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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-07-08
DIED:

CANONGE-On Saturday, July 7th 1877 at IL :15,
a. M, Mrs. Henry Canonge, born Halphen, a
native of New Orleans.
The acquaintances and friends OF the family
are respectfully invited to attend her funeral
from her late residence. 7s ST. Philip street. be-
tween Bourbon and Dauphine. at O'Clock p.
m, Sunday July 8.
HUNT-On Friday night. July 6. 1877, at 10; 80
o'clock. Caleb S. Hunt. aged sfxty-four years,
a native of New Hampshire and a resident OF
this city for the past thirty years.
JAEGER-On Monday. July O. 1877, at half
past O'Clock D. m., Catherine Elizabeth schuher,
wife of Louis Jaeger, native Of Artsheim, Ba..
yaria. aged sixty-nlne years, and resident OF
this city for forty years.
WOELPER-At San Antonio. Texas. on Satur-
day. June 30 at 10 O'Clock D. m, William Woel-
per, native Of this city, in the thirty eighth
year OF his age.
KRUSE-At 1880 a. M. July 2. 1877; Henry
Kruse, aged &c years 4 months and IL days, a
resident of this city for the last forty years.
st. Louis. Mo-. and EdwaI dsyiile, ILL.,, papers
please copy.
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NOTICE..

CROCkERY, CHINA, GLASS AND HARD
WARE,
AT NET COST PRICES.
On account of liquidation, the entire stock in
trade Of the late firm Of GAINES & RELF is
offered for sale at net cost prices, for cash.
Purchasers are requested to call before pur-
chasing, and may rely on finding extraordinary
good bargains, and at prices lower than can be
found elsewhere.
J. G. GAINES. Sole Lliquidator,
100 Canal street.
New Orleans, July |, 1877. jy3 l5t
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Joachim Miller thinks baked beans
conducive to poetic inspiration; there
fore rumor hath 1t that he summereth
nj the Hub.
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w. w. WASHBURN,
ARTIST PHOTOGRAPHER,

Opposite Clay Statue. New Orleans
twenty-five years experience, and Is supported
In each department by a corps of assistants
who have no superiors In this or the Old WORD.
he Is the master of his business, Besides
EMPLOYING the best artists he uses the best
materials, and MAKES the best work ON the Con.
tinent. You may call this
BLOWING HIS OWN HORN"
and patrons, and to his work. which may be In
sDected at his Art Gallery. fec 6m2dD
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JOHN J. O'BRIEN,
jys at Secretary Board Of School DIRECTORS.
TRY LEIGHTON's NEW STYLES.
LEIGHTON's,

Corner Canal ana st. Charles streets
iva II On
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Important to Members Of the Bar

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Smyrna times., 1877-12-12
How a Chicago Girl Fixed Him.

%" viii you do something to oblge me?"
shyly asked beautiful young woman of a
timed gentleman whose acquaintance she
had made at a small social gathering on
west Adams street the other evening.
anything that | can in honor, miss" :"
he replied Llushing.
Well" said she, "come into the hack
parlor, where it is dark, and sit on the soG,
with me, and let me rest my head on your
shoulder, and you pretend to whisper in
my ear-only don't blow, for that tickles
and can't laugh, for this new dress is very
highland when anybody looks YOU can
draw your arm away forgot to saw |
wanted you to put it around my waist
and Ill pretend to blush"
But, my gracious, honored miss" STAN.
mered theyoung man, after hastily dividing
four into 1877 and finding that it wasn't
leap year, my goodness, before all these
people-and Pm already engaged-and
your father must weigh-n
Hush know what I'm up to-" re.
Piled the artless girl. "I'm engaged. too.
TO that waxen.iaced thing with somebody
else's hair over there. | want to stir him
up-to bring him down to business-make
HIM come up to his milk-that's ALL"
The young man said that load had been
lifted from his bosom, and aided her to the
best OF his ability, so well, indeed, that in
three'quarters OF an hour the true betrothed
got his girl into the library, demanded an
explanation of her conduct, was softened
.ey her tears, called himself brute. asked
her IL she could ever forgive him, and
promised to do better in future.
And how did the girl reward the Young
man who helped her to this happiness? :?
Why, she never said word to him all the
evening, in fact, never mentioned him ex.
cept to say to her reconciled lover. "Alonzo.
could you have been so stupid as to think
could see anything to admire in such a
mutton headed clam as that?' 0, woman,
in our hours of ease
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

slack or burning it, besides she had such a
pretty way OF grating nutmeg, of dipping it
IN the Beer, and such piece Of rare Cheese
that | must needs say they were the best
ToaSts that ever / eat in nv life.
Well, Beloved, the days are short, and
many OF you have great way home, and
therefore hasten to a Conclusion. Think
| sufficiently proved this Man to be a good
Man and his Wife a good Woman, but
tearing your memories should fail YOU, |
shall repeat the particulars, viz:
|. His Love to his Neighbors;
=. Ills Charity to the Poor;
5. HIS Goodness to his Tenants,
4. His Devotion in his PRAYERS,
IN saying Amen to the Prayers of Mr.
Cole, Gibbs, and myself But more es-
peclally for that transcendent Act of
Charity in entertaining the Bggar Bov, in
Binding him Apprentice to a Gunsmith,
and atterward marrying him to a Kins.
woman of his Wife. and bringing up his
eldest daughter to Womans Estate, and
marrying her to that Hon'ble Gentleman
Mr.. Buxton, and giving him a vast portion
with her, and giving the remainder Of his
Estate to his other Daughters; was not
this good Man and Man of God, think
you, and his Wife a good Woman, and She
came from HelsdOn Hall beyond Norwich.
well. Beloved, he hath done his work
on earth CourageOusly, Valiantly, and Man
fully in fighting under the worlds banner Of
llusbandry in getting money; he is now at
rest, and so we leave him."-EDIToR's
DRAWER, in Hoyper'S Naga-ine for December.
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

REUNITED AT CHLD's GRAvE-Manv
years ago young gentleman of Manchester
oi good character and honorable connec.
tlons, had the misfortune to fall ont viii
MS Wlte-a beautiful girl Of eighteen snn.
mers. lie speedily arranged his bnsiness
aiIalrs, and without formalitv took an
aorupt leave Of his wife and sweet Little
oaoe. lie travelled far and fingered Iona
IN many strange lands, without communi.
cating intelligence Of his whereabouts. and
without knowing, or caring to know, the
Iate OF his dear ones at home. In the
heantlme the little one had passed AWAY.
ana the wife, broken-hearted and discon.
S0iate, Kept the faith she had pledged At
the altar. Many years had ELAPSED since
her truant husband had left her. and All
that time 1t was her habit to visit the little
grave OF her dead infant, with the same
deep mourning dress she had donneJ the
DAY OF It's burial. \ few evenings aro i co
Ghahced that fate brought her husband
oack TO this city, who Immediately unon
ms arrival, sought out the little gIavn
where by the dim twilight, he encountered
a strange figure in black. A heavy vail hid
the lace; but his was open and clear. and
seemingly unaltered. This discovery If
eIther's identity was but moments Time
"a groan-a strickland husband and
wife ,hrmly clasp in loving embrace.-R;cL.
nlond State. 1'''''-
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

A peculiar industry has recently come to
grief In Paris-an establishment for the
purpose of breeding maggots. The means
hy which the god,kissing carrion" was
encouraged in the process was very simnle
over the soil there was spread large ouan.
Titles OF stale fish, dead Holsters, 'odorous
poultry, and other refuse of the markers.
as much as half a ton of large fish being
taken on the premises in a single day,
lhls stuff was soon attaked by the mag
gotsj which in turn were carefully picked
out and packed in casks of galvanized
IRON, and finally were. sold for fish bait
and chicken feed. The remaining refuse
was converted into manure. The neigh.
bors, naturally, objected, and the nuisance
was abated.
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

The Horse CHESTNUT FOR RHEUMATISM
Last year we met an American born fellow.
citizen with horse chestnuts in his pockets.
winch ne said he carried as a safeguard
against rheumatism. We had not known
OF such reputation before, and supnosad
the idea originated on this continent. Bnt
bouilon says that the oil from nuts is used
with advantage against gout and rheuma.
.lsm' which shows the same idea preva.
in China the seeds of their species ,7Secr
tuS' t'natal is used to prevent muscular con.
traction in severe cases Of rheumatism II
all these experiences come from distinct OH.
seeryations, e and each without any knowledge
OF what the other has found. II NAV be
that there may be more than mere imaei.
nation in the chestnut being rheumatic
cure; Have any Of our readers had anv
reliable experience with it? For we sun.
pose that the knowledge of its powers
must be wider than we Know Gdrdaer,s
Monthly ''''e'
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

A sensational divorce suit of an extra
ordinary character came up for trial in the
st. Louis Circuit Court on Friday, 3Oth ult..
and was decided in favor of the husband.
On the Oath of March, 1875, Frank NJ.
Gordon was married at the Southern Hotel
to Estella F. Gordon, niece of Judah P.
Benjamin, the eX-Secretary of State of the
so-called Southern Confederacy. Imme
diately after the ceremony Mr.. Gordon
made some peculiar discoveries which war.
ranted his application for divorce against
his wife OF an hour. The case dragged its
slow length along through the courts until
Friday. when decree was granted in favor
of the plaintiff
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

A Hint TO Duck RAIsERs.-It is well
known that the far.famed canvas back
duck OF the Chesapeake derives it delicate
and peculiar SAVIOR from the valiseneria, or
wild celery, on which it feeds in those
waters. An intelligent agriculturist has
turned this knowledge to useful account
oy cooplng and feeding the common domes.
TIC duck upon the tops and roots Of the
garden celery for a week or two before
killing them, which is said to greatly i'm
prove their iayor and altogether destroy
the rankness which is generally observable
~ the 6arn-yard fowl. The plan is worthy
of trial by bon vivaats.-Rochester Express
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

A NEW Process FOR REMOVING Snow
a ne" ork firm has made proposition
10 the board Of health of that city for the
removal OF snow from the public streets
every winter at a cost of less than one.tentb
OF that of the existing method. The ma.
chime, which is endorsed by several eminent
engineers, consists simply of boiler with
super heater, and is so constructed that ali
the heat obtained from the furnace as we'll
as the super heated steam is discharged
upon the snow direct. By simple con.
trlvance most rapid combustion of fuel i
eIected, all the steam being employed in
producing draft cn the furnace. thus in.
cfeaslng the consumption of fuel. One
machine, 1t is claimed, can do the work of
400 carts, and will remove snow six inches
GeeP on street mile long within less
than twenty,four hours after the first f,ke
ma mas fallen, and at cost of about SlOO
lhe same work by the slow and tednous
process OF carting would cost nearly $1,000,
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

IRISH FARMERS IN New ENGLAND-The
change IN the character of mill operatives
IN New England during the past quarter of
a century is well known. Until within
that period they We're mainly Americans
the female help, principally girls coming
from the New England farms. Today thai
class are almost entirely out of the mills.
and their places are filled with Irish and
French Canadians. The last State census
shows that similar process of change has
been in process in Massachusetts, farming.
The reports published do not give these de.
tails, and as yet it is impossible to state the
magnitude of the change, but very large
number OF Massachusetts farms are now
owned by our Irish and Canadian fellow.
citizens, who have bought out the dnatives'
and are settling down to steady agricul
tural life. 1t is matter for regret that
the average Yankee is losing the patience
IN toll which is needed for agricultural pur
suits, but it is offset by the qualification at
hndlng the foreign citizens acquiring the
habits OF economy and thrift which the
iact we have mentioned shows. A stake
IN the ground is the best guaranty of good
citizenship. Ownership of real estate makes
men conservative and improves the quality
OF their citizenship.--Boston Commercial
Bulletin '"'
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

Mr.. John S. Clarke, the comedian, and
the proprietor of the Walnut Street Theatre.
who is now in Philadelphia on short visit
from his home in London, has purchased
from John Paul Brock, ESQ.,, the Alhambra
Theatre, on Broad street, above Spruce,
the consideration paid being about $3.50. 600.
II is his intention to open the house as a
iirst,class theatre, the first performances TO
De given during Christmas week, Mr.. Clarke
himself appearing in round of his fayorite
characters.
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

Two BABY.SHows PROMISED. .-Baby.shows
are now the rage, and Philadelphia is
promised surfeit in this direction.
Babies of all kinds are in good demand and
quoted high. Mr.. Jas. G. Meade's Great
National Baby.show is announced to omen
at Concert Hall on the 18th inst, (to.dayl
and 500 babies are wanted to enter for
competition. The Management, as an addi.
tional inducement, announce a prize of n
watch, studded with diamonds, to the
handsomest mother. One thousand dollars
is to be awarded in premiums.
Five hundred additional babies were also
required to start similar exhibition in the
Colosseum on the 10th inst. This is an.
nounced to be under the management Of
the gentlemen who conducted the New
York Baby.show, and lively time is
promised
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

Truth will never die; the stars will grow
dim' the sun will pale hi, glory; but truth
VIII be ever young; integrity, uprightness,
honesty, love, goodness, these are all i'm,
Porl'hablc. No grave can ever entomb
these immortal principles. They have been
IN prison, but they have been freer than
before; those who have cnshrined them in
their hearts have been burned at the stake.
nut out OF their ashes other witnesses have
arisen. No sea can drown, no storm can
wreck, no abyss can swallow up the ever.
living truth of Cod You cannot kill good.
ness and truth, and integrity, and faith.
and holiness; the way that is consistent
with these must be way everlasting
Spugc5n.
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

oNE WAY TO GET RIcH.-Nothinci is more
easy than to grow rich. 1t is only to trust
qo6ody-to beiriend none-to get all you
can, ana save all you get--to stint yourself
ana everybody belonging TO you-to be the
iriend OF no man, and have no man for
your irlend-to heap interest upon interest,
cent upon eent--to be mean, miserable and
uesplsed Tor some twenty or thirty years
ana ricnes will come as sure as disease and
disappointment And when pretty nearly
enough wealth is collected, by a disregard
OF ali the charities of the human heart, and
~ tne expense of every enjoyment. death
comes TO finish the work-the body is
buried IN hole, the heirs dance over II.
ana the spirit goes--where ?-N. Y. Com.
nerciat AdUsrtiser. 0"'
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

Cider may be kept sweet by heating and
bottling to keep it from the air. The usual
method is to fill bottles with sweet cider
and set them on board in a hat-bottomed
boiler with cold water, which is heated to
the boiling point till the cider begins to run
over, but not to boil so as to alter its flavor.
Then cork quickly and seal just as fruits
are treated, and the cider will keep equally
we'll
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

A good story is told of physician in one
of our. suburban towns. After he had con.
tinued his calls on lady patient for some
weeks. she expressed her fears that it would
be inconvenient for him to come so far OH
her account. "Oh, madam" replied the
doctor, innocently, &c have another patient
in the neighborhood, and thus can kill
two birds with one stoner'
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12
LOOK AT HOME.

Should you feel inclined to censurc.
Faults you may in others view,
Ask your own heart, ere you venture,
Ifthat has not failings too.
Let not friendly vows be broken,
Rather strive friend to gain;
Many word in anger spoken,
Finds its passage home again.
Do not, then, in idle pleasure.
Trifle with brothers fame:
Guard it as valued treasure
Sacred as your own good name.
Do not form opinions blindly-
HastineSS to trouble tends;
Those of whom we've thought unkifldly,
Oft become our warmest friends.
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

Prof. Whewell says: Every failure is
step to success; every detection of what
Is false directs towards what is true; every
trial exhausts some tempting form of error.
Not only so but scarcely any attempt is
entirely failure; scarcely any theory, the
result of steady thought, is altogether false;
no tempting form is without some latent
charm derived from truth"
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12
WHOLE NO. 1.18O.

r q 0COTcH CoURTsHIP.-A shy young man
OF scotland for fourteen years had wood
che iaSale OF his heart. One night ,Janie
ior that was the young mans name. coIIod
10 see Jennie and there was terrible Iool[
ABOUT his eyes-just as there is sometimes
MHeh they've made up their minds to ,,np
the question. And Jamie came in and .d,
Gown q, 10y the fire just as he had done everv
tuesday and Friday night for fourteen
years and he talked of the weather. and
the cattle, and the crops, and the storL,
market | was going to say-but no thov
said: "'''''S Jamie
time" -" '0' Ioh3
" Yes, jamie" said she.
And-lve thought I'd always like to
know you, Jennie"
4-e-s-Jamie"
" And SO I've bought-a lot-Jennie."
" Y-e-s-J-a-m-i-e."
So-that-when-"
Yes-Jamie-yes."
gether." ~
The fool had gone and bought lot in 4
graveyard, but Jennie was not DISCOURAGED
She knew her man well-after fourteen
Jamie" e0''''S
Yes Jennie"
Don't you think 'twould be better 10
Iay our bones together while we're vet
alive?"
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

My wife tells the truth three times
day. remarked a .ocose old fellow, at the
same time casting mischievous glance at
her. Before rising in the morning she
says: oh dear, | must get up, but don't
want to- After breakfast she adds ::
Well, | suppose | must go to work. but
don't want to- And she goes to bed saying:
There, I've been fussing all day, and
haven't done anything"
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

1t is announced that james Gordon Ben
nett has become the owner of a large tract
OF land near the hamlet of Old Bridge, on
South river, Middlesex county, n. j. 1t is
his intention, so the New York papers saw.
to increase the size of his purchase to 1000
acres, and then to establish upon it new
city, modelled upon the Garden City, the
Hourishng town that A. T. Stewart founded
upon his vast Long Island estate.
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

Dust, insects, dry air, and overwhelming,
are the principal difficulties house.plants
have to contend with. By arranging some
light covering to put over them while the
room is being swept, and an occasional
Swinging in the bath tub, kitchen sink, or
elsewhere, supplement 10y sponging the
leaves of all smooth-leaved plants, this
great enemy to plant health may be kept
under
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12

An old bachelor in Enfield, Mass, died
sunday, 2nd inst, from the combined effect,
OF cat,bite and his own folly. Eversinc the
uIinlucky day IN September, when he was
1itten 10y his own fifteen year.old tabby, he
Nus mI' Dcfh nervous; and when a physician,
VINO dld not know of this household Incl.
dent happened to read to him detailed
account of the symptoms and sutierinrs Of
Professor AIvergnat. Of Hartford, he has
been crazed with fear. The doctors told
INN again and again, that he had no
symptoms OF hydrophobia, but he was con
vinced that he would die Of that disease
and 50 he has. On Saturday the nurse.
gave him milk to drink, and he was in
such mortal dread of hydrophobia that be
trembled when he tasted it, and .ulped at
a single swallow enough to choke him.
Uh ,Tl tne next day the paroxysms came.
The incident will tend to swell the NOR.
tallity statistics of superanuated ana vicious
cats.
Smyrna times., 1877-12-12
The Lost Huron.

Let us keep this horror of the lost Haro,
long enough in sight to determine what
was the cause of such wholesale slaughter.
and to guard against its repetition. If
neither the ship nor her officers were to
blame, who was? There is good deal of
tault-finding with the Life-Savinr Service.
The stations were ten miles apart. and
locked up, we are told. The first signal of
distress from the doomed vessel was seen
on shore, and if the stations had been man
ned and equipped, line might have been
gwen her hy means of Il mortar, and many.
II not all, the lives lost have been saved bv
the llte-cars and RATS All this is un
douhtedly true, and to confirm the discon
tent, leaders OF the two parties in Congress
nave been wrangling as to which have been
most liberal IN voting appropriations Now
the question Is, not how much did Demo.
crat or Republican give, but did they give
enough II this Litr-Saying Service fails
IN emergencies like that Of the Huron from
mlsman"gement or inetliciency of officers
or men, let Us not be taxed to support it at
all. If it he farce, it is too costly a farce
to keep up any longer. But if it failed
from nlggardly economy on the part of
Government to supply men and appliances
the sooner such economy and its results are
exposed the better.
Figures are the safest argument in such
case. Before the establishment of tho
service, yearly holocaust OF lives was made
upon our Atlantic coast between 1850 and
1910, 5l2 persons perished on the coast of
New Jersey and Long Island alone.
During the last five years there have been
20 wrecks on the Atlantic coast: 3.23O
lives were imperilled and only Al lost the
total value Of these vessels and their carpoes
amounted to $7,S40,O7f; the value of the
property saved amounted to S5.254 200
Now the stations on the North Carolina
District were not manned at the time of
the wreck OF the Huron, because the aDpro.
prlation for the service is so small that il
requires the strlctest economy in its dis.
trihutiOn; and the stations in districts
where wrecks are most infreouent are
forced to remain closed until December
two weeks later than the others, simply
because there is not money enough to thy
the keepers and surfmen. The SAVING TO
the Government this year by keepinr the
ten stations in the North Carolina District
closed for these two weeks, amounts at the
outside to $1,000. Set this saving against
the value OF the lost vessel and her priceless
lives gone down to death. and we have n
Significant proof of the wisdom Of such
murderous econOmy.-N z. Tribune.