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SCHOOL NOTICE.

TIME School q the Natchitoches Aead.
ony will commence . Session Of
twenty weeks, On Mosdsy, The 81 day d
January. 1881. Terms 1l3 per Session.
No pupil will b taken It leo tine than
fto9 dato q entrance ~ cod of session,
Tsitjsa payable nsothly. Having he'd
nalke1 sooeess 10th IN The sdvaaeeuent
Ct ~ papils 10 Tho pest, aaa h ebtainisg
eeaa and cossect behsviee Witbeat any
severity q discipline.
The further patronage Of parents h
respectfully solicited.
GEO. b EGGLESTON,
De. A-3t. Teaehef.
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The TouRO fair In New Orleans
promises to be q splendid success,
and deservedly 60. The fund for the
Ipflrmsry first donated, was by ~.
Dan ToUpO, q man whose memory
Louisiana should always honor, FOL
he had set upon him all those vir'
tues which 70 to make perfection.
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The Morgan City Free Press Ger.
tainly credits the VINDlcAToR with
saying things which never appeared
IN these columpe. We advise the
Free Press to read the VlNDlcATos
again. and read II carefully.
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COllstAble's Sale.

COnstable's Sale.
Mrs. l.. V. Campbell Va. w. }. Smith,
First Justices Court, Parish Of Ns'eh''
tOclles. No. w.
by virtue Of q writ of Fl. 70. issued ],
ID the above entitled and uunoe'S
suit, and to me directed, have se'T
aud will offer for sale to the lot qua
highest bidder, at the door Of the Ces!'
House, in the city and parish Of A'ss'''
tOches. on
Monday, December 9th. 1S@,
at IL o'clock NJ, the following descf'e's
property, to.wit.
Two hundred (2OO) bushels Corn, peN
or less. .n.
One thousand (lOoO) lbs. seed C0|'@
more or less.
Terms Of Sale:
Cash-sulject to apprsisemcn':
JAMES T. KING.
Dec. II. Constable. Ward J.
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Mew Advertisements,
"LA CONFIANCE"
Administrations:

President, NJ. DUCLERC. (ancien Ministre
les Finances: actuellement Stnateur)
NM. BILLET, I'M les administrators lie
Ia Banque dc France. Ex.menbre do la Cham
bre de commerce do Paris.
EVETrE Ex.,Jure ,lu Tribunal Do Commerce
de Paris.
GRIMOULT, ExPresident du Tribunal de
Commerce de Ia Seine.
HALPHEN, Ex.Juse du Tribunal de- Ia Seine
MERCER JUICE dn Tribunal dn CONNIE rec
LIPPMANN, Banqnier (laisOn Allgerie 4
Cie.)
OCTIN, Membre du COnsell Municipal do
Paris.
PASSY, Reprcsantaut 4 rAssemhlse Natio-
male.
PEREIRE, President do Ia Compagnie &C.
nerale Transatlantique.
WATEL, Membre du COnseil Municipal dc
F.. RURKHARDT, President.
CHAS. MAURY, vice.President.
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For Sale.

THE LAC DES MURES plantation,
i situated on Red River, 30 miles
sbove tho town Of Nstchitoches, con-
tainise ~ acres cleared land, and COS
acres Of woodland. Total 1917.
For Particular apply to Mrs.. c. JANlN,
at Natehitoches.
0ek 0-SA
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OuAchits Telegraph. b rather misty
a 10 reosoos for desiring 90 extra
Deasioa Of the General Assembly. II
NJ uSdssstsnd him correctly, he
lhioks that the rights Of tho people
end The autonomy Of our State are
impaired By the election Of General
OAlslll.p. The Republican candidate
Coe he Presidency. that the Governor
= poWsfiess 10 protect the one or the
other, and that the Assembly should
% eonyoksd for that purpose.
II The premises Of our learned
| 1eqlAse ore Admired, bic combinations
3aRht hase'soms force. But Ne are
q Q loes to go any evidence Of the
'sdsmuasioe bow.wows" to which be
seys 10 ass going.
!The 1lghts Of The 6tatel
What aee they9 Ever since tho
Was ~ have trumpeted this political
sAlhbolesh without really knowisg
Whssjs Involved. H.
lAit. the right 70 withdraw iromthe
Voioai ,, aa a
LETT, that Federal Courts shalt be
eubordlnated 70 State Courts and
0tSte sctsi
no u je-Well, what - ~
Or eGleemsd contemporary nust
.sDoember that the people. for Who's
welfare ssA hspplnsss bs sviness
soeA eouesgs. ase not 70 b satis6ed
M tAis sliisssin9 defamation o.
'toeaass rights" o. The contsary,
ny vast - know Whatk means,
! IN, shee tie only mode Of testing
Shoee SlgAts outside d ths Supreme
,Cbuss 6 ths Uaited States has beel
ssie6, and tsisd With such sisns
nllu1e.
Or sDessmsd friend = . man Of tot
0aoA jatellsct aod TOO much judg
0eot Dos 70 know that tia publll
uood 10 thb otate = beat u % 10
1elllgsot solatioa Of The political con
llloa y whjeh Il hnds itself. By ,
)1stiasbls quasi revolution they hay,
ptAeoWo o. ~ local government o.
~ a)leo. the ignorant and the COZ
poe bat still those elements whiel
laGlGl1sd that class Of eovernmen
- Ases - nuss b dealt With
- dealt NH b sush means - vi
4 W eeansoAahls % The jntslligso
tsxr1 ~ dAaoee - Loal1loaa, % . peo
S1o9a ooetA tfom ~ Hsdesal nov
fta1o0ooe = ~ 0egooe poliljCo
10e4 ~ tt hoo ooaeu@p
!. ~ - - 49, patpoee snd Q
= - ~ - 4egt6egIae NeoO %,
- e t1oN1eond ooo,la oo0eh, I
8 ~. 80 - pasS oepal
- : g !: =: - - : 'a''' =
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Sax RANDEL. the great Democratic
(sader, had another opportunity to
Ret IN bis reform tactics the other
lsy 70 Congress, and cut down the
bill appropriating money to build up
our Notifications to almost nothing.
lit had been . bill giving money to
make . good river out Of . dry creek
IN Psnnsylvsnia, RANDIL wouldn't
have been half the ''rei0rmer" be
~. But then he 10 Q Simon pure
Democrst from the North and Il
wouldn't be orthodox to descry him
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Some OF our exchanges beltttle
other exchanges for laughing at cen.
timentsl politics. and fix their De-
mocrscy upon the fact that "Jener'
son was q Democrat" IL this not
Meeting sentiment with nonsense?
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Last week Ne gave our readers the
Reports OF the heads Of departments
VI the United States government IN
full. This week Ne lay before them
tho Presidents message entire. And
while on this subject We beg to call
attention 70 our news columns which
arc full Of the very meat OF the day.
veil told and interesting.
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DIED.

HOLDEN.-On the Ponder Pla1fa-
ton, Natchitoches parish. OH Sur:
day December 5th. at ~ o'clock A. NJ
ELIZA n, wife of TAYLOR HOLDEN.
aged 80 years and six months.
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ReferenceS q Ia NOuVelle.OrleanS.
A. CARRIEHE 4 Fills. SMITH BROS. s Gle,
A. R(NHEREAU l. Gle, p. POUESlNE:
L. PHIPPS 4 Gle. 4. MARQUEE 4 Gle.
SCHMIDT 4 ZlEG LER. DELvAlLLE 4 LA.
PEYRE, +. LlMET, Editeur do rA6eille, =
II. KENNEDY, President l'anque Rationale DE-
rEtat.
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n1RECrE11R3 A NEW YORK,

DIRECTEUR3 A NEW YORK.
n. GEORGE G. MAGOUN. de Ia Maison
Kidder. Prab.aly & Gle, Boston ct New York.
RICHARD BUTLER. do IL NsisOn Howard
Sanger l. Gle. New York.
EUGENE KELLY. 10 Ia Maison Eugene
Kelly & Cie. New York, ct Douohoe, killy \
Co., San Francisco.
LOUIS DE- REBIAN, Agent General dc ID
Compagnie Transatlan,ique.
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AUCTION SALE.

AUCTION SALE.
7 WILL offer for sale ut my plantation
i six miles below the town Ut NatchitO-
chcs, on Cane river, ON
Saturday, January 18th, 1881,
$50 head If Cattle.
q head Of Horses and Mules.
A large lot Of farming implements,
household and kitchen furniture.
3 Wagons and 2 Hacks.
Aud 2jOO bushels OF Corn.
Terms of Sale:
On . credit Of six months, with ap.
proved security.
Dec. l8.tds, NJ. Y. T. C.. J.
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election according to law.
ecttully. &C..
G. F. L'Herisson,
Alfred Mobiles,
p. Veuleman,
A. Biberter,
J. G. Trichcl.
N, Leonard Billiard,
s. W. Kile.
ns, JOS. P. johnson,
A. Lecomte, |
DR.. f. johnson,
&. FOnte,,ot,
, Joseph Ezcrnack,
Il, Chas. Hamlin,
As't. JOS. g. L"ng"rio,
IA. J. II. Cosgrove,
w. Shepherd.
~, II. Is. Walmsley,
J. A. Hart,
Thos. 2. CHAPLIN.
Tilllnan Watkins,
can, p. s. PrudhOmme,
5, Jno. Laplace,
=. +. bOuis,
A. Dcblienx,
J. Rusca,
J. II. Stephens,
A. T.. Lel,ee.
cry, JAS. Dobson,
AL. WeatllerspOOn,
), Dan Bell,
J. NJ. H. McCook,
), Harry Percy,
y. Frank Mcdaniel,
J. c. Trichel,
w, +. Haller,
H. A. T. f.. Walms.
msiey, NJ. j. Cunningham,
Miss L. l.. Payne,
let, Rob't. Laplace.
ley T. J. ]. McCook n Bro
l.. Hodge.
Admir- G. Chaplin,
V. Merity,
II Pru- l.. Duplex,
l.. Dnpleix, Agt.
hes, l.. Duplex, Agt.
A. f. Lemec, As't.
A. +. Lenlec. Admir-
Mrs. l.. Areaux,
pc, A. A. Pelli.
(, James Genius.
p. Muirhcad,
CHAM, al. Dncournau.
ne, G. Bou,lry,
ley. J. II. kilc. Ag't.
:. As't J. i. Vicnnc,
ition was read aloud by thu
III examined by the Mayor
\ quorum being pres
appearing to them that tn
was in compliance with law
ed said Mayer and Cit!
to levy a Specia
+ II railway enterprise. Sai'
xcecd the rate Of five mill
r, nor extend for IL longc
ten years, an.l the said pc
signed hy more than on
property Taxpayers Of tn
l,itOches.
fore Ordained by the Mayo
,,ncil Of NatchitOchcs:
cial election he. and il here
to he held on Tuesday, Jan
.Ssl, under tho general cleo
this State now in force, Il
lace ut which the last PR
ral election was held in til
chitocl,rs At which ele,
submitted 10 the propert
Of the City Of Natcl,itocl'e'
ote under the general ele'
the State. the rxpeliency
pccial Tax. for the purpose q
The foregoing petition, at til
Mills on the Dollar. and I
force for . period Of 1'e
with the year 1888.
WILLIS HOLMES,
Mayor.
BARBEE.
secretary & Treasurer.
St.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
6Iccession Of the Right Rev. Il. An-
g,lste Martin.
THE RIGHT REV. FRANCIS XAVIER
i LERAY, Dative Testamentary Ex-
eeutor Of the lat will and testament Of
tho Right Rev. N. Augusta Martin, hav.
ing hled in this Office. bic final account
in the aforesaid Succession. Notice u
hereby given 70 Ill whom It may con.
Germ, 70 show cause within ten days from
the dats hereof, Why the sapse shonld
not b homslogated, the Executor dis'
chafeed AID bis bond cancelled.
GEO. ". XHARNEY,
De-. 9s.-2t. Clsrk,
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Notice of Election.

Ara meeting of the Mayor and City
"A Council Of Natchitoches, held ut the
MAYORS Office in the City Of Natchit"-
clrs December LIST. 1850, the following
petition was presented:
To the Honorable. the Mayor and City
Council OF the City of NatchitOches
The undersigned citizens and property
tax PAYERS OF the City vi Natchit"ches
entitled TO vote under the general cleo
zion laws of the State of Louisiana, res
~ctti,lly petition and pray that your
Honorable Body levy special lax. an
nually. Of five mills on the dollar. for
period Of Ten Years, upon all the prop
rrty "f said Corporation. liable, under
the general laws OF the State, TO taxa
ton in aid Of the construction. equip
meat and operation Of a line Of Rail
way from II point within the limits Of
said Municipal Corporation to Pr"-
.l,omne's Station on the line Of the New
Orl,a ans and Texas Pacific Railroad,
within the limits Of the Parish Of Match
itoches. distant about nine miles from
the City Of Natchitoches; and that yon
order special election for that purpose.
and submit to the property taxpayers,
entitled to vote as aforesaid, the rate OF
taxation and the purpose for which the
same is intended rs aforesaid; and that
this petition and your Ordinance granting
our request le published for thirty days
preceding said election according to law.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-06-30

"LRr PATIENCE HAVE HER PER-
vrcr WoRK."-Person Of irritable
and impatient temperament' should
carefully weigh these words oil the
apostle. as they are pregnant with
meaning. This mode of human dl'c-
pllne should be allowed to "have Its
perfect work "-that is, whatever in
con yeniense or trouble Providence has
sent upon us-whsther it be poverty
incessant toll /; affection or a tread'mill
life, rendering your existence torturing
all should quietly and bumbly be en-
dured until He, in whose school we are,
shall deem the lesson to have been
perfectly and practically learned. The
following may serve as an illustration
of the apostles meaning: Suppose q
person 10 have been bitten BY mad
dog, and the physician concludes to
burn the wound out; but as soon as the
caustIc ls applied and the burning com
mencss, the patient, in consequence ol
tho pain, refuses to submit any longer
to tho operation, Of course no benefit
will Be derived from the remedy, al
Az fscient time Was not gwen 1t to per-
form "its perfect work." The trials
sent upon US act rs powerful spiritual
stimulants when msskly endured and
We should be careful to allow "ouI
light Affections which are but foy a mo-
mentr to work out thsir own blessed
result. ..l. Z
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Il do net know he replied, toying

Il do net know he replied, toying
with an exquisite rose beside him, as he
continued: Can you cause the rose
blighted in midsummer TO bloom again
IN the frosts Of winter?'
She knew then what he meant, and
also knew that it was too late to re-
ftieve the past.
we are dealing in similes,' she ex-
claimed, hiding her wound with proud
smile. Perhaps it is the place. Let
US return to our guests
An hour later Oscar Dering led Miss
Loring to the same spot.
Il love you, Edith he said, simply.
Il thought my heart was dead when l
met you. l know now that it had nev-
er lived. Ny darling, will you be my
wifer
'Oh, Oscar, you are sure, sure OF
yourselfP
L have been made sure tonight he
answered, drawing her close TO his
heart, and breaking Of the splendid rose
with which he had toyed an hour be-
fore, to place in her hair.
She was too happy to question his
words or their meaning-too happy eF-
en- to let Miss Ames' congratulations
sting, when she said scornfully:
"A heart caughtin the rebound. Did
I not tell you SOP
Too happy even 10 be made happier
when she learned she was 10 share no
humble lot with the man she loved,
but that her weddiDg-day made her
Lady Edith Dering.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1880-06-30

A LITTLE GIRLS FAITHFuLNEss.-
At q school-hoase in Hart county, KY.
where thore is a small school, a most
remarkable revival has taken place.
One little girl u year old had at a
meeting near by, professed faith in
Christ. and two others whs had attend
cd a day or two seemed to be concern
ed, but were not permitted to attend
more. 1t seems the two convicted ones
made it q business to so to secret pray
er together every day when the school
would adjourn for dinner. The little
Christian girl, noting this, asked one
day if she might go with them; at the
time she did not know their object IN
going, bat soon learned, as they were
soon at their accustomed place to pray,
where they reverently kneeled down.
calling upon her to pray, which she Cd
most earnestly. This was continued
for several days, the little twelve-year'
old girl praying for and instructing
them to believe in Christ. The matter
soon became known TO other little girls.
who also became deeply concerned ;
aud others still, till every girl in school
was not ouly convicted, but converted
and o.day rejoices in Christ as their
Saviour. Their ages range from twelve
to about nineteen. 'Out of the mouths
Of babes hath God ordained praise
"A little child shall lead them.'
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door. l was' glad TO see there was no
Grape on it. Passing the servant who
admitted mo, l hurried trembling TO the
sick-room.
Good morning. Doc cried the in
valid, rising from a sumptnous break
fast, wiping bis mouth with one hand
and extending the other. BY George.
you did bring me through famously !
That stuff was mighty, but it did the
business. Pm sound as a dollar this
morning.
Before 1 could reply a. serving man
entered, The same by whom 1 had sent
the medicine.
what's tho matter, Dick, said Top
ham.
Boxers dead, sir.'
Dead! the deuce! There's go! 1
suppose you forgot to call at Bolts the
farrier's for that drench yesterday; just
like you when my back is turned
No sirp the man replied; Il stopped
and got 1t on my way from the DOCTORS
and gave it according to directions
Just my luck! cried Topham,
shifting the table. You see, Doc.
Boxer was my fastest trotter. I coun
ted on winning a mint Of money on him
at the coming races, and now he's gone
and kicked the bucket Well, peace to
his manesv as the poet says, Here
Dick, hand the doctor that medicine
bottle from the mantle. He may as
well fill 1t up again. This morning.
luck may set me on a spree, and there'i
no telling how sosn / may need anoth
er dose.
"A glance at the bottle, as l took II
make me start. 1t bore q label, on
W hich L read, 'Simmon Bolts, Farrier.
Can it be, mentally exclaimed
that 1t was Bolts potion that cured th'
man, and mine that killed tho horse ?
1t was a strong case Of circumstantial
evidence, at any rate. Quietly pocket
ing the bottle went my way. If th'
truih was surmlsed, it meyer came out.
Topham sounded my praise everywhere
and soon the local dcath-llst was prett,
equally filed with the names Of oil
Dingo's patients aud my Own.'
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boon aIter Tue uluner nOur Specl-
men tramp appeared at the door OF a
house on John Z. street, Detroit, and
before he could be ordered OF the steps
he began:
Sir, am a tramp
Yes, see you are.'
But l am not here to ask for either
food, money or clothing, l have just
had bite, my clothes are good enough
and if 1 had money! should get drunk
and be sent up
We'll. what do you wsntI'
There are four tramps down the
street, aud I know they will call here.
1t is now five years since l began to
travel around. Isuppose have been
called a loater and thief and a beat
ten thousand times, aud 1 have been
shot at, clubbed, broomsticked and
scalded times without number, Now
1 want q change
How?
Well, all 1 ask is that you will let
me represent your house when those
tramps come up
This was agreed to. He sat dswn on
the steps, removed bis hat, lighted the
stub of a cigar and was reading cir
cular when the four fellows slouched up
and entered the yard.
What in Arkansas do you fellows
want in my yardS'
'Suthin' to cat was the humble re-
ply.
Something to eat Whyyou misera-
Bile, thick robbed cadavers, go aud earn
it, then! Do you suppose 1 have moth
| ing 10 do but keep q free hotel Tor
loafers?'
Can't get work. mupbled the big
gest Of the lot.
'Ohi you can'tP Been looking al
around, supposes Everybody got al
the help be wants, ehr Want to be
cashiers and confidential advisers, don'I
you?'
Nobody gives US show growle'
the third man.
That's 1t That's your cue Nobod.
will take you in with your old rags an
dirt and ssre heels and weep over you
and ask you please be good, and pn
in the parlor bedroom and feed you Oh
chicken broth How awful it is tina
you can't be put on ice and laid ava,
where you won't meltp
will you give US somethingF impu
Identity demanded the fourth.
VIII I You are just right l will III
lgive you FIVE seconds to get outside the
gate, and I'll tell youiin addition tha
liz I ever SEQ you in this neighborhooC
again I'll tie you into hard knots anC
Ihrs sore-eyed dog to bite you tc
dsathi Git up and git ! Move on
hurry--out with you'll
They shunied out as fast as the.
could, and when they had turRed th
corner th> tramp put on his hat,put ou
his inch Of cigar for another smoke anc
said to the gentlemen:
You have done me a great favor
and 1 am grateful; I already feel bette
for the change, and l solemnly belicv
! that if / could only have got an excus'
To throw 'cm over the ience I shoul'
have been ready to reform and star
out as q lecturer! Good bye. l shal
: Insver fsrget your Kindness
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Naming his boy Judas.

my wife hez jes' presented me wild
de fnes' boy in dis country SAID
Black Bill, entering Magistrates
office, taking of his hat and singing
perspiratiou from his brow with crook
ed fere6nger. 'Yas, gen'elmen,'. be
went on, de fines chile eber seed.
An pss jes' got twenty dollar gold
piece right heah ter gin ter de man
whs. can guess what 1 hcz named him.
Ter keep yer from spredin' ober de
whole universe Of names, I'll state dat
hits Bible name
Abraham guessed some one.
Nor sab.
Paul
Nor sah.'
Job
Guess again.
Eicodemus.'
Keep on comin'.'
'Asimelich.'
Try me again.
The guessing ceased after time,
and finally Bill remarked:
Use named dat boy Judus Escarut.
what = said the Magistrate. Judas
betrayed our Savior
Cant help hit. Daps dc boys
name. Judus heE been slighted. No.
body hez eber had do immoral courage
ter name q chile for dat man. But dat
amt de main reason why l names him
Judus. Use got de Bible ter stain me
in gibin' de childe dat name.'
How does the Bible sustain you in
desiring to perpstuate that name' ask
ed the Magistrate.
Hits dis fack: Chris in rcmarkln
oh Judus SAID bit would hab been bettel
fur dat man Of he hadn't been born.'
Well
AM considerin' how many moufs II
opened at de door when goes home
wild side OF meat. it would had beer
better fur dat boy ofmine If he ha'
neber seed de daylight. knows wha
Is talkin' about. l takes de Scriptur
fur dc references. In de future ef
nnds dat de boy he's made improve
ment on hisself. den III change hi
name ter Jim.'