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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-03
stick to Dad"

"A farmers boy writes us: 81
am tired of farming and want to
come TO town to make "a living for
myself. What do you think Of it y
Well, we think you are q fool IL you
don't stay OH the farm. The city 10
Overrun now with "dead beatsp and
tramps, and if you've got q dead
sure thing on making "bread and
meat Oh farm, you'd better stay
right where yon are, and dig pota.
toes, than come here and 20 to the
workhOuse and peck rock. Stick To
dad. Stay on the farm. Yousare
worth more to yourself, to your
neighbOrs, to the State and the
country at large than all tho one.
horse, muttOn;head professional
gentlemen that are living from
hand TO month III this city or SCAls.
You stick to the plow, the mower,
the reaper; freeze to that farm like
a fyblister to negro's lip; raise
corn, wheat, hay, rye, barley, oats,
potatoes; chOD wood, maui rails,
burn brush, curry mules, feed oxen,
raise stock, and instead of hanging
around the street corners, depend.
ent upon lunch. houses to keep sand
out of your craw, you'll be at homo
on your farm living q life of ''inde.
pendent happiness,' while thousands
of "nice young men," too pretty aud
proud to work and too lazy to steal,
will he lighting out ''Over the hill
to the poor house," merciIess beats
and lazy subjects Of utter depend
ence upon public charity. Young
man, if you know which side of the
bread Of life tho butter is on, you
give up the foolish idea of coming
to louisville to "make living for
YOURSELF Twenty-Five acres of
ground and chap like you to till it
is worth more to the country than
the biggest bank in this city and
the smartest capitalist We know of
to run it. You stay where you are.
Fellow the pillow, and engineer the
dOcilc, willing mule that pulls il.
Our word for it, any young, healthy,
stout farmers boy who will give up
his chances for "a dead sure thing
in lite' and come to town on an aa.
certainty is not smart enough to
take care of himself, and should be
arrested and sent to lunatic asylum
for darned fool. Stay where you
are.-LOuisrilte Courier. J0ssfoel.
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tUriginal.
v A S n 7 l..

The f,ttrrs hodLd me eight long years
Years that were full of passionate pain:
Sal were the lessons learned through tear,
a. the years did wanr.
\ luNlug heart ! cast Al his feet.
Beauty. and wealth, and noble nainc,
And hi, words of praise were far more sweet
Than all worldly fame
Uh, my Gud--fur wasted, wasted love
For lighted youth, for woman'S lost trust.
Can-t thou give no rccompcusr above
When my heart is dust!
Au.. ~. -.
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Written for the Guardian.
WHAT ARE WE TO DO!
[Concluded.l
CHAPTER III.

At Mrs. Morton's there was gen.
cral confusion, as is ever the case in
a well.regulated household, where
every duty is performed Yith clock,
work system, when the maid of all
work sudAenly takes her flight.
leaving so many, many little vacan.
cles to be filled by the other servants,
little vacancies of seeming small i'm.
portance, but in reality of very great
concern. as they throw every wheel
OF the domestic machinery out of
their proper niche, consequently
nothing moves with its former rcgu.
Iarity, ease or order.
Mrs. Morton was n widow, with
three very Interesting, beautiful
daughters, who were too Young to
assume hon sehold duties, besides
they were attending school. Mrs.
Morton was indeed rich. Her ele
CANT home displayed in its every
part the exquisite taste Of its owner.
There was the spacious parlor gilt
terlng IN crimson and gold, soitened
by massive lace curtains over bean.
titul green shades at the windows;
the soft cushioned chairs, the sofas
and divans, all invited to ease and
comfort. The grand old piano stood
in one corner, the tables loaded with
every device OF bronze and silver,
the handsome mirrors, all bespoke
the wealth Of Mrs. Morton. Every
apartment, the library aud drawing
rooms. dining and sleeping rooms
were arranged with an eye to com.
fort as well as taste. OF course the
servant whose duty it was to sweep,
TO set the rooms in order, to run
here and there, ever OH the alert tor
any call or bidding of this ease.
loving family was indeed not to be
easily dispensed with. While mother
and daughters were confused, con.
templating what they should do,
how best to fill the vacancy, there
came a light ring at the door, bell,
and no one to answer the summons
but Mrs. Morton herself, the ser
wants being engaged in their respec-
tive duties. She appeared at the
door to lind our own BERTHE stand.
ing there, trembling, with half
mind to retreat. Mrs. Morton
asked Of her what was wanted.
She told her mission as simply as
possible in as few words as were
necessary. All! Bertie-the grave
thought OF this woman of wealth.
What she shOald do in her great
pe:plexity, answers well to the still
greater and graver question of what
You should do in the extremity of
Your Own and your mothers condi.
non. The sweet, assuring face of
Bertie, her lady.like manner, defer
entail in every tone, were sufficient
recommendations to the mind of
airs. Morton. Indeed, she did not
ior once think of asking for any.
After a short conversation with
BERTHE about what Mrs. Morton
would require of her, they stipu..
lated for the sum OF &lO per mouth,
and after the expiration of one
month, If both were we'll pleased,
tney would make a new contract.
what is your nsmer asked Mrs.
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Professional and business cards, of ten
line, or less in length, SIS per annum; for
six months. $40; for three months, 81
Business advertisements of greater length
,lll be inserted at above rates.
Legal advertisements will be charged at
l,ral rates, where fixed by law; otherwise
AT special rates a. published above.
~ Special notices ~ cents per line.
Funeral notices OF less than ten lines.
aud marriage and religious notices inserted
gratis.
Job.work executed in the nratcst style.
and nj reasonable prices.
August -, Isl
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in heightened rays as years advance;
and one injunction, Let not the fire
of ambition that burned i'm the
bosom of your lover cease to rise in
corruscation Of glorious light in the
life of your noble husband.
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CHAPTER w.

BERTHE continued her work with
unceasing diligence, gaining every
day more and more the confidence
and respect Of her employer. MrA
Morton, while very exacting Of those
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A new method of onioa growing
isstrongly recommended by a French
horticultural. Some of the seed
lings in the original bed should Be
lett standing at intervals Of about y
couple OF inches, and the spaces b.
tween them caused by the removal
Of the rest, filed in with good garden
mold, mixed with pigeons dung, or
ordinary faces. The beds must be
kept well watered, and it is sail1
the resulting crop will astonish The
grower.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-03

The summer packing of pork in
Cincinnati is much larger this season
than last. Moro hogs are Killed,
and their average weight 10 hoovief
than formerly. 1t is believed a4long
the pork merchants Of that Olty
that prices will snffer q still fhrtlee
decline next winter, there beiae
every Indication of . larger sapply
Of hogs In the country than uUlik
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ton to laying more and bst4er enp
than commoa fovl, win easA et<6GA
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Ohio Legislature.
National Associated Press to the Star:
SENATE.

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 16.-The bills
passed were all OF a local character.
Among the new bills was:
By Mr.. Bates-Prescribing the mode
OF procedure in settling the estate OF in
solvent insurance companies.
The Senate then resolved itself into
Committee of the Whole on the report
OF the Codifying Commission.
Mr.. CowgilPs House bill to provide
for the removal of paupers from one
county to another was afterward taken
up and passed.
HOUSE.
A number Of local bills were intro
duced, and the following:
BY Mr.. Howland--TO authorize the
guardians of imbeciles to petition Pro-
bate Courts to authorize the sale OF
property belonging to their wards, the
same as in the cases OF minors.
Mr.. Sherrick's bill to authorize Town.
ship Trustees TO accept bequests made
to fractional parts of townships for the
benefit OF the poor and apply the same,
was read the third time and passed.
The Senate bill to authorize the Trus-
tees OF Geneva Township, Ashtabula
County, to levy tax for the purpose of
building a soldiers monume mt was
passed. g.
The Senate bill to allow the stock
holders of Street Railroad Companies to
determine how many shall constitute a
Board OF Directors was passed.
A resolution was passed. calling at
tention of the General Government to
live hundred graves OF Union soldiers at
Green Lawn Cemetery, to which head
q ones had not been plneed,
The House went into Committee of the
Whole TO discuss the report OF the Codi-
tying Commission.
Mr.. Converse presented memorial
from L. D. Jones, sculptor, asking that
he be paid Tor a marble alto-relievo Of
the surrender of Vlcksburg, now occu-
pyIng a p ace i'll the rOtunda.
Two Senate joint resolutions for
printing the Fish Commissions report
and lor binding the catalogue of the
State Library were brought before the
House and lost OH their passage, though
the vote was reconsidered on the latter,
and the resolution laid on the table.
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me he voted over fifty times himself l
have named all the parties from whom l
received money, except the New York
people and Wallaoe's friend; but Wal
laoe's friend didn't pay much"
On cross-eXamlnatIon, among other
things, Ephraim said:
~ paid Gleason $3.50 in the Empire Sa-
loon, Burns $500, and Fairchild $500, to
be divided among the men in their
gangs. j have no receipts; we don't
take receipts in such rascally business,
or. II we do, we burn them at once, to
hide tracks. My motive in giving this
evidence is TO show the public that l am
as much better than the politicians as a
good dollar is better than counterfeit.
They are liars, and DON'T keep their
promises, and that is much worse than
what am charged with. l always keep
my word"
In addition to Hollands testimony
Auditor Hoffman was eXamined. He
denied having received $1,000, or any
other sum from any source, except $500
from citizens fund, and which he dis
tributed in his own ward. He named
Smith Weed, who was here from New
York, not as Tilden's agent, but in the
interest ofthe Democratic party. His m g.
sion was to see that the organization was
perfected. He had number of confer
ences with him with others at the COM
mittee rooms at the Grand Hotel, and
once he met him in his room when only
Wash. Mclean and another man whom
he did not know, were present.
Mr.. Campbell now feels confident that
he has made case which is incontro-
verLible. He goes TO Columbus Tonight.
The case will be called Oh Monday be-
tore the Senate.
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CINCINNATI DAILY MARKET.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 17-2 P. M.


FLOUR-Quiet and steady. Fancy is worth
81 ,a8 O0 per bri, to quality or reputation of
brand. Family is worth $6 80a7 w, and choice
brand sold to-day at the latter figure. Extra
is worth $6 25a6 90. Superhne sold to-day at
$5 80, and some held up to $5 Is. Spring is
quoted 80 SCAT l0, and sales at the outside price
ior choice Minnesota to arrive. Rye is worth
"a 50a4 rs, and buckWheaG 81 50aT rs per bIl, ac-
cording TO quality.
CORN-The demand Is moderate and re-
ceipts o-day are heavy. Prime mixed ear on
track is worth Ale per bu and 40c on Landing,
but the former is mostly held 1c higher. Mixed
shelled is quiet and held at 44a45c per bu for
No. 2 in elevator and 42a43c for prime ON track
WHEAT-The market is quiet and steady.
Light offerings and fair local milling demand.
We quote red 81 45al 52 for prime to cho.ce, and
81 35a1 43 for inferior to good per bu. White
will bring 81 GOAL 57 for good to prime, and
choice held at 81 10 1 62 per bu.
RfE-Is worth 75a7Sc per bu for good to
prime sample, and quoted 79a80c per bu for No.
2 in elevator, and there is only a moderate de-
mand.
BARLEY-There is nothing doing, and quo
tations are nominal. Fail held az 65a60c for
fair to prime: spring at 40a80c for common to
prime. Canada is held up to 95ca$1 per bu for
choice.
uArS-There is not great demand; but be-
ing scarce, the market rules Il m at 31a43c for
good to choice white, and 35a3Sc for good to
prime mixed. Low grades dull at 3Oa32c per bu.
MESS PORK-The market is quiet anu easy
to-day. Prime city is quoted SIS 75a !6 per bri,
and not much Offering ana little wanted.
LARD-The market Is quiet and prime steam
is quo ed 1OkalO<c per ID. City kettle held at
1lAal1hc, and country do at 10h al0kc per lb,
with light jobbing demand.
BACON-1here is a moderate demand, but
holders are 6i m at 14c for shoulders, 9s 40 &c
for clear rib. anu 95s aYxc for clear. sides per
10, packed. Sugar-Cugod hams in moderate
1oDDing demand at llhal2hc per lh-
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

WILMINGTON, Feb. H.-Spirits turpentine
39c.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 17.-Hogs quiet but
steady at SIS 75a6 %.
CLEVELAND. Feb. l7.-Petroleum unchanged; !;
demand good: Standard white, llO test, &c.
MOBILE, Feb. H.-Cotton quiet: Mcddling
1914, low middltng ll'Sc. good ordinary Ii NC.
BOSTON, Feb. l7.-Flour steady. Corn quiet,
but steady. Oats steadv: No. l white, 54a55c.
SAVANNAH, Feb. II Cotton quiet: Middlng
1870, low middling Ike. good ordinary llXc
EAST LIBERTY. Feb. 17.-hogs: Yonkers,
So 40a6 81. Pniladelphias, S7a7 4O. sheep, $4a6.
CHARLESTON. S. c.. Febl7.-Cotton steadier:
Middling l2%c, low midaling 122Ic, good ordln-
ary 12c.
OswEG0. Feb. 17.-Flour unchanged. Wheat
steady: No. 2 Milwaukee, 81 80; No. 2 red Wa
bash, 81 55; No. l white Michigan, 81 50; extra
do, 81 6S. Corn steady at 6Oc. Barley dull: No.
2 Canada, 92c.
NASHVILLE. Feb. 17.-Flour: Fancy IS So
choice family ST So extra family 81 w, family
So 30. Whisky: Robertson County 81 5Oa3 co.
Lincoln County VI 75a3, Bourbon 81 75a5 so.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 17.-Flour quiet: choice fam
lily. w 25aS 90. Corn inactive at 53a56c in
store. Outs quiet out firm at 40a45c in store.
Lard firm at 12al3c. Bulk meats quiet at 7ka
9ka9Xc. Baggng quiet at 12a12kc.
LOUISVILLE. Feb 17.-Flour firm and un-
changed Wheat steady: Red 81 50, amber
81 40, white 81 80. Corn firm at 44c. Rye irmer
at Sue. Oats quiet: white 42c, mIxed &c., Pork
in good demand at SIT So Bulk meats in light
demand and holders firm at 7LaSXa9Xc. Ba-
con scarce and firm: clear rib sid, 10x xa10xc
Lard firm and unchanged WHISKY hrmer at
81 O6. Bagglng steady and firm at II 1ac.
MILWAUKEE. Feb. 17.-Flour quiet butfirm
Wheat: No. Milwaukee, 81 80; No. Milwau-
kee, 81 3lh; February, 81 32k; March, 81 34Il;
No. 8 milwaukee,, tal II. Corn steady:
No. 2, 44c. Oats steady and in fair
demand: No. 2, 34%c. Rye firmer
and in fair demand: No. l, 74lc. Barley dull
and nominal: No. sprlng, SSc; February, Sic;
No. spring, SOC. Provisions dull and weak:
Mess pork, 81 37h. Prime lara nominal at
lie. Dressed hogs steady at S725.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 17.-ProvIsions quiet
aud weak. Mess pork sl7al7 25. Beef hams
2la23, smoked do llal2e, picked do 10&a10kc
Lard lIallKc. Clover seed In good demand at
l5kal66c, timothy unchanged. Flour quiet:
nxtra So 25a6 rs, Minnesota family 81 1Ga7 So
Pennsylvania do 81 00a7 37h, patent $sal0 25
Wheat-Cholce in fair demands: Pennsyl-
vanared 81 20, amber 81 SO, white 81 5Oal Co.
Rye unchanged. Corn-Demand light: Yellow
54,s a55, sail 56c F. y. B., steam 55c, f. .. b.
Oats quiet: White 4Oa42c, mixed 36a31c.
Whisky: Western. 81 90.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

The river continued to fall here at noon TO-
day, with Is feet inches in the channel, leav-
ing for passing steamers 81 feet space under
the Suspension Bridge and SAX feet space un-
der the Newport Bridge.
The following steamers were in port at noon
Bonanza, Golden City, Vlrgie Lee, Cons. Mil
lar James ID. Parker, Emma Graham, Ben
Franklin, United states
Dispatches to the Merchants Exchanged
BROWNSVILLE, Pa, Feb. 17--9:55 A. M
Mouong gahela River feet inches and sta :
tionary. Weather clear. Thermometer 2S.
Wind east.
CHARLESTON. W. VA, Feb. 1T-1O:2s A. NJ
Kanawha River feet inches. Weather clear.
Thermometer "a. Wind northwest.
LSpecialsto the star.i
PITTsBURG, Feb. T19 A. M.-River feet s
inches and falling, Weather clear and cool.
PORTSMOUTH. o., Feb. K-1O:35 A. M-The
Potomac passed UP at A. NJ, Telegraph at 8
A. M, Courier at 10:3O A. NJ. Carrie due from
Manchester at IL A. Nj; Dugan due from Hun
tingtun at noon; Ohio and Potomac due to-
night at 10 P. NJ. Weather pleasant. River
II feet and ia ling.
STEAMBOAT MOVEMENTS.
The virgie Lee will leave this evening for
GaIlipolis and Kanawha River Capt. j. "
Reynolds commands and Major J. H. Stratton
has charge Of the Office.
The new steamer Golden City will leave this
evening for New Orleans. She is the largest
stern wheel steamer on Western rivers, and
affords excellent accommodations for passeu =
gers. Capt. L. Z. Mcintyre has charge Of the
office.
The fine Potomac leaves for Huntington and
all way landings at o'clock this afternoon.
Capt. III. IL. Drown is her efficient commander,
and Capt Watt Shedd her competent Clerk.
The Courier left, last evening, for Wheeling
with good passenger trip aud two hundl ed
tons Of freight.
The City Of Portsmouth will leave, this after
noon, for Chilo.
The Bonanza arrived this morning, and re-
turned to Portsmouth at noon.
The United States arrived from Louisville
this morning, and will return this evening.
The Cherokee, coming up, passed Memphis
yesterday.
The Ben. Franklin arrived this morning, and
will return to Madison this afternoon.
The Nashville lef5 last evening for the Ten
nessee River.
Capt. w. 4. Tichenor's commodious steamer
will leave this evening for Memphis. Mr. Jas.
Wilson has charge OF the Office.
The Mary Houston and U. L. Schenck arrived
at New u leans yesterday.
The Golden City, leaving this evening for
New Orleans, will have good trip of freight
anu ABOUT twenty five people, She has big On :
gagements below. including 100 bis potatoes ut
Rising sun and Patriot.
The Golden Rule will arrive, and return to
New Orleans Tuesday. She will load Inde-
pendent.
The Robert Mitchell will also return to New
Orleans Tuesday.
Tue Emma Graham arrived at 9 O'Clock this
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Court Cuttings.

John }. Hickey against Michael STAN
ley. In this case the jury rendered a
verdict for the plaintiff for $92.
Hone and Rictman against John Jung.
In this case an action to recover for a
job OF painting. The jury rendered a
verdict for the defendant.
Philip Krug was arraigned before the
Commissioner last evening, and waiv-
ing an examination on the charge of
illicit distilling was bound over to the
Grand Jury in The sum OF $1,000.
Henry Schwelsinger entered plea Of
guilty to selling unstGhped matcne
He was fined $5U and costs.
N. Lehman and others against the Gin
cinnati & Marietta Railroad Company.
Verdict for defendants.
The Cincinnati & Portsmouth Railroad
Company against q. l.. Jackson. In this
case the jury rendered verdict in favor
OF the defendant for $400 for tract of
land condemned for the right of way of
the plaintiff in Anderson Township.
The amount OF land taken was an acre
and quarter.
The Intelligent jury in the damage suit
of James ID. Carroll and others against
James j. Poole and others brought in
queer verdict yesterday. The suit was
brought to recover for a failure to con-
struct a steam propeller according to
specifications. The sum OF 81, 400 dam
ages was claimed. The jury gave the
defendants damages TO the amount OF
$240. On inquiry it was ascertained that
it was the intention Of the jury to give
the plaintiffs the full sum of damages
claimed, less S240. Efforts were made
by the plaintitfs' counsel to rectity the
verdict, but the jury's report had been
received, and the Court decided that
the only way Was to move for a new
trial.
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IN BANKRUPTCY.

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
| ESTATES, Southern District of Ohio.-In
Bankruptcy. - No. 1851. In the matter OF
Joseph H. Matthews, bankrupt. The creditors
of said bankrupt are notified that he has filed
his petition in this Court, praying for final
der the Bankrupt Act and the acts amendato-
ry thereof, and said creditors are required To
appear at Court of Bankruptcy to be held
before me at my office, No, East Third street,
Cincinnati, on the 18TH day OF March, 1917, 40
10 o'clock A. NJ, and show cause, if any they
have, why the prayer Of said petition should
not be granted.
Dated at Cincinnati, February 16. 1871.
FLAMEN BALL.
fe17-3tS Register In BanKruptcy,