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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1882-12-20
Spelling by Telephone.

The telephone recently gave a man
lesson in spelling, but he was so dull that a
boy had to be called in to aid him. 1t
seems that Mr.. Jones, senior partner of
Jones & Son, had a telephone put in his
grocery. It took him several days to be-
come familiar with the instrument, but he
found it paid to have customers order goods
by telephone from a distance, when before
he had one they would run to the nearest
shop.
Mr., Jones was congratulating himself
upon this one morning, when the telephone
bell rang
After the usual number of hellOes, he dis
tinctly caught an order for ten pounds of
sugar two pounds of coffee, a pound Of
crackers, half a bushel of potatoes and a
peck of apples, to be delivered; but he
didn't quite catch the name.
After several vain trials he asked the
person sending the message to spell it,
while with his pencil he prepared to write
| it down on a sheet of wrapping-paper.
Double u, " said the voice. Jones wrote
it down and said "Yes. ~
Double ~
GIVE got that"
''Well, put it down again"
eyes; 60 ahead
Double IT,"
''Why, I've got that"
"Put it down again
''But 1 have it down twice.
"Well, put it down three times" Jones
sighed and wrote it again.
"A double d."
"a double d-thats add" soliloquized
Jones; then he shouted back, 'Add what p
''Add nothing. just put down double
d."
'Ihis is nonsense J" muttered jones'
but he cheerfully called back, Eyes; sc
ahead"
''E double l."
'Wha-a-t ?"
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December 16, 1892

Another cold snap. Several Of our citizens
are filling their ice houses. There will be
a good supply Of ice for next summer.
E. T. Rayburn visited Chillicothe last
Tuesday to attend the Giddings trial, and
to lay in a stock Of goods for Jordan Davis
w. B. Worrell bought of s. E. Hixson
the building formerly belonging to DR.. A.
Patton, and haBhadit moved on to hislot on
Main street.
r. s. Bonar was in Clermont county last
week, visiting relations, and on his way
home stopped at Cincinnati and laid in a
good supply Of holiday goods.
Rev. Wm. Watch, Of Van Vert, O., and
Rev, E. Pearson of Iowa, will be here next
week to help carry on the protracted
meeting at the Friends Church.
While out hunting last Friday, Willie
Morris was accidenty struck in the face
with three fine bird shot from the gun Of
his companion, who fred at bird on the
wing. He did not see Willie until after be
had fired. The shot were picked out with
some difficulty, and he is all right again.
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Mr. William Miller returned home last Mon
day from cambridge, where he has Been for
some time working at his trade
Mrs. Heary, Of this place, was summoned to
Chilicothe last Wednesday evening by a tele-
gram from her daughter, Mrs. Eliza Brown,
stating that Mrs. BIS Oldest child had just
died Of diptheria.
'Tis a singular fact but nevertheless It's a
fact that school books can be purchased from
10 to 10 per cent cheaper in this village than
in ncighboring villages and towns. Try it and
see.
Parents should go to Elwoods for holiday
/ presents for their children He has the finest
line Of toys, candies and candy fruits in the
village also all kinds Of harps and attachments
for violins and other musical instruments.
dec2Ow2
Postmaster J. r. Ladd has been figuring on
/ it considerably and says that there are about
| eight hundred persons that get mail matter
regularly at this Office, besides host of others
| that get some mail about once a year or once
| in two or three years.
Vevets and Pushes in all colors are De
Regime, and can be seen at Spencer's, who call
! especial attention to Velvetteens, Black and in
cOlOrs equal TO silk velvets in appearance and
durability, at one third the price. Soc, S1OO,
and Sl25. See them. dec6w3
| Master Frank Evans, son Of Lee Evans. Esq,
/ while skating last Monday noon ventured too
near where the ice men had been cutting the
ice on Saturday and went into the water. But
| for the timely aid of Charles Hardy, who hap
pened to be passing, he might have drowned.
DR.. W. Z. Ireland and wife spent last Tues
day at Washington G. H., whittier they had
been called to attend the funeral of Mrs.
/ Creamer, a sister of Mrs. Ireland. Mrs.
! Creamer will be remembered by many here as
she spent some time visiting her sister here
last summer, and while here made many warm
friends.
One or two of our young business men
attend lodge(O at Greenfield nearly every week
They report the lodge in a hourishing condi
tion and say they are working up in the de-
grees pretty fast. One claims to have takeI
233 degrees and says there are about IS more
early in March.
Mrs. Jane Jurev highly respected widow
lady residing about one mile east Of East Mon
roe, died last Wednesday morning after an
illness of about ten days at the advanced age
Of 50 years. The remains were inferred at
Walnut Creek Cemetery ON Friday, the funeral
services being conducted at Walnut Greek
meeting house
One of the incest Christmas or New Years
presents to give to your friends either at home
on i'm distant countries is copy Of the News
for 1888, for it will be "a weekly mot weakly
reminder to them of your friendship. Sub
scriptions may be left at the Post Office or with
the correspondent. For terms see another
column.
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New Lexington, Ohio,

Lewis Horsman, Of Wilmington, was in
town last Sunday, visiting friends.
A variety of musical instruments at
Bonar's.
Martin Slaughter, Of Deland, Florida,
was visiting friends here this week.
Hanging lamps and large chromos at
Bonar's.
Daniel Savage and wife, Of Allentown,
N. j., were visiting friends in ms place last
week
For pure drugs and medicines call at
Bonar's.
Miss Angie Bonar, of Felicity. o., is
visiting her brother, Ralph Bonar Of this
place.
John Fultz, who received a stroke of
paralysis some time ago, is again able to be
upon the street.
E. W. Hodson, Of Westboro, o., paid
paid our town short visit last week visiting
friends.
Rev. Seth Osborn, of Ogden, o., is
holding protracted meeting at the Friends
church in this place.
Miss Teen Savage, of Hillsboro, was the
guest Of Jas. A. Robbins family last Wed,
nesday and Thursday.
Albert Cary started for Florida last Wed
nesday morning to look for a location
suitable for a saw mill
John Fulps, who has been visiting his
brother for some time, returned to his home
in North Carolina last Wednesday.
Our barber, as stated in last weeks com
munication, does not intend to leave towr
as he expected, but will stay with us 6
while longer.
DR.. A. A. Patton has sold his household
goods, preparatory to moving to Whining
ton. We lose a good citizen, but what is on
loss will be Wilmington's gain.
The town council has at last done
sensible thing by buying the two-story build
ing belonging to L. Pensyl for counci
chamber, mayors office, and village prison
Only $240 was paid for it,
I
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Sausage is selling at 1919 cents per pound.
O, see the fine Christmas toys at Boards
Butchering has been the order of the day for
some ten days past.
Buy your hardware at Boards. dec2Ow3
Mr.. Arch. Jobe, Of Martinsburg, was on our
streets last Wednesday.
Christmas candies Of all kinds at Harcums,
dec13w3
Mrs. N. B. Beard has been quite sick for
several days Of pleurisy.
All sorts Of fancy candies at Harcum's.
dec13w3
DR.. H. A. Beeson has been slightly indis-
posed for several days.
Holiday surprises for the million at spen-
GERS dec6w3
Mr.. John Miner is improving slowly and is
in fair way to recover from his illness.
Go to Boards for fancy coal vases.
dec2Ow3
Miss Laura Hough has been spending several
days at jamestown visiting friends.
Heimberger turns out some elegant suits and
overCOats. dec6w3
Fine mince meat is selling in the market
here from II to l2l4c. per pound.
Another case Of those standard prints at
Spencer's at &c. dec6w3
The boys and girls have been making good
use Of the ice during the past week.
Heimberger cuts and makes ladies' cloaks
and guarantees them to fit. Give him a call
dec6w3
Mr. John Cox, Sr., is gradually improving
and IS now about well.
Paisley Broche shawls at Spencer's. so to
S25 are cheap, seryiceable and beautiful.
dec6w3
Mr.. Elwood Ladd, of the Dayton Bridge
| Company, spent last Sunday with his parents
here.
Get your hair-cuting and shaving done al
Bradley & Green's Palace Barber shop, Cos
building. nov1w9
Mr.. W. S. Hough spent portion Of the pas
/ week at Brookvile, Ind, visiting his son
| William Hough.
Mourning shawls $3.50 to SIS, mourning
dress goods Of all kinds, English and Australian
grapes, Henriettas &c, &c, at Spencer's.
dec6w3
And now the report is current that anothe
one Of our young business men is to become
| Benedict soon. Such is life.
The proprietor of the stone mansion in thl
West End has made another appropriation
and the building is growing again.
Schools, so far as we can learn, will all clost
next Friday for vacation of one week only
resuming again on Tuesday, January 2.
1t has been estimated that about one half o.
the hogs Of this section have been shipped now
A great many are holding for and 81 cents
Mr.. Gus Doyle, with characteristic enter
prise, is making considerable improvements OF
his property situated west Of town on the
Lexington pike.
Isaac Holmes, Esq, who has been having
such a serious time with fever this fall, is nov
able to be out on the streets much to the joy Of
1 his nanV f1ends
Mr. Albert Cutler, that genial salesman O.
the firm of Miller, Patterson ~ Co., Of Chilli
cothe, was in town last Wednesday, lOOkiny
after the boot and shoe trade Of the village,
Several Of our merchants spent portion o
the past week in Cincinnati, buying goods fol
the holiday trade and now their counters ar
covered with fancy articles Of every description
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A Leader Wanted

There never was a time in the
history of the Republican party when
it needed a leader capable of rising
above factions and handling great
questions with ability and in a
manner to command support, more
than at present JealOusies on the
part of would-be leaders, personal
dislikes, clashing or patronage bro
kers, and the use of questionable
methods witt. view to rising into
power, have disgusted the Republican
party and scattered its forces. The
latter have not been driven into the
Democratic party. There is nothing
there to attract them. In the late
elections they were not at the polls
The Republicans who permitted the
Democrats to carry the November
elections are waiting to be called
into action, but they will not heed
the call Of bosses or machine men
They will, however, promptly anC
effectively respond to a leader who
has the ability to lead, and who is
not an advertised candidate for the
Presidency or composed of the clay
to be moulded into a mere dispenser
of public Offices by patronage bro
/ kers. Gazette.
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The 9ighIaud 8yrms.
HILLSBORO, OHIO:
Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1882.
LETTER FROM THE GOLDEN BELT
THE BUSY WEST-DALRYAIPLE FARM
JAMESTOWN, DAKOTA GOOD
PLACE TO ENuGRATE TO.
Jamestown, Stutsman Co., Dakota

jamestown, Stutsman Co., Dakota,
Dec. 4, 1882.
Mr.. J. L. Boardman--Dear sir: 1
drop you letter thinking it viii be
of interest to the readers of the News,
and perhaps of benefit to some one
who contemplates a visit to Dakota.
Ileft St. Paul, Mimi, on October 24th
by the Northern Pacific R. R., and at
Is o'clock next morning arrived at
Fargo, town of 5000 souls, situated
close to the Minnesota and Dakota
line From Fargo westward the
journey is a pleasant one. AS far
as the eye can reach in every direc-
ton one beholds the broad prairie
stretching afar like the old ocean.
This was a busy time with the farm
ers. The hum of the steam threshing
machine was heard on all sides,
shelling out the golden grain. We
pass through the famous Dalrymple
farm--a small farm of 10000 acres
only giving employment to hundreds
of men. We reached Jamestown al
Las, and found beautiful and thrifty
town of $500 inhabitants, situated in
the fertile valley Of James iver
This town IS getting extensively
known throughout the East. 1t car
boast fthree banks, a large Touring
mill, large elevators, 8 churches, Z
daily papers, 3 hotels, and a court
house is being built, which, wher
completed, will cost $35, 900; also ;
great many stores Of all kinds, anC
this town is yet in its infancy, hardly
a years old. Here is where the labo
of the husbandman is rewarded
Wheat, oats, barley, flax, all do well
To be sure it is colder here than il
Ohio, but it is dry, steady cold
AID one does not mind it after yol
become accustomed to it, and dres
properly. Men of all trades are il
demand here-plasterers receive from
81 to S. per day carpenters from
S2.75 to $3.50, and now, lest I max
this too long, I will close. Remainin
most respectfully yours,
CHARLES w. HERON.
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Until every man who is qualified
to vote in this country shall cast his
vote, Conscientiously, there is little
chance for the triumph Of any re-
form which is dependent on the result
of a popular election. Loafers and
roughs may always be depended up
on to be at the polls early, and to
vote as often as opportunity offers,
and while thousands of our so-called
best men regard it as digniied to re-
frsin from voting, the lOafers and
roughs will exercise an undue share
of control. If a heavy fine were i'm
posed on men who neglect to vote, it
would be better for the cause of law
and ohio State Journal.
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The Lower Classes.

Who are they7 The toiling mil
lions, the laboring man and woman,
the farmer, the mechanic, the artisan,
the inventor, the producer7 Far
from it. These are natures nobility.
No matter if they are high or low in
station, rich or poor in pelf, conspic-
uous or humble in position, they are
surely upper circles in the order of
Nature, whatever the Fictitious dis
tinction of society, fashionable or un-
fashionable, decree. 1t is not low,
it is the highest duty, privilege and
pleasure for the great man and high,
souled woman to earn what they
possess, to work their own way
through life, to be architects of their
own fortunes, Some may rank the
classes alluded to as only relatively
low, and, in faCt,t middling classes,
We insist they are absolutely the
very highest. If there be a class OF
human beings on earth who may be
properly denominated low, it is thai
class who spend without earning
who consume without producing,whc
dissipate on the earnings of theil
fathers or relatives without bein)
anything in and Of themselves.
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Blanch'r O1pm 27pm zee. ...
Lovelandlv 81 sol 3lpm 25am


Accommodation No. 6 leaves Chillicothe Ia.
m HillsbOro 8 O5 q. m, except Sunday, arrive
at Cincinnati IL 10 a m stopping at all stations.
Train No. 13 leaving Cincinnati daily except
Sunday at 5.10pm. arrives at Hillsboro a.ZOpm.,
stopping at all stations.
Iiain No. l6 leaving Hillsboro at 6OOam. ar
rives at Cincinnati 8.57am., stopping at all sta
tiOns.
Nos. /, 4 and east Of Chillicothe stop at all
stations.
Train No. leaves Cincinnati daily at II 80
nm. arriving at ChiUicothe at 322 am; stopping
regularly at Madisonville Loveland, Blanches-
Ter, and Greenfield and on signal at all Other
stations
Freight trains Nos. 21 and % win carry pas
senqers between Cincinnati and Chillicothe.
No trains on Hillsboro rPortsmouth branch
es on Sunday.
Train No. stops at stations west Of Blan'
chester 10 let OF passengers holding Tickets
ftom points on HillsbQro Branch.
Train No stops at stations east Of ban
chester to let of passengers holding uckeu
from points on Hillsboro Branch.
Iou15 F RosF. THOS p. BARRY,
Master Of ITansp'n. Genl Pass'r q Ticket Agt
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Oct Rich.

When hops are S1.25 per ID. as now, an
acre will yield 81, 900 profit, and yet the best
family medicine on earth, Hop Bitters, con-
tain the same quantity of hops and are sold
at the same price fixed years ago, although
hops now are twenty times higher than then.
Raise hops, get rich in pocket; use Hop Bit
ters and get rich in health.
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LpeSbUrg Market,

could remember, the same as he had re-
ceiyed them by telephone.
Mr.. Jones did so, when the errand boy,
nearly choked with laughing, said:
"Why, that's perfectly plain, it's w. W..
Waddel.' Mr.. Jones has not felt such an
immense relief since he went into business.
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Crawford HOnse, Cincinnati.

This well-kept and convenient hotel, cor
ner 9th and Walnut streets, is becoming
favorite stopping place for Highland County
people visiting Cincinnati, Give it a trial.
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CONNECTIONS.

At Columbus with P. G. & St. L. R'y, G. G. G.
& l. R'v. c. A. q G. r, r., B. & o. r. r., o. c.
r.. r. g. H.V. g. ~. r. r., L B. & w. Ry.
At Cicleville with G. & NJ V. Div. P. @.
st. L. R'y.
r. r.
At Waverly with o. S. R. r. .
Al Portsmouth with Portsmouth branch Of
MAC r.. r. and Ohio river steamers.
At Ironton with Iron r. r.
At Ashland with E. L. & B. S. r. R., Ches. d
o. r. r., Chattaroi R'y and A. O. l. II. r.
For further information as to rates connec-
tions etc can on your ticket agent or address
JNO. J. ARCHER,
General Ticket and Pass Agent
WIN. LAMB, GEO HkiNNEh
Travelling Pass. Agt. superintendent u
Columbus, Ohio. aug9u
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Young Folks Corner.

No. 1-CHARADE.
'TI JDb0le the city this very day."
The invalid said, "Ill do that"
So he hailed a hackman, whom he knew
By tirSl second third his hat. BELLE,
No. 2-ENIGMA.
Composed of 28 letters.
My l9 4 % 6 is a kind of tree.
My p 25 "A l3 is to wiring.
My II q 10 IA / 26 l6 is a betrayer
My II 8 27 8 is a principle.
My p 10 20 % is an animal.
My 2 8 10 l3 u 10 20 IA 8 Is is like a
heather
My whole is an old proyerb. MINNIE Mum.
No. 3-DIAMOND.
l. Used to express number.
2. An age.
3. Cunning.
4. Behind.
o. In debt. E.E. +.
No. 4-CONUNDBUM.
Why is Arab Bey like the letter Pr
Answers to Young Folks Corner Of Dec. 49,
To No. Cotton.
| TO No. 2-l Prattler, rattle Q Scribe. crib.
/ g. Brackets, racket. 4. Prune, run. D. Clean,
/ lea. 6. Sheath, heat
! To No. g. COLT
D i D
LION
u o N u
| To No. 4--Whep poverty comes 10 AZ the
door love dies out at the window
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E8'Fast, brilliant and fashionable are the
Diamond Dye oolors. One package colors
/ to lbs. Of goods, 40 cents fgr any color.
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SCHOOL EXAMINERS.

>" p = . J" = ~ y ~ 7 y" 7"
TTNHE Board of School Examiners of Highland
i county give notice, that examinations Of
Applicants for Certificates will take place in the
Hilsboro Union School building on the first
Saturday of every month"; and on the third Sat
urday Of February, March, April, August Sep
tember and October The Examination fee
prescribed by law is so cents. BY order Of the
Board
au28y1 LEWIS MCKIBBEN, Clerk.
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MARIETTA Z CTNCINNATI.

Change took effect Sunday, Nov p, 1882
No /. No. 3. No. z. No. ..
T,eaye Ex. Sun. Daily. Ex.Sun. Daily.
Cincinnati 6 2Oam 15am 3 4Opm OOpm
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1882-10-13

profession. Electrical engineering is
profession that educated women are
eminently fitted for.
Miss Eleanor Ormerod, who was
lately made Consulting Entomologist to
the Royal Agricultural Society ofGreai
Britain, has just been appointed special
lecturer on Economic Entomology to
the Royal Agricultural College, Ciren.
cestet. Her class will consist ofyoune
men who are training or practical agri-
culturists. This shows a distinct ad.
vance in woman's educational posi-
ton.
Anew York woman's shoes cost $50
and her stockings 500 A letter says
of the stockings: "They were made
of black silk, and midway between the
ankle and the knee was green tree
embroidered in silk, and resting upon
the branches Of the tree were bright
plumed birds, some in the act OF flying.
On the bulge or largest part of the
stocking was a huntsman, clad in red
shirt and trousers, taking aim at the
birds in the tree. Upon the instep was
the monogram of the lady wrought in
gold letters. Between the knee and
the upper part of the stocking were IS
narrow bands of many varying hues. J"
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A Boys Comp ositIon on Pins.

An exchange says, ITO test nutmegs
prick them with pin," but we know
of a number of other uses to which
pins are put. For instance, when you
are uncertain whether the baby is sound
asleep, just stick in pin, and you will
ascertain without further experiment.
If you wish to test the kicking power
of mule, just walk gently up to his
rear off foot, bend quietly down, and
stick in pin just three inches above
fetlock joint, and you will be astonish-
ed at the instantaneous success of the
experiment,-thatis, fyou are capable
of being astonished. Pins are handy
to fasten on a ladies pannier to Serve
in lieu of a button on Johns pants, to
fasten bulbs apron, and to make boy
who sits next to you in the school jump
to the ceiling. Pins, when benti in prop.
er shape, are one Of the most accomo-
dating things for boy to put in the
teachers chair, and then not know who
did it, and they are fine to make fish
hooks out of, for the fish can slip off SO
easily. l once used a pin in the end
of parasol handle, to hurry up lazy
horse the way that animal slit OUT to
get away from that pin, was caution.
l know some more, but l won't tell it
all this time.
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FOR THE LADIES.

Venerable, white haired colored ser.
wants are the newest craze among fam.
lilies who live largely on their pedigree.
The new Duchess of Westminster,
wife to one of the richest men in Eu
rope, was married IN dress of white
foula.d, costing IS cents yard.
A female common scold had been
tried and convicted at Gold Hill, New.
She was sentenced to 900 days impris-
onment, to the delight Of many neigh
bors.
A bonfire was made of the finery
from the wardrobe of a woman who
had become convert to Free Metho-
dism, in Tennessee, and an enthusiastic
meeting Of prayer and praise was held
round the flames.
There we're over 46 girls u Old Or
chard Beach this Summer who gave
out that they were heiresses, but they
found that string broken. The young
men turn to the commercial agencies
when they want to know such things.
A young fellow asked another at a
ball If his girl was there. eyes," said
he. "Do you see that girl dressed in
pink2" ''What, that splendid woman,
with such magnificent eyes? You don't
say so. How lucky you are" lust
SO. Of course / am. Well, my girl
is the one next to her"
In Europe young men and educat,
ed ladies are studying electrical engin-
eering, aprofession not over-crowded,
and fortunes have been made in the
pursuit. The enormous extension OF
the telegraph and telephone into every
part Of the world has created this new