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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15
KEEPING THE HOLIDAYS.
FIIZABETH AkERS.

Ii is the childrcn's time - year;
Their faces, radiant with delight,
Fill even the poorest homes with cheer,
And make the happicst still more bright;
The gravcst eyes put on smile,
To watch their FRANKS and merry ways,
And mark how glad the world is, while
With gifts and laughter. songs and plays,
The children keep the holidays.
But how shall we, whom years have taught
The bitter truths of toll and care,
Whose sohcrer growu-up hearts are not
Like theirs. ~ light a. Summer air
We. who have learned that time bcgulles,
That youth departs, that joy decays,
That Fortunes frowns outlasts her smiles,
And life drceives and age brtrays,
How shall We keep the holidays'
We cannot dance in cap and bells;
We cannot bliud ourselves Ia truth
For TIM" the oculist, dlspcls
The glamour from the eyes of youth:
We know lfc's cheats aud mockrrN,
And hopes sweet lies and soft delays:
And ghosts which children do not see
SIT at our frasts and haunt our ways.
And help NJ keep our holidays.
But selfish grief is vain aud weak
Tho-, souls are ever happirst
Which, through this devious journey, seek
Their bliss in making others hlrst.
If We but shed one helpful -lcam
Alnn. the worlds brwildcring ways,
And make one sad life brighter seem,
More warmly shall onr homc-ircs blaze,
And happier he our holidays.
All, he WHOSE tender thought gives heed
To povSRty and wrrtchcdnrSs,
Who hears the cry of Woe and need,
The plant of hunger and Distress
Whose heart with pure compassion burns
For THOSE whn walk IN thofny ways,
Who dries the mourncrs eyes. aud turns
The orphans fears Ia songs of praise,
Most iltly keep, the holidays.
Baldwin, Monthly.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15
SINGULAR Murder in SteubenviIIe.
Wheeling Intclligcncer, ]

Wheeling Intclligcncer.l
The Coroner of jefferson county,
Ohio, is in Steubcnville engaged in
IN investigation as to the death of
a Young man named Edward FitZ.
patrick, who died on Tuesday night
from injuries received from the
hands of person as yet unknown.
1t appears that about four weeks
ago a Pittsburg woman who, de-
serted by her husband, had taken
up her residence in Steubenville,
was occupying a room with the
deceased. Some timefn the night
there was a rap AT tAe door, and n
male voice demanded admittance.
Fitzpatrick opened the door, when
he was struck on the head by some
one with a handy billy or KNOCKERS,
the blow fracturing his skull. In
the darkness neither Fitzpatrick
or the woman could recognize the
assailant, and the police have not
the slightest possible clue to the
party. Fitzpatrick's wound was al
first not considered by himself Of
anybody else as serious. He wa'
not only not confined to bed, bu
was able to walk around until thu
day he died. He, however, com
planned constantly Of ringing il
his head, and told Mayor Irwin tina
he believed that stroke "would Kill
him yet.- After the assault oil
Fitzpatrick the Pitts5urg woman
left Steubenville and went to Pitts
burg and is now living on the Sout
Side.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15

"What most admired about him
was the beautiful waggle of his
tall
The widow just sat down and
cried.
"The idea of your coming here
and insulting me-" she sobbcd. "lt
my husband had lived you wouldn't
done it. lonr remarks in refer,
ence to that poor, dead man have
been II series of insults. | wont
stand it,
He colored and looked dumb.
founded.
Are YOU not Mrs. Blinkers!" he
stammered.
mo, no.
"And has not your old grey horse
died!"
IL never owned il h.horsr, bnt my
husband died week ago"
Ten minutrs later the minister
came ont of that house with the
reddest face ever seen on "a mortal
man.
"And to Think" he groaned, rs
he strobe home, "that | was talking
horse To the woman all the time,
and she was talking husband"
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15
Lch obliged for your kind il

Lch obliged for your kind in.
nfation, my dear sir, but we will
not come back at present. lon
can expect us, however, in the
course of Il week or ten days. Till
then adicu!" Lord Ullan called
again. Twas vain; the loud waves
washed the shore; return, they
wouldn't think OF it. In fifteen
minutes they were on the other side,
the ferryman was wondering what
he should do with Il twenty.dollar
gold piece, and the young couple
were inquiring the way to the near
est justice of the peace.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15
LORD UllAN'S DAUGHTER.
The Facts In the Case Set Forth in Hum
BILE Prose.
ron City Derrick. !


\ chiettain 10 the Highlands
bound cries, "Boatman, do not tar
~, aud I'll give to thee dollar aud
Il half to row us across the lake
Nov WHO be We would cross
Loeb .Gyle this dark and stormy
night.' asked the ferryman. with
much curiosity.
What is that to you, YOU bald.
headed snipe of the Valley" replied
the chieitain, growing pale about
the gills. "lf | pay you good
round sum for your services, II ap.
pears to me your interest III the
matter should end there. Do YOU
require the pedigree of every man,
woman. and child you take across
in YOUR internal boat. Ii it wasn't
that I'm in IA hurry Id smack your
laws for your impudcnce, but as it
is" displaying Il handful of coin,
'aS it is, I'm the Chief of TWAS
Isle, aud this Lord | Hans dangh.
ter. His horSemen hard behind us
ride, and Shoul,! they overtake us
here in the glen it would 90 hard
with us
Ont spoke the hardy Highland
wight, while he unlocked his
Skiti' and told them To get in, I'll
60, my chief, I'm ready: but con
slde:ing the terrible storm. | hope
YOU will make it two dollars, al.
though as Il matter of fact, | dO
not venture forth for mere money
consideration, but for your winsome
lady. | have been there 10 some
extent myself, and can appreciate
the situations; so. by my word. the
bonny bird in danger shall not tar
~. Sit II little more in the middle
to trim the boat, please. and here
we go"
By this time the storm grew loud
apace. the water.wraith was shrek
ing. and things looked most almigh
" dark. But still, AS wilder grew
the storm, and as the night grew
darker, adown the glen rode n
least a dOzOn men with old Ullan "a
the head on Il cream .colOred mule
"Oh, haste thee, haste!" the lad,
cries, "though tenpesis round u
gather, Ill meet the raging of TIT
storm, but not my angry pa ~
on they rowed amid the roar o
waters fast prevailing, and whel
Lord Ullan reached the shore hi
wrath was dreadful to behold. AM
no wonder. For, sore disnayed
through storm and shade, he dis
covered his daughter out III TN
boat with u smile on her lip an
salt spray in her eye. and botli'arm
around her lover. For a while
seemed that he would take it out
his hired men and the cream colo
ed mule, as he declared he woul
have the former beheaded as soc
as he got home, and the latter !
; was hammering over the ears VIII
club. Presently he took anoth'
tack: "Come back! come back!'
- cried in grief, across the storm
water, land III forgive your Hig
= land boy, my daughter! oh, n
daughter! and also settle the b
with the ferryman."
But the young lady could not
caught 30 easily. Neither cou
J, the young man, who told the ferI
II man to press on, and then turnl'
at round in the boat, still keeping o
arm about his sweetheart to prove
tn her falling out, called to the {
gentlemen:
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15

Cotton factories and cotton seed
mills are constantly increasing in
the South. A little establishment
near Westminster, Ga, of which
the machinery cost only %, 800,
turns out about e27 worth of manu-
featured goods daily, and employs
eight hands at 80 cents day. The
village consumes the product, and
the owners, who are also planters,
obtain vastly higher price for their
cotton than if they shipped it.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15

The New York Graphic patheti-
cally exclaims: at is a significant
tact that there is not single negro
elected to the next Congress-, al
though there are undeniable Re.
publican majorities in several of the
Southern States" There are un
deniable Republican majorities il
several Eastern aud Northern States
and if the presence of negro Of
two in Congress is 80 desirable, why
oh why, are they not elected iron
Vermont or Rhode Island, Massa
chusetts or New York;
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15

Professional aud hu~inrSs- c.r,ls, "f ten
lines or less in irH-.tit ~ per annnm: for
.ix months, $40; Tor three months, 81
Yn.iucss advertisements of greater length
will br inserted at above rates.
Lrral advertisements will be charged NJ
l,.,u rates, where fixed by Law; otherwise
4, special rates ~ published above.
- Special notices 2o cents per line.
Funeral notices of lrsS than ten lines,
and marriage aud religious notices inserted
gratis.
.Inb.wnrk executed in the mrIicSt style,
and AZ reasonable prices.
Angus, -, l-77.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15
DIR. :. Il. RICHARDSON.
LUMBER AND GRIST MILL

'rlIE undrr,ignrd will continue Ia run
/ the MORELAND MILL aud GIN ana
ask a continuance of the liberal patronage
heretofore given. They intend, by strict
attention to business. To merit favor aud 10
1--WE satisfaction.
Lumber ~ mill. rougl. per lno feet, y M
dress 4, &c - " 9"
Delivered in Homer, -
When bills arr not paid on prr-rntation,
- cents per huudrcd will hr added.
r. H. MORELANp,
j. W. MCFARLAND.
pee. -, III 2n:ly
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15
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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15

An exchange says that the manu-
facture of cheap buggies is now Q
prominent Cincinnati industry, 80. 600
being made. They are sold for 30,
or three for 900. and are principal
ly bought by young farmers to 60
counting in. The courtship has to
be very short or it will out last the
buggy.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-01-15

In spite of the absorbing nature
of Edison's labOrs on the electric
light, he has found time % tar to
improve his telephone that 1t u ex-
pected to make practical vocal CON-
munication across the Atlaptic cahD9
that, too, with . receiver wtthoet .
magnet.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-02-22
Paralyzed by Terror.

Mrs. Thomas Kirby, living in a
house on Marion street, few doors
east of Twelfth, had an experience
Sunday night which she will not soon
forget. Mr.. Kirby is milkman and
rises early, and be and his wife were
in bed and asleep little after II
o'clock on the night mentioned.
Mrs. Kirby was suddenly awakened
by some slight noise in the house,
and, listening intently, thought she
distinguished footsteps and the open
ing and shutting of doors. She
started to arise, but was scarcely
erect in bed when the door of the
bedroom opened silently and swiftly
and a man entered the room. Mrs.
Kirby, paraIyzed with fear, sank
backward with her eyes wide open
and saw the burglars every move.
He glanced around, saw Mr.. Kirby's
pantaloons hanging across chair,
picked them up and left as silently
as he had entered. Mrs. Kirby tried
to awaken her husband, but the
power of speech had deserted her
and a moment later she was in
spasms. This awakened the husband
and he sprang out Of bed to dress,
but could not find his pantaloons.
Meanwhile Mrs. Kirby had recovered,
not sufficiently to speak, but to point
wildly toward the door, and Mr.
Kirby, comprehending that some
thing was wrong, ran down the stairs.
As he entered the first room below he
heard fleeing footsteps and a man
ran through an open door and away
through the alley.-St. Louis Re
publican.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-02-22

-STATIsTIcIASs and people OF
that class affirm in the most positive
sort of way that the ''surplus'-that
10 the identical word that these base
creatures use-that the surplus" of
women in the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland is ], 000, 600.
Send them to America, gentlemen, at
once. In this bright land of freedom
we honor, revere, most tenderly love
tine fair being SO touchingly and SO
truly described by the well-known
poet as "Heaven's best gift to man."
What is more, gentlemen, we do not
permit her to float around in heaps,
as it we're. until she accumulates into
a surplus of miilion-not by a
long shot. Remit your surplus at
once, by check, draft, postal or tele-
graphic order-whichever way will
get her here quickest, bless her pretty
heart. Surplus" indeed! The Eng
lish muffs-"creatures that hold a
woman's hand without squeezing it"
must be increasing.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-02-22
A Singular Suit.

The Reno Savings Bank has
brought suit against Wsshoe county
to recover 1854, assigned Jurors
fees. The case is rather singular
one in its bearings, and one that has
10 precedent in this State at least.
II has its origin in the case OF
Richard vs.. C. p. r. K. Co., where
in the plaintiff brought suit to re-
cover damages for false imprison-
ment. Judgment was rendered for
plaintiff late at night, when Gen.
Clarke, counsel for plaintiff, moved
that the judgment be placed on
record and he would pay the jurors
fees into court the next morning.
The verdict was duly recorded, but
Gen. Clarke failed to pay the fees as
he had promised. The Jurors put
in bills for their fees against the
county, but the commissioners re-
fused to allow them. The jurors
then assigned their claims to the
Reno Savings Bank, and that insti-
tuition has commenced suit against
the county as above stated. The
suit will be an interesting one, and
will in all probability go to the Su-
preme Court for final adjudication
Reno Gazette.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-02-22
4 Mysterious Cattle Dealer.

Report comes from the range that
a woman is doing that country in
male attire. She represents herself
to be the nephew Of August Belmont
and the son of the largest cattle
dealer in Texas. She is said to be a
good talker. A few days ago she
sold and made a contract to deliver
three thousand head Of cattle to a
dealer, well known in this city, on
Soldier Creek. She made raise OF
six hundred dollars at Russell, Kan
sas, in way best known to herself,
and from there went to Larned, where
she expected to make big haul in
some kind of speculation, but failed
and went south on the range. We
learn from a gentleman where she
staid all night that she admitted her
self to be fraud, but denied that
she was woman. She has travel
ing companion, young man, who
says that this great cattle dealer is a
won an, and he knows it. California
and Missouri have been giving their
reports of females doing their States
in male attire, and we are glad to see
Kansas toe the mark while this thing
is all the go.-Kinsley(Kan.) Graphic.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-02-22
Marrying for Plumber.

About six o'clock on the evening
of the Goth instant George Guzman,
Mexican, called upon Justice A. G.
Neill, Of Visalia, at his office, armed
with a marriage license, newly issued
by the County Clerk, and desired to
be united in the bonds Of matrimony
to Theresa Porter, or Poras, as called
by her friends. The ceremony was
duly performed and witnessed, the
groom giving his age as As and the
bride as 40. On the morning of the
21st a Mexican, Jesus Mancinatis,
called upon the judge and informed
him that the bride of the night be-
fore had been stabbed With knife
and was speeches., the house plum
dered and the husband gone. The
premises were visited. and the bride
of the evening before was a corpse
at nine O'Clock on the following
morning. There seems to be every
ground for the belief that the mar
Rage was made for plumber and sue
cesstully carried out. The feeling
among the Spanish population is in
tense against Guzman, and quite a
number of the men are out assisting
the Sheriff in search for the Gull
prit, who, it is supposed, cannot be
far off if he has stayed with the
plumber missing from the house.
Every effort is being made for his
capture.-Visalia (Cal.) News.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-02-22
Storey, OF the Chicago Times.

Personally, Mr.. Storey is a more
amiable and pleasant man than would
be believed, to judge from his paper.
He entertains very Hospitality at his
home, and is very mild and courteous
in his manners. The present Mrs.
Storey was married to the veteran
editor about four years ago. She
was a young widow and noted for
the exceeding beauty of her face and
figure. Mr.. Storey was deeply fasci-
mated with her, and rumor says he
had considerable difficulty in winning
her. At the wedding he gave his
bride many handsome presents, the
most valuable of which was half
interest in the Times. He is deeply
devoted to her and lavishes money
upon her with an unstinted hand.
Last year he took her to Europe,
where they remained several months.
While there she purchased number
of elegant dresses, which were
brought back to Chicago and given
to Gormley to make up. For the
work alone on the dresses Mr.. Storey
paid over $4,000. He is ambitious
to have his wife the best dressed
woman in Chicago, and it is said he
paid $500 to secure guarantee that
one of her dresses should not be du-
plicated for any lady on any account.
Elk.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-02-22
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR is DUE

Thomas Wren, the introducer of
the bill to restrict Chinese immigra-
ton, deserves more credit than ne
has been given for it. He worked
hard and contributed largely to its
success. Doubtless Mr.. Wren is sat-
isfied with the result of his bill, and
the great good which is expected to
come from it, and the satisfaction of
having done his duty is reward
enough; but all men like proper
recognition Of important services,
and Nevada owes it both to herself
and her industrious representative to
take some notice Of his efforts in her
behalf, especially as he was the origi-
nator of the bill which was known
as the Wren bill. Let the newspa-
pers throughout the State notice him
if the government does not. Reno
Gazette.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-02-22
An Eagle Carries off a Pig.

For several days past the resident
farmers in the northwestern portion
of this county have marked the pres
ence of an eagle Swimming the
heights in their neighborhood, and a
Mr.. Suinger, Tarrant county knight
nf the Gun. anxious to capture this
king of birds, shouldered his fowling-
piece Yesterday morning and laid for
the bird on the open pralrin, at
point about two miles northwest OF
the town, where a small herd of young
pigs were innocently grazing on the
green sward. The bird came soar
ing along, and when a point had
been reached nearly perpendicular to
the head of the swine, as it were, the
old National" swooped down and
around the surface of an inverted
imaginary pyramid, aud, sinking its
talons deep in the interior compost
ton of a thirty pound pig, started
heavenward. The ascension was te-
tlious and slow, and gave ample time
for Stringer to draw a bead, and
when a hight Of thirty or forty feet
had been reached be banged away
and bored hole clean through our
American monstrosity. The pig and
eagle tumbled tolerably well together
to the surface-both dead.-Fort
Worth (Texas) Democrat.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-02-22
A STRANGE CASE IN IOWA.
The Vengeance Had by Farmers
On a Doctor by Whom They
Lost Money.

On Thursday night, about eleven
O'Clock, nine men in disguise went to
the house of DR.. NJ. W. Slocum, an
old resident of Perry, Dallas county,
and raped at the door. When the
doctor arose from his bed and opened
the door, he was hurried to a wagon
and driven off eastward, his naked
limbs hanging over the rear end of
the wagon, while two men sat on his
BODY holding a blanket over his head
TO stlfie bis screams. His wife ran
to neighbours and gave the alarm,
and he himself made protests in no
minor key. Quickly the whole town
was aroused and Captain Haskins
came up before the horsemen got
away. and Selling one horse By the
bride ordered the rider to dismount.
Several revolver snaps were ex-
changed, the weapons not discharg-
ing, when the horsenen dismounted
and fled. A large posse at once made
pursuit. and few miles distant one
of tie mob was captured who had
been thrown from his horse. He was
brought back, and upon washing the
black from his face he was discovered
to be Thomas Gardner, a farmer
living a few miles distant. He re-
fused to "squeal" on his partners.
The pursuers got so close on the
gang that three abandoned their
horses, which were captured, and the
doctor was thrown out of the wagon.
He made his way to farm house,
where he was cared for. He is in a
critical condition, owing to his expo
sure in only a shirt, the bruises re-
ceiyed and the excitement. He says
the mob told him they were going to
kill him, and they probably would
have done so but for the close pur-
suit. The cause of the trouble is
supposed to be the failure of the
doctor in business several months
ago, through which farmers in the
neighborhood where Gardner lives
met with losses. There is little doubt
the whole gang viii be brought to
iustice.-Des Moines Special.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-02-22
A Duel in a Ball Room.

Two young men, Samuel Tomlin-
son and George McGregor, were
present at the ball at Cedar Hill. In
the ball room were collected young
ladies and gentlemen of the best So
ciety. Among the dancers was Miss
Buriett, who was engaged to marry
Tomlinson. Both Tomlinson and
McGregor claimed Miss Burdett for
the next dance, and a quarrel arose,
but McGregor triumphantly led the
lady out on the floor. Tomlinson
drew pocket-knife and attacked his
rival as he and the girl were swing
ing corners. McGregor also drew
his knife and terrible fight ensued.
Both contestants were badly stabbed.
Miss Burdett tainted. McGregor is
fatally cut.-St. Louis Globe Demo
Graf. IA 49, 4. /.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-02-22
Uncle John, the Darkey Hermit.

A colored man named John Mel
lens lives as hermit on Rice street,
near Gilmor, in one room. He is
well known in that locality as "Uncle
John, the Hermit" and many per-
sons visit his room for the purpose of
seeing his curiosities. He has lived
in the room for many years past, and
is getting to be an old man. The
neighbors give him money. His
room is down a basement, and the
entrance and window are filled with
plants of various kinds. Once in
side an almost Undesirable scene
presents itself. The motley collec-
ton of strange and anomalous arti-
Giles was never before seen or heard
of outside of Dickens's "Old Curl
osity Shop" The room bore a
cramped appearance and was Uttered
with household utensils, old pots and
Jars, old pictures, among them
"Heaven and He'll" bundles of rags,
and large collection of papers from
the year 1910. A lounge serves him
for a bed. A number Of yelping
CANNES and mewing cats met the
Morning Herald's reporter as he en-
tered the apartment. In one corner
five Guinea pigs performed various
tricks and were quite tame. Ladies
and gentlemen visit his abode out of
curiosity. The reporters curiosity
having been fully satisfied, the street
was reached, and Uncle John bid
him goodbye, not, however, until he
had insisted on his taking a sprig of
geranium as memento of the visit
Baltimore Paper.