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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

An honest farmer looking over O bill,
found To lbs sugar. To lbs ditto.7
He went to his wife and said, "Here is
a pretty charge. What on earth have
you done with so much ditto 2" She de-
clared she never had any ditto in the
house in her life. So back the farmer
posted to the store and reported, and
received an explanation. On his return
his wife asked him if he had learned
whatit meant. eyes," said he "it means
that I'm darned old fool, and you are
5i++o y
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

A little, keen, bright-eyed girl of four
years, on visitone evening, was assisted
on the lap of gentleman friend, and on
being told by her mother that she was
%m5tsR S sgs S"Gy TO 6O tSd tied 1@Ns Rnds
With gesture, "Why, girls r of fi nineteen 1
sit on laps, and you wouldn't call them
babies, would yOu?o
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

DISCOVERY IN WooD PAPER MANU-
FACTURB. -" Burleigh" writes to the
Boston Journal as follows: "a young
man of this city, a son of a clergyman,
has brought to light an invention that
promises a fortune to himself and
great benefit to the community. The
manufacture of paper from wood is
carried on to limited extent. There
are only certain kinds Of wood that can
be used for the manufacture of paper,
and the scarcity of material makes the
paper very high. By the discovery ]
have alluded to paper can be made out
Of any of the hard woods, while a pulr
from the Southern pine makes a paper
at once tough, handsome and cheap
The sap is extracted by steam, and the
process of making the paper is very sim.
pie and inexpensive. Paper men sax
that the Invention will revolutionizt
their trade.'
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19
A Girls Advice to Her Sex-NO
Nonsense About Et.

DEAR GIRLs-Don't do anything that
you will look back on from the maturer
age of thirty and wish you hadn't.
Dom t do anything, no matter how long
you have been engaged to q man, that
when you are married you will regret.
Your husband will respect you all the
more, if you have always bern true to
yourself during his cOurtship. Time
enough for the kisses and the glowing
clasps will come after marriage, and
will be enjoyed all the more for true
purity Of thought and deed. And if
the engagement should happen to get
broken, it will save many annoying
thoughts, if not words, to know that it
is impossible for some man whom you
care nothing for, then to boast of famil-
iarities from you. These young men
who. are willing to draw out these little,
ceressing familiar acts thatin themselves
contain nothing impure, must possess
impure minds, and imagined license
from the innocent, thOughtless express
sion of pleasure, will, sooner or later,
with some one venture more, you may
depend. Your careless words and ac-
tiOns may inflame. his passions, and
presently some one falls, and you can
say but that it is partly your fault ?
No doubt it is very pleasant to be sup
ported in your evening walk, or ride,
by the arm of your dear Augustus, or to
lean your head to rest upon his con-
venient shoulder, holding his hand, and
to give him parting kiss, but as sure
as you live ten years older, you will be
sorry you did it. Then consider one
thing more. In the strength of your
virtue, did you ever think that some
weaker sister may see or know of the
act, and thinking if you do so, it cannot
be improper? The consequence is. that
some one takes advantage of her weak
ness, and she is lost. Oh, girls! we must
blame our own selves for some Of
this dreadful evil! Do be thoughtful
and avoid any action aelf=respect calls
doubtful.-=[Ashtapula Sentinel.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

The inhabitants of noted fever and
ague district in Illinois are said to turn
their "shakes" to some account They
climb into the top of she'll bark Just
there is not a hickory nut left on the tree.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

A little boy was playing in the yard,
when presently, from some cause Orprov-
ocatiOn, he exclaimed Dickens!" The
word is much used by young people
when provoked. Johnny's grandmother
heard his exclamation, and asked him
if he knew what he meant when he said
"Dickens?" " TO be sure I do" said he,
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- T1.IlR...nH.TIIsEE2IsER.

n UHaBEN l! LGJNaMsE Il b + GJIE p g 3 -.
q a Chniea g9yt1resa gnfl line Lumber, of every
dimension, and in unlimited quantities, sup
niied by the undersigned at Mount Pieasant
MiIls near Washington. We are recelVIng
large lot of chain logs and viii I'll with pT0mpt-
ness aud dispatch all bills entrusted te iis,
Orders addressed 10 the az " aal-
inufQil, wi receive Immediate attention.
AIi kinds and any amount of Seasoned Lumber
aIygaYs on hand, at Reduced Prices.
Terms-Gash at the mill
FRANK MeNIC0LL.
Mt. Pleasant Mills, July 8, 1871.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

A lady was once declaring that she
could not understand how gentlemen
could smoke. "It certainly shortens
their lives" said she. "I don't know
that" replied a gentleman " there is my
father who smokes every blessed day,
and heis now seventy years old" "Well,"o
he might have been eighty"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

industrialpursuit, we qualify the ad-
vice by urging that it be by no means
entered into without seeking informa-
tiOn in regard to it. This can be easily
obtained from books on agriculture,
and from bee journals.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

A gentleman having occasion to call
upon an author, found him in his study
writing. He remarked the great heat Of
the apartment, and said, "It is as hot as
an oven" $50 it ought to be-" replied
the author, for it's here make my
broad =
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

A wedding was to take place at Nash
vile one evening lately, and the bride,
parsOn, and guests were ready, when it
was announced that the unhappy bride
groom was on a jury which was unable
to agree, Ond had been locked up for the
nj rrht
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

a comieal quarrel, says Paris cotem-
porary, took place the other day on a
boulevard. A gentleman roughly accost..
ed a working man, and accused him of
sWindIing. You sold me- he said, a
Domade TO make my hair grow; see, my
head is as smooth as piece of leather"
g SIR answered the vendor of ointment,
you wrong me. There are lands where
the best seeds won't grow. 1t is not the
fault Of the seed tits the soil. The gen
tleman did not continue the discussion.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

"You here, Jones? How did you find
ySRs RRs way dSy S@9 Ena WBB HB w9y fBye at
"Ah! we'll, l rode out ON a nightmare"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

An honest man bewailing, in piteous
terms, the untimely departure of his
wife, observed, Its pity she's dead,
for her teeth were allnew only last week.n
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

Why is a young lady Just from board
ing-sChOOl like a building committee
Because she ready to receive proposals.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

Why is a newly married couple like
pair of sugartOngs? They are two
spoons joined.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

A young lady whose father is improv-
ing the family mansion, insists upon
having a beaW-windOw put in for her
benefit
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

When did Ruth behave i'll to BOaz -?
When she pulled his ears and trod on
his COrns.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

81 see," (icy,) said blind man when
he fell on the slippery pavement.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19

If brevity is the soul of wit, what a
vast amount of fun there must be in the
tail of a fashionable coat,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-19
DRUG STORES.
0PELOUSAS DRUG STORE.
SIGN OF THE BIG MORTAR!
Opposite the Court House,
oPELoUsAS. La,

The undersigned in returning his sincere
thanks for the very liberal patronage with
which he has heretofore been favored, would
respectfully call the attention of all needing
anything in his line, to his
LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK
of everything belonging to the Drug Business.
Physicians, Country Merchants and Planters
orders solicited.
Prescriptions will receive particular attention
at all hours of the day or night.
CLAUDIUS MAYO,
PhaTmaceutist.
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TTVMHs rs NO HURHBUG:
And everything else in proportion.

He has on hand and is constantly receiving
by every boat, q choice assortment of all kinds
of fancy and family groceries, consisting of Flour
In whole and half-barrels; Sugar Cured Hams,
Crackers, Rice, Vermicelh, MaeaRoni, Teas, all
kinds Of canned Fruits, Fishes and Vegetables;
French Cognac, American Brandy, Jamaica
Wliiskey, Old Bourbon Old Rye Monongahela,
Dexter, &C.; Bitters HOstetters, New Found
land, Sazerac, Russian, and all other kinds,
Fresh and Dried Apples, Oranges, Lemons; and
line of Fancy and Family Groceries.
Choice Liquors, Tobacco, Cigars, &C., &c, &C.,
will be found at
LOUIS DESMARAIS',
Corner of Market and Bellevue Streets,
0OnlousaS
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HNANCY GROCERY STORE.

EINANUW GWDUERV STUIEs
@. b. ANDRUS.
CORNER MAIN AND LANDRY STREETS,
Always has on hand full assortment of choice
family groceries, and particularly flour in bar
rels and half f-barrels-Cheap; also:
TTNWARE, GOLDFISH,
WTLLOWWARE, MAgKEREL,
HARDWARE, HERRINGS,
SHOT, SALMON,
POWDER FANCY SOAP,
Il CARDS, STOVE BLACKTNG,
FLUTTNG MACHINES,
Als8, full assortment of Fine Liquors, Brandy,
Rye aud Bourbon Whisky, Peach Brandy,
Wines and Bitters, Fine French Cordial, Dant-
zick, Old Irish Wine, Madeira Wine, Port Wine /;
and In fact, every variety Of Liquor and Wines
all for cash and Cheaper than the Cheapest.
VIII commence the New Year by selling ex-
causively
FOR CASH AND CHEAP.
dee 2R-Iy
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Dress Hats of superb quality finish,
All the nobby styles for young men.
Youths, Boys and Childrenss Hats, IN the
newest designs, at
may 10-n JOs. BL0C1a q 60
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I'd D. MEFEHVRRs AGENT,
Corner of Court and Landry Streets,
0PELOUsAS, La,
Hae always on hand and offers to his friends,
FoR CASH. at such low prices as VIII fully satisfy
them
DRY GOODS, Staple and Fancy.
CLOTHING.
BooTs, SHOES AND HATS.
NOTIONS,
HARDWARE AND TINWARE.
GROCKERY.
GROCERIES, Staple and Fancy.
WINES AND LIQUORS.
BAGEIEf AND TIES.
CORN, OATS AND BRAN.
SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO.
June 8
nm W0U WANT no BUV ANYTHING
ATA GREAT BARGAIN,
94'4 CLOTHING,
For Ladies and Gents,
STAPLE GOODS,
And more especially
Dress Goods
Which are offered at a SACRIFICE!
Call and see for yourselves, at the store of
p. j. LEEEBVRE,
ianlSu Cor. Landry and Court SITS
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WNOH RENR-THAT DESIRABLE PLACE
Of business now temporarily occupied by
Bloch Il DuprG IN 0peiOusnss Possession gwen
on first January next. For further particulars,
apply at next door to
dec. 21-H. CHAS. n. kAAfsfs.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-09-11
rIIE PLATRORm AND THE TIoKET.

We present to-day the platform and
ticket Of tho Democratic party Of Texas.
Both arc excellent and all that could be de-
sired. The resolutions embody the indy
ing principles Of Democracy, and are so fall
and explicit that the position Of the party
viii be clearly understood on all questions
of State policy which have lately engaged
thsuPuDnc attention. The Endorsement Of
the main acts Of the last Legislature was
due 70 that much misrepresented body in
commemoration Of the great services il per
formed in relieving our beloved State from
many Of the oppressive measures entailed
upon the people by the Radical Twelfth
Legislature. The platform, to speak can
didly in regard to il, is ono Of the best ever
laid before any people, andPromises, when
victory is gained by tho party, to againbring
about in our State government the reelection
and the prototype Of the good old days
Of purity, under which our fathers
lived in friendship and happiness
long years ago. The party promises to
return once more to tho administration
Of the government for the benefit Of the
whole people and not Of party, and that in
the administration Of justice it viii rise SUI
perior to ali resentments, and deal it out
regardless Of politics, religion, nationality
or color. To look over this glorious instru-
ment, It does appear, when We reflect that
the Democratic party can win IN the coming
contest, that we are just now ON the verge
Of glorious political and moral era, to
succeed, We hope, The darkest period Of
our State or national issue Texas and
Ohio have locked hands in the struggle,
ana 50 sure as God liveth, the hour OF r.
dcmntion Il near at hand,
Under the declaration OF principles, as
promulgated, the people are safe, and the
great State Of Texas will 60 on in prosperity
and advancement until she becomes the most
powerful and wealthy in the land. But it
is not the declaration 81 principles alone
which commends tho party a. the people.
Her standard bearers IN this canvass are the
men Who viii administer i,s destiny Cor
four yoars to como. and prepare the way for
the brightest future that ever dawncd upon
apeople. With pride We refer % the nonii-
nees Of the party. They are men without
reDroach. ana fan 81 those nollc qualities
which shape nations Cor greatness. Trpe
and able mcn-S southern mcn-men devoted
70 TIE growth and dignity Of che section
that gave them birth. and ready q set ex.
...,-.I,s 4. -, ,,n.I,t...l .f.a,.-flrh 'Fht,ea
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soils our columns, is infamous. We know
Of no man, who would restore slavery now,
if he could do 50 with a word. It has
passed away, and II it had its evils,
it also had It's good, and we again
assert that i did much FOR the physi-
cal, moral and religious improvement
Of the poor idolatrous barbarians, whom the
Northern slave dealers brought from their
native Africa and sold to the Southern peo-
pie Under tic system Of slavery, as it
was in the South, the negroes reached a
higher degree Of development than they
have ever done anywhere else on the globe
That they viii retrograde, in a state Of
freedom, and finally become extinct, under
the pressure Of accommodating numbers Of
white people in this country, both from
natural increase and from European immi-
grafton, we firmly believe and have never
hesitated to say so. But whatever may be
their fate, progression or refrigeration and ex-
tinction, no offspring Of a Yankee kidnap-
per has any right to indulge in such vile
calumny OF their former owners. The
Journal had better keep clear of this foul
writer. Shut him out
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-09-11

NEVER before have we seen body where
self denial was so pre-eminently feature as
in the Democratic Convention now assem-
bled here. When Col. Hubbard was nomi-
mated for Lieutenant Governor, candidate
after candidate rose in their places upon the
floor of the House, and withdrew their
names. Not one, however, prominent
showed the least reluctance. Brown, Fin
lay, Moore and all the rest, with the noblest
impulses swelling in their bosoms, re-
fused to let their names go before
the Convention and urged the nomination
of Col. Hubbard by exclamation. Such is
the spirit which actuates the heart of true
Democrats, and no noblcr, truer, or more
patriotic body of men ever assemble any
where than the present Convention of Dem
ocrats in this city.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-09-11
THE STATE JOURNAL ON SOUTH
ERIN SLAVERY.

4 new End disgraeefal writer is out in the
state Journal Of the eighth instant After
quoting a paragraph from the STATESMAN,
showing the improvement of the African
race in state of slavery, as 1t existed in
the South before the war, fact well known
and admitted by all intelligent people, and
asserting that, since their emancipation,
they were retrograding in manners and vir-
tue, fact easily proven, this new writer in
the Jouraal says:
The above paragraph, from the leading
organ Of the Democratic party in Texas,
shows the vile and satanic aRilaas of men
who dare to refer in terms Of praise and COM
piscancY to that unreasonable crime, vii
lainy and shame, American slavery, as the
benign educator Of the colored race, and
who doubtless would, Il they conld, again
enslave the colored laborer, and refasten on
the American people the ominous rule Of
this whitening course. Such are the men
who gnash their teeth at sight of colored
school house, and long Tor the hideous day
when the only wages Of labor was the whip,
and when they could sell their own flesh
and blood at the auction block, with lips
yet poistencd with the sacrament Of Christ
Did the nan. who pcnned the foregoing,
ever live in the South before the abolition Of
slavery, or ever own q slave Wefrpst not,
for the sake Of common deceney. A former
slave owner, or the son of ono, OF even an
inhabitant Of slave State, Rho eDuld
write such a trade OF falsehood and bias.
phcmy, would be monster too horrible to
contemplate. What were the whole South
ern people before the war. According 70 this
base maligaog, who dares to use the name
Of Christ and allrdc 70 his sacrament
I.os tho vile extract We hare given answer.
L could oniy have been Ariiica hy fresh
caIpet-bagger u the blackts; kind, who
has not The least idea Of truta. roli-
gion Or deceacy. II the .sraei .ex-
pecis 10 make votes for the coming
eleciion hy Tie Publication 81 such
vilisinoas sluH a. this. i win o. sWluII7
mistaken. Governor Davis sl.oaid look a
this matter. He was born in the south. i.a,l
sonthc4n father and mother, whom, va
trosl De once iorel ami honorel. pfobslly
has beca sisse o4nl7 hin,s1ll Il latao.
dan -Uliat does &c ihiak of lass saa -.
foul usilzrl Does hc know hin Wuall
he give him his hand Tic whole article.
liom which uc make tie extract WHICH,
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FL nATITIcATION mEErINo.

Saturday night was one of the most de-
lightful and beautiful that ever spread itself
out from amid starry armament. The
moon shown with resplendant lustre,
while nature was full of serenity. Out be-
meath the lovely stars and the bright moon,
amid all of natures beauties mass of
earnest patriots met to ratify what the Dem
ocrats of Texas in Convention assembled,
had done so nobly. A filter place or filter
time for consecrating so noble a work could
not have been found. In front of the Cap
itol of our great State, under the pure can
opy Of heaven, the multitude assembled,
declaring to the world that the council of
Democrats had done its duty; that It had
made a declaration of such principles as, if
carried out would save the country and
State from ruin, and give to the balance of
the States a banner which, if followed,
would lead to ultimate light and purity
The platform, the resolutions and the nomi-
nations meet the hearty approval of all rea-
sonable men and the enthusiastic support
VI Ill 1tGulOCldlSs AlI - ttAANb AASAt
were freely discussed by the numerous
speakers, and all were highly pleased
with them.-One of the beautiful parts OF
the ceremony was the assemblagc of fair
ladies who came to express their sympathy
and devotion to the cause of Democracy.
What could be more encouraging than thisl
Wherever the Democracy assemblies, fair
ladies put in their appearance, and with
their encouragement and presence make the
cause dearer. Think of It'll When women,
pure and lovely Southern ladies, go with
their husbands, fathers and brothers at night
in the open air. and rest upon the ground
to listen to and study the doctrines of Dc
mocracy, matters are safe. And so it was
or Saturday night. Ladies sat for hours
upon the ground and listened to the read
ingof the sacred platform of the party and
to the eloqucnce of the speakers. They
were full of earnes tness, and this one little
circumstance, simple though it may be, viii
bear rich fruits in the canvass.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-09-11

Why did Gov. Davis pardon SHREDDER,
convicted and in the Penitentiary for lorse
stealing Are his services needed, or was
it in recompense for former services2 It
appears Stroller, who is a negro, said he
should not prosecute the appeal taken be-
cause the Governor would pardon him be
fore the Supreme Court could act in the
case How about this People are anx-
ious concerning such things, when Gov
ernor is a candidate for reelection. A bad
use of the pardoning power Is unpopular
with all but the criminal classes. Are San
tanta and Big Tree to be pardoncd 2 That
is the only legal way the General Govern
ment can get control of them. Will Gaines
be pardoned viii all the negro convicts
be pardoned
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-09-11

The Washington correspondent of the
Galveston Ne,cs says that already little Gen.
Clark, the postmaster at Galveston, has de-
clared that he is shortly coming home to
support the tall Davis for Governor. Their
small unpleasantness is forgotten. A Radi-
cal quarrel and the interchange Of few
choice compliments amount to Eothing.
As the old woman said, when the COW eat
up the grindstone, 1--WE told you so. win
Clark travel with the Governor, and pay
his little bills, as in other times: Why
not9 Where is that proof of Clark's guilt,
which the Governor had in his pockets
viii it ever be made publicG If it was
shown to Grant, it failed to make him think
the less of his friend Clark May be he
thought the more of him for it These
Radicals are the qucerest people.