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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-03-18
Proceedings of the Board of Police Of tho
Town Of OpeIOusas.

Town Of OpeIOusas.
Board met 18th of January, 1871. Present
-Messrs. Pulford, Desbrest, S. D'Avy and
John Posey.
Or motion, Jno. Posey, Esqr., was APP
pointed President pro. TEN.
The committee appointed to frame an
ordinance, reported the following list of
licences for the year 1871:
rr~rx--, npr,fNY N-1rA
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-03-18

1t Is announced that q French
chemist has succeeded iii discovering
a process for neutrality-suspicious. by
the addition Of a small quantity of a
certain chemical product, not named,
to the liquid before distilling, by
which means an Oil is obtained with
out ANY coloreven when burning, and
the point of inflammability ofwhich
is SO low that it must be heated to
one hundred and seventy.seven de-
grees before ignition occurs. The
volatile gas, usually so readily dis
engaged from mineral oils, becomes
so fixed that evaporation takes place,
and consequently the danger of fire
and explosion is reduced to its min
imum. The oils thus prepared, it is
stated, can be made into soap, or
can be mixed with vegetable oils,
and burned like COLA in carcel
lamps. The soap made by this new
form of petroleum oil is said to be
very efficacious in diseases of the
skin, and is also applicable to the
destruction of insects. Articles
washed with this soap are claimed
TO be ever afterward free from at
tack by moths.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-03-18

The Best Head-Q uarters--Brains
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-03-18

25 Few. 1871.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1871-03-18

the cattle and horses in Paris.
IL has been finally settled that the as
ssinbiy shall meet at Versailles.
PARIS, March 8.-The city is calm, but
il is difficult to say whether it is q calm be-
fore . storm or q collapse of the revolution
lists.
The National Guards resist disarmament;
they pile their arms on the bouleyards, and
gather in angry groups. Bellevils and
Montmartre districts show no signs of re.
volt
LONDON, March 9.-The Times has a
Madrid letter announcing that Duke de
M~ontpensier had been banished, for re-
fusing to subscribe TO military oaths in sup
port of Amadeus.
The Post. affirms that a secret treaty
had been concluded between Russia and
Prussia about the time the war broke out.
Among its provisions was Intervention,
should French successes threaten Poland and
should Austria demonstrate, Russia would
demonstrate upon the Austrian frontier.
Should any European power combine with
France, Russia would combine with Prussia.
Napoleon has addressed q communication
to the President of the French Assembly
protesting against the vote nv which hat
body declared that his dynasty had forfeit
ed the throne, as unjust and illegal. The
Assembly. hc says, was created only to
make peace. and has exceeded its powers.
The foundation of public right IS the ple.
biscite to that he Is ready to bow, and to
that alone.
The Prussians have evacuated the De-
partInent Of Calyados ana the left bank of
river Enxe.
: LONDON. March 1os-A special Paris
dispatch Of the 9th, reports continued agi-
tationg MI the part of the National Guards,
who threaten TO dissolve the Assembly.
should il assemble at Versailles.
Gen Viuey commands III Paris and
threatens "a bring 4 iargs force into the
clGg.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-20

by TINS we observe tnat It's business Tor
1870 reached the enormous figure of $40, ,295, :
799, being s., 100000 larger than that of any
company in the world.
The Equitable is a mutual company, on the
cash basis, making annual returns to its pol
icy-holders of all the profits which arise in
the course of its business.
The mention of one very favorable feature
must not be omitted--we refer to the ability
of its agents and the courtesy of its officers,
by which every required information con-
nected with Life Assurance can be readily OBJ
tanned. The executive of this company can
always be easily approached, and this tends
much to its popularity.
1t is thus easy to understand why the Equi-
table has reached its present pre-emiuence.
Starting from the first day ofits organization,
under the best auspices, in 1866 there were but
FOUR companies that wrote larger amount oi
new insurance: in 1861, but THREE; ia 1865,
but Two; in 1869, the Equitable's transac-
tions were the largest, and In 1870 it still
maintained its supremacy, as the table given
above shows. By this time it had issued over
$4,000 policies, insuring more than $3.50, co.,
600.
We are not aware whether the Equitable
Life Assurance Company is represented here
or not, but we would strongly recommend
those desirous of working in the field of Life
Assurance, to place themselves at once in
communication with the home office, with the
view of acting for them as agent, a. there Is,
perhaps, no other company that could offer
better inducements.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-20
Cheap and Good Smoke House.

A western New York farmer publishes
his plan of a small, cheap and good smoke
house, which, as it may contain some
practical hints for our readers, we ap-
pend:
"No farmer should be without good
smoke house, and such one as will be
fire proof aud tolerably secure from thieves
Fifty hams can be smoked at one time in
smoke house seven by eight feet square.
Mine is six by seven, and is large enough
for most farmers. | first dug all the ground
out below where the frost would reach,
and filled it up to the surface with small
stones. On this laid my brick floor, in
lime mortar. The walls are brick, eight
inches thick and seven feet high, with a
door on one side two feet wide. The door
should be made of wood and lined with
sheet iron. For the top put on ioists,
two by four, set up edgewise, and eight
and half inches from centre to centre,
covered with brick, and put on heavy
coat of mortar. / built small chimney
on the top in the centre, arching it over
and covering it with single roof in the
usual way. An arch should be built on
the outside, with small iron door TO shut
il up, similar 10 a stove door, with hole
from the arch through the wall of the
smoke house, and an iron gate over it.
! The arch is much more convenient and
better to put fire in, than to build fire
inside the smoke house, and the chimney
causes draft through into the smoke
house. Good corn cobs or hickory wood
are the best materials to make a smoke for
hams. The cost of such a smoke house as
l describe is about $50.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-20
Weeyils and other Barn Insects.

A writer gives the following method for
destroying weevils and other barn insects,
which he has thoroughly tested by expert
ence, and has the merit of being very
cheap and convenient:
1T is simply to sweep and clean out the
granary, and then wash it all over on the
inside with strong pickle of common salt.
This drives out all sorts of insects and
worms, penetrates the timbers of the barn,
and kills the worms which are so apt to
get in them and cut them-and preserves
the timber in a wonderful manner. After
this process is repeated for several times
the timbers of the barn become saturated
with salt, and will not decay for one hun
dred years. The pickle should be carried
up and thrown upon the joist and sides of
the barn, until the whole is thoroughly
| wet"
An old Maryland farmer some years ago
wrote as follows:
"The weevil fly deposits its~egg in the
grain in its green and tender state. If the
| wheat is threshed soon after harvest and
thrown into bulk, it undergoes heat
which destroys the egg, and it sustains no
| injury; but if it remains long in the shock
or stalk, the weevil matches and makes its
way out of the grain, to its great injury,
both in weight and quality. One degree
to the north of us this pernicious insect is
but little known. Here l have sometimes
marked its absence for several years; but
after a mild winter they generally appear,
In the more southern States believe they
are never absent. The black weevil
haunts our granaries, where they are
generated. Some years ago / suffered
much injury from them, but now have an
effectual defense. When my granaries
are clear of grain, l place powdered brim
stone in an earthen pan, which, for safety
/ put on the floor in bed of sand, closing
the windows and firing 1.-THE smoke
either destroys or drives them off,
Maryland Farmer.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-20
Starting Sweet-PotatO Plants.

IT is not necessary to start sweet-pota-
toes under glass, although when but few
are wanted it is often convenient TO use
part of hot-bed for the purpose. Flor
lists sometimes turn the unoccupied benches
of their greenhouses to good account in
raising sweet-potato plants. In the Gulf
States 1t is not necessary to use any heat
ing material at all. Beds about four
feet wide are made in a sheltered, sunny
place; they are well enriched, and made to
slope little toward the sun. The pota-
toes ale laid upon the beds, an inch or two
apart, and covered to the depth of three
or four inches with rich, light soil. Ten
bushels of potatoes are allowed for each
acre to be planted. Farther north, heat
ing material is required, and rude hot
bed is made by eXcavating a pit three or
four feet deep, which is to be nearly filled
with coarse fermenting horse-manure. Six
inches of sandy soil is put upon the ma
nure, and the potatoes are placed upon
this, and covered as above stated. The
bed is covered with planks at night and
during cbilly days. Water is given as
needed; this should not be cold, as it
would check the growth of the plants.
Add hot water to bring it to the tempera-
ture of the bed 4; ana if the bed becomes
too hot, it is cooled by making holes down
through the manure by means of stick.
This is cheap but efficient substitute for
hot-bed, but not so convenient to man.
age.-American Agriculturist
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-20
Let Us Have a Garden.

WE do not know how boys and girls
can get more instruction and amusement
than in cultivating little garden. Almost
every one of them who lives in the coun-
try can easily have small piece of land.
Dwellers in cities must have their garden
in the back yard, or even be obliged to
content themselves with box of earth.
Whether it be large or small, the things
that grow in it will be more valued in the
eyes of the owner than acres belonging to
others. What shall you grow in it? That
will depend upon what seeds you can get.
If you have no money to spend for seeds,
you must depend upon the kindness of
others for supply. If you know of a
man or woman who really loves flowers,
you need not he afraid to ask for seeds.
The culture of flowers opens the heart and
lets in kindness. That is one reason why
we wish you to have garden. You will
have beautiful flowers, and you will enjoy
them so much, that you will wish Others
to have them too. Sow the little seeds in
the earth, after the cold rains are over,
covering them very slightly, and mark the
place where they are. The next day you
will probably go to see if the seeds are up,
and as they are not, you will think some
thing wrong, and perhaps be tempted to
dig where they were sown, to find out
what the matter is. Do not do any such
thing. Another reason for having a gar
den is, that it teaches patience some seeds
will break the ground in four days, and
others In fortnight after they are sown.
Wait; for you have committed the seeds
to the care of mother Earth, and she will
not be hurried By and by the flowers
come, and then the seeds-seeds, little
dark or black things, dry, seemingly dead,
and so unlike the flowers from which they
camel Yet you feel sure that next year
these dry grains will give beautiful flowers
and you have been taught lesson of faith
So let us have the little gardens; the flow.
ers will please the senses of all, and to the
more thoughtful they will bring lessons o.
kindness, patience, faith, and love-Amer
acan agriculture.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-20

vain. There were only three ladies in the
car, and they were young, with round hats
and dimpled cheeks.
"They don't know anything about it."
groaned Mr.. Verley, in anguish of spirit
"Oh, why didn't have common sense
enough to go and get nurse? l suppose
there is no danger of baby bursting its
lungs; but should think if there was
such contingency, this baby was in a
fair way of meeting it. Well, roar away
my young friend; l can stand it as long as
you can"
Vain boast, as futile as vain, as Mr.
Verley very soon discovered. The baby
n OF only cried, but it screamed, it kicked.
it doubled itself over in more ways than a
contortionist's widest dreams could i'm
agine, and became apparently frantic with
passion. The perspiration broke out in
huge beads on Joseph brow; his face
flushed, and still the cars thundered on.
whats to become of me?" he pom
dered, holding desperately on to the strug-
Cling infant by the sash that encircled its
little waist, and watching its purple face
with a species of detestatiOn. 81 don't
wonder Harold died. shall die in week
if this thing goes on. And 1t seems SO
easy for Barbara Smith to take care OF
her little brothers and sisters. Ii Barbara
Smith were here"
And Verley pulled the baby up into a
sitting posture with sudden jerk.
"Ill do it," quoth Mr.. Verley. "Tll
take the back express at four i'll the morn
ing and go straight there. All, you stop
crying, you little hypocrite, but it won't
do any good; I'm not to be caught twice
in the some trap"
Barbara Smith was watering her tube
;,,f fb<h r,rhf xuh ho
rived with his valise and baby.
"Dear me, Mr. Verley," she CALCULATED,
blushing celestial rosy red" Why,
what sweet baby"
"Yes, very sweet" he responded, dryly.
at is my neice that I was to meet at
Speedville."
-"Why, thought that she was a young
lady.
$50 did 1, but it seems she's not. Bar
bara, what do you suppose brought me
back ?" he added speaking very fast for
fear the baby would cry.
"I don't Know" faltered Barbara, Grim
soning still more. perhaps you forgot
something"
"Yes, did"
"What was it?" said Barbara, little
disappointed.
81 forgot to ask you if you would mar
ry me?'
"Dear me, was that all?" said the
young lady, demurely.
"Isn that enough? Say Barbara, will
your"
"I'll think of it." answered Barbara,
evasively.
mo, but tell me now. Quick-the ba-
by's waking up"
"Well, then-yes."
Barbara had taken the little thing in
her arms, and disappeared before he had
time to utter his waking yell.
A week afterwards Mr.. Joseph Verley
took the 12 80 return train with his wife
and niece, the bappiest of reclaimed ole
bachelors, and it was all the unconscious
| babys work.
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-20
Exhaustion.

Invalids, broken down In health and spirits by
Chronic Dyspepsia, or suffering from the terrible
exhaustion which follows the attacks of acute dis
ease, the testimony of thousands who have been
raised as by q miracle from q similar state
prostration by Hostetter's Stomach Bitte-s, Is
sure guarantee that by the same means you, too,
may be strengthened and restored. But 10 those
who stand in peril Of epidemics, to all who, by
reason of exposure, privations, and uncongenial
climate unhealthy pursuits, may at any mo-
ment be stricken down, this paragraph is most
particularly and en- phdtodlly addressed. You, who
are thus situated, are profered an absolute safe
guard against the danger that menaces you. Tone
and regulate the system with this harmless me-
dicinal stimulant and Alternative, and you will be
forearmed against the maladies whose seeds aoat
around you in the sir unseen. Hostetter's Stem
ach Bitters are not only standard tonic and al
terative throughout the United States, but they
are accredited by the certificates Of the most dis
tinguished citizens Of the Union, to the people OF
all other lands. In Canada, Australia, and the
West Indies, they are gradually taking the place
of all other stomachics whether native foreign,
and as surely as truth Is progressive and demon
stration overthrows doubt, they VIII eventually
supersede every other invigorant ana restorative
now employed in medicinal practice
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-20
Good Glue and Mucilage.

The best quality of mucilage in the
market is made by dissolving clear glue in
equal volumes of water and strong vinegar,
and adding one-fourth of an equal volume
of alchol, and small quantity of a solution
OF alum in water.
The action of the vinegar is due to the
acetic acid which it contains. This pre-
vents the glue from gelatinizing by cool
ing; but the same result may be accom-
plished by adding smaller quantity of
nitric acid. Some of the preparations of
fered for sale are merely boiled starch or
flour, mixed with nitric acid to prevent
their gelatinizing. Gum.tragacanth pos
sesses very great adhesive properties, and
is sometimes used in hair r-dressing, for
the purpose of stiffening the hair A pre-
paration for the hair, known as Bandoline,
is nothing buta solution of gum -tragacanth.
Gum arabic dissolved in water will not
gelatinize from the influence of cold alone :;
but in order to prevent its decomposition
or fermentation, acetic acid and alcohol
are added. The high price of this gum
prevents its being extensively used in the
preparation of mucilage; in fact, this arti-
Gle seldom contains any gum-arabic what
ever. All these preparations, including
the renowned Spaulding's composition, are
far inferior in their sticking properties to
the ordinary solution of glue in hot water,
universally used by cabinet makers and
carpenters.
This preparation is not quite so conve-
nient for general use, as it must be applied
hot, and the articles glued must be tied or
pressed together for some time; but the
satisfaction of doing better job ought to
more than repay the extra trouble.-Manu-
facturer and Builder
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-20

of "criminal carelessness" of druggists
In one case colored barber called for a
certain amount of the aromatic spirits of
ammonia, but was given a much stronger
preparation of ammonia, which peeled off
the lining of his throat and swelled up his
tonsils and palate so enormously that he
almost suffocated in the course of few
moments. In the other case a physician
prescribed extract of stramonium for a
patient afflicted with hemerrhoids. The
drug clerk filled the prescription from a
jar labeled stramonium on the side, the
usual place for labels, and on the bottom
cantharides, which it really contained.
The ointment was applied, and of course
produced intense suffering The sufferer
in the last case has commenced suit for
damages.
A YOUNG lady, the daughter of Mr..
Isaiah Thomas, of New Castle, Delaware,
received a severe injury in the face about
four years ago, from the effects of which
her lower jaw bone had grown perfectly
solid and immovable. Her front teeth had
been removed to enable her to receive
nourishment, which had to be injected
mostly in a liquid state. The inconven-
fence of this arrangement and the total loss
of speech rendered life almost intolerable,
and her case was laid before eminent sur
geons of Philadelphia. After mature de-
| liberation, two of them undertook an op-
Grafton which has scarcely a parallel in
the annals of surgery. The jaw bone was
sawed off below each socket, kept in mo-
ton till healed, and new and artificial
joint was the result. 1t is said she can
now open and shut her mouth as well as
ever, and can eat and talk without diff
Guilty.
A few years since was exhibited in New
York most marvellous specimen of hand
writing, it being no less than a complete
copy of the Holy Bible on a surface about
the size of an ordinary mantel or pier-glass,
the words of the same being so ingeniously
arranged and grouped as to form the rep
resentation of beautiful temple, while at
the same time not one word is omitted, no
sentence transposed, and the several
chapters follow each other in proper order.
AT first view the spectator perceives only
a well arranged architectural drawing, deli
cate and exact; but on close examination
| (some parts requiring the use of a magni-
tying glass;, every part of the elevation,
each window and doorway, each apparent
line and curve of column, cornice and
entablature-everything, in short, about
the picture, except, perhaps, a slight
shading, is resolved into distinct and regu.
lar handwriting. This wonderful produc.
ton was executed by Polish gentleman
by the name of David Davidson, who
finished his task after two years and sever
months of constant labor and application
Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-20
House Cleaning.

How many will shudder at the sight of
those significant words. They bring up
only unpleasant recollections, but they
refer to very essential annual scene in
every well-regulated family. The New
York Mail, has a very interesting chapter
on house cleaning, from which we extract
the following:
1t takes man of angelic temperament
to pass quietly through the ordeal of
house-cleaning. But as, unluckily, the
genus homo are not given, as a rule, to an
gelic disposition, it follows that this period
is apt to be breezy one. There is little
comfort to be found in the house The
carpets are up, and the smell of paint per-
vades every room, the furniture is in a
blissful state of confusion, slippers and
boots are mislaid, smoking tabooed, the
housewife, poor woman, is apt to be fret.
ful, and the children are continually vas
cilating between alternate delight and
despair delight at finding every moment
some new mischief to be into, and despair
at being suddenly brought to punishment.
The meals are apt to be irregular, and
hastily prepared at that, and Bridget is in
mood that warns you that she will not
be hurried or fretted at.
Talk about dog-days and rabid animals
L should like to see anything more to be
dreaded or more unreasonable than the
creature man during the days of spring
house-cleaning He declares that all this
hustle and stir is unnecessary; that it is
all folly to put every room into disorder,
just for the satisfaction of putting it to
rights again. Poor Benedict He is like
the spoiled child who does not know what
is good for him. But the busy little wife
knows. She knows how important it is
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thoroughly cleaned before the hot day:
come on; that every article should bt
brushed and polished, and the winter
clothing aired and put away before the ad
vent of the destroying moth. And sh,
makes martyr of herself for four or fiv,
weeks every year that all this may be ac
complished