Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-08-21
VOL. 2. NO. I.


prospects. Our success was by no means
assured, when, twelve months ago we sent
out our inst number from the press. In
der the policy of the Republican party a
Democratic paper IN Claiborne parish had
Teen killed, The Democracy, upon their
accession to the government Of the State,
had passed no laws snbs,dizinG the press,
and with the previous failure before our
eyes Il was doubtful whether the people
would have sufficient confidence IN our
p-rmanency 20 Justify them in supporting
II. largely But an experience Of a few
weeks removed all our fear. fh" people
came up handrouely to ON support, and
our subscription let has been continually
increasing fIom The h"gluninc until now
We cannot ind langnag" sufficient io"\
press ON obligations Ia H." people. u II
very tru" tina, We have given every man
the worth nf be-. money, hut IT III" sam"
tune ihfic /. = weigh; at obligation rest
lnr nh III growing owt ct the fact that Gully
the greatest ronhdruc" IN our ability To
,,rry ont our contracts could have induced
the people to patrnntr Us -" largely.
The coming year promises to Ice I" ~ Il
more prosperous one than the one just
gone The reduction of our terms places
the Gt>rpi>. within the reach "f every
person ~ the parish who cares Ia read.
The prevalence Of the yellow fever cpl
dcmic h,s virtually stopped the bulk at
mails and - We yet receive, and will con
time to receive. If not from the mails,
from private sources, tn" Shreveport aud
other daii,cs, it will Toe only from theta Ait
pI,S that the people will receive THEN
news. Thus we ate able to uttcr the great.
est Inducements 10 subscribers in the mat
ter of furnishing the latest intelligence.
We are not iudulgmg IN srn pr1i'r
when We allui- to the fact that the Ct NJ
pI>> has from the beginning rcrivrd not
alone from private parties, hut from its
contemporaries all over th" Sta'r, the
very highest congratulations W" feel Il
raidohahlc pride IN abiding t" this fact,
lnd w feel sure that our patrons IN tlaI-
borne will participate with H. III tins feel
IN. nC reorganization f"l work we'll aud
wmthily done.
Earh year nj uni r>l-trn,r ~ Il nrwN
paper edition Nlclds To- II, fund of luior
nation valuable {" the people. We know
now. better than We did twelve months
ago. their wants. and are thus enabled To
make the TT ,RpiAN more acceptable To
them Continue the liberal patronage
heretofore r>tcudrd 10 H. AMI Yea VIII
receive. To larger irgrcc than even bciulr
IuA and a,Hrl, ,cturu tol the woucy you
pay Us
NcN cases Of yellow t,u ga New or
leans ior ,'r - hours ending |! "',lo,k
YESTERDAY Ia deaths l.
1t viii bc -crn that " :. l,nunrf Ia,
wl,hdrlNr from the routr~' tot Ian Col
hector
The first BAH, OF new cotton huS been
received at Mrn,rl, and sold for -. cent,
pet pound
A Republican State Convention has been
called IA meet - New Orleans ru the 10Th
day Of September next.
Now !, thu time to provide N"urScff viii
= supply OF g",.l literature. G." to ia,
post office aud suit Yourself
T. J Carter Of Webster parish. Is can
dldatc foi the Legislature. 80 also j. irien,
I"EpLm-. OF the Mindru Democrat.
We are IN receipt of the third number q
the frogrc',,N, Age, 4 Republican weekly
published at NHlala, Louisiana. The Ag'
is 4 lateut outside.
OnI yodng friend. John smlnu+ls, ha,
OGr thanks for an unusually large appl,
grown upon his father. place about ON,
inilc west al Homer.
BIggIng will he high this fall. >rvcia
hundred thousand yards are locked up II
New Orleans hy the yellow fever, and /
thus shut OF from she market.
II Is necessary to vote for the hest man
Int at the sam" time it is important {,
provide Tor th" inner man. Go To Will,
Elhngt"n'N aud h. Will iii yon mp.
'iaiborn" parish has a population Of Il
"13. 50 ", ale informed by NJ. Re-, Bry
AN the dcph'N asScssor, who has ius'
finished footing Hp the r4l OF IN, Late cen
Gus
The proplrts whu declared TIA, ~.