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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-09
Tricks In Prison.

One of the duties of Keeper J. S.
Brown, of Auburn, N. y, State-prison,
is to dress all convicts whose time has
expired, and while discharging this duty
he has Intercepted 3 number of CONTRA
band articles. The Ereni'g AuIarn1an
tells the latest dodge attempted in the
State boarding -house. "rwo 'zebras'
Who had served their time were brought
down to Mr.. Browns Office to receive
their citizens outfit. They were given
their clothing, and one of them was
about to draw on his boots when Mr.,
Brown noticed that the stitching at the
top of them was not uniform He asked
the man for the boot, and taking his
knife and cutting the stitches he found 4
number Of letters secreted in the leg Of
his boot, intended, for outside parties.
tThe other man had donned his citizens
gayb, and thinking he might have some
@coirsspondence secreted about him, Mr..
Brown made him remove his boots, and
upon exploring them he found wadded
! in the tpes of the boots, between two
layers of 'cotton.H q number of letters
also designed fsr the outside world.
Both men were ordered to disrobe again
and put on the Striped uniform Of the
State. They were turned over to Prin-
cipal Keeper Boyle, who sent them back
to their shops They have forfeited their
communication for good behavior, and
will remain in prison until the authorities
feel disposed to release them, which
may not be until after their sentences
have expired. All convicts are allowed
to write to their'friends once month.
Their letters pass through the chaplain
! office, where they! are examined before
! passing out, to seen their contents are
I Objectionable. When conyicts desire to
communicate with friends that they are
in want Of articles forbidden by the au'
4 thoa6ties, they generally employ some
outgoing striped to carry out their let
tiers for them, which generally. contain
directions where to send the contlaband
articles, and byfwhom twill be brought
inside. One of, these letters once fell
into the hands of the officials which
contained an order for three revoivers
d 3fbmpanied by the request to GO to {
4 tHatn friend in Buffalo, who would fur
q kshane money to purchase them with
and after they were bought they were (
be delivered to an ex-conyict who wa
lettering. about Auburn, and he wonlt
slip them under the north gate, wher'
the host!er, who went out early in III
morning, would bring them to the writer
I a twenty-years man, who, with some o
his, companions proposed to use tn
fweapons in making their escape from
one OF the wings iii the night by shoot
, inc down the guard.n ,a1sY.t.'.. -.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-09
Dragging Boys and Doing Boys.

Have you not heard how some boys
brag about what they are intending to.
do? They are always going TODD won.
ders. .'. .HH ".t q 10 q
"You just wait" say they, land We
will show you, some day, what we can
DO" -,.,.... .s.
: Now is your chance, we Would say to
you. You are old enough now.and you
will never have Il better time. Better
begin now: we are anxious to see your
first effort. Let us at once see you
animated by the practical purpose Of
doing. not by the dream, and then we
vii: compute your future for you. .
Make an effort. Even if you, snail
fail the first time, a hundred times, still
continue to try. The result is ineylta'
|Ible. It is only those who falter that
come to grief.-'FeH Spring. ~
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Snow Out West.

"Nluch snow-mucn snow out in
Minnesota this winter" he almost
yelled ip, answer to the qqery-''well'
xe'vs h isy!, few E w5th fakes and don't you
It was at the Union Depot, and his
loud voice soon. drew crowd around
him. III T.; j.. ill.,. ~
"You Michiganders puff up and feel
powerful big over a fall Of two feet OF
snow" he went on, "but you are a vain
set. Do you know how deep the snow
is on the highways i'll Northern ,Minne-
sofa? WE'LL it's about fourteen feet, as
near as you can get. the figures. That
is, it was -four weeks. ago, and the
chances are that another five feet have
been added since l left home" ''i
."Must be bad travelling suggested
an Eastern man. ..,,..
Probably it would BE If anybody
tried to travel" was the reply. ''We
don't go spooning around there in the
winter"
els. twenty feet the deepest snow
you've had?'' 80 ",".'., -
~ "Deepest! Who's been talking about
deepest? = That's WHAT we call furry
On the I'd day Of January we had nine
feet Of snow on a level, 1t then showed
for ninety.eight hours without a stop
When it ceased we had shirty-six feet d
snow on the ground My house was a!
least fourteen feet below the surface, and
| no building could DO seen in any .direc
tipn.' -,-ra .+,,,, ..,.,y.... 80, +.
| II did, Ell? What fur?" +, 39FT
(u."Why, didn'tyou?'f"44 19aa.l'.'. "
su;"No 10, sir! 1t was twenty.sh days be
4 fore the snow settled below the tops o
the windows, but ! was in no hurry
; esaWasn't it lonesome?' .,u
y ss1onesome -humph! I had jus
|broug ht home my second wife, and
had nine children. in the house, snd. i
You'd been within q mile and a half O
the cabin, you'd been dead beat to know
which side to bet your money on! Lone
some! 2''Well, / guess mott Detroi
tEree Press. Id. +- III ~ -.''i@
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the fact that the snow man was ;,,<
where she LETT it; Trottv haviay . sr;
IDENTITY abandoned it Immediately. vhon
she went into the house; all was still ,uI
dark.
"Trotty"' she called. $40
No answer. What had happened ~
him. But the instant she lighted a Iamu
she discovered what had taken place.
Ibid ever in all my Iifem she ex
claimed, Indignantly, as she SURVEYED
the ruins. "Of all things in the world
deliver me from 4 bnyr'
Presently she began to wonder whero
the child was, and she left THINGS a.
they were to search for him. But M
Trot'v was to be found anywhere.
Dear me-" she exclaimed. rea)l,,
worried now. "What il he has start.
ed home and cot lost. declare 7 he.
lcye I'd forgive him a dozen times over
to know he was safe,
just then the door onenod, and there
stood Somebody of about Vro,tv's SIZE
Fur Il minute Or two he stood hesj,at.
ing, with downcast eyes: then, verv
cautiously. he hazarIcd 4 glance IN
into Aunt Rachel's face, and thcr-
why, he burst into tears! "Im-sor.
rjcrn anything he sobbed; please
forgive me-"
He looked so pitilul, so frightened; 50
"sorrier than anylhing.' that Aunt
Rachel took him up in her arms and
! kissed away the tears, kindly assuring
i'm he was forgiven. o
/ II don't see what makes me do 80
many naughty things,' said Trotty to
his mother, as she tucked him into bed
that night. Il mean to be real good,
and then something comes into nv
mind. and l does it before | tiukss,
sometimes and sometimes | docs fink,
only | don't hard enough, guess.
should s'pose I'd learn, cause | have SC
much trouble and trioila.ion being
naughty. guess have learned some
to-day, though. ''-hate Sumner, in S
S. Times.
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4 California Court Confers Citizenship
on q Native African. +.

80 The San Jose Mercury says: Je1er-
son G. Davis, native of Senesam6ia'
Africa, applied for citizenship IN De'
partment i of the Superior Court yes1er-
day. A question has been raised with
regard to the eligibility OF aliens OF tne
African race to the operation OF the nat.
uralization laws. Judge Belden exam
ined the naturalization laws, ana tnen
prepared an opinion, of which the fol-
lowing is the full text: "ln the matter
of the application 0: jefferson Z. DAVIS
to be naturalized. The applicant ap.
peared in open court, accompanied oy
his witnesses, and established to the sat-
isfaction Of the Court that he was a ma
tive of Senegambia, Africa, that ne
was brought to the United States when
about u years of age, that he has ever
since resided in the United States ana
that he Possesses the moral requisites TO
entitle him to naturalization. Mucn
question having beer made as to wheth.
er other persons than those OF the "ni'e
race were eligible to Naturalization me
Court postponed the oath OF cIt'zensmp
to consider the question. An eXam'na"
ton of the naturalization laws places the
matter beyond even discussion: IN io'4
the naturalization laws of the 'tnlte1
States were revised, and amended anu
re-enacted by Congress, and q genera!
and comprehensive system OF natursll,
yot;on nrnr;aed t.kinuthe place Of all
antecedent legislation upon this subject;
As part Of this general law, section zlGS
provides: The provisions OF this title
shall apply to aliens OF African natlv,
ity and to persons OF African descent:
No argument is needed to explain this
| provision, nor could the most elaborate
discussion renderits purpose or purpori
any clearer. The applicant is entitled
to naturalization, and will be sworn IL
as citizen upon presenting himself be-
fore the Court. 1t may be added hat
in my opinion, the decisions which deny
this privilege to individuals of the Mon
golian race are greatly strengthened by
this special clause above quoted. i
clearly implied the construction OF TN
Lawmakers that in the general pro
visions Of this act, other than the Whit
or Caucasion race Were not included
for had they been this section would no
have been required. and it further clear
| ly indicates the legislative purpose, a
between those races not included within
the general scope Of this act, to make
special discrimination in favor OF the Al
/ rican race. The rules of construction
/ by which this purpose is here indicated
are the axioms alike of the books and
common intelligence. Judge Spencer
who occupied the bench with me whe
this application was made, agrees wit
J. me in the conclusions here expressed
4 @i" "D. iBELDEN, Superior judge
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Our Young Folks.
THE BABYS NIGHT.BELL.

Oh, it was funny. Ipon my word
The ouCertSt story that ever heard
The one that lately t" me YVES tod
About 4 baby Just one year Oiu.
II gives baby u terrible fright
TO wake up suddenly III the night;
And what can it do Tut cry and scream
When it's had such ,rradfully naughty
dream.
But this little baby Of W" IL '"N
Reaches over the crit, an! -. -.
Which he rings III low! ~: - ''" .' "
Til the mother comes t. n"r -:.' ".'t v
You may be sure tha - ;r,,,"> si',l
When she hears ne t,. e. i i--a-lii--
And hugs and kisses ;.,...' ..cl trHc
OF lrOwn that rests Oh the baby 5 lace.
Now. wouldn't hcI"vr this story: rnu!ln I
If I'd made it up; and know you wo'l!'.nt T.:
iut its tr'a. for vas told IL" not lDii@ ago
| by the Naby's muthcr. who ought to kt.ow.
-ipU.U'S Compliment.
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took the trail. We did not travel far
from the scene of conflict until we saw
Mr.. Grizzly reposing under tree. As
soon as he saw us he made bold charge
at us, which compelled both OF us to
climb a tree in quick order, though this
time succeeded in taking my rifle. tie
did not come all the way, and was on
the point of turning when we'll aimed
bullet from my rifle entered his head
and killed him. We hauled him home
with horse, where the boys took off his
Fskin.5 l never saw any kind Of meat so
fat it was just like pork. He dressed
nearly 600 pounds, the largest bear
killed here for many years. '-St' fa"'
(Niuu.) Pi0Neer- Press.
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The Gaelic plaid or hreacanfelle j

The Gaelic plaid or breacanfeileD
as old as the hills of Scotland. and
though it was a part of the dress Of :
Highlander prescribed by the act o.
Parliament OF 17i7, after the rebellion
of 1745, the restriction W as atterwafd
repealed, and the plaid was made part
of the uniform of Highland re4imentsaI
and was appointed to be worn BY the
pipers of the Scots Fusileer Guards ! };
The tartan of the Forty-second Royal
Highlanders, which is known all over
the world as the Forty-second Tartan.
was adopted by the regiment on It's nEs
embodiment. Several clans, as, Tor III r.
stance, the Munros, Grants and Camp
bells, which directly contributed to the
raising of the independent companies
of the "Black Watch" were permittea
to wear this special tartan in addition
to that of their clan. The Seventy-n.ss
and Seventy-eighth Regiments wear ~. y :
Mackenzie tartan; the Seventy.secona
the Stuart plaid; the Seventy ninth d. Do
longs to the Cameron clan; the NlGe.y'
second. to the Gordon; the Ninety. taEa'
to the Sutherland; the Seyenty.iouIt. ].
to the Lamont; and in 1868 the Ninety
first Regiment (Argyleshlre) was a., a..
lowed to adopt Campbellite ,rews, ln'
officers wearing plaids and cl''ymofe'
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-09
A Student Escapade at Cornell.

!
The qgiettlat has obtained of late in
student circles was interrupted last
night by 81 bold move on the part of GER
t1uTmenibers of the sophomore class.
ft seams thst the fres hmel had arranged
al Il preliAlinaties for holding y sup
.pffA 1fe91thaca Hotel this evening,
ihEh, Of course gave the sophs a long
Va@ed for, opportunity to play
soT6a SOFT Of a practical Z joke
upM thee younger class. 20, The
.j0kb'' finally decided upon was to ab-
dufti 1.-THE officers Of the, treshmen'class
and keep them hid until utter tonight.
EXegSthingrbeing in readiness, the -at-
tack was nmtle, and 1.-THE first onslaught
the, Toast Master, Prophet.ahd Historian
were baggea.: Inspired by their success,
they, ptoceedea to the Sprague Block.
Mbat Tie He Shnen president was sup.
b4sed to >bs Sleeping But in this they
were mistaken. Massengers,had been to
his room ana informed him of the unex-
pected attack, and before the sopho-
&pges had recovered from the flush of
lkE1telnent he was slowed away in 3
place of safety!p].gsul 9dt - D.. yii4G
MAS SOON as it had become noised about
that,the students had been spirited away
measures were at once taken to ferret
out the place whore their abdactors had
taken ,them,p and Ell. Chief Sullivan, and
| one Of the new police force were detailed
I to the, work. a,,,They got clew which
led them to believe that the freshmen
HAD been, taken out Of town III a north.
tQ}y direction. Following this clew they
l Sn struck a good clear trail, and after
travelling it some six or eight miles they
came to. the hotel on the LNdlowville
Road known as the Rogue Harbor Gap.
prppYiate name in, this instance), where
the missing students were found. The
three freshmen Eere surrounded, by a
party .oslsophomeres nunberingtsome
| ten orItwelve, who kept close guard
over theisesf.ises,and bst for the inter
I ference Of the authorities would have
had nd trouble in keeping them prison
ers until such time III, they might sec fl
to return to town and let thefreabIder
find their way back Oh fb0t according Il
programme. The police beside bring
! ing back the freshmen are also credited
with cattuTing a'"squad Of the sopho
iporesI whom they also brought to Itha,
"a :. kh1t1ssI1 } f ss-s, =
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i'm New York there are aoou' yyv
vendors OF sawdust, having a cap'lal ~
$500, 600 invested, and doing . BUSINESS usn
amounting to more than $4,000, oo an,
nually. Forty yearsago the mills wet ~
glad to have sawdust carried away
twenty-five years ago it could be bought
for fifty cents load, but the price nc "A mas >
increased, and now it brings soW 40
load at the mills. 1t is used az lnS
hotels, eating-houses, groceries, a nS
other business houses. 1t IS WEI 'e .la
spread over floors in order TO maze ., ao
sweeping cleaner WORK. Plumbers use s.
a great deal about pipes and buildings ,ss
to desden walls and floors. Sods'%'ho o.
men and packers Of glass and sn1"l ao II.
ticles Of every kind use it, and ae, ~
and some living creatures are more =.
less stuffed with it. Washington mar n
ket takes two or three loads day anu
a great deal is spread on the piers anu anu
stables require many loads a gay. .. is +
low pine makes the best sawdust' as !
is the least dusty, and has . goou i
healthy smell. But any white w ss'I
dust will do. They make q grea. ue s't
OF black walnut sawdust, but II VIII IVY
sell, and is burned.
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frontier battalion. now in Texas
consists Of five small companies, Num-
'tSripk in all 12O officers and men, and
dAhflhg the 1ait Two years; they kaveit YER
formed :, the following services, !, Ol
acouts ,sdsuesfghts with. Indians, thirty
'dne Indian traih followed, Eve 'fghts'
with outlaws, ss5 fagitivp from Justice
6rested, sixty.seven courts attended by.
request 81 civil authorities, sixty .sesen
Jail shd other guards furnished, 1 ~;
cortsssapplie0. 152' other assistances TO
saqtpo.itlss, 81 horses and cattle =
H6tbsed, one Mexicep ohiM .rccovesad.
Mud, twelNA pntlaws kped. i,j.e ;s,st
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Rescue OF Two Drowning Hounds ~
.tF q Comrade Dog.

A most remarkable illustration OF
canine intelligence was given the other
day by a Newfoundland dog owned by
Mr. May, Of Liyermore. A reverend
gentleman, well known for his love of
coursin., who witnessed the affair, de-
scribed it to a Chronicle reporter. It
can be accepted as bare fact. Two
greyhounds. the Newfoundland dog
Spoken of and small terrier were &C.
campaigning a party Of hunters the other
day near Livermore. The hunters had
occasion to cross very wide and rapid
creek, and made their way over the tor
rent on a fallen tree which spanned It.
The dogs could not cross in that man
nor, and plunged into the stream, the
greyhounds taking the initiative. The
greyhound is peculiarly untitled for the
water, and the two dogs i'm question
were unable, TO make Roadway across
the torrent. One, of, them was swept
down the creek, and the other, having
struggled into an eddy, was barely able
to hold his: own. The predicament was
not pleasant one either for the dogs or
the hunters, ,as the animals were valua-
bic and had just been borrowed from
fond master for 3 course. In the midst
of othe excitement, while the hunters
were rushin e up and down the banks
cheering the drowning dogs and trying
to extricate them with pole, the New
foundland voluntarily plunged into the
rescue. Being q powerful animal he
could swim almost straight across the
torrent, and making direct for the weak
est of the hounds, seized him by The col
lar and carried him to the bank, where
several friendly hands were stretched t
his assistance. The rescuer then swan
back to the other hound and repeated
| the performance. The intelligen
animal had always been noted for hi
ferocity, and several times his owne1
had Thought Of 1isposing Of him in som'
way. The remarkable exhibition 0
forethought and bravery, so astonishe.
and delighted Mr.. May that he vowe,
that $500 would not buy the intelligen
aog. Another and even greater sur
prise was in store for the hunters, how
eyer The terrier had evidently mad
up bis mind that where the greyhound
could not get through hee would 'hay
little business. He rushed up and dow
the bank barking excitedly and maxim
very extravaganza demonstrations of hi
auxietT,9 The Newfoundland tried sew
eral times to lead him into tho water b
boldly ,plunging in and wagging his ia
in a confident manner, but the terrie
only barked the louder and kept turtle
away from the watsr. At last, disguise
? By the tir1idty ofithe little cur and tire
sof the exhibition, the big dog rushed ,
i the alarmed terrier, seized. him BY th
neck and jumped into the torrent wit
him. 7 The terrier yelled "murder!"an
"poNcet" in the most expletve lauguae
known to the canine tongue, until Il
Newfoundland Deposited him safely Q
the other side, .":Ihere isn't none
enough in the State TO buy that dog,
SAID Mr.. May, as the great shaggy bes
gahboled up t." b0 patted for b
achievement. San: laoscisco Ctsosicl
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ssLooking TOR Mamma

Into tho Gratiot Avenue Police Sta.
ton yesterday there came . father lead:
ing a little, four.year Old child. He asked
for his wife-inguiring if she had been
arrested. THE police knew the man
we'll for he had been there before look
ing forthe iwomanawho was his wife.
They did not pity him, for the wife was
a morphine eater and druhkard, but
when the, little golden-haiirred child NJ cried cd
in,pleading tones. ~ ,.,
q isOh!'p'e ease find my mamma; won't
'ou, p'ease9" the sergeant took the little
thing in his arms and declared that he
would find that mother and bring her
home. Then the AFFECT father, whose
spirit seemed to have been al crushed
out of him, led the little one away. y.
Later in the day a patrolman, finding
the woman on the: street reeling along
] in i half unconscious way, took. her to
her home, where the father and little
one awaited the coming Of her who dis
lgraced the name Of mother: .t4'
~ tell you,'' said the patrolman, who
related the incident to the reporter, lit
was touching 70 see that little one rush
into that drunken things arms and call
her mamma. II couldn' stand it to hear
her laugh and sneer lat her husband,
who sat crying near the stove, and LEFT
them alone. aJust ct dark last night i
found the little one wondering along
Grasjot avenue crying, and | asked hel
what she was doing. She replied: "1'm
a-lOokin' for mamma Sc went Out
adam, and papa said he'd kill hisself.
I took her to a neighbours near her hons
and left her there for the night, " con
tinued TIE patrolman, .'and il fine
either the father ii mother tonight, III
club them and run thom inf &c
bounced fol- it. ''-DetsOit Free Press.
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Tie sewing machine is regarded
with greet favor BY ia. miss li sionaries and
makes t6eir: work q conversion easier.
1t is said that hpA ono sa!ing nachine
factory q hundred thousand machines
have been soldiH Aries. C 2AxSs>-~S
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The British colonies that have ex,

The British colonies that nave ~ s
hibited the smallest increase oe,ws.-
1873 and 1879 are Tasmania ana VIZ, =.
ern Australia. Neither OF them po :.
sesses the same great attractions MS. ~
their neighbors, but both nave ''son ,~,s,
shown signs Of moro rap'a plS 9Th
New Zealand, the Britain OF the o'sf,::
shows the most marked increase q . Pup
ulaton, that having risen from l,u.
900 in 1873 to nearly 46tcoo SIX !e s'''
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An Erie Railroad engineer ave." a!;.
catches his dinner as he passes Ms In III #
dence in Wellsburg, his vile hana II Io ~
to him as the train goes By. and sne I'M; hit
missed but once during the pas' ~ -
years. . &,
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The gayest social event which has
occurred in sM3ntraar .tor years was
|. j. masquerade and carnival on TIE fee.
az which the Governor General was
present. 10 h. =.
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1t Is formally 3np&ppced that tho
Crown Prince 81 Sweden II to marry the
Esidast dang y the Grsnd Duke q 4
Raden. !. SIS 800 5ia