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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-06-21

The Republican County Conven-
ton viii probably be held about the
last Of July.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-06-21

1t would seem that there has been
rain enough this month to satisfy
the demands of everybody.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-06-21

It is feared that the late heavy
rains may cause the wheat to lodge
and produce rust.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-06-21
On to Sardinia!

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Additional Local on lst page.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-06-21
SHEETING8.
DRESS GOODS.

Good +quartcr Bleached at Ic. per yard
I7inc 4-uuartcr BIeached, fully equal TO Ions
dale, only Ice. per yard.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-06-21

Pursuant to adjournment, a large number of cit
izcns met in the'COurt House
Mr.. King, Of Ripley, was invited to address the
meeting, and responded in an earnest appeal in be-
half of the road. He said this was the most favor
able time to build railroads. Labor is cheap, and
many men are needing employment. The fate of
the enterprise depended on the people of Hills
borO, who have more wealth than any other com
munty on the line, and owiBg to their location al
most in the center, would derive the most bene-
fU from the road. Iu conclusion he said, there can
be but two practical questions for illsbOro to de-
cide-Ist. Do you want the road? I'd. Is this
the time to build it? He thought both questions
should be answered in the affirmative.
DR.. D. Noble said he was heartily in favor Of the
road, and believed it necessary for the interests Of
HfIlsboro. He would contribute his full share to-
wards its construction.
c. 5. Bell was called on and said, the great need
Of Uillsboro was railroad competition. He was in
favor of any line that would secure it, and he be-
lieved this proposed Maysyile e Columbus L. r.
would accomplish that object. He said it had long
been apparent to every business man that our in-
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-06-21

From present appearances rasp-
berries and blackberries promise a.
full crop.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-06-21
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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-06-21
Meeting of the Railroad Com

J. i. BOARDMAN,l
J. r. MARSHALL, I Secretaries.
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EASTWARD HOy''

A. h. MCPHERSON, Proprietor.
June 81, 1877. ju21w1
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-22
The Power of the Gar.

If | were to sum up the cardinal fault
of the Russian army in three words |
should say it is the total " want ofiniti-
alive" Something in the imperial
system seems to stine and kill the power
of individual action. And yet in no
army in the world are greater pains
taken to recognize and stimulate indi
yidual enterprise. Crosses, decorations,
swords and sashes of honor are distributed
with a lavish hand, and, better still, they
are given on the spot, aud not, az with
ua, when the recollection of the brilliant
deed has nearly died away.
The emperor himself is the great and
sole fountain OF military honor. He
watches all personally. The theory is
that no act escapes his eye. Certainly
to seo how his every word and gesture is
followed by those around him, he would
appear the earthly incarnation of I'll.
Preme power. And his personal bearing
enhances the reward in every case. A
generous word, a friendly look, the well
chosen expression of praise to suit the
individual, go home to the heart of the
recipient as much as the highly cherished
reward itself.
Two hundred officers OF all ranks
breakfast and dine daily at his table.
From the youngest to the Oldest, ev. r;
eye is fixed on him. Before the me Il, IN
the asembled circle, as the car appears,
it is seen n day that an aide de camp
behind him carries a cushion with crosses
on it, and perhaps halt n dozen sword
knots OF honor, the Iiband of st. George.
orange and black, to be wo n attached
to the sword hit. Instantly expectation
is at its hight. The cars voice calls
the chosen name all make room for the
chosen man to pass he comes blushing
and flushed, receives the prize, bends low
to kiss the imperial hand, and retircs
bowling at every step-a made man fer
life, the admired and courted of all BE-.
holders. Then he has to go through the
usual embracing and kissing on both
from his friends.
The effect OF the system is magnetic;
It is TO concentrate all power and au-
rity. absolut.l y in. one enter. The
car is the earthly providence of the
and officer, as well as the embodi.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-22
The Largest Snake In America.

We were yesterday informed by Mr.
Smith, living on Quapaw Bayou, that
while he and his son William, aged about
thirteen years, were out in the woods on
Monday afternoon last, driving up their
cattle, their attention was attracted by
the blcating of a calf some distance from
them. Thinking probably that the poor
animal had begged, they started to its
assistance. They had gone n short dis,
lance down the bayou when they dis,
covered n ycarIing, in the coils of a huge
snake, the body Of which was suspended
from the limb ola black gum tree about
twenty feet from the ground, and which
projected from the bank Immediately
over the water. Mr.. Smith and his sOn
were almost terror. stricken at the sight,
and stood speechless for several moments,
unconsciously watching the movements
of the huge reptile as he entwined him
self around the already dead body of the
ycarling, and at every coil of the sn Ike
they could hear the bones OF the calf
break.
After coiling itself around the lifeless
form Of the yearling and crushing every
bone in its body, the serpent let loose its
hold from the tree and dropped down
alongside its victim, and began licking it
all over, preparatory, it is s%upposel, TO
swallowing, About this time Mr.. Smith
reeoved his senses, and, after watching
the monster snake open its capaciOus
mouth several times, he fired on it with
Liu r,V. utriIiny - p,,r a., hnol mad
was quickly followed by his son, who dis
charged a doubie.barreled sun loaded
with buck shot, both reloaded as quick
n, possible and again fired on his snake
ship. In the meantime the reptile had
coilcd itself into n huge mass, and was
making II kissing sound that could be
heard fully II hundred yards, and was
protruding his iorked tongue several
feet. After discharging about a dozen
vOlleys each, Mr.. Smith and his son II C.
ceeded in dispatching one Of the largest
snakes ever seen in Louisiana, and, prob
ably, North America. 1t measured
thirty II feet in length, and the body
measured, ten feet from the head, thirty
inches in circumference, aud about the
of the body lorty.two inches. 1t
has II regular succession of spots, black
and yellow, alternating, extending from
his head to his tail, while either sid, is a
deep purple, Mr.. Smith has no idea
what kind Of n snake it is, but thinks it
must be of the boa constructor species.
No doubt this snake has for many years
inhabited that section of country and
al. ,.-.. A., .. ...l |
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-22
1he welfare of the HuInnn System

Is in agrcat measure dependent upon the
way in which the bowels perform thei, evac.
native functions. II they are rcgular-and
they can always be rendered so by the use
Of llostettcr's Stomach Bltters-an important
essential Of health il secured, and that bless.
ing is very apt to follow. If they ARE irregu.
lar, chrome constipation and indigestion
supcrvenc, the liver becomes disordered and
the bile, being diverted from its natural
channel and purposes, enters and contain.
mates the blood, producing that yellowish
cast Of the skin and whites OF the eyes which
is such n sure index of biliousness. All these
disastrous consequences, az well as Others of
n far more serious nature, are remedicd and
prevented by the use of Hostetter's Bitters,
the leading American specific for disorders
OF the bowels, stomach and liver.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-22

Some of the farmers through the
country are keeping a few sheep; there
are not many who have large iocks, but
ven these small locks may, at Il little
expense and care, be greatly improved
by crossing with some OF the finer strains
or breeds. A McrinO, CJtswold, South,
down, ShrOp8hircdown or Lincoln buck,
will, with one OF these small nOcks, more
than pay for himself in n single season.
10 ia true that IN consequence Of the
numerous dogs in the country, there is
risk in sheep raising, but if we undertake
10 raise them AT all we ought to have the
best, and there is no more risk in them
than in the more interior kind. Get
good bucks, therefore, and put with your
f0cks, whether large or small. 1t il
said that one buck is sufficient for fifty
ewes, if properly maragcd.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-22

During the last six years Russia, with
a population a~ggrgating eighty-fve
millions, imported foreign sugar to the
amount Of only SGjO,OOO per annum, the
remainder Of the vast quantity consumed
throughout the empire, having been
manufactured from beet roots. During
the same period the United States, with
a population of thirty,cirht millions, and
a large domestic production of cane
sugar, has sent out Of The country, every
year, an average Of 500, OO0,O 900 to pay
for her importatiOns Of foreign sugar.
Were manufactures of bcct-root sugar
established throughout those districts
favorable TO the culture OF these roots,
IA thickly ~ they are to day in similar
regions IN Europe, this vast sum might
annually be kept at home to enrich the
entcrprlslng manufacturers, their nu-
merous workmcn, and n multitude of
farmers who would find a profitable
market for their roots Mt the factories,
and for other produce, among the opera
lives. Tho thing has been n success else.
where and must here, when capital shall
be content with a moderate but certain
interest.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-22

ment ofthe military power and glory of
his country. have seen old officers 20
overcome with this mark OF distinction
that they went about for ten minutes
after like children, weeping, with the
priced decoration in their hands, showing
it around, half dazed, No system can
be imagined more calculated TO stimulate
individual efforts to the utmost. Yet,
with all this squirting there Is something
wanting, 1t is the individuality and
the habit of spontaneous action, which
only the education and the modes of
thought of a free people can supply.
Whether it be long standing faint Of
serfdom, whether it be too much imperi.
alism, the initiative Is wholly absent,
You tell the Russian what to do, and he
will spring TO it like an obedient child,
In a year it would never have occurred
TO him 10 do it of himself Londoa
Irmf9.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-22
Why Some People Are Poor.

Silver spoons are used to scrapc ket-
ties.
Coffee, tea, pepper and spices are left
to stand open and lose their strength.
Potatoes in tie cellar grow, and
sprouts are not removed until the pota.
toes become worthless.
Br0oms are never hung up and are
o spoiled.
Nice-handled knives are thrown into
hot water.
The -four is sifted in a wasteful man
ner, and the bread pan is left with the
dough sticking to it.
Clothes are left on the line to whip to
pieces in the wind.
Tubs and barrels arc left in the sun to
dry and fall apart.
Dried fruits are not taken care of N
season and become wormy.
Rags, string and paper are thrown into
the fire.
Pork spoils for want of salt, and beef
because the brine wants acalding.
Bits of meat, vegetables, bread and
cold buildings are thrown away when
they might be warmed, steamed and
served as good IA new.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-22
AGRICULTURAL.
How 10 GROW Pigs.

With proper attention to three things
pigs may be kept growing and thrifty all
winter, and these things are:
|. A dry warm place to sleep.
2,'Good drink, either warm slop or
fresh pumped water.
3. Not too many hogs in an inclosurc,
and they As nearly M possible Of a size.
II you have large and small together, the
big ones will run over the little, and they
will not get their share Of food, There
IL much more danger Of collie or epidemic
diseases where the conditions mentioned
above are d'srcgardel, than where hogs
arc kept thrifty and growing, and Ger
tainly there is more profit. A dry, warm
bed is a cheap luxury for hogs in winter
and every farmer should prepare n shed
and plenty Of material in the fall.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-22

IL il IN easy matter now for our farmer
10 improve the breed Of their hogs. We
have recently seen several stocks Of hogs
where II beginning has been made and the
improvement very apparent. We zee
scattered about in various places Bcrk-
shires, Poland Chinas, but few of them,
however, are pure and thoroughbred.
Farmers can now generally procure these
half breeders. We do not, however, rec.
Ommend this plan. 1t is true that n
grade or half breed berkshire or Poland.
China would be better than a scruL but
it will cost but little more t. procure
thoroughbred animals for breeders and
these, with our facilities for shipping, can
now be procured ut small cost if they
cannot be obtained in the Immediate
neighborhood. And we would recommend
that where persons are able 10 do 20, that
they procure n pair, 80 AZ TO keep up the
breed. Such Il pair will soon furnish
thoroughbred breeders for n large scope
OF country, and there is more profit IN
raising and selling them than there is in
raising grades. The expense of the first
pair will soon be returned ten-iold. We
have lately had several inquiries for
thoroughbred stock for breeders. From
our observation we are inclined to think
that we cannot do better than to raise
the Berkshire and Poland. China. The
Essex il II good hog and from what we
have read of the Jersey Reds we believe
they are also II fine hog, especially 40 for
those who wish to raise large animals
but We have no personal experience ~ to
them, and therefore speak only from in
formation. We know, however, that the
other three kinds make fine crosses on
our common tock.-SOUihcrn Plantation.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-22
GRAZING In the SOU u aud West.

The official report Of the government
directors Of the Union Pacific railroad to
the department Of the interior shows n
large gain on the receipts OF the last fiscal
year over those of the preceding year.
Tnc earnings for the last year were
SlG,OOO,OOO Among the items OF increase
the cattle trade holds II conspicuous
placc-75,0 600 head having been carried
during the year. That very many of
these cattle were raised ON the natural
gTazlng lands Of western Texas tells the
world rs plainly as facts can declare any
tn n in VIII I United : ate, Gina @ and
latitude the best cattle pastures are to he
found and made for the benefit of civil
lied man. Cattle by the hundred thou.
snnd are driven long distances north To
reach railway transportation, because the
grass aud climate of the north are less
favorable tn stock husbandry than those
OF the sunny south.
Take the line OF the contemplated
southern railway from Memphis to San
Diego on the Pacific, and not one acre in
a thousand of the hes: grazing lands on
the continent has a ho0t OF farm stock of
any kind utilizing the elements of choice
beef, mutton, wool and horseil flesh now
going TO waste. Gold in nutritious grass
is already on the surface OF the ground,
while tens OF thousands Of families are
out of employment and suffering for
bread. The same productive industry
that gives the Union Pacific compan
$4,000, 900 income will do even more for
an independent southern road, where
labor IL far better rewarded. In the icy
north, where lake navigation is closed
some xix months in twelve, the timely aid
OF congress has developed n strictly in.
iahd commerce equal to $500, 900 900 n
year. We do not complain of this IA a
sectional use OF national funds, but we do
point To IL as a precedent where appro.
pilatlons have been continued 6ity wear.
with the sanction of public opinion
Down to this hour, the federal royer,.
ment has done next to nothir g .od yslo,
the rich grazing lands of the south ana
southwest, except to abolish the old
system OF planting, and impose a direct
tax on cotton in the hands of the pro.
ducer. How these operations have added
10 The fertility AMI value OF southern
lands Is known to all. 1t is idle to expct
that the hands 70 prompt to tear down
old institution, will be equally ready TO
assist in building new ones oi equal or
greater value. Our strength lies in our
NEGLECTED agriculture aud undeyeloped
cattle and sheep.husbandry Our states
men utterly fail to appreciate the old
Roman maxim, ale Is a public be ieiac-
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-22

Concerning this subject, DR.. James, the
commissioner Of agriculture of Georgia,
writes az follows: Taking into consid-
GRAFTON the cost Of production, the chem
ical ANALYSIS and the comparative free
dom from stcalage, oats are cheaper as
stock food than corn. One bushel, or
fifty six pounds of corn costs hity.eight
cents, while one bushel, or thirty-two
pounds Of oats, costs t%wenty-ninc cents,
making Il difference Of thirteen cents in
the cost of one hundred pounds OF the
two. Chemical analysis shows that oats
contain twelve per cent, of albuminoids,
or flesh and muscle-producing principle,
while corn contains ten per cent. 1t will
thus be seen that for work animals, oats
are more valuable than corn ~ food when
equal weights are used. Consider now,
that one hundred pounds of oats cost
thirteen cents less than one hundred
pounds, OF corn, and the case stands de.
cidedly in favor of oats for work stock.
In fat.producing properties, corn has
seven per cent, oats six per cent. 1t will
be seen, therefore, that when equal
weights only are compared, corn has the
advantage AZ n fat-producer. But taking
the cost in consideration, there is no
choice in this respect. Another decided
advantage Of oats for our climate, and
especially for summer use, il, that while
they supply more muscle, they are less
heating and more invigorating TO the
work animal consuming them. Still
another advantage IL freedom from rotten
grain and weevil, which frequently cause
corn to injure stock. still another item
in favor OF oats is that freedmen do not
eat them, nor can they 20 rapidly sell
them when stolen. This corresponds
with the fact that ninety.six per cent. of
the C respondents report that cotton
can not be raisod on bought-suppIies.
Eighty-lour per cent. say that cotton can
be raised at a profit at present prices on
supplies made at home. This il readily
understood, in view Of the fact that three
times NJ much is homemade that, rs
reported by correspondents, only forty
seven per cent, Of a home supply of pork
is raised in the state, and that, while it
costs m average Of sixty dollars per head
" raise a horse or n mule on the farm
~ ,OOO,OOO were expended last season in
their purchase from droves, at an average
per head Of more than twice the
cost Of raising them. Notwithstanding
this enormous annual outlay in horses
and mules, and the fact that it costs only
sixty dollars to raise them to thrcc.year-
old, only six thousand and thirty.thrce
are reported annually foalcd in the state,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-22

One quarter pound butter melted wit
one pound Of brown sugar; Stir over
brisk fire for fifteen minutes, or unit
the mixture becomes brittle when drop
ped in cold water; add lemon or vanilla
navoring beforet the cooking is completed
cool on fiat buttcred plates and mark IN
squares, before cold, 10 it can be easily
broken. This is a cheap CONNECTION, ana
it is safe to say that no kind OF candy
brings in 10 large a revenue to the small
manufactures and dealers from the school
children of New York as Everton taffy.
SUGAR CANDY.
Six cups of sugar, n of vinegar, one
cup of water, one spoonful of butter, one
t~easpoonful of soda, dissolved in a spoon.
full OF boiling water. Boil all together
without stirring for half an hour, flavor
with wintergreen, or to the taste, and
cool on plates or pull in the old style Of
moIas.es candy.
COC0ANUT CANDY.
Is the same IA the above, except Onc.hali
a cup of vinegar and double the amount
OF butter is used, and the grated or des-
slcated cocOanut is used in the proper
tion OF n cup TO every cup Of water.
INDELIBLE INK.
have been asked to give n good recipe
for indelible ink for marking linen, etc.
| greatly prefer to buy the thick mark.
ing ink, and use n good stencil plate, but
! have often used a quill pen with this
ink, which is first rate. Half a stick of
lunar c%austic, or nitrate Of silver dissolved
in n bottle, with one large spoonful Of
pure, strong vinegar. Hang the bottle
in the sun, shaking two or three times a
day. In two weeks it will be found to
DO better than any ink that can be bought
for marking with a pen, but it is too
thin to use with n stencil. 1t is expen-
sive, too, and some Of the finest and most
artistic specimens of linen marking we
have ever scen were done with this ink.
1t grows black, instead of fading with
time. When dispatch of business is any
consideration, the stencil is far preferable,
and car be procured of brass, to last a
lifetime with proper care, for half a dol
lar, and scores Of pieces can be nicely
marked in an hours time-and this is to
be thought of when, with many people,
g time il really money! Mrs. H. +.
WOrSitU.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-11-22

f. Il. Elliott writes: Touching in
sects, the statement was at n time made
that 100000 species were known, and
that we have 10000 in this country, but
only about 1000 are so injurious as 10 be
Of importance. Most of our destructive
insects IRE from Europe and have driven
out the native kinds, ~ foreign weeds
have superseded the Indigenous. The
Insects that work upon the currant
Eyerin HpultormS and Hiopia rhe1ria,
II other II beetle, FScn0cerm snpcrnOintm.
This beetle, with the first named moth,
consumes the cores Of the stems, often
killing them. The best way TO destroy
them is to cut away the stems Of the cur
rants that are injured and burn them,
for there..thc chrysaIides are nestled. The
other or fourth insect is saw-hy Mcmqius
,rntricosUs, which, with the second named
moth or caterpillar, produces what we
know IA the measuring worm" and lays
its eggs upon the stems and branches of
the bush, where they remain all winter
and may be found and destroyed. The
saw fly is OF European origin, and known
as the currant worm. 1t comes out Of
the ground in May, finds the leaves
ready, and lays about n hundred eggs on
the under side along the principal veins,
where they can be seen by turning up
the leaves, which should b, gathered and
burned. This is the easiest method of
destroying the insect. II the eggs are
allowed to hatch, the worms Immediately
eating the leaves, at first making
little holes, which they soon enlarge, at.
forwards eating the edges, then going to
other leaves. The worms should be
and destroyed. When they
finished eating they go into the
ground and form a cocoon near the sur
lace, or under the leaves. These are the
NEST important enemies OF our currants
md gooscberries, although others are
Known which do, at times, very severe
larm TO the bushes.