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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

The telephone is spreading all over
Europe.
DO not entertain visitors with your
own domestic troubles.
COOP resolutions are like horses. The
first cost is an item of less Importance
than the keeping.
Now let us sit down and consider why
a woman invariably carries bundle as
though it was a baby.
In Ireland every dog is registered, and
the revenue derived from the tax goes to
lessen local taxation.
THERE is now an establishment in New
York city, devoted solely to the business
of hiring out dress coats.
CAT what age were you married"
asked she inquisitiyely. But the other
lady was equal to the emergency, and
quietly responded AT the parsonage
Sr. LOUIS discovered starving woman
lust six hours too late to save her lite.
st. Louis raised 81, l20 last year to send
to the poor heather in Africa Detroit
Free Press.
II you are going to keep diary, keep
it. Don't leave it in your other pants
pockets where your wife will get hold of
it for day or 20, and then appear to
you, claiming to be Il mind'reader.
DEFINITION OF the gOut by Dumas
Put your toe in wise and squeeze 1t
till you can no longer endure the torture.
Then give the handle one turn more, and
that is the gout."
MAYBE they did nave giants in those
days" but they couldn't have been any
bigger than tree-born American citizen
feels when he is in n procession - Gin
cinnati Breakfast Table.
A LOVER of good coffee entered agro'
cery and, holding up a handful ofground
coffee from big can, he inquired: "Are
there any beans in this coffee % No,
sir" promptly replied the grocer. GLOW
do YOU knOw?' asked the man. Be.
cause was out of beans, and had toput
peas in" was the answer.
Don piatt, OF the Washington Capital,
is a patriot-but this is his oH:year.
Concerning voting, he says with much
JUNCTION: " God save us The privilege
is so poor that we have been indifferent
to its exercise these last twelve years.
Mrs. Cady Stanton can have our ballot.
We will go to the polls and vote any
ticket or for any candidate she may
designate" Now, then, Elizabeth is
provided for.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

thousands killed did he see the carcass util'
ized. The earth was strewn with them
to perish and rot. He says that the most
pitiful sight he ever saw was the tile moths
erless calves huddled together in groups,
scarcely old enough to eat the grass, and re.
naming around where their mothers had
been killed, none of them old enough 70 take
the lead to go in the way th4 herds had gone,
or to water. But there they remain, and
when the little pools of water on the prairies
give out they must certainly perish. 1t Is
estimated that $4,000 head OF buffalo will
be killed this winter exclusively for their
pelt
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

A rIyEYEAR.oLD child left its seat in
the Baptist church at Grand Rapids,
Michigan, walked up to the pulpit and
up the steps, and stood beside DR.. Graves,
the pastor, who turned toward the Lad,
saving, "What do you want, my little
man ~ The child inbocently replied, "A
glss, of water" The pastor poured out
2 glass Of water, the child drank it, and
leit the platform. The incident created
considerable merriment among the audi
ence, which the child in returning to his
seat noticed, and, thinking the people
were amused at some mistake of his, he
made bow to the pastor, and said,
4" Thank you, sir" and wen. to his seat
satisfied that he had not committed an
improperly.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Ashes from the recent eruption at
Cotopaxi, in Ecuador, are said to have fallen
at distance of one thousand miles from the
volcano.
The Marquis of Lorne lately gave an
order in Paris for diamond diadem costing
ninety thousand dollars, as gift to his wife,
the Princess Louise.
The queen of Spain obtained only $780,.
600 for her necklace, which was composed of
1863 pearls and 40 diamonds, with a sapphire
clasp. Circumstances beyond Der control
compelled the queen to part with her treas.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
How 70 Scare Off a Dog.

One way to manage dog that boulces
at YOU by daylight, is to look sharp at
him and tell bim to take care Ten to
one he's coward, or so well trained as
10 mind mastery order. Another way,
that a friend was telling me just now,
was the practical idea OF one OF our
hound sprang at her. She punched her
steel parasol down the dogs throat and
LET him run off with it. The plan has
one obection--it costs parasol every
time. Another way for a person with
some nerve. is 10 seize the dog that means
to hurt you by the under jaw, with
stiff thumb under his tongue. He'll call
for his pen and ink then, says my in
iormant, and you may pound the breath
out of bim at your leisure, for there no
chance of his biting. II dog jumps at
your throat with open mouth; receive
him by jamming your elbow with all the
force YOU can master between his jaws,
bringing the blow upon the ,ower one 1t
is easily dislocated. Commit these things
to memory, for we are keeping go1d
many impudent dogs now to drown the
noise of our neighbOr's pups.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
THE FINANCIAL ISSUE.
Honesty Fast and West.

We have heard great deal about re-
pudiation being disease confined to
southern and western mercantile life, and
manv severe lectures have been read to
those sections about the villainy cloaked
in the reconciliation scheme as being
latent reputation. Let US test this
theory by the facts. In Dun Bsrlow's
statement the following table il given :;
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

What is the result of reducing the
money OF the country from $50 per
capita to $ll, reduction of almost
three-fourtbs? For the first six months
of the year 1877 the number OF failures
in the country were no, and the in
debtedness involved was $90,G06,27l. l.
The agony of bankruptcy has been multi
piled more than twenty-fold. And the
end, even the worst, is not yet
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14


Senator Sherman, in a recent letter to
the Burlington Hawk.Eye, says
The old silver dollar, if any are in ex.
istence, coined before 1878, is legal
tender for all sums, but, practically,
there have been none in circulation since
1897 when The change was made in the
standard from fifteen of silver to one of
gold to sixteen to one; but all silver
coins are now legal tender to the extent
of five dollars.
This is an important concession. The
goldite organs have demonstrated over
and over again that the old silver dollar,
alluded to by Secretary Sherman, is
worth only niDety'two cents; but here
is proof that it is held to be worth as
much as the gold dollar Cincinnati
ENQUIRER.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
lBE RESULT OF CONTRACTION.

The business distress of the country
has grown, in recent years, with the con-
tractisn of the currency. AS business
misfortune is itself cause OF business
misfortune, the disasters in business have
increased even more rapidly than the
contraction of the machinery with which
business is done. The contraction OF the
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14
NUMBER 4S.
FACTS AND FANClES.
Heinz Won stein.


Out from the dark wild forest
Rode the terrible Heinz Won Stein;
And paused at the front OF tavern,
And gazed at the swinging sign.
Then he sat himself down in corner,
And growled for bottle OF wine;
Up came with fash and cork-screw,
a maiden with beauty divine.
Then he sighed with deep love longing,
And said On dnmsel mine,
Suppose you just giv1a few kisses
10 the vaorous Ritter Won Stein.'
But she answe' ed, "The kissing business
Is not at all in my line;
And surely shall not begin II
On C0untcnance ugly as thine"
Then the knight was exceedingly angry,
And he cursed both coarse and fine
And he asked her what was the swindlo
For her soup ard nasty wine.
And iicrcely he rode to his castle,
And sat himself down to oine;
And this Is the fearful Legend
OF the terrible Heinz Won Stein.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

Albany, January 81: AT a meeting OF
the greenpacs state central co :. mi..es s
today the following delegates at srge
were appointed to represent this state q -
the Toledo. (Ohio) convention i,,,. = ~
iue R;ce SIb,nv. Ralph Beaumont, Elmits'
alternate; VIM; Pegrsh%, sum "
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

A CURIOUS headstone stands in the old
burying ground at Newport, Rhode
Island, which chronicles the death of a
son and daughter of William and Desire
Tripp, "also his wife's arm" amputated
February 20, 1876. A representation of
the severed member is cut upon the
stone.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

AMONG the recent acquisitions to the
British museum is a small series of beauti-
full gold ornaments found together in a
tomb at Cyme, in Aeolis, Greece. The
series includes two pairs of splendid
earrings formed of large disks, from which
are suspended by fine chaiffs inverted
pyramids. Between the disk and the
pyramid is a kneeling female figure,
draped. One of the necklaces is very
elaborately enriched with tilagree work.
With these ornaments was found gold
statue of Alexander the Great, which
determines the data of this jewelry as
not before his time. 1t mall probability
is cotemparary with him.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

attention and elicit a response that will
tend in some degree, at any rate, to
alleviate the terrible suffering now pre-
yailing in northern China,
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

POSTMASTER JAMES, of New York,
complains to Postmater.General Key as
follows "The assistant-treasurer of the
United States at New York refuses to
receive the trade dollar on deposit from
this Office, and | am therefore compelled to
refuse them from the public, which causes
serious annoyance and complaint. Please
instruct me in the matter" The assistant
treasurer says the reason why he refuses
to receive the trade dollar is because it is
not legalized, and were he to be succeeded
and his accounts closed up, his successor
would unquestionable refuse to coun-
tenance any trade dollars he had ac'
cepted.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

SOME statistics have recently been
published concerning the United States
navy. II appears that during the past
year the salaries of enlisted common
sailors amounted to So, O,O00 while no
less than $4,OOO,OOO were paid to officers,
An eastern paper appropriately asks if
there is any other corporation that pays
its oYerseers more than all lis employees.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

The coinage of the trade dollar is to
he resumed in Philadelphia by order of
the president. 1t seems as ii this reck-
less business ought to stop. We are told
that reconciliation of the old dollar of
4121 graifs would "drive all the gold
out of the country" and as the trade
dollar contains 42O grains, it of course
will do that dreadful deed in much
shorter time than the cheaper dollar
would. DO the president and the i'm.
mortal fifty.six in congress want gold
driven out and this country left a bar
rem, bowling wilderness? If not, why,
oh why, do they persist in coming such
great Jumps of this iniquitous silver?
-[Graphic
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14

THIS thing of Matchmaking the Mis-
sissippi," as they term it, is making very
promising progress. That is, people are
beginning to understand that river
which has eighteen out Of the thirty-nine
states in the union on its banks or on
the banks of its two great tributaries, is
naturally national institution. The
standing committee on the Mississippi
river seem likely to he fixture in the
future, and will always hereafter signify
to ignorant congressman from the east,
who do not know the geography of the
country, that there is no other stream in
the werld which can be put in the same
catalogue with that which has not been
miscalled the father of rivers st. Louis
Republican.
The magnitude of the famine in China
is appalling. People of all ages are dying
of actual starvation by hundreds OF
thousands. The ravages Of the famine
extend through four provinces Of north
China, which include over five thousand
villages. Nine millions of people are
reported destitute. Most of the pool
young women have been solo, and children
are offered in the market daily in ex'
change for feod, and the living are said tC
be eating the corpses Of their fellow being
whs have died of starvation, The United
States vice consul at Shanghai telegraph
to MIR. A. A. Low, of New York, tha'
the foreign relief committee appeals tt
America and England for assistance, ant
requests him to form ar American com
mittee to collect funds and deposit then
with the agent Of the Hong Kong bank
This appeal will undoubtedly attrac
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-14


SAM BowLEs had an insurance OF
$4,000 on his life. His will leaves Sl0,-
600 Of this to his wife, together with all
the personal property at their home ;
$4,000 to Miss Alathea Easter, long
esteemed inmate of the house, and a
friend of the family, and all else to the
trustees to pay debts, maintain the family
home for wife and children, and admin
lister the property. Finally, at their dis.
cretion, making equitable division among
the heirs.
THEingenious person who made the
so>called Colorado petriticd man has re-
vealed a startling tale concerning his
previous scientific exploits. He con.
fesses to having manufactured the famous
stone tablets Of the Connecticut valley,
on which were imprinted, by artificial
means, the tracks of supposed prehistoric
birds. These relics, it will be remem-
bered, excited the whole scientific world,
and many learned speculations as to their
origin were made in the reviews and
monthly magazines.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-28
conuressional Convention Firm
District.

MONROE, La, Aug IL, 1870
Congressional Convention met Il.
ira. H.. in Gerspach's Hail. ana
was called to order. 49,,
On motion OF Hon. ii. {: Mitcn'
ell. of Claiborne, Judge X. W. Klch'
ardson was elected temporary CHAIR.
man. and:ProfJ. W. Nicholson was
elected temporary secretary.
On motion of Wade Il. Young
Esq, the chairman appointed a
committee on credentials, as iol'
lows: West Carroll, ii. k. Lott;
Madison. J. {. Scale; Tcnsas. 4. H.
/ Ronth: Coucordia, Wade X. Dung
Franlin, j. T. Cockcrn; Rlchlahu
/ +. G.. Hudson; MorchouSc, ]: -
Lcavcl; Catahoula, W. 1. Miller
Ouachita. T. Y. Ably; Lincoln, ;. l.
Colvin; jackson, Il. 7. smith; Clai
borne. II. G. Mitchell: Caldwell, T.
Girod; Union, w. \. Darby.
On motion, the meeting adjourn
ed till 4 p. IN.
j. W. NICHOLSON,
Temporary Secretary.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-28

TE.r,. h,i,. mo- returns frou IL, KIN
lr.,ltov,. u,>. .u wand -. tllc allow, state
mon, i. ,al,. " ,,huut m,inliu. .a. l"N.
The chairman Of tn. Executive tonm.'frr
hv virtue # IN, authority cont nod ou
HIM l., tn. resolutions of tie Ma, Nr,t-
mn, Of tie 18th da, of July Last. a.. mcm-
Ian, of Tine Executive. Committee ,u4,u,-
ii.., with linn. declares tina, Tho follow inS
i, the result Of tn" fist primary '.ri.ou:
Candidates fr E"pt,-rutItlS 10 the
-,conl election: Webb, j II thIipclL
IIHay. W G. Martin.
Candidate, for >h,liii in the second lace:
UN kIlIlatli,k. Y Glover.
For Tan Collector IN SECOND race. j l.
Erovu. " / A>,ock.
For Police Juror. ward - W Mcfar-
Land ald VI IIul~r.
FOR Justice r,arc. varl john Miller
aud john Brooks, Wud w + HIdGc'
aud pII Lewis. Wand G-Gro Grassland
and W { knigLt,n
For Constable IN second election. war,
y + Morcland T. II Payne.
The following named partic, having r.
c,i,cd A majority of the whole vote rollc,
,... ,1..l,,,J ~ H., the u,n,ur,> Of III,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-28
X. W. RICHARDSON.
Chairman,
W. L. RENwICK,
{. i. RUUTH, Secretaries.

The vote for ward officers was lay no
parish. Some of the candidates have re-
ceivcd but small number of the whole
vote pollcd. In Ia" Lisbon wapl there WIS
some opposition, hut pr. II. A. Lewis, the
present incumbent, received the nomina-
ton for Police Juror Ii is 10 he hoped
that no dscord viii grow ont Of the failure
Ia poll full votes for ward officers. In the
Homer ward Mr.. \. I. Nelson was unui-
mated. But the p."ccedings of the ENccu-
tive Committee will disclose the actual
vote.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-28

By reference To- the card of Thomas II.
Kinder it will lac seen that he has made
certain changes IN hi, announcement Ia
the people. lie now sells three days of
the week Tuesdays, Thursdays and sat
uriavs, and srlls III addition to his fine
beef mutton and pork
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-28
llrrS Mcrc nnnointcd tcllcrs.

j. +. King. having received I
majority of all the votes cast. was
declared nominated for Congress
for the long term. On motion oi
Judge Trimhlc, tie nomination WAS
made Unanimous.
Wade Il. Young. Esq, made
motion that Col. j. =. Young hc
declared HE unanimous choice OF
this convention for the short term.
COT ToddS name being with
drawn. Col. louug was then ncmi-
mated 10y acciamatlon for the short
term.
CA motion, the chairman of tins
convention appoint an executive
committee for this congressional
district. one from each parish of the
district and three AT large from the
parish of Ouachita: vhcrcnpon the
chairman made the following ap
pOintmcntN:
Ouachlta. =. u. McEncry, chair
man: East Carroll. =. ID. Oliver;
West Carroll. II. Il. Lott; Madison
John l.. Stone: TrnSas, /. {. SachSc
. Concordia. Wade K. Young; Frank
lin. \. j. Bowdcn: RIchland, y /
% Evans: Morchou>c. ID. |. Norwood
Caldwell, Emile Girod: Catalonia
/ W. +. Miller; Union. w. i. Smith
: Lincoln. ). Il. Colvin: Jackson. T.
4 l.. Kidd. Claiborne, II. {. Mitchell
McsSrs. II. X. Lott and Wade Il
i Young were appointed a committee
To await upon the candidates, ant
ask that they now address the con
, vcntion. which they did in a :ey
stirring remarks.
On motion, the thanks of TIN
convention was rendered the chan
man and secretary, and the pre-
+, cecdings be published in the Qua
chita Telegraph and all other Den
ocratic papers in tins district.
1t On motion the convention nc
journed sine die.
v X. W. RlCIIARDSON.
- Chairman.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-28
HOMER ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL SCHOOL.

rTUIS SCHOOL. under the Snpvilui"ud-
cncr OF Mis-. ll\rrIE LNwENN'E and
l.. VI. CnENiCk, \. NJ, viii hr "prn"d t"r
the reception If h"! and girls "n Monday,
the ID uf September, pruNimn.
It.IIiDN. PAYABLE MONTHLY:
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-28

Convention re assembled nj
o'clock. On motion OF W: -
Shields, Judge Il. W. Richardson,
of Ouachi,a, was declared perma'
ueut chairman, and W. i. Renwlck
aid &. i. Routh secretaries.
Fist business in order WAS report
of committee on credentials, report
cd as follows:
Your committee on CREDENTIALS
havin" examined the credentials
presented to them, beg leave to re
port the following representation to
which each parish is entitled: Car
roll, 4: Madison, 1; Tensas. -; Con
cordia, 4: Franklin, :; ltlchland. 10;
Morchousc. II: Catalonia, III;
Ouachita. 10: Union, 10; Lincoln IL;
Jackson. ): Claiborne, IL; CALDWELL
q. Total Isl. East Carroll not
represented.
II. Il. LOTT, Chairman.
Nominations being next in order
+ Mr.. & Newton nominated Col. Ii. Il
/ Todd. of Morchousc: seconded 10y
W. L. Rcnwick.
!. &. +. Cockern nominated Gen
j. Flovd King, of Concordla; sec
ondcd by w. K. Young.
i. W. Nicholson nominated COL
j. :. Young. OF Claiborne: second
ed hy Judge j. T.. Trimble.
ON motion of +. .. lcavcl. Esq.
, that nominations be now CLOSED
=, Adopted.
On motion ot II. l.. Lott, Esq
! that majority of all votes cast h
i necessary to an election. Adoptc'
: On motion of Judge ID. |. No
: wood, that the candidates addrc'
: the convention. Tabled.
=! Balloting being next III orde
b, MrSSrS. W. VI. Waskhu,n and T..
., Sellers were lupOintcd tcllcTS.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-28
j. a. WITTER,
Cabinet Maker and Undertaken.
From the Cradle to the COMn.
THREE SCORE AND TEN.

FURNITURE MADE, REPAIRED AND
/ NhRNI>UED. ] make specially Of
Collins. from the plaincst to the finest,
and guarantee better work fr less money
than any establishment in North Louisiana.
\ lot of all sizes kept constantly on hand
Rcfrrcnrcs--.All who know good work when
they s..rit. Feb. %, l<75.-2e:Gm
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-28
Homer Masonic Institute
for Young Ladies'.
Nineteenth Annual Session begins Sept. 4th, 1877
EFFICIENT TEACHERS will ill ever
Ia Department.

EFFICIENT TEACHERS will ill every
Ia Department. .
Especial attention given 10 MI SIC.
Prof \. \. WHEELER Will giN" mStrur-
zion IL the rudlmrut~ of music - applied
tn >iuriur TO the entire S,huol. twice a
week. .tjt' ri chgIg,.
Board aud tuition rcr mouth of four
wrrh~. including washing. lght~ Nc. So.
Music ON Piano. Organ. GuItIr OF cult
walton ui the voice, included with the
above, so CO.
Tuition. =. / and dollars per month.
Incidental fee per tenn. sin LdNaacr
Liberal deduction for tutI"n when pad
/ in advance.
/ The Institution i strictly uou-dcuomina-
. tioual.
For further particulars. sud for Cta'
/ loguc.
+. : SLIGHT. \. VI. Pr'>'..
Homer. Claiborne parish. La.
Aug. II, -. "!.N
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-28
Result Of First Primary Election.
MONDAY, August Goth, l-7-.


The Executive Committee was called I"
order bv the President, DIR. j. +. Mcad"r-.
On motion of W. l.. Oakcs it was OF
d.rrd that the vote l." counted 10y wards,
numerically, beginning with Ward one.
ON motion nf ". l.. Oahcs it was ordered
that the tally sheets and complied state
mruts of the yarious Commissioners ~
election nj the different polling places he
accepted a, sufficient evidence ct th'
votes cast in all cases where no objection
j. made. when any objection Is made I"
the count at any polling place, such o'Ir''
/ lion. if made known 10y the protest "i any
/ voter. .h.ll hr sufficient to cause new
| ,nuui b\ the Commissioners III presence
nf fine Chairman of the Executive Com
mi,trc. Surh protest shall hc inII Ah'
complete and shall specify the partIcnla'
cause. or causes of objection.
Beginning then with the returns iron
wand one. the vote Of the whole parish wa
cnuutcd with the follow ing rsnlt:
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-28

Prof. l.. NJ. Cormick has placed upon our
table two very old volumes. One the
second volume of Gil Bias, in the original
French, printed Mt Dublin in 1863 The
other the second volume of the Histoir0
de Gs.man, by lie Sage, printed at Amster-
dam in l777. The print and illustrations
Of these volumes is quaint and peculiar.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-28

Mr.. J. NJ Dorman announces in another
after the 18th day Of September, run the
black shop formerly owned by \. I.
Dorman. Mr.. Dornan is said TO be- good
isfaction 10 the people. lie will also settle
A. r. Dorman's old business