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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-09
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AT
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w ANTED-A FEW GOOD AGENTS FOR
w the - General History of Freemasonry In
Present Time: by Emanuel Bebold, Past Dep
uty Of the Grand Orient Of France. This work
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list OF PRIZES.

The Ffrst and Capital Prize; Col. NJ.
C. Gallaway's valuable residence, corner Of
Court and Third streets. Memphis, one block
only from the center of the city. and iu the
vicinity OF nj the Federal, State and County
Offices. Lot BIZ feet front by S313 deep.
Valued at $4,000.
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1T Is AN UNFAILIlSG REMEDY IN ALL
Il c ases OF Neuralgia faeialiE. often eilecting a
peri ect cure in less than tw, nty-four hours.
iron the use Of no more than Two OR THREE
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n other form Of Neuralgia or Nervous Dis
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Even in thoseverest cases Of Chronic Neural
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the utmost, always affords the most as tonishing
relief, and very rarely fails to produce a COM
pie &c and permanent cure.
II contains no drugs OF OF her materials in the
slilghtest degree injurious. even to the most
delicate ~ ten. and can Al WAYS be used with
PERFECT SAFETY.
II has long been in constant use by many Of
our most eminent Physicia a.. who sive Il their
unanimous and unqualified approval.
Sent by mail on receipt of price and postage.
One paekage ,......-....-.--- 90. Postage cents.
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II is sold By all wholesale and retail dealers
- Drugs and Medicin e. throughout the United
States, and by
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IN ALL THEIR VARIETY.

NkTE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN PLACED
w in receipt nf a large and most we'll selected
sock of FANCY GROCERIES, &c, consist
ing in part of ALMONDS, FILBERTS.
PECANS, BRAZIL NUTS, CItkON. Kali
SINS, CukRANTs, FIGS, JFLLIBS and
PRESERVES Of al kinds, s 4 U Els,
PICKLES., CAN FRUITS, TOYS, and a
variety of other articles too lengthy for emu
meration. We are also in receipt Of regular
shipments Of Oranges, Lemons and other green
Fruits. and invite he attention OF our old Gus
TONERS aud The public generally 70 our stock.
feeling confident that our lengthy business X
perience enables US TO give entire satisfaction
to all Of our many patrons.
FACTORY Our Candies will be furnished
fresh daily as heretofore, and guaranteed pure.
We manufacture none but No. articles, and
that this fact is appreciated liberal patronage
demonstrates. Pa, ticnlar attention paid to the
filing Of country orders.
u. ROCCO 4 CO.,
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1886
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LADIES' discard lnJurlrsus Paddings.
MADAM JUMEL'S MArlAfARIAL BALM
Nk aLd faien! breast ~ evators develop the
form physiologieally. d epot COZ BroadWav.
New York. Send stamI, for treatise. Sold al
Druggists and ladies' furnishing stores.
ECLkCTIC MEDICAL COLLAGE OF pa.
" Winter session commences October Z, 1851.
Thirty students taken for $50 each. No other
expenses. For additional particulars address
JOSEPH SITES, NJ. D., Dean, 500 North
Sixth street. Philadelphia, Pa.
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WANTED-EVERYWHERE-A AGENTS,
w LADIES AND GESTLENES-Sl00 TO $50
PER MoSTH-TO sell the genuine improved
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will stitch hemt fell, tuck. bind. quilt.
be pulled apart, even after cutting across the
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warranted for hve years. Send for circulars
and terms 10 agents or call al Mcdowell
FLOCK corner Fourth and Green sts., Louisville.
ny. BLISS 4 McEATHRON. General Ar'ts'
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Parties Wishing to AdyertiSe

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Seventh Prize. The Franklin Female In
stitute at Holly Springs. Miss, q handsome
and well constructed school building, most
eligibly located. This is very desirable prop
exty. Valued at 5000.
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Second Prize: cottage residence Of ten
rooms, with lot IS By 100 in the city of Chicago,
Ill, only three quarters Of a mile from the
heart of the city, and within one block of the
street railroad intersocting every part of the
city, Valued at $500.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-11-09

Thrcpfh Bills Of Iading will be given By Che
Agent u the Meliph.s am Charleston II
road. 90 the Depot; and qll necessagy inior1.a.
ton promptly furnished on application 10
w. J. ROSS, General superintendent
THOS. b. DUNN, Gen. Freight AGENT.
A. j. LOWE AGENT $3.50
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26
Artificial FIowers.

Ladies who deck their hairin mimic bloom
have, in general, little idea of the way i'll
which those false flowers grew. They
wear them light-heartedly in the gayesJ
scenes, and think not they were trans
planted from the saddest. They put forth
their leaves and delicate hues in sitting
garrcts, in fetid back kitchens, or in hot,
overcrowded factories, where the health Of
those who made them wgs whitening
away, where the gus-burners are often
without glass or shade, and the gas stoves
are set on the tables to heat the tools, while
II hundred women and girls, from nine
years old and upwards, bend over their
hOt-hOuse plants. Some hold the hand
stamp which cuts through sixteen folds at
a time Of the muslin or silk that is to make
the leaves or flowers. Others vein the
leaves by pressing them between dies, or
paint the petals separately with brush,
when the centre is to be left white. Most
of them are busy with the finer work Of
constructing the flowers. They gum and
wax, dust for bloom with potato flour, or
with blown glass powdered for frost they
twist paper or silk thread to the stalk,
and make the foundation on which the
petals may stick. Slender wires are run
through the blossoms, and a small golfer
ing iron gives them their curl. All this is
straining and tidgety work, especially by
gas-light, with blistered fingers, thumb
nails worn to the quick, and the dust Of
other materials inhaming the eyes, and
preparing the patients for the OphthalmIc
Hospital. The bright blues and carmines
try the sight sadly, and the latter causes
heaviness in the head. Arsenic green and
verdigris blue are now seldom used; but
enough is left to poison the poor "hOwer-
girls" existence. She works in London
fourteen or fifteen hours a day, and some
times longer. After thirteen hours work,
girls often take home sufficient for two
hours more.-[LOndOn Review.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26
Miscellaneous.
The Absurdlity of Drinking.


1t has become a sort of pOpular-al-
most national-faith that it is not pos
sible to be truly happy unless you
drink. Among certain Classes-and
they are by no means exclusively the
lowest-drink is the beginning and
end of everything. The very name
of liquor is held to be Synonymous
with enjoyment, and the dearer
the li1uOr, the more it is priced
and coveted. Yet every man who is
not a downright dlunk3rl, s well
aware that the pleasures of drinking
are, beyond a certain point, a mock
cry, delUsiOn and snare. I put it
to any one who has stood half the
night at the bar, or sat half the night
in a club room, drinking, smoking and
bandying reckless talk, if the enjoy
ment of such an evening has been
anything like that Ofa few quiet hours
spent at home with book or newspa-
per? The evil influence Of tavern
pleasures on the health is too obvious
to be denied by any one, and the illu-
sorry nature of the pleasures them
selves, would be undeniable also, if
the persons who indulge in them did
not deceive themselves and put the
truth out of sight.
No one brought any good out ola
drinking bout yet. 1t is a short, fever
ish spasm of animal enjoyment, which
leaves nothing behind but moroseness,
regret and bad temper, self-reprOach
and headache. 1 should like to ask
you, sir, if you say your prayers
when you come home in that state :?
No-you don't. You are ashamed to
say them. You postpone them until
you have purged yourself, your mind
and your lips by more sober and
rational behavior. Next night when
you pass the hours quietly at home
with book or a friend, you feel that
you have had real enjoyment, and
that the time has passed pleasantly,
that you have learned something, and
that you have not injured your health.
You are not ashamed to say your
prayers, and you get up next morn
ing with a clear head and good appe-
tite, and an increased faculty for work
and enjoyment of life.-[All the Year
Round.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26
Poetry.
THB ETeHT AFrBR CHRIgrMAs.


The following amusing parody upon Clement BIoore's
Night Before Christmas is appropriate to the
Twas the night after Christmas when all through the
house
Every soul was abed, and as still a mouse;
Those stockings, so lately St. Nicholas care,
We're empted Of all that was eatabIe there;
The darlings had duly been tucked in their beds,
With very full stOmachs aud pain in their heads.
I was dozng away in my new cotton cap,
And Nancy was rather far gone in a nap,
When ont in the nurs'ry arose such clattor,
sprang from my sleep, crying, "What is the matterf
few to each bedside-stilI half in doze-
Tore open the curtains and threw of the clothes,
While the light of the taper served clearly to show
The piteous plight OF those objects below;
For what to the fond fathers eyes should appear,
But the little pale face OF each sick little dear,
For each pet that had crammed itself fllI tick,
knew in a moment, now felt like Old Nick,
Their pulses were rapid their breathings the same
What their stomach rejected III mention by name:
Now turkey, now stufing, plum-pudding of course,
And custards, and crulers, and cranberry sauce,
Before outraged nature, all went to the wall
Yes, lOllypOps hapdOOdIe, dinner and all
Like pellets which nrchins from pop-guns let fly,
Went figs, nuts and rasins, jam, jelly aud pie,
Till each error Of diet was brought to my view,
To the shame Of Mamma and Of Santa Clans too.
turned from the sight, to my d-room stepped back
And brought out phiaI marked "Pulv Ipecac.'
When my Nancy excaimed-for their suIerings shock
ed her
Dent you think you bad BETTER love, run for the
dOctor?''
I ran-and was scarcely hack under my roof,
When heard the sharp clatter of old Jalap's hoOt
might say that had hardly turned myself round,
When the Doctor came into the room with bound.
He covered with mud from his head to his foot,
And the suit he had on his very worst suit
Tie had hardly had time to put that on bis back,
And he looked like FalstaR half fuddled with sack.
Ills eyes, how they twinkled! Had the Doctor got
''morryr"
His cecs looked like Port and his breath smsIt Of
Sherry;
HO hadn't been shaved for fortnight or so,
And the beard on his chiH wasn't white as the Snow.
But inspecting their tongues in spite Of their teeih
And drawing his watch from his waistcoat beneath
He felt of each pulse, soyiuE-"Eaoh little holly
Must get rid'-here he Isughed'vf the rest of that
jelly
Eazed on each chubby, plump, sick little elf,
An" sIoaheu Wheh ne Saiu bo--ih spIte OF hyeeH5
But wink Of his eye when he physicked our Frrd,
Soon gave me to know had nothing to dread.
lie didn't pFescribs-kut straightway to work,
A nd dOsed all the rsst-gave his trowscvs Jerk,
An adding directions while blowing his nose
he buttoned his cnat--from the chair he arose,
Then jumped in his gig-guve old Jalap whistle,
Aud Jalnp dashed of rs if Pricked by thistle,
But the Doctor exclaimed he drove out Uf sight,
They'll 10 well by to-mUrrow--goOd night, Jones
good nightr
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26
Romnn1ieI.oHe Gcenc.

'Tis past the hour of midnight. The
golden god of day, who yesterday drove
his emblazOned chariot tbrO' the heavens,
has ceased shining on the earth, and
black pail reigns over the lowest section Of
our city. Nothing is heard save the dis
tant step of the melancholy bill-pOster as
he pUrsues his hOmeward way. Suddenly
a sound breaks the stiffness it is the
voice of Frederick William, calling upon
his beloved Amelia.
"ThrOw open the lattice, love, and look
down from the easement, for 1, your dear
Frederick, am here"
'What brings thee, at this time of the
night, when all is still and glOOmy?"
81 came to offer thee my heart. Upon
my soul I love -truly-wildly-
passionately love thee. DOst thou reciPro-
cate ?''
The maiden blushed as she hesitated.
"Ah 2" cried he, and the face of our hero
| lit up with a sardOnic smile "thou low
est another"
| s'NO, no, no cried Amelia.
| "Then why not rush to my bosom that
| is bursting to receive yOu?"
because" replied the still trembling
damsel, "I'm 1Hldrcsscd!"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26
I Whole No. 164S.

districts to levy a Poll Tax on the in
habitants of the district i'm aid of the
General School Fund, and for no other
purpose
The General Assembly shall levy a
specific annual tax upon all Railroad,
Navigation, Banking and Insurance
Companies, and upon all Insurance
and Foreign Bank and Exchange
Agencies, and upon the profits Of For
eign Bank bills issued in this State by
any corporation, partnership or per
son, which shall be exclusively devO-
ted to the maintenance of public
schools.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26
Republican Convention.

Union Republican Convention.
We give below the call issued by the
National Republican Committee, fix
ing the time and place for holding the
Convention to nominate candidates
for the next Presidential contest:
"The undersigned, constituting the
National Committee designated by
the Convention held at Baltimore on
the 9TH of June, 1867, do appoint
that a Convention of the Union Re
publican party be held at the city of
Chicago, on Wednesday, the 10th day
of May next, at - o'clock, NJ, for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
the Office of President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States.
'sEach State in the United States is
authorized to be represented in said
Convention by a number of delegates
equal to twice the number of Sena-
tors and Representatives to which
each State is entitled in the National
Congress.
awe invite the cooperation of all
citizens who rejoice that our great
civil war has happily terminated in
the discontinue of rebellion who
would hold fast to the unity and in
tegrity of the republic, and maintain
its paramount right to defend to the
utmost its existence, whether i'm
OpriIpd bV q secret cOnSDirapV Or arOlp6
force; of an economical administration
of public expenditures of the COM
plete extirpation Ofthe principles and
policy of slavery, and ola speedy re-
organization of those States whose
governments were destroyed by the
rebellion, and the permanent restOra-
tion of their proper practical relations
with the United States, in accordance
with the true principles of a Repub-
licaH Government"
Signed by all the committee.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26

OWNING A HOME.-Henry Ward
Beecher recently said if he was a
POpe-no, a King-he thought he
should make n better King than q
Pope-nO young man should be q
iourneyman without having a piece Of
land. There is nothing that anchors
a man like ground. A young man
that has got a plat in the city, or an
acre in the country, with a good ad-
wiser on it, gives a mortgage to the
State that he will be thrifty, honest,
sober, and industrious. Such a man
the devil soon abandOns. Where
you have a whole community Of la
bOrers, society begins to approach
the ideal Of American industry. He
liked Philadelphia better than New
York or any other city in the country,
not because it has cleaner streets or
broader brims, but because there was
a larger percentage of the houses
owned by those people who occupy
them than in any other city in the
world. That must also be virtuOus,
and must be deeply rooted in pros
perity in the household.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26
Conundrums.

Why is kissing girl like eating soup with fOrk'
Because you can't get enough.
When is flea like a locomotive? When it goes on
the sleepers.
When will the laundresses strike? When the irons
hot.
Why is a kiss like scandal? Because it goes from
mouth 10 mouth.
How may a man be known from a fatigHed dog.
One wears a shirt and the other pants.
Why was BuIwer more likely to get tired Of novel
writing than Warren? Because Buwer wrote might
and Morning." warren only "Eow and Then"
why is n person asking a question the strangost o.
individuals? Because he is the querist.
Why is the letter like a squalling child? Because
il makes mad.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26

The English papers are very severe IN
their comments upon President JOhnson's
message. The London Times has the fol-
lowing: "The message shows that Mr..
johnson has learned nothing. He trans
cends himself in impudence. He regards
his Office as absolute as sovereigns do their
prerOgatives. He forgets all respect. 1t
is hard to say where the hope of the peo-
pie of the United States lies, between
johnson on one side, and Stevens on the
other" The other journals use similar
language.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26

Children are taught music in En-
gland through a game recently in
vented. They take great interest in
it, and become perfectly familiar with
music at sight. They are made
thoroughly acquainted, both with the
absolute value of notes, and their re-
Iations one TO another on the score.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26

The above stock will be disposed Of on the POPULAR
OEE-PRIoE PLAN, giving every patron fine Gold or
Solid Silver Watch fOt So without regard to value
Wright, Bro & Co., I61 Broadway, New York, wish
Immediately dispose Of the above magnificent stock
Certificates, naming the articles, placed in sealed
envelopes, and we'll mixed. Holders entitled to
the articles named iH their certificate, upon payment
Of Ten Dollars whether il be watch worth 81 900 or
one worth less. The return ANY Of our certificates
entities YOU TO the articles named thereon, upon pay
meut irrespective Of its worth, and as no article
valued less than $40 is named any certificate, it will
az once be seen that this IL lottery, but straight
forward legitimate transaction, which may be partic-
pated in even by the most fastidious
A single certificate will be sent by mall post paid,
upon receipt Of 25 CENTS five for 81, eleven for 81
thrty-three and elegant premium for s., sXtysN and
more valuable premium for $40, hundred and most
superb Watch for SIS. To agents or those wishing
employment, this IL opportunity. 1t is a le-
ultimately conducted business duly authorized by the
Government, and open 10 the most careful scrutiny.
Watches sent ny Express, with bill for collection on
delivery that dissatisfaction possibly occur.
Try Us. address
oct2tn3HsstCO lGl Broadway, New York.
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Signed by all the committee.

Wait, mother, before you speak
harshly to the little rogue who has
torn his apron and soiled his white
Marseilles jacket. He is only d child,
and smother" is the sweetest and
most sacred word in all the world to
him Needle and thread and soap
suds will repair all damage now, but
if you will teach him to shrink from
his mother, and hide away his child
ish faults, the damage cannot be re-
paired!
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26
Threatening Condition in En-
gland.
A London Letter says

"The sympathizers with the Man
chester prisoners have kept the city
and a good part of the county in a
ferment, and the authorities have
had their hands full in preparing to
meet any demonstrations that might
be made. The bread riots continue in
various quarters, and new source of
disturbance has arisen. The move
ments of the Irish in England have
aroused the spirit of hostility among
Protestants of the lower classes, and
they are beginning to indulge in at
tacks upon the Roman Catholic
churches, and the residences of the
priests. Altogether we are in very
unpromising condition, and as cold
weather is coming on, when the poor
will snffer more than ever, and be
ready to listen to almost any sugges-
ton, it is greatly to be feared that there
is an uneasy winter before us. 1 never
before knew the whole country in
such an unsettled and threatening con-
ditiOn. -
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26

LUCUs NATURF.-The Fayette
county Herald says: ga monster
child was born in this county a few
days since. 1t had but one eye, which
was near the center of its forehead ;
no nose, and only a small round hole
in its face, in place of a mouth. Its
hands were also dCfOrmtd. The child
lived sc hours.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26

a few days ago, in Carey, Ohio, a
schOOlmaster named ShOup chastizcd
a boy named Fredericks, for misbe-
haviOr. The father of the lad subse-
quently met the teacher on the street,
assaulted him, and bit one Of his ears
partially off. The cannibal was ar
rested and held for $500 bail.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-12-26

The price of wheat in England has doub-
led SINCE 1864, and it is now higher than it
has been since the close of the Crimean
war. In the first fortnight of October, it
rose on the average fifteen per cent. The
crop is said to turn out, on threshing, a
far lighter yield than was anticipated, and
French buyers are still active in their op-
erations il the English wLydt market.