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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01
Fresh Air In the Bedroom.

How much air can be safely admitted
into sleeping or living.room is COM
mon question. Rather, it should be
considered, how rapidly air can be ad.
mitted, without injury or risk, and at
how low temperature. We can not
have too much fresh air, so long as &c
are warm enough, and are not exposed
to draughts. What is u draught? 1t is
a swift current of air, Mt q temperature
lower than the body, which robs either
the whole body, or I'm exposed part. of
its heat, SO rapidly as to disturb the
equilibrium of our circulation and give
us cold. Young and healthy persons
can habituate themselves to sleeping in
even strong draught, as from an open
window, il they cover themselves, in
cold weather, with on abundance of
bedclothes. But those who have been
long accustomed to being sheltered from
the outer air by sleeping in warmed and
nearly or quite shut-up rooms, are too
susceptible to cold to bear q direct
draught Of cold air. Persons over sew.
enty years of age, moreover, with lower
vitality than in their youth, will not
bear q low temperature, even in the air
they breathe. Like hOt-house plants.
they may DO killed by a winter night,
Chill and must be protected by warmth
at all times. As q rule We may say that.
except for the most robust, the air
which enters at night into q sleeping
chamber should, in cold weather, be
admitted gradually only by cracks or
moderate openings; or should have its
force broken by some interposed obsta-
Gle, as curtain, ETC., to avert its blow
ing Immediately upon sleeper in his
bed. The ancient fashion, however. of
OF having bed.curtains, which exclude
almost all the air, has rightly become
almost obsolete. No wonder that people
dream horrid dreams, and wake in the
morning wearied rather than refreshed.
when they sleep in rooms sealed up
tightly on every side; breathing over
and over again their own breaths, which
grow more poisonous with every hour
of the night.-Amcrican Health Primer.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01
Watch Out for Dry Murrain.

The danger to which cattle are SUBJ
ject when first taken from green feed
and turned into q field of cornstalks DIV.
ing from dry murrain should not be lost
sight of, as the present severe weather
is the most favorable possible to pro.
duce death from such cause. The sud.
den change from moderate autumn to
cold winter weather, and . hssty filing
81 the stomach with dry husks when the
digestive organs have only been accus.
toned to deal with green food, and the
dread which cattle have OF drinking, un.
IL they become accustomed to it, ice.
cold water in sufficient quantity to thor.
oughly moisten the mass, is the cause Of
an occasional victim Of this severe and
generally fatal ailment. -
An danger OF this sort may be avoid.
ca oy allowing tho cattle the rum of tho
corn'heid but part Of the day at time,
giving them ~ much salt IS they will
take IN order to provoke thirst, and free
access to plenty Of water, to be kept up
until they are accustomed to the SUI.
roundings- Burlington Hdwkeyc.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01
Childrem's Quaint Sayings.

LONDON Truth advertised recently tc
give q prize of II Is. for the quainles
saying OF child. Several hundred con
lributions We're sent in, a few OF tht
most pointed being as follows:
AS we were talking one day abou,
churches and their various ceremonies
y little boy remarked that he had seen {;
christening, funeral, and a wedding;
but he had never seen . divorce.
Jack (aged !, taking 4 walk): "Wha'
becomes OF people when they die?'
Mamma: ''They turn into dust, DEAR
Jack: "What = lot of people there mus,
| be on this road, them"
Tottie: IL wonder why dolls are
always girls, Tom?" Tom '.Because
boys hate to be made babies Of"
A child seeing Il bill on q telegraph
post: "Oh, mamma, look! A message
has fallen down."
| A precious boy of six years, listening
YEARLY to y long-winded tale related by
a prosy relative, took advantage of q
short pause to say, slyly: II wish that
story had been brought out in numbers!'
"Little baby is very i'll, Charley; | am
afraid he will die" "Well, if he does
die, mamma, he won't go to the bad
place." "Why, Charley, how can you
know that?" "Oh, l know he can't,
mamma; he's got no teeth to gnash."
Little boy learning his catechism from
his mother: q. What is Il mans chef
end?" A. Ellis head!"
Girl (yawning over !essons): ''I'm so
tired; | should like to go to sleep"
Boy: "I'll tell you what to do, then; get
up early tomorrow and have a good
sleep before breakfast"
Mamma: sand David was able to kill
that great big man Goliah because God
helped him." Harry (aged Sky: "Well,
| don't cal that fair, mamma; that )
two to one.''
A little girl had penny given her to
put in the collec,i0n-box at church.
When she dropped in the coin she ex.
claimed: "That's the way the money
goes, pop goes the weasel"
Small boy (watching his sister iron a
piece of work with a birds nest of eggs
done in crewels on it): II say, SIS
ter, If you keep the iron SO long on those
eggs youth hatch 'em.''
A little girl seeing two love birds bill.
ing and cooling, was told that they were
making love. ''Why don't they marry?"
she asked, ''then they wouldn't make
love any more"
A fond mother said to her little son:
"Eommy, dear, l am going to give you
little companion soon; which would
you prefer, little boy or q little girl?'
''Well, mother, if it's all the same to
you, I would rather have . little don.
key"
A little girl aged FIVE, going to bed
one night aud kneeling down to say her
prayers, said: "Oh, mamma, may I
only say amen tonight! I'm 80 tired"
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01

other s27 200 for the years work. Gu
contracts for the season amount t.
100000. I'm giving you these figure
from our books, and will swear to 'em
To do this amount of sign.painting w
use forty tons Of white lead, 200 barrel
OF linseed oil, 200 barrels Of turpentine
1900 pounds Of lsmvblack, and 100
pounds of various ptller, oolors. These
materials cover n surface Of 100000
square feet of sign painting in over sot
OF the principal cities and towns in thu
United States and Canadas. We have
employed thirty expert highway ar
fists, who have travelled over 10000
miles. = Thirty-ones thousand dollars
have been paid for the erection of bulle'
tin boards and for the Untal Of promi'
nent advertising privileges. The signs
will stand for AN average Of three years
There are figures for you, and figures
won't lie. 1t amt bad showing for
business that started on capital OF one
paint pot and brush. is it? &C.,
"Incidents?' continued Mr.. Hough.
falling, with yivacity. ~ should say
so. 4 man can't travel as we do and in
our business without having adventures
At Lookout Mountain l was up on the
top just TOR the fun Of the thing, and,
looking down, sawa fine flat rock down
by Crasen's Hallway House. 1t was 4
beautiful place to paint a sign, and
made tracks for it, and soon was hard
at work painting an advertisement Of
q Bitters. When nearly through
1 heard plug, and something struck
the rock. lpaid no attention. Plug,
it came again, and something again hi
the rock. l painted on. Plug came
tho sound again, and this time . piece
Of Aattened lead rolled downto my feet
I looked Ground. There above me was
q fellow waving his hat, hollering and
occasionally shooting. 1t was photo.
grapher, who had his shop there at the
Halfway House, and made living by
photographing the fellows and their
9rE when they came up to the noun.
tain. The biz, dat rock made an OK.
callent background for the photographs,
and he naturally objected 70 my dec.
Grating It. After that every photograph
that no took there had background Of
those Bitters." s. aflt Ss{gt
IT'S the business growing still, or
have You covered all the eligible placesP"
"Bless you, no. The business is bet
ter every year. Every new railroad
opens up new sites. We are making
places where there are none. See the
hundreds of feet Of bulletin board:
wherever q train stops on any Of the
roads near New York. 1t is getting to
be a business in itself to locate the
boards. Patent medicines, toilet arti.
Giles and tobacco, ~ you know, are the
principal articles we advertise. < Well,
they are changing all the time-old ones
dying and, new ones coming out-and
there's no limit to the highway decorat.
ing art. 'I-Neidi Y~i' SAT-. 30 YHTI },
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01
A Romance Of Natural History.

On Monday morning last, as }. E.
Hughes was returning to Fresno from
a visit to his sheep camps, in the vicinl'
ty Of Whites Bridge, he met with rather
4 singular and laughable adventure:
When within about eighteen miles o.
Fresno he observed a large eagle IN
close pursuit Of a jack-rabbit. As the
eagle was on the p0intof picking up the
rabbit, the latter ran into hole. Id
less than = minute he emerged with
large badger in close pursuit. Inc
eagle picked up the rabbit just as the
badger tackled him. Mr.. Hughes ran
over and caught the eagle andhis sheep
dog pitched into the badger. The oaa.
ger caught the dog and came ''e az
dragging him into its hole, but with inc
assistance Of Mr.. Hughes was soon over .
powered, the rabbit in the mean tlme
making his escape. The eagle, whlcn
was exhibited alive on our Streets
measured over eight feet from tip "
tip.-Fresno (Cal.) Eerudlican.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01
Poor ;kekutiOiiS.

1T is q melancholy TRUTH" says
Dickens, "that even great men have
their poor relations" but it seems to us
that It is more sad to reflect that small
men are provided with the same abomi.
nations. The great man may perhaps
stand upon his own dignity, and carry
his p0br relations along with him with.
out finding them hurt or hlndrance ;
his greatness adds'a ,luster to their in.
Significance, which in no wise detracts
from his Importance he floats on the
top of the ware and takes them in tow.
But there is nothing for the small man
to do except to grin and bear the m !;
there is little or nothing in his internal
economy to mitigate the atlliciiOn, un.
less he should happen to possess that
virtue which is able to convert misfor.
tunes into advantages, which enables
him to make use of his INDECENT friends,
or to regard their vulgar circumstances
with .indul gence or Indifference. One
hardly knows, meanwhile, if there is
anything to choose between the poor
relation who is seryile, and after the
pattern of Uriah Heep, or she who is in.
accessible and afraid Of patronage, who
holds You at arms length, lest you
should presume too much upon the acct
dent OF her poverty or your c0nsang,in-
ity; to.whom one would dare offer only
the choicest gifts; whose double dis
titled seasitivsness takes alarm at the
slightest familiarity. l. Perhaps, how.
ever, IN order fully to understand the
situation, and to make just allowance
for pride which is oyerweighted and
humility which is slavish, it
would be necessary for each of US to be
poor relation once in q lifetime to look
at existence through her spectacles; to
suffer her sights, her embsrrassments;
to wear secondhand clothes, accept
secondhand attentions; TO be the per-
sDp whom IL Is always ssfe.eo oBenook
with no fear Of .retribution; OBLIGED TO
receive favOrs and continually from the
same source; to let talent become
sterile for lack Of fertilzins opportunity;
10 waste ones sweetnesssOn the desert
air Of obscurity. Perhaps such an ex
perience would make us more tender
and more considerats ,of. the poor ,rela
|tiol Nhn dhe comes ID opt wa y Hatk
mot 8. poor relation enses, Affections,
passions, no less than a Jew? II You
wound him, shall he not bleed2 If you,
tread on him, shall he not turn? Is his
| sight SO obscured by poverty that he
does not know injuries and seltishness
from csresses and generosity3 Is he 81
,chastened by want that he accepts in
SUITS with gratitude? No doubt il is
oftener our own consciences rather than
any disagreeable trait or unuttered cen.
sure which render the 1pSor relation Of
fensiye to us; her very existence is !
taeit repS0of Of our own self-indulgenos
and luxury; the ghost of her necessities
refuses to be laid, but haunts us with an
almost unreasonable pertinacity; and
though It is tho faultEor virtue-of our
own organization, the fact that she 70.
mains, 4 living rebuke to us does not in.
crease our enjoyment of her society,"
Hdrper's Basar. 'tt.A'. -
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01
King Frederick's Joke.

CONSPICUOUS among the few men Of
his time who ever got the better o1
Frederick the Great in a testing en-.
counter WAS an abbot of the Catholic
Monastery of Camenz, who succeeded
in that high Office the worthy Abbo!
Tobias, an old favorite and friend of the
Protestant hero, whom, upon a menaoca
BILE occasion, he had saved from capture
BY q party Of foraging Croat horsemen.
The King disliked the new abbot as
heartily as he liked the old one; but,
having been Hospitality entertained by
him during the last visit he ever paid to
Camenz, he deemed it fitting to recog-
nize his hosts attentions by some
special mark Of royal grace, and, calling
the abbot to his carriage window, as he
was about to drive away from the mon
astery gates, said to him: "Ask me a
favor" "Sire," observed the abbot,
"our second bass choir singer is recent.
ly dead. Doubtless your Majesty can
dispose Of many chorists in Berlin. Will
my allmigh,iest, all-serenest monarch
deign to begift US with second basser
The King, after a moments reflection,
replied: "I'll send you one from Neu-
stadt on the Dosse." 1t flashed across
the abbot's mind that Frederick had
some short time previously set up an
establishment for improving the breed
OF asses in the very town mentioned by
him, and foreseeing what sort Of bass
singer the Kings peculiar humor would
prompt him to forward to Camenz
wherewithto recruit u choir, he prompt
~ rejoined: "Most TREAD sovereign, in
token Of our gratitud: for your gracious
bounty, and in ACCORD ance with the GUS
tom of our order, weshall bestow upon
our new second bass the name of his
exalted donor. He vill be known in
our choir as Frederic y Secundus." The
King made no attempt to return this
dexterous home thrust, but drove off in
silence, which he maintained unbroken
for nearly an hour, when, turning to bis
aid.de.camp. he drily observed: "That
IS what one gets by joking with fools!"
But be never again alluded to an episode
in which he felt that he had been thor.
oughly worsted.-LOnlOn Ieieqraph.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01
International Sunday School Lessons.
FOURTH QUARTER. 1880

FOURTH QUARTER, 1850.
Dec. t9-I'cvcw of the Lessons.
Dec. 2d-Lesson Selected by the School.
FIRST QUARTER, 1881.
Jan. :-Zacharias and Elizabeth Luke l: 81.
Jan. 9-Thc Song OF Mary..... Luke |: E-4i
Jan. 1.-THE Prophecy Of Zacha-
rias ....................L Luke !: 61.-.9
jan. "i-The Birth If Jesus. ..... Luke2: S-..D
Jan. 3l-SiNon and the Child Jc-
Feb G-The Royh od Of Jesus. Luke >: 4G-ja
Feb. G-Ihe Pica hing Of John
the baptist :.....:.: 1850. Luke ): .-lS
Feb. 2O-The Preachil of Jesus Luke I: i42l
Feb. 2-thrist Healing the Sick Luke ): tx;
Mar. d-Wiincss of Jesus to joi,n. Luke :: 1928
Mar. Eth" Sinners Friend 49,. Luke I: $3.50
Mar. 20-Review of the Lessons
the Kingdom Luke 9: l. 6
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01

In excavating for the St. Gothard
Railway near Amsteg, = magnificent
glacier garden, . series Of so-called
giants kettles or enormous holes torn
in the rock BY the action Of glacier mill
stones, has been laid bare. One.half of
the garden lay across the railway track
and had to be blasted away, but the 9th.
er half has been walled around, ard will
be carefully preserved.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01
Religious.
CHRISTMAS CAROL.
HARK! the midnight mir IL ringing

HARK! the midnight mir Is ringing
With the sound of Anglers singing:
Heaven StDOpS to catch the strain,
"PeaCc on earth, good will to men,.
Never since the worlds beginning
Was there heard such Wanif8Hs singing,
List. The song mounts high and higher,
Swcllcd now by the Heavenly choir
"GlOry he to God above.
On earth be peace, and JOY, and love-
All the earth was sonndly sleeping:
Only few shepherds. keeping
Faithful watch that starry night,
Walked. and saw the dazzIin. sight,
Heard the radiant angels sing:
ITO y0t Is born this day 4 King:
Go to Judah. bethlehem,
On Ills lOwly bed here see Him
Il" prove tn" truth It this strang" story.
And worship there the Lord Of Glory"
Der the unconscious world again
sounded forth III" glad refrain:
"GlOry he TO GO above,
On earth be pea e, and joy, and love-
Thus the angels p ,sscd away.
ANA the wondering shepherds say:
Let Us even go and see
Ii this strange thing really be"
DO We not all know the story,
How they found the Lord of Glory
what in Heaven and earth is stranger,
Lying c!adled in u manager!
Before the Holy Chill low knccing.
see them bow with revcrrnt feeling,
Then joyful hasten to pr0clufIl--
Christ IS born in Bethlehem
On, happy morn,
The CHRIS is born;
The blessed light
Destroy: tn" night;
heavens gi;l..ncSS
Dsp"ls cnrlh's sadness,
Wake and sing,
For Christ, your King,
Is born to-day in Bethlehem.
EXnltant raise
triumphant praise.
The hope If Heaven
10 earth is given.
Emmanuel
Has come to dwell
= man, with men;
lie seek, home
Among His own.
Glad anthems sing,
For Christ your King,
Is born to-day in bethlehem.
The Joy is swelling
Beyond words telling,
Grace and truth
Are me: together,
Love and peace
Have kissed each other.
Heaven give!h-
Earth rcccivcth--
All tina, Hcaven can bcstOw.
Christ has come to dwell below.
Sing, angels. sing.
We glad earth ring
With happy praise,
For Christ. your King,
-, Is born to-day in bethlehem.
--i'ire Walker H,tlard. IN Indianapolis Jou,7s
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01

A NEW pattern tunic, sword.belt and
sash, are ordered for general officers in
England, and everybody is to wear the
badges of rank on shoulder-strap in.
stead of the collar. The Generals sash
IS to be worn round the waist in future.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01

You obtain q fine view Of tho,,
from this point, and ACCORDING ~ 's ~
best authority it is about twelve ~ MIL; lug
long and six broad, with a depth Of oss
hundred and sixty-tivc feet. Th ". a o,e
face of the water is six hundred s au;
tifty-three feet below :he Med;toaaAna
mean. The inhabitants believe that a.
waters, which are cool and sweet n .ne
sess some medicinal qualities r pus.
1'iberias we follow the western sh ,oa
nearly north, and in a little wh;Ie n u"s
Mcjdcl-the ancient Magdala and p tS
birthplace Of Mary Magdalen, to wh ;ns
our SAVIOR once came. We are an
preaching. nearer yet nearer. to tbs
cities where Christ performed His oro "'
est miracles. The lake was here ma nov
gincd with the beautiful oleander u.
this season in full flower. ~
All thro' the summer night
| Those blossoms. red and brivht
Spread their soft breasts"
Ducks and other wild birds could h.
seen skimn.ing the surface Of tho l,k w
Soon We descry our camp in the ne,r
distance, and galloping up to it, We find
that our tents are pitched very near the
supposed site of ancient Capernaum.
What Il strange charm there il in This
nomadic lite.-how totally ditfersntt
from anything we have before exnsr;
cnccd! We bathed in the n'ea.an.
waters of the lake, and then sat DOWN
to y dinner of several courses excellent
ly prepared by our Abyssinian cook to
which our appetites did full Justice
After dinner. in the cool Of the evening
we walked down to the margin Of thu
lake. What flood OF memories came o'ar
us! Within easy distance are the ruin,
of Capernaum--Christ's own city-and
you cannot but be impressed with tbe
fact that Gods anathcma is fully a..
complished: "And thou. Capernsum'
which art exalted unto Heaven. shall
be brought down to hcll.' Not
house, scarcely wall or column 70
mains to mark the site of once bnsv
and wealthy city. AS we stood there
apparently 1.-THE world forgetting
by the world forgot we recalled
that it was while walking on the
surface of this lake that our Sav;o,
spoke those words which quieted the
trembling disciples and have since com.
forted so many Christian hearts dur;p.
eighteen hundred years: 1T is / b
not afraid" To this sea when . orast
tempest arose, threatening destruction
to the ship and all on board, Jesus adj.
dressed His rebuke, and immediately
"there was a great calm" 1t was on
these shores when the people were bur.
dencd with sense of guilt that these
words were spoken: "Come unto me,
all We that labor and are heavy laden.
and will give you rest"
"How pleasant to me thy deep blue wave
Sea of Eallce!
For the glorious One who came to saye
Hath often stood by thee.
Leaving camp early the next MON,
ing, We took up our line of march to-
ward Mt. Hermon, en- route for Damas.
Gus Samuel s. Dennis, IN N. Y. Oh
Serrer.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01

CorroN raising in the Salt River Val.
ley OF Arizona, has proved so successful,
and the Southern Pacific Railroad af-
lords such good facilities for marketing
IT, that the valley will probably be added
to the cotton belt Of the United States.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01

CHARLES P. HAsKlNs ran the funch
and Judy show connected with q circus y.
He was arranging the curtain over .ns
framework, preparatory to a perlg''n ~
ance at Dawson, Ga, and a crowd w.
children were watching his movements
with lively interest. He fell on his lace,
and they laughed heartily. supposl1lss
that he was fooling; but when ne "a'
lifted up they saw that he was dea''
apoplexy having killed him.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01

IT is about thirty-tive years since tne
last wearers of knee breeches' snoS
buckles and queues, commonly caI'e -
"pig,ails,'' appeared in the streets ID u
Boston. These worthy men, VINO naa a
the courage to appear in pubic a' VIC
only representatives in dress Of old.tlnie
gentlemen, were John y. "lli!alnIh
Nathaniel Goddard, Ebenezer ClouSn
and Benjamin Wheeler.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01

Salmon fishing on the COLUMBIA
River. Oregon. is very danse!c".'
owing to certain tidal pecu'iar'1'e,ii
Two hundred men at least are rcpor'eul
as lost during the past season wv -,
eight hundred boats are employee. o y;
the canning companies. and over ''''
thousand men at the cannerIes.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01

THE trotting horse St: Julien .' na,
made a profit OF $4,000 Ior his o"n''
this season.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01

AVON a pair of boots that the sh''
maker says you cannot wear out
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-01

THE quality Of the tobacco crop grown
this year is inferior to that of last year.