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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11
GENERAL STEWART l.. woopFoRp

Of New York Nothing shor, of full report OF
General Woodfords speech would do II justice,
and n full and just appreciation OF the effect OF
his facts, and argumenta, fused into flaming
thunderbolts by his magnetic eloqnence, his IN
imitable wit and humor, can only be obtained by
seeing aud hearing one OF the foremost political
orators Of the times As General Woodford has
appeared at various points 10 the state, and as his
speech here was delivered before the assembled
voters OF Washington county, report OF 1t would
seem to be superiuous, and would add nothing
10 the deep seated impression produced by his
closely knitted argument woven from facts cleaned
from the history OF this country from the adoption
OF the Missouri compromise In 1882, and the tear
ing down OF this soemnly pighted compact In
1854; from the eventful years OF 1886 and the en-
suing rebellion, from the cowardly course OF the
Democracy assembled in convention in Chicago
In 1854, and the yaciation intrigue and crime
that has marked It's efforts to snatch this govern
ment Of the people from the hands that have pre-
served and made this nation down TO the pres
ent election, the Austerlitz OF America, which
Is To decide whether, for years to come, the coun
try will be Republican or Cossack." General
Woodford Is an orator by nature-he carries his
audience with him at his will-his logic and his
learning convince the reason, his wit and irony
moves TO laughter, his pathos draws the tears To
eyes that seldom weep, and his eloquence stirs the
soul to Its depths No one within the sound Of
his voice on Saturday will soon forget or cease
to remember kindly General Stewart l. Woodford.
housing cheers for General Woodfofd, for Senator
Edmunds, and for Garfield and Arthur, brought
To close the most eventual invention in the his
tory Of Washington county. In the peaceful
times which will come after Republican success
In this contest, similar occasion for large
popular demonstration will not be likely 10 occur
10 all engaged In making the arrangements Tor
this gr, at gathering and who have contributed to
its signal success, the thanks OF the people Of the
entire county are due; and while distinctions may
IN general be invidious, in TIL, particular case
II is believed the public thanks will be freely voted
10 Hon. Clark King OF the county committee, and
4. hart Cross Esq OF the town committee.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

Felioio- Citizens Il thank you for this great
welcome, especially on this spot where the Amer
lean Union was founded. In 1854 Ben Franklin
planted the seed of the American Union here, in
the little village OF Albany among the Indians
to know that that seed has grown into a republic,
and has carried always the glory Of the empire
state with IT,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01
Washington Gazette.

We are tor maintaining the policy
OF uoi caring copper for what tho
North says OF thinks Of the South.
IL the South has ever made any.
thing out of the North We don't
know il. They have been hurling
their anathemas at us ever since
the oldest man among us was 10 his
swaddling clothes, and nobody can
blame Wade Hampton nor any
Southeruer for calling them q liar
and giving them his address. Tie
South seems to take all their abuse
as "a joke, and goes on sending her
money to the Golfers of the very
men who spend it in opposing the
interest of the South. Let the
Southern people keep their money,
build up anS patronize Southern
industries, and grow rich and indie.
pendent ~ they wonld do IN a short
while if they would quit this extrav.
agant policy OF sending TO the North
for every TOOTH pick that they nse.
We are commercially independent
of the world, and why not assert our
Independence We could live bet.
ter Oh what VIC produce than any
other people in the world, and the
South would he the garden spot Of
the creation. The land could be
made to blossom az the rose. Let
the South look to her interest, and
she can afford TO leave politics, and
make the world dance to her music.
No laud under. heaven can produce
cotton that will compare to the
Southern production OF this stable,
and if We would make ourselves in
dependent, as we can easily do, re
can handle this crop to an immense
adv antage, and bring millions upon
millions of dollars more into tho
South than this crop now brings"
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01
mo-. l6.
A Romantic Match.

A Boston book seller tells Q very
romantic story as follows At one
time ! had prepared boxes Of fancy
paper with n fancy initial or pet
name embossed in il. and | put this
up NJ one dollar u box and adver.
tised it widely. One day had an
order from California. from u Miss
Snsir -. The box was done up,
addressed TO her aud lay about here
when young Englishman came in
and wanted 10 write - letter. /
gave him the materials aud a place,
when his eye caught the address ON
this box.
"HaSr you the order that came
for that box Of papeI:" lie asked.
Yes l replied. sit is about
somewhere"
Would you mind sending it up
Ia NY hotc.' Ii it il what think
! shall leave for California TO. night"
found il and sent il around and
heard no more about it for perhaps
three months, when one day the
Young man, with lady on his arm,
walked in. III want TO present you
to my wife," he said. 1--WE could
not leave this country till we had
thanked you for your part in bring
ing US together" The denouement
was quite "a romance. The young
man was the son of an artist Ocratic
family and the girl the daughter Of
the gardener. Bat love levels all
distinctions. aud the young man
felt this girl To he the chosen com.
paI,ion of his life. To break of the
attachment his father had sent him
to the continent and dispatched the
gardener and his pretty daughter
to America, here the young mat
had followed them, ignorant OF
their address, and at last finding it
through the chance of the box OF
paper
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01

There is one thing which travel.
ers IN China are pretty sure to no.
tice, aud that il the fondnrss Of the
people for all kinds of birds. That
country isa perfect Paradise for
these winged creatures, aud pspec.
tally for crows aud pigeons. M
body ever thinks of killing one, aud
they bnil1 their nests, or try 10,
wherever they choose, in the TEN.
pies. over the doors of the houses
where there ia constant going III
and out, and in the veran,las. so
that sticks and twigs are always
falling down. And no matter how
much they may he disturbed. they
persevere aud manage 10 mise
broOls of young.
The crows are 50 tame that lfcy
perch on the rait-rs of the rooms,
almost over the dinncriablcs, and
sit solemnly looking down upon The
family at their meals, watching To
see II bit drops on the floor, and
ready to hy down aud snatch any
morsels that may be left. And the
pigeons, cooling and huttering in
and out, are as much at home rs
their great, solemn, black conpan
ions.
IL in very qHeer ihlug-though
there ~ not much III Chlua that IL
not querr-lhat the pigeons are
l IL. L Al
the crows, to keei' them ifoH doing
mischief. To understand bow tins
Is, Iuu must know that just outsldt
OF The towns are grain telds-a tact
which the crows know just as well
/ as the men VINO md jhc planting
More than all This, crows Irr fond al
gram; aud rdIll ~ the murnln9
they star I'll IA great f"rks. Tor
they are social nIds, 'haN,hg he Al y
black. ana 20 sailing over The town
Ia the fine ioraSlng ground they
have disco> cred. But the Chinese
are as cunning as the crows, and
that Is SAVING a great deal. SO
they Ito what none but keen wittrd
anu Inventive people Woniu ever
have thought of. AS their pigeons
are ~ very tame, they can Ito any
thing with them; aud they Hasten on
! the back at each one Il little " thistle
male OF a reed which gives 4 SIN Ill
note as they fly. Thru, having train
ed the birds TO 20 into the country
over the grain fields, they set them
of IN lWks in the huntingdon they
are ~ early Dir,ts as the oth-rs-and
as they ii,, the concert of whistles
frightrns the crows away.
Perhaps you will think they are
not such sharp crows M thOse that
trouble our New England corn fields
or they would not be- scared so east
~; but this is the story that travel
FRS tell.-YputlI's Companion.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01
Splitting the Difference.

A young man with the blush OF
country life on his cheeks yester.
day sold out his produce on the
market and entered a shoe store
and said that he wanted pair Of
shoes for his wife.
"Wha; numhrf" asked the clerk.
The young husband stretched
his head, looked very much embar-
rassed. and finally said:
"Well, | have been married eight
tnOntER, bat this shoe business
s,nmps me. | don't hardly believe
she wears 'levens, and don't think
she Kin git into fiv+s. ] guess If
VIZ split thc difference we'll bit ber
petty close"
He WAS given pair Of eightp
and after squirting along the soles,
he observed:
IL guess them1l do. She's awful
proud, and I know she'll squeeze
into 'em for all she's worth."~Q-
tyoit Free hess.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01
Letter from New Mexico.
WHITE OAKS. y. NJ. 4
Nov. S,h. 1850. I


The Boaito Flores have come and
gone. The icy hand OF old winter is
upon us. Old Boreas like q never.
tirins demon, Is bowling and raging
through the canouS aud gorgrs. but
White Oaks like the sturd, young
athlete she is, still shows up bold
front, and comes up smiling at
every round. The snow is upon the
north side of all the mountains.
YET the hardy miner still d-l,es
away, cheered ever and anon h,
the sight of the precious metal
which prOspecti,ell IL TO metamor.
phose him into II bonanza king
soon. Judging by the sale already
made, and the amount of ore in
sight. this is no idle dream, hut az
reasonable n certainty as that "they
who plant, shall also reap
The mineral belt in this section
has now. been proven To h at least
! 50 miles wide. aud the whole length
Of the territory from North TO
South, and the beauty of il is that
the greater part of this immense
belt is only slightly prospected.
This gives all TIA. teuder feet "a
chance To secure something.
The mining Industry OF the
United States mas assumed such
vast proportions, such Immense
amounts OF money is invested, and
the interest is 40 generai-INrNad
ing all classes, and every section OF
the nation, that We may now look
upon it IA not only one Of the prin.
cipal but also permanent sources OF
revenue 10 the cOuntr. at large. A
few Years ago, no one spoke vi il as
other than a sort Of desperate gainb.
ling schelne, " here in the long run,
one was almost sure To loose. The
conservative element ia the east
always deprecated the idea Of u
young man breaking loose from
home and family ties-and rome
times ffo@ evil sssosistrs, and 60
ing ouf ipts the bowling wea to
make his ssake. Rsi the irreprrssi
! BILE yoaDg Anesteos hs sbanosa
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01
YOURS AND NINE.
BY N. Y. HEPP.

Your greenhouse is very pretty,
And your fountain, bird and vine,
Ar. costly, and kept with care;
But they are not ~ free as mine.
Then blame me- not if tell you,
That freedom is JOY to me,
love! .! love, beyond measure,
Only the things that are free.
Your bird in his cage that's gild-d,
Is very pretty and sweet,
His feathers are bright and glossy,
Trim are his wee little feet.
Your bird il only gormond,
With simply nothing TO do
But come aud 20 at your bidding,
Aud chirp and twItter for you.
Ny bird he sings in the wildwood,
His cage is the forest wide,
And sweet arc the sopgs he sings me,
When come is the evening tide.
The nest IN III" bongh is empty,
The yonng birds arr flying nav;
His mate in silence aud sadness,
Is wishing for SPRING. truw.
Your vines il pruned and stnnted,
Trrllicrd and trained with care;
Too stiff to be- very graceful,
Or sway to the soft. moving air,
Reminds me Of chains and fr,trrs,
OF toll. OF slavery, of care;
There's u look-a trace of something,
That only the forced should wear.
Ny VINE Leaps high in an oak tree,
Up. up to the t"pmost buugh;
The trndrils reaching aboN, il;
They are painting ,kyward now.
My heart. like the vine, hs, ,lamb,r,d
over sorruw, care aud Woe,
Til I've Learned to live above Il,
+ Aud forget the long ago.
Your fountain is sparkling aud bright,
A marvel Of skill aud art;
IL .utranc, = only my vision.
But 1t PHRASES not my heart.
think Of the poor, sad toilers,
Who fashioned it all with skill,
50 that yon should have "a pla!thing
/ To sparkle and play at will.
Ny fountain springs from the hillside
And bubbles. aud glid-s along
With music that fills with rapture,
I Like rrills and quaveru in ,ohs.
, II RUS through a green sinooth, pastp
Aud then through forest wide;
II eurgl,- and turns al pleasure,
! Then Gibbs with the oceans tide.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01
Shall We Meet Again 2

The following is one of tue most
brilliant paragraphs ever written
by the lamented George ID. Prem.
ticr:
THE fiat of death is memorable.
There is no appeal from the great
law which dOOIns us To dust. We
flourish and fade as the leaves Of
the forest. and the flowers that
bloom, wither and fade in day,
have no Trailer holt upon life than
the mightiest monarch that ever
shook the earth with his footsteps.
Generations of men will appear and
disappear as the grass, and the mul.
titu,le that throng the world Ia day
will disappear as Footsteps on the
shore. Men seldom think Of the
great even, of death until the shad.
ow falls across their own pathway,
hiding from THEN eyes the faces Of
loved ones whose living smile was
the sunlight Of their existence.
Death is the antagonist of life. and
the thought of the tomb in the skel
pion OF all teasts. We do not want
to go through the dark valley. al
though the dark passage may lead
10 paradise W. DO not want to go
down into damp graves, even with
Princes for bed fellows.
"Iu the beautiful drama of Ion
the hope of Immortality. so clio.
Quently uttered hy the death dtvO-
ted Greek. fnds deep rrspOns.' in
ever, 'hmnyhiful soul. When a,1ut
10 Weld his lite a sacrifice 10 fate.
kis Cl-nanthr asks il they SHOULD
meet again, tn which he responded:
/ have asked that dreadful qurs.
ton of the hills that look e;rinal-
Of the clear streams that flow tore,.
pr-of stars among hose fields Of
azure my raised spirits have walk
rd in glory. All are dunb. But,
IN ] gaze upon Thy living ince, l
feel that there IN something in love
thai maDrl-s through its beaut.
that cannot wholly perish. We
shall meet again, Cl-manthe.7
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01
TOTICE.
LAND OrrCE AT SArCHIroCHrs, La,
November Eth, l-rO.

LASD OfFCE AT SArCHiTOCHrs, la, !
November eth, l--0.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That The
N following NAMED SETTLERS have hlrd
notice of their intention To max" nnai
proof in support OF their claims, and So,
cnr- final entry thereof, and that -aid
proof will be- made before the Clerk 81
the District Court at Homer. La, on tue
10Th day of December, l@-O. at the exp,
ration Of thirty days from the date "f
this notice, viz:
G. W. Yates, Homestead entry No. s4S
for the SCI of SET Sec. |, I ~ K :, ana
names the following as his witnesses VIZ;
J W Edison, J " Pierson. DAILY ana
David ston. Of liayne-ville. La.
Jw Edison. Homestead entry No. ~,
for the NEf If Swf Sec. II. 7 2S. . W,
and names the following az his Witnesses
viz: q " Yates, Milton Pearson. Daiiy
and David Ston, Of Haynrsvill-. Is.
l.. DUPLEX, Register.
Nov. 10, lSsO. 1901
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01

All the citizens, tax payers, Of the parish
of Claiborne. ara invited 20 assemble IN
Mas Meeting. at the Court Home. in the
town Of Homer, on the 9Th day of Decem-
her. The object Of this meeting 10 10 dis
-. the prsseut rsse At tsEstisp, and tn
nrovide m~sua ana dsviss . ssstbOd q
Sssting lie legality brSere the eearss. An
ssa psysn sss rssssste1 e $3.50:
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01

The Macon (Gs.) Messenger tells
v wonderful STORY of how y mule
killed q negro. The man Was nd.
ing q mule to the town OF GOrdoa.
Just a. the town WAS rrached tho
hind legs q the mnle, without aay
provocatiOn whatever, were - =
O. isto The 81, negro shot spt =
aboat tea -. end hlljuo 80
~ - ~ eassh, NJ 49,
ssQpl5ee9 go. - - 9
til - iher ~ ~
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01

over tue mountain businesses, ue
has built rail roads across the cont.
nent; he has driven the murderous
Apatchr from the field, and develop
ed mineral which im turn has Great.
ed race of kings, i. e. "bOnanza
kings whose voices are heard aud
respected throughout the land,
where, few years ago The voice
Of the country WAS raised in II kind
Of pity for the few poor desperate
and d-luded men who were trying
TO tiud wealth in the veins OF the
earth. Now great rail road corpora
lions are fighting each other DIES
wrately for the privilege of catering
to the wants of the various mining
camps of the country. While old
and settled countries like North
Louisiana is yet too poor To have
even good wagon roads, over which
To convey their produce 10 market.
You reply that ait isn't the want ot
wealth which depiivcs YOU OF good
roads" SAY it is. Wealth il, and
always has been luxurious, and
what greater luxury is there than
easy, fast, and safe travelling? No
sir, its poverty. Now, compare
this with New Mexico. We have,
already. good wagon roads. Los
Vegas has contributed about eljOO
to the White Oaks road. aud an
agent of the y. /. u ). +. Railway
| IN now IN camp looking AZ our
mines and the future PROSPECT. He
SAYS the Railroad has Il charter
now for "a road To this place, aud
viii have il built 10y The end of
next season.
/ Now, Tins Is not an agricultural
country by any means. /, Is a
good stock country, but it is our
mines which is fetching the Rail
road here, and what is true OF this
camp Is true Of mos, all the others.
So you see what influence the mines
oi the Great West is exercising.
/ fiIe prospect tor the future is
chccrlng-we are confident and full
of hope. Whether II rains or shines;
whether 1t is cOid or hot; whether
the srassllopper OF the worms come,
We expect To reap our crop.
True, every mlurr does not sue
cetd-neithcr does every one sue
coed in any arocation. But all The
miners make IL living, anu enjoy
the best of health.
Our little city is on big boom.
Business is brisk. The boys all
have some money. Physicians,
lawyers and real estate operators
are plenty. We have dry goods
and grocery stores, blacksmith and
wagon shops, saloous, etc, a daily
mail, and the Golden Era" will
soon br published hpre-rhr mate
rial is now on the way. Lots are
all taken and held n, good prices.
We have 1876 registered voters in
town with about 300 OH the out side.
About fifty families are living here,
aud last Sunday we had Sunday
School.
Provisions OF every kind are very
high. Regular board - per week,
lodging extra. Strange to say,
drinks and cigars are two for a
quarter.
What are the chances for new.
corners, /. q. tender fert' Well,
about the same rs they are in all
other countries. \ man makes his
chances here like he does every.
here else. Some Texans came
here in the summer with sacks IA
put their gold in. They expected
to pick it up on the surface VI the
ground. When the, found that it
took tue hardest kind oi work to
get it they went sorrowiully and
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01
MINDEN HOTEL.

THE travelling pnbic aud regular board
L cr- will mud tins hou-, Is comfortable
aud well supplied a. the resources ana CON
dition of tn. country will permit. The
charges are very reasonable. Ill" Stage
Stand Is Ecp' az this Hotel
have ais" attached to my hotel new
and commodinus stable, we'll supplied with
prnvendrr and water aud a good ostIcr al
WAYS on hand Ia attend to stock.
The travelling public VIII do we'll To give
me call \. J. REYNOLDS.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01

John Shepherd, q farmer. near
Peoria. Illinois, has faithfully hept
vow made ia 1850 not to cut bis
hair or shave until The election Of .
Democratic. president. His whis.
kerx reach almost to his waist aud
his hair 10 kept in brnids-
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01
Terms Of Suhsor iptisa:


Ono square, of one inch in space OF less,
arst insertion, IL 90; each additional inser-
ZION, so cents.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01
F. NJ. FREEMAN,

(sonth- west corner Of Public squareo
HOMER, La,
HEALER in Fancy and Family Groceries,
IL Tobacco, Cigars, Provisions, Boots,
shoes, Hats, Clothing, Dry Goods Notions
aud a fall supply of everything kept ~ .
general store. The custom vt tue public is
respectfully solicited.
Terms aud prices liberal.
April II, lesO. JOY
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01
c, u. ROGE RS,
House, Sign, Carriage ana
Buggy Painter,
Paper. Hanger and Glszfer,
HOMER, LA.

7 SOLICIT THE PATRONAGE OF THE
i peoole of Homer and vicinity. For evil
de nees Of nv proficiency, l refer to the nu,
msrous persons for whom ! have worked
in Claiborne psrish.
Terms reasonable, and work promptly
exeersna c. II. ROGERS.
April .. 1879. s'S
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01

There il q sOrf III mutual accom-.
mOtlati0n tet weeu the saw uill and
the water II runs by-a fact which
orr int0sDast sxys he $40 himaelf.
The mill, be sSers, runs BY water,
cod the wsssr, Dbl to BE- oatAs0s "
ppsliAsssa4 ssss b ~ onl' =
loss 10y bOeb nm.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-12-01

about the same as they are in all
other countries. \ man makes his
chances here like he does every.
here else. Some Texans came
here in the summer with sacks IA
put their gold in. They expected
to pick it up on the surface VI the
ground. When they found that it
took tue hardest kind OF work to
get it they went orrowfull, AMI
cussingly back to Texas. Those
Texans all have mighty hard seats
TOW puwhing-but very soft
hands. \ man without experience
here is like he would br anywhere
elsp-at a Discount. He must learn.
To do that hr must IN. patient and
apt. Yours, Ell isoN.