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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-16
Gems Of Thought.


Christianity is the regeneration of our |
whole nature, not the destruction of one !
atom of it. -Robertson. .r, ,f i
The Sabbath is the green oasis, the
little grassy meadow in the wilderness,
where, after the weekdays journey. the
pilgrim hats for refreshmelt and res
pose. Reale. '"' to .'.'' ""'
III the generation 10 follow are to
be better men and women than the pres
ent, the cardinal principles Of right
eousness must be taught and exempli-
fed to the children around us.-Go!de"
Klle. .,..... ... 90 .... ....,..r....
The only way to shine, even in this
false world, is to be modest and unas-
suming. Falsehood may be thick
crust; but in the course of time truth
will find place to break through -,
Bryant. '-' .'''.. h.''. "'...
1t has been we'll said that no man
ever sank under the burden OF the day.
It is when to-morrow''s burden is added
to the burden of to-day that the weight
is more than man can bear. George
Macdonald. M ,e..s =. ...y,.s II
The Christian sower soscs himself
his character. his spirit, his power Of
influence. He is, himself, seed quick
with Divine life; planted anywhere, God
can make that seed grow into . bless
ing.--Robert Tuck. ~. 81 ,f.,t, 'lo'
TO exercise spiritual power is to
develop and strengthen it. 10 disuse
tits to repress and extinguish it. Your
spiritual faculties being uneducated,
you are disqualified from apprehsndins
truth by means Of powers you have
atrophied by disuse. . Elizabeth Stnar1
Phelps. 81, 1919 .'a 'H ~ > -
Religion Is the tie that connect:
man with bis Creator, and holds him t.
= His chrome. II that tie il sundered Of
broken, he floats away q worthless
atom in the universe Its proper attrac
tions all gone, its destiny thwarted, ant
its whole future nothing but darkness
. desolation and death. --Ddniel Webster
How to be . Christian in business i
|, q question sometimes discussed in tn
= prsyer-meeting. 1t may be we'll to re
/ fleet that we are al Christians in bus
: ness, If we are Christians at all; sine
: we oil sustain business relations wit
;; our neighbors. The question concern
= not the commercial classes alone, .bu
! oil the rest Of us. The laborer, the mt
: chanic, the teacher, the preacher, th
= professional man, are al exchahgin
their services for money Or IT'S equiv.
!, lent; there Il 4 business side to ever
- - mans life. The lady who goes i shol
j, ping IS 9 Christian in business or opgf
i to be. The same virtues that we d
" mand Of the trader we ought ourselv'
> to possess truthfulness and honest
- and promptness and courtesy are r
"a quired Of all Christians in their dealing
~, with one another. whether they beloT
e to tho commercial class or not rs.
Times.
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Stop seewli.g.

Don't scowl; It spoils faces. Before
you know It your forhead will resemble
q small railroad map. There Il . grand
trunk line now from your cowlick to
the edge Of your nose, intersected BY
parallel lines running east and west,
With curves arching your eyebrows;
and oh, how much older you look for
it! Scowling 10 . habit that steals up.
on % unawares. We frown when the
light IL too strong, and when II Is too
weak. We tie our brows into knot
when We are thinking, and knit them
even moro tightly when We can not
think. There Is no denying that there
are plenty OF things to scowl about. The
baby In the cradle frowns when some
thing fails to suit. The little fodder
who has sugar on his bread and butter
tells his troubles in tho same way when
you leave of the sugar. "Cross," We
say about the children, and 'sworried to
death" about tho old folks, and - for
ourselves, W cant help il. But va
must. Its reflex influence makes Others
unhappy; for face answereth unto face
In life IS we'll as In water. It bellies oul
religion. We should possess our soull
In such peace that It will reflect itself ID
placid countenances. your forehead
q ridged with wrinkles before forty
what will It be at seventy There Is ON
oonsoling thought about these marks 9
time and trouble-the death angel q
ways grasses them. Even the extremel!
aged in death often wear . smooth an,
peaceful brow, thus leaving our los
memories Of them calm and tranquil
But our business is with life. Soowlinl
Il . kind Of silent scolding. For pity
sake let 10 take . sad iron or . gla'
iron, or some smoothing tool Of som
sort, and straighten these creases out 9
our faces before they become indelibl
engraven upon our visage.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-16

Location most healthy apd pleasant, on tn,
Aiexand,ia Branch Of tie Morgan. New or;
leans and Texas Railroad. TIVE We mites by RAN
from Ver,nillionyille. Beautiful play grounds
and avenues Of oak trees. Buildings comfort.
able! Church new and magniiicet't;' divine
service impressive. Fare substantial and
wholesome. Education 'p:iterilal. cuitivating
the heart as we'll as the mind. Classical, SCI,
ei,titic and Commercial Courses. Special IT..
IGNITION paid to Book keeping and Penman.
sbip TeEps mode ls.S er ssssoaa boaTa
Medicai Fees, SO; First entrance or matEicu.,
' H1neninc Ii Session 1880 81, Octoberl 'Hs' 5
| References: President Of 81, Charles Col
.eRe-Jesuit Fathers. New Orleans. nov3'1y
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The five-year-old Betty attended
Sunday school a. an observer. and dur
ing the rather long prayer kept her head
reVerently bowed in imitation Of the ex.
ample Of her older companion During
the singing 0f the following hymn she
turned to her companion and with gvav.
ity whispered: . Don't pray again; ]
am tired of it." ,i,,.t . ,4..f q,
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making.

A tho season of hay-making ap.
one Of the prominent ques-
lions which arise is the best time TO cut
the grass. This question should, be de.
cided according to the best interest OF
each individual farmer. Some varieties
Of grass will bear earlier and more fire.
quent cutting than others, and seem to
do oil the better, in . series OF years.
Grasses like timothy, which renews it.
self BY annual formation Of bulbs, for
the best results of several seasons, must
be allowed to complete maturity and
perfect seed. Cutting down the stems
before the plant has come to maturity
shortens the life Of the plant, as the
bulbs require certain amount OF nutri.
ment to he returned from the stalk and
leaves, and this Is always done after ma.
turity-nevcr before. The point indi.
eating completion Of nutrition is indi.
Gated by dryness Of the stem near the
crown OF the bulb. When these indica.
tons appear the seeds ore fully devel.
oped, and ripen fully rs the ripening OF
the stem asccnds. After this first ap.
pearance cutting ceases to injure, for
the bulbs have received oil necessary
nutriment for the renewal and prol0nga-
ton Of the plant. II the grass bs cut
before thus matured nutrition Is ar.
rested, proper growth ceases, and On
effort to repair injury by sending out
small bulbs which produce only weak
and unhealthy stalks, and the plant
ultimately succumbs from drought, cold,
or other natural cause.
Timothy left to take its natural course
remains fresh and green during winter,
but this green portion should never be
severed BY any close cutting or grazing,
or the lie OF the plant % sacrificed
Most kinds Of grasses arc not injured q
easily, and may be cut ct an earlier
stage without injury to the plants
Grass cut when in full bloom makes .!
good hay for feeding end fattening pur
poses Is ut any stage, according to m!
observation, il We except timothy; tina
l have found most fattening when ca
after the maturity Of the seed. Tn
proper curing and saving Of hay Is Of q
much importance - the time Of cutting
for unless properly done it matters littl
at what stage the grass is cut after th
seed stem shoots. For my part am i
! favor Of saving and storing hay in tigh
! barns in . green state Is Is possible
to save it and not have It blacken b
heating. To do this, little Of tho ho'
! burning sun rays should DO allowed 0
; it when spread after cutting. It wi
, surprise many old.styls farmers ho'
: green hay may be put In the NOW, In
tight barn, when cut while the grass
I not vet, and thus cured.-C0r. Count
Gentleman.
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q hav9 hactiveoperatiou. . Steam Furniture
Factory and will sell goods, home. madeito
dealers and consumers at saving o. former
prices Of from Is to 70 per cent. Warrant
mostly made at the North-md shipped here
ct high rates Of freight q .iHtit n!E14s'sj
In addition to home. made good4 / keep
constantly Oh hand d full stock IF flhe fnrn.
tu,e of batest styles, and designs; also glazed
sash. doors and blinds, wall. paper. window.
Ohadesi mattresses; childfen'S c41fiages, etc.,
|, Il lowdst bankruptcies. % ,.s...,,,,.,. s,,st
! 0ct3;ly VIM kNDEHS'
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AT this season Of tho yesr most ~.
cry man on his way tothe barbers shop
is looking fos shorten 'f's!'s.f $50
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-07-16

| WD0I0-WU0I0 N-W00S0 - WV
The Ghoste''
But, not to multiply words, the old
lady finally kissed Charley with her two
lips and al her heart-which she did
not do when !irst cav her at that other
distant time and declaring that she was
"clean tuckered ont and done over, !"
she tottersd out Of tho room.
"Thsrs Is my train now" I said,
catching up my hat.
"Hofd on there, and belsy all" said
Charley, {" You don't 80 yet"
"No," said Minnie, laying ono hand
on my arm, while she chung 70 Charley'a
waist with tho other. "Wsit till morn
, 30 I did. Meanwhile the mother,
. finding her wits In the kitchen, va
soon Joined By Minnie On hospitabll
, thoughts intent. While The Womeu
!. Were out I told Charley my story, viii
|. frequent interruptions Of ninnis's fae'
/. at IL door, and now and then . rush ],
10 seiss ~ appropriations ghost rount
|. IL neck, and % b sure d BIZ exist
5 ance IN To Assh.
4 To roader knows IN I could tel
Charley, and What - told mo will b6a
y eoupvossion. Thsy had been married
!. Minnie and 10. seven years. From b
: 6rst voyage, altsr bic marriage, 30 n
4 turned IN satety. On hS second bic VI
4 q NJ lot, and b had THE night o
4 that cup train" brought the earlisl
8 6dinss d hie survival. Sorrow ~
IS poverty ass twin sisters. Hsart-sic
1 vkA yiops deferred. Minnie had BE-
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San out lsr Wampum!'' hs cried out
again. Ny sewine-woman stopped at
Wampum, and / helped her to alight.
Landed on the platform with her bundle,
she looked like Atlas distressed with the
. world to carry.
"When il tho next train DOWN."
asked. S5,,u. n.ii..
"ln about three hours" g,sgi,.
"And that means past midnight and
! tho railroad Office light b out already
Where Is tho h0tell"
!. "Hotel at Wampum Station there !!
none. But II you will come homo viii
me, mother, I an sure, viii give yo'
i shelter."
? . = I do not Ike to intrude-''
4 "u Is weee your own oct and intsn
hon. il would b an intrusion. But Il
, not. You can not stay out Of doors Il
!. tie cold and To snow; and ! owe 20
} somsthiAg 1or your eonadsrass polite
d nese." s'i
4 Politsnes,-Woll, thsts was somsthin
|. n ~. - ~ numhoeso Of my limb
!. ron ~ weight Of tho bundle, tssi6sd
8 ma = 70 ny respectful consideration
d ~ must have meant ~ silence. 50
4 oontinued coasidseabe, took her parce
q ~ q trudeed cut into To night d
lsadiag, - nslihar q - aJtng
: UsI,,a iaso u hssss, I ~ tak'
. | takea IN abook. Thsrs Va To Msnt
= i ~ = AAA hkA 0m0U
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-21

REG, Lar CoMEDY.-The stick
lers for regularity" and for putting
none but answering party men on
guard, must he a little COMPOUNDED bv
recent events at Washington. We are
constantly warned that independence
IS Incompatible with republican ia
s%tituticns, and that since government
10y party is indispensable and uoFoidl-
bic, the sole duty OF a good cit;z-n j.
always to vote the regular ticket. and
TO '%.Oounce every body who does not.
But have the vigorous champions n
this dogma, who have no words to tx-
press their contempt for boilers and
scfatchcrs AMI indepea tents, and -
erypody else who dos MT wear a neat
l. adjusted and ~padlockcd collar So
cur! ~ the boss key, carefully OBJ
served what has bcen gong on I'll
Washington among the high priests or
political regularity Nothing lts>
than this: the regular brr tbren
have been Insisting upon voting
for a gallant cavalry captain in the
CUnfet crate service who was a Han
cock eiector last autumn. and who
makes 20 profession not to be a Demo
crat. IN order they may elect a. Score
tary Of the Senate Mr.. George G. Cor
ham, who Dolted the Republican can
dIdate fer Governor in his State in
1879, and openly advocated the cleo
tion of his Democratic opponent In
the language of the streets how is this
for high regularity. and putting no
bolter or scratchcr or independent on
guarcI
Let US apply a little Of the usual log
&c in such cases. Is there no Republi-
can who has always worn Ire party col
lar, and steadily voted Tor the devil,
ii he were regularly nominated. who
could be found to fill the post Of Ser
.cant-at Arms of the Senate-if that
Is the place-and was it necessary 10
select Il Confederate captain and 8
Democrat and a Hancock elector TO Till
i'll Are there 10 old Union soldiers,
who sacrificed much in the cause. that
could be persuaded to take it? What
more could the rebel Democrats have
done, if they had had a constitutional
MaJorl.y. than appoint an eX Gonfede
rate Democratic electol? And for the
Sccretaryship of the Republican Sen
~ So0ia h'NAoNN NC touilo buI q tou
.spicuous Republican bolter-an .'hon-
orable blk We believe, was the local
spurncd the regular Re
pubic III n mutation, and supported d
What are we coming to.
and now are party organizations which
are indispensable to the government to
be maintained, if boilers and scratch
ers are to be horned 10 this way? How
can we expect to discipline, how can
we know who is who, how are the sheep
10 be distinguished from the goats, il
places are gwen to Democrats il
order TO secure fatter places for boiling
Republicans. In Mr.. Conkling's own
eloquent wor1s-as reported -''We
as we'll resign, and go home.
Harpel's Weekly, q rabid Rebubticon
Paper.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-21

Coal OF DEEP RIVER. Mr.. l. j.
ii~aughton. who OWNS a valuable min
ing property at Gulf. in Chatham coun-
ty, near the line of the e.. +. Il 7. V.
Railroad, has, for sometime, been rails
ing limited quantities of the Coal
which outcrops on his estate, for which
he has found an increasing demand.
TO meet this demand he has sunk u
shaft not far from the outcrop, and
viii oon reach stratum of coal. Its
thickness there is five or six feet with
sufficient power to carry on the work,
large quantities of the coal will be
raised. Mr. Haughton has ordered a
steam engine which will soon be put
to work, and it is expected will bring
to the surface about twenty tons per
day. This coal, which is of the btu
minous kind, is of excellent quality
for heating purposes, and Il ton Of it
is said TO he equal to three cords of
good wood. Mr.. Hauohton will be
able to furnish GOAL delivered on the
cars at about 50 80 per ton, and the
cost Of transportation, depending on
distance, being added; many Of III
towns will find it their cheapest fuel.
If it c n be delivered in this town at
81 per ton, it will be cheaper as a gen
orator Of heat than wood at one dollar
and a half per cord, which is a good
deal under the market price.-Fay
etteviiie E.runttner.
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matters Of individual taste; for each
pretends only that it conveys its W
passengers in its own train to heaven,
where ii doubts not that it will meet
others also. Thus and much more to
the same point said Mr.. Beecher, and
| pave quoted it because in listening
to him | was struck with his gentleaess
and tenderness of speech and with
the spiritual tone of his conversation
[ heard him in his old fighting davS,
when every sentence of his speech bri>
tied with bayonets, but now out d
bis great affiictioR a new man seems -
have been born. IL is the picture Of
another David s~ublimated by the sor
row OF a lifetime. The only difference
is hat Beecher will never confess. aud
the man probably argues (and ] am III
clIned to think he is right that Goa
fessicn at his late dav would do the
Cause OF reiigion more harm than good
That he is a new man. arisen PURIFIED
on. of his severe Affections, no one who
talks with him can doubt.
met John L. Raymond on Tues
das morning he had been freshly mar
ried on Monday. He SAID he was well.
and the rest of the family enjoyed the
same rosy blessing. Raymond aud
Mrs. X both did what a new couple
seldom do when the knot is tied. Both
changed their names-he from O'Brien
to Raymond, and she from Barnes to
Raymond.
The greatest speech of the week in
the Senate deadlock was delivered bS
u remarkable man, Mr.. Vest OF MI
souri,. For grace of oratory, pungen
cy of satire and force of argument it
has not been equalled for a long period
Vest is about the same size as Samuel
j. Tilden. His knowledge of the Scrip
lures and theology is wonderful; yet
he is an exceedingly p%rofane man, ana
one who is addicted to numerous hab
its which the Scriptures condemn. He
was a member of the Confederate Con
gress and a prime supporter of the re
bellion. and is now one of those violenr
and extreme Democrats that always
come uppermost iE the minds Of Re
publican campaign orators. He could
deliver a funeral Grafton that would
put Inger.oll in the shade, and, after
drawing tears from every one, cuss the
driver Of the hearse all the way home
He is a good subject for study.
Blaine is i'll again. He has been
sick even since last December, and
shows no signs of improvement. 1t is
rather fortunate he was not elected
President. Since he has been Secre-
targ of State Blaine has attended half
Il dozen Cabinet meetings, and no more
The sands of his life are fast running
out, and if he should 60 out of the Cab
net in a year and accept the mission
to some agreeable climate it would not
be surprising.
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ENGAGED GIRLs.-The manners OF

ENGAGED GIRLS.-The manner of
engaged gills are subject to constant
modification at the caprice of fashion
As 0 as a virgin becomes a betrotEed
wife she is placed under surve lance
By society, and is not released from
C Csc scrutiny until she has stood at the
altar. Among sc~rupulously conven-
tional people, a girl was formerly cxpec-
I'd under such Il cumstances to be
more circumspect thaa ever before she
was not permitted to be much alone
with her sweet cart, nor TO concede
t hin a hug or IA kiss; she maintained a
primness whi:h was suggestive of a
aunn ry. However, fashion has decreed
a change in this matter. The engaged
couples OF 1881 are not commanded to
hide their eniearlnents under a buShe!.
They may even kiss IN company II they
are cha>te about 1t. | saw a daughter
of one of the wealthiest and refined OF
our families touch lips with her hus
band to be before at least 4 hu1lre !
persons in a pi tnr,-.oom Oft e A.adem<
Of design the o'her day. He hal be, n
out OF town fer a week, | was tolu
and their meeting here was by chance
She greeted him affectiouaIeiy, but
put up her mouth IN the most self pcs
sessed way imaginable. lie was Of 80
cool about it but he gave tier a ~uack
ing salute with 4 good grdco usht A.
the presence OF his future mother IN
law. The girl did not blush nor shipper.
Such a public kiss would aee been
scandalous in March, 1880; bur III 1881
it is fashionable, and therefore proper.
The theory that an accepted lover $
not to be trusted seems to haze q en-
place to a confidence IN his honor.
Clara Belle, IL Cincinnati Ga-etfe.
Curious people, those Hoozlers.
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MINERALoGY.-In an old paper
handed US, published here in 1926, We
find an article copied from the Bal
elgh Register, from the pen Of a &c
ologist Of that day, which says that
three miles south Of Hillsboro, on the
farm of Mr.. Latta, is i fine vein OF
ballyles or heavy spar, suspected to
contain silver-it is an ingredient in
the finest porcelain, and is used in
forming water colors. &c.
Near the centre of the 81 tie Forma-
ton, says the Gcologist, a little west
of Hillsboro and Plttsboro, there is
a singular collection of white flint rocks
which lie scattered over the ground in
fragmente, invested with a black pla
ted metallic substance which is a rich
ore of IRON. He thought that beds Of
valuable ore might be developed in
this range.
Ten miles south of Yanceyyille. and
two miles from Anderson's Store, SAYS
the Professor, a deposit of considerable
but unknown extent had been discov-
cred in Caswell, which yields % to -
per cent. of good iron. Not far from
the same place. says, he a specimen of
Armenian Bole was found. which after
being roasted and ~pulverised, is used as
paint. White pipe clay. says he, is
found III many places in this section
Il good bed is met with at Mckown's.
on the River Emo, 7 miles east of Hills
bnro; another occurs near the vein of
Sui. of Barytes.
Iron ore abounds in Randolph, Of "a
very superior character.
On Teak Greek, in the western part
of Chatham, saws the Profe sor. is found
a considerable bed OF iron ole. Il wa
formerly used in the Revolutionary war
to make cannon balls. Milton Gr0ii l.
Gle.
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The plot contains about seven acres
of ground, and has a massive brick wall
around the enclosure. The keeper has
a substantial brick house to live in.
The shrubbery and everything conncc-
ted with the grounds is kept in perfect
order. Eleven hundred and eighty one
are buried here. Fourteen States are
represented, New York having the
greatest number. The majority passed
in their checks at Bentonsville, though
the tigb s at Smitbfeld, Tar
boro. Avcryboro and Goldshoro helped
to swell the number. In 1864, 500 OF
the New York State Guard, tleh sta
ton at Newbern. were mustered out by
order of the Secretary Of War because
the name under which the regiment
served bad not been authorized cithe,
by Congress or by the Legislature of
New York. These men, when mus
tered out, re-eulisted as North Caro-
lima troops, and at the battle Of Ben
louisville So were killed Rd{e1gh let
ter IN WudesJoro Times.
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DANvILLE, Va, April l6.-In the
case of Thos. DeJarnctte. on trial here
for the murder OF his sister, DIR. Girls
som superintendent of the Lunatic
Asylum at Raleigh, was examined to
day as an expert, and was on the wit
nuss stand the Whole day. He gave
1t as his opinion from the evidence Of
the witness at this trial, that the pris
oner was insane at The time he com
mitted the crime. AT the conclusion
of the examination of DR.. Grissom, the
hearing of the testimony was ended
and the court adjourned until Monday
morning, when argument will be com
menced. The case will be gwen to the
jury about Tuesday afternoon. Inter
est in the Case continues to increase in
the community and surrounding cOun.
try, and the court house Was again
densefy packed with spectators.