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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-18

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, 1875-07-24

How TRAIN BoYs GET RICH.-The
train BOYS think they haven't much OF
An opportunity in this world, and
other people think they are nuisance.
One of them tells the New Orleans
Picayaaae one way in which they i'm
pore upon their employers: You see,
be says, each boy is furnished with
Just so much fruit, so many books and
papers, and he is either obliged to
show them up at the end of the route
or else turn over the money for which
they must have been sold The only
wav /, caa be done Is his: Ne sen q
book 10 passenger Tor 81 3D. lie
reads it and then We give hnm new
book worth 30 cents for the one he
has read. He Is generally Wiling 10
make the exchange, and reads the
new one. This, when read, he IS viii
linz to swap for 10 cent paper, which
he leaves in the car, when he gets out.
This paper we pick up and put back IN
our rile, having all our books and
papers and 81 90 This is about the
only show We have without II We
could not make decent living
, 1875-07-24

The Cock OF A SILVER WALR.-That Pc
culiarity of climate or scenery, or whatever
il may be in it's surroundings, which makes
the Pacific slope character sui ge1eris appears
10 influence birds and beasts ss well as men.
A rooster at Virginia City is OF quite as
original type as any hero of Mark Twain =
sketches OF Bret Harte's romances. The
rooster mentioned has lately turned his atten-
ton TO the study of machinery, and may
aIways be found In the amalgamatIng room
of the Consolidated Virginia mill. When
they were building the mill the rooster was
ALWAYS about and was fed and petted by the
workneu, and as soon as Inc works were
completed he took up MS abode amidst the
machinery He was carried away lest he
sbonId get hurt, but rerurned and demOnstra-
ted his ability 70 take care OF himself Re
Gently the machinery got out Of order and
the rooster was carried into the engine-roOm,
but would not rest until back where the
amalgamating was going on. Every morn
i'm, be JDDses ibe hands hy bis c]sJj00, DD6
marches q bout coas,an1y to see tha: PleutY
of silver Is coming out Of the ore. The men
assert that when he crows he says: "One
million five hundred thousand dollars this
month sure - The impression is that the
bird brings guod fortune to the mill. and he
could not be purchased at any price below a
for,une. II there is snch q thing as me
temn.ychosis, the body Of the Virginia City
rooster no doubt contains the soul of some
man whose love for the Almighty dollar
amounted 70 passion
, 1875-07-24

A PALACE OF SiLESCE.-Away up on the
hill that overlooks Naples stands he Carthu-
sian monastery of San MartinO. The monks
who once inhabited that glorious palace-fOr
il il nothing less-were men of noble birth
and vast fortune. The church is now one OF
the most magnificent in Italy. Agate, jas
per, lapislazuli, amethyst. Egyptian granlte
and fossil wood, together with marble OF
every lint, are 50 blended i'll mOsaics that line
the whole edifce, and the carvings are 80 rich
and graceful that some OF the chapels seem
like Eden bowers trausfixed by a miracle and
fro2en into stone And in this spot Is
brotherhood who came from the first circles
of society and buried themselves IN this gor-
geous tomb for it was little else. The monks
took A vow OF perpetual silence, lived apar',
ate apart, and met only for the ausocial hours
of PRAYER, when each was wrapt in has own
meditation, and NO one uttered syllable.
Each of the little cells where they slept had a
small window or closet, communicating with
one of the corridors, and in this closet was
pIaced the frugal meal which was then taken
into the cell and eaten in solitude. Every
quarter of an hour a bell struck to remind
the listeners that they were so much nearer
10 their death. In the garden the railings
are ornamented with skulls, and the only
sounds that used to disturb this splendid soli-
tude were the tread of ssndsled feet, the rus
tie of long, white robes, or the ciang OF the
bells that tolled off their solemn lives In brief
moments, that yet might have seemed long
70 them. The monks, ike most others IN
Italy, have been driven from their retreat
epd All their treasures confiscated by Victor
Emmanuel.
, 1875-07-24

Was NAPOLEON A FATALIsT?-It was IN
17o6. when the Directory had named him
Commander-iu-Chief of the army OF Italy,
and at the same time refused, or were unable,
70 simply him with the means for repairing
IN HEADQUARTERS with the state and dignity
bsft,ing his new rank. In this difficulty ihe
voung General raised as large sum as he
conId by means of his own credit and the
eINSness Of ais 6cGeads, ea9 as tAAs Ri2s mr.
srabyy small, be lnstrusted IT 70 Juuot, &
Young officer who ireqnented gaming tables
and bade him lose it all or increase 1t In enor-
nous pSupor,ions. "On your success, ne
said. depends the possibility of my accept
;n,, this command, and taking you as my
Aid de- Camp" According to one aeconn' |,
limo, augmented the amount OF bis capital
bv selling y gold-hilted sword which belonged
IN him. for BUnapsrte never failed to Tln me
Io-a of those who came in close contact win
h;r AT er several hours play, IN which
Inno, had been successful beyond has hopes,
- -enaired to his chief and handed him his
~;,rinv. which ne thought would be more
.hon sufficient to meet immediate claims
IT, General sent him back once more 10
..r,,t fortune, with an order not 10 return
IN he had doubled the sum or lost every
-. When Junot appeared again II Wa'
m;,b money enough to enable Napoleon tc
| n,sts a splendid appearance at beadqIsr'ers
W. last sum won by Juuot that night hai
- ~. at $50. 900, while the aneodot'
itself rests on eIcsllrnt anthony
, 1875-07-24
Frauds on the Indians.

There can be nc doubt, if there ever has
been any, that there has been gross aud mex
cusable inisrnanageInent of Indian affairs.
Who is chiefly responsible docs not yet ap-
pear. The testimony of army officers, which
is valuable if Lot conclusive ON this point,
tends to exonerate the agents, OF some Of
them, from responsibility for the gross abuses
Of which they are well aware, and against
which they contend Intellectually. It is nee
essary to Iook higher for the persons who
must bear the blame for this misery Inflicted
on the na ions wards and dishonor TO the
nation itself, and We cannot look too high nor
shrink from tracing the responsibility for all
this wrung and disgrace TO the very summit
of the scale of official authority. The con-
tracrors are thieves very likely, out who toll
era ed thieves in such places, gave them their
opportunities, and allowed them to continue
their thieveries year after year without inter-
ference, covering up their rascalities and re-
senting every attempt TO expose or interrupt
them? Somebody in Office doubtless shared
in the profits of their knaveries. 1t ought
not and cannot be really difficult to detect
these meen and Remove them, at least, il
their supeIiors were as vigilant and faithful
as men in their place ought 10 be.
The Secretary Of the Interior and the In
dian Commissioner may be merely incrmpe-
tent: they cannot be both competent and
faithful or they would have stopped OF
checked this system OF plunder long ago. II
they knew of it they should have exhaust
ed all the resources OF their authority 10 pre-
vert it aud to Sriag the Offenders To puaish-
ment.. Ii they did not KNOW Of it they were
iuexcusatly ignorant uf what 1t Is their duty
to know If oficinl responsibility means
anything it means that an officer whose de-
partment il 50 uisnanaged as TO prove him
either dishonest OF scaDdalousIy incompetent
ought to be removed. The President Is not
free from blame IN this matter. He must
have had evidence enough of maladministra-
tion in this department at least To put him
upon inquiry, snd If he had insisted upon
honest and efficient service as the indispensa-
bic condition OF retaining office, either Mr..
Delapo OF SUCCESSOR would have remedled
these evils long ago--1fass. Spy.
, 1875-07-24

COLORAD0 GRASsHOPPERs.-This is how
the embattled farmers of Colorado deal with
the grasshopPers: \ long sheet iron box,
open at the top, is swung close 20 the ground,
between two wheels, by which it is moved
over the field. Rising two or three feet
above the top of the box, and bending forward
from the rear, is a broad sheet of tin or sheet
iron. When in use a fire is built IN the bot
tom of the furnace, which is then pushed
against the wind, the overhanging wing or
sail taking the hoppers as they rise and feed
ing them III the flames III a hurry. Some
times a miniature windmill Is added TO the
outfit, and sucks in all the locusts for yards
and yards around, destroying them by mil
lions. Millions more have been drowned In
irrigating bitches by cunningly devised traps
which prevent their escape from water.
While they were young and green, and be-
fore their wings were grown, several tons ct
them were destroyed by confidence game
which deserves description Between the
young boppers and the young wheat long
rows OF dry straw were strewn, which soon
became literally black and alive with the
wriggling little insects. When no more hop
pers could be accommodated the straw was
fired. An other device was 10 drag over the
hopper-infested region a tarpaulin plen:Ifuily
coated on the under side with coal tar, which
is instant death to the little pests. Still,
with all these disadvantages against them,
grasshoppers are apparently as numerous as
ever.
, 1875-07-24

A FEMALE CAPTAIN. A vessel
which lately arrived at New York
brought the intelligence that the bark
Rebecca Cro,ceH, which left New
York on March 9th, for BueDa Ayres,
became disabled during severe gale,
three days after leaving New York
Several of the spars and sails were
carried away, and the captain and the
first mate were injured to such an ex-
tent that they were confined to their
berths throughout the rest Of the voy-
age, and rendered incapable of man.
aging the vessel. There was no other
person on board, except the captains
wife, who understood navigation, and
she undertook the task of conducting
the bark to the point of destination
The second mate was a young man
twenty years old, able to take the
helm but ignorant of the process of
making observations. The woman
then assumed command Of the vessel,
took observations, ascertained the lat
itude and longitude, maintained her
place upon the bridge and directed
the course of the vessel. After exer-
cising the control for ffty-eight days,
during which the vessel encountered
violent gales and shipped heavy seas,
the captains wife, worn out and ex,
hausted with her labors, conducted
the vessel with It's valuable cargo,
safely into the port of Buenos Ayres.
A purse was made up for her on her
arrival.
, 1875-07-24
A Rough LOke.

The Vallejo Chronicle OF July 9th
relates this amusing incident:
The young ladies of q Benecia
seminary recently played q prao-
tical joke which throws into the shade
everything of Z similar line which We
ever head of. 1t seems a number of
gay young Vallejoires have been in
the habit of driving over 10 our sister
city Sunday afternoons. and hanging
around the female seminaries. endeav-
/ ofing TO communicate with the young
lady pupils, and displaying The utmost
audaclty, despite the protestationS and
threats OF the principals and teachers,
male and female. On q recent occa-
sion they even went SO far as to or
game mock prayer meeting under
the seminary windows, and prayed
for the little lambs aud asked espec-
tally that they might be protected
from the old he wolf and she WOLF
meaning, We suppose, the principal
and the estimable matron. The mat
ron was at her wits end 10 know
what TO do about the nuisance, when
the young ladies volunteered TO take
measures themselves which would
cause it to be abated-which arrange
ment was assented 10. The next Sum
day the young men came again, and
proceeded to repeat the prayer meet
ing scene, which they apparently con-
sidered a great joke. Pretty soon
they heard one OF the blinds IN the
second story cautiously opened little
way, and also a slight coughing as If
10 attract attention. Looking up they
saw a little white object, apparently a
note hanging by string The note was
slowly lowered. One Of the young
men ran forward to get it, standing
on tiptOe and reaching up in eager ex-
pectancy. II come down almost with
in reach, the string being aPParentlya .
little short. The young man strained
himself to reach ii, opening his month
as he did so with excess of eXertIOn.
Just as he touched the note with the
tips Of bis fingers the blind was thrown
violently open, pail appeared which
was turned bottom side up as quick
a flash, and deIuge if not particular
ly clean slops fell on the young man.
1t wetted him from head TO foot, H.
cluding his gorgeous shirt front, and
poured into his mouth, eyes and ears.
Instantly a whole row OF blinds were
thrown open and at every window
appeared a group Of giggling girls.
That prayer meeting broke up right
away without any benediction, and
the young men returned TO Vallejo by
the most direct route known TO them.
, 1875-07-24

PRoglNITY.-We are emphatically IN the
age Of profanity. and it seems TO US that we
are on the topmost current. One cannot go
on the streets anywhere without having his
ears offended with the vilest words. and his
reverence shocked by the most profane use OF
sacred names. Nor does it come from the
old and middle aged alone. for 1t Is tact'
as alarming as true, that the younger Por-
ton of the community are most prOflcient In
degrading language Boys have an idea
that it Is smart to swear (; that It makes them
manly; but there never was greater ELS
take in the world. Men, even those who
swear themselves, are disguised with protAn-
ity in boy, because they know how, OF al
bad habits, this clings the most closely, and
increases with years. 1t is the most In7idu-
Gus Of habits, growing on so iuyisioiy that
almost before one is aware he becomes an ao-
oomplished curssr.
, 1875-07-24

ment since the initiation platform of the In
diana democrats last year. and he is. more
over, an object of settled hostility with the
Ohio democracy for defeating Pendleton in
1868. Bayard is, perhaps, the most popular
candidate the democrats could nominate but
he Is as strenuous hard money man as Til
den, and on hard money platform Tilden's
chances are the best With Washbnrne lead
ing the canvass on enc side and Tilden on
the other it would be I" Il very pretty fight"
-Eetr York Herald
, 1875-07-24
CHEATING In ENGLAND.

In apt adulteIstion
Our tr4desmen now exult;
They'd kill the English nation,
Both infant and adult.
In trade what lots Of trickery!
In ale how little malt!
The coHee's full Of chieory,
The beer is full Of salt.
Nutrition for the nursery,
For the babies plump and arch.
Turns out upon a cursOry
Inspection to be-starch
Maizena, and Osweso
Are starch without the blue
But where the duce viii he go
Who dares such things TO do
What thought man has Led
OF traders of renOwnl
Even Moscow medalist
The analyst runs down.
And o how sad 10 utter
The statement Punch has seen,
That even best fresh butter
Is made from butterinel
The truthful grocer non es'-
Alas his frauds are gross
Neither is vintner honest
Nor brever, inter nos
81 yOu would wear gray locks on
Brains that with age wos't fail,
Grow your own sheep and oxen,
And brew your own good ale.
, 1875-07-24
French Morals.

The morality of the French people has been
a fertile source of sermOniZing for u good
many years, and soOth to say, the light liter
ature of sunny France is not Of a character TO
support the notion of an austere people, while,
at least in Parisian society, the relations of
the sexes have not always been of the most
orthodox kind. Yet though French morals
have been so often animadyerted on severely
by good people who believe implicitly in the
purity of London, New York, Chicago, and
San Francisco, and who usually form their
estimate from an evenings entertainment at
the -HaJR9e or the jGyabI Gts FlelVS, there are
not wanting indications that in some things
we might with profit take leaf from the
ethical system of our lively friends For
they certainly do appear to entertain an OBJ
lection te frauds and cheats, the like of which
viii We fear be sought in vain beneath the
expansive etiiuences of the Star Spangled
Banner. The prompt and very serious way
IN which they pouneed upon that rascally
swIndle IN which our highly respectable Min
lister at the Court of ST. James achieved 10
peculiar a notOriety, may DO instanced In
proof OF this and recently they have in qnite
a summary way extinguished charming
little business arranged by two Frenchmen
ana Yankee, for the manufacture and sale
Of spiritual photographs" OF course such
an enterprise as this might have hourished
on this side of the water until all the partners
grew gray, or made large fortunes and re-
tired Here, when even so Infamous u swim
die as that of the Katie King" Is exploded,
no steps are taken to punish the scoundrels
who have been plundering the public for
months. and all they have to bear is
fire of blank cartridges from the newspapers.
In France, however, they really do manage
these things better. They examined the
spiritual photograph machinery, found d
number of dolls heads in the camera, and
quite as matter of course sent the cheats 10
Jail. Here we pass cart-loadS of statutes
against swindling, and then placidly spend
our surplus dollars in being swindled, and
never dream of invoking the law. We may
mention rs another trait of French morality
the scrupulOus fidelity with which the debts
of the nation are met; a fidelity SO recog-
nized that the credit of France has never
sunk even when the Petroleuses were raying
in the streets of Paris, and which has enabled
her to stand higher on the exchanges of the
world than We have done, solely because the
perfect system of ethics handed down 20 Us
from the Puritan Fathers has not prevented
the growth, in several of our States. of "a
haukering after repudiation. On the whole
perhaps it will be well to rein in the natural
inclination TO hurl withering sarcasms at
" French morality" at least until We have
got morality of our own that will wash.
, 1875-07-24

An old and weather-worn 'rapPer was re-
centlv seen ssuntering along the main street
NJ one Of our western villages. Pausing in
frout of little meeting house for moment,
he went in aud took his seat among the con-
Uregation. The preacher was disooursing on
he text of " the sheep and the wolves" and
had evidently been drawing a contrast BE-
tween the two subjects Says he: We
who assemble here from week to week and do
our duty, and perform our part, are the
sheen; now who are the wolvesS \ pause
and our friend the trspper rose 10 his feet !;
Ws'al stranger, rather than see the play
storped. I will be the wolvesi" The preach
sr vas ysnouished.
, 1875-07-24

TIE FRENCH INUNDKTIOSs--Ihe dam
age done by the Iare inuuda'ions IN the sou'i
Of France was much greater than at f'rss was
suuposed. It is calculated that over thre1
thousand persons have lost their hyes ana anu
2z2psz,y - ,be sDDJmODs sInount OF siA
Suiilious of 3ollzrs has been swept away Il
disaster 50 tremendous IN lts e0nseau. nStS
NAV weli excite pity and comml-eTniinn-
The good work Of relieving the sufferers nas
been undertaken promptly and generously 'y
the French people.
, 1875-07-24

FATHER TAYLOR once prayed f0r al I"e n
musicians and opera singers anu o'trJ'a'iy
for he beautiful young WOMAN Jenny i-,"1
who had jus, landed on our shores to gao, g.
5an American ears with her songs As ne
oIn oraa.5 long. Iank f-llow rose from the Pni-
0..7 - an1 asked whether the preacher sap
poseS r. : person who died in an oPera-honse
poT5 ,,a 10 heaven. Father l. replied {:
W - All .sood people go TO heaven, but TOO!
vin moi. even though he dies on the steps OF
a pulpit.
, 1875-07-24

4 MONTREAL woman, forty-seven years
g sgs and who has been married twenty-two
80 and had nine children mas Just dis
:.ovared that she has no affinity for her hus-
band, and eloped with boy not yet nine
tsen. Shs carried property belonging to her
husband 20 the amount Of over S7OOO-
, 1875-07-24

A WESTERN poet alludes to 0ricxs 60 =
=, b.;oLIs.s He il one of those Pellucid
fellows who would build castles ~ 80 daan
ana mingIe mortar lar aTsy irou s"a., beaysn.
heaving SEA, with crystal drops from H'A'''''
, 1875-07-24

Tyz HERALD. published at Auburn. CALI
-. 81 and one Of tho Oldes; demOcrauo pa.
Iolnia' ua - The coast, supports the indePeodsn'
IR;a.., RLs n for .tate and county ofioers.
, 1875-07-24

THERE are two things. says MonsmInea'
vb;cb I abhor-ths learned IN his innoel'S'
I'D .he fool in his devotions.
, 1875-07-24

lob PRINTING, NEAT, QUICK AND chEAP'
j st the SIAIFsMAs Once,
, 1875-07-24

subscribe tor tie sI.-EsNAs.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-07-20
Over the Lake.

The Port Henry Herald has a new
editor, j. W. Steele, whose salutatory in
the last weeks issue indicates his politi.
cal views and intentions to be Republican
and for honest, independent journalism.
The success of his local columns in this
first issue is the best proof Of his adapta.
ton to the work Of the local editor.
The Delaware aud Hudson Canal
company have rebuilt car for special
accom- odation Of travellers between Fort
Ticonderoga and Lake George The
sides of the car arc wholly removed as
low as the window stills, leaving a clear
open space for viewing the scenery
Strong curtains are fitted to the large
opening for use when required. Two
seats run the entire length Of the car,
back to back. This novel car is built as
an experiment in the endeayor to meet
the requirements of tourists.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-07-20
The Mountain Meadow Mas.
Sacre.

The Mountain Meadow massacre
which produced such an excitement at
the time of its occurrence on account Of
its horrid details of butchcry, and es.
pecially as it was alleged to have been
committed at the instance Of the Mormon
authorities, is again the subject of public
investigation.
Some of the participants, and notably
the Mormon leader John ID. Ice, arc
known and have been arrested Tor trial
This fact alone is sufficient to renew the
excitement which has been aroused at in
tervals ever siuce the terrible event. But
it will be increased by the information
that lee has expressed desire to make
a full confession if the government will
promise not TO prosecute him. District
Attorney Casey has agreed to enter a