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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-02-15
FASHION In CRIME.

GA very queer heading" some people
may think, but it is nevertheless true,
that the dominion of fashion extends to
the annals of crime as well as the annals
of dress. There was the poisoning era
which came with the Medecis, the BOr-
gias, the Brinvilliers. What a cOntem-
pOrary of Catherine de Medecis called
ola luxe de meurtre" was practiced by
every one from the Queen on the throne
to the beggar at the gate. Never before
were known more elegant and luxurious
modes Of giving the last quietus. An
embroidered handkerchief, a perfumed
glove, a bouquet of violets, a touch with
ring or bracelet, the painted and jew
elled fan, each and all became death
dealing instruments. Invention was
raeked to supply the most elegant mode
of putting troublesome people out of the
way until a natural death among per-
sons of high rank became exceptional.
The most delicate ladies thought little
or nothing Of Kidding themselves in this
refined manner of either a rival or an
inconstant lover. There were no coron-
ers verdiets, post-mertem examinations,
or exhuming bodies months after burial
to trace the subtle poisons-which by
the way sometimes will not be traced
none of these brutal modern modes for
following up the fair delinquents. So
they set the fashion of poisoning, and
kept it up for many years with impunity.
Then came the Highwayman episode.
Europe went mad over gentlemanly rob-
bers who relievedyou Of watch and purse
with a cOurtly bow and "ieu d'esprit."
Young men of good family and broken
fortunes took to theroad, and from Dick
Turpin to Charles Moor, there were in
Vulnerable grades of thieves and high
waymen. The literature of the day, too,
fostered the taste for robbery. Thieves
were heroes whom even the genius of
Schiller and the pen of Bulwer strove to
immortalize. ~
But the fashion of to-day is murder,
~unidealized by any fanciful accessories.
Murder in its most loathsome details,
until the country seems like great sham
bles reeking with blood and filth.
Murderers are no longer satisfied with
taking the lives of their victims, but
they chop up their bodies, burn, barrel,
or box them without more compunction
than the butcher packs his meat. .rsa
We Eve open a paper now without
seeing murder made tenfold more afro
-eious by the mntilation of the remains
of the victims. g.S a
&5 1t is the fashion to eliminate every
horror under the sun to dress q murder.
There is a noble emulation too among
criminals which shall surpass the other
in making death most horrible. No bar-
barous tribes can exceed us in the man
ner and extent of crime which disgraces
our civilization, and if this fashion con
times much longer our newspapers will
end by becoming nothing but a record
of atroeious crimes in which murder
stands pre-erninent.
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Billings produces long columns of fig
ures, with verbal explanations, to prove
dustrious parents, buthavein their veins
some of the best blood in the country,
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The Empress Carolina Augusta,
grandmother of the raigning monarch
of Austria, died on the sth inst, aged
al wears.
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L.

u -
AGrand Fancy Dress Ball will be given at the
Masonic Hall in the town Of Washington, by tho
Washington Fire Company No. l, on Wcdnes-
dry, February 10th, 1878, for the benefit of said
Company.
PRICE OF TICKETS, 500
n. B. Those purchasing Tickets, have the
privilege of inviting whom they please, through
the undersigned committee.
Z. PLONSKY,
&. BAILLIO,
s. KAUFMAN,
febS-2t Committee of Arrangements.
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A gentleman lately entered d shop
in which were books and various mis-
cellaneous articles for sale, and asked
Ne ahopman IL lie had Geldsmith's
Greece. no. said he, but we have
splendid hair oil.
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The man who can't afford TO take a
newspaper paidthreed dollars for another
dog, Satrrday.-[DanburY News.
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MARRIED.:

REED-MIMS-On the 9Th inst, at the resi-
deuce OF the brides mother, in this parish. by
Justice }, w; Harvey, Mr.. David Reed and Miss
MISSOURI +. Minis, all of st. landry parish.
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WIFE Observation-Disclosures COM
munication in regard to wi~fe-desertion.
We know Of no legal remedyto prevent
husband deserving his wife. or to pun
ish him after he has deserted her. She
can, by complying with the forms and
delays Of Law, and paying the costs of
suit, obtain a Judgment of divorce on
the ground Of abandonment. But this
is very poor consolation fora deserted
wife, and affords no assistance to her in
supporting and educating the children
abandoned by an unnatural father.
The evil, we think, originates in the
present corrupt state of public morals
which is due mainly to the bad manner
in which children are raisedby their pa
rents. As the parents are themselves
and as they teach or neglect to teach
their children, so will the children be
when they grow up to be men and wo-
men. In the present state of sOciety, and
without any law on the subject, there is
butone meansto prevent wife-desertien;
and that is, not to marry men whose
morality viii let them be guilty Of such
criminal meanness. If such men a not
be found, better not marry at all, than
to be left miserable with broken health
and q house full of helpless children.
Mothers should raise their IONS to be
uen who will not desert their wives.
The conduct of the sons depends in a
great measure on the moral training they
have received from their mothers. The
evil can be corrected in this way at the
fountain head; and until that is done
wives may expect to be deserted by inn
moral husbands.
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The smallpox is prevailing at Bra
shear City and along the railroad.
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Ex-Goy. Geary of Pennsylvania, died
last week.
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hereby certify that the foregoing is fl true
and correct copy of the original on lille in the
Recorders office. '"'
day OF February, 1873.
John n. OGDEN.
Deputy Recorder.
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MEDICAL.
pR. WADFRELD'G EQUALIZER
FOR TIE CURE OF DISEASES nr VACUUM.

roiGia Weak Chests, Narrow Chests, Asthma,
Weak Lungs, Weak Backs; Weak, Stiff and
Shrumkcn Limbs; Curvature OF the Spine, and
other Spinal affections; Sciaticm rheumatism OF
wears standing; Spasms. Epilepsy, Palsy, st;
Wins Dance; Dcrlngement Of the Mind, ana
MANY Otherd diseases, not mentioned hd4, can DC
cured.
The Equalizer treats the above mentioned
diIaases with astonishing results. 1t is now eX-
tensiyely used in the Northern and Western
parts Of the United States, and comes lnGolSou
by the most skiIlful doctors IN tins country, all
+ now invite all those who are afflicted 10 eau
in and see the Equalizer; it is now ready for
nnerating: also, iii the Doctors OF the parish
are invited. $685. .ho
Rir Mortar, where | will give all desired inf0r.
1'iS l G. MAYO.
ApPil 2O-tf.-
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NORN. CORNN ANw OATS! OATS"--
u Just received, a large supply OF Corn aIl1
Oats, and constantly receiving, which l Will seil
very cheap, for cash only. ~
March 2-tf. sd" l|oEp'
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NJ N. BODEMULLER,

on BELLEVUE STREET, ~oPELOUsAs.
Deals in and repairs musical instruments.
watches, clocks, and all kinds of jewelry; and
tunes pianos.
Ian PITY.
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A Long Raee.-The race Of Man.
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-
TERRIBLE Academia terrible ac-
cident occurred on Monday evening, Sd
inst, at the residence Of Nj. Ozeme Lee
Blanc, in this parish about five miles
west of VermilliOnville. The particu-
Lars Of the accident, as near as we have
been able to learn, are as follows: Mrs.
Leblanc, late in the evening with candle
in hand, was filling a lamp from q can
filed with coal oil, when her little son,
aged about two years, ranintO the room
and striking his mothers arms knocked
the candle and can from her hands on to
the floor, the candle struck the oil and
in aeecond the floor was in flames. Mrs.
LeBlanc's dress having caught fire, she
rushed from the room into the yard, for
getting her child, where her husband
Eextinglished the fire, but not until her
arm was severely burnt Mr.. Leblanc
Immediately ran into the room to ex-
tinguish the fire there when he found
his little son envelopedin flames; by his
efforts he succeededin extinguishing the
fire, but alas! too late to. save the poor
little creature, the devouring elements
had pierced its tender vitals and in a
few minutes its young soul tOOkitsf flight
to. heaven.
Mr.. LeBlanc's hands were also badly
burnt, but we are happy to learn to-day,
Friday, that both, Mr.. and Mrs. L. are
doing well, This is another warning to
parents to be careful how they use coal
oil or lamp oil of any kind : lamps should
be cleaned and filed during the day and
not wait until night to fill them. So
many accidents from coal oil and other
lamps should be a warning to all.LLa-
fayette Advertiser, 8th inst.
vs.
RETURNING BoARp.-The Sparta
Times, of which Judge Head, who was
president of the State Democratic
nominating convention last summer, is
editor, says: To-
The Supreme court of Louisiana, rem
dered a decree on the 23d inst, sustain
ing the legality of the Kellogg Return
ing Board, Kenard and WHY dissent
ing. Under the Constitution and laws
of the State, as they now stand, this
board makes up the Legislature primN
tdcte, and the Legislature thus consti-
tuted, seats or unseats such members as
it chooses, and counts in the Governor
according to the dictates of its partizan
proeliviies. Thus the action of the
Returning Board virtually controls the
status OF the Legislative department of
the Government as well as that of the
Executive, unless the Governor can be
busted under the provisions of the In
trusi0n Act" 81
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I UIT UUIIE VUIIIWI IlCs
ONEzIME n. GUIDRY, DGput6 Grefier.
Is fGV-5f-imm.
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ly around her shoulders, and looking so
trustingly and confdingly upon the gen
tlemen around her. her beautiful eyes
Illuminated with light that seemed
not of this earth, she formed picture
of purity and innocence worthy the gen.
ius of poet or painter.
At the close of the song many were
weeping men who had not shed tear
for years now wept like children, One
young man who had resisted with scorn
the pleadings Of a loving mother and
the entreaties Of friends to strive to lead
better life. to desist from course that
was wasting his fortune and running his
health. now approached the child, and
taking both hands in his, while tears
streamed down his cheeks, exclaimed,
with deep emotion:
"God bless you, my little angel. You
have saved me from ruin and disgrace,
from poverty and drunkard's grave.
If there are angels on earth, you are
one! God bless you'll God bless you !"
and putting note into the hands Of the
mother, said:
"Please accept this trife as token of
my regard and esteem, for your little
girl has done me kindness I can never
repay and remember, whenever you are
in want, you will find me true friend, .
at the same time giving her his name
and address.
Taking her child by the hand she
turned to go, but pausing at the door,
said:
"God bless you, gentlemen Accept
the heartfelt thanks of poor, friendless
woman for the kindness and courtesy
you have shown her" Before any one
could reply she was gone.
A silence of several minutes ensued,
which was broken by the proprietor, who
exclaimed:
"Gentlemen, that lady was right, and
| have sold my last glass of whisky; il
any one Of you want more you will have
to 60 elsewhere
"And / have drank my last glass oi
whisky" said a young man who had
long been given up as utterly beyond
the reach Of those who had deep inter
est in his welfare, as sunk too low evel
to reform.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-08-11

CATCHING SQUIRRELS ON A FISH HOOK.
II have caught with hook and line
nearly all kinds of fish, besides turtles,
frogs, ducks and other fowl, but yester-
day, while fishing for trout in the VEL
lingsby brook, in Plymouth. Mass, l
discovered new field of sport. While
| had just taken out splendid trout
from under rock, and was about bait
ing my hook, saw good-sized squir-
rel jump upon rock. My pole was
of good length, and | improved my op-
portunity by placing the hook near his
head. At first he brsshed it away with
his paw; but after while, either out
of spite or for love of the sport, made
jump and took the hook in his mouth.
At that moment l "drew upon him."
and soon saw him dangling twenty feet
in the air. Such a dancing and climb
ing up the line and then down the pole,
was a lesson to common fish. I finally
laid the pole on the ground, and then
came series Of gyrations and various
antics. Not being acquainted with that
kind of fish, and fearing that any at
tempt to dlsengage the hook would be
bad for the fingers, I shouldered my
fsh-pole and marched to the blacksmith
shop near by, where, with the aid Of
two assistants and pair of blacksmith's
tongs, the hook was detached and the
fellow set at liberty. Not three minutes
later, however, he was capering along
the fence as if moth ing had happened
Cor. Boston Journal
/ A man named Muir shot and killed
deer, one day last week, on Sucker
Lake, in the town of Fine. He then
started across the lake toward the shan
| ty where his party was stopping, taking
the deer's carcass in the boat with him.
On landing he drew the deer out, when
a panther made his appearance disputed
| the possession of the game. The PAN
ther attacked Mr.. Muir with his fore
paws grasping him by the shoulders,
and with the claws of his hind feet
tearing the flesh from the hips down
both legs. and inficting terrible wounds
Mr.. Muir at the time Of the attack had
knife il one hand, with which he
struck the panther, but only to exasper-
ate him. In the tussle he finally man.
aged to get hold of his gun. and soon
ured nine feet from the head to the tip
of the tail--Ogd Journal.
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Sneak Nae III.

oh
o'ner pe.le have their faults,
Ana SO h,,-e We as we'll,
But all ye chahs to see or hear.
Yc have no righ to tell.
If ye Gamma speak o>xood
Take care. and see, an fool
Earth has all too much O Nse
And not enough O. veal.
Be careful that ye speak nae strife.>
WI meddling tongues and brain,
For ye will find enough to do
If ye but look at hame.
If ye should feel like picking flaws,
Ye better 60, | ween,
And read the books that tell ye all
Abo1t the mote and beam.
Dinna lend a listening ear
To gossip or to strife.
Or, perhaps, twill make for ye
Nae funny thing Of life.
0, dinna add to Others woe.
Nor mock it with your mirth,
But give ye kindly sympathy
To suffering ones of earth.
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AN EXCITING SCENE ON THE PLAINS
Out on the plains, about 200 miles
from Denver, is vertical bluff seventy
five feet high. A party of hunters re-
Gently stampeded a herd of buffaloes
right to the brink of the precipice. The
foremost brutes, appreciating their criti-
cal situation. attempted to avert the
calamity, but the frightened hundreds
behind crowded forward with character
istic persistency. The front rank, with
legs stretched toward each cardinal point
of the compass, beloved in concert and
descended to their fate. Before the
pressure from behind could be stopped
the next rank and the next followed,
initiating the gesture and the believing
of the first For 80 seconds it raineG
buffaioes, and the white sand at the foot
of that bluff was incardadine with tn
life blood of wild meat, and not unit
the tails of fifty or seventy five of tina
herd had waved adieu to this wicke'
world did the movement cease.-Dence
Neacs
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ANOTHER March BToKEN Up.-This
was between clerk IN a Danbury dry
goods store and young lady of that
place. It was so warm on Friday even
ing that she had the parlor window up
and he stood on the lawn and he was
just reaching up for another kiss, when
the sash came down like fash, and
knocked off the peak end of his nose and
scalped his chin, and he hoped around
so madly and howied SO dreadfully that
the old gentleman thoughthe was drunk,
and had him kicked out of the yard
with a great deal of ostentation. Mon
day mttrning be went West.
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The following may serve as useful
hint to husbands whose wives have ex-
travagant tastes: An experienced hus-
band in Lafayette sent two switches home
to his wife, from which she was to make
selection. but before doing it he chang
ed the tags. putting the S25 on the SO
switch and vice versa. After critical
examination by herself and lady friends
the choice fell upon that labeled s25,
and she decided to keepit, notwithstand-
ing her husbands plaintiye protest that
he could not afford to pay out more than
$40 for such an article.
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NAIL IN THE Foor.-We give the
following for what it is worth: To re-
lieve from the terrible effects of running
a nail in the foot of man or horse.
take peach leaves, bruise them, apply to
the wound, and confne with a bandage.
They cure as if by magic. Renew the
application twice a day, if necessary,
but one application usually does the
work. have cured both man and horse
in few hours. when they were appar-
emily on the point Of having lockjaw.
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New APPLICATIONS OF PApER.-Sin

New APPLICATIONS OF PAPER.-Sin-
gularly enough. the IRON Age argues
that paper is to become the general. if
not universal substitute. for wood, leath-
er. and -bubber, as also, to some
extent, for copper, tin, and zinc, and
that iron is not adapted to uses so wide
ly various it being practicable indeed,
to bring paper pulp to such state of
toughness and solidity, by pressure, as
to be almost as fire-proof and indestruc-
tible as iron, and thus our railroad cars
may be made of paper, instead of iron,
thereby preventing the dangers now
incurred in case of accidents. 1t is
claimed that. in proportion to weight.
paper is probably. the strongest mate
rial of construction known, combining
more perfectly than any other substance
the qualities of strength, lightness, fex
ibility, durability, and cheapness. Sc
many and various, too, are articles o
which it can be made, that it can b
manufactured in quantities PRACTICAL.
unlimited in every civilized country
and. so long as plants continue to grow
paper manufacture can be sustained
1t is also, under all circumstances, a
easy material to work and handle. Th
fact is probably we'll known, that tn
paper wheels which have been used wit
success on some of the palace cars ar
formed of compressed paper fitted int
a steel tire iron plates are then ad ap1
ed to each side of the paper, and bolte
together to prevent any displacemel
Of the filing.
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APPETITE.

AT certain seasons, as in spring and
summer, the appetite Of even the very
robust is apt to fail, and the relish for
meats and heavy food to wane. This is
all right enough, for animal diet in warm
weather heats the blood. tends to head
aches, and is generally unwholesome,
unless sparingly used. On the other
hand, fresh vegetables, berries, fruit and
bread are cooling, corrective, and what
the palate most Graves. Don't be afraid
to 60 without meat for month or SO,
and, if you like, live purely on veg
etable regimen. We will lose no more
strength than is common to the time,
and that you will not suffer from pro-
tracted heat, as when dining on the reg
ulation roast.
Many persons regard a hearty desire
for food as something unrsfned, indeli-
cate, and to be constantly discouraged.
This is a greater and more harmful
mistake chan that Of coaxing the appe-
tite It is not necessary for the braiu to
eat beef and mutton, as for the man
who labors solely with hands. The
stomach and the brain are twins the
former being the elder, and having prior
right to care. Let that be well provid-
ed for; and it will sustain its brother.
The people who strive to check whole.
some and natural appetite are the people
who regard dinner merely as feed,
not the center of an agreeable social
custom and as the domestic event of the
day. We are sorry for them, as they
must regard eating at all as prosaic duty
obligatory on them because they have 9
bias in favor of living. We all know
that we must eat simply because we
enjoy what we eat. We are not gour
mands because we relish chops, nor are
we invalid5 because VIC want strawber
ries.
A good appetite is good thing bu
not If it is to be worried by urging o.
by neglect.-.Scribner's for August.
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Most vessels carry too much ballast,
most men too little.
Newport. R. l., appears to be going to
the bad, with no return tickets.
American harvesting machines are
reaping new laurels in Vienna.
How to make fortune in New York
Sell coffee with some coffee in 1T.
The young women at Lake George
are in fine frenzy rolling-tenpins.
New Jersey is favorite Summer resort
for mosquitoes.
A man who brags of his descent is
not apt to be decent man.
There is said to be but one Pole in the
whole Polar regions.
The shay fever" still prevails in
many parts of the country and sends
many people to grass.
Nevada has just named new county
Brandy. The inhabitants of the neigh
boring counties propose to 60 and take
it.
The fact that old Greeks used to laugh
over the same good jokes that we do,
leads DR.. Hopkins to remark that ''Irish
bulls were once calves in Greece.
The cod-fsheries in Newfoundland are
reported as fourishing. Everything
there appears to be with C. o. D. or
LOG.
The New York Graphic says: "If
Boston goes on annexing as she has been
doing for the last few years, the next
thing we shall hear from her will be a
proposition to annex New York.
A California assessor asked woman
how many chickens she had, and, doubt.
ing her word proceeded to count them.
She took him to the beehive, kicked it
over. and invited him to count the bees
He'll take woman's word next time.
The Shah of Persia has purchased 6
bicycle for the use of his harem, which
foreshadows the time when he himself
shall play at base ball, and the Shah
esses shall carry their parasols upside
down and sing ION the beach at Lons
Branch =
girl who had become tired Of sing
lie blessedness thus wrote to her intended
dear Jim, come right off if your
comm at all; Edward Kelderman is in
sistin' that shall have him. and h
hugs and kisses me so continually that
can't hold out much longer"
A young man in Peoria sought to sc
cure his sweetheart by strategy so h
took her out for boat ride and threat
ened to jump overheard into the lax
if she wouldn't marry him. 1t did ne
work She offered to bet him dolla
that he darn't dive in.
t. A careless barber. trimming Sheridan
ears. put him to great pain and uneas
Il ness. Are you trimming my left e;
!. r now 2" says the wit. ''No, sir; not ii
I I've done the right "Oh only
:. thought by what | felt that you we
passing through to the left ear witho
} going around.
Two Irishmen on sultry night, to-
refuge under the bedciothes from pa
ty of mosquitoes. At last one of thel
gasping from heat, ventured to peep b
yond the bnlwarks. and espied a fire.
which had strayed into the room. Arol
ing his companion, with punch,
\ said: Fergus, Fergus, it's no use.
> might as we'll come out. Here's one
the craythers searching for us wild Ii
tern r.