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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

This company, one of the Oldest of
stock corporations, will shortly surren-
der its title to land and vested powers,
all the arrangements for the transfer
having been made. 1t will still retain,
however, $1,000 acres of the best land
in British America, besides claims upon
one-twentieth of the remainder. In re-
turn for its surrender of its other prop
erty and rights it will receive 1880, 900
in gold from the Dominion of Canada.
This company was organized more
than two hundred years ago, and in
1878 declared its first dividend. It's
charter gave the company the exclusive
privilege of establishing trading "fac-
tories" Grading posts) on the Hudson
Bay and its tributary rivers. A new
charter gave it the exclusive right to
trade in nearly the whole. of British
America from 1888 to 1850. -
The company also leased a large part
the comDanyin 1888 was about 3d. 0 900.
and was held by about two hundred
and fifty stockholders. 3
The stock has been sold for 400 per
cent. premium, and has always paid
large dividends. The parliament of
England made the company the judi
cial authority of the section in which its
traders operated, and criminals were
confined in the conpany's forts, orelse
transferred to the jails of Canada. The
exclusive privileges expired by limita-
ton in 1853, but the company had OBJ
tanned such a foothold that the business
was maintained, notwithstanding the
loss of its powers. Negotiations were
almost Immediately commenced be-
tween the Crown, the Dominion of
Canada and the company for the sale of
the latter's lands to Canada for $780,
900, the company tohave the right to re-
serve not more than 1000 acres around
each of the forts or stations, the whole
amount reserved not to exceed $4,000
acres. The deed of surrender was made
in 1869, and during the last two years
surveyors have been at work making
maps of the property transferred and
reserved. The twenty-five maps have
been completed, and as soon as the sur
veyor's reports have been accepted, the
final work of surrender will take place.
Some of the land reserved by the COM
pany is extremely valuable, as is shown
by the fact that thirteen acres of one
reservation, near Lake Winnepeg, were
sold last month for $4,000. e..
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

KEEPING HAMs.-Farmers' families
are often troubled about how to keep
hams in the summer time. We have
tried a good many ways, and have al
ways failed in keeping them nicely.
The smoke-house, though hidden IVA
in among theapple trees that lay theirlif-
tie limbs lovingly over, above, and
around it, is still too warm the wide,
roomy cellar too damp, and the shop,
though cool and airy, being the large
third-stery ofthe " old house, lis too light.
A good neighbor, who knows all about
it, tellsme that he always packs hams in
the early spring time, before the flies
come, in a box, with all the interstices
between the hams filed up with some
coarse, dry salt that he has used for.
many years for the same purpose; salt
that came out of fish barrels. He
washed and dried it thoroughly first.
He keeps the box IN his barn in a cool,
airy place.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

VACCINATION SfATIsTICs.-One of
our most eminent physicians, in send
ing us an interesting and valuable
article from the London Pail Mall
Gazette, headed Statistics of Vaccina-
tiOn," writes:
sit would be, of public. benefit, /
think, to publish the statistics contained
in the within clipping. Public conf
dence in the prophylaetic advantages of
vaccination has been SO shaken Of late
years, mainly by the maladministration
of it, by spurious virus, and by neglect
to verify the effect of the Introduction
into the system of even q pure-yirus,
that any showing to uphold and confirm
the protective power of Jenner's great
discovery, will subserve a useful pur-
pose and preserve many lives"
The statistics referred to were con-
tanned in the official report of the physi-
clan in charge of one of the London
asylum district hospitals for smallpox ;
and present facts, Is observed by him
epidemic of smallpox IN London. 7A
The details of. the table show the
deaths and recoyeFies per 1000 casesyof
which All were patients under fifteen
years of age, and $50 above that age.
The Pail Mall Gazette sums up the
elaborate details of the table as followss
Among the unvaccinated children
namely, those patients under fifteen
no fewer than $40 per cent, died Of
those who had one or more bad VAGINA
ton marks only SIS per cent. died.
Among the better v~accinated cases-and
they amounted to 158-there were no
deaths. With the adults, j. q. those
over fifteen, the fatality was greater.
The mortality of the ~unvaceinated was
nearly one-half of the number of cases,
being AT per cent. /; with one on more
or Orn more rem ihd iffe ega marx e1 is.G p sr'P cent !
died with one good vaccination mark
10 died and with two good marks 4.S
per cent. died. Among the adult pa
TENTS having three or more go0dsMafks
there were no deaths from smallpox
New Orleans Times,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

TIE VALUE OF SUNFLoWERs.-m the
first place, the flowers abound in honey,
and furnish food for bees. The seeds
contain oleaginous matter and yield oil
at the rate Of one gallon to the buslfei,
which is but little inferior to olive oil.
One acre will produce fifty bushels of
seed. It is also valuablefo0d for horses
and poultry. Tt has been used for bread
by tile American Indians and also in
Portugal. The leaves are excellent for
cattle. The stalks while they are grow
ing may be utilized as bean poles where
they are scarce and difficult to be OBJ
tanned, anddry may be used as roofing, or
set up against the fence to form q wind
brake. They contain d large amount of
potash, and are excellent for kindling.
The seed has also been recommended
for fuel. The reputation of the growing
sunflower to absorb lniasmatic yapoEs
and preventing fever and ague lis well
knoWn5TAmeriean Farm Journal.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24
VANpERB1Lr ON REL1G1oN.-While /

VANDERBILT ON RELIGION.-While I
am on this matter, / will relate q little
incident told to me by a we'll known
steamboat captain. He said;o4"I am
an elder in the Presbyterian church. I
made q profession of religion when I
was very young. Vanderbilt employed
me to run one Of his boats. 1t was con-
sidered o great thing for a person Of
my age to have suelTa pUSitiona Il was
very proud of it, and tried TO do my
best. One Saturday the agent came to
me and said, You must fix your boat
up to-day, for tomorrow we are going
to send you up the North river on an
excursion / thought the matter over.
/ was a young man. / did not wish to
lose my position, and yet could not
u the b0atoR Sunday. j. said so to
the agent in a letter, rendered him my
resignation, and prepared to geshome.
I met the Commodore on the Battery.
He said: Come down and dine with
me tomorrow /; my wife wants to see
you. : / cannot was the reply, tforI
must go home. I have got through on
your line What does. that mean r
said the Commodore. Then told him
the story. That fellow is q fool. We
have got men enough to run that boat
whose principles won't be hurt. You
go about your business. III anybody
fnterferes with your religion, send them
to me."-lBurleigl, in Boston Journal.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

Charcoal is highly useful in diarrhoa,
dysentery, typhoid fever, and in some
Eases of indigestion, or dyspepsia. 1t
should be finely powdered when taken
internally. AS q poultice it is good In
foul, bad-smelling sores. It's virtues
are due to its absorbent action and its
power to prevent or arrest putrifaction
or modification.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24
Prayer and whisky.
From Wild Oats.l

# k~~"N@ ANA SNNSb1
"Oh, the devil am a liar an conjurer, too
Few days, few days: -
He e%onjures me an he c0njures you,
An I'm goin' home.
The last days of the devil ppea to be
looming up in the immediate distance.
The knights of the toddy-stick are being
besieged in their strongholds, and the
conjuring power of rum (the modern per-
s%onifcation of the deviI is gradually be-
ing disputed, oOzing out at the bung-
hole, so to put it. The idea of seeing
the old boy taken in hand by the women
is new, and probably it is one of the best
safety-valves that could be opened in
their natures. They have been making
a stubborn fight with man for political
but have made little progress be-
yond showing their capacity for making
themselves ridiculous; SO now they
enemy. Already the Buckeye boys feel
ed of their morning cocktail, and are
obliged to go to bed without a "night-
cap.n And what a capacity for endur-
ance this praying movement has devel-
oped. Poor, weakly women, who could
scarcely do their own work, now tramp
about in mud and slush, and sing and
in doors and out, for hours at
a time, trying to worry the business out
of some luckless landlord or b~arkeeper.
Things are high in Ohio, and poor dis
tracted husbands stay at home to tend
babies and do other work while their
Amazonian cold-water wives howl
abroad. as
1t is easy to see how this thing will
end. A general raid in some shape or
other is always inaugurated against the
devil close upon the heels of a. panic,
just as though he was to blame for the
hard times; but SO soon as work COM
mences again he is forgiven or forgotten,
and everything goes on in it's usual way.
We hope times will get better before.
the movement has time to reach New
York. ~
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

The April term of our District Court
beginsn next Monday. Judge Morgan and
District Attorney Hudspeth have not
yet returned from holding court in Col
%casieu, and they may be delayed a few
DAYS by high water. ..
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

A LOVE STORY BY BEECHER.-Henry
Ward Beecher in one of his late sermons
tells the following: "Tom was a strap
ping healthy boy, with a great appetite.
He lived up in the mountains among the
charcoal burners until he was nineteen.
Then he went down into the valley and
hired out to a farmer. Tom was a soul
lion and a drudge, and at first the far
mer hesitated to trust even the hogs to
his care. But there was a glimmering of
something in him that showed just a
little through his u~ncouthness. After Il
year or two he became a full farm Ia
borer-a broad shOuldered, deep chest,
ed, powerful fellow, who made himself
clumsily useful. Well, about that time,
the farmers's daughter came home from
school. What a revelation she was to,
Tenn. He never knew until then what
it. was to worship anything, nor how
awkward and coarse he was. He3w0uld
have given all he had, which was not
much, to learn how to getin at door, or
what to do with his hands, or how tO$sit
down right. He began to change his
clothes for better ones when he came in
from-the aaaysaW0Fk, and there WAS
about him the dawning ofimproyement.
Finally the great day came. He stood
trembling before the farmers daughter,
the hard word was spoken, and she did
not repulse him. / think there is moth
ing in the life of a man which SO rouses
and stirs him as love. Tom went to the
wrestling matches, and what a vim
there was in him. He read, he went to
church, he wanted to see how good peo-
pie acted. And when, after a good life,
he grew to be an old man, and talked in
a. trembling voice.to his grandchildren,
he, used to SAY. Oh, what a wife she
was to me. Whatever I became she
made me" me world Is 1uli OF Just
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

Messrs Lefebvre, Mayo, and May, of
this town, all went deer hunting on Tues
day and returned on Wednesday, bring
ing one deer each. The first named has
our thanks for q piece of venison.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

The man who makes every day o
feast OF fat things, and sustains him
self by. never allowing alcohol to die
out OF him, except for o few hours in
the after part of the night, must perish
p~rematurely, and can not beget healthy
children,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

We drop subscribers ame as soon as
the time expires, They will find the
date of expiration printed with their
names ON every copy OF their paper.
Subscription two dollars a year, payable
in advance. -.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24
THOs. C. ANDERSON,
z sAG #EFEE+4 q 49, EtEG pafisf, TrooesIfar

On motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that the
report of the committee be received, and that
the Recorder is hereby authorized to cancel the
for the year 1873; and be It further resolved,
that the warrants be destroyed by burning,
whereupon the President instructed the Parish
Constable to give notice by publicly, crying out
in front Of the Court House, that the above
warrants were to be destroyed, and Messrs.
Valcour Laffeur, W. R.. Meginley, C. Dossman,
B. A. Guidry. and several other citizens came
into the office of the Police Jury, and the COM
mittee proceeded to burn the $4,000, 36TIOO in
jurors, witness in criminal cases and parish
warrants.
the Bond of the Parish Treasurer for the wear
1874 be fixed at ten thousand dollars.
On mOli0n tho Police jury adjourned until
Monday the 4th Of May 1874.
JOHN ROY, President.
Attest: c. MAYO, Clerk.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24
Proceedings of the Police Jury:
OPELoUsAs March 18th, IA;

70 vi 4SGAp DIS
The Police jury met pursuant to q special
call by the President, in order to correct Il
clerical error i'll the proceedings of the Police
Jury of March 10th 1874. Present: John Roy,
President; I. S. FOntenot, 81. Durio and Theo-
dule Fontenot. -
On motion of Mr.. L. s. Fontenot, Resolved
that whereas at the meeting of the Police Jury
Oh the 10th OF March 1874, an ordinance was
passed assessing and levying the amount of
taxes to be- cole tied for the services of the
current year; and whereas there are several
clerical errors In said Ordinance, 1T is therefore
ordained that the said Ordinance be amended
and re-enacted, SO as to read rs follows, to-wit:
Az ORDINANCE
To assess and levy the amount of taxes to be
collected for the services and expenses OF tho
current year, ana to make an appropriation
for that purpose:
Belt Ordained, that the sum of ffty-fve thous-
and Dollars be. and the same is hereby assessed
and levied as the amount of taxes to be collect
ed for the services of the clrrSnt year. 1874, and
that the said sum be appropriated and appor-
toned, as follows, tO-wit: JH a.
Pay q members and officers & the Police
Sheriff 4 Clerks salary tsee a&st i65 OF 1861 1000
Contingent 5000
Existing 1900
Magistrates fees in criminal etses.---.... 2,100
COnstables fees in criminal caSRs...... $500
Witness fees before magistrates in Grim
inai ..A...,...... 1000
Maintenance of prisoners in pSrishiaii'.. 4'S0O
Pay of Grand and Petit jurorsA, .1.-.-,. 5000
District Court 1000
Pay OF District Attorney for convictions. 500
Transportation of cOnvictsto penitentiary 400
Sherifs fees in criminal cases, and sum
moning jury.--.--a-~%.-~-s... 5000
Sherif's per diem for attendance on Su-
rreme, District and Parish COURTS. 300
Internal improvements. 1000
Pay OF road oyerseers- 1900
Maintenance of indigents.-.. 500
Commission or tax collector 5000
Judge John E. King having appeared and pre-
sented his commission as District Attorney pro
tenn, under the Act of the Legislature No,
approved March 1874, when on motion Of Mr.. T.
F%Ontenot, Resolved that he be recognized in his
said capacity from this date. -.
JOHN ROY, President.
Attest: G.. MAYO, Clerk. -
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

One of our 0pelousas law students has
pcrpetrated the following-his friends
had better look after him:
"a cracked brain old maid says that
male is only mule spelled wrong.n~
"Anyone1the least skilled in classics
knows that woman is a mulier.n
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24
LOCAL ITEMS.

We believe several persons in this
parish bought tickets in the Kentucky
Lottery-they viii find an interesting
article in regard to that institution"
on first page.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

Last Thursday, during the rain, light
ming struck cabin, u Mr.J. p. Smiths
plantation in Coulee Croche, in which
were an old colored man and family,
killing him and stunning several others.
OF a lot Of chickens under the house, all
,rnrn IrilInd hut 4hrnn
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

Al PERFECT WATERPROoF-A writer
in an English paper says:
BY the way, speaking of water proofs,
I can give travellers a valuable hint or
two, For many years 4 have worn India
rubber water proofs, but I will buy no
more, for / have learned that good Scot
fish tweed can be made entirely impervi-
GUS tOrain, and, moreover, / d velearned
how to make it so for the benefit Of read
ers / will give the recipe. In a bucket of
soft water put half q pound of sugar Of
lead and half poundo of powdered alum;
stir this at intervals until 1T becomes
clear, then pour 1T OFF into another buck
ct and put the garment therein, and let
it be in for twenty-four hours, then hang
it up to dry without Wringging it. Two
OF my pafty-a lady and q gentleman
have worn garments thus treated IN the
widest storms of winds and rain with
out getting wet. The rain hangs upon
the cloth III glObHles. In short, they are
really waterproof. The gentleman, a
fortnight ago, walked nine miles in a
storm of wind and rain such as you rarely
seein the South and when hesipped of
his oEercOat his nnderclotheswefe ais dry
aswheR he putthem on. Thisis, Think,
a secret worth knowing, for cloth, il it
can be made to keep out wet, is i'm every
way better than what we know as
waterproof.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

Our town is very duh now. Only two
things raise a small breeze-hunting and
politics. TIehigh water is driving the
deer out Of the sWvanps, and d great
many are being killed. The continued
rains making the fields unfit TO work,
added considerably to the army of hunt
ers. Only the little politicians about
town, so far, indulge in aetice politics.
They arc fixing up fUr the little offices.
The country is not yet affected.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

Messrs. T. s. Fontenot and Il. Durio reported
that after a careful examination of the books
and vouchers of the Parish Treasurer: they
find the following statement of the Parish
Treasurer correct: s
Il Eis.EE%H .H45Es A.
Showing tho receipts into the Parish Treasury
for the year 1879 10 5aHh $500 .s=
For balance on hand Dec. 81, isT2.. s so
For amount Tax Roll 1872 .-.. $4,000 90
For amount Parish Licenses collected
for the year 2,627 SO
For amount reed from other. sources. 229 rs
$62,863 IA
eS'"e #S*E STATEMENT b EFI
Showing the expenditures for the year 1873:
For amount paid jurors, witnesses in
criminal cases and Parish warrants. $50,200 80
For delinquent taxi list -.... lO,I4 "a
For uncollected tax ist.-.. I,435 50
Amount Parish taxes due ON property
sold to the State of Louisiana. -.-. $40 So
For amount paid salary of Treasurer (
for 1877 400 90
For amount paid on account salary Of
Treasurer for 1873 $40 OS
S62,86s IA
For balance due Treasurer on salary.
of 1873 $50 OF
THOS. C.. ANDERSON.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

1t began raining here ON Wednesday
evening of last week, and continued,
except on Thursday night, in heavy
showers or storms, till about Sunday
noon. The whole country, except the
ridges, was inundated for the time.
Young corn is apparently not injured;
but the cotton was often beaten out of
the ground. The mostof it will have to
be replanted. and seed is very scarce.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

At tHetime Of gei4g topress, Wellaye
had no New Orleans papers since those
dated on Thursday Of last week. The
mil coachd docs n6tcome through. Some
Ofsour bridges arc down, but there is a
practicable route by going d few miles
further. M D. Quinn, the agent of
the contractor, went down Wednesday
morning To zee about the matter. 1T is
rumoFgd shat Msrgaffs railroads. under
water. which stops the city mails. @
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

George Eliot, the lady novelist. oneof
the keenest observers of men and things,
makes note BE one essential difference
between W0rkmen who take pride in
their trade aud those who are sindiher-
emit, and expresses her thoughts through
one of the characters JIM Adam Bede,
/" canitabide { see men throw away
their tools i that way the minute the
clock begins to strike, as If they took
no pleasure i their work, and was afraid
D. doin' d stroke too much. ! hate to-
see a mans arms to drop down as IL he
was shot before the clocks fairly struck,
as if heidi never d bit 81 pride and de-
light ms work. The very grindstUne
III go ON turning d bit after youloose it,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

William nj. Evarts tells this good
story: A few summers since, at the ur-
gent request of one Of his younger
daughters, he sent up to his country
place in Vermont a donkey for her nse.
She had read about d0nkeys, but was
not familiar with their peculiar vOeal-
ism. The animals strange noises In
spired her with tie prof0undest pity for
his evident distress. So she Wr0te to
her father z Dear papa, / do wish you
would come up here soon, my donkey is
SO lOnes0me.n
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-04-24

On motion of Mr.. E yanhille, resolved that
this Board appropriate q sufficient amount of
money to purchase two dozen India Rubba
fire Buckets for Opei0usas Fire Co. No. q; and
that said amount be paid to G. Mayo, and he be
requested to purchase the ame
There being ne further business, the Board on
motion adjourned.
III. LAToUR, President.
Attest: c. MAYO, Clerk pro. tenn.
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ZEGT
AN ONO SPEECH.-A Toledo paper
AiSaG khiE aSa correct speech
recently delivered hy u member Of d
school board hi that section.
Mr. Ghcermdn-I rise for to-tflat
Isl tntmake q motion which is as fol
lows.
Resogued, That there are no need
to build such costiye schoolhauses us
some OF this ere board is prop0sin TO
rect. Mo, Mr. EheeTman, Inn posed
To speHdin money for more la0usen.
The old ones are getty good yit, and
for to 20 for to build 4 pretty slick
house which will cost $4,000, or more
Vet, its all wasted. Its no economy to-
throw away money we don't need.
Taxes cost money, and money has to 90
to pay taxes, and let us expense with
any d school honsen.n
Georgia has adopted q plan to secure
Immigration which Possesses some re-
markab1e and attractive Textures. There
Ia tO be opened, fn Augusta. an Office for
tile sale of lands by lottery. 1T ii ex-
pected IAat pEOpFiet8rs of large estates
will subscribe lands as prizes, and ms the
~caaneess0f success will be- greater than
iu EIbse lotteries, it Is believed thattick-
cts will be purchased In every part OF
the United States by farmers, who may
win u plantation by risking d small sum
Ot Tannays IhB scheme is authorized NV
the Legislature, and Is under the mans
Rgenaent of Col dsmes Gardner. ono sc
che most prominent citizens Of Augusta.
lPjcayppe,