The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-04-23
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\ German wTis.t SAYS that aNouNe
girl is fishing rod the eyes are the
hooks, the smile is the bait, the lover
the gv>l.:eca. an%l the marriage the
butter i. .. 81. nc j., flied.
somthody too truly says: 1T is
unqueStio:,aLiy Il temptation to /, tenn
perate man 10 become a soaIser to hear
what talent, wl-at versatility, what
genius, is almost always attributed to
a man who is h;,l,itually drunk"
4 geolu:, zeal lecturer has made
Rhode Island people lt'1gh by dec}ar-
ing that there are 100 square miles OF
anthracite coal in that State. People
who walk across the State every day
to and from work say they lave never
noticed it.
A New Orleans youth who had been
+" celebrating" WIS discovered by his
mother, sitting on Il wood-box ane!
trying t., put Oh his hat with Il shoe
brush. E5nil he. while cnleavoring to
stand erect, /" I'm not drunk, mother,
lint q s;cker child YOU never had"
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lIorE. THE hope OF realizing, some
cherished object in the futmo keeps
MS steady amid the storms, and Gains.
and head winds through which We
are called to pass in life. Without it,
we should! be mere drift stuff on the
stream of time.
It is stated on good authority, tia;
Marshal Hazaine las been offered al
important command in the Rlssja,
army, ans! that it is probable that the
Marshal will accept it, if the commits
sion Row investigating his defence Of
Metz does not fully approve his con
duct.
Mr.. Greeley writes to confectionc,
that in making calves-foot jelly tIat
Durham breed should always be se!ec
ted. Take u live calf. place tho hind
feet in corn mill, and then com.
mence to turn, and the jelly will flow
out in its crude state Collect this il
pan, and throw away the calf.
A PROMINENT Illinois politician sta
ted in ST. Louis, last week, that Soma
tor Trumbujl has written a letter te
his hrother-in- Dr.. Jaynes, il
Springfield, illinois, in which he full,
commits himself to the Liberal move
ment, and expresses his opinion tina
the nominees of the Cincinnati con
vention will be the next President.
The volcano of Colima, Mexico
which for two years has been exhibit
ing signs of activity, is now in full
eruption, throwing out clouds of ashes
which fall over large section Of coun
try, ard the smoke is SO dense as tc
obscure the sun. The spectacle i:
described as clic of awful grandeur.
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When AIeSandcr Hamilton was
Secretary Of the Treasury he sent {
note to friend which read as follows
Dear Sir If you can conveniently
let me have SD for a few days send b.
bearer. A. II This happened abo','
ninety years n:5-o. bat il will be new:
to those wht, know the habits OF Gov
eminent officials nowadays with re
gard to pcrquisites. A Federal office
holder borrowing $50 /!
Mrs. Helen Bernard reports in TIN
House Of Representatives for the N
Y. Herald, aud feminine Washing
ton correspondent says of her WORT
that Z" it can not be distinguished
from that Of man." This seems t.
he the sum Of happiness among Gel
tain class Of The women Fighters t.
arrive at that point of comparison
where they virtually unscx them
Twelve years ago Hon. Z. G. WHIP
pie was brilliant and prosperous law
yer III Howell, Michigan. Last Wee
he died Of iatempcrance, and was bun
led out of the Masonic charity funt
from which for some time before hi
death he had been supported Dul
ing this time his beautiful and aecon
plished wife has become insane, an
his four lovely children are pennies
wa two 1;,,i,,.r f,,,1f u,