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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22
Home AdOrnnlent.

NATURE is active in adjoining her
dominions; and man, to whom this
beauty is addressed, should feel and
obey the lesson. Let him, too, be in.
dustlious in adjoining his dcmain--in
making his home, the dwelling of his
wife and children, not only convenient
and comfortable, but pleasant. Let
him, as far as circumstances will per.
NIT, be industrious in surrounding Il
with pleasant objects; in decorating it,
within and without, with things that
tend to make it agreeable and attractive.
Let industry make home the abode of
neatness and order--a place which
brings satisfaction to every inmate. and
which in absence draws back the heart
by the fond associations of content.
Let this be done, and this sacred SPOT
wilr become more surely the scene OF
cheerfulness and peace. Ye- parents,
who would have your children happy,
be industrious to bring them I'D in The
midst Of a pleasant, cheerful, and a
happy home. Waste not your time in
accommodating wealth for them. but
plant in their minds and souls, in the
way proposed, the seeds Of virtue and
prosperity. --.s,-
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22

have followed the shapes OF bonnets IN
colors. The trimmings are the same In
style a. they were last year. Long
Grape ysils are worn . great deal. They.
vary In length according TO the depth Of
the mourning. Though some ladies be.
gin to tighten their mourning after the
lapse If one year, 1t Is considered the
proper thing, dealers say, "a wear deep
mourning two years before the lisa'ea.
in. prvces- i begun. ..
The family must be poor indeed whose
female members do not 60 Into some
degree of mourning after death has en-
tered. The ordinary recourse is Ia bOr-
row mourning clothes for the funeral.
in q large number III eases the family
has some branch that is better to 10
than itself. On such .elatircs. no mat
ter what quarrels have KEEP, them away
before. the duty is paramount TO lend
mourning goods for the funeral. II the
drcSsc, can not be obtained in this way
there is n good chance that some Of tho
neiyhbnrs will accommodate them. A
death, like a birth, affords al occasion
when women pnt aside neiShborly quar-
rels, and . prefer Of mourning gar
ments is often made by a personal enc.
my. The styles Of these garments are
such as they may happen to be- After
the funeral the clothes are returned, but
they are In many eases borrowed again
for special occasions, as, for example,
when the mnurnerS attend church for q
Sunday or two after the funeral As
time goes by and new clothing is to be
purchased black Is chosen instead Of
colors. Black Il durable, and therefore
cheap. Po.r women Of middle age, or
past i, often continue to wear black be.
yond the time OF mourning for ccOnom.
zeal reasons.-N. y, Sun,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22
Queer DOings in Prussia.

STRANGE revelations concerning the
dismal superstition still prevalent in the
rural districts OF West Prussia were dis
closed in the course OF DR.. KotleysAi's
recent trial at Stuhm Tor "unlawiul
practices. This person had acquired
u wiacly-spread reputation among the
peasantry as a sorccrcr, Some time
ago woman afflicted by epilepsy sp-
piled to him for q cure. Having dig.
nosed her case. he declared that she
was possessed by four devils. ronjured
into her body by a female neignber.
tie then proceeded to exercise these
demons. three Of whom promptly quit.
ted their human tenement in obedience
to his spells. The fourth however,
laughed his lamentations to sco"n. This
fiendish recalcitrance led him 10 the
discovery that, in order to expel the Oh
stinatc demon,i would be necessary that
the epileptic woman shoald swallowa
draught Of the witct's blood. In order
to obtain this nostrum he betook him.
self to the dwelling of the woman. BY
him accused ofwitchcraft, and heat her
until she lay senseless on the floor
But for the interference of resolule
neighbor he would have murdered ms
victim. Arraigned for this crime before
a Prussian tribunal, he declared in open
court that he had done nothing more
than his duty to his patient, and thai
he had not only frequently ritdea
possessed persons OF their iiend'sh M
mates bv similar means. but had o''ea
seen and spoken to devils with whom
he had thus dealt. He was sentenced
to four months Imprisonment BY '~
tribunal of Stuhm.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22
A Gigantic Sea.WOrm.

The Duke of Sutherland has wisely
Instituted at Dunrobin Castle, Golspie,
N. B., a museum, to which his tenants
send anything rare or remarkable dis
covered on the property. During the
past week his secretary, Mr.. Wright,
has kindly informed ME of most mar.
yelously interesting addition to the
aquaria of the museum, namely, a very
rare specimen of gigantic sea-worm
caught among some sea wrack by some
Of the Dukes deep sea-line men, off
Golspie. This remarkable worm, when
fnll-sized, is said to attain the length of
from eighty to ninety feet: he is capa-
bic Of shrinking himself up to a very
mach smaller length. He is as flat as a
ribbon, and only five or six lines in
width, of a brown violet color and
smooth and shining like vanished
leather. Very little if anything is known
Of the habits of this monster worm. ex-
cept that it turks under stones and the
hollow Of rocks, where he coils himself
up into heap of knots, which he is in
cessantly looscning andtightening. He
has, however, the power Of undoing his
knots and extending himself in a straight
line. In this way he swims, or rather
glides, through the water, propelling
himself by means of fine cilip. When
he has found new domicile suited to
his purpose he coils himself up again
into knots. His long, dark-colored,
ribbon-like body is terminated by a
head which is of a somewhat snake.tike
appearance, only there is no forked
tongue nor teeth, poisonous or other
wise. The Dukes specimen is appar-
entity small one, between four and five
feet long, but perhaps the creature has
not uncoiled himself bis whole length.
His scientific name is the "Lineus Mari.
NUS" There is q beautiful figure of
him in the proceedings of the Ray Soci-
ETY., 1873. The discovery of this gigan-
tic sea.worm makes us all feel moro
than ever how little we really know of
the inhabitants of the mysterious depths
OF the vast ocean.-Frank Buchland, in
Land and Water.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22
4 Famous French Seleneur,

TnE most striking type OF what the
nobility Of France was during the last
century i 10 he found In the person Of
Baudry d'Asson. This gentleman owns
immense property and extended tracts
Of land in brittany, in q part Of France
which railroads have not yet reached,
and where the telegraph Is unknown. He
there reigns almost rs in feudal times.
His castle sits on the top Of the hill, and
looks as proudly and dciiantly down on
more modern constructions ~ its owner
il taught to look on tho rest Of mankind.
So great Is the reverence of the inhabit-
ants Of the country for this representa-
tive OF al ancient race Of privileged
lords, that he lives and rules ~ a mon.
arch, and no Government official has
been able IL combat his authority.
Baudry d'AssOn is what is called q
sportsman, spends his time hunting. and
owns 800 dogs. u number Of which arc
at present NJ the Jardin d'AcclimatiOn,
and can be seen by the public. lie or.
ganizcs At his chateau grand hunting
parties, when he has q whole regiment
Of servants dressed in the hunting livery
Of royal days, and ladies' accompany the
gay cavalier in costumes of red velvet
skirts, long plumcs in their hats, and
gloves and collars such rs worn in the
days of Louis. Everything, in fact, is
performed on grand and liberal scale.
md the magniiicenre, and elegance,and
the almost unlimited power of the cha.c-
lain over his dominion carry one back
century or two,and he forgets that the
feudal days arc past and that humanity
is busy trcading social barriers under
foot. Biudry dAsson, like all grand
seisneurs, refuses himself nothing. He
is the direct descendant of the famous
"Blue Beard" the hero and heroine Of
bur infantile days, and he possesses him.
selfa handsome, lone, fac, black beard,
which adds much towards strengthen.
ing the ruinor. lie is what may he
called bon garcon, is neither vindictiyc
nor cruel, is, in fact, gentle in his man
ners, but he does not differ from other
members OF that society which he repre-.
sents, and is dull and urintelligent,
with no taste for nything outside Of
dogs and hunting, and whenever.he does
appear at the tribune his speeches are
not only absurd and illiterate, but are
spread over great sheets Of paper in let.
ter SO large that \ six-year. old child
could read thcm-Iarts Letter TO SQcru.
neent0 Bee.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22
Something New in Entomology.

LAST Sunday as Mr.. Jones was re-
turning from church with his family he
discovered new and singular looking
bug on his front doorstep. As he was
something Of q scientist he was natural.
" pleased with the new specimen, and,
forming his poke. handkerchief into q
sort of cage, he bounced down on it,
and succeeded in capturing it. p,
"Bring the microscope, children" he
called, sand tell your ma to hurry; l
want her to look at it; I'm sure It be.
longs to tho Hemiptera class and is a
new specimen. Here, Charlie, put
your eye to the ocular side and tell me
what you see."
"Oh, pa, amt it splendid? It's got
four wings, eight eyes, and, oh, my!
amt it sparkler, though? Red, and
green, and yellow, and-oh! it's getting
away, amt it, pa?"
"Then it isn't dcad!" cried Mr..
Jones, in ecstasy; ~ wasn't Quite
sure whether it moved or not. Let me
look! Yes! it is terrestrial, l think, af-
ter all; it belongs to the genus Pentato-
ma-the antennS have that peculiar
flexible look sand yet, now that look
again, the eye seems to indicate that it
is phytocoris, in which case it will be
very destructive to your mas plants,
and We must kill it at once. I'll ask
Prof. Sill. II will be, in any case, q val
liable addition to science. Maria,
where's the clorOform?''
Cup on tho clock shelf; what are you
going to do with it?" asked Mrs. Jones,
who had been giving her undivided at
tention to the baby.
"kill this bug, as soon as you have
examined it," answered Mr.. Jones, in a
lofty voice. II shall present it to the
Detroit Scientific Association"
swell, l guess not. MIR. JONES'"
broke In his wife, who was looking with
much interest at the new specimen. II
paid g for that bug last week to wear
on my new bonnet, and must have
dropped it off when ] came in. 1t be.
longs to the genus millinern, and
couldn't be any deadcr if it had been
baked for century. Science will have
to get along without it, Jones, it's al.
ready classified" Poor Joncs!-De.
t,0n E,ce D,.ee2
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22
Do Something.

Do NOT spend Your precious time in
wishing, and watching, aud waiting for
something to turn up. If you do, you
may wish and watch au6 wait forever.
You can do it if you viii, but you must
put forth the effort. Id|eness and indif.
ference never accomplished anything.
1t takes energy ard push to make head
way in the world. And an active, ener.
getic. perseyeriDg man is sure to sue.
coed. II hecan not do one thing, he
will do something else. If he can not
succeed in one direction, he will in
some other. He will do something. He
will not waste his time in idleness. There
Is no lack of work, no lack of opportu-
mites. Do what comes to your hand,
and do it well. True progress from the
less to the greater. You must begin
low it you would build high. Work is
ordinarily the measure of success. Quit
resolving and re-resolving, aud 70 and
DO something. s. ',.slr
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22
Telegraph Wires Underground.

fn1LADELPH1A newspapers report
that the American Union telegraph
Company are about to try in that city
the experiment of putting their wires
underground: The plan works well
enough in European cities, and there
would seem to be no reason why it
should not succeed here, save the indis.
position of the companies to bear the
first cost Of making the change. For
some months the Western Union Tele.
graph Company has had the matter IN.
der consideration, but will probably wal.
until pressed by a rival company before
it undertakes the more serious task of
taking down its forest of poles and sink,
ing the wires which contribute so much
to the prevailing ugliness of our streets.
Sooner or later the poles and wires
must come down; and it is altogether
probable that the change will be benefi-
cial to the companies in the long run,
owing to the smaller cost of maintain
ing a subterranean saystem. twill Ger.
tainly be an advantage to the communi.
ty.-Scienti6c american.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22
4 FanoaS Mexican ReyolsHonist and
- Bandit.

MENTlOk has already been made of
The arrest, on warrant issued by Gov.
He:kins,npon rc4ui>iiiOn from the Gov.
crnment Of Lower California, of ClOdi-
nero Gotta, and his incarceration upon
the Mexican man-of-war Democratic,
now awaiting departure for Mexico.
Gotta was once an ambitious man, of
great influence in Lower California, and
mas had an adventurous career. He is
nephew of Gen. Emanuel Markes, of
the Mexican army, is about fifty years
old, tall and well built, and OF handsome
tandintellisent aplearaece. His career
|ay aibandfis tethSpt DE bainly to cir.
cilmstances which defeated his ambitious
projects in affairs of State. HeAspired
to be Governor Of California witch he
proposed to govern as q prevlndo of his
own. With this scheme in viaw, he was
a faithful follower of Lerdd md an I'm.
compromising enemy of Naz. Upon
Ithe ACCESSION Of the lettey to the 'Presi-
|aencynt the Repubns hs, lost most of
his followers and nil hopes of success As
! revohtispbt. He refused to surrender,
however, aod became IN outlaw. From
this it was but y step TO the .Hh. of a
bandit, and he became a terror to the
merchants and peacesbls and wealthy
people all over Lower California. He
frequently kidnapped wealthy persons
and held them for ransom, sitter tho
mannerO OF Italian brigands, ard ,pnlaged
a great many small towns along the
coast, retreating to the mountains when
the opposition became too strong for
him. His band, which stx Years ago
numbered about 200 men, BY losses
in his various predatory incur.
sions and descrtions became reduced,
until about month and q half ago he
disbanded the remnant, and with two of
his more trusty lieutenants fled to San
Francisco. A published sensational
story. which charges him with stealing
and carrying away wealthy Spanish
lady to the mountains, is said by we'll
Informed Spaniards to be untrue. His
operations have been directed. princi.
pally against the wealthy, aud he has
many friends among the poor people.
Although he made great deal of mon.
ey in his raids, he always scattered it
with lavish hand, and among tho Grim.
inal classes was the bea,, ideal of q
bandit chief. However, the reigning
powers in Mexico and the business Dor.
ton of the State are very bitter against
him. People who are familiar with his
standing in Lower California express
the SpinioA that 1.-The reaches there he
viz fe Speedily stsied, convicted, and
Upon being transferred to the Mexican
msn-Of.war Gotta was recognized by the
officers rs the leader of what is known as
the Marquee Revolution in Lower Cali
ffornia. In his bandit career. at the head
OF about $50 iilibusters and guerrilas,
fiourishing towns, villages, and hacien-
dSs eele banned Aah destnoyed. The
gang was finally broken op: what was
LETT Of It. by . strong force of Govern.
ment troops, and some of the survivors
are said to have fled into Arizona prior
to the departure Of their leader for San
Francisco.-SanF Francisco Chronicle.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22
A Jury Of One.

ALTHOUGH it is almost the universal
custom in the trial of jury cases in the
State Courts to follow the old beaten
track of leaving the case to the arbitra-
ton of s'twelve good men and true"
this course is not always followed. It
not infrequently happens that through
the illness Of juror or from some other
cause a trial is had before the remaining
eleven jurors. Very rarely, however, is
a Jury narrowed down to . single Juror,
as WAS the case in a trial the other dav
before Judge Van Brunt, of the Court Of
Common Pleas. In 1877 number of
clerks were dismissed from the Fire De.
partment. A final determination of the
Court Of Appeals, at which tribunal the
cases were finally heard, decided that
the employees in question had been i'm,
properly removed from their respective
positions and that they must be restored
to their desks. During the litigation the
discharged. clerks wore out. 81 Employ
inert fT ely mbrthi. SaieMfrebroucht
for their saaaries aesinHfls Atv. as thew
were unable to find other employment
from the time they were dismissed until
rsapnointed. The iaA of the cases was
tried yesterday before Judge Van Brunt
and one juror by consent of counsel. Mr..
Boswell p Hatch appeared as counsel
f9kthe pl4niffs, end,Dfs&rs. +. H. La.
6mbe aid C6lS ftr tbsttxsi The one
juror heroicalty gave his Verdict for the
plaintiffs, as instructed by Judge Van
Brunt. Itwas not considered uece ssarv
Tor 70 i oss jurosto retire d the jAS.room
"a jury Of one," remarked a LAWYER.
''has one advantage 1T can't Disagree"
"Aadit Is q great taving IN the way
OF jury fees" another said. "The only
wonder is that such trials are not more
frequent ~ {{,f
n guess It is not generally known
that this can be done," observed vet an
other.-N. Y. Herald. 81 $50
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22
How He Put Up the Stove.

A SHORT time ago an English cmi.
grant family arrived in -, and
being destitute of everything, few
kind.hearted people gave them slndry
articles to help them to go to house.
keeping, and among other things a
stove. The donor forgot, however. 10
send along the necessary pipe. The
day being very cold, the first thing
which the father of the wandering flock
turned his attention to was the making
of a fire. With grateful eyes he sur.
veyed the stove uhe first he had ever
seen) and then glancing at the stove.
pipe hole in the chimney, which was
about two feet from the ceiling, won.
dered how the smoke could get up and
out of that small hole. His eyes soon
rested upon some hooks in the ceiling,
which a former tenant had used for dry.
ing apples thereon, and he naturally
came to the conclusion that they were
intended to hang the stove upon. There
was no time to be lost, and so with the
aid of chairs and table, and a good deal
of exertion, the able-bodied man lifted
the stove up so that the ove-pipe hole,
which happened to be at the side of the
stove, rested nicely in the hole in the
chimney, while his better half dashed it
to the aforementioned hooks with rope
which came around their scanty lug
gage. After everything was secure the
patient housewife fastened to prepare
some wood wherewith to make fire,
while the perspiring father was design
ing in his perplexed mind some kind Of
a scaffold whereon his wife could stand
to cook the frugal meal. But his ideas
were overthrown by tho sudden appear
ance of the donor of the stove, bearing
the forgotten pipe. An explanation wa,
in order, and after hearty laugh, the
bewildered Englishman was thoroughly
initiated into the mysteries Of the Amer
lean way of putting up stoves.-CAathan'
(Ont.) Tribune.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22

In 1869, NJ. Cugnot, q Frenchman,
constructed a locomotive steam engine
designed for use on common roads. 1t
ran on three wheels, and was moved by
the impulsion of two single.acting cylin.
ders, the pistons of which acted alter
nately on the single front wheel. This
machine would travel at the rate of two
or three miles an hour, and would carry
four persons, but the boiler was so small
that it was necessary to stop about once
in twelve or fifteen minutes to get up
steam.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22

= MEAN fellow in Taunton, Mass,
whose aged mother had made over to
MIN . large and well-stocked farm. nm
der = promise that he would care for
her as long As she lived, recently applied
% the city authorities to extend aid to
her asa pauper. The discreditable facts
we're aseertained and he was given a
very =, iorcible remindero Of the adyisability
Of flial obedience.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22

y + peepring tor. mile posts, recently
Ohio Railroad, velocipede hand. car,
with1 four.fobt wheel, was fitted with 1
revolution counter, and, after determin.
ing carefully the number Of revolutions
per mile, the distances were rolled of
by running it over the track. Thirty.
five to forty miles per day were made
without much difficulty. .glars
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22

PRETTY Estella Synder, of Mitchell,
n. c., was about to mount her horse
the other day, when Charles Pastor shot
William Springs dead in quarrel as to
which should help her up.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-22
Our Young Folks.
WlLLY'S SECRET.


MAMMA. I've 4 secret Willy said:
"Icll 1t, then. before YOU go to bed"
Take me in your arms first. mamma dear"
We'd sir, now the secret .ct the hear"
Will y"u promise. mamma not to tell
" ~, sir, and III keep my promise we'll
IN u whisper must tell it low"
wen, !oa rogue. your secret let me know
" Ar" you sure you'll keep il safe and sound?
NY so safe that il shall not he found
Ihcn, bring ncarc y, my mouth your car y
No%. lh'n:-" Hush! love you, mamma
dear
IN, You rogue. I'll shake yOu now will"
"Shaae away--&u, | stall love you Still"
-itt F!y, III Sac ,ri