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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
Stubborn Integritv,

A dispute from asingular cause took
place at the Office Of a banker in the
Chaussee d. Antin. BENJAMIN F.,
the cashier, who has filed that Office
for the last twenty-five years, was at
his post, when a collecting clerk named
Pierre DOuIey presented himself with
draft for 10000 francs, drawn by a
London banker. The notes were count
ed out, and the man left the place. In
few hours afterWard DoulleY returned
and, addressing himself to the cashier,
said:
There is 4 little mistake between US;
there is a difference Of 1000 francs in
our accounts
81 never make mistakes" " replied
the cashier, Indignantly, "For twenty
five years my balance has always been
correct to q SOU"
''But the error" said Doulley, sis
against yourself, as you have given me
1000 francs too much; I am as honest
a man as you are-I have been elu-
plOyed as collecting clerk for thirty-fve
years in the same house. There is
your note. will not take it.
''lnsOlent fellOWr' cried the cashier,
edo you dare to insult me? I will not
take your note. I regard any man as
an enemy who wishes to prove to my
employer that am capable of making
a mistake. Take the note or 7 will
turn you out Of the place"
Pierre DOulley was not to be thus re-
PEELED, and from words the parties
came to blows, but the clerks of the
house fastened to separate them. The
cashier, not wishing to aYoW an error,
which he would have regarded as q
stain on his long established reputation
fOr correctness, was fain to put up with
the loss of the note, and Pierre DOul-
ley carried of the 1000 franc note to
the mayor of his reimbursement, to be
distributed among the poor. - San
francisco Chronicle
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
EsnuimauT DOgs.

Some interesting details concerning
the habits of EsquimauX dogs are Civ
en- by DR.. Bessel. The instant ''half'
is called by the driver, the dogs throw
themselves to the ground with their
snOUts between their fore paws; they
rise again to stretch, and then lie down
again at once. Two Newfoundland
dogs, which belonged to the POlaris
pack, gradually assumed similar hab-
its, but before lying down they always
turned round and round in their rest
ing-place, like all dogs except the Es-
quimauX breed, for the author never
saw an EsquimauX dog DO this Mr..
Darwin, as viii be remembered, has
explained this habit Of turning round
before lying down, invariably to be OBJ
served in domestic dogs, as q survival
of the instinct of the wild ancestor,
which leads him to form q bed in the
grass by this means.
Every one has heard of the eXtraOr-
binary vOracity Of the Esquimaux dogs
they viii even sometimes snap OF q
piece Of their master S flesh if careless
ly exposed. One day, on board the
POlaris, the porcelain dOOr-handle Of
one of the cabins fell Off with the usual
square rod Of iron attached to it Five
or six Of the dogs made a rush at it,
there was q mOmentary struggle, the
dogs were hastily driven away, but the
dOOr-knOb was already swallowed The
dog that ate it was none the worse, nor
the handle either, in the end
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
uLLsB0ROUGH HIGHLAND COUNTY,
Boston Reantv.


A Boston letter saws: A ladv from
that exalted State of Ohio was raving
to me this morning over the delicate
and exquisite skins of these New Eng
landers. They all have this beautiful.
fair complexion, due, it must be. TO
something purifying and bleaching in
the climate. Men, women and Child
ren rejoice in q purity and delicacy of
/ tint that is the despair of all the dark
/ and muddy-skinned daughters of the
/ South and West, and this first and car
/ dlnal point of beauty, without which n
lovely face misses half its charm, and
! with which the plainest features are re-
deemed and made fair, gives a Boston
beauty the palm over all her rivals.
The Yaunted cOmplexions of the Balti-
( more bellies are nothing to the sea-
shell and rose-leaf fairness of these
girls, reared on brown bread and beans
and famed by cutting east winds. A
painted face is the rarest of sights on
Boston streets. The ladies have. little
need of artificial aids, and the strict
and conscientious notions of the land
froWn on such small tricks. I remem-
Der still the Mortified and astOnished
tone with which a pink-and-white Bos-
ton girl cried, ''Why, she's pOaCdered!''
when celebrated beauty of Washing
ton society was pointed out Tattooing
could not have been viewed with more
surprise and aversion than the blush
tint Of rice powder and the fadeless
bloom of carmine. In no other sec
ton OF the country is there SO much
honesty in such matters of the toilet as
here, and while Southern girls are no.
tOriOus and reckless in the wav they
plaster up their cOuntenances, and Cal |
fornia bellies stop at nothing in the way
Of enamel, penciled brOws and bleached |
hair, the BOstOnian views them with |
contempt and suspicion. Only last |
summer the whole feminine faction of |
hotel along the south shore were as 8
unit against one poor, silly little Wo-
man who would get herself up a COM
plexiOn that surpassed the lily and the
rose. Nothing could allay the preiu-
dice, and although her family and
standing in the city were known, those
other women held aloof from her and
fairly frOze her out. The gentlemen
tried to amend matters and only made
-~-A- ''oAoC " IAlClA GLLdlllJlDLSLlkir the !
ladies asking them pOintyblank if they
did not know pSint when they saw it
on, and ohstinately holding to the
sphinx riddle of 'Why does she do it?r
Argument was useless, and pleas of
cutting her for nothing but that, were
settled with a deliberate and conscien-
5iOusly spoken verdict: 81 am sure
she can't be nice" Where would the
best society, the first families, the Mob
lill beauties of San Francisco be if
.hese rigid censors had weight there? t
some cities nearer home and the Hub I
night hide their frescoed faces at such I
measures, and Washington t
would be more than It
lalf depleted if they cast out all who
epaired the ravages of time and used b
he clumsy count9rfeits Of NATURES 3
,loom,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
A 0nstlv Dinner.

The most costly dinner ever served
by the late DelmonicO was that given
fifteen years or so ago to 100 promi-
nent cit zcns OF New York by the silver
tonoued adVenturer from England, Sir
Morton Peto. This osteutatious indi-
vidual expended $40, 900 on that one
nights entertainment, 5000 for each
guest The first citizens Of New Yora
were present, victims of this oily
scamp's protentious phrases. In 4 re
view of that dinner, the lines has d
described it as q marvel of skill and
art and extravaganza. The salon was
smothcred in the rarest flowers; the
menu was in gilt on embroidered satiui
some of the wine cost S25 a bottle; the
cleyerest musicians were engaged at
fancy prices; Clara Louise Kellogg had
S1O06fOr two songs, and present be
sides of n diamond bracelet. In all
probability such q dinner had never
been served in the republic. 1t would
LaYe delighted Soyer and FrancatelG.
and had the ancient Greek PhilOxeuus
been there he would have again wished
for the neck of q crane that he might
longer enjoy the passage of so many
dainties down his greedy throat. Al
bang ArTUs
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
A Wbaleya nsrotinn.

Sperm whales usually travel In
schools, and in going into 4 body, COM
posed Of ''cows and calves" " the latter,
although yielding but a small amount
of oil, are struck first. By this
method both are captured. The moth
er will not leave her offspring, Meth er
will it attack the boat, but will remain
closa to the calf, apparently urging it
to escape by sounding or by fight.
The ''little one" can only remain
short time under water, consequently
its dam is almost constantly q target
for lances, which she will continue to
receive, although not being fast to the
boat, until life is extinct, when the calf
will be killed. She viii sacrifice her
own life in the attempt to assist her
young, and to any one except a whaler
it would appear like a cOld-blOOded
and heartless murder. Even they can
not help admiring the devotion, and
will endeaYOr to make the struggle as
brief as possible. The 'calf' exhibits
no such flial affection, for If the moth
er is harpOonOd first, he viii immedi-
atelY take French leave. leaving the
cold lady" to fight her own battles.
Extreme caution is used when striking
8 calf to avoid a mortal wound, as his
death is sure to be followed by the
flight Of the COW, who knows it in
StantlV.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
An Ernb.nra ne nnn,.topis.

A story is told of an exchange Of
cOurt tesy between a Scotch minister and
his parishiOner, which is characters
tic of both The minister was lately
inducted into a country living, and in
his round of parocLial visits, called At
the cottage Of 3 little tailor Taking s
seat uaipYited, be proceeded to talk,
but found it hard work, as be met with
no response, The tailor sat upon the
table, stitching in sulky silence. At
length he spoke. Sir" he said, 81
regard it as unwarrantable intrusion
your entering my house, and I ask you
N what capacity you Gomez" ''Mv
good man." was the reply, ~ como
as yoEr parish glelgyman2it is my
DUTY To know all my parishioners, ]
know you doa't attend church, but that
is no reason why we should not be
friends" To which the tailor respond
ed: Il dinna regard ye as a minister of
Christ, but as - servant of Satan; If We
come as a gentleman, well and GOOD;
but as . minister ! refuse TO receive
you, (which could hardly be called
courteous, but the tailOr's politeness
was outrivaled by his minister's who,
rising, saidi My good iellow, be
pleased TO understand that it is only as
your parish Clergyman that / ever
dreamt of visiting youI when / visit as
a gentleman l don't visit persons in
your position in society," with which
he departed.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
Ennd

The chief meals Of the day should be
breakfast and dinner, and they should
be served regularly. All food, both
flesh and vegetable, should % well
cooked, not eaten in a partially raw
condition, For heavy work the best
drink is a quarter of a pound Of Oat-
meal well boiled in two or three quarts
Of water, with an ounce and q half Of
sugar added. Beer or alcoholic drinks
should be altogether avoided by young
persons, and should only be taken in
diluted form, with food, after the days
work is done. Liebig's essence Of beef
is recommended as the best stimulant
of a ready kind for fatigue; strong tea
or coffee coming next to it. As to
young people, it is mentioned that fac
tory children between thirteen and six
teen years of age were found to grow
four times as fast on milk for breakfast
and supper as on tea and coffee. When
food is given too hot to children, it
damages their teeth. For the opposite
extreme, old age, the food should be
very digestible, and small in quantity.
Very old people should always be spare
in their diet.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
The Fng1iSh Samson.

A man of great strength was William
Joy, known in his day as ''the English
Samson" He was a native of Kent,
having been born near Rausgate in
1914. From IN early period of hB life
he displayed remarkable strength and
dexteTity for his years, and when "A
years of age he began publicly to ex-
hibit his astonishing feats, Among
other of Joys performances, he is said
TO have been able to retain and keep
in place q strong horse, urged by whip
to escape his powerful rein, solely by
the check of his pull, without any stay
on support whatever Aided by q strong
leathern girdle or belt, and supporting
himself by pressing his arms on a rail-
ing, he could lift from the ground a
stone said to be a ton weight. He also
broke asunder rope fastened to wall,
which had previously borne more than
ton and a half weight without
breaking. Notwithstanding his great
strength, he was possessed of singular
IL agile and flexible joints, many won
derful stories being told of his feats in
this respect, such as placing a glass
of wine on the sole of his foot, which
he could twist round with his hands,
and conveying the glass in this way to
his mouth without spilling.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
A Tine Story Ahnnt nhanfran.

Frank Chanfrau was playing in st.
Louis in March last against Salvfni. On
Saturday the tragedian gave the usual
matinee, but Chanfrau did not, so he
went to see the great Italian act. Both
/ companies were stopping at the same
/ hotel, and at dinner were sitting al ad-
/ jOing tables. Mr.. and Mrs. Chanfrau
were sitting together, while opposite
/ them, at the next table, sat Salvini and
Chizzola. Salvini did notspeak word
Of English, and when anyone addressed
him in that tongue ChizzOla inter-
preted.
When Chanfrau entered the dining
room he bowed tn Salvini. As he sat
down, Henrietta said:
Say something to him, Frank"
'How can 1? lie don't understand
English"
well" replied his wife, ''Chizzola
will tell him."
what shall I sayP'
Tell him you saw him play to-day"
Il saw you this afternoon" shouted
Chanfrau across the table. ChizzoIa
interpreted and Salvini smiled.
Delighted, " suggested Henrietta.
Delighted, " repeated Chanfrau.
Charmed with the performance,
whispered the lady.
Charmed with the performance,
baWled the comedian.
Think it your best part, murmured
Mrs. Chanfrau.
Think it your best part, " vociferat-
ed Mr. Chanfrau.
BY this time the members of the two
companies were almost choking with
suppressed laughter. In the meantime
Mr. Chanfrau had begun to drink his
soup. and some Of itWas dripping down
his chin.
"HOpe,I shall see you again. whis-
pered his wife.
Hope Ishau see you again." re-
peated the husband.
Just then Henrietta saw the SOM
that was leaking out and whispered:
''Wipe off your chin"
'Wipe of your chin" shouted Chan
frau at Salvini.
Just then there was a howl of laugh
ter, and the subsequent proceedings
can be imagined better than described. |
When Mrs. Chanfrau told this story
Of her liege lord at Long Branch a
few evenings ago, he rose up from
the hammock where he was reposing,
and said:
Don't you ever make me so ridicu-
.Ous again. The next time, if 1 don't
zuow my part, I'll gag it."-Nyna
C7iHkZe.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
Purchasing Ennd in Ianan.

The old vegetable man comes into
our yard so heavily loaded with fresh
vegetables that he staggers under their
weight, while the pole slUng across his
shoulders by means Of which the bas-
kets are supported, creaks a protest.
But its bearer needs pity, as his face.
OVerspread by a grin, will show, when
he sets down his burden and wishes us
q pleasant 'gOOd=mOrning, Well,
What shall we buy tO-daya What would
the ladies like to pUrchase9 Some de-
icioUs and tender bamboo shoots for
soup, OF aOlle Tine sweet potatoes? At
o suggestion from our rUddy cook, who
stands by in his white apron and jaunty
cap, the old man begins, in a nasal
tone, to enumerate his stock: 'POta-
toes, turnips, sweet potatoes, bamboo
shoots, Cabbages, and beans of differ
ent sorts. With this array 50 select
from, we squat down q Ia Japanese to
examine the vegetables and to chat
wish the Veuder. We select some bam-
boo shoots and potatoes, and then ex-
anime the various kinds of beans.
Some of them seem familiar. We no.
tice the we'll known French beans, the
marrow beans, and some dried peas,
known among the Japanese as Dutch
beans, We find some Of q new spec
les, however, and hold out a handful
to inquire the name. The old man
rolls out an UnprOnOunceable name,
and impressed by its important sound
we buy ga ness of them. Then our
cook and the Yender have a fierce dis
cussiOn as to the price to be paid, the
former eXacting a sum equal to ten
cents Of our money, the latter declar-
ing that half that sum is ample. But,
fortunately for the vegetable man, ha
has tender feminine hearts To deal with,
and he is paid according to his own
RalnatiOn.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01

GE Outht sent tree to those VINO wish 20 engage
Nj IN the moEi pleasant snd probable business
W known. Everything new. Capital not re-
quired. We viii furnish You everything free. SO
a day and upwards is easily made without staying
away from home over night. No risk whatever
Many new workers wanted Gt once, Many are
making fortunes ct tEU business. LGGiss MAKE as
much Ds 1aeu, and gOung boys and girls make
great pay. NO one who is willing 20 work fails to
make more money every Gay than can be made In
q week ct any ordinary employment, Those who
engage at once viii ind short road to fortune.
Address =. HALL ETF &Cp., Portland Maine.
deC23Yl
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
ADVERTISING RATES.

The above scale Of prices is for ordinary single
and Tabular advertisements will be CHARGED 81 tbe
legal rste tGr spsce occupied. Rule and Fjgure
work 50 per cent. extra.
SPECIAL NOTICES, advertisements in other than
single column measure, and those "a prescribed
location, 25 per cent additional.
LOCAL NOTICEs-lO cents per line for first. and 4
cents per line for each additional insertion.
CARDS in Business DirectOry-One inoh, 1 year
year, IS 90; r-CS. s.; mos. 50.
-..WsuCs,H For Sale l'For Rent" "Lost,"
"Found, ETC., in "Cheap Cash Corner one-hqlf
cent per 1C0rd, each insertion, payable strictly Ii
advance.
OBITUARV NOTICES (otheF than simple announce.
ments of deGths,l FFiButes Of Respect, Cards of
Thanks, sad announcements by SOcieties-Ons-halt
csat per l5crd payable strictly advance and when
sent by mail, the money must accompany them in
all cases.
Notices Of Marriages, Births and Deaths-when
furnished by proper authOrity-free.
Attachment, Divorce, Administrators and Execu-
tors Notices. must be paid for before insertion
ss also Foreign and Transient Advertising E5ner-
ALL -- i'F -''.'
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
Force Of Imagination,

"You know" said Rice, chow the
negro likes 'possum. Two darkies
were riding from the field after a hard
days plOwing. They began to talk
about the good things to eat. Take
a good faint pOssum-pahbile him
put him in ole fashion Dutch owing
rOas' him brow the other darkey's
eyes rolling and mouth watering as the
description went on, 'sarve him up
wild coon graby-"Shut yO' mout, yO'
niggah! I'll fall right OfTn dis boss u
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
Mackau and Flnnd.

''What kind Of man is Mackay"
inquired a passenger.
'.Lackay, J. W? One of the best
men in the world, but his wife is the
boss, and John does just what she says.
I haye known her for years. Yes; when
Mrs. Mackay!s father used TO shave my
father and her mother did odd jobs Of
washing for the boys, she wasn't so
slick then, and this Western country
was as good as Paris. Last year john
and his wife and daughter and the
Count rode with me. They were going
to Virginia City. Now, you know, john
swears terribly, and lie doesn't care
who hears him. Well, the Count can't
speak English, and so his wife acted as
interpreter when John spoke to him.
How he did swear! 1t was q caution,
and it amused US fellows to see his
daughter take it so cool, and tell her
husband what he said. Whether she
forgot the cuss words or not, 1 don't
know, but the way the Count laughed
Ishould think not. To tell the trutE
would't bet that Mrs. Mackay was III
love with the old man, or she wOuldn'
act SO Internally bossy. 1 tell you,
what she says is law, and that's the
long and short of it. John, when with
the men, smokes q dudheen and is as
plain as the hardest working man. His
wife, though, is spelling him, and every
time he rides over this line I'll be darned
if he amt crosser,"
"How's Floodp'
Floods n darnatiOn good man. He
is a plain fellow, and treats everybody
white. He would as soon travel with q
poor man as the richest in the land.
He's not much on style, and no one
would ever think that he was one of
the ''bonanza firm" He generally
summers ut Tahoe, and 1 believe lie
went up this morning. Me and Jim
always have 8 good time when he rides
with me, and he likes TO tell how he
used to work on the night shift"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
A Haauu Land 0wnaE.

Col. Dan Murphy, Of Halleek Sta
ton, ElkO county, New, says the Reno
(Nev.) Gazette, is now probably the
largest private land owner on this con-
tinent. He has 4, 600, 600 acres Of land
in one body in Mexico. $4,000 in NeVa-
da and %, 600 in California. His Mex
lean grant he bought four years ago
for $500, 900, or five cents an acre. 1t
is sixty miles long, and covers a beau
tiful country of h i'll and valley, pine
timber and meadow land. 1t comes
within twelve miles Of the city Of DUR
ango, which is to be q station on the
Mexican Central. Mr.. Murphy raises
wheat on his California land and cattle
on that in Nevada. Col. Murphy set
tied in California in 1874, and it must
be confessed that he has been fairly
wide awake all the time.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01

NOR SALE-A New Cabinet Lathe. large size.
L suitable for Cabinet-Makers, Carpenters or
Chair-Makers. Made by EPhraim Brown, Lowell,
Mass. a Machine Shop, Carpenter shop and
Turner shop, all in one, on wheels A Patent Fret
saw Circular Saw, Boring, Drilling, Polishing,
Grinding and Screw-Cutting Machine, combil-
ed. Regular Manufacturers price, as. YIN %
sold for S3a cl.A. apply at TINS ONCE ~ CIT
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Free Of Chnrge.

All persons suffering from Coughs,
Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Loss of Voice,
or any affection of the Throat and Lungs,
ars requested TO call at Seybert &Co. s drug
store and get Trial Bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, free Of
charge, which will convince them of ills
wonderful merits and show what a regular
dollar size bottle Eill do. Cali early.
dso1cbwt1oI7
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"Get right out of this" shouted an
irritated merchant to a mendacious
clerk, ''this is the third lie I have
caught you in since 10 o'clock this
morning" ''Oh, well, said the new
man, don't be too hard on me. Give
q fellow time to learn the rules of the
h0uss. ."-HaWkegG