The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-26
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spirit n ~ I~s'siass Press'
Nov that the plSa,lng season hss
OPENED In carpcs', Ne have taken &C.
csslon % commend 10 isrmers eot
OILY q variety Ia thele products. oos
the absolute necessity OF msk'e9
nee Of the many lsboe.ssv'ns sp'
planes, 20 greatly used IN sectloos
OF the country where the cultivation
Of lands has been reduced TO % so'
solu,e science. We are pleased %
note that this subject b meeting
With much attention. yet our section
10 lsmen,ably noo.peosrsss'vs 10
THE respect. -.
We commend TO the peruesl OF
OUT farmers. the following excellsot
IDEAS. clipped tom the!Richlsnd Be-.
CON, on the subject Of Agricultural
Machinery"
We feel Ike reading the planters
OF our section Of country . lecture tot
their want OF pvogrese. They are
Dearly halt . century behind tne
progressive cod prosperous aRr1cul'
iurista OF the world, Who are nov
using % many laboe. eaStoR app!i'
soces and the(e abandonment Of the
ola And adoption Of the new methods
Of farming % absolutely necessary %
theft oucCess. II they will do thie
they viii coon discover that leboreee
Are not too scarce 10 THE country.
hecause then Ava lab0rerS could DO
the work VI 6tteen OF twenty osnds.
and DO Il better and With greater
ease. =.
Tho man Who, 10 the grain country
continues tho uoe OF tho single pillow
liz seeding bic ground. tho old fash:
Toned cradle In reaptug bic grain and
then hsuls bic straw out TO . house
TO thrash It, 10 considered ~ idiot OF
4 iit subiect Tor the insane asylum,
While the fact 10, tho farmer OF oul
country u away back 10 l!ce With
the grain raisere Who plowed 10 toei!
grain With bull.tongues, harvested
their grain With reap hooks and
thrsshed Il out With daile, and thel
carried their grain to mill on horse
hack and then bOlted their hour b!
turning q crank by band.
The time 10 coming soon when tn
planter who fsils TO move rapid!
forward 10 the use OF agriculture
= machinery Will 6nd himself . pau
per while bic neighbour are geowiuI
rich.
q The followiug 10 taken from th
Donsldsonville Chief:
Unless other parishes TO be hear
from can make . better ohowlo(
lincoln aud Grant must b swsrde
u tho blue ribbon for payment OF 20
taxes. 10 tho former per1cn ove
ti7O0 hes been ccllected out q . !ou
}. levy OF $500. while 10 Grant the 1he
iK6as recsivo1 sl9s6 on account OF 4
roll tax. although there sre only ~
%. voters on the registration Iol!
Thus another honor 70 added 70 q
. Industrious names OF Lncoln q
Grant.
We have often heard tho EXPIRE
sion, What's IN . nsme1 But
arc inclined 70 think that ther(
! somethiug 10 Il after oil. Grant b
Q peculiar significance when Il CON
to money. but tho good people Of Q
sistsr parish have % eye slpsle
49,. their own good. and their proml
uess 10 paying taxes b 10 streu
contrast With other localities. n
out deserve Oh tho enoomiums hesT
In upon them.
." The Claiborne Guardian publisl
% excellent editorial on tho ~
sion Of tho Press." ltcloess With
bus tho following language:
big. We have % exalted opinion Of
Ned true mission OF tho Pres, % core(
Inform the people % d! subjects
dee importance, 20 cary light NJ
4 In there 10 darkness, 20 direct n
, =" measures OF progress aud reform
i. = lead tho march Of civilization 70
= realisation OF grander developme
- 70 uft humanity upon . higher p
-such Q mission 10 one worthy
tho best energiee and talent. and
tho Who devotes bio lite cnd talent %
true work OF Journalism . enti
to the lasting gratitude OF bio toll
men.
,,tes The Webster Tribune sarcastic
explodes against . class With VI
RsH all newspaper men ars more OF
Close ,s familiar. II Gays:
. , How Mica II 10 Tor . friend %
w. ~ NJ vour once and rummage Ga
''0 YOUR exchange aud scatter then
Line over the house before you nave
...ve theml We have 20 muon ud
HiSi pick them up-hsrdly time eeou
,nn,t cot our dinner-and then he NV
wv" bjy takes OF tho paper 10 wal
Bit 0 newspaper man mus!
m nth all these 6o.called trivial
' ters. and labor for the GOOD i!
people and country W6etnet
ceives any thauks OF y paid lor
not.
We take issue With our oor
right here. He 70 o. once endt
a.. ine 10 curtail tho enobling aspir'
sO' OF tho human mind In To et(
efforts to climb tho lofty mou
peaks OF intellectually. Wha
N. newspaper omoes established
torsooth. II II 70 not 70 turn