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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-27
Modern Education.

You're good for nothingl" 81 am,
indeed, =" murmured poor Miss Priscille,
with a gentle shake of the head and a
low, slow sigh of acquiescence. Alas!
as she ran over the catalogue of her ac-
complishments the more she remem-
bered what she could do for her sick
parent the more helpless and useless
she appeared. For instance, she could
have embroidered him a nightcap:
Or netted him a silk purse,
Or plated him a guard chain,
Or cut him out a watch-paper,
Or Ornamented his braces with bead
work,
Or embroidered his waistcOat,
Or worked him a pair of slippers,
Or open-worked his pocket handker-
chief.
She could even, if such an operation
would have been comforting and salu-
tary, have roughcast him with shell
work, OF coated hiIl with red or black
seals, or incrusted him with blue alum
OF stuck him all over with cOlOred Wa
fers, or festOOned him.
But alas! alas! what would it have
availed her poor, poor, dear papa, in
the spqsmodics, if she had even fes'
tooned him from top to toe, with little
Uice-paper resesl
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SensihIe Almost 70 the Last.

Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Mulcahy lived Un
farm. They were shrewd and thrifty,
and had the reputation of being close.
Finally Mrs. MuIcahy sickened and was
about to die. Finding herself nearing
the end, she expressed desire TO put
things in order before that event oc-
Cured, and old Tom prepared to listen.
"Tom, says Mrs. Mulcahy, there's
Mrs. Smith, up at the crossing, she owes
me SI.SO for butter; see ye get it."
"Sinsible to the last, my dear; sinsi-
bic to the last, uRid Tom. "IlI get
it."
Then, there's Mrs. Jores, up at the
Creek, she owes me $3.50 fOg chickens. "
,'Ahl look at that, now, for a mOind;
she forgets nothing"
''And Mrs. Brown, in the village, she
owes me $3.50 for milk"
"D'ye hear that? Sinsible to the last;
sinsible to the lastI Go on, my dear. -
"And-and-"
"Yis."
And Mrs. Roberts, at the toll-gate,
[ owe her"
"Ah! poor dear! poor dearT broke in
old Tom hastily; chow her moind does
be wanderingI Sure we've allowed her
to talk too much entirely, so we haYeI'
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-27
History OF Chocolate.

When Fernando Cortes went to
Mexico in search of gold, the first dis
covery he made Was chocolate. This
new substance was considered a sort
Of wicked luxury, at least for monks,
who we're among the earliest to adopt it,
but who were solemnly warned against
its supposed peculiar effects.
Chocolate Tor, as the Mexicans call it.
cbOcoldl) is the popular name for the
seeds of the cocoa plant, in prepared
state, generally with sugar and CHINA
mon. The Mexicans improve the fla
vor of the inferior sorts of cocoa seeds
by burying them in the earth for a
month, and allowing them to ferment.
The nutritious quality Of either cocoa
or chocolate is entirely owing to the oil
OF butter of cocoa which it contains.
COcOa-nibs, the best form or raking this
production, are the seeds roughly crush
ed. When the seed is crushed between
rollers, the result is flake cocoa. Com
mon cocoa is the seed reduced to paste
and pressed into cakes. The cheap
kinds of chocolate are said to be largely
adulterated with lard and sago and red
lead-a pernicious mixture for healthy
stomachs; but what must it be for weak
stOmachs craving for food at once nut
ritious and easy of digestion2 The pat
ent' chocolates are nothing than
various modes Of preparing the cocoa
seeds.
The ladies of Mexico are SO exces-
sively fond of chocolate that they not
only take it several times during the
day, but they occasionally have il
brought to them in church, and during
service. A cup of good chocolate may
indeed, afford the drinker strength and
patience to undergo a bad sermon. The
bishops opposed it for a time, but they
at tlength closed their eyes to the prac-
tice. Spain welcomed the gift of choco
late made her by Mexico with as mucE
enthusiasm as she did that of gold by
Peru; the metal she soon squandereC
/ but chocolate is still 10 be found il
abundance in the peninsula. It is al
especial favorite with ladies and monks
and Hallway appears on occasions whel
courtesy requires that refreshmenti
should be offered. The Spanish monks
sent presents of it to their brethren il
French mOnasteries; and Anne of Aus
tria, on her marriage with Louis XIII
Of France, brought a supply of choco
late from Spain, and it hencefOrth be
came an established custom.
In the days of the Regency it was ia
more commonly consumed than coffee
for it was then taken as an agreeabI
aliment, while coffee was still lOoker
upon as a somewhat strange beverage
but certainly akin to luxury. In tn
opinion Of Linn5eus it must have sur
passed all other nutritious preparations
or that naturalist woull hardly hav
conferred upon it, as he did, the prOu
name of heO5rOma-''fo for the gods.
The favorite drink of the Emperor Ma
poleon was cbOca, mixture Of coffe
with milk and chocolate.
Invalids VIII do well to remembe
that chocolate made with vanilla is il
digestible and injurious to the nerves
! Indeed, there are few stOmachs at a
/ that can bear chocolate as a daily mea
It is a highly concentrated alment. an
all such cease to act RutntioUsly
taken into daily Use.
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Mr. M,KImber,s Siatemcnt.

My theory is that a mothers chief
duty is the taking care Of her children.
How came I by this theory? I came
by it through the newspapers. Inever
took up one that did not tell of dishOn-
est clerks, corrupt officials, theft and
murder.
One day went into Mrs. Fennel's
kitchen where 1 found the women folk
in state of great CONSERVATION. The
cakes were all fried for tea, but the salt
had been forgotten. Sprinkle some
over them, . said I, "twill strike through
won't it?"
"Oh, noI'' said Mrs. F., @the salt
must be mixed in the dough at the be-
ginning"
"Thero, " thought I, ''that's the figure
of speech 1 want! Let salt stand for
goodness, and dough for the children.
The goodness must be mixed in ut the
beginning, it is too late when the dough
is baked into men and women. 1t will
be of no use then sprinkling it on the
outside; it won't strike through. Yes,
yes, mix it in at the beginning; that's
itl And mothers must do it."
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-27
The Little Drummer BOY.

In the war between France and Eng
land previous to the Revolution an
English drummer, notmOre than fifteen
ye@rs of age, having wandered from
his camp too near the French lines,
WAS seized, and brought before the
French commander. On being asked
who he was by the general, he an
swernd, "a drummer in the English
service" This not gaining credit a
drum was sent for, and he was desired
to beat a couple of marches, which he
did. The Frenchman's s suspicion being,
however, not quite removed, he asked
The drummer boy to beat retreat. "a
retreat, sir?" replied the brave little
fellow; Il don't know Whist that is. "
This answer so pleased the French
officer that he released the little fellow,
and wro.e to his general commanding
his spirited behavior.
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aWhat is vour income?',


''Well, sir, only a hundred a year,
but-'e
eyes; of course, improve and that
sort of thing. You are a clerk to the
late firm Of Greedle & Spray?T
ITO the firm, sir, and in their conf
dence."
Late firm. In the Gazette this
morning. Failed. Your income is
nothing. Dinners ready. Come, if
you are not afraid of soiling yourself. "
It was all over then. This was why
I so easily got a holiday. 1 was despe
rate as the stern old fellow marched us
of to the dinner spread beneath a great
oak, and Winnie did not even glance at
me.
I tore OF my delicate gloves with a
half savage smile; hung my hat on a
tree; and kneehng down on the grass,
set to carving chickens for the guests.
Il can't degrade myself too much
now, I said to myself; and somehow in
working hard, and getting terribly hot
IN satisfying the wants of others, 1 for
got my own trouDi5g even wondering
that 1 should laugh good-humOredly
when in opening some bottled stout it
spurted all over my pale vest and SNOWY
shirt.
At last, just as we were about to re-
turn home, 1 was astOunded by old
Morris taking me by the arm.
Fred" he said, 81 took you for
fool, ard tailor's dummy. I see you
can act like a min under difficulties.
Nothing like trouble to bring a man 10
his senses. Come to the counting-housc
in the morning. Be off; Winnie's keep
ing a place for you by her side"
Invent to the cOunting-hOUse the next
morning, and came away with tears in
my eyes, and they were not caused by
the old man saying I was to talk no
nonsense TO Winnie for ty- ears. In
fact, am now a partner in the firm,
and-is it?-impossible!-yes, 1t is-fif-
teen years ago this very day.-CGsseFs
Magazine.
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Fen Scratches.

1t can afford but little satisfaction to
a mother when her children have passed
from under the parental roof, no more
to require the ministradOns of her care,
that she has kept the house daintily
nice, the table loaded with knick-nacks,
ond their wardrobes filed with stylish
apparel, if with this recollection comes
the consciousness that for this alone
does she deserve praise, for this alone IS
she valued; that she has never taught
her children that in her they have ever
sympathetic friend, ever ready to
cheer and ncoUage and stimulate to
high and noble action. have Known
some good, kind mothers who had no
faculty for orderly, systematic house
keeping; they reveled in fancy work Of
all SORTS till the house was filed, but if
you went there you would be almost
certain to find things pretty well at six
es and sevens, unless your coming vas
anticipated. The young ladies from
these homes will have to suffer for lack
of proper training, and if their husbands
are fretful and impatient with their
shortcomings, may make cross and
scolding wives and mothers. But js
there not a worse phase than this? l
think about the worst treatments child
can have is to be treated as a mere ma
chine, all buoyancy of spirit repelled,
all hope and vivacity checked, no sunny
spot in childhood. How very many
have been checked in their reckless
course, and felt constrained to choose
the peaceful paths Of virtue, by the
thought of mothers love and thought
fulness, even from their earliest remem-
brance. Especially with very small
children the parents ideas are almost
invariably adopted involuntarily. True,
as they grow older they often discover
the false standpoint by which their pa
rents ideas are governed, and it is lin
some instances) a deplOrahle fact that,
as Miss AlcOtt says, there comes a time
when we Judge our parents as men and
women; it is a sad thing to find ones
idol clay. The story of the little girl
who prayed that they might be very
''stylish, f." when her mother was so in
terested in putting the trimming on a
new dress that she had no time to listen
while she prayed, is to the purpose in
illustrating one phase of parental inhu-
ence. Well, do you ask, what has this
to do with housekeeping2 Much every
way, I assure you. Housekeeping that
is Lot housekeeping is wasting strength,
POSSIBLY for nought, yet it is a lamenta-
BILE fact that most of us could doubtless
point out some home in our immediate
vicinity which is untidy and ill-kept,
when there is no possible excuse for it.
It is very singular indeed that mother
who has once experienced the respOn-
sibility attending her station can be so
blind as to shield her daughter from
work, saying that she shall not work
while ut home, for she will have enough
of it by and by. Do not we all know
how much easier it is TO perform a task
in which we feel at home, and having
had experience in can take hold Of it in
the best way. RosAAoND.
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The Old Home.

The heads of every family should cul-
tivate an ambition to own home Of
their own, where they can plant their
trees, train their vines, and rear their
flowers, and feel that these are growing
for ''me and mine" How it inspires
hope, nerves tie weary hand, and cheers
each passing hour. It binds the family
together. Each child has his or her
tree, shrub or flower, something on
which labor is bestowed, and to which
they are attached. And rs the years
go by and the family changes, sons and
daughters go from home into the world,
and parents are alone, how the evidences
of the toll OF skill of absent ones call up
pleasant associations of the past; and
to the children there are numerous at
fractions to draw them often back to
the cid home. 1t should become the
aim of everyone IN this country to be-
come the owner Of his home as early in
life as possible, and parents will do
their children a gresg service by in
structing and assisting them To provide
the nucleus of a nome, even during
their minority. II will give them an
object for which to save their money,
teach them frugality. and show them
that success is within their power.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-27
Shaker Forms Of Worship.

A writer in an exchange gives the
following interesting account of visit
to one of the Shaker churches in Berk-
shire, Mass:
The church was a large building with
a rounded roof, unmarked by a spire,
but distinguished by the long lines Of
carriages, buggies and stage-cOaches
standing in front, which had brought
worlds people like ourselves for miles
around. There were two doors, and we
ladies meeklv entered the women's side
and took our seats upon benches among
the 200 OF 800 spectators. The service
had already commenced, and this is
what we saw: a large hall with a pol
ished hardwood floor, white-Was4ed
walls relieved by woodwork and win
dow-casings Of light blue. In the cen
tire Of the room stood a circle of about
thirty men and women, who sang hymns
in a sonoroUs and inspiring manner,
that reminded me of a camp-meeting.
Around them marched two long process
siOns, they waved their hands constant
ly from the centre; outward, in sort
Of rythmic accordance with the music,
and their steps had a bounding move
ment, which was the only approach 1
saw to the so-called dancing. The two
lines of moving forms passed and re-
passed each other in a winding figure
which was not ungracefuL Itreminded
me of a youthful game called "Thread-
ing the Needle" The slight inclination
to laugh which I felt upon entering
passed away almost instantly, and was
succeeded by a sort Of weird fascination
as I watched them. At the end of each
hymn they became mOtiOniess as stat
ues, until the leader of the choir select
ed and pitched the next tune, when the
singing, the waving Of hands, and the
mystic figures were resumed. After
SIX or seven hymns had been sung, the
ranks divided, leaving the sisters on
one side and the brethren on the other,
pTofanely suggesting an old-fashiOned
''cOntra-dance," but 1 felt rebuked for
the levity of my thought, when sudden
ly all sank on their knees in silent
prayer. It's a strange fact that no act
of worship anywhere is so solemn as
this, no spoken words 50 eloquent, no
gorgeous ceremonial so effective, and
the hush that falls upon a Catholic cath
edral at the elevation of the Host is not
more impressive than was the UnbrOken
silence of that plain Shaker meeting
house" with the rows Of mOtionless
igures kneeling upon the bare floor
This act Of devotion accomplished they
rose and brought forward benches, then
seating themselves, spread their clean
handkerchtefs carefully over their knees
and with folded arms prepared to listen
20 the sermon.
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Moderate Drinking.

The Colonel" was warming his coat
tails by the fire in a prominent Main
street saloon. His nose bore evidence
Of successful culture, and glowed with
that rich ruby hue which only steady
and prolonged worship at the shrine Of
Baccus can produce to perfection.
There was a ''dry" look about the cor
pers Of his mouth, which was readily
noticed by the sympathizing bar-keeper,
who gOOd-naturedly asked the Colonel
if he would not like little stimulant,
Certainly, certainly, sir" replied the
Colonel promptly, as he brisllly stepped
up to the bar. Pouring out tumbleI
level full of the fluid, he tossed it off,
and as soon as he could regain his
breath he assumed q deprecatOry tone,
and thus addressed the bar-keeper:
This, sir, is my sixty-fOurth drink to-
day. 1 must put on the brakes, or the
first thing I know 1 shall degenerate
into excess. Moderation, sir, mOdera-
ton, the grand secret of health, has
been the rule of my life. If had but
one more drink at this moment Rich,
ard would be himself again." The sub
seuuent remarks of the bar-keeper in,
dicated that, for all he cared, Richard
might remain impersOnal till the day Of
judgement.-AtStin ReUeiLls,
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A young man, a graduate Of Dart
mouth, and a noted law student in Mer-
imack county, Maine, who had the mis-
fortune to lose his hearing, having
settled on a farm in the West, writes
thus of the occupation he has chosen:
There isn't much glory on a farm, but
you get a good, sure living. You are
your own master; you can't starye or
be turned out of business; and as far as
the work is concerned in these days Of
horsepower, a man needen't kill him
self farming any more than at any other
business. 1t is brains that win on a
farm as well as everywhere else, and
the smart man is going to ride, while
the stupid one goes on foot in the corn
field as well as in the bar or pulpit. I
should like to have my hearing, again,
but wouldn't leave my farm if ! had
It." /
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1878-06-27

A rapid penman can write thirty
words in minute. To do this he must
draw his pen through the space Of a
rod-sixteen feet and half. In forty
minutes his pen travels a furlOng, and
in five hours and third mile. We
make on an average sixteen curves or
turns Of the pen in writing each word.
Writing thirty words a minute, we
must make $50 to each minute; in an
hour, Is, 800; in a day Of only five hours,
I44,OOO. and in year of 800 days, 49,
2OO,COO. The man who made 100000
strokes with a pen in month was not
at all remarkable. Many men, news
paper men, for instance, make 4, OOO,OOO.
Here we have, in the aggregate, amark
Of 500 miles long TO be traced on paper
by each writer in year. In making
each letter of the ordinary alphabet we
must make from three to seven of the
pen-or an average Of three and a half
to four.
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"Chfdren VINO have been The pets Of
The house are almost invariably afflicted
with jealousy at the advent Cf new
baby. A lady asked a little boy under
these circumstances how he liked his
little sister. 81 dOut think she agrees
with me, - he replied. 'Why don't she
agree with your" Il don't know" he
said; "but I couldn't bear to see mother
Liss herr
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.'WOndsr Who They're ForP'

Ny mas been working very hard
And also very sly.
And keeps her sewing out Of sight
Whenever 1 am nigh.
I Iaskod her once what made her stop
Her work when I came in;
She said She only stopped TO get
A needle, thread or p a.
The bureau drawer noXt TO mine
Is locked 10th night and day,
And when ma wants 10 OBS d It
She sends me OF To play.
I stole peep one afternoon,
Although II was not rights
But, Ohl the little things / saw
We're such pretty sight!
The cutest, incest little clothes
Just big enough for doll;
But then 7 know they're not for h9T-
She needs them not al all.
} know they're not for ma nor pa,
Nor me nor brot her 'Ht ]"
For we can't wear such liz tie clOtheBs
] wonder who they're f r.
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Total 1L64O,635 I6S63,O2O 2,252,3s4
This rate Of increase (abOut 153 per
cent would not hold good in the other
States, fer if the same average percent
age of increase were applied to all the
States it would give us a population of
a, 1854, ,S81 for the year 1875, as against
IS, ,567, ,6I7 in 1870, and would carry the
population above $4,000, 600 in 1880,
which is hardly possible in view Of the
fact that emigration has fallen off to a
half or third of what it was previous to
1874. The State which will exhibit the
greatest gain at the next census will
probably be Texas. The enormous size
of the State, and the quantity of its fer
tile land, have attracted vast swarms of
immigrants. We should not be greatly
surprised il Texas reaches fully 2,OOO,-
600 Of souls in 1850, making her the EN-
pire State Of the South, as she will
eventually be of the Union, if not di-
vided, as she ought to be, into at least
three States.
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Those WHO are in the pO er or eyl'
habits must conquer them if they can
and conquered they must be, OF neither
wisdom or happiness can be attained;
hut those who are not yet subject to
their influence may, by timely caution,
preserve their freedom; they may et-
fectuaHy resolve to escape the tyrant.
whom they will very vainly resolve 10
oOOOupT
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low We Grow.

Already, says the Chicago Tribune,
people are beginning to speculate as to
what the population Of the United
States viii be in 1880. The general es-
innate ranges between 100000 and
A, ZOO, 600. Twelve States have taken
their census in 1875. Michigan took
one in 1874, and Missouri and Nebraska
in 1876. The following table exhibits
the figures of population by these emu
merations compared with the late
United States censusin 1870. Theright
hand column shows the percentage of
increase in the population Of each
State.
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Young Folks Corner.
TO CONTRIBUTORS

As our stock of originalmatter for the ''TOung
Folks Corner is getting low, our contributors
will obIge US by sending a new supply. We pre-
fer, if possible, to fiji the "Corner' with matter
written expressly for it, and we know there is tai
ent enough among the thousands Of you1g people
who read the News, to keep Us wei supplied if
they will only devote little Of their leisure time
to thinking up Problems, Puzzles Euignas, &C.
and writing them out for the paper.
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How many females u no once her
ished the expectation of filing Splen.
did station in life, have been reduced
to the necessity of exerting their tai
ents to gain a subsistenceI You are
all, probably, acquainted with some
such; you may, perhaps, / ave heard it
remarked Of them, at their trials have
rendered their characters more inter
esting and va liable, by throwing them
upon their own resources. Those of
you who now enjoy pros. Gritty may
have no fear that your situation will
ever change; you may not conceive the
possibility Of suffering those reverses
which you have witnessed in others,
But riches are prOverbially fieeting; q
storm at sea may wreck the freighted
vessel, on which families may depend
for wealth; fire may consume property;
the failures of others may involve; the
channels Of trade may be turned; man
ufacturing interests may decline, OF
landed estates sink in value; upon
these, and a thousand other changes
does the uncertain tenyTe Of worldly
wealth depend.