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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06
Shaker PecuHarItles.

Says a correspondent of an exchange
who made a visit to one Of the Shaker
communities Of New England:
II must not forget to mention that
the moment We crossed the borders Of
ShakerdOm the signs of material pros
peTity were abundant. New England
is generally thought thrifty land, but
nowhere else did we see stone walls 80
solid, barns so large, paint so fresh, or
charGs so fruitful, and 'hard times" so
far away. There is certainly some
thing pleasant to the casual mind when
driving down into one of these snug
valleys. No sign Of poverty or crime
is visible, not even shiftlessness, moth
ing but perfect order and spOtless neat
ness.
But I have forgotten, what it is
strange a woman should forget, their
clothes. For the men, I can only say
that they bore a general resemblance to
the early style of WOOd-cu;s which or
namented the "ROllO Books" and the
New England Primer, but as I am more
familiar with feminine garments I will
venture to be more explicit. Allow me
to premise that none Of these women
.resembled BIr. Mantilini's Countess,
with the ''dem fine outline, y but rather
the unfortunate Duchess who had mo
outline at ALL" Imagine a gray skirt
Of some wooden material, scant and
short, guiltless of cores or criRoline,
attached to a very short waist; over the
shoulders, a small, three-cOrneredw white
shawl, the hair strained tightly back
from the face and covered with a stiff,
white cap. Venus herself would be a
dowdy in such a dress, and, alas, the
sisters were not Venusesl How thank
full felt rs l looked at them for the re-
sources of fashion, for the French cor
sets, and false hair, the ribbons, laces
and silks, and all the cunning devices
that conceal our defects or rheighten our
beauties. 1t struck me, too, as a sin
gular fact that all the Shakers were
thin,-mOst of them attenuated, and I
sought in vain for a philosophical ex-
PLANTATION; food was abundant: anxiety
could have no existence in those placid
lives; the ordinary hopes and fears of
humanity have 40 place in a routine as
monOtOnOus as the cloister. Why,
then, were they not fat and comfor-
tablet I also noticed in their faces
that absence of all expression, that
wOodeness, so to speak, always Obser-
vable in those whose fate is fixed,
whether in the prisOn-cell, behind the
convent grille" or in this voluntary
separation from the grand drama Of
human life. Obi how far preferable
the losses and gains, the joys and sor-
rows of our ordinary existance than
his dead level Of material prosperity.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06
Evening HearthstOnes.

Gladly now We gather roundit,
For the toilin, day is done,
And the gay and solemn twilight
Follows down the golden sun.
ShadOWs longthcn on the pavement,
Stalk like glgnts thrt ugh the gloom,
Wander past the duslEy easement,
Creep around the drelit room,
Draw the curtain, close the shutters,
Place the slippers BY the nre;
Though the rude WIND loudly mutueEA
What care we for Wind-sprites iref
What care we for outward seeuingl
Fiokle Fortunes froWn OF gmiio2
If around us love IS bcaming-
Love can human Il g beguilel
Meath the Gotta e roof and palace
From the peasant TO the king,
All are Quafdng from lies ChaliC6
Bubbles that enchantmeur bring,
Crates are glowing, music flowing
From the lips we love the best;
Oh, the y, the bliss OF knowing
There are hearts WhereOn 70 r6stI
Hearts that thr b with eager gludness-
Hearts that echo to our own
While grim care and haunting sadness
Mingle ne'erin look or tone,
Care may tread tho hJlis Of q light,
Sadness haunt the midnight hour,
But the Wierd and Witching twilight
Brings the glowing hcarthstOne's dover.
Altar Of our hOliest feelings,
ChildhOOd's well remembers shrine;
SPirt-yearuings-sO r0veaiiHEs,
Wreath Immortal round the tTine.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

The great tobacco factory at Seville
Spain, where cigars, cigarettes and
snuff are made, is a government estab-
lishment. 1t is a twO-story and attrac-
tive-lOOking building. The top floor is
devoted to the manufacture Of cigars,
and 5000 women are found at work
here daily, while at the tables on tbs
lower floor, where cigarettes only are
made, there are $500 more women,
mostly gypsies. There is arOOm where
the youngest or feeble babies Of the
women are taken care Of during work
ing hours, although the majority have
their children close by them, either in
cradles, lying on mattresses, or strapped
In chairs. The most noticeable feature
Of these women is their hair, which IS
most elaborately dressed and, except
ing the Old ones, decorated with red or
white lOwars.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06
Prerennisites Of Success.

Integrity of character and truth in
the inner man are the prerequisites Of
success in any calling, and especially so
in that Of the merchant. These are at
tributes whlck never fail to command
respect and win admiration. No one
fails to appreciate them, and if they do
not pay" in the vulgar sense of the
phrase, they bring an amount Of salts
faction and peace to the owner that all
the wealth of Cresus could not yield.
There is no better stock in trade than
these principles; no capital goes so far
or pays so we'll, or is so exempt frOLH
bankruptcy and loss. When known,
they give credit and confidence, and in
the hardest of times will honor your
paper in bank. They give you an un-
limited capital to do business upon, and
everybody will endorse your paper, and
the general faith of mankind will be
your guaranty that you will not fail
Let every young man, upon cOmmenc-
ing business, look well to these indis-
pensable elements of success, and de-
fend them as he would the apple of his
eye. If inattentiVe and reckless here,
he will imperil everything. Bankrupt
cy in character is seldom repaired in an
ordinary lifetime. A man may suffer
in reputation and recover; not so the
man who suffers in character.
Be Just and truthful. Let these be
the ruling and predominating princi-
pies of your life and the reward will be
certain, either in the happiness they
bring to your own bosom, or the success
which will attend upon an your busi-
ness operations in life. or both.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06
Whole No. 2193.

A gOOd word for the mule is scarce
lyneeded to those who know his sterling
worth; for in.spite Of his frequent readi-
ness Of heel and occasional stiffness Of
neck, his excellent qualities are so unde-
niable, that it would be well if his sturdy
presence were more frequent on North
ern farms. He is mHchmOre easily and
cheaply reared than his cousin, the
horse; eats but little more than half as
much when full grown; thrives well On
coarser and less expensive Provender;
costs less to keep in harness and shoes;
is propOrtiOnately stronger, and very
much tougher; is less liable to disease
and considerable shreWder; is better
adapted to omOuntain travel, to all kinds
Of drudgery and to every climate; is a
truer puller and, when loaded, quicker;
traveller; lives more than twice as long,
and sells for a higher price; and finally
inspires more wisdom in those who
handle him, and affords far more amuse-
ment 10 the witlings Of the family and
neighborhOOd.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

The advantage Of kindness to COWS is
Wel illustrted by the following aneo-
dOte; A man had a fine COW that, week
after week, was MIXED alternately by a
couple Of hired men. He observed
that the amount Of butter he carried to
market weighed about a pound more
each alternate week. He watched the
men and tried the COW after they had
finished milking; but always found that
no milk had been left in the teats. Fin
ally he asked the Scotch girl who took
care Of the milk, if she could account
for the difference. "Why, yes" says
she. "When jim milks, he says to the
old COW: Sol my pretty muley; SOP But
when Sam milks, he hits her on the
hip with the edge Of the pail, and says:
Hist, you old brute'"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

While the emperOrs oe gsrmany and
Austria were visiting at Is6hl, a young
lady desired to present the former with
a costly bouquet, but her courage failed
her at the last moment, and she begged
an officer in Prussian uniform to per
form the Office for her. He at once
complied, gave the Emperor William
the present, and returned to express
his majesty's thanks to the fair donor.
who was rather surprised to see this
Prussian officer then enter the Emper-
Or's carriage and take a seat beside
him. On asking who he was, she dis
covered that it was the Emperor Of
Austria in PTussian uniform,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06
M Dancers CramR

The decline Of the baletis an UnqUes
tionable fact, the causes Of which we
cannot pretend to fathOm. Judging,
however, from some revelations made
by DR.. Schulz, an Austrian physician,
we should be inclined to attribute it to
the circumstance that the greater the
sttainmentso Of a danseuse the more Tk-
some becomes a certain liability attend
ing the profession. This drawback con-
sists Of a peculiar cramp to which all
other cramps are a joke. It begins in
the sOles Of both feet, increasing in IN
tensity till the whole body is implicated
in the contraction, and palpitatiOn Of
the heart is produced, ending in insen-
sibiIity. DR.. Schulz, having discoVe ed
that this malady-Or, at any rate. the
extreme form Of it-occUrred only in
the case Of the best dancers, those en-
trusted with the performance Of the pas
SsuI, hunted it through all the most com
plicated movements known to the pro
fessiOn, and at last found sufficient
cause for its appearance III that beaut-
fuI step, now so rarely seen, to execute
which the dancer pOises herself on the
extreme point Of her c5GsgTs. This
step, says DR.. Schulz-teIing tales out
Of schOO-CannOt indeed be produced
without the help Of shoes expressly
made for the purpose, strengthened at
the tip, and furnished with a support
running up to the inner side Of the toe,
on which the whole weight Of the body
rests. The doctor adds that he was able
by the employment Of electricity to O7-
ercOme the more serious results Of the
dancers cramp," but could devise no
means ofremoving the muscular pains
which render what looks like fairy pas
time some Of the hardest and most har-
assing work to which the human frame
is subjected. Pal Mall Gazette.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

There is a certain sort or guilelessness
which never wears out. We were re-
minded Of this while standing at the
entrance to Barnum's circus the other
day. Two women, the youngest about
thirty years old, approached the door
tender. The elder extended the tick
cts, one being red and the other green.
The dOOr-keeper took them, looked at
them, and then at the two women, and
blandly observed:
"An right. Which Of you two is
under nine years Of age?"
The two women looked at each other
with an expression Of sickening IN
certainty.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

France annually manufactures So
600, 600 worth of kid gloves. In single
pair Of ladies' kid gloves are five thOus-
and stitches, for which the girls receive
only ten cents per pair. Gloves are
made principally from the skin Of
young goats and lambs. The animal
must be killed very young, because rs
soon as it begins to feed on herbage its
skin is impaired for this purpose. Eggs
are extensively used in their pTepar-
alton, over 100000 being annually
consumed in France and England alone.
Franee excels all in the variety and
richness Of cOlors; producing two ',un-
dred different shades.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

The postal service established in ia
pan FIVE years ago has had an astOnish-
ing growth, and there are now 1881
postofiees, and over 1900 miles mail
route. Lastyear 81, ,2OO, 600 articles were
sent through the mails, including 49,
4OC,GOo letters, only SSS Of which were
lost or stolen. This correspondence Is
almost entirely domestic, for only 1SS,-
900 articles were sent abroad, and but
69, 800 letters received from abroad
The whole expense Of the department
was but S713, 3,25O, which is, however,
S6I, $50 less than the receipts, ashOWing
so much better than any previous year
that the service is counted on to be soon
self-slIppOrteng.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

A young woman, ambitious of win
ming distinction on ''the boards, re-
Gently wrote to a theatrical agent as
follows: Il see you har in want Of
young peoples for the stage-i is very
ankles to be a hactOr / has never haeted
before. Oblege me with erlyst anser at
CONVEYANCE. A second candidate
wrote: 81 rite in ancer to your ayersit-
ment; you ar in want Of sum Yung
Gerls for the stage am hOpen to your
ingagment. Completion fare age 3
hith feet s." Another young woman,
in writing, remarked, 81 want to do the
regular busiRess-but it must have no
thing to do with bailey"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

The celebrated tower OF London is a
structure Of ancient origin. It is said
to owe its foundation to Julius Cesar;
but there does not appear to be very
conclusive evidence Of the truth Of this
assertion. No more celebrated citadel
is 20 be found in Europe, and it is the
only fortress of the great English me-
trOpOlls.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

Gold-fsh-thOse brilliant little crea-
lures which add so much to the beauty
Of the brooks and lakes in this vicinity
were first brought here from China
and Japan about twenty years ago In
a very short time they became wild, and
filed many Of the ponds in LOngIsland.
At the West they are sti1 scarce and
highly priced, and large numbers are
shipped to the principal cities. The
''hard times" have greatly paralyzed the
goldfish trade; they are sold for a third
less money, and fewer are disposed Of
in a week than formerly were in a day
when the demand was active.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

There had been aheayy thunderstorm,
and the parched earth and wilted vege-
tatiOn drank in the refreshing shower.
Il should think the plants would whiS-
per to each other how delicious it was, "
be exclaimed, enthusiastically. Eyes, f"
she said, 'all but the onions; they
wouldn't be likely to whisper with such
a breath "
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

A pot Of growing wheat, from seeds
left at POlaris Bay 81 degrees 3S n.
from 1872 to 1876, was recently exhib-
tied before the Linnaan Society. A
grain Of maize left at the same place,
also sprouted. Cold seems not to have
aad any effect upon the terminating
powers Of the seed.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

'Did you say was the biggest liar
you ever saw?'' ferCely asked a rufianlY
witness of the lawyer who was cross
examining him. Eyes, I did, " said the
lawyer, neryously. "WeII, all I've got
to say" returned the other, with sup
pressed passion, sis that you never saw
my brother jim"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

b It dOesIook a little odd that the ladies'
will put three OF four extra yards Of
calico in their dress skirts for the sole
purpose, so far as any one has yet been
able to ascertain, Of giving themselves
the trouble to hold that tmuCh out Of the
dust when they walk.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

The coIored American sage is emit
ing profound wisdom. ''NOW, Mister
White, says one of them, "lOOk me in
de eye while I tOle you dat de proper
way is to keep your eyes rollin' round
de business horizon. Eff you owes a
firm, an dat firm am shaky, dOan you
pay dat debt, but jest wait till day
foil -
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

''Ish der prisoner guilty or not gull
TYP" asked a Teutonic justice the other
day. mot guilty, your honor, " prompt
ly responded the person addressed
"Den you youst get Ouet and go apOut
your peesiness, my vrend, and stop
your fooling around here NIT your blay-
ing off," Indignantly ordered the out
raged arm Of the law.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06
Iacend Of the Innr IN

Long, long ago, says Yosemite cor
respondent of the Pittsburg Telegraph,
when the white mans foot had never
desecrated the Indians beautiful val
ley, when the Yosemites dYelt here in
perfect peace and security, there lived
among that tribe an exceedingly lovely
maiden. She was beloved by every one
who looked on her for the beauty Of her
form and face, and the sweetness of her
manner-all the young warriors strOve
for her favor, but she remained ''in
maiden meditation fancy free" At
length the Spirit Of the Night Wind,
charmed by her beauty, wOed her for
his own. He sang softly about the tent
at night, and watched lovingly over
her, but in day time he was powerless
to speak; but the maiden was resolute
against his suit, and when he found
himself feared where he would have
been loved, his love turned to hate, and
when one mOonlit night the maid walk
ed with a noble young warrior whom
she was learning TO love dearly, the
Spirit Of the Night Wind seized her
suddenly away from his side, and car
rying her to the top Of the high rock
over which POhOno poUrs its silver
stream, he cast her from him, and she
was never heard Of more; but the maids
pure spi it must attract the beauties Of
nature to her, for rainbOws hover about
the foot of the fall, and the soft, sweet
Spirit Of the Days Wind plays gently
with the stream, swaying it from side
to side, and sometimes throwing it so
far that it descends to the rocks below
in one shower of silver and golden drops
falling through rainbOws. So runs the
legend. The Indians have called the
fall PObOnO, OF Spirit Of the Evil Wind,
and never will one of them venture
anywhere near it when night has come.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

A scotch minister, meeting one of his
parishioners, asked her if she was
pleased with the sermon that he had
preached the previous day. On receiY-
ing a reply in the affirmative, he in
quired if she understood it all. "Eh,
mon, exclaimedthe lady, 'wOuld IhaG
the presOOmtiOn?
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

A live dolphin has just been added to
the New York Aquarium, over seven
feet long and weighing 500 pounds,
which creates considerable amusement
as it puTsues and captures the small
fishes placed in the tank for it to feed
upOn.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

In courtroom a lawyer to his client;
81 am sorry, poor fellow; "but, not
withstanding my elOquence, you have
been sentenced to prison for three
months" "Oh, don't let that worry
yOu," was the answer; Il am not sorry.
In the neighbOrhOOd where 1 live they
will think I h We gone to the country,
and that will give me a social status.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

Earl Russell celebrated his eighty
sixth birthday on the 18th Of August
1t is sixty-four years since he first en-
tered Parliament as member for Tavis-
took, and thiTty-one since he first be-
came Prime Minister Of England.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

'Have you any boned turkey?" asked
d hungry customer in a Nevada restau-
rant. The proprietor laid his hand on
his revolver, and cTieds mo insiner-
ations here, young man. We're honest
here, and don't bone nOthin'."
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

4 clergyman is reported to have said,
the other day, at the laying of the cor
ner-Llone of a new Westinghouse: "If
bows and girls do til il sparkling in
churches, 1 say amen to it. l have a
daughter whom cherish rs the apple
Of my eye. When she is Of suitable
age, l would rather size should he court
edintl house Ut Gud than in thea
ter.n
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

A party we're enjoying the evening
breeze on board a yacht. "The wind
has made my mOustache taste quite
salt, " remarked a young man who had
been for some time occupied in biting
the hair that fell over his upper lip. 81
know il D." innocently said a pretty girl.
And she wondered why all her friends
laughed. People are so childish, - she
remarked.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

Boston milkmenwhO are paying farm
ers twenty-five cents for nine quarts Of
milk, and retailing the same for seventy
two cents ought to feel that one branch
Of dairying pays well.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

It has been proved in Nevada and
other silver-prOducing States Of tho
West that capital devoted to agricul-
ture pays better and more regularly
than if put into gold and silver mines
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

Indiana has 1885 miles Of railroad
and $50 Of side track, the total assessed
value Of which is over S39, 800, ,O0O.-
There are only six counties in the State
that have no railroads passing through
them.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

A Pennsylvania woman who went to
Kansas a few years ago writes back
that she has done as we'll as could be eX-
pected under the circumstances. She
has had three husbands, two pair Of
twins, and one ague.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-06

He ran somewhat hastily into a cigar
store and said pOmpously, "Give me
one of your best Matilda cigars" 'I
guess you mean a Marguerite, said the
clerk. 'Oh yes, he said, 81 was think
ing Of another girl"