Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-02

In submitting to our readers rs rios
p,etus for ls79. the STANDARD refers with |
nride to it's Successful career during the |
short time of it, existence, aud thr salts |
faction IL has universally given 10 IN ex- |
acting and discrimnative public.
Although deprived of the privilege OF
the Associated Pres, dispatches, the STAND
ARD has never failed TO lay before ITS read
ers the freshest and compl-test news
matter procured by private enterprise al
"a great private expense, aud, win inct'as-
ed facilities for obtaining the latest intelli-
.rrnce, il proposes, IN the coming year, 10
enlarge its news columns to that extent
which will meet the rXigencirs ol what
The STANDARD proposes TO lie III l-'9,
oxr OF THE Lr,IING pNrLIEs ASD WEEK
LIS or THE SOUTHWEST.
II. editorials will have for their aim
fair. impartial and thorough discussion oi
| thu. issues of the DAY, in refined and Dig
nitird ,tvlc. Being free from til, cutan-
clements Of Individual control or private
! subsidy, it will attack without fear or IA
| vor any system of oppression aimed
4 against the rights of the people and VIII
| unhesItatingly oppose any individual or
cla>, il deems hostile Ia the interests OF
the community. the State or the Nation.
News Of an exciting character viii hnd
room in it, columns, though II shall be the
constant aim Of the proprietor 30 exclude
| thtr,from the srnsati l-inOnger items tntt
have done 81 much IN this country to de-
grade and vitiate American journalism.
A special depart ment in the paper will
he set apart for til, collection of interest
inr and useful information from all parts
: Of the State constituting special
srNIr >ISs COLUMN.
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subscribers Of reliable information on
Agricultural. matters the STtNpAEp viii
also devote a spec d column To tins de
partmrnt of thought and will compile n
series Of extracts from journals devoted To
farm topics, Improvement oi stock aud
AGRICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE GtNEENILN.
Having procured the services Of on "f
the most thpsuigh. efficient and cNpr-
ricncra Cor. 'urrrial and River reporters
Of the Soutl west,
TIE COMMERCIAL COLUMN
OF the STNNpAED will furnish the latest
correct quutatiuus of all the markets and
will hr "A constant rcfrN of the iluctua.
tions Of the cotton market. intending Local
statements, comparative receipts at thl'
port, sources OF receipts, shipments, spot'
and futures at Iivrrponl and New York
receipts AZ all the ports total visible snip
PLY, with rates of freight on compressed
aud other cotton. aud the quotations %
all articles of sale and mcrclLIGI>r through
out the world.
The STANDARD publishes the only com
plrtc Commercial report ia the city.
TN RIVER ANp WEATHER COLUMN
| Will faithfully record the condition of th'
river. the atmospheric changes of climate
| and the muvcrl,r.t, %: steamers, with 'hcl
- connections AT other ports and all othr
information of u character usually sough
III this department.,
THF wffkLf STANDARD
By it, earnest and fearless advocacy {"
the principles nf the great Dcm",rati
party to which ii gives allegiance, 10y I'll
important news II will constantly fnrI 81
and 10y its large and variable character OIL
miscellaneous reading matter, rnbracin
literary and scicntIhc selection, of I'll
freshest and most legitimate characicl
will, IN the coming year, not only >us'li
its present circulation-the largest payln
one in the State outside Of New Orleans
but will take rank with any of the weci
lies published in the country.
The present edition ot the WfEkL
SrANp,Ep contains more reading matt,
than any paper published III the south.