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The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1873-11-08

W7AREHOUSE-Th undersigned now has
w charge of the lower warehouse at Bar
rvs Landing. All goods consigned to him for
shipment or storage will be properly and
promptly attended to.
augl6tf1 LOUIS DESBREST.
EDOSEI'S BITTERS ARE STRICTLY MED
= icinal, and not an Intoxicating 1lcohoIc
bererage, but curative, Alternative and toning
in their effects. oct4*
TALL EARLY at Phillips with your Cash
" or Cotton.
DOSEY'S BITTERS ARE A GENTLE
l. Stimulant an elegant Tonic, perfectly
suited to all the requirements of an enfeebled
stomach. Toct4*
BARGAINS Of all kinds, for the cash, at
I'D Z. Phillips, Main street, Opelousas.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21

The Cincinnati Gazette claims as a special
ty San intellectual department" but as it
isn't labelled, the reader doesn't know when
he strikes it.
A ST. Louis paper, moralizng upon the
course of evil, says: ''The evil hurries along
till, like the boomerang of the Australian
savages, it recoils upon the unlucky thrower,
and inflicts its own punishment. Michael
Angelo has magnificently illustrated this in
his grand painting of the Last Judgment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21
For Sale or Exchange

For other Property. rare chance.
A&@-0 A first rate Farm, containing 16n
ATT1E acres of good land well divided has
M @IIlkEl6M nice Sugar Orchard of 4U0 trees,
s-1lA1 cut twenty five tons of hay this year.
An abundance of wood and water This farm is sit
uated in tie town of Campton, N. H., which is IA
vtrite resort for SUMNER BoARDERs. Is only four
miles from Plymouth. 1t offers opportunity
to one who wishes either to engage in farm ing or
keeping boarders, and very excellent one for both
branc es, as the place must be sold to close an
tate Apply to VIM. H. JERRIS, Real Es ate Agent,
Portland. oc6dtf&wlt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21
REAL ESTATE.
CNffare for Sale.

yIyHE COTTAGE honse on the Souther'y corner of
i Hanover and Portland Sts., contains eight finish
ed rooms ali in nice order, Sebaeo water. Apply to
VIM H. JERKS, Rsal Estate Agent. oc16.3w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21

Too MUCH MEMORY WoRK.--The prime
evil of the prevailing method OF teaching
consists in the careful cultivation of the
memory to the neglect of the thinking pow
ers. Commencing with the teachers, even Of
the highest grade, there is an almost slavish
adherence to the mere language of the text
books. Teachers do not trouble themselves
to study over the lessons, to comprehend
thoroughly their full significance, but, on tie
contrary, only too frequently go into the class
room and have to depend upon the book in
order to hear the lesson. In theory this is
not allowed, but in practice it is pretty gen.
eral. Such being the case, the tkacher, hav-
ing no higher sense of the responsibility than
the necessity of going through certain form
in order to secure the quarters salary, Is very
well content to find the scholar perfect in the
mere language of techDicalities OF the lesson.
The scholar, finding nothing further required,
is only too glad to perform the comparatively
easy task OF committing SO many Lines or par
agraphs to memory, leaving its comprehen-
sion severely alone, or to follow blilIdly rules
without any pains to discover their scope and
value. AS consequence, most school chill
dren have their minds choked with dates,
facts and the mere language of laws and prin-
ciples of which they have no understanding
whatever, and aside from the routine of the
text books know absolutely nothing, and have
not made their own, BY mental digestion, any
appreciabie portion of the knowledge they
have spent so many hours in attaining.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21
KEAL ESTATE FOR SALE

WILL be sold, the Homestead Of the late Capt.
w Reuel Dri1kwater, In Cumberland, situated
one-half mile from Cumberland Depot containing
about Al acres, with two story House, Barn and out
buildings.
Also, within one-third of mile of the above, on
the FOresde road to Portland about 40 acres, mostly
field. with Orchard, and between 200 and 80 Cords
of Wood on the same.
Also, wool lot of 40 acres with nearly 1000 Cords
of Wood standing situate the Rangeway, and
the Depots of the Grand Trunk and M. c. R-il-
roads, N Cumberland.
Also acres of Marsh near Martins Point Bridge,
in Falmouth.
Enquire of Capt. VIM. Drinkwater near the prem
ises, Or CHARLES HUMPHREY.
Administrator, at Yarmouth 1lage.
Yarmouth Oct 2, 1873 oc3deod&w5w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21

A BorASIsr PRoTEsr.-Mr. Atkinson, an
eminent English botanist, protests against
the extirpation Of rare wild plants through
the eagerness of inconsiderate specimen
hunters. This work Of destruction is en-
couraged by the persistent offer of prizes for
the largest and best collection, by botanic
societies, thus often leading collectors, in
their anxiety TO defeat tier competitors, in
to the habit of destroying such precious
plants as cannot conveniently be taken away.
The indignant botanist adds: The absurd no.
ton seems to prevail that botany consists in
the getting together,no matter by what means
Of as many specimens as possible, especially
of the rarer species and calling them by their
scientific names; and this without the least
pretenson to knowledge of their intimate
nature, as If mere physiogpomy were quite
above physiology. Accordingly, money is
offered to encourage a system which, so far
from being test OF the knowledge of the can
didat 8, or likely TO direct them in the right
road for its pursuit, only tends to foster me
vanity and to lead the mind from the true
path of science. This last and most essen
tial point might be gained, and the knowledge
OF the conlpetit ors tested far more eifectualy
by means at once easy and rational, and with
out the least damage to those rare plants
which it is our duty to protect and preserve.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. sl, 1878.
Gossip and Gleanings.

Gossip and Gleanings.
Colorado has forty-two newspaper editors
of.
Laura Fair reads poems on selfculture.
with an earnest desire, we take it, to teach
the young idea now to shoot.
A baby was born one day last week on a
street railway in st. Louis. If it's boy it
ought to be christened H'os-ca-.
Oratorio Is to alternate with opera bouffe
this winter. Gcunod is at work on the ''Re-
demption' and Liszt on .'Saint Stanislaus."
Rome Is to have new hotel on the Amer
lean plan, with bar and Philadelphia
clerk all complete, so that when strangers go
to Rome they need no longer do as the Rom
ans do.
recent visitor to Rhode Island has ascer
sained that Napoleon lied when he said ''that
Providence was on the side of the heaviest
artillery" for the heaviest artillery is at Fort
Adams, and Providence is on the other side
MIR. Baxter, M. p, advises every public
man in England to visit the United States,
and be astonished. An excellent idea, unless
indeed, their main purpose in coming IS to
lecture.
The editor of the Parkersbnrg (Ind.) Er-
press denies that he has committed suicide,
but as against this denial printed in single
country paper, there are the reports of more
than dozen dailies. OF course NOBODY will
believe him.
The. completion of Wagner's Egyptian
theatre is delayed for want of funds, and an
appeal is made to the African public to or
ganze joint stock company in order that
the maestro may speedily reap the bay leaves
which he has right to expect from Bey-
root.
Ladies in delicate health should go to
Colorado. The case of Mrs. Prather, of Golden
City, shows the wonderful restorative effects
of the climate. She could not even sweep
her own room when they lived in Ohio; but
in less than year after her arrival in the
Territory she chased her husband mile and
quarter with pitchfork.
A lady in Providence lost her needle the
other day, and in the effort to find it un-
: \
pin-cushion. She now has needles to spare.
A friend heard of her discovery and borrowed
pin-cushions of all her neighbors. The re-
suit was astounding She gave up counting
when she reached 5000, and began to esti-
mate. She now advertises: sNeedles for
| sale n new inynicaO %
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21
Fine Business Opening

tNOK young middle aged man of unexceptiona-
a. - oe character. Experienced accountant and one
n%%Hsand dollars capital. Investigation Is invited
Auafsss Box s0lS Portland Me noysltf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21
EDUCATIONAL.

EDUCATIONAL.
st. Augustin's School for Boys,
As DanfOrth Street. Portland, Me.
Rt. Rev. Henry A. Neely, d. D., Visitor OIL.
Eilling-, Principal Send for Circular. ociOtf
School of ElOcutiOn
MRS. ROBERTS,
Is prepared to receive Pupils 10 all the principles of
Practical Eocution, and Voice Culture; either in
sss Sv s3er p private m For c Apply
X. P. Small, Rev. Charles b. Pitblado. ocidtf
ARTICLES
you can purchase at
Davis & Co.'s Store
and thereby SAVE MONEY and have larger as
sortment to select from, than at any other place:
MERlNO UNDERGRADUATES,
all qualities for Children.
MERINO UNDERGRADUATES,
all qualities for Misses,
MERINO UNDERGRADUATES,
all qualities for Ladies at
DAVIS & CO.'S.
BARGAINS
The Order Of the Day!
25 doz. Md'me FOy's Corset and Skirt
Supporter $1.1O per pair.
We still continue to sell cur Jacquene Corsets at
the very low price of One Dollar a pair, and
warrant fit in every case All other Corsets at the
same
Extremely Low Prices.
HOSIERY!
HOSIERY 4!
of all qualities. We offer bargains in Hosiery.
30 doz. Misses White Fleeced Hose Ice
per pair.
10 doz, Misses (white and Cold Wool 25c
per pair.
Ladies' Wool Hose 15c.
's +" IS 25c.
FIeeced Hose 95c.
1ue dpoFe goOuS we ask especial atlenti0n TO-
To our regular stock of worsteds we have added
complete assortment of
Germantown Wool i'm all Colors.
|
Kid Gloves a Specially !!
RUCHING, RUFFLING, GIMP ORNA.
MENTS, BUTTONS, &c.
YAK LACEs AND BRAID.
| New Goods received daily, to which we invite all
to examine bafore purchasing elsewhere
DAVIS 4 CO.,
NO. 10 CLAPP'S BLOCK,
CONGRESS STREET.
ocZ0 1w
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GIRLS WANTED
PORTLAND STAR MATCH co.

SITUATION as housekeeper bv competent
land P. o. oc1i*2w
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"OUSE No. 42 Pleasant Street. Inquire at the
Ii House from to 5 O'Clock r. NJ.
Portland Oct. 13tb oc13dtf
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WANTS, LOST, FOUND.


A WHITE and Yellow spotted pointer Dog.
"A namtd Jack" collar marked Alfred j. Mon
roe 205 St. Paul street Bali ore, Md. Fipder will
be rewarded ny leaving him at IS State st. oc1S'3t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21

Colorado has forty-two newspaper editors
and no poor-house accommodation to speak
of.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21

Rome Is to have new hotel on the Amer
lean plan, with bar and a Philadelphia
clerk all complete, so that when strangers go
to Rome they need no longer do as the Rom
ans do.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21

Laura Fair reads poems on selfcuture,
with an earnest desire, we take it, to teach
the young idea now to shoot.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21
Park and Seaside Towns.
CEMETERIES,
COVTNTRV PLACES

Robert Morris Copeland, Londscape Gardener has
made plans for IL Park and Camp Meeting Towns,
19 Cemeteries, aud 500 Public and Private Estates
He furpishes advice plans and superintendent 70
ali kinds OF suburban and rural improvements
Offices, 10 City Exchange Boston Mass, 705 Samson
St.. Phila. and Ridley Park. Del. Co. Pa au3oeod3m
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21
Wanted.

A STEADY reliable man to drive an Express
"A Team. Such man with $500 to invest can have
profitable, pleasant and healthy business.
oc1Ss3t Enquire at this office.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21
SitupatiOu Wauled

ANN. Y. gentleman of business experience wonld
"A take portion of responsibility (dnancial pre-
ferred) Ia eastern concern or company engaged in
a substantial remureratve business If associations
prove satisfactory would invest 500 to $4,000.
Address giving particulars. II. CLARK,
oc16d1w 3i6 Broadway, N. Y.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21

A baby was born one day last week on a
street railway in st. Louis. If it's boy it
ought to be christened H'os-ca..
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A n ACTIVE and reliable agent in this.y
"A represent one of the oldest Life Companies n
the country. Address with references
"PENN'' Lock Box 65 +. o.
jy17tf Phiadepl Lila Pa.
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Oratorio is to alternate with opera bouffe
this winter. Gcunod is at work on the "Re-
demption" and Liszt on s'Saint Stanislaus."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-21
School of ElOcutiOn !

MRS. ROBERTS,
Is prepared to receive Pupils 10 all the principles Of
Practical Elncution, and Voice Culture; either in
class private. For terms &C., apply personally
by letter to NO. 8 CASCO STREET
REFERENCEs-Hon. Benz. Kingsbury, Jr., Rev.A.
X. P. Small, Rev. Charles B. Pitblado. oc1dtf
Middletown transcript., 1873-12-06
Cultivation Of Small Fruits.

In small fruits, tho failure 10 sultivaes,
and cultivate thoroughly. 10 to iiil Il ess-
Ting any return for the planting. Al
growers Of Strawberries snd rsspbsssise
uuders tand this. bu. oil do not sss spss II
but those who do astonish - with lhsis
results. aud We are apt to oonsluds thas z
their plants are not shsds didsrsss. shsis
soil at least 10. and to this the susssu b
at once attributed We. Of coarse .admis :
difference in soil, but not to such 20 sstsse
as many suppose there exists. Tho rsssls
can be wonderfully varied BY sosd o. ~
different culture.
We know Of a plantation Of Dssjilslo
raspbsrrics that were set out three ysass
ago, and when two ysars old. possies =
the ground was sold ssd . dividisg m
drawn across the rasPbsrry rovs; ~
parts Of rows remaining to the erisisal
planter received their usual shssssgh -
timely culture. while thoss parls q ~
same rows falling to the new psrshsass
were almost entirely neglseted. and shs ~
ference in appearance Of The Plsass = =
great that no ono would suppose thsy usss
all planted at the same time, and II ~
same variety. But still . grsasss die.
ference Was visible tho past ssasos 10 -
crops of fruit Of these Two patches. shs ssl-
,ivatcd end Of the patch having Ten sia11n
as much fruit as the other end thaa -
poorly cultivated.
Middletown transcript., 1873-12-06

needed 10 keep the plass h ssdsf oS
il Is said. spends BE esatss isss /
millioDs II ksspiag Il p. Hs 49,
thing aAsr she wsr. ed bs ssvs
BE- has opsnsd Il y ~ pss1ls. jo.
drsds ef thousands Of viaitsss susuoo -
Il is the chief sstrsssiss - q
for the stranger 10 81. Lsuis y ef
And. strange to ssy % psliss 60 M
aud no flowers are piIssssd. m = ~
public's rsysrssss 70 shs uss's opoGDuGo
ents, prise.
We visited the elegant hesss q ~ -
Of the garden. A piesurs II ahss -
rssepss him standing ssosg his osuA
I've elegant porsrsiss ef bsassissl ln11u
in tho ssrb Of past day. rspssssu11lg
some Of his female prossaisors. 4 -
book is kept there for visitors 10 sss1oo
their names 10.
A curious feature Of the gar1ss = -
devoted to ono flower. For inss~sss, -
is large bed with every vsristy sfnsoov
another with hundreds Of vssbssss, aat =
on. Everything is 10 prodissl pssgtaisu.
Il is curious notion this. that prouG0D
rich man to devote great inssas = -
pet caprice, and that principally ~ ~
benefit Of others. Bat 10 this very sspeieo.
SO unusual aud 80 expensive, u wssFps1
up his own personal aspirasiou. Asd -
should u,an not strive 70 bseono hnouo
through his mammoth gardens. - wsll -
through stasesmanship or achisvsnssls =
arms or genius
Shaw is near his grave. He be-. =
pursuance ofl,is ambition. willed his gssdes
to the city. on condition that il binds iAsslG
to keep them up. The city hes ssessly
accs pied the bsqucst. and thus. thrsssh
private liberality. gots without eos1. .
public garden not surpassed in the wssi1
for magufcencc and beauty. r
The garden will forever b. dsbss1
"Shaw's Garden" aud he thus travels =
to Immortality on the successful rsalisaAiso
Of bis stupendous and most beautifhl
crotchet. .-Ailantic Constitafios.
Middletown transcript., 1873-12-06
The English- -Ashantss Quarrel.

The quarrel between the Enslish and
The Ashautsss 10 not . very Ineligible
one. The English have long held por-
tion Of the Gold Coast. other sections Of
whish we're possessed BY the Danes asd
the Dutch. The latter have now alss been
acquired BY the English. whose settlements.
defended by Cape Coast Castle and other
forts stretch. along the shores between
Liberia and Dshomcy. Norihwsrd Of these
possessions are the peaeeful and submiss-
i've tribes Of the Fantces. Assins and A.
hautas. which are protected" BY the
British Government; and beyond them,
10 the uerth. are the uudefasd dominions
Of KofFse Kalkslli. The immediate cause
Of the war Was . series Of fierce incursions
Of king Kofse against tho Fantees. whom
be drove to Cape Coaet. and whose villa
gcs he burned; but the remote cause is
alleged to be the resentment felt BY this
potentase At not having access to the sea-
coast and at being deprived Of the annual
stipend which used to be granted to him
BY the Dutch. Whatever tho grounds Of
the quarrel. it 10 certain tina, the English
Cabinet has entered upon q determined
war. Nor is tho struggle likely to be n
very easy one. nor are the costs Of it capa-
bio Of easy reckoning. When Sir Robert
Napier set out for Magdula, it was estima.
ted that the war would cost England four
millions sterling; she has actually had to
pay ninc. Tho Ashantoe war is calculat-
ed at two millions; il is not unlikely to
cost Eve. Konee has been making. it is
supposed, important alliances with many
interior tribes; that he and his generals
are skilled warriors, they have already be-
trayed; the English know nothing either
Of the numbers Of his army, the mauner Of
their equipment, or Of the typographical
features Of the country they are about to
invade; they do know that .hs resistance
Of Ashantee armies is not the only danger
they have to face, but wild beasts also. and
a most treacherous climate and before
they reach tho promised FL Dorado Of the
river Barra, and tho capital, with its sus-
pected golden stores, they mus, probably
endure long, weary and uncertain cam
psigu. in which they can scarcely hope to
do more than 70 temporarily put an end to
Ashantes excursions coastward.
Middletown transcript., 1873-12-06
Debt aud Dishonesty.

One who is anxious to discover the
causes and remedies for the prevailing
lack Of honesty. traces the matter to tho
credit system. as we'll a. the financial ca
lnmi.ies now upon US. 4 thousand hon
est men are put at tho mercy Of a single
dishonest man TO pay his dsbts. II the
one pockets his money aud refuses to pay,
he deprivss thousand who are anxious
to do SO. The best way to get capital is to
work for il. Work for wages till you have
money Of your own. To use anothcrs
capital is dangerous: If you lose it you
must replace It. When a man fnd, be
owes more than he can pay, he begins to
inquire how he can get rid Of his debt.
If all he has will not pay all he owes, then
less than all. he thinks. will pay a part,
aud he hides portion or all from creditors.
Learn to make money year before you
spend it, then you will buy less aud boy
cheaper. Other things being equal. dis
honesty prevails in proportion to the facili-
ties for escaping obligations The wise
man said that the borrower is servant to
the lender" aud he ought to be till he re-
turns what he has borrowed. When one
has had the benefit Of another's labor,
property. person, skill and all ars bound
for the equivalent. Tho ancient Roman
and Jewish codes held that . mans lifa
and labor should bs bound for bis debts
This msy appear, and sometimes 10. severe;
but strict justice says. What doth the
Lord thy Ged require Of thee but to da
jastiy" "Ows NO man anything" il
you can help Il; bat II you de. place whal
you have At the disposal Of your creditor
til al 10 paid.--N. r. Express.
Middletown transcript., 1873-12-06

Indemnify" for past estraGes up
on the Amsriess Dag and Anssisan sisi.
scas. and security seaiast their fussrs ~
petition. II the eenssqusness Of . 6rm
and resolu,s policy o. the part Of the
United States should BE- 10 disgust Span
isrds with republisanisu. and cause the
6ckls populace Of Madrid to cry. "Givs
us king" 90 much the worse for Spain.
and 90 much tho more conclusive the de-
moustratiou Of tho unftuess Of the Spanish
people for republican rule. Senor CASTELAR,
aud his colleagues doubtless mean we'll and
are entitled to sympaty. aud in the present
crisis are probably disposed to respect both
the just claims Of the United States and
the dictates Of humanity. Il 10 to bs fear
ed however. that the mass Of Spanish
people at home. equally with the volun-
tscrs in Havana. are beyond their control.
and the fact that they are Mr.. Summers
friends is no reason why. il they cannot
insure decent conduct in Cuba. the United
States may not, At least so far a. ths hsnor
Of its flag aud the interests Of ito citizens
arc concerned. Il 10 not merely in regard
to the property and civil rights, but in be-
half Of the very lives Of our ciiixens. that
We must iutcrposo --Bal.imorc San.