The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-12-01
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There is said to be Jolly old dog-s
setter-In London, who is nearly so
years old. He is a type-setter.
In Portugal a widow can not marry
II she IS over so years Of age, but who
ever heard Of a widow as old as that?
The ArChduchess of Austria, who
was reported to be the betrothed Of the
king Of Bavaria, is now said to be like
Iy to become the bride Of the duke
of Genoa.
Yes" he cried, passionateIy, 81
love you so true, so true s.Never
mind. darling" said she, artlessly.
81 will have my trOusseau ordered at
once"
/ An lrishman wrote thus to the wife
/ OF a sick brother: IF Jamie isn't dead
yet, remind him of the twenty shillings
he owes me on the PIC, and if he is.
tell him not to give himself any con-
surrin about it.
A brother arose in aweekly prayer
meeting in New Jersey, and said:
Brethren, when 1 consider the short
ness Of life l feel as if I might be taken
away suddenly, like a thief in she
night"
Three gentlemen stopping at a tav-
ern bore the names of More, Strange
and Wright Said the last: "There is
but one rascal in this company, and
that is Strange" ''Yes," answered
Strange, ''there is one More '.Aye,''
said More, "that's Wright"
People visiting at Schaghticoke,R ,Rens-
selaer county, N. Y, wonder at the
different sets Of people they see on. al
ternate days. The village is suffering
terribly from an epidemic of ague. and
while one set Of afflicted people are out
on the streets the other set is shaking
at home, to reverse their positions the
following day.
The Rev. Mr.. Green, who is in prison
at Lancaster Castle for violation of the /
law Of ritual, has an altar fitted I'D in
the easternmost window of his room
with a gilt cross above it, and candles !
and other ritualistic emblems and cIer-
lcal furnishings, and frequently, when |
his friends visit him, practices his fuuc- !
tons as a clergyman.
Working men are some Of the min
listers Of the Lutheran ministerium. of /
Pennsylvania where 2 pastors serve 8
each, 3 passors z 7congre-
cations, 3 pastors 6 congregations, u
pastors 5 congregations, Is pastors 4
each. FOrty-three OF
the pastOrates are German, IS are Eng
Esh, and So are German-English.
Several years ago bronze remains
were dug up in the island Of Funen,
Denmark, but no one knew what had
been their use. Laterly DR.. A. Peter
son was fortunate to find under the
earth in JutIand what he considers to
be a state carriage of the fourth or fifth
century, 1t has ornamental woodwork.
On the wheels were bronzes lust the
same as the ones discovered in Fuuen.
The total pack of the Columbia COre-
gOn) salmon canneries for the season
S 549, ia cases, of 4S pounds each. The
shipments to England to date acgre-
gate 272, ,OO4; shipments to San Fran
cisco, 1885 leaving on the river
1873, 463 cases. The total pack of last
rear was $4,000 cans, The income
rom the pack this year has been 81
10000
The Engineer thinks that the ques-
ion Of the actual pressure of the wind
lpOn railroad structures is still un-
ouched, and that the first step to the
solution Of the complex problems in
vOlved will be the Inauguration of an
extensive and systematic series Of ex-
,eriments on the comparative resist
-nces of different shaped bridge mem
lerss and on the influence of the shelter
.fOrded BY the WindWard girder on the
.ther exposed surfaces.
The biggest chincapin tree we ever
aw, we think, is on the CasOn old
lantatiOn, near Briar Creek church.
t measured $50 feet in circumference.
200 and 800 persons can ba
haded by it all day long. 1t is thought
can furnish over 800 persons q quart
chincapins each to eat for one day.
he l80 feet around is not the body,
ut the limbs gracefully hanging to the
round laden with fruit. It forms a
lost comfortable tent. and is one Of
le old pioneer trees Of the state.