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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1886-03-31
In Memoriam.

Mr. John Starr was found dead in his bed,
Friday March 10Th, at his home near Buford.
he was born January Goth, 1900, died March
18TH 1886, aged SO years, 1 month and % days.
Was born at Lexington, Rockbridge county,
Va, came to ChillicOthe, o., when he was
seven years of age, lived there a short time
when his father moved to HilsbOrO, purchased
farm about four miles from HillsbOrO and
had q lanyard near the "Hil City" as he was
a tanner by trade. Grandfather was united
in marriage to Miss Rebecca Walker, i'm 1920,
they reared q large family of whom four girls
and four boys are still living. One daughter
died i'm infancy. His wife preceded him tu
that better land about eleven years ago. She
died March 18th, 1875 He has lived near New
Petersburg, Fairfax, New Vienna and i'm differ
ent parts of the county. He moved TO Flat
Run, i'm 1885, bought the farm where Mr.
Elisha Strobe now lives while living there he
Joined the u. b. Church and lived a consistent
member. Then selling his farm, be purchased
another about oue-haf mile from Buf0rd. He
united with the M. j.. Church, at Buf9rd, I'm
1863 He was honest and straightforward i'm
his dealings and wss loved and respected by
all who knew him.
s. NJ Starr, his youngest boy lived ON the
old home farm. Rev. q. w. Briggs delivered
the funeral sermon March Goth, after which
the remains were quietly laid To- rest I'm the
/ BufOrd cemetery tO await the resurrection of
| the just Thus a home has been made cheer
| less, sons and daughters left fatherless and
| smitten with sorrow which none ON earth can
| heal Only one brother of the family is living,
| Mr.. VIM, Starr, Of Flat Run, living near the
/ Toll school house HIS NIECE.
] March 2lgt 1856
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The WOOL MARKET,
Some of the Causes for It's
Present Depression.
A Dissertation on the Situation
by Those Who Know.

EDITOR NEws.-I have just received
the following letter from the East and
think it would he advisable Tor your
paper to publish it so the farmers can
learn the cause why the wool market is
so depressed. This is authentic. You
know I am largely interested i'm the
wool trade and am sorry to say, I am
caught with $4,000 pounds which will
loose me $1,000. Respectfully yours,
JosEpu CouN.
Mr.. JOSEPH Conn, Highland, o.
Dear Si-If you have not seen the
following remarks of the New York
Economist, of March 9th, we think YOU
will find them interesting.
"Ihe wool market is lacking iu ami
nation and buoyancy but is otherwise
without essential change. There are
various causes for this which it would
be difficult to crowd into a short market
report, yet they affect the market all the
same. Our members Of both Houses
of Congress are wholly engaged on po-
litical and financial affairs affecting the
best interests of this country. and vet
they are wholly ignorant of what is
passing around them. Before thev
make any more laws they had better try
and put the laws already on our statute
books into force. Now, what affects
our wool market tO-day2 Why is it
languid? And in the face Of light stocks
of domestic, how does 10 happen that
wool dealers cannot realize any advance
on the cost price of their wool, although
all must know it costs something to carry
wool, by way of loss of interest, insur-
anCe, storage, etc. Well, we were getting
along nicely If we were only let alone.
and there was every prospect that we
could realize one cent or two every
month for carrying fine woods. Tt costs
all Of that. Well, we are not getting
any advance at all, and Texas, CaIifor-
MIA, and Territorial have to be sold for
less money, simply because we are i'm
porting snOw-whi,e Capes into Boston at
q duty of 20 cents pound which cannot
get into Sandy Hook less than 30 cents
a pound duty, and India and China
woods, to say nothing about Persia, Med
iterranean and Donskoi, find their way
into the country on far better conditions
than the pig wool of Mexico. We call
it pig wool because it is nearly as coarse
as hog bristles The fine Botany woods
French and FDoIisI ,,orI ,' +oDs y,l ba,.o L,I.o
come in with five raI, cent oiI sIpTinI-Iof
over tbepI' oe yysSts HTt tI,i5 i5l1Ct aII
The Bank Of Engiand has lowered its
rate of interest to- . ner cent This does
not mean well for FngIisb trade and
things are i'm a mucb worse shane there
than even here notwitbsfaD5ing 0I75
mill troubles with oppratives and fbe
KNIGHTS of Labor
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Never Give Up.

If you are suffering with low and depressed
spirits, loss Of appetite general debility, dis
ordered blood, weak constitution, headache,
or any disease of a bilious nature, by all means
procure a bottle Of Electric Bitters, You will
be surprised 20 see the rapid improvement
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life, strength and activity viii return, pain
and misery win cease, and henceforth you win
rejoice in the praise of Electric Bitters, Sold
at tifty cents a bottle by 8eybort Co.
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Wives Mothers / Daughters :

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TRAMP PRINTER
Simply Murders. P. O. A
Please Laugh-Not Orig
inal-Sigourney-Ef-
feet Of $685.
The Rural Fence-MOver Hit
ting at NObOdy-COId Pi-The
Parable of the Skunk and
COOns Supposed to
be Funny.

The recent outrageous wholesale muir
der Of negroes by whites, which occur
red at a little uncivilized town in Mis-
sissippi, was another proof of the fact
that the enemies of Mississippi are not
all dead. As a State Mississippi has of
late years been endeavoring to entice
Northern emigration within her borders
Immigrants cause her land to be in de-
mand, increase her business and bene-
fit the State in many other ways, and
the State has, 1 think, a commission to
look after immigration; and in all the
larger places in the State the prominent
citizens are endeavoring in various ways
to encourage newcomers. But while
such lawless, villianous, heathenish
butchery as that which occurred at Car
rOllton is allowed, and even winked at
by the authorities, they may blame only
themselves if orderly, law-abiding and
justice-loving immigrants seek homes
elsewhere. Many a Mississippian is
generous and chivalrous, but such were
not the cowardly perpetrators of that
massacre, and the disgrace that is due
the accessories of a murderer deserves
to fall upon every white citizen of that
State who fails to exert his influence and
sentiment toward securing the punish
ment Of the guilty parties and bettering
the reputation of the people Of the State
for lawfulness. say this because if the
white people Of the State at large would
voice a sentiment of justice in the mat
ter the murderers might possibly be
punished, and such hmisdemeanors might
eventually go out of fashion. There are
enough church members-presumab
Christians-in the State to do a great
work in that line, but the ministers amt
breaking their necks in that direction.
The people may be good enough to 60 to
church occasionally, and they may even
pay the preacher, but as for being kind
to nigger's-well, that's different you
know. Now, know, from having re-
sided in Mississippi, that there are peo-
pie in the State who would not partici-
pate in such a viliianous butchery, and
who will sincerely regret it; but they
are far too few. Shame on you Missis-
sippi I'm ashamed OF you. I have
been wont to tell with pride of my stay
within your borders, and of the chivalry
and kindness Of your people of your en-
lightenment and liberality; and L have
always been glad to speak a good word
for you. But shall not do it again un-
til the public here have time to forget
this triaing episode ; (and if I ever reach
the pearly gates 1 shan't mention the
fact to st. Peter as an inducement for
him to let me in.) Cincinnati is an
other Sodom and Chicago is enough to
make the shades of Gomorrah turn
green with envy; but Rev. Sam Jones
may well be spared from either place,
if by his original eloquence and Georgia
vernacular he might so let his light
shine in some of the back woods of Mis-
sissippi that the white population there
of might learn Of justice, and, perhaps,
gradually become civilized.
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W. W. Reed, druggist, of Winchester, Ind,
writes Gone of my customers, Mrs, Louisa
Pike, BartOuia, Randolph Co., Ind, was a long
sufferer with consumption, ana was given up
to die by her physicians She heard of Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption, and
began buying iJ Of me. In six months time
she walked to this city, a distance of six miles,
and is now 30 much improved she has quit
using it She feels she owes her life to it,
store,
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You who Lead Sedentary Lives

win find great relief from constipation, head
ache, and nervousness, by taking Simmons
Liver Regulator 1t is a simple harmless
vegetable compound, sure to relieve you and
can do no injury Persons of sedentary habits
often suffer with kidney affections. If they
would maintain the strength of the digestive
organs and improve the quality Of the blood
by taking the Regulator 10 would restore the
kidneys to health and vigor.
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tunately it was not Of a nature to spoil,
and after several days of mature delib-
Grafton I see no reason to make any al
terations, although my timidity has sew
eral times nearly caused me to order it
out. But
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JUSTICE, BATElIAN & Co.

My head felt as if it would burst with neu-
ralgia, and I walked the floor night and day
L used one bottle of AthlophorOs, since which
time / have not suffered. George X Brerley,
foreman of ]. W. Stoddari E Co. 3 machine
shops, Dayton, o. fC
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/ always thought Klise was a mighty
nice man, though Inever mentioned the
fact to him until his arrival in this city
a few days ago. In the future 1 shall
treat the revegend gentleman with the
respect due one Of his age and accom-
plishments. Mote to foreman: In case
it transpires before you go to press that
the fortune in Germany is a false alarm
set this on the standing galley and tell
Dick to distribute at onCe)
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You are not old yet your hair is getting
thin. Your friends remark it, your wife re-
grets it, Parker's Hair Balsam will stop this
waste, save your hair and restore the original
gloss and color. Exceptionally clean, prevents
dandruh, a perfect dressing. mar
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Life will acquire new zest, and cheerfulness
return if you will impel your liver and kid
neys 10 the performance of their functions.
Kidney Balm will stimulate them to healthful
action. S1.OO per bottle. For sale by Seybert
q %.
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And the william still pursued her
z5g -~a=.a.
I.h0@>hIH~19l

infinite Variety Flesh is hardly heir to an
ache or pain which can not be cured by using
Salvation Oil.
1t is painfully annoying to ho disturbed in
public assemblies by some one coughing when
you know DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup is only %
cents fC
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Fits.-All fits stopped free by DR.. Klines
Great Nerve Restorer. No fits after first days
use, Marvellous cures. Treatise and 50 trial
bottle free to fit cases. Send to Dr.. Kline, 931
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa
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mentous question as to whether the
subject Of her essay shall be "True
Greatness" Floating with the Tide, &"
or Beyond the Alps lies Italy" dare
you to say "chestnuts.")
The Scott Dragons are thinking Of
erecting an elegant nlne-story armory
building on the old Trimble corner. 1t
will be modelled after the armory of the
New York Seventh Regiment, but work
will not be begun before April. How
does that look in print? 1 wrote it
merely to find out)
The Lord lOveth acheerful giver. Not
original with ne. Appears somewhere
in either Shakespeare or Sam Jones' ser
mons.)
The sigourney Society, composed of
the literary and musically inclined
young lady pupils OF the Hillsboro Fe-
male College, gave a highly inter-
esting entertainment in the College
Chapel last Thursday evening, which
was well attended The essays read
varied from the sedate, tract-like article,
to the extremely humorous, but all were
highly entertaining, and reflected credit
OH their writer's. The one vocal solo
wr5 tastefully selected and extremely
well rendered, and the instrumental Sc
lections were of an order indicating high
musical taste, but 1 leave the crjtjque to
be written by one of the musical editors.
The reading of the well-edited columns
of the "oficial Journal of the Society,
the Sigourney Star, afforded much amuse-
ment. Had the fair writer Il don't know
who she was, but if she was any of the
girls up there that evening I know she
was fair of the article on Pompeii con-
suited Bill Nye's recent letter from that
city, she might not only have spoken of
the placard, Beware the dog" but of
those reading, "Keep Off the grass,
"Shut the door," and Fresh paint,
but in her dream she seems to have
paid more attention to the powder All
rouge in the dressing-room of lone than
to the translation of medieval inscrip-
tions or, although she didn't mention
it, the sight of some handsome Glaucus,
in sandals and toga and high standing
collar, may have caused the trifing
omission. But then twas only dream.
Aud TO return to our mutton) it must
be recorded that the Society is as highly
creditable to this prosperous Institution
of learning, as the latter is to the city,
and it fills to repletion its little allotted
corner in the great world of letters and
music.
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ErysipelaB and salt rheum was driven entire
ly away from Mrs. j. O. Anderson, PeshtigO
Wis, by Burdock Blood Bitters. No equal as
a blood purifier.
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A thoroughly generous action is at
once rare and well done,-Nsg Orleans
Picautne.
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There doesn't appear to be any doubt
that the tracks of the Broadway Horse
Railway are 'steal" ones.-LOWell Courier.
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Circus men will soon be along to can
vass the situation The Rambler.
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A type righter-The careful proof
reader California Mauerick.
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Sam Jones is a trump. It is to be
greatly regretted that he can't swoop
down upon this branch Office of the
Kingdom Of Satan and shake things
up in this neck o. woods He is the
great and original "long felt want Of
this community, though he would be
certain sure to hurt somebody's feelings
before finishing his first sermon. And
I would feel inclined to whisper in that
inaudable, modest style that is my chief
charm: "More power to ye, Sammy"
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A spanking pair-A pair Of slippers.
MaUerick
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sleepless night in deciding the mo-
mentous question as to whether the
subject Of her essay shall be "True
Greatness" Floating with the Tide, /"
or Beyond the Alps lies Italy" dare
you to say "chestnuts."
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Governor Robert Lowry, of Missis-
sippi, is a pleasant gentleman, an ex-
Confederate Brigadier-General, and is
said to be a fervent, pious Baptist. 1
shall watch to see what steps his Chris
tianity leads him to take in regard to
righting the wrongs Of certain citizens
of the State he governs and the punish
ment Of certain disciples of Jesse James,
who, though the latter's equals in crime
are his interiors in bravery. And were
l big enough 1 would point out to him
the words that Sheridan Knowles put in
the mouth Of the Roman, Virginius
"Justice is immutable, immaculate and
immortal"
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The Beer Drinkers Fleet-First a
schooner and then a smack Pitts5ug
Chr0Dicle
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400 Doses One Dollar is true only Of
Hoods Sarsapalilla, and it is an unanswerable
argument as to strength and economy.
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The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany is not above the suspicion Of wire
working.-St Louis Post Dispatch.
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An After-Dinner Speech -" Check,
please. "-Puck.
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This next one after this was left over
from the first collection of "pi" For
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THE uUGwUMP-A FABLE,


IN BAD VERSE AND PROSE THAT is WORSE.
Didst ever hear the story
How fragrant skunk
Found a colony Of 'coons
In an oaks hollow trunk,
And sought to have them think
That he too was a coon?
At first they only wunk and said
He's crazy as loon"
And when he asked them to admit
The truth of what he said
They chorusd, ''Now, you'd better git
In fact, the reply Of the 'coons (Which has
passed into history and been handed down
from generation to generaton) was as follows
"You don't look like a coon you don't act like
a coon, and drawing themselves to their full
height and casting upon the intruder a scath-
ing, scornful glance, as they took their hands
from their noses in order to breathe) by the
immortal gods that roost on high Olympus,
you don't-ahem smell like O coon r' And
A fairy who was present,
And heard the conversation,
Was very much reminded
OF something in this Nation
The 'coons got mad and swOre so
They made each worm and bug jump,
For they were Democrats. P.s.
The poie-cat was a mugwumpD
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CCHOOL Reports 25 cents per 100 81 The
~ NEWS OFFICE.
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The S, P. @. A. is deserving of all pos
sible encouragement, and since the or
ganization here has been completed we
may look to see the dumb beasts Of this
community treated some better than
previously. We may also expect to see
that much of the trade alley stock is
superannuated and allowed to rest and
recuperate, or that many of the poor
beasts are sent to their proper sphere
the phosphate factory. Many horse
has been bartered on stock sale days to
which death would be a sweet relief.
The Society is preparing cards of warn
ing, which will be attached to beasts
left tied in the cold, or otherwise inn
properly cared for, and those who in the
future fail to show mercy to their beasts
need expect none from the Society 1t
is a noble organization, and I shall be
glad to see it literally encouraged in
this city.
Now is about the time of the year
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"Pop," inquired the heir presumptive
to the wealth, beauty and refinement of
the grand old Snifkins family as he and
Snifkins senior were riding out in the
North Precinct last week, "why don't
the folks what owns these fields compro-
mise this thing by putin just one fence
in the middle of the road. 1t would be
a nawful savin'." They were driving on
the highway between the Smith and
Jones farms, where, each spring for the
past four years, the prOprietors, under
guise Of repairing the fence, had moved
it four feet nearer the middle of the pub
lie road. "Yes, my son." replied the
paternal Snifkins, "when 1 get elected
to Congress I shall pass a bill to that eff
feet; and in the meantime I shall petit
tion the Legislature to establish a code
of signals so that we can tell whether to
switch off here or not, and who has the
right OF the channel But, darling, the
law only provides that the fences be
kept twenty feet from the center of the
roadway, and as long as Smith and
Jones leave this eight feet can't kick,
for might want to run for office some
day, and them fellers run this school
district. See." eyes, pop" and the
off front hub caught on a stake as they
pulled a little aside to let a iolt-wagon
pass.
"Who are you hitting at" inquired
Barrere II, as he perused the manuscript
Of the note about "the cheerful giver.
| (He alwsys thinks Pm hitting at some,
body, but amt. guess he thought ii
was original with me, but declare ii
isn't; / read it sommers-or-other)
"Oh, said I, in that nonchalant, unas.
suming way that has made me both rich
and popular, "oh, nobody in particular
but there's lots of 'em around in this
portion of Ohio who might ponder on il
with benefit to somebody. They, too
may be struck with its originality, though
they might not banker after securing
the Lords love on these terms, anC
conscious Of having said something
smart tossed Uncle shep Lucas a TWEEN
| ty dollar gold piece and, seizing my
gold-headed cane, strobe majestically ou
into the pross-room to entertain tht
"iorCe" with a vocal selection,
This ,,,-t o,e sfts. tl,is ,,ss loft ,,,.
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Now is about the time of the year
when the sweet girl graduate awakes
from her lethargy and spends many
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Continued on eighth pagel
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The Lord lOveth acheerful giver. Not
original with ne. Appears somewhere
in either Shakespeare or Sam Jones' ser