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res c0LDEs1ANDBEsrINrH TIE WORLD,
with pure Fruit, Cream and other Syrups
MINERAL sPRISG WATERS.
No. l4IS PENNSYLVANIA AVRsUE,
lele-u near Fifteenth street
hS1REMOVAL.-Theu undersigned have this day
w. removed from corner of New Jersey avenue
Warehouse, southeast corner Of same square, cor
neT Let and streets southeast:
our customers GROCERIES,, &C., promptly, and at
prices ~ low IS elsewhere. .s,
~ Dental Surgery, ali Th street., between D
sad =, few DOOR south Of Odd Fellow Han. Re
rFsCHENCK's MANDRAKE PILLs.-Thsse
Wy pills are com posed exclusively of vegetable
ingredients, and although they entirely supersede
The use q mercury do not leave Of its priols
elects. They act directly upon the liver, and
valuable remedy in all case. Of arrangement result.
s s% 6a. sH Of @ LTE
i hea s Typhoid Feysrs &C., &c en- suceumb 70
BY all Druggists and Dealers. mi-tr
W How sad ii Is to see . !. Young wife, mother
to f1s nsr ReassSod dnsie., and az her moral ca
pactie- 10 accept the responsibility which falls upon
e ssn sy1S di y 81: asT
why, ent yet suffering enough TO be utterly misers
fatal t. her than spell of Sickness in that
case she Sl receive the proper care, s in the other
she " nhsOr ulplfbs after months, not thinking
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gives out and she Is carried to the grave
spared her life To prevent to Strengthen, to cure
T19TthRies can n compass Erh tss LONG LIFE BIT
infallible remedy against malaria dyspepsia, COS
tivepess, biliousness, headaches, morning sickness
and all complaints peculiar TO women. These Bit
ters, which sold b. all Druggists are In oonse-
Qrence Of their virtue and most agreeable TASTE the
medicine par szeslLssss for ladies'. jf1ttr
nFGEORGE W. KAUFMAN, Jnsttes Of tAs
W ala 10 AL kinds ~ Claim and Ia
gal business southwest corner Of llth and streets
northwest may2l-ly
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Jay Cooke c.. furnish ths following 70
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
How to Read.

The first step to be taken in self-improve-
ment is to try as hard as the selt-teacher
can to understand every word he reads,
and, as a consequence of this, to put aside
all books and all writers that he can not
understand. Such books burden and I'LL
the mind with useless lumber. Such writ
ers themselves, too, it may be added. do
not always express clearly what they wish
to convey, and therefore are obscure, wOrdy
and dry to the humble student The duty
of the selfeducatOr, therefore, Is to selz9
eagerly that which he does understand. and
to noursh his mind with it, and to reject
that which he can not comprehend, to defer
it till he shall be able to master it.
How to read book is a much heavier
task than many take it to be. From care
less readers we have now many careless
writer's: but where the book is good it de-
serves to be we'll treated. One may take
it also as a fact, that the reader really takes
up book to use it, not to gallOp through
il. 1t is well he should know what he IS
about that he should read and think over
the title-page, acquaint himself II he can
with some little history of the author, some
hint as to whether he is trustworthy or
biased Then he should carefully read the
preface and master the idea that the author
had when he wrote the book.
He should then glance over the contents,
look at the subdivision of contents, and
finally read the book II he choose to do So
This, which may seem a roundabout way to
some, is, in realitv, the shortest way.
Some books, SAYS Lord Bacon. are to be
tasted. some read and digested. Suppose
the work is of the common class, with
out any thought in is. The selfimprover
will save all his tim e By preliminary study;
oftentimes the title will tell him all he
wants to know; more often the title, the
preface and table of contents will assure
him that he has little to learn. and he will
put aside the book and pass on TO worthier
food. For books are like men-sometmes
their prefaces and addresses are by far the
worthiest parts Of them. AS the reader
prog resses in his studies and gains in ex-
perie zee be will find that there grows up to
him almost an intuition, by which he can
tell. in a very few pages at least, bad,
empty and pretentious book from one that
will inform and lender him wiser.-Hain
L,.ie,tpV
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
sailing Boats.

word to land-lubbers who sail boats.
Rarely an accident happens when a boat is
well managed. OF late a class of boats
have been built which require great care in
handling them-small sloops with one sail
of immense proportions. Amateur boat
sailors who sail small boats should observe
few simple rules. Never make your
sheets fast, as you can hold them easily by
taking half turn round the elects. When
the wind is puffy" be very watchtul, and
"luff' in season, and never ''jibe" when it is
blowing fresh. Ii you want to come about,
bring yodr boats head to the wind. Don't
carry sail too long, reef in season. Never
carry Intoxicating LIQUORS in your boats.
With fresh northwest wind blowing, .
man who undertakes to sail modern built
eail boat needs all his faculties clear and
unimpaired.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
AhQut Alli2afOrS.

All OF our alHgatOrs, as well as the crOcO-
diles of the tropics, are oviparOus. They
are gregariOus in their habits, although
they do not seem to act in concert i'll OBJ
tanning their prey. During the winter season
the alligators remain in state OF torpOr,
buried generally in the mud Of the marshes
and bayous. The first warm weather re-
stores their suspending vitality. and few
may be seen summing themselves Oh logs and
other floating dcbg'is.
They fish principally during che night.
and lie in the sunshine half asleep on the
surface of the water during The day. a
splash in the water, or any slight noise IN
fact, will instantly arouse their attention
aud as their curiosity Is great, Shev Will
slowly swim here and there 90 ascertain the
cause of the disturbance
The whine of puppy seems 70 excite
them more than aught else; why. can not
tell, for it is equally etficacious where dogs
have never previously been, and where 1T
were impossible To suppose the allIgators
had ever heard them. The resemblance to
the noise or bark of their young has been
said to be the cause; but such reasoning is
tallacious, as at seasons when their young
no longer barE. they are equally attracted
by whine. Their ferocity and ether dan
gerous qualities have been very greatly
overrated and exaggerated. That they are
extremely voracious is unquestionable: but
they generally.coufine their ravages TO fish
and other small prey. The narrowing tales
of families being devoured by them are the
"veriest coinage of the BRAIN" and have in
reality no existence Whatsoever G0tcest0n
G;riIo1
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
Not Much of n Funeral.

The day Mr.. Ruby across the way was to
be buried, Mrs Moriaty told her daughter
Clarinda that she guessed she would at
tend, as she wasn't feeling very well, and a
ride would do her good. She knew there
would be several covered carriages fur-
nished at the expense of the family, and
she was equally confident it could be so
managed that she would occupy a portion
of one of them. She was among the first at
the house, and occupied a prominent posi-
ton. As the other friends arrived she took
occasion to recall "reminiscences OF the late
Ruby that brought tears to their eyes,
and when the services were over, as the
first coach drove up for its load, the dis
tress of Mrs. Moriaty at the death OF Mr..
Ruby was so marked as to excite the live
liest sympathy. Then the second coach
came up. Mrs. Moriaty had got down to
the gate by this time, and as the door of
the second. coach was opened, and call
made for Me occupants, it seemed ex-
tremely doubtful if sine could hold up an
other instant. She leaned against the post,
and stared into the coach and over its rich
upholstering, and said the late Ruby seemed
more like a son to her than neighbor.
Whereupon the usher looked appropriately
sad, and called up the third and last coach.
This had yellow cushions and pink straps,
and Mrs. Moriaty didn't hesitate to protest
that in the death of MIR. Ruby the com
munity had met loss that it was not pos
sible to recover from, and that she would
follow him to his last resting place if she
had to do it on her knees, and would feel
grateful for the opportunity: Then the
third and last coach filled and drove Off to
take its place in the line, and Mrs. Moriaty
dried her tears. choked back the sorrow of
her heart with one mighty gulp, and strobe
into her own house, shutting the front door
,,,;%hout tha ai1 Of a knob She told CHAR.
india that it was the scallest affair sEe eyer
went to, and had il not been for the body
there would have been no funeral at all
D,,uburu NerS
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
Two kiudy of Women,

We once knew a man who had married a
spoiled beauty, whose murmurs, exactions
and caprices were infinite. He had at last,
as refuge to his wearied nerves, settled
down into habit of utter disregard and
neglect; he treated her wishes and COIN
plants with equal Indifference, and went
on with his life as nearly as possible as if
she did not exist. He silently provided for
her what he thought proper without
troubling himself to notice her requests or
listen to her grievances. Sickness came,
but the heart of her husband was cold and
gone; there was no sympathy left to warm
her. Death came, and he breathed freely
as a man released.
He married again-a woman with no
beauty. but much love and gOOd-a woman
VINO asked little, blamed seldom, and then
with all the tact and address which the ut
most thoughtfulness could devise; and the
passive, negligent husband became the at
tentive, devoted slave of her will. He was
in her hands as clay in the hands of the
potter; the least breath or suggestion of
criticism from her lips, who criticised so
little and go thoughtfully, weighed more
with him than many outspoken words. So
different is the same human being, accord
ing to the touch of the hand which plays
upon it.-Engl,shmen's Domestic Magazine.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31

tTiFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
Il Orleans, No 4S50-By virtue OF a writ or sea-
Eit,h an ~; sae 70 me orected by the honOrahe the
Fllth District Court tor the parish of Orleans in
the above entitled cause will proceed to sell at
pubic auction, at the Merchants and Auctioneers'
EAcnanSe, ROYAL street, between Canal and Gus
tomhouse streets, in the Second District of this
city, on WEDNESDAY, Octobor |. 1878, al twelve
ociock NJ, the following described property tc
CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND,
tSss .%Ssslaer WI with the buildings and improvements
thereon and all rights, ways privileges and ap-
purter ances thereuDto belonging or in auywise
appertslning situated in the Sixth District of this
cty lately N the City of Jefferson parish OF JET
ferson In this state, in the square bounded by
ConstaItinope, Pitt, General Tay lor and Prytania
on Oohstantnopie street, by one hundred and fifty
hVe ieet eight inches five lines in depth and front
on Fry tania street, between parallel lines which
sad piece or portion is composed of the lots nlm-
befed seventeen, eighteen. thirteen fourteen, ff
Teen ana sixteen on plan made by II. C. Brown.
passed before William McC. Jones a notary public
IN this city, on the eighth dav of February, 1859.
Bens et the same property acquired by the defend.
act passed BE- fore Andrew Hero Jr., notary publG
in this city, ON the eleventh of October, 1870
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-l. In cash for sufficient amount to pa .
plaintiff 8 claim, say the sum of fourteen hundred
and fifty eighb dollars and thirty three ard
third cents, with interest thereon at the rate Of
eight per cent per anDum from October H. 1870.
until paid ten per cent on the amount sued for
for atOrney tees; four dollars costs copy of act
and costs of suit. 3 The pun chaser to assume to
the extent OF the amount of his bid the payment
oftwenty-hve promissory notes drawn b. defend
ant TO her own order, and indorsed by herself.
dated October III, 1870, each for the sun of one
hundred and four dollars and sixteen and two
thirds cents, payable respectively at thirty-s1
tbrt yseven thirty eight thirty zine. forty forty
one forty:two, forty three, forty tour, fortyhive
forty-six forty seven. forty eight forty nine hty
nifty one, fifty two fifty three fifty four fifty hve
htys fifty seven, fitty-eight fifty nine and SKY
months after date, and bearing interest at the rate
of eight per cent per annum from date until paio
s. Aud tho balance Of the price of adjudcatieh H
an, cash on the spot
p HARPER,
au30 se4 ocl Sheriff of the Parish OF OrIearss
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
SHERIFFS SALES.

>. H. Davis. Jr.. vs.. Cohen NJ. Sorin,
Testanentary Executor OF j. NJ. Isaacks, de-
ceased.
o,IXTH DISTRICT COURT FOB THE PARISH OF
- orleans No. 5092-By virtue of a writ OF seizure
and sale to me directed by the honorable the
Sixth District Court for the parish of Orleans In the
above entitled cause, Will proceed to sell at pub.
lie auction, at The Merchants and Auctioneers'
Exchange, Royal street, between Canal and Gus
tombOuse streets in the Second District of this
city TUESDAY, September %, 1873, at twelve
o'clock M, the following described property, to
wit
-FOUR CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, with all the
buildings and Improvements thereon, rights, ways
and appurtenances thereuntO belonging i'll any
wise appertaining, situated in the Second District
of this city. in square number thirty-nne, bounded
by Canal. White Bread and CustOmhOuse streets,
designated by the numbers Thirty, thirty-one,
thirty two ar thirty ythree, on plan drawn BY ,.
N. TOufne, architect. dated fifteenth of March,
1864, deposited in the Offica of 5. Magner late
notary public in tli- city, as plan number seventy
nine; which lots adjOin each other, and measure
each, according to said plan, thirty feet front on
Canal street by d. pth between parallel lines OF
one hundred and thirty nine feet and five inches,
American measure, lot number thirty-three form
ing the corner of Canal and White streets. Being
the same property acquired by the late J NJ.
Isaacks, deceased, by purchase from Robert Clark,
per act passed before N. B. Ir:st. notary public i'll
this city on the nineteenth of July, 1872.
Seized i'll the above suit.
Terms-Cash ON the spot.
W. P. HARPER
aulI % Sheriff of the Parish Of Olraus
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
THE TIDE Iss OUT.
By REV. ". ". MARSH.

The tide is out, and faint and far
The lessening Iipples play:
j strange, swift loss of atduence falls
Upon the sunny bay;
And stranded kelp. and tangled weeds,
And fat, wet wastes of sand.
" it'll gaunt white rocks. and shallow poo''
Disfgure all the strand.
A1sf vet, an hour agOne passed.
What wealth of wave was mere
With ali its creeks and channels full,
The bay lay broad and clear;
Its fresh green isles seemed aHchofeo oee9'
Lapped to their grasses cage,
And deep-a blue sea- secret,sepe
The weed and wave wor7iedse'
~ etbipg tide, and paAed shores!
0 shr1inken, shallow bay
How sharp and true the type ye bring,
OF my sOups gauge TO-DAY
AID vet, but yesterday knew
Its tartbest banks were brimmeG,
nd fair green isles, in amber light,
ON itF still depths were limned.
deemed drew, in thought and word,
Froao unguessed depths of power;
And those dim depths flashed bright with &c ms
In that full flooded hour;
Eut ah! to-day the tide is out!
Behold these tangled weeds;
The bare, brown shores and weltering pools,
Reveal my spirits needs.
o fair. bright bay; thy wealth of wave
Wells not from hne own springs,
Nor leaps 1t in from mountain heights,
Fresh as the mornings wings;
A nd thou, who mark st Its ebb and flow.
The truth is too far for thee;
The Hood which fills thy deepest depths
Flows from a far OF sea.
o shoreiess sea o deep Of love"
Thou tide of life for me.
YIow through the cha 1neis OF Life
With fuller tides and free
r,d no more from out my soul;
Leave no welteriny shore;
but grant through all my being reach,
A hoOd-tide everm0re!
-Zion's Herald.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
The Oldest Horse in the World.

Twenty-Five years ago last spring horse
was brought from Vermont to Boston &c. Tor
sale, being then eleven or twelve years old:
Strange as it may appear, that horse is still
living, and is now forty or fortyons; Eye years hs
the late Cyrus Reed, of Lexington. and is
now owned By his son. John Reed, one mile
from the Lexington depot. Notwithstand-
ing his great age he has been most wonder
fully preserved, and is able to perform light
work, and is often seen on the road, work
ing as faithfully as he did quarter OF
century ago. He was fortunate to have
been born in au age when speed was not
the only requisite for good horse, other
wise his bones might long since have been
mingling with the dust; but he bids fair u
live several years longer. To stand before
this venerable old horse and to ponder upon
the events he has passed through, and to
realize that he ia the only survivor of all
the horses born in 1888, makes us feel like
paying respect to his age, and like calling
upon the society with long name to secure
him against all labor i'll the tuture.-Ou'
Dumb IiniWaLS.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31


Jamee Gillespie.
EIFTR DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH
II of Orleans, No. 47i9.-By virtue of writ of
seizure and sale to me directed by the honorable
the Fifth District Court for the parish of Orleans
in the above entitled cause. will proceed to sell
at public auction, at the Merchants and Auc-
tiOneers' Exchange, Royal street, between Canal
and CustomhOuse streets. in the Second District of
this city, on SATURDAY, September 6, 1878, at
twelve o'clock M., the following described prop
erty to wit
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, situated IN the
First District of this city, i'll square number four
hundred and ninety-nine fronting on Poydras
street, measuring thirty feet by one hundred and
twenty feet, bounded by Poy dIas. Johnson Prieur,
and Psrdido streets. Together with all the rights,
ways and privileges thereunto belonging or in any
Wise E . nes ; ane san,e @ ProPes.y So, a.
Mrs. Sarah Ferguson, per passed before William
II. Seymour, notary public III this city the
twentieth Of February, 1872.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-Cash on the spot.
". p. HARPER,
aIl6 II ep6 Sheriff Of the Parish al Or,eppH
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
CoI.FAx,s rHREE.CARD MONTE.
a Beautiful story which the ex.Vice Pres
ideut Tells.

a R..uraful stery which the ex.vlce Pres.
ident Tells.
From the Minneapolis Tribune.l
Hon. SCHUYLER Colfax tells pretty good
story in conversation, illustrative OF tnt
almost irresistible tendency Of people to III
about him. We shall repeat 1t IN print' 81
the risk Of displeasing him:
When l went to California on the cars, nc
says, we found the long stretches on tne
plains rather tedious sometimes. One uay
we went forward into the baggage car anu
found sharper playing game that tney
called three.c card monte-his stool pigeons
winning their hundreds, and strangers tax
ing stock and becoming victims in simllal
amounts. Hooked on at the queer spectacie
for a few minutes, when we returned 10 Oui
car.
A little while after arrived in San Fran
cisco, an old friend made his appearance
who had started from home a fortnight
later. ,,
"Did you really win that money " he
asked.
"What money p said l.
"Dn the cars said he-"Monte, you
know"
II don't understand a word you are say
ing" protested; ''what do you mean"
"Why, out Oh the Central Pacific, you
know; didn't you play when you came over
mo, lQueeu, 4 OIuu uOSCA pAol Ou =
game in all my life, and never saw 1t played
before"
NV friend INDUCED in an uproarious gut
faw. and, after regaining his breath, ne ex'
planned
along Thursday, and strOlling into the bag
gage car, l found a glib fellow playing
threecard monte. He made quite speech
in the intervals of play: Gentlemen Y
said he, 1.-The chances is all in your favor
Everybody plays that comes along this yere
road. Colfax-the Vice President OF the
United States, gentlemen-cleaned me out
the other day. Said he, Whats that Z
'Monte." says 1. and I showed him. ell
bet 500 that's the deuce of spades''
said he l kivered the bills. Sure
enough it was. He scooped me. "a hun
dred that's the queen of hearts y he re
marked, quite like. l kivered. He scOOped
me. "A hundred that's the knave of
clubs" He took the pile, gentlemen.
| 'spose that 'stinguished man would a
gone on all night. He wanted to bet more.
But couldn't afford it and backed Out. He
was too raLid for me. Then he took that
5000, gentlemen, and he guv it to poor
w1dder with tour children as was goin
home with the corp of her dead husband.
He made her heart leap for joy. Now, gen.
tlemen, you kin lay down your stamps and
you can pick 'em up and mine on top on
'em, and you kin make a pO2r widder' s
heart leap for 10y, or put it IN your pocket
tAnd that says Mr.Colfax. in conversa-
ton, ''is just as true as the stories that are
being told about my connection with
Credit MObilier and contracts"
New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-31
SWEET HEART.

Dip southwark, earth. and bare thy breast
70 meet the kisses Of the sun;
And in thy subtle throbbings feel
Another golden spring begun.
Wake, violets, that lie asleep =
10 soft blue dreams beneath the snow.
And send the naples amber blood
Through all its veins in passion-t1ow.
And. by and by, call hack the birds.
Call back the bloom to shrub and tree
But not from height or depth, earth
May you call back Sweet Heart to me.
The meres st seed that fell by chance,
The me-est grass blade on the plain,
Shall thrill to hear your hghtest step,
But at her grave you call in vain.
OF birds and bud and wa III south wind,
She-brighter, sweeter than them all
In sonse existence, rich and strange,
Heeds neither springs nor loves recall