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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-01-04

The Detroit Post begins an editorial
thus:
IF" Among the most recent use of the
recuperatiVe elements which mature con-
tains as opposed to the specific remedies
is that of oxygen gas.n Drunk again,
says the COurierJOurnal, in a parOxysn
of total abstinence indigestion.
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The following letter, ve45atim ct liter
atm, was received by an undertaken re-
Gently from an afflicted widower: "Sur
my Wiaf is ded and WOnts to be ber-
ned temorrOr, At wOner klok. u nose
Walr to dig the H0le-bi the siad OF my
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ED0JCAl 'TEONAT4.
PoR YoUNG LADIES.

~
viii anen my school for the education of
young ladies' an Monday, 2nd Of September
(prox.), iii my tfweIling at opeIonsas. intend
tais Institution to be permanent, and VIII en-
daayoF til meet the wants Of this GO1anslIIi Dy
affeTding facilities for thorough education.
TERMS:
Tlait iaz III primary branches, Per month 90
TrSsIff0lI In Vt Eesl9TeTIsie 90
TrgSEesb q so
Music with lsse of piano, o 90
Drawing, daily lesseIlsl, 90
Painting, fri-Weekly lessons, 90
Boarsl osi.i ssssssA9 e 'sss9' II 90
sFssshisi per dozen, Is
All dues payable monthly in advance.
MRS. NJ. Nc. HAYES.
July I'D, 1s72-tf,
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The "People of Mobile" who have so
many kind nurses to take care of them
these days, must feel very much like
little Johnny. Hear him: ,.
" See itty dackass, mamma, stan'in' all
loney in picsur?"
Yes, DEAR
"Nursey been tellin' Donney all about
itty dackass. He hasn't any mamma to
make him doOd, and no kind nursey t
al. Poor itty dackass. hasn't dot no
Bidzet to dess him c'ean and nice, an he
hasn't any overtoat yike Donney's It all.
90 sOlly, mammaqn
eyes, dear.n
81 Poor itty dackass. Dot no body Il
all to tulrl his hair priffy, an he hasn't
dot no soOs or tocldes on his fOots. Dot
to yum an tick all day in dirt. Tan't
eyer be put to seepy in his itty beddy It
all
Mammal
" What, JOhnny?"
Wiss was itty dackass!n
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"NOw."-If / were to give ayou
motto to GO through life with, one that
would stand you for warning and coup-
sci in any strait in which you might
find yourselves, I would give it in this
one word, "Now."
Don't waste your time and your
opportunities, by always meaning to do
s0mething-dO 1t! Only weakness
comes of indecisiOn. Why, some peO-
pie have so accustomed themselves to
this way of dawdling along from one
thing to another, that it really seems
impossible for them to squaTely make
up their minds to anything. They never
quite knew what they mean to do next,
and their only pleasure seems.to consist
In putting things off as long as possible,
and then dragging slowly through them,
rather than begin anything else.
Don't live single hour of your life
without doing exactly what is to be
done in it, and going straight through it
from beginning to end, Work, play,
study, whatever It is, take hold at once
and finish it up squaFely and cleanly
and then to the next thing without let
| ting any moments drop out between.
I It is wonderful to see how many hours
| these prompt people contrive to make
of day tits as if they picked up the
moments that the dawdlers lost. And
if you ever find yourself where YOU have
so many things pressing you that you
hardly know how to begin let me tell
l you a secret: take hold Of the very first
j one that comes to hand, and yeu viii
find the rest all fall into file and follow
after like a company OF Well-drilled
soldiers and though work may be hard
to meet when it charges in squad, it is
easily vanauished when brought into
line. You may have often seen The
anecdote of the man who was asked
how he accomplished so much in hif
life. "My father taught me-" was the
reply, when had anything to do, to q
and do it.o There is the secret-tht
magic word Now."-[Exchange.
/ ANTIQUITY OF BUcHwHEAT CAKES
A paragraph has been going the rounds
of the press since the buckwheat eakt
season was inaugurated, which claim
that this delectable but ch-inducin,
article of diet was wholly unknown un
til sometime during the sixteenth cen
tury. Ina book published in the Twelfth
century, entitled, Ye Delights of v
Breakfast Table, the following occurs
Ye corne naymed Buekwheate, ypol
whych ye Deere dothe much love t
fede, US DENIED to forme cakes o
4 myghtye gudeness. Ye boyled Sape 0
ye Lynden (maple) Tree do the muc
Improve them. Bade stomaked one
saye that to eat of these doth cause ther
muche scratchynge, but this fayles t
: stop the eatynge OF theme.7
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STATE or LOUISIANA,

BIAIE JE1LUU UIBFAINA,
5 PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
/, Yves D'Avy, Recorder in and for the Parish
of St Landry, do. hereby certify that the
original of which the foregoing is a true copy,
has been recorded in my office, on cellaneous
Acts, Record No. 5, Page 26T, and that lam the
keeper OF said original,
IN testimony whereof, / hereunto aftfx my of
fetal signature and seal, at Opelonsas, this 26th
December, A. D., 1872. III
Y. D'AYY, Recorder.
sJaf % Sf
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1t is impossible to say how many dog
days there are in year, because ercry
dog has his day.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-01-04

y Polly. IHoLERED.n .n--J0e Stetsonwas
a wild, Tolicking fellow, who spent most
of his time in drinking and spreeing,
while his wife Polly, was lefta home to
do the chores. Upon b certain osion
Joe left home, to lie back, as .4a said,
thatnight.. Niglteame, but Joe did not.
The next day passed; about sunset Joe
came up IN the worst condition possible,
his clothes were dirty and torn, and his
face presenting more the appearance of
Q piece OF raw meat, than anything else.
Poily met hm at the door, and noticing
his appearance exclaimed:
Why Joe, what in the world is the
matter /? - s
P0lly,"0 said Joe, "do you know Jim
Andrews? Wellhim and me had fight.n
WHO whipped, JGe?n
Polly we had the hardest fight YOU
ever did see. / hit him, and he hit me,
and then we clinched amt sumner most
ready? Iain't had anything since yes
terday morning.
'But first tell me who whipped, Joe?"
continued Polly.
- Polly" continued Joe, 9 I tell you;
you never did see such fight as me and
him had. When he ciinchedme ierked
loose from him, and then gin him three
or four OF the all sufficientest kicks you
OhC1 hSdlH oE' L olIys ain supper HlOSG
ready? ? | am nearly starved"
Joe, do tell me who whipped, con-
tinued Polly.
Polly" replied Joe, "yOu don't know
nothing about fighting. / tell you we
fought, like tigers; we rolled and trm-
| bled-trst him on top and then me
then the boys would pat me ON the
shoulders and holler-'0 Oh, my StetsonH
We g0uged and bit, and tore up the dirt
in Seth Runnel's grocery yard worse nor
i two wild bulls. Polly amt supper most
ready? I'm mOnstrors hungry
Joe Stetson,n exclaimed Polly, in q
tone bristling with anger, "Wiu You tell
me who whipped?"
Polly" said Joe, drawing a very long
sigh, "I hollered,n
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MISCELLANEOUS.


URELUe9.---.e -..e-Ae OAEADk9s
TREASURER'S OFFICE,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
December 9Th, 1872
This is to certify that d G. 5fttig, Tax
Collector for the Parish Of ST. Landry has
this day settled with me, for the full
amount due him of the Tax Roll for t187D
eighteen hundred and seyenty-one, and also for
the amount due by him as collector OF parish
licenses for the year tl872l eighteen hundred and
seventy-two. Therefore, the Recorder of the
Parish of st. Landry, is hereby authorized to
cancel the bond of the said D. G. Sittig, as col
leetor of parish taxes for the year 1871, and par
ish licenses for the year 1872.
Signed THOS. G. ANDERSON,
Treasurer Parish st. Landry.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
RHRsT-ChAss PERIODICALS.

H
BLACKWOOD's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE,
AND THE
Edinburgh, London Quarterly, Westminster, and
British
GU ART E RLY RE vi E WS,
Reprinted without abridgcment or altera-
ton, and at about one-t third the price
qe of the originals,
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FOR SALE.


TIN ANED@ FOR 8AEE.-TH THAVEsEVERA
4 tracts of lnimproved lands belonging me
and to others which will sell or rent to actual
settlers. .s.-.- ssEs-.
viii sell on credit, payable in one, two, three,
-four, five, six, seven, eight, nine ana ten years.
with eight per cent interest annually, from first
day of December next. Or viii rent to actual
settlers for mere payment during five years. OF
they occupy.
IN either selling or renting, the purchaser or
lessee will 0bligate himself to actually settle on
and place in cultivation the land received by
him, within six months from date of sale or
lease, under penalty of nullity of sale or lease.
have also for sale aWellimproyed place, con-
tanning two hundred arpents of land, with large
and commedious dwelling house, cotton gin and
cribs. Price of misplace 5000, payable on terms,
with eight per cent yearly interest from day of
sale.
Also, asaW mill property, which viii also sell
on terms. HENRY L. GARLAND
June "a, 1871-tf
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DIDN'T GIVE IT UP.-One of our citi-
zens is blessed with q very stubborn
wife. In his case he finds that "when q
woman will she will, you may depend
ont and when she won't, she won't. and
that's the end ont" This peculiarity in
his wife is ne secret among his asso-
sciates, and one of them meetinghim tho
other day asked:
:, :" Well =, do youknow why you are
like q donkey?D
Like a donkey!" echoed W, open
ing his eyes wide. "NO do not.h
"Do You give it up7n
Yes I dO.n .
ness itself.n
"That's not bad. Ha! Iia! I'll give
that to my wife when / 60 home.r
I" Mrs. W. he asked, as he sat
down to supper, do you know why |
| am like donkey?"
He waited moment, expecting his
wife to give it up, but she did not; she
looked at him somewhat atcommiserating-
ly as she answered:
Il suppose it's because you were born
| W has abjured the habit of put
ting cOnundrums to his wife.
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NOTHCE =
nj Office ...-.. ......--....-.....,--

WY0TTCR NOTICE
The public Is Informed that Mr.. Alfred Pavy
ia no longer authorized to collect felaiIHs to
settle any business for account of the under
signed r. sPAYH 81 Co.
dec. M-5t.
NpARRKsgHAND WAREHOUSE
3D. The undersigned informs his friends and
the 1aHSlic that he has recently taken charge OF
tie IIsN Warehouse at Barry s Landing, and will
efltfeayOr to give satisfaction to all who may
favor him with their patronage
JOS, DUBOURDIEU.
MOOD AND GENUHNE.-THE UNDER
T signed has Just returned from New Orleans,
with aiarge assortment0 of Pura Liquors, Havana
segars, Sc Lager Beer of the best quality, and
cold Lunches, always on hand. Call and see for
yourself. j. .REFFERKORN.
s Opelonsas, Nov. 4-tf.
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81 want to know" said creditor
tiercely, when you are going to pay me
what you owe me?" "When I'm going
to pay you? Why, you're pretty feI-
low! Do you take me for a prophet ~
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gulars comm iS9ses are hclti af
4ass Earls5t na MT. landry, Ia. oil. .E;a tuI-
tllss eseFe the moon II each mouth.
ARTER, secret y-nsa. .i s,
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"Let the toast be, dear woman,n as the
man said to his wife when he wanted to
eat it all himself.
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VTFFsg.


a MS s "A ME- Na AeSsrs s W.
Ia llAs wisls III enlEsny a0 hssaass I'M 9Iae
aaE, wsges ptyAlaIe half u end Of esssh Ifil1lfff
4 Ef nt es Of the yeaG. az Eages SIS d month,
ataAs q fge noullss meat and one peck
5sssa4 eE ek. ASsaE Wit farnisiea preferred.
SrT the es ana s SSlsltl lalld
as asSssv seisst to seyflt i4ata
Aee 29a EEssSAY III e TsA M
ii NV n AZ TTU11ION TE sKF-s
eE 5ls asEiEE Indy slE0 III Wela lied
20 instruct IN Re IsIs lial branches also
exzeFa aeN 90 II taaG1ers nn4 gave az9fire salts
1HetaaM Hiosa uIaklesi i0nabIe refere4ees
AInlg nj this Office.
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ssN@M4EA g4 g4GRKsESN INm. asAa .gvg3Te
egsEEaa eOInnnflid lon OF slsfs Tsss III viii
s. e .DleGk oFass slFJay evening" Bee ela-
s. 4tils the Lodge Hi III WasniISgfyn. II.
SE0. @, EIaldS, MI NJ
sas aas seerEtaE-n5
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K M. BODEREUALEB, =
NE I
ON BELLEVUE STREET, oPELOUsAs.
Deals in and repairs musical instruments,
watches, clocks, and all kinds of jewelry; and
tunes pianos.
4 Jan 27-1y. "
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N7SOR sAME.-oN LIBERAL TERMS OF
u Credite-A SaWmill, in running order,
situated In this parish, with o large tract OF
land valuable for its timber and cultivation.
Price $4,000, payable with eightper cent per
annum interest from date in s, u, 49, "a, 80, SO,
AZ, As, 81, 69, sc and 70 MONTHS Lumber will be
taken in payment. ...
Apply to HENRY Lss4zARLARD.
Ope10usas, Dec. a, 1S70-tf,
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Why is sickle like an aversion p
Because it goes against the grain.
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HsOR sALE-A LONG ESTABLISHED
Store Stand with one arpent of ground, and
buildings and improvements, six miles north of
OpeIousas, near Garrigues' Bridge, and on the
public road leading to Vile Plate.
Terms--Easy.
GARLAND, at Opelousas n4s.
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s
a SMALL FARM, ON BAYOU BRUF, 90
- miles from Washingto containing go acres,
so acres enclosed, balance woodland, dwelling
house with four rooms, kitchen, store-rOo1a,
corn crib and stable, will be sold on reasonable
terms Apply to T. n MCCRORY,
IAN. 27-tf washington, La.
MY0R SALE On FOB BENT. "a BEAU
tiful residence situated IN the Town OF Ope7
lOusas, composed Of q large and c0mmOdious
dwelling house, and alI necessary buildings
For further particulars, apply to
LAURENT DUPRE.
dec.7-tf.
p-gdbR SALE HORSES, MARES AND
I Colts will be sold ct public auction, for cash,
every Saturday and Sunday, commencing on
Saturday. July 1st, 1871 by the undersigned, at
his plantation, about five miles west OF Ope-
lousas ALCt1E DUEhBs
June 10, 1s71-H.
HNOR sAME.-A FINE YOUNG JACK
I three years old next fail well grown. Prize
S1O0. pply at this 0fflee.
June 22-tf,
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"Ah, Mr.. Simplzins, we have notchairs
for our company said Il gay wife to her
trugalhusband. Plenty of chairs, dear,
but too much company" replied Mr..
Simpkins with q knowing wink.
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An elderly gentleman is shocked to
learn that every fashionably dressed
young lady carries q paper to back her
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long, 40 inches diameteP-two Is inch tiues
in each three tubular boilers; small steam
engines; one sixty saw cotton gin; patent cord
wood cutters, capable of cutting SO to 80 cords
OF wood per day. The above will be sold on
reasonable terms. Enquire at the Live Oak
Plantation, near Washington.
NAY I-6in. JAMES POWERS.
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lie proprietor sY0fes his entire time and
attIaF to cnilEp EpouEding aud dispensing
RELIABLE MEDICINES.
Twenty Three Years of daily practice and
ea8eriaaiae. with unre1nitting efforts and. an
elsis ned desire toplease, win serve heliopes.
to Keep alive and perpetaate the esteem and
patronage of his numerous customers
solicited. :
Prescrip carefully fIled3nigilf ana tlay.
With the most approsed ingredients.
JOHN P0SEY,
Apotheeary.
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Fresh supply of SHAKER Garden seeds,
At G. MAYO's.
81 n ef the Big Mortar, 0pelousas, L.a
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8
DRY GOODS. GROCERIES, &C
fDLOCW e. DUPBE,
MAIN STREET. 6
Have on hand, and are constantly receiving
full assortment of
I DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, &C.,
Which they are selling at the lowest figures.
e ,sg .s.... ALSO,
d full supply Of
BAGGING,s IRON TIES AND TW1NE, ~.
Which they sell at New Orleans prices, adding
Expenses Of shipping and freight payable on
ale Of crop.
lhey will also make advances to planters, OF
GROCERIES, GOODS,
AND ALL NEcEssARIEs ARTICLES,
On the consignment of the crops to their cores
Dndent in New Orleans.
They will pll chase at the highest market
pices, for CASH,
COTTON, HIDES AND WOOL
Give them call Aug. 28, 1S69-tf.
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ENVELOPES s.5ss
INKS, (of all colors,)
sF PENS,
STATES,
AND PENCILS,
&C., &C., de-, DO, &c, &e.
&H C. MAYO'S,
sign u the Big Mortar, opelousas, La
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-09

A TERRIBLE accident, involving a
fearful loss of life, occurred at Dixon,
H., last Sunday, while the rite of Bap-
tism was being administered to num-
Der of recent converts to one of the Bap-
tist churches. About one hundred and
fifty persons, including many ladies,
and a number Of children, had gathered
on the bridge to witness the ceremony.
Suddenly, and without warning, the
bridge gave way, and precipitated its
living freight into the stream below.
The scene which ensued was indescriba-
bly, terrible, as the struggling victims
endeavored to free themselves from the
ruins of the bridge, and from each other.
About ninety persons persisted.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-09

A CORRESPONDENT of the Southern
Cultivator, advocates the erection of a
small cotton factory in every county in
the South. He says that a factory of
one thousand spindle and looms in pro-
portion can be put in operation for about
fifteen thousand dollars and be made to
pay handsomely. We are satisfied that
if the South would manufacture it's cot
ton it would pay double the amount
received Tor the raw material, and this
is moderate estimate when we re-
member that manufacturers, remote
from the cotton districts grow richer
and richer whilst the proudcer remains
poor. Surely there is not a county in
the South that cannot build such fac
tory and the aggregate of their labor
would enrich the whole South, soon
doubling it's population and giving it
political influence that will make it
powerin the land, as the conservator of
free Institutions and of public virtue.
If every county in Tennessee would
build factory, of any sort to meet the
wants of the people, the cry of Inability
to pay the interest on its debt would
soon cease and with it all complaints of
hard times and oppressive taxation.
Thousands of dollers would be kept at
home which now go abroad never to
return; employees of such factories
would furnish market for the farmer
and the indications of thrift would in
vite Immigration and, in every way,
contribute to the liquidation OF the
State debt to the great relief OF the
peOple.
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NYnI1e un. NEurnhH!

Our neighbor of the Mail is as silent
as Ulysses on the subject of railroads.
What is the matter, neighbor? Are you
one of the old fogies that thinks Maury
county is too poor to build railroad
Wake up! shake off your timidity, and
speak out like man! Don't be afraid
to give your views on a subject of more
vital Importance than any ever present
ed to this people; especially at this juno
ture. Come out on the side of progress
and intelligence, or else HE tothe camps
of sluggards and fOgies. He that is not
for us, is against as; and your silence is
as hurtfuI to the cause of railroads as
open opposition. Inactivity, when action
is demanded, is worse than open oppOsi'
tiOn
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-09
1000 Shots a Minute,
From the New York Times.


Yesterday, at Holskie's machine shop,
corner OF Cherry and Jefferson streets, a
trial was made of a new mitrailleur, in
vented by Mr.. p. p. Taylor, of Tennes~
see. This most destructive implement
of modern warfare has quite a number
of novel features, which distinguishes it
from the Gatlin or Imperial mitrailleurs.
One important one is that the gun-bar-
rels are in water casing, so that the
heating of the barrels is impossible. The
other Is that the twenty-four barrels,
starting at the breech in a circle, at the
mUZZles, are grouped in an eclipse. BY
this means, a lateral or horizontal range
is given, instead of one in which other
guns OF a similar character throw the
proiectiles up and down, at right angles
with the ground. The device for loading
is also exceedingly novel. 1t is self
something like the Henry rifle.
Metallic cartridges are placed in hollow
tubes, which are fed up to the chambers
by the motion of a lever. A most in
genius device is used for firing, and on
the crank and adjusting SIM
pie mechanism, the mitrailleur NAV
either be used to discharge its load en-
jHSUddc, the twenty-four shots going off
one after the other, or the whole may be
fired at once. 1t has four chambers,
each one of which can be put instantly
in position, fired and cleared of its car
tridges. In the fusillade firing, as ex-
hibited yesterday, it discharged about
200 rounds a minute when fired il vol
ley about 900. The caliber of cartridge
used was Al, and at a distance of 800
yards the lateral range spread the balls
about 50 feet to the right and left of
given center. 1t is intended for the vi
emma Exhibition. For use against cav
airy and infantry it would be most ter
rible arm, and it has excited great in
terest among our own artillery officers.
The inventor of the above machine is
a first cousin of our former fellow-citi-
zen, Capt. ii. II. TAYLOR, who will
shortly start for Europe, as the attorney
of the patentee.