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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

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The valuation Of tbe policies outstanding
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Fable, the legal standard OF the State OF New
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Of MassachuFesis, the Liabilities are estimated
at $3l, $3.50 90, the Surplug8t S6,7lSG09 ~
j JAMES w ALENAN DER. Vice.Pres,t.
SAMUEL R0RROWE ia Vice pres'f,
Il. w SCOTT, Superintendent of Ageuciep.
y Il. MAY. General Agent. Datlas.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

No headache or back-ache for ladies
who drink SWINE OF CARDUI."
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

The best corset manufactured is the Du-
pick corset, for sale at A. s. E. Mittenthaps.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

Are you going to visit, if so get some OF
hose new cards st Mason Il Erb.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

Beauty, health, and happiness for ladies
in "WlNE OF CARDUI."
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

Blankenship & Blake sell the Hunstable
boot.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04
COusOlidatod net roceip q ,7bD, exports
Great Britain, 10, 759; France II go; cOntine
20, ASS; channel, 1880; stock $50, 49l.
il Al VMg1nN
80 ssss ssssa
FOREIGN

LIyERPOoL. Fob.3 --l2m. Cotton nat; irreg-
ular; uplands 7-l6; Orleena69s; sales 10000;
speculation and export 800; receipts 2lOJ0;
American, 1880; upiapdslow lnlddiing clEuse,
March Gl3-lG@-...-.- March anu April g.;
April aud May i1.j2i May ana June 6 1872;
June aud July ga; July and August 2l-32
Futures duil,
1850 .. M Uplands, 6 TIC; orloan 055;
low middling uplands q good ordinary 81;
ordinary 53A; futures steady.
1880 p. m,-uplands low mlddling clause,
February delivery, 67-lG; February ana
March, 6 GIG; April and May G 0-lG; May and
June 81
5p m.-sales, American 1900; uplands, low
middling clauae, May and June delivery,
l9-32j futures easy.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

Blankets d quilts at cost at A. u e
Mttenthaps.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04
Fine clothing half price at Famous.

Prices reduced to suit the times, IL,
and so cents.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

Carpets, carpets, carpets, a! A. & E. Nit
tenthals.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

Our Standard cigar is sold by Cain,
Freiberg & Co. It's the boss.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

Boots and shoes half price Az FAN
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

THE HERALD Jon PRINTING OFFICE keeps on
hand an extensive assortment OF all grades.
Pfices low and work guarantt ed,f
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

Fine clothing half price at Famous.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

Sold by Sll druggists.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

Forsale by all druggists.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04
Cards ana Envelopes.

Clothing half price at Famous.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-02-04

Dry goods at half price at Famous.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
Composition on Homer.

Prof. Siigh's method of teaching is prac-
/ teal. For instance his class in Compost
! tion and Rhetoric are required with every
! recitation 10 write II composition on some
subject with which they are familiar The
! following composition on Homer was writ.
ten by d member Of the class. little girl
twelve OF fourteen years old, and was
banded MS bs Prof Sigh. We publish il
with view 10 encourage the class and to
| give the patrons of the school SOME idea of
the method Of teaching adopted hy Prof
Sigh. The following is the composition
| Just rs il was written:
| This town is situated in the northern
| palt Of Louisiana. II haS been settled
/ about thirty years. Homer is one Of the
most iiourishing little towns in the State
to be situated 40 far from railroad and
navigation: il consists of about 200 luhahi-
tants. There ARE in this town eight dry
good stores, five coniectionrrics. three
saloons, a printing Office court house, n
mill, two drug stores, post office. jcwelry
/ shop. barber shop, n bakery, and two
! colleges, the Male and Female; the Female
school is thu best the town affords. il has
good TEACHERS t has turned often graduates
IN the last siN wears. four viii leave the
,lfool this June, and It the school remains
uudcr the good control of he teacher " ho
now is teaching, there will always be "a
good school in Homer. II there is one
thing Homer can boast Of it is the good
schools. There are three churches, all the
people are not of same religion, some
BAPTIST, others Methodist, aud lrrshytcri.
AN. Homer has n splendid Hotel. several
boarding houses. We have in Homer
gray" yard. Great improvements have
been made in the last four years in this
town. new houses have been huilt many
people have moved here from other towns.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
Women as Journalists.

It's the tendency Of the present times
to continually open to women now and
different fields of labor. Her sphere has
constantly widened before her for the last
quarter of q century. Women are now
performing much work which was former
ly performed entirely by men, and the
work has been executed ~ satisfactorily,
If not more so than formerly. Among the
various other enterprises which have re-
ceived woH.dit as contributor TO their
SUCCESS. may he mentioned that of journal.
ism Many of the great dailies are now
employing women AZ reporters, and so far
the experiment has proven cminentfy
satisfactory. The report II Dr. Wilburu's
lecture ON Carlyle, recently delivered in
New Orleans, and published in the Sunday
edition Of that enterprising journal, the
New Orleans Democrat. was reported by
lady, and the judgement Of every one who
has read the report, must be that it was a
very difficult task well performed We
hold it to be right aud proper that every
field Of labor in which woman is qualified
to labor successfully and efficiently. should
he opened To hor. II would not only ena-
BILE many deserving ladies 10 gain a snp-
port, but wonld give the public the beueft
Of her refined tastes and talents. There
are many fields of labor To which ladies are
naturally better adapted than men, and it
is only just that the doors Of such enter
pri-es should be opened for her admission,
and We are pleased to observe that such is
the present tendency Of the times.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

From Mr., J. II. Chappell We learn the
particulars Of the death Of J. W. Wilson,
Esq. DR.. Jones states in his letter to the
family Of the deceased that he had treated
Mr.. Wilson more as a guest Of his family
than as an inmate of the Asylum. He did
not confne him, but permitted him TO re
main in bis house, and high hopes were
entertained Of bis early recovery. A short
time before his death he was seized with n
violent attack Of structure of the bladder,
which the Doctors could not relieve, and
of which he died 10 short time.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

LAND OrFICY At NATCHIroCHEs, LIZ
Aprfi 10th. 1871.

LAND OFFICY At NATCHIroCHEs, LIZ
April 10th, ISL ,
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. IhaC
~ following named settler has hlsd -
of his inirption to make final PROOF ~
port Of his claim, and secure hpa ~
thereof, before the Clerk Of d. c. Ne.
mcr. La, on the 10th day of June, - ~.
the expiration of thirty days from w"
of this notice, viz: ,,ss
Homestead Entry No. llE, D.va -
of Claiborne parish, for the south ! m ~.
east Sect -, 7 f9S, re- W, ana
the following az his witnesses. VIZ
Pate. Of Arcadia p .: George Bakss %
cadia p O: Lewis Wood, Of Arcsds
and Ransom Baker, Of Arcadia ~
l.. DUPLEIX, Rsg,ss
Aprii "a, 1881.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
Are the Southern Negroes VIC
tins Of Oppression
From the Springfield Republican.

From the Springfield Republican.
When Gen. Armstrong was here
the other day he drew sharply aud
perhaps freshly to some Of those
who heard him the distinction be-
tween the position of the negro at
the North and ut the South. AT the
North. the white man is the great
laborer; he takes everything, he
does everything. he crowds the ne
gro out of all work but barbering
and whipping carpets. AT the
South. the negro is the great labor.
er; he is ahead in the competition for
employment; he is the mechanic,
the carpenter, the railroad hand.
Gen. Armstrong says that the
negro young men who have been
educated say: "If YOU want TO
make money, go North; if you want
/ TO make Il man. go South" Even
! this analysis is rather too favorable
to Northern conditions. A c0lored
boy who graduated from our high
school was quite disheartened By
/ the difficulty of getting any start in
( life in avocation aside from those
allotted by an iron prejudice and
practice to his race.
1t is this position of holding the
labor market which sHstaiHs the
colored people at the South under
( favorable conditions. 1t works
sometimes disad,antageously in
/ those districts where they are too
numerous. This is indicated by the
! following observations of cores.
pendent of the New York Tribune,
who has Just been through the
Southwest, and also in to the
Red River regions not far from
where Dawes man has his cele.
brated plantation.
All my observation thus far oblg.
rs me to conclude that such i'm.
prorcment as has been made any
where By the negroes since their
emancipation has been made IN
places or regions in which the white
people greatly outnumber them.
am unable, thus far, 10 find any
distinct evidences of improvement
among the colorel people in amy OF
the great "blacl. districts" except
that Of course, they are of late civ.
ing tar less attention To politics than
they formerly dill. | cannot find in
such places, even ia the "biackest
countless" that there is auy irrita-
lion between the two races. see
nothing boiling or threatening,
nothing betokening disturbaHc, of
any kind. 1t is simply the presence
OF an enormous mass and multitude
of men who are almost entirely IN.
affected by the ideas or influence OF
The whites. They have other stan
darls. other feelings, ideas ct their
own. The fact is iHcoHtestable that
they are, BY mere predominaHce of
numbers, stronger than the white
people-stTongcr not merely in phys.
zeal or brute force. but moie potent
10 create and control ;he meHtaland
moral atmosphere ot the region IN
which they live. Of all this the he.
groes are not, of course, fully con.
scions; but they have a kind of con.
sciousness, in every such region that
| have visited, Of their being stron.
ger than the whites, because the
white people are SO few. In such
districts the white women are ALWAYS
afraid Of the negro men, and do
not wonder that they are.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
Grand May-Day Celebration.

Mr. Editor: Will You please PRINT the
following short account ofa May Day cele-
! bration that took place on the 9th. Inst, at
Eureka School house ward 4 Claiborne
Parish La. Friday, May the 9th Prof J. s.
Richardson aud his schorlars met at the
above mentioned school house for the pnr-
pose of celebrating the month Of flow
ers. The invitation was general, and there
were pretty general turnout Of the friends
and parents of the children. The first item
Of business WAS to decorate the stand next
to elect May Queen from among the
school girls, which was done By ballot,
every one present entitled 10 vote. Miss
Lizzie Baugh was elected queen, Miss
Rebecca Cox first maid ofhuuor, Iora Alex
cruwning was over, one Of those good old
time never failing basket dinners was
announced, where everything was plenti-
full and just rs nice ~ heart could wish,
the partahiug of which was seemingly en-
ioyrd by all After dinner there was All.
other election held TO elect another queen
of the day from among AL the young ladies
present. Miss Ella knightnn was elrc ted
qnrcn. Miss Sallir JONES first maid Of hon
or, Miss Sallie kHi shton second. Aft,r the
crowHiHg of which, had splendid music on
violins 10y Mrs-fs NHgent y Miller. Then
speeches from the school children. the
most of which were very good indeed, one
especially by MIR. Cape Hamiter. against
the manufacture Of Intoxicating liquors
In conclusion Prof Richardson made a
shor: but very Appropriate address, upon
the all important question of education.
Every body went away in perfect glrc
and seemed to have enjoyed themselves
hugely.
Respectfully. +. W. /.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

The weather for the last week has been
great deal Of complaint about grass. The
continued wet weather We bad short
time since put the planter, hrhind with
their work, hut with n continuance Of the
present favorable weather the crops win
soon be IN n growing condition.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

The finest garden We have seen this year
was in Sparta, at the residence of Mr.
Fritz Scheen. 1t is generally known that
Sparta is built on deep sand bed which
looks too sterile to srrout peas or corn; but
Mr.. scheen's garden blossoms like the rose
and is filled with the finest of vegetables.
How he does it we can't understand.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
G. +. BLACKMAN'S SAB0vS
{AtJ. ID. FEaGt'soN's Old stses,l

{AtJ. ID. FEaGrsoN's Old stsnst
(WHICH has been re6tted, renovss -
w rsmodeled-two Bsrs in ONE -
aud a FIFTEEN cent counter. 49,
Liquors. Wines aud Beer, the bess -
the prcttiest Bar, and the most es'
attention. xiu
The public Is invited to call s"e -
for itself if all asse rtcd above 10 ses
February 9, 1891.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

The railroad from New Orleans TO Baton
Rouge will be completed during the Ps~s'
cut summer.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

Cotton ehoPPng is now being pushed
vigorously by our farmers aud in short
time il the weather continues fair the bulk
of the cotton crop will be thincd out and
placed in n growing condition. Our far.
mers are yearly becoming more impressed
with the idea that to make good cotton
crop it must be worked early in the sprirg <,
80 that the stalk may early in the season
attain a sufficient size to take on a crop OF
fruit before the disasters overtake it.
Some of the farmers say that it will he
impossible to procure fill stand of cotton
owing to the grass.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
The Progress of Cremation.

At Zurich. Switzerland, where
the SIcmens crrmatory furnace has
been Introduced, there is a distinct
stipulation that the ashes Of the
dead must remain III separate Hrns
M the cremaiory for twenty wears.
At the end of that time the nearest
of kin 10 The deceased NAV take
the urn 10 his dwelling and if this
IL not done The ashes are Inferred
Before a body is burned every pre-.
caution Is taken by the authorities
TO ascertain that no crime has been
committed. Oiher furnaces of the
same type are IN use al Bres'an, Drts
den aud GOiha. Indeed. through
out Germany the prejudice against
disposlng Of the dead by burning
is rapidly disappearing. The furnace
named will consume a body ia am
hour and n half without causing
any Odor or sound. II cost aboH,
10000. The weight OF the ashes var.
les from three and quarter to sew.
en- pounds.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

snn !. r. Brownfeld's notice Of lost
mule. Any information Of this mule vii
be suitably rewarded.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

law has been passed in Switzerland
forbiddiug boys under fifteen years Of age
10 smoke either in the streets or at home.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

Last Tuesday evening, at Metairie
Cemetary, the StoDcv all Jackson monu.
mcnt was unveiled. The statue represents
Gen. Jackson in Confederate uniform. is
eight feet FIVE inches high, and is placed
on moand twelve feet above the level of
the road that leads to the main entrance
of the cemetery. Beneath the statne /. a
large vault partitioned OFF into crypt.,
fifty seven in number, which ale 10 be
used As the resting place of the comrade.
Of the Army Of Northern virginia.-The
Country Ti.itor, l3,h inst.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

A bill has passed both houses af the
Indiana Legislature, confrriingthe right Of
suffrage at all elections npon women, and
now only need the signature Of Governor
Porter TO become law.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

The decline in the price Of cotton has
been sore calamity to many Of our mcr;
chants. Unless n great change takes place
soon, we doubt if all viii weather the
storm.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

A considerable number of the citizens Of
Homer have pettioDed the Board Of
Seicctmcn to pass au ordinance forbidding
the owners of hogs to permit them to run
ut large in the corporation.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

Mr. j. o. kuighton, eight miles south
west from Homer, has corn for sale. See
his notice under head of new ads.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

London in England Is suffering under a
distressing small pox epidemic.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

The Senate has confirmed the nomlna.
ton of Stantiy Mathews to be one Of the
Associate Justices Of the supreme Court Of
the United States. Mathews was confirm.
ed by the votes of the Senators that claim
to be Democrats. What considerations
may have induced then to vote To place
upon the highest judicial tribunal of the
land, such man az Mathews. man TO
say the least not above suspicion, We are
AT loss 20 conjecture. We regarded the
nomination AZ one untt to be- made. and
We regard thu, confirmation by the senate
as deliberate disregard of the sens. and
feeling of the country in reference 10 the
matter. Railroad nVnopoies and rings
of every kind, NAV now lind a shelter for
themselves under The supreme Judiciary Of
the land, corruption may find protector
IN the person Of Supreme Judge.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
Athens.

We passed through Athens few days
ago and were pleased To- iina that little vii
idgr IT. prosperous condition. half
dozen new residences are i'll process fcon
structiou. others have just been finished and
the owners have moved in. This would
Indicate that III" village i, improving great
~ Hon. \. l.. Atkins, the principal rnrr-
chant of Athens, has sold goods here for
a number OF Years, and has 10y his LIBERAL.
~ enterprise aud moderate profits succeed
ell IN building up Il fine trade. There are
persons who say that goods may he bought
of Atkins AT much lower rates than those
which rule in Homer. Wc>aw other bus.
mess houses open with the employees
seemingly busy-thesc belong to Mcssrs.
Henry 4 Aubrey.
Capt. Walker has fine school aud we
learn is giving satisfaction to the people.
We observed new church building
which would lie Il credit to any town
MI 4, l.. Atkins had a serious accident
happen 10 him week ago last Monday.
While aiding the smith To shoe refractory
horse. the ,,nilual reared up and paved him
in the forehead The injury was 50
severe that Mr.. Atkins had to take his bed
for aral days.
Finer corn was noticed here than at any
other point in the prli>h. We saw also
one orchard with many peaches on the
trees.
We venture to asset that Athens has
improved more than any village Of similar
size in North West Louisiana.
The Secretary Of the Board Of School
Directors informs us that more than fifty
persons have applied for positions as
teachers III the public schools. among
whom are the best qualified aud most
popular teachers of the established private
schools " the parish. The Board will
meet to contract with these teachers on
the 9Th Of June, but this work cannot all
be completed in a single day; therefore let
those teachers whose schools are located
in the LIST district, which embraces wrGds
|. 2, 3, & Z, be present on the 9TH of June,
and those of the 2d district, wards 4. S, s,
7, appear before the Board on the follow
ing day, the 9Th Of June. BY complying
with this arrangement the teachers will
save some time aud tSpebsc.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
Homer Masonic Insos*
for Young Ladies.
rvsn,y-atstAnnusi session SsGsssye+

Board and tuition per month, ~, -
sic included with the above, ~,
monthly in advance. \.
Tuition, 3, 4 and 5 dollars per
Incidental fee per term, u.
For further particulars, sdsfG
T. 8. SLIGH, A.. ~ T.
Homer. Claiborne psn1 ~
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

GOOD Ostlcrs, Good Stables, Good -
" Good Hacks and Buggies, Good Hon.
Good Provcndcr, and good everything -
in their liae. to he had at all nmesr ~
night. Prices tororrespond with the us@
Give us a call and YOU won't regret u
X. p. RAGLAND,
". f. MtRRELL
April -, Isl. ~
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

Gov. Witt is recreatiug aud rccupcrat-
ing his shattered health at 81. Nartinsviife.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

Ihere liz no time when a business
man can get along well without ad.
ver'lsing' If business is good he
can ride on the boom and make IL
oetter; II 1t Is bad he can improve it
By bringing people IN him
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic assists digestion

Finling that il was impossible. ta com
pete wHh the emigration agents "f other
States at Castle Garden. IT. most of the EN-.
grants arriving there have already deter.
minded upon the point in the Union at
which they will s-ttir, the State Of Mis-.
souri, has wisely >ont an ag"u, to Germany
to turn the flood of emigration towards
that state. He finds con,idcrahl" Difficult
~ in the enterprise III consequence Of the
many obstacles the German government
places in his way, but has. nevertheless.
been successful 10 an unexpected degree
and announces that lac will be able 10 turn
five or ten thousand German. into the iii.
rcctiou uf Missouri. The news Of the So.
verify of the late winter in Wisconsin.
Iowa and other States. To which the Ger
mans have been III The habit of rmicra,ipp
in the past. has just reached GERMANY. aud
those who are Apw leaving that country
are anxions 10 settle IL warmer and more
comfortable climates, and will do 80 if the
advantages of the South are property laid
before thcm.-N. q. Bemocrdt
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

Homicide on the Sabine.-Las,
Thursday morning u constable's
posse, near the Sabine river, about
eighteen miles above Niblett's Bluff.
while trying 10 execute warrants
issued by Justice OF the Peace,
Tor the arrest OF Dock Stephens and
Robert Stephens sons OF Thos. w.
Stephens, shot and MORALLY wound.
eel Robert Stephens. We received
the particulars too late Yesterday
to give them i'll full now, but will
DO so next week. Robert Stephens
fired first, shooting deputy sheriff
Joseph Foster through the hat, aud
Martin Bass through the arm, and
SCATTERING the bone; and the posse
returned the fire, MORALLY wound.
ing stephens. Deputy sheriff Eos
Ter AMI posse took Stephens to his
mouse and sent for DR.. Minis, who
went and dressed-the wounds of
stephens and Bass.-Ex.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

Rev i. 4. Parker will preach the com
mencemet sermon ut Minden Female Col
lcge IN June l?th, and Prof. W. /. Eager,
Of Mississippi, Will deliver the address to
the Graduating class on the 10th Of June.