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eeies'ihe Cantreile District Court.
Her hush. ii. chresien. SA No. Z, is74s 10; Landry.
reason Of the law and of tbs evidence al
~ duced upon the trial Of the above ents.is.,
cause, it is ordered, adjudsed and deeree1 90.
the plaintiff, Celestine Csntrelle i've =.
property from her husband, Hypolitn GhrSs;en :. .
sn tnae tne community Of aequests and gains be-,
swsea saad plaintiff and defendant be Dissolved,
anu an taat said Celestine Gabrielle, the pIaintiF
oe restored to the sole administrator of her
eeRaiate property and estate; -
IL IL nrther ordered and decreed that sa;d
cicstihe Cantrelle have Judgment for and re-
: cover from the said HypOlitc Chr6tirn the fol-
loving sums, viz the cum uf eighteen HUNDRED
dollars, t$is00, with legal mortgage to secure
INC payment OF fhe same, to take effect fr1,tn
the 10th day of August, l84s; the further ann
d one hundred and fifty dollars with like NOR
gage to take effect from the 5th dav ~ Anil
ioa; the further sum of three hundred dollars
t$SO with like mortgage to take effect frens
the 9Th January, 1856 and the further snrn of
two hundred dollars, ($2OO,) with like mortgare
to take effect from the 18th April. ls66-Siffh
legal interest upon said sums from the 9Th dav
OF December, 1867, the ants Of judicial dsnsnd
1t IL further ordered that defendant nav the
costs of this snit.- Init .-.s-G- = ~ Wv
Judgment read and signed in omen Cont at
Opelousas, this 25th day Of February, 1860.
JAS. III. PORTER,
Judge sth Judicial Dist, Louisiana.
true cory: "
Jos. d. RICHARD, Clerk.
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a VOLUNTARY TRIBUTE TO:
70 E1CEI4sIOR MIC CO., St. Louis.

TO EXCELSIOR MFG CO., st. Louis.
/ have for a number Of years been q 1illigent
Inquirer into the relative merits of Cooking
Stoves and find the CHARTER OAK An incom.
parable one, which. with very little trouble, fur
nishes family with thoroughly baked "Bread, !"
"Biseuits' and well dune Roasts," A PROOF Of
its utility" economy and durability, 1scpf
herewith piece Of TWELvEPOUNDF FRUIT
CAKE baked by me in nsmber sig CHARTER
OAK bought Of yon, and which has been in daily
use in my family for six years, For any and
every species Of cooking, find 1t the nncst con:
venient, Economical" and reliable STOVE l
have ever used. Having recently increased the
number Of Xorkmen ON my farm, and requiring
q large size, hsve put mp one Of your new pat
terms No. 80, and must say that reg.rd It as
being beyond che pale of successful competition.
The time now aave by my hired men getting
their breakfast 20 minutes earlier each morning
than formerly, net only makes it Invaluable to
farmers, but will save the price of the Stove In
one year. -tt- ..sZ T. e. TATE.
Osyka, Miss, Nov. %, 1861
&rf SOLD wHOLEsALE AND RETAIL BY
WoELsIoR MANUFACTURING CO.
st.-Louis- H..
RICE BROS. d Co., /
New 0leans. ~-
Feb. q. 1859 aa3r
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State of Louisiana.

Proaass Cos,t, ParisA ef St Landry.-Ns soG3.
: lRstate Of Arssse r. E. Henry. 81
NARclsSE o. QUATREVAUX, Of the
IN Parish of st. Landry. Curator, &C.,
Of the Eataae OF .Arsane Victor Eugene
Henry, deceased, having fled a Tabieau
and Account Of said Estate, accompanied
by apetitioR praying for the homologa-
ton Of the came And whereas i the
prayer of said petition has been granted
by an order Of Court dated March 3otb,
1869 7f...@ ...: ..'s'. ! =, ) .. H.:
Therefore. netise is.hereby given 70 all
they have, in writing, at my office, in
the town Of Opelousas, within thirty days
from tbe date of the present notice, why
said Tableau and Account should not he
approved and h0nnufagatsilst e=lsss ,t-ss2s
/. u JOS. ID. RICHARD, Clerk. +
Il 0pelousasv April 3D., 1859. - =. -
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State of Louisiana.
l,arish Court-Parisk Of 81. LaHdry.- No.

1aTash CoNFt-PaFss1 Of 81. LaFd1y.-No. 320a
ESTATE OF FRANeols PR1ES.
r OUIsE DELAFQssE.. Of the Parish of s.
~ Landry. Administrators Of the Estate e
Francois Pien, deceased, having 6Ird Tableau
Of Classification of the debts Of said Estafe, sc.
eompanied BY petition praying for the b.,molo
cation Of the sanie;-And whereas the prayer Of
said petition has been granted by an order Of
Conrt dated March Goth. 1862 :. =. j..
Therefor, notice is hereby given to all inter
essed 10 make opposition, If any they have. ia
within shsty Days Faa Tie date 81 sife pre- sen,
notice, why said Tablean should be approved
and hoino'ogated. and the Administering au
thorised TO pay according to said Classification
....s.. a. GARRlGUES. Parish Js,dge.
Opelcusas, March 27th, 1863 Va
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# O. R SALE.

A N Eagle" Gin Stand, with all the
IA running gear complete and in fine
order. Also, q Newell Screw. and Press
-as good as new. Persons wishing to
purchase can see the above on my Waxia
Plantation.
I have also an excellent Steam Engine
and Sugar Mill, which would sell on
very accommodating terms. ]
" j. A. TAYLOR: "
April 4th, 1868. 43tf.
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State Of Louisiana,

BE8LS OF b0U1SaGn8.E ~
Parish CesrG-ParisA Of 81. Eaad,y-No 279e.
Estate OF EMELIE CARUruERs.
nEJEAN DUGAS, Of the Parish of St. Lam
~ dry, Administrator of the Estate of Enelic
Cazuthers, deceased, having filed Tableau of
Distribution Of the proceeds of the said Estate,
accompanied by petition praying for the homo
legation Of the same ;-Ana whereas, the prayer
Of said petitioa has been granted by ar order of
Court dated March 18th, 1s6e; i r..
Theref6re notice is hereby given to all inter
ested to make opposition, If any they have, in
writing, at nay Office. in the town Of 0peiousas,
within thirty days from the date of the present
notice, why Aaid Tablsau shoald not be approved
and homologated, the Administrator discharged
from all further liability and his bond cancelled
~. A. GARRTGUEs, Parish Judge.
Opeleusas, March 2Oth, 1853
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Notice..

rFJHE ppiRb1bc ate hereby notified that.
u tile commercial partnership hereto
fore existing between Abra,u Richard
and Dudley A. Garry, at Churchville.
Parish Of ST. Landry, is dissolved by mu-
tnaT consent =.
. NE, Richard ASSUMES the liabilities Of
the Arm. I.
The business will be continued at the
old stand by Mr.. Abram Richard.
Churchville, March 10, le69-Im.
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State Of Louisiana,

! State Of L0uisiana, I
Prodats Cosrs, Parish Of ST. La,sdry.-No. e4s3.
ESTATE MARIE JEANNE STELLr.
r OUIS MARKS, Of the Parish of st. Landry.
II administrator of the Estate of Marie JEAN
ne Sicily, deceased, having fled Final IA bIeau
of Settlement Of the affairs Of said Estate, a.
companied by petition praying for the holno-
logstion of the same And whereas tile prayer
Of ssid petition has been granted by an order Of
Court dated March 18th, 1859; -. ..-
Therefore, notice il hereby given to all inter
ested, TO make opposition, If any they have, iii
Wrsting. at nay ofice, in the town Of Opelousas.
Within thirty days from the date of the present
notice. why said Tableau should not be approvesl
ana homei0g&ted, the Administrator discharged
from all further liability and his bond cancelled.
A. GARRlGUES, Parish Judge
Opelousas, March 10th, 1860. IT
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Hack for Sale,

A HACK suitable for peddling is Of
IA fered for sale cheap. Apply to Jo-
seph Roy, or to Louis Desbrest, Opelou-
sas, at whose store the hack may he ex-
amined. March 2O-3t.
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E9tT:ay Horse.
TNAKE.N mp a. sssray. by the undersigned. a
l. certain creole dun hose, about 5 years old.
nuhrokfn, rnnpipg at large ioT the last twelve
months in Prairie Laurent. having been branded
on tie left hind quarter, but 80 dis6gured ~ not
20 be dstinguishable.
The owner can get possessien of the said horse
bv making urcss,ary proofs end 'payine .he cost
Of This noiire.< NARCISSE JONES.
St Landry 9th March 1899. lm H.
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Private Boarding. +;
A LADY resulting in retired portion of this
IN town, would receive one or two boartlers by
the mensh, with OF withsat lodging, at mode
rate price. Apply at this office. [fe29
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Town Lots For Sale.

!. A. Lot OF GROUND situated On, union S..
n near the Catholic Convent Of Opelonsas.
A Lotof Gfouad situ&ted on Court Street,
near its Southern sxssemity. Apply 1t the Geo.
rieg OHses. LJune DtA. l06a.
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DENT N&T.
CONNECTIONS;
Hasa s>oa.sa:,a to selanter~.

Ana E,Ossa:aa to, sslantera.
First Premi.M icShnrprning Diamond
Corn Mills ard Cotton Seed Hullers.
DRIeES for these Mills range from 9l5 to
IL $t75. Send for deseri [Nive circulars. Ad-
dress w. d. LEAvITT, I66 Grsvier and II Union
Street, New Orleans. IJnn30-3m.
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!: Ek1CKll4A ~ AND R1kETERKR, -
sAFEERS Aieaseyfcasa ae .th& puhlse In that "a.
~ pbcit4,s forg The canstrnesisn az l,uildines.
tsuab& oven gEquad clsfespa, or any other work
il his tiAes Ne Aofes ~ ahN w0rk, lis ptiicfu.
airy, and his u,ste caansE tUmerit por-
q 20 as g a ss.e sas r. HE resdsnae b
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IB Here is an advertisement which
Appeared in Che PFocidGsce fRhodie Is-
lGndt Gasette af 1855 s ~ sAt''I 13 5.s-5zs =
FIVE HUHDKeD DoLLARs REWARD
Wts usialaid, or taken away BY mistake
(soon after the foTmAtisn oz tliSf Aboli-
ton Society, from the servant -giria Of
this town, all incliaAtian 10 do any kind
Of work, and LEFT ID lieu fhereaf ia impa-
dent appesranee. . asgosg znd eositiBaea
thirst for high Hasea asAs easairing dis
poaitien fes every kiad Of amusement. y
leeEing aud halkering after peFseDs fef
the other se1, 4 desire DC faaasy and fasll-s
ion, Q seyeF.ceasiEg typt afker new plsees
more alSaRtageaas oesstsaIiag. with, q
1nhaaher afecontinssnt coaIllishments
that do not emit fAe weaters. Nov, If
any person os fessons isrill restore u 1hs
okpess tlsat i1eefes dc h0nesty and IN
dIltty Which 6as l.ssn fDr. some time
,miAssng, Ae All fhey slnall rsgsiYe the
shhye sseward nc Five a1snshed Dollars.
hefades thAwNxsbeet 4 blessingsI+of snany
abnasa hofsehol1ssa. Il ~ i,Hse as 4
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COPY Of the Premium Engraving. Members of IL
Club wirhng the Premium Engraving, must
remit One LOiLar eztrc.
lY~ Specimen copies sent gratis.
Address: DEACON l. PETERSON,
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NO. BUSINESS CARDS.
Carpet Warehonse4

Carpet Warehouse.
A BROUSSEAU g. CO., Importers, 10 Char
IA tres Street New Orleans, offer for sale at
low prices: Carpeting-English and American.
of all kinds Floor Es-Ei:ure aud Enamcled Oil
Cloths: Matti,' ..:sS rolls CnsHa. 100 pieces Co
coa; Wfsnluw Shades, Table :hf. ti,no. Covers ;
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~ II. MILLER i co, First Pr MUM steam
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sale t'onf'.etinr"rs. Depot of talit"rnia Wines.
s1y No. 3J .'ex iA'vre. .AG-la.
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THE LADY'S FRIEND.
Splendid Inducements TO subscEbers

Splendid Inducements to suosccoess
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n lFut cUFy:
Jos. d. RrcHARp, Clerk.
OpetGtiSaS, March 10Th lS69
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- Jos D. RzcHARD, Clerk.
Opelonsas, March 20th. 1863.
, 1869-07-30
Unclaimed
IN CHRISTIANSTED'S POST OFFICE.


Jane Abrahamsen, Lydia Abramsen,
Javas Abramson, Caroline Adams, George
Anderson, Samuel Andersen, Thomas
Barry, Amelia Benjuman, Gustav Bruun,
Frances G. BuckIer, Margrit Christian,
Magrith Clendenin, Mrs. ClindilIing. Mary
CodeIey, Jane CorneIous, Salmy Cruise,
Miss DAILY, J. F. Danzado & Co., AliIler
W. Dewent, George Evans, David Fransis,
Miss GeisIing, Maryun Gilbert, c. Gray
don, Nancy Hatchett, P. B. Hatchett,
Cathrine Harris, B. H%einemann. Johanis
Hoyey, Mrs. VIM. T.. Hutchinson, Miss
Epson, Andrew B. Irving, VIM. Isaac, Ma
thilda A. Jackson, MADAME James, Mar
greet James, Florin Jestrom, Mrs. Thomas
Kecture, Peter Kelly, Ann E. kenny, Re-
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On FEvER.-As long as the patient is
able he should sit up out Of bed, at least
one hour Of the day-Iooger, if he can
hear il, and shorter time if he cannot bear
it so long; but he should not be raised
while he is perspiring. The bed should
be constantly made every day, the sheets
and linen should be changed every two
days, taking, however, the greatest care
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49,
in the nursery, and music in the draWiug-
room would disturb him-at all eveuJs
she cannot sing or play Tonight; aud
even if she does-he has heard all her
pieces so often! If he is not a reading man,
those long, dull, silent evenings are very
irving. She works, aud drives him wild
with the click of her needle; or she reads
the last new novel, and he hates novels,
aud gets tired TO death when she insists
on telling him all about the story and the
characters; or she chooses The evening
for Ietter-wriling, and if the noise of her
pen scratching over the paper does not
%irritate him, perhaps it sends him TO sleep,
when at least he is not bored. But dull,
obiectless, and vacant as their evenings
are, his wife would not hear otany help
from without to give just that little flip
which would prevent boredom aud not
create ceremony. She would think her
life had gone to pieces, and that ooIy de-
ISOLATION was before her, if he limited that
bis home was dull, and that, though he
loves her very dearly, and wants no other
wife but her, yet that her society only
toyjoufS p rdrir-without change or adj
ditlon, is a little stupid, however nice the
partridge may be, and that things would
be bettered if Mrs. or Miss So-aud-SO
came in sometimes, Just to brighten up
The hours. And if lie were to make II
practice of bringing home his men friend,
she would probably let all parties con-
crrned feel pretty distinctly that she con-
sidered the home her special sanctuary,
and that guests whom she did not invite
were little else than mtrudeIS. She
would perhaps go willingly enough to a
ball or crowded soireP, or she might like
TO give one; but that intimate from society
which is mere enlargement Of the home
life she breads as too much like the sup
plementing Of deficiencies, and thinks her
married happiness safer in boredom than
IN any diversion from herself as the sole
centre of her husbands pleasure.
The home life stagnates in England,
and in very few families is there any mean
between dissipation and this stagnalion.
We can scarcely wonder that so many
husband think matrimony a mistake as
we have it in our %insulAr arrangements,
that they look back respectfully to the time
when they were unfettered and not bored,
or that their free friends, who watch them
as wild birds watch their Gagged compan-
ions, curiously and refectiveIy, come to
share their opinion. Wife and home, after
all, make up but part Of a mans life :they
are not his all, and do not satisfy the
whole of his social instinct; nor is any
one woman the concentration of all woman
hood to a man, leaving nothing that is
beautiful or in its way desirable on the
outside. Besides, when with his wife a
man is often as much isolated as when
alone, for any real companionship there
Is hetwean them. Eew wnmen take q
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utterly unabIero comprehend lis pleasures,
his thoughts, his du les, the Responsible
ties Of his profession, or The bearings of
any bubble question in which he takes a
part. But even ii this were not so, aud
granting that they could enter fully INTO
his life aud SympathIze with him as Intel
IlgtnC equals, not only as compassionate
saints or loving children, there would
still be the need of novelty and sill! the
certainty Of boredom without it. For
human life, like all other forms of life,
must have d due proportion ct fresh ele-
menfs continually added to keep it sweet
and growing, else It becomes >tagUant and
Stunled, as everything else would be. And
daily Intercourse uudeuialy eXhausts the
moral ground. After the close compan-
ionShip of years no one can remain mem
tally fresh to the other, unIees indeed one or
bo,h be of the rArest order OF mind and Of a
practically ineXhaustible knowledge. Save
these exceptional Instances we must all
Of nee >sl}y get worn out by constant in
tercouIse. We know every thought,
every opinion, and almost every square
inch of information possessed; we have
heard the old stolieS again and again, and
know exactly what Will lead up to them
and at what po.ot Dhry VIII begin; we have
measured the WhoIr SWc,p OF mind and
have plobcd lis depths; aud though We
may love aud value what we nave learnt,
vet we want something nrW-treSh food
for interest, though nov necessarily anew
love for the displacement OF the old
But this is what very few Lugli>hWomen
can understand or viii allow. They hold
so intensely by the doctrine Of unity that
they are even Jealous of IA mans pursuits
if they think these take up any place in
his mind which might else he theirs.
They must be good for every part of his
life and the poorest of them all must be
his only source Of interest, suffering no
other woman to share his admiration or
obtain his friendship, though this would
not touch his love for themselves or IN
tcrfere with their rights. But this is a
hard saying TO them, and one they cannot
receive; wherefore they keep a tight
grasp on the marital collar, and suffer no
relief Of monotony by j%udiclous loosening
or by generous faith IN integral fidelity.
The practical result of which is that most
men are horribly bored al home, and that
the mass of us really suffer from The do
mestic stagnation 10 w~hich'nalional Gus
toms and the excIusiventsS of our women
doom us as soon as we become family
men. 1t must, however, in fairness be
added, that most men obtain some kind of
compensation, and that very few walk
meekIy in their bonds without at times
slipping them off with or without the
onnnnrrnnnn nf fhnir u1irnr
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that they are dry even as finder. Nothing
more induces to protract a fever than
keeping the sick constantly in bed, and
withholding a constant and regular supply
Of fresh linen, though an unfortunate pre-
judice has established a contrary notion,
to the lost of many thousand lives that
might otherwise have been saved. A
strict attention to these simple rules has
radically cured many acute diseases, with
out the interference of other medical as
Sistance; and nothing is so certain than
that it will alleviate them all, and render
other means, where they can be procured,
more tffecluaI. Diseases are not to be
expelled at once by rough and precipitate
usage they must IN a measure be allowed
TO run their regular course and violent
means cut short this course only by kill
ling the potient.-By a Physician.
AN hotel landlord in California saves
the expense of a gong by keeping a dog
whose tail he pulls "lor dinner"
AN American paper says that the grass
hoppers recently ate up half an acre OF t0-
baco for "a man down South, and when
the owner went mp to look at 1t they sat
on the &euce aud squirted tobaco-juice at
him.
Husbands in Chicago are so fearful of
divorce that they add to their
ments of future movements The letter "W.
P3" which mean "Wite permitting"
A WITTY RGpLY.-A GOOD story is told
of one OF ne b'ggagemasters at a station
on the i .auani Albany Railroads. fat,
goodnatured, droII fellow, whose Jokes
have become very popular one morning
since, while in the performance of his
duties in changing baggage, an ugly
Scotch terrier got in his way, and he gave
the cur a kick, which sent him over the
track yeIping. The owner of the dog
soon appeared, in high dudgeon, wanting
to know why John had kicked his dog.
"Was that your dog?" said John, with
his usual drawI. "CertainIy it was; and
what right have you to kick hjm?" "Why,
he's mad" said John. "No, he's not mad,
either,'' said the owner. "WelI, | should
be, if anybody kicked me in that way"
replied John.
, 1869-07-30

Husbands in Chicago are so fearful of
divorce that they add to their announce
ments of future movements the letter "W.
p" which mean "wite permitting"