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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-30
One Hundred Years Ago.

One hundred and ten years ago
there was not a single white man In
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
Then, what is the most fourishing
part of America was as little known
as the country around the mysterious
mountains of the moon It was not
until 1776 that Boone left his home
in North Carolina to become the first
white settler in Kentucky. The first
pioneers of Ohio did not settle until
twenty years after that time
A hundred years ago Canada be-
longed to France, and the population
did not exceed a million and half of
people. A hundred years ago the
great Frederick OF Prussia was per-
forming those grand exploits which
have made him immortal in military
annals, and with his little monarchy
was sustaining single-handed con-
test with Russia, Austria and France,
the three great powers of Europe
combined Washington was a mod
est Virginia colonel, and the great
events of his history in the two worlds
in which these great but dissimilar
men took leading parts were then
scarcely foreshadowed. A hundred
years ago the United States were the
most loyal part of the British Empire,
and on the political horizon no speck
indicated the struggle which within a
score of years thereafter established
the great Republic of the world.
A hundred years ago there were
but four newspapers in America;
steam engines had not been imagin-
ed, and railroads and telegraphs had
not entered into the remotest concep-
ton of men. When we come to look
at it through the vista of history, we
find that to the century just passed
have been allotted more important
events than, in their bearing upon the
happiness of the world, almost any
other which has elapsed since the
erection of the world.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-30
Where The Salt in. Sea Water
Comes ErOTsl.

The sea depends on the disintegration of
rocks on land for its saltness. 1t does not
originate in oceans and seas. Rains wash
it and hold it in solution as particles are
liberated by violence, decomposition and
gradual action of many natural forces. All
streamlets and rivers, therefore, are con-
stantly transporting salt to the sea. If
there is more than can be held in solution,
then it accumulates in masses at very deep
points, which, in the revolution to which
matter is subject, may again be stratum
of salt somewhere remote from where the
mass was formed Thus the salt mines of
Portland and the vast horizontal bed of pure
salt in Texas, as well as that mountain of
rock salt in st. Domingo, were collected at
the bottom of ancient seas, which are now
dry land remote from water There are
places in Africa where the process of disin-
tegration of salt from rocks is regularly
going on, but there is not water power
enough to force it onwardly to the sea.
Hence the particles are spread abroad and
mixed up with soil. The negroes of Kalliul,
in Northern Africa, having discovered its
distribution where there is no water to dis
solve in the ground, leach it. In that way
they separate the salt. By evaporating the
water holding it in solution, an excellent
article for domestic purposes is produced.
Salt Dervadas the earth TT eyists in the
grasses and most vegetable products on
which animals feed. In that way they de-
rive enough in most countries to meet the
demands of their nature. They require as
much as civilized humanity. With them
salt is necessary, as with ourselves, for
keeping the organs of vision in good condi-
ton. Stop the supply and blindness would
be universal.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-30
Select Miscellany.
A FOOLISH LITTLE MAIDEN
AND HER BONNET.

foolish little maiden bought foolish little bonnet
WIN ribbon, and feather, and bit oflace upon it,
And that the other madens of the little town might
know it,
She thought she'd go to meeting the next Sunday
just to show it.
But though the little bonnet WAS scarce larger than
a dime,
The getting Oft settled proved to be work of
time;
So when twas fairely tied all the bells had stopped
their ringing,
And when she came to meeting. sure enough the
folks were singing.
So this foolish little maiden stood and waited at the
door,
And she shook her RULES out behind and smoothed
them down before
"Hallelujah Hallelujah!" sang the choir above her
head
"Hardly knew you! hardly knew you!" were the
words she thought they said.
This made the little maiden feel so very ver cross
That she gave her little mouth twist her little
head toss!
For she thought the very hymn they sung was all
about her bonnet,
With the ribbons, and the feathers and the bit of
lace upon it.
And she would not wait to listen to the sermon or
the prayer,
But pattered down the silent street and hurried up
the stair,
Till she'd reached her little bureau and in band
box on it,
Had hidden safe from critics eye her foolish little
bonnet
Which proves, my little Inaidens, that each of you
will find
In every Sabbath service but an echo of your mind;
And that the little head that's filed with silly little
airs
viii never get blessing from sermons or from
prayers.
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The Man that Don't Take q
PAPER.

The man that don't take paper
was in town the other day. He
brought his family to town in an OK
wagon. He took his wife to the black
smith shop to be measured for pair
of shoes. He also went to the dent
lists to get his plow sharpened. His
girl carried the baby around town in
sugar-trough. When it would cry
she would stop on the street to rock
it, and sing Barbara Allan.
The oldest boy had sold some coon
skins and had got enough money to
go on a "bust." He had heard tell
of soda-water, and was a going to
give it fair trial, puke or no puke-
He went to the drug g7store and called
for q glass of soda and water. The
clerk gave him mixture of sal-soda
and water, and the last 1 saw of him
he Was standing in the door, soaking
gingerbread in it and making wry
faces.
The old man mistook meat-house
for church. He went In and hung
his hat on q meat-hook, and waited
one hour for meeting to begin. He
went to the clothing store to purchase
a windmill, and to the jewelers. to get
a tea-kettle mended. He over heard
two men talking of the fall Of Adam,
told his wife about it, and wondered
if the fall hurt him much. He wanted
to know if the Kamschatkians had
taken Cuba, if so, where they had
taken it to. He still thought that
Millard. fillmore was President, and
wanted to know what State New
Jersey was in. A sewing machine
agent asked him if he wanted to pur-
chase a sewing machine No, he said,
he did not want one. He sowed his
wheat broadcast out of bucket. He
sold his wheat for IS cents a bushel,
when he might have got 81 so.
[ asked him what State he came
from. He said he didn't know, but
it was somewhere in New Jersey.
He told his wife he bet he knowed |
where so many Smiths come from.
He said he saw a sign that said Smith
Manufacturing Company. I
Hesaw the telegraph wire and asked
whose clothes line that was. He was
asked if his family had ever had re-
igion. He said no, but family had
it about o mile from his house and he
was afraid his children would catchit. |
I asked him if he didn't want to take
the Highland News? What's that,
says he, and I told him and left.
BLACK-EYED JOHNNY.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-30
To YGYHS Men.

The young man who has an ambition to
make great noise in the world should learn
boiler making He can make more noise at
that trade than at anything else he can en-
gage in.
If he believes a man should ''strike for
wages" he should learn blacksmithing
pecially if he is good at blowing" .-.
If ne would embrace profession in which
he can rise rapidly he should become an
aeronaut. He couldn't find anything better
"for high"
He certainly could do a staving (and per-
haps a starving) business at the cooper
trade.
If he believes in measures, not men, he
will embark in the tailoring business.
If the one great object of his life is to
make money he should get a position in the
United States mint.
If he is a punctual sort of chap, and
anxious to be ION time" he should put his
hands to matchmaking.
If he believes it the chief end of man to
have his business largely 'felt, why of
course, he will become halter
If he wants to ''get at the root of thing"
he will become a dentist-although, if he
does, he will be often found Cooking down
in the mouth"
If man is bungler at his best he should
become a physician, and then he will have
none of his bad work thrown upon his hands.
1t is generally buried out of sight, you know.
Should he incline to high living, but pre-
fer plain board, then the carpenters trade
will suit him He can plane board enough
at that.
If he is kneady and well-bread he will be
right at home as baker.
He shouldn't become a cigar maker. If
he does all his work will end in smoke.
The young man who enjoys plenty of COM
pany, and is ever ready to scrape acquaint-
ance, will find the barber business congo
nial pursuit.
The quickest way for him to ascend to
the top round of his calling is to become a
hod-carrier.
A very grave young man might flourish
as an undertaken.
Don't learn chairmaking, for no matter
how well you please your customers, they
will sooner or later get down on your work
And don't become an umbrella-maker for
their business is fused up"
If he would have his work touch the heads
of the nation, we know of no way he could
sooner accomplish such an object than by
making combs.
The young man who would have the fruits
of his labor brought before the eyes of the
people will become an optician. The work,
being easily seen through, cannot be difficult
to learn.
A man can always make a scent in the
perfumery business.
If a young man is paragon of honor,
truthfulness, sobriety, has never sworn a
profane word, and has twenty thousand dol
lars that he has no use for, then he should
Immediately start-a newspaper.-[F. c.,
Saturday Night.
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Whole No. 1914.

place would be in the regular army,
with rifle on his shoulder.
Z. Finally, there is the blessed
Lamp of Christ's Example, to guide
the meek in judgment, to llumine
what is dark in the ways of Provi-
dence. No failure need be feared for
the well-trained, well-furnished, and
patient intellect that looks for help to
the Supreme Teacher; that reverent-
ly accepts the Bible as its guide-book
to the only knowledge that can salts
fy and save the soul, that lovingly
and prayerfully leads the way to that
highest wisdom whose beginning is
the fear of the Lord, whose paths are
pleasantness and peace, whose end is
life eternal-National Teacher.
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[Forr the News.
SHE NEVER CAN KNOW.


etS BY vILETTE vI1LARs,
The world was SO dark, my pathway so drear;
Perplexed with the cares of the morn,
My heart was oershadowed with doubling and feal
And Life seemed journey forlorn.
Ipansed at the threshold, then entered the door,
And thought of my work for the day.
The sunshine,in bands, lay bright on the floor,
The room with young voices was gay.
But Sunshine and voices dispelled not the gloom,
Nor rested my worn, weary brain,
lOnged for the last, quiet sleep of the tomb;
While toiling and striving seemed vain.
Three score little ones fitted here, fitted there
How oft they had gladdened my sight,
question this morn, Do they think of my care?
VIII the harvest my labors requite?"
Thus, shrouded in gloom, stood till there came
The touch of light, tiny hand,
A sweet, upturned face, with soft cheek aflame,
The fairest of all the school-band.
'Ive brought you some flowers" the little one said
And gave me the rarest bouquet!
Ferbenas of azure and purple, and red,
And Fansies with fragrance of May.
'Faith, patience and love, said each tremuloas leaf
pressed them with joy to my heart!
Their beauty and incense shall Danish my grief,
The shadows OF Care fall apart!
ran apart and the sunshine of Love hath its place
Faith sitteth, with Patience, serene,
My duties are crowned with new meaning and grace,
And the day with silvery sheen.
My dear little friendl she never can know
.Ho" the clouds lowered, shut out the sky,
TIL her well-chosen gift dispelled every woe
And gave me a smile for sigh.
She never can know thst, when weary and sad,
My eyes seek her truthful young face,
And think OF her flowers, TILL rested and glad,
Sorrow leaves in my heart not trace
"old Time Hall" Sinking Spring, o.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-30
Meteorological Discovery.

The observations of the United States
Signal Service have brought to light an in
teresting and important fact-that this con-
tinent participates in the operation of the
great November atmospheric wave, which
yearly from time immemorial has rolled up
the western coast of Europe from the South
Atlantic in long continued undulations from
October to January. On Nov. u, a similar
atmospheric wave began to break over the
shores of Oregon and British Columbia By
the evening of the 18th, it had spread over
nearly all of the Pacific States and territories,
Utah and Nevada, and at midnight was
pouring through the passes of the Rocky
Mountains On the 14th it descended upon
Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and the Indian
Territory. Friday morning it extended
from Oregon and Washington Territory,
eastward through the trough or depression
of the Rocky Mountain backbone, into Idaho
and Montana, and stretched thence to the
lower Missouri and lower Mississippi vallies,
and over the western shores of the Mexican
gulf This discovery will enable meteoro-
logists to anticipate by many days, the ap-
proach of winter, as it advances from the
Pacific coast, eastward, in the great current
of westerly winds.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-30

A WRITER in Our Monthly for September
tells story of two well known southern
clergymen, one of whom undertook to re-
buke the other for using the weed
Brother g." he exclaimed, without stop
ping to ask any other questions, is it pos
sible that you chew tobacco?"
81 must confess that do" the other qui-
etly replied.
''Then would quit it, sir" the old gen.
tleman energetically continued. ''It is a
very unclerical practice, and must say a
very uncleanly one. Tobacco! Why, sir,
eoen a hog acouM not cleo it :"
Father c., responded the amusedlisten-
er, ''do you chew tobacco?"
mo, sir" he answered, gruf1y, with
much Indignation.
Then, pray, achich ismOst like the hog, yOu
or II"
The old doctors fat sides shook with
laughter as he said, "Well, 1 have been
fairly caught this time"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-30
Useful Hints.
Do not try too hard to be polite.

Do not try too hard to be polite.
Never overwhelm your friends by
begging them to make themselves at
home, or they viii soon wish they
were there. Show by your actions
rather than by your words that you
are glad to see them.
Have enough regard for yourself to
treat your enemy with quiet polite
ness. All petty sights are merely
meanness, and hurt yourself more
than any one else.
Do not talk about yourself or your
family to the exclusion of other topics
What if you are clever, and little
more SO than other people, it may be
that other folks will not think so,
whatever they ought to do.
1t may be interesting to you to talk
over your ailments, but very tiresome
for others to listen to.
Make people think you consider
them clever and agreeable, and they
will be pretty apt to have a pleasant
impression of yourself.
Treat people just as you would
have them treat you.
1t is much easier to lose the good
opinion of people than to regain
it; and when any one does not care
for the good opinion of others, he or
she is not worthy of respect.
Do not excuse your house, furni-
trlre, or the table you set before your
guests. 1t is fair to suppose their
visits are to you, and not to your sur
roundings.
The whole machinery of social in
tercourse is very delicate and intri-
cate, and it is our business to keep
all places of possible friction well sup
Piled with the oil of poiteness.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-30
Russia and the United States.

Russia and the United States.
Russia and tie United States are
like great national colossi, each stand
ing with one foot on each side of a
hemisphere, so that the time will
come when the traveller can make a
circuit of the earth on the transconti-
mental railways of the two powers,
connected by ocean steamers. Rus
sia has twice the population of the
United States, but not half the intel
igence or wealth. One of the most
significant indications of the relative
position of the people is their railroad
systems. The Americans, with vast
sea coast, and $4,000 miles of lake
and river navigation, have 10000
miles of rail, while the Russians, with
less than 10000 miles of inland navi-
cation, have not 5000 miles of rails.
The Americans have completed their
first transcontinental railroad, and are
now working at their second and third.
The Russians have not made pre-
iminary survey for their first one.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-30

"THE OLD ANDTHE NEW"

This is the title given by Whittier to these brave
md hopeful verses from his pen. They ought tc
shine in letters of gold from the walls of all the
houses in the land be alive and ringing theil
rue and encouraging music in every memory. The
poet tells MS how treasure the past believe in the
present, and look forward to the future:
o sometimes CLEANS upon our sight,
Through present wrong, the Eternal Right! 20
And step by step, since time began,
We see the steady gain of man.
That all of good the past has had
Remains to make our own time glad,
Our common daily life divine, "a
And every land Palestine.
We lack but open eye and ear
To find the Orient's marvels here,
The still, small voice in autumn's hush,
Yon maple wood the burning bush.
For still the New transcends the Old,
In signs and tokens manifold;
Slaves rise up men; the Olive waves
With roots deep set in battle graves
Through the harsh noises of the day
A low, sweet prelude finds it way;
Through clouds of doubt and creeds of fear
A light is breaking, calm and clear.
Henceforth my heart shall sign no more
For olden time and holier shore;
Gods love and blessing, then and there,
Are now, and here, and everywhere.
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Correspondence of the News
LETTER FROM IOWA.
Teachers and Teachers Wages
Equality OfSeXes Demand
ed-COld Weather.

WNTERsET, Iowa, JAN IA, 1873.
Mr.. EDIToR:-At the Institute,
mentioned in a former letter, the
Teachers of this county passed areso-
luton, of which the following is the
substance:
Resolved, That we Will not, here
after, teach in a township where dis
elimination is made in the wages of
Teachers on account Of sex.
Now, this may be very well, SO far
as justice is concerned, but I doubt
its expediency. The object undoubt-
edly was to help the lady Teacher to
obtain better wages, but it seems to
me that the ladies have not yet suffi-
cient reputation as Teachers TO com
pete with men, and if this resolution
is carried out, no lady can say, 81 will
teach for less money" she must say,
Il Will teach better school.
It seems to me that those gentle
men who do not wish the ladies toroot
them out entirely, could wish no reso-
luton more favorable to them, for
there are many directors who, for the
sake of economy, will hire ladies,
while they still think they are very
poor Teachers.
The weather here for the last two
weeks has been the coolest that they
have had for four or five years. On
Tuesday evening, Dec. Oath, the mer
cury stood at 80 degrees below zero.
Your correspondent had never seen it
more than 20 degrees, but it was
quite calm here, and we did not suffer
at all, walking seven miles after school
closed in the evening.
Yours, SCRIPTOR.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-30
WHAT'S Expected Of American
Rows.


Boys.
American boys are expected to be-
come manly men. The mother of ev-
cry boy is expected to teach him to be
obedient to parental authority, to the
civil law; and to acquire an education,
business, a trade, or an art, some
thing for which he may be best adapt
ed, and by which he may obtain an
honest living. This is privilege, nay
more-it is a duty-a duty to self, to
family, to friends, to the state, and to
the nation! When this is done, soci-
ETY. has a guaranty for the good con-
duct and usefulness of each of her
sons. When it is neglected, and boys
grow up in ignorance and idleness,
society is taxed for their support,
either in her reformatories, her jails,
hospitals, or asylums How much
cheaper it would be to have every boy
properly educated, trained and disci-
plined, SO that he would be blessing
instead of a curse to the world. He
is sure to become one or the other
From Science of Health.
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Stokes Chances,

While there were, perhaps, few who
really expected that Stokes would be
convicted, none, we presume, doubt
his guilt. Six months ago, it is not
probable that he could have been found
guilty of murder in the first degree.
But public sentiment has changed
The character of City Government
has also undergone a change. Law
has regained its supremacy, and those
who have been guilty of grave crimes
and are now awaiting trial in the
Tombs, evidently regard the conYic-
ton of Stokes as a most fatal preced-
ent for them.
Notwithstanding the conviction and
sentence of Stokes, there are many
who think he will yet escape the gal
lows and be acquitted This senti-
ment is not prevalent in New York
City among those best qualified to
judge of public sentiment and its eff
feet upon officers whose duty it is to
execute the law. The New York cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati Com
mercial thus discusses the chances of
this prisoner, whose case has excited
such general interest:
'"The impression that Stokes will be
executed is general among prominent
lawyers, some of whom say he may
get stay of proceedings, but cannot
escape ultimately. Governor Dix, in
his message, says it will be in vain to
hope for the suppression of crime un-
less retribution is prompt and certain.
Nobody expects any clemency from
the new Governor in the case of
Stokes or any other of the assassins
in the Tombs. Stokes demeanor in
jail to-day was very quiet. He will
be removed tomorrow to his former
well furnished cell, the Sheriff having
decided that his safe keeping is not
endangered there"
'The other murderers In the Tombs
awaiting trial, have expressed various
opinions in regard to the sentence of
Stokes. King received the news sud
denly and was somewhat shocked.
Scanned has not said anything, with
the exception of asking how Stokes
stood during the sentence. Foster,
who has got stay of proceedings,
and is on the second tier of the pris-
on, has felt very respondent since he
heard of the conviction of Stokes.
His appetite has been affected and he
seems stupifed. Charley said to an
other prisoner: "By gracious, he is
gone; Stokes is. Simmons has be-
haved with dogged and sullen OBJ
stinacy."
This is no doubt a correct state
ment of the condition of sentiment in
New York City, and it leaves little
room for Stokes to expect to escape
from the execution of the fearful SEN
tence under which he now rests. The
effect of his conviction has had pc
culiar influence upon other prisoners,
some of whom probably would have
been deferred from the commission
of the crimes for which they are now
had it occurred prior to
their offences. This shows the effect
of the certain enforcement of the pen
atty of the law in deterring men from
the commission of crime.