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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

greater in degree, that they are now
producing in Kansas. But this
State has one great advantage over
the older States. Here nearly ev-
cry road is built ont of the land, OF
by foreign capital from other States.
The main trunk line of the road is
the Kansas Pacific, starting from
Leavenworth and Kansas City, unit
ing at Lawrence, running up the
entire Kaw valley, extending for
five hundred miles through the GEN.
tire of the State to Denver City, Col
orado. This will form part of the
great continental road, reaching
from ocean TO ocean on a meridian
where no winters or mountain
storms will prevent its perpetual
use-a line destined at no distant day
to have a great influence on the
trade of the continent and the COM
merce of the world. The great
lines of roads from Philadelphia,
Norfolk, Baltimore and New York
will all concentrate at st. Louis.
There they will take the North Mo.
or Mo. Pacific, both connecting with
the Kansas Pacific and circumstances
will compel the early completion of
the latter to the Pacific coast.
Several other roads are already in
progress of construction from this
central line South. The first is a
road from Kansas City to Fort Scott,
Baxter Springs, and on to meet the
Galveston r. r. This line will be
of immense advantage TO all South
eastern Kansas.
Starting at Lawrence, another
called the Joy and Sturigis line runs
down to Ottawa, and soon will be
completed by Garnett and Humboldt
where it will intersect the Neosho
Valley road.
Another road now building rapid
ly, extends from Topeka south to
Emporia, and some day will be ex-
tended farther. This is an impor-
tant road, as it passes through i'm
mense coal beds in Usage county.
From Junction City they have
commenced the Neosho Valley road,
extending down the Neosho River.
Several roads are already made
from Leavenworth, and more will
soon follow. They have bridged
the Mo. River at Leavenworth, to
connect with a road to Cameron and
the North Missouri and Iowa roads.
Many other routes are being pro-
jected in Kansas, and will be built
some time. So the State promises
to have good supply of Railroads.
A. J. BELL.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13
LEAYENWoRTH.

1t IS evident to my mind, thai
Leavenworth is now and will be in
the future the largest commercial
city of Kansas. All talk to the con-
trary will amount to nothinr. She
has the position, located as she is or
the Missouri river, affording her ex'
tensive steam navigation as well a:
railroad facilities. She will be tC
Kansas what st. Louis is to Missouri
Chicago to Illinois, Cincinnati to
Ohio, and the older she grows the
more she developes enterprise
wealth and population.
The growth of Leavenworth has
been most wonderful. Fourteen
years ago a cabin marked the spot
where now stands city of forty
thousand inho0itGntsI Leaven'
worth has already the elements of q
thriving city. She mas numerous
churches, schools, the finest csthe-
dral in the U. S. and many fine bu-
siness blocks and public buildings
Her people, however, made one
grand mistake In not getting the
main trunk line of the Pacific r. r
Atchison, on the Mo. river above
Leavenworth, is a thriving place
They are building a R. R. west from
this place called Pomeroy's Road
Mr.. Slick, formerly of Ohio, is the
President of it.
Junction City is a fourishing
town. Here are the great quarries
of Junction City marble. 1t is soft
casey to work and hardens when ex
posed. Topeka is built of this ma
terial.
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The colored citizens of GAINESVILLE,

The colored citizens of GAINESVILLE,
in mass meeting the other night,
resolved Gas one man" in favor of
Grant first, last and all the time,
and that "the duty Of every colored
American lies within the lines of the
Republican party, and that any de-
parture therefrom must inevitably
lead into the camp of the common
enemy"
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Message from the Dead-A Sim
ruIar Warming.

The Bangor (Me.) Commercial
prints the following as fact:
A former resident of this city some
years ago moved to Cincinnati and
went into business there. Some
time since as he was on his way to
his place of business at his usual
early hour in the morning, when
going past side street, one which
he had never had occasion to use,
he distinctly heard a voice which
said, $50 down this street, but, not
being of a superstitious turn of
mind, he continued on his way for
few blocks, when the, impression
grew so strong that he retraced his
steps and went down the street in
dicated by the voice. He had gone
but few rods, when the voice again
said, $50 in there;' he looked and
found himself opposite small third
rate hotel. Going into the bar-room
which opened on the street, the first
sight that met his astonished eyes
was the bar-keeper holding up a
coat of a peculiar cloth and color for
the examination of small knot of
idlers. He at once recognized the
coat as belonging to a friend of his,
whom he had last seen in Maine
during his visit home. Upon max
ing inquiries he found that his friend
lay dead in the house, and as there
was an evident disposition to plum
der the valuables and clothing of his
dead friend, he took charge of the
body and saw it properly buried,
and the property sent home to his
mother. Had it not been for his
remarkable warning, the dead man,
dying among strangers, might have
gone to the dissecting-room of the
medical college, and his effects to
heartless thieves. What makes the
story the more wonderful is that
this gentleman had no idea that his
Friop1 yr,oe -, fbo a;Fx,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

Suppose two Arabans sat down to dinner, one
had five oaves, the other three stranger passing
by desired permission to eat with them, which
they agreed to the stranger dined, laid down eight
pieces of money, and departed the proprietor Of
the Ave oaves took up five pieces and left three for
the other, who objected, and insisted ons-half-
The cause came before Ali (the magstrate,) who
gave the following judgment: Let the owner OF
the five loAves have pieces of money, and the
owner of the three leaves one piece. Was this just
and if so, why2
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

The first coal ever mined in the
United States was dug near Rich
mond, Virginia. Bituminous coal
was mined there as early as 100,
and in 1775 was extensively used in
the vicinity During the Revolu-
ton Richmond foundry employed
this coal in making shot and shell
for the use of the Continental forces
From q local celebrity it gradually
obtained a national renown, and in
1889 it was being sent to PhiladeI'
phia, New York, and even to Bos.
tom
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

The Boston Journal says: "Ii
present indications are at all trust
worthy, the inference is fair that
Horace Greeley will divide the
Democratic vote with whoever may
get the nomination of the Demo.
cratic party. Singular as it seems
many of the old Bourbons of thai
party in the South support him
while some of the most obnoxiou:
Copperheads in the Northern States
are quite as pronounced in his ia
vor."
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13
They Don't RatifY,

The Columbus correspondent ol
the Cincinnati Gazette says:
No Greeley ratification has been
yet held in Columbus or anywhere
else in Ohio. John G. Deshler,
chairman of the Greeley Ohio Exec
tive Committee, says the friends oi
the movement keep up a devil of a
writing from all parts OF the State,
but they don't think it best to hold
any meetings just yet.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13
RAILROADS.

The rapid development of railroads
in Kansas for the last two years is
giving a wonderful impulse to all
ether improvements, especially tc
settlements and production. Seven
years ago the State had no railroads
only imaginary lines, or schemes
for lines before Congress, asking fol
land and bonds to build them
Now Kansas has more than tsoc
thousand miles of road in operation
and many more in process of con
struction.
The older States have already re
allied the power of the iron horse
to enhance values, stimulate growth
enterprise, immigration, production
trade, commerce Ind every kind o
business. Such is the effect, only fa
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13
The World thus plair

The World thus plainly puts it:
"The chief and controlling reason
why the Democratic party cannot,
and will not nominate Mr.. Greeley
is, that of all the public men of the
country with any kind O. preten-
sions to the Presidency, he is the
very farthest from representing its
principles"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

"YOu have lost your baby, l
hear" said one lady to another.
ayes, poor little thing, it was only
five months old. We had four doc
tors, Dlistered its head and feet, put
mustard plasters all over it, gave il
nine calomel powders, two boxes Of
pills, Ieeched its temples, had it bled
and gave it all kinds of medicine,
and yet, after a weeks illness, he
died, Notwithstanding all we did fol
hinnn
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COnundrumS.

Of what does philosopher in threadbare gar
ments remind one? The poor-suit of knowledge.
Who were the first ark-tic explorers? Noah /
ed-bugs.
the man ''burst in to a laugh"
Why is mans life safer before he has had hi
dinner2 Because he can't dis-gest then.
Why is Grstz Brown like Satan? Because he wa
the cause of Adams fall.
What was the first bet? Alphabet.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

The amount of bituminous coal
produced in the United States last
year is estimated at Is, 100000 tons,
and of anthracite at 100000 tons,
or an aggregate of "a, 900, 900. The
whole quantity of coal imported in
to the country last year was 43l,'
109 tons, or less than Il per cent
of the amount consumed.
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Whole No. 1881.
Protection of Emigranfs.

The President sent in an excel.
lent message to Congress lately in
favor of legislation to protect the
emigrants to this country while on
their passage and after their arrival.
On the emigrant ships now, they
are not only subjected to close and
unhealthy quarters, but are so
crowded together that all modesty
is outraged and immortality is fos-
tered to an alarming extent. And
when they arrive here they fall into
the hands of the sharks, who plum
der them without mercy. The
whole business has become so bad
as to call for the interference of Con-
greSs,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

The Daily Volksblatt, which is
the organ of the immense German
population of Louisville, says the
sCincinnati fiasco has driven very
many of Grants opponents squarely
into Grants camp"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

The Tribune is now the only Wig
orous Democratic journal in New
York. It is cracking the Demo
cratic party lash over the World,
and accusing it of working to re-elect
Grant.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

The Greeley Democrats have dis
covered that D. w. VOORHEES, is a
man of no influence. May be so,
but he has wonderfully changed
within a year or two, if he is SO
destitute as now represented.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

A Hoosier exchange says the
Democrats are greatly bothered to
"resolute" successfully these days.
They don't seem to have much reso-
luton.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

We have seen rope walk?a note
run, a watch spring, horse fly,
and a Saratoga hop, and next sum
mer we shall go over the Rocky
mountains to see the big trees leave
and the Pacific slope.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

The colored people of Columbus
held large meeting on the 10th
uIt. and declared in favor of Grant
and Dennison at the Philadelphia
Convention. They denounced
Greeley and the Democratic party.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

INCREASED PENsIoNs.-The bill
introduced in the Senate increasing
the pensions of soldiers and sailors
who lost both eyes, or both hands,
or who were otherwise totally dis
abled, 20 per cent, has passed that
body.-The annual expenditure in
Cured by the bill will not exceed
100000.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

The proportion of protesting
Christians to the population in this
country is one to eight. There are
$1,000 elergymen. The average
salary paid to preachers is 800.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13
LAWRENCE.

This city, located on the Kansas
river, about thirty miles west of the
State line, and on the Kansas Paci.
fic Railroad, shows a most wonder.
full recuperation from the terrible
destruction of war. Nearly burned
up, and many of its leading citizens
killed by the Quantrell raid, it is al
ready rebuilt and has become quite
large, growing city, doing large
business.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

Gen. John G. Breckenridge is the
last man who announces as false the
report that he is in favor of the NOM
nation of Greeley by the Demo-
cratic Convention. Nextl
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

Il young lady out West has taken
up Dentistry for living, and all the
gentlemen patronize her. When
she puts her arm around the neck
of a patient and caresses his jaw for
the offending member, the sensation
is about as nice as they make 'em.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

When we were on visit to the resi-
dence of Mr.. VIM. McDill last week, in
the vicinity of Chillicothe, he told US he
had peach tree on his premises that
he had planted out in 1923, consequent
ly it is now forty-nine years old. 1t is
good, healthy tree yet, and is in full
bearing.-[Fayette Co. Herald.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

Mrs. Mary E. Perkins, teacher
in Washington, only eighteen years
of age, is hesitating about accepting
an offer of $4,000 a year to go to
Japan in the same capacity.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13
As four or five darkies were pass

As four or five darkies were pass
ing an agricultural implement store
down South, one of them, pointing
to cultivator, said, "a man can
jist sit on dat ting and ride vile he's
a ploughing." "Golly," replied the
other, ''de rascals was too sharp to
tink OF dat fore de niggers was
Free"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

Wendell Phillips puts it strong
when he says: "Grant's little finger
is worth a dozen GreeIeys;" but that
seems to be a fair statement of the
pcpular judgment.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13
Another Heavy Liquor Verdie.

AMOtHeE HehFy AAeithOr EerOlcs
A jury has rendered a verdict against
the Buckeye House property, Ironton
owned by j. T. Davis, in favor of Mrs
Justice, for $500. 1t was proved tha
Mr.. Justice bought whiskey at the
Buckeye House. and was killed by the
cars the same day.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

"My DEAR" said husband to his
wife, "do you think that stove
pipe hat is unbecoming to me?"
sit is, decidedly, when it is too
much stove," replied the wife.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13
Correspondence
KANSAS.

Cities and TOwns-LeaVen.
worth AfchisOR - Topeka
Lawrence Abilene - Fort
Scott, Gc.-RailrOada-TheiE
Influence in Developing the
Wealth and Growth of the
State.
PIsGAH, O., May, 1872.
In travelling through Kansas and
mingling with the people of her
various cities and towns, one must
form his own opinion of soil, value
and future prospects, by comparing
with towns of older States, for he
will find in nearly every town in
the State that they expect, if you
believe what you hear, to become
great cities; that they have just the
place to become a great railroad and
manufacturing centre. Even in
many county seals where they have
no city or county buildings, and
where nipe-tenths of the land is in
state of nature, they will talk of
future greatness and put up proper
ty to fabulous prices, when in fact
they have no more prospect than an
ordinary county seat. Still it is
true, there are some promising cit
les, with good prospects for the fu-
ture, and generally there is growth
of the cities and towns in Kansas
more rapid than in older. States.
The great influx of Immigrants and
speculator, and the rapid devel-
Opment of railroads by foreign capt.
talists, are the principal causes OF
this rapid growth of the cities and
towns.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

Base ball ought to be styled the
mutual admiration game. The
clubs so unremittingly "play into
each others hands"
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"Yours truly,
UUIb tIUIyJ
"H. w. BEECHER.
"P. S.-You may publish this"

The "oldest Mason" turns up,
nowadays, about as often as that
never.die old chap known as ''the
last of Washington's body servants" ."
Probably the oldest living Mason is
Hon. Samuel Thatcher, of Bangor,
Me-, who was made Master Mason
at Concord, Mass, July 2, 1893
nearly seventy-four years! Mr..
Thatcher is one of the oldest gradu-
ates of Harvard University, we be-
lieve the oldest, gradual ting in 1888.
He was a Representative in Con-
gress, seventy years ago, 1904.
P. S.-Since the above was writ
ten, "Father Stiles" of Prescott,
Wis, comes to the front, claiming
to be in the 10th year of his age,
and to have been made Mason in
1897, and says he expects to vote
for Grant next November Mari
eta Register.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

"Peter," said mother to her son,
"are you into them sweetmeats
again?" "No, ma'am; them sweet
meats is into me-"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13
Youths Department.

p5-OriginaI Enigmas, Charades, Problems, etc.
are respectfully solicited. The answers must al
ways accompany them, together with the real name
of the writer
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An irritable man who was disap-
pointed in his boots, threatened to
eat up the shoemaker, but compro
missed by drinking a cobbler.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

A musical friend thinks the first
piece of music performed by Adam
must have been "Warblings at
Eve"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

A colored brother in Hillsboro, N. c.,
was turned out of his church for telling
on two other brethren who had been
stealing a hog.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

"Figures won't lie." Won't they ?
Does a fashionable woman's figure
tell the truth?
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

A Chinese newspaper has entered
upon its two thousandth volume. 1t
has lost all its original subscribers.
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POLITICAL RHYMES.

DIR. WATTS ON THE CINCINNATI NOMINEE
How doth the busy Horace G.
Improve euch shining hour;
And look for Office every day
In every party's power.
How skillfulIy he builds his sells,
How neat he spreads the soap;
And when pig-iron won't avail
Takes trade as his hope.
There was an old farmer named Greeley,
Who was heavy On tariff; but freely
Went back on protection,
To get an election
This Jolly old pig. iron Greeley.
H0RACE'S LAMB.
Horace had a little lamb
"Tariff he loved it so
That everywhere that Greeley went,
The lamb was sure to 60.
1t followed him to Cincinnati,
Raised big row in school,
And SO they knocked it on the head,
And killed the little fool.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-13

Dead locks-False curls.
Shooting season-Spring.
Ticket of leave-Pawn brokers certif
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J. M. MILLER. M. D.,

AILINDVHVCUA1I O141Vs
HNsPECIAL attention devoted to the treatment OF
IA Diseases Of the Heart and Lungs, Obstetrics,
and Diseases OF Women and Children. Cancers and
Catarrhal Affections treated successfully.
Onice over Morrow's Store. residence Main Street,
doots east Of Presbyterian Church.
Once hours from 10 to IL A. M, from to 2. ID.
April 25, Is7q Ap26yl
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DIR. A. EVANS,

- IA %E con ID @ N t - {,
Once Corner Main aud High Streets. mp stairs, over
Evans a Ferris's Bank. ALL WORK FAR-
RANTED.
Februsrv 9. 1871 feb9yl"
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Answer to Astronomical Enigma Of last week:
liar is not to be believed when he speaks the truth