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Opelousas Female COLLEGE,

TNHE NEXT SESSION of the OpeIousas
H. Female College will open on MONDAY,
January 9th, 1868.
Board, $I5 per month English Tuition ST.;
French and German, each, $l!; Music, IS, in
Guiding use of instrument.
First term will continue six months.
Half Board and Tuition fees payable on en-
terlng and balance lst April. Mrs. S. NJ.
White aud sisters will teach the different de-
partments.
Pupils will furnish their Bedding, Napkins
and Nast-bowi and Pitcher. All fees may be
paid in country produce.
B. F. WHITE.
Opelousas. December 9TH, 1867.
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Estate of Onaer Poiret, decd.
MEETING OF CREDITORS.

10y VIRTUE of an order of the District
ID Coult in aud for the Parish of St. Lam
dry, a meeting of the creditors of the Estate
of the late Omer Poiret. deceased, late of the
of St. Landry, will be held before
Yves D'avy, Recorder, at his office in Opelou,
on the tn day of june next, at lOo'clock
A. NJ, for the purpose of celebrating upon
he most advantageous manner of selling tho
Elects of the Estate of said deceased, and to
tx the terms and conditions of sale.
A.. BAILEY.
Judge 9Th District Court.
0pcIousas, Nav Goth, 1862,
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SALE

SALE
BY THE COLLECTOR OF PARISH TAXES.
Egl VIRTUE of the powers in me vested
0 by law, | will sell at auction to the last
a'd highest bidder, at the Court House in
the town of Opclousas, on
FRIDAY, the Sd day Of July, 1868,
at II o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property belonging to John P. FudSon, the
same beng seized to satisfy his Parish
Taxes for 1866, to wit:
"A TRACT OF LAND
situated in Bellevue in this parish, contain
ing two hundred arpents, bounded North
by lands OF Smith, formerly belong
Ihos. II. Lewis, deceased, East by lands
ct John P. Hudson, South by lands Of the
Estate of John G. Pratt, and West by lands
of G. t. Swayze.
Terms :-CASH.
JOHN G.. BARRY, Collector.
Opelonsas, May 3Oth, 1868.
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Gardening in Southern Louisiana.
FOR JUNE.

Not much can be done in the garden
this month. bitches should be KEEP
open, aislcs scraped and cleaned out
grass and weeds should be kept down
cahbagrs wormed, and if the Spanish OF
blister fly invades the garden, dry shucks
or hay should be thrown down neal
them, the flock driven into the litter, US.
ing a handful of bushes in driving them
along, and then the hay should be burn
ed. Or, if a bright fire is built close by
their feeding ground, in a dark night,
they will fly to it and be burned up.
Pole beams may be planted for a Sec
ond crop also sweet corn for roasting
ears. Tomato and okra seed MAY still
b. planted also squash, cucumber, mel
ols, lettuce, pepper, roquette, celery and
cabbage. On the full Of the moon of this
m,nth plant cabbage seeds on deep, rich,
moist soil, Tor the fall garden. Plant
COW peas and lady peas.
June is usually a dry month, and if
the garden is not in good condition and
we'll worked young plants may suffer,
and some of them may become worthless.
Every part of the garden should be dai.
ly inspected, and the hoe should be ac-
lively engaged in, destroying weeds and
keeping the surface mellow.
Cabbages are very important in fall
and winter gardeus, but most people do
not succeed in getting good plants till
September. 1t requires great c re and
attention, and a peculiar kind Of soil to
produce good cabbage plants in the sum-
mel months. Some old gardeners in
this country take the mud from the bot
tom OF the nearest bayou for this pur-
pose F; others take swamp muck others
take rotted turf mixed with old anure.
When The sun is too hot it is well to
shade the plant bed half of the day, and
sprinkle water on it at shutdown.
Nov is a good time to prepare beds
tor cabbages. 1t is a good plan to dig
holes a foot s1uaro and a foot deep and
fill them with manure, swamp muck, or
the mud from the bottom of the bayou,
P!on. sends in each ut these, or trans
plant wueu plants are targ" enough.
Printers Banner.
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ny MS stamp, unless l1n1lcdiitc action Is
essential to the interests of the parties con.
cccncd.
Penalties.
A penalty offifty dollars is imposed upor
every person who makes, signs, or issues
or VINO ranS,S t" be made, signed, or is
sued, any paper Of any kind or d scriptior
Whatever, or who arccptS, ncgotia,cS, O,
pays, or cause, to he accepted, negotiated
or laId, any DILL Of exchange, draft, or or
Ger, or pr"m1S>ory note, for the payment O
money, without the same being duly stamp
Ell, or having thereupon an adhesive STAN,
tor dcn"tlny the tax char gcable thereon
Cancelled N the manner ueIlircI by law,
with intent to cvade the provisions of the
revenue act.
y penalty of two hundred dollars is i'm.
poSe'l upon evelY pcrspr who paws, nrgn-
yates, or oilers i'll payment, or receives or
taxes IN payment, any bill Of exchange or
ofd'f Tor the payment Of any SUM of money,
drawn or purporting to be drawn in a for
e'gn country, but payable in the United
States, until the proper stamp has been
aiflAci thereto.
a penalty Of fifty dollars fine is imposed
upon e cry person who frallrntIy makes
use OF an adhesive stamp to denote the duty
required Ivy The revenue act, without effect
uaiI,y cancelinS and celebrating the same
IN the manner required py law.
General Remarks.
Revenue STAN IS may be used indiscrim-
lnately upon any of the matters or things
enumerated in schedule 3, except proprie-
t'ry and PLAYING card stamps, for winch a
special us. has been provided.
Postage stamps can not be used in pay
mcnt Of the duty c~hargcabIe on i%lstrlt-
mcntS.
The law does not designate which of the
PARTIES to an Instrument shall furnish tie
necessary stamp, n r does til" tummi>si,u-
er of Internal Revenue assume t. determine
that It shall be supplied by one party ratF-
or than by Authority but if an instrument
<'ihje": t" strmp duty is issued wi.ho!t
t1vin the ntc.>. a"y ) a:nI.> nriiXci there
it can not be recorded, or admitted, or t>cl
AS evidence IN ay court, anil Il 70 II >taH,n
or stamps. 'enntlng the aInp!nt Of x. ~h,|i
have b"cA Ali !" rs prr>r inri bN t3v. :. + .
the prr>'n Air thar ISSUES i: j. h"i.i, f.:
,cnat}, il lie ."ri : HE STAN $ ".
tent to "v"d. itc plpvi~i"n> of r.. l.tc..1l
rcv"iut act.
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BY YtBA DAM.

wish my love were lemon punch.
With Strawberries tl"ating in the cup;
And she a 4 [ ou!I meet at lunch
Then with a >traw-TQ suck her up.
| wish my ]o"c was like the Jew,
And hal gold laid away in store.
by" think Id read exchanges through
Or write tor papers any more?
| wi.h-Fke flowers that fonIly meet,
And bloom to furnish bees their honey,
We had some way-while life is sweet
Of kceping houSe-without much money
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~. L Will
Opelousas. December 9TH, 1867.

iii Paris: 2" Of s.. Landry. MAY 4th, 1868.
At a meeting of the Police Jury of the Par
ish of st. Landry, held on the day and date
hereof:
On motion of Mr.. Joseph Z. Fontenot:
1t was unanimously Resolved that the Parish
Tax Collector be and he is hereby authorized
and instructed, hereafter, to receive Parish
Warrants in payment of the special Parish
Tax assessed for the building of a new Jail
A true copy.
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PUBLIC SALE.
state OF Michel Borsclou.

VIRTUE of an order Of the Hon. St4
~ Judicial District Court Of the State Of
Louisiana, in and for the Parish 0 fist. Ian
dry, there will be sold at public auction, to
the last ami highest bidder, by the under
signed Administrators, or by Il duly COM
m!sSioncd anctioncer, at the last residence
of the deceased, in Prairie Bassc, this pay
ish, on
WEDNESDAY 7, June 2+th, 1868,
the following described property bolonsin,
to the Estate Of Michel Bordclon, deceased,
to-Wit:
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State Of Louisiana.

District Court, St. Landry--No. lOe13.
DH1LLIP stage, Jr, of the Parish of
st Landry Administlator of the Estate
OF Engrnir F Pitre, decreased. late of said
parish, having filed a Tableau of the Distribu-
ton of the funds of said Estate, accompani-
ed by bis petition praying for the h~omoIogation
OF the same; and whereas. the prayer of said
petition has been granted by an order of Court
dated May Is, 1868;
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
Iableau, in writing, at my Office in the town
Of Opelousas, within the time required by law,
why said tableau should not be homologated
and confirmed.
A. GARRTGUES, Clerk.
clerks Office. Opelousas. June 10, 1863.
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EAoXAL.

'HEHE OFFITE Of Assistant Assessor of Z.
& 5. Internal Revenue has been removed to
the new frame building Of Mr.. Plaisance, cor
ner Of Main and Bellevue streets, Opelorsas.
JNO. G.. TUCKER,
Asst. ASSESSOR Int. Rev.
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PUBLIC SALE.
Estate ofAntoine c. Cevilliers and VITA

~. oCV iI4IST8 nj VIZ
E~Sf VIRTUE Of an order Of tho Hon +bo
- 'oort Of the Eighth judicial Distr;c, nf
we >tafe OF Louisiana, in and for tive D.r;.h
VI 81. Landry, there will b, said At nnhi;o
S"'e' To- the la>t and highest bi1jar Wv r"1 ~
un"'r>lgned Administrator, Or thrn.,ni ~
ministry ofany duly commiS,;onnd I'-41 me
a. 1he last r"Nl ."nco of Michel Eor5,'
deceased, at Prairie Base in said n 'r;I}'"n'
EhNNE>DIT Jvoc 24M. p 1sSa 0"
,'e I"'I""in= described property bc,ons;nr
W ~ L,'a''I Of -Nntoirc {. ncyil jer. on55
N"''' B"rt'vlon, his wife, both dlcoo' "np
"'V Va '''' i"''~h ofSt. Landry. to wit:
TIE UNDIVIDED HALF OF
PLA
where Michel Bordvlon, deceased
I r>' rG,'IYd' situated at Prairie fin
'3r III enl> parish, together with lg9aI
al me htiLDlNGS and /. pruyEuEITS
',''''!"5 thereto, without execution or 80,
's",'"'' measuring one hunrrcd md
''|'e TleI'tS, more or less. luDroI
;>9''I'' Fast and West EY land; f,r,ncrIv
''I"i'S'nE to Captain Eliakim Iitt.u ana
mo-" TO the purchasers ofhjS srcrp,,inn "nI
Nn1IfI Inv Ip, / = bll
- ~" VI Joseph CarriGrc, being the
r;aro %r '"''t' acquired by Onezimc Car
,,''G an" Antoine {. DeyillierS from Nicho,
bordeIon, by act of the 2oth Octohor $50
passed before Yves D'avv, Recorder ond
90 -" Juice, BOOK ), pages g.
The undiviIod hale r
th;rt = five LnoIo ''i VI ABOUT
tho oIn;I,II ,, SeII''c cattle; aaF.n~Exn
toen had nf u;J VI "D'"t IT. ~SN
La,r''rr '"'"'; me -AA
hole nf W. d. u i've forScS the undivided
.rna1, mugs, one american, the other
hor.o, Crnn ,I' '''t 'la1' OF i"nr unbroken
Lo1r"r" lo0r years old the
half' n,are> and colts; the
,1f throa . CIV ''ly the undivided
,roe Lott,a" a. ) .,c u'','VIdcd half of
;,,,1o ,aN Ine '''''i'.1'9 halt of lot Of
~ '"' "n''Elleu malt OF a l6t of
,',."''e' inc nnnivldrd half of a lot Of
md hoes; the undiv;Jn,I ha1r ~ o. SnoSeiS
,teclvari>; the undivida1 half p''r OF
blow harness; the ,ndivi1aI " lo' Oh
ars the undivided haIfnr nocar u Two
livi led half Of \ LOT Of d;,ho, '" ne n
he undivided half Of q lnt af Nnu plI'cS
ronS; the undivided half nf nH'op.hihS
ron>; the undivided h,]r IL - - anu
Undivided half of y ]ninni,e, whaa I'.N Tue
half Of two brdstr,Is foa,han - uh-
nat, eSScs and countcrnono. h ' utuS,
lalf Of a cypress arm. r.. tho nnd;";n l',iHen
# a bureau; the unJividpI ifDf''lueu hal1
he undivided half Of , LOT nr mirror
o imposed of 4 l,dlc c;rht e',"a'e,
inc knives and forks. thS nnG ID"p SLoUnS,
lot of seven cnnntorn,nn :" ,'e' nan Oh
ItT':' th wv" on1 mGGIG't 1 bars, a lot of table
undivided half Of = Int :, d n'o.e' inc
roolcn and one cotton thn und;r i'tsi 1"ut
f three tables. one ,,r',o a ",l'.aueo haIt
mes; the undivided balf6f o;rh4 Two small
ne rockinr ch,ir. thn ,m5 I''a'lS ana
IN; the Undivided half az ,,uou nal' OF"
.ons. frur;nr TINS. RW W. p'Aho'nE
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ESTRAY.

HAVE taken up a sorre1 horse, u
- about four years .old, fourteen Ikssgn
hands high, blaze face, with left A-Ns
lind foot white half way up to he hook
branded thus: L. The owner will come
onward, prove pro- erty, pay charges, and
take him away.
HARBERD WEST.
Bayou Chicot, La, April 18, 1868. 10
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q A Handsome Bound Volume, con-
tanning $50 Mechanical Engravings. and the
United States Census by Counties, with Hints
and Receipts for Mechanics, mailed on recent
of 25c.
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LUMBER! (,
I!

LUMBER! LUMBER!
A LII descriptions of CYPRESS LUMBER
IA constantly on hand, and will be sold AZ
cheap as any market in the Parish.
Apply to JAS. M. THOMPSON.
At G Mayo's Drug Store, Opelousas.
or p; DUBUISSON, Washington.
February ~, 1868. I'm
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A CERTAIN
TRACT OF LAND Eri!.

situated in tn" aforesaid parish, in the L-..a
place called Bellevue, containing one hundred
and seventy -tiv" arprnts, more or less, now
"ccnp'rd by HENDERSON b. Taylor, bounded
North by lands If William II. Parrot, Eastb v
lands of {. a. Ftaz"e. South by lands of John
i Hudson. ami West by lands Of the heirs Of
V. Richard, with all the BUILDINGS
and IMPROVEMENTS thereon; being the
purchased by Criisr Vasscur. widow eff
L'lInnnd E~tlette, deceased, on the 18th Of
Oe'"o'r, l9'l' at til" Surces>ional Sale Of the
E>tat" of Julie ' Richard, deceased.
SEIZED in the above suit.
Terms :-CASH.
=, JAMES G. HAYES, Sheriff.
NhFrltt $ Office, Opelnusas. MAY 30. Is6s-
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" -
- Every patron obtains a Watch by
this arrangement, ~costin- $40, while It roay
be worth $ 1000. No partially shown =.
We wish to Immediately dispose of the above
magnificent Stock. Certificates, nao;inp th.
articles, are placed in seated rnve,oprS' and
we'll mixed. Holders are entitled TO ihD. ,r,i.
rirs named "H rhr:r certificate u,,on n;yin,.nt
ct Fen Dollars. whether it b. a Watch worth
> 1000 or one worth less. The return If .ny
Of our certificates entities you to the article
named thereon upon payment, irrespective of
us worth anu AS no article valued less than $40
or named on any certificate, it will at once be
seen that this is
NO Lottery, but a Straightforward legitimate
transaction which may be participated in even
by the most fastidious!
"A single certificate will be sert by mail
posi- paid. upon receipt of 25 cts, five for
81, elevc" for s., thirty-three and elegant
premium for s., sixty-Six and more valua-
Die premium tor $40, one hundred and most
superb Watch for $l5. To Agents. or
those wishing employment, this is a rare
opportunity. 1t is Il legitimately condncte
business, duly authorized by the Govern
ment, and open to the most careful scrutiny.
Try us!
WRIGHT, BRO, & CO., Importers,
atm l6l BROADWAY, New York.
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S--THE LOT

purchased by the deceased at the sale Of
the property belonging to the Estate Of
Azelie Hollier, wife of Godefroy Hollier.
both deceased, made the 10Th April 1860
and registered in Book No. 8 for MORTGAGES
at pages 3s5 &c, bounded North by land
of Solomon Davy, South by land of Frances
William, West by land of Mrs. Marce1ite
Gabriel, W e of Gilbert Ami, and East by
land of Joseph Walleor, containing one
superficial arpent, and situated il or near
the town of Opelousas.
3-ONE SWEEP AND ONE PLOW. A
lot OF about 200 three feet Boards, a lot Of
about 1000 two feet Boards, a Grindstonc.
an old carriage, a lot of thirty books, a lot
OF home-ma te soap, a jar OF lard, about +
barrel of Flour, a saddle and bride, a horse
Cart.
CONDITIONS OF SALE.-Thc movables cash
on the day of Sale, and the lands on a credit
OF one, two, and three years from day of
sale purchasers furnishing their notes with
good and sufficient security in solido to tho
satisfa ;tion of the Administrators and paya.
bic to their order, stipulatlng s per cent.
per annum interest from the maturity Of
each note until final payment; mortgage
and privilege reserved in favor of the sue
cession until payment; the purchasers obli-
eating themselves to not sell or otherwise
of said property to the prejudice OF
the Same. ONEZIME CARRIERE,
ZELIMA BORDELON,
mv16 Administrators.
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NOTICE,

NOTICE. \
a LII persons, irrespective of color. =
A' hereby warned against passing ths
my premises, or providing around thel 4
tiers OF my freedmen, without nv
sion. In violation of which the ao1n
i1ehTith the most rigid enfo1 |ml
ii The law. r + ~
April 18th, 1868. wN'
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TIE JOURNAL.
LOVE SONG.

OPELDCSAS. SATURDAY, JUNE2O 1868.
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You've MHN.--lt shouId be the aim
dpt Young men to e. into good society,"
we mean not the rich. nor the proud, the
fashionable, but the society of the wise,
the intelligent, and the good. Where
you find men who know more than YOU
do. and from whose conversation You can
gather information, it is always safe to
be found.
Il has broken down many a man bv
associating with the low and vulgar,
where the ribaId song was iuculcated aud
the indecent story told to excite laugh
ter, or influence the bad passions. Lord
Clarendon ttributed success and happi-
ness IN lite to associating with persons
more learned and virtuous than our
selves. If you wish to BE- wise and res
pected' and desire happiness and not mis-
cry, we advise you to associate with the
intelligent and good. Strive for excel.
lence and strict integrity, and you will
never be fund in the ranks of pdution,
or on the benches of ~reviIers aH gam
bIers. Once habituate yourself a vir-
tuons course, once secure a low for good
society, and no punishmentA ould be
greater than by accident tqe obliged,
. tor a half a day, to associa with the
low and vulgar.-IR nfaIo&~ azette.
DEFINITIONS OF CH AcrER.-Fine
Fellow-The man who Eertises in your
paper, the man who ND Ber refuses to lend
you money, and the Aow who is court
ing your sister. +
Gentle Peopla&The young lady who
lets her moths6lb the ironing for fear OF
spelling her hds, the miss who wears =
thin shoesS a rainy day, and the young +
gentlsnma Who is ashamed to be seen $
A## 2# Ris father or sister q