The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-08-05
miscellaneous.

London, July 26.-Yellow fever is malig,
nant at Para, Brazil. Nearly every stranger
who arrived within six months is dead.
San Francisco, July 27.-Thc Democracy
of San Francisco are divided into three par
ties on the local nominations, but will
probably compromise and unite.
Paris, July 3l.-The result Of the first
supplementary election for members of the
municipal council of Paris has been declared.
The council is composed of thirty-eight Con
servatives, seven moderate Republicans,
twenty seven Republicans and ten Ultras.
What do people mean by speaking OF
drunken vagabonds as "good-hearted fell
lows?" 1t is good-hearted to break the
hearts Of their wives, beggar their children.
bring disbonor upon their own names, and
live q life of idleness? But perhaps their
goodheartedness is the out-pouring liberal
ity with which they invite their friends to
drink upon other peoples money, and the
patient facility with which they " never re-
fuse" We beg pardon. -[Columbus Index.
Among the large cattle raisers Of Texas
are John Hittsop, who has $4,000 head of
cattle; William Hittson, who has 5000,
Geo. Beavers 5000, Charles Rivers 10000,
James Brown 5000, G. j. johnson 5000,
Robert Sloan 1000, Coggins 4 Parks
2O,O00, Martin Childers 0,00O, and John
Chisholm s $4,000. The entire number of
cattle owned in Texas is nearly 1000, 900,
while NewYork State, with her 1900, 600,
of population, eight times greater than that
of Texas, has less than 10000 head of
cattle.
How TO KEEP A SITUATIoN.-The follow
ing bit of good advice is from the Working
Man, and is worthy the attention of all our
readers - 49, -a
LAY it down as a foundation rule, that
YOU will be faithful in that which is least"
Pick up the loose nails, bits of Irvine, clean
wrapping paper, and put them in their
places. Be ready to throw in an odd half
hour or hours time, when it will be an &C.
~comodation, and dop't, seem to make merit
of it. Do it heartily. Though not a word
be said, be sure your employer will make a
note oft. Make yourself indispensable to
him, and he will lose many of the opposite
kind before he will part with You.
Those young men who watch the time to
sec the very second their working hour is
up-who leave. no matter what state the
work may be in, at precisely the instant
who calculate the extra amount they can
slight their work, and yet not be reproved-
who are lavish of their employers goods,
will always be the first to receive notice that
times are dull, and their services are no
longer needed"
THE NEWSPAPER. = The editor of the
Fredericksburg News, who has had consi-
derable experience in the newspaper tread
mill, and who is therefore qualified to speak
knowingly on the subject, thus refers to The
recent connection Of Mr.. A. II. Stephens,
with the Georgia press: "Mr. S. will find
it requires more brains, more mental strain,
TO edit a newspaper than he ever found it
required to practice law, or be a member OF
Congress, however ignorant people may
think to the contrary.-When to be silent,
what to keep'back, how to present and press
the truth so as ,to. have all its effect. Mr.. S.
will have most difficulty in keeping silent"
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