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f1e- Henry Ward Beecl,er. in one

E9- Henry Ward Beecher, in one of
his discourses, said that & some men will
not shave on Sunday, and yet they
spend all the week in shaving their fell
low men; and many fools think it very
wicked to black their boots on Sunday
morning, yet they do not hesitate to
black their neighbours reputation on week
days."
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H Bible promises are like the
beams Of the sun, which shine as freely
in at the window Of the poor mans cot
tsge as the rich mans palace.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-23

EE Dentists in Japan extract teeth by
pulling them out witt their fingers, after
having loosened them BY blows with a
mallet. - -
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-23

g An Englishman relates that he
recently dined in Nevada with an editor,
who inquired after the health of Ten
nyson, and Carlyle, remarking that
"Them men kin sling ink, they kin"
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TOBACCO.

The doctor leans back on his old settee,
A putting rank cigar
And he grins grin, so pleased Is ne
To puff the smoke aiar; ,r.-
And he snuffs and snuffs, and pulls and puffs,
Like a man with bad catarrh.
His boon companion beside him sits,
And stale old quid he ehaws' -.
land plug of weed which he bites IN ohss
He holds in his dirty paws,
And he sits and sits, and squirts ana splts
The slime from his JUICY jaws.
And happy are they as a pair OF twins,
A splitting and SOLDERING there,
With a dirty spittoon between their shlns,
Which they bold with the greatest OF care, -
Forgetting their debt and forgetting their sins,
And forgetting the need of prayer.
CHURCH BELLIES.
Coming in couples,
Smiling 50 sweetly,
I'm the long aisle
1ripping so neatly
Envying bonnets,
Envying laces.
Nodding at neighbOrs.
PeeIing In faces. ss
Whispering softly,
Needing no sermon;
What they go there for
Hard 10 determine.
On all around hem
Gazing benignly,
Wholly unconscious,
Singing divinely.
Prosy discoursing
Don't suit their whims:
Plain they asse mble s.sH#4
Just for the " hims.''
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-23

NTHOLESALE and Retail Dealer in Foreign
w and Domestic Wines, Liquors and Cigars,
Ihird-st., second door above Jackson-st., ST Paul
MINI. Also, Iagent for Jnlius Balke's Excelsior
Billiard Tables, with PhelaR's Patent Combination
Cushions tiff
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-23

A WINDFALL.-Two lovers in Massa-
chusetts town, who had long medtated
matrimony. but could not carry out the
wish nearest their hearts for want of the
cash necessary to purchase house keep
ing articles, were recently favored by an
accident. While enjoying an evening
walk, they fell through hole in the
sidewalk, and each broke leg. They
sued the corporation and were awarded
twelve thousand dollars damages, on
which sum, after recovering from their
injuries, they married and commenced
connubial life in good style. We pre-
sumo we might say, with Aminadab
Sleek, that all sorts of indignant couples
will soon be ambulating about all sorts
of towns, upon all sorts Of rickety side
walks, endeavoring to stumble into all
sorts of holes, through which they may
be able to procure all sorts of housho Id
articles to begin life with.
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FARMERS HON

DANKERS. Do a general banking business.
ID Second story Dudley's block, Main-st.
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WALTER w. WEBB & CO.,

EHAS. VIERLING, Proprietor. Good stabline
" dc, always to be had. 37-6m
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CARROLL & wIGGINs,
MILLER 8 WEsTFALL.

All kinds of work in our line
ID promptly executed, and ON reasonable terms.
shop on BrOad-st. b
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EE AT protracted meeting once, a
hymn was given out which contained the
words,
There is no sorrow there"
AT the close of the hymn. brother
stood up and shouted in a voice of thun
der, " Yes, brethren, thar's no sorror
in heaven! And why not? Because,
in the words of this beautiful hymn,
thar's no sorror thar. There, said
a bystander, that's what call coming
out of the same hole you went in at.''
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WHITE & BUTTON

A TT0RNEYS and COunselOrs at Law Broad-st
IA All business intrusted TO us viii be promptly
attended TO.
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Swedish Supersiitions.

In Thorpe's Northern Mythology we
find some popular beliefs of the Swedes
which are both curious and interesting
l. Be careful not to meet with sweep
ings in the doorway, if you wish to DO
married in the year.
2. If a maiden and youth eat of the
same beet-root, they will fall in love with
each other.
3. If on a midsummer night nine
kinds of flowers are laid under the head,
the youth or maiden will dream of his
or her sweetheart.
A.. A youth may not give knife or
pins to girl, because they sever love.
5. A girl must not look in a mirror
after dark, nor by candle-light, lest she
lose the good will of the other sex.
6. A bride must endeavor to see her
bridegroom before he sees her; she will
then have the mastery.
z. She must, for the same reason, at
the marriage ceremony, place her foot be-
fore his.
s. For the same reason, she must take
care to sit down first in the bridal chair.
o. For the same reason, she must, as
if by accident, let her shoe slip of, or
her handkerchief, or anything else, fall
on the floor, which the bridegroom, from
politeness, will stoop to pick up. 1t
will then be bis duty to submit during
the whole continuance of their mar
riage.
10. The bride must stani near the
bridegroom, that no one may thencefor-
ward stand between them.
IL. In the church let them hold ri
band or napkin between hem, that
they may live solely for each ether.
II. The bride shall touch with so
many fingers upon her naked body,
while sitting in the bridal chair, as she
desires to have children.
Is. That she may have an abundance
of milk, let her mother meet her, when
she comes home from church, with
glass Of milk to drink.
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G. G.. HIGBEE,

nEALER in Millinery and Fancy Dress Goods
IL All kinds of Millinery and Dress Making done
TO order, Store in Cooks building on Broad-st. 81
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HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN. Red Wing. Min
IL nesOta. Office and Residence cor. of Fourth
and DakOta-sts. 11-51
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MRS. NJ. n. MARKLE,

n MANUFACTURES of Sash, Doors. Blinds,
vi MOuldings, &c, BrOad-st.
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DEALER in Confectionery. Canned Fruits
IL Fresh Oysters, by the dish or can, cor Broad
and Kiunickinnck-sts. 81
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-12-11

THE LADY's FRIEND FOR DECEMBER The
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The recipes are good, practical directions,
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L;g AodenueN Cor December has been
received, and is undoubtedly the best Illus
trated fashion Journal ever offered to the
American ladies. The amount given for
the small price charged is wonderful. This
number alone contains l40 useful illustra-
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engraving, and a large supplement contain
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children's cloaks, over'skirts, etc. Single
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The daily increasing demand for this
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Nente PubiQuc.
Succession de Jesse Ndrus.

L srrastendu en- vrnte publique, au dernirr
IL ct plus offrano,enchCrisseur, lie MERCkE-
ID, 10 Janvier 1870, a la dernierc residence
du dtfunt sur le Bayou Bnuf, sept miles en-
haut de la Vile de Washington, p~aroissc St.
Landry, les prophecies ci.'pres dGcrites APP
partenant a la succession du feu jesse An
drus, a savoy:
J.. L'HABTATION, la dernitre residence
du dGfunt. bornGt nord des trrrestn Mmo!N.
Euochs, est par DIES tcrres m~artcagrusrs, sud
par DIES ttrres de j. j. Andrus, ct Quest par
lc Bayou BGuf. contenant environ 400 AT
penis, presque tout dtfriche ct autrrfois cnl-
tive, eusemblea a\tc toutes les E9tisses ct
ameIioratious qui y sont ~situees, consistent gu
une bonnie maison de residence ct autrrs ba'
ti>ses, cabanEs pour vingt travailleurs, mou-
lin Il mas, les tests dune sucre.ic
Z. Environ $50 acres de terre nue., a1joign-
ant lhabitation sus dite, 6tant les sections 50
ct Sc du township ~ sud de la rangee 4 est,
dams lie district suI-ou"st des terrcs dc la
Louisiana.
Condltions-L'acqutraurl lott payer $4,000
cling mile SIX CENTS piastres compliant lie jour
vier 1871, lie drrSrr billet hypothecaAle da
par lie defuut a Hybert ). Nathan, le dit billet
Giant pour ,$226J) deux mile trois cent soiSs.
ante piastres, payable le l Janvier 1870. tt
rortant huit pour cent d'inteFet par an de
rtcheance jusqu'a Placement, lie dit billet a
ctre payc au bureau de Messrs. Moore 4
Morgan daus la vile d's Opelousa5 ct la
balance du prix d'ae4tat payable lie 10 Janvier
1871, au bureau de G. W Hudspeth dams la
willie DIES SOpe!ousas, ct portant ) pour cent
d'iuttrGt de l'cchtaace jusqu'a Placement. Une
hypotheque sptciale ct le privilege &C v~endeur
srront rctenues sur les prophecies jusqu'a
Placement du principal ct des iNtrets.
GEORGE ". HUDSPETH.
II decembre Administrator
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Vense loussliUsac.

SA"ccsslon DE- L"gh l. NefscA.
I'm vritu dur ordfe de- Ia Com dos prcuvcs
81 d. la ParoiSsr st, Landry, il srra v.nln
Il ltncan public, au drllitr ct plus off ant
enchtlisseur par le sousS}gne administrator
OH par uH rncauseur public. an ma-asin d. }.
l.. Morris en- la Vile tie BE Cane, par, i>>t 81.
Landry. IL MEkCREDl. - Janvier, $50,
les prophecies ~ci-airts dtcritrs appHtruant a
la succession du teu Hugh l. Nelson, IL "a
vuir:
l.. UN MORCEAJ DE TERRE contrnant
400 acr S, situt sur lie bayou Sec dams la PAL
olsse St Landry, ct borne sud par d"s trrrrs
de G;lbers BurIeish, Quest par Finest Nor
row, est par dcs scrres publi4ues, TT noId par
2, IN AUTRE MORCEAU DE TERRE
connu CONNIE | tabitatiOn Carson, ensemble
avrc les batisscs ct aueliorations qni y sont
%situGes, situt dams la prairie Bayou Rouge,
contenant 1900 arPents, plus Oh mvils, borre
nord par DIES terres de t.. NJ Morrow ct DIES
autrtss, sud par des terres de Roberts ct DIES
autres, est pa, -- Gobrrr ct ais, ct Quest
par des terres publiques, exceptt les lots Nos.
20, ~. q, %, "a. IS ct 26, conttnant 2ll
acres, plus Gu ufoins. e=
CondItions.-Une Motto compliant, ct la
balance en- y muis du jour de la vente, les
acquGreurs fournissant leurs bilh.ts avec $
pour cent d'interet de recheance jusqu'a pale
mrnt, une hypotheoue ct IL privilege de ven
deur etant retenus sur les %proprietcs pour
assurer lie Placement DIES dts biIlets.
- t'r - JOHN MOSS, Administrator
II decembre.
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SALE.

EEstdte q. Joseph. Simon Foontenct.
DY. virtue of an order, Of the Probate
- Court of the parish of St. Landry,
there will be sold at public auction to the
last al, d highest bidder, by the undersigned
administrators or by a public %auctioneer, at
Vile Plate, in this parish, IN WEDNES-
DAY. January 18th, 1870, the following
described property belonging to the estate
Of Joseph Simon Fontenot, deceased, viz:
i A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND con-
tanning 10 acres, two acres front and Eve
in depth, bounded north by the public
road leading from Opelousas TO Alexandra,
east by lands belonging to onezimea Tate
isouth1 by lands OF Mrs. Onezirne P. Gull
lory,aand west by lands Of o. Bite. Ortego,
Jr. and sJf an Bite. 9Garand. ITO 4#st4g4 ~"
Terms and conditions.-Priee payable in
one aad'two years from day of sale: pur-
chasers to furnish two good and solvent
securities to satisfaction Of administrator,
and the land to remain specially m~ortgagge;d
with per cent Of interest from maturity
EtH.paid: #ia PROSPER DARE, oil,
'Eoec IL z5f#S7AF tal3f Administrator
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Ncntc 10ubllOue.

S0"ccss1on dc joseph Simon Fgutlnot.
hSNScrtn FUN ordre de la Cour aes PrcuvrS
- dc la paroisse St. Landry il sr,a vrna,l
a l'encan public, All dernier ct plus , # a,t
rnch'risseur, par lie soussignG ADMINISTRATORS
on par Uni encanter public, a la Viii" Plat. en-
crtte lite p~aroisSe, lr MEKCREDI. u ,J,n.
vIrr 1870, les prophecies ~ci.Hprts dccrjt,s an
partrnant a la succession de JOSEPH Simon
F'ontrnot. decide. 4 SAVIOR:
UN CERTAIN MORCEAT DE TERRE
contenant 10 acres, d"ux AGES de face SIR
cling de profondeur, borne nora par L. c|,r,nin
public conduisant d"sS) prlnusas a Alexandria,
est par des terl"s arpaitenant a Onrzimc
Tate, sud par des terres de Nine Onezime 2
Guillory, ct Quest par DIES terres de Jean Bite
Ortrgo, Jr ct Jean Bite. Garand,
ConIitions-Le prix d'acIat payabs, en- un
ct deux ans du jour de- la vent". Facqucrcur
fourniSsant dtux bonnes ct snlvables cautions
a la satisfaction dc l'alminis'ratrur ct la trrr.
restant sptcialement hypothequte avee I
pour cent d'inttrtt de lcchGaucc luSqu'a
pavement.
PROSPER DARE.
ii drccmbre A1nIniatratcur
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PUBLIC SALE.
Estale Of antoine Blanc.

LStNtc " dHtotHt DtoHt.
10y virtue of an order Of the Probate
- Court of the Parish of St. Landry,
there will be sold at pubic auction, to the
last and highest bidder, by the undersigned
adminisrrator or a public anctioneer. at the
court house of this parish, on TUESDAY,
January II, 1870, at 10 o'clock. A. NJ, The
following described property belonging to
the estate oil Antoine Blame, deceased, late
of said parish, to wit:
A TRACT OF LAND situated in the
Parish of St. Landry, about thirty six
miles fir m the court house, being in town
ship niue south range one east, township
nine south range one west, township ten
south range one east, township ten south
range one west, and lying on both sides OF
Bayou Plaquemine Brniee, having forty
arpents front by forty i'll depth on each
side of said Bayou, and containing three
hundred superficial arpents.
Icrms-Cash.
EBERT CAN'T,
dec II Administrator
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PUBLIC SALE.
Estate of Jesse Audrus.

TTTILL be sold at public sale to the last
wv and highest bidder, on TUESDAY,
January 49, 1870, by the undersigned adj.
ministrator OF a duly qualified public auc
%tioneer,t at the last residence of the de,
ceased on Bayou Beuf, seven miles above
Washington, parish St. Landry, the follow
ing described property belonging to the
estate Of the late Jesse Andrus, to-wit:
L. THE PLANTATION on which the
deceased last resided, bounded north by
lands of Mrs. C.. Enochs, east by swamp
land, south by land Of j. j. Andrus, and
west by Bayou Beuf, containing about 400
arpen,s, nearly all cleared and once in cul.
t~ivation, together with all the buildir Is
large and comfortable dwelling house, NEG
essary foutbuildings, good quarters for &C.
commodation of twenty-five, iaborers, grist
mill, remains Of sugar house.
2. About seven humid; ed and fifty acres
Of wild land adjoining the above, being
sections 81 and Sc of township 4 south OF
range 4 east, Southwestern Land District
of Louisiana.
Tel ms and Conditions. The purchasers
to pay ($5600) five thousand six hundred
dollars cast. on the day of sale, and to rs.
sumo tolpay pn. the 10th of January, 1871,
the last mortgage noe due by deceased to
Robert s. Nathan, the said note being for
($236e) two thousand three hundred and
sixty dollars, due 1st January. 1870, and
bearing eight per cent yearly interest from
maturity until paid, the same amount to
be paid at the Office of Messrs. Moore &
Morgan il the ,towno Of Opelousas !; the bal
ance of the purchase money, payable on the
10Th Of January, 1871, at the Office Of G.
sass, and If not then pun,ctually paid to bear
interest at $500 per annum until paid; a
special mortgage and vendors privilege
will be retained on the property until the
final payment of the price-principal and
interest that may have accrued. t...7 I.iaH
4a!: ,GEoKGEW ". HUDsPETH, ,va
dec lllffstn3 erl.t7s< administrator
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Nente PuDliUue.
Succession d'Llnt0inc Blanc.


I'm vertu dun ordre De la Cour des Preuvcs
IL d. "a Pafoisse St. Landry, il sera vendu
Il l'encan public, au derni'r ct plus Off AIT
enchtrisseur. par lie suus~igne administrators
on par I'm encantcr public. a la malson de
cour d. cettr p~aroisse, en- la vile des Opelou-
sas, lie MARDl, IL Janvier 1870, a 10 hrures
iu matin. les prophecies ci-apres dtcritcs. APP
partenant a la sus-ditt succession, a SAVIOR:
UNE TERRE situee en- la Paroisse St
Landry, a environ treute six miles de Ia mai
son de cour, etant dams lie township neuf sud
dc la range un est, township neut, sud de la
rangte IN onrst, township dix, sud de Ia
rangte un est, township dix sud De la range
I'm Quest, 1T sjtuee sur les dcux rises du bayou
P!auIeu,ine Brulte, ayant quarante aipents
de face sur qnarante de protondrur slNSA llaque
cote du dit bayou. ct coutrnant tiuis hli!l,
deux cents aFpents de supe' tcie.
CUpditious-Comptant.
GILBERT CAN'T.
II lrcrmbTe Administl attIr.
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state OF Louisiana
CouET, ST.. LANDNY.-2S5j.

PARISH CouET, ST.. LANDNY.-2S5j.
Estate # Henry 1roce"t, dece"%ed.
TULIEN A. Prevent Of the parish of
~ St. Lanlry, Alministrator OF the Estate
of Henry Pruyrnt, deceased, late OF the parish
of St. Landry, having fled a tabI"au of the
classification Of debts and a distribution Of
the funds of said Estate, accompanied b. his
petition praying fo. the aomologat!on Of the
same;
And whereas the prayer Of sad petition
has beeu granted by an order of court, bear
ing date December 8, 1869;
Now, the, efore notice is hereby given to
all persons interested to make opposition to
said tableau in writing at my office in he town
of OpeIousas, within the time required by law,
why the said tableau should not be homuloga-
ted and confirmed. -
JOS. D. RICHARD. Clerk.
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State OfLOuiSi1m1.

PARISH Court, ST.. LANDRY.-No. 2o44.
Estate of Dazicourt JouJert.
JOACHIM JOUBERT of the parish of St.
j Landry, Administrator of the Estate Of
Dalicourt Jouhert, deceased. late of the psrish
of St. Landry, having filed a final tabltau of
the classification of debts and distribution of
funds of said Estate. accompanied by his pc
tition praying for the homologation of the
same;
Aud whereas the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order Of court dated Dec
ember 8, 1869; . Sd. e.. .-...
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to
said tableau in writing At my office III the
town of Opelousas, within the time required
by law. why the said tableau should not be
h~omologated and confirmed
JOS. D. RICHARD, Clerk,
dec11-'69 T. -al = -.-. b