The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-31

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and gin repairer. He is good work
man and parties desiring work in his lint
will DO we'll to employ him.
Elizabeth Allen, in a poem, asks, 80
willow, why forever weep p Elizabeth
is little mistaken as to the facts. Il
isn't the willow that weeps, it is the boy
who dances under the Timber end of it.
McCook, the indetaticable, has gone te
Texas for big stock of that delicious
Dallas flour. Good luck to you Mack.
The Central Committee Of the Demo
cratic party of this parish meets on Mon
day next, I'd inst. Let there be full at
tendance.
The colored people of Genada, Miss.
Memphis, Vicksbnrg and elsewhere are
reported dying like sheep from yellow
fever.
Our readers will be pleased to learn
that the Rev. Mr.. Hough will begin
again the publication of his excellent
sermons in the NINmCAToR next week
1t has been discovered that the sun is
about five hundred thousand miles near
er the earth than has been supposed. Per-
haps, after a while, tho man who is sun
struck will get chance to strike back.
Our friends Judge Pierson, and Col
Jack are rusticating in the pine woods
living on fish and venison ; the envey
of all the ''cant get aways"
Ourparish Quarantine Board have come
down to brass tacks OH the Pool line.
We arc sure Capt. Aiken must not have
been notified else his boats would have
ceased running.
Yellow fever, as q scare, does not ex.
ist here at all nor does yellow ,jack him
self have being in any of this broad sec
ton. We have established a rigid quar-.
antine and are vigorously enforcing it.
which we hope will insure our safety.
An old Irish soldier who prided himself
upon his bravery, said be had fought in
the battle Of "Bull Run" When asked
if he had reiterated and made his escape
as others dit on that famous occasion, he
replied: "Be jabers, those that didn't run
are there yjt.'
1t was great shock to the Rev. De
GOlyer Gartirln's delicate nerves to read
opposite his name in the hotel register
at Atlantic City, the following d-pcncil
memorandum "There is more brass in
this mans cheek than will ever be need
ell for his monument.-NewY York Times.
Cotton picking is very brisk, we learn
Cotton in the hills is in fine condition
and we'll fruited. while the caterpillar
has not yet made its appearance there.
The yield of cotton throughout this par
ish will be much greater than last year,
while tho corn crop is ample for wants
if not abundant.
Billiard 4 Campbell, the energetic
Front street merchants Of this city, had
the homo, of receiving the first bale of
new cotton this season. 1t was raised
picked and ginned by Mr. W. D. Carter,
9Th ward, and received here on l7h tinst.
The Rochester Express wants Edison
to invent something to take the squeak
Dut of shoes. Better turn his attention
to the cOHfouDded stairs which gives a
fellow away when he comes home from
the lodge.-Keoknk Constitution.
Mrs. McLuckie-Why, Donald, you told
me yesterday that you were going to sign
the temperance pledge. Donald Yes,
ma am, l went to the temperance hall,
md found there was no vacancy till the
md Of the year,
We advise our people everywhere
throughout the parish, both in the hill
md valley portions, to use lime and
,ther disinfectants freely. It will con-
lnce to good health and prevent infec-
jious maladies.
We understand that our Methodist
friends propose to hold a camp meeting
vt their grounds in Ward S, Bethel
church, beginning in about two weeks.
rhe press reports the meeting above
Pleasant Hill grand success.
Call at the post.office and see our
educed price list of fruit.trees, flowers
md ornamental shrubbery, from G. W.
'toner's nursery at Shreveport. All to
70 sold at hard time prices.
Aug. 3.3m. PORTER & CARVER
Quarantine guards are stationed at the
,outh of Cane river and all along the |
iver front to Strongs ferry on Saline.
10 appearance of fever either at Mont
emery or St. Maurice, Or in fact any
oint on Red river below this, nor is it
kelly we will have any.
The Hawkeye reports that several
mericans have been guiliotined in Paris
IT persisting in speaking the French
'nguage. The French government just
les its course by saying the people of
rance can't stand everything.
We suggest, as subject for our local
chatting societies, the question, whether
loths are more Obstructive to clothing
ian impecunious wood choppers or ven
Drs of plaster Paris saints.
After much tribntation, Mrs Shilling, of
hica, n. Y. was releaved of her suspense
y the birth of boy. It weighe d a
,und. The arithmetic has bursted- it
kes, according to that old fraud, 20
filings to make a pound.
We asked a friend the other day, whose
&c looked as if he had been chief
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