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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1883-03-10
HUMOROUS.

I'm reply to the question: "Is Willie
Winter poet?" tie Philadelphia Nems
says: ''Hc used to be, but he has had
his hair cut"
"A girl just returned from 1'oston
high school. said upon seeing fire en-
CINE at work: "Who would evan have
dweamcd such a vewy diminutive look.
ing apawatus would hold 50 much wat
tah..-Sk Louis Globe.
Fred. aged seven, was handling a
valuable book carelessly. and his mother
told him to put it down on the table.
He did so unwllingy y, and remarked:
"When I'm married, l shall not have to
obey mamma"
When we see a tightly laced woman
trying to enjoya COOL laugh with .
smile on her mouth and tears in her
eyes. we think OF the dear old hymn
which beg ms: "Let 10y be unconined."
boston Post.
"A German ut hotel table in this
citv the other day had some Limburger
cheese sent to him. A little boy who
sat beside him turned to his mother and
e>cla med: "Mamma, how lw.sh | was
deaf and dumb in my nose. "-Chicago
Nous.
--"Yes. SIR" replied a meek looking
man who was asked If he had suffered
any reverses; Give seen more ups and
downs during my life than most men"
"Indeed! What do you 10 for a liv .
ing" inquired the philanthropist. 20.
I run an elevator. sir. " Chicago H'rald.
The Mayor and members of the
Board of Aldermen of Bro ,kton are anti
tobacco men, and the Mayor Of Boston
has forbidden smoking in the City Ha !;
but after all an American sovereign
may use tobacco in that building if he
chewA Courier.
The fortieth MARI age anniversary
10 ''woolen." 1t is discouraging for 9
young uple just starting out. to think
that they must SILVER on together fol
forty years before their friends will
chip in and furnish the material te
make them comfortable. --Burlingto,
Hawkeye.
-"What's orbs, Sa,lie" "Orbs|
> Why, As to how, Maggie? Who sait
SOP well, you know that city chal
J was sparkling mo last night, an r
looked me square in the face and sun,
out: oh! if could always Task in tn
eAuIgence Of those bright orbs.
"HHmph! lguess that must be wha
4 they call eyes that squirt; but what d
). you suppose he wanted of a basque"
d -Footpads on lark street-''Hold u
d your hands" ictim--"All right: bu
9 what do you HantT' "Your watch an
; money" "Yes, Of course. but be
e your pardon. you don't rec gnize mi
II the plumber took down that ne t stree
l. few minutes ago; I'm an editor. an
i -" "Here. take this quarter to ny
o lunch OF cheese and something warn
d ing. and 60 about your business. VT
IT ledO american.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1883-03-10
A Dog whips . Bear.

When DR.. w. NJ. Clark lived with his
family in the Sixth District Of Davidson
County. he owned . small rat dog. an
English terrier. named Jack. Jack WAS
= remarkable dog. On one occasion no
killed one hundred rats. and when he
came out OF the pit was hardly recog.
nized by his friends. His ears were
gone, and his legs and throat were ~
raw rs . piece Of un oOoked beef liver.
But he Killed the rats. and won Q
wager.
On another occasion Jack had 4 fight
with 4 coon and came out victorious,
killing the coon in the third round. He
had numerous fights with fighting dogs
much lager and older than himself. but
he always came out victorious. His
manner Of fighting = dog was to watch
his chances and seize him BY. one Of his
ears. Once his teeth were fastened
here. there was no getting him loose
until his antagonist squealed enough
and started on . dead run for homo with
his tail stored safely away between hi
legs. Whenever this would happen
Jack would let up On his enemy and
whine for other enemies to conquer.
But Jacks chef triumph was wher
he whipped bear. A neighbor Of Dr.
Clark owned a pet bear Of ordinary size
One day while visiting his neighbor,
Jack and tho bear fell out. and each
squared himself for . fight Jack helt
himself OF until he found IN opportunity
to catch him BY the car, aud then hi
won't in. Jack WAS . great jumper. il
this instance he made his greatest lea,
and landed on tie back Of his enemy
Quickly seizing him BY the ear. the do,
kept his body out Of reach Of the bear
and inserted his sharp teeth for oil the
were worth. Tho bear fought Wit
spirit, and made vigorous efforts to sem
Jack to grass, but I'll in vain. Tia
dog would not lot 90. Finally the bea,
almost exhausted, gave up In despair
and as plain - 4 bear q speak y
knowledged bio defests lS6nl
srery man on the plao. to pm Ja1 ~
and Il Il believed 10 would ~
; tho bear 4 left alon'A ,NaaA -
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nor. = resident Of that neighborhood.
got permission from President falcOck.
Of the Valley Railroad. which company
owns The land on which il stands. to cut
II down for fire. wood. David had sue.
c.edcd in cutting oil a Part Of the main
branches when thu attention Of Mr.
l'abco K was called to the fact OF its
historical importance as the oldest tree
in Hartford. and he COZ ntermandcl the
order, and David will remove what he
has cut down and give the cd tree one
more chance. Nv goldman. spare that
rcc!'--Uaryori CONN., Times.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1883-03-10

II Is ~ unnecessary for a child to die
Of the scarlet fever ~ il is that il sh;;..,ld
DO blind with cataract Let Us Seo.
At any time before the body has tin
ishel it, Intellectual struggle We are
able to help il. not by wonderful mcai.
cines. but By the knowledge Of ansto.
my. and the application Of common
sense. We consult the sympathetic
nerve. and do what it commands US
to do. We must give this child salt
when il wants It; We must give Il acid
when II has fever and anxiously Graves
it-not vinegar. but lemon juice, be.
cause tho first coagulates albumen. and
the latter does not, on account Of the
surplus Of oxygen which II contains.
To i'm tate the soothing mucus IN the
in,cstincs, which Ii now wanting. and
to give some rcspira DRY food " ,,ss
same time. We aid some gum arabic.
To restore and relieve the injured
nerve, We apply moist warmth. In
practice We can fulfil all this with the
following simple manipulati0ns: In.
dress the child and bring II to bed 1T
the very first sign Of sickness. Give
II, II II has already fever. nothing hut
sOurish warm lemonade with some gum
arabic in il. Then cover its abdomen
with some dry flannel. Take . we'll.
folded bed sheet and put it in boiling
hot water; wiring it out dry by means
Of dry towels, and put this over the
flannel on the chilTs abdomen. Their
c,ver the whole. and wait The ho
cloths will. perhaps, require repeated
heat. According to the severity Of til,
case, and It's stage Of progress, perspi
ration will commence in tho child il
from ten minutes 10 two hours. Th,
child il then saved It soon falls I,
sleep. Soon after the child awakes,
shows slight symptoms Of returning In
clina,ion for food; help its bowels, j
necessary, with injections Of oil. soa]
and water, and its recovery will be q
steady rs the growth Of . green.hOus
plant. ii we'll treated. OF course.
the child was already dying. nothin,
could save it, or ii it has already el
fusiOns in the lining Of the heart q
, brain, 1t Is much better that il shout
! die. But II tho above is applied in du
, timc, under the ewes and direction Of
) competent physician. I will guarante
that not one in = hundred children wi
. ever die Of scarlet fever. know TIL
I will startle some Of my readers, O.
, rccially those who have lost childre
} already. but shall 90 still farther.
l maintain that . child will never g
b scarlet feve' II pro, erly treated. II
oh ID has correctly mixed blood, it wi
0 not catch the disorderif put in bed wi,
( a sick child. This il still more star
8 ling. but nothing Is easier Of proof.
G Good Health.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1883-03-10
Catching Smells In Lake Champlaln.

Winter fishing il now being enjoyed
by those vino are fond of the sport.
The lake at Burlington has just closed
in, and the smelt-isherS have moved
their little huts on runners out to the
accustomed grounds. Modern improve
ments have made this sport ono Of the
most luxurious imaginable. Instead Of
kneel:ng in the cold wind beside q con.
stantly freezing hole in tho ice. the fish
erman now sits at case In his neat little
movable house, warmed by stove, and
keeps wa.ch of two or three lines let
down through holes in the floor and
corresponding holes in the ice. He
smokes AMI rejects, or talks with
companion. and is as comfortable Is
millionaire before his CRATE of glowing
sea.coal. Besides being lazy anu g.
ment smelt fishing is a pretty profitable
employment, as tho fish are exceeding
ly t, othsomc. and bring good price in
the local markets. An attentive and
persistent fisherman will make about
as much out OF his days sport u =
laborer who comes home sore and stiff
at night with his hard-earned pittance.
The genius who sits on his bench and
manil ulates the little lines is usually q
Jolly, hospi able sort Of q fellow, and
is PERFECTLY willing that the blue-nosed
skater should seek refuge occasionally
in his cosy little house. and even
permits him to handle one OF the lines
for while. II he should chance to
bring q young lady companion with
him. tho ancient fisherman becomes a
model of gallantry. He lays his black
pipe under the stove, resigns his warm
seat to the fair one, and places all his
piscatOrial resources at her command.
| 1t is pleasant to note the immense salts.
faction with which he resigns to her the
line upon which he has just detected a
timid nibble. and when, follow ng biz
directions. she hooks the unhappy fish
and draws il up through the ice with q
little scream Of mingled terror and de.
light. his eyes shine with appreciation
and pie sure, and he feels as proud a
did the Canadian woodsman who mi.
tiated the Princess Louise into the mys
teries Of salmon-fsh ;ng. But when HI
removes the struggling victim and COOL,
bites out its eyes with his teeth for 1
fresh bait, the situat on becomes en-
barrassing in the extreme, and the cos,
hut no longer possesses any attraction
for tho young skaters. They beat ,
pre- ipitate retreat, leaving the nospta
bic proprietor in such . state Of astar
! ishment and perplexity THU n"t sA
the tsh's eye into ~ s.. h saH Rrts
= 49, DIlderment in the memory Q
lsety face!--Burlington (N) Co,
INV IN. ~ Tines
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Our Young Readers.
FOND or BUT7'ER.

Mamie Nuttrr is fond Of butter.
When lovely summer comes hto; ming ILL.,
No need t. ask, mi tie gra $ n 'Mtter'
Holding a king cup under the chii,
"DO YOU love butter" for Mann" Nuncr,,.
"Oh, my" say all, "how she does love o"'
ter
Nanni Nutter, 80 fond Of butter.
Always asks for moe on her hr2ai;
Has even he II known to po,lt and sp tier
II mamma objected and M one sll J..
How could they help it-"Why. Mamie Nut
ter. -.
It's butter and bread, not breaa and batter:
With Mamie Nu'tor It's butter, butter
Butter on pudding potatoes, meat,
Tart, cream-pie. She'd thank YOU to shut nc
Into tirkin with nothing to eat
but butter and butter: for Mamie Nuttcr.
You know, ut present is friends with butter.
"Somcthing to eat" they heard her utter
Bcf re the lamps were lighted for tea.
She was gwen slice of only butter;
Tastel bit. hut could n It see.
Then sp Ike tn 8 furnishing Mamie Nuttcr:
Cant have on it q little bitter
-Our Little Oncs.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1883-03-10
Slavery In Brazil.

On the 3Oth Of June lat. the province
Of Rio Grande d, Norte hail 10. 49,
slaves. the IL. sos registered up to sep.
TENDER 80, 1873. having been reduced
by l, los emancipations. 8l7 deaths. and
l,7O4 departures. The "ingenuOs''
alive at the same date were 1919, he.
sides no delivered up to emancipated
mothcrs In Sergipe there were ~. LIS
slaves ut tho end Of June, tho 81, $50
registered up to September 80. 1873.
having been diminished by 1871 eman
cipatiOns, 1892 deaths. and 1928 dc.
partures. The ling, nuos' were 1905.
besides III delivered to freed mothers
and ~ to tho State. The slaves in Rio
Grnnde do Sui numbered GS. 7O3 ut the
end Of June. HAVING decreased since
September 30. 1873. 800 by cmancipa.
tons, G,S95 by deaths, and 1892 by
excess Of departures over entries. VI
"ingenuos" owing FREQ birth to the law
OF 1871 there were 24,779 alive at the
end OF June last, besides 739 delivered
to freed mothers. and II to the State.
The slaves OF Para numbered 23.5ll on
the 9Oth OF June, the ~, 1874 registered
at the end Of September. 1873. having
been reduced by 4,25l emancipatiOns
and 2,763 deaths, but increased by 63l
entries. The "ingenuos" were :, 434,
besides 2SS delivered to emancipated
mothers and 2 to the State. The slaves
In Alagoas numbered, June 30 last, 49,.
379. being 4,755 fewer than were reg 8
tered up to September 80, 1873, s.nc.
which date tho deaths were 1927, ant
the eman .ipstions l, 748. being an actua
decrease Of Ats, besides which tn,
number was diminished by 1870 de
partures in excess of entries. The mum
Der OF living children freed at birth b,
the law OF 1871 was 1884, including ~
delivered up to freed mothers, and tw'
transferred to the Government. On tn
3Oth of June, 1880, the slaves in ANA
zOnss were Lie, the l,5l5 registered N
to September 30, 1873, having been in
creased by 344 moro entries than dc
partures from the province, and dimin
ished by ~ deaths and 80 emancips
tons At the end OF June there wcr
S35 children owing free birth to. the la
of l87l.-Anglo- brazilian Times.
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Anagrams and AcrOstics.

These pithy diversions have often
amused the leisure Of great minds. but
more often have proved the serious en-
ployment Of men whose mental caliber
could bear no heavier metal. The
acrostic in its simplest form is a poetical
composition in which the first letters of
the several verses spell some word,
usually name. The labOri0us wits
however, soon came to despisc any sucl.
easy triumph, and invented acrostics in
which the same name might be found
in the first letters, in the last letters. and
half dozen times through the stanza.
Pope and his friends used sometimes to
amuse themselves by proposing words
difficult TO match in rhyme, and the
amusement was at one time quite popa-
lar in London. Anagrams-thc manu-
facture OF other words out of the letters
of q given w0rd-have long been in re-
pute. What, poet of the seventeenth
century, made an anagram on his own
name. "A wit" and ielicitated himself
on his invention. Akin to these speci-
mems OF false wit is punning. This is
vice which has been we'll known in
every age, and few great names but
have contributed TO the common stock.
Cicero was a great punster, but his puns
are, of course, untranslatable, tho
surest means of detecting a pun being
the failure to translate it into another
language. Ca sar sometimes made q
pun, and his puns had the reputa-
ton Of being very good. Charles H.,
of England, was one Of the greatest
punstels of his age. During his reign
this vice spread to every part Of the
Kingdom. One OF his courtiers once
saw q poor Oxford scholar in his gown,
and told him it was too short. every
WE'LL" replied the scholar, lit will be
long enough before | get another"
The bystanders laughed, and the court
Ter undertook aftcrward to tell the Joke
T. to the King. II told him his gown
was too short. and he said: very well.
it will le a long time before get an
other.'" The King studied, and said
he saw nothing funny in that. ''Neither
do t. replied the courtier, "but il
sounded funny when he toldit." Lamb
drove his friends nearly distracted with
, his puns. He was once travelling. and
the stage stopped at an inn for dinner
After the dinner the coachman came
with a new passenger: "All full ir
; here" Il can't answer for the rest
said Lamb, "bHt the pudding did tn
business for me- Jonson was motto
riously fond Of punning. while Shake
speare was said to be equal to any
10th in number and variety. Adam
. made PUN while the declaration Of In
: dependence was being signed. Nov
: we must all hang together OF we sha
9 all hang separately" Hood was tn
greatest punstes in our literary histor,
e His double puns are famous. $50 thu
z went and told the sexton, and the sex,e
!. tolled the BELL" i. perhaps an" o. q
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1883-03-10
A WINTER RkNiyiSckXCE.

We sass he scss on ,ss ssA In 'se bal.
~ rfes IN tn bet.
H. vaek IN To- hail;
n, ,Asa went IN b. p.rform b. call,
To petfosm sts c,lL
Al snstA D. esp- lsA "a IN" rssk In th~ Ball.
Tn. 70 IN thT htl
III rpta In pv hd3
Iitt ,hst vts ell.
HIT 'hst vAs all
IN, rssk ID vas thsrc. but that ~ss all
-J,,slsrals tasT .sr~josrHn.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1883-03-10
Rules for q Russian Club.

After much discussion, the committee
of a certain cluo in = remote Russian
town has drawn up the following set Of
rules for the guidance Of its members.
The code seems to be as Drac0nian as
it is original:
on No one shall enter the club with
dirty boots (2) No one shall wear his
workaday clothes if they are impreg-
mated with unpleasant smells, such as a
scent OF fish, leather, pit h. etc. g.
At the club dances black cloth is laid
down as the correct dress. ~ In bad
weather. when the streets are muddy,
all members Of the club must wear slip.
per., so rs not to dirty the floor. (5)
Whoever shall dare to put in an appear
ance at club ball in q velvet waistcoat
or a green cravat renders himself liable
to q fine OF ruble and y half. to be put
aside for the benefit of the musicians.
(6) "A very stringent rule this). 1t il
expressly forbidden that Any member,
| in the course of q soiroe oa,lsa',te, shall
use the ballroom curta rs for pocket
handkerchief. II he does he will be ig.
ANONYMOUSLY kicked out. (O The man
who smokes (also at q soiree dansante)
in the portion OF the club set aside fol
ladies shall be instantly tined twenty
five kopecks. to 20 toward the purchase
of powder or eau de Cologne for thu
ladies' (8) No member who may hap
pen to be exhilarsted, no matter hov
late in the evening, shall be allowed +
introduce the can can in q set Of quad
| rifles.
The other rules prescribe that no on
who is tipsy ''beyond the boun ls OF de
cency" shall remain in the ball. rec.
The bntetier shall be zespee1o'9 10
euch persoos-xthi1sasse rather har
m III Gr Every drunken ma
80 De lined three rubles-the produc
to 20 to the formation of q library; an
in case Of c dispute At billiards the dil
putants are warned against using tn
cues to back their opinions under spel
Atty Of forty kopecks per blow. -fal
Nall Gazette,
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H"+' So ~. hadn't sora
that boy to bed already, l certainIw
should nOw!'
And when Uncle Ebcn went ont and
got his loot, it was full of water. cle.-
to the top YOUTHS C0n1pani7n.
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Che 2eople's a'ind'<ator:

Target weekly circulation IN the state OUT
side # New Orleans.
Advertising rates on application.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13
PERSONAL.

Mr. E. s. Baker, representing the San
Francisco Joaf1luL Of Commerce, called
at the ARaus Office this morning
Sam T. Bowlby left this morning for
Dixon, Ill, on ayisit to bis parents. Will
be absent two or three days.
Mr. A. Foss, the commission merchant
who has been away for a fortnight at
Lost Nation, Iowa, attending n wedding
of a relative and visiting. has returned
home again.
Shortly after county court convened
this morning Judge Adams received O
telegram from Miffiintown, Juniata
county. Pennsylvania, announcing the
death of his father, whereupon court was
adjourned until the 26th inst Judge
Adams will start for Pennsylvania to-
night.
MIA. L. Miller, of Sioux City, for
many years bookkeeper for J. & M. Ro-
senfield, of Rock Island, is in the city
visiting his friends. While a resident of
this city Mr.. Miller was actively interest
ed in the Turner society and enjoyed the
distinction of being one of the very best
Turner's in this section. The ARGUS learns
that in his western home Mr.. Miller, true
to the instinct of fatherland, has organ
zed splendid society of seventy eight
active and vigorous members. Mr.. Miller
is worthy to bear the Rock Island stand
ard into any part of the country. and we
are glad to know that he is prospecting in
business.
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COUNTY HOSPITAL.

AT the recent special session of the
board of supervisors considerable atten--
ton was given to the county hospital
matter and the necessitv which seems to
have arisen for change of location of
the poor house, the new building to have
accommodations for larger number than
can be maintained at he present insttitu-
ton.
Propositions were received from Mr.. G.
Fl. Stoddard and Mr.. Richard Battersby,
the former to sell his bluff residence
together with twelve acres of land, and
the latter his old brewery and four acres
of land. The propositions were referred
to the committee on county hospital.
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&C. KnelPs MaGnifcent
establishment. whether you want 10 buy
or not. Tt will do you good.
A Jananese Y,epend,


Th. re is a romantic love story told of
a monk named An-Chin. who lived in
the neighborhood of Osaka. and was
celebrated as u leech as well as noted
for his piety. 1t happened that the
sife of the principal man of one OF the
many villages near Osaka fell sick and
An-Chin was asked to visit her as priest
and physician. The life of the wife was
saved, though it was a long time before
she regained her health. The monk
made constant visits to the house until
her restoration to health was complete,
when he announced his intention of
leaving that part of the country and TAX
ing up his abode in a distant monastery.
To his dismay, as holy man and
priest. he was told by the recovered wo-
man that where he went she would go
too, as she was so much in love with
him she could not live except in his
presence. He reasoned with her upon
the wickedncss of such a procedure,
urging her duty as wife aud his posi-
ton as priest, 10 all of which she
would not listen. An-Chin departed
secretly, and thought to hide himself for
a while there III the Do-io-ii Temple,
devoted to the worship of the thousand
handed Kwannon. When ne neared the
temple he discovered that large bell
belonging 10 the monastery was lying
on the ground, having bcen taken from
the belfry Then undergoing repairs. He
thought it would be u good place to hide
in, 81 he ASKED the brethren at the mon
asterN 10 place the bell over him, which
they did.
The infatuated woman, as soon as his
flight become known to her. set out to
overtake him and pursued him with
rapitlity. When she came to the River
Hidaka-gawa she found it had become
a raging torrent. that no boatman would
attempt e cross. Her Jealous rage ss,, was =.
changed into a dragon. that she might
swim the swollen river. She became
dragon. and passed under the raging
Hood. When she came to the temple of
Do-io-jii she searched everywhere with
out finding thes monk and thought it
might be possibleithat he had taken ref
nge under the bell As it was SO heavy
she could not overturn it she coiled her
self about itand dashed it SO furiously with
her tail that il became red hot and when
the monks from the monastery came TO
bring the prisoner food the next day,
they found nothing but mass of char
red bones to tell that their brother had
ever been there. This story has been
dfAuldtfHcu, sAatt 10 IOiu III sung anu
prose. There are number of renditions
of the incidents. and the locality and
names are often changed. The popular
and more widely accepted version is
known as the story of An-chin- Kiyo-
Hime. Kiyo-H ime being the name offhe
love-stricken woman. There is no tenn.
pie or shrine throughout the length or
breadth of Japan that has not attached
to is some story of fabulous ORIGIN -
San FYancisco Chronicle.