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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-05-31

THE DANDY AND HIS TURKEY.-Chief
Justice Marshall was in the habit of 60
ing to market himself, and carrying
home his purchases. Frequently he
would be seen at sunrise, with poultry
in one hand and vegetables in the other.
On one of these occasions, fashionable
young man from the North, who had
removed to Richmond, was swearing
violently because he could find no one
to carry home his turkey. Marshall
stepped up, and asking him where he
lived, said, ON being told, "That is my
way, and will take it for your When
he came to the house, the young man
inquired. "What shall I pay you ~
"Oh !nothing," said the Chief Justice,
"you are welcome ;; it was on my way,
and no trOuble.p ...'
Who was that polite old man that
brought home my turkey for met" in
quired the young man of bystander.
"Thap replied he, sis Marshall, Chief
Justice of the United States.' "Why
did he bring my turkeyW "To give
you q severe reprimand, and teach you
to attend to your own business" was
the reply. True greatness never feels
above doing anything that is useful
but especially the true great man viii
never feel above helping himself. His
own independence of character depends
on his being able to help himself. DIR
Franklin, when he first established
himself in business in Philadelphia
wheeled home the paper which he pur-
| chased for the printing office, upon
a wheel barrow, with his own hands.
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fed if she had attained her wishes
that what she had done was not for the
hope of reward but from a sense Of
duty. To which the countess said:
That is very pleasing to me, and so
on my part I do not intend to give
what you will ask of me as a reward,
but to do good which I think it my
duty to do"
The lady thus constrained, with great
confusion asked for hundred pounds
as a marriage portion for her daughter.
The countess understanding her deli
cacy and reluctance, and hearing the
modesty Of her demand, gave her five
hundred, and precious jewels worth as
much more, SO that the lady, overjOyed,
was warm in her thanks to the countess
who took her leave and returned to her
lodgings.
The lady, in order to- prevent Ber-
tram from sending or coming any more
to her house, took her daughter and
went into the country to the house of
one of her relations, and Bertram soon
after, being requested by his people to
come home, and learning from them
| that the countess had gone away, re-
| turned to Roussilton.
The countess was well satisfied with
| the news of the counts departure from
Florence and return to his province.
| She remained until, in due course. of
time, she gave birth to two sons greatly
resembling their father. When she
thought. it proper time, she set OFT
from Florence, without being recOg-
nized by any one, and travelled as far
as Montpelier, where she stopped some
count; and hearing that he was to give
a grand feast on All Saints Day, she
went to the chateau in the guise of a
pilgrim. When the ladies and cavaliers
were being seated at table, without
changing her dress, she assembled to the
hall with her two sons in; her arms, to
where the count was seated, and kneel-
| ing at his feet, she said to him, weep
"My lord, am your unfortunate wife,
who to enable you to return to your
home has been wandering for q long
time. pray you, for the love Of God,
to observe the conditions imposed on
me through the two cavaliers | sent to
you. Behold in my arms not only one,
but two of your sons, and also see your
ring. Tt is then time that should be
received as your wife, according to your
promise
The count was astounded. He recogs
nized the ring and the children so. like
him, and asked how it could have hap
4 pened.
The countess related the circumstan,
ces as they had occurred, to the great
astonishment Of the count and all pres,
ent. The count, knowing the truth OF
her story, and seeing her beauty an6
the two beautiful boys, and for the sake
of the promise he had made, and tt
please the ladies and gentlemen, who
; all besOught him to receive her anC
cherish her as his wife,. laid aside hi
obstinacy and raised the countess anC
embraced and kissed her, and received
her as his wife and those as his chill
dren, and had her appropriately dressed
to- the great delight of all present, ant
of all his yassals as soon as they hearG
of it; and all that day, and many sub
sequent ones, made great. festivity
And from that day forward held he
highly in his love and esteem.
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THE NEWSPAPER. General jackson,
when President, said to one of his fierc-
est newspaper opponents "Send me your
but then I should like to see yotir paper
every day. [ want to. see how many
lies you can tell on me.n .s -. r :
General 2 said the editor, 'eI think
I do right IN opposing you, and I shall
continue to do so with all the ability OF
which / am MASTER IL IS e
/ Here was man after Jacks0n's own
heart, and he instantly replied, "Si,
send me your paper, for aside from your
abuse OF meyour paper is a good one,
Besides, never saw a newspaper in
which I gould not find something worth
reading.n ~ So.
just so. No man can pick up any
newspaper without finding something
of interest. You may take the paper
and tear it into fragments, and in each
fragment you viii see something tc
amuse OF instruct you.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-05-31

WESTERN DENTISTRY sort
Of dentistry described below has Occa-
siOnally been practiced as a trick, with
more or less success but we have really
heard of a patients choosing the door
knob method of his own accord.
A rough, Western farmer came into q
doctors office to have tooth extracted,
but flinched at sight of the 'Hinstrur
ments}' and again and again the doctor
tried IN vain to get q gripper into his
mouth.
At last the Hoosier declared " that 'ere
new-fangle thing to be of no ACCOUNT
tie string around the tooth; "for,n said
he, tha6's the way used to pull 'em out,
an ! guess it's better'n all your new
tangled fixtures.n .ss r.
The dentist, to please him, said he
would try, and producing from drawer
a fine strong piece Of fi8h-lfne, after a
great deal OF trouble, and yells of pain
from the HoOsier, twas firmly secured
around the tooth. The Hoosier then
proposed to fasten the string to the I1oora
knob, which was accordingly done.
The backWOodsman then commenced
o series OF easy jerks upon the line, each
of which was followed by yells of pain.
r. The doctor resumed his seat and smiled
audibly behind his paper, occasionally
.glancing toward the door, and then turn
ing quickly again to the paper to hide
behind it his merriment. 5.a
Thus matters stood, until at last the
fire burned low, and the dentist arose to
replenish it.. AS he threw in the wood,
and stirred the red-hOt Goals into blaze,
a brilliant idea seemed to- strike him, for
his face frightened wonderfully. Aris-
ing from the floor he left the poker i'm
the fire, and, seating himself, awaiting
the change of affairs.
The backWoodsman had reiapsed into
dependency, for a melancholy expires
sion had settled on his face. He steadily
gazed downward, as if he were i'm deep
thought. 5 .,#t~,. -
The dentist, as have said before, re-
sUmed his seat, but threw aside his pa
per, and sat looking intently into the
fire, with an expression of merriment
playing on his features. ..s.....
Thus he sat for some time. At last,
n0iselessly rising from his chair, he drew
the poker, one end of which was glow
ing with red heat, from the fire. He sud
denly brandisiled it in the air, and
brought it rapidly towards the HOOsier's
nose. The backwoodsInan threw him
self back with a jerk. The cord did not
break nor the dOOP-knOb come out; bnt
the tOOtfrloOsened from it's roots, and
bounded against the door with click
like a bullet.-[ Advertiser, Ashland,
Mass,
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An Irishman in Lawrence recently
bought out place of business, the sell
era German-telling him it was a good
stand. The buyer found that he was
imposed upon. There was literally no
trade at all. Meeting the German the
other day, he said to him with consider
able show of Indignation: -
Z" AM what did yez go fur to desave me
in that place, for sure it's meself hasn't
sold a cents worth for three weeks ~.
"Vell, v0t wash deceive you for Z?
Mein Gott, 1 no DECEIVE you"
",,Be-gorry, :" ye did. then. Didn't ye
"VeIl, dat vas right. It vas a good
stand. I stands around all day doing
noting, ven I vas dere. Yah, yah, it vas
q good stand"
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CURIosITIEs OF ADvERT1sING.-The
following advertisement appearedin the
Times, London, one day in April, 1872:
Required by a Gent, near to Bromley,
in Kent, Cook on plain cooking intent;
she need not make entr8mets,5 sauces
or jellies, that cause indigestion and ir-
rftate bellies; enough if she's able to
serve up a dinner, that won't make her
master a dyspeptfc grinner; if asked To
make bread no excuse must she utter,
must be able to churn and tomake melt
ed butter; If these she can do, and boil
a potatoe, and cook well chop with a
sauce called tomato, the writer wont care
to apply further test, that she'sup to her
work and knows all the rest; she must
be honest, sober, industrious and clean,
neat in her garb, not a highly dressed
Queen, and must be content, whatever
her age is, with sugar and tea and $50
wages, Address W. E. G., Postofice,
Bromley, Kent.
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An old maid living out in. Illinois,
whom every man had gone back on or
neglected, on account of the near ap-
prOach Of scar and yellow leaf and nu-
merous anatomical irregularities, haslate-
ly fallen heir to seven thousand acres of
land; and now all the marrying men, for
miles around, think she is just too cum
ming for anything, and wonder why they
Fhe old gal 81 she hasy stood d? It 80 t2 Gns
and she guesses she can play the game
out on q lone hand.
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A FAGT.-Evely publisher, no matter
what his politics may be, will agree
will, Horace Greely in the following
sensible remark: -''' ~
It is strange how closely men read the
papers. We never say anything that
anybody don't ike but we soon hear of
it, and everybody tells us about it. lie
we once and a while happen to say a
good thing, we never hear of that, no
one seems to. notice that. We may pay
some man hundred compliments and
give him dozen puffs, and he takes it
as tribute to his greatness, and never
thinks Of it, never thinks it does him
any good. But if we happen tosay any
thing this man don't like, or something
he imagines reflection on him or his
character, see how quick he fires up and
gets mad about it.
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PLANTING TREEs.-The success of
national legislation in behalf of general
tree planting, has never been 80 well il
lUstrated as in Egypt and Algiers.
Egypt, well known fOrits dry climate
after the destruction of it's forests, olive
and other plantations, had about six
rainy days every year on ali average ;
bat so many millions of useful strees
have again been planted, that there are
now about twenty-four rainy days per
year recorded. . -.a| =.
Napoleon Ill, whateverhis faults, has
given the world an example which, at
least in France, will render his name
memorable in this regard. Convinced
of the great benefit the barren and
swampy districts would deriYei if plant
ed with trees, by his command many
millions have been planted in vast dis
triots of the country. Thousands OF
acres of the desert of Algiers have been
transformed into forests, and the rain
fall thereby doubled. The country
along the coast of the Bay of Biscay,
where swamp fevers held their sway,
has been planted with trees, and thus
changed into q healthful region and to
secure the perpetuation of this satisfac-
tory result, every proprietor who cuts
down tree is obliged to planttwo inits
place, and the law is enforced with the
utmost ngency.-[I The Horticulturist
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Three Irishmen, who had dug a ditch
for four dollars, were quite at a loss to
know how to divide the pay "aqually."
But one of the numberh had been to school,
and reached division in the arithmetic,
so it was left to him. He did it at once,
saying: " It's aisy enough! Sure there's
fTe TTe % 6Ge peoeTed eve aa Re two Ddn 15 me w f4
greatly increased respect forthe advant-
ages Which learning gives man.
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Somebody has written a work entitled
" Useful Hints for Ugly Girls" and the
New York Commercial Advertiser de-
Glares that the book has the smallest cir
culatiQn of any literary production in
the T6ited States.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-05-31

A beautiful Indiana school girl, thir-
teen years old and six feet one inch high,
is causing a general rupture among the
suspenders Of the short boys who try to
kiss her,
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An exchange says: A white man in
one of the bar rooms in Alabama, the
other day, offered to pay for quart of
liquor, if a negro present would drink it
at one pull. The offer was taken up and
the darkey is now colOred angel.
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A married friend of ours said he would
always have remained single but he
couldn't afford it. What it cost him for
gals and ice-creaIn," )" was more than he
now pays to bring up a wife and eight
children. Bachelors should think of this.
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GRASS AND PORK.-Feed more grass
These three words contain and explain
the entire theory of that practice by
which any one can make hog-raising-
barring the cholera-as profitable as
the raising of any kind of stock, if not
more so, on account of their ready sale
in any market every year. When say
feed more grass, dc. not mean to advise
you to turn your sOws and pigs, shoats
and stOck-hOgs upon short crop of any
kind of grass, or upon an old field in
which. the noxious weeds and briars
luxuriate, or from which the best and
richest herbage has been cropped by
your bunch of mules, cattle or horses,
and then expect your hogs to flourish
grow and fatteh for the market, with
out feeding the corn at all. By No
| means; for hogs kept on such pasture
must have corn, and that in ample quan,
titles every day, if yon would realize
anything from their growth,
A small, but excellent, hog raiser fol
lowed these rules' He fed about sixty,
five acres in clover and rye. While the
clover was growing rapidly, he turned
| in the smaller ones, and when it bios
somed, he turned them all in until the
rye was ripe enough, then turned then
all on the rye to eat it down, and IN thit
way the clover and the rye reseed The
field for years. The first of October
they were put up and finished on corn
| On this plan his hogs were always heal
thy, and his pork cheaply made.-[ Farm
er's Advocate.
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A Scotch postmaster, pulling ont q
very uncertain superscription to an Irish
letter., iocosely remarked to an intelli-
gent Son of Erin who stood by that the
Irish Brought a hard set of names to
Scotland. "That's q fact, yer hOnOr,D
replied the Irishman; "but they get
harder ones after they arrive here.n
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SOURCES OF FERFILITY.-The sources
Of fertility to the farm are refuse Of the
crops which they bear, modified by the
farm stock, and preserved and iudicious-
" applied by the husbandman. There
is not a vegetable matter grown upon
the, farm, be it considered ever so use
less or obnoxious, but will, after it has
served ordinary useful purposes, impart
fertility to the soil, and contribute to
the growth Of a new generation of
plants, if it is judiciOusly husbanded
and applied. There is not an animal
substance, be itsolid, liquid, or gaseous
be it bone, horn, hair, urine, wood or
flesh, or the gases which are generated
by decomposition of these matters-but
with like care and skill, may be con
verted into new vegetable, and after
wards into new animal matters. To
economize and apply all these fertiliz-
ing materials is the, province and the
duty Of the husbandman. sr... q.
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Swift said the reason a certain univer-
sity was learned place was that most
persons took some learning there, and
few brought any away with them, so it
accumulated.
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Squire" Why, Pat, what are you do
ing, standing by the wall of the public
house? Thought you were a teetotaler?"
Pat Yes, yer honor, Pm just listen
in to them impenitent boys drinkin'
ineidalD
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A saiIor-bOy, sentenced to be fogged,
begged the captain to wait till he could
say his prayers. Certainly" said the
captain. "Then I'll say them ON shOre,n
said the Young tarpaulin.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-05-31

A not altogether gallant proprietor of
an English provincial menagerie, posted
up the following notice: Ladies' are
requested not to remain stationary in
front of the cages. Ittiresthe monkeys
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-05-31

A lady deserted by one man, has no
other remedy than an appeal to twelve.
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Why should Irish tradesmen give more
trust than others? Because they are Of
the sell-tick race.
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The Eunmorists' Column.

A little nonsense now and then,
Is relished by the wisest men.
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Mixture of Lime and Manure,

Manure in some form, animal or chem
lcal, (OTganic or in0rganic), and how to
obtain it in large quantities, and how to
apply 1t, so as to produce the best crops,
l conceive lies at the very basis of an
improved system Of agriculture. Labor
and other expenses are so great, we
must raise larger crops. Poor, or even
medium crops are no longer profitable.
These are my apology for introducing
q theory of DR.. DarhngtOn's. DR.. d.
lives in Concord, Delaware Co., Pa,
and is we'll known in Chester and Della
ware counties. Besides praticing medi-
cine, he isalso the pOssesSOr of an excel
lent small farm. He is, | think, the
most earnest and. Jealous student of
agricultural chemistry of any farmer l
have ever met with, first studying out
the theory and then putting itintO prac-
tice on his own premises.
Our old theory is, that lime among
manure liberates the ammonia, and thus
takes away part of its value, and so it
does under certain conditions: but he
uses air-slaked lime in his stables and
barnyard, for the very purpose of pre-
venting the ammonia from forming
first having proved by experiment that
urine when first vOided, being mixed
with lime, the volatile carbonate Of am
m0nia, which, under ordinary circum-
stances, forms so readily and escapes so
easily, will not be formed.
He advocates covering and protecting
our barnyard in such way that no rain
water or snow may be admitted. Then
he sprinkles the bottom of the barnyard
and stables, and occasionally through
the winter, the manure, with dry air
slaked lime to prevent it's Gotting or de
composing; he also advocates putting
soil, etc. under the animals in Connec-
ton with the lime. A process of nitri-
tication is thus carried on, and nitrate
of pOtassa, one of our most powerful
chemical fertilizers is produced. Ii
proof of this, he cites the practice of the
Swedish farmers, who are, or were some
time back, required by their government
to manufacture a certain amount eael
year of nitrate of p0tassa for govern
ment use. Besides this he maintains
(and | thinkye plausibly and sensibly)
that the decomposition of the manure
ought to take place in the soil, and moi
in the barnyard. When manure KEEP
as he proposes, is hauled out and mixe(
with the soil, the heat OF the sun ant
! the moisture will soon cause active de
composition to take place, and as de
composition means chemical action ant
chemical forces, plants thereby receive
stimulus which the same amount o
decOmposed manure could net easil,
produce. Manure by rotting decrease
greatly in bulk, and we are apt to get
great deal more on our crops in tha
Way.-LJ. NJ. in Practical Farmer.
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DRUG STORES.
DRUG STORES.
nPELOUSAS 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
u Phvseians ConHtV ~ 5n and PIanters
| orderssolfcited.
| Prescriptions will receive particular attention
| at all hours of the day or night.
CLAUDTUS MAYO,
| Pharmaceutist.
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MISCELLANEOUS.


MISCELLANEOUS.
MEDICAL N0TECEs-A REGULAR
w Meeting of the st. Landry Medical and
Surgical Association viii be held at Opel0llsas
the first Monday of every month, at 10 o'clock
Am. VINCENT BOAGNl, d. p,
President.
JAMES RAY, NJ. d., Secretary.
July ID, 1s71-1y.
Se6o REWARDED WILL PAY THE A.
s boye reward for the arrest and conviction
Of the parties who broke into my store, IN the
LOUIS DEsMARAIs
0pelousas, May 3D.. 1s7s-tf
TNOR RRENT.-THAT DESIRABLE PLACE
~ OF business now temporarily occupied Dy
Bloch & Dupre, in Opelousas. Possession given
on first January next. For further particulars,
apply at next door to
dee 21-ff CHAS. N. EAIER.
Dress Hats OF superb quality finish.
All the noDbY styles for young men.
Youths, Boys and ChIldren's Hats, IN the
newest designs. ut
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DRFa0oDs, GROCERIES, &c.
TUsT ARRIvEDsn - o-sn ..e,s, !.
Ladies, Head the News:
CAMILLE ROOS

-.a. ..r.t CAMILLE ROOS ,
Having just returned, by last boat, from New
Orleans, with a FULL and BEAUTIFUL STOCK
OF MERCHANDISE, invites an, both Ladies'
and Gentlemen to call and examine his stock,
which they will find complete in every article
they may need.
GENTS FINE EREADY-MADE CLOTHING,
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS,
HATS, GLOVES, ETC, r.s+a ., .asss.. .#--
LADIES' VERY FINE DRESS GOODS, such as
FINE GRENADINES, .. ...as.s ......
BLACK AND COLoRED ALPACAs,
MOURNING GOODS, ..- go" n
JAPANESE CLOTHS, taIl shades and prices,l
A FINE ASSORTMENT OF HOSIERY,
LADIES' MISSES AND GHTIDREN's TRIM
MED HATS, z.....
LATEST STYLES OF SHOES, -y
Also full stock Of
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES, ..
HARDWARE, WOODENWARE, TINWARE,
TOBACCO, CIGARS, WHISKY, ANIsETTE,
&C. ..s &C. &C.
At very low prices to suit the times.
FINE JAPANESE CLOTHS at from Is to 25 cts
per yard. 60, --. -5.4... 30 ..-
CHOICE FLOUR (guaranteedl at S11 per barrel
Highest prices paid for ... ... ..-...- -..
- :. II COTTON, HIDES, WOOL,
And all other produce, at @.
.fs@ CAMILLE Roos',
Cor. Main and North Streets, Opelousas.
Rpril5-tf .-. s:Taek ~ ~ ,z.-.tl5 -.
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D 8sARFRBVRE, AGENT,g 4
tttt Corner Of Court and Landry Streets, ~
.2ss oPELOUsAs, LA,
Has always ON hand and offers to his friends,
FOR CASH. at such low prices as viii fully satisfy
thems sfss
DRY GOoDg, Staple and Fancy.
CLOTHING.
BOOTS, SHOES AND HATS.
NOTIONS.
ERQCKERY. -sazs.,ss ! ~ go
RIIs, stapfu ana Fancy.
..s3t WINES AND LIQUORS, s#sftt 3 i
' BAGGTNG AND TIES.
CORN, OATS AND BRAN.
SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO.
June S