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The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-09-18

- 49, LA TAaA
TnE GRossE TRrE n OpELousAs Roap.
From Mr.. John McGrath, one Of The survey
ing PARTY, we learn that the work of surveying
the route Of the Crosse 1ete Railroad, from
the depot in West Baton Rouge to'tle Atchaf
ala,ya, has been completed, and the party has
returned, The company consisted Of nine per.
sous, conmapded by Capt. B. Ford. The
route-ncarly The entire distance Of twenty six
miles Sums through rich cane-land, not sur.
pdssea IN wealth BY any in the State. 1t all
lies IN its primitive wilderness, state, becnusp
Of the wantsof roads lending to market. The
terminus Of The surveyed road on the Atchafa-
laya, IS at Murdock's plantation, between Cow
head and Musccl Bayous. The distance from
thence to the town Of 0pelousas, in the parish
3of st. Landry, is only about sixteen miles.
BY this route the planters Of that region will
be within an hour and a lalfs ride tothe Miss
issipri River, at ) Michael, opposite this city.
The road will be over a region at no time sub
jet to overflow, and win have u decided nd,
vantage over that already constructed from
Algiers, opposite New Orleans. Baton Rouge
Gazette, Eth.
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d we often have it
. have taken a part in
ny q few, las exceptions

T1feparteu iuiildi su"1c
returned to Earth. can | bring him
Il again? / shall go to him, but he shat
II return to me." " / shall go The way, mhente
II shall not return" (Bible). Lazarus, al death
went to q Abtahap's bosom :; the " rich man,
at death '3itte.f his eyes in hell" And there
was II sfnret .mpaSsable " gulf fixed = be
tween them. Q passing from higher to lower
spheres, or ice versa, then. But The rich
nan is a pie ESP tqalist !" he suggests
that the OF Lazarus go back to preach
to his !" five brethren" but Heaven answers
q If they hear not Moses and the prophets,
mel. her will they be persuaded though Que, rose
from the dead. :" (Bible). SO You see the Bible
teaches that the coming back Of the souls, Of
the dead, would be q work Of sppererpgation,
and therefore God has ordered it otherwise.
We have oniy three cases on record, in fifteen
centnries, to spy the most of it, who have come
ack 10 eafth-Samuel, Moses aud Elijah ]
*6 does not favor the doctrine of such greal
familiarity between the living and the dead
To sun, up the whfla, man Is a compound
being mortal and ialmortal-a moral agent
-ihe mortal is matefial-the immortal is i'm
material-spiritual. AT death the immortal
leaves the mortal, without power or authority
to come Back to earth until the resurrection.
They have fixed abodes either in Heaven or
Heil-and these abodes, are so separated. that
they eau not pass TO and from Que to the other.
Angels are "ministering spirits" Does this
tally with modern spiritnalism? / trow not
They are as unlike as the antipodes- make
liels and darkness dwell together. and then
~ may mike the Bible support spiritualism.
hese points might all be elaborated extensive
ly but we pass on" More Anon.'
"REcrus.'
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-osue.
~ only abou,
E.toh from the plautan
Sailing and rope will Suffice.
the irmness and delicacy Of

When the firmness and delicaey OF
are considered, that on examining r.
powerful achronatic miscroscope we find that
III has 500 to 800 corkscrew twists to aud
inch that it cnrls itself into the fern of a
figure 8, and that il is scattered with a briery
hook, and That the fibre is a tube, it is self
evident that these hooks must be much stripped
off and the naturally twisted end crashed fibre
itself much broken up, injured and weakened
by the violent operations and devonring rapid
ity efztle revolutions 10000 IN n nj sN9i
i4psssebn.tootied Devil which the fact
IA prepare and open the cotton for
hspreaders and heaters and 9th arachinery,
md which machine | exclnde, thus obvi-
ously alake a stronger and bett IN.
The planier will bear in m that as. his
ces 9son comes ftom the gins it measur y
cs fdled. When he sees and IN Stands ii
tile the cotton in even a bett condition
do not take 1900 to 2000 L of lint COTS.
safom the seed in u day by O, machine, as, is
sdone'by the gin) and sshatk I once this is n
partoi my process, ana hence from that
point | preserve the fbre,fa further delerio-
ration, he will feel assured iiself of what all
the world is, that we must swithbly aud self
evid ~ make a. strong& I'd better yarn
than the factory processe and that this
will give ours q preference ediately in all
the markets of the world, boin at home and
abroad. .t
To sell $50 bales Of 400 pounds, at the
average price Of five years. it would amount to
$4,000. Let us deduct from this the plan
Expenses. and the plantation expense, an.
for an estate of the extent referred to, | take
it i.boat $ll 900 remain. Let us pnt the crop
INTO yarns and sell at only the 10 cen $ addi-
ton to the cotton value, 20 cents, and it
brings $4,000. The expenseses to put it into
yarns, the simple outlay. over ad above
present expenses, will not be 5000. Then, the
product thus sold for $4,000 will have $1,000
to be deducted for en- house and planta-
ton expenses. its portion of the S36, 900. being
Sll,0o0 and 5000 from the yarn produce Is
$4,000 for its portion, which. realizes over 100
pei. cent. more than by the cotton poresiifee,
and showing that my invention is worth tothe
cotton planter one and q half plantations,
negroes, etc, more than such a one as he now
cultivatcs, instead of being worth to him
simply another plantation aud negroes equal
to the one he cnltIvates, and merely doubling
his income, as | have hitherto thrown out.
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THE ~THouGHrFuL-R ARngR.-Therc are boys
who think themselves men, and who 90 TO the
barber shops 10 be, as they say Z. barred" We
heard of Il juvenile who went to be scraped. and
ehe barber having adjusted the coIth, and soaped
his smooth skin, left him, and went loung-
lng aoost his door. As soon as the young
gent saw him saunteripg, he impatiently
screamed out
Well, what are you leaving me all this
time here fors"
The witty barber replied
I'm waiting until your beard grows"
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AMERICAN Women BUYING WASHINGTON
TONI n lIoAEsTEAp.-lhe tomb Of Wash
ington, the chamber in which lie died, the field,
and trees he longed for while at the head Of al
army and a nation, are now within reach o
the woman Of America. 1t is fit that thi,
place, sacred to our whole country, and the ont
spot around which the reverence Of a Contin.
ent is centered, should be kept and tended by
the daughters Of the women who hanored him
and whose homes he protected. There arc few
among us who comet recall a Grandmolher's
placid looks rs she repeated the oft told story
of his passing through the Villages, or the
streets Of our miniature cities Of that day. In
some places, young girls, draped in white and
bearing flowers, formed the line through which
he walked to the Court House. We know
how he looked and spoke to them, through
the bright memory of some dearly loved rela
tive, who then stood The youngest among those
heads
These are household treasures with us of
the third generation. Are they not sufficient
to enlist our hearts, hands aud time in the
work before us?
Two hundred acres have been purchased BY
the Mount Vernon Association of the .Wpten
OF the Union and possession is to he gwen as
soon as we have paid 100000 fcs It. Through
the eXertiens Of Il few woman in Virginia,
who have worked or ar years to accomplish
their atectiopa's purpose, the first pay ment
has been made. We must come forward to
do o.. share. Let every woman interest those
.round her and collect their subscriptions. In
our rich aud popuions State, few will be
found, man, woman, or child, who will not
gladly give one dollar toward this dear and
sacred object. TO make the effort successful,
we believe it is only necessary to have it gen
orally known.
Subscriptions with names. will be received
at the Office Of the Mount Vernon Ladies
Association, Cooper Institute, Axtor Place.
and whose Post Office address is New York
City Post Office, Station D. The lame rs
proprietors will be registered in the books nj
Mount Vernon. 1t is hoped that a few months
will show orr earncs,ness, and give us poss.
ession OF the estate on the 22d Of FEBRUARY.
1859.
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8, We shall speak in plai, DIS,
ioutsapy intention to wound 4 excite

I TX sA HIuu 81 1877
lout7any intention to wound Excite
hgs Of my person. a5t ia
rifst Aaen, to our advertising friends in the
farishfo OF 81. f-.uary. If ynn wish TO riS
the widest publicity to your business, if you
wish to call the attention, of the citizens Of
the parish generally to your public sales, to
your business cards, to your wants, to your
losses to your interests, you can not find a
more general vehicle in your midst, for such
information, than the columns Of The
Patriot" 5lSs46i
Our paper circulates more extensively in the
parish, than any other published in its limits.
and as it is the desire Of eyf,1S1ass Of citizens,
who cater for public patti to advise the
greatest number in regard to their husipess,
reason and selfinterest would dictate tie rfpl
priety of seeking that channel, which would
most effectually accomplish the object in view.
To our advertising friends abroad, and par
ticularly to THOSE in NewOrleans, we would
say that the amount OF business transactions
between this parish and yonr city is already
large, and might be gtSlatfy increased with
some, if our citizens were more generally ac-
quainted with your Particular localities, and
your intentions and facilities to give them good
bargains.
In q few weeks more the fall business will
be opened with its accustomed activity, and
your city will be thronged with the business
aud businessmen of the country. The pro
ducts Of lhe country constitute the pabulum
Of your commercial existence. and your ability
and readiness to exchange valuable equivalents
for the surplus production of the country,
alike accommodates and makes us mutually de-
pendent, one upon the other. Let us then
adopt the best modes for the interests of all.
Keep the people Of the country, through the
medium Of the public prints, ueH posted about,
yonr "whereabouts' your business, and your
spirit to accommodate in a word send your
advertising lavors to that paper, which has the
circulation in q particular locality.
such h"Ihe Patriot I" in the parish Of ST.
Landry.
We might also add that but few, il any
country paper in South Louisiana has a wider
than "The Patriot"
Thankful for past favors, we would very po-
litely tender our Acknowledgements for an IN
continuance. ~
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NoTlGE:-To persons Indebted to Beau.
~ Champ & Wilkins either BY note or o,an ac.
counts up to the lFt March last, if said notes on
accounts are not satisfactorily settled by the 10Th
October next they will be placed i'll the hands of a
u ne Undersigned has assumed all liabilities of
ehe notes and accounts due that firm.
washington, La, Sept. IS, lS5s,-4t.
r. S.
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Correspondents must bear in mind, that il
they wish their communications inserted in our
columns; their genuine signature must accom-.
pany their assumed one.
This rule can not be departed from.
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We are requested to inform the public that
The fall session Of The Rev. G. a. .Frazee's
echoot n opelousas. will not be ofened until
Monday the goth inst.
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NoiiCf-ANrolxE ArGusTE Nvz,r of
the Parish of st. Martin, having apulirG Ly bs
Petition to be appointed Administered Of tba ~ c!yta nn
Ish of st. Landry; '': VI 'He Far-
Now, therefore, notice is hereby e;rar
sons interested to show cause. if any tInv have 90 i y
tt,lu fesI,oi SHAH not hc granted. al my nfT"e n !, , -
thWh o. oPeionsas, within ten days from the d .i .o of
N'StA . ONCE opel91tSas, September II, 1853.
Is, L.ASTR tprS Cr'.
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AoIltE-LAsriE G. CtIlLoRy IF ,bo
- Parish OF st. Landry, having annIies Nv 1 hfs
pet1tian to he appointed Admiuistratorr Of the ssta ats
y 2ai atofes, deceased late Of said Parish.
Now. therefore, notice is hereby oven In rr ror.
said aid petitioa AZ 10 show snt eanse, if any they have. Way
town Of opeloasas, within ten days from rIiS " tbe ', tlf
this advertisement. "'h' 'hs a'le pf
Clerks Office. opelous2F. September II. ls5a.
Is. LASFRApEs, Clerk.
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An absent lawyer sat down to write n deed,
and began 1t, Know one woman" when his
clerk Immediately interrupted him with " You
are wrong, sir, you are wrong it shonld be
Know all men T {" We'll, never mind" re-
torted the o'd crab, "if Que woman knows it,
all men will soon know a.
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SFAIE OF L0ufSIANA-District Cour,
Farish OF st. Landry =. No, Sj36.. Estates OF
,'nies Jacques f%antenot and Celeste Belair Foptepot
&c e = LIZ LILIES 9AcetEs FoNTEHor, of the Perish
o. 81. La,dtI' Administrator of the estates of julie.
JACQUES f"ntcnot and Celeste Belair Fontenot Iii
deceased wife, late Of said Parish, having fies a
llhai tah'eaa of distribution of said estates an.o,n'
pa PANIED By his petition praying that the same NAV
uTa H nonio ~ sais and confirmed; Aud whereas, tic
ofsef % Court dated September 10, 1853;
NOW, therefore, netice is hereby given to all ner
sons i4tefe ted 10 show cause, If any thov have
W3'nIh thtffy DAYS from the dlte hereof, why soid
'A %,au, siinntu not be homologated and confirmed,
tielN ohee, opelousas, September IL. ISIS.
LIS. I.AS1RApES- llrrl.
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1t has been remarked that ladies have gen.
orally a great fear of lightning, and this has
been specifically ascribed to their natural
tim'dity but ihe truth is that it arises from
their consciousness of being attractive.
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= I Ep.--A few days ago from Arnuu-
~ vile one American solrcl Horse. yerv "a
compact and heavy in form, has under his IaGgn
a a,ane a white spot, is blind inone eye, .Cf1s
Also a Black Creole Poaey, a natural PAGER. Will,
the brand etfaced. N' wy
a literal reward will be given for eithsr or ,oth
o. the above horses, on delivery TO j.. ". Cllachcre
opelousas, Sept. Is, 1858.
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A young lady OF more beauty than sense
more accomplishment iian learning-more
charms of person titan grace of mind, more
fools than wise men for attendants--is a co.
auctte.
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Some one remarks, that politicians make
fools Of themselves pettitoggers make fools of
others; aud pretty girls make fools of both.
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Men are born With two eyes and one tongue
in order they should see twice as much as they
say. The same is also applied to women and
BOYS.
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1t is always a mai; lacy to indulge
in personalities, or brealneout thesuggestions
e%gotisn,. It is however pertinent and
{ journalist possessing an nd
81 .n~>.ar tern,St and
w fsN @N5ta N NeI
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What is the reason" said one Irishmap,
to another That you and your wife arc disa
greeing2"
"beeause,' replied Pat, F" we arc both of the
same mind-she wants to be master and so do |
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MEETING.-And old t@ashlonei
~ Methodist Camp Meeting will be hcia rl ~ "
Parish Of Calcasieu, ten miles above Lake uia''Y''
commencing on Friday the 18th October next cams
At the Top of our voice, we cry, Come one uSIs
all, Come everyday! , cam.
mediation of all who may favor us w'tn y
presence. ..,hst
The ministers of tie Gospel viii not forget 'p'i
this is a Destitute part oetic Lords vineyard
Come Come To the help Of Zion. ~ a9taIe
OpclUusas, September i, ISIS,
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The following a
York Herald, Of
evinces q very corr
concerning the emf.
g. ,La Sar,,.,h ~,

for the spanish III,
taiply could not be eh
and if diplomacy can acc,
the acquisition Of Cuba. il sueu,
cougralulation gto US, if the nation b
achieved through the agency Louisian
states nan. We sincerely lors 1t se1ato
Benjamin will accent the aprf lent:
We learn from Washingtos At Mr.. Bncf
anan has rendered w smissipS !. SPAN to til
Hnnl j. y Benjlain'n. SENATE for Louisiana
hsre Is solnethiog slglallcs3t in The serupli
Gus desire on TIE part Of " President to I'll
inc mission TO SPAN Win man competen
under every view TO make post SOMETHING
more than Inc dead repre- alive OF Our IN
teres,s which ~ has been Some years past
alt. Benlamn is a person \ ~ way ~calcula&s
iohll The alnpoienl nlen' We interest to Thu
county and honor 70 llnAynS He has ~attainee
y ngn position At the oaf49has acquitted him
sen WIN dlgnlly ana ete9 the Senate, is 9
seiia' s'd symFatieiic n social inter
con,se, ana IS .horoneiiiS aild PSletically perset
~ me spanish language a',d iaS Besides this
ne IS q practical man. IN every sense of the
pora. ~ mere Is WORK 10 q" at Madrid, Mr.
henlamin would De me man to do it, al
mndef no miner circumstances do we suppo2s
tina. ne Wooia aceept me aPpointment.
as Seha'or ior bouisla1a' his term OF ser.
VICE VIII expire ~ Roy, ana theSaton O
ms successor VIII take pace by EtLegislatuf
OF 1ha' ota'e IN January ne&gs lie is the
slost prominent capd'da'e named. thus lar,
LOT .na eiec'ion--.h principal objection urged
asa'e,y n,s re,e'ecsion peii,g ,he iact mai pom
'e snu VI, oWsil' ns colieas"e' are residents
y i,ew orieais' spu .he o1hef sections OF the
ata'e eai'i que u .ne aeha.orshlps iof lh
iaFoI!teS' ms acceptance oi 1n' appolntflesss
"on:l P.ec,.,ue s,le s,sihg " ano'fer foreign
niss''n % Asf. o'oe.i. VINO mas oeetl lreqnent-
y puo'tciy spoken vi ior : ar!s. as II Is hardly
=" " s"pp"sea ,hae inc ! resident Wonld give
y, ~ seeh 'nlloi'ui'. missions 10 'se same n,ate.
nls f'a'eehen' Moua leaVe ar. o'id u at
socr'y ~ ,ooh 70 .he ireS'oehcy IN looe.
S"eh !" cos.o'ha'lon WON" arrange Inc oeha-
.i,a. ques'ioh IN LOUISIANA III snch q way as
y si,. 'ne views u AZ we candidates there /;
n"'. !hel, comes lhe ao"ot "ne!her Mr. Ben
Ju'n.n wii,hceep1 n.s raf. m ~.
neS'ues .'e pul','cai ai'henttles III me way
=. ~ eeo!lpilshHnen ,neie are DINERS Of prl-
,a'e oia'acter. W penJainlh mas a Jaw prac-
wy, " pl''eipany pelote 'he supreme Court at
" asn'I'stou WHICH supposed 10 yie'd nm
az lnco'He VI sonie lilI'y or ioriy thousand
uo'iars = year. !, he consents 10 go TO SPAN
ne t y give up ih's lof 'he m'Iils'erial salary
VI 9az,Vo9 per ahhhn. o'lch a peccrniary
saei'aces NE 'oe,lanl'h y nor supposed 10 be
aose y aln1a, y however. ne could make a
,ha ;'la ~ W 49, S%eeA Lsaps1 u ,le purchase u
,raci. s,,' r,.,no 1870, " ~ tl.. nase ,ne lhs'ue
m;uht lool. ~ ,llst far H., r ama 'a' NJ; ~ ne
over wnnld only ha ey,.bann;nr : oast wv,
for a couiiuopncv and We have vet f. COO Z
w q Lblt lIlGEIISys X dtIu w inAG fCL.t) SUE IL
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aak344H HBM4GHYNMWN THENuT
Dr. Bows REVIEW FOR SRrrEaBER.-The
new and enlarged series Of this work which
commenced IN July last. il most successfully
continued, and those who are still intending to
send on their names should do so at once so as
e be supplied from the beginning Of the
series. Tho terms are SIS Per amhum For a
club Of three SO in advance Address Wash
ington or NewOrleans. The old series Of
XXly volumes may also be ordered.
o3TENrs OF SEPTEMBER NUMBER
transatlantic Telegraph,
american Coal Feds,
Justier Eren from Tie North,
Diplomatic Relations with Meuico,
dgricuAnre- CONNER Manufacture,
Internal Improvements Education,
Editorial, etc.
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Mn. HEkRy's GREAT INVENTION FOX CorroN
PLANTRRs.-It is a matter Of much surprise,
that the cotton planters Of the South have not
turned their attention more directly to the IN.
vention Of Mr.. Henry Of Mobile,-a desidera,
tum achieved 10 the manufacture Of cotton
yarns IN The South, which promises 50 much to
our cotton planters, and which If generally
adcpted would enhance the profits Of raising
cotton more than loo per cent. over the present
mode Of its preparation for market.
The reason Of this apathy on the part Of
our cotton planters in regard to the invention
under consideration seems TO be attributable
to The fact that the planters have moi had
their attention sufficiently drawn to il.
Onr attention, has been recently directed to
the merits Of THU great Improvement by read
ing a very interesting communication from
Mr.. Henry in the columns Of e The New
Orleans Crescent"
In order that The planters Of this section
may be advised Of the merits and utility Of
Mr.. Henry's Invention, We present this week
that portion Of his letter which embcdies the
nature Of the invention and its "modus
operandi."
This invention Il no ptopian scheme for
speculation, Or Q bait to allure the planter into
heavy expenses to test its practicability and
utility
Col. Ycrger Of Mississippi, has tested its
merits and demonstrated practically its great
advantages. lie has more than realized oil
that The inventor claims for il, by preparing
bis last years crop for market, BY the use Of
MI. Henry's machinery.