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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-04-12
Fs1n1e Of RandoInh n1nndon

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF THE HON
~ orable Probate C0urt of the Parish of ST.
Landry, there will be sold at public auction, to
the highest bidder, by the Undersigned Admin
i%strator, or by a public aucti0nePr, on the plan
tation of T, c. Anderson, near Grand Cotean,
in this parish, on THURSDAY. April 24th''
1873, the following. described property belong
ing to the estate of Randolph MundeIl, deceas-
ed, tO-wlt-
= One OK cart, one f0ur-hOrse wagon, one lot of
hogshead slaves, two mules, about eight head of
cattle, one pair of oxen, one lot aratOry imple-
mentS, one lot fencing pieux, one lot hogs, ono
lot carpenters tools, one lot household f1rni-
ture, about 100 barrels Of corn, and sundry other
articles too numerous to mention.
TePms-CaSh.
&C. ANDERSON, Administrator.
S0pi1 10-mG-h
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The Brashear News a y that last
Thursday, at about noon, Samuel G..
Johnson, colored, justice of the peace
in that city, while resisting an arrest
from the town policeman, was shot at
by a number of excited c0lored men
and received two mortal wounds in the
left side. He lived but twenty minutes
after.-[N. 0. Republican.
This was the same johnson that once
resided at Washington in this parish.
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april 10, 1873.
ohm j. Morgan, Ad,ninis,ra,evr. y,

-' Htha'A IL 4DlllII I'll tIA.
GOCR DE DISTRICT, PAROISSE sT'AN-
.drI;-No. 12ll5.-En Vrrtu dun writ 1c
Il. IA, lance par rh0nOrahle la Huitinme Com
tie District de TEtat de la Louisiana. dams nt
pour la Par0isSc st. Landry. dams lc nro~&s ri.
d"SsuS %lntitIlt, ct 4 moi adrrsst. ic nrUcEderai
Il NtcllIiir a Icncan public, 4 In MaisOn de Corr
nc IN dlte parOiSSr, dams la willie dies OppI0lIsns.
IL SAMEDI, 3 Mai, 1873, \ ONE hrrrcs dni
lnltll' les prophecies ci-aprrs dtrritcs, sayoir~
u certain m0rcrau lie trrrr situG surle Bayou
"aNla' dams la paroissc st. Landry, ct Gtant lo
quart nord-rSt tracriOnairc dc Ia section No, %,
township No. ). au sud de la rangGe No, ) eat
COhtcliilIt 1873 9OIl0O acres, ct mSsi: lT3 acres
ttant III portion allOuG de Jacob Bihm, dfrGdG''
uh certain moroccan de tCrre RituG dams In na.
rolSSr 81 Landry, faiSant face sur lie BaVOu
I "uftahleau sur IN espacC DEAF 5IIIOO chafnCs IT
cOurant en- arritre 1870 GNI1OO chafnes, borne an
llord par le Bayou Waxia, 4 Test par les tcrrpa
t9G Jacob Bihm, an sud par le Bayou Courta-
hleau' ct Il TorcSt par les tcrres de John Fahcy.
contellA1lt environ SIT acres Supprfiripls, ayant
etc uolllle 0riEinalPmCnt il Francis Wikoff, par
le G0lVerncmCnt EspagnOI, comtcnant BOG acres
en- tout, aNec toutcs les batissrs ct amGliOrati0ns
qul SY trOuVCnt.
Saisits dams lc process ci-dessus.
COntltinns-A I'M credit de douzr mois. Fac
Hucrenr four1IisSant I'M caution avec DIES sfcuri-
ties scion la lOi.
T. O, HAYES, Sheriff.
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DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. Lam
dry.-NO; 12246.-By virtue of IL writ of fcri
farias, issued ont of the honorable the Eighth
District Court, of the State of Louisiana, in and
Tor the Parish of st. Landry, in the above cnti-
tied suit, and to Inc directed, I will proceed to
sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder, at
the Courthouse Of said parish, in the town Of
OpclOnSas, on SATURDAY, the 3rd dny of
May, 1873, ut eleven O'Clock A. NJ, the follow
ing described property, tO-wit-
The following tracts of land situated in tho
parish OF st. Landry, and in township 4 south Of
range ; east, comprising the northeast quarter
of section 27, containing one hundred and fiffy.
nine acres. The north half of section &c, CON
tanning three hundred and 22IIOO acres. The
southeast quarter of section a., containing one
hundred and tifty-ninG and 7SIlOO acres. The
north quarter OF section "a. containing one humid
red and sixty and 69I1OO acres. h west half OF
tho, southeast quarter of section "a, containing
eighty and 38Il00 acres, and the north half of the
south eighth Of section "a, containing forty and
17llM acres, with all the buildings and improve
mCntS thereon.
Seized i'll the above suit.
T~ermS-Cash on the spot.
E. o. HAYES, Sheriff.
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april 12-yI
Succession de Joachim Ln-ndrenenn-

GOUR DE PAROISSE, ST. LANDRY.-AT-
~ tendl que MaSscna Lahaye, de Ii Pa
roisSe st: Landry, ayant prtsentt une petition
Iettet uttre nOmme administrator de Ia success
sion de Joachim Landrrneau, DECIDE, dprniArr-
mcnt dc la dite par0isse:
En- consequence avis est par Ic present dome
aux intereRses dams cette succession d'ayOir :
deduire par 6crit a mon bureau, dams les dix
Jours qul SlnVront la date du present avis, les
raisOnS, 81 aucune lis ont, pour lcsnurlips ! no
serait pas fait drOit Il Ia dcmande de la ditc U4ti-
ton. W. \. ROBERTSON Grnfier
10 anvil
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march %, 1873.



OOUR DE DISTRICT, PAROIssE ST. LAM
.dry:-NO. 12246.-En vCrtu dun writ dc fcri
1acl1s, lance par Honorable Ia Huitieme COur
lie District de rEtat de In Louisiana, dams ct
pour IL Paroisse st. Landry, dams lie process ci-
deSSls %intitulG, ct a moi adressG, je prOcederai
a vendre a rcncan public, Il In MaisOn de COur
Gle la dite p~ar0isse, dams In vile des Opelousas,
le SAMEDI, 3 Mai, 1873, q ONE heures dli
matin, les prophecies ci-apres d6critcs, SAVIOR
Les mOrccaux de terres suivantes, sitnGs dams
Ia parOisSe st. Landry ct dams 10 townshfp4 sud
DE Ia rangee 5 est, comprenant lie quart nord-
est &c III section 27, c0ntenant cent cinquante-
neuf acres. La Motto nOrd de In section 26, CON
tenant trOis cents dIXhuit ct 22I1OO acres. LIE
quart sud-est de In section 27, cOntenant cent
CinQuante-ne ct 78I100 acres. lie quart nOrd
de Ia section "a, cOntenant centsOixante et69t1OO
acres. La motto Quest du quart sId-est de In
section "a, contenant quatreyingt ct 38I10O acres,
ct Ia mOitie nOrd du huitiemc sudde In section "a,
c0ntcnant qnarante ct 17I1O0 acres, avec tOutes
les bAtiSSes ct amGli0ratiOns qui sly trouvent.
SaiSics dams Iatfaire ci-dcssu.
COnditiOns-COmptantS.
90 mars. E. o. HAYES, sheriff.
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Tax Resistance

We take the following from the Bien-
vile Times, a paper edited by Judge
Head, who was President of the State
Democratic convention heidi New Or
leans last summer, which nominated
the straightout Democratic State ticket:
We publish elsewhere. a circular from
Governor McEncry, urging the people
to organize associations in each parish
for the purpose of resisting the payment
of taxes to the Kellogg Government,
and we have been requested to announce
that there would be Il meeting held at
this place, for the purpose of ~takingintO
consideration this matter, on Monday,
the 18th proximO. It will be seen, also,
that we have copied articles from the
New Orleans Times indicating q disap-
prevail of such a course, in some quar-
tiers. It will also be remembered that
similar extracts have been reproduced
from other papers before. We always
abide by the action of our own people,
and whatever course they choose to
adopt, we are with them, but whenever
we feel called upon to express our Opin-
ion on any question of expediency, with
in the limited sphere of our influence,
we do not hesitate to perform what we
conceive to be Our duty in the premises.
A resistance to taxation is aresistance
to government; for government and
taxation arc inseparable; and in the
present instance, the government of
the State of Louisiana is fortified with
such laws, made since the era of Recon-
struction, in view Of the widespread
antagOnism of the people to the State
authorities with which they have been
outraged during the last five years, as
to render resistance to taxation imprac-
ticable without open revolution. Men
of all trades, occupations and profess
siOns have to, obtain a license from the
tax collector before they can pursue
their avOcatiOns without mourning pen
alties and fOrfeitures. The lawyer is
compelled to procure such a license, be-
fore he is permitted to practice in the
courts; and the owners of real estate
must pay their taxes OF have their lands
forfeited, aside from the power of the
collector to seize and sell property. In
view of these facts, how is taxation to
he resisted without Selling the reins of
the government itself? This was the
only means of successful resistance, and
in this Governor McEnery and the Peo-
pies Legislature have acted we'll their
part, but have failed in their object.
The Kellogg usurpation is now q fixed
fact ; the laws passed by that 'Legisla-
ture are now in force. A term of the
District court for Bienville Parish, le-
galized solely by an act of that Legis-
lature, has been held, and it's DEGREES
are now being enforced. They are in
possession of the public offices, archives
and records of the State. It is we'll that
this high handed usurpation has been
so amply repudiated by the people, but
their protest has been fully made out
and stands upon the record as far as it
can have any practical effect for good.
Further resistance, in our humble judg-
ment, would tend to strengthen rather
than weaken the usurpers.
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MISCELLANEOUS.


Estate Of Aimee ChaCknnn.-NO. 1888.
DARIsHCOURT. ST. LANDRY.-WHEREAs,
Il Bernard Casanayc of the Parish OF st. Ian
dry, having applied by his petition to be appoint
ed administrator of the estate Of Aimee ChaCk-
man. deceased, late Of tho Parish of st. Landry !;
Therefore, any person intending TO make OPP
position to said appointment, will file the same
in writing III my office, i'll the town of OpcIouSas,
within ten days from the present notice.
W. A. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
nuvp1 5-imm
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dc Aimee Chaekmnn.-NO.

UOUR DE PAROISSE, ST. LANDRY.-AT-
tenduc que Bernard CaSanavc de la ParOisSe
st. Landry, nvant prtSentG unc petition q Pctfct
d'Gtrc moInmiG Administrations de Ia succession
dc Aimee Chackman, dtcGdee, reinforcement
de In dite parOisse;
En- consequence, avis est par lie present dOnn6
aux imtfrcsses dams cctfe succession d'avOir i
dGduirc par fcrit Il mon Mlrean, dams les dix
tours 0ui suivrOnt In date DIN present avis. les
raisona, 81 aucunc lis ont, p0nr lesquellcs il ne
serait pas fGit dr0it II Ii demandc de Ia ditC petit
ton. W. \. ROBERTSON, Grchier,
5 avril.jmm
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pARISH COURT, ST. LANDRY.-WHEREAS,
MasScla Lahayc, OF the Parish of st. Ian
dry, having applied by his petition to BIO ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of Joachim
Landrenca1, deceased, late of the Parish Of st.
Landry
Therefore, any person intending to make op-
position to said appointment, will file the SAME
i'll writing in my office, i'll the town of OpplOI-
SaS, within ten days from the present notice.
W. A. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
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NOR SALE-ON LIBERAL TERMS OF
n Credit.-A Sawmill, in running order.
situated in this parish, with IL large tract of
land valuable for its timber and cultivation.
Price l 1900, payable with eight per cent per
aNnum interest from date, in &, Il, IS, "a, 80, Sc,
TYP As, 81, 60, sc and 70 months. Lumber will he
taken in payment.
Apply to HENRY L. GARLAND.
OpclOusaS, Dec. "a, 1S7O-tf.
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Il u
pARISH COURT, ST. LANDRY.-NO. 1243-
By virtue of an order issued out Of the hon
0rable Parish Court, i'll and for the Parish of st.
Landry, i'll the above entitled suit, and to me
directed, L will proceed to sell, at public auc-
ton, to the highest bidder, at the Courthouse of
said parish, in the town Of OpelOusas, on WE'D
NESDAY, the Esd April, 1873, at eleven o'clock
A. NJ, the following described property, tO-wit-
Three pairs misses shoes, four preneila CATERS,
3 prenella CATERS, 8 children's shoes, 7 boys
peggcd brogans, Q boys boots, 10 boys grain bro
gans, l mems grained boots, & women'S shoes, 10
mems shoes, Is russetts, Z mems slippers, l doz.
shoes. l saddle, l saddle Qadfes), II rugged sad
die, 7 brides, 2 bridles, 6 pair martimga1eS, Spair
stir1Tp feathers, G pair extra bride reinS. II
girths, 8 pairs Saddle-bags, 2 carpets, 8 beaver
hats, 3 beaver hats, 5 wool hats, 5 caps, 4 boys
hats, 5 hats, s boys hats, II boys hats, 2 boys
hats, 2 mems hats, 4men's hats, 3 ladies hats, 3
ladies hats, II children hats, 3 over coats, 2 cloth
fr0ckS, | cloth frOck, l cashmere suit, l cashmere
suit, 2cassimcre coats, 5Tests, 3 cOttOnade coats,
5 colored mitten coats, 4 mems coats, / mittcn
coat, 5alpacca coats, 2 linen coats, 3ladies clOaks,
Seized in the above suit.
TermS-CaSh.
F. G. HAYES. Sheriff.
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CAS- A MATTER OF PoLIcY."-Th

CAS- A MATTER OF PoLICY."-The
Baton Rouge Gazette-COmet says:
For very good reasons we have been
all along opposed to recognizing KEEL
lOgg's authority as Governor of this
State, but since, as a matter of policy,
it has become necessary in the opinion
of our friends to ask favors from him
in order to secure to our city a local
government which will take some in
terest in behalf of the tax-paying COM
munity and as Il committee of citizens
have agreed upon the men for such
government, we are willing to sacrifice
our own feelings in the matter for the
benefit of those with whom we live and
make Il daily bread.
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EOR SALE.-A FINE VARIETY OF APP
pie trees comprising Early York" " Wine
Sap" RED Astrachan," and many other spe-
ctes, making Il rotation crop from Spring to Fall.
These trees ltavenOt before been introduced into
Southern ATTITUDES, and are especially adapted
to them. They will be sold in lots to suit pur-
~chasers, and at less than nursery prices.
For further apply at this office.
ian, l1tl 1874.
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NOR SALE.-A LONG ESTABLISHED
II Store Stand with one arpent of ground, and
buildings and improvements, six miles north Of
OpcIOuSas, near GarrigUrs' Bridge, and on the
public road leading to Vile Plate.
Terms-EAsy.
Apply to THOS. H. LEWIS or HENRY J..
GARLAND, at OpelOusas. n48.
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A Rhode Island man has invented q
torpedo in the shape of a kernel of corn.
which is designed for the beguilement
OF crows. As soon as that offensive bird
takes hold of it, it explodes and blows
the top of his head off. ~
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1t is pleasant to go to a fashionable
church and be languidly escorted to n
seat blythe tranquil sexton, because
saff eGs8 SG fine s0 for the y Torsb hP@ "a aod,
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Something for the Ladies'.

To be SUI the heads Of the best reg
ulated households are apt to grumble
while paying their wives dressmaking
bill. Yet men are usually fastidiOus i'll
regard to WOman's dress. Even those
who are careful in regard to. their own
attire take delight in seeing their wives
neat in appearance. They admire CO.
Quettish garments, neatly dressed hair
and all the thousand tasty and fanciful
little articles with which young women
adOrn Themselves, more than they would
be willing to allow. The neatness and
ardOr which charmed them, too often
give place to a slOvenly morning gown,
frOwsy hair, slipshOd and unlaced shoes,
and the like, for many women who
make it a study to please the men they
wish to marry, display great careless
ness after marriage. Men do not like
this. They reason that women should
have the same desire to please the men
they have chosen, after marriage as
they did before it. The last new sdiig
loses its charm coming from the lips Of
a slattern. The poetry goes out of life
at a glance, and the household loses it's
brightness. The wife, who on account
OF household cares, neglects her per
SOnal appearance, commits a grave mis-
take, which too often bears bitter fruit,
and their husbands leave their society
for that of others without really know
ing the cause; most men are too proud
to tell them. Let women always give
the same care to their dress after mar
riage which they gave it before, and
not rush from the room to "dress up
only when there is a prospect of "cOm-
pany.7 Let them consider that which
gives them a charm in the eyes of their
friends has q like effect on a husband,
and they will see that he will not have
so many business calls in the city in the
evening, but will have the same delight
in their society as in the days of court
ship.
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Mr.. i. Z. LeBeau commission ner-
chant for the sale Of live stock. New Or
leans, requests Ms to state that the firm
Of LeBeau ~ Chretien ii dissolved. and
that the business is carried on by him
alone. See bis card.
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A kind lady who sent up a mince-
PIE, with a request to "please insert
is assured that such articles are never
crowded out by q press Of other mat
tiers.
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NOtarinR Acts of sale, with wife's ~renuncia-
ton English and FRENCH, and Magistrates
blanks, for sale at this ofice-cheap.
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LIN DottSAASz NGlI GEGlltEE.
IRON the East came the ass, fair and strong, fit
for burdens. Ha, sir ass, oDen yOurfInp month
of oats.
He was slow Of foot, unless the stick was used,
OF the goad pricked him in the buttocks. Ha,
sir ass, etc. '
Reared by Ruben on the hills of sicbem. he
crossed the Jordan and bounded into Befhle-
HEM. Ha, sir ass, etc.
Lo, with his long ears, the son of the yoke, the
excellent ass, the lord of asses. Ha,s sir ass. etc,
In sprilglng he exeels fawns, deer and kids,
SWIFT beyond the dro1nedaries of the Midian-
ties. Ha, sir ass, etc,
Gold from Arabia, f~rankincense and myrrhf from
saba, asinaTian worth has brought into the
church. Ha, sir ass, etc,
Nilllc ne draws wagons, with many o load, with
ms JaWbones he brushes lard food. Ha, sir
ass, etc.
Barley withitsb eaPd. and tbistlas no na+a .vrbao+
from the chaff, he wi1nows on the thPeshinG
floor, Ha, sir ass, etc,
Say Amen, O ASS there all knelt). having nov
my MI OF grass. Amen, Amen repeat, splrn
ny IoLIler way OF life. Ha go! Fine sir ass
for going, fine mouth for singing5
So little alarm did the Churchin those
DAYS feel at these popular dramas, that
she borrowed their boldest features for
the decoration Of her walls. In the cath
edral of Rouen we see d pig playing on
q fiddle in that of Charities an ass hold
ing a sort of harp; in that of Rvreux a
bishop having in his handafOers bauble.
But later these simple manifestations
turned into mockery and the Church was
obliged to impose silence ON the people.
remoye them, keep them at a distance.
II, B,
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NEW ADvERPFsERFENTS.
.........NO


We hereby notify the public that Mr.. A. DES-
MARE having heretofore been engaged to act
Ior ltS as agent under special, limited and pri-
waite instructions and conditions, is no longer
employed by lis, nor has been since the 5th Of
February last.
WARREN, ATKINSON & CO.,
april 12-5t New Orleans
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The dearest object to a man should
be his wife, but it is not unfrequently
her clothes,
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There are two things we have ALWAYS
avoided placing in the columns of the
Leader. One is, putting ourselves, and
the other, constantly censuring our sub
scribers because they do not paw
promptly. Why we have not pulled
ourselves, W. do not believe in it and
are too modest, and then, we cannot
reconcile ourselves to the idea that we
deserve it. Our reasons for not dunning
non-paying subscribers are, we do not
wish to place such unpalatable reading
matter before those who arc always
prompt in paying, and because we are
fully aware that we should not send a
paper to any II untilit is paid for. But
what a a poor country publisher do,
when a man, reputed to be worth enough
to buy a few hundred country estab-
lishments, says, Mr., send me the
Leader. If we answer that we require
three dollars in advance, he is insufted,
and, as a country editor is supposed to
be a very easy and good natured indi-
Vidual, which in fact, he nine times out
of ten is, he marches to his office and
places the name on the subscription
book. Now, all we ask is to pay, when
the bill is presented, without cursing
the collector or the paper. We want
every body to have paper, and if
there is a man in this parish that desires
it, and has not three dollars to spare,
tell us so, and you shall have it for
nOthlng.-LAscensiOn Leader.
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Judge Morgan viii open courtat Lake
Charles next week.
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IOA0RED SCHOOL, PROPOSE TO
~ open a day and night school at the cOlorcd
Baptist Church, ON Monday, April 14th, and
earnestly solicit the patronage of the cOl0red
people of the vicinity of Opelousas, and as far
as my primary experience will extend, shall en-
deayor to render satisfaction to the patrons.
My terms win be liberal. I will also teach n
free Sabbath school every Sunday morning, open
at 8 o'clock, A. l.. A OWENS.
anril 1921
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NOR SALE-HORSES, MARES AND
II Colts will be sold at public auction, for cash,
every Saturday and Sunday, commencing ON
Saturday, July LIST, 1871, by tho undersigned, Mt
his plantation, about five miles west Of Ope-
lOusas ALCEE DUPRE.
June 10, 1871-tf.
NOR &AEE.-A FINE YOUNG JACK
H three years old next fall, well grown. Price
800. Apply at this office.
June 22-tf,
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Some men are so absorbed in religion
they forget to pay their debts.
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ETsTRAYED.-TAKEN UP BY THE IN
- dersigned near OpelOusas, a black creole
horse and a dun creole mare. Both have trace
marks on their sides. Left fore foot of the horse,
white. Right hind foot of the mare, white-she
mas a black name and tail. Both branded on the
left shoulder, with different brands.
april 12-5t HINTON PHILLIPS.