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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-02-28

Fear Of Death.

A striking fact in connection with
dying is that they are not afraid of
death. You notice this even in execU-
tiOns. The majority Of men who are
hanged are reported to have died
game" Death following disease or
injury is seldom accompanied with fear.
Disease dulIs the intelligence, so that
the situation may not be fully cOmpTe-
hended, or there may be looked upon as
aTelief. Nature, by a kind provision,
seems to prepare the flight of the spirit.
As the hold upon life grows weaker so
does the desire for life grow less, and in
scarcely a single instance within my ex-
perience, or within that of my profess
sionaI brethren with whom 1 have con
yersed on this point, has not the dyin
man relinquished life at the last with
OHt seeming reluctance q fear. Th
several physical phenomena which &C
company the act of dying vary cOnsid
cradle in the early stages with the
causes which produce death. There is
no similarity in the latter steps. Oath
Offers them a physiognomy which once
sem is not hard to recognize again
Among the more constant signs are the
failing pulse, which gradually becomes
imperceptbe-first at The wrist and
lastly at the breast itself-the extremi-
ties grow cold; the cOuntenauce changes
as the venOus blood courses the arteries,
the skin grows clammy as tine vessels
relax; the eye glazes; the jaw drops; the
fluids accumulate in the wind pipe,
causing the death rattle, - so called, az
the air passes through; the breath be-
comes short and finally ceases. As the
red blood leaves the brain the judgment
becomes obscure and the senses def
cient. Speech is ineoherent. Many
times last words" are imagined by af-
fectiOn to mean more than they intend
ed, if there was any intention at all.
1T grows dark or ''more light" are
common sayings as the optic nerve
loses its stimulus, or strange sights may
be seen and sounds heard, as occurs
sometimes in the still twilight. The
haIlucinatiOns Of the dying may often
be explained upon natural caUses.-EE
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panVIHe.

The Rev. Henry Smith, Of Eenia,
o., has been holding a series Of
meetings at the Reform church, in
this place, commencing Feb. ID, and
closing Feb. 18th. His labors were
crowned with glorious success, there
being As aecesaons to the church,
and a general warming up of the
members, not only of his own de-
nomination but of the several de-
nominations in this vicinity. I un-
derstand that the congregation have
secured his services for another year,
which viii be gratifying to all who
know him.
School in district No. 1 closed on
the 10Th, Mr.. Tony Berry being the
teacher. We have good reports
from Tony, and are glad Of his sue
cess. Y.
Feb. %, 1873.
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The cOcoanut is a product OF one Of
lhe palms, and grows abURdlntly in all
tropical regions. The kernel, in its
fresh state, is very nUTitive, and when
grated makes excellent cakes OF rfritters.
The milk Of the cOcoanut forms a deli
cioUs beverage IN its native country; a
large nut when fresh will give half a
pint Of milk. When it is very young
the pulp is sosoft that it may be eaten
with a spOun, and the shell is so thin
and transparent that it may be used IS
ii lantern. The oil obtained by ypTessUre
from the kernel is used for burning in
lamps and for making Gne soap. There
is no part of the tree but is employed
for some useful purpose, though with
respect to fruit the cOcOanut IS one Of
the least productive Of the palm tribe.
One tree in good soil produces aboutIOO
cOcoanuts annually.
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4 Watclmaker,s EnItaph.

The following is cited as one Of the
curiosities Of literature, and may be
seen in the churchyard at LydfOrd, De
vOnshire, England:
Here lies in a horizontal position
The outside case of
George ROutledge. Matchmaker,
Integrity was the main spring and pTu-
deuce the regulator of all The actions
of his life;
Humane, generous, and liberal,
Ills hand never stopped till he had re-
lieYed distress;
So nicely regulated were his movements
that he never JDe1t JUrOng,
Except when set dgOiBg by people who
did not know his kc9g
Even then he was easily set right again.
He had the art of dispOsing Of his time
so well
That hIs hours glided away in one con-
tinued rolmd Of pleasure,
Till in an unlUCky moment his pulse
stopped beating.
He ran dorm Nov. IA, 1902, aged 81,
In hopes Of being taken IN hand by his
Maker,
Thoroughly cleaned, repaired, tcOuHd up
and set dgUjBg
In the world to come when time shall be
no more"
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des, chickens, pies, cakes, and other
good things
AboHt2 2 o'clock P. 8L. dinner was
announced,4End the happy couple
were placed H5the head Of the table,
as much embarrassed perhaps as
they were twenty five years previous
After returning thanks, the feast be-
gan, and continued for some time
With bat little prospect Of ezhausting
the supply. The evening was spent
In social conversation, after which
the guests departed-for their 1espec-
tive homes, feeling that it had been
a day well spent and long tobe re-
membersd. las rrl
Owing to bad roads, sickness, and
other inconveniences, some Of the
invited guests were not able to at
tend We give the names Of those
present: 1Ir. Thomas Roads aud
family; Levi Roads and family; Sbad
Easton and family Mrs. Rachel
Smalley, Of Hillsboro; Mr. Isaac
Roads, Of Iowa; Mr.. T. W. Spargur,
Mr.. z. D. Roads, 1Ir John II. Davis
Of Cincinnati, and Miss Libbie Pulse,
besides the members Of the family,
numbering in all thirty persons.
NOVICE.
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Travelling urcuses.

Early in the present century travel
/ ing ciTcuses had been established.
When Bannister was with his circus
in Edinburgh, David Roberts, who had
completed his apprenticeship to a house
painter, waited upon him and asked to
be allowed % paint some scenery, as
Bannister had addeda stage to his cir
Gus ring. lie was at once engaged, and
when the company travelled he went
with them, the future r. A. having
twenty-five shillings a week. Menag-
cries and circuses were sometimes con
nected. In 1892 the lion tigress, and
other animals from Atkinso's men
agerie were engaged by Durcrow. A
zebra hunt added to the attraction Of
the circle. During the season Dmcrow
had the honor of performing before
William ", in the ground Of the Pa
yilliOn at Brighton. u 1888 Van Am
burgh, an Americ n Of Dutch descent,
was engaged to perform with his trained
animals. This proved one Of the most
popular exhibitions ev I held at Ast-
leys. The most popular feat of a in
connection with iOn-taming is thus
performed. ITO get lion down and
allow the tanner to stand on him is
most difficult. It is done by Ticking
the beast on the back with a small
tickling whip, and at the same time
pressing him down with one hand. By
raising his head and taking hold of the
nostril with the right hand, and the un-
der lip and lower jaw with the lefC, tie
lion, by this pressure Oh the nostril and
ip, loses greatly the power Of his jaws.
80 that a man can pull them open and
PIT his head inside of the beasts mouth.
The only danger is lest the animal
should raise one Of his fore paws and
stick his talons in; and if he does the
tanner must stand fast for his life ill
re las shifted his paw. Van Amburgh
died in his bed about six years Il 90. Sir
Edwin Landseer's famous picture of
him surrounded by his animals was ex-
hibited at the Academy in 1847. The
lion tanner that year had appeared at
Astley's. During the previous season
an elephant actually appeared on the
tight TOpe.-Shilljltg Magazine.
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Silver Wedding.
NEAR BAINsB5RO, Feb. IS, 1873.

NEAR BAINsB5RO, Feb. IS, 1873.
The relatives anJ friends of Mr..
John Pulse and wife, gave them quite
a surprise on the 18th, that being
the 25th anniversary Of their mar
riage.
The friends met at the house Of a
neighbor, and about IL o'clock pro
ceeded to Mr.. Pulses residence.
The ''Old folks" were so completely
surprised that they scarcely knew
what to do, and it was some time
before they could realize the situa-
tior. Mr.. Pulse remarked that if
he had known they were all coming,
he would have killed another turkey.
las he had killed one that morning)
but be was soon convinced that it
was not necessary, when they
brought in their wel-flled baskets
and oruamcnteI the table with tur-
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Brooks School District.

The Temperance Literary Society
at this place met again on Friday
evening, the 18th inst. The ezer-
cises consisted of Reading, Decla-
nation, Essay, Paper and Discussion.
Question for next evenings discus
sion, FRIDAY next3 rs the read
ing of fictitious books beneficial OF
injurious @ The public are cordial
ly invited to attend.
It seems to me that the Temper
ance people Of your town should not
Withhold their support from our en-
terprise, whose object at least, is
cOmmendable-to furnish Temper
ance people something to DO in the
way Of literary exercises.
There has been considerable sick
ness in this neighborhood, not many
fatal cases however.
Mr.. and Mrs. VaupeIt have both
been sick; the latter is suffering from
cancer.
There are at this time quite q
number of old people residing in
this neighborhood, among whom are
George Rhoades, IS, Aunt Katie
Brock, sister to Mr.. Rhodes. 50, Mr.
and Mrs. Yanpelt, and Howell Keel
or, each Of whom perhaps is IS OF
over.
We have a wedding once in a
great while. Miss Minerva Hill was
married on the 18th to Sir. 1Iahlon
Clark, of Lovetts P. o. Adams eoun-
ty. There are several more mar
riageable young ladies in that local.
ty, CHoup's School District)
The protracted meeting at the
Christian church, New Boston, re-
suited in one accession.
Prayer meeting began at the
Methodist church at that place,
Thursday night, 21st inst. aud merg-
ed into a protracted meeting.
The school in New Boston, (lIr,
Hughey, teacher,) has closed its win
ter session.
The winter session at No. y,
Paint tp, Mr.. C. P. Carey, teacher
from Marshall tp., closes in one week.
anything from McKimie?" is ask
ed quite frequently of persons re-
turning from Hillsboro.
Twas in town one day last week,
and at the request of a young broth
er and a relative, from the northern
part Of the State, went to visit the
scene Of the Newell. Little Reddy"
tragedyC9
As we saw no notice posted up,
we did not know we were intruding
until we caught a glimpse of the NV
immortal Bob lIeFarlin, coming
round the corner of the jail, closely
followed by the venerable jailor,
when we began thinking Of that ter
rible revolver Of 'sBob's," that
wouldn't ''go off, and that shotgun
Of the old mans, (perbaps the one
he used to shoot fish with) and we
beat a hasty retreat, resolving, men
tally, that when we event to jail"
(voluntariIIy) again, it would not be
on Saturday. or at nine o'clock at
night, (the time for carrying coal
into the cells)
"HARIy FROM CARMEL.
Feb. %, 1878.
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Pork Packing.

The Cincinnati Price Current, Of
Feb 1st, estimated the pork packing
at interior points in the West at that
date at ], 100000 head against ], ,575,-
600 to same date last year; at the
six large cities to the same date the
packing reached 3,6OQ090, against
1855, 900 same timeIastsar max
ing the total at all points, 100000
then packed, against A535,0OO at
corresponding date last year, and
5,1O1,O 600 to the close of FEBRUARY,
last year so that whatever packing
may be done during the remaining
four weeks of this season viii repre-
sent the increase in the number Of
hogs packed in the West this winter.
There has also been o decided H.
crease IN the weight Of hogs packed.
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The Best He CouId Do.

As a general rule, newspapers, like
individuals, reluctantly acknowledge
that they have been wrong. They are
tenacious in the belief that in the con-
stituional aporism, The King can do
no wrong" there is an error in the
press, and that for king We should read
editor. There is an anecdOte of an
editor in one of the most important
provincial towns in England. He was
seated at his desk, reading the letters
received by that mornings post, when
an unannounced visitor presented him
self. Il believe, sir, that you conduct
the Journal. The reply was q
nod of assent. Il am Mr.. Moore bank
er in manning a neighbOriRg town. J
and you have had the audacity to state
in your last issue that I had cemnitted
suicide in a fit of temporary ins nifty"
The editor was puzzled, but undis-
mayed: I'VE had the paragraph from
local reporte,' in your town, and have
always found him reliable and acCu-
rate" The banker became more an
CRY. "WeH, sir, you see that I am
alive. Of course, you viii publish
contradiction and apology in your next
number? Il am afraid, my dear sir,
that this would violate our invariable
rule-which is, never to admit that we
have made a misstatement. But, as
you appear greatly annoyed by the par
agraph, I am willing to state, in to-
mOrTOw's paper that the rope broke,
and that you are fortunately alive.
More than this cannot be dOne-Om
principle is never to retactI'
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A Nicaragua journal gives an account
of an electric magnet plant, which, ac-
cOrding to the writer, Mr.. Levy, is an
extremely remarkable species, and has
been named by him PbycOlatO electrical.
He maintains that this plant possesses
strong eIecTic-magnetic prOperties-sO
much SO, that on breaking off branch,
the hand feels a decided shock, as if
from Ruhmk0rf battery. 1t also af-
fected the magnetic needle at distance
of seven or eight PAGES, and more and
more violently with a nearer approach!
No trace was seen in the surrounding
soil of iron or other magnetic metal,
and the writer fully believes that the
electric condition resides in the plant
itself. He states that the strength of
the phenomena varies with the time of
day, it being almost zero at night, and
attaining its maximum power at about
two o'clock in the afternoon. It is also
increased in stormy weather, but in
termitted during rain No insects nor
birds were ever seen near the plants.
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The young couple glided deity
through the giddy dance Their cOun-
tenances beamed with the light Of love
AMI pleasure. She seemed 10 move in
a deliriOUs ecstasy-when, crash! they
came into collision with an elderly pair,
who seemed to have taken lessons in
dancing late in life. The young maid
fell; tenderly her partner assisted her
10 rise, and poured a stream of cOndOl-
ence and apology into her ear. Oh, it
doesn't much matter" she said ''as !
had my new cardinal-striped stockings
m >
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7 am composed Of IS letters.
Ny first is in TOCE, but not iu sand.
My second Is in tU1t. but not iu hand,
My third is I'm block, but not iu LOG,
NV fourth is in wheel, but not IN coz,
My NTH is I'm rich, and also in poor,
My sixth is I'm boat, but not i'm shore
My seventh is in man. but not in boy,
My eighth is i'm candy, but not in toy,
My ninth Is iu Koran, and also in b0OE,
Ny tenth Is iu eating, hU. not I'm cook,
My eleventh Is is many, huf not I'M few,
Nv twelfth i- i1 C.rhulir, but not iu jew,
Ny thirteenth is in lsave, but not i'm 60,
And now if the letters Gl you know,
You've the name OF famous desperate.
IIiilsburu, %. -SIIAGt
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Countess EbeTsbUTg has organized a
new work of beHevolence in LondOn.
Having two years ago lost her two babes,
she has cOnsecrated her life and fortune
to saving the lives of children. She has
instituted weekly mothers meetings,
for instruction on food diet and disease;
a distribution Of proper food for ailing
babies; a children'B retreat in the cOUn-
try for those hose lives depend on a
ch nge of air; also a day nursery,
where poor women may leave their
children in good care while they are az
work.
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Young Folks Corner.

'.yvild Rose" IIHl-horo, seuds correct answer to
Poetical Enigma No. . of last week. Rose
Gerauium,7 Hiusbor0, sends correct answers TO
Poetical Enigma No ard Geographical Enigma Of
last week. TiTfe H. Harwood, Uulsb0ro, sends
correct answers TO both Poetical Euigmas Of
last week. "B. B." Hilsboro, also sends correct
answer to Poctfcal Enigma 10. I Of last week.
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Chinese Momen.

The wife and daughters (says Power
of the Chinese farmer walk about the
world with such feet as it has pleased
God to give them, and very pretty feet
and ankles they generally are. In fact,
whatever want Of beauty Of feature
there may be among the Chinese wO-
men, no one can deny them the credit
Of remarkably beautiful feet, ankles,
hands and arms. OF the rest of the fig
Ure one can Judge but indifferen ly
from their peculiar though ghnotungrace-
fuI costumes. In the country villages
the y Ung girls and matrons may be
seen at their doors or grouped together
beneath the trees, or in the yard at
tached to the house, engaged in house
no d or farm occupation, laughing the
while in merry chorus to their work. I
have often. from the back Of my horse,
looked over the low walls at such a
grOup-but the result was rarely com
pimentary; for on some coy damsel
catching sight Of my Saxon face, she
would scream an alarm to the rest, who
retreated to the house with a general
screech. On reaching the threshold,
however, they would generally stop to
giggle at the object of their fears, on
finding him not pursuing with savage
intent, or sometimes the respectable
bearded patriarch would take them by
the shoulders, and in spite Of their af-
fectei resistance, push them all out
again into the yard, calling jokingly on
me at the same time, in some incOm-
prehensible gibberish, probably to eat
them up" I flatter myself, however,
that was not sufficiently frightful to
alarm them very much, with a stout
wall between, and the whole village
within call.
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roETICAL ENIGMA-No. ..

7 am composed of letters.
Ny first is In boat, hut not in ship,
Ny second is iu Carlo, but not iu Trip,
Nv third is 20 barrel, but not iu box,
Ny fourth is I'm raCCuOu- hut not DO fox,
Nv fifth is iu hoe. hut not iu piow,
My sixth f. iu temple, but not In brow
Ny seventh is In iron, but not iu lead,
Nv eighth is iu livil g, but lot in dead,
Ny ninth is iu hail and also In rain,
3Ir whole is a city 10 Spain.
Fairfax, U., Feb ISIS.
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Street cars are successfully run by
steam in Paris and in Philadelphia, and
quite recently in New York City. 1t is
very easy to adapt steam to the pro-
pelling Of common vehicles on our
country roads or in city streets. The
full application of steam in this direc-
ton has by no means yet been de-
yelOped.
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Hazel nuts and flberts are the fruit
of the same tree, the former in its wild
and the latter in its cultivated state
These nuts are quite free from oil. At
dessert they are eaten with salt.
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Anderson, the New Haven murderer,
who is awaiting Il new trial, is very fond
of a little mouse which he caught in his
cell. When he holds string in his fin
gers, and in broken English asks bis
little friend to mount like sailor, the
mouse lays no Of the string and
climbs to his hand. The mouse also
sits on her hind legs on u tea-cup, and,
crawling through his mous,ache and on
his nose, makes a graceful bow and
Jumps from head TO hand
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All interested in the multifarious
aims Of that journal, viii be happy
over the Rural New Workers. remar-
.kable announcement in It's issue Of
Feb. 231. which viii be mailed free
to any one sending address to rs
Duane St, New York.
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Lawyer c., (entering his friends
DR.. Ms Office, and speaking in a
.hOarse whisper,l FIRED, I've got such
a cold this morning, I can't speak the
truth" DR.. N: "Wen, I'm glad its
nothing that will interfere with your
business" c. finds enough Of his
voice to Utter some antiqUated remarks
about doctors being Iegalized mur-
derers, etc, and boItsOf too meet an
engagement.
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A citizen entered a saloon and called
for a cigar. The barkeePer handed out
the box, the cigar was selected, but the
customer did notappear to be very much
pleased with it. where's the cOrned
beef?" he inquired. "Corned beef!" the
barkeeper repeated. why, what do
YOU want with that?" We'll, ," was the
response, "Corned beef and cabbage al
ways go together. I've got the cabbage
here Indicating the cigar, and I ought
to have the beef to match itI'
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4 Yankee traveller in England, Oc-
cupying the same room with an Eng
lish clergyman, astOnished his fellow
traveller on getting out Of bed in the
morning by a violent explosion Of pro-
fame language. The reverend gentle
man demonstrated at first, but was pa
CITED by his explanation: "WeI, I cal
cuIate, if you had lighted as l did, on
the business end Of a carpet tack, you
would not have begun the day with the
Lords prayer, either"
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The traveller, with empty pockets,
will sing in the presence of robbers
Though poverty COmpels us to submit
to many unpleasant circumstances, the
poor are exempted from a thousand
anxieties and apprehersiOns which are
productive Of iRfpitg pair. to tns rich,
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Those who from a desire Of our per-
fection, have the keenest eye for our
aults, generally compensate for it by
taking a higher view Of our merits than
we deserve.
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As a dandy was vending his way
through marrow passage at the top of
Charlotte street, Glasgow, he met a
pretty girl, and said to her, ''Pray, my
dear, what 90 you call this passage;$31 y
''Balaam's passage" q" she replied. "Ah,
then" said he, I'm like Balaam-
stopped by an angel" And 1, re-
joined the girl, rs she pushed past him.
'am like an angeI-stOpped by an ass p
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A good test for gold or silver is a bit
of Iunarcaustic. Slightly wet the metal
to be tested and rub it gently with the
caustc. If gold or silver the mark viii
be faint, but if composed Of inferior
metal it will turn black.