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Cash Receipts.

We will continue to publish under this
heading the names of those who each
week pay up their subscriptions. This list
/. intended as memorandum for the pro-
t.ction of subscribers against possible
errors in our books:
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-31

The weather has been warm aud rainy
for some time. So much dampness has been
cause of much damage. Mr.. Tom Tigner
informs us that in an experience Of many
years he has never before known cotton to
sprout in the boil. This has been noticed
in many cases. The cotton crop this year
seems 10 have been persecuted continually
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-31
Notice To My Customers.

HAVE YOUR NOTES AND OPEN AC-
commits. Notes are all due, and those
that don't pay may look ont, for mean
MONEY! must have it. give you fair
warning. If the money is not paid by LIST
January, shall proceed to collect by law,
and mean what l say. / will give good
prices for cotton in settlements.
A. .MCCRANIE.
Sent, 10, 1877. 5:tf
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-31
Assessment Of Claiborne Parish.

Our friend NJ. Rccs Bryan, who has made
up the tableau for the assessor, furnishes
US the above statement of the assessment,
which will be found Interesting.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-31
A Desirable Place For Sale.
NOTICE..

HAVE on hand a splendid lot Of FARM
i MULES-and will continue to be sup
piled from the Missouri market-which
will sell ut the lowest prices. Having no
travelling expenses to pay, will be able to
underseil those who drive their stock clear
through.
Nv stock can be seen Mt Ragland's stable
WN. P. OTIS.
Homer, La, Oct. 3, 1877. 7:3m
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-31
Price of Hauling Reduced.

NOW is the time to have Your Cotton
IN hauled to Shreveport and sold, for 81
per hundred. will make weekly trips to
Shreveport. Personal attention given to
all orders and sales.
W. II. ELLINGTON.
Oct. II, 1877. 93m
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Board OF Directors:

Board OF Directors:
j. II. JORDAN, Pres.
J. FERGUSON,
X. =. WEBB,
A. +. HILLEY,
ID. w. HARRIS, Sec.
Aug. %, ls77. l:tf
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-31

The rcsnscitation Of the Association Is at
tended with an unusual degree of Interest
By all parties.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-26

WORTH KNowING.--The Wiener Ned
icinishc Prcssc mentions case in regard
70 the management of kerosene lamps,
-avhich.it- -behooves these using this kind
of light to notice. A merchant returned
home about two O'Clock at night and
found his'wife lying on the bed groaning
heavily and unconscious. She was wait
ing his return, and OF last, tired out, laid
herself on the bed. after turning down
the wick of d lighted kerosene lamp as
low .as possible without .extipguishing. it..
Id thhSposition of the >wick, # the oil. is
bad, vapor mixed with an innumerable
quantity Of specks of SCOT diffuses itself
through the apartment, and so covers the
eyes, nose and respiratory organs, that on
FILLING asleep one runs the risk of suffo-
cation. 1t is always advisable, therefore,
in the use of kerosene lamps to allow the
wick to burn brightly or to extinguish it
entirely.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-26

THE LIMITATIONS OF THE TELE-
pHoNE-There appears to be some draw
backs to the entire success of the tele-
phone. The experimental trial Mt Phila-
delphia and New York, Monday evening,
demonstrated, among other things the
following facts: First, the music is audi
BILE only at the receiving end of the cir
cult. The audience ut Steinway Hall
heard the air of "Home, Sweet Home"
very distinctly, but the spectators who
saw Prof Boscoyitz playing the piano ct
the Western Union office, in Philadel-
phia, heard nothing but the successive
thnds of the keys. Second, the telephone
admits only Of the transmission of dis
tinct notes it is not capable of repro
ducing q harmony, or combination of
sounds. So. far as the music itselfis con-
cerned, g, child thumming souIe~ wells
known air with one hand would afford
quito as much entertainment. 1t follows
from these facts that the telephone, al
though n marvel Of invention, is still
little more than scientific toy, to he ad-
mired, like Maelzel's chess player, but of
no present practical use. The principle
which it involves, however, is one, of i'm.
mense Importance, and may yet DO sd de-
veloped as to supercede the telegraph
sign manual with the human voice.
Baltimore Gazette.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-26

HURRYINGaTo THE SToRE.-During
the last dull season well-knoVn Chicago
merchant waseobserved taking giant steps
in the direction of his place of business
at seven o'clock in the morning. a rival
tradesman, who VISA we'll assured that
lesge, sales was not the motive that in
duced this rapid transit, heiled the swift
commercial traveller" and interviewed
him as follows: I.
"What's broke 1oose, Charlcy9, Where
are you going in such hurry?"
"I'nn ssningg 70 the stcre" - ,
'Trado must be active with you!"
"Its not trade that has called me out.n
"Its not woman, is it?n
-"No; of cossse not. But I'll eSnlAih
the thing to you to keep down yo,n. in-
fsfnal suspicious. There are three part
ners in our store, and we have eplystwo
chairS, The last mgn thaa comes In tthe
morning has 10 stand up all day. It is
very important for me to get to the store
early this morning good day."
And Charley dit out" like reporter
for morning newspaper q, Tottte to a
fire.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-26

FIRST WORKING OF CoRN.-If the
land his beer packed by rain since the
corn was planted, run close and break
deep-if the land is close and open, the
ploughing is not Important. In that
event use plows that will &c. over rapidly
and save iabora-a shovel sor sweep or
cultivator will answer. Avoid throwing
much dirt to the young corn, only enough
to cover up any young grass that may be
present, but be sure it is we'll covered :;
much hoeing will not pay in corn crop,
the plough alone ought very nearly to
make-of course thinning and some
chopping is generally unavoidable.
Thin to G stand as soon as danger of
frost and worm is over. Nothing is more
prejudicial to plant than having anoth-
er plant, with the same wants as itself,
growing beside 1.-THE struggle for exis-
tence then becomes intensified. If the
middles are not very hard or foul, and
time presses. they need not be ploughed
out at this working In any event Pu,h
on rapidly to give cotton its first working
just as soon as it will bearit. The farmer
who keeps we'll ahead, not only stands
tbs best chapce to make .he, best, crops,
but will do it with very much less actual
labor than the laggard. Let it never be
forgotten that the time to kill grass is
before it can be seen. Besides, every one
knows that early and frequent workings
make cotton grow off rapidly-and an
early growth of stalk is one of the surest
ante-cedents of large crop of bolls.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-26

l'HE DURATION OF LIF7.-In Massa.
chusetts mortality statistics showing the
average duration Of human life are care.
fully collected, and are unusually accu-
rate. Recent Investigations in that
direction reveal some voey curious and
equally interesting fhcis. The lonSezs..
number of years is given to unemployed
men who live to the age of 6S--a severe
commentary upon the wisdom OF those
sages who have taught the healthfnlness
of toll; the shortest. %, is allotted to
factory operatives. The average lifafos
o Judge is 65 years of q farIn s64 eoi
bank officers, 6S; of coopers, 90 ? public
officers, 81; clergymen, 56; shipwrights,
55; hatters, lawyers and r6pe makers,
#; blacksmiths, merchants, calico prin-
ters and physicians, 81; butchers, so;
carpenters, 40; masons, 48; 'ailors and
jewellers, "A; manufacturers, bakers,
painters, shoemakers and mechanics, 4S
editord, 40; musicians, SO; printers. 3s;
machinists, So; teachers and clerks, ST.
These figures. furnish food for much
curious speculation.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-26
TIE FARMER AND HIS BUSINESS

THE FARMER AND HIS BUSINESS
The farm is the only place where farm
er can obtain a practical education. 1t
is to him what the laboratory is to the
chemist THE place to acquire, or at least
to perfect his agricultural education.
The time in which to acquire it is as long
rs that which he spends on the farm,
even if it be three score and ten years.
If he is good scholar, and ambitious, he
will master bis profession; but if stupid
or indolent, he win find little to learn in
connection, with it.
The model farmer possesses those ac-
tive habits, that practical turn. of mind,
that intuisive forecast, oftlIe future state
of the markets, that general intelligence
and strict integrity, which, combined
with scientific knowledge of his call
ings, will always insure success. You
will observe that this implies O great
deal f; nothing less than that the farmer
should be we'll developed man. And
what calling tends more certainly and
directly to full, manly development
than that of the agricalturist, when prop
erly pursued?
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-04-26
HANS AND FRITZ.

Hans and Frits were two Deutschers who
lived aide by side.
Remote from the world, its deceit and it's
pride;
With their pretzels aud beer the spare mo-.
ments were spent,
And the fruits oftheir labor were peace and
content.
Hans purchased horse of neighbor one
And. lacking n part Of the Ge,d-es they
Made q call upon Frlts to solicit loan,
To help him to pay for his beautiful roam.
Fritz kindly consented the money to lend,
And gave the required amount to his friend ;
Remnrling-his own simple language to
quote
"Berhaps 1t vas betlder ve make us note"
The note was drawn up in their primitive
~, Hang, gets from Fritz feefty tollars to-
When the question arose, the note being
"vieh yyssn On holds dot bapcr until It vas
"You geeps dot" says Fritz, "und den you
VIII know
You owes me dot money" Says Hans
Dot ish SO;
Dot makes me remembers hnf dot to bay,
Und prings you der note und der money
some day."
A month had expired when Hans, as agreed,
Paid back the amount, and from debt he
was freed
Says Fritz, NOW do. settles u.s." Hans re-
Now who tis'teS dot baDer nccorf,ino bv
law7'
II eeeps, dot, now, aind't it2" says Fritz;
eden you sec
always remenpers you bald dot to me-"
Says Hans, "Dot ish SO, It yos now shust so
bIain tf"5 'iH
Dot ] knows yot to do ven Iporrows again"
&C. +. ApAat5 sn ApplstoaS Journal for 4oy
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wAasssED.-.AE WEE.

gJabeL Scroggihs waa bachelor of five-
end-fogsy, stout in person, rubicund in
visaga, and possessed of comfortable In.
como. Having witnessed q brothers
shipHxeck la matrimonial seas, he was
sonpeghat shy of the fair sex. However,
aiter spending the greater part of h!s eg-
istance in skiFmishea with washer-wotnen
and clearinghouse keepers, he thought
IL he opIy had nice wife--a eaaperfno
Womnn--life might still hold some
ehaInls for, him ; lhereupon he began to
thinE avan the lint ef hIs ac1usintanses
Not having mingied rnRch la feminine
aoeiety, no Vas glFnrisal TO find that the
number ssys.a eo:Hprised them ell. After
seveTsl asitating eyenings spent In con-
sidering the pros and cons. of each lady,
he Waa no nearer The desired end than
when he began. AS O dernier resort, he
concluded 20 write the name Of each
oligihls upon piece of paper and place
the clips within his eigar-casa; ne would
draw eut five, and the remaining two
should decide his fate.
1t happened that chanca sfavosed Mrs.
Oa1iel Packard, . widow, fair, fat and
forty and Miss Seraphimn Driscoll, q
mature maiden of thirty.eight summers.
HSFlnEs aFfayed himself III h;8 best sriit.
being turther,addsned with button.hole
bouquet, lfr. SeToggin5 CALLED forth enc
pleasant evening" bent on cnnnueat. He.
concluded to call on the widow iiret
widows are conceded 10 be suHls eharDi.
ing creatures, you t.gSa.-,et iAeeAi ..ss3e
reiict of the lamen.od Daniel was, doubt
les9. No frills, nor fugheloWa, on. her;
and, to crown oil, she must be q capitnf
houSekeepor, ,as she had had experienc&,
Xes, i was better TO consider her attrac.
tioHs fist. Osconres, she would only be
too happy to become Mra ScrogKins-
and eycry one knew she o. aed the house
In which she lived, and, In addition. q
u19dsgnte secourt ct tie bank.
BY s Nc Nc ss1sso T. % 5r5s =; m f,uG Inigea
these cogitationB he f3Hnu hipssels as the
witloE doraicilas Ringing The bell, a
toy s..t.ssss sesya;ss rshSFSd him into the;
paEfors y bile waiting Cor the relict 90
appear he took an inventory OF her erir-
Eotlndipgg. What GiEnplfcity cesmbined
With excellent tastei Really, If that was
~. @ s,s ss III. ! E !, how .flsi..oii5 iiI
che a.lraar flssk her cS:asssst failed "a in.s
pFsas ono Is favoFably; he locked some
y taslt s.ss and gloomy. Well. .Jabez had
hbasy d elsEaeuh here that che Pack
ard IA bcs live very happily, owing 10.
lack az e6tld nia aIity of ssotffse tila fsiiIt
W 7T==ss;s laselliine side Of tho louse.
Effs zpesIi sloGs lmero interrupted by
the entrance Sf Mrs. Daniel, who ex-
pressed llels . lelighted to see him,
lille insiuI u t6s mental SoIiloquy
lsTl golsler yglsaf brings Shat old chap.
AtlaE ;atsrssing an hour or so in de-
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FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.

BIG G,44Asr G,44Asrsas / - In /. HsssdA sdAss.-%. hav5s
al beard SO much Of the "big trees OF
California" that when this subjec: is
mentioned ones mind naturally flies off
west of the Rocky Mouptain5., At the
single tree so immense that one hun
dred men could stand within the circle
made BY the bark. as it stood enclosing o
tree. This came from California, and
was, perhaps, the largest tree in the
world. There have, however, recently
been discovered some trees in North Car
olina that are "no sardines."
In surveying the route Of the Spartan
burg and Aslleville Railroad the engin-
GERS encountered some chestnuts that
seemed to nestle theirs burs in the upper
armament. A contractor had TO eradi-
cate one of these, as il stood directly in
the way Of the track Of the Road, and it
measured ten feet three inches across the
stump, and was solid to the centre.
This information we received from the
President Of the Spartanburg and Ashe-
vile Railroad, who induced 9 party Of
friends to visit the route to enjoy the
magnificent climate and scenery Of that
uI'hS' w hhCAPAO'Co SCStiou VI w SstCtb
North Carolina. An ex.president of q
railroad was in the party, and when he
saw those mammoth chestnut trees he
asserted that the fence question was set
tied, for he intended to induce the citi-
zens of his county to contract for enough
rails to enclose the county, and then de-
stroy all the cross fences
That's good idea; for new chestnut
rail fence around the county would last
till yon and are gone. and what need
we care then about good fences? Mean
while, wake up tho Legislature upon the
subject of the fence or stock law, and let
us see if there are not big trees enough
up there to run a fence from Poinset
Spring to the northeast corner Of Horny,
and .ifso. wo will make frewood of all the
cross fences in the State. Let us have q
fence law 10 secure Col Duncan's road q
big rail splitting and lively freight Gus.
tom.-L. ". Aiken, in Nens and Cdu-
rfcr. si
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: Kleptomania in Now York h.a 4

- Kleptomania in. Now York he's de-
yeloped a negro who steals only from the
doctors. There is method in hia madness
since 'it declared that ms takes every
thing but their prescriptions.
= "Take notice that when this post is
! dpf O. sight itSig n6tysafe to pass this
I98, z WIS tie iutHlu ugent warning placed
oh ep6tEin ka,road in Cambridgeshire,
England, very liable to be flooded.
In Los Angeles, Cal, q benevolent
family took in n tramp and nIrsed him
during long sickness. And now he
sues for pay for litiIa work that he did
about the house while ne was recovering.
- An Omaha man is doubly in tron-
Bile. He deserted his wife to elope with
b girl. and the psifa is chasing hial.. TheT,
he deserted the girl, and she is chasing
him. The chascrs have joined in the
pursuit, and he fears the worst if they
catch MIN.
- Now is the time of the year for ANA
teur agricultural editors to indulge In ad-
vice suited to the season. One in q
neighboring city, who has window gar
den three feet long and fifteen inches
wide, says it is time to whitewash your
hoe handles, trim your clothes line, trans
plant your coal scuttles, and bury your
grindstonc to prevent it from freezing.
Ycarling calves should be shod, and hens
nails pared at once.
A New Orleans paper notices the
0Iilivsis fa0t inEt entirely diiierent
weathers and climates prevail OF tho Two
banks of the mississippi river. A frost
On oDe side seldom passes TO the other.
and wkile the right bank may be flooded
With, c0pions raipa the left may. be uffar-
ing from severe drought The west bank
regalariy produces heavier kdgaf CROPS
ssss sss bank bank, aaa tho diiiffcrence q
constantly Increasing.
e - a young man 'in Dabuqti6, Iowa,
went on Saturday week to, q country
dance and did not return hoEe until the
church bells were ringing tho next morn
ing. His father told him he must 20 70
church,, and he went. Before tho minis
ter hid finished the opening prayer the
youIe, reveler was sound asleep and
dreaming of the dance. An old lady
who sat next to him touched his hand ia
arouse him, whefeupohs he seized hev
Vrisa and aihnsaA - q f1n4i-aAs 49, ]. -
circle 60 the lsft. - Swing the girl with
the blue dress op.". -S ~
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a Coon MULE Pleasant
Riderhoods" sends the following true
mule story" to the 81. N;choias Afaqa-
zine:
The rescue of q mule in Bisnville
Parish, La, from we'll sixty feet deep,
caused SO much surprise and interest here
lately that 9 nd an account to you.
1t is vouchcd for by some of the best
citizens Of this place, who witnessed it,
aud | assure you it is every word true.
: This mule fell hind feet backward into
an old dry we'll sixty feet deep; it is
suppose that the edge of the well caved
in with him. All efforts to rescue him
was fru.tless, as he was completely wedged
in. Finally the owner of the mule, sup
posing that the poor creature was severe
ly injured by the fall, decided that it
would be more merciful to have him
killed than to allow him TO starve to
death. Not knowing any other way of
dispatching him, he had cart load Of
dirt thrown in upon him. But, instead
OF allowing himself to be buried alive,
his inuleship quietly shook on the dirt
and pressed it down with his feet, thus
raising himself several inches above his
original position. Another lond was
thrown in, with tho same result; and
then some one said that if the mule
would continue tramping down the dirt
it was possible that he might be extrica-
ted; it would be no harm to try, any
way. Acting Z. .!.:is suggestion, all the
farm hands went to work filling the we'll,
carefully pouring the dirt in on the sides,
80 "a not to hurt the mule. It was slow
work filling that deep we'll, but hearty
interest was awakened by the persever-
ance with which the poor animal tram.
pied down the dirt, and all worked With
willing hands.
Slowly but surely. inch by inch. did he
ascend, until the great we'll was filled
''7itnin few feet of the top; then, us
complaoently as if nothing strange had
happened, his muleship stepped out safe
and sound
think if he could have then been
blessed with the gift of speech, he would
have said, "Ail's well that ends we'll 7"
Wasn't he plucky fellow?
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Reliable EVIDENCE.

Mr.. ii. Il. SrEvEys:
:. Dear Slr-I will most chcerfully add my testi-
mony to the great number you have already re-
ceivcd In favor Of your great and good medicine,
VEGETINE, for do not think enough can be said
In Its praise, for was troubled over thirty years
with that dreadful disease. Catarrh, and had
such pad coughing spells that 1t would seem as
though could never breathe any more, and
God ali the time thai there is so good medicine
IL VEGErISE, and also think II ono of the best
medicines for coughs and weak sinking feeling1
at the stomach, and advise everybody to take the
VEGETISE, for can assure them 1t 10 one Of the
best medicines that ever was.
MRS. l.. GORE.
Corner Magazine and Walnut streets,
Cambridge, Mass
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WHAT 1 KNOW ABOUT vEeETIAE.
sourh Bosroy, May 0, 1910.

BOUTH HoDTog, May ., IHIVs
FIR. lHszvEAs Esu.:s
Desr Sir-I have lad considerable expeEHncg
With the vE0ETIHE. For dyspepsia, geI srel
debility, and impure blood, tho VedErINE 10 gu
perior TO anything which havo ever ussd. I
commenced taking yEoETINE about tho middle
OF last winter, and, after using foE bottles Il
never was In 90 good condition as ct tbs present.
time. II will afford iae pleasure to Rtyo any
further particulars relative TO what i know
call or adifeEs Mo at my 7esIdence, 1856 Athers
strees, Very respectfully,
MONROE PARKER,
JS6 Athens street.
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9adesaptt gutsllsgeafsr.
TIE EDITOR.
BY aulLLDnIvEH.

b.
T.o e,,itor who wills TO please,
IInsf humhly crawl upon his knees.
And kiss the hnnd that beats him;
Or If he dare attempt 10 0elk,
Must toe the mark that others chalk,
And cringe to oil that meet him.
Gays one, your subjects arc too grave
Too much morality you have
Too much about religion;
Give me some witch or wizard tales,
With slip-shod ghosts, with fins and scales
Or feathers like pigeon.
loye to read, another cries,
Those nionstrous fashionable lies
In other words, those novels.
Composed of kings and queens and lords,
Cfborder wars and Gothic hordes,
That used TO live In novels.
Mono cries one, we've had enough
0fsuch confounded lovesick stuff,
10 craze the fair creation;
Give us some recent foreign news, 3
OF Russians, Turks, the Greeks and Jews,
Or any other nation.
The man OF drilled scholastic lore,
Would like to see little moro
In scraps OF Greek or Latin;
The merchants rather have the price
OfGouthern indigo and rice,
Or India silk or satin.
Another cries, want more fun,
A witty anecdote or pun,
A rebus or riddle;
Some long for missionary news,
And some-of worldly, carnnl views
Would rather hoar q fiddle.
The critic, too, of classic skill.
Must dip In gall his gander quill,
And scrawl against the paper;
or oil the literary fools,
Bred in our colleges and schools,
He cuts the silliest caper.
Another cries, want to sec
A jumbled up variety
Variety In all things;
miscellaneous. hodge,:podge print,
Composed, only give the hint,
OF multifarious small things.
I want some marriage news, says Miss,
1t constitutes my highest bliss
To hear of weddings plenty;
For In o time of general rain
None suffer from drought, 'tis plain;
At least not one in twenty.
! want to hear Of death, says one,
or people totally undone,
BY losses, fire or fever;
Another answers, full as wise,
I'd rather have the fall and rise
OF raccoon skins and beaver.
Some signify secret wish
For now and then q sayory dish
OF fpoIitics to suit them
Bat here vs< rest with perfect ease,
For should they awcarf',9 moon was cheese
We NJ sr should d..pute them.
O. grave or humorous, wild or tame,
Lofty or low, tits au the same
Zoo naughty or too humblo
And every editorial wight
Hos nalght to do but what is right,
And let the grumbler grumble.