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Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-10-10
The Austrians as Soldiers.

On what rests the much boasted repu-
tation of Austria as military power,
says Julius Henri Brown, in letter, I
have never been able to discover. To be
sure, she has always vapored grandilo-
quency, and pretended to beard the
gods in. King Cambyses's vein !; but she
has seldom been pitched in modern
times against any thing like an equal
force without being soundly beaten.
Almost every nation in Europe has de-
feated her again and again ; and yet she
swaggers and prates of the naughty and
mighty house of Hapsburg lit should
now be called the house of Mishapsburg)
as if victory had ever perched upon her
banners. Whatever part of Austria I
have visited, found soldiers drilling,
drilling, drilling, and undergoing all
sorts of gymnastic and warlike evolution
They seem to spend their lives in that
way and I have no doubt that they
make excellent troops theoretically,
though I fail to perceive the benefit of
so much discipline and maneuvriug, if
they must be routed every time they
take the fell. am not g particular ad.
mirer of military prowess, nor am l a
believer in military glory triumphs
of peace to my mind are the greatest
triumphs-but if I were an Austrian
soldier I should like to win victory
once in a while for novelty's sake. With
all nv patience and indifference, should
grow weary of engaging in battles con-
stantly resulting in a retrograde move
ment. The Austrians must by this time
have grown accustomed to defeat; must
naturally expect the order to charge to
be followed by the order to retreat.
Why they are so unfortunate in war is
by no means clear. They are brave,
hardy, resolute have all the physical
and mental qualities that insure success,
and yet they rarely achieve it. Such
has been my curiosity on this subject
that I have entered, with or without
permission, every barrack and barrack-
yard in the vicinity of my wanderings to
see in what the great defect consisted.
After carefully observing the evolutions
and exercises, it has occurred to me that
the soldiers are overdrilled-that excess
of tactics makes mere machines of them,
instead of self-dependent, reasoning men
capable of extricating themselves from
an unforeseen difficulty or unanticipated
peril. In other words, if the Austrians
were poorer soldiers, they would be bet
ter soldiers. They learn too much, and
think too little have unceasing drill OF
the body, and hardly any discipline of
the mind. They are said to have re-
ceived a valuable lesson during their
brief but humiliating contest with
Prussia, and for their sake I hope they
have; for I am really anxious in the next
European war. which now seems not far
distant, that the courageous Austrians
should some time be disappointed by a
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-10-10
The RESULT OF FooLING WITH DOG.

The RESULT OF FooLING WITH DOG.
One of our uptown merchants owns a
handsome bull dog which is great pet
among the employees of said merchant
and is exceedingly playful, so much SO
that he carries stone in his mouth most
of the time, waiting for some one to take
it away from him and throw it, that he
may enjoy chase. Yesterday morning
he appeared in the Office with the newt.
able stone firmly fixed between his teeth.
His master being in playful mood,
seized the stone and threw it through an
open window, where carpenter was at
work adjusting the weights. The dog
rushed after it and soon returned, and
the fun was repeated. A third ltime the
proprietor succeeded in takingsthe stone
from him, and not noticing that the car
penter had meanwhile shut the window,
dashed it through 40x60 French plate
glass worth S25 or $50. Orders have
been given throughout the establishment
ssnot to fool with that dog. "-Sprfngfeld
Republican.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-10-10

GIRLS IN FRANcE.-An American lady
friend of mind, says Olive Logan was to
give grand dinner on the occasion OF
her birthday. Some of her French
acquaintance were invited. One after
noon when was calling on my friend,
the name of French countess was
announced. After salutations, she sald'
{" 1 came here to-day principally to ask
you a question--is the young Baron de
Luynes to be at your dinner ?" Yes'
answered the American lady. =" Then,
said the countess, " you must not feel
hurt if I do not bring my daughter
victorine." why, Madame la Coun-
tess" said the American lady, Monsieur
de Luynes is charming youngs man. ="
{" True, true !! A very charming young
man-far too charming to throw any
Young girl in contact with. He is poor,
and in the army. 1 wish my daughter to
marry man of equal fortune with her.
self. and one who is not soldier" "
When the countess took her leave /
said to my friend, {" do you not think
she was looking rather too far ahead !?
There is wide difference between meet.
ing gentleman at a dinner party and
marrying him." {" That is the way
with the French, she answered ; " they
never expose their children to the temp
tation Of falling in love with a person
whom they may not marry"
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-10-10

The three communists, Lolive, De-
schamps, and Deniville, who failed to
obtain a Communication of sentence,
having been convicted by court-martial
of numbering the hostages, were shot at
daybreak on the plain of Satory. Eight
hundred and eighty of their more fortu-
nate fellows embarked at Brest for New
Caledonia.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-10-10

The ADVERTISING SwINDLER. - The
Chicago Times, in an elaborate article,
"swindling," has this to say concerning
the advertising swindler: He coaxes
the unwary merchant into giving him his
cad" by hundred spurious lodges.
He is going to have fabulous number
of hotel registers manufactured, or lot
of directories made to be hung in rural
post-offices and railway depots or is
about to issue an advertising sheet for
"gratutions circulation" devoted to
the Lord knows what or is painter,
and being about to sally forth to bedadb
the rocks and hills of beautiful land
with his impudent announcements, he
wheedles the tradesman into letting his
name be associated with this vilest of
advertising swindles. Or he is going to
ornament telegraph poles in the same
manner or to rig up vehicle, contain
ing notices, to be driven about the
streets, or has frames for your card in
divers public places or, in short, wishes
to defaud, by some specious game, the
advertiser out of his hard earned money.
He has thousand or more methods of
perpetrating his frauds, from proposals
to disfgre street lamps and board fences
to painting your announcement on the
front of the country pulpit. But the
basis of all his propositions is arrant
cheating. Advertising is one of the
most blessed boons vouchsafed to the
commercial world but the columns of a
newspaper are the only medium through
which the desired end of the advertiser
can be attained.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-10-10
An IMMENSE BREwERY.-The larges

AN IMMENSE BREwRRY.-The largest
brewery in the world is that of Barclay,
Perkins, & Co., London. They use
annually 5000 bales of hops, that make
over 100000 barrels of ale. Their
place covers twelve acres in the heart OF
London, for which they recently refused
the sum of $50, 900, 900, or 1,150,0 900 per
acre. Barclay, Perkins & Co., use 5000
pounds of hops and 1880 bushels of
malt salt daily. They make l, $50 barrels
of beer at brewery. Their porter is
slowed in 172 large tubs, each holding
from 1,50O to 5000 barrels. Talk about
big barrels Why, they have seven
casks, called the "seven sisters" which
hold $500 barrels each. They are so
feet high and 80 feet in diameter. Their
draft horses are the marvel of all Lon
don. They have 1852 of the splendid 49,
hand horses, worth 800 apiece. They
are so heavy as to wear out an inch thick
horseshoe once in two weeks.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-10-10

The United States Treasury Depart
ment gives notice that all lnterst coupons
due November 1, 1872, will be paid on
presentation at the proper offices upon
rebate of interest at the rate of 6 per
cent. per annum, in gold.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-10-10
China and Glass ,brics.

Many of the exquisite forms given to
those beautiful specimens of earthern
ware which form the service of our
breakfast and our dinner tables, are not
capable of being executed in the lathe
of the potter. The embossed ornaments
on the edges of the plates, their polygo-
nal shape, the gilded surface Of many
of the vases, would all be difficult and
costly of execution by the hand !; but
they become easy and uniform in all
their parts, when made by pressing the
soft material out of which they are
formed, into a hard mould. The care
and skillJbestowed on the preparation OF
the mould are amply repaid by the null
titude it produces. In many of the
works of the China mandatory one part
only of the article is moulded-the up
per surface of plate, for example, whilst
the upper side is figured by the lathe.
In some instances, the handle, or only a
few ornaments, are moulded, and the
body of the work is turned. Another
instance which may be cited in illus
tration of this peculiar kind of mechani-
cal operation, is that of glass seals. As
is well known, the process of engraving
upon gems is one requiring considerable
time and skill in order to insure per.
feet result. The seals thus produced can
therefore never become common. Imi-
tation however, are made, of various de-
grees of resemblance, and these have
extensively taken the place of the genu-
inc article. The color which is given to
glass, is perhaps the most successful part
of the imitation. A small cylindrical
rod of colored glass is heated in the
fame of blow pipe, until the extremity
becomes soft. The operator then pinch
es it skillfully between the ends of a
pair of nippers, which are formed OF
brass, and on one side Of which has been
carved in relief the device intended for
the ornamenting of the seal. When the
requisite care has been taken to heat the
glass in proper manner, and when the
mould has been we'll finished, the seals
thus produced are not bad limitations,
some of them being extremely beautiful
in their appearance. They are produced
in very large quantities and at small
cost.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-10-10

The MISSING MEN OF THE METIs. "A
bottle was picked up near Woods Hole,
Mass, containing letter dated August
80, in which the writer says he was
passenger on the steamer Metis wreck
ed on that morning, and that he was
then on a raft alone. After stating that
he had wife and two children he con-
cludes the letter as follows 1t is so
lonely to die without friends near you in
such a place as this. May God have
mercy ION me. I am native OF New
castle, Pa, (; am not afraid to die. Tell
my friends this. So, good-by, all. All
alone all alone Signed } Charles
H. Paine.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-10-10

LABLAcHE's THUNDERSTORM M.-Apropos
of Lablache. it was after dinner at Gore
House that I witnessed his extraordinary
representation of a thunderstorm simply
by facial expression. The gloom that
gradually overspread his countenance
appeared to deepen into actual darkness,
and the terrific frown indicated the angry
Touring of the tempest. The tightening
commenced by winks of the eyes and
twitchings of the muscles of the face,
succeeded by rapid sidelong movements
of the mouth which wonderfully recalled
to you the forked flashes that seemed to
rend the sky, the notion of thunder
being conveyed by the shaking of the
head. By degrees the lightning became
less vivid, the frown relaxed, the gloom
departed and broad smile Illuminating
his expensive face, assured you that the
sun had broken through the clouds and
the storm was over. He told me the idea
in company with Signor de Begnis, he
witnessed distant thunderstorm above
the Arc de Triomphe- RecollsctionS Of
j. r. PLanche.
MARRIAGE IN AssYRIA. the
Assyrians, all manageable young girls
were assembled in one place, and the
public crier put them up to sell one after
the other. The money which was re-
ceived for those who were handsome,
and consequently sold well. was bestowed
as a wedding portion on those who were
plain When the most beautiful had
been disposed of, the more ordinary
looking were offered for certain sum,
and allotted to those who were willing
to take them. Hence, all the women
were kindly provided with husbands.
The Babylonians, like the Assyrians,
held kind of market of their daughters
at certain times every year. They were
assembled in public place, where they
were exposed to general view, and dis
posed to the best bidders by the public
cr;er. The money given for the par-
chase of the handsome ones was applied
to portion out those who were deficient
in personal attractions. The custom was
said to have originated with Atossa, the
daughter of Belochus.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-10-10

The game of euchre, so popular in
all parts of the United States, is almost
unknown in England, where whist is
played by men, and cribbage by women.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-10-10

A RoBBER CAsTLE.-Aggstein, now a
ruin, says Henri Brown, was once a
robber castle, concerning which there
are many terrible traditions. One OF
the lawless chiefs entirely outdid the
nursery Blue-beard in cruelty. He was
in the habit of taking new wife every
month, and yet he never had but one at
time. He seems to have been so con-
scientiously opposed to polygamy that
he always killed his last consort before
securing new one. He had the reputa-
ton of being extremely careless respect
ing the marital rights of others, fire.
quently seizing and carrying of the
spouses of even the most powerful barons,
who, as is related, so far from becoming
incensed, sent him valuable presents as
tokens of their friendship and gratitude.
Another of the outlaws hurled all his
prisoners from the top Of the rock into
the abyss beneath, and is recorded to
have murdered in this manner more than
thousand unfortunates in a single year.
This fellow, according to accounts, was
a veritable monster. There wasno species
of iniquity or crime which he did not
practice; and though every effort was
made to take him, dead or alive, he in
variably succeeded in escaping. He
was supposed to have made compact
with his Satanic majesty, who, finally
fearing he might be excelled by the
bandit in wickedness, seized the scouE-
drel as he was trying to get away from
some of his enemies by climbing over a
ridge of rock, and bore him down to
the Pit, the earth opening and sulphur
GUS flames shooting up, as is usual and
proper under such circumstances. The
ridge, which resembles wall, and ex-
tends from the river to the summit OF
the hill, is still known as the Teufels-
mauer, or devils wall.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-07-18

} A French physician has just publish
ed long dissertation on the advantage
of groaning and crying in general, and
especially during painful operations,
He contends that they are two grand
operations by which nature allays
anguish. Don't discourage the wailing
of the Democracy, therefore.
1t is stated that there are In New
York over five thousand confirmed
users of opium in its various, forms of
sulphate of morphia, laudanum and
the crude root. The ranks of these in
ebriates embrace all classes of society,
from the lady of Fifth avenue to John
Chinaman Of the Five Points.
The Hudson Republican says: "H
g. stands for Hate Grant, and the orig
inal hero OF these initials now leads, or
aspires to lead, the Hate Grant Party"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-07-18

THE Cadiz Republican says that some
person has been imposing upon us with
regard to our charge that MIR. Bingham
has been circulating in this county hun
dreds of copies Of that paper contain
ing false statements. Now the fact is,
either Mr.. Bingham didit or the Re
publican man did it at his request.
On the margin of some of those copies
was written, ''See error in Chronicle" +"
Some of them at least were not post
paid. 1t the editor of the Republican
mailed them he is guilty of violation
of the postal laws, and should be fined
for the double offence of writing upon
newspapers, and of mailing them to
non-subscribers unpostpaid. We trust
the editor of the Republican has notso
far sold out to Mr.. Bingham. as to do
his little work and not even get a post
office for it. Who has been imposed
upOn ?-Yr.f sttl..s 'sfs.,.tssF s,i,5 E ilss
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-07-18

In7severals of the Townships there
was no opposition to Mr. Danford and
no vote taken on. delegates In Cole
rain there was a spirited contest be
tween Danferd and Updegraf but the
4 former carried it by small majority
In Pease, Updegraff developed some
strength receiving 81 votes out OF loS
cast, none for Bingham. In Paltney.
, Bingham received, S1Updegraf, 16 and
.Dauford, 12S. The County is solid FOL
Danford. What does the Cadiz faepuo
licaa now think of MS receiving mere
.scomplementaryn vote? Why, Mr.
Bingham stands no more chance OF Bel
mont votes in the Convention than o
being elected o. s. Senator.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-07-18

He AVERAGES WELL.-Hon. A. G..
Porter of Indiana, addressing Repub-
hcan convention, said that after the bat
ties of Forts Henry and Donelson, and
after the battle at Pittsburgh Landing,
which was half a victory and half de-
feat, when the scolds Of the country
arose against Grant, a self-constituted
committee OF them called upon Mr..
Lincoln to demand that Grants COM
mission should be revoked. Gentle
men, said Lincoln, after they were
through, 81 have averaged Grant, and
! find him to be the best of my gener-
ais; ! like him because he agerdges
well.n
A Fond du Lac matrOn gave birth
last week to four healthy infants, whom
it puzzles her to fondie iaeteally. -
Women in Austria perform the duties
of bricklayers' laborers, and may be
seen carrying hods of mortar and bas-
kets of brick up high ladders. More
than this, they dig and wheel barrows
of .t'ballastp almost as nimbly as the
men. They chop wood, they carry
water, they offer to black your boots in
the street, and perform many other lit
tie offices which, according to our no
tions, do not, and should not, come
under the denomination of "women's
work"
The San Francisco Republican gives
a list of California Journals, which
shows that thirty-nine support Grant,
three are for Greeley, and three, al In
San Francisco, are on the fence. az .lt
The trial of Stokes has brought out
many new things concerning Fisk of 8
somewhat surprising character. One
is the fact that at the time of his
death he was running down in his bus
ness habits, and that had he lived he
would have bee ousted from his well
feathered nest. He had wasted large
part of his stealings in dissipation of q
costly character, and it is suid Mis-.
Mansfield had powerful rival, whose
establishment cost him an enormou:
lSum -'f ~ 3tb4t t-i-' i-sl --'' 80
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-07-18
BELLAIRE. q. JuIv 18th. 1879

%~>NA@, Os1 AOsAAr 1OfSs
The political campaign was fairly
opened on the Republican side on SAT-
urday last. At the Primary Meeting
there was the largest attendance of any
meeting of the kind for year past in
this township. Tie meeting was or
ganized by calling Lycurgus Austin to
the chair, N, B. Scott, Secretary, and
S. III. Lee, Assistant Secretary; Messrs.
Samuel Cunningham, VIM. Thomas
and Samuel McGeorge were chosen
Judges. 142 ballots were cast--Danford
Dele ates 123; Updegraff, 16; Bins ham,
3. The Congressional Delegates are
G. w. Hoge, Uriah Venning, Jacob
HeatheringtOn and John Powell. The
following gentlemen were selected Uiga
UOce as County Convention delegates /:
ThoS. Garrett, j. B. Harris and J. f.
Anderson. NJ. w. Junkins was after
the sane manner chosen Central Com
mitteeman. Altogether we had a spir-
tied meeting meeting that angurs well
for the contest this fall.
Ever since it has been a foregone
CONCLUSION that Greeley would be the
Demo ratio nominee for President the
old mossy-back Democrats here have
been trying to manufacture some enthu-
thusiasm for the campaign. In this
they have been and are assisted by the
few Republicans (and they are very
few who take the Greeley side, bat
the contortionS of the countenances OF
the old Democrats when they talk
Greeley reminds me of the story of the
man who was invited to partake OF
some baked crow. After eating some
he observed that he could eat crow,
in fact he always liked crow, but d ID
if he hankered after crow. z2F'....
The Conventions that will meet here
will be cordially received by all of oul
citizens, who will be happy to extend
to them their hospitalities and show
them our growing town.
The healthfulness of our location i
attracting many new citizens who to-
gether with our own older citizens are
entering into extensive enterprises
that will largely increase the prosperity
of the town. Among others we have 8
Glass house erected by Col. J. II. Sui
livan near the end of the Railroad
Bridge, first class establishment; they
intend to make their first glass to-day
and have every prospect Of complet,
success. A few men like Mr.. Sullivan
In place like ours exert a powerful in
huence for good. Ta ,.s=
i In my next I will give a more ex
hibit of our improvements and new
enterprises, but Will say here that Il
any one seeking place for profitabl,
investment Bellaire presents some o
1.-THE best opportunities of any place il
] the country. The general health of ou
J people is good, but few deaths, and tn,
most of them chronic cases. G.3 :;
| The River is in good navigable orde
land boatmen feel encouraged in tn,
prospect ofa good summer's work.
The fine showers of yesterday and to
day have rendered the weather NOR
bearable, relieving US of the swelterin,
heats that have prevailed for SOM
! weeks, and encouraging the farmer ant
gardener the prospect Of good crops.
;s SPARTAN.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-07-18
PROPOSALS Wanted

SEALED proposals will be received by the
- Committee until the 2lst of JULY, 1872, for
the building of the Westley Chapel III. L.
Church, Centerville Charge, Belmont County,
OHIO, according 10 the folio Owing specifications:
To be Frame 32xSS feet long; story II feet in
row Of cut stone; range work y inches deep.
Sqndre joints; wall II inches above ground al
the highest part ofthe ground; sills 6xl0; plates
5xS; studding 3x5; raflers 3x5; sleepers 2xI0s
sleeperS stuudlng rafteIs, 8 inches from center
70 center; self-supporting roof, by 5 pieces, OF
pineShingles, driven on lath p4x21s, showing >
incnes to the weather; plain mould cornice is
inches; Mustered weather boarding, best pine,
windows, is lights each, lights Sxl6, box WIN
doWs frames; sash hung by weights and pull
leys; two single panel doors, pannsl each;
doors. window frames and door frames TO be
made of inch walnut or pine lumber; floor Of
boards 10 be more than g inches wide; 10 be
seated With two isles or one middle isle and
two small side isles; to have q platform and
pulpit in modern style; to be ceiled to the win
dows and the rest TO be finished with coats OF
plaster alda white coat hard finish; = nues
fpipes ofsufficlent height 10 protect against the
wind; door locks and hinges 10 be good and
substantial; the out side 10 have three coats OF
anchor white lead, and the inside wood work,
| two coats in color as the Committee may di-
rect. Seats and pulpit as Committee may d.
rect; glass of best quality.
The builder 10 find all the materials and
neat, substantial and workman like manner.
The building 10 be completed by the day OF
-, 1872. Address at La Mira, Belmont Co, o.
WM ". KINNEY,
WM. PORrERFIELD. SCom.
WM. WILKINSON,