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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29
Our Labor System.
N. 0. Democrat.

The Planters journal has taken
up the question OF the labor system
OF our cotton districts and aligned
Itself with the DEMOCRAT. In its
January number it criticises and
condemns the share and tenant sys.
tenn as now practiced. and insists
That the plan Of working places on
wages is the only one by which the
agricultural resources Of the South
can De developed. This is precisely
the attitude assumed by the DEMO.
Graf and elaborated at considerable
length IN lts great edition OF Septem.
Der l. 1880. We have made q study
OF the subject, giving to it not only
2 vast amount Of thought, but u care.
fal and thorough practical examina-
ZION. IL 1s clear to US that the cot.
ton planting interest Is steadily re-
trogradtng under the operation Of
the wretched and slovenlv system
known as the "share," and that only
scientific, economical and dist.plin.
cd farming can bring out the South
ana lnaugurate prosperity. We are
glad to have with Us in this crusade
against waste and error 90 powerful
and Influential an ally as the organ
OF the Cotton Planters Association
OF me Mississippi Valley. II the
press generally throughout the Sec
lion would take up the question ana
discuss it fairly and conscientiouslv
tne cause OF progress and intelligence
onnn ~ tuS.
at its back.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29
All Things Change.

We are struck more and more for.
chilly with this truth at the expira.
ttnn OF each short day.
Changes is equally shared by all
created things, from the short lived
butterfly, to the eturdy Oak cf q
century's growth. With some things
1t Ia rapid and extensive, with others
almost imperceptible. but as years
pass on It manifests itself all around
us; nothing Gaming the inevitable
hand OF time. Not only do the most
perfect models Of art suffer this con.
slant change, but the destructive
clemens Of the air, display their
power at the expense OF Natures
most artistic designs; and ~ each
year passes by, the waving foliage Of
the forest, and the green carpeting OF
the earth. are wholly different from
tnnee 81 the preceding.
During all the successive ages Of
the past. our earth, once q burning
macs ct lava, has been slowly but
constantly changing; and now We
behold every wave on its surface.
scenes OF enchanting beauty.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29
Jute Culture.
IN. o. Tlmee.1

One OF the most promisinp so,,,co.
Of remunerattve investment 10 Lou.
lsisna is the cultivation Of the iute
plant and Its manufacture into 6aa.
g'nE. Experiments have fully es.
taoIlshed that much OF the land In
this State is peculiarly adapted to ia
successful cultivation, aud the com.
psratively inexpensive procees az
converting the ilbre into hs9rln0
suitable for baling cotton and mex.
ing eu1ny sacks suggests q vide lleld
Tor profitable Investment, and ada
another important industry to the
wealth OF the State. The annual i'm.
portatton into the United 6tatas az
the products of this plant auaounts
to fully g half million dollars. Ana
the consumption il only limited hv
the eupply. We understand thai
there is q movement on foot to co.
t*oIlsh a mandatory here IL New
Orleans. This Is q movement In Tia
right direction. for the benefits TO be
derived from 1t. not only to the pro.
Jectors but to the community. can.
not be overestimated,
The jute plant can be safely cot
down az q cure crop. especially In
the low laDde, and there is q never.
falling demand for tho product when
manufactured. There is no p00d
reason why Louisiana should not
become the successful rival Of Brit.
'sh India In this valuable article OF
commerce and divide the profits OF
the So. 600. 900 annually paid to thst
country country as a tribute for this one pro.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29
The Catalpa Tree

Seems to be attracting considera.
ole notice In the northwest. on ac.
count OF Its durability and remarka.
bic mower to resist decay. The Pr0-
RE Farmer, OF Chicago, in a brief M.
ttce OF It, states it has attracted tka
attention Of = large car. builder. Mr..
Barney, OF Dayton. Ohio, who has
published a pamphlet containing ali
the known facts relative to the char.
acter OF the wood, which he could
obtain from experts employed by
him for that purpose as 1t appears
that there are two ki0ds-a ltender
and hardy sort-the latter known
as the catalpa epectosa, being more
numerous In the West, and attaining
= large size Ia southern Missouri. II.
linois, kentucky and west Tennes.
see; being three to four feet In diam.
eter and from 50 to 100 feet high.
Ii we are not mistaken, this valua.
Die tree grows luxuriantly In Louisi.
ana; and il all that is claimed for 1t
should prove correct, 1t may be Justly
classed with the many other indige.
nous and desirable products Of the
State for various industrial uses
Country Visitor.
There is species Of catalpa which
grows in this locality, and can be
seen In the yards Of citizens and on
the streets Of our city. It attains q
large growth. Whether it belongs
to the species mentioned, deponent
saith not, as be DOES not claim to be
versed In such matters. Doubtless It
Is the species mentioned In the above
article.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29
The Tide OF Immigration.
(Sugar Planter.1

The tide Of immigration to this
otate Is SLOW. Notwithstanding the
press mas been most active 10 secur.
ing the best results. OF Louisiana.
ner climate and resources more has
been written than Of any other State
10 the Union. Books, pamphlets and
newspapers descriptive OF her GREAT
agricultural wealth have been spread
broadcast over this country and
Europe only to realize the most
meagre results up to this time. Evi.
IDENTIFY there is something radically
wrong ia the manner Of procedure.
1t Is the duty OF the good citizen to
trace the cause OF this to it's source
and endeavor to remedy tho defect.
10 our mind the great fault lies in the
fact that, while setting forth the All.
vantages OF our State to the emierant
no means are employed to assist in
bis removal or to induce him to leave
1ls ratherland to choose new home
IN q Tar of country. Until this ia
done We will lo00k In vain for a
movement to any considerable ex.
tent These matters are managed
far better in the Northern And
western States, and the consequences
ts the tide Of immigration ia in their
direction ana In that Objection it will
remain until the Southern people
awaken to similar methods or dis.
cover new ones. One great fault
with our people Is that they are too
sluggish IN their movements -depend
too much upon talk for that VIII. h
only can be realized by ar0rk. and
until they can change all that by eC.
tering upon q determined plan OF
immigration. something after the
manner OF our more energetic
northern and western brethren.
We fear the fair land of our
State Will remain Ia the condition
they are now until a more active
generation appear upon the scene.
either OF native or foreign growth.
This is a hard bit at home slothfuI.
ness, but every candid reader win
aimit its justice. While we isleen
others more wakeful are despoilinR
US ofthat which would enrich u
IN our generation and those which
are to follow us. Some good has
been accomplished by our immiRra.
ton socteties-such as they areEhut
not ty!he has resulted from their
iabors that could have been secured
bad their efforts been directed 10 the
proper channels: BY this negligence
Louisiana has been left far In the
rear OF ner sister States when she
should have been far In the lead
Now the question arises: how ionp
VII this apathy. II not criminal in.
difference be permitted to Continue ?
Others may take q more hoDefni
view OF the future, but frankly We
fail to see upon what their hopee are
based, not until q complete chanpe
comes over our people upon the su6.
ject OF immigration and then there
will be bright and enduring pros.
pect for Louisiana,
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29

The man who walked with his
1heelbarrow from Albany to San
francisco is On bis wav home, and
u now travelling from Washington to
Baltimore, whence be will 90 to Al.
bany. He has In his whpelbarrow a
gray volt, 9 prairie dog and 1900
specimens Of snakes.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29

iIe'r l'eisona1 Prosperity. 1t has
blockaded labor by outside parties
and put money into the hands OF tho
leesors, which would otherwise have
been spent by laborers on work Do.
formed by the convicts. This writer
thinks the suggestion Of the Farmer
a most excellent one, and which In
practice, would largely increase tho
revenues OF the State. Let the trial
be made and the idle spindles and
machinery ut Baton Rouge once
again be put In motion.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29

Il: Richardson, Sac and FIX Agep.
cy, Indian Territory. says The ''Oa-
" tad has restored me TO health.
AND l shall be glad to recommend Il
TO any one. Sec Adv.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29

Charles Hartman, Toledo, Ohio.
says:-l know It cured me, and I
hope others similarly troubled With
pain IN the chest NAV be helned 10
ehe "Cnly Lung Pad' a. I have.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29

The long experience of LEON H1RSH
In tho Livery business, and his close
study Of the nature and diseases of Hor.
ses, justifies him in offering his services
AZ = VETERINARY SURGEON to the
people of this community.
We have the office Of the Stage Line
at the Ten Brock Stable. where passage
can be secured to Waite's, Pleasant Hill.
Mansfield, Keachi. Pslmer's, Shreveport.
and al intermediate points.
Respectfully,
Nay lily. LEON HIRSH & CO..
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29

A red.headed man recentlv ~.
tended masquerade wrapped from
ois neck to bis heels In q brown
cIoth. and With his head bare. He
represented = lighted cigar.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29

Beacons6eld sscribes his success
70 women. Alan laid all bio troublo
10 tne same source. Adam, re aro
s ssn o. you. Beaconsasld, you
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29
Spirit OF the Louisiana Press.

Under the heading Of Sectional
Hate" the Morehouse Clarion colses
an editorial with the following sen.
timent which are pithy and to the
point:
Would It not be we'll, then, for the
South to ignore national politics al.
together and devote her time, money
and talents to her local affairs. We
think 80, and when We do this. the
era OF good feeling will return and
sectional hate will be no more.
The City Item which generally
calls things by their right names
and takes a sensible view Of affairs
In this State, has this to cay on the
subject of PARTY miesion":
The old party has adhered to prin.
ctples which are no longer applicable
to the altered circumstances In which
our people now find themselves. For
instance, It's hard money rule has
been too rigid and In opposition to
A"s supAVVCLuo0Ce IL utterly IN.
applicable to the altered circum.
stances 10 which the majority OF the
American people now find them.
selves. For national development
We now require an enlarged national
policy, which, through enlightened
meane, looks to the accomplishment
Dt desirable ends. Our great rivers
snd harbors need improvement; and
facilities tor commercial intercourse
With the important Spanish. Ameli-
can countries which lie beyond US
IRE needed, as an outlet for our pro.
1ucts, and equally, as inlet for raw
materials OF the most important
character.
Tha M0rah0naa Clnsc;o,, &h,,n .au
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-12-30
Oil Meal With Winter Food.

1t is not an uncommon occurrence for
COWS to be taken i'll in winter from a
lack of the proper amount of fatty mat
ter in their food This is not likely to
happen when they are living upon dead
ripe corn stover, late cut Hungarian
grass, or late-cut hay, all of which are
pretty sure 10 be lacking in oily matter.
The effect is first manifested in weak
ening of digestion, which is indicated by
loss OF appetite, cold horns, nose and
extremities, and staring coat. The EN-
piric remedy in such cases, employed for
q "lost cud," consisting Of a piece Of fat
pork or melted lard forced down the an
imal, is not without some bearing upon
the situation, as it tends to supply the
defective fatty matter in the food, though
the empiric has not the least
conception of any connection be-
tween the remedy and the disease. A
better and more efficient remedy consists
in giving raw linseed oil enough TO act
as q cathartic, as it is more readily util.
ized than lard. This kind Of difficulty
Is avoided when such fodder must be
used, by giving it with a small ration Of
oil meal OF cotton seed meal to supply
the scanty element.-Natio,sal Ltoe Stocl
Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-12-30

Some men would have shot or stabbed
you, but it's only the apprentices who do
such work. All the gentlemen of our
calling do business as gcntlcmen
should"
. He drew off the other boot and placed
some fiftics and twenties in it, and then
continued:. O. u. "a.
Il have il. all planned how to deal
with you rs soon ms | get this money dis
posed of around my person. l shall
lay you on your back and pour the bal
ance of this wine down your throat.
There's enough of IL to make you sleep
till tomorrow night, and by that time 1
shall be hundreds of miles away. As
soon as see that the drug has taken eff
feet shall unite your hands and re-
move the gag. Whenyou come out of
your sleep--if you ever do--you had
better crawl out to the road, where you
will be most likely to meet with some
traveller. Iwant to use the horse and
buggy, otherwise | would leave them
for you.'
How coolly he talked! He treated the
matter as if 1t was regular business
transaction in which fully acquiesced
He had me fast prisoner, and felt
that he could do just as he pleased.
While was thinking, / saw the little
white face appear between the rails
again, butin a moment it faded away
and its place was taken by the sun
burned phiz of farmer. He looked
from me to Raleigh and back again, and 1
winked to him in a way which he readily
understood. His face disappeared, and
| / felt that / should be saved
mo, old Script won't get his tin to-
day. mused Raleigh. storing away the
bills in his pockets. You will 60 back
to Law & Law, feeling put out and cut
up. But they shouldn't blame you--it
is not your way at all. True, had you
minded your business on the cars and
not been so free with a stranger,
this would not have happened. was
on my way to Milwaukee, and had no
thought of such rich pickings here"
Now, in Just abouta minute we IL be
through with this business" he re-
marked, trying to put the mouth of the
flask between my jaws.
rolled my head to one side and he
did not succeed. He was jamming the
flask against my teeth, when l caught
the sound of soft step, the crash of a
club, and Raleigh rolled off my body. He
tried to leap up, but three or four farm
ers struck him down, and one of the
blows rendered him senseless. Before
he came to was free of ropes and gag,
and we had him nicely bound.
Over beyond the pasture afarmer and
his hands were raking up hay. "Little
blue eyes," only eight years old, had
wandered off after Strawberries, and had
fortunately witnessed part of Raleigh's
| proceedings. She had hurried back tc
her father and told him that ga mar
was all tied up there" and he had re-
turned to the fence. Understanding the
situation, he and his men had moved
around so as to secure an advantage
Raleigh's capture was the result
When the rascal found his senses he
was terribly taken back, and he cursed
enough for whole Flanders army.
We took him back to Grafton, ant
when last saw him he was on his way
to the penitentiary to serve sentence o
fifteen years.
The mortgage was lifted, after all, ant
the gift that Law & Law sent to littl'
Katie Gray kept her in dresses for man.
a year.-DetroH Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-12-30
THE DAIRY.

No butter maker can afford TO be
negligent, even in minor details, so long
MS the demand for agood article exceeds
the supply. Even little extra care of stock
willincrease the quantity and improved
the quality OF products, which viii
amply compensate for the trouble. 'p ~
False Cream in Butter. When
cream is churned at tempera-
ture Of sixty degrees, some Of the cream
may not become butter, but will remain,
in the form Of an emulsion with the but
termilk. This Is more often the case at
this season when the temperature OF tho
milk. in setting is usually lower than
sixty degrees. In the churning some
alcohol may be formed, and aoid is al
ways present in the cream from the oxi-
dation of the milk sugar, and these dis
solve the butter and retain it in form
very much like the cream. The temper
ature at which cream Is churned should
never be less than sixty-two degrees, and
the difference of two degrees, although
so seemingly insignificant, Is yet sutli-
cient to make all the difference between
getting butter and missing it, although,
one may continue churning for hours,
At this season 1t is advisable to ripen the
cream by keeping it in a warm place at
sixty-five degrees for twelve hours before
churning, and frequently stirring it, or
the cream-pot may be placed in tub of
water at eighty degrees for an hour and
then taken out and kept twelve hours in
o warm place.-M Y Times. N'e G
Dairy farmers should note the diff,
ference in regard to cows kept, whether
they produce 100 pounds of butter per,
annum or 250 pounds, and still greater,
difference when the COWS produce 400
or 500 pounds annually. Ordinarily,
COWS do not produce much more than
100 pounds of butter per annum, and
those who keep them find there is no
profit in dairying. A few dairies will
average $50 pounds per cow, and these
are the dairies which return a good
profit, and their owners are full of con-,
fidence in their business. Once in a,
while man owns cow which makes
400 or 500 pounds of butter year.
Such cows are rare, but. should be COM
mon. Careful breeding in time would
make them common. The cows which
make $50 to 800 pounds of butter annu-
| ally should become so numerous as to be
common COWS, and it would not be diff
cult to bring about such result. Good
Judgment in breeding is needed. Breed
| from the best cows, and use only bulls
whose ancestry for several generations
has been noted for being good mixers.
A cow that makes about 100 pounds of
butter does not pay for her keeping, and,
strange to say, many such cows are kept,
and the owners complain that farming
| don't pay, Why dom t it paw A ques-
ton easily answered.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-12-30

|.Ha =
The Norristown (Pa.) Herald in a recent
Issue referred among others, to the following
cases of special interest. They are their own
commentary. Mr. Samuel @ Nyce, resides at
30S Marshall street, and holds the responsible
position of journal clerk in the Pennsylvania
Legislature, at Harrisburg While Mr.. Nyce
and family were in the country recently, his
boy, aged three years, fell and broke his leg.
He recovered, but very troublesome stiffness
set in and he could scarcely use the leg. The
injured limb was rubbed several times with
St. Jacobs Oil, and the stiffness was so much
reduced that the boy was able to use his leg
freely DR. Knipe said 1t was the use OF St.
Jacobs OIL that cured the stiffness Mr.. Nyce
himself used the Great German Remedy for
toothache with good effect, and also for a
sprain and pains Of rheumatic nature, and al
ways with good effect Mrs. Nyce also says
she thinks the Oil is splendid thing, and she
always keeps 1t on hand. iiN no 'iu 'Y
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-12-30
THE BoYs.

y -.
There come tho boys! Oh, dear, tho noisel
The whole house fccls the racket;
Behold the knee OF Christie's pants,
And weep o'cr Bertic's Jacket
but never mind; II oycs keep bright,
And limbs grow strnight and Timber;
We'd rather lose the trees whole bark
Than find unsound the timber.
Now hear the tops and marbles ROLL
Tho floors--oh, woe bctdc thoml
And must witch the banistcrs,
For know tho boys who ride thomi
Look well as you descend the stairs,
often find them haunted
By ghostly boys that make no noise
Just when their noise is wanted.
The very chairs arc tied in pairs,
And made to prance and cnper;
What swords are whitfield out of sticks;
what brave huts made OF paper
The dinner-bcll peals loud and well
To tell the milkman's coming;
And then the rush of " steam-car trains"
Sets all our ears a-humming.
Howtoft / say: "whut shall do
To keep those children quictY n
If could find good receipt
certainly should tryit.
But what to do with these wild boys,
And all their din and clatter,
Is really quito n grave affair-
2 No1aughing, trifiing matter.
Boys will he boys"--but not for long;
All, could we bear about us
r This thoughts: How very soon our boys
VIII learn to do without us.
How soon, and tall, deep-voiced men
Win gravely call us Mother"
Or we be stretching empty hands
4 From this world to the other.
More gently should we chide the noise,
And when night quclls the racket,
Stitch in but loving thoughts and prayers
While mending pants and jacket.
-Housekccper.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-12-30

Hunger put an end to tho recent
strike of the Venetian gondolcrs, which
had it's beginning in encouragement
produced by tho new steamboats, on the
canals and their popularity. The peo-
pie of Venice, it appears, do not feel
one-half as badly over the desecration
of their romantic waterways as do tour
lists, to whom time is no object, and q
new sensation the principal thing to live
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-12-30
There is a LARGE rock ON the or,

There is large rock on the creek
here in town, says the Covington (Ga.)
Enterprise, with the perfect foot track
of man in it, and on the same stone
can be seen horse track two inches
deep. Old Mike Harper, a superstitious
darkey, who died here a few years ago,
claimed that it was the track of himself
and horse, and made there in the sand
on day so hot that the sun baked the
sand into stone. We are not prepared
to vouch for the truth of Mikes asser-
ton, but those who doubt the tracks be-
ing there can walk to the bend of the
creek, just below the mill, and see for
themselves.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-12-30

An extraordinary amount of capital
is being invested in sheep and cattle
raising in Cuba. Including the horses
and mules owned by the planters, it is
all sorts in the Trinidad Valley amounts
to s2,0oo,0Oo. Great care is being. be-
slowed upon the breeding, and the i'm
portation Of sheep, COWS and bulls, Is
increasing largely, no less than 1000
head being delivered from England and
the United States at Ciepfuegos alone in
a single week.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-12-30

One Of tho circusses made great
stir last summer by showing "the hand
soonest woman in America" ut the head
of its street professions. A rival circus
will next season exhibit "the handsom-
est man and woman in the world" and
q pretcnce of offering prize of $4,000
for the pair Is made. .,...,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-12-30
It's Equal Is Unknown.

A Lowell (Mass.l paper, so we observe, cites
the case of Mr.. p. II. Short, proprietor OF the
Belmont Hotel, that city, who suffered with
rheumatism for seventeen years without find
ing relief from any of the numerous remedies
employed, until he applied st. Jacobs OIL. "I
never found any medicine that produced such
remarkable and instantaneous effect as 1t did,
says MIR. Short.-Lyons (Iopa) Mirror.