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State of Louisiana,

Parish Court. Parish St. L@ndry.-No. 3244
Estate Of Ursin Manuel, Jr.
EMILE MANUEL, of the Parish of St.
IL Landry, Administrator Of the Estate
of-Ursin Manuel, j. deceased. late Of the Par
ish of St. Landry, having filed a tableau of
classification Of the debts and distribution of
the funds of said Estate, accompanied by his
petition praying for the ho~mologation of the
samei
And whereas. the prayer Of said petition
has been granted by an order Of court dated
September 30th, 1871:
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
tsbleau in writing at my office In the town of
Opelousas, within the time required by law,
why said tableau should not be homologatea
and confirmed.
JOS. D. RICHARD, Clerk
September 30th, 1871,
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Vente par lie Sheriff.

Geo. W. Hudspeth, Attorney de District. vs.
Edouard Dardcau ct al.-Cour de Paroisse
St. Landry.-No. 9D3.
ENN vertu dun writ de Fl. ia. lance par l'Hon
IL la Cour de Paroisse, dams ct pour la Pa
roisse st, Landry, dams lie process ci-dessus in
thule, ct a moi adressf, je vendrai en- vente
publique, a la Maison de Cour de la dite pa
rolsse, en- la vile d'0pelousas,~ lie
Sdmedi, 4 Norembre 1871,
a onze heu,es du matin, les prophecies ci-apres
dGcrites, ~saisies pour s~atisfaire lie dit writ, sa
voir: "
Trois cents arpents de terre situes dams Ia
Petite Prairie Mammou, berDGs au nord par
Denis Fontenot, ,au sud par Alexandra Leba.
tard. a Fest par Onezime Guillory ct a l'ouest
par Landreneau, ensemble avec toutes les ba-
tisses ct amtlioratiops qui s'y trouvent.
Cent cinquante arpents de terre situ6s dams
la Petite. Prairie Mammou, bornes au nord
par j. B P. Guillory, au sud par P. J. Fonte-
not, a Pest par McDavid ct d louest par A.
Lebatard, aycc toutes les batisses ct aGleliora-
lions qui sly trouvent.
Conditions-Comptant.
Il. o. HAYES. Sheriff.
80 Sept, 1871.
MRS.
Cheap Boarding With Furnished Rooms,
l3l CARONDELET STREET,
New Orleans. Jan7tf
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The Holy Bible.

The Bible in all ages has been
considered the great light in Ma
sonry , in fact no Lodge a be CON
stituted, nor work performed, with
out the rays of that light are retlec-
ted from the altar. 1t is Gods
inestimable gift to man. 1t is a
Guide to our feet and q lamp tog our
pathway. 1t is the great moral
Masonic Trestle-b0ard, on the pages
ON which the Mason may find de-
signs and plans laid down with
unerring wisdom for him to pursue
speculative Masonry. | would,
then, respectfully, but most urgent
" recommend to you all to study
the Bible, search the scriptures
daily.' the true source Of all light;
treasure up its important and sub
lime truths, which are so Beautifully
illustrated and happy symbolized
by FreemasOns in her ceremonies
and Ritual. If DR.. Young, while
contemplating the beauties ana
wonders of the starry heavens III
their order and wise arrangement,
had reason to eXclaim from the
fullness of his soul, an undevout
astronomer is mad,' how much
greater reason have we to say, an
irreligious Or undevout Mason is
mad? Let us evince IL attach
ment to our ancient Institution by
adherepce to its laws and rcgula-
tions, and prove IL advancement
in the mystic art by a thorough
knowledge of and a cheerful ODE
dience to all the precepts, command
ments and doctrines of the Holy
Bible, which is our chart, through
this dark valley Of sin and death,
and which we are taught, as Ma
SONS, if we obey IFS light and teach
ings, will safely lead us to that
Temple above, mot made with
hands, eternal in the heavens
Take away the Bible and Masonry
falls. it cannot exist : our traditions
and history are founded on and
supported by the Bible. 1t is i'm
possible for a Mason, good and
true; to be an inndeI. for just as
sure az the loss Of eyesight would
cause blindness. so certain would
the extinguishment Of this great
light of Masonry from Il affairs,
cause moral darkness, worse than
Egyptian to s%upervcnc, a darkness
and confusion more palpable than
the chaos that was upon the face
of the deep before the spirit OF
God moved upon the face of the
waters. and said let there be light
Not only Masons, but the world is
indebted to this Book Of Books, for
the food of light that new illumines
the nations of the earth. Let us
then with humble gratitude, cherish
and revere this Holy Book as above
all price, and as Gods gift to man,
to lead him into all truth.
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Notice to COutrnctorS.

NOTICE is hereby given by the under
" signed, Commissioner appointed by III,
Police Jury of the Parish of St. Landry, that
we will proceed to sell the building of a Bridg"
across East Plaquemine Bayou, where the oil
one now stands, near Daniel Lyons, Oh Sat
urday the 18th day of October, 1871, to til"
lowest bidder, said Bridge to be built of the
following dimensions: I40 feet Icing. IA teet
wide and IA feet high IN the center. from toy
OF mud-sill to top of ~hand-rail, to be thirty
feet in center level, the covering to be two
inches thick and six inches wide or under, the
mud-sil!s one foot square, three to be % feet
long, tie balance i'll proportion to length OF
arches; posts to be 10 inches square, the cap
stills 10 by II, all mortices A by 10 inches,
sleepeTs to be a by 10, all the arches to be
braced with timber 4 by 8, baud-rail to b.,
3 by A, middle railing II by 6inches, the binder
2 by 4, the above timiers to be of good white
oak or cypress, free of sap and substantially
draw-pinned with the same kind of timber,
said covering Of bridge to be spiked at each
end and in center, with twenty penny spikes,
said sale to be at the Bridge, at 10 o'clock of
said day. THOMAS H. DEEM,
JOHN SLAUGHTER,
}, W. FERGUSON,
Witness Commissioners.
}. III. Unlisted. lSept. %, 1871.
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SheT'ines sale.

Spottwood H Sanders vs.. James ". Swim
dali, ct al.-Parish Court, St. Landry
No. TO.
10y VIRTUE of a writ Of fieri facias issued
ID out of the Honorable Parish Court of the
State of Louisiana, in and for the Parish Of
St. Landry, in the above entitled suit, and to
me directed l will proceed to sell at public
auction, at the Courthouse of said parish, in
the town of Opelousas, on SATURDAY.,
Novembre 4th, 1871. at eleven O'Clock A. NJ,
the following described property, seized to
satisfy said writ, to-wit:
One 10 top buggy.
Terms-Cash
E. O. HAYES, Sheriff.
Sent. 80. 1871.
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Etat de la Louisiana.
CouE DE PaRo1ssE, ST. LANDaY-No. 1876
Succession William CottreU


COLBERT W. FOREMAN, de la ~paroisse
" St Landry. Administrator de Ia success.
sion de William Cortrell, decide. ayant enre.
g,stra IN conpte final de son administration
ct IN Tableau dc Distribution des fonds de
la dite succession a~ccompagn6 dune petition
demandant fhomologation d icelui, ct sa de-
charge CONNIE administrator;
Et attendu quill a Gtt fat droit 4 la de-
mande de la dite petition par IN ordre de la
Cour en- date du 1872
En- Consequence. avis est par lie present don-
ne aux interess6s dams cette succession d'a-
voir d faire opposition, 81 aucune lis ont, par
ecrit, a mon bureau, dams la vile d'Opelou.
sas, dams les delais accordes par la loi, pour
quot lie dit Tableau ne scrait pas approuye ct
homologue.
JOS. D. RICHARD, Greffer.
% ent. ISL.
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The Marion Commonwealth fur.
nishes us with the following mar
riage notice, which we must admit
is somewhat stony-Married at
F~lintstone, by the Rev. Mr.. Wind
stone, Mr.. Nehemiah Sandstone
and Miss Wilhelmina MILESTONE,
both of Limestone.
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FURNITURE STO RE.
r NJ o v A

VTIE undersigned having recently made i'm
L portant additions to his facilities for re-
pairing and selling furniture, informs the pub
lie that he is now enabled to fill all orders en-
trusted to him, as well as execute every des-
criptiou of repairing in the best style and at
moderate prices.
Furniture purchased through him will be
delivered in good orderand put up without
extra charge. Old furniture bought, or ex-
changed for new. will always keep a stock
of furniture OF hand, and will order anything
net kept in store at New Orleans prices, with
expense of transportation only added.
Safe delivery and satisfaction guaranteed
LOUIS WAITER,
Main ST., Near Mr.. J. Johns Shop.
Cpelousas, May 18Th, 1871.
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Vente par le Sherif.

ZG!ienne Lyons, veuve, ADMINISTRATIVE, VS..
Eliza Guidry, veuyc.-Cour dc District,
St. Lanary.-No. 1918.
Jean BE Pollingue VS.. Eliza McCleland,
veuvc, etc.-Cour de Paroissc, st. Lam
dyy.-No. SAC.
T5TN vertu de deux writs de fieri taclas,
- lances par la Cour du SINE District Ju.
diciaire ct par la Cour de Paroisse, dams ct
pour la Paroisse st. Landry, dams les process
cl dessus intitules, ct a moi addresses, je ven
drai en- vente publique, au plus oif'ant en-
ch6risseur, ala Maison de Cour de ladite Pa
~roissc, co la vile d'Opelousas, lie SANEDi,
7 OCTOBRE, 1877, a ONE heures du matin,
les propriGtGs ci.apres dGcrites, s%aisies pour
satisfaire lesdlts writs, SAVIOR:
Liza Motto sud do quart snd-est de la
section No. 27, Township 6 sud de la ran
gee 2 est, contenHnt so 50llO0 acres. La
moiti6 sud du quart sud-ouest de la section
No 26. meme township ct rangee que lie
moroccan ci-dessus decrit, contenant cent
s~oixante S0l 100 acres. La moitie nord du
quart nord-est ct la Motto uord du quart
nord-ouest dc la section sc, meme township
ct rangee que lie moroccan reinforcement de-
crit, coatenant cent Soiyante $4,000 acres.
LIE quart nord-ouest du quart sud-oucSt, ct
lie quart sud-ouest du quart sud-ouest de la
section II, meme township ct rangee que
les morceaux ci-dessus decrits, contenant
soixante-dix-neuf 5SllO0 acres dams les
dcuX morceauX.
9 lie lot No. 8 dc la section 20 dams le
meme township ct rangec, contenant quatre-
vingt-onze acres.
3. Tn certain moroccan de terresitue dams
Ia p~aroisse St. Landry, sur lie C0teau de
~PlaaHamine, contenant deux cents acres su-
periiclclles, borne au nord a une opaque par
Pierre Courville ct lie domaine public, a
Test par lie domaine public, Il 1ouost par Ia
terre appartenant autrcfois i Geo. K. War
telle, ct Pierre L%ejeunc, 6tant Ia portion
nord dun moroccan de terre de 5eS acres
yendn PAR Martha Bellard a George Il.
Wartelle.
4. La Motto Quest du quart sud-ouest de
la section No. so, dams lie township No. s
sud De Ia rangee 3 est, contenant 81 5ilOO
acres.
5. In moitit indivise dun certain NOR
cca,l de terre dams Ia ~paroisse st. Landry,
all Bots Mallet, contenant deux cents az
<pents, borne announcement all nord par
Geo. X. War.elle, %Iumpkins ct Gardiner, 4
Test par la terre d'Eyariste Guillory, pGIe,
ct i l'ouest par les terres dc Donate G%uillory
ct d'Evariste Guilloly, pere, ct au sud par
lie bayou ,Mallet, ttant lie meme morceau
achete par G. X. Nartelle ct William De-
jean, dEsariste Guillory, fills.
G. Toutes les batisSes ct authorizations
sur lesdites terres ct les recoltes qui s'y
trouyent.
Toutes les dites terres snnt situees dams
la paroisse St. Landry. ct les bornese ct dcs-
criptions sent les memes que celles donn6es
par George X. Wartefle a Ia defendereSsc
Iorsqu'elle les q achetees dc lui le 10 Avril,
1859.
Conditions Compliant.
f. O. HAYES, Sheriff.
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Sheriff'eS Sale.

Frank Perret VS.. J: Baclmlan Lee.-Distrivt
Court, St. Lsndry.-No. lO,l53.
= virtue of a writ of Fl. fa, issued
- out of the Eighth District Court of the
State Of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of
St. Landry, in the above entitled suit, and to
me directed, ! will proceed to sell at public
auction, at the Court House of said Parish, in
the town of O%pelousas, on SATURDAY,, the
18th Of OCTOBER, 1871, at ii o'clock, A. n
following described property, seized to satisfy
said writ, to-wit:
The plantation or tract of land, situated on
Bayou T6che. in the Parish of St. Landry,
bounded on the upper side by land formerly
owned by widow Ludger LemeIle, and On
the lower side by lands of Belazire Meuillon,
having twelve al pents front by seventy.fvc
arpents deep.
Terms-Cash.
E. 0. HAYES, Sheriff.
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September 2, 1871.
Sherif9s Sale.

SheTiff'9s Sale.
Martha Wikoff, Widow, VS. George A.
Wikof District Court, Parish of St.
Landry.-No. 1O760.
d. virtue of a writ of Fl. ia. issued out of the
I'D Hon. Eighth District Court of the State
of Louisiana, in and for the Parish of St.
Landry, in the above entitled suit, and
to me directed, I will proceed to sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, at the
Courthouse of this parish, in the tovn of
Opelousas, on SATURDAY, the 4th dav OF
NOVEMBER. 1871, at eleven O'clock A.
NJ, the following described property, seized
to satisfy said wit, to-wit:
A plantation situated in the parish Of St.
Landry, fronting on the east bank of the Ba-
you Bout. bounded OH the north and upper
side by land Of Thomas 4. Cooke, on the south
and lower line hy land Of Widow Enoch, and
on the back or east side by public domain,
containing five hundred aud SIXTY arpcnts,
with the buildings and improvements thereon,
except that portion of above described land
sold under a writ Of Fl ia, in the cause entitled
l.. T. Lastrapes rs. Geo. A. Wikotf. No. l0I95,
District Court, st. Landry, by J. M. Thomp-
son, Sheriff, on lst October. 1870, as per plat
flied in said suit being lots Nos. /, 2, 3 and 4
of said plat, containing one hundred and sixty
acres, adjoining lands formerly belonging to
VIM. Moore but now to DR.. Therlas A.
Terms-Cash.
L. 0. HAYES, Sheriff.
80 Sept, 1871.
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French politics are assuming
somewhat fantastic shapes, while
Louis Napoleon, just over the Chan
mel, is watching the turn of affairs.
How far the ex-Emperor may rely
up6n a second coup d'etat, should he
again attempt this method of unity
ing IA French aGordian knot" may
be better understood by a glance at
,the situation in France. Should NJ.
Theirs carry out his oft-repeated
threat to resign the Presidency,
the party of the Right would not
long delay in electing a successor to
him more in consonance with the
Orleanist tone of the majority in the
Assembly. Indeed, the Due d'Au-
male is said to, be already selected
M the successor of M. Theirs, should
circumstances render the election of
q successor necessary. Gambetta
and the party of the Left-in fine,
the Republicans at large-would, of
course, resist this bitterly-perhaps
to the extent of civil war. Napo-
leon il said to have all his old pre-
fects now assembled in Paris, where
he has many adherents among the
qeadarmes and sergents de ellie. A
fight, a popular agitation, a Bona
ipartist proclamation, and who
knows but that the Imperial Mr..
Merryman may not have it in his
power to say to the Parisians-the
astonished actors in the scopes of
the 18th of September and Of the
Commune" Houpla, messieurs!
Here we are again"
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Veuve Martha Wikofvs George A. WikoH-
Coar de District, St. Landry.-Ao lG760.
I'm vertu dun writ dc feri facias lance
II par lHon. la Huitieme Cour de Dis
trict de lEtat de la Louisiana, dams ct pour la
Paro,sse st. Landry, dams lie process ci-dessus
%intituIt, ct 4 moi sdresse, je vendrai en- vente
publique, au plus offraIt encherissaur, d Ia
Mason de Cour de Ia d;te Paroisse. en- la vile
d'Orelousas, lie SAMEDI,. d NOVEMBRE,
1871, a on2e heures du matin, la propriGtG
ci-apres decrite, saisie pour s~atisfaire lie dit
writ, SAVIOR:
Une plantation situee dams la p~aroisse st.
Landry, faisant face au banc est du Bayou
Beuf, bornGe all nord ct en- haut par Ia terre
de Thomas A. Cooke, an sud ct en- bas par
les terres de la Veuve Enoch, en- arriere ct 4
Pest par lie domaine public, contenart cling
cent ~soixante arpents, avec toutes les batisses
ct smeliorations qni sly %trouvent, a fexcep.
ton de la partie de la propriete cidessus de-
critic, vendue en- vertu dun writ de Fl. fa.,
dams lie process intitule L. f. Lastrapes vs..
Geo. A. Wikoff, No. 1926, Cour dc District,
St. Landry, par J. NJ. Thompson, Sl.erif, lie
Ter Octobre, 1870, d'apres le plan file dams
ledit process, Giant les lots Nos. !, Z, ct 4 du
dit plan. contenant cent ~soixante acres, tou-
chant aux terres aopartenantr a%utrefois a VIM.
Moore ct appartenent 4 present al DR.. Thos.
A.. Cooke. s@& 55
Conditions--Comptant.
+. 0. HAYES. Sheriff.
80 Sept, 1871.
Vente par le Sherif.
James Ray VS.. Geo. N. McBride.-Cour de
Paroisse, St. Landry.-No. 1853.
E.SN vertu dun writ de feri facias, lance
H par Honorable la Cour de Paroissc
dams ct pour Ia Paroisse st. Landry,
dams lie process ci-dessus %intitult, ct Il
moi adresst, je vendrai ed vente publiaue. au
plus ofrant encherisseur, a la Maison de Cour
de la dite Paroisse, en- la vile dOpelousas.
lie SAMEDI, NOVEMBRE. 1871, a ONE
heures du mstin, les prophecies ~ci-apres de.
critics. saisies pour s~atisfaire lie dit writ, SAVIOR:
l 1'ous les dToits, titres ct interets dc Geo.
n. Mcbride, dams la succession de son pere.
Joseph Mcbride
2 Son intGrGt dams ia recolte qui pousse sur
cette place. Aussi, quinze t&tes de b6tes a
cornes douces courant dams les bois, marques
de la lettre NJ dams I'm cercle.
Conditions-~Comptsns.
4s~ l.. 0. HAYES, Sheriff.
80 Sept 1871.
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ltlkJ Stktt Asltii1 tIIEl
they were painfully affecting, have been radically
cured in such great numbers in almost every Sec
ton of the country, that the public scarcely need
to be informed OF its virtues or uses.
Scrofulous poison is one Of the most destruc-
tive enemies of our race. Often, this unseen and
unfelt tenant Of the organism undermines the con.
tai diseases, without exciting a suspicion of its
presence. Again, it seems to breed infection
throughout the body, and then, on some favorable
hideous forms, either on the surface or among the
yitals. In the latter, tubercles. may be suddenly
deposited in the lungs or heart, or tumors formed
on the skin, or foul alterations on some part Of
the body. Hence the occasional use of a bottle
Of this Sa3s0parila is advisable, even when no
s aGeteG S yitb ,ha f 81 alsense c appeisdi, ie aensr,' r.,
find immediate relief, and, at length, cure, by the
use Of this SARSAPARILLA: Sc. Antho.
ny's Fire, hose or EEgsipelas. zsttsr, sa.s
Sore Ears, and other eruptions or visible forms
of Scrofulous disease. Also in the more con-
eealed FORMS as D~gspepsta' D,opsy. Heart
the various U1cerous affections Of the muscular
and nervous systems
Syphilis or Tenereal and M~ercursal DIS
eases are cured by it, though a long time is re-
quired for subduing these obstinate maladies by
any medicine. But long.continued use of this
medicine win cure the complaint. Leaic0frhRO
Diseases. are commonly soon relieved and ulti-
mately cured by its purifying and invigorating
effect. Minute directions for each case are found
in our Almanac, supplied gratis. Rheumatism
and Govt, when caused by accumulations of ex-
traneous matters in the blood, yield quickly to it,
rs also Lirer Complaints, 1orpidify, Con0cs-
sion or Inflammation of the Ltres, and jam
ranking poisons in the blood. This SARSA-
P4RIEL1 is a great rcstorer for the strength
and vigor of the system. Those who are Lan-
guild and List!ess. DespoTdenf, S2eeptess,
and troubled with Nervous approximations or
FeaTs, or any of the affections symptomatic OF
Ve0kness, win find immediate relief and con.
vincing evidence of its restorative power upon
trial.
PREPARED B
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H " Ih1A III
2 Septcmbre. 1871.
Vcntr par lie Sheriff.

Frank Perret VS. J. Bachman Lee.-Cour de
District, st, Landry.-No. 10,453.
I'm vertu dun writ de fieri facias, lance
IL par PHon. la Huitieme Cour de District
de rEtat de la Louisiana, dans'et pour la Pa
roisse ST. Landry, dams lie process ci-dessus in
thule, ct d moi adress6, ie vendrai en- vente
publique, a la Mason de Cour de la dite Pa
roisse. en- la vile d'Opelousas, lie SAMEDI,
7 OCTOBRE. 1871, a onze heures du matin,
la propri6te CT aPres decrite, saisie pour salts
faire le dit writ, SAVIOR:
L habitation on moroccan de terre situe sur
lie Bayou Teche, dams ia p~aroisse St Landry,
borne en- haut par la terre ap%partenant autre-
fois a la weave Ludger Lemolle, ct IN has par
des terres de Belazire Meuillon. ayant douze
arpents de face sur soixante- quinze arpenrs de
profondeur.
Conditions-Comptant.
E..O HAYES. Sheriff.
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SALE

Vincent Boagni. VS.. Desire Soyeux, No. I200s.
District Court, Parish of st. Landry.
Di virtue of a writ of feri facias, issue,I
I'D out of the Hon. the Eighth District Court
Of the State Of Louisiana. in and for the Par
ish of st Landry, in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, | will proceed to sell, a.
public auction, to the highest bidder, at tn.
Court House of said Parish, in the town of
Opelonsas, On SATURDAY, the 9TH day Of
OCTOBER, 1871, at II o'clock a. NJ, the fol-
loving described property, seized to satisfy
said writ, t0-wit:
Four bedsteads, two rocking chairs, on
cradle, five wooden bottom chairs, one towel
stand, one Parlor chair, one childs rockin3
chair. one childs dining chair, one parlor cen
ter table (withont marble). one folding dining
table, two children's cribs, (commonl, on
walking chair, one chair, one small rocking
chair, one chair.
Terms-Cash.
T.. O. HAYES, Sheriff.
Sept. %, 1871.
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THE NEXT CoMET.-Encke's
comet is now on its way towards
the perhelion, which it will reach
in January next. The comet will
be telescopically visible some
months previously, but is not all
object of especial interest to those
whose vision is unaided by instru-
ments. Astronomers will soon be-
gin to point their telescopes to the
neighborhood where the comet will
be first seen. 1t has q very short
periodically three years and a
quarter. The least distance from
the sun is thirty-two millions of
miles, or about the average distance
of Mercury. The greatest distance
is three hundred and e~ighty-seven
millions of miles, or more than four
times that of the Earth. This com
ct is principally Of interest because
its period Of revolution has dimi-
nislied, to the extent of about three
days in the past eighty years, a
fact which is, generally accepted rs
furnishing the best proof of the
theory that the regions of space are
filed with d material "ether' capa-
Die Of retarding the motion Of the
bodies composing the solar system.
Of course this resisting medium
would produce annual effects upon
the comet of few tons in weight,
that would not be experienced by
our earth in the course of thousands
Of ages. But the result, though
long deferred, is none the less inc
vitable-earth, planets and comets
will all be eventually precipated
into the sun.
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Ayers S~arsaparilla,
FoR PURXFYxNG THE R1OOn.

Inc feputaEon this eXs
cellent medicine enjoys,
is derived from its cures,
many OF which are truly
marvellous. Tnveterata
cases of Scrofulous dis.
ease, where the system
seemed saturated with
corruption, have been
purified and cured by it.
Scrofulous affections and
disorders which were az.
graVated By the serofn-
for,o anrfatnir,of irr until
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