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Cur Mourn JoHS's organ is opposed tothe
settlement with, Seiters beRsdmen ou the pay
ment of S25OO. The fellow is gone clean daft.
Don't be know that the compromise was
made by order Of the two County Commission
ers, S NJ. Wait nod %. S. Baker, both of them
radicals, aud in opposition to the expressed
views of W. e. Barnes, the only democratic
member of the Board 2 Dontt the Onion further
know that 4. II. Reynolds, stockholder in that
. paper, is one of Seitels principal bondsmen,
and that Baker went into the Board for the
purpose OF protecting his brother-in-faw's in
terests2 And Furthermore, don't our garlicy
neiphbor know that if the 'compromise" failed
it was the intention of Reynolds and his asso'
, ciates to law the county out OF the whole
amount? We know that iu this settlement the
county loses some $500, but having radicals to
deal with we thought it best to secure S26OO
rathe. than take the chances of a greater loss.
, 1869-06-04
u NJ R sTrx
wAsHINaroN rERR1roRY

w a 3 ID N y ON 4 X X 7 o R Y.
HNHIS INSTITUTION WILL BE PERMANENTLY
j reopened Gn Monday. the 18th day Of April
1869, under charge Of Professor ). II. HALL, as
President. assisted by such Professors and Assistant
Teachers as may be required.
Its central aud convenient location makes II easv
Of access 10 all and effort will be spared to in
crease its present advantages 80 as to make il sec
Ond to none on the coast.
The government will be firm, but parental-par-
ucu lar attention being paid TO the morals of the
dols but the people Of the Territory may be assur.
ed that no sectarian influences will he ekerted upon
their sons and dsughters in this Institution.
Rooms are provided, rent free, for Young Men, in
the University Boarding House, and for Young
Ladies at the residence Of the President. both Of
which buildings are within the came enclosure with
the University; but students required to supply
the necessary furniture. bedding, e.,
BOard can be had on reasonable terms.
There Is Library and Apparatus In the University,
to which Additione will be made from time to time
As the demands Of the Institution shall require.
TUITION PER TERN ELEVEN WEEKS:
Scientific Department. nt....................&l0 90 y
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
| A Preparatory Department will be opened in con-
nection with the University. under the charge Of
competent instructors.
TUITION PER fERN OF LLxvEN wEEKs:
Primary Department. nt.....................$s 90
intermediate Z" .....................7O 90
Academic .................$S IS to 10 90
| NoDERS LANGUAGES.
French. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90
| 0eTmhn- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES W
/ Opdulsn. .................s-.....6 W
~ Payment for Board and Tuition will be ex.
| pected in advance.
The owing wants ofthe Territory and its increas-
ing commercial importance render it necessary for
| young men to prepare themselves for the places
which they will soon be called upon 10 fll. The i'm
portance Of furnishing them with the means Of ac-
curing thorough knowledge of business at home
has induced the Regents to open
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT.
TERMS, for full course 90
| For further information address the
PRESIDENT.
| By order Of the Board of Regents.
Seattle, W. T., May H. 1863. 22-3m
, 1869-06-04
TO THOSE INTERESTED.

II AM PREPARED TO SECURE LAND WAR
Il rants for all persons who served Volunteers
Regular Soldiers in the United States Army, or in
any Of the Indian Wars, in California, Oregon, or
Washington Territory. prior 10 the FOURTEENTH
DAY OF MARCH, 1856, as provided BY Act Of
Congress. L. A. MJLLAN,
,l6-tf Attorney at Law.
, 1869-06-04

E CONsIGNMENTs SOLICITED and prOmE
] Y attended TO. 24.2m
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28
Judgment i'm Reailimg.

1t is not those who read the most who
acquire most knowledge, any more than
it is those who eat the most, grow the
most obese. Digestion has a great
deal to do in both cases. Excessive
reading is as bad a habit as excessive
eating. 1t one overloads the stomach,
the other overloads and stupefes
the mind, and renders it incapable of
retaining what it has received. The
mind cannot properly dispose of a mass
of reading on various subjects hastily
crammed into it, any more than the
stomach can digest mass Of food Of
different kinds crammed into it. The
knowledge which is merely received by
the mind vanishes like a dream; but
the knowledge that is not only received
but elaborated, appropriated, and assim-
Hated by reflection becomes q part Of
the intellectual man as truly as digested
and assimilated food becomes tissue in
the physical man. Many persons who
read hastily and read a great deal,
wonder that they forget SO mu-h, and
charge the fault TO failing memory.
But the memory is not to blame. The
trouble is, they cram knowledge into
their minds much faster than their
minds can we'll appropriate it, and the
abused memory is bound, in self-defense,
to disgorge the whole load. 1t is this
class of readers who boast of their abil.
ity to get through" an elaborate novel
from the pen OF fsst-rate author in
single day. But the truth is, they had
better not read at all, than to read 10
this way, They perceive no more of
the beauties of the book than q so-called
tourist, who walks into the Louvre at
one door and out at the other, perceives
of the spirit and power of the marvellous
pictures and statues that adorn it's gal
leries-or than the weary traveller per-
ceives of the details of picturesque
landscape through which he has been
shot by the express train at forty miles
an hour. But besides doing no good,
hasty, promiscuous reading does a great
deal OF harm. 1t is vice. It debau-
ches the mind. 1t blunts its powers,
impairs its receptivity, and denies to it
the hcalthful vigor and accumen which
systematic reflection imparts. It rem
ders it callous, and incapable of receiv.
ing and retaining impressions.
There ought to be jud dgment aud
system in reading as we'll as in business
or labor. I: must be attended by med.
itation. Two hours see! devoted to
deliberate and careful reading will give
more real knowledge than three hours
a day of the "skimming over' which
is so universal habit with young
people.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28
A Manly Temper.

Horace Bushnell, in one of his essays,
gives the following forcible description
Of the man who has learned to compre-
bend and control his own weaknesses
and variations of mind. And what true
man has not done so?
Now wise man is one who under
stands himself we'll enough to make due
allowances for suct insane moods and
varieties, never concluding that thing
is thus or thus because just now it bea,s
that look; waiting often to see what a
sleep or walk, Or a cool revision, or
perhaps considerable turn of repent
ance will do. He does not slash upon
a man or subject from the point Of a
just now rising temper. He maintains
a noble candor, by waiting sometimes
for gentler spirit and better sense Of
truth. He is never intolerent of other
mems judgments, because he is a little
distrustful of his own. He restrains
the dislikes of prejudice, because he has
a prejudice against his dislikes. His
resentments are sottened by his condem-
nations of himself. His depressions do
not crush him, because he has sometimes
seen the sun, and believes it may appear
again. He revises his opinions readily
because he has a right, he thinks, to
better opinions if he can mud them. He
holds fast sound opinions, lest his mood
mess in change should take truth away.
And if his insane thinking appears to be
topping him down the gulf Of skepticism,
be RECEIVERS himself by just raising the
question, whether more sane way Of
thinking might not think differently ?
A man. who is duly aware of his own
distempered faculty, makes q life how
different from one who acts as if be were
infallible, and had nothing to do but
Just to let himself be pronounced
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

The RUSSIAN CLEReY.-We copy as
ollows from the Russian correspondent
of the New York World:
There had always been a tendency
among the Russian clergy to become a
caste, but this tendency was made into
law by Peter the Great By this
decree the wives and children OF priests,
deacons and other church servitors be-
longed to the clerical condition, from
which it was very difficult to leave. In
consequence, all the sons of a priest
became priests or monks; the sons of
reader, etc. The daughters married
only deacous. Hence a place in the
church became an inheritance, and
deacon could not find place unless he
married the daug ghter of some priest
where there was vacancy, for this was
considered the daughters dowry. In
case of the death of priest with poor
family, it was thought that the place
must of right be given to some one who
would marry one Of the daughters. The
natural consequence was crop of unhap.
py marriages, and great degradation Of
the clergy, till now in the villages they
are despised by the land owners, and not
respected by peasants. They are gene
rally poor, with large families, and have
to work like the rest of the peasants for
their living. A new law has just been
published, by whice the children Of the
clergy will no longer belong to the cleri.
cal condition. The children of priests
and deacons are given the same privileges
as the children Of personal mobiles, and
those Of the church servitsrs as the
children Of honorary citizens. If they
do not choose to entor the church, they
may enter the civil or military service
of the government, or may engage in
trade or commerce or private employments
But, with due regard for vested inter.
ests, they are allowed to profit by all the
funds and institutions which are for the
nse of the sons of the clergy. This at
one clears the church of a multitude Of
useless men who only studied theology
because they had to, and will doubtless
raise the standard Of the clergy, to which
enn improvement in the seminaries and
charges in the parish organizations are
also contributing.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

A house built on sand is in fair
weather just as il built on rock. A
cobweb is as good as the ,oightiest cable
when there lie no strain on it. It is
trial that proves one thing weak and
another strong.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

Nothing can be we'll done that il
done in hurry" oraeularly declared .
certain pompous politician in New York.
one day lately, on the steps Of the City
Hall. "How about catching Aeas e.
asked wag at his elbow. The politi-
clan was loored.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

A negro, who had learned to read at
Hilton Head, wishing to give some Of his
acqnaintances, who had never seen a
book an idea Of it, said. Reading is the
power Of hearing with tho eyes, instead
of the ears"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

A little child being asked BY Sunday
school teacher, What did the Israelites
do after they had crossed the Red Sea :"
answered, II don't know, ma'am; but
suppose they dried themselves"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

An inquisitive urchin the other day,
while recitiag lesson, says an exchange,
from the Sermon on the Mount, broke
out "'Ma, did Jesus get 50, 600 year
for preaching 7" "No, my child. he did
not get anything" "Why didn't they
pay him2' because he refused to
preach politics. The devil offered him q
big salary to do it, but he would not
accept the CALL"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

A peor man who had been i'll, on being
asked by gentleman whether he had
taken remedy, replied. No, / ain's
taken any remedy; but I've taken lots of
physic."
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

%! where do you get that red for
your cheehs2' said pale, wan young
lady, to a bright laughing mink.
Where the roses get theirs-in the air
and sunlight was the quick reply,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

why don't you limit yourself 2"
said physician to an intemperate per
son; set down stake that you win 90
SO far and no farther" Il do," replied
the other, but I set it so far of. that /
always get drunk before I get to it,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

Apious old gentleman congratulated
an acquaintance upon recovery from
recent sickness, and inquired who his
physician was. WELL" replied the
convalescent "Dr. Jones brought me
through" "No, no. said his friend.
God brought you out Of illness, not
the doctor" "Well. may be he did.
but I am certain the doctor will charge
for it."
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

A cross old bachelor says the reason
why women do not cut themselves in
two by tight lacing is because they lace
around the heart, and that is 80 hard
they can not affect it.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28
Am EVeMtful Life.

4 Detalcat,on Turned to Good Ac-
count-lsaac Y. Foa0ler, Er- Post
master Of Nev York, Heard From
1Wathe has been Doing During the
Past Nine Years.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

A little boy asked his mother the
meaning Of blood relations. She replied
that it meant near relatives, etc. After
thinking moment, he said: "Then
mother you must be the bloodisst rsla-
ton I've got.''
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

Serious Troubles IN the Spanish Camp
Reports Of 1Airty-ome Encounters
Tile Country Stinckimg aoith Car.
rion-7Ae Decentralization ofthe Sol.
diers-Comfscations-Stormy Rail
acay Meeting.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

An Irish juror having applied to the
judge to be excused from serving on
account Of deafness. the Judge said ::
Gould you hear my charge to the jury,
sir2" Yes, heard your Hnnors
charge" said Paddy, "but ! couldn't
make any sense out Of it." He was lss
off.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

Want Of Capital" There's our Jere.
miah," said Mr.. Shelton; "he went of
to make his living by his Wits" Well
did he succeed" inquired his friend,
"No," said the old man. with Sigh and
significantly tapping his head; Tho
failed for want Of capital.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

A young lady, while walking with a
gentleman, stumbled; and when her
companion, to prevent her falling. grasp
ed her hand somewhat tightly, she
simpsred: 40. Sir, if it comes to that.
YOU must ask my pa.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

A gentleman asked negro boy if he
wouldn't take pinch of snuff. mo "
replied the darkey, very respectfully,
"me tank you. Pomp's nose not hun.
gry," s...e. .......- s~4 -. ...s
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

FRENcH ToAsr.-Beat three eggs
very light; stir with them one pint Of
milk, slice some bread; dip into the egg
and milk fry nice brown-sprinkle
powdered sugar and cinnamon on top.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

Wouldn't you call this the calf of
the leg2" asked John. pointing to one of
his neither limbs. No." replied Pat,
Il should say it was the leg Of a CALI"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

Conundrum.-'S Sam, why is your head
like the moon?'
I don't know, Jim. Give it up
Because, Sam, it is supposed by
some to be Inhabited
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

An old tobacco-chewer finds that the
Bible sustains his favorite habit. He
quotes =" He that is filthy, let him be
filthy still"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

|. Why are some ladies the very oppo-
site OF their mirrors Because one
reflects without talking. and the other
talks without rejecting. ..
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

Hood, in describing the meeting Of a
man aud lion, said: "Tbe man ran Of
with all his might and the lion with all
his mane."
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

When dog gets his head fastened
in fence, it is unsafe to extricate him.
unless you enjoy the pleasure OF his
acquaintance.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

Josh Billings says" If 1 was in the
habit of swearing, l wouldn't hesitate to
cuss bedbug right to his face"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

Saltness of the Ocean," What is it
that causes the saltness OF the ocean"
inquired teacher. "The Goldfish" was
the reply.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

He never said word,
But with look Of deepest, melancholy
He sat like patience on an ottomon,
Waiting for his wife to put her bonnet
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

FANNY FERN thus gees for the ducks
of pretty men whom school girls die for:
"But you- conventional handsome
men of the barber's window, wax-6gure
head pattern; with a pet lock in the
middle of forehead, an apple-sized head,
and a raspberry moustache with SIX
hairs in it, paint pot on bis cheek aud a
little dot of a goatee, on his chin with
pretty. blinking lsttle studs in bis shirt
bosom and little necktie that LOOKS as
If he would faint were it tumbled III az
lief look at a poodle. always feel a
desire to nip it up with pair of sugar.
tongs, drop it gently into q bowl OF
craem. and strew pink rose caves over
tie little remains. -
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

When you hear man say, Life is
but a dream" tread on his corus and
wake him up. Life is real.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

A backward spring is produced by
presenting red hot poker at mans
nose.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28
AMUSING PARAGRAPHS.
A little nonsense now and then,
Is relished by the wisest men.

Why is man digging out wooden
vessel like lad whipped for making "
noise? Because he holioWs.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

What stone should have been placed
at the gate of Eden after the expulsion.
Adamantine -)Adamain't in
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

Marrying a woman for her beauty is
like eating bird for it's sweet singing.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28
HlNcKlEY & STAGE,
RECEIVING & FORWARDING MERCHANTS,

WASHINGTON, LA,
CAT THE OLD STAND OF HINCKLEY SON
ARE ready to receive and forward all freight
IN that may be consigned to them, and will
pay the highest market prices for cotton, or
will ADVANCE provisions and money on the
same, if shipped through them.
EB- Louis Stagg has also opened a separate
GROCERY STORE at the same place, where
ne is ready to furnish Groceries, Plantation
Supplies, Bagging, Ties, Wagons, &c, at
New Orleans prices.
Washington, La. October 10th. 1863.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

Gentleman engaged to be married arc
now politely termed husbands by brevet.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

No snow falls lighter than the snow OF
age, none heavier fyr It never melt,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28
HOUSE-PAINTING

PAL r z r. HI A N G I N G..
Il friends and the public generally that he
is always prepared to do house painting, pa
per-hanging, glazing, &c, with promptness
and at moderate rates. He solicits share Of
the public patronage. Orders left at c. May
o's Drug Store will be attended to
J CUMMINGS
Opelousas. January 10th, 1869.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-08-28

8 STAGE. MRS. ANNA HINCkLEY
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-19

You've CAMsLs.-Thc other day
n little runt Of n camel vas born in San
Francisco, and thereupon the press Of
that city went into fits Of wondcrmeut
and JOY over the >foaling Of the young
humpback. Of course they claimed
that this was the first born Of American
camels. If q sagebrush were to be
found growing in the suburbs Of that
city, the infatuated localizers would
forthwith swear that it was the pioneer
shrub of its sort that had ever been
found west Of the Rocky Mountains.
Now. while there is nothing particular
to brag of about q camel's calf, justice
to truth and history demands that it
should be stated that there have been
several Of those animals born amid tho
wilds of Nevada. The fact is that even
now there are q dozen or two Of camels
running at large on the Carson, near
the old overland route, and many n tray
eler aud teamster can bear testimony
that their numbers have been increased
from year to year by births. There has
been no sensation attempted over these
newcomers, tho occurrence being so
natural and common rs not TO excite re-
mark. Travel would cure these San
Francisco Bohemians of their propen-
sity to make wonders out of ordinary
circumstances.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-19

A BEAUTIFUL THoUGHr.-The sea is
the largest Of all cemeteries, and its
slumbercrs sleep without monuments.
All other g~raveyards, in all other lands,
show somo distinction between the great
and small, the rich and the poor but in
the ocean cemetery the king and clown,
the prince and peasant, are oil alike uu-
distinguished. Tho Same waves roll
over all, the same requiem by the min
strels OF the ocean is sung to their honor.
Over their remains the same storm beats,
and the same sun shines and there,
unmarked, the weak and powerful, the
plumed and unhonored, will sleep on
until awakened by the same trump.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-19

RELIC OF BARBARrsM.-Peonagc is
reported to still exist in Arizona and
New Mexico, although tits illegal. The
remedy, it is asserted, can be found in
the creation Of an institution like the
F~rcedmen's Bureau, to enable poems to
live, or aid them in their efforts for
independence. It is asserted that the
natives are SO wretchedly poor, and
that all employment is SO completely
controlled by those who have them for
debt, that as soon as United States off,
GERS leave tho locality, they relapse
into bondage again. In Taos County
alone, from 800 to 400 persons were re-
licved of this servitude by the United
States Courts. Over 5000 persons are
believed to be still held in some sort OF
bondage.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-19

An OREGON CoURrsHIr.-A character
in a well known play says: al never
respect n man half so much as after
have fought with him." There is q
good deal Of human nature in the re-
mark. An incident illustrating this
same principle, occurred lately in Ore
gon. \ country schoolmaster near
Corvallis, undertook to punish one Of
his pupils, a large girl, endowed with
good health and plenty of muscle. A
long and spirited contest ensucd, the re-
suit Of which was awaited with breath
less interest BY the entire school. Tho
teacher finally reduced the spunky girl
to subsection, but only after n great
struggle on her part. The conflict,
however, inspired them with such a
mutual respect for each other, that n
few days after they were married. We
don't admire the Oregon Style of court.
ship, but there may be something in it.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-19

INDIAN DIvoRcE.-Indian Jim has re-
Gently been sick, says the Humboldt
Register, and imagined his wife was the
cause thereof. So jim wished for a dis
solution Of the marriage bonds, and ap-
Piled to ~"Justice" Jack" Manda's
Jack" as he is called hereto sever the
ties that bound him and his wife to-
gether. Jack responded, and accom-
plished the deed most e~ffectually and
without much ceremony, by taking the
squaw out some littlo distance and
shooting her, and then burned the body.
The Indians say it is an old. established
custom among them, and are not dis
posed to have the whites interfere with
their regulations.