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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-01-27

PRETTY TNCIDENT.-Thc pastor of the
Congregational church of New Sharon,
Ne, communicates the following Incl
dent Of a ohild's funeral in that place:
The little one all beautifully robed
for the grave, was laid in its coffin on
the morning Of its burial. The weeping
friends placed in its little hand a small
bouquet Of flowers, among which was an
unopened rosebud, Of the Crosse of Shar-
on" The lid was then placed upon the
coffin. and the funeral services perform
ed. When, after the lapse of not more
than two or three hours, the coffin was
opened again and the friends gathered
round to look upon it for the last time,
that Jud had become @ tWiblorn rose,
while grasped in the cold hand of death.
It seemed as though a voice came up
from those beautiful sealed lips, saying
"Weop not for me; though broken from
the parent stem, am blooming in the
paradise Of God Millions Of infant
souls compose the family above"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-01-27

Charadg,
MY first the children learn,
When first TO school they goi
My second Is a useful grain,
As all the farmers know.
Ny whole grows in the wood,
ON very useful tree,
OF which, il you were here,
a plenty you could see.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-01-27


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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-01-27
The Strong Minded Women Of the
Revolution.


That there is nothing new under the
snn-that even the strong. minded and
strong-handed females, generally re-
garded as the peculiar offshoot of the
nineteenth century, find their counter
parts in the past, is seen by the follow
ing extract from a New York paper of
177S, quoted in Moore's Diary Of
the Revolution:
"The following droll affair lately hap.
pened at Kinderhook, New York A
young fellow, an enemy to the liberties
of America, going to a quilting frolic
where a number Of young women wore
collected, and he the only man in COM
pany, began his aspersions on Congress,
and held forth some time on the subject,
till the girls, ezasperated at lis impu-
dence, laid hold Of him, stripped him to
the waist, and instead Of tar, covered
him with molasses, and for feathers
took the downy tops of flags, which
grow in the meadows, and coated him
we'll, and then let him go. He has
prosecuted every one of themY and the
matter has been tried before Justice
Schoonmakcr We have not as yet
heard his worship's judgment 1t is
said Parson Buel's daughter is concern
ed in the affair"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-01-27

There is no occasion TO trampla upon
tho meanest reptile, nor TO sneak TO the
greatest prince. Insolence and baseness
are equally unmanly.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-29

COMMENCEMENT AT CAMBRIDGE.-Illrvard
College Commencement took place on
Wednesday. The graduating class number
ed go. Hon Josiah Quincy, Of the class OF
1870, the Oldest living graduate was present.
The next oldest, Dr. John Walton Pepper
ell, of the class of 1871, was likewise present,
he has missed attendance at only two COM
mencements of all that have occurred since
he graduated, &c years ago.
Among the degrees conferred we notice
that of Ii. D. conferred on Hon. Geo. P.
Marsh, Of this place The Boston Advertiser,
speaking of this says:
1.-The most distinguished American stu
dent of languages of the scandinavian fam
lilies, he collected many years since library
OF the old Morse literature, almost unique IN
Its completeness. In the midst OF such stud
les be was sent to Congress, where with our
townsman, now 50 freshly lamented, be con-
certed and set in motion the magnificent plan
for a National Library on the Smiths0n toun-
dation. Under President Taylor admins
tration, he was sent as our minister to Con-
stantinople, where he distinguished himself
by his charge of our affairs in the diplomat
ic ard commercial complications which final
ly led to the late Eastern war. He has re
Gently been appointed Professor of English
language and literature in Columbia College
in New York.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-29
MR.. CHOATE's EULoGIsTs.

The Bostonians must be having a good
time, very good time about these days 1t
is rather rare that they have 50 choice an OPP
portunity to indulge in their iavorite enjoy
ments Of speech-making, resolution passing,
serwo nizing, eulogizing &c, as the death Of
Mr. Choate has furnished them with From
the fact that he was an industrious lawyer of
repute, an ingenious and eloquent advocate,
a Scholarlike man Of brilliant Imagination, a
rather recent convert to the ranks of those
who do not believe in the rights of man as
man. anda member of the congregation ofDr.
Nehemiah Adams, the man who wrote the
"Southside view of Slavery his decrease has
led to an uncommon and wide di.rIo7 Of
eulogy in circles and from persons Of a great
diversity of character. The announce
ment of his death, first by telegraph from
Halifax, then the receipt Of letters, and final
ly that OF his mortal remains after the lapse
Of some days, and the funeral services.
have furnished an occasion for an nm
common length Of time already; and
keeping up these ceremonial obseryances FOR
we see that more formal euloges are vet in
preparation. There are many men of great
eminence and worth in and aboDt Rosrcn
We hope no one Of them will die for q GOOD
while to come, or he will run risk Of bav-
ing scanty respect paid to his memory BY
the public, from mere exhaustion
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-29
THE PEACE.
We gave yesterday, the views Of the Lon
don Ne'cs on the peace. The London Pos'
and Times look at it in d different light

We gave yesterday, the views Of the Lon
don Ne'ys on the peace The London Posi-
and Times look at it in d different light
The M0rqiaq Posi- contends that the soul
Of the treaty u.5rrrd ul,,., sia i..,,.Ii+,
guaranteed under every variety of local GOV
eminent. in "a confederation Of the ltali
States The Emperor of Austria Is % be-
King Of NenetIa solely as an internal member
of the Confederation 4; he will rule l-ss than
million Italians and he will be controlled
by CONFEDERATION ruling not less than
twentv-six millions. The P0Ds IS StJru err
tuaIly Of has temporal supremacy, be is de-
prived Of the substance, but ke-n5 the sld1-
Ow.
The London Times says that Venice must
hope that her Independence will not be
mere name. and that the influence f France
and Austria united, viii not be more un-
bearable than that Of Austria siug.Y. Il.
Romans must hope that the Italian CON cd
eracy, under the honorary Presidency oi Jlt
Pope, Will be nothing like any government
they have hitherto known. The Paral States
are left as they were, but with "a master
somewhat greater than before h. Is honor
arv President of the Italian Confederation,
and General Guyon holds the sword at his
side The King Of Naples is made u member
OF the Confederation, and has to learn the
worth Of that honor and its import. Eu-
rope has to welcome a new Power-the Ial-
IAN Confederation-older in dignity if not
in time. England has nothing 90 do but To
look on Austria is somewhat humbled, but
relieved of a difficulty. Sardinia isaggrand-
lied with province that mistrusts her, and
a neighbor that has earned an imparisha5lc
and inexhaustibIe claim to her gratitude
The Grand Dukes, we suppose, are once
more to be reinstated in their thrones. France
has noC The game IN her oicn hands,. She
has Europe before her She can raise all IL
ally and half the Austrian empire against
those Germans whom she has so often beat
en-. Yet on the very summit Of her ambi-
ton she renOunces. France has spent ftiD
millions sterling ana ftiy thousand nel. ony
10 gre Milan q P'dmoniese install Of an aus
trian master, and 10 establish the Pope IN q
temporal dignity ecen beyond has imagination
and capable Of extension. Is this real} The
Emperor's game must be a very long one
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-29
PEACE DECLARED.

The news brought by the North Briton,
bringing Liverpool dates to the 18th inst. is
OF an important character. Peace it seems
is declared between France and Austria, and
the Emperor of the French will be able to
return to Paris sooner than he predicted
when he left there. OF the conditions
Peace too little is reported to Justify any
sure conclusions as to its effect on Italy and
the rest of Europe. Fuller advices must be
waited for. Ii will be seen, however that
the English Press speaks with severity of
the conditions of peace, as disappointing
the hopes of all men of liberal views in re.
gard to the future of Italy, and leaving the
way open for future expressions and future
wars.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-29

Burlington and Western Vermont in our Judg-
ment, committed an almost fatal error, (for when
we assume our share of blame) in rejecting the
proposition of Gov. PAINE, Gu ls49 we oeleFel
which would have made Burlington the only polht
of connection for the Vt. Central and the VT. ana
Canada, on condition that no opposition should DC
made to the Bridge at Rouse's Point.-Time'
The precious exhibition Of blindness and
folly to which the Times refers, was made
year or two earlier than l649, though the
date is of no moment 1t is not just, howev-
ever, to blame " Burlington > for It, altho
a few of her citizens (the editor of the Times
among them, it seems,) did all in their pow
er, unfortunately with too much success, to
carry most of the vote of Western Vermont,
south of this place, in the Legislature, for the
wrong side in spite of all that could
be done by the Representative from Burllng-
ton (Wyllys Lyman, ESQ., and Others from
this town who labored with him to produce
a different result. We shall not soon forget
the emphasis with which, not long after
prominent men in Western Vermont, VINO
were in the Legislature when it took place'
spoke of their own blind infatuation IN the
matter, and Of the immense public injury
which had followed the course they took.
But as to the present question before the
public, we are happy to see the Times Is get
ting light fast Mr.. PARRoTT has written
to the editor a letter which appears
in the Times of the 23rd. 1t is intend
ed to correct an erroneous impression which
" a Stakeholder" had, and refers to a short
bit Of line surveyed by Mr.. Campbell Iron
Essen, intersecting the Canada road two
| miles north from the junction. and says
that by that route the distance from Burhng-
ton 10 ''the common point in Milton would
be shorter than the one recently surveyed by
him from Burlington by mile or more,
though this last is shorter than the route notC
run by the cars BY over2 miles. That short bit
oflIne surveyed by Mr. Campbell. fills the
eve Of the editor Of the Tines at once. The
fact is likely to attract attention, he thinks
'and is worth remembering; and that Is that
HENRY R. CAMPBELL, Esq, has surveyed a
line to perfect the connection between the two
roads, that is a mile and half shorter than
Mr. PARROTS. and FoUR MILES AND A QUAR-
TER SHORTER than the present line by Essex
Junction" As day IS daunng on the sub
ject Of this long delayed, and badly befogged
Railroad connexion, we call for light in the
direction of Mr. CAMPBELL survey and re-
port Perhaps Mr.. PARRoTr viii oblige US
by Illuminating the matter little further -
Now the idea of getting a connection be
tween the Rutland and Burlington Railroad
&" at the Village Of Burlington" as the
Charter of the Vermont and Canada Railroad
provides, and the Vermont and Canada
Railroad, by means Of new connection be
tween the Vermont Central Railroad and the
Vermont and Canada Railroad, 10th points Of
Of the new connexIon being in the Town OF
Esser, may strike some prisons as quite
original in the editor Of the inns
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-29

INTERESTING EXPERIMENT AT The VASE
INGroN MONUMENT.-We mentioned q few
DAYS ago, that Lieut.. Ives, the Superintend-
ent of the Washington Monument, was das,-
rous Of arranging the machinery and rigging
on the top of the column, IN order 20 an
early beginning Of the work. All the means
of reaching the top had been removed except
a single rope, attached 70 a strong brace *
tending across the top of the column. A.
first it was suggested that a rigger mIgt.
ascend this rope, but Lieut.. Ives, IN view Of
the possibility of an accident by the under
taking, the rope being rotten, abandoned the
Dian Since then several experiments have
been made. First man was produced, who,
standing upon the ground outside the column
threw a stone over IL, more than 10 feet IL
hight Having asceruained that he could
perform this feat, a small pack-thread vas
attached to the stone, but the resistance o.
the air 70 the thread prevented hts casting
the stone more than half the hight of the
column. Next an Indian bow and arrows
were obtained from the Smithsonian Instltu-
ton The arrows alone were fred over The
column easily, but when the experiment W.
made with the pack thread attached, the
could hardly be forced up a hundred feet.
\ rifle was next obtained, and experim-1r
were made inside the column by shooting The
ramrod, with a pack-thread attached. NJ
ward, in the hope that it would descend %
the opposite side of the brace before men
toned but this plan also failed, the ramrl!
sometimes meeting with obstacles which
prevented its taking the direction wishei and
at other times the thread would be burned
of by the firing Of the gun.
Yesterday a pigeon was obtained and car
ried inside the column. A pack-thread was
tied to its leg, and the bird was carried q
the top of u ladder by one of the gn..s-
men present and thrown upward the con-
pany below, 10 brighten the bird and mazs
it continue its flight upward, whOoped lnt
shouted the bird few round in the column
and at last rested upon recess dssIgna-si
for the reception Of one Of the stones pra-
sented by contributors. By again wh10pilc
and shouting, the bird was started and u1s
its flight upward, and rested upon the 7s-7
brace over which it was desired to cast The
thread. This was an anxious moment tIr
those below. If the bird desc ended By The
side upon which it rested, the plan vouE
fail for the time; if by the opposite side, a.
was safe, and the end would be obtainsl-
The shouting was raised again, but the blct
looked down upon the noisy company h.
low with quizzical mo you don't
pistol was then fred to brighten him, AMI
after some moments of suspense, the bird Dc
scended upon the side Of the column desired
The pack-thrcad was caught, heavier cor
was attached and drawn up, then heavier
and stronger cords, until a rope Of suficisn;
size was secured over the brace TO enable the
riggers to proceed with safety to the work Of
reftting the rigging on the top Of the col
umn, and putting the machinery IN com
pete order for future operations The
experiments were made under the direction
of Lieut.. Ives.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-29

During the break in the Erie canal. some
so Or leo boats collected at the Pit Lock
near Montezuma marsh, where they were
detained, and were not allowed to pass the
lock. The Wayne Democratic Press =
The insects of prey ''-such as the horse
fly, the punky, the mosquito, the black-av.
the gad-hy, and the gallinlpper, beside sever
al varieties unknown by name, pitched in
to" and came near devouring boatmen, bor-
ses, cargOes, and even boats themselves. The
men begged to be allowed to pass the lock.
that they might rid themselves of these
blood-thlrsty tormentors. The lock tenders
were memorable, and refused to comnlv.
The consequence was, the boatmen, in a
body, took possession of the lock. locked
themselves off the marsh, and threw the
into the canal.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-29
if his crime be light, and he had previously
borne good character, the judge in his mer-
CIV often allows him to carry an umbrella 10
protect himself from the rain and storm.
Tho r,wprxcr w ,7rR CURE. at Brattl

The LAWRENCE WATER CURE, at Brattle-
boro, Joseph Dawson, proprietor ,-physl-
clans .Drs. C R. Blackall. and VIM. W. " ier,
we take to be a model establishment OF the
kind. We speak from our own observation
during our short but very agreeable stay
there during the hottest days of last week
Its pleasant situation, overlooking the valley
of " betstone brook, its comfortable rooms,
its ample piazzas, It's spacious and airy din
ing room, it's well furnished table of whole
some and well prepared articles Of food, in
all the variety which any sensible person
ought to wish for, its order and neatness, I'M
pressed us strongly. Though we had no oc-
casion f. Nuke any other use OF its abundant
supply of fine water, than any healthy per-
son in warm weather would gladly indulge
in, wo were much interested in an inspection
of the premises, under the gentlemanly and
obliging conduct of DR.. Blackall
1t does not come within our province to
institute a comparison between the hydro
pathic, qHopathic, homeopathic, or any-other-
Tho systems Of medical treatment. That is
the business of the medical profession but
tbs much we can say with propriety. Who
ever has got his notions of Water Cure es-
Enlistment from the caricatures and bur
lesque descriptions with which the public
are sometimes entertained, who supposes that
sleeping in wet sheets at night, and lying
under wet feather beds by day, with a diet
of bean porrldge and water make up the
treatment. will find great change in them
If he will make a visit 70 the establishment
at Brattleboro, and have the system pursued
there briolly explained to him. He viii find
to be sure ample apparatus for the convenient
application of water in a variety ST forms to
the human body, or to any nr-. 'i it: lat
he Will also find thg- apple u..- 'Hale-ed
IN "a scientific manner, from careful and
oft repeated examination Of the condition
and wants Of the patient, with such yaria-
tons from day to day, as the experience and
good Judgment of the physician declare to
be necessary.
So too, of the Electrical Bl,hs-baths SO
conrived that galyan.s currents can bemade
to peryade any part Of the human frame,
in conne1ion with its subsection to thow
treament-and the movement apparatus,
an apparatus ingcniJusly contrlyed to ezer-
else any part of the body in such a particu-
lar way as the medical attendant thinks
needed, leaving the rest of the body mainly
free from agitation. " e found all the sew
erll parts Of the establishment arranged not
for pretence OF show, but for actual and dis
Greet service, to be used .rlen needed, and as
needed, and beyond all question oftentimes
with highly beneficial results. We are
quite sure that whoever wish to put them
selves or their friends under any such course
Of treatment cannot find better place for
the purpos shan the Lawrence Water Cure
of Brattle5oro
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-29
GOING 1T BLIND.
The Washington STATES saws


1--WE will state again, as we have repeatediv
stated before, that will cordially and zealouslv
support the nominee of the Charleston Convention
whoever be may be. Moreover
" That we will advocate cordially and zeaIo,,s,,,
such platform as may be adopted by the Charles
ton Convention"
1t is willing to have no plat form, if itcan
secure the nomination of the man it likes,
and it hints that the Cincinnati platform was
a very unreliable affair:
Owe believe the old-fashioned plan, observed
in the more harmonious day Of the Democracy, of
nominating without platform, was more repu-
table that Of contriving piece of patch. work Of
bombastic pretension, VIGOROUSLY signifying no.
thing"
1t gives long list of democratic candid
ates, and declares itself quite Independent Of
Senator Douglas:
" Senator Douglas exercises no more control
the columns Of the States than is exercised by
President Buchanan, Vice President Brock, nridge
Mr.. Guthrie, Governor Wise, Senator Hunter.
Senator Fitzpatrick, Senator Davis, Sena-
tor Brown, Secretary Cobb, Senator Toombs, MIR
Stephens, Senator Lane, Senator Sdell, Mr..
Dickerson, Mr.. Seymour OF any other person
whose name has been mentioned in connection with
the Presidency"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-29

CoNsAT BETWEEN TWO FROGS. \ few
weeks since some masOns were al WOrA Re
pairing Hollis oil factory at SolneI'il ls
Mass, when thew became the witnesses u
singular combat of abOutan hour sdula-II
between two monster bull-frogs, inhabitants
of two pools in the rear of the building IaeF
came forth from thir respective puddles 3
bout ii clock in the forenoon and appr''.L-
ed each other cautiously. each eyelnS
other, until they were about loot aEi-1
when they jumped at each other ana o-l
menced the fight. They struck, DIT, an
clinched furiously, and when fall decldel .
round, both would draw off and pun lJ'
moment, when they would renew the CON
bat.-After about an hour spent IN unln'e--
rupted fighting, with the exception OF W.
three briet respites, each crawled Oh 70 -
pool and disappeared. Neither was "eA4Us
ly dead, but both were ''kinder gin eou',
The fight itself was singular enough, nat =
fact that it was witnessed, but not lnteEi9-.-
with, by some thirty or forty frog spectator.
of all kinds and sizes, adds to the noveiIy :
the incident Our informant, (Nlr. ED"4A.
GRACE. officer of the Z. S. Courts says M
at the beginning of the fight the frogs asssI
bled about the fighting ground ron =.
surrounding pools. attracted doubtless o =
noise made BY the combatants, and that t ~
continued peaceable spectators of the mil,
occasionally interrupting it BY excited cIoa.
ing, but at no time approaching the par !,
engaged in it nearer than within t"g
three feet. When the contest was enI7-
they nearly simultaneously departed --0'
ton TrdueHer.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-29

ANTEDILUyIAN REMAINS. In excavatmg
for an additional reservoir for the Aqueduct
Company, on William st. the workmen
struck what appears to have oeen originally
the surface of "a swamp, some ten or twelve
feet before the present surface of the ground.
Wood and other vegetable remains were
found plenty. Some Of the pieces of wood
bear marks which are said by some
chow truly we are not able to judge,) to be
those of beavers teeth. Every deep digging
of the face of the hill rising from the lake
shows evidently the presence Of water there,
stream or lake, at some time, probably very
remote one.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-29

i MODEL COMMERCIAL LETTER Iaod;no
druggist, Of New York has received the fol-
lowing commercial letter from man in Wis
cousin
Dear Sir
Willyou pleas inform me What Roots
are warth in the city of different kinds sav
ginsing (Saserferilla yellow and Blackl Nerve
root (Snake root White Black) Blood root
May apple root pleas Civ me A correct Answer
And also yellow root spignard or life Of man
root and Elm Bark l have A good chance of
Citing A quantity if | can find out how much
they will give in the City perhaps | have not
mentioned all pleas state the name of the diff.
ferent kinds, of roots that are sailable and
oblige yours.
to the whole sale druggist man of NewYork
grant me an answer as soon as possible.