The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-16

AIArE inventory Of the effects OF the
c,nh bv the keeper Of the Bear-trap
shows that it is possessed Of the follow
mo extra valuable relics: A silver mug
once owned by John Quincy Adams; q
cocked hat worn by Napoleon; o sword
nth which Shakespeare killed bear; .
bowie knife carried by the Maid OF Or.
leans; several bnrdock leaves gathered
on the field of Waterloo; George Wash.
ington's favorite boot. jack; cost'ts'l
which once graced the person OF
Cicero; the spoon with which Diogenes
a,e his last pudding and milk; a boot
worn by Faistaff; bottle Of the soft
soap used by william Penn when get
TIM his claws on Indian lands, and the
oniy and The identical two-gallon jug
which held the whisky belonging to
Lord Howe during his stay in America.
Any one having in his possession the
horse.pistol with which Martin Luther
was shot can hear Of q purchaser by ad.
dressing the Club.
TIE SICK.
The Committee on the Sick reported
that Hauayer Small, . local member
living on kentucky Street. was lying
Seriously III, the result Of eating three
wa,ermelons, two muskmelons, ok ap-
piles, three or four pears, dozen plums,
two turnips, part Of head OF cabbage
and three hearty meals In about twenty
hours. lie wss feeling very quiet ana
humble minded, aad hoped the Club
would grant the pecaniag relief pro
vided i5r such suergeAcieS. ~ = !,
IAN de money dat Brudder Small
~,ueezes outer dis Club won't buy 'nufi
white string = harness up . 'skeeter,'
replied Brother Gardner, - he passed
along the report. !" When 4 member O
dis Club emsSine dat b was b1ilt fhl
de purpose 81 chswin' up de products
of dis kentry inside Of one full day b
mus make his own arrangements tt
take keer Of BIZ ownAtenseh. ~ glI
dat char short leetf' % Do sabjecl
Of gastric juices de mex time he puts in
m appearance here"
AsELF.sACRIrICIN0 MEMBER.
ThunderbOlt Stevens here claimed tn
attention Of the chair, and asked ii HI
was mistaken in believing that seventy
two members Of the Club scratched thei
.shilblains in that hall in unison during
he month Of February. Being informed
Ahat the figures were entirely correct h
went on to say that the matter had re
,neiyed his earnest attenti0n for severa
months past. Early in the spring b
had determined to either invent an in
strument by. which scratching the sole
Of the feet would be made q joyful rec
restion from the burdensome cares {
lie. or do away with the ysecessity 70
using any thing q the sort. The iatte
idea was the one he had been At wor
on. He had been experimenting on tn
soles of his own feet, and he had struc
it rich. After trying tar, glue, .rosil
pitch, lime water, clay, acids And vat
Gus other things, be had invented con
mound which would not only drive o.
old ehilblains, but discourage all ne
corners. lie took this early oppo, tunil
of announcing his discovery and he
himself ready to put all the feetiu Il
club in good walking-match conditic
free Of charge. .-........-..,.,
On motion II Col. Hooper Andrews
vote Of thanks was @ndered Botn'
Stevens, and he was given the privilel
of moving his stool six feet nearer Il
Bear-trap. g. 3 vi. +'
the GLEE CLUB.
Each member Of the Glee Club drO
ped . troche into his mouth, and y
hall was filled with the strains Of ct
New Long Ago. written by Blac
berry Stevens. The first verse runs
follows: ....-.F
Whar' am de cash dat spent long ago,
Long, long agO-lODg ago?
Whar' am de house dat once used to re
Long, long ag0-lOng ago!
" Detroit Erpp prpa2