The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1886-01-20

the Dead" made him famous, and it
was written as a dedicatory ode upon
the uuvailing of the Mexican soldiers
monument, under the shadow of which
he now sleeps. He was a native Of
DauyilIe III mistake not and a Jour
nalist by profession, serving with dis
tinction in the Mexican war and casting
his fortunes with the wrong side during
the civil war. He died in 1867, and
rebel though he was, only from a brave
and noble man could emanate such
lines as these
''The mufled drums sad roll has beat
The soldiers last tattoo,
No more on life's parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
"On Famo's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round
The biyOuac Of the dead.
I regret that defective memory will
not permit me to reproduce the entire
poem.
LOUISVILLE
Is a thriving city upon the under side
Of La Belle Riviere. It's the principal
city of the State and does big trade
through the railroads and river. Messrs.
Sullivan and Jones in the Commercial
editorial rooms, are now among my
priced acquaintances, and though 1
didn't see my old chum Watterson, I
got acquainted with Mr.. Cassidy in the
Courjer-Jovruol office, so that 1 didn't
miss Henry so much.
CINCINNATI
Is a suburb of HillsborO, and you know
more about it than I can tell you. 1t is
about as full of Hillsboroans as sheol is
reported to be of fddlers. During my
weeks stay l met Charley Woodrow,
Emmett Bell, Charley Weimer and John
Brooksbank, all formerly of the News
force, and all of whom seem to prosper
as only good, live smart fellows can.
Then Scott Holmes looks prosperous
and happy, and so does-well-so did
all the boys" saw, and I saw several
of 'em during the week.
IN HOOSIERDOM
We visited Connersvihe, New Castle,
and Michigan City, the latter by the
shores of the lake of the same name.
The day before Christmas we spent in
Niles, Michigan, a rather nice looking
town, with some manufactures. One
of the wonders Of the world is the vii
lage OF
PULLMAN, Ills,
Which stands on what five years ago
was supposed to he an irredeemable
swamp by the shore of Lake Michigan.
Now it has a population OF about 5000
and is just one big car shop. went up
in the water tower, 2lO feet high, and
went to see the giant Corliss engine that
furnishes power for all the shops. 1t is
the same that was at the Centennial
exposition, and is the largest in the
world. The engine alone, exclusive OF
boilers or furnaces, occupies a room
about the size of our city hall Nearly
5000 people work IN the shops, and
everything belongs to the Pullman Car
| Company This system has the advan-
Jage Of aTording the working-classes
more comfortable homes than they
might otherwise have, but the objection
is urged that it is un-American, tending
to give one man too much power over
others and weakening the independence
Of the laborers. However, so far the
plan works well. We next spent a
rainy disagreeable week
~ CHICAGO,
And saw really nothing to write about
Then we came down through Centra
Illinois, visiting Joliet, Pontiac, Streator
Decatur, Jacksonville, BellvilIe, anC
| Springfield of which latter place I viii
have more to say later.
1t is cold enough for the North Pol,
here now, and I am most sincerely
happy to state that in about two week.
we will be in the more temperate eli
> mate of Alabama, MississippI, anC
Louisiana. A stay of some week il
New Orleans and prolonged visit t,
> the Exposition are highly probable
TRAMP PRINTER.
Nh, VERNON, Ills, Jan. llth, 'S6.
' For want Of Days Horse Powder man