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FIVE PER CENT. INTEREST
Per annum allowed on deposits. payable on de-
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Deposit Accounts. gunJeet 70 eheck at sight (same
ratiOns and individuals. M NJ
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Meeting of the school Board.

OPELOUSAS, LA, June Il, 1878.
Thc Board of School Directors, of the parish
of st. Landry, met pursuant to adjournment.
Present Messrs. Bell, Simms, Nash and Martin.
Absent: Mcssrs. T. G. Anderson and c. Donate.
Quorum present.
The minutes OF the last meeting were read and
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. J. Simms, resolved. that the
President be authorized to call on the late Board
for the books and papers appertaining to the
same.
On motion of Mr.. B. Martin, resolved. that
teachers employed by this Board, shall not be
allowed to teach scholars for pay, and where a
teacher or teachers will be discovered doing 50
that he or they he dismissed Immediately.
/. OrPmOtiOn of Mr.. ]. Simms. resolved, that all
school teachers that are at present employed by
the old Board be discharged, and no contracts
made until there is money to pay the teachers;
and, moreover, that the differentlOcalitie i'll the
parish that have never received any benefit from
the school sunds have, at least, the first right to
have teachers assigned to them.
The President appointed Messrs. Simms and
Martin as a committee on school buildings and
school property.
On motion of MI. J. Simms. resolved, that said
committee be authorized to employ a competent
surveyor to point ont where lands are located,
il neceSsary-adopted.
The President appointed Messrs. Anderson
and Martin as a committee Oh school teachers.
Mr.. Martin moved that the President he aI-
thOriZed to have the proceedings of this Board
publiShel-adOptcd.
Mr.. Simms moved to adjourn till the next reg
ular meeting, 1st Monday in July-adOpted.
VIC. BELL, President.
BERNARD MARTIN, Acting Secretary.
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dem to work wild der clothes on, and if
dey pulls 'em off de sun burns'em. Dey
says de niger was made black purpose
ly to work. Now when de Lord made
clothes outen fig leaves for Adam and
Eve, he didn't do it to keep de sun from
burnin' 'em, but to cover their naked
ness and when he turned 'em outen de
garden of EdOm into de hot sun, dey
had to go to work and make der own
liyin'. Now white folks can't work in
de sun here, whar it's much cooler dan
it was dar, widout gitten der skin burnt
through a white shirt; now how you
s'pose Adam and Eve wOuldd've done
in dat hot place wild nuthin' but fig
leaves on, all full of holes, if dey'd been
white? Dey'd starved OATS what
dey'd a done, because dey had no mig
gers to work for 'em.
De truth of de matter is de Lord is too
good to make folks white and drive 'em
in de hot sunto work widout any thicker
clothes on dan fig leaves. White folks
was made outen a bad niger as q pun
ishment for crime, but dey wasn't made
until after de niggers had made clothes
for 'em. De Lord is considerate even in
Just punishment. If dere'd been no
black folks, dere7d been no white folks ;
and if de niggers was all gone, de white
| folks would soon starve out. Bekase de
white folks come from de niger, dey
may think dey are an improvement on
him and some think 4 mule is an i'm
prOvement on the ass, and dat a-horse
beats boat. But I've noticed one thing:
you can't find in de Scripturs whar de
Savior had any thing to do wild a mule
or horse, he jest stuck to de good old ass
all de time. White folks, horses and
mules is like grated and budded trees
but de niger and de ass was made by
de Lord and stand on der own feet, and
dere's no screws loose about 'em 'cept
what come from 'sOciatin' wild de Oders,
But, my christian hearers, it's a gittin'
late, and must bring my sermon to a
close. 1t remains for me to tell you how
de white folks come and whar dey come
from. Now the Devil or Satan is Il white
man; he got to fOolin' wild ole mother
Evein de garden Of Edom and persuaded
her todo what she Oughtn't to have done,
De Lord turned 'em boat out and set ZEN
to work. Dey had two sons, Cain and
Abel; and de Devil got to foolin' wild
Cain and persuaded him to git up afight
with Abel and kill him. Now, after he
had killed him, de Lord come to Cain
and says: "Cain, whar's Abel ?" Cair
says: 81 don't know And de Lore
went off, and de next day he come back
again to Cain, and says: "Cain, Wh0r'|
Abel?" And Cain says: II don't know
I amt my brothers keeper" And de
Lord turned round and walked off again
widOut sayin' anoder word. De mex
day de Lord come back again and walked
up to Cain sorter slow like, and looked
at him rightin de eyes, and says "Cain
wHAR's Abel?" And dis time Cali
didn't say a word, but turned right white
in de face jest like the Devil; and dar'
whar de white man come from!
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Tho Career OF a Great Renedys-Twenty
summers have elapsed since it was briefly an
nounced that a new vegetable tonic and altera-
tive, bearing the name of HOstetter's Stomach
Bitters, had been added to the list of preventive
tisement which invited attention to the prepar-
alton stated that it had been used with great
success in private practice as Il cure for dyspep-
STA, bilious complaints, constipation and inter
mittent fever. It was soon discovered that the
article possessed extraordinary properties. The
people, of every class, tested its merits as a tonic,
stimulant, corrective and restorative, and found
that its effects more than filed their hopes and
expectations. From that time to the presentits
course has been upward and onward, and it
stands to-day at the head of all medicines of it's
class, American or imported, in the magnitude
of its sales and its reputation as q safe, agree
able and potent invigorant and restorative. For
languOr and debility, lack of appetite and gas
trio disturbances so common during the summer
months it is absolutely infalible. Indigestion,
bilious disorders, constipation, nervousness, pc
riodical feyers, and all the ordinary complaints
vanish under its renovating and regulating in
auence. This is its record, avouched by volumes
Of intelligent testimony, extending over a pc
Rod of a fifth of Il Century, and comprehending
the names of thousands of we'll known citizens
belonging to every class and calling. In Europe
it is thought n great thing to obtain the patron
age of royalty for a ]" patent medicine" but
Hostetter's Bitters has been spontaneously ap-
proved by millions of independent soyereigns,
and its patent consists in their endorsements
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RREE

CHRETTEN-WTLLTAMS-At the residence
of the brides mother, in the town of OpelOusas,
on Monday, July21st, by the Rev. F. Macfarlane,
Mr.. Frank D. Chr6tien, of New Orleans, and
Miss Blanche Williams, of Opelousas.
- New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Alexan-
dria papers please copy:
LAWLESs-GREENLEE-At Washington, in
this parish, on the 22d inst, in the Methodist
Church. by the Rev. Mr.. Harper, Mr.. 7. r. Law
less and Miss Lullie A. Greenlee, all of Washing
ton, La.
BY accident it was our good fortune 10 be pres
ent on this interesting occasion, our steps were
first directed to the church by the movement of
the good people of Washington to witness the
marriage ceremony. Having just reached town,
we repaired thither and found the church al
ready filed with anXiOusloOkS and much talk of
the brida party, and they soon made their APP
pearance with all the style and grace usually
seen OH such occasions, the bride, especially, was
beautiful, and handsomely dressed. After the
usual ceremony i'll the church, we repaired to
the house of the brides relatives and partOok of
their kind hospitality, in the shape of wine and
cake. Mey they long live happy and cOntented
and the responsibility of future years cement the
bond they have now taken. WITNESS.
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Proceedings of the Board of Police of
the Town of OpelOWsaS.
FRIDAY, July 18th, 1877:

FRIDAY, July 18th, 1873.
At q special meeting held to-day the following
named members We're present, VIZ: McSsrS. u.
Latour, President Edgar Vanhillc, l.. b. Cuny,
Victor Lastrapcsa and John P0sey.
The clerk being absent OH account of sickness
the President nominated j. POSey to act i'll his
place.
Thu committee appointed at the last meeting
for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of
the ordinance relative to the opening Of Main
street, through private property, submit the fol
lowing report:
That they have hargained for the right of way
as follows, viz: To pay i'll cash, Mrs. Fritz San
dOZ seVenty-tiVe (S75) dollars; Rev. J. f. Ray
mOnd four huddrcd and eighty S4S0) dollars
Mrs. Lachapellc sGyenty-fiVc @75) dollars, prOVl.
ded the fence is replaced without expense to
her; Yves D'AVy and brother, one hundred and
fifty tS15Ol dollars making Il total of seven hun
dred and fifty $3.50 dollars, to be paid for the
appropriations besides an additional sum OF
about two hundred and twenty $22W dollars to
put that portion of the street, good order. This
report is adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Poscy, resolved, that in the
matter of opening Main street, the subject hC
referred to 4 vote of the frCehOldcrs of the town
of OpelOusaS, who, on a certain day, say 18th OF
August next, will vote, as at any regular Glec
ton, for or against the measure; and the ma
final decision of this Board.
Mr.. POscy votes for the resolution, all the 9th
err embcrs vote against it.
On motion of Mr.. Fanhille, resolved, that, up
on the estimate, warrants of the town of Ope
lOuSas be issued by the President in sums OF
- dollars payable, without interest, i'll one
and two years from theirdate, t0SerVc as vOuch
ers for reimbursement to persons who are will
ing to advance the said required sum of one
thousand dollars on the ermsspecitlcd Adopted
On motion of Mr.. Nanhillc, resolved, that
committee of three be appointed with Hezekial
Hays, surveyor, to survey the street in question
and contract for putting the same i'll complete
order. Carried.
The President thercupon appointed Messrs
Vanhille, Lejeune and Lastrapes to act as saiC
committee.
On motion the Board adjourned.
Approved H. LATOUR, President.
Attest: JOHN POsEV, Clerk pro TEN,
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AS1NGULAR AND HORRIBLE DEATH,-
The Washington {Ga.) Gazette relates:
A young man named Turner, living
near Danbury, died on last Saturday,
after a few days illness, and, it is sup
posed, from the following singular
cause: Some days previous to his at
tack he assisted in the disinterment of
a corpse, for the purpose Of removal
to another place of burial. The body
had been buried some months, and was
exceedingly offensive when the grave
was opened. Young Turner began to
complain of headache and other symp-
toms soon after the removal, and in a
few days became seriously i'll, and died
on Saturday. He complained, during
his entire Sickness, of smelling and even
tasting the horrible eftluvia from the
corpse. 1t is supposed that this %eftiuvi9
or exhalation penetrated and saturated
his entire system, thus poisoning his
blood and causing death. VIZ hear that
a brother of his is also extremely i'll
from the same cause, though we do not
know that the report is authentic.
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Laws Relating to Newspapers.

l. Subscribers who do not express notice to the
contrary are considered wishing to continue
their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the discOntinuance OF
their periodicals, the publisher may continue to
send them until arrearages are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
periodicals from the office to which they are di-
rected they are held responsible till they have
settled their bill, and ordered them discontinued.
4. If subscribers move to other places without
informing the publisher, and the papers are sent
5. The courts have decided that refusing to
take periodicals from the office, or removing
and having them uncalled for, is l'imG tucie
evidence of Intentional fraud.
6. Any person who receives a newspaper and
makes use of it, whether he has ordered it or
not, is held in law to be a subscriber.
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Police Jury Proceedings.
OPELOUsAs, PARISH OF ST.

O~PELOUSAs, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
July 18th, 1873.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: John Roy, President; II. DuriO, T. S.
Fontcnot, Theodulc FOntPnOt d {. Chachcre.
ThC minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved,
On motion of MI. TheOdnle FOntcnOt, resolved,
that the selling of the contract for the building
of Il Parish Jail be postponed until the regular
meeting of the PClicC jury, in January, 1874.
A petition was read, signed by numerous citi-
zcns OS Bellevue and Coul6c CrOchc, asking that
a public road he laid ont, in 4 direct line, from
r. HightoWcr'S to intersect the Opcl0uSaS road,
III Bellevue. at or near McNulty'S. WhrrpupOn
motion of Mr.. ChaCnCrp, resolved. that ASH
Miller, G.. DclahOrSSayr, Il. Spears, 4. V. Rich
and NJ. G. May he appointed 4 mi to lay
out said road. i'll accordance WIth See. III, of
Road Ordinance.
The committee appointed ut the last meeting
Of the Police jury, TO Namln the roads leading
from the SWayzee place to Bayou Rouge, and
report whether it is necessary or not to locate Il
public road along the banks OF Bayou Petit
Prairie, reported that they knew OF no other
feasible outlet to all the plantations and people
living below 0. II. Violet's. 1t is the natural
road, easiest, shortest and only possible outlet
to these people. WhCrCupon motion of Mr..
Theodulc FOntcnOt, resolved, that the same
committee he authorized to lay out said road in
| accordance with See. III of the road ordinance.
On motion of Mr.. DuTiO, resolved, that the
paIish license be rcmittrd to ]. NJ. A. CO0nS. and
that the sum of twenty-five dollars each. he APP
prOpriatCd for the relief or the following named
| persons. tO-Wit: Miss LcOnie j. Pitrc, Widow
Antoine Deslotcls, Sarah Humphriesa and Achillt
RilliOdcau.
McSSrS. T. S. FOntcnOt and DuriO were ap
pointed a committee on claims, after Il careful
examination, reported favorahly on the follow
ing claims, and on motion the clerk WaSinStruCt
ed to issue warrants for the same:
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Under the new postal law the subscri-
beers of the Chief in the parish of As
cension who receive the paper through
the mail will be compelled to prepay
postage thereon at the rate of five cents
per quarter. This small burden will
not be imposed upon them for perhaps
more than six months, for it is regarded
as certain that Congress viii at its next
session restore the provision of the o
tai law providing for the free delivery
of papers in the parish in which they
are published. IL we could succeed in
establishing D system of delivery by
carrier to all home patrons, without in
curing greater expense. than our local
circulation will warrant, we should GER
tainly do so. but at present this is i'm
possible. However, five cents each
three months is So small an item that
We do not anticipate that any of oul
subscribers win find 1T much DE an in
convenience to pay t.-[Donaldsonvile
Chief.
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estate of Marcel Daire.-No. 3O76.

STATE OF LOUIsIANA.-PARIsH COURT,
~ ST. Landry.-WhereaS, Prosper Daire, of the
Parish Of st. Landry, Administrator of the es-
tate of Marcel Daire, deceased. having filed a
tableau of distribution of the funds of said estate,
accompanied by his petition praying for the no
mOl0gation of the same;
And whereas the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order of court, bearing date
July oath, 1878. .
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
tahleau in writing at my office i'll the town of
OpelOusas, within the time required by law, why
the said tableau should not be h~OmOlOgated and
confirmed. W A. ROBERTSON, CLERK.
July 26-hlg
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a MIsTAKE-Somebody evolves from
his inner consciousness some curions
postal information for a morning paner,
He says: The postage of DaDers must
be prepaid from to-day by The Office
sending the same and cannot be eollec-
ted at their destination, as heretofore. y
The truth is that newspaper postage ID
only affected by the new law to this ex-
tent: Postage must. be paid on exehan-
ges between papers and on those goine
to subscribers residing in the county,
Prepayment is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Reporter.
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A##4%E @k&-
ExoHANGRs-We have just returned
home after an absence OF several weeks,
and observe that some of our country
exchanges say they viii prepay postage
on all papers sent in exchange,
and expect others to do like
wise; while others Of them say they viii
pay postage on all exchanges that come
to them, and expect others to do the
same by them. Now these two differ
ent methods viii give rise to confusion.
One may prepay postage, but the one
To whom the paper is sent may not care
to prepay in return; III fact may NOT
care to exchange under the new law
Unless the exchange is agreed upon by
both parties at tie outset, it seems that
u would be better for each one Il
pay postage on the papers he receives
and return or decline to take from the
post Office such as he may not want
as 50 previously and IS now done by
persons 10 whom papers are sent witt
the hope or expectation that they woule
received and pay for it. Asst is, post.
see will lave to m prepaid on some x.
changes and not Oh others, to the vex.
alton Of the person who is charged viii
keeping the mail books and making Ill
fheman.
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NEW ADVERTTsEMENTS

6S9 DO RE WARD WILL BE PAID
~ for the delivery to me. at my farm three
miles southwest OF Opelousas. OF an American
brown mare mule, four years Old, about fourteen
and a half hands high, name and tail trimmed.
and without mark or brand, which strayed from
said place on Sunday, July 18th, 1879.
july 26-tf T. G, ATWOOD
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Estate of John Lyons and wife.-No.

AOIIs
STATE OF Observation-Disclosures COURT,
~ st. Landry.-Whereas, George W. Hndspeth,
of the Parish of ST. Landry, Administrator OF the
estate of John Lyons and wife, both deceased,
having filed a supplemental account of his adj
ministration of said estates, accompanied by his
petition praying for the hOmOl0gatiOn of the
same;
And whereas the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order Of court, bearing date
July 18th, 1873.
Now, therefore notice is hGreby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
tableau III writing ut my office III the town of
Opelousas, within the time required by law,
why the said tableau should not be hOmologated
and confirmed.
W. A. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
iuIy Of
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sucnession axe Mnreel Dnire.-No. 3O76.

DTAT DE LA LOUTSIANE-COUR DE PA
u roisse, st. Landry.-Attendu que Prosper
Daire, de Ia Paroisse ST. Landry, administra-
teuT de la succession de Marcel Daire, decide,
avant elrGgfstrG Mn tableaU de distribution dies
f0nds de la dfte succession, accOmpagne dune
pGfifion %demandant Fhontologati0n d'icelui;
Fl attendu quill a etc fat droit . Ia demande
de In dfte petition par III ordre de Ia C0ur en-
date du d Juliet, 1878. ,
En- consequence. avis est par lie present donne
aux int6resses dams cette succession, d'avoir q
faire opposition, 81 aucune lis ont, par Gcrit. Il
mon bureau, dams Ia vile d'Opelousas, dams les
d6lais accordes par la loi, pourquOile dIttabieal
nc serait pas apprOuye ct hOmOlOg1e.
W. A. ROBERTSON, GFetier,
&c Juliet
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Succession de BOhn Lyons ct sa femme

No. 2671.
TTAT DE LA LOUISIANE.-COUR DE PA
IL rOisse, st. Landry.-Attendu que George W.
Hudspeth, de la Paroisse St. Landry, admins
trateur de Ia succession de John Lyons ct sa
femme, t0us deux decides, ayant enrGgistr6 un
compile supplemental de son administration de Ia
dlte succession, accompagnG dune petition de-
mandant FhomOl0gation d'icelui;
Et attendu quill a etc tait droit 4 Ia demande
de la dite petition par I'M Ordre de la COur Ell
date du IS Juliet, 1873.
Ell consequence avis est par le present dOnnt
aux intGresses dams cette succession, d'avOir ii
faire opposition, 81 aucrme lis ont, par ecrit, Il
mon bureau, dansla vile dOpelOusas, dams les
dGlais aecOrdGs par lalOi, pourquOi le dit tableau
ne serait pas apprOuvG ct hOmolOguG.
W. a. ROBERTSON GrefieT.
9f iuillPt 1879.
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An exchange says: "When you see a
bareheadedman following acow through
the front gate, and filling the air with
garden implements and profanity, you
may know that his cabbage plants have
been geto1t,
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WIS Az puRLHC.-RIREAu Dill RE

A WIS AL PUBLEC-BUREAU DU RE.
cordeur, ParOisse st. Landry.-Les soussi-
gnes, James NJ. Thompson, ReCOrdcur, ct John
public quils sOnt prepares 4 sc charger de tOutcs
affaires legales, nOtariellcs ct d'encanteurs
Toutcs les affaircs transigGes 4 cette bureau re
ccNront me attention prOmpte 4 I'M prlX mOdere
TOutes SUGGESTIONS serOnt cOnduites Il charges
raisonnahles, les soussignts pOuvant payer at
tenti0n aux att;lircs lGgales, nOtarielles ct den
canteurs qui sly licnt.-On dressera ct passera
les actcs nOtariels appOrtGs a ce bureau auxpriS
des autres nOtaircs, ct Ienregistrement sc tera
sans charges.
JAMES NJ. THOMPSON, RecOrdeur.
JOHN N. OGDEN, AvOcat.
DC i11il1nf= I'm
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The August number Of Godey's Lady's
Book published at Philadelphia, Pa, at
So per annum, BY l.. A. Cooley, has been
received. 1t is a good magazine for the
ladies'; and a Post Office order. for three
dollars, drawn by the OpeIousas post
master on the Philadelphia postmaster
sent in a letter to 7. A. Cooley, as above.
will secure it as a monthly visitor fol
one wear.
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Twenty-Five or thirty years ago an
uncle of President U. s. Grant, named
Benjamin Grant, resided on the Atcha-
falaya river in this parish. He died at
Franklin, or thereabouts, in the parish
of st. Mary.
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He is the successful man who, instead
of being cornered by events and circum-
stances, harnesses them to his a as
steeds to draw him up the difficult
heights.
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a serious charge has been brought
against a school teacher in Wisconsin,
the specifications of which are 4. I'm
mortality! 2. Pashality! 8. Keeping
d~isorderly school! 4. Carrying unlafe
wepings!' The Committeeman, who
wrote the charge thinks Of running the
school himself next quarter.
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When a Turkish wife forgets to keep
the suspender buttons seWed to her hus-
bands trousers, she is patted on the
back for half an hour with apine board
an inch thick. An African wife is bet
ter treated. The frown is chased from
her lofty brow with a hat-iron.
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A clergyman in Irelandrecently asked
the question, "What is holiness 2" A
Sunday School scholar, but withal very
ragged, jumped up and exclaimed,
"Plase yer reverence, it is to be clane
inside.H .-