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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-12-08
Also: ALL KINDS OF
Groceries and School Books.

From thesuperior advantages we possess u pur-
chasing our goods, we can offer superior induce
nents TO those purchasing any thing in our line
We warrant our Goods Fresh, Pure and Genuine
ana wish tito bedistinctIy understood tlas will
no. DC under soldby any establishmentin Northern
Indiana; Orders from a distance promptly attend
edto and Satisfaction givenin price and quality
PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS
Carefully compounded at any time of dav or ,;cv,s
Remember that the place to buy your coods ;s at
PERSHING &COsS.. 1F s1a
GLASS Flosr Bu4tD,xc. ~ 4
Corner n Miekiges and Gsrrs sfr-ess
May -, 16s9-2s ~ -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1859-12-08

Hurra for Lane. Every man. on the
Republican side. is foi Lane, in these parts.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07

"What do you mean, you little rascal2'
exclaimed an individual TO an impudent
youth that had seized him by tho nose
upon the street.
ooh, nothing, only I am going TO
seek my fortune, and my father told me
to be sure to seize hold Of the FIRST thing
that turned upl'
Mrs. jenkins complained In the even
ing, that the turkey she had outen at
Thanksgiving, did not set tyeH
"Probably," said jenkins, cit was not
a hen turkey"
Some ono has defined an editor as be-
ing poor fellow who empties his brains
to 6ll his stomach.
There is only one bad wife in the
world, and every crusty husband thinks
that che is fallen 60 his lot.
The Oldest piece Of furniture is the
multiplication taJle. It was constructed
more than two thousand years ago, and
is yet as good as new.
"Ohl my friend, said a doctor to an
Irish patient, "be composed, we must all
die once" "Aud its that what vexes
mo, replied Pat; "if I could die half
dozen times, I'd not care half penny
about this time"
Voltaire had a perfect horror Of in
quisitive persons. He said to one Of
these pumpers "Sir, [ am delighted to
see you, but give you fair warming I
know nothing about what you are going
TO ask me.
"That's the rock on which we split,
aa'the man said to his wife when asked
TO rock the cradle.
"Tll bo hanged if do, as the Grim.
inal said when the Sheriff told him to
step upon the gallows.
A waggish candidate, coming to q
tailor's shop in the course Of his can.
vass, said-"What we look for here, arc
measuros--notm men,"
A dandy lately appeared in Iowa
with legs so attenuated that the authori
ties had him arrested because he had nc
"visiblo means Of support"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07

"ICs therein bed--fast asleep
I've seen 1.-THE pendulum I'd not
sleep there fora thousand poundsw
"Good graoiousI What will you DOR
"Sloep on the stairs, if / had but my
carpet-bag out Of the roomI"
"Ill fetch it for you. / don't mind
the pendulum; he's an old friend Of
mine"
And in another minute the mild one
was travelling down to the cofFee-room,
humping his carpot-bag from stair to
stair, to the probable disturbance of the
whole house.
"Betty Bettyl' said Ponsonby in an
under-tone, "tell the porter to bring my
baggage to No. Forty .twoi Hal hal cap
ital, Betty" roarcd Ponsonby, as he
saw the cause Of the mild ones terror.
It was the brazen warming-pan COM
fortably put to bed in No. Forty-two,
and which the NJ. G. in his terror had
taken for o pendulum.
In the morning the mild gentleman
did not show himself He had drank
three bottles Of soda-wuter, paid his bill,
and gone off by the frst train.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07
Gge gomr Cjrtlr.
A Capital Sermon.

A writer in the Sierra (Cal.) Citizen,
under the title Of young Men aud
Tree Frogs gives a better sermon, a
better lecture on morality, and a better
essay on mental philosophy, all in a few
lines, than are foun in as many vol
umes of standard authors:
The tree frog acquires the color Of
whatever it adheres to for short time.
If it is found on the oak, it will bear
the color Of that tree, if on the syca-
more, or cypress, it will be a whitish
brown; and when it is found on the
growing corn it is sure to be green
just so it is with young men; their COM
paniOns tell us what their character Isl
If they associate with the vulgar, the
licentious and the profano, then their
hearts are already stained with their
guilt and shame, and they will them
selves become alike vicious. The study
of bad books, or the love Of wicked
companions, is the broadest and most
certain road to ruin that young men
can travel, and few we'll directed les.
sons in either will lead them on step
by step to the gate of destruction
Our moral and physical laws show us
how important it is to have proper asso,
Citations of every kind, especially in
youth. How dangerous it is to gaze on
a picture or a scene that poilutes the
Imagination or blunts the moral per.
ceptions, or has a tendency to weaken
a sense Of our duty to God and man.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.


ITEMS FOR THE BENEFIT on HOUSE,.
KEEpEBs.--Do everything in its proper
time, Keep everything in its place
Always mend clothes before washing -
Alum or vinegar is good to set colors Of
red, green or yellow. Sal soda will
bleach very white, one spoonful is
enough for a kettle Of clothes. Save
your suds for garden plants, OF TO hard
en- yards when sandy. Stir Poland
starch with a common candle, and it will
not stick to the iron, and will be much
nicer. Count your clothes-pins, knives
and forks, towels, handkerchiels, &C., at
least once a week Wash your tea-trays
with cold suds, polish with a little -four,
and rub with dry cloth Frozen po-
tatoes make moro starch than fresh
ones; they make nice cake. Save all
your bread for pudding; dry, or they
will mold. Examine your pickles.
sweetmeats, and everything put away
Buy small quantities Of cheese at time.
Get some farmer to put down your but
ter in the fall. Keep nice cat to de-
stroy your rats and mice. a hot shovel
held over vanished furniture, will take
out white spots. A bit of glue dissolv-
ed in skim milk and water, will restore
old Grape. Ribands of any kind
should be washed in old soap-suds, and
not rinsed. If your fat-irons are rough,
rub them well with fine salt, and it will
make them smooth. Oat straw is the
best for filling beds; it should be chang.
ed once year IF you arc buying a car
pet for durability, choose small figures.
A bit Of soap rubbed on the hinges Of
doors will prevent their oregking.-
Scotch snuff put on holes whore crickets
come ont, will destroy them. Wood
ashes and common salt, wet with water,
will stop the cracks of a stove, and pro-
vent the smoke from escaping. Green
should be. the prevailing color of bed
hangings and window drapory. A gal
Ion Of strong lyo put in a barrel Of
hard water, will make it as soft as rain
water Half cranberry bound on a
corn will soon kill it. In winter set the
handle of your pump as high as posi-
bic at night, or throw blanket over it.
10 DNlN h AWAY hAIS.-NlI. NudIlCs
Pierce, of Milton, has communicated tc
us an account of the way in which he
drove the rats away from his premises
He took cotton batting, sprinkled over
it pulverized potash, and crowded it in.
to the holes The rats not only left
their holes, but quilted the cellar alto.
gether. Since Mr.. ?. made this state.
ment, we have been informed that 9th,
ers have got rid of these animals in the
same way Boston Cultivator.
CEMENT TO RESIST BOTH FrRE AMI
WATER.-Half pint of milk, half q
pint Of vinegar, let them simmer togeth.
er till the curd separates. Strain, and
with the whey mix the white of five eggs
well beaten up. When well mixed, ado
sifted quick lime till the whole is about
as thick as putty. Do not put yom
hands into it, as it has a tendency tC
make the skin sore. Lay it on every
part of the broken edge, and make tn,
edges ft exactly; when perfectly dry, i
will be found to resist both heat anc
moisture, and the article will be as strong
as when new.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07
GQljt auO 8umor.

PARIS EvAsIvE ANswER.-Pat-
rick O'Neil, before he became Joined in
"holy bonds of wedlock, was in the SER
vice of Father Connely. One day the
priest expected a call from a Protestant
minister, and he wished some excuse to
get rid of him. So calling Patrick, he
proceeded to give some Instructions:
"Patrick, said he, eff that minister
comes here to-day, 1 don't wish to sec
him.
"Yis, your reverence"
"Make some excuse and send him
away"
"What shall I tell him?"
"Tell him / am not at home"
"WouId % have me tell lie, your
riverenoe2' f
"No, Patrick, but get rid Of him some
way-give him an evusive answer"
Gan evasive answer, is it2 1 will do
it,"
"You understand me, Patrick"
CAV ooorse, yer reverence"
The matter thus arranged, Father
Connely retired TO his library, and Pat
rick went about his duties. About dusk
in the afternoon the priest came out of
his room aud found Patrick in good
spirits
"Wen, Patrick, did the minister call
to-day"
ayes, sir"
"And did you get rid of him?'
"I gave him an evasive answer"
"An evasive answer, Patriok?"
"Yis, yer reverence"
"What was it2"
"Hs axed me was 20 in, and I tould
him was his grandmother a monkey"
There are some mighty mean men in
Wisconsin. One man refuses to die,
unless he can have the privilege Of
walking to the grave,
I did it in a ft Of abstractiou--n
the boy said when Ro Was accused
stealing peaches
Two things mado 10 bs lo5t--sinner5
ana umbrellas.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07

BAoEBITING.-Never say Of one who
is absent, what you would be afraid or
ashamed to say If he we're present. "He
Of whom you delight to speak evil, says
a wise moralist, "may hear Of it, and
become your enemy; or if he do not,
you will have to reproach yourself with
the meanness Of attacking one who had
no opportunity to defend himself. New
or listen to those who deal in scandal;
he who ISLANDERS one to you, will slander
you to another" Tale-heorers make
talo-bearers; and hence Dr. South said
"the tale-bearer and tale hearer should
be hanged together, the one by the ear,
the other by the tongue"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07
Webster,s Courtship.

A correspondent of the Boston Cour-
ior tells how Daniel Webster offered
himself to the woman of his choice:
Mr.. Webster married the woman he
loved, and the twenty years which he
lived with her brought him to the me-
ridian of his greatness An anecdote is
current on this subject which is not re-
corded in the book. Mr.. Webster was
becoming intimate with Miss Grace
Fletcher, when the skein Of silk getting
into a knot, Mr.. Webster assisted in
unraveling the snarl; then, looking up
to Miss Grace he said: "We have un-
tied a knot, don't you think we could
tie one?" Miss Grace was little EN-.
barrassed, said not a word, but in the
course of few minutes, she tied a knot
in a piece of tape and handed it to Mr..
w. This piece of tape, the thread of
his domestic joys, was found after the
death of Mr. Webster, preserved as one
Of his most precious relics.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07
9n 3musjn0 Storn.
THE HAUNTED bed.
BY MARK LEMON.

"Why, Betty, if there isn't Mr.. Pom
sOnby at the door with his baggage, III
be whipped" cried the head waiter at
the - hotel, on the evening prcced-
ing the regatta.
"Mr. PonsonbyI you don't say! and
I'd given him up, and just put that
weak minded gent as come at ten o'clock
in Forty y.two-Mr. Ponsonby's room, as
I cali it; and there's not bed to be had
in Cowes for love or money!
whats that you say Betty?" said
the newcomer; mot another bed but
mine, eh?"
That's it, sir" replied Betty; 81
kept it for you till the last train; now,
as that has been in an hour I gave you
up, sir. What will you do?"
Awkward" exclaimed Ponsonby;
"the old clock in the room will break its
heart; but / must sleep on a sofa"
"Not Que disengagod, sir" said the
waiter.
"No, sir" added Betty, mot ono,
sir. There are four small children put
to bed in a chest of drawers now in
Twenty We let everything be-
fore we lgould let Forty-tw
"That's the gent that's got your
ROOM" whispered John, as he ushered
Mr. Ponsonby into the coffee-room.
The person alluded to was very
mild milky-looking young gentleman
Of twenty-one. His present position
was evidently a new one, for he was
constantly employed in pulling up his
shirt collar and using his tooth-pick.
"John, said Mr.. Ponsonby, 81 nlust
have bed. Bring me broiled bone
and q glass of brandy and water, and
put them on the table next to the
young gentleman, whilst 1 speak to
Betty"
What the nature Of Mr. Ponsonby'
communication to Betty was / don,
mean to reveal; but she "laughed con,
sumedly," and was shortly afterwards
seen entering No. Forty-two with q
warming-pan, aud then returning with,
out it.
The bone aad brandy and water were
duly served, aud Mr. Ponsonby took bis
place at the table. The mild gentleman
pulled his collar more frequently, and
Piled the toothpiok with increased en-
ergy.
VWaiterl" cried Ponsonby, "Hore
take this thing away
"Capital bone, sir, said John, some
what astonished.
"Don't tell me a capital boneI ez,
claimed Ponsonby. "The bus driver
was complaining Of the mortality among
his horses. Take it away"
The mild gentleman looked alarmed
and paused in the act Of pulling up his
left collar.
"Wretohed house, this, sir, said Pom.
sonby, oonfdentially; "never come here
if / can avoid it, but at regatta time
glad to got in anywhere
uYos, sir, said the mild one.
"They served me rasoally trick
once aud I never shall forget it. ]
wonder who sleeps in that room tonight
--poOr devill'
iMay inquire what tho trick was
sir?"
"Oh, certainly, said Pousonby, "though
II hardly Ike 10 teA tho story, in case
you should doubt my veracity."
"Oh sir"
"Well, Il seoms absurd 20 talk Of
haunted chambers iu she nineteenth
century" and Pousonby paused.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07

EVIL CoMPANY.-Sophronius, wise
teacher, would not suffer even his grown
up sons aud daughters to associate
with those whose conduct was not pure
and upright. "Dear father" said the
gentle Eulalie to him one day, when he
forbade her, in company with her broth
er, to visit the volatile Lucinda; "Dear
father, you must think US very childish;
if you imagine that we would be expo
sed to danger by it, The father took
in silence a dead coal from the hearth,
and reached it to his daughter. 'It
will not burn you, my child; take it,
Eulalie did so, and behold her delicate
white hand was sOiled and blackened,
and, as it ohanced, her white dress also
ave cannot be too careful in hand
ling Goals, said Eulale, in Yezation
ayes, truly" said her father. "You
see, my child, that Goals, even if they
do not burn, blqcken. So it is with the
company of the vicious"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07

ooh, Johpny," cried a nervous moth
er, ''do have some pity on my poor
headl' Poor Johnny drew up the tape
reins with which he was driving two
chairs tandem, and called out in a loud
hoarse whisper, "Get up, whoal" But
at length finding little pleasure in this
suppressed amusement, he threw down
the reins, and laying his hands on his
breast, said with a long breath, ooh,
mother, it's full Of noise in here, and IL
hurts me to keep it inl Don'tall little
boys make a noise when they play?"
"Yes, johnny, / believe they do" re-
piled the lady. "0h, then, mother
dear, cried Johnny in a whining tone,
"ploaso let me be a little boyw
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07

THE TRUE TEST OF LovE.-It is
perfectly we'll understood, or if not, it
should be, that almost any husband
would leap into the sea or rush into a
burning edifce to rescue a peri shing
wife, But to anticipate the convenience
or happiness of a wife in some small mat
ter, the neglect of which would be un-
observed, is a more eloquent proof Of
tenderness. This shows a mindful fond
ness which wants occasions in which
TO express itself And the smaller the
occasion seized upon, the more intensely
affeotionate is the attention paid DR..
Bushnell.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07

The Religious Telescope says the
Western Methodist Protestant Church ia
the North aud West has dissolved oil
connection with the same Church in the
South, and may be therefore considered
a Church by itself As now eonstitu-
ted, it numbers p annual conferences,
534 itinerauts, 426 local preachers, n
parsonagcs, 579 meeting houses, and
35,5O6 members. A little more than
half the original Methodist Protestant
denomination goes South, and takes
with it the old Church paper and tho
General Conference.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07

THE New Corn or CANADA.-The
assay officers Of the U. 8. Mint have
discovered, on making an analysis Of
the new Canadian decimal coin, that
their several pieces do not harmonizo
with the standards for the same pieces
in our own country, the Canadian TWEEN
ty cent pieces being worth, by the U.
States standard, only l83 cents nearly,
and that it is, consequently not inter-
changoable with our currency, at its
real value.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07
For tho News.
Miscellaneous Enigma.

am composed or 10 letters.
NY 6 Z 8 lOy waa an ancient astronomer.
Ny l6 IS II 70 lS wua celebrated Eug-
l's b divine.
My 2 3 10 s is an exclamation.
My ia 6 is on animal.
My IA 4 g. 3 10 reprooohod King David for
q certuin sin.
Ny whole is the name Of a young lady I'm
Highland co. JAMIE.
New Vienna, o.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07
How to Col Q Husband.

The time has arrived in the year for
the preparation of many good things;
and I have no doubt but that the fol.
lowing will prove to be one Of the most
valuable in the catalogue of recipes
To cook a husband, as Mrs. Glass said
Of the hare, you must FIRST catch him.
Having done so, the mode of cooking
him, so as to make a good dish Of him,
is as follows:
Many good husbands are spoiled in
cooking: some women go about it as if
their husbands were bladders, and
blow them up; others keep them CON
stantly in hot water, while others freeze
them by conjugal GOODNESS; some smoth
er them in hatred, contention, and va
rance, and some keep them in pickle all
their lives. These women always serve
them Up with tongue sauce. Now, il
cannot be supposed that husband will
be tender and good if managed in this
way; but they are on the contrary, very
delicious when managed as follows:-
Get a large jar Of faithfunoss, (which
every good wife has on hand, place
your husband in it and set him near the
/ FIRE of conjugal love; let the FIRE be pref.
ty hot; especially letit be clear, but
above all let the heat be constant. Gov.
or him with Affection kindness, and sub.
lection, garnished with modest and be-
coming familiarity, and spice with
pleasantly, and if you add kisses and
other contcctionaries, let them be ac
companied with a sufficient portion of
secrecy, mixed with prudence and mod
Grafton. We should advise all good wives
to try this recipe, and realize what az
admirable dish a husband makes wher
properly cooked.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07

HARRIS, Wis, March 26--Jonathan
Post, Baptist preacher, and his wife,
were killed yesterday by their own son.
The murderer had been insane for sew
eral years, and was considered harmless
until this occurrence. He made no eff
fort TO escnpe.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07

The Dayton Empire says the scarlet
fever is making fearful ravages in the
lower portions Of Montgomery county,
and that many children have fallen vic
Tins to it within the past few weeks.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07
miscellaneous

PAUL MoRPEY.-We learn by the
last Spirit Of the Times that the pro-
posed testimonial of the Now York
Chess Club to Paul Morphy, on his re-
turn to this country, (Which will be, it
is said, in April has now assumed this
definite shape:
The members Of the Club Caided by
such outside contributions as may be
offered) will give the King of Chess ga
public dinner, q magnificent American
gold watch, a set Of gold and silver
chossmen, for beauty and cdstliness un-
surpassed in the world, with a richly in
laid chess-board to match, together with
a gold medal, commemorative of his Eu-
ropeau triumphs-the whole cost 10 be
nearly S2,5OO."
From another correspondent Of the
same paper We learn that the English
chess players intend to give MorPhy a
splendid dinner on his return from his
continental triumphs
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07
DEsPIsE NOT CHRISTENING.

DEsPIsE NOT CHRISTENING.
"psGpiio rot thou the ohsuenng Of the Almighty"
jon 3: ~.
The So nshine, 10 The flower, may give
The tints that charm the sight,
But scenuess would that howeret live,
lf les we're always bright
Dark clouds aud showers its scent bestow,
And purest JOY Is born OF wosl
Ho who each bitter cup rejects,
No living spring shal quaffi
He whom Thy rod In love corrects,
Shall lean upon Thy staff
Happy, thrice happy, then, Is ho
Who knows his chgstening is from Thee.
Bernard Barton.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07

The Eco d'Italia, of March 10, learns
from good authority. which it is not al
lowed to name, that the Hungarian pa
triot, Kossuth, passed through France,
with the consent and connivance of the
French Government, and arrived jncog-
nito at Genoa. It is supposed that he
will place himself at the head of the
Hungarian soldiers now in Lombardy
1t is a we'll known fact that during the
last ten years Kossuth has been study
ing military science.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-04-07

For the News,
Arithmetical Problem.
A wealthy man two daughters had,
Aud both were very fair;
To each he gave piece Of land,
Que round, the other square.
Atforty dollars the acre, just,
Each piece ita value had,
The dollargwhi0h onoompusssd each,
For each exactly paid.
lf cross a dollar Do an inch,
And just a half inch more,
Which did tho better portion have,
That had the r0un nd or fquarsI
so. b., Penn iP.
ob.--aa=t4--4
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For the News
Miscellaneous Enigma.
am composed OF 81 letters:
My 5 6 1877 lisa bird.
My d M 90 "a is a noun.
My z 90 l6 l2lsa wild animal.
My 10 25 Is what males wear,
My 90 80 70 Is a tract Of laud,
My l3 2 5 s 70 Is a township ia Fuyette co,
My2" IL 70 70 is what we oil item drop, but
never stop 10 pick mp.
My ID IS 36 81 q Is what a storekoeper
has
My IA % II 2G 30 81 is what a sewing
machine does.
Ny 81 90 % 80 I5 Is a dogs name.
Ny l9 33 % S lsa mans name.
My % 20 70 is a girls nickname.
MY l8 s 6 81 Is not alive
Ny whole is passage Of Scripture.
Clear Greek. J. f, R, III.