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The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-19
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.

GROCERIES AND pROv1SlONSs
NV stock having been purchased for cash and
selling for cash exclusively, am satisfied that
can hold out great Inducements to the trading pub
lie. Nv stock;consist III part of
Flour, Sugar, Coffee. Teas, Hams Shoulders FORK
Lard, Butter, Cheese, Candles, CoalOII, hisky
Brandt, Mackerel, Herrings, Cod Fish, Mac
arony, Vcrmicella, Canned Fish, Can
ned Fruit, Potatoes. Onions, Picked
Beef, Gun Powder, Drop Shot,
Crockcry, Wood and Willow
ware, Smoking and chew.
ing Tobacco, Cigars,
Pipes, also sport
ing Materials
and Goods
ALSO
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-19

Edwin Adams, "tke eminent ira.
gedian," won $4,000 on Longfel1ow.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-19
The Commonwealth Co.t,,...., =.

Tie Commonwealth Co.OD.,,,,.,
pany.-To the working men Of our sta,. N
try, whose wages are barely sr,,,.;.,. =.
comfortable homes for their fanie, N, h
sire to prevent want, misery, and p,,b,, !
among their fatherlcss little ones Thru.
offers special inducements Of a libn, 4,
the benefits of which are within ts ,v. !
and failnre to make such q donation IA,
ly amounts almost to criminal n,r)st i,
V,trEmom.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-19
PHOTOGRAPHS.

DHOTOGRAPHS.
L. G. KIBLINGER.
Oh
Jackson, In.
(Thcre he has been located nearly twenty years.
TIE has just returned from New Orleans, with
IL stock and chemicals. and some new
apparatus, and has opened IL gallery at MIR. T..
Erunitembcracr's, Bayou Sara La. where 1t
will try to sustain his reputation us au artist.
Chlreu's pictures taken in second, old pic
lures copied and enlarged. and large Photographs
and Landscapes taken to order.
He is also associated with Mr.. John Boyd, who ia
prepared to cut stencil plates and key checks
CAL s"oi for any work i'll our line, as - Time
Is NIOncy.o
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-19
PLANTATION SUPPLIES

of all descriptions.
sTF@ All of which will he disposed of ut slight
advance only above their original cost Asking u
share of patronage from the public, promise
sat istacii ION.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-19

Ladies' Dress and Trimming Goods, Gents and
Boys Furnishing Goods, Ladies, Misses and
Infants Shoes, Gents and Boys Dress Boots
and Shoes, Brogans, R"ssets, Wooden
and Cotton Goods, English, French
and American Prints, Japonese
French and English Silks and
Cloths, Laccs and En-.
brOideries, Pocket
and Table Cutie.
~, Pins and
Needles.
The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-19
st. f.-.Yi1le advertisements.


TAKE MITCHELL,
DEALER IN
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, WINES AND LIQUORS.
Ferdinand Street. 81. Franeisrille, La.
Having 'ately made additions to my extensive
stock of family and
FANCY STAPLE DRY GOODS
SUCH AS
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27
Across the Ferry.

The ferry which takes one across
the river safely should be we'll spoken
of. But how can Greeley speak we'll
of the Connecticut Ferry? When
Senator Ferry was reelected by the
Connecticut Legislature, Mr.. Gree
ley's paper was jubilant over the
event. Both parties have seen, said
the Tribune, "that the Liberal Re-
publicans bear the banner of victory,
and herein is found the forerunner
of the greater Future !" Again, re-
ferring to Ferry's election, it ex-
claimed, "Triumph is in the air."
and all on the ground that said
election was expected to aid in
making Horace Greeley President.
How mistaken! A few days after
his election, Mr.. Ferry, in letter
since published, said that to "trust
the great interests" of the nation
"to an Administration made up and
controlled by Mr.. Greeley would be
mere midsummer naddReSS!" Again,
he says to his correspondents, "You
and l will continue on the old Re-
publican track" Verify, that Gree
ley "triumph" a0aS ''in the air."
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

Our fascinating friend, the Great
Sea Serpent Snake, once more!
Seen by Captain McTaggart, of the
good ship Kent of Liverpool, on the
goth of September, on the West
Coast of Africa, between Cape Pal
mas and Grand Bassa. On the eve
ming previous enormous shoals OF
fish of every description, including
sharks and pOrpoises, surrounded
the vessel. The next morning his
Snakeship was seen with his great
head eight feet out of water. He
was apparently from 180 to 200 feet
long, and his tail was like unto the
tail of a mackerel, and so was his
color like that of the said fish. He
travelled at rapid rate, but kindly
stopped a few moments while the
Captain examined him. 1t is sup
posed that the fish seen in such
numbers the evening before were
fugitives from the jaws of this hun
cry and devOuring monster.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

The New York World is getting
to be mighty interesting paper
for Dolly Vardens, Dolly Greeley
and Democrats generally. 1t is an
able paper. We give it credit for
wanting TO pursue straight for
ward, consistent course as a Demo-
cratic journal. 1t can not do this
and at the same time support the
Cundurango ticket, no way can it be
fixed. The World believes that Ito
quote its own language, in Tuesdays
issue) "the Democratic party can
never be united on SO preposterous
candidate. There are hundreds of
thousands of true and tried Demo
Gratis who will stiff1y refuse to vote
for Mr.. Greeley, whether he is in
dorsed at Baltimore or not. Will
somebody show US where the Re-
publican votes are to come from TO
overbalance the loss of disgusted
and irreconcilable Democrats /?
Not from the negroes most certainly
and most certainly not from the
regular Republicans whose conf
dence Mr.. Greeley has forfeited, and
who regard him as an apostate and
renegade, who has sold out his prin-
ciples for the hope of Office"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27
"Pure BOurbOrn."

"Ten gallons OF kerosene, three
pounds Of potash, one ounce of
strychnine, mixed with soft water"
1t was according to this cheerful,
not to say convivial formula, that a
quantity of "whisky" seized in
Newton, Mass, was compounded,
the recipe having been found in
possession of the unfortunate dealer.
It is no wonder that drunke enness is
on the increase with fearful rapidity
throughout the land, or that Adair
Liquor law is necessity in this
country, when such beverages are
retailed and drunk. The man who
could withstand a daily drenching
of such hell broth for six months
and escape the detirium treme,as need
have no fears of any inconvenience
from the heat of his home hereafter.
Yet thousands of barrels of such de-
coctions are sold yearly as "pure
Bourbon" and swilled by human
creatures.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

Thirty-seven Democratic weeklies
in Ohio have expressed their views
on the Cincinnati platform. The
Cleveland Herald says it has care
fully read and classified their ex>
pressions, with the following result:
Ten support the Cincinnati ticket
and urge its adoption by the Balti-
more Convention. Eighteen strad-
die the fence more or less painfully,
waiting the action of the Democratic
Convention, and willing to submit
to its decision, though three declare
the ratification of Greeley will be an
unpalatable dose. Nine swear by
the old fashioned Democratic gods
that Greeley can never be forced
down their throats, even by Demo
cratic Convention.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27
GAs.

In 1892, in England, William
Murdoch lighted his own dwelling
with gas; in 1903, a machine shop,
and in 1905, a cotton factory were
similarly lighted. He began to lee
ture upon the subject, but not until
1910 could a company get charter
for its manufacture. In 1913, West
minister bridge was lighted; and in
1914, the city of London, and Paris
in 1920. Baltimore made the first
attempt to use gas in this country as
early as 1915, but the works were
not in successful operation until
1921. Gas was introduced in Bos-
ton in 1922, New York in 1927,
Philadelphia in 1885. For a long
time there was great opposition even
from scientific men, and there were
also great difficulties from want of
machinery to make and use the gas.
Gas barrels screwed together were
used to convey il from place to place.
Finally, however, every obstacle
was surmounted, and now there is
not city of any size in the civiliz-
ed world which is not lighted by
gas,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

A. H. Stephens "goes for" Gree
ley in q way not acceptable to the
sage's friends. He says sit is true
that MIR. Greeley did a most mag
unanimous act in standing bail for
Mr.. Davis; but in this he acted a
part no more magnanimous than
Grant did, when he notified Mr..
Stanton that he would resign his
commission in the army if General
Lee should be arrested in violation
of the parole given him on the
memorable surrender at Appomat-
tox Court House"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

The Lewiston (Me.) Journal says
the Democracy of that section of
the Pine Tree State are a unit for
Greeley, and this is their reasoning {:
awe go for Greeley, because it is the
only chance we have of getting into
power; and we believe that when
elected by US, he will change his
course and become practically a
Democrat, as we have noticed that
men are usually moulded by those
who elect them to Office; and our
votes must elect him, if he is elected
at ALL"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27
Greeley Can Never Receive
Democratic Support - His
Record Objectionable.
From the Baltimore Gazette ]


The selection of Mr.. Greeley
places an impossible barrier be-
tween the Liberal Republicans and
the conservative masses of the coun-
try. He can never receive the sup
port of the Democratic party or any
respectable number of its members.
The men or clique in our ranks who
would foolishly endeavor to bring
aboutsuch contamination would be,
crushed to atoms. His record as
bold, ,vindictiveand uncompromisins
Radical is too fresh in the minds O.
the people to make him in any
sense a popular candidate; and h
and his followers must be conteni
with the strength they will hold in
their own household, and not expect
to gain any accessions from the
Democratic or Conservative ranks.
If, through patriotic or prudential
motives, there has been in the past
any disposition shown by a portion
of the Democracy of the Union to
yield to the pressure of events and
accept the action of the Liberal Re.
publicans, the course of the Cincin-
natl Convention has put that ques-
ton beyond all discussion. 1t is
now, we rejoice to to say, among the
things that were.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

ANOTHER ISLANDER EXPOSED
Base insinuations having been made
in certain quarters, that Gen.. Grant
had something to do with the dis
appearance of the Buell. court record,
Gen. Lew Wallace, President of the
Court Of Inquiry, has been examined
by the House Military Committee
on the subject. He gave the names
of several officers connected with
the matter, but upon being plainly
asked whether the President was
connected with it, and he promptly
replied that he was not "in any
manner whatever "-[Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

Judge Stanley Matthews, of Gin
cinnati, who was temporary Chair
man of the Liberal Convention in
that city, writes an apologetic letter
to a friend, saying:
~ am greatly chagrined at the
whole matter, my own participation
in it included, and have concluded,
perhaps not sufficiently soon, that
as politician and President maker
I am not success"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

This is "sarkasum" from the
Chicago Times: "Those hard head
ed old Democrats who have been
steadily voting for Democratic meas
ures and men since Jackson's time,
but cannot now quite make up their
mouths to shout for their life long
enemy, find themselves in a most
unfortunate attitude. They find
themselves in the attitude of being
read out Of the Democratic party
on the new test of Democracy-the
support of Greeley! Poor old hard
heads ~
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27
Soldier Wanted.

William Warner, of Company D,
Fourth Ohio Cavalry, is wanted
Pension certificate No. 110,154, at
the Oregon City agency, in Oregon,
entities him to several hundred dol.
lars back pension. 1t is believed he
returned to Ohio, and as his health
was bad it is thought he may be
found in some asylum. If he is
dead. his relatives are entitled tc
the money.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

The reunion and reformers-tbe
Stanley Matthews free-trade men,
who find themselves incapable of
taking Greeley in theirs-have call
ed National Convention at Balti-
timore, on the 9th of July, the day
before Mr.. Belmont's 8 national Dem
ocratic funeral assemblage. The
OBJECT of the Matthews crowd is to
beat Greeley for the Democratic
nomination, of course.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27
Select Miscellany.
THE ORIGIN OF SCANDAL.

THE ORIGIN OF SCANDAL.
Said Mrs. A.
To Mrs. j.,
In quite a confidential way,
at seems to me
That Mrs. B.
Takes too omuch-something-i her tea. +"
And Mrs..
To Mrs. K,
That night, was overheard to say
She grieved to touch
UpoR it much,
But "Mrs. B, took"-such and such!
Then Mrs. K.
Went straight away
And told a friend, the self-same day,
"'TwSs sad to Think
Here came a wink
''ThAt Mrs. B. was fond Of drink"
The friends disgust
Was such she must
Inform a lady, (which she nussed,"
That Mrs. B.,
At half past 3,
"Was that far gone she couldn't see I"
This lady we
Have mentioned, she
Gave needle work to Nm. B.,
And, at such news,
Could scarcely choose
But furthar naadia. a.wark rafnaa
Then Mrs. B.
As syou'II agree,
Quite prOperly-sbe said, said she,
That she would track
The scandal back
To those who made her look so black.
Through Mrs. K.
And Mrs T.,
She got at last to Mrs A.,
And asked her why,
With cruel lie,
She painted her SO deep dye.
Said Mrs. A,
In sore dismay,
81 no such thing could ever say;
said that you
Had stoHter grew
On too much sugsr-which you do r.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

MR. EDITOR The following is the solution to
the Apple prblem of June Gth 1st, let twice "a
represent the number he had add a, he has ls4-3
halves then add ~ and according to the terms Of
the problem he has 900 apples Then subtract
75-292-5=three halves of the number. Then 1925
divided by 3=97-5 or onehalf the number. Multi
ply by 2. And I95-the whole number. Answer
1875 apples. Yours respectfully,
Dallas, o., June 7, 1872. &C. PURKHISER.
Answer to Railroad Problem Of June 9th Three
minutes.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

The Democrats say that, to beat
Grant, they "are willing to combine
with all honest citizens" We don't
doubt it. But how do honest citi-
zens view such a position-and from
such a quarter :!
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

$50 Iull OF interest anu tenderness
that heart and eyes overHowed as /
read them. I said to Mr.. Heron,
~ have had such a delightful week
in the Mountains, and now to be
met by all this Surely "My cup
runneth over" When I came on
to my own room 1 found the girls
had it most profusely decorated with
flowers, even rose on the top of
each bed-post!
1 was quite astonished when I
found my letters were being pub
lished, and l will try and take more
pains to collect interesting items for
the benefit of my friends. 1 have
been so oppressed with things to say.
that have not done anything JUS
tice. Every days experience would
fill a whole letter.
Twas glad to get the 80 Rupees,
($40) from your Sunday School, and
have selected one of pair of twins,
named Eliza and Ruth Robbins. l
have assigned Ruth to you. They
are very bright, and so much alike
1 cannot tell them apart. They are
about z years old. She will send
letter to the Sunday School, written
by one of the older girls.
We are very anxious to get mon
ey enough to pay for our new build
ing, and to furnish it. We are going
on borrowed money. I will send
you two photographs of it-one of
the finished side and one of the uD-
finished. I was not here when it
was taken, or 1 would have had
myself and horse in the picture. 1
will send you this some time, and
picture of Ruth and Eliza.
1 am getting along swimmingly
with the language, but make some
funny mistakes in my attempts to
speak. One evening 1 took my
class out walking, and when time to
go nome 1 said in Hindustanie, what
1 thought was 'ToUow me-" One of
the girls said, "Miss Nelson, you
have told US to scream behind you"!
Mr.. Woodside laughed most heartily
when told him, and said, "if your
girls obey you, you will have the
police after you !" One morning
1 told a woman to let her child who
was sick, seat a warm room" /
meant to have her food eaten when
warm. She looked at me in such
establishment that 1 saw 1 had made
a mistake. [ knew enough to
correct it.
My 'Munche" brought me leaf
of the mustard which here grows
large enough for the fowls to lodge
in its branches. The leaf is as large
as our burdock leaf.
Water is carried here by men
called "Be-his-te," pronounced
Beasty, which means ga Heavenly
man." He carries the water in a
leather bottle, made of the skin of a
goat. The neck is the spout. Some
of these "Heavenly men" carry two
of these bags on a pony, a donkey
or an OK. They water the streets
with them. The earthen water pots
which are spoken of in the Bible are
used everywhere. They stand in
rows in every bath room and at the
doors. J. A. N.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27
WEDDING BELLS.


Sweet pulsing through the air offspring
hear the wedding chimes airing.
see them pass-the smiling bride,
The laughing lover at her side.
Tho world, new dressed in rosy huss,
Stands still to hear the fond aJieus;
And glad in youths gay overflow,
Alone on happy ways they go.
Two doves let loose from narrow cote
Two butterflies that skim and float,
And idly sip life's royal wine,
And know not love like thine and mine
Dear heart, our wedding bells are dumb.
The wedding morning does not come.
The patient years between us stand.
We speak no word, we clasp no hand.
Each doing what he finds to do,
With cheerful zest and purpose true.
sweeter our loves deep-hidden pain
Than all the joys that others gainI
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

In South Australia, during last
January, the mercury often stood at
1O8 degrees Fahrenheit in the day
time, and never fell below 80 de-
greeS at night. 1t was about this
time that the Althea reached Aus
tralia, having experienced great dis
tress on account of the frightful rain
of smallpox flies, which loaded her
down so that she almost sank, and
it was only by the greatest exertions
of her crew that she was saved.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

The Nation, in one of its shrewd-
ly philosophic moods, says: "Peo-
pie say a great many wild things,
but they do not say them in court
with their right hand up, and there
will be a great deal of admiration
expended on Greeley'S old clothes
and sbig brains between now and
November by men who will take
care not to show it at the polls"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

Here is a conundrum for free
traders: The gross products of man.
ufactures throughout the United
States, last year, amounted to four
thousand millions of dollars. What
would they have amounted to under
a free trade regimen during the
same period?
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

GOLD BoURBoN."-An Indiana
paper has this scandal; "Owens-
burg, Greene county, shipped one
hundred and twenty barrels of
whisky to Kentucky last week, to
be manufactured into seventy year
old Bourbon. The process will Oc-
cupy about forty-eight hours"
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

The Democracy will be allowed
to complacently "straddle the fence"
until July 9th. In the meantime
their journals are waiting and
watching, not knowing which way
the cat will jump. They'll have lots OF
taking back statements if their Con-
vention don't endorse Greeley.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

The Baltimore American, after
taking a careful view of the field,
thinks that, with Greeley and
Brown as the opposing candidates,
there is a cheerful prospect of carry
ing even Maryland for Grant.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27
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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27
Conundrums.

With what musical instrument would you catch
a fish? Cast-a-net.
OF what trade is the sum- tanner, to be sure.
What is taken from You before you get it Your
phOtopragh.
Where is money first mentioned in the Bible ?
When the dove brought the green back to Noah.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

Hon. L. B. Leeds, of Brown
county, Editor of the Georgetown
News, is a candidate for the Demo-
cratic Congressional nomination in
this District. The nominating con-
vention, we learn, will be held at
Hillsboro, August 1st.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

The old Methodist Church on
Town street, Columbus, Ohio, is re-
turning to first principles. They
have abolished the pew system and
the use of the organ, and gone back
to congregational singing.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

| grocer neither knows the weight the first
cost Of box Of tea. He only recolects that If he
sold the whole at % cents pound he would have
lost sixth of what it cost, but if he sold it a.
33I pound he would gain l-9 of what it cost him.
Find the number of pounds and the first cost
/ nnund
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

Over fifty Democratic members of
Congress have signed letter calling
for a straight Democratic ticket at
Baltimore. The list contains the
names of Voorhees,, of Indiana, Van
Trump of Ohio, Adams of Kentucky,
and Davis of West Virginia.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1872-06-27

One of Judy's young men being
asked whether a hat could be called
au tile article, replied, Eyes, 1 chap
eau So"