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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-01-10

riety OF topics but be seemed to
dwell PARTICULARLY on the condition
and affairs OF the Island OF which be
vas az inhabitant. On this subject
1oPHoN WAS very much Interested.
AZ the slave suspected he Was on the
Isle Of SALAMIs.
''On the margin OF tho sea," said
the voluble old man. q pslstisl resi-.
dence has been reared BY tho wealthy
PHALARIs. II 10 the most beautiful
piece Of architecture I have ever seen.
he has filled 1t With . large retinue
OF his slaves. and II Il kept with
royal msgniacence, though Ito proud
possessor luxuriously lives In metro.
politsu Athens. Seldom 70 he eeen
within those marble halls. Mar.
JURYx, tho gifted Sorceress resides
within this strange establishment !;
and an air OF mystery pervsdes the
hidden precincts. A sentinel at eve.
~ portal stands; and mono arc ID.
mltted beneath the secret root, save
by order Of the old Grecisn dame.
Anon by night, upon Ito lofty belvt.
deere, might be seen this wizened bag
interpreting the tales OF Venus and
Of ruddy Mars. Some times an hun.
dred blazing leads illuminate the
gorgeous structure. while the noise
Of bacchanalian ribsldry at this dis
tance 10 heard the live-long night!
At other times It presents an awful
c0ntrast-a gloomy 0bscurity With
the dismal silence OF q Necropolis
overhangs the mysterious mansi0n!"
'And who IA MARJuRYx ?" asked
the curious I0PHON.
What" exclaimed the old fisher
man In astoaishmeut. Hast thou
never heard Of this great female
Never" responded the olsve.
''Know youth" said tho old man,
oeosing bic labon and speaking With
"a Or Of seriousness, 'tShe looks
Into tho seeds Of time With % much
wonderful skill 20 royal CAssANDRA
did within the historic walls Of War.
Nike TRoT! With tho spirits Of the
spheres holds she sacred converse!
And WOO be unto him upon whom
abe casts the bane OF her angry eye!
For doomed they are! The foulest
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-01-10
DIR. G. MoLANE'S
PILLS

LlVEk FILLS
are not recommended as a remedy "fos
oil the ills that flesh is heir 10, bu, in
affections Of the liver, and in all Bilious
Complaints, Dyspepsia and Sick Head.
ache. or diseases Of that character, they
stand without rival.
ACUE AND FEVER.
No better cathartic can be used prepass
asory to, or after taking Quinine.
As simple purgative they are I'M
equaled.
BEWARE o. IMITATION.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Each box has red wax seal on the
lid. with the impression Oh. McLANE's
LIVER Pitts. .t
Each wrapper bears the signatures Of
e. McLANE and FLr,alNo BROS.
Insist upon having the genuine d..
c. McLANl's LIVER PlLLs, prepared By
Fleming Bros, Of Pittsburgh. Pa. The
market being full Of initatoas q he
name McL6xe, spelled diSessatly but
same pronunciation.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-01-10
Merchants, &c.

Merchants, &c.
HENRY 4. WAlnsL1,
Successor to NJ. II. CARVEk.)
DEALER IN
DRY GOODS.
GROCERIES.
HARDWARE.
SHOES.
BOOTS.
CLOTHING,
CROCKERYWAkE, &C., &C.,
AlsO . general line Of Plantation and
Family supplies.
May 4, 1873.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-01-10
Cd forage.

Cd dorlage.
The slave boldly threw aside the
rich hangings that were suspended
over the door, and entered the luxu.
rious and we'll lit chamber. He was
overwhelmed With the wealth and
beauty of bis surroundings. His
ears as he crossed tho carpeted floor,
were RECALLED With the soft cadencies
OF female voices, and ~ the sounds
approached nearer he hastily crept
behind Q large chatr that stood In
the nearest corner OF the room.
Il wae we'll that he had hid him.
self - quickly ~ he did: for no
sooner was he comfortably seated 10
bic place OF concealment, than q
party OF ok females entered the
chamber; four OF whom sang to the
dulcet stsains OF . Virginia.. Their
song ended, . tall weird looking t.
male beCkoned the sooEstrees to de.
part, which they did. She and the
remaining lady seated themselves on
Q sofa In tho opposite corner Of the
room to whore 10PH0X lay hid.
In the younger female lopH0N
recognized the beautiful IcYLLrA!
His heart palpitated With excitement
Tho Rrasped bis Stylet!
The lady was cad. Her head low.
cred. che gszed on tho floor with q
strange fixtty OF expression In her
classic face. The rose.ttnted lids
betrayed the dow Of tears.
Anger ruffled the brawny frame OF
the slave, as be gazed. unseen, on
that wreck, that now was tho object
OF q deep seated passion. The At6en.
Ian conjuror, for It VAS che who cat
next the fair peisoner, eyed her With
Q tenderness that 10PHoN could NOT
understand.
'Csn nothing make thee forget the
past - oaid 0ANuRYx riainR and
standing with her back to the bid.
don slave. us there no entertain.
mout IN these Halls Of DELIGHT e.
drive away those tell.tale traces on
thy youthful cheek"
Tho titful light Of a tear glistening
10 tho virgins oye was her only 40
sWce.
"Osns't thou not love one," con.
tinued the aged dame, "whose ma
jeety and grace OF ynlen the maiden.
mood Of all ATHENS admtres 2
Pshaw! Thou hast In thy nature toe
~ - khn aaMnnlaan % IN u9oa and
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-01-10
- Ayers
HAIR NS;gm:,
For restoring Gray Hair d
lie natural Vilalifv and cnl0P

w;1 aAs s'ass and ft.aha<s, Of ycsaa.
Thin hair is thickened, falling hair
checked, and badness often, though
not always, cured by its use. Moth
ING can restore tho hair where tho
foilicles are destroyed, or tho glands
asrophied and decayed. But such ~
remain can be saved for usefulness
BY this application. Instead OF foul !.
ing the hair with a pasty sediment, It
will keep it clean and vigorous Ito
occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling of, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those delcterioas substances
which make some preparations dan
aerous, and injurious to the hair, the
Vjcor osn only benefit but not harm
il. II wanted merely for Q
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-04-24
A mad Glrl q Mary.

A bad daughter, saysan exchange.
seldom makes a good wife. Ira girl
il illstempered at home, snarls al her
parents, snaps at brothers aud sis
ters, and ''shirksn her ordinary du-
ties, the chances are ten to one that
when She gets home Of her own
she will make 1t wretched. There
are girls who fancy aemselves so
far superior to their parents that
the mere privilege OF enjoying their
society in the house ought ID be all
the old people should have the as-
SuTance to ask. While their moth
eTs are busy with domestic duties,
they sit In the easiest chairs, or lie
on the sOftest sofas, feeding on cheap
and trashy novels, and cherish the
notion that they are very literary
individuals. The household drudg~
cry is tOJ coarse for such ladies rs
they are. Girls of this sort are gem
orally very anxious 10 be married,
that they may eSOape the disagree
ableness Of a h0Ine where they are
held more or less under subIectiOn.
a caller who doesn't have a chance
10 see how they behave ~ daught-
E4Ns thdNt ~ &aatuTtAA ADf ldhGy AIE
them lovely and lOvable beings; but
one who does see il is foolish II he
commits himself by offering marri-
age To girl OF this sort. III shewin
not assist her mother ia theClonestie
labOrs, is she not likely tO be equally
sluthful and ill-t0napoFed when she
marries? II Qhe now thinks herself
too me 20 work, IS II safe to expect
thai her views as 10 that nlatter
wo1hl radically change II she be-
camea wife, ,rE
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-04-24
WHY JOINED THE DETECT
IVES.

"Can sit with you ?''
tsCertainly, sir"
"Nice weather."
Splendid, indeed" ..i l
"CrOps growing finely"
ayes couldn't do better"
l was sitting in a car ON a Wis
consin railway one day years ago,
when a goOd-looking, pleasant
spoken man came along, stopped at
my seat, and the above conversation
took place, the latter part of it after
] had given him part of ray seat.
Now / am regarded a social man.
l like a joke; more so then than
now. On entering railroad car j
always looked about for a talkative
man, and then | got as close to him
as possible and drained him dry, il
the journey was long enough.
And / want to state one thing
more: Left an orphan before |
could realize the sad event which
made me one, / got kicked here and
cuffed there and grew up between
folds, as they say. / ought to have
had at the time of which / write a
pretty thorough knowledge of hu.
to read evil in a mans face If he
intended me evil. | did not pride
myself on being over sharp, but the
knocking around among stranges
ought to have given anyone a good
experience,
Well, the stranger and / fell into
an easy train of conversation as we
rode together, and in ten minutes /
began to enjoy his company. He
was a Well-made finely dressed, and
wore fine watch and simon-pure
diamond ring. / never saw a man
who could talk so easy and so pleas
antIy. 1t seemed that he had to
but open his mouth and the words
fell right out.
/ had travelled in the South; so
had he; | had heard the roar of the
Pacific; he knew all about it. /
had been up in balloon, down in
mine, had been blown up,
smashed up and repaired again
and again my new friend
had experienced all these things
and was wishing for something of a
more startling nature. We agreed
on politics, neither had any re-
liglon, have had never met such
railroad companion.
Did you ever meet man who,
though a stranger to you ten min
utes before, could wrest from you
your secrets which you had sworn
to yourself not to reveal? Well, he
was such a man. 1t was not long
before he commenced asking me
questions, Ee did not seem trying
TO quiz or draw me out, but he asked
me- questions in such a sly, round
about way that before ! knew 1t |
was giving him my history,
] was at that time Just on the
point of being admitted to the bar
of Wisconsin as a student of Law q
Law, of Briefville. The firm were
old lawyers, with a lucrative prac-
tice, and it was talked over that in
about month / should be the "Co. /"
of the firm. A year before farmer
named Preston, down about four
miles from Grafton, died, and his
matters had been put IN this hands
of Law Il Law for settlement, Pres
ton had died rich. He had money
in bank, railroad stocks and mort
cages, etc., and everything was set
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-04-24
Dsa,A % rrans.- IS. reEr.


Francis Brinly F0gg, ESQ, died
at the residence OF his sOn-in law.
Col. w. B. Reese, No. % Rutled0e
street, yesterday morning. aged 85
years. He was born in COnllecticut
in 1875, studied law with his rela-
tive, Senator Hunter, and in 1877
came to Nashville and remained
here from that date until his death.
In 1922, he Was married 10 a. danqh-
ter of Maj. III. M. Rulledge. of
South Carolina. His wife, who
died several years ago, is still re-
membered for her many virtues and
intellectual qualities. In 1871 ne
was sent from this district To the
constitutional convention of Ten
nessee. 1t will be seen by n glance
mt the journal of that convention,
how largely he contributed to form
our admirable constitution. Mr..
F'ogg aad Maj. Bowling Gordon, Of
Hickman county, were the sole sur
viving members of that body. He
was sent to the state senate in 1852
when the state was inauguratins
our present system of railroads, and
largely assisted in shaping that sys-
tenn. Mr.. Fogg was appointed,
with Judges Mckinney and Wright,
railroad commissioner to sell the
delinquent railroads IN 1912. lie
was one of the most finished schOl-
airs in the south, and had ranked
among the abiest men of the Ten
nessee bar for the past fifty years.
Mr.. FOgg never sought public sta
tion. Had he desired he could have
filled any of the judicial positions Ia
the state, from the highest down;
but preferring to practise at the bar,
he declined all of them. When he
held Office of any sort, il was more
for the public advantage than pri-
vate ends, He was man OF great
elevation aud purity of character,
coupled with the gentlest Of man
ners. The kindness Of his nature
was displayed eonspicuOusly in his
sympathy for and aid OF the young
er members of the profession.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-04-24

For myself, I felt 80 humiliaied
at having fallen into a rascal's tran.
and so wrathy at the treatment, that
/ determined myself to make war
fare ON rogues. / therefore Joined
the detective force, and, after due
study, took my place az fuli-
fledged detective.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-04-24

A coon Sdrive" was perpetrated
upon q Connecticut Western con
doctor q few days ago. A man
boarded the train at a way station
and paid his fare to a point few
miles distant. On reaching his des-
tinati0n he concluded to proceed to
further station, and finally CON
tinued on until he reached VIM
sted. Each thine he paid his fare In
cash 10 the conductor instead Of
buying a ticket at the station, al
though by this means the passage
cost him considerable more. AT
last the conductor spoke to him Of
this, aud suggested that II would be
economy for him TO buy a ticket,
and asked him why he didn't.
"Wen," said the passenger, "I'll
tell you. Some time last summer 1
got into little trouble with this
company and they used me mighty
meanly, SO | Just said Go myself,
That Connecticut Western conn
pany won't never get another cent
s0f my money If / live n hundred
years. and they won't, and that's
why ! pay my fare 20 the eonduc-
tors" The conductor dropped tho
conversation at that point,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-04-24
IroE Wen In coancli.

i Sixty gentlemen, representing
the Eastern Bar Iron Association,
met in Philadelphia, Wednesday,
TO discuss the wants and prospects
of the trade. The principal subject
considered was the recent reduction
in prices by the middle men and
the close competition of foreign
markets. In order to meet these a
unanimous agreement was made to
reduce the price OF skilled labor at
the mills from 10 20 I5 per cent,
which is to take effect on the lst of
May. A paper was read by one Of
the members showing the differ
ence between the wages paid IN
this country aud England, and in
which he claimed that while the
price of pudding in the iron CEN
ters of this country ranges from
s. 80 to So per day, il never exceed
ed 81 in England. The reduction
adopted at the meeting will be I'M
sisted upon, and all agreed that
there would be no difficulty in get
ting the men to accept it.
Among the places represented at
the meeting were Portland, Me-;
Buffalo and Troy, N. "; Paterson
and Trenton, N. j.; the entire
Pennsylvania interests, and a few
Western mills, Including also sew
eral at Richmond, Va. Further
reduction in the material viii de
pend entirely upon the action Of
foreign manufacturers. ...I
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-04-24


DURING tiTVrecenr rI1Iverpo0TeIec.
tion the doors of each polling booth
were made the scene of an attempt
to work the ticket systenl--a de-
vice to ascertain how the voters bad
polled. TO this end n ticket was
given to each elector, and this tick
et he was expected 10 hand ON his
return TO the man at the door who
represented the party for which he
had voted. 1t SO happened that a
cOstermonger drove up to one Of
the booths. That cO3teTmouger's
donkey was gaily decorated with
Lord Ramsay's colors, with "A plent-
iful bedizeinent of Home Rule
green. The man who stood senti-
mel for Lord Ramsay's party smiled
approval, and mentally counted the
eOster as one more for his lOrdship.
But Judge OF his surprise and be-
puzzlement when he beheld, with
his own eyes, the coster return and
put his ticket in the hands Of Mr..
Whitley's guardian Of the gate.
Sure that thCre was some mistake,
he stepped forward to explain that
he had given the ticket to the
wrong man. No, I've not, said
the cOster; 'Pve voted for Whit
ley But your donhey's In our
cOlors.' Hum replied the coster,
'he's an ass---I'm a Conservativey
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-02
Intellectual Supremacy in the Talmud.


Another feature of the Talmud is the SUI
premacy therein conceded to Intellect to reason.
dogma rendered him. lie Is to weigh and reflect and
consider. iis mind Is to guide HIM his reason to be
eonS" vine unless his reason arm Inc concisIoS TO
which he arrives. In tho introduction to an able
French translation OF the Treatise Beracloth NJ.
Schwab has admirably treated this point Those who
obtain access to this work cannot do better than
read the we'll written preface towhich we refer. The
supremacy OF even In matters Of faith his well
set forth In OF the most remarkable legends
tanned In the Talmud. II is to be found In Bahia
Melzal, CPD AN important question OF doctrine as
presence Of Rabbi Eliezer tho Great. All his argu
nents urged In favor Of the views lie entertained lad
silenced but not convinced Suddenly Ills eye caught
plant that was growing In corner. THAT am In
views are In accordance with law yonder plant
be Witness Scarce had lie spoken the words, when
the plant, tearing Its roots from the earth moved
velp' cried the tabbins together. What has this
prodigy TO do with the question we are now debat-
ingY' We'll them resumed Eliezer. let the
brook which is now running downward demonstrate
the truth OF my decision. Immediately the stream OF
water turned and commenced 10 How upward toward
| Its source
running upward or flowing downward prove as TO the
Then, exclaimed Rabbi Eliezer, 'et the walls OF
this chamber be my witness 10 testify for me.
Straightway the walls bent themselves and threatened
tooyerwh helm the whole of the assembled doctors Up
rose joshua the son Of Chananyah; 30 ye walls, he
cried, what have ye to do with the interpretation OF
the holy awY' Awed by the voice Of the great Rab
bin, the walls recovered their former position. II
all this he unayailing said Rabbi Eleler, let the
voice of God decided Immediately a bath kol-a
heavenly yoicewss heard saying, Cease your con-
tradicOns; Elezer the Of Hyracanus Is right.
Uprose again the blacksmith Joshua, president Of
the Beth-Di protesting against this mysterious
voice. Reason, he angrlly exclaimed, Is not con-
ceaed In the skies. II has been sent down earth
there conferred upon man. 10 mau's intellect per-
tains the Interpretation and knowledge of the law. To
the majority OF the sages alone belongs henCeorth the
authority to decide all questions of doGtrlDe.' The
lesson conveyed In this kable legend is that
which underlles the entire Tallud.
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A Dissertation on Fly Fishing.
Aneld and Afloat.

Years ago, we quietly dropped bait fishing
as habit. We were led to do from finding that
light fly rod and our book of files assorted In size
and colors, brought to our creel larger sized and
greater numbers of ash than the wriggng worm or
our angling compan-
ions. We could always ind n shallow, n pool, or a
rapid over which Go make our cast when on fishing
Jaiint with our brother fishermen, who, perhaps
were wedged and cramped in an anchored boat In mid
stream, patient but uckless, awaiting tile bite that
came not: while wading Ofttlmesj to the
waist, with the cool water tapping our limbs with a
loving pat-a-pat and musical gurgle that tempered
the blood into healthy glow, and the brain into
n healthy appreciation Of the many good things that
We're lying around loose for us; with our flies search
Ing out the likely eddy or the promising pool, and
with all the hest muscles In body brought into
tive play, we made our casts and waded here and
there the rapids and through the shadows and
pools.
We do not mean to say that 1--WE won't use bait. ~
No! no. II wego a-fishing-we go to catch fish, II
they are to he caught-and II they won't take our
flies, and do take our friends worms. why then
begging your honor pardon-worms we use.
But we do mean to say, that, for nearly all kinds OF
fish that lie In the streams Of State, the fly, when
used with Judgment and skill, Is the most killing
lure. OF course, exclude the catfish and The
sucker, that are purely bottom feeders but given
slarp-rayed fish, be 1t club, perch, 'sunny,
black bass striped one, and relatively shallow
pool or rapid, and wei bet that our bag will he big
ger than that of the luckiest and best google
goyist batter that sat log tossed his heavy
lead into tine deep waters.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-02
Plckerel ON the Feed.
Cor. Forest and Stream.


One pleasant summer afternoon | was
standing on the shore OF pond Long Island,
watching this play Of swallows as they SKINNED Just
the surface of the water shortly before sunset
About hundred yards out was bed of lily pads; and
as the swallows skipped II, occasionally good sized
ripple could be seen, and sometimes break from the
edges Indicating fish there. This fastened my at
tenton TO the particular place. had often seen cats
play with swallows swooping at them, but the idea
Of lsh doing the same something new to me.
Presently clean BREACH and fine large picke
rel showed his whole size and got swallow too, he
disappeared beneath the water. This saw repeated
several times, and called the attention OF my
paniOn to this novel sight. While watching
we saw two large fish break at the same swallow the
fish coming from opposite directions and each head
to each. Both missed the swallow, but, singular to
relate, only fish to fall into the water,
and neither was seen to pass the other. My cOmpan-
ion and myself looked with wonder. There was a
great commotion In the water, with n continuous
scattering, and a boat being handy we jumped In and
rowed to the spot and picked up the largest pond
pickerel ever saw. When we had him In the boat
the mystery was solved; the smaller of the fish had,
In his eagerness for the swallow jumped clear down
the larger ones throat, and only the tail to the OK
tent of about an inch showed. The large fish was
completely rent asunder and killed by the catastrophe.
Both together weighed twenty-five pounds.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-02
"TU QUoQUE."
ny AUSTIN DorsoN.

SrLLrE.
II I were YOU when ladies at the play, sir,
Beckon anil nod, melodrama through,
I would not turn abstractediy away, sir,
II were you
FRANK.
II were you, when persons affected,
wait for three hours to take me down to Kew,
would at least pretend recollected,
II were you
SKLiir.
II were ycu when ladies are so lavish.
Sir, MS 10 keep me every waltz but two,
would not dance with odious Miss M'Taylsh,
II were you
FRANK.
If were you, who vow you cannot suffer
whiG Of the best-the mildest "honey-dew
I would not dance with smoke consuming rufcr,
II were you
NELLIE.
II were you, would not, sir, be bitter,
Even to write the "Cynical Revew;''
PRANK.
No. should doubtless nnd irritation ntter,
II were you
Really You wouldS why, Frank, you re quite de.
lightful-
Hot rs othelo, and as black OF hue;
Borrow my fan. would not look so tri0hUUi,
II were You
"It Is the cause.'' mean your chaperon is
bringing some we'll curled juvenile. Adieu
shall retire. I'd spare that poor Adonis,
If were You
NELLIE.
Go, u you VIII. At once And by express, sir,
Where shall II beS To China--or Peru2
Go. should leave lnquirers my address, sir.
II were you
PRANK.
MOL remain, 10 stay and fight duel
Seems, on the whole, the proper thing to do
An, you are strong-I would not then be cruel.
II were you
One does not like ones feelings to he doubted
FRANK.
One does not like one $ friends to misconstiue-
NELLIE.
| If confess that n wee-bit pouted2-
should admit that was pique, too.
NELLIE.
Ask me TO dance. Ia say no more about II,
| III were you tWa,t1a- Ettunt.