The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1884-09-17

'ANi' "HN bNb 'uI NuueIr bul prices Ala
very steep there too. We will be told by
that stiT looking fellow, that small pies sell
for forty cents. Having seen enough Of
holel life, we will next visit the
HOME STORE,
At the end of Ohio Avenue. This was
started in 1868 with single dollars CAPT
tai, with a view of creating a fund for vari-
GUS purposes. It has proven a success.
Out Of the fund thus accumulated, an album
dance Of reading matter has been provided,
besides lectures, entertainments, theatric-
ais and billiard tables, etc. Visitors should
not fail to visit this place and buy some
souvenir of the Home as memento ftheir
visit. These curiosities consist Of watch
chains, necklaces, ladies' work-boskots, and
dozens Of other things that were made ut
the
SOLDIERS BAZAAR,
'And by those in the hospital, many of the
most complex pieces of workmanship being
made by The blind. In this bazaar we
spend a few minutes very proftably. We
see the ex-soldiers making little ships and
rigging them out completely inside of pint
and half-pint whisky bottles! And every
piece of every ship went in at the neck Of
the bottle and were put together within the
bottle. We may see one little steamship
four inches long in a bottle and tile ,0ater-
1chee5 Is D1ODing 0H tile time. The man that
made this little wonder says he is going to
put a watch-face and hands on it to tell the
exact time Of day. This is nearly all wood
whitfield ont with knife. Scores Of other
curiositles may be seen here, but we will
take a look at the
BARRACKS,
Or company quarters of the Home, which
are more than the name implies. Many Of
them are three STORY brick structures, and
furnished in pretty good hotel style They
are well heated (by steam) aud ventilated
and supplied with gas and water, from
basement to attic. There are from forty to
. fifty beds on each floor. We may learn by
asking, that each member is allowed five
wooden blankets, one counterpane, two
sheets, and two pillows. Every bedstead is
of solid iron, with legs crossed like camp
stools, and are furnished with the latest
| style of wire mattress. The blind are in
Nos. IA and 10. There are thirty-three
/ barracks.
Before we leave the Camp we must in
quire about the
BAND.
This is one Of the many attractions of the
Home. On fine days the choicest operate
selections and melodies are publicly given
from the pagodn, or band-stond, situated on
the Campus Martius. Open air concel is
are given on fine summer evenings, which
attracts hundreds from Dayton Thus we
see these war-worn veterans have plenty to
amuse them, to say nothing of the attrac.
tions of the Amusement Hall. But as oul
space will soon be taken up We viii pass on
to the
LAUNDRY,
On Iowa Avenue. We must not fail to see
the place where the washing is done fol
over four thousand men. Tens Of thous
ands of various articles are wushed, dried
mended, ironed and delivered to hehospit
al, mess hall, companies, ETC., each week
The average is about 80, 600 pieces weekly
or over 1000, 900 in one year. Anthe worl
is done by steam, as it is, also, in the mes
hall kitchen. But we will hurry on to tn
DEER PARK,
Situated south of the Campus. Here w
may find many attractions Herds Of dee
may be seen sporting among the trees; tn
huge cages containing large black bears
monkeys, squirrels, eagles, ETC., Will
camels, "sacred CATTLE" and other animal
are loose in the park. 1t used to contain
butTalOes and other animals but there ar
none at present. We will Just cross tn
chain Of lakes and prepare ourselves to Sc
the most beautiful feature of the Home-th
conservatory and flower gardens. But oh
what is that ship doing floating idly on tn
lake? The large letters on it tell us that
is the
"GARFmLD,"
The history Of which sounds like romance
! If You are familiar with the history of Ga
{ great rebellion, you will remember that o.
the Sth and 9th of March, 1862, three of tn
greatest events Of the war took place. Tn
p Confederate ram, Virginia, " formerly th
q Union 'MerimaC,n W met with the irOu-cla
o. Monitor" " and was severely crippled BU
Z on the previous day this same "Virginia
engaged the Cumberland" and duriu
that fierce and sanguinary engagement th
y "CumberlaudN went down. and those VIII
8 were not killed in the engagement We're take
r ashore in what is now the Garfield % III
vessel was saved and when Gen CARTEL
u was elected president, it was cut down
o its present size and rigged out as we no
. see it, 1t was TO appear in the great p
. rade at his Inauguration, but it was f0uu
. that the m0sts were too high and it couI
} | not be used. 1t was afterwards preseutt
r to the Home TO remind us Of our secor
t martyred President Hero it may be Sec
3 daily, a memeuto to excite the admirauC
' of visitors, and relliudle the enthusiasm
'- all its behOlders.
d We will now pass up to the
l. CONSERVATORY,
e A crystal palace of considerable proportion
g filled with the rarest flowers aud plan
q from all climes. 1t is q fine and extensi
g structure, furnished with an the modern a
phances. Here we see eXOtics from tropiC
10 lands, and all the rare and valuable plar
J- so highly priced by lovers of flowers. III
d? is O sight that must be seen to be apprec
20 ted for it cannot be described.
After gazing at an alligator gaping in
~ sun near by, we will view the last but u
BIT the least attraction of the Home