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Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

FINE CATTLE.-SOme very fine
cattle that were fattened on the hills
of the Guyandotte, were driven into
town a few evenings ago, TO be ship
ped east, via the G & 0. r. +.
With the facilities offered for the
shipment of cattle, the farmers OF
Cabell, Wayne, Lincoln &C., would
do we'll to turn their attention more
in that direction.
The best paying part of the far
mer's business, as well as the most
easily carried on, Is the grazing busi'
ness.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

SCHOOL NOTICE. The Board Of
School Examiners viii meet at Bar
louisville on the second Saturday il
November, Nov. l4th) for The pur-
pose Of examining teachers.
This will be the last meeting Of the
Board this year.
WILLIAM. ALGEo,
County Superintendent.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05
Winter Goods as Auction.

Mink Siberian, Squirrel, and 6a-
BE Furs, Cuffs, Nuts and Capcs Of
all kinds and prices, a. Chase's, also
q large lot OF staple ami fancy Dry
Goods, Notions and ladies goods at
.. C.. Chascs. Auction sales every
Wednesday and Saturday. Country
merchants should cali and replenish
at less than city prices.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05
Tar PUBIC seHooLs.-An addi-

TaE PUBIC SeHooLs.-An addi-
tioIal teacher having been appointed
for the Fourth Avenue School, the
rooms are now all occupied, and the
school is progressing iavolably under
the superintendent of Prof. Chester
man. There are now 4 teachers each
one having full complement Of
scholars.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

Police NEWS. Andrew blanken-
snip vrs brought before the Mayor
ao Monday, charged with drunken
ness oud di>order,y conduct, was fined
50 % and costs
Uran complaint Of Sanford Coof'
maa Il warrant was issued against
Charley Sjetens Cor assault; anu
battery, but Charley hearing Of the
va-rut came before rs Honor, con,
.ess-i Judgment and paid his fine
like q little man.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

BIS ErrLER.-Iuere was a r'poit
au ,te street. yesterday thar Ben But.
l-r had Je!egraphel TO his Honor.
Mayor Burke, To know If there wa,
arr chance for an honest man in
Huntington. lie said Simmons and
al -..s. Massachusetts, fellows had
gone osc. on him, and he was going
.rs,'. o9r bis collection ofSpoons &c,
and 60 somewhere, where honesty
was le,,,r appreciated. We hear
that Capt Burke denies The report
Se hope Ben will not come here.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05
New WArCHMxKER.-By our ad

vegtising columns it will be seen that
Mr.. L. Emerich late of IrontOn, has
opened a Watchmaker's establish
ment in Puthuf's building on Second
Avenue Mr.. Emerich comes well
recommended and asks a share OF
patronage.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

NOtENBER.-Last Sunday was
the FIRST day of the week and also OF
the month. The humorous piece of
poetry by Tom Hood on our first
page, although written to show
how they suffered with November
togs in London will apply very we'll
to our locality at this time.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

ATTENTION, IIoUsEKEErERs The
new Active Cooking Stove is tho
best in the market. Every house
Keeper should have this stove. TX
pericnce shows that this stove Is su
nerior to all others. Call and se'
them.
10 him. c. T. PRISONS.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

NrATHER.- The smoke has be-
cone So dense on the river that the
running OF the heats IS entirely sus.
pended. We have lost All fash !.
odd Probabilities, DAVIS X Bros
barometer SAYS its going 20 rain. II
,as, -1e. back on Us, We viii have to
.e.rs.I; john, Bishop Hall OF Cmcin
s: see when THIS plague OF smoke
WI. Bon ended.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

E-rrBEING-Nr. Nelly, whose leg
v,- -a.gutatcI some time ago, hav-
w- 1eea ran over by the engine near
8aro,Jr,ville, left here on The cars
o1 Tuesday morning last. Consider
me the severity ofh.s wounds, he ha,
mad. @ good recovery; the lee that
~ a.putated healed well, and the
..e- oae, although badly bruised, i,
-ca tier, and he will soon be able
-. o.. it.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05
NURSERY Y

The undersigned beg leave 10 Inform
their patron. and the public in genera,
,hst they offer At the Hopevell nursery
Quaker Bottom, Lawrence 20. ohio, fs!i
Of 1878 and spring Of 1874, the following
fruit trees-Evergreen &c
9sS99 Apples l,.ss,
1899 Peach we.s.
e999 Pear trees, stsrisri All Dwarf,
1929 Cherry trees 10 variety,
1899 E,ersreens il varietis-,
1893 Grapes several varieties,
1899 Currsots, soosebsrry, napier
~ sc.
All on bisa vs.i be sold lov for Csst.
Aiifss 'ss.
SSH. c. TURLET 4 SON
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05
"Co.,sin George" Cullen.

Cullen says he is so busy he can't
get out to let folks know he is at
home. He Is kept hard at it all the
time. BedeI is gone, but Il better
looking man takes his place, $50 Cul-
len says, and he is prepared to do all
the wogl; that comes. Remember
the place, Sd Avenue AMI Ninth
street.. I:W
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

t-1.ir SCHOOLS. Prof. Chester
MA prepared a set Of Rules and
F..f~ for the government o.
pap and teachers in the pub
- schools Of Huntington. These
s have been printed for general
circulation, and if they are observed
..I. the schools viii be prosper
s a.5 will succeed well These
-.- are important and should re-
r-.,- the earnest consideration Of all
Concerned in the schools, the parents
as u-il as the scholars.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

W. (. Dowuer e. Go. have s"mn
very fine properties both City aud
country, Gal, Timber and Farmica
Lands. some City properties very
cheap.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

TnE METHODIST CHURCH. The
foundations tor the church are in,
and the superstructure Is partly com
pleted. The building Is intended on
" as a make shift for the present.
When times are better, the church
will be built on the font Of the lot,
and this buildiug will then be used
for Sunday Schoois, Class meetings
&c. The irrepressible \. b. Palmer
Is doing the carpenter work.
The Methodist congregation is the
largest in town on Sunday evenings,
but as = general thing, there are few
present in the morn Ing. The men
beers must indulge in an extra snoozc
san lay morning; very bad practice
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

Lime, Cement, Plaster, Dressed
Lumber, Sash, Doors and Blinds,
holdings, Patent Chimneys, Chin.
ney tops &c, 4 new stock at y. B.
PALNCKs. l:w
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

IaroRrANr To BCHrGR. a i la
mer is prepared to take contracts I. 7
huiIinr houses and all kinds Of c'Gpen-
Ter work. Don't fail to gi;e him call.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

Remember that Smith, Barber Il
Co. have just opened a new Dry
Good. Store. Go and see them. I'm.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

Country people are requested to
call at smith, Barber IL Cos. new
store and get bargains. 10 i5lm.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05
Council Proceedings.
CITY HALL. Oct, 2sth. 1874.


Council met pursuant to adjourn,
ment. His Honor the Mayor in the
chair. Present, Recorder Obey,
Councilman Verlander and En.low.
Absent. Cpuncilmen Burlington,
Ensign and Madly Minutes Of
lat meeting read aud approved.
The following accounts were allow
ed.
E. =. Way. n'aJage ..............:...... =. %
V Il. Grceu' Coal Tor CITY h-i.......... l'@
Advertiser, Printing .................... 1870
ON motion, action OF last meeting
on A j. Trees claim was reconsider
lei and referred again to tinano 9
Committee with Instructions to report
1T next meeting.
Committee Oh Incorporating Rev.
Nr. Qlirks school wish public schools
was Continued 10 report being ready.
Committee on opening street to
Ohio river was continued, 80 rePor,
ueiug realty.
On motion, license TO retail spirit
iuaus liquors vas granted TO j. "
/ N.r.auler from Nov. | 1874 to Apl.
80 1919, IN the build NJ on lot !
! block g, 2nG Avenue.
( ) communication was received from
! Go! Nerr.i, [. ) =. -incer, charge
of improvements OF Ohio river, ac
/ knowieigiu- receipt 81! the resolution;
of the council concerning the i'm
provements of Twelve Pole Bar
On motion, Prof Chesterman was
authorized to have 250 copies more
of the school rules printed.
On notion, it WAS ordered that The
/ Council should elect 4 Councilman
, in place Of ". l.. Maddy resigned
NJ the next meeting.
On motion, Council adjourned tc
Wednesday November il, 1871,
Z. VI.
JOIN II. OBEY, Recorder
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

See new advertisements N 20
davis paper s' follows:
r,rwr1r-W Matchmaker and Jewel
c- Co. puruds Uui.dn- %.
,f,r-ff,Nr's Insurance COMPANY oh
t-f Avenue. J IT. Underwood >ccre-
tlry .-,. N-..,,.
q N. WAENER. -Commls-.'re5 N'''os 2
Nrv I.orArs.-O. q. Chase iar',H ~
S,rs; 4. b. Palmer; Geo. Cullen
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05
NOR SALE AND KENT!I

one large AMI handsome dweli!rI house with
II r)OfnH.
Cqc Awcli.ac lorsr win rooms. BotA ~
the-f =, uses ase d, Isfei " tue best part % -"
-ity
lI.o one excellent lot with . Rood sinsl. house
IN West huntington.
ne WI sell me aboye properties on rea-ona'l-
fcrms. ,-..
oe,. 1851 eiBsOT & sIsys.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

yI-ASTED-TO NANJFA' II 'sRElS m
w Vest Charleston fDUpeA! NeE- t-J1u
Of rom g-lO ~ sl0.e" t. MaHufactl-ers t''A'i1g
In Vest Charleston. the Capitol u WEI \. rl ia
on she X .rawha. CheS7 coal. iron ere, All nd
inTober RAILROAD a.f1 r.Trs .r-<ysI lF,lon. :, ID
,orm,pan paunrsilsx Ssy TJy
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

Nor.cE-The firm of Gilbert "
a.. having been dissolved. it becomes
necessary to close mp all outstanding
,o,,n,.s We will make out ell bills
IS soon a. possible, and hope parties
p, whom .lev are sent viii remit AZ
orc, Rsspec,fiy,
W. :. DowNER & %.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05
Th. cenrrsgstsaaal chaseh,

The building is OF brick, Az feet
front on 9Th Avenue, by so feet on
9th Street. The style is combina-
ton of primitive and pointed Gothic.
The drawings were made by Rem
brandt Lockwood, of New York. The
material is brick, with slate roof
The spire is of brick, 80 feet, and the
upper frame covered with slate; the
ibuttresses and the window and door
frames are trimmed with light sand
stone.
The entrances are one main door
in front, one in the tower, and one on
the side, near the rear The win
dows are narrow and pointed, glazed
with frosted glass; large window
over the main entrance. The audi
ence room is 60 by 40 feet, with
seating capacity for 400 persons. Il
is finished to the roof, the entire
height, including the "clere' story,
being 30 feet. The ceiling is of Ash
boards; the king post truss wort; OF
Hemlock; the galleries, front and
rear, of heart pine, panel work, trim
med with black walnut and oiied and
vanished; the pews and pulpit are
of black walnut; the chairs and pull
pit are upholstered in scarlet. Ii
the rear is the lecture room, 20 by 20
feet, seating comfortably about 100
persons.
The lighting Is by Gas; there are
twenty bracket and hanging lamps,
which add greatly to tie harmony
ana beauty of the inside. The Gas
is made by a patent gas machine put
in by George w. Coleman, Of Gin
cinnati. The church will be warmed
by heaters in the basement.
The whole work is done in plain
but substantial manner, and reflects
credit on all the parties engaged in 1t.
The Mason work was done bv Il. :.
Vim; the brick work by Sykes a
Wright; the plastering by John Ey-
ans; the carpenter work principally
y AARON Walker, Evan Davis and
I \. Wilson, OF Huntington. Nes-r,.
! George H. Grant & Co., of RicA.
moud, Ind, furnished the Tcws.-I
The printing was done by Eli Graf,
Of Huntington, and the stating by
Hugh WoolSide, of Pittsburg.
This i the fir~t and OILY Conrre-
gat;oaal Church in West Virginia,
while in Ohio there are two hundred
OF tai- faith. The prirc;pal coaIri-
butorS To tie building funds Of Ills
church were II C. Parsons Esq, OF
this place. and Mr.. \ :; Hatch, of
New York. Mes>r, + J. Randall!
b p briggs, Alfred Sperrv, Willard
Sperrv, c. I. Parsons, d. ". En-
mons and o ". Hale, # Hunting .
ton, AMI Messrs c. ?. Huntington,
Mr, w. B. Hatch, and perhaps other,
in New York have each given over
5000. Many other, have given as
Literally according 10 their means.
As many persons ia not understand !
the peculiar doctrines Of the Corgre
eatioual church, We will say for their
intormgt;on that they differ very lit
tie from all other orthodox >ects.
Their church government is Con
orogot,ono,. tbo, +. cacb clY.e4 is
~ ,r1s,,,lont hojy bavios. nei;h.r T.
Svnoas co,yau-ions nor Contar,n
COS. Ike tie R.ptis,s thew believe
thor, ,s "a earthly nov,r birber han
the church.
The latest statistics show ina, The
roncroo,tionalis,s have in he Uni
ted States 1926 churches. 223S minis
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05
EnH REMIT

ABRiCX HOUSE Of I've ToOa.s, On ST. Street.
4 gpOi business sand.
A NICE DWELLING on Thl.d Avenue, So
TeOfnz.
OF. i-Sr. y. NAhliT.
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

JNVITATIONTIcKETS. Visiting .nd
l.Bus;ne., Cards, Letier-Hssd.. H.. &e..
neatly printed =; tai. flee
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05

yYrASTGD. -C 0Nr~PosDssCT p - { ~. -
W rs loa .ia,i D ~ - IL ~ ..,dsi@e afla y
an uilueTa. l.Dds aiJSs!i D. 1is ciy. c.-lht-. -
1n,se, ~
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05
s.zx NEIoAsoRHooO.
posr.oY!IcE SCHEDULE
NJ Aarerts.sments.

AL mails ''oS'' '''''' NAV IN
lsrtare.
New Advertisements
See new advertisements m 70
DAVIS paper SIS follows:
r,rpr-rr -Warhmaker and Jewel
~ IN PutruG's buildTg
,frr-rANr'. I<srRNNCE tuNFANN.- Ou
t-l Ave.u. J IT, nderwood. >ecre-
n \vArNrK. -Commis-.'rera N'.ce.
,-r,rT,.4rs.-O. q. Chase; Harvey ~
Srs; 4. b. Palmer; Geo. ''''s''
vor.cr.-Tbe firm of Gilbert 4
q, having been dissolved. it becomes
necessary to close upa.l outstanding
,scopn,s. We will make cat all bills
s. soon As possible and hope parties
., whom ;bey are sent viii remit Al
one, Respecfiy,
W. :. DovNER & CO.
The dedication Of the Congrega-
,oual Church Will take place Sunday,
November S,b, promptly al II
,.... 4. Rev. j. Z. Rankin, d ID f., Of
Washington is % preach. Rev.J. L.
E.v.D. d.. Of Chicago is engaged u
Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-11-05
New stock.

County Superintendent.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-02-06

MARRIAGES OF BLOOD RELATIONS.
Statistics presented to the French acad-
emy show that the marriages of blood
relations from about two per cent, of all
the marriages in France, and the deaf
and dumb offspring, at birth, of con-
sanguineGus marriages, are, in proper
tion to the deaf and dumb born in or
dinary wedlock-at Lyons, full % per
cent; at least s5 per cent, in Paris, and
so per cent, in Bordeaux-the proper
tions of the deaf and dumb, by birth,
increasing with the degree of blood re-
lationship. The data obtained show
that, if the danger Of having deaf and
dumb child III ordinary marriage, re-
presented by figures, is one. there will
be 19 in marriages between first cousins,
81 in marriages between uncles and
nieces, and 70 in marriages between
nephews and aunts. It appears, too,
that the most healthy parents, if related
in blood, may have deaf and dumb chill
dren; while deaf and dumb parents, if
not related, very rarely have deaf and
dumb children,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-02-06
How a Woman Corners a Hen.

When d woman has hen to drive
into IL coop she takes hold Of her hoops
with both hands, shakes them quietly
| toward the delinquent, and says, 'Shew
there" The hen takes one look at the
object to convince herself it's Il woman,
and then stalks majestically into the
coop, III perfect disgust of the sex. A
man don't do that way. He goes out
doors and says. "It is singular nobody
IN this house can drive p hen but my
self, and picking up ~ stick OF wood,
hurls it at the offending biped, and OBJ
serves, Get IN there, you thief" The
hen Immediately loses her reason and
dashes to the opposite end of the yard.
The man straightway dashes after her.
She comes back again with her head
down, her wings out, and followed by
an assortment OF StOVe-WOod, fruit-Cans,
and cOal-clinkers, with much-putf1ing
and very mad man in the rear. Then
she Skins up on the stOOp and under
the barn. and over fence or two and
around the house, and back agnin to
the coop, all the while talking rs only
an excited hen can talk, and all the
while followed by things convenient
for handling, and by a man whose coat
is on the ground, and whose perspira-
tlon and profanity appear to have no
limit. By this time the other hens have
come out to take a hand in the debate
and help dodge the missiles-and then
the man says every hen on the place
shall be sold in the morning, and puts
on his things and goes down street, and
the woman dons her hoops and has
every one OF those hens housed and
contented in two minutes, and the only
sound heard on the premises is the
hammering by the Oldest boy az he
mends the broken pickets.-TDanbury
News.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-02-06

HoNEY-DEw.-In recent letter, adj
dressed to an English horticultural
journal, DR.. Hooker takes the ground
that the formation of honey-dew may
take place independently of any insect
agency, although there seems little doubt
but that, by the action of aphides, Il
more cOpious secretion is often obtained.
Having carefully watched the forma-
ton of hOney-d dew upon the leaves of
the lime, he discovered that during hot
and sunny weather The upper surface
speckled with honey-dew, and yet a
careful examination of the leaves 80
marked disclosed no aphides. Hence
the conclusion that its formation is a
function of the plant itself.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-02-06
Number Seven i'm the Bible.

| On the .th day God ended his work
On the seventh month NOah's ark
! touched the ground.
In seven days Il dove was sent
Abraham pleaded seven times for
SOdom.
Jacob mourned seven days for Jo-
seph.
Jacob served seven years for
Rachael.
4 yet another seven years more.
Jacob was pursued 1T seven days,
journey by Laban.
A plenty of seven years and famine
OF seven years were fOretOld in Pha-
raOhs dream by seven fat and seven
lean beasts, and seven ears of full and
seven ears of blasted corn.
On the seventh day of the seventh
month the children of Israel tasted sew
en- days, and remained seven days in
their tents.
Every seven years the land rested.
Every seven years the law was read
to the people.
In the destruction of Jericho seven per-
sons bore seven tlosmpets; on the sev
enth day they surrounded the walls
seven times, and at the end of the sew
en- rounds the walls fell.
Solomon was seven years building
the temple, and tasted seven days af-
ter its dedication.
In the tabernacle were seven lambs.
The golden candle-stick had seven
branches.
Naaman washed seven times in the
river Jordan.
Jobs friends sat with him seven days
and seven nights, and offered seven
bullocks and seven rams for an atone
ment
Oul Savior spoke seven times from
the cross, on which he hung Sc ven hours,
and after his resurrection appeared sew
en- times.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-02-06

FIRE AND WATERPROOF PAINT
Slack stone line, by putting into a tub,
covered to keep In the steam when
Stacked, pass the powder through a fine
sieve, and to every six quarts add a
quart of rock salt snd gallon Of water !;
then boil and skim clear; to every five
go1lOns of the fluid add pulverized
copperas, half-pOund, and stir slowly !;
add powdered potash three quarters of
pound, then very fine sand Of hickory
ashes four poundsi then use any color
ing matter desired, and apply with a
brush. IT looks better than any ordi;
nary paint and is durable as slate; will
stop small lsaks in roofs, prevent moss
bustible, and render brick imperyious
to water.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-02-06

Don't GIVE LIQUOR TO CHILDREN
One of the first literary men in the
Upitea States said to q writer, after
speaking on the subject of temperance /
"There Is one thing which, as you visit
different places, I wish you to do every
T1e aHs Te a. oS eSp cf soeg eoeey 1f nahs5 to-
life, % ali my days days to to- keep &c s, from n dying
when child, and acquired q taste for
it. My hrather, pn0r fellow, died
tirnnkard. would not have d child of
mine to take drop of liquor for any
thing. Warn every mother, wherever
you go, never to give drop to q child.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-02-06

The now general use of the word
gushing" Us a sneer for sentiment and
enthusiasm, is of sufficient significance
10 warrant Il moments attention. The
term was first employed for all excess
sive expressions of admiration or appre-
clatlOn, but is now applied to every
body who, for moment, permits warm
feeling to enter into his judgment of
men and things. In it's now popular
use it illustrates the spread and diffusion
of that spirit of nil Odmirdri which
holds itself aloOf from the impulses and
natural delights of the human heart.
1t stigmatizes eager and hearty sympa-
thy as weakness, and implies that cold
reserve is superior to generous appre-
citation. A term better calculated to
repress impulse and encourage spirit
of captiOus faultfinding could scarcely
be invented. No mans courage could
long endure the advice of mot to gush.'
No enthusiasm could survive many
repetitions of this plunge into what We
may venture to call a lingual cold bath
To be accused of "gushingn is to be
accused not merely Of foolishness, but
of very, adolescent, infantile, catfish
variety OF that Offcnse, such as no one
could endure to think himself guilty Of
1t would be better in popular adnira-
ton to be thought ignorant, or insen-
sible, or even stupid, than to live for an
instant under the suspicion of "gush-
ing" Words are potent things, and
there is scarcely virtue that would not
succumb to the power of q good sting
ing eplthet.-( AppletOn's journal.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-02-06

SHARP.-"I | was told to ask you, Ham
nah, whether it were really true that
YOU We're engaged to be married to tho
deacOn's SON, young Timothy Upsham?
! said I'd ask you the very next time l
see you. told Jcrusha that didn't
know whether it was true ornot. What
shall l say to her when | see her 2"
on tell Jerusha," was the reply of the
handsome, blushing, buxOm damsel,
" that you did ask Hannah, and that she
told yon 1t was none of your business
whether it WAS true or not 2N
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-02-06

A comic fellow down the river says
The State of matrimony is one of the
United States; that it is bounded by
hugging and kissing on one side, and
babies and cradles ON the other. Its
chief products are population, broom
sticks and staying out late at nights.
It was discovered by Adam and Eve,
in trying to find northwest passage
out of Paradise. The climate is sultry
till you pass the tropics of housekeep-
ing, when squally weather generally sets
in with such power as to keep all hands
pal roads leading into this interesting
state, consult the first pair of pretty
blue eyes you run against" Queer fell
low, but pretty accurate in matrimonial
geOnraDhy