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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-08-04

For provisions clothing, lodging,
school books for, and the education and
training Of boys, four thousand dollars,
$4,000
OHIO pENIrENTIARY.
For payment Of salaries of the diroe-
tors, warden, deputy warden, clerk, ply
siciau, moral Instructor, and assistant
teachers Of the Ohio penitentiary, one
thousand Eve hundred and two dollars,
(S1, 1929
For payment Of guards and night
watches Of the Ohio Penitentiary, Eve
thousand two hundred and Eve dollars,
,(S2,205)
For payment for provisions, clothing,
repairs of all kinds, fuel, light, hospi.
tai, and other necessary current expens.
es Of the Ohio Penitentiary, fourteen
thousand four hundred dollars, Cs14..
4OO3
For payment Of costs of prosecutions
and conviction and transportation of
oon7icts to the Ohio Penitentiary six
thousand two hundred and ffty dollars,
l$G,25O)
For allowance to discharged convicts,
to pay their expenses to their homes,
three hundred dollars, $4,000
Section g. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pass
sage,
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate
April 4, 1859
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Gge gomt CutIc.
Avoid the use Of sptrituous riauors


The ultra temperance people are some
times ridiculed for their persistence in
urging total abstinence. The opponents
Of the ultras claim that temperance
means moderate use, in contra-distino-
ton from eDcesstUe use; and they will
even express themselves as much op-
posed to an inordinate use of,spirits as
any one else. But while abhorring
drunkenness, they believe in the rea-
sonable use of liquor as promotive of
vigorous labor and Of health as well as
Of enjoyment.
In late number of The British and
Foreign Medjc0- Chirugical ReUie,0, a
highly scientific work, it is stated that
the habitual use of spirits arrests that
change of tissue in the human BODY.
which in the healthy subject is all the
while taking place, leaving the unchang-
cd tissue in a deadened state that be-
comes gradually converted into fat and
oil, which obstruots the currents of life
at its fountain-head.
Thousands of men, according to the
Review, who have never been inebria-
ted, annually perish, having shortened
their lives by tippling little every day.
The dram arrests the metamorphosis of
tissue, another dram is taken before this
arrest ceases; the reaction, thus post
poned, becomes more intense; an un-
comfortable feeling Of depression fol-
lows; more drams are taken; and so. in
the end, without even having been in
toxioated, the tippler dies an untimely
death. And while thus imperceptibly
imbibing the poison that becomes the
destroyer Of life, the pure and generous
Feelings Of the heart, the kind bumoni.
ties and sweet tender charities Of love.
the heaven-born yearnings of the soul
for a higher and nobler life, all are
crowded out by this demon, that har-
dens the heartand drags its victim down.
ward to premature and dishonorable
grave.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-08-04
"HoRs Du coMRAT.n

A POEM, BY JOHN SMITH, OF slurHF1E1
FLATS.
Mr.. Napoleon Bouaporte,
Contrary TO my wish
You've made peace, and, doing so,
Have quite upset my dish,
had lecture written out,
And ready 10 deliver;
"The Seat Of War" the theme thereof,
You'vs knocked It to silver.
zones had q map well nigh prepared,
Showing the very spots
Where you stood on the batte-felds,
BY means Of numerous dots.
Brown had book in manuscript
Quite ready for the printers;
But you, ungenerOus man, have split
Both map and book TO sputers,
McScribble wrote ten articles
Descriptive Of Verona,
And all the towns hat lie between
That city aud Ancona.
lie wrote them for the Monthly squib;
But how was he disgusted
To learn the Squib because Of peace,
ION want Lheln.-DO Mac 'busledH'
The ''Poets Of the Evening Post"
Sound ever on the goose,
Rudely dismiss the martial M muse;--
They find a screw is loose,
The TrbuHe's military man
Has read six weeks at least
To write on tactics! Now his lore
Is lOst.--You are a beast.
The Herald had theory
Twelve columns full in length,
To show that in th' impending fight
Success wouldg 60 with strength
The Times men only can't complain;
They laid their bosoms bare,
And showed their wisdom all at once
In writing on the "Square"
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Farisian Fashious--What the Tm.
press is About to Do,

Partisan Fashions--What the Em.
press is About to Do.
AS hoops once got out of fashion. SO
they will again fall into disuse. The
latest Fashions bulletin from Paris,
which exhibits and describes the mode,
for July, announces two facts hiphlv
interesting to the female portion of So
ciety. The double skirt is to be dis.
continued, in consequence Of the change
of mode just beginning, which only ad
mtts O great width to the lower part Of
the dress, thereby diminishing the pro.
portions Of the upper. "Perhaps." the
reporter adds, "this modification NAV
already be looked upon as q sort Of in
yasion on the rights Of the long trium-
plant crinoline." The fact is, the EN-
press Eugonie, who rules the fashions
IN Paris, has set her face very decided
ly against the excesses Of criuoline.
and if rumor is to be credited. intends
having them wholly abolished by the
time the next season commences. Tt is
her manifestation against the double
skirt which has substituted 6ounces, of
which three or four arc to be worn, but
none above the knee. Indeed, Eugo.
ME seems inclined TO bring back the fe-
male fashions Of the early part of the
first Empire, when Josephine was the
.autocrat Of dress, and restore the figure
to its natural shape. The impression
in Paris, where all things run into ex.
tremes, is that even short waists will be
revived. Think of that, Master
Brookel Think Of ladies waists di.
rectly under their arms! Yet this was
the fashion worn in 1904 by Josephine
the Graceful and Madame Recamier.
then the acknowledged Queen of Beauty.
The short, stumpy women will cling
the most tenaciously, we predict, to the
extraordinary crinoline, remarkable
double-skirts, mutilated Aouncos, and
wonderfully long waists. They do not
know what best becomes them, and
fancy that because certain shape,
style and quality Of dress suits their
nelghbors, who happen to be tall and
graceful, this must also suit themselves,
who are only dumpy IF little ladies
could only comprehend how much Grin
oline shortcns and widcns them. it
would Immediately be abated. Mean
while, if Eugenie really does abolish
crinoline, or even abridge it, she will
thereby vindicate her claim to be con.
sidered mistress Of the nlodeS.-TPhila.
Press.
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been FIRST approved by the attorney gem
eral and auditor of State
Section 6. Said wardens and diroc.
tors are hereby empowered TO hire out
to the contractors, or any Of thom, con-
vict labor. upon such terms, and TO such
extent, as will best subserve tho inter
ests Of the State; and in cases where
two or more bidders shall be equal and
none lower, the directors and warden
arc empowered to decide which shall
take the contract
Section z. The architect Of the State
House shall be The superintendent and
inspector Of al work performed on, or
materials procured for said extension
and improvements, and shall furnish all
necessary plans and specifications but
no such duties shall in any manner in
terfere with the prosecution Of the work
upon the State House, or enttle him to
any remuneration in addition to his
salary.
Section 8. The said warden shall be
the acting director Of such proposed
improvements and the said directors
shall be advisory. And wherever the
expression warden and directors" oo-
ours or is referred to, in this act, it shall
be held to refer to them as o collective
body, a majority Of whom shall be COM
petent to the discharge Of business.
Section 9. There is hereby appro-
priated out Of any money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, as fol
lows: To pay for work performed on,
and materials furnished for, the con-
struotion of the additional building for
male and female convicts, and the ne
cessary wall separating the two depart
ments, the sum Of twenty-five thousand
dollars; and to pay for work done, and
materials furnished for wall enclosing
the main grounds, the sum Of fifteen
thousand dollars Such moneys shall
be paid out, in the same manner as other
moneys are, upon the certificate Of said
warden, which certificate shall only be
given to pay for work actually done,
and materials actually nsed in making
the Improvements authorized by this
act.
Section TO- This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pas.
sage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate
April 4, 1859.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-08-04

HERBs FOR WINTER UsE.-Nowis the
time TO gather herbs for the coming
winter Some kinds win be wanted for
the kitchen, and others for medicine
As they are coming into flower, they
should be cut and hung IN tho shade
until thoroughly dry, after which they
may be put into coarse muslin bags. on
closely wrapped in paper, and properly
labelled Keep them in o dry place,
free from flies, dust &c, Country GEN
tleman.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-08-04

INSECT Powders. All the effective
insect powders now offered for sale owe
their efficiency to rel can1omile. It is
sold by some Of the druggists Rub it
to fine dust, mix it.with some cheap
divisor and it is the best insect powder
known. When busted into cracks about
the corners Of ceilings, ETC., out-walks
the cock-roaches and all other iutruders
without fail. Dust affected plants and
you may keep rid of insects Work
ing Farmer
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-08-04

For the News.
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love.
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My 43 As AZ is girls nickname.
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friend
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My 36 is pronoun.
My 39 "a 20 Is am adjective.
My 32 10 40 39 25 10 Ia is what ''Bub'
made
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My g III IA is what / would love ID
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TAuswer TO Enigma in last week q paper
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-08-04

SEX OF EGGs.-A oorrespondept Of
an English paper afirms that he learned
whilst 10 France, among the best poul.
try breeders, that the long narrow eggs
were set aside as male eggs or those chat
would produce male chickens If hatch
ed out, and that the round dumpy ones
would produce hen chickens
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-08-04
W IILINN Is, WUUUS,
Speaker ofthe House of Representatives
MARTIN WELKER.
President of the Senate
April 4, 1859.
April 4, 1859.
AN ACT.

No. 1877 AN ACT
Making Appropriations in part for the
First Quarter Of the Year 1860.
Section 1 BE it enacted bv the
General Assembly of the State Of Ohio.
That the following sums be and are
hereby appropriated out Of any money
in the treasury applicable thereto from
the general revenue, for the expenses,
in part of the first quarter of the year
commencing on the fifteenth day of No
vember, in the year eighteen hundred
and ifty-nine, ClS59)
For the payment Of the salaries Of
the governor, auditor, treasurer, compt-
roller Of the treasury, secretary Of State,
attorney general, secretary to the gov
ernor, State commissioner of common
schools, and the State librarian, three
thousand four hundred and twenty-five
dollars, (S3 1850
For the payment Of the salaries of
judges Of the supreme court, court of
common pleas and superior courts, eigh-
teen thousand nine hundred and fifty
uOllarSj (Sl6, ,9OU;)
For the payment of clerks in the Of
flee Of tho auditor of State. one thou
sand four hundred dollars, Isl 1000
For the payment of clerks in the Of
flee of the treasurer of State, seven
hundred dollars, $4,000
For the payment Of the clerks in the
Office of the comptroller Of the treasury,
eight hundred dollars, (S80O;) and for
the first quarter Of 1859 C60O0
For the payment Of clerks in the Of.
fee of the secretary Of State, five hun
dred dollars, 5000
For the payment of clerk in the office
of attorney general, two hundred dol
lars, COOS
For the payment Of mileage Of coun-
ty treasurers travelling to and returning
from the seat of government making
their semi-annual settlement in the
month Of February 1850, one thousand
eight hundred dollars, Sl,8OO)
BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS.
For provisions and household and
current expenses of the central Ohio
lunatic asylum, ten thousand dollars,
(S1O,OOOD
For provisions, household and cur
rent expenses Of tho southern Ohio
mnatio asylum, six thousand dollars,
SG,OOOD
For the salaries Of superintendent,
steward, matron, physician and teachers
of the Ohio institution for the educa-
ton Of the deaf and dumb, two thou.
sand two hundred and fifty dollars,
(S2, ,25O0
For provisions, household and current
expenses Of said institution, three thou
sand dollars, ($3,O0O0
For salaries Of officers, teachers, and
other employees in the Ohio institution
for the education Of tho blind, one
thousand Eve hundred and seventy five
dollars, ($1,575D
For provisions, household aud current
expenses of said institution, three thou
sand two hundred dollars, (S3,20O1
For the salaries Of the superinten-
dent, other officers and teachers of the
Ohio State asylum for idiots, FIVE hun-
dred and fifty dollars ($550O
For provisions and necessary house
hold expenses Of tho said asylum, Eve
hundred dollars, (S5O0D
STATE REFORM FARM
For The salaries of the officers Of the
State reform farm, one thousand dollars,
(s1 ,o0oD
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CONCRETE FLooRs.-The lower floors
of all the cellars of houses should be
composed of a bed of concrete about
three inches thick. This would tend TO
render them dry and more healthy. and
at the same time prevent rats from bur.
rowing under the walls from the outside.
and coming up under the .foors-the
method pursued by these vormin where
houses are erected on sandy soil. This
concrete should be made of washed
gravel and hydraulic cement Common
mortar mixed with pounded brick and
washed gravel, makes concrete for
floors nearly as good as that formed
with hydraulic cement. Such floors
become very hard and are much cheap
er than those of brick or flag stone
( Boston Cultivator.
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The Milwaukee News says beer
loving Teuton, some ten days since was
told by his fair Katrina. to whom he
was betrothed, that she loved another.
He pulled his hair, smote his bread has
ket, and at a drug store purchased five
grains of arsenic, first writing note in
German to his fckle, but not frail fair
one. But the arsenic didn't work.
and the next day he took ten grains and
wrote and another letter. That failed to
kill him, and the next day he took ff-
teen grains, and wrote another letter to
Katrina. The quantity proving insult
ficient, the next day he took twenty
grains, and wrote once morel and for
nine days he has been taking arsenic.
increasing his dose five grains day.
till he is actually getting fat on it; not.
withstanding the countcractiou caused
by unrequited love, and he swears he
will keep on till she marries him, or he
has to bake his poison into arsenic
loaves and eat it in slicesl
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ted a few years ago, would seriously
embarrass his prospects for the Prosi.
dency. It would be revived and used
with all the force a malignant opposi.
tion could devise; and, while VIC believe
that no stain Of dishouor can possibly
attach to his name in this connection.
there are thousands who would use
these few gritty grains to mar the
brightness Of his character So true il
is, that evil has q greater universally
than good
The appointment to Office Of his po-
litical friends, as he was about leaving
his position in the Department, after
many months Of importantly, and who
were Immediately displaced by his sue
oessor, is very characteristic.
In view Of these autecodents, might
not the people inquire how long
would it be before the fruits of victory
could be experienced, did they succeed
in exterminating the corrupt Democra-
oy under the lead of Mr.. Corwiu2
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-08-04

A GREAT TRAVELLERS EXPERIENCE
OF WoMAN,-I have observed, among
all nations, that the women ornament
themselves more than the men; that,
wherever found they are the same kind,
civil, obligiug, humane, tender beings;
that they are ever inclined to be CAV
and cheerful, timorous and modest. -
They do not hesitate, like men, to per-
form hOspitable or generous action;
not naughty nor arrogant, nor super.
cilious but full of courtesy and fond
of society industrious, economical in
genious; more liable, in general, to err
than man, butin general also more vir-
tuous, and performing more good ac-
tions than he. l never addressed my
self in the language Of decency and
friendship to a woman, whether civil
lied or savage without receiving de-
cent and friendly answer. With man it
has often been otherwise. In wander
ing over the barren plains Of inhospit-
able Denmark, through honest Swe-
den frozen Lapland rude and churlish
Finland, unpriuciped Russia, and the
widespread regions of the wandering
Tartar, if hungry dry. cold, wet or sick
woman has ever been friendly TO me,
and uniformly so; aud to add TO this
virtue, so worthy of the appellaton Of
beuevolence, these actions have been
performed in so free and SO kind q man
ner, that if l was dry, I drank the
sweet draught, and if hungry, I ate
the coarse morsel with double relish.
r. Ledyard's Letters.
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There is a man in Boston so polite
that he begs his own pardon every time
he tumbles down. Being good-naturcd,
he always grants it,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-08-04

"John, have you counted the hogs
this evening"" eyes, sir" "And the
turkeys, and the COWS, and the Sheep"
eyes, sir" Well, then, go and waken
up the old hen, and count her, and then
we'll 60 to bedI'
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Influence OF a Newspaper.

a School Teacher who has been en-
gagged a long time in his profession, and
witnessed the influence Of a newspaper
on the minds of family of children,
writes to the editor of the Ogdensburgh
Sentinel as follows:
I have found it to be the universal
fact, without exception, that those schol-
ars of both sexes, and Of all ages, who
have had access to newspapers at home
when compared with those who have
not are
l. Better readers,--ex exoelling in pro-
nunciation, and consequently read more
understandinglyj
2, They are better spoilers, and define
words with ease and accuracy;
B. They obtain a practical knowledge
Of geography in almost half the time it
requires others, as the newspaper has
made them familiar with the location Of
the most important places, nations, their
governments and doings on the globe;
4. They are better grammariaus, for,
having become so familiar with eyery
variety in the newspaper from the com
mon-place advertisements to the finished
and classical Grafton of the stateaman,
they more readily comprehend the mean.
ing of the text, and consequently anal
yze its construction with accuracy.
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qTAuswer to Enigma in last week g paper
A blind horse.
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For the salaries of the officers Of The
State reform farm, one thousand dollars,
(S1 ,O00D
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-12-30
New YorI. nInrlset.

NEw YoRK, Dec "a,
FIouR--Salcs OF 4,76O bbls At S5 05@5 %
for super western t5 30@5 % for common
70 medium extra western; s. 50W5 70 for In
fcrior 70 geOd shipping brands extra round
hoop Ohio.
urAr-salcs 10000 bushels q, 81 95 in
store.
RYE-Sales 5000 bu at g0o.
BARiEr-Salos 5000 bush At 156S6o Tor
State; iS@s2o for Canada Easti and SIC for
Canada West.
Coax Sales 20 900 bu At s2@S5c for new
yellow; 95@96 for old yellow.
OArs-Sales at i6@i7o for State, West.
crn aud Canadian,
WmsEY-hcld at 26ts@07
PoRK-Sales $50 bbls At sl6,0j for mess
sll 62 for prime.
BLEr-Sales lSO bbls At 81 00@4 so foi
country prime; s5 0OW5 so for country meas
DRESSED loGs--7W7i5c
BEEF HANs-Stoady. Sales At IL so.
Cur MgAr-Quiet at 6 & for shoulders
and ~ "a lOc for hams
BACON Less huoyant. Sales at 9iSc.
LARD-Snlcs at n ie@l2to.
BuTrER-A fair business doing at ll01l6,
for Ohio; l5@23c for State.
CHEELK-0Mllis isc.