Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-03-17

bnrg last week.
Louisiana State Lottery tickets and the
Agent of the Company may be found at
the GUARDIAN office.
Our old school frirHd. Mr.. A. %. Black
man, has been Spending several days in
and around Homer with relatives ard
friends.
The state convention 10 nominal" d,1e-
gates to the National Democratic convrn-
,ion meets in New Orleans ON the 18th day
Of April
Thnckcry's novels. Cooprr's novels, Rob
in.on Crusor, Arabian Nights, Pilgrims
Progress. Don QuiS"t". and many other
good books nj the post office.
Five rainy sundays III succession may or
may not mean anything IN particular. II
j. very crrinin that public worship has
been seriously ini"rfcrrd with.
The steamer Silver City ran upon an
md was only prevented from sinking 10y
throwing some cotton overheard.
Hon. liarty Ogden, of Bossrr, was
called To his home last week Oh very i'm
portant business Senator Vance, We
presume, has returned 10y this time.
gentleman called acrnss the street 10
the editor on Saturday last, saying. "Ad
vcrtisc for somebody To bring some Snlt to
HOMER ms there is not enough in town to
save snow-bird.'
The law firm of George and Taylor,
Minden. has hrcn Dissolved. We do not
know whether our friend Taylor will con
tnnr the business or not. II he should
continue We think b. will advertise.
We are to have Brass Band in Homer.
Tho handsome aud long windcd young
clerks will all take n part. our accom-
plishcd and popular Young friend Prof.
Rudolph q. kicrs will teach the band
ularly 10 Mindrn. cur merchants WILL of
course, take advantage of this navigation
To get low frcights ON their goods, and
will, in consequence, he enabled To sell
them cheaper.
The people complain Of IA" high salaries
paid officials. In New Yolk city they
would doubtless find language inadequate
To express their NcNation when they learn
that Judges receive some of them en- ,jou
Others sli.OOO.
The best copy hooks We have ever seen
arr those sold NJ the post oiiirr. The
copies are arranged 81 that they may he
Sided from the top of the page down and
are thus always just above the line upon
which the pupil write.
We are informed that one of our fellow
townsincn invested in the Louisiana STATE
Lottery and increased his investment tive
fold The agent of the Lottery Company,
we'll supplied with tickets, may he found
NJ the GlAHpiAN nfirr.
Mr. Conklng declares that Grant must
be inauguratrd whether the Democratic
candidate Ice elected or not. The senator
from New York speaks cr cdfbtdid We
have no doubt The Democracy nov
know what they have {" expect.
An Interesting. well written letter from
Rcd Land To the Shreveport Standard has
the signature of W. l. r.. which We take
to BE- the initials of that Ncty clever aud
accomplished Young gentleman, W. Ben
ton Boggs, of the finn of SWindlr y Eoggs,
Red Land.
A life of John sherman has been pub
lishcd 10y the sherman club of Cincinnati.
Ben rrrlry roorr is the author. Is Ben
Perlcy foorr never going tn dir' We
seem Ia have heard more of that man and
in all less of good than of any other man
except krarnry of san Francisco.
We are under obligations to our rs.
termed friend Hon. A. L. Atkins for late
city papers and interesting legislative
documents Mr. Atkins is ~ far the only
one Of our representatives, either in the
Senate or House, who has thought us
worthy any attention Of this kind