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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-08

MERCHANTS HOTEL, COR. THIRD AND
lVl JACKSON STREETS, fronting the stcauiboa
landing, Saint psul--M. a. AlItN, FRI prie,or.
Having taken the Abave Hotel and thoroughly reGi.
ftted and furnished II, Mr. ALLEN bess to Inf ,rrn
the citizens Of 81 Paul and the trsvsl ng pubr that
he 10 nov prepared TO accommodate both hoarders
aud Travellers in "lsnner unsurpassed In the cifv.
The table shall always be supplied with the rest the
market affords The location Of the n, tel being imfne
dately In front 81 the steamboat Ian ns, and In the
business portion Of the city, makes particularly de-
srsbis 90 those who wish TO dePsrt boats or trans
set business In the city. June l-jawif
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-08

HOUSE, JACKSON STREET
J. between Third and Fourth s,s., st. aal, NJ. t.
G""d boarding. by the day, week month, easy
terms Coed stabling attached. Public patronage Is
solicited Stages call at this house daily for pa sepgcr.
RSSign OF the Square aud Compass "a
January 7, 1880. w1y J ". MAn0N
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I AFAYETTE FIRE AND MARINE INSJ r
i ANCE COMPANY, Janeavilis, Wisconsin. Cap.
tai, i0o, o0Ulmount paid in, sl5o,000
BOARD DIRyGTuRs.
Henry u, Buaster, Henry q. Greenfran,
thHrie. q Chernsv e. n Rockwell
A. y Rockwell, q A, Rowlev.
-..-..-.~.., .s..- eFfiTEps. ., ..s..ws-
y A. Rowiey, S.Prcstient. lcnry II Bunster, rreasr,
Insurance effected against Los or Damage by Fire
AMI Inland Navigation, At current rates.
EgvEsgSces.
Hon llorstto mour III Cove rucr State o New York
samuel Ferry, Merchant, Front IT., New York city
WIN James BsGss, $50, So all Street, N v. City.
u. Ftsahln Ciark, Broker Az ch Street. ph'sAeirhn
PsnBsyivanis.
= j. B,rrows. ESQ. Alto ney, U,ics, NY
Hiram Chambers, Esq n. \.
Samuel CHIT y, Cash. GAINESVILLE cry Bank
". y. y. Haskell. ESQ, boston, Mass.
e. J. Carey, Milwaukee, Wis
J, =. Wallis, Merchant Mii~ ankee, Wb
N. Fischer, Nsnker. Oshkosh, Ms.
". $. Warner, Merchant, Appleton Wis.
n. DeVille brother, sheboyEan, Wis.
az Policies issued In the above responsible company
by SIS. EATON, Agent, II. Paul, NJ !,
October IS 1855 d&wiy
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-08

T UMBER WAGONS FOR SALE OF THE
l. best quality Alec sssari and Garages Dngges
aud Harness for sale, ehespfq sash.
apr3 6wdkw RICE 4 BENSON
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-08

WRIoDr CousTy. April 1866.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-05-01
Home ! Sweet Home!

That vide open, friendly fireplace, With ifs
lively cracking mirth; Of its sweet twilight
emhefs always appear to me the meet emblem
Ola contentsd great heart, answering hack to
your own joy, aud lighting up your shadows.
And sometimes surrounded by strangers. the
object OF dull remark or cold criticism, OF IL
norant condemnation, how hare I pictured to
myself asworid of warmth Ike INTO the great
fireplace at home. where every man should be
greeted with, w elcome welcome, brother p
and comfortable, snug corner Of his own: !,
and where all answer to each other with the
sympathy and cheer of shining faces over the
glowing hearth. Look kindly on the stranger,
gentle friend, thy looks are either SO many
sweet, sunny beams, that betoken the common
fellowship of humanity, or SO nlsly icy rays
that chill him to the heart--that freeze little
by little the fountains, Of ioye--that fll him
with distrust of the world and hatred Of his
species. No man Knows for how much of others
wlckedness and wretehedness he may be held
accountable. A look Of thine may breed sor-
row IN thy brother. though stranger. a look
OF thine may do . good decd, nasy shine from
thy face TO his face, and be rejected, Ike 4
ray OF the sun, over half the globe.
Live, ye gentle scenes Of home LiSilt up
ye bright fires of the domestic hearth Glow.
ye pleasant faneies Of the wood FIRE i Smile
ever, ye dimplcd portraits on the wall Of child
hood Come in, re sweet lilac breezcs that
rustic through the coy curtains, tile blossoms
of youth and the airy old cobwebs Of memory.
are simmering in your light Place may
change, friends come and go, hearts grow cold
or wear away beneath the drops Of care till
they crumble and monlaer beneath the elod OF
the valley, but a pleasant home, where child
hood lived and loved, never dies. The memory
thereof is fortune, an indestsuctible faculty Of
selfrenewing JOY.
What is heaven itself but the renswM of the
fresh hearts and delightful pleasures Of child
hoods home A happy child looks forward
to happy home above. The hircling initiated
but too early in guilt and misery, 81 ID misery
without guilt, be seldom hopes for better ac-
eonlnodatioa at the journeys end and the
shadow Of his childhood descends before him
to the grave. s. ~1s.sssz -. 8
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-05-01
The Plaster Bread,

Deacon Abraham was mn excellent and
kind hearted man, hut somewhat OF d wac.
He was well to- do illsthe world, owning d iine
farm and . profitable grist mill. This mill Was
used not oaly fOr grists Of wheat and corn, but
also occasionally, when there was but little to
do, for grinding Plaster Of Paris, an article tlci
recently introduced. s
About "a haifa mile from the Deacon's, there
lived a family who were quite poor, and more
than suspected Of supplying their wants ut the
expense of their neighbors The Deacon had
often missed -four from his mill; and though
he had his suspicious as to the direction in
which it went, yet said nothing inrpgarl to the
matter. The depredatous upon his property
became 50 frequent, that he thought it best to
deyise some means to put o stop to them.
Itshapponed he had a quantity of plaster to
grind, aud in connection with IL On idea sug-
gested itself, which he proceeded to carry out.
lie removed tile barrel in which he generally
kept his -four, and put in its place barrel Of
plaster, The safne night, the wife Of the stst
peeted neighbor came, as she had done before.
70 repleaish ller empty fourpail at the Deacoil's
mill She flied it from the barrel whence she
had often before drawn q supply. Fastening
with il home, she moisteiled quantity Of the
supposed -four mixing i according to her usual
Custom she left it to rise. What was her sur
Prise whenin Tie morning she undertook to
knead her dough, to find it one solid niass as
hard rs stone. 2 4s
Alarmed beyond measure at the sight, and
locking upon tas special visitation for her sin,
she Hsonght that confession alone could avert
fhrther punishment IT her gnilt. Conscience
stralck, she went to the DEACON and told what
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-05-01
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i Tha Fa1I nf Iar1,sal r n, Is
- g -.
o,, s s. G
rs: I
tf.n - :. e - 4 ss'.s '''e
m. IN 49, - -. =.
- 80. s ~
,vas $500 ~ &C. q A. p.
,ol;cv 81 = 49, - ss
3sts..o .,,., ,ssa 80 &c., - e
ma,ted IA ;.,,t:,. =, ,..das
1snt o 49, ,...5 ,sh g., nnt:.
tbrona n,,s;s. 49, 49, - AZ.
bost;l;t, s.. q 8. ~ 49, e. :
of send 10 $3.50 /. -
no,.aroJ 49,
shsnas a,,d .sss. u, ~ e.
,,s f,.,, - 49, 49, s
in tie hao,,s
~ a.. 80
.,.a 49, ~ 49,
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m. $3.50 = ~
fs ~ s "as,'
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eysd y;t ss5 u
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hnslrsd shas.nd 80. ,... ".sA Il, s a. ~. sl
ramnart ma nsrs a M a
nj IN ;f Il haa Como Az Gun =
hean ' scored mar R,.t % .La aIan.;.;a =. =
issol.t;a., ~ III =
where II was ,, ra.s .,.t;l H. &C.,, ".s 49,
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ffaI n;sit n.y. ,sss ,.;d III haaS .1
Inv Tsayan orJ a. .th ,.,ara /; a,,.a;at H..
teors b,,rrod ahovo - .ha a...,,,d 49,
am, fae. tha r,io,o 49, az, 0ao a a my.
soItb i, H. Ia sts al .,.s s .Ia
Snd ths daaa = $500 a1a eMsp. AZ .ne nsn
Wa hs.,d .h s,,,. s,t aa s1so sns assel.'
ran.an a ;v :. '.'s us.an. neeiaer,
nv tha ds1.as Ths ,a ". ~ va ~. sue' s@s.'eu
am, innada4sd ~ ,ond Ae np a s .'e.s ioalea
ont tonfala sra Thmaaa sa a s s@o.u snos
snsr.ar 80 .ta Sa.,aaa u1 $500 no.l 10Y
staa,s - ~; - "snn' ~ ,l','llcise
the ds,Lnass me- ~ a .s. ~. .a. suineu
ana soI ha.a.S s.a.'. s'''.a "' -, eyc
ar5 - ~ . .o,,. s u co1u ~ sac stosa''
skss.a,sa A. s.s...s = llst'c, ai'u
nseas -. .... sal....s = ~ ~ es
a.sa "a .I sa s.as u z. pf ..ae mortar
LII Iau passsu ao'n J. ~ Ialuu uar hearts
d" hs ~ i1M pus y was ~ see tue powers
ana az s,,.s saas ~ cass eway .he sllleia
anu .ne sleat, am crOuched before tne descent
~. !uls1ns y We were conscience smitten
~, s1iss =. lsnolse, ANGUISH, any horror, Were
no,.a ..so w IVY uPtuar " tne STORM, We
;..a NJ = ~ = n.ue ~ We plu1Seu
aa ss IN. ,. y sscape .aic wla.n tna.
s.ss,..sss ny h,lns ~ Nouu nave buried
=, ~ -. .,.s ss'o '.1aas'',us.
~, t,,as H.. 'sssI III Asp'e cause
aaaa Huo ,sas ~ .as' nOul y crime was ~
49,. sa.oIllsnea 70 see one
:. ..S snSts nos sunA n.o eie lowest nee
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-05-01
Duck Sheeting.

Duck Sheoting.
Fl This fine sport hascomnience and tie occasion
leadsone of our exchanges to relate what occur.
red to friend some years ago. He had been
hunting one cold NoEember day, from early morn
ing until noon, rithout meeting with the least
success. The game was scarce and shy. and
his hands were SO cold that the few. shots which
he made were wide Of the mark At length as
ms patience and ammunition were nearly ex-
nausted ne noticed a flock of fine canvass-baek
ducks ON point of land jutting out into large
marsh near by. The ground between him and
the game was almost perfectly level, and not a
tree or clnmp of bushes could he discover, to
screen him from observation. But his resour-
ces arose with the emergency, and after playing
the serpent for about thirty rods, bang went his
old shotgun, and away went the ducks. When
the smoke had cleared mp be discovered one
with broken wing, making as fast as possible
into the pond-lilies, that grew little distance
from shore. Our friend, determined not to go
home empty handed, stripped OFF his clothes,
and dashed into the marsh ii hot pursuit of the
wounded bird. The water was So cold that
the FIRST plunge took away an the heat Of the
pursuit, and nearly all bis bodily heat at the
same fine RY1f his srlucE xcps s,,rs,S5 ~,
lie went Ear ahead 11anned ma ma sLsI ia y,
duck for dear life aud hehiu ,ressel ,,,,s
suer. with 4 short sasr at every ,,,nrga T Al.
pond-llies twined around him tia snaics. an5
the coarse vrass seourped him with mary ;ss,,es
AT length they b,fl reached fha o,nos;,e ii q
but the duck still IN advance half rpning ha,s
diving took ref,,se n the thick rslsr'5rs,sh ~
which, there came aImost down u tha ,..sa,,,
edge Terr;l,lv cb;llea and bar,ivS oI,n -
stand from WEAKNESS onr friend vst rs,s ana y
the nursr;t The orann-r,as tool az q. ~
of the pon.lI;y;cs md thc thorn lnshas ;n,,;cssd
harsher u..uanee tha, the grasses had .5ana
Thicker and thicker heeame tba uns,sr,.,.,...,t
and at last AMONG old lops and tr,.a sto,s 81,
traces of the wonu,led hind wcre lost IT, onr
friend took his wav bacL slo,,,y aud =.
the marsh eous;ierny ia hast ' wav sar -
furn;ng n HE start;nsr ,,,;nt 80, H. ,,.,s.
taintv If buman .,,,r.,,;ss IA
nr,se,tc, Int a. ,,,,,,.,, ,,a;,, ;nss, Az
ior cnltiyntrd t;el5s care Down on e;t,ar s;da
~ him with fayn;r, houses
v;a, M h.s..,,s &. All . i. ,..,..s 49,
70 tho ,o;st MR. 4. h.T ~, ~ ao. "a
elofI,.s - 80 e'A a'4
-rlI,e distance. mas no, :, ,,~... u
hin, fras, d;scav..;,.., tt.t ,,,.. .
twenty !. sl.as. wv ha..s \. Z.
On .l,e ,o;ns ana a.t;r,I, s,,''..s S :
i,,g san,eth;,'. n..ss 1 Is a,.Ia ~
tn s =, hs had - fhen-h ~ - .'u ~ my
h.sls s.c,,, s,,., - $500 80, ,:is laa,s
assaaa ~ ~ oa.s i. seeu soln VINE =. i,.''e
far saaa ,,,,. ro,i,, ,,h,,;sa ,.,,..sI h..,'1
idea flashed ;nto rs mind and con. sl,;ras
tbron.,h his verv ma rrn,, To,,g : b. ~,
sesN Ss.c5o Aiio ny iaaEiOh. S0Utft u Oe tWt&
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-05-01

uSf2 GdItsi5 "a eruap NFifw aass
thai fhc people * tIie Uailed - e burst
mors steam boilsrs and chew mcfe tobacco than
amy other eve nations On the globe. a.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-05-01

N1ffc1pef6 III 4QQ0Hc - ~
Town sul,scrib (off the carrier route and I.
nssi sgsscrle,s &: q puIla'es =. 4
Postacs HI with III toni, s y z z
- - 49, "a 81 80 es
Adysrs'sing. a. =.
Sixteen lines OF less--I, 2ofs weeks. 81 o
pcr continuance . tsreafter Per week & ;....
= us esa1 s.
corsiinr "a spaeo occuriei - =. -.
fS Easrisp Retirement mud y accompanied seia
Msnssssy osseas1s -. 'e 80
$50 8 :: q. = @
~ II tame Az N sssse
1.-THE flafkies ILL nine Sail lie rn,nester.
striking his hill UPON tlse table SLOW sem mn
and let's see whit thew look l;key -
The yo1ur ulanfer who md jost. sent i,ne al
the boat servants below for Iahn and IIelea-
The messengers awaited lie apneerance Of the
servants HI Silence. hi 4 slong time. INT tlipv
came not The sefyant hal informed them 81
Tho cbofoo N 0wne,a fi,ey srso la W
their ncw owner They were attached to The
vx,s,,s, ,ianfnr ,.l i,fs sv;e, ami l ,,t Iis :.
leave chem, beside thcy lad children Of their
ownnt home; and what would become of.fileln ?
The winner began 70 WAY imnatient At tI,c
dclay. and exclaimed :, IA -
+ Come. Dantor hurry mn ,the n;occrs. gbex
must move. quicker Chan this when / send fcr
'cln. or thev'll never know what hnrt ,e,n -
esThe yoliy,r ,,lanter,s aristocsotic f,cs fnsbea
crimson nt iii r,,de aud i,rptaI eycIanat:o,,
lint III nate 81 sye,,lv : Ia WAS olont 10 s.,,,.'
another servant gnr hu'.cnd Helen7 when hi
purnose Was "a ga ia tha ,,,o - Ms
Da,,ton uey ,,si,a3d I'M Ma hss, a. ana
Aha bad hca,, ss.r soa r. hn.+ Iass
Cincinnati /; and the 81 now far Sdown ne
wan Tint her ewes locked a tio s '' tses
s;se,v 1e sus hwy et sle esqu'-
Aithoneh many u Years hs Va ,ossoa s;,.o ,h.,
svGing fcan see .tie sorrow stricken yonn a,
u y s1e s ~ e t'e .a a and look
nj nner ho Ma, III AN; Ds ~.
ey. ANA n Gfsor .,.sn,,a t;an Lad .iso s. .
and last IA two slaves Lawns lar litt, na NJ
u,pn his nrn, s,e sd !. 20 s'''''''
Il II time f,harlos. HAT -, ,,.vo ,os. ,.,..,
and alan '''''' = " '''' '0'' oo''''
) Her husband mazda mo- ,.,,lv ho .o,,,a ~.
even look mn ''''' > ~ ~'''" '''
sssrha nasa1reerx ,,s.re man, s,s.
rn, ma M SCENE sas ,, row
fs1her VIM baa hss, N,rt g" -, s l a s. y
scl,ool and Was ak;.r tle l,, .,s.
hnna usas hn.l..,s ,., ~ - 49, III
lnew ~ ia fSsi.t s,,,.. - a.. aa'", NV"
Sas ,,eso,nin,s S,,,ch ss,.;,.,i ea'i, ae' ~
.~s1AasI)anfos An; Adm, ,,as s..n, ;ao,;,.a, a..
hisw;f.,s anesten r".,,s,.,,' sa ,
"Ycs innsa,,,..' Jol,n and ITala, -. - ":
aud want 10 sd Them oniet y
Da,tons s . ~ * ME- s.o.
acr,,ss .l,..s - NJ E,s.a +. ~, a.'u a'o'pns
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-05-01

i. "A, i III II ARiN, Esq, The pofes of NJ.
buffalo AZ. ~ Republic, statutes tllo' heir as.
parent. (which means, We supt0se. oply amman.
sntly the heir. 81 the French throno With tle
following sinister verses 7. IN ' -
E,ut wsto. You keep ssn,ttin
On airs and bisneby sum ol I'll fro6n1,,nc, n
Git mad, md not b affsde 81 tEs III is'n q
Baynifs which srazed 70 prol6c{ von e,,5 q -
s s.,.s. q, 81, ny, yi Y ps!l '' PAy ud
Iron railing afoan y<jdfo ho ~ '<,,s IVY IS
oolcflesl and shrief bread sr6 - wy
E blood nEyopre young ~ 5ol1d e1< ma
III bis mustachcns and der az i: .. T.,
hiiin pvef With rusenge. NM {-1r9 s<,- !. .
By the Idg a1d t1ioek your ho1 81 ia st.s,,
sfepsof ~ 1alis, s. s' ~
Aud this scurrilo1s lenguaee d a{l.j<e,<zS Il
six pounds 81 I'D 1re1ch6a6, ~, +, IL, "a
pals of tie Toolefies 81 fbe 15fh # '''o
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-05-01

.cIScE sncre e = season 1hen he xontb,,,l
nasf cssse g be young, and Ills beauf;1;,l -
sA s tns aamlxaflons 70 gros ~ eraeeIulv Is
spfInaHs enc g sAe rarest and most yaluabls
arts that can be taught to wornab :, A. Tor
=, TINS sooef season. OF life that education should
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-05-01

The editor II III Viseonain Is'ror known
Ithropghvut tho Unioa IS S ~ paper pablh he'd
4 he woods j zsloicing ovaf Pc pso'ssz ef
The settlement IL says 4 :.
II We don't describe our community bow, it
viii be So large Wecan't ehase SIX married
men, Eve married women, aud one aunty
four young men, four young women, and 8 very
big haK dozen children end Its q workmen
brought hete every morning end taken away
every evening by A4er's omnibus. We have
one engineer one dom-bui lder ono boarding
house keeper, two jom0fs one SECRETARY three
printers, one devil, and one "a itoF the last two
being quite Intimate, The c0Enmander in-uhief
SMILES 50 when IL gives orders thai none Of MS
can have heart To rebel 1 the colonel is the
shappiest creature that ever liyed AWAY from
bis wife 50 long the captain abuses himself
vastly seeing how full DO can stuG tic stoms<cIs
of his guests without splitting them The eliief
builder talks is deliberately Of 6rcliiraves, bal
nstcrs columns, - Ionic Doric. and Tuscail--4as
4 successful politician does Of the last election
and the editor makes himself merry telling these
drosletiess The women wash Mondays land II
tho colonel don't send ice, the men bring water
fifty rods with neck-yokes, without erumblinc. 4
iron Tuesdays or Wednesdays. visit Thursdays.
Fridays, OF Saturdays receive calls, and ret
nice meals every day and keep SO busy aud
cheerful doing their own work and Winding their
own business, that they haye NO time TO scall-
dial each other They and the girls have en-
ished up their calls upon each other, and CON-
menced visiting and the husbands intend to
. 90 to tea every time, whether they are insi-
ted or moi. The subefinten1ent Il hurryinr aao
matters 70 get his family among ne and Two
Old bach's stand shiyering outside agitated with
hope and fear hope that they may yet be adj
nitted TO the joys Of our circle. and fear that
if they should be- they would have to build
houses and get married We have one piano.
two melodcons one drum, and two homesmade
fourlegged stools, because there weren't chails
enough one fute, one flage0let, one fiddle. and
sometimes Ayers tin horn We have twp
horses, one coy, and one calf four canary
birds, two cats, no dogs twelve hens, three
owls, and twenty-five partlidges; besides CoI.
Anderson's mules over the river-@and when We
get 4 railroad, schoothUuse, and bell, We shall
be the happicst community ii Christen{loul.
r. Since tho above was written. others
have moved IN, but they orc 60 unsettled that
Il would be "a difficult to describe them al il
wasfor the Irishman to c0uut bis pig, because
It frisked about 90. ssas,s IS =
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-03-01


ANOTHER Fling AT THE Hoops.-The editor
of the American Budget deserves to be chas-
tised with Il hooppole for telling the following
story upon a Young friend who invited n lady
TO take a sleigh ride:
Nlicn the lady was seated, the young man
discovered that his fair companion with her
surrounding appuFtenances entirely filled the
cutter, aud not being willing to go on foot him
self, he CALAMITY mounted the nag, and both
parties rode on their way rejoicing.
Not satisfied with this, he proceeds to relate
an accident which occurred to a lady walking
along the street, near his Office. We extract
One of her hoops, the ends of which had been
strongly secured together, suddenly broke loose
and flying back with great force, tore com.
pletely through the outer garments and struck
a small boy who vas standing on the Sidewalk
about twenty feet from the lady, The small
boy was taken home senseless, and it is feared
! vii not recover. Tie ie-r is already rtte.cesT
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-03-01
Technology.

"EE. L - TT. NNTI
A queer gathercr Of statistics says, tNg
of one hundred and fiftyeight pretiyM
whom he met in the streets OF d iasbts
resort in a given time, one hundred wesesaa
their parasol handles.
In an omnibus, four young ladies HI
every seven invariably look through ilet
window at the horses.
AT q party. seven ladies out Of ttnIs
vanilla ice-cream, while only Que y
habitually eats orange water ice.
The stoutcr q lady is the more she rtA
eyes up while Waiting,
The smaller q lady is, % much fs (
does she affect sun-fower rosettcs, efGs
l%ounces, and extra,sized ornaments
Diminutive ladies admire giantlike g.
men-and rice rersa.
Ladies who are greatly admired b
own sex, are seldom viewed tn the sanf
by gentlemen. M
Some ladies speak Of ladies beauiAis5
"gentlsmen's beauties"
1t is a curious fact that those women WEI \
made the most acquaintance during \
course of years have BY far the bcstssi
for faces and persons.
Although women are supposed lciee
laxative sex, it is not less truestlatillfs'
a foreign tongue, men acquires oeFe 5sa es
facility in speaking it, while ladies' gp1 !es8
it better and sooner when spoHellf psjsssl
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-03-01

A WONDERFUL MrRRoR.-Amonr the Gu
%riosities to he met with in the Paris Exposi-
ton was a huge concaye mirror, the instrument
of q startling species of optical magic. On
standing close to it, it presents nothing but q
magniticently monstrous dissection Of your
physiognomy. On retiring a couple of feet, ii
gives your own face and figure in true proper.
ton, but reversed, the head downwards. But
retire still further, standing at The distance Of
five or SIX feet from the mirror, aud behold
you see yourself not a reiection-it does moi
strike you as a refection-but your yeritable
self, standing in the middle part, between Won
and the mirror. The effect is almost appalling,
from the idea it suggests of something super,
natural so startling, in fact, that men of the
strongest nerves will shrink invoIuntarily at
The hrst view. If you raise your cane to thrust
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-03-01

VENTE PAR LIE SHERIF-ErAT DE
v Ia LOUISIANA . Cour de District, paroisse St
Landry ....No, 5Sls. flames Goodloe ct ais. vs.
Benjamin r. Rogers. ~
En- veftu dun writ de f. ia. dGlivre dams l'afaire
ci,dessus, par Ia Cour de District dams ct pour la Pa
roissc St. Landry ct lie susdit Etat, ct 4 moi adressG,
il sera expose. en- vente pnblique, pour du compliant
a Ia Maison dc Cour de eette Paroisse, SAMEDt. lc
premier jour de Mars proclaim, commeueant h II
heures, ct continuant de jour en- jour, sill est ntces
saire, teus les titres, droits, int6rets ct pretention,
du dtfendour, Benjamin r. Rogers, a Ia p~ropri6tt
%suivante, saisie pour ~satisfaire lie dit ordre, SAVIOR:
lie,
MOULIN 4 SUCRE,
avec MACHINE A NAPEUR, situe sur lhabitatior
du defenseur, en- la Paroisse st. Landry.
Bureau du Sherif, opelousas, % j%anvier, 1886.
I.V. CHAEftEsRiF::, saisef:ss.