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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

Celia Flaherty is a Rochester girl OF
so humorous a disposition that her in
clinRtiOn to play jokes amounts nearly
to a mania. She ordered coal to be
sent to persons who did not want it.
despatched anonymous letters to excite
the jealousy of husbands and wives.
had cofiins delivered at sick folks
houses, and had physicians 10 make
night searches for imaginary patients.
AT length the police resolved to catch
her at her pranks. a detective opened
"a correspondence, and begged her TO
give him her picture. She sent pho
tograph of the back of her head, sup
posing that it could Ho6Be recognized;
but he studied the hair closely, and
then walked the streets industriously
until he saw match for it 10 style.
Miss Flaherty then had an experience
in Jail and a police court thatmay be
Of benefit to her.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21
The UnexnIored REGIONS Of Afrien


Those who have attained maturity
may recollect seeing upon maps Of At
RIGA a large blank space in the centre,
indicating land uneXpIoCed and un-
known. OF late years explorers have
pierced its mysteries, and ascertained
that this region Of great equatorial lakes
is one Of the most populous and fertile
Of the earth, and that an immense pla-
teau, among mountains crowned with
eternalsnOw,i is watered by great streams
proceeding from them, and offers eli
mates Of various degrees of tempera-
ture. This inviting land is, however,
the abode Of savages, who are at perpet-
ual war with each other, and who mutu-
ally cause a destruction of human life
computed at hundreds of thousands a
year. At least 40 OOG slsves are also
annually captured there, for use upon
the Continent, or for shipment else
where. The International African As
sociatiOn, headed 10y the King of the
Belgians, desires to commence the civ
ilzation of the country by establishing
st tions for scientific observations and
for the use and protection of travellers;
and branches of tie association have
been formed in several European cOun-
tries.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21
Time

lnall the actions which a man per
forms, some part Of his life passes. We
sie while doing that for which alone our
sliding life was granted. Nay, though
we do nothing, time keeps his constant
pace, and dies as fast in idleness as in
employment. Whether we play, or la
Dor, or sleep, or dance, or study, the sun
posts on, and the sand runs. An hour
Of vice is as long as an hour of virtue.
But the difference between good and
bad actions is infinite. Good actions
though they diminish our time here as
well as bad actions, yet they lay up for
US happiness in eternity; and VII! 10
.compense what they take away by a
plentifulreturn atlast. When we trade
with virtue, we do but buy pleasure at
the expense Of time, So it is not so
mucE consuming of time as am ex-
change. As man sows his corn. he is
content to wait while, that he may, at
the harvest, receive with advantage
O'gcu FeItbanl. 1895
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21
Dor1t Run After 1 Meal.

We 90 not mean that a man should
not exercise due haste in pursuit Of a
meal, but he should be calm after he
has caught it. a gentleman and his
son the other morning were a little late
for their customary town train on the
South Western, and had to "make a
run for it. !" They were successful in
their attempt and caught the train.
But ths younger gentleman gasped for
BREATH made few motions with his
hand, and would have fallen if he had
not been caught. Before the train ar
rived at the next station he was dead.
The verdict Of the corOnOrs Jury, fol-
lowing the opinion Of the medical wit
ness, was to the effect. 'sThat death
arose from syncope Of the heart,
brought on BY running, after hearty
neal SugI was theead- of a gentle
man only thirty years of age.-CaL
Paper
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

Real bronze is made of copper, tin and
zinc, in various proportions, the two
former being largely in excess of the
zinc. When Il metal of this-mixture is
exposed to the air it slewly oXidizes,
producing upon the surface the color
known as bronze. AS this process is
slow, it has become the custom to hasten
the operation by a quick chemical oxi-
datiOn which produces the same result.
French OF imitation bronzes as they are
frequently called, are made Of spelteT
almost entire Y, and the color Of the
bronzes is initiated by artificial means.
Nearly all the bronze figures in the
market, both American and foreign, are
made in this latter way.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

Boys ana young men sometimes start
out in life with the idea that ones sue
cess depends on his sharpness and
chicanery. They imagine if man is
able to ''get the best Of a bargain" +" no
matter by what deceit and meaness he
arries his point, that his prosperity
cannot be founded on cunning and dis
honesty. The tricky and deceitfuI man
is sure to fall victim sooner or later, to
Ae influences which are forever werk-
ing against him. His house is built
upon the sand, and its foundation Will
be certain to give way" Young people
cannot give these truths too much
weight. The future Of that young man
is safe who eschews every phase Of
double dealing and dishonesty, lays the
foundation Of his career in the enduring
principles Of everlasting truth.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

Philotis; a serYant-maid at Rome, was
a heroine. After the Gauls had besieg-
ed Rome, the Fidenates assembled an
army and marched against the capital,
demanding the wives and daughters of
the citizens as the condition of peace.
This of course was refused, but PhilO-
tbs advised them to send all their female
slaves disguised as Roman matTons, and
their daughters, offering herselftO head
them. This was agreed to. When the
evening came the enemy, after teasting
and drinking, lay in the sleep Of intoxi-
cation. Philotis then lighted a torch as
a signal to the Romans, who rushed
upon the enemy and slew them with
great slaughter. The senate rewarded
the female slaves by permitting them
henceforth to wear the dress Of Roman
matrOns.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

NJ Onimus has lately observed that
the -suppuratiOu of wounds or ulcers
may, by means Of continuous electric
currents, be increased or diminished,
according to the direction Of the cur
rent The descending current, that is,
when the positive pole is placed near
/ the nerve centre and the negative at the
periphery, increases the suppuratiOn,
but, at the same time, the phenomena
Of nutrition are more considerable, and
the feshy pimples are formed with great
rapidity. On the other hand, with the
ascending current, the suppuratiOn dis
appears very quickly. A small crust
forms on the wound, which is difieulttO
remove, and under it there is a cjcatTi-
zaliOn.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21
Evils Of GOSsin.

1 have known a country society
which V vithered away to nothing under
the dry rot Of gossip only. Friendships,
once as firm as granite, dissolved to
Jelly and then ran away to water, only
because Of this; love, that promised a
future as endearing as heaven, and as
staple as truth, evap0rated into morn
ing mist that turned to a day, long tears
only because Of this; a father and a son
were set foot TO S0Ot with the fiery
breath of an anger that would never
cool again betwe them; and a hus-
band and young wife, each straining
ut the hated leash which in the begin
ming had been the promise Of a God
blessed love sat mournfuly by the side
Of the grave where all their joy lay
buried, and all because of this. [ have
seen faith transformed to mean doubt.
10y give place to grim despair, and char
ity take on itself the features Of black
malevolenCe, all because of the fell
words Of scandal, and the magic NUT
tering Of gossip. Great crimes work
great wrong, and the deeper tragedies
Of human life spring from the larger
passions; but woeful and most mourn
ful are the uncatalogueI trag dies that
issue from gossip and detracLion; most
mOurnful the shipwreck often made Of
noble natures and lovely lives, by the
bitter winds and dread salt waters Of
slander. So easy to say, yet so hard to
disprove-throwing on the innocent all
the burden and the strain of demon
strating their Innocence, and punish
ing them as guilty if unable to pick out
the stings they never see, and to silence
words they never hear--gossip and
slander are the deadliest and cruelest
weapons man has ever forged for his
brothers heart.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

The administration Of arsenic in DIS
ease, according to Dr. Griffith, in the
London Medical Press, should never be
resorted to where there is a feverish
state of the system-a quickpulse and a
hot skin indicating that it should not be
employed. It should be given shortly
after meals, and never on an empty
stomach; it sho.Id not be given in the
solid form, nor in increased doses, but
as q rule, five miuims Of FOwler's sOlu-
ton should be the maximum dose for
an adult; the dose should be diminished
or the administration altogether ceased
on the occurrence Of pain in the epigas-
triurn, nausea, or irritation Of the eye
lids
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

The yes Of many animals,-thOse of
the cat, for instance-exhibiUa peculiar
brhiancy, which is peculiarly remark
able in the dusk. 1t was formerly
thought that the eyes Of such animals
emitted light independently, and it was
only thought that lighted be emitted
by the human eve under the influence
Of passion. The brilliancy, however,
in the eyes of these animals, is caused
by carpet of glittering fbers, called
the tapedom, which lies behind the re-
tina, and is a powerful reflector. In
perfect darkness no light is observed
in their eyes, a fact which has been es-
tablished by very careful experiments;
but, nevertheless a very s.nali amount
of light is sufficient to produce the lu-
minous appearance i'll them.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

Hard age and irreverent youth will
not make a good combination, whatever
name associates them together; but age
that is tender and maternal, age that re-
members its own youth and does not
demand bread from the growing corn
nor wine from the green grapes, and
youth that can feel for inGrmities which
it does not know and that can believe
in wisdom which it has not reached
these two together make a whole, per
feet for what it is, and turn a chance
cOmpaniOnship into a mutual blessing,
and out Of a temporary association ere
ate a lifelong affection.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

An interesting point Of law has arisen
in Mclean county, ii. The Judge of
the district, while presiding at muir
der trial, temporarily vacated his seat,
and with the consent of the prisoners
counsel, placed well known member
of the bar in his stead. The prisoner
was convicted, but appealed his case TO
the Supreme Court Of the State, winch
held that the absence Of the district
Judge for time, however short, was il
legal, AMI that neither the prisoner nor
his counsel could make the substitute
Of another man legal by their consent.
The higher Court has, therefore, decided
that the accused had no legal trial, and
that tceremony will have to Be gone over
once more before his guilt or innocence
can be established.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

Charleston, S. c., is engaged in boring
an artesian well, the depth Of which has
reached l $40 feet $40 feet of piping
has been inserted, and as fast as the
depth is increased more piping will be
inserted until a stratum is reached sufi-
GENTLY hard to render piping unneces-
sary. One small head Of water has been
reached, but it was so small that it has
been shut of.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

The employment of women in the tel
egraph department ha, been acOmplete
success in England. Over 1000 are
employed in London, and there has
been but one dismissal in four years.
Their no rs of work are from A. N. to
8P. NJ, each being on duty eight con-
-secutve hours out of these twelve. In
the establishment there is a kitchen and
dining rooms, and the girls have a
thoroughly good dinner for 20 cents.
The pay begins at s. a week, which is
raised TO 50 when a girl is competent.
Girls may enter from II to IS The av-
erage pay received is $50 a week, and
the highest is $50 4 week. A clerk
who has worked for thirty years ut
$3.50 Il week would have $40 a week
pension.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

1t was only in the year 1874 that eel
Iuloid goods were first put into the mar
ket, and already there are no less than
fifteen manufacturing concerns which
use. celIuIoid exclusively in their bus
mess, employing from l, ,20O to l,5OO
hands, and discussing in wages from
$4,000 to $4,000 pei. month. Each Of
the companies manufacture some lead
ing speciality, such as jewelry, combs,
brushes, knife handles, dental blanks,
ETC., and they have attained to quite a
marvellous skill in the imitation of cor
al, ivory, amber, turtle-Shel, ebony,
malachite, and kindred substances.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

In the State Of Mississippi there are
ninety-two newspapers, whose combined
circulation is about 10000. In Arkan-
sas there are seventy newspapers, whose
combined circulation is about 5000.
Nj tsissippi has S2S, 900 people; so that
IL circulates one newspaper to every
fourteen souls. Arkansas has 4S5,0U0
people, which gives it, in proportion to
ITS population, about the same news
paDer circulation of Mississippi
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

Russia leather is made of calf skins,
first steeped in weak bath of carbon
ate of potass and water; next immersed
in another bath cont lining dog and
pigeons dung in wafer. Freed from
the alkali they are thrown into a mix
lure Of oatmeal and water to undergo
"a slight fermentation. To tan these
hides birch bark is used instead Of oak.
When tanned and dry, made pliable by
oil and friction, they are rubbed over
gently with birch tar, which gives an
agreeable odJr and renders them proof
against moths and worms.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

The roof of the Philadelphia Mint has been
removed, and from it forty-fOur ounces of gold
and ninety-six ounces Of silver have been eX-
tracted by the usual assaying process The
metals had been waited up the chimney and
predpitated on the roof. The value Of the
metals recover d is $50.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

It is now claimed that so far back as
1887, Prof. Charles G. Page, Of Salem,
Mass, discovered that electricity, in
passing through magnetic helix, or
coil Of wire, was productive Of sound,
and that he published his experimental
observations both at home and abroad.
On the other hand, the Manufacturer
and Builder, for May, 1869, describes
the telephone, and says: "This instru-
ment is a German invention, and was
first exhibited in New Y Ork at the Poly
technic Association Of the American
institute, by DR.. Van der Weyde."
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

The botanical difference between an orange
and a lemon IS but triHing. Webaye seen them
50 nearly similar in appearance that it was dif-
fcult to distinguish them. The former is di-
vided into two classes, the bitter and the sweet,
and these are suJdiyiIed into numerous varie-
ties. The trees grow to a.height Of fifteen feet
and live to an advanced age.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

Two pounds of black bread and one-quarteF
pound OF fresh meat, or bacon in lieu thereof,
with garlic, salt and plenty of tea, seem to be
the daily ratiOns Of the Cars soldiers Occa-
sioually they are treated to a sort of coarse
sweet bean. The Turkish soldiers are wonder
fully easy men for a c0mmissariat to satisfy.
They will fight for weeks on meal or bruised
[ndian corn.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

In setting out and cultivating the
nutmeg tree at Signlpore, the sex Of
the tree is regularly defined. The fe-
male trees are planted thirty feet apart,
in diamond shape, with one male tree
in the centre. They do not bear until
the eighth year, and they form a large
and beautiful tree, with thick foliage
of a rich green.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

The agony column of recent issue Of the
London Times contains the following From
II. to L-e.-YOur letters are destroyed, and
you have nothing to fear from my indiscretiOn.
Your ring, &C., is ready packed, and will be sent
when opportunity offers or you choose to indi-
cate a way. Your ever lasted five months
and was fool to expect it would be other
wise
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

Two pounds of black bread and oue-luarter
pound of fresh meat, or bacon in lieu thereof,
with garlic, salt, and plenty Of tea, seem to be
the daily ratiOns Of the Cars soldiers. Occa-
sionaIIy they are treated to a sort Of coarse
sweet bean. The Turkish soldiers arc wonder
fully easy men for a commissariat to satisfy.
They will fight for weeks on meal or bruised
Lndian corn.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21
s.The Home GuIde,''

Our premium book, is not a ''patent medicine re-
ceipt book, but is Just what we represent il to be,
a neat, well printed book Of 100 pages, Of valuable
Household Receipts, never before printed IN book
form, and taken from the Household Department Of
the Chicago Tribune. It cOntains l50 pages is
printed on good type and paper, and neatly bound
paper cover 1t is cheap at so cents, the regular
elaiI price, but we give it as premium to every
subscriber Of the News for ISIS who obtains rs one
lisl5 subscriber. Tile book can only Be obtained IN
This eollntg thron1h tis Office. CaII and see COPY
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

It IS over two hundred years since
the witchcralt delUsjon ceased to exist
i'll this country, but it still prevails in
some parts Of rural England In the
village Of Long Compton it is quite de-
mOnstrative, and several poor old wO-
men are said to be under suspicion.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

The large foreign trade Of California
in fruit and wines becomes no mystery
when it is known that the State has 3, :
100000 fruit trees and 35.0JO,O9O grape
vines, and harvests from 3C0,OOOOCO to
jGO,COO,OOO pounds of fruit yearly. She
produces a large surplus, and foreign
trade follows as a matter of course
Judging from the industrial spirit Cali
fOrnia displays, she will one day have
large foreign trade in manufactures
from the same reason.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

At a recent meeting Of the Christ Church
New Zealandl Philosophical Institution, an &C
count was given of the lately discovered anCieEt
rock paintings in the Wekl Pass ranges Of that
country. They represent animals of foreign
countries, weapons and dresses Of sem civilized
people. Underneath are characters like those
Of the Tamil language and those found on a
hill in the North Island.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

New-mOwn hay has a peculiar smell
which is not perceptible viii the grass
is growing, because this smell proceeds
from the whole hrrbage, and seems to
escape from the oriiicps Of its contain
ing cells only when the surrounding
vessels withdraw their pressure from
change i'll ,0nditiOn. When this scent
Of new-mowu hay is concentrated it be-
comes the flavor Of bitter almonds.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

Our best-class churches, public halls
and school rooms are now furnished
with means for changingsthe air as fast
as it is corrupted. But two persons in
ten hours will infect the air as much as
ten persons in two hours; and - few in
j small room as much and as soon as
many in a large one. Hence, where
bedrooms and sitting-rOoms are not
furnished with yentilators, the air in
them should be fullychanged by a strong
current through the windows and doors
at least once or twice every day.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

Coinage reports from all the mints in
the United States, except Carson City,
state the aggregate coinage for the tis-
cal year at 81, ,OOO, GOO, showing an in
crease over the last fiscal year Of Sl4,-
OOO-OOO.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

The heavens are a print from the pen
Of Gods perfection; the world is bud
from the bower Of His beauty; the sun
is a spark from the light Of Gods wis
dom, and the sky is a bubble on the sea
of biG DOvUar
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

The population ofLondOn for 1877 is
estimated by the Register General at
1926 GO7, or more than a million in eX-
cess of the returns of the census for
1871. The section embraced in the
Registrars tables; under the name Of
London, includes parts Of three coun-
lies, and comprises an area Of122 square
uoiIne
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

Answers 10 Young Folks Corner Of March 14:
no Mathematical Problem No. D; - Rods long
and rs Rsas wide To Mathematical Problem No
To Orchard Problem: 40 Perches long and u
PerCles wide.
no sheen Problem aud T.
no Word IuzzIes: No. l., Pink. ink this, HIS
loon Ion; - hale, hale; tear, tea; shoe, hoe oG"l
bow. gold oh, ue'er r'gr- No 2, CrUWu-
To crossword Enigma Milton
40 PoetiCal Enigma CalabOOse-
To Numerical E-igma: GraCe GreenW ood-
..V F. A." Bul0rd, sends Us two Geographical
Charldes bu forgot io send the answers
aB b. - HIlI-b0ro sgud US correct answers %
Mathematical Problems Nos. D and 2, Nlmaricll
EYf,riua PulIical EuigHa. Orchard Problem,
sheep Problem and W Ord lzzie 30. 2, of March
Ia
''pel Sinking Slrir ~, Ohio also sends correct
answers TO Numerical and PoeticaI Eniemas OF
March %.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-03-21

falthe women went 10 china, where Wolll all
the men gUg To Pekiu.
We, are a WhaIe and pond lily aiAet 4AeJ
b0tb come 10 the surface to blow
Wv is % the best letter in tuc alphlostl IL ls OF
teuest eugu gtd ln doing good
Why are WasherFuiucu uureasonaeie 4NeJ
eyus,.f soft vster when 10 rains hard.
when does a i've franc piece lose al lts Falue
When cfrlpargtl with d dollar 10 Is WuIfh-less-
WHv is novel writer the most peculiar OF anl-
mass Because his tale comes out of bis head-