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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1857-03-21

TIT HAVE the honor of informing the pub
III lie, and parents in particular, that, from
the 1st of July next my Institution will be removed
to the property Of the late MIR. Jacques Lastrapes
and that from that date, shall be ready to receive
the scholars, whom parents will confide tom my care
That WELL known position, at short distance from
Opelonsas and Washington, being unquest.onably
situated in the most healthy part ofthe Parish, and
not exposed to annual maiadies, will assure to pa
rents the health of their children, whose studies
will never be interrupted. S
So far al regards instruction and education, /
shall neglect nothing to merit continuance of the
kind patronage, with which have been honored
here. y
Bad weather, alone, will prevent the scholars
being accompanied TO Divine Service, every Sun
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1857-03-21

Dr. 10 Rev. q. RAYMOND, 9E1EE#
Rector of the Church of Opelousas.
Opelousas, August 18th, 1866. asrs !.
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1857-03-21
N0DM~HGEMCo

Opelousas, March 7th, 1867.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

DEATH or AFANors ETARAcrER.-A ctlc
DRAFTED historical Parsonage has just died in
PARIS the famous Nlducq, who. lom one Of
The most expert thieves IN Europe, was pro
NOTED TO the Prcicctship Of Police Md ,cq
retired from off with compucnre and
died at hi, residence in Paris. aged IS. \
e." days before his death he Was possessed
with TIE extraordinary idea that if IFS feet
already palsicd with death. could touch the
Garth, he would recover. In compliance with
his wish, layer Of fine mould was placed BY
his bedside. lie rose with itiieuiy. Suppoi-
ted by his attendants, and placed his feet on
it; Us he did so, flash of HE. 81 to speak
passed over his features. and he druws hinscG
up 10 his fall height; hut his strereth failed
him under tic effort, and he fell back nill am.
cod. From that moment hope, 'cf linn and
he occupied hiusclfeXcusveIy with his rcl-
giuuS duties.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

paci!y to do otherwise. Ask me if had
three heads and believe shnnld say yes"
Then You always say yes 2"
Eyes. always. certainly"
"Good bye, friend Paul." said the Doctor
ciyiily touching his hat.
'Mcrcy on me !" exclaimed Plant
There wa, such a turn ont among the h>llcs
the mex, day! | wish had l,cn here to see
it. Trinity church was througcd for every
body knew Paul PLANT, and The Acquaintance,
of Widow "iitu comprised nearly the whole
of the circle which calls it>pf GOOD society
wish moreover. had the talent Of the imlnor.
'al author Of Cla.issa ilarl0we at describing
FEATURES and luStrcing: then wuuli tell how
nagnlh"enLy the widow was dcckci ont.
But this cannot be done EycrYIhing was as
1t should be in tic Judgment If The world
The happy pair drove to church, long
string f coaches followed them: the widow
FLASHED and smiled. and all the world was
gay. Was ever bridegroom in Il state Of
more cNplicHhe awkwaramcs@ H. debated
with himself for Il no,ncnt whether he should
not make a desperate clli,rt, AID take 10 his
heels aud run bnt il was too late.
Paul cast longing. lingering Ion'l hhnl
| him IL he entered The church door Farewell
blessed Itch; Of heaven said he 10 hims,f,
lis the last time shall ever sel You rs free
man. The widow held him fast by The arm
My dear Paul, " said She, here we are
last.
Yes replied Paul with groan
1--WE are all ready said The bridesmaids
"DcatlY hclovrd.' began De- Bind.mtight.
Paul i,lt his heart beat terribly. Ono minnie
more, and thc'e wil! be no ryiprdy thought
he. lie looked moSl i'm lorinaly at the Doc
! I
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

DaN'T BE Numbered. Two men started
from the same place Oh bright morning to
walk a journey occupying a day. They soon
separated The one reached bis Il situation
while the sun WAS vet visible in the West
lie I,i,urcly stabbed his horse, took his eve
niig meal. aulmad himSrlIcomiy ablcat the
Inn. His only trouble was concern for his
La gard companion H. thought some evil
must have bcfllIen him" Long after dark
his fellow traveller arrived. Being asked the
cause Of his delay, lie SAID
81 was obliged to stop at every other house
to whip off the dogs that harked at me-
Did they bark at You, also!''
Yes. replied The other "hut did net
stop 10 whip Them told them they wcr1
uumanncrIg ours, and drove on
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

TIE NATIVE porAro IL Texas. A letter
to the National Agricultural Bureau at Wash
ington from Capt. Larkin Smith at Fort
Davis, Texas, accompanies specimens of what
arc sup. osed to b. native potatoes, found near
there, which may prove of create usefulness
in relnvigorating that important crop. The
letter Says:-
"Thcy were certainly growing in wild
STATE, and are found in sevelal place. on the
Limpia and elscwher, III the narrow valleys
Of the Sierra Diaholo. These grows ina gravclly
soil with mixture Of rich loan, the gravel
greatly prevailing, as if washed upon the loa-
my soil. There are n great number of mole
and rat holes in the locality. Perhaps the
gravel protected the potato from them"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

A FUNNY EXPLOSION. baggage man at
the Central Depot, yesterday, whi'e hand
ling trunk in the usual slam bang manueI of
that useful class of citizens, threw it down
with such force as to explode pistol within
The pistol exploded canister of powder, the
trunk, and the trunk exploded the baggage
man tumbling him neck over heels and
served him right at that. lfsuch an accident
conid only happen semi -occasionly, it would
be a glorious thing. 1t might kill II few bag
gage smashcrs but the community could en-
,lure that loss in consideration of the gcntler
handling their luggage would reccvc.-D NGdlo
Commerce. IT,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

How TO DESTROY tATAPn.LARs or T.EIS
Having observed several methods OF destroy.
ing the CaapIlarS that inlvst apple trees in
The spring such as rUbbing them oil burning
with ShoyngS cotton and tu,pcntie Ne.
AIN jEdncel to give you the simple and perfect
y ,h,ctull meJhnu practice here. Take COM
mon soft soap and Thin it with water
50 that it will while the brush, and Il person
may stand upoa The ground and apply it to
The nests with Il common painters brush in
serted ma hole bored through one end of Il
lon" snip, sawed from pine or Other h@ht
board and all that it touches it will Instant
ly Kill. lfappIi,d w"ilc the nests are small
very few will escape the FIRST application.
Ar,cr the wo::n3 are larger, it is equally elf
cacious but mach more d!iii,ull to apply
thoroughly.
Any thin oil mixed with irts Of turptn
tine, is equally destructive to the worN3 bnt
lhc soap is less luinrionS 20 the trees. ). l..
Manchester, c. Coufry GcM'empn
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

DEBT OUT WEST. Persons intending to
90 West please read the following picture of
life in Iowa, where people expect 10 get rich
before they know it, and pay five, ten, fifteen
per cent, for money per month! ID BIT! dpntl
everybody in debt. S,ll corner lots to pay the
thcmcrchant then blrrow OF the lawyer to
buy real esate again; borrow Of the miller to
pay the Doctor TIL there is nothing that has
anything like fixed market. 1t costs too
much to live here, it costs alto ycfhcr too much
10 die, for poor folks; their cemetery lots and
undcrtakIr'S bills are 80 enormous. \ place
six feet long in bunch Of hazel brush costs
more ,han lot in Greenwood, and all because
there is prospect Of a city some time in the
future. II it We're Rot for prospects, what
would become of this wonderful Siate!"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

TRUTH The gun does not shine for few
trees and flowers, but for the wide worlds
JOY. The Ion ~ pine upon the mountain top
waves its sombre boughs anlc cs,"lhou ir
my sun" And TIE little meadow violet lifts
its cup Of b ue and whispers w,hi,s pcriuncd
breath, Thou art my son.' And so God sits
cilulgcnt in heaven not for favored few. hui
for The universe oil life: and tho is no crea ure
poor Or SO low, that he may not look up
with child like confluence and say,"My Faith
er. Thou art miue,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

ia Washington letter Says;--Gen. Cass
has finished his diplomatic instructions and
correspondence, so far as to enable him to
leave The city for a month. The instructions
to Mr. Reed, Minister to China. are com lcied.
General Cass has answered the comnunica.
ton Of Lord Napier respecting the dvfunc'
Dallas treaty and in the same cnnciliatory
tone il which that dispatch was conceived
Further negotiation is not out Of the question:
al events, no difficulty and no i'll feeling
Will arise from the failure of the treaty, as
amended by the Senate.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13
Ori9 !uol i1ortrp.
For The Cecil Wing.



Art thou truth. or lrt thou fiction,
Fnvcst OF the virgin thrunr!
And why have dlrcd to love thee, .....
With passion deep and strong!
AID while loving still to doubt thee
Doubt thy smile to be sincere
Doubt thy words of single meaning,
And that | to thee am dear!
No other eye. like mine, hath watched thee
All unohSctyrd. SO close and long;
No other voice Ike thine hat! touched me,
With The magic power of song. tiers,
10 me thou bloom st among Earl's daugil-
As thy rose among tht flowers
Queen when vrrnai buds are opng-
Queen when summer robes the bowers.
And when Autumn winds have das.l'd it
Rudely trpin the broken stem,
Still its sweetest fragrance fingers,
Tho Death blight the painted gem;
SO my love for thee is measured
Not by days and houra that ce--
Blu. each it-tilrub | would give dice,
Till We reach cteIity!
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

WEEp% --ThCSc who have wished the nur
scrv OF William Reid, al EuZlbeth, New Jrr-
>cv, have seen twenty acres free from weeds.
We once heard the question a4kcl Mr.. Reid.
how he managed TO have his weeds 50
thoroughly pulled! He replied ,hnt 'thev
we've never pulled but the cIliiyator and
other tootS were run between the trees and
crops so Frequently, that the weeds were dis
tnrpcd and destroyed before they become
large enough to pnli." The only question
in our niind was ,"Wil so many dis!urnan-
cc9 Q. the soil as would bencr,S ,a>y to destroy
all weeds he pad for by increased cropS!'
Orr experience since has proYeI, that row
crops Of all Kinds pay better profit when
the soil is 50 frequently disturbed as to dis
troy all weeds, than with II less number of
distu1 Dances and this, too, on soil naturally
as full of weeds as any other we have ever
seen. 1t must he ad;Eittcl however. that hand
noes are not the proper implements with
Which to disturb row crops, or 10 destroy
weeds among such crops, with the single cX.
ception perhaps Of few weeds between plants
in tie rows, but never between the rows.-
Homestead.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

Naval -Ihc United States Sloop of war
jamestown, after an absence. Of over two
years on the coast of Africa, during which
She has sailed 81 900 miles arrived at Phla-
dclphia on Tueslay-al on board in good
health. Shell Porto Praya, May lst Uni
ted States ship ST. Louis, all well. The
United States brig Dolphin was at Cape Pal
mas on the 2Sth of Fehurary, and was expec-
ted at Porto Playa about the middle of May.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

70 PRESERVE Foes Put into tub or pan
one bushcl of lime, two pounds and half of
salt. and pound of cream of larter. Mix
the same together with as much water as will
reduce The composition to that consistence AS
to cause an egg to swim with It's top just above
the liquid Then put and keep the eggs
therein which will preserve them pcrlcc IVY
suIIuu at least Two Years.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

The man who is too poor to take paper
has bought a slab sidel dog, an old shotgun.
and atwcnty shilling gold watch. lie cduca-
ties his children III the strickland his shanghais
board Oh his neghbuis,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13
AE.CxAEHsER s1y AIS,

A THORNLEY, AT LAW.-May be found
4 at the Office to which he has Lately re-
slowed. uppuSte the store Of W N. l"rhe't'
&.so.; in the building recently orcur'r" as
tle Post Office; orr at the Once adjoining hlS
Residence, Elkton, Mary land.
! Anril % 1SlI-tl.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

.,~NS!s5 PHILADELPHIA S [ r G L O \ $
Gts.ISis/ BANDAGE INSTITUTE, No 4 N.
Ninth Street. west side, sixth store above Mar
kct-B c. EvERErr's Premium Patent Gradud-
ting Pressure IRuss. hupures OF IS years radi-
caliy cured Also, every variety Of Surgical APP
paratus sk:llfuly adjusted. Shoulder Braces, Alb
domna supporters, Suspcnsory and Hcmorrhoid
al HANDBAGS. Silk and Cotton Elastic Stockings
and Belts &e. Ladies attended TO by Mrs. Everett.
Feb lily
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13
DENTAL N0TIrE.

rgJ II. MUSGRONE, having permanently
IL located in This town. tenders hiS pro
,ss=-.tc.s iunal services to the citizens OF
1IlIG ElKton and vicinity. Office nearly
opposite the Court House.
7 Elitnn Nav IF.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13
a. GnExa eaEica.

gUAS for Sale Wines Champagne, malaga,
lPort and Maderia) Old Rye whiskey @
lIinds) Gin, Brands & kinds) n. L. Kun,
y erman Bitters, and Cigars, both dGmstlc
nd f,reign. Warranted us repre- scntd.
Sept. l3 1856 If.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13
ras. u MCCULLOUGH.

A TTORNEY AT LAW and Solicitor in
lA Chancery Office under the "Heward
uusc - Main Street. Elkton, Md.
uElkton, March 10, lS55--u
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13
DIs. D. =. sTEYgIS

EyENDERS his Professional services to
n. the citizens of ELKTON and vicinity.
\ OFFICE. EAST END OF MAINS STREET.
llApril IS, lS56-Gm
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13
1flercal,til:.
y. L. MAY
las EEnElVED
EvLMj 22.a,I{lH3jC:R GOODS.


I3LU 22aI!5tR GOODS.
Rmcste,' I3acs% c3s.Gs!s.
DrCAL ROBES, Amnrip EaN,s. rharric
BF EplrS. Alma Cloths. Nllcuci. iu'> }.t,..
Fopii.S, bInck and cotd SILKS, AIprrs. G az.
ton Cloths, French, Scotch u3.! pu,u. ,tic
Gin7lana PsiHtS in great variety; Grape
oh4wi5, Stella do Manllias, Earas43a. e..
Waite Goods.
Plain and fg'd Swisscs, very rich, riIid
cambrics, pl1In do: Tarrtaus; Nets white
and cold briiialta. .laid AMI plain Main
socks; MarseiI ); Irisa Linens; !i0tm .A,rt
fronts. Em!rJEl-rirS FIruc,: worked cu,ilrs;
sleeves. inlAnts waists, dmi(y ban d. rala-
brc alu, swiss cdcing dIi iasrTt.Gg,. ctniGs5s
and swiss iioWn.ipgs ie,l trrHcG sad ,>r"trI
ncCdic worked h)i.is.; MW,"il!rs. wi2l'ur..a
and reed Skirts: also r2ri,, wad,r'r.urs .,r;..
brass huuI s.; hosiery, G.uvrS. gyitcrs, t"..:..,
SHOES, kid slippers, lair O!nsHeS. culnl,,.
tooth brushes. powders, sDri:S. prr!ulnvll Nc
Esosa,cSe:c ei,5Gs.S.
Bleachel and unbicachcd mll>,ius. bed
tickings, cold, hirachcd AID unnicucheI
diil!in%-; paper nusins, wo"icn il,unets and
cotton do; table diaper, towel do, crash,
brown and blrachcd; shertn9 HuNlns, sheet
ing linen, &c.
Misses s. G5siEass"cE:a' vye;r.
Plain and neat lig'd WOODEN goods, for
dresses; prints, laws, hosiery. gloves. ga!trrs,
boots, ankle ties. brushes, combs, Sc.
EEuyh' 81 ear.
Cassimrres, i've dis, plain and pll.d ircus,
very neat cotton paidS aud stripes; Mnr,clI-
les, neat plaid: ii,ts, hosiery, giuyrs, *.
T'riasssaiissSs.
Ribbons in great variety; friuges, GimpS,
buttons, caps. Towers, quillngS. sdDiis, nltt>,
modcS, bomncts &c.
The public are respectfully invited to call
and examine. L.lgi Il
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13
REMOVAL.

W. Y II II.
KETM j. JONES has removed his Law
wv Office to the first stony of'.The Ccci!
Whig'' Builiing. where he may always be
pund ready to 1--WE prompt attention to all
BUSINESS placed in his hands.
! NOV. lU-ti.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-06-13

CU!LLS H.N'D FEVER.
TGSI received u fresh supply Of rassh lis Fever
y anI hEna Mixture. n never failing rene IS for
this i.9e1ar; give it a trial.
l'r. Il. II. MITCHELL. Agent.
may 81 tlstD Eli'on Md
San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07
SOUTH FORK MINING LAWS.

A I A MEETING of the Miners assembled at
"A the house of Mr.. Mark McNicholas. No
vcmber 4th, 1854, it was unanimously agreed
that Mr.. James Coogan be nominated President
and Mr.. John Hogan, Secretary. And then and
there the following resolutions were formed and
agreed to-
ARTICLE l. All old claims are to be fully in
sured to the companies owning them, provided
they have been worked by the same compa-
nes the previous season, and that the same OLD
companies intend TO work same claims the ensu-
ing season, so far as river claims are concerned
and not otherwise.
ART. 2. All old claims are fully acknowl-
edged in their full extent, and said claims are
to be respected by having them recorded
ART. B. All river claims are to extend two
hundred feet long to each man, together with
the bed bar and banks, if any, of the river. ta-
ken up after this date.
ART. 4. All claims can be secured from the
time the river gets high, or from the time Mi
ners are set idle by high water, until the 18th
of June, by having notice posted on said claim.
and having it recorded; and after the 10Th OF
June, said claim must be worked or have the
notice renewed every third day.
ART. 5. All surface claims are to be same
size, say two hundred feet long by one hundred
feet wide to each man.
ART. 6. All tunnel claims are to be one
hundred feet wide through the hill and all
shaft or deep claims are to be one hundred feet
square to each man.
All these laws to take effect from this date.
and to stand permanent until such time as a
majority of the miners think proper to have
them repealed.
All these laws to extend to the junction of
the South Fork and North Branch of the Gala
veras river, and to extend up so high as Spen-
GERS Bar, and no further.
JAMES COOGAN, President.
JOHN HOGAN, Secretary.
MARK McNICHoLAs, Recorder jan 24-3m-3O*
San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07
IMPORTANT to Mners, Trarelers. q,

IMPORTANT to 1Hiners, Trarelers. &c.
There is no malady of deeper Importance,
either in a medical or moral point of view. to
which the human family is more liable, than
that arising from impure connections.
As medical man, it is the duty of every
physician to look at disease as it affects health
and life, and his sole object should be to miti-
gate, as far lies in his power, the bodily suf-
fering. Human nature at best is but frail; all
are liable to misfortune.
Of all the ills that affect man. none are more
terrible than those of a private nature. Dread
full as it is in the person who contracts it.
frightful as are its ravages upon his constitu-
ton, ending frequently in destruction and a
loathsome grave, it becomes of still greater i'm
portance when it is transmitted to innocent Off
spring. Such being the case, how necessary it
becomes that every one having the least reason
to fear that they have contracted the disease
should attend to it at once by consulting some
physician, whose responsibility and education
enables him to warrant a safe, speedy and per-
manent cure. In accordance with this necessi-
ty. DR.. YOUNG feels called upon to state
that by long study and extensive practice, he
has become perfect master of all those diseases
which come under the denomination of vencrea5,
and having paid more attention to that branch
than any other physician in the United States,
He lceio hiiioeh ucttcI qudllileu tO treat tncl1.
Syphilis in all its FORMS such as Swelling of
the Groins, Ulcers, Ulcers in the Throat, Sec
ondary Syphilis, Cutaneous Eruptions, Ulcera-
tions, Tertiary Syphilis, Syphilis in Children,
Mcrcurial Syphilitc Affections Gonorrhea
Gleet, Structures, False Passages, inflammation
of the Bladder and PROSTATE Glands, Excoria-
tons, Tumors, Pustues, ETC., arc as familiar TO
him as the most common things of daily obser-
vation
The Doctor effects cure in recent cases in a
few days, and finds no difficulty in curing those
of long duration, without submitting the pa
tent to such treatment rs will draw upon him
the slightest suspicion, or oblige him to neglect
his business. whether within doors or without
The diet need not be changed, except in cases
of severe inflammation. Thereare in California
patients, (amounting to over two thousand in
the past YEAR, that could furnish proof of this
but these are matters that require the incest
| secrecy, which he always preserves
All letters inclosing SlO, will be promptly
attended to. Office hours from 0 A. NJ to
P. NJ. Address J. G. YOUNG, NJ. d.
San Andreas independent., 1857-02-07
READ AND REFLECT.
If there's an haraaeo.

A lneres an hereafter.
S1,nu tnat there is, conscience uninAuenced
nnu suiiered to speak out tells every man.)
Ihen 1t is an awful thing to die.
More horrid yet to die at ones own hand
on'ii NATURE swerving from her earliest dictate
oeh-preservation, fall by its own act?
Forbid it Heavenl
The indulgence in secro.
certain, though not ALWAYS pt.'ee ~. Is tne most
ate and direct, avenue to dos.sn. anos' iImedi-
clans OF all ages have been most ~ 81
of opinion that the loss of ono o,sae aili,nousiy
nal secretions, by unnatural aid or en,;ss;a,s
weakens the system more than tho ohs.~a.:' ,ssoas'
of forty ounces of blood. Ono os "us'i''cuoh ~,
writers on medical Jurisprudence sta,s, .iso.
three -fourths of the insane owe their ~,SI. 'nas
such abuse. ~
How important, then, it is for every On. -.
ing the least cause to suspect any tronh,a =
that way, to attend to it Immediately. 49, -
one single occurrence should be suf6cien, a.
cause doubt, and much more so if the persou
had ever indulged in the soul-killing habit
The treatment pursued by the justly celebrated
DR.. j. c. Young, in cases of seminal weakness
impotency, sterility, nervous debility and pa
ralysis, { the last is the most dangerous, and
when it once occurs, incurable,) is not surpass-
ed by any Physician in the country. 1t is the
same as that followed by him for years, under
the guidance of the world-renouned Ricord of
Paris, and Acton of London. Dr. Young's Office
is at the corner of Montgomery and California
Streets, where he can be consulted on that and
all other private diseases, with the utmost con-
fidence and secrecy. DR.. Young will warrant
perfect cure, or make no charge
n. B.-Letters inclosing $l0 90 will receive
prompt attention. The doctors time being so
much taken up that he cannot attend to letters
unless paid for it.
p. S.-Apartments privately arranged.