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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-07-28

The illness Of the body usually brings
out q latent power and philosophy Of
the soul, which health never knows; and
God has mercifully ordained it as the
customary lot of nature; and in proper
ton as We decline into the grave, the
sloping path is made smooth aud easy
to our feet; and every day, as the films
of clay are removed from our eyes,
Death loses the false aspect Of the spec
ire, and we fall at last into its arms, as
a wearied child upon the bosom Of its
mother.-Str Edtoard B. Lytton.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-07-28
Tbe foII0wing pIaasing anoodoLe, sd

The following pleasing anecdote, used
TO be related by Eoote, the actor
"Onoe there was an old woman went
into the garden to get some cabbage to
make an apple pic. just then a great
she bear comes up, and pops his head
into the shop. "What no soapl So
he died and She married the barber; and
there were present at the wedding the
JicuUinios and the Piccaninies, and
The Grand Panjandrum himself, with the
litfIe round button at the top; aud they
alI fell 90 playing the game Of catch as
catch can, till the gunpowdcr ran cut Of
the heels Of their boots"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-07-28

POPULATION OF TEXAs.-The popu-
iation Of Tozas, as given by the late
census, shows a total Of 458,620, of
whom l38265 are slaves, aud 800 free
negroes In 1850, the total population
was 2t2,2l5.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-07-28
For tho News.

For the News
Miscellaneous Enigma.
am composed Of n lotters
My2ll III as an insect.
My SIS % the name Of young lady
My245 lisa chest
MY 288l0 n 81 10 drink % excess.
My3t lisa boy.
Ny 60433is what Peter Berry uses iol
getting out rock,
MY l3 3is what Jtkosaid hb could DO.
Ny whole Is Whist ! do noi liks,
MaushAl, o, DAN,
U-Augwer 20 Enigma IN lasr week % paper
Cary Madison HoI.lday
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-07-28

"Sammy, sammy my son, don't
stand scratching your head sty your
stumps, or you'll make no progress IN
lifo
"Why, father, I've often heard sou
say chat tha only way 90 get oiong in
this world is 90 scratch o hea8f
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18
Pleasant Paragraphs.

"Hallo, Ben"
"Hallo back againi What 70
want? how's yer folks this morning."
"Pretty well--mother's smart ~
usual - Jim and Tom we'll - an
father died last night"
"Your father died?"
"Yea. be- kicl1ad ,hn. .h-.i-ns ,h~-s
twelve o'clock, an I've got his
watchl"
81 have insulted you, and you will
have to brook the insult" said q lit
tie man to Q big one. ~ will brook
Iyou," said the big one, taking him
mp and tossing him into Q running
stream close by.
Most persons arc particularly
Ispitefnl against those foibles iu 9th.
ers which they themselves have.-
They remind rs o. q monkey scratch.
ing at the mimic monkey in the
glass.
Man begins to die when first be
lives, and never lives until after
death.
Dog stealing "in the second de-.
|gree"-hoOking sausages.
Every wooden leg that takes The
place Of q leg lost in battle, 10 Q stump
speech against war,
The old lady who knit her brown,
has commenced Q pair Of socks.
Every man has Just a. much van.
ity as he lacks understanding.
To be angry is to avenge the fault
Of others upon ourselves.
at Is a long lane that has no
turning" So. also, are there many
short ones in the same fix.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18
More about ThurstOu.

The Adrian Watchtoper Gays tha,
in addition to the evidence afforded
by the papers found in the pockets
Of the clothes, Mr.. j. Gross, who
sold the wavcn 10 Mr.. Thurston, has
examined il, and knows IL by the
number. The watch does not seen
to be injured, except that it is rust
ed. Mr.. Cross has taken charge o.
il, and will clean il and put it in or
der, when il will be presented to Mist
Thurston, for whom IL was pur.
chased. The papers and memoran.
dunn book having been saturated
with water Tor so long . time, are oil
course nearly destroyed, but they
remain sufficiently perfect 80 tha,
much Of the writing is distinct. The
lettor was from Little & Co., oi
Philadelphia, and is dated July 26,
1858. But a few OF the bones were
found, and all Of them are in frag-
ments. The skull is nearly entire,
but the right parietal is crushed and
portion is gone. A portion OF one
Of the thigh bones, nearly a foot
long, and one OF the bones OF the
fore arm, five or air ips.~- les io"ssh, ,
we're the largest bones taken to
Adrian. There sre besides several
bones Of the spine. The bones OF
the right leg, and the foot, found
with the boot on, were 30 offensive
that they were buried near where the
were found, about four
miles South. East OF Sylvanis, on the
farm Of Mr.. Miner.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18
Fall Of MetOric stones.

The fall of metoric stones is much
more frequent than is generally be.
lieved. Hardly year passes with
ont some instances occurring; and II
|it be considered that only q small
part Of the earth is inhabited, it may
be presumed that numbers fall in the
ocean, or on the uninhsbited part OF
the land, unseen by man. They are
sometimes Of great magnitude; the
volume Of several has exceedei that
Of the planet Ceres, which is about
seventy miles in diameter. One,
which passed within twenty five
miles Of London, was estimated to
weigh about six hundred thousand
tons, and to move at a velocity Of
twenty miles q second; fragment
of it alone reached the earth. The
obliqnity Of the descent of these me
teorities, the peculiar substances Of
which they are composed, and the
explosion accompanying their fall,
show that they are foreign to our
system. Luminous spots, altogether
independent OF the phssss, have &C.
casionally appeared on the dark part
of the moon; these have been as
cribed to the light arising from the
eruption Of volcanoes, and therefore
it has been supposed that meteorities
have boen projected from the moon
by the impetus Of volcanic eruption.
|: has even been computed that, il Q
stone were projected from the moon
in a vertical line, with an initial
velocity Of 10, ,992 feet in a second--
more than four times the velocity OI
a ball when first discharged from q
can naon instead Of falling back to
the moon by the attraction Of grav'
lity, il would come within the sphere
of the earth's attraction, and revolve
around it like q satellite. These
bodies, impelled either by the direct
ion Of the primitive impulse. or BY
the disturbing action Of the sun
might, ultimately, penetrate ths
earth's atmosphere, and arrive a
it's surface; but it is much NOR
probable that they are asteroids 10
volving about tho sun, and diverted
from their course BY some disturbing
force.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18
Faurr pRosrHcr.-As this Is sb

FRUIT PRosrEcr.-As this Is about
the annual period in which there is
a pretty general inquiry ss to the
promising appearance and prospec,
Of the fruit crop for the preseut year,
I thought an item on the subject,
from this quarter, would be accept
able. I arm happy to inform you
that the prospects at the present
writing February 1sth) arc high.
ly favorable; nothing injured yet
From the some whet unusually mild
character OF tho Winter, We have
had any amount Of croaking and
dire iorebodings OF no fruit mex,
season 10 tickle our palstes, but a
yet such iorebodings and prediction,
are entirely premature. The growth
Of all trees With us last year wal
we'll aud thoroughly ripensd, and
have no doubt the fruit buds woult
have successfully withstood any dc
gree of Winter frost ever expert
enced here; and this quality Of wei
ripened young wood 10 the Fall o
the year has more to do with tn
winter killing OF fruit buds than fev
degrees more or less Of atmosphere
temperature.--l Ohio Farmer.
-fW. Fl. HEAvER,
Reading Road Nursery
CIKoINNATI, Ohio.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18
Almost n Tragedy.

The New York Ne,os relates the
following:
On the afternoon Of the day when
the news of the tragedy at Washing
ton was received, and most Of thu
husbands in New York had fal!er
into a sombre mood, one Of them, 9
middla>ps~a, Jet hv~-ty chap, whC
had seen much service in the Cour
OF love, took it into his jealous nod
die that certainly there could be nc
improperly at going home at an un.
usual hour. Accordingly he repair.
ed to his gorgeous aud magnificent
mansion in Filth avenue-a quarter
Of our city where libertines "most
do congregate"-and hurriedly enter
ed the door. Meeting a female ser.
want in the hall, he asked for her
mistress, his beloved spouse. The
maid blushed, hung down her head
and besitated. The manner but add {.
ed to his suspicion, and he demand
ed an immediate reply. The poor
girl, trembling, answered that her
mistress was upstairs in her cham.
Der ,oith a gentleman. The mad.
dened husband, agonized with fren.
zy, could hear no more. He rushed
to bis own apartment, seized Colt's
revolver and Derringer, stuck a
Dvwio hnico iutv tiio breast pocket.
bent on a fearful revenge. With a
single stride, the door Of his wife's
bed room was reached, when, with.
out stopping to ascertain whether it
was locked or not, he burst into the
holding weapon In each
hand, and found his dearly beloved
in pleasant conversation soith her
oaon brother! 1t is unnecessary to
detail the incidents Of this tragical
affair. We ask pardon Of the parties
for having thus brought this affair de
ceur before the public. We have
done so ITO point moral" as well
as "adorn a tale for the benefit OF
handsome wives who, in these times,
are more than ever afflicted with
Jealous husbands.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18
Making Caps q, Two Cont. Apiece.

The haIdships that brought forth
Tom Hoods "Song Of the Shirt" are
exceeded by q revelation just made
by the Superintendent OF the New
York House Of Industry, who, in
visiting among the children Of his
charge, found a widow, a most ex-
cellent person, in Mulberry street,
who had disposed OF every article OF
furniture that could be pledged to
support her family. 1--WE found
her." said the visitor, "hard at work,
making boys black cloth caps, trim
med with braid, and bow, and but.
tons, lined with glazed muslin and
wash.leather, and with patent -lesth.
er front, for tho making and press.
ing Of which she received too shI.
lings per dozen, or t,o0 cents a piece!
| | did not believe it, and asked to see
her pass book. 1t was true" I'm
good times" che said, ~ used to gel
three and six.pence dozen, but now
the puce is reducedl" She had
pledged the bed from under hersel
and children, the frock from of he'
back, snd, by close application
working from early light till darh
(she could not afford Q caudle.) will
such assistance as We could give hcl
lin the way Of bresl, sbe had laic
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18

She comes with fairy footsteps:
Snftly their echoes fall
And her shadow plays like summer shad
Across the garden wall.
The golden light Ia dancing bright;
Mid the mazes of her hair,
And her fair young locks are waving free
Tothc wooing of the sir.
Like sportive f,wn she boundeth
So glcetully along,
As n wild young bird she caroloth
The burden Of a song.
The su u umcr flowers are clustering thick
Around her dancing iect,
And on her cheek the summer breeze
Is breathing soft and sweet.
The very sunbeam seems to linger
Above that holy head,
And the wild flowers At her coming
Their richest fragrance slcd.
And oh. how lovely light and fragrance
Mingle in the lie within!
Oh. how fundly de- they nestle
Round the soul that knows no sin.
She comes, the spirit Of our childhood
thing of mortal birth,
Yet bearing sin the breath Of heaven,
To redeem her from the earth.
She comes in bright.ruhed innocence,
Unsoilei by spot or blight.
Aud passcth by our wayward path,
A eleam Of angel light.
oh! blessed things are children!
The gifts of heavenly love;
They stand betwixt uur world hearts
And better things above.
They link us with the spirit world
By purity and truth,
And Keep our hearts still fresh and young
With the presence Of their youth.
+ BIdcLtcood's Maya zine
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18
A Mouse Devouring q Snake.

About two years ago, Mr.. Viii.
liam Donnelly, the gentleman
Postmaster at the Blairsville Inter
section, Westmorelaad county. re
ceived as q present from q friend
two large rsttlesnakes, which he
preserved in q box covered will
glass. After keeping them for some
time, II was but natural to suppose
that the "pets" should be ian hun
gered." Acting upon this idea, and
being under the impression tina,
snakes would only eat living food
Mr.. Donnelly caught four or Hvt
mice, and put them in the cage with
their slimy companions, to be, a.
was then supposed, devoured at a
single gulp. But, to the sstonish-
ment OF the beholders, the mice. for
several days, eoverted over the
snakes with seeming xest, and en-
joyed themselves "ss we'll as could
be expected under the circumstan.
ces." Finally, one Of the mice, be.
ing gnawed with hunger, CON-
menced gnswing at the snskes.--
During this operation, his snskeship p
would sometimes remain perfectly
quiet; but. on other occasions, would
raise bis head and dart forth his
forked tongue, at which time tour
small redolent qusdruped" would
make q "straight coat tsil"--orrath.
er tail without the coat--into the
corner. But when the snske return
cd to its quiescent position, ths
mouse parsook again OF ito dainil
meal, and really continued th,s op
GRAFTON until il eat 80 much Of tht
flesh as to leave part OF the back
bone, and several OF the ribs on eli
ther side exposed, from which th,
snake finally died.
-1Pitts6urg Chronicle.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18


and heir. who shall be just twenty
. years old, In fifteen minutes. Or, |
Iyou prefer q two years old baby, I
will only take twelve minutes. -
Would you like a babyp Our charge
is reasonable, sir, and ten per cent
discount TO clergymen. Will yor
order q son or daughter2"
Y mo answer. Mr.. Fogy is on the
point Of swooning)
"You see the adaptation OF this
machine is wonderful. One of them
will turn out one hundred full gro wn
men In a day. 1t was by this pro.
cess we manufactured the voters &c
carry the Pennsylvania election fol
Buchanan last Fall. We had sever
81 &c ou~ --.--i' i"-o IN run Ui'~-.
night and day, between the State
and Presidential elections in tina,
state. Mr.. Buchanan paid for the
sour-krout and cotton to feed our
machine. Our company would no,
take Mariposa scrip and go Fremon,
did not employ us, and lost his elect
ion. Atchison and Stripgfe!low had
two Of our machines at work tnrn
ing out Border Rutfiau votes in Kan.
sas, for two months. But we were
compelled to feed the machine with
so much whisky, in order to supply
the Border Ruffians with the neces.
sary spirit, that the job did not pay.
We don! like sucl, jobs. We prefer
finer work. We have now in con-
temptation contract with the lead.
ing denominations to supply them
with clergy. The Theological Sem
inarics fail to meet the demand, as
you dee by the newspapers. There
is great clerical mourning in the
land, and we alone can comfort these
mourners. You see our scheme is
magnificent. We can make CAL
whist or Armenian, an orthodox or
heterOdox man, as you like, by vary
ing the component, mental and NOR
al material. To make q Cal whist,
we dissolve Calvin's Institutes and
DR.. G's. Commentaries in our ma
chine. If he is Baptist, we put in
a volume or two Of Fuller's works.
A Methodist requires a volnme of
Wesleys sermons and Fletcher's
check. In this way, you see, we
can vary the article to suit the mar
ket. For nice young preacher,
like DIR. Spurgeon, we put in a few
novels, a little rose. water, a decoct-
ion Of moonlight, and the "balm Of
thousand flowers"
"Wo can make five hundred or
five thousand dollar article to or
der. We tried once to make Hen
ry Ward Beecher, but it took 30
much electricity to dissolve a Bible
and Sharp's rifle, that the machine.
ry blew up, and we gave it up
Now, sir, what do you think Of our
plant"
"What is the name Of your ma.
chinep gasped ont Mr.. Fogy.
"Public Sentiment sir, Public
Sentiment! Ab! there goes the bell.
| have but thirty seconds to reach
the depot. ] shall be compelled to
swallow a streak OF lightning! You
see put my month to this oriiice,
and the lightning streams down my
throat. Write me by telegraph
The shock may startlG you, as | turn
on the lightning-but here goes!'
There was a flash. and the agent
vanished out Of the door, and Mr..
Fogy was left sprawling, stunned by
the explo ion.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18
Women and Babies.

Gail Hsmilton in his last essay to
the Era, says:
There is also vast deal OF nom
sense ahoat in the feminine world
about infancy. Let ever 80 un-
slightly baby be brought into a
room where there are half dozen
women, particularly yonng ladies.
and what a billing, and cooling, and
kissing, and hugging. and fondlng,
and iracturing OF epithets, and hus-
Ting together Of vowels and conso-
nants, and general muddle, aud
enthusiastic rhapsodies about the
beauty. and grace, and sweetness,
and charmingness Of infancy. All
Of which, and a great deal more, is
to be forgiven to mothers. They
have earned right to indulge in any
extravaganza they choose concern
ing their own children; but why nm.
interested persons Of mature years
should be so transported at the sight
OF baby, | cannot understand.
cherish no hatred against the poor
things; that is, | am willing they
should live. A wise Providence has
ordained that we should all pass
through the portals Of infirmity to
the temple Of perfection; and having
made q safe passage ourselves, we
ought not to cherish murderous de.
signs against those who are yet In
the narrow way. We reverence
the great possibilities, the certain
: eternities, that lie clenched in theil
tiny fists. Our trust for the future
should give us patience with th,
: present. Faith enables us to sc,
: what sight cannot discern. Thei
, helplessness appeals to our bette
? natures; and thus by the aid Of reli
{ gion, philosophy, and charity, We cal
= learn to contemplate them with ,
I calm, rational squanimity, some
] times amounting to satisfaction -
: But 30 far az babies are palpable
: obvious, present, isolated facts. the,
D are not to be compared, In point q
n beauty or interest, to . lamb,
I chicken, q gosling, or a very younl
o pig. The latter are intelligent, live
d ly, frolicsome, arch, timid, inquirine
9 affectionate. The baby 10, lumpy
q stolid, staring. inert; a mere shape
70 less mass OF hsbby flesh, continual
!. threatening To fall To piecea. a 0eI
d atinous compound, not pleasant
= look at, very disagreeable to heal
o and too precarious to be touched. :
Il lin short, Q thing to be commiseratet
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18
Words W. Actioas.

Words sro the cheapest weapoas
10 tho world. Many good psofsssors
daily ask God to feed the hungry and
clothe the naked --and yet they have
never been known to lend him .
picaynne for that purpose. They
seem to think that their credit 10 good
In the Bank Of New Jerusalem -
that whatever they hint will be forth
coming.
We doubt whether God 10 per.
forming miracles for the special graf
itication Of such people. We should
not wonder if they were never heard
of after death. Why, they wouldnt
give Gabriel the old cents ou their
to eyes "toot" them up ct the resur'
rection. There are . good many
sach people In every town. They
can talk charity, and odsr uP long
prayers for the poor, but never unite
their purse-strings to relive their
destitute aud suffering brethren.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18
A Benutiful Incidens,

A naval officer being at sea In .
storm. his wife, who was sitting In
the cabin near him, and filled with
alarm. for the safety OF the vessel,
was 30 surprised at his serenity and
composure, that she cried ont:
my dear. are you not afraidl-
How 10 It possible you can be 70
calm in such Q dreadful stormi"
He rose from his chair, dashed Il
to the deck, drew his sword, and
pointing it st tho breast Of bic vile.
exclaimed:
"Ars you afraid~
She Immediately answered "Noi"
"Whyt" said the officer.
"Becauss" rcjoined the wife, :"
know this sword 10 IL the hsnds q
my beloved husband, and he loves
me too we'll to hurt mo-"
Then" said he. ~ know in whom
| believe, and that He who holds the
winds in His fist and the waters 10
the hollow Of His hand, 10 my Faith
erl"
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18
TcRiolSAL.1
The Poetaster and the Bird.
(ArR:-fy1sh D,isi.)

To J. r. B''sss.
A certain poetsster--a vain, ambitious elf
Who thought less of superiors, than he e'er
thought of himself;
A scholar and SCHOOL, Teacher too-kind for.
tune willed II SO
lie Thought himself u poet, so to rhyming he
must go,
With his chrrep, chirrep. chirrep,
Chirrep, chip, chip, away.
Long for themo his brains he racked; but
never yet could nnd,
A subject that was suited TO bis incapacious
mind,
Till passing through tho forest on q chilling
wintry day,
He sped a little snow.bird sittIng on slender
spray,
with his chrrep, &C., &c.
Then making invocation for the muses. kindly
aid,
lie opened his blank manuscript, his hat aside
he laid,
Aud perched himself upon log full conscious
Of his power,
To write piece Of poetry In that suspiclous
hour;
With his chirrep, &C., &c.
And thus he wrote: "poor little bird who gave to
thee that crown,
Which Ats thy head so very nice methinks 'tis
made Of downl
And little one dost not thou suffer from the
chilling sleeti
wonder thou don't catch tho sout in thy poor
naked feet;"
With your chirrep, Sc., &c.
Some verses ofthis order he continued thus TO
write,
Till tho snow.bird wsgged her little tail, and
''drapped" something white;
Then with laughing chirrep, he seemingly
did say:
Thou poor ambitious poetaster, that much for
thy lay;
With my chirrep, &C., &c.
Ungra,eful wretch, the poet cried, is this the
thanks you give,
I'll never write on birds again, the longest day
Hive.
He took his hat and "toddled" home In harrow.
ing distress,
And never since did lay Of his disgrace the
Finday press;
With his chirrcp, chirrep, &c, ac.
-tCyRrs.
FiSpLAr, Ohio, March 7th, 1859.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-03-18
Sleeping and Watching.

Sleep on, baby, on the floor,
Tired Of all the playing
Sleep with smile the sweeter for
That you dropped away in!
On your curls' full roundness, stand
Golden lights serenely-
One cheek, pushed out by tho hand,
Folds the dimple inly;
Little head and little foot
Heavy laid for pleasure;
Underneath the lids, half shut,
Sants the shining azure;
Opeu.souled. in MONDAY sun,
so, you lie and slumber!
Nothing evil having done,
Nothing can cucumber.
], who cannot sleep as well,
Shall sigh TO view your
Or sigh further To foreteli
All that may undo your
Nay, keep smiling, little child,
Ere the sorrow neareth--
Twill smile, too! Patience mild,
Pleasures token, weareth.
Nay, keep sleeping, before loss;
Tshall sleep, though losing!
As by cradle, so by cross,
Sure Is the reposing.
And God knows, who sees us twain,
Child At childish leisure,
lam near as tired Of pain,
As you seem OF pleasure;-
Very soon, too, by His grace,
Gently wrapped around mo,
Shall show as calm face
Shall | sleep as soundlyl
Differing IN this, that you
Clasp your play.things sleeping,
While my hand shall drop the few
Given to my Keeping
Differing in this, that
Sleeping, shall be colder,
And In waking presently,
Brighter to beholdcr!-
Differing in this, beside,
(Sleeper, have you heard met
Do you move, and open wide
Eyes OF wonder toward me7)
That while you thus recall
From your sleep-I solely
Ne, from mine, IA angel shall,
With reveille holyi
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