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The Opelousas courier., 1866-11-03
ESTATE OF PAUL. LAGRANGE.

Dissria cou,t, Parish Of 81. aadry NO s9s39.
dOsTHENE LAGRANGE, Of the Parish OF
- st. Landry, having filed petition to be ap-
pointed Administrator of,.the Estate of Paul
Lagrange. late of the Parish of st. Landry; Il
Therefore, notice is hereby given to all inter
ested ia the said Estate, to make opposition if any
they iave; in Friting. at my office, in The Town
of Opelousas, within ten days from the date of
the present notice, why the prayer ofsaid petition
shoaldn mot be granted. s, s h,
a. GARRIGUEs, CferEE.
gOpeiousas, October 9th, 1866. fFsr7f-
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! Public Sale.

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Estate cI ot. ta'te Lagrange aecedsea.
DY virtue Of anprder of the Hon. the Court
D-of the Eighth Judicial District Of the State
of Louisiana, inand for the Parish Of ST Landry,
there viii be sold at public sale, to the last and
highest biadersiat the last residence of the said
deceased, inoP Prairie Laurent. in The PARISH Of
St. Landry, by the nndersiEpsa Administrative,
Of through the rninistfyof duly commissioned
Auetoneegpn asa .f 80
aSTyTr n - 1ra Iy- r4J, .-,Y .r,5.<.
The Opelousas courier., 1866-11-03
An Ordinance

LIp protect the pareBaeats, streets, aud
~ drainage Of TIE Ioac@ of Opeloasas-
against the roofing agd damages
byA0gs running tIa,ye ,cithn decorporate
s.s; limits oflthe Torn Of Opeiousds. =.
A LII measures heretorore adopted BY the
n Boars OF Police of said. Town having pro-
we'd unavailing in preventing the running at
large of hogs in the streets and public grounds
of said Town, to the great destruction Of its
streets and paven1ents, q ssG5 10 sf3 s3
SEC. I. ~ il is therefore ordained by the said
Board of Police of the Town of 0peleusass That
from and after the date of this Ordinance all
hogs running at large within the streets and pub
liz. grounds Of, said Town. shall be and are here
by declared public nuisance, subject and liable
to beabated by their Immediate destruction
SEC III. 6 Ra it further oFdaiDed. &C., That the
said hogs, when found running at large in the
streets and public grounds Of said Town, shall
and are hereby ordained to be the common pro-
perty of any persoh or persons who will destroy
the same; provided, that in no event shall The
said animals, when SO Killed, be permitted to
remain within the limits Of said Town, as fur
ther nuisanee. 5sfs Y shtt7Et5i3 sf23s 5tfi
Ordained, October Sd, 1866. .iis9 y 7
I 9sin 4e fst1isa .alF.tA. KING, presideht.i@i
Attest ite8fAf&a R8is5 {EaHa 9H 5H -
I .atf .fsfg. JOS ID. RrCHARD, Clerk i.
+ *Opelousas. October 9th, 1866 - IN !,
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ONE HALF I1f0f GROUND,

situated iii the Town of Washington,
xEssA ontihg on Bridge Street: together
Ea. With the BUILDING apTa il improve
ments. thereon erected. .sassait>0 Is 53aa =
One Half Lot of Ground, .'
situated in. the same Town of Washing
TOM fronting ON w ashihgtoIi Street, to-
iaetiler with all the BUILDI NlTSsAND
IMPROVEMENTS thereon
sfT g, ONE GOLD WITCH.
HaTefhss and Conditions One third. OF
the purchase money payable cash, on the
day of sale, and the balance iaa two equal
annual ,installments of one and two years
from the day of sale. Purchasers fur
nishing, their notes in selido-with good
securities, and Tbearipg interest at the
raEeIef eight per, cent pei. an anllllilrn i lrn from
ntatniity, until paid, and The. property
sold relnaining specially mortgaged unto
said Estate, ,.untiI full and entire payment
0f.the capital and the interest which may
accrue 'theTeenlaa sf-da si gtlssa.ats ss.a4g
tss&,sfg aat xl:.fs sAGENORs sGIRON,. I
Administrator.
0etober l3ths 1855 gfIia5 9ats
The Opelousas courier., 1866-11-03
Estate Of John G. Pratt.

Carriage s. Blacksmith Shop.
w ERBERT 81 CLARK Hereby inform
Ill the public and their friends that
theyhave formed a partnership for the,
p1uposesof continuing the Carriage Ma
king and Repairing business, heretofore
conducted by s. p. Clark. Blacksmithing1
and plantation work of ell kinds done in a
.workma Mike manner and with dispatch.
10 Terms Invariably CASH.
0pelousas February "a. 1867. 1fsl
The Opelousas courier., 1866-11-03
Une cfeoIe horse n 4
- One braadir o iron !.
A.ugaaste Follaial.

51SSsIlS . lAs-suSl r.
TsHoSE WHO are irldebtedto the Estate Of Au-
il gaste Follain. deceased. late ofsthe Pai isif
Of ST. Landry are requested to come forward and
settle within thirty days from the date of the
present aotiee. if they wish to avoid costs;a and
those who may have clsims against said Estate
are also requested tolpresent them to the under
signed within the same delay for classification.
JOEL II. SANDOZ.
Administrator,
Opeiousas, October 9Th, 1866. I7--5I +
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-07-19

BUTTER MAKING.-Tw things are
positively essential to successful OUTER
making, to wit: cleanliness and tempe
fdtur But few persons pay any regard
to the latter, though every one does, We
presume. practice the former
Every vessel used must be scrupu-
lousy clean, free from aeidity, faint, or
any lad oder, as well az tie place where
the milk is Kept. The dairy-house
should be Il model OF cleanliness. The
best cheap vessels, in which to put the
milk ,or raising eIealii are stone crooks.
They should be set iii d quiet pIaee.
Where the temperature Is d. nearly 1iIty-
five 70 sixty degrees Of FAHRENHEIT, rs is
practicable. Any considerable varia-
ton rom this will be uniaVotfbie for
the production OF cream. The milk
should not be ever i0ur or five inches
deep in the vessel, which should be
closely covered And here is Where far
mos wives generally make q grand
mistake. They iii up their creeks With
the new milk, excepting to skim there
from an abundant thickness of rich
GREEN. whereas It takes the cream lon-
pr 10 rise 10 the surface, and separate
ffofa the eaaguiated mass, and the Nieid
is comparatively ie>S. Try il, and judge
for yourselves.
Cream should be skinned oil in from
thi!3y-siN 10 fortS-eight hours. or even
sooner if the milk becomes thick, as H0
cream viii rise aitelWaId, and IL fiaNer'
viii be ihjure q by delay.
GhHrning should be done daily, if
there is sufficient cream, but should not
I've delayed over two or three days, at
any rate, as good sweet butter cannot
be made from Old cream. The butter
milk must be entirely worked out, Which
can be done We'll in Il wooden bowl.
with a wooden ladle, or spoon, if the
quantity is not large: but oar candid
opinion is that Natures paddles-fhe
ha7t6JS are the very best and most i'll
poftant implements to Use in working
the milk out of butter. This assertion
may not suit The taste of oVerniee pe0-
pie, but We assure them that the mGdas
opNfun1i will not prove IN urous to the
well worked out. the butter becomes
rancid and unfit Tor Use. Cold water
MY be Used in Ills process, but son1e
think the flavor OF butter is finer When
the water is not used Should the but
ter he soft. cold water ef ice will be IL
dispensible, To give it proper consistent
cN for being worked. Pine, white, pure
salt must be added 10 suit the taste; asa
ally from one 10 two ounces to Il pound
OF butter. No other ingredient Is neees-
say 10 preserve it, Vet a little puiNer-
lied l0al sugar might he added It de-
sired. FARMER WEST.
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tanftti.aes t4j.9>Hitas.

Ia one respect, farmers commonly
saeW the worst Of their arrangement i'll
fafteniHe hogs These animals appre-
cite cleanliness. yet heir oWnefs make
then i've in dir, and etfsn el4afee them
With a natural foadness for dirt. This
i Oppression nd SANDER combined.
Every person familiar With their habits
Knows that When clean straw s'faW
beds and other comforts are given them
they are serupuiou- to keep them clean.
When shut UP in a narrow pen where
they must eat, sleep. and live in one
apartment, they cannot but be unc0nl-
foftable; and such a condition greatly
retarels their thriving. 4 hog pen
has become proVerhiailH a repulsiNe
place; this is the owners fault. and
should never be suffered. There is no
resaon why ii should not be clean, and
even attractive. We hear farmers who
raise Grain say that they have more
Straw than they can sometimes Use,
while ut the same moment their hogs
have net enough of it to make n dry
bed.
Animals can never thrive we'll unless
kept clean. Every one knows that a
we'll groomed horse is better than a ne
elected one, with Il shabby coat Near
lY the same result has been found When
this treatment is applied 10 swine. Let
every manager lay down this rule, that
q hoq pen ShOu1d Hecer be distinguished
~ is o1or tWeatyfe et disfoH. The sleep
ing apartments should be separate, and
kept perfectly clean and dry. The 9th
err portion should be daily cleaned ont 3,
and the manure at once mixed with
muck, loan, coal ashes &C., 10 make
compost and destroy the odor, which is
iii,ltiGns n the bpal,h Of SXUiiln to
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ADVENTURE WITH A SNAKE.-A
correspondent Of the k-aeahdge Times,
writing from the Winterhoell. says:
An extraordinary snake affair occur
red in this neighhurhoeti few Sundays
age. \ large snake OF the cobra tribe,
abolt four feet six incises long, rot uil-
seen into a farmers honse, il is supposed
on the Saturday afternoon, and concealed
himself under ammonium. On the
Sunday afternoon. the children being ut
school, the farmer and his wife We're
quietly reading the wife sitting in front
ofthe window. The snake quietly crawl
ed ont, got uuperreived under the good
woman's crin0iine, and twisted itself
around her leg from tie ankle to the
knee, which position il kept for upward,
Of an hour. The farmers wife, all tile
while thinking it her favorite kitten,
took no notice Of it, until at length,
wishing to eject the intrudershe Slightly
raised her dress for that purpose. Judge
Of her surprise at finding 50 deadly 4
creature twisted round her Ter. She sat
perfectly still. lot even looking at her
husband, lest he should disturb the rep.
tile. At last It uHcoiled Itself, and
then twisted Itself about her foot. Tie
Shoe fitted loosely. and she softly With
drew her foot, made one bound across
the room, and called her husbands at
tention 70 the cause Of the disturbance
The savage creature now charged the
vie. and was only kept off by the nus
band with his Sunday coat. 1t soon re-
treated, and got under fo0tsteei, put
ting out its head as i, to threaten death
to amy one who should approach it. i
stick was brought to the farmer, Who
struck a terrible blow at its head, but
hit the stool, shivering the stick to
pieces. This eNasperated the creature.
which darted out at the farmer, and
was again kept at bay by the coat. It
ut length retreated TO the bedroom,
where it WAS killed.
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-07-19

4 SANITY REPUBLIcAN.-The New
York IadepelIent puts the name of Gen
eral Scott in the same sentence with
that of John Brown thus:
"Fhe military skill and prudence Of
General Scott were all powerful in Mex
leo. as his gallantry had been on the
Canadian frontier, but the name that
nerved our volunteers and gave victory
1T last over rebellion was the sanity
one of old John Brown
John Brown was II notorious horse
thief. rohbcr and murderer. OF course
he makes a capital saint for the radical
Republicans, the party of great moral
ideas. = Cincinnati Enquirer.
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AMERICANS ABRoAB.-London must
be a hard place to live in or 10 get n
Iivinen ia ii we credit the statements of
the editor of The ANGLO American times
vino lives some advice 10 his young
counfryman in these word>:-"The ed
itor of this journal can count up more
than twenty applications which have
been maze to this office during the past
month by Americans who have come
10 grief, and who require assistance to
enahie them 10 return home. we learn
on the best authority. that the United
States Consul in L0ndon-whose purse
strings are always open to the deserving
OF his countrN msn-i~ harrass6d TO an
extent entirely beyond his means, win
similar applications. and in many IN
stances flfe applicants are really deserN-
ing of assistance"
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EVIL DAYs.-Says "a New York writer:
I'VE have fallen on pestilential day..
Cholera ia the Orient. Italy and South
France, Frichinse in Germany. Kinder
pest in Russia, Holland and England,
Whefeunto the sheep peague Is added.
These afa not all. Even the birds in It
ally are diving by thousands of miafma.
and a marine epidemic on the coast has
made shrimps Of the French eysters.a
The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-07-19

4 wonderful woman. FRANCHISE BoHr-
sier, called the femme dzlr ni)2ores, is men
toned as hauing aSt0nioited the natives
Of all parts Of France, by her singular
power OF charming Nipers, bringing
them forth from housesand places where
the people would haue sworn none eX-
sstcd, and where yipers had never been
heard Of. Her taeination ovea them is
most pXtraOrdiOarY
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Young & COLLIDE,
ID r &C is T,

Groceries. Queensware, &c. Call and examine
their stock Feb IL 1866.
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BALTIMORE. MARYLAND

Persons who intend purchasing Piano, will
lind 1t to her interest to purchase one direct
from the manufacturer We can guarantee our
Instruments to be trst-class, they are made of
the best rosewood, are full iron frame and over
strung, we guarantee them for five Years, with
months if not satisfactory to The purchasers
Second hand Pianos always en- hand, from
$50 To $500
Melodians and Parlor Organs from the best
makers
EJ- We have permission to refer to the fol-
lowing persons who have our Pianos in use:
Dennis Daniels, ID. S. Rentch, VIM. Rush, w.
G. Butler, and Richard c. Williams, in Jetier-
son County and Benz. +. HARRISON james l..
Benz. Speck. Andrew Bowman, G. W. Hoke,
Lemuel Campbell, and james Denney, in
Berkeley County.
~ \ call is solicited
Decem Der ~ ls65.-y
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SAFE. SURE. AND SPEEDY

4 SAFE, SURE, AND SPEEDY
n cure for Coughs, Colds, Diste,nper, Hide
bound Heaves Worms. &c. in Horses, Loss
Of Cud, Black Tongue, &c. in Cattle.
Ii. Be sure to ask for STlONEBR .AKER S
HORSE AND Cattle POWDERS, a. they
are superior to all others now used They are
becoming the most popular powder now before
the public, because they are prepared Of such
articles rs are suited u the animal for which
thev are used. NoBewder> ever sold have given
such universal satisfaction, and acquired 50
great celebrity at t6e same time. Asan eyi-
denee Of the superiority oyer all Others, the
proprietor warrants them as such, orthe money
refunded. only bus them and be convinced Of
PACKAGE, or Eve papers for S1.eo For
sale by + l.. W. BAKER,
Gfuer0f fqo0t
4Earrinshurg, West Va.
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s,..r xsars and ne !

Ne ha. been teacher for fifteen YEAR, a ~ M, Se
nnos .nu e.e,h mis- difference--that with the
Srmer, books are such novelty that All snow ,M1
. ,n rrsatest eagerness to learn. whiie, IN the
tne ~ the latter. the difficulty Is In liking
their attention. -, ,.r thora
visited i'm Washington city literary oouy
called !" The Raven Club Among It's mem
hers were enrolled many OF the leading citi-
Gems OF. the place The subject Of the relative
capacities Of the white and black races was
fmiiy discussed at several meetings OF the cluo,
and the conclusion finally reached was, thal
until fifteen or sixteen years OF age there WIZ
no perceptible difference. After that perloa
the negro showed but little powerof develop
ment. And this Judgment Is doubtless coIrss.,
for during the countless ages OF the exls tenes
of the African race, IL IL had been enaoWs,ai
with any capacity for Improvement; II Moan
not have remained stationary to the PreSeh'
day. ,.,. for,,ar,y n
the death of William Brownley, formerly
aistinguished merchant of this CITY, occulieu
to-day. He has not been engaged IN ac.I'o
business for several years, though seiuo III
day passed that he might not nave been seen
on the streets. '"'"
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LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
corre.pondence Of the Richmond Dispatch

tcoxo,p.,,ox,, .cr,os With REGARD TO TIN
4 xRssRk--rHR SALARY AssEssSkS'e
FRACTIONS. wAsHIsGroS, March o.
rs. .,a heen A general expectation ina
A. REPRESENTATIVES and senators iio'n Avn
go. vonld be admitted to-day 70 'heir pro
w and respective places In the Na'io"ai Soh
80. and il seemed well founded, owing "
,he fact that there had been determined
.tort TO do all that was possible In ORDER ~
.,osa the breach between the Executive anu
Congress but the whole truth OF the matter
a. that the leading spirits who control the
action Of Congress are not themselves anxious
for peace The recommittai OF the resolution
to-day, which was conceived in the Commit.
tee OF Reconstruction, and brought forth h>
one of its most radical members, is looked
upon by many as sealing the doom of Tennes
see for the present. 1t follows immediately
upon the heels of the concurrent resolution
just passed. and is perfectly consistent WIN
the various radical measures when nave oeen
mooted since Congress met. II Is IN no re-
spect complimentary TO the iTes'ueh' III"
requiring his signature, rs II does, ihere Is no
probability of its becoming law. tennessee
will have to remain out in the cold whiie
longer The Radicals are defining their policy,
even before the spring electiohs, "hu iio'''
beginning to end il is bitter hostility to the
Executive.
The rumor which has prevailed in certain
quarters to. day TO the effect that captain
Sc mines would be released on the grounds OF
the validity of his parole given under Ihe
Johnston surrender is entitled to considera-
ton. The powerful letter addressed by the
late Admiral TO the President made strong
impression, and II is not improbable that the
points therein enunciated will be the means
of effecting the release of their distinguished
author without the formality of q trial.
The assessments which have been made
upon clerks in the various Departments have
been refused in great many instances; but ii
is not deemed prudent just now to make Off
cial decapitations in consequence of the
departures from the faith
The opponents of the Administration, willis
they claim to carry New Hampshire in the
coming election, express doubts and fears will
regard to Pennsyl vania and Connecticut, ant
their anticipa1ions of defeat, judging from
letters received here from prom inent partie
in these States, are not without good founda
ton. IM0S.
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THE VIRGINIA CHARACTER.-We were highly
gratified last night by DR.. Bagby's lecture. 1t
was an admirable blending of humor and
pathos, and was enthusiastically received by
the large and refined audience that listened TO
it. The main object Of the lecture is to sketch
Virginia life under the title of the favorite
food of the sons of that grand old Common
wealth. The sketch is admirably life-like.
The portrait of the old Virginian himself, with
his oddities, his peculiarities, his manlinesS,
honor and truth, his easy, indolent manage
ment of his affairs, was most happily drawn.
So, too, the course of his life, the habits of his
household, the eccentricities of his plantation,
were full OF minute touches which could not
fail to be recognized by any one who has ever
visited these ancient headquarters of hospi-
tally. The noble matrons Of the Old Domin-
ion were not forgotten, but their rare eXcellen-
cies were tenderly and lovingly dwelt upon
Baltimore Transcript 2Sth.
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A ErSyy SpERcH.-The Wisconsin Iegisla-
,ure had formally considered proposition "
The mover Of the bill, Mr.. Elmore, is grea'
wag. as eyinced by the following extract from
his speech on that subject The speaker pro
ceeded TO review the present system OF cor
lecting debts. 1t was all humoug anu !
cheat matter of technicalities and legal
shuffiimg Lawyers gave advice In ortier 70
obtain fees and encourage litigation Judges
made plumbers and mistakes. He had Il httie
experience in law, and that was Fitn' li'""s"'
teri He would give history oil H.
The speaker then related how he had puf'
chased n woke of oxen about fifteen years ago
paid fifty dollars for them--a Few DAYS aitsi
the son of the man of whom ne oought lh'
oxen came to him and said the oxen were MS
! He insisted on having pay over again, ahC
| commenced n suit before justice Inc Jury
didn't agree. Finally, through the 6assWooC
Justice of the Peace, the case went asaln :,
! him He appealed il 10 the Circuit Souri II
| Milwaukee There / lost again, and SAID te
| my lawyer l will give you ten dollars tt
! quote PENNSYLVANIA law 10 Judge miller, anC
! ret n new trial ordered. Great laughter:
| He took the ten dollars and performed M
duty.
| new trial'&as then granted, and the venue
| changed to Walworth county. Judge lrwli
| was then the Judge. Any man who wanted
! TO gaina cause in his court had either TO e
| hunting with him and let the Judge claim al
| the game that was shot, or else pat his dog.
patted his dog. Laughter fed that dos
| crackers. [Renewed laughter Inc case wa
decided in my favor. When l heard tn
decision, thought the dog had followed mt
about long enough--1 turned round ana gave
him kick. [Laughter.l
The yelp of that dog adhardly subsidized err
| l heard the Judge say: MIR. Clerk, this Judg
ment is set aside and new trial granted.
[Great laughter.l Mr.. Speaker, that kici
cost me two hundred dollars [Convulsiv
laughter You have no doubt seen suit il
a Justices court in the country There /
time spent by jurors and hangers on, beside
other costs, at least fifty dollars, besides Tn
! i'll feelings and dissensions caused by 1t. 1t l
all a cheat The litigants had better sit dow
and play game of old sledge to decide tn
case 1t would be more sure TO settle the dis
pute justly.
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Here is something too good to be lost We

Here is something too good to be lost We
don't know its paternity:
NV friend, George f. Baker, Mr.. Seward S
private secretary, informed me that he was
much amused and interested in phase OF Mr..
Lincolns character which came under his own
observation. 1t was Mr.. Bakers province 10
take the President all public documents from
the State Department requiring his signature
During the first few months, Mr.. Lincoln
would read each paper carefully through,
always remarkng, " never sign a document
| have not first read AS his cares increased,
he at length departed from this habit so far as
to say to the messenger, won't you read
those papers to me?" This went on for few
months, and he then modified this practice by
requesting ga synopsis of the contents" His
time became more and more curtailed, and for
the last year his only expression was, "Show
me where you want my name"