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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-26

AAo 6AOe"o "4SVdho tldG t110 OOuGQ mas
made in the past was in entertaining
the belief that the agricultural, or. as
some of her political oracles fondlv
termed it, "the patriarchal condition"
was that which was most desirable
that which would most certainly give
her empire and greatness reflect
ing that iron commands not only gold,
but everything else almost of which it
is the representative. Fear, it should
be borne in mind, however reluctant we
may be to acknowledge it, is too often
IN this world constituent or condition
Of respect; and we may say of cannon
toundrles and ship-yards that, although
these may not lay the world unde,
Tribute as does cotton, they compel that
tribute of respect, without which cot
ton, money or anything else may be
comparatively valueless.
l have said that the hill region is the
white mans country; and this tecause.
while he must in the very nature of the
case leave cotton and rice and sugar
culture to the colored race, he himself
could he but realize it-can do with
these mineral treasures what the other
race can never do-can develop poaver!
And, although what I am going to ad-
duoe may be deemed but a trite or
lements OF DEVELOPMENT Indicated
IRON and coal-to make almost every
other civilized, or even half civilized.
nation pay money tribute to her to the
extent annually of more than $4,000
100000? Whatever nation wants money
goes to her; and the obligations, conse-
quently, that appear at the London
Stock Exchange comprise, perhaps.
four or five hundred millions of dollars
on which we alone as one nation pay inter-
est; and this, along with the bonds Of
Egypt, Turkey, the South American
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
Sfrnnna TLinna h Raa-oIon,.

Several years ago, when the seYenteen-
year lOCusts visited US, says a cOrrespon-
dent, 1 noticed, one morning in August,
that the bees were going to the woods
pretty lively, There were no flowers in
that direction, and the weather was such
that no honey-deW could be looked for.
followed them to the mountain, and
there among the rock oak, their busy
hum could be heard for considerable
distance. An examination proved that
where the lOcusts had punctured the
small branches, sweet substance
exuded, which the bees were collecting
in considerable quantities; in fact some
gathered 20 lbs. from this source. Its
taste was rather unpleasant, but the bees
Wintered well on it.
While the bees were working on this
substance one cool morning, about sun
rise, the fog was stealing softly up the
ravine towards my apiary, which is sit
Uated at the end of a deep ravine, the
workers had then made their first sally.
In moment everything was shrOuded
in one of those thick fOgs that come in
a moment and are gone as soon. Just
at that moment came to the scene of
action; no bee was visible, except one
now and then issuing from a hive, but
as quickly returning. I heard a strange
sound, as it were in the clouds, increas-
ing in volume. It was the sound of the
main force of fifty hives-heavy-laden
bees lowering above the thick fog in
vain trying to find their hives. 1t was
a soul-thrilling sound, only to be heard
once in a lifetime. Half-a-dOzen sWarms
on the wing at once, is nothing to be
compared to it. Like everything else,
it came to an end. The sun gently
lifted the fog, and then such a arush-the
of a sudden shower would
never produce as much cOmmotion.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
M Burns. fhs Rnt enfehar.

It is said of the late Kit.Burns, of New
York, that, as a professional rat catcher
he was the first in America. 1t is far
ther alleged by those who profess une-
Ouivocal knowledge of the matter that
the deceased Kit had amassed MUCK
money in the pursuit Of his unique voca-
tiOn. He once made $500 out of one sin
gle job In the rat catching line. One of
the first restaurants on Broadway had
been so badly infested by rats that the
quantity of provisions consumed or de-
strOyed night and day was incredibly
large. The finest mousers were pro-
cured, but they made no inroad upon
the army of rodents. In fact, cat after
cat became demOralized, while the rats
grew bOlder, and frequently put them to
flight. Alone in the restaurant one
night, Kit surveyed the situation, and de-
clared it to be desperate one. The fol-
lowing night he sat his huge cage close
to an advantageous aperture. A small,
dim lamp on the shelf above him Wasthe
only light in the place. He lay above
the great cage, with the string Of the
main trap in his hand. His object was
to catch the "king" rat, and then the
work was easy. They all follow the
king. Kat after rat came to the cage,
nIbbled the bait, and ran back to the
hOle. There seemed to have beena per
feet understanding about the matter
before his majesty Ventured forth. When
he did, Kit knew him, for the king rat is
an enormous shaggy specimen, with
great bristles growing out of his body
and down snapped the trap. Now the
rest were guideless, and wholly at the
mercy Of the rat catcher. Kit then fast
ened the king so as to secure his pres
ence in the cage, and when the trap was
again raised scores upon scores of rats
filed the cage. 1t could hold no more,
but when the subjects found themselves
captured they fell upon the king and
nearly tore him to pieces. After that
Kit easily secured the rest Of the var
mints and was paid $500.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
Kind Lnnuiriaa.

Cousin Kate was a sweet, Wide-aWakt
beauty Of about seventeen, and she tool
it into her head to go down on Long
Island to see some relations of hers who
had the misfortune to live there. Among
| those relations there CHANGED to be &
| young swain who had seen Kate on q
previous occasion, and seeing, fell deeply
in love with her. He called at the
house on the evening Of his arrival, and
she met him on the piazza where she
was enjoying the evening air in company
with two or three Of her friends.
The poor fellow was SO bashful that
he could not find his tongue for some
time. At length he stammered out:
"HOW's your mother %
"Quite well, thank YOU;
Another silence on the part of Josh,
during which Kate and her friends did
the best they could to relieve the mo-
notony. After waiting about fifteen
minutes for him to commence to make
himself agreeable, he again broke the
spell by
"How's your father2" which was an
sWered much in the same manner as the
first one, and then followed another
silence like the other.
hOWS your IabQ6f ana mOJn6r q
again put in the bashful lover.
"Quite well, both of them" This was
followed by an exchange of glances and
a suppressed smile.
This lasted some ten minutes more,
during which, Josh was fdgeting in his
seat stroking his Sunday hat. But at
length another question came
"HoW's your parents p
This produced an explosion that made
the woods ring.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17

The Hartford Tines states that Mr..
n. D. Willard, NeWington, found on his
farm large and handsome bOx-tortoise,
on the under shell of which he inscribed
the date of its discovery, 1888, and his
own initials. In 1852, or tWenty-EOur
years after, ne met with the same tortoise
half q mile west of the spot where it
was first encountered. The animal had
in the interval crossed two bridges, or
forded the streams, and three railroad
tracks. The first inscription was still
distinct on its shell, and a second was
added. May Is, 1873, or sixteen years
later, the tortoise was again found, and
this time had travelled a mile on its
westward journey. 1t was marked with
the third date, and dismissed with the
query. "At this rate of travel, when
will you reach the PaciiC%
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
A SONG OF CITY LIFE.

o. for the life OF the cny,
The feverd throbblng throng,
/ Where the rich man wears n scornful frown,
/ Where the poor do weep, aud the weak 80 dowr
Under the heel OF the strong.
/ Up from the slums they come.
A lean and hungry array,
| Women whose womanhood is not there,
Men without hope, IN their eyes despair,
! 10 watch and walt for theirprey.
Commerce upwakeEh betimes,-
! 10 work like weary slave,
All day long, through The wing'd hours,
She adds 70 her increasing dowers,
From the dawn OF life 10 the grave.
The daughters Of wealth anon
Are abroad In the giddy street.
Their beauty adorned by fashion and graoa.
Flashing their Jewels lu p0vsriy'u face
Like troupe OF queens they meet.
The sun walks over the hills,
The shadow creepeth below;
There Is laughter. and love, and strength and strf
On the changing face OF the city lie,
But its heart 5 breaking with woe,
Birth, and deeds, and death,
Do nIingle and intertwlne-
The web that Is spun Is OF every hue
Its patterns old-yet always new
And mystery Is ths design.
IT'S a lire-slrean dark and deep
That rolls 70 a hidden sea,
Bearing away the grave and the gay,
The rich, the poor, the soiledt and the pure.
Into eternity.
The millions are bent 70 the oar,
The few are but lookers-Ou,
Aud many go down TO untimely graves
Sucked by the whiripools-sunS in the waves
Unseen. unheeded their Eroan.
BY day Il rushes and reels,
BY night it surges and sleeps,
And itsings a dirge Of q thousand tones,
From mirth's gay laughter 10 sorrows low groans.
Out Of Its troubled deep.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
To CORRESPONDENTS.

Publishers are often seriously ANNOYED
by the negligence of correspondents, and
the Kaukakee Gazette thus impresses
upon its friends q few words of advice,
which are good everywhere, and should
be borne in mind by all who write for
newspapers:
Do not wait until the last minute
you suppose your letters can be put in
type for publication. We are frequently
compelled to reject or Condense c0mmu-
niCatons we should publish in full if they
were received in season. While we
might take care Of one late conner, some
body must stay out when half q dozen
rush in at once Just before tho paper Is
ready for the press. It Is nothing IN
common for us to receive Tuesday after
noon or Wednesday morning a commu-
nication or notice which might have
been prepared three or four days before
without any inconvenience to the
writer. As these notices are published
gratutiously it does seem as if the
writer's might have some regard to our
convenience. A good many complaints
made about the nOn-RppearanCe of ar
ticles or notices thus furnished are not
Justly chargeable to a want of q dispO-
sition to publish or a desire to accommo-
date, but the failure to appear is directly
ehargeable to the negligence of the
writers to furnish them in proper sea-
son.
Condense what you have to say. As
a general rule, occasional writer's for a
newspaper write only upon some topic
in which they feel a special interest, and
on this topic they amplify. They forget
that other people feel, at most, only
general interest, and desire a brief pre-
sentation of the matter brought to their
notice. The subjects for newspaper dis
cussion are varied, and the average
newspaper reader desires brevity. The
question with the newspaper publisher
is not what he can find to put in, but
what he must LedUe ont. We are always
glad to receive local news and publish
what will be of local interest, but we are
better pleased with a correspondent
who tries to condense his items or his
ideas than with one who evidently
labors to say as much as he can and fill
as much space as he can spread over.
Leave verbOsity and tediousness to the
editor, who may perhaps be a tolerated
bore, but has the right to control the
Of his own paper.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
Exarcisa the Lnnns

One of the conditions of perfect health
is physical exercise. In its absence the
whole system suffers deterioration, and
falls short of that development which is
necessary to the vigorous action of the
different organs. More than any other
organ, however, do the lungs sufferi and
It is not difficult to explain why. In
order that an organ should be we'll nour-
lshed, 1t is necessary that it should be
abundantly supplied with blood, and one
Of the agencies which plays an important
part in propelIng the blood through
arteries and veins is muscular contraction.
The alternate contraction and dilation OF
the muscles forces the blood along the
vessels. When aperson is exercising Wig
orousiy, the respiratory movements be-
come greatly increased, the air vesicles
become dilated, the blood is propelled
through the minute Capillaries, which
constitute large portion of their struc-
ture, and the lung tissue receives the
nOUrishment which it requires. and
which is necessary to its integrity and
efficient action. From insufficient bod
lily exercise, the lungs suffer in two ways
for want of sufficient blood to nourish
them, and for want of necessary exDan-
sion. The result is that the lungs, more
frequently than any other organ, become
affected in those who lead inactive lives.
This fact makes it incumbent on All. and
especially on those who have weak
lungs, to spend portion of each day in
vigorous physical exercise. We mean
by this, exercise which calls into yigor-
GUS action all the muscles of the body
exercise which causes the skin to glow,
the persDlratlon to start. Two hours of
this kind OF exercise each day is not too
much, and it should be performed, when
possible, in the open air. A celebrated
French physician says that a person, to be
healthy and strong, should exercise to
the point OF perspiring every day.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
The PqDsr Dime.

It was collection day, and VIII hac
forgotten his contribution. There wa
the good superintendent with the hat II
/ his hand, coming straight to their class
and he hadn't penny In his pocket.
"Here, take this" said Tom Rider
| thrusting into his hand what seemed tC
| be a silver dime.
VIII was very grateful-so grateful
/ that he did not see the knowing look in
Tom Riders eyes.
"It's real clever of Ton" he said to
himself, as he dropped the supposed
| to school tomorrow and return it to him.
After school, however, Tom thinking
it too good a joke to keep, told him that
he was 'sOld," that what had seemed to
be dime, was nothing but a round bit
of paste board, such as hunters use in
loading guns. VIII was indignant; but
the echo Of his teachers voice was still
in his heart, and putting his hands
behind him, he hurried away without a
word.
Not long after, the superintendent
was surprised to see VIII walk into the
room and lay silver dime upon the
desk.
i was afraid you'd think you had
some mighty mean boy in schOol," he
said, as he made the explanation, but he
did not tell who the ''mean boy" was.
"God bless you for your honesty" said
the superintendent, when VIII had
finished. And the next Sunday, at the
close of the usual exercises he told the
school the story of the paper dime. 1t
seemed a triaing thing, he said; but the
boy who would cheat in such a way,
would be very likely, by and by, to COM
nit larger and more serious frauds,
while he who was honest in such small
matters would surely make an honest
man.
There were no names mentioned, but
Tom Riders sheepish face told plainly
enough who was the giver Of the cOun-
terfeit, and so thorough was his repent
ance, that no one ever heard Of his
doing the like again.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
Sfckfng TO Rews0a0ers,

The strong attachment of subscribers
to well-conduCted newspapers is fully
confirmed by publishers. "Stop my
paper of dread to beginners in
business-lOse their terror after a paper
has been established for term of years.
So long as a paper pursues a inst, honor
able and judiCiOus course, meeting the
wants Ofits customers IN 81 respects, the
ties g friendship between the subscrib-
ers and the paper are as hard to break
by an outside third party rs the link
which binds old friends IN business or
social life. Occasional defects and errors
in a newspaper are overlooked by those
who have become attached to it, through
its perusal for years. They sometimes
become dissatisfied with il on account of
something which has slipped into its
columns, and may stop taking it; but the
absence of the familiar sheet at their
homes and Offices for a few weeks be-
comes an insupportable privation, and
they hasten to take it again, and posi-
bly, apologize for having it stopped. No
friendship on earth is more constant
than that contracted by the readei for a
journal which makes an honest, an
earnest effort to merit its continued sup
port. Hence a Conscientiously conduct
ed paper becomes a favorite in the
family.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
enEfnrnia MnoL

Formerly the greater part Of the wool
used in the knitting factories at Cohoes
came from Australia. A few years ago
samples of California wool were tried
and found to be superior quality, though
so dirty that half the freight charges
were paid for dirt. To remedy this
defect large wool olscOuring establishments
were. opened in California, and ever
since then they have been sending clean
wool, saving not only half the cost Of
freight, but placing the Cohoes manu-
facturer in possession Of a better article
than Australia could furnish. As a
natural consequence the Australian
wool is now entirely discarded. Sheep
raising is wonderfully increasing IN Ore
gOn, and the prospect is good that in a
few years the Pacific coast viii have a
monopoly Of the wool trade.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
MnndarfnL Snrinn-

Silver Springs, Florida, are one Of the
greatest CuriOsities of the south. Itbub-
6les up in a basin nearly 100 feet deep,
and about an acre in extent, sending
romit a deep stream so to 100 feet wide,
and extending six to eight miles TO the
OclaWha river. In the springitself sixty
boats may lie at anchOr-quite feet
The spring thus forms a natural inward
port, to which three steamers run regu-
larly from the st. Johns, making close
connection with the ocean steamers at
Pilatka. The clearness of the water is
truly wonderful. It seems even more
transparent than air. You see the bot
tom eighty feet below the bottom Of
your boat, the exact form Of the smallest
pebble, the outline and color Of the leaf
that has sunk, and all the prismatic
cOlors of the rainbow are reflected.
Large fish swim in it, every scale visible
and every movement distinctly seen. If
yOUgo over the spring in a boat, you will
see the fssures in the rock from which
the river rushes upward like an inverted
cataract.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
Ashamed TO Tell Motbsr

Such was ? !:ttle boys reply to his
comrades who where trying to tempt him
to do wrong. ~. .. 81.
"But you need not tell her, 20 one
will know anything about it."
81 would know all about it myself
and I'd feel mighty mean if couldn't
tell mother"
"It's pity you wasn't a girl. The idea
Of a boy running and telling his mother
every little thingp'
"You may laugh if you want to, said
the noble boy, "bUt I've made up my
mind, never, as long as I live, to do any
thing would be ashamed to tell my
mother"
Noble resolve, and which will make
almost any life true and useful. Let it
be the rule of every boy and girl to do
nothing Of which they would be ashamed
to tell their mother.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17

The nitrate Of lead is now recon-
mended in the medical journals as
scarcely second to any other substance,
in point Of cheapness and efficacy, as q
deOdOrizer. To prepare it for use it is
simply necessary to take, for ordinary
purposes, half a draehm Of the nitrate,
dissolve 1t In pint or more Of boiling,
water. dissolve about two drachms Of
common salt in a pail Of water, pour the
two solutions together, and allow the
sediment to settle. To purify and sWeeten
a fetid. atmosphere Immediately, dip a
cloth in the liquid and hang it up in the
apartment.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17

No physiological antidote has yet
been found for the poison of the cobra
and other yenomous reptiles Of India,
which caused the death Of 1900 persons
and over 5000 cattle in the year 1875.
The chloride of platinum is chemical
antidOte, neutralizing the virus almost
entirely when mixed with it ont of the
body, but when the poison has once en-
tered the system the same drug is pow
erless to prevent or check its rapidly
fatal effect,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
AN ANGRY BABY.


No human being who saw that sight
Butrelt a shudder Of pale alright.
fie sat IN q window three stories high
AlIttle baby with no one nigh.
A stranger saw him, and stopped to stare;
A crowd soon gaChered1O watch HIM there!
A gleam q hutter lin airy flight
Came past the window a butterfly bright
From fields Of clover ard perfumed air,
WaylaFying insect, what brought you there
The baby saw It, and eagerly
Reached out 70 catchi Il With glowing glee-
With fat, pink fingers reached out-and fell
The awful horror 10 tongue can beIIl
Poor little OHny, 50 sweet and brlEbti
Pale aces eu1vereO. and lips grew white.
Weak women faintedf strong men grew weak
Up rose Que Womsn's sheart-p5ercing shrek,
Hnrrah for tlle nwnlngl Cpon the hy
It caught me youngster, ana tossed him high.
The bounce prodigiOus made The baby scowll
BE caught his breath, sir, and sent up a hoWl.
Az blessed the awning that lad no flaw
BuEa mAdder ba5y you never saw.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17

The enterprising school book pub
fishers, Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co.,
of Cincinnati, are determined to lead
They have just issued q new edition
Of Rays Arithmetics The Primary
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17

Nearly all our native rice comes from
South Carolina, Georgia and Louisiana,
the former state supplying one-half the
entire product Of the country, and
Georgia going 100000 ahead Of Louis
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
Teachers Column.
DAVID BAILEY, EDIToR.

itsa from the teachers Of ne COUNTY. All com
nlnleations should be addressed to DAVID BAL
LE1l l1l HIGHLAND P. O., HIGHLAND Co., o., and
s-llo Ieach him AZ least ten days before the issue
pearl W eP
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17

The Public Schools Of New Wen
na closed on Friday, April 4, for
want of funds. W. D. Moore, the
Principal, and others, viii conduct
select schools there this summer.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17
HILLSBOROUGH HIGHLAND COUNTY, OHIO THURSDAY, A
THE FIRST BONANZA.

Wien Samson sailed forth to smite
The foes that gathered round him.
HIS King spoke out, pale with alright:
''Thinz you that you can pound ems"
he paused 3 moment-thOught It DER.
Aud quickly said, II can, sir"
He then gave them Jack mules Jaw.
Which proved a big bone-answar.s
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-04-17

Rev. Joseph Cook thinks "Thana,
topsis is the earliest American poem
that vii be remembered 500 years hence