The People's vindicator., 1878-02-09

--Danbury News.
Mr. V. Benoist was in town on'ssWed-
nesday and dropped into the VlND1cA-
TOR sanctum. He reports our friends in
the Cloutierville section in fine health
and spirits.
The spirit of Improvement is still
abroad and old Natchitoches willyet pull
ont of her ancient rut. The sound of the
hammer is heard everywhere, which be-
tokens life at least.
The Brooklyn Eagle inquiries, "What is
Christianity" Christianity, my boy, is
seeing fellow mortal slip down on the
sidewalk without reminding him that he
has dropped something. g."-"orcester
Press.
; Next to committing matrimony, COM
mitting perjury in swearing to a savings
bank return is the most likely to with
draw q prominent citizen from general
circulation. New York Tribune.
Mr.. Pendleton is also afflicted at times
with goat. This will make him pleas
ant and agreeable companion tor Blame
Tbey can run down to Hot Springs to-
rether during vacation.--Wasblngto"
Republican.
We observe several reckless paragraph
era asking impuoent questions as to the
| whereabouts and present occupation OF
Gail Hamilton. We advise caution; tha'
is ALL Chicago Tribune.
Henry Genius the Stove and Tin man
patronizes the VrNDlcA1oR in new al
vertisement' and we advise those VINO
want Charter Oak Stoves and House Fur
nishing Goods, as we'll as work done l"
the tin line to give Henry call.
General Bouncer (on round of inspec,,,
tion at Sandhurst)-Augh! Canyon ten
me what "mess" this isl Cadet-We'i
thew call it "mutton," but l Wouldn
youch for it.-Punch.
We've seen that joke beef-ore.
Tn London, years ago, prize of $5o
vas offered for the best original joke ant
Horne % Tooke it.-Norristown Herald.
Nov he honest. Didn't Theodore Hooi
49,, O;1 C;+v Derrick
New didn't Richard Steel it
E In Grand Rapids, Michigan, the gro
GERS publish their portraits at 1ne nea
y of their advertisements. Grano hap'Es
,lso the home of the Sweet singer'--Co'
4 rier-JOurnal.
" There must be more lasses in Gran
" Rapids than the Sweet Singer.
The absence of the Editor, whose d'
ties As Clerk of the Police Jury an
- through long and protracted sess'o
10 during the week, must be our excuse II
y editorial short comings this issue.
Our Methodist friends gave tv
|" ~nound sociables'' at the residence OF NJ
W. NJ s, Curtis during the week, and tn
rs were perfect successes. Mr.. Hough
building up fine progressive! consree
Ell Ell ton here, and when he completes th'
u church he will greatly advance the int
l." ests of this whole community.
Our Police Jury propose, so we unu
q stand, to levy a Parish Tax OF y MI
OK oulv, This is p Mills less than the Ii
'rk limit and 7 Mills less than the cheap
Radical levy, even when the valuat'
ose Of property exceeded the present val
an. t;on bv $4,000 to $75o,oOo dollars.
,eir the Legislature don't REFORM our Poi
Jury will.
md A full line of all grade goods at
duced prices at Mccook 4 Bro
NOV An exchange says new way 10 1a'
anu ladies' hats is to bore the tops Of t
'''F ears, put in gold hoops and have the
strings tied through them. Thus
Will by step we tread the pathway to PEI
pa t;on and ere the darkness Of death
10 III velopes all the world man Will nave
ress' lied his nose in holding up his pant
and milling on his boots.--Andrews' Baz
If all St. Louis is to have ten-foot stat
flank Shakespeare. The city fathers m
es' asked the sculptor if the deceased 81
solid speare' was Chicago man, and whe
~, is said "no' they replied 'all right
;ratic the old stat."-- St. Louis Times.
People who label their letters "in
nqui- haste' are dying off one by one'
rgsin, are dropping of with heart d'seas
in the week after they mail their importa'
der.-- ters they see them advertised as
held for postage, and the result is
not; Thus another great tribe will 500
v and come extinct Postal Gazette.
on 'ne The Parish Treasurers' Report
Q way show our people what the presel
lice Jury has done. Over $2O,
we an Parish Scrip, Warrants, &C., OF o
,asion- dehtedness. was burned by the
nmiDg' Jury at its last session. This
n that largest collection and settlemen
made at one time, in the History
3. Nc parish.
nent in Our Sabine friends, we trust, vi
will be our canvasser, Mr.. Richard E:
o mar handsome welcome. Sabine is ta'
hospitality, and to the VlSD1cAro1
canvass representative, We feel assured it
in the unbounded. Mr.. Lee visits that
q hope in the interest Of this paper ana
il eour- our sanguine hopes in his success
realized.
till the The Bart Able was at our lant