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Middletown transcript., 1875-03-13
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Canal Of Lanquedoc.

The canal Of Lanquedoc, or, as it is
some times called, the canal Of the two
seas, forms junction between the ocean
and the Mediterranean, and was first
projected under Francis I. but begun
and finished under Louis XIV. This
amazing undertaking which does honor
to the able minister, Colbert, and to
Riquet, the engineer, who conducted
the work. was begun 1866 and finished
in 1881. 1t reached from Narbonne to
Toulouse, and has established a ready
communication between the fertile pro-
vinces Of Guienns and Languedoc.
Above 12, 900, 900 cubic feet of earth,
and more than 10000 cubic feet of
solid rock, have been removed to ex-
cavate the bed Of this canal. 1t has on
it la locks. 16 prodigiously large
mounds have been raised to divert the
course of useless water and "a spacious
drains have been made to empty it,
when in danger of being too full.
On moderate computation there are
above 24O,000 cubic feet of stone work
10 these srections including projection
into the sea, of 200 fathoms, and a pier
of 5000 fathoms more, which secures
the port of Celte and renders it a very
commodious harbor.
In some places the canal is conveyed
by aqueducts over bridges of incredible
height and strength, which give pas
sage to other rivers under them. But
what seemed most extraordinary at the
time was, that near the town of Beiziers
it was conveyed under a mountain by
a tunnel 720 feet in length. cut into a
lofty arcade, principally lined with free
stone, except towards the ends, where
it is only hewn through the rock. which
is Of sulphurous substance.
The expense of this work was 49,
900, 900 livres about 954O, 900 ster-
ling, of which the King contributed
1000, 900 and the province of Langue-
doc the rest.
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Girl Wanted.
BY n. QUAD.

to do housework in . small family
good wages and good home" That's
the way my advertisement always reads.
and as soon as the paper is out the
girls commence coming. Tidy girls
from ten to sixty-fve years old come
pulling the bell, and whea told that
they won't suit they put on such look
of contempt for the door, the door,
plate, the front gate and the entire in
stitution, that the world seems three
degrees hotter than before.
always engage the girl. This is
because of an idea Of mine that / can
read human nature, and because | de
not fear to tell them in plain English
what is expected of them. After the
door-bell has been pulled about Eve
times. the right-looking sort Of a girl
makes her appearance. She says she
can do any kind Of cooking, loves to
wash, is fond of children, can never
sleep after five o'clock in the morning,
never goes out of evenings, does not
know young man in Detroit, and
she'd be willing to work for low wages
for the sake of getting good home.
She is told to drop her bundle. lay
off her things and 90 to work. and .
great burden rolls of my mind a. I
congratulate myself that the priss-medal
girl has arrived at last. She's all right
up to about seven in the evening, when
she is suddenly missed, and returns
about ten o'clock to say that she ''just
dropped out" to get postage stamp.
The next day she begins to scatter the
teaspoons in the back yard, stops her
ironing to read dime novel, and at
supper time wants to know if I can't
send the children of to live with their
grandfather, get cook-stove with sill
ver-plated knobs and have an addition
built to the kitchen. That evening .
big red-headed butcher walks in, crosses
his legs over the kitchen table, and
proceeds to court Sarah. She doesn't
last but day or two longer. and then
we secure another.
This one is right from New Hsmp-
shire, and doesn't know . soul in
Michigan, and yet she hasn't finished
the dinner dishes before q cross-eyed
young man rings the bell and says he'd
like to see Hannah for moment. AZ
ter seeing him, Hannah concludes not
to stay, as we are so far frsm St. Johns
church, and as we don't appear to be
religious people.
The next one especially recommends
herself as being '.just like their swn
mother" to the children. and isn't in
the house half day before she draws
Small Plea over her knee and gives
him regular old Canadian waltz.
The next one has FIVE recommends
tions as neat and tidy girl. and yet
it isn't three days before she bakes the
shoe brush with the beef, washes her
hands in soup tureen, or drops hair
pins into the pudding.
1 growl about these things after
awhile, but / am met with the state
ment that they had worked Eve years
for Governor this, or Lord that, and
that in all this time 40 one had 80 much
as looked cross-eyed at them. I am
called mean. ill-tsmpered, particular,
fault-6nding. and all that. and the girl
goes away wondering why the Lord has
spared me so long as He has
We've been wanting "a good, tidy
girl" for these last twelve years, and
suppose that We may 60 another dozen
and still be wanting.
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hour which demanded political solu,

hour which demanded political solu-
tion.
The like thing has happened again.
A party supposed impregnable has gone
down under the righteous indignation
of the people, because it was false to
itself and became the exponent OF sell
fshness and corruption Parties to be
preserved, must possess an honesty
which will keep abreast Of the times and
fully come up to the demands Of the
people. When it does not, the people
as in last fall, and as they have before.
will call it to account and pass upon it
a verdict of condemnation .-Erchange.
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JOSEPHINE.
BY B. W. CHALMERS.

We do not know of any event in his
tory that is so affecting or SO full Of
psthos az the divorce Of the Empress
Josephine.
The Emperor Napoleon l.. (the Great
Emperor.) weary Of incessant wars,
thought if he could form q marriage
alliance with some one Of the royal
families of Europe, be might put an end
to these conflicts and perpetrate the
order of things established in France.
For long time be dreaded to speak
upon the subject to Josephine, who had
become aware of her impending doom
and was overwhelmed with grief. At
last the fatal hour came when the En-
peror was to make the dreaded announce
ment to the Empress. 1t was at the
Palace Of Fontainebleau, the last day Of
November. 1909. Dark clouds ebscured
the sky and a freezing wintry wind
moaned through the towers of the cas-
tie. The Emperor and Empress dined
alone Neither had the heart to speak
a word. As the attendants retired at
the close of the repast, atwhich it was
said that neither could eat mouthful,
the Emperor, pale and trembling, took
the hand Of Josephine and said:
"My own dear Josephine, you know
how have loved you. 1t is to you
alone that 1 owe the few moments Of
happiness I have known in the world.
Josephine. my destiny is stronger than
my will. My dearest affections must
yield to the welfare of France"
The dreadful blow prostrated the
Empress and she fell fainting to the
floor. The Count de Beaumont was
called, and by the aid of the Emperor
Josephine was borne, apparently life
less, to her apartment.
Queen Hortense Cher daughter) was
summoned. She said reproachfully to
the Emperor
my mother will descend from the
throne as she ascended it, in obedience
to your will. Her children, content te
renounee grandeurs which have MOI
made them happy. will gladly go and
dsvete their lives to comforting the
best and most affectionate Of mothers. .
The Emperor sat down and wep'
bitterly. Then raising bis eyes. flooded
with tears, be said to Hortense, whom
he loved with parental fondness:
do not leave me, Hortense. Stay
by me with Eugene. Help me to con.
sole your mother and render her calm
resigned and even happy. in remaining
my friend while she ceases to be my
wife"
Eugene (Josephine's sony soon came
from Italy. He Immediately repaired
to his mothers apartment and claspine
her in bis arms, they wept in mutua
anguish. He then entered the cabinet
of the Emperor and rscoiling from tn
cordial embrace with which the En-
perer would have greeted him, said:
"Sire, permit me to withdraw from
your service"
"What!" said the Emperor sadly
and with deep emotisu, twill you. m!
adopted son, forsake me?'
"Yes. SIRE" Eugene firmly replied
1.-The son of her who is no longer En-
press cannot remain Vicsroy of Italy
I will follow my mother int her re
treat. She must now find her consola
ton in her children"
The Emperor was deeply moved
Tears filled bis eyes
"You know said be "the ster,
necessity which eompels this measure
Will you forsaks me? Who, then
should | have son. the object Of ny
desires and the preserver Of my inter
ests. who will watch over the chile
when | am absent? I'll die, who vii
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MARINE Losses IN DEcEMBER.-Dur-
ing the month Of December, 1874,
there we're 316 sailing vessels lost, in
cluding 1853 English and II American.
Twenty steamers were also lost, of
which three were American.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-13

The New POSTAL CARDS. s.-Ths new
postal cards authorized to be issued will
be unlike those now in use. The color
will be violet blue. The border and
all directions as to where and how to
write name and address will be dis
psnsed with. A monogram formed of
the letters "U. S." will be printed on
the card in black ink This will be on
the upper left-hand corner, across which
will be the words "Postal Card" The
vignette-Liberty, with her luxuriant
tressss hanging down her back and
confined by cap-adorns the upper
left. hand corner. The new cards will
be identical 10 size with the old ones.
They will be ready for delivery about
the middle of April.
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SLuMBER.- is there afflicted
with sleepless nights that would not
give ever so much for one night Of
silent rsposs? On the morning follow
ing splendid slumber, we congratulate
ourselves on the good state Of health
we are iu, and desire it to be known to
all the neighbors, that they may envy
us of this pleasure. We retire that
same evening with the understanding
to ourselves that joy awaits US in the
arms Of old Morpheus on that soft bed,
and we get in and are soon asleep.
But, oh. horrors A pair of cats have
reached the arbor under the window
and are fighting awfully, while Jones
on the other side of the garden is shoot
ing at them with double barreled gun.
We listen awhile, conclude that life is a
burden, and are ready to pawn it off for
a half ticket in a gift concert.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-13

According to the St. Louis Globe,
the present Congress has represented
among its members all the trades and
professions. and. among them, three
clergymen, several doctors, an actor, a
stenographer, jeweller, a tailor, an
omnibus driver, an engineer. several
editors and printers, carpenter, eight
soldiers, and hotel proprietor.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-13

Boston has one man who cannot tell
. lie. He is deaf and dumb peanut
vendor.
Middletown transcript., 1875-03-13
A Review.

TOWNSEND, DEL, March IL, '75.
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ton on Labor" ''Prof Leslie on the Land
Question" elaine on Intelligence" and
"Grote's Aristotle and on the subject of
"Land Tenure" his programme for the Re-
form Association, two speeches, the "Advice
to Land Reformers" and the paper on "The
Right of Property in Land"
An elaborate History of the German People,
by various hands, is announced IN the
AthenRuma. The first part, which reaches to
the death of Charlemagne, has been under
taken by Prof. Felix Dahn; the second part
will extend to Rodolph of Hapsburg; the
third, which is intrusted to Prot. Wegele, to
the Reformation; the fourth will treat of the
Reformation and the Thirty Years War; the
fifth will carry the work as far as the death of
Frederick the Great; the sixth to the present
time.
G. 2. Putnam's Sons have in press literary
curiosity in the shape of a Japanese romance,
entitled "Chinshingurs, or the Loyal
League" translated by Frederick V. Dickens,
with notes and an appendix cont aiming
a metrical version of 1.-The Ballad of Taxa
sago' and specimens of the original text in
the Japanese character, illustrated by numer-
GUS full-page tinted plates, drawn and en-
graved by japanese artists, and printed on ia
panese paper. This romance, which is found
ed on historical episode, is said to be inter-
esting and valuable for the light that it throws
upon the manner of thoughtand life in Japan,
and upon the degree to which devotion to the
clan and the chieftain absorbs all other in
tereStS.
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in q Job way at 13c for fierce packers, and 1870
for refined; key 1411sc; bucket 14s4c % Ii.
PACKERS Hog PRODUCTS-S ribs are
selling at 50 y Dbl; pigs feet 50 1902 so y key;
pfgs tongues 6G81ac apiece, as in size and quail
| lty; rump pork $40 y Dbl. The market is bare of
prime mess pork and prime pork, and these are
called for.
WH1sKY-Is in light supply, but the demand
| Tor rectlted is limited Louisiana rectitied is
quoted at 81 IA, and Western at 81 Is u gallon.
A lot of % bbls Louisiana rectitied sold to-day
CORN IN sAoKs-Fair supply and de-
mand and prices are tending upward. $500 sacks
| sold Yesterday, not reported, of which 1000 white
at Soc, and 300 yellow at 5Sc d bushel. To-day
200 yellow and 800 white sold at 60c.
oAIS-Are In lair supply and moderate de-
| mand at previous prices. ESQ sacks sold yester-
Day not reported, comprising 500 st. Louis at
45c, and $50 choice Galena at SIC To-day 800
81. Louis sold at 45c, and $50 choice Galena at
| SOC u bushel.
BRAN.Good supply. leo and 200 sacks sold
| at 81 u 100 tt.
HAY-sman stock on the landing. No sales
on account OF rainy wea' her. Yesterday there
were sales at s22024 u ton for prime.
BUTTER-Large stock and dull. Choice West
ern is quoted at 22@25c, medium 16@22c, inferior
i4:gloc, choice Goshen 33@35c, medium 2S6930c,
CHEESE-Good supply and dull. Choice West
ern factory is quoted at 13@131ac, New York
cream 1919 ~ b..
SALI-Large supply and no inquiry. Two car
goes arrived, and no offer having been made
were put into warehouse. Cargoes are quoted
at 8O9S5c u sack. Dealers are asking 95c0sl
b sack for coarse, and 81 30@l 35 for fine, at
warehouse, drayage being added when delivered
Turks Island is quoted at 65@75c Il bag Of two
bushels. Table Salt in pockets 20l6c each accord
ing to size.
BAGGING-None in first hands, and small
stock in hands of dealers. Good demand for
Domestic jute, and no inquiry for India. 1t is
quoted at retail at 13334@l4c n yard. India is
quoted at wholesale at 10c, and retailing at 1U1c
y yard.
COFFEE-Is dull. Stock in first hands $50
bags, in dealers $4,000. Prices are easier for buy
ers. We quote srgoes: Ordinary 1870 (gold,l
fair 2o@20Hc, good 2O1s@2os4c, prime 2l@
2l4c y b.. Job lots: Ordinary 194@191ac,
good 2l@2lcI, prime 211a@2l34c 10 10.
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1t is the aim of the Board of Commissioners to make
it thorough exposition of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical Products of the Southern States Mexico
and Central America, but it will be open to COMPETE
tors throughout the country, and the general pre-
MUM list will embrace all articles comprehended in
the general design of Agricultural and Industrial
Exposition including special premiums for strictly
Southern products
The premium list, which is now in course of pub
licaton will be liberal scale and the rules will
provide for just and impartial system of awards by
competent and disinterested jurors.
The Fair Grounds generally conceded to be
the handsomest in the United States comprising 100
acres, within fifteen minutes ride by street cars
from the center of the city The grounds shaded
by beautiful grove of live oaks and the buildings,
which are of recent construction amply suffi-
sve exhibition.
The Racing Course which is used by the Louisiana
Jockey Club at all its meetings, is justly famous
throughout the country and the accommodations for
SVock are unsurpassed
1t is the first time that such an enterprise has been
inaugurated at the South, and being held at a time
when the city of New Orleans is thronged with thou
sands of visitors to participate in the festivities of the
Carnival it affords unusual inducements to exhibitors
from every section of the country
The commissioners earnestly appeal to the people
of the Southern States to lend their aid and encourage
ment to the Exposition and to make it in all respects
complete exhibition of Southern productions, and it
is hoped that manufacturers producers and others in
every section of the country will participate.
Ample arrangements have been perfected for the
transportation of goods and visitors from every sec
ton at reduced rates.
For detailed information, address
SAMUEL MULLEN,
General Superintendent, No 80 Camp street, New
Orleans. oil 3m cod
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nLMSTED HIGH SCHOOL = GRAMMAR
~ School and Primary Department 46 Euterpe
street Scholastic year commences September l.
o3 3InSu
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Executive Committee.
A. BALDWIN, Chairman;
JAMES l. DAY, W. b. SCHMIDT
COL. j. ID. HILL JOHN G. FLEMING,
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THE OLD CONTTNENTALS.
BIZ GUY HUMPHREY MINISTER.

In their ragged regimentals
Stood the old Continentals,
Yielding not;
While the grena liers were lunging,
And like hail fell the plungiEg
Cannon shot;
When the files
OF the isles
From the smoky night encampment
Bore the banner of the rampant
Unicorn,
And drummer, drummer, drummer,
Rolled the roll OF the drummer
Through the morn.
Then with eyes to the front all,
And with guns horizontal,
Stood our sires
While the balls whistled deadly,
And in streams flashing redly,
Blazed the fires;
AS the roar
On the shore
Swept the strong battle breakers
Ger the green sodded acres
OF the plain;
And louder, louder. louder,
Cracked the black gunpowder,
Cracking amain!
Now like the smiths at their FORCES
Worked the red st. Georges
Cannoneers
And the "villainous saltpetre
Rang, a fierce discordant metre
Round our ears,
AS the swift
Storm-dritt,
With hot sweeping anger
Cane the orse-guards clangor
On our tanks
Then higher, higher, higher,
Burned the old-fashioned fire
Through the ranks
Then the bareheaded colonel
Galloped thrsnged the white Internal
Powder cloud;
And his broadsword WAS swinging,
And his brazen throat was ringing
Trumpet loud.
Then the blue
Bullets flew:
And the troOper-jackets Redeemed
At the touch of the leaden
Rifle breath;
And rounder, rounder. rounder
Reared the iron six-pounder,
Hurting desth!
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for the great work he is to do, places him on
the highway to fame and fortune The career
of the young artist furnishes the thread of q
really interesting story, and gives opportu-
nifty for incidental display Of the authors
rather repellant, though his style is elegant
and his language happy.
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The man who owes everybody can always be
counted ON to subscribe for every new article that
comes slong; and the more useless the article
the more certain he is to have it.-DdnbWy
Nelrs.
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COMMERCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,

OFFICE NEW URLEANS BULLETIN,
Saturday Evening, Dec. 4, 1875.
COTTON-The sales to-day mot including 200
bales additional yesterday embraced 1900 bales
at prices requiring no change in our quotations.
We give also the figures and report Of the Ex-
change, as below:
AMERICAN STANDARD OF CLASSIFICATION.
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General
OuOtatjOOH

The movement was partially suspended by a
heavy rain storm which commenced last night and
has continued with but little abatement since,
prevailing with great violence during the morn.
ing, and flooding large portion Of the city.
The few buyers who came forward found holders
of Low Middling and the higher grades unwilling
to make any concessions, and the business in
such descriptions was mostly at steady prices,
but the lower grades were more irregular, and oc-
caeionally sold at fraction under our inside 1g-
ures. Under the circumstances, however, the
falling off hardly required any modification of
our quotations, which we consequently repeat
country are more discouraging picking having
been seriously interrupted during the recent pro-
tracted wet weather, and much neglected pre-
viously.
The Exchange makes the amount on sbipboard
not cleared before todays exports) 76, 544 bales,
embracing 49, 81 for Liverpool, o. 1913 for Havre,
4745 for the North sea, 1928 for Bremen, 1926 for
spain, 43l6 for the Mediterranean, and 1865
for Coastwise ports, leaving in presses, accord
ing to its account at II NJ, 121, 40 bales. If We
deduct from this the amount sold but not yet
delivered, the balance will be about 5000 bales
to represent the quantity unsold, large part OF
which is withheld from the market, in tran
sit, or not yet sampled.
The world visible supply is set down at z, 1892.
100 bales, against 1883, 600 last year.
The Exchange reports: "Sales 1850 bales.
Better grades steady; lower grades easier"
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. l, 1875 $50. 1916
Arrived since our last statement 6,887
Arrived previously. ..............4 67, 1887
Add for additional balings from
loose, etc. Observation-Disclosures. 1870 1924
O7,22o
Cleared previously ...........3 O6, 1895 31O,O56
Stock on hand and on shipboard 1856, 164
Stock on hand same time last
year 139, 1854
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ANOTHER REDUCrIoN.-Silk fringes 25c, a
Levy's, 1877 Canal street.
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EDUCATION.
NOTICE TO PARENTS AND OTHER CJTI
~ ZENS-
Peabody Primary and Grammar School,

Peabody Primary and Grammar School,
PAT st. Charles street opposite Tivoli Circle
This Model School for the methcdcal instruction
of Boys and Girls, respectively, between and II
years of age under the direction of competent and
an experienced Principal, will be opened in thu
Rooms of the Peabody Normal Seminary at A. VI.
MONDAY, Goth SEPTEMBER.
N. B-Respectable children who have been i'm
perfectly instructed in crowded Primary Depart
ments of public schools or who can not for any rea
son enter those schools are INVITED to attend
this Model School, and their parents, and others ia
voring this movement quested to confer with
the Principal, with the Undersigned between
and 10 A NJ, on any day of the week
ROBT. NJ LUSHER,
Agent of the Peabody Educational Fund, and State
isiana.
New Orleans, Sept. a. 1875. SIS tt
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1875-09-02
The latest Register is on sale at the
. Point Pleasant Drug Store.
Excursion 10 wheeling.

q, Correspondence Of hs Register.
On Thursday morning last, the
. .cornstalk Cornct Band Of this place,
left at 1915 A. NJ. onthe fine steam
or Hudson, on a pleasure trip for
Wheeling, to attend the Centennial
Mass Meeting in that city on the
9th inst, the object Of which, waste
advance The interests Of the Centen'
NAL Exposition in Philadelphia in
1876, and to perfect a-State organiza-
ton 50 that West Virginia might se-
cure. proper exhibit on that event
fnl occasion. The heavy'fog proven
tedthe steamer from arriving with
the excurionists in time to be pres
cht at the meeting. Itbeing known
they were on the Hudson the meet
:: ing was. postponed for some time for
,hr arrival of:the boat, notwithstand'
'..hc postponement, the band and
others wishing to attendthe meeting
" r.liissedit byy about twelveor fourteen
...hours. -:
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sionists took passage upon the Hud-
son for home.
The sentiment Of the participants
in the hospitality Of Wheeling, iseS;
pressed in the following:
As long as the waters Of the Ohio,
shall glide swiftly b md wash the
shores of the Commonwealth Of West
Virginia, 90 long may the city of
Wheeling stand in beauty, upon the
banks of her native river, the true
tybeof Virginia hospitality.
WIPE.