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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-25
~TPuBLlC-NO. 49,.
AN ACT to discontinue the GAINESVILLE, yfkans
land district and the establishment Q an
ditiOnal land district in that State.

AN All 10 OlsCOHkiuuc Il
land district and the establishment Q an All
ditiOnal land district III that state.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House II Repre-
sentatives of the United States of Amerl4 IN Con
gress assembled. That the district OF i1nds now
subject to disposal at GAINESVILLE, Arkansat, oe, ana
the same is hereby discontinued f3nn and
after the first day OF july. eight4n nun
drcd and seventy, and that tFrreailer
the said land district be divided as! follows.
Beginning at the corner common to tHwnships
twelve and thirteen north, ranges seventeen ana
eighteen west, and running thence west. between
said townships to the corner common to 4ownsLlps
twelve and thirteen north, ranges twentf-six and
line to the corner common of townships nine
and ten north; thence west on the line be-
tween said townships to the western boundary
of the state. the lands lying north OF said division
line. and within the limits of the said Clarksv1iie
district, to be subject to disposal at HARRISON
Arkansas, and those lands lying south OF sara d.
vision lire within said district to be subject TO ds.
pOsal at Dardanelle, Arkansas. to be known and
designated as the Harrison aud Dardaaelie Land dls-
triet.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That the Presi-
dent of the United States is hereby authorized TO
appoint, by and with the advice and consent OF the
Senate of the United States, or during the recess
thereof, and until the end of the next ensuing
session, a register and receiver for each OF SAID
land districts, who shall he required to reside at
the site Of their respective offices, who shall be
subject to the same laws and responsibilities, and
whose COMPENSATION and fees shall be respectively
the same per annun as are now allowed ny laws
to other land offices in said State.
Approved, July IA, 1870. ~
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-25
fPuBLIC-No. 1N.1

AN ANl u III u c11tlt!t III Z ~ dH
tlOrize the Secretary OF the Treasury to license
Yachts"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentativesO of the United States of America i'll Con-
gress assembled, That the first section of the act
entitled IAN act to authorize the Secretary of the
Treasury to license yachts, and for other purposes"
approved August seventh. eighteen hundred and
fOrty-eight, is hereby amended by inserting. i'll the
first clause thereof. after the words port to port of
the United States" the words "and by sea to foreign
ports"
SEC. 2. Aud be it further enacted, That yachts be-
longing to a regularly organized yacht club of any
foreign nation which snail extend like privileges to
the yachts of the United States shall have the lmivi.
lese of entering or leaving any port of the United
States without entering or clearing at the custom
house thereof, or paying tonnage tax.
SIC, 3. And be it further enacted, That, for the
identification of yachts and their owners, a com.
mission to sail for pleasure i'll any designated
yacht belonging to any regularly organized and in
corporated yacht club, stating the exemptions and
PR vileges enjoyed under it, may be issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury. and shall be a token of
credit to any United States official, aud to the
authorities of any foreign power for privileges en-
loved under it.
SEC. 1. And be it further enacted. That every
yacth visiting a foreign country under the provi.
sions OF this act, shall, ON its return to the United
States, make due entry at the custom house Of
the port at which, on such return, It sail arrive.
Approved, June 20, 1870.
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.iikidSpef1od6f tenrytzlS.
be derived from water rents.
Approved, July IA, 1870.
rPrBLIC-No. 178.)

AN C to create q port Of delivery at hoof'0n'
Texas.
y. senate and House Of Rfpre.
: enactou ~ &c., NJ America in ICON
sen.at..es - sag NJ U"usfon in the Stale Of
Texas, shall be, and is hereby, constltuteoa pf1.vA
delivery within the collection district on 1ssvyys.
and there shall be appointed . surveyor OF cu1c.s.s
to reside at said port, who shall perform sne "re'
u! ~ T., ~ ~ r. Cororess annroyed Larch
Ilp ~ amI and th;rt One. BEND IAN
IVY, ism:oo ~ d,tins M for.icn merchandise i'm
~. y W. p;ttshnrc Wheeling. CINCINNATI, lsuis-
Vile. Saint Louis, Nashville, and NatcLez, toJtoe Sc
cured and paid at those places"
Approved, July IA, 1870. rr
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-25
IPUBLlc-NO. 17l.1

Az ACr =. .r,ard sectinn four of the act Of March
"N thir+v.one eighteen hundred and sixty-eiEht.
p....,..o, hv ,ha Senate and House of kepre.
: vnso ~ H. J1,Sted States of America ID Con.
srnss oss.u,h,.I That there shall not be a,kessed
or collected, under or BY virtue Of section f9Tf Of IN
~ i = '.;obt en,itled "An act to exempt certain
n,n,n'fa:tursrs from internal tax, and foi5 other
n,,rroses y anv internal tax upon pork-pvckers,
for,. renJerers or those engaged in smoking hams,
curing meats. or others known az In the Pr1'islCn
trade. as manufacturers within the meaning OF the
I'D section. and II any such tax shall hay II been
assessed Int not collected, the same is heAb re-
mitted.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-25

[PuBILC-EO. ISL
AN ACT to declare forfeited to the United States
certain lands granted to the State OF LOUISIANA
to aid in constructing q railroad thereil4
Re if enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States OF Anlerlcaen ton
Crass assen,bIed That ali tie lands With were
1rantaJ nv Congress i'm the wear eighteen hundred
and fftv.siy 10 the state of Louisiana, To ali in the
constrnct;on of the New Orleans. Opeloutas and
Great western railroad. and which have lot been
1awfunv disnosed of by the said State ur4ier said
"rant which has eynired by limitation, or w act of
Cnncress since fine original grant. are hdeby de-
cIared torfrited ro the United States, aIli these
lands shall hereafter be disposed Of as othfr public
lands of the United States,
Approved, July IA, 1870.
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A MAN 143 YEARS OLD
There is a man living in the
mountains of North Carolina,
not more than 40 miles from
Greenyille, South Carolina,
says the Tarboro Carolinian,
who has reached the extraordi-
nary age of 143 years. At the
time of Braddock's defeat he
was 20 years old, and had a
wife and three children. A
gentleman at Greenville states
that this man has come down
to us from a former generation;
has always been in moderate
circumstances; lived upon a
plain, coarse vegetable diet;
that he has never drank any
liquid but spring water, and
bids fair to live many years
longer. He enjoys perfect
health; possesses all of man
hoods attributes, and wishes to
marry. He has survived seven
wives, and having lost his last
ABBOTT go years ago, he now be-
gins to feel quite lonely.
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The PoorL.awyer.

With spirits high-himseIf not high
He opened out quite fine;
But long he heard the passing herd,
Unheeding, pass his sign;
He saw tue goal, but saw no gold
Come from the thronging line,
Till years three, four that once before
Him lay; were now behind.
Himself ease without a case,
He gaZes from his door,
Chilly and cold-he knows his coal
Gave out the day before;
But then his rent-his clothes are rent
Prevents his buying more
Without a cent excel the scent
That nature gives the poor!
He is well bred, but owes for bread,
For which he cannot pay;
He don't 90 out-his boots are out,
And is compelled to stay -sN
And weary watch-he has no watch
To tell the hour of day
No clients nose, full well he knows,
Tohim has led the way.
He hopes in vain-oh, that some vane
Would point him prosperous course!
He wearied turns, but nothing turns,
By which he may, perforce,
Raise him a stake o buy steak!
Alas, there's no resourcei
He turns away, and signs, IA way,
TO keep this bad from worse!"
But how shall I his forlorn eve
Describe?--Hei is my friend
He's on the shelf-but on the shelf
No sheep bound books extend;
His broker lien has made quite lean
His chance to make amend;
Farewell, my friend! May Heaven befrien
From self-destructive end!
Il 81 Louis Republican,
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"How are ye, Smith," says
Jones. Smith (who has got rich
on shoddy. and stock-gambling,)
pretends not to know his old
friends, and replies hesitatingly
"Sir you have the advantage of
me-" eyes retorts Jones, II s'pose
so; everybody has that's got COM
mon Sense.o
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CHAPTER III.


"A voice fractured the solemn
stiffness Of the air. Harriet, my
own love, if I had a mince pie to
eat.' Then she lifted up her tear
dimmed eyes to the starry heav-
ems, clasped her hands wildly and
exclaimed: "Come with me to
the kitchen, love- and thou shall
eat thy fill; for there were three of
them leftfo dinner" They clasp
ed each other by the hand and
rushed to the pantry.
CHAPTER ".
Two mince pies had disappear
ed, and the third was about to
share the same fate, when steal
thy step was heard. "Fly nay
angel, my beau! IT'S Catharine,
Arabella, I know" and she fell
fainting at his feet.
CHAPTER V.
The old woman stood face to
face with Eugene; she asked what
he had been doing to the gal; and
he said he hadn't done nothing.
She grabbed the remaining pie,
and with the ferocity of q tigress
chuckled it at him.
CHAPTER VI.
Her aim had been too true. She
hit him in the pit Of the stomach
and he fell at her feet a corpse.
They buried them both in one
grave, and every spring the vii
lage maidens plant onions over
the place where lie the lovers, at
last united.
We stole the above thrillin' nov
ell. We didn't write it; we don't
know who did; don't want to know;
guess he's dead now.
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THE SUNFLoWER.- Years ago
the leaves of this were used as a
substitute for tobacco, and were
said to be useful in asthma. They
are excellent fodder for cattle.
the seeds make good feed for
chickens, besides yielding very ST.
perior oil. The stems make the
very best bean poles, and if cut
and kept dry good kindling wood.
The leaves, whether green or dry,
are eagerly devoured by horses or
cows. We are not prepared to
vouch for the correctness of opin.
ion, that the suntlower is an alb
Sorbent of malaria, and therefore
a preventative of fevers, but some
persons who live on low ground
cultivate it near their dwellings
under this impression. Leaving
this point of view altogether, the
plant is worthy of cultivation.
One good quality has not yet been
mentioned, but it is one of the
most important recommendations
it affords excellent pasture for
bees. Indeed the forets are so
full of honey that the bees
seem to be clogged with excess of
sweetness, and sometimes are SO
covered over with it that they be-
come helpless, until their comrades
come to their relief. We are per-
suaded that if a corner of a yard
or garden has once become devot-
ed to the raising of of sunflowers,
there will be no disposition in
subsequent seasons, to let the sup.
ply die out. Takeitaltogether the
sunhower is deserving of far more
attention than has usually been
allotted to it Journal Of the
Farm.
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MOURNING FOR THE DEAD
The widows cap is a kind of
shroud, intimating that the wife,
being one with her husband, has,
in a manner, died with him. But
the etiquette of a widows mourn
ing does not render it necessary
for her to wear weeds more than
a year, though she can wear them
longer. Among the Romans, a
year of mourning was ordained,
by law, for a husband. The color
is meant to signify grief, which
varies in different countries. In
Egypt, it is yellow, representing
the color of the leaves when they
fall. In Ethiopia, it is brown,
that being the color of the earth
to which the dead return. In
Turkey, it is blue-an emblem Of
the happiness it is hoped the de.
ceased enjoys. In Europe, it is
black, denoting the deprivation
of light as a termination of life
Exalted personages, mourning in
purple or violet, signifies a mkt
ure Of sorrow and hope.
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time for most OF the purchase
money, but STIMULATING always
that buildings Of considerable vaf-
ne should be erected on the lots
within a short period. He issued
land contracts Of the above nature,
but no deeds until the purchase
money was all paid up. Ofcourse
the Improvement made on a part
of his lots greatly enhanced the
value of the remainder, SO that
what land he had left was continu-
ally getting to be worth more than
the whole at previous periods.
He also made lucky hit and
secured cheap immortality for
his name by giving. a large lot for
a Union schoolhouse, in the midst
of his farm, on condition that the
city shonid erect a handsome
building and iron fence around it,
and the name the scnoolhouse after
him. The "Cass Union SCHOOL,
rapidly increased the value OF
the lots in its neighborhood.
We never heard that Gen. Cass
was q hard creditor. He avoided
litigation, and even in his will
provided for settling by arbitra-
ton any disputes that might arise
over his property. He made his
/ fortune honestly, as the world
goes, but knew little of the luxury
of benevolence.-[ Lansing (Mich.I
Republican.
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Lewis Cass-How he Amass-
ed his Fortune and how
he Used it.

Gen. Lewis Cass died in the
year 1866, at Detroit, leaving a
fortune of about two million dol
dars. He commenced life in New
Hampshire SO poor that his moth
er rocked him in a sap trough for
want of a cradle; and he never
threw off the feeling of poverty
thus early impressed upon his
mind. His last years were cloud
ed with the fear that his family
would come to want, and he lett
not a dollar to any public or char
liable object.
Cass laid the foundation of his
fortune while in the public service
as Territorial Governor from 1914
to 1881. He received a handsome
salary regularly in gold coin, and
for part of the time he double
pay as Indian Commissioner and
Governor both. We think he
richly earned all he received for
his wise and energetic labors il
the development of our "beautiful
Peninsular.n
But most Of Cass's money was
made on farm ofabout 200 acres.
which he bought within the limits
ofDetrOit, lying only four blocks
west of the new City Hall, and ex-
tending from the river back one
mile or more. He purchased this
farm about the year 1880 for S12,-
900, paying $4,000 cash down
and giving his note for $1,000
the only note he ever signed. De
troit was at that time a Struggling
little village of wooden buildings
containing only 1922 inhabitants.
For several years afterward its
growth was slow, and it received
q check in the cholera season of
1882. General Cass did not seem
to have made great speculation.
and when he was offered $50, 900
for his farm-more than doubling
his investment in less than three
years-he thought seriously oil
closing with the offer and "selling
out" His home was then in the
city of Washington, and he was
Secretary ofWar under HOld Kick.
ory." He asked the advice of an
Eastern business man who was
visiting him in Detroit. After
dinner, one day the two gentlemen
walked over the farm from the
river bank to it's outermost boun
diaries; observed its noble water
front, its level stretch of land, af
fording such favorable street
grades, and its proximity to the
center of business.
Said Gen. Cass's friend to him
eff you wish to sell the farm,
win give you $4,000 for it,
"Oh, then my mind is made up
I will not sell at ALL" replied the
General.
He held on to this choice piecC
of real estate, and became very
rich through the industry ant
enterprise of others around him
He finally sold at good prices
scattering lots, giving ten year,
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Anna Dickinson says that
"there is no work a man can do
but that will be better done
by having a woman at his side"
How about currying a kicking
mule.
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The True Gentleman.

Some one has remarked that
"clothes and manners do not make
a man, but when he Is made, they
improve his appearance vastly.n
"Civility," says Lady Montague,
"costs nothing, but buys every
thing" "Win hearts, said Bur
leigh, "and you have all mems
hearts and purses"
1t may be question with some
as to what constitutes a perfect
gentleman Lord Chesterfield well
defines it, when he says 'sTrue po-
likeness is trae Kindness" and Han
nah More with these words-''The
true gentleman is one whose char
dcter has been fashioned after the
highest models" and the sweet
singer of Israel describes him as
one "who worketh righteousness,
hath the law of kindness on his
tongue, and speaketh the truth in
his heart"
1t is grand old name, that of
Gentleman, and has been recog-
nized as rank and power in all
ages; and yet he who possesses a
great heart, has the elements with
in Of the true gentleman, SO that,
exclusive of wealth, position and
circumstance, he who feels radiat-
ing within him the beams of true
kindliness possesses that inbred
and instructive politeness which
lacks bnt the cultivation of erpres
sion to make complete. Good
manners are nothing less than
good behavior, which consists in
courtesy and kindness, gracefully
expressed. Politeness is the grace
Of action, and is redolent with the
breath of roses. The look, the air
with which thing is done, great
| ~ enhances or deteriorates its
value. Who has not been made
to feel that that which is done as
a condescension is scarce a favor!
1t is hard to like or be grateful to
one who habitually wounds your
Eselfrespect, or seemingly takes
pleasure in saying diSagreeable
things to you; and yet there
are those, possessing rare excel
lences, who pride themselves
on gruff, austere and icy man
ner. How utterly lost is the ben.
eft of a kindly action from such
an one!
Samuel Smiles, in his work on
"Self Help" tells a rich story Of
one of the consequential, self-con.
ceited men. A noble English
physician was canvassing for the
office of surgeon in. St. Bartholo.
NEW Hospital, and called upon a
rich grocer who was one of the
trustees. The great man behind
the counter, seeing the surgeon
enter, at once assumed a grand
air for the benefit of the suppliant
for his vote. sc presume sir, YOU
want my vote and interest at this
momentous epoch of your life?'
Abernethy for he it was) hated
airs and humbugs, and moreover
being much nettled at the tone,
replied, ''No, l don't! [ want a
penny worth of figs; come, hurry
up and wrap them up; L want tc
be OFF,
The education and training Of
good manners, Though it may be
carried to extremes like all else
and so become a fit subject fol-
ridicule and censure,) is highly
necessary and polite in many
: cases. The want of this has many
times neutralized the results of in
dustry, effort and goodintentions
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THE COMING OBITUARY.-"Died,
in the 35th year of his age, John
Smith, husband of the Hon. Jane
Smith, at her residence in Solebu-
ry, this morning, ats o'clock. Mr..
Smith was meek and quiet hus-
band, beloved for the graces of a
cultivated and trained nature. He
excelled in the domestic virtues;
as a cook he was surpassed by
few; as a nurse he was equaled by
none."
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IMAM Guc uGltFdIlC6 WHICH True pO-
likeness pays to the opinions of
others. Opinionativeness and ar
rogance are uncomfortable. Princi-
pies and opinions may be main
tanned with perfect suavity. And
how beautiful it is to see! Who
can behold a man arguing upon
some theme of public and private
interest-some doctrinal OF esthet.
ical point, in which his whole soul
is engaged-yet keeping good hui
mored with his opponent, not for
moment forgetting that suave
and gentle urbanity of manner
characteristic Of the true gentle.
man, without in his inmost soul
paying court to such a man!
An instance Of what the French
call pol5tesSe de ceur-politeness Of
hearts, told as follows: Lord
Edward Fitzgerald, when travel
ing with thes Indians in Canada
was indignant at seeing a. poor
squaw loaded down with her hus
bands trappings, and he, walking
by her side, unencumbered. Fitz
gerald, without a moments hest
tation, relieved the poor woman
of her load by placing it upon his
own shouldersE
There are many tests which
characterize the true gentleman.
but one that never fails. How
does he exercise power over those
under him? What is his treat.
ment ofWomen and children? How
as an officer does he treat his
men, as an employer his servants.
as a teacher his pupils, and ali
whoar weaker and more ignorant
than himself?
GentIeness is the best test Of
gentlemdRlineSS. A consideration
for the feelings of the weak, the
sick, the uneducated and inferior
for dependents as well as equals
will forever be crucial test of the
true gentleman.
A preference for others in little
daily occurrences of life; and {
spirit of forbearance towards to
wards the errors, failings anG
weaknesses of others, are marks
of of that Unborn politeness, whicl
is found alike among the the ricl
and poor, the high and low, an(
wherever found is indubitablt
proof ola noble heart, rife will
self-respeet, truth, honor anG
charity.
For an illustration of that rul
ing spiritof considerateness which
forms so large constituent in the
character of the true gentleman,
am fain to draw again upor
Sunless noble work. Sir Ralph
Abercrombie, when mortally
wounded in the battle of Aboukir
asked for a soldiers blanket to bt
folded under his head. Expert
encing relief, he asked, "What il
it," EOnly a soldiers blanket
was the reply. "Whose blanke
is it?" said the dying man, hal
raising himself up. "Only one o
the MEMS" was the answer. q
aoiSh to knOaO the name Of the MAJ
ach0se blanket this u.s." at is Dun
can Roy's, of the AID, Sir Ralph.
"Then see that Duncan Roy hal
his blanket this very night No
BILE, selfforgetful man, in whom
the death agOnies even, could no
obliterate the instincts of the tru
gentleman!-[ Country Gentleman
| THE COMING OBITUARY.-EDied
in the 35th year of his age, JohI
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A calm hour with God is worth
a lifetime with man.
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CHAPTER III.

AS she ceased weeping, he
groaned audibly. There they sat
entwined in each others arms for
about two hours, and nary one Of
'em spoke.
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He that lives upon hope has but
a slender diet.
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Shoemaker's whacks-the Girls
pins strikes.
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Our reputation depends greatly
on our choice Of companions.
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The Fatal Pie.
A THRILLING STORY IN SIX
CHAPTERS.
CHAPTER !

CHAPTER /.
She threw herselfupon his breast
and wept.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

next May. And this is but the beginning
The interest burden has been reduced S1S-
35O,OOO since last year. Expenditures are
decreasing. The month just closed showed
S9,009, ,49S taxed from the public debt,
making the total decrease in nineteen
months of Grants administration nearly
one hundred and eighty millions of dollars.
This as the result of economy, efficiently
and honesty of Republican rule, On the
other hand, wherever the Democratic party
is in power, taxes increase. In New
York city, alone, the local taxes have grown
over S7,tO0,000 in single year. The
elections are impressed NY the contrast and
will approve of the reduction of the nation
al taxes by sustaining the Republican party
the polls.