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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-09
Washington Correspondence.

The rush, hustle and gayety of the
Capital has died away, and the he.
gira of tired Legislators has been
woven into history. Here and there
one fingers, like some stray swallow
in autumn. Perhaps he has fat
place upon some committee with
power to send for persons and pa.
pers, or pcrchance the draft upon
his small(.) salary would he too
great were he to journey to his dis.
tant home. The silence in the 70.
tunda, halls, and lobbies is broken
now and then by an occasional iost.
fall reminding one of some "Ban
qHet hall deserted" A few days
and the lobbyist men, women and
button hole manipulators will return
and the Legislative machine with all
it's side shows will he set in motion.
Christmas with it's joys and !estivi.
ties is holding in it's sway the Young
and old. What wreath of happi
ness surrounds the young hearts
these merry days. Washington
BOYS and giIlS seem To he unusually
joyous tins year and Santa Claus
rcigns supreme. What u pleasant
memory these holidays leave in the
hearts of children. An oasis as il
were in the dnll desert OF the year =
routine.
Whether we are to have the IDOL.
lar of our Daddirs-like Commo
lore Nantlerhilt's childrvn-or the
"Rag Baby" seems to have no influ.
ence upon the numhcr of weddings
here. The nuptial fever has become
Il regular epidemic and old bachr.
lors are fleeing tor their lives.
DIR. Mary Walker, that "wlial is
it of our city appears daily on the
street, hat, pants, rane and all
Her tiny teet incascd in his snug
fitting boots are it's pride. HIS ap
pcarance attracts great attention
and she has as her lictOrs a
crowd OF small boys who insist on
laughing on all occasions. She
has brought suit against the Gov.
eminent for a wears pay. He says
she WAS ready and willing to work
but WAS unassigned, ergo it wants
pay. The Comptroller held, just as
"a joke, that she should he paid, but
the incOrrigible official who hands
ont the money determin Il that mel
ther he, she, or it should he paid for
service not rendered. Exit. the fes.
tive Mary-pants and all in high
dudgeOD.
The red sand stone structure
known as the Smithsonian Institute,
with it's beautiful grounds is IN at.
traction to every one visiting Wash
ington. It's history is q romantic
one, and not generally known. An
Englishman but IL years old when
the Declaration of Independence
! was signed, who lived during the
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-09
CARRIAGE AND BUGGY PAINTING

An now prepared to re-paint and var
l nlsh Carriages, Bnggies and Wagons at
short notice. Satisfaction warranted. Sam
pies Of my work can he seen i'll Homer. ]
VIII also varnish OLD FURNITURE and
REPAIR CANE SEATED CHAIRS. My
Terms arc reasonable TO suit the times.
Call and see me at the old stand Of High
tower 4 Ruffner, s. E. cor. public square.
W. c. LILIES.
Aug. p, 1877. l:y
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-09

Tsrns Of Advertising:
sou.re. Of one ipch in space or less,
s-st insrtiou. 81 %; esch additional inser-
ton. 80 cents.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-09

Professional and business cards, al ten
limo. or l,,.s in length, SIS per annnm; for
nv mouths, $40; for three months, 81
Rn.;ness Advertisements of greater length
xill he inserted at above rates.
Legal advertisements will be charged AZ
,s,,l rates, where liked by law; otherwise
Al special rates rs published above.
,v S,cci,l notices 20 cents per line.
Funeral notices Of less than ten lines,
and marriage aud religious notices inserted
gratis.
Job.work executed in the neatest style,
and At reasonable prices.
August -, lS7'.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-09

The theory of evolution in con.
stantly gaining ground. A child
was recently born in Arkansas with
an arm where leg should he, and
with leg in place of n right arm,
He will probably be the only man in
In the world that can kick straight
from the shoulder.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-01-09

"How can | leave thee" he sang
as he played checkers with Mis- nose
In tho county jail
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

place 1 said, it is Dante's Infe.
were were not many signs of death. bu ,n e
dead were there. Mortal corns su, The
in the corridors. Corpses war pses Were
stairway. Corpses in tho 10 toe
Lepers met lepers, and M garden.
mouth kept back their breath nGaged
here to report; and first harn ! am
port that the tales of Arab;ane !" re-
OF splendid sumptuous scenes ub slofles,
holds sway are false. had hea.eIie.,sln
the furniture in these guided nala au 'oat
sin was rich unto the richness aces Of
throne in the Tuilerites; that MI ol the
pieces of painting hung unnr MASTER.
walls; that ravishing music ASA, Iaieen
ear. It's lie, there wasn't a na;a, The
worth five dollars. They were "'n'lhg
daubs-a cross between a chromo" mere
asplash of poor paint. The uphoI.,san and
1t had two characteristics, rednase
cheapness. Mnsic-a few paintaS and
lures squawking discord with cra eiea
voices to tuneless pianos. Yes. 1 ,t
were tinsel and gewgaws; but r; oiele
art, beauties, no. However great tI y
pretense, sin is always poor. She ou me
not keep mirrors, divans, and ov gan
pianos. Young man, you are s IS
fool if you go to places of sin to sec s's all
pictures or to hear the music I. ,ut
to Thomas or Dodsworth and Won ', n:h
hear more music in five minutes W. HlN
you will find in the devils haunts ina; ;n
year." Mr.. Talmage's disconrsso III
the first Of a series which he will do, ma
on his nights experience. He trao,e ei
the subject generally, without nar rGeeu
larlzlng the result of his researob.'
further than is mentioned above pau,s
of his discourse were very AFFECTING an S
half the audience was sobhinge az" M
must delay" he said, until next SIM
day the unrolling of the scroll wb;c[
this morning | have simply laid ont 'te
toble. l shall come from generalitias to
specifics. Next too, l shall take na;r NJ
to answer the question. Why do tbo
municipal authorities allow tbsse
haupts ofinquity to exist? Ishall SHOW
the obstacle in the way of closing them
and L shall speak a word in homes
praise of the detective force of Brood.
Ign, who are doing a work that !.
simply magnificent. Sirs, before pct
through with this course of Sunday ser.
mons | will, by the grace of God, save
ten thousand Of my fellow-men. and in
the execution of this mission / DEFY all
earth and hell" Mr.. Talmage received
a perfect ovation Of applause and sat
down painting hard and looking very
red in the face.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23
YELLOW FEVER,
THE SITUATION AT MOBILE

The following appeared in the Mobile
Register, Oct. 18th: eve think it is due
to our people to give the facts at ou,
command in regard to the sickness now
prevalent among us. In default Of &C.
curate information wild rumors are ant
to prevail, and exaggerated statements
will be put forth. We have been en-
abled to gather the following facts byln.
spection of the books at the health-oi
fee, which are open to the
public. During the last twenty.
four hours there have been fl
teen cases Of yellow fever reported.
most of these are confined in the same
locality as heretofore, though there are
several in the extreme southern portion
of the city. This makes seventy-three
cases of fever in all that have been re,
ported since the first case. There have
been twenty-three deaths in all since
the beginning Of the sickness. A.
though it is plainly evident that the fever
is not spreading it is also evidet that 1t
is not spreading to that extent that
some alarmists have reported"
NJ ABAlEMENl.
At Memphis Oct. 18th the weather
was still warm and sultry. jeff. Jr,
only son of jeff. Davis, died near Mem,
phis of the fever. Dispatches received
at New Orleans from all sections OF the
south reported no abatement OF the
disease anywhere.
MEMPHIS HEAT.
Memphis advices under date OF the
10th inst, report the weather growing
warmer, and reports of further spread
ing of the fever in the suburbs are re-
ceived. From six O'Clock last night uI
til noon to-day undertakes repoF'
25 interments. Among those VINO
have died since last evening are Jonh
Lenburg, Ambrose G. Dalton, james
Martin, and Brother Wendelln, OF Inc
Franciscan order of priests. Rev. geo
G. Harris. dean of st. Mary's cathedral,
has returned, and is on active du.
among his parishioners.
VARIOUS TELEGRAMs.
At Memphis on the 14th the Weatht
was warmer. The following dispatch
was received there: .
"DECATUR, Ala, Oct. 14-Houdra AZ
ISOLATION, Memphis: Will leave here !iIs
morning for Tuscumbia and florlua,
Seventeen new cases at this point yes
terday. The Howard Association he a;,
is well managed, and have all 'neli
wants supplied. Drs. Sauye anu
Summers and a resident physicla.-
are doing nobly. There are 2oo cas-
of yellow fever at Chattanooga, Fem,
who are being well cared for 0! .nt
physicians and thoroughly organiAtU
relief committee, with Hon 4. ~
James as chairman, who Is emiilen"i
qualified for the position. WIN ie''
home tonight. A. D. LONGsrAft.
President Howard Association,
The fever had manifested Its pres,eHo :,
in Mobile and much alarm was lev
the prospect.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

A STRIKING commentary ON the pre-
sent mining stock craze is found in the
fact that during the past year mining
stock dividends have fallen off to such
IN extent that the amount payable this
September was only $57SO0O against
- $50, 500 in September, 1877. A year
ago thirteen mining companies were
paying dividends, including the Cali
iornia and Consolidated Virginia, which
disbursed $2,l60,6O0 in September,
1877, but not dollar last month
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

JUDGE Clifford of the supreme court
Of the United States. left Portland, Me-,
for Washington, last Wednesday. Du-
ring the summer he has written and de-
livered forty important equity opinions,
requiring the examination Of from two
hundred to seven hundred pages of
printed testimony each, and during
July he wrote seventeen opinions in
twenty-one days.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

HORRIBLE OUTRAGEs IN INDIANA.
Evansville, Indiana, advices of the
18th says: On last Monday night
seven negroes entered II house OF
ill-fame at Mt. Vernon, Is miles dis
tant, and by threats and violence sue
ceeded in ravishing five white women
living there. Four of the negroes were
arrested night before last When Dep
uty Sherifis Thomas and Hayes went
to the residence of Dan Harrison, father
of ONE of the three missing ones, to
make the arrest Of the son, Dan Harri-
son resisted the entrance to the house
and shot Deputy Thomas. killing him
instantly. Deputy Hayes shot the old
man, SCATTERING his arm. The news
spread rapidly, and soon mob of sew
where old man Harrison had been
taken to keep company with the four
previously incarcerated. The Jail is
very insecure, and the mob surround
ed it in order to prevent the prisoners
being taken to this city for safe keep
ing. Hearing that the militia had
been ordered from Evansville, the 900
4. NJ. train west was stopped by the
mob mile this side of Mt. Vernon and
searched. Finding no soldiers had
been sent the train was permitted to
pass on. The crowd around the jail
increased in proportions toward night.
The telegraph operator was run out OF
the Office at 9:30P.M NJ. One hundred
men in long, black masks proceeded to
the Jail at one O'Clock. took the Jour
prisoners arrested Tuesday, and hung
them in the Jail yard. The old man
Harrison was cut to pieces and thrown
down privy vault. After perpetrat-
ing the horrible deed the mob dispers-
ed and the streets are now deserted.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

The two great gas corporations OF
London, representing millions of pounds
sterling, are in great fear that young
Edison is fumblng after their umbilical
cord. The market quotations OF their
stock show an anticipation that his
electric lights will dim their Intellectual
tire. Shares fell twenty-five per cent.
last week, and will probably continue
to descend unless the directors can
contrive some way to eXtinguish the in
novating genius.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

EMPEROR William, of Germany, has
been summoned before legal tribunal
in a civil action A carrier at Teplitz
was employed to convey a quantity of
luggage belonging to the imperial house,
hold. and the emperor's steward refused
to pay the bill on account Of excessive
charges. The truckman is determined
to make the old gentleman shell out,
if there is any virtue in German law.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

lr is told of Daniel Webster that he
VAS fishing one day when meditating
MS Bunker Hill speech. As lac pulled
up a tautog of phenomenal weight and
corresponding age he imagined it to be
IN old soldier of the revolution, and
holding it up before him dangling on
the hook he apostrophized it thus:
Venerable man! Thou hast come
down to us from "a former generation.
We welcome thee to the light and glory
Of this suspicious day"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23
SENSATIONAL TALMAGE.
Rev. Dewitt Talmage OPP ms His Bat
teIies On the New York Slums...The
First Of the BagniO DiscOurSeS.
New York Special, 18th.

New York Special, 18th.
Mr.. Talmage's sermon to-day was a
narration of what he saw and heard in
visit to the haunts of sin in this city,
the other night. The nature of the SER
mon had been advertised, and the
Tabernacle was never before so suffocat-
ingiy packed, and thousands were
turned from the doors. He took for
his text these words from the eighth
chapter of Ezekiel: "Then said He I'M
to me, son of man, dig into the wall;
and when had dlgged into the wall be-
hold door; and He said, Go in and see
the wicked denominations that are done
here; so l went in and saw all manner
of corrupt things and abominable
beasts" AS a minister of religion"
SAID he II felt that l had divine COM
mission to explore the inqulties Of our
! cities. l didn't ask the counsel of the
session, or the presbytery, or the news
papers. simply obtained the services
of three prominent police officials and
two of the elders of my church, and I'M
rolled my cOmmi sslOn. 1t said, Son Of
man, dig into the WALL" and when / had
dgged into the wall, behold" Mr..
Talmage struck an attitude of horror,
holding his hands palms outward and
far away from his face, and all his con-
gregation applauded. After depicting
the guileless influence under which his
early life had passed, he continued: " I
went rs an officer of the Lord. Do you
think that people will be apt to go to
the places l report? l have been
among dead mems bones and rottenness.
Will anybody desire to go? | shall not
put the faintest blush on the purest
cheek, but will kindle the cheeks of
many a man, into confagation and
make them -tingle. But you say,
don't you know the papers are critis-
ing you for the position you take" l
reply yes, know it; and do you want
to know how | feel about it? No man
Is more indebted to the newspapers
than l am. am here to preach the
truth and they help. The press of the
world give me each week three hum
bred thousand souls for an audience.
Am l not Indebted to the press? 1t is a
debt l can never pay. SO slash away,
gentlemen the more the merrier.
If there is anything l despise it
is a dull time. Give m
love to the editors of the secular
newspapers. Brisk criticism is like a
coarse, crash towel with which it is well
tor every public man to be rubbed
down. 1t prevents him from catching
cold. 1t was 10 o'clock of star-lit
night when the carriage rolled down
into the places where gambling and
crime and death hold carnival. AS the
horses halted and we went in entered
world as far removed from which l
had inhabited as is Mercury. There
were no sounds of mirth or outlaws OF
laughter. As l moved through this
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

FORTY thousand Lombard peasants
have been attacked by pellegra, NAL
ady which, beginning with the skin, inn
pairs the digestion and nervous system,
and becomes fatal. 1t is produced by
the habitual consumption of flour made
from damaged maize and by overwork,
uncleaniness and unhealthy dwellings.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

A GEORGIA horse-thief serving out a
fifteen year sentence escaped the other
day, leaving note to say that he could
have left at any time, but had come to
the conclusion to act honest and work
out few years as apenance, but rs the
sentence was SO long his heart failed
him and he legged to be excused.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

ACCORDING to an English clergy LA a,~
whom Bishop Bedell met IN uein ,,'aer
there is not much to choose Dew. .;,'ss
the American treatment OF the lias .l;sb
in the United States and the hn DE
treatment of the natives In AusIi"lJ% e.
He recounted cases OF oppocsi'ion, N
ceit and cruelty by the border n a,;re.
Australia in dealing with the na .be re
which could not be equalled anyMn wv
except on the line winch al,iue
territories from the Indian tribes
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

CHACE and Hathaway, the New Eng
land bank defaulters, have both receiv-
ed penitentiary sentences. Each of
these men was held in high esteem up
to the time the enormous robberies
were discovered.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

THERE are seventy-five vessels in
port at Charleston S. c., some fifty Of
which are square-rigged vessels en-
ployed in the foreign trade. Seven of
them fly American colors.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

An old lawyer says that whenever
witness under cross-examination takes
to frequent splitting he is lying, and
takes to expectoration just to gain time
to think Otherwise witnesses rarely
spit while giving testimony.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

"WHEREAs dresses with trains raise
in the street clouds of dust injurious to
the public health the wearing Of such
dresses on the street is hereby prohib-
ited," says an ordinance just promnl
gated at Prague.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23

In England, five hundred blast fur
naccs and over three thousand pudding
furnaces are now idle. The probability
is that a majority of them will never re-
sumo work, owing to the loss of mar
kets and change in modes of manufac-
tllre
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-23
GENERAL NEWS.

The Ameer Of Afghanistan is trying
to incite religious war among the
Mohamm edans of Central Asia against
England.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-17
Comfort for Small Men.

Not long before his DEATH. Canon
Kingsley drew attention to the sur.
prising number of small young men to
be seen in London crowd. According
to him, it was sign of the deteriora
ton of the race. But there are two
ways Of looking at everything, and, for
the comfort and satisfaction of small
people, we would point out that it
might also be taken as an indication of
intellectual progress. Many we
might almost say most-of the great
men of history have been of short stat
ure. Canute the Great, for example,
was singularly small man; Napole-
on, too, was little; Nelson had no
height to boast Of; and the great Condo
was short enough. Hildebrand- Greg
DRY the Seventh the mightiest Of all
the Popes, was also quite diminutiye
person. Then amongst men Of letters,
poets, and philosophers, Montaigne, the
esSayist, was little; SO was Pope-''a
little crooked thing that asks ques
tions;" so was Dryden; SO was DR..
Watts, who insisted, as we all know,
on the mind being the stature of the
man; and so was Scarron, who, allud-
ing at once to his ill-health and his
little size, called himself an "abridge-
ment Of human miseries. CasSezPs
Magazine.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-17

How TO CORRECT BAD TASTE IN
BUTTER. The disagreeable taste given
to butter when the COWS are fed upon
turnips may be effectually corrected by
the use of a little common nitre Cor
saltpeter) but the common mode of US
irg this preventive is not the best.
It has been usual to put lump of
saltpeter in the milk-pail. It will some
time happen, however, that the nitre
remains undissolved, and the milk re-
tains the Objectionable flavor. Instead
of this make strong solution Of salt
peter say q pint of boiling water upon
an ounce Of saltpeter-and when thor
oughly dissolved, put it in a bottle and
stand it in a cool place. Before milk
ing, put into the milk-pail spoonful
of this solution, or more, according to
the quantity of milk expected, and all
turnip flavor will be destroyed.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-17
Economical Mats.

A lady writing to the Tribune, says:
As many housekeepers at this season
of the year desire to make mats and
have not Brussels rawlings (although
very pretty would suggest a more
economical mat, the material of which
may be easily procured. That is car
pet-rags. Thick goods cut about half
an inch wide. Thin goods cut one
inch wide. Get pair Of wooden knit
ting needles. Price ten cents. Knit
like garter. For center-piece cast on
needle ten stitches. Knit to the length
of three-eighths Of a yard. Then knit
four strips, having first fit around cen
ter-piece, the second around the first,
and so on. Having same number of
stitches on needle for strips as center
piece. Sew strips together. When
completed will be of a round shape.
Suit yourself in regard to size and
arrangement of colors. When made
of new material they are very pretty.
I have made several, and would not do
without them.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-17

drawn on them, only in the district in
which they belong.
Question How can children be
transferred from one district to anoth-
er?
Answer Children can be admitted
to the school by vote of the district, tu-
ition being paid, but they cannot be
transferred to another district except
by the transfer of the territory on
which they reside.
Question-Can an alien be elected
School Director?
Answer He is not eligible. 'Gov-
eminent is instituted by the citizens
for their own liberty and protection,
and is to be administered and it's func-
tions exercised only by them and
through their agency" "a Wis, 1919
Question--Can teacher act as a
book agent in other districts than the
one in which he is teaching?
AnsWer-The spirit of the law is
against his exercising any schocl-book
agency whatever while he is a teacher.
Question Treasurer lost the
money in his hands, in fire he says
suit was brought, and judgment OBJ
tanned in favor Of the district. Can
the district now remit or cancel the
judgment?
Answer--1t has no such power.
Private individuals can make up a
purse, if they wish to help the Treas
urer.
Question Where a district has lost
its organization, and the Town Board
calls meeting to reorganize,is the old
order of rotation to be followed?
Answer-The officers should be elect
ed as at a first meeting the Clerk for
one year, the Treasurer for two, the
Directors for three. (Sec. 81.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-17
Care Of Black Clothing.

Black garments catch dusb easier
than any others; and they soon become
defaced if people wear them out in the
dust, and come home and hang them up
in the closet, dust and all; they soon
grow gray and shabby-looking. First
shake the garments briskly, letting ev-
cry particle Of dust escape that will /;
then brush carefully with q half-Worn
handkerchief; this removes the dust
from the surface. Brush the dust out
of the folds and plaits of dresses,
skirts, etc. Stand near a window, so
that you may shake the handkerchief
out every few moments.