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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-11-13

building mat, rial, he finds an old wall
with large square stones. The blocks
are easily removed and the mouth of a
cave is revealed. 1t is the cave OF the
Seven Sleepers, whose history has long
since passed into oblivion. The rays of
light entering for the first time after SO
many years awakened the youths. They
thanked God that deliverance had come
50 soon. For they supposed but a single
night had passed since they were
immured.
Malchus was again sent to the city
for bread. But the way seemed very
strange to him. And what was his as
punishment to find over the very gates
of the city a g%littering cross. In the
city itself he can scarcely trust bis sen
ses. The images OF the gods were res
moved. In the place of the heather
temple he notices buildings with proud
domes and glittering crosses. And IN
the forum he hears the witnesses swear
by the omnipotent God, yes, even by
and Apollo. He thinks it is q dream.
Accosting IL man on the street, he asks
him the name of the city. "The name
of the city is Epllesus," was the reply.
"Can it be that this is Ephesus, where
but a few days ago we were prescribed
by the imperial edict," was the thought
of Malchus. But mindful of his errand
he enters a bakers shop aud offers IN
Payment for the bread a silver coin.
The baker took the coin and carefully
examined it. "This is q very ancient
coin," said he !; " why, it bears the i'm
ageof Decius. Where did you obtain
it?" Where is Decius 2" was the re-
ply of Malchus. "Has he left the city,
andif SO, when?" The baker and the
crowd that had meantime gathered,
looked at Malchus and seemed to re-
gard him as one who had lost his rea-
son. One OF them demanded to know
where he had discovered the hidden
treasure. Finally Malchus was taken
before the bishop Of the city,
The bishop was,a reverend md dig,
niied man. lii a kind manner he ash d
Malchus who he was and whence r
came. Malchus replied that he was
one of the seven. youths who had re-
Gently been immured in the gr0tto at
the command of the Emperor Declus'
but that the Lord their God had again
given them light and freedom. "The
Emperor Decius? 1t is nearly 300 years
since Decius sat upon the throne.
Many emperOrs have reigned since then.
Theodosius now reigns by the grace OF
God. HeathendOm has long since fall
en-. The cross is everywhere victorious.
But tell me, where are your SIX COM
pauions9 Show us the cave"
Thus SPOKE the bishop. And Malchus
led him to the cave, followed by an inn
mense of christians. In the
cave they found the iron casket with
the parchment roll, containing a full ac-
count of their history. For two centur-
les the youths had slept, and now they
awoke to see a r~egenerated world.
The bishop fastened to send an account
of.the matter to TheodOsius at Constan-
tinople. The emperor himself hastened
to Ephesus to behold the wonder. But
the youths, obedientto an inner v~oice,in
the same hour that Malchus returned, had
again laid down and the Lord took their
souls to heaven.
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A HOMEMADE HORSE PowER.-The
Vermont Farmer gives a description of
a horse power for churning, made by a
Cornwall dairyman out of a worn out
moving machine. The churn used is o
crank churn. Directions for using are as
follows:
Take off one driving wheel, and in a
place near the place of churning fix upon
firm timbers the moving machine, with
its remaining driving wheel uppermOst.
Upon this driving wheel a lever about
ten feet long is fastened with bolts ; and
to this lever the horse is attached, and
as, he walks in a circle around the ma
chine, propels its gearing, The pole of
the moving machine, fastened by bolts
to the same wheel that formerly gave
the vibratOry motion to the cutterbar,
now extends horizontally along the
ground, and on it's end, outside the cir
Gle of the horses walk ia placed a wheel
upon which the rope belt runs, connect
ing with a similar pulley on the end of
the SanbOrn churn. Hitch the horse to
the lever, and the machine churns. Let
us review>this matter, because the mat
ter is important, and see what changes
are to be made: First, one drive-wheel
of; second, tippedup on edgeand braced
so as to be firm third, a lever bolted to
the drive-whe8l forbh;a horizontal re-
yOIving bar. having on its end o pulley
wheel fifth, pulley wheel on the churn;
sixth, a rOpe-belt from one pulley to the
other; seventh, all win see that the hOri-
zontal revolving bar over which the
horse steps must be fastened zeal it's
end to keep it in place-a post or bed
piece firmly fixed can be adjusted eighth,
fasten yonr chnrn; ninth, watch your
chuTn and take off your horse as soon
as the butter begins to come.
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How TO ACT IN CASE OF PoIsoN1NG.-
The Journal of Health says:
Whatever is done must be done
quickly. The instant Il person is known
to have swallowed poison, by design or
by accident, give water to drink, cold
or warm, as fast as possible, a gallon or
more at a time, and as fast as vOmited
drink more. Tepid water is best, as it
opens the pores of the skin and promotes
vomiting, aud thus gives the speediest
cure to the poisonous article. If pains
begin to be felt in the bowels it shows
at least that part of the poison has pas
sed downward then repeated injections
of tepid water should be given, the OBJ
ject in both cases being to dilute the
poison as quickly and as largely as pos
sible. Do not wait for warm water;
take that which is the nearest at hand,
cold or warm, for every second of time
saved is of immense Importance !; at the
same send Instantly for a physician, and
rs soon as he comes turn the case into
his hands, telling him what you have
done. This simple fact cannot be too
widely published. 1t is not meant to
say that drinking a gallon ortwo of SIM
pie water will cure every Ease of poison
ing, but it will cure many and benefits
all, by its rapidly diluting quality"
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-11-13

FALL MANURING.-NO matter how
susceptible manure is to fermentation
no matter whether it is fresh, heated I'D
strongly, we'll rOtted or an old com
pOst-if it is spread out thinly on the
field, all fermentation is speedily check
ed, just AS when a mass OF lighted Goals
is scattered out e the ground, the
glow ceases, the combustion declines.
and even in the hottest summer day the
fire is s0On extinguished. 1t this spread
ing is done in the cool of autumn, and a
gentle rain follows, all the elements of
the manure that can suffer loss-the
ammonia, potash, etc.-dissOlve and sink
into the soil. But they Il not go far
down unless we have MANFRED a gravel
bed OF a sand pit. On land fit for a far
me to handle, whether a natural loan
or a sand or clay, subdued to a proper
texture, the descent of fertilizing matter
is arrested, as already mentioned, by the
beautiful chemistry of soil absorption,
the notwithstanding water is filtered
by the soil of nearly all it took from
the manure, and the real feeding quail
ties of the top-dressing are distributed
uniformly throughout the surface soil in
q way no tillage can begin to initiate.
Loss is reduced to it's minimum, and the
application is as perfect in style as in
cost, If, OF the contrary, the manure is
spread out in hot weather, and lies ex-
posed some days to dry winds, the am
mOnia it contains in the form of car
Donate will be carried off into the at
m0sphere but this loss is not so great
as it often supposed. The quantity of
volatile ammonia that can be got out
of stable manure by this exposure is
certainly not greater than exists in it,
and the analyses of Voelcker, Wolff
and myself show that it amounts to but
two to six parts in ten thousand of fresh
Or well-r0tted mannre.-[JoIInson.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-11-13

The Entertainment given by the ladies
of Opelousas, at the Varieties building.
last Thursday evening, though preceded
by shortnotice and the weather unfavor-
able, was quite a success. The attend
ance was not large, but all the refresh
ments were consumed, and receipts ex-
cecded their most sanquine expectations.
Enjoyment seemed to be general; and
it is probable that another Entertain
ment will soon follow, with more extern
sive preparations.
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GTATE OF LOUISIANA,
Office Superintendent Of Public Education.
THIRD DIVISION.
PLAoUEMINE, September LIST, 1874,
u

OAIbO o14tA1Ns
In view of the fact, that, with very few eycen-
ti0ns, the annual reports of Secretaries of School
Boards are not received by the Division S1Der-
lntendent at the proper time, and are in many
instances defective and wanting in information
bearing on the location and conGition of SchOols.
the progress of the pupils, the encouragement
given by parents and other patrons, and other
general information valuable to those charged
with the supervision Of the great work of public
education, the Secretaries of the various School
Boards OF the Third Educational Division on re-
ceipt OF this Circular, will Immediately instruct
the Teachers in charge of Public Schools in their
respective parishes, to forward d monthly report
OF their schools to the Division superintendent
promptly at the close Of the present monthly
term. In parishes where the schools are suS-
pended. a report will be sent Of such schools
during the last monthly session of the same.
Said reports in addition to the information and
statistics required under the printed headings,
will contain d general narrative, showing tn,
condition of the schools, and the location and
condition of school houses, she of months
the several schools have been opened ~duringthe
past year, the Improvement of the pupils and
the proficiency of particular pupils. The sug-
gestiOns of teachers as to points Of discipline 0r.
TO any change calculated to expedite and facili-
tate the training Of youthful minds would bc
proper subject-matter for such reports.
Teachers will apply to Secretaries of School
Boards for blank reports.
GEORGE r. LOUD,
Sup. Pub. Education, Third Division.
apnt 1S-tf
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LOVERS Woes IN ILLINoIs.-A sad
sequel to an engagement, caused by
misplaced affection, happened here this
week. George Cooper wooed and won
the affection of q young lady living west
of here, but the girl discarded George
and engaged herself to another. This
so unsettled Georges mind that he be-
came crazy, and was placed in Jail here
for safe-keeping prior to being sent to
Jacksonville. While George was raving
in his cell his late affianced came here
and was married to " the other fellow"
at the the clerks office, close by the
Jail, so that the newly welded pair
, were fEstgEeetedI 6y The sarieks ct the
turned home, but by no means happy,
as the cries of the former lover contin-
ned to ring in the brides ears, and the
next day she became a raving maniac
[ChicagO Times.
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A correspondent desires us to give
Tim one of the best remedies that we
know of for wounds. We know OF none
superior to the following one, which ap-
peared not long sincein the Country Cen
tleman. Take a pan or shovel with
burning Goals, and sprinkle upon them
common brown sugar, and hold the
wounded part in the smoke. In q few
minutes the pain. will be allayed, and
recovery proceed rapidly. In my own
case, a rusty nail had made q bad wound
in the bottom of my foot. The pain and
irritation was severe. This was
all removed by holding it in the smoke
for fifteen minutes, and | was able to re-
sumo my reading in comfort. We have
often recommended it to Others, with
like results. Lately, one OF my men
had a ffnger-nail torn out by a pair of
ice-tongs. It became very painful, as
was to have been expected. Held in
q smoke for some twenty minutes,
the pain ceased, and it promises speedy
recovery. AS a good substitute for this,
ne viii merely add that 4 tablespoonful
OF the tincture of arnica, add TO q pint
of cold water, win answer an excellent
purpose.-Cor. Scientific American.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-11-13

District Court met last Monday, ac-
cording to adjournment, and adjourned
again on Tuesday evening, until Mon
day the Esd inst. A large number of
true bills" have been found, and the
criminal term Of the court will probably
last all through next month.
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An English lady Of family and for
tune, about 30 years of age, has bes-
t0wed her heart and hand upon a youth
of II, whose occupation has hitherto
been attending the d leader ,of an ON
nibus and attaching drags to the wheels
of carriages. The lady was a district
and happening to call upon the
mother, who was an invalid, she
was so struck with his devotion, that
she thought it would be a good thing to
havein the family.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

We call attention, to the advertise
ment-"FOr Sale Cheap" published un-
der head of new advertisements. Any
n wanting the things advertised, can
get them ut a great bargain.
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Leu g. Faxon, of the Paducah Ken
tucklans comes out in a card accepting
the call from many voters" to become
a candidate for coroner He says that
an experience of several years within
the precincts of Cairo render me an ex-
cellent judge of dead men"
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A young lawyer in a country town
asked some of his friends to a game of
cards in bis room, to he followed BY a
little supper. Frogs were a new species
of food il that latitude, and a dish Of
them cooked in the choicest way was the
feature of the occasion. Supper time APP
preached, and during d temporary lull
in the conversation, the door suddenly
opened, and q Milesian waiter, in q loud
voice, announced supper thus: Mr.. E..
them tads is done, and supper is ready.9
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Little Billy was very o and tired
the other night, and he wanted his
father to take him on his knee hold
me on your knee he Whined. 81 tell
y0uI cannot do it, I am tired,'' replied
his father, impatiently. Tired! You
wans't very tired last night when o
held Mary Of yourknee In the Kitchen
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a little English boysten years old has
Just received bronze medal from the
Royal Humane Society for his courage
IN rescning from drowning d small boy
and girl who had fallen in d rain-swol-
len stream.
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4 race Of people, differing in nearly d

A race ofpeople, differingin nearly al
respects from the Asiatics, inhabit the
Kurfle Islands, north of Japan. They
are called Airos, and are said by etomo-
logists to he members of the Caucasian
Quite recently, it is said, an an
Gent literature has been found among
them, of a higher order, and proving
that their ancestors enjoyed q eiyiliza-
ton that viii compare favorably with
that Of any of the earlier nations OF the
wOrld.
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The clatter of the printing press is the
sound of the footsteps of advancing
truth and progressive civilization,
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a Cleveland man Iisps in his writing.
He caves check on i bank the other
day, and filed it MP tree thousand
dollars It could't he cashed without
an "h.n
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EDUCATIONAL
FoR YOUNG LADIES.

I will open my school for the education Of
young ladies, on Monday, 1st of September
proX.l, In my dwelling at Opelousas. / intend
this Institution to be permanent, and will en-
deaE0r to meet the wants of this by
afofding facilities for a thorough education.
TERMS.
Tuition in primary branches, per month 5 2 NO
tuition III Academic %
French, " . 5n
Music with use OF piano, " " on
Drawing, daily ~lessons), " 90
Painting, tri-weekly lessons, :" 90
Vocal music gratis,
Board, 10 no
Washing, per dozen, *
All dues payable monthly in advance.
August 8, 1sTa-tt.
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OF THE TOWN
of Opeiousas are hereby notified that their
taxes for 1874, are now due, and unless
paid with ten days from this date I shah pro-
coed to collect the sane according to law, with
all costs and penalties.
GEO. W. MCKINLEY,
augI II Collector.
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NOTECE.-I WILL BE ABSENT FROM
the parish of st. Landry until about tho
18th of December next.
oct I7-tf i. z.
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Druggists and Gen. ACTS, San Francisco. California
and cor. Of Washington and Charlton SITS, N. Y.
Sold by all DrmgGisIs and DcnIcrS.
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How Woods Migrate,

II is stoto1 that there are now no less
han otI woods which have been intro
5',no5 ;nto tho TnitoI states from for
ion countries As a proof of the ra-
,iditv with which useless plants are
,oridortollv brought over the sens, it is
aid tLot IN tg37 there were only 1877
fnroicn woods Known in this country.
"a far back ~ 1879 q curious little vol
mo called "Now England Rarities '
rivcq q list Of twenty-five plants. which
Tho author considered had sprung up
,innn tho Tnplish had kept cattle in
New ENGLAND The author mentions
the 'pIantair" which he saws the indians
,alI the Embellishments foot, rs though
nrodrced hy the tread of the white
,,affIors The common "veIlow-t0ad
l,oo1 ;,,t, Tho ~rovinne IF PennsyIvania
~ = norIor g,rror Inv Mr. RenstpoT.
W~oInhmor rneidirGg ot PHILADELPHIA.
From wbom Il hos derived tho name of
"Ba,ntoo1 rroa,1
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An o~utrrotth Of otbe, D,seose,
Catarrh sometimes exists alone, but is more
equentlv a symptom OF other diseaHed con-
litieDg. The following letter explains it:

@FAf &eA'F hRAa-F wv - WI
frequently a symptom OF other diseaAed con-
ditieDE. The following letter explains it:
Co~LIINuwoOp, Onondaga county,
New York, January 25, 1879.
DR. II. V, piERcB, Buffalo, New YoFk-Allow
me to give You a brief history cf the effect of
your medicine called H Golden Medical Discoy-
cry - in my case, ! am now in nv seventy
fourth year, and naturally Of firm c]onstiti1
ton. Within the last few years, from over
exercise, I haze been afflicted with a Cnmpli-
cation Of Diseases almost incredible to relate.
In the first place, catarrh, to d degree that, to
me, II seemed that my voice passed out at the
ears, to which was added its natural ally
bronchitis, to which, at no great length Of
time, we're added neuralgia pains In the head
and shoulders and bloatipg Of the lower limbs,
TIE most of which waa stperinduted bv A TOR
pid stste Of the liver. | had the advice of sew
erai eminent physicians, and tried almost
every known remedy for such complaints
without relief. A rapid loss of strength and
waste Of flesh, reminded me that | could not
long Withstand the combined force Of disease
which was fast bearing me down. | gave up
all business, made my Will, had my gravestone
placed In position and lettered except date OF
exit. and resigned myself TO my couch 10
await events. Not long after this, | saw your
advertisement, procured your remedies am
now on the second h~aif-dogan bottles of Gold
en- Medical Discoverv-hRve a good appetite,
have gained fifteen pounds of flesh = no more
talk cut of my ears, no more bluatinr of the
limbs, can walk two or three miles with ease,
and feel that you have given me 4 lease OF ten
or fifteen ~years-subieet. huwever 10 the rati-
ficatiun Of the court above. That ypn may
live long TO do good to suffering humanity. is
the sincere wish Of your unknown friend,
LUTHER CnLR.
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A Sunbeam.

The greatest of physical paradoxps
ia The sunbeam. It is the most potent
and versatile force we have. and vet il
behaves itself like the gpntlosk mud
most accommodating. Nothing car
fall more softly or more silently upon
the Garth than the rovs of orr most
great Iuminarv-not even the feat,pry
dakes Of snow which thread their way
through the atmosphere MS if they were
too hfmv to Weld to the demands OF
gravity like gros err things. The most
delicate s1ip of gold leaf. exposed az a
targ to the suns shafts. is not stirred
To the extent of n hair. though an i'll
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COMMON SENSE REASONS why DIR.
Walkers California Vinegar Bitters
should be used 4:
LIST. They are an entire Vegetable Bit
ters, free from all alcoholic stimulants,,
I'd. They are the result of careful
study, experiment and'labor.
Sd. The greatest care is taken to ~
cure medicinal virtues, and exclude
everything Objectionable.
4th. They unite, as a life-restoring
scientific tonic, the greatest strengthen
ing and vitalizing principles.
9th. Persons of sedentary habits and
over worked, find in them a specific for
want of appetite, palpitation, debility,
constipation, and many other nameless
ailments.
9th. The aged find in them guarantee
Of prolonged health and life, and weak
and delicate females and mothers find
especial benefit from their use.
18th. They are the master Of disease.
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Horse EIAir Worm.

The history of the fresh water gor,
dius-the "horse-hair" worms very
curious. 1t is named from a common
superstition growing out of its resem.
hlanee 10 a hair, ard leading TO the idea
that a single horae-hair may be trans
formed into a worm. This worm LAYS
about s, ZOO, 600 eggs, and did all their
eggs come to maturity, our brooks aud
ponds would be full Of them. Az with
the delicate eggs Of many Of the lower
animals, comparatively few of those
which are laid survive. aud these ami
mails are very rare. They are Matched
in the water from eggs, but after a time
they leave the water GO on wet days
into the grass creep along the legs Of
torpid grsss-horpers, enter their abdo.
minal cavities, and undergo further
transformations parasitic worms. From
this living prison they then escape, re
turn TO the water. aud end their varied
existence rs the long, thread-like worms
which have been mistaken for living
and moving hairs.
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The steward of the Prairie Bird com

THE steward of the Prairie Bird com.
mitted suicide o The voyage from
Havre to New Orleans. The extract
from the captains log which the news.
papers publish is a mixture of the nau-
tical and literal 1.-THE steward went
into the cabin with the dish. basket.
Heard report. The carpenter sung out.
MY God, he has shot himself Laid
him on the main hatch, and found n
bullet hole in his right temple. Then
laid him out on a plank in starboard
gangway hauled down fore and aft
sails laid yard aback read funeral
ceremony, and launched him into the
deem"