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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02
Reform Needed In the System Of
Cotton Planting.


raise her own provisions,
compost her fertilizers, cure her
own hay, aud breed her own stock.
Leaving credit aud usury out Of the
question, no man can pay seventy
five cents q blshel for corn, thirty
dollars a ton tor hay, twenty dollars
q barrel for pork, sixty cents for
oats, and raise cotton for eight cents
a pound. The farmers who prosper
at the South are the "corn faisers,7
/. G., the men who raise their own
supplies. and make cotton their sur
plus crop. A gentleman who re
corded 800 mortgages Inst year ties.
tilted that not one was placed on the
farm of man who raised his own
bread and meat. The shrewd farmers
who always have biz of money on
hand with which to buy any good
place that is TO be sold under mort.
gage are the "corn .raisers," and the
moment they get possession
they rule ont the Affection plan,
and plant corn and the grasses.
That the plan of farming only needs
revision to make the South rich be-
You'd measure is proven by constant
example. A corn.raiser bought a
place Of $40 acres for LOO. He
at once put six tenants on il, and
limited their cotton acreage TO one.
third of what they had under cult.
walton. Each one of the six made
more clear money than the former
owner had made. aud the rents for
the first year were $i,126. The
man who bought this farm lives in
Oglethorpe, Georgia, and has fifteen
farms all run on the same plan.
The details of the management Of
what may he the typical planting
/ nrigbborhOOd of the South in the
/ future are furnished me by the man.
agcr of the Capeheart estate, in
North Carolina. This estate is di.
vided into farms of fifty acres each.
and rented TO the tenants. These
/ tenants are bound to plant fifteen
acres in cotton. twelve in corn,
eight in small crops, and let fifteen
liz in grass. They pay Onp.third OF
the crop an rent, or one half If the
proprietor furnishes horses and
mules. They have comfortable
quarters, and are entitled to the sur
plus herring and the dressings oil
the herring caught in the fisheries
annexed to the place. In the cen
ter Of the estate is n general store
managed by the proprietor, at which
the tenants have such line Of cred
it as they are Untitled to, Of course
paving pretty percentage Of profit
on the goods they buy. They are
universally prosperous. and, in some
eases, where by skill and indHstr,
they. have secured 100 acres, are
laying up money. The profits TO DIR
Capeheart are large, and show the
margin there is in buying land that
is loosely farmed, and putting it un
der intelligent supervision. or the
90. 900 worth Of land added TO hi,
estates last year, mt a valuation o
twenty five dollars per acre, he vii
realize ia rental nine dollars pc
acre for every acre cultivated, ant
calculates that in fee years at the
most the rentals of the land vii
. have paid back what he gave for it
Henry W. Grady, in Hd,perI
Magazine.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02
Where the Presidents Arc Buried.
Albany Evening Journal.


The body OF George Washington
m resting in brick vantt at Mount
Vernon, in n marble coffin.
John Adams Was buried in % vault
beneath the Unitarian Church at
Quincy. The tomb is walled in with
large blocks of rOngh faced granite.
John Quincy Adams lies in the
same vault by the side of his father.
In the church above, on either side
Of the pulpit, are tablets of clouded
marble, each surmounted by bust,
and inscribed with the familiar
epitaphs of the only father and son
that ever held the highest Office in
the gift Of the American people.
Thomas Jefferson lies in a small,
unpretpntiOns private cemetery of
100 feet square at Monticello.
James Madison's remains rest in
n beautiful spot on the old Madison
estate, near Orange, Va.
james Monroe's body reposes in
Hollywood Cemetery, Va, on an
eminence, commanding beautiful
view OF Richmond and the James
river. Above the body is a huge
block Of polished Virginia marble,
supporting a coffin shaped block OF
granite, on which are brass plates,
suitably inscribed. The whole is
surrounded by a sort of Gothic TEN.
ple-fOur pillars supporting a peak
ed roof, to which something Of tho
appearance of a bird cage is impart.
ed by filling in the intersticcs with
iron gratings.
Andrew jackson was buried in
the corner Of the garden of the
Hermitage, eleven miles from Nash.
Vile. The tomb is abont eighteen
feet in diameter, surrounded by
tluted columns and snrmounted by
an urn. The tomb is surrounded
by magnolia trees.
Martin Van Buren, was buried at
Undertook. The monument Is n
plain granite shaft fifteen feet high.
john Tylrr's body rests within
ten yards of that Of James Monroe,
in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
II is marked by no monument, but
it is surrounded Ivy magnoiias and
flowers.
James x. Polk lies in tic private
garden at the family in Nashville,
Tenn. II is marked by a limestone
monument, with Doric columns.
Zachary Taylor was buried in
Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville.
The body WAS subsequently to be
removed 10 Frankfort, where n
suitable monument was 10 he erect
ed, commemorative of his distiu.
gHishea services.
Willard Fillmorc's remains lie in
the beautiful Forest Lawn Cemetery
of Buffalo, and his grave is sur
mounted by a lofty shaft of Scotch
granite.
franklin Pierce was buried in the
Concord, n. r., cemetery, and his
grave is marked by a marble monu.
ment.
Jamse Bucbanan's remains lie in
the Woodward Hill Cemetery Mt
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in q vauls
Of masonry. The monument is
composed of a single block of Italian
marble.
Abraham Lincoln rests in Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illi-
nOis, enclosed in a sarcoPhagus OF
white marble. The monument is a
great pile Of marble, granite and
bronze.
Andrew Johnson's grave is on a
cone shaped eminence, half q mile
from Greenville, Tenn. The monu.
ment is of marble, beautifully orna'
mented.
The body Of James A. Garfield has
been placed in tomb at Cleveland
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02

Professional and business cards. of ten
rr, or less in length, SO per annuin; for
Is months, $40; for three months, So
business advertisements of greater length
II hr inserted at above rates.
Legal advertisements Will be charged NJ
rral rates. where fixed by law; otherwise
/, special rates ~ published above.
~ S,rcinl notices 10 cents per line.
funeral notices of less than ten lines,
bal m trrlasc aud religious noticcs'n>ertcd
'rlti,.
.Jnh-work executed in the ncatest style
Int At reasonable prices.
August -. l~17.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02

Love dies Of disgust and is bur
led by oblivion. -. .soi. as 20
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02

Some years ago, in one Of our
Western courts, three men-an
EnglisbmaD, an Irishman and a
Scotchman-were found guilty Of
murder and sentenced TO lie hung.
The Judge said that they conld each
choose u tree on which they would
like tobe "strung up." The Scotch.
man promptly chose an. ash tree,
and the Englishman an oak tree.
well, Pat, what will you be hung
ont" asked the judge.-"Plaze your
honor, I'd rather he hung Oh a goose.
berry bush" "Oh,' said the judge.
"that's not big enough" "BeRorra,
Thin" replied Pat, Frightening mp,
"1'n wait till il growA"
Reeds CHI Edgs TeuIc'cures ch,lis and
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02

Reeds sih Edgs Tome cures ehiIls aud
fevcrs.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
4 DECORATION DAY QUARREL.
Post s. Il. A. r., OF New Castle,
Leaves the Line. Being dissatisfied
With fhe Position Assigned 1t.

The pleasant features of decoration
afternoon here were marred by an I'M
pleasant occurrence between Whining
ton and New Castle &. A. X. posts.
Watson Post, No. s, of New Castle, was
invited by Smyth Post No. ! of this city,
to participate, as their guests, in the
decoration parade and ceremonies.
Upon the formation of the line here the
visitors We're assigned to position in the
rear Of Sumner Post, No. 4, (colored)
The New Castle Post accordingly left the
line and proceeded alone to the cemetery.
One of the leading members of the Post
tells the story of this little unpleasant
ness as follows:
Smyth Post No. l, of Wilmington, ex-
tended an invitation to Evan $. Watson
| Post No. 8, of New Castle, to participate
as their guests. We came over in a
| special train, 35 of us, accompanied
| by the First Regiment Band, arrived al
| l2.3u and We're met by delegation OF
Post No. / and escorted to the headquarters
of the latter. When we marched ont tc
| form in the line of parade, we expected
being the invited guests of No. l, to form
| four yards to the left of them. Chic
Marshal Swiggett and. DUPONT Post No.
objected to this, and we We're placed he
hind Sumner Post, No. 4.
We objected to taking that position and
marched ont of the line and to thu
cemetery alone and there decorated the
grave of Capt. Evan S. Watson.
| In this decoration the usual ceremonies
of the Grand Army Were observed an
address was made by Rev. e.. R. Bristor
OF New Castle, and salute was fired by
the firing squad of Post 2.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
PORT PENN.

Special Correspondence of state Journal.
PoRT Penn, May 27.-fhe steamer
Nellie White lay over night at this wharf,
while on her way to colchester beach.
She has been undergoing repairs at Phila-
delphia for some weeks past.
Wanamaker's 'tally no" advertisement
with quite a number of passengers aboard
passed through town on Thursday, on its
way down the State.
The "old stopping House" situated
on ST. GEORGES Marsh, between Port Penn
and Delaware City, is heing thoroughly
repaired. 1t was very roughly handled
by the great storm of rs, and since that
time has been uninhabitahr.
Corn planting was mostly finished last
week. The first plantinOs came up very
badly, some farmers being obliged to
replant whole fields. 1t is supposed by
some that the intense cold of the winter
injured the grain others think the
warm weather We experienced about the
time the corn was planted scalded the
grain and prevented termination.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
NEH-iIik.


Special Correspondence Of state journal.
NEWARK, May 30.-Two Catholic mis-
sionaries from st. Michaels Monastery,
lloboken, N. j., are holding meetings in
the Catholic Church. Meetings commenced
last Sunday and will continue for n week.
Tee church is in Il miserable condition.
the ceiling in some parts of it are falling.
The congregation is we'll off and ought to
put up a new church.
Millners and dressmakers are very
busy here the college exercises are near
at hand and Newark young ladies turn
out i'll style for the occasion. ..-
The Active and the old Diamond State
clubs played a game at base ball last Sat
nrday. The Diamond state have not
been playing for several years and found
the Actiyes too many for them. The score
stood IS to H..
Decoration is very little noticed in this
town. j. L. Williamson has made several
attempts to raise a company of veterans,
but has never succeeded. Five carriages
arrived at the NJ. Il. cemetery at y IN.
and decorated two soldiers graves. With
the exception OF Mr.. Williamson no one
knew where they came from.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

Editor .Stute Jonndl: In an item which
appears elsewhere in your paper with
this heading, "a Decoration Day Quar-
REL in which leading member OF Post
3, as the story runs, implies that Post 2
acted in an unsoldierlike manner in not
taking a position in line such az Post 3
desired il should. Post 2, as eXsoldiers,
know their duty and their rights, and
knowing dare maintain them. Post 3
was invited, as Were the other posts i'll
this county, by the Joint Committee on
Memorial Day, To take part in the cere-
monies in this city, which invitation they
accepted in letter to the Joint Commit
tee. Learning afterward that they would
he assigned to position in rear of Post 1,
they atterward accepted an invitation
from Post | to he their guests on
that occasion, hoping in this way to take
position on the left of Post !. To this
Post : objected, not through any desire
to lie disrourteous TO any post, but as q
matter of right. | am sorry Post I
thought well to put themselves in print
ON the subject, as | see no necessity fol
rushing into print with all our petty
grievances. Post 2 is always ready tC
take any ex-soldier by the hand in the
spirit of fraternity, loyalty and charity
Il. II. GREGG,
Com. of Admiral S. f. DUPONT
-.-.-# Post, No. ., q. A. X.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
IN UGLY SMASH.
How Two Horses Were Killed and
Brandywine Hundred Farmer
Made N Narrow Escape.

On Saturday evening just few minutes
before IL o'clock, an accident occurred ON
the p. w. 4 b. railroad at the crossing
just above Claymont station, which came
near resulting in the loss of the litA OF
Thomas Lee falley, ,lr.
Mr.. Talley had been in attendance at
the Philadelphia markets and was on his
way home. 1t is more than likely that
his long ride and the long days work had
put him to sleep and that he was not
aware that he was in so dangerous a
locality when the accident happened.
He was driving Il double team which
got ON the track just as the 9.45 train
from Philadelphia got to the crossing and
the result was the mangling and inStan-
taneous death of the horses and the
demolition OF the wagon. Fortunately
for Mr.. Talley, he was very slightly hurt.
One of the horses was almost entirely
skinned, and the other was torn up terri
bly,. The animals We're buried yesterday,
and the wrecked wagon is lying at the
side of the road just west of the crossing.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

-
The Suit Against David Lemon for
for Contempt Settled and the Al
fach,uent Ordered Discharged
The Warren Black Case.
The adjourned session of the Court of
chancory met yesterday at 1920 O'Clock.
The chief case Of interest was the one
against David Lemon. An attachment had
issued out of Chancery for the arrest of
Lemon for violating All injunction laid upon
him.
II seems the defendant had removed GER
/ tain machinery after he had been enioined
from so doing by the Chancellor.
The argument upon the attachment came
up at the last sitting of the Court Of Chancery
but was postponed i'll order to give counsel
tune to prepare.
Benjamin Nields, Esq, solicitor for COM
panaut notified The Court this morning that
he had agreed to discontinue the case upon
payment Of costs by MIR. Lemon.
The rule for an attachment was then
ordered to he discharged and the injunction
srit discontinued.
Samuel A. Macallister Esq, on behalf of
Eliza smith presented an objection to the
allowance by the probated account of Stephen
Mitchell trustee of John Chambers.
The ground of the objection was that Mrs.
! Smith had not been allowed sufficient COM
pensaton for services rendered to Chambers,
! the Court being S23U. while Mrs. smith
claimed $50.
Her solicitor asked the Court TO rule that
this allowance should not be final, but be
regarded as ali account only, so that the
| petitioner could he allowed to take proceed
lug against the administrators of the deceased.
| The Chancellor said he could not open the
account but that the question was one that
/ must come before the superior Court when
the administrator handed in his account to
| that tribunal,
The case of Warren VS.. Black, the one
/ which the Court of Chancery met especially
to consider, was brought up for argument,
| Messrs. Rodney and Lore for Warren, George
Gray, ESQ, for Mrs. Black.
| The point iii controversy seems to be this I:
Il. NJ. Black, deceased, gave several judgments
| against his property, some before and some
! after his marriage.
After Il. NJ Blacks decease the property
was sold on Judgment recovered against
him after marriage 1t is a well known rule
of law that property sold on a Judgment re-
covered after marriage, sells subject to the
| dover right of the widow.
The money recovered on the Judgment was
| applied to the payment of judgments re-
| covered previously to the marriage, and they
were of sufficient amount TO take all the pur-
cl;se money except about 1903.
The purchaser Harry Warren claims that
the widow is only entitled to dover in the
| surplus of s693
The widow claims that as the property was
sold on Judgment inferior to her dover
| right, she is entitled to her dover notwith-
standing the purchase money was applied to
the payment of claims superior to her dover
| right. The purchaser bought on junior
| Judgment at lis peril.
The Court held its decision until future
| day.
Annie Wood daughter of John Wood,
deceased. asked that Thomas Darlington be
/ her Darlington
appointed, Edward Darlington going his
security.
The Court of Chanccry was then adjourned
! until SeDtcmber
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
5 tufpentihe, quiet ! 8I15a'lSc,
Stocks in New York.

Associated fress Dispatch.
NEW. YORK, June Ill q. m-The stock
market opened generally tirner and was con
tinuen fair to steady, the fluctuations except
in very few instances being very slight.
Buffalo. Pttshurg " Western sold up ~, per
cent. to 49, Pacific Mail declined IA per cent,
10 5l1@ and Wabash Pacific preferred IA per
cent. 10 g2t
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
rHE LoNG n0OD MEETING.


The yearly meeting of Progressive
Friends will open at Longwood, on June
ID. Longwood is ! miles from Roseiale
Station, on the Baltimore Central rail
road. Trains to I.ongwood connect at
Chadds Ford with the Wilmington X
Northern railroad.
The annual call is As follows
The Progressive Friends will hold their
twenty-mnth yearly meeting at Longwood,
Chester county, Pa, commencing on the I'd
of sixth month (June) lSSl, and continuing
three days. The object of tins meeting is to
promote religion. construed broadly as
embracing all good physical, moral and
spiritual. uutrammeled by dogma, we fra
ternally invite to meet with us all those who
desire to make the world purer and better
and who hold the truth III higher honor than
any creed OF sect. We would meet on com
mon ground az brethren to consider by what
means We may labor most effectually to lift
humanity to higher levels. In reverent
spirit we would examine the religious institu-
tions which have grown ont of the wants and
convictions of the past, accepting them so
far as they commend themselves to our con-
scientioua Judgment and rejecting them
freely when we must. 0ur supreme allegi-
ance is due, not. to the DEGREES of men, but
to Truth itself. q. d. b. MILLS,
PATIENCE w. KENT,
Clerks,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
verdict Aeains, the r., w. & h.

In 1871 Samuel Bitter, while driving a
car from Camden station to President
street depot, Baltimore, was killed ON the
Philadelphia, Wilmington x Baltimore
railroad. The widow sued the railroad
company for $500 damages. The ease
has been on trial since last Friday in the
Circuit Court tor Carroll county. The
Jury rendered a verdict yesterday after
noon, after an hours deliberation, in
favor of the plaintiffs, 500 to the
widow, Sarah L. Bitter, and $1,000 to
James d. Bitter, deaf mute, who was
an infant at the time of the death of his
father. The Judgment was entered up to
the use of Messrs. John Handy and Boyd
Bradford, counsel for the plaintiff. Coun-
sci for defendants will take ihe matter tc
the Court of Appeals.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

l.abieS in their attempts 10 battle old Time
are bound 10 receive Somr wounds IN the en-
counter These, however. they can conceal as
Eii II tle complexion i, concerned lIy a timely
and rc%llIr resort Ia the Use of ''tilenn's
sulphur Soap Without nbStrueting the
pores OF III amy way iuluring the health OF the
neSs and the various Disbursements caused by
Increasing age or exposure to the sun
tritteuton. rrnrrietnr," is printed on each
packet, without which none is genuine sold
he druggists ut = cents three cakes Ril cents
Time touches tue hair rs well as the com
pleNluiI. liut the Wigaant old fellow can he
drttwi here too. with "Hils Instantaneous
Hair bye which reneWS the tint of youth on
the gfz1led brow ~ age IL is the cheapest
aud safest dNc in use Depot Il5 Fulton
street, <rw York
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

By authority OF the State. Gei, q. r. Beaure-
gard OF La, and Gen Jnbal A. Fairly OF Va, will
personally arrange all details and supervise III e
extraordinary SemI-Annual Drawing of the Lou
isiana State Lottery Company, at New Orleans,
Tuesday, June H. ll,9To prizes, amounting
$500, 300, including Capital Prize of 500 onlu
one Grand Prize of So, 900: one Grand Prize of
100000, &c. Tickets, ten dollars (slOl; Halves,
Ave dollars 1857: Fifths, two dollars ts2l: Tenths,
one dollar ,sD. T.-
Write for circulars or send address to NJ. A.
DAUPH1N, New Orleans. La, or same at 212
Broadway, New York. For full particulars see the
advertisement of the Company In another part OF
This paper. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

sIesia' Correspondence OF state journal
stR"idft"WN, May 5l.-'lr IsvE
Court at ITS March session ordered tii"' i
new root be put on the court houae aud
instructed Clerk OF the Peace Tonlilisen
to have it done in pi"pel time out ii
good material and at a. little
c4st rs possible About tl,ier weeks
ago MIR. fo'nlinson announced through
the town newspapers that lie w0nid re-
ceive bids or proposals, accompanied with
samples OF tin to he used up to May 10Th,
and that the contract should be awarded
to the lowest bidder. Messrs. Fawcett ~
! Wilson, of this Town; Oscar Brown, Of
Milford, and e"rtaih Rogers, of Fred
erica, were the bidders. Tie first two
named offered TODD thu work ont OF IA Ger
tain Kind of tin for cents per square
foot, while Mr.. Rogers bid was y cents
per square foot, but, Tor some reason, tue
bids were not closed until May 9th and.
in the meantime, MIR. Rogers ranie down
here and was awarded the contract at -
cents per square foot, he obligating to
paint the tin on both sides.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
DROWNED IN THE DELAWARE.
A Fishing Boat Bisected by a Steamer
and One of the Occupants Drowned.

About $50 o'clock yesterday morning a
fatal accident occurred in the Delaware
river, opposite Edge Moor.
Three fishermen from Brandywine
hundred, namely, James Forwood, Erwin
w. Pierce and Robert Wilson, were
engaged in fishing smack, fishing for
shad at the above location. An upward
bound steamer struck their boat, cutting
it completely in two and throwing the
occupants into the water.
Forwood was Immediately drowned, his
body not rising to the surface. Pierce
seized the rudder-chain of the vessel and
was drawn on board. Wilson was saved
by clinging to Pierce.
The name Of the steamer is the City Of
Richmond.
The body WAS recovered yesterday
| afternoon, ...=.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02
A Disastrous Runaway.

The Middletown Transcript says that on
Thursday evening last as a party of car
penters were driving in wagon from Mt.
Pleasant to Middletown their horse ran
away, overturning the wagon and throw
ing out the occupants. Wesley Jones had
his left arm broken, Lewis Miller suffered
severe sprain of the wrist, Frank
Stevens was severely bruised and the
others were more or less cut and
aar, tnIad
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-06-02

On and after next Sunday, June 5th,
there will be two Sunday trains each way
Landenberg at a. M. and 4.30 p. M,
arriving at Wilmington at $40 a. M
and $40 p. IN. Leave Wilmington al
1890 a. m. and 8 p. m, arriving al
Landenberg at 1l.40 a. M. and Ills p
m. Round trip tickets on these trains
between Wilmington and Landenberg are
SO cents.