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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

Aman who was crossed In love at
tempted suicide, but in his hurry to
leave this world of woe he made a
mistake, and instead of taking arsenic,
swallowed dose of yeast powders.
He Immediately rose above his troub-
les.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

''This company shall never get
another cent of my money > said an
angry lady on a railway train. ''HOw
then will you travel?" asked the con-
ductor 'Tll pay my money to you"
she replied.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15
The War Department has made ex

The War Department has made ex-
tensive arrangement for the protec
ton of engineering parties on the
Northern Pacific Railroad. About
forty companies of all branches Of
the service will compose the expe-
dition which starts on June Is, Col.
Stanley commanding.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

ANashville paper relates case of lady
of sixty years of age who recently gave
birth to a child two respectable physicians
attesting the fact. Both mother and child
are doing well, the child, girl, being the
very picture of health. The lady in question
is the mother of several daughters, all of
whom were married several years ago, and
before this new departure had the happy
privilege of paying her attentions to numer-
GUS grandchildren. This very remarkable
case, and we doubt if the medical records
show similar one anywhere.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

AS this is the time of year when
certain men decide what drink they
will swallow during the summer, the
following old item will not be out of
place: A wife asked her husband for
a new dress. He replied: "Times
are hard my dear-so hard I can hard
ly keep my nose above water" Where
upon she retorted: "You can keep
your nose above water easy enough,
if you have a mind to; but the trouble
is that you keep it too much above
brandy"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

One of Hartford's popular diy
goods merchants was asked the other
day how he spent his evenings. His
reply was, "At night l store my mind,
and during the day mind my store.
He was alive at last accounts.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

Ohio stands first in the list of wheat
producing States, with S2,992,155
bushels. Seneca stands at the head
of the wheat column of the counties
of the State.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

81 had more money than he had to
carry on the suit, said very mean
individual who had just won law
suit over apoor neighbor, "and that's
where I had the advantage of him.
Then I had much better counsel than
he, and there I had the advantage OF
him. And the suit was pending so
he couldn't attend to it, and there !
had the advantage of him again. But,
then, Brown is very decent sort of
a man after all. y "Yes," said his lis
tener, "and there's where he has the
advantage ofyou."
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15
Why Aunt saIiie Never Mar


'Now, Aunt Sallie, do please tel
us why you never married. You re
member you once said that when you
were girl you were engaged to q
minister, and promised you would tell
us all about it sometime. Now, aunt,
please tell us"
"WeIl, you see when I was about
seventeen years old I was living in
Utica, in the State of New York.
Though I say it myself, I was quite a
good looking girl then, and had sew
beaux. The one that took my fancy
was young minister, a very promis-
ing man, and remarkably pious and
steady. He thought a good deal of
me and 1 kind of took fancy to him,
and things went on until we were en-
gagged. One evening he came to me,
and kind of hugged me, when I got
excited and some frustrated. 1t was
a long time ago, and I don't know
but what I might have hugged back
little. I was like any other girl,
and pretty soon pretended to be
mad about it, and pushed him away,
though I wasn't mad bit You
must know that the house where l
lived was on one of the back streets
of the town. There were glass doors
in the parlor, which opened over the
streets. These doors were drawn to-
/ stepped.back little from him, and
when he came up close I pushed him
back again. I pushed him harder
than I intended to; and don't you
think, girls, the poor fellow lost his
balance and fell through one of the
doors into the street"
"Oh, Aunt Was he hlled?"
'FNo; he fell head Fl rst and as he
was going caught him by the legs
of his trousers. I held on for min
ute and tried to pull him back; but
his suspenders gave way, and the
poor young man fell clear out of his
pantaloons into a parcel of ladies and
gentlemen along the street"
"Oh! Aunty! Auntyl Lordy!"
-"There, that's right; squal and
giggle as much as you want to. Girls
that can't hear little thing like that
without tearing around the room and
in such way, don't know
enough to come in when it rains. A
nice time the man who marries one of
you will have, won't he. Catch me
telling you anything again"
".But Aunt Sallie, what become of
him? Did y ou ever see him again?
'HNo, the moment he touched the
ground he got up and left that place
in terrible hurry. I tell you it was
a sight to be remembered. How.
that man did runl He went out West
and I believe he is preaching out in
Illinois. But he never married. He
was very modest, and I suppose he
was so badly frightened that time,
that he never dared trust himself
near woman. again. That, girls, is
,he reason why 1 never married. I
livery bad about it fora long time,
or he was real good man, and I've
often thought to myself that we
should have been very happy if his
hadn't given way.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

The Byron secret" is out at last. He
actually had wife at the time of his mar
riage to Miss Millbank. So says the Lon
don Review. Alas! who would have i'm
agined such thing of the sainted poet!
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

A gentleman who had been arguing
with an ignoramus until his patience
was exhausted, said he didn't wish
him dead, but he would be glad to
see him know more.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15
U. 8. Taxes-New Regulations.

New regulations have been issued
for the government of Collectors and
Deputy Collectors, under the act of
December "a, 1872. Collectors are
required to take possession, on May
20, of all public property then in the
custody of the Assessors, giving re
ceipts therefor, and ohave thorough
canvass made of their several districts.
Distilleries are to be. kept under such
surveillance as will. make fraud i'm
possible.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15
Onr Progress ns a Natinn

The following short paragraph from
the annual report of Hon. John Jay
Knox, Comptroller of the Currency,
sent to Congress, reveals one evidence
of the nations wealth and suggests ma
terial for volume. The national cur
rency act became law on the 25th of
February, 1868, and nearly ten years
have therefore elapsed since the organ
ization of the system. During this Pc
riod the agricultural products, the manu-
features, and the internal commerce of
the country have increased beyond any
former precedent; and Notwithstanding
the enormous waste of a protracted war,
the reduction of nearly two thousand
millions of dollars in the valuation of
propertys by the abolition of slavery
(more than compensated, it is true, by
the conversion of slaves to freemen, land
the collection of i've thousand millions
of dollars of taxes imposed by the
National and State governments, the
census returns of 1870 show an increase
in population for the ten years previ-
Gus of more than seven millions of
persons, and an increase in the total
wealth of the Union of nearly fourteen
thousand millions of dollars.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

Some time since young minister in
the West End wished to impress his
Sabbath school with the dignity Of life
by reference to the fact that men have
souls while ordinary animals have
none.
"Now children, what is the great diff
ference between monkey and a boy ?"
"The tail, the tail, the tail" came
from all parts of the house, and the
minister was satisfied.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15
Problem

Four equal circles, touching each other at their
circumferences. Required their diameters, so that
there shall be contained within the contact
of the circles. A. SHOEMAKER.
Oak RIDGE O.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

The town of Ionton furnishes an
interesting and encouraging chapter
on the workings of the Adair Liquor
law. Some time since Mr.. Lewis
patronized the saloon of Thomas
Evans so continuously that he caught
the delirium tremens, and while in
this state, wandered from his house
into the woods and was frozen tc
death. The. widow brought suit
against Evans and got judgment fol
$4,000. Meantime Evans had trans
ferred his saloon through third par
ty to his wife. This sale, by the
saloon keeper, of his saloon to his
wife came up in the District Court
last Thursday, when the Court declar-
ed the sale fraudulent, and ordered
the premises to be sold to satisfy Mrs.
Lewis judgment. If incidents like
this multiply, we fear saloon keepers
will become little discouraged.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

A girl who marries well is said to
make a lucky hit,- though she herself
is said to be a lucky miss.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

The Tennyson of Indiana is responsible
for the following poetical contribution:
Young man, spare that hustle!
Touchnot asingle ''pape;"
That woman's had an awful tussle
To get herself in shape.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

The queenly widows of England, Vic
toria and Eugene, vie with each other
in the regularity with which they visit
their husbands tombs.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

The Alta California is of the opinion
that if Judas had lived thousand years
he could not have learned how to get a
grab of Credit Mobilier stock.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

| IThe Persians say of noisy, unreason-
able talk, II hear the sound of a
milestone, but see no meal"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15
Youths Department.
EniRmas.

ss- Original Enigmas, harades, Problems, ETC.,
are respectfully solicited The answers must always
accompany them, with the real name of the writer.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

An advertisement in a Western pa
per says: 'Look out for Mrs Snyder,
of Cleveland, who has killed two hus-
bands and is roaming around the
country for third"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

am composed of ! letters.
Ny first is in tow, but not in flax,
My second is in hoe, but not in ax,
My third is in rain, but not in snow,
My fourth is in fast, but not in sio-,
My fifth is in black, also in pink,
My sixth is in eat, but not in drink,
My seventh is in fly, but not in hea.
My whole is avery dangerous key.
HillsbOro. PAP
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

Answers TO Enigmas in last weeks News.
Charles Long and Jane Gibson. 9. A Steam Fir
Engine.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

Men may judge US by the success Of
our efforts. God locks at the eff
forts themselves.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15
PAP'S SON.
l am composed OF Q letters

am composed OF 9letters.
My first is in jug, but not in flask,
My second is in barrel, also in cask,
Ny third is in mud, also in mire,
My fourth is in smoke, also in fire,
My fifth is in sun, but not in moon,
My sixth is in dog, but not in coon,
Ny seventh is in mistake, but not in blTJnder,
My eighth is in lightning, but not in thunder,
My ninth Is in perch, also in acre.
My whole is the name of worthy shoemaker.
BLACKEYED JOHNNY
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15

Many sugar planters of Louisiana are
going to devote their lands to raising
rice.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-05-15
Rates of Postage ON News
papers, &c.

]
The following are the correct rates
OF postage on newspapers and other
periodicals, which should be cut out
and preserved for reference News
papers sent by mail must be prepaid
by stamps unless regularly issued
and sent to regular subscribers, by
publishers or news-dealers, when the
following rates are charged, payable
quarterly in advance, either at the
mailing or delivery Office:
Dallles..-.....--.......... cents
Six times a week........................30 cents
Semi-weekly ............................10 cents
heekiles. cents
Semi-monthly, not over four ounces 6 cents
Monthles, not over four ounces......3 cents
Quarterlies, not over four ounces.....-1 cent
Newspapers and circulars dropped
into the Office for local delivery must
be prepaid at the rate of one cent
ounces or fraction thereof; and peri
odicals weighing more than, two
fortwo ounces, and each additionaItwo
ounces are subject to two cents, pre-
paid at the letter carriers Offices
The postage on regular papers, etc,
must be paid in advance, eithera the
place of delivery, to the carrier, or at
the Office, otherwise they will be
chargeable at transient rates"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-15
MISCELLANEOUS.


ditor of the warrants received by him, said war
rants to be entered by the Auditor Oh his books.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that See.
&c Of Road Ordinance, adopted August 21st, 1871,
be amended so as to give the Parish Constable
a salary of nine hundred dollars per aInllm as
Road Inspector, instead of five hundred.
On motion of Mr.. Theodule FOntenot, resoly-
ed, that the Clerk of the District Court is hereby
instructed to number all certificates issued by
him to witnesses and jurors, and to keep a rec
ord of the same, showing to whom they were
issued, number of days service and numbe OF
miles travelled, and no certificate will issue to
witnesses in preliminary examinations before
Justices Of the Peace, until the termination. or
the prosecution, and be it further resolved, that
the clerk of the Police jury shall issue no wal
rants to the Clerk of the District Court for cita-
lions to witnesses in criminal cases., until the
termination of the prosecution, and not then
where accused parties are convicted.
The President then announced that 1T was
necessary on this day to fix the amount of Tax
to be levied and collected in the year 1873.
Mr. Chachere moved that the amount be fixed
at $4,000, not being seconded, was lost.
Mr.. r. s. F0ntenOt moved that the amount be
fixed at 100000, carried unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that the
Licenses be and remain the same as fixed by
resolution of February 10Th, 1869. -
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until
Monday February nth, 1873.
JOHN ROY, President.
Attest. q MAYO. Clerk.
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MISCELLANEOUS
Police Jury Proceedings.
opELoUsAs, PARISH OF ST. LANDR,

OpELoUsAs, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,}
December 27th, 1872.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, JIM. Thompson, President; John Roy.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow, at 10 O'Clock, A. M. ORR Pc
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment
Present, J. NJ. Thompson, President; Johh Roy
No quorum.
On motion, the Police Jury Adjourned uhtn
N' Monday. December 30th, 1872.
The Police Jury met pursuant to dJournment
Present, j. III. Thompson, Presldeht; donh my
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
Tuesday, December, 31st, 1872
The Police Jny met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, J. NJ. THOMPSON, President: John Roy,
and T. s. Fontenot.
Minutes of the previous meetings We're Fedo
and approved. II.
On motion of Mr. Roy-ResOlved, that the
Road Inspector be and is hereby authorized 70
settle the difficulty that exists between p u
Ashe and others in reference to a public road:
On motion of MI. ROy.-ResOlved, that the
parish Surveyor is hereby ordered tesslrvey the
public road, leading through the German settle-
ment to Bayou Nez Pique.
Church at Ch~ataignier, askingthat apuDllc r0ad
be laid out on the division line between the place
oFNfrs, VIM. Fleitas and said Church property
was read, when, on motion OF Mr.. FonteuOI, re-
solved, that the Road Inspector be and Is herepy
instructed TO GAalIllllG Stlll EUhN dAA 4dJ OAt ihS
On motion, the Police Jury adjourned until
Monday, January 18th, 1878.
J. NJ. THOMPSON, President.
Attest:-C. MAYO. Clerk.
Monday, January 18th, 1878.
The Police Jurymet pursuant to adjournment.
Present, j. N. Thompson, President; John Roy,
7. C. Chaehere and T. s. F%ontepot.
The minutes Of the last meeting was read and
approved.
change in the public road at Barry's Landing
he adopted as it now stands.
Petitions were read asking for relief for the
following aged, destitute and INDECENT persons,
whereupon motion of MIR. Chachere, Resolved,
that the sum of twenty-five dollars, each, be ap
propriated for the relief of the following. persons
widow Plaeide A. Leblanc, Widow Louis jean
some, Widow John Whitmire and to SEVERN
Lebmuf, for the benefit of Mary Vigi6.
On motion of Mr.. Roy, Resolved, that all per
sons in INDECENT circumstances to whom Parish
Licenses were remitted last year, that the same
be extended for the year 1878.
sMessrs. Fentenot and Chachere, committee on
claims, after @. careful examination, reported
fav0rably on the following claims, and on mo-
ton, the clerk was instructed to issue warrants
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-15
SUCCESSION SALES.
Esaate ofeArmes maves,

1l2A&AeS GA&#G4S
RY3FIRFUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
oTsable Probate Con of tie Parish of st.
Landry there VII be sald at public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned aue-
tl0neer, at the Court House IN opelousas, ON
WEDNESDAY February Iatht 1878, She follow
ing described property belonging to the estate
OF Agnes Hayes, deceased, t0-Wit-
At0Mnt o6Tn Opel0rsas, known as MeDanieIs
-eotfee-househ having fer y feetfront on Court
street, BIZ adepth of forfy-lye feet and nine
inches, bounded north hy lot of n. Quatreyally.
WesIny Court street, 0utlanaeastby property
Terms and e-enditions-The mOvables for
cash tue mTnoYahles for one5nalf cash, and the
balanee IN one year from day of sale, purchaser
go furnish his prgmiss0Ty nUta payable to the
tutor, with eight Der cent, interest after matu-
vendors privilege retained to secure payment
thereof.
ian. Is.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-15
Estate Of Charles Close.

Try VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
- orable Probate. Court OF the Parish OF st.
Landry, there will be sold at public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned, joint
administrators, or by a public auctiOneer, at the
Courthouse in opefousas, on WEDNESDAY,
February Goth, 1878, all heright, title and inter.
est of the said estate in the following described
property, to-wit.-
That portion of the whole tract (of land situa-
ted on tile Bayou COurtableau in said parish,
and being the last residence Of deceased, con,
tanning four hundred superficial arpentsl meas
uring one and ahalfa rpents front on said Bayou
Courtableau, taken from the upper part or side
bf the plantation aforesaid, by the depth there
OF, together with the saw-mil and other build,
ings thereon.
Terms and cOnditions.-One third of the price
payable cash on the day of sale, and the balance
thereof in equal installments OF one, two and
three years from the day of sale, purchasers
giving their notes with eight per cent yearly
interest, payable to their own order, with good
personal security, Inc the property to remain
specially mortgaged to the estate to secure pay
ment OF the price n the interest thereon.
JEAN NERAL,
ELIZABETH CLOSE,
jan. 25-jmm. Joint Administrators.
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ian. as, 1878. = - 70 ehel
vineent Boagni vs. J. n. Herman Ct ais,

Vincent ,Boagmi vs.. g. B. Hartman ct ais.
G0UR DE DEsTRIGTgPARoTssE ST. Lam
dFy.ENoi205.-En yertH dun writ de Reri
faeias, lance par Honorable la Huitieme Cour
de district d. pEtat de Ia Louisiana, dams ct
dessus intitule, ct q moi adress6, lie vendrai en-
vense puplqle, au plus ohrant eneh6risseur, a
ia Malson de gotr de Ia dite apar0isse, en- la vile
#da0pelOusas, 10 SAMEDI, Ter. Mars, 1873, a
ognze heures du matin, les preprietes eisapres.
decrites, savoif-
I'm certain moroccan de terre. STUD sur la rive
est u Bayou WikoR, dams Ia paroisse ST. Lam
dry, meslrant cling afpents de face, plus on
Haains,s sur utarante arpentsde profondeur,b borne
aEouest par Ie dit Bayou Wikoff, q Test par la
terre ont - proprietaire est inc0nnue, an nerd
par les terres appartenant anciepnement a VIM.
WI50fE, CT au sud par iesteTres de--G uidry
a~pexDeptlOn desdeax-sIxieme dl qlart dint6ret
del srIsaite terres appartenant a Jean Bite.
HebeIrt, nlss Alexan1re +. HebeTt, Alexandra B..
Lanelos, ErlaGrand Lanclos, AdolpEe Lanclos,
ct Louis Lame1Oss
Eaisie par nTdCe della E0llp.
COndifions-ComDtant.
25 jan, 1878.
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SALES.
Estate of Chauncey seymour.

ESTATE Oh GM&AACey SeS MAOAEs
DYVIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
ID orable Probate Court of the Parish of st.
Landry, there will be sold at public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned public
aucti0neer. at the last residence of deceased,
in this parish, on WEDNESDAY, March 18th
1873, the following described property, belong
ing to the estate Of Chauncey Seymour, de-
ceased, tO-wit-
/. A certain tract of land situated about three
miles from the town of OpelOusaS, containing
four hundred and five 56I1OO superficial arpents,
with all the buildings and improvements there
on. Said tract is bounded as follows, viz: north
by land of Louis Guidry, south by land Of Vim
cent Boagni, east by land of Louis Chaudet, be
ing the last residence of deceased.
.. A tract of woodland in the big woods, con-
tanning one hundred superficial arpents, begin
ming from the front of the eastern line of the
west half of lot No. one, township No. five, south
of range No. three east, with such depth as to
enclose the amount of said one hundred arpents.
3. Five gentle Creole horses, one Creole mule,
three and a half pairs of oxen, sixteen head of
gentle horned cattle, about ten head of hogs, an
OK wagon, one timber wheel, one old buggy, one
moving machine, a rake and accessories, about
100 eight feet pieuX, about 200 bushels Of corn, a
lot of fodder, about thirty barrels of potatoes. a
cooking stove, farming and plantation nipple
ments, household furniture. kitchen utensils,
and q large lot of other mOvables.
Terms-Cash.
A. P. WILLIAMS, A%uctionecr.