The Natchitoches enterprise., 1915-02-18
Happenings Forty
Years Ago.
This Week.
From The Peoples Vmdicator
Feb. 9th, 1875.


II ~ cents, green 5 IL cents.
Bacon. clear sides Is cents, Shout
, ders 10 IA, Breakfast bacon 10 IA
Flour from $50 to 11.50 per bar
rel, Lard zoe per pound, Hams
zoe per pound, Coal Oil SOC per
gallon, Coffee, prime Csc per
pound, Rice II 1-2 cents; Sugar,
yellow clarified II l-2 cents,
crushed and powdered Is cents;
Whiskey, white and Red $50
per gal. Barnhon S. to $50 per
gallon.
Rain and cloudy, damp and
chilly weather has taken such a
liking to US, that we can not shake
it off, although we repeatedly give
it the cut direct.
Our streets are now in a most
'deplorable and disgusting condi-
ton. If oxen, mules and horses
could complain there would be
such lowing, neighing and bray
ing of curses, loud and long, on
some public body's heads, as to
brighten our peaceable community
and make them believe that their
hour had come, old Gabe turned
loose, and the vale of Jehosaphat
in sight. We are now about-well
we are older than we wish to be-
but we have never seen our thor
oughfairs in such a horrible state.
Oh! for little common sense and
a drag properly used-and what
a difference there would be.
The girls of the Period at par
ties has fan, handkerchief, mem
orandum book and vinigrette dan
Cling at her side. Soloman in all
his glory was not arrayed like one
of these.
The advertisement of Blud-
worth Petitjean & Co. F. Petit
jean, John Bludworth; w. H.
Ware, A. Moreau. appears IN this
issue.
Marry q widower! Not l" said
Alathilda. Babies are like tooth
brushes, everybody wants their
own.
Just think of it, the girls have
to write this communication to
"Growler.'' Couldn't you induce
the gentlemen to give party
SOON" The girls are dying to
have a dance.
The VINDICATOR comes out this
week enlarged from a six to a s
seven column newspaper. 1t has
always been our endeavor to make
it worthy of the patronage it re-
ceives. bv representing faithfully
and correctly, the sentiments and i
feelings of our people, on the en- (
crossing political subjects of the !
lay; to post them up to all occa-
sions, on the duty which they owe, J
IS citizens, to the country in gen. ,
9ral, and to their state in particu- r
ar; in a word to make such pa 7
per as its readers need and have +
right to expect from us. We be- I
ieve that we have the right to say \
hat we have not faltered nor 6
'ailed as sentinels on the watch 4
covers of our liberties, who, I'M b
Outstanding their duties, dare per- C
orm them IN the face Of opposi-
ion, under the greatest disadvan- g
ages, and without fear or re- {
Droach from any quarter. We f,
ave always approved and encour- a
ged what we conceived to be con- 81
ucive to the welfare of the COM a,
1onwealth and condemned and o.
enounced with equal readiness II
nd freedom, whatever we con-
,ientiously believed to be the =
EAST opposed to honor and pros :
Gritty of the people, no matter o,
hence it came, whittier from n,
'iend or from foe. U,
Appropriate today as they were :.
,rty years ago, are these: Words a.
Gold:" Married people should 1e
eat each other like lovers all os
Ieir lives, then they would be SC
lppy. Bicking and quarreling al
i'll soon break off love affairs; al
'nsequently lovers indulge in
oh only to- limited extent. But "a
me people men and women, both 81
hen they have once got married, :"
ink they may do as they please, ~ y,