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DBT GOODS, OROCERI1ES, AC.
jüst arrive»!
Ladies, Read the News!
CAMILLE ROOS
Having just returned, by last boat, from New
Orleans, "witli a FULL and BEAUTIFUL STOCK
OF MEÎJPHANDISE, Invites all, both Ladies
and Gentlemen to pall anil examine his stock,
which they will find complete in every article
tbcy may need.
GENT'S EINEREADY-MAÜfe CLOTHING,
GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS,
HATS, GLOVES, ETC.,
LADIES' VERY FINE DRESS GOODS, such as
FINE GRENADINES,
BLACK AND COLORED ALPACAS,
MOURNING GOODS,
JAPANESE CLOTHS, (all shades and prices,)
A FINE ASSORTMENT OF HOSIERY,
LADIES' MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S TRIM
MED HATS,
LATEST STYLES OF SHOES,
Also a full stock of
PROVISIONS, GROCERIES,
HARDWARE, WOODENWARE, TINWARE, '
TOBACCO, CIGAKS, WHISKY, ANISETTE,
&C. &C. &C.
At very low prices to suit the times.
FINE JAPANESE CLOTHS at from 15 to 25 cts
per yard.
CHOICE FÄOUR (guaranteed) at $11 per barrel
Highest prices paid for
COTTON, HIDES, WOOL,
And all other produce, at
CAMILLE ROOS',
Cor. Main aud North Streets, Opelousas.
».prlis-tf
s. wilkins,
WASHINGTON, LA.
Beceirioti and Forwarding merchant,
and dealer in
WESTERN PRODUCE,
Hay, Corn, Oats and Bran.
Best .tute bagging.
ARRAW TIES,
TWINE,
LIME, and
SALT,
For sale by R. S. WILKINS.
H
ay,
CORN,
OATS AND
For sale by
BRAN,
R. S. WILKINS.
c
O» FISH,
MACKEREL iu Half Barrels,
MACKEREL in Kits.
For sale by R. S. WILKINS.
F
or S A Ii®. — FLOUR OF VARIOUS
grades and brands by R. S. "WILKINS.
piNK KÏE POTATOES
hand aud for sale by
ON HAND
R. S. WILKINS.
M
oli asses an» su«alft.
For sale by R. S. AVTLKINS.
niTTHBUBG CO Ali KEPT CONSTANT
1. ly on hand and for sale by R. S. WILKINS
»ORK KEPT CONSTANTLY ON HAND
and for sale by R.*S. WILKINS.
rpHis
is no «il fflblg :
... 2 pounds for 25 cts.
LOUIS DESMARAISJ
pretends tö keep the cheapest Fancy and Fam
ily Grocery in Opclousaa.
Look at the following list of prices :
Coffee, prime 25 cents per pound.
" fair 20
Lard, the best 15
Sugar
Rice, the best
" second quality 2 pounds for 15 et«.
Fine eut smoking tobacco.. 75 cents per pouud,
Sardines 1 25 cents per box.
Oysters 15 e«nts per can.
Canned fruits 30 cents per can.
Good wine 25 cents per bottle.
And everything else in proportion.
He has on hand, and is constantly receiving
by every boat, a choice assortment of all kinds
of fancy andfamily groceries,consisting of Flour
in whole and half-barrels; Sugar Cured Hams,
Smoked Shoulders, Breakfast Bacon, Pork,
Crackers, Rice, Vermicelli, Macaroni, Teas, all
kinds of canned Fruits, Fishes and Vegetables ;
French Cognac, American Brandy, Jamaica
and Louisiana Rums, Gins, favorite brands;
Whiskey, Old, Bourbon, Old Rye, Monongahela,
Dexter, &e. ; Bitters, Hostetters, New Found
land, Sazerac, Russian, and all other kinds.
Fresh and Dried Apples, Oranges, Lemons ; and
in fact, anything that yon may call for, in the
line of Fancy and Family Groceries.
Choice Liquors, Tobacco, Cigars, &c., &c., &c.,
will be found at
LOUIS DES MA RAIS',
Corner of Market and Bellevue Streets.
Opelousas. La.
amy grocery store.
F
\
C. B. ANDRUS,
corner main akd laxdhy streets,
Always has on hand a full assortment of choice
family groceries, and particularly flour in bar
rels and half-barrels—Clieap; also:
TINWARE.
WXLLOWWARE,
HARDWARE,
SHOT,
POWDER,
CARDS,
CODFISH,
MACKEREL,
HERRINGS,
SALMON,
FANCY SOAP,
STOVE BLACKING,
FLUTING MACHINES.
Alsnfa full assortment of Fine Liquors, Brandy,
Rye and Bourbon Wldsky, Peach Brandy,
Wines and Bitters, Fine French Cordial, Dant
Kielï, Old Irish Wine, Madeira Wine, Port Wine ;
and in fact, every variety of Liquor and Wines
all for cash and Cheaper than the Cheapest.
Will commence the New Year by selling ex
clusively
FOR CASH AND CHEAP.
dec. 28-ly.
||ew store!... new store!
(Under the Courier Printing Office,)
mais street, opelousas, i.a.
CHEAP FOR CASH!
A. MARKS
Inf Dims his friends and the public in general
that he has opened a store .at the above stand,
where he is always ready to sell them—
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING,
HARDWARE, CROCKERYWARE,
BOOTS, SHOES, SADDLERY,
PROVISIONS and GROCERIES.
As » proof of his determination to sell low, he
Is offering the beet brands of Calico at 12J cents
per yard.
Call and examine his new stock and judge for
yourself.
Highest priccs paid for Cotton, Hides, Wool, &c
den. ai-ly.
leeebvre» agent,
Corner of Court and Landry Streets,
OPELOUÜAS, LA.,
Has-always on hand and offers to his friends,
fou cash , at such low prices as will fully satisfy
them;
DRY^GOODS, Staple and Fancy.
BOOTS'^OES AND HATS.
• NOTIONS.
HARDWARE AND TINWARE.
CROCKERY.
GROCERIES, Staple and Fancy.
WINES AND LIQUORS.
KAGGTNG AND TIES.
CORN, OATS AND BRAN.
SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO.
•June s.
JE ITOU WANT TO BtJÏ" ANYTHING
AT A GREAT BARGAIN,
Such as
CLOTHING,
HATS,
BOOTS and SHOES
For Ladies and Gents,
STAPLE GOODS,
COTTONS and WOOLENS,
And more especially
Dress Groods
Which are offered at a SACRIFICE!
Call and see for yourselves, at the store of
IS ■ P. J- LEFEBVRE,
janlStl* Cor. Landry aud Court Sis
N"
TICK to tax payers oe
THE TOWN OF OPELOUSAS.
Tea days after the publication of this notice,
all persons awing taxes to the town of Opelou
sas for tins year 1873, are request«! to pay the
same to the nudei-signed Treasurer, at his office,
or suffer the. penalties imposed by law.
JOHN POSEY, Treasurer.
Opelousas, La., June21, I8T3. „
flOSTAGE STAMPS AND STAMP.
j S . ed Envelopes.—'The Postmaster atthisplaeo
takes pteisure m announcing to the publie that
the post office is at present supplied with a full
assortment of postage stamps, envelopes—
stamped ami HBsiampe.l, newspaper wrappers,
etc. Therefore, those wishing any of the above,
m small or large quantities, can have them by
D'Ä
LUTSOàÇ
-THE FIRM OF BLOCH
. ü. . — ;d#läs mutual consent, to
take effect from the first day of January. 1873.
The business is cmitinnwl by Joseph Bloch aud
Simon Bloch, under the name and stvle of
s»i»l 5-tf] J. BLOCH & CO.
Dplonsas
VOLUME 6.
OPELOUSAS, I£A., FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1873.
NUMBER 33.
o
DRUG STORES.
PELOIDS as drug store.
SIGN OF THE BIG MORTAR!
Opposite the Court House,
OPELOUSAS, LA.
The undersigned in returning his sincere,
thanks for the very liberal patronage with
which he lias heretofore been favored, would
respectfully call the attention of all needing
iiivthiiie in his line, to his
LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK
of everything belonging to the Drug Business.
Physicians, Country Merchants' and Planters'
orders solicited.
Prescriptions will receive particular attention
at all hours of the day or night.
CLAUDIUS MAYO,
Pharmaceutist.
A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
OP
PAINTER S' M ATERIAL!
SNOW WHITE ZINC,
WHITE LAED,
TURPENTINE,
BOILED LINSEED OIL,
RAW LINSEED OIL,
PATENT DRYER,
COPAL,
D AMAR,
AND
JAPAN
VARNISHES.
r *aint and Varnish Brushes.
SASH TOOLS, &c., &c., &e.
ALL COLORED PAINTS, PIGMENTS AND
EARTHS IN OIL AND DRY,
At C. MAYO'S
Sign of the Big Mortar, Opelousas^La
A CHOICE ASSORTMENT
of
STATIONERY! «
RECORD,
LEGAL CAP,
CONGRESS CAP,
LETTER,
INITIAL NOTE,
AND MOURNING NOTE
PAPER!
ENVELOPES,
INKS, (of all colors,)
PENS,
SLATES,
AND PENCILS,
&c., &c., &c., &c., &c., &C.J
At - C. MAYO'S, .
Sign of the Big Mortar, Opelousas, La.
gITTERS! BITTERS! BITTERS!
HART'S,
HOSTETTER'S,
NE W T FOUN DLAD,
ARGYLE,
PLANTATION,
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN
and
ENGLISH FEMALE
HITTERS!
At C. MAYO'S,
Sign of the Big Mortar, "Opelousas, La
LINE OE
STANDA R I>
DRUGS!
QUININE—French and American.
CALOMEL—English.
BLUE MASS—English.
RHUBARB—Turkish.
&c., &c-, &c., &c., <fcc., &c.j
At C. MAYO'S,
Sign of the Big Mortar, Opelousas, La.
qvpebior wines an» liquors
for
MEDICA L PU R P O S E S !
" VIEUX TEMPS " COGNAC,
•FINE OLD BOURBON WHI8KY,
SHERRY, MADEIRA AND PORT WINES,
&c., &c., &c.,
At C. MAYO'S,
Sign of the Big Mortar, Opelousas, La.
£10NGRESS WATER,
EMPIRE SPRING WATER,
VICHY WATER,
&c., &e., ice., &c., &c.,
At C. MAYO'S,
Sign of the Big Mortar, Opelousas, La.
£1 HEWING- TOBACCO,
SMOKING TOBACCO,
CHOICE HAVANA CIGARS,
SNUFFS, &c., &e.
At C. MAYO'S,
Sign of the Big Mortar, Opelousas, La.
EVIL
A REMEDY EOR EVERY
to which
HUMAN FLESH IS HEIR—
"POVERTY NOT EXCETTED."
At C. MAYO'S,
Sign of the Big Mortar, Opelousas, La.
^HEAVY STOCK OE
APPROVED SCHOOL BOOKS,
At C. MAYO'S,
Sign of thé Big Mortar, Opelousas. La.
rtJST RECEIVE»!
A Fresh Supply of SHAKER Garden Seeds,
At C. MAYO'S,
Sign of the Big Mortar, Opelousas, La.
H°
gardeners !
i s gr(
At C. MAYO'S,
Sign of the Big Mortar, Opelousas, La.
/FARBEN SEEDS!
or at
C. MAYO'S,
Sign of the Big Mortar, Opelousas, La.
2^TH YEAR! »4th YEAR!
POSEY'S MEDICAL EXPRESS DISPATCH.
Read ! 'Read ! Read!
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
the
FRESHEST AND PUREST TO BE HAD,
can always be found at the old and well known
ST. LANDRY DRUG STORE
and
MEDICAL DEPOT.
(Established Anno Domini, 1848.)
All the popular Patent Remedies of this " Pro
gressive Age."
Chemicals of every description.
Eclectic Medicines.
Paints, Oils, and Window Glass.
School and Blank Books.
Stationery of. every variety.
Toilet Articles; and New Choice Perfumery.
, Pure Wines and Liquors for Medical Use.
Garden Seeds.
Tobacee, Cigars, Snuff, &c., &.
The proprietor devotes his entire time and
study to compounding and dispensing
RELIABLE MEDE<" NES.
Twenty-Three Years of daily practice and
experience, with unremitting efforts and an
unfeigned desire to please, will serve, he hopes,
to keep alive and perpetuate the esteem and
patronage of his numerous customers.
Physicians' and Planters' orders respectfully
solicited. .
Prescriptions carefully filled ni gift and day
with thé most approved ingredients.
JOHN POSEY,
Apothecary.
MISCIBJLI, AW EOy S.
Tfc/fEDICAL NOTICE.—A REGULAR
I t X Meeting of the St. Landry Medical and
Surgical Association will be held at Opelousas
the first Monday of every month, at 10 o'clock
a. M . VINCENT BOAGNI, M. D.,
President.
James Ray , M. D., Secretary.
July 22, 1871-ly.
fSO "REWARD.—I WILL PAY THE A
1 bove reward for the arrest and conviction
the parties who broke into my store, in the
night of the 2flth ultimo.
LOUIS DESMARAIS.
Opelousas, May 3d. 1873-tf
FOR RENT.-THAT DESIRABLE PLACE
of business now temporarily occupied by
Bloch & Dupré, in Opelousas. Possession given
on first January next. Fof further particulars
apply at next door to
,{ee. 21-tf. CHAS, N. EALER.
JJATS... HATS
Dress Hats of superb quality finish.
All the nobby styles for yoiuig men.
Youths', Boys' ami Childréti's Hats, m the
newest designs, at .
T"1UMBER ! LÎJMR^ÏT: LCMBER :•
MJ Choice Cypress aud line Lmntev of every
dimension, ami in unlimited quantities, sup
plied by the undersigned at Mount pleasant
Mills, near Washington. We are. receiving a
large lot of chain logs, and will fill with prompt
ness and dispatch all bills entrusted to us.
Orders addressed to the undersigned, at Wash
ington, will receive immediate attention.
All kinds and any anount of Seasoned Lumber
always on hand, at Reduced Prices.
Tenus— Cusli at the mill. T
FRANK McNICOLL.
Mt. Pleasant Mills, July 8,1871.
Advice to Young: Ladies.
[From the Boston Congregational.]
First, you are perfect idiots to go on
this way. Your bodies are the most
beautiful of God's creation. In the Con
tinental galleries I always saw groups
of people gathered about the pictures
of women. It w%,s not a passion ; the
gazers were just as likely to be wo
men as men; it was because of
the wonderful beauty of a woman's
body.
Now stand with me at my office win
dow, and see the lady pass. There
goes one ! Now isn't that a pretty look
object ? A big hump, three big
lumps, a wilderness of crimps and frills,
hauling up of the dress here and
there, an enormous, hideous mass of
hair or bark piled on the top of her
head, surmounted by a little flat, or
namented by bits ot lace, birds, tails,
etc. The shop-windows tell you all day
longof the padding, whalebone, and steel
springs which occupy most of the space
within the outside rig. •
In the name of all the simple, sweet
sentiments which cluster about a home,
will ask, how is a man to fall iu love
with such a piece of compound double
twisted, touch-me-not artificiality as
you see in that wiggling curiosity.
Secondly, with the wasp-waist
squeezing your lungs, stomach, liver,
and other vital organs into one half
their natural size, how can any man of
sense, who knows that life is made up
of use of sense, of work, take to such a
partner? He must be desperate, in
deed, to unite himself for life to]such a
fettered, half-breathing ornament.
Thirdly, your bad dress and lack of
exercise lead to bad health, and men
wisely fear that, instead of a helpmate
they would get an invalid to take care
of. The bad health in you, just as in
men, make the mind as well as the body
faddled and effeminate. You have no
power, and use big adjectives such as
splendid." No magnetism! I know
you giggle freely, "awful," but this
don't deceive us ; we can see through it
all. Y ou are supperficial, affected, silly ;
you have none of that womanly strength
and warmth which are so attractive to
man. Instead of Helen, Margaret, and
Elizabeth, you affect Nellie, Maggie and
Lizzie. When your brothers were ba
bies you called them Bobby, Dickey and
Johnnie; but when they grow up to
manhood, no more of that silly trash, if
you please. But I know a woman of
twenty-five years, and she is as big as
both my grandmothers put together, who
insists upon being called Kitty, and her
real name is Catharine ; and although
her brain is big enough to conduct
affairs of' state, she does nothing but
giggle, cover up her face with her fan,
and exclaim once in four minutes,
"Don't, now ! you are real mean."
How can aman propose alife-partner
ship to such a silly goose ? My dear
girls, you must, if you get husbands,
and decent ones, dress in plain, neat, be
coming garments, and talk like sensible,
earnest sisters.
You say that the most sensible men
are crazy after these butterflies of fash
ion. I beg your pardon, it is not so.
Occasionally a man of brilliant success
may marry a silly, weak woman ; but
as I have heard women say a hundred
times, that the most sensible men choose
women without sense, is simply absurd.
Nineteen times in twenty sensible men
choose sensible women. I grant you
that, in company, they are very likely
to chat and toy with these overdressed
and forward creatures, but they don't
ask them to go to the altar with them.
Fourthly, among men in the matri
monial market, only a small number
are independently rich, and in America
such very rarely make good husbands.
But the number of those who are just
begin ling in life, who are filled with a
noble ambition, who have a future, is
very large. These are worth having.
But such will not, they dare not, ask
you to join them while they see yon so
idle, silly, and so gorgeously attired
Let them see that you are industrious,
economical, with habits that secure you
health and strength, that your life is
earnest and real, that you would be wil
ling to begin at the beginning of life
with the man you would consent to
marry, as now, the exception.
Where Bread is Produced .—The
export and freight of Western grain,
about which so much has been said, in
volves some elementary facts which
have been overlooked in the discussion
of the question. Twenty States of the
Union do not produce their own bread
and only ten are in condition to export
grain with any advantage. The five
States of the old Northwest, the four
States of Iowa, Minesota, Missouri and
Kansas, can export largely, and so can
California, of wheat. Pennsylvania,
Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky anc.
Tennesse can export a little. These
ten States have to »npply New England
New York andNew Jersey, also tliesev
en cotton States, not one of which
could live without the West.
Thè South raises cotton while the
West feeds it, and the large surplus of
Western production goes to England and
Europe. Yet the enormous increase of
the crop of grain during the past few
years has brought the farmer little or
no increase of money on account of
over -production and the want of an
increasing market. The greatest in
crease in the ratio of exports to Europe
is found in animal products—pork, lard,
beef, butter and cheese—Indian corn in
other forms. The export of the con
ning to learn that the older a country
is the fewer animals it keeps, We now
export nearly half the cheese made m
the United States.—[Boston Globe.
Good Counsel .—Whenever any one
spoke ill of another in the presence of
Peter, the Great, having listened atten
tively, he would say, is there not a fan
side also to the character of the person
of whom you have been speaking!
Come tell us what got>d qualities you
have remarked about Iiira. If all would
walk in the steps of \this man, there
would perhaps be less unkind criticism
and harsh remarks about our neigh
bors and friends. If each one would
feel obliged to speak of their own faults
first, perhaps the faults of others would
seem so trifling in comparison, that
each would feel that the wisest plan
was to keep silent.
A Memphis girl was married the other
day, and immediately sold her piano,
bought a sewing machine, aud made
her husband a suit of clothes and her
self two calico dresses, and now four
teen young men are seeking the hand of
her unmarried sister.
• "Cannot something be done to ore
vent young ladies from being insulted
on our streets at mghtf asks a Cincin
nati paper. There can. Just have the
girl's mother tuck her into her little
bed about eight o'clock in the evening"
and lock the door on her.
When is a. cat like a tea pot? When
you're teasing it.
f [Prom the New Orleans Herald.]
mglish society has been somewhat
rtled of lale by the tenor of an ar
e appearing in that highly moral
and critically polished paper, the Sat
urday Review. Referring to the very
enthusiastic reception given to that no
ted polygamist, the Shah of Persia, by
the women of Great Britain, it "discov
ers therein a distinct impression in fa
vor of the Persian social system, and
sincerely discusses the policy of its
adoption as the only avoidable remedy
for the present alarming disparity in
the sexes.
No modem observer can deny the
premises set forth by the Review, that
society is everywhere becoming over
crowded with unmarried women, and
that such a state of affairs, if not re
lieved, must eventually result in serious
and alarming disaster to our present
social system. As long as the doctrines
of Maltnus remain interdicted, and pes
tilence and famine restrain their rav
ages, there would really seem to be only
one avenue of relief open, and that, as
the Review intimates, through the door
of the seraglio.
The picture drawn in support of
this novel proposition is not only an im
pressive one, but also finds a prototype
on this side of the Atlantic. It says the
fashionable drives are lined with car
riages full of women—man only being
visible in the shape of an occasion
al policeman. The country seats and
summer resorts are destitute of mas
culinity, save in the way of a few
schoolboys. Private parties prepon
derate with young ladies at the rate of
twenty to one. Dancing, therefore, be
coming one of the lost arts, that in con
sequence of all this " London 1ms grown
unmanageable," and that
It is, therefore, only natural that a mother of
large and increasing family should And her
symbol in the Shah, who represents the poly
gamic element, and suggests the one conceiv
able method of providing for our surplus fe
male population. The politician may see in
hini a firm ally, the financier gain a new con
cession, but the mother will dream of fresh
woods and untrodden pastures where the
younger members of her family may browse in
peace.
Now, all this is very alarming, and
we commend it to the consideration of
the fair sex everywhere, not only as the
persons most interested, but as the
proper persons to provide a remedy.
As the human race develops towards
>erfection, it is only natural that its
lighest type should increase in num
bers, and sooner or later the issue must
present itself whether an Amazonian
policy is to rule the civilized word, or
whether it is to degenerate into the
Patriarchal system which flourished in
the darkest days of the world's history.
It is somewhat satisfactory to know
that the present human race will have
nearly passed away before this horrible
di'emam will demand immediate solu
tion, andif the Saturday Review had only
half the faith in posterity possessed by
the Herald, it would be more content to
bear the ills we have than fly to others
that we know not of.
Rather Startling-.
The Free State op Livingston .—In
the year 1841, that is thirty-two years
ago, the Parish of Livingston, that por
tion at least lying above this point
on the Amite River and back in the di
rection of what is now the Jackson Rail
road, was sparsely settled and in fact,
save probably the neighborhood of the
town of Springfield, which ancient town
was then in the zenith of its glory, the
entire country was a dense wilderness.
In those days habitations were, to use a
common phrase, "few and far between"
and the once valuable Sambo was al
most unknown. The hardy pioneer
was wont to wear garments of home
manufacture and on extraordinary oc
casions he would inclose his pedal ex
tremeties with shoes of Ms own "get up."
Stock raising was then the chief voca
tion of "ye ancient" Livingstonian, as it
is now a very much cultivated branch
of his industry. Per contra, m a gic plan
tations Were cleared and in full opera
tion in the neighboring parish of East
Baton Rouge, where the much prized
negro property was very predominant.
To let a negro decamp and make his es
cape across the Amite was equal to his
exit to any State north of Mason and
Dixon 's line, and the wealthy planter
who purchased much of his cattle and
hogs (for plantation use) from the back
woodsman would have him deliver the
same on his plantation, for he could not
trust Sambo out of his sight—he dread
ed Livingston as much as " any other
Free State'." Hence the name so com
monly applied to the Parish of Living
ston and which was first used by the ven
erable H. P. Womack, Esq., to whom
we are indebted for this information
and up to this day there is not a man
woman or child who does not refer of
ten with pride to his or her native place
"The 'Free State' of Livingston."— [Port
Vincent Triune.
A "cure for catarrh" is recommended
by a druggist, who pronounces it an ab
solute remedy. It is as follows: To an
ounce of glycerine add fifteen or twenty
drops of carbolic acid, and thoroughly
apply with a small sponge, to be found
at all drug stores, known as the ear
sponge. The stimulating and antisep
tic properties ôf the carbolic acid, com
bined with the soothing qualities of the
glycerine, produce the most happy re
sults. This remedy also affords almost
immediate relief to an ordinary cold.
Leather Glue .—A substance known
as leather glue is prepared bv mixing
ten parts ot sulphuride of carbon with
one of oil of turpentine, aud adding
enough gutta percha to thicken the
mass. Tne leather surfaces to be united
must be freed from oil, which is accom
plisbed by subjecting them to pressure :
by laying the leather upon blotting pa
per and applying the hot iron. After
tacking together the edges to be joined
with the cement, they are to he kept
under pressure until the glue is entirely
dry.
Husk Mats .—A correspondent of the
Agriculturist says : Take an inch plank
of the size desired, and bore three-quar
ter inch holes through it, with their
centres two inches apart. Draw into
these dampened corn husks, and trim
off about two inches on each side. This
mat can be used either side up. It is
easily made, and every one can keep
his boots clean, much to the gratifica
tion of the house-keeper.
Lemons —Lemorçe sprinkled with
loaf sugar almost completely allay fe
verisli thirst. They are invaluable in
the sick-room. Invalids affected with
feverishnesscan safely consume two or
three lemons a day. A lemon or two
thus taken at teatime is recommended
as an entire substitute for the ordinary
supper of summer, and will often induce
a comfortable sleep through the night,
and give a good appetite for breakfast.
To Cure Erysipelas .—Take raw
cranberries and mash them to a poul
tice and put on a thin piece of white
muslin and apply to the part affected
This is a sure remedy.
Paris Green.
Manufacturers of this poisonous ar
ticle which, is being used to destroy
cotton worms, have furnished the fol
lowing cautionary measures to be ob
served by those experimenting with
paris green : #
As the handling and using of dry
Paris green, especially by persons un
accustomed to its use, is attended with
considerable risk and often followed by
serious consequences, we make the fol
lowing suggestions founded on our ex
perience as manufacturers :
Preventive Precautions. —All packages,
whether large or small, should be
plainly marked poison.
There is great danger in the mixing
of this green for potato bug and cotton
worm poison, owing to the fine dust
which arises in the process, which is
inhaled, and also rapidly absorbed by
the pores of the skin, especially if the
person using it should be in a state of
perspiration. To guard against this,
the hands and face (particularly the
nostrils) should be protected as much
as possible, and should be carefully
washed after working in it, or in any
of the preparations of which it is an in
gredient. As it penetrates and poisons
wood, gets into the seams and crevices
of articles made of metal, aud even into
earthenware that is at all porous, all
household utensils, or anything in
un or stable (which cattle or horses
should have access to) in which the ar
ticle may have been mixed, or from
hich it has been used, should be care
fully set aside, and never again used
for any other purpose.
Malignant sores are not unfrequently
caused by scratching the skin when
itching, or irritated, from handling the
green. It should be constantly borne
in mind that it is a more dangerous or
deadly poison than arsenic, and farmers,
plauters and others when purchasing
should be duly cautioned to exercise
the utmost care iu using it.
Cure. —The free use of milk as a bev
erage is recommended, but we have
found liydrated per-oxide of iron (a
simple, harmless remedy) the best an
tidote. Sores caused by the green
should be well covered with it, as with
an ordinary salve, and a tea spoonful in
wine glass of water should be taken
twice a day, internally, whilst working
with the green. The remedy can be
obtained from any druggist or chemist,
but we give the following recipe for
making it : Take
2 parts commercial nitric acid or aqua
fortis.
1 part water—to which add slowly,
stirring occasionally.'
8 parts copperas (sulphate of iron) ;
and when dissolved,
Add water ten times the bulk of the
whole.
To this solution add aqua ammonia
gradually, and stirring in, as long as a
precipitate, of a dark red brown (iron rust
color) is formed. This precipitate must
then be filtered, and washed two or
three times to remove the sulphate of
ammonia. This leaves the liydrated
per-oxide of iron (or antidote for Paris
green and arsenic) which, when taken
internally, combines with any Paris
green that may be in the stomach, form
ing an arseniäte of iron, which is in
soluble and passes from the system iu
the natural course.
To be effective thehydvated per-oxide
oftiron must be kept in closely corked
bottles, and excluded as much as pos
sible from light and air.
The consumption of Paris green has
vastly increased within a few years, and
the article is now applied to such
variety of purposes, that carelessness in
its use, or ignorance of its highly dan
gerous properties on the part of those
who use it, cannot fail to produce the
most deplorable results. In view of
this, we i'eel impelled in the interests of
humanity to issue this circular, and beg
that you will aid us in the work by giv
ing it the widest possible circulation.
Louisiana a Dependency .—If any
evidence was required to prove that
Louisiana is in need of a revolution in
agriculture it would be sufficient to
state that most of the food used by her
people is produced and imported from
abroad. Our people farm on a lottery
or speculative plan and only a few win.
We pay for the shipment of produce a
thousand miles, and a profit to first,
second and third hands amounting to
an exhorbitant per centage. The out
lay is annually enormous and it is al
ways an outlay of hard earned cash.
And if by any contingency, such as war
or drouth, the supplies of foreign food
should fail us planters would be thrown
into i m mediate distress.
Louisiana is no more nor less than a
dependency on the bounty of other sec
tions in the way of food and manufac
tures, when no good reason exists why
she should not export them. There are
all facilities for the production of nec
essaries in abundance, and also num
berless luxuries. The state has the best
of soils, and a great network of water
routes 'ensuring cheap transportation of
produce to the metropolis. There is no
cause, save a lack ot combinations, to
prevent tlie working up of our raw
materials, many of which in the manu
factured state are re imported to us
from other states to the serious loss of
our own. Our own food and our own
raiment should be the work of our own
hands.
Just so long as our agricultural com
munity depends upon foreign articles of
food, issued to them at ruinous advance
rates, they will continue to dwell in
constant perplexity as to how to make
both ends meet and avoid the tax gath
erer, It is the originator of halt the
mortgages on plantations—this abject
dependence on foreign supplies and the
citv commission merchants.
The erroneous opinion which has
hitherto prevailed that planters cannot
become independent is being set at
naught in St. Landry and other parishes,
where supplies are being successfully
produced", and planters are rejoicing in
the prospects of an increase of profits
on tne year's crop.—[Crescent City.
A Durable Paste .—Four parts by
weight of glue are allowed to soften in
15 parts or cold water for some hours,
and then moderately heated till the so
lution becomes quite clear. Sixty-five
parts of boiling water are now added
with stirring. In another vessel tliirty
parts of starch paste are stirred up with
20 parts of cold water, so that a thin
milky fluid is obtained without lumps.
Into thi%the boiling glue solution is
poured, with constant stirring, and the
whole is kept at the boilin g temperature.
After cooling, 10 drops of carbolic acid
are added to the paste. This paste is of
extraordinary adhesive power, and may
be used for leather, paper or cardboard
with great success. It must be pre
served in closed bottles to prevent
evaporation of the water, and will, in
this way, keep good for years,
Solomon City, Kansas, is a hard place
for husbands. One day last week five
wives left their better halves without
adieux, and went back East to "live
with mamma."
The Moon and Vegetation.
Chackbay , Aug. 3d, 1873.
Editor of the Sugar-Bowl :
Dear Sir —I would let you hear a few
reflections made on the action of the
sun and moon on plants:
When told by my elders not to gather
my grain while the suii was shining, be
cause it would certainly be destroyed
by the weevils, their advice was over
looked aud my corn was every year
destroyed in my crib.
I was told not to cut dowu a cypress
tree for stave wood while the moon was
overhead, if I wished it to keep sound;
I saw it proved that they were right
there also.
They told me to wait until the moon
was new to windrow my cane ; I waited
for rain, which came with an old moon,
and my seed was almost entirely lost,
while theirs remained perfectly sound.
The ears of our corn are more or less
opened by the birds, before we gather
it ; weevils are formed in the field itself,
and every time we haul corn we haul
weevils. The creole breaks corn all
day, his boy arranges the heaps, and in
the morning very early he hauls until
the sun rises. His corn keeps always
sound. Wet with the dew, the corn af
ter it is stowed takes a heat sufficient to
destroy the weevils, but insufficient to
injure his grain. Last year, I had oc
casion to put away some corn gathered
after sun up in a corner of my hay crib.
Wishing to keep it for seed, I interlayed
it with green pea vines. The moisture
of the vines did for me the office of the
dew, and my corn remained there i)er
fectly sound, when elsewhere it was
much damaged. Some persons had
told me to put elder branches to keep
away the bugs. They will, if you put
enough, but not because they are elder
branches, but because they are damp—
iu the same way that dog liver oil cured
a German who had misunderstood the
prescription of cod liver oil ; it is the
fat cures, and not the dog or the fish
If a cypress tree is cut down at 9 P. M.,
and the moon rises at 9 P. M., that tree
will keep sound and no worm will ever
pierce it ; but if the moon is overhead
when the tree is cut down, in twenty
four hours it will be bored in a thousand
places, the saw-dust will be all over it,
and every stave made from that tree
will be worm eaten.
To explain this phenomena, I have
made my own theory, based on the fact
that the moon influences the tides. The
sap in plants, as the blood in our bodies,
are known to be governed by certain
and infallible rules. I believe that the
circulation of the sap is governed by
the moon, ascending and descending
every twenty-four hours. The differ
ence, then, between life animal and life
vegetable is the difference between one
second and twenty-four hours, or the
sap will in 518,400 seconds do what our
blood does in one second. Not all the
sap follows the moon, but only that
part capable of forming an acid. If the
tree is cut while this sap is up, an acid
is formed which will draw swarms of
small flies, armed with gimlets with
which they bore little holes over the
tree, and deposit the ova, which engen
ders a wood eating worm. If the tree
is cut while this sap is down, the tree
will remain sound, subject to time alone
for its dissolution.
I have not yet made accurate observa
tions with regard to the influence of the
moon on äligar cane, but I have learned
enough to respect the opinion of an
illiterate old man whose authority is
" Les Anciens." They must have been
a smart company of men.
Chateau.
An Anecdote of Nelson .—I remem
ber having read somewhere an anec
dote of the hero o% Trafalgar, which,
think, is a good illustration of the
difference between the naval customs
of his day and of the present. On one
occasion," when engaged in an excitin_
stern chase of some Frenchman, he
roared out to his quartermaster, who
had the helm, "Thiee!" (put the helm
hard up.) " Thice it is, my lord," said
he. "No, it isn't," said Nelson—" noth
ing of the sort." " Yes, it is, my lord:
"Then I suppose I lie," said Nelson
Yes, you do, my lord," said the matter
of fact man. Now, if it was possible
that such a thing could happen to a post
captain of the present day, he would
have had the quartermaster put in irons
at once: Not so with Nelson. He held
on until he caught up with the French
man, when he gave him—as lwe always
did every enemy—the most tremendous
beating that the mind of men can con
ceive, and, in the excitement of victory,
forgot all about the quartermaster.
rOnce a Week.
Remedy for Headache .—Pains in
the head arise from such a variety of
causes that no one remedy will answer
in every case. But the following is said
to be an excellent preparation, and from
the simple nature of the ingredients we
think it is worth trying: Put a hand
ful of salt into a quart of water, and
one ounce of spirits of hartshorn and
half an ounce of spirits of camphor.
Put them quickly into a bottle, and
cork tightly to prevent the escape of
the spirits. Soak a piece of cloth with
the mixture, .and apply it to the head ;
wet the cloth afresh as soon as it gets
heated. _
Fireproof Wood .—The wood
twice painted over with a hot saturated
solution of one part of greet vitriol and
three parts alum. After drying it
again painted with a weak solution
green vitriol, in which pipe «lay has
been mixed to the consistency of ordi
nary paint. This coat is renewed from
time to time.— [F. Sieburger.
To Keep Cushions from Being
Motii Eaten .—The American Artisan
gives the following simple protection
against moths in cushions, It says:
" A very simple protection against moths
consists in placing in the cushion a
stalk of freslily blown hemp, with its
leaves and flowers. The hemp is to be
cut in the early part of July, and dried
quickly in the shade. Its protective
power is said to last for years.
Savannah Advertiser : " An old lady
selling eggs yesterday asks, as is usual,
' What's the news V ' The latest,' said
the obliging clerk, 4 is that the yankees
have got the Modocs.' The old lady
struck her knuckles on the counter and
exclaimed, ' I hope the last one of
will die o f it!"'
To Drive Away Ants .—If they are
married aunts, borrow some money
from their husbands. If they are single,
let 'em take care of the baby for the
afternoon, while your wife goes to
matinee.
A certain editor, on the first of his
four pages, has this choice paragraph :
"For'a horrible example of the evil
effects of intemperance/ see our inside.'
" O, my dear, there is a most lovely
set—pin, ear-rings, and sleeve buttons.
Do go buy them." "Yes, my dear, I
mean to go by them as fast as possible."
The Humorists' Column.
A little nonsense now and then,
Is relished by the wisest men.
Laziness travels very slow, and pov
erty soon overtakes Mm.
0 ma ! said a little girl who had been
to the zoological garden, I've seen the
elephant ; and he walks backward and
eats with his tail. *
A Western editor is in trouble. After
writing "trousseau" as an appropriate
bridal present made to a young lady, the
printer put it " trousers."
" Boy, what become of the hole I saw
your pant's the other day?" Young
America, carefully examining his un
mentionables—" It's worn out, sir."
A school girl was recently asked at an
examination, by a clergyman, what Ad
am lost by his fall, and when pressed,
replied : " I suppose it was his hat."
The negro who was hanged at Suffolk,
a., the other day, remarked, as he was
going to the gallows : " I wish dev had
put it off till after watermelon time."
A young maiden has been weeping be
cause she heard Longfellow had cut his
pastern so as to ruin him for life. She
was so fond of Longfellow's poetry, she
said.
A student at a veterinary college being
asked : " If abroken-winded horse were
brought to you to cure, what would you
advise?" promptly replied: "To sell
him as soon as possible.''
. Abce—"Do you know, uncle, thathor
itl Mr. Blinks declares that you have
taken to hard drinking?"
Uncle George—"Not true, my dear—
Never drank easier in my life ! "
A debating society discussed the ques
*2?' i, 't.^'i'ong to cheat a lawyer?"
Atter tull discussion and mature delib
eration, the decision was, " Not wrong,
but too diflicult to pa y for the trouble."
C ?'\? GE . TO Jury .-" Gentle
rnen of the jury," charged a Western
judge, m this case the counsel on both
sides are unintelligible, the witnesses on
both sides are incredible, aud the plain
tif! and defendant are both such char
acters, that to me it is indifferent which
way you give a verdict."
According to an exchange, a represent- *
ative ot the Clarksville Tobacco Loaf
Press • !lS s 111 re Ply to a toast—The
Gentlemen—The—the—the Press. The
press-as I said the press. The Mill, as
I remarked, the mill-—is the great civil-'
îzer and distributor of the staff of life.
I he press and the mill—the mill and tho
press-gentlemen, the mill and the press
stand so to speak—stand in intimate jux
taposition, of which the mill sustains
most intimate relations to the press,
while both are productive of indiscrim
inate grinding. [Great applause.]
The Edinburgh Daily Review records
conversation wliich took place in the
otefy 168 Free Church Assembly
Young Lady—"There's old Dr. A
going to sneak. Isn't he a bore ? »
Old Lady (laughing)-" Well, I SU p
linf?" 1S ' y ° U kll0w 1 ratll er like
X,°j m / Lady—" I can't bear him."
• Vi (after some time)—"Who
is that nice old gentleman speakin" ? "
oY oung 'Lady—"Ah ! that's Mr. I ,
JUWy (hesitatingly)—"Don't you
think he is rather prosy ? "
Young Lady (indignantly)—"No. in
fhot tivi'f 0 - DOt ' to "tfo™ you
that that is my father."
Old Lady-"Oh! indeed. Then I am
nui n \ ln , a V^ 80 gently, because
Uid Dr. A- is my luisband. So I
have both got a lesson, my
dear, don't you think ?"
A Good Story .—The funniest trav
?J,i r u;! 7 i have bear ? yetis told of an
ti. h i a quiet passenger on
a iv ^ 1VC1 ' Railroad, bound for
Albany. She would persist in asking
the conductor at .every station "if this
was Pou^hkeepsie ? " The conductor;
a nice, gentlemanly man, would trv
and indueejher to remain in her seat and
give herself no anxiety; he would cer
tainly inform her at the proper time, as
Pougnkeepsie was some distance off yet.
But the dear old lady, alarmed at the
frequency ot the stations and the rapid
ity with which persons were stepping off
the tram, moved her to rush forward and
ask the conductor "if this station was
not I ougliAeepsie." Assured again that
it was not, and that ample notice would
be given when the train reached the de
pot, the nervous passenger once more
r A?? et l Î? P ass iveunconsciousness.
At last Poughkeepsie was reached, and
the conuuctor, rushing into the car, hur
the old lady up by saying, " Here
we are, this is Poughkeepsie ; make haste
and get your things ; we are behind time ;
quick, now. Judge of his surprise
when, with the utmost complacency,
this female passenger, looking over her
spectacles, replied, "You dorrt say this
is Poughkeepsie ; why, you see, Maria
she told me to be sure and take my pill
when I got to Poughkeepsie ! "
/ri? V , s -' ici P u ? F re ^ ch man .—Merchant—
(Talking to himself m his office.) These
are hard times sure enough. Yet there
is more lack of confidence than of money.
Every body is afraid of his neighbor.
Now, I am doing a safe business, yet I
presume that little Monsieur Grenouille,
who lent me that five thousand on inter
est, feels anxious about it. Here he
comes with his face as long as my arm.
(Enter Frenchman. ) How do you do ?
Frenchman—Sick, ver' sick.
Merchant—What is the matter ?
F—De times is de matter.
M—De times! What disease is that?
F—De maladie dat breaks de merch
ants yer much,
M —Ah, the times, eh ! Well, they are
bad, very bad, sure enough ; but how do
they affect you ?
F—Vy, monsieur, I lose de confidence.
M—In whom ?
F—In everybody.
M—Not in me, I hope ?
*F— Pardonnez moi, monsieur, but I do
not know who to trust, venallde mer
chants break, several times, all to pieces.
M —Then I presume you want your
money.
F — Oui, monsieur, I starve for want of
l'argent.
M— Can't you do without it ?
F —No, monsieur, not one little mo
ment longare.
(The merchant takes his bank book,
draws a check on the bank for the
amount, and hands it to his visitor.)
F—Vat is dis, monsieur?
M —A check for the $5000 which you
loaned me, with interest.
F—Is it bon ? (Good.)
M —Certainly.
F—Have you l'argent in de bank ?
M —Yes, to be sure.
F—And is it perfectly convenient to
pay the sum ?
M —Undoubtedly. What astonishes
you?
F—Yy, dat you have got him in dese
times.
M —Oh, yes. And I have plenty more.
I owe nothing that I cannot pay at a mo
ment's notice.
F—(Rubbing his head, very much per
plexed.) Monsieur, you shall do me von
little favor, eh ?
M—With all my heart.
F—Veil, monsieur, yon shall keep l'ar
gent for some little year longare.
M—Why, I thought you wanted it?
F—I no vant l'argent; I vantde grand
confidence. Suppose you no got de
money, den I vant him ver' much. Sup
pose you got him, den I no vant him at
A Vous comprenez, eh Î