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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28
Poetry.
AeR1ou1TuRAG RHYMES.


When books and papeu we're scarce, people read t,
remember, and rhyme was great assistance TO tn
memory. Thus many Of the sayings Of franklin
Peor Richard have been handed down from father t
son, and sti household words among us. The fol
lowing collection was made by DR.. J. C. V. Smith
formerly Of Boston, and published in the New TOrl
Tribune
If butter churned IN mogning air,
Is kept in a cool place with care,
The taste is nice,
But that which shows the buttsrmiIk
Don't sell to those who dress in silk
For any price.
To be in debt
Brings out the sweat.
No baif-cooksd meat
Ishtto eat.
A woman who snesBss
Ought not to make oheeses,
Put her hands in a mufi,
or eyer take snuff.
When the wiad is east and turkeys gobble,
It is no time for horse to bobblei
But let him range taCatch the breeze
Should he be troubled with the heavea.
An OK with broad horns and short. glossy hair,
Is good for a team, the market, or fair.
One Write foot Is bad, and two are too manv,
That horse is best that dOes not have any.
farmer without hogs,
But an army Of dogs,
VIII have more pnppies than pork;
For the swiH viii be lost,
Totbe husbandman's COST
Dogs are good for nothing to work.
The slaezest farmer, strange to say,
Is known for being out Of hay.
It does not pay IN any way,
To milk three times a day.
when chickens roo5t above the NOV,
It spOns the hay orhorse OF COW.
The wsll-bred daughter for a farmer,
A prudent helpmeet and charmsr.
It no place to set poles,
Where mOles or mice have dug their holes.
Cobs make no food for kline to cat,
But they are good for smoking meat
Pork and beans make muscles strong
Something farmers seek;
It Is dish to make life long,
when cooked but once week
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

A French physician, DR.. Desmariis; Of
Bourdeaux, has recently. submitted to the
Academy Of Sciences a plan for preventing
hydrophObia in men and brutes by inoeu-
latiOn with the poison of the viper He
supports his theory that such inocul lation
is a perfect safeguard against hydrophObia
by the record of a series of experiments
upon dogs, He first caused the dogs to be
bitten by vipers, and afterwards by rabid
dogs, and in no case were they attacked by
hydrOphobia.- OF course the bite of the
rattlesnake or the cobra would protect the
subject from all danger of hydrophobia,
simply because he would survive the bite
only p few hours, but Dr. Desmartis is evil
IDENTIFY IN earnest, and not guilty of play
ing so grim a joke npon the Academy, as
proposition to kiA patient with one
poison in order to preserve him from
death by another The bite of the viper
that inhabits the South of France is never
fatal, though thar Of the species found in
England is said TO have occasionally been
SO. The incubation proposed by DR..
Desmartis IS not dangerous, and his theo-
~ is worth testing. That inoculation with
snake poison should render the system
proof against another kind, does not seem
more improbable than did Jenner's theory
that vaccination would prevent the small
DOT
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28
Miscellaneous.
How a Compass and q Fire-1Iy
saved a Prisoner.

How a Compass and q Fire-1ly
saved a Prisoner.
TN Mr.. Parton's very interesting
account of The IaUention Of the Com
pass, in Our Young Folks for Febru-
ary, is the following curious story
told him by Lake Champlain boat
mani
'He said that he had been q prison
er for eleven months in Anderson
Vile during the late war, and when
he heard that General Sherman was
at Atlanta, about two hundred and
forty miles distant, he and his com
rade determined to try to escape, and
make their way thither. One of
them had an old fashioned watch
with a compass in the back of it; and
by this they expected to direct their
course, which was nearly northwest.
But, as they expected to travel only
by night, they resolved not TO start
until they could get a box of matches,
so as TO be able TO strike light now
and then, to look at their compass.
They delayed their departure for six
weeks, trying to get a box of match
es, for the purchase of which they gave
one of their negro friends their last five
dollar bill. He could not buy a box
of matches for five dollars, nor for any
other number of dollars, and so at
last they made up their minds to
start without them.
Assisted by their black friend,
they got away one afternoon, and lay
hidden until late in the evening, when
they started at a great pace through
the woods, and came about midnight
to a road which seemed to go, as
nearly as they could guess, exactly
northwest. Seemed, [ say; but it
might not, and, if it did not, it would
lead them to capture and death. The
night was not very dark, but the
stars were hidden by clouds,
else the friendly North Star would
have guided them upon their way.
Anxious as they were to get on, they
stood for several minutes comparing
recollections, and debating the great
question upon which their lives de-
pended. But, the more they. talked
itover, the more uncertain they be-
came; and they bitterly regretted
their impatience in coming away
without matches.
"There were a great number OF
fre-ftes flying about A lucky thought
occurred to one of them,-the boat
man who told us the story. He caught
FREELY, and, taking it between his
thumb and finger, held it over his
compass. Imagine their Joy to find
that the insect gave them plenty Of
light for their purpose; and imagine
their still greater JOY to discover that
the road led straight to the Union
army. Eight nights of travel brought
them safely to it."
Admirable invention! Ioften won.
der that a thing so valuable can be sc
small, simple and cheap. It is moth.
ing but a needle, a pivot, and a card
which you can buy for half a dollar
and carry in your pocket, or danglC
at the end of a watch chain. Yet
small and trifling as tits, a ships com
pany that should find themselves in
4 the middle of the ocean without {
! compass, would consider it a great fa
vor to be allowed to buy one for many
thousand dollars.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

STURGEON AND BEECHER.-Dr. Holland,
(Timothy TitcOmb, who is now travelling
in Europe, makes in a recent letter, the
following com parison between Spurgeon
and Beecher; "Mr. Spurgeon is doing by
organization and institution what Mr..
Beecber does by personal magnetism. Mr..
Beeeher inspires other clergymen; Mr..
Spurgeon educates them, and so builds
and shapes the policy of institutions that
he will be producing preachers after his
own kind long after he has passed away.
The spirit of the man is kindly. His
manner toward his people is familiar and
fatherly. Like the Brooklyn preacher,
too, he is not without his dash Of humOr.
In short, I left his presence, at last, with a
good taste in my mouth, and the firmest
wish in my heart, that the Lord would
send into the world, and set to work, ten
thousand just such sensational fanatics as
! iSPurgeonU
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

To PUHFY y ROoM.-Set pitcher
of water in a room, and in few hours
It will have absorbed all the respired
gases in the room, the air Of which
will become purer, but the water ut
terly filthy. The colder the water Is
the greater the capacity to contain.
these gases. At ordinary tempera=
ture a pail of water. will contain
pint of carbonic acid gas and several
pints of ammonia. The capacity is
nearly doubled by reducing the wa
ter to the temperature Of ice. Hence
water kept in a room awhile is al
ways unfit for use. For the same
reason the water from a pump should
always be pumped up in the morning
before any ofitis used Impure wa
ter is more injurious than impure air.
The above, if true, proves how cx-
ceedingly careless many Ofus are as
regards our health, for we venture to
say that a large majority Of the p9o=
pie use water for drinking which has
"absorbed" for hours the noxiaus
gases of their rooms. Much care is
requisite to preserve health.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

PoRK AND BEANs.LThe cheapest
and most nutritious vegetable used
for food is beans. Prof Liebig says
that pork and beans form a com pound
ofsubstances peculiarly adapted to
furnish all that is necessary to sup
port life. A quart Of beans costs say
10 cents; half pound of pork, 10
cents. This, as every housokeeper
knows, will keep a small family for a
day with good strengthening food.
Four quarts of beans and two pounds
Of cdrhed beef, boiled to rags, in 80
quarts of water, will furnish a good
meal to 40 men at cost Of Si-two
cents and q half q meal. -.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28
DEBILITY.

Fae- - u,uszusae % HaglapGl 9glaea
BiieTs 1-7ite N =i77zz cases 81 Deoaeitt
Ehey fuPGrf tone -dHa Uigor e tAe '7aot.
r,rrisrs riT,noibsa Ge -dppstile ediEt
- snio,--renf n fber-I food enable de stO-
uGeh % digea e. puTJy the blood, give good Soal
Aeahhv complexion, eradicate he ysll0g tngc from ae
ogc iHpdrf bloom to s cheeks and change De Pd'et
from shOTt5Teafhcd, eHsGciGted freak aHd SERIOUS
faUalid % asti faced si0ta, aad UigoTotts person
Weak and Delicate Children are
made strong by using the hlsteE9 %
Tonic. In fact, they are Family NAed1'
efmea. They can be administered Win
perfect snfety 90 a child three months
old, the most delicate female, or man
ofmimetys
T1ear Ruu,edieq az fke berf
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

The Harpers pay from five to fifteen
dollars per page for prose articles.
The total average cost of a number is
about six dollars per page. But con-
tribufions are generally bought by the
article and not by the page. "How
much do you want for your article"
is the question. George w. Curtis
still edits the "E4sy Chair" Mr.. Curtis
receives 81, 900 per .anpum from the
Harpers.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

BAKED HAMs.-Most persons boil
ham, butit is much better baked, if
baked right. Soak 1t for an hour in
clean water, and wipe It dry; next
spread it all over with thin batter;
then PUT into a deep dish with sticks
under it to keep it out of the gravy
When is fully dono take off the
skin and batter crusted upon the
flesh side; and set itaway to cool
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

During a recent debate in the Vic
toria Legislature, a rather good thing
was said by one of the members. An
unfortunate loyal Liberal, whose edu-
cati on had been sadly neglected, was
reading out a document to the House,
and vainly endeayoring to decipheI
an obscure letter. Turning to his
next friend, he anxiOusly asked:
els that a hem or a hen ?"
''Oh," replied his friend, "CalI it q
hen, and move that it lay on the
table"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

The story Of a man who stole saw-mill
and was arrested while attempting 10 carry
of the dam, has nOw its parallel In
Nashville, Tennessee, one night last week,
a two-story chimney was torn down and
every brick spirited away from lot on
Cherry street, one of the most populous
thoroughfares. Even portion OF the
foundation Is missing.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

Eight persons were killed in Roch-
ester, n. Y, recently, by the giving
way ofa floor in a school-rOOm. Fifty
persons in all were injured. The Cor
oner's inquest established the fact that
the accident was in consequence of an
undersized cap having been placed
upon the column supporting the floor
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

A novel lunar phenomenon was Wis
ible at Norwalk, Conn.,, recently. AS
the moon rose, a distinct and perfect
duplicate was reflected close by its
side. 1t continued thus for many
minutes, and was observed with inter
est by many people.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

INK STAINS AND OTHER STAINS
Ink stains can be removed out Of
wooden materials, carpets, table Gov
ers, &C., by applying milk, thus
with a rag or fine cloth gently sop
up the ink, then have, according to
the size of the stain, some milk in 3
bowl; gently touch the spot with the
rag which, has been thoroughly steep
ed in the milk, continue gently to wet
the spot, then take a clean towel and
wipe all over; if well done, no stain
will remain. To take ink out Of I'm
en- orsmuslin, if still wet, put the
stained place into the MILK if dry,
boil the milk and place the article in
the milk while boiling To take
stains of fruit out of muslin, table
serviettes, or pocket handkerchiefs,
steep for twelve hours IN fresh eold
water, which-should- be IN a large
pan, or tub or basin, according 70
the size Of the article.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

a boy Of seventeen and a girl of
fourteen made a runaway match at
Marine City, Michigan, recently, but
on the way home after the ceremony,
the BRIDES father met them, lifted the
young husband out of the sleigh by
the collar, and drove his daughter off
10 convent.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

actuated US through its various stages.
Many time and oft you have lain
upon the bare groond, with nocanOpy
above but that of Heaven, with its
host of glittering stars; and 1 know
you have dreamed of time to come
like this, when seated in peace aud
security, surrounded by admiring
friends you would be crowned by a
tiara of light such as now hangs over
your heads. Accept this, then, as the
fruitiOn Of your dream, and enjoy the
hour.
Four of your comradcs-one from
each of the armies specially represent
ed fere-wiil address you. and tell
you of the deeds you have done.
Give them a willing and attentive
ear, and when you go back to your
homes, tell them all that these armies,
though dispersed in the flesh, yet live
in the spirit as strong and enthusiastic
as they were four years ago, when in
the very death-grapple with the enc
mics of our country and of civilization.
And now, in the name of the COM
mittee that has made these prepara-
tions, extend to you all cordial
greeting-to the veteran of 1851, to
the recruit of 1865; yea, to the convert
Of the very last hour of grace. In the
name of the people Of Chicago, who
have provided the means, I bid you
welcome, and assnre youthat a seat
awaits you at every freside.
And in the name of every patriot of
the land I give you welcome, and tell
you that the lightning fash is not
swift enough to satisfy their yearning
hearts to know what is done here to-
night.
The presence of the men about me,
their high Office, aIfd the duties they
have left to be with you here, all at
test the interest and grandeur of the
occasion, and in their names, too, COM
rades all, I bid you thrice welcome.
Tremendous applause.1
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Hoonandls German Bltiers
HOOnand's German Tonic

q q esbiaaiion Qf al ne fngTedienis ef e BitisF
vgiH FURH Santa CTI;s Rum, Orange, ETC. y e usco
for ne same diseases ds e BtheTS IN cases tge'Te SONG
s-s 1lcoboie gtiHats g required POu tgiH bear ~
frd fiaf dbese remedies entirely different from
uU oeTs aducTiised for the Of dic dfSedse5 named
Gsss being scientific pTePardtsoHs Of Hleeicdt sztTaeS
60 ne TONIC is deoidedly one Of De Hi0st Plea
f and agreeable rsledieS eycT offered 70 lhe Ploite
n t1rs & e1glie u e pleasure 10 take tt i0hiie i
Efgfpfsg s1hfdrdtlg and medicinal qualities haut
rilisd e % b knO1H a5 is greatest Of al tOHieS
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

A peddler overlook another of his
tribe on a road, and thus aecosted
him: "Hullo, friend, what do you
carry?
"Rum and whisky" was the re-
ply.
"Good, f" said the other, "you may
90 ahead-I carry grGUestOHes p
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28
Wonders OF the spectrOFcope

BY the aid of the spectroscope seven
new metals have. been discovered, and
the atmospheres of the sun and other
heavenly bodies anAyzed. It has
been put to practical use in analyzing
the fame of a furnace during the Pro-
cess Of making Bessemer steel, so that
the exact moment when the process l.
complete is instantly shown by the
change in the spectrum. The latest
use to which it has been put is anaIyz.
ing human blood, whether in abnOr-
NAL secretiOns of disease or in dried
stains. The colOring matter of the
blood shows a spectrum entirely diff
ferent from other substances, so that
where the microscope fails, the spec.
.troscOpe will instantly detect so small
a matter as the One-thousandth of &
grain of dried blood. Theimbortance
of the discovery, not only to medicine
but to criminal law, cannot be over,
estimated.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

The feat has been practically accomplish
ed of sending two telegraphie dispatches,
at the same time, from opposite directions,
over the same wire, on long distances. 1t
will prove OF great value in the cOnstruc-
ton of new lines, making only single
wire necessary, and saving The $50 or $40 a
mile which would be required for q second
wire. It will also increase greatly the, ,ac-
tual working power ofe&isting companies,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

It is stated that there are now over
three hundred graduates of female
medical colleges in active practice in
the United States, some of whom are
in the receipt of $4,000 per annum
from their profession.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

Edward Mcpherson, Clerk of the
House, Washington, d. c., is actively
engaged upon the Life and Times of
.Thaddeus Stevens for early publica-
tlon, and will be glad to receive copies
of letters Of the deceased on political
topics from 1923 to 1868, and personal
incidents illustrating any point in his
career, or any feature of his character.
Original letters or other documents, if
sent to him, will be returned after
use.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

Mexico buys only about s6,OO0,00O
worth Of dry goods annually. The
most Of the people wear either blank
ct, or at best, coarse cotton clothing
the higher. classes wear woOlens, mix
ed silk and woOlens, cassimereS, &c,
as well as cotton goods generally Of all
classes, but are very economical in
their outlay.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

The Wilmington Commercial states
that Senator Salisbury was recently
arrested and brought before the Mayor
of Wilmington, at ali early hour Of
the morning, for drunken and disord-
erly conduct at the house of his col
league, Hon. JAS. A. Bayard. When
arrested, he was lying on the loor, par
TALLY undressed, which alarmed the
women Of the house, and officers were
called in.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

How TO TEST LAMP CHIMNEYs. -
Every person who has any expert
ence with lamp chimneys is aware Of
the want OF uniformity in the length
of time they will stand use. Some
will stand for months, while others,
apparently as sound and good, viii
break after a short use, without any
apparent cause. The great cause Of
their being brittle and breaking so
easily lies in the material they arc
made from. There is "shoddyp in
glass as we'll as in cloth. Cheapness
being the order ofthe day, a great
many manufact ories make chimnevs
from silicate of lime instead of lead.
The uninitiated may tell the differ
ent qualities of glass by ringing them;
the vibrations of the lead glass ehim-
news have sweet, bell-like sound,
while the lime glass has a short, harsh
sOuhds
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

Two young ladies of iowa, Misses
Emma and Ella Harlan, have asserted
their female rights in a thoroughly prae
tical way, by securing Government
lands under the Homestead law
They will settle upon and cultivate
them next season.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28
Housewives Department

BEAUTIFY THE -TEETH.-DiSolve
two ounces of borax. in three pounds
of boiling water. and before it is cold
add one teaspoonful of spirits Of cam
phor, and bottle for use. A table
spoonful Of this mixture; mixed with
an equal quantity oftepid water, and
applied daily with a soft brush, pre-
serves and beauties the teeth, extir-
pates all tartarous adhesion, arrests
decay, induces a healthy,action Of the
gums, and makes the teeth Peariy
white.
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Youths Department.

LulBuds
We composed Of q lettefs. -
Our Is q 10 pruphetes'.
Onr q 25 is an Irishman's nickname.
Oar p 2G % 2J WAS king.
Our 9 . is whit druukard is sornstimos called.
Our "a 20 Ie druHkrfd loves.
Our 5 7 10 Is II l3 1 is great pestilence.
Our II 27 Is II y was companion OF st. Faul.
Our Il Il 10 Is nice kind Of cake.
Our answ or is the names Of a Gentleman and Lad
Of Fairfield Tp. SISTERS OF CHARITY.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

Gen Cole, who murdered Mr.. His
cock, a member of the New York
Constitutional Convention, in a fit of
Jealousy has been acquitted. The jury
found that he was sane a moment be-
fore, and moment after the act, but
they had doubts as to his sanity atthe
moment of the murder. A smartjury
that
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

At Dayton, a wcll-digger' named
John Tierney was buried in a well
thirty-three feet deep, and rescued
alive after being Under ground several
hours.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

Iowa has 1880 miles of railroad,
which cost s57,5OO,00O. In 1864 she
had only 500 miles which cost. S26,-
100000. 1Owa.has 480 miles more
than Missouri, ,120 miles more than
Minnesota, 48O more than Wisconsin,
and 420 more than Michigan.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

PoTATo DUMPLINGs are made thus
Peel some potatoes and crate them
into basin of water; fet the pulp o.
main in the water for couple of
hours, drain it of, and mix with It
half its weight of four season with
pepper, salt, chopped onions, AMI
sweet herbs. If not moist enough
add little water. Roll into d8nt-
plings the size Of large apple, sprin-
kle them well with -four, and throw
them into boiling water. When you
observe them rising to the top Of tho
saucepan, they viii be boiled enough.
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Conundrums.

Why would Venus descending from Olympus be IKE
liberal husbandl Ans.-Because she would come
down handsome.
What is the least desirable station in life for man
10 occupyl Ans-A police station
What was the river Nile called in its infaucy. Aus
Juve-n -nile Of course.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-01-28

The artesian well near st. Louis,
has reached the depth of nearly three
quarters of a mile, and the boring is
still. progressing.