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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-08
LOOKING AHEAD.

LOOKING AHEAD.
~,.r does the New Year hold for US?
HhA';tos for our lips. or pain and tears:
sp fulfilled, Or Il broken dream
bspIS hide away with the vanished years?
!. ,rap. New Year." the maiden sings,
s0ss.siding her tresses with thoughtful eyes,
I. me The loverI dream abOnt,'
'b ,na veaves her fanciOs of Paradise.
-..h,rkine of him she Is waiting for,
~ %tn roscs OF summer are bIOssOming out
.. her cheeks. Oh. the summer of life and
:. hers which the poets have sung about.
,.me battle to fight and win;
rane, aud a place with the brave of
earth" =.
...vonng man says, as he sits and dreams,
ITHie the fire dies low on the silent hearth
,.,d bring me q heart that is tender and
n 1--we and keep while the years 30 BY"
I'D the shadows arc gathering, close and
deem.
and by.
..us rest from the wea,ison.e strife;
'B I'D Of the din in the march OF men,
=. nrouM halt awhile in the tramp OF life
x S,s we take our burdens and march
again"
.,o vorn and the weary breathe the prayer
- gor rest, with a longing to hide away
rr,m the hurrying crowd, and the WOO and
Which dill the measure of each long day.
p.rbsps the year that is born to-day
VII bring my feet to the gates of Cod"
mo old man says, as he looks away
~ 70 the hills by the feet OF his dear ones
trOd;
and he longs for the time of his entering in
70 find the youth that has gone away
IN the long New Year of the other world
where the friends of the dead years wait
to-day.
Nh the hopes and dreams we cherish!
some must perish in the frost
Niifes sorrows, as the blossoms
M the summer time are lost.
But we'll hope for Heavens great glad
ness
After earthly ills and tears,
fhat NAV come in the to-mOrrOwS
OF the fast advancing years.
-Ebe" E. RelIord, IN Chicago Adrance.
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BosroN spends s2,3oo,o0o per annum
for oysters. The bean statistics have
not been collected.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-08
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Epilepsy or Fits treated with wonderful
success, as all cases are carefully examined,
and none taken but those offering good pros
pcct OF curing.
Impotcncy. Spcrmatorrhra ana Sexual De-
b!ity, treated by medicine alone, has hereto
fore proved useless and even injurious. They
do no good is the universal testimony of MI
honest physicians. Thousands have "dOc-
torcd" for these complaints, and have thrown
away their money and their constitutions to-
getlier, but the Doctor combines medical
treatment with electricity, the electricity be.
ing generated bya simple eiectt icai apparatus
that anyone can use. and by these means in
suieS success.
Constipation, the bane of so many lives and
the most prolific source OF i'll health, cured by
simple method, with little or no medicine.
Diseases Of women treated by electricity.
without pain or exposure.
Structure Of the Crcth'n and Rcctnm cnrcA
| without Il surgical operation and without
pain: Tape Worm. Diseases Of the Kidneys,
Bladder, Private Diseases. Rheumatism, Neu.
ralgia, Nervous and Sick Headaches, Asthma.
Weak, Painful and Sore Eyes, without u sur.i.
Cal operation; Deafness. Noise in the Ears. all
Skin Diseases, Scroiula, Tumors, Loss OF Voice,
etc, successfully treated by improved RENE
dies.
Letters of inquiry must be accompanied with
stamp for reply. -.--
n. B-No names made public without tho
written consent Of the parties.
The following persons may be referred to:
NEW ORLEANS TESTIMONIALS,
Capt. MAX BLANCHARD, Piles.
JAS. WALLElI.LECH, Supt. Johnson'a
Foundry, Rheumatism.
L. II. PATTERSON, Pilot St,nr. Pagan, Piles.
MAX BEER, IL, Canal Street, Neuralgia.
Mrs. MILLER, corner Jackson and Liberty
Streets. Deaf. ...
F.. DILL. Morgan Railroad, Tape worm.
TnOS. ROBINSON, ~ Cont, Piles.
JACOB BLUM, l;arOnnc Street. Piles.
Capt. PhARR Morgan City, Loss of Voice
LEO WOl.FSON, Grapes Bluff, La. Piles.
Col. w. ONEAL, COvingtOn, Ky, Fistula.
w. +. SHkOCK, Goodman, Miss, Plies.
J: I: SWIM. Main Street, Cincinnati, Fissure.
+. WOLF, Port Hickey, Ia, Piles.
BYRON EASTMAN. Mercer. Ky.. Structure
J. 3. ROSS, Ben Lonlond. Miss. Piles.
JAS ALDKiCn, COvington Ky, Diabetes.
4. FRElDHElM, Rastrop. La, Plies.
>. !. GORDON, lS2 Walnut Street, Cincinnati.
o.. Catarrh. 40
from the Ear. 81
J. B. WILSON. Alton, Ky. Epilepsy,
CD. HlCkERSON, Vick~burg, Miss, Asthma.
| }: I. WARREN. Cairollton. Team, Bloncllitia
II. SHIP, Owen Ky., scrofula.
Othce hours from . u. III. to / D. m. I
Nov. 21-8m
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the ,s senasttsl
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On which III
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Tribune anal
IN. NTH the House.
tn. the session.
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| Fanny?'
"No; but you can look after the kitchen
fire and see that there is hot water when
come down." o.,
I would make the coffee myself when Mr..
Goodwin came. But would have glass OF
wine now, thought.
| Then l stood before the glass arranging
! and rearranging the flowers in my hair. ]
| had small bunch of natural flowers, too, In
! my cOrsage which needed setting in position.
All this occupied fifteen minutes or more.
The wine was below In the sitting. room
! closet; and perhaps after all l had better not
take the wine. II the train was on time Mr..
Goodwin would be puncttlal to the minute,
| knew he would thank me for cup Of
strong, hot coffee after his ride. I waited.
| 1t only wanted ten minutes Of the time
! when he should come, and was both impa.
tient and nervous. was listening to that
tiresome pattering of the reservoir fountain.
heard footsteps In the sitting room be.
low; 1t must be Sarah; but why was she
there? There was light in the dining.
room, but none in the Kitchen, and could
hear some one still moving as fin the hall
below.
Going out into the hall and looking down
from the head Of the stairs, saw the light
shining out from the sitting.room. She
must have left the door open.
ran down to the sitting-room. The door
was open, and going in, the closet door was
also open. My heart was in my mouth, but
stepped quickly to the closet. Some one
WAS in it with light!
Twas ready to drop with terror for mo.
ment. Then my hand rested on the kew in
the door. Quick rs the thought came to me.
closed the door and locked it. The sharp
click Of the lock must have alarmed the per.
son within, for In an instant some one tried
the door. There was muttered curse in q
mans voice.
Mag, you devil! open the door,"
There was q great, old lounge or sofa
against the wall just beyond the door; in a
moment more drew this against the door
and sat down on it. BY this time the trap.
ped man in the closet was beating and bang.
ing at the door furiously. had him se.
cured for little time fast enough, but what
If there were more down stairs!
That thought nearly took my breath away.
Then my burglar was still for q little, and I
heard the dining.room door open. Some one
was listening, perhaps. Then the door
closed softly. Ny burglar was still silent.
In a secretary drawer close by was fathers
revolver, and had the key. In moment
more had the pistol In my hand. Every
chamber was loaded, and / knew we'll how to
use it. Every Illinois girl does not. &
Invent lightly down the stairs and then
could hear the chinking sound Of the silver.
ware which some one was handling in the
dining. room.
Good luck favored me again. The key
was in the door and on the outside. locked
the door.
Then fastened back to the burglar in the
closet. He was strangely silent. Then
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cial gatherings Of the country were simpl.
affairs, with 80 little Of formalfty or ceremon,
that stranger might almost call them rude
can You wonder, then, that country girls
like sister Kate and should have dreams o.
unusual splendor concerning the Governors
ball? fs
John Goodwin had become our most fire..
quent visitor. There were q great many
Jokes banded among the family concerning
his visits. Whether he did or did not stls.
pect something of this, he was singularly
impartial in his attentions to Kate and nv.
self. We both liked him. We could not be
jealous Of each other; yet think each would
have felt a greatlul sense OF relief had he
been more marked or positive In his atten-
tions to either.
John Goodwin entered heartily into all
our plans for the holiday festivities, and
especially this browning effort, the ball at the
Governors mansion New Years Eve. He
had attended great many similar balls and
so could give a good many hints.
Ten days before New Years Nelly Fen.
wick came to visit us and spend the holidays,
but most pf all to 60 with us to this, our first
ball. : 80.
Father was absent good deal, and that
made John Go0dwin's constant visits all the
more desirable. He was our escort to neAr.
" every place we went, and it came about 10
quietly and naturally that we scarcely
thought Of going even to church without
him.
He was to be our escort to the ball, until
young Burnett, who had become desperately
smitten with Nelly, insisted upon taking her.
Then it was managed that Kate should 20
with them and John Goodwin should fall to
me alone. was afraid it was not quite
agreeable to him, and begged him to take
Kate and let me 90 with Nelly. When had
said this to him few nights before, was
surprised but not displeased at what fol.
lowed.
" Do you prefer to 60 with them rather
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TaneytOWn Items.

During the late Baltimore Oriole Mr.. and
Mrs. Silas Shoemaker called on some friends
in the city to spend few days, leaving his
mother here The latter, having saved $50
for the purpose of erecting tombs for her late
husband and other miscellaneous expenses,
the money was found to be missing on their re-
turn. There is considerable surmising as to
who is the possessor of the money now.
T. H. Eckenrode will again take charge OF
his warehouse on January LIST, 1882, now so
successfully managed by Geo. c. Grass. Mr..
Eckenrode will have James Gait as partner
in the produce business. Mr.. Grass has made
many substantial friends while amongst us,
and there are many here who recognize his fine
business qualities. We regret his removal
from our community.
Maurice, son of Amos Duttera, of this
place, nearly severed his two front fingers
from his left hand on Monday, while cutting
corn for a COW.
The denial of the Tully confession by the
Baltimore HerdlG is received with all favor
here.
1t is quite interesting to visit any OF our bus
mess places after the mail has been received,
and hear one reading the Guitean trial and the
rest Specializing on the result. In their own
minds some have hung him at least "A times;
Father Delaney is able to sit up daily, and
with care will be out shortly.
We are happy to state to the many friends
of DR.. Samuel Swope that he is gradually I'M
proving.
There is yet considerable trouble from want
of water amongst us for drinking purposes,
As yet many wells have not been benefited by
the rains, while others have regained full
supply.
There cannot be anything more exciting
than the owner of house Just to hint that II
will be rented, and We will give a guarantee
that he can talk on the subject to his entire
satisfaction: and it seems what the landlord
cannot get from one he will realize to his sat
isfactiOn from the next conner.
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Items Near Manchester.

On last Saturday Mr. Jacob Manchey, re-
siding half mile north of Melrose, offered at
public sale number of valuable wood lots in
sight of Mclrose, ranging from three to seven
teen acres in a lot, but no sale was effected, as
the average price per acre offered was only
about fftv-one dollars, and Mr.. Manchey val
ues it at eighty dollars per acre.
Mr.. A. ID. King, residing near Dillstown,
Pa, is canvassing Manchester district at pres
ent, and is offering for sale different varieties
of fruit trees, &C., among which is new kind
: of fruit to this section of country which he
terms the japanese Pc rsimmon, something
similar to or resembles peach. Quite num-
Der of trees of this new kind have been sold to
our farmers to be delivered in Manchester in
the spring of 1882.
Mr.. Ira B. Zepp, near Melrose slaughtered
two hogs, one weighing $50 and the other $40
pounds, or an average of $50 pounds. Mrs.
Hoffman, residing at the toll gate, near Man
chester, killed two weighing 625 pounds.
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Dug Hill, Carroll county, Md, was
organized and commenced business in the
year 1870, and up to the present time holds
property at risk to the amount of 50, $50, 600.
Its premium or deposit notes amount to
nearly 1928, 900, with over 1900 policies in
force Notwithstanding the great amount OF
property at risk the losses of this company
from May LIST, 1880, to May LIST, 1881, have
not been quite $500, and since May 1st, 1881,
up to the present time, will not amount to
SiOO.
Mr. Jesse Leese, residing half mile north
west of Melrose, along the Baltimore and
Hanover pike, is erecting new wheelwright
shop, which will be divided into several apart
ments, one apartment to be used to carry on
the trade of wheelwright, which he has fol-
lowed for quite number of years, and another
apartment will be used for building. finishing
and painting organs.
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EninnfnWn Items.

The weather has become somewhat cooler
since we last wrote, and of course has caused
an incurabe disease to take hold of the pork
ers. Every day we hear them singing their
death song. We send you the weight of some
of them edwin G. Gilbert killed three,
weighing $50, 555 and 525 pounds, total, 1860;
David Foutz, three, weighing 4S8, 468, 43l;
Wesley Segafoose four, weighing 334, 299,
275. 26G; John CARRIER, two, weighing 448,
424: J. S. Devilbiss, Jr., three, 1921 pounds;
Thos Harris, three, 100 pounds; Il, >. Ma
thias, three, 1885 pounds; William Babylon,
four spring pigs, $40 pounds; Israel Rowe,
three, 892; Isaac Rowe, three, III; Will
liam Martin, four, 1929; Moses Hollenber-
ger. two. 549; David Winters, three, 635;
James Hooker, three, 600; Nathan Rowe,
three. 1876; Samuel Rowe, three, 92O; Abra-
ham Harris, two, $40.
The meeting of which we spoke in our last
is now in progress, conducted by Elder r.
Lookingbeel. There have been three CONVEX
sions already and the meeting appears to grow
in interest.
The ladies of our place purpose holding a
fair for the benfit of the cornet band, the pro-
ceeds of which are to be applied to the pro-
curing of uniforms for the members. We Ger,
tainly hope that the people OF Unlontown and
vicinity will give the fair generous patronage,
rs the band is such that the citizens can we'll
feel proud Of The sweet strains OF music
which they have given to the citizens of the
town gratuitously from time to time certainly
merits the action which the ladies have taken.
Gentlemen of the band, entertain no fears,
the uniforms will certainly be forthcoming.
Our farmers are able to look over their
wheat fields with feelings of pleasure and
thankfulness for the wheat certainly looks
better for the time of the year than 1t usually
does.
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Christmas Mt the Aims House,

1t has long been a custom in Baltimore and
our other large cities, for the citizens who are
charitably disposed, to remember the unfortu.
mates in the several public institutions by pro-
viding for them a Christmas dinner, such be-
ing in no wise intended to reflect upon those
either directly or indirectly in charge OF such
institutions, but designed rather to show to the
inmates that, although if through their mis-
fortune or even through their fault, they are
deprived of the surroundings OF home, they
are not altogether forgotten by those more
highly favored
We have in our midst an institution where
are gathered from forty to fifty deserving poor
many of whom are old and fast nearing the
grave, and while they make no complaint
they sadly feel that they are forgotten by the
world around them, and that no man cares
for them any more.
Will not the good people of Westminster
following the example of the city, give them &
Christmas dinner? Not so much of substan
tials-these are supplied now by the county
but supplement these by those things com
mon to our own homes during Holidays, bu
which aims house authorities can hardly be
expected to supply-the sweetmeats and del
icacies of Christmas.
Cannot almost every family give out of theil
festival store a turkey, pudding, cake, &
pie, fruits, nuts, candy, (for there are cnliaref
therefor something else of the edible kind, o,
a gift in money with which to purchase.
The matter has been brought before a num-
Der of citizens of the town and meets with
their hearty approval. 1t only remains for 9th
ers to signify their willingness to cooperate to
make it a success. Contributions may be left
at the Adrocate or Sentinel office or with the
Postmaster, and if those willing to contribute
edibles will drop postal card to Mr.. A. H
Huber, they will be called for before II
o'clock on the morning of December 26th.
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Fine ROrkRrS

Our New Windsor correspondent sends us
the following :-Jethro johnson killed two
hogs weighing 355 and 26O pounds; l.. ?.
Slingluff, nine, that averaged 264 pounds, each;
Jesse Myers, four, 1904, average 326; Elhanan
Englar, six, 426, 295, 800, 293, $50 27S; also
five six months old pigs, 1876, 1877, 1877, l78,
$50; Isaac Brillhard, three, 358, 334, 8l8; ).
Frank Getty, six, 364, 1913, $40, $40, 894,
334: Joseph Bowers, two, 554, 537; Lanty
RYAN, three, 443, 1868, 352.
Our Union Mills correspondent sends us the
following David Crowl, six, 1863, 327, az,
1913, 148, 159; Ephraim Yingling, two, AZ,
3O2; Perry Rumler, two, 500, 43O; Leander
LookingbiIl. two, $50, 282; David Masonhei-
mer, two, 3O9, 225; D. Cretin, one, $40;
375; Martin Yingling, one, 400; Paul KEN
ecker, four, $50, 276, $50, 2o6; Jacob Wolfe,
two. 1858, $50; Peter Frock, three, $40,
$50, 265; VIM. Tagg, two, 175, 247; John Bur-
COON, four, 347, 229, 40, 125.
In Westminster and vicinity the following
weights have been reported George Struth,
one, 327 pounds and one, 351 pounds, IL
months old; Mr.. John Baust, living on the
farm of Hon. Charles B. Roberts, near this
city. killed on last Saturday, Sd inst, eight
hogs weighing 1856, 179, 206, 1856, 2l5, $50,
35f, 424. John Driscoll, three, 3532, 3O53,
8471; William Struth, near this city, seven,
weighing 294, 232, 244, 291, $50, 149 and l67:
John Rickle, one, eight months old, IA
pounds; Andrew Fowler, five, one year old,
1910 nounds
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Hanlpstead Items.

Death and disease seem to reign i'll our
midst. During the last two weeks several OF
our most aged and respected citizens have
fallen victims to the grim monster. About two
weeks ago Henry Stansburv, a very worthy old
gentleman, departed this life rather suddenly,
though not unexpectedly, as he had been ailing
for several weeks. Scarcely had MIR. STAINS
bury been laid away to rest when the church
bell again tolled for the death of John Shaffer,
one among the oldest men in the nelghbor-
hood, being in his eighty fourth year, and we
suppose resident of this district during the
whole of his long and honorable life. Mrs.
Polly Shaffer, widow of the late John Shatfer,
is now lying at the point of death with pneu-
monia. Jacob Shaffer, a son, is also danger
ouslv i'll from the same disease. Mr.. Morde-
cal Martin, another of our most estimabe cit
liens, is lying critically i'll with complication
of diseases.
Scarlet fever humps, measles and diphthe-
ria all prevail among US, though there have
been no deaths from either of late:
The remains of Lewis Shaffer, of Moses, who
died in Woodberry, Baltimore county, of ty-
phoid fever, were brought up and inferred in
the burying ground at st. Paul Church, about
four miles down the pike from here.
Butchering seems to be the order of the day,
and the squeal of the porker may be heard
each morning az regular as the sun rises. Mr..
William Houck seems to be entitled to the belt
so far as heard from, he having killed four
which weighed in the aggregate 1865 pounds.
Mrs Getzendanner and her amiable little
daughter, of Montgomery county, Md, are
here on a visit to the family of Mr.. A. STAINS
bury,
Since the above was written both Mr.. Mar
tin and Mrs Shaffer have died.
George P. Fuhrm, cattle dealer, has sold
over 500 head of cattle this season.
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SykeSVilIe Items.

Pink eye has made its appearance among
the horses of this district, but in mild form.
1t is the general opinion that good treatment
soon masters the disease. 1t has been re.
ported that some of our citizens are affected
in the same way. We won't vouch for this,
for fear of ''black eye
The oyster supper season is about over,
from which goodly sum has been realized
for the churches.
The dairy business is on the increase here.
Mr. William Hobbs, at Gathers Siding, has
purchased drove of cows and is now in the
milky way. Our next Legislature will be
called upon to protect this important interest
of our county and State. We need more leg
islation for the protection of the farmer.
What we need first is a law similar to the New
York laws for the protection Of dairymen, by
appointing milk inspector, and imposing a
heavy fine on any one found selling adulter-
ated milk. This protection not only the dairy
men need, but the people of Baltimore also.
We expect our Delegates to attend to this
matter in the early part of the session.
Hog killing, [ suppose we must mention.
Carroll county is noted for its fat pork. Free
dom district is not behind in heavy weights.
We have seen so many fat hogs killed here
this fall, and have received the weights OF
many more, but if we were to put the weights
in print it would make your bright pages look
greasy, and make every district in the county
Jealous