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Public SALE

JILL be sold at Public auction, by the
undersigned Auctioneer,
n Wednesday, tie 9th day Of Apri1
!, at Barre's Landing, Parish of St. Ian
d commencing at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, the
tsving movable property of the success
ltof Honort Dtian and Euphrosine Close,
hIit'', both late j said parish, deceased, to
W One cotton gin, l grist mill, | gin
wi, | ollmule, | kettle and s,ot of bricks,
% the following described land, belonging
inivision. ! To said Suggestions and to
FtDtjean, Of the Parish of st. Landry and
hlaidren, issue of his marriage. with Azelie
A ain tract of land OF the Bayou Conrta-
b!eat Barre's Landing, in the Parish of St.
Lay, measuring twelve hundred and fifty
acrmore or less with all the buildings and
in p nents thereon, bounded west by Bayou
Ieceast by Bayou CDurtableau, south ny
~landRaymond Deshotels, and north by Ba-
you urtableau and land of Charles Close.
Its and Conditions The m~oveables
casl,d the land as follows: That portion
Of thsnd lying between the Bayou Teehe
and ae drawn through the old Indian Camp,
at r~igangles with the Courtableau, IN lots
of ten,res. The lots fronting on the Cour-
tableato contain a front Of two and a half
.arpena-the balance of the land in lots of
fifty as-one third of the purchase money
t" be Il cash, the balance in one and two
years fl day o. sale; purchasers furnishing
their phissory notes, payable to their own
order arsndorsed by them, drawing interest
at eight IT cent per annum from maturity
with eoand sufficient security to the salts
the Administrator of said success
ious, andspecial mortgage and vendors PR
vilege relied on the property sold, and the
"hon aliendo" inserted in the pro-
.ces-verbal' the succession sale,
The poin of cash coming to SAID Feilx
ami, four major children, issue o.
his said mahge, to be paid TO said Felix De-
and ii balance of their portions, iof
notes.e to be given, to be made pays-
bic to said Fix Dejean or order in two notes,
Dne pay able one year. and the other III TWO
years from " of sale, with eight per cent
per annum inrest from maturity secohoiy'
BY mortgage ID vendors privilege by gooa
and sufficient .cnrity, and with the e'ause 90
de non aliene' in the same manner 40 W"
other above stad notes.
LEONE +. LASTRAPES,
Auctioneer,
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Taking COad-fHOw TO DO 1a, and
How it May be Avoided
from Halrs Journal Of HEALTH

From Halls journal OF HEALTH
Not by tumbling into the river and
dragging home wet as a drowned rat
not by being pitched into the mud or
spilled out into the snow in sleighlng
time moi by walking tor hours over
shoetop in mud; not by soaking in the
rain without an umbrella; not by
scrubbing the ho5c until the nnnameable
sticks to you like a wet rag; not by
hoeing potatoes uutil you are in a lather
OF sweat; these are not the things which
give people colds; and yet they are all
The time saying how they "eaught cold
by exposure"
The time tor taking cold is after
your exercise; the place is in your own
house, or Office, Or countirg-house. 1t
is not the act of exercise which give
the cold, but the getting cool too quick
after exercising. For example, You
walk very fast to get to the railway
sta'ion. n to the ferry, or to catch the
omnibus, or to make time for appoint
ment; your mind being ahead of you,
the body makes an extra effort 10 keep
up with it, and when you. get to the
desired spot you raise your hat AMI
find Yourself in a perspiration; you
take a seat, and feeling qui 4 c'mf'r-
table as to temperature. you begin to
talk with a friend, or if New Yorker.
to read a newspaper, and before you are
aware of it. you experience a scn~atio"
f ch;lline>s, and the thing is done; vou
10. k around to see where the cold comes
from, and find an open window ne r
y"us or a door, or that you have taken a
eat at the forward part of the car, and
il moving against the wind, a strong
DR., # is made through the crevices.
Afe, any kind Of exercise, do no:
stand a moment at a street corner fol
anybody "r anything; nor to an ope"
door or window. " henevrr yon have
been exercising in any way whatever,
| winter Or summer, 90 home at once, Or
t, some sheltered place, and, however
warm the may Seem to be, do not
at once pull If your hat and cloak.
OUT wall aWniie-s')ilH uFe uiiiuItS OF
more, and lay aside one hing at a
time; thus acting, a cold is impossible
Notice a moment: When you return!
from a brisk walk and you enter a
warm room. raise your HIT and your
forehead will be moisl, let the hat re-
main a few moments, and feel the fore
head again, and it will be dry. show
i z that the room is actually cooler than
your body, and that with outdoor cloth
il & Oh you have really cooled off full
soon enough. Many of the severest
colds I have ever known men to take
were the result of sitting down to a
warm meal in a cool rom after a long
walk or being engaged in writing,
have let the fire out, and their first
admonition of it was that creeping chilli.
ness which is the ordinary fo,erunner
of II severe. cold. Persons have often
lost their lives by writing or reading in
a room where there was no fire, although
the weather outside was rather com
tortahle. Sleeping in rooms loug un-
used has destroyed the life of many a
v%i-itor and friend. Our splendid par
lors, and our hice "spare rooms," help
to enrich many a doctor
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4 Wrinkle abOsss the Age of HOr-
@ l 4t&5 O. q. #4 @E

A short time ago we met a ge.ltle-
man from Illinois, no gave US a piece
of information in regard 10 ascertaining
the age of a horse, after he or she had
passed the ninth year, which was new
10 us. and will be we are sure, to mos,
Of our readers 1t is this: after the
horse is nine years old, a wrinkle come.
on the eyelid at the upper corner OF the
lever lid. and every year thereafter he
has one well defined wrinkle for each
year over nine. II, for instance, 4
horse his three wri. .kles, he is twelve ;
II four. he il thitteen. Add fhe number
Ct wrinkles to nine, and you viii get it.
% says the gentleman and he is conf
don't it viii never fail As a GOO many
people hav h.rses ever nine. It is east
" tried. # trues the horse dentist must
give up hIs t'adA.-Fseh and Fireside
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D.,sT't DO ,rs---Young man, don't do
IT, Don't marry dimpless, n.r yves.
nor mouths, nor chins, nor necks, nor
shippers. These bits and scraps If
femini'y, are mighty poor things to tie
to. Marry the true thing. Look after
c~ongeniality, kindred sym ,athias, dispn.
sitlon. education, and it these be Joined
with social position, or even a little
lucre, Why. don't let them stand il the
way, Get q waman, not one of those
parlor Jay figures, tne DC those antorua-
loHs that sit down jnsf so. get up just so,
snnin on 9 piano and dpte on d mustache
Living statutes are not things to cail
into fequisition when bread and beef
are 90 bs provided. The poor little
mind TINT can hardly fathom the d.nth
ot 2 dress trimming. cant be . helm.
mest of any account. Dont,t thrpw
array your time on IL.
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PEA Sour. A pint and 1 half split
peas two small onions, Pepper and salt
~ taste. uss three quarts ef water
and boil from five to six hours. .P.rk
Is often nut u. but makes the soup far
less wholesome. Ii he water Is hard
add 4 Fiece of saleratt,s not larger than
i Tea Il would be- difficult to find {
WY ii which the same amount of l,our-
ishnfsnt could bs obtained for f6ou. times
what this costs.-- Hearth and Home.
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State OfLOuiSiana.

PARISH Court, ST.. LANDRy.-N 1920
Estate Of 7heog6ae Hilbert, decd.
A LEXANDER V. RICHARD, of the par
"A ish of St. Landry, Adninistrator of the
fhe parish of St. Landry. having filed a final
tabltau of tie classification Of debts and dis
tribution of funds of said Estate, accompanied
by his petition praying for the homologation
of the same;
And whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order of court dated March
2:3id 1870;
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons Interested to make opposition to
said tableau in writing at my office in the
town of Opelousas, within the time required
by law. why the said tableau should not be
h~omologated and confirmed
JOS u. RICHARD, Clerk.
March 2 7 G.
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Castor Beans and the Cotton
Worm

A correspondent of the Gonzales TEX
asl lnqxiyey says: "Plant tile castor
bean all around every ten acres of cot
ton throughout the field, and not a
worm will touch it; or a still better
plan weuld be 10 plant it every few
rows throughout the field If the beans
could not be gathered for market there
would result no loss to the planter, trom
the fact that the plant is one Of the hest
fertilizers known, and the field would be-
improved instead Of injared Tor subse.
quent crop"
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we Pass for what we Are.

"a man passes for what he is worth
Very idle i all curiosity concerning 9TH
or peoples estimate Of Us ard all fear of
remaining unknown is not less SO. If
? man Knows that be can do anything
knows that ne can do itsbetter than any
one eiss--he has a pledgeof acknowleag-
ment Of that fac by all persons. The
world Is full Of jndgementsdays, and into
every engagement that o man enters,
IN every actioa that be attempts, he is
gagged and stanped.-[Emerson.
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&4
To PREvENT BrRDs ra.,M pt,,,,..
UP CoRN.-A correspondent d IL %.
change sends the following a. 4 sn,e
means Of accomplishing the deaiderafum5,
y AS soon as the. ger nirating corn Is
tho planted field makes liz appearance,
SOW corn all around the borders Of The
field. After q few d ys, walk arouisd
the lot; # you find The corn pretty near
ly all picked UP, Row again. Tive ap-
plications are Sufficient. and will last the
birds until the growing corn is too
strong for them. Aboul D PEEK at i
time will answer for 4 field OF eight or
zen acres, unless the birds should Be
unusually numerous Timely OBSERVE
ton ID The field viii indicate whether
more il needed / have inc iced this
method fr many years. and have found
II s~fscsual.p
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state of Louisiana

PARISH CouRT, Sr. LANDRY.-No. 1922
Estate Of Celeste GaaHory.
A HGUSTE PAPILLON. of the Parish OF
N St. Landry, administrator OF the Estate
Of Celeste Guillory. deceased, late OF sad
PAL, isb, having filed a final Iableati OF Cissslf-
cation and distribution of all the funds OF sal"
Estate, accompanied by ~, ms petition and pr "a yaps.
az tn. nrayrr of said petition has been grant
ed by an order of Court, bearing date March
26tn, 1870; -,
Now. therefore, notice is hereby given to all
nersons interested to make opposition to said
Tiableau in writing, at M Office in the town of
Opeibnsas, within the time required by law,
why the said TabIeau should not be fiofiolo
gated and confirmed.
JOS D. RICHARD, Clerk
March 26. 1870.
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state of Louisiana
Parish Court,

Estate of Suzanne Ledour
A LEXANDRE CORMiER, of the Parish
"A Of 5. Landry, Administrato of the Estate
Of Suzanne Ledoux, deceased, late of the
parish Of st Landry, having filed a final
tableau of distribution of the funds of said
Estate, accompanied by his petition praying
for the homoiogation Of the same; :
And whereas the prayer of said petition
has been granted by an order of court, bearing
date of March 10, 1870; Q
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
Tableau in writing at my office in the town of
Opelousas, within the time required by law,
why the said tableau should not be homologa.
ted and confirmed.
JOS. D. RICHARD, Clerk.
March I9. 1870.
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JUDICIAL ADVMENTS.
Estate of Louisiana, :
PARISH Court, Sr. LANDRr.-sl1O.

PARISH COURT, ST. LANDRT.-3llO.
Estate Of Antoine Blanc, deceosod.
HILBERT CAN'T of the parish of St.
IA Landry, Administrator of the Estate of
Antoine Blanc deceased, having filed a tab
lrau of distribution of the funds of said Estate,
accompanied by his petition praying for the
homoIOgation of the same;
And whereas the prayer of SAID petition
has been granted by an ordef Of court, bear
ing date January ~2l~1o70;
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to
all persons interested to make opposition to
said tableau in writing at my Office in he town
OF Optlousas, within the time required by law,
why the said tableau should not be hSmologa-
ted and confirmed.
JOS. D. RICHARD. Clerk.
Feb. S, 1870.
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state of Louisiana.
SLsEtC OA
PARISH Court, ST.. LANDRY-NO. 1912,

Estate of Philip Larergne, dc'a.
VTRBAIN C. LAVERGNE. of St Landry
U administrator Of the estate of Philip La
vergne, dc'd. having filed a tableau and ac-
connt of said estate, accompanied by his pc
tition, praying for the bo~mologation OF the
same a
And whereas, the prayer of said petition mas
been granted by an order of Cour dated fso'
10, 1870
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given 10
s si pT ,abIrsu, IN wiring ! At ny Office in the
town av Of opelonsas. within thirty days from
tho, b@d date hereof. why the said tableau should
not be ho~mologated. ,.uApn f,.xs
Fehrnary 26, 1870.
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3. The Westminster Review

has just closed its 92d volume In point of
literary ability this Review is fast rising 10 a
level with It's competitors. 1t is the advocate
of political and religious liberalism.
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SheI'in'.s Sale.

Lite Dupre, Test'y. Exr. vs.. Cornelius
uN Donate. ct. ais.
blSPpRICICouRT' St, Landry, No. e645.
nJ rrtue OF a pln1ies writ of fl ia is
q ont of the eth District Court Of the
e. Of Louisiana, sitting in and for the Par.
lof st. Landry, IN the above entitled cause.
: to me directed. l will proceed to sell At
pic auction toetb.e last and highest bidder,
)pelousas, on SATURDAY the Cd dav NJ
Ri, 1870 at II o'clock, a. NJ, the follow
d.scrlbed YSSperty' seized to satisfy said
The undivided half of the vacherie of horn.
IS: V 0, and wild horses, and gentle
ok horses, &c, purchased by Dubreil Oil
r and CorGslius Donate, at the succession
= of the tsoperty of Laurent Dupre, de-
sed.
JAS. @. HAYES, Sheriff.
March S.
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= IHe Lo-1ou- 81 IEtV1tN
This is he oldest of the series. In its MAIN
features it still follows in the path marked out
by Brougham, jeffrey. Sydney Smith. and
Lord Holland, its original founders and first
contributors
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Public Sale.

|tate of DubreI Oiuier.
tY virtue eff an order from the Parish
= Judge of the Parish of St. Mary, there
be sold r4public auction. to the last and
hest bidder, by tsa undersigned, at the
lrt-house in Opelousas, on SATURDAY,
ri I'd, 1870, at II O'Clock, A. NJ. the fol-
ing described property belonging to the
~cession aforesaid. 10 wit :
he undivided half in the vaeherie, or
* of horses and cattle. branded thus: V o,
such Improvements as belong o. ale at
aed to said Vacherie. a.
'eruls.-Cash. "A
Iarch s. ~