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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11
A PRODIGY.
A Florida Youth Handles Poi"
sOnOus Reptiles With
Empuniey.

We copy the following s'strange
story" from the Key West, FLA J Bis
patch:
For the benefit of the outside world
We have to put on record the fact that
in our island city there lives a youth
who, in himself, is one among the great
phenomena of the age. Listen, and be
the judge yourself. He can handle
snakes, scorpions, centipedes, or what
not with perfect impuuity. He makes
pets and playfellows of the larger kind
of rattle.snakes, twisting them around
him, and dallyipg with their forked
tongues, and their ten or twelve rattles
He actually has carried scorpions in his
bosom, and wasps and hornets in his
sleeves and pockets, without receiving
bite or sting In the loneliness of the
grove or forest, Or in any secluded place
infested with snakes, he can charm them
into perfect obedience to all his man.
dates. He can pick them up and lay
them down at any given place, and at
his bidding they will remain there until
his return, after an absence sometimes
of hours.
He can take rat or mouse, and so
manipulate it-so put that inexplicable
tyrant spell upon it-that it at once be-
comes mute suppliant for favor, is qui-
escent, and may be tumbled about at
pleasure. The young magician AYERS
that this miraculous power is given him
by spirits - whether good Or evil he
knows not.
We could relate many incidents in
this connection illustrative of our little
friends necromantic faculty of subduing
the reptile creation; but the foregoing
must suffice.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11

Why" said Miss Anna Dickinson,
on one occasion, stepping forward to the
footlights and commencing a lecture
with lofty fight Of eloquence: Why
was born p She paused, and a
thrill ran through the audience. Again
the rich tones Of the winsoms woman
rolled over the expeetant people as she
repeated the question "Why was 1
born p And again she paused, that
the due impression might be made upon
her hearers, before she answered her
own questions" why was I born p
she asked once more in touching and
most painful accents, when & wicked
boy in the gallery shouted. Il give it
upW
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11

A graceful story is told of Lsmartine.
One day penniless man OF letters called
upon him, and, informing him of his
needy situation, requested the loan of a
considerable sum of money. Lamartine,
who was much moved by the recital,
opened a drawer and gave him the
amount. He then conducted his unfor-
tunate visitor to the vestibule The
season was autumn. and. as Lamartine
opened the street door, the unfortunate
author shivered in his shabby coat. A
sudden idea struck Lamartine, and call
ing out, monsieur, yon are forgetting
your urercoat," he quickly took down
an overcdM that was hanging in the pas
sage, and assisted his needy visitor to
put it on with so much dexterity and
grace, that the poor man, quite over
come, did not know how to refuse a gift
which was so delicately offered to him.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11
The Mighty Evil.

1ntemperance is mighty evil. Mighty
in its waste of property, costing us an
nuallv in the United States, directly for
liquor, $1,49l,S65,OOO, and indirectly
in expenses and losses, 81 ,250.OOO, 900
more, and involving destruction of six.
ty-two millions of bushels of grain.
1t is mighty as the parent Of crime,
causing yearly 600 murders, 400 sui
cides, besides sending 100000 persons
to prison for various crimes.
It is mighty in its crushing effects
upon little children, clothing multitudes
of them with rags, and sending yearly
100000 to poor-houses, hospitals and
other charitable institutions.
Il is mighty in the destruction of hu-
man life. causing yearly the death Of
10000 drunkards, including $40 deaths
by delirium tremens, and 3,7OO by other
forms of insanity and making at the
same time 10000 widows and 10000
orphans.
It is mighty in brutalizing injuries
inflicted on suffering wives and starving
children.
It is mighty In its wastes Of the moral
man. gathering great army Of 2,s07.-
200 tipplers, and adding yearly from
that number 93,547 victims to the
10000 confirmed drunkards that con-
tinually exist in our country.
1t Is mighty in its destruction Of souls,
treading in the very dust every COM
mandment, shutting out the means Of
grace, soaring the conscience, and fitting
the spirit for everlasting despair.
Il is mighty because it is sustained
by combination Of wealth, capital, Jaw,
fashion and all the elements Of this
world Temperance vindicator.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11

The Value Of SostAerx Crops-Ths
amount Of value of the Southern crops
is conclusive evidence Of the rapidly in-
creasing prosperity of that section Of
the country. The productions Of last
year will amount in the aggregate to
about $3.50. 600, 900. and very nearly in
the following proportions: Cotton, 3.0o0,-
600 bales, $500, ,0O0, 600; Corn, 1885,
900 900 bushels, $500. .O00, 600; Sugar,
Wheat, Tobacco, etc. $3.50, 900 900.
Total. $3.50, ,00O. 600. This, with . pop
ulation Of 1000. 900, is an average Of
nearly $50 per head for the entire pop
ulati0n- good index of the increasing
prosperity Of the South. American
Grocer. ss
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11

The BaAIN Curious Fact In Natxre.
LIN the fish, the average proportion of
the brain TO the spinal cord is only 2 to
4. Ia The reptile the ratio Is 24 ID /.
Ii the bird, il is 8 to /. ID the nam
malta, il y Ito !. But ii man. il. III
20 to ]. No less remarkable il the
fetal progress ot the human brain. Ii
first becomes j brain resembling that
OF iish !; then il grows into tho form Of
that q y reptile; shs1l into that Of Il
bird them into that 81 nnammifarous ouads
ruped and finally il assumes the form
IL / human brain = thus comprising IL las
foesal progress - spitoms Of goologi-
al histos.Y, a il man was IA himseH i
conspsndiam of ~ animated nature. and
ef hin sc every eraaturs that lives. -
TlJtah Magaxiine.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11

An Intelligent youth recently en-
gagged in commercial Office, made out
shipping bill for " fourty barrels OF
-four. His employer called his atten-
tion to al error in the spelling Of forty.
h Sure enoudh. replied the promising
eisrk, Y i left ont the gh. Il
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11
Eaucaffon OF the Agriculturist.

y Il "a b 4
Daniel Webster said g No man is 30
high as to be Independent Of the success
Of this great interest !; no man 80 low rs
not to be affected by its prosperity or
decline. The cultivation Of the earth
is the most Important labor Of man.
Man may be civilized, IN some degree
without great progress in manufactures.
and with little commerce with his dis
tant neighborss but without cultivation
Of the earth. he IS, in all countries, q
savage. Until be gives up the chase
and fzss himself To some place and
seeks living from the earth, he il a
roaming barbarian. When tillage be-
gins. other arts follow. The farmers,
therefore, are shs founders Of human
civilization =
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11

The Hartford Post is responsible for
this improbable story "Whiie David
Clark, Esq, of this city, was in jackson
vile, Fla during his recent winter 30
iourn in that land Of orange groves,
there came into town, one fine morning
in February, planter from the back
country, having with him negro whom
be wanted to sell. He said he wanted
to raise little cash, and SO had brought
the boy along to sell, and wanted to
get about thousand dollars for him:
He was utterly unaware that there had
been war, and that slavery had been
abolished, and when told that such was
the case thought that his informants
were playing a joke on him, and for
while refused to believe it. His planta-
tion was in the interior, his nearest
neighbor was fifty miles distant, and in
all the years that had elapsed since
Sumter'sS gun, he had not heard from
the outer world, knew nothing of the
changes that had taken place, and came
into Jacksonville this year of our Lord,
1870, in good faith to sell slave. 9th
ther negroes speedily informed their fel-
low that he was free man, and at last
the master that was let him go, and
departed for his plantation a sadder and
wiser man.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11

Paper napkins for table use hAve been
introduced into the restaurants of Ger
many They answer every purpose for
one using, but of coarse will not stand
washing any more than paper collars.
Three Of lhen cost lees than cant, and
lhay sass made II III Il
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
Transient advertisements. so Gents pr'
square for each insertion. The space OF eight
ines, In this type, constitutes square
STANDING ADVERTISEMENTS
THE HUMORISTS' COLUMN
a little nonsense uow and then,
Is relished by the wjscst men,

"John," asked a physician of the
apothecary's apprentice, e did Mrs.
Green get the medicine / ordered ?"
II guess so," replied John, for I saw
Grape hanging to the door knob this morn
ing,'
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11

"Gris," of the Cincinnati Times, re-
lates of an old conductor. promoted to
train dispatcher, as follows: Habit was
exceedingly strong with the ex-condue.
tor. AS he sat in the Office he would
start at every time hs heard a b bell ring
and yell, !" all aboardp Then he
would 90 about the Office at intervals and
try to collect fare from his sistants.
We dropped in,easually one afternoon and d
Bill wanted to know If we had "pass." :"
He couldn't get accustomed to his new
position at all. He pined to be again
on the road. One day he begged the
boys to put him through collision,
which they did to bis entire qualification.
They tore his clothes nearly of, blacked
his eyes, broke a kerosene lamp over
his head, and piled red hot stove on
top Of him. Billy was in an ectasy Of
delight, and declared he hadn't enjoyed
himself SO much since he had bile.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11

Honesty il one ov the arts and sciences.
Learned men will tell yon that ths
abuv assershun il one of Josh Billings
internal lies, and yer hav perfekt rite
tew believe them; but | don't. Hon.
esty il jist as much an art az politeness
IL, and never waz born with man emmy
more than the capacity to spell the word
Nebuddkenozzer right the first time
waz. It took me seven years to master
this word, and i and Noer Webster
both disagree about the right way now.
Sum men are naturally more addicted
tew honesty than others. jist az sum
hav better ear for musk, and learn
how tew moist and lower the s notes
more completely than the next man.
Honesty il one ov the lost or mislaid arts.
Thar may be sxcepshuns tew this rule;
but the learned men all agree that the
"excepshuns prove the rule. ."--lJosh
Billings.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11

The Proprietor will, also, continue to haul
freight, &c. from Washington, and other
places, at former rates, without any Toll
Bridge expense to his patrons.
+ oct '69-tf
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11

Man ifor very wise reasons) wasn't
built until all other things were finished
and pronounced good. If a man had
bin made fust, he would have insisted
upon boss;ng the rest of the job. He
probably would have objected to hav-
ing emmy little bizzy ants at all, and
various other objekshuns would have
bin offered, equally green. | am glad
that man wuz the last thing made.
If man hadn't bin made at all, you.
never would have heard me find emmy
fault with it. haven's much faith in
man, not bekause he can't do we'll but
bekausse he WON'T Josh Billings.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11

On the premises Is q large Livery Stable,
for the accommodation of travellers Horses,
buggies, and hacks always on hand, for hire
Travellers sent to and part Of the Parish or
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-06-11

FNsHIS HOTEL. formerly known rs Eagle
u Hotel" and kept by Jesse Hayes, and
Omer P6iret, has recently been re-opened, after
being repaired and thoroughly refurnished
The house is large and commodions, and con-
venient to the Courthouse and business part
of the town. The table will be constantly
supplied with thebest the market affords.
Meals at any hour, day or night.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-05

MACY HOUSE, MASSACHUSETTS, AVENUE,
M Atlantic City, is open the entire year. Stu.
ated near the best bathing. Has large airy rooms,
with spring beds. Terms s15 per week.
6 25 CIV GEORG Ii. MACY, Proprietor.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-05

the world, sometimes by particular
synods, at others when employing the
other aids furnished by Divine Provi-
dence, that those things must be preserved
which, by the aid of God, they have found to
be conformable to the Sacred Scripture and
the Apostolic traditions. The Holy Spirit
has not, in effect, been promised to the sue
cessors of Peter, to publish a new doctrine,
according to his revelations, but with His
assistance to sacredly preserve them and
faithfully expound the revelation transmitted
by the Apostles, that is to say, the deposit OF
faith. All the venerable fathers have en-
braced and all the holy orthodox doctors have
venerated and followed their apostolic doc
trine, knowing clearly that this seeof Peter
remains always exempt from error, according
to the divine promise of our Saviour, made
to the prince of His disciples:-"I have
prayed for thee, in order that thy faith fail
not; and thee, when thou art converted, con-
firm thy brothers"
The gift of the truth and of the faith which
fails not has therefore been divinely accorded
to Peter and to his successors in the chair;
in order that acquitting themselves of their
eminent charge for the salvation of all; in
order that the flock drawn by them from the
baneful pastorage of error, to be nourlshed
by heavenly doctrines; aud in order that all
cause of schism being removed the Church
may be conserved entirely in unity and sus-
tanned by her foundation, she may MAINTAIN
herself invulnerable against the gates of hell.
Now at the epoch we are in, there is more
need than ever of the salutary efficiency Of
the apostolic charge, and so many men are
found who seek to reduce it's authority, we
think that it is entirely necessary to solemnly
affirm the prerogative that the only Son of
God has deigned to join to the supreme pas
toral Office.
1t is because we, holding faithfully to the
tradition which ascends to the commencement
of the Christian faith, for the glory of God,
our Saviour, for the exaltation of the Catho-
lie religion, and the salvation of Christian
peoples, we teach and define, with the appro-
baton of the Holy Council, that it is q dogma
divinely revealed-that the Roman Pontiff
when speaking er cathedra, that is to say,
when fulfilling the charge of pastor and doc
tor of all Christians, in virtue of his supreme
apostolical authority, he defines that a doc
trine regarding faith or morals ought to be
held by the Universal Church; enjoys fully,
by the Divine assistance which has been
promised him in the person of tue blessed
Peter, that infallibility which the Divine Re-
deemer wished his Church to have, in defining
his doctrine touching faith or morals; and
consequently such definitions of the Roman
Pontiff are Interchangeable in themselves and
not in virtue of the approval of the Church.
If then any one, which may God forbid,
have the temerity to contradict our definition
let him be anathema.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-05
SPECIAL NOTICES.

eSsB NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
~D application will be made at the next meeting
OF the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania for the Incorporation Of a Bank, In
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth, to
be entitled THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
BANK to be located at Philadelphia, with a capital
of five hundred thousand dollars, with the right to
Increase the same to ten million dollars.
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ATLANTIC CITY.

SURF HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.
~ is now open for the season. Besides the ad
vantage of location this house enjoys, and the fine
bathing contiguous to it, q railroad has been constructed
since last season to convey guests from the hotel to the
beach. The house has been overhauled aud reftted
throughout, and no pains will be spared to make 1t, in
every y" A ~FIRSTCLAss ESTABLISHMENT.
Sill I'm j. FREAS, Proprietor.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-05

n E N T r A L H o U 8 e,
ATLANTI OITY, N. j.,
is NOW OPEN for the reception of guests.
Sill 6w LAWLOR & TRfLLY, Prcprietora-
THE "CHALFONTE," ATLANTIC CITY, N
Il j., is now open. Railroad from the house to the
beach. ELISHA ROBERTS,
eli am Proprietor.
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EA6TON a. M c M A Ii ON.
SHIPPING AMI COMMISSION
No. 2 SLIP, New York,
No. 10 SOUTH PHILADELPHIA,
No. 46 W.. PRATT Street. Baltimore.
We are prepared to ship every description Of Freight 10
PhIiA0slphl4, kss York. Wilmington. and InterInediAt.
points with promptneas and despatch Canal Boats and
btsAmtuEs farni1hed 81 the shortest notice
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-05

NEPTUNE COTTAGE (LATE MANNS
IN ~COTTAGE), Pennsylvania Avenue, nrst house
below the Mansion House, Atlantic City, is NOW OPEN
to receive Guests. All old friends heartily welcome, and
new ones also. MRS. JOHN SMlOk,
6l I'm Proprietress.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-05

hoy NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
w. application will be made at the next meeting
of the General Assembly OF the Common wealth Of
Pennsylvania for the Incorporation of a Bank, IN ac-
cordance with the laws OF the Commonwealth, to be
entitled THE ANTHRACITE BANK, to be located
at Philadelphia, with a capital of five hundred thou
sand dollars. with the right to increase the same to
two million dollars.
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A TLANTIC CITY. -~ROSEDALE COTTAGE,
N VIRGINIA. between Atlantic and Pacific ave-
nues, MRS. K. LUNGREN, formerly OF THlR-
TEENTH and ARCH, Proprietress. Board from $40
to sl5 per week. III mwstf
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WI CAPE MAY, NJ.
The new Atlantic is now open.
8 % win 3m JOHN PROPRIETOR.
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TNHE w L S G T t a G K,
Il CITY.
A new and well-furnished clearinghouse on
NORTH CAROLINA Avenue, uear the Depot
Terms to suit.
761m* ROBERT L. FURE1, PROPRIETOR.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-31
EUROPEAN NEWS.

LONDON, July 3O.-A bullion circu
lar reports silver, after spasmOdiC
rise, as now without buyers.
The Madam RataZZi, who recently
died in Florence, was mother of the
eX-Prime Minister and not wife, as
reported,
MIR. Melish succeeds the late Judge
Clifford in the Court of Appeals in
Chancery.
The Saturday ReUie,C has a severe
condemnatory article on the "Life OF
Dickens" and the morality of his
later works.
LONDON, July 30.-The Daily NeiCs
reports the safe arrival of the North
German steamer SILICA, from New
York, at Leith, last evening.
The ship Java, from New York,
arrived at Queenstown yesterday.
In the House of Lords last evening,
the Canada guaranteed loan bill was
read a second time.
Bets are being freely offered that
the Prussian army will be in Paris in
a fortnight.
The brig Veracitv was lost off the
mouth of the Elbe, on account of the
removal Of the lights and buOys by
the government authorities.
PARIS, July 29.-The Journal Of
fcidie publishes a letter dated July q,
from the Chinese Embassy at present
in Paris, expressing profound feelings
of sorrow with which its members
heard of the murderous affair at Tien-
tsin. The Embassy learned at the
same time that Chinese functienary
of exalted rank had been charged to
inquireinto those terrible scenes. The
Envoys of China do not hesitate to
affirm that that functionary will bring
the greatest diligence to acquit hinI-
self in that mission. His action will
be in accordance with present treaties
and laws. They feel they have some
reason to hope the negotiations previ-
Ously entered into between the Duke
GrammOnt and themselves for the pur-
pose of arranging, as the Chinese
Mission have succeeded in doing with
the principal Courts of Europe, a basis
of permanent understanding accord
ing to the principles of international
law. Negotiations which were so un-
fortunately interrupted at the moment
they were about to be crowned with
success, may ultimately be resumed
under present circumstances. The
Envoys propose to leave tomorrow
for Madrid. They return soon to Paris
and will wait upon the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs and take their final
leave.
LONDON, July 3O.-The Times has
article on the recall of Mr.. Motley.
The writer says fickleness is the re-
proach of Republics. Mr.. Motley has
been here two years; long enough to
be .endeared by every Englishman,
and now is recalled. Mr.. Motley is
respected, not especially because he is
an American, but as a man, it is a
matter of congratulation that his re-
call, however unworthy the motives,
gives him back to literature.
Further rumors Fare in circulation
that the Catholics of Austria will en-
brace ,Protestanism unless doctrines
of the Papal infallibility were consid-
erablV qualified.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-31
CUBA.
The Spanish Volunteers Pronounced Dis
honorabis---Th Panama and West
india Cable.

HAVANA, July 30.-Cuban journals
are flied with protests of the vOlun-
teers against the language of Diaz
Quintero, deputy to the Spanish Cortes.
Qnintero, in speech before the COrtes,
stated that the Cuban volunteers were
dishOnOr to the country. The
Colonels of the Havana volunteers
will send a document to Spain to-
morrow, asking the Cortes to censure
QuinterO.
The Panama and West India cable
cOmpany's steamer, Suffolk, has passed
the dangerous channel. Seventy
seven miles of cable have been laid
up TO this morning, and communica-
tiOn between the shore and steamer
Suffolk is perfect.
New Work, July 30.-HaYana cor
respondence gives a sequel to the IA
nous Suido Bartlett diamond wed
ding. The Senior died leaving no will
and his American widow gets nearly
a million dollars, while three millions
are divided among his forty-four
children, most of them illegitimate
and free persons of color.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

Belgium, which France proposed to
annex, has an area of only 1,267
square miles, but has a population OF
4,S39, 1894, being thus the most densely
inhabited country in Europe. She
has standing army of 100000 men,
and when on the war-footing her
forces number 100000. Beside the
standing army she has National
Guard representing about 400, 900 men.
Belgium has an extensive commerce,
and her finances are in a very satisfac-
tory state.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands,
which has been brought into question
by the secret treaty, has an area of 1S,-
AGA square miles, a population of g.
735, ,6S2, and an army of 60,000 men.
1t has navy of 60 steamers, with Gal
guns, and 81 sailing vessels with sos
guns. The kingdom has a moderate
revenue, which is not exceeded by
the current expenditures. The colo
nial possessions of the Netherlands
embrace an area of Col, ,267 square
miles. with an estimated population
of Is. 81, 900. Java is the most impor-
tant of these colonies.
The Paris Steele says that the forces
of the North German Confederation,
independently of those of Southern
Germany, which the treaties place at
the disposition of Prussia, are COM
posed as follows; Field troops, sc, 900