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The Jasper weekly courier., 1879-01-03

-Gcnrgc 5. Houston. >penccr's snr-
crssor from Aiabima 10 the Cnifel
States Senafe. Is over 10 vears Of age.
ne was first elected ~ office forty vcars
ago. ani was scnf 10 Congress IN 1871.
where he saf for neariv twenty wears.
lie was a champion of pn'k's Aimini.-
tration. ani was grr,sly admired hy that
President. A. Chairmsn of the Conn
misfcc on wavs AMI Means he exposed
aud defeated many a srhrmr Of plumber.
Before AMI slnrimg The war he was =
nrominen, rn'on man. F,nr wears .go
10 was elected Governor. an two wears
svo hr was re-eiecfri. Houston has
.ever l,cen defeated b~for ~" ,.r.ric.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1879-01-03
New Saddler Shop.
JOHN TROXI-IcR |.
SourH East CORNER or PUBIsc SQuARE,
JAsrER, INDIANA.

vTvHv rr1srs- "a would respectfully - ~
il pnlse that Le 70 ncw prepared 70 manufacture "
kinds 81
SADDLES,
WAGON HAnsrss
srGcY H.ENFss.
Rurry Tri,nsning dore With ressnsss snf dispatch
Hs sisa Keeps cAn.i.nfv IN hand. hamss chains. hng
" sni wagon ~hips &C. kc.
4 shsrs of pstroosgs sciicltsd.
80. r. ~. yoHg Ik0XLFk
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

fTimes or India.1

There ID ut present ia Bombay 9
living object that may rightly bt
classed among the most curieu,
phenomena OF nature. At u hOus.
10 Mazagon may be seen a, pair Of
female twins, separate in every re-.
spcct but from the breast bone to
the lower part Of the abdomen,
which is closely joined. The upper
breast. bone of each infant 10 linked
into the other, the outer skin cover
ing both trunks. The twins are
joined front TO front; shoulders,
arms, lower limbs and feet perfectly
formed, and development healthy,
while the heads are well shaped and
the faces really pretty, with beauti.
tul eyes, large and bright. The
twins are six months and twenty
days old. are in perfect health, and
measure twenty inches in height,
one appeariDg-but in very trifiing
degree-larger than the other.
Both have vigorous appetites, aud
take kindly to the feeding bottle,
are extremely lively, and appear
good tempered.
The pulses beat in unison, they
generally fall:: asleep or keep awake
together and their actions are unus
nally simultaneous, though some.
time one would cry while the other
was quietly drawing the mouthpiece
OF it's bottle. rhe strangely. united
par were born ut DaboOli. in the
Ruinagherry Collectoratr, the tath.
or being a Mohammelan and a sea.
farlng matt,-wt..ie-the mother has
besides II pretty little daughter
ab0nt ID. According to the tor.
mers account, he called in IL native
doctor at Rutnagherry, whose Opin.
ion was that there was % connection
internally between the abdOmens,
40 That Of whatever sustenance the
one took "a portion passed to the
other. However that may he, the
infants feed separate. each having a
bottle TO itself, and draw vigorously
nj their nOurishmpnt. This same
doctor also declared it would he i'm.
possibly to separate them without
distinguishing life, The twins have
mp TO this time never been iii, and
N every appearance are likely to
gov up.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
Missionary Baptist.

nv. ). W: MELTON breaches at Coal
Sp,nngS' "a Sabbath in each month and
az u p,i'fe-At Sharon, near Lisbon,
before. ""o '"'N'
ny MCGEE, breaches at Homss,
o eao inn ~ sabbath and Saturday before Il
hkv; a. HARRIS breaches at Antioch,
~ naooath of each month and Saturday
Su nr;i Colqnitt, ID Sabbath-At Rocky
Smnng' 'm Sabbath Of each month and
Sashy peiore-At New Friendship, Itb
f., hEv; H. q: ARDS breaches at Athsns,
~, saooath In each month and Saturday
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
Rural Simplicity

"Mistcr,r said one old man, awe
hearn tell us how Baltimore stretch
es for more'n q miller
EYES, was the answer, "considet
ably mOre.r
ado wonder! And that the hons
es all tech one anotherf"
Eyes, that's true, too"
"Do wonder" he calculated again,
aud IN response to every other con.
hrmation of the tales he had heard
OF the city. "And that the roads ID
al kivered with rocks, damned right
agin one anotherf-
"fes, sir; the streets are all psv.
ed"
"Why, nothiuk can't grow thar
how do they livei"
"Ob, they trade, principally" WAS
the beet answer the hspelessness of
explanation could evolve.
swell, if it's all true what | hear
blamed If they amt n passed. of durn
ed fools, "he exclaimed, emphatically.
"Why don't they scatter to whar
they can raise corn and stun to lire
orr
Which question wAs 40 thoroughly
unanswerable tina, the conversation
abruptly terminated. the old man
resting firm in the belief that the
good old people of Baltimore were
"a passed. Of burned fools.r-Balti
more American.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
The GUARDIAN.
AN AvTvnn NETTING.


tfrSn Lonios World, Nov Slah-l
Hu Ep j0td, who smiled,
u S>s<~4o, 6Aesatumn day,
An sutpmn morning We beguiled
In whst~e th%sbt bsrHrless wsy
And hsf I esrnJ t, half in play,
We tbldfh- stories of our PAST
And part was sal and part WAS gay
And friendship riPensd fast.
There stole touch Of sympathy
hrTEh oil our pheasant, careloss talk;
ThSn ~ daped hspds 10 mutual trust,
Aud stopped . moment in our walk.
And, stopping once, We fingered long.
And found 10 much that we could say;
Gruwn earnest, too, We quite forgot
We had begun In such mere play.
Until ct last you said. Good bye"
I wonder shall We meet again,
Tho world II narrow, friends are fcw;
hope We have not met IN vaini
But !, who smiled, have no more smiles
To give 10 those who come and 60;
] think of that short autumn day
And all We said u year ago.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
PAY John williams.

At church prayer meeting not
tar from Boston, u man whose ere
dit was not the best, and who wa,
somewhat noted for his failure t.
meet his obligations, arose TO speak
The subject tor the evening was
"what shall | do to be savedi'
CommeDcing in measured tones he
quoted the passage. "what SHALL |
do to be savedi' lie paused. and
again more emphatically asked TIE
question, "what shall do to bc
savedr Again, with increased
s0lennity and impressiveness of
manner. he repeated the momen.
tOus inquiry, when y voice from the
assembly, In clear and distinct
tones answered. SVfo and nav
John Williams for the yoke of oxen
you bought of him"
The remainder of the gentleman's
address was not reported. All
present appreciated the fitness of
the unexpected word In season, aud
were saved from hearing n lengthy
eXOrtatiOn from the swindler's lips.
The incident has led us to think
that there are good many people
who, before they make much pro.
gress in walking in the way OF sal.
walton Themselves, or guiding 9th.
crs therein, will have to $50 and
pay John Williams" or John some
body else, the money they honestly
owe them. There ia no man shrewd
enough to pursue n course of dis.
honesty aud trickcry, and still IT.
tain the favor Of God in this world,
or hope Of glory in theworld TO
come. 1t is best to settle up, pay
up, and then it will be in order to
talk to the prayer meeting.-Chris
fidR.
Our readers will say that the
foregoing is capital hit. # does,
indeed hit tile nail squarely on the
head. 1t ia to be regretted that
many excellent preachers destroy
All their power for good by failing
to pay their debts. But few things
will ruin preacher sooner. No
minister out to allow his church, or
his family or himself to thus Oh.
struct the cause. Better 20 in |
shabby clothes and drive a dray to |
earn N living than to fail to pay
honest debts. There is u vast deal
of harm done by the slack or dis.
honest way many church members
transact their business. We think
churches should ottener deal with
members tor dishonesty.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
Homer Masonic Institute
for Young Ladies'.


Board and tuition per month of four
weeks, including Washing, lights, &c, sl1,
in advance.
Music on Piano, Organ, Guitar. or cult
walton of the voice. included with the
above. So ~. in advance.
Tuition. 3, and dollars per month.
incidental fee per term, tI-in advance.
For further particulars, send for Gaia
logue.
+. :. SLIGIl. 4. ~, Prest.,
Homer. Claiborne parish. La.
Aug. d, l-1g 52:y
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

About twenty negroes arrived M
New York yesterday from Liberia.
"hi,her they had gone n year ago
under the auspices of the South
carolina COLONIZATION Society. They
orihg the most gloomy accounts of
the enterprise, showing thar it was
gr0ssl, misnlanagrd; that scores of
the emigrxnts have died Of climate
ailments. and that the few who NJ
main alive are barely able TO oh.
tain sa6cient food.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
MILLS, GIN AND FOUNDRY,
,. T.. 4 II. A. kIIpN.

1 + our mills, Il. miles North of Homer,
n We are nov furnishing LunIl4.t IT rea-
sonahlr rates: making better Meal and
Flour than any other mill in the parish.
We have III" renowned Brown Gin, with
all ttTe nHHirrn improvements, and will gin
cotton for the right,rnih. We are prepar-
I'd To furnish excellent Foundry work, and
can do any job in that line required in this
country.
We ask the patronage Of the public, and
will guarantee satisfaction.
+. L. Il r. A. ALLEN.
July 30 l-79 BOY
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

Dir. Edward Wbymper, who was
the frst Englishman to successfully
ascend the Matterhorn, has kft
England for Ecuador. 1t is his
intention to utilize the experience
he has gained in the Alps BY ex.
ploriug and attempting the ascent
Of the Great Andes. He 10 accom-.
panied on tho expedition BY his old
Alpine guides, Jean Antoine Car.
rell aud Louis Carreil.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
A Sleeping Car Comedy.
cincinnati Commercial. !

| I liltlilluIl onlltltTtlnl.
A traveller on the Baltimore aud
Ohio itaihoad relates the following
incident of travel:
A middle.aged married couple
have turned in next to me, having
boarded the train at u way station.
They have evidently been much
hurried aud are out of humOr, for
the wife is fretful and excited, and
the husband growls above his
breath in this STYLE:
"NOw, III Just bet you didn't put
my niGhtsIirt in!-
"Shush! It's in the basket in
tho corner" replies the woman.
"lve looked in tho basket and
faint there. | s'pose you put it at
the bottom under The vittals.-
ain the vittals, indeed. Why,
John. what on earth are YOU
a.doingl7
"rm looking for my shirt"
"lDon'E that's the wrong basket
You've gone aud split them pickles
all dse the ~! I never seen such
n mani Y
"teyer MIA. Mary. you needn't
tell lhe whole or" This in whs
per pe(pliar 70 che stage.
'Locaing for your old shirt in the
'kuser baskct: don't see what
anybody wants night shirt for on
a railroad, anyhow" retorted the
indignant female: and there was q
whrring sound, which indicated
that she had pitched the missing
article in his face just in time to
choke of wicked rejoinder.
a." 'Sposin' the ears were To run Oft
the tracki" added she. "Yoa'd be
a nice pictur wadin' ont of a swamp
or rollin' down II bank in that,
wouldn't YOUR
sid be just az comfortable aud
purity as you in that
"S'hush! lou'll disgrace both of
us with your tongue" Whimper.
ing.
"My tongue. Well, d-n me,
Mary, if
"Fhere, now, you're cursing me
Broke Of To sob.
There's where she had him.
fhnclrd shortly after hearing the |
resonant and agreeable sound of a
KISS, but perhaps it WAS only the
angels, and | dropped of to sleep
again. On the following day | saw |
the middle-aged couple seated on
pos'te mnnching pickles aud tried
at lntervals-as dOcile and
happy couple as an, body ma,
wish to see.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
BAR AND BILLIARD SALOON
Southeast corner Public Square,
HOMER, Ia.

Southeast corner Public Square,
HOMER, IA.
TiiE undersigned with great pleasure m.
u"nnr"S {" hI> friends en-. toincf~ and
the public generally. that hi, >ahon ha-
been entirely rrmodrlrd. and will now. in
"lrgaucc OF furniture, taste in Arrangement
and quality Of liquors. compare favolablv
with an! one III the State.
FINE WINES Of rarcst brands.
Champagne, Clarct, Rhine Wines. etc. etc
CIGARS of all grades. from the mos, cx-
pnlsitcly Favored down fo the best loInr.
tie brands.
BRANDlES, French and Domestic;
Bye aud Bourbon WHISKY;
Canned Meats, Fruits, Nuts, Candies
Grocerics, and Confectonrrics of all kinds
"iN' me call and you will he PLEASED.
}. e. DREW.
MHr'h IL l-'' Boy
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

Mr.. Gent. W. Warren has filed
tiis petition protesting the issuance
of a commission to w. ID. MELON.
aid M Clerk of the District Cont.
Bah of these gentlemen were eau.
didatrs for that Office. The Gum
Springs box, in Ward 3, turned up
missing, which changes matters.
Warren claims that at this precinct
be- got lOl votes, aud Mcdonald
81. Counting that box the vote
would stand: Warren, 736; Mellon.
aid 6Sl-electing Warren by 55
majority. But, if that is not count.
ed, the vote would stand: Mellon
aid, GA; Warren, 63j-electiHg
Mcdonald by nine majority.
Judge Turner has convened a
special term of District Court, To
meet in Miuden, Monday December
-, to try the case Webster Tri.
bune.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
Upholstery and Mattress.
Making.

n ~ G Ghdersl gned announces to the ,.or,.
IN ,hs ' ipn gssh that he is .p py"p.s
brsncbe. rD.-Sikkf hriAess in an ia.
y.rn;.hsd fSrnItnr. repaired, cleaned d, a ,as
old ONES repa;rsd IN Kisses made to order;
sbop ON Soe., and worked over.
A. " Bsr,o "%.' I'm, Main street, in rear Of
JULIUS LAHGBEtD
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
VALUABLE PLACE FOR SIIp

"n SALt, fifty Acres Of Land a, Atb.
H.. x'n VI -. 'aihornr parish. This land
W",. ,'t"Hntr 'mpr"vrments-good Fran,
S,,LI.. ,m '"nf rooms, excellent Barn.
.t,ir,. II, ,h.' ' , liner buildings. A Doctor.
,nla cbro W., ~ na. r.. Tbs property will BE-.
Apply To publisher of Guard;,,
,,, DR.. J. +. MOOTy
Sept. 10, l~79. parish La:
Aft
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
I'm pOrtn mt to the Public.

TUE undersigned l. now running Tr-
1 Weekly HACK LINE from HOMER Ia
MAGNOLIA. c"unrciiu. AZ the LATTER place
MIih daily linz !" Hop, tnmH",lioHs
and comfortable hacks are prov idrd-gnod
teams aud rIr"iul dIlN,r~. Hacks l,avr
HOMER Monday Wednesday and Fridays.
aug return ~ day following. Fare. -.
ais" am prepared t" receive aud accom-
modat". ~ iir~i class sly l". day and MONTH
y h"tidtt- thd ifansr'tft guest. at my
boarding li"u>'' ~ HOMER. Prices ale rca-
>onahlr, amt taIr aud lltcniIuu unrNcrp-
tinuablr. r. /. HAMILTON.
Homer. Iunr l.. ia A.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

Making his horse Jump fences
when riding, aud taking u gallop of
Is miles are some of the delights
OF Nathan Gibbs of Wolfe County,
KY, who is % years of age. He is
living With his third wife, whom he
married two years ago. She 10 81.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
" AGON AND CARRIAGESHOp

NJ Undersigned informs the peo,le If
nouirr AMI surrounding country that
~ mas lus' opened shop as above. t;r,,
'''"'t south ni Ragland's Stable, wh.re h..
Pl'Pat'h 10 ii" any work in his Iine IN
NE yer! style aud at reasonable rates w..
non. W shtisiac-
Scpt. -, l-79.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
Claiborne Circnit-Methodist Protestant
Church.
PRESBYTERIAN.

KEY. J. 7. DAVIDSON breaches at Ho-
mer, LIST and I'd Sabbaths Of each month
Al Mlnden, ID Sabbath of each month,
Al Athens, ith Sabbath of each month.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
Cumberland Presbyterisn.

hkV; T., LEACH breaches at Shiloh,
S'coh'I sabbath IN each month and Satur-
gay hrfore-At Salem Church, Third Sab.
oath In each month and Saturday before.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
Notice Of Petition.

Succession of William T. Cakes. deceased.
Stat, of Louisiana Parish Of claiborne.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That Ar.
~ minda Nolrn hl, tins day filed IN my
office her application t" he appointed Adj
ministratriN Of the above named succr,-
sion.
Now, therefore, unless opposition he made
within the tlnm prescribed by law. the
PRAYER d The applicant will I've granted.
Given under my hand and official seal
Oh this the 18th day Ell Nov, 4. u
log.
DREW FERGISO
lo:M tfk u. T..
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

Horse. blankets with sleeves, &C.
companied BY some eight buttons,
like saucers In sire, are parsded 10
The fhrm a ovsrcoats.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
Town VI HOner:
RELIGIOUS NOTICES,
Homer Circuit-M. L. Church South,
REV. j. A. PARKER. PASTOR.

Tulip Church - First Sunday in each
month, NJ IL ocrk, III. Homer-Second
and Fourth sundays in each month, at II
oclk NJ. and Fourth Sundays at s N.
Arizona-lhird Sunday, at IL = m, and
SPIN.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
Primitive Baptist.

NON MY, NJ. e PARKER breaches at Lshes,
p Dun, ISL sabbath of each month-At New
pamah, "a sabbath Of each month-At NJ
urday before. -
tioc hI ~ n: B. HOWARD breaches ~ An.
A S'n sabbath of each month. ..ia
msrssi, /; = FOSTER Preaebss - 6anr
e'ieid' LIST Sabbath in zach month. =
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
N \ SALOON,
OF MONROE, LA.

THE PUBLIC AND MY FRIENDS ARE
L Informed that have fitted up an clc-
CANT BAR on the Southeast corner of the
Pdblic Sqnarr-in the Maxcy building
where will supply the wants of all who
call on ne. with the PIRESr WINES and
hfQt 0RS ever sold in iiomer-finr Cigars
Al low prircs-thr best BEER made in the
United states. and everything usually kept
in a we'll regulated Saloon.
| shall hr grateful for all paironac. ex-
tended to me. MARTIN NAIIE.
April Ii. l-79. r.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
Christian.

ion c. = N. N0RTHUM breaches st On
W;n SSaove, siI miles north Of Homer, . -
,,oh r sna Eldorado road, ID eabbsth sf,
''en mouth aud Saturday S,fcre.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
Board OF School Directors.

". j. LESLIE. Prest.,
Or. :. y. WEBB, Seey.,
pR. J. +. MEADORS.
Coz. J. ;. YOUNG, GEORGE DAVIS,
Is. I. LEDBETTER, BOB TARKINTOE.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

a desperate fight took place at
JonesbOro, Clayton County, Ga, on
the night OF the Sd. Mart. Walker
and George Mansfield were rival
candidates for Mayor and each was
making an earnest canvass. partic
uiariy among the cotorrd voters.
Mansfield gaze the negroes a SUP
per; Walker intruded with some of
his supporters; Mansfield undertook
to eject him, and in the personal
struggle that ensnrd Mansfield
struck Walker over the head with u
club. The latter then drew re-
,olver and and fired at Mansfield,
killing him instantly. The town
was teartully excited over the even;
and further trouble was apprehend.
ed.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
NORTH LOUISIANA STA6EO.

DATE OF FARE AND FREIGHT on the
II North La Stage Co. from Homer, La
after July LIST, 1870:
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24
HOMER COLLEGE.

THE TWENTIETH Scholastic year OF
l this Institution begins the Third Day
Of September next.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

The most afflicted part Of a house
is the window. II is always fnll OF
panes-and who has not seen more
than one window blind.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

In nearly all ceses, ll.boned
animals are gooF FsAsaA viii ma
tnre early and resesS I've flesh.
On the ether ha'fsf. coarsebow
and large joints Indicate late ma.
turlty, poor feeding quality and
coarse flesh, with a large proportion
Of offal.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

They were ont driving. Said
Theodore: What tree, Angelina
bears the most precious fruit." An
gclina: "Oh, Dory, | can't tell, un
less it's a chery-tree.' Theodor,
looked unutterable sweetness rs h,
gazed into Angelins's eyes and
said: "Thc axie-tree, darling"
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

A breath of suspicion ruins n
temperance lecturer.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

In Otisville. y. Y. a few DAYS
ago, Amos ketchum OF Mount
Hope was married to Margaret Scy
bolt Of Otisvlllr. The groom il ~
Years of age aud the bride 73.
The bridesmaid. Jerusha Durland,
dressed in plum colored silk. is So.
aud the groomsman, Joseph Stan.
ton. Sc.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmarth of New
York gave their dog Gypsir II
high toned funeral the other day.
An undertaken encascd the remains
IN a neat casket, the paws were
tied over the breast with white silk
and the procession was made up at
the h"arsr and two carriages. The
remains were inferred IN the family
lot III Greenwood Cemetery and II
monument will bt erected
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

Did You ever notice that there il
something really musical in the pi.
tifnl weeping Of Your own baby.
God bless it, aud somcthng-some.
thing, every thing fiendishly dis
coriant ih the squawling OF your
neighbor's bowling young one!
How is that, anyhow, that it al.
ways is that way.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-01-04
Hon. The Turks Smoke.

1t is not an uncommon thing to see q
Turk smoke from fifty to eighty pipes
daily. The pipe is the indispensable
companion of the Turk in every occupa-
ton, how earnest and important soevel
it may be. In the Supreme Porte, in
the Ministerial Council, where the Turk
ish grandees debate regarding the well
fare of their father-land, which extends
over three quarters of the globe, the
question was once discussed whether.
during the consideration of state affairs,
the tschibuktschis (pipe bearers) should
not be excluded. Great was the differ
ence of opinion, long was the contest
between the yearning of the palate and
the sense of propriety, till at last was
victorious the sentiment of some of its
corpulent members, who thought it
would be wrong to reject ignominiously
the old custom, and that the blameless
tschibuktschis must be permitted as be-
fore to enter the chamber and give the
needful attention to the pipes. And yet
all the members knew very well that all
this resolution was pregnant with mis-
chief and danger, for the cunning serv-
ants, while busy with the pipes, snatch
up with quick ear manga secretof State,
and before even the Sultan and the off
cial world have any knowledge of the
decisions Of the Supreme Council, many
weighty debates and DEGREES have al
ready, through the pipe-bearers been
divulged. Consequently, the tschibuk-
tschi is, next to the servant of the har-
EN-, the most valuable reporter whom
journalists and embassadorial drago-
mems can find. Tobacco and pipes are
not merely the distinctive tokens of
particular ranks, but of the gradations
of particular ranks. A muschir (mar-
shall would think it altogether unsuita-
BILE to smoke with pipe shorter than
two ellis, while the handicraftsman, or
the official of lower order would be
deemed presumptuous if his pipe stem
transcribed the measure of that habit
ual with his class.