The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-12-08

U-INS-Se tlle lun II You Try lnat on IN
our church.
An exchange wrote up an account Of a
wedding under the heading, "Epic oftwo
hearts that beat Synonymous" and all
the other papers are wondering here e
pie krd up that exprcsSi"n.-Co|d~atcr
Republican.
We cant-o tell.
A sergeant in the bavarian army. who
was recently discharged on account of
lung disease. was in the habit uflrinkiny
twenty quarts Of beer day. We don't
wonder his lungs were afflicted he must
have spent abput half his time holding
his MISUNDERSTANDING.
What terrible case of consumption.
We see the Star shirt laundry advrrtl-
Scd in a Vermont paper. But who WoUld
be- so reckless a>trriSk his linen in a con-
Germ with such a name '-EX.
His idiotcy would be without paral-
lcl
Some one suggests that the ton1oncrs
place Clcopatra's nrr1l" in Thrradnrr1le
street. Bnt wouldn't it be just as well to
stick it in the outskirts - NorristoWn Her.
ald'
Hem! Sew You still find points for a
joke on Cleopatra $ needle.
A deputy sheriff appeared at the do +
of the Courthouse, and looked up and
down the street. Not white man was
in sight nobody but ar old chinaman
"U. C. Smith L. c. Smith U. C. Smith,
roarel the deputy "Mc no see um," said
John, haItiny and f'cing about.
Sang young maiden while sweeping
"To-mght, Tonight my lover will come.
And drive from my soul all care;
Arrayrd in the dress that plcaSrS him best
A simple red rose in my har.'
Wonder what her spring costume
amounts to if that is her drcS, for wintrr9
The New York San decides that the
husband ouyht to get up in the morning
and make the fire, and if that paper is
able to make the husband do it, there
will he Il revolution in society. Nobody
will have any breakfast much before
noon. Rome Sentinel.
We don't object to making the fire.
what puzzles us is to find something for
the breakfast.
"Come Jane, got mp" shrirkcd Mrs.
SplkinS at the foot of the staircase early
this morning. "Hurry down stairs now.
IT'S ounce preserving" day. You KNOW
Yes Marn-a-ladr awake all night thinkin
about it, replied ,Janr.-N y. Commercial.
That's a Jam lic.-N. y. Iorld
That's u surreptitious joke: preserve
It.
In the Cafe MulhDuse, Paris, on the I'll,
of November, a gentleman played a game
of billiards with his nose. He bet that he
would not miss more than twenty-five
points out of a count of 200; but he ran
$50 without miss And now we awoit
tilings of the gentleman who played a
game Wihout his nosc.-Ex.
Let him face the audience.
Rev. Mr.. Hongh has gone to New Or
leans to attend the State Conference o
the Methodist Church. Mr. Honyh's Re
ligious column will be resumed by hin
on his return. We know it will be miss
, ed Ivy orr readers, but we assure then
that during next wear it will be evcl
t more interesting than it has been.
n One of OUT leading attorneys entered i
the order book of District Clerk an order t
!. subpoena list of witnesses there give1
+ The word subpoena was abbreviated spa
o A deputy, filling these subpTnas on
i made one for Spa, whom one of tn
deputies declared lie was well acquainte
with, and that deputy has been ridiu
. the country two days to find his intimat
acquaintance.
NArCurroCHEs is without doubt II
a best cotton market on Red river. TT
lr ruling prices during the week show tn;
ld beyond diSputc;9f to log are the ot1erin!
nr during this last week and a considerah
rs amount changed ha'lds at those figure
Trade has been lively, in the mcantinl
~ and goocs are at very low figures. Ne
chandise of all kinds sells to- day low
than it did before the war. Our me
chants have full stocks and cash Gust
mcrs are not allowed.to go away dss;
iStitd.
"'' Two young American attorneys We
',.' ~rangling for a lons time before Jud
-, Knox, Of Virginia, over point of Ia
His honor rendered his decision, and t
"sprig' who had lost impndently remar
me- ed, "Your honor, there is growing OPP
IN ion that all the fools are not dead yr
in "Certainly,' answered the court wi
of unruflcd good humor, II quite agree wi
you, Mr.. Blank. and congratulate y
\, upon your healthy appearance"
nj The last time the Democrats had n
or iority in the Senate was on the 3rd
us March 1861, when Vice President Brcc
ND inriage made the announcement of
result of q vote on going into AZ exc
., tive session, similar to that made by V
oos President Wheeler on Wednesday I
-, only Senator who voted then who vo
~ Wednesday was Mr.. Anthony, of Rh'
- Island. Mr.. Hamlin had been a mem
of that Congress, but he had resigned
the 18th of January preceding hav
the been elected Vice President, and Mr..
'ra- NJ Morrill, had been elected in his pls
,an