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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09

Office for advertising aud job work, ss we'll
~ those in ARREARS for subscription. come
forward and settle mp. We have debts to
pay ~ well a. other people, and must have
money. Besides. We must live.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09

"A curious anrr,luie is told coli,
@rnlng Admiral Byiil-~ra. V. c..
I. t.. who has jnSt retired from the
post at Consulting Naval Officer III
the Guvernurnt pt India. I, is
stated that the Admiral WAS picked
up. ~ AL infant, far out NJ s-a,
dashed Ia n bale of g,snls. A lad\
-pr-sunahly his mot hrr-was with
INN. hHi SHE was dead. and there
WAS M evidence h, which the names
OF the WATTS could be frau,sl. The
oni'rrs 81 the man of war which
picked npihr Innr little infant did
all they confd u, advertisement and
inquiry to find ont his rrls,iops.
ANA hnding all attempts futile. th.t
determined To adopt the child. To
whom they gave the name of "B,.
III" Seat. He WAS ant To u naval
"'h"'l, mud when old enough ioinpJ
the navy. b, happy cnincidence
the first ship in which he served
was the one which had saved hi,
life M an infant. He took To hin
profession. and during the Cri,nran
war distinguished himself NJ tbr
Island of Wor'lp, WHERE he earned
he Victoria Cross and the d-yors. |
f'oe Of t.. B. Later on hi, service.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09

Judge William A. Say has consented ("
become candidate for the Legislature
from the parish nf Caddo. IT, I'll the vnran
cy GRATED by the death Of Hon X. &.
Grain. There il, We presume. scarcely a
doubt M to the -lrction Of Judge Seay.
With William A S-ay in the lower hous.
tadd" can boast a representation second
to none in the State. No better selection
could bnvc been made. Such men are
needed in positions all over the State.
Judge Scay in con-enting to serve in the
Legislature, al a sacrifice to his private
interest. sets all example which other able
men would do we'll to initiate.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09
The Ear.

Few people realize what n wonder.
fully delicate structure the human
ear really is. That which W. or,li
narily designate so is after all only
the mere outer porch of a series of
winding passages, which. like the
lobhlps of a great bnilding. lead
from the oHier air into the inner
chambers. Certain Of these pas.
sagrs are full of liquid. and their
membranes arr stretched. like parrh
mrht curtains, across the corridors
ut different places, and can bp
thrown into vibration or made to
trrmble ~ the head of drum or
the surface of the tamhorine does
when struck with n stick or with
the fingers. Between two of these
parchment like curtains. n chain Of
very small bones extends, which
serves oiighten or relax these mem.
branrs, and To communicate yihrn.
ilons tn them. In the innrrinost
place at all, rows of fiur thread, call
eel nerves, stretch, like the strings
OF ~ piano. to the last point to " h;ch
the tremblingS or ihriilings reach
and pass inward TO the brain. II
these nerves are DESTROYED the DOW.
or ut hearing certainly departs, aS
the power tn give ont sounds j. lost
by y piano OF violin when it, strings
are broktn.-Philddeiphia Times.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09

Mr.. Gladstone, the British Premier, has
declared his intention to retire from public
If,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09
SUCCESSION SALE.

Succession of Grorg- W. Price deceased.
State Of Louisiana. Par,-h of Claiborne.
Dl WRIT f. nf II commission and writ
ID uf srlr directed to me- NV the Clerk at
the 81 Judicial district Court. III aud for
thu Parish "f Claiborne, AMI State of Lou.
i-mna. will sell NJ public anciinn IT, the
Last aud highest bidder, within the legal
hours III sale. ~ the late RESIDENCE at c.
w. PIIcc, two miles east of Homer, IN
saturday, 10Th day Of December, 1851.
the follow ing drsJrIhrd property belonging
to said Succession, to Wit:
The east half If sonl beast Quarter Of acc
ton l.. the -oni bw,. -i quarter Of the snnth.
west quarter of SECTION u, the northeast
quarter and north half nf -pnthra~t quar-.
ter, and northeast quarter Of northwest
quarter at section 10. and the west hall ut
the northwest quarter. ami north halt uf
The southwest quarter. and the sIuthrasr
quarter ot the -uuihv est quarter Of section
20. township II, range Il. we~t-5.3 actr-.
more or less, with all the improvements
thereon. being the home place. two miles
east of Homer.
Also, AT the snmc time aud place. the
northwest qnartrr. and northwest quarter
"t the northeast quarter of section -. and
quarter. and the west half of tn. sonthrast
quarter Of section u, township ~. range :,
wrN-SlO acres. more or less. being n part
of what is known ~ The Gill place. situated
two miles west of Homer.
Also, at III" same time and place. three
head at good Mules. about IL head of stock
Cattle, ~ head If Hogs more or less, one
4-h"rsr Wagon, ON. 2.hoi NJ Wagon, uue old
Hack, one good Grist Mill. two Gin Stands
nn- Corn shelter. one Calendar Clock.
f"nr ar hive bales of Cotton. IA lot of Cotton
SEED, Household and Kitchen Furniture.
Farming Utensils. sc.
Terms of sale - All personal property
sold for cash. The real rstat. W III b. sold
on twelve mouths CREDIT. the purchasers
7" give their notes nj per cent. interest
from day Of sale, with approved personal
security, aud the vendors lien aud special
mortgage retained to sccur, the purrh..,.
price. Deeds To Ia passed before Notary
al IN" cNpri,c III purchasers.
The home place, iva miles east of Homer.
will I've sold III bnlk-thr land on the Gill
place. two miles west of Homer, will be
sold by fnrty's.
Sold to pay debts.
Is. y. HARRISON. Admir-.
November =, ISL. l2ts
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09
Notice or Tableau OF Debts,

Succession Of james ". Wi1son. Deceased.
STATE q Losi'ia"a-Parish Of Claiborne.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That Mrs
~ ). J. Wilson, Administrative Of said ,uc.
c'-sSion has this day filed in the Clerk. Of
hcr tableaa 1T debts ta sii.l succession
an,l prays that the same I've homoloyat.d.
Now. Therefore, be ii known that, unless
opp~ition be made thereto within the tins
prescribed by law, the prayer Of the an.
plicant will I've granted.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto A.,
my hand and AFFIXED INV Official
s~sl, on this the lat day Of Nov
a. u. 1851. DREW FERGUSON,
49, Clerk n. c.
NV T. III l.haf
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09

I WILL he At the places below NAMED Z
1 the following days aud dates, to Wit

For the purpose Of collecting State M
Parish TAXES. All Taxpayers will pl.s'
meet me at the times aud places abcvt
mentioned. ~ this will hr the last oppr|
tuuity given outside Of linn-r.
J. II. If. TAYLOR,
Sheriff and cX-ofticio Tax Coll,rio
October N. Isl. ll:E
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09
Saturday, tteeenber ID, 1851,

III" following described property, to viii
The sonih half Of the sonIh vest 9asss
and the west half of the southwest qusr1
OF the southeast quarter, aud the west n
OF ibr northwest quarter Of the outhes
quarter Of Section thirty.threr, TowaS
twenty, Range seven. west, l2O acr~s -
or less situated in said parish and star
Also. the following described prcped1
seized under the sam. execution, vii :
sold at the zane place. WITHIN the -
h"nrs 81 sale. on the THIRD SATCRDl,
III NOVEMBER. l-sl, Ia wit:
One f"ur-fior>- Wagon and HsrpN
one sorrri Mare Mule. Xii. i or : yras 4
one gray Mare Mule. Nell. 9of 10 VI
"id. one hfark Horse Mule, Dave. 5yn
old. and one bay Horse Mule, lobe, l2ys
old.
Slid for cash, with the benefit Of
prasrtrcnt.
j. II. NJ. TAYLOR, Sherf /
Oct. n, Isl, OF 5000 fffj
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09

Reed. Gilt Edge Ton ic cures dispep-ia
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09

A Ra'lirul journal MP North has inst dis
covered the fact that the South l,r"l~r, III.
crpilug Virginia. had no right To rnriici.
pate in the celebration recently had M
Yorktown. This j"nrnal has discovered
what the world mp Ia this time never
knew. II is that the south. except the
state nf Virginia, to"k II" part III the war
which gained for tlir United States her
Independence. IL in very important that
all the standard histories should Lee imm--
diately corrected in order that the world
may he correctly informed upon this I'M.
portant part nf our history. The capacity
of the editor IN question for lying could
no doubt furnish The coming historian with
many other import: NJ corrections which
should h" made in the early history OF the
United States.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09

SheriT's Sale.

STATE At fo"iiand-fdrii Of Cfaibor,e
W 4 Norman ~. j W Rancy- -ln Distr,
Court, No -.
by virtue of n writ of frri facias
ID sued 10y the Clerk of the District Coz
IN md for said parish and State, in y
above entitled suit. and to me directed
have seized and will proceed to sell,
the last and highr>t bidder, within Y
legal hnnrs Of sale. nj the Court. hos
door in the town of Homer on
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09

Men in position now A-days ~cem deter
mined to follow the scriptural Injunction
of taking the best possible chr, Of their
families. Mrmlmrs of the Cabinet, Judges
Of the supreme Court, the heads "f In.
rraus and all high officials seem to think
il their first duty to place the members of
their families aud ali their connections on
the pay rolls of the government. An easy
place IL always made vacant when one of
these persons has IL lazy. goo,l-for-nothing
son, Who wants n soft place IL fall into.
Faithful servants are srt back constantly
10y this system of gross and unjust par
TALLY. This m-th"d of doing business is
very nice for the icnriiciarics, lint il in de-
grading Ia free institutions. We arr drift
ing int" an ari-tocrucy If office holders,
and if this thing continues officials will
soon claim thar the government should
support their children just ~ the children
Of the inability Of England are provided
for 10y the government.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09

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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-09

Th~ editor .ft~n writes, mt berause h-
has anything which h- wsab~s tn ssy, hut
becsus- h. mn.t ssy srmetbing. lie pr
hsts would much prefer that his p~h should
r-,nsiu Idle, but the column. must b- fill-d
whether th-r- Ii any thing to .ay or not.
There II no other profession which requires
that the brain should be kept ~ constant
ly and actively at work a. editing public
journal. The editor can nut, like Others
work at his leisure or take the time and
paths TO polish and shape bis work to suit
bis fapcy. but he must work rapidly and
hurri-dly aud give his production to thu
public whether they arr ~ he would like
to have them or not. Under the circun-
stances il Ia q great wonder that more
worthless matter does not find ito way
iuto Tie columns of the public journals Of
the iand thsn does. Yet there are those
who are ~ ready 10 criticize his pr,siuc-
tions ~ il they were p-nne.i at his leisure
and worked up in his beet style.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23
tOT Ue smyrna Itm'
Letter from NIoorton.


Mr.. EBIToR-Dear SRI take the liberty
to drop you few lines in relation to our
little village, Moorton.
In the FIRST place | will mention Boggs &
Jefferson, merchants. They are doing con-
siderable business in the mercantile trade.
and also buying considerable grain for
which they are paying the highest prices.
These parties deserve q great deal OF credit
for building up trade in the grain bust
ness at this place. We also have another
firm in the grain business here-Barcus &
Joe. Buying grain has been rather risky
! bnsiness for now beginners this fall.
Our wheelwright, N. II. Planetary, has
been very busy all winter. think at this
time he has enough work a head to last
him six months; he also has in his employ
one Of the best blacksmiths that a country
can AFFORD.
There are considerable improvements
going on here in the way of building as We
have four or five new dwellings under way
At this time. P. S. Burcus, BOggs L JeiFrr.
| son and w. T. Davis have lumber on II e
ground already for work, while there ale
Others contracting with DR.. Smith for let's.
The DR.. has sold seven already, some of
these We are not st liberty to mention.
One is a young gentleman who propOsUs to
build during the season, and has now alread Y
ordered lumber for q stable. | think the
young man is acting wissly,-he intends
having his cage before he gets his bird. I
wish him success in his undertaking. J.
Il. Bishop has sold two lots and there is q
new building erected upon one. There have
been several parties to huy let's Of J. :.
Moore, but he does not seem inclined "a
sell. think this gentleman stands in hi.
own light, as he would not only get coA
siderable out OF his lots he sold, but would
enhance the value of the remainder of hi,
property. 1t would be well TO have ths
Legislature to take some action when mer
stand in the way of improvements, as tkis
has been the great hindering cause thA
this village is no larger than is. There il
no doubt il parties that owned land her,
would have sold off let's years ago, thA
this little place would have been a thrivin,
town, as Others along this road that hav,
sprung up as in a night. We can 70 bacl
only six years ago when DR.. Smith frs
bought ten acres Of land here and propose,
to sell off lots; see the improvement
since that time. 1t will not be long befor
the Doctors lots will all he sold of.
Farmers are looking forward for SprinI
to open, but in glsnoing out of the winds,
while writing see decending that whit
friend that stuck as close as brother tn.
past tive months, and to see it does no
. lsek like spring at all.
,, Mr.. Peter Hsrdcastle was taken by SUI
prise the other evening as the nsighbol
gathered in around him, loaded with caks
ice cream aud sther luxuries. AS they Q,
pressed themselves afterward, they had
J. good time, and "Uncle Pete" rs they a
t call hin, generally ikes those socablss,
think, as much as tho young men.
J. A ClTlzEN.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

The Maize Oleino factory will open fer
work, March lst.
The round trip ticket from Smyrna to
Washington to visit the Inauguration will
be $G.l0
TnE protracted meeting closed last night
at the NJ. E. Church, the Rev. Mr.. Haynes
numbering the professions at 20.
MORE than enc Of our ladies took comfort
last night on the quality avoirduPOis when
Mrs. Stewart Joined them in the Hall.
The Ladies Benevolent Society will meet
tomorrow Thursday evening at seven
o'clock, at the residence Of Mrs. E. J. Colt.
Born Dover and Milford are moving in
the direction Of better facilities to fight
fire. Is nothing further to be done in our
town.
TIE melodious fish horn Of the Mary.
lander with his cart Of "Yaller Nsds" was
heard yesterday. A sure harbinger Of
spring.
WM GEO. HILL, Clayton, Del, calls the
attention Of the farmers to q large invoice
of new crop Western clover seed just re-.
ceived.
We have from J. A. Fulton, ESQ.,, Of
Dover, a pamphlet entitled "The People
VS.. Monopoly, plea for competition and
fair play.
B. B. ALLEN yesterday bought David W.
Clark's prospective peach crop, 800 trees,
for $5. The value was based on the quss
tien Of faith.
TIE son Of Isaac Baker, near Brenford
that was SO badly burned on Sunday week
died on Monday last. Much sympaty il
felt for Mr.. Baker.
JoHN CosDEN, JR., who was with thu
Messrs. Worden in North Carolina has re-
turned home. There was no probability 0
! the mlu Delns reDulL.
WIN. B. START intending to discontinu
: business will sell out his stock OF segara
8 tobacco, stationey. &C., on Saturday aftei
Q noon next, at Q o'clock.
Qua merchants are looking forward I
< the Spring demands. ]. B. FAIRIES adve
d tises a large invoice Of clover seed, an
J. w. Jones clover seed and seed potatos
Now THAT the Delaware Railroad b.
Ie changed masters, some Of our people a
!. wondering ir the fare will he restored
4 what it originally was, $3.50 to Philad'
10 phia.
or The roads have not been so good sin
or the thaw as during the icy compound
the previous two months ner have th
-lv been near so bad as the breaking up
some winters.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

Ar a time when almost every State
officer is clamoring for an increase OF
salary the Legislature seems to have 1t
in mind to cut down that OF the State
s ,perintendent of Public schools--a bill
having already passed the Senate to re-
duce the salary from Sl,SOO to 81 800
1t would seem a strange anomaly to raise
that of the Attorney General $500, and
lower the Superintendent $500 when the
latter is one of much more labor and at
tended with so much more personal ex-
pense. Putting this and that together
their action it would seem grows out OF
hostility to the public schools, for in
nothing has the State shown greater
development during the past five years
than in this advancement, No one queS'
tions but that Prof. Groves has made al
efficient, capable, industrious and pru
dent Superintendent and any action o
retrograde with this and advance will
the other offices cannot but be construed
as hostility to the office.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23
ONE of the abuses that has to be often

ONE of the abuses that has to be often
er corrected than any other perhaps, is
that growing out of municipal govern
ments. For some reason the rigidity
with which they usually commence,
after time generally relaxes and the
treasury becomes q pray for the grab
bers. The great trouble with all munich
pal governments is to keep down the ex-
penses. In our own town the expenses
are said to be considerable more than
they should be; that there are needless
appropriations that should be applied to
liquidating the bonded debt of the town.
There is lesson in the Philadelphia
election, which the oppressed taxpayers
of other misgoverned cities would do
well to study 1t is that a determined
organization of citizens, having a sub,
stantial grievance, actuated by genuine
impulse to effect important reforms, and
paying no attention to the cries OF party
leaders, is irresistible. When the re-
spectacle classes of voters in any place
make up their minds that their municipa
affairs are ineficiently and dishonesty
managed, and set about remedying thu
evil in a common-sense, business-llk'
way, rings and bosses, however powerful
have to 90 to the wall.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

NOTWITHSTANDING the patient listening
the Senate gave Senator Bayard for
placing the interest rate at 81 instead Of
3 per cent, his friends, especially from
the South went almost solidly for the low
rate-43 to 20. Senator Bayard took
the ground that funding at so low a rate
was impracticable and would work injury
to the National Banks; an opinion en-
dorsed by Secretary Sherman, Comptroller
Knox, Senators Thurman, Davis, Ed
munds, Logan. Mr.. Salisbury voted for
the low rate. The bonds are made paya-
bic in FIVE years, or to run for twenty
years at the option Of the government, in
stead of in ten years. The rate Of COM
mission to be paid for negotiating the
new bonds is raised from one-quarter oi
one per cent. to one-half of one per cent
but it is believed that the House will con-
cur in the amendments and that the PreSi-
dent viii permit it to become a law. II
is believed by Treasury officials that the
new bonds cannot be successfully nego
tiated, and that the effect of the law vii
be an extensive and disastrous contrac
ton of the currency. In Wall Street th'
measure was condemned by leading bank
ers. By some it was pronounced an out
rage on the National banks and breacl
Of public faith.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23

A wicked Marylander who never swned
a horse told the people Of Seaford that he
had been fined 81 for hitching his horse to
a post, and that the animal had been seized
by the bailiff, as the owner had but seventy.
five cents with him. A benevolent Sesford
man borrowed quarter for him. with which
the Marylsnder made off after which it was
learned that he came to town on the train.
II isn't the amount hut the principle of the
thing that the Seaford man cares about.
lNGERsoLL ON DELAwARE.-Boh lngersoll
says ho has no war to make on Delaware
because Of the clamor rome Of its citizens
are making against his peculiar notions OF
! orthodoxy. He says he is not g1ing to
strike at Delaware, because when he wants
| to fight State he prefers one Of his size
He has no desire to wiring the neck Of a
blue Hen" think" said h~, "a State
that calls twenty quarts of peaches hushe
ought to talk about something else than bias
phemy. ."-PhiIa. EUening News.
Smyrna times., 1881-02-23
COUNTY AND STATE ITEMS.

The project for a marine railway in Sea.
ford hangs FIRE.
William 7. Tull has sold bis fast trotting
colt, Beulah, to Mr. henry c. Robinson.
r. l.. Mailly, Of Odessa. is about to dis.
continue business on account Of failing
health.
to furnish tomatoes TO a canning factory at
81 per ton.
Justus Lowery, of Milford, last week,
shipped 5000 rabbit, 1904 muskrat, and q
quantity Of coon, opossum and mink skins.
Capt. F. Layman, of Chesapeake City,
Md, has leased the Townsend House. ut
Townsend, and will take possession March
o5th.
The next Annual Fair of the P. A. 4 P.
Association will be held ut Middletown, on
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday, Sep.
tember Goth, 2lst and 22d.
Breeders of horses should pay attention
| TO quality Of stock they raise. Hsmblsto
nian colts. years old, says the Transcript.
brought SOS to $2l0 at c. P. Cochran's sale
An exceeding fine yearling sold at Sis.
Will be worth $500 Rt four years.
The second entertainment Of the Capital
Course, Of Dover, will be n lecture March
9th, delivered by Hon. Dan Dougherty.
Subject" oratOry." Mr.. Dougherty is
justly styled the silver tongsd orator"
+" 0ratory" Is his finest lecture, when in it
| r. l..
will be the rarest literary treat.
DR.. Daniel G. Fisher, whe was the exam
lining physician for the drafted men al
Col. Winners Provost Marshal Office in
this town in 1864, died in seaford on Thurs
day last Of typhoid pneumonia. He wal
81 years old and has been practicins
medicine in Seaford for about 80 years
He resided with his sister and had nsve
heen married.
Delaware has only 5l2 public schools
The increase in attendance during the pas
two years is 1895. The average number o
pupils enrolled in each school is 40. Nal
teachers receive an average sAlary OF $50 4
female teachers s24.7l. The smsll sals
ries are said 10 he driving the teachers on
Of the State. The school buildings are "a
= from ct for the purpose, and the schoo
. laws need revision,
$ AaouT TO MANUFACTURES MOLAssRs.-Th
Delaware Beet Sugar Company is eonteu
' plating the introduction Of Eachinery i
I their mills at Riverside, whereby they car
! With advantage, add the manufacture {
molssses to their beet sugar industry. D
making this addition, the mills, which 81
closed through the winter and sprin
. because of the scarcity of beets will be q
akled to make full ysar's operation.