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Public Sale.

Estate of Samuel McRee, deceased.
DY virtue of an order of the Hon. Probate
I'D Court of the Parish of st. Landry, there
will be sold AZ public auction, to Che highest
bidder, by the undersigned, Or by a public
auctioneer, at the last residence OF the deceas-
ed, at Mallet, Parish Of St, Landry. on
j Thursday, March I'd, 1871,
the following described property belonging to
the estate Of Samuel McRee, decd, to wit.
A certain tract of land, together with the
buildings and Improvements there on, situated
about two miles east of Prud'homme City, in
the Parish Of st. Landry. measuring three
hundred and eighty superficial acres, more or
less, being the last residence of deceased, and
being a portion Of the same property pur-
chased by deceased and Luke M. Crigsby
from Drury A. Harris, by authentic act before
J. X. Dixon, Notary Public, July II, 1869,
less 100 acres transferred to l.. M. Grigsby.
All the right, title and interest of deceased
in a certain tract of wood land, acquired at the
same time as the above, and by the same no
tarial act, measuring thirty superficial acres,
Of which eight acres not then designated were
to belong to L. M. Grigsby.
One silver watch, one lot of medicines. one
lot of household furniture, | lot of books, /
lot OF carpenters tools, 3 wagons, l lot agri-
cultural implements. 2 colts, l creole mare, l
horse, about Is head of horned cattle.
Conditions-The personal property for cash,
and the immovable property to be sold as fol-
lows Nine hundred dollars cash and the bal.
ance payable Jan. Ist, 1872, with 8 per cent
per annum interest from maturity until paid
the property to remain specially mortgaged
until final payment purchaser not to alien
ate, hypothecate or otherwise cucumber the
property sold to the detriment of said reserved
privilege and mortgage.
JOSEPH BLOCH, Admir-
Jan2S
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Mental Taxation a Cause OF DySpep-
STA.

a#|HErF y. as4n - ~" 80
Mental anxiety and pecuniary ernbarrass'
ments, such as loss of property by fire,
by failure In business, or by bad debts, and
also domestic troubles, disappointed affec'
tons, and the loss, or the treachery, OF
friends, will frequently cause dyspepsia
too close, and too active intellectual labor
is also a frequent cause. Editors, authors,
and literary persons often engender dys-
pepsia in this way.
Much brain labor requires much blood
at the brain, and an ever.working intellect
uses up so much of both blood and ner-
vous force that there is not enough remain.
ing to do the work of digestion.
On the other hand, deranged digestion
sometimes produced by too little exercise
of the brain. Persons are frequently met
with who have been in active business
life, and, having accumulated enough to
satisfy their ambition. have retired from
business. Now although the brains and
bodies retire from active life, yet the poor
stomachs very often haye their tasks in
creased. II a man has been for Q long
time accustomed to eating heartily and
working hard, either with body or brain,
he had better not relax his working habits
without at the same time having a. cores
ponding relaxation in his habits of eating.
"He who will not work neither shall he
eat is not only a Bible injunction, but a
law Of the human constitution, the disobe-
dience of which is often attended with such
arrangements Of digestion, and other bodily
infirmities, as to render either property or
life Of but little value.-[Dr. Miller on
Dyspepsia.
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sumlaeE Management Of HoFsss.

A member Of The Royal College Of Vete.
rifary Surgeons, writing TO the Times, ex.
poses the GllacY of the popular belief that
o horse 10 benefited by "a months run"
He says that 0 pastures are beginning
to hook green, and the weather promises to
become warm, owners are thinking Of Civ
ing their horses q treat by turning them on
TO grass. IT have worked my horses
hard" say they, land they need a sum-
mer's run. Tt will rest their legs and feet;
besides, greea food is the natural proven
der for horses, and they will enjoy a few
months rest at grass and be all the better
for it," 1t is all very well for the young
animal, protected by long hair, lengthy
name and tail, whose time, while young,
has to be got over one way or another, II
is found convenient to let him forage for
himself; but with stale and "groggy' hor-
ses requiring rest. and whose owners turn
them out with this object, the matter is
entirely different. "Rest," properly 50
called, is not to be had in the pasture. In
the simple process of gathering his food
the horse walks many miles during the
twenty-fo four hours, if the pasture be bare,
and the same process obliges him to throw
extra weight on his fore legs and feet,
which it has been the intention of the own
er to ~"rest." Besides, in the summer
months, witness the poor horses huddled
together for shelter from the myriads OF in
sects which surround cattle when grazing,
and watch them nervously tossing their
heads, switching the tail, stamping, and
thus jarring the feet and legs, moving to
and fro in the vain hope of escape from
their tormentors. and ask if this be "rest."
When the sun is powerful the feet become
hot and parched, the horn is rendered
brittle, and breaks off in pieces. Besides,
nothinggthrows a horse so soon out of con-
dition as green food. The consequence, in
eight cases out Of ten, is that the animal
comes up from the grass in much worse
form than when turned out "to rest"-if
he escapes getting staked or being kicked
by his companions. What, then, is the
best method Of dealing with horses in the
summer, when either rest is q necessity OF
otherwise desirable2 Put them into a
loose box or shed, well litteredtjwith tan
bark, sawdust or straw, or all combined !;
remove The shoes, and rasp off the sharp
edges of the crust to prevent them break
ing, supply water without stint, give a
liberal allowance of oats, Indian corn and
bran, with cut chaf and hay, the whole of
which viii be better for being made ready
damp with water. If on the part Of the
owner there is a prediction for green
food, give it in small quantities mixed by
hand with the hay, always remembering
that the fat which it invariably produces is
so much lumber, not condition, and that
when the horse returns to work the fat is
thrown off at the cost of additional wear in
the feet and egs.-[Country Gentleman.
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Jan2S
SheriTS Sale.
Penelope Overton ct ais. VS. John H. Overton.
No. 1890, District Court, St. Landry. 9T

Penelope Overtcn ct ais. VS. John H. Overton,
No. 1890, District Court, St. Landry T
DY VIRTUE of writ of feli facias issued
Id ous Of The Eighth District Court of the
State Of Louisiana, in and for The Parish of
ST. Landry, in The above entitled sui, and to
me directed l will proceed TO sell at public
auction, at 'he Courthouse OF said parish, in
the town of Opelousas, on SATURDAY,
March 4th, 1871, at eleven o'clock A.. NJ, the
following described property, seized 20 satisfy
said writ, to-wii: - -r4a.
/ A certain square of ground, situated in
the town of Opelousas, containing about
eight arpents, more or less, with all the BALD
ings and Improvements thereon, the late
residence OF the defendant, bounded pof;h by
South street, south by Cherry street, west by
Union street, and east by a cross Street.
2. A certain tract OF land, with all the
buildings and Improvements thereon situated
in Bellevue PIairie, Parish of ST. LauG,y y, con-
tanning two hundred superficial afpen;s, hav-
ing five arpents front by forty deep, bounded
north, cas-. and west by L:nds OF - Nc
Nulty, formerly John p. Hudson, and South
by lands OF the este OF John 6. Pratt. de-
ceased, and Mrs. c. W. Pratt.
The land 10 be sold insnallt (. ac;s according
to law. "'"f
Terms-Cash. af.r- =. @-. .#.4. n.
E. O. HAYES, Sheriff.
TopO2 .- sa....
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Rescue of Life by Swimming.


III. Farrand, d member OF the Board oil
Health Of the city of Lyons, France, d !:
.The method which has most interested
meis that performed BIZ an Englishman
named Hodgs6n, Of Sunderland; and after
having experimental on and developed it,
7 recommend it for its precision and effica-
~. I'll consists III holding the drowning
man by the hair, and turning him on his
back. Then the salvor turns over rapidly
with his face upward, places tie head OF
the man on his breast, and thus swims to
land. This method is so staple and easy
chat III an experiment which | had the
pleasure Of making this autumn with my
friend Or. Bron / was able with case to
practice simultaneously the rescue OF two
persons moro Or less ~motionless. One Of
them did not know how TO swim, and that
was 3 great difficulty, for he grew stiff
with fear, lost the floating line, 50 impor-
fant To aid us in advancing, and hindered
me considerably By lying along my side
like An imnaovable oar ~en The side Of d
boat
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Jan25
JUDGMENT.

Marie E. Richard wife, District Court,
Pierre G. Richard. husband. Number 1864.
N the above entitled cause, a Judgment by
l. default having been regularly taken and
entered in favor of plaintiff. Marie E. Richard,
VS.. defendant. Pierre C. Richard, her husband,
and no motion having been made within the
legal delays TO have the same set aside, and
the plaintiff aforesaid having, by the evidence
sddnced on the trial, proven up her claims
and demands to the satisfaction of the Court.
and the law being in favor of her said claims
and demands, it is by reason thereof ordered,
adjudged and. decreed, that said plaintiff be
separated in property from said defendant :;
that the community of acquests and gains
heretofore existing between them be dissolv-
ed that she have final Judgment against said
defendant for and recover of him two thou
sand five hundred and thirty-three dollars,
being the balance due petitioner on account
of the original sum OF her separate estate re-
ceiyed by her said husband, afier allowing the
credit of the price of the land ard improve
ments properly transferred to her by him "a
dation en- Placement" as stated in her petition,
on the 21st April, 1856, excluding the sum
of fifteen hundred. dollars, received by him
since, her right to which Is reserved hereby,
HibnHsC pei COHt per dnLuW INTEREST Gnefe0n
from 18th Octobe4, 1866. the date Of the judi
cial demand made on defendant and it is fur
Their ordered, adiudged and decreed, that plain
tiff s tacit and legal mortgage on The real es.
tale OF said defendant, to date from year ISi7,
be recognized and enforced. II is further or
dered and decreed that plaintiff have the ad-
ministration Of her estate free from defend
ants control. Thus done, read and signed in
open Court. this 25th July, ope thousand
eight hundred and seventy.
JOHN E. KING,
Judge Sth Judicial Dist, La.
A true copy:
OsEzIME A. GUIDRY, by. Clerk.
Jan 81, 1871.
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sherif,sSa1e.
Adrien sonnier, admir-. vs.. Jacob F. Mey

| Adrien Sonnier, admir-. vs.. Jacob F. Meyers,
No 1909, District Court St. Landry.
| DY VIRTUE Of an order of seizure and
I'D sale, issued out of the Eighth District
Couis Of the State of Louisiana, in and sor
the Parish Of 81. Landry in the above en-.
titled sui, and 10 me directed, l will proceed
to sell ct public auction, at the Courthouse OF
said parish, in the town OF Opelousas, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 4tb 1871, at eleven
| o'clock A. NJ, the following described prop
ely, seized 10 satisfy said writ, to-wit:
/. The east half OF Of he fractional north.
| east oual Ter lot No. 2 section No. 90, and the
| south-e-s quar.e" of section No. -. in town.
| ship No. I sorth Of .anse No.-east. con-
tanning two hundred and aixty-niDe acres. and
| 27l100 ac,es being r Of the land bought
from the government OF The United States: as
appears by certificate Of the Reei,;er Of the
| Land Office at Oc"Iousas, dated MAY Sd: 1860,
| granted under ~ .ifcate No. $3.50, in the
name Of francois Richard.
2. Lot No. /, or fractional northwest
quarter of northeast quatter of section twen-
.y-four, same township aud range, purchased
ION The Government. as appears. from lie
c~eiver's receipt, dated O%pelousas, La, Dec. LIST,
1860, in the name Of FRANCOIS Richard, num-
bered S007.
ID %. LOS NOS. one anu TWO VI DSIblOH Np
TWEEN y-ive in township No. nine south Of
range Two east, containing two hundred and
thirteen acres, purchased from the govern
ment of Louisiana, as appears by patent da-
ted Oath March. 1854, granted on warrant No.
1854. N. S in the name OF FRANCOIS Richard
A. Lois Nos. one and two Of section thirty
eight township nine south range W west, pur-
chased from the United States government,
as appears from patent in the name Of Fran
co.'s Richard, on wairant&sNo. 41764, dated
City OF Washington, the lst November, 1860
this last piece contains one hundred and
sixty-one 50lI00 acres.
5. The sixteenth part (undi widely of a Ger.
tain tract of land situated in the
quarter and wood of Bayou Plaquemine Bru-
lee, in the Parish of st. Landry, containing
four hundred and thirty superficial arpents,
bounded north by The land of the government
of the United States, south by Joel Vert.
east by land of Jean Bite. Lafeur, and west
by public domain it being the same adiudica-
ted by the Sheriff 30 said Francois Richard,
in the suit entitled Charles Bourqre VS.. the
heirs Of Lejenne, recorded in the Office of the
Recorder, in book I, page GAG, the 3Oth Au-
gust, 1864.
6. The brand, which will be exhibited on
the day of sale, with all the animals branded
Herewith,
TeIns-Cash
a E. O HAYES, Sheriff.
T,,OQ w.
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New Orleans Directory

AGRICUL TURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Thos. 3. Bodley, No. 9 Perdido St.
Balls Ohio Mowers and Reapers, Sattley
Gang Flows, Stafford Cultivators, Southern
Corn Planters, and Cotton Planters, Victor,
Cane Mills, Cooks Evaporator.
BOYS AND chill DREN'S CLOTHING,
B. T. walshe, ITO Canal Street, near St.
Charles.
CARPET WAREHOUSE.
A. B]rousseau & Co., II Chartres street,
Importers of and Wholesale and Retail
Dealers in Carpets. Floor Oil Cloths, Chi
ma and Cocoa Mating. Curtains, Window
Shades aud Upholsters' Materials.
DENTIST.
Dr.. J. S. Knapp, IS Baronne Street.
MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
A. E. Blackmar, 2O1 Canal Street.
MACHINERY,
Thos. 3. Bodley, No. 9 Perdido Street,
Portable and Stationary Steam Engines and
Boilers, Saw Mills, Single Machines, Corn
and Wheat Mills, Steam and Water Pipes
and Fittings. Betting, Cotton Gins and
Presses, Saw Gummeis, Steam Gauges etc
OPTICI1N.
William Bohne, 105 Carondelet Street a
bove Poydras.
ORLEANS NF1RM1RY,
l42 Canal Street
DR.. Chopin, General and Special Surgery
D. Beard, Diseases of the Eye and Ear.
DR.. Bricke!l. On Diseases Peculiar to
Females.
DR.. Bruins, Diseases of Throat and Chest.
Accommodations First-Class, send for Circu-
lars P. o. Box 81.
SHIRT rs s MEMS FURNISHING GOODS.
Charles. tnov. 10, '7O-1y.
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Jan2S
Sherifes Sale.

Lucius J. Dupre. Admir-, VS.. Joseph M. Car
riere ct als.-District Court, st Landry
No. 9679. -.
pY virtue of an alias writ of Fl. ia, issued
- out ofsthe Eighth District Court of the
State, of louisiana, in and for the Parish O.
st. landry, in the above entitled suit, and te
me directed, / will proceed to sell at public
auction, at the Court House of said Parish, in
the town of Op%elousas, on SATURDAY, the
4th of March, 1871 at II o'clock, A. M, all
the rights, titles and interests of Mark w
Harwell to the following described property
seized to satisfy said writ, to-wit: e.
A certain tract Of land, situated in the Par
ish of st. Landry. and fronting ON Bayou
Courtableau, having about five arpents front
by about forty in depth, more or less, and
containing two hundred and four 70Il0O ST.,
perfcial arpents, bounded below by land oil
Mark w. Harwell, and above by land of Mi
chael King and Mrs. Cook.
Conditlons--Cash.
Il E. O. HAYES, Sheriff.
JAMES
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IMPORTERS, Wholesale and Retail Deal.
Il ers in American, English and French Bun
tings for Flags, all colors.
We manufacture and keep constantly on
hand every description of CAMP FURNI-
TURE, such as Tents, all sizes and qualities,
Camp Cots, Camp Stools, etc. Also. TaGpau-
Inns, all sizes and for all purposes. Wagon
Covers, Tarred and Manila Rope, Blocks, etc.
times a full assortment Of American. Foreign
and Fancy Flags, Burgess. Jacks. remnants,
etc. together with an assortment of all the
numbers of Cotton Duck, from q to $50 inch
es wide. Car Roofing, Deck Covering, Wa
gon Covering. Ravens Duck, % inches wide,
8 or. to Is or. All of which We offer for sale
by the bale or single piece, at manufacturers
prices. Freight and charges added. [m26
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JUDGMENT.

Hannah Plonsky District Court.
Carl Wolfe. No. 1902.
N the above entitled cause a Judgment by
IL default having been regularly taken
against the defendent, Carl Wolfe, and no
motion having been made within the legal de-
lays to have the same set aside, nor answer
filed, and the plaintiff, Hannah Plonsky, hav-
ing by the evidence evinced on b etrial prov
en- that defendant. her husband, had received
and converted to his own use, two thousand
seven hundred dollars, her seperate and para
phernaI property that said defendant was
embarrassed in his affairs, and said plaintiff
had good reason to fear that the estate of de-
fendant would not be sufficient to meet her
claims and rights and the law being in ia
vor of said plaintiff. it is by reason thereof or
dered, adjudged and decreed, that she be
separated in property from her lsaid husband,
the defendant that the community of &C
quests and gains between the plaintiff and
the defendant be dissolved that defendant
pay to plaintiff the sun Of two thousand seven
hundred dollars with five per cent yearly in
terest thereon from judicial deafand, 30th Au-
gust, 1870, until paid that legal or tacit
mortgage, in favor Of plaintiff, on all the i'm
movable property owned by defendant, or
tlaat may haso peen oWHed Cy I'M on the
18th of May, 1859, TO secure the payment of
said sum. be recognized and enforced, to take
effect from said date, and that said property
be seized and sold to satisfy this judgement,
in principal, interests and cost. Aud it is
further ordered, adjudged and decreed, that
plaintiff resume the administration of her af-
fairs, free from defendants control.
Thus done, read and signed in open court,
this Both day Of January, 1871.
s..ls la JOHN E. KING,
Judge ofthe Sth Judicial District.
A true copy:
ONEzIME a. GuIDRY. D'y elk
Feb. A, 1871.
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JUDGEMENT

Alicia Jubertie District Court.
vs.. Parish of Sit. Landry
Henry Lastrapes. No. 1906
"A REGULAR judgment by default having
IA been taken in this case, no motion made
to set the same aside, and plaintiff having
made satisfactory proof to the Court Of the
claim made against her husband, or The EN-.
barrassed condition of his affairs and of the
danger of losing her rights against him, it is
hy reason thereof and Of the law, ordered, ad-
judged and decfeed, that the community OF
acquests and gains existing between plain
tiff and defendant be dissolved; and they be
separated III property
It is further ordered, aajudgeI aid decreed
that plaintiff have Judgment against ddf..il-
dant for five thousand dollars with d tacit
mortgage on all the property which be
owned on or since the 9th Of June, 1870.
Done. read and signed in open Court, this
30th Jan. 1871. JOHN f. KING,
Judge Of the sth Judicial District.
a trne copy
DNEzlaE A. GuiDRY. D,y. CTk.
Feb. a, 1871.
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state of Louisiana
PARISH COURT, ST. LANDRY, No. 1864.
Estate Of AgeRe GMidrY.

IosEPH A. GUIDRY. of the Parish Of
~ St. Landry, Testamentary Executor OF the
Estate Of Az6Iie Guidry, his wife, deceased,
having filed a tinal tableau and distribution ot
the funds of said Estate, accompanied by his
petition praying for the homologation ofthe
same;
And whereas the prayer OF said petition has
been granted by an order of court: bearing
date January u, 1871.
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to
all persons interested 10 make opposition 10
said Tableau in wiring at my office in the
town of Opelousas. within the time required
by law, why the said tableau should not be
homologated and confirmed. ra
JOS. D. RICHARD, Clerk.
Jan IA
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Lost OF. Stolen.

0NE promisscry note; with a credit of six
~ ty dollars thereon, for one thousand dol.
lars, payable February 18th, 1871. drawn by
John L. Shaw in favor OF M. MeDaviii; also
one promissory mole fol Eve hundred dollars,
payable February 18Th, 1872, drawn by John
T. Shaw, in favor Of M. McDavitt- as per
act passed before John f. Todd. Notary Pub
lie, about the month of July, 1870.
ALI persons are notified not to trade for said
notes, as they have been lost or stolen.
NJ. McDAVITT.
Vile Plate, Dec. Oath, 257O.
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Esfasc or Euarisse I'D. FOsaeeas0s.

THoMAs B. FONTENoT, of the Parish
u Of ST. Landry, having applied by his
petition to be appointed administrator of the
estate of Evariste B. Fontenot, deceased, late
of the Parish Of st. Landry
Therefore, any person intending to make
opposition to said appointment, win file the
sannem writing, at my Office, in the town of
Opelousas. within ten days from the present
notice JOS. ID. RICHARD. Clerk.
Opelousas. February A.. 1871.
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Among the antidotes for harshisch may
be mentioned lemon.juice, t~artaric, malic,.
acetic and nitric acids In a solution of
water. When more or less diluted they
will be found reliable in co~unteracting the
poisonous effects.
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Experiment proves that persistent indul-
gence In absynthe drinking viii occasion
commissions Of an epileptic nature, and that
II is some component part OF the artemisid
absynthiam which causes them, and not the
alcohol BY which it is dissolved.