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THE STAR.

CITY AND COUNTY — — Fobtt cents will pay forTiiESrAH to

January 1st. Finrasile.

Quite a number of oup citizens will attend the Crawfordsville Fair this week ...One of our young bloods has been uying to furnish work for the Grand Jury... Our items last week made Mr. 8am Gardner a resident of Montgomery Co. Sam wants it distinctly ^understood that he is still at the old. It should have read Mr Ram Darnall. (Can ye editor see without spectacles)? ....Judson Linley has moved into the bouse vacated hy L. B. Leaton *2 m, l e easl.... Clay Fosher lost a valuable cow last week by her getting into a cornfield and eating too much green corn... McGaughy Bros, are hulling clover seed in (his vicinity Miss Laura Young, of Carpcntersville is visiting at Z. Grider’s... John L. Meyers has returned to his first and only love, the Danville Normal... The temperance meeting next Saturday night, week, promises to be very interesting ’Tis said that our old friend John R. Dickerson will again take up his residence here.... Quite pleasant croquet party at John A. Turner’s Saturday last... .Jimmie Owens, who has been sick a long while with consumption, was buried at Blakesburg cemetery Friday last. M

IlMilmway'K Mills. A great many of our citiztns attended the Association last Sunday... .Thos. Scott has a 12 pound girl to raise.... hast Friday evening Abraham Curtis and two other men were coming from Russellville, the buggy upset throwing Mr. Curtis out on his head and shoulders. One of the other men fell on him and hurt him seriously if not dangerously. ' ^ile has neither been in his right mind nor able to speak since, except on a lew occasions. We hope he will soon recover.... Mr. Curtis loaded another car load of lumber for Mr. Hathaway last Friday evening at Russellville... .Some of our schools opened last Monday... | Some of the farmers arc cutting corn.... Thomas Wilson is very sick.... Rifle, aou of Geo. McGill, was taken suddenly with pains in the thighs on Saturday evening last, and at this writing is unable to walk. ...J. W. Guilliams went to Danville last Monday to attend Normal another year.. ,,Gco. Hatchet and Monroe Whitenack anticipate moving in the near future... .Milford Butherlin will take subscriptions for The Stab at any time. Call on him, friends, and become posted by reading the best paper in the oountry. Vi loo.

Sugar rune.

Some people say it doesn’t pay to raise cane. On one-third of an acre 1 raised 52 gallons of molasses. 1 got seed enough to feed 100 head of hoge one Week, and a gu«jd wagon load of fodder. Why daesu t it pay? J. H Nichol.

[Special Correspondence of Thk Stab.] KiKlit-KiM-inu in tlio Old World. Audhossan, Scotland,) Wednesday, August 17, 1881.$ Respt. Friends: We are now through with sight-see-ing in Scotland and aboard of the steamer which is to sail for Belfast, in a few hours, so I shall embrace this opportunity to close my notice of Scotland. We made the most enjoyable little circuit through the country yesterday that we have made yet. Leaving Glasgow on the 8 o'clock train for Ballock, which is situated on the edge of Loch Lomon, and went from there by steamer through the lake 40 miles to Inversnail. This placid little lake (as we would call it) with its numerous islands and gently sloping shores, luxuriant with (he crops of tho husbandman, makes it one of the most charming scenes that one could well imagine. Inversnail is the scene of Wadsworth’s "Highland Girl." From this we staged five miles across the country, passing near the thatch-roofed cottage in which Helen McGregor, Rob Roy’s wife, was horn; also his cave. Arriving at Stronachlacher, we there made another change for steamer through Loch Katrine. Of all the lake scenery we have ever seen this excels them all! It is more picturesque than the former. It extends about ten miles to the east, to the Trossacks, and lies at an elevation of 300 feet above the sea, and contains, near its eastern terminus the wooded, craggy, romantic "Ellen’s Isle,” the central scene of tho "Lady of the Lake,” hy Scott; precipitous mountains to the height of 3,000 feet screen its shores. It exhibits a series of views, frequently with sudden, striking changes of character in the course of the sail. At the head of the lake we changed again, staging through the beautiful wooded glen of the Trossacks, and across tho country 10 miles to Calander, where we took cars for the point of departure. Tho staging over the mountains would have been charming indeed had it not rained. It was enjoyable, and as it had not rained for two days of course it was no more than we expected in a country

like this.

To-day we have been to Ayr to see Robert Burns’ old cottage and monument a few miles from the town, and also the rootless kirk (church), the scene of the fiends’ revelry in Burns’ Tam O’Shsnter. His old house is a low one-story stone thatch-rodfud'house, and is perhaps 2C0

years old.

And now to conclude: Wo have found the Scotch contrary to representation— quite agreeable and accommodating. The lasses walk with head erect, and possess an air ef independence and self reliance which I admire, and have light or auburn hair and light colored eyes, the predominant color in both suiting, and millinery is black, comparatively little light shades being worn. They are a reading people, and consequently rather intelligent. The wheat, oat, barley and potato crops are very light in some sections. The turnip crop (on which they depend pretty largely) is light, and meadows are rather light also. The soil is not naturally rich, hut hy using fertilizers they produce as high as 50 to 60 bushels to the acre of wheat, and 80 to 80 bushels of oats. Of course this is on their best lands. A good farm rents for from $15 to $16 per acre, and is usu ally taken for a term of years. This is the home of the Scotch Norman and Clydesdale horses, and are the principal kind they raise. Tho best geldings sell at from $300 to $500. Their principal stock seems to be sheep, and these in the lowlands are large, fine ones, those in the Highlands not being so large, but said to make excellent mutton. I notice a large number of Ayrshire milk stock, though not very many good beef cattle. Wo haven’t seen 25 head of hogs in all Scotland; they don’t raise them. The best land is in the central and southern part, a good deal of which is

very sightly.

1 have extended my notes on Scotland fai beyond what I intended, so

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Tho celebrated "Curtis & Wheeler” and tho "Genuine .Hartford” fine hand sewed shoes for men.

Role agents for women's and children's cordovan shoes. Last year's sale proved them to bo absolutely the best

wearing shoes in the market.

Tho largest stock of boots and shoes in the city. All will he sold cheap for cash only. ALLISON BRO., 3in20

stands upon the lands of the Marquis of Donegal, who lives in or near London, and, we are told, has never seen his possessions here. He receives a very largo income from the rental of the land, for, as many of you know, it is quite different in regard to lands in this country to what it is in ours. Hero the land is owned hy the Duses, Lords and gentry, 10,000 owning tho whole of England. ’Tis a most prodigous draw on the people here to meet the tax and rental, drawn by absent landlords, aggregating $00,000,1 KX). And although Ireland produces as fine cattle, sheep and grain as you see anywhere, they have to dispose of almost all to meet the demand. This rent is paid on a little country less in extent than our own littlo State, besides having to support a population of more than double ours. There is the most abject poverty here that I have over seen any where; in fact, with a large per cent of the ^peasants it couldn’t be any worse and them live at all. Large numbers of them scarce know the taste of meat, as they have to send all of that article that they can produce to the Lords and their English neighbors to appease their hunger, with a little oaled bread and potatoes. The people of Ireland are in a deplorable condition indeed, and there doesn’t §eem to be any wey open for them to seek relief. The land bill recently passed by Parliament appears to meet with general approval among the people. We have been out among the tillers of the soil and talked with them to learn what they demand. We learn that they are willing to accept the land hill as a kind of half loaf, but that they are disposed to continue tfieir efforts to gain local self-government. “Irish laws for Ireland,” is (heir cry. They want a homo parliament as they once had, hut amenable to the English government, just as one of our States is to the general government; but whether they will over be able to gain thair demands is impossible to say. One thing that is a great hardship and check to the people of Ireland s that England is seeking, it appears, to make of this country a mere grazing ground. There isn’t one-fourth as much land devoted to agriculture as formerly. I notice large tracts all over the country thrown out for grazing lands, that a few years ago

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Nearly all those handsome presents given at tho Smedley-Wysong weding were purchased at Brattin’s.

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shall close and say good bye to Scotland, perhaps forever. 1 fell asleep in tho land of Burns and woke up here in Belfast, Ireland, this morning, Thursday, Aug. 18, in the land of "I’arnell and potatoes.” I shall try, in giving an account of our travels, to give it in as concise a manner as possible, waiving detail as much as practicable, yet 1 find it difficult for me to do. I speak generally in a comparative sense, as between tho different countries, and also as between foreign countries and ourown glorious countrj’. Belfast is one of the few towns, or cities in Ireland that has increased in population in the last decade, and has a populatiou of about 215,000. The town

I wore cultivated, and gave employment to hundreds of laborers, that now have t* seek employment elsewhere. Large numbers of them go over to Scotland tw help harvest in order to meet their rents. Scotland has built up Urge manufacturing interest which furnishes employment to their people, while Ireland has no manufactories at all, comparatively. At not more than three or four points does it amonnt to anything at all. So, as I said, what is to afford relief nobody knows. Some of them claim that emigration is the only relief, an<l that they are doing as rapidly as they can conveniently. We notice that there were 5,000 emigrated-Afrom this country to America during the month of July. But even at that rate the population is rot much reduced, for the people of this country are certainly the most prolific people on the face of the globe. In passing through hovels it is nothing uncommon to see from four to six youngsters straggling about the door, [neither one of whom is large enough to help the others

out of the fire.

But now let us turn eur attention to tho starting point again. Belfast presents a rather cleanlj', pleasant appearance, and is the manufacturing city of Ireland. It is the great center of the linen trade, manufacturing more than any other city in the world. They have about 920,000 spindles in operation, but as the United States, Germany and other countries are developing in the manufacture of linen. The demand has fallen off, or at least they haven’t realized as much out of it in the last few years as formerly. Wo visited one of the spinning factories, which is of considerable interest, seeing them take tho raw material and follow it through the various processes until they produce a fine strong thread, ready for the loom, and then wo saw an extensive damask manufactory, where they manufacture exclusively for the American trade, and we were also shown through the large factory of Barber & Co., where they manufacture every kind of machinery used in the manufacture of linen and other fabrics. It is a huge affair, the machinery alone costing a half million of

dollars.

We called on a gentleman whom Mr. Bennett had met on the continent last season. He trealed us right royally, had us to go home with him for dinner, and ordered a jaunting car and showed us around the city and vicinity generally \Ye have found that when an Irishman takes an interest in you at all that they can treat you as kindly and hospitably

as any people I ever met.

Arrived at Dublin last evening, Aug. 19, and stopped at the Watkins Temperance Hotel, which is located near Trinity Church and the Bank of Ireland, the building which they occupy being the one formerly occupied hy the parliament. It is somewhat of a semi-circu-lar shape, with a beautiful colonade of Ionic columns, above the center of which is placed the royal arms, appropriately surmounted by emblematic figures of Hibernia, Commerce and Fideli ty. It is quite an imposing building, and no doubt many were the noisy debates that took place within long years ago. Although Dublin covers more ground than Belfast the census doesn’t show any more population. In fact, it, like many other towns and cities in Ire land, has decreased in population in tho last ten years or so. The buildings are four and five stories high, and are very plainly finished and rather dingy looking. Thtre are quite a number of statues of Ireland’s eminent sons erected in the parka and squares, among which are Nelson, Thomas Moore, King William, and O’Connell’s is in course of erection.

C ASH HAS WON THE DAY.

Wc iiiadt* tln ni slrk. They all ALLEN BROTHERS, the leading I>ry <io«ds the trade, and hy square dealing will keep tt.

want to soli for Cash now; hut silld C'lll'IM’t M«‘«i. have got

HARD TIMES Makes everybody trade close. W T e have bought for c"ch, and during the coming

week will open a very complete

Fall Stock in all Departments. Bring your families, trade for Cash, and save full 20 yer cent. Goods are low now, but froni the outlook may he much higher. Those coming early will fare best. Remember, we are the only strictly Cash House in the county.

ALLEN BROTHERS.

West Side Square.

Nelson’s monument consists of a Huted column 121 feet high, surmounted hy a statue of Nelson 13 feet high, which is a beautiful specimen of art !>y a native sculptor, Thomas Kirk. The whole cost about $34,000. Although the weather during our stay was very rainy, we visited a few places ofinterest. The Museum of Antiquities is a splendid collection of both home and foreign relics, much better than I expected to see here. St. Patricks Cathedral is one ot the handsomest in the country. It dates from 1190, hut was injured very much hy Oliver Cromwell's soldiers, for he converted it into a stable during his occupancy of the town in the 17th century. It is said he watered his horse in the baptismal fount. The building was entirely restored about 18 Years ago at the sole expense ot a brewer, who expended about $700,000 on it. There are other points of some interest in the city, hut our arrangoments are such that we are obliged to take a hasty glance through Ireland. From there we took a hasty run across the entile country to the western coast and called a halt at Galway, about 125 miles distant. The burgh has a population of about 13,000, is one of the oldest towns in the country, and is noted only for the multiplicity of the red homespun petticoats and blue blanket wraps, with which they cover head and body. The women walk to town as far as 20 and 30 miles and carry their little produce in a large basket made to tit the hack, and strung on like a knapsack. They are a strange looking set, and have a desperate hard life. You have often heard the expression “Come to Limerick.” Well, we have com, and remained over Sunday, but as theie is no more of interest to relate than there is sense in the expression, I shall not occupy your time. From hero we visited the lakes of Killaruy. The town is infested with a lot of beggars ana petty annoyances. We had a drive of some 10 or 12 miles, and then u horseback ride of 14 miles through the mountain pass to tho head of tho lakes. We were beset by beggars and venders of goats’ milk and whisky, all along the way, the worst annoyance I ever saw. At the head of the lakes we took passage in a row boat through the lakes, and enjoyed the scenery over so much; but although there has been so much said and written about these lakes, I do not think them so attractive as Lochs Lomon and Katrine, in Scotland. Yet they art-

very beautiful.

From there we wont to Cork late Monday night, and this morning (2Sd) we had the most enjoyable drives wo have had yet, of about 6 miles through the best improved, and 1 think about as pretty country as there is in Ireland, to old Blarney Castle. The scenery round the ruins is quite nnc indeed. We saw the celebrated Blarney Stone which is clasped to the wall over the top of the old castle by two iron bars, but the woman who had the keys was not about, and so wo didn’t get to kiss the talismanic stone, and will have to go on through the world talking just as bunglingly us over, all lor the want of the key, for a curious tradition attributes to it tho power of endowing whoever kisses it an unusual eloquence. But as 1 am not inclined to he superstitious 1 hardly think we missed much by the key not

being at hand.

Cork has a population of about 7 •,tX)U, is situated on tho banks of the river Lee, and is usually termed the capital of the South. It is quite well built, and is rather a handsomu city. It is here that William Penn, the father of Pennsylvania, is said to have been converted to Quakerism, ami that he and 18 other converts were imprisoned for a short time here, and that he embarked at this point for America. 1 noticed Father Mathew’s statue in St. Patrick's street. He was the greatest apostle of temperance of his time. But as 1 shall take steamer for Liverpool in a few hours I shall close with a few general remarks. There is more good land in Ireland than in Scotland; in fact their’cattlc and sheep compare favorably with ours. Their horse stook is interior to the former. They have excellent crops—the best they have had for 4 or 5 years. The continued wet weather is impeding harvesting of the crops, and in some localities the grain is sprouting in the fields, It is too wet and cold in this section for me, so 1 shall sail for a wanner clime. So, hoping to be remembered by tho readers of The Star, 1 hid you adieu again.

D. C. B.

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scholars of Fmcastle Universalist Sabbath School that in the death of Sister Bridges our School has lost one of its most efficient workers, society a noble woman, the church a bright and shining light, a home, a taithful, loving wife and a devoted mother, and bo it further Resolved, That while we realize with the deepest sorrow that we have a vacant place in our school, which can never again be filleil, we rejoice in believing that our Sister has gone to n higher place of usefulness, where her spirit no lenger fettered hy this tenement of clay may expand and grow until she becomes a perfect woman in Christ Jesns. May we remember her words of encouragement and advice. Her noble, devoted, Christian life. Her calm and peaceful

death, and be it also

Resolved, that these resolutions be sent to the Greencastle Star for publication, a copy be tendered the bereaved family, and also a copy be kept as a sacred record in our Sabbath School.

Jesse B. Fosher, Supt. Annie Brown, Sec.

la .Mniiurisiin. Whereas, It hath pleased tho Great Ruler of the universe to call to a higher place of existence our beloved sister and co-worker, U. Ellen Bridges, be it therefore Resolved, By the officers, teachers and

Barnard, A good deal of sickness in this locality... Perry Blayd’s child died Sunday. .... William McCloud’s baby died Wednesday morning... .Mr. Case is very sick ... We have a beef company here, started last Friday.... Dr. Heady was up at Jamestown last week looking after his property . .William McCloud was at the city last week buying goods J. W. Julian, one of our merchants, is going to leave this place Fort Red had the famous dog trial last Monday. The nature of it is this: Last spring Wm. Doods had some sheep killed. He watched the dead carcass and shot William Robins’ hound dog. Robins sued for the value of the same. Tho trial lasted four hours, and the jury returned a verdict for (.'aeh to pay one half of the cost. The Justice told them that would not do so they asked to go hack again and they would give another verj diet. This time they agreed to disagree. A Reader. Lena. Cutting corn and plowing for wheat is the order of the day with the farmers . . J. B. Cochran has been ou the sick list the past week....Dr. Welch is the boss horse trader in town .. Charley Kitchen is convalescing.... W. G. Lagletield is able to bo out.... William White returned from West Virginia last week.. J. M. Wright, while attending the Brazil fair last week, met with quite an accident. His horse became frightened at a tailroad engine and ran away, throwing him out and hurting him consideaably but not scriouslv... .The Christian church here will hold a protracted meeting soon.... George Thomas, of Carbon, moved into our city last week.. ,.B. F. Bruner is re-covering his residence.... W. 11. White’s saw mill will he in running order in a few days.... Elder W T . H. Williams was in Vigo county this week ... Miss Grady's school will commence hero on Monday ... J. H. Richardson will teach school in Clay county this fall and winter ... D. 8. Fuller <% Co. have a new stock of goods Our new saloon is in operation ... M iss Nannie Butt is improving in health ... .J. M. Wright is clerking for J. S. White, druggist.... Dr. Milligan is getting down to business.... Mrs. Matison, the miller’s wife, has skipped to parts unknown to ihiiu .. C. W. Gray and wife will remain in our city for a few days ... B. F. Bruner went over to Cloverdalc this week looking after the interests of his stavo business. J. W. pas" Brattin’s three stores are reported as having a fi st-class trade—sales large and work plenty.