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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21
HOW he Danced With his Wife.

We had a masked ball the other night,
and thereby hangs a tale. A business
man told his pretty young wife, on the
night of the ball, that he was obliged to
60 out of town to one of the Temperance
meetings, and might not return till the
following noon. The wife resolved after
he had left to have good time in a diff
ferent way so accordingly she procured
a simple black domino, and went boldly
to the masked ball She had never done
such a rash thing before, but her husband
had been away very often of late, and
she would NOPE at home no longer. She
danced once, twice, three times, and no.
body seemed to know her, yet she was
fully determined to see it over, and I'M
mask with the rest at twelve o'clock.
Now a dashing young cavalier asks for
her hand for the coming waltz, and she
accepts. They whirl away, and she
says: do you dance often?" blushing
behind her mask at her bOldness. every
often" replied the cavalier, and added,
"nOt often in this place" "You do not
live here, then% the little domino mus
tered up courage TO say. q would live
here or at the ends of the earth to be
near a little black domino. This was
too much for the little lady, but she was
in for it, and would fight ii out now, come
what would. They danced a great deal
together, and when the circle formed,
Just before twelve o'clock, they unmask-
ed, when to the horror of Air., he
found that he had been dancing with his
own wife.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21
Tools.

If you can tell a workman by his chips
/ you can a good farmer by his tools. The
I idea that anything will answer" is fatal
! to speedy or successful labor. Anything
| won't do" All farming and gardening
| instruments should be of the first uuali-
| ty and patterns, and in order. It costs
more to be continually losing time in re-
! pairing OF running to a shop than a per
feet and reliable instrument cost-at
least double. An hour here and half a
| day there "fussing," so as to get along
| when time Is pressing, is a loss that can
not be replaced. Weeds don't wait for
| lettering at blacksmith shops, and "gOing
to the store" and seeds won't germinate
until they resownin properly cultivated
! ground.
Good, reliable tools are much the
cheapest in the long run, more easily
kept IN order, not breaking down when
the most necessary, and a great saving
to the temper. Half-wOrn and rusted
bolt and chain and clevis can never be
depended upOn-are constantly becom-
ing less reliable, and, owing tOthe malice
Of inanimate things, prOvokingly give
way Just at the wrong moment. Besides,
they are dangerous to both human and
animal life, and the majority of accidents
can be traced to such sources.
A little fOrethougRt and judicious ex-
penditure Will remedy these evils, and
put money in your pocket" Half an
hour and half a dollar will frequently
save a day and a score; a nail here and
a screw there be next to invaluable.
Twenty-Five cents invested at the proper
time may save the entire wreck Of a
costly machine, and twenty-five dollars
a horse worth ten times that amount.
There are rainy days when all neces-
sary repairs and preparation against the
hour Of using can be attended to; even
ings when things can be fixed" odd
times when if not thus employed 'loaf-
ing becomes the rule. There should be
thrift in all these matters, and thrift is
economy; and the farmer who most
gives heed to the Titles will thrive the
fastest, and the soonest gain a compe-
tency.
A portable forge and the necessary
tools should be found upon every farm.
There should be bolts and nails and
screws ready against emergency. Wood
and iron will break, and the means of
repairing should be handy. For harness
a few copper Tivets, and copper wire for
sewing are almost beyond price. These
things, with an aWl, Will save running
and expense, and the more one learns to
rely upon himself in such little matters
the better.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21
Couldn't Behave Herself.

A Saratoga correspondent overheard
two young ladies talking, and this is
what they said:
"Well, Pm going home tomorrow"
"What for, pray? ?'
Because I can't behave myself"
"Well, out with it, Jennie. What have
you been dOing?"
"LOts of things"
"WeI, give us the first"
"YOu know Frank Kennedy, Nellp
"That soft, simpering fellow that al
ways tells you how charming you loOk"
Exactly. This morning I saw him
coming, and made up my mind to take
him down. put my diamond brooch
in the chair, pin upwards, and asked him
to sit down"
'Ee sat, of course, and what then ?"
'He jumped up and yelled, oh, my
-. Whats the trouble? I asked.
Nothing in particular, only I thought of
an engagement at this very moment;
you must excuse me- And off he went
and, would you believe it, Nell, the
brooch was sticking to him."
"Ihat was awful, Jennie" and the two
girls giggled together for five minutes.
Nell broke the spell by demanding:
"What next?"
"Why, you see, I was talking with that
young sprig Of a clergyman, the Rev.
Tom Parsons. We had nearly talked
each other to death, when as luck would
have it, he made some remark about
mosquitoes. 1 was on native heath at
once, and began to tell him of my expe-
rience at Rockaway. Did they not bite
very hard p inquired the Rev. Thomas.
I wish, Mr.. Parsons said I, you could
see my legs and judge for YOURSELF
'That was a hOrrid speech, Jennie.
How could you say such a thing?"
"Why, Nell, it popped out before I
knew II"
'And what did Mr.. Parsons say ?'
'He blushed clean to the eyes, and ]
ran away"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21
Disresnect IN the Family.

One of the greatest evils known in the
family circle is the disrespeCt so frequent
ly shown between members, one to an
other, in speech, action and dress. The
grutf Eyes" or "nO" of husband to wife
in answer to a pleasant query, leads to
unpleasant consequences, and begets a
cold, calculating style Of address on
either side, which sooner or later is
adopted by the younger members, and
the love and affection which should
dwell within is dispelled like dew before
the morning sun. The indifference often
shown in little acts Of duty, and the
manner IN which they are performed,
seem to carry the expression: "I'm glad
that's out Of the way; don't trouble me
again" In dress and personal appear
anCe the husband goes unkempt and un-
shaven, and the wife slipshOd and shabby.
Anything is good enough for home, when
there are no strangers about. Thus are
habits Of disrespect formed, and one Of
the great dangers of home life bred and
fostered. Many of us have seen the
play of ''Flannigan's Home" where Pat
comes tUmbling into the house at dusk,
dumps his hOd in one corner, his hata and
coat in another, kicks the cat through the
window, damns Blddy, sWears the grub
isn't "fiJ for a mon to ate, and raises a
general row all round. 1t is good thing
for the Well-to-dO in life to study the
character of the extremists of the lower
strata, and ask themselves if there is not
room for improvement in their own
more pretentiOus homes.
Some homes are full of love and sun
shine for strangers, and all ugliness and
gloom for the ones for whom they live.
To constitute a truly happy home, there
should be pretty little personal adorn-
mentson the part Of the wife, who there
by shows a desire to please her husband,
and to add to the general attractions Of
her home A pleasant word on herPart,
when the overwOrked man comes home,
often eats away the raw edge Of some
trouble on his mind, and draws out
corresponding desire to be both agreeable
and respectful, which characteristics are
always accompanied by affection. What
is true of manners is true of dress also
Rudeness, roughness and impatience are
soon followed by insolence, and when
sweet temper gives way to anger and dis
cord the home circle is no longer attrac-
tive.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21
What Voices Indicate.

There are light, quick, surface voices
that inyOluntaTily. seem to utter the
slang, 81 won't do TO tie to-" The mans
words may assure you Of his sire ngth of
purpose and reliability, yet his t ne con-
tradicts his speech.
Then there are low, deep, strong
voices, where the words seem ground
out, as if the man owed humanity a
grudge, and meant to pay it some day.
That mans opponents may well tremble,
and his friends may trust his strength O
purpose and ability to act.
There is the coarse, hOisterOus, diCta-
torial tone, invariably adopted by vulgar
persons, who have not sufficient Cultiva-
ton to understand their own insignifi-
canoe.
There is the incredulOus tone, that is
full of a covert sneer, or a secret "YOu-
can't-dupe-me-sir" intOnatiOn.
Then there is the whining, beseeching
voice, that says "sycophant" as plainly
as if it uttered the word. 1t Cajoles and
hatters you; its words say "IlOve you
1 admire you; you are everything that
you should be-"
Then there isthe tender, musical, COM
passionate voice, that sometimes goes
with sharp features as they indicate
merely intensity of feelngj and some
times with blunt features, but always
with genuine benevOlence.
If you are full of affection and pre-
tence, your voice prOclaims it.
If you are full of honesty, strength
and purpose, your voice prOclaims it.
If you are cold and calm and firm and
consistent, or tickle and foolish and de-
ceptious, your voice will be equally truth
telling.
You cannot change your voice from a
natural to an unnatural tone without its
being known that you are doing so.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21
Tbe Noremher A tlantion 49,

The November Atlantic opens with
an article on ''The Nationals, their
Origin and their Aims, by the very
able writer whose paper in the Oc-
tober number on the Dangerous
Tendencies of American Life" has at
tracted so much attention and com
ment. There are two other articles
Of great present interest one on
presidential Elections, the other on
the " Oppressive Taxation ofthe Poor
The opening chapters Of Mr.. How
ells's new story, "The Lady Of the
AroOstook' show this charming writer
at his best. Home Life Of the Brook
Farm Association, ," ' Florence, and st.
Mary of the Flower" An impress
siOnistat the Paris Exposition, Amer
icanisms" and "Some Recent Books
of Travel" are all very readable arti-
cles. As usual, the magazines strong
in its poetical department. The Con,
tributOrs' Club is unusually rich, and
Recent Literature ably reviews sew
eral new publications, American and
English, French and German.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21

A WoMAN's IDEA OF KIssING.-What
an absurd idea it is in man to ask a lady
to kiss him, Just as if the senseless being
thought the poor little trembling creature
were going to do it. The idea of a man
asking Tor a thing so easily obtained I
Why It is ridiculous and a man with
the least particle of brains would hooE
at the idea. She'd say "no" till doOms-
day. And you poor unbeliever, would
foregO the happiness of drawing nectar
from the rosebud mouth, simply because
YOU were ignorant enough to ask for wnat
you might have taken. There are ten
thousand ways to kiss a girl without ask
ing the pleasure. Direct her attention
to something on the table; ask for a book
you know to he there, and while she is
there, go with the effected purpose of
helping her to look for it; be particular to
get to her left side-dO you need more
telling? If you do, you do not deserve
the kiss you might so gracefully have
taken. A man who would ask kiss of
fair maiden ought to be tarred and
feathered, as a Craven-hearted monster
Don't YOU do it-dOn't for goodness sake
ask the girls to kiss you. Kiss them if
you want to, but do it like 4 gentleman.
Kiss themif YOU can. Yes! and forever
after exist under the ban of some fair
feminine's displeasure, and righteous in
dignatiOn, that you wouldn't have incur
red in your sane senses for the world.
Yes, Miss Calico, that perOratiOn is all
very well, but perhaps we know better
from experience. Possibly Miss Calico
will call US q coward.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21

Sleep obtained two hours before MD
hight when the negative forces are in
operation, is the rest which most recup-
crates the system, giving brightness to
the eye and a glow to the cheek. The
difference in the appearance of a person
who habitually retires at ten o'clock and
that Of one who sits up until twelve. is
quito remarkable. The tone Of the svs-
TEN, so evident in the complexion, the
clearness and sparkle of the eve, and the
softness of the lines of the features. is
IN a person of health kept at concert
pitch" by taking regular rest two hours
before twelve o'clock, and thereby OBJ
tanning the beauty sleep" of the night.
There is a heavines5 of the eve, a sal
lOWness of the skin, and an absence of
that glow in the face which renders it
fresh in expression and round in appear
ance, ,thatreadily distinguishes the person
who Keeps late hours.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21
Plenty of Arsenic.

A man armed with a long iron hook
pulls open an iron door, and you gaze
with awe into the Dantesque heart of a
huge fierce furnace, the white hot con-
tents slowly turning round, and ever fall
ing in cascades OfyellOw fire. 1t is found
at the Devon worAs, that sulphur in the
pyrites is enough to keep the furnace,
when once heated, burning without
fuel The product? Here it is, a white
heap Of it lying in an open shed, where
every body passes by. 1t is something
ike fine hO2r. One of the men dips his
thumb and fingers into the palm of his
other hand, and brings it to us to look at,
precisely as a miller shows a sample of
-four, smoothing it with his fore finger.
One expects every moment to see him
test it with his tongue; a child probably
would, but the miner knows better. All
this white heap is arsenic; all these rows
of barrels are filed with arsenic. More
than 1000 tons a year are sent out from
this one mine, to be used mainly in those
brilliant modern dyes by which our wO-
men and children can dazzle the sun
shine at a cheap expense. Are they safe
to wear? Ny chemistry books do not
plainly say yes or no. But in one book
1 have CHANGED to open find the follow
ing remarks: "ArseniOus ACid-Whlte
Oxide of Arsenic, or White Arsenic
This substance is of the highest impor-
lance, as being the frequent agent of
criminal or accidental poisoning.
There are few substances so much to be
feared, (it) being almost tasteless; it can
be mixed with articles of food and swal-
lowed without discovery, and there is no
practically efficient antidote." This in
nocent-looking white powder, this potent
and fatal substance, of which your chem
ist must not sell you a dose without en-
tering YOUR name and address in book;
of which three grains weight will kill 8
man, was lying by one of the ordinary
roads of the mine in open sheds, in heaps
breast high. I was assured that no kind
of harm ever comes of all this (save skin
to the work people, and these
rarely,) but it gives one a shiver to see
those white mOunds.-FraSer'S Magazine.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21
Local option In MarrIand.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette, writing from Baltimore,
says:
A great decrease in drunkenness
has been brought about in some
parts Of the State by means Of local
option, which has been tried with
most sabfactory results, and through
which the friends of prohibition are
confident Of ultimately gaining all
they are cOntending for. In Caro-
lima, Calvert, Talbot and Worcester
counties, where local option prevails,
the evil effects of liquor traffic have
been greatly diminished, and the
public press has frequently called to
the gratifying change which has thus
been brought about. The Denton
Union, one Of the principal journals
Of Carolina county, undsr a'e Of Jan.
3, 1877, iys when we abolished
whisky, we abolished tramps, and
since that time they have given US
no trouble. Our Jail is an institu-
ton Of little importance, and is very
seldom occupied by a prisoner. Our
alms~house has fewer inmates than
ever before known in the history of
the county. We have fewer people
to provide for by private charity.
The criminal records of our court
never before came SO near running
below zero. The civil docket is
considerably lessened, despite the
hard times and the difficulty of max
ing collections, Our people egeneral-
" are prosperous, happy and con
tented We have none of the great
upheavals in society of strife, con
tentment and brawls which former
" prevailed when alcohol ruled as
king over law and order. Our peo-
pie are freer of debt, perhaps, than
any other county in the State. Our
laws, but with very few exceptions,
are respected and obeyed. This
grand result has been achieved prin-
cipally through the instrumentalitv
OF the Maryland State Temperance
Alliance, which has been gradually
educating public ssntimentup to the
point Of legal suasion, and working
for the enactment and enforcement
OF laws designed to overthrow the
liquor traffic. The alliance was or
ganized in this city, May Z, 1873, at
a Mass Temperance Convention.
composed Of delegates representing
almost every shade of religious and
political belief, profession, trade and
calling. Its object is the organiza-
ton Of the whole State in the work
Of Temperance by combining the
churches, Temperance societies, and
all friends of the cause outside of
any organization. 1t has accom-
pished a grand work.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21

The October number of Black
woods Magazine, just published by
The LEONARD SCOTT PUBLISHING Co ,
Al Barclay Street, New York, con
tains an unusual variety of readable
articles. The opening chapters of a
new serial, 'The New Ordeal, strong
Iy remind US of the author of "The
Battle ofDorking. "Jobu Caldegate, "
Fire Flies, "The Troubles of a Scots
Traveller, and ''Three Days in Paris, j,
all are interesting. For the senti-
mental there are numerous poems,
and the concluding article treats of
India and the East. The periodicals
reprinted by The LEONARD SCOTT PUB
LISTING Co. are as follows: The Lon
don Quarterly, Edinburg, Westmin-
ster, and British Quarterly Reviews,
and Blackwood's Magazin. Price, ,s4
a year for any one, or only SIS for
all, and the postage is prepaid by the
Publishers.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21
Farm and Household.
FASHION NOTES.

The new grenadines have stripes and
dOwers Of velvet.
A new dress protector has been intro
duced-''the Balayeuse."
japanese buttons in gold and black are
among the latest novelties.
Embroidered or fringed ribbon will be
used to trim summer fabrics.
The PlastrOn Vest continues in favor
for dinner and evening toilets.
Triple Bertha capes are much in vogue
for spring suits, and are very pretty for
young misses.
Colored swansdOwn for trimming
wraps of the same shade are among the
recent impOrtatiOns.
India cashmere for outdoor wraps and
dresses is very stylish, and Will be quite
the rage this season.
White muslin dresses for house-wear,
made after the Princess fashion, viii be
worn through the summer.
Decorative art is rapidly gaining in IA
vor. Paint your old jugs, and cut flowers
out of wall paper, pasting them on and
adding q coat of varnish, and you Will
not be behind the times. Ordinary tin
pie-plates treated in this manner make
very pretty traps, and card tables and
flower stands can be made TO simulate
lovely japanese inlaid affairs.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21
AnDarent Death.

Apparent death is not always accom-
panied by a suspension of consciousness.
In the Psychological Magazine we read
that a young lady, after lying i'll for some
time, to all appearance dead, was laid in
er.cOttin, and the day of her funeral
was fixed. When the lid of her coffin
was about to be screwed down, a pcrspi-
ration was observed on the BODY; life
soon appeared, and at length she
opened her eyes, and uttered a most pit
liable shrek. She said it seemed to her
as If, IN dream, she was really dead ::
yet she was perfectly conscious of all that
happened around her in this dreadful
state. She distinctly heard her friends
speaking and lamenting herdeath, atthe
side Of her coffin. She felt them pull on
the dead clothes, and lay her in them.
This feeling produced a mental anxiety
which was indescribable; she tried to
cry, but her soul was without power, and
could not act on her body. She had the
contradictory feeling as if she were in
her body, and yet not in it at one
and the same time. It was equally
impossible for her to stretch out her
arm or to open her eyes, or to cry.
although she continually endeavored to
do so. The internal anguish of her mind
was, however, at its utmost height when
the funeral hymns were being sung. and
when the lid Of the coffin was about to
be screwed on. The thought that she
was to be buried alive was the one that
gave activity to her soul, and caused it
70 operate on her cOrpOTeal frame.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21

The Canandaigua IN. " Times says
"MentiOn was made laat week in the col
Umns of the Times of the arrest o. James
Mansfield, on charge of incest. Yester-
day being the day for the examination
before Justice Hemenway, the following
details were brought to light: From the
affidavits made by the family, it seems
difficult to find in the annals of crime so
shocking an instance of depravity as has
existed in the acts of this old man, he
being nearly 50 years of age. There are
three girls, aged respectively Is, Is, and
II years, all sisters, and children Of this
inhuman father, who, by threats and
force, against their desires, were made
the victims of his cruel lust, as occasion
and opportunity gave him power to use
his authority. He would under pretext
of showing them sights, or by promises
of presents, decoy them to convenient
places, and there by force and threats of
violence, compel them to submit to his
brutal purposes and to conceal his dia-
bolical act from the public. The oldest
girl gave birth, eighteen months ago to
a child, whose physical deformity will
render it a charge so long asst may live,
while the bright, happy faces of the
younger sisters will mature to woman
hood, forever carrying with them the
curse of a fathers wrong.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-11-21

"A colored man living in 1ew York,
having admired a colored widow living
in the next block above, but being afraid
to come out boldly and reveal his passion,
went to a white man of his acquaintance,
the other day, and requested him to
write the lady letter asking her hand
in marriage. The friend wrote, telling
the widow in few brief lines that the
size of her feet was the talk of the neigh
bOrhOOd, and asking her if she could not
pare them down little. The name Of
the cOlored man was signed, and he was
to call on her on Sunday night for an an
swer. The writer of the letter met the
niger limping along the street, and
asked him what the widow said. The
man showed him a scratched nose, a
lame leg and a spot on his scalp where a
handful of wool had been violently
jerked out, and answered in solemn
tones, "She didn't say muffin, and I didn't
stay dar morn a minute"