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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28
PhysiOgnOmy-

It is said that any nose which is less
than the height of the forehead is an in
dication of defective intellectual power.
The eyes indicate character rather by their
color than form. The dark blue are found
most commonly in persons of a genial and
refined character, light blue and grey in
the rude and energetic. Lavater says:
"Hazei eyes are more usual indications of
a mind masculine, vigorous and profound;
just as genius, properly so called, is almost
always associated with eyes of a yellOwish
cast, bordering on hazel" The higher the
brows rise the more the possessor is sup
posed to be under the influence of feeling,
and the lower the better controlled by his
reason. A very small eyebrow is an indi
cation of want of force of character. A
tOlerably large mouth is essential to vigor
and energy, and a very small one is indie
ative of weakness and Incidence. In a
manly face-the upper lip should extend
beyond and dominate the lower. Fleshy
lips are often found associated with volup-
tuous, and meager ones with passionIess
nature. The retfeating chin indicates
weakness; the perpendicular, strength; the
sharp, acuteness Ofmind.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28
How 20 Measure Hose.

went into a shop the other day to buy
what the drapers call "gent's hose" A
smiling young lady was behind the coun-
ter. When 1 made requst of her to
show me some socks, 1 was somewhat
doubtful what course of action 1 ought to
pursue in order to demonstrate to her the
length of my foot. AS 1 am not bur
lesque writer, it was clear that 1 could not
lay my boot on the counter and say, "with
all my SOLE" nor could I paraphrase Dib-
din's Jack Tar, when he spoke of the
dancer who $50 daintily handled her
feet" The little woman, however, speedi-
ly removed my first perplexity, though
only to plunge ME into another. "Will
you," said she, "please to double up your
fist and lay it on the counter ?" replied
that did not want gloves, but socks
"And L want to take your measure" she
said. But" I urged, cit is the measure
of my foot that you require" "Yes," she
replied, "and I can get it equally as well
from your hand. Once around your
clenched fist at the knuckles, is the length
of your foot" And she took the measure
of my fist, and I took the socks on the faith
of the damseI's representation and, in
due time, found that she was quite right,
and had fitted me to a niccts'.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28
A Tough Story.

The other evening in our "private crib, -
there was a learned dissertation, subject,
.'Bedbugs and their remarkable tenacity
of life." One asserted of his own knOwl-
edge that they could be boiled and come
to life. Some had soaked them for hours
in turpentine without any fatal consequent
ces. Old Hanks, who had been listening
as an outsider, here gave in his expert
ence in cOrrobOration of the facts. He
says: "Some years ago, took a bedOug
to an iron foundry, and dropping it into
a ladle where the melted iron was, had it
run into a skillet. Well, my old woman
used that skillet pretty constant for the
last six years, and here the other day she
broke it all to smash, and what do you
think, gentlemen, that ere insect just walk
ed out of his hole, where he'd been layin'
like frog in a rock, and made tracks for
his old roost up stairs. "But," added he,
by way of parenthesis, "by George, gen.
tlemen, he looked mighty pale!'
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28
Make Prompt Payments.

Few persons are at all aware Of the
evil done to others, or the injury im-
hicted on themselves, by the neglect
of punctuality as to the payment Of
debts. There are many men Of busl-
ness who would not have their note in
bank unpaid at maturity for any thing,
or debt of honor forgotten and yet
they will say to their poor creditors,
90 and come again, time upon time.
Indeed, with many men, the whole
balance lying in their bankers hands,
SO OstentatiOusly to keep up theit
credit, is made up of small sums long
overdue, bat out of which the proper
owners are kept by various devices.
With some it is mere careles5nes5,
with others a settled principle, that it
is never safe or wise pay any sum Of
money 50 long as the payment can, by
any art or artitice, be delayed. They
are net dishonest. They mean to pay,
but not till the last practical moment
Were it a debt of honor, they would
pay it direct; but a mechanics ae-
count Of 4 few dollars, may be sent for
a dozen times, and there is no sense OF
wrong or even impolicy in all this de-
lay. ~.
The Queen of England Is notoriOAS
for her prompt payment of all ac-
counts. Not long since, on the mar
riage Of her daughter, she employed 4
distinguished artist, at the price Of
about two hundred dollars, to design
the bridal veil to be worn on The great
occasion. A piece Of fOrgetfdluess or a
mistake, by which the artist was left
unpaid for a short time, cost her life,
and caused her death, in absolute
want, in garret. She was told to
call at the palace at a given time for
But the Queen had gone
out and forgotten to leave the money,
or an order to pay with the proper Of
icer. She was told to call again, and
again. At last, nervous, as lady Of
refined sensibilities would be, hot and
weary with long walk, she was taken
sick with fever, and died before the
money came, in absolute want. Ia
litaAC VI OCOl EO IL. lAttNltSluCII > UlllT
to amount of hundreds of thousands of
dollars were left unpaid for years.
The father Of the present Queen Of
England borrowed money on the Con-
tinent to take his wife to England, for
Victoria to be born within the King
dom Of Great Britain. That money
was never returned until after the
present Queen came to the throne In
this country many neglect their aC-
counts to the ruin Of those who trust
them.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28
RTarrYing for Money.

Commodore Vanderbilt, the great
millionaire and railroad King, who
has lived several years beyond the al
lotted three score and ten, and is now
spinning along the down grade Of life
as fast as Time-whO will not put on
the brakes even for VanderbiIt-can
carry him, has just been married to a
woman somewhere between twenty
and thirty years old. If she were to
take her book oath that it was all for
love, not a soul would believe her.
Oh, We rosy girls, envy her not, nor
initiate. Give yourself to men who
have some of the juice of youth in
them, money or no mOney-and don't
make US ashamed of our species by ty
ing yourselves to an antiquity blasted
bundle of bones. you 10, you de
serve to ride through life with Death
on pale horse for your companion,
and to sing, like one before you:
Bad luck to the penny that tempted MY Minnie
t. sell her poor Jennie for siller an Ian.
Hes doyI't aud he's zin', HIS build il is frozen,
Oh, dreary's the might wi crazy aulJ man.
he huns aud he bankers, he frets and he cai.ders,
I never can please him, do a that l can,
He's peevish and Jealous Of a the young fellows,
Oh, doolon the day met wi al auld man.
Ny amid Aunti Katie upon me take pity,
I'H 40 my eudenrors to follow her plan
I'll cross him and rack him, until hear-t rak him,
And then his Old rrass will buy a pan.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28

The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle and
Sentinel reports the case in that city
Of Daniel Turner, coIOred, sentenced to
two months hard labor on the Macon
& Augusta Railroad, for petit lar
ceny. After the sentence, the brother
of the prisoner accOsted the Court III
follows:
Negro-Judge, amt there no way
you can fix it so that l can go on the
chain gang in place of Dan?
The Justice-Is the prisoner a rCld-
tion OfyOurs?
NPgrO-Pm his brother, an want
for to work out his time, cause he's
older than me, an have a wife, an
Pm willin' to go on de gang in his
place, an let him stay wild his wife.
The Justice--But I can not allow an
innocent man to suffer for a guilty
one. You can not take your brothers
place, unless you swear that he is inn6-
cent, and that you stole the dog.
Negro-I can't swear to that, Judge,
but 1 am willin' to make his crime
mine and suffer in his place, SO it
don't make no difference.
The justice finally succeeded in max
ing the faithful brother understand
that it did make difference, and, ev-
identity feeling greatly disappointed,
he left the court room and Dan was
taken to Jail.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28
Iandcine lie Old Folks.

a young man, living not far from
this city, had been paying his address
Is to a prePossessing young lady,
whose parents were stOutly opposed Is
her receiving said gentleman's atten-
tions. The suitOr, however, like
most suitOrs, under the spur of paren-
taI opposition, continued to buzz
around the dOmicile of his love, and
in time secured the consent of the
old fOlks-WhO saw that it was a dead
sure thing any way-to celebrate the
nuptials. Arrangements were made
accordingly, and on a given day the
wedding, which was to be private
affair, WAS to come OFF. When the
time arrived the family and a few
near relatives, together with the cler-
gyman, assembled in the parlor, and
all was ready to tie the uuptial knot.
Just as the ceremony was about to be-
gin, the young man called the COM
pany together and remarked: "Ws
.are much obliged for this gathering OH
our account, but let me suggest that
there is no necessity for further bust
ness, rs we We're married three weeks
ago" The minister Immediately
took his hat and left, while the father
Of the girl gazing upon his wife, ven
tured to reproduce these touching
lines:
'Thi- world isalla Herting show,
Ef.r r4rnf frraa..
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28
WHEN YOU'RE DOWN.

What legions Of f"friends'' always bless us,
When golden success lights our way
How they smile as they softly address US,
So cordial, good humored and gay.
But oh when the sun Of prosperity
Hath set-then how quickly they frown,
And cry out in tone of sev5fity,
''kick the man, don't you see he IS downI''
What though, when you knew not sorrow,
Your heart was as open day,
And "ynur friends" when they wanted to borrow,
You obliged and ue'er asNed them to ''payi''
What though not a soul you eer slighted,
As You wandered about the town,
Your "friends'' become very near sighted
And don't seem to see when you're down.
When you're "up'' ycu are loudly exalted,
Ard traders all sing out your praise,
When you're down" you have greatly drfaultsd,
And they "reslly don't fancy your waysI''
YOor style was ''tlp top" when you'd money,
So sings every sucker and clown,
But now tits exceedingly funny,
Things are altered "because they are down."
Oh give a heart that forever
Is free from the worlds selfish rust,
And the soul whose high, noble snde4vor
Is to raise fallen men from the dust;
And When in sdversity's ocean
victim is likely to drown,
All hall to the friend whose devotion
Will lift up a man when he's ''down."
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28

The editor of the Ripley Bee re-
Gently visited our fourishing neigh
Dor town of Washington, and gives
the following favorable report of his
observations:
Our conclusions of Fayette are
about these: Although one. of the
smallest counties in the State, she has
some of the largest and best farms, an
enterprising people, and eventually
will be one of the richest counties
Ohio can boast of. The farmers know
the value Of good roads, and turn
pixies lead in every direction. BY
this means Washington, the coun-
ty seat, is enabled to command n
trade that but few towns of double
the size can command. 1t looks like
business in Washington, and is bust
ness. One firm alone, that of Ely &
Stimson, do. a business of over $780,
900 a year. They have q Wholesale
and retail trade in groceries, hard
ware, &c. There are some three or
four other houses of tn he same kind in
the place. Iti is the same way in dry
goods and every other branch of bus
fness. There are quite number Of
very large brick buildings, that would
be Il credit to any place. The Ma
sonic Hall is one of the prettiest rooms
of the kind we were ever in, and
there is a Concert Hall in the same
building, seated with chairs, and a
gallery, that will hold over six hun
dred persons. The population of
Washington is about three thousand,
we believe, and we don't think that a
more active, enterprising, pushing,
intelligent population resides in the
State.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28
The First Thousand Dollars.

| AAC H Al 81 \ AAU --sFaAAAl ADOAAa4A -
The first thousand dollars that a
young man makes, after going nut in
to the world-tO act for himself, earns
and SdUeS, will generally settle the
question of business life with him,
There may be exceptions to this state-
ment; yet, for fule, We think it will
| hold true. The first condition is that
the young man actually earns the
thousand dollars in question. He does
not inherit this sum. It does not
come to him by a streak Of good luck,
as the result Of a fortunate venture in
the purchase and sale of hundred
shares of stock. It is the fruit of per-
IsonaI industry. Hegives his time and
labor for it. While he is thus earning
and saving it, he must earn two or
three, or perhaps four times as much
to pay his current expenses. He is
consequently held sternIy to the task
OF industry for a considerable, period.
The direct consequence to him is r
steady, continuous and solid discipline
in the habits Of industry, patient, per-
sisteut, foTecasting and seIfdeHying eff
fort, breaking all the Tendencies to In
dolence and frivolity, and making him
an earnest and WatchfuI economist of
time He not only learns how to
work, but he also acquires the love of
work, and moreover he learns the
UaIte of the sum which he has saved
out of his earnings. He has tniled for
it; he has observed its slow increase
from time to time; and in his esti-
mate ii represents so many months or
years Of practical lubor. His ideas of
life are shaped by his own experience.
These natural effects of earning the
first thousand dollars we hold to be
very great benefits. They are just the
qualities Of mind and body which are
most likely to secure business success
IL after years. They constitute the
best practical education which a man
can have as a 10Orker in this working
world. They are gained in season for
life's purposes, at the opening period,
just when they are Waptei, when fool
ish notions are most likely to mislead
an inexperienced brain, and when,
too, there is full opportunity for
their expansion and development in
later years. Men have but one life to
live; and, hence, they start from
opening manhood but once. And the
manner in which they start, the pur-
poses they have in view, and the hab-
its they form, will ordinarily deter
mine the entire sequel Of their career
on earth. To succeed, men must have
the elements of success in hen5SeLge$.
One great reason why there are so
many useless, inefficient or poverty
stricken men on earth-Or rather, boys
seeming to be men-cOnsists in the
simple fact that they did not start
right. A prominent reason why the
children of the rich 50 frequently
amount to nothing may be found in the
luxury, ease, and Incidence which mark
ed. the commencement of their lives
1t is the law of God that we should be
lrOrkerS on earth; and no one 50 well
cOnsUlts the development of his being
.as when he conforms his practice to
the law. The workers in some suit
able sphere are the only really strong
men in this world.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28
The Name of God in FOrty-Eight
Languages.


The name of God is above every
other name. To this day the piOus
Jew picks up and examines every slip
of paper he finds in his path, lest per-
chance this sacred name might be
thereon, and be irreyerently trodden
under foot of man. The first petition,
in the soIemnest of all prayers, is the
halIowing of Gods Name.
The following incident, culled from
one of our exchanges, shows how the
Name of God relieved the wants of an
unfortunate man. Besides the moral
Of this incident, it will show our read
ers by what name the different ma
tiOns call the Supreme Being, in their
acts Of worship. .-....
AS Louis Burger, the well known
author and philologist, was walking in
the Avenue des Champs Elysees, one
day, he heard a familiar voice exclaim-
ing, Buy some nuts of a poor man,
sir; 20 for penny p He looked up
and recognized his old barber.
"What! are you selling nuts?" said
he.
"Ah, sir, I have been unfortunater' ~
"But this is no business for a man
like you."
Burger was touched. He reflected
a moment; thea tearing a leaf from
his memorandum book, he wrote for
few moments and handed it to the
man, saying, "Take this to a printing
office and have a hundred copies
struck off; here is the money to pay
for it. Get a license from the Prefec-
ture of Police, and sell them at two
cents a copy, and you will have bread
on the spot. The strangers who visit
Paris cannot refuse this tribute to the
Name of God printed in so many diff
ferent ways" ... --... ..
The barber did as he was bid, and
was always seen in the entrance to the
Exposition, selling the following hand
bill: ..
THE NAME OF GOD IN FoRTY-EIGHT
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28

ATTENTION, YOUNG LADIEs.-The
character of the young men of the
community depends much on that of
the young women. If the latter are
cultivated, intelligent, accomplished,
the young men will feel that they
themselves should be upright, gentle
manly, and refined; but if their fe-
male friends are frivolous and silly,
the young men will be found to be
dissipated and worthless Remember,
always, that a sister is the best guar
dian of brothers integrity. She is
the surest incubator of faith in fe-
male purity. AS a daughter she is
the true light of home. The pride OF
the father is oftener centered in his
sons, but affection is lavished on his
daughter. She should, therefore, be
the sun and centre of all.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28
Luck and Labor.

Two boys left last week, their country
home, to seek their fortunes in the city.
II shall see what luck will do for me-
said one.
Il will try what labor will do for me, a."
cried the other.
Which is better TO depend upon, luck or
labOl? Let US see.
Luck Is always waiting for something to
turn up.
Labor will turn up something.
Luck lies abed Wishing.
Labor jumps up at six o'clock, and with
busy pen or ringing hammer, lays the
foundation of competence.
Luck whines; labor whistles.
Luck slides down TO Incidence.
Labor strides upwards to independence.
Which is likely to do most for you,
boys?
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28
Hot Pudding.

The students-in one of our colleges
being frequently annoyed by noctur-
nal and inquisitorial visits of a Profes-
sor, who suspected them of playing
cards, one evening prepared kettle
of mush, otherwise called hasty pud-
ding, and by the time it was boiled
had Eseated themselves around the
table in the attitude of card playing,
waiting patiently for the well known
step of the Professor. It was no soon,
er heard than large outside pocket of
one Of them was forthwith filled with
hot hasty pudding, and all were seat
ed as before. AS soon as the Profess
sOr had opened the. door, the student
who was loaded with the mush made
a sudden sweep over the table with
his hand, as if to gather up the cards,
and with another motion apparently
put them into the pocket containing
the mush, These movements could
not help being noticed, as they were
intended to be, by the Professor, who
considering them as pretty strong
eNIdeDce Oh guiIl, DruKe out with the
following; .- ST..
"Wen, young gentlemen, I have
caught you at last, have II"
"Why, yes, sir, we are all here"
$50 l sce you are, and you have
been playing cards, tOD?'
"NO, sir, it is not So"
at ISM, hey? What have you got
in your pocket, young man?"
"Hot hasty pudding, sir"
"Hot hasty pudding, hey? hasty
pudding, haveyou? I'll hasty pudding
YOU" sand the Professor, at the same
time thrusting his hand half way to the
elbow into the hot hasty pudding,
The dOlorous looks, the shaking of
fingers, the groaning and caperS of
the Professor are better imagined than
described.
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Select Miscellany.
MIND YOUR OWN CONCERNS.

Mind your own concerns, my friends,
For they are yours alonei az
Don't talk about your neigbbor's faults,
But strive to mend your own,
Suppose he does not always lead -.
A truly perfect lifei
What matter if he sometimes frstIJ
Orquarrsls with his wife
Don't medde-let him know, my friend,
Your better nature spurns
To act the spy on him or his,
And mind your own concerns.
Yes, mind your own concerns, my friends
And presently yOufl and,
That all your time is occupied,
Aud you've duits enough to mind.
Wbv need you care II SnonEs ss.a----
-5uUuId wed WITH Sallie Jones
What matter II yonr neighbor O.
A plump half million oWnsl
The money is not yours, my friends,
Though golden stores he earns
So do not envy him his wealth,
--7 But mind your own concerns.
Yes, mind your own concerns, my friends,
- 1t is a better plan --r r-
Than always to be spying out
The deeds of brother-man.
Remember that all persons have
Though hidden from the view,
Thoughts that te them-Of right belong,
And not at all to you.
And also bear in mind, my friends,
generous nature worms
No secret from 3 brothers breast
So mind your own concerns.
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tnERTT,TTiK

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Sinsrs " fl74te t1tu==-=zszzz{lc0Se of Debility.
fbey imPaTt t0le 20 adHd r5gOT 70 ne t0hols
rlEstsza strsaglIe1 - Die dppCiite cause
a srliot7uenf Of &C., food, enable he stO-
mach 70 digest t. purify The blood glre good 'oundl
healthy compilation, eradicate The yrlotg ttgc from ne
eye imp1Tt bloom 10 Hs checks, and change the patient
from thort-6rsaibed eTndcidtod, t0sd and HeTUous
invalid to full faced, stout aud UigoT0uG person
Weak and Delicate Children are
made strong by using the Bl!Eers OF
Tonic. In fact, they are Family Med!"
cineB. They can be administered win
perfect safety TO a child three months
old, the most delicate fem0leS or mHn
OGniuetys
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28

Lord PalmerstOn was once appealed to
on the subject of marriage with the sister
of ones deceased wife, and in reply, with
his we'll known chuckle, he said: ''If Il
man who married once, and had the good
fortune to bury his wife, is fool enough to
marry again, by all means let It be the de-
ceased wife's sister; as then, at any rate,
he will only be afflicted with one mother
in-Iaw.n
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-10-28

A doting mother Of a waggish son, hav-
ing bottled a lot of nice preserves, labeled
them, "Put up by Mrs. D." Johnny hav-
ing discovered them, soon ate the contents
of the bottle, and wrote on the bottom of
the label, "Put down by Johnny D."
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Problem.

received nf 7GO lbs. Of rough tallOw to try ont
at go cents pr hundred It's clear, and was t; his
pay in rough tallow AT SCENTS per h. returned 6l5
lbs NET and paid him the balance due him IN
rough thlIow Allowing Is per cent. for waste, what
was the ha tnce due A
An answer is requested