Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-08


have reduced NIL roads, that are Travelled
Ia any extent. To q condition, that would
not be- possible in any other country on
the Cube laying any claim Ia civilization.
When we state that the editor, tcmpnrari-
IL -ojourning four miles from town, was
kept away from the Guardian Office near
! Iva week because the roads was imlns-n-
bic. and not from high water, one may
their present state il il actually possible
! for a person To- stall going down hill
All thu arises. not from M nprroe,lrnted
spell ui weather alone, but from = very
defective and nnscirntie mrthpi of work
,us our highway,
Now of tho>.' duties which drvolvc upon
! All rltilru~, To hr discharged without com
ucn.rusntInn. are felt to I've moic Irk-nnr,
are c,ad,d and ,hlrkcd like working th"
roads, The place "f "v"Isrrrs Is centrally
gwen to some Mid, thouglitlr-s and carr
less ynuur man who has not the iiist idea
If the scirucr If Innd-making. Hands
cynd. CALI made upon th'm III every posi-
hlr way. aud even where they attend the
notice To- work. do :" usually III il half
hearted -hiily-s way productive Of Only
Temporary good results.
II i indeed -traus" that iEi' state Of af'
fair. should exist when if known that
nothing ndd- ~ much to the reputation "f
any Parish ~ is g""l roads. II il ais" "A
fact that the damages to stock, {" vehicles
aud Ia hAruc~- together With LOSSES from
della, IN getting oil crops, j. al together
sufficient if estimated in dollars aud cent,
to Keep ny good roads AZ all SEASONS, dr-
spite all kinds ui bad weather
There arr fact, that can not be- denied.
/ Any Intelligent person who world give the
matter a moments Thought would became
satisfied IN his mind that il pays I" have
good roads. even if all able bodied persons
/ in the pati,h between Il and 20 were re-
qurrd to work twenty days or NOR; ur,
what some consider brttrr. If q heavy tax
! wrrr lrvi,d To- keel, up thu r"nd-.
weeks. III" time and money lost, will teach
/ the people TIL necessity for change III
our Way Of working roads.
/ The MISS Meeting called hy those VIII"
/ are ~ favor at TESTING III" legality Of III"
tax lmp",,d 10y III" Police Jury, is for an
! Important PURPOSE aud should hr attended
; hy thu proplr generally. W. presume the
! Police JURORS will hr on band. prepared To-
explain the reasons for their action Surely
! they know what the Law il, aud knowing
/ il will CIV" II To- the p"oplc. We are not
I of those who are ready To- growl AZ amy and
our convictions II is our opinion that
/ the tax can be- sustained on legal grounds
notwithstanding Others claiming To br well
/ p"srrd, law oppressed a contrary opinion.
on one thug We are certain, with the IN
creased I~~r~Smcut and the present rate uf
ft>atinn II 0, p"NNhlr for the parish L" pay
it~rlf ont of debt thi- year. fit does,
hereafter there need Ice no tax levied in
excess of five ur ~iN mills.
a qur~tinu tu CONSIDER l.. would il not
lee h,ttrr To get out at debit at once, than
To- <" ou tor y"ar, and year, pay ing taI'>
Whi,h are H. prcut ~ the law allow.
Bat It i MOI IN tep w.rut the people t.
stop III" collection at taxes. II the ,olcc-
t"r viii not agree Z" huld mp, while test
81 II 81.
payer can resist fr himself. TIL, would
create much duuoyaucr and confusion, aud
Noud dn II" good. - we think II h.itrr
that the Police Jury authnrisr Mr. TiN lur
To- stay the c"lirctiou uurll the matter can
h. tested brtnrr the courts. Ia uu other
WAN can tn people hr satisfied.
A social event Of great interest "ccurrrd
a. th. 18th OF November. At Rcd Land. III
Il ,>,.ri parish. M /. e. u',rrllgr at " BIN.
ton Bugs E>l.. and Miss E.t.llr SNihdh'
lhc marriage trnh place NJ Tia" rr,n!,u"'
"i Vii. J. i. >NIndlr, the father uf IA,
mldr. 4 piNAtr htrri ntIm, H. that
;hr occasion wls M every way one of the
most brilliant aud clJ"yahi" affairs hat
has ever occurred M Rcd Land. Major
Nwmd." ~ noted lon his hospitality. The
rruni'h vii lnus L." remembered We
aIr EIat,tui to our friend, for an invita-
u".., {, -irttiu. exceedingly that cnmhlua.
tIou at circumstances which prevented our
Attendance. NAV our friends find that
thuudaucr "f happiness III their marriage
life. To which their many merits eutltlr
theta.