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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
PROB.4TE X.aLE.
Succession Of Alfred Mou,on, deceased

Succession Of Alfred Mou,on, deceased.
No. 1889
~ virtue OF decree and order of the Parish
- Court of the parish Of Lafayette. dated the
10th day Of April, 1879, there will be Offered
lor sale according to law, at public auction. tt
the last and highest bidder, by duly commits
stoned officer, at the last domicil of deceased
in this parish, on
Tuesday the 20M day of May 1870,
tlle following described property belonging tc
the aforesaid succession, to Wit
A certain tract Of land situated IN tbe
Parish Of Lafayette, on the west side of Vermil.
ion Bayou. containing three hundred and forty.
two arpents, more or less, bounded north by
land OF Alexandra Latiolais, east by land Of the
heirs OF Gcrassin Bernard. south by land Of 10.
seph Dugat, and west by land of Eloi Mouton or
assignees.
Il certain tract of apood land situated ON
the west side of Vermilion Bayou, containing
thlrty-seven and half arpents, bounded north
by land Of the heirs Of II. F. Voorhies. being
the upper half Of tract bought by Alexandra
Latolals and the late Cesaire Martin at the sue
cession sale Of Joseph Mouton.
Dwelling house, Cotton house, Cabin
Corn crib, Kitchen and Store room,
Chicken house. 5000 cypress zieur
and posts. dc.
CoNDITIoNs OF SALE.
That so much Of tract Of land inventored un-
der lot No. containing fourteen square arpents
bounded north by land Of Alexandra Latiolais,
south by land of succession of Rene Gagneux,
east by land of the succession and west by land
of Eloi Mouton. be sold. four hundred dollars
cash, and the balance Of purchase price payable
in one and two years credit from March lst,
1879. That the balance of said prairie land un-
der lot No. l, together with the improvements
thereon situated, and the tract of wood land in
ventoried under lot No. 2, be sold on credit of
one, two and three years from the lst day Of
March. 1879. Purchasers to furnish their notes
with two good and solvent securities in solido,
to the satisfaction of the Administrators and the
heirs Of age. conditioned to bear interest at the
ate Of eight per cent per annum from maturity
until paid /; said notes to be drawn payable at
,he domicil Of said Administrative, and the
property sold to remain specially mortgaged
With the lein of vendor in favor of said success
ion, until purchase price and interest, if any,
hall have been paid.
A. NJ. MARTIN, Clerk of Court
April 10, 1879.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03
NO. r..

Loon TO Your Wn1rEwAsu1SG.-
Good wh'tewssh, we'll applied to fences,
rough siding, and the walls and ceilings
of buildings, has a highly sanitary inAu.
enae, as we'll as being in the highest de-
gree preservatiye in its effects. TO be
dHrabe, whitewash should be prepared
in the following manner Take the very
best stone-Iime, and slack it ir a close
tub, covered with cloth to preserve the
steam. Sa't-as much as can be dissolv-
ed in tbs water used for stacking and
reducing the lime-shonId be applied,
and the whole mass carefully strained and
thickrned with small quantity of sand,
the purer and finer the better. A few
pounds of wheat flour mixed as paste may
be added, and will give greater durability
to the mass, especially when applied to
the exterior surface of buildings. With
p1re lime, properly s!aked and mixed with
twice its weight Of fine sand and sifted
woodashes, in equal proportions, almost
any color may be made by the addition Of
pigments. Granite, slate, freestone and
other shades may be initiated, and without
any detriment to the durability of the
wash. This covering is very often applied
and with good effect, to under. .pinning,
stone fences, roofs and the walls Of barns
and other out buildings. Probably the
pure whitewash is more healthy than the
coored, as its aIkalescent properties are
superior, and when used in cellars, kitch-
ems and sleeping apartments, produces
sa'utary results.
No person who regards the health of
his family, should neg'ec, to apply coat
of it every spring. Country places, espe-
cla|y farm out houses, fences, ETC., are
greatly improved in appearance by an
annual coat Of good whitewash and it will
add to their pennanency much more than
many would imagine. 1t is cheap and
easily applied. SO that neither expense nor
labor can be pleaded against it German
tom Telegraph.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03

! How TO BE A GENrLEMAS,-We want
f-w private words with the boys, says
the Parish Visitor. The truth is we have
a gfes, idea Of boys. We used to think
men were made Of boys. We begin to
think now that those were old-fashioned
notions, that they are all out Of date. We
look round and see great many persons
grown up, with mems clothes on, who are
called men. But they act and behave so
that we feel certain that they were never
made out Of boys. Ifthey had been, they
won'd have known how to behave better.
Where they came from we do not know.
But what we wish to pat into tho ears Of
the boys is this-be gentlemen. In this
country every boy may grow up to be a
gentleman if be will. 1t is not necessary
that he should become tich-and most
boys think it is-.nor is It necessary that
he should become great scholar, nor
that he should become distinguished
man. is
But some impatient ones are asking.
How can we become gentlemen How
can boy go about making himself one +?
Can he work for its Yes he can. And
the harder he works for it in the right
way, the better. But he must study with
his eyes and his ears. Rea'ling books
and newspapers is not enough. He must
think and feel, as well as speak and act.
Gan he buy il? No, he can not. Money
will buy good many things, but it will
no: buy what makes gentleman. If
you have money, you can go to a shop
and bny clothes. Bat hat, coat, pants
and boots do not make a gentleman.
They make q fop, and sometimes come
near making a fool Money will buy
dogs and horses, but how many dogs and
hcrses do you think It will take to make
a gentleman Let no boy, therefore, think
he is TO be made gentleman by the
clothes he wears, the horse he rides, the
stick he carries, the dog tha, tro,s after
him, the house he lives in, or the money
he spends. Not one OF all Of these doit-
and yet every boy may be a gentleman.
Bat how 2 BY being true. manly, and
honorable. BY keeping himself neat and
respectable. BY being civil and courteous.
BY respecting himself and respecting
Others. BY doing the best he knows how.
Aud finally, and above all, BY fearing God
and keeping his commandments.
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ELECTIO.N.

NOTICE is hereby given to the voters Of the
~ Corporation of Vermilionville, parish Of
Lafayette, that an election for Mayor and seven
Counclmen for the said Town Of Vermlionyille,
wi be held at the Court House, on Monday the
5th day Of May, 1879. between the hours of Z
o'clock A. NJ. and P. NJ.
A. N. MARTIN, Clerk Of Court.
II. EASrIN, Sheriff.
April 10, 1870.
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An i'll looking fellow was asked how he
could account for nature forming him 50
ugly. "Natnre was not to bIaine," said he.
FIR when | wss two months old, was
considered the hendsomrst child in the
ne'ghbofhood but my nurse one day swap
ped me away for another boy just to please
a friend, whose child was ra,hcr pan
looking
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03

Perry Moses is he-eby appointed road over
seer sc 'or that portion Of the road extending from
y y d 1 Railroad to Pin Hook bridge.
on motion, the following accounts were al
,owed ana the clerk ordered to issue certificates
OF indebted for the same:
Victor e Dupuis 3 day service as COM
missioner Of election for 1882. SIS 90
octave Iheriot, days service az COM
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Remember tha, gentle words will soften
his hoart, and in after years, when thou
s'la|, b.. gone, they will Iing-r arounl it,
and be shield to gna'd it against temp.
tstion. It is the kind words tha, memory
twnes around our hearts and guards them
with care.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03
OTEICLlL.
Police Jury Proceedings.
A.I I'll 1oHn
. April 5M, 1879.

ppfsuant to adjournment, the Police Jury met
i lAc Court House.
Members present Louis G. Brcanx. L. J
nT;ean and S. Hernandez. Absent: Martial
inland G and A. Primeaux.
I'D approved.
n the absence of the president, Mr.. Louis G.
Rrsax was called to the chair.
rbc committee appointed at the previous
~eptiny 10 examine the books and annual eport
dthe Parish Treasurer, for the year 1873. made
,be following report
10 tbe Hon. President and members of the Po-
lice Jury
Tbe undersigned. committee appointed by
,ow honorable body to examine the report and
hoRs Of the Parish Treasurer for the year 1878,
n lease to report that they have done so. and
cd he came correct in every particular They
fRtber report. hhat out of the Parish Tax of
1890 90 for the year 1878. there was paid in
coly Sse57 90, leaving balance OF S2243 90
I'M unpaid and yonr committee recommends
hi The Parish Attorney be instructed to pro-
e,A Immediately to the collection of said un-
pA balance. ALEX. DELuoMME,
A. VArsIN MARTIN,
l.. u. BREAUN
ta motion, the report was adopted.
The same committee made the following re-
,at 10 regard to the probable expenses for the
msent year:
70 be Honorable President and Members Of the
Police jury:
The undersigned. committee appointed by
yat Honorable Body to make an approximate
H. Aucckb ,c
ydte for the curren: year, 1879, respectfully
snnosi n fnllnus
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03

To know a man, observe how he wins
his object rather than how he loses Il,
for when we fail, our pride supports us
when W. succ.al it b,t,avs US Gufian
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03

The Boston A,loeytiser relates that the
same ship lately took to Af,ra 100000
gslions Of rum and one missionary. Ieav-
ems what did they want of SO much mis-.
si"nary r Bufoio Express,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03

A nan was taken up lately for robbing
his fellow loAgcr liz said he commenced
by cheating the printer, and after that
everything fascal'y came easy to him.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1879-05-03

Vote This, Taxpayers.
OFFICE TAX COLLECTOR,
Parish Of Lafayette, :
Vcrmiionyille, March q, 1879
7NAKE notice that the State and Parish Ii
L censes and Taxes are now ready for collec-
tion at this office. All persons owing licenses
viii save costs by making immediate payment
to this office.
D. A. COCHRANE,
March 29, 1879. Tax Collector.
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ovlsnac Aceneaux, service on jury. 1873. 80
There being no further business the Police
Jury adjourned to the lst Monday in June 1879.
l.. G. BREAUX, President pro tenn.
J. N. JUDGE, Clerk.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1879-12-17
Cattle anching in New Mexico.

For the benefit of enterprising men at
the East who contemplate establishing
cattle-ranches on the Canadian, a word
may here be said on the range question.
No cattle breeder of New Mexico owns
his range. The United States, which
have so carefully prescribed the condi-
tons under which agricultural and min
eral lands may be taken up, have made
no regulations regarding grazing lands
Any man is free to occupy any range he
likes on the Canadian, without regard to
the present occupant. The same thingiS
true of Colorado and western Kansas
But the small capitalist from the East
who buys bunch of one or two hundred
cattle, and undertakes to pasture them
on the public domain without inquiring
whether any previous possessor has cat
tie on the spot, will find there are titles
to land not known to the lawyers In
Kansas and Colorado he will be warned
to leave, and if the warning be neglected
he will, in the local slang, be bounced
and his cattle driven off into the prairie.
In New Mexico, on the contrary, he will
be received with the utmost politeness.
He will be told that the range is quite
at his service. How many head has he?
Two hundred? All, yes, quite nice
little bunch. Well, there is capital
spot-good grass good shade, plenty of
water True, it is right in the middle Of
the range occupied by Mr.. Smith, who
has twenty thousand head, or Mr. Brown,
who has forty thousand But what does
that matter? There's plenty Of room for
everybody. They won't trouble him. So
the gentleman from the East turns out
his cattle and departs. He has no sooner
gone than his herd discover the presence
of other herds much larger than the one
to which they belong, and with bovine
instinct Immediately annex themselves
Next spring, when the owner returns, he
is surprised to find that not one Of his
cattle can be seen. Mr.. Brown, to whom
he appeals, is as afable as ever: Got
mixed with ours you think? Well, my
dear sir, find EN-, by all means We
don't want EN-. The Eastern man
spends some days on horseback trying to
pick his two hundred head out of forty
thousand, and if he is lucky rescues half
dozen out Of the herd, and then gives
up the job Mr. Brown is careful not to
send cattle to market with another mans
brand, but he is equally careful to mark
all the calves with his own brand
Llppiacott'S Magazine.
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Let it Storm.

The time Of the Winter breezes and the
cold storms is upon us; and as a result,
the congregations will thin out, and the
delicate American lady who goes to late
parties, and eats suppers in the early
hours, will find it impossible to get to
church. And as the minister scans the
small congregation, the question will
arise, "Shall | preach that sermon which
l have worked so hard over to mere
handful?' AS a rule, we believe the
wise minister will preach the prepared
sermon, whether it rains or not. 1t is
not for him too closely to mind the times
and seasons; rather it becomes him to
preach the Word, whether men bear or
forbear, or whether the stay-at-homes
form a corporals guard or a large army.
Ali how discouraging these stay -at-homes
are! If they knew how depressing their
absence often is upon the minister, would
they not find themselves more regular
attendants upon the church services?-
1t is related Of Dean Swift that when the
Deans congregation was so small as to
include only the sexton and himself, he
began the service by saying, " Dearly be
loved Roger, the Scripture moveth us in
sundry places to acknowledge, etc. Many
preacher has preached most effectively
to the few-just as the Great Teacher
preached to but one at a time The
minister, then, can but do his duty to
those who remain, and, if he choose, pray
as we once heard a minister pray" Not
O Lord, for those only who are provi-
dentially prevented from being with us,
but for those who have stayed away be-
cause of this shower, which would not
have kept them from business or a kettle
drum" There are Christians and Chris
tians ;-those who always may be seen in
their places in church and there are fair
weather believers, who stay away-we
had almost said whenever there is aheavy
dew. May the Lord bless the sermon
addressed to the gathered few on these
rainy Sundays; and may He bestow His
richest blessing upon the dainty stay-at-
homes, who are either not sufficiently in
terested in religion to attend church on a
stormy day, or have so much of the arti-
Gle at home that they can get their full
bore, and consequently have no occasion
Qse themselves to the inclemencies
7ssssaare by going to church
proofs are in
mand Christina at Work.
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The Spectator, London, of November
18th, received last week, has an unusual
amount of religious articles, and their
tone is calculated to encourage the hopes
of evangelical Christians. We cannot re-
train from quoting the conclusion of one
article 1t is as follows:
The Scriptures teach the common
phenomena of nature, in all their awful
regularity, to be the appointed order of
divine command; but they show us ever
and again the power Of him. who decreed
that regularity, overruling even the most
rigorous Of the uniformities Of nature by
spiritual force which is above and with
in nature, and turning in moment the
solemn spectacle of what appeared to be
changeless, into the startling utterance Of
divine purpose. If the belief were ever
to fail mankind that God can mould ma
ture at his Will, we do not think that wor-
ship, in its true sense, could possibly sur
vive it long In its place would be sub
stituted, at best, comparatively dubious
spiritual admiration, which would trust
doubtfully in the power of him who would
inspire the conscience but who could not
beset us behind and before, by reason
Of the obstruction of the very universe
which he had himself made, or it may be,
only moulded. To our minds, miracle
means not an interruption Of law, but
proof of the absolute subservience Of the
physical to the spiritual; and without its
conspicuous presence in the whole chain
of revelation, we sincerely believe that
the conscience of man would be in danger
of feeling imprisoned, instead of merely
embodied, in his physical organization;
and that man himself would at best yield
to God nothing better than faint spirit
ual loyalty, in place of that hearty devo
ton Of both body and soul which is the
life of true worship. That is what might
happen at best. At worst, the physical
might regain that complete ascendency
over the moral, which revelation seems
to have been granted us chiefly to re-
verse.
Such words from liberal journal look
like wholesome reaction. They are
also weighty words, animated by true
philosophy, and worthy of thoughtful
consideration.-Mri8tian bate7hgencer.
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Warming Apartments.
HOW TO PRODUCE A PURE AND HEALTHY
ATMOSPHERE.

ATMOSPHERE.
The London Times, in recent issue,
says: The season has now arrived when
the cold Of winter has to be combatted in
our houses by artificial heat, and few
remarks on the subject may be of interest.
One of two methods is generally adopted.
The first, that Of the open fireplace, in
which coal or wood is burned, is by far
the pleasantest the most wholesome, es-
pecially where the chimneys draw well,
but it has the inconvenience of being
more expensive than the other. The lat
ter is the mode principally used on the
Continent of warming by stove. 1t is
true that those in use differ much in their
construction, for chemists have found in
the air heated by some of them appre
cable traces of oxide Of carbon, a deadly
poison. Consequently most hygienists
consider the use of stoves, whether in
cast or wrought iron, is dangerous, unless
they are lined with fire brick of clay, so
as to prevent them from attaining red
heat
An almost universal practice is to place
on the stove pan of water, with view
to purify the air by absorbing the car
bonic acid contained in it. DR.. Polh, Of
Milan, who has long been engaged in in
vestigations on this subject, is wholly OPP
posed to this system. According to him,
the water does not absorb carbonic acid,
but, on the contrary, adds to it by the
decomposition of the carbonate of lime
contained in all drinkable water in
greater or less proportions. The white
incrustations found on the sides Of the
vessels are, in fact, formed by the deposit
of subcarbonates and sui phates of lime,
produced by the evaporation of the water,
the principal part Of the carbonic acid
having been given off to the surrounding
atmosphere. Mr.. Polli proposes instead
to place on the stove pans containing
quick-lime. which after few days aug
ments in volume and is transformed into
carbonate of lime by absorbing the car
bonic acid in the air. By this means the
atmosphere is constantly purified, but at
the same time is rendered very dry. To
obviate this inconvenience, vessels con-
tanning water may be placed about the
room is positions where they are not sub
iect to the immediate action Of the fire,
and they will give off by their evapora-
ton sufficient humidity to render the air
agreeable without adding to the quantity
Of carbonic acid already present.
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the world and bitter fountains Of the flesh.
He presents himself, and he would have
all his followers see in him that which is
altogether lovely, and feeling that in him
is their all, to say Whom have l in
heaven but thee, and on the earth there
is none beside thee; thou art the strength
of my heart and my portion forever.
Tits always discouraging in a Christian
to see him FESTIVE under the restraints to
which he is subjected in the gospel. 1t
is proof that he has not yet fully accepted
or taken the yoke of Him who calls him
and offers him safety and rest. What we
need is not the liberty of wandering, but
that disposition which will draw us ha-
bitually nearer and nearer to the Sa-
viour, inspired by his holy Word, warmed
by his gracious Spirit, and fostered and
cherished in communion with himself.
When we rightly know him and the
power of his resurrection, we will quit
bearing on the ecclesiastical ties that fast
en- us to our places; we will let them lie
loosely in coils around us, while we sit in
reverent devotion at his feet United
PRESBYTERIAN.
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HOW FAR?

1t is often a question with Christians
how far they may go in certain directions
without dishonoring their religion or
bringing upon themselves the penalties
of the Church. They are believers; they
desire the name; they wish the honor and
blessing of those who stand fairly in the
Church, but their demand is that they
shall have the liberty of going to the ut
termost limit of possible privilege in the
way of worldiness. The young man asks
how much freedom he can have in the way
of cards, and dissipation, and the current
fivolities; the young lady inquiries how
often she may dance, and where she must
stop in gratifying her sensual propensites.
And men and women study up their po-
sition and relations, and conclude that
Just so far as they can go they will go,
even if it lead them to the very verge OF
scandal itself.
Now, all such people are in bondage to
the flesh. All they have of religion is OF
the legal spirit The glorious liberty OF
the gospel they have never experienced.
They are in the Church, not constrained
by the love of Christ, but bound by set
Of rules and regulated in their conduct by
a simple Difference to Church authority.
They live trying to fit for themselves the
dead line of their privileges, beyond
which they will, perhaps, not wish to go,
because it will subject them to criticism,
or possibly discipline. 1t is not surpris-
ing that they find religion dull and un-
satisfactory, and the Church full of stupid
people, poor preaching and dry prayer
meetings. How could they find them
anything else?
1t is the meaning of the gospel and the
expectation of the Master that they who
are believers shall be more concerned
about their nearness to the Master than
their liberty to get away from him: Jesus
calls on his people to come to HIM and
have comfort and Joy in communion with
him, which shall, by its blessed expe-
rence, cause them to crave it more and
to count all things but loss in comparison
with it. He offers them the bread OF
life; he provides for them the water OF
life. They are expected to rejoice IN 1t,
to turn away from the impure streams OF