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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-01-31
Titles Of the Period.

The following explanations Of the
meaning of the cabalistic letters with
which the general reader bids fair to be
pesteTed in few years may be found
not amiss. The new institutions of
learning are determined not to be out
lone by the old in giving authority to
their graduates to ticket themselves, so
that the public may know the value Of
he wares they offer; and he who runs
may read, OF he who reads may run, as
he finds best. The compilation is au-
,hentic, being taken from the report of
the Commissioner of Education: L. B.
means Bachelor of Letters; Sc. B.,
Bachelor Of Science; B. Agr., Bachelor
of Agriculture; B. N. E., Bachelor Of
Mining Engineering; NJ. E., Mining
Engineer; D. E, Dynamic Engineer;
B. Arch, Bachelor of Architecture;
Mus. B., Bachelor of Music; Phi. G.,
Graduate in Pharmacy; A. NJ, Mistress
1f Arts; B. L. A, Graduate in Liberal
Arts; B. L. Graduate in Letters; NJ. L.
A., Mistress Of Liberal Arts; NJ. E. L.,
Mistress Of English Literature; L. c.,
Laureate Of Letters; NJ. P. l., Mistress
If Polite Literature: Mis-. Mus, Mis-
Tess Of Music; B. Sc, Graduate in Sci
5nce. There are institutions with char
rers and faculties which have granted,
and are continuing to grant, all these
legrees. How much better would it
have been to continue their course Of
innovation to the point of ignoring all
such titles, which at best are of so prob
lematical a value that the public was in
fair way to lose all the respect it once
lad for them!
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The Prnsnect for Chenn FOod.

Constantly as we have been dwelling
on the great crops for the last two
months few Of us fairly realize how
large they are, and how greatly they
are to affect the pressing questions Of
our individual and national distresses.
1t is not simply that this is a good year
for wheat, OF for cotton or for potatoes,
but that it has been a good year for
everything in the way of food for man
or beast. Not simply or chiefly year
of increased acreage, but a year of re-
markably increased production per
acre. Never so many bushels of wheat,
or rye, or corn, or potatoes to the acre,
rs well as never so many acres cUlti-
vated. The year is also exceptional
in this, that, while most seasons are
favorable TO certain crops, and appar-
emily by the same circumstances un-
favorable to others, this season seems
to have been equally favorable to every
thing. Some crops want dry season,
others a wet, some a warm, others a
cool, and we had come to regard these
laws as fixed, and to accept the COM
pensatiOns of success here for failure
there as a part of the necessary laws Of
production. But the year of 1877 has
practically distinguished itself through
out the whole country as hot enough
for corn and dry enough for potatoes
as equally good for everything, and,
like the shOemakeT's boot, Large
enough for man and small enough for
boy" And the results are already
certain to be such a wealth Of food as
the nation never realized before in any
year, an abundance for ourselves at
cheap prices, and as much for all the
rest of the world as it can possibly take
and pay for.
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Difficult Love Making.

The boy who sells fruit and confec-
tiOnaTy on the train is usually a very
vigorous sort Of boy, with an eye strict
ly to business, and with no romantic
thoughts running through his active
brain. One of them came very near ru-
lining the happiness of two young souls
for life, the other day.
A young man sat in the seat with a
pretty girl, and though the passengers
couldn't distinguish their conversation,
from the noise made by the cars, it was
pretty evident that what was being said
was Of great interest to the young cOu-
pie.
He was saying: Jennie, darling, I
have long been wishing an opportunity
to tell you of my great regard for''-
''Peanuts?" inquired the fruit and
confectionery boy, thrusting his basket
in front of the pair. .
mol" exclaimed the young man in an
annoyed tone, and waving his hand t)
one side.
las was saying, Jennie, - he contin-
ued, when the boy had passed on, 81
have long wanted to tell you of my re-
gard for you. You are everything to
me, and always in my absence my
thoughts are constantly dwelling
upon
Nice candy-pTize in every box"
interrupted the boy, totally ignorant of
the interesting conversation he was in
juring. The young man shook his
head, while the girl looked mad enough
to bite hairpin in two. When the boy
had left the young man resumed:
Il do not think you are entirely in
sensible to my regard, and I feel certain
that you in some degree reciprocate.-
Tell me, darling, if I have a right to
think that you are fond Of
mice fresh fgs-ten cents a''-the
boy saw by the cOuntenance of the pair
that he could make no sale, and moved
ahead with the basket. The young man
finished with his eyes the sentence he
had commenced, and waited for an an
5wer. 1t came, murmured in his ear,
that no other person might learn its
import:
"Oh, Charlie, you've no idea how
happy you make me by your avowal.-
You know that I care for you only, and
that my regard for you is as lasting
81
maple candy-very nice"-said the
boy, displaying a tempting array of the |
delicacy.
"Clear Outl" calculated the young
man, between his teeth, in a savage tone, |
and as the boy cleared out, he turnedto
his sweetheart for the continuation of
her answer.
GAS lasting as eternity. I have al
ways cared more for you than anybody
else. All our folks think you are Just
splendid, and mother says you are as
good as''-
Pop cOTn-fresh this morning."
The young man rose hastily and lifted
the boy several seats down the aisle, and
the girl fell 10 crying in her handker-
chief. The young man resumed his
seat, and sat in a moody silence until
5he train stopped at his station, when,
in company wish the young lady, he
while the boy, after nursing
The spot where he was kicked for a few
minutes, went on with his business, in
utter ignorance Of the fact that he had
perhaps broken up a most interesting
md happy courtship.-ROcEland C0ls-
-ier.
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The Cleveland Herald says: "The
belief is gaining ground that the diff
| ferences between the administration
and the Republican Senators are at
an end, and that those who are ex-
pecting to see the next Senate in
dulge in war upon the Executive will
be grievously disappointed. It is
thought the Senate will confne it.
self to its own duties, and as the
President has heretofore shown no
Indication Of desireto meddle with
matters outside his own jurisdiction,
there is no probability that he will
discontinue this wise course. The
fact is that the President will not
wrangle, though he will have his own
way when he thinks that way is the
right one, and the discontented pol
iticians who have been trying to goad
him into an indiscretiOn, on which
to hang a quarrel, have only sue
ceeded in working themselves into a
fever, while the President has not
shown a ruf1ed feather. This is al
ways a very unsatisfactory kind Of
warfare"
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A NOTEWORTHY NUMBER. - The
number Of LittelTs Living Age for
the week ending January 18th, con
tains The Ninety Years Agony OF
France, by Prof Goodwin Smith an
insiallment of Erica" translated
from the German Of Frau Won In
gersleben; The Story of Maximilian
at AIiramar and at Queretaro, a very
interesting sketch translated from
the French OF Victor Tissot; Modern
Efe and Insanity, from Macmillan;
Macleod Of Dare, by William Black,
from advance sheets; The Celt Of
Wales and the Celt of Irelanl, Corn
hill; Smiths Poor Kin, Spectator;
Valentines Day, an unpublished po-
EN- by Charles Kingsley, with other
short articles and poetry. The back
numbers, containing the first in
stallments of erica, and a story by
Miss Thackeray, are still sent to new
subscribers for 1873.
For ffty-two numbers, Of sixty
four large pages etch (Or more than
3OJOT ages a year) the subscription
price (S8) is low; or for so so any
one Of the American 81 monthlies OF
wseklies is sent with The Living
Age for a year, both postpaid. Lit
tell & Gay, Boston, are the publish
arc
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-01-31

Victor Emanuel leaves four chill
dren: the Princess of ClothiIde, born
March 2, 1843, and married January
80, 1859, to Prince Napoleon; Prince
Humbert (the new reigning hng,)
born March IA, 1914; Prince Anal
eus, Duke of Aosta, and formerly
King Of Spain, born My 20, 1845;
and Maria of Spain, born October
Is, I847, and married October 6,
1862, to Louis I, King Of Portugal.
Prince Humbert, who was immedi
ately proclaimed king on the an
nonucement of Victor Emanuels
death, partakes generally Of his faith
er's characteristics, and viii doubtless
make few, if any, changes in the pre-
vailing conduct Of Italian affairs.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-01-31

A large number Of the medical stu
dents at the University of Leipsic have
petitiOned the faculty not to permit the
attendance Of female students at the
medical lectures in the future. The
ostensible ground for this demand is
the very singular one that women, as
rule, lack the previous acquirments
essential to a deep and thorough course
of study; but it is conjectured that
another cause for the proceeding may
have been the fact that the female stu
dents of medicine at this university, Of
whom there are at present only four,
are adherents of the Social Democrats,
and were among the signers of the ad-
dress of sympathy with Duhring, the
able instructor of republican prOcliV-
tiles, who has been removed by the
Prussian government from the Univer-
sity Of Berlin.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-01-31
Correspondence of the News.
Letter from Southeastern
Kansas.

HUTCHINSON, Kan, Jan. q, 1873.
DEAR News Il reached this lively
and enterprising town at early dawn,
and hung up my hat at AIiller's Ho-
tel, one Of the few public houses one
meets with where he is reminded OF
home, and has something fit to eat
set before him.
Mr.. Miller is a Buckeye, but came
here from Bloomfield, Ia, with John
B. Glenn and others, Miller stopping
here, whilst the others pushed on
fifty miles further South, and settled
in the new county of Harper, Kan
sas.
Miss Frank Glenn. youngest sister
Of John B. Glenn and your towns
man, Col. Glenn, has recently come to
this point from Harper, and opened
a fancy and millinery store, and pre-
poses to stay here until the young
town Of Harper has grown some
what, and a demand springs up for
more fashionable ''head gear than
sun bonnets and straw hats.
Miss Mary, daughter of John B.
Glenn, is living with her aunt and
teaching music. I had the pleasure
of listening to the young lady, whose
performances are much above the
average, and she will undoubted-
ly receive, as she certainly deserves
to, the patronage of all those who
seek to have their daughters trained
by competent instructors in piano
music.
I think the Buckeye element pre-
pon derates in this town. One of
EN- runs a wide-awake Republican
paper.
Storerooms 25 by so feet deeprent
at fifty and seventy-fve dollars; small
shops at fifteen and twenty-five.
A company, with Mr.. Hutchinson
at the head, have dug a canal from the
river, some three miles above the
town, to and through it, and have in
operation a fine large Touring mill,
and are anxious to rent, on the most
terms, unlimited water
power to manufacturers.
Land can be bought within a mile
from town at fifteen dollars per acre;
within two or three miles at eight
and ten dollars; business lots in town
at four to eight hundred, and resi-
dence lots at twenty-five to two
hundred
Thirty thousand dollars worth Of
lots were sold to parties, who paid
for them in work on the canaI above |
Excursion trains come out this
-oad-the A. T. & S. F.-every week,
people from every western
and northwestern State, and many
of these enter or purchase lands be-
lore returning to bring their families.
The country is filing up rapidly.
Every country within a radius Of
2ne hundred miles from this point,
s receiving settlers, many Of whom
come from their homes in Iowa, Ill /
nois, Indiana, Ohio, etc, with horses,
wagons, furniture and implements
2y cars.
The weather continues mild and
pleasant. The prospect for an ice
3rop is gloomy.
I trust I shall be sitting under my
,wn 'vine and peach tree, or in the
shadow of our ice house at Catawba,
yhen the July suns parch the Kan
ians, rather than be calling in vain
or iced tea, and sweltering in this
while T. RAVELING.
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Aneedote Of Prince bismarck.

During the great war between France
and Germany, Prince Bismarck, ''the
man Of blood and iron" was the actor in
an incident Of a most suggestive and
gentle nature. The prince is said to be
a smoker ardently attached to the
weed" He is reported to have said:
''The value of a good cigar is best un-
derstOOd when it is the last you possess,
and there is no chance Of getting an
other" Most devotees of tobacco in
any form seem to delight in their bond
age to it, and to be miserable if de-
pTived Of it. 1t is said that Bismarck
had cherished his last cigar all through
a battle, in glad anticipation of the
luxury in store for him, when he sud
denly and gladly deprived himself of
the smOke-giving sOlace. In his own
words: 81 painted in glowing cOlOrs in
my mind the happy hour when 1 should
enjoy it after the victory. But I had
miscalculated the chances. A poor dra-
gOon lay helpless, with both arms
crushed, murmuring for something to
refresh him. felt in my pockets, and
found that I had only gold, and that
would be Of mouse TO him. But stay;
had still my treasured cigarI LIGHTED
this for him, and placed it between his
teeth. You should have seen the poor
fellows grateful smile. neverenjoyed
a cigar so much as that one I did not
smoke
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-01-31

The Royal Humane Society has pub
lished some very seasOnable advice to
bathers: ''AvOid bathing within two
hours after a meal, or when exhausted
by fatigue or from any other cause, OF
when the body is cooling after perspi-
ration, and avoid bathing altogether in
the open air, if, after being short time
in the water, there is a sense Of chilli
ness with nUmbness Of the hands and
feet; but bathe when the body is warm,
provided no time is lost in getting into
the water. Avoid chilling the body by
sitting or standing Undressed on the
banks or in boats after having been in
the water, or remaining too long in the
water, but leave the water Immediately
there is the slightest feeling Of chilli
ness. The vigorous and strong may
bathe early in the morning on an empty
stomach, but the young, and those who
are weak, had better bathe two or three
hours after a meal; the best time for
such is from two to three hours after
breakfast. Those who are subject to
attacks of giddiness or fainness, and
who suffer from palpitatiOn and other
sense of discomfort at the heart, should
not bathe without first consulting their
medical adviser" We recommend
these observations to the especial con-
sideratiOn Of expert swimmers, among
others, so many Of whom are drowned.
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Original or selected Problems, Puzzles, Enigmas,
&C, are solicited for the "YOung Folks Corner"
from all our young readers, especially from former
contributors.
The answers must in all cases be sent in with
Problems, Euigmas, &c, together with the real
name of the writer, not for publication, but a.
guaranty Of good faith and for the private iuf0r-
nation Of the editor.
The answers will be published regularly the week
following the publication Of the Problems, &C.
Contributions must be sent in by Thursday Of
each week. to be in time for the paper Of the week
following:
Contributors are particularly requested 10 write
plain, avoid mistakes in spelling, use ink instead Of
pencil, and write only on one side Of the paper.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-01-31

I am compOsed-Of l2 letters
Ny first is in hill but not in mound
Ny second is in island, but not in sound
My third ls in goose, but not in hen
Ny fourth is In Hugh, but not IN Ben,
Ny fifth is in gentle, but not In kind
My sixth Is in mash, but not in grind
My seventh is in prison, but not in jail.
Ny eighth is in head, but not in tail,
My ninth IS in matrOn, but not in child
Ny tenth is in garden, but not IN wild,
My eleventh is iu walk, but not In ruus
sly twelfth is finish, but not in done
Ny whole, when IL Is told,
Should be read by young and old.
GRACE GREE NWOOD.
HiI1sboro Ian ISIS
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Love viii find out a way. An H.
inois couple moved to Kansas and
entered a nice homestead. Then
they were divorced, and the wife,
taking half Of the children, entered,
as head Of another family, another
nice homestead adjoining it. Then
they were remarked.
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GE0METRICAL PROBLFlI.

a lot Of ground is in the form Of paraTel0-
grsm, 20 rods long and y rods wide We name
the corners A. B. G, d, and the sides B, B c, @ ID,
aad d. From A is drawn a line to the middle Of
the side C. from 70 the middle Of side A D; from
= % the middle Of side A B and from D TO the
middle Of side B G.. Required the space included
within these lines, or the area Of the Rhnmhoid
formed by these lines. A. SHOEMAKER.
rF-G Rf1cra
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Young Folks Corner.

Emma Your contributions are very accepta-
bic. Send US more. YOg ask whether we want
answers sent in to Enigmas, Problems, &C., which
appear in this department Yes if sent in 90 as to
reach US before the paper Of the following week Is
Published. When correct answers are received
in time, they Will be acknowledged under this
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-01-31

The population ofTezas is increas-
iag at the rate of a quarter Of a mil
lion per annum. Her census in 1870
showed a population of $4,000. It
is now fully 100000, and tbe sta
tistics of her Immigration Bureau
show that she received 100000 last
wear.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-01-31

Time brings all kind Of changes.
There is Rebecea ROup, a pugihstic
female who has been imprisoned in
Philadelphia for crually beating her
husband.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-01-31

Professor COrnu, of Paris, lately de-
scribed before the Physical Society Of
London his most recent experiments on
the velocity Of light. They were made
last summer with revolving mirrors
stationed fourteen and a half miles
apart. The sos experiments which
were made showed the velocity Of light
70 DC 1850 miles per second.
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A Gift to Poor Women.

/ A gentleman of means and high
position has recently set apart a Ger
tain sum Of money for q new and
peculiar purpose. Believing that
the great need of the people is for
better Homes and higher social envi-
ronments, and that the improvement
of Home cannot be effected without
the aid Of intelligent women, this
gentleman has bethought himself of
the following plan for distributing a
knowledge of the principles of So
cialism among the people. He Of
fers to pay over to the publishers Of
the American Socialist, Oneida, New
York, which is admitted to be the
best Socialistic paper in the world,
a sum which will enable them to send
their paper FREE for Sic months, to
a large number of women who are
unable to pay for the paper them
selves. His gifts are forwomen only,
and he specifies that they must be IN.
married or widows, and residents Of
the Eastern States, Middle States or
Ohio.
The American Socialist is an eight
PACED paper, about the size of Har-
per's Weekly, aud is published every
Thursday, the regular subscription
being 81 100 per year. Every wo-
man residing in the above States and
of the class specified, who is inter
ested in Social improvement, and
who desires to receive the American
Socialist free for six months, should
make application in her own hand
writing, stating her general oiroum-
stances and means of livelihood. |
This offer holds good for only one
month from the date Of this paper.
If more names are received than the |
fund provides for, a selection of the
most worthy will be made.
Address all letters to the American |
Oneida, N. Y.
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NEW ROUTE.
SCIOFO VALLEY RAILWAY
comnepolng Monday, Dec. 81, 1871, trains will


Connections at Columbus with P. {. & St. L. Ry.
for Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington City and
New York, for Chicago, Indianapolis, st. LOuis
and points on the main Division. With B. & o.
r. r. for Chicago, Baltimore, Washington, Newark
aud GAINESVILLE. With c. c. c. i 1. K. Z. fcT
Cleveland and Buffalo aud points north. With
Columbus & Toledo R. r. for Delaware, TOledu,
Detroit and the west. With c. S, & c. R. r. for
London, Springfield, Sandusky and Cincinnati.
With C. Mt v 4 C. r. R for Cleveland aud Mt. Yer
non. At Circieville with C. & NJ. V. R. X. for Ian
caster, GAINESVILLE, Washington c. H., Wilmington
and points west. At ChillicOthe with NJ, G. K. R
for Camden, Athens, Cincinnati and intermediate
points, At Wavery with S. J. & P. r. R. for Jack
sOn.
At Portsmouth by Steamer for Huntington, con-
uecting with Chesapeake & Ohio R. r. for char
lOttesvle, GOrdOusville, Va, Richmond, Va, anG
all points in SDuth-Atantic States.
GEO. CHANDLER, }. B. PETERS,
General Ticket Agent. Superintendent.
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