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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29
Fonrteeh SEC of PnriE

The first of these on record was in the
year SO B. C., when Lutetia, then confined
TO an island, On the Seine was attacked by
the Roman consul babienns, aud the in
habitants, abandoning The defense Of tie
town, burned their houses and retired to
the neighbOrihg hills, where they were
finally vanqulshed by the superior tao
tics Of the legions.
In A. D. 488, Childerie l., son Of Mer-
oveno, drove out the Romans, after an OBJ
lstiuate siege.
In 742 the city was taken and pillaged
/ by the NOrmans, enticed thither by the
riches of the capital.
In $50 they again attacked Paris, which
was burned by the inhabitants.
] Five years later there was another in
cursiOn by the freebooters, who, however,
found nothing worth taking.
! Afiar this the Parlsisns decided upon
/ fOrtifying their town, but before the walls
were completed thirty thousand Normans
encamped before them. The citizens,
however, defended themselves manfully
for more than a year, and the invaders
were about to raise the siege when Charles
/ the First hoisted the white flag and capitu-
lated, signing disgraceful peace which
cost him his throne.
In 1858 the Dauphin laid siege to the
town, but was unsuccessful, as was the
King OfEngland in 1859.
In 1920 the English took Paris by as
sault, and held it for sixteen years. During
| this time It was attacked, in I427, by
Charles Viii, who was repulsed by the
garrison.
| In 1852 the Duke Of Burgundy ravaged
the country up TO the very walls.
| In 1854 the Count of Charolais invested
the city and was defeated in several as
saults. Alike unsuccessful was the army
Of Charles v, in 1886.
Under Henry III. and Henry ", the
city sustained an ever memorabel siege,
capitulating, however, to the soldier Of
Navarro, after he bad abjured Protestant
ism.
Lastly, in 1914 it was given up, after
a brief but gallant defense, to the allies.
Then, as in every preceding instance,
treason had much to do with the surren-
der of the cRpital and this treason seems
to have been confined exclusively TO the
middle and upper classes who contended
with each other for the honor of paying
court and homage to the conquerers. The
papers Of 1914 tell of the gallautry Of the
wOrkmen and students at the Barriere de
Clichy, and of their sad silence as the
foreigners marched in triumph through
the streets, but they also tell how ribbons
and flowers were shOwered down upon
them in wealthy quarters of the town,
and how the women ran forward to kiss
the hussars and COssacks.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29
Hlsborough Highland Couny Ohio, Thursday, December
tfron de colorado Chla.aia.
A Bad WoTthn's WORK.

It is curious TO trace the steps by
which a woman uses her powers, eth
er for veal or woe, upon men; few
women are neutral in this respect
The old proverb, that "a bad woman
is the devil" has never perhaps been
more strongly fndOrsed than in the
case of Mrs. Fair, who murdered
Judge A. P. Crittenden iD San Fran
cisco on the 10th ult.
Colonel and Mrs. Fair went to Cal
ifornia in 1854. Being very beautiful,
Mrs. Fair had many admirers, who, by
their batteries, sOwed the seeds which
ripened into murder Mrs. Fair de-
serted the Colonel, who blew out his
brains in consequence. After the sn-
icidP, Mrs. F., finding herself shun-
ned by society, left DOwnieville, in
which place she had lived, and went
to San Francisco, where in eonse-
quenee Of great personal charms, she
adopted the stage as a Profession
Her nOtOriety filled the house to over
flowing on the occasion Of her debut
as "Lady Teazle," In the MetropOli-
tan Theatre. Among the audience
on that occasion was Judge A. P.
Crittenden. her recent victim. He be-
came infatuated, sought and obtained
an Introduction, and through her in
f1uence deserted his family. While
living with the Judge Mrs. Fair sue
ceeded in transferring $4,000 from
the Judges pocket into her own,
with which she furnished a splendid
! mansion for her mother and sister,
upon whom she settled $4,000, after
which she went to Virginia. About
a year ago she. returned, thinking to
recruit her failing purse from her form
er victim. The Judge, however, havl
| ing effected a reconciliation with his
family, positively refused to see her.
Anonymous letters to Mrs. Critten-
den and to the papers became her first
mode of vengeance and of attempted
extOrtiUn, Finding this unavaiIing,
she armed herself with a pistol and
deliberately shot her paramOur in the
public streets. .a- ...
To sum up: First an indirect mur-
der; next family thrown into sorrow
for years; a man otherwise of a noble
nature wrenched, as it were, from the
path of duty, and fortune squander-
ed. Then comes the second part. the
disenchantment of the victim, es-
arrangement of the paramount ven
geance; murder. A three. volume
modern novel can furnish no more
sensational analysis. From Eve to
Delilah, to Mary Queen of Scotland,
from Mary until now, the adage is
true: verify, ga bad woman is the
devil !"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29

The attention Of oolored men is particu-
larly called to the following from that
true blue Democratic paper, the New York
Day Book:
A Convention Of negroes was recently
held at PGughkeepsie, n. Y. Among the
resolutions was one in which the sable
brethren declare that "we will give to
negroes voting the Democratic ticket no
protection or shelter in our houses and
places of business, but will consider them
an enemy Of our race forever"
You pO9r, miserable, delUded, ignorant
niggerl have you forgotten how, in the
days Of sO-called slavery" when there
were four million of your people in the
South, with not poor hOuse-nOr hospital
with one of your color within its walls,
when the home of your master was your
home, and you were fed and clothed, and
warmed with him and his, on the same
p,ah5ction; cared for in health, and watch
ed over in sickness, never OverwOrlkedE and
when too old to labor had your COT in the
little cottage, your seat under the shady
old elm, and dOZed away your existanr6
without care or a want, and all this was
the fruit of the Democracy you now pro-
fess 10 hate, and whom you regard as
your enemies. You were the healthiest,
longest lived, and happiest four millions
of people on Gods earth, Sambo, and if
you had not been in the very condition
then that God made you for, you would
not have shown so great a degree of lon
gevity. But where are you nOw2 Idle,
sick, demOralized, debauched, filling jails
and pOOr-houses, dying on the roadside, or
infesling the highways, as villains OF the
most atrociOus character. Ali this Is the
fruits of "anti-slavery" and Ofthe doctrines
Of "nigger equality" Poor, deluded mig
ger, how basely you have been vioimized
by your false friendsl
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29
warm November.

The weather-wise worthy who keeps
the Boston Traveller SO well p6sted
about heat and cold, rain and snow,
says that the mean temperature Of the
last quarter Of November, Just ended,
was 1921 degrees in Boston, which is
i've and q half degrees above the av-
erage for fOrty-six years. The whole
month was 241 degrees above its av-
.erage for forty-six years, yet there Have
been eleven WARMER November5 With
IN that time. But the average tem-
Perature of the six months or a half
year, from June to December, 1870,
was warmer this year than in any
other of the last fOrty-six years. The
month Just ended was the sixth warm
month in succession in the course Of
it there were but two frosty mornings
in Boston, the 18th and 18th, and on
the latter morning autumnal plants
were killed in the city. In the course
Of the last forty six years there. has
been only one November in which
there was not any frost, viz, in 1880.
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How fo Prevent a cold.

L. Eat plain, unstimulating food.
and avoid rich pies and puddings, rich
graVies, fat meats, etc. Especially
guard against over7eating. If the
bowels are eonstipated and the other
excretoryr organs oVerworked aud
weakened by the effort to throw Oh
the excess Of food, the person Is far
more liable to colds and to other dis
eases as well. 4E
2. Avoid hot, stimulating, and al
cOholic drinks Of every Kind. The ten
denCy Of all is to weaken.
3. Always have your sleeping
room we'll ventilated. More colds ara
caused by sleeping in hot, close rooms
than in any other manner.
4. Take daily outdoor exercises ae-
cOrdiug TO your strength. It is better,
as rule, to go out in a storm eveu1
If you are suitably protected, than to
remain in all day.
8. Always breathe thro6gh the
nostrils and not through the mouth,
especially when going from a warm
atmosphere to a cold one. .-.,.
6. Dress loosely, so as not to inter-
fere with circulation Of the blood, and
dress so as to keep the extTemitiesj
particularly the feet, warm and'dFy
Z. Rub the entire surface of the
body daily with a sponge, towel, OK
with the hands wet in cool OF coid
water wipe dry, and rub briskly
with a dry, coarse towel until the skin
is all in a glow. Itcan, be done ID
three minutes. 1t should be done in
a warm room, unless it can be done
in cool room without the least bit OF
ehilliness being produced. The pers0d
should feel warmer after the bath than
before, otherwise he may know that
he has not taken It PROPERLY Herald
Of Health.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29

Old DR.. Stearns. of New London
in his latter years, kept drug store
"A gentleman one day purchased a
cigar Of the Doctor, and lighting it,
began to smoke.
"Please do not sranke in the store, -
said DR.. s., politely, "it Is against our
rule
"But you sell cigars" reIoined the
gentleman-"sell 'em to smoke, don't
yOu2"
"Yes, sir, we sell cigars, replied the
Doctor little sharply-''and tCs sell
physicj 6ut ace don't aLl01g 1t to operate
in the store"
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Too mnoI, for Him.

A correspondent at Christiana, Penn.
sylvahia, sends US the following Of an
aged hegress, very Pious, an inveterata
who dropped in to pay q passing
visit to a neighbUr, who was very we'll
known as a temperance man and hateE
of tobacco. On sitting down, the old
.negress pulled from her pockets long
pipe and commenced smoking, to the
Infinite disgust Of her host. The man
maintained his composure .seversl
minutes; but the fumes became too
powerful for him, and, rising, be said:
s'Aunt Chloe, do you think you are
a ChristianY'
eyes, brudderj I specks I is"
"Do you believe in the Bible?"
HYes, brudder." .,..,
ado you know there is a passage
there which says that nothing unclean
shall inherit the kingdom Of heaven .
ayes, I has heard Of it."
"Do you believe it2"
6Yes.'' :.
"WelI, Chloe. you can not enter ia.
to the kingdom Of heaven, because
there is nothing so unelean as the
breath of smoker. What do you
say to that p
"Why, When go to heaven, I
speeks to leave my breff behind mel"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29

"Neek-tie parties" are the popular
amusement in the rural districts out
West A neck-tie party is one where
each lady makes a neck-tie of the
same material as the dress she wears,
all of which are taken 10 the place
where the party is to be held and
placed in bag. When the gentle
men arrive each one must go to the
bag and take out neck-tie, and it is
his duty to wait upon the lady, dur
ing the evening, who wears the dress
corresponding in material with the
peck.tie.
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NOTICE.
PETITION FOR PARTrTTON

TOHN Warhhurn and James Wsshhuru, Guardian
- ni said John Wnshbnrn, Letts Jane s:nlts, wE
Of Isaac etults, Isaac Stults Eliza r, Stults wife
Joseph Stuits Joseph Stnlts, Mary Stults. wife q
SAMUEL Stults Samuel stut-, Cyotha Ann Fsrrin
wiir Of exander Perrin, Alexander Perrin, susaI
.'luf james CT #, Emma Cluh, Charles Cluf. AM
William Cunt ym n aud Mary Wa.hrUrn, widow o
h WN-hbuTu, oeces-ed, aud William Butler al
HishlHud C,.uutv Ohio, and Christina Fprrin wife al
James Ferrln, 4 Pike County, Ohio, will take noic'
thai petition was f d agYUsi than The 18TH day
u November, A 1870, IN the Cnurt OF Cumnor
RI as within and r the county Of Highland. Ohio
by sarah Ellen Butler hy her next frien John Butler
and is penhiug, wherein said Sarah EEen ButeI
demands partition If the following Real Esais tu.it
Situate il the county Of Highland, stats of Ohio auu
10 the township Of Bru'hcrerk:
EsginBirg at q stone, cor TO John WashbuTn &
sud L-Unar't Butl re lands thence 6ls W 60 poles
to gum and beech; thence :. To W. p poles & n
stone marked "a ;" thence n 567 W AZ roles to twu
sugprtrees, (down); thence s 3Os W 535S poles TO
hickory ;-thpnce = T6o W. % roles 20 an elm and ash
thence N. SIC W q poles to n stone thence N le W.
y poles to a stone thence n sy1S1 S45S poles TO
stOne theHee n. Il E. he corner OF school house
lot thence n. sOo E 20 stone; thence with another
line Of said lot n 10 +. l3 poles stone thence S.
SO9 W. II poles to stone thence N ls f. 20 q stone
and beech thence 800 W. about GO poles 20 a stone.
corner to John Buffers land thence SO E. to two
dogFOOdsabd chestnut cOTnel TO Henry Washburn and
Charles Clnfi thence with the BOuth line of Clud E
land stone and hickory, in the original line Of
Fields survey; theme with another Of Cuffs liBss
whitsnak ihence n. 73' f. Is poles a stone
thence s. l5 E. 36 poles TO ast0ne; thence 73e E. 81
poles to y EEnne in the road thence 6I1So f II
roles TO SuRArrres and stone; thence s. Z7a E u
poles to stone IN The cart bank Of the creek thence
= 3l0 80 W. A palas with the meandeTs Of the creek
to stone thence n $40 W 2 poles a stone in the
bend Of the creek thence s. SO W. 50 poles 60 a
stone; thence s. 227 81 E. a poles the beginning
containing 1855 acres or lees being part Of
yey in the name OF Representative Of Henry Fields,
and IN the Of q. BsdingeT No 32l3, and one in
The Uameof Thomas Bergman; bring the same knds
Of which James Wsshburn, late Of Highland county,
ohio, deceased. died seized and that at he
Of said Court the said Sarah Ellen Butler will apply for
order that partition be made of said premisos.-
Dated this Ist day Of December. A. D 1870.
SARAH ELLEN BUTLER
By her next friend, John Butler.
By GEo. B. GARDNER, Atty dsclW6pr'sfeeS2 90
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29

Not less than one million Of the
freedmen have been, to a greater or
less degree, receiving elementary
education. One thousand and nine.
ty,four night schools have been sus-
tanned by the freedmen themselves.
They now own 584 school houses. The
average attendance of pupils has been
rs. per cent of the number enrolled.
They have paid tuition fees to the
amount of SOL 600. They have de-
posted in their saving banks nearly
S13, 100000 the number of depositors
being $4,000 They have drawn from
their savings bank, to be used for
their education, $4,000. Aud there
are now among them IL colleges, 48
high schools and 1898 ordinary
schools,
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Notice.

EWNHOsE owing the late firm Of Gregg & MoFadden
are requested t0 call and settl> Immediately
The hooks can he fnund st the store Messrs. Hies
tsnd Ayres, old stand, and they authorized
to receive money and in the settlement Of salt
business, and 20 nss my name in reoeipting for tn
same.
As the assets Of said late firm Of Gregg McFadder
not, probably than sufficient to pay IT'S liza
bilities aud a. the undersigned Is the only sOveu
member thereof Il will be necessary for him to MAXI
collections prhmptlY. JOHN o. GREGG.
July q, ls7O. : -'iy5stf
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Select Miscellany.
Pan CHILDREN.


II CHARLES DICKENS.
When the lessons and tasks are all ended,
And the schooifor the day is dismissed
And the little ones gather around me
70 bid me good night and be kissed;
Oh the little white arms that sneirsl0
Ny neck in a tender embrace
oh the smiles that are halos Of heaven,
Shedding sunshine Of love on my facet
And when they are gone. SIT drssmlHg
or my childhood too lovely to last;
ofjovs that my heart will remgmbet
when It wakes to the pulse Of the past,
Ere the world aud iu wIcksdnsis made ne
A partner OF sorrow and siu-
when the glory Of God was about me,
And the glory Of gladnes' within.
Oh my heart grows weak as q Woman'a
And the fountains Of feeling will aow,
When I think Of the path steep and stony
Where the feet OF the dear oueS must go;
Of the mountains % sin hanging Ger them,
or the tempest OF fate blowing wiId
Obi there's nothing on earth half 50 holy
As the innocent heart Of child
They are idols of hearts and OF houSshsldSl
They are angels Of God in Disguise;
His sunlight still sleeps in their trssasl,
His glory still CLEANS 10 their eyes,
Oh those truaHts from home and from hsaVsn,
They make me more manly and midi
And I know how Jesus could liksn
The kingdom of God to child.
I .alt Fr-T
I ssk not life for the dear ones,
All radiant, IS others have done
But that life may have juss enough shad y
To temper the glare Of the SUM-
Iwould pray God to guard them from evil,
But my prayer would bound back to mysslf;
All q ssraph may pray for a sinner,
But 3 sinner must pray for hlHselE
The tvig Is so easily bendsd,
have banished the rule and the rod
have taught them the goodness Of knowledgs,
They have taught me the goodness Of Cod
Ny heart Is a dungeon Of darkness,
Where / shut them from breaking . rule;
Ny freWn is sufficient correction;
Ny love Is the Law Of the school.
shall leave the old house Ia the autumn,
To traverse it's threshold no more;
All how shall sigh for the dear ones
That meet me each morn at the door
shall miss the ''gOod night" and the kisses,
And the gush of their innocent Elss-
The group on the green and the flowers
That ara brought every morning to me-.
shall miss them at morn and at even
Their song In the school and the street
shall miss the low hum OF their voices,
Aud the tramp of their delicate feet.
When the lessons and tasks a IRE all ended,
And Death says "ths school is dismissed ! "
Nay the little ones gather around me,
To bid me good night aud be kissed.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29

It is a great event to the excitable
and sympathetic French that Victor
Hugo, the exsiled poet, has returned
to France. To them it means that the
best of France, long banished from
her shores, are gathering again for her
defense. To the outer world, Hugo's
return signifies that Francs is purged
of NapOleOnism.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29

A convenient method OF preparing out
door labels for plants, capable of resisting
any weather, consists in first cutting them
out Of smooth Paste-board, and writing
upon them whatever may be desired in or
dinary ink. When this is dry they are
immersed in linseed-oil, or, what is still
better, linseed-Oll varnish, until they are
completely perineated by the liquid after
which they are hung in the open air upon
threads to dry. They become like iron,
and resist wet for a long time, and are
more durable than slips of metal.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29

The. cost of collecting the internal
revenue has been about $8,0O0,000 a
year. The Treasury Department is
now consolidating revenue districts.
This involves the dismissal of numer
Gus assessors, collectors, and minor
officers. By the time the Depart
ment gets through, the cost Of collect
ing the revenue will be reduced by
nearly or quite s2,O00,OO0. ,.
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EpDle Problsm.

baE sixty apples; ne sells thirty for rs cents,
which IL half cent apiece be sells the Temsinu 50
Tor 10 cents, third OF cent apiece thus ser
shat for appps he gets cents how many
does he Ct for 90 apprs7 The problrm seems plaip
enongh, and by the "Rule Of Three" the imhi-diats
re>ut Il 24 Bnt the other hand &C be gets I5 csIs
for 80 OF his apples and 10 for the remaining So
s evident that he gets % cents r the o. Il Is
said that Il ls poor rule that won't work both ways.
hut this 0ne seems utterly 70 refuse t.
An apEWsr is requested from come Of our sharp
young irithmstiriens. .... d ....
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Said distinguished politician to his
lson "Look at me 1 began as an al
derman, and here am at the top of
the tree and what is my reward
Why, when die, my son will be the
greatest rascal in the city," To this
the young hopeful replied ayes, dad,
when you die, but not till then"
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COTTON IN CALIFoRNIA.-Au ex-
pertinent has just been made IN Gal
ifornia to test the adaptability Of the
soil Of that State to cotton growing.
The experiment has been quite sue
cessful, and demonstrated that cotton
can be produced In California at least
in sufficient quantities for home con-
sumption.
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"How do you like the character oil
st. Paul ?" asked a parson of his land
lady. "Ah, he was a good old soul,
for he once said, you know, that we
must eat what.is before us, and ask NO
questions for conscience sake. I al
ways thought should like him for a
h0e rdar -
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29

: The right of still another woman to
hold Office has been recognized. On
last Monday Mrs. Annie L. Campbell
was appointed a Deputy Collector of
the Revenue in the 9th Ohio District,
rice her husband, deceased.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29

King William the first, of Prussia,
in accordance with the request of the
Princes of the North and South-Ger.
man States, has indicated his willing
ness to assume the proud title Of En-
psror Of Germany.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29

One of the results Of the election in
Missouri was the adoption by that
State of six Constitutional amend
ments. These amendments abolish,
first, the District Court system Sec
Ond, the jurors test oath third, the
double liability clause for private cor
porations fourth, the voters test oath ;
fifth, the disqualifcations for holding
Office on account of color, disIoyalty,
etc. The sixth amendment adds to
the Missouri State Constitution a
clause fOrbidding the General Assem-
bly, Of "any county, city, town, town
ship, school district or other munich
pal corporation, to make appropria-
tions either of money, real estate or
other property, to any sectarian pur-
pose whatever.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-12-29

The United States consul at9 Jerusa-
lem, Mr.. R. Beardsley, has sent Vice
President CoIfax a speakers malIet
of oIive-wood, with heads Of oak from
Abraham's oak at Hebron, a chalice
Of olive-wood from the Mount of o.
ives, and an inkstand and sandbox Of
asphalt, from the Dead Sea, all beau
IfuIly carved and polished.
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The French prisoners are not only
to be employed in large Numbers on
farms and in industrial establishments
.as is already the case in many instan-
ces, but in small concerns, so as to
supply the scarcity OF labor caused by
the war in handicraft and other oc-
cupations. The remuneration is fixed
at half franc day, besides Joard
and lodging.