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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-17
GRe Yome Circle.
Punishment of Children.

In the March number of the Allan.
tic Monthly the Country Parson has a
charming little essay on the sorrows Of
Children, in the course Of which he
makes these remarks:
"An extremely wicked way of pun,
ishing children is by shutting them up
in dark place Darkness is naturally
fearful to human beings, and the stupid
ghost stories Of many nurses make it es =
pccially fearful to child 1t is stu
pid and wicked thing to send a child on
an errand in dark night. 1 do not
remember of passing through a greater
trial in my youth than once walking
three miles alone (it was not going on
an errand) in the dark, along a road
thickly shaded with trees. was a lit.
tie fellow; but got over the distance
in half an hour. Part of the way was
along the wall of church yard-one of
those ghastly, weedy, neglected, nccurs
ed-looking spots whore stupidity has
done what it can to add circumstances
OF disgust I'd horror to the Christians
long sleep. Nobody ever supposed
that this walk was a trial to bow
twelve years old, so little are the
thoughts of children understood. And
children are roticent: | am telling
now about that dismal walk for the FIRST
time. And in the illness of childhood
children sometimes get very close and
real views of death. remember when
| was nine years old, how, every even
ing, when lay down to sleep, used
for about year to picture myself ly.
ing dead, till l thought the coffin was
closing round me. used to read at
that period, with a curious feeling Of
fascination, Blair's poem, The Grave
But | never dreamed of telling anybo-
dy of these thoughts. 1 believe that
thoughtful children keep most of their
thoughts to themselves, and in respect
to the things of which they think m ost
are as profoundly alone as the Ancient
Mariner in the Pacific"
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4" Surrendered.

PREVENTING BOILER EXPLOSIONS
We have already referred to an arrange.
ment recently brought forward in Eng
land for preventing boilers exploding
through a deficiency of water. The
nature of this invention consists in
conveying water to the fire in the fur
mace for the purpose of extinguishing
1T when the water in the boiler falls
down to a certain line. A valve is en-
closed in small chamber below the wa
ter line in the boiler. This is attached
to lever turning upon a fulcrum, and
connected with float, which rises and
falls with the level of the water. To
this lever the valve is attached, and
when the float falls below the water
line it lifts the valve, which permits
water to flow through it into the fur
mace and extinguishes the fire, thus pro-
venting the boiler fues from becoming
ovcrheated from a deficiency of water.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-17
The Escape Ofthe Nashville.

Sufficient explanation has been made by the
Navy Department TO conynceSOll fhir-minded
men that the escape Of the Nashville was due
alone to the fact that the Department had no
vessels within its reach to prevent it, The va
TiOus naval expeditions, aud the ooast blockade
have occupied every vessel as fast as il could be
fitted out, As soon MS It was known that the
Nashville had arrived, which was on the 4th of
March ,theSecretary of the Navy telegraphed d to
various stations, but was unable to reach any
vessels suitable for the purpose, except those
undergoing repair. lie was answered from Bos-
ton that two gunboats would be ready IN two
or three days. but owing to defect discovered
in the engine Of one, and delay of the other
from some similar cause, they did not leave till
the lith, and when they arrived at Fortress
Monroe tho Nashville had escaped.
The gunboat Georgia, which had been off
Beaufort, was Obliged To come into port for coal
at the time the Nashville escaped. The abuse
which has been hehped upon Scc'y WELLEs
for this matter was totally ignorant and
senseless, and it is notable that this unsoru-
pulous attempt to make the head of the Naval
Department Odious, seems TO come almost en-
trely from the papers which insist that the
waste of our resources on land shall not be
criticised, because it may impair public conf-
denee in the direction, and thereby injure the
public service.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-17

SLEEP AFTER DINNER.-The Corn.
hill Magazine asks and answers the
,question-Is sleep after dinner a good
thingY On the part of some persons of
weak digestion it seems to be SO. The
habit should not be acquired without an
attempt to ward off the necessity by a
reduction of the amount of food. II
this have unfavorable effects an ample
compensation for the time given to a
short post-prandial sleep may be OBJ
tanned by earlier wakefulness in the
morning. On the other hand DR.. Beau.
mont found, in the case Of ST. Martin,
that digestion was promoted by moder-
ate exercise, such as walking, immedi-
ately following the meal. In all cases
experience must decide.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-17

Poltroon is of classic origin, "pollce
truncus," excision of the right thumb.
In Roman archery the right thumb was
the most important member in use,
without which one could not be a sol.
dier; hence the coward, to keep out of
the ranks of his countrymen, resorted to
the dastardly act Of cutting it off-as
some in our day do the indices or fore.
finger, the one used on the trigger of
firearms. The word by use and con-
traction came to be poltroon, meaning
all species of cowardice or vagaboud,
ism.
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The Southe traitors know their
Northern allies. ~'The Memphis Avail.
anche of March 9th refers to the speech
of Mr. Voorhees,, of Indiana, in Con
gress, which was more distinguished
by a critical zeal against the Govern
ment, than by anxiety for the suppress.
sion OF the rebellion. We quote from
the Avalanche:
There are few among the many
Northern men in public life, once con.
sldered true to the South, who still have
the courage and consistency to hurl con
tempt in the teeth of tyranny, though
fully aware that the consequences may
involve loss of personal freedom, 0l
this class are Messrs. Vallandingham
and Voorhees,"
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A Crisis Imminent in France.

Paris correspondent gives the following
Of the aspect of affairs in Paris;
II is OF no earthly use attempting to disguiso
the gravity oftho situation here. tits extremely
serious. 1t never was anything like what il
now is since the last days of Louis Pnillipe's
reign Fermentation and agitation are every
where, and disgust and dissatisfaction are
universal Several persons who were present
in the chamber the other day, during the
speech OF NJ. Keller, describe the eff
feet produced by the closing phrase
as something unparalleled within the
memory Of this generation, When the speak
er, pointing to Prince Nepoleon, exclaimed
"Away, then with all rcvolutionists, wether
issued from tho Inob,or standing onIthe steps of
the throne, and who are striving to drag Franco
into the Bas Empire" When the speaker ut
tered these words, all eye-witnesses, of no mat
ter what opinion, join in Affirming that the
whole chamber thrilled with one quiyor of ad-
miration and sympathy--even the so-callcd
"Household Deputies" will or can, NJ. de
Persigny remain in Officer That is at present
the chief question. NJ. de Persigny has now
returned fully to his starting point, and is as
revolutionary as prince Napoleon, besides being
more impractical.
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OLD ABE's LAST STORY.-An old
friend from Springfield lately called ia
see the President. After the usuaI
greetings, etc, "Liucoln," said he
when you turned out Cameron. wbv
didn't you turn out the rest of vonI
Cabinet?" "That," said the President
makes me think of something that
took place near home, in Illinois. An
old farmer had been pesterod with a
colony OF skunks that deprecated night.
~ on his poultry. He determined ia
be rid ofthem, and finally succeeded in
getting them all in one hole, where he
could kill them at his pleasure. lie
drew one forth by the tail. and execu.
ted him, but, said he, in telling the sto
ry, "this caused such an internal stencil
that | was obliged to let the rest run"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-17

THE GAL THAT Took ROOT.-A
good story is told of Bostonian's first
appearance in polite society in Arkan.
sas. The company were engaged in
dancing, and the loveliest female pres.
ent occupied a chair near the window
without partner. Stepping up to the
lady, with palpitating heart, he ex-
claimed:
"Will you do me the honor to grace
me with your company for the next
set?"
Her lustrous eyes shone with un.
wonted brilliancy, while her pearly
teeth glistened, her snowy bosom rose
and fell with joyful rapture as, she re-
piled:
eyes, STREE! for I've sot, and sot
and sot, till I've bout took root"
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]. Bull,s astone Rlookndo. .e-


Those "guardians of civilization" pre-
siding over the British Press and who
rec orded the British atrocities in the
Sepoy war and appIauded them
Wtthal, are still in paroxysms over the
operations of the "Rat-hole Squadron" !"
The blockading of the harbor of Charles
ton is declared by the Times ga crime
against humanity" by the Dispatch "a
barbarism which the entire world will
resent as an injury, and a natural sup.
plement to the projected horrsrs of a
prompted slave insurreetion. But Bull
has very short memory. We are only
apt pupils in this respect, Of his own for
during his war against Napoleon he re-
sorted to the same expcdients-did hor-
riied, sanctimonious Bull vide the fol-
lowing paragraph from Walter Scott's
Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte:" ..#
England x i; * unable to get opportu.
mites Of assailing French vessels, was
induced to have recourse to strau ge.
and, as it proved effectual means of car
rying on -hostilities. Such was the at
tempt at destroying the harbor Of Bou-
logne by sinking in the roads ships
loaded with stones"
Kuavcs, as well as liars, should have
long memories. .. ...r.s
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-17

The new Cabinet of Jeff. Davis has
been formed and confirmed Benjamin
was transferred from the office of Secre-
tary Of War to the State Department,
and was succeeded in his former posi-
tiOO by Geo. w. Randolph, of Virginia,
who is supposed to possess good military
qualifications The only other new ap-
pointment was that of Thomas H. Watts
Of Alabama, as Attorney General. Mr..
Watts, was formerly an old line Whig,
and this appointment was probably mado
to conciliate that important element
in the South.
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The Force Engagei and tho Killed and
Wounded. .H.ut

From the Pittsburs, Tenn, Cor Gin Timesl
As near as can estimate of the entire force
engaged in this conflict, have set il down at
tho opening Of the battle as heing about sixty
thousand on the Rebel side, with a somewhat
smaller number, say over fifty thousand, on
ours. This morning witnessed an addition TO
d our troops Of about twelve thousand men,
while from the testimony of the Rebel prison.
ers taken to-day, the reinforcemonts TO the
enemy were about eight thousand men, more
than half of whom had been left at Corinth
when tho troops moved from that point on
Saturday evening last.
The intricate knowledge possessed by the
enemy of every foot of the contested soil on
which the battle was fought, gave them
greater advantage than was awarded us by the
trihing increase in numbers, but on either side
the battle was fought with desperation which
i could not have believed to exist in the minds
Of men, unless in vases Of strong personal
grievance. The determination appeared, even
under the most Calling fire, to be victory or
death. The Mississippians on the side Of the
enemy were tho ruling spirits, aud they we'll
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-17

Dean Swift was at one time solicited
to preach ascrmon for the benefit ol
the poor. When the preliminary ex.
ereises were gone through, he arose and
, selected the text, ale that giveth tc
the poor lendeth to the Lord"
30 q. Now" said the witty pastor sOxnpt-
Ily closing his book, "if' you likeIAs
security down with your dust"
sa This was the whole of the sermon
aud 1t occasioned large collection
which was the only thing wanted.
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[For the News.
Miscellaneous Enigma.

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sALLIB.
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How 1T LOOKS ABRoAD.-The edit
or of the indianapolis journal makes
some severe comments on the conduct
of certain people at Columbus in toady-
ing to the rebel prisoners at Camp
Chase. He justly says: "The mem bers
of the Ohio Legislature who invited
those rebel officers to seats inside the
bar, as if thOy were distinguished and
honored visitors, ought TO be eepelled."
That would be the proper course, if a
majority of either branch have sufficient
self.respect and patriotism to carry it in
to effect. Men who sympathize with,
and toady to rebellous thieves and muir.
derors, are not fit to legislate for the
patriotic people of Ohio Cincinnati
Press. t-.t..
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-17

THE RISE OF THE RoTHsCH1Lps.-
When George III. came to the throne,
there was little boy at Frankfort who
did not dream fever having any thing
to do, personally, with the sovereigns of
Europe. He was in the first training
for the Jewish priesthood. His name
was Meyer Anselm Rothschild. For
some reason or other he was placed in
a counting house at Hanover, and he
soon discovered what he was fit for
He began humhly as an exchange bro-
ker, and went on to the banker of the
Hessie, whose private fortune he saved
by his shrewdness, when Napoleon over.
run Germany. How he left large for.
tune and a commercial character of the
highest order, and how his FIVE sons set
tied in five of the great cities of Europe
and have had more authority over war
and pence and the destiny of nations
than the soverigns themselves, the
world pretty we'll knows. Despetie
monarehs must be dependent upon
mOney-lenders, unless they are free
from debt, and can command Unlimited
revenues for untold purposes-which
is never true of despotic sovereigns.
Constitutional rulers are free from the
responsibility and the difficulty, and our
soyeregns are supplied byParliamentary
vote, and need not stoop to borrow
Yet there is room for a Rothsohild in
ILondon, where loans are negotiated for
al sRnRntSies, and which is a kind of
y ! otiice for the financial news of
Forld.--Ipnce Week.
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The wheat prospect of Muskingum
Valley is very fatterine. A great deal
has been sown, principally weevil-proof
whiV has come up prolitically.-
Third but tho country il was never
known'to he in better condition at this
season Of the year, and we are gratifed
to find thatthe husbandman has such en-
cellent prospects for large crop
GAINESVILLE Courier. .HaFtaf' a1s
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The REBEL Navy AT ROANOKE ISL.
AND TOTALLY DEsTRoYED.-The most
complete and finished piece of business
was the total destruction Of the rebel
fleet, under command of Commodore
Lynch, whose name is associated with
the Dead Sea Exploration. The feet
was itself of proportions far from despi-
cable, counting nine vessels, each arm
ed with two guns, five of which were
rltted; and it is evident that it was count.
ed on, if not to defeat our squadron, at
least to do it serious damage. One of
these gunboats, the Curlew, received n
heavy she'll, which went through her
deck and bottom, and sunk her. Five
other steamers were followed to Eliza
beth City, and attacked under cover
of the battery at that place. The Com.
modore Perry ran one of them down,
sinking her instantly. The Steamers
Ceres boarded one of the others, driy-
ing the officers and crew overheard or
killing them in haud.to hand fight on
the deck. The Fanny was burned by
the rebels themselves, and two others
were followed into the canal and de.
stroyed, while large new gunboat,
found on the stocks, was burned. Thus
disappears utterly the navy of Pamlico
Sound. This achievement certainly
belongs to the aesthetics of the war--it
is finished masterpiece in its way. To
the rebels the loss is irreparable, for the
want Of ship, carpenters, engine build.
ers and the like, makes it utterly i'm
possible for them to replace these ships.
1t IS, indeed, blow under which the
rebellion will reel.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-17

A New TDEA.-The Boston Daily
Advertiser prints the following sugges-
ton, furnished by gentleman abroad,
respecting the disposition to be made of
the Fort Donelson prisoners:
III propose that they be exchanged
for slaves, on the principal of Southern
presentation, five secessionists for
three slaves, or reversing the order of
Ynlues.n
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-17

The St. Louis Democrat says the rea-
son of placing Buekner in close con.
fnement at Fort Warren is stated to BE-
that, after declaring upon his honor
that he bore no concealed weopons, 1
loaded revolver was found upon him
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-04-17

The Richmond papers Of the 5th contained
extracts from the New York papers of the Cd.
OF course they received information from their
Northern spies at the sAme time, and these
spies know all the facts that well-iniormed
persons generally know which are so sedu-
lously excluded from the newspapers.
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BURNSIDE AT NEwBERN.---A soldier
writing to his friends, thus describes
the appearance of the Commanding
General on the day. of ba tile: 3
You would have laughed if you had
seen Burnside on that day. His dress
was a compound between coal.heaver
and an Italian brgand. If you have
ever seen the Corsican Brothers played,
you can form an idea of his costume.
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Battles of the Revolution.

The following table of the compare.
tive losses of life sustained in the bat.
ties ofthe Revelation is valuable also
for the dates of the several battles:
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The FOrty-Eighth Ohio in a skirmish.

As Highland county is represented in the
Forty eighth, the following from the Pittsburg,
Tenn,, correspondence of the Cincinnati Times
may not prove unintoresting;
Yesterday one of the Ohio Regiments got
into skrmish with a body of cavalry direct
from the camp Of the enemy. The firing upon
the pickets having been continued for some
time past, Col. Buckland, commander of the
Third Brigade, ordered out two companies
from each regiment TO look after the Socesh
gentry. Licut.-Col. Parker, gentleman from
top to toe and a military officer of ability, as
sisted by Major James S. Wise, of our city,
had commaridof that portion detached from
the Forty-eighth, and when about five miles
beyond the pickets they we're fired upon by
party in ambush. A return fire brought tho
enemy in sight, and they proved to be a por-
ton OF the same cavalry which has for some
time past proven great annoyance to our
outposts. For a short time the prospect of a
''noe little fight" as the Major expressed it,
was imminent, but the Seeesh look much and
trust more to the speed of their horses than
anything else, and they got upsand took unto
themselves the wings of aigh, There never
were such horses to run as TIC "Seocsh"
horses. They are all skin, mud muscle,
are light ana wiry, and "go ..swilh a rush"
They will not fight if they can get away, and
they have happy facility of doing so to per-
fection. | speak of the skirmishing parties
sent out by the enemy.
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POLAND OATs.--Among the varieties
floats, few if any are as reliable as the
Poland. The straw is stiff, standing up
we'll, the yield is usually about fifty
bushels to the acre, and the weight al
ways over forty pounds to the measured
bushel. The berry is plump aud the
meal so abundant that makers Of oat
meal will pay a higher price for this va
ricty, than for most others,
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MATCHED HORsEs. IAN intslligontt
farmer, being asked if his horses were
we'll matched, replied; eyes, they are
matched frst-rate; one Of them il will
ing to'dO all the work, and the other il
willing he should" ~ vf-e.,,