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FINETTE AND HER PET.

Giddy Finette, Grave Finette,
/ saw Finette one morning, @
And pretty Finette she was nursing her pct,
With airs Of rebuke aud warming;
She carried her pet in her gathered gown,
And scolded at puss with finger aud frown-
"Ah would you, pussy? Lie down, lie down !
How pretty she looked that morningt
How pretty she looked, the young Ffnette,
Her weIi-set limbs how Iisseme!
The arm and q that nursed the pet,
What would one give to hiss 'em?
But Finette looked croas, and this was the cause
PuBs, the pet, was airing her claws
And then | thought Of some old mems saws
How lucky 1 did not miss EN-
/ looked at Finette, soft. smooth Finette,
AZ soft as down Of elder,
And 4 saw that Finette had claws like her pet;
And yet, could i ever chide her
To a creature as soft as the elder down,
l never e9ild bear. with finger and frown,
10 say, "Eh, would You Lie down, lie doWn!!"
Or watch her about like q spider.
But II 1 married the plump Fiuette,
That soon would be my duty
For pretty Ffnette can sulk and fret.
And then what comes of beauty?
"Ah! beauty is only skin deep, you know,
And does not last long (never mind L'Enclosr
Remember DeliIah, Xantippe, and, oh,
CODA
These saws are wise, these saws are pat,
But he went and married the girl for all that
And she very soon aired her claws, the cat!
And he grew thin as Finette grew fat
Don't marry q girl for her beauty.
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Snail Culture in France.

Frogs, horses, and snails-the frs
are an odd but toothsome dainty, which
epicures, in this country as we'll as else
where, dearly prize; but horses, anG
especially snails-these are articles O
diet which the enlightened American re.
public has yet to be educated to relish.
Hippophagy, we have repeatedly ex.
planned. is as common in Paris, OF
nearly SO, as the eating of beef and
the worn-out steed finds his way to the
abattoir as readily as the milkless COW
or Stalled Ok. Hence, as q mere
bonnie boWche he has palled on the
Gallo taste, educated by swollen geese
livers or decayed salmon roes; O. new
dainty has been sought for, found, and
the basis of the industry which the
production has developed is snails.
There is nothing peculiar about the
mollousc. It is the everyday Shiny
little object of which one finds thou
sands in gardens, vineyards, and the
woods. Switzerland and the provinces
of Burgundy and Provence are the
places of it's cultivation. Throngs of
women and children scour the country,
collecting the snails in immense num-
bers, and depositing them in little
tracts of land, inclesed with simply q
trail of saWdust. This last the snail
despises !; he cannot cross it, and avoids
its vicinity as a matter of preference.
Therefore, for his confinement it is as
good as a stone wall. After incarcera-
ton for two or three days, He is per-
mltted to starve, and then the plot is
laid out in patches of turf intersected
by paths of sand. Above boards are
hung to serve as shelter for the snails,
which ~instinctively gather in large
groups. The food provided consists In
aromatic plants, such as mint, or let
tuce and fragments of vegetables.
This is fed to them three times a day
in enormous quantities. At the end of
eight days, the snails become quite
obese, and besides have attained a very
succulent favor. Then comes another
of starvation for several DAYS,
after which transmission to market fol-
Commands, it is said, prefer the
snail when taken wild, SO long as the
capture is made at a particular period,
After the eggs are laid in May, the
molluscs conceal themselves under
stones to avoid the autumn frosts.
they become perfectly free from
excretions. and, drawing themselves
into their shells, close up for the win.
ter. It is when they are collected in
this state that their flavor is said to be
noS4
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boon indeed. For this class of diseases
it is certain and safe, and any lady, old
Or young, can take it with entire conf
dence in the result, and thus avoid
what to thousands is a stumbling block
never overcome, VIA consultation
with a family physician. IT'S true
there may be cases of years standing.
that will necessitate more powerful
treatment, but in nine cases out of ten
this remedy will reach the disease, and
after p little time effect a cure. The
number of ladies cured by it are num-
bered by thousands, and are scattered
through every state in the union.
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Or. J. Walkers California Vim

DIR. }. Walkers California Vim,
egar BltterS are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
tive herbs found OF the lower n @ q:
the Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor,
MIA, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted therefrOm without the use
of Alcohol. Tho question is almost
daily asked, "What is the cause of the
unparalleled success of VINEGAR BIT
TIERS" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health. They are the great
blood purifier and a lite-giving principle,
a pcrtcct Renovation and InvigOrator
OF the system Never before in the
history of the world has u medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
qualities of VINEGAR BITTERS in healing the
sick of every disease man is heir to. They
are a gentle Purgatiye as well as a Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation OF
me Liver aud ViSceral Organs. in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties Of DR.. WALKERS
yINEGAR BITTERs are Aperient, Diaphoretio,
~Carmlnative, Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretio,
Sedative, Counter ~Irritant, Sudorific, Alterar
tive, and Anti Bilious.
II. H. MCDONALD ~ CO..
Druggists and Gen. Agts, San Francisco, California,
and cor. of Washington and Charlton SITS, N. Y.
Sold by all Druggists and Dealers.
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A Hero OF Balaklaya.

Scarcely the next thing in order, bul
one of curious interest, is the hero al
Balaklava, one of the immortal Six
Hundred who was in that fatal charge
OF the Light Brigade, of which Tenny,
son sings in such strains as to keep ii
forever in our memories. This hero
who has lived to tell the tale was a
mere lad, q private in the regiment,
and, resident now for some time in this
country, yields to the desire of those
who had heard him in private CONVEX
sation, to give a public lecture. OF,
properly speaking, an account Of his
experience. A simple, uncultiyated
fellow, though by no means rude in
language or manner, his description OF
the battlefield, and the illustrations BY
diagram upon the blackboard, were both
spirited and impressive. It didn't
need much oratory to tell that story
when the speaker had had such per.
sonal experience and subsequent con.
tact with all that was left of the noble
Six Hundred. A cavalry saber, used to
further the illustration, gave fierce
suggestion and dramatic effect 10 tho
whole. In the course of the account,
Mr.. Edgar-for this is the hero's
name-read a correct copy, which he.
had obtained from England, of the or
der from Lord Raglan to the Earl Of
Lucan which was so strangely misun-
derstood. He says that the Light
Brigade numbered 673 men "when ii
went down into the Valley of Death q
VI this number 1875 answered at the.
next roll.call, though, including those
taken by the Russians, 235 escaped the
fearful carnage-443 being lost in the
brief fight over the Russian field
pieces.
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l mile, Grey Planet, 1:42K.
2 miles, True Blue, 3:32T.
8 miles, Norfolk, 5:27k. :
4 miles, Fellowcraft, 7:19K.
~ miles, Kate Pease, 4:28K.
IL miles, Reform, 3:051. e
Three best heats on record to on -2:20S,
2:22A, 2:21A; Judge Fullerton.
Three best heats on record-2.19I, 2.16H, ais
Goldsmith Maid. !
Four best heats on record-2.18. 2.1724, 2.17, 2.t2i
Gloster first heat dead with Red CLOUDY.
Two best heats-2.19H, 2.14; Goldsmith Maid.
Best two miles on record-4.60A; Flora Temple.
Best three miles 7.211: Huntress. -
Best double team-2.27I Jesse Wales and DARK
ness.
Best running time, mile heats-1.13. 1.43, 4.43H,
1.46k, las; first and second, Ihornhill; Thad
Stevens last three heats.
PACING.
One mile to saddle-2 14H Billy Boyce.
One mile to harness-2.18k PET. .
One mile to wagon Tx; Pocahontas.
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Private Fish Culture.

Mr. Seth Green, the well-known pis
ciculturist, states that he has invented
a new method for transporting and
Matching nearly all kinds of fish eggs,
by which spawn can be carried for 13G
days journey and can be Matched in any
room in the house. One million eggs,
it is also said, can be Matched by using
a pail Of water daily. It is believed
that fish culture by private parties can
be rendered a lucrative source of in
come, provided it is followed with the
same care as is exercised in the raising
of poultry or any other live stock.
Hundreds of farmers have streams and
ponds on their lands now of no value
save perhaps as watering places for cat
tie in pasture, and yielding q few worth
less perch and catfish, perhaps an occa-
sional trout or pickerel. IF Mr.. Green
has solved the most difficult part of the
problem, namely, the successful trans
portation of the eggs, the mode of
stocking the waters and the rearing of
the fish, are not difficult subjects of
which to acquire an adequate knowl-
edge. One species of fish in particular.
"A4SA 10 LtUko huoHus WouLu
prove especially remunerative, The
land-loeked salmon is a distinct species
of the fish, though SO closely resemb-
ling the ocean salmon as to suggest the
idea that, at some remote period, a
quantity of the latter fish, being by a
.convulsion of nature barred from re-
turning to the sea, had propagated in
their land locked quarters and eventu.
ally developed into a separate variety.
The habits of the land-locked and ocean
r closely similar.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-03-12

GRAPES AND BMIoUsNEss. - Cranes
are recommended as a cure for biIiona.
ness. This fruit, by its agreeable acid.
ity, 50 acts on the system as TO relieva
il OF It's bile, and thus removes the
cause of the symptoms enumerated. ana
that is "cure." The immediate cause
of all the discomfort is q "confined,'
condition of the system ; the seeds of
the grapes act as an irritant as they
pass along the ~alimentary canal and
cause it to water" Just as the eve
waters" if q hard substance touches IT,
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-03-12
A Few Words to Feeble and Delicate
Women.

By R. V. PIERCE, M. D., of the Worlds Dis.
pensarS Buffalo, New York
Knowing that you are subject to a great
amount of suffering, that d~elicacy on your
part has 3 strong tendency to prolong, and the
longer it is neglected the more you have to en-
dufe and the more difficult Of cure your case
becomes, I, as q physician, who is daily con-
suited by scores of your Sex, desire to say to
you, that 1 AM constantly meeting with those
who have been treated for their ailments for
months without being benefited in the least,
until they have become perfectly discouraged
and have almost made up their minds never to
take another dose of medicine, nor be tortured
by any further treatment. They had rather
die and have their sufferings ended than to
live and suffer as they have. They say they
are worn out by suffering and are only made
worse by treatment. Of anything more dis
couraging, we certainly cannot conceive, aud
were there no more successful mode of treat
ing such difficulties than that, the principles
of which teach the reducing and depicting Of
the vital forces Of the system, when the indi-
cations dictate a treatment directly the reverse
of the one adopted for them, their cases
would be deplorable indeed. But, lady suffer-
ers, there is a better and far more successful
plan of treatment for you; one more in har-
mony with the laws and requirements Of your
system. A harsh irritating caustic treatment
and strong medicines will never cure you. If
you Won use rational means, sucl as COM
nonsense should dictate to every intelligent
lady, take such medicines as embody the very
best lnvlgOratlDg tOnics and nervines, COM
pounded with special reference to your delicate
system. Such a happy combination you will
find in my FaVorite Prescription which has re-
ceived the loudest praise fromfthousands of
your sex. Those languid tiresome sensations
causing you to feel scarcely able to be on your
feet or ascend a flight of stairs; that continual
drain that is sapping from your systems all
your former elasticity, and driving the bloom
from your cheeks; that continual strain upon
your vital forces that renders you irritable and
.fretful, may all be overcome and subdued by q
persevering use of that marvellous remedy.
Irregularities and distractions to the proper
workings OF your systems are relieved by this
mild and safe means, while periodical pains,
the existence of which is a sure indication of
serious disease that should not be neglected, |
readily yield to it, and if its use is kept up for
a reasonable length of time the special cause |
Of these pains is permanently removed.
Further light On these subjects may be obtain
cd from my pamphlet IN diseases peculiar to
your sex, sent on receipt OF two stamps. Ny
Prescription is sold by druggists.
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AMERICAN WOMEN. 1t is a melancholy
fact, that American women have degen-
eratedin point of health and physique,
until they have become literally a race
of invallds. How sad il is to look
around us and compare the fraiI and
effeminate looking lady of to-day with
the hale. hearty and buxoml ladies of days
gone by. To all such the late discovery
Of DIR. Walker, of California, which is
known rs Vinegar Bitters, is a priceless
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-03-12

THE official report Of the Austrian
government respecting musical instru-
ments at the Vienna exposition, declares
the Mason q Hamlin Cabinet Organs TO
be ''the most distinguished and praise.
worthy Instruments of their class :
praising IN detail their power and reso-
nance Of tone, variety of combination
and solo effects fine power OF express
sion; smooth eFen and sympathetic
tones, and thorough workmanship.
They were awarded the first and high
est medal. Other American oroans in
competition were declared to befar less
meritorious, the tones and Workmanship
being both inferior. In comparison. f
was said Judged ieniently, they do
not rise ahovea respectable mediocritv,
This wa undoubtedly the most expen.
sive, thorough and competent compari.
son such Instruments ever made,
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ELECTRICITY IS L1FE.-All nervous dis.
orders, chronic diseases of the chest, head,
liver, stomach, kidneys and blood, aches and
pains. nervous and general debility, etc..
quickly cured after drugs fail by wearing
Volta Electro Belts and Bands. Valuable book
free, by Volta Belt Co, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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THE AMERICAN ORGANS, advertised in
another column, have the guaranty
which comes from twenty-five years OF
successful experiment., and from the
well-known high character of the manu-
facturers. They now offer entirely new
styles, unsurpassed in quality and
beauty. ~
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The Fastest TrOttihS, Running and Pac
ing Time Recorded.

For the convenience and instruction
Of horsemen we have had the following
compilation prepared touching the re-
cord time of American trotters, runners
and PAGERS. 1t will be found to be cor
Eaat
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THERE are probably a hundred or
more persons in this and neighboring towns,
who daily suffer from the distressing effects
Of kidney troubles, who do not know that
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment is almost a GER
tain cure. In severe cases, great relief NAV
be obtained, if not a perfect cure.
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MOTHERS, who have delicate children

MOTHERS, who have delicate children.
who are subject to Group. When your child
goes to bed Wheeling and coughing you know
not tefore morning Group may set in, and be-
fore you can get a physician your child may be
beyond the reach of help. Aliens Lung Bal
sam should always be kept in the house, and
be given Immediately when the first symptoms
appear, which will remove the mucous collected
i'll the throat and save the life of YOUR dear
child. For sale by all medicine dealers.
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This watering dissolves the more solid
matters contained in the ~intestines,
washes" them out and the man is
we'll. The covering of the grapes
should be chewed but not swallowed.
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A FORTUNE FOR $1.-''The Wyoming month
~ Lottery is conducted on the square. "-&ock:
Journal. See adyertisementin another column.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-03-12

B~URNETT's COCAINE is the best and CHEAP
est hair dressing in the world.
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DIR. Tust's Liver Pills followed by aui-
nine is q permanent cure for chiIls and fever. They
are purely vegetable. Sold e~yerywhere.
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Seed Time Gometh J

UtAF EI0VVer and Kitchen Gardem llIma.
9rated Directory for 1875 (the twenty.second
speHialties In q and other Garden requisites
for the Season. Is now being sent to all customers
application Address, D. T. CURTIS& co, Bos
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YOUNG FOLKS HISTORY
OF THE
STATES

BY T. w. HIGGINSON.
1t has a clear title to superiority over any sim
liar work -B0StOn ddUeTtisfr.
"A book where there is everything to praise and
nothing to condemn Y. Tribune.
" he style of the book is admirable. IN. y
EUeniug Post.
MI. HIggtnson was well qualified to write such
q history. '-Sprinafed Republican.
So. l6mo,, with over 100 illustrations. Price Al 81.
sent post, paid on receipt OF the price. n &
SHEPARD Boston.
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WE notice that the Agricultural pa
pers all over The country recommend the use
of Sberidan's Cavalry Condition Powders
Elrch NJ
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Go TO Riverside Water Cure, Hamilton, III.
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vaIpehJe rma for those who are married or
com temnIate marriage. Price fifty cents BY mall,
Addreer m, BUTTS DISPENSARY, Ia Eoes
Eirhsh Street, 90, LsEis, No
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RNY EN- writing 70 advertisers please buenLJrD
wv the name Of this paper. NO no., ~ r.
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Farmers and others in this section have long
known and appreciated the advantage of these
Powders over all others.
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My ANIMAL catalogue of Vegetable and Flower
Seed for 1875, will he sent free to all who apply.
customers of last season need not write for IL. In
it will be found several valuable varieties of new
vegetables introduced for the first time this season,
having made ne Y vegetables q speciality for many
years. Growing 0Uer q hUndTfd and fHy U~ITtetifs
on my several firms. / would particu, arly invite
The patronage of market gardeners and all others
who are especially DESTROYS 10 have their seed pure
and fresh, and of The reTy best strain. Ali seed sent
out from my establishment are covered by three
warrants as given in my catalogue. Els j.
FL. Marolehead. Macs.
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MR AGENTS. WANT EvERYwHFRE-The
II, u choicest in the wHrId-Imrorters' prices
4aA2 largest company in AmerIca-staple article
-,pleaseS everybody trade inCrea highest in
ducements- don't waste time-send for Circular 10
Robert Wells, 4s Vesey St., N. Y; p o. BOX l2s7.
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of fairness and fulhllment. Send money order or
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Agents. Chang Chang sells at sight. Necessary
soap. Goods free. Chang Chang Mig Co. Bostt
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CORRESPnMnEN

CORRESPONDENCE INVITED
With persons desiring TO exchange Southern or
western Lands. deprecated corporation bo DIS or
debfat any kind for ~. Louis propertS, Bargains
procured for investors In st. Louis property. and
null Information as to value and titles Unmarried TO
cHontS WESTCoTT HERMAN u RAISEY. ounaei-
Tors, are retained to prosecute all litigation pertain
ing 10 Jules. corporations, etc. B. B. WADDELL.
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Oatent Novelties. Largest Stationery package I,
L. the world. FELTON, q Co., 119 Nassau St, n. Y
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paper is printed with Ink furnished by
Charles Eneu Johnson q Co., 500 So. 10th st.,
philadelphia. and SO Gold street. New York. For
sale in 10 and Is b cans by SOUTHERN NEWS
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New-York tribune., 1875-05-14
LITERARY NOTES.

sydney Dobell's letters are being collected
by his widow for publication.
Florence Marryats new novel, "Opcn Sesa-
me" will be published by Estes & Lauriat
A new "HistOry of Secret Societies IN all
Ages and Countries" by G. W. Heckehorn. has been pup
lished in England II reaches from the Magi 10 tc re-
mans.
Mr.. BoutOn has nearly ready for publication
his new edition OF Thomas Tayors dissertation on The
Eeusinan and Bacchc Mysteries, with an introduction
by Alex. Wilder.
A series of portraits of cOtemporaneous
French authors artists, and actors. is to be published
in translation by Vim. F. Gill Co They include sketches
of Bazac Rachel AphOnse Karr schcfer anu otnert d!
Gautier, Houssaye and sparkling writers.
f. j. Hale a. Son will publish i'll a few days
The odd Trump" understood to be by new sOntifih
author II story varied European life introducing
chiefly English and American characters, ana deallng
with English countryside life, German student uueiS'
aud the exeitements of Baden
An English woman, Lady Chatteron, adds
her name TO the record of scholars by preparing
for nrivate circulation translation OF of Ars
totes writings in which she has not hestaled 10 aPpe
with of the passages most disputed She hao DC
fore translated portions Of Plato
.'Personal Recolectons of the Wreck OF the
Vile du Havre and the Loeb Earn" by the Rev n Weiss
will be published Immediately by A. d. +. Randolph
CO. He was one OF the delegates from France TO me
ngccu Alliance whose LOT was ha.lcr lnai .aai ,i y,
his feowyOy ayers and the book Is sald 10 DC ealo
narrative.
The next volume of the AppletOns' "Popu-
lar science Library" will he Cations recent work on
"Engsh Men Of Science" 1t remarkable collection
OF facts az to the "prcecient as Cation phrases AL
that has gone the making OF man., Of leading Eigs
men, and OF deduction thcr bearing on the plcpe
OF heredity
Messls. Lee & Shepard publish early next
week Petroleum V. Nasbys appearance orthographcaly
clothed and in his right mind. The work in which Mr
Locke thus the first time throws aside the trade
marks of Nasty is entitled Eastern Fruit on western