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Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12
No -.

4 farm containing lG5 acres. moro or less;
within miles of Smyrna, and - miles of
CLAYTON. where the depot is located. The
soil is ofsplendd character and undcrlaid
with splendid red clay sub-soil. The il l.
provemcnts are pretty good dwelling, new
t-Ati5 carriage house, grunncTy, corn -
nsfiiil crib, poultry house, Sc. a ssT1ss3s
kNiii peach orchard, aboutTi choice =eesSSsa.
~ pear trees, dwarfand standard, -
a small apple orchard, in bearing; twoHcl :
of Wilson'S Albany Seeding Strawberries;
fences in pretty fair condition. Clear title
guaranteed Price, 81 ,01g: one-half cash,
and balance In equnl yearly installnlents tu
suit purchaser. This is a fine fruit and truck
arm rs well as grain.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12
No. II.

A farm containing sG2 - acres, more or
less, good yielding soil; buildings, q two
story Dwelling House, Barn, Stables, Cori,-
House. &C., dc. $500 peach trees, 1850 in fun
49, bearing, 1910 young, soon be So.
EEiM profitable, Apples, 30 trees, S-Tsss
ElItL 100 dwarf pears, just coming in -
lui NEARING. Sub-soil of good quality. l=6
acres of good marsh land will be thrown into
the bargain. Fencing, all new post and rail.
Land undcr good state OF cultivation. Pro-
duces from - to G0bushels corn cracre, and
from - to - bushels wheat. Near naNignble
water schools, churches, dc. Price 100 dol
lars per acre; One-aalf cash, balance on easy
terms, secured by bond and mortgage.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12
No. 400.

A farm containing Is5 acres OF land, .
acres OF which are woodland, tie balance in
cultivation, under good iehcinp, situated
mile from Snlyfnn, on tins road leading To
has had Put upon IL, in the last two Year,,
seven thousand five hundred husl.e,s Of
lime; has good out-ouiiulngs and cuinforta-
There is a peach orchard Of tNN0nty five hum
drcd two year old trees. Price sGl per acre.
Terms easy.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

A farm of 735lS acres, at Sassafras station.
ON Delaware Il. L., on which is lire wool
and rail timber sufficient for use of farm, di-
vdod into / fields with lair fencing, has on it
n new dwelling house, and barn and ll0l
peach trees of choice varieties year DID,
Price 5000, which is less than 500 dollars per
acre. Terms, half cash, and balance i'm four
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12
Rates of Advertising.

THE HERALD will be furnished to subscri.
9ers at 50 per year, invariably in advance.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

A farm of51 acres in Kent Co., Del. 2miles
from MORTON station Del. II. Road. DWELL
ing out building, ana fencing ordinary.
Price 5000. Terms half cash, residue on rea.
sonable time.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

A'small farm Of SO acres, of which 10 acres
Is in cultivation, remainder in wood, has new
frame dwelling with rooms, stable. carri-
tras station, lei. Il. Il. Price and terms To
he arranged.
Clayton herald. (Clayton, Del.) 1867-1870, 1869-06-12

a first-class truck and fruit farm. contain
ing ! 4 acres, one mi G from Wyoming, on the
Del. Railroad. Land good. S0l peach trees,
best varieties, in bearing. pears, cherries ami
other fruits. small house. one of the most
desirable places IN the Colnty. Price S2,20J!
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-25
Jlle Albang Register.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1860.
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

LECTURE lecture at the Court
House on Saturday evening last, by
Mrs. ST. Clair, was tolcrably we'll at
tended. The lecture was well delivered
the language we'll chosen, and amused and
Interested those present. Miss Brcarly
sahg four different songs during the eve
ming. She has a good voice, and her
''bright smile haunts me still7-as that
was the last song of the evening. The
"gift enterprise" part of the performance
wasn't an astonishing big thing, and so
far as we could learn not single sewing
machine or velocipede was drawn BY any
of our folks-but the breast pins, finger
rings, lockcts, chains, etc, of the most
GORGEOUS" type, were flung out profusely.
The lecture announced for Sunday eve
ming, at two bits admittancc, we can't
speak of, as We were not present. OF
the lecture We did hear, in the language
of the lady, we can truthfully say, "we
have 6eard better, and we have heard
worse" =.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-25
STATE ITEMS.
A revival Of religion is progressing in'
the NJ T.. Church at the Dalles.

A revival Of religion is progressing i'd
the n. +. Church at the Dalles.
The last number Of the, Albady Rec
IsTER comes to us much improved in its
typographical appearance. as we'll as in
its general makeup. We think that
getting married has somewhat improved
our friend VAN, and feel haZf inclined to
try some such experiment ourself G some
of these days" Wonder how it will
affect US s?-lIountaiiacer.
If you bave leaning that way, try it
on, by all means, Bill. Marriage, you'll
find, is the handiest thing in the world
full of "fat paragraphs" double leadedv
at that Our advice is, don't delay-buy
some-it's big thing-the sssalt of life, :"
marriage is-just what you need
As an evidence that farming, properly
conducted, is profitable in Oregon, the
Eugene Journal instances the following $.
Mr.. George Petty brought in few
days ago, from his farm near Cloycrdule,
the finest lot of bacon we have seen. He
also brought in a two-yca. old colt, which
he has used this season ia putting in
over hundred acres of grain. The colt
weighs $50 pounds. Mr.. Petty has
$500 bushels of wheat in the granary,,
and is happy man.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-25

STovEs.-Persons intending to pur-
chase right good cooking stove are
directed to the stock on exhibition at the
establishment of Messrs. .. =. Tompkins
& Co., corner First and Washington
streets. They have an article called the
"Barstow Cook" that has the reputation
of being superior in every respect to any
stove ever built. However, they have a
good assortment of everything kert in a
first-class stove store, which they are de-
termined to sell at the most liberal
fgures-and that's the place you've
been looking for.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-25

CIRcUs.-Wilson's circus performed
here on the night of the 18th to full
canvass. The general character Of the
performance was better than we have
yet seen on the coast. The tumbling,
trapez, slack wire, and other perform
anccs, were not to be "sneezed at" That
little business with the lions we don't go
a cent on, as it generally produces more
fear than pleasure among the audience.
The general opinion seems to be that it
was the best circus that ever exhibited
here.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-25

VELocIPEDAL.--Ever since the OPEN
ing of the Veloeipede School in Parrish
Hall, iD this city, the greatest excitement
has existed. Old and young, men and
boys, have ssgone through" on velocipe-
des, and even the ladies' have caught the
infection, and daily visit the hall to see
the sights and enjoy the fun.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-25
VARIOUS ITEMS.

No person ever got stung by hornets
who kept away from where they were.
It is just so with bad habits.
Somebody advertises real estate dirs
cheep.
81 wish 1 had your head" J" said lady
one day to a gentleman who had solved
for her a knotty point.
Sand Z wish had your heart" was
his reply.
"Well, said she, sssincc your head and
my heart can agree, I do not see why
they should not go in to partnership"
And they did.
A race ofsculptors The Chip-a-ways
| Don't care much about the bugs
said Mr.. Swinks, ssbut the truth is, +
haven't got the blood to spare"
Womcn's rights--If shoe cannot pe'
captain of ship, she may alHays canJk
naad q e1aaol.
Sheridan defined an Irishman as a ma
chine for converting potatoes into human
nature.
"What blessings children are p said
the parish clerk, when he took fees for
christening them.
A sermon was once preached from a
text which the preacher found in Job,
which runs as follows "Though after
my skin, worms destroy this body. vet in
my flesh shall see God" This he dt.
vided into three parts, as follows
"First, skin worms; ]; second, what thew
done third, what the man seen after he
was eat up"
A droll answer is said to haye been
given lately in an examination at Cam
bridge. The candidate being asked who,
Wycklife was, and havirg doubtless
heard him called the morning star Of the
Reformation, and that he died Vicar Of
Lutterworth, answered that the great Re-
former twas for some time editor Of the
Morning Star, and died Vicar of Wake
field.
They have queer law in Delaware.
It requires man, before leading wo.
man to the matrimonial altar, to give
bonds for good behavior. The unluckv
swain who may have more love than credit
may cast about in an agony Of suspense.
waiting for some enterprising individual
in the sum of two hundred dollars. law
full money, and be compelled Ia default
of this conjugal straw bail, to forero all
the sweets of the honeymoon. al viror-
ous effort is being made to. have claw
repealed.
The other day = lady in Carroll eounL
ty, Ga, gave birth to twins. 3 On the
same day and ia the Same house. two of
her daughters each became the mother
OF twins. AT ieast so ssys local pa-
per-.
ssWhat makes you so cium. Tom ,"
fsOh, have had to endure sad trial to
my feelings NWhat 81 earth wss itfs
Ie "a hv L.d - q. II. ~ go ~I-. .ss-sss.r,
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-25

RED STocKINas.-The Red Stock
ings Base Ball Club, now in San Francis
90, are to be invited to visit Portland by
the Pioneer B. B. Club. IF the invita-
tion is accepted, big game may be ex-
pected between the two clubs.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-25

u. s. MARsHAL.-Thos. G.. Young,
u. s. Marshal for the District of Oregon,
called on us Tuesday. He was on his
way to Corvallis to sell the steamer Ann.
Tom looks as young as he did years ago
when he was Chief of the Portland Fire
Department.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-25

ToBAcco. Messrs. Blain 81 Young
have just received new article of chew
ing tobacco, to which the attention of
lovers of the weed is invited. It's the
best we have seen in the line of ssfine
cut, and is called sW. FL. Goodwin &
Co.'S Best
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-25

ACCIDENTAL the velocipede school,
on Tuesday night, Willie Mansfield had
the misfortune to get the third finger of
the right hand broken, and the thumb
badly jammed. The accident was
caused by some of the larger boys get
ting into little friendly scuffle, and one
of them being pushed from the platform,
raised for seating lady visitors, fell on
young Mansfield, resulting as above.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-25

MIsTAKEs.-'.Mistak will occur in
the best regulated families is a saying
as old as the "oldest inhabitant, and is
recognized as true of everybody. In the
hurry of last week, in giving the names
of the "Soliciting Committee" for Linn
county, we unintentionally omitted the
name of Mrs. l.. E. Blain, who is Treas
urer of the Committee. We are glad to
hear that the ladies are meeting with
good success. It is praiseworthy OBJ
ject, and all who have to spare will
doubtless give willingly when called on.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-09-25

PERsoNAL.--Rev. E. r. Geary intends
taking up his residence in this city, we
learn.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-29

essary bridgr. in order to make it a good
road Whereupon. on motion of Mr..
Thompson. the petition was granted.
The following letter from Messrs. Jack
son & King was read and ordered to be
spread upen the minutes:
JOURNAL OFFICE, May 18th, 1869.
To the President and Members Of the
Police Jury
Gentlemen: Under an Act
of the Legislature relative to public print
ing. we haze received fir IN the authorities
the appointment Of State printers, which
Act fixes and limits the charges for public
and judicial printing. Notwithstanding the
advantages it gives US, ne desire to express
our willingness to comply with the contract
already made with your honorable body
without any changes.
Very Respectfully,
JACKSON & KING.
On motion. the Police Jury adjourned
until Monday the 2lst June. 1859.
J. G. BROOKS, President.
Attest: G. MAYO, Clerk.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-29

-. 5 OPELousAs SUGAR LANDs.-Many peo-
pie, and NEST strangers, have had their
attention 80 fixed upon st. Mary and
Tho Bayou Teche that they seem to think
that there is no place in this broad field
west Of the Mississippi that is ft to live
in except this parish. They are eyre
Agiously in error. There are just as good
.angar lands in St. Martin, Iberia and
st. Landry, as in st. Mary. We dislike
thess odious comparisons which assume
that no place isperfect except that where
the speaker Or writer lives. We advise
these seeking sugar plantations, if they
cannot find place for sale that suits
them il st. Mary. to 90 TO ths adjoining
parishes. Go IS high up a. St. Landry
That ID q magnificent parish Planters
B1sner. -at---
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-29
Public Sale.

Estate of Laste Simon, deceased.
DY VIRTUE of an order of the Honorable
D Probate Court, in and for the parish of
st. Landry, there will be sold at public auction,
on TUESDAY, the 18th day Of June, 1860, at
the last residence Of the deceased, in this
parish. the following described property BE-
longing to the Estate of Laste Simon, decd,
late of said parish, to-wit:
224 ACRES OF LAND, House. q lot Of
out-houses, a lot Of fencing, lot Of Cattle,
Household and kitchen Furniture.
Terms on the spot.
WILLIAM COTTREL.
May s Administrator.
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MAISON BLANCHE,
l57. CANAL STREET. Isl
Public Sale.

Estate Of Euelide Simon, deceased.
DY VIRTUE of an order of the Honorable
ID Probate Court in and for the parish of St.
Landry, there will be sold at public auction,
on THURSDAY, the 18th day of June. 1869,
at the last residence of the deceased, in this
parish, the following property belonging to
the estate of Euclide Simon, decd late of said
parish, to-wit:
24 ACRES OF LAND, House and out.
houses, Fencing, few horses, lot of Cattle,
household and kitchen furniture.
Terms-Cash.
JAMES MIREs.
Mays Administrator.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-29
FRENCH MORALITY.
Life i'm Parjs.-ShOcking DemOr"
aliZatiOn.

A weekly publication called LIE D'o'
BILE Quatre has taken up the sBbject Of
female extravgance, and treats it SC
opportunely and vigorously, that four
editions of the periodical, it seems, were
Gold in one day. Here are few OF its
remarks:
Luxury, no longer finding sufficient
supply in direct and honest sources for
its insane requirements, has resorted to
adultery. AS the husbands purse no
lonssr sufiSes, the wife has drawn on
other mems purses, selling herself cher
last resource after all others have been
exhausted) to get the means of remain
ing brilliars in society, where few women
now live without some stain upon them.
Luxury by adultery; adultery by luxury:
Leaning each on the other, ehey have
grown up. mining with all their strength
everything which was respectable 'ano
respected, disiutegrating families, by
Introducing into them chickering's, with
straits and with stra.tened circumstances,
and hatred of home. 1t has not been
very leng time since mathematical phil
y noted the disorder sfomented by
luxury, and demonstrated the imminence
of the progress of the plague. Mathe.
matical philosophy framed the budget OF
young M ,rried people who set up
house with an income Of $4,000 or
$4,000 year, and it instanced the wives
of holders as victims Of the passion
of making a splendid show. The woman
who sells herself was something absolu-
tely unknown in the highest social cir.
cles, where husband and wife belonged
to the most opulent families of France.
Now this plague-spot is everywhere,
because straitened circumstances are the
rule everywhere. Straitened circumstan.
ces reign in every family, from that of
the pretty woman, SO greatly admired at
one OF the recent official balls, and who,
to buy headdress of flowers. pledged at
the pawnbroke,' her little daughters
TO that duchess whose husband
tried two months to borrow Sl6O,O00 on
tue bridal diamonds of his wife. Strait
ened circumstances have penetrated
every household, opening every door to
vice; the devouring ulcer has absorbed
everything everything to this extent,
that, when we see a princess playing
with her dolls. we may affirm that one
of thessGays lif nothing counteracts the
plague now generaD she will prostitute
herself for a few yards of lace. Nobody |
will deny that in all the highest classes
Of society adultery has become a social
principle; and in the more brilliant cir.
cles, marriage-that union which should
include only two MEMBERSHIPS become
80 transformed that some OF these unions,
formed to dress the wife in order to
have afterward the right to undress her.
have become go numerous .they might
elect board of directors"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-29
ID. APPLETON & CO., PUBLISHERS,
I)erotrd to Literature, Science and .1rh

The Publishing House by which the present
Journal /. issued has been extensively engaged
for nearly half century, in the work OF pro-
! noting general education, and diffusing infor-
nation among the people Of the United States
through th- medium Of valuable books, in all
the leading departments of knowledge. In
further pursuance Of this important object,
and recognizing the increasing tendency Of
the public to cultivate the periodical form Of
literature, the publishers have engaged i'll the
enterprise of Weekly Journal. which they
design to make worthy Of the liberal patrou-
age Of the reading community.
Omtting ordinary news, and avoiding par
tisan advocacy, both political and s-ctarisn.
the JOURNAL will be devoted to general liter
ature, to science, art, and education. aud 10
the diffusion Of valuable information upcn
subjects OF public Importance. 1t is intended
to make use OF all resources, original and sell
ected, domestic and foreign, which can give
interest and variety to its pages; and neither
exertion nor expense will be spared to secure
the aid of the best talent of the time. We ab-
stain from the large professions and the parade
of conspicuous names so common on these
occasions, and, trusting to the intelligence Of
the people. shall be content to let the Journal
speak for itself.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-29

The department of Literature will embrace:
FICTION, IN THE FORM OF BOTH sE-
RIAL NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES;
ESSAYS UPON LITERARY AND SOCIAL
TOPICS;
SKETCHES OF TRAVEL AND ADvEN.
TURE;
DISCUSSIONS UPON ART, BOOKS AND
KINDRED THEMES;
PAPERS UPON ALL THE VARIOUS SUB
JECTS THAT PERTAIN TO THE PUR-
SUITS AND RECREATIONS OF THE
PEOPLE. WHETHER OF TOWN OR
COUNTRY; AND
POEMS BY OUR FOREMOST POETS.
Illustrations will torn an important feature
in the plan cf the Journal. Nearly every
number will be accompanied by either an
ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT ON SOME
POPULAR THEME, A STEEL EN-
CRAVING IN THE BEST
STYLE OF THE ART, OR A LARGE
CARTOON ENGRAVED ON WOOD.
No. 1.-Contains Cartoon of the Grand Drive
in the Central Park, Spirited and
Animated Scene.
No. 2-Contains an Eight-Page Supplement
of Underground Life and Mining, with
10 illustrations.
No. "a Steel Engraving Of Noon on the
Seashore, from Picture by kensett.
No. Am Art Supplement, contsining New
York ilustl ated with IS Superb Illus.
trations.
No. 5.-A Superb Cartoon OF the Leves at
New Orleans.
Novelty, freshpass, and continual change
will be aimed at in this department. The Illus.
trations will usually be valuable as works of
art; those on steel, and the Cartoons, consist
ing of views of American scenery. by our most
distinguished painters, and illustrations Bof
character and life by our foremost draughts-
men. They will be printed with extra care on
separate sheets. and may be either bound in
the volume at the close of the year, or framed
to hang upon the wall. The Journal, in this
feature, will be unlike any other.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-29

The BENEFIT OF BEING KICKED
ABouGHr IN THE WoRLD.-It is good
thing for a young man to be knocked
about in the world" though his soft
hearted parents may not think 50. All
youths, or if not all. certainly nineteen.
twsutieths of the sum total, enter life
with surplusage of selfconceit. The
sooner they are relieved Of it the better
If. in measuring themselves with wiser
and older men, they discover that it is
unwarranted, and get rid Of it gracefully
of their own accord, we'll and good; il
not, it is desirable, for their own sakes,
that it be knocked out of them.
A boy who is cent to large school
soon fluids his level. His will may have
been paramount at home; but schoolboys
are democratic in their ideas, and if ar.
rogant he is sure to be thrashed into a
recognition of the golden rule. The
world is a great public school, and ii
soon teaches a new pupil his proper
place. IF he has the attributes that be.
long to a leader, he will be installed in
the position of leader; if not. whatever
his opinion or abilities may be, he will
be compelled to fall in with the rank and
file. If not destined to greatness the
next best thing to which he can aspire
is 'respectability, but no man can ever
be truly good or truly respectable who
is vain, pompous, and overbearing.
BY the time the novice has found his
legitimate social position. be the same
high or low, the probability is that the
disagreeable traits of bis character will
be softsnsd down or worn away. Mos,
likely the process Of abrasion will be
rough, but when it is all over, and be
begins to see himself as others see him
and not as reflected in the mirror of self
conceit, he will be thankful that he has
run the gauntlet; and arrives, though
BY a rough road, at self knowledg ge
Upon the whole. whatever loving moth
ers may think to the contrary, It is 4
good thing for youths to be knocked
about in the world-it makes men O
them.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-05-29
Proceedings of the Police Jury
OPELoUsAs, May 18th, 1869.


At regular meeting of the Police Jury
of the Parish of St. Landry, held this day,
were present: John G. Brooks, President !;
J. N. Thompson, E. CAN'T J. Roy and
VIM. Cottrell.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Mr.. Tate being absent, and being one of
the committee appointed to examine the
books and accounts of the Parish Treasurer.
and Mr. Roy being present. on motion of
Mr.. Thompson, Mr.. Cottrell was appointed
on the committee to audit and examine the
books, vouchers and accounts of the Par
ish Treasurer, and Mr. Evarste Deiean was
employed to assist said committee, the said
committee as thus reconstructed being
composed Of Messrs. John Roy, VIM. Cot.
trell and Evariste Dejean, retired for the
purpose of examining said books, vouchers,
etc.
The President appointed Messrs. Thomp-
son and CAN'T committee on claims, when
after careful examination, on motion of
Mr.. Thompson. the clerk was instructed to
issue warrants for the following approved