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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-09-08
Good WhitcWaSh.

As reader of our valuable paper
| notice several of your lady cores
pondcnts wish some one to give them
il receipt for mixing whitcwasl' that
is cheap and durable and won't rub
off. Having had some experience III
white washing, | will now proceed t"
one that will give satisfaction t" all
who may use it: Take two table,
spooufuls of nice, well Stacked lime,
add as much sweet milk as will make
it the consistency of thick cream, add
this to "pc-lalf gallon Of skinned
milk; stir well, then stir in Spanish
whiting until you have it as thick as
paint, which will DC about three and
half pounds Of whiting; mix in
carthcn vessel, apply it with Il largo
size painters brush, keeping well
stirred while using it, it will not rub
Oft, and for ceiling and walls there is
nothing will excel livery good for
out door work. S. G. Odcn, in Jour-
nal and Farmer.
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MIR KEYS FAWNING,
MAX. OrlnnnS Drm0caf

We wish to say just as plainly as
possible that Postmaster General Key
is misrcprescnting the South and
Southern sentiment in the spectacle
he Is making of himself as the Illus
tratiou of tue beauties of the South
eva policy. His position is due to
nryu)i,jr circumstances, of a cha,ac-
ter which should make him reluctant
to appear at all before New England
audiences but if he has been COM
pcllcd to do so, as We infer is the
case, We insist that he represents us
correctly. This lie has certainly not
done, and, while We regret the nc
cessity of saying so, we arc lmpel|rd
by a proper se|i-rcSpccl t. declare
that such is the fact.
Garfield himself has declared that,
while the South is responsible fol
civil war ia 81, she has made more
than the amcndc honorable by avert
ing it in rs. This is strictly true
and We of the South know it and feel
1t.
Whether or not Mr.. Hayes South.
crn policy was the result of his own
choice and free will, still we believe
that he was forced to it by the Soutl
at a time when it rested entirely will
her to accept hin, as President or in
auguratc civil war. We have avoid
ed an expression of this conviction
and can only regret that the dirt-cat'
ing of Keys at length compc|s us tt
say that Mr.. Hayes has recognized tn
rights of the South only because III
thereby strengthened himself. An!
other cause than the one adopted
would have cost him his present 20
sition, and he knows that he actc'
under a sort of durcss. Keys oush
to know it also, and he has no clail
to represent us as holding any othe
idea. We forced our terms, an
while We have not chosen to thrus
this fact upon the Administration i
an offensive and obstructive manner
still we do not intend that it shall h
ignored. We held, and still hold til
+ Key of tho situation, and We Ito NJ
; propose to rclinquish it.
; There was not paper in the Cnio
that more readily than ourselves re
cognizcd Mr.. Hayes good faith
: carrying out tho obligations he ha
$ entered into with the representative
D of the South after Tilden's shamef
> backdown, and we found that v
: could place no reliance in the Ne
e York wing of tho Northern Den
ocracy, and that they were treati'
t US as so much political capital wi
as hcartless a disregard of our wron
O as were the bloody shirt Republican:
1, but we shall not quietly allow NJ
8 Hayes to escape the implication
J.. these facts. 1t is to these facts tn
j. Mr.. Key owes his present positio
and when he goes about the Nor
with his criuging, unmanly proft
n sions of condition for what not o
o gallant and true gentleman of t
A South ever thought of as a shame
IS cause of repentance, he is guilty
misrepresentation which deserv
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J. r., COSCROvE
AMONG the FARMERS
NEiI" l.abMrcr, Are the Best.

The prospect of schooling ana
properly training our negroes in the
required proficiency is not impo>>i
Die, but our wants alc pressing an!
our means not yet adequate for til,
task. Further, the daily decreasing
number OF them that come to tie
! country, and the almost universal
disposition Of what few aIc avaiIa.
bic to retire from til" profitable bat
, steady employment of our ri;;ntc!s--
and with few months earnings
secure Il few acres of land on which
they can more lcisurely live above
immediate starvation, and Stree,
has rendered the task of their social
improvement nearly impracticahlr,
aud, at least. exceedingly arluous.
Consequently, our planters are
molc and molc anxious to procure
white lal.orcrs and tenants, whose
naturally superior intellectual train
{ ing renders them best fit to carry or.
| with profit for themselves and cut
! ployrrS reel procally, our field Labor
on the basis of improved and prog
rc$Sivc cultivation.
These views gathered from con.
vcrsations with our best planters
should encourage immigration Of Ia
, borcrS and tenants from the Nort|.
and West. Their applications for
employment, they may rest assured,
will be chccrfully accepted by all of
our planters. Neither need those
immigrants longer apprcl'cud any in
compatihilitirs Of climate, etc., for
the "insalubrity" buyl'rar, started b.
our unscrupulouS Far-Wc>t railroad
manipulators and land spectators,
about Louisiana, is now exploded and
our State can securely boast Of its
climate and general hcaltliness, will,
positive data and statistics which,
compared with those Of the States
that receive Il greater number of i'm
migrants, would provo quite dis
paraycmcnt to them.
Cheap Transportation and Employment
for the Hundreds.
Our transportation agencies have
adopted the most reasonable schedule
of prices for the conveyance of i'm
migrants to the interior, and rs fast,
as they come, they will never come
too fast, nor too many, since there is
an actual demand for $4,000 laborers
on the "sllare system" in Louisiana.
The share given the tenant varies ac'
cording to the number of acres he
takes in cultivation, and nature
of crop, but the half share is tho
prevailing ratio, especially in the
Attakapas parishes. The planter
usually supplies the seed, teams'
plows, lodgings and miscellaneous
free to his tenant.
Are there any farmers North or
West that could offer such induce
ments to tenants? And should that
be, can they raise such profitable
, crops as our sugar cane, which inva.
riably pays a net income Of from
. 500 to 5000 per acre? OF course
not 50 let those who would earn Il
t nice livelihood turn their attention
+ toward the prolific soil and hea|tlfu|
j, climate of Louisiana.
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Constitutional Convention.

We publish elsewhere a commute
cation on this subject, from the pen
OF Il distinguished citizen of our par
l>h, who takes an adverse view of the
proposition for calling q convention
from that entertained by the Drmo-
rrut, an! in fact almost the entire
Conservative and Democratic press
Of the State. We have given our
contributor the use of the coumnS Of
the prmocr0l in order that if there
are any good reasons why a convcn-
ton should not be called, our people
should hear them, and form their own
opinions as to whether they are suf-
'iricnt to ovel weigh the urgent ne.
crs>ity which he, and one and all of
us admit there is, for changes in the
organic law of our State. There is
no difference of opiuion rs to the fact
that the present constitution is very
obnoxious, and as u whole, exceed
ins|y Objectionable. The difference
OF opinion is on the method of max
ing the changes needed. 1t is argu-
mrnt sufficient in itself, that the
constitution of 1868, was never fam
ed by the people Of Louisiana, nor
adopted by them. 1t was the off,
spring of reconstruction, and framed
10y Kellogg, Packard, Warmoth, John
Ray, Ludcliny and il host of carpet.
baSScrs, ScalawaSs and ignorant ne
grocS, and is tccminy with vindica-
tive hate against the truo citizens of
the State. We say this is enough of
itself, t" demand its immediate
change. 1t is as an exchange says,
like tho cold man Of the sea-" it has
come very near riding Us to our
death, and the sooner we are rid of
it, the better for Louisiana and her
DeOplr.
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The DcSoto Democrat publishes Il
squamish dubious editorial, relative
to the propricty Of white persons &C
crpting positions as teachers of COL
ored free schools We are surprised
that there should at this day he any
mock sentiment in the South upon
this subject, and that any sensible
newspaper or person should sickle
upon the propricty of such a matter
The time has gone by for such SEN
timcntal nonsense. The acceptance
by the whites of the political ant
civil equality of the colorcd race, ant
comforting upon them the rights O.
citizenship in common with the whites
make it the duty and interest Of TIN
latter to elevate, aud make them ca.
pablo Of exercising wisely these srca
privileges, upon which the welfare "
the whole State depends. Education
is the only means by which to rcacl
this important end.
We not only see no objection t.
such employment, but VIC are gla
that 50 honorable and legitimate
calling is open to our young mel
many of whom are competent al
worthy but are without occupation.
Now that the department Of cduca
ton is under the coutr0l of the cor
sentative whites, we should like
SEQ them manifest an interest in I'll
education of colored children, as we
as the children Of white parentage
aud, if they prefer colored teache
let them have them if such can |
found of tho proper qualification
} But we hope no competent your
} man, in want of honorable cmplo
!, ment and qualified as a teache
would hesitate to teach a school
.colored Children [Opelousas Couri
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-09-08

A musically.jnclincd Miss bought
a cabinet organ lately on the install
ment plan, and the neighbors hearing
from rival agent that the instru-
ment would wear out before 1t was
paid for are now raising subscrlp.
tons to clear it of debt.-Boston Pa
npr
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-09-08
Crockery, Hollow & Will
low Ware.

A full line of FANCY aud FAMILY
GROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS. &C.
Books, Stationery, &C., &c.
In fact
a FRESH and select stock Of goods always
on hand, which having been purchased on
a cash basis enables us to otter extra induce.
ments to cash buyers.
Highest cash price paid for cotton and other
produce, and liberal advances made in cash
merchandise on consignment
OrMarCh 25-ly.
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H''" snail not escape prompt and iii
diSnaNt lrnuMcia:ion.
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Always take rope into your room
at the hotel. 1t may enable you to
slide out even if there is no fire. A
big board bill IS just about as bad as
a conAagration. -Haltforl Clarion.
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Mrs, Q, PERRY,
Former PrOprietresS OF No. Z
CarOnGelct Street
New ORLEANS, La.

TTAS removed to No. 1 BaroEne Street.
II Corner Canal. Being very thank
full for past favors bestowed by her
country friends, and especially those of
the Red River parishes, she now solicits
a continuance of their patronage, and
having better facilities and the finest
located house in the City, she hopes by
proper care and attention to secure the
patronage Of her friends and the public.
The low rate of $3.50 per day is chalg
ed for Board and Lodging.
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Crops arc generally very fine. The
excitement about ratcrpillars has
about subsidized. Tho worms have
done some slight damage in tho bot
toms, but the destruction has not
been, and is not expected to DC, wide.
spread. Rapiles Gazette.
The Tensas parish Jonr.ol of the
18th reports the cotton worm as num-
erous and destructive in the Lake St.
Joseph nciS(borhood on ten or twelve
plantations, which they would "clean
out' in two weeks.
1t is feared that only onc-tlird of
an orange crop will be made in Pla.
queminc parish this year. Tho or
augcs on the right bank, which it was
thought had wholly escaped tho effect
of the could weather, prove to have
been seriously damaged.
We are sorry to learn that what is
said to be the second Matching of cat
crpillars, have made their appear
anco in large Numbers IN different
portions of the parish and have COM
mcnccd eating the cotton plants. The
crop is little backward, but other
wise very promising. TO what ex.
tent the worm will increase and raw
age the cotton, it is impossible al
this time to estimate. Some of oul
farmers arc using poison, but among
many there is prejudice against it
\ continuance Of dry weather would
be of great advantage now. -Lafa
yctte Advertiser
We regret exceedingly to have t(
report the appearance Of the genuine
cotton worm. This is now the p1in
cipal topic of conversation, and SC
riously bothcrs the mind ofcvcry one
A day or two VIC had occasion to ride
through several large plantations il
this and Concordia parish, and made
careful observations and inquiry
Feeling sure that this subject inter
csts all the readers of the Journal,
submit my report. In this end of TIT
parish, the worms. have not as yc
done any material damage, but il
Concordia, near the parish line, OF
the Manona aud Coosa plantations
VIC find they are doing fearful work
, Mr.. c., on the Coosa plantation, say
! they ate up seven acres in one night
G When we left he was using Pari
= Green. On the Manona plantation
), our friend Mr.. b. told US they wer
! confined to II field of twenty .tiv
acres and were doing pretty livel
. work. Mr.. B. is dosing them wit
l Paris Green, and says if that don
, cxtcrmiuatc them nothing will. W
n have it from good authority that til
y cotton on the Pittslcld plantation, i
= Concoulia parish, is entirely cate
: up North Louisiana Journal.
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Dcviled EygS.---Eoil six eggs ten
minutes, then lay in cold water till
cold; then cut in halves, slicIn: 4 lit.
tie off the bottom of each, SO they will
stand upright. Remove the yolks,
and rub to IA smooth paste with a 1T
tie melted butter, q bit each of cay
ennc and mustard, and a tcaspoonfu?
of vinegar. Fill the hollow white
with this, aud send to the table n" /
y bed of chopped white cabbA"'
Lettuce may be used instead of Gao,
base, aud spoonful should be s,'>
! ed with half an egg5.
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Wool Suggestions.

1t will always DC best for Il farmer
to produce wool Of one sort or the
other. Wool that is neither ono
thing or other, neither long nor short.
will not usually command IL sati>fac~
tory price so readily as il it were The
wool clipped from Mcriuo sheep or
fiom the backs Of some l"ng-wo"lrd
breed. An intelligent dealer in wool
assures us that dclaiuc wool should
be at least three inches in length, aud
be a round, strong staple. The prac.
ticc of buying wool at an average
price per pound without regard to itA
quality and condition, is paying II
premium for aud encouraging the
growth Of poor and dirty wool, for
grease and filth cost bnt tritic PER
pound compared with choice, clean
wool. Woolg,owcrs who raise wool
above the average as to quality and
condition can do better than to sell it
at an average price by sending it to a
reliable commission merchant, where
it will he sorted and sold according
to its merits. This is Il safe and sat-
i>tactory way to sell good wool. 1t is
not to be expected that wool-bnycrS
will advise farmers to thus dispose of
their wool, for it deprives them Of all
the commission for buying, besides
some twelve cents I'cr pound cxtr" in
addition for all the drlain wool sorted
ont by tlem.-Ncw York Herald.
Richland beacon., 1877-03-31
BETILDERING CHROMOS.

The question whether chromos develop
or repress taste for art has been long
and vehemently discussed. Opinions
differ materially on this point, though
there can hardly be two opinions, one
would think, in respect to chromos, of.
fered as an inducement to newspaper
subscribers. That there are two opinions,
however, is very obvious. from the fact
that publishers continue to offer them as
premiums, when they must know from
the experience of others that the custom
is frequently followed by disaster, and
always attended with peril. A tremen-
dous responsibility rests on chromos. If
they were human creatures they would
be sued in every court in the land, and
enormous damages obtained for the losses
of which they have been the cause.
These may be estimated by hundreds Of
thousands of dollars, if not by millions,
and new losses are constantly sustained,
and will be, no doubt, while chromos are
There is nothing absolutely harmful in
Richland beacon., 1877-03-31

out at the head of the passes has found
temporary lodgment on this outer bar
it being the first obstruction met on the
way to the sea? The remedy is simple
build mp the .ietties TO confine all the.
water. then by means of wing dams To-
bring such concentration of water in
volumes and force to bear upon this H.
tractable bar, as WAS done at the head O,
the pass, and similar result will fojjow
Col. Andrews and Mr.. Schmidt. oss;.-
tant engineer, says everything is as e.
vorab!e as they could EXPECT; that the,.
Is full twenty-one feet of water in the
shallowest place, and work is now pushed
forward and "ill lie to the depth of thirty
feet-ihat is supIO ed 10 ne the ietty ul
timatum. The results already obtained
give little grounds tor doubling their
success.-N. q. TImey.
Richland beacon., 1877-03-31
THE MISSISSIPrI JETTIES.

There is considerable activity among
the jetty workmen making mattresses
and accommodating stone. 1t is quite
evident, eten to the unscientific mind,
that such material is what the jetties
now need. They are in very unfinished
state. The water flows over them every
where, expanding its volume and force,
50 that comparatively little reaches the
outer bar at the sea ends of the jetties
for service in securing out. Some Of
the pilots insist that the bar has been
filling up again within the past few days;
that there is now two or three feet less
depth in water on the bar than month
since. We should not wonder but that
there is some truth in the assertion.
1t has been known that for two months
or more there has beef, mo material il
crease of depth on the bar at the jetties.
In fact there has been no work done on
the jetties proper in that time. There
have been no wing dams made nor
additional concentration or confinement
of water to create depth. 1t is unrea-
sonable to suppose that psrt of those
immense quantities of material secured
Richland beacon., 1877-03-31
YLr Eiey,hant PirIpor!ef.

-ie acre one OF those pockets behind,
ia w:,icn, besides her handkerchief she
hal deposited an apple, a handful of pea
nWs-. = quarter pound Of gumdrops. a
little bottle 90 ammonia, and some other
triie'. she and her swain, after admir-
ing ne complexion OF the huge beast,
turaed their backs upon him To- watch
the monkeys and the live kangaroo, and
gar into erch others eyes; to do this
better they leaned back against the rope
wi.seh enclosed the stately monarch of
the eouth, who saw the apple portruding
fror, the pocket of the unconscious fair
one. lie hesitated moment and was
los. - all sense of honor and self-respect,
for with shuffiingniovements he emulated
the example Of our common mother,
piNcked and ate the fruit, scooped out
the gumdrops and peanuts with sly
wink at his nephew, who WAS looking
With anxiety at the proceedings. But
in the last mouthful the majestic beast
tooi in the ammonia bottle by mistake,
the cork came out, and about an ounce
OF hs:ts.lorn ran down the throat of the
beast. This beverage is said to have re-
viving and stimulating influence, and in
this case it proved its power, for a mere
revived elephant was never seen onearth.
The big elephant has learned a lesson in
morals which will probably induce him
to let other peoples pockets alone, though
nobody dares to carry bottle within
range of his proboscis.-Kanscs City
7cNr.
Richland beacon., 1877-03-31
PARENTAL PRIDE,

Las: night 4 crowd of lounger- were
sitting around the stove of a corner
grocery discussing such live topics as the
weather, etc. As the wind howled
through the streets they hitched W.
closer TO the stove, AID filed it up with
wood TO warm their chilled limbs and
evaporate the layers of tobacco Juice On
top. With pardonable parental pride
they began to discuss their children.
Said one man, refectiveiy:
dispose got the worst boy on tie
Lode. lie was taren disgrace TO :he
family from his cradle. lilo squalled
and had the colic till he was eight yeas
old, and then he began to break things.
When he got to going to skule he never
learned nothin', and was alters playin'
hockey. One day he lit on ore of the
teachers and plum nigh murdered him
with the stove-poker. He was the
stupidest cuss in that ward, and in spite
of my tryin' to keep him correct, he
grew up to be regular hudlum."
eyes, / heard of that boy" chimed in
another from across the steaming stove.
"He's bad egg, no mistake. I'm alters
sorry TO see boys act that way, and I'm
alters sorry for their parents, because
faint their fault"
"It's rough to have that kind of brat.
sure enough" said another.
"Hi'd break lis bloody neck hif he was
my boy" remarked third.
eyes, YOU bet: 7 know i'm. He's
hoodlum from the ground up"
And so these comments passed round
the stove, each man taking special pains
to coincide with the opinion of the sire.
During the conversation, however, the
sire gradually got nervous, and at the
last remark he rose up with:
'.Men that'll insult father by run
min down his child are mean skunks-
And letting out his right, he pasted
the last speaker in the eye, and then
,ailed in.
1t was fine to see how his parental love
asserted itself as he walked through the
crowd. He just floored all hands and
stamped on 'em. In two minutes he
,ad cleaned out the place, then, shaking
his fist in the air, he roared out:
''That boys mine, and no man can
lbuse him to my face; and what's more,
he hasn'tgot his equal on the Comstock
- Virginia Ner. Chronicle.
Richland beacon., 1877-03-31
THE CRUSADERS AND TEE SARA
Gems.

The two armies, eLcamped within a
few miles of each other. and about to
engage in battle, were the representa-
tives of two faiths. The one, the army
Of Islam, imbued with vigorous living,
enthusiastic faith in the camel driver of
Mecca the other, the army of the cross,
having scarce enough of the ancient
faith to entitle. them to the christian
name; looking to the wood with SUI
perstitious hope that it might have some
virtue, but utterly oblivious now of Him
whose death for their salvation it typi.
fed. The leaders of the two armies
presented terrible contrast in character.
The religion of the cross was not re-
sponsible for the shame Of the one, who
was a worthless king and a perjured
knight, nor was Islam to be credited
with the nobleness of the other. Guy
was an exceptional disgrace to chris
tianity. Saladin was an exceptional
glory to Mohammedanism.
The greatest soldier and the purest
Of his age, man the like of