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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19

The following note from the Ec-
lectic Teacher, we think, may be ap-
piled to Ohio without losing its
truthfulness
owe do not know how it is in
other States, but in Kentucky hun
dreds of teachers, a majority of them,
are satisfied with any qualification
that will enable them legally to en-
gage a school. We have no hesitan-
cy in saying that all such should be
debarred the privilege of filling the
Office of teacher. They are not
teachers. They are worse than sine
cures, because they must, from ne
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19

Since the note in regard to Sup't.
Doggett, published last week, was
sent to the printer, we learn that he
has been re-appOinted as School Ex-
aminer. We are glad the war is
over, but, in the meantime, we do
not know what to write about. We
fear that we shall stagnate, if Turner
does not keep US stirred up.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19
The s Anar cent. .s1noar

The o. s. 4 per cent SO certificates
are so popular among the people Of
small means who wish to invest their
little savings securely, that long
lines Of purchasers besiege the Q. S.
treasurer's offices in the large cities,
waiting patiently for their turn, and
many instances have occurred Of
parties paying a considerable sum
for places toward the head Of the
line. There are only forty millions
Of these bonds issued, and no mors
than 500 worth is sold to any one
purchaser, the object being to keep
them out Of the hands Of banks and
speeulators, and place them in the
hands of the working people, for
whose benefit they were chiefly
designed.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19
Arrival and Departure Of
Mails.

R. R. mails arrive daily except Sunday, at s.45
a. m. and 5.44 p. m. Depart daily except Sunday,
at $50 a. m. and L50 p. m.
n. B. Railroad mails close 30 minutes before
departure of trains.
Ripley mail, for Newmarket, Sugartree Ridge,
MOurytoWn, New COrwin, Emerald, &C.. arrives
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at p. m. De-
parts Monday, Wednesday and Friday at a. m.
Eastern mail, for Dallas, RainsbOrO, New Pc
tersburg, Greenfield, Bainbridge, Paint, Sinking
Springs, Marshall, North Union, Carmel, &C., ar
rivals Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at p. m,
Departs same days at a. m.
Fayetteville mail, for Nevin, PricetOwn, Hollow
town, BufOrd, Sicily, &c, arrives Wednesday and
Friday at p. N. Departs same days at a. m.
Belfast mail, for Berryville, Belfast, May Hill,
LOvstt's &C., arrives Tuesday and Friday at IL 80
q. m. Departs same days at 1880 p. m.
Sabina mail, for Samantha, Highland, Memphis,
Sabina, &C., arrives Tuesday and Friday at p. m.
Departs Wednesday and Saturday at T45 a. m.
J. NJ. BARRERE. P NJ
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19

oessity, do a great deal of harm, and
with it, but small modicum Of good.
School Examiners violate their
Oaths when they admit such persons
to the ranks"
Thousands Of persons will read
this note with astonishment. It will
never occur to them that tHey are
meant, and since we do not wish to
wound the feelings of any one, we
close this note by saying, ''of course
we do not mean yo1s."
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19
Young Folks Corner.

"Bas Bleu," Leesburg. Ohio, sent correct an
swer to "Hiddsn Counties in Kentucky" except
ing one county.
''VisitOr" and "Bas Bleu" are new contributors
70 the Young Folks Corner They are heartily vel
come, and we hope to hear from them often Their
first contributions appear this week.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19

The Teachers of Kentucky will
meet in Association on Monday,
Aug. II, 1879, at Danville, in that
State. We have not seen a pro
gramme yet, but we know that Ken
lucky is waking up" on the question
of FducatiOn.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19
WHOLE NO. 2247.
Crons Rc.inIorn.

A subscriber, writing from Kel-
lOgg, Iowa, June Sd, says:
'iJ. l. BoARDMAE-Dear Sir: En-
closed find a little more money to
pay for the News. Can't afford to
do without the News. We are hav-
ing nice growing weather at pres
ent, although it has been q little
dry. The ground hasn't been vet
two inches deep since the 9th Of
Nov. last, until the last few days We
have good rains. Yet We have q
good prospect for crops. Wheat
and oats a little thin, but doing fine
ly; fax good; corn never a better
prospect have I seen
General health good Temperance
on the increase. The Republicans
wide awake in.Jasper county.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19
Ha! Hal

The Detroit Evening News Excur-
sion, that leaves Detroit July 7th,
for Quebec, the White Mountains
and the seashore, will have three
side trips. One is from Quebec to
''Ha Ha Bay" (this is where the laugh
comes in) which is up the Sagueney
River ; the second will be from Port
land to Boston by steamer and back
by railroad; and the third will be
from Montreal to Saratoga and re-
turn via Lake Champlain and Lake
George. Send stamp for partiou-
lars to W. H. BREARLEY, Detroit
Evening News.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19
Teachers Column.
DAVID BAILEY, EDITOR.

Communications for this department are sOHc-
tied from the teachers of the county. All COM
municatiOns should be addressed to DAVID BAL.
LEY, HIGHLAND P. O., HIGHLAND Co., o., and
should reach him at least ten days before the issue
Of the paper in which they are expected to ap-
npar1
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19
California haHinp got tbrough viii

California having got through with
her new Constitution fight is turning
her attention to the Congressional
battlefield. -Four members are to
be elected in September. The nom
nations will probably be made next
month. It is believed by the Oak
land Tribune that three out of the
four Republican nominees, whoever
they may be, will be elected.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19

1T is well, says the Bellefontaine
Republican, "to mark the graves of
soldiers with headstones, but bet
ter way is to honor the cause for
which they fought"
The Cleveland Leader adds, ''No
truer gospel was ever preached"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19

Representative Buckner, of Mis-
souri,, has introduced a bill reducing
the salary Of the President to $4,000
after the expiration Of the present
term.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19

HEREis an admission from South
ern paper that is to the point. II
is from the Augusta GA Chronicle,
and says Of the Democratic leaders:
They have fumed, vapored and
subsided. Their conduct has reflect
ed no credit upon themselves, and
may seriously injure the party to
which they belong in the next cam
paign. They have closed the breach
between the two wings of the Re
pubicans, and enabled that party
to again present a solid and formid-
able front. Itis not to much to say
that if the presidential election were
to take place now the Democrats
would be overwhelmingly defeated.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19
DIAMOND PUZZLE.

I, a COnsOnant, 2, the edge Of garment, 8, one
Of the openings IN q ships deck 4 Shiny, 5, where
Christ res tOred blind mans sight, g. q sick per-
son, 7, to dwellin place, 5, girls mama, vow.
New Boston, o. MOTHERS GIRL.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19
agoGRAPH1CAL SUBTRACTION.

TwO-sevenths Of Lorraine,
TwO-dfths Of Spain,
Four -tenths Of Wertumburg,
Forms the name Of what town
Leesburg, o. BAs BLEU.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19
PROBLEM.

What is the horse power Of an engine, sup5osing
the pressure Of steam is "a lbs per So inch the d.
ameter of the cylinder #. 8 in. and the piston
making Is double strokes per minuts2
Leesburg, o. BAS BLEU,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19

A few hours before his death Cen
eral John A Dix said, Il believe in
God; 1 have faith in my Redeemer;
L am at enmity with no man" Grand
words Of a grand old man.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19
Town and Hiusboro P. o. Sub
sCribers.
Business Directory.

Cards inserted under this head ct the following
rates: For inch space, SO year; y inchs s. g
year; 4 inch, s. year.
Twelve lines Of this type make inch.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19
VOL 48 NO. l8.
Reduced Terms-l879.

EB-Payment invariably in advance. No paper
cent by mail longer than the time paid for. "a
rB-An extra copy viii be sent gratis, for every
club Of 10 subscribers at the above rates.
EB-The above rates include postage prepaid At
his once on al papers sentt to subscribers outside
Of Highland county.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19
sEXTUPLE WORD go.
TRIPLE ACPOsTTC

TRIPLE ACROSTIC.
A plant. A fish. Terror. An atom. one
who does Justice.
Primals, Finals and Centrals name three trees.
HillsbOrO, D. VISITOR.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-06-19

To POstieal Enigma-CsntsnniaL
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-02
Mount Etna.

In passing through the Straits of Mes sina, the great white cone of Etna, high above the Sicilian shore, with it's curling smoke rising slowly up against the clear sky, is the grandest feature of the land scape; but it is anything but pleasant neighbor during an eruption, it's explo- sions, though less frequent than those of Vesuyius, being far more violent Its nreat size-the height of the cone being gearly ll,000 feet, and its circumference eighty-seven miles-renders the overflow of its lava a very formidable affair. During one of the earlier eruptions, the lava, when checked by the walls of Catania, fifty feet in height, accumulated till it actually overfiowed them and de- vastated the entire town. On this occa- sion a peasant, cut off by a stream of lava that encircled the rock on which he stood, escaped by leaping upon bowl der that had fallen into the burning stream and thence springing on to the other bank, with no other injury than the loss of the whole skin of his face by the intense heat. The ornaments made from the lava while soft are often very beautiful, and command a large sale both in Sicily and Italy.
 The earliest recorded eruption of Etna is the one mentioned by Diodorus Siculus, as coeval with the Trojan war The next are three eruptions referred to by Thucydides, 425 and 475 B. C., and at an earlier time not specified. These added to the later recorded eruptions to the present time, make about seventy in all. The most important are those of l169, 1869, 1755. l787. I792. 1852 and 1868.
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-02
Oldest Man in the World.

It is easy to locate the wickedest man in the world. Almost every one has fixed upon him. He is just over one's left shoulder. But who is the oldest man livingp At meeting of doctors in Bogota. South America, recently, Dr. Luis Hernandez announced that the modern Metlrlselah. Miguel Soils, dwells at the foot of the Sierra Mesilla. in the United States of Colombia. Soils says that he is lsO years old. Dr. Hernandez talked with neigllbors. themselves almost centenarians. who told him that when they were playing around as boys. Soils was commonly reported to be more than 100 years old. Soils acknowledges as his own one of the signatures to con- tributions for the building of the monas- tery near San Sebastian in l7I2. Dr. H. found the old fellow at work in the gar den He is still active. He attributes his long life to temperate habits. He eats one meal day.
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-02
"Accepted and Will Appear"

One evening while reclining In my easy chair, repining Ger the lack of true religion, and the dearth of
 common sense, acknowledged lady, Who was surely on the shady Side of thirty, entered proudly and to crush
 me did commences: 'f I sent poem here, sir," Said the lady, growing fercer, 1" And the subject which I'd chosed, you re-
 member, sir, was Spring But, although I've scanned your paper, Sir, by sunlight. gas and taper, I've discovered of that poem not a solitary
 thing"
 She was muscular and wirp And her temper sure was fiery, And I knew to paciiy her would have 10
 fib like jun.
 So I told her ere her verses, Which were great, had come to-bless us We'd received just sixty-one on "Spring" of
 which
 We'd printed one. And I added, we decided That they'd better be divided Among the years that tollow-one to each sue
 ceeding spring.
 So your work, Pm pleased to mention, Will receive our best attention In the year of nineteen-forty, when the birds
 begin to sing. Free Press
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-02
What C Roamo Means.

The current word to express peculiar and frequent phenomenon in our politics is :" boom." It is derived from the Western idiom describing the freshets in rivers and creeks. In those streams that are far from the stable equilibrium of tidal waters, there are very great inc qualities of volume. Some of them vary from six inches of dust i'll dry time to sixty feet of water during season of rains, and all have their times, when the usually thin and shallow streams comes pouring down in a yellow flood :. bearing fence rails and corn stacks and other signs of the invasion of the riparian farms, and laden with the dog gone explosives of the settlers and the vacations of the travellers delayed at the lords. The stream is powerful while it lasts. but that is only for day or two, and while it is at it's height of temporary greatness it is called a ''boom.n Lost Creek or the Dry Fork is abooming," is the way in which the natives describe these passing ebullitions of nature.-- ProUideaace Journal.
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-02

tifully organized, and all to go awry! Oh, Ned Ned!'
 Ned's color deepened perceptibly, but he met her laughing eyes boldly.
 Well, yes, it was something like that in the beginning" he confessed. You see, Uncle Joshua had got this idea into his head, and felt bound to gratify him if it proved possible. I think I fell in love with you that first morning; but I wouldn't own it, and went on stupidly trying to prove to myself that you were only a-a-"
 "A Symphony in Black and White,' perhaps" broke in Essie, saucily, read ing the words from the newspaper in her lap, Cor A Nocturne in Yellow Which was it, Nedp"
 Neither" cried Ned, catching up the paper. .'' A Prelude in Brown That was it, Essie. Preludep That's the thing they play before they begin the real theme, isn't itp Well, all I ask is that you will keep on playing so long as l live, darling. I want no other music, nor ever shall, than just my Prelude in Brown. '"-Hdrper'S Bdzdr.
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-02
Making Geography to Order.

In paper in Scrib7aer giving the his tory and romance of the projects for Piercing the American Isthmus," MT. c. c. Buel writes as follows of the great schemes for modifying the stotu quo of nature in different parts of the globe:
 Within few years the science of mak- ing geography to order has been remark ably developed. Holland almost set the fashion by giving Haarlem lake up to agriculture, and since then has construct ed a ship-canal, under great engineering difficulties, from Amsterdam harbor direct to the German ocean, making the Dutch metropolis independent of the circuitous and difficult course through the Zuyder Zee De Lesseps comes next with his Suez canal, triumphantly con- pleted in the face of political opposition and in defiance of obstacles before re- garded as practically insurmountable. Most important of all for the Darien pro ject, the Suez canal has proven aremark- able financial success, though it cost ninety-nine millions, about twice the amount first estimated. After it was opened in 1869, shares whose par was 500 francs dropped to between 200 and 300 francs, while ten years afterward they are quoted between 700 and 800 francs. This canal shortens the voyage from England to India by 5000 miles, yet the fact that British Oriental trade has been injured by it to the advantage of the great commercial cities of the Mediterranean testifies to the foresight of Lord Palmerston when he opposed it's construction. The Darien project, on the contrary, met with his approval, ,'and to-day appears to be the only expedient which would enable England to compete with France, Italy, Austria and Con- stantinople for the future Oriental trade 1 nf Mort hnrY, Enrcnn Tho Mp,,nt and Hoosac tunnels demonstrate that man may safely drill his way through the rocky foundations of great mountain chains, and to this conclusion, the St, Gothard tunnel moving with unexpected rapidity to completion. adds confirma- tion. Tunnels are soberly being planned to pierce the Alps under Simplon pass and to admit railway under the Eng
 fish channel. De Lesseps is maturing his scheme for flooding the Saharan desert, confident that a vast inland sea once existed there and that it can be re- stored by. cutting canal through the sand barrier of the coast, thus adding fertility and internal water communica- tion to the French possessions in Africa. General Turr is also interested in pro- lect to connect the Adriatic and the Danube by a canal of ordinary capacity The advisability has also been considered of a ship-canal across the Malayan penin- -sula, the long finger of land extending south from Siam to the Straits of Ma lacca. Such a canal, connecting the Bay of Bengal with the Gulf of Siam, would subtract l, 175 miles from the voyage be- tween India and China With this and the Darien project successfully executed, voyage around the world could be made, also Uia Suez, without crossing to
 the south of the equator, keeping, at the same time, between the eighth and thirty seventh parallels.
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-02
At the Gata.

And where were you just now, Mabel? Where have you been so long? The moon is up, and all the birds Have sung their evening song; l saw you lettering down the path,
 So lonely and so late, Beyond the well and lilac bush,
 And hanging by the gate. love to hear the birds, mother,
 And see the rising moon; And, oh the summer air is sweet
 Beneath the sky of June. My COW is mixed, my hens are cooped, And washed are cup and plate, And so wandered out a while,
 To hang upon the gate. The gate is by the road, Mabel, And idle folks go by, Nor should a maiden brook the glance Of every stranger eye. Besides, thought I saw cap
 I'm sure you had a mate; So tell me who was with you, child, Just hanging at the gate. Now you know just as well, mother, Twas only Harry Gray. He spoke such words to me tonight, knew not what to say; And, mother, oh for your dear sake, I only bade him wait: And mayn't I run and tell him now? He's hanging at the gate. -Harper's .Magasine.
The Newtown bee., 1879-07-02

What men want is not talent, it is purpose; in other words, not the power to achieve but the will to labor.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-29
Saving by AbsOrbents.

Success in farming is very largely
dependent upon manure-a trite but
neglected truth. Whatever manure,
therefore, is wasted is loss. Now
this waste is enormous, owing chiefly
to carelessness and ignorance, and what
is worse, the wasted is the best part,
usually the soluble portion (which is
carried off by rains, and the fluids and
gases lost in the stable. This waste
can be prevented with scarcely any
loss by the application of an absorbent,
the same to be in fine, dry state, so as
to take up tn fluids. Thus we use saw
dust, muck, chaff and road-dust. Let
there be plenty of it, SO as to not only
retain the moisture, but form a soft
bed for The animal. In removing, the
absorbent gets thoroughly mixed with
the droppings, making it easy TO distri.
butte it equally all over the land. The
first rain will wash out the soluble
parts, and thus drench with liquid ma
nure the surface of the land, leaving
still p--the usual locating. Here the
full effect Of the maifme Is realized, all
the parts, including the most soluble
portion, being saved. Its effect is i'm.
mediate upon grass and the grains. In
this way the amount of manure is large.
ly increased, simply because so much
more Is saved
The writer wheels out from six COWS
six wheel-barrow loads of manure
daily. The objection to this is the la
Dor it occasions; but the prosperity o.
farming is dependent upon labor, sc
The question arises, How can labor be
hhde.tle most profitable? Considering
the small amotint of time required tC
draw the absorbing material, and thu
great increase in the amount of ma
nure made, do not think labor can be
more advautageously employed. i
muck, or chaff, or saw-dust can not bt
obtained, common sand will be found
an excellent substitute-being careful
when drawing and spreading to apply
to soil of an opposite character. The
writer, while excavating barn cellar
caused the earth--mostly sand-to bs
spread over mickey and clayey land
Its effect was nearly as good as Goa
Of manure. Again, where absorbenti
are freely used, the stables and yard
are always sweet and clean; the cattl,
keep clean the manure is clean anr
easy TO handle. Clean STABLES, cleai
barnyards, clean handling of manure
the increased fertility. Of our farms
etc., have so-much to recommend then
that there Is no excuse fer their con
dnued neglect.-[N. Y. Tribune. :
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-08-29
'''1. Agricultural Department..
OoNDuJyEp nv ALBERT. CHApMAg.
VI (sEEsbF RIebTEf1H s4kEP.TYi

J. o. Hamilton, Bridport, has sold to
Potter & Bingham, Middlebury, two
rams. la W til
ID. j. Brown, Whiting, has sold Ia
Geo. Waite, .Shoreham, two rams,
RottG& bingham, Mid lebtry, have
sold to s. r. Kimball, Woodstock,
Ohio, two rams from the flock of Rollin
Lane, Cornwall, eleven rams from the
flock of GOA Fielas, VI West Cornwall;
four ewes from the flock of Merrill
Bingham, West Cornwall; Elk ewes
sSoPJs saS n s, csen oes rom h fSs
flock Of G. +. Church, Whiting, vt.
Also to Gibson Garwood, West Middle
bury, Ohio, one ram from the flock Of
Rollin Lane, Cornwall.
q. Esc Crape,l Bridport, has sold to
Rollin Lane, eight ewes.
Farnham 81 Birchard, Shoreham,
have sold to r. Fleming, Wilmont, ILL.,,
ten ewes from the flock of j. j. Crane,
Bridport. TO L. Frazer, East Troy,
Wis, one ram from the same flock.
To j. II. Paul, Genesee, Wis, one ram
from the flock of G. E. Crane, Bridport.
To VIM. Blakeley 81 Son, Darien, Wis,
ten ewes from the flock ofEsD. Kinds,
Brandon, and one ram from the flock
l.. s. and H. w. Peet. To VIM. Car
ter, Darien, eleven ewes from the flock
fofC. j. Bush Shoreharn, and one ram
Nfrofn the flock0f III. 8. Brookins, East
Shorehsm; one ram from the flock of
A. L. Hitchcock, East Shoreham; seven
from the Heck of g, ID, Bryant,
Wost Cornwall; three ewes from the
flock of E. G. Farnham, West Corn