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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-29

SCIENTIFIC CoYFEE MAKING.-Prof. Lei
big, the German chemist, says good coffee
should be rich in two, principles, extract
and aroma When boiled long time cof-
fee is rich in extract but deficient ia nro-
ma and when boiled only short time it
is rich in aroma but deficient in extract.
In order to obtain both of these properties
Prof. Leibig directs us TO take two.thirds
of the ground coffee needed for the meal,
put it into the water. and boil. brisk ly u
considerably time, and when the meal is
nearly ready take the coffee from the fire
and add the, remaining third of ground
coffee ; stir it we'll, let it stand few min
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-29

We have received tho annual
catalogue of the Augusta Female
Seminary, Staunton, Va, for which
we presume we are indebted to our
fair young friend, Miss M. 6. n.
The total number Of pupils for the
year 1872, was 19l, of which Texas
sends IA, being the third State rep:
resented, in point of numbers. We
have heard this school highly
spoken of by all who have patron.
lied it.
We are also in receipt of the cal
cnder Of the University of the
South, for 1s71-72, at Suwance,
Tennessee. This is one OF the. beat
schools in the country, being under
the supervision of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, with RI. Rev.
W. M. Green, d. ID, Chancellor, and
Gen. J.. Gorgas, Vice Chancellor.
The terms of tuition per year, ia
1920, including board, washing.
lights, fuel, etc. 49,.
ANOTHER RIvAL.-C. H. Jcnkins
in company with Geo. W. Laws,
Esq, and Capt. Hawkins, of the I.
& P. road, went out yesterday 70
Law off the first depot east o: Dial.
las in the vicinity Of Scyone. They
have not learned the name Of this
new city. but as there is Brook
lyn on the other side of East Fork, /
we suggest that it be called New
York. OF course this town in COM
mon with Ft. Worth, and all the
otber prospective cities on the 'linc
of the Texas & Pacific road will ex-
pect to be a great city, and consid-
Or Dallas its special enemy. But
We will nevertheless retain a kind
boiling for the new city, as wehave
Ilways done for Fl. Worth. 1t is
10 our interest to have our subur-
ian towns flourish.
Hon. John W. Lane, Assistant
Iecretsry of the Senate has our
hanks for various documents IRON y
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-29

The skovhegan Reporter tells Of q
young han, . little confused by lack OF
familiarity With the wsys Of q hotel ], who
was taking tea at the Showhegan Heiel
last summer. As he took his seat and
looked at his plate, he saw thereon wha,
he supposed to be piece Of tripe, but
what in reality was q napkin he applied
The pepper and vingar, tsok his knife and
fork aud attempted TO eat but be made
SLOW proEress. He called on the waiter
and requested him to bring him p iece Of
tripe that vas more tender.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-29

Ats social party in the West /. humor-
sas deacon propeunded the following
queys
aMhy don't they build mills on the
Mississippi river 2"
/. Answer-'aDam Il, they cant"
Upon hearing this young lady
asked;
nwhy don't the devil skate 2
Ansrsr-nIIsr in he'll can he 7"
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-29


county, living balfs mile northwest from
Decatur, on Sunday last concluded TO ac-
company bis VIE 10 church. lie loft bis
employee, q Swedc.0effnan descrier from
Jacksboro, about 22 Yeas of ege, in
charge OF the premises In his absence.
willis Mr.. lIalston was busy worshipping
the Creator, this Swede entered the house
and opened the trunk OF Mr.. lIalston, and
extracted therefrom the sum Of twcnty-six
hundred and thirty dollars in gold. lie
also siols Mr.. HIS pale sorTel horse, and
made Of, in this direction. On the road
bctwcsn Decateur aud Den ton the thief
passed Captain G. Hawkins, of the Calves
ton hardware house of A. w. y E.P. .Cleg
Mr.. Hawkins informs u that he seemed
'yefy much excited, and 10 great hurry.
a Rsrjiss are id hot pursuit. IL Dup.
>6e6d the thief went to DalIns frem berc,
asho in4uissd fbe road to that city At the
houss Of Sanos A.Cos-l Denton Monitor.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-29

twsss blood End brsln, Of bssft.powsr
and nervous snsrgJ, that w may be we'll
anssd that no facts efuislsfssl~in the
ohabgsd condition offhs o,iIpfit will be
permitted 10 tsoa 20 bgiIoe ahd record.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-03-29

the vegetative functions Of life being in
terrupted. The gradual union Of the parts
was shown by faint but gradually increas.
ing movements Of the limbs, of the Jaws
and Of the muscles Of expression in the
face. Speech did mot bscomS psssiblesrin-
ill the close Of the third week, and thensit
was hcsitating, stammering, as a child
iearns. Although il Nasevidcnt that the
patient tried to utter words and sentences
il was very gradually that The power Of
intslligible articulation returned HfoO
The gazette contains the report; in
tabular form, Of the increasing voluntary
power over the arms and hands, as meas
'ured from dAy'to day bp the dy nan5meter,
the measurements given in kilogrammes
also the daily temperature Of the Limbs,
ss shown by the thermometer in degrees
Of centigrade also the returning sepsibil-
ity of the fingers and lips, al given BY On
instrument called esthesiomeier; but
omit these, rs your readers will be inter.
ested in the main facts emily,
When speech became Ineligible, Il was
found that the soldier, ss.hs seemed, had
forgotten entirely his military training
and discipline; on the other hand, he told
ct q f0I mai exhmluhtlOu, lu tnc presence
Of witnesses, the prices Of all the wines
aud beers, such as the saloon-keeper had
been in the habit Of buying and selling,
ma nifesting the unimpaired cerebral act
ivity OF the latter. His memory RECALLED
the saloon. keepers relatives, friends and
customers, whom he called By name, The
soldier had been ugly taciturn, revenge-
full be now had The saloon-keepers frapk
ness and even earrulity, in spite Of his
uftsrancesdHA te totally
blind. Although the nerves OF smell and
ight had been Appropriated in the cPer-
.tion, they failed 70 unite Il ,Fas both
ssd and strange to see and hear The sol
lier cropping in bis infrniiy Of blindness
md giving proof Of ell the patient endu-
-ancs and goodness Of heart which bad
made the salonn-kesper deservdly esteem
a and prosperous. These are the main
acts in The ease as far as detailed in the
irchivs, but the subject presents 80 many
important problems Of The rslation BE- !
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-12-13

PRIMARILY, the undue desire to ac-
auire wealth, regardless of the means
employed, is the great evil that under
lies ali our present troubles.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-12-13
AnOIdShip.

The bark True Love. Captain Thomas
Wetherill, has Just arrived from Green
land with cargo Of kryolite. This
vessel was built in the year 1864, and
is. consequently, 100 years old. The
sides batter inward to the gunwale, and
this makes the vessel much broader at
the water-line than on deck. In nauti-
cal language, the sides are known as
I" tumbling home, because they fall in
above the bends. This bark was built
at Phiadelphis, but it cannot be aseer-
tanned with any degree Of certainty at
what particular point The Custom
house register does not contain the re-
cord because the vessel was built
twelve years before the beginning of the
American Revolution. 1t is most
likely that she was built in kensiBg
ton, as it appears from history that the
first ship-yards on the Delaware were
established in that locality, not far
from the Penn Treaty ground. The
bark was built for parties residing in
Hull, England, and still halls from that
place, and for fOrty-seYen years was en-
gagged in the whaling business IN the
Northern seas, and appeared TO be at
home among the ieebergs of the Arc
tic region. 1t is understood that the
vessel has never required any cOnsid-
erable repairs. The original timbers
appear to be as sound as the day they
we're erected on the ssoeksin old Ken
sington. She registers 296 tons, but
will carry much more.-Erck0Bge.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-12-13
Old Times i'm the Mississippi Valley
The American Conquest of Illinois.

In 1899 st. Louis had population
of 925.
The General Pike was the first
m-boat that solved the problem
whethera steamer could stem the cur
rent of the Mississippi. 1t arrived in
st. Louis on the I'd Of August, 1917.
The first newspaper printed i'll st.
Louis was issued on July II, 1903. 1t
was called The Missouri Gazette, but
the name was afterward changed to
The Missouri Republican, under which
name it is still published.
On the 10th of February, 1863, the
Illinois country, on the east side of the
Mississippi, was ceded by the French
to the English. In 1864, the English,
by Captain Stirling, took possession of
+. the country. The white population of
the whole State at that time was less
than 1000. At the present date, no
years later, the population is about
100000.
In the year 1778, during the War of
the Revolution, Illinois was conquered
from the British by the distinguished
American General George Rogers
Clark. His campaign was one of the
most brilliant achievements of the
Revolution. His army consisted of
153 men; with that small force he
captured the strong forts at Kaskaskia
and Vincennes, and conquered the
whole fegion. The fort at the former
place was captured on the 18th of July,
l17S, and CahOkia was occupied i'm
mediately thereafter. A government
was then organized, under authority of
the State of Virginia, which has re-
manned with various amendments.
In 1166 the first negro slaves, five
hundred in number, were brought to
Illinois by Philip Francis Renault, to
work the mines. The descendants of
these negroes can still be found in
Randolph County.
Fort des Chartres, in Randolph
County, was founded by the French III
171S. When completed it was one of
the most formidable and extensive for
tifcations in North America. 1t was
located near the river bank, and the
walls were destroyed by the great
food of 1772. 1t was the seat of the
French Government in Illinois until
the English took possession of the
country They occupied the fort until
it was destroyed by the food, when
they abandoned it and erected Fort
Gage, near Kaskaskia. The ruins of
Fort Chartrees can still be seen.-
Alton Telegraph.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-12-13

THE following is an extract from
the Thanksgiving Sermon delivered by
Rev. II. C. Morrison, in Louisville:
But to-day, continued the preacher
''all localities and provincial boundar-
les are lost, and We come together as a
representative of a brotherhood of
40,000,000 of souls, representing,
great nation. 1t is good for us some
times to blot out these provincial lines,
and come together in national and re-
ligious unity. 1t expands our souls
and makes us better and stronger in
faith, love and common manhood.
The blessings for which we come
to give thanks are of twO-fold ma
ture, viz; temporal and spiritual"
The minister here proceeded to enum-
crate the temporal blessings which we
all enjoy The blessings of peace
after four years war first, and then
the twin-sister Of peace, the blessings
of plenty. We have plenty in the
land. The present condition of broken
banks is a less calamity than a famine.
The old bank of nature, over which
God presides, is not suspended. 1t Is
as solvent to-day as at any period since
God created the universe, and is issuing
to US to-day our daily bread. There is
too much religion, too much charity,
too much bread in the land for any to
perish. While the people of this ma
tiOn have abundant causes TO be thank
full for temporal blessings, our spirit
ual welfare was far above our temporal
affairs in its importance and the abun-
dance and value of its blessings The
minister here pictured a bright and
glorious future for the progress and
spread of religion, and said there is no
prospect of crisis IN the business Of
salvation. The cry for the bread of
life was coming up from the four winds
Of the earth, and all heather nations
were fast coming under the power OF
the gospel. Kingdoms and powers
were giving us recognizance, and the
public press of the world is lifting its
voice in our behalf All this, he said
was the outcrOpping Of the coming uni
versal triumph of the church. There
never was a period, he said, wheE the
gospel was preached with more purity,
power and pungeney. The recent ses-
sion of the Evangelical Alliance was
like an assembly Of a penteeOstal com
pany. The church, he said, is steadily
advancing, spreading into a broader
compass and rising to higher elevation,
everything fulfilling the prophecy in
the text; that from the rising of the
sun to the going down Of the same, the
Lords name is to be praised, and the
reign of gospel peace to spread and
prevail over the nations till all the
kingdoms of this world shall become
the Kingdoms Of the Lord
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-12-13
GEO. DAVID CUMMINs
MARSHALL p. SMITH,
ALBERT CRANE,
GUsTAvUs SABINE,
CHAS. ID. KELLOGG.

EXPERIMENTS WITH THE GATLING
GUN AT FORTRESS MoNROE.-Fort
Monroe, November 13-A second Sc
ries of experiments with the Gatling
gun, for the purpose of testing its eff
cheney against a regiment of infantry
advancing by column Of company was
tried here to-day, under the direction
of the former board of officers, of
which General Gilmore is president.
For this pOrpOse ten targets, one
hundred feet in length, were placed at
a distance Of fifty feet apart, the first
being one thousand yards from the gun.
In the first trial six hundred shots
were fired, of which FIVE hundred and
twenty-six struck the targets, but the
party who was handling the gun did
not have the proper range, anda second
trial was had. In this, as the former,
six hundred rounds were fired with the
following results The first target was
struck three hundred and seven times;
the second, two hundred and forty
four: the third, one hundred and five !;
the fourth, twenty-fOur the fifth, one;
lllC SlAtll, lOlC SCNCnlhs iOui tnN
eighth, three and the. ninth, three /;
while the tenth was not touched.
When it is stated that the targets
were made of inch pine boards, and
the targets were struck in all six hun
dred and nineiy-One times, the tre-
mendOus destructive power of this
modern implement of war can can be
fully really realized. The time con-
sumed in firing these six hundred
rounds was very short, and had it been
in reality regiment advancing, even
on the double-quick. the gun could
have been worked with such effectthat
scarcely a man would have lived to
reach it.
After the experiments were com
pleted the operator turned his gun on
flock of ducks out in the bay, and be-
fore they realized their danger half a
dozen of them were killed, proving
that it might be used with success in
this branch of business.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-12-13

JENKINS told his son, who pro-
posed to buy a COW in partnership,
to be sure and buy the hinder half
as it eats nothing and gives all the
milk.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-12-13

IT is an error to suppose that man
belongs to himself. No man does
He belongs to his wife, or his child
ren, or his creditors, or to society, in
some form or other. 1t IS for theiI
especial good and behalf that he lives
and works, and they kindly allow him
to retain a certain percentage of his
gains to administer to his own pleas,
ures or wants. He has his body, and
that is all, and even for that he is an
swerable to society In short, society
is the master and man is the servant
and it is entirely according as society
turns out a good or bad master. wheth-
er he turns out a good or bad ser
George augustus .Sata.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-12-13

A GOOD Old elder of church who
was given to extravagant exaggeratiOn,
was at last called to account for his
Offenses in that respect, and admonish-
ed not to give way to the besetting sin
in future. The good old man received
the admOnition meekly and earnestly
and said: Il know how prone | am
to this fault, my brethren, and IT has
given me tortures of pain; and night
after night | have shed barrels of tears
over it" The meeting adjourned in
silence.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-12-13

OLD GEST-"You don't mean to
tell me. waiter, that you can't give me
toothpick. Waiter-"Well, sir, we
used to keep 'em, but the gents almost
invariably took 'em away when they d
done with EN-"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-12-13

JACK, who is at a boarding school
in the country, writes home PLEASE
send me a good trap to catch wood
chuch and piece of carpet for me to
say my prayers on.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-12-13

in all grades, nom the plain serviceable
styles TO the finely carved and marble-tOp-
ped sets. In addition TO our usual full stock
OF
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-26
sHERTFF's SALES.
p. .. WiTsx vs., oscar BuITfnrd.


p. 8. Wilt VS.. Oscar BulIiard.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Ian
~ dry.-NO. 12337.-By virtue Of an order of
seizure and sale, issued out of the honorable the
Eighth District Court, of the State of Louisiana,
in and for the Parish of st. Landry, i'll the above
entitled suit, and to ME directed, I will proceed
to sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder,
at the Courthouse of said parish, in the town Of
O~pelOusas, on SATURDAY, the I'd day of Au-
gust, 1873, at eleven O'Clock A. M, the follow
ing described property, tO-wit-
A certain lot of ground, with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, situated on Bayou
Teche, at ArnaudviIle, parish of st. Landry,
having a front of OnetIalf arpent, and One-half
arpent i'll depth, more or less, bounded south by
land of Sellers, west by property of Sellers and
Mrs. Theodore Richard, north by Paul Blanch-
ard and east by Bayou Peche; said property be-
ing the same transferred by Z. A. Guilheau to
Oscar Bulliard, by act of September Goth, 1869,
passed before FerTeOl PerrOdin, Notary said
mortgage was given by said Oscar Bulliard to
said P. S. Wilt, by act passed before Omer Mar
tin, II Notary Public, of the parish of st. Martin,
May 31st, 1871, a copy of which is duly recorded
in the office of the Recorder of mortgages for the
parish of st. Landry, on the Esd of June, 1871.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms-CashO on the spot.
E. o. HAYES. Sheriff.
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july 5, 1873.
succession he Thomas W. CraNford.

Succession de Thomas w. Crawford,
TN VERTU DUN ORDRE DE LHONORA-
- bic Cour de District, du Second District de
la parOisse d'Orlcans, il sera vcndu a rencan
public, All plus Offrant onch6risseur, par lie SOUS
signe, Sheriff de la parOisse st. Landry, a la Mai
son dc COur, dams In vile DIES Opelousas, lie
JEuDI, 7 AOGt, 1873, la Motto indiVisG dcs pro
prietes ci-apres d'Gcrites, a~ppartenant a Ia sue
Cession de Thomas W. Crawford, dGc6dG, SAVIOR
1. I'm certain moroccan de terrc, situ6 sur la
rive Quest de la riviGrc Atchafalaya, dams la pa
r0isse st. Landry, faisant face ct borne Il Fest
par Ia riviere Atchafalaya, borne au nOrd par la
terre de T. G. CalVit, a P0uest par DIES terrcs ap-
partenant a st, Paul on DIES terres public, ct au
sud par la terTe dc W. Burton, cOntenant six
cent cinquante-trOiS acres, plus on nlOins, avec
tOutes les batiSsGs ct am6liOratiOns Oui sty tr0u-
vent.
2. DCux mutets, I'm demi baril de sci, I'M lot de
t0ile dcmballage, deuX Gcheyeau de cordc. I'm
jeu d'attellicrs I'M pOGle il fire, deux bGches,
quatrc pelles, deHX rahOts, trOis baTrils de chauX
une mCule, trOis charues ct un sweep, dix
pioches, dix hacheS, dcuX paires de golfers ct
trails, mn paSSepartOut, une petite Scie, I'M castet
deuX ciScau, tr0lS terriercs, quatre names Il co.
tons, I'M lot Gle ClOus No. 6, I'M vilcbreuuin,
rn lot de fcrblanC, ule gramdc pot Ell ferbfanc
deuX O%reillicrS ell mousse ct deuX matelas, q
pairs de converts ell laine, I'M chalan, I'M Skiff.
Q COnditiOus-COmptant.
E. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
s Juliet, 1873.
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SALES.
Estate of Thomas wv. C,.p WV

OHu
pY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
- Orable Second District Court of the Parish of
Orleans, there will be sold at public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned, Sheriff
of the parish of st. Landry, at the Court House,
III the town of OpelOusas, on THURSDAY, the
18th day of August, 1873, the undivided half of
the following described property, belonging to
the estate of Thomas ". Crawford, deceased,
tO-Wit:
l. A certain tract of land lying and being on
the west bank of the Atchafalaya river, in the
parish of st. Landry, bounded and fronting on
the east by the Atchafalaya river, bounded on
the north by the land of T. G. Calvit, west by
land belonging to st. Paul or by public lands.
and south by the land of W. Burton, containing
six hundred and ttfty-three acres, more or less,
with all the buildings thereon.
2. Two mules, half barrel of salt, a lot of bag
ging, two hanks Irvine, one set of double trees,
one frying pan, two spades, four shOvels, two
planes, three barrels of slack lime, one grind
stone, three plOWs, one sweep, ten hoes, ten axes,
two pairs names and traces, one crosscut saw,
one hand saw, one Ratchet, two chisels, three
augers, four cotton baskets, one lot six penny
nails, one brace and bit, one lot OF tinware, one
large tin pot, two moss pillows and two mat
trasses, two and a half pairs bed blankets, one
ferry boat, one Skiff.
Terms-CaShO on the spot.
f.. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
July 5, 1873.
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FOR SALE,


,ANDB FOR SALE.-IHAVESEYERAL
Ia tracts of unimproyed lands belongings to me
and to Others which I viii sell or rent to actual
settlers. 80 IrN~u~ -
| will sell on credit, payable in one, two, three,
f0ar, I've, six. seven, eight, nine and ten years,
with eight per cent interest annually, from first
day OF December next. Or I will rent to actual
settlers for mere payment (durimg five years. of
me taxes which may be assessed upon the tract
they occupy.
In either selling or renting, the purchaser or
lessee Will 0bligate himself to actually settle on
ana place III cultivation the land received by
lease, under penalty of nullitsy OF sale or lease.
a also for sale aW~eliinaproved place, con-
tanning two hundred aYpemfs0 Of land. with large
ana comIhodious dwelling house, eotton gin and
CRIBS. Price of hisplaceS5000s payable onter1ns,
sale. "
on terms. HFNRyT GARTAVB
June "a, 1S71-ff.
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by VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
~ CRADLE Probate Court Of the Parish of st.
Landry, there will be sold at public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the undersigned public
auctiOncer, at the last residence of the deceased,
in the town of Arnaudville, in this parish, on
THURSDAY, July 31st, 1873, the following des-
cribed property, belonging to the estate of Oscar
Bulliard, deceased, tO-Wit-
l. One lot of ground, with all the buildings
and improvements thereon, sftuatcdint the town
of Arnaudvillc, III the parish of ST. Landry,
bounded north by lot of Paul Blanchard, east
by the Bayou Teche, and south and west by lots
of ULCER Guilbeau.
2. Two beds and bedding, one arlnOir, one safe,
one sewing machine, one lot of sundry small ar
ticles, one lot of kitchen furniture.
Terms-CashO on the spot.
JOHN N. OGDEN, A]uctioneer.
June 2S-5t-imm