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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16
lIen, Women and Furniture.

We maintain, too, says Clarence Cook
In Scribner, that, in reality, man has no
need of furniture, and that everything
he does worth doing could be done
without these adjuncts, In tbe highest
stage Of civilization men will not need
either bed, a table, a stool or a candle
stick-things which, just now, he con-
adeTs to be of absolute necessity, but
which one people, the most refined, tie
most intelligent and the most highly
civilized that has lived on this planet in
historic times, the Japanese, to wit
have shown eau be perfectly well dis
pensed with. Indeed, in every age, the
more refined the race the less has It
thought furniture necessary, and 1t
might even be asserted, without much
fear of contradiction, that a people tat
need Il great deal of furniture to be
comfortable and happy is in a state, so
long as that need is felt, that can only
be termed barbarous. Man proper, man
in his highest condi, ion of spiritual and
physical development, IS absolutely IN
dependent of furniture; sits on his heels,
sleeps on the floor, eats with his fingers
fEom dishts made of gOurds and leaves
Tor, If he. prefers it, of wood eXquisite-y
lacqucreal placed on the ground; avoids
the necessity of candles,icks by using
lanterns or by going to bed early and
sleeping late, and writes OH bis wrist
bands. All the nOblest art, the mot
exquisite decorative design, all the iH-
mortal books, have come from peopie
or from individuals TO whom things" "
have been unnecessary or Uuknown.-
And, therefore, to insist that man is
distinguished from the lover animals
by having furniture is not 10 say.
handsome thing about him, but TO der
ogate from his dignity. When we come
to clothes, however, we find the case a
different one fClolles seem togo hand
in hand with mans development as a
social being, and every high Tide in civ
ilizdtion has been marked by great in
ventiveness, splendor and even luxury
in dress.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16
ACun Of Tea.

A cup OF tea is generally made the
wrong way. In the first place the tea is
made too strong, thus losing the full
tea flavor. In the second the tea is
boiled, extracting the bitter fannie acid
from the leaf, while the true tea,arOma
is lost by evaporation. In China the
tea is made weak, in the cups from
which it is drank, the water being
poured boiling hot on the leaves, GOV
cred for a few minutes, and then drank
without either milk or sugar; the Chi
nese consider our use of. them in tea as
by no means the least proof Of our bar
baTism. But that is a matter Cf taste.
The water with which tea is made
should be fresh, not drawn from the
boiler, nor taken from a Kettle ih which
/. it has been kept standing on the stove,
but freshly boiled for the purpose, and
the kettle in which it is boiled should
only be. used for water. Wash and scald
the teapot, and allow an. even teaspoon
fuKOf tea for three cups sf-tea. Pour
a.Cupful a Of waterOn the leaves, cover
the teapot elesely, ,~and. set fOT-ten min.
Utes on the back of the stove or range
to draw. II you use a teapot 'eOsey'
Il. {. thrce-cOnered bag of quilted
wooden TO cover the teapOt-the tea viii
draw. just as we'll on the table. Fill the
teapot with hot water and send to the
table. 1t is absolutely necessary. that
the water used to draw the tea should
be boiling bubblingfuriousIy, not mere
ly at the boiling point; but the tea
should never boil an instant after it is
poured on. A lump OF loaf sugar put
into the teapot with the tea is said to
hasten the Infusion.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16
The Cantnn RIrsr.

OF all the extraordinary seenes which
can be witnessed, nothing can be more
surprising or astounding to the Euro
pean than the appearance Of tho Can
ftOn-riYeT; for let him have travelled ''fsr
and Eide,n nOHght can give him an.
idea Of the scene but ocular demon
ls!Fation- Myriads Of boats float on
the waters; some devoted to handicraft
men Of all descriptions; oilers to re-
tailers Of edibles, cooked and uncooked;
boats laden with chests OF tea piled one
upon the other, tier above tier, until
the side OF The boat Is level with the
waters edge; .rlapdarin boats forcing
their way authoritavely through lhe
crowd war junks at anchor; while
here and there is a European boat,
managed BY sailors who give vent to
their excited Feelings by uttering sun
dry and divers ejacuhtions not pSrtic-
UlarIy complimentary % the good sea
manshiPOf thenatiyes, nor expressive
ofkhrdly feelings towards them. Flow
I boats, and others belonging to aTtis-
ans, ,veRders Of food, pellaUs, merchants,
poultry and sand pans are Wedged to-
gether, in one solid mass, apparently
impeuetrable; while the 8ir "a filed and
the ear stunted with the deafenihg
sound Of gongs and wind instruments,
discOursing most upearthly. music, ac-
compahiCd by the yelling, screaming,
gabbling and clamOr of hundreds Of
thousands. ol human tongues, producing
a hodge-podge OF sounds, unriyaled and
uneQualled since the building Of the
Tower of Babel. As there is no part Of
the world 50 densely populated as Chi
na, so there is no part OF China 50 thick
y populated as Canton; the population
Of the city Of Canton aud its suburbs
being estimated at above one million;
and the denizens Of the river, who ha-
bitually reside IN their boats, ara said
to exceed two hundred thousand. Boy.
ard Taylor.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16
A Bad Temner.

There are few things more productive
of evil in domesti6Hfe than athOrOdgh-
ly bad temper. ItdOes nOtn after what
form that temper may assume, whether
it is of a sulky kind that maintains
perfect silence for many days, or the
madly passionate, which vents itself in
absolute violence. III temper at any
age is a bad thing; it never does any
body any coed, and those who indulge
in it feel no better for it. After the
passion has passed away Une sees that
he has been very foolish, and knows
that others see it too. Bad temper in
The aged is, perhaps, the most trying Of
all. It is, indeed, a pitiable sight to see
the wrinkIed cheek of an old person
aflame with anger and passion. Since
anger is useless and an unspeaksble
misery to it's victims, why should it be
indUlged in at all2
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16
Ladies, Skirts.

The present inOrdinate length Of
ladies' skirts appears 20 have 50 great
Iy excited the ire of the police efsLeip-
sic that they have restored for their
suppression to tbs sumpUuary laws Of
the middle ages. A notice has ap-
Pearpd i'll the LeipZiger Tagblait that
all persons whose dress is found trail
ing on any streets or foot paths within
the municipal bOundari Of Leipsic
viii be liable to be mulctured in pen
aIties varying from five to fifty marks
according tOgthe extent of the SKIRT
we presume. COnstables are instructed
to arrest, and conduct TO the. nearest
police station, all offenders against this
regulation, and the names of the guilty
ones will be published at the end Of
every week. a--. --.l
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16
An EGYPTIAN Funeral


The funeral Of the Princess Uanem
zeinub, a fayorite daughter Ofthe Khe-
dive Of Egypt, who died not long ago
in Alexandria, at the age OF fifteen
years, was attended with ceremonies OF
a most magnificent description. The
body was taken io. Cairo aud placed in
the Kasr- -el-Nil Palace. The intermeR
took place in the RiIah Mosque on the
following morning. Tweuty-fOuT bull
locks, thirty rcaTnels and twenty wagons
were in the funeral procession These
snimals we're laden with bread, dates,
cooked meats and vegetables; the wa
gons carried casks Of water and OF
syrup, and all along the route distribu-
tion of the provisions was made TO the
poor. EunUchs, meantime, threw 45O--
900 pieces OF silver cJin TO the people
who thronged the street. Three thous-
and priests, some clad in rich vest
ments of gold and silk, others half
naked, followed the wagons, repeating
prayers as they marched, and chipping
their hands. After them came the
family Of the young princess and the
high. officials of state, and then the
coffin, borne By officers orrank. Behind
this walked three eunuchs bearing on
golden shovels copies Ofthe Koran, to
be buried with the deceased. .ThH
coffin WAS Of simple, ruugh-hesn wood
AMI upon it were placed the jewels Of
the princess, worth a million and an i
dollars, After the burial the priests
slaughtered tie twenty-four bullOcks
before the Mosque, roasted them and
ate them. The priests remained for
seven days in the neighborhOod Of the
grave to pray for the soul Of TIE de.
parted -LiUrrp0Ol Her0Ty.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

DR.. Heusner, of Bremen, has recent
ly devised a simple apparatus called a
lactoscope, which is based on the opao-
'ty of pure milk. 1t consists of two
round plates of glass about the size Of
\ watch crystal. placed parallel andheld
about one-eiyhth of an inch apart by
metal strip, which passes between
them, dividing the space between them
into two sections. In the lower section
is placed and secured some pure mi k,
or, better, some armament white fluid
of precisely the same opacity as pure
milk. On one of the glass plates are
some fine black lines. The upper sec
tiOn is filed with the milk to be tested,
and secured by an elastic band. On
holding the apparatus between the eye
and the light. the black lines being on
The side opposite the eye, the black
lines will be seen more distinctly
through the less Opaque medium. If
Ihemilk to be tested is less opaque than
the normal liquid, as shown by the lines
being more distinctly visible through it,
the milk has probably been watered OF
skinned. Alone this little apparatus
which sells in Hamburg for S1.87, is OF
little use, but can prove useful in con-
necti0n with the lactOmeteT, both to be
followed, in doubtful cases, by a chem
ical analysis.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16
Anecdote Of pagnerre.

NJ. Dumas related the following an.
ecdote Of Dsguerre: In 1895 he was
lecturing in the Theater Of SOrbOnne,
on chemistry. At the close of his lee
ture a lady came up to him and said:
e 'Mous:eur Dumas, as nan of science
[ have a question Of no small moment
to me to ask you, / am the wife Of
Daguerre, the painter. For some time
he has let the idea seiz6 grpOnhimthst
ne can fix the image Of the camera do
you think it possible? He is always at
the thought; he can't sleep at night for
it. Pam afraid he is out Of his mind.
DOyOu, as man OF science, think It
ever can be done, or is DE -hhad27 I'm
the present state Of knowledge said
DuGas, ''it cannot be done; but Tcan-
not say it will always Eem4jn imPossi-
bic, nor set Jne man down as mad who
seeks to do it." This was twelve yean
before DagUerre worked his idea out,
and fixed the images, butmauy a man
50 haunted by possibility las been tor
mentsd into 4 mad-h0uss. E rE
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16
The whispered Secret.


Two fond lovers in the meadow meeting
Eiss enCh other. kiss on kiss repeating;
issd while thinking no third party knows q
~ the meadows near NJ hand disclose II.
Tu.the white fnoksand the grazing cattle
They repeat the tale with busy prattle;
Then the HNcks who heard It with precision,
Print It plainly on th shepherds Vision;
He repeats x 20 a gay WsyfRrer
Who In turn becomes the soft tale-boareT;
To a sHile on the sea he takes II;
He into q tuneful song then makes It:
To his sip he sings II IN all quarters
And the ship cOnfdcs II TO the Waters;
While she waters worse than any other,
Rush In speed to tell the maiden's mOtFe-.
Then the maiden. all the case discerning,
Thus eXclairns, with WTHthful bushes burning
Meadows! On that Spring had not arrayed
yOu,-
Flo6ks! may cruel dogs and wolves invade
you'll
Shepherd, thee may BOslem anger vanquishl-
Wandererl may yOu walk IN constant anglishl-
5ailOri soon may Ocean's bllOWs wreathe
you'll
Shipl may dre unQueuC able insheRth6 TOu!-
And thOu-tO tell a mother Of her dau hter-
Sink deep In earth o tRttling, treRchcrous
WatsrF' GScribner)
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

The indian OF Brahmin bull, often
called the zebu, extends over southern
Asia and the Eas ern Islands, is also
found in Eastern Africa, and is com
mon to the northwest II malayas. They
are venerated by the IIindus, who OBJ
Ject to slaHghteriug them, but use them
il harness, and they witl travel about
thirty miles day. These oxen Lave
pendulous ears, aid are distinguished
by fatty, elevated hump upon the
withers. which sometimes weighs lif5y
pounds, and when properly cooked is
said 10 be delicious. Ihe flesh Of the
aninlalis not, however 50 paIatilbIe rs
that Of the common nY.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16
Gipsey Mu IcIans.

The tzigans, or gipsies, are an inter.
sSting class in Eastern Europe. They
were till recently euslaved, but their
condition has greatly improved Of late
years. To their number belong the
Laotdqli, or musicians, who may be found
in every town and large village through
out the land. These men, though una
bic to read a nete of music, can play by
ear the most difficult and complicated
HlorcsaUr. Their instruments are the
fiddle, violin, pan-pipe, and species of
zither Or guitar. They play in compa.
MES Of from six to ten musicians, and
display extraordinary skill and ability
in the manipulation of their mstru-
ments. Their music is of the widest
nature, and must be heard again and
again ere it can make any agreeable
impression on the listener. But they do
not cOntine themselves to their own
compositions. They will reproduce The
finest Operatic music. Their children
begin to learn rs soon as they can hold
a fiddle, and thus is retained an excel
Ience Of style and execution peculiar to
these people.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16
Educating egyptian Girls.


Mr.. J. II. McCOan, in his new book,
Egypt As it Is, - after speaking of the
deeply rooted popular prejudice against
female education in Egypt, gives the
following as the results of efforts in the
education Of Egyptian girls which are
mainly duo TO the Princess Tshesma
Haft Khanum, the third wife of the
KhedfYe.
"The great success of the first effort
to rescue Egyptian wOmanhOOd from
the ignorance and apathy Of harem life
and so to lay the true foundation of a
really national education, soon led to
the opening of a second school with a
less extensive course, mostly with a
view to domestic service in another part
Of the capital, where under staff of
nine teachers, of whom the DiUectress
aud one mistress are Europeans, III
pupils lseventy-siX bOardeTs, seventy
one outsiders, were last year maintain
ed AMI instructed at the charge Of the
Khediye's first wife. Both these insti-
tutions, adequately endowed by their
foundrcsses, are now under the control
Of the minister Of Public Instruction,
and rank among the most dourishing
and important of the sc .UJIS of Egypt.
i third is in course Of eIectiOusand
will be at work before the close of the
present year, and in eQmplianee- with
numerous petitions, arrangements are
in progress 10 open others in the chief
provincial town. In fac popular pref
plice. h S been completely overcome,
and if this movement in fdvlr Of fe-
male education be continued, as there
is every reason to hope it will, inanOth-
er generation the most essential Of
Eastern reforms-the social emancipa-
ton of women-will inEgypt be an ac4
cOnrUlished fact"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

There Is always room for a man OF
force, and Ee makes room for many.
Society is a troop Of thinkers, and the
0es5 heads among thenn take the best
places A7feebls ,ElaA can SEE the farms
that are fenced and allied the rhOuse5
that are built. Fhe- stFgng msn sees
The possible. houses and farms Lis
aye make estates as fast as the sun
breasts clOeds. b5-.a 1lFa- 1--
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

In ISIS tie average. crops alrr New
York State were winter whettper acre.
"A bushels: oats. 26; barley, 10; rye, 81;
Indian con-, .; buckwheat. "A, peaS, Is;
beans, 10; potatoes, a. bushels, Surely
intelligent farming in 1877 would not Je
natisfied with such q vield.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

Gold fish 0. iginaily came from China,
and were first known in England in the
year 1891. but were considered a Curl
osity until I72S, when they began to
multiply and become domesticated.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

The Chinese claim to have originated
macadamizsd roads so 'Ong ago as 10
nave forgotten the circumstance. 1t il
said that ths pFineipalrOads Of the en-
pire have -JeeI cons frueted in this E-lg
TOT manv crp,Uries- -- E l
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

Keep to your calling; let 10 man m
duce you to abandon that which you
have studied Tor years, in the vain az
tempt to learn a new trade in a month.
Success springs from Industry and per
severance
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

In Sweden LOLA new works were pup
Iished in 1876, 1872 of which were in the
5logy, I56 in general literature, lfa6 in
history and'8 in philosophy.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

A Western editor received letter
from subscriber, asking him to pub
lish a cure for aUple-tTee worms. He
replied thutshe could not rggest cure
until ne knew what allied the worms.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

Tn re are many empty pockets AND
unemployed hands. Let al those who
have occupation keep it, if possible,
upon any reasonable terms. DoRS
throw up a moderate ce tainty for PV
uDcertainty.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

The only original oil painting of Dan
iel Webster vas painted by the celeBra-
ted artist Joseph Ames, and is said to
be an excellent likeness. 81. ----- go.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

sIhs- streets OF ths exhunlCds city oi
POmpeii are paved with blocks Of store
and still exhibit tn" wheel ruts worn iD
Jnem two thousand 5 ears ago. . -I
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

8 An odd fashioned Ihdfsn mar 10
among the bHmmiIDdiah5l lin Oregon
WasconsummatedTecentlyJ Ths-g0mIg
man gave the maidRns parents -four Ca
neess $50 IN money "A -Tifie-itEo sIot
guns, and other supplements. of var.
These. are o. e-allI IetqERad to him
when ne satisfies the Eareats that is
worthy Of their daughter. .ro.zl-I
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

Dr.. Voelcker says me reIati-e feed.
ing value Of mangolds and swedes de- i
pends entirely upon the soil and pre-
vailing climate of a district. In this
southof England. and warm soils. man
Colds are superior; in the neTthern
countless and on cold soils, especially
where the AWtaun F:.... .-l Is haaSy j
the rcvcrso IS the clr-.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

y man in San Francisco has discOv'
cred a process by which hr can make
good illuminating gas from sawdust-
tar, and such rubbish as rags, old leath
81. bones and so forth .... ..
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

An old citizen in an uptown country
viIlage, on having 2 subscription list
handed him toward Purchasing new
hearse for theplace. thus excused him
self; ~ paid lire dollars for a new
hearse frTty years age, and me and my
folks haiAt bad the benefit Of il yet ="
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

Il am surprised, deacon" said the
pastor, ito learn that you Of al men
should be. seen at a wicked theatrical
performance 'WaI, you see, sir, u
gotta dead-head ticket. and I thought it
my duty to 60 and keep somebody else /
out Of q seat Who might have been (
harmed by the exhibition.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

The fumes of charcoal was tire means
employed by-some 800 persons in Paris
last year to shuttle of their mertal
coil.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

- A mule struck on Saturday on the
Erie toWpath. They have found a cap
L. tone Buspender butt0Hthat belonged
Z the driver. ----- -l--- y ---
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

Do our lady readers know that the
highest PaDegyric that private virtue
can receiTe. is the praise q; seTyantsg
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

'COld areaks playing tag down ny
pack y the way Michigan girl de-
scribes the RpproRch of an agnelehilL
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

There ex. SITS III. Mount Z.;b rdh stu
,,trd on an island in the r d Sen, an
Emerald mine which WAS worked by
The Egg p!ilus two thousand We rs be-
fore CHist came upon earth. Rish
.nsralds sgs stIi fOuutlrther s -
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

An exchange wants TO Know wnere
the fire goes when it goes out2 Our
devil F-0ggests that it goes out sn0kei
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

The most Joyous and gladstone ma
tures are those most keenly alive to
OF reverence, wonder and
awe.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

st. Wimfrsd's wen, England, evolves
IeO tons of7w ter per minute, furnish
ing sufficient WateF power to drive
ELEVEN mills within aIlttIe more than
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

The SILVER prOduct OF Colorado IS
computed at 100000 per month at
the present time, and it is Increasing.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

IOu can get 81 dinner, witha bath
ing suit thrown in" for sixty cents at
Atlantic City. But who wants a bath
ing suit thrown intohis dinner2' --
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16
Town and HlI>boro P: .. Sub
enrl lnara- ~

a. Subscribers who receive their papers 4
with an Y marked opposite their name,
either on the margin Of the paper or on ~
9 q the outside wrapper, viii understand that . ,
nc term Of subscription paid for has expired.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

The excesses- OF our youth are drafts
upon our old age, payable with interest,
about thirty years after date. -.....-
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-05-16

3 IN selecting a BasBund at II, =
wOmaH deslres good looks; at 25, good
habits and at 50, the man, sT