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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24
Communicated
SOMETHING ABOUT SELECTION.
BIZ AGNES E. PosT1AEs.

Few men know how to choose wife or
how TO treat one when they have her.
Some marry fer beauty, some for money,
and q few for love. When man marries
for beauty only, he richly deserves all un-
happiness that may befall him. 1t is q well
known fact that beauty and education sell
dom go together, and woman without
mind and education, whose whole thought
is on her beauty and her tine occupied with
her dress and adOrnments, will never make
a good wife. Yet men are so vain and CON
ccited, they only think of marrying pretty
woman, 80 as to hear his friend say, what a
charming, pretty wife so-and-so has. He
never gives it a thought that his present
choice depends on his future happiness
No, the ornament is all he thinks of for the
time being. He worships her. places her
on pedestal, courts and admires her, as
truly as he would new suit of clothes.
When the first bright color is worn off, it
is thought little OF after it is used after
wards, because it is not SO easy to get
another. So is the end of marriage for
beauty-there is no mind, no entertaining
powers, no conversation to fall back upon,
nothing but the mere beauty to sustain the
marriage life. A true union must be based
on an organic law oil and water will not
mingle, a lion will not lie down quietly
with lamb, nor can ill-assorted marriages
10 productive Vi buSut Dub ulSCOFu. Out
when % man marPies sensible, an accom-
pished-minded woman, that on her tongue
dwelleth music, the sweetness of honey
hOweth from her lips, decency in all words,
in her answers mildness and truth, she is
worthy to be thy friend, thy companion in
life the wife Of thy bosom. Cherish her
as a blessing sent from heaven let the
kindness of thy behaviour endear thee
to her heart; oppose not her inelina-
ton without cause She is the partner
Of thy cares, make her also the companion
of thy pleasures. Reprove her faults with
gentleness; exact not her obedience with
rigor. Trust thy secrets in her breast; her
counsels are sincere; thou shalt not be de-
oeived. Be faithful to her bed, and when
pain and sickness assault her. let thy ten
derness sooth her atfliction; look from
thee of pity and love shall alleviate her
grief or mitigate her pain, and be of more
avail than physicians. Consider the ten
derness of her sex, the delicacy of her
frame, and be not too severe to her weak
ness, but remember thine own imperfec-
tons. Then will thy marriage life be a
happy one.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24
GENERAL GRANTS CHARAcTEe
An Interesting Auecdo,a.

An Interesting AuecdafA
FROM she hayenna Ohio, Democrat
General Grant is said to be had n,o.
Perhaps he is; don't know. IF he i .'' a.
mas changed Wonderfully since he left tho
army. AS proof of this I will give NJ, IN; sho
dent which came under my obseryat;o,r.. mel
While cur army lay at City Point. On ~.
James river, at the mouth Of the Annon Sno
tox, IN Virginia, my duties as Assistant A
Jutant General of the United States voInH
teers called me there to consult with Gene
raj Grant. One afternoon, while waikiki,
out with the General The being in militarS
undress, with nothing to indicate his rank
We passed q boy of ten or twelve Years II
age. fishing.
Grant-Bub, have Won good Inch n do,-,
Boy-Not very; they don't bite to dav,
GFant-1ou have got few here; won't
yon give them to met
The tears started in the little fellows
eyes as he said: Il have had no breakfas3
to-day, and no dinner, and if I don't seI
my fish l shall have nothing to get me a
supper"
>, General Grant inquired as to his history.
The boy was @ native of Michigan, and hia
mother was widow. To obtain money ia
support his widowed mother, he went infa
the army as waiter for a captain Of the
Michigan troops, whose name [ can NOT
recollect. The captain was dead. and he
had not friend left.
Grant-Bub, do you know where Grants
headquarters ares
Boy-Yes, sir.
Grant--Bring Your fish up there at ten
o'cEocksand he will bay them.
Punctually at the time the bow was on
hand with his string OF fish, but was prompt
Iy stopped by the orderly in front of tho
quarters. General Grant overhearing the
order, stepped ont, took the little fellow bv
the hand, led him into his quarters, and.
becoming satisfied with the truth of his
story, procured foR him suit of clothes, a
hat, a fret. pass on the railroads home and
gave him $50 in money.
Now, Grant may be u bad mani am NOT
going to argue that question-but don,t
believe you can make the mother of that
boy believe it. L.Y. BIERCE,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24
A Chill Cure.

new cure for ague, noticed in a Terre
aAaute, Indiana, paper, may be found of use.
me writer says to those afflicted with ague:
at the idea, if you please, but do yoar
crawling, first; You can then afford to laugh.
Just as the chill is coming on, start at the
top Of long flight Of stairs and crawl
down on your hands and feet, head fore
most. You never did harder work in your
hte, and when you arrive at the bottom, in
stead of shaking, you will find yourself
putting, red in the face, and perspiring free
~ from the strong exertions made In the
effort to support yourself
Try it. 1t WON'T cost you near as rnnob
as 9uinine or patent medicines and II Il
falls it Will only do what they do every day.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24
A sensatlon In rbeatrionls-

She had diamonds on her fingers, and she
wore silk stockings; yet she was only a
"ballet girl" We aim to touch the sub-
ject lightly, although it was an immense
sensation last night to hundreds of people
at Woods Theatre, who were well acGuaint-
ed with the young lady's attractive face.
She was on the stage as Roman woman
one of the plebeiaR populaoe-with big GELD
rings in her ears She vas the observed of
all observers, and shared with Cassius and
BrWtas the attention ofthe densely crowded
house. Our reporter asked for an explana-
ton, and got it. Some years ago, while her
parents were among the wealthiest resi-
dents of one Of Cncinnatis proudest sub
urbs (they are ROW comfortably situated
and living in Cineinnah), this young lady
announced her intention of taking to the
stage. She was then attending school in
Philadelphia we believe. On Friday last
she made terms with Manager Maoaulev:
and there she ie now, commencing at the
bottom of the ladder We wish her sue
cess. We hope she may develop that his
trionic talent necessary to lift her out of the
lower walks of stage life. Win she appear
tonight, or did last nights experience serve
to iutimidate or disgust herr We shall
Cincinnati Commercial.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24

| make any rule it pleased and declare thaT
| nv money should be forfeited II did MOI
call for it six days from date HOW alb
surd for the bank to maintain that 1t was a
rule of theirs, which one of their clerks
said was given him verbally several years
before by the cashier, who in any event had
no right to make any rules at all. Suppose
had gone to California as soon as had
deposited the money. / could not nave
drawn my money in six days; must | lose
it 2"
"If ticket is a contract per Sc, then
where is the government contract stamp on
it, as on any other contract II that Judge 8
ruling is good law, the road would seem to
be liable to heavy penalties for all the CON
tracts it has issued without such stamps"
Mr. Coleman thinks that we need gen
eral railroad law covering the following
points:
''First, that the fares shall be uniform
and at reasonable rates, say two cents per
mile. If it be necessary for new road to
receive higher rate until it shall be upon
a paying basis, allow it an excess and limit
the time during which an excess shall be
charged, or else pay the road a subsidy
from the State funds, upon the principle
upon which poor post routes are maintained
keeping the rates low, and inducing there
by an influx of settlers who will eventually
support the road. Second when first
class fare is paid, first class passage shall
be given In comfortable car, with such
appointments as the law shall specify; po-
lite and kind treatment to be required from
employees, and the comfort and convenience
of passengers 10 be assured, as well as the
safety of life and limb. When person is
taken in charge by a railroad, he must be
delivered in good order at the end of the
journey, unchanged in feelings and person,
as he was received. Third, when a dollar
is received for travel from passenger, the
equivalent of that dollar shall be returned
in travel; not according to the e@price of
the company, but according to equity and
Justice, and the reasonable demand of the
passenger Fourth, in all cases of disagree
ment or Of wrong doing. the road shall be
compelled to cODtine itself to the same
peaceful means of redress as an individual,
and cause arrests only by regular authority
appointed by law, unless the offender be
guilty of obscene or indecent conduct in the
car, or commit a trespass upon life and prop
erty. The present medieval system of bar
barty in the summary treatment of passeh-
gers must give place to something in &C
cordance with the enlightenment of the
nineteenth century. The railroad com
panies must be made aware that the travel
ing public is not composed of cattle or
sheep; nor are they in any sense the ma
tural prey of the companies, but human be-
ings, entitled to consideration as such. The
American people are lOng-sCtfering race
But let the corporations who are presuming
upon their good nature, reflect that they
are sowing the wind and the mutterings
of storm are beginning to be heard that
betoken that they viii one day reap the
whirlwind.'
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24

They have haunted" schoolhouse in
Newburyport, Aassachusetts-th last edi
fee in the world about which such.disrepu-
table nonsense should be promulgated
There are the usual raps; latches are lifted.
and doors are ratified, and one day the
pale face Of a boy was seen looking through
window between the entry and the school
room" The teacher opened the door lead
ing into the entry, when boy who APP
peared to ne pupil-a year since dead
was seen gliding upstairs 70 the attic. The
teacher followed, overlook the apparition,
and " grasped it with such force that her
nails left their prints in the palm of her
hand but she found herself grasping a
mere shadow, which gradually vanished"
Of course, people visit this seminary in
crowds. and we are told that the schoo!
committee are 70 have an investigation.
That is like school committees in general
Pray, what is there to investigated W6y
not consider the moral Injury to children Of
treating this matter seriously Of course
there is no ghost, and no face of deceased
boy has been seen looking through the win
dow, and no such ghost has been grasped at
by the teacher. The true way would be
either to dislodge the ghost by burning the
schooihouse, ar to pOoh-pooh the whole
thing until the children forget it, or laugS
at it. - q
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24
LINES WRITTEN AT sKA.
BIT AGNES n. Il. BRANDON

81 AGNKH b. H. BRANDON
When across the briny ocean,
Across the deep blue sea,
] thought Of those left behind,
] never more may see
Yet none was so GEAR to me
rs the memory OF the lost
That, only month ago and we were one
and now, Heaven, can it be!
One month ago and you and together,
Not one, but two, utterly apart
Oceans now roll between yeur soul and mine,
And scarce know you-you that were my better
self,
For all my good was you
What are you now you man lying there,
With cold clAsped hands and white averted face
But, oh such wistful sweetness in your eyes
Eyes that | have kissed so oft and warm;
Can this be your This I, or do dream2
The hideous death that one short month has
wrought.
May lift the short black rtnglets from your brow,
And kiss once more that marble facet
No There is between gulf so deep, so wide,
7 can not stretch NY aching arms
To reach you standing there,
With eyes turned from me
You, that once mine,
And this was Heaven,
One short month ago.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24

A remarkable old lady, named Lucy Wa
son, resides in Nelson, New Hampsbipe.
What she is remarkable for is that within
three years she has pieeed seven large bod
quilts. OF these two were large, two sman
work, and three had eighty pieces in IA q
square, making 1881 pieces to a quilt Be
SIDES TINS! the remarkable old lady kn5t
seven Wgeaa-,p pairs OF fancy cotton stockings.
footings. Throw IN the plain sew IiV@
memory and making; then add the faes4,
that this ancient lady uses no gpeotacIes
ana yon have an instance ii smart Iongevisy
quite unparalleled 70'tSJ
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24

Miss Miss Sarah Sawyer, a Quaker lady died
her nlnety-ffth year, the Oldest person II ~
town. She left good estate, in the mar -
me accumulation Of her own INDUSTRY ' an5
I prudence. On the inventory Of her p on&
s Eoaas property were 100 sheets 100 che
pi Ie t easa pans Sob Of hose 100 gloves, with
m mach e al # S SGpM;eis, napkins, etc, to
made with her own hands Soma nos 20 a aLsl
immense STOCK had been in the hoa ~ s -,
seventy years. 0 ~ use ref
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24

A New York reporter, having heard CON
slant complaints Of bold robberies com
rnltted by, Skin game" gamblers, profeB-
f93onatly played faro at saloon kept by
of thirty-eigh5 dollars, the dealer not even
taking the trouble TO disguise his cheating.
The reporter proposes now to make test
case, and has caused the arrest of Harvey
1ounR, the oldest skin gambler IN New
YORK. and his dealer YoTke Young was
concerned in the Bill Poole murder, end
aoout three years ago he shot Bob Willis,
keeper of rival gam bing-house, on Broad,
way-has never been tried for either 81
Tense 8nsissssan Commercial.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24

A sensation was created in Chieaqo an
Wednesday among the grain men by the
publication Ut the fact that in August Iaas
N N order to test the alleged discrepancy H.
she quantity of grain III store and in ele-
yat'rs IN thus city, and elevator reoeipts
on9 measurement Of grain in store was
oLoereq' me ProPrietors of one of the ele-
s Va or nad false bottoms put in a number
OF their bins, only four feet from the tan osa
covered them with grain and thew weae
baen measured as full, making a differences
OF many Thousand bushels. '-'N .
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24
MATHIS.

From Ldupincott's Magazine for December.
GRAY earth, gray mist, gray sky
Through vapors hgrrYlpg. by
Larger than won't on high
Floats the horned, yellew moon.
Chill airs are family stirred
And far away is heard,
OF some fresh-wakened bird,
The querulOus, shrIh tune.
The dark mist hides the face
OF the dim land no trace
OF rock or rivers place
In the thick air is drawn
But dripping grass smells sweet,
And rustling branches meet,
and sounding waters greet
The slow, sure, sacred dawn.
Past ia the long black night,
With its keen lightnings whitA.
Thunder and foods: new light
The gIimmering low east BtreaES.
The dense clouds part: between
Their Jagged rents are seen
Pale reaches blue and green,
As the mirk curtain breaks
Above the shadOwY world,
Still more and more unfutieQv
The gathered mists uncurled
Like phantoms melt and patsa.
In clear obscure revealed,
Brown wood, gray stream, dar& heIA
Fresh, healthy odOrs ylelo
Wet burrows, flowers and grass.
The sudden, splendid gleam
OF one thin. golden beam
EheOtg from the featheled rim
of yon hill crowned with woods.
Down its empowered side,
As living waters slide,
So the great morning tide
Follows in sunny Hoods
From bush and hedge and tree
Joy, unrestIalned aud tree,
Breaks forth in melody,
Twitter and chirp and cong
Alive the festive air
With pauze- winged creatures YalPo
That flicker everywhere,
Dart, poise and fash along.
The shining mists are gone,
Slight films of gold swift bi0wA
Before the strong, bright sun
Or the deep-COIOred sky;
q world of life and glow
Sparkles and basks belOV,
Where the soft meads a-rOwo
H0ary with deRfall, lie
Does not the morn break thnso
Swift, bright, victorious,
With new skies cleared for uR,
Over the soul stOrm-tOstY
Her night was long and deep,
Strange visions vexed her sleep,
Strange sorrows babe her weepc
Her faith in dawn was lost.
No halt, no rest for her.
sThe immortal wandereF
from sphere TO higher sphefe,
Toward the pure source OF dag.
THE new light shames her feaFs
Her faithlessness, her tears,
AB Ghe new sun appears
90 light her godlike ysy.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24
The St Louis Dispatch says of the steamer

pJuE ~ Rhn0Cs
This new and elegant steamer makes a
trial trip this evening, and will then COM
raence loading for New Orleans at the
Kount2 wharf6oat. Her hull was bnilt at
Mound City, by Alfred Quitting, and is $40
feet long, % feet beam and feet depth Of
hold The steam power consists OF four
boilers each 40 inches in diameter and 28
feet in length. Her cylinders are 22As
inches in diameter and Of Gig feet stroke,
and drive two wheels, each % feet in diam
eter, with II Il feet buckets. Her cabin is
very neat, and handsomely carpeted, and
contains thirty staterooms. Her texas
is quite long, and contains hall for col
ored passengers, with twenty staterooms
and dining hall. The customhouse meas
urement Of the John B. Maude is 922. 04
tons, but she wall carry 100 easily Every
thing about the boat is elegant, and reflects
great credit Oh St. Louis mechanics. The
boat will trim on thirty inches, and is in
tended for the Vicksburg and Bends trade.
Success to her.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24

One OF our young men has recently
ceased to make calls at certain house, il
appears he went the other night from an
oyster supper, and on her father appearing
at the door, he observed, Hello! old tad,
pole, where g the floating gazelleq whore il
my love now dreamings" This seemed to
indicate to the old gentleman that some
thl1ng was wanted, so he placed his hand
turning him partly around slowed away a
large amount of leather under his coat tail,
and then retired in tho house. The yonng
man doesn't 20 there any more. He saws
the smallpox is hereditary in the family.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24

At last says the New York Tribune. We
have the secret of the burning of the steam
ship Missouri. At the examination on SAT
urday witness testified that demiiohn OF
spirits was knocking around loosely in a
locker in the pantry. This locker was over
the boiler, and the dry, tindery deck was
beneath it. The demjjohn was broken 6y
its tumbling about; The spirits took IRE
from the boiler, and the flames spread over
the ship. We know the rest; the pumps
broke down; there were boats without oars,
and other boats were swamped in their
clumsy lowering away The melancholy
detalls OF the disaster must go on to the
end of the investigation, but here ia a re-
cord OF careleasness and lack of ordinary
foresight which seems criminal.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24

An opponent Of woman rights says it Is
q convenience to have women for poatmis-
tTeases; they can not only inform an appl1-
cant if there is letter for him without
laokiug bat can also tell him what - in il.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24
ARITHMETIC for ariIlionnines.

paper:
The Chinese have most ingenious
method of reckoning by the aid of the I'm
gers, performing all the operations Cf addi-
tion, subtraction, multiplication and di-
vision, with numbers from one up to one
hundred thousand. Every finger of the
left hand represents nine figures, as follows:
The, little finger represents units, the ring
finger tens, the middle finger hundreds, the
forefnger thousands, and the thumb tens
of thousands. When the three joints OF
each finger ere touched from the palm to-
ward the tip they count one, two and three
Of each of the denominations as above
named -Four, five and six are counted Oh
the back Of the finger joints in the same
wey; seven, eight and nine are counted on
the right ride Of the joints from the palm to
the tip. The fosefnger of the right hand Is
used as pointer. Thus, one, two, three,
four, would be indicated by first touching
the joint of the forefnger; next, the hand
On the inside; next, the middle joint OF the
middle finger on the inside; next, the end
joint of the ring finger on the inside; and
finally, the joint of the little finger next the
hand On the outside. The reader will be
able to make further examples for himself.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24
Funerals
From the CINCINNATI Gazette. /

During the prevalence of the horse cpl
| demiC it will be found difficult to bury the
! dead The time is a good one, therefore to
introduce the New York system of private
1unerals-that is to say, OF having the re-
| mains attended to the cemetery by the
family of the deceased only. The present
practice is a heavy tax upon the poor. but
1t must be broken up, if broken up at all,
| by those who are poor. A notion, devoid of
sense, prevails, that to show proper respect
| to the dead, there must be long funeral
trains, and the sorrow of the living is
supposed to be measured by the
number of carriages. Therefore, when
a hearse is followed by only three
or six carriages. it is suppose that the
dead has few friends to mourn, or that
those friends are poor. This keeps alive
the extravaganza. The rich practice it.
The poor follow the example. Thus the
average cost of funerals in this city is over
one hundred doliars. This is far more than
three-fourths of the living can afford for
hurying the dead. Besides, it is a senseless
display. A large proportion of those who
ride to funerals are not nourners. They go
for the sake of the ride. They enjoy it.
They go to funerals for the love OF the
thing, and not because they mourn the
dead or synpathiZe with the living family.
Necessity now puts a stop to this prac-
tice. Let the good sense of the people con-
Eihu6 IL5 Improvement WIEN bl6 present
necessity shall have ceased.
The wife of Horace Greeley was recently
inferred in Greenwood Cemetery, New
York The funeral services were at the
church, and subsequently the remains were
followed to the grave by the family and the
pail bearers only. Most frequently the SER
vices are conducted at the house Of the de-
ceased, and on the same or the following
day the remains are inferred. Thus real
mourners are permitted to do in private
what with US is a public exhibition, and
which, from practice, has become heavy
tax, burdening those who can not afford 10.
Another senseless practice, in this con-
nection, is the costly baskets that are used.
There is one class of people who have not
fallen into this, and their example is worthy
OF imitation. The Jews use collins con
structed of material as delicate as it can be
made to hold together. This is covered
with plain material, generally black cloth.
The idea is to permit the remains to mingle
ut once with the earth. This is certainly
more pleasant to contemplate than the ro-
pugnant one suggested by an air tight me-
tHliic casket
The Jewish custom has prevailed from
early ages. Ours is the Outgrowth OF fash
ion and fslly, as is also the custom of erect
ing costly monuments in cemeteries. If
people would use the money which they
waste in funeral displays and axpend upon
monuments unnecessarily costly, upon
worthy objects Of charity, vast amount of
good would be established and practices
would be abolished that are d disgrace to
our boosted civilization.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-24

at would seem that railroad ticket is
more like the issue OF a banking CORPORA
ton; deposit my money and they give me
their tickets, or what we term bank bills.
which are redeenable at my convenience.
The same with the road; and, in the me an
time, both institutions have the usa of NV
money. Would 1t oe law for the bank 70