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Etat dc la Louisiana.

Cour de Paroisse, St. Landry-No. 2oo'
Succession de Joseph Simon Fonteaot.
DROSPER DARE. de la Paroisse st.
Il Landry, administrator de la succession
de feu Joseph Simon Fontenot, ayant enrrgis-
tire un tableau FINAL de distribution DIES fonis
de la ditr succession, accompagnt dune ptti.
ton demandant l'hemolasation d'icelui !;
Et attendu, quill u etc fait droit a la de-
mande de la dite petition par TN ordrc DE- la
Conr Ell date du 7 Avril, 1871,
En- consequence. avis est par ls present
donn6 AUX 1nteresse dams cette succession
d'avoir a faire opposition, 81 aucun. lis ont.
par cert a mon bureau, dams la vile des OPP
e~lousas, dams les trentc jours qui %suivront
la date du present avis. pourquoi ledit ,ablcau
IL. seraitpar approuve ct h~onologuc,
s avril. JOS. ID RICHARD, Grehier,
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Ayers Ague Cure,

For Fever and Ague, Intermittent Eevers
Chill Fever, Renfttent Fever, Dumb
Agsae, Periodical or Bilious Fever, Gc.s
and indeed MI b affections which arise
from malariouss marsh, or nalasn1asao
poisons. %S%S# ss&
As its name implies, 1t does Care, and does not
fail. Containing neither Arsenic. Quininc, Bis
nuti, Zinc, nor any other mineral or poisonous
substance whatever, ii In nowise INJURIES any pa
tient. The number mi Importance of it's cures
IN the agre districts, are literally beyond account,
and we believe without q parallel in the history
of Ague medicine. Our pride is gratined by the
acknowledgements we receive Of the ratlical cnre5
effected in obstinate cases, and where other rems
edies had wholly failed.
Una~cclinated persons, either resident in, or
travelling through naiasmatic localities, will DO
protected by taking the AGUE CURE daily.
For Li0eS Complaints, arising from torpid.
ity Of the Liver, it is an excellent remedy, stimI.
safing the Liver intu healthy activity.
For Bilious Disorders and Liver Complaints, 1t
Is an excellent remedy, producing many truly
remarkable cures, where ether medicines had
failed.
Prepared by Oh. j. C. AVER j. Co., Practical
and Analytical Chemists, Lowell, Mass, and
sold all round tho world. ~ %aseez
PRICE. $500 PER BOTTLE.
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Vcnte par lie Sheriff.

Pierre I. Mouton as. Ahee Dupre'
Cov de District, Paroisse st. Ian
drg.-No. 12107.
I'm vertu dun on1re de saisle 1t d.. vente
~ lance par rFfon. Hui,ieme Cour dc Dis.
trict de I'Etas de Ia Louisiana, dams 1t pour
Ia Pafoisse st. Landry, dams lie proces ci-des-
sus intituIe, ct Il moi adresse, je vetidrai en
vente publieie, au plus ofrsnt eneherisseur,
q la Maison de Cuur de la d:te Paroisse. en- la
vile d'Opelousas, lie SAMEDI, 3JUIN 1871,
"a onze henres du matiti, les prophecies ci-apres
decrites. ~saisies pour satisfaire IL dit ordre,
SAVIOR .~z
Tn certain moroccan de terre, avec. toutes
les aneiiorations, situc dams la Psroisse St.
Landry, sur Ia brailclie est du Bayou Pla-
quemis,e, rnesttfas,t drux cent guatre-vingt-
quisze 33Ela0 acres, comm CONNIE lhabita.
ton du dit Alcee Dupre. etant II lot No 5du
proces-verbai de la vtnta puhliaue de la sue
cessiun t- A.-E Msuto,.. fate tlass la Pa
rcissr st. Landry, /. 6 N"vsmErr l7.G, j. tit
~ii,urcrau Dr. ss.tfc etaitt 4, -ign1 CONNIE. les nH-
n'eres =. 4. ct & ta plane arIrantsg,. par q.
@. Ems, ct ~atiaclTtt an dit precss=v-rbal da q
Noveinbfe 1866 zgz .Ezz - .@
Tn certain moroccan d. trrre dans 10 Pa
rt,isse St. Landry, mesnrant cent ~quaTante-
drux fs,tfe0 acres, Giant lie lnt No. l6 du pro-
ces-vsrbal Gs st. Landry, fat le 9 Novembre
1866. ct tons les chevaux ct iumsnts farouetes
qui composrnt sa vacherie, quill a achetes
d la veute pHbligale de Ia succession de A. E.
Mouton, dams Ia Pareisse st. Landry. ct Giant
ls lots No. 4 du proess.verbal de Ia vente.
Les dts eheranx Vt i~uuaenty sons marques
ainsit SB Ell avec d'antres marques.
Conditiens-A I'm credit de douze mois,
~I.aequereur fouinissant san obligation ct &C
cnrite scion la loii, ayec une hypothsqne spe-
ciaie SUI les teTres vendaes
D. /. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
10 Mai 1871. !
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

Joseph Capped. Admr, VS.. Susan NJ. Sloan,
Widow, 1T ais. District Court, St. Landry
No. 1928.
p virtue Of a writ of tieri facias, issued
ID out Of the Eighth District Court Of the
State of Louisiana, in and tor the Parish of
st. Landry. in the above entitled SUR, and to
me directed, I will proceed to Sell at public
auction, at the Court House of said Parish,
in the town of Opelousas, on
Saturday, June Sd, 1911,
at II o'clock A. NJ, the following described
property, seized to satisfy said writ, to wit.
TIL. plantation On which, the decreased, ISM.
san NJ Rollins,) last resided, situated on Ba-
you Rouge, in the Parish of St. Landry. con-
tanning sixty-tour acres, more or less, with all
the buildings and Improvements thereon,
bounded north by lands Of Mrs. john Woods
and w ID. Goodwin, south by Bayou Rouge.
east by lAnds of w. ID. Goodwin. and west by
lands of VIM d. Goodwin.
Terms-Cash.
+. O. HAYES. Sheriff.
April %. hi.
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EfeM4e MAJ Ep Sheriff.

Adrirn Sonnier. admr., Us. Jacob +. Mey-
err, No. l207a, Cour dc District, St.
Landry,
TN vertu DUN ordre de saisie ct dc vcnte
IL lance par rfIon. Ia Huitiemc Cour do
District de lEtat de Ia Louisiana, dams ct
pour la Paroissc St. Landry, dams le process
ci-de<sus %intitule, ct d moi adres-6, je vcn-
drai Gil ycnte publiqne, an plus offfrant en-
cherisSeur, d In Mason de Cou1 dc Ia ditc
p~sroisse, en- la vile d'Opelousas, le
Samedi, JuiN 1871,
i onze heures du main, les propritteS CT
aprGs decrites, saisics pour satisfaire lie dit
or,lre, SAVIOR:
/. La motto ost du quart fractiontei
nord est du lot No. 2 lie In section No. 30,
ct lc quart sud-est dc Ia section SO, dams
lie township No. Z sud dc Ia tangee No.
est, contcnant deuX cent soixante-ncuf
acres ct 27Il0O dun acre, cant unc partic
de Ia tcrrc achetee dI government dcs
Etats. UniS, CONNIE il appert par le c%crtiti-
CAT du Registraire du Bureau dcs Icrres
aux OpelousaS, en- date du 3 mai, 1860,
accorde sous le ccrtiiicat No s46O, au nom
dc FRANCOIS Richard.
2. lie lot No. !, Oh le quart fractionncl
nord-ouest du quart nord est de Ia section
"a, dams lie meme township ct rangee,
achete du Commencement, eoume il appert
par le reeu du Receveur, date aux Ope-
~lousas, Line, | Decernbrc, 1860. ct nu,ne-
rote s007, au nom de Francois Richard.
8. Les lots Nos. TN ct deux dc la section
No. IS dams lie township No. 8 sud dc Ia
rangee 2 est. ctntcnant deux cent treize
acres, aehetes du gouvernement de la
Louisiana, CONNIE il appert par Ia patente
datee d Mars, 1854, accordee sous IL war.
rant No. 3s+, S. n, au nom de FRANCOIS
Richard.
!. Les lots Nus. IN ct denx de In section
80 dams le township 8 sud dc la rangee 3
Quest, aclictes du commencement DIES Flats.
Cnis, CONNIE il aprcrt par Ia ~l'atente an
nom dc FRANCOIS Richard, sous IL warrant
No. 4l7bi, datec 4 la vile de Washington,
le | Novemhre, lS60-cc dernier morcear,
de terre content cent soixantc-et-u n 50Il0O
acres.
5. lie sciziemc indivis dun certain NOR.
ceau de tcrre, siluG au quarter ct aux bois
dc Plaqucinine Brulee, dams Ia paroissc
St. Landry, cont"nant quatre cent trentc
arpents de superficie. borne nord par Ia
terrc du commencement DIES Etats. Unis, sud
par Joel Vert, est par Ia terre de Jean Bite.
La1eur, ct Quest par lie domaine rublic,
Giant la meme terre adjugte par le sheriff
all dit FRANCOIS Richard, dams lc process
intitule Charles Bourque VS.. les heriticrs
de Lejeune, ct %cnregistr6 an bureau dI
Recorder. dams lie lisre I, page GAG. le so
.Aout, lo6+.
&. lie fer il marquer les ani,naux, qui
sera eyhib6 IL jour de In vente ct tous les
animaux marques avcc le meme.
Conditions-Comptant.
+. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
30 .Avril 1871. T..
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Vents par la e.

Payne, Huntington & Co. vs.. Patrick J. LOT
tus. Cour de District, Paroisse St. Landry
No. 1905
ENN vrriu DUN alias ordre de saisie ct de
~ ventc, lance par rIIon. la Huitiame Cour
de District de rEtat de la Louisiana, dams ct
pour la Paroisse st. Landry, dams lie process ci-
dessus intituie, ct moi adressf, je vendrai
EN- yente pubiiqHe, a Ia Maison de Cour dc Ia
dite paroisse, tn la vile d'Opelousas, Ie
Samedi, 3 Jain 1871,
a onze hrules du matin, les propri6tes ci-apras
dtcrites, saisirs pour s~atisfaire lc dit ordre, sa
voir:
/. Toute la section NJ. 10, dams le township
No. ) sud dc la rangee 8 rst, dams le District
Sud Ouest DIES Terres de Ia Louisiana, conte-
nant trois cent quatre-vingt-u ne s01i0O acres,
Giant lie meme moroccan entire dams le Bureau
DIES Terres DC lEtat de la Louisiana, CONNIE
il appert par Ia patente dasae II Deccmbre
1889, No. 75i5.-Ragistres de- Patcntes, Vol.
), page 1876:
2 La moitic uord dc II Motto nord de- Ia
section No. vingt-huit, 1e quart sud-ouest de-
la section, ct la motto quest ct le quart sud-
est de la section vingt-un lans le townahip 3
sud de Ia rangGe 4 est. dams 10 District Sud
Quest DIES TcrTes do la Louisiana, contenant
AL $4,000 acres. ct ttant 10 meme moroccan
entire par Hugh NJ keary dams lie Bureau &C.
neral des Terres de la Louisiana, NINE il
appert par la ~patente datae 81 Decenbre 1859.
No 1914 .-Rtgistres dc p~atentes, Vol. 8, page
205.
8 LEES lots Nos. g., s.. g, I, 9, 10, IL ct ~,
Is ct i6 do IL section No. g0, ct les lots Nos.
l.. ct de la section No. %, dams lie town.
ship No. 3 sud dc la rangec No. 4 est, Jams le
District Sud. Quest de Ia Louisiana, contenant
500 ssliOO acres, etant lie meme moroccan en-.
trG dans le Bureau DIES Terres do Ia Louisiana
par Hugh n. ksary, CONNIE il appert par le
certilcat denregistrement daps IL dit Bureau,
date II Octobre 1869. ct Giant le c~ertifcat No,
1854. 80
Conditions-Comptant. -
L. O. HAYES. Sheriff.
90 1 @s,t gSf
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vENTH A LIE SHERIFF.

Joseph Capped. Admir-, VS.. Susan NJ. Sloan.
Veuve, ct ais. Coar dc District, Paroisse
St. Landry-No. l027s. w
I'm vertu DUN writ de feri facias, lance;
IL par PIIon. la IIuitieme Cour de District
de l'Etat tie Ia Louisiana. dams ct pour Ia Pa
reisse st. Landry, dams le process ci.dessus is-
situle, ct u mui adresst, je vendrai en- write
publique, a la Mason de Cour d. la tsse Pa
roisse. Tn la Vile d'Opelousas. le
Samedi, 3 Juin 1871,
a onze heures du matin, la prophetic CT apres
decrite, saisie pour satisfaire b. dit writ, sa-
voir: a. r
Lhabitatior sur la9ueIle Ia dtfnnte (susan
NJ. Rollinsl da1aearait en- dernNr lieu sitaes-
sur IL Bayou Rouge, Paroisse St Landry, csa,-
tenant soixante-qHatEs aczes. plns on moins.
avec s0sstes les batisses 1T ameliora;ions qui
sly treuyept, boruee all nord par des terres
d. Mime John Woods ct w. ID. Goodwin. az
sud par Ie Bayou Rouge, a Test par des sesres
de w. y. Goodwin, ct a rouest par des tezres.
de Vim. ID Goodwin.
Conditions-Comptant
y @ HAYES. SlGris.
20 Avril 1871. .r
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Guba.
/

Santiago lie Guha, May Col.
Canizal, in an encounter with the
insurgents In the district of Cotre.
killed 8 and took IA prisoners. Ca
nizars loss is not stated.
The family oftlle Insurgent Chief,
Camille San Cheee, surrendered at
Santa Spiritus on the LIST inst.
The Spanish guerilla Arden sur
prised a camp of fifty insurgents
near Pazas, killing q few, destroy
ing their eIothinggand encarnpraent.
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Swccessson Josephine Miller.

CoUR DE PARoissE, ST. LASDRY-No. 3247
9OSEPH Fl. LUMPkINS, de- In Paroisse
" st. Landry, ayant present unr petition
4 fetfet d'Gtre nommG administrator de la
succession de Josephine Miller, decGder, der
increment de la dite paroissc;
En- consequence, avis est par le present
donnie aux interrsses dams cette succession
d'avoir Il dtduire par cert, d mon Bureau,
dams les dix iours qui %suivront la date du
present avis, les r%aisons, 81 aucunc lis ont,
pour iesquelles il ne srrait pas fait droit il la
dite petition.
JOS. D RICHARD, Grefier.
& Mai 1871.
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Etat dc In E0nsSiane.
Corn DE DISTRICT, ST. LASDRY-No. 336t
H. NJ a

Corn DE DISTRICT, ST. LASDRY-No. 1864
Succession dc Charles Close.
TEAM NERAL. de la Paroisse St. Landry,
~ Administrator de la succession de- Charles
Close, decide, ayant cnregistrc un Compile
Annuel ct Tableau dc Classification DIES deftes
de ladite succession, accompagnG dune pGti-
ton %oemandant rhonologation d'icelm:
Et attendu qn'il a ete fait droit a Ia de-
1nande de la dit. petition par I'm orarr dc la
C"us, rn date du II Avril 1871
En- consequence, avis est par lr present
donnG unx inttrrsStS dams crtte succession
d'avoir IA fairc opposition, 81 aucunc liz ont.
par cert. i mon bureau, dams Ia willie d'Oprl-
"'lsas, dams les trente jours qui s%uivront ia
date du present avis, pourquoi lelit Tableau
ne scrait pas appronvt ct homologut.
JOS. d. RICHARD, Gf.firi.
Is Ayrii IS7I.
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Etat dc La Louisiana.

CouK DE PAEorssE, ST. LANDRY, No, 1852.
Succession FA1~ee Pierre GsiItory.
OUIS stage, de la p~aroisse St. Landry,
- Administrator de- lasuccession d'Alcte
Pierre Gnillory, decide. Hyant enregistre TN
Tableau final de distribution DIES fonds de Ia
dite Succession, a~ecpfnpagn6 dune petition
d%elnandant rlo%mologation d;ieelui; ct atten-
du quill a etc fait droit a Ia deslande de la
ditc petition par I'm ordrr de- In Cour en date
du 81 Janvier 1871
En- consequences, avis est par lie present
d.nne aux inttresscs dams rette succession.
d 'avoir a faire opposition, 81 aucune lis ont,
par cert, a mon bureau dams Ia willie DIES Op.-
lousas, dams les trente jours qui s~uivrent la
date du present avis, pourqnoi leait Tableau
ne serait pas appfouve ct ion.olngnG,
JOS. u. RICHARD, Grefier
- ayril 1871.
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Mexico.

City of Mexico, April 3O.--A Pro
testant church was dedicated here ;
an immense crowd was present.
Politics are unsettled. Several rev
olutions imminent. $500
The telegraph connecting Mexico
with the United States, is rapidly
approaching completion.
The death penalty has been abol4H
ished I'M Mexico.
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Notice.

TasT1E law partnership formerly existing be-
u tween Messrs. Moore g. Morgan having
been dissolved, on the 3lst of March, 1871,
by mutual consent, Mr.. John J. Morgan has
established himself, for the practice Of his pro-
~fession, at the office lately occupied by Judge
James M. Porter, Opelousas. BY prompt and
diligent attention to business, BE- hopes to OBJ
tain q fair share OF patronage from his friends
and the public. April 1tf
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de George III. KING.
Assembled de- Greanefera.

I'M vertu DUN ordre de l'IIon. Ia Cour lie
IL paroisse de la paroissr St. Landry, une as.
scmblee des %creancicrs de Ia succession de
George r King, decGlt, stra tenue pardevant
James X. Dixon. Notairc Public, Il son bureau,
en- la vile d'Opelousas, lie sfardi, Is Jnin 1871.
i dix heures du matin, dans lie but de delibt-
rer sur la maniere Ia plus avantageuse dc VEN
DIRE les effrts de la dite succession, ct pour
fxer les termes ct conditions de la ventc.
JOS. u. RICHARD, Gretfirr.
OpelouSas. 10 Mai 1871.
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The GIaearlesf

FAMILY GROCERY STORE In 0peion-
I-sas,-WheTe viii alsyays be found . cen
slant supply of Fresh Groceries of every des-
cription, Tinware. Fine Liquors, etc etc, is
kept ON Main street, Just above the old Union
Hotel, by II, nESESSARTS.
nrsf aff 8#E ~@
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RICE, $500 PEE BOTTLE.
EofHee fo the Public.

MY wife, Marie Louise LancIos. having
W left the coniugal dotnicil without Just
cause, the public ii hereby warned that I win
not pay any debts contracted by her in
name.
JACQUES AUDTBERT. s
0pele,sas. April %, 1871. St
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For Saae.

A SMALL piece Of 1873 arpents of cioIce
IN land On the Bayou Teche, about 9 miles
from 0peIousas. and three miles from Barrels
Landing. For sale by NJ. KAUFMAN.
20 - Apply to III. L. Garland, Opelortsas.
Aug, fY-H
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Public sale.

Estate Of augustus l.. Winkler, decd.
ID virtue of an order Of the Hon. Probate
ID Court of the Parish Of St Landry, there
will be sold at public auction, TO the highest
bidder, by the undersigned Administrative, or
by an anctioneer, at the last residence Of tic
deceased, in the town of Washington on
Wednesday, Nay 17th, 1871,
the following described property belonging to
the estate of Augustus J.. Winkler, aeceased,
late of the parish of st. Landry, to wit:
OHe-fourth of II lot of ground. with the
buildings aud Improvements thereon. situated
in the town of Washington, at the corner of
st. John and Vine Streets.
The southeast quarter of Lot No. thirty.
seven, as marked upon the plat Of the town
of Washington, bounded north by property
of Lemellr, east by Bridge street, south by
Vine street, and west by land of L.. Dupre,
with the buildings and improvements thereon,
known as Wiukier's Coffee House.
Terms and Conditions.-One half cash, the
balance OH six months credit, purchaser CIV
ing his promissoty note, bearing eight per
cent pr annum interest from maturity, with
good and ssfrent security, vendor retaining
privilege and special mortgage Purchaser
not to ALLEVIATE, hypothecate or otherwise en-
cumbrr the property sold, to the detriment of
SAID reserved privilege and mortgage.
ELIZA A. SUTHERLAND.
April Is, ls7E1 Administrative.
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EVOR SALE Or RsNT-A beautiful
Il and well located property situated i'll the
of Opelousas. Buildings new and com
For particulars, apply at this Office.
uctStf
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DIX. M'LANE'S
Celebrated American
Worm SPECIFIC.
VERMIFUGE.,

VERMIFUGE.,
NJ OF WORMS.
THE countenance is pale and
leaden-colored, with occasional
Pushes, or a circumseribcd spot on
one or both cheeks ; the ives become
dull; the pupils dilate; an azure
semicircle run along the lower eye
lid the nos is irritated, svells, and
sometimes bleeds; a swelling of the
upper lip; occasional headache, with
humming or throbbing of the ears;
an unusual secretion of saliva ; Shiny
or furred tongue; breath very foul,
particularly in the morning; appetite
variable, sometimes voracious, with
a gnawing sensation Of the stomach.
at Others, entirely gone Aecting
pains in the stomach; occasional
nausea and vomiting; violent pains
throughout the abdomen; bowels
irregular, at times costive; stools
Shiny; not unfrequently tinged with
blood ; belly swollen and hard !; urine
turbid respiration occasionally diff
cult, and accompanied by hiccough;
cough sometimes dry and convulsivc;
uneasy and disturbed sleep, with
grinding of the teeth; temper varia
bic, but generally irritable.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DR.. VERMIFUGE
Will certainly effect a cure.
The universal success which has
attended the administration of this
preparation has been such as to war
rant US in pledging ourselves to the
public to
RETURN THE MONEY
in every instance where j. should
prove Intellectual: "providing the
symptoms attending the sickness Of
the child or adult should warrant
the supposition of worms being the
cause" In all cases the Medicine to
be given IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH
THE DIRECTIONS.
We pledge ourselves to the public,
that Es.a'= sE~ x I'll %
DR.. M'Lane's Vermifuge
DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form; and that it is an limo
cent preparation, not capable Of A,ng
the shgbte5t wi1ry to The me,t tender
infant.
FLEMING BROS, PITTSBURGH, PA,
pRtlRIETtfRS.
P.S. Dealers and Physicians ordering froln
others than Fleming Bros, will do well to write
their orders distinctly, and take AsHe 6zt In.
H'Laae's, $,1as'es ~ Fleming Br0s.. Fits
ta,gh, ia.
For sale by Druggists. and Country s,asukeepers
generally.
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I)r. J. A. Mcmillan

III AS located at CoulGc Croche, in the Par
I'LL ish OF st. Landry, and offers his profess
sional services TO the citizens of that section.
July I'd. 1870.
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EyENEE- STAMPS of all dero,l:as.
tiors Tor sale at he Post OEcr.
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8 Mai 1871.

. SEWING MACHINE for sale. Apply
y a. this oeice. ST
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-04-14
A Curious Story.

A correspondent of Notes and Queries
writes In the churchyard of levin,
Herts, is remarkable ash tree growing
out of the tomb of Lady Anne Grim
stone, nee Tuition, daughter of Lady
Thanet, who died in 17l3. The tradi
ton is that, being doubtful of future
state, she expressed a wish or prayer
that if there was future state, tree
might Grow out of her heart. What
foundation is there for this tradition
Fhe editor adds Oddly enough, the
following paragraph, extracted from the
Si)trit,GFl Times, December %, 1865, bear.
ing on the same subject, reached us
simultaneously with the above. To use
the words of our correspondent, Mr..
AXon, Can any one elucidate this mar
yelous legend p No reference to it is
made III Clutterbuck's " History and
Antiquities Of the County of Hartford"
An Atheists Prophecy Fulfilled: The
churchyard Of levin, in Hertfordshire,
is spot of some interest to the curious,
from the fact Of its being the resting
place of the mortal remains of Lady
Anne Grimstone. The ''old wfe's tale
of the neighborhood is to the effect that
said Lady Anne Grimstone was an athe-
ist, without a shadow of belief in the
Deity, and that so firm was her belief in
the non-eXistence Of God, that at her
death-bed her last words were to the
effect that, if God existed, seven elm
trees would grow out of her tombstone.
Whether such words were used, and in
such manner, it is impossible to deter
mine; but, whether the tale be correct
or not, seven elm trees have sprung up
through the solid tomb, and have
broken away the solid masonry in all
directions, making the reading of the
inscription difficult and almost impos-
stole feat. The iron ratings that sur
rounded the monument are in many
places firmly imbedded in the trunks of
the trees. The numerous names carved
in all the available parts of the trunks
attest the number of visitors curiosity
has drawn to the spot The trees are
each distinct and separate, and notwith-
standing the strangeness of the locality,
appear to thrive well. Many suppose
tons to account for this growth have
been started, but some are Of so i'm.
probable nature that the country peo-
pie still cling to their favorite old story
of Lady Anne's atheism.