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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

ga Vermont soldier in the war
of the rebellion, was condemned to
be shot for desertion. While kneel-
ing on his coffin to receive the vol
ley, he was asked ifhc had anything
to say, and spoke thus: "Boys, this
is pretty tough. I've got eighty
dollars in my pocket, and III give
every cent of it for a substitute"
But no one was patriotic enough to
enlist."-Erchange.
That's pretty good story, and
we happened to know the man who
invented il. Credit that to Private
Brown, Go. b, 3D. Vt; and it isn't
il moiety of what he was guilty OF
in that line.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

A large bear was caught in trap
in the south part of Cambridge re.
Gently. The bear was alive when
found, and had drawn the trap some
distance, but was found and shot.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

The place to buy Drugs, Medi-
cines, Perfumery, Toilet Articles,
Fancy Goods, &C., is at the Brad
ford Drug Store, kept by II. G. Day.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

There are large number of bears
on the mountains in Ripton, Han.
cock and Lincoln. Mr.. Wilson of
Hancock, lost on the night of the
2lst ult., q full. grown calf which
was chased in pasture near his
house, by bear, and almost entire.
IN consumed.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

Greensboro has two doctors and
only one person in town is sick. 1t
is thought that the patient may re.
cOrer.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

The OPINION is rapidly gaining
in circulation, having increased by
hard on TO two hundred subscribers
within the past three weeks. Ad'
vcrtiscrs will please take notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

The Randolph boys have had a
squirrel hunt.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

"A small hoy saw a barrel of burn,
ing fluid which had been tapped
and placed on box in rear of Ste.
vcns Bros. Il Co.'s Store, and turn.
ing the faucet let n quantity run out
on to some straw, and then set it on
fire. Some men who saw him set
the fire, got there in time to save an
explosion, which would probably
have caused a big fire.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

David Crow, section master ON
the Railroad at South Royalton,
was accidentally thrown from a
hand car last week, and striking ON
his head received injuries which
caused his death three hours later.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03
We have a full line of

We have full line of
Blue and Black TricOt FrOcks and
Vests, Brown diagonal French Coat
ings, Harris Fancy Cashmere snits
and FrOcks, Chase goods ins Suits.
In short almost everything one can
ask for. All the latest styles
Fancy Cashmere Pants and Vests,
Mems and Boys") Grecian Suits
for Childred in different goods.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

'Os I! puy NM nO& pup "olo
'ALauonBls 'saIoUloodS 'iLopno oIqBl
'9IeM IaAHs 'iHoMof 'soQolUM mos
LoJ 'Su!pl!nQ Ho!Iq ON II! 'oIOlS AIIo
'Mof s.u3pLgM lG lleO ilVSH IlD Al
~luIeuaS anq 'eloq dn ops SuoI.M
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

Mr.. & Mrs. y. S. Clark of Ran
dolph Centre, celebrated their silver
wedding, Monday evening, Oct. %.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

Salisbury & Co., of Randolph,
are about putting in gr;st mill at
their manuiact0ry-they are also
going to build store house to load
and unload from the Railroad track
opposite their mill. The Railroad
Company are to extend their side
track for that purpose,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

A 400 pound bruin unwiscly put
his foot in trap set by Curtis
Brown at Bclvidcrc. He was q
connOisscur of sheep.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

A new Congregational church was
formed on the Goth inst, at East
Braintree. Thirty five persons we. c
received to it by letter and profess.
ion. Eleven of these were heads of
families. a most gratifying change
has come over that community in
the last six months, and the new
church begins its history u-dcr the
most favorable auspices.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

That Fall and Winter stock of
goods mt Curtis's is not all gone yet.
Some of the best things are left.
Call and see.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

l.. Pease & Sons are Just complet.
ing fine, new Hall, adjoining their
Hotel, at White River Village.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

Two daughters Of Augustus
Wright Of Barton Landing, aged 3
and o years, wcare playing with
matches in the barn last week Mon,
day, and with them they fired the
hay. They were heard to scream,
and then flames were seen bursting
from the barn, but the fire had made
such Roadway that nothing could
bc done, children and buildings he.
ing consumed. After the fire all
that could be found of the little
onces were their trunks, the limbs
and heads of each being burned off.
1t is but little more than Il week
since john w. Pattcn was fatally
manglcd in the steam mill at Barton
Landing, and now comes this horror.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03

BUTT Mattisom was killed at No.
Bennington last week, being crush
ed between the hunters while shack.
ling ears.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-11-03
Stevens Bros. & Co.

Rycoon Reps, Arlington rorljns, Prints and
Ginghams Ac., Sc.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-09-21
The Prayer of the ''NeW De-
partUrists.''

- ~ = - - VI GA-C ~
partUrists.''
Here is the prayer of the "new
departurists," and right heartily do
we commend it to our Democratic
friends:
ooh Lord, we are hungry. The
public crib is afar off, and we have
nothing but the husks of the swine
to stay our stomachs. Our pockets
are empty. We have not been able
to get our hands in the Government
treasury for ten long starving years.
The Republicans are fat as seals,
their pockets are lined with green
backs, and their coats are of many
Colors; they eat the fatted calf and
their cup of pleasure runs over
How long, oh Lord, must these
things be }? We are getting very
hungry. We know that we cOun-
tenanced secession ; that we encour-
aged the rebellion, that we gave aid
and comfort to traitors, that we
worked against the emancipation
proclamation, that we opposed negro
suffrage, that we fought against re-
construction acts, that we were in
favor of repudiating the northern
debt, and a great many other things.
But, o Lord, we are getting terribly
hungry. Those things are all moon
shine now, provided you will an
sWer our prayers by giving us the
offices. We know that these Re
publicans, through the justness of
their cause, have beaten US at the
elections, carried all the great meas
ures that have brought honor and
prosperity to the country, and won
for themselves a great and glorious
name. But these great measures
are now fairly accomplished, and the
| glory and happiness of the country
are insured, and we are willing to
accept the ''situation," and stand by
the Constitution as it now is. Oh
Lord, turn that party who have sue
cessfully worked and secured all this
to the people, out of power, and let
us, we beseech thee, who have also
been the sworn enemies of that party
and all their measures, in the past,
present, and expect to be in the fu-
ture, be intrusted with seeing the
present Constitution faithfully exc
cuted. For, o Lord, we are about
starving. We know, o Lord, that
this may appear rather inconsistent,
as we have ever been, but if we can't
fool the people with some plausible
project of "departure," to forget our
historical cussedness, so that we can
elect the next President and dis
pense the Government patronage,
we shall have to starve. o Lord,
grant US our request for the sake of
our inconsistent, unworthy, but
more particularly, starving Office
seekers"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-09-21

"Father, do you remember that
mother asked you for two dollars
this morning?"
eyes, my child; what of it?"
"Do you remember that mother
did not get the two dollars ?'
eyes. And I remember what lit
tie girls don't think about"
"What is that, father ?"
81 remember that we are not rich.
But you seem in a brown study.
What is my daughter thinking
about ?"
81 was thinking how much one
cigar COSTS"
"Why, it costs ten cents-not two
dollars, by a long shot,"
"But ten cents three times a day
is thirty cents"
"Thats as true as the multipIica-
ton table,"
"And there are seven days in a
week"
"That's so, by the almanac"
"And seven times thirty cents are
two hundred and ten cents"
"Hold on. I'II surrender. Here.
take the two dollars to your mother,
and tell her that I'll do without
cigars for a week."
"Thank you, father; but if you
would only say year. It would
save more than a hundred dollars.
We would all have shoes and dresses,
and mother a nice bonnet, and lots
Of pretty things"
"WelI, to make my little girl
happy, I will say a year."
"Oh! that will be so nice! But
wouldn't it be about as easy to say
always? Then we would have the
money every year, and your lips
would be so much sweeter when you
kiss US"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-09-21
From the New York Standard.
THE TWO JOHNS.
A Moral Tale-HOW Two Hon.
est Men PrOspered.

! A Moral IaLG-HOW Two hOn"
! est Men PrOsPered.
There are two Johns in the Fourth
Ward. The last name Of one begins
with G and the surname Of the other
commences with a G. They are
chums. They are very sharp men,
very but as Marc Antony said in a
peculiar way, they are "both honor
able men" They were not very
long ago in very unusual condition
known as "hard up" but by indus
try and integrity they have achieved
q little competency. Thus:
Q. met G. one day in bar-room,
their usual resort. It was a tenn
perance bar, of course. Said G.:
"Old boy, we're dreadful hard up,
but I know how to make a raise );
sure thing"
"No!" said g.; Hhonor bright ?
I haven't anything more to take to
my uncle, except paper collar, and
my landlords dunning me. But
really, now ?"
eyes," replied c.; "this is the
plan I've found man fool enough
to lend me $1OO. The great race
between Longfellow and Helm
bold comes off next week at
Saratoga. Well go. There'll be.
the heaviest kinds of odds bet on
Longfellow, of course. Ill back
Helmbold and you'll be stakeholder.
After the first bet you give me the
stakes and I'lI bet the whole amount;
make you holder again, take them
again, bet again, and so on. Then
we suddenly leave and divide the
pile. See 2''
"Well, you are a genius, Johnny;
We'll try it."
On the day of the great contest
they were on the ground. The plan
worked. Soon e., as stakeholder,
had $4,000 in his possession, then
they thought it convenient to leave
before the race came off. They
went. During the race they were
coming to New York at the rate Of
thirty miles an hour, planning to
rusticate until the affair blew over.
When they came out Of the Hudson
River railroad depot the first news
they heard was that Helmbold had
won! They were astonished, per
haps-at least not more so than
everybody else. They had fairly
won their money! They were hon
est men, and need not run away
They didn't. Virtue is its own re-
ward. Honesty is the best policy.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-09-21

A Wise Temperance Measure.
The law of the State for Ohio gives
to the wife the action of damages
for liquor sold to her husband to
the husband for liquor sold to the
wife; to the children damages for
liquor sold to the parents, and the
parents for liquor sold to their chill
dren. Judgments in these cases
Eare in lien, not only against the
property Of the vender, but upon the
premises where the liquor is sold,
no matter by whom owned. This
law has been vigorously prosecuted
in many counties, and this selling Of
liquor by saloons has, in many places,
been broken up. The plaintiffs
never have any difficulty in getting
verdicts, because popular feeling is
always against the saloon keeper
1t is, as a measure of Temperance,
much more efficacious than pro-
hibltOry law. 1t operates directly
upon the saloon. Under a prohibit
Ory law, liquor continues to be sold,
the purchaser being an accomplice
of the seller, and public opinion
being generally opposed to the law.
But in this case public opinion is
opposed to the saloons they are
looked upon as a perpetual induce
ment for men to become Ioafers and
idIers; and men drink FIVE times in
a saloon TO the once they would
drink at home.-[Chicago Tribune.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-09-21
An overcOat is marked
E((1ofb fovod en- ,,o,. oo,,4 d
A Sure Thing on a Jury.

Young lawyers sometimes despair
of a defence which gives no encour-
agement; but old practitioners-es-
pecialIy when the fees are remuner-
ative and certain-can see no dis
couragement held forth by the evil
dence, not to be counterbalanced and
overcome by professional acuteness
and sagacity well paid.
A prisoner was once arraigned in
Kent county, Michigan, for stealing
pork. He retained a young and tai
ented and Ingenious member of the
profession for his defense. Having
listened to the prisoners own story
and heard from him what in ali
probability the peoples witnesses
would swear TO, he candidly inform,
ed his client that it was useless to
waste money on his defense.
"Never you mind" was the con-
fdent reply; "you argue my case
good and strong, just as if you be-
lieved me a prosecuted man, and
will give you twenty dollars"
The lawyer worked up to the con-
1
tract, and before he had half sum,
med up he had the jury in tears at
the bare idea of snatching such a
bright example of domestic and So
cial worth from the bosom of his
family, and the society of his neigh.
bOrs, to be thrust among felons in a
common jail.
To his astonishment his appeal
was effective; the prisoner was ac,
quilted.
Closeted together after the verdict
and discharge of the culprit, and the
twenty dollars having been paid
over, the lawyer said:
! "By the by, Bob, that was a most
surprising verdict, considering what
the government proved"
"Not at all" was the rather cool
reply; "six of them jurymen had
some of that pork l'
The mercury in that lawyers
bump Of Self-esteem fell to zero.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-09-21
Home Talk to Girls.

Your every day toilet is part of
your character. A girl that looks
like a "fury" or "sloven" in the
morning is not to be trusted, how
ever finely she may look in the eve
ming. No matter how humble your
room may be, there are eight things
it should contain, namely: A mir
ror, wash-stand, soap, towel, comb,
hair, nail and tooth brushes. Those
are just as essential as your break
fast, before which you should have
good use of them. Parents who fail
to provide their children with such
appliances not only make a great
mistake, but commit a sin of omis-
sion. Look tidy in the morning,
and, after the dinner work is over,
improve your toilet. Make it a rule
of your daily life to "dress up" for
the afternoon. Your dress may, or
need not be anything better than
calico; but, with a ribbon or flower,
or some bit of ornament, you can
have an air of seIf-respect and satis-
faction that invariably comes with
being well dressed. A girl with fine
sensibilities cannot help feeling en-
barrassed and awkward in ragged
and dirty dress, with her hair un-
kempt, should neighbor come in.
Moreover, your self-respect should
demand the decent apparellng OF
your body. You should make it a
point to look as well as you can,
even if you know nobody will see
Won but YOURSELF
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-09-21

OF all the types in the printers hand,
Commend me to the AmpersaRd,
For he the gentleman (seems to mel
OF the typographical companie.
o; my nice little Ampersand,
MY graceful, swanlike AmpeTsand
Nothing that Cadmus ever planned
Equals my elegant Ampersandl
Many letter your writer's hate,
Ugly Q, with his tail go straight,
x, that makes you cross as bear,
And z, that helps You with zounds to swear.
But not so my nice little Ampersand,
My easily dashed-of Ampsrsand;
Any odd shape folks understand
To mean my Protean Ampersandl
Nothing for him that's starch or stiff;
Never he's used in scold or tiff;
State epistles, 60 dull and grand, -
Mustn't contain the shortened and.
No, my nice little Ampersand,
You are good for those who're jolly and bland;
In days when letters were dried with sand,
Old trumps wouldn't use my Ampersandl
But he is dear in old friendships call,
Or when love is laughing through lady-scrawl:
Come & dine, & have bachelors fare,
Come, & I'll keep you round & square.
Yes, my nice little Ampersand
Never must into a word expand;
Gentle sign of affection stand;
My kind, familiar Ampersandl
Punch.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-09-21
A Centre Shot at Mr.. PendIe-
ton.

Mr.. Pendleton has described his
emotions while reading file Of
American journals on the steamer
coming from Europe; how he read
one set set of Republican speeches,
and thought it miserable +; how he
then re-read the first set of speeches,
and found that both sets correspond
| ed ;.all of which seems to show that
Mr.. Pendleton's head was topsy-
turvy with his stomach. But there
was one sensation he experienced as
he came in sight of his native land,
and sailed up New York Harbor,
which must have made him grateful
that Republican counsels prevailed in
the nation, instead of his and that
was the feeling that his country is one
Independent republic, instead of a
ulsSeVereQ Union and two untrl9nd-
ly sections, as would have been the
situation if his advice, when he was
in Congress, had been acted upon
1t has cost heavy taxes, an enor-
nous debt, a deranged currency and
great destruction of lives and of ma
tional wealth. But we believe that
still Mr.. Pendleton thinks the pre-
served National Union worth all
the cost, and blesses the Republican
party that he can return from Eu-
rope to such a great nation.-TCincin.
natl Gazette.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-09-21

Total, per year. 1896 81
Itwould be supposed that the men who
could engage in these wholesale robber-
les of the people could show no evil
dence of the presence of a sense OF
shame, yet such a Judgment of their
case would do them great injustice,
since the records disclose the fact that
some OF the men who were drawing
large salaries and not filling the posi-
tiOns for which they were drawing pay,
resorted to the use Of fictitious names,
being actually ashamed to draw the
money from the treasury in their real
names. Some of the persons whose
names were used do not even reside in
the State and have not so much as gone
to the city to sign the payroll, to say
nothing about their never having put in
an appearance to discharge any Of the
duties Of the offices which they are sup
posed to fill. The "ring'' used their
names, perhaps, for a small considera-
ton, drew large salaries for imaginary
services, and pocketed the money. We
might fill our columns with details il
Illustrating these facts, but it is not neces-
sary. The extent is not yet known, but
the amounts annually drawn from the
treasury in the shape of salaries for fic-
titiOus oficeholders were evidently very
large, reaching far up into the mil
lions.-CToledo Commercial.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-09-21
THE PEOPLES PICTORIAL
TAXPAYER.
Some Very Correct Democratic
Figures.

-
Figures.
Early last spring the New Yorl
Free Trade League issued a Pretoria
sheet all over the country pretend
ing to portray to the people The
enormities of the Tariff. We saw
one of the first issue of this paper
and it was bordered with the cards
of numerous English manufactures
of iron, steel, and drugs, hardware.
edged tools, etc. All of these En-.
glish firms have agencies in New
York City.
But the Democracy Of Ohio see
ing a good thing in this "Pictorial
Taxpayer" dropped off the cards
of the English manufacturers and is
sued the thing bordered with a Pros
| pectus of the Ohio Statesman. Be-
sides this q lot of bill stickers in the
employ Of the American News Com
pany have been travelling every
where sticking them up minus the
English jobbers' cards.
We will notice few of the stale
lies emblazoned on this Democratic
English document. We call it DEM
Ocratic. English, because it was first
issued by English jobbers and after
wards fathered by the Democracy.
On a picture of a shirt is printed /:
"The farmer in the morning puts on
his flannel shirt taned 38 per cent. I"
LIE No. ONE. There is no tax
raising the price 68 per cent. The
cost of flannel is made up from the
cost of wool and weaving. In 1860
the finest opera fannels, averaged
Az cents in gold. In 1869 the same
flannel averaged AZ cents in gold.-
Coarse fannels averaged in 1860, 18
cents in gold, and in 1869, they av-
eraged 16 cents in gold. But in
1860 the farmers wool averaged 81
cents, and in 1869, 35 cents, and is
far above that now. In 1860 there
was no tariff on wool; in 1869 there
was and is now. The 68 per cent.
shirt is therefore a stupid lie.
Then we have;
"Trowsers taxed go per cent"
"Vest taxed 60 per cent"
Every one knows there is no tax
on vest or trowsers, but the assump-
ton is that the tariff has raised the
price go per cent. Let us see about
this.
In 1860 doeskin sold under free
trade for $1.O5 a yard, under protec-
tive duties in 1869 for SO cents a
yard-both prices gold. Cassimeres
that sold in 1860 for $1.75, sold in
1869 for $1.46. Spring cassimeres
that sold in 1860 for S1.25, sold in
1869 for S1.124.
An overcoat is marked:
"Cloth taxed 60 per cent"
In 1860 MiddIesex Beaver sold at
$3.75 per yard, in 1869 for 1884,
and goods used for overcoats every
where are as low now as in 1860.
There are numerous other lies on
this "Pictorial Taxpayer" which
we will notice another time. In the
meantime we trust Bob. Constable
will "set 'em again" and keep it be-
fore the people that the Democracy
are willing TO commit themselves to
the bushels of lies on the face of the
" Pictorial Tax Payer. u Athens
Journal. ~ -1a
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-09-21
Select Miscellany.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
By v1LETrE v1LLARs


By vILETTE vILLARs.
"I'vep psnned him the very last letter,
My handsome young lover-to-nightl
I'll take from my album his picture,
And Danish his books from my sight.
sit is strange how long we have written
OF things common place and so dreari
I'm sure I would not be oontented,
To move in limited sphere:
che will frOWn with perfect smazsment,
And write me & sweet little note
Oh, mothers you wronged your fair daughters,
By leaving them minus vote
'But the car Of Reform is progrssslng-
For an inglorious past we atone
And proclaim that our voices, heuceforward,
Shall echo from zone unto zone.
''I'll cit with deleetable Cady,
Or followllhe Anthony clan
And Henry shall know that III NEVER
Submit to tyrannical man !"
She dreamed all that night OF the Senate,
Was President, haughty and cold;
The Treasurer, Speaker, Chief Justice,
We're "Sisers," with whims as Of old.
The earth and the morn woke together,
The stars smiled gOOd-by upon each,
The sun kissed the brow Of the forest,
And silvered the sea by the beach,
And the lady glanced at the letter
She had written some hours before,
Then blushed, as she added postscript,
And wavered again-nevermore
"FOrgive my wild fancies, dear Henry,
What are Woman's Conventions to met
am home again to my senses,
And watching and waiting for thee I"
Did she take from her album his picture2
And bsnish his books from her sight2
No, mol she relented, rspented-
And this was her womanly RIGHT.