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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31
We Love Our Country.
(Burdette on his Travels. !

81 feel said the fat passenger,
as the train crossed the Ohio line,
THAT am in the land OF statesmen.
There is the smell Of post Office in
the air, and the low sweet sound Of
a consulate is heard in the dewy
distance. | See the shady forms of
Marshals yet to he, aud, out of the
dreamy gates of Impossible 1 see
the sac procession Of Never to ba
Supreme judges. II il a dear aad
favored land, this grand old step.
mother of Presidents.r
ave all love our country" said
the sad passenger, land We fight,
aud swear, and work, and lie, and
sweat, and shout for the privilege of
administering her finances. Oh,
America, America, what would q
country he without officesf7
alt would be like q cat without
a voice. the man OH the wood box
said.
"Or cigar without a match
the cross passenger said.
"Or room without "a bed" said
Endymion. The sleepy passenger.
"Or bar without whisky" said
the tall, thin passenger, whereupon
several voices immediately asked
what that was.
"After all, "the jester said, "poli.
ticians are no worse than they used
to be, bat there are more OF them;
and therein is ali rhe evil. Grass.
boppers are no more voraciOus in
one season than another, but, in the
year'wbeu multiply their census by
countless millions, they IRE able to
do infinitely more mischief than
when there are barely enough Of
them to furnish fish bait, for the in.
dnsiriOns citizens Of the republic.
And all the mischief in the country
isn't done by the politicians. There
are lawyers who would honor the
bar by getting themselves kicked
out of il. There are editors who
disgrace journalism. There arc
ministers who PfaiaHe their pulpits.
There are several people who ont
side Of politics who need little
killing. There is"
And, seeing that his audience has
gone to sleep, the Jester prepared to
follow their example.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31
How Sam Scion Fired a Gun.

Colonel Solon's boy Sam traded -,
of his yellow dog last week to dim
jerks for the later's old army mus.
ket. Sam had never fired n guu,
but he had notion how it should
he done. His father bad half q
pound of powder in the house, which
Sam poured down the muzzle, then
jammed down whole newspaper,
and filed the remaining space with
chunks OF lead which be cut of from
the lead pipe in the kithen with the
hatcher knife. The cap WAS put in
place, and armed with this ear de.
stroyer the boy went forth in search
of adventures. Upon the roof of an
adjoining house were a flock of
doves. and Sam rested his gun over
the fence, pointed the muzxle in
their direction, and saying to him.
self, They won't know what bit
EN-" shut both eyes and pulled tho
trigger.
For about half a minute that
neighbOrhood WAS so filed with
feathers, noise, chunks OF doves
meat, pieces of wood. boys yells
and wOmen's shrieks that the PEG.
pie on the south side thought there
had been a collision on the circus
train, and the elephant was taking
out an old grudge Oh the lions.
Sam laid fiat on his back, with the
gun a rod behind him and still sbiv.
ering from the !concnssiOn. Half of
Sans face was black and blue, and
he didu't dare to get up until he was
sure the gun had got all shot OF,
and even then he wasn't certain that
more than half the load had gone
out. Aud those doves! Why, two
dozen bad been paralized, and the
top of that house looked as IL shell
had burst in the attic aud bfowed a
feather bed with servant girl up
through the roof. There wasn't
enough left of the doves to distin-
guish tan.tail from bull terrier,
and people in the neigbborhood are
preparing to move away unless Sam
is sent iuto the country.-OI CITY
Derrick.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31
G. II. ROGERS,
HOuse, Sign, Carriage and
Buggy Painter,
Paper.Hanger and Glazier,
HOMER, LA.

SOLICIT THE PATRONAGE OF THE
people of Homer and vicinity. For evil
fences Of my proficiency, refer to the nu-
Ferrous persons for whom | have worked
p Claiborne parish.
Terms reasonable, and work promptly
yecnted. G.. II. ROGERS.
April ,, 1919 33:y
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31
Hands Of American Woman.

The American women have the
smallest hands in the world. Gloves
made in France for the American
market are smaller and narrower
than for any other in the world, aud
the fingers are made more slender,
M any American woman will dis
cover who has TO buy pair of
gloves in any provincial city in Eu
rope. Probably no American with
n smallish hand which excites no
remark here has travelled long
abroad without discovering that il
is only large shops in big cities
which keep glove small enough for
her, and lady with a hand just
below the American average, four,
Ii, ing Ia one OF the largest cities IN
Eastern Europe, recently found her
self forced TO send to New York
regularly for her gloves. Ii is idle.
ness that makes the hands small,
work tina, enlarges them. Perhaps
the foregoing is equivalent TO say.
ing that American women are the
LATEST in the world.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31

Nan wants hot little here below,
and he cen get that quickest by ad.
vsFtisiBg.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31

Why doesn't winter linger some
in the lap of summer
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31
A Long Swim.


might have told us he'd taken away
his oats.'
"Well, yes; but there was "a kind
! OF u grin Oh his'tace when he told
us We might have it. Not another
loose bOat!'
ltwas II solemn fact. Every skifi
along the beach but sold PurdN s.
WAS fastened 10y chain and paddock
and stake, TO express tue objection
OF it's owner against its use by stfa,
boys.
mo fun going in for swim in
this shallow water. Only wading
place
barry, there's board. That'll
do tor US. We can paddle her out
far enough
1t WAS II lost fragment of clap.
board about four feel long, and with
no house to il. Nobody could GUESS
how 1t got there; but in three min.
utes more the clumsy Hat .bottOmrd
skiti WAS being slowly propelled
away from the beach, out toward
the deeper water vi the lake.
SINE Hopk ms and Barry Gilmore
had reached, to judge from the
remaiks they made, that precise
point III their aquatic practice
When your common small boy long
shore sW INNING Is Il thing 10 lie
looked down upon, and lake OF
sotue size, OF Is section ut the Allan
TIC, WAS required Tor any iun oi
theirs. The day WAS warm, The
water as smooth us il pane OF glass,
and there WAS faint haze over the
sky. The very model oi da, tor II
perfect swim. The boat, too. had
evidently been bultt tor il. She MAS
broad enough not 10 TIP too easily
II you were climbing ia, and the
VIDE seat AT each end WAS just the
arrangement Tor diving.
"Inls'il do, Sine. Pity We ddu't
UIIhg an anchor
NV aters n hundred feet deep out
h.ie. Hon ia vdIe We from shoitT
"Dob't know. May t,e it's halt
mile. May be it's more. Could you
sM IN iir
"Guess NOT, Barry. Perhaps |
coulu. But l don't cane TO Try.
Not unless the boat came along. A
fellows legs might give out, or he
might take cramp.'
IN. legs would peg out, sure,
long before | got there"
They were n very good pair for a
10y vi fifteen, and in II moment
more they We're in the air, as he
spraug from the stern Ut the boat,
and went III, capitally well, head
FIRST.
THAT was good header" shout.
ell SINE. "lm coinming."
Come he did, and they found the
water just about right tor them.
Not II trace OF a chill in il, in spite
OF the tact that he lake WAS largely
supplied from the bottom. Out
there, OF course, there could be no
weeds to catch their ieet iu, aud
there MAS yer, little to be suggest
ed by nay OF improvement.
"FOre We get too tired, Barry,
let's Try "A lOugeI SWIM
"COme Oh. Only don't let's 60
too far
They were headed tow+rd the
shore, and they were not looking
back, When Barry exclaimed:
There's ripple, Slime. The winds
rising
barry, look a. the boat!n
"Sbr's drifting out. The winds
on shore"
The boys looked at each other
tor a moment with very serious
faces; but they were brave fellows,
aud there WAS no time for hesitation.
"Shc isn't 90 very far, Sine
"But she's drifting. No telling
how far she'll 60. We mustn't risk
it,"
"Sbore's too far. Can't do 1t.
We can catch the boat
1.-THE winds rising, Barry"
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31

When they were lyncliing muir.
derer in Idaho he watched the pre-.
liminary proceedings for while
with u disgnsted expression, and
finally remarked: 81 don't mind
being lynched, but do hate TO I've
sent to glory in such bnngling
manner. You amt getting half the
fun out Of the thing. Why, the
tirst lynching | managed was Iuo in
better style than tb.s!" And the
~ ncb-rs felt no ashamed Of their
grpenness that they asked him TO
take charge OF the proceedings, aud,
like genial, whole sOuled fellow,
hr did it, and they had lot of fun
out Of it. Some men would have
been mean enough 10 refuse to graf
ify them.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31

Professional and business cards, of ten
mes or less in length, sl5 per annum; for
IL months, SO; for three mouths, 81
usiuess advertisements of greater length
till be inserted Mt above rates.
Legal advertisements will be charged at
>Cal rates, where fixed by law; otherwise
b special rates as published above.
~ Special notices 20 cents per line.
Funeral notices of less than ten lines,
)ad III ,rriase and religious noticesinserted
bratis.
job work executed in the neatest style
|nd at reasonable prices.
August 22, l377.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31

A correspondent Of ~ New Yssk
Tribune says thst IT. eplia - hessoo
be has used for eus4 - new0
known Il 10 fail, The fb,oUWinGpDe
'pa1Atieu: Ose taslespsoal6l -
pepeer IN eas pat q o@lks -
drrouh; Il viii sGsed io0oalneoD@
lief. flr v,.'.als - = $50
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31

What is the difference between q
man digging a cellar and all editor
who has just returned to work after
n summers hOlidayi The answer is
excrutiating, TO wit: One is an ex-
cavationist and the other is an ex.
vacationist.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31

CLANS are now made of India
rubber and painted 70 artistically
that they cannot be told from the
genuine article till you come to eat
them. Then their exceeding ten.
derness gives them away.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31

The intense heat of this month Ia
making itself felt feartully in the
large cities. About thirty deaths a
day are attributed to it in New
York.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31

Adam is the patron saint Of the
Western pork raisers, because 10
bad the first spare rib.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-31

A bar ut its mouth looks bod for
the Mississippi River. An rivers
should run strictly o. the osla w.
ter plan. ssz
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08

The verdict of the coroner's jury in the
Malley case is another case of what fools
men can be when you put them together
in body; no matter how wise they may
be individually. The above decided that
she come to her death from poison and
violence; although where the violence
comes in no one knows; and follow it up
by finding that the Malley boys are crimi-
nally implicated; but do not find that they
administered the poison. II they are i'm
plicated at all, they are implicated as her
murderers. They state that James Malley
is "criminally responsible, this is con-
clusion of law; thing they have no right
to find. They state that his brother and
the woman, Blanche Douglass, are ''moral-
ly responsible" a strange finding for any
jury. That Cramer case is strange case
at all events, but it need not be made more
so by such verdicts.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08

Benz. Harris Brewster, ESQ.,, of Phila-
delphia, has given his opinion as to how
the question of inability of the president
is to be determined and the powers and
duties of the presidential office devolved
on the vice president. He says
I'm this case the gice-president is living
in office, physically, legally, and mentally
able. so that the act Of 1892 does not now
apply As it now stands the burden OF
deciding rests with the vice president alone
The president cannot depute him or sub
stitute him. The cabinet has no power.
The supreme court has no power. II the
president were by written document to
say that he was unable, it would only be
evidence of the fact of disability, and SO,
likewise, if the members of the cabinet
were to declare him unable. A statement
of the physicians would be evidence to
prompt and justify any action of the vice
president, and to aid him in arriving at q
conclusion that it was his duty to act as
president AS I have before said, the
president cannot depute or substitute him.
The constitution gives to the president nc
such power, and all his authority is deriv-
ed from the constitution. .
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08

WILLARD HOTEL. LOUISVILLE. ky.
2-19d&wfd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08
Administrators Sale
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COUNTY

STATE OF ILLINOIS. Lac
Rock ISLAND COUNTY.
In the County Court.
Russell II. Curtis, Administrator. de-bonls non OF
the estafe of Lovina Mckinney, deceased,
vs..
Thomas Walton William Lewis, and the unknown
heirs of said Lovina Mckinney, deceased
Notice il hereby given that by virtue of decree
of said Court entered In the above entitled cause,
on the first day of September, 1881 SHALL SAT-
urday the sth day OF October 1881. at the hour of
two O'Clock in the afternoon, at the north door of
the tourt lionse, In the city OF Rock island. in
said Couniy, sell at public Vendue, TO the highest
bidder thar certain parcel of ano situated In said
Rock Island comfy. described as follows. to-wit:
Lot two f21 in James Greenwond's snb division
Of the southwest quarter Of the Southwest quarter
OF section twelve (29 In township seventeen IT'D,
nortt Of range one III west OF the fourth principal
meridian. except and reserving however all the
coal and other minerals underlying the same-
The sale viii be for oil cash Or ct The election q
the purchaser he mar pay half cash and give hie
note, at ak to twelve months Time with good per
sonal security for the balance; said balance also
to be secured by mortgage on the premises.
Dated at r. OK Island Ilisa. this Sept. 1st. 1SS1-
RUSSELL Ell. CURTIS.
Administrator de-boass Of the eatate OF LosIns
Mckinney. deceased. s-zodW
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08

During the presidents Illness he has
been sustained largely by diet of koumiss
But what is koumiss7 many persons ask.
1t is fermented milk; not the ordinary sour
milk known to us, but milk fermented in a
peculiar way with the aid of heaven, or
yeast The preparation of it is little under
stood in this country, although the album
dance of the very best milk with US and the
wholesomeness of this form Of the fermen-
ted article entitle it to q more general at
tention and use Koumiss is a very COM
mon drink among the Tartars who draw
their supply of material for making it from
their abundant herds of cattle, and all that
we know of it and its wholesome effects we
have obtained from them. When properly
made it is highly efervescent, more so than
champagne, and requires to be kept in
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08

strong bottles and handled with care. 1t
is foamy, thicker than unfermented milk
and palatahle and most refreshing beVer-
age It il nore easily digested than sweet
milk. and for this reason Is recommended
in cases Of weak digestion. It is held in
high esteem in Russia, and it is the custom
with Russian invalids to go into the Tartar
coun try for the purpose of subsisting on
koumiss alone, till they are restored to
health
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08

And fiber with fever and ague, or bilious remittent
the system may vet be freed from the malignant
virus with Haetetter's stomach Buffers Ffotect
the system against it with this benecent antispas-
medic. which is furthermore supreme remedy for
liver complaint. constipation. dyspepsia debility,
kidney troubles and other ailments.
For sale BY all Druggists and Dealers generally.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08

The recent disco very of spring in Ar
kansas which runs apple brandy gives the
democratic party new lease upon that
State.-The Inter Ocean, Alas, moi A
stream of carpet-baggers from Illinois is
already headed toward Arkansas, and it viii
be dry before either party can make COM
plete boom. Courier Journal
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08
The SUMMER MONTHS

aHnuf rT for advertisers. 100 pages, Is
FAMFnlEs cents. q. P. RoWELL d
NalHY York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08

E4EU - III - u earn $40 TO 800
month Graduates guaranteed paying offices
Addresa VALENTINO Rrcs.. Janesyflle, VIE.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08

ia aba critical period of infant life shown by the
hills of mortality compared with the other months
oe the year. AS dietetc, in cases of Cholera In
fantnm. Dysentery. Chronie DIarrhoea, Cholera,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-08

ness of Blood, Lack =
Power Of Will or Action
fAlpitation of the Heart
Loss Of Memory, Loss O,
Confidence, Painting Spell.
Hysteria, Epilepsy, Heart
burn, Dyspepsia, Bropcbi
It's Salt Rheum. Flatulepcv
weak stomach, Disease.
of the Heart ana Lupr.
Dropsy. Asthma, Pleur,sr
Constipation, Jaupd,co
Catarrh, Sore Throat Ne
bility. Piles, Tumors .so,as
Boils, Carbuncles, Fevo,
and Ague, Liver Complain
Diabetes, Kidney Com
plants, Gravel, Chills, I'm.
potency. Disordered Con
ditions OF the Liver. Blona
Kidneys OrUrinarv Oroans
The Portland daily press., 1881-09-22
Wise Words.
Echoing from the Crave.

'sIndividuals may wear for time the glory
of our institutions, but they carry it not to the
grave with them. Like raindrops from hea-
ven, they may pass through the circle of the
shining bow and add to its lustre, but when
they have sunk in the earth again the proud
arch still spans the sky and shines gloriously
on james A. Garfield
"This day will be sadly memorable SO long
as this nation shall endure, which God grant
may be till the last syllable of recorded time,
when the volume of human history shall be
sealed up and delivered to the Omnipotent
Judge.-James A. Garfield, on the first anni-
versary of the death of President Lincoln.
II look forward with joy and hope to the
day when our brave people, one in heart, one
in their aspirations for freedom and peace,
shall see that the darkness through which we
have travelled was but a part of that stern but
beneficent discipline by which the Great Dis
penser of Events has been leading us on to
higher and nobler national life"-James A.
Garfield.
"We hold reunions, not for the dead, for
there is nothing in all the earth that you and
can do for the dead. They are past our help
and past our praise We can add to them no
glory-we can give to them no immortality.
They do not need us, but forever and forever
more we need them.-James A. Garfield.
The Portland daily press., 1881-09-22
Mr.. Reeds Speech.

Mr.. Reeds address before the Massachu-
setts Republican convention y esterday, will
command wide attention and elicit the COM
mendation of thinking men. 1t is an ad-
mirable speech, rich in thou ght, shapely in
form, sound in its premises, and logical in
its conclusions. The speakers estimate of
party differences and their significance will
be generally accepted by all who believe in
our system of government and hold that the
contest between warning political organiza-
tions is not scramble for offices, but is
battle for principles. His application of
general truths to the condition of existing
parties will, of course, be resented by Dem
ocrats, as it will certainly be welcomed by
all true Republicans. But his statement of
the truths themselves will be disputed by
no party men. His eulogy of PARTISAN
ship-defence of it is not necessary-will be
welcomed by all who sincerely believe the
party creed they profess to hold.
The Portland daily press., 1881-09-22

THE following tribute is from the London,
Ontario, Advertiser: The death of General
Garfield, President of the United States,
plunges neighboring and friendly nation
into the deepest woe. A brave man and
good has perished-cut off untimely by the
bullet of the assassin. The dispatches of
the past few days have somewhat prepared
the public mind for the shock. Still there
is feeling of horror at the fearful ending of
the scene that has kept the world agog for
the past eleven weeks. Garfield is dead.
The miserable hound who was the instru-
ment of the deed, covers in his cell fearful
that the shifting sunlight may give passage
to messenger Of death destined to find
lodging in his own vile body. This "mur-
der most foul, as at best it is" will cause
nation of fifty millions to rouse up and de-
mand fearful penalty for the s'deep dam
nation of his taking Of"
The Portland daily press., 1881-09-22

Mr.. EDWARD ATKINSON corrects some
false impressions in regard to the Atlanta
Fair which have gained currency in conse-
quence of the refusal of the Georgia Legis-
lature to appropriate $4,000 to the exhibit
tion. He says the appropriation was refused
on account of constitutional provision in
Georgia which would make it an unlawful
appropriation. He says the support has not
come mainly from the North, but almost
wholly from the South, the citizens oe Allan
la alone contributing 100000.
The Portland daily press., 1881-09-22

GOVERNOR PILLsBURY of Minnesota has
issued proclamation convening the legisla-
ture in special session to take such action
as il may think proper in regard to the pay
ment of the old Minnesota railroad bonds.
The plan provided by the last session was
pronounced invalid by the supreme court
which. however, recognized the authority of
the legislature to provide other means of
payment.