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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-10-22
MEMORY.

ny JAMES @. PERolvAL,
There oro moments I'm life which arc never
... forgot,
(which brighton and brighten as time steals
away;
They give fresh zeal TO tho happiost lot.
aud they shine ON tho gloom Of the lonollest
day.
These moments arc hallowed bv smiles and bv
The first look of love and the last parting
given;
AZ the sun in the dawn Of his glory appears,
And the cloud weeps and glows with the
rainbow Ia heaven.
There uro hours, thoro are minutes, which
memory brings,
Like blossoms Of Eden, to twino round the
heart;
And as time rushos by on tho might Of his
They may dorlon awhile, but thoy never
depart.
o, these ballowed romembrances cannot decay,
But they come ON the soul with a magical
And in days that are darkest they kindly win
stay,
And the heart in It's last throb will beat with
them still
They come Ike the dawn in its lovollnoss now
The same look Of beauty that shot to my sou
Tho SHOWS Of the mountain arc bleachd on her
And her eyes in tho blue Of the frmumont
Ell roll;
The roses arc dim by her cheeks living bloom,
And her coral lips part, like the opening Of
how'rs;
She moves through the air In a cloud Of per-
fume,
Like the wind from the blossoms Of jossuminc
bow'rs.
From her eyes melting azure there sparkles a
flame,
That kinded my young blood to oztucy'a
She openkS-nnd tho tones Of her vo leo are the
As would once like the wind harp in melody
flows
That touch, as her hand meets and mingles
with mine,
Shoots along to my heart with electrical
thrill;
'Twas a moment for earth too supremely dt-
vine,
And while life lasts, its sweetness shall cling
to me still.
We met-und wo drank from the crystalline
well,
That aows from the fountain Of science
above;
Ontho beauties of thought we would silently
dwell,
Tillwo loolS'd, tho we never were talking Of
love.
We purted-the tear glisten'd bright in her
eye,
And her trembling hand shook, as dropped
it--forever!
o, that moment will always bo hovoring by
Life may frown, but its light shall abandon
mc-neVer.
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Satisfied, after q while, with viewing
this, tho two returned to the saloon. and
the old man resumed his scat. The
son went off to tho end, and drank a glass
of water, but did not think to offer any
to the sire, who, instead of asking for a
glass, rose and tottored to the spot whore
the water was placed. Directly behind
was a large pier glass, which his dim
vision did not point out to him. But as
the old man raised the tumblcr to his
lips, his eye encountered another venor-
able form, which seemed to be bowing
before him. Instantly lowering the
tumblcr, he stretched out one withorcd
hand toward the figure, with cordial
"How dye do" from his tongue "Tt
seems" he added, in the tromulous, pip
ing tones of age, cit seems, my friend,
as if had seen you somewhere before.
And he still stretched out his hand till
it touched the mirror. He looked blank
enough a momcnt-but ne soon comprc-
hended the state of the case, and pale
smile came over his countenanco. The
passengers could not resist q gulTaw,
though out of respect they would have
suppressed it, had they been able.
The venerable contenarian soon went
to his berth, not without complaints that
such sleeping arrangements were as bad
as camp fires But he was soon asleep,
nevertheless
At Stonington they were to take the
cars; the old man was with great Difficult.
ty aroused when the boat reached that
place-he insisting that it was not day
But he was partly made to understand
that the servants Of steam did not wait
for the suns rising, and was finally
got into the cars There he again fell
into a doze; but as the grey streaks oi
the morning grew brighter, he awokC
enough to look out of the car window
All the novelties he had seen confused
him; he dreamed that he was still on the
boat.
"Lowis, said he to his grandson, eve
must be pretty near shore now, I can sec
the bushes'
Here was a new wonder; he had to
learn that for his benefit, the iron horse
had taken the place of the steam water
craft, and was whiskiug him with double
speed over the land
"Lewis, ~ exclaimed the old man again,
as they reached the station, 81 feel as II
a drop of gin would do me good; can
you find some?'
Lewis assured him with such alacrity
that it would be done, that the grandsirC
suspected him, and impressivclv added
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g 4IrasjnO SbrttB.
A Peep at the Old and New Gen
eration.-An OH-Hand Sketch.

We often eXclaim as we take some
new step in scientific or mechanical pro-
gress, ''what would our grandfathers say
TO this2" We fancy that they would be
astonished, not without cause. We feel
proud of our work, and would gladly in
vite our gray-haired sires, even from
their graves to witness the creations of
our progressive genius.
Itchanced once, that, without the per
fOrmance of any miracle Of ghOst-raising,
I had the satisfaction Of enjoying almost
such a scene. 1 feel, indeed, some diff
denoe in relating the incident, for fear
of suffering under tho imputation of ir-
reverence toward old age; but its rare
ness, together with its half philosophical
tendency, must excuse me.
1t was some years ago l took passage
on the steamer Rhode Island bound
from New York up the Sound. Among
the passengers in the upper saloon, 1
noticed a very aged man, infrm with
years; his hair, what little there was left,
was as white as wool; his tall, bony
frame was bent under the loads of time.
He was, as l learned, a soldier Of the
Revolution, and he lacked but two or
three years Of the period from which he
could look back and count q century
Gan Of which he saw, und part Of which he
was"
His home was somewhere near Provi-
deuce, Il, l.; q desire to see once more a
daughter, who had also reached and pass
ed the allotted yeBrs of mans existence,
led him to make tedious journey by
land to the vicinity Of New York; re-
turning, he had been induced by his
grandson, who accompanied him, to take
passage on one Of those wondrous nov
elites, which he had never before seen
a child Of Fulton's genius.
OF course, everything astonished the
old man. He was in a new world. He
aat-upon one Of the easy seats, receiving
explanations of the various novelties
from his grandson, when he suddenly in.
quired:
"What's that makes such a noise and
iarring all the timer"
at is the engine"
"The engine, What is that?"
cit is the machinery which propols
the boat.''
"Woll, I want to see it, said the old
man; and as he insisted, the grandson
supported his tottering frame to a posi-.
ton whore he could see the mighty work
ing Of the machinery. This seemed tC
delight more than to awe him; so, pre-
septly, he began poking his crutch at tn,
heavy walking beams, as theymade thei
pOnderOus revolutions.
"Say, old friend" called out tho ongi
neer, oyou had better not touch that.
Thorold man was a little deaf; he die
not hear. The engineer repeated hi
caution
ooh, I'll be careful" he replied in
kindly voic1-oI will not hurt your ma
chime, N it had been a glass bubble h,
was punching at and promising not t,
break, he could not have spoken with
more tondor assurance, TO disarm the
fears Of the engineer, as to the safety o.
the mighty engine,
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Contentment.

AS for q little moro money and q little
more time, why tis ten TO one if either
one or the other would make you a whit
happier. IF you had moro time, it
would be sure to hang heavily It is the
working man who is the happy man.
Man was made to be active, and he is
never SO happy as when he is so. 1t is
the idle man who is the miserable man.
And, as for money, don't you remember
the old saying, Enough is as good as q
foast2' Money mover made % man hap
py yet, nor viii it. There is nothing I'm
its nature to produce happiness Tho
more a man has, the moro he wants, and
instead offlling vacuum, it makes one.
IF it satisfies one want, it doubles and
treblcs chat want another way. That
was q true proverb Of the wise man, rely
upon it, "Bctter is little with the fear of
tho Lord, than great treasure and trou-
bic thorowith. "-OH Jonathan, or the
Paris Helper.
There is scarcely any lot so low, but
there is something in it to satisfy the
man whom it has beflllon; Providence
having so ordered things, that in every
mans cup, how bitter sooycr, there arc
some cordial drops, some good drcum-
stances, which, if wisely extracted, arc
sufficient for the purpose he wants them
that is, to make him contcutod, and,
if not happy, at least rosignod.--Stgne.
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miscellaneous.
From the N Y. Post.
PANIC POETRY.

PANIC POETRY.
THE LAY or THE EoroRs.-HEsrEcrrULLY DIED
lcATED TO THE DIRECroHs or TILE -- r. n.
CO., nYA WCrtMlzED sroChHoLDER.
Who, when the times wcro g1ud aud bright,
Aud speculation at its height,
Made Railroad shares appear all righ7
Directors.
Who, when my money was paid in
Assured me that the road must win
large per contage ON the "uu7"
Directors
Who made the costs incroaso so fast,
Aud shared i'm contracts, long and vast,
And filled their pockets TO the lust7
Directors
Who hattcrcd me with hope Of gains
From "branches' "air lines" pighmiui
trains,"
And "foodcrs," " leading to tho muins7
Directors.
Who, whom On @ chouce seemed rather blue,
For dividends aud earnings too,
Cooked" the accounts TO mako them "dol'
Directors.
Who know The arts Of fu1ucicrs,
And charge fat fees as endorsers,
Aud turn, at pleasure, "bulls" or "bears"7
Directors.
Who, when grave doubts arise In this,
Seek lands "where Ignorance is Bliss
And think large "saIls" there not amlss2
Directors.
Who swell the load Of floating debts,
Aud sct all sorts Of traps and nets,
To catch the public with their frstsl
Directors.
Whom ghould siockboldsrg ,,r,rd ,,i,I, ,,r,
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Eating and Drinking.

In these piping times when provisions
arc high and money is scarce, it is nee
essary to practice economy, and as a sam
pic Of what a man is capable of consu-
ming, Sidney Smith, philosopher cuti-
tied to respect, has said
If you wish for anything like happi-
ness in the fifth act of life, cat and
drink about onc-half whatyou could eat
and drink. Did [ ever tell you my cal
culation about eating and drinking?-
Having asccrtaincd the weight of what
I could live upon, found chat between
the ages of ten and seventy years of age
I had eaten and drank forty four-horsc
wagon loads Of meat and drink more
than would have preserved mo in life
and health. The value Of this mass Of
nourishment / considered to be worth
$1,000. It occurred to me that must
by my yoracity, have starved to death
fully hundred persons.
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No man knows what powers he has
till he has tried them. And of the
understanding, he may most truly say
that its force is greater, generally, than
he thinks till he is put to it.
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The Worthlossuess of Gold.


It is stated by many Of the survivors
Of the Central Americas passengers
that there is seldom so large an
amount of money owned by passengers
as was the case of those who came by
the Central America. Many were per
sons of large means, and there were
very few whose immediate wealth did
not amount to hundreds, while nnmbers
rockoned their gold by thousands Of
dollars. The greatest portion Of the
passengers were returned miners, some
coming hithcr to invest the capital they
had realized, in hopes to live a life Of
greater ease as the result ofthcir indus
try, and others to get their families and
once more go to the land of gold. But
as the storm continued to rage, less and
less of gold was thought Of and when,
on Saturday, it became evident that they
were likely at any moment to be buried
beneath tho waves, wealthy men divcst-
ed themselves of their treasure belts and
scattered the gold upon the floors, tell
ing those to take it who would, lest its
weight--a few ounces or pounds-carry
them to their death. Full purses, con-
tanning in some instances $1,000, were
lying untouched on sofas. Carpet bags
were opened by men and the shining
metal was poured out on the floor with
the prodigality Of deaths despair. One
of the passengers, who has fortunately
been rescued, opened a bag and dash
ed about the cabin $4,000 in gold
dust, and told him who wanted to
crafty his greed for gold, to take it,
But twas passed by untouched
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D-Answer to first arithmetical Problem,
by "Tom" of Penn tp,, ropublisheI in paper
Of Oct. lst:
Sons share $1,000, wire's share $4,000,
daughters share $4,000.
Answer to second Problem in same paper:
First number 90, second number 30.
Answer to Problem by "Tom," ia paper
Of October 8: The number I
ANSWER TO ENIGMA IN last WEEKS PAPER:
--,lBe kind 10 alI.n
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The electric light is four times less
than the direct line of the sun.
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LIST or PREMIUMS

at tho Annual Fair Of tho
Highland County Agricultural So
oioty, October 1857.
GLASS A-NO
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GRADES AND NATIVES.
CLASS C-No. 3.
rAT CATTLE s OXEN.

best 3 yr.old steer Chas. Evans 83
ID Co.,.
best 2 yr. old Jno. w. Pope 2
I'd y" VIM a. Nelson l
best ycarling " j. A. Trimblo
2d &C /
best yoke cattlo Jno. Williams
ID "0a Allen Spargur ?
best a" 2 yr. old cattle Jno.W. Popo
I'd 4" Josiah Hogsctt ]
CLASS E-No, 8.
'' .. SHEEP.
Bost Saxouy buck VIM, o. Collins g.
.9I @
bcst pen S0Nony ewes g.
host long wool buck 4. b. Anderson :
I'd .H.I" ..
bostpon2 owo5
lea g"
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fastest PAGER Geo. Doggett
LADIES' RIDING MATcH
Best female equestrian Miss Rachel
Kenworthv. s. Cup.
2d d Miss Ellen Winingar
MUSICAL CONTEST.
Rainsboro Band, lstpromiumi $50
Lynchburgh Band, I'd premium 20
nT-The judges were as much govern
ed m making lhcir awards by the length
OF time which the bands had practiaod,
as by their skin In playing
An premiums must be called ior be
fore tho lsto of December, lsDG
JAMES REECE, Treasurer
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CLASS K-No. Q.
IMPLEMENTS.

bostcarriago rockaway LII. Daniels S. G.
best buggy harness Jno. Stuart 2
best wagon 60 .
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-08-05

B The sale OF lots at Port Treverton on
Saturday, The 25h, attracted quite large
assemblage of persons. There were about
so lots sold, al prices ranging from $40 10
SlI5. These lois are 25 feet from, and l5o
deep. The best los were moi pu, up for
sale. Mr.. Bennet, of the great suction firm
of F. W. Bennett g. Co, Baltimore, was the
auctioneer on the occasion, who kept hun
CRY and thirsty crowd in constant good hu'
NOR, for several hours, by his short and witt
iy speeches. After the sale the reireshT enls
were served on tho tables, under The shade
trees. In consequence OF break in the ca.
nal a number of boatmen were present, who
after induIging in free feast, concluded the
performance, on lheir part, in free fight
Sunbuy american.
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DEATH FROM GRIEF. instance OF death
from sudden grief has just occurred in this
city. II is that of slave woman. named
Mary Jane. aged abou, 80 years. She had
been the nurse OF an interesting infant of Mr.
Paulus Thyson, of 7lh street, which died on
Sunday morning last. AS soon as The spirit
of the little sufferer had passed away, the
faithful nurse sunk into Inconsistencies, and
thirty hours thereafter expired, without Other
apparent cause thar the grief that had over
powered her. She belonged 10 MIR. Thyson,
and had been the nurse of all HE children.-
This is but another illustration of the iervoI
of the affections that SO pre.eminenlly char
acterizes the African race, especially when
educated under The influences of kind and
gentle associations Washing gton States.
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Struck by Lightning.

On last Monday evening Sheriff Miller re-
ceived despatch from Mr. Maley of Pitts
ton 10 arrest two passengers on the Packet
one Mary Maley, his wife, who had eloped
with a man named Byrant Yard. This was
the man to be arrested The Sheriff hasten.
ed to the Canal, and, along with Morris Van
Buskirk, found the runaways on the Packet
and arrested them. They had two trunks
with them which the Sheriff secured. They
had through tickets 10 Philadelphia, and no
doubt think the lightning played them a
scurvy trick.
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PROCLAMATION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the
several Courts Of Common Pleas, Gem
eral Quarter Sessions Of the Peace, and
Orphans Court. Court of Oyer and
Terminer and Jail Delivery, in and for
the County of Columbia, to commence at
the CouRr IIoUsE, IN BIooMsBURe, ON
Monday the 7h Day Of September neat,
TO CONTINUE ONE WEEK.
The Coroner, Justices of the Peace &
Cons,ables, in and for the county of CO.
lrmbia,are reaues,ed to be then and there
in their proper persons. with their rolls.
records, inquisitions, and other remem-
brances, 10 do those things TO their sew
eral Offices appertaining TO be done.
And all Witnesses prosecuting in behalf
Of the Commonw ealih against any pris
oner, are also requested and commanded
TO be then and there attending in their pro
per persons to prosecute against him, as
shall be just-and not TO depart without
leave at their peril. Jurors are request.
ed to be punctual in their attendance, a.
the time appointed agreeable TO their no.
tices,
Given under my hand at Bloomsburg the
Is. lay of August, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
fif.v.seven, and the Independence OF the
United States Of America the slst.
(God save the Commonwealth
STEPHEN H. MILLER. ShT
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The Direct Trade bct,oesn Europe md the
Souh.-The Hon. VIM. B. Preston, of Viz
ginta, will sail for Europe on Saturday, on
his mission 10 secure the establishment OF a
line Of steamers from England to the waters
of the Chesapeake. 1t is stated that all The
railroad companies in Virginia, and some in
Kentucky and Tennessee, have joined the
movement, and that the parties now pledged
10 the enterprise represent capital of $780,
$1,000. 1t will probably require all that TO
force trade from the channels il naturally
flows into when left unrestricted.
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too
Two Weeks Later from California.
ARRIVAL OF HE ILLINOIS.

New YORK, July 27.-The United States
mail steamship Illinois, from Aspinwall OIL
the 10Th, with California dates to the 9th
inst, arrived at this port at O'Clock this af-
ternoon.
Business in San Francisco was unusually
doll, and there were several heavy failures.
The primary election Of Delegates to the
Democratic Gubernatorial Convention, re-.
suited in the whelming defeat Of the
Broderick party.
MIR. Weller was doubtless nominated on the
first ballot.
The miners held a mesting, denouncing
Fremonl's Mariposa claim, and threatening
resistance.
The "Know. Nothings" are taking meas
ures for the reorganization of the party in
California.
The markets of San Francisco are glutted
with all kinds of produce. There being no
demand, prices were rapidly deprecialng,
while money was accumulating, and rates
lending downward.
Gallego Flour was nominal al s13. Pork
had declined fully 81 DO per Dbl. for both
Mess and clear; the sales were al $s2 30 a
S33 for Mess, and $35 for clear, cash.
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Lottery specula,ions--Tbeir Nature.


Since our fnanciers undertook TO quarrel
with lotteries, they have given the world a
worse thing in the shape of fancy stocks,
which promise great deal, and seldom ben
eft any one except the managers. Well
conducted lotteries, like the Jasper County
Academy, managed by Messrs. Anderson &
Son, at Macon, and Savannah, Georgia, are
not, in our opinion, liable to any objection.
The purchaser knows he is to run the risk
of losing his money but he is equally we'll
aware that he may win largely. Their next
drawing, we understand, will take place on
the nth day of August inst, and should it
come off as expected, it will be one of the
greatest of its kind-the capital prizes being
$50, 1000, $4,000, $4,000, $4,000, $4,000,
$4,000, and so on down to three thousand
prizes of $40 each, making in all, $3.50 pri-
zes, and only 10000 tickets issued against
them, being one prize 10 every nine tickets.
Those wishing 10 purchase tickets, which
vary in price from two and a half to ten dol
lars, had better send their orders as soon as
possible 10 Anderson & Son, Macon, Geor-
gia, as "delays are dangerous" Their small
schemes are drawn every Saturday-tickets
from one to four dollars.
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GoNE TO THE Bow-wows !-Col. Humphrey
Marshall ir the course of political speech
at the Court House in Louisville, KY, on
Saturday evening, pronounced The Know
Nothing organization dissolved, ritual, oath,
and ell. He said he claimed no mans vote
on the ground that he had taken the oath OF
the order He said he ddn', know how many
degrees he had taken, but he knew he had
done good deal of hard swearing; but he
considered himself and all others released
from their oalhs by the action of the order.
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BRIDGE LETTINGS.

DROPOSALS will be received at Dicmer's
Furnace on Wednesday, the i6h ofSep.
tember next, until O'Clock, P. M, Of SAID
day; for building an open truss bridge over
Roarinecreek near Yoder's Mill, in Locust
township. The bridge to be 65 feet long
between the abutments, 16 feet wide from
out 10 out, and feet above low water mark.
Proposals will also be received al The house
of John Hees in Fishingcreek township on
Friday, the 18th Of September next, until 2
O'Clock, P. M, of said day, for building an
open truss bridge over Huntingdon Creek,
near the house of John Hess in Fishinscreek
township. This bridge is 10 be los feet long,
with pier ia the middle, 16 feet wide from
out to- out, and o feet above low water mark
Plans and specifications of both bridges
can be seen on the days Of the letting.
By order Of the County Commissioners
ROBT. C. FRUIT,
CoMMIssioNEu's OFFICE, Clerk.
Bloomsburg, August S, 1887.
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AN OLD IEFDEL--The Hon. J. r. Giddings
has written characteristic letter 10 the Iri-
bune, in which he says that the "God Of
Abraham" is not his God; that he despises
him and holds him in contempt tina, he is
an idol or The deity OF the slave holders, and
they are right in worshipping him. He (Gid-
dinss) don't worship nor believe in the God
of The Bible, but he has one of his own
that is, an auti-slavery Coda Niger, We
suppose, some odious creature xho winks at
piisge and theft. Seriously, though is II moi
disgraceful that widely circulated newspa-
per should give currency 10 this old drvelsr's
bIasphemy