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LITERATURE.
REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS.

-"Glimpses of Animated Nature" by J.W.
O'Neill, published by Charles Desilver, is
Raily-bound and handsome volume, with a
bright colored lithograph for frontispiece,
and embellished with numerous wood engrav-
ings. Descriptions are given of animals,
birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, ETC., with
sketches OF their peculiar habits and charac-
teristics. The work has been compiled from
the writings of Button, Goldsmith, Bigland,
Wood, Goodwin, and other eminent sources,
and the endeavor has been to present great
variety of information in shape suited to the
capacity Of all readers. There are not many
boys who would not be delighted with such a
book as this for Christmas present.
From James K. Simon, No. 20 South
Sixth street, agent for Philadelphia, we have
received the second volume of the "Cyclo-
pedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiasti-
cal Literature, prepared by Rev. John McCltn'
took, D. D., and James Strong, D. D. Pub
lished by Harper & Brothers. This volume
consists of 933 pages, and the subjects
treated commence with "Cab" and end
with 'Dysentery." Numerous wool
cuts serve to explain references to
various matters of architecture, oustom' do
mestc life, ETC., and at the end full list of
the articles is given. This cyclopedia when
completed will be one of the most valuable
works of the kind ever published. Great care
has been taken to make it as perfect as posi-
BILE, and all the articles already written are
revised de moro as the work goes through the
press, and the latest literature, in new books
as well as in the journals of all nations, is
consulted in this revision.
From Charles Desilver we have received
"Prayers for the Use of Families" selected
from various sources, and with preliminary
essay, together with q selection of hymns
by Rev. Albert Barnes. This selection Of
prayers and hymns is so well known that it
needs no particular commendstion. The pre-.
sent edition is handsomely bound, and por
trait OF Rev. Albert Barnes is given as from
tispiece.
-"The Boy at Bramley'' and "Joanna
Darling; or, The Home at Breakwater," by
Virginia F. Townsend, are two volumes of the
Breakwater series, published by LOring Of
Boston. Miss Townsend is favorite writer,
and she understands the art of weaving an
entertaining story. Her publishers have done
their part in good style, and we commend
these books TO those who wish to give their
children reading that will be entertaining as
well as instructive.
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Superior Beings.

Every now and then one comes across the
path of a superior being-a being that seems
to imagine itself made out OF different kind
of clay from that which forms the coarser
ruck of humanity, and whose presence crushes
us with a sense of our own inferiority, exaspe-
rating or humiliating, according to the amount
Of natural pride bestowed upon us. The supe-
Tior being is of either sex, and of all denomi-
nations; and its superiority comes from many
causes, being due sometimes to a wider grasp
Of intellect, sometimes to lOfteT standard of
morals, sometimes to better birth or longer
purse, and very often to the simple conceit of
itself which Stimulates superiority, and believes
in its own apery. The chief characteristic of
the superior being is that exalted pity for
inferioIlty which springs from the conscious
ness of excellence. In fact, one Of the main
elements of superiority consists in this sub
lime consciousness OF private eXaltation, and
of the immense interval that separates it from
the grosser condition it surveys. Rivalry is
essentially angry and contentious, but con-
fessed superiority can afford to be serene and
compassionate. The little people who live in
that meagre sphere OF theirs, mental or social
with which not one point OF its own extended
circle comes in contact, are deserving of all
pity, and are below anything like active dis
pleasure. That they should be content with
such mesgre sphere seems iDconceivable to
the superior being, as it contemp plates its own
enlarged horizon with the cOmplacenoy that
belongs to a dweller in vastness. Or ii may
be that its own world is narrow; and its supe-
riOrity will then be that it is high, safe, aud
exclusive, while its pity will flow down for
those poor wayfarers who wander afeld in
broad latitudes, and know nothing of the
pleasure found in reserved places. In any
case the region in which a superior being
dwells is better than the region in which any
other person dwells.
Take superior being who has made up a
private account with truth, and who has, in
his own mind at least, unlocked the gate OF
the great mysteries OF lie, and got to the back
of that eternal cui bono forever confronting
us. II does not in the least degree signify
how the key is labelled; 1t may be High
or POsitiyism. The name has nothing to do
with the thing; it is the cOntented certainty
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bility Of rivalry, according TO the chance Of
sex. The masculine view OF a subject always
imposes itself on women as something unat-
tainabe by the feminine mind; and niue times
out of ten brings them to due sense of their
own inferiority save in the case of the sups-
rior being, to whom of course the masculine
view counts for nothing against her own. But
even when women do not accept mans
opinions, they instiuctively recognize their
greater value, their greater breadth and
strength. Perhaps they cry out against their
hardness, II he is political economist and they
are emotional; or against their lower morality
If he gees in for universal charity aud latitudi-
narianism, and they are enthusiasts with a
clearly defined faith, and belief in its infalli-
bility. There are wide tracts of difference
between the two minds not to be settled by
the ipSe dirh of even superior being; but in
general the superiority of the man makes
itself more felt than the superiority Of the
woman. While one talks the other acts, and
snubbing does more than condemnation
London Saturday RevieU.
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G0nWarl"

is the title of new magazine conducted by
Captain Mayne Reid the first number of which
we have received from Turner Brothers x Co.,
No. sos Chestnut street. Captain Reid states
that it is his desire to make this first-class,
high-toned magazine of original literature, and
embellished with attractive illustrations
printed on fine toned paper. Captain Reid,
who is well known as a popular writer for
the young, will contribute largely to its pages.
The contents of the January number are as
follows:-"The Lost Sister," three chapters;
"The Maguey;" 80 Sing Me the Song"
"Christmas Day in Dead WOed;" 81 Think
of Thee;" "a Dashing DragoOn;" ga Journey
Underground" "Christmas Kisses;'' GA
Young Irish DIANA" "The Land of the
West" ga Southern Journal" 'The Yellow
Chief" romance, five chapters; "Things
Worth Thinking Of" "Trihs5;" Book, Re-
views etc.
THE Lady's Friend, published by Deacon
* Peterson, commences its sixth volume with
the January number. A large colored fashion
plate, patterns for all kinds of fancy work,
and numerous illustrations, make this an
attractive number. The contents are varied
and interesting, and the conductors of the
magazine seem determined to make it even
more popular than heretofore.
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Kerate de sheni
80 70 IL Ll1TEiafaEsa

Taylor g Churchill vs.. Vim. Levy-8ms
Cour de District, p arOisse CalCasielr-
No. 338.--Alias 81. fa
Levy g Schewer VS. VIM. Levy--8rns
Gour deDistricts Paroisse Calcasieu.
No $50. rat f..,4
I'm Yertu de deux Writs de. fieri IA.
~ cias a moi adress6 dams les AZ.
faires ci.dessns intitul6s, ioffrirai en-
vente publique, au plus offrant Ct
dernier encherisseir, q la Maison dc
UO0r de C6tte -PaTOIsse, en- Ia vile az
Lac Charles, SAMEDI, Ter Aohty
1868, enlre Ill beures du matin ct 4.
heures de l'api8s-midi, tous les droits.
titres, int6r&ts et pU6tentiohstde VIM.
Levy, le d6fendeugg a la proprlet6
cisaores d6crire, savoir Ill. a5t3% ads
III n9certai1l Terrain
on Lot de terre, sitne en- aIville de
Lac Charles meBurapt cent pieds
carr6, borne N6rd par la rue Puio.
Est par la rue Ryan, Snd par le lot
de Celeste ,Peloquip ct Quest par lots
de George Marshall, ct 6tant lie memo
lot de terre achet6 par lie dit William
Levy de Paul Augustin, ST., ct son
spouse, le 10 DGcembre 1855, CONNIE
par le r6gistre dams lie bureau du
Recorder de 10 Paroisse Calcasieu. u.
CoNDlTloNs &c Compliant, avec Ii
bGn6fce destination. '-a y. 49, lli"
Saisie dams les affaires sUsdites. "
~.&a DAVID J.. READ, Sh6rif."
BHrean dN Sheriff, q JUN. 1853. ID
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The State of Louisiana.

Estate of 9th District Court,
Paulin c. Lebleu. Parish of Calcasieu.
EELONISELEBLEU, surviving wife,
Il Administrators, having fled in the
Clerks office OF said Court, a final Ta-
bleau of account and distribution, in
the above succession, praying for the
homoIogation of the same, which prayer
has been granted by order of Court
dated July "a, 1868; 81.
Therefore, notice is hereby given to
all persons interested, to file their OPP
position, in my Office in the town of
Lake Charles, and show, cause if any
they have, within 80 daysfrom the date
hereof, why said application should not
be granted and said tableau homolo-
gated as prayed for. n".o E-'rlt-.r .a.
,.r-tr.a j. V. MOSS, Clerk. g..
Clerks Office, July 25, 1868. ,. ....-
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/ sheriRs Sale
Gtate - LOmisiRma,

-aa state OF LO III 8 a IA aero
Taylor & Churchill VS.. VIM. Levy-8th
District Court, Parish Of Calcasieu.
No. 338.-Alias Fl, ia.
Levy & Schewer VS., VIM. Levy sth
District Court; - Parish Of Galcasien
4 Nc. $50. ialttitta2 ~ ta.4 t@&#'i3
T0Y virtue Of two writs Of feri facias
I'D to me directed in the above entitled
suits, viii. offer for sale at auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the Court
House door of this Parish, in the town
Of Lake Charles, on SATURDAY,
August LIST, 1868, between the hours Of
Ii A. NJ and 4 p. NJ, all the right, IT,
tie, interest and demand of VIM. Levy,
the defendant, unto the following de-
scribed property, to wit:
A Certain 1t own Lot,
or Lot Of ground, situated in tine town
of Lake Charles, Parish and State afore-
said, measuring one hundred feet
square, bounded North by Ruio street,
East by Ryan street, South by lot Of
Celeste Peloquin and West by lots of
George Marshall, and being the same
lot Of land purchased by said William
Levy from Paul AuguHtfn, senior, and
wife, on the 10th day Oh December, A.
ID, 1866, rs appears by the records in
the Recorders Office, Of the Parish Of
Galcasieu,
rERMs Cash, with the benefit Of
appraisement.
Seized in the above entitled suits.
DAVID j. READ Sheriff
Sheriff's Office, June ~, 1868,
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sTnerfG's Sale.
State OF LonisIa - a.

ST "a e @ OF I'D u > q ~ q
Thomas o. Boyle 9th District Court,
vs.. Perish of 0alcasleu
I silas MI. Finch. No. 325.
DYo virtue Of writ of fieri faCias
I'D to me directed in the above enti.
tied suit, / will offer for sale at auc.
ton, to the last and highest bidder,
at the Court House door of this Par
ish, in the town of Lake Charles, on
the first day Of August,
1858. between The hours Of | | A..
M, and a p. NJ, all the right, title.
interest and demand Of ,6ilas NJ.
Finch, to the following described
property, to wit: 1,r. Il fv aa3nfiu Z
A Tract Of E1BHRGq-
in the Parish Of .Caicasieu,
near Lake Charles, on. the CaIcasieu
River, and known as Lot Four of
Section One, Township 10 South,
Range 81 West containing forty-nine
4IlOO acres, together with all the
and improvements thereon
erected, consisting of h9a1 4'i.
i"sy STEAM CIRCULAR '.~1
S A w" M T T. T. ..
machinery. boilers, dwelling house,
out houses, excepting two buildings
belonging to W, il. Haskell. .o.E 4
TERns. Cash, with bel, Of ap-
p' "a @So y. DAVID J. READ, Sheriff.
Lake Charles, June 90 1898.
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From the Turf, Field and Farm,
Pistol Against Shot Gum.

0DIlS bllAl6 ago we 5bhbSA b4Aat
Capt. John Travis, of pistol fame,
had made q match to shoot at
birds on therise from the trap, pis-
tol against shot gun. This match
came off at Sharon, PENNSYLVANIA,
on the 25th of May last. The day
was windy and not favorable to
good shooting. The Captains OPP
ponent was Mr.. Henry Crosth-
waite, who used q shot gun, mug
zle-loading cartridges each one
ounce and q quarter. He was al
lowed thirty-five yards rise, and
ten yards boundary. Captain Ira
Wis shot his pistol, ball Ne. 80 to-
the pound, ten yards rise and ten
yards boundary. Mr.. Crosthwaite
opened the match, killing the first.
four birds in succession, missing
the fifth; the sixth falling fifteen
yards from the trap, the seventh
killed, the eighth a miss, and the
ninth and tenth killed. making in
all seven killed, out of ten birds.
This was good shooting, and the
chances of Capt. Travis to win
were thought to be hopeless. When
he took his position the betting
was 100 to 20 on the gun. Many
bets were offered that the Captain
would not kill four birds out Of the
ten. Nothing disconnected, Travis
took his stand and with steady
nerves commenced firing. The first
bird was missed, the second, third
and fourth killed, the fifth q miss,
the sixth killed, the seventh a miss.
The betting was now one hundred
to five ON the shot gun. The case
was desperate. The Captain could
not win, but by killing the remain
ing birds he could make the match
q draw. But was itspossible to kill
the birds In succession? The
slightest deceptive shadow in the
eye, a faint tremor of the hand,
and the ball would speed from the
mark and all would be lost. Now
was the time to exhibit that cool
ness of nerve which had enabled
Travis to accomplish SO many won
derful feats. Shooting an apple
from the head of a, friend did not |
require q clearer eye or more iron
like resolution. The word is given, |
the pigeon rises from the trap, |
wings. made sWifter and stronger
by the hope of fteedom. Whiz =!
bang!. little cloud of smoke, a |
thud on the ground of falling
body, and the eighth bird is added |
to the score of the killed. The
ninth rises, the sharp report Of the |
pistol is again heard, and another
bird drops like a stone to the
ground, One more shot The last
chance. The bird must fall within
the boundary, or Crosthwaite
claims the stakes and is proclaimed
victor. No time for { lltering ne new v. |
Pull the string. The captive is
free. It is leaving it's prison house
behind. Frightened, desperate, it
springs into the air with the swift
ness OF an arrow speeding from
the bow tightly strung by athletic
hands. All fleet indeed must be
the messenger that arrests it's
Hight! How quiet, breathless are
the spectators, The only stoical
hgure OF the picture is the man
standing ten yards from the trap,
pistol in hand. The eye flashes
along the short barrel. Hank I! the
report and the winged flight Of
fear is suddenly arrested. The aim
was true, and the ball has per-
formed it's mission well! The bird
falls within the boundary dvino
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Etat de Ia L.Omfsfame..

Succession de | SINE ,Cour de Dist.
Paulin O. Lebleu. { Paroisse Calcasieu.
EELONISE LEBLEU, spouse survi-
Il vante, Administrative, ayant d6po-
Sc au bureau du Greffer de Ia Rdite Cour,
un THbleau final administrator etIdis-
tribution dams la dite succession demant
dant lhomologation dieelui, ct la dite
demande ayant etc accord6 par ordre de
Ia G Gee1al, Ell date t 81 81 Euiffet 1858
En- consequence, avis est par lie pre-
sent dome aux int6ress6s, de dGposer
leur opposition par 6erit, al bureau du
Grefier de la dite Coui dams les 30
jours qui suiVront la date du present
avis, all6guant les raisons, 81 aucune lis
ont, pour Iesquelles lie dit. tableau ne Sc
RAFT pas homologu6 scion la pri6re du
p6titiOnnaire. al ra.y.1zoy 14~ H..
! trna.u e.. r. J., Y. MOSS, Grefier.
Bureau du Grefier, % Juliet, 1868.
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Lake Charles Male and Female
. l'.c>.ACAD ENVY. q. IN

TlHE present session began, Monday,
l. e23d Sept. 1867, and viii close about
the last of July 1868. 1}lt.r JN.-'+".
Charges in specie or its equivalent in
currency payable monthly. r., gas h..
Board, lodging and washing, per
month for children. ............:s.$8 %
For young men and young ladies, 8 90
Tuition in English department 2 90
Students furnish their own bedding,
lights, toilet soap, table and toilet nap
Al9 Strict attention paid to the moral
instruction of students. u H.. -
"@ J. W. BRYAN, Principal.
Feb. Is, 1858. --ly. @b IS n.&G"r H..
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~ 1a NOtiCGo %
Convention Tax.

AiIlI persons owning property
in this Parish, are hereby notified
to come forward and settle their
!" Convention Tax" Immediately.
or they viii incur the penalty
prescribed BY law. Office open
every day. @ f
I lid. j. READ,
n Sheriff and Collector.
Sherif's Office, Lake Charles,
La, Feb. 15, 1868.
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VemtG de Sheriff
Fiat de La, Louisiana.

f.. LCaG yAG nd AOAASA0AAC" ..Tr
Thomas 9. Boyle SINE. Coqr de Dist,
VS.. i Paroissef CalcasieU.
Silas NJ. Finch. No. 825.
DIN vertu dun writ de feri facias a
IL moi adress6 dams Paffaire ci.des-
sus intitul6e, i'ofrirai en- vente pu-
blione, an plus 0ffrant ct dernier en-
ch6risseur, a la Maison de Gour de
cette Par0isse, en- la Vile de Lac
Charles, SAMEDI, Ter. jour d'Aodt,
1858, entreall heures du tnatin ct 4
heures de l'apr6s, midi, tous les 6foits,
titresy ihter6ts ct pr6tentions de Silas
NJ. Finch, aux propri6t6s. sQiYantes,
SAVIOR a-- -
. Un Lot de Terre9
situG dams la Paroisse Gal calsjie8iul,, pres
Charles les, aattt Ia Ri Ga +essie
ct connu CONNIE lot Quatre, de Sec
ton Tn, Township 10 Sud, Rang6e 9
Quest, contenant quarante.neuf ct
4ll0O acres, ensemble avec toutes les
batisses ct authorizations qui sly
trouvent, consistant en- w W. I"j
.ira UN MOULTN-A-SCIE tnDag
HaCTRCUL4-A-IRE,z0
bouilIoires, machine, maison de resi-
denco, appoints, etc, except6e deux
batisses appartenapt .aaW. Fl. Has
kel. a3i# Ham, lM@h gH.sa@a..#
mCoNDwIoNs Compliant, avec be-
neice destination. f2Gos 4Hrras mEl#
III afngu, DAVID J. READ, Sheriff
Lac Charles, 90 Juin, 1868, ugnE
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are but few men in the country
who can kill their seven birds out
Of ten, on q windy day, thirty-five
wards rise and ten yards boundary.
What then must be said of Capt.
Travis shooting2 He also killed
his seven birds, but with q pistol
This feat is remarkable and de-
serves to be classed among the
most marvellous trials of skill,
Travis beat himself. ~
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"What do you mean by a cat
and dog life ?" said. a husband to
his angry vile aLook at carlo (, an 1
kitty asleep on the rug together, l
wish men lived half as peaceably
with their wives" Stop" said
the lady; " tie them together and
see how they win agree.,1 - .--- ~. :.
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It IS SAID that q piece or Dread
soaked in vinegar, and applied to
4 corn on the foot, and banded
with a piece of old CLOTH on going,
to bed at night, will remove the.
corn after two or three applications
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( M ~ IlndeTsl8neu haYA4A9t ~ cAApg7So@
III the Steamer r..,..
ALONE .a~M.
for the express purpose of freighting
cattle from Butte 10 Rose in the AttalIa-'
pas to the Park ON Bayou Plaquemine'
announce TO Drovers and Dealers I'M
Cattle that their boat is now ready and
subject to their orders. lfftiaS t@
RATES OF FREIGHT. \.
For grown cattle,............ W w
K !" Calves and Yearlings.. ,., w
y Horses and Mules. .r.-,. ., w
I" Passenger and Horse. ....., Q w
.t' Foot Passenger ]. y w
Mr.. Charles Gau1thier, near st, Mar
tinsYille, Agent.
Jos, s.. LEONARD 3 90
Bayou Plaquemine, june Id, 1868"
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...... COW-BO-AT. AL
TO DROVERS AND DEALERS
0H In CATTLE, sc. 0T&

TsHE undersigned having purchased
the Steamer ~F....
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-13
+" society"--A Query.
To the Editors of The Daily Ne,os:

To the Editors Of the Daily Ne,os:
GENTLEMEN: On the 9th instant, I addressed
to the Mercury the following letter, under my
name: "Although q resident Of Charleston for
"many years, have to confess that I have
"never been able to exactly understand what
"is meant here by the term Society Inotic-
"ed in your issue of the 9th instant that you
shave repeated and emphasized the term So
"ciety, in controversy with "Carl Benson,
"and take this opportunity to beg you to
"teu your readers what you mean by the
"term Society. Is Society here in Charles
"ton merely set or coterie Of few preju-
"diced individuals who associate together to
"the exclusion Of all others, and who assume
"to be the society,"? Or is Society here like
"that in all other cities, the ensemble Of per-
"sons most noted for Gheir education and the
"polish Of their manners"
That letter, as you see, had not for its OBJ
ject any justification OF tCarl Benson's" criti-
cism OF our social manners and pronunciation,
but to obtain from the Mercury their ideas Of
what constitutes Society in Charleston. So
many different ideas (and Of course some of
them must be erroneous) prevail here, that
deem it great favor to the public if some one,
speaking by authority, will settle this vexed
question. But the Mercury has not seen fit to
notice my queries and enlighten the public,
doubtless deeming the vulgarity Of my name,
end consequent low origin, o sufficient reason
for ignoring my communication. I, therefore,
am forced to solicit this information from you.
Will you please define this term society, and
greatly oblige,
Yours respectfully, j. SMITH.