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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-23

The Enterprise, Mississippi, Courier brings
in further proof of the right way to destroy
pest Of the cotton planter:
The cotton worms have made some depre-
datiOns on several plantations near this
place. We cOnversed with DR.. Moore, an
efficient farmer, in reference to these de.
structionists, and think the course he has
adopted is perhaps the best to pursue. He
has declared war against the worms, and
set upon them with his entire force AS the
worms are almost always found on the TON
leaves of the cotton stalk, he saws one hand
can 60 over five acres of land in one dav,
and by this means their ravages are effectII.
ally checked. This is a practical wav Of
proceeding, and we think it is more effective
than the many heretofore published theo.
ries; at least DR., Moore has hopes of com
plete success.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-23

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to state COnven-
ton.
ST. TAxHAEY PARISH July 81, 1872.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,
According to previous announcement a
meeting was held at the courthouse in Gov
ineton, at two o'clock this evening. The
weather had been just as inclement as the
worst enemy of the Liberal movement
would have had it. A Liberal club was or
ganized and delegates to the Liberal State
Convention, to be held on the fifth of
August, were elected. Judge E. North
Cullmo and Captain Sam Houston made
some appropriate remarks, which were re-
ceived and heartily applauded Rain con
tinued to fall in torrents until a late hour
in the afternoon. Judge Cullom had
made an appointment to speak at Madison
vile at night, and left COvington late in
the afternoon for that purpose. A gOOdly
number Of citizens gathered at that place
at the hour of eight o'clock, when he OOk
the stand. He spoke for forty minutes,
giving an account of the causes that gave
rise to the Cincinnati conventions spoke OF
the platform Of principles there adopted;
the refusal of the conference committees
appointed by the Democratic and Reform
conventions to accept the nominations and
platform of the CincinnaticOnventiOn,t there
BY willfully refusing all coalition; the sub
sequent ratification Of that which had been
thus peremptorily refused, by the Balti-
more convention. Said that if national
necessities had become necessarily Liberal,
reason and analogy dictated the same ne
cessity for State affairs.
The Democrats, after thus COnceding
that as a separate party they could do
nothing in the Presidential contest, had at
tempted in Louisiana to take from those
who had gotten up the Cincinnati cOnyen
tiOn all participation in nominating electors
for their own nominees. He spoke of the
history of the Democratic party as being
a history of slavery in the United States,
and Of opposition to the political rights of
the cOlOred man. He spoke of the angry
feelings that had ruled in the minds Of the
people ever since the war of the alarms
which had been excited by designing Radi-
cal leaders and political cleaners on the one
hand, and by the senseless assertion Of the
Last Ditchers that the Democratic party
Is the same old party which struggled 80
hard to establish apro-slavery cOnfederacy,
and so persistently to withhold the ballot
from the cOlored race. He concluded by
appealing to the people Of all classes, cOlOrs
and faiths to rally under the banner Of the
Liberal party, and make harmonious,
united and patriotic effort to save the State
and an oppressed people.
His speech was listened to throughout
with fixed attention. The views taken were
large, statesmanliEe and liberal. He in
duiged in no abusive language toward any
one but made speech which produced an
admirable impression upon all present, and
which elected frequent applause, and will
ST. TAMMANY.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-23
Cameron and FOrney.

A Harrisburg interviewer reports Came,
ron as saying the opposition of Forney and
his Press to sHartranft for Governor does
not amount to a puff of wind now. For
ney, he says, is self-reproachful, and there
fore nurses a fancied bitterness toward
everybody else. He feels spiteful to Har-
tranft because of the unpleasant admission
he was compelled to make in the Evans
fraud examination. Cameron, after de-
failing the connection of the Forney family
with the Evans case, said it is believed
Forney will soon find some reason for de-
sorting Grant. He does not think Mcclure
or MOrehead exercised very much influence.
He says the latter has been sour and grum-
bling since he left Congress few years
ago,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-23

Mass Meeting at Amite-The Liberals Re-
pudinte the United state Ticket and In-
dOrse Greeley and Brown.
A large meeting of prominent citizens
was held at Amite last Saturday for the
purpose of electing delegates to the Lib
eral convention to be held in this city on the
fifth of August Captain w. II. Lillard
presided; and after a few remarks explain
ing the object of the call, the following
gentlemen were unanimously elected to
represent the parish Of IangipahOa in the
State convention to meet in this city on the
fifth of August, viz: Captain w H. Lii
lard and DR.. John Kapman; alternates:
John o. Terry, John NJ. Moore, Barry Coop
er and DIR. j. j. johnson. The utmost
unanimity prevailed, and after the close Of
business the meeting was addressed by H.
H. Walsh, Esq, of this city, Colonel Ste
phen Richardson, Of St. Helena, and others.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-23
This is from the DOnaldsonville Chief

Suppose that the Liberal State Conven-
ton, which meets on the fifth of August
next should select set of candidates who
would receive the Endorsement of the reg
ular Republican convention of August g.
Where then would be the delectable Grant
Kellogg ticket and the Democratic Reform
abortion What show of success would
those two twin brothers of corruption and
trickery havel Verify, but little, as any
sane man must admit.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-23
OF FICIAL.
Laws or the United States Passed at the
second Session of the FOrty-First
Congress.
CGEyER.L NATrRE-No. BOT

GENERAL NATURE-NO. 30
An act to amend section thirtv-fve Of an
act entitled AN act to reduce internal
taxes, and for other purposes"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
privileges Of an act entitled IAN act to re-
duce internal taxes, and for other pur-
poses,7 approved July fourteenth, eight
cen hundred and seventy, be and are
hereby extended to the port of PittsOurg,
in the State Of Pennsylvania, with the same
effect as if it had been inserted In the
thirty-ffth section of said act
Approved March Is, 1872,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-23
rGENERAL NATURE-No. So

An act making appropriations for the Iegis-
lative, executive, and judicial expenses of
the government for the year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
three, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums be, and the same are here
by, appropriated, out Of any money IN the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the service of the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
three, for the objects hereinafter expressed,
uaOtafv.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-23

For compensation of the Librarian, four
thousand dollars; and for fourteen assis-
tant librarians, three at two thousand five
hundred dollars each; two at two thousand
eight hundred dollars each; one at
one thousand six hundred dollars. two at
one thousand four hundred and forty dol
lars each, three at one thousand two hun
bred dollars each, two at one thousand dol
lars each, and one at nine hundred and
sixty dollars per annum, in ALL twenty-six
thousand one hundred and forty dollars.
For purchase of books for the library,
eight thousand dollars; for purchase of law
books for library, two thousand dollars; for
purchase of files of periodicals and newspa-
pers, one thousand five hundred dollars; for
expenses of exchanging public documents
for the publications Of foreign governments,
one thousand five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses Of said library,
TWO thousand dollars.
For botanic garden, grading, draining,
procuring manure, tools, fuel and repairs,
and purchasing trees and shrubs, under the
direction of the Library Committee of Con
gress, i've thousand dollars.
For pay of superintendent and assistant
IN botanic garden and greenhouses, and
two additional labOrers, under the direction
of the Library Committee of Congress,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-23
alFrv Orleans Republican.
sFFIcIAL JOURNAL or THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS

II. Tnmmany Observation-Disclosures and
Observation-Disclosures to state COnVen-
tfOn.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-22
Changing Clothing.
From Halls Journal of HeaIth.I

From Halls Journal of HeaIth.l
In the latitudes of New England
and New York, going westward, the
month of March is the most disa-
greeable of the whole year, with its
changing temperature, its slosh and
mud, its cold, raw, piercing, damp
winds and although not as cold as
January and February, it is moro
prolific of dangerous diseases, great
ly promoted by the hurry of the peo-
pie for lighter clothing but it
would be agreat deal better to wear
the entire winter suits through
March, and even to the middle Of
April and even then, until the first
week IN May, to make no change In
the outer clothing, nor any in the
inner garments, except to less
heavy wooden next to the skin for
it is only for three hours embracing
l o'clock in the afternoon that win
ter clothing is at all oppressive
while the warmth Of MONDAY makes
the raw dampness of the morning
and late afternoon specially felt.
All changes to a lighter or cooler
garment should be made at dressing
in the the morning, and in any case
the change leaves the body chilly, If
soon after it is made the weather
changes to be much cooler, by all
means promptly, without half an
hours delay, resume the fun winter
dress. The, old, the young, the in
valid, in short, all persons of feeble
constitution, of small vitality,
should be especially careful to heed
these suggestions inattention to
which gives rise to the very frequent
announcements in the morning, in
the early spring, "Died suddenly
yesterday of pneumonia, - Of
ten the very friends whom we had
met in the street, or at church,
within a week, apparently as well
and as hearty as ever before.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-22
A ''SpOrts" Little Game.

A gambler in his confession says:
'I once knew a Southern gentleman
who, although not ostensibly a pro-
fessional gambler, readily made
short cards a business. He was a
man of education and q fine CONVEX
sationalist, and a very elegant gen
tleman. He was fond of a little
game of draw, just TO kill time, you
know; but the result was that he al
ways got the best of it, and, ming
ling with moneyed men, his win
nings were large. I got into a series
of games with him, and as well as I
understood cards myself, I invaria-
bly, got the worst of it. I knew that
there was something wrong, and I
resolvedto discover it, If possible. I
carefully examined the back of the
cards, and, undeandinrgtg how this
sort ofwork was done, I very soon
satisfied my self thatthe backs were
all right. I watched his deal. His
shufliDg was square.
One day I procured q powerful
magnifying glass, and went careful
ly over n pack of cards that he had
won with the night before. A long
and careful search revealed in the
aces and face cards a series of tri-
fling concavities. The punches were
so slight as to be invisible to the
naked eye, but in passing my fingers
over them I could feel them. A
gam blers fingers are, or ought to be,
soft as velvet. Subsequent investi-
ton revealed his work. He had on
the inside Of his finger ring aminute
punch.
In the beginning Of a game he
would manage to tur1R the face of
the aces and face cards one at a
time, so as to bring them against his
punch, and then one indication, or
two, or three, in certain locality
would designate the cards. So nice
was his sense of touch that, when
dealing, he would naturally pass the
face of each card over his left mid
die fingers; and, no matter how
rapidly he dealt them, he would
know the position of all the face
cards in the pack. OF course this
gave him q heavy per centage, and
the result was that he invariably
won.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-22
How to Age Wines and Brandfes.

There have been various methods
and processes suggested and tried,
to give the qualities OF age to bran
dies and wines. One process con-
sists of heating the wines or br.n-
dies; and another of freezing One
consists of pumping air into the
wine; while another pumps it out.
Each and all claim perfection for
their processes; but those who have
Iied them thoroughly have con
demned all these expedients, as en-
tirely inefficient in producing the
benefits promised. The only change
effected was n vapid softness that in
no manner resembled the qualities
acquired by age. Age develops the
flavor through a long, slow and
gradual change of the natural ingre-
dients of the wine, and when this
flavor has become fully and sgreea-
bly, developed it is called bouquet
There is no artificial process yet in
vented which can produce this re-
suit. 1t is much to be regretted
that many of our wine-makers are
so enterprlslng, because they have
been and still will be victimized by
every saDguine process-inventor who
comes along. Thousands of gallons
of good wine have thus been spoiled
annually, by people who wish their
wines to acqulre all the qualities
that age alone can communicate.
But we learn as we grow older; and
the good days of fthese would-be in
ventors have passed. We are fast
coming to the conclusion that Ma
lures laboratory, managed by Time,
is the most perfect of all; and man
can follow closely, but not excel,
nor even equal natures silent work.
From "Vine-JLaking IN CalgOT-
ria, " an Overland HonthIy for Febru-
arg.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-22
History of Newspapers.

In ansarticle upon the "Press as
an Educator, 2" Judge j. J, Noah,
gives a concise history of the origin,
rise and development of this great
power In modern civilization, both
in the United States and foreign
| countries. He traces the history of
newspapers Lack to the war be-
| tween the Venetians and Solyman
II, in Dalmatia, in 1868, when peo-
pie paid Il coin called gazetta for the
privilege of listening to news from
the seat Of war, read from written
sheets. A file of these written Ven
etian papers for sixty years is in the
Magliabeechi Library at Florence.
He thinks the origin of the newspa-
per was in q love of gossip and SLAM
der rather than from higher mo-
tiyes, and considers it increditable
to the press that it has, in the
march of progress, achieved higher
and nobler purposes. " The year
1923 is given as the first authentic
date of the newspaper in England.
The first daily paper was published
in 1902, sheet of one page with
two columns, called the Daley
COurant. The famous letters of Jun
ius printed in the Public Advertiser
in 1767, gave a great impetus to
the power and Importance Of the
press. At the beginning of the
present century the London Times
circulated only 1000 copies day,
though the circulation Of some other
papers were as high as 1000. The
Times in 1914, November the 29th,
claimed to have presented to the
public the practical result Of the
greatest improvement connected
with printing since the discovery of
the art itself the application Of
the power of steam to the papers
published in the United Kingdom,
and So in London Is dailies.) In
1929 this number in the Kingdom
had increased to 325; IN 1888 to
400 in 1860, 500.
In the United States, the first
newspaper was issued at Boston,
September 29th, 1000. The first
paper 1SSuCNL III LHGM LOl Il w us III
1925. October Is. In 1900 there
were 266 journals in this country,
of which several were dailies. In
1885 there were LOCO In 1871
there were 1892 periodicals issued
in the United States of which S94
were publ shed in New York State,
and 81 IN New York city. An in
terestiug table shows the compara-
tive development of journalism in
Europe and the United States.
The writer claims that more money
is expended on our great metropo-
Titan journals than any of those
in Great Britain or Europe-both
from the fact that all expenses Incl
dent to the business are larger, and
also because of greater enterprise
on the part Of publishers and ed
itors.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-22

brother was deaf to entreaties. At
last the partner dwindled to skel-
etOn, died, and the brother, after
burying his victims emaeiated
corpse in the sand, resumed his
journey to st. Louis. There he
gave out that his partner had died
while on his way through the Rock
ey Mountains, and in proof of his
assertion, delivered the letters.
The viii was also proved, and the
girl became the dead mans heir.
Two years afterwards the brother
was shot by Indians, and before he
died he confessed what hehad done.
Some hunters visited the place and
dug up the skeleton, around the
neck of which still was the chain by
which the poor man, when living,
had been fastened to the fatal rock.
The spot is still pointed out to tray
elers, and the tale told of how the
brother day by day, ate his meals
in the presence of his wretched pris-
oner, but would not give him a
crumb, or cup of water to slake
his thirst.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-22
THE HIDDEN LAKE.

Late travelling thrj' the sleeping land,
Behind the rushing iron steed,
watched the trees on either hand
In changing circles swift receie.
We passed the twinkIing lights Of towns,
The lonely CLEANS of country fires
And Ger the black and silent downs
We sped as fast as wild desires.
The rose still fingered in the sky,
The purple on the mountains crest:
One trembling star hung poised on high
To light the glory in the west.
The sweet young moon, pale yet and mild,
ShOne Ter the solitary. plain,
Whence, like n child that, sleeping smiled
A sWeeter moon shone back again.
And by that glimmer bright and fair,
Nestled among the clustering trees,
knew an unseen lake slept there,
Lost In a silent dream of peace,
All thus, Sweetheart, within thine eyes
Than evening air more soft and clear
watch tender light arise,
And now that Love itself is near.
'Tis hid beneath the veil of night,
Like the still lake within the woods:
only that tremb bling deWy light
Tells where the unseen wonder brOOds.
KATE HILLIARD.
From The March number Of Lippidcott's Maya
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-22
Something New.

At the last meeting Of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology,
Professor Pickering showed two
novelties he had lately received by
the kindness of DR.. VIM. II. Wahl,
of Philadelphia. The first is called
mineral wool, and is made by blow
ing high pressure steam through
melted Stag. A kind of spun glass
is thus obtained, well-ftlcd for
steam packings and many other
purposes. It is of course, in COM
bustibIe, and is a gooI non-conduc-
tor Of heat.
The second object Was a plate of
glass on which an engraving was
transferred by the following process
A photograph first taken on the
glass, using a film of gelatine and
bichromate of potash; after wash
ing off the portions Of the film I'M
acted on by the light, the plate is
subjected to a stand blast by which
the unprotected portions are cut
away, leaving every line of the en-
craving reproduced with perfect ac.
CUrGcy.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-22
Iron.

Five years ago Illinois did not
produce q ton of pig metal. Last
year she made $4,000 tons.
Last year Missouri mined 268, 500
tons of iron ore, and Michigan 91O,-
984 tons.
Nearly one third of the pig metal
produced in the Uuited States is
made from Michigan ore.
Illinois, as a rail-producing State,
is second only to Pennsylvania
About $500 tons Of ''black ore"
are mined in Clay County, Indiana,
every day, part of which is sent to
st. Louis.
One mill in Wisconsin places
that State fifth on the list of rail
producing States. It made 25,774
tons last year.
Michigan made nearly 100000
tons of pig metal last year, against
900 tons IN 1854
The Missouri ore companies are
prepared to put 100000 tons of ore
in the market this year.
The manufacture of rails IN this
country has just doubled in the last
} six years.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-03-22
Health Items.

A strict buttermilk diet viii cure
diabates.
a paint of haxsoed oil chalk and
vinegar will give instant relief to
scalds and burns. Keep bottle Of
it on hand.
An application of benzine, follow
od by Il warm bath for half an hour,
will cure the disgusting disease
known as the scabies or itch.
The yolk of an egg rubbed thor
oughly into the hair, and then wash
cd out with soft water, cleanses the
scalp and hair remarkably.
One part of hot water to two OF
vinegar and as much salt as will
dissolve; one tablespoonful every
honr for an adult; will cure dysen-
terry.
The loss of energy and vitality by
iIl-health, especially In this climate,
where there IS so much half-sickness
Is incalculable-much greater than
the actual loss of time by whole
sickness, which is estimated at from
one to two weeks per year for men
between twenty-five and sixty.