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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-11
What Advertising Did.

MILLAUD, the banker and newspaper
speculator, who died recently in Paris.
and who founded the Paris Petite Journal
which at one time had daily circulation
of nearly half million copies, was an
enthusiastic believer in the advantages of
liberal advertising. One day he had at
his table nearly all the proprietors of the
leading Paris dailies. They conversed
about advertising. Millaud asserted that
the most worthless articles could besold in
vast quantities, if literally advertised
Emil de Girardin, of LS Presse, who was
present, took issue with him on the sub
ject. what will you bet" exclaimed
Millaud, " that cannot sell in one week
one hundred thousand francs worth of
the most common cabbage-seed under the
pretext that it will produce mammoth cab
bage-heads? All have to do is to adver
tise it at once in whole page insertion in
the daily papers of this city" Girardin
replied that he would give him page in
his paper for nothing if he should win
his wager. The other newspaper pub
fishers agreed to do the same thing At
the expiration of the week they inquired
of Millaud how the cabbage-seed had
flourished. He showed them his books
triumphantly, and satisfied them that he
had sold nearly twice as much as he had
promised, while orders were still pouring
in; but he said the joke must stop there;
and no further orders would be filled.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-11
Cats.

HENRY WARD BEECHER has recently
furnished the Christiaa Union with an ar.
tcle on "cats," from which we take this
extract
We always knew that it would turn out
So The fact is, that cats are an abused
race and always have been. But we
have claimed for them many and distin-
gushing excellences, and for doing 50 we
have been confronted-in our own house,
too-with indignant denials. Goats are
selfish and treacherous. They fawn on
you without affection, and only for their
own pleasure. They are sly, cruel and
hateful" To all of which we time and
again have entered denial. That cat
has capacity of being sly and cruel, far
hen, we do not deny. But good educa-
ton will reduce these qualities to a con-
ditlon about as respectable as they exhibit
in the human race.
The cat is sly! Is not hunter sly |?
Is not fisherman SLY, stealing along the
brook with gaudy and deceitful Fly"
designed to inveigle trout The cat is
cruel Is it because he kills rats and
birds What, then, must be the cruelty
OF man ? No doubt a moral cat, of proper
education, and belonging to the right
church, would prefer Infinitely prefer@ to
have its meat killed for it and properly
dressed, and brought around daily in a
butchers cart. But, if that is not done.
why should not the cat kill its own beef
One thing is certain, the cat kills only
that it may eat Neither does it daily
over itsfood, praising It's juices and smack.
ing its lips, after the manner of men. over
this and that tid-bit.
II each man and child were dependent
every day for its food upon its own skill
in securing game-if every one were
obliged to be its own butcher and serve
up his sustenance with bloody hands, is it
likely that we should be as neat, select
and delicate in our methods of destruction
as cat is?
No; under proper treatment the cat is
gentleman. He carries himself with
arlstocratic self-respect He has an in
instructive knowledge of society-social
institutions, as one might say-and per
ceives at a glance who is preiudiced
against him and who is partial
Ii cat has not the capacity of a disin.
terested friendship, then no animal has.
TO be sure, the cat does not gaze at you
with the inquisitive or inauiring looks
which an intelligent dog casts upon his
master but every one has his own way
OF showing affection, and cats way is
not less genuine because it is unlike
dogs.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-11
AbOut House Plants.

THERE are many trifiing operations con.
nected with house culture of plants that
produce importantresults. Liquid manure
may m be applied to many plants with bene.
n.-such as roses, geraniums and fuchsias
may be stimulated with such liquids. and
Dy TINS means produce more flowers and
better growth than If mere pure water
Is used. A barrel should be placed in
some 'outof-the-way place, and filed with
coarse manure, through which water
should be uttered to furnish the requisite
supply. The liquid used on parlor plants
should not be rank or possess any offensive
odor and still, If properly filtered, il will
contain sufficient fetiiiziDg materials. Al.
!nough not apparent in color or odor.
Liquid malurcs should not, however. u,
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-11
Mental System.

THE faculty of concentrating the mind
on the matter in hand, to the exclusion of
all other things is one of the rarest and
most valuable gifts with which man
can be endowed. To commence with a
theory, to think it out to its legitimate
results, to reduce those results to con-
crete form, and, if it be in material
science, to proceed to experiment and
practice, without diverging in any direc-
ton, from the purpose, is possible to very
few men. And we do not think we are
overstating the case when we assert
that in proportion as man is gifted with
this faculty, he will become successful
investigator of the phenomena Of nature.
Certain it is, that the most eminent men
in the scientific world have been remark
able for this power of INSTRUMENTATION
and the study of nature and her laws
which 90 from process to process, and
from fact to fact, by strict induction and
with memorable logc-is the pursuit of
all others for the employment of this in
valuable talent, as well as for the increase
of its strength. The study of nature, in
other words, science, is the best occupa-
ton for the mind, if it be desired to
systematic the thinking faculty, and to
produce the greatest result from the eXer
ton of the intellect 1t is one phase of
the same power of which thoroughness
of work is another; for, if the ability of
mental concentration can be acquired, it
is by doing most thoroughly and earnestly
the work in hand. So the true worker or
thinker never wastes time and strength in
going back to what he has already accom-
plished but, having done it once, he is
prepared for the next process, and so goes
on with the least possible dispersion of
his mental force -Scientifc Amerac0n.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-11

"A Boston man has thirty-siA
pedGl.rs in Lis employ.
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-11

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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-01-11

cdItu Whb buOVCICu uuSh uiiu StuHipSu
down fresh snow was brought and scat
tered over it, and soon not sign of the
recent disturbance remained. The la
borers paused, and their captain spoke
again:
"And now, my lads" said he, eve
part for this night. But first lot us join
hands, and swear never, in life or death,
to reveal what lies beneath yon oak tree
1t belongs to us: we have labored and
fought for it +; let no outsider, then, de-
prive US of it. Tomorrow, if the coast
be clear, we'll heave it up again but if
we must wait longer, let 1t be in silence !;
and if any of us should chance, mean
while, 70 part his cable, then let the rest
divide. Come, your hands ~
The men joined hands accordingly, and
swore and even as the oath was spoken,
the tOpmost branches of the oak tree
caught the distant sound of horses hoofs
advancing on the frozen road to the south
ward. Ii strove to whisper the news to
the skipper as he leaned against its trunk,
but could not The sound came nearer.
Now the men had departed, and gone
down the slope to the boat The skipper
remained awhile musing, with folded arms.
AT last, in q kind Of fanciful humor, he
addressed the oak tree
81 have confided all have to thee, my
sturdy friend see to it thou guardest II
well. Let no golden kernels be found in
thy acorns-no suvcry moss upon thy
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A fine lot OF lmpoeted Wines and Liqnor
just received aud fcr ssle by GAFFNEY.
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- Advertise in the d ALLY RECORD, n
Oldest paper in Venaneo County.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-16
which is in reality war against Hayti, car
ried on in the teeth of distinct provision of

which is in reality war against Hayti, car
ried on in the teeth of a distinct provision of
the constitution"
When the honorable Senator from Massa-
chuse1ts (Mr. Sumner) disclosed this state of
affairs on the thirty first of December. yB7O,
by pointing to three United Statesman
steamers in the waters of San Domingo, and
Commodore of the navy threatening the
destruction of town unless the govern
ment of Hayti did the bidding of the United
States as to San Domingo, the country was
startled, and spirit of Indignation evoked
which eliminated finally in the assumed
surrender of the President to the will OF the
people, while, in fact, the unconstitutional
and infamous policy is in bold and dehant
attitude to-day. To consummate this wicked
scheme. this job, this wholesale land
grab" the President played in every pole OF
In forming treaty he was 1.-The chie1
magistrate y in declaring war he was " the
Congress of the United States; and III
"using all his influence privately" to Tore
stall the Senate decision, as per agreement
of Babcock and Baez, he became lobbyist
in the outer halls of the Capitol.
Thus, Mr.. President, do we see to-day
not absolute anarchy running wild IN our
country at home, but an utter disregard of
the States, an utter disregard OF the will OF
the people, the setting up OF Congress IN
its legislation high above the authority of
the peoples constitutions; the army wing
with Congress- and the otficeholders vying
with the army in doing whatever may seem
good to them in their judgments in order to
accomplish the ultimate but impossible OBJ
iect OF the elevation again of chief magis-
trate who has thus united with the army
and Congress and officeholders until the
nation revolts, and will yet register its
edct of revolt.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-16

90 alone, but he made no demand for troops,
neither dido he attempt to influence the
President to send them. The charge that
he made such a demand, or sought to use
his influence for such a purpose is ground
Jess, and, if it originated with the honorable
parties concerned, is, to speak with modera-
ton, not very creditable to them.
REFUNDING THE COTTON TAX.
There is a strong combination here who
have bought up about $6,OO0,OoO worth OF
the claims for refunding the tax on raw
cotton. The first tax ON this article was
levied under the act of July l, 1862, at the
rate OF one:half cent per pound, and con-
tinued at that rate until June 80, 1864, when
it was increased to two cents per pound.
July Is, 1866, increased to three cents per
pound: September l, 1867, it was reduced
to two and one-haH cents, and was finally
repealed February 3, 1868. The receipts, as
shown by the records of the Internal Rev
...,o D..oo,, x,o,, ~ fO1lnws.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-16
PROPOSALS FOX WROUGHT. AND
CAST.IRON WORK.

UNITED STATES CCsTONHoUsE, }
Office of Superintendent, ;
New Orleans February l, 1872.
CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
- the Office of the Superintendent until II NJ,
THURSDAY, February 30, 1872. for fIrn sbing,
delivering, fitting and putting in place
the wrought and cast iron work of the iron
staircases, all exhibited the drawings, de-
scribed in the specifications and called for in the
schedule.
Ali ssatfOdng required by the contractors to-
to put the work in place will be Furnished by the
government free Of charge.
Proposals will be made by the piece, linea foot,
by weight, for the various arti les of wrought
and cast iron work, provided for in the follow
ing schedule.
The work will not be subdi vided among different
Payments will be made monthly. deducting ten
per cent until the final completion OF the con
tract
All bids must he accompanied l-v penal bond, in
the sum OF $4,000, that the bidder will accept
and perform he contract If awarded him; the SUM:
cheney OF the security to be certified by the
United States Judge, Clerk Of the United States
Court District Attorney OF the district where
he resides.
The DEPARTMENT reserves the right to reject any
or all bids, if it be deemed for the interest of
the government to do so; and any bid that is not
made on the printed form to be obtained in this
Office, and does not conform in every respect to
the requirements of this advertisement, wilt not
be considered; neither will any proposal be re-
ceived from parties who not themselves en-
gagged in the manufacture of wrought east iron
work, and who have not the necessary facilities
for getting out the work.
Proposals will be indorsed Bids for Iron Work, y
and addressed to J. = MORSE,
fef 25t Superintendent
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-16
ON CARONDELET STREET.

Foreign exchange is at present uncalled
for. Responding to slight invitation, and
having lost all its old coyness it is not sur
prising it should go down. 1t is in nominal
condition, and the latest quotations place it
at 1873.
State warrants are quoted at - cents, and
show no Indication of going down, notwith-
standing the efforts of bears. Bulls are
few. From the fact that warrants are
looked up, that they who buy may hold
them, shows that rise still higher is cred
tied.
City certificates undergo do change.
There IS no sort of attention paid, of late
to stocks, and they are allowed to meandel
gracefully down or stop still.
There were no sales at the Board Of
Brokers last evening. The offerings and
bids were as follows.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-16
PROPOSALS FOR FKESH BEEF AND
VEGETABLES.

OFFICE NAVY PAyMAsTER,
February II, 1872.
cEALED PROPOSALS, ENDORSED PROPOSALS
- for Fresh Beef and Vegetables will he re-
ceived at this office until two O'Clock T. NJ on
THURSDAY, February ~, 1872, for the supply OF
ten thousand pounds of fresh beef and ten thou
sand pounds of fresh vegetables at the Pensacola
Navy Yard and Station, as required.
The beef must be of good quality, and equa1 to
the grade necessary to make the best mess beef,
and be delivered in equal proportion OF fore and
kind quarters. The veget ables must be of the
best quality the market affords and the beef and
vegetables must be offered for by the pound
Bonds with approved security will be required
in one-allar ter the estimated amount of the con
tract ann twenty per cent in addition will N with
held from the amount OF each payment. as col
tract which reservation will not be paid until the
contract is fully complied with.
Every offer must be accompanied by written
guarantee, signed by one or more responsibe per-
sons, that the bidder or bidders will it his or their
bid be accepted enter into an obligation within
five days, with good and sufficient suretes to fur
nsh the articles proposed.
No proposal will be considered unless accom-
panied by such guarantee and the department re
the right to reject any proposal, unless the
responsibility of the guarantOrs is certified to by
the Assessor of Internal Revenue for the district
in which they reside and unless satisfactory evil
dence that the bidder is regular dealer in the ar.
ticles he offers to supply is furnished with the pro-
posal, well as to reject any proposal not con.
sidered advantageous to the government.
Ii is to be understood that the contract will eX-
pre June 80 1872 without regard to the quantities
which may have been delivered and, in case the
stipulated quantity of either article shall be de-
livered before that date, leaving balance due on
the other article, the contract NAV he considered
as completed i'll full, at the option of the depart
meut DANIEL A. SMITH,
Paymaster United States Navy.
E. MIDDLETON,
fel57t Commodore Commandment
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-16
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOB THR PARISH OF
ORLEANS.

SIXTH DISTRICT COURT FOB THR PARISH or
ORLEANS.
MATHILDA SIMON VS. HER HuSBAND-NO. 2987.
T HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ON THE FIJI
i teenth day of January, 1872, judgment was
rendered this court in the following entitled
suit in the words and figures following;
Mathilda Simon ner Husband-NO 2987.
This being submitted to the court on the
peadings and evidence file. and the Law and the
evidence being considered to be in favor of the
plaintiff, it is ordered, adjudged and decreed that
the plaintiff Mathilda Simon, do have and recover
judgment against her husband, Henry Loeb, dis
solving the community of acquests and gains here
tOfore existing between them and decreeing q sepa-
ration of property. and that the said husband be
ordered to rOstere her dewry, and that he be con-
demned to pay her the sum of s Is 900, with five
per cent interest until paid and costs; and that
she be decreed to have legal mort gage upon all
the immOvables and privilege on all the mOvables
of the husband for the said amount to date from
the fourteenth of april, 1866, and that her said
mortgage and pri vilege be recognized and enforced
Judgment signed nineteenth January 1872.
W. H. COOLEY Judge.
In testimony whereof, 1 nave hereunto set my
hand and xed the seal of the said court at the city
of New Orleans, on this nineteenth day of January.
in the year of our Lord Thousand eight hundred
and seventy-twO.
fe2 is mh2 ], +, DICK, Deputy Clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-16
PROPOSALS..
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS, I
New Orleans, February IA, 1872.

New Orleans, February IA, 1872. 5
CKALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
- this office until II NJ, WEDNESDAY, February
81 1872, for the construction and repairing revet
nlents and repairing earthwOrks of the levee along
the Mississippi river left bank from Louisiana ave-
nue. to the lower line of Carroliton, in accordance
with specifications file ia the Office of the City
Surveyor.
The city reserves the right to reject any or all
bids
Ali parties making proposals for this contract are
required to deposit with the Administrator of fl
nance as evidence of their intention to abide by
the adjudication the amount of thousand
dollars in cash, which shall be forfeited to the
city in case of failure to sign the contract.
Bidders to whom contracts not awarded
shall have their deposits returned to them on the
dav adjudication is made
No bid will be entertained unless the certificate
of the Administrator of Finance $ incOsed there
with to the effect that the required cash deposit
has been made.
Propose to be made set forth in specifications,
and addressed to the undersigned, Endorsed PRO
posaIs for left bank levees'
I'd JOHN COCEREM Administrator
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-16
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
OF ORLEANS.


FELECITE MONNEY, WIFE OF JAMES HIBBS VS..
Her Husband, James Hibbs-Eo. q, ISL.
r HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ON THE SEVENTH
4 day of December, 1871, judgment rem
dered in this court in the following entitled suit, in
the words and figures following, to wit:
Eclectic Money, wife of James HibDs, VS.. leI
husband. James Hibbs-NO q ,73l
For the reasons orally assigned by the Court, and
the law and evidence being in favor of plaintiff
1t is ordered adjudged and decreed that there be
judgment i'll favor of plaintiff, Eclectic Money.
wife of James Hibbs, and against her said husband
James Hibbs defendant herein, decreeing separa-
ton of property and dissolution of the community
of acquests and gains heretofore existing between
said plaintiff and defendant; that she be restored to
the exclusive management and control of her sep
arate estate that the said defendent be Condemned
to pay to said plaintiff the sum of eight Thousand
dollars, amount received by defendant for account
of plaintiff at the time of their marriage, and taken
charge of by him, together with interest at the rate
of five per ceptum per annum from the thirtieth
dav of September, 1871 till Iid and costs of suit
Judgment rendered DECENT er I, 1871.
Judgment signed December II, 1871. t
PAUL E. THEARD, Judge.
In testimony whereof, 1 have hereunto SET my
hand and affixed the seal of said court. at the
city of New Orleans. on this nineteenth day of De-
ember, i'll the year of our Lord one Thousand eigh.
hundred and seventy-One, and the ninety sixth
year of the independence of the United States.
jail 81 fel6 L. f. AICKLEN, Deputy Clerk.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-16
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
SECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH or
ORLEANS-No. "a, 5B6.

IN THE MATTER OF THE INTRODUCTION OF
Henry ANTI
TTNHIS CASE CAME UP THIS DAY ON THE PETT.
Iion OF George ANTI, praying for the interdc-
petitioner L. E. Simonds for defendant.
When, after hearing pleadiags and evidence
hopelessly insane and should be interdjcted.
1t is ordered, adjudged and decreed that Henry
ANTI be and he is hereby declared incapable Of
performing validly any of the acts which person
Of full age and competency could perform, and con-
sequently interdicted to all ends and purposes.
Judgment rendered January IL. 1872
Judgment signed January IT, 1872.
tSigned) l.. DUvIGNEAUD, Judge.
true copy:
L. AKNAULp, Deputy Clerk. fec Is II
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-16
POlytechnic Institute.

Al meeting of a committee Of the Aca
DENY of Sciences. charged with the duty OF
inquiry into the prospects of organizing
polytechnic institute in the city OF New Or
leans, it was
Resolred, That this committee invite
conference on Friday instead of Saturday
next, at 7l2 P. NJ, to be Held at the AGA
deny of Sciences, with the officers OF the
Mechanics Institute of New Orleans, the
Mechanical and Agricultural Fair Assocla
ton, the Dental and similar associations
and members Of the Legislature, to devise
the most eifectual means Of establishing
polytechic or industrial school in New Or
leans.
ReSolced, That the publication of these
resolutions be regarded as an invitation
10 the several associations to attend the
meeting.
'Les Brigands" will be produced for the
OF tho Anadapv of N5,,;o nv Ca+r,r