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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-10-28
Hints for the season.

l. Put away carefully all tools that
are not TO be used again this season,
clean them thoroughly and cover all
bright iron, or steel surfaces, with a mix
ture Of lard and rosin, or tallow and
white lead, The latter is excellent and
will protect such surfaces for any length
Of time. 1t is used by machinists for
this purpose, when packing away parts
of steam engines, or other polished
work.
III. Pick winter apples carefully
The trees should not be shaken on any
account Such dropped fruit is always
more or less bruised, and sells for less
than when hand picked. 1t also rots
soon, and will not keep for any length
Of time. Some purchasers in a small
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UNDERGRoUND TELEGRAPH TO CALL
FoRNIA.-Wo learn from the Cleveland
Plain Dealer that Messrs. O'Reily,
Speed and others are perfeoting a sort
Of narrow prairie plow with which to
lay an underground cable through the
western prairies TO California. This
plow is to cuta channel, say, three inch
es wide and .hree feet deep, so construct
ed as to pay out from the immediate heel
of the plow the insulated wire which will
be no way connected with the pillow,
other than passing down through it as il
progresses. 1t is expected that on COM
mon prairie this ploW may be driven from
ten to fifteen miles per day, filling in
and covering the wire as it goes. The
perfection arrived at in insulating wire
with gutta peroha is very great the
machinery is so perfect and condensed
rs to add much TO the facility and securi-
ty Of such an enterprise.
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Vermont VS.. Kentucky.

Last year sundry gentlemen--among
them a very tall and good natured Ken
tuckian-boarded at a hotel on the
banks Of a lake in Northern Vermont
when a question as to the comparative
altitude of the Kentucky and Vermont
giants arose-Kentuck declaring that he
was almost a bantam among his tribe,
one of whom was 6 feet 81 inches A
Green Mountain Boy, II years Of age,
was scared up in the vicinity VIII topped
that hight one inch and a quarterl-
From the discussion of giants the com
pany came to talk of corn, when Ken
tuc5y boastod and wagered that by q
certain day-the last of September-he
would produce a stalk Of corn that
could beat any one in Vermont one foot
in hight Accordingly one was sent
along TO Boston last week, to the holder
Of the stakes which measured Is feet, 1
inch. Yesterday competing stalk came
from Vermont which measured II feet,
Z inchesl- Boston Ledger.
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The Expected Great Comet.

The celestial visitor now attracting so
much attention, and appearing in It's
meridian glory like an immense sky
rocket, was frst identified with the
long-expeoted comet Of 1864 and 1856;
but the elements of it's motion, so far as
they have been computed, prove it to be
a periodic comet, whose time is Of short
duration, being less than one-tenth the
period Of time taken by the comet Of
1856. The comet now visible, although
Of immense size, is not the 'Expected
Great Comet astronomers have prodic-
ted ever since the year 1847, and which
was looked for and expected to be Wis
ible during the month Of August this
year. It is dignifed by the title Of
Great Comet on account Of it's extra
ordinary size. This celebrated comet is
mentioned by nearly all the European
historians Of the time, and was observed
| by the astronomers Of the dynasties then
reigning in the north and south of
China 1t is described as presenting a
most imposing appearance, with a tail
one hundred degrees 10 length, stretching
from the east to the "mid heaven. ~
The size of the comet exceeded any
remembered by those who beheldit.-
Il was not Of the same sploudOr in 1856
as in 1864.
With the elements of 1864, taking in.
to account the attraction of Jupiter
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune between
| 1864 and the present time, and of Venus
and the earth in 1856, it is found that
the length Of the comets revolution al
the time ofperhelion passage in 1864, Of
its nearest point to the sun, was llO,64i
days, or 3O2.922 years, and in 1856 il
was 112, 943 days, or 3O3.1G9 years; thau
the effect of perturbation by the above
named planets, during its revolution
from 1856 to the present time, will di
minish the above period about l,8O(
days; and, therefore, its present rovolu
ton will occupy about 111,143 days
or 3O35 years. Mr. Hind, of Bishop
| Observatory, London, by hasty glance
at the elements of motion, predicted it,
return in 1948; but the prediction not be
ing verified, he thought it desirable t
make a complete computation of tht
orbit, and after estimating the pcrturba
tions which he before had designedly lef
out, he again predicted its return to per
iholion on the I'd of August, 1853 wher
it would be moving in an orbit of 112,
| 7S8 days period. But this prediction
was regarded doubtful, even by him
self With Halley's elements Mr. Hin,
computed the time of revolution il
1856 to be 1898 days, and the per
turbations to diminish the ensuing pc
riod about ,797 days, according to tn
most reliable data, so that the next re
turn to its nearest point to the sun will
occur on August II, 1861 N. Y
, Post, 18th.
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American children.


American children, we are sorry to
be obliged to say it, are not, as a general
rule, well behaved. They are rude and
disrespectful, if not disobedient. They
inspire terror rather than love in the
breast Of strangers and all persons who
seek quiet and love order. In our draw
ing-rooms, on board our steamers, in
our railroad cars and stage-coaches,
they usually contrive to make them
selves generally and particularly agree
able by their familiarity, forwardness
and pertness. "Young America can
not brook restraint, has no conception
Of superiority, and revorences nothing.
His ideas Of equality admit neither lin
itation nor qualification. lie is born
with full comprehension Of his own
individual rights, but is slow in learn
ing his social duties. Through whose
fault comes this state of things2 Amer.
lean boys and girls have naturally as
much good sense and good nature as
those of any other nation, and, when
well trained, no children are more cOur.
tcous and agreeable In the days Of oul
grandfathers children were taught man.
ners at school--a rather rude, back
woods sort of manners, it is true, bu
better than the nO-manners-at-all of the
present day. We must blame the par
ents rather than their children. If yol
would have your children beloved anC
respected by their elders as well as thei
contemporaries, teach them good man
ners in their childhood. The young
sovereign should first learn to obey
that he may be the better fitted to com
mand in his turn How to Behave.
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GBr goulr Cjrtlr.
A woman's Growth in Beauty.

A Woman's Growth in Beauty.
If woman could only believe it, there
is a wonderful beauty even in the grow
ing old. The charm of expression aris-
ing from softened temper or ripened in
telloct, often amply atones for the loss
of form and colOring, and, consequent
ly, to those who never could. boast Of
these latter years, give much more than
they take away A sensitive person Of
ten requires half life to get used to
this corporal machine, to attain whole
some Indifference both to its defects and
perceptions, and to learn, at last, what
nobody would acquire from any teacher
but experience, that it is the mind alone
which is Of consequence; that, with a
good temper, sincerity, and a moderate
stock Of braius-Or even the two former
only-any sort Of body can, in time, be
made useful, respectable and agreeable
as a travelling dress for the soul. Many
a one who was plain in youth thus grows
pleasant and well-looking in declining
years. You will hardly ever find any.
body, not ugly in mind, who is re
pulsively ugly in person after middle
d. life
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GGjt auO YUmor.
Want of an Architect.


There is a story on record of an ar
chitect repudiating any connection with
the building fraternity, in the case Of
the late eminent and talented Mr. Alex
ander, thearohitect of Rochester Bridge,
and several other fine buildings in the
county Of Kent. He was under cross
examination, in a special jury case at
Maidstone, by Sergeant afterwards Bar
on) Garrow, who wished to detract from
the weight of his testimony, and who,
after asking what was his name, pro-
ceeded thus:
"You are a builder, I believer"
"No, sir, I am not a builder-I am
an architect"
"Ah, welll Architect or builder,
builder or architect, they are much the
same, l suppose?"
"I beg your pardon, sir; 1 cannot ad-
nit that; 1 consider them to be totally
different"
"Oh, indeedl Perhaps you will state
wherein this great difference cOnsists2
"An architect, sir, prepares the plans,
conceives the design, draws out speci-
fcation-in short, supplies the mind.
The builder is merely the bricklayer OF
the carpenter; the builder, in fact, is
the machine-the architect the power
that puts the machine together, and sets
it going"
ooh, very well, Mr.. Architectural
will dol And now, after your very in
genious distinction without a difference
| perhaps you could inform the Court
who was the architect Of the Tower Of
Babel?"
! And now mark the reply, which for
promptness and wit is perhaps not to
be rivaled in the whole history Of re-
! joinder;
"Thore was no architect, sir-and
hence the confusion'
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ocean Steamers Lost.


BY reference to the following list Of
steamers which have been lost in the
Atlantic, it will be seen that the destruc-
ton of life by the Austria is greater
than has occurred on any one vessel for
many years.
/. President-Neverh heard Of.
2. Columbia-All hands saved.
3. Humboldt-All hands saved.
4. City Of Glasgow-Never heard of.
5. City of Philadelphia--All hands
saved.
6. Frankliu-All hands saved.
z. Arctic--322 lost-87 saved.
8. Paci6c-Never heard Of
9. Lyonnais-l44 lost-16 saved.
10. Tempest--Never heard Of
II, San Francisco - l40 lost - 45O
saved.
u. Central Amorioa-422 lost -17O
saved.
l3. Austria--53O lost-G7 saved.
The Peruvian ship Mercedes was reck.
ed on the 1st Of May, 1854, and 73l
persisted out of 82O,-[N. Y. Times.
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ALL THE DIFFERENCE. - The leta
Bates Turner, Of Vermont, was a witty
man as he was q learned iurist On one
occasion a young and jealous lawyer,
not over punctilious in his illusions to
the Court, nor very formal in his man
ner, was arguing o question before the
Judge, and in the course Of his argu-
meut, by way of illustration, wished to
"suppose case" "We will suppose, your
Honor, said he, "that your Honor was
TO steal a horse, "-"No, no, no, inter-
rupted the Judge, "not at all not at all;
faint a supposable case, Mr. s., tain't d
suppOsablo case" every well, begging
your Honor's pardon" proceeded the
eager lawyer, with more zeal than pru-
dencc, "very well, then, supposing that I
should steal a horse" "Ah, yes,
yes, yes, said the Judge, "that is diff.
ferent thing; very likely, Mr.. S., very
likely. Proceed, Mr.. S." Mr.. S. pro-
oeeded to take a seat, amid the shouts
Of his brethren, and had the good sense
to take the joke in good part, and repeat
it often TO his friends.
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THE FIRST KIss.-"Am really dear,
Sophia2" / whispered, and pressed my
bungliDg lips to her rosy mouth. She
did not say yes, she did not say no, but
she returned my kiss, and the earth
went from under my feet, and my soul
was nolonger in my body. touched the
stars. knew the happiness Of a sera-
phiml The above is all of this deeply
exciting story that we can publish
The remainder will be found in the New
York Blower of April / which has four
millions more subscribers than there are
inhabitants in the world Korn KOb
writes for it; p Knutts for it, and it is
sold everywhere in the world and out
Of it.
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FAIR HT.-At harvest-home ceIe-
bration up in Ohio, President Mattoon,
of Farmers College, was one of the
speakers, and it so happened that he
succeeded an inveterate old bachelor
whom he hit capitalIy as follows:
"At a harvest home like this the
farmers brought together, as the choicest
of their first fruits, their children, and
every little girl and boy in that assem-.
bly, was a living witness against the old
bachelor. Laughter] For himself
he had felt It duty to get married.
duty to follow the law of all things
and reproduce his kind but if the
peach were sour and lean, stringy and
juiceless, it might not be so important
that the stone should be planted. -
| I Laughter.
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MINNESOTA EXEMPTION LAw.-Tht
Legislature Of Minnesota has passed a
law ezemping a homestead Of eighty
acres from levy for debts incurred. II
also exempts $500 worth Of furniture
$500 worth Of stock and utensils, S4OO
worth Of tools, the library Of profes.
sional, man and provisions enough Ia
support the family for one year.
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SUDDEN TRANSITION FROM THE AIMS
HOUSE TO AFFLUENCE.--James Boon,
aged eighty-fve years, an inmate Of the
poor-house at Kingston, Lenoir County,
H. c., with his family, consisting Of a
wife and three children, it is said, has
inherited a handsome estate, amounting
to $15O,OOO, and no mistake.
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During the past season some $780,
600 baskets of strawberries were sold in
the New York markets, yielding a large
revenue.
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A WARNING TO YoUTH. 80 Every
means which friends could command,
with influence or money, has been ez-
hausted ip. efforts to save from the gal
lows young Rogers, who assassinated
Jonn Swanston in New York last win
ter, while walking with his family
Fast young men, with pockets filled
with deadly weapons, making night hid
eous with their drunken revels, can
draw a lesson from this picture. DrjRk
is the spring from which flows the
mighty river of crime, down which
floats an iumy of youth, to be wrecked
in the gulf Of disgrace.
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An acquaintance of ours says, that
since he dismissed his handsome doctor
and employed a plain one, his wife and
daughters haven't got sick half so often
as they did before.
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Bachelors are not entirely lost to the
refinement of sentiment for the follow
ing toast was given by one of them at
a celebrations:
"TIc Ladies-sweet briara IN the garden oflife."
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Spurgeon sometimes comes out with a
good thing. "Brethren, said he, "if
God had referred'the Ark TO a committee
on Naval Affairs, it's my opinion it
wouldn't have been built yeti"
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way may not know the difference, and
will be deceived, but this is not right and
is bad policy in the end. For the
wholesale market, handpicked apples are
the kind that are saleable.
III Feed garden refuse to milch
COWS, such as cabbage leaves, turnip,
carrot, and beot-tops, small roots, and
pumpkins that are too small for keeping,
with q great deal of such like things,
that otherwise would go to vast. These
will help to increase the quantity of
milk and assists in keeping the animals
in good condition.
~. Stiff garden soil should be plowod
up in ridges, the higher the better,
aud exposed to the winter frost, which
will pulverizcr and mellow it, Allsuch
clay soils should be properly uuderdroin-
led. Tile draining is best--TO. Farmer.
LOTTERY GAMBL1NG.-The New York
Sun says that a few days since the Sher-
if sold out the effects Of merchant who
has been ruined by the purchase Of lot
terry tickets He bought for years, but
never gained a prize until a few weeks
ago, and the lottery men refused to pay
the only hit he made
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MARRIED.-Mr. John Cake to Miss
Martha Head:
OF marriage Il Is truly said,
It doth strange changes make,
For lo what was a Watty Head,
is now a Patty Cake!

IF girl thinks more of her heels
than her head, depend upon it she will
never amount to much. Brains which
settle in the shoes never get above them.
Young gentlemen please make a note Of
this.
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GARDENING FOR LADIES. Make up
your beds early in the morning; sew
buttons on your husbands shirts; do
not rake up any grievances; protect the
young and tender branches Of your
family; plant smile of good temper in
your face, and carefully root out all an
CRY feelings, and expect a good crop Of
happiness.
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Arithmetical Problem

aAAAbAALANgAetHA - NrAgAAA'
The profit on a certain Ortce sold is % pet
cent Now take % cents from the cost, and
add to the gain, aud the profit will be equal to
53I5 per cent. What Is the cost Of the urtiolel
FRANK DIFFENBACKER.
Marshall, ..
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CHILDREN FOR THE WEsT.-Fifty
homeless children, gathered from the
streets Of New York, through the agency
of the New York Juvenile Asylum, left
the city on Monday afternoon by the
Erie Railroad, destined for homes al
ready prepared for them in the young
States Of the West They will mostly
be committed to the care of agricultur-
lists. Thirty of them are boys and twenty
are girls. Mr.. Alex @. Pearcy, Superin-
tendent of the House of Reception, will
conduct them to the end of their journey.
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GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE.-By
the latest return of the populations Of
G. Britain and France, it appears that
the proportion of children and young
persons to adults is about one-sevonth
more in Great Britain than in France
The differences are that marriages are
more fruitful than in France; that the
population in Great Britain is in more
rapid state of advance-the per centage
of persons living under Is being "a in
Great Britain and 80 in France, The
total number Of adult males in the Uni.
ted Kingdom is $4,000, in France
7,25O,OOO.
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Enigmas should be conhruoied from a single
word, or name Of an important place or rperson.
AN Euigmas, Problems, kc., must be accom-
panied with answers, and the sender'sname.
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Love and Legislation.

Strange, and passing strange, that the
relation between the two sexes; the pas
sion Of love, in short, should not be
taken into deeper consideration by our
teachers and our legislators. People ed
ucate and legislate as if there was no
such thing in the world; but ask the
priest, ask the physiciau-lot them re-
veal the amount Of moral aud physical
results from this one cause. Mast love
be always discussed in blank verse,
as if it we're a thing to be played in
tragedies or SUNG in songs-a subject
for pretty poems and wicked novels, and
had nothing to do with the prosaio cur
rent Of our every day existence, our
moral welfare, and eternal salvation?-
Must love be ever treated with prOfane-
ness, as a mere illusiOn2 or with coarse
ness, as a mere impulse? or with fear, as
a mere disease? or with shame, as a mere
weakness, or with levity, as a mere aoci-
dent2 Whereas it is a great mystery,
and a great necessity, lying at the fOun-
dN1ion Of human existence, morality
and happiness-mysteriOus, universal,
inevitable as death. Why, then, should
love be treated less seriously than death2
1t is as serious thing Mrs. Jameson.
The human heart has, of course its
pouting fits; it determines to live alone;
to fee into desert places, to have no en-
ployment-that is, to love nothing; but
to keep on sullenly beating, beating,
until death lays his little finger on the
sulky thing and all is still. 1t goes
away from all world, and straightway,
shut from the human company, it falls
in love with a plant, a stone-yea, it
handles cat or dog, and calls the crea-
ture darling Yes, IL is the beautiful
necessity Of our nature to love some
thing Jerrold
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Attempt the end, and newsstand TO doubt,
Nothing so hard but search will find u out.
THerrick.
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Geographical Enigma,
I am composed Of 80 letters.
My 3 "a 9 % 2O "a Is town IN Canada
Ny no rs 443l 10 isa town IN Ohio,
My 80 % % 9 rs is q county 10 Iowa
MY 9 8 30 Q5 33 Is a county in Mississippi
MY 9 % % 90 Is a countyin Indiana.
NV 8 9 90 Is a river On the u. S.
NV 30 % l8 90 30 Is is a town ia Ohio
NV 10 9 2j NJ % 10 26 n b a town ID
Canada.
MY q 70 % 25 90 80 is county IN Ohio
Ny % q A 80 Is town In Russia.
NV Is 81 95 % Q lsa tOwl IN Turkey
My whole is a passage Of Scripture.
Carmel, Ohio. J. r.
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The FIRST ingredient in conversation
is truth; the next, good sense, the third,
good humor, and the fourth, wit.
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HEAYEN,-There is light without
darkness; joy without grief; desire
without punishment; love without sad
ness, safety without loathing; safety
without fear; health without disease,
and life without death Gregory,