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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-04-19

Many who condescend to illuminate this
dark world with the fire Of their genius,
through the columns Of newspaper, lit.
Ito think Of the lot Of the printer, who
sits up At midnight to correct their false
grammar and photography, and worse
punctuation. We have seen the argu-
ments Of lawyers, in high repute as scIIDl-
~, sent to the printer in their own
handwriting-msny words, especially
technical and foreign terms, aLLrev iate,l,
Words mis-spelled, and few or no points,
and these few, if any, certainly in the
wrong place. We have seen the sermons
Of eminent "divines" sent 50 the press
without points or capitals to designate
tho division Of the sentences also the
letters Of the political and scientific cor
respondents. Suppose all these had been
40 printed, the printer woald have been
treated with scorn and contempt. No
ono would have believed that such gross
and palpable faults were owing to the
ignorance or carelessness of the author
and uoe one but the practical printer
knows how many hours the compositor,
andlalter him proof:reader, is compelled
10 spend in reducing to readable condi.
tion. manuscript that often writer's them
selves would be puzzled to read.-WoM.
cocks Nssspsper Reporter.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-04-19
VEGETINE
FOR CHILI.S, SHAKES.
FEVER and AGUE.
l'arboro. NC l-1-

Nix. II. Il. STEvENs:-
Dear Sri feel very grateful Tor hat y"''i
valublo medicine, Vcgctine, has done ~ my
family. wish to express my thanks ny INFORM
ing You, Of the wonderful cure Of my son a'S'
to Let yor know that Vcgctinc is the "cS' 'itu
icne that l ever saw for ChllIs, SNAKES, i'N:'
and Ague. My sOn was sick WIN measles ~
ls73 which LETT him with Hip joint disease. NY
son suffered great deal Of pain, a'i "t tht s'';
the pain was SD great he did nothin. b"t cry
The doctors did not help him particle, ne !,
cOuId not Lift his foot trOM the floor, lie '""'"
not move without crutches. read ."l'f ad'si-
risement in the Louisville Courier, Journal
that Vegetine was y great BloWt Purifier an"
Blood food tried one bottle, when was
great benefit lie kept on with the meu'c,"t
gradually gaming. He has taken eighteen not
Ties in all and hc is completely restored I" iielth
walking without crutches or cane tie is TWEEN
~ wears Of axs have a younger son, fifteen
wears Of age, who is subject to Chills. When
ever he feels ono COmming on lie comes in takes
a dose Of Vegetine and that Is the last Of the
Chill Vegetine leaves no bad effects upon sys
tenn like most vi the melicinel recommended for
Chills. l Cheerfully recommend Vegetine for
such complaints. think it is the greatest
medicine in the world.
Respectfully, MRS J. W. LLOYD.
VEGETlNR.-When the blood becomes liteless
and stagnent, ether from change Of weather or
Of climate, want Of exercise, Irregular diet, or
from ~ other cause, the Vegetine will renew
the Dlood carry Oh the purid hulnOrs, cleans the
regulates the bowels. and impsrts q
tone Of vigOr ~ the whole body.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-04-19

SEwANEE, TENN, March 3l.-Mr.
Editor :-Nothing affords US more
pleasure than to receive regularly
every week, q copy Of yonr very in.
tereeting paper. Tho VlNDICArOR,
from its first appearance, has done
10 duty uobly 10 behalf Of the peo.
pie ; and from the period Of radical
rule has been striking against the
iron hinges Of rascality, up to this
time, when it has almost accomplish.
cd 10 object. Your paper seems to
k3eW. always tho visl,es and desires
Of the masses. The citizens Of the
surrounding country can say that
they have never known it to fail to
vindicats tho rights Of it's people. In
looking over your columns, Mr.. Edit
OF, our hearts are filed with joy to
go tho returfl Of our most honorable
eitisens Of Natchitoches with the ver-
dict mot guilty." Oh /! how patriotic
are the brave citizens Of Natchito-
chss !; aod the ladies to who 10 their
fapb)e' s4ortA have proved them
se)vsapalriotic, both TO their citizers,
'ssd % their country! II makes us
feel like consigning the rascally
thieves, who abandoned the city Of
Natchitoches . few months since, to
tho lowest depths Of the internal re-
gious. And tIis feeling grows strong.
Of when No eco our estimable fellow.
eitissns bulldozers' who were
% lenisnt ~ 70 let them escape the
Parish without broken necks, arrest.
ID and carried before the U. $. Cir
euit Court upon tho charge Of having
violated the election Law. Look at
Is money tho unlawfn act he's cost
,ear eeuntsymen |! Look at the pre-
eisee tine the professional men have
lost and for . moment eco the
poor cd farmers, who depend al.
,nost upon their daily labor for the
support Of their families! What
ean these families do under such
sireanstaneesi Why, the only 70.
souree, 10 to depend upon their
nsishbors who are able to give. We
eely hope that, in the future, our
fellow. eitizens Of Natchitoches will
i've 10 peace and prosperity, until
tbe hand Of tho Omnipotent Father
ehal1 take them into the realms above.
We predict chat they will never live
qeiDeyiin their happy homes, ii they
allow saeh men % tho Bredas and
DDaut TO return.
We ars moro than proud to learn,
through your last issue, that the
farmers have, glowing prospects for
latsre crops; that their laborers are
attending serictly to business, and
~ not being led OF by bad men to
waste their time with politics. May
tho eolorsd people Of Natchitoches
seasisas - Do their duty, and IN tho
81 they viii, beyond any doubt, be
prosperous, and live to be good law
abiding ei6ssas, - tho VlNDlCArOR
loog aimee predicted.
Yours truly,
8. D.. p.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-04-19

Doag vIo1loa1op: - tihsgri.I 80
ToDS1eiDn passsd OF quietly. The
veee PEELED We email end Mr.. ]. c.
we ~ the wiaser BY four votes.
Ne. White b . good sound man NM
ves0oo tax payers hope much from
hin.
Sire ~ last planting has gone "a
With vigoe, bat wages arc low not.
vtsheeosdisg the scarcity Of labor.
Had uoee 90 eo0plained Of; the
qoe ~ 0lteoie aGesy which I think
1ooelo1 ~ - 8 laad where u have.
~ lbevsje1eR, plseey. q bsssd, IL
~, MIX aod butter.
Hi b WASTED badly. The e,t
49, bFpl9lje( ~ yeey nisehisl
NJ ~ ooe3 - 0ooy have he'd q
peaoe oVoe @ aeeoost q their depve-
dol6ooA 0eed health - ueaal bleeeee
- 81 veall lsps With good esops.
- - - . gsod white aaw'a
~. ~ - = y eeed people ,"bys
-. ..,....,,, -
sas.sssiass. W C.D.
.1alla e1sss ~, - n, 1T.
- - - - : -. esa1s,si.s
i3,s'.,g @ {:
49, sfss 80.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-04-19
VIZ GETINE
FOR DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUSNESS,
And. General Debility.
Beruar,lstOn, Mass. /

Bernar,lstOn, Mass. Isis.
We, the undersigned, having used vesetine
take pleasure in recommending it to all those
troubled with HumOrs Of any kind, Dyspepsia,
Nervousness, or General Debility. il bein. The
Great Blood Purifier, Sold by L. L. Crowell 4
Sons who sell more Of ii than all other patent
medicine put together.
MRS. l.. +. PERKINS.
MRS. II. W. SCOTT.
JOSEPHUS SLATE.
VEGkrINE IL the great health restorer--con,.
posed exclusively III barks, roots and herbs.
II is very pleasant to take every child likes it.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-04-19
CROP REPORT.
Cosssspondsnse to the vindicator.

OUssVOX1Vss1sOssOO W tuO ' SuVUuC0VOC.
ACHILLE PRUDHOMNE PLANTATION
April S.. The crops in this neiehbor.'
heea are lally ton days In advance "a
yAas NY were Last year. Az "a
~ crop; ~ corn 10 oil Up, cotton all
plaated and need bat q rain 10 brine
h Ap, Whieh 10 need very much.
3nso ialorm % through your in
lees0Ss paper, Why The hogs are
S allowed to run 1t large.
700 lAevs bssn . planter for Two ysars
~ have never known tho peeroes
70 west better, and take moro interest
H. - 'sislns Of swine, cattle, veee.
$4,000. .rclILf. Ynee
W xeed Bat rain for tho present.
g Avesa1le seasos, and Natehitocles
gasish wlll make . rousing crop.
'Yoars truly,
80 80. LOUIS A. PRUDHoNME.
USel ars prohibited from running
aslafos % The river fronts Of Caue
ed 1sd hvsss unless "riuged" or BY
ssassat Of ths lad owssr.] -Editor. .
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-04-19
IesIlMoNlAls:

Crescent City Sugar Refinery I
New Orleans, Jan. q, 1872 !
Mr. Hugh ". Montgomery, Agent Messrs Jno
D. Moore 4 90, 9Gl NJ aud 263 Broadway
New York. for Vigier's Improved Freucl
Process for Dscruating Boilers:
are the agent for thoroughly. We have been
using it ior several weeks. did this AZ a per.
sonal Il vOr to you, for generally dislike na
king experiments. ] can only say that an,
glad thct have given the disincr,istant q trial
fOr it has turned out BY far the best thing Oi
the kind that ever used. 1t come up to ali its
claims ON it, printed circular, aud In future
u uso ID exclusively In their boilers over and
in preference to any other process for discrust.
ing boilers.
lrs"ain, very respectfully; !, ,.,,,,,
Engineer Crescent City Sugar Refinery.
We endorse the above.
a. THOMSON & Gu.
Leets's Foundry,
New Orleans Feb. ,, Js19.
Mr.. Hugh W. Montgomery, New Orleans, L.,
Agent Tor vigier's Improved French pro-.
cess for DISTINGUISHING steam Boilers:
Dsar Sir-After having used tho Vigier l'ro.
cess for some months. and giving IT. . fair sud
full trial We can state that & has produced the
mast satisfactory results on our boilers by re-
moving incrustations and eGectually prevent.
lug the f0rmstia0 Of the same.
We cordially recommend Il tn those using
boilers. ARCHIBALD MITCHELL.
go Superintendent Leeds Foundry.
HENRY RENISON.
Chief Foreman.
LEEDS 4 CO.,
ss j Propristors Leeds's Foundry.
Discount to the trade Send for Circulars 70
Hugh W. Montgomery, l6O Common street,
New Orleans, Sole Agent for the Southwest.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-04-19
MRS. l.. +. PERKINS
MRS. II. W. SCOTT.
.JOSEpIl1'S SLATE

VEGETINE
Druggists Testimony.
Nix II. r. STEVENS:
Dear Sit, We have been selling your remedy
the Vegetine for about three years, and take
pleasure IN recommending it to our customers
and In no instant where blood purifier would
reach the case. has it ever failed to effect cure
to cur knowledge. 1t certainly is the ne plus
ultra Of renOvatOrs. Respectfully
L. n. SHEPHERD s co Druggist
Mt, Vernon, III.
Is acknOw lodged by all classes Of people IL he
the best and most reliable blood purifier in the
world.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-01-31
The Water-Spider.

The insects that frequent the water
REQUIRE predaceous animals to keep
them within due limits as well as those
that inhabit the earth; and the wa er-
spider is one of the most remarkable
upon whom that ice is devolyed. To
this ed her instinct in~tructs her to
tabricate a kind ot diving-b-ll in the bo-
som OF that element. Sac Usually selects
still water for this purpose. Her rouse
is an oval cocoon, filed with air and
lined with elk, from which the threads
issue in every direction, and are fastened
to the surrounding plants. In this CO..
coon, which is opened below, sue
watches for her prey, and even appears
to pass the winter, when she closes the
opening. 1t is most commonly, yet not
always, under water; but its inhahitant
has filled it for her respiration, which
enables her to live 10 it She conveys
the sir to it in the following manner:
She usually swims on her back, when
her abdomen is enveloped in bubble of
air, aud appears like globe OF quick
silver. With this she enters her cocoon,
and, displacing an equal mass of water,
again ascends for second lading, till
she has sufficiently filled her house with
it so as to expel all water. How these
little animals can envelop their abdo-
men with an air bubble, and retain it
till they enter their cells, is still one of
natures mysteries that has not been ex-
plained 1t is wonderful provision
which enables All animal that breathes
atmospheric air to fill her honse with it
under water, and by some secret art to
clothe her body with air as with gar
ment, which she can put off when it
answers her purpose. This is kind of
attraction and repulsion that mocks all
inquiries,
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-01-31
An Omish Wedding.

Doubtless many of our readers are
familiar with the customs and habits Of
the religious sect known as the Omish,
but il is to be questioned if many Of
them know how an Cmish wedding is
conducted The Omish differ from the
Mennonites in their simplicity of dress
aud being more strict In their discipline
rhey also hold their religious meetings
in private houses. Their own ministers
perform the marriage ceremony, which
is seldom the case with the Mennonites.
a wedding>day among the NJ is an i'm
porlant event. All the relatives and
friends o the families assemble at an
early hour A stranger to pass by and
see the yellow carriages in groups IN a
field aojacent to the house, would be
awe-stlicken. On the arrival Of the
guests, each one unhitches from the
carriage his own horse, and secures fsr
him place in the stable. The ceremony
begins at a. 10. The bride and groom,
with their attendants, occupy a room
and sit face TO FAC the men on one
side and the women on the other. The
remaining guests sit in other apartments
OF the house. The service consists in
singing and preaching (all in GERMANY
and when this is over, which lasts till
twelve O'Clock, the couple to be married
advances to the preacher and the wedding
| ceremony is pronounced. Then follows
the dinner. Ia short time the tables
are fitted up and bountifuiiy sup9lie1
with roast turkey, beef and vegetables.
To this all who can find room sit down,
after WIN ch the tables are again supplied
with cake and wine, at which the Young
people congregate and spend an hour in
singing, when they psrtake OF the deIi~
cacies spread before them. The older
persons then follow and enjoy the good
things, which consumes considerable
time.
at ak o'clock a supper is spread
which remains on the table during the
/ night. 1t is at this hour (six o'clock)
the festivities begin. All repair to the
barn, which has been thoroughly cleaned
| for the occasion, and indulge in the old
time plays. These Rmusements are kept
up till after midnight, when all parties
wend their way homeward.
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Woman in China.

The condition OF woman In China is
most pitable; suffering privation, con
tenpt, all kinds of misery and degcada-
tion s,izs on her in her cradle and
accompany her pitilessly TO her tomb.
Her very birth in commonly regarded as
q humiliation and disgrace to the Iamily
an evident sign Of the maledicrion or
heaven. If she Is not immedia eIy
uhJcsted she Is looked upon and treated
- creature intriusically despicsbe, ana
,c4rceiy belonging TO the human race
This appears so Incontestable a tact that
PanhoU~pan, celebrated, though woman.
among Chinese writers endeay0r- in her
works 10 humiiiate her own aex Joy re-
ninding them constantly OF the Inferior
rank they occupy in the creation.
81 Wnen son is BORN she says h-
sleeps on a bed, he Is clothed with silk
and plays with pearls; every one attends
t. his princely cries. Bat when girl is
horn she sleeps upon the grouod, j.
neanly wrapped up in cloth. plays
wi,h tile, aud IS Incapable OF acting
either virtuously or viciously. She has
nothing 70 think Of but preparing f.oi,
m king wine, and not vexiug her
parents" Even after marriage ber Gaze
is not improved. According TO the ex-
pressions OF an old Chinese writer, the
new unmarried wife SHOULD be but a
shadow and an echo in the house" She
has no right tC take her meas with her
husband nay, not even with Ter male
children; her duty is to serve them At
table, to stand by them in silence, help
them to drink, and light their pipes
She must eat alone and after they have
done, and in q corner; her food is scanty
and coarse, and she would not dare To
touch even what is let by her own sons
1t may be thought that this does not well
SO ree with the much ta,ked-of principle
ot ilial piety; but it must not be or
gotten that III China woman counts Tor
nothing; the law ignores her existence, or
notices her merely to load her with fet-
ters, to complete her servitude. and to
couGrn, her legal incapacity. Polygamy
is allowed, and the hesrt-renGing ieals
ousies and quarrels that thence ensue
lead to numerous suicides.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-01-31
Winter Hygiene.


As friend of TIE widow and orphan
and especially of the young and inexpe@
rienced mother, we invite the attention
of all concerned to a few practical hints
IN winter hygiene. In the FIST place we
wish TO state emphatieally (on high au-
to.-i.y) that with regard to children,
4 m OF hardening" them, by
1ht N 10 90 thiply cad, and ex-
-; ihem to all sorts of weather, is
deIaslon from which the minds OF some
parents are even now not altogether
Tree.
1t is thought that if their chest is kept
warm, there is no need OF caring about
their arms and legs But that is q great
mistake In proportion as the upper
and lower extremities are well clothed
i'll the circulation be kept up and dc"
termined to the surface OF those parts
and in proportion TO the quickness snd
eeuable distribution OF the circulation
will be the protection against those iu-
ternal congestions which are the first
stage OF the most fatal disease OF infancy
and childhood. Now then tor adults.
For their benefit the London Medical
Press and Circular condenses a great
deal of wisdom into very small space:
"To take care that the body is thor
oughiy warm and well clothed just be-
fore going out in very wet or cold wealth
er--to eep up the circulation and
warmth of the body rather by exercise
of some kind than by sitting over great
fires or in overheated rooms-to be sure
that the temperature OF the slet ping
apartment Is not ever so many degrees
below that of the sitting-room--thes
are three golden maxims, attention to
which would prevent thousands from
catching that chill or cold to the
results of which 80 many valuable lives
have been permaturely sacrificed"
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The on Trade for 1873.
ritusviIIe Herald.
Be not fashion g idle lady;
Be a whOie-soul ii woman,


The year 1873, just closed, has been q
most improbable one to producers, and
consequently to residents of the entire
oil region. The price of the staple
gradually declined from 12a at hiehAt
10 December, 1877, to s5 cents in Jd&
1873, since which time it remained&&
most constantly below 81. We opeJsR
the year ls7S with a stock o. a little O. IA
600, 600 barrels, and by excessive d
duction we have added nearly 1900
barrels to these figures. The produc
averaged about 41,611 barrels per
or total of 10, 1sS, ,Ol5 barrels OF
OF this there were shipped from
res ion about 3,572 156 barrels, whl
after deducting shrinksge, loss by
etc, would leave about 500, 600 bar
stock on hand in the region at the cl&
of the year The total exports in CT
equivalent amounted to about 1928
barrels, which, if deducted from e
shipments, would leave home consunb
ton o 404S, ,347 barrels. The expor IS
fell considerably short of what they were
in 1877, and it is not believed that there
isany large accumulation of stock abroad.
1t must therefore be admitted that had
we produced couple OF mi lion barrels
less during the year, the region would
have been benefited to the extent of be-
tween sl2,OOO,OOO and sl3, 900 900. The
cause of the depression is self-evident to
every one connected with the trade. The
northern oil field has given far greater
yield than wss ever expected, and there
seems to be every probability OF renewal
oi the excitement in the spring. The old
fields of Butler and Clarion are no longer
prohSsble for developments, as the wells
are being pumped from the dregs, and
this also is true of almost the entire
lower oil territory. 1t would, therefore,
seem probable, as we stated some months
ago, that there viii be a general pulling
up OF machinery below, and an exodus
to the Bradford district, which, in the
hope of higher prices, viii be drilled fol
all 1t is worth.
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as " q dark, quietly dawning fact" ard
describing the death OF Jesus as viva
c.ous" This was IN very religious
paper, and another into an eloquent
hymn admitted this questionable tenn.
perance sentiment, l praise The still"
Sometimes these things are so funny that
the writer can't be rs angry as he would
like, but still that Virginia EDITOR must
have been hopping mad when his
powerful leader w5u1d up with " Cour-
age, tillers OF the land End forget, in
the excitement Of politics, your pantry
and your miseryl' He hsd written
" poverty" and misery" Aud how
must Astronomer Proctor have felt wh n,
having written Of Lines, bands and
strie near the violet end OF the spectra,'
he was repAsented as seeing :" Links,
-ssf55esctsrEsT'-- bnssss- ~ II fs BAD lad
peep into q Tiritusl lunatic asylum
which must y necessary enough, il the
mediums have got tie rights OF it.
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TypOgra ,hie BIundeTs.
Springfield Republican.

A great many columns have been
written concerning topographic errors
and many OF the instances sound so witty
OF 50 stupid that it seems as if they must
be rather inventions than actual happen
incs. But we never saw one ctod so
unluckily that We couldn't remember its
match. Once we wrote that it was " Ike
evoking the shadow of a shade to quite
forgotten writer's. The phrase appeared
in print thus: " Like cooking the shadow
of sha1" The printer had, in bur
Iesquing the sentiment, actually pres
served and intensified it in q most
striking image of unsubstantiality. At
another time we had quoted the pro-
verbal opinion of I" Rosalind," Men
have died and worms have eaten them
but not for love-" The printer msy have
been misogynist at all events he sub
stituted " women for " worms" There
are Shakespeare emendations not much
better than that, perhaps. In one of the
country weeklies there was recently an
account of the presentation to some one
of Bible "bound in guilt" In 8
discussion one spoke of Sthe divine to
tality of being ;" it was reported as " the
sublime brutality of feeling" Thi
may have been the reporters error; but
not so when a Methodist college presi
dent spoke Of sin as "a dark, guilty
| damning fact" snd found it published
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Remarkable Work of Art
Baltimore Bulletin.

Dhlt4moie DuAAetlA.
There is on exhibition at the store of
Mr.. Bandan, nearly opposite the Bulletin
(ofice, a work of art of such striking
character that we should be doing in
justice to our readers If we did not ad-
wise them to 60 and see it. II IS by a
young sculptor, Mr. Ezekiel, Virgin
ian, who has studied in Berlin and after
ward in Pari-, where he won he prize ot
Rome. II is simply marble bust,
somewhat above life size, OF Jesus, the
Saviour, bound, for scourge and cruel
fxion Even in this dreadful theme,
as the artist has conceived it, there is
nothing revolving, but everything to
stir profound compassion. Although
the breast is bound with cords and the
head dropped in physical exhaustion,
yet ones sense of this is completely
overmastered by the spiritual power of
the expression by the living face, with
its rget5ulness of personal pain, its calm,
unshaken faith, its entire resignation
and its profound and OVERT )wing pity.
The CREST mass of modern sculpture is
merely deco ative, and therefore depend
ent more upon lines than upon life,
while even French plastic art, il common
with most of its current painting. has
little to distinguish it except technical
accuracy, and frequent extravagance,
mitigsted by high superficial finish. In
this fashionable furniture there is fine
dexterity, but no Imagination, no orea
ton, no power. Here, on the contrary
is simple block OF marble, wrought ur
by sincere artist into a lie 70 human
nay, so superhuman-thst the eontsm