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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-19

nANIEL & JAMES ID. EDWARDS,
Nos. 81, 23, 25 and 2S Delta Street,
Nos. %, "a, 26 and % Front Street..
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA,
Manufacturers of Improved STEAM TRAINS
FOR MAKING SUGAR,
And of every description of
COPPER, BRASS, IRON AND SHEET IRON
WORK, BRASS COCKS, VALVES,
STEAM WHISTLES, ETC,
COPPER STILLS AND WORMS,
For Grain and other Distilling.
Dealers in
IRON PIPES and FITTINGS of all sizes,
STEAM and HAND PUMPS,
STEAM and WATER GAUGES made and repaired
BRASS FOUNDING, FINISHING AND PATTERN
MAKING
Repairing of all kinds done at short notice.
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-19

UNITED STATES,
H. BLANCHARD, Commander
Will leave her wharf foot of Jefferson street. On
SATURDAY, August 20, at P.
These steamers have superior accommodations
for passengers. .,o
Steerage Passage. 70
gov and Bremen. Through tickets for tirstelass
and steerage passengers for Liverpool and the Con-
tinent connecting with Guion's Line of Steamers,
sailing from New York every Wednesday.
For freight or passage, apply to
Low & LUDWIGSEN
No. 1870 Common street.
The steamship MISSISSIPPI will follow, leaving
on SATURDAY, August 81, at P. NJ. oc20 ly
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A Century Of the Thermometer.

Records of temperature have been kept
in Yale College for about century, and
a comparison of the weather during the
past summer with the year preceding,
shows this TO have been the hottest sea-
son in ninety-two years. The sun.spot
philosophers, who predicted an unusually
cold season, made the same mistake some
other prophets have fallen into-that of
making the prediction before the event.
They should have waited, and made it
run backward. The season, remarkable
for its heat, has also been noted one for
the extent OF its droughts. They have
prevailed in nearly corresponding lati.
tudes entirely round the globe, IN the
northern hemisphere. In the Northwest,
States, generally, rains prevailed up to
about the first of June, sufficient to start
the crops, but long strips of country re-
ceived little moisture during the entire
spring. After that time, very general
drought spread over all the States, which
prevailed for many weeks, and greatly
damaged the crops. The same report
also came from all Northern Europe and
Asia. France suffered more severely
than any other section in Europe, while
in some of the provinces of China great
famine was predicted. At later period
rains have fallen literally on the whole
drought stricken districts, go that the
danger of scarcity Of food for man and
beast has been greatly lessened or entire
ly removed. On this continent, the rain
bearing air currents come from the south
west, while in Europe generally this cur
rent isreVersed, and comes from the north
west. Whatever may be the cause of
drought it operated over vast region,
and, in its extent, is without any prece-
dent known to us.-Ohiodg0 Republican,.
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only taken the bitters one week when he
was showed into prison for murder, and
what does Steve do but open vein. in
his arm, take iron enough out of his blood
to make crOwbar, with which he pried
the gates open and let himself out.
Fact" f
THE frat printed book was a copy of
the Bible, containing 1882 pages, in two
volumes. OF the eighteen copies now
known, four are on parchment. Two of
these are in England Zone in the Gren-
vile collection), one is in the Royal Lii
brary at Berlin, and one In Paris. OF the
fourteen remaining specimens, ten are in
England, three in the hbraries-o of Oxford,
Edinburgh, and London. A parchment
copy is worth $1,000 in gold,
THE Judgment of Solomon has its
parallel in Chinese records, as it
has in those of most eastern ma
tions, though the version differs
Two women in similar manner claim
the same infant, and refer their dispute to
magistrate, who is, of course, unable to
decide upon the ownership. To solve
the difficulty, he says that he shall keep
the child himself, at which the real moth.
er is overjoyed and the false claimant,
who only wanted to sell it at some future
date, is disgusted. The latter, thus be.
traying herself, gets the due punishment
of her intended fraud, and the child is
finally returned TO the mother with pres!
ent OF money exacted from her rival to con.
sole her for the less brilliant career open
to her son in his own homo than as the
adopted child of poWerful official. o..
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much harrassed byluIking bands Of Aus.
trians, who shot their sentries, cut of
their supplies, and rendered 1t almost GER
tain death to any one who ventured to
emerge from the ramparts. Some invent
i've genius among the Prussisns construct
ed q straw man, worry like life, represent
ing sentinel with his shouldered mus
ket. BY series of ropes this efligy was
made to move from right to lett, as if
walking his beat. A wellarmed band of
Rruseians then hid in thicket near by.
Ere long a company of Austrian scouts
approached. From distance they eyed
the sentinel, moving TO and fco as he
guarded his post, A sharp shooter crept
near, and taking deliberate aim at his sup
posed victim, fred. A twitch upon the
rope caused the image to fall fiat. The
whole band of Austrians, with shout,
rushed to the spot. The Prussians, from
their ambuscade, opened upon them
deadly fire of bullets. Then, as the ground
was covered with the mutilated and the
dead, the Prussians, causing the welkin
TO ring with their peals Of laughter, rush
ed with fixed bayonets upon their entrap-
ped foes. Not single Austrian had es-
capped being struck by a bullet. Those
who were not killed outright were wound.
cd and were taken captive This is one
of the "slight pleasantries" of war.-.Har-
De9's Md0dziae T CTrn
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Keeping Promises

A PRUDENT man will avoid promises as
long as he can, for they are troublesome
affairs; but when made, they ought to be
kept. The requirementso of business how
ever constantly exact appointments, en-
gagements, and other similar pledges,
which IL is not an easy matter 10 avoid.
These should be sterDly charged on the
memory, and faithfully observed. There
is no better habit that young man can
learn, and one that will prove more ad.
vantageous to him in life, than that of dill.
igently doing all that he promises. If it
is an appointment to be at q certain place
at half.past ten, let him be there prompt
ly at the hour; if the other party fails TO
meet him, it is that other party's fault I;
he will have done his duty, and establish.
ed his claim to punctuality. If it is an
engagement to do a certain labor, let him
do 1t, even at some cost; 1t will prove
that he can be depended on; and relia-
bility is a sterling virtue in young or old.
OF all promises in the world, those to pay
money are ftheyeasiest made, and hard.
est TO keep, andithis Is why the commod-
ity called mercantile credit is so rare and
80 valuable an article. Men promise to
pay a debt on certain day without
knowing whether they can do 1t or not,
merely TO get rid OF the collector, and
they repeat tho appointments again and
again, till their reputation as unreliable
debtors and yiolators of pledges becomes
established among all who deal with
them. To say that man has no credit ID
merely 70 say that he has no regard for
his promises he can not be relied on in
any emergency in which fidelity and
punctuality are needed.-IEpchdnge. ..a
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-10-07
How Dreams are Caused.

In order to prove that almost any dream
can, with tolerable certainty, be excited
by special classes of stimulants, M. Maury
caused series of experiments to be per-
formed on himself when asleep, which af-
forded very satisfactory results. D.rt
First experiment-He caused himself
to be tickled with feather on the lips
and ON the inside of the nostrils. He
dreamed that he was subjected to a horri-
BILE punishment. A mask of pitch was
applied to his face, and then torn roughly
| off, taking with it the skin of his lips,
nose and face. :, ' g.r 20
Second Experimental pair of tweezers
was held at little distance from his ear,
and struck with a pair of scissors. He
| dreamed that he heard the ringing of
bells. This was soon converted into the
tocsin, and this suggested the days Of
June, 1848. ...r
Third experiment "A bottle of eau de
cologne was held to his nose. He dream
ed that he was in a perfumer's shop. This
excited visions ofthe East; and he dream
| ed that he was in Cologne, in the shop of
Jean Marie Farina. Many surprising ad-
ventures occurred to him there, the de-
tails of which were forgotten. .oL
| Fourth experimental burning lucifer
match was held close 10 his nostrils. He
dreamed that he was at sea lthe wind was
blowing in through the windows), and
that the magazine in the vessel blew up.
Fifth experiment--He was slightly
pinched ON the nape of the neck. He
dreamed that blister was applied. And
this brought the recollection of physi
clan that had treated him in his infancy
Sixth Experimental piece of red-hot
iron was held close enough to him to COM
municate a slight sensation of heat. He
dreamed that robbers had got into the
house, and were forcing the inmates, by
putting their feet TO the fire, to reveal
| where their money was. The idea of the
robber suggested that of Nine. d'Abrantes,
who, he supposed, had taken him for her
secretary, and In whose memoirs he had
Tread some account of bandits. iu
Seventh experiment-Thew word para
fdgdTdnaus was pronounced in his ear.
He understood nothing, and awoke with
the recollection of very vague dream.
The word mdmdn was next used many
times He dreamed of different subjects,
but heard sound, like the humming OF
bees. Several days after, the experiment
was repeated with the words AgOr, Castor,
LeOhOTe. On awakening, he reOclleoted
that he had heard the last two words,
and had attributed them to one of the
persons who had conyersed with him in
his dream, ...-Jv NO ~ 81 t.-0 ob
Eighth experimental drop of water
was allowed 10 fall on his forehead. He
dreamed that he was in Italy; that hC
i was very warm, and that he was drink
ing the wine OF OrYieto. oL'
Ninthexperiment-A light, surrounded
by piece of red paper, was, repeatedly
placed before his eyes. He dreamed OF 1
tempest and lightning, which suggested
the remembrance of a storm he had on
}. cOuntered in the English Channel in go
ding from Merlaix 10 Havre. ah
These observations are very instructive
inasmuch as they show conclusiVely tha
one very important class Of our dreams il
due TO our bodily sensations.-0nee {
! Week.
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Strange secrets Of the Stomach.

THE following shocking disclosure Is
creating great excitement at this moment
in all parts of the country. The chemical
connection spoken of between tea and
leather was, doubtless, discovered by the
coolies of North Adams
"When we pour milk into cup of tea
or coffee, the albumen of the milk and
the tannin of the tea instantly unite and
form leather, or minute flakes of the very
same compound which is produced in the
texture of the tanned hide, and which
makes it leather IS distinguished from the
original skin. In the course of year 3
tea drinker of average habits will have
imbibed leather enough to make pair OF
shoes, if it could be put into the proper
shape for the purpose"
A great many things go into the mouth.
This is not an original remark. We have
seen it somewhere. But it is an alarming
fact We drink, every one of us, pair OF
boots year We carry iron enough in
our blood, constantly, to make horse
shoe. We have clay enough In our frames
to make, if properly separated and baked,
dozen good. sized bricks. We eat, here
in Chicago, at leasta peck ofdirt month
no, that is not too large an estimate. The
man who carelessiy tips glass of lager
into his stomach, little reflects that he has
begun the manufacture of hat, yet such
is the case. The malt of the beer assimi-
lates with the chyle and forms sort OF
felt-the very same seen 80 often IN hat
factories. But not being instantly util-
lied, it is lost Still further 1t is esti-
mated that the bones in every adult per-
son require to be fed with lime enough to
make marble mantel every eight months
To sum up, we have the following as
founding aggregate of articles charged to
account of physiology, to keep every
poor shack on his feet for three score
years and ten:
Mems shoes, 20 years. q pr. year. 20 pairs.
Horse shoes, 20 years, o ] month, as
our aItchal system renews Its blood
every new moon 0dV s1oes'
Bricks, a y per years. .l2O Drlcss
Hats not less tnan IA year. SoU hats
hantels, % IL year. .............,...lU lUo mAntels
Here we are surprised to observe that
we eat as many shoes as we wear, and
sufficient number of hats to supply a
large family of boys; that we float IN our
blood vessels horse shoes enough to keep
span of grays shod all the while; that
we carry in our animated clay, bricks
enough to build modern fireplace, and
in our bones marble enough to supply all
our neighbors with mantels. We have
not figured on the soil, at the rate OF
peck month, but it is safe to say that
the real estate that hearty eater masti-
cats and swallows in the course OF long
and eventtul career would amount to
something worth having if sold like the
corner lot on State street, at $2,00Oa front
foot Chicago ,Eoening Post.
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with him---how pleased father was 20 hear
his lessons well recited-and nowi oh,
nobody who has not dropped from
such q height of happiness down
to that dreadful "now" can tell how
bruised the poor heart may be by the fall I
God help little Jenny and all like him,
VINO have sorrows all the greater that
they must bear the burden alone; that
they are unspedkoHe sorrows, save to Him
who will never taunt us with their heavy
burden, or turn TO us careless ear.
You may be sure that when Jenny
grew up he never drank. Long before
the beard grew on his soft, white chin,
his fathers bloated face was hidden under
a Tombstone; and when, in after years,
young men Of his own age locked arms,
or clspping each other on the shoulder,
as they passed some gilded saloon, said to
one another and to him, "Come in and
take drink" you may be sure that the
smile died away on Jemmy's face, and he
saw-not the bright lights in the saloon
window, nor the gay, laughing throng in
side--but instead, form crouching like
beast at his feet, dirt-besmeared, with
bloodshot eyes creeping, crawling, like
loathsome reptile, who has no soul to
save-for whom there is no Heaven, no
glorious future after death-nothing but
annibilstion. All, no Jenny could not
"take q drink Ibis very soul sickened
when they asked him.-Neto Story Book
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A SkuiRing Soldier Cured.

REMEMBER the apparently painful
condition of a soldier whose right leg was
drawn up at an angle from the knee-the
result of rheumatism, he insisted. He was
known to be skulker, and several sur
geons had examined the limb and found
no appearance of contraction Of the mus
cles; but all their efforts to pull it into
shape were useless. Some of them became
convinced by the stubbornness of the
member, insisted that it could not be
flexed, and advised the mans discharge.
DR.. H, however, had seen much OF the
same difficulty in hospitals, and put in
practice mode of treatment which he
had seen successfully tried in several
cases. The man, by his direction, was
brought over to the division hospital and
confronted with the surgeon and two as
sistants with their sleeves rolled up.
!" understand perfectly wellthe nature
OF your difficulty, my man" said the doc
tor. - II Is species of sciatica, and can
cure it by Cauterization."
Whats that?p the victim asked in dis
trustful wonder.
CauterizstionS oh, that's merely
burning 10 blister, from the hip to the
heel, with a white.hot iron. It's sure
cure. Get on that table,"
ACL Wohb W. Wiz
mered, his face turning whittier than the
DOCTORS irons and his teeth Hchattering,
You shan't do it; it won't do me a bit
OF good" pa 40 q GFAE
Mount'that table or I'll have you tied
TO twas the stern command, and the
poor wretch obeyed with groan, not yet
quite certain that this extreme measure
was really to be resorted to.
strip that leg Steward, bring in those
They came hissing hot from the FIRE,
and the miserable creature on the table
shrleked n n doctor, ,doetOrl you ai1t
s-gQiRg TO burn me with those thing S, be
your ,-tt
Il ap that--from hip to heel,"' replied
the doctor, coolly, taking one of the ugly
instruments in his hand and approaching
the table. F
"You shan't do It'll Let gol my legs
well, tell you r. the man screamed; and
tearing away from those who held him, he
jumped nimbly to the floor and ran out of
the hospital with two as straight legs as
there were in the whole army. He re-
turned to duty the next day, and was ef-
fectually cured of his malingerlng pro-
pensiies. ~ LippineOtts Ma0asine -
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4" Fetch on Your Rats 70


Adam Bepler keeps tavern in Ale
ghany. One rather gloomy evening re.
Gently, when Adam was in rather a
gloomy humor, a stranger presented him
self about bed time, and asked TO stay all ?
night. rs ts,- ,r..
Certainly" said Adam, eyeing the
rather seedY-looking stranger. 'If you
take breakfast, it will be youst one dol
lar" ..-..-'
"But have no money" said the man.
'I am dead broke, but if you will trust
me-"
"AhI" said Mr.. Bepler, 81 don't like
that kind of customer. Icould fill mine
house every night NIT dat kind, but dat
won't help me run dis house." .r..l
"Well," said the stranger, after pause,
shave you got any rats here?"
eyes" replied Adam, ''you'd better be-
lieve we have. Why, the place is lousy
NIT dem" .r. 'e'la
"Well," rejoined the man, "Ill tell you
what I'll do. If you let me have lodging
and breakfast, I'll kill all the rats tomor-
row." la .....-.... --l...
"Done," said Bepler, who had long
been desperately annoyed by the number
of old Norways thai iniested his prem
| ises. r-
So the stranger, gaunt sallow, melan.
| choly-looking man, was shown to bed,
and no doubt had good sleep. After
breakfast next morning, Mr., Belper took
occasion in a very gentle manner to re.
mind his guest of the contract OF the
previous night.
"What! Kill your rats Certainly"
said the melancholy stranger. "Where
are they the thickestf"
"Dey are putty dick In de barnyard,"
answered Adam" r ..i,.r.-tt
"Well, let's go out there" said the
stranger. But stop Have you got q
piece of hoop.iron9"
A piece about fifteen feet long was
brought TO the stranger, who examined 1t
carefully from one end to the other. Ex-
pressing himself entirely satisfied, at
length, with its length and strength, he
proceeded to the barn, accompanied by
Mr.. Bepler and quite a party OF ldlers
who were anxious 10 see in what manner
the great ratkiller was going 70 work.
Arriving there the stranger looked around
a little, then placed his back. firmly
against the barndoor and raised his
| SHOW" said he to Adam, 8 am ready.
Fetch on your ratsl' " coovssA, aBsi4
How this scene terminated We are not
precisely informed. II said that, although
no rats answered the appeal of The stran-
ger, Mr.. Bepler began 70 smell onepretty
strongly at this juncture, and became very
angry. One thing is certain, and that rs
that the new boarder was not at Adams
table, for dinner, nor for,any subsequent
meal. He had suddenly resolved 10 de.
part, probably TO pursue his aYocation OF
rat-killing in other quarters. e 70 s...:
20. -l '-----------'s sss- -----s---a Jaslg sti
2 Mn. G. was a most inVeterate punster.
Lying very i'll Of cholera, his nurse pro.
posed to prepare a young, tender chicken.
Hadn't you better take an old hen" said
e., in a low whisper-lor he. was too III
to speak louder" for she would be more
apt TO lay ON my stomach" q; fell back
exhausted, and the nurse tainted
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POETRY.
WANING.

4
THE autumn days are waning, and the gold is on
the leaf, 49, W. gH
Tho gold and erimson tint that paints with spen-
u dor bright and brief
The grand old oaks. The copper'red is on the
The brown % nSts rustic rustic ripe and full above the
schooEboys reach,
The swallows gather meath the caves; the hrst
dull cloudy day
win boar them ali, on, eager wings, to SUMMER
So sit on, with Ne, alas Our brief bright sum
mer ends,
Comes winter resolute and stern; away troop sum
mer friends.
The last rose bushes on her stem, in beauty all
alone, 81 a te- va -
weeps summer gone, and sighs upon her solitary
thtone
SO isit with Us atllfos end, What rcck, or pomp,
or gold, ..I
II hairs grow grey, and wo without some Bght OF
love, grow old
Pray God, there be not, one of us, whoever he
may be,
Withuut some friend whom he may love, some
"a child upon his knee Fl ~ (
9 Truo love and iriendship shine, with lustre
all their own.
Since man was never made to live, and work, and
die-alonel
All The Year Round
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YOUTHS DEPARTMENT,
GOOD FOR SOMETHING.
ny HALEY MAY.

boo. BY HALEY MAY,
" DooD.FoR.NossIN little son,
Papa tails me jes for tuD,
ducss--for, ma, 90 say
dood for tumsln all ee day"
And so you are, my precious one,
Full of mischief, love, and fans
Good to hll our hearts with Joy,
Our darling little blue eyed boy
Good to cutter mp the room;
Good to ride astride the broom
Coed to tip my basket DER,
Rolling spools about the floor;
Good TO pull the babys hair. ..l
And make h0rso Of every chair; ...
Good to tumble on the floor,
And shut poor fingers in The door,
Good to wear out little shoes,
And mAmma's wax snd tumble lose;
Good "dear danpa's" specks to hide,
Aud on his loot to "take vide;
Good, when let out doors to play, .'
To ope the gate and run away; a.
Good to watch for "papa tum,"
And clap wee hands when he gets home;
Good TO climb up on his knee,
and laugh and shout with boyish glee
Good, when wearied out with play,
Your head on mammals lap TO lay, ..t
Quite ready now to be undressed,
And in her arms be lulled to rest
BY etoriea which you like so well,
OF Jack and Gill, !" and "Ding-dong bell :"
Good, ere cuddled down to sleep,
To pray the Lord your soul TO keep; %
Good to wake up with the day,
And fold your little hands and say:
g Dear Dod, do bless my dear mamma,
My baby sister, ana papa,
And little Willie, toe, pway,
And teep us safe froo-out ee day. .l
All good for many things tnou art,
Our bonny boy with blthesome heart,
Oar boy with many q winsome way,
Mishap and prank and merry play;
Our ''dood-ior-notsin little son."
AS papa calls you, lies for fun
Hearth and Home.
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"A Slight PIeasantry."

WAR has its Jokes and merriment, hui
the comedies OF war are often more dread,
tul than the tragedies of peace. Freder-
ick, in his works, records the following
Incident, which he narrates as Slight
pleasantly, to relieve the readers mind"
The Prussians had detached post al
smirzitz. The little garrison there was
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-10-07

n DANIEL is said to have been aImosI the
only person who was not spoiled by being
lionized.
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Z, MIR. G. was most inyeteTate punster.
Lying very i'll Of cholera, his nurse pro.
posed to prepare a young, tender chicken.
"Hadn't you better take an old hen, said
e., in low whisper-lor he. was too III
TO speak louder" for she would be more
apt TO lay ON my stomach" q. fell back
exhausted, and the nurse tainted.