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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-15

etc. The total expenditure, including
working expenses, has been less than the
estimate, being about H233, 900, leaving q
balance of e22, 900 for the government.
With this slim surplus the shareholders
of the company have very poor prospect
for q dividend ON their stock, so the
strong probabilities are the company will
be obliged to succumb to movement for
its transfer to those who have the ability
to carry it through al the difficulties in
which at present it is involved. The
debenture holders are clamoring for their
claims, which are SO large that if pressed
to q judicial determination must naturally
result in q transfer of the canal and all
its franchises, as we have already indi-
Gated.
That it is commercial success has al
ready been shown, and that it must ul-
imately be financial success no one can
doubt. The most natural source from
whom the present management can ex-
pect relief is England, for the reason that
she has the greatest interest in its per-
manency and continuance. It is in her
power to render the needed aid, and it is
said to be no secret that the company
look to her fol- the funds required to carry
on the undertaking, and several English
capitalists have been to Egypt to see how
matters stand.
Whether the British government will
be able to overcome the jealousy of France
and the dislike of the Khedive to the
great influence which England must OBJ.
tain by the possession Of this canal, is 9
very serious question. That the purchase
Of this important communication be-
tween the mother country and her East
India possessions would be of inestimablt
value cannot be doubted
Whatever be the financial issue, let III
hope that nothing will happen to impair
the usefulness and permanencs Of this
one Of the g1andest and most human
lining, because peaceful, achievements q
~ age.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-21
A Reasoning Dog.

A friend of ours, who resides in Boston,
some months since owned a nice dog,
which he valued for his intelligence and
general good behavior. The dog, how
ever, had a habit of getting upon the bed,
or any other soft clean place which he
could find, without asking permission or
even stopping to wipe his feet The
dirtier he was, the more he seemed to en-
Joy comfortable nap on a white bed
spread. As our friend did not fancy this
sort of thing, he disposed of the dog to a
gentleman residing in Peabody, who set
him to watch his stable and orchard. One
day the dog found man abstracting fruits
from the garden, whereupon he seized him
by the hand and led him to the gate,
where he dismissed him with n warning
growl. With all his qualities the dog still
retained his old habit of resOrting TO the
cleanest place he could find to sleep in,
and he seemed TO take pleasure in rolling
in mud-puddle and afterward wiping his
coat on the parlor carpet. This at last
became unendurable, and the gentleman,
to get rid of the dog, gave him to one
of his workmen, who resided a few
miles from Peabody, on the line of the
railroad. The animal became attached
to his new master, and would follow him
from his house to the factory in which he
was employed, being allowed to stow him
self under car seat where he would lie
very quietly. One day the man left his
work earlier than usual, and went home
without his canine friend. At the nsual
hour the dog missing his master, repaired
to the station and entered Ger as he had
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-21
How Rock Candy is Made.

Candy All candy is nothing but sugar
only it is done differently, just the same as
all printing is only types, but they set
them up IN different ways. Well, let us
begin at the beginning. Let US start with
sugar, loaf or lump sugar, good white su-
gar of any sort. How are we to make this
sugar into candy, into the many candies we
see, from loZenges, drop, stick-candy, and
all kinds, to rock candy, so unlike all the
rest1 They are all sugar, but how very
different We must start somewhere. Let
us take tea-cup half full of boiling water
and drop lump of sugar into it. 1t dis
solves. Put in another lump, and another /;
they dissolve The sugar disappears, and
the water becomes thick. We are max
ing syrup. We are getting sugar in a
LIQUID state. What was hard and white
now has become liquid and transparent-a
great change truly. Now keep on adding
sugar as long as the water will dissolve
any, and when no more will be dissolved
put the cup aside, in a warm place, near the
stove. Hang a thread in the liquid, and
look at it every day. In day or two, or
more, can't tell you how soon, as that
will depend upon the relative amount of
sugar and water, you will find little bits of
clear sugar sticking to the thread. Let
them alone for several days, still keeping
the cup in a warm place, and you will find
the bits of sugar becoming larger and of
more regular shape. Why, tits rock-candy
Exactly so. This is the way in which
rock-candy is made. Just as much sugar
as it will dissolve is put in water, usually
in tub, and threads are hung in the syrup,
and the whole put in warm place.
Gradually the sugar leaves the water and
gathers upon the threads. Not in shape
less mass, but all in beautiful crystals,
more nicely formed than you could posi-
bly, make them, and as clear and transpar-
ent almost as glass. This, then, is the way
in which rock-candy is made. Sugar after
it has been dissolved in water, is allowed
to deposit itself slowly and quietly. The
regular forms it takes are called crystals,
and they are always of the same shape,
whether large or small, and are formed
with as much care and beauty as if they
were diamonds or other precious stones
You will ask why they form upon strings
Crystals always form upon rough surface
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-21

been in the habit of doing. Seeing that
he was alone, the conductor caused the
dog to be put off the train, which was then
started. The dog, apparently confounded
by this unusual treatment, hesitated for q
moment, and then bounded away after the
train, which he soon overlook, and, leap.
ing upon the platform of the rear car, laid
himself down with satisfied air, and this
time was allowed to remain. Our friend
vouches for the truth of this story, which
we think worth printing. If any one
will tell better we will print that Also
Lynn (Mdss) Reporter.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-21
The Great Lesson.


The first lesson that young man should
learn is that he knows nothing. The ear
lier and the more thoroughly this is learn
ed the better. A home-bred youth grow
ing up In the light of parental admiration,
with everything to foster his vanity and
selfesteem, is surprised to find, and often
unwilling to acknowledge, the superiority
of others, But he is compelled to learn
his own insienificance; his airs are r1d1-
culed, his blunders are exposed, his wishes
disregarded, and he is made to cut sorry
figure, until his self-conceit is abashed and
he keenly feels that he knows nothing.
When a young man has thorougly COM
pretended the fact that he knows nothing
and that intrinsically he is of little value
the next lesson is that the world cares
nothing about him. He is the subject Of
no mans overwhelming admiration;
neither petted by the one sex nor envied
by the other, he has to take care of him
self. He will not be noticed until he be-
comes noticeable; he will not become no
ticeable until he does something to prove
that he is some use to society. No re-
commendation will give him this or ought
to give him this; he must do something
to be recognized as somebody.
The next lesson is that OF patience. a
man must learn to wait as well as to work,
and to be content with those means OF ad-
vancement in life which he may use with
integrity and honor. Patience is one of
the most difficult lessons to learn. 1t is
natural for the mind to look for immediate
results.
Let this, then, be understood at starting;
that the patient conquest of difficulties
which rise in the regular and legitimate
channels of business and enterprise is not
only essential in securing the success
which a young man seeks in life, but es-
sential also to that preparation OF the
mind requisite for the enjoyment OF sue
1t is the general rule in all the world and
in all time, that unearned success is q
Keepers Journal.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-21
Youths Department.
q" BEWARE OF THE WOLF"

You never need fear, little children, to meet
A wolf in the garden, the wood, or the street;
Red RidinghOOd's story Is only a fable;
I'll give its moral as well as I'm able:
Bad Temper's the wolf which we meet every
where
Beware of this wolf little children, bewarel
know Of boy, neither gentle nor wise,
II you tell him fault he gives saucy replies;
If kept from his way, in al fury he flies
Ali PASSIONS the wolf with the UsTy large eyes:
fTis ready to snap and to trample and tear
Beware Of this wolf little children, bewaZei
know OF girl always trying to learn
About things with which she should have no con-
ceT;
Such mean Curiosity really appears
To me like the wolf with the UeTy large ears,
All pricked up to listen. each secret to share
Beware Of this wolf little children, beware,
And Greedness that's like the wolf in the wood
With the UsTy large mouth ever prowling for food
That eats so much more than for health can be
good;
That would clear whole pastry cooks shop if it
could;
That never dainty to others will spare
Beware Of this wolf little children, bewarel
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-21
Romance of q Ring.

A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston
TraUeUsr, writing from Newfoundland,
gives the following romantic story OF
ring:
"As am on the subject of curiosities,
I NAV mention that l was shown, the
other day, by a gentleman here, a plain
gold wedding ring, to which curious
story attaches. 4 fisherman Of Trinity
Bay, on opening the stomach of goldfish
one day last summer, found in it, to his
astonishment, this ring. 1t is rather mas
siye, and on the inside are engraved the
words: God abov continew our low
"Judging by the orthOgrsphy Of this
motto. one would be inclined to conclude
that the ring must be at least couple OF
centuries old; but then it may be mod
ern engraving of an ancient line, the
spelling being left unaltered. Perhaps
some of your readers may be able to point
to the authorship of the motto. But the
question is, where did the Goldfish pick it
up? Was the golden circlet placed on
some fair, taper finger before the altar, the
blushing trembling bride, half tears, half
smiles, holding up her hand to receive the
emblem of plighted affection on which
her fond lover had got inscribed the mot
TO. God abov continew our lovP Did
some years of happy welded life follow,
and then did a terrible calamity
close the scene? We picture to
ourselves a storm in the wild At
lantic-a sinking ship-husband and wife
clasped in one another's arms going down
into the clark, unfathomed caves Of
ocean"-pale and CHASTITY they are laid on
the floor of the great deep; the tangled
sea-weed is intertwined with the long, fair
hair. The delicate hands becomes the
prey of fishes, and the golden circlet tnds
a resting place in the nav of an all
devouring cod. Strange destinyi but
stranger still, the ring is drawn with the
fish into the boat of the fisherman, and IS
now a curiosity in the hands of strangers.
Who knows but were the tale have told
widely circulated on the wing OF the
press, it might meet the eye of some sur
viving relative of the wearer who could
identify it by the unusual motto, and to
whom it would be unspeakably precious.
/ am in a position to guarantee the truth
of the story. The evidence is conclusive
that it was found as have described, and
the strong probably is that it came from
the wreck of some unfortunate vessel that
perished near these shores, or perhaps far
out in the Atlantic.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-21

A NEW HAMPSHIRE blacksmith en-
tered restaurant in Concord, the other
day, and partook of the following square"
meal: One oyster stew, two dozen hard
boiled eggs, half pound of steak, tripe to
the value of fifty cents, with bread, butter,
potatoes, and pickles to match. -Four
glasses of ale washed down the solid mat
ters, and having paid his bill, 81 55, this
selftransporting provision market cleared
out, and was alive when last seen, several
hours after.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-21
Poetry.
ADONIRAK PODGE.

4DoEIRAx PeDeR was lank and lean
As withered up stalk of corn;
And his face was as solemn ss ever was seen
Since the days when Adam wSs born.
he lied on farm on the edge of town,
And he managed to keep on his legs
BY noarding up meney and sailing It down
When he sold his butter and eggs.
his nose was as long as piece Of chalk,
And his eyes were little and gray;
ana ne hacked, when he opened his mouth to talk,
Ano tw1tched in an awkward way.
As voice was sharp as steel-spfing trap,
And his head was minus Of hair;
u ne covered i up with an old fur cap
Tnat his grandfather used to wear.
Adoniram Podge got liberal price
For the truck that be took TO town;
The top Of his measure was always nice,
But shabbier deeper downS
And his wood was straight on the top of bis load,
Ana crooked and gnarled below;
But the heavier part, on rutty road.
VIII always shake down, you know.
AdonirSm's Bib e was worn and old
From the usage that It had got;
oq1 piece OF knowledge that never was told
Mas whether he used It or not;
50, his memory served him wrong,
FOR he was not much OF q doer
To the needy and friends who come along
Win the story that they were poor.
a capital man in church was Podge-
TO groan when the minister prayed;
And he knew TO T the collection dodge
A1d how much money he paid;
And he had, in a frame, In his old frout room.
Kept clean and neat by his wife,
a paper which stated q certain sum
Had made him member for life. --
Adoniram Podge kept hired man.
Ano ne fed him on cabbage and beans,
which were kept cooked up in an old tin pan
.Along with some pig-weed greens;
AnQ ne made him work from the break of day
I'LL the sun took its final lurch
ana oocked him then of quarter his nav
fnat the savings might go to the church.
Adoniram finally died one night
And left the farm to his son,
VINO follows as near true son might
In the course his father had run:
nd ne daily drives to the market town
With the mare and her spawned legs,
And be boards up money and salts ii down
Ry selling his butter and eggs,
And he keeps the Bible, 80 worn and old,
And he reads it, without doubt;
But the leaf containing the rule of gold
Is somehow or other torn out
And plotted are all the verses which speak
Bad things OF the trickery doer,
AND tw1xt its covers 'twere vain to seek
For word of cheer to the poor.
-RocheSter Democrat and Chronicle.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-21

THE following highly appreciative
/" tribute" to California strawberries is
from a Western paper: Strawberries
grow in California all the year round The
strawberries attain an unusual size; 1t Is
not uncommon for an ordinary family 10
subsist on one for week. 1t must not De
supposed that all the varieties are Oh TINS
size; some are much smaller, ana IL Is not
unfrequent for healthy man 10 nnish one
NJ a meal"
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-21

"CHARLEY," said a fond mother to her
son, you are into that jam again" Nc" /"
replied the little pet, "you are wreng, ma I;
the jam is into me"
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-21

IT is stated that the pneumatic tube re-
Gently laid in London in connection with
the postal telegraph thus far works well.
The system consists in having at hree-inch
tube and return by the same force which
startg them. But one engine is therefore
required to send out and bring back a
carrier. There are stations along the line
where the carriers may be stopped For
this purpose short piece of the tube is
cut out and double tube is substituted.
If there is to be no stoppage, the piece
of tube inserted is clear and the carrier
passes through, merely touching stud
and ringing a bell Otherwise a cage is
substituted, which has glazed lid, per-
mitting the carrier to be seen when it has
been stopped. On recent trial the car
rier passed from Telegraph street to St
Martin Grand, nearly half a mile, in
one minute and forty seconds; and from
Telegraph street to Temple Bar, distance
of considerably more than a mile, it went
in four minutes. The tube works by both
pressure and vacuum, but either alone is
sufficient to drive the carrier, though not
80 rapidly.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-21

A CALIFORNIA professor is writing es-
says on the fy's nose. A very ticklish
place to write ESSAYS, we should say,
though perhaps he knows it.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-04-21

sooner than upon smooth ones. cannot
tell you why, any more than ! can tell
why boys and girls like candy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-15
The War between France and Prussia
Who was Responsible,

Count Benedetti, vino was the French
minister to Prussia in 1870, has pub
lished in Paris volume called ''Ma
Mission en- Prusse." It is designed to
explain his own course as ambassador,
especially during the last days of peace,
which he spent at Ems, where King
William was taking summer rest. M.
Benedetti shows clearly that there was
no rudeness whatever between him and
the King, and that he fulfilled his mis-
sion faithfully in the sincere desire of
avoiding war. But in doing this he
makes the case of his government worse
than ever, explaining that it required
him to make demand after demand,
until, after Prince Leopold had
actually withdrawn from his candi-
dacy for the Spanish crown, and the
King had formally approved his with
drawal, Count Grammont telegraphed
him that France would not be satisfied
unless the King would pledge himself
never thereafter to consent to the re-
newal of the candidacy. That is to say
the French Ambassador confirms the
worst accusation made at the time
against his government, that it insisted
upon the Prussian Kings choosing i'm
mediately between war or humilition.
This removes all doubt, if there were
any, that the whole responsibility fol
the war, and for the ruin of France
which resulted from 1T, lies with Napo
| leon LII, and his ministers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-15
Al American NegOtiatOr.

A Swiss correspondent of the Steele,
writing from Vevey on Oct. 2, in rela-
ton to the negotiations III progress be-
tween Prince Napoleon, then resident
of that place, and the Ex-Emperor,
says: ''The Imperial party has it's
Egeria Baroness de -, an American,
and the widow of an Italian, who was
conspicuous in the latest balls given
under the Empire. She is entrusted
with the most delicate and difficult mis-
sions. It is notorious fact that dur
ing the war she made several journeys
to the Prussian camp, and that she
brought to Bismarck the famous doctor
who succeeded in making Bourbaki
leave Metz. She is now charged with
secret missions in Paris, where M.
Pietrie dares not show himself toe
openly.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-15
Thieves Outinatched by a Woman.

Late last night Mrs Georgiana Allen
Of 122 West Twenty street, was
summoned to the door by loud ring.
AS she opened the door she was con-
fronted by three ruf1ians, who pushed
her into the hall and closed the door
One of the men seized her by the throat
whilst the others took from her a dia-
mond pin, valued at $500, and watch
and chain worth $3.50. The outlaws
fled towards Seventh avenue, closely
pursued by Mrs. Allen, who shouted
for tne police. Finding that they
could not eluucc her, one of them
turned, aud handing her oehhe watch and
pin told her to stop her noise, ana 81 @ll
then made off at full speed.-N. Y
Stta, Monday.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-15
EYentfuI Life.

Gustave Mardteau, French jour
nalist, has been sentenced to death by
the court at Versailles. His career was
singular one. Although only twenty
two years of age, he has been chief ed
itor of four newspapers. At seventeen
he was turned loose upon the world
and started a journal called La Rue.
His paper was devoted to adverse crltl-
cisms of the Emperor, and sold like
bread in famine-time. He was arrested
and thrown into prison, and thus made
a martyr. He was then exiled to Brus-
sells, whence he returned after the de-
position of the Emperor; went to Paris
for the siege, took part with the pen
III all the popular risings Of the time,
sided with the Commune, wrote al
ticles which were an admiXture of bill
lingsgate and bedlem," and is now sen
fenced to be shot
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-15
Rosensweig's Daughters imprecatioh'
From tha New York Sun,


On Saturday the jury in the case Of
Jacob Rosen6weig, accused of the muir
der of Alice Bowlsby, found 81 verdict
of guilty, and Recorder Haclxett sen.
fenced the prisoner to seven years in
Sing Sing. Mrs. Rosenzweig and her
daughter were admitted into the box to
bid the prisoner farewell. Mrs. Ros-
enzweig cried bitterly, exclaiming,
sOh, how can [ bea1 this q" The vio-
lent rage of Rosa, who is slightly
built girl of fourteen, was appalling.
Shtieking hysterically, she knelt upon
the floor of the box and cried out
ooh, may my God curse every one
who has gone against you, father.
May their flesh rot from their bones.
May their lives wither up. May they
die rotten Oh, father, though [ die
for it, I'll have all their lives"
She arose, threw her arms around
her fathers neck, and clung to him
convulsively. Rosenzweig's face
showed but little signs of feeling
The father and daughter were separa-
ted, and the former was taken below.
When he appeared outside, the crowd
hooted and hissed. The prisoner was
placed in the van, which at once drove
off
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-15
Affairs i'm AlSace.

All accounts from Alsace agree in ad-
mitting that the anniversary of the res
toration of Strasburg to Germany pass
ed over, IN spite of many prophecies to
the contrary, without anything that
could be called an anti German demon
stration. The German Correspondent
says the new order of things in Alsace-
Lorraine is gaining adherents slowly in
deed but surely, as was to be anticipat-
ed, and the impartial observer would
vainly seek among the Alsatians wide
spread traces of that irreconcilable
hatred towards the Germans which the
Venetians felt for their Austrian mas
ters. Among the most significant in
dications of the spread of German ideas
is the entrance of seven judges and &
iuris.consult of Alsace-Lorraine, al
very able men, into the German Imper
ial service Martial law has been re
placed in Aliace by the Code Napoleon
and steps have been already taken tt
establish six Imperial law courts.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-11-15
The Proposed International Horse hace'

BALTIMORE, Oct 29-1n reference to
the proposed international match $780,
600 d side, between the English horse
Sterling and the Anieriean horse Harry
Bassett, a notice Of which appeared in
the Tribune of Saturday last, Col: Nc
Daniels the owner of Bassett, states
that, when Mr. Matthew Dawson of
Newmarket first proposed the match in
question, last June, to Mr.. b. G.
Bruce of the Turf, Field and
Farm. he offered to run
it in America this fall, provided the
stakes were sufficiently large to induce
Sterling's owner to bring him over
here. Col. McDanie1s then agreed to
make the race for $25, 900 OF $50, 600 a
side, on the terms proposed, but no re-
ply was vouchsafed to his letter. He
will, however, run Harry Bassett against
Sterling L miles, equal weights, for
$50, 600 side, or larger amount, and
allow $10,0 900 for the race to come oft
at Saratoga next summer; but he will
not run in England. He will also
agree to make second match for a
similar sum at two miles or two mile
heats, as the owner of Sterling may
prefer, to be run over the same course.