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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16
From this World to the other.

We start in life an unbroken company
brothers and sisters, friends and lovers,
neig hbors and comrades are with us
there is circle within circle, and each
one of us is at the charmed centre where
the hearts affec tions are ag ow, and
whence they radiate outward upon socie-
ty. Youth is exuberant with Joy and
hope. the earth looks fair, for it spar
kles with May de"s yet, and no shadow
hath fallen upon it. We are all here and
could live for ever The home centre is
on hitler side of the river, and why
should we strain our eyes to look beyond.
But this state of things does not continue
long, Our circle grows less and less.
1t is broken and then loses up again !;
but every break and close makes it mar
rover and smaller. Perhaps before the
sun is at the meridian the majority are
on the other side; the circle is as large
as the one here, aud we are drawn con.
trariwise, and vibrate between the two
A little longer, little longer and we
have almost crossed over; the balance
settles down on the spiritual side, and the
home centre is removed to the upper
sphere. At length you see nothing but
an aged pilgrims standing alone on the
rivers brink, and looking earnestly to-
towards the country on the other side.
In the morning, that large and good ly
company, rejoicing together with music
and wine; in the evening dwindled down
to that ltary old man, the last of his
family, and the last of his generation,
waiting to 60 home. and filled with pen
sive memories of long ago.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16
Public Schools.

The public-scbool work moves on with
a vigor which is surprising in view of tt e
fact that not dollar of the public money
has yet become available for the support
of the system. Except in one district, in
which the colored people voted adversely
the question Of laying local tax for
providing school accommodations has
been carried by large majority in every
case IN which it has been presented to the
suffrages of the people. Iu one large and
wealthy distric. in Henrico county, the
colored people, who were in the majority,
left the question Of the schooltax to be
decided entirely by the whites. who were
the property Not colored vote
was cast on the question. aud the whites
ANONYMOUSLY voted the tax of over sixteen
hundred dollars The polls were opened
in all the districts, and only eighteen
votes were cast against the tax in the
county. In Alexandria, Rcckbrige, and
Powhatan the result was also Iii lilly favor :
able, the adverse vote being very small
But the machinery Of the polls has been
resorted to in only few cases hitherto
In more than onc-fourth, perhaps in one
half, of the counties Of the State, schools
have been opened, or are on the point
OF opening by means Of private subscrip-
ton. And large proportion of these
schools have heretofore existed as private
schools, which by the concurrence of those
concerned have been adopted into the
State system, and been made free to all
In many cases the teacher continues to
receive pay from his patrons in addition
to what he receives from the State. BY
this combination of private with public
means, schools in some counties are likely
TO be so multiplied as to furnish a full
supply for the wants of the people. Au-
gusta, Rockingham, Carroll. Floyd, and
Chesterfield, are examples of this. What
has been done in these counties might
be done in Others. In one oe our siiialler
cities all Of the elementary private schools
eight in number-have been turned
into public schools, and an appropriation
of fifteen hundred dollars has been m ade
by the City Council for their benefit. -
Educational Journal Of Virginia.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16
Brushing.

What is there more mysterious tran {
blush, that siugle word or look, OF
thought should send the inimitable car
nation over the cheek, like the soft tiuts
of summer sunset? Strange is it alsC
that the face only-and that the human
face is capable of bIushing: that the
hand or foot does not turn red from modesty
or shame, any more than does the glove
or sock that covers them. Il is the face
that bears the angels impress it is the
face that is heaven The blush of modesty
that tinted woman's face when FIRST she
awoke in Eden S sunny land, still fingers
with her pure daughters They caught
it from the rose, for all the roses were
first white; but when Eve plucked one Of
the buds, seeing her own face, more fairer
than flowers. blushed and cast its reflex
on her velvet cheek. The face is that
tablet of the soul, wherein it writes rs
actions. There may be traced all the
intellectual phenomenon, with confidence
amounting to moral certainty. II
innocence and purity look outward from
within. none the less vice, incompetence;
and debauchery make their indelible
impression upon 1t ldiocv, rage. cow
ardice, passion all leave there traces deeper
even than the virtues Of modesty, truth
chastity aud hope. Even beauty itself
will grow more beautiful from the pure
thoughts that rise within it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16

How Nor TO BE BEAUTIFUL.-A vacant
iiiiiia takes all the meaning out of the fair
est face: 4 sensual disposition deforms
the Eandsomest features. A cold, selfish
heart shrivels and distorts the best looks
4 liieah, grovellng spirit takes all the
dignity out of the countenance A cher
ished hatred transforms the most beauti-
full lineadiedt into an image of ugliness
1t is as Impossible to preserve good
looks. with brood of bad passions feed
ing on the blood a set Of low loves tramp
ing through the heart, and selfish, d is
dainful spirit enthroned id the viii. as to
preserve the beauty of an elegant mansion
with litter of swine in tile basement, q
tribe Of gypsies in tie parlbr. and owls
and vulturcs i'll tile upper part. Badness
and beauty will no more keep company a
great while than poison will consort it'll
health, or an elegant carving the furnace
fire.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16
Lost Women.

My friend, mas it ever occurred to you
what commentary upon civilization are
these lost women? A little child strays
from the house enclosure aud the whole
community is on the alert to find the
wanderer and restore it to its mothers
arms. What rejoicing when it is found
what heartiness of congratulal ion! There
are no harsh comments upon the poor
tired feet, he they ever SO miry, no rep
rimand for the soiled and torn garments,
no lack of kisses for the tear stained face
But let the child be grown to womanhood
let her be led from the enclosure of mo-
rality by the voice of Affection, or driven
from it by the scourge Of #aht-what
happens then ? Do Christiaii iheh and
woman 60 IN quest of her? Do they
provide all possible Lep for her return,
if she returns of her own notion, dc
they eceive her with such kindness and
delicacy as secure her against wandering
again Far from it. At the first false
step she is is denounced as lost. Lost
echo friends-#e disown you don't evel
come near us 10 disgrace W. Lost, says
soc ETY., indifferenty. How bad these
girls are. And lost --irretr ievably lost
is the prompt verd let of conventional mo-
ralitv while one and all unite in boiling
ever door between her and respectable
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16
Setting Shade Trees.

What is the object of shade trees. and
where should they be set? One object
in setting is to bcautify aHd sdoFn the
premises and another utility. The elm,
maple, horse chestnut. and Eastwood are
selected by many for such purposes. But
we submit that cherry tree affords quite
as attractive an appearance as any of those
named. and it has the advantage OF
yielding cool aud refreshing fruit. We
see no reason why fruit trees may not be
planted By tile roadside as we'll as the few
shade trees that nov have place there.
Just itiiagihe the vast amount of che iss
fruit that might be thus grown for the
benefit of the poor aud landless of any
given neighbothood. 4 fruit tree cost
no morei aud is as easily grown as a
common shade tree.
In every township embracing terri
tory of 8 miles square, and the average
is above that number, there are, upward
of 50 miles of highway. Now If fruit
trees be set at the distance of % feet
apart, in every such township there could
be raised upwards Of 1000 trees, which
we make no doubt, would afford more
than 10 trees for the use of every family
in town. If one but consider the sub
jest with earnestness. one must be con-
WINGED of,tbe feasibility Of so providing
for the s!in,ed portion ofthe community
aud gratifying the desire for beauufyin :
ones premises asthe same time.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16
A story is told of a drowsy D. b.. "

A story is told of drowsy D. D., who
preached III the Disciples, church CHAR
lottesville, Va, and has nice dog. The
dog always accompanies the divine to
church and the other Sunday, in tie
middle of the sermon, the dog got up and
yawned in sympathy with the consrega.
ton, and straightway took his masters
hat to him in the pulpit. The Doctor
continued his sermon, aud the impatien,
dog produced the old mans cane and
placed it Leslde the hat. with an ap,
pealing wag of the tail. The Doctor
took tie hint. and rematking that the
dog was probably right, dismissed the
congregation.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16

T6 Srop 4 HoRsl FROM KIcKiNG. Tie
knot in the end Of the tail, above whieb
tie cord then pass a cord, between the
thighs and around the girth or belly, and
draw tie .ail down between the thighs
and iasten the cord securely. We have
known this u succeed. when. every thiag
else ever hard of had failed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16

A WORD FOR BOYS Truth is one Of
the rarest of gems. Many youth has
been lost in society by allowing it to tarn-
ish his character. and foolishly throwing
it away. If this gem still shines in your
bosoms suffer nothing to displace Or dim
inish its lustrc. Profanity is mark Of
low breeding Show Us that man that
commands much respect-an oath never
trcnlbles or his tongue. Read the cata-
Iogue of crime. Inquire the character of
those who depart from virtue. With but
few exceptions you will find them to be
profane, Think Of this, aud do not let a
vile word escape you.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16
2netifa1.
THE RIVAL LOVERS.

O braid those lilies. maiden, fair,
Into the folds Of thy dark brown hair,
White as foam of the wide salt sea
Sing gay carols through Geld and street
Light be the dance of thy tiny feet.
Love and Death do Walt for thee.
Young Love waits his brow to rest
Glowing with life on thy ivory breast
When Summer is high over world and lea !;
He'll sing thee songs of the golden South.
And the bitter sweet of thy burning mouth
In thousand kisses shall cling to thee.
Ancient Death masker quaint,
Waits till thy voice grows weary and faint,
And thy foot no longer dances free
Then, where the shadows of ye~ trees fall,
And the river flows hushed by the church
yard Wall,
To his clay-cod breast he foldeth thee.
Mortimer Collins.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16

Understanding and Conduct. THE on
ly real superiority of man over man is in
understanding and conduct; and those who
possess the best understanding and show
the most irreproaehablg .conduct--no mat
ter what their station ii life-are the
most respectable people.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16

Ii were well for multitudes to COPY the
example Of the great Re(ormer. who used
some mornings TO say 10 himself: ''Lu-
Their caanoi get through tO-aay without as
much as three hours praying"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16

CORRECT LoG1c.-Last Sunday in one of
the So bbath School in Burlington, Iowa,
juvenile class was questioned by its teach
er in regard to the parable of the shepherd
and his flock !:
"Who is our Shepherd ?"
Jesus
"Who arc his lambs 7"
1--WE are"
To test the reasoning capacity Of Tie
little urchins
IF the children are lambs, what are
tue grown up folks Z"
Said bright eyed little shaver They
are old bucks"
That class was credited with due reason
ing powers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16

He learns much who studies other.men4
he also learns much Who studies himself.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16

Motto for an old bachel,r--be just and
fear knot.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-03-16

Very LArE-Out in Cheste: county,
lately, ck-peddler was trampng
along-hot, dusty. and tired-when he
came to a meeting house wherein sundry
Friends were engaged in silent devotion
The peripate ic tradesmaa thought he
would walk in and rest He took sea
upon a bench, doffeG his hat, and placed
his clock upon the floor. There was a
painful stiffness in the meeting honse,
which was broken by one of the clocks,
which commenced striking furiously.
The peddler was in agony, but he hoped
every inmate that the clock would stop.
instead of that it struck just four hundred
and irty times by the actual count Of
every FREUD in the meeting, for the best
dicipllned of them couldn't help number
ing the strokes Then uprose one Of the
eldest Friends, at the end of the 430th
stroke, and said: "Friend, as it is SC
very late, perhaps thee had better pro-
coed on thy Journey, or thee will not
reach thy destination unless thee is as
energetic as the vehement time-pece
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-08-26
Public Sale.

Est0teV Marie Joseph Fontenot, dc'd.
VIRTUE of an order of the Hon. Pro.
- bate Court of the Parish of St. Landry,
there will be sold at public auction, to the
highest bidder, by the undersigned, OF by
an an~ctioneer, at the last residence of the de.
ceased, in Vile Plate Prairie, in SAID Parish, OH
Thursday, September IA, 1871,
the following described property belonging to
the Estate of Marie Joseph Fontenot, deceased,
to-wit: "55jA sE ~ @EE ~
L. "A tract of prairie land, situated in Vile
Plate Prairie, parish of st. Landry, contain
ing eighty-slx arpents, more or less, bounded
north by joseph Derouen and Baptiste Lam
dreneau, east by the estate, south by OniIe A.
Solleau, and west by Mrs. Etienne Fuselier
and the estate. Gas.- f.5fa&f~ N-.s4 FasEn-
2. A tract of prairie land, situated in vile
Plate Prairie, parish aforesaid, containing
by Jean Bite. Landreneau, east by Joseph A.
Seileau, and south by Onile A. Soileau.
3.,A lot, of horned cattle, ranging in. Prai-
RE Jean Reed. parish of st. Landry, number
ing t~hirty-fve head. more or less. 1888 -
4. A lot of gentle horned cattle, consisting
of twenty head, more or less, two gentle
mules one work OK, and four head of hogs,
3 Conditions-Every adjudication Of property
amounting to twenty dollars or under twenty
dollars, to be paid cash on the day of sale all
amounts over twenty dollars to be paid in two
annual installments from the day of sale !;
the lands remaining specially ~mortgaged in
favor of said estate till final payment Of prin.
cipal and interest purchasers furnishing their
notes with good and solvent security to the
satisfaction Of the Administrators, and in case
of non-payment at the maturity of each in
stailment, eight per cent per annum interest
shall be added. + #af
M ..BARTHELEMY A. COREIL,.
JOSEPH DEROUEN, M
Joint Administrators.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-08-26
Public sale.

Estate of John Garrin, deceased.
PY virtue Of an order of the Hon. Probate
ID Court of the Parish of st, Landry, there
will be sold at auction, to the highest bidder,
by the undersigned. or a public a~uctioneer, at
the Court House, in the town of Opelousas,
in said Parish, on 8 r.
Wednesday,, September 9th, 1871,
the following property, belonging to the Es-
tate of John Garvin, deceased. to-wit: v g
The following tracts of land, situated in the
parish Of Avoyelles, viz: The east half of the
northeast quarter of section 25, Township
south. Range 3 east, containing lightweight
52tIOO acres also the northwest quarter of
section ST. in Township 2 south Range a
east, containing one hundred and sixty-six
64IIOO acres /; also a portion of the northeast
quarter Of section12 IS. Township south Range
8 east, quantity unknown, being the samesac-
auired by deceased from VIM. u. Marshall,
by act of sale passed before b.. L.. Taliaforo,
Notary Public for the parish of Avoyelles, on
the 18th day of August, A. d., 1866, and by
act Of partition under private signature, sign
ed by said deceased aud Thomas N. Butler,
on the 18th December, 1860. @10
Two mules. 49,.
C~onditions-The mules for cash the lands
one.haif cash and the balance payable IN IL
months from the day of sale, the purchaser
furnishing his note with security IN sonoo'
with interest at s per cent per annum from
maturity until paid; and the property 10 re-
main specially mortgaged till full payment OF
ELIZABETH WRIGHT,
s77s @a3 -. Natural Tatrix,
August 5, 1871,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-08-26
Sensible Remarks.

Bishop Keener, who recently left
New Orleans for the Pacific coast,
in a, letter written at Kansas City,
on the 9th inst. to the N. O. Christ
ian Advocate, says:
I noticed that all through lower
Mississippi the corn crop looks bad
ly. Tt appears to have been neglec-
ted. While the cotton is clean the
corn is exceedingly foul. This con-
tinJes for over two hundred miles;
and even in that fine region, west OF
Columbus and Aberdeen, it appears
as If the planter has but one idea
cotton. The folly of raising cotton
to exchange for. corr may enrich the
merchant, but surely no one else. A
few fields of corn showed good cult
walton, and proinished a fair return.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-08-26
The Cholera.

London, Aug. 16.-InK onigsberg,
Prussia, on the 14th, sixty-two per
sons were attacked by cholera. There
we're twenty-five deaths.
Berlin, Aug. 1S.-The cholera has
appeared in the neighborhood of
Stetlin. The disease continues it's
ravages at Konigsberg, where on
Tuesday there were 70 new cases
and "a deaths, and Wednesday 80
new cases and 81 deaths.
London, Aug. IA dispatch
from Gambennin, East Prussia,
sixty-six miles of Konigsberg, says
the cholera has appeared in several
districts on the German side of the
Russian frontier.
New York, Aug. 19.-Mary Kel-
ly, removed to Bellevue Hospital,
supposed to have the cholera, died
this morning. The hospital. physi-
clans say it was a case of Asiatic
cholera, while the Sanitary Inspector
and his physicians, who attended the
woman, say it was cholera morbus.
New York, Aug. 2o.--A partial
investigation was made yesterday
by Coroner Young and DR.. Marshin
the case of Mary Kelly, who died, as
is supposed, of Asiatic cholera. From
evidence the coroner became salts
fed that it was not a case of cholera
at all, as the woman had been drink
ing to excess, and had also eaten a
quantity of unripe peaches. and the
greater part of a water melon. The
symptoms described by the attend
ing physician were not at all like
those of cholera.
Paris. Aug. 2O.-There were S2S
deaths during the week, including
one of cholera.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-08-26
SHERIFF'S SALE.

l.. Grand d Co. VS. j. L. Darby ct ais Dis.
trict Court, Pointe Coupee.- No. 1871. =.
QY virtue of an alias writ of ieri facias,,
- issued out of the Seventh District Court
of the State of Louisiana, in and TOR the Par
ish of Pointe Coupee, in the above entitled
suit, and to me directed, I will proceed to sell
at public auction, at the Court House of the
Parish of st. Landry, in the town of Opelou-
sas, on -sE 8EE}E
Saturday, September Cd, 1871,
at IL o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, seized to satisfy said writ, to wit.
A certain tract or parcels Of land, lying in
the parish of ST. Landry, and described in
the Registers receipt as the south half of the.
northwest quarter, and the southwest quar-
ter or the northeast quarter, and the north
east quarter of the southeast quarter, Town.
ship three south Range FIVE east, containing
one hundred and sixty acres.
And the northeast quarter Of the sortl1-
west quarter. and the northwest quarter of
the southwest quarter, and the northwest
quarter of the southeast quarter, Township
three south Range five east also all the land
north of Bayou Rouge, in the northeast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter of section No. o..
IN Township three south Range FIVE east, in
the southwestern Land District of La. the,
above described tract or parcels of land con-
tanning three hundred and ten acres.
Terms-Cash.
e. o. HAYES. Sheriff.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-08-26
Public Sale.

Estate Of Darid G. Ca7liham.
DY virtue. of au order of the Hon. Probate
D Court of the Parish of St. Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, by the undersigned, or by a public
a%uctioneer, at the last residence of the deceas-
ed, near Big Cane in this Parish, on
Wednesday, September 9th, 1871,
the following property, belonging to the Es-
tate of David G. Callahan, deceased, to-wit:
l.. The plantation on which the deceased
last resided, containing about eighty (s0)
acres, more or less, with the Improvements
thereon, bounded east by lands of DR.. Ward,
south by lands unknown, west by lands un-
known, and north by land unknown.
2. Two horses, one bay mule, a n horse
wagon, twenty-five head of wild hogs more
or less, about ten head of horned cattle, n
old shot gun, one cooking stove and fixtures.
one lot plantation utensils.
Terms-Cash.
MARY LOUISA FISHER,
aug26 Administrators.