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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-02-05
AN OLD TEACHER.
Theory and Practice Again.
SOUTHERN PART OF NORTHERN o.,
January, 1874.


SOUTHERN PART OF NORTHERN o., ,
January, 1874
A few months ago, "a. D. c." an
swered an article which I wrote, en-
titled, "Should Teachers be ezamin-
ed in Theory and .Practicei" and
which was published in the News.
He seemed to think me Ito use q
rough expression), almost a fool be-
cause 1 took the negative. He was
mistaken in several things. He said,
he thought that I chad good qualf-
cations in the different branches of
study, but was very much lacking in
government" Imake no pretensions
of being good scholar, as 1 am only
Is years old, and never attended any
school except district school, six
months of the year.
The reason 1 objected to being ex-
amined in T. and P, w@, that I real
ly knew nothing about it. To prove
that it does not test the knowledge
OF a person as to managing q school,
I Will give myself as an example.
On the 18th day of last August 1 was
examined, and 1 received a grade of
60 in T. and P. Then had not
taught day. After 1 had taught
two months, 1 was examined again,
and again received va grade of 60.
Now Mr.. "a. D. c." do you suppose
that I knew nothing more about
teaching at that time, than 1 did be-
fore taught any! I still contend
that it is nonsense; but / like to see
a man stand up for what he thinks is
right, as "a. D. c." does.
ANDREW JACKSON.
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Youths Department.
Enigma.

Enigma.
am composed of II letters.
My first is in green, but not in red,
My second is in fold, but not in spread,
My third is in go, bat not in stay,
My fourth is in daily, also in day,
My fifth is in whole but not in part,
My sixth is in hand, also in heart,
My seventh is in ice, but not in snow,
My eighth is in sure, also in slow,
My ninth Is in kindle, but not in ignite,
My tenth is in quarrel, but not in fight,
Ny eleventh is in yes, also in yea,
My whole tippler will take every day.
Marshall, o. PEGGIE.
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He that does good to another man,
does also good to himself; not only
in the consequences, but in the very
act of doing it; for the conscience of
well doing is an ample reward.-Sen-
eca.
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A father had 20 children. 1t happened there was
year and a half between all of their birthdays.
The eldest son was born when his father was 81
years old, and the age of the youngest is 81 What
was the fathers age? PAP'S SON.
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Parents are requested to examine the
Monthly Reports, and cooperate with the
Teacher in promoting the interests of the
School.
.............................. Teacher.
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Writing letters is what kills great
men. Look at Henry ClayI Look
at David Porter! Look at George
Francis TrainI Aud; now look at
Caleb Cushing
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Metam orphosiS.

Whole 1 am worn on the head, behead me and
add final letter each time, become an animal, a
vegetable, to devour, consumed, and plant.
Hiilsboro, Jan. 1874. ROSE.
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Answer to Enigmas in last weeks News: l.
Nobodv believes liar. 2. John W. Fenwick.
Answers to Acrostic in last wesk's News: STAB,
Alligator, Riojaneiro, Arrow, HiberniaH, B0rneo'
UEicH, Fuel, OEin6cO, RYE, DaisY. r
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thereof, and paying out therefor 81
notes.
The Board adjourned to meet in
Philadelphia on the third Tuesday in
January: 1875.
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A Washington barber enticingly
advertises to "shave two days growth
under the skin"
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Select Miscellany.
THE HONEST MAN WHO PAYS.

4 u u nON GO L n IN w NJ n L =
A DITTY FOR THE TIMES.
There is one among the many,
Can you tell me where he stays7
He's aa odd, Old-fashioned party,
Called the honest man, who pays:
Yes-the honest man who pays
Every dollar he may owe,
Keeping up the good old ways
That so many scarcely know.
If he gives his word of promise
'Tis bond as good as gold;
II he hold post of honor,
Not trust is ever sold
By the honest man who pays
Every debt he may incur,
Yielding each just award,
And no grudging or demur.
And I'm told this rare old party
Lives-within his income, won
By the fairest, squarest dealing
We see beneath this sun.
And the honest man who pays
Always holds it good and right,
For the rich to help the needy
When the times are tough and tight.
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Concealed Teachers.

/. Has Peter gone to Alaska yet?
2. Mary, Susan and Ersona have gone to church
3. beg all etherealize.
4. She gave me rye bread to eat. EINALC.
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j pin has as much head as a good
many authors, and a great deal more
point. -.- .. --.
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This, from the Louisville Courier
Journal, is not bad:
We waited for Waite, and got him."
The last of the trio
(He came from OhioD
And he's got the ermine, dod-rot him." =,
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IndigestiOn-that conscience of a
bad stomach that makes towards of
us all.
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Charade.

In Spring 1 look gay,
Decked in comely array,
In summer more clothing l wear;
When colder it grows,
l fling off my clothes,
And in winter quite naked appear.
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MONTHLY REPORT OF F.........................,
ror tne month ending 49,
100 Perfect. 5 deducted for each Error.
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IsothermnI Lines.

These lines, as their name indicates,
are lines of equal temperature, and vary
greatly from the lines representing the
latitude Of different localities. 1t would
naturally be supposed that localities sit
uated at the same distance north or
south of the equator would be OF the
same average temperature throughout
the year, but an examination of map
on which isothermal lines are represent
ed will show a remarkable variation.
Take the isothermal line Of forty de-
grees of animal temperature. 1t runs
through the southern part of the Gulf of
ST. Lawrence, thence south of Iceland
and through the center of Scandinavia.
II is as warm on the western coast of
Europe as it is on the eastern coast OF
the United States, 600 or 800 miles
further south. Grains will ripen in
these ATTITUDES in this ratio. A similar
statement is,true of the west portion Of
the United States. Take the parallel of
fifty degrees of equal annual tempera-
ture-it runs by Albany the south shore
of Lake Erie, through Northern Illinois.
then northward to Northern Oregon and
away to Puget's Sound, hundreds OF
miles further north than it is on the
eastern side.
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Chinese Ideas.

The miscalled Celestial is a narrow
minded but exceedingly practical sort OF
being. He wants an ordered world, but
one ordered only in certain kind of
way. Before his wrapt Celestial vision
lie the fruitful plains of the Great
Flowery Land, lively and bright with
the normal life of China, guarded on
the north by snowy deserts which are
happily far away from him, and on the
south by stormy seas, with great winds
and waves which he does not tempt.
His ideal is happy family life, with
age benignant, youth reverential, three
or four generations living contentedly
under the same roof; the fish pond in
front well stocked; grain abundant; tea
fragrant; the village harmonized the
school we'll taught; the young Confucius
of the family preparing for com.
petitive examination; the ancestral
tablets going far back and recording
honored names; the ancestral halls we'll
gilded, and fit meeting place for the
wise elders; the spirits of deceased an.
cestors comferted with offerings and
loving remembrances, not left to>wander
friendless in the air; the holidays cheer
full, with bright silks and abundance of
savory dishes; the emperor benevolent;
the people obedient; foreign devils far
away or reverential; evil appearing only
in the form of impossible demons, and
hideous, wicked emperors painted on
the walls of his house as a warning to
foolish youth; no change nor old Gus
toms to perplex the mind; the sacred
books reverentially read and remem-
bered; the present definitely arranged; {;
the fruitage of the past stored; behind,
sages and emperors around, happy fam
lilies; beyond, a darkness with which he
little concerns hiVself but into which
his spirit may occasionally float short
way on some Buddhist or Tauist idea.
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The Grammar of our statesmen.

When Mr.. MiIlard Fillmore died the
other day, most of the notices which his
death occssioned mentioned the fact
that at the time when he began the study
of the law, at the age Of nineteen, he
had never seen a grammar or geo.
graphy. Yet Mr.. Fillmore, both in
writing and speech, used the English
language with about the usual propriety;
and like most of our respectable public
men, he never lapsed into very glaring
solecisms Of his geography, says the
Tribune, we are not so certain, but his
knowledge was probably sufficient for
all ordinary emergencies. 1t is the ac.
curacy with which 30 many of our half
educated or self-educated men write and
speak English which is surprising, and
there is nothing like it, we suspect, any
where else in the world. Yet his facility
does not come from the study of gram
mar. There are not ten men in the
House of Representatives who could
parse ten lines of Milton according to
the rules of Lindley Murray; yet these
gentlemen are never guilty of two mega
tives employed to strengthen the mega
tion, even when they are denying
charges of fraud or corruption.
The Vice-President, who was, when a
boy, a shoemakers apprentice, denied
that he had never been a Know-Noth-
ing in respectable English. These are
facts which may well lead US to revise
our notions Of the necessity of studying
grammar as it is usually taught in our
schools. Our American accuracy does
AZ T. I
attributed to the general habit of read
ing. 1t is in this way that the majority
become tolerable grammarians by rote
and speak correctly simply because they
speak at all The verbs are made tC
agree with their nominative cases in
stinctively and as a matter of good breed
ing. Small mistakes are made, as they
are by the best writer's; but nobody
notices them except professional teach
ers, who in turn, make just as many.
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THE DELUsIONs OF DRINK.

King Solomon has the credit of being
the wisest man that ever lived; and he
declared that he who is deceived by
wine, the mocker, and strong drink, the
raging, is not wise. The delusions of
drink are as old as drink itself, and are
as prevalent now as in Solomon's time.
There are men who honestly believe
that alcoholic drink is good for them;
vet there is not one of them who would
touch it except as prescribed medi-
cine il it were not for its pleasant taste.
The delusion touching its heslthfulness
grows out of the desire to justify an ap-
petite which may either be natural or
acquired. If a man likes whisky or
wine, he likes to think that it is good for
him, and he will take some pains to
prove that 1t is so, both to himself and
others.
Now, alcohol is pure stimulant.
There is not so much nutriment in it as
there is iH a chip. 1t never added any
thing to the permanent forces OF life,
and never can add anything. Its mo-
mentary intensi6cation of force is a
permanent abstraction Of force from the
drinkers capital stock. All artificial
excitants bring exhaustion. The physl-
clans know this, and the simplest man S
reason is quite capable of comprehend
ing it. If any man supposes that daily
drink, even in small quantities, is con-
ducive to his health, be is deluded. II
he possess sluggish temperament, he
may be able to carry his burden without
much apparent harm, but burden it is,
and burden it always will be.
After man has continued moderate
drinking long enough, then comes a
change-a demand for more drink. The
old quantity does not suffice. The pow
ers which have been insensibly under
mined clamor, under the pressure OF
business. for increased stimulation. 1t
is applied, and the machine starts OIL
grandly; the man feels strong, his form
grows portly, and he works under con-
slant pressure. Now he is in condi-
ton Of great danger, but the delusion is
upon him that he is in no danger at all.
At last, however. drink begins to take
the place of food. His appetite grows
feeble and ftful. He lives on his drink,
and, of course, there is but one end to
this viz: DEATH 1t may come sudden
ly, through paralysis, or it may come
slowly through atrophy and emaciation.
His friends see that he is killing himself
but he cannot see it at all. He walks in
a delusion from his early manhood to his
death.
A few weeks ago one Of our city physi
clans publicly read a paper on the drink
ing habits of women. 1t was a thought
fol paper, based on a competent knowl
edge OF facts. 1t ought to have been o.
great use to those women of the city who
are exposed to the dangers it portrayed
and especially to those who have ae
ouired the habits it condemned. SooT
afterward there appeared in the columns
of a daily paper protest from writel
who ought to be a geod deal more intel
lirent than he is, against the doctor
conclusions. The health and physique
of the beer drinking Englishwomen were
placed over against the health anS
physioue Of the water-drinking Ameri
can women. to the disadvantage ct th'
latter. The man is deluded Il is no
a year since Sir Henry Thompson, on'
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From the Home Journal.l
FIDELITY.
BY LILLIAN RozELL MEssENGER.


The ripples glide on to the pearly shore,
And music weave in the glowing shell:
And the sun. god true comes forth once more
On the darksome waste where his Kingdom
fell
To its mate returns the mourning dove;
And what wilt thou do, my love ,Imy loVeY
The bird wings away to its constant mate,
And the little brown seed from earth returns
To fruit and bloom where the sunbeams wait:
The lark. through its song and whole life,
yearns
To soar with the cloudlets soaring above
Art thou less than these, my love. my lover
The roses last autumn bore away,
And no one thought to ever see more.
Come back with the blue of the first spring
day,
Make sweeter and brighter the barren shore;
Its dreariness their dawn will remove
And what wilt thou do, my love, my love?
The mariner tossed on the breaking foam
Mayhap on the reefs of sin he fell,
Flies back through storm to mother and home,
Flies back to the Right and True as well:
Thou-more than these and the snowy
dove
Say what wilt thou do, my love, my love p?
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She smelt a ohlnnman.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.l
On Monday evening last A. Hemme,
who resides on the corner of California
street and Van Ness avenue, requested
his daughter to go to the kitchen for
some article which he needed. Soon
afterwards she returned with frightened
look on her face, saying that she had
smelled Chinaman in the kitchen.
This announcement caused her father
TO laugh heartily, but in consequence of
her earnestness he consented to 20 and
satisfy her of the absurdity Of her idea.
A rigid search Of the kitchen was made,
hut no hidden Celestial was found, and
the search was about TO be abandoned
when the daughter, who had been prying
about in the wash room, ran in with the
announcement that he was in there
Her assertion was Immediately proved
bv the searchers, who found the Celestial
who had propagated so extensive a
scent concealed behind an array OF
wash tubs. An officer was sent for, and
the culprit was taken to the city prison,
where q charge Of burglary was entered
against him. The examination yester-
dav in the Police Court educed the fore
going facts, aud resulted in the holding
of the fragrant heather to answer be-
fore thc Grand jury, With bail fixed Of
$4,000
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united states halfway signal code.

One whistle signifies down brakes.
Two whistles "off brakes" Three Whis--
ties signify back up" Continued
whistles signify danger" Rapid, short
whistles, a cattle alarm" A sweep
ing parting of the hands on level OF the
eve signifies go ahead" Downward
motion-of the hands, with extended
arms, signifies stop" Beckoning mo-
t;on Of one hand signifies back" Red
aag waved upon the track signifies
" danger" Red flag stuck up by the
roadside signifies danger ahead. Red
fae carried upon a locomotive signifies
" an engine following" Red flag hoisted
At a station Is q signal to stop" Ian
tern at night raised and lowered verti-
cally is signal to start. " Lantern
swung at right angles across the track
means stop" Lantern swung in cir
che signifies back the train. "
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NOW THE TIME no BUY

Country Merchants, Schools and Seminarie,
will please send in their orders, IS Z can M
5- rsod city acceptance % thirty, sixty or
ninety days. -,
t..t vorFmen. +. A. BENSON.
ss-i si7 Main street. Memphis. Tenn.
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MEDICAL.
DIR. CURTIS
ARRIVAL IN"NEW ORLEANS

author Of " Manhood, :" Medical Essays
on Marriage, etc., etc.. takes this opportu-
nifty To announce to the citizens Of Memphis
and the surrounding country, including those
who have previously consulted nim' that ne
and may be conferred with as heretofore, in
person or BY letter. at his rooms,
NO. 9 RAMPANT STREET.
between Canal and Custom-h daily from
Sundays from II to 2 only.
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mo- aRAMpART STREET.
MANHOOD,
Corrected and Revised by the Author, e. D
+. CURTIS, M. D., r. r. @. S.


Corrected and Revised by the Author, e. DR
+. CURTIS, M. D., +. r. O. 5.
A MEDICAL EsSAY on the cause and cure
Of Premature Decline in man, showing how
health is lost and how regained. IL gives a
..iear svnopsis Of the Impediments to Marri-
ace. the treatment Of Exhausted Vitality,
Nervous and Physical Debility. Abuses of the
Srstem. etc, ETC., and the remedies therefor,
the result Of twenty years successful practice.
/" There is no member OF society by whom
this book will not be found useful, whether
such perfon holds the relation Of parent. pre-
ceptor or clergyman. ''-London Times.
aCtJRTIs on MANHOOD. This book
shonld be read by the young for instruction,
by the afflicted for relief 1t viii iniure no
ore. - London Med. Gag.
DR. CURTIS.
9Rampart street, New Orleans, La.
ce- DR.. Curtis has determined 70 remain IN
New Orleans during his southern trip, ana
viii positively NOS visit Memphis pre-
frarIonaIIy This year Hence those who
wish 10 consult him personally must call upon
him at his address above. loo'
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FHOS. II. ALLEN, of Thos. II. Allen & Co.
n r. HOWEI,L, Of Harrington 4 Howell.
T. NJ. NEELY, of Brooks, Neely Co.
9. @. BILL, Of II. Fitzgerald Il Co.
ANDREW GWYNNE, of Stewart 6wynne
L. 3. SUGGS, of Pearce. Suggs & Co.
JAMES S. DAY, of Day q Proudft.
naV-rakes Fire and Marine risks. Dwelling
Houses and isolated Country Stores espeaenlasiDy ~
solicited. l1-oo
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The Brooklyn salutation is Suck an
orange2' The women's prayer meetings
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

NJ. L. MEACHAM. ...Of NJ. L. Meacham u Co.
A. N. MCKAY .........-of Sledge, Mckay X Co.
S. MANSFIELD. ........of Mansfield & Higbee.
VIM. JoYNER...of Joyner, Lennon x Gale.
WIN. B. GALBREATH... Cotton Factor.
Hon. JOHN 0VERT0N, Jr..-...-..M Memphis.
]. M. PETTIGREW. Of Edwards. Pettigrew
x Co.
ISAAC SCHWAB.....-.........ofS Schwab x CO.
B. F. HALLER.....of HOlIOwell, Crockett K
Haller.
uFy-Takes Fire and Marine risks. Dwelling
Houses and isolated Country Stores especi-
ally solicited. l5O-xylli-oS
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
SAVE YOUR MONEY.
UHE GREATEST BARGAINS EVER OF
i fered in Boots and Shoes are at
H A - - M A MS
Nn. 1O Ieferson Street.

He has on hand large assortment OF tho
best made French Calf Custom Made Boots
and Shoes, and will sell them at Two DOLLARS
less than cost Examine the price list'
Best French Calf Skin dress seWed BOO g. 81
so; former price. $40.
Moro sco sewed todts, $40 so;
Sonare edged and half Scotch, fll.
Best French Calf sowed CATERS, 80 81; tofuer
Now Is tie time TO buy the bsstFrench Cslf
Skip Custom Made Boots and Shoes ersc
bSnrht IN Memphis. az No. l0Jedersou street,
opposite Commercial Hotel. b-4
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INSURANCE.
FIRE AND MARINE
INSURANCE COMPANY
OF MEMPHIS
Office: No. IS Madison st.
INSURANCE.
OFFICERS.

NJ. L. MEACHAM, /: President
A. N. MCKAY, Vice President
WIN. GAY, -: Secretary
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Depot at head Of Main STREE
Ticket Office, 2S7 Main street, corner Of
Madison.
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INSURANCE
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION or
THE NATIONAL
Fire Insurance Company
OF Hartford, Conn.
statement, December sIsf,
Cash 'gg0 SO 99
lOLal ool toJO %
statement. December ass,

SCHEDULE OF ASSETS.
Cash in Hartford Nation
al Bank.................... ,059 "a
Cash in Charter Oak Ma
tional Bank. 39,6l0 ID
Cash in Company's office 7S7 IS
Cash in hands of Agents
and in course Of trans 80. -,
missiOn....... ............. oo,uUO UO-Sllp4ol y
State and CITY Bonds - ............... 12S. .120 90
Bank and Railway ,....-,....... go 20 OO
Bills receivable secured by mort
cages and trust deeds ............:... 26O,5OO W
Bills receivable secured by stocks 80 oo
and bonds ................ ...........- 23.3E5 W
Interest accrued on bills receivable. 1882 80
Interest and dividends ON bonds
and stocks not included above in
market value...... ...................-.. 0lsz 0O
Total Assets. ........ss31 $50 2S
LIABILITIES.
Fire Losses outstanding. ,42O ~
MARX HOWARD, Pres't.
JAMES NICHOLS, Sec'y.
Filed and Approved. ". MORROW,
Insurance Commissioner Of Tennessee.
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Depot at foot Of Main street. .t
Ticket Office. 287 Main street. corner OF
M. BURKE, GenT Sup't.
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RAILROAD TYNE TABLES.

MEMPHIS AND LoUIsIviLLE RAIIiRoAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.