davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08
What an Honest Woman SAYS Of
the Female Clerks at WASH,
iDgtOH

What an Honest Woman SAYS Of fi
the Female Clerks at WASH 0
ingtOn.
The New York Independent, pub
fishes a letter from Hannah Tyler, an
honest woman who holds a place in
the Treasury Department at washing
ton, in which she says some things as
well as others among them these:
"The masses of women at the pres
ent time employed in the Depart
ments are not possessed Of very bril-
liant clerical ideas. On the contrary. ;
very many of them have scarcely /,
enough to tell the day of the week by
a counting house calendar and they
owe their appointments and cOntinu-.
ance in Office to their personal advant-
ages. - II
I do most emphatieally object to hav-
ing girls in their teens, with no other
recommendation than q pretty face OF
a pEetty foot, place themselves on an
intellectual par with men and women
of education. / am sorry to make the
confession, but the truth forces it, that %
the departments are filled with females
crowded, I may say, with those who.
serve the. Government in no other
way except to embarrass the public Of
ficials in the discharge of their duties.
1 could furnish the names of scores Of
women whom the heads of depart
ments have tried to get rid of for
months and years, as being utterly
tC0rtbiesS, yet have been unable to do
so owing to outside Influences. ##
Congress or the President ought to af,
ford US protection, if they allow us to
occupy offices. We ought not be in
suited by having the paran1ours and
H1tstresses Of members Of Congress forced
upon US, and be obliged to tolerate
their society day by day. Let Mr.
Boutwell, clean out the ri6iratF and pol
luton of his department. Let him ap-
point moral and competent women :
then let US be paid according to our
merits"
Per Contra, Don Piatt, the Wash-
ingtOn correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial, denOUnces the statements
Of 'Hannah Tyler" as false and mall
iciOus, and moreover, charges that the
pretended name Of "Hannah Tyler' is
forgery For the sake of morality
and deeency, it is to be hoped be is
right "ot
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08
Miscellaneous.
Drunkenness in England aud
.alt1G France. 1

Drunkenness in England aud
.alt5G France.
A London paper makes a compari-
son between England and France on
the subject of drunkenness. 1t says
that since the time of Henri Meveger
and his Bohemians, the vice of in
toxicatiOn has made marked and de-
plOrable strides in France. The pro-
digiOus multiplication of beer shops,
and the systematic adulteration of
wine have, in Paris, at least, taught
the working class the pernicious Gus
tom Of what, in England, is termed
'tbOOzing.H A French sot was for
merly a monstrosity; the manners of.
the latter day have made the type of
the topper a common one. Moreover
the mania-it is nothing less than a
mania-for the SIMPLIFYING and nause-
Gus beverage, called absinthe, has
made terrific iDrOads on the sobriety
of the population and among work.
men and soldiers in particular, the
craving falls little short of the proper
tiOrs of a pestilence.
England is not, perhaps, the most
drunken country in the world, but
very few surpass it in proneness to the
consumption of the most besotting
stimulants. There is more intoxfca-
ton to be seen in the course of one
hour in London, Dublin, Liverpool
and Glasgow, than two whole DAYS
wddld disclose in any of the great At
lantic cities. By their fondness. for
brandy, the Russian peasautry, the
Danes and the Swedes would holrify
temperance leeturerj yet it must be
owed that neither in Russia, Den
mark or Sweden are drinking habits
productive of the misery, the viceand
the crime which are their sure attend
ants in England. The Germans drink
beer from morning till night, and
drink fair portion of wine and ar
dent spirits into the bargain: never
theless, drunkeDness is by no means a
marked feature insthe German charac-
ter.
The English paper from which we
quote these remarks adds this inqui-
ry Chow is it, why is 1t, that the
English race should defy all other sur
rounding races to rival it in the wor-
ship Of Baechus ?"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08
Novel Reading.


The objects had in view in reading
are, first, to obtain information; Sec
ond, to be awakened to reflection and
investigation third, to be warned
against evil and strengthened in the
love of that which is good fouath,
to form and cultivate a correct taste
Ito minister to the love Of the beau,
tiful. 1t is evident at a glance. that
novels, if allowable at all, cannot
properly form the staple Of our read
ing, as they cannot minister to the
more important ends sought Neith-
el' is it their prime object to awaken
reflection or investigation, They may
warn against evil and encourage good
ness, and they may aid US to cultivate
pure literary taste. They are chief
ly valuable, when valuable at all, for
delineatiOns of character and for un-
masking and satirizing the fOlies or
vices or crimes of the age. We can
no more condemn all novels, there
fore, than we can recommend all
books that are not novels. A thing
may be as valuable on a page of fc-
ton, when true to nature, as when
furnished on the historic page as true
in fact. The lessons taught in the
parallels Of Jesus are as valuable as if
they had been conveyed in a homily,
and great deal more pleasant to
study.
But as it is not the chief end of
reading to crafty the imagination or
please the fancy, novel reading must
hold g subordinate place. As alitera-
ry recreation, as pleasant change
from severe mental toll, as pleasant
and not useless way Of spending an
odd hour not employed, or as a peas
ant treat to an overtasked student or
a relief to a MOI bid state of mind, it
may be desirable occasionally to read
a good novel. Butwhen this becomes
the chief object of attention it absorbs
time from more valuable purposes,
enervates the mental powers, units
for severe study, and emasculates the
intellectual and moral nature.
The Waverly novels are, in the
judgment Of competent critics, much
better and every way freer from OBJ
lection than most works of fiction
About once a year, it may be, one of
the Waverly novels might be read by |
almost anybody forthe benefit of men,
tai recreation. But to have novels Iy-
ing about the house to be read by
children at will is about as bad as
having whiskey about the house to
be drankby them at will-especially
such trashy books as most popular /
novels are. As to the proportion of
time to be allotted to novel reading, |
we know nothing better than the hint
in Paul's advice to Timothy about
wine, "Take a little" just "a little"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08
Jokes and Jokers.

Inc men who are nowadays secu-
ring the lions share of publle sttpn-
.lon are the jokers, Nasty. and Bill
lIngs, and Mark Twain, and the Fat
COntrlbutor-these are the men who
oe'Ier than any other writers, succeed
IN reaching the popular ear. The Iet-
ters from the Confederate x. Roads
are read by a greater number, eyenx
than are the blood and thunder now
els which adOrn the pages ofthe New
J, I ork Weekly, Or Mercury, or Police
There is a reason for this. The ter,
rloie strain and worry of this hard
working age demands FREQUENT re-
taxation. People must unbend or
they will break. People must laugh.
OF they viii grow pTematurply Old
ana eare-worn. The jokes afford Op-
pOrtunity for such relaxation, and so
are sought by all classes. The cIerev-
man puts by-his MSS, or his outlines
OF Theology, takes up stWidow Be-
dott, Or 'sThe Young Minister" and
Ieels refreshed. The lawyer pushes
ms half written brief sinfo his green
Dag, settles back into his chair for a
ieW moments With his evening paper,
laughs until his sides ache over Biz,
llng's last essay on "Milk,n or 0Thrse
Toades," and then goes home with a
bright and cheerful heart. The citi-
zen or the politician, perplexed over
the risk of his business or the DrOs-
poets Of his party, forgets all about this
as ne merrily follows the fortunes Of
the Rev. Petroleum Y. So the mat
ron finds rel. eff from her cares in thei
raey pages which tell of Mr.. Barry
Gray's experiences in housekeeDinC
The student scatters the clouds Of an
preaching dyspepsia and hyDoehon--
dria by the aid Of Don Qdixote, on
Gil Bias, or the IngOldsby Legends.
or PickWiek, or Charles Lamb, or the
half hundred other humOrists ever at
his command. r4 s.t--r7
And so the jokers do very good SER
vice by providing just therelazatiOn-
which the ehard-wOrked men and WON
en- Ofthis age so much need. Nor is this
all. By furnishing these innocent forms
Of unbending the mind, they take
away the awful thirst for stimulauts
which must otherwise inevitably be
felt, and so, though unwittingly, be-
come frst-class public beneficlors and
reformens. 20 as4aS
By ali means then let Us appreciate
the jokers. They have a most essen,
tial part to do, and it is a matter Of
gratitude that there are so many who
do their part so well. Only let the
jokers ever remember that il is an
offence against God and man, to lOw-
er the joke to the level of an immoral
yulgarity. Only let US ever remem- T,
Der, when we find them doing so, to
look upon them as worthy only of 3
our abhOrrenoe, and cast their produo- p
tiOns from US as we would any other
vile and evil thing. Mount Auburn
Index.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08

.
the downward road. The courage
which carried her thro' that ordeal was
surely greater than that which enables
a man to meet a battery; but she
was only sensible of c0wardice and
personal pollution. think that I was
one OF the only three persons who ever
knew ber wrongs, and they were, told
to me in the hope that at some time
I might use the story as a protection
to Others. When I first knew her she
was premature1y old. With a crushing
sense of degradation she had been ac-
cessOry to the ruin of others, as he had
been reported engaged to half dozen
after her marriage with him was
broken off. She had outlived the
days of emotion and tears, and settled
into a quiet happiness very much like
despair, which was attributed to dis
appointed affection, but was in reality.
a consciousness Of degradation-a de-
sire to get away out of body she felt
was not a fit habitation for the soul,
and to lay down the mask of decep-
tion she had worn so long. She said,
with her hands lying listlessly in her
lap, looking out, with an introverted
gaze: 81 have looked thousand times
lost women on the street proclaim
ing their disgrace, and felt that I
ought to be with them, that I had no
business here. It hurts me when
father or mother kisses me, and
think I ought to go and stay with peo-
pie like myself.' It was strange to
nOteGhow the tempter availed himself
Of her misfoftune-the weakness Of
cOncealment, and the probable disbe-
lief doubt, scorn and ridicule which
would be the result of disclosure, and
framed out of them arguments in IA
vOr of elf-abandonment. He never
succeeded in this case; but taught me
to understand some of his tactics, and
gave me new insight into the "first
steps, by which women go down to
death. One who should fall, after be-
ing thus violently cast down; would
surely be an object of compassion, and
society should be as careful about clos
ing the door against the erring as a
shepherd about locking up the fold
while portion of his flock are out in
the paths of wolves. As there is dan
ger in bringing an infected member
into thefold, it is often unsafe to bring
a fallen woman into a family; but
there can be no good reason why
there should not be a Christian Home
where they could be safe until they
could give evidence that they can be
restored to society with safety to 9TH
ers. Then LET their sins be forgotten,
even as we ask God to blot our trans
gressions out of the book of His re.
membrance. .E.7s-E .... !
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08
InterestIng % Conflrmnnts.

The Bishop of New Jersey, it is
said, has given notice that he will ~
fuse at confirmation to lay his hands
upon the piles Of false hair and CHG
mons which surlnOuht the heads Of so
many young ladies seeking admis-
sion to the church and communiOnx
The laying on Of sacred hands at the
altar upon so much rubbish gathered
from the four corners of the earth.
instead Ofthe natural hair or head,
is deemed an offence to the law and
gospel Of the church. -.5.f.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08

A breach-Of-prOmise case is on trial
in New York, the plaintiff in which
alleges that one night, at her mothers
house, the defendant found a dry fish
bone, and proposed that they should
pull it. The bone broke, each hold
ing a piece, and the central part fell
upon the floor This, the plaintiff
holds, was interpreted by the defend
ant as a sign that they should marry
soon. He explains by saying that be
remarked, at seems we are to be
married at the same time wouldn't
you like itW The plaintiff answered
modestly, eli bet I would !'' This
is warning to unwilling bachelors
to keep shy of wish bones, or to pull
them without after-eommeDt.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08

The appointment by Postmaster
General CresweIl Of Miss Van Lew,
as Postmistress of Richmond, seems
to have given widespread satisfaction.
The Richmond Journal of Friday
says "Miss Bette Van Lew, our
new post-marm, is in receipt daily of
letters from all parts Of the Union,
cOngratula-ing her upon the appoint
ment she has received from the Presi-
dent, in reward for her services to the
Union and fidelity to the flag. As it
would be impossible for her to reply
to each of her well-wishers, she re-
quests us to return them her thanks
by general proclamation. So, 10 her
name, we say: Thank you, ladies and
gentlemen, for your good wishes She
is also bothered almost as much as
General Grant with applications for
places in the post-oficc, and asks us to
state that there are no vacancies"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08

Mr.. Parton has written a pamphlet
to prove that We are in honor bound
to complete the purchase of the earth
quake-cursed Danish West Indies. II
Mr.. Seward was authorized to take
the initiative in securing their trans
fer, Mr.. PartOn's argument viii hold
good, for he certainly held out every
inducement to Denmark to part with
its possessions. But if-as held by
Congress-he transcribed his author
ity, the misconduct of the agent can
hardly bind the principal. If law
could be passed compelling Mr. Sew
ard to pay for the islands and spend
the rest of his days upon them, the
ends of both diplomatic and poetic
Justice would be met. -a l.t..
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08

HORRID TRAGEDY AT A MARRIAGE
CEREMoNY.-A young man at Con-
.nersvilIe, in Giles county, Tennessee,
on Thursday evening, while standing
on the floor, in the act of being mar
ried, was shot down by a brother of
the bride. He fell in the arms of the
devoted girl, who, assisted by friends,
conveyed him to a bed, when at her
request, the marriage ceremony was
finished, she exclaiming that she had
rather mourn a husband than q dead
lover. In few minutes the newly
made husband expired, The muir
aerer escaped.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08

] Grants administration is strength
ening the public credit more effeetUal.
ly than the elegislation Of Congress-
It is saving the money collected is
collecting the revenues more closely.
and is thus providing means to reduce
the public debt. When Grant prom
ised economy he meant it, and it is
being proved that he meant it. A
few weeks ago nine thousand civilians
were employed in connection with the
army. Only three hundred of these
are now on duty. The offices have
either been abolished or soldiers have
been employed to do the work. The
clerical forces 10 the departments at
Washington have also been largely
reduced, and stilfit is found there are
too many clerks foFthe work reduired.
Revenue officers, fearing removal or
exposure, are collecting revenue more
closely, and already there is a decided
increase in the income-so much So,
that the April debt statement will
show reduction Of 81 600, 600 for the
month.
The Indian rings, which stole mil
lions, and the Railroad rings, which
absorbed millions, have been broken
up, and thus two great leaks have
been stopped.
Phus far, it looks as if the great
policy of Grants ADMINISTRATION
honesty and ecOnOmy--wouId prove.
a success.
MF. Boutwell,, we are informed, who,
with other heads Of departments, is
pushing forward the work Of reform,
is very much encouraged, and it is
now probable that, without increasing
the taxes, the public debt, during the
first year Of the new administration,
will be reduced one hundred millions.
.TCiD. Gazetta
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08
Tha Boot Problam Agn1n.

Ed. NEws--I beg leave to difer With you in regard
to the to the DOT Problem. The merchant
lost only S45 and the bools the S45 given in chang
belonged toAhe banker and not to the merchant.
SugErtres Ridge, Ohio. OSCEOLA.
"Osoeols" is quite right, and before this he viii
have seen that corrected our mistake in last weeks
paper But Osoeoa" is not the only one Of con-
trButors who discovered the and promptly
right. There were shout dozen others who cd the
same thing We are glad to md that our young
friends take much interest in the problems pub
lsh and that they afraid stand up for their
opiniouS-even against tho editor-wbo is Just as la
BILE to be wrong sometimes as other people. ....
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08
Youth S Department.

Enigma.
am composed Of 26 letters,
Ny IS IA is the name Of Une Of the Siamese twins.
My "A u is tbs King Of Kings. l.
My y Is Is 26 was rebel General. ... ..-.-
My % 25 II l. measure.
Ny 26 Is 70 s was a fav olite Of Cod.
Ny II II is Ex-Governor.
Ny 8 q II II 2 Is q girls name. ar
Ny 7 IS II is kind Of fish.
Ny 20 Is n crooked letter.
My is the foundation Of all happiness tempora
and eternal. 4a PAP 8 PET.
Dove Hill
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08

.gAs-.-s.. - 49, so'aGt . Eogban1s Gsmaa
Biaat lossie a cases n Debtlity.
% 81 ,lsl .sg.,s .Ss; 8. s. ;sRs ssS. sass: sa26:
Eldo5 3 d7srf q flrtv its blood gre good, sound,
heal5v coalpls5ioh erddicde tg yeH05 hHge from 1s
o11 fp1gf booN to ihe cieeLa and ctdgs df patient
gTu sipEtbTe1fied, elRGctGied aoeal4 dad nsTOOui
slu1id, . q ftl f3eed sl0ia, and Uisofqtg proOlt
Weak and Delicate Children are
made Gtr0RE ~ mGimg the Bitters or
Tonic In fnct, they are Family l4ed1-
Gfme8. T1aT can be administered with
ptEfeGf safety 20 q child three MfOnth6
81 E.luetys
~. HsasIssl ass. tss bsai AaaE4
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08
Conundrunns.

When may ship be said to be fOoIishy in love
Whsnshe Is sttarhed 70 a buoy. When mady in love?
When she Is ankering after a swell. When anbi-
tiousy in love When she is making for pier.
Why should squirrel be called q busy body? Be-
cause he is a great tail-bearsr. 81. q ... ...+
What motive do the cars have for running so con-
Btantly from city to city, A locO-MOTIvE.
Why was Pharoah's daughter like a broksr7 Be
cause she got little prophet from the rushes on the
hanks. t--...... -.-. ...
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08

There is a widespread belief in Eu-
rope that the NapoleOnic Dynasty and
the French Empire will fall in 1869.
This superstition is the result of some
euriously mysterious figures published
three years ago in the Independence
Beige, which make the year 1869 do
for Napoleon what the year 1913 did
for Louis Philippe.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08

A horrible crime has been commit
ted at the village of Dolce Aqua,
North Italy, caused by the enforce
ment Of the grist tax. The popula-
tion rose en- masse and killed the
Mayor, whose head was then mounted
on pike and paraded through the
streets. During the same day, twelve
of the municipal councillors were as
sassinated.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08

The Christian Register strikes the
right note when it says: "It is about
time to quit saying that girls are COM
PEELED to enter upon impure lives, on
account of the inadequate remunera-
tion paid for female labor. The COM
pensatiOn is shamefolly small, we
grant, but so long as every industri-
GUS woman Of ordinary ability can
earn several dollars a week besides
her board, by doing housework, we
cannot regard any as blameless or
exeusable who purchases luxuries or
comforts, even with the wages of SIM"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08

There is considerable talk about
adding the eastern counties of Mary
land and Virginia to Delaware, and
making one new State of the whole
Delaware now has q population of
112216, which the proposed additions
would increase to 283,461. The
movement is a good one in most re-
spects, the reduction in the not very
extensive limits of Maryland being
perhaps the chief objection. Wheth
er or not the design will be carried
oGt depends on the disposition of the
people directly interested.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08

& soabsnation IL az BE fagredisntI Of tie BiHaJ,
MA PUBS Santd Cit1 l7Hll, Orange, ETC. u Is used
5r he aaHle dissassl Gs a. isTg i i0here
srs 0loohoIic siitus q required Pou lgiU bsGF IN
f,id Gdf these roBedlcs entirely different from
Gnv Others ddUeTiSsd a it ce Of The diseases nonaed
sss being seiec br1pafapus gf medicinal extracts,
y1EiIe Gs 0fisTg az isrg decociOnS Of IN
foTl TRe TONIC g dectfsIr one Of he most plea
a1Ef and agreeable fccies eU offered TO he public.
rl1R q srqtisIe His pleasure 10 tak1 Il tils itI
l55i5iag3 eShilarafi1q, and HcdiciaaJ qualities ~
ouisd e % D known a. lie gTtatsst Of az ossiee
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08

When you ask lady if she is en-
gagged, and she replies, That is my
business, not yours, Mr. Jones" make
up your mind that she il right, and
you have been set so, About that
time you can put your coat on your
head and your hat on your backLor
at lesst you viii probably feel hkedo-I
ing something OF that gratis -sortf q
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08
An nnrnlv nig NAV have bronphf

An unrUly pig may have brought
on the war Of 1872. A member Of
the Rhode Island Assembly absented
himself from his seat one day to at
tend a trial brought about by the
depredations Of pig. A War Sena-
tor was chosen that day, by one vote,
to represent the State in Congress-
The man who was absent would have
voted for an anti-War Senator. r
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-08
Blacksmith Problsm.

A certain Blacksmith had stone in his shop weigh
ing 40 pounds. A mason coming into the shop, ham
in hand struck it and broke into pieces 'Thsre
says the smith, ''yOu have ruined my weight" "No,'
says the mason, al have made it better for whereas
you could weigh but 90 lbs. with It BOW you can
weigh every pound from to 4O' Required, The size
Of the pieces. CRUM.