davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-18
rha Rest Vehlele.

4OV 0OOO VVo~OS -
An auecdote Il told Of . physician wLo
va called % Q foreign family to pre-
scrihe lor . case Of incipient consamp'
Ion. Re esve them . prescription 1ot
ni,h. and wrote the direction: "One
niil 10 b. taken three times . day, IN On!
enNvenient vehicle" The family looked
n The dictionary TO Get 1t the meaning
81 the prescription. They got On ven
until they got 70 the word vehicle.
Thev found "cart, wagon. caG1'aF,
hussy. Wheelbarrow." After grave
consid GRAFTON they came to the conc u.
Zion that the doctor meant the patienl
slouM ride out, snd while - !nt
,vehicle he should take tue pill. He I
lowed the advice othe lettcr, ana IN . KEY,
100 the fresh sir and exefci:e securet
the. advantage which otherwise misn
Is seerns stss.eely singular how dell
80. feeble Yong women, Who en-
travel threelQuares Withoos eates
stssee e, ean plaY ctoquee 9! ns! -
| AZ without eonplainins q SeoamG %
ct BIT tired. -.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-18

KnoVIed9e m0Y Slumber In the menu
ory, but it never dies; It 10 IKE the
dormouse In the ivied tower, that sleeps
while winter lasts, but aWakes With
the warm breath ofsprtng.
Do all in your power to teach your
children self.sovetnment. III child te
passionate, teach him b patient aad
gentle means p curb biz temper. Il be
Il reedy, cultivate libesalitI in him.
II BE IL sel6sh, promote geeetodtI:
L 8 not &c same thing 20 b wise
that Il L. Aornnderstand; t6e many,
indeed, Il % IN Is things Of etern.
ity who cdahok IN my soEt understand
them. Knol J1dge b lought Il It hath
not its use dfpiety,
Good words do more tLan hard
speeches; % the sunbeams, without
any noise, make the traveller cast OF
BIZ cloak, which Ill the clustering
wind could not do, but only make him
bind it closer to him.
The richer one Is In moral excellence
the nobler should he appear In kind
consideration for all around him: Penu'
riousness and selfshness would bedim
all his virtues, as rust viii destroy thu
luster of the most brilliant metal.
1t il not the bees touching on thu
flowers that gathers the honey, but bel
abiding for q time upon them, AMI
drawing out the sweet. It is not b.
that reads most, but be that mediate
most ON Divine truth, that will prov
the choicest, strongest Christian.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-18

While 90 muCn OF our WO0usI anu
admiration % expended upon the per.
Torrance Of the acrobats, the teats OF
the lady riders, and the amazing %.
gacity Of the trained animals. n reality
The most marvellous thing sboat the
olrc1o 10 the circ1s Itself; that =, The
mannsr in which this great composeee
body Of men, wagon, beash, tentS and
Undesirable and Undesirable para
phernalia IL transported about the
country, and made TO appear n work.
inn order within the shortest possible
SPACE of tine. For the benefit Of our
readers who have not studied tho matter
out, 10 will describe the 9rangemeno
made bys leading manager tee accom-
plishins this most wonderful under
taking. First q Number Of capable
ard Intelligent persons are secured
Vhoee business h 3 70 travel ahead
and prepare the Wy for the coming
circus. These hire grounds suitable tor
the purpose, and engag, bill-p0sten.
Who placard the town With large ana
brilliantly oolored pictorial representa-
tions Of the performances. They d!s-
tribute printed bills conta: the
names of the performers, and also give
description OF the procession, and the
route It will take in parading through
the town. These are distributed IN all
the Villages within . radius Of fifteen
miles. fenGthened advertisements are
also inserted In oil the local newspapers.
and It IL no uncommon thing, ~ those
OF us who have lived In sinai! places
know, for q general holiday to be held
upon the day OF their grand procession
through the town.
Previous to the company arriving,
the "tent men," With the baggage
wagons, proceed to the field. erect the
tent, make the ring, and prepare for
the various performances, fixing up
hurdles, gates and oil the requisite
paraphernalis. By the time the com.
pany arrives everything 10 prepared:
The horses are stabbed, groomed and
fed, the "tableau car1iages," ~ they
are called, ore washed, and everything
made ready for the grand parade. which
usually starts from the tent about an
hour and half previous to the first per-
IOrU0uCCs knC SuOW OVA00400SOO 0sVSe
the ps;ade, the first ono occupying
about two hours. After this ID over
the performers dine, and rest until
evening, the second performance COM
mencing about seven, and Terminating
about ten O'Clock. Immediately alter
the last act, the whole Of the COMPANY
| are advised at what hour In the morning
they will be required to start for the
next place. This of course depends. n
q great measure, upon the length Of the
Journey and the state ofthe roads. The
usual time for starting 10 about five
O'Clock, and they travel at the rate o!
five or six miles an hour. The tent and
baggage men leave earlier. Many o.
the principal members Of the company
have their own living carriages, which
are fitted up with every con!entence
and very Jolly and healthy life the oc.
cupants lead. Two performance IN
invariably given each day, consisting 9
the usual equestrian and Rymnhstl'
feats, horse and pony racing. hurdl
leeping, and Roman chariot races,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-18
Blowing % . Transport.

The Panama Aa, a.d Herald tells
how one Of the Gillian vessels lying
before Callao was blown up bya TOR
pedo. The plan adopted By tho Feru.
VANS Vasas follows: A Peruvian 0@cer
took N ordinary fruit boat, put . TOT.
pedo in the bottom. residing on springs
kept down BY tho weight Of the cargo.
he then loaded It with . very choice ~
sortment Of camotes, yucas, cnlrlm0yas'
granadillas, fowls, turkeys, green veg.
tables, etc., and towing 1t ont toward,
the blockading squadron before day.
light Get It adrik. All day l0eR the
launch hoated about, but the Chtlians
could not zee It, until about Ave o'clock
In the evening. Fearing It would tall
into neutral hands, . boat Wa sent out
to bring It back. The Lon was doing
duty, and seeing the boat nom shore max.
ing toward the neutral vessels, caught
sight of the launch and at once turned
toward it. Seeing this the boat IRON,
shore beat . hasty retreat. The lIoa
lowered two boats to fetch In the prise,
and it was brought slongside and the
discharge ae once began. AZ the weight
in the launch was diminishsd the mn
chinery in connection with tho torpe.
does was Get free and ina moment three
hundred pounds Of dynamite were eI..
ploded, and the Loa Was almost nned
out of the water. TIT effect, @ 6e.
scribed by those who were watching Tie
operation with bFcathless interest nom
the shore. wac dreadful. Every house
in Callao was shaken to tt toundAucAs,
and every ship In tbe by shtveseo q
though Q feaStal EARTHQUAKE ma spens
It's fury beneath then. The fsted ship
appeared as If enveloped u ~ m9es o.
flame, which resolved ttoe! i@eo dceee
clouds Of black smoke: WhA THIS
cleared away, che seemed not % hAS!
suffered. but SUDDENLY she va oosfvol
t. sink ot the stem, VINE nes 49,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-18
The Lest Well.


In the Sahara desert only . few wells
ere found; they are looked upon with
reverence, ~ the gift Of God. It IL not,
% some suppose, q vast fiat region, but
interspersed with mountains; rocks of
vast size are as common as sand. No
country Is 80 difficult to traverse. for
there are no landmarks; the only trace
q caravan leaves IL the bones Of the
horses or camels that die by the way.
Those who travel the desert carry water
and food enough to last them from we'll
to we'll; and, i they lose the route, they
all usually perish.
An old legend tells Us that q certain
tribe had found . we'll among the mGun-
tains, and around it they lived in per.
feet happiness. The summer months
they passed on the banks of the Nile.
Il M 20 curiously hidden that It was
impossible to dnd Il except In this way:
| One of the tribe stayed al summer
there, and on q certain day watched for
the return Of the others; they having
arrived Ut . certain white, camel-shaped
mountain, made 4 IRE and the watcher
seeing this, built enc on bic mountain ;
thus were they guided to the oasis.
At one lime the tribe returned and
built q fre, but no response WAS elected ;
they waited, they sought for tue patti,
| but all in vain. and they were obliged
| to return to Egypt, losing from hunger
and thirst . very large number OF tue
tribe; the secret Of the approach to the
we'll had disappeared; It existed only Ia
tradition.
Nearly 100 years passed, and . young
man having escaped from the oppression
ofthe chic, made his way into the noun.
tains. He travelled three days In search
of o well, wandering among the valleys
finally he was obliged to ascend q noun
| tain Of Gassling whiteness. He re uem'
bered the tradition-it va shaped likes
camel. Looking there, be descried In III
far distance what looked like the 81 "a
tops Of some palm trees. Toward thes'
he pressed nearly overcome with beat
thirst and weariness. Il VA . beaati
ful spot; the palm trees had grow
luxufiantly and tall; only On aged MAJ
resided here, surrounded With : specie
Of antelope. He was the watcher VIZ
had BEN left. He had been unable b
build the DIRE. having fallen from tn
rocss. Nor could be lind the way out
Since then stones have been Get no Il
marx the way.-6'koIs-'s Ccmpanion.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-18


"Yes. he has known it long. Better
see him at once" i
So Louis went ut once. He found |
Frans calmly making his last prepare:
tions for the.great event. =" am glad
Won are come. Louis, !" he said; II was
eoine to send for you. See this cabinet
nm Of letters. have not strength lett
10 destroy them; burn them for me
When-When / am gone. This small
packet IL Christine's dear little notes;
bury them with me; there are ten OF
them, every one ten years DID,"
. us that all, dear fransl"
Eyes; my will has long been made.
Except q legacy to yourself all goes to
Christire-dear, dear Christine"
"You love her yet, then. Franz! Il
Nv hat do You meant ! have loveo
her for ages. | shall lo!e net Ioieve!:
some lives have missed her altogether
let me be thanktu. that che has come %
near 70 me IN this one"
DO you know what you are saying
Htansl"
"Vsrv clearly. Louis. Ihave always
balisved nm The oldest philosophers
ia .onls Vere created IN pairs, and
that Il II permitted them In their toll
some iouYney ~ purity and heaven some.
times 10 meet and comfort each otnef.
Do you think I saw Christine i9r ! the
mt time ID your uncle1 pstloss 1C.,s =:
have iairef and 9rander memories o.
her than any linkeo g S. tnis w. Va t m.ss
leave her now Jor nttle: uoG ; A"9 ~.
when and where Ne mees sMni W. 0us
He doee m0W; Snas - my n0pe s"u
coeeolation."
Whatever were LOUIE ps1vsss 0RI.
ioas about tfaaso tneo3ey. u W ih ~
possible TO d1soeos " tnat o01!. sno ~
took his friends LAST 1nSuocsaons snsa
farewell With such gentle, solemn tee!.
ins6 - he'd long ben strange 70 n's
heayt. 49,.
u To afternoon ttsns 20: -. cl' ~
physieal e1ost BE- was cspeole o.. No
one saw the parting o. moe sWo sOuD;
He went With Cnristlne1 atms as0SSno
him, and 1er up Wunpes!n4 seroes'
hopeful 61evelle: H wse nos,ced. noW.
eva, that altar lfan3b death s1anei
chaoseeame over Christine sDeeNtlIo!!
| nobility and calmne0 ! cna!s@et, sac
10 eentle setting q h9 HE % ne oues'
aim.
| Innia Gala she had beea wonderfully
1874 hv ~ nanefa Tcans laft.. Thu
snr,nS.t;me 81 their love went to th,
go I'm him. but The ret were o
ssch an exfrsoFdinarv nature that Louil
, oould ~ reiVain ffo9 showing then Il
II. them ior - 70 dispooe 81. he!
- indesd letfers written % heYUeI
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-18

aaoa. foe + laGtsd thgouGA uany eveat
weeks and months for him. He FOL
lowed the 6trombeHp 70 Newport, and
laid his whole life down at Chrstins'S
feet. There Wa no definite engagement
betweeA them, but every one understood
that would come ~ surely - the end Of
the season.
Money matters and housekeepins
must eventually inkude themselyeo, b1f
The ROMANCE and charm Of thi0 ooe oum-
0sr Of life should b untouched. Ard
Franz W. not anxious On this score.
His father, q shrewd business man, had
early seen that bis son Wa . poet and q
dreamer. 1T II not the boys kult," be
said to his partner; "he eets Il from
his grandfather, who Wa always more
out Of this world than In t."
So he wisely allowed frans 20 follow
his natural tastes, and contented him.
self with carefully investing bic fortune
In such real estate and securities - be
believed would insure . safe, II . slow,
increase. He had bought wisely, and
Francs income was q certain and hand
some one, with q tendency rather to in.
crease than decrease, and quite sufficient
to maintain Christine in all the luxury
to which she had been accustomed.
80 when he returned to the city he
intended to speak 10 Mr.. Stromberg.
All he had should be Christine's, and
her father should settle the matter Just
a. he thought best for bis daughter. In
q general way this was understood by
all parties, and every one seemed in
clined to sympathize with the happy
feeling which led the lovers to deprecatt
during these enchanted days any allu.
sion which tended to dispel the ex.
quisite charm Of their young lives
@yl.
Perhaps it would have been better Il
they had remembered the ancient super
stition, and themselves done something
| to mar their perfect happiness. Poiyc
rates offered his ring to avert tn,
calamity sure to follow unmitigatet
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-18

my vibb With hH. Clarke shol
himeelfin biz own room. Christine va
the 6rst 70 reach him. He len . letter
saying be W. absolutely ruined"
"Whme will Christine and the child
suppose to her fathers. Not a
pleasant place for her now. Christtnei
Step-mot6er dishkss both her and the
Fans said no more, md Louis wsat
away with . feeling Of disappointment.
II thought he would have done some
thing for her," he Sid 70 his wife.
Poor Christine !, will be very poor and
Ten days after be came home with q
different story. "There nsver was q
woman - lucky about money ~ Cousin
| Christine,n he aid. Hardy & Ball
eat her notice to-day that the property
q Ryebeach settled on her beioee hes
marriage b. Mr.. Clarke W. now at hel
dispoesl. Il seems the old gentleman
anticipated the result Of his wild specu'
lations, and In order to provide for hia
wife, quietly bought and placed In
Hardy's charge two beautifully fur
nished cottages. There ID something
like an accumulation of sixteen thous'
and dollars Of rentage; and - one4s
luckily empty, Christine and the child.
rem are going there at once: always
thought the property was aardy's Owl
before. Very thoughtful in Clarke"
ut isnot like Clarke one bit. 1don'
believe he ever did 1t. II is some ar
rangement of Franz Muller's.
"FOr GOODNESS Slke don't hint such
thing, Lizzie! Christine would not 60
and We should have her here very econ
Besides, l don't believe il. Frans tool
the news very coolly. and he has KEEP
Ouj Of my way since.
The next day Louis was more thai
ever Of his Wife's opinion. "What d
You think, Lizziel" he said. Fran
came to me to-day and asked il Clark
did not once loan me two th0usan
dollars. I told him Clarke gave N
two thousand. about the time We wei
married"
"'Say loaned, Louis he answered
TO oblige me. Here 10 two thousan'
and the interest for six years. 60 On
pay It to Christine; she must nee
| money So I went"
"ls she settled comfortable"
"Oh, very. Go and gee her oftel
,, Franz 10 sure to marry her, and he
groWing richer every day."
ltseemed - II Louis prediction wou
come true. Frans began to drive o.
, every afternoon to Ryebeach. At iir
he contented himself with just passir
. Christines gate: But he soon began
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-10-22
soCIAL EVIIs N VEsMoxr.

Colonel Worthington, who has been
employed to gather statistics relating to
labor and wages in the various States
of the Union, reports that the average
wages paid for labor in the State of
Vermont is considerably less than any
State north of Mason and Dixon's line.
Gov. Proctor, in a recent speech in
Rutland, VT, stated that large in
crease in til, number of convicted Grim
mails in III : ate was the cause of the
increased # its government. He
reported the amber of convicted Grim
inals to be three times as many as it
was few years ago.
Judge Dunton stated in his charge to
the grand ju = last September at the
amount paid for intoxicating liquors
consumed in this State in the year 1870
was Sc, 700, 900, and it had incr ased in
amount since that time. Now this
would furnish to every voter in the
State forty-five gallons of rum at 81 a
gpllon, a quantity sufficient to keep
every one of them drunk 800 days in
every year.
Vermont has always been under Re
publican rule.
Z Thus it would ar that the State
of Vermont is ,-lasksble for five
things, viz:
It has the largest per cent. of crime.
The lowest wages,
The least gain of population.
Drinks the most rum.
And has the largest Republi an ma
ioritY.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-10-22
Portland Standard
nm ann.arn Lannnnr.

At the triennial concla,o Of the
Knights Ternplar, which was just
closed at Chicago. the T'ime& of that
city Of the ls,h ssys The Pacific
coast battalion. led by the Grand Com
u,and-ry of Califor mia, was the observed
Of MI observers. IL was gorgeous
pageant 1t was managed with line
theatrical effect. Not man of them
appeared until after nine o'clock, allow
ing the crowd to gaze upon the minor
splcndors Of other bodies Then they
came un in a compact mass. debouching
upon the street from Michigan avenue,
and marching in four ranks, close and
solid, up to State street, where they
wheeled into position at the head of
their division. The Grand Command
cry was especially resplendent, not in
loud colors and mcretricious display Of
meek jewelry, for their uniforms were
solidly black, and every thing about
them was sterling, and denoted men of
taste, which they are. The hat or
chapeau is black, low crowned, with n
broad rim turned up in front, on which
is the appropriate cross set in u large
silver rosette, from which spring black
and white plumes. The scarf, or bal
dric, bearing regulation emblems, is of
black velvet, very wide, and trimmed
with bullion fringe. The sword is also
regulation, and the belt black The
peculiar and striking feature of the
uniform is short cape of the finest
black velvet, lined and quilted with
white silk This is worn over the left
shoulder, like chassenr military jack.
ct. On the cape at the point Of the
shoulder there is large Templar cross
of white silk, relieved with silver, while
the border of the cape is trimmed with
two roses of elaborate silver bullion
lace. They are mostly grizzled '49-ers.
swartly, broad-shouldered and strong-
limbed, and they bore their immensely
heavy uniforms and accouterments with
that lightness and ease which tradition
attributes to their mailed prototypes who
went about turning cart-wheels and flip
flaps in coats of mail weighing enough
to crush an ordinary mortal"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-10-22
TwO TAcrs.

There are two prominent facts worth
remembering The first il that Gen.
IlAncock's character aud career have
been such as To eNtett praise from Re
publican speakers on almost every
stump in the country. The second is
that Mr. Garfeld's record has been NO
smooched as 10 compel silerce on the
part of his present campaignets, not
withstand;ng he has been heretofore
condemned by almost the entire Re
publican press. OF tho country. Praise
Of the Democratic candidate, prior con
demnation of the Republican, and now
ominons silence ever the reproduction
of Garfield'S record, are the two promi-
nent features of this campaign. Not
one word of explanation, or extenua-
tion, can be forced from the Republican
journals Of Boston or New. England.
With the independent voter, what does
this state of things signify When Il
prisoner refnsesssto plead at all, the law
in its mercy treats his silence as a plea
Of not guilty. That cannot avail the
accused before the great tribunal OF the
people. The maxim, "silenee gives
consent is the rule in,,snch case. The
record then stands that the Republican
candidate has been shown 10y the high
est Republican authority to have for
feited public confidence, and notwith-
standing this the party il determined
to force him into the most responsible
position possible in the face of it. Is
success in such line TO be contemplated
by good citizens OF any party with ia
vorl The question itself suggests the
decentralization which has crept into
politics since thepRepuLlican party has
held snch long control. This Is reason
enough for demanding a change. a
change from what toIwhat An ad-
ministration to be controlled by one
standing condemned by his own friends
in preference to one who in the midst
Of the battle is exalted for his purity
and patriotism by those. opposing the
change. Such condition is new in
American politics. If the result should
he in favor of Garfield, then public vir,
tue is to meet with "a new defeat
From this there is no escape. Whoev
er contributes to such result is sim
ply an alder and abetter Of public de
moralization. The Republican record
proves it.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-10-22
TuE WORK OF AN EDlTOH.

The London Times, speaking of the
work of an editor, says ait can only be
appreciated b. those who have had the
fortune to have some experience in it.
The merest slip Of the pen, epithet to
much, wrong date, name misspelt,o or
with n wrong initial before it, the mis-
Interpretation of some passage, perhaps
incapable of Interpretation, the most
trihing offense to the personal or ma
tional susceptibility of those who do
not even profess to care for the feelings
of Others, may prove not only Disagree
able, but costly mistakes, but they are
about the least of the mistakes TO which
the editor is liable. The editor must
be on the spot until the paper is sent to
press, and make decisions on which not
only the approval of the public, but
even great causes may hang. Tie can
not husband his strength with compar-
ative repose in the solitude of study,
or the freshness of green fields. He
must see the world, converse with its
foremost and busiest actors, be open to
information and on guard against error.
All this should be borne in mind by
those who claim that journalism is not
infallibly accurate, just and agreeable" "
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-10-22
rug TRrTG PREcIsELY.

Garfleld's nomination means the
endorsement and approval in the most
positive and offensive manner possible
of Presidential fraud of 1867. He
had more to do with it than any other
man, and was the only man who oc-
cupled toward 1t double relation.
After the election Garfield went TO
New Orleans by request of General
Grant, without authority of law, as a
partiZan. He went there to assist his
party in making up case, and after
his return to Washington, of all his
associates he was the only man who
took his seat upon the electoral COM
mission. BY every sentiment OF fair
play he should have been excluded
from the jury box. BY his own sworn
statement OF what he did in New Or
leans, Garfield had charge Of the re-
turns from West Feliciana Parish.
In one Of theinner rooms of Packard's
Custom House he did his work, ex-
amined the affidavits, and when they
were not sufficiently full, he prepared
or had prepared additional interroga-
tories to bring them within the rules
adopted by the returning board, and
the result was that West Feliciana
with its Democratic majority was
thrownout. In Washington Garfield's
vote was that Congress could not go
behind the returns thus made. AS
agent of his party he helped to make
returns by manipulating the evidence;
and as juryman for the nation he held
such evidence as conclusive and bind-
ing. THOMAS A. HENDRICKS.