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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-25
OUR SUCCESS.
Our Location

We are located in one Of the most healthy
cities in the West or South. We are on high
ground. and in the most airy a: healthy pa.t
nearer than two hundred feet on either side. so
that we have a free circulation Of air, and our
rooms are all wei! ventilated on every side.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-07-17
How Poor Boys Reach the Top
Round.

We copy as follows from the New
York Commercial Adee1tiser
There are 1919 names who pay an
income tax in this city sixty-seven per-
sons who pay tav on incomes Of 100000
or over. Most of these solid gentlemen
are self.made men, who have come up
from the lowest round of the ladder. The
man who leads the list, A. T. Stewart,
everybody knows is an Irish emigrant,
who commenced life with capital of
less than twenty-five cents. Indeed,
with few exceptions, most Of the parties
in the list were scarce as well off as MIR.
Stewart. Take Henry Keep; he boasts
that he graduated from the Poo,house of
Jefferson County. Jay Gould drove
herd of cattle from Delhi. Delaware
County, when lad, for fifty cents day,
in order I, get money enough to reach
the Hudson river. David Groesbeck
over tbi,ty years ago, used to mend old
shoes for h.s brother, who was respec-
table shoemaker in Albany. We all
know the history Of James Gordon Ben
nett, R0hrrt Bonner, poor boys 1ui OF
talent and industry. Eutus Hatch. when
vorngstrr, had an ambition to hold IN"
rrins ola rtddlrr's wagon +. u. Nor
gan commenced life with a 1uart.r mea-
sure of ,nolasscs. 1t is scarce d"zen
years since Henry Cl+ws was an errand
bov in one of the. banking bouses down
town. The brothers Srligman started
| out in life with neddler's pack. David
Doves, in his younger days, rttailed pork
by the half pound and mtlasses by the
!; gill. H. I. 1Ielmbold was first cabin
boy on the sloap Mary Jane. that navi-
gated the Delaware River. We might
60 on through the list. and show tha,
nearly every one Of. these solid men we're
the architects Of their own fortunes
Young men who are struggling for place
and position, should remember that The
individuals IN the list below had to bat
tie for life Just IS hard as they are doing
Let them take heart and never say die
f. Honor ana shame from no condition rise,
Act well yeas par-shere all the honor lies
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-07-17

The capture Of the filbuster expedition in
New York cannot otherwise than have an
almost fatal effect upon the cause of the Gu
ban patriots. From the first it has been
evident, that their principal reliance rested
upon help from the United States. and to
this end all the means they could raise has
been contributed. The extent OF the capture
recently made shows that an immense a
mount of money must have been invested
in men and munitions Of war, and the total
destruction of the scheme upon the eve OF
its fruction, will have terribly dshearten-
ing effect upon the few Americans now with
Queada's army, who, without further sup
port and reinforcements from their country
men, are thus caught like rat in a trap.
With the summer passes the golden oppor-
tunity with the revoIutionists. sufIicarnt
is now known in regard to the fs hting
capacities Of the contestants, TO show that
few thousand American veterans, led BY
experienced officers, would have accomplish
ed more III month than Qneasala's raw
troops can effect in year.-N. o. 1smes
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-07-17

y. Napoleon III. has decided that a
colossal bronze group shall be placed on
the summit ofs the Arc dc Triomphe, at
top Of the Champs aE1ytees, as intended
BY the Great Emf ercr.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-07-17

The Arabs allow man to divorce him
self from wife who does not make good
bread. What crop Of divorces that Law
would create in America 1t would de-
noralEe domestic circles more THAI the
war did,
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To REMOVE RUST FROM KNIVES.
Rust should never BE- allowed to collect
On kniyee. but If By carelessness such a
calamity should occur, the spot must be
well creased with sweet OIL, and put by
for twe or three days, then rubbed with
soft leather and a little lime.-[ South
ern Cultiyator, -s ~~'e-- .--'
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..YoU need little sun and air." said
physician to q maiden patient TT DO,
was the reply, IN have TO wsss TIL gess
husband" =, - -
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A lady whose horror of tobacco snorns
TO disease, took a seat by tbs side OF man
in railroad car the other day, and nervous
" asked him: 'tDo you chew tobacco, sir "
sNo, man." replied the sstenished man,
'sbut gress I can get yoa q ensw, Is
voa'ye sufEerin' for ii.
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The Pieayane thinks that Cinnamon will
not work well in gangs, and that they will
not therefore prove as serviceable on our
plantations as is expected. This in an er-
ror. It is the mode ofworking to which
they are accustomed in their naive country.
The laborers are an attached to some asso-
citation, which is directed by its chief and
head man, who makes all the contracts and
regulations to control the body of which he
sis the head. This organization ID perfect,
and has become IN essential part Of their
social and industrial organization. The
Chinese lahorers are born and trained under
this system. They have little desire Or
ambition to change it, or to become proprie-
tors, or set up for themselves and live apart
from their countIymen. They are intensely
gregarisus aud social, and are, therefore,
admirably adapted for the cultivation OF the
plantations We trust that no one will throw
cold water on d project which opens such a
splendid prospect to our State and section.
- "a sTf@a.s. IL zssGase y. O. Times.
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SAVED HIS WHlPpNG.-A little urehin
seven or eight years old. in one of our
schools where Miss Blodgett was teacher.
composed the following and wrote it on his
slate at prayer time, to the great amusement
Of the boys
"A little mouse ran up The stairs,
To hear Miss Blodgett say her prayers"
The teacher discovered the rhyme, and
called out the cnlprit, For q punishment
she gave him his choice, to make another
rhyme in five minutes, or be whipped. So
after thinking and blinking, and scrath-
ing his head till his time was nearly cut,
and the teacher was lining the stick in
threatening manner, at the last moment he
exclaimed ~ '5@ '
"Herc stand before Miss Blodgett;
She's going to strike, and I'm going to
dodge it. z e. - s.. 7
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HOUSE-PAINTING

T%l=E- '- -~AND-
P a. p Il R - H a ~ C Z ~ G.
vTvHE undersiuened respectfully informs bis
J. friends and the public generally that he
10 always prepared to do house.painting, pa.
per-hauging, 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
. .ffnre,gr 4+-l-. j CUMMINGS
l.Opelousas. January 10th, 1863. =.
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A wageish editor says that the streets OF
one Of tho western cities are 70 be lightso
with red-headed girls. Wsd like to hug
the lamp-posts-
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READ1sG-The amusementof reading
is among the grestest consultations Of lite
it is the nurse Of virtue the npholder Of
Adversely; the prop Of independence the
supporter Of just pride the strsngthener
of elevated opinions it is the shield a.
gainst the tyranny Of oil petty, passions; F.;
It is the repeller Of the FOOLS scof and
the knaye's reason.-Siir EgertoH Bridge.
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School ExAMINATlos.-"John, how DO
you parse grandmothers' s..4
Il doesn't pass her ct al, but aways goes
in to get tart"
What is the singular of men?'
They is singular when they psy their
debts without being axed to do it dozen
times"
Young women are beautiful. What is il
hat comes af:er young women:" "'..
"It's the fellers to be sure-they are al
ways arter the young women" o.,g
THAT will do; now you are dismissed
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-07-17

il reason gwen why piano wrs nosseved
at fire was, because none OF the nfem'h
could play Oh i.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-07-17

Charles Dickens gets one hundred
guinsas night for his readings in
England
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-07-17

A Gentleman, after having paid his ad~
dresses to yenng lady for some time, pop
ped the question. The lady, in frightened
manner, said, You scare me, sir p The
gentleman did not wish to. fighten the
lady, and consequently reuaained quiet for
some time, when she exclaimed, ''scare ma
AGAIN. .L.-----
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lie was sent to his seat.

An illiterate negro preacher said to his
consregation-''My bredren, when de fast
man Adam was made, he was made Oh wet
clay, and set up agin de palings to dry"
DO you say" said one Of the congregation,
'dat Adam was made ob wet clay, an set
up agin de palings to drye" "Yes, sir. |
do" who made DO pslingsp' "Sit down.
sar," said the preacher, sternly; such ques
tions as dat would upset any system Of
theology"
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PADDLE YouR Own CANoE-Judgc S.
gave his son Thousand dollars, telling him
to 20 to college and graduate. The son re-
turn d at the end Of the Freshmen year
without dollar, and with several ugly
habits. About the close ofthe vacation the
judge said to his son:
"Well William, are you going to college
this year?"
Have no money, father" ..
"But gave you thousand dollars to
graduate on"
ats all gone father" .'
VERY well, my son; twas ail / could
give you; you can't stay here you must
now pay youl own way in the world"
new light broke in upon the vision Of
the astonished young man, He aecosnmo-
dated himself to the situation; he left home,
made his way to college, graduated ct tho
head of his class, studied law. became Go
vernon Of the state of New York, entered
the Cabinet of the President of the United
States, and is none other than William Fl.
Steward.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-07-17

A SL1sHr MISUNDERSTANDING lady
employed young girl about fifteen years
old to assist her about her housework, and
one day she was making some cake, and
wished to put some kind of plums in it; 80
she set dish down on the table with the
plums, and told the girl to stone them, and
to show her how, she took up plum and
took out the stone, with the remark, THAT
is the ~ay;' and then, thinking the girl
understood what she meant she put the
plum she had into her mouth, instead of
into the dish, and went away. What was
her surprise, short time after, to have the
gil come into the room whereshe was, and
tell her she had eaten all she could! And
when the lady went into the reoua where
she had been at work, she found she had
put all the stones into the dish, and eaten
all she could of the plums: she thinking
that the hard pieces-meaning the stones
would soften up when baked in the cake.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1869-07-17
Charging the Jury

! A Dutch Judge IN. the western country
presided at trial for murder, ana on T';lnt;
to deliver the charge. observed that the pr
soner was playing chequers with his custo,
dian. while the foreman Of the jury was fast
asleep. Replenishing the ample )aa.c'al
chair with his broadcast person, he thos
"Misder yoreman add t'oler Jurymans
Der prisoner, Hans Vieckter, is vinlSh'o hi9
game init der sheriff, and has peat him; but
| shall dake care he don't peat me Han:
has peen tried for murder before you, anu
you mnst bring in der verd'ck, but 1t mnst .,s
pc 'cording to der law. DE man ne hl4lt
wasn't KILT at all, as was broved ne was
in Jail for sheep stealing.
Put dat ish no madder. Der law says
ven dcre ish tout you give 'em to der
prisoner, put here derc i>h no tout-so you
see der prisoner ish guilty pes,des, ne is
great loafr. l hat know nm V'fty
year, and he hasn't tone a sdtich Of work
in all dat dimes, and der is 40 one deoend'
ing ubon him for deir livin' and he is no use
to no poty. l dink it would Pc goo, plans
to hang him for de axamllr. l dlnk Mr,
Vo,emans, dat he peter be hung next fourt
of July, as der militia iSh goin to drain IN
anoder county, aud dere pc no 7un go'h on
here" 49,,
It should be added, to the credit OF the
jury, in spite of this LEARNED and Impartial
charge" they acquitted the "brlsoEer.
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and expressed surprise that be should talk
ofbringiDg suit against them.
:" Butt said Schmidt. lnshrre for
nine hundred tollar, and dis faller put up
dem ahtable for seven hundred ana ilIFy
~ not undershtand tho insurance bual.
meaa
Findihg that he could not compel the
payment By law, Schmidt determined TO
80 ontof the "inshnrance business all
together Calling upon the agent, Schmidt
mn. Agent, want YOU u shtop dem
insurance on mine ROW mot pay any
more monish dat way not undeFshtand
dis inshnfance businssap
Agent (BurpEised - Why, Mr.. Schmidt
you are doing very foolish thing. You
have paid considerable on this policy All
ready, and II your wife should die you
will vet $5 900.
"Yaw, dat ish vat you tell me now
said Schmidt even / pays you on my
shtable you say / get nine hundred tOllar
If II burnt down. So Il was burnt, and
you not give me mine laonish. You say,
20, dat wash an old frame shtable Il r1t
wort anydings; l make you prick
shtable, and you not pay me mine nine
hundred tollsr Ven mine froW dies, den
you says TO me: 10, she wash an old Dutch
womani she not wort anydingg i getyou
new Anglish wifeP And 50 lose mine
i've tousand tollarg. You not fool Schmidt
again. not tunderahtand dis INSURANCE
business Exit Schmidt.
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TrIcEg q Erade.

THE want OF proper Attention 20 both
greasine Of oiling wheels and Afterwards
The way theY are put on, i5 often q sad in
crease of labor to horse. Aman might
think, If his carriage had just come from
q coachmak ers any care IN this particu-
Tar mrstbe unealled for now this is 3teSt
lifetime when it Is 8sest wanted, particular
lyif ne made. ii; if he did not, and II only
went for some Tepairs, and he was desired
tOlook to the axles,, they may then rattle
away to their hearts content HOW'LL
tell you they are either a bad sort, Or the
arms orhoxes are worn out; his business
listo get, to put in aeD s7les, not to make
yours 20 well Buff he has made the
carriage, our life on it, he screws them up
tight enough then, and will put tho scI'elC
on the purchaser, too pretty well, IS TO
price. The latter part of the business
does not fleet The horse, but the former
does terribly One turn Of the wrench
too far makes carriage horse heavier
inPointof following 50, to make certain
pair Of azles shall run still to the credit
Of the maker, horses are often half fkilled,
We have many times had the wheels tried
when, coming from o coach,nak ker's and
found they could scarcely be got round,
| tits a common thing for them 70 say,
Hthey will work themselves easy" They
will, In time but they would work oui
horses hard before they did so. Ths
weigbtof q Carriage, like that Of d man
Is almost quite enough, without its being
made more Distressing by our inattentioI
or want Of iudgmen Neither men mol
l.cor,-fa6ea ava iaafhar.vvaityh tyhta IN horeAg
but they are equal 70 these when all 4
properly arranged Want of judgment
want Of attention and want Of consid dera
lticu ore the nd ter-losights that kib IN
PrGiTie Fs1gmsr
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The putehmnIl,s Insnrance POLICY.

a. GOOD gtory Is told Of q German BY the
name Of Schmidt, who had taken the pre-
caution TO insure the life OF his wife for
$4,000, and his stable for 5000, believing
tho former might die and the latter be
burnt, and he could not get along without
some compensation for the loss. Both
policies had been taken from the same
agent, In d few months after the stable
had been insured It caught fire and was
destroyed Schmidt quietly notified the
agent, and limited to him that he would
expect the nine hundred dollars at the
earliest possible moment. The agent at
once sent q builder TO ascertain the cost 81
erecting new stable, Of the Same dilnen.
sions, having learned that the property
had been insured for more than II was
worth. The builder reported that he
could replace the stable with new material
for $500 but unfortunately there was az
ordnance preventing the erection D
frame buildings the old stable having
been Of wood, He was asked to estimatI
the cost Of 3 brick stable and reported thl
amount at $3.50 The agent then notines
Schmidt that he would build him new
brick stable in place Of the old frame ono
but SCHMIDT became very indignant 81 thl
| proposition, saying:
n 4 not understand die INSURANCE husl
ness I pay you fof nine hundred tollai
and when ny ahtable burn down yoi
make me 8 new one. / mol want q mex
shtable, / want nine hundred tollare
The agent reasoned With Schmidt, hu
4 uli 70 ID purpose When the stable wa
/ about finished Schmidt went to consult
LAWYER, thihlfing that he could atiil "a
the amount oi the policy, besides havin
/ the new stehle
I The lawyer, however, informed hil
that the company haaa tiehs i0 n
gaea ihe l9R bg sallalas { aeW Sl9bi
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4 PerseeIlIsd IrInter.

]. B Brown tells this story in Pack
ards Monthly;
Of Edwin Booths Hamlet7so time be-
fore he had made his imperaonation ia-
nous and was vexed to read ~ the morn
ing paper Of his intellectual rendering
Of the melancholy Dave But the change
of 4 single letter had made the phrase %
fidieuIous that could not help but laugh.
II I had wanted revenge, should have
haa n ii excess, fol the printers caught
10 the unfortunate expression and fairly
drove the poor fellow out Of the ofnce
with Il He had several q ghis--ln some he
was victorious in others be was van
anished; but nothing could prevent his
being dubbed the Melancholy Dave I;
and ,tnavo Hafnlet.p = How are YOU,
DaveY' Tall us abeut old Dave Hamlet y
greeted him whenever be made bis sp.
/ pesrauee, Iperpetfatea 3 joke to ahield
him aclyo eWisdging that u was enough
/ to make any man melancholy not o have
Ia N 70 his naraa But It MAS of no benelt
TO the peraecutad He was doomed. 40
went from one Oiica to anolhatj ~ eaon
4 the HMRlancholy Dave Was hurled at
i him. ne lol the city and sought refuge
nom me hhltful s3bIiqile hNndfeda ol
Ilmiles away. Ittraveled with him like lhf
speclea viii Ere dialnyal kQiehk He
abandoned hia tAllIng When ne WHl
hroka nnt bp enlisted US the Southern SIDE
and fsli Id desperate cavalry charge
lhat pickaaIle dFqYs Aal4 NJ qeasla A1.
4 llsst m6netF tllaE htiirsaa nm inuAs haVl
/ 8 ihaS cue llelaaQAoT DAYS"
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We Frealaant coIlax,s Ladrea..

The following Il vice President Colfax'a
address onsssuning tho chair IS President
Of the Senate
SENATORs III entering upon the duties
In this Chamber, TO the performance 81
Whi6h have been called hy the people 81
the United statts. realize iully tlie deli
caoy, as we'll al the responsibility, Of the
position of prgslding over q body WHOSE
members are ID 50 large o degree my
seniors ln6go. Not chosen hy the cody
illsliI I shslI oerhsaly need tAa esslssauct
olytNi 5appagl Aaq yo# 1enessgs tos
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"Iwill only ask you TO take me where
shelles Iwantno comfortfomany living
creatpre- I" ~ ~ 9'M
Days passed On, and still q ilBert stret-
t-on stayed at the Villa Burcano, and the
&IaTChesa stayed there too. She told her
s-elftb she could not leave her poor
friends husband IN his deSpairng sorrow /;
besldes, she had filled the places Of his
runway servants with her own, so thatii
seemed like home TO her. '
In the depths of her heart she knew
tbather only home now was beside Gil
bert StrettoE, Among her italian friends
,ShewRs called cold, naughty, Indifferent ;
10 him she was as humble and devoted as
an Indian, 8s8Hs - qjng.. .i ..-s \. /. :,
Atfrst he seemed to shrink from her
Kind care, and to resist any attempt at
Sonsidering him an invalid but the shock
mad been too sudden, and his 1assitudeand
~veRkness increased every day
= Giulia grew alarmed but AlE StFetton
steadily refused to consult an italian
doCtor.
"There is nothing really the matter
with me, he said. r't
She looked at him earnestly!
INV friend If WIN aav ri'r chanpe6
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-A newly arrived boatder at i aShion.
able boarding house thought he had not
sufl cisnt Eolaterina fol his head, and 40,
cordingly carried the pillows down tc the
lsndladys room, who inquired what he
desired The gentleman vented 10 know
what the articles were be held u his
hands, /" Pillows, you irnpudent iellowl
screamed the enraged woman. gOhlI
thought they we're pin cushions Il replied
the dlsc0naolaie boatder.
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Assn euiar suicide Is reported from
BrussaIa. Ay0une woman, slightly del
rknqad. poisoned herself W eating thf
phoaphof as an 4 layge ppmher ofluolel
mainAal
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bearsnce. and confidence but pledging to
you all a faithful and inhexible impartial.
ty in the administration Of your rule, aud
earnestly desiring to cooperate with you,
in making the deliberations of the Senate
worthy not only Of its historic renown,
butalso of these States, whose commissions
you hold, | am now ready to take the
oath Of Office required by law. ie8
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laNl INA AAg NllNl NlIl. lIAIN
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"Iwill only ask you TO take me where
helles Iwantno comfortfromany living
The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-12-15
A Miracle in Kentucky.

A strange story is current among the col
ored people, and is exciting some of them
quite too much for their happiness, 1t is as
follows: Some time ago (not long, however,
child died, and its body was duly confn-
ed and taken to the burying ground. There
it was deposited alongside the newly open
ed grave. After the Service at the grave"
colorcd man took hold of the cefin to
hand it down into the grave, but to his as
constituent he could not move it. He call
ed to his assistance another stout fellow, and
tine two tried but failed to bulge the coffin.
Two more came to their help, aid the four
had no more power over It than they would
ovez. mountain of gr(nite. The cofhh
cfufl tight to the ground, vas ff glued. This
astonishing state of affairs called for an ex.
PLANTATION, and it was determined to open
the coffin and see what was inside Of it. 1t
was done, and behold, the child was alive.
Further examination developed the fact that
there was printed upon the bottom of its feet
these words: "There has been no preacher
in He ven for eleven hundred years." The
cnlored people people say that the Lord did
not intend to let that child be buried alive,
and SO took this method of preventing it
1t is our opinion that some designing scamp
has been playing upon the credulity of these
people for some sinister urpose.-Leringt0n
(Ry.,) Statesman, Noo. 26.