
Who has once been belle;
''sveetheartsi I've had sm know 'em - she said,
''Jpst as long as your compsny's new, .f f.
There is no one that's equal to you;
You then
Gan have choice Of the men; .ls.lr5t $50
lis the black eyes to-day, AID to morrow the blue.
bad once brocade
For my marriage gown made -A -a1 go
On the shelf Of the store room my wedding laid;
Never that cake on the table was set
Here am, Dorothy Sullivan yet! s-#~''
Let It go let tgol
, am glad it was so,
HarHy harmed lessons you're slow to forget
aCOuid I keep all to-day that 7 know, = '-.
With the face that I haiilOng ago, .l #.tI. tlt F
Ahi then, .......
I would pay back the men
They should get a small part of the debt Owel
For It's little care they, .--
Spite The fine things they say,
How a woman's heart aches if they have their own
way.
Promises little they keep men in awe
Trust 'eml I'd sooner trust snow in a thaw
They are easy to make,
And more easy to break;
Keeping 'sm's sOmsthing that never saw I-z
''When you come to your own wedding morn,
Just to find you're maid left EoflOrn,
All, then,
Where's your faith in the men,
When your wedding gowns on and your bridegroom
is gone?
You must take of that gown, Hr--sa
And sit quietly down,
Cast aside, thrown away, to be talk for the town"
/ Old Dolly Sullivan shook her gray head
"Children once burnt of a FIRE have dread;
Let your love stories be,
When you're talking tome;
Sweethearts! I've had EN- know 'em ~ she said.
marian Douglas, in scribner's for April,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-05-04

Nor Much OF A TRAYRLER.-Last
week Frederick Eek visited Ottawa,
in this State, for the purpose Of
making application for pension
as a soldier of 1912. The remarka-
bio feature of the visit consists in
the fact that Mr.. Eek is 80 years Of
age, has resided within eight miles
Of Ottawa for the past 80 years,
and never heretofore been at the
county seat of the county, and for
the first time in his life saw q
railroad and cars.
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TIE WEATHER.

At the late election in Greene
county some twenty ladies presented
themselves at the Yellow Springs
poll, and demanded Of the judges Of
of election that their ballots be re-
eeived. The judges declined, and
invited the ladies into the room to
discuss the matter. They yeOmplied,
and for an hour it was argued pro
and con. The ladies insisted that
the Fifteenth Amendment repealed
so much Of the Fourteenth Amend
mOnta as would seem to refuse to wo-
men all the rights Of citizenship.
The trustees read the law, and said
they must adhere TO their cath.
The ladies called upon a Professor Of
Antioch College to argue their ease,
which he did at some length, claim.
ing that "citizen" meant both men
and women. But it avalled moth.
ing. The trustees refused to admit
the votes.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-05-04
CHOW ARE you, SANITARY p-

al BY BRRT aARTE.
"DOwn the picket guarded lane
Rolled the comfort-ladsn vain,
Cheerod By the shouts that shook the plaia,
soldieF-lilSs and marry;
Phrases such as Scamps may teach,
sabre-eut Of Saxon speech,
Such as 'Bslly . 'Thsm's the psachr =
Wade in, sanitaryr
"Right and Iefl the eaissons drew
As the car vent numbering through,
Qaick succeeding IN review
sqpadroRs military;
Sunburnt men With boards Ike frieze,
Smooth faced boys, ana cries ike thsss:
%. 5. San CON- That's the ehsaseP
Pass in, sanitaryi' '.-.f
''In such cheer It struggled on
Til the battle front vas uoa; .r
Then the ear, its journsy DONE
LO was stationary
And where bullets Whlstling fly ....
Game the saddsr, fainter CRY, ...l
'Help Us, brothers, ere We die
Save Us, sanitaryP ~ a
"sueh the work. The phantom iiss,
Wrapped ia batils-elouds that rise;
But the hraEe-whoss dying eyes,
Yelled and visionary,
Sec the jasper gates swung wide, Ef
See thepartsd thr0ng outside --.-.
Hear the voice to those who ride,
Pass in, sanitaryP''
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NEW sWINDLE.

Look Out for Patent Agents
Some two or three months since
(says the Ripley Bee We made
mention of the case Of Adam Ross
man, of this neighborhood, who was
sWindled by the agent of a Patent
Cement Roofing Company, and in
veigled into giving his note, but
said he had signed some kind Of re
eeipt or contract 70 cement. The
following will explain the system Of
operation as carried on by different
swindling concerns all over the
whole State. We warn every one
again to be on their guard. The
BellefOntaine Republican says
"In our last issue we warned our
readers against the swindling patent
agents who are swarming over the
country taking in the unsuspeeting.
We thought then that a general
warning would be all.suficient, but
a few facts that have come to our
knowledge since induce Us to give
the following form of note that is
frequently used in these swindling
operations. We will suppose A.
Stone to be agent for a seeding ma
chine, and John Smith to be an
honest farmer, whom A. Stone in
duces to act as his agent. Good
terms are offered, the farmer being
rendered all the profit on the seed
ing machines, except that after he
has sold 1915 worth Of seeders he is
to remit $40 to the principal agent.
Then a note, similar 10 the follow
ing, is produced and signed by the
unsuspecting farmer:
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-05-04

On the eve of Connecticut election, a
prominent citizen of that State approach
ed Senator Sumner and wished him to
send a few words of cheer to the Repub-
licans; but the sulky Senator stub
bornly refused. Nothing could have
been better. The Republicans gallantly
carried their State without his senate
rial encouragement, which would have
cost nothing ifgiyen, but which, with
held, tends to confirm the wisdom of
the Senate in its recent rejection of him
as an overbearing, impolitic and inn
practicable man.-[Bucyrus Journal.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-05-04

A spirit has kindly raped out to
a Cincinnati circle that the Repub-
licans will nominate two-candidates,
Grant and a Radical, in 1872, and
that the Democrats will nominate
and elect Chief Justice Chase. A After
which, peace and harmony.
We are inclined to believe that
this spirit is one of the class spoken
of in the Bible, as "lying spirits, "
who are said sometimes TO "deeeire
even the very elect
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-05-04

Candidates for government offices
in England are examined upon va
rious literary and scientific topics.
Lately, one of them, by slip of the
pen, wrote "Yennice" in one Of his
papers. "Do you know, sir, that
there is but one 'hen' in Venice?"
asked the indignant examiner. -.
"Then eggs must be very scarce
there" was the reply.
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The story started in an American
journal, and copied into some Eng
lish newspapers, as to the matrimon-
ial infeIicities of Madame Gold
schmidt, better known as Jenny
Lind, has led to several libel suits,
and mulcting of the publishers who
copied it, to the amount of about
two thousand pounds, besides dam
ages for about as much more. The
subject matter was adjudged clearly
libelous by court, as abundant proofs
were adduced of the entirely happy
nature of the life of Mr.. and Mrs
Goldschmit.
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A Duluth paper says one of the
running into Lake Superior,
from the North, is called "Temper-
ance river" because it is the only
one of all the tributaries of the lake
that has no bar at its mouth.
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DR.. Warder closed his address be.
fore the annual meeting of the Ohio
State Horticultural Society held at
Urbana, as follows
Let US not pause in the good work
until every family in the land, and
especially every farmer in our great
agricultural State, is supplied with a
good garden and orchard, until every
cottage has its welI-tilled and we'll.
filled truck-patch, fower-beds and
shrubbery, until every every subur-
ban residence has its requisite rural
adornment, until every town and
village has its parks and shade-trees
and every public highway its over
hanging shade-trees, and every rail.
way station its umbrageous greenery,
every neighborhood its rural ceme-
terry, tastefnlly arranged, judiciously
planted, and until every school dis
trict can boast ofits sylvan shades,
as we'll as of its substantial and ad.
mirably constructed temple of sci
ence.
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It is a great mistake to suppose that
the more one eats the stronger he be-
comes. Commands are not giants. We
gain in strength in proportion as the
food eaten is digested, assimilated, and
into new and perfect material.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-05-04

Hon. Thomas A. Marshall, Judge
of the Kentucky court Of appeals
died suddenly in Louisville, on tho
18th, in the seventy-eighhth year
of bis age.
He was a Judge Of the court Of
appeals for p years, served fou
years in Congress and four in tLi
Kentucky Legislature. His father
was Humphrey Marshall, who
wounded Henry Clay IN a duel.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-05-04

James H. Baker, who was elected
Secretary of State, in Ohio, on the
ticket with Chase for Governor, has
been appointed Commissioner of
Pensions.
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Beeeher said on a recent Sunday /:
off King Solomon had carried out
his own maxims, how much better
off the old man would have been. I"
A fact that every one will acknowl-
edge.
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There is no fortune so good but that it
may be reversed, and so bad but that it
may be bettered. The sun that rises in
clouds may set in splendOr, and that
which rises in splendor may set in
rlOoD1
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Dictionaries cannot look down with
disdain OH spelling books. Webster's
spelling book, by its copyright income,
supported his family for twenty years,
while he was engaged in preparing his
Dictionary,
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I

to take anything else that he may say is Just as good
bccaHse he makes larger profit on 1t. These rene
dies viii be sent by express to any locahty upon ap
plicatiOn to the
PRINCIPAL OFFICE
AZ lie GERMAN MEDICINE STORE,
No. 6s1 ARCH STREET, Philadelphia
CHAS M. EVANS, Proprietor.
(Fomerly C. N. JACKSON & Coz
These remedies are for sale by Druggists, storeKeeP
ers and Medicine Dealers everywhere -
f5g-DO not forget to examine well tne artlels yO1
buy, in order TO get the genuine.
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The Connecticut Election.


An evident error has been discov-
cred in the return of the votes from
the Fourth Ward of New Haven,
by which one hundred more votes
were returned for Gov. English than
should have been. This number
was returned more than was check
ed on the poll list, and the Demo
cratic State ticket was declared to
have received a like number of
votes more than its Representative
ticket, while the Republican State
and Representative tickets were
about equal The matter will prob
ably be fully Investigated by the
Legislature, and if the return is q
mistake or a fraudulent count, Jew
ell will be Governor.
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HON. WIN. F. ROGERS,

Mayor OF Inc CITY OF DuI1IO4 N =
Mayors OFFICE, BUFFALO, June 2, 1889
Ibaye used "HOOdand's German Bitters and 1onlc
In nv family during the past year. and can recon,
mend them as an excellent tonic imparttng tone ana
Vigor to the system. Their use has 6een 2FO1ueISs
Of decidedly beneficial effects. WM r hO0hE'0'
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The torrent came swirling the drowning man
Rider and horse; and the fish spoke thus
Cried the Crawling and the salmOn-trOut,
"Wby don't yOn swim, like us 7''
Down, hghtning-struck, the seronaut fell,
Down through mile Of sky,
Cried the eaglets and the eagle king,
"Creature, why. don't you hy?"
The mole came where the dead man slept,
The mole and his brother scout,
And said, ''YOu soldiers that we're shot,
Why don't you burrow ont?r
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81 was well and sought to be better,
Took phvsic and died "
POpular Mistakes.

That Editors are delighted to get
to ''fn up" the paper.
That they have plenty of time to
correct bad manuscript.
That they should "puf7' every
body, for nothing.
That they must have no opinion
of their own.
That they should know every
thing whether informed of it or not.
That they have plenty of money
That they should "notice" every
scalawag show that travels.
That they should have news,
whether there is any or not.
That they should print every
mans name who attends a dog fight
or a horse race.
That they have time to talk an
hour with every one of the hun
dreds who come into the Office every
daV.
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Price OF the BItters, $l.OO per bottle;
Or, a half dozen for $500.
Price of the Tonic, $3.50 per bottle
or, a half dozen for $3.50.
TTe Tonic Is put lIp Ia Quart Bottles.
Recollect that it is Dr. Hoohand's German Rene
dies that are so universally used and so highly recon-
uended and do not allow the druggists to induce you
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There are nearly one hundred
students at the Ohio University, at
Athens,
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'lzzIes.

J.
Three sisters at breakfast ware feeding the cat;
The first gave it soIs-Puss vas grateful for that;
The next gave it salm0n-whieh Puss thought
treat;
The third gave It herring-whieh Puss would not
eat.
Explain the conduct Of the cat.
2
Said the moon to the sun,
''Is the daylight begun?''
Said the sun to The moon,
"Not q minute too sUon."
'You re full moon, !" said he
She replied With 3 froWn,
"WsH I never did see
So uuciVil a clown"
rQuery-Why vas the moon 90 angry n
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HON. GEORGE SHARSWOOD
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, June /, 1868.
I have found by experience that - HoOhands Ger
man Bitters" is very good tonic relieving dyspepae
syn Hp'O'--' '----'-' GEORGE sHARsWOOD.
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A good Fin aanciaI Record.
The financial record which Sec'y
Boutwell,, and a Republican Con-
gress has made is one which should
inspire confidence in the wise and
cautious policy which has been pur-
sued. The national taxation has
been reduced about S83, 900, 900, the
expenses of the government reduced
over S126,OOO,OOO, and the public
debtreduced S2O4, ,754,4I3. All this
in twenty-five months. And now,
Senator Sherman, Chairman of the
Senate Finance Committee, propos-
es, at the next session of Congress,
to remit duties on salt, coal, tea and
coffee, and to greatly reduce the
internal revenue taxation of the
country. It is no time to inaugu-
rate or encourage fanciful expert
ments in finance. We all remem-
Der the warning conveyed in the
epitaph inscribed over DR.. Sangra
dos unfortunate patient:
81 was we'll and sought to be better,
Took physic and died.
The finances Of the country have
been in the hands of the wise, eau
tious and practical men. Thore let
them remain. When the people
express a desire for a change it will
be time enough to make it, [Tole'
Go Blade.
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FAsHIoNABLE.-Wedding invita-
tions now contain more cards than
ever, viz; first, the brides card /;
second, the grOom's; thirdly, the
BRIDES mothers; then the "cere-
mony" card, then the invitation to
the reception; then the cards con-
tanning the married names of the
young couple in full, and the days
of their post honeymoon receptions !;
then a card containing. the names Of
bridesmaids, ushers and groomsmen; /;
and lastly, a card engraved with
"Please present this at the door,"