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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-30

During, the recent session Of Congress
taxes lAyC, heen, reduced more than
81, 000,0 600 The taxes. have been 70.
moved from transportation by canals and
railways, from sales by dealers and man
lfacturers. ii The income tax has been re-
moved, to q. per cent On all incomes above
g ,O0G and It Is 10 expire at the end Of
two Years. The tax on tea hRs been re-
duced from % to 10 cents per pound; on
coffee from, 8 ,tO3 cents; and the tax on
sugar and mOlRsses, has been reduced In
the aggregate $12,00O,0O0 per annum.
By this reduction of taxation tho indus.
tries Of the people and the necesSaries
Of life huve been relieved Of burdens
Amounting to millions. Tue funding
bill Is an important, financial measure.
which contemPlates the saving OF Interest
uponthe public debt by tho exchange OF
outstanding six per cent bonds for those
Of d lower rate Of interest, TO tho amount
Of twEnty.slX millions and q half year.
While d reduction In taxes transfers the
burden 0tathcpdebt from one year to
another, from ono generation to another, a
reduction In the rate Of interest Is an
actual saving TO the country, not only for
tho present generation, but for oil time.
And vet tliese Important and benifcent
financial measures, intended to tighten the
public burdens, received little countenance
and support nom tho Democratic party,
whose RESPONSIBILITIES. for the war, ils
loses, It's expenditures, It's debts, and Its
taxation, are 50 fearfully large.
Not iaultlcss, but high, noble and glort'
Gus, il the'record Of the Republican party:
History will note 1t, and the, world will
Gratefully remember It In the light OF
his 6riei review OF It's achievements for
patriotism, liberty; Justice, and humanity,
should not Republicans, one and all,
cling TO their grand organization, rectify
lie mistakes, correct It's errors, and keep
| il true to its past traditions and In har-
mony with the enlightenment and pro-
gressive spirit Of the agc3 SO doing, may
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-08-30

p 20 n n IMARRLAGK ~ -. - T-'''.l
reflect that sound mind and body are tho most
necessary requisites TO promote connubial happi;
ness. Indeed, without these the Journey through.
life becomes q weary pilgrimage; the prospect
hourly dlfkens to the view, tho mind becomes
Swallowed with despair and filled with tho mel
ancholy reflection that tho happiness Of another.
becomes blighted with orr own. . 20 ~ 'NI
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-02-10
Lost Women.

My friends, has it ever occurred to
you what a commentary upon our
are these lost women and
the attitude of society toward them ?
A little child strays from the home in
closure aud the whole community is
on the alert to find the wanderer and
restore it to the mothers arms. What
rejOicings when it is found, what tear
tai ulsympathy, what heartiness, of con-
graduation! There are no harsh
comments upon the poor, tired feet,
be they never 50 miry, nOsrepFimand
for the soiled and torn garments, no
lack of kisses for the tear-stained face.
But let the child be grown to woman
hood, let her be led from the inclosure
of morality by the voice of affection,
or driven from it by the scourge of
want - what happiness then? DO
Christian men and women go in quest
Of her? Do they provide all possible
help for her return, or, if she returns
.of her own motion, do they receive
her with such Kindness and delicacy
as to secure her against wandering
again? Far from it. At the first
false step she is denounced as lost
lost, echo friends and relatives-wc
disown you; don't ever come near us
to disgrace US. Lost, say society in
differently. How bad these girls are!
And lost-irretrievably lOst-is the
prompt verdict of conventional moral
'ity, while one and all unite in boiling
every door between her and respecta-
bility. All, will not these lost ones be
required at our hands in the great
hereafter ?-[ Mrs. Burleigh, in the
New Jersey Woman Suffrage Conven-
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-02-10
scarlet Fever.

= - ~
Dr.. @. Both, Of Boston, furnishes
the Good Health fgF January with
a Paper on Cells and thelF Life, in
which he discusses the relation OF med
tcine to science, etc. Speaking 0f SOAR
let fever and its treatment he says:
It always begins with loss of sbpe-
tita5t then fsyeFand sore thF0at; then
red patches; then recovery, Or other
wise quick or slow death, according to
circumstances. To arrest it's course,
and to prevent It's ravages medicines
and manipulaii0ns qd Ii5itliug have
been tried In vain; for more children
dle Of scarlet fever now than ons
thousand years ago. But WhyH Be-
cause that nothing, absolutely nothing,
ls as yet known as 10 what scaFlee
fever Isl and, what Is still WOfse, there
was, until recently, no need felt of
such knowledge. 1t Is as unnecessary
for child to die OF scarlet fever as it
that it should be blind with cataract.
Let Us see: AT any time before the
body has finished It's Intellectual strug-
gle we are able to help it, not by won.
derful medicines, but BY the knowledge
Of anatomy, and the application OF
eomDOn. sense. We consult the sym
pathetic nerve, aud DO what Il COM
mands us to do. We must give. this
child salt when Il wants it; we must
give 1t acid when 1t has fever and anxa
lOusly Graves it-nOt vinegar, but lem.
on juice, because the first cOaguIate5
albumen, the latter does not, on &c.
eount Of the surplus Of oxygen which
1t contains. ...... ...---.-..
To Initiate the soothing mucua Ia
the intestines which Is now wanting,
and tOgive some respiratory food as
the same time, we add sOme gum-ara-
bic. To restore and relieve the In
jured nerve, we apply moist warmth.
In practice we can ful6Il all this
with the following simple manipula-
tiOns Undress the child and bring
.it to bed at the very first sigu Of sick
ness. Give, If it has already fever,
nothing bat sourish warm lemonade,
with some gum arabic in it. Then COW
.erit abdomen with dry flannel. Take
a weli-fOlded bed-sheet, and but1t in
boiling hot water, wiring it out dry by
means Of dry towels, and put this
over the flannel on the chiId's abdo-
men. Then cover the whole, and
wait. The hot cloth will perhaps Re-
quire repeated heat. According 81
the severity of the case, and Its sfaZs
Of progress, PerspiratiOu viii cnu-
mence in the child In from ten min
utes to two hours. The child then
is saved; it soon falls to sleep. SOON
after ths child sWakes, It shows slight
symptoms Of returning inclination for
food; help its bowels, + if necessary,
with injections Of OIL, soap and wat
er, and its recovery will be az
the growth Of a greenhouse plant, il
well treated. or course, if the child
was already dying, nothing could save
it, or if it has effusiOns in the lining Of
the heart or brain, It is much better
that ii should die. But if the above
is applied in due time under the eyes
and direction Of "a compliant physician,
Twill guarantee that not one ina hiin-
dred children will ever die OF the scar.
let fever.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-02-10
How 10 Break One's-seIf Of BAD
Habits.

Understanding clearly the reasons,
and all the reasons, why the habit is
injurious. Study the subject till there
is no lingering doubt in your mind
Avoid the places, the persons, and the
thoughts that lead to the temptation.
Frequent the places, associate with the
persons, indulge the thoughts that lead
away from temptation. Keep busy /;
is the strength of bad habits.
Do not give up the struggle when you
have broken your resolution once, ten,
a thousand times. That only shows
how much need there is for you to
strive. When you have broken your
resolution, just think the matter over,
and endeavor to understand why it
was you failed, so that you may be on
your guard against a recurrence of the
same circumstances. Do not think it
a little or an easy thing that you have
undertaken. 1t is folly to expect to
break of habit in a day which may
have been gathering strength in you
for years.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-02-10
AWarning to Tarenls.

OF course a quiet child is a great
blessing. Very few people can patient
~ abide a crying infant, except the
parents, and there are times when
that kind of music pals even upon
their preiudiced ears. At such times
many worthy persons are disposed to
make anxious inquiries concerning the
efficiency of Mrs. Windblow's "sooth-
ing syrup" II they ask a candid
druggist he will tell them that the
"syrup" in question is composed in
large part of morphine, and that a
dose for an infant three months old,
as prescribed by the female quack's
printed directions, contains the equiv
alent of ten drops of laudanum. A
physician declares that hundreds of
children must perish annually through
this preparation being administered to
them. Will parents make a mental
note of this? Avoid Mrs. Windblow's
nsoothfng syrup" as you would the poi
son bottle. Better put up with the
chiId's crying than become the poor
little creatures assassiu.-[N Y. Times.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-02-10
ATROCIOUs MURDER!
Mother Shot with her Baby
af her FSrRasf

A Mother Shot with her Baby
at her I5reast.
By gentleman from pthe Seaboard
road, say the Richmond Dispatch, of Fri
day, we have just heard the details of a
most horrible crime committed by some
fiPnd incarnate. in Mecklenburg county,
Virginia, near CASTOR, North Carolina:
Il appears that a lady by the name of
Mrs. Rollins, who lives in that neighbor-
hood, was sitting in her house with baby
at the breast nursing, aud two or three of
her small children playing round about
preached the window and discharged a
double-barreled gun, loaded with buck
shot and several slugs into her right side,
which passed through her bOdy and CAME
out on her left side near the region of her
heart, killing her instantly. The infant at
her breast was not hurt, nor were. any of
the other children. There were no grown
persons in the room at the time.
Mr.. RO Inns, the husband of the lady,
was absent at the time, having been at
court that day The gun was fired between
eight aud nine O'clock at night, and he and
several gentlemen were within hearing
distance of its report. They heard it, and
one remarked to the other that the report
seemed to be in Mr.. Rollins yard, but be
thought it was nearer to them than that,
and on arriving at home and going into
the house, horrible to relate, there they
found the corpse of Mrs. Rollins as she
had fallen from her chair, with the baby
in her arms, and the small children trying
to pick her up, and crying at the sight OF
the blood pouring from her wounds. What
a sight was here
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-02-10

Bowed legs are not caused by a baby's
being placed upon its feet too early, but by
a habit children have of rubbing the soles
of their feet together. They appear to en-
iov the contact only when the feet are
naked they don't attempt to make it
when the feet are socked. So the remedy
is obvious keep the bahy's feet covered.
Knock knees is ascribed to a different
childish habit-that of sleeping on the
side, with one knee tucked into the hollow
behind the other, Where one leg has been
bowed inward more than the other, the
patient has slept on one side, and the up
pernost member has been that most de-
formed. Here the preventive is to be
careful every night to place the child to
sleep in different positions. Indeed, ali
through lie It is well to sleep on siiheT
aide.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-02-10
Select Miscellany.
rae sPoR7 THAR PLEASED HER.


Nov, papa, tell me a story, r-..F ..,r
OF the kiud that love so WE'LL"
Came the voice Of my darling daughter,
Ny darling, brightsd-eyed Nell.
"Come to me, then, my Pretty,
-. And ten me what &c shall bel;f''' .D'
I'd A9d'with laugh like merry tinkls f.- a..
She bounded upon my knee.
And I told her of cold Mother Morey,"
''Dame TrOt" and ''LittIe Boy Blue" p
"Rod Riding Hood aud her GrandnlOtheri"
And 'Jacky HOrner," too.
I sang her a 'isoug.of sizpsnoe,
And sang her ''Bag Of Rye
Bat failed to interest her,
Aud she began to cry.
ooh, why dc you weep, my NeIiiei
O. BIy daughter, so good and mild ~ e.
III. And she sobbed, Such stories as these may do
For others, but not for this childl"
So then told her the story
ofths boy whoin little bits . s=
Chopped up his mother, and frightened
His young sister iptO fits,
And how on the broad Atlantic,
When the angry tempest roared,
He slaughtered the crew and captain
And pitched them overboardl
And how he became pirate
Upon the Spanish maini
And she clssped her little innocent hands
And asked me to tell # again - ,--.--
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-02-10
CHAPTER VII.
OF THE RECEPTIoN.oF GIRLS COMMITTED
TO THE INSTITUTION.


SEC. l. Ne person shall be receiv-
ed by the Superintendent as an in
mate Of the institution, upon any COM
mitment thereto, by Probate Judge,
unless previous notice of the intention
to make the commitment has been
assented to by the Superintendent.
SEC. 2. As the appropriation for
the support Of the Institution, at the
disposal of the Trustees and applica-
bic to the employment of officers and
the maintenance of its inmates for the
current year, ending April fst, 1870,
is small, and as the success Of the In
stitution depends largely at the begin
ming, in the judgment OF the Trustees,
on the careful training of a small num-
Der of pupils, it is hereby ordered that
the whole number of inmates to be
received prior to that date shall not
exceed fly .-
SEC 3. As it is not probable that
at any time, the Institution will be
able to furnish accommodations for as
many as it may be desired to commit
to it, the Superintendent, in deciding
upon applications for admission, is di-
reeted 10 discriminate between them.
lst. To secure the benefits Of the
Institution as nearly as may be, in
equal proportion to all the Counties
OF the State, according to the ratio of
their population.
I'd. To secure to the Institution it.
self the advantage of the younger sub
| iects, who may probably be most easi-
Ily influenced to good, and most easily
lyieId to the discipline and instruction
! it affords - .
Sd. To exclude those whom there
is less reason to hope may be efectu-
ally reformed, and whose example and
infuencein the Institution would be
the most injurious. ........
SEC. 4. The Superintendent, before
consenting to the admission of any in
mate, shall require a written state
ment under oath, from some respecta-
BILE person, acquainted with the facts,
in answer to inteFrogations to be fur
nished by him, showing the history
and present condition of the girl to be
committed, and also a professional
statement from some respectable ply
sician in regard to her physical .condi-
ton, in such form and particulars as
the Superintendent may require, both
to be certified to by the Probate Judge
before whom the application to COM
nit is pending. ....,
Bylaws, parties applying for the ad-
mission of girls, will answer the fol-
lowing questions, which, with, the an
swers, signed, sworn to- and certified
as correct by the Probate Judge of the
County, must accompany the appEca.
ton: ......
Name and age Of the girl?
Where born ? Where baptised7
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Fathers nane1 Mothers name !

Fathers name5. Mothers namef
Occupation of parentsP ?
Residence of parents2
Are her ol0n parents living?
Has she any other relatives
Can she read2 Write? CipherP
What School has she attended?
What has been her employ ment2
. 'Offense Of the girl
I Where and when charged or tried 2
b Sentenec2 '3i
/ If convicted before, once or more,
for what ofehse or offenses, and how
punished each timer
Girls whose admission is sought,
must also be examined. by some re-
spectacle physician, who will certify
as to their health, according to the
following form: @
Has the girl perfect vfsion2
= Has she the full use of her limbs?
Is her intellect sound2 l
Has she sufficient physical strength
to receive instruction
Is she inclined to scrofula or con-
sumption? ? ~
Has she any cutaneous disordsr2
Is she subject to epileptic or other
fits?
Has she had the smallpox, or been
vaccinated ? .E $500 t f
SCI hereby certify that have ex-
amined the applicant, -, and
that the answers TO the several partie-
ulars comprised in the above questions
are to the best of my knowledge and
belief correctly made.''
(SignedD --.
The foregoing is also to be certified
by the Probate Judge.
1t will be readily seen that this is
not designed to be prison, an aims
house, or an orphan asylum, but an
institution for reforming neglected,
vagrant and vicious young girls, by
surrounding them with the Influences,
INSTRUCTION and industry of pleasant,
well-ordered Christian home, where
the guiding, restraining hand and SYM
pathizing heart unite in the unostenta-
tious, but truly benevolent and Chris
tian work OF saving those ready to
pc ish. The countenance and sym
pathy of all who would shield the ex-
posed, recall the wandering, and re-
claim the erring, thus following in
the footsteps of the Master, are in
voked to aid in the prosecution ofthis
long needed work, that this institu-
tiOn may become a peer among the
noble charities of our State, and d
blessing to many in all coming time.
All COMMUNICATIONS relating to the
institution should be addressed to the
Superintendent, at "White Sulphur
Springs, Delaware County, Ohio, Uia
Lewis Center"
.aoal JOHN NICHOLS, Sup't.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-02-10


Do those who are accustomed 10 speak
slightiugiy OF this Parsguayan war ever
reflect upon the misery beyond telling
which has fallen upon that people, not up
on one nor many, but upon allR There
were nine hundred thousand people there
Ave years ago; tWO-thirds of these have.
fallen by famine, disease, and battle; aud
should the war continue, the whole race
will perish. Five years ago they were
prosperous and progressive, building rail-
roads and telegfaphs and ships, and i'm
proving and rebuilding their cities and
towns. New their chief cities have been
laid waste, their eapitsl sacked, aud there
Is not to-day home IN Paraguay which
has not been made desolats. To whom is
this chargeabls3 The allies say to the ag-
gressions Of Lopez; the ParaguaYans 20 the
ambition OF Brazil. Lopez claims that he
was compelled to fght in self-pFssertstiOn.
The allies declare Ia all their public dOcu-
melta that the var was for the yindi-
cation oftheir outraged honor. But shey
have occupied the capital Of Paraguay aud
One-half her territory; they have destroyed
tEo-thirds Of her population; they have
taken possession Of the chief rivers; and
they have brought upon the country a mis-
cry aud desOlation that surpass description.
Why, therefore, does the war not cease ?
Clearly because the claim that il IS only
for the VindicatiOn of national honor, and
to obtain indemnity for the past and Sc
curity for the future, Is like the treaty of
the triple alliance, of which 1t Is the pre-
Rmble-a fraud and a delusion. No better
proof that Paraguay fights for her very eG-
istence is needed than this one fact-:that
the war still continues. In the face OF this
the fair promises Of the triple treaty, and
the hOneyed words Of the allied writers
about civilization and progress and liber-
ty, and the other speeious phrases which
are commonly used TO defend all false
causes, can not be received by honest men
nor accepted BY upright governments as
explaining either the origin or the objects
of the war. The war is for conquest and
absorption by Brazil; and to permit such
conquest and absorption is contrary 70 the
received and Traditional principles Of
American policy. We have assumed the
role of protector of the American republics.
We played it with success aud honor in
regard to Mexico. We encourage by pop
EulAr sympathy the struggle which Cuba
carries on to gain her Independents. Yet
both the government and the people sur
Vey with Indifference the magnificent fight
which Paraguay has maintained for i've
long years TO preserve the Independence
which she gallantly conquered half cen
, tuTy ago; and this independence, won from
Spain, is threatened by monarchy far
less enlightened, whose dominion will be
fatal to the development Of Paraguay, and
to Othe progress initiated there eight years
ago by this very ruler whom it is the fash
ion among certain interested parties Of
more or less standing to denOunce as a
barbarian and a ''mOnster unit to live"
I'm. T. McMahon, in Harper's Magazine
for February.
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The Pope Dowa on the Fenians.

The Pope D0wa on the FeniaHs.
A cable dispatch says the Pope has
issued a special elimination against
the Fenians, both in America and
Ireland. He charges their meeting in
secret conclave as dangerous to the
peace of society, the welfare of the
Church and the well being ofits mem
bers. 1t disorders their minds from
the regular and rational pursuits of life,
and renders them liable to be led as
tray by passion, through the influence
of designing men.
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TIE DEAD nAnr.


clO's the blue eyss that are gazing 90 enldly,
Put back the ringlets that shsdow his brow,
Fold Ger his bosom the pale, tiny hnksrh.
Aud cover ths shoulders, so beautiful new.
kiss the soft lips that are silent forever,
FOld DIP the drsss that was stainless and white,
Draw down the enttains sud close all tho windows
{ rLstuO the sun glare 50 shining and bright.
Clasp 70 Mis- sagsr6 the pure meadow lilies,
Z Tsks "a The clippers all tFoddsn ahd worn
Hang zP the hss With It's autssriuE Fibboua, p.
Lay doFn the sPr N, on thgrnr buqhsI i0rR,
Bs5y has gene from. the valley 90 fearful,
Poor Hale fsstl they we're weary aud sore,
But now, Be has passed osr the cold, silent river
And he's resting bis fsst on the heavenly shore,
1.-The Ohildrsp's Friend.