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The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-12-22

II .OUIS WAITER, EbesniSste, offre a vendre
IL pour du compliant, DIES Armoirs, des Garde Man
ger, des Lavabots, des Tables de differences qualities,
etc. ETC., un prix aussi modere qu'on pourrait scles
procurer EN- vile. S'adresser a lHotel de N. Alfred
Patin, Opelousas. ..g
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-12-22

u TOLEDANO & TAYLOR, Marchands
Ds COMMISSIONERS encoignure des rues Saint
Charles ct Union, Nouvelle-O Orleans.
BENZ. ToLEDANO. J. M'DoNALD TAYLOR,
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-12-22

0NEZIME A. GUIDRY, Notaire Public
~ dams ct pour Ia Paroisse St. Landry. Bureau
aux Opelousas. Avril Z.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-12-22

WILLIAM II. sPEN GER, Avocat.-
w EXercera so profession dams les differences
Cours du l5me District Judiciaire. Par son assidai-
to ct son industrie il compile mGriter Encouragement
public. Bureau aux Opeluusas.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-12-22

A LBERT DEJEAN, Avocat ct Conseil-
IA Ter, Opelousas, Le., s'occuppera toute atfaire
concernant So profession, tant dams la paroisse do st.
Landry que dams les p~aroisses avoisinantes.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-12-22

there's many a thing l wants more than O new
hat. Ii it is shabby, nobody minds what old
Jane Cotton has got on her head" .r..
But Jane, you should have told her you
preferred the money, and she would no doubt
have given it"
"Dcar, mama, you don't know her, She's
dreadful soft in the parlor to ladies, but she's
right sharp in the kitchen. She make the
girls stir round pretty quick sometimes: she
gets wonderful angry when things don't go to
her mind"
"But Jane, I do not quite like to hear this
is it quite right for you to speak so of a fellow
Christian? 2"
Well, maybe it amt, Mrs. Kent, and more
too as she has been wonderful kind to me in
times past by. She persuaded me to go to
church first: and once when / was ill a-bed for
two months, she never got tired of giving. l
thought then l could have served her on nv
knees, but it seems as if she was always ready
to give, but never ready to pay. Now there's
a stove | took of her for a weeks work, and
how I'm a-going to make it do this winter in
the coolest, the land knows. 1 think there is
just as much religion in paying debts right, as
there is in giving, and talking, and praying
W. will not talk any more about this
Jane, and perhaps it will be better for YOU to
pray over it, and not think too much about it
Mrs. Wells probably thinks she has paid you
well. When you have finished this shop-worL
come to my house, and l think | can give YOU
some sewing to do at home. Laying a bank.
bill lightly upon the old work-basket, the col.
lector for the Tract Society left the room
bearing with her as a precious gift, the eleven
hard-earned pennies of poor Jane Cotton.
The spell which Mrs. Wells graceful and
earnest sentences had cast over the warm heart
OF this young Christian lady was rudely dis,
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-11-30
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Gardiner, Me-, June -, 1854.

Gardiner, Me-, June -, I554-
Mr.. Deer, Dear Sir;i have used two bot
ties OF Prof. Wood = Hair Restorative. and
can lruly say it issthe greatest discovery OF
the age for restoring and changing the hair.
efore using il, 4 was as grew as a man O.
seventy. My hair has now attained is orr.
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world without the least fears Of my case was
one ofthe worst kind,
Yours g., DANIFL N. MURPHY.
IA Marks1 :, ST. Louis, No., March s Is 8.
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in the West and Southwestern States, as a
general agent for Adams Americ m l.ini-
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me consignment Of Prof Woods II air Re
storative as feel assured that can intro
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| for the price offep. should be glad to- st
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BRooKFrrLD, Jan. IL, 1855.
iCOPY.)

PRoF. WooD-Dear Sir: Having made trial
your Hair Restorative, it gives me pleasure
to say, that its effect has been excellentin re-
moving Inflammation dandruf, aud constant
intepsify to itching. with whic / have been
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my hair, which was becoinin era s % its oriei-
nal co.or. fh4xeused no otfefz rficjA with
anythinglike the same pleasure and profit
Yours truly,
] X. BRAGG.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-11-30
WRITING ACADEMY.

- -
PROF. II. ID. wELTY,
Has opened aWriting Academy over
the store occupied bys. H. WILSON, where
he will give lessons in Commercial and
Ornamental Penmanship. Those wishing
to write a neat and accomplished hand
would do we'll to avail themselves of the
present opportunity.
Terms. five dollars per month.
Specimens Of writing can be seen by
calling at his rooms. satisfaction given
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HOURS OF ATTENDANCE.
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Ladies' 2to 5, p. NJ
Yazoo city November 23d. 1855.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-11-30

PROFESSOR WOODS Hair Restorative.
il no doubt The most wonderful discovery Of
this age u progress. The following is from q
most distinguished member OF the medical pro
fessions
ST.. pAuE, January, j, 1855.
PRof#O ]. WopD-. Dear Sir:-Unsolcited
Z send YOU this certificate. After being near
IL bald |or long tims, and having tried alltne
hair reeloratives extant, and having no favor
IN any was induced on hearing of yours. to
give II trial. placed myself in the HANDS OF
q Barber, and had my head rubbed with good
stiff brush, and the Restorative then applied
und well rubbed in, till the scalp was all gloss
4 his repeated evey morning. and IN three
weeks the young hair appeared and grew
| dly from August lastup to The preseDt tim !.
and is now thick, black and strong-soft and
pleasant to the touch, whereas before 1t was
harsh and wiry, what little there was of It and
that little was disappearing rapidly. ]
still use your Restorative about twice q week,
and shall soon have good and perfect crop OF
hair. Now have read of these sthinga--and
who has ot!--but have never seen hitherto
any case in which any persons hair was real-
| ly benefited by any of the hair tonics &C., OIL
| the day; and il really gives me pleasure to re.
cord the result of my experience. / have re
commended your preparation to others and il
already has a large and general sale through.
out the Territory. The people here saw its
effects and have confidence in it. All who have
used it here will coincide with me IN what
have written. The supply you sent us as the
wholesale agents for the Territory i, already
exhausted and daily inquiries are made for it
You deserve credit for your discovery. fo
one return my thanks for the benefit it has
done me, for had long ago dispaired of effect
ing any such result. congratulate you tina
your fortune land large one) is alread,
made.
] w.BOND.
Firm Of Bond g. Kellogg Druggists, st. Pa
M II.
The undersigned. Rev. ]. X. Bragg, is
minister in regular standing, and Pastor of thu
orthodox Church at Brookfield, Macs. He il
a gentlaman of considerable influence, and u
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-11-30
Yours truly,
/ X. RRAGG
CARLYLE. III June 9th,

CARLYLE. III June 9th, 1858
| have used Prot. Woods Hair Restorative,
and have admitted its wonderful effect. NV
hair becoming as | thought, prematurely gray
but by the use OF. his Restorative, it has resum.
its original color, and have no doubt, perma.
nently So
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-11-30
Respectfully Yeurs
WISUN KING.

WISUN KING.
GENTLEMAN WRITES TO HIS FRIENDS IN NEW
BEDFORD THUS:
To your inquiries wouldreply that when
first commenced using Prof Woods Hair
Restorative. my hair was almost white and
had been so for the last ten years and it
was very thin on the top of my head, and
very loose, and pulled out freely, but found
thai before had used all the second bot
tie (Which was eight weeks) my hair was
ntirely changed to its original color, ligh,
trown) and is now free from dandrnf ard
qnite moist. I.iiave had my hair cur five
or six times since the change, and have
never seon anything like white hair start
from the roofs, and it i. now as thick as i
ever and does not come Out at all; it has prov
ed in nv case all tha. could wish or ask
July J, 1854.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-11-30
Sf UNE1 BKEECE.
Ex-Sannfnr. limited States.

Ex-senator. United States.
VTNcENNEs. indiana, June 10th 1853,
PRoF. o. ]. WooD:--Dear Sir: As you are
about to manufacture extensively and vend
your recently discovered Hair Restorative,
will state, for whomsoever it may concern, that
have used it. and known others use it; this
have for several been in the habit of using
o Their hair restoUtives, and that find your
vastly superior VI any other know. II en-
tirely cleanses the head ON dandruff, and with
one months proper use will restore any PERSONS
hair to the original youthful color and texture
giving it healthy, colt. and glossy appearance
and all this without discoloring the hands thai
apply it. or the dress on which it drops.
would therefore recommend its use to eve
ry one desirou of having fine color ant
texture of hair.
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-11-30
NEW OIL NJ CARDS
STEELE. snilTHER q PINcKARD, s
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
ENnlEHIES.

WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
Nos is anal and 5 Crossman Streets,
NEW ORLEANS.
We are prsparcdto fill all orders for Wes-
tern Produce. Family Groceries. Plantation
Supplies and Bar and Boat Stores.
Many articles - Family Groceries we
have made arrangetie 10 receive in small
lots, ri shortintervals. in order to have the m
alway ! fresh and good; towit:
Butter. Cheese. Fish, Lard. Fruits, de-,
or Brandies and Wine I'VE laid in large
Stock of the old vintage.
Havana Cigars.-A large Manufacturing
and Commission House of Havana keeps
us supplied with choice Brands which we
sell oncommission.
German tigars-We have also received
consignment Of German Cigars at low pri-
ces to sellon commission.
Tobacco-Of choice brands as well as 9th
or grades we shall always keep large ass
sortment.
In order to equalize prices. we propose Il
sell in all eases at the lowest cssh rates,
and charge interest from the date of sale
when negotiable paper is received in pay.
ment. k@fs
CLAIBORNE STEELE,
1
The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1855-11-30

YOURSELVES

1l)UKSEl4V ES.
PROFESSOR WOODS Hair Restorative,
il no doubt The most wonderful discovery Of
this age If progress. The following is from .
most distinguished member ofthe medical pro
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-03-21
Hark Listen

We want one thousand more subscribers
to the Spirit of the Age-and we want our
present friends and patrons to procure them
for US. Will you try? 1t will be seen by a
letter in this paper, from afriend in Alabama,
that he has procured US thirty subscribers,
with uery little effort. Such has been the re-
mark made to US by many who have procu-
red large clubs for us-they found very little
persuasion necessary to induce persons to
subscribe to the Spirit of the Age. 1t is a
large paper, with a large number of contrib
utors-ladies and gentlemen-furnishing va
ried and attractive articles of a literary and
temperance character-furnishes the current
news of the day, and the prices current Of
the most important markets-and can be
had at the low price of one dollar a year!-
Ought not such a paper to have ten instead
Olive thousand subscribers? Other papers,
north. boast of their fifty, eighty and ninety
thousand subscribers-nearly half of whom
are from the Southland cannot Southerners
afford to patronize q Southern Home paper ?
In many places our list has fallen Off
Why is this? Have our friends ceased their
interest in its circulation ? Many from whom
we have often received accessions to our list,
have not been heard from lately. May we
appeal to them for a renewal of their former
efforts?
Friends, in North Carolina, Virginia, Ma
ryland, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas ant
Florida-in all which States we have man,
{ warm friends-we call upon you for aid
f for help to extend the circulation all owe
, your respective States We promise to fur
nish a Paper worthy your recommen dation
a choice literary companion, and ar unfinch
:. ing advocate of the temperance reform.
e By way of appreciation of the kindness Q
those who may aid US in extending the Gil
Q c~ulation of our paper, we have offered a lis
of ~Premiums-for which see our Editoria
head.
We hope every one of our present subscr
bers will get US at least one new subscriber
IS and as many more as possible.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-03-21
Arouse Arouse!

Friendaof Temperance. are You dlsneart
ened, discouraged in the great warfare a.
gainst the Liquor Traffic! Do you no longer
rally under the battle cry of old Victory
or deathp Are you for deserving the field
No! a thousand times No! is the shout we
hear from tens of thousands of the good
citizens of our noble old State. We have
stood by this Temperance reform through Its
successes and reverses; its dark days and
bright; and in all coming struggles we shall
stand firmly by and lift, as if that lift would
heave the giant curse past the VERGE down
the slope, and a glad farewell to it forever
Disheartenedl MOI Our hearts are strong
In God, in patience, and in prayer. We will
never surrender Victory, final and COM
Plete, shall yet perch upon our banner, and
the day of deliyerance be welcomed in p@-
Ans of praise from woman's heart and lisp
ing children's tongues; while the loud
shouts of exultatiorh from our freed sons shall
echo from mountain to sea-shore.
But to accomplish this, we must work, anc
toll, exhortand pray. We must light upoul
camp-frestas of old we must scatter tenn
perance reading among the masses. Let tn
~lighfshsss. Its-beams have dispelled tn
dark clouds of oppression from ten of tn
American States, and as many more hav
the law within their grasp. Let us swea
that North Carolina shall not be in the var
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-03-21
Spirit Of tbs &c. 8aIs;gg, Nort|

day the horrible screenings of her fellow
prisoners, who were really insane ; and the
cianking of the bars of their cells as they
grappled with them in the dark hours of night /;
she could hear the wild song of those near
her singing of some lover buried in the sea,
or q mother, or babe who persisted in the
seething flames of a city on FIRE and she
could see the long file of poor harmless idiots
following after their leader through the sha-
ded walks of the Asylum-now chanting
some plaintive ditty-now smiling with up
ward chances at the gold hemmed clouds in
the heavens and at the skipping birds in the
boughs.
Days, weeks and months passed and Her
bert was gloating on the revenge he had per-
petrated upon an innocent wife by having her
incarcerated in a Lunatic Asylum under a
plea of insanity. His measure was slowly
filling up.
Leave me Alone" said Mabel to the mat
ron.
The Matron left her, and returned. in a
short time.
She sleeps sweetly," said one matron to
another as the door of Mabel's cell was softly
opened.
Mabers head was bowed upon the table
before her, and her hands were clasped ovel
her face.
Aye! she slept, but it was the " sleep
that only the Angel trump can break!
Hearts can be broken!
Mabel was at rest; but tho REMoRsE o
Herbert Stanhope, isa living hame in hi
bosom, known only to himself and his God
Mabel is at rest but her babe lives upo1
the earth and knows not of her mother
grave!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-03-21

CASH N CREDIT.-If you prize peace of
mind, beware of pass books Credit is a
tempter. Credit goes into stores and buys a
thousand articles that Cash would never
dream of. A gold dollar held between the
thumb and finger looks as large as a gold
eagle when seen through the prospective of
. ninety days |. o. U. Cash is a practical
fellow, while Credit is given to wild romance.
Cash sits down to a plain dinner of crackers
and scotch behring's, while Credit goes to
market and comes home loaded with pleas
ants, woodcocks and a leg Of mutton. Credit
goes into ~extacies over a late supper and
champagne, while Cash drinks at the
branch Cash is satisfied with three meals
a day, even if two of them are dishes o
roasted potatoes fanhed with side dishes o
onions and salt. If you don't like to swear
keep company with Cash. If you don't wan
to be led about by a string like q muzzleC
dog, eschew all association with Credit. /
you would sport a double chin and fatten OF
laughter, make Cash your confidential friend
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-03-21
Premiums! Premiums !

We offer the following Premiums for new sub
scribers to the Spirit of the Age, to be sent in by
the eth Of July next the cash to accompany all
names
For the largest number sent in by that time,
Twenty-Five dollars in cash, or in such books as the
successful competitor shall order-provided they
exceed one hundred names.
For the second largest number, Fifteen dollars,
in cash or books, provided they exceed seventy
five names.
For the third largest number, Ten dollars, in
cash or books, provided they exceed fifty names.
For clubs of ten, one copy of the paper extra.
N- Names may be sent in a few at a time, OF
many, as the case may be, ard a list kept, and on
the 4th of July the aggregates will be cast up and
the Premiums awarded to those entitled.
E- Persons intending to compete for the Pre-.
miums, will please add a note to that effect in thu
first list of subscribers seIt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-03-21
Easily DISCOURAGED.

We have seen many people who, if they
could not be successful with some project at
once, get angry, fret and give it up as an
impossibility and we have never seen such
persons accomplish anything that was useful
to themselves or others, and we never expect
to. We think it was Hierland who states he
was engaged three days and a half in trans
lating one %stanza, and only wanted one word
tosupply the deficiency. Gray was employed
some ten years in writing his famous "Elegy
in a Country Church Yard" Yet there are
those who become discouraged in an hour.
Reader, are you one of this class
What can a man expect to accomplish in
a few minutes that will be of any great i'm
portance? As a general rule, years are re-
quired to project great and useful works
The works of momentary reflection are gen.
orally superficial and ephemeral in character.
History gives record where men have spent
their lives in some grand undertaking and
scarcely lived to see it put in practical oper-
alton but those who came after them reaped
the reward of their patience and ingenuity.
Initiate their example, young man. and yield
to no Encouragement for in this way you
may overcome the greatest obstacles in your
path. Men who are made Of the right ma.
terial are not frightened by pigmies. \
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-03-21

GEoRGIA.-Inlooking over the Presentments
of the Grand Jury Of Clarke county, we were
pleased with ono relating to the retail traffic
in spirituous liquors. 1t reads thus I'VE
deeply regret the number of Pr~esentments
brought before US, for ARRAYS, riots, assaults
and murders /; all Of which, without excep-
ton, originated in, or about groceries, ard
from the use of ardent spirits, and in view of
these facts, we present the retail of %spiritu-
Gus liquors, even when done in the letter and
spirit Of the law, as a nuisance and grievance
that ought not to be inflicted on, or borne by
an enlightened and christian community !;
and we would earnestly recommend, that our
Senator and Representatives in the next Leg
~islature, use their best endeavors to obtain the
passage of such a law as in the wisdom of the
Legislature shall relieve our county from all
such nuisances and grievances
That is the language of Jurors, and moth.
ing can be more indicative Of progress, no,
more encouraging. A Prohibitory Law ha:
been opposed by some on the ground that i
would be impossible to get a set of Juror,
from The populus who would enforce such
law. What do they think, when they hea
Jurors themselves coming out and presentin.
the retail traf6ce as a Nuisance and grievance
even though it be in the letter and spirit O
the ld,c.'