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Caution.

gains AhIlES ARE CAUTIONED
! h.iIt hau IT, trusting my wife. Emily Arsall,
" DOH h't e, me, and | will not be resronsi-
W ''''s OF her contracting.
FREDERICK ARGALL.
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POSTOFFICE!
Estrayed or Stolen.

A SMALL BROWN HORSE. WEIGHING
spot on nostril, and branded on the left hip
with the letter ID" reversed; also one bay
horse mule. weight about 700 pounds. and
branded with the letter "P" on the left shoul-
der.
reward Of $50 will be paid for the recov-
cry of either animal, and $50 more for the ap-
prehension OF the thief.
Information should be left with the under
d2ltf WIN MARTIN.
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ur CuRONICLES TROUBLES.

we can rely upon the reports in
kerdav's papers, some of the San
kncisco officials are determined to
ZEN the De Youngs and make all
|trouble they can for the publishers
printers cf the !Sun. The Chronicle
a are making fools ofthemselves by
Sting such fuss. aud they will ul-
(a.elv pay heavy bill of damages.
&h the apparent aid of some of the
he. two men have destroyed the
of the SIN, and they have been
hing around flourishiny their pis-
and making themselves con>picu-
The Sun publishers are deserv-
Of no sympathy, but in the present
rrel they do not seem afraid of the
Sequences, and the owners of the
toaicle are not going to make many
bis by braggadocio and browbeat-
1t would be a blessing to the
te if the whole crowd could be got
of and their papers discontinued.
h they are fighting among them
les outsiders will insist upon fair
n, with the utmost indifference as
he result.-Odktdnd NcWS.
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F., D. DURKEE,
senmaker SID JeWeler,
NOTICE.

NVihh NHiH,, BRINDLE HEIFER, WITH
!: Is Mna III FLANK, SLITIN TIIERIGHT
iny eoins on three years old; has been
! H. on my premises for some time. |
! my nro owner to come and claim her and
Ii ''operty, or | shall claim her for
I'M THOMAS REYNOLDS.
Diamo nd Valley
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HE New SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA.
: is the curious way in which the
kington tNa.) Gazette describes the
\ United State Senator from that
e: " He vas shot in the war, and
lead III him has been a cork and
a slnker lie was born in Camp
doctored it AppomatoN, a Know
ping. wounded, had IA heap of
(ims. don't drink, a poor speaker,
a clever fellow, plain family nag
J and decent
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Post Office Hints.
From the Mercer Dispatch
MAILING LETTERS.


Article 1st. Never buy any stamps
Hand your letter to the postmaster and
tell him to put stamp on it. If you
are out of change tell him you will hand
it to him the next time you are in. II
wouldn't be necessary, however to do so
as three cents are worth nothing.
Article I'd. When you hand in youl
letter, do not forget to tell the postmas-
ter to be sure and have it go. If you do
not g We this warning, he may keep it in
| the office.
| Article Sd. Always remember to call
the postmaster and hand your letters to
him and not put them in the letter box.
1t you do the postmaster will not have
soSmuch to do, and you would thereby
encourage laZiness. Remember that the
postmasters would consider it quite un-
kind to have your letters stamped by
any one but himself. He will be pleased
also to put wrappers on papers and back
them for you occasionally or oftener.
Especially when he is busy distributing
mail.
Article 4th. When you put in letter
it is well to ask how long before you
will get an answer to it. Of course the
postmaster ought to know, or he is
not tit to be postmaster.
GETTING THE MAIL.
Article 1st. If you have box, do not
call out the number Of it, or your name
but stand there and rap. This will oblige
the postmaster to take good look at
you.
Article I'd. When he hands out your
mail, don't fail to ask him if that is all.
(POstmasters are in the habit of holding
back part OffOne?s mail which of course
they will not do after this question is
asked)
Article Sd. If an expected letter or
papers does not come ask him what he
supposes is the reason, and tell him it is
mighty curious. A postmaster ought to
know what is wrong in such cases after
being in the business a few months. It
is well to tell him where you are ex-
pecting, it from, and what it is about,
&c. This kind of story is calculated
to interest postmaster and render him
good natured. You might hint to him,
also, that your letter must be in the post
Office somewhere. That kind of insin-
uatiOn always makes him feel so iubi-
liant. .r., 49,:
Article 4th. If the man of the house
does not get a letter, it would be well to
send the rest of the family, one at
time. There is no telling which might
be the lucky one. Each one should be
instructed to ask the postmaster if he is
sure there is, nothing. This will tend to
create an angelic disposition in the most
cross grained postmaster. ... ..... +
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A Remarkable Case of Hydro.
phObia.
From the Chicago Tribune. |

New York, June 17.-COncurrentlv
with the arrival of every June, common
councils and village trustees begin to
issue orders and frame ordinances res
trictive of canine liberty, and discussion
On the propriety of the work Immediate
ly begins. Its object is, of course, to
prevent hydrophobia. One eminent
scientist contends that hydroDhObia is a
disease peculiar to dogs during hot
months, and capable Of transmission by
bite to other animals. Another, equally
eminent, asserts that it is a disease of
the cold as well as the hot month";, and
that the so-called hydropItobia of human
| beings is only a nervous disorder, su-
perindUced by fear.
| Iills latter theory has received a pref
| tysevere knock within two or three days,
from this city. Francis Butler, u man
ness OF training and dealing in dogs in
this city about twenty years ago. He
| was an accomplished linguist, and had
been connected with several educational
institutions as professor of languages.
He began the business because of his
love for the animals. In his shop could
be found any breed, from a King Charles
spaniel to Siberian bloodhound. He
wrote a popular book, entitled "D0g
Training,n and his skill in controlling
the animals was marvellous. Often has
he led, without resistance, ferOcious dogs
that attacked every one else who aD-
preached them. Throughout his life lie
has expressed the utmost contempt of
hydrOphobia, and has always asserted
that in men, it was only nervous ex-
element brought on by fear. Six weeks
ago q small spitz dog which was sick,
was brought to Mr.. Butler to receive
the best care. While he was administer
ing, the first dose OF medicine, the ami
NAL bit the thumb of his right hand so as
dressed, and soon forgot the occurrence.
In taking the animal to Mr.. Buffers
Brooklyn office the next day, it escaped,
and bit a man in the leg, and was subse-
quently shot by a policeman.
Last Monday morning Mr.. Butler at
tempted to drink some tea at the break
fast table, and found that his muscles
would not obey his will. He said to his
wife: can't get my tea to my lips.
What can it mean 2" She told him his
nerves were diSordered. He tried toeat
but failed, and a few hours afterward
indisputable symptoms of hydrophObia
were recognized. He ran about the
house and tried to strike and bite every
one ne could get at, tore his clothing to
shreds, and dug his fingers into his flesh.
Physicians were called, and after a Sc
we're struggle secured him, and injected
morphine into his arm, which checked
the parOxysms. He lost the power of
speech, and thenceforward bafked like
adog. His tongueh hung from his mouth,
and foam was on his lips. On Tuesday
night he died, yelping and groaning like
the most feroeiOus of his pets. He was
sixty-fOur years old, and leaves a wife
and nine. children. Surely this man was
not the victim of fear. 80
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A gentleman had five daughters, all of
whom he brought up to some respectable
occupation fnylife. The. first married a
gentleman by the name of Poor; the
second a Mr.. Little; the third a Mr..
Short; the fourth Mr.. Brown, and the
fifth a Mr.. Hogg. tthe wedding eere-
ll1ony of the latter, her sisters and their
great pains to educate my daughters so
that they net well their part in life, and
from their advantages and improve
mef1ts, had fondly hoped they would
do honor to the family, and now find
that all my pains, care and education has
amounted TO nothing more than ID Poor,
Little, Short, Brown, H6gg.n ia 5tHs
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The HulmOEiStS' Column.
A little nonsense now and then,
Is relishcd by the wisest men.

JOSH BILLINGS AS A PHILOSOPHER
! There seems to be four styles Of mind:
/ list, them who know it's sol
| I'd, them who know it amt so!
Sd, them who split the difference and
guess at it!
4th, them who don't care which way
it is!
There is but few men who hez charac~
ter enutf to lead Life Of idleness.
True love is spelt just the same in
Choctaw as it is in English.
| Those who retire from the world Oh
account of its sins and peakiness must
not forget that they have yet to keep
| company with person who wants just
as much watching as anybody else.
Necessity begOt invention, invention
begOt convenience, convenience begOt
pleasure, pleasure begOt luxury, luxury
begOt riot and disease, riot and disease,
between them, begOt poverty, and pow
erty begOt necessity agaln-and this is q
| revolution of man, and about all he can
brag on.
Most people decline to learn only by
their own experience. And guess they
are more than half right, for | do not
spOse a man can get q perfect idea OF
mOlasses by letting another fellow taste
it for him.
An individual, to be fine gentleman,
has either gOtUO be born SO, or be brought
up SO from infancy; he can't learn it
sudden, any more than he can learn to
talk Injin correctly by practisen on
tomahawk.
| wonder if there was ever an old maid
who ever heard of match that she
thought was suitable.
If man wants to get his dimensions
let him visit graveyard.
A SUFFERING STORY.-S--lived i'll
an Eastern city; he suffered awfully.
R-lived in the same city. S-kept
a corner grocery store. One day cotm-
tryman was driving down the street,
and seeing R, says he, "DO-dO-do
you wa -wa-want toto to buy-buy-buy
any whi-whi- hi-white be-be-be beans?n
R.-No, sir, [ don't; but I'll tell you
where you can sell the whole lot. Do
You see that sign, SIS? Coup there;
he is awful on beans.
j COuntryman-Ta-ta- ia thank you.
Then he turned his horse and drove
up to the store. By the time he reached
there r., with a choice collection OF
friends, occupied box seats at the sldo
door. The COuntryman entered, and it
didn't take long for each one, to make
up his mind the other was lnOcking him.
The cOuntryman spoke first. 3
Says he, GOO. .gOO-gOod mormon
morning, si-si-sir.n
S.-Goo-gOO good or-mOr-mOrning,
you-your se-se-self.
C.-DO-do-doy you wa-wa-Want toto
to buy -buy-buy any whi-whiwhite be-
be-beans?
S.~-No-no-no | do-do-don't; GO go to-
to the-the' de-de-devil with with-With
your be- be4beans. Who whowhO you
mock mock knocking, si-si-sir? ..'..
C.-Wh0-who-whO are you-yOu-yOu
knocking your sel-selself? Co.
go-gol d-d- darn you. ..
.S.-Ge-ge-get out of my-my-my sto-
sto-store you-you t-t-thunderin' t. O-o-old
scon- -scou- -scOundrel, you-you-you.
fC.-I'm I'm I'm goo goo good mimi
mind to-to-to no-kno-knock your dar-
dar- -darned o-o-old liea-hea- head off.
Here S. seized a two pound weight
and rushed for him., but r. and his
friend ran in and stopped a fight. The
maddeE suffering man. gets, the more
he shutters, so you can imagine where
the laugh comes in. g.. .G..s.
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THE GARNET.
Hamilton Fish, of New York, Secretary OF
State.
William W. Belknap, Secretary of War.
Geo. NJ. RObesOD, Of New Jersey, Secretary OF
Navy.
Geo. S. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, Secretary
of Treasury.
J. ". Douglass, acting Commissioner of In
telnal Revenue. .
Geo. Fl. Williams, Of Oregon, Attorney General.
j. A. J. Cresswell, of Maryland Postmaster
General.
C. Delano, Secretary of Interior 3
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THE CHICAGO FIRE.-A second time
is Chicago suffering from a confagration
which seems to claim by it's stupendOus
ravages that only in that city of exag-
geration could such calamity ocelr.
Starting about 4:30 P NJ. Tuesday, it's
origin was trivial and no apprehensions
were entertained that it would findmore
fuel than itsWas atW0rk on. Its locality
was southwark of the greater fire when
all cities opened their hands to aid the
sufferers. The breeze at first blew the
flames in the direction of the. least dan
ger, but at five o'clock a, gale from the
lake turned their course toward the
more thickly settled portions and the
scene of the earlier catastrophe. Until
two o'clock Wednesday morning the fire
had it all its own. way. Then it was
checked. ..s... So s,...,t. ...'...
Twenty squares are in ashes, and
within this are some of the handsomest
residences of the wealthiest citizens.
Indeed, it is on them rather than on the
poor man or the Insurance companies,
that the loss will come this. time. 1t is
not the custom to insure as4dgelling
house as heavily as a store filled with
combustible goods, and for this reason
the companies escape with a loss of
about $5,O00,000.-[N. @. Republican,
July 5th. .., ...,t. w., ...s',. ..4..s;.
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Too OFTEN TRUE.-Sohie men take
too much money out of their business
to expend in household expenses and
lavish display, and speedily bring them
selves to the verge Of bankruptcy. One
old gentleman, who had commenced life
as 9 poor boy, had, by mastering the
difficult steps to final success, gained
considerable wealth as a merchant.
When he arrived at old age he retired
to private life to live in case and com
fort on his income, leaving a prosperous
business in the hands Of his son. 3s5s,
In three years the young man was
bankrupt. He had failed iii business,
and was compelled to take d position as
clerk in a strangers store. a. "az
His father was asked why it was that,
in q business in which he had succeeded
SO. well, his SON had failed. ''.a@ n,
He gave this characteristic answer
"When I first commenced business my
wife and I lived ON poITidge. AS my
business increased we had better food
and when | cotld afford it we had
chicken. But, you see, johnnie COM
1neneed with the chicken first" aal,'#a
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NeatneSS.
From Halls Journal of Health.

'.' From Halls Journal of Health.
In it's essence, and purely for its own
sake, neatness is found in few. Many
a man isneat for appearance sake; there
is an instructive feeling that there is
power in it. When a man consults a
physician or lawyer for the first time,
or comes to rent d house or borrow mon
ey, he will come III his best dress lady
will call in her carriage. A man who
means business and honesty comes as he
is, just as you will find him in his store,
his shop, his Go1nting-house. The most
accomplished gamblers dress we'll; the
most enteFprising swindlers are fault
lessly clothed, but countless multitudes
are but Whitewashed .sepulchres. Too
many don't care, so long as it will not
be seem" Washington Allst0n, the great
artist, the accomplished gentleman, sud
denly left his friend standing at the
door of a splendid Boston mansion as
they were about entering for a. party,
because he had just remem bered that he
had q hole in his stocking. It could not
be seen or known, but the very knoWl-
edge of its existence made him feel that
he was less a man than he ought to be :;
gave him a feeling of inferiority.
- AS persons are less careless of personal
cleanliness and tidy apparel, they are
infallibly and necessary less of The angel,
more, OF. the animal; more under the
domination of passion, less under the
influence Of principle. Said q poor ser
want girl: s" can't explain what change
religion has made in me, but I look more
closely under the door when
sweep, than | used to-" Intelligence,
culture, elevation, give purity of body
as well as purity of sense and sentiment.
Where you see q neat, tidy, cleanly,
cheerful dwelling, there you will find a
Joyous, loving, happy family. But if
filth and squalor, and a disregard for
refining delicacies of life prevail in any
household, there will be found IN the
that is low, degrading, ,unprincip1ed,
vicious. and disgusting. Therefore, as
s4We grow in years, we ought to watch
eagerly against neglect of cleanliness in
person, and tidiness in dress.
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80
III REMEDY FOR. NERVOUS HEADACHE.-
A weli-known Kentucky minister, sub
jeet to severe spells of nervous head
ache, was in our Office the. other day
says an. exchange, during one of those
attacks. Major Brown, of Mexico, was
present, and proposed to relieve him in
five minutes, which he did most etfec-
tually. The following is the prescrip-
ton: "Take dessertspoonful of com
mon soda, such as is used for making
bread, and dissolve it thoroughly in a
quart of cold water. .s With this
thoroughly shampoo the head for about
five minutes, scratching the skin of the
head and the back of the neck well
with the finger nails, Then rinse the
head with clear, cold q water" Major
Brown says that he has. used this rene
dy in perhaps thousand eases since
1852, and never once failed to give re-
lief in five or ten minutes. This remedy
is for nervous headache, and is not for
those affections of the head arising
from deranged stomaehs. IL aasf.r.Ea
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C. DeIano, Secretary of Interior. ..
MILITARY.
W.T. Sherman, of Ohio, General Commanding
T. H Sheridan, of Ohio, Lieutenant General
.... UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
Morrison II. Waite, of Ohio, Chief Justice.
Nathan Clifford, of Maine, Associate Justice
Samuel Nelson, of New York, Associate Jus
tice. 80" s
r. G. Greer, Of Pennsylvania, zAssociatezJ Jus
tee. as..syg.sgs
n. H. swayne. of ohio, Associate Justice.
Samuel +. Miller, of Iowa, Associate Justice
Stephen Field, of California, AssOciate Justice
L. S. OFFICERS FOR LOUISIANA.
E. H. Durell, District Judge OF louisiana
F. A. WOolfley, Clerk. - ....
S. B. Packard, United States Marshal.
]. R. G. Pitkin, Register
j. r. Jolly, Spell Agt. P. 0. Dept.
Q. A. Rice, Col Int. Rey, Baton Rouge: ..4
Z. ". Mullen, Col. Cnstomhouse, Dist Teche
Franklin, La. ~. t.,
STATE OFFICERS.
W. p. Kellogg, Governor.
G. G. Antoine, Lieutenant Governor. q
G. ". Lowell, Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives. . ,.- .r ..
P. G. Deslonde, Secretary of State.
A. P. Field, Attorney General. ..-
Charles Clinton Auditor of Public Accounts.
Antoine Duhuclet, Treasurer. -.
w. &. Brown, Superintendent of Public Edu-
cation. .rr .... s. r, ... ..-
Geo b. Loud, supt. Education 3rd Congress
sional District. .-..-
SUPREME COUNT r;
J. T. LIdeling, Chief Justice
r. X. Howell, Associate Justice.
J. G. Taiaferro, Associate Justice. q '9.
W. J. Wiley, Associate Justice. 81 81
P. H. Morgan, Associate Justice
]. Frank Knox, Clerk at Opelousas.
EIGHTH DISTRICT COURT FOR ST. LANDRY.
John j. Morgan, Judge.
Geo. W: Hudspeth, District Attorney.
VIM. A. Robertson, Clerk. ''''',
Egbert O. Hayes, Sheriff.
STATE SENATORS.
Thomas c. Anderson, of st. Landry. .,.,.....
FRANCOIS Daigle, of Lafayette.
REPRESENTATIVES, ...[.... .,t.
Isaac T, Littell,
Edmond D. Estilette.
Lewis d. Prescott. ..
John SimmeS t..,f.
..- %;. PARISH OFFICERS, ..,,.
Adolphe GarrigIes, Parish Judge. 'taa ..n.t
Wnl. A. R0berstsOn, Clerk. '.-HtA-:1uss
Egbert o. Hayes, Sheriff -tt.5r,,
JAS. Nj. Thompson, Recorder. -.. .-
Jacob Ehrhardt, Coroner. ...
John f.. King, Parish Attorney.
VIM. N. Thompson, Parish Physician
Geo. y. EltnS, PARISH surveyor.
Jonathan L. Morris, Tax Collector.
j. ". Jackson, Printer. -
POLICE JURY.
John Roy, President.
TheOdose Chachere, Member
TheOdule FontenOt, s..
I. S. FOnten0t,
Homer Duri0, I"
C. Mayo, Clerk. ..-. ....., .,,........
NJ. G.. May, Constable. s.....t ,~
J. W. Jackson, Printer. us,..... ..... ..
WARD OFFICERS, FIRST WARD.
]. Frank Knox, Justice of the Peace a.s-
Falery Roy, Constable. ..@s#.r .f-
j.. P. VcaGie, Justice of the Peace. @i.-t@,. ~.
BENZ. A. GIlidry, Constable. 10 .-.. g..
.. BOARD OF. POLICE, oPELoUsAs.
DR.. James Ray, President, ..#o
G. Mornhinveg, Sr., Member.
g, w. Hudspcth, " ."... r~ +.+@
p. j. 1iefebVre, : 4" ."
a. B. Cffachere, ." =" ..@
G. N. Ealer,. 1" .' 'i5'@T
G. Mayo, g.
P. J.TefeBvre, Treasurer ~ -. i
Jos. ID. Richard, Clerk -
George w. Meginley, Constable .H'f
J.. w. Jackson Printer. ' F.Fr
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How TO Cook CRANEERRIEs.-Al-
ways select ripe berries, The red ones
with Will their bitter acid, are mingled along long
with the ripe berries, they will effeetual-
ly demoralize the entire dish. To a
quart of ripe berries, carefully selected,
add pint of water, and boil gently in q
porcelain kettle until about done. Now
add pound of crushed sugar, and con
.tinue the boiling for. five minutes, till
the sugar is melted and thoroughly
amalgamated with the cranberries and
juice. When done, turn them into
deep dish and set them aside. to cool,
after which they may be used for pies,
tarts or sauce, as wanted, BY not put.
ting in the sugar until the berries are
about done, the bright crimson color is
retained; whereas, by putting in the
sugar in the first place, and stewing it
with the berries, the, sauce becomes
dark consequently, it is not near SO at
itractive when it comes. upon the table.
NELLY in Cincinnati Gazette.
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PUMPKIN. PIE.-select pumpkin
which has Q deep, rich, color, and firm,
close texture. Stew and sift in the
ordinary manner; add as much boiling
milk as will make it about one-third
thicker than for Common pumpkin pie.
Sweeten with equal quantities of sllg gar
and molasses, and bake about one hour
in a hot oven. '1'
:N,Q,te,-Those who will try this method
a pie can be made without eggs, ginger
or spices Of any kind. The milk being
turned boiling hot upon the pumpkin
causes it to swell in baking, so that it is
as light and nice as though eggs had
been used. ..'55. .'.,'.5 1872 5F3 :" TT'>@' ~
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/. How He RULES HIS W1Fe.-Our
friend Traddles, in. Virginia, has got his
wife in perfect subjection, and means
to keep her so. ." Oh y says he, in speak
ing about it, there amt many that
know how to rule wife properly. Now,
my old woman is one of the best
women in the world, but she's, got a
devil of a temper. When see she's got
her mad up, if it's a dozen times a day,
] just quietly say nothing, but. kinder
humof her, and she comes Found all
right after q while, Even when she
throws things at me, or gives wild
slash for me with the broom or rolin,
pin, / just dodge, and she never hits me
The third time before / get my eye. on
her and let her know. [ disapproye of
such action on her part. Perhaps | have
to leave the house to show her this, but
she sees the point. Then, by being care
full not to irritate her, and to- let her
have her own way, ] manage to make
her do asI please. And you bet | make
her understand and appreciate my dis
cipline. OH keep her under perfect
control. A man has to, you know. Got
to be boss in your own house, or the first
thing you know your wife will ride you
down like you wasn't nobody. Ny wife's
a perfectange in her natural disposition,
but any other man but me would spoil
her,-E Holden Hill News.