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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-21

Medicinal POisOms on the W0me.-Thc
patriarchs took no mercury, no bismuth, no 10
dine, no bromide of potassium, no strychOria, no
q%uinine. Happy old gentlemen! they did not
even know of the Existence of these "SpeciticS,"
and yet they lived until it seemed as if Death
had forgotten them. Their medicines were
herbs and roots. They have left this fact on
note of it and returning to the first principles Of
medication. H0stcttcr's Stomach BittcrS, the
purcSt and most cficaciOus vegetable ~rcstOra-
tive of the day, is also most popular. Th0ls-
andS of persons who only Il few years ago he
licved implicitly in all the pOiSonS which figure
in the phalmacopia, now pronounce this palata-
bic tonic and Alternative an al[sutticient remedy
for dyspepsia. nervous debility, constipation,
bilious complaints, headache, intermittent fc-
vcrs. and all the ordinary disturbances of the
stomach, the liver, the discharging organs and
the brain. The time is not far distant when
most of the powerful and VcnomOlis drugs now
so rcckleSsly administered by practitioners OF
the heroic" school, in cases that might easily
be controlled by milier treatment. will he utter
ly discarded by all philosophical physicians.
As it is, the thinking public, who are generally
ahead of the professionals, have already put the
dangerous preparation aside and adopted Hos
letters Bittcrs i'll their stead as IL safe and CX-
cpllCnt household medicine, adapted to almost
every ailment except the organic and deadly
contagious diseases. For more than twenty
years this famous restorative and preventive
has been annually strengthening its hold upon
the public confidence, and it now takes the lead
of every advertised medicine manufactured in
this country.
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81 JUN
4 GREAT OFFRR,-HoRACEw,

a GREAT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
a Il Son, 481 Broadway, n. Y, will disD0se of
100 Pianos and Organs Of tirst-class makers, in
Guiding Waters, at extremely low prices for.
cash, or part cash, and balance in small monthly
payments. New ~7-OctavO tirst-NlaSs Pianos, afE
modern improvements, for S275 cash. Organs
SO, S75. DOuble-Reed Organs, 500; Aston, SI1O.
8-StOp, 1925. and upwards.
WATERS CONCERTO PARLOR ORGANS
are the most beautiful in style and perfect in
tone ever made. The Concerto Stop il the best
ever placed Ill any organ. 1t is prOtlNced Dy a
third set OF reeds peculiarly voiced. fine efacf of
which is most charming and substituting, While
It's imitation Of the human voice is sunerb.
Terms liberal. Illustrated catalogues mailed for
one stamp. A liberal discount to Ministers.
Churches, sunday-Schools, Lodges, etc. Agents
wanted,
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A Weekly Retrospect of Events.
From Appletons' Journal.l

May 23.-Death of the Rev. Father
Peter j. de Sinet, q celebrated Belgian
missionary among the United States In
dians.
May 24.-The Carlists deny the report
of their b%utchering prisoners of wal at
Sanahuja.
Dispatch of the surrender of sixty
three MOdOc warriors, sQuaws, and
children, to General Davis at Fair
child's Ranch on the 22d instant. Cap
tain Jack and twenty-five warriors re
ported in the Pitt River Mountains, and
cavalry and Warm-Spring Indians IN
pursuit.
May 25.-The Cuban insurgents at
tack Guanaja, but are repulsed.
N. GOulard, Minister OF finance under
Theirs, and other republican function
aries, decline positions under President
Mcmahon.
May ga new ministry III France
formed; the Due de BrOglie, Minister Of
Foreign Affairs; NJ. ErnOul, of Justice !;
NJ. Beule, of the Interior; NJ. Pierre
Magne, of Finance; General de Cissy,
of War; Admiral de Horney, of Marine /;
NJ. Batre, ofPublic Instruction and WOr-
ship NJ. Deseilligny, of Public Works ;
NJ. Bouillerie, of Agriculture and Com
merce.
Intelligence that the States-General
of Holland had voted five million five
hundred thousand hOrins to carry on
the Atcheen war.
May 27.-Six persons burned to death
and six injured at a fire in Berkely
Square, London.
A bill, abolishing the religious corpo-
r~atiOns, passes the Chamber of Depu-
ties at Rome.
The United States Government files
a bill of equity at Hartford, Conn,
against the Pacific Railroad and the
Credit Mobilier.
Captain-General Pieltain, of Porto
Rico, notified by the Spanish Govern
ment to proceed with the emancipation
of ten thousand slaves,
May 28.-A boiler eXp1Odes in 4 fac
tory in Brussels, Belgium, killing four
teen persons and MORALLY injuring a
number.
Death of Sir James Duke, ex-Lord-
Mayor of London, and member of Parlia-
ment.
Intelligence of a fight of Company A,
Of the First Cavalry, with Apaches and
Mojaves at Date Greek, on 9th in
slant; Indians defeated, and five killed.
The Carlists blockade Manresa. Dor
regaray marching on LOgrOna, and gov
eminent troops concentrating to attack
him on the way. General NOuvilas re-
ported marching to Calaf in pursuit of
Carlists, under Tristany.
Three persons killed and several in
jured at the Derby races by the falling
of stands and running away of horses.
May 29.-Tntelligence of an election
riot in Yucatan many killed.
Dispatch that Spanish republicans
urged EsparterO to accept the presiden-
cy.
at Oakville, Ontario, destroyed by fire.
May 30.-Intelligence that Charles
Bradlaugh, the English radical leader
and special correspondent of the NeU
York World, had been seized by the
Carlists on returning from Madrid as
bearer of congratulations of the Eng
fish w~Orking-men to the republic.
Dispatch of. q mutiny ON board the
Spanish frigates Victoria and Alaman-
sa, and arrest of the ~ringleaders.
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Succession de DeIphine G~uiIIory,-No,

1858.
FTAT DE LA LOUISIANE.-COUR DF pA
- rOiSse, st. Landry.-Attendu one GGrand
Eontenot, dc la Paroisse st. Landry, Admins.
dtcedee, ayant cnrcgistrG mn tabIrau fnni / .
distribution DIES fonds de Ia dite succession. o az
"ompagnf dune petition demandant TG0moio-
CATION d'icelui "ih"'
Et attendu qu'il a etc fait droit \ In dem.rdo
9e Ia dlte petition par I'M ordre de In COnr on
date du IL Juin, 1873. """i IL
En- consequence. avis est par lie present donn6
aux lntcrPSSes dams Cette succession, IayOir \
faire opposition. 81 aueume lis ont. mar CERT =
mon bureau dams Ia vile d'Opelousas. dams ics
delals presents parla lOl, pOurquoi lie dit tahleap
ne serait pas apprOuve ct hOm0Iognf.
q iuin A'"'A
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POlidOr BACON W. Stephen L~mmpkfHs
MAGISTRATES COURT, FIRST WARD, ST.
M Landry.-NO. By virtue of a writ of fieri
facias, issued by the Honorable j. F. Knox, jus
tice of the Peace, First Ward, st. Landry, in
the above entitled suit, and to me directed, !
will proceed to sell at public auction, at the
Courthouse Of said parish, iii the Owl Of Ope-
lousas, on THURSDAY, the Sd day of July.
1873, at eleven O'Clock 4. NJ, the following des-
cribed property, ta=wft-
One horse cart, one mare and colt. one two
year old horse colt.
Seized IN the above suit.
Terms-Cash.
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Capt. Ferner, in presenting a minority
report, stated that his object was not to
contract any Of the pledges made in the
foregoing report, but merely to facili-
tate their practical application. The
document be presented (which is too
long for our present spaeel pledged its
sIgners to support, with eVery energy,
all of the promises contained in the
former report, but suggested the calling
of q mass meeting, at which resolutions
would at 0nce create q public sentiment
that would guarantee to Che coIored
man every public right.
This brought Dr. Roudanez to the
floor. He stated plainly that if the
gentlemen were afraid Of the stem fhey
were taking if they had frst.to educate
public sentiment up to if, that the coll
0red people had best remain where they
now are until the white COLLEAGUES
could make up their minds. Tie COLI
0red people did not ask any rights.
There was law enough Oh the subject
IN all reason. The constitution. 81 for
as il affected public rights, had not
been framed by the ea~rnet-bagger. The
cOlOred Lacn themselves, who Enew hest
what theyreqair6d, had insisted upon
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MARRIED:

WINCKLER-COLLTER-On the 10Th inst, at
the residence of the brides parents, in Wash
ingtOn, La. by Justice Benz. Woodwork, Mr..
Milton A. Winckler and Miss Emma L. Collier;
all of said place.
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E=
What q nice thing it would be il our
lovely women could be madeto see, and
made to feel how little loneliness IS aid
ed by meretrici0us adOrnment lie they
could know the utter idleness of all
pretences OF art IN rivalry with nature.
Art has the faint of its human source:
to the sensibllities of q refined, un-
worldly mind It impartg a color Of im-
purity to the chaste deliciousness of fe-
male charms, There is hardly d one
who has not at times, on meeting a
charming woman In neat home-made
bingham, had the thought. uttered or
unexpressed, What a jeWeli!p Had
she been aTTayed In diamonds and
emeralds he would have exclaimed.
!. What je.gelsW and the sieweln-na-
tures gem, would have remained nm
discovered or unappreciated. If q re-
hectIng mind, his contact with the
gingham would have led him to deplore
the prevalence OF fashion; wornan's
love Of show the vanity that conse-
crates 9 life to art and splendor which
should be sacred to the affections, un-
sJlIled with faint OF external trapDings
oF geW-gaW thoughts. Show lis a wife
and mother who cares nothing For
c0l0Is OF ornaments, unless to- crafty
tile love Tor such display Of her little
ones, in whom It. is par1onable, and We
viii wear her in ouf heart Of hearts
barring some foolish, Jealous husband.
New Orleans Times.
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Estate of DeIphine G~uiIlory.-No. 335!

Estate of DeEphime GuiIlOFy.-NO. 1888
STATE OF LOUIsTANA.-PARIsH COURT,
~ st. Landry.-Whereas, GeFand FOntenOt, of
the Parish of st, Landry. administrator of the
estate of pelphine GuillOry, deceased, having
filed a final tableau of distribution of the fundsOf
said estate, accOmpaniedby his petition praying
for the h0mOlOgation of the same;
And whereas the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order of court, bearing date
Sune 18th, 1873
Now, therefore notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
tableau in writing at my offieein the town of
OnelOnsas, within the time required by law.
why the said tableau should not he h0m0lOgated
and confirmed.
". A. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
June G1-fp
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DROCTOR s. CANDLES
EXTRA OLIVE SOAP.
is made from the best materials and nicely per
fumed. Sold at price of ordinary Soap, buy It,,
YOU win use no other. Grocers have it.
New Orleans IObbers Wholesale Agents.
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Polidor Bncon VS.. Stephen Lumpkins

POlidOr Bacon vs.. Stephen LumPkins
NOUR DE MAGIsTRAT, PREMIER AKRON
" basement, st. Landry.-NO. En- yertu
dun writ de tieri f~acias, laIicG par Honorable
J. +. Knox, Juge de Paix, Premier ArrOndissc-
mcnt, st. Landry, dams lie process ei-dessls init
tul6, ct a moi adress6, je vepdTai a Pencan pu-
bile, au plus OffraAt eneheRisseur, a la MaisOn
de Cour de Ia ParOisse st. Landry, en- Ia vile
d'onesausas. lie JEUDI, 8 Juliet, 1873, Il ONE
heures du matin, les prophecies ci-apres dc
critics, SAVIOR
Une charrette a cheval, une jument ct son
poulain, I'M poulain de dcuX ans.
Saisies dams lie process ci-deSsus,
Conditions-COmptant.
VALERY ROY, Constable.
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7 .OsT.--

LOST.
"$1400 BIG CANE La, June 2Sth, 1867.
One day after date l promise to pay to the or
der of Jonathan H. Cole. the sum of fourteen
hundred dollars for BALANCE due Mary 0. Jack
son, as her inheritance from the estate of her
father, William Allen Jackson, tOdraW eight per
cent interest from date until paid.
"(Signed) NJ. A. JACKSON"
The note of which the above is acOpy has been
lost, and all persons are warned against negO-
tiating for the same.
june 21-3t JONATHAN Fl. COLE
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The editor of the Springfield Post,
speaking of the softer sex, says to the
unmarried: Discard fear, sport
a Boomer, put the question to the as
tonished gentlemen, and before he has
time to recover himself, carry him off to
the priest and marry him, will he, nil
he.' There's no law against forcibly
marrying a man. It's all on the other
Sida.n
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NXECUTIVE ORDER.
STATE OF louisiana

STATE OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, :
New Orleans, June IA, 1873. }
Whereas, The time fixed by act No. 46, APP
proved March IA, 1873, suspending interest and
penalties upon delinquent taxes, has this day
expired and, whereas, the seyeralt tax collectors
have been unable, during the last few days, to
receive and receipt for the delinquent taxes
sought to be paid, and believing that the Lcgis-
lature will ratify, should it be necessary, my ac-
ton i'll the premises, l hereby authorize and di-
rect the several tax collectors throughout the
State to receive and receipt for such delinquent
hereof, RENTING all interest and penalties as
provided by the act aforesaid.
WILLIAM F. KELLOGG,
BY the Governor:
P. G.. DEsLONDE, Secretary Of State.
The attention of taxpayers is called to the
above. J. L.. MORRIS,
Tax Collector of st. Landry.
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NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS OF
THE TOWN OF OPELOTsAs.

Ten days after the publication of this notice,
all persons owing taxes to the town of Opclou-
sas for the year 1873, are requested to pay the
same to the undersigned Treasurer, at his Office,
or suffer the penalties imposed by law.
John POSEY, Treasurer.
OpclOusas, La, June 81, 1878.
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A CONFERENCE BETWEEN PROMINENT
FOLD CITIZENS AND LEADING COL
oRED MEN-pERFEeT CIVIL EQUALITY
AGREED UPON,
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I. n. MARKS, Chairman,
G. T. BEAUREGARD,
G. C. ANTOINE,
GEORGE 7. KELso,
CHAs. Il. THOMPSON,
JAS. 7. Day,
AUGUsqE BoHN,
ARTsTIDE MARY,
DR.. j. G. R0UDANEz,
w. M.
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List of Letters

Remaining at the POSt-Otficc at OpclOusas, OIL
June LIST, 1873, which if not taken ont before
Jnly LIST, 1873, will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office, at Washington, D, G.,
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We have received Godey's Lady's
Book, for July, published by L. A. Co
dey, Philadelphia, Pa, at So per n
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-30

A DEspIcABLE MULE.-The negro and
mule writes a friend in Clinton. Louis
iana)are inseparable companions in the
Southern cotton fields, and, like the Hia-
wathan string and bow, useless each with
out the other. The lazy indifference and
careless cruelty of the one, and wonder
full powers of endurance of severe labor,
bad treatment, and neglect of the other,
complete the compatibility of the two
races necessary for the production of four
millions of bales. A characteristic an
ecdote may be relished by those who
have had experience of the two. The
spectator had taken refuge from the suns
perpendicular rays under the shade of a
spreading beech, sub tegmine tagi, and lay
recumbent. enjoying the ftful breezes
and the somber frothiness of the country
newspaper. Along the dusty road which
passed by this retreat came jogging me-
gro, mounted on a mule, both apparently
fast asleep. As the somnolent pair ap-
preached the spot, some wicked sprite of
the place gave the paper a hirt, which
was no sooner seen and heard than the
mule, as mules only know how, instantly
''swapped ends, and leaving the negro
sprawling in the dirt, took his departure,
under full sail. The negro, half raising
himself, and wiping the dust from eyes
and mouth, watched the retreating mule
for some time in silence, but at length,
unconscious of an auditor, gave express
sion to this philosophic soliloquy:
OATS what makes me 'spise a mule!'-
ED1ToR's DRAWER, IN Harper's Maga-
zine for July.
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DIRTY and RAGGED PAPER MONEY.

DIRTY and RAGGED PAPER MONEY
1t seems that Congress, at its recent ses-
sion, appropriated 100000 with which
to provide for the substitution of clean
bills by national banks in the several
States-those institutions, however, to
reimburse the government when they re-
ceived their supplies of the new money.
But the statement is now made that many
of those highly favored institutions re-
fuse to comply with the reduisition, pre-
ferring to keep their filthy paper abroad,
and thus both avoid paying for new bills,
and gain by the complete wearing out
and non- return of the torn and greasy
rags now in circulation.
If this is so, the time is not distant when
Congress will pc compelled to adopt COM
pulsory process. by which to bring these
banks to their senses. The old State
banks provided their own bills, and SO
fair and clean that the thought of a con :
tagious disease lurking in the bank bills
of ones pocket-book never entered the
mind of its possessor. And why should
not the national banks do the same? The
stock of great many of these institutions
sells for from forty to fifty per cent. above
par, and if they refuse at their own ex-
pense to give the people clean money, it
will be the duty of Congress to interfere.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-30

FAULT -FINDERs.-The world is full of
chronic fault finders. Nothing can please
them. They take delight in growing
and grumbling over everything they
meet. If anything is good, they COM
plain because it is not better. Human
ity has no bright side to these grumblers.
1t looks black. dreary. hopeless to them,
from whatever point of view they examine
it. They overlook the virtues of an in.
diyidual, and hold up a single fault to
judge his character from. They de-
nounce party as corrupt because a few
rascals disgrace themselves by unworthy
acts. The church is false because few
hypocrites find shelter within it. The
world is on the high road to destruction,
and everything indicates the depravity of
man. We do not envy the happiness
of these GROWERS. Their unhappy frame
of mind is about the only pleasure they
enjoy. It may sound paradoxical, but
the social misery they create is to them
source of enjoyment. A single hope
full heart is worth a regiment of these
fault-fnders Humanity has its bright
side-beautiful and attractive to those
who seek it. The world is alive with
public and private virtue, and we should
be ready at all times to foster and en-
courage this element of social comfort
and public happiness.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-30

NEWSPAPER Craft A boat formed
entirely of newspapers is the laot aquatic
novelty. 1t floats we'll, because princi-
pally made of the light and airy "Tran-
script" but we tremble to think what
might happen if it should pc constructed
of some heavier sheets we wot Of. Their
double-leaded columns show such an alac-
rity in sinking on land, that they would
60 plump to the bottom in the water.
The only consolation to the persons who
should go down with them would be
that they would keep dry by holding on
to the leaders; though the satisfaction
might be as short-lived as that Of the
sailor. who, when the ship was sinking,
clung to the anchor because it was the
emblem of hope.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-30

VITAL STATISTICS of the COUNTRY
The following. interesting facts are set
forth in the volume of Vital Statistics
of the census of 1870:
The total population of the country is
about thirty-eight and quarter millions.
Total number of deaths in the current
census year, 1872. 1868, or about '349 per
diem.
March seems to be the most fatal month,
leading all others about 1000.
March, April and May form the most
fatal quarter, exceeding any other three
consecutive months by over 5000.
The births number l, ,lOO,479, or about
5000 per diem.
The blind number about 10000.
The deaf and dumb, about 10000.
The idiotic, about $4,000.
The insane, about 81 900, nearly one
third of whom are of foreign birth.
Persons over 50 years of age number
about 1000.
Persons over 100 years of age number
about $500.
Of those over 80 years, the females
out-number the males by about $4,000
Of those over 80 years, the females
are in excess by about 1900.
Of those over 100 years, the female,
exceed the males by about 1000.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-06-30

A THRILLING ADvENTURE.-The fol-
lowing is from California paper: Mil
lie Coyan, aged about ten years, and
daughter of George u. Coyan, general
manager of all the mines in about Lost
Camp, was assisting some of her younger
sisters over the sluice boxes, in the mine
known as Woods Ravine, when she miss
ed her footing and fell into the boxes,
through which was running at the time
about 500 inches of water. She was
swept for distance of ], 900 feet through
the sluices as though she had been
feather. 1t appears that she passed
through the boxes in sitting position,
and during her terrible race tried repeat
edly to rescue herself from what in SO
cases out Of IOU would prove fatal to the
strongest man. Even while going at the
rate of a railroad train the girl exhibited
presence of mind enough to let her head
fall back into the water to escape piece
of wood that was nailed over the boxes,
and against which, but for the precaution
taken, her brains would certainly have
been dashed out. After being carried
distance of 900 feet she was washed over
dump" IL feet high, falling into
another sluice box, 700 feet long Pass
ing through the latter, she was swept
over another dump" 20 feet high, fall
ing among rough, jagged rocks. Here
she managed to crawl out few feet from
under the heavy body of falling water,
and was shortly after rescued by Mr..
Bartlett, foreman of the mine. 1t was
found that she sustained severe injuries
on the left knee, hip and side. Her face
was also scratched and swelled, but for
tunately neither will permanently dis
figure her.
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Why CHILDREN DIE.-The reason
why children die is because they are not
taken care Of From the day of birth
they are stuffed with food, choked with
physic, splashed with water, suffocated
in hot rooms and steamed with bed
clothes. So much for indoor. When
permitted to breathe a breath of pure
air once week in summer, or once or
twice during the colder months, only
the nose is permitted to peep into day.
light A little later they are sent out
with no clothes at all on parts of the
body which most need protection. Bare
legs, bare arms, bare necks, girted mid
dies. with an inverted umbrella to col
lect the air and chill the other parts of
the body. A stout, strong man goes in
cold day with gloves and overcoat,
woolen stockings and thick double soled
boots, with cork between and rubbers
over. The same day child of three
years old, an infant of flesh and blood,
and bone and constitution. goes out with
hose as thin as paper, cotton socks. legs
uncovered to the knees, neck bare, an
exposure which would disable the nurse,
kill the mother outright. and make the
father an invalid for weeks. And why
To harden them to mode of dress which
they are never expected to practice, and
to accustom them to exposure which a
dozen years later would be considered
dUwnright ftolery..