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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-02

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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-02
9AOLANP'S
Beef, Pork and Mutton.

VGIvE NcTtCR SOW, fH.f ttcM
| this date until fu.iset ..",.sssj -+,il have
meat Mt tie market house in Rrr.rT, every
Tuesday, rssr.Aas and sa,Hras..
NV meat will I've of tie hest qualitt, r'ceiy
dressed and NJ cheap as can be e5ia ~ This
market. WI! open regularly .sTe times
week with the beginning Of the st5son.
THOMAS u. KINDER.
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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-10-02
GH0he.
In the trenches, Kennesaw Mountains, Ga,
June 70, 1854.

I In the trenches, Kennesaw Mountains, Ga,
June ~, 1854.
sit 10y the door of my tent tonight,
Watching the drifting clouds
With which the moon, like n trained CO.
quettc,
The light of her beauty shrouds.
The star-crussed banner floats DER my head
With listlcss, rnstling sound,
Aud hear stinstly the sentinels tread,
In the silence that reigns around.
I've been dreaming, my Pride! of when
last we met
OF that long remembered night
When the pale stars shone on m upturned
face
So tearfully sad aud white.
You were wretehcd that night my peerless
Or Mt least you told me SD
As ! kissed the l.Ns from your silken hair,
Aud sou wept that had to so.
Remember, Love, how we stood that night,
Meath the old oaks colonnade--
In little spot where the moon looked thro'
The canopicd arch of shade!
How your qucenly head on my breast was
bowed.
How Your hands in mine were clasped,
And the love words you murinnrcd were
A ,h, summer wind. that pos.e.,,
How we spoke OF Tile time when we learned
10 love
Those long, long summer hours
OF our whispered vows-Of our tender trust;
All. never was love like OURS
How the waning night fed 10y 80 fast,
Bringing the hateful day,
Till | brpatl,d nv soul in one lingering
li.s
And wr,tch.,lv rode AWAY,
The moon il shining as calmly now
As il did that fatal night,
Aud meath the gloom Of forest trees
Makes patches OF SILVER light.
l have dreamed Of the past-of our early
love
Till even the crisp night air
L. filled with the scent of the orange bloom
| Again do hear. Hnonc Dear
In the swell of these forest trees.
The grand old hymn of the ancestral oaks,
| As they rocked to the passing breeze;
Again do | feel your soft hands clasp,
! And your proud head on my breast,
J IA we stood together that summers night
When your lips to mine were pressed.
,.
I'M Us over now ana the dream IL gone
And to talk Of love We're wretchcd sin,
4 shock to a Young wifc's pride.
The few cold word. that YOU sent me once
Are all that have To tell:
Why Won broke the faith of that plightct
love
Yet I've learned their lesson well.
80,
lhcN tel me you iooke" IKE queen ina
hght,
That the orange wreath Of your bridal vel
| Lorked smiled beside yo,,r brow:
They tell me your laughter was hithc an,
CAV.
That yuttr step was light and proud.
And yon lavirhcd the smiles that once wen
mine
On sonsrlrss, Gathering crowd.
less One,
That ven used to wear Cor me.
When Your heart was NJ pure ~ that bri
,al wreath
A. il never again can hr-
Did Won think of the VOWS your Inns ono
b framed
That sylabled wealth Of lowe
Did you deem that maid with pcrinrc
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-12-19
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THE SOLID SOUTH.

The Southern election question vas
opened in the Senate on Thursday
last. Mr.. Blaine offered resolutions
demanding an Investigation OF alleged
violence and frauds. Dat Of LOG
members OF Congress recently elected
from the South lO4 are democrats and
only ) republicans. Such a result he
argued, could not.be without the
most fragrant usprpatlon. When sult'
rage was given to four millions Of
emaucipated slaves it increased the
Congressional representation 50 mem
bers. Take of these 50 ard the dem
o2ra!s would be in a minority instead
Of having control Of Congress. The
Sonth, although it failel in military
rebellion has thus become the gov
crning power Of the country. Under
such state Of affairs the North could
not end would not rest satisfied. Mr..
Thurman, Of Ohio, replied to Mr..
Blaine, that democratic ascending IN
the South was not the result OF vlo-
)ence but only showed that property
intelligence and education will al
ways rule. Mr.. Lamar, Of MIssissip-
III, denied that there had been any
suppression Of the negro vote, but il
it could be shown the laws ought to
be enforced. The resolution has not
vet passed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-12-19
LAST WEEK MATTERS.

Gov. Wade Hampton of 5. c. was
lately kicked by a mule. This lost
him his leg last Thursday but the
same DAY he was elected I. S. Sena-
tor.-William Scott, co!ored man
known to Baltimoreans as Uncle Billy
reached his 10th birthday last
weell.--The big rain Of last week
caused immense floods in the rivers
north and east with great destruction
of property but only three lives lost.
Out west it took the shape of
snow which fell in Missouri, Kansas
and Iowa to the depth of several feet.
Pork is down to three cents pound,
the lowest it. has ever been.---One
of Queen Nictora's daughters, the
Princess Alice, who married a german
Prince died Oh Sunday last.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-12-19

Hiram Ard was run over by 4
railroad train ard killed, at Port
Royal, Pa. last Friday week.
A fire Sunday morning destroyed
the residence ,f Colonel Chambiss, at
Cobourg, Ontario. Loss 100000.
Short & Forman's job printing and
stationery establishment, Cleveland,
Ohio, was burned Saturday week.
Pointer Gurnsy, aged Is, and Flor.
ence Wickott, aged Is, We're drowned
while skating at Minneapolis, Mimi,
Saturday.
The heaviest snow storm known for
years is prevailing at Quincy, III. 1t
began Friday night and is now more
than four feet deep.
Friday morning an eight-year old
son CT Thomas Brussard, NJ. P, Wa
terloo, Quebec, was drowned while
attempting to cross the river on ice.
Mrs. Pincus, Of New York, has
been arrested for exhibiting her baby,
eight months old and only fifteen in
ches long, in a Bowery ten cent mus
cum.
The iron screw Steamer Kate, of
Whitby England, was wrecked near
the Bernudas on the lst inst. Crew
were saved.
The light at Mount Desert rock,
Maine, has not been seen since Tues
day night a week. 1t is feared that
the lighthouse has been destroyed.
Governor IIartrdnft, of Pennsyl,
vauia, on Saturday reprievea the con-
de nned Noble Nlaguires, James Nc
Donell and Charles Sharpe, Until Jan
uary If.
The Cumberland News SAYS a por-
ton Of the trestIng Of the wooden
bridge of the Bedford division of the
Pennsylvania railroad over Wills
creek, at the State line, was carried
away bv the late treshet.
The Snsquehanna river fell six feet
Thursday night, and is still rapidly
fallinI. The washouts in the Lehgh
Valley and the La9kawAnna and
Bloomsbury RAJ roads nave been lie.
haired and trains are running through
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-12-19
THE SEAT or WAR.

We do net allude to that little
brush which the British are having
away off in Afghanistan. No the
seat Of war is now down in Breathi.l
county, Ky. When a couple of pug.
nacious fellows in these parts get in,
to fight it generally means a good
deal of heavy swearing, two or three
cips at each Others hats and frields
holding them back before there is a
lelnse Of bloolshel. Not 50 in old
Laintuck. When two fellows get in
to a grip there and gonge, chaw and
smash each other until they stand
abont knee deep ii blood AMI their
eyes ears and noses are all wing
round loose, then the thing just begins
to get interesting The outside fell
lows conclude to take Il hand. Then
the combat rises TO the proportions OF
regular war. Such a fight commenced
in Breathill county, about tive weeks
ago. 1t grew ont Of a lawsuit. Ear
~ in the fight one Of the judges was
slain. Being big family fight the
whole neighborhool soon became in,
yolyed.
The fastest despatch from the seat
Of war, dated Mount Sterling, kyo
says the trouble in Breat!ill county IS
not over. Numerous threats are
made, and good citizens are leaving
their homes. The life Of Judge Ned
Strong has been Threatened, and lie
is now in camp on Riley Greek, with
sixty men. Capt Bill! Strong is quar-.
tered on the Middle Fork Of the Ken.
tucky river with over twenty men,
while Jno. Altman with about twcn.
ty-hve men on the Norfolk. Heavy
firing has been heard in the direction
of the last named place, The rioters
intend running Jackson, and the lner,
chants are having their goods re,
moved. Orders are berg sent down
for pistols and ammunition. Ne shall
keep our readers advised Of the pro
yreys OF ills var to show the advance
Of civilization.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-12-19
THROUGH THE SENATE,

A bill for counting the electoral
vote ior the Presidency, has, we are
glad to say, passed the Senate by a
decided vote and we hope will not
fail in the House. 1t may not be
perfect and no difficulty may ever
rise again, but such safeguard
against revolution is needed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-12-19
NEWS OF TINE WEEK.

NEWS OF TINE WEEK.
Joseph Brown was acquitted OF the
charge OF embezzIement, at Wilkes
barre, Pa, Thursday.
The Russian frigate Minnie, %
guns, is expected TO rrrlye at Boston
in about two weeks,
Samuel ]. Tilden has won his suit
in the Supreme Court OF Michigan
against the FIRST National Bank OF
Negauuce, involving $4,000.
During an alteration Sunday NOR
ming in New York, Philip whitney,
stabbed John MolIdy, who died in a
few minutes. Whitney was arrested.
The charges of immortality against
j. A. AckIen, Of Louisiana, have been
DICTATED false by number Of Con-
gre smen, who have signed It letter to
that eite.J.
A heavy fall Of snow is reported
from Peoria, Illinois and several 9th.
err western points. railroads are to
some extent bIockadel and travel Is
generally impeded.
At Fern Bank p short distance be,
low Cincinnati on the OHIO River
u,;Ira,n pInw met William Myers on
tho rood Sunday morning and was
hontan to death by a club in The
hands Of the latter
w.,
On saturday evening a. =, l'''''1'
o' ''e'SG''t' O',' ' T.;,,, 49,, ,.', ~
.I'." H oIo'I 1,a,, frn,, the a,ia.t.
''.' ~! 'I''t "a "a, C co',' n;aLt E,5
VI "''''' ~ .''eI' 0"'''"! "o
"F was "''e''e0'
The Secret service division OF the
treasury IS informed OF the arrest at
Washn, Ind!aFa, OF John McCaf'hF
for passing 2ountert"lt nan uo'I''F''
lie was released Of f''ooo pail
\ hoovv sale at auction Of rubber
boots and shoes took place in Boston
Thorslay. Bidding was lively and
prices satisfactory.
r.:..1.,...,1 u,,+ tlo Cb;),;.r.
10 "''.'[ I,,,a',, ,,o yo;gnra If
10 a n,ar;n,n chin n.vorsL;,e which
w. w. L I''l'v' , ',,','
I'''' wv"
A fire IN the Fowler ouIidIn9' cor.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-12-19
ARMY CHANGES.

A bill has Jeen reported for reor-
canizing the army which makes
Sweeping changes. The general Off
GERS are to be re lnced TO SIX instead
of eleven, the infantry regiments to
be concentrated to IS instead Of %
and the cavalry from ten to eight
The whole number Of enlisted men
not to exceed $4,000. A great many
other changes are made in rank and
nav.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-12-19

NoTtCE. Tho books and accounts Of
III office have been placed in the hands of
Van b Osler, as Agent for the owner, All
monies due for subscription, advertising
aud JOB work mist be paid to him and all
cloims fnl Office expenses will be settled by
him, His receipt for monies paid will be
daily acknowledged.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1878-12-19
I'asa,
New Aogsk Observer.

THE BEST FAMILY NJ" 5 PAPER
Publishes both the religious and secular
tina, is desired in any family, Willie all that
i, likely to- do harm is shut oul. 1t drvotcs
four pages to religious news, and four t"
secular.
The New York Observer was l..'st pub
lishcd in 1923; ana it is believed to 81 The
only instance of Religious Newspaper
continuing its even course for Fltty-siN
years, Wilhnlt y change Of name, doctrine,
intent, purpose, OF pledge from the date Of
It's birth
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
A NEGRO FUNERAL In GEORGIA.

I dropped into church for few mo-
ments to listen to the funeral discourse
of colored preacher. He was telling
the story of the five foolish virgins.
"Now, my bruddern," said he, "dis good
brudder iyin' yere want no foolish vir-
gin. He had his oil all ready, and good
oil, too. He amt cryin' out for oil
bout dis time. Yer see, dem foolish
virgins, dey went to sleep and when dey
woke up dar war de lamps, de wicks war
dar; dey had matches all ready cherry
ting was complete but dey didn't hab no
oil. Oar war heap trouble den. / tell
you. Dey JUS went cryin' and screamin'
! fer oil It Earn't no oause.ssiI IsspeeAl like
Richard, dey cried out, MY kingdom for
horse, but in dis yer case it warn't no
horse, only drop of oil, just 'nuff to
make a flicker. Dis good brudder's
lamp war runnin' ober; he war wise
virgin" And the congregation swayed
and moaned and cried aloud. l followed
this funeral procession to the grave under
the pines and stood, the only white per-
son among them, and watched them low
er the coffin into its resting place. This
they did with the rope rein, which they
unhitched from the horse in the wagon
which served as hearse. Never shall |
forget the scene-all those black faces
turned towards the setting sun, the wierd
music of their funeral chant, the means
and strange cries of the whole assembly
as the red clay was thrown in upon the
colored 'brudder" whose lamp was burn
ing brightly. "Don't yer cry no mo- !;
but sing Home, Sweet Home Ca negro
hymn as sweetly as de departed is a
singin' it wild de angels dis mint" And
I came away, the music of their hymn
growing fainter as l came up through
the rose-scented town, till they were far
behind me, but I shall never cease to
hear that song.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

his hat and wig, and brushed and set
tied him ag'in, the parson he says,
We'll, boys, yc've had your say and
your laugh, but l warn your now | won't
have this thing goin on here any more,
says he, $50 mind yourselves
"Wal, the boys saw the doctors blood
was up, and they rode off pretty quick.
and | believe they never raced no more
in that spot.
"But there amt no telling the talk
this ere thing made. Folks will talk,
you know, and there warn't house in
all Billriky, nor in the south parish nor
centre, where it wern't had over and
discussed. There was the deacon and
Ben Bradley was there TO witness and
show jest how the thing was. and that
the doctor was jest in the way of his
duty; but folks said it made great
scandal, that minister hadn't no bus.
mess to hev that kind O boss, and that
he'd give the enemy occasion to speak
reproachfully. 1t RELY did seem as if
Tam's sins was imputed to the doctor
and folks said he ought to sell Tam
right away and get a sober minister's
hOss.
"But others said it was Cuff that had
got Tam into bad ways, and they do
say that Cuff had to catch it pretty
lively when the doctor came to settle
accounts with him. Cuff thought his
time had come, sure enough, and was so
scairt that he turned blacker'n ever !;
he got enough to cure him O. hoss racln'
for one while. But Cuff got over it
arter while, and so did the doctor.
Lordy massy, there amt nothin' lasts
forever. Wait long enough and most
everything blows over. So it turned
out about the doctor there was rum
pus and fus, and folks talked, and
talked, and advised; everybody had
their say, but the doctor KEEP right
straight on and KEEP. his boss all the
same.
"The ministers they took it up in the
association, but come to tell the story it
sot 'em all a-laughing so that couldn't
be very hard on the doctor.
'The doctor felt sort O. streaked at
fiust when they told the story on him
he didn't jest like it; but he got used
to it, and finally, when he was twitted
ont, he'd sort O. smile, and say, ANY
way, Tam beat 'em; that's one COM
| fort
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
THE SILENT Melody.
By OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.

''Bring me my broken harp" he said;
"we both are wrecks-but as ye will
Though all its ringing tones have fed,
Their echoes linger round it still;
1t had some golden strings, know,
Yet that was long-how longl-agO.
II cannot see its tarnished gold,
cannot hear its vanished tone,
Scarce can my trembling fingers hold
The pillared frame so long their own;
We both are wrecks-a while ago
1t had some silver strings, know.
"But on them Time too long has played
The solemn strain that knows change.
And where of my old fingers strayed
The chords they find are new and strange
Yes iron strings-I know-I know
We both are wrecks of long ago.
ave both are wrecks-a shattered pair
Strange to ourselves in Times Disguise
What say to the love sick air
That brought tears from Marian's eyes?
Ay trust me under breasts of snow
Hearts could be melted long ago
"Or will ye hear the storm-song's crash
That from his dreams the soldier woke
And bade him face the lightning fash
When battles cloud in thunder broke?
Wrecks-naught but wrecks 1.-The time was when
We two we're worth q thousand men!"
And so the broken harp they bring
With plying smile that none could blame;
Alas there's not single string
or all that filled the tarnished framel
But seel like children overjoyed
His fingers rambling through the void
~ clasp theel Ay-my ancient Tyre
Nay guide my wandering Hngers-Therel
They love to daily with the wire
As Isaac played with Esau's hair
Hush ye shall hear the famous tune
That Marian The Breath of Juner"
And so they softly gather round
Rapt in his tuneful trance he seems
His fingers move; but not soundl
silence like the song of dreams,
"Therel ye have heard the air." he cries,
"That brought the tears from Marians eyes!"
An, smile not at his fond concet,
Nor deem his fancy wrought in vain;
To him the unreal sounds are sweet
No discord mars the silent strain
Scored on le's latest start page
The yoiceless melody of age.
Sweet are the lips of all that sing
When natures music breathes unsought,
But never yet could voice string
So truly shape our tenderest thought
As when by life's decaying fire
Our fingers sweep the stringless lyrei
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28
JUST DROPPED IN.

Neighbors are an excellent institu-
ton, if they only keep their places. But
neighbors out of their places are quite
another thing. Every rural neighbor-
hood has one or more of these trouble
some people who are continually drop
ping in. Your female neighbor comes
over while you are at breakfast and
begs you won't mind her, and she sits
down in the dining room, and stares at
you while you eat, and fixes her eyes
on the patch on the table cloth, and
shows by her expression that she knows
that your knives are plated. If you
have bacon for breakfast, she tells you
fshe dislikes pork, and insinuates that it
is unfit for Christians to eat, but she
will add, as sort of qualifer, that if
you like it, it is all right. Then she
will want the pattern of little Joe's
apron. and she will go into your parlor
to get the latest fashion magazine, to
save you the trouble of going, when you
know she only does it to pass by your
bedroom door, to see if the bed is made.
You never have anything, or do any,
thing without your neighbor's cogniz-
ance. Your new spring suit. that you
have vowed she shall not see until you
appeared in it at church, she spies out
by piece of trimming carelessly left in
your work basket, and she guesses at its
cost. and asks you where you got it. and
how many yards you had, and who cut
it, and if you made it yourself, and says
she likes blue, but then green is all the
style. But she supposes you got blue
because green is so trying to a sallow
complexion. When she finds out that
you purchased the material at Smiths
she says that she always shops at Jones'.
Jones is to be relied upon, but then
Smith tells good story, and knows
Just how to handle customers who do
not understand goods. And then she
asks again what you paid for your dress,
and you dare not tell her cent more
on a yard than it really was, for you
know she will go directly and ask Smith
all about it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

THE DOLLAR THEN AND Now.-In
1864 the greenback dollar would buy
two yards of calico. Now it will buy
sixteen. In 1864 the workingman's
dollar and half for a days work would
buy three yards of calico for his wife.
Now his 81 day will buy her sixteen.
In 1864 it took the laborer, working
at Sl.50 a day, twenty two and one half
days to earn enough to buy a barrel of
pork. Now, if he only gets 81 per day.
he can buy barrel in eight or nine
days. :
In 1864 the price of mans labor
$l.50-was equal to that of three yards
of brown muslin. Now the price of a
days labor-$l-is equal to that of
twelve and half yards.
In 1854 days labor at $1.5O would
buy one gallon of molasses. Now a
days work at 81 will buy two and a
half gallon.-Toledo Blade.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-10-28

A PHILosopHER.-That boy was
true philosopher who. when he lost his
kite, thought he would cry about it, but
Immediately after concluded not to. and
went home whistling. When asked If
he wasn't sorry to lose his treasure he
replied: "Yes; but 1 can't fool away
much time in being sorry; I'm just
going to make another one, and guess
better one" A great many full-grown
men haven't learned that lesson yet.
When they have split their milk on the
ground they sit down close to the wet
spot and dilute the lost lecteal fluid with
their briny tears. If, instead of this re-
pining, they would only skurry around
they would soon find another and a big
ger cow waiting to be milked. Don't
sulk, because it won't pay.