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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05
FOR .SHrRTTP

We are authorized to announce p. u.
FREEMAN as candidate for Sheriff q
Claiborne parish. at next election.
We are authorized TO announce THO6.
II. BROWN a. n candidate for Sheriff Of
Claiborne parish, at next election.
We are authorized 10 announce JOHN L.
BROWN a. candidate for Sheriff of Clai-
borne parish. at next election.
We are authorized To announce JAS. n.
SIMMONS as candidate for Sheriff Of
Claiborne parish, 1t next election.
We nrr authorized to announce J. T.
BAKER a. a candidate for Sheriff of Clai.
borne parish, ut next election.
We are authorized 10 announce ALEX.
RNiLAND n candidate for Sheriff Of
Claiborne parish, at next election.
We are authorized to announce n. T.
MctLENB6N as candidate for Sheriff Of
Claiborne parish, AT next election-subjeet
10 Democratic nomination, if there b
Onr.
We are authorized TO announce W. P.
Af''Nh as candidate for Sheriff Of Clsi.
borne parish, AT next election.
We are authorized to announce o. 4.
SMITH as candidate for Sheriff of Clsi-
borne parish, at next election.
We are authorized to announce J. II. ~
TAYLOR a. "A candidate for Sheriff of Clai.
borne parish, at next election.
We are authorized 10 announce l. n.
GLOVER a. n candidate for Sheriff Of Clai.
borne parish, AT next election.
FOX JUSTICE or THE PEACE-Tpri7.
We are authorized IN annonn,a FIR
GCSON, Esq, AZ a candidate for re -election
next election.
We are authorized to announce B. 4.
toRISON, of Arizona, as a candidate for
election.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05
F0R C0NST1BLE-Tard7.

We are authorized to announce J. T.
HYDE as candidate for Constable in Ward
., at next election.
We are authorized to announce A. C.
JoNtS As candidate for Constable h
Ward Z, at next election.
We are authorized TO announce n. b.
GLADDEN as candidate for Constable
IN Ward !, at next election.
we are authorized to announce s. 2.
MklGSBf as a candidate for Constable II
Ward :, at next election.
We are authorized TO announce r. P.
HAkWELL as a candidate for Constable
III Ward Z, at pext election.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05

Samuel J. Tildcn is the Mrphistophrlrs
of American politics. In everything cN-
ccpt cool aHaacity he is the champion
trickster OF the day. lie has even the
cool audacity. if it requires no exposure "i
himself to PERSONAL injury. Thus much az
n brief preamble To the assertion that it is
not unlikely that he had much to do with
the defeat of Ewing in Ohio. Had Ewing
been elected. then the Democratic nominee
must have come frum the Buckeye state.
and So farewell Uncle Sammy. II Robin
son il elected Governor Of New York then
will IL De almost certain that the nominee
comes from New York. Now then, if in
spite of the split in the Democracy, Rob
inson should beat Cornell. Tildcn stock
goes booming up. and who knows but that
the little joker Sammy beat us in Ohio.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05

Yellow fever is over in Memphis. Bu-i
meas has resumed. There have been Az
deaths from the beginning Of the epidemic
To- date.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05

Four prisoners escaped from Jail in Ra,
willie last week.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05
Dsascratio Conservative State Ticket

Dsascratio Conservative State Ticket.
Fer Governor,
LOUIS ALFRED Willie,
OF Orleans.
For Lieut.. Governor,
SAMUEL u. McENERI,
OF Ouac4,ita.
For Attorney General.
JAS. G. EGAN,
OF Claiborne.
For Secretary Of State,
WILL A. STRONG,
or VIM.
For Auditor,
ALLEN JUMEL,
OF lbervile.
For Superintendent of Public Education,
EDWIN IT, FAY,
OF Z. F-liciana.
District Ticket.
For Senators. 2fst Senatorial District,
JOHN u. WATKINS,
Of Webster.
JOHN G.. VANCE,
OF Bosaisr.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05
District Ticket.


There will be a Mass Meeting OF the
Democratic party at Homer ON Saturday
the 9Th day of November 1879. Some Of
the most distinguished speakers Of the
State will address the people Mt that time
and place. The following named gentle
man are included among the speakers:
Gov. L. A. Wilt. =. ID. McEnrry, F.. A..
Burke, n. N. Ogden. T.. John Ellis, Albert
VOORHEES,, Geo. NcEnery. Gen. Randall
Gibson and others. There arr meetings
announced m follows Farmeryillr. Wed
nesday the 5th Vienna 9Th, Arcadia eth,
Mindrn 10th. Democrats. Grrenbackers
aud Republicans are invited to attend.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05

In anothcr column will he found rc-olu.
tions of Homer Bar concerning the death
Of r. +. Vaughn, Esq. Similar resolutions
were passed by the bar Of farm-ryille,
but the paper containing those resolutions
wa. mislad and VIC were not able 10 pub
lish them.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05

Dr. Manning, OF Farmcrvllc, has gone
to Mexico for his health.
Rev. N. Delony, Of Lincoln parish, wants
"a 90 Ia the Legislature.
Major-Gcneral Joseph lIookrr, of the
U. =. Army, died on the al-t nit.
In Brennan, Texas, over two hundred
persons have been indicted for gambling
Several stores and q large amount Of
cotton were burned lately in Ilawkinsvilc,
Georgia.
The merchant who advcrtls-s is the first
one to discover that hard times has flown
of on hasty wings.
James VI. Gillespie, nominated for Iieut.
Governor by the Republican convention,
declines the honor.
Remember that T.. John Ellis aud Scun-
tor Jonas, the two finest orators IN the
State, will be here next Saturday.
Ovcrstrrct. who murdered his wife in
Union parish several days ago. WAS cap
tured and hanged by the people of that
parish.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05

senator /ncharah Chandler, at Mlrhl-
gan, was found dead IN hi room Al III,
Grand Pacific Hotel. in Chiragn. on the
morning of the list. He had been speak
ing IN Wisconsin, and had made sprrch
that night. sudden c"ngr-tiou of the lungs
is thought To- have bcrn the cause nf his
death. The deceased has been mo>t Niu-
lent and rahid Republican, and has done
~ mnrh IL crate a solid Snnih ~ ANY
other man III his party. II seems that Ia
these days the broad mantle If Christian
charity l. expected To- cover man, rnurinl-
ties. The great public wrongs committed
hN this man ~ "a leader of the Republican
patty Will. We presume, he forgotten III
remembrance of his private virtues. II hn
had amy, II l. not impossible that Chan
dlcr had many virtues which we're rNru.
plltird IN hi social relations rather than
~ The puhlir li, 10y which hr j. best SHOW y
to the people of the United States.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05

Tho Richland Beacon has patent on
side.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05

Capt, Wrhh, the Gtr"nhack apostle. has
been telling -uiu- dirty -tnrirs in >hp'yc.
purt-sturIcs ~ dirty - only tu h- repeat
eel At low hrothrl III that city called
Middl-ton'-. W. judge ~ AT least from
the following paragraph clipped from the
l"al column of the shreveport Evening
standard:
I'll" Grrcuhack orator Who sawed the
air nn Market -tt---t-lt-i night. found an
opportunity to relate an nncvdntr III re-
ply To- a question ~ Ia why hr cond'mnrd
a policy hr had previously endorsed, in
which hr made himself appear ~ commit
ting nuisance IN the Democratic party,
which Ought tn I've tolerated because of the
greater nuisance committed upon the Re
publican party. This vulgar anccdot-
conll only find IN echo III the atmosphere
surrounding Mddlrton's den, aud We -ug.
gc.t that the gentleman'S efforts in this
town be- confined in the future TO that
locality.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05

DR.. Manning, Of Farmcrviitc, has gon,
to Mexico for his health
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05

Tramps are burning gins in North Texas
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-11-05

Rev. N. Delony, Of Lincoln parish, want.
"a 60 to the Legislature.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-19
Views of Governor Van Zandt.

Governor Van Zandt, of Rhode Island, in
his late message to the general assembly,
referring to the sale of spirituous and in
toxicating liquors." says My views upon
this important question remain unchanged
since they were expressed in my last annual
message. Yet / am strengthened in the
conviction that our present license system
is failure, alike in its moral and financial
operations. A large majority OF those who
are licensed do not even render formal re-
gard to the obligations of their bonds, pro-
hibiting them from selling to women, mi
nors, and persons of habitually incorporate
character and yet with these garing and
bold derelictions the bonds are not sued.
The cities aud towns where licenses are
granted are filed with great numbers of
legalized places for the sale OF liquors, many
OF them in the control of men who care
for nothing but the moneyed profits of their
traffic, and thus tempt, debauch and ruin
their victims The state prison, the state
farm and our institutions for the poor and
the insane, are filled with men, women and
children who are ruined by drunkenness
and if the conservative property owners OF
the state desire to decrease expenses and
taxes, they can find no more direct and
practical way TO accomplish it than TO cast
their votes to prohibit the almost indiscrim
mate sale of ardent spirits. | am aware OF
the difficulties and objections TO be encoun
tered, but | believe this TO be question
upon which the state and her representa-
| tives are bound to take the higher aud bet
| ter course, and TO enact laws in the direc
| interest of decency and morality, and theI
enforce them without evasion or quaifca
| ton"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-19
Burying the Rum.Jug.

Many years ago when temperance princi-
pies were first contending for place in the
homes of Vermont, there was one woman a
little drawer than some OF the rest, perhaps
for the reason that she was a minister's
wife; as SUCH she thought she would take
the lead among her neighbors in the good
cause of temperance. Accordingly she sent
word to one OF the neighbor women to "come
over that afternoon aud help bury the rum
Jug" Aside from the interest she felt in
the good cause, how could so great a pro-
ceediug as putting away the long cherished
household god be done alone p? The two
mothers chatted the afternoon away discus
sing various things, among the rest the new
and strange undertaking of doing without
the customary stimulus. By-and-by the mini
ster's wife opened the cupboard door and
took out the jug, shook it little-it was not
quite empty, and of course they might as
well give it a happy parting; so after seeing
that it was well emptied they slipped out,
found hoe, and dug hole in the ground
and covered it forever out of sight. "While
they unused the fire burned" and while they
dug, the children from some sly corner
watched The mothers soon after sepa-
rated then the two little watching sons
thought they would uncover it, as very likely
their mother temperance ideas had led them
to discard the contents of the jug as well as
the vessel itself. But to their great disap-
pointment the jug was drained dry-not a
drop left for the dear little boys We have
always heard, ever since we were old enough
to hear anything, of the wisdom and clear
sightedness of the mothers of the past gener-
alton aud we would commend this incident
as an example to all living mothers-be sure
and drain the jugs dry. Let the mothers
take it all, and don't leave any for the chill
dren.-SL Aibans Messenger.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-19
The Rural New Yorker.

Under its present conductor, Mr.. +, S.
Carman, the old Rural has during the past
two years more than renewed its youthful
strength and beauty. Indeed, as now man
aged, it may well be called new departure
in agricultural journalism, its editor having
an abundance of that newspaper sense
that can alone comprehend and respond to
the demands of the reading public. No
agricultural weekly is so elegantly and pro-
fusey illustrated in every department, none
has larger or better corps of contributors
and correspondents, and as a family paper
for rural readers it is certainly at the head
of the list while its subscription price is
now reduced to two dollars or half that OF
the regular illustrated weeklies, Beside;
selling his paper at this reduced price, Mr.
Carman, who has large farm and extensive
gardens makes every year free distribu
ton to each subscriber of valuable new
seeds and cuttings, worth, at dealers rates
more than the subscription price of thu
paper. This is feature of especial valu'
TO those living far from the Cities as the,
thus get the best things at the earliest date
through the mails and without cost to them
selves Address Rural Publishing Company
rs Duane street, New York.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-19
"The Truth About It.v

Under the above heading the Rural New
Yorker has been publishing series of ar.
ticles by able writers on various subjects
about which it is supposed that ordinarily
the whole truth is not known or properly
considered in the making up of the popular
judgment. The first article, by Charles w.
Garfield, of Michigan, bears upon an educa-
tional topic that has been discussed in these
columns, and is worth much discussion in
order that it may be better understood. We
therefore make the following liberal extracts
from this essay, which bears the subtitle OF
"Having Eyes, They See Not"
az go out among the children and an
astonished every time that they, as mass
know so little about the commonest thing'
about them. Boys that know the multipli
cation table by heart, do not know that al
elm tree bears flowers, or that a butterfi,
comes from caterpillar. Girls that ear
conjugate the verb To love with the mos
startling rapidity, open their eyes in ignor
ant wonder at the announcement that
clothes-moth turns into winged insect, 0
that the beautiful piece of stone they hav
called petrifed honey-comb is piece O
coral, made by little animal in the sea. 1
man who has taught school for years an
has spent other years in giving the peopl
the benefit of his thought upon questions c
agriculture and horticulture, asked me th
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-19
An Unconscious Sermon.

Mr.. Harvey was riding slowly along the
dusty road, looking in all directions for
stream or even house where he might re-
fresh his tired thirsty horse with good
draught of water. While he was thinking
and wondering he turned an abrupt bend i'll
the road and saw before him comfortable
looking farmhouse, and at the same time a
boy ten or twelve years old came out into
the road with small pail and stood directly
before him.
"What do you wish, my boy :" said Mr..
Harvey, stopping his horse.
"Would your horse like a drink, sir 2"
said the boy, respectfully.
"ludeed he would, and was wondering
where could obtain it."
Mr.. Harvey thought little of it, supposing
of course that the boy earned few pennies
in this manner; aud therefore he offered him
bit of silver, and was astonished TO see
him refuse it.
81 would like you to take it," he said,
looking earnestly at the child, and observing
for the first time that he limped slightly.
Indeed, sir, don't want it. IL is little
enough can do for myself or any one |
am lame, and my back is bad sir and
mother says no matter how small favor
may seem, if it is all we are capable of,
God loves it as much as he does a very large
favor, and this is the most | can do for
Others. You see, sir the distance from
Painsville is eight miles to this spot, aud |
happen to know there is no stream crossing
the road all that distance, aud the houses are
at some distance from the road, and so, sir,
almost every one passing here from that
place is sure to have thirsty horse"
Mr.. Harvey looked down into the gray eyes
that we're Ending and glowing with the
thought of doing good to others, and a mo-
ment later he logged off, bordering deeply
upon the quaint little sermon that had been
delivered so innoosntly and unexpectedly
Young Folks Magazine.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-19
The Liquor Question,

The liquor question to-day is the most
vital question connected with our present
civilization, and we believe that the time
has now come, as predicted by the great
Chancellor Walworth, when he said that
the time would come when rejecting men
would no more think of making and vend
ing ardent spirits than they would now
OF poisoning a well from which a neighboI
obtained water for his family, or of arming
a maniac to destroy his own life or the lives
of those around him; and that it is the
duty of every church, school, Sunday-school
and temperance organization in America to
accept the challenge thus thrown at our feet
with which legalized vice assails us, tc
our shame, and fight it out on the line oil
prohibition, the only remedy for this crying
evil, aud we ask statesmen and philosophers
AS a matter of state policy, to join and fight
out this issue and save our nation iron
drunkenness.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-19
Social Drinking.

DR.. j. G. Holland, in Scribner's Monthly
for March, comments upon the late noted
temperance gathering at the residence of
Hon. William +. Dodge, in New York city,
which included gentlemen with winedrink-
ing habits, concluding as follows sour
reason for writing this article is to call at
tention to the fact that there is something
about this habit of social wine-drinking that
kills the motives to work for temperance
among those who suffer by coarse and de-
structive habits of drink. Temperance is
very rarely directly labored for by those
who drink wine. As rule, with almost no
exception at all, the man who drinks wine
with his dinner does not undertake any work
to keep his humble neighbors temperate.
As rule, too, the wine-drinking clergyman
says nothing about intemperance in his pull
pit, when it is demonstrably the most ter
rible scourge that afilicts the world. There
seems to be something in the touch of wine
that paralyzes the ministerial tongue on the
topic of drink. We fully understand the
power of social influence to hold to the wine
cup as the symbol of hospitality. 1t is one
of the most relentless despotisms from which
the world suffers, and exactly here is its
worst result. We do not suppose that a
very large number of drunkards are made
by wine drunk at the table in respectable
homes. There is percentage of intemper-
ate men made undoubtedly here, but perhaps
the worst social result that comes of this
habit is its paralyzing effect upon reform
its paralyzing effect upon those whose judg-
ments are convinced and whose wishes for
society are all that they should be- 1t is
only the total abstainer who can be relied
upon to work for temperance-who ever has
been relied upon to work for temperance
and of Mr.. Dodge's company of amiable and
gentlemanly wiue-drinkers it is safe to con
clude that not one will join hands with him
in temperance labor-with Judge Davis
awful facts sounding in his ears-who does
not cut off his own supplies"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-19
Temperance.
A TRUMPET CALL.
Why lie Gave Them Up.

Little folks generally like to run and meet
father at night when he returns from his
days work either at the office, store or shop,
don't they =? The father likes TO have them
as well. Roger Creagh did, any way, aud
when his little "Polly" Gas he called herr
ran out to the gate he would catch her up.
give her kiss and toss her up in the air,
and then run in the house with her on his
back And oh, what good time they had
after tea-she on his lap prattlng in child.
ish fashion, and he listening or telling his
famous stories.
One night she met him as usual, but when
tea was over did not climb up on his lap but
ran off after her mother into the kitchen.
"Where's my Polly ?" cried he. "Come,
Polly, I've a nice new story tonight" But
no Polly came.
$50 to your father, child" said the mother
"No, don't want To" said the little one
and burst out crying, for the "new story -
was temptation.
"But why ?" urged the mother al thought
you liked papa's lap so WE'LL"
Eyes" said the child {" but tonight his
breaf don't smell good"
"Did you hear that, Roger ?" said the
wife, whose glance at his flushed face told
her the true reason of Polly's dislike
ayes, Mary" said he, and it shall never
be said again. ! only stopped with John
Moore, who begged me to have glass OF
something for old times sake, and then a
cigar afterward. III give them up forever
rather than lose Pollys kisses. If she shuns
me now, what will she do in years to come
No. no want her love and respect more
than all the cigars and liquor in creation"
That fathers love was worth something
| He was not afraid to give his reasons, either
for declining to drink, when urged by others
replying "No no; I've got little girl at
home who would know it, and, mates,
don't think it's good for us any way. We're
better off without it. say clean mouth
and pure breath for kisses of wife and ba
bies." | am glad to say he won some over to
| his way of thinking. Temperance Banner.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-19
agricultural DeparfWeh.
7. II. HosKINs. Editor.
FINISHED.


An old Spanish proverb says: "When the hous'
done the hearse is at the door"
The new house Is finished and furnished
Just as we've planned II for years.
All blinded, and papered and painted,
In spite Of my doubts and my fears;
In spite OF my getting discouraged
Over and over again;
But John was one Of the CHEEKY sort,
And the most hopeful Of men.
And now our new house Ia finished,
And 80 is my good mans lfel
When my children were small and fretfu,
thought my comfort would come
when they would be grown up aroundm me,
And this new house my home.
But / have had double the worry
To follow them out OF sight
I ought TO have been glad and happy
when they all were here at night.
Now they are away, the old house gone,
And so is my good mans lfel
Their father was always Christian,
But I'd got out Of the way.
what with planning working and saving
SO steady from to day,
I forgot how old growing;
And 40 blind never
That just to prepare for another
Is what our life is for.
Now 1t Is finished for my good mani
His new home Is built abovel
-Cdtnbri1ge Tribune.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-03-19

A LESSON FOR ALL.-Colonel Mead, our
Superintendent Of Agriculture, says that in
five years after he fixed his stables so AS to
save his liquid manure he had doubled the
products OF his farm. The greatest waste
of New England agriculture to-day is this
waste of the liquid excrement of our cattle
1t is five times greater than all our taxes
heavy as they are. And there is no need OF
it. 1t is simply the result Of ignorance and
shiftlessness.