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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20

The mode adopted for the construction Of sub
drainage OF the grounds under my charge Ia as fol-
lows trench three feet deep AID eighteen inches
wide IL first eKcavated and so BRAIDED on the bot
tom that the proper fall In obtained In this trench
lhree.ipch brick tile are laid Joining each other,
but not fastsnsd. On this tile some four 70 six
whole covered with three incho Of sod. after which
the trenches are filled with earth and rammed.
apal according to the nsturo Of the ground to be
drained, and are led into the main pipe, which 10
gether and connecting with the main sewer OF the
city, Tue broken brick or stone forms . blind
into the seweri, M9st Of the grounds under my
charge have stf clay so,l, which holds water very
Of the trees, plants, &c. The system Of drainage
L cnrrrcla lhls evil
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20

The Georgetown Courier, in abiding to
the election tables printed in the REPUBLl-
CAN on Wednesday morning last, says;
''The returns Of our District election IN the
REPUBLICAN of Wednesday morning In onpareil
were emphatically sui gencTis and nonpareil
The arrangement Of the districts, precincts and
OF last years election, In parallel columns. was
so succlnctly and admirably made that the
reader could at glance ascertain the vote In
any given locality and compare 1t readily with
that Of the previous contest. The need Of praise
belongs In an especial manner to whoever ar.
ranged these columns, and the arithmetcian OF
the New York World will henceforth have TO
hide hia diminished head,n
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20
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Give. special attention TO the REMOVAL OF the
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Splendid Illustrations.
THE GREAT SOUTH.
Annals Of an English Abbey.
CATHERINE EARLE,
Love story.
EARTHEN PITCHERS,
A Novelette,.
scaIsHtRS MoHIHly IN tnslAHp.
NEW JUVENILE MAGAZINE.
New Volume. also begins q splendid berries Of
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I THREE HISTORICAL PAPERS;
ANNALS OF AN ENGLISH ABBEY.
by the Greatest of Living English Historians,
JAMES ANTHONY FRouDE.
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20

Tho same plan as was adopted last. year, for tie
pro,een. VI spvt sluato ,s ny ~ ~ tuu
that an epse was made in the centre Of the SQUARE.
Congress. In accordance Herewith, Connecticut
avenue Was extended through the square, the road
way through the square being contracted to TWEEN.
y:four feet. The entire square was. graded and
snbdrained. and water ripes Tor trnhing and irri.
eled and rolled. and hn.shed by recets ~ oost of
asphalt, and - protect the edges Of ihese walks a
strip Of sod laid elch side. A drinking foun.
tain tsupplied with cupsJ and combined with lamp
posts, has been put ny N this s1usEe thus aording
night. A number Of eysrHreens. tree! aud shrubs
have bean planted in this square, and the ground
has been incloscd with Iron posts and chain. which
have been painted. This c9mp etes the improve
priation will be required.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20


This Is q most interesting and valuable num-
her, both In Illustrations and reading matter.
In the former exception may be made TO the
horrid beast on the SD page. "The Great
South" being q graphic sketch Of old and new
Louisiana; ''Tho History Of Telescope" with
an account Of the origin Of the new one In the
Washington Observatory, arc especially instruc-
tive and edifying.
There are several very pretty sonneis and
poems interspersed with the more elaborate dis
quisitons by prosalc authors, all OF which are
well worth reading.
The following popular authors are contribu-
tors: Edward King, Celia ThaSter, Louise
Chandler Moulton, Richard Watson Glider,
simon Newcomb, George Macdonald, A. r.
Marlborough, Margaret J. Preston, Adeline
traitor, John A. Dorgan, Rebecca Harding Da-
Wis, Edward King, James Anthony Froude,
Edmund G. stedman and Sam Eytinge. The
editorial department is devoted to home topics,
nature and science, culture and progress, &C.,
in several well written articles.
This is one OF the very best literary magazines
In the country, and is Just now entering upon .
new volume. 1t will be found an excellent add:
tion to the family library, as 1t treats Of subjects
of interest 10 both young and old In manner at
once Instructive and amusing. See advertise
ment in another column.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20

ONE OF THE LADIES at the Women's Congress,
in New York few days ago, improved upon
the story of the fall according to Genesis, as fol-
lows: "Adam, when he took the apple, changing
il from one hand to the other, began to weigh
1t, but impulsve Eve put her white teeth into 1t
at once and got the start OF Adam about fifteen
minutes In the knowledge OF good and evil, and
has kept II ever since" our recollection ia that
Eve was greedy enough To cat 1t all alone, he
fore she thought Of her unsophlsticated, hard
working husband,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20

AND NOW SENATOR ALcoRs, boltiuy can
didatc for Governor of Mississippi, has shown
the white feather by virtually refusing to
meet Senator Amcs, the regular Republican
candidate, in joint discussion. The CORE.
spondcncc which preceded this refusal is
printed in full ia the newspapers Of the State,
and from it We learn that Alcorn, with un.
blushing arrogance, assumed control Of the
proposed discussions, and finally declined
through his factotum, one Marion Smith
squarely backed down, ignomiously leaving
the field in the possession Of his adversary
Truly, conscience doth make towards Of u,
aIln
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20

Is THE OPINION Of the New York Eueniny
Post, "the most dishcartening features Of our
recent financial troubles arc the repeated In
stances of dishonest practices on the part Of
bank officers" for which we have no better
words Of condemnation than the words de
falcatlon" and ''irrcgularity." The bank
presidents and directors are, In great meas
urc, responsible for this swindling and rob-
berry, inasmuch as they fail to exercise q
proper supervision over the private lives Of
their employees. We do not moan by this
that system of espionage should be cstab-
lished; but when bank officers sec their clerks
and subordinatcs living in style far beyond
their incomes, the presumption Is, or ought
to DO, clear as day that the money must conc
from some quarter, and that pilfcriny on a
large or small scale is going on. 4 little
more vigilance in this respect would make
''defalcatio,s" far less numerous, and kccr
many a man from the pcnitcntiary or a sui
cide's grave.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20

Tn fence around the Smithsonian grounds has
been thoroughly white~ ashed, The grounds have
been 1T in good ordes and the walks free from
weeds, The grass was cut, properly cured. aud
placed under shelter. Tho wstchmsn's lodge. on
Seventh street. an well as the roadway that enters
at this point, have becn raised TO cOpform to the
new grade seventh street, as established by the
Board OF Public Works.
Lafayette Slugrs has resolved proper care aud
AtteAtion. Seventeen brick traps nave been con
structed and connected Nth the drains for the pur
rose Of collecting and CARR Ing on tue surface
drainage. Ihe walks have been keIt clear and
oiled. the trees have been properly trimmed, aud
all are in o he Althy condition.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20

Part OF the old wooden fence around this sluar
was removed, and no further improvements wer,
Commenced. for the reason that the old woodei
buildings on the square, and which arc occupied b.
Tho appropriation for tbs Improvement was there
fore expended for material. The sale OF the oil
wooden buildiuKa now occupied by the women
Cbristian Assoclst.On WAS authorized by Congress
the proceeds TO be given tnat association, pro
Inc sssocIAlion for one year This was done at IN
last sassion Of the Legislature, and In compliance
Iatiiner jeary 10 sci tne buildinss Vi auction
PART Of Judiciary square, at the request Of IN,
Messrs T. Lewis 4 Co, contractors. The rent fo
tue same as it has been received has been regular,
s. s..,,,,,,
CAPITOL ahouFDr'
and pacet in front o. the wooden settess .lons th,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20

The. sblest ynsl!sh Critics have. repeatedly Do.
sI.vsline" FRI. new en,epprise Of nresentins
THE SOUTH q today Sy Esn and pencil e G ,Ss
greatest and most expensive ever entered uron by
any monthly. u hiss produced demand for Aspe
ciai edition II the ksaEiue abroad: aud We ven.
ture TO hope from our own couutrymen for these
papers, which have been prepared with the utmost
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20

uncalled for, and hence the opposition to 1t
on the part Of other members. The resolu-
tion has had the effect that was predicted for
IT, viz; that the correspondents would not
take the trouble TO inquire into all the facts,
but would use II as preteyt for abuse OF
the Governor and the Board Of Public
Works, when In truth they are not re-
sponsiblc for the existing state of affairs.
They have been unusually liberal toward the
schools, and have already advanced $50 900
to them out Of other funds
As to the charge Of lack Of fuel. II is only
necessary to state that during the past week
the contractors furnished all the fuel required
| of them, and In some of the school districts
IL was furnished weeks ago. The contractors
for the current year arc new ones, and conso-
auently there Is nothing due them for fuel
furnished last year The idea OF closing has
never entered the minds OF tho trustees. On
the contrary, the schools were never before
so prospcrou. as now. The increase over
last year is nearly one thousand pupils, and
many new and valuable features have been
introduced. 1t may be added that trustees
inform us that the teachers arc not clamor.
Ing for their money. They have confidence
In the city authorities, and arc jealous OF
everything calculated to Nring discredit upon
the schools. They know full we'll that Mr..
stuart's resolution was rot necessary to add
an impulse TO the efforts Of the trustees to
guard all their Interest,", including the pay
ment Of their salaries,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-16
The Teachers Mission.

1t is not the province Of the edu-
Gator to make mind, nor to pervert or
distort it, but to lead it ouL, to devel-
opt by timely assistance Independ-
ent, individual thought, study and ex-
ertion develops that originality of
mind which boldly leaves the old
beaten paths Of science and fearlessly
strikes out into new and unexplored
fields, TO reap the rich rewards in
store. Mental impressions in early
life are hard to obliterate. How i'm
portant, then, that the susceptible
mind be thoroughly imbued with the
love of order, right, and justice with
respect for equity, good government
and rightful authority.
Above oil things, the schoolrOom
should be made pleasant, kept neat,
and preserved without spot, mark or
blemish upon its walls, furniture or
surroundings The teacher should
always be cheerful, afable and kind,
sympathizing with his pupils In troub-
lie, rejoicing in their prosperity, and
encouraging the exercise of their more
noble faculties. ''Kind words can
never die" is an axiom that should
never be forgotten. 1t is easier, by
far, to lead q friend, than to drive a
foe. So it is with children; it is cas-
Ter to govern them In love and friend
ship than by severity and harshness.
When the teacher succeeds in control-
ing himself, he will find little or no
difficulty in managing his school He
that would govern well must first
learn to govern himself
Hon. H. D. MCKARTY,
State Superintendent OF Public In
struction, Kansas. Gn Annual Re
port)
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-16
Josh Billings GOOD RcZ0lush'
UnS for 1873.

That i wont smoke emmy more ci
gars, only at somebody's else's ex
pense.
That wont borry or lend-espesh-
lily lend.
That will live within mi incum,
if hav tew git trusted tew du it.
That i wont advise emmy body, un-
til i kno the kind of advice they are
anxious to follow.
That wont wear emmy more tite
boots, if i have to go barefoot tew do
it.
That wont swop dogs with no
man, unless kan swop tew dogs for
one.
That wont sware emmy, unless i
am under oath.
That poverty may be blessing,
but if it IL, it IL a blessing in dis
guise.
That will take mi whisky here
after straight-straight tew the gut
ter.
That the world owes me q living
provided i earn it.
That won't swop emmy horses
with the deakon.
That no man shall beat me in po-
liteness, not so long az politeness
kontinues tew be az cheap az it IL
now.
That if a man kalls me a phool, i
wont ask him tew prove it.
That will lead moral life, even
if go lonesome and lose a good deal
Of phun by it.
That if a man tells me a mule wont
Xix, will believe what he sez without
trieing it.
That the best time tew repent of a
blunder IL just befor the blunder IL
made.
That will try hard to be honest,
but it will be just my darned luck to
INSIST.
That wont grow emmy kats.
Spontaneous kats have killed the bu-
That i will love mi mother-in-law if
it takes all the money I can earn tew
dew it.
That i believe real good lies are
getting skarser and skarser every
day.
That when hear a man Dragging
on his ancestors I wont envy him,
but i will pity the ancestors.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-16
Teachers Department.
The Holidays.

The Holidays awaken quite differ
ent emotions in different individuals
The religionist looks upon Dec. 25th
as a day to be kept sacred, in com
memoration Of the birth of our Savior.
and perhaps no historical date has
been SO universally assented to, with
so little positive proof.
The Business Man regards it as the
time to ''settle up, foot up the bal
ance Sheet square the books" and
commence anew.
The Teacher looks upon it as
time for little rest and relaxation
from the toll of the schoolroom.
Who more fully appreciates it than
the faithful Teacher, wearied by the
performance of his arduous duties,
and often arorried by careless, and
thoughtless scholars, and fault finding
parents?
But the Pupils, especially the
smaller ones, what do they think of
the Holidays? They have glowing
visions ofturhesand ''twisters mince
pies and ''goodies" generally, and par
ticularly the Teachers 'treat." Did
you ever see their eyes sparkle, and
the knowing looks they would cast at
each other, as some friend of the
Teacher slips in during the day, with
some mysterious looking package, or
basket well filed with things good
and sweet? How ioyfully they re-
ceive their sharel How happy they
seem to be! sit money thrown away?
Surely not. A childs love can be
gained at small cost. Then give the
Teacher his holidays and let him give
the scholars their treat.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-16
IIIsboough Highland County, Thursday, January

their absence. When Mr.. and Mrs
Mann returned, after six weeks alb
sence, Cleo, on hearing her mistress
voice, instantly rushed out of her box.
coiled herself round her, and kissed
her face. She evidently recognized
her kind friend and protector
Mr.. Mann has also another large
Indian python, but this snake is not
very well, and has private apartments
to itself in a leather carpetbag. The
snakes will feed out of Mr.. Mann g
hand. The common snakes eat frogs,
and frogs only; the Lacertine eats
white mice; the python delights in
guinea-pigs. Altogether, I was ex-
ceedingly pleased with Mr.. Mann's
collection of snakes. By his very sue
cessful snake-taming he has opened
up quite new chapter in natural his
tory, and has shown what persevering
kindness will do in tanning snakes,
poor creatures, which have hitherto
been thought to have little OF no in
tellicence.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-16
GreaI Railroad Enterprise In
South America. ti 3

Under this head the Chicago Trib-
une copies from the Hartford Cour-
ant the following particulars in re-
gard to the shipment of American
machinery, to be used in building the
Callao, Lima & Oroya Railway in
South America:
On Friday, the 20th of this month
(Dec.) there will sail from the port of
New York for Callao, Peru, South
America, an expedition composed of
mechanics. of different kinds, among
whom are James Humphrey, of Wind
sor formerly of Winsted), and Messrs.
Chapman, Parsons and Barnard, of
this city. They go out in the employ
Of the Peruvian Government, and
take with them. nine of Lefel's tur-
bine wheels, which are to be placed
at different points in the Peruvian
Andes, on the line of the Callao, Lii
ma & Oroya Railway This road
passes along the base of the Andes,
rising gradually until it arrives at
the remarkable altitude of Is, 900 feet,
when it pierces the summit, and pass
es through a tunnel 5000 feet in
length. This tunnel is to be operat-
ed upon similar to the Mont Gents
tunnel, by means of air compressors
which are placed in close proximity
to the wheels, and are to be driven
by them. The compressed air is
then carried to the required points in
pipes, and forms the motive power
for the diamond and Ballard drills;
also, for blowers for ventilation and
other purposes. This road, after
passing the Andes, stretches away
across the country in the direction of
Brazil, and finally reaches tributa-
ry of the Amazon, thus affording a
line of communication between the
Atlantic and Pacific shores. 1t is be-
ieved that this line of road presents
greater natural obstacles to be over
come by the engineer than any line
ia the annals Of modern times, and
when completed must remain last
ing monument to the energy and en-
terprise of the American engineer.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-16
The Great Diamond swindIe.

1t has been we'll established, not
only by the careful examination OF
the most experienced miners, but by
the confession of some of the parties
concerned, that four or five individ-
uals purchased in London and Paris
some two years since rough diamonds
and other gems with which they
''salted" the reported diamond fields
of Colorado and Arizona SO success
fully as to deceive an expert, sent out
to examine them, and whom they ac-
companied in his examination. It is
coniectrlred that in order to carry
out the fraud successfully they must
have purchased from S75, 900 to $780,
900 worth of rough gems in Europe,
but even if they expended 100000
for that purpose, they made a profit
able investment, inasmuch as they
are said to have realized about ST.
100000 in cash as the price of their
pretended discoveries. The princi
pal conspirators are believed to have
been Arnold, Harpending, and Slack,
neither of whom has been apprehend-
ed. Arnold is now in Kentucky,
Slack's whereabouts are unknown,
while Harpending is in San Francis
co, stoutly protesting his innocence.
The scheme was so adroitly managed
that most experienced men in Califor-
MIA were deceived. Mr.. Mills, the
President, and Mr.. Aston, the Cash
ier of the Bank of California, Mr..
Gault, agent of the Rothschilds, VIM.
NJ. Lent, and other heavy capitalists
in San Francisco, Attorney General
G. L. NJ Barlow, Gen. George B.
McClellan, Hon. A. R. Lent, and 9TH
ers of New York, were among the
victims. The swindlers, after pur-
chasing their rough gems in Europe,
selected a gravelly valley among the
Rocky Mountains as the scene of
their villainy. Here they scattered,
with free hand, in spots deemed
most appropriate, some of their dia-
monds, rubies, sapphires and anne
thysts, and carried the rest to San
Francisco, for exhibition as speci-
mems of their discoveries. Return
ing again with an expert selected by
leading capitalists to test the truth of
their story, they readily found the
gems they had before deposited'in the
gulches and crevices of rocks, and in
this way obtained from the expert
report fully confirming the truth of
their pretended discovery. An act
of Congress was procured, confirm
ing their title to the alleged diamond
fields, and they then sold out to
joint stock company, of which Gen.
Mcclellan was President. 1t is
doubtful whether history furnishes an
example of q bolder and more sue
cessful fraud, perpetrated upon the
most shrewd and intelligentmembers
of the community. -
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-01-16
Railroads la Ohio.

Advance sheets of the annual re-
port of the Ohio Commissioner Of
Railroads show the following statis-
tics for the year ending June 30, 1872:
The total capital stock of the entire
lines of railroads running through or
into Ohio is S219,161, ,127. The capi-
tai stock of that part of roads in Ohio
is $122,721,526. The total funded
debt of the entire lines is S217,171,-
755. The proportion for Ohio is
$120, 0,222,072. The floating debt of
the entire lines is S10,73S,179. The
proportion for Ohio is So, ,945, 700.
The total length of lines and branch
es is 7,408 miles. OF this amount g.
787 miles are in Ohio. The total
cost of all the roads for construction
and equipment was 1898, 8,113,494
The gross earnings for all the lines
the past year was S65, ,6O3,07o.Z OF
this sum the proportion of the earn
ings in Ohio was S34,257,799. The
total operating expenses for the entire
lines were S45,O34,7OS, Ohio's pro
portion was S23, ,5O2,739. The total
net earnings were S2O,568, 1863. The
proportion for Ohio was $40, 0,755,060.
The total number of passengers car
ried the past year was 12,06S,S32.
The total freight carried was 20,9S3,-
068 tons interest paid on bonds was
$9,726,358; total dividends paid
amounted to S7,534,O32. There were
1872 persons killed by the railroads in
Ohio last year and 358 injured; 1926
animals were killed, for which damag-
es to the amount of S45,573 were
paid. The total number of persons
employed on railroads in Ohio is 25,-
393. During the past year 375 miles
of road, including siding, were built.