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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-15
Brother Gardner on Astronomy.

~ hold hear, in my ham," began
Brother Gardner, as the thermometer
showed the usual 120 degrees in the vi
cinity of the stove, ga letter from Phil
adelphia AKIN me if I believe wild de
Rev. Jasper, of Richmond, dat de sun do
move. Sartin do. know De white
folks claim dat it am de airth which am
movin', while the sun stands still, but
right dar' We split. Joshua was about
rs nigh bein' an angel as any white man
will cher git, an when he ordered de
sun to STAN still he knew what he was
talkin' bout. It would have been lust
as easy fur him to have commanded de
airth to STAN still, but he didn't do it.
II Joshua didn't know his bizness de rest
OF US might as well hang up.
can now, you Guild folkses. min
l'ze gwine to say. Doan't let de 'stron-
omy bizness keep you awake nights.
De sun am up dar by day, an de moon
an stars am up dar by night. De Lawd
put de sun dar to thaw de ice of de-
back doah-step, make cucumbers grow
an fotch up de grass an de con. Il
didn't do any wuss when astronomy was
unknown, an it wouldn't do any better
if cherry family in the kentry had = tele.
scope TO- hundred feet long. De moon
was hung up dar dat folks might see to
move by night when de rent got too
high; dat lost COWS could see to fin' dar
way home; dat folks could sec to chop
wood and empty bar'ls Of ashes on dc
street; dat wimin comm home from
pray'r meetin' could avoid de nail heads
stlckn' up in de planks, an fur varus
odder reasons. You jist take de sun as
he runs, an de moon as you fin it, an
de less you worry bout 'em de mo- meat
an taters you'll have In de winter. De
poorest Guild man I cher knowed was
an ole black man down in vareinuv
who was always wonderin' If dey Rad !
reg'hr lock on de gates Of Heaven or
only . latch-string. While his nayburs
war plantin' he was wonderin'; while
dey war holm he was theorizing; while
dey was .eapin' he was ragged an hum
CRY. Let the sun move or stan still-let
de moon be made Of old silver or green
cheese-let de stars be ten miles or TO-.
GOO, 900 miles away-keep de whitewash
brush gwine an do buck.saw in good
order an you'll be all right. ''-DetraQ
Free Press Linlekiln CyuL.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-15
The Florida Redskins.

In speaking Of the Indians in South
Florida, in q recent letter, gave their
number as $50. Speaking subsequently
upon the subject with Capt. Hendry, q
Fort Myers, whose avocation as cattle
king Of that region takes him frequently
among the redskins, learned thats
census was taken q year or two since,
giving q total population of 203. Thb
has been augmented by the natural IN
crease, and they may now be set down
at 225. Capt. Hendry is of the impree!.
sion that the census was accurate, ~ y
corresponds with his estimate, formed
by personal acquaintance with the
heads of the respective lodges. The
chiefs are always chosen from the family
or faction Of the "Tigers," it being .
tradition among the Indians that i the
selection be made FROM the evolves,
the 'sSnakes" or the 'sNorth Winds"
that the administration of the incumbent
will be short-lived. Ageneral councils
called annually in the green.corn season,
when trial is had of all offenders
against the laws. This is also legisIs.
tive body, where new laws are enacted
and notifications made in those already
passed. An effort is being made to OBJ
tain . party of this interesting people TO
visit Atlanta during the exposition, ard
TO give exhibitions of their dances ana
There is no doubt that
they would be great attraction and
constitute q very important portion OF
Florida's contribution. They are the
only Indians east of the Mississippi who
IRE uncivilized, and who retain their M
tional customs and usages. If the old
Chief Chipco, who participated in the
Dade massacre, and who has seen over
one hundred years, could be induced to
20 to Atlanta he would cause great
At all events, certain parties
nave the matter in hand, and Florida
may be represented at your capital by
Iome of the lineal descendants of the
original settlers Jacksonville (Fo.)
Cor. Of the Savannah Nevs.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-15
A Poor Travelling Dress.

What would one think of a mother
who provided for her daughters trav-
cling outfit, over a very long. rough
journey, where she was to meet all
vicissitudes of climate and weather,
only liimsy ball dress? 1t might be
very beautiful in fabric, and adorned
with abundance Of the choicest flowers
and sparkling gems, but it would be a
miserable failure as q travelling dress,
and we should almost think the woman
deficient in sound sense who should
provide it for such a purpose.
But is it any more sensible to send
our girls out over the rough journey OF
life with only u stock of accomplish.
ments to meet the wants of this every.
day working world? How many dear
girls marry without the slightest prepa'
ration in the way of domestic knowl-
edge and self-reliance in managing
home affairs. 1t is fondly hoped that
skill will come to them and that they
will manage somehow to keep a house
in responsibility and comfort; but 0,
that ball-dress travelling suit! How
poorly it answers in the wear and tear
OF the road.
Don't buy everything for the girls.
Trust them with the money after giving
thom as much good advice as you please.
Let them learn how to buy by actual
experience. If they make some mis-
takes let them abide bv them Just as
you have to. Said boy of brother
skater, who had met tumble: Let
him fall down. That's the way to
learn" It is the way we all learn
great many things. If Jenny's pretty
blue oaunbric fades out white, let her
bleach it and make the best of it; but
learn the lesson also of avoiding that
alluring, deceitful shade in the future.
Let her learn to make bread from the
beginning to the end of the process, and
teach her the most thrifty, excellent
shortcuts to perfection in all depart
ments of cookery:
It is not needful to 90 through the
tedious processes our grandmothers
used to beating eggs to q frOth with a
knife, waiting all day for bread to rise,
and so on, in a world where egg heaters
are to be had, and Vienna yeast.cakes
which will answer the purpose of rising
in an hour or two.
Let her eschew cream of-tartar and
soda when good baking powder is to be
had, and adopt all similar improve.
ments. Life and time are too precious
to be necdlessly wasted on these old
time crudities. Housekeeping need not
and should not be bali so hard to the
girls at the present time as it was for
US, if they only will take hold and fit
themselves for the business before
in the whirl of it. What
merchant would send out a ship under
a captain who knew nothing of naviga-
ton? Would not there be likely to
come disaster and distress enough in
such case? Should not the home
pilot be equally qualitied?- Cor. Rural
New Yorker.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-15
A Story Of the War.

During the cessation of the firing At
Spottsylvania, which lasted about five
minutes, the writer took view of the
battlefield before US. Immediately in our
front were two lines of battle. The frst
connected with our works to the right.
which were still held by the enemy and
gradually receded as he extended to hi,
right, thus taking advantage of the r.
vine: The second line lay about two
hundred yards in the rear Of the first
while the artillery was posted aboutfour
or five hundred yards in his rear. The
field presented one vast Golgotha in i'm.
mensity of the number Of the dead. On
our front and Gordon's and Battles and
extending to the woods beyond, the
ground was almost covered with the
dead and wounded, while between the
lines they were literally piled. This was
owing to the number Of guns used BY
the Confederates in the desperate A.
sault made by the Federals. The writer
counted fifteen stand of colors lying b.
tween the lines, some Of them having
fallen against our breastworks-the
brave hands which had born them 70
gallantly forward now cold in death.
Suddenly a large, tine-looking officer,
who think was Captain, stepped
forward and came upon the works, r.
marking: "Well, boys, I suppose you
have all surrendered" Receiving Z
negative reply, he asked for the com.
handing officer. Major Council, Of the
Sixteenth, stepped up and said:
IL am, sir.'' When the officer again
remarked: "Well, sir, I suppose you
have all surrenderedP"
Major Council replied: "No, d.;
we have not surrendered, but consider
yourself prisoner"
Then the officer boldly and firmly N
swered, "I'll die irst!" and turned %
his heel slowly and deliberately attempt
ed to return to his own lines Is cody y
though there was no enemy within ea
miles of him. He was repeatedly called
on to halt or he would be shot, but h
paid not the slightest attention, whes
some one shot him. He fell about thirty
PAGES in front of our works. The cour.
age and daring of this brave but NIB
man I think has never been equaled
during the war. Win some Of the Fed
eral survivors at that point give b.
name? For one who could be 90 insea-
sible to fear should have his name u
scribed in the temple Of fame. PROBE
bly, Mr.. Galloway recolecs the Incl
dent, as he says his (Upton's) brigade
occupied the position. Many Of ~
Mississippians, and none more than the
writer, regretted the fate Of that brave
spirit. But after learning our weakne:
On the right it would have been ssif.
destruction to have permitted him tore.
turn to his own lines. When the faeA
hot was fired It was the signal for 10
to break forth in oil it, Jury,
which never ceased till next morning
philadelphia Times.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-15
Collecting Fall Waste.

Many persons feel the want of ma
nure, and indeed there are few who
have more than they can use. Where
it is scarce the first thought is to buy.
and often this is the best plan; but in
many cases one might make considera-
bly, by little care for articles which
usually 60 to waste.
We know that there are many things
recommended that are OF little account,
things which involve hard labor and yet
realize but little in the end. Such are
often found in the various schemes for
making manure,out of tan-bark, saw.
dust swamp .lnuek, and-so.f forth, which
once in while and under peculiar cir
cumstances may pay for themselves, but
are as general thing little more than
time thrown away.
But it is always good thing to keep
all parts of ones place in q neat and
nice condition, and the material gath
cred together in this way into the COM
post heap will generally pay for itself.
However careful may be q farmer or
gardener to keep things clean, there
will often be odd corners that will be
left by the pressure Of work to grow up
to coarse vegetation. II this he cut
when leisure time comes it will genor-
ally pay in the compost heap. At this
season of the year, especially, there is
often . great quantity Of vegetable re-
fuse Of one sort or another lying about.
It will pay to collect j.; and especially
is this true Of leaves when they are in
any great quantity and not far away.
We have known persons with pretty
good judgment to hesitate about taking
. second crop from q piece Of grass.
land in not very good condition be-
cause they thought It would be running
the ground too hard to do 10. They
say It IL best to leave the vegetation on
the ground to rot. This is al very we'll
Il It did rot; but little Of it does. It
mostly dries up, and the best matter is
lost. It would pay much better to NOV
and put into the barnyard or compost
heap, and then return in the shape of
top. dressing Afterwards. The extra L.
Dor in case like this pays very well.
Above al is it : good thing for those
who have no horse or cow-no barn
yard-to save the little waste material
Tor compost heap. Every garden
might have one in some by-place, not
exposed to view. It Il an inducement
to have . clean place, and then there's
profit In It -0ernansov1 1slegraph
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-15
Practical knowledge ii Farnias.

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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-15
A Love Tale Of Two Cities.

Penelope Stiggins lived in Boston.
Her father had gained great riches by
selling Goldfish. He had formerly been
professor at Harvard, but went into
mercantile life that he might amass
wealth and build a telescope so power
full that his theory of the suns spots
would be proven true and his enemies
humbled. When the money was secured,
he had forgotten about the telescope.
Penelope was his only child, and she
loved her father dearly, kissing him
fondly every evening after he had come
from the store and changed his clothes.
She was not partial to Goldfish.
One day Penelope was seated alone in
her boudoir Boston for room) reading
a treatise on horizontal cleavage in red
sandstone, when Clytemnestra QuirE
came in. The two girls chatted for
awhile on the progress of rationalism in
Europe.
"Have you seen that dashing Mr..
West, from Chicago, recently, Penn"
asked Clytemnestra, suddenly changing
the subject of conversation.
A bright flush mantled the girls brow
as she said, softly, IL am going to mar
ry him."
Not u word was spoken for at least a
second. Then Miss Quirk said: "Why
do you marry this man?'
"Let me tell YOU" replied Penelope.
" You know am cultured-too much
so, perhaps. When, therefore, Mr.. West
invited me, soon after his arrival in Bos-
ton, to attend one of the Wednesday or
gan concerts, l consented, little know
ing what awaited me.
"When the first piece was over Il
remember it was the 'Tannhauser'
overture) l sat quite still, the tears
rained down my face, but no words
would come. Then it was knew in an
instant how perfectly sympathetic were
my companion and myself; if he had at
that moment uttered one of the COM
monplace or conventional criticisms one
hears so often l should have hated him
forever. But he did not; he only said
very quietly after had recovered my.
self little, 4 am so thankful that you
heard it first with me- and I replied,
If only it might last forever.
Two weeks later the marriage took
place, and Penelope is now resident of
Chicago. The wild, free life of the
golden West suits her exactly, and on
Monday afternoons when she is hang
lug out the clothes, and the southwest
breeze huns merrily through the clothes
pins in her mouth and careens her eve.
glasses to leeward, she thinks Of the
Wagner concert and says softly to her.
self, "Atter all, l can still tread on the
cats tail when the feeling Of loneliness
comes over me. "-Chicago Tribune.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-15

calculate the number used, which va
not far from 100, rather over than un
der, and half were rattlesnakes. Th'
procession entered through an arcade
marching in line Of arrow.heads foul
times around the great circle, embracing
both the sacred lodge and the sacred
rock, and then formed in two single
ranks, the choristcrs facing toward tht
precipice, and the dancers facing thu
sacred lodge. The ''high priest" As
call him, took his station directly il
front Of the sacred lodge, and between
1t and the sacred rock, which latter Is q
grim-looking pile of weather-worn sand.
stone, twenty or thirty feet high, having
slight resemblance to . human head
At the foot Of it is . niche, in which is q
piece Of black stone, bearing 4 yer,
vague appearance to the human trunk.
At the base Of this idol are many votiye
offerings to propi6ate the deity TO send
plentiful rains, and, Is the procession
files around the plaza the s'hieh priest
sprinkles the ground with water, using
On earthen bowl and an eagles feather
- . sprinkler. A second medicine
man twirls . peculiar sling and makes
. noise Ike the falling Of copious
showers, when the two lines are halted.
facing each other. The dancers, who
are at first provided with eagle feathers.
wave them gently downward to the
right and left, while the choristers shake
their rattles, making . noise like q rat-
tlesnake, and at the same time sing :
low and not nnmusical chant. When
this Is finished the "high priest holds
the bowl toward the sacred lodge, utters
. low but audible prayer, and sprinkles
the ground again with water. The sing
ing and feather-waving are repeated,
and the first scene is over. Nothing at
al horrible has occurred yet; but no
time is lost before the second part of the
ceremony commences. The choristers
remain in their places with the {" high
priest. !" while the dancers, two by two
and arm in arm, tramp with measured
tread in long circle, embracing the
sacred points already mentioned. Your
blood chills as you Gee held BY the man
on the left snakes Of oil kinds, wripplinr
and writhing, while the right hand mai,
keeps the reptile distracted BY tanning
its head with eagle feathers. There Is
no discount on this part Of the business.
Snakes are carried 10 the hand and
month and az .hovo s>;A 49,. "a a.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-15
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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-15
The Snake Dance...HOrrible Rites OF
the Moquis of Arizona.

First Lieutenant John G. Bourke,
Third Cavalry, U. S. A., Addict Camp
to General Crook, was one of the officers
selected by Lieutenant General Sheridan
some months since to make investiga-
ton into the habits, etc., of the Indians
living within or contiguous to the Mill.
tary Division of Missouri. The district
assigned Lieutenant Bourke was the
southern half of the division, the north
ern portion being allotted to Captain
w. P. Clarke, of the Second Cavalry.
Bourke has penetrated into a country
never before traversed by white man,
and has written to General Sheridan q
long letter, which contains graphic &C.
count of curious and horrible religious
ceremony among the remote and almost
unknown tribe, the Moquis of North.
eastern Arizona, the work of an apostle
whose identity has been preserved since
they were first seen and partially de-
scribed by Spanish Catholic missions
ries in 1886. The rite referred to is the
snake dance. Lieutenant Bourke says:
The Moquis had q procession divided
into two parts, one of cforisters and
gourd rattlers, the other of fortv-eight
men and children, twenty-four of whom
carried snakes and the other twenty
four acted as attendants, tanning the
snakes with eagle feathers. The horri-
BILE reptiles were carried in both
hands and in the mouth. It was
q loathsome sight to see q long
file OF naked men carrying these
monsters between their teeth and tramp.
ing around the long circle to the &C.
compartment Of funeral dirge of rat
ties and mOnOtOnOus chanting. Affor
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01
East side Notes.

Mary Ball, of Coal creek, has just
closed her school by giving an exhibit
ton. It was quite success. Mary has
proved herself good teacher and has
taught this school six terms IN succession,
which speaks highly for her and shows
she is appreciated. The following was
the program: Song, by the school
March along;" "Welcome"-by Willie
Ball and others; select reading; recita-
tion-Annie Ball; dialogue; song; reel
tation, by Osborne Jones; tableau; reci-
tation, by Annie Williams; select read
ing by Hannah Howell and others; dia-
logue; recitation, Dannie Holman reci-
tation, Griffith Williams; tableau; reci-
tation, Charlie Horr;. song. by the
school; dialogue; essay, by Willie Ball |;
Grafton by Winnie Ball; defamation,
Luna Harrison; dialogue; song; decla-
nation by Samuels; tableau; recitation,
"Nobody's Child" by Katie Ball; reci-
tation, by j. Williams. They all did
remarkably well, and showed Mary had
taught them well in their various parts.
There was also good order preserved by
the audience, L. II,
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01
Agnes City Acorns.

WEDNESDAY, Marcn 90.
The Agnes City cemetery association
met on the 18th inst, and reelected the
old officers for the coming year. The
next meeting will be on the first Satur-
day in April, for the purpose of setting
out trees, etc. Mrs. Gardener will soon
have her house completed. The last
week has been miserable weather for
feeding stock and feed is getting scarce
An oyster supper was recently Civ
en- by VIII Howard. School district,
No. SO, Is building a new house, dimen
slons 24x36 feet. Also school district
No. 81 have the material on the ground
for q new house, dimensions, 20x2S feet
....J. B. Ciapp is building new house.
-. .Messrs. Sargent and Booth have fin
ished threshing their millet. Mrs. a.
Howard 1t very ill. :. james Cloye is
slowly recovering from severe attack
of lung fever We are having. some
real fine Kansas weather and farmers are
commencing to sow oats and wheat and
are in the best of spirits. =. There never
was such q demand for cattle. From all
indications the steer is king in the west.
There appears to be universal desire to
grade up in buying males for breeding
purposes, by all well posted farmers.
The time has passed in Kansas for
breeders to use scrubs. Experience IS q
dear teacher, but is the most convincing,
and At times affects some of the best re-
suits. would say to all that are just
commencing to breed stock of any kind,
to use, if possible, pure bred males and
you will never have cause to regret it,
for the future prospects are bright for
the intelligent stock breeder in Kansas.
Westward the star of the empire takes
its way, and the past season has demon
strated that Kansas cannot be excelled as
stock country for quantity nor quality,
and can compete with the older states,
and in many instances has surpassed
them all and has just cause TO be proud
of her record. a. II. Perry and faml-
ly, of Williamson county, Ills, have
just arrived and will commence build
ing Immediately. i. /. Master John Shore
is going to Emporia to become city
chap. CONDUIT.