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Il vo,lr piano needs tuning or repair
.o Mr. john schefer will do the job in
!. ;rst-class manner and at reasonable
.;aa See his advertisement.
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The Governor has appointed Alexis
Moreau constable for the 4th ward, st.
Landry, vice Jules Qnebedeau. and has
commissioned for the town of Rayne j.
u. Bernard, mayor, and J. F. Morris. A.
Chappnis, NJ. Arenas, Louis R. Deputy
ahd Benson Harmon. trustees.
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ESTATE OF JOS. D. GoNoR, DECEASED.

E0fHIE Ul 1US. o. UUTVO3t' ULVIt0t-U.
A LII claims against said estate must be pre-
IN sented within ten days at the Office of
Estiette & Dupr6 attorneys, for the purpose
of being classified and all persons indebted
to the estate are requested to come forward
and pay the same at said office without delay.
THEOTISTE ROY,
April !, 1888 Administrators.
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ARTHUR SIMON,
Notary Public

have carefully examined the foregoing act
of incorporation, and find that the purposes
and objects of the said corporation, as specified
in said act, are legal, and that none of the pro-
visions therein contained are contrary to law;
/ have therefore approved the same 0pelou
usas, La, March Sth, 1888. F f. PERRODIN,
: District Attorney l3 judi. Dist. of La.
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Preventive OF MEalarial Diseases.
Opinion of Eminent DR.. r. Il. Walton,
of Annapolis. Md.

:. Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic is a most
excellent preparation. It is, par ereel-
Iepee, superior to eod-liver oil or any
thing have ever used in apaefed or I'M
paired constitutions, and extremely ben
eficial as preventive of maln,ial dis
eases.n Remember the name, CoLDEN's
take no other.) Ofdruggists generally.
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Piano Tuning.

MIR. JOHN sCHEFER, an old and expe-
I'VE rienced workman, will tune and repair
Pianos at short notice and on reasonable
terms. Best of references given.
Orders left at c. Brand's-Frank the Baker
will receive prompt attention. ap1itf
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Fine Millinery Bonnets, Hats, Rib
bons, Flowers, Feathers, Etc, at Mrs.
A. B. Chachere's, cor Court and North
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ESTATE or GEORGE n. GARDINER

A LII persons indebted to the estate of Geo
n H. Gardiner, deceased, are hereby mott
fed to come forward and pay to the under
signed, if they wish to avoid costs.
CORDELIA ARCENEAUX,
Tutrix.
EDGAR S. BARRY,
CoTutor
Grand oteau, April IA, 1888. st
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true copy of the original act of ineorpora
tion on file and of record in my office.
Given under my hand and seal of office at
Opelonsas, La, March 5th, A ID, 1883.
j. b. FONTENOT, by elk and
ex-oifieio Dy Recorder in and forthe
Parish of st. Landry.
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e gentlemen representing the Wiz
s'a k'l eo., who have been entertaining
sss seple fOr several evenings past with
,es'E aelightful open air concerts, have
a1A'a|S consented to give i performance
ssaa''esfoW !, night, at Perrodin's Hall, for
AZ eaHeilt of Opelousas Fire Co. No. 1.
.'sss VIE have Witnessed the excel
s.. performances of these gentlemen
asea no nrging to induce them to
s.'' fsieularly when We add that
sa alnment will far exceed in
aAr free exhibitions, as may be-
M fom tlle advertisement else
aassl ahis being their lastappear-
.ss aiaa i benefit for the Fire Co.
s,3ss sssk crowded house for to-
=. Soc advertisement
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PERFORMANCE BEGINS AT 8 P. M.
A COMMON-SENSE REMEDY.
SALICYLICA.

No More Rheumatism, GOut or
Neuralgia.
mediate Relief Warranted.
Permanent Cure Guaranteed.
Five Years established, and never known to
fail in a single case, acute or chronic. Refer
10 all prominent physicians and druggists
for the standing OF Salicylica.
SECRET!
The only Discover of the poisonous
Uric Acid which exists in the blood
of Rheumatic and Gouty Patients.
SALICYLHCA is known as common
sense remedy, because it strikes directly at
the cause of Rheumatism Gout and Neuralgia,
while SO many sO-called specifics and supposed
panaceas only treat locally the effects.
1t has been conceded by eminent scientists
that outward applications, such as rubbing
with oils ointments, liniments, and soothing
lotions will not eradicate these diseases which
are the result of the poisoning OF the blood
with Uric Acid.
SALHCYLECA works with marvellous
effect on this acid, and so removes the disor-
der. 1t is now extensively used by all cele-
brated physicians of America and Europe.
Highest Medical Academy of Paris reports
95 pepcent cures in three days.
REMEMBER
that SaHicylica is certain cure for
Esheamat tism, GOazt and NeuraRs
gia. The most intense pains are subdued
almost instantly. Give it a trial. Relief
guaranteed or money refunded. Thousands
of testimonials sent on application.
81 a Box 6 Boxes for $5.
Sent free by mail on receipt of money.
Ask Your Druggist for ID.
But do not be deuded into taking limitations
or substitutes or something recommended ae
"just as good! !" Insist on the genuine, with
| the name of WASHBURNE g. co. on eacE
box, which is guaranteed chemically pure un
der our signature. an indispensable requisite
to insure success in the treatment. Take ne
other, or send to US.
Washburne & Co., Proprietors,
-2S7 Broadway, cor. Reade St., New York.
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FREE CONCERTS. During the past
week, vendors of d patent medicine call
ed Wizard Oil have been giving open air
concerts as means Of attracting GUS
toners. Both theyocal and instrun1en-
tai music are excellent; and if their
nostrum should possess an equal merit,
or perform half the cures claimed for it,
opelousas win be greatly benefited by
the visit Of these novel physicians. Won
ders never cease, and new methods OF
advertising are among the strange won
ders. III must pay, otherwise they would
not continue it for mere novelty.
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The need of "a public road leading
into town from the direction of Plaque
mine Bruiee, and, in fact, all that vast
scope Of country south west OF Opelou-.
sas, has been sadly felt for many years.
The Garland lane, the only public road
leading into town from that direction,
has always been a source OF complaint
10 wet weathet, owing to its running
through low country, difficult OF pro-
per drainage. The Police Jury have,
on one or two occasions, made slight
efforts TO have another road opened IN
the woods where the land is high, and
smell Toad could be easily made per-
manent, durable, and at comparatively
small expense; bnt It is evident that
the committees appointed By the Police
Jury have forgotten this important SUD
iect. We hope this important public
improvement will not be permitted TO
drag any longer
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A Life Doublv Assured.

A resident of Bangor, Maine, writing
to C. N, Crittenton, New York, for a
supply of Hale's Honey Of Horehound
and Tar, mentions incidentally that
three months ago II New England life
insurance company refused to grant him
a policy on the ground that he was con
sumptive. "But," he adds, " thanks to
the healing properties of that inrdlnabfc
preparation, my lungs are now perfectly
sound, and yesterday passed medical
examination without an objection, and
insured my life for $4,000" OF drug
gists generally.
Pixies Ioothache Drops cure in one
minute.
A pure, radiant complexion is one Of
woman's greatest charms. 1t is attain
able by the daily Of GLENN's SULPHUR
SOAR, which removes blemishes of the
skin, cuticular ailments Of every des-
cription and is an admirable disinfectant
Ladies, buy your spring styles at Mrs
A. B. Chachere's assortment select and
prices moderate.
Q
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70 the People of ct. Landry.


The undersigned have been appointed
q committee for the parish of st. Landry
to solicit donations, subscriptions and
contributions for tile purpose of increas-
ing the accommodations and capacity of
the Charity Hospital, in the city of New
Orleans, and of making necessary sani-
tary improvements in that institution.
A call is made upon all persons for
their mite. II every one responds as he
should do, it will be an easy task to at
tain the object desired.
This institution is the noblest in the
State. 1t has for years ministered to
the wants of the poor and rich, of the
exalted and tho humble. 1t has been
the school of numberless humanitarians
and devotees of science. 1t is an insti-
tuition of oflearning second to none in these
United States. 1t is Ihe pride of Lou
isianians. 1t speaks their generosity,
their hospitality, their philanthropy.
We therefore confidently appeal to our
fellow -parishioners to subscribe and to
contribute in any way in the hands of
the subcommittee which we have ap
pointed throughout the parish.
The means raised are to be specially
set aside for the purposes above stated; ;
and the faithful application thereof is
guaranteed by the Governor of the State
and the other distinguished gentlemen
who are the Board of Administrators of
that institution.
Fairs and balls will be given to aid In
obtaining the funds required.
The first fair will be given in Opelou
sas, at Perrodin's Hall, ON Tuesday, the
lst of May; the second in Washington,
at Jacobs Hall, on Tuesday, the 8th of
May the third in Grand Coteau, on
Tuesday, the 18th of May the fourth
in Rayne, ON Tuesday, the 22d of May !;
the fifth In Vile Plate, on Tuesday, the
Goth of May /; the sixth in Arnaudville,
on Tuesday, the 5th Of June.
The committees for other localities
will fix such times for fairs in their ju-
risdictions as they may deem proper.
B. A. MARTEL,
w. A. ROBERTSON,
H. L. GARLAND.
The following committees are ap-
pointed
FOR OPELOUsAS AND VICINITY
e ID Estilette, Mrs Auguste n Robin,
Rev j HOugh, c b Andrns,
Arthur Geueres, - Th0s III Lewis,
Jas o Chachere, e Laurent Dupre,
DIR P Parker, - J Thompson,
| Cleophas Comean Miss Lizzie Gibbs,
w D Posey, Sallie Thompson
| l. A Sandez 8 Octavie Pr6vOt.
M ID Kavanagh, Mrs DR. Winn,
DR. A Derbanne, P Jacobs,
| Leon Wolff 80 ID L Todd,
| R Wilkins, Miss Alice Lastrapes,
| Jules Robin, Estelle Anderson,
1 DR. III Cooke, Lizzie Heuningsen,
/ John 0 Tralnor, minnie Cox,
John CRrriere, Eu,ma Cooke.
FOR ARNAUDvILLE:
| A Durio, Mrs G Roy,
| Paul Blanchard, IL E Bernard
Jacques Arnaud, Hebert,
Louis Roger, Albert Robin,
! Numa Robin, 50 Numa Robin,
Bite Rergeron, Miss Alicia Roy.
| Clement Hsbert, i" Alice Thibodeau,
| Andre Mallet,
FOR GRAND coTEAU:
Mentor Au,lrus, Mrs S G Mcpherson,
Millard Dunbar. " Edgar Barry,
Jules Petetiu, a M Case,
| Edward Barry, = Walter Gardiner
jules Chretien, Dr L Iarlton,
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DUBLIC SALE,
Probate Court Parish of 81. Landry, No. 1895
ESTATE OF JOSEPH CoLoMB DAIaLE, alias DEs-
BREsT DAIaLE.
By virtue of an order of the Hon. the Pro
bate Court in and for the parish of St. Landry,
and highest bidder, by the undersigned ad-
ministratrix or duly qualified auctioneer, at
the last residence of the deceased, In Pointe
Noire, parish of St. Landry, on TUESDAY,
April Gath, 1883, the following described
property, belonging to the estate of Joseph
ed, to-wit:
l. small plantation situated in Points
Noire, St. Landry parish, together with oil
the buildings and improvements thereon, con-
tanning twenty-five arpents, bounded north by
land of Homere Daigle, south by land OF Val
| mont Blanchard, east by land of Widow En-
gene Daigle, and west by land OF Gerasins
Leger.
2. A tract of prairie land, adjoining the
above tract, containing forty acres, bounded
north by Jerome Leger (supposed), south By
| land of Action Daigle, east by land Of BIaize
Lejeune, and west by land of Jerome Logger.
3. Five cows, one beef, one heifer, one beet
calf, one yoke oxen, one creole horse, TIVE ere
| ole mares, one colt, one saddle, one OK cart,
| household effects, &c.
Terms and Conditions.-All the movables
| will be sold for cash, and the lands one-third
| of the purchase price cash and the balance In
one and two years frcm day of sale. Purehas-
| ers to furnish two good securities to the salts
faction Of the Administrative; the lands re.
| naming specially mortgaged unto the estate,
and vendors lien reserved on the land until
| paid if not paid at maturity, st0 bear eight
| per cent interest after said maturity.
MARIE CELANIE CORNER,
March "a, 1883. Administratrix.
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There has been forty-s six cases OF
small-pox IN Berwick, and it has cost
the parish ever $3.50 to take care of the
same. Morgan City Review.
That is not circumstance 70 what
the 80 or 40 cases of that disease at
WLiteyiile have cost this parish
Acorrespondent Of the Iberyille south
saws that there are It)4 pupils at st.
Charles College, Grand Coteaa.
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s. HERIFF'S SALE.
District Court, Parish st. Landry, No 1912
Hllaire Bordelon VS.. Emily castain, nee Bell,
in Her Individual Capacity and as
ktakuunf F.s.:,, "a nl

Natural Tutrix, ct al.
BY virtue of an order Of seizure and sale
issued out of the 18th Judicial District Court,
in and for the parish of st. Landry, in above
entitled suit, and to me directed, l will pro-
ceea to sell at public auction, to the highest
bidder, at the Court House door in the town
of Opeleusas, parish of st. Landry, on SAT!
URDA Y, April 2lst, 1883, at Ii o'clock a. M,
the following described properly, to-wit
/. The plantation upon which the deceased
last resided, containing 100 tone hundred and
twenty arpents, one e-fourth being wood land
and the balance open land, together with all
the buildings and improvements thereon,
bounded north by Alexandra Roy, south by
Theodore Chacher6, east by bayou and swamp
Delpuenta, and west by Beckman.
Seized in the above entitled suit.
&C. DUSON,
Sheriff OF the parish of St. Landry.
Opelousas, March II, 1888.
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WANDERERs.A large tribe Of gyp-
siss are eneamped near our town. just
beyond tile railroad, in the woods. As
asnaI, the women tell fortunes !" to the
Weak-lninded and ignorant, whilo the
lasn tfade horses, run races, &c. They
esFtaiDly must make money, otherwise
Eh6Y could not own s,icll good horses
aad such excellent vehicles. So much
iar llle crednlity and superstition Of the
volis
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4 hshEA EATENING WATERS. The ont
'aeE foi tle lower Mississippi valley,
A'sAaialsya and the lower Teche il very
sloopay y present. Even New Or
1saas and Algiers have been partly sub
merged, and grave apprebensions are
'.s ABOUT the result of the floods. A
,sA aags will disclose the extent of the
Rsea aud whether it will be general
ssa destructive again or not. Let us
42ps aor subsistence Of the waters.
w v aser y reported to b. falling III
sss'la sackett and Wazia, but still
'Alng II The Coartableau.
At last accounts, the Mississippi
81 billing and the outlook more reas-
s''gias
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Vn last Saturday two colored boys,
named Martin Guillory and Titan ,
a'scalnc involved in a ight over o game
81 marbles on Main street. During the
sslaagle Martin Guillory picked up a
eElsix and struck Tinan on the head and
'laetafea the skull very seriously. The.
sk'lll Was raised and dressed by ply
slslan, aud at last accounts it was a
matter of doubt if the boy wonld re-
sqgeE nom the wonnd. Neither of the
eembaIauts i over I2 years Of age.
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petition 10 the Police Jury was cir
eplated this week, asking that body to
appropriated a sufficient sum to purchase
'9o feet Of lumber for the purpose of
sepaiEing the fence around the Court
House squire The town authorities
hAxe done their share, OF at least q por-
tion cf Il, toWards the maintenance Of
sals fence, and We presume that our pa
foehial authorities will promptly do
theirs and vote the sum asked for.
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All the latest and neatest styles of
millinery at Mrs. A. B. Chachere's cheap.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-04-14

DR.. Bosso's celebrated remedy for sale
at W. O. Posey's drug store.
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PERRODIN'S HALL.

Admission, so Cents.
The Parade and Christening of the Steam
Engine will take place at 3 p, IN. on the same
day apl42t
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Marcl, 81, 1883.
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-08
"LEADING LADY"
A BooTLIGHT QUEENS ExPENsEs-Kow
AN UNPRoDUCTIVE HUSBAND MAY BE
If1,II.IYnn

A BooTLIGHT QUEENS ExPENsEs-Kow
AN UNPRoDUCTIVE HUSBAND MAY BE
UTILIZED.
New York journal.
"You often talk" said q well-known
actress the other day, of the big sala-
ries we get, but you fail in great meas
ure to take into account the expenses
we are subjected to. One hundred dol
lars week you consider good pay, but
| can tell you it doesn't go far with the
life we have to lead and the burden we
have to bear. If could get $100 week
the year round l should have no cause
to grumble. l don't know that I have
much cause as it is, but do resent the
idea that is constantly being advanced
by the papers that that is great deal
of money for the work we do. True,
the actual work OF the star is but three
hours day, perhaps four, considering
that have to be in my dressing room
one hour before the performance begins,
and on an average can get out 10y IL 80
o'clock.
First of all. an ordinary engage
ment runs from thirty to thirty-fye
weeks. Ii anything comes after that it
is chance and lucky one. a thirty
five weeks engagement is a fair one to
make an average upon. That is 49,
800 year. l make about $40 a
week. Now then l have a husband
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-08
CATCHING A WILDCAT.

The boat was anchored out little
from the land, and all wea ready for
the night, when voice rang out
throu ht the still air:
"I've got i'm; Eve got i'm
What's that? Listenl' said Tom.
"I've got 'im" repeated the voice,
now recognized as belonging to Chitta,
the Indian boy.
Without more ado the three boys
Jumped into the skiif, and in few mo-
ments were ashore, stumbling over
roots and splashing through water like
mad running pell-mell toward the spot
where they had heard the voice.
"He is on the high land cried Dick.
"This way" and learing over q fallen
tree he disappeared in the Jungle.
wonder what he's got?' queried
AIRY as, with perspiring face and torn
garments, he res ed against palmetto
tree.
The cat, of cou SO" replied Tom,
Is he bound his handkerchief around
his wrist where a Sharp thorn had lac
Grated it.
well" quoth Harry, "if the wildcat
is anything like those that ] have seen
in ges. the boy is We come 10 keep it.
md / dan't see why hurried So
Dick must be there by this time"
said Tom, "and possibly may need our
help"
There was q sudden cracking Of
branches, and Dick ran by, laughing
and mutely pointing back. Tom and
Harry ran in the direction indicated,
and soon discovered the young Indian
IN half kneelinG posture, holding
lightly to something I'M Iar IN old root.
fhe something proved to be short,
scrubby tail, the owner Of which was
struggling franticailv to crawl down
the hole, and Harry said il was only
question of how long the tail would
last.
Tom was thunderstruck. The bare
idea OF catching wildcat by the tail
made the well-read young naturalist
shiver. but the ignorant Indian lad
knew more Of the nature and habits OF
such creatures than books could teach,
md therefore. hen he saw the animal
dive into the hole, he knew that ii
caught by the tail it would pull one
way as long as Ia pulled the other
And as the hole was too narrow for the
beast to turn he was safe from claws
and teeth until help arrived
In little while the required help
came in the shape OF Dick. who, all
out of breath, bore in his band q pair
of canvas oyeralis lhFiaGing enc arm
through tile lower cad 0! one leg oI the
t,,Iusorn I,o rol1rltf fi,A .,ItSy 4.ii ,,,;kb !,
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-08

pie are glad enough to bury
them when they die. L have preserved
lots Of Spitz dogs. In their case tho
great trouble is to keep the hair, which
is fine, on the skin. This | do byusing
q 'preservative POWDER composed of
arsenic, burnt alum, ground oak bark
and camphor. This compound cleans
the hair and skin, and gives to the lat
ter permanent softness, and yet
keeps it from decay eflectually. In
applying the preparation 1 use gloves,
to save the skin on my hands from the
effect of the arsenic. When [ preserve
very small animals the process is al
most akin to that of embalming. The
preparation most commonly used is
called 'arsenical soap 1t is composed
OF arsenic, white soap, carbonate of
potash, distilled water and camphor.
The arsenic preserves the skin, the
soap renders it properly elastic, the
potash absorbs all the fine dirt, and
the camphor keeps the bugs aloof"
"Do you ever preserve fishes?"
Yes, though only once in q long
while. Instead of arsenic L use table
salt. They are only wanted by natur-
alists,"
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-08

Chicago Herald
What other queer things have you
stutIed?" asked the reporter.
We'll, last winter stuffed my wifo's
sitting room lounge
Il am NOT hunting for information
about lounges hastily put in the visi-
tor. Il want to know what queer ami
mails you have preseryed?"
Among the commones5 animals are
mice. They are easy to stuff. Gener-
ally, am asked to preserve some GER
tain attitude. Folks who get mice
stuffed for the little ones to play with,
rs Is often the case, want the legs, head
and tail arranged in q certain way. For
instance, not long ago l stuffed dozen
mice and glued them in group on u
circular board. Two were climbing n
miniature ladder, two more were crack
ing nuts, one was sitting daintily on his
tail and rear legs, one was washing his
face with his forcpaws, another was
viewing the group while standing on
his head, and the rest were arranged in
grotesque attitudes"
DO you ever stuff insects?"
Frequently. They are easy to
handle as all that is necessary is to
suck the blood out and be careful to
keep from tearing off the delicate mem
bers."
''And cats and dogs?"
"Only last week an old maid, who
lives in this block, brought to me cat
which had been stoned to death. She
wanted her pet to look cheerful, so /
first stuffed him, then dyed the blood
stains out of his hair, smoothed the
putting out of his tail, put o red ribbon
around his neck, and now he reposes as
cheerfully as can be on the mantel in
the old maids sitting-room, picture
of post-mortem contentment. Dogs
are easy to stuff. Gentlemen some
times desire the breed Of their dogs ex-
hibited in the attitude of the corpse.
Thus a pointer must have his tail
stuck out horizontally, and his nose
almost on level with his toes. Singu-
larly enough, 1 never stuffed a
black-and-tan terrier. guess peo-
Frostburg mining journal., 1883-12-08
HhViliS AALB-ACRE.

Cincinnati ENQUIRE
When neighboring farmers are on
good terms with each other it is usual
with them to divide the boundary fence
between their respective domains into
parts, each agreeing to make and main
tain the portion that is allotted TO him.
Then they quarrel about how the fence
shall be made, and finally each makes
fence on his own side of the line. These
fences are very close together. When
they are OF the Virginia or worm style
the lane between them will be one OF
two shapes; it will be either narrow
strip with alternate angles correspond
ing to those in the parallel lines of
fence; or it will be succession of
figures like the diamond in a pack
of cards. This strip is usually al
lowed to grow up in all sorts of
hriers and thistles, and is thorough
nuisance to both farmers. As it is the
result OF strife and pickering, it is
called in Ohio and, perhaps, in other
states, the devils lane
With the old fashioned method Of
surveying. which prevailed before the
regular system of laying of the sections
and townships in squares was adopted,
lines were liable TO meet and cross
each other at any angle If n slanting
boundary line was cut by the opening
Of road, the field and one side of the
boundary was sure to terminate in so
sharp an angle that it could not he
reached with plow, nor, indeed. with
any farming implement larger than a
hoe. The farmer who finds himself
bothered with such an angle obviates
it by rounding in his outside fence from
the road, and throwing a bit of land
into common. This fragment, whether
large or small, is sometimes called the
devils half-acre.