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c-s, marsh, or u!iaspa;Ic poisoas.
1h' Is a COMPOUND rcrc'v. prepared vi.h
F'".]a .k.l. 'to'H iecctrtI. t-,c,.icr,, winch
IalcIy i..l- t. cT.r the ,cvc,c-t cases Of g n,
ahh fcvrr ali tho conccmHaut 4. orders. such
reno ~ ih' rcr' ties ottHr people In tn,la-
nous dt-tu.', demand. It. great superiority
over any other MOD me yet for m,
carc Of lu'c.a.'I,t. T.. MT u contains ~ arm.
nne or mineral, and those who take it are free
LON danger Of ,"lI.m or any injurious cnrctS
anu are a healthy a'cr using II n before Il
has been cNtrn-ivcly employed during the last
tariy years IN the treatment Of these distressing
disorders, and 30 NaiyIug has been lis success
That uhas gained tine reputation Of benign
LbIe. IL can, therefore, be safely recommcn lei
as sure remedy and specific for the Fever and
Asae Of the West aud the Chiiis and Fever Of
TIE south. # toun,crJ,;, the niia.natic poison
h. the /. ID. and frees the system from its inCu.
oncc, So that fever and ague, ST e.. or chills,
once broken mp by II. d. not rctut. ..ntl the
disease u again contracted.
The great variety Of disorders which arise from
he irritation 81 tia POISON, such a. NEURALGIA
Eheumatisn. Gout, Headn che, Blindnc>.
1oothaehr, fsraehe. CataFrh. Asthma, Pat
pitation, spl-nic Affections. Mysteries, PAN
In the Bowels, Collie. Paralysis. anil deran-e.
Of the stomach. all ofwhich become intermI,.
tent or periodical, have no speedier remedy Than
AYERS AGtr CUkE. which cures them all alike
ana protects the system frou future at; "a As
preventive /; Is OF immense serve. g., those
communities where Fever aud Acpe prevails, as
stays the Development OF the disease # taken
oh'"e LI't approach 1.-THE pretnon'tory symp-
toms. Travellers aud Temporary ~, lent, are
thus enabled to defy thee q. .or,icrs. and few
will yer suffer If they avail themselves VI the
protection tins remedy anoris.
foF Liver Complaints, ari ing rom torpiiity
rs an excellent remedy 1t stimulates tins org O.,
INTO healthy activity, and produces many remark.
able cures where other medicines fail.
Prepared by Or, J. c. Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists.
LobETr, mass.
SOLD Br Al. h.v"Cl~rN LyllYyItgPE-
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Town Of Homer:
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
Homer tirtHit-M. L. Church SeltA.
REV. j. \. PARKER, PASTOR.

Tulip Church - First Sunday in each
month, NJ II o'ci'k. a III. Homrr-Second
aud Fourth Sundays III each month, at ii
"'ctk, a IN. and Fourth Sundays at p N.
Ariz"uI-Ihird sunday, at II In, and
ID III.
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NJ \ SALOON,

T'HE III BItC AND Ny FRIENDS ARE
L Informed th.t have fitted M an rle.
CANT BAR on the South-,a-t corner of the
Pdhlic SGuarc-ln the MaXcy bniding-
where | will supply the wants Of all who
call on me. with the flRESr WINES aud
IlQt oRN ever -old in lIo,", r Fine Cigars
N low pricrs-'hr best EEER made in The
tWt"d States, and everything usually kept
in " well regulated Saloon.
shall hc grateful fir all patronage cx.
tended 20 me. MARTIN NAIJF
April l6, l-79. rs
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Alt TON GOODS.

f.i-t year Whrnw, advcrti~, Il that many
OF "ur goods Lad been bon -h, from Auction
if"u>'~, N"'nc of "ur friends We're di> ,,oSrd
I" i'ngh At our Nimplrur>,; aud in order
that they may Laugh some more whil,. We
arr I'm y, W '-a:u say that q very large
port.u of "ur goods have been purchased
III I'll" same way. and We regret thai we
were not able To- find all the goods We
wanted III these houses.
M .RLLL, NEAI. n CARTER.
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We scuttle u boat at the bottom
aud house at the top.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-21

Tins - - \aHe,,. tu'ion wilrh 90 ranuni
"Arilln hu' a~h son {" ,u'nr and Sc tor
yourself. w Promise - Show Nou how
\"n can >lv' from lee L. ..ut urr crnt IN
mtt> small hut useful article. We
VIII add a 90 ',rt counter To- cur business
most Munlt,.
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For Sale,

Eighty acres of uninNrovrd upland ".
ing two miles south of Hotncr. A bargain
can b" had 10y carly application at thi.
Office. Of
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TO save the mighty dollar Is for what
We try.
Then why not look before you buy.

adv 7ntagr ct the cNirlprdInary bargains;
We ar" now RECEIVING 'l' S""u' pu'InhS,r"
.,r I,,., a 1872, n,,,na, - and ave-
ahlrd To- exhibit tho Mp~r ATTRACTIVE
~rpCk brought ~ Mind,n in many Year.
1T rIirr, that will as.oui,h tho~, not posted
IL the piicr, Of cheap yaud~
PRINTS
We "h"r ~" pl'''N' tnt't,Il new styles
G,r H.. , 'I" ~ ", ,h, ,,y m ,"T :"
~, IN. ,o,,l,, J,,. ,,,I,,,g. L,,,..L, p,jr,,
80, ,'..,,.', n,,,,;,,. ,-.,,,. 49,,
BlI.A'I "opl'>.
We Offer - p'gc,.-at l"r"nts. warranted
o,,i,' ~ ,,,,.'i =, a - ,i,,,,,.,
"a
o,>. .,..
hhoNN dttttA--
We have over ten thousand yard, Indian
Head. Low.ls and other Brown ..,nd,
which we do not pretend t. otter - ANY
lowe prices than Others, brt will ALWAYS
meet the market
Iu.n TIrkINCS ITCEnRy srI.IpFS
pI.AInS
J
i'.l an" complete stock NJ very To"
"-''>'
! tOFToNAhES, SUMMER tASSlMERE>
AND DIAGONAL COATING,
Ia al! '"I'T~. "fH 'hr"p.
IL pirr,, kruturA, Jrt,,. huu.l' ont Of
~,a,uii. which vrwttI sci, Mt she cAtIrMri,
low price ii - cent. per 'nl,
,,, ~ J-,'I. 49,, ,.,.'., ,I.'.',
80. ,t.,,'f,, ~ ',.'' ' .,'.' ~
,l.,,, .,.,'l.., ~. ..f-
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Board OF School Directors.

W. j. LESLIE. Prrst.,
DR. y. I, WEBB, Secy.,
DR j, l.. MEADDRS. --,
Coz. j. :. lOl Nc, GEORGE DAVIS.
i. T. LEDBITFER, bon TARkINTON.
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MEMS CLOTHING.


We have an ,'..ll.nt ~'o,k of ih, .,.-t
styles. Asa. shuts. Co,l.,. ru.~. s..
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Supreme Court;
18th Judicial District:

Goth Senatorial District.
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WHITE GOODS.
lGBON~. LAiI~. NL"kWEAR. TRlli
Nl\G> AND BUTTONS.

"" have th' largest STOCK IA Nrd,u.
VIII De- pi'L>yd IT, show tu,>r -rul~. DUI
prices alt. 1. a>uIIitir
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-08-21
A Curious Lake.

In Colorado is ten-acre field which
is no more than a subterranean lake
covered with soil about eighteen inches
deep. On the soil is cultivated field
of corn, which produces thirty or forty
bushels to the acre. If any one will
take the trouble to dig hole the depth
of spade handle he will find it to fill
with water, and by using hook and
line fish four or Fl We inches long can be
caught. They have neither scales nor
eyes, and are perch-like in shape. The
ground is black mari in its nature and
in all probability was at one, time an
open body of water, on which was as
cumulated vegetable matter, which has
been increased from time to time, until
now it has crust sufficiently rich to
produce fine corn, though it has to be
cultivated by hand, as it is not strong
enough to bear the weight of horse.
While harvesting the field hands catch
great strings of fish by punching
through the earth. A person rising on
his heel and c ming down suddenly can
see the growing corn shake all around
him. Amy one having the strength to
drivea rail through this crdst will find
on releasing it that it will disappear
altogether. The whole sectionsof coun-
try surrounding this field gives evidence
of marshiness, and the least rain pro-
duees an abundance of mud. But the
Question comes up, has not this body an
outletg Although brackish the water
tastes as if fresh, and is evidently not
stagnant. Yet these fish are eyeless and
scaleless similar to those found in
caves. s- ...- ..ts s+---..--s I'd. $50
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The Amelioration Of Crime.

An extraordinary change in public
sentiment has taken place of late years
in England, and still more in this coun-
try, in the matter of suicide. Formerly
it was viewed as a crime of deep dye.
A man against whom jury found .te5o
de sc was inferred in a dishonored grave,
at point, if such a spot offered, where
four roads met, and his property es-
cheated Tin England) to the Crown. It
is thought that this latter circumstance
had its influence in causing juries to
shrink from finding man self-mur-
derer, and gradually the verdict of felo
de Sc has gone entirely out of the fashion,
in favor of temporary insanity. But
among the less unsophisticated people Of
Ireland the old anti-suicide sentiment
continues very strong. Thus when, some
years ago, the father of the notorious
Sir Capel Fitzgerald drowned himself,
and the jury brought in a verdict Of
temporary insanity, the neighboring
peasantry would not permit the body to
be inferred. The cortege had to return
to the house, and the funeral at length
took place only under strong guard of
constabulary. A few weeks. ago a SINH
lar case occurred in Ireland but in a
much more sophisticated neighborhood,
showing that the same sentiment ami
mates alike the people in town and coun-
try. A gentleman unknown killed him
self at Bray, a fashionable watering
place near Dublin, and the poor lawsau-
thorities found themselves in fix as to
where to bury him, inasmuch as men
gathered at the entrances of neighboring
graveyards and said they would not per
init burial. At length they were com.
PEELED to bury the body on the seashore
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6 The Old Oaken Bucket" J"
IBoston Herald.]

Samuel WooGworth, the author of
T" The Old Oaken Bucket" died in New
York in 1842, aged ,ffty-seven. He was
printer, and served his appreu ticeship
at Boston, in the Office of Major Russell,
the. publisher of the Centinez. The
popular and beautiful ballad, for which
origin under the following circumstan-
ces: He was employed in an office on
the corner of Chestnut and Chambers
streets, in New. York. One day, with a
knot of brother typos, he dropped in at
an establishment kept by Mallory, on
Franklin street, for the purpose of tax
ing some brandy and water, which NAL
.lcry was famous for ,keeping. The
liquor was, excellent, and Woodwork
seemed inspired by it, for, after taxing
draught, he set his glass upon the
table, and smacking his lips, declared
that Mallory's eau de vie was superior
to anything he had ever tasted. No."
said comrade. you are auite mis-
taken; there was one thing which, in
both our estsmations. far surpassed this
Z il the way of drinking, &c 6 What was
that p, asked Woodworth. obviously.
f"iThe draught of pure, fresh spring
water that we used to drink from the
old cake bucket that hung in the vel
after our re urn from the isbors of the
field, on sultry day in summer" The
teardrop glistened for a moment in
Woodwork s. eye. True! true!' he
replied, and soon after quilted the place.
He returned to the office, grasped the
pen, and in half an hour "Thei Old
Oaken Bucket one of. the most de-
lightful compositions in the English
language, was ready, in manuscript, to
be embalmed in the memhries of sue
ceeding generations.
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The Parvenu and the ord.
lReynolds' (London) Newspaper.

lReynolds', (London) Newspaper .. H'.
The other day Lord o. O'Galway-that 8
not his real name, but it's near enongh
was out at garden party. There
was pretty little Yankee lass there,
with a fortune of $13,OCO,O0O, three
oil wells, ten pra;ries, two mountain
chains, and other hickshaws too num-
erous to mention. Lord O.G. debated
whether he should throw himself away
on the little woman, who was as Iowa
BILE as her fortune was large or her
mountain chain big. Now it happened
that Lord O'G. hadn't enough ances-
trail acre himself to grow u
solitary kidney bean on. At last
he decided to make the ruinous
sacrifice, and went in to "ask papa"
"Naow can yew trade9' was the stern
PARENTS first question. "No," said
Lord O'G. Can yew digW. said the
S. P. second time "No,' said O'G.
" What the eternal thunder can yoo du,
thenF' for the third time asked the
stern parient. +" Nothing" family
moaned Lord O'G.s Then said papa
" Leook hyar, young man! DOUBTLESS
you meant we'll when yew came fool
ing round nv female child, but till
yew can show that yew can employ
yewr carcase in something better than
carrying tooth-pick and a cane, /
reckon yew had better think of making
some o6her gal happy, du." Lord
O'G. says: "Those parvenues are
brutes, you know"
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No Remarks About Weather.


1t was hot yesterday. 1t was hotter
at noon. 1t was so hot that passengers
on the streets took off their hats, mopped
their brows and fiercely declared that
they knew all the time that we'd catch
it. The Rome saloon had just one chair
left, and this was taken by red
whiskered man, adown whose cheeks the
perspiration fairly ran. { His clothes
stuck to the small of his back, his big,
red hands were wet to the finger-nails,
and it was evident that the sun had
been trying to corner him. Seven or
eight men were making ready to tell
him that it was a warm day, when the
stranger drew big revolver, laid it on
his knee, and looking up and down the
room, slowly remarked: -" Gentlemen,
Pm stranger here, but I've bought a
house and lot up the street, and shall
pass here six times a day. This is my
day for opening the season."
Every man looked at him in wonder
ing ways and, gently caressing the
weapon Of death, the strange rsadded; !
"It is hot weather. Even a fool
knows that it's going to be hotter. Two
weeks hence it will be regular old frying.
pan weather. Now, then, while shall
realize it as forcibly as any one, I'll
shoot the first man that says weather te
me. l won't have word about it OF
hear to it. I am willing to be broiled
baked or roasted, but l don't want tc
talk about it. Now, let some one re-
mark that it's hot day-bad for grass
looks like too little rain-awful dusty
or beautiful breezes, and I'll begi1
shooting"
Not lisp was heard. If any one
imagined that there might be frost al
night in the lower Picketwire region, hi
kept his thoughts to himself. AZ 80
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AN expedition is being fitted out in
San Francisco, having for its object the
recovery of the treasure known to have
been in the safe of the steamer Brother
Jonathan" which foundered off Point
st. George, near Crescent City. fourteen
years ago. The wreck has been discov-
cred and lies in about twenty-five
fathoms of water. One million dollars
in Treasury notes and bullion belonging
to the Government were in her safe
when she went down, besides other
moneys, and as the claim of the Govern
ment is held to have lapsed, the treas
ure, if recovered will be claimed to be
the property of the adventurers who
may succeed in obtaining possession. 4
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AUGUST Ia Reports from the yellow fever
district more favorable, the new cases
yesterday at Memphis being but fourteen, with
eight deaths. The check in the number of new
eases has been caused by atmospheric changes
In the weather, drilling rain prevailing with
regular fall weather.
AUGUST 1S.--News from the yellow fever dis
trict Memphis) is slighly in favor of a decrease
In both mortality and sickness. The weekly
report from the Board of Health was made on
the 18th, with the following showing: Total
new cases for the week, 1888, of which seventy
one are whites and liz colored. The wards are
represented as Follows sFirst, three; Second,
two; Third, none /; Fourth, eight; Fifth, thirty
seven Sixth, twenty -one Seventh, forty-two |;
Eighth, forty nine; Ninth, none; Tenth,
tventy-one. Total cases to date, 53l. On ac-
count ofthe request of the Board of Health
that there be no public assemblies, there were
no church services held last Sunday, if the
negro element be excepted. /. In this matter, as
in every other, they entirely disre garded the
request Of the Board. They held services as
usual. One of their ministers died, and with
view to getting up big demonstration, held
The corpse until deeomposition had become 50
great and the stink so nauseating that the
Board of Health was obliged to force q burial
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A Modern Psyche.
Troy Times.I

The modern Psyche has turned up.
She lived at Atlanta, Ga, and although
fifteen years old, fell in love with one Of
Uncle Sans soldiers stationed there and
married him. On the wedding day-so
cruel is fate sometimes-the regiment to
which her husband belonged was trans
ferred to Fort Assiniboine in Montana
Territory, and despite tears and pro-
testations the bridegroom was forced to
leave his wife behind. The poor little
lady was disconsolate for many weeks
after his departure. Early in the sum-
mer, however, she started, like Psyche, to
search for her lover. She travelled alone
to Savannah and set sail for New York,
and, as in the old story, va
Underneath her feet the moonlit sea
Went shepherding his waves disorderly,
So that after many trials she found her.
self moving over the Pennsylvania Rail
road toward the West. Food was given
her by kind passengers, and interested
gentlemen saw that the conductors were
not troublesome. At Chicago, Quarter
master General ingalls, was surprised one
day to see on her knees before him a
very pretty girl with tears in her eyes,
and the story aforetold on her lips.
General Ingalls, grew sympathetic, and
gave her letter to the railroad officials,
from whom she got pass to ST. Paul.
There she procured another pass to
Bismarck, and went thence to Coal
Banks, from which place she dropped
down upon her husband at Fort Assini-
boine, having travelled 1000 miles with
out penny in her pocket. A Sioux
City reporter describes the meeting as
something to shout over. '+f "a
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Self-Styled Saints.

The manner in which our venerable
Puritan ancestors used the Indians. to
say the least of it. was little summary.
AS an instance, it is told that soon after
the settlement of the town of New
Haven, several persons went over to
what is now the town of Milford, where,
finding the soil very good, they were de
sirous to effect settlement; but the
premises were in the possession of the
Indians and some conscientious scruples
arose as to the propriety of dispensing
and expelling them. To test the case a
church meeting was called and the mat.
ter was determined by solemn vote of
that sacred body. After several speeches
had been made in relation to tie subject,
they proceeded to pass notes.-the first
was the following: Voted that the
earth is the Lords and the fullness
Thereof" This passed in the affirmative
aud 3. Vote,i that the earth is given to
the saats."l This was also determined
like the former-nem. con- Sd. "Voted
we are the saints" which passing with
out dissenting voice, the title was con-
sidered indisputable and the indians
we're soon compelled to evacuate the
place and relinguish thes possessions to
the rightfu owners. sa, tsa5 sav
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The Aging Flirt.

She was supreme five years ago. But
five years have told upon her com mplex-
ion and her beauty, while the young
men who adored her are young men still, ).
and WOO her little chit of a sister, who
seems to her only fit for the governess
and the children's dinner. The retro
spect is not pleasant. She thinks Of
time wasted, of honest hearts toyed with,
embittered, rejected. She has seen, one
by one, pretty girls of not half ber
beauty or style reaped and garnered by
the proper husbandmen. And now size
stands out rejected, abandoned and in
the cold, The retrospect is not pleasant.
But how about the prospect? 1t is
sadder still. There is the gay music,
the bright rooms, the polished floors.
Still her name figures op the invitation
cards, though she knowsthat she is asked
not for her own but for her sisters sake.
She might, indeed, give up the game and
retire with the dignity of years. But
the dignity of years is an indignity for
her. She cannot take the hint of the
period or read the handwriting with
which time autographs her brow She
still haunts the bright scenes-a sorry
sight. Superannuated beaus and timid
striplings fall to her lot. 1t begins to
become very dreary. Still she trips it
on toe which perhaps never was s-fantas-
tic, and has certainly long since ceased
to be light. Whatever may be her
faults, no one can deny that she has
courage and perseverance. People
would almost wish that she had neither.
For the world is selfish world, and
people who give dances like to see fresh
faces and lovely figures in the bali
room. Here is the third stage of the life
of the firt. Tt is not pleasant picture
to look at. 1t is not-except from the
moralizing cynics point of view-an
agreeable object to contemplate. Quick
| let us dismiss the company. Let our
guests hurry home. The dawn comes
| breaking through the windows The musi.
clans are tired. The waterman has let
his lamps out. The bright sun is in the
heavens. And here comes the pretty,
fresh young girl, her face beaming with
the roses of youth and health, and ii
may be love, to thank her kind hostess
for pleasant evening. The old fiirt
takes charge of the little creature tina,
London society will soon turn into q
young Airt. The admiring beaux escor;
both to their carriage door. and the
coachman drives home by the Park
1 The blackbirds are piping loudly in
Kensington Gardens. The market
gardeners are reposing on fiat forms oi
cabbages and salads that the sleepj
horses are mechanically dragging to the
great mart at Covent Garden. tits JUS
another ball got through, but the season
is at its height, and there are many more
to follow. Perhaps the elder siste!
might give one word of advice to thu
younger, and warn her, before it is tot
late, of the fate of faded old firt.