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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
The Widow Van Cott's Fast.

Mrs. Van Colt. the Evangelist, is conduct
ing revival in the State Street Methodist
Church in this city, and her efforts are 10
markedly potent with sinners. In her ser.
mon to day she said: Several years ago
was holding meetings in village where
met with one of the greatest trials Of my
life. There were great many skeptics in
that vicinity, and many of them attended
church and Knocked and laughed at me.
They did not do so in a coarse and vulgar
way, as they were gentlemen, but it
was plain to be seen that they ridiculed
me. All my prayers and efforts to
bring them to repentance seemed
powerless. l begged of them to
stay away, for they seemed to neutralze
all my efforts, but they persisted in attend.
ing. Finally, put my faith in God and
prayed for those intiGels. This wae Thurs
day night, and / resolved to fast until they
were brought to Christ. l held meetings
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and worked
time l never tasted of food. l had not e1-
perienced the slightest desire tor it, or the
least hunger. All the nourishment had
was one glass of water day, and l drank
that not because felt thirsty or wanted it,
but because my friends urged it upon mo-
Yet never telt healthier or stronger.
God had taken me up in the al
mighty grasp of His almightiness and
held me close to Him. The skeptics
were apparently unmoved, and resisted
all my persuasions and prayers. But on
Sunday night great victory was gained
for Christ. | had twenty. one of those skep-
tics at the altar PROSTATE around me. 1t
was scene never to be forgotten. IL
seemed as though they were filed with the
Holy Ghost. l requested them to rise up
and sing, and as they commenced the hymn,
~ Am Saved by the Blood of the Crucifedi
One," l felt change coming over me, and
was all weakness. It was with difficulty
that could stand. But refused to eat /
repaired to my room to fas and give thanks
TOR the great victory had gained. God,
Christ, the Spirit and angels were there:
Next morning l was so faint that could
hard y dress myself, and felt very hungry:
This Is unaccountable by all rules of moral
science, but all things are possible througl,
christ. From that time the work seemed
wonderfully blessed.-Trcy Correspondent
Neec York Sm.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
Treatment Of Asia,ic Cholera.

Asiatic cholera is so we'll known to be
such terribly fatal disease, that any plan
OF treatment that gives promise of success
must excite genera interest. A method has
lately been introduced by Surgeon Major
A. k Hall, Of the army medical department.,
caused by this fearful Malady. 1t consists
in putting seda.ives under the skin by
means Of small syringe ihypodermlc III
jectiOn), instead of giving stimulents By the
stomach. Surgeon Major Hall has served
nearly twelve years in Bengal, and hae
suffered from the disease himself. In most
accounts of the state OF the patient IN the
cold stage, or collapse OF cholera, the
heart is described as being weak, and the
whole nervous system much txhaused.
Simulants have. therefore, almost always
been administered; but experience has
shown that they do more harm than good.
Surgeon Major Hall observed, in his own
CD SO, while his skin was blue and cold, and
when he could not feel the pulse at his
wrist. that his heart was beating more forci-
bly, than usual. He, therefore, concluded
that the want of pulse at the wrist
could not depend upon want of power in
tho heart. A study of the works of dis
tinguished physlologlst. DIR. Brow nSequard,
with some observations Of his own, sug
gested the idea that the whole nervous
system is intensely irritated instead of be-
ing exhausted and that the heart and all
the arteries il the body are in q state of
spasinodic contraction. The muscular walls
of the heart, therefore, work violently, and
squeeze tie cavities, go that the whole
organ ia smaller than it ought to be; but it
can not dilate as usual, and SO can
not receive much blood to pump
to the wrist. Surgeon Major Hail
looks upon the vomiting and purg-
ing as OF secondary Importance, but directs
special attention to the spasmOdic con-
ditiOn of the heart and lungs. The fire.
9uent vomiting generally causes anything
that is given by the mouth to be immsdi-
ately rejected; go it occurred to him that as
the nervous system appeared to want
soothing instead of stimulating, powerful
sedatives, if put under the skin, would
prove beneficial. A solution Of choral
hydrate (which has very depressing ac
ton on the heart) was employed in twenty
cases where the patients were either
in collapse or approaching it, and
natives of Bengal. 1t is probable that
among Europeans, in severe cases, more
powerful depressants may be required; and
Surgeon Major Hall recommends the en-
plOyme OF solutions of prussic acid, Gala
bar bean, bromide Of potassium and other
true sedatives. Opium (which is not really
seda;ive, but stimulating narcotic), and
all alcoholic stimulants are to be avoided
and nothing given to the patient to drink,
in collapse, except cold water, of which he
may have AS much as he likes. 1t is to be
hoped that this sedative treatment may
have an extended trial, and that before
long we may have further favorable reports
concerning it.-ChamberS' Journal.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH.

Wait but q little, sweetheart, yen said
Her fLe hhir urGer your finger tipf,
Watching the d1oCp Of her tsi1 young head
And the death white curve OF Ger qu1 erng lip
WAIT till the violet beds are filed
BY the bcuntiful hand OF the maiden spring;
Wait TIL the birds are beginning 20 build;
Wait till the brooks ale beginning 10 sing.
Wait with song in yonr heart ny s!I.,
For the life b< al ID he land SO new
life pure Sc the puIest pearl
And white rs the lily, because Of ycu.
And, OF! remember that come " hat NAV,
Ere 1he robin call to her mate Is tea.d,
] shall lean 10 tie hight CT your eyes and say,
Our nest IS waiting, my woILatd bid"
Hard was tine snow the hills that day,
Winds were cruei as want OF war
The sky WAS suileD and cod ard gray,
And ships were wrecked OF the haI Dor bar
And, "Oh, but, nv love my love. aid mIue
Whitheysoever your way may he,
My hear. eban cling TO yOar fa,tn divine
Till LIS pulse is uLd-r tie dustn' said che.
And so you parted. Tie desclate days
Went lettering CI l.: the logged Tor tine,
When al the eitteIng garden ways
Were led with roses and rare with rme.
The brcs were merry in every tIee,
The wnd sang Eign and the brooks sang low,
And toe ships sailed cheerily oct &c sea
And the sea wac summers IL foam and flow.
And she-yoar darling smooth your hair,
But words fdi- back from NY plying l;rs,
a faint on my heart! For how can hear
To poison your life il q long eclipse!
Here = a p,ctuie She bade me say
Your faith had failed her tGoc nelp you, fr:eL6
BIZ. added, Bury my face HE way;
lie Will know loved lin INTO tie end
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30

Euperors hand. Showed to N. Scnneloef
He pronounced it I'm vrai hom6o"g"
70 The Emperor Napoleon !. then
Firsy Cousui) upon the death OF one
Colonel Leblanc, said to De impiicatSu ~
the famous conspiracy OF General Flcnegru
and George Cadoudal, which encea IA .no
an emipre. who had, however, served, IKE
Picheorn. in Flanders. He was known to
oe a cvnspirater with Picnegrn, and 10 nave
associated with Georges: Arrested ~
paris at the same time with these men, ne
Was tried and sentenced to De shot az
deserter from the army. Two DAYS oe'o. VIC
his intended execution he managed 70 90.
a ecrsp of paper to the tlrs' CoLsui, u
which he had written: Six weeks ago !
crosse d from England to France by lana !,
dry shod. The revelation OF route !or
the invasion OF Albion by land Is the price
/ will pay for liberty and pardon
Leblanc was taken from prison, and nau
an interview with the First Consul. WHAT
he told has not yet traDspired; put ne COZ
.ain.y lopst have convinced Napcieon u
tho :-u:b of his story. He was enlarged,
and two DAYS later was assaselna5ec IN inc
streets G; Paris. A man C1 the name OF
Francois de Gericault was known 10 nave
peer il L. n!ancs company, anG was arrest
Cd ard detained long while On susplclon
o; conpIicity in his death, but nothing WAS
ever discovered to connect bin with the
crime, ard the fact that no was q secres
agent OF TIE French government iof Fto,
curing ea:iy Intelligence from 1nsiano
weighed IL lis favor.
Al the ;l,ne when Napoleon was at bon.
.og1e preparing tor the invasion OF England
ne wrote to major of engineers TINS was
also among the papers): Il rave proof tha1
smugglers pass sometimes from shore 10
shore Of the Channel Dy some underground
means. Seek a solution to the problem,
without attracting attention to your opera
tons The engineers report, also accoA-
uanying, was to the erect thar sIno ggiers
descended the cliff OF either snore through
caves ard then en barkeG their goods IN
iucon.picuous boat The Emperor had m
dorsed on this: Not satisfactory. am
sure Leblanc went by tunnel. announcer
engineer was ordered, under pleVenee "a
fort!fcatiOns, to eXcavare the chalk AZ uvop
trench from Bouiogne 10 Csials, Du' !hls
work WAS suspended Dy the Vim campaign
and never resumed.
napv;ng the papers, stated that Leblanc
muuication was one day the subject OF
an af-er-diuner talk at st. Helena, when
Napoleor asserted his belief ID secret
passage, which, if it did exist, so Or. An
tommarchi commended, must simply be from
the cliffs of the COtenJln to the lslan3 o.
Aldernev. To this Napoleon said: "Per-
haps. However, keep these papers Tor my
SON.
II is only in the most accidental way that
! have come upon ali these curious circum-
stances. which. of course, are among the
dead secrets of the foreign Office and the
French ministry. ! am not able to say II
anv progress has been made in opening the
cd tunnel and verifying the disclosures OF
Mr.. Fleetwood aid-Loado1s Correspo''-
0ence Nee York San.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
'MOther,',

1t Is the cry of the infant. just from tho
cradle; it is the only balm that will heal
tne wounded heart in youthful days.
Mother, I'm hurt" "mother, I'm tired"
mother, sing to me, rock me, tell me
stores" 1t is always mother with the
child and the lad.
NO one like mother. No hand that tslls
on the tevered brow as softly as hers; no
WORDS SO sympathetic as those that pass
neI ups. The house would be a grave
without her. Life would be dreary,
thorny road without her warning voice and
guiding hand. A father may be kind, may
love not lees, but the wearied child wants
tne mothers arme, her soft lullaby songs
tne caresses OF her gentle hand. All chic
hood Is mixture of tears and Joys.
Klnd word brings smile, harsh word :
sign. TALL is pain, a toss joy. The hrss
1ootsteps, weak and trembling, grow
stronger by the guidance of a mothers
Inc little wounds, the torn clothes, INC
headaches, the heartaches, the trials, OIL
vanish at the words of mother, and there
Is quilt up in the heart Of every man %
editice of love and respect that no crime Of
his can topple down-no dun geon cell effect
And lad grows to be man only to fno
that ''mother" is the same. If he errs, she
weeps; II he is good and manly, she TO
Jolces. Hers is the only love that lasts
endures forever.
The wolf OF starvation may enter the
door, put her love is only tried to shine inc
Lrlgnter. All the world may call her 60.
criminal, but the mother only believes
not. Trials may beset you, storms gstne.
over you, vexations come, ruin drag ".
gown, but there is one who ever stsnas
arm IN your cause, who will never lesve
you. The criminal on the scaffold has sur
1ered feeling because his bad deeas
No Wouid cause a pang in mothers hear
me low and wretched, dying in some dsss
aoooe OF sin, have died with that nsms
upon their lips. There is no praise like ne
praise. there are no sad tears that pain us"
much az hers.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
Changes In the English Language

Few scholars, even, are aware OF the
great changes through which the English
language has passed in successive cent?
ries We give specimens of the Lords
Prayer, as used at various periods in Eng
lish history:
A. D. ll5S -Fader ur in heune, haleweide
BETH .hi neune, cumin thi kuneriche, thi
willie beoth idon in heune and in errhe.
The euryeu dave Dried, gif Gus thilk dave.
And vorzif uer detters as vi vorsifen ure
dettoures. And lene GUS nought ntO tempta-
ton, bot delvvor Gus of evel. Amen.
A. D. 1300.-Fadir ure in heavene.
Halewyd be :hi name, thi kingdom come.
thi will be done, as in hevene and in
erthe-Gur urche days bred give us to
give our dettOures. And lead US nor in
temptation, bote delyveor Us of yvil.
Amen.
A. D. 137o.-Oure fadir that art in
heunes hallowid be thi name, thi kingdom
come to. be thi willie done IN erthe az in
heune, geve to Us this day cure breed cure
other Substance forgene to US our dettis a.
We forgiven to cure dettouris, lede Us
not into temptation; but delyuer us yvel
Amen.
A. Do cure father which arte in heven.
hallowed be thy name. Let thy kingdom
come Thy wycll be fulfilled as well in
earth ae it is in heven. Give US this dave
cure dsyly brede. And forgive US our
treaspsces even as We forgive our tress.
PAGERS. And lead US not into temptation,
but delyver Us from evell For thyme il
the kingdome and the power and the glo,ye
for ever Amen.
A. D-15al-Our father which art in
heauen, sanctifed be thy name. Let thy
kingdom come. Thy will be DONE as in
heauen, in earth also. Give US to-day our
supers santial bread. And forgive us our
det.es as we forgive our detters. And lead
us not into temptation. But delivere Us
from evil. Amen.
A. D. l6lI-Our father which art in
heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy king
dome come. Thy will be done in earth a
it is heaven. Give us this day our day.
ley bread. And forgive Us our debts as we
forgive our debtors. And Iede Is no. into
temptation, but deliver as from evil For
thyme is the kingdome. and the power, and
the glory forever. Amen.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
Southwest Pass.

SOUTHWEST PASS, July %. 1876.
TO Captain c. W. Howell, Corps Of Engineers,
United States Army:
Depth of channel at mean low tide, six
teen feet six inches. Least width for that
depth, eighty feet. High tide at 3 A. NJ.
Height above mean low tide, two feet
three inches. Depth of channel at high tide
eighteen feet nine inches. Bottom hard.
CHARLES H. ELWELL,
Master Of the Essay0ns.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30
AND THOU ART DEAD.

And thou art dead, as young and fair
80 sught OF mortal b nth;
And form 20 soft. ard charm 20 rare,
Too soon returned TO earth
Though earth received them in her bed,
And DER the SPOT the crowd may tread
In carelessness OF mrfh,
There is an eye which could rot brook
A moment on that grave to look.
Twill not ask where thou lest low,
Nor gaze upon the spot.
There flowers or weeds at Will may grow,
so l behold Them not;
1t 10 enough FOR me to prove
That what love, ard long must love,
Like common earth can TOT.
To me there ret de no sfOne TO lei
IT'S nothing that ] loved 60 well.
Yet did love thee to the last.
Az ferventiy ae thou,
Who didst not change through al the past,
And caD6t Not alter nowf
The love where death has set HIS seal
Nor age can Oh u nor rival steal
Nor falsetcod dieavOv;
And what were worse, thou canst rot see
Or wrong or change, or FAULT IN me.
The better days OF llfe were ouIs;
The worst can be but mine;
TIE cum that cheers, the storm that lowers,
Shall never mo be time.
The silence of that dream.ets sletp
envy now too much to weep
Nor ne. d to repine
that ali those char us have p; SD away;
/ might have watCh'd through long decay.
The flower III ripend bloom unnatchd
Must fsll the eaTiie st prey;
Though by hand uDt!Dely snatChc
The leaves must drop away;
And vet it were a gre alter grief
TO watch it whitening. Leaf by leaf,
Than see il piucked to-day
Since earthly eye but i'll can bear
To trace the change from fou! to far,
] know not # ] could have borne
To see thy beaui les fadt,
The night that followed such morn
Had worn deeper shade;
Thy day without a cloud hath passu,
And thou vast lovely to The last;
Extirguish'd. not deoayed,
As stars that shoot along the sky
Shine brightest as they fsu from high,
As once wept if could weep,
NV tears might we'll be shed,
To ihinA l was not near to keep
Ore vigil DER thy bed;
To gaze, how fObdly! on they face,
To IOld thee in a faint em brace,
Uphold thy dropping head;
And show that love, however vain,
Nor thou nor can feel again.
Yet how much less it we're to gain,
Though thou hast left me free,
The loveliest things that still remain,
Than thus remenb Der thee!
The ell Of thine that can not die
Through dark and dread Eternity
Returns again to me,
And more thy buried love endears
Than aughr, except its living years.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-30

son wearing cloth slippers, and even no.
ticed by the scutfling, that 1t appeared as
though they were down at the heel.
Of one thing l Was assured; it was flesh
| and blood that had to deal with.
Standing there, l counted five of these
| white rObed figures that one after another
disappeared in the direction that led to the
vaults.
Then, though l waited several minutes,
none appeared, and nOiseiessly descended
the stairs and moved along in the direction
they had taken.
l had no need to light the lamp that l
had brought with me, for knew perft city
every inch of the way. and to have done
so would have only defeated the object for
which had come.
As had expected, the first door leading
to the vaults was unlocked, and readily
yielded to my hand. But few days be-
fore had unlocked it, as / Well remember
ed, and it seemed hardly probable to mt
that ghosts would require an open door
through which to pass. NOiselessly passed
down the stone steps.
The iron door sOOd open ard through it
came faint light. and at the further end Of
the VAult saw sight that effectually dis
PEELED all thoughts of the unearthly that
might have fingered in my mind.
In space, where the collins had been
piled up about them to give more room,
were half dozen men at work upon u
large amount Of counterfeit coins that lay
about them IN various stages of complexion.
Some rude benches served as tables. and
on these sumo lights we're go arranged that
they fell brightly and clearly upon them
and their work, while the rest of the vault
was in q state Ut semi darkness.
Tue white robes that they had worn
through the church had been taken IF,
and were thrown over pile OF coffins on
one side, and Invested of them they had
nothing of the ghost about them, save the
locality in which they were.
Above the din that rose frOmAtheir work
heard my name mentioned.
He'll hardly watch again very soon, l
, 1876-04-01
Horsford's Bread Preparation.


To he Editor af TIA CAieaos Tribune:
LAKE FonEsr. March 20.-oIe Of your house,
keeper corEcapondons1 rofoss to this most useful
and hcalthful article. wish ALSO to add my
testimony to Its medta. Having been an Invalid
for oyor thirty years. I have found 1t necessary
to bs yary careful OF my dot. Considering
warm brosi or psouLt made with yeAss OF cream
tartar yery lels1srious. wholly escheHed them.
lad frequently heard Prof. Hotufori's Acid
Phosphate or Bread Preparation spoken Of With
high conmondation, but my prejudice sgatnss
ali baking powders prevented my trying It for .
long time. At leugth mAdo An experiment Of
its use, aud at the end Of two months found
such al improvement iu my health that hAyo
eaton no other kind OF bread fo1 over three
wars, flud thht can eat bibonit tpkde with Il
hot from tho oycu with perfect impunity.
Tho great ciienlat, Baron Von leibB. writing
to Prof. HorsfoEd said t,e considered It ono Of
tho gfoatcat Inventions Of tho age, 1t so4toEes
to ths whito flour all TIM phoaphAtes, -the bone,
brain, and b!ood-uaking eicmenta that arc
removed by boiling. l have recommended 1t 70
many inyalids Who aTo now nzinE it, and thsts
expesienco cosresponds with nina. I belleye
that every ono whose calling requires other men,
tai Or physical labor would lnd it much to tho!.
advantage II thoy would use thia preparation
II Ia also quite ~ valuable for growing children
Your correspondent aska whera It can be Oh
tainel. ! get my supply from hl1. Edward King
No. IL Fifth Avenue, who useB tho phosphate
for tho preparation Of tho King d Ovens self
rniaing tonr. The aour u sold by al the gro
celp. fours respectfully, L. Il.
, 1876-04-01

Tho Eaatou Star has tho following about tive
dimlnutivo Young ladles from the loHer part Of
Delaware, who arc attracting attention Just now
~ the Paragon House last wesk by Mra, Liader.
from Qteeasbo1ough, A1a truly extraordinary
natural cu1losltlas. These young ladies' were
born aad raised In Sussex County, Delaware:
MIss Lizzie, 28 years old, Ia IS inches tall, aud
Weighs 80 pounds. Mlss Amanda, IL years old. ts9T
tncGea tall, and weighs but to pounds. They hnya
good he&ds. OF the natural sszs. are lnkslgsnt,
aud conversa aueutiy. They hare no honss IN
their bpdiaa. only sort Of muscle or cartilage,
aud can hsnd their, hands aud aags1s in any
direction. They do beautiful uasdle- e-woEk, such
~ embroidery, etc. ThaEs is nothing ~ III nu-
pleasant In their appearance, exceps that They
sse s1osll and look odd. They have not travelled
hefetofose but iutcnd next summer to vlslt tlla
Centennial aud exhibit themselves to al aston
ishod Narhlk
, 1876-04-01


t. The Etlitnr Of Ihs Chtago Tribune:
On1cAao. March 90.-I promised your readers
sotnc hints upon tho arrangements OF bedroom,
Ana kitchen In my talk OF lAst week. We will
suppose you hare small room, opening Into
your lying-room. which you will uao for your
sleeping-1oom. think II battor to have \ sop
Asasa room for this uao, tLas It may DO well yon-
ti!atod through tho day, Ind not over warm.
sleep'ng-room Should not ba wat1u enough fer q
sistng-soom. A small room IL Objectionable,
but No cannot afford largo onss, 70 We must do
the best wa can by leaving tho window open ail
day, aud little opcu'l.g both At top aud bottom
OF the window 1t night. II possible, cover the
floor with carpet like that which coycrs your
llvinG-room. wish could tell you what
furniture to buy for this room. bat
cannot. There IL no neat, durable bed.
room furniture In tho market. Tho
ordinary atylo Of bodstead, Will. It's great. hum
boring hcadboatd. is simply hideous IN sppeAr-
sncc, aud hare failed to psrcciyo any merit In
II, unless i. bo considered ~ q tnehns OF graca
to teach us pasieuca iu dealing With inaniuata
thluGs Tho cottage-sets, made az light wood,
rninled, arc, thluk, thu bust el,o!cs for !
cheap and noas furniture for tho bedroom aad
ti,ese aro uos very lutablo. Thoso sets may Ia
llad for S35 but perhaps you have not no uluch
az this to spare tor you must hayc good yet
OF springs and hair or naoss 1naltrots. Teao lat
TIT should Llso, oven II tho furniture had 10 Lo
reduced to . very simple walnut bedasand aud
little obilresu-wnshstsnd- For seats you can eek
soma rough glRas boxes, and cover the sides
ne7tly with prusty calico kud cushion sud cover
tho top. hayius the eoYer Hinged, 10 that ths hox