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Year: 1874

He FoRGoT.-One of our young mer-
chants lost a string of bells while visiting
his young lady New Years night. He
has felt quite cut up about the loss, and
has hailed everybody he is acquainted
with, living on that road, to know if they
have seen his bells, and if not, to ask
them to be good enough to keep an ear
and eye open for the article. One of them
thus adjured, being ofa sympathetic ma
lure, stopped at the young lndy's house
to sympnthize with them on the supposed
loss, when he learned thnt the bells were
there. The young man bad left them in
the Stable when he put up his horse, but
had become 80 elated over the news he
had rrcei, ed in the house, that he drove
off without the bells, and might have
reasonably come away without hi horse.
Love makes us blind-and dea, some
| times.
Year: 1874

Send mo-if but a roso-leaf-yet token,
To tell mo what your lips have left unspoken.
That you arc sorry that my heart is broken,


Before | die.
For soon your silence will no moro porplcx me,
And soon your GOODNESS will have ceased to vcx


me,
Although l cling unto the rock that wrecks me,


Until die.
And presently my hand will ccase its grasping,
And presently my breath shall cease its gasp
ing,
And shall sink beyond your tardy clasping,


For | shall die.
All you have left me, who would never leave
you.
And you have slain mo, who did never grievo
But !-at lcast, at least | can forgive you,


Before die!
Year: 1874

A GROCER in Lowell, Mass, had chest
Of tea stolen from in front of his store,
several weeks ago, and he set trap to
catch the thieves, which proved success
ful. He filled a large chest with sawdust
first boring a small hole in the bottom,
and set it out in front of the shop. About
seven o'clock, while the attention Of the
men in the shop was diverted, the chest
was stolen. Its whereabouts was easily
found by means Of the saw-dust trail.
Year: 1874

Or corset is not detrimental to health,
for didn't it preserve the life Of an Indi-
ana maiden the other night? The ball
fired by her heart broken lover glanced
of when it hit it, and he is now languish-
ing in Jail while she swaps smiles with
the other fellow.
Year: 1874

IN pool across a road in the county
Of Tipperary is stuck up pole, having
affixed to it board with this significant
inscription Take notice, that when the
water is over this board the road is i'm
passable.n
Year: 1874

WHEN the negro down in Louisiana
was hauled up for stealing bacon, he put
in as defense hat he was told by his
political teachers that now, when he had
the right to vote, he must take " sides :"
sOmeWhere.
Year: 1874

A MAN in Hartford has stopped his
newspaper because his name was printed
in list of advertised letters, and his wife
happening TO see it first went and got it
for him and found it was from young
lady, who complained that he didn't meet
her at Worcester, as he promised
Year: 1874

On the 28th of June, 1898, three men
were seated around o table in room
of the wine-shop of the Rue du Paon.
Their chairs we're wide apart; each
was seated at one of the sides of the
table, leaving fourth place empty. It
was about eight o'clock in the evening !;
there was still some light in the street,
but the room was dark, and a lamp,
hanging from the ceiling, threw a dim
glimmer on the table.


The first of these three men was pale,
young, grave, with thin lips and a cold
look. A nervous twitch in the cheek
must have spoilt his attempts to smile.
He was powdered, gloved, brushed, and
buttoned; there was not a crease in his
bright blue coat. He wore nankeen
trousers, white stockings, O frilled
shirt, and shoes with silver buckles.


The two other men were-one a kind
of giant the other, kind of dwarf.


The tall man, negligently dressed in
a vast coat of scarlet cloth, his neck
bare, his united cravat falling lower
than the frill, his waistcoat open, with
many but missing, wore top boots,
and his hair was straight and in dis
order, although it revealed traces OF
dressing and care.


There was something of name about
it.


His face was pock-marked he had
an angry wrinkle between the eyebrows,
and an expression of kindness at the
corner of the lips thick lips, large
teeth, bargeman's fist, luminous
eye.


The dwarf was yellowish man, who,
seated, seemed deformed his head
was thrown backwards, his eyes were
bloodshot; his face was covered with
livid patches a handkerchief was tied
over his greasy and fiat hair.


No forehead an enormous and ter
rible mouth.


He wore ordinary trousers, slippers,
and waistcoat, which looked as if it
was of white satin, and over this waist
coat jacket, in the folds of which q
hard and straight line revealed a
poniard.


The first of these men was named
Robespierre ; the second, Dantan f; the
third, Marat.


They we're alone in the room. There
was glass and q bottle of wine before
Danton cup of coffee before Marat ;
and a heap of papers before Robes
pierre. A map of France was stretched
out on the table.
Year: 1874

It is said that Victor Hugo rarely
makes use of the pen; he works with
the brain and not with the hand. When
composing his works he PAGES the floor
of his room, holding high his head, and
debating to a secretary sitting at a desk
in one corner. He dictates very slowly,
sentence by sentence, as Moses, to
whom the poet often compares himself,
must have dictated the words engraved
upon. the ancient tablets of stone.
Moses he regards as the greatest man
that ever lived, but there are grave
doubts in his mind whether or not
Moses and Victor Hugo are not one and
the same person. If Hugo did not live
few thousand years ago under the
name of Moses, he thinks that the soul
of Moses must have descended to the
Hugo of to-day. 1t is even said thathe
has declared any other mind that ever
existed incapable of writing the first
books of the Bible, and rather inclines
to the belief that he wrote them him
self. If he extends his theory to others
his lofty contempt for the rest of man
kind must make him assign the rest of
us to brute state of existence at the
time he was the chief of the Hebrews
and the law-giver to tie human race.
Victor Hugo works incessantly, wear
ing out two secretaries when pressed
for time, and eats as hearty as any man
alive. The amount of fish he consumes
by himself would supply small family,
and his beefsteaks are of old-fashloned
dimensions. After all, thereis nothing
like good appetite and an excellent
digestion, especially when one rises at
five.o'clock in the morning and works
until midnight.
Year: 1874

Gibbs is tombstone agent. He finds
it to his advantage to work upon the
feelings in making sale. The other
day he happened to be in a strange Sec
ton and was sent to call upon a Mrs.
Brown, who had lately lost her hus-
band. He introduced himself and was
invited to sit down spoke OF the wealth
er, and then getting around to busi-
ness, said, rather tenderly: $50 you
have lost your husband ?" She wept,
and said that it had that resemblance,
He said he sympathized with her in her
hour of afliction; that the best of
friends were doomed to part, and but
few knew any more whose turn would
be next. He had not the honor of be-
ing acquainted with Mr.. Brown, but
he had heard him spoken of all over the
country in the highest terms of praise
(this was his usual style, whether he
had or not); everybody considered him
an honorable man, and an affectionate
husband, and they mourned his loss
with the most tender affection, and he
deserved fitting memorial to his mem
ory, and as it was the last sad rite she
could do, he begged her to look over
some excellent monumental designs in
Italian and American marble, which he
was prepared to sell at the lowest terms.
Said she, "Lookey here, Mister; you
said he was an honorable man, and an
affectionate husband, when you know
you lie; be wasn't no such thing. It's
true I've lost him, but he amt dead !;
he amt the kind that dies. He run off
last Wednesday with another woman
and doesn't need tombstone, I'm sorry
to say and I'd be much obleeged to
you if you'd light out and not come
back here until you have an occasion,
Mister" He faded away from there,
and staid in that neighborhood two
days endeavoring to cultivate an ac-
quaintance with the man who sent him
thnrA-
Year: 1874

may live long, but some old days


OF dear, deep Joy akin to pain
Some suns that set on woodland ways


Will never rise for me again:
BY shining sea, and glad, green shore


That frolic waves ran home to kiss,
Some words heard that nevermors


viii thrill me with their mystic bliss.
o love! still throbs your living heart
You have not crossed deaths sullen tide,
A deeper deep holds us apart: a.


We were more near if you had died,
If you had died in those old days


When light was ON the shining sea,
And all the fragrant woodland ways


Were paths Of hope for you and me.
Dead leaves are in those woodland ways,
Cold are the lips that usek to kiss
'Twere idle to recall those days,


Or sigh for all that vanished bliss
Do you still wear your old-time grace,


And charm new loves with ancient wiles
Gould but watch your faithless face,


I'd know the meaning Of your smiles.
Year: 1874

From the Enterprise of Sept IT.


Wilmington has population of
about 600. Among these fourteen ma
tionalities are represented, besides q
majority of the States and Territories.


A few days ago we pulled luscious
peach from tree on the grounds OF
Timothy Roman. 1t was larger than
our fist, and had flavor equal to the
best Eastern peach. The tree was
two years old from the seed.


Wilmington has one of the best
warehouses on this coast, which was
built by the Government with but
little care for expense. 1t is immense
in it's storage capacity, and being con-
nected with the new wharf, when the
dredging is completed and steamers
come up to this point, it will be of
great value in short time. At pres
ent it is partly occupied with large
quantity of grain both in sack and in
bulk.


Within the past few days Wilson
College has had an accession of four
new students from abroad. The
school is steadily increasing.


Thos. B. Hays went out with full
force last Monday morning to begin
work on the wagon road from this
place to Anaheim. The work will be
put through vigorously. We congrat-
ulate our neghbors upon their bright
prospects. They will soon have a
railroad as we'll as q pleasant drive to
the future great shipping point of
Southern California.
Year: 1874

by what power do they come. Samuel
who was brought back by the power
of Witchcraft, which power is wrought
by the Devil, and modern Spiritual
ism is wrought by no other power.
And what revelation do the spirits
make when they appear, of the great
hereafter? Simply none at all; and
why? The Devils power is limited;
he cannot reveal the future, but his
power is not confined to this phase of
Spiritualism; greater things yet will
he be allowed to do, so that all those
who reject the truth may believe lie.
Instead of these things shaking the
faith in the believers of the Bible, it
confirms their faith in the great old
book, for all these things we are told
shall come to pass in the latter days;
but woe unto them who are deceived
thereby. +. u.


Los Angeles, Sept. 18th, 1874.
Year: 1874

EDITOR HERALD:: AS there is so
much said about Spiritualism as to
whether it be true or not, a few words
may not be out of place. All believers
in the Bible know or should know


that il is no new thing, for did not
King Saul see and converse with the
old Prophet Samuel after he had been
dead for some time? No investigation
is needed to prove the truth of Spirit
ualism. 1t stands there stubborn
fact. What we need to investigate is
Year: 1874

The colored citizens at Eureka have
lately organized society to be known
as the Union Benevolent Society.
About forty members belong to it, and
the organization appears to be on a
good basis. An effort was made to
change the motives of the society and
turn it into political party, but the
promoters were ousted and their plans
defeated
Year: 1874

pa- The tide ofimmigration is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
a new one of DESMOND. They say there is no
comparison between the two. 2lao
Year: 1874

Twas morn; passed noble bush
A lovely bud was growing,
And gently to the rising sun


Its opening petals throwing.
came at noon-the rose was blown
In beauty wild was glowing,
And softly on the sultry air


Its healthful sweets bestowing.
came at night-the flower was dead,
And on the ground was lying;
And slowly back to mother earth
Its beauties were decaying.
had friend-a dear young friend
Fair as the roses bloom;
But the cold night of death came on
She slum bers in the tomb.
Year: 1874

How TO EGTnrATE THE PROFITS OF A
FARM.-The farmer lives in his own
house. The use Of the house, (which he
does not pay for, Is as much part of bis
income as the money which salaried
man pays Tor rent, Is oil his, and should
be counted as such in an estimate Of the
profits Of the farm. All things produced
on the farm and consumed on the farmers
table, including the vegetables from the
garden, the eggs and milk used In cook
ing, arc as much part OF his income as
the money paid for such things out OF his
salary ID Of the salaried man. IL farmer
gives his wife and children a pleasant
ride to town, using his own horses and
wagon the value Of their use Is part OF
his income from his farm as truly as the
money the other man pays out Of his
salary for carriage hire is oil his. Thecor-
rect rule for estimating the income from
q farm Is substantially this: Give credit
Tor every article produced, used, or ex-
pended In any way whatever, no matter
how small In value, as well as for cash re.
ceived for products sold, and for increase
In value oi farm property, and charge
against the farm for interest on capital in.
vested, and for all expenditures. The
farmer that will do this from year 10
year will not 80 much feel like complain
ing Of the unproatableness Of farming as
compared with other pursuits. The fact
is, that notsone In a hundred farmers
take into consideration the luxury and
comforts Of fresh eggs, butter, milk,
fruits, etc, that they would have to pay
high prices for il they lived in towns, or
do without them.
Year: 1874

A SCHoOLMAsTER WHO DESERVED
WHAT He Cora young student from
Wesleyan University, teaching at East
Glastonbury, saw one of his pupils, a
girl about fifteen, writing n note during
school hours, few days ago, and or
dered her to bring it to his desk. She
declined, saying that IL was not suitable
for him to see, whereupOn he told her to
leave the school. She was just starting
when he approached her, and saying,
sYou are not sixteen, and I'll lick you" f"
struck her three blows upon the arm
and shoulder with a knotted stick an
inch in diameter. AS she was starting
again, he siezed her by the hair and
gave her another blow on the head.
She went home, badly crippled, perhaps
for life. She was the daughter OF a pool
widow and was working in factory tC
pay for her education.


The citizens were very indignant, and
about fifty of them met the teacher IN
the street at night and mobbed him
but he escaped with few bruises. The
next day he settled with his pupil by
paying S25, and was warned out Of towT
on pain OF bran new coat of tar anC
feathers.
Year: 1874

HINTS FOR YoUNG MoTHERs.-The
three requisites for babies are plenty of
sleep, plenty of food, plenty of flannel.
The saying that man is bundle of hab-
its is as true of babies as it is of grown
children. If an infant is accustomed
from its birth to sleep from six o'clock
at night until daylight, the habit of
early sleep will be formed, and the
mother may have all her evenings to
herself. If the baby sleeps all night, a
long morning nap will naturally come
about dinner-time, after which the
child, except when very young, should
be kept awake until six O'Clock. Perse-
yeranee i'm this routine will soon result
in securing quiet evenings for both the
child and parent. Some mothers have
a long season every morning and every
night in getting the baby asleep. They
rock them and sing to them till Nor
pheus enfolds them. With most chill
dren this is entirely unnecessary. An
infant can be accustomed, by few
days' training, to so TO sleep itself for a
mornings nap rs well as for the longer
rest at night.-EI.
Year: 1874

MR.. BEECHER'S ROMANCE. Tom
was strapping, healthy boy, with a
great appetite. He lived up in the
mountains among the charcoal burners
until he was nineteen. Then he went
down into the valley and hired out to
farmer. Tom was a scullion and
drudge, and at first the farmer hesitated
to trust even the hogs to his care. But
there was a glimmering of something in
him that showed just n little through
his uncouthness. After wear or two
he became full farm laborer-a broad
shouldered, deep-chested, powerful fell
low, whn made himself clumsily useful.
Well, about that time the farmers
daughter came home from school.
What a revelation she was to Tom. He
never knew until then what it was to
worship anything, nor how awkward
and coarse he WAS. He would have
given all he had, which wasn't much,
to know how to get into room without
hitting the door, or what to do with his
hands, or how to sit down right. He
began to change ] is clothes for better
ones when he came in from the days
work, and there was about him q dawn
! ing of improvement. Finally the great
day came. He stood trembling before
the farmers daughter, the hard word


was spoken, and she didn't repulse him.
/ | think there is nothing in the life of n


man which so rouses and stirs him as
I love. Tom went to the wrestling


matches, and what vim there was in
him. He read, he went to church, he
wanted to see how people acted. And
when, after a good life, he grew to be an
old man, and talked in trembling voice
to his grandchildren, he used to say,
40, what wife she was to me. What
ever l became she made me-" The
| blessed influence.
Year: 1874

We shall continue as regular snb'
scribcrs all persons to whom the VIS'
DICTATOR is sent this week. Parties
not wishing to retain the paper will
please return it to this office, with
the word [returnell written thereon
Our price is So per year $50 for SIX
months, payable in advance), no
subscriptions received fora less period
than six months. We think the price
within the reach of every one, and be-
ing the only paper published in Nat
chitoches in defence of the rights O.
the people, no citizen alive to the In
terest of our parish and State shoul(
fail to patronize it.
Year: 1874

The weather continues to grow
warm, warmer, warmest, and if any
other degree of comparison can be
admitted, then its that $50 in the
shade, makes us feel as if we would
like to strip our flesh and rest awhile
on our bones. There has been much
improvement in the crops, cotton is
somewhat retarded owing to the long
continued cold rains in the planting
season. We hear Of no other empe-
diment. Corn is doing finely but the
want of rain is beginning to be felt.
The area planted In corn is much in
excess oflast year, and with a good
season now as it begins to tassel and
shoot, would insure US an abundent
crop of bread stuff.
Year: 1874

The regular Grand Ecore packet
Bart Able arrived on time Tuesday
morning. Our thanks are due the
polite and attentive officers for files o


late city papers. Being assured Of
the qualifications Of Capt, Sinuot t.
command a packet in our trade, the
business portion of our community
hope he will find tho trade paying
enough tojustify his remaining with


us in future. We wish him success
Year: 1874

SECOND CROP PoTAToEs.-Samuel Couper,
Esq.. of New Castle raised second crop OF
Early Rose Potatoes he past season, which
we're planted on the 18th Of August, on the
same ground that Tho first crop had been grown.
No manure was used and yet they are of good
size as we can testifyfrom the full bakers dozen,
which were left at our Office as a sample. This
showswhat may he done by keeping The ground
occupied two crops in season paying much
better than one.
Year: 1874

Two years ago last July we left our then
residence in Alpine county, this State, for a
trip in search of home for our declining
years and for growing family, in some of
the famed paradisian fields Of California.
Travelling over the valley region of Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin, thence down the
coast to Southern California, which has been
written up and advertised by its local press,
not more than it deserves, but enough to in
sure rapid and permanent growth in pros
perity, we finally selected Santa Barbara as
the spot of all others for such a home.
Since that, having had occasion to pass
through several of the oot-hl counties and
our attention more particularly directed
thereto, it has become our firm conviction,
based upon depth of study and investiga-
ton which any thoughtful man should be-


stow ere he selects his home for life, that,
for health, picturesque scenery, variety of
productions, capacity for fruit, fowels, and
all that goes to the refinement of home, to-


gether with the opportunity presented for
immigration, the foothills are among the
most desirable sections of the State for per-
manent homes. Homes for poor men, who
must delve and struggle for their daily
bread; homes for those of moderate means,
who would make that means go far towards
affording them all the advantages which
wealth usually gives; homes for the rich,
who, having become worn and weary in the
battle for gain, need rest and opportunity
for recuperation, and would enjoy in peace
and quietness the wealth they have acquired; !;
and above all homes for the invaided who
would glide down life's stream as far and
with as much enjoyment as possible. Hav-
ing settled here in what we consider CEN
tral town among the foothills, we shall
make it our business not ONLY to send forth
7Edings to those abroad regarding the faith
which S in us as abovs set forth, until the
population now sparse and transient shall
become dense and permanent, but endeavor
to show those now living here and they who
may hereafter come, the way to make
homes in the foothills which shall be bright
and beautiful and residence therein both
pleasant and profitable. le.-F6otH Hill 7idings.