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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-08-22
Tree Labels,

The following plan of labelling fruD
and other trees is recommended by thu
Germantown Telegraph: ''It is very
nice to have all ones fruit trees labeled
both for our own and others satisfac-
ton, and we should adopt such ma
!erial that it will receive the writing
clearly and will last for years. We
have tried several. and the one that We
prefer is made Of strips Of zinc, with
hole bored at one end and fastened with
copper wire. Some pieces of zinc ap-
pear oily and will not receive either
chemical ink or pencil; lut all suCn
should be scratched with a fine file ar
anything that will roughen it. Some I
ours have been hanging from fifteen to
twenty years; but every year they
should be examined and lOOsened if
getting too tight upon the branch where
fastened; and sometimes the wire will
cut its way out Of the eyelet and needs
replacing. Another label, highly re-
commended in the West, which we
have not tried, but we have no doubt oil
its adeptedness, is to use cedar, rub
linseed oil over it, and write the name
before it becomes dry with soft black
lead pencil. If fastened with copper
wire it would certainly last for many
years. This label is easier made and
cheaper, and we recommend a trial of
it."
The only objection we note to this
plan is that the duty Of lOOsening the
wires is one that is very apt to be neg
Iected. It will be safer to have the
zinc in longer strips, so that the IN
marked part may be cOiled several
times around one Of the smaller limbs;
then as the branch increases in size the
coil will expand, and allow the increase
Of several years growth. A strip Of
zinc six to eight inches long and one
inch wide will make two labels, which
should be one inch wide at one end,
and tapering nearly to point at the
other; the narrow end may be Coiled
around the limb and the wide one used
for marking.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-08-22
cIermont covn.v,

The Republicans of Clermont
county met on Saturday before last,
and endorsed the nominees of the
Nationals, so far as they appeared TO
be good men. This action secures
for the Republican party in Cler-
mont a strong faction of the Demo
cratic party, who are disgusted with
the local control Of that party. Most
of their votes will also be cast for
the Republican candidate for Con
gress. The Cincinnati Gazette says:
The principal argument during the
day was to decide whether the Ma
tionalistic- -Socialistic -GreenbacEstic
ticket put in nomination last Satur
day should receive an Endorsement,
and if any, to what extent. Strong
efforts both for and against such a
policy were made, but the sympathetic
element carried the day, and the
for Auditor, Clerk, and In
frmary Director were chosen. It IS
but just to explain that a large num-
Der, if not the majority, Of those who
have joined themselves to this ''Na-
tionalist" whatever ideas this name
may signify movement, look upon it,
not as a movement with a financial
doctrine for its main spring, but as
combined effort of both Democrats
and Republicans to rescue, under an
independent name, our county from
the corruption, extravaganza, and
high taxes brought about by Demo
cratic management. The ticket is
as follows: Probate Judge, G. w.
Short, New Richmond Clerk, H. B.
Mattor Auditor, nj. J. W. Hotter
Prosecuting Attorney, W. A. Town
ley, of Batavia; Commissioner, Mi
chael Rybolt; Infrmary Director, L
Medary; Surveyor, T. W. RathbOne;
Coroner, S. B. Parker.
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A MiSdeaI.

There is historical picture in the
great rOtunda of the Capitol, says a
Washington Correspondent Of the Pitts
burg Dispatch, which has been made
the subject Of much wonder among ar
fists and connoisseurs. The subject is
"WashingtOn Resigning his Commits.
siOn." In the right foreground are two
young girls standing in an attitude Of
affection and confidence, with theI
four legitimate hands plainly visible in
natural positions. But around the
waist of one Of them is a fifth hand
which would appear to belong TO once
the loving creatures, but it is a hal
too much. People with powerful cha.
liable emotions try to fancy that the
fifth hand belongs to John Hancock OF
some other hero in the rear, but if so, it
must have had an arm like a grape vine
to be able to reach such a point while
standing erect at a distance Of several
feet, and gazing with an air of innO-
cence and interest at the proceedings
in front Of him. Opinions are divided,
but the majority seem to have the idea
that the two girls have five hands be-
tween them. This phenomenon in a
historical picture should not be under
estimated.
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HoY.rnment Timber.

The opinion Of the United States Dis
trict Court for the District of Minp9
sofa, by Nelson, j., says the Legal
News, holds that the right TO cut tim
Der on the public domain by homestead
settlers is limited to purposes of culti-
ration. In all new States this question
Of cutting Government timber has
troubled the Government officers. Men
who would not steal a chicken for the
world, thought it was no crime to steal
Government timber. We are remind
ed of Methodist Conference which
was held at an early day in this State.
A minister who had just come into the
country, and was the possessor of &
stove-pipe hat and a broadclOth coat
got the floor, and said: Il am against
stealing in every shape, and therefore
move the adoption Of the following res
OlutiOn:
"Resolrcd, That in the opinion Of
this conference it is just as sinful to
steal Government timber as any other
kind of property"
A M, ster who was dressed in a
homespun suit arose in great haste and
said: ut is evident that, the brother
who introduced this resolution is a new
conner and does not know the wants and
necessities of this community. move
that the resolution be laid on the table, "
and on the table it went, by large ma
iOIity.
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BE Agreeable At Meals.

Every one can do something to add
to the social life at the table says DR..
HolbrOOk. If one cannot talk, he can
listen or ask questions and draw out
others who can talk. Good listeners
ire as necessary as good takers. Never
argue at the table; but tell pleasant
stories, relate or read anecdotes and
look out for the good Of all. Sometimes
a single anecdOte from a paper starts a
conversation that lasts during the meal
time.
A family table ought to be bright and
cheerful, a sort Of domestic altar, where
every one casts down his or her offering,
great or small, Of pleasantness and
peace; where. for at least a brief space
in the day all annoyances are laid aside,
all stormy tempers hushed, all quarrels
healed; every one being glad and con-
tent to sit down at the same board and
eat the same bread and salt, making it,
whether it were a rich repast or a di2-
ner of herbs, equally a joyful, almost
sacramental meal.
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TossII Font Prints.

In the bed of the stream, just aboYa
the village of BellOna, says a cores
pOndent Of the Rochester, New York,
Democrat, is a rock about so feet square,
uncovered at low water. 1t is entirely
covered with footprints, deep in the
rock, Of men and birds and extinct an
imals. They are as clearly defined a.
the footprints of the children who had
played on the damp bank the morning
1 visited the glen. Some Of these hui
man footprints are very small and del-
icate; others are overwhelmingly
large, yet retain their symmetry. The
distinctness Of these tracks, and their
relative position, preclude any doubt
Of their character, even to an unscien-
tific observer. I placed my feet in
some of thcse tracks, and of course felt
the usual awe incident to treaIing in
the footsteps Of this lost tribe, and all
that sort of thing, but the emotion up
peTmOst in my mind was one Of indig-
nation. remembered the thrilling de-
scriptiOns by Indian historians and rO-
mancers of the fine art of following the
trail Of the savage. In common with
most American youth, I had admired
the detective skill of Leather Stocking
and those other experts. You know
how those fellows used to crouch down
and follow the trail by examining every
leaf. Well, you can imagine my feel
ings of resentment at the deception
practiced by these historians, as fol-
lowed that deep trail over the rocks in
the Bellona glen. Why, here are foot
prints in these rocks, deep enough and
distinct enough to have existed since
the flood, and to still exist for decades
and centuries; and large enough to en-
YelOpe a BullymOre haml If that is the
kind of trail the UntutOred savage left,
who can blame him for taking to the
water to hide itP 1t almost shames the
track of the mastodon, not 10 feet
away. was particularly interested in
one set of footprints, especially large
and distinct. I obtained some plaster
and stereOtyped that foot, and it rests
on my table as I write; a veritable mon
ument Of departed greatness.
I found tracks Of some animal in this
rock which measure nearly 80 inches in
length-I mean distinctive tracks, sew
eraI times repeated, with such exact
ness of outline as to identify the spe-
cies to which the animal belonged.
These rocks are a favorite resort of ge-
ologists from all parts of the country.
The layer of limestone upon the surface
Of which these footprints appear is
about two feet in thickness. Some Of
the finest specimens have been destroy
ed by removal of portions of the Iock
for building purposes--a fate which
awaits the remainder.
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IELLsBOROUGH. OHIO.
ADVERTIsING RATES.

The above scale Of prices is for ordinary single
column display advertising. Solid Legal, Official
AID Tabular advertisements will be charged at the
legal rate for space occupied. Rule and Figure
work so per cent. extra.
SPECIAL NOTICES, advertisements in other than
single column measure, and those in prescribed
location, 25 per cent additional.
LOCAL NOTICEs-16c cents per line for first, and
cents per line for each additional insertion.
CARDS in Business DirectOry-One inch, year
80: months, Sc; months, g. One-haf inch
year, IS 90; 6 mos. 50; mos. g.
OBITUARY NOTICES (other than simple announce
ments of deaths,) Tributes Of Respect, Cards Of
Thanks, and announcements by Societies. cents
per line.
Notices Of Marriages, Births and Deaths-when
furnished by proper rauthOrfty-free.
Attachment, Divorce, Administrator and Execu-
tors Notices. must be paid for before Insertion
as also Foreign and Transient Advertising geneF
allV.
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The most profitable use Of Indian
corn-that is in returns Of dollars and
cents-is to convert it into whiskey, be-
cause this affords a larger revenue to
the Government, ensures a home mar
ket to the farmer, and makes money
for the distiller. In an agricultural
sense, the most profitable use is found
in the old custom of Out-of-dOOr feed
ing of cattle. To our Eastern agri-
culturists this will seem a wasteful
method of disposing of a grown crop;
but TO quote our author: When the
price of corn ranges from 26 to so cents
per bushel, and the price of hogs and
cattle from 50 to S6 live weight per
100 lbs, when Indifferent farm labor
costs S26 a month for eight months Of
the year, and skilled labor is not to be
had at any reasonable price when the
farmer has poor barns, and runs in
debt for a cooking apparatus, the cook
ing and grinding of corn as food, is
pretty sure to result in decided
failure" 1t is cheaper, in brief, to
fence off enough corn to last number
of hogs for a month at a time, and let
them eat it as they like, than to gather,
grind and cook the crop, and feed the
hogs or cattle with it.
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The TyrOIese.

The TyroIese paint the fronts oftheH
house i'll fresco, mostly with subjects
out Of the lives of the saints, sometimes
with passages out of TyrOlese history
battles and professions, and pomps and
vanitics Of this world and the neXt-au
set forth in rude, rigorous design, with
a sort of reckless prodigaliLy of color
ing, as if red and yellow ochre cost
nothing. A favOrite decoration is that
of a gigantic St. Florian emptying a
bucket Of water upon a diminutiVe
house on fire, which reaches about up
to his knee. No house they say can be
burnt which bears this tailsman. The
TyroIese are not alone in their regard
of charms; almost every nation has its
popular usages, based on vulgar cred
ulty or a superstitious reverence for
relics or amulets.
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Speculation.

A correspondent of the Observer, N.
z, says:
1t is an Old story, but every now and
then it receives confirmation, and it
will bear repetition.
A man was in the habit Of talking
over his affairs with his wife-nOt all
che details, perhaps, but any question
that involved the loss or gain of money,
in which, of course. she was interested
as well as himself. There were two ad-
vantages in this: he had her opinion,
which, as she was a woman Of sense:
had some value. Women often see
more quickly than men, and be had to
state his case. Then if there were flaws
and he was conscious Of doubts, they
came out as lie was trying to make the
best of it.
One day he came home with a propO-
sal to invest a little money in some
venture which was sure to pay well. It
was all plain and clear. To be sure, it
was out of his line; lis own business
was a safe and quiet One-but then this
was such a chance! and they wanted
mOney-yes, people always want it;
there is never a time when we could not
use more if we had it.
His wife looked at it carefully with
him, asked some questions, and then
said: 1t looks well, but for all that 1
would not. have always found that
speculation is dangerous to the sOull"
Never were truer words spoken, and
were they printed at the head Of every
newspaper, as every paper has its motto,
and put upon the door posts-especially
in Wall street-sOme men might be in.
duced to take heed and to fee specrIs
ion.
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Lost

Wild rose, by the Waysidc hung
DeW-glittering, on the morning air
A pure, scarce conscious, perfume fungi
looked, and found the foW' 'ret fair
30 fair sought with sudden zest
10 wear It's beauty on my breast.
The trembling petals at my touch
A sweeter. subtler fragrance shed;
us strange Iloved that flower so much,
And-it was dead
In that high mood when thought hath Winga
And finds alone its speech in song,
struck m old harp's slumbering strings,
And drew an idlo hand along;
Nor deemed the careless chords bad caught
The life-note that my spirit sought,
TIL sudden on my startled ear
Its dream-created accents woke,
AIGcki bought the rapture dear
The string had broha
Theard Wild bird on the shore,
Singing wild song to the sea;
AID bold the burden that it bore,
And sweeter than all else to me
So sweet, I Gagged the bird to hear
his magic minstrels, more near.
Untamed, the captive's swelling tllr"at
In one sad song his whole soul cast:
Too well knew his loveIest note
Had been Z i5 last.
And yet while memory hath power
To count the hours too vainly spent,
The fragrance Of that faded flower,
That harp last dying music, blent
With the wild birds weird death-song, vii
Haunt every waking moment sdu.
Teaching my heart the bitter cost
OF all the eye Of hope hath seen,
Ofull that life hath won and lost
That might have been.
-ISHsIsg's MGgdstsG
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Arrival and Departure Of
Mails.

R. r. mails arrive daily except Sunday, at 10. rs
8. m. and $50 p. m. Depart daily except Sunday,
at 6.25 q. N. and 2.30 p. m.
N. B. Railroad mails close 80 minutes before
departure of trains.
Ripley mail, for Newmarket, Sugartree Ridge,
MOurytOwn, New COrwin, Emerald, &C., arrives
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at p. N. De-
parts Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7 an.
Eastern mail, for Dallas, RainsbOrO, New Pc
tersburg, Greenfield, Bainbridge, Paint, Sinking
Springs, Marshall, North Union, Carmel, &C, ar
rivals Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at p. M.
Departs same days at Z a. IN.
Fayetteville mail, for Nevin, PricetOwn, Hollow
town, BufOrd, Sicily, &C., arrives Wednesday and
Friday at 5 p. IN. Departs same days at 7 a. m.
Belfast mail, for Berryville, Belfast, May Hill,
LOvetts, &C, arrives Tuesday and Friday at 80
q. m. Departs same days at 1890 p; m
Sabina mail, for Samantha, Highland, Memphis,
Sahina, &C, arrives Tuesday and Friday at 8 D. m.
Departs Wednesday and Saturday at I.i5 a. N.
j. NJ BARRERE, P. N.
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LITTELL's LIVING AGE.-The Living
Age has recently begun the publ
cation of a new serial story ga
Doubling Hearty, by Miss Keary,
author of the very popular story
"Castle DAILY, etc. It is also pub
fishing two other serials, one by
Mrs. OHphant (''Within the Pre-
cincts, which promises to be one Of
her best, and one by William Black.
All three are published from advance
sheets. This standard eclectic week
ly continues to give to its readers
the most valuable articles, by the
ablest writer's of Europe, in the for
eign reviews, magazine and papers;
rendering it almost Indispensable to
American readers.
For ffty-two numbers, ,ofsixty-four
large pages each (or more than 1000
pages a year,, the subscription price
(S8) is low or for S1O.5O any one
Of the American 81 monthlies or
weeklies is sent with The Living Age
for a year, both postpaid Littell &
Gay, Boston, are the publishers.
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You have def ded your neighboI.
You have done hlA / an injury, not acci'
dentally, but on purpose. You have
sought your own profit by infieting a
loss upon him. You have taken what
does not belong to you, but to him.
You must then proceed to make Testi-
tuition. Go at once. Go to-day if you
can. State the facts frankly and hen
esUly. Acknowledge your wrong do
ing, and repair the harm as fully as you
can: 1t will cost you struggle to do
this. When, however, you have made
up your mind in the struggle, you will
probably find it easier than you expect.
But whatever you do, don't keep this
burden upon your conscience. It will
stand between you and God. It's an
obstacle which you cannot get over.
You may forget that it is there; but
there il Is; and you are on one side and
Almighty God is on the other.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

II Extra copies Of the NEWS can be found ev.
cry week at George Bowers News Depot, and also
at this Office. Price cents.
F8- The entrance to the new Editorial Room o.
the NEWS is on Main street, one door west of Glas
cock, Quinn s. Co.'s hardware store, by the stair.
way leading to DR., Russ's Office.
y Correspondence solicited from all parts Of
the county. Send Us the facts, in few words, and
we will put them in shape for publication. The
writer's real name must be given in all cases, as
guaranty Of good faith.
The News having much larger circulation ia
Highland county thar any other paper, and among
the best class of readers, is the best advertising
medium. Business men will please note this
fact, and act accordingly.
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ANDREWS BAzAR for August is on
Ourtable, filed, as usual, with entertain
ing matter relating to fashion, Hera-
ture, art and society matters It is
elegantly printed on tinted paper,
and has supplement Of 8 pages,
How so handsome and excellent q
paper can be offered for 81 a year,
can only be explained by its very
large and steadily increasing cireula-
ton. Single copy 10 cents, Address
W. R. Andrews, publisher, Cincin-
natl.
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The man who does nothing don't
amount to much. 1t makes but little
difference whether he is a millionaire
Orpauper. He is only a stagnant pool,
without energy enough to start a rip
pie. He difuses a moral miasma over
everything around him. Do something;
don't stand on the corner gaping, with
your hands in your pockets, like an
IDIOT. The world was made to work
in, and if you Gil your hearts with good
angels, the bad spirits viii keep out,
because there is no room for them
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The British Quarterly Review for
July, republished by the Leonard
Scott Publishing Company, Al Bar
clay Street, New York, has the fol-
lowing articles:
1. 'Taine's Philosophy Of Art.
2. "Ethics of Evolution.
3. "Bryan Waller Proctor"
4 "The Russian and Turkish War.
5. "FutUre Punishment"
6. Recent History Of the Burials
Question.
z. ''The Later Greek Nation.
8. ''The COngratulation View Of
Religious Communion"
9. Contemporary Literature.
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The subscriptions fOrsmallamOunts
of the government 4 per cent. bonds,
already aggregating many millions,
show that if the times are hard their
stringency does not affect everybody,
and that the people at large are not
the chief sufferers. No one may
have that margin for extravagant
living which the large profits of a
few years ago rendered possible, but
ones savings are now in coin, or
its equivalent, and not in deprecated
and constantly fuctuating paper
TCincinnati Gazette.
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The sport Of sparrOw-hawking seems
to have been recently introduced among
the Chinese. 4 resident walking a
little while ago through a field border
ing the settlement came upon native
busily prosecuting the sport. The
hawk was perched on his fist in the ap-
proved style of falconry, but was Sc
cured by a long string fastened to one
Of its legs and attached to the sports
mans wrist. The sport of sparrow
hawking is common among the natives
in some parts of India, but is said to be
almost if not quite new to this part ct
China at least.
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Des Moines, Iowa, July 23.-The
farmers in this region complain Of
the scarcity of harvest hands, and
wheat is suffering for the want of
cutting, while the towns are full Of
tramps and loafers who refuse to
work for 81 so per day,and are howl
ing "hard times and more green
backs Cor. Cincinnati Commercial
Comment is superAuous.
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President Hayes has accepted the
invitation of the Minnesota State
Fair Association and will attend the
twentieth annual Fair, to be held at
st. Paul, from the I'd to the 7th Of
September. It is the intention Of
President Hayes to visit his home in
Fremont, Ohio, the last of this
month, and he will go to St. Paul
by the way of Chicago, the evening
of the 81 of September. If agreea
BILE to the guests, ther viii be an ex-
cursion to the Red River of the
North and across the Great Plains
Of Dakota.
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Congressman Foster thinks the
Republican prospects in Ohio are
good, because there IS no disposition
to quarrel with the Administration,
and nobody will stay away from the
polls because he does not like the
White House policy. That IS the
prevalent Republican disposition ev-
erywhere. Nobody wants to ''re-
buke" the Administration badly
enough to let the Democrats come
into power.