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Proceedings of the Police Jury.
OPELoUsAS March 10Th. 1874

SSAS w 4Ot2s
The Police Jury met pursuant to d special
call by the President, in order to correct a
clerical error i'll the proceedings of the Police
Jury OF March 10th 1874. Present: John Roy,
PRESIDENT; i. s. Fontenot, II. DuriO and Theo-
dule Fonteuot.
On motion of Mr.. r. s. Fontenot, Resolved
that whereas at the meeting of the Police Jury
on the 10th of March 1874, an ordinance was
passed assessing and Ievying the amount OF
taxes to be collected for the services of the
cilrrent year; ana whereas there are several
ordained that the said Ordinance he amended
ana Fe-enacted, SO as to read as follows, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE
To assess and levy the amount of taxes to he
collected for the services and expenses of the
current year, and to make an appropriation
for that purpose:
Bel Ordained, that the sum of tifty-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 current year, 1874, and
That the said sum be appropriated and appor-
toned, as follows, to-wit:
Pay of members and officers of the Police
S., 1000
Sheriff e. Clerks salary tsee act 165 OF 1860 1000
SoltinSent expenses. 5000
ENSUING ueDU-- 5000
maSlstFates 1ees III criminal CASES. 2,1OO
1u ;nsG ices u cflLllnal cases.-....- $500
witness fees before magistrates in Grim
Maintenance of prisoners in parish jaii. 400
r 1 vi GIanu and Fetlt Jnrors.....--. 1900
Pay of District Attorney for convictions. 5O0
Transportation of eonvicts to penitentiary 400
sheflIs fees In criminal cases, and sum-
moning 3O0n
Sheriffs per diem for attendance on Su-
preme, District and Parish e0urts...... 900
Internal = 000
Pay of road oyerseers aoS
Maintenance of indigents. M
Commission of tax collector. 6G0o
Juuge John u. Kin having appeared andpre-
sented his commission as District Attorney 1ro
tenn, under the Act of the Legislature No
approved March 1874, when on motion OF Mr.. n
Fontenot, Resolved that he be ~recognizedin bis
said capacity from this date.
JOHN ROY, President.
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The new Board of Police of the town
Of 0pelousas, met on Monday tie IotiI
inst, in pursuance of Sec. 6, of Act No
So, of the Acts of the Legislature of 1856,
and were duly sworn in, and then pro-
ceeded to elect a President, and DR.
James Raw was elected President by
reclamation.
As 0 as the President receives his
commission the Board will meet and
elect the other officers.
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Our better half is indebted to Mr.. p
J. Lcfebvre, post master at this place,
(who has always on hand newspapers
and magazines Of all kinds for sale at
publishers prices,l for a copy of Frank
Leslics' "Chimncy Corner" Cookery
Book.
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The following note, picked up on the
street, is a manly exposition of what
narrowly escaped being q grfevions
wrong Dear Jane, / hope yOn amt
mad because I didn't laff when you lafat
at me last evening at the pos offs. /
amt proWd dear Jane, but have got
d bile under my arm, and + can't laugh
as fused, as heaven is my Judge.
Yours trulys HENRY
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a little girl fanaCutt Oameet her father,
as he was on his way home to dinner
yesterday, exclaiming: PA, I declare
somebody has broken kitty all to pie
ces.n An examination disclosed the
fact that fourteen little Thomasses and
pussies had been added to the feline
family,
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%ATEMES u
THOs. C. ANDERSON.

On motion Of Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that the
report of the committee be received, ana that
the Recorder is hereby authorized to cancel the
bond of Thos. G. Anderson, Parish Treasurer.
for the year 1873; and be il further resolved,
that the warrants be destroyed by burning.
whereupon the President instructed the Parish
Constable to give notice by publicly crying ont
warrants We're to be destroyed, and Messls.
valeour Laleur, W. Il. Meginley, c. BOSNIAN,
B. A. Guidry, and several other citizens came
into the office of the Police Jury, and the com
mittee proceeded to burn the $5O,2oO, 36I1OO in
jurors, witness in criminal cases and parish
On motion of Mr.. T. s. Fontenot, resolved that
the Bond of the Parish Treasurer for, the wear
1871 be fixed at ten thousand dollars.
On m0lion the Police Jury adjourned until
Monday the 4th of May 1874.
Attest: G. MAYO, Clerk.
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LOCAL ITEMS.

Another candidate comes outfor sher-
if this week.
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WHERE NICKEL COMES FRoM.-Many
people are not aware that the nickel,
from which our smaller coins are made,
comes from a single mine, which is the
only one In the country that is now be-
ing worked. This mine is situated IN
Lancaster county, Pa. Ithasbeen work.
edfor seventeen years, and developed
to d depth of two hundred feet. The
length of this lode is between two and
three thousand feet, and it produces
from two hundred to six hundred tons
per month, employing in the working of
the mine a force Of one hundred and
seventy-ffve men. In the arts, nickel is
rapidly coming into favora as a substitute
for silver In plating iron and other
metals. Its commercial demand is rapid
ly increasing, and as it is much cheaper
than silver it will undoubtly be adopted
in the manufacture OF many articles as
q substitute for the more precious metal.
One mine, the Mine-la-Motte tract, in
Missouri, was worked from 1860 to 1856.
The ore was the sulphuret, associated
with lead and copper. About $4,000
was realized from the groupings of she
vein. Groupings of nickel ore are found
also in Madison, Iron and Wayne cOun-
ties, Missouri. The refined metal is
worth S3 Observation-Disclosures Bureau
of Mines.
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WEATHER AND CRoPs.-The corn crop
here especially looks well, but it cannot
continue so, unless we have less rain.
We have not the evil of the river over
flow upon us, but the continual rains do
great injury. Last Wednesday the
ground was just beginning to be dry
enough to work well, when it rained in
torrents all that night, which will sus-
pend cultivation for several days, even
if the rain does not continue.
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Said q Congregational preacher
To q hen !" You're a beautiful creature ~
The hen just for that
Laid two eggs In his hat
aud thus did the Hen re ward Beeebess
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Read, everybody, Mr.. 5. Isaae's adver-
tisement,
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"rmparticularly uneasy ON this point,r
said the fly tothe young gentleman who
stuck him on the end of q needle,
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IMPoREAAF TO WoRKERs.TDr, E. NJ.
Hunt, OF Metuchen, N. j., in a paper
read before the Sanitary Association,
thus g~eneraliZes the facts or digestion:
GOOD should pass into the stomach
in a finely divided state. The rapidity
with which digestion is performed de-
ponds upon various circumstances
Strong emotion, as anger or grief will
retard it, moderate exercise hastens it,,
and thus the state both of body and
mind influences it. A usual meal is
generally digested in a healthy person
in from three to five hours. A mixture
of food is not especially Objectionable,
except as by variety it encourages the
more than is needful. Animal food is
and solid food more speedily than soups.
Only food is more quickly appropriated
by the system than muscular fibre,
when agreeing with the stomach. I'm.
cooked oil is more digestible than
cooked. Cream and butter are purest
of oils. Broiled meats are the most
digestible, roasted next, boiled and
fried the least so. Bulk is necessary to
digestion. The people of cold climates,
who live much on fat meats, mix crude
Notwithstanding, even sawdust-With
them, and thus find them more readily
digested. Milk is among the most nu-
%tritious and digestible of foods. It is
considered constipating, but the chief
reason is that is almost entirely taken
up by the system, and no residue left.
With the same exertion. we need richer
food in cold weather. than in warm.
Never eat.betWeen meals, unless extra
exertion or exposure requires it, and
then select hearty and quickly digestible
food. As rule ripe fruit or vegetables
are more digestible than green, and
green fruit stewed more digestible than
when eaten in the raw state.-Smoked
meats are less digestible than fresh;
and of smoked or sailed meats the inner
portion is more easily digested than the
outer part. The inner part is preserved
as much by the sa1tpetre and the exclu-
sion of the air, as by the sailing and
smoking process and is in a state more
allied to. preserve fresh meat. Dried
fruits, as prunes, ~raisins, apples, etc.,
are unfit to eat unless well cooked, and
all unbroken seeds are indigestible.
Alcoholic stimuli, or condiments of any
kind are not necessary in healthy con
ditions of the stomach
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The DuellO.
IT IS AGAIN INVOKED WITH DEADLY
EFFECT.

MEssRs. A. B. PHILLIPS AND ARIs-
TIDE BIENvEEU FIGHT WITH
SHOT GUNS AT FORTY PAGES.
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On motion OF Mr.. e Vanhille, resolved that
this Board appropriate a sufficient amount of
money 10 purchase two dozen India Rubba
fire Buckets for Opelonsas Fire Co. No. Q; and
that said amount be paid to G. Mayo, and he be
requested to purchase the same.
There being no further business, the Board ON
motion adjourned.
Il. LAToUR, President.
Attest: c. MAYO, Clerk pro. tenn.
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MATR1MoNIAL.-We congratulate our
old friend (not old in years. and army
companion, Mr.. L. j. Smith, of Grand
Coteau, on his recent entry into the
state OF matrimony. We have heard
the lady mentioned as the p~rettiest
woman in ST. Landry" (Which is suti-
cient evidence that Len. is not bad
looking himself,) and it is said that she
is as good as she is beautiful. She has
been fortunate IN getting o gentleman,
every inch of him, and one free from
the vices to which so many young gen
tlemen of the present time are addicted.
The ceremony took place OF Thursday
evening, 9th inst, at the residence Of
the brides uncle in Washington. The
bride was Miss. Sarah Reynolds, niece
Of Hon. Ebert Can't.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LAsT YEAR.
The Delaware county (Pennsylyania)
American gives the following account of
a young lady 5 success iii poultry raising:
In Concord, q farmers daughter, du-
ring lastyear, had the care of his poultry
yard. In the spring she commenced
with about sixty fowls of the common
breeds, including one. dominique rooster.
and several hensOf that stock. SHE alsel
had two roosters of the partridge-cochin
breed. From these she raised $50 chick
ems When young she fed on cracked
corn, but when fattening them gave
whole corn and Indian meal. During
the season she. sold eggs TO tile amount
of 500. and from September 90 to Janu-.
airy II she got ready for market $50 pairs
OF chickens, which she sold for $500,
making in all 1850. She thinks the DOM
they are not hardy when young. She
has got some young hens Of the part
ridge-cochin breed which weigh six,
seven and eight pounds each. 1t will
be seen from this statement what may
be done by proper attention to poultry,
the profit being perhaps greater than in
almost any branch of farming. 1t also
shows that the business is one in which
females may engage with Gee The
time occupied in caring for sixty to one
hundred hens does not average nor
than an hour or two day. The exer-
else is light and pleasant, and the change
from household duties rather agreeable
than otherwise. Indeed we consider the
poultry business as an occupation both
profitable and interesting. Gathering
eggs, setting the hens, watching and
Matching, and tending to the young
has q charm which, in connection with:
the profit, is calculated to please. every
lover of natures great working world
How To MAKE GRATING Wax
Thomas Matteson, of Pennsylvania,
writes: "Take two parts mutton talE
low, four parts resin, three parts bees
wax; melt the tallow first, and put the
beeswax and resin into it. When, it is
all melted, stir it all up and pour it into
cold water and work it over. If there
are Jumps i'm it, mash them with your
thumb and finger. The longer you
work it the more sticky it grows.
When it begins to stick to your hands,
put some tallow on them, Work it till
It is all as sticky as you want it. Put
I'M a tin pan with q cover to lit, and it
will keep for a number of years. I
think it is rs good as sticking-salVe to
put on any sores. Some people put in
more tall0w than resin or beesWax. to
make il softer to work in cold weather
but lie there is too much talloW in it it
will melt and ran out in warm weather.
/ haue had about forty years experience
ii gEaftiHg, and used q number of sorts
of grafting-wax. Some people put it
in hot water, and make more trouble
than there lis need of. Iwet my finger
with my tongue, and don't find any
difficulty in putting the wax on. I put
d little wax on the end of the graft.
New England Farmer.
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tGommunicated)
White VS.. Black--The Coming
Issue.

To THE PEOPLE OF ST. LANDRY:
The recent announcements of candi
dates for the different offices to be filled
at the next ensuing general election in
this parish affords grounds for serious
reflection. The fact, stares every man
in the face, that the white people are al.
most hopelessly divided, while the ne
groes, for all the practical OF
their party, are united. lam aware that
some think discord and division reign
in their ranks too, but it seems to me
that a moments reflection will dispel
this as a delusion. 1t is a well recOg-
nlzed and familiar principle of politics,
that organization is an absolute pre-
requisite, and the only safeguard against
the mischief making malcontents of any
party. In fact it affords the only check
to their ambition, which, unrestrained
% PARTY discipline, seekks it's srattiiffeat-
ton at any cost
TheRepublican party isnow andhasal-
ways been thoroughly organized. Their
State Central Committee never dies,
never sleeps, is always watchful of party
interests and prompt in action. 1t has
lleeaIl eeEan y lharteetHtgll.ettt the State,
through which it controls the party in
all its ramifications. The part. is COM
posed almost exclusively of negroes,
whose habits and education predispose
them to obey their leaders, and their
prejndices, which have been carefully
and diligently fostered, fortify them in
the belief that there is no safety outside
of it's ranks.
Another important element or fact,
perhaps more than all else, contributes
to bind them together and that is, fear
OF the whites.sD Disguise it as we may,
they are afraid of white people, for the
simple reason that they were formerly
our-slaves. This fear relates more par
ticularly to old residents, but is not con-
fined to them. They fear and d~istrust
the carpet-bagger also, WHO'S frequent
ly denounced by them in unmeasured
terms. partly because he is white; but
mainly because they begin to realize
that the white Radical loves himself
more than his party, and only gives them
office for party purposes and when, not
to do It, would endanger his ascendancy
over them. But while this is true they
realize the fact that they cannot dis
pense with his services. He is the foil
to the accusation of a wish on their part
to Africanize the State.
However this may be, the fact stands
out in bold relief that they are united
and organized, while we are divided and
have no organization whatever.
This alone would give them success in
the campaign but go a step further.
Their candidacy for Office depends up
party nomination and is subsidiary |
to party aseendancy. This I know to be |
the case with at least two Republican
candidates for Office in this parish, and
doubtless will be the case with all of
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WEDNESDAY, April 8th 1874.

The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present, John Roy President; T. S. Fon-
tenot, H. Durio and r. G. Chachere.
Mr.. Chachere on the part of the committee on
Claims, reported the following claims as allowed
and approved:
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Proceedings of the BOARD of Police of
the Town Of OpeIousas.
SATURDAY, 18th Is

SATURDAY., ApfI IIth 1874.
The B0ard met pursuant to adjournment,
Messrs. H.. Latour, President: d, Ie-
jeune, E. Vanhille and L. B. Quincy.
On motion OF Mr.. Vanbille, G. Mayo, was re-
qnested.t0 act as Secretary pro. tenn.
TIL following accounts were presented and
nTlIered to be naid nv warrants
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HUMBUG-The American Agriculbur-
isl, which devotes some of its space to
showing up hnInbugs, says:
THE KENTUCKY LIBRARY LOTTERY,
they call il !" gift concert, as it sounds
less ofensive-even publish ii paper I'LL
the interest of the scheme. This sheet
informs MS that the 18th { grand concert
viii take place on March 31st. These
lotteries win probably continue as long
as fools have money to throw away In
tho purchase DE its tickets. It'll order to
cl0tile tie affair with an air of respecta-
blhty OIL ex-governor liz put iii as mana
ger. Bnt ali the governors past. present,
and TO come, will never make this other
Lfnn a disgrace to the state.
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MeSsfs. i. >. F0nten0G and III. Durio reported
that after q careful examination of the books
and vouchers Of the Parish Treasurer; they
ma the following statement of the Parish
Treasurer correct:
STATEMENT A
OWL the receipts into the Parish Treasury
for the year 1873: tg
For balance on hand Dec. 81, 1872 90
For amount Tax Roll 1879 ... 6O.0Na 90
For amount Parish Licenses collected
for the year 2.697 70
For amount reed from other sources. 229 rs
So, 1868 IA
STATEMENT D
Showing tho expenditures for the wear 1873:
Fer amount paid jurors, witnesses in
criminal cases and Parish warrants, S5O.9OO an
For delinquent tax list IO.1A a.
For unsolicited tax nst.... I.435 80
Amount Parish taxes due on property
sold to the State of Lou~isiana.... $40 Is
For amount paid salary Of Treasurer
EOF 100 20
For amount paid on account salary of
Treasurer for 1873 -..... $40 os
~ e1s- ..5. -.
$62,s63 IA
For balance due Treasurer on salary
OF 1879 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50 81
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II person looking 1T some skeletons
Iile other. clay, asked q youne doctor
present where he got them. Hereplied !:
Z We raised them, sir.r
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OKRA.-Why will you put this most
tropical OF plants out in March cold,
where il can't grow9 Here we plead
again for room and thorough cultivation,
keepingjRs OutOf reach Of the spread
ing branches. BY these and daily gath
eringyor by gathering every other day,
tile ordinary yield may be multiplied
many f0ld.-Why not pIanta patch for
u supply To be regularly gathered, put
down i'm salt, and used andkeptin album
dance till next crop ONE i'll Eight
feet Is q good distance-not a whit too
much. ID deep rich land, I'd cultivated,
we could almost afford to gTow it for
hre-w0od, and toits bearing, there il no
end. Twenty pods or more, from asmall
stalk nc 9 gathering, il very common.
Gathered regularly young and tender,
nothing, except tomatoes, has paid us
Observation-Disclosures were a little shy of
our enormous Long Smooth White, but
II trial ensured q regular purchase.
Cine pod Fipening may destroy the yield
long before its hme.-LSouthern CHlti-
water.
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TUESDAY. Anril 9TH 1874.

AlAAA ~ 1S'Af
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment Present, John Roy, President T. s. FOn-
tenOt, H.. DurtO, TheOdule Fontenot, and T. G.
Chachere.
On motion of Mr.. T. S. Fontenot, resolved,
that the Parish attorney be authorized to ex-
anime the books of Parish Laws and Ordi-
nances, to ascertain what would be the probable
expense OF publishing, In pamphlet form, q dt-
Scst OF said Laws and Ordinances, for the use
OF magistrates, road overseer's, and the public
generally.
On motion of Mr.. Chachere, resolved, that the
sum OF one hundred and fifty dollars be and
Is hereby appropriated to pay for the lumber
Mallet; under the supervision of Lucien JOu-
bert and E. MOreeau and that said amount
be paid out of the Internal Improvent fund.
The commissioner appointed, ON the part of
the parish OF st. landry, to cooperate with
commissioners appointed by the Police Juries
OF the paIfshessof Rapides and Avoyelles, in refer
ence to the closing of Tanners ditch, reported
that a dyke had been built across said ditch, i'll
a good, substantial and workmanlike manner,
by Mr.. John EWell, and the same had been re-
celved by them, whereupon motion of Mr.. Theo-
nIlle EOnfennf- resolved that the sum of five
hundred dollars, amount appropriated for that
purpose, be paid to Mr.. J. Ewell, out of the In
ternal Improvement fund.
The President appointed Messrs. r. s. Fonte-
not and III. DuriOn to examine the Books and
vouchers of the Parish Treasurer, and Messrs.
I. {. Chachere and Theodule Fontenot to ex-
anime claims unpaid and on file against the
Parish.
On motion the Police Jury adjourned until to-
morrow at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
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KILLED BIZ LIGHFNING,-Mr. Alfred
Gra1neg0, an honorable and esteemed
citizen of our Parish, was instantly
KILLED by lightning On Gle 9th. 0f this
mQptl On the plantation of Mr.. Alex
aluer Decl0uet. The age of the de-
ceased was 40 years.-ISt. Martin Echo,
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PRESERVING HAMs.-A c~orrespon-
dent ofsthe Southern CuItiEator says:
4 once knew O gentleman who for 10
or 10 consecutive years killed annually
20 or 30 hogs, and who never lost q piece
of meat, and never hada tainted piece
or a skipper in his smoke house in, all
of that time.
He slaughtered at several different
times during the Winter for the pur-
pose OF supplying his family with fresh
spare ribs, &C.. but all of his meat was
hung up Ito be smoked at one time, /
think about the first of March. 1t was
always smoked with rotten wood so as
to keep down everything like a blaze or
heat. The walls of his smoke house
were Of wood, and tight, and when the
door was closed no light was admitted
except through the key hole. Al fresh
smoke was made up every morning and
looked after once or more during the
day, and every blaze extingnished.
Tlliawas continued about six weeks.
After the meat was hung ND it was
neVe touched until it was taken down
to be cooked.-This ~gentleman's bacon
had the best reputation Of any in the
adjoining counties, and gentlemen who
were in the habit 0feXhihiting tlleirhams
at County fairs and carrying off the
premiums, threw aside their modes of
curing bacon and adopted his.