The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-09

stance ri the question. Laws are opera
tive and beneficial only in proportion to
their observance and enforcement. The
people ri Louisiana seem to consider two
very important series Of cnactments sIe-
cial objects III cniaity, attack and evasion.
These two arr assessments and working
public reads. Yet the Que il absolutely
necessary for the prosperity and welfare
and success III the State government the
other f"r the convenience, go.sl and ad-
vantage Of the people themselves. When
they learn that obedience to every enact
ment which looks to public aud private
interests will re.lounal'to their own good,
they will acqMiesce more readily in their
re'iuirrn'eNt~S These two are particular
" important and should ls promptly
Oleyel and respected.
The Thilolaux Ststisel thus comments
q" the approaching meeting Of the Louis
sN"s uVSo ItSSeWIOUIOus
The L,nisiSna Press Association will
meet in Baton Rouge, On September 5.
lssl. 1t il expected that the Editors will.
have II grand time on that occasion. Gen.
Heron will be the Orator, Mrs. N. Davis,
will read the Annual Poem, iona G. White
is to In the historian, Mrs. Bently will
present u paper On the co.ellucation Of the
sexes, I. J. Mangham will address Oh inn
migration, WNHlc,ek will crate Oh she
lAral paper, and the venerable Father
nyams will ls seated upon u lofty throne,
~ Censor, where hs will overlook the
proceedings like Jupiter Of old, seat-
III upon the mountain top ordering the
thnn,lcrlOlts about and arOun,l his throne.
All very g'nnl except ~ tn Uncle ''Har.
ry.' Our remembrance Of him will in no
wise c"nnect him with the naughty and
angry Grccian gal who was eternally
making trouble in the celestial kingdom.
We would rather think Of him as the ,ner-
~ Bacchus, with smiles wnathing his
features, the light Of "jolly good
time bcaming from his sparkling eyes,
his brow crowned with the proverbial
grape leaves among whose emerald bright
ness CLEANED the purple fruit, while he
held the sparkling wine-cup sloft aud
there dubbed from his laughing lips the
well.known refrain:
For this night we'll merry, merry Ike,
And tomorrow we'll get sober"
The Baton Rouge Capitolia2 utters these
very sensible words:
None Of ~ arr perfect, and We have no
right. therefore, tn expect perfection in
Others. ~ il you can not speak we'll Of
your meigll'Mrs do not speak Of them nj
all. A crOss neigllNr may liz made q
kind one by kind treatment. The way ia
liz happy is to make Others happy. To
do g0Nl IL luxury. II you arr not wise
and better ut the end Of the day, that ilay
in lost. Practice Kindness, even if it bt
but to speak one word. DO not seem Il
''s what you arc not. Learn to control
your temper aud your words. Say moth.
ing behind ones hack that you would moi
say to his face. This habit Of reticence,
beside being kindly one, il safe. Many
bitter harvest has been reaped from
thouglltless words Of censure.
There isa word Of philosophical sound
sense in such sentiments. Yet how few
are there to practice such christian doc.
tri''e! The thoughtless word too often
stirs MP bitter strife aud leads to leplora.
lie results. Persons cannot liz too care.
f"l Of what they say, when they ssy it,
where and to whom they say it. This j,
exemPliiietl in every day life, and ther.
are not wanting those who are too ready
to repeat what they hear, from mer,
habit Of gossip aud NO alter snd amend
the original ntterance ~ to give it an en-
tirely different Significance from wha,
was originally intended. The safest rul,
is to Observe the well.known a.lsge: "'ri
silvern to speak but it's golden to keel
SILENT"
The BOssier BaxSer in an article o.
"w"rk nobler than spoutipg" speaks thes'
colnn'endstory words in behalf Of the IL
boring classes:
The talking, blowing, spouting circle
are full to over6Owing; the supply i
greater than the demand. The homes
worker who has his COWS, his pigs, hi
l'orsss, his house aud few acres In xrai,
and cott0n, IN more respectable aud mor,
independent than the work shirking pol
itician who gets his Office by bsggsry I'm,
trickcry.
The field Of operations for the worker i
unlimited. The man who has not hon'
and farm can yet cl,os'se from millions o
acres, and, choose where he may, homes
labor IL sure to make him independen
aud respected.
1t il the only aristocracy recognized ol
this continent aud the only one worthy o
recognition anywhere.
There are son'e country papers, and
very few at that, which conceded with tn
views expressed by the vIxDlcAroR Of
the prohibition question. We have sai'
repeatedly, that this evil connot Ike abate'
one jot or little by oil the prohibitory, fl
natical aud blue-c0de laws which the in
tellects Of men can devise. This evil GU
le effectually reme,lietl simply by til
moral force Of public sentiment. Lie
those who nso intoxicating beverages +
continued aud repeated excess, kxor an
Ise' that they will l,e put under ban, con
silercl unworthy Of refined association
banishcd from enlightened and respect
able sDciety and there will he rapid de
crease Of the evil. But throttle it will
stringent ensctments! Never! Might q
we'll attempt to bsnish tight-lscing On,
"bangs' among the ladies', regulate til
diet Of families aud prescribe what shsl
bc worn, ~ 10 employ force to reRulat