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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-01
A North Carolina Gold Coin.

An Alabama editor says: A few days
ago . rare % gold coin was handed US
BY Mr.. L. Breazeale, Of Calera, for in
spection. Said coin was about the size
OF . silver quarter, q shade thicker, the
color Of told gold, )" and was inscribed
a. follows: On one side, "Carolina
gold, August 1st, 1884. 40 c. 20 carats.' -
On the other side, &C. Betchler. At
Rutherf', 3 dollars" The history Of
this coin, as we learned from Mr.. B.. ID
about this: A gentleman by the name
OF Betchler owned and worked q gold
mine In North Carolina about the date
shown on said coin. At this time trans.
portation facilities were not 20 good as
they have become since, and the means
OF communication were much more lin
tied. On this account Betchler found
some dimculty in getting bis gold dust
to market and to the minis, and he
formed tie dsa Of coming Il himseN.
Not Wishing TO infringe upon the Gov
ernment, a. 10 DO conSidered . counter.
1etter, u ascettained The exact amount
Of gold contained n The different yarie.
ties q gold coins coined BY the Govern
ment made bis own dies, and coined his
gold duk n Bio own name, stamping
his own name and the value upon each.
@ shown above. This was known
throughout North Carolina ~ Betchler,s
gold, and passed among the people Of
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-01
How They Slipped.

~AoS.>
couple of excursionists took seats OF
the east portico of the City Hall directly
under the window OF the Chief OF
Police. He was a bean.pole looking
chap of twenty.three with dust an inch
deep on his back. and she was an
authenticated angel Of twenty, wearing
solid shoe and chewing three guilds Of
gum rolled into one. For long time
they sat and looked at the fountains and
sighed and were silent. Then he ten.
DERBY queried:
"Hanner, isn't it dreamy"
"Yum," she answered.
II could sit here forever" he whis-
pered.
II don't believe could-rd be hun.
gry;;"
More silence and signs, and then he
took her elbow in his hand and said:
Banner. I'm hungry now"
Didn't you bring q biscuit along"
Hungry for your love, Hammer
not for biscuits. Hammer, 'sposen we
'sposen 4 case"
"Welp''
"Sposen knew a Justice of the
Peace Who would marry u.s."
How much?'
1.-TWO dollars 4
"Have you got the money!
~ HANGER, do you doubt my love?
I've got seventy-tive cents. and I'll hunt
up the Harker boys and borrow the
rest"
"Pm afraid"
Snow, Hsnner!''
"Oh, can't; you know my folks
don't like YOU"
Hammer, hitch this way till talk to
you. 'Sposen bought you peanuts
and candy and watermelon? 'Sposen
you realized my great love, and con.
cluded to hitch to me before some 9TH
or girl captured the prize? We'd gently
slip down these steps, turn the corner
of this stately editice, walk to the shop
Of a Justice, and you'd have me and I'd
have you.'
"Oh dear, but pa would rave"
"Hold on, Hammer. Your par
needn't know tho one will know it.
We'd keep it IS silent as the grave un-
til had made your old man respect
me for what i are. Gimme half a
show and I'll make your par foller me
around like calf within a year, and
your mar will fairly love the ground
walk on, Come, Hammer, let's Slip"
ooh, Gawge!'
"Hanner Hammer! Think of the 70.
nance the love- the mystery the
tenderness--the gold watches and dia-
mond rings and silk dresses"
"Where?"
s.Why, nextyear when the wool comes
of. Don't own forty acres of land9
Don'tI dote on you? Would 1 ask you
to slip around if l didn't love you above
the best boss in our county,? Hammer,
let us Slip
"And you really love -"
Then they slipped. They caught
sight ola six-foot farmer coming up
the walk, with q big cane on one arm
and his wife on the other. and the girl
slid for Michigan avenue and the lover
for Griswold street, the latter wins.
gering to himself as he lodged through
the City Hall:
That's her old dad, and he knocks
oxen down with that club"- Detroit
Free Press.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-01
STYLE IN Farmlss.

There is such 1 thing - style in
farming, regardless Of economy and
good sense. There is such thing as
neighbors practicing opposite styles,
unconscious Of their good or bad exam
pie. We have . case in point In q
town not far distant il . hill, overlook
ing 4 beautiful meadow, owned by diff
ferent parties. It is the time of rye
harvest, and your correspondent is ON
the eminence swinging his grain era
die. raking and binding sheaves, stock.
ing grain and mcditating generally on.
things below. In the meadow two
farmers are seen engaged in having.
One starts the moving machine In the
fresh and early morning and cuts q
large piece BY ten o'efDck. After q
short respite one Of the horses Is nut
on to the hay.tedder, and by : vigorous
use Of that and the horse.rake. some
Of the ripest and thinnest grass is made
ready to cart before dinner. All this
is done noiselessly and s;ncle.handed.
In the afternoon two men appear on
the scene, and before night-fall nearly
I'll the hay moved in the forenoon 4
raked and carted homeward, while
some Of the greenest is cooked up for
removal before dinner the next day. S.
the haying proceeds rapidly, Quietly
and economically OF time and helm.
The other farmer takes things mod
erately and g he doubtless think mora
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-01
A NEW BRANCH OF THE POSTAL
SERVICE

70 get somebody into trouble, Published
N article relative to the engrossing par.
tiality which the domestic cat feels for
~ home, it, vehement yearning to re-
turn thither when circumstances over
which it has no control have resulted in
10 transfer to unfamiliar localities, and
III that sort Of thing, winding up by
giving IN interesting account Of how
certain eminent Dutch naturalists had
utilized Grimalkin - . letter carrier;
made . sort Of carrier pigeon Of the cal,
= lact. 'Of thirty.seven cats carried
miles from their native village, and
turned loose With letters tied around
thsir necks. not one failed to get back
- the starting point In time.
Wei, young Mr.. Tilinghast, out on
West Hin, read this article, and . roman.
- conception occurred to him right on
- spot. While he was burning .
limited quantity Of old Judge Dihen-
ba1gh'eeas and Just running Miss Dr.
nhe9H3's bangs that evening, he told
ss ulAenbangh al about II. Happy
s6hemel born Of loves emergencies.
II. TilhA9lAst would carry Elfrida's
beloysd maltese homo with him that
1fM The Aext evening, when the
Aln wsIs shining and the presence Of
- Old Judge, returned from circuit,
.1Ebade Clarence about the premises,
- maltese homo returning would bear.
66nnd n IN nANk hv = sSlkan oo~A :
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-01

On Aug. the Lady Godiva process
son was revived (atter many years.
lapsO It Coventry, England, il the
presence Of nearly q, GOO people.
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out smelling worse than an Indian pic.
mic. At last he heard music over in
"Stony Lonesome" and went there and
found the boys were having . littla
dance, and the first thing he did when
he went, he spat at the bar-keeper and
slapped . one-eyed cat from Hibernia.
"Pile onto me by thousands!" He
yelled. ''1've got Just one more eye
than / want to take home!''
And they didn't wait for . second in.
vitation. They piled onto him then and
there, and the babbling brook that
prsttles through the rocks Of Stony
Lonesome, when It heard the wild, I'M
earthly clamor, turned back and ran up
the hin, and in dumb terror watched
the circling clouds Of misty hair drifting
about in the valley below.
In Judge Dihenbaugh's hospitable
parlors his chosen friends fingered,
though the hour Vas late. At the piano
Miss Diffenbsugh dreamily wandered
through the enhancing numbers Of
''Schubert's Cradle Song" There vas
. familiar voice Ct The front gate that
made her heart beat wildly. The voice
came across the lawn. Il Wa Cleopa.
tra. And tAis was what he was saying :
"Hcop-psei ] can Hex the hrst bloody
brindle 8on 10 s Ut catcher that ever
climbed . lDts hoop! I'm the old
he-BasM j nom Angular Street,
an don ~ p -donyoufur.
gi1it! DaaoS J. (, 5 . somsbody! I only
Ard than TIT sppsrition- that mock.
cry Of . respectable, homo bred CT
strobe into Judge Dinenbaugh's parlor,
and everybody climbed on the tables
and chairs. Miss Diffenbaugh tainted.
The old Judge swore, Cleopatra laughed
sardonically and remarked that s;he'd
been ont I'll night, and he WIS gettin' to
be = big boy now" His hair wss mainly
gone, and WHIT DO had LETT was not
combed. His 1ace was scratched. One
eye vas closed. His ears hung loose
and limp. He Mc-cupped in bis speech
and tried to sing 'sOld Oaken Bucket
Around his neck still chung the blue rib
bon and . letter, crumpled, torn,
stained unsayory. The Judge received
the letter with . pair Of tongs, and Gle
opatra was bsnished to the barn, which
tho shrieking rats deserted forever when
they saw him come In. Order WAS re-
stored In the parlor and the Judge read
the letter to himself.
He did not divulge IL contents.
The terrified guests thought, and
gtin think, that It Was . Nihilist warn.
lng. y.
The Judge did not abow the lstter 70
BIZ daughter. 77s25
Hs simply told be- that II ever thai
INFINITE ~, young whatss-his-name,
eans around that house again g Would
pulyerise hls brainless casoass With the
|AMn-moWer.
!. Hr. Tillinghast stiIl lives . btRhted,
daspairing lie. He has gone out 81 tie
nail service and leGves a experiments
p star.routss to othsr parties. Bs.ling
IN HdWkeye,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-01

And 10 he opened the door. Cleops-
trs went out into the cleaning With tho
sir Of cat who was Just going p say
something like that anvil !, When be
suggested it. Mr.. nlmehast did not
appear to notice this peculAr expression
on Cleopatra's countenance. He was
looking at the 4ky.
"The stars are shining" he said ;
'.she is looking for my message and she
is thinking Of me. y
And Miss Difenbaugh?
She was sitting in her lonely bower,
looking out into the star-lit night, say
ing, ellis messenger, with feet Of silence,
is even now on its way to tell me he
loves me yet. Ifeel his presence near
me-"
In the meantime Cleopatra was car.
rying out bis contract after the approved
manner OF o veteran star-route contract.
or. He got along very well for q quar-
ter of q mile, and was making pretty
good time when, while streaking down
. lonesome alley, he suddenly paused
and said:
II hope to die If don't smell fish,"
And while he was exploring the ash
pile he was suddenly sccosted by lone
some-looking cat on the woodshed.
"Say, old indigo blue, shiny on your
own side!"
"Watchugivinus?" growled Cleopa.
ira, just glancing up long enough from
an old mackerel to take the woodshed.
der's measure.
The woodshedder, being on his own
premises, made > violent effort To- re-
strain his wrath, but hs came downsto
the ash-pile and said, in : voice that
meant business: #.
.I.n trouble yos for III dsh, 4 You
please"
Gan right" said Cleopatra, "I'll
leave you the bones when I'm through
with it."
The strange cat reached out to take
the savory fish, and Cleopatra smote
him. In less time than it takes to tell
it, he stood that cat in the corner of the
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-07-29
THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC.
Completion of the Road 400 Miles
West Of Dallas.

The track Of the Texas and Pacific
railroad will tally, the latter part of
this month, its four hundredth mile
from Dallas. Tho latest Intelligence
from the end of the track is that there
are good health and fresh air at an
elevation of 300 feet above the sea-, be-
tween the waters of the south fork of
the Colorado and the PecOs rivers.
The scene draws it's picturesauencss
from Colt Rock cut, a gigantic gap of
5000 feet in width, and in places as deep
as seventeen feet. The Pecos river will
be reached by September 1, and the
duadaioupe mountains, which lie sixty
miles further west, will be crossed, it
is thought, early in October, instead of
in December, as reported q month or
so back.
The advance guard of civilization in
tho new Texas just being reclaimed
from solitude and savagism comprises,
in addition to the track force Of $50
men, the following: a United States
commissioner and deputy marshals to
appreheEd violators of the revenue
laws, squad of mounted Texas
rangers to exercise SO far as possible a
wholesome restraint on the festive and
restive spirits of the sscowboys'' who
flock to the new towns in pursuit of
pleasure, anu Il company OF the Tenth
United States cavalry (colored), charged
with the duty of protecting the track
layers from interference by the Indians.
Camp life with this crowd is full of
| weird interest, through which there
runs an eddying current of excitement,
| rising at times to Il height peculiarly
and positively thrilling.
Track-laying since July 1 has aver
aged two miles a day, and after August
l track will be laid at the rate of three
miles day. At this rate, the weather
permitting, Ell Paso certainly will be
reached before Christmas. The track
force of $50 men, with sixty teams and
four construction trains, and the daily
consumption of twenty four cars OF
iron, seventy-five cars of ties and twelve
cars OF water, are tho figures that tell
the story of as rapid railroad building,
probably, as was ever accomplished in
this country, not excepting that done
by the Chinese on the Southern Pacific.
! The wages of the iron men and spike
gang have been raised to 81 so per day,
the highest ever paid to labcrcrs on any
railroad in this or any other State.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-07-29
THE BANDIT ESPOSITO.

1t is II we'll known fact to lawyer and
members of the press, that the police of
every city are extremely fond of
kidnapping and rushing Off prisoners
arrested on dispatches from sister city,
and if successful, chief, captain, sergeant
and patrOlmen will be seen in groups
chuckling over their delight at having
OutWitted or "gOt ahead" of some
young member of the bar. a combi-
nation of New York and New Orleans
detectives have just been guilty of such
a little piece of strategy, for which they
probably have to answer to the State
of Louisiana. The bandit I2sposito, no
matter what may have been his crimes,
no matter how many IcngIishmen's
ears he may have cut Off for his own
personal delectation, no matter how
many European governments request
his cNtradition, is entitled to tho same
right and privileges as any American
citizen, and the dignity OF the State of
Louisiana requires that such should be
accorded him.
The facts of the case show Il plain
case Of kidnapping or sshansacing,"
us it is called in large maritime com
munities. Within few yards of the
massive old court houses that form the
back ground to jackson Square, and
within sight of Il police station, Il white
man-saint or bandit, is immatcriul for
the present QucstiOn-is arrested, man
acled, thrown on board Of Il steamer,
without 4 warrant or II rcquiSitiOn from
any authority of tho State of Louisiana.
| chained to the deck of tho vessel and
! finally taken to New York. Tho United
States Commissioner in New York, be-
| fore whom EspositO was brought, has
directed the attention of the lawyers in
tho case to these facts, which can real
~ be construed us an Insult to the
! sovereignty of tho State of Louisiana
lie maintains that he cannot take
coSnizancc of tho case unless this point
is first settled, and gives but little time
to the detectives to fill up tho hiatus.
This is rs it should be. But besides
this it is the duty of the Governor of
Louisiana to vindicatc tho Sovereignty
OF his State by demanding the punish
| mGnt of these ovCr-zealous policemen,
for felony committed within the
limits of his territory. 1t has been done
before, and may be done again. "A
Spanish Consul, for engaging in pre-
clsely tho same sort of expeditions
Justice, was tried by II United States
commissioner in New Orleans, found
guilty and his cNcQuatur withdrawn
by President jackson, the prisoner be-
ing first returned to the Louisiana
authorities. In 1867, when Gen. Ham
cock was military commander of the
Department OF the Gulf, y man and Il
woman were also "spiritcd away" by
New York officers. They We're all
intercepted in Mississippi and the
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-07-29

Until the actual result of President
Gariield's wound can DO determined ii
will he impossible to bring Guiteau to
trial. His case will so over until fall.
This will give ample opportunity to
put into execution the plan proposed
by the humane New York Graphic.
ny way of impressing II moral lesson
1t wants of Guiteau taken about the
country and whipped through the
streets OF every prominent city at Il
carts tail. This refining entertainment
being over, it would return him to
Washington City and have him drawn
and quartered. The worst feature Of
the attempted assassination of Garfield
was the development of the latent
idiocy of the Amiercan press. 1t has
been tolerably we'll demonstrated that
not more than one American news
paper in twenty can be trusted to wrcs-
tie with a Crisis.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-07-29
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES:

Some of our contemporaries in this
State, ssprogresslve" and nGn-progress-
i've, are discussing the principles Of the
National Democratic party. We find
that they do not quito agree. Posi-
bly,, a reference TO the platform of the
Cincinnati Convention of lest year
may be of service in settling the pre-
else scope and meaning of Democratic
principles as last affirmed by the high
est authority known to the party.
We, therefore, quote as follows from
that platform:
The Democrats of the United States
in convention assembled declare:
FIRST.
We pledge ourselves anew to tho
constitutional doctrines and traditions
of the Democratic party as illustrated
by the teaching and example of a long
line of Democratic statesmen and pa
the last National Convention of the
party.
Opposition to Capitalization and that
dangerous spirit of encrOachment
which tends to consolidate the power
of all departments in one, and thus to
create, whatever may be the form of
government, real despotism no
sumptuary laws, separation of Churci,
and State for the good of each, com
mon schools fostered and protected.
THIRD.
Home rule, honest money, stric,
maintenance of public faith consisting
of gold and silver, and paper converta.
BILE into coin on demand, strict main.
tenance of public faith, State and
National, and tariff for revenue only
FOURTH.
SubOrdination of military to civil
power and IA general and thorough re-
form of the civil service.
FIFTH.
The right to free ballot is the right
preservative of all rights, and must and
shall be maintained in every part of
the United States.
The existing Administration Is rep
resentative of conspiracy only, and its
claim of right to surround ballot boxes
with troops and deputy marshals to
intimidate and obstruct elections, and
the unprecedented use of the vote to
maintain its corrupt and despotic
power, insults the people and imperils
their institutions.
Without reproducing the remaining
eight sections of the platform, the six
quoted would appear to settle all differ
ence RS to the extent the National
Democrats favor a tariff for protcc
ton, or q Federal government wholly
dominating the States,
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-07-29
SENATOR HILLS COMPLAINT.

In letter to tho Philadelphia Press
DIR. S. d. Gross of the Jefferson Medi-
cal Hospital, Philadelphia, thus de-
scribes the surgical operation perform
by Drs. Gross and Pancoast on Senator
Hill, of Georgia:
elm response to your inquiry would
say that Senator Is. II. Hill Of Georgia
was most successfully operated upon
to-day at o'clock at this hospital FOR
epithefioma. This affection, which
formed inside the mouth, has been in
progress about eighteen months with
out the patient being aware OF it's dan
gerous character. During tho opera
ton, while under tho influence of
ether, tho Senator lost no blood OF any
amount, and experienced no shock.
The patient is doing admirably we'll,
and the prospects are good for q rapid
and permanent recovery"
Epithelioima, a physician OF this city
said yesterday, is the technical name
for n cancer of the epithelium, or mu-
cous membrane. In the instances
where it appears in the mouth, it is
most frequently found, perhaps, at the
Junction of tho skin and the mucous
membrane. Senator Hills cancer was
probably i'll this region, or within the
lower lip. Excessive smoking, partic-
ularly OF II pipe, sometimes produces
epithelioma. 1t is not so dangerous
in the mouth rs in other parts of the
body, for instance, in the stomach, be-
cause it is accessible to the knife of the
surgeon. In the process of formation
the cancer causes great Inconvenience,
and possibly loss of sleep and appetite.
If the cancer is dealt with at an carly
stage, and by a competent surgeon, it
is possible to eradicate it, and Senator
Hill may reasonably hope that he is
permanently cured.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-07-29

The Paris correspondent of the Times
says: "The Spanish Government has
long felt hurt by the liberation in paris
of a man who openly declared his reso-
luton not to abandon his claims to the
Spanish crown. Some time ago Don
Carlos visited Pcrpisnan, where he
met some of his partisans, and decided
to attempt some partial scattered ris-
ings which, atthe approach of the cleo
tons in Spain, should stir up agitation.
The Spanish Ambassadors at Paris
were often embarrassed by the presence
of Don Carlos in drawing rooms, from
which they, consequently, had To with
draw
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officers arrested and tried for kidnapp-
ing. 1t is of course proper that Justice
should be done in every case, but there
should be as much justice for opposite
as his pursuers, and if he and they
have violated tho laws, they should all
be punish. Spanish Kidnapping and
French o,sbliettes are not known in the
list of our American institution, and
can hardly be engrafted in our customs
by Mayor Grace's cmissaries.-1Lobie
ReOisEev