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The union Democrat., 1870-04-16
April 9th. ls7e-sw
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~ County Of Tuolanane he District ars az the Ffsh
Judicial Dsstrc,Iaseph Th~lps. John Cowic K Shep.
srd-Scaera Foundry Co.. Plaintiff. vs.. 4 L. H. Gsrli-
der Alex Narheld. Defendants Action bnaught in the
District Court Of the Filth Judicial District ard the COM
plant flied in the said County of TnolumRe the oce ot
the Clerk Of said District Ct. The peole Of the state
of California, send greeting to T. l. Ii. Gardiner, Alex.
Warheld.
You hereby required TO appear in action brought
against ynn by the above nsmed PLAINTIFF the
Curt Fh Judicial District in and County oi
Tuolumne and the complaint flea therein ia
copy of which accompanies this wkia ter ays
exclusive of the day Of scrve after the service on
this snmmousif served within this county if s,rve
Of this county within this Judicial District within
twenty DAYS served ont of said District then with.
in forty daysor judgment by default viii be taken agains,
Yen.
The said action is brought TO obtain Judgment against
you for the Of Twenty-Five Hundred and sixty-sx
100 dollars with interest thereon the per
cent per month. from February 9TH. lS66 and for
suit. all PAYABLE in United States Gold Coin. Said
Of 81 566 90 zoe with interest aforesaid is alleged hv
these P sints 10 be due them from certain
prumissory note made execnei and delivered hy yon
them for value received st the Sie last aforesaid and
fail to appear and the said complaint above
required. the plaintiffs win taken judgment by default
against tor the amount prayed for in complaint l
Given under my hand aud the Seal of the District
Court Of the Efth Judicial District this Sc
cond day of February in the year of our Lord
lL.s.l one thousand eight hundred and seventy.
r. L. GARDINER. Clerk
by l. J. PorTER, Deputy.
Feb. sth, 1ST0-3m
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18
Weeafhr Wisdom.

A writer in the Iowa Homestead,
who has had many years of observa-
ton, talks thus knowingly of weather
signs:
t If at sunrise, the sun reflects red on
the then existing clouds, it denotes
wind and rain; the storm will rage in
proportion to the brightness of the red.
At sunset the same signs will produce
the opposite kind of weather the fol-
lowing day. If the sun rises clear and
goes under a cloud, look out for bad
day. If you have had bad day, and
the sun rests in a cloud, and the cloud
settles down with the sun, you can de-
pend on a bad storm the next day;
but if the sun gets under cloud and
disperses it, the weather will continue
good. If it clears off in the night,
look out for foul weather in three
days.
A circle around the sun or moon de-
notes a storm within three days. A
rainbow at night is a sign of pleasant
weather, but one in the morning a
sign of bad weather. If fog arises it
viii shortly come down in rain; but
if the fog disperses, it will be clear
weather. A south wind blowing hard
is sure to bring rain in tWenty-four
hours; and an east wind, if it contin-
ues long, will bring rain also.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18
Tnlnromntu Jokes.

It is astonishing the trouble some men
will take to MAKE g joke. DR.. Johnson
said no mans very good things were i'm
promptu. "Sir, he had carried them in
his mind" And certainly, as everybody
knows, Sheridan's jokes were found in
embryo IN his commonplace book, and
doubtless, if our best jokers whuld be can
did, they would tell Us that the Doctors
axiom is true. Ole Of the most elaborate
attempts I have met with at a punning
joke is told in the book above mentioned
Mr.. COx's "RecollectiOns of Oxford. :"
"Dr. Barton, Warden Of Merton, gave a
dinner one day, and invited Mr.. ROok, Of
his own college, Er. Grove, OfNew College;
Mr.. WOOdcOcz, Of Christ Church; and Mr..
Partridge, of BrasenOse-wh according
to express invitation, were puncLual at
five o'clock. "WeL, gentlemen" said the
wit, 81 think have get almost all the
birds of the air, but we must wait a little
for one bird more" Mr.. BerdmOre had
been expressly invited for hall-past five'
II is almost impossible to conceive a more
deeply laid plot for the bringing off Of one
little joke than this of the Oxford Don.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18

It is a sad day for a Chinaman papa
when the birth Of a girl is announced; and
if the bringer of the wOefuI tidings escapes
without black eye, he does well. Not
all this prejudice against the fair sex is
taken out of the converts to Christianity,
and little disaPpointraent will be pater-
naally and naturally manifest at the an
nOuncement Of the ninth girl for instance.
Brother Kan POu brought his daughter to
his pastOr-a Presbyterian missionary
for baptism. When the minister asked
for the name Ofthe baby, it struck him as
a new word of the vocabulary; but sup
posing it all right, he performed the rite.
Having little curiosity to know the En-, .
lish Of the curious name, he found to his
horror and, it must be confessed, to the
great anger Of his cisibilities-that he had
sent that baby out into the world with
this Christian name: "YOu-Ough 20 have
been-a-buy, Kan Pow" Think of that
missionary IN future years appOioting
from the pulpit, sister Ought-tO-have-been-
a-bOy Kan Pow as chairwOman of the
committee on the annual strawberry
festival, or to any other Apostolic Office:
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18

In olden times, before Maine laws
were invented, Hall kept the hotel al
Irvington, n. J., and furnished accom-
modations to man and beast. He was
a good landlord, but terribly deaf. The
village painter was afflicted in the same
way. One day they were sitting by
themselves in the barr room. Hall was
sitting behind the counter waiting for
the next customer, while the village
painter WIS lounging before the fire
with a thirsty look, casting Sleeps
eyes occasionally at Halls decanters,
and wishing most devOutly that some
one would come in and treat. A trav-
eler on his way to Brandon stopped
to inquire the distance. "Can you
tell me, sir, how far it is to BrandOn?'
Brandy" says the ready landlord,
jumping up, eyes, I have sOme," at
the same time handing down a decan-
ter of the precious liquor.
"YOu misunderstood me-" says the
traveller; ''I asked how far it was to
Brandon"
"They call it pretty good brandy" "
says Hall. "Will you take sugar with
il ?" reaching as he spoke for a bowl
and toddy stick.
The despairing traveller turned to the
village painter. "The landlord" said
he, "sppears to be deaf. Will you tell
me how far it is to Brandon ?"
"Thank yOu," said the painter, 81
don't care if 1 do take a drink with
you"
The traveller treated and fed.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18
Divorces and Weddincss

The ChUrehman, in the following,
treats Of the difference betwse alleged
and real causes of divorce:
It is wonderful to find how often d
husband discovers his wife to be in
compatible, ofensivej and good-fOr-
nothing, when some younger or moro
attractive woman has taken his fancyl
1t is not surprising to observe how Oft
en- a wife discovers for the first time,
suddenly, that her husband is "drunk-
en-, british, or fendish," when anOth-
er richer or more prosperous man
stands ready to marry her if her hus-
band were out of the way If the
law should offer to grant divorces
freely, tenfold more freely than now,
and at the same time should forbid
persons from marrying again, does
any one believe that there would be
one divorce asked for where now there
are a hundred? Years ago a legal
gentleman who had procured large
number of divorces in his earlier prac-
tice, and had afterward renounced the
business absolutely, in speaking to Us
on the subject, said, ''In all my expe-
rience l never found a divorce asked
for the sake of being unmarried; a di-
vorce was always the preliminary to
wedding, and with women quite as
much as men,"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18

Many years ago, during a severe
winter, Nantucket harbor was frozen
over for four weeks. The coal in store
had been long exhausted, and there
was mach suffering from want Of fuel.
Even the fences had been tori down
and burnt to exc out the scanty SUPPLY
of wood. To the great delight Of the
tOwns-p people, the ice broke up one fine
morning, and a schooner laden with
coal was seen approaching. There
was much excitement, and before the
craft was mOored, a coal dealer bOard-
ed her and eagerly addressed the EOn-
est Quaker, Skipper Clifford: "Wal,
Cap'eu," said he, ''you'Ve about hit
this cruise. 1 guess I'll hev to take
y'ur hui cargo. SpOse you'll want
MORN the usual 81 q ton. Wal;
l like to do the square thing by a
friend, and I'll give you Sl2 ton for
it." "Friend," said Captain Clifford,
"thce can have one ton Of my coal if
thee likes for s., but only one ton
all must have a chance" Just then
one of the richest men Of the place
joined them saying
Il want ten tons of yonr coal at
your own price-name it. l have suf-
tered enough for once" He received
the same answer, and so did all--Ono
ton for each family, and IS as the
price of each ton. No love Of gain, no
solicitation in regard for individually
could move honest Captain Clifford.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18

An old farmer, about the time that the
temperance reform was beginning to exert
healthful interest in the country, said to
his hired man:
jonathan, did not think to mention
to you when hired you, that think OF
doing my work this year without rum
How much more must l give you to dc
without ?"
ooh, don't care much about it," said
Jonathan, "you may give NE what you
see fit"
"WeI, - said the farmer, az viii give
you sheep in the Fall, if you Will DC
without"
agreed" said Jonathan
The Oldest son then said:
"Father, will you give me a sheep, too,
if will do without rum ?''
eyes, Marshall, you shall have a sheep
if you do without"
The youngest son, a STRIPPING, then said:
"Father, will you give me sheep ii
will do withOut2'
ayes, Chandler, you shall have sheep
also, if you do without rum"
Presently Chandler spoke again:
"Father, hadn't you better take sheep,
too?
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18
Sale Of Frogs for Food in
France.

The expectation of frogs to France,
says a French journal, has been large
ly extended of late. Mr.. B, of Vance
has dispatched 200, 900 of them in three
weeks, and lately be sent 10000
These reptiles are principally sent to
Rheims, Nancy and Paris. A thous-
and frogs fetch So franc8 (s13), and
are packed in a bag weighing 80 kiIo-
grammes 600 poundsJ tH d impor-
tation is free Of duty. They are found
chiefly at Vance, FoUches, on the bOr-
ders Of Gemeis, and that province sit
uated between Arlon and HOuffalize.
At Rheims, % pairs Of thighs sell for
/ go centimes 90 eehtsJ nevertheless,
the frogs are expected whole. The
thighs are roasted, served with white
sauce, after tile fashion Of fricassees,
and favored with capers. The skin
-thatstiely, slimy skin--i6 made into
turtle soup ; yes, the savory mOck-tur-
tie is made principally from the de-
! scendants Of the tad poles which in-
habit the marshes and fields Of Lux
embourg. The heads are put aside,
and given to the hospitals of Paris,
where they are made into soup for
their sick inmates.
In culinary inventions, France GER
tainly leads the world. Horsefesh is
largely sold in the streets of Paris,
and frogs, the very sight Of which
would make some of our wives and
daughters shudder, ARE esteemed tho
greatest deliUaey Of her restaurants!
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18
The Cost of ColIecting Taxes.

In answer to the statements that
the cost of collecting the income tax
will nearly equal the whole amount
collected, the Treasury Department
furnishes information that the whole
cost Of collecting the entire internal
tax, including the income tax, will fall
short of seven millions of dollars, and
that the collection of the income tax,
for the year 1870 will add but little to
the cost of collecting internal revenue
taxes assessed upon other objects of
taxation. 1t will add something to
the fees of collectors, and a few days
labor and pay to those deputy asses
sors who reside in wealthy districts
from which this revenue is derived,
and that is all. The additional cost
to that which would have been paid
to assessors and collectors had there
been no such tax assessed will not ex-
ceed two per cent, or two hundred
thousand dollars in all.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18
AIiegOrY.

The old man was toiling through the
burden and heat Of the day, in cultivating
his field with his own hands, and depos-
iting the promising seeds in the fruitful
lap of yielding earth. Suddenly there
stood before him, under the shade of a
huge linden tree, a vision. The old man
was struck with amaZement.
u am Solomou," spoke the phantom
in a friendly voice. "What are you doing
here, old man p
"If you are solomon, ,' replied the ven
erable Iaborer, chow can you ask this :
In my youth you sent me to the ant; I saw
its occupation, and learned from that in
sect to be industrious and to gather
What I then learned I have followed out
to this hOur.'
"You have only learned half your les
son" =" replied the spirit. "Go again to the
ant, and learn to rest in the winter OF
your life, and to enjoy what you have
gathered up."-[From the German.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18

Christine Nilsson was not specially
distinguished in her childhood among
her many brothers and sisters. Her
father, an ardent lover of music, early
taught her its first principles; and her
elder brother, the village fiddler, no.
ticing her charming voice, conceived
the idea of taking her with him to the
numerous fairs and festivals at which
his services were required. Her voice
and beauty attracted crowds. FINELY
magistrate, by name Thornerhjelm,
touched with the sweetness of the
Swedish melodies she sang, made to
her parents a kind proposal respecting
her future education. The mother al
first. demurred, but the father had
dreamed a strange and beautiful dream
about his child's future. He persuad-
ed the mother, and accepted the pro
posal for Christine's education.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18
What is Due to EVOnlals

Whatever else you may abuse, never
never abuse woman. Always remember
you had a motherj perhaps you have a
sister, maybe q wife. 1t is cowardly,
mean, unjust. If any act deserves the
pillOry, it is this. The fact Of her sex
should make her exempt from all that is
coarse, unkind, or cruel. No genuine
man ever yet abused a woman. As soon
expect 20 see "a dart of Lightning in the
blue sky Of June, a rose in the snow bank
of January, gift from a nliser, a great
act from a mean soul, as real man abus-
ing woman.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18
SCHOOL.


"ouarter Of nine Boys and girls, do you hear ?"
cone more buckwheat, then be quick, mother dear
''Where is my luncheon-box ~ "Under the shelf,
Just in the place where you left It yoursalfr'
81 can't say ny table /" "Oh find me my cap i''
zone kiss for mamma, and sweet sis In her lap
''Be good, dearl' ''I'II try" 80 times 9's 81"
"TSke your mittensr r' "Au right" "Hurry up
Bill; let's run"
With slam Of the door, they are Of, girls and boys
And the mother draws breath in the Iui Of The noise
AFTER SCHOOL.
Don't wake mp the babyl Come gently, my dear ~
co. mother I've torn my new dress just look here
"I'm sorry! only was climbing the vail"
"Oh, motherl my map the incest of air.
"Auj Nelly in spelling, vent up to the head ~
"0h, say Can go on the hill with my slsd p
GIVE got such toothache - ''The toachera m fEi
CTS dinner most ready1 I'm Just like bearl"
Be patient worn mother; they're growing mp fast,
These nursery whirlwinds not long DO they last;
STILL lonely house would be far worse than moi
Rejoice and 6e glad in your brave girls and boys
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18
Short Cnt 10 NEfscrz.

Begin by fancying that no ono
cares for you, that you are not of any
use to anybody-=a sort Of nonentity
in the household, where your place
WCuld not he missed, but easily sup
piled. Ponder well on your want of
beauty, and lead not yourself to be-
lieve that no one can love plain face
or think you agreeable because there
are others more charming. Fancy
that every one who looks upon you
makes a mental comparison which
initiates against you in favor of some
one else. Imagine that every word
said in Jest is only meant to cover a
deeper and more painful onej that
every article Of wearing apparel you
don is criticized aud ridiculed. Do
all this, and your tendency to NOR
bidity of feeling will so increase that
in very short time you will becOme
one of the most miserable of human
beings.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18

through here, from the construction of
which the rapid progress of the coun-
try will begin. At present there is no
better place for the poorer class of
farmers than this part of Nebraska.
A few years of industry can but re.
suit in a competence here, as the soil
is of the best and the climate salubri-
Gus and healthy, although cold in win
ter. From what we have seen of the
West we unhesitatingly give the pref
.erence to Southern Nebraska.
At Lincoln we were entertained by
Mr.. Townley and family, formerly of
HillsborO. Mr.. TownIey is keeping
"a large boarding house, and has about
fifty boarders.
Capt. Heddleson and Jos. T. Thomp-
son are both here, and are highly
pleased with Lincoln. Mr.. Thomp-
son is teller in Sweet & Brooks Bank,
and is one of the most popular busi-
ness men in the town. He has made
very successful investments in proper
ty here, and has become thoroughly
identified with the State, and expects
to make it his future home. His ex-
ample in coming West could be fol-
lowed with profit by a score Of young
men now lounging around Hillsboro,
who would here find full scope for
their talents, education and industry.
All that is required is a little money
and great deal of nerve, and success
is certain. They must know, howev-
er, that they cannot all be rich men
and high officials in a few weeks; but
if they begin at the foot of the ladder
there is no place where they will climb
faster or get to the top quicker.
If you come to work, and determine
to put up with small beginnings, the
West is the place, but it is a bad place
to oloaf'' in, as board, cigars and bill
lizards are much more expensive Lere
that in Ohio.
At Beatrice the citizens are kind
and attentive to strangers, and during
our stay we were indebted to Messrs.
Roper and Mcfarland for many favors.
In regard to the route to the West
we can recommend the Ohio & Missis-
sippi to st. Louis, or if going by Chi
cago, the Chicago, Burlington & Mis-
souri, river road is the one to take
From st. Louis the North Missouri is
a favOrite and good route. We have
tried several routes from Cincinnati
to st. Louis, but much prefer the o. &
NJ. R. r. This road also has a good
route to Louisville, by way of Vernon.
When in Cincinnati all information
can be received of DIcssrs. Jos. w. Am.
brose and Mr.. Deming, the gentleman
Iy and attentive Agents of the road.
The mercury stands at 1919 in the
shade, making necessary the closing
Of our letter. II. S. D.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18

While the laws the United States de-
clare every man innocent who is not on an
impartial trial proved guilty, the laws OF
China punish a man for appearing to
have done an evil" They believe that a
man should be punished for being IN sus-
picious circumstances, wheather he be
guilty or not. This idea is founded, no
doubt, upon the saying Of Confucius:-
ssNever take off your hat under a peach
tree, nor stoop to tie your shoe in melon
ebatch.n
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18

"Good old Bishop Griswold" is quoted
rs having replied to a clergyman who ask
ed him why he was so often silent when
he had so much to say that was worth
saying, 'I talked as much as anybody
when was young, and I said many fool
ish things that have been sorry for; ]
have never been sorry for any thing that
never said"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18

Mr.. V. P. Suvoong and Miss Ellen Day
Gutzlaff, Chinese, were married at New
ark, New Jersey, two weeks ago. Mr..
Suvoong came to this country nine years
ago, and has been educated, taking the
illogical course, for the work of mission
ary in China. The young woman was
brought to America about twenty years
ago, and adopted by Mrs. NJ. w. Day, of
Newark.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18

A beggar went into the store of popu-
lar wholesale and retail crOckery dealer
and asked for quarter. The dealer look
ed at him a moment from his command
ing emiuence, and then remarked: "YOu
beg rather strong, don't you? Pears to
me you'd be more successful if you'd ask
for a few cents only, as a rule" "Well,
then. give me a few cents" was the quick
response. This was too much for our
dealer, and he gave up-the cents.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18
Select Miscellany.
SUMMER.
BT MARY N. PRESCOTT.

kA MARY n. PREsCoTT.
Summer is in the air, odors are everywhere
Idle birds are singing loud and clear;
Brooks are bubbling over; heads Of crimson clover
On the edges Of the field appear.
All the meadow bazes with buttsroups and daisies,
And the very hedges are tangIes OF perfume
Butterflies go brushing, all their plumage crushing,
In among this wilderness Of bloom.
The thOrnhOwer bursts Its sheath, the bramble hang
q wreath,
And blue-eyed grasses beckon to the sun;
While gypsy p!mpernel waits eager to forstelI
Whom rainy clouds are gathering one by one.
The very world is blushing, is carOling and gushing
Its heart out In melody Of sOngi
While simple weeds seem saying, in grateful transpOr
praying,
isUnto Rim our praises all belong ~
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18

An advertiser in an English newspaper
offered, for a small remittance, to explain
how great deal of money might be saved.
\ tOo-cOnfding gentleman sent the re-
quired amount, and received the following
directions for saving money: "Never pay
boy to look after your shadow, while you
elm a tree TO look into the middle OF
next week."
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18

Mrs. Il, young mother, was ex-
hibiting with considerable pride to a num-
her of admiring friends her first baby
Finally approaching little Dan, boy of
five years, the happy parent said: "Dan,
isn't this dear little baby?" Dan hesi-
tated a moment, turned up his eyes, and
answered; eyes, but it is baId-headed. !"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1870-08-18

A fool, a barber, and a bald-headed man
were travelling together, Losing their
way, they were forced to sleep in the open
air, and to avert danger it was agreed to
watch by turns. The lot first fell on the
barber, who, for amusement, shaved the
FOOLS head while he was sleeping. He
then awoke him, and the fool, raising his
hand to scratch his head, exclaimed,
"Here's a pretty mistake; you have awak-
ened the bald-headed man instead Of me. "