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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

Is FRIDAY AN UNLUoKY DAY?-Some
one says, Friday, long regarded as a.
day Of il-Omen, has been an eventful
one in the early history of America:
Friday, Christopher Columbus sailed
on his voyage of discovery.
Friday, ten weeks after, he discovered
America.
Friday, Henry VII, of England, gave
Cabot his commission, which led to the
discovery of North America.
Friday, st. Augustine, the oldest town
in the United States, was founded.
Friday. the Mayfower, with the nil
grims, arrived at P~rovincetown; and on
Friday, they signed that august com
pact, the ~forerunner of the present Con-
stitution.
Friday, George Washington was born.
Friday, Bunker Hill was seized and
fotifed.
Friday, the surrender of Saratoga was
Friday, the surrender of CORVALLIS
at Yorktown occurred, and on
Friday, the motion was made in Con-
gress that the United Colonies We're,
and of right ought to be free and indie
pendent.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

THE SUPREME GoURT.-Chief Justice
LudeIing, and Associate Justices Ta1ia-
Zero and Morgan, presiding, formally
commenced the regular June term here
last Wednesday, An unusually large
number OF members of the bar from
neighboring parishes is I'M attendance.
Since the above was put in type, As
aociate Justice WILEY arrived, leaving
only one Of the Beneh-Justice Howell
absent.
Besides the members of our own bar,
there are present Geo. H. Wells, 81
Caleasieu NJ. E. Girard and Conrad
Debaillon, of Lafayette; j.. IA. Breaux,
r. s. Perry and r. t. Belden, liberia
Il. Gates and ID. Caffrey, of 81. Mary
a DeBlanc and e. Simon, of ST. Martin.
There are or were six applicants fol
admission TO the bar, all of whom,
ne believe, have passed d successfulex
animation, to-wit: A. Fontelieu and
Julius Robertson, Of Iberia Frank ID
Ghretien and John a. Gastellanos. 81
New Orleans; w. 8. u. Bringhurst, Of
Rapides; and G. II. Violet, Of ST. Ian
dry.
Twenty-seven new cases and one old
one had been submitted yesterday
morning.
The Court began reading opinions
yesterday but we went to press before
obtaining the result.
The Court viii adjourn finally thii
evening,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14
Sir John 4. and tlae Reporter.
[London lontl Aayertiser.l

LOn0QA 10MEJ AaFeEESeE.I
Reporters have some queerexperiences,
and were they inclined to n~arratein print
half the funny stories they have stored
away i'll the recesses of their memory
they could furnish some of the most
amusing contributions TO fugitive liter
allure. e--
The following annecdote has never
been in print before, but it is too good
to be lost: Some years ago Sir John A,
was making o tour through Canada,
s~peechifying as he went. 4 shorthand
writer accompanied him, who regularly
telegraphed his important speeches to
the journal by which he was employed.
On one occasion the subject of the
speech was al interesting one, and the
audience large, but from the influence
OF not infrequent pOtatiOns, the orators
voice was sc indistinct and his utterance
SO thick, that the unfortunate steno-
grapher, despite all his efforts, couldnOt
catch more than half the speech. To
telegraph any such stuff as that, would
have been absurd. So he sent word to
his paper that he could not forward the
speech that night, from his notes, but
would mail it in the morning. Next
morning he wrote the speech out from
his notes, repaired to the. room of Sir
John, and requested him to kindly re-
wise it, as he was afraid he had not been
able to follow him correctly.
Sir John read it over, and turning to
the shorthand man, asked him, "Is this
my speech? Did you report this ?"
Eyes, sir" said the stenographer
chat is your speech as / took it."
"YOungman," said Sir John, "you must
have been drunk. You have very near
ly inflicted an awful injury on me. II
you had sent that speech to your paper,
all the world would have said | was in
tOxicated. I will correct it for you
but, young man, let this be a lesson to
you never get drunk again."
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

The RAILROAD SALE.-The entire
amount of the sale of the movable and
immOvable property of the New Orleans
and Texas railroad company yesterday
was $685. 500. The purchasers were
Henry j. Gardner and Peter Butler. of
Massachusetts,, trustees of the second
mortgage bOndholders, whose claims we
belIeye, amount to about four millions
of dollars.
They bought the property subject to
the first mortgage bonds, the amount of
which the parties themselves perfectly
well know. 1t is announced by these
gentlemen that the work ON the con-
strUCtion Of the road to Texas will be
vigorously prosecuted forthwith, and
that the road will be completed within
two years, We have every confidence
in the declaration thus made, and have
no doubt of the speedy construction of
the road to Texas under the direction
OF the new purchasers. Their interest
as owners is too great to admit of anv
material delay, and they have the sa-
gacity to see that their property wOuld
be comparatively valueless if the road
is not finished at the earliest possible
period. Let MS hope that there will
be a close and perfect union between
New Orleans and Houston, between
Louisiana and Texas, and that the iron
link which joins these two great States
will be then unbroken foreYer.-TCres-
cent City.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

Nor WANTED.-The old notice, "No
Irish need apply" is in danger of being
OvershadOwed by a new American idea,
Ono children wanted" as "incumbran-
ces" of that kind are getting to be re-
garded as decidedly Objectionable in
some parts of the country. On this
point the New York Graphic has the
following:
Is a large family a misfortune 2 The
old Hebrews looked upon children as
the choicest blessings, and considered a
man with a house full of them as p e
cially favored of Providence. But OPT
Mons seem to have changed with cir
cumstances, even in religious circles, if
we may judge from the reports of the
recent Methodist Conference at Hudson.
A minister vas recommended for duty,
but was opposed because he had q large
family. A wife and eight children were
altogether too much Of a good thing
even for a Methodist Conference to
carry. Another was proposed, where
upon a quick-witted brother said that
this gentleman had had many great
misfOrtunes; he had had q numerous
family, but =" kind Providence had at
last paved a way for his advancement
by removing his wife and children to
another wQrld.n The humor was ire
sistible and the Rev. Mr.. Seteby was
assigned to duty. Are we to infer from
this that the Methodists look upon a
large family as a misfortune 2 Perhaps
they think the text, abe fruitful and
multiply does not apply to ministers.
When children come to be considered
a nuisance, it is an unfaillng sign of
degeneracy and Of corruption of a Sc
! rious kind, z
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

The Jackson (Tenn.) Wing and Tri-
bune tells of a. woman who sent her
husband to buy a jug of molasses. He
got drunk and fetched home q lug
filed with whisky. She took it up,
smelt it, set it back, and then, squaring
herself, arms akimbo, and eyes flashing,
heexclalmed, Whar'sthem molasses 2"
antly, and waving his left hand pro
pitiatingly, exclaimed, "Them's they! ~
He is now cOnvalescent, but the jug is
h0pelessly deranged.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

CHRONOLOGY OF CHIEF JUSTICES
Altogether there have been but five
Chief Justices of the United States Su-
preme Court. The first was John Jay,
Of New York, who was appointed Sep
tember 26, 1889, and who resigned in
1894, to go to Great Britain. In Deeem-
Der, 1900, he declined a re-appointment,
and died May II, 1899. John Ruttledge,
of South Carolina, was appointed to the
Office by the President, July 1, 1895, but
the Senate refused to confirm the APP
pointment. VIM. Cushing, of Massa-
chusetts, declined an appointment Jan.
81, 1896, and March 4th of that year
Oliver Ellsworth. of Connecticut, re-
ceived the appointment. He resigned
in 1900 on account of his health. John
Marshall, of Virginia, occupied the
Office from Jan. 81, 1901, to July 6, 1895,
when he died. Dec. 26, 1885, Roger B.
fancy took the bench, which he held
until his death in October, 1864, and on
December 6, 1854, Salmon P. Chase sue
enpdnd him.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

DIVINE sERvIcE.-We are requested
to state that there will be divine service,
by Rev. L. Y. Jessup, at the Episcopal
church, Opelousas, tomorrow, Sunday,
18th inst, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, and at
Washington at 5 o'clock P. W..
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

THE DEAD COMING TO LIFE.-We are
reliably informed that, whilst the jail
in this city was undergoing repairs, the
missing Seventh Ward ballot-box which
m~ysteriously disappeared last election
day was found secreted away IN n of
the closets. This box was used to de-
post what was termed doubtful votes,
and upon opening it there was found
seventy-four votes, ~sixty-nine Repubh-
can aud i've Democratic or Fusion
votes. The names of the Commission
ers was also on the box, and it had not
been touched. Another important fact
is, that there was not q single Dolly
Warden counterfeit striped back Liberal
ticket in the box.-EBatoh Rouge Grand
Era, June 18th.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

BEAUTIFUL ANswERs.-A mute pupil
of the Able Sitard gave the following
extraordinary answers:
What is gratitude?
Gratitude is the memory of the heart.
What is hope?,
Hope is the blossom of happiness.
What is the difference between hope
and desire
Desire is a tree in leaf, hope is a tree
in flowers, and enjoyment is d tree in
fruit.
What is eternity?
"A day without a yesterday or to-
morrow a day without an end.
What is time?
A line that has two ends-a path that
begins in the cradle and ends in the
grave.
What is God?
A necessary being-the sun of eter-
nity-the machinist of nature-the eye
of justice, the soul of the world.
Does God reason?
Man reasons, because he doubts-he
celebrates, he desires; God is omnipo-
tent; he never doubts; therefore never
reasons.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

JUDAH P. BENJAM1N.-Of all men
who cast their fortunes with the cause
of the South during the rebellion, none
have led such a striking and successful
career since the close of the war as
Judah P. Benjamin, who represented
Louisiana in the United States Senate
at the time of her secession, and was
subsequently the leading member of
the confederate cabinet. Removing to
England at the close Of the wal he be-
gan the practice of law in the West
minister and Lincoln Inn Courts. His
progress has been rapid, and he has al
ready received the honor of being
dubbed "Queens Counsel" has assumed
the traditional silk gown, and taken his
place among the higher grade Of law
yers. His elevation to the bench has
already been agitated by the English
papers, and it would be d curious sight
to see an eK=United States Senator and
ex-confederate Secretary of War sitting
by Sir A. COckburn in ermine and wig,
Benjamin is man of brilliant abilities
as an advocate, and his speech upon
retiring from the Senate, just before
the opening of the war, was one of the
most eloquent ever heard in the capitol,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

We see that Proctor & CANDLES Ex-
ira Olive Soap is becoming verypopular
in II town, its quality we know is SUI
perior, and being nicely perfumed we
are not surprised hat consumers prefer
it, and that it has a large sale.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

KISSING THE BRIDE.-A stalWart
young rustic, who was known as q for
midable operator in a free fght,H had
just married a blooming and beautiful
young country girl only eighteen years
Of age and the twain were at a marty
where a number of young folks of both
sexes were enjoying themselves in the
good, Old-fashioned pawn playing style,
Every girl in the room had been called
out and kissed except Mrs. B. the
beautiful young bride aforesaid, and al
though there was not a youngster
present who was not "dying" to taste
her lips, they We're restrained by the
presence of her herculean husband, who
stood regarding the party with a look
of sullen dissatisfaction. They mis-
took the cause of his anger, however.
for, suddenly rolling up his sleeves, he
stepped into the middle of the room,
and, in a tone of voice that at once Sc
cured marked attention, said:
Gentlemen, | have been noticing
how things have been working here for
some length of time, and / amt half
satisfied. | don't want to raise a fuss,
butt"
"What's the matter, John ~ inquired
half a dozen voices; what do you
mean; have we done anything to hurt
your feelings2'
eyes, you have, all all of you have
hurt my feelings, and I've got just this
to say about it: here's every gal in the
room been kissed nigh q dozen times
apiece, and here's my wife, who I con-
slider as likely as any of 'em, has not
had q single one tonight, and I just tell
you, now, If she don't get as many
kisses the balance Of the time as any
gal in the room, the man that sights
her has got me tomght, that's all. Now
go ahead with your plays
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

Several Irishmen were disputing one
day about the invincibility Of their e s
pective persons, when one of them re-
marked, I" Faith, I'm a brick" "And
indade I'm a brick-layer,n said another,
giving the first speaker a blow that
brought him to the ground.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

New SCHOONER LAUNeHED.-0n Sat
urday last we had the pleasure of wit
Messing the launching of Mr.. Thad.
Mayo,s new schooner Lolita MaYo'a al
Dee's mill Oh the Caleasieu river. A
large number of ladies and gentlemen
were present at the ceremony of launch
ing. The boatis d beautiful craft, and
reflects great credit on her builders
Messrs. VIM. Shea, and James Lleuth-
head. Mr.. john Lecoq is now putting
the finishing touch to her. We wish
Mr.. M~ayotsuccess with his new craft.
Lake Charles Echo, June It'll.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

We received recently from c.. ?. Cor
dor, Esq, some pink-ey potatoes, grown
by him, which in point of size and quality
are a little ahead of any others we have
seen this year. -Four Of them weighed
nearly A lbs, and theywere solid clear
through. This is one of the best potato
growing regions in the south.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

HOOK AND LADDER CoMPANY.-We
are requested to state thata special meet
ingof Hope Hook and Ladder Company,
No. /, will take place at the Truck House,
next Monday evening, 10th inst, at 6
o'clock, p. l.. It is desired that all the
members be present.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

An "Irish Confederation Club in
Chicago gives unequivoeaL evidence of
Its own genuiness BY inviting "an Irish
men with the least amount of patriot
ISM to come forward and join the or
g~aniZation,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

REMovTNGACATA Grow
ING ON THE EYE.-Fresh ~wintergreen
leaves put into sweet cream, let it stand
when it is warm until the little drops of
oil arise. This oil, put into the affected
eye two or three times a day, has been
known to effect q cure.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

The usual place of resort for Dublin
duelists is called the Fifteen Acres. An
attorney of that city, in pennine n
challenge, invited his antagonist to
meet him at the Fifteent Acres, the
same more or less
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

The most gallant man ever heard of is
one who refrained from kicking q dog
who had bitten him, because twas a fe-
male dog. If it wasn't for your sex,p
said he, I'D kick your head Off
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14
LOCAL ITEMS,

We have received an invitation to at
tend a performance of the Amateur
Dramatic Association of Grand Coteau,
on the evening of the 18th, inst.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

Col. bennett lectured at the Court
house in O~pelousas, one evening this.
week, on the subject of immigration.
The brief" question prevented our at
tendance; in fact we did not know that
it was to take place, orthathe was in the
place, until it was too late to go. Con-
s~equently we can give no report. m
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

Nne-tenths ofthe champagne known
as Piper Heidsieek is manufactured in
this country from the juice of the lus-
ci0us dried apple, impregnated with
delicious acids.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14
How to Prosper
ADVICE TO A PENNILESS YOUNG MAN
WHO WOULD BE A FARMER.

Save your money in the start. The
hardest of all is to get started. Every
penny laid up then will work for you,
work all the time-wiIl be a co-worker
with you. It will not only earn, but it's
earning will give you courage, give you
power. Once well started, the thing
will be comparatively easy.
You earn money by working out on
the farm, and while earning money,
learn the trade, which you must do if
you wish to succeed in any branch of
human industry. This gives you not
only a handling, but an insight. But
work for the best men, the very best
you can associate yourself with. This
is of such Importance that you cannot
well get along without it. Such men
will do well by you if you are true to
them, and advance as much as you can
their interests.
Thus you will hOnOrably and prof.
tably, improve from the beginning, and
soon be enabled to do for yourself. Be
to be on the safe side than forum doubt
full risks; for to be threatened with fail
ure is to be restless and unhappy. This
restlessness saps the health, hurts the
mind, and discOurages generally. The
whole OF some lives are thus affected.
Worry shOrtens life, why throw it way?
Start safely, then, and you will accom-
plish more in the end. An amount of
land suited 60 your means and the ca
pacity to work it is what you want.
You are not to make money alone re-
member You have q life to live and that
life to enjoy as well as to advance your
means else your case will be a hard
one. 1t will be the miser's miserable
life it will be selfish, cut off from the
sympathy and the support of your
friends; consider your enjoyment more
valuable than money.
To get money, then, may be a curse,
it it be the all-absOrbing idea. But a
iudicious saving, if only Il little at a
time, will cause a constant increase,
which will be gratifying and sustaining
to the mind as it cOntemplates the safe
ty of the future. At the end of a rea-
sOnably long life it will be a fine &C
cumulatiOn, counting it's many thous-
ands. And all this may be done without
being niggardly. On the contrary, you
may live at the same time, making a
home, and rearing a respectable family.
1t is not a task to do this; it may be
made a pleasure. 1t is not a risk. This
is perhaps the chief consolation; that
you are safe.-Begin in a frugal way,
and you will end prOsperOusly.-E F. G.n
in Live Stock, Farm & Fireside Jour
nal.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

THE FIRST DAILY NEWsPAPER,-The
first daily newspaper eve published was
the COurant. It appeared in London on
the 18th of March, 1702. It was a curios-
ity, about the size of half a sheet of FOOLS
cap-paper, printed only upon one side,
containing neither editorials, locals,
court news, political matter, ADVERTISE
ments, nor English intelligence of any
kind whatever.
This Courant," says the publisher,
"as the Title shows, will be published
daily, being designed to give all the Ma
terial News as soon asevery Post arrives,
and is confined to half the Compass to
save the Public at least half the imDer-
tinences of ordinary Newspapers
Six weeks after the first issue the nub-
Usher announced in his largest type that
the project had been $50 Successful,
that hereafter both Sides would be print
ed" The appearance of over a column
of advertisements in the same number
is a sufficient endorsement of the state
ment, and from that time the Courant
increased in prosperity. Every news
paper has its leading feature, and that
claimed by the COurant was foreign in
telligence. Three months after its first
appearance the following notice found
a conspicuOusplace in it's columns, which
leads to the belief that newspaper pub
fishers were much the same in those
days as now al regards the dishing.uI
of news from abroad: "It will be found
from the Foreign Prints which, from
Time to Time, as Occasion offers, will
be mentioned in this Paper, that the
Author has taken Care to be duly fur.
nished with All that comes from Abroad
in any Language. And for an Assurance
that he will not, under Pretense of hav.
ing Private Intelligence, impose any Ad.
dition of feign'd Circumstances to an
action, but give his Extracts fairly and
impartially, at the Beginning of eacl
Article he will quote the Foreign Paper
from which it's taken, that the Publick
seeing, from what Country a Piece o.
News comes, with the allowance of thai
Government. may be better ableto judge
Relation. Nor will he take upon him t.
give any Comments or Conjectures Of
his own, but will relate only Matter o.
Fact. supposing other People to have
Sense enough to make Reflections fol
Themselves"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

Among the conditions of sale by an
Irish auctioneer was the following:
"The highest bidder to be the purcha-
ser, unless some gentleman bids more.p
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

In regard to crops, we do not know
what to say. Before the rainy weather
began, the prospects were never better :;
but as the rain continues every day, and
the end Of that "forty days. will not be
until about the middle of July, no one
can tell whether the crops will consist
more of what was planted, than of grass
and weeds, when the food is over.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-06-14

"Oh, what a soft seatm as the hat
said when placed on the dandY's head,