Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-15
n. C. Blanchard.

The Democratic Convention at
Natchitoches, on the 10th ballot,
after y deadlock had been threat.
ened, nominated the Hon. y. G..
blanchard, of this parish, for Con.
gresA After the persistcncy with
which the friends of each of the
candidates chung to their favorite it
is quite a triumph In the successful
candidate, particularly AZ he is the
youngest OF them all, to have borne
of the coveted prize.
Mn Blanchard is native Of the
parish of Rapides and is in the
thirty. second year of his age. He
is II son of the late Col. Carey II.
Blanchard and Q grandson OF the
late Col. Robert a. Grain, both of
whom came to Rapides from Vir.
ginia at an early day and became
prominent citizens Ut the parish.
Mr.. Blanchard received his educa.
ton Of the State military school In
his native parish, in which institu.
ton no was the pupil of the present
writer He subsequently, studied
law with Judge Michael Ryan and
was graduated as Bachelor of Laws
in the University of Louisiana AT
New Orleans ~ 1870 He then re.
moved to Shreveport and com.
mcnced the practice Of his profess.
sion. in which he has met with
marked success.
Mr. Blauchard's first appearance
in politics was as Chairman of the
Democratic Central Committee OF
Caddo parish in the campaign of
1876. In this capacity he has rem,
dered signal service to the party
during the last four years and
gained high reputation as an or.
ganiZer and energetic party man.
ager. He was elected q member of
the late constitutional convention
and maintained n prominent posi-
ton among its leading and most
active members.
Mr.. Blanchard will bring to bear
in the discharge of his duties az a
member Of Congress talents, high
personal character, soundncss of
Democracy and an indomitable will
and energy. lie is native of the
district and is familiar with its
wants. We are confident that his
constituents will ever find him at ..
tentive to their interests and faith.
tui to the trust they have confded
to him. His election is beyond
question.-Shrereport Standard.
II will be surprise to n large
number of American women to be
told that the white wax, OF which
they make such constant use when
engaged in their household sewing,
is the diseased secretion of pecu.
liar, species of tiy found in the cas-.
tern portion of central China. Most
OF our country. women, if they have
given n thought to the subject have
supposed that this white wax was
the refined product of ordinary bees.
wax-an article that has about it
the conditions of cleanliness and
Wultt' IL tUOIe tUHtl
can be said of exndations of insects
lne to some bodily malady. These
flies apparently become diseased
from feeding on the leaves of q pc.
culiar kind ofevergreen tree or shrub,
of which they are exceedingly
fond. The twigs ofthese trees in Ger.
tain seasons of the year are thickly
covered with flies, who in time leave
upon them a thick incrustation of
white matter. When this has in
creased to sufficient size the branch
is cut Oh and immersed in boiling
water, which causes the wax to come
to the surface in the shape of Wis.
cid substance, which is skinned
of, cleansed, and afterward allowed
to cool in pans. The trade in this
article is quite an extensive one, as
it is estimated that last year the
crop was worth not less that s3, 25O,.
600.