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solom&nberg, ct. ais. VS.. Savannah
Desmaret.
DrsTRItbRT, ST.. LANDRY, No. 1855
DY via writ of feri facias, issued out
ID of IL 9Th District Court in and foI
the ParAt. Landry, in the above entitled
cause, dme directed, / will proceed to
sell. at AUCTION, to the last and highest
bidder, tC~ourt.house of said parish, III
the to"hAlousas, on
S4v, June 4th, 1870,
at II o'cldm., the following property,
seized to laid writ, to wit: :
The uIA half Of A certain tract 81
land, in tn Of st. Landryin this State,
lying on TIN Marie Croquant. having
a front Of In and a half arpents on the
east side oayon, containing about SIX
hundred aNty arpents, more OF less,
bounded aAiand formerly belonging
to Martin n n. 6, and below by lands
of the estate Kim Littell, being part OF
the plantatid4 VI M said s. Desmaret
and o. o. ION Martin F. Desmarst
and wife, on I'M day Of January, 1862
before Joel notary public.
Terms-C&
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CoTToN ON Pooh LASDs-A letter.
writer in the: Southern Farmer, Is.
Haynes, Of Summit. Miss.,l says that
Mr.. w. i. Campbell of Pike county,
Miss has demonstrated beyond doubt
or cavil, that cotton can be raised pro-
ttably on our poorest lands by a judi
cious and proper application of well
prepared mannres. He has proven,
in the most satisfactory manner, for
every dollar spent IN tie preparation
and use Of the best fertilizers, from five
to six will be returned to the planter,
Mr.. Campbell has accomplished this on
one of the poorest pine woods places in
Pike county. When he was preparing
his land and distributing his manure,
many thought land some said) he was
a visionary, and would not get pay for
. the trouble. His book planting. they
felt sure would not do for his country
Many Of them have had the magnanimi.
~ to confess that they have been con.
WINGED by MIR. Campbelps success, and
will try for themselves the ensuing
year"
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JUD1CIAz ADv,MENTs
Public Sale.

Estate Of John r. S~aterwAite.
kSI virtue of an order of the Hon. Probate
- Court of the Parish of st. Landry. there
VIII be sold at public auction, to the last and
highest bidder, by the undersigned ]auction.
eer, at the last residence of the deceased ;r
the town or Opelousas, on
Thursday, May 1911, 1870,
the following described pronertv helono;,r
to the estate of John P Satterwhite, decessed9
to wit ueoeAseo'
l. One lot situated in theaoxo Of Ono .
lousas, with all the buildings and imnrop p
ments thereon, bounded north bv BeIlav,a
street, south by lots of Omer Poiret, east bv
lot OF Mrs. - Moon, and west hv loTf
estate. 76 ~ 'he
:. One lot situated in the town of opelou.
sas, joining the above lot, with all the hnild.
lhss ana Improvements thereon, bounded
north by bellevue street, south by lots Of
Diner Poiret, east by the above decribed Int
NO. l, and west by lot of Cleophas Comeau
). One lot situated in the town Of Onelon.
SAD with a dwelling house and kitchen, bo,,n.
ded north by lot of Mrs. Clara Zenon. south
D. w. east by -- and west
by Court street. "''
4 A tract or parcel of land situated on the
east margin of the Sabine River, descending,
m the Parish Of Natchitoches, being, acco1.
u'hg 10 the official map ofsurvey, the frac-
tional section number nine, in township num-
Der hVe' north of 3lstdegree of north latitude,
OF range No. ID, west Of the basis meridian.
containing one hundred and forty-two Ame-
tlcah acres, being the same land sold to J. P.
nat'eI" hlte by Adam Black snd Mary Holmes,
by ACT dated February I'd, 1885,, and the
sailelana entered by said vendors Oh the LIST
ray 1ayy u May 1888, as shown by receipt No.
s. One lot books, one old cart, one gun,
one watch and many other things.
TERMS Il CoNDlrIoNs-Tfe movable.
tor Cash, and the remainder Of the property
on a credit VI II months from day Of sale
purchaser to give asl2 months bond, with
good security to be approved by the curator.
and a special mortgage and vendors privileges
to be retained on the property sold.
T, PERRODIN,
Auctioneer.
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Esda #aaae il. UsasuH
VELAlN Of the Parish OF st.
A Landry applied BY her pet,
tition to DC i Administrative Of q
Estate Of me uidry dc'd. of the gar
Therefore, a1 intending to make
opposition 70 y ntment, will file the
s opsio Us WITH etisf from IN tn the pres present
notice RICHARD, Clefk'
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How TO KEEP BAcoN.--A cores
pondent Of Colman's Rural World gives
She following recipe: I have tried,
and seen tried, many plans-but the
good old way Of keeping it in ashes is
undoubtedly the best for the farmer;
for, if the meat has been well cured by
salt and smoke, it may be kept to a
certainty in ashes, without fear Of bugs
OF It's getting q rancid taste The
main thing is to have your meat dry
and your ashes also For hams they
may be ses up in a box just deep
enough for eae tier; then pour ashes
ever them, leaving the hooks in view to
be easily taken out when wanted.
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Cost of decentralization and
America.

In Switzerland the telegraphs are
worked under government auspices,
and the charges are less than elsewhere
in Europe. But III appears that u
system is the cheapest.
In Switzerland the proportion of
miles Of line to the population is l to
$40: of wire / to 448 ; Offices | to
5000; and Of internal messages l to
3-1I10.
In the United States the proportion
Of miles of line to population is | to
42O Of wire / to 23s; Of offices | to
5000, and Of internal messages [ to 3.
Thus the United States. as compared
with the most favored country in Eu-
rope, has in proportion to its inhabitants
more than twice as many miles of line !;
nearly twice as many miles Of wire; an
equal number Of Offices, and sends anu.
ally d larger per centage Of internal
messages. And in spite Of the increas
ed cost of the service from competition
il spite of4he high price Of labor, which
is more than twice Is much on a specie
basis as in Europe; and finally, in spite
Of the high rates Of taxation 70 which
telegraph property is subjected in thi!
country, messages are o TRANSMITTED
throughout the United States in curren
cy at q lower average rate per mile
than IN any country of Europe.-lJour
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Notice.

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WHAr DRAINAGE DoEs.-Drainage
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Drainage removes surplus water from
under the surface.
Drainage lengthens the seasons.
Drainage deepens the soil.
Drainage warns the under soil.
Drainage equalizes the temperature
Of the soil during the season Of growth.
Drainage carries down soluble sub
stances to the roots Of plants.
Drainage prevents heaving out, freez'
ing out, or winter killing.
Drainage prevents injury from drouth
Drainage improves the quantity and
quality Of the crops.
Drainage increases the effects D
manures.
Drainage prevents rust u wheat ane
rot in potatoes.
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NOTICE.

THE TOLL BRIDGE across the Bayou
L Carron at Washington, having been COM
pleted in accordance with the act of the Police
Jury authorizing the same, will on and after
this date be open to the public as a Toll Bridge
~ tl,o coilnuSno rafac of foil. .
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The following recipe, from the
London Lancet, will readily cur the
most maddening toothache: One drachm
Of coIlodion added to two drachms Of
Calvert's carbolie acid. a gelatinous
mass ii precipitated, . small portion Of
which, inserted il the cavity of an
aching tooth, invariably gives imme-
diate relief. Observe. this for the
teeth only, not for the ear.
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mAH 4MWH
LrQuID GLuE.-To | OF. Of borax
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shellae, and boil till the shellac is dis
solved. Another-Dlssolve s ozs. Of
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that being done, add slowly, and keep
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Keep well oprked ready for use. An
other--A ussful glue for fastening pa
pers together only by being wetted BY
the tongue ii made as follows: Dissolve
1 pound Of glue 81 gelatiae III water
and half q pound of brown sugar, and
boil them together. Make into cakes
by pouring into shapes. IT BE-
comes solid when cold-Tscisnsifc
American.
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. ! MARTEL. GEO. W. HUDsPETIs
B. A. MARTEL = HUDsPETH
ATTORNEYS At Law.
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Lumber! LnTnber!!
F1yHE undersigned keeps on hand a large
lot of cypress lumber at w Washington. La.
A. SAMUELS,
Grand RiYer Saw Mill.
March 26th, lS70.-tf.
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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-05-17
Gbe Gnnes, Mem Bloomtelo, ]Da.
Washing Sheep.

1t is question upon which all do not
agree, whether it is best to wash wool or
put it into market unwashed We be-
lieve in the West and Northwest the pre-
dominating opinion is in favor Of wash
ing. The strongest argument in support
Of this conclusion is the cost of trans
porting the additional weight to market
for whether the farmer ships his clip to
commission house or sells it at home,
the cost of freight is counted against him.
The best remedy for this will be found in
encouraging the manufacturers to erect
their factories in wool growing localities.
Then freights upon both wool and cloth
will be saved. Another help to the con-
clusion to wash wool has been found in
the arbitrary rule or practice of the ma
jority of buyers. They will pay more
for washed wool, even though it has run
long enough after washing to become
nearly as heavy as before With those
who feel it is their interest to wash, the
question is, how can we do it best, all
things considered ?
Where the necessary facilities can be
had, we recommended swimming, as say
ing much labor to both men and sheep,
and doing the work quicker and better
than any other method. A running
stream should be selected, and a point
found where the bottom and banks are
not muddy. Sheep should be put across
as many as three times, with an interval
of about half an hour of sunshine be-
tween crossings. If in clean water and
deep enough to keep clear, sheep can be
washed no more thoroughly in any of the
modes common among flock masters.
We have known three men to wash a
thousand sheep in this manner in two
hours after getting to the water-and do
it well, too. Very little preparatory work
is necessary, as most well-trained focks
can be put across stream without
trouble, at almost any point. - Western
RurdI