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Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

WosIEN.-How can the rose grow
without sunshine? How can the violet
bloom on u salty soil? Lo! women are
flowers, that are always becoming more
beautiful and fragrant the more they
are guarded and cared for. But men
should be keepers in the garden of
beauty; they may rejoice themselves in
the fragrance of the flowers, but they
may not rumple them with rude hands.
just as the weed is rooted from the flow
er-bed, so should all that is base and
common be removed far away from the
neighborhod of woman! Tread upon
the rose with thy feet, and it's thorns
amaze thee; watch over it with love and
care, and it will bloom and be fragrant,
an ornament to itself and thee. Make
thyself of thine own accord slave to
woman, and she will not bear it, but
will herself bow before thee, and in
thankful love look up to thee as her lord;
make a woman by force thy slave, and
she will bear it still less. but will seek
by craft and cunning to obtain domin-
ion over thee. For the empire of love
is the empire of contradictions; the wise
man marks this, and acts accordingly
The more one has to do with women the
more one learns to know them; and the
more one learns to know them, the more
one learns to love them; and the more
one loves them, the more one is loved
again-fOr every true love finds it's re-
Spouse, and the highest love is tire high
est wisdom.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

STONY LAND GOOD FOR PEACHES
A few years ago, when the peach trees
of Illinois and Michigan, aud through
out the Northwest, were nearly all killed
by frost, it was found that those trees
which were growing ON stony ground, or
had accidentally been surrounded by
heaps of stones, did not suffer like the
rest. In one instance tree which had
been halt buried beneath a heap of
stones escaped destruction, while the
rest of the orchard was killed. Stones
absorb heat during the day and give it
out at night; they also keep out cold
winds, which would be injurious to the
roots, and prevent that repeated freez-
ing and thawing at the roots which is
SO injurious to them.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

REPUTATION AFTER DEATH.-It is
very singular how the fact of mans
death often seems to give people truer
idea of his character, whether for good
or evil, than they have ever possessed
while he was living and acting among
them. Death is so genuine a fact that
it excludes falsehood, or betrays it's
emptiness; it is tombstone that proves
the gold and dishonors the baser metal.
Gould the departed, whoever he may be,
return in week after his decease, he
would almost invariably find himself at
higher or lower point than he had tor.
merly occupied on the scale of public
appreciation.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

THE SIMPLE FACT.-Twenty clerks in
n store. Twenty hands in printing
Office. Twenty young men in a village.
All want to get along in a village and
all expect to do so. One of the clerks
will rise to be a junior partner, and
make a fortune. One of the compositors
will own newspaper and become au
influential and prosperous citizen. One
of the villagers will get handsome
farm and live like patriarch. But
which is destined to be the lucky indi-
viduaR Lucky! There is no luck about
1T. The thing is almost as certain as
the rule of three. The young fellow
who will distance his competitors is he
who masters his business, who preserves
his integrity, who lives clearly and pure
ly, who never gets in debt, and always
subscribes for his county paper, who
gains friends by deserving them. There
are some ways to fortune that look shor-
ter than this dusty old high way, but
the staunch men of the community all
go this road ErchGRge.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

THE MURDER OF MUMFoRD.-The
York Courier makes some strange in
quiries in regard to the hanging of Mum
ford by Brute Butler. 1t asks:
Where was Mumford born-the Mum
ford whom Benz. f. Butler hanged at
New Orleans ostensibly for insulting the
American fiag-that particular flag
which floated over Buffers Cotton Gus
tom Housed Where was Mumford born?
In what year did he and Col. Butler
jointly run a faro bank in San Francis
co? How much did Col. Butler owe
Mumford aohen he soGs hung? And was
he hung for the flag or the money?
Who knowsl Who knows his birth,
history, etc.2 1t is getting to be
nearly time to ventilate all the pleasing
incidents of the twin brethren Butler i'll
New Orleans
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

STRAWBERRY JELLY.-Bxpress the
Juice from fruit through a cloth, strain
it clear, weigh, and stir to it an equal
proportion of the finest sugar dried and
reduced to powder; when this is dissolv-
ed, place the preserving over a
very clear fire, and stir the jelly often
until it boils; clear it carefully from
scum, and boil it quickly from fifteen to
twenty-five minutes. This receipt is for
a moderate quantity of the preserve; a
very small portion will require much
less time.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

OLD MAN GRANT DEFINES ULYSSES
PoSITIoN.-A correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, writing from Mineral
Point, under date of May 81, says:
On last evenings train Gen. Grants
father arrived at this city, and when
it was known, sand such things are
generally known in a very short time -
the leading Radicals of the city came in
and were introduced to him, and they
were making a great fuss over him. AT
last the conversation turned upon poll
tics, and Gen. Grants father said, "gen-
tlemen there never was such nominal
ton made as the one the Radicals have
made in nominating my son as President
and Colfax is very good man for the
position of Vice President" He said
he was glad that Ben Wade was not
put in as Vice, for he had not bit of
sense, and talked too much, and would
have been the means of the Radical
ticket losing at least a hundred thousand
votes in Ohio-don't believe in letting
negroes vote; says it is too much like
trying to make them equal to whites,
and the only reason he thought they
ought to have been freed for, was finan-
cially and politically, not because they
were not in their place, for he thought
slaves, for they are not able to take care
of themselves and he told story to
illustrate the fact. Said the only way
they would work and only way to treat
them was by using the whip freely. He
thinks the people will be ashamed of
giving the negro his freedom. He says
Gen. Palmer made fool of himself at
the Convention in his speech. He don't
think much of Palmer or the platform.
He said he advised them to leave ''nig-
ger" out of the platform, for he told
them if they did not they would be beat;
and said one of the most disgusting
things he ever witnessed was the niger
delegates at the Convention at Chicago.
If he had his way he would have kicked
them out. He said never-no, never,
would he be willing for niggers to vote;
he thinks the more they are educated
the worse it is for them, and says he
don't believe in educating them. He
don't believe in them voting in the South
or any place else. They have no civil
rights at all; this country was made to
be ruled by white men and not niggers;
thinks the freedmen's bureau the great
est swindle the country ever saw. He
said he had seen the time when he had
nothing to eat, and the United States
did not feed him, but he had to work or
starve. And as long as they INDUCED
the niger in idleness the longer they
would have it to do. And said if he
had ten cents, and it would educate a
niger, he would throw it in the fire be-
fore they should have it. Says he thinks
it will beat the General, and will be glad
if he is defeated.
The RAIDS kept putting in once and a
while, but the old gentleman would tell
them he knew what he was talking
about. He says they trotted him out on
the front of the platform at the Conven-
ton, to show him off, and he knew how
matters were. Before he was done talk
ing every one of the RAIDS had left, and
the old gentleman was talking to Dem
ocrats. / heard all of the above con-
versation.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23
NUMBER 80.

Here are some interesting Senatorial
statistics: average weight of the Sena-.
tors, 1714 pounds; average height, 8
feet 105 inches; average chest, 3Sa in
ches; measurement of head, % 90 in
ches; average age, 81 years, IL months,
IA days. Charles Sumner is the tallest
Senator, height, 6 feet % inches; Van
Wrinkle has the largest weight, viz. 234
pounds. Van Wrinkle also has the best
chest, 43 inches. Van Wrinkle, Grimes
and Pomeroy have the biggest heads,
each 30 inches. The six-footers and
over are Chandler, Edmunds. Hender-
son, Howe, Morgan, Sherman, Stewart,
Sumner, Wiley and Williams. The
lowest physically is vickers, feet 81
inches, and he is also the lightest, 127
pounds. Fessenden has the smallest
chest, 33 inches; Trumbull the smallest
head, % inches. The following Senators
are Welsh by part decent; Antony, Gar
rett Davis, Morgan Pomeroy, Williams,
(all Welsh.) The following have French
blood in them: Sprague, Pomeroy, Re
verdy johnson, Buckalew. Those of
pure English stock are: Dixon, Fessen-
den. Chief Justice Chase, William
Pitt Fessenden, James w. Grimes, b. f.
Butler, Zachariah Chandler, five of the
most prominent persons of the impeach-
ment trial, are all natives of New
Hampshire. ias
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

The brutality of "Brick" Pomeroy's
attacks upon Mrs. Lincoln, are sane
toned by no gentleman. His warfare
upon the dead president LihcoIn) is in
human. Whilst the brothers of Mrs.
Lincoln (who is herself native South
ern LADY, were in the armies of the Con-
federacy defending Southern soil Brick
Pomeroy was in the Northern army fol.
lowing in the wake, as he himself says,
of thieves, and for some imprudence he
was sent out of the lines of Gen. Steele
If Brick Pomeroy will recount the bat
ties he fought for Southern rights and
show us the wounds he received in the
cause of the Confederate struggle we
will acknowledge his claims to speak in
behalf of the "lost cause" Otherwise
we can allow no such jackdaw to wear
the peacock plumage.-[ Bossier Banner.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

At Paris restaurant a waiter fell
desperately in love with a maid, who
turned deaf ear to his suit. In despair
the little man resolved to bid farewell
to life, henceforth destitute Of all charm,
and he selected mode of exit that was
as en- prOfeSSO as the death of the Duke
of Clarence. He went into the cellar,
opened the taps of all the wine barrels,
sat down on the floor, and allowed the
liquor to mount and submerge him.
There his body was found the next
morning. The maid aforesaid shed a
repentant tear, but the proprietor was
furious at the loss of the wine.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

A tricky individual in Maine was re-
fused drink unless he paid for it in adj
vance. A.by-stander who owed the bar
keeper one in the way of practical jokes,
bid him give the man his liquor "and,"
said he, elf he refuses to pay it will"
The fellow got his drink, but refused to
pay for it, and so did his epdOrser, as he
had promised that he would.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

TERMS OF THE SENAToRs.-The fol-
lowing memorandum indicates the time
of the expiration of the terms of Repub-
lican Senators who voted for the acquit-
tai of the President on the 18th i'm
parchment article:
j. B. Henderson, Mo-, March 4, 1869;
+. G.. Van Wrinkle, West Va, March 4,
1869; Jos. s. Fowler, Tenn, March a.,
1871; Edward G. Ross, Kansas, March 4,
1871; James w. Grimes, Iowa, March 4,
1871, VIM. Pitt Fessenden, Maine, March
4, 1871; Lyman Trumbull, Illinois, March
4, 1873.
1t will thus be seen that the short SEES
sion of next winter win end the terms
for which Henderson and Van Wrinkle
were elected. The terms of four others
will expire two years later, while that of
Judge Trumbull goes four years.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

LOUISIANA SUGAR CRoP.-The fol-
lowing is a tabular statement of the
sugar crop for 1867 and 1868, as publish
ed by the New Orleans Price Current.
We append the number of hogsheads
credited to each parish
Ascension, 2629; jefferson, 1870; La
fourche, $3.50; Orleans, 1872; Plaquemine,
5S45; st. Bernard, 1852; st. Charles,
176S; st. John Baptist, 2,44S; st. James,
1850; Terrebonne, $500; Assumption,
1869; East Baton Rouge, 2S7; West
Baton Rouge, III; Calcasieu, 8; Iber-
vile, 1,S14; Lafayette. 80; Pointe Coupee
10; Rapides, 1884; st. Martin, 292; st.
Landry, q; st. Mary, 256O; Vermillion,
20. Total, 81 ,647.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

THE TRoUBLE.-The Washington cor
respondent of the Baltimore Gazette
says:
The Radicals in the Senate are now
divided in respect to "restoration" or
Reconstruction" upon two vital points,
viz: First, whether if the Southern
States, if now admitted" are certain
of voting the Radical ticket in Novem-
Der: and second, whether lin case they
are prematurely brought into our bless
ed Republic) the Supreme Court will
not have time, before the eighty electo-
raj votes can be made available, to au-
thoritatively declare that all Congress
has yet accomplished in this behalf must
be taken in Pickwickian sense. and in
no wise obligatory in legal one.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

Among the prominent Radicals who
have left the party since the action at
Chicago, Wendell Phillips is the most
emphatic in his denunciations of what
was done. He viii have nothing to do
with the nominations OF the platform
adopted, and has boldly raised the stan
dard of rebellion against the whole con-
Germ.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

The Radicals in Congress are once
more in position involving infinite un-
certainty. They dare not let the South
ern States in, nor do they dare to keep
them out To let them in, is to expose
themselves to the liability of Demo
cratic majority; to keep them out is to
ego back" on all their own labors and
teachings. What can Radicalism do at
this juncturel-[ Chicago Times.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

Somebody says: "There is an ease and
grace in the manners of married men, a
sensible want of flutter in their CONVEX
sation, which enables them to be readily
distinguished in mixed company. I'm
married men may be distinguished by a
general sgreenness,' certain frivolous
ness of conversation, and peculiar Hut
ter or department, that nothing, but
matrimony can entirely cure"
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

STREET SCIENTIFIC other day, pass
ing along Military street in front of the
court house, we saw a one-armed ex-
Confederate soldier standing by his
wagon and team of oxen. All at once
the MANNED rebel, with the fire of battle
not entirely gone from his eye, straight
eDed himself up, assumed the military
stiffness of old Gen. Ruggles when cali
ing his courier for pipe of tobacco,
whirled his long whip gradually in the
air, and shouted in the hoarse voice of
command:
"Attention, battalioui''
Promptly, with the word. the six
steers rose from their recumbent atti-
tude, shook their dusty TANKS and took
the position Of the soldier.
Again the clarion voice:
"FOrward-march!'' and the trained
animals moved of, not with great deal
OF time in keeping step, tits true, but I'M
Outstanding the command perfectly.
Then, not satisfied with the pace sat
will" of his troops, the incorrigibie sEeb'
Numbered out:
mo enemy in frOntl''
And the veterans quickened up like
the Old Guard at Waterloo preparing
for the headlong charge MississiEFs
Under.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

Secretary Seward has at length found
a foeman worthy of his steel in the EN-
peror of China, who writes letter to
our Government covering twenty feet in
length by two feet in width of royal
parchment. The odds appear heavy,
but we bet our bottom dollar on Seward.
He will either beat the Emperor of
China's best, or perish.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

An Indian came to a certain agent in
the Northern part of Iowa, to procure
some whisky for a young warrior who
had been bitten by rattlesnake. "Four
quarts!" repeated the agent with sur
prise, "as much as thatf' eyes," re-
piled the Indian, ''four quarts-snake
very big"
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

1t is suggested, for the benefit of
whom it may concern, that when the
debt comes up these gentlemen will vote
against paying it in any form. Better
look, therefore, ere chrystalizing this
savage suffrage into organic law, lest it
turn again and rend you.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

Senator Fowler has been compelled to
change his seat TO the Democratic side
of the Chamber. He did so, as he says,
because he found it impossible TO sit in
his old seat next to Chandler, and in a
nest of Radicals who were continually
insulting him in whisperings intended
for his ear
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

A GENTLE REBUKE.-A lady riding
in car on the New York Central Rail-
road, was disturbed in her reading by
the conversation of two men, occupying
the seat just before her. One of them
seemed to be n student of some college,
on his way home for vacation.
He used much profane language,
greatly to the annoyance of the lady.
She thought she would rebuke him,
and on begging pardon for interrupting
them, asked the young student if he had
studied the languages?
Student-"Yes, madam, / have mas
tered the language quite well.'
Lady-"Do you read and speak He
brew2'
Student-"Quite fiuently.''
Lady-"Will YOU be SO kind as to do
me small favora''
Student-"With great pleasure. am
at your service"
Lady-"Will you be so kind as to do
your swearing in Hebrew?'
We may well suppose the lady was not
annoyed any more by the ungentlemanly
language of this would be gentleman.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23
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Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

Dobbs says that in his opinion, the diff
ference between old bachelors and muir
derers is more immaginary than real.
The guilt of keeping people out of the
world is about as great as putting them
out after they have got in.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

Schuyler Colfax, the Radical candi-
date for the Vice Presidency, was born
in the city of New York, in March, 1928.
He received common school education,
and emigrated to Indiana, in 1886. He
became Wing in politics, edited and
published the South Bend Register,
which became intensely radical, and, we
believe, he continues to do so nominally,
now. He was elected to Congress in
1S4S, has been reelected to every Con
gress since, and is now third time
Speaker of the House.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

A person, late on Saturday after
noon, hailed an Englishman, as he was
skillfully essaying the willy fisherman's
art, for trout, with "HaIloa, there! got
anythingl' "Got anythingl of course
not. 1 only came here last Wednesday!''
was the reply, as the patient angler cast
his patent fly.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

1t is estimated that the railroads of
the United States Lave cost one thou
sand six hundred millions of dollars; or
about two-thirds of the amount of our
national debt.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

ADAM AND EVE.-We talk of Adam
and Eve as having been before the fall
in happy condition. But one thing
they missed, they never were children.
Adam never played marbles. He never
played hockey. He never drove tan
dem of boys with string. He never
skated on a pond, or played ball, or
down a hill on sleigh. And Eve, she
never took tea with another little girl
from the tea-table set out with the tiny
tea things. She never rolled hoop, or
jumped rope, OF pieced baby quilt,
OF dressed a doll. They never played
blindman's buff, or pussy wants cor
ner, or hurry burly, or any of the games
with which childhood dispOrts itself.
How blank their ages must have been
wherein the memories of youth come
floating back from the long past, chant
ing lullaby to the ear of fancy in the
still hours of night, no fathers words
of kindness speaking from the church.
yard where he sleeps. Adam and Eve,
and they alone of all the countless mil
lions of men and women that have ever
lived had no childhood.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

Mark Twain is the last correspondent
who has had a confidential talk with the
President. Thus he reports 1t: "How
is your health, Mr. PresIdent4 Ana
he said: cit cannot be of any paTticu-
lar consequence to you, young man,
keep a doctor"
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

Mr.. Hoe, the inventor of the cylinder
printing press, whose patent (21 years)
expires in July, is in Washington asking
for renewal, upon the ground that he
has not been sufficiently compensated.
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

The following is the official vote polled
for and against tae Constitution, in the
States below enumerated, as transmitted
by Gen. Grant, Oh the 18th ult, to Mr..
Colfax, Speaker OF the House of Rep
resentatives:
North Carolina:
Votes for constitution -.... 90, 500
Votes against constitution II 800
South Carolina
Votes for constitution 20, 1853
Votes against constitution. 81, 1SS
Georgia:
Votes for constitution ---..... 5000
Votes against constitution ..-..-71, 1909
Louisiana:
Votes for constitution .-....6 &c, 152
Votes against constitution As, 739
Alabama:
Votes for constitution -. go, S07
Votes against constitution. $3.50. 1,O05
Natchitoches spectator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-23

SERVED HIM RIGHT.-A young con-
pie from Kentucky lately went to Gin
cinnati to be married. After the cere-
mony, the sight seeing and pleasant
supper at a hotel, the bride retired to
her chamber, and the groom, spirited
young fellow, thought he would have a
run with the boys, and see the elephant
little while, before retiring; but not
having so much self-control as he sup
posed, he returned at late hour very
drunk, when his newly-made wife re-
fused to admit him, and persistently
vowed that she would return home on
the morrow; and, ringing the bell alarm
ed the clerk, who provided an extra
chamber, and the groom was soon sleep
ing profoundly. On waking next morn
ing he was somewhat chagrined to find
that his wife had left and returned to
her parents, where she still remains, re-
fusing, thus far, to become reconciled to
the man who could desert her on their
first night of welded life for drunken
frolic. And if she is wise, she will never
see him again.