The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-12
Shirt O1 the Louisiana Press.


Spirit u the louisiana Press.
In view OF thu u,xuis which pre-.
walls among \ certain clsss OF the
farmers 10 this sectiou. Tor plating
cotton to the exclusion OF . needed
variety the Bossier Banner gives the
following sarcastic advice:
Plant plenty OF cotton THE year.
Corn aud meat arr not worth very
much. no how and then just ct this
time. the roads ere splendid Tor haul.
j0R-empty wagons.
A late number Of the Shreveport
Standard gives . most encouraging
account Of the future prospects OF the
early construction end completion Of
Of the NeW Orleans and Texas Pscl.
DC Railroad. II 10 confidently ex-
pected that this road Will b built by
August next. The people OF Shrevs.
port ore up and doing 10 behalf Of
their commercial Interests. Says the
Standard:
The COMMITTEES having charge OF the
rtght Of way though the city aud de.
pot grounds OF the New Orleans Pa.
ciflc railway report that they are get.
tinK alOpg 10 we'll ~ they could ex.
poet. the whole mater will, 10 due
time, be referred 10 u vote OF our
CIT zeDS. and We Aro sure will 70
through without . dissenting voice.
Here 10 % assertion IN reference
to tho manufacture Of whisky which
% somewhat startling indeed:
Puf 20 A BAD UsE.-The n. o. Dai.
" Mates says:
he'star,ling fact IL published that
10000 bushels Of corn II consumed
daily by the Peoria distillers In the
manufacture OF whisky"
TO which the St. Charles Echo
adds:
Il would be Infinitely moro Start.
ling to publish the quantity OF corn,
rye and wheat con vurted annually IN
the United States into LIQUID IRE,
lighting up the broad road TO present
and eternal ruin.
And the effects would be still more
startling II this rye, wheat and corn.
not taking into account apples,
peaches and other fruits, besides tho
cereals mentioned. should they be
used to feed tho poor Of this country
instead OF Increasing the numbers Of
peupers 10 their fiery liquid state.
The Sparta Rural Times gets down
TO some earnest comments a. follows,
t0.wlt:
We cav . chuckle. headed young
rooster on our streets this week. We
would ADVISE the gaudy chaps father
tn put him to the pl0w handle "a.
other year. This is the best place
We know OF to bring q young buck ia
his senses. We would about a. coon
be shut up In q close room with q
ripe pole cat 10 July "a ono Of these
younetcrs who has just begun Il
''SWell."
Look here, Mt. Rural Times, VIC
recently gave some such advice and
the conse quence Was that this writel
Was "toru to shreds" by street critics
Why, bless your soul these ''gaud,
chaps" are above work. They are til,
pets Of frivolous society: the adore,
luminarles Of social gstherings 90,
tho bell rooms. Bring them to thei
senees, forsooth! That's more ths,
they ever had or ever expect to have
Take away these. 'chuckle.headed
young ROSTERS and you everlasting
~ "squelch" the creme de Ia cren,
OF every community. In their ON
opinion.
The Standard gives tho followip
rather peculiar status Of the tw
great political parties 10 the Unite
States. which IL somewhat renal
, able. TO say the least oft:
: This 10 q great country, but polit
catiy It IL remarkably close. Hal
I cock and Garfield each c3rried "a
game number Of States, nipeteel
The Senate will be a tte-S8 70 g. /
the House tho Republicans viii hsy
q bare majority OF l out Of SEQ mem
bers. And 40 to the popular vote
t Garfield had only S.0as more tina
Hancock, and that out Of a total i,
1900, 600. II the Democrats only hs
. little more sense they might b
happy yet.
NeaEly every paper IN this Stat
J. ignores the discussion OF politic'
subjects and have turned their q
tention to the discussion OF loo
subjects and home questions, th,
following tho example oct by Il
Donaldsonville Chief and vlxDlc
TOR. some time ago. Here IL b sau
PIE IIOm the BOoSlec banner
The encouragement OF manuia
lures. the development Of our
sources generally, the extension
i educational privilege. and tho u
provement of0ur methods Of Gull
waiting tho coll, these arc tho M
= fers that should engage the serio
!" attention OF the Southern people.
N The number Of firms In tho Nor
who send their advertisements
Southern newspapers for publicati'
at merely nominal sums arc legio
: they wish 40 to take their nostrul
ID 10 payment or send the balance
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