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St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09
aug 3
HDURE.lC SALE.
No. -.
ESTATE OF PIERRE G. WARTELLE, DE-
CEASED
HDURE.GC SAEE.

BY virtue of an order of the honorable Par
ish Court, of the Parish of st. Landry. there
will he sold at public auction. to the highest bid
der, by the undersigned cX-ofiicio auctioneer at
the last residence of deceased at Mound Vile
parish of ST. Landry on THURSDAY, August
21St, 1870. the following described Dropcrty
h3on@ng to the estate of Pierre G. WaItcllc'
deceased, late OF the parish OF st. Landry, to
wit:
l, tract Of land situated on Bayou Mallct,
in this parish, being part of section tifty-four
i'll township seven, south range one cast South
Western Land District of louisiana continuing
according to plat made by Jonathan Harris
the 23th day of April 1854, five hundred and
sixty 9IlO0 arpents.
.. A certain tract of land situated at Catora.
i'll this parish, measuring about eight hundred
tho south by Bayou Grand Louis, on the east
by lands formerly belonging to estate of Picrrg
Wartellc on the north by lands formerly be-
longing to L. T. Bushnell and DIR. f. W. Moore
and on the west by lands formerly belonging to
Francois POiret, together with the improve
mcnts thereon, being same property purchased
by Pierre Wartclle, deceased. at SuccessOnal
sale of estate of Celeste Duprc, deceased wife
OF Francois Poiret, made 26th OF February,
1861
3. One small lot Of household furniture.
Terms and Conditions s--Scvcn-tenths OF tho
price payable cNsh, and thrcc-tenths of the
price payable i'll onc tWO three and four years
credit 1r0m day OF sale, purchasers TO furnish
their notes with good and sufficient security in
solldo, to the satisfaction of the exeeltrix, the
property to remain subject to vendors privilege
and special mortgage to secure payment of
the said notes.
G. G.. DUSON
Sheriff and EX-Qtticio Auctioneer.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09

The Woodville Republican says that
on Sunday, the 13tn ult., the body of
Thomos Davidson, white man living
at the house fand cultiyating a crop on
the land of Andrew J. Brannon, was
found in the woods adjoining corn field,
covered up with leaves. Davidson had,
been missed the day before from his field,
and a large number of the citizens of the
neighborhoou were engaged in the
search.
The body had but one wound upon it.
This was fearful gunshot wound, en-
tering the face and tearing out the back
of the head, breaking the skull into
pieces and scattering the brains Cir
cumstances pointed to Mr.. Brannan, who
is one legged confederate soldier,
and a negro, Manuel Mays, as the parties
guilty Of the killing. They were ar
restedby the citizens, who held an in
quest and sent them to Jail. On Wednes-
day Brannon had preliminary exami-
nation and WAS committed to jail without
bail to answer to tile Circuit Court.
Manuel Mays at first refused to testi-
fly but afterwards made clean brcst Of
it. The evidence showed that Davidson
and the wife of Brannon had been living
in state OF criminal intimacy: that little
or no concealment was used about it,and
that this state of affairs had existed for
weeks past, and that Rrannon was in
fear of his life in his own house; that bis
wife took his money and gave it to
Davidson, that she had ordered him off
of the place, and that she had threatened
to kill him. Those who claim to know
say that she was perfectly capable of
executing the threat, as size hasa pistol
and cartridges, and knew how to use
them, having killed Il woman someyears
since with piStOl.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09


BY virtue OF writ Of tlcri facias. ISSUED
out OF the honorable District Court in ana for
the parish Of St Landry. i'll the above entitled
sTi ,n,,I;i ana t" me directed will proceed to sell at
courthouse OF said parish, in the town of OpG-
lousSs, on SATURDAY, the 9Th day of Sep
tember 1879, at IL o'clock A. NJ, the follOWins,
described property. to-Wit:
l. \ certain tract of land known as the Bend
field tract. containing five hundred and seventy
aArpcnFS, with the buildings and improvements
thereon.
.. A tract OF land known as the Boatwrirht
tract measuring three hundred and twenty
arpentS.
3. a tract of land on the west side of Rarou
Bout. known as the Retlin tract containing
four hundred alpcnrs, more or less.
4. \ tract Of land on the west side of Bayou
oUlf, continuing two hundred and seventy
five acres, more d. less.
5. 4 tract of land on HE west bank of BAYOU
Bo.uf, containing one hundred and twclvo
acres, bounded above by lands of the estate Of
Lewis y. Webb. below by plopertv of peter.
Collins and behind by land of TiIos. G. Quirk.
6. The southeast quarter of the northeast
quarter or section -; the east half OF the
southwest quarter and Wes@ quarter of the
southeast quarter of section :, also the north
east quarter OF section 1s-all i'll township 3,
south OF range east.
7. tract of Land known as the Bellairs
tract, on the west bnnk of Bayou Buuf, con-
tanning four hundred acres
s. y tract OF land situated on Bayou RO,,r,.
containing two hundred and fifty acres. and
hein$ the same property purchased originally
AT ShcllHS sale on May 3d, 1856, in suit of
Niles < Co. VS.. Anderson ct ais.
9. tract of land fronting OH the east or left
bank of the Bayou BG'uf. measuring eight
hundred superficial acres, more or less, with
all the buildings and improvements thereon.
bounded above by lands of Mrs Amelia Keller
Widow. etc. below by lands of Mrs Ursule
Scrihner. widow Of s. a. Scrbncr, deceased.
and ill the rear by lands of the heirs OF tht.
estate of W. NJ. Prescott ct ais
Seized in the above entitled suit.
TcrmS-Cash.
G.. c. DUSON,
aug2 Sheriff of the Parish III St. Landry
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09
.ECEsss e. Asasas
MISCELLANEOUS.
TO KO7EssSfgRsEHsss.

Tfc publishers of the New Orleans Times
Wlshr especially at this time that every citizen
OF thiS state should b" subscriber on reader Of
the Times. Questions OF the -rt'ttcst ilupOr-
tHuce 10 loItISHnn are pending waiting solution
! a convention OF her delegates are now in ScS-
Sion draftin, organc law for adoption to
| replace the present constitution. and which 1t
! Is hoped will radically reform those fearful
abuses, Wastcful cNtrava gances and glpsS i'll
have GroWuup untcrit. The subject of reStric-
tive quarantine as to its efficacy i'll preventing"
the introduction of the ScOurgc of yellow fever
! ami its acknowledged h@htin- effects upon the
! business and prosperity of the city Of New Or
| leans and TIL" State, is en"roSSing TO a
large extent public attention. Other vital Gucs-
tiollS. such as labor immigration. railroad COM
! mnnlc@tlonS with our neigllboring State of
, Texas, removal of the State capital. etc. de
! lE2nd constant consideration and discussion.
I The publishers Of the Times refer with pride
| to the position taken by the Times on all OF
! these questions. Their inspiring motive has
been the good of the State and her people. for
! upon her prosperity, development and growth
! depend their compensation and reward From
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! these ends.
! The thorough inlc:cnlence of the Times its
| sion of all questions. lis indefatga and per
! SiStrNt lahnrs to restore the wontcl prosperity
of the South. have made it recognized through
ont the country as he leading thcrn journal
| and made it quoted everywhere as the repre-
sentative OF the best Southern thought and
opinion.
The publishers wish that a copy may be
placed i'll tile hands OF every citizen If this State
that he may judge by p"ruSal of its merits, of
its consistency, Of its motive
AS newspaper giving all the news of the
| days as conlnerci;l paper showing all the
movements OF business and commerce as an
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Louisiana.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09
MISCELLANEOUS
GfBAR LES n. EALEEs,

6HEsAREES n. EALEEs,
MATCHMAKER AND JEWELER
Corner Main and Landry Streets. Opelousas
Keeps constantly on hand for sale, a general
assortment OF Clocks, Watches and Jewelry
and
Grover & Baker Sewing Machines.
He also gives his personal attention torepair
ing Clocks. Watches, Jewery, and Sewing
Machines of all kinds.
dec Oily.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09

A drunken fellow, with a box of
matches in his pocket, laid down on the
street in Muscatine, the other day, to
enjoy quiet snooze. While rolling
over in his sleep the matches took fire.
AWaking, he snlffed the air s'lspicionsly,
smelt the burning brimstone' and eiacu
lated" Just as expected--in h-n (hic),
by hokey.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09

y lad little lamb, with which
Used t. tustle; she yankel the wool
G its back and crammedSit in her
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09
p'0ESCe :,

GREEN LAND HOME, July Sd. 1879
This is TO inform the public that forbid any
one from passing tllHu-,l or entering my pas
tUre or my field. without written },c!!niSson
under penalty OF being prosecuted inStanter.
E. \. MATTEL.
july 5-tf
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09
JUDICIAL APvERTssEHENTs
S2FEEssETE'S SALE,

G7FEE:sFF's SALE.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OFST. LANDRY,
No. 1857.
SUSAN WEBB, WIFE, vs.. AMELIA T. kEL-
LER, WIDOW GALLIGAR. JACOB l..
PAYNE, INTERNENOR
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09
LOngsfreet's CritscTssl'

General Longstreet's criticism, pub
lished in the Philadelphia Times:
"Who do you think the best general
on the Southern side of the war"
81 am inclined to think that General
Joe Johnston was the ablest and most
accomplished man that the Confederate
armies produced. He never had the
opportunity accorded to many others,
but he showed wonderful power as a
tactician and commander. | do not
think that we had his equal for hand
ling an army aud conducting campaign.
General Lee was a great leader, wise,
deep and sagacious. His moral influence
was something wonderful. But he lost
his poise on certain occasions. No one
who is acquainted with the facts can
believe that he would have fought the
battle of Gettysburg had he not been
under great excitement, or that he would
have ordered the sacrifice of &ckett
and his Virginians on the day afterT.,sae I've e
battle. -,
He said to me afterward: "Why djlay
you stop all that thing that day ~ "a
the Wilderness, when our lines had
been driven in, and was just getting
to the field, Gen. Lee put himself at
the head of one of my brigades, and
leading it into action my men pressed
him back, and said to him that if he
would leave my commands in my own
hands | would reform his lines. His
great soul rose masterful within him
when crisis or disaster ~tlAeatened
I loved Gen. Lee as Nssh a.thife he
lived, and [ revere his memory. He
was a great man, born leader, q wise
general, but think Johnston was the
most accomplished and capable COM
mander that we iiad.7 u
Who was the greatest genf'<.1tt;1a
ant-incomparably the greatest.
He possessed an individuality that. i'm
pressed itself upon all that lls did.
Mcclellan was a skiliful engineer, but
never rose above the average Ganclu-
siunS Lis coAalils. shepma Seyer
fo1s! foa Isass nsasI ) gfsss Sao po
great. S-Me understood the terrgA I
power of concentration and perslstaa
Houe1ssaabbornly he stuck TO VlcE
apength, ,vlrEaond. He coneentHa all
le purpose SaIned his eneresss 70 Q
2 sledge-fy then delivered ter
Ia ich strategy t;a n,o"s agalh1sI
td avail noths s sI.ss III !, and valor
: : ! ! ! ! !
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09

A fixed fact-One that gets in wo-
mans head.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09
SCHOOL F0E: YOUNG LADIES.

I will open my school for the education of
young ladies, on Monday, 4th of September
prox.), in my dwelling at Opelousas. intend
this Institution to be permanent, and will ell
affording facilities for a thorough education.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09
u. II. gMsEasss.
CARPENTER, UNDERTAKEN 4 BUILDER,
opelousas. La.

Work done well, quickly, aud cheap.
feb 9-tf
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09
Cheap,
.sOG Pm E4AS.AK.E.E,
The Sazss for 1879.

Opposite L. SINNERS Gunslnith Shop.
St. Landry democrat., 1879-08-09

{. {. DUSDN,
aug2 Sheriff of the Parish III St, Landry
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-06
Modern Blue Laws,

No horse car conductor shall wear bell.
punch and grow wealthy at the same time.
No poor, ragged child shall be cared for
except TO be punched into picnic once a
year.
Any man hanging out an ice cream sign
as temptation 10 the unwary, must take
the most OF his opportunities here he shall
never freeze ice cream in the hereafter
No man shall use profanity in the pres
ence OF miscellaneous company unless he
can 'swear TO "A mark -
Any young man counting a maid without
the consent OF her parents, shall be punish
ed by slow death-living with mother-in-
law crosser than letter Y.
No one shall be freeman, or cast "A bal
lot, unless the returning board of the town
or district in which he resides thinks he
will vote the right way.
No one shall sail on the Sabbath day I'M
less he owns private yacht. Dedicated to
the Rose" of New England.
whoever publishes IA lie TO the prejudice
OF neighbor, shall be admired Of all men.
Truth tellers shall be Stunned as unwel-
come personages.
Any poor man found drunk shall be fined:
any rich man discovered i'm a state of inc
briefly shall be sent home in a hack.
man VINO brings up his children in idle
ness shall have an uncomfortable old aye,
made miserable 10y set of ingrates
Whoever brings cards or dice into the
community, will be punished by the loss of
his property and standing in society, unless
he understands the game.
The workingman's Sabbath shall be more
oppressive than the days he devotes to toll:
the rich mans Sabbath shall be "A first class
champagne party.
No woman shall kiss-We'l take that
back. Woman shall do just as she's of a
mind to.
No one shall run worn-out steamers ON a
regular line-they shall be used exclusively
for excursion parties
1t being important that the word of the
Lord shall run and have free course. all
clcrgymen are required TO take six week g
vacation, so as to eiIectually scatter" the
gospel in the mountains and seu-coast re-
gions.
No man shall chew tobacco unless his
saliyatory organs are developed for the
business of high art decorations on the pave
ment and other public places.
Stealing less than thousand dollars
shall be considered theft, punished by hard
labor In state prison; stealing one hundred
thousand dollars shall bc deemed an irregu-
larity and the irregulator shall be punished
by having carpeted cell, private table and
prospective pardon in an institution"
Married persons living together furnish
their own punishment.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-06
DOMESTIC.

BAKING, BOILING AND BRoILING.-Gn
baking, see that the furnace or oven is
properly heated some dishes require
more heating than others. Look at the
object In progress Of baking from time
10 time, especially at the beginning (:
turn IL round, II necessary, i'm case il
/ De heated more on one side than the
other, TO prevent burning. In baking
meat and fish, besides keeping the bot
tom of the pan covered with broth or
water, place piece of buttered paper
over the object in the pan. IL not only
prevents IL from burning, but acts as a
self-basting operation, and keeps the
top moist and juicy. Ii the top of a
CAKE Dakes faster than the rest, place a
piece of paper on IL. Boiling IL the
most abused branch in cooking. we
know that many well-meaning house
wives, and even professional cooks.
boil things that ought to be prepared
otherwise, with a view To economy;
but great many do 1t through laziness.
Boiling requires as much care as anv
other branch, but they do not think so.
| and therefore indulge IN it. Another
abuse,is TO boil fast Instead of slowly.
Set small ocean of water on brisk
fire and boil something i'm il as fast as
you can, you make much steam but do
not cook faster, the degree OF heat be-
Ing the same as If you were boiling
slowly. If the object you boil, and es-
peclally boil fast, contains any flavor,
you evaporate IL, and cannot bring IL
BACK. Many things are spoiled or part
~ destroyed by boiling, such as meat,
coffee, etc. Water that has been boiled
Is inferior for cooking purposes, its
| gases and alkali being evaporated. In
Droiling, grease the bars of the grid
ron hrst. Broiling and roasting are
the same thing; the object in process
OF cooking by either must be exposed to
the heat on one side and the other side
to the air. Bear in mind that no one
| can broil or roast in an oven whatever
be its construction, its process of heat
ing, or its kind of heat. An object
cooked in an oven is baked. IL is better
| to broil before than over the fire. In
broIliag before the fire all the Juice can
be saved. In brOiling by gas there is a
great advantage. The meat is placed
under the heat, and as the heat draws
the juice of the meat the consequence
is that this juice being attracted upward
it Is retained in the meat. A gas
broiler is square flat drum, perforated
on one sido and placed over "a frame.
To broil on live Goals or on cinders
without gridirOn, is certainly not
better than with one, as believed by
many; on the contrary, besides not
being very clean, IL burns or chars part
OF the meat. That belief comes from
the fact that when they partook of
meat prepared in that way 1t was with
sauce that generally accompanies
hunters, fishermen, otc., hunger, the
most SaVory of all sauces
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-06
AGRICULTURE.

Hints IN ROAD MAKING.-There L. no
class of the community thaC is more at
fected by the condition of hIghways
than farmers. Upon them are trans
ported whatever surplus products the
farm affords, and upon them the farmer
depends for his opportunities TO pass
from one neighbOrhood TO another
Now so far as the transportation of
heavy loads Is concerned the amount
that can be transported bears a direct
proportion to the condition OF the road
bed and its deSlivity; both Of which
may be combined TO greatly reduce the
load, or either alone may be the means
! of measuring the load that can easily
pass along without serious hindrances.
Aside from that class of obstacles which
may be properly considered as insur-
mountable, in all cases roads should be
improved I'm every direction and by all
practical means. Other things being
equal, the more firm the road bed, the
better it Is for travel, and also the better
for conveying loads. But very frequent
ly the road passes over such a variety
Of soils, even in moderate distances. as
to present variable surface; where
ever such cases occur they can be
amended by artificial means, that Is. If
a portion should be sandy, by the addi-
ton OF little dry or compact earth its
condition will be so changed AS to make
IL much harder AID better able to sus-
tain load. Atmospheric conditions
may also very materially affect temper
arily the surface of travelled road
aside from those changes occasioned by
frost; thus clayey road which would
be rendered exceedingly muddy after a
severe shower would be very much inn
proved by the use OF sand and gravel
Where the soil is inclined to moisture.
partial system of underdrainage will
not only prevent mud at the time of
showers, but will also very much assist
In maintaining good condition when
the frost Is coming out in the spring,
when otherwise would render it inn
passable. AS general rule, i'm the re-
pair, saying nothing of the construction
OF roads, too little regard is paid to the
material employed; IL is entirely wrong
to make use of vegetable matter that is
subject TO decay and change, for al
though when in IA dry state IL may be
passable upon Il road, when wet by
means of rain and showers IL occasions
slough holes and mud. 1t Is better for
the farmer, and celtIinly much better
Tor the road, TO have the sods growing
I'm the bitches conveyed to the farmyard
ana used Tor composing, rather than
have them used i'm any repairs. Where
il can be obtained under ordinary cir
cumstanees, grayelly loan Will make
good average road bed, and VIII be-
Gene so compact as to form compare
lively hard and smooth travelling path
and is the material which should be
used. IL Is no uncommon thing to see
upon much travelled road at some
point short distance that is extremely
bad under nearly all circumstances and
which remains the same year after year
for want OF an application of few COM
nonsense ideas in the matter of re-
pairs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-06

ls rheumatism. Even a the outset. the 1rdi-
Larry remedies are frequently p0uerIess TO
COP With it This b. more particularly o
should be- combatlcd bofIreit becomes chronic
WHOM tbe hrst tNIugrs are felt recourse
should be- bad ~ He-tetters Stomach B tiers.
a depureut wh en- ezpo.s from The blood those
irritating PRINCIPLES which. by conlac cau-e
inflammation and pain bra muse 81 aud
joints. POS nous med cues which are uauaIIy
administered for this disease but which in 4
slight overdose may rmiuate be- ~ DESTROY
ing hfe tsof should be avoided and this safe
and more enecl We medic ne used Instead
Those disorders " the bowels stomach and
LIVER which frequently accompany rheumat O.
au equity aim nts. are invariably removed ~
tlls excellent botanic corrective.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-06

THAT THE PHoNOGRAPH can "bottle
up" the voice aud pass 10 down TO fu-
ture ages, Is indeed a wonder, but is
not the restoration Of lost voice more
wonderful And yet Or. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery speedily re-
stores lost voice, cures hOarseness
sore throat, bronchitis and consump-
ton. Many ministers who had aban-
doned the pulpit by reason Of sore
throat and general debility, have, by
the use Of the Discovery, been restored
70 perfect health and strength. Sold
by druggists.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-09-06

Chamber furniture made of cbonizcd
wood IN imitation of The rich "cbony and
gold more common boo the Eastern lTcmi-
sphere, is quite popular. and there are few
fine furniture stores boo This CITY i'm which
more or less of 81 is NOT displayed Some
superb specimens were shown at tine Me
chanics' fair last Fall and attracted much
attention The process of cbouiIing wood
BE- comparatively simple and has been de-
sCrlbcd as follows The wood first stain
ed with "a dccociion of lDuwOod. which may
Doe purchased from any druggist 0r dealer
in dyetJf- 10 is dissolved Boo warm Wa-
Ter until aIl has been taken up that ihr va-
ter W.l bold. Application 90 the wood is
made with % large soft bnsfIc brush. and
iue surface BE- rubbed with 70 cloth fu ura.
vent tho formation ol % rumuy coat There.
Du. After the article has been Inu fg div
i1r % few hours. thc second application.
which consists of vinegar iu which arge
quantity Di nails yr clean iron filings have
been soaked iDr several days. Is also freely
laid ON with % brush The moment hp
vinegar touches the wood if combines with
TIE IygwoDd solution iu tle pores. making
600 ink which is permanent IrI.ark stain.
The influence of the iron .u fhe vinegar 4.
HI-imp0nanl and Do .s really Chat which
does ihe work. lf amy tendency u gray-
ness BE- noticed. 20 second treatment with The
IygWgOd and vinegar bro necessary. hut fh.
seldom happens .f fbe materials have been
properly used iu fnc fr-f instance When
perfectly dN iHr article D. vanished and
rubbed down OBI finished with furniture .I
well rubbed in s. dead black surface +.
what is sought after Cherry i- considered
thc best wood los .uDa./uE and fhl fur.