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Estate of LOnis G., Thibo6onw,

Toutes personnes ayant DIES r6clamations con
IRE la succession ci-dessus, les pr6sentera d mon
bureau. " 52 F. PERRODTN, Ayocat.
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DHoToGRAPHs, AmBRorYPEs

- NN8B NDIWFEs
and Porcelains.-J. NJ. Kokerlot, of The
IBERIA PHOTOGRAPH Gallery, respectfully informs
the people of Washington n surrounding coun.
try, that he haslopeneda Photographic Gallery
opposite Plonsky,s store, where he is prepared
70 do all styles of .frSt-Ct0S8 work pertaining to
the art. u 80
special attention given to copying. enlarging
and cploTing old pictures.
PIease call soon and examine specimens as his
stay is limited. j. III. K0KERN0T
al1g. 22-ln, &
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Dos. IL. ROuFque w. VaIery g. B~Ourque
| HOUR DE DISTRICT, PAROIssE ST. Lam
- dry.-No. 12347.-En Vertu dun writ de fieri
facias, lance par Honorable la Huitieme Cour
de District de rEtat de la Louisiana, dams
ct pour Ia Paroisse st. Landry, dams lie process
ci-dessus i%ntitul6, ct a moi adresse, je procederai
a Yendre q Pencan public, d Ia Mafson, de Cour
de la dite paroisse, dams la vile DIES Opelousas,
lie SAMEDT, 4 OctObre, 1878, a onze heures du
matin, les prOprietes Gi-apres d6crites, SAVIOR
1. I'm moroccan de terre de prairie, cOntenant
cent cinqnante arpents, borne au nord par Ia
terre appartenanta Jean Gay, au sud ct est par
des terres a~ppartenantn Mime. L6andre Bourque
ct a POuest par la terre de Francois Richard,
situ6 aBellevue, ayee tOutes les Bdtisses ct anne
iOrati0Ds qui sly trOuvent.
2. I'm moroccan de terre boisee, situ6 a Plaque
mine en- eette paT0isse, cOntenant quatrevingt
arpents, borne au nord par les terres d'Adolphe
Richard, au sud par les terres de VeuveL eandre
Bourque, d Pest par les terres de Francois Ri
ehard, ct afOuest par lie Bayou Plaquemine.
5. Tn moroccan de teTre de prairie, contenant
---, plus on moins, borne au nord par Rykos-
ki ct ais, au sud par les terres della succession de
-, d Pest par les terres de '. S. B0urque, ct
q pouest par les terres de la succession de-.
Saisies dams lie process ci-dessus.a
COndfti0nS-C0tnptant. i'll s.E'
E. O. HAYES, Sheriff,
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AfafafLafaera

-=#F %E#z FAAM1G% @A = T+ rEE 81
Remaining in the Post-Ofice at Washington,
La, September LIST, 1873. IL not called for in
thirty days they will be sent tothe Dead Letter
Office: e ~
Brewer, WI Q Keller, George J m,
Baldridge, ] King, Walter @...rg9
Baefield, Charles Lecoq, EA sns
Baker, Samuel LecOq, b F
Bouts, John Sam LongstFeet, Henry G
Benefits, A Lacy, A Mrs
Chandler, Eliz Mrs Melendon, Mary f.
Como Cle0fa Morgan, Turner
Dongfeux, Leonard MeGee, Jacob
Dunavant, j B Mcbride, d 81
Duhon, Alfred Mccall, John
Garrir, s A Nolan, Michael
GaIliger, E Mrs Phillips, j III ..
GrisamOre, Jacob Robin, Napoleon
Guiilory, HG Richard, co
Outlet, Lizzie Mrs Smith, John
Green, Isaac Stout, Mary Mrs
Hawkins, Pamela Miss Spriel, Margaret
HaFEill, Francis Turner, Washington
Hall, HarVie Mrs Thompson, Isaac
Harrison, King Valade, T ,.s4.-
Hill, William ss5 Vidrine, AIcin
Han, Henry WethOltZ, w
Jennings, Frank Young, J Mrs
a<sEsssI r. sfaaE ED. z. GOODWIN, P. M.
Sept. s,
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DMOToGRAPmTEa. al

DHOTOGRAPHEEs, AMRROTY.
u pes ct Poree1aines.-J. III. KokernOt, IN
1ngton ct de la contreB envoisinante, uuil a on
vert flne Gallerie P~hotographiqne yis-a-vis du
n1agasin Dc N; Plonsky, pour uelques semaines
seulement. IL est prepare aexeeuter tout genre
douvrage de premiere elasse, eonDl dams Part
photographique. Toute espace de portraits
peuyent 9tPe copies en- photographic.
lie public est prize de yenir examiner son ou-
yrage. n j. d. KOKERNOT. &
% a0ht-IIn. -
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Estate of AOuhs G.. T~hib0dQRx.
RY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
- Orable Probate Court of the Parish of ST,
Landry, there will be sold at public auction. to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned natural
tutriy, or by a public auctiOneer, on the prem
Uses, n thus parish, on TUESDAY, October 18th,
1873, the following described property, belong
ing to the estate of Louis c. Thibodarx, deceas-
ed, to-wit-
= certain tract of prairie land, containing
one hundred and ttfty-ffye aPpents, more Orless,
situated at Wikoff' 8 Point in this parish, bound
ed north by public land, south by land of Dr..
John A. Taylor, east by public land, and west
by land of Dallas B. Hayes, with all the huil6-
lngs and Improvement thereon.
.: Attract OF wood land, situated at p0inte
N0ire, in this parish measuring two arpents
front by forty arpents in depth. more ar less
bounded north by the public domain, south nv,
Bayou Plaguemine, east byland belonging to
family of Joseph Doueet, and west by land he
longing to Mrs. j. G.. Brooks. X f1~@YS.s
8. A tract of land, situated at P0inte Noire. in
this parish, measuring two arpentS front by
forty aFpents in depth, more or less, bonded
north by public land. south by land of Pierre
Bellard, east by Bayou PlaGuemine Brul6e. and
west by land of DJpfe Lejeune. ya
T. A tract of all wood land, situated at Pointe
Neire, in this parish, measuring eighteen. and
t~hree-quarter superficial arpents. bounded north
by land OF HypOlite Mtche, south hyland of Nv
polite MBche, east by--, and Westhy -
5. A tract Of wood land, situated in Fame
tafqIe woods, in this parish, measuringone hum
dred and thirty-one acres and $500 acres upon
the s2-4-and 5 and southeast quarter Of Fl.
southeast quarter of Sec. L. township = s0utb
range one west. aETgIl
6. Five pairs work oxen, one nair of muTas
four gentle horses, six wild mares, one twO-year
Old lilly, one lot of hogs, one lot of goats. one
branding iron, 1000 cypress boards, one lotof old
pl0Ws, one spade, a hoe, two old harroWs, opeox
cart, one old grind stone, table furniture and
kitchen utensils one double barreled gun. one
aiTnotre. one lot chairs, WI bedsteads and bed
dlngsfWo mattresses one lot of bed covering and
eonterpanes, one pair andirons, one pair smooth
ing irons. -
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AND NOTICE

Il 2. - :" - 10
In compliance with law hereby give notice
that my receipt for the price paid TO the Gov
ernInent for the entry of tho following tract of
land, to-wits The southeast quarter Of section
west in the southwestern Land District ~ IoTl-
isiana, has been lost, and that it is intention
to apply to have the purchase money refunded.
said sale having been Illegal.
aug. 22-ft. FREDERICK TIpTZ
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MOUNT PLEASANT sAw-M1LL,
Washington, Ia.
T REsEsT evPREss AND PINE LUMBEn IN TIE
A
large number Of drstclass cypress logs have.
laat arrived IRON the Atehafalaya river and
Latin ash bayou.
Orders addressed To- the UNDERSIGNED. Ut wash
mgEons wln1ecefve Immediate attention.
Al kinds aud any aapuIlt0f Seasoned Lumber
Always on hand, ct Reduced Prices.
Terma-Gash a1 the mill.
FRANK McNTCOLL.
ut. Pleasant NILS, Aug g, Is7a.-inly sra.
@AAS5E To 8yERsEERsOF RUHs-
49, he heads.-Xaa aEe hereby ordered TO unt
Wasn9n1 delay yOTrraads aaa bridges il tna best
e4as1stsa gpssih5es By giving them your full
SMslss Nays WofK. i VIII start on my tour of
lnsbee1aon ll A ter days Don't foEgef the mile
aug. 22-2t.
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NOTICE TO SUGAR PnANTERs

+NOFIGE.-AFTER THE FIRST AUGUST,
~ 1873, no suit viii be filed in the District or
Parish Court, unless security is given for all
costs, nor will any case now pending be redOck-
eted unless all costs due previous to July 1st,
ls1S, are paid and security gwen for all costs
that may accrue after that date.
t WA. ROBERTSON, Clerk. a
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sHERGFF'g SALES.
los. L. Bourque vs.. vaIery 8. Bourque

Sos. He BOuFqu VS.. S0AeFy =. ROuFguG
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Lam
IL dry.-NO. I2347.-By virtue of a writ of fieri
facias issued out of the honorable the Eighth
District Court, in and for the Parish of St. Ian
dry, in the above entitled suit, and to me direct
ed, L will proceed to sell at public auction, to 1.-THE
highest bidder, at the Courthouse of said parish,
in the town of Opelousas, on SATURDAY, the
4th day of October, 1878, at eleven O'Clock,
A. nj, the following described property, tO-wit-
/. One tract of prairie land, containing one
hundred and fifty arpents, bounded as follows
north byland belonging to Jean Gay, south and
east by land belonging to Mrs. Leandre BouTque
and west by land belonging to FRANCOIS Richard,
situated in Bellevue, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon.
2. One tract of woodland, situated at Plaque
mine in this parish, containing eighty arpents,
sounded north by lands of AdOlphe Richard,
south by land of Widow Leandre Bourque, east
by lands of Francois Richard, and west by Bay
GU Plaquemine. &S1.&
8. One tract of prairie land, containing -,
more or less, bounded north by Rykoski ct ais,
south by land of the estate of -, east b yland
of V. s. Bourque, and west by land of the estate
Seized in the above suit. + .+.. 4
Terms-Cash ON the spot ,tt---
..s5 r-r., Il. E. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
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aug. 29-fp

All persons having claims against the above
estate, will come forward and present them at
my office. "
F. PERRODIN, Atty at Law,
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T o. o. F.-STg LANDRY LODGE, NO. Is
lie Meets at Masonic Hall, OpclOusas, every
Monday night at O'Clock. Louis Dcsmarais,
N. G.; +. PerrBdin, Y. e.; Chas.tN. Ealer, Treas,
surer San1L. F. Clark, Secretary Joseph Bloch
DID. G. NJ. bug IS. "i .@tssa i4s may 24-1y
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MISCELLANEOUS.

= 4
CHEAP FOR CASH! 1895 "i "&
-. JUST RECEIVED =:ss
JOS. 81 co..,
SUCCESSORS TO BLOCH & DUPRE.)
Corner Of Main and Bellevue Streets.
Opelousas, La, 'r.5
MAGNIFICENT ASSORTMENT
OF
SP r N G. G o 0 d S:
Comprising one of the
L. A r. G AND z t,
Assortments of Goods ever brought to Opelou-
sas in Dress Goods. The Stock is Complete.
SILKS OF ALL SHADES AND COLORs,
GRENADINES, MOzAMBIQUEs, TOILE
'DU NORD, PERCALEs, LINEN
D.. ,-. LAWN, JAC0NETs, $3.50.
PIQUEs, &C.
ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES:
LADIES' SETS, COLLARS AND SLEEVES.
VALENCIENNE AND PATENT LACE.
The above goods are of the latest STYLES. and
nave been selected with extraordinary care by
an experienced buyer. 80
NOTIONS, TRIMMINGS, LACES AND BRAIDS.
In Endless Variety.
IN l. A @ K G. O o D s:
THE MOST COMPLETE LINE:
IRON FRAME GRENADINES, GA DELAINEs,
BLACK ITALIAN CLOTH, BLACK
ALPACA. -
+ all qualification the finest down,
We have also received a Complete Line of
Gents Spring n Summer Clothing.
Mems Underwear, Gloves, Gauntlets,
Cravats, Hosiery, &c, &c,
Groceries and Plantation Supplies,
Hardware, Tinware, Crockerv-
ware Willow-ware, sc.
We respectfully solicit a call, feeling assured.
we can give full satisfaction in eyery deDart-
ment. Polite Clerks in attendance and no
trouble to show goods.
Everything Marked Down at the Lowest Figure.
FOR CASH and CASH ONLY..
may lift JOS. BLOCH & co.
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HS@yWN LOT FOR sAH4E.-IMPROyE-
ments consisting in a good rough house, 20
x40-eapahle of making o good d~Welling-also
q small house 10x15-feneed. For sale for S5o1
efshs Apply At this office. june 2s-t
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HOB SALE OH rem RRNT-.B EAU
- tifuI residence situated in the ToWnef One,
loasas, composed Of d large and ~cominodious
dwelling house, md all necessary otlf-buiIdings,
For further particulars, apnly to
LAURENT DUPRE.
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EHSCELLANE0u
MOUNT PLEASANT sAw.nryry.

CHEAT REDUCTION IN PRTcEs
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-21
How Murray Bothers His FellowMin-
listers.

Rev. Nh. Murray lecture. this wear.
is perpleXing Ia our evangelical tmi>-
tiauS. \ friend of mine. who heard It,
is reminded of In anccd0tc of the late
Count Gu>Uol,i. which used to Toe Gun
rent here. The count. during the peri
oil of his life in Cambridge, naturally
fell. at times into the society of those
who are mSolcntiy termed the Mutual
AdmiratiomiSt~" of Harvard college.
Dining with - party of these. some
question i'll history, literature. or >ci-
encc, wa> brought mp. in which thu
count found himself against the remain
der OF the company. in opinion. They
uicd To convince him in many ways.
without success. and, at last, as Il con
elusive r,joimdci to his argument. de
clarrd to him that Agl~~iz. and Lowell.
and FELTON,, all took The reverse view.
"Wcll, suppose. they do SAYS the now
iratr count. III hi rhoicc>t accented
English. Il, too. kunW something !
The lest of line table, overwhelmed III
such audacity, abandoned the contest
| think Nou will agree with me that th'
story il Il good one. even if lis dpplica
ton he not aS pat A. il might be. Nh
Mwral'S lecture is upon lIrathcn Civ
iliHrtiun. and he finds nearly all TIA,
virtues thai hctt men and Womcl
among the hcatlcm, tot whom he pre-
SCENTS, principally. the Buddhi>t> "
China aS cNamplc~.) and constantly de.
pictS them most iaNniIhlN in coutldS
with the Christians of our own Cuuntrl
and era. Ny friend says he could will
difficulty resist the desire Ia intcIrup
him with the assertion. -''Wcll. ther
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-21
Where Did the Rich Man Go.

Little Johnny was preparing for sun
daN school. situated some distance
away. when his mother SAW one ot the
neighhors approaching i'll Il vehicle.
This ncighbor. 10y the way. WAS called
The Rich Man." being both wealthy.
kind hearted. and liberal To the poor.
Johnny ran out. and the rich man took
him into his vehicle. H. he was going
right past the sunday school. 1t WAS Il
very hot day. ~ johnny took OF his
shoes and Stockings to keep himself
cool. When they arrived the exercises
had already began. and a> the man was
goiug To church about 4 mile beyond.
and had agreed To call tur Johnny on
his return. he concluded not to put on
his shoes and stockings again, hut leave
them i'll the vehicle. - he trippcd
lightly into the school. and the man
drove away toward church.
His teacher was inst hearing the les
son. which, bye the 1--we. JOHNNY was
not acquainted with. which was the fat,
of the rich man and pn"I Lazarus.
Soon after johnny entered and took his
seat. il came his turn to answer qucs-
tion.
johnny, can y"u tell me where til,
rich man went -
He went to the Baptist meeting, sir,
replied the little lad. thinking only q
his late companion.
NO. no, my son, the rich man wen
to hell, said the teacher with great i'm
prtSSivcnc>>. while the Other scholar
were titeling with laughter.
did he ," exclaimed the lad III al
honesty Then he has taken my shoe
and stockings with him ~ and up h
jumped, and, Selling his hat, he put "u
of the school room and down the roa
to oveltake the rich man and recov,
his property.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-21

ing entirely and assume very nearly il
perpendicular position. The spectators
held their breath for a moment, and
some ran away from the immediate VI
cinity, expecting man and ladder to
fall in their midst. but at that instant
Assistant Engineer Jacobs, Driver
Prescott of Hook and Ladder No. 3,
and two or three others rushed to the
foot of the ladder, forced 1t back
against the building. and Kyle was
safe, thanks to the prompt action OF his
cnmrnleS
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-21
ST. Suhnsburp Galedunian.
Il. JOhn-DurN' VI, TI'IitN' NV II T" 10
The Man who was Satisfied with the
Weather.

We never knew more than one man
who was perfectly satisfied with the
weather at all times and under all CIR
cum>tauccS. 1t was Chuhh. In sum
mcr. when the Thermometer h"ltcd up
among the ninctic>. Chulh would come
to the front door with beads of pcrSpila-
ton standing out ali over his red face
until his head would look like Il raSp-
berry. and would look at the sky and
say. .Splcmdid perfectly splendid
Noble weather fnr the poor and for the
ice companies and the waShcrW"mcn
They don't shake up any such climate
aS this in Italy. Gimme my umbrella.
Harriet, while | sit ont Yer on the steps
and enjoy it
When there was II drought. Chuhh
used to meet lis in the street and re
mark. No rain vet. see , Magnificent
isn't il | want my weather dry |
want it with the dampnrSS left ont.
Moisture breeds fever and aguc, and
vets Your clothes. If there's anything
| dc>pi>r. it, to carry an umbrella. y"
rain fnI me. if YOU plcast..
When it I;tmcd for Il week, and
Swampcd the country, Chubb often
dropped in to see H.. and I" observe.
Il dunno how You feel about this yer
rain. but il alluS seems to me that the
heavens never drop n" blessings but
when We have long wet spell. 1t
makes the corn jump, and cleans the
Sewers wouldn't give Il cent to 1--we
in climate where there was no ram.
Put me on the Nile and Id die III u
week. Soak me through and Though
tn tLc inside of my undcr:hnt, and |
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-21
A Little Vermont Romance.

We find the following i'll II Boston pa
per: About seventeen years ago an
elderly couple. while on Il visit tn
friends III Fairfax. passed through the
poorhouse at that place. and among the
inmates Il bright little girl of seven
summers attracted their attention. and
50 f;lyorably were they impressed that
they determined to adopt her. to which
the authority readily aSSented. All
that was known of her history was the
fact that She had been left at the insti-
tuition when mere infant 10y Il disrep-
Misunderstanding French Canadian couple,
who Immediately left the place and
nothing subsequent was known of them.
The little girl, apparently delighted
with her mrw-found friends. went with
them to their home in the northern part
of the State, where she became to them
aS their own child and shared the love
of the old couple equally with their son,
who was some three Years older than
herself. Aftcra lapse OF about six years
however. Il misunderstanding man ap-
pearcd at the Fairfax AlmShousc and
demanded the maiden he left there 50
many Years before. representing that he
was her father.
The adopted parents were at once IN
formed of this demand and determined
to retain their adopted child ut all haz-
ards. the girl vchemcntly protesting
that the man WAS not her father, al
though She could give no reason for her
belief. One day. however. the man,
accompanied 10y three associates. lnvad-
ed The quiet homestead. and forcihly
carried her away. They We're, however
pursued hy 'hc old gentleman and his
son. who traced them to Burlington,
and through the valuable assistance
rendered 10y Il lady of that place the alb
Quoted giIl WAS restored to her home
and the aiductOrS fled from the place
narrowly escaping Il coat at tar and
feathers at the hands of the cNaspcrated
citizens For several Years after this
occurrence Il vigilant watch Was kept
over the Young lady from fear of an
other attempt nj abduction. but the
PARTIES never appeared again and only
Il short time ago the heroine of the i'll
cidcnt was married tu TIA" son of hen
adopted parents. but the mystery of iIcl
birth and purcmtHgc has never been I'M
rtvclled, a. everything goes to strength
cu the belief that the lutliam who claim
ed to hc her father WAS of no kin to hen
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-21
The Practical Value of Coal Ashes.

III the New ! ok farmers rlu;I. T.. =.
Todd recently remarked:
Agricultural chemists have Ion. been
teaching the people that coal ashes axe
Worthless except for making walks and
drives. the editors haVc published and
Trpuhli,hrd every year the analysis of
c"al ashes. 10y which it has been made
to appear thai they an" Of no value a> Il
fertilizer. Bat one Ncll-nttr~trd fact i
of far more value than a score of anal
SIS h} analytical chemists. On account
nt the PRONUNCIATION Of such IN error toI
i,tct untold numbers of tons of ashes
are wasted. hen they should he appli-
ed to the soil Growing plants have
the power Ia anal iZr manual sub
sluTccS. aud /" appropriate such atoms
~ lhc} require which alv often 81 mi
mute that the chemist cannot perceive
their cNi~'ancc. / have known light
dressing of coal ashes to increase the
crap of grass ut the rate Of more than
two tons al hay per acre. over and
above the previous light Nicld OF half Il
jon ot hay pen acre.
purchase all the coat ashes that can
ice obtained within Convenient distance
"t my fam. and spread them around
fruit tees. berry vines and bushes
Last spring Il watermelon plant cam,
zap in the coal ashes that were spread
abound Il fruit Tree. Ii received 40 At
tenti"n except that til" weeds were
kept dawn. To-day. Che 10th ni Sep
tcmhrr.1 that on" vine covers an area
of more than sixteen feet in diameter
and there mc on it eighteen melons
several "f which would weigh fifteen
pounds each, and til" smallest one i,
roc less than five inches i'll diameter
This vine had no other frrtilizing mate
rial applied, except the ashes. lib,
stem mean the roa; l. nearly ~ large "a
ii mans wrist This is fact in favor
of coai aS!ic~ IL Il fertilizer. which al
the amalN SIS in the world cannot comtro.
vert with amy sort ut SucccSS. | SLY. LEI
every one save his coal ashes. aud ap
ply them to fruit trees. tn grape vines
To strawberry vines. !" blackberry vines
Ia pa>jur, fields. to meadow land. an'
to the soil where any sort of grain i
cultivated.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-21

TIE RIGHTs OF WOMEN IN THE
CHURCHEs.-TheC Connecticut ConGIc-
gationaliStS are awaking Ia the dc>iIa-
ability of allowing the sisters of the
denomination IL recognized official po-
Sition in the church. This was made
apparent 10y the prominence given t"
the question hy the state Congregations
i'll conference held ut Middlctuvn, this
week. 1t was torcihly argued that
comforting the dcaconate upon woman
was hut Il return to the ways of the
primitive church, and a precedent wor-
thy of imitation. The conference finally
resolved THAT, if it shall seem cX-
pcdicnt to any church to enlarge its
dcaconatc 50 as To introduce into it
Christian women fitted to do Il philau-
thr0pic and beneficial work. this will
not he a departure from the primitive
order. but rather a return to it. and will
he fully justified 10y the needs of mod
crn society and the condition of our
churches"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-21

The United States Dispensatory standard and
most excellent authority says: pills are much
better preserved in glass bottles than i'll the com
mon wood, paste-board boxes and should al
ways be dispensed in glass by the apothecary' If
You would use medicine superior. not only in being
preserved fresh and perfect by compliance with
this very important rule, but also in being com.
posed of choice concentrated and chemically rein
ed vegetable medicinal principles, instead of crude
bulky cheap drugs that constitute the hugh pills
put up in cheap wood or paper boxes, then take DR.
Pierce Pleasant Purgative Pellets, concentrat
ed Root and Herbal Juice Anti Bilious Granules
IS cents a vial, by Druggists. 707