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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-30
Shcrin-S Sale.

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Claiborne.
Keep. Hogan Il Galloway vs.. Webb 4
Hargi--ln District Court No. 33-:'.
4. l.. & W. A. Atkins We r L. Webb
In Parish Court No. lIll.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-10-20
Resources To Draw on.

Mr.. Webster used to tell with great
zest an incident in his professional lie,
to illustrate how past studies may prove
of great service in an emergency. While
practicing in New Hampshire, black
smith employed him to defend contest
ed will The case was such compllcat-
ed one that he was obliged to order books
from Boston, Mt an expense of sou, IN
order to acquaint himself with and to
settle the legal principles involved. He
won tine case, aud as the sum involved
was small, charged Sl5 for services, and
was. therefore, largely out of pocket.
Many years after, when passing through
New York. he was consulted by Aaron
Burr.
Il have a very perplexing case, SAID
Mr.. Burr, (which l cannot disentangle.
l know | am right, but see no way OF
proving it in Court.
Mr.. Webster listened, and found the
principles identical with his early case.
He stated them in such luminous
way, that Mr.. Burr excitedly asked;
Have you been consulted before, Mr..
Webster"
"No, sir; never heard of the case till
you mentioned 1t.
"How is it possible that you could I'M
ravel such a case Mt sight, when l had
given many hours of anxious study in
vain?"
Mr.. Webster enjoyed his perplexity,
but finally relieved him by statement of
the facts. A great sum was at stake. and
Mr.. Webster received a fee of $1,000 to
balance his former loss.
The moral of this incident is that
whatever is worth doing is worth doing
well. Mr.. Webster, when young law
yer. acted on this maxim, and this land
the foundations of his greatness as law
yer,
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-10-20
American Women.

1t may we'll be source OF national
pride that all which is Justly said of the
seif-sacrifiee and of the thoughtful and
tender devotion of Mrs. Garfield to her
husband during his long and distressing
illness, might be said with equal justice
of almost. every American wife under
similar circumstances. Indeed. nothing
less is expected of American women; and
though they attract little or no attention,
such instances of wifely care and watch
full affection are of constant occurrence,
in the palatal mansions of the rich and
in the hum bier dwellings of the poor
and lowly; so that when Mrs. Garfield Is
praised, the high eulegies pronounced
upon her belong not to her alone, but
are tributes to the character, the disin-
terestedness and the fidelity of American
wives in general. Indeed, so much is
the exercise of all these womanly virtues
looked upon as matter of course, that
the public would be greatly shocked at
the manifestation of any lack of them in
a case where the sufferings of husband
had been SO terrible and prolonged.
Many a common laborer, living from
hand to mouth on his daily earnings,
possesses the priceless treasure of wife
lust a. devoted while it is fortunate
that the conspicuous example OF n Preci-
dents wife has brought these common
but high qualities of American women
so prominently before the world New
York Sun.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-10-20
EnzOOtIc Inflammation OF the Eyes In
Cattle.

The Prairie Farmer, in reply to cor
respondent, has the following valuable
remarks: 1t has come to our knowledge
that this disease exists in various parts
of the Western States. Our correspond
ents all agree that when once an animal
in herd of cattle becomes affected, 1t
soon spreads with more or less severity
among the rest of the herd. To facilitate
treatment and to check its spread, the
diseased ones should. as soon as any
thing appears amiss with the eyes, be
separated from the apparently sound
ones, and be placed in roomy, airy dry
shed, which should be darkened, without
interference with proper ventilation. The
cattle should be kept there during the
daytime, but should be given liberty on
an inclosed pasture every night, away
from other cattle. Then give to each
over two years old pound and half, to
those from one to two years old one
pound, and to younger ones, according
toage from four to eight ounces of EPSON
salts, dissolved in from a pint to quart
Of warm water, and to which So
luton add from quarter of pound to
a pound or pint of molasses, and from
one to two ounces of ground ginger.
Give sloppy food. into each ration of
which add a drachm of powdered salt
petre. Also, give windfallen apples,
sliced, to prevent choking, and well up
land hay, which latter need only be
given in limited quantity, as the animals
are pastured during nights to avoid the
injurious rays of the sun. To the root
of each horn, or otherwise, fasten few
folds of linen rags in such manner that
it hangs down over both eyes and few
inches below them. This should be
kept wet during the day with lotion
composed of an ounce and half OF sui
phate of zinc and three drachms Of car
bolic acid to each gallon of rain water or
soft water, thoroughly mixed. Apply to
the cheek, an inch below each eye, to
space of about two square inches,
small portion of fluid blister COM
posed Of mixture of three drachms
of croton oil, and five ounces
each Of sulphuric ether and spirits OF
wine. This should be applied in the
morning, and be washed off six hours
thereafter with II soft sponge and soap
suds, and coat of lard should be APP
piled to the place once daily for few
days. To prevent evaporation, this
fluid should be kept tightly corked in
cool place, if any is left, for future use
in other cases. 1t may be repeated after
twelve days, if necessary. Sometimes
this disease terminates in liberation OF
the eye that is apt to leave thick cica-
trix or scar, which generally resists all
treatment for its removal. After recov-
cry it will be proper to keep the cattle
for some time, say two weeks, away from
other cattle. The shed should then be
thoroughly cleansed, disinfected and
whitewashed, and not be used for one
month thereafter for live stock. As this
disease is communicable to sheep, these
should not be allowed to come near such
diseased cattle.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-10-20
The Nj Xican Old Women.

There seems to be q most unnecessary
number of old women in Santa Fe. To be
sure. it Is garrison town, and Mt least
two old women are required to look af-
ter each young one. They are queer old
bodies-brown as we'll cured piece of
bacon, and with shriveledness that
suggests their having been hung up for a
good many years in the smoke. They
dress in black and wear-aiter the Gus
tom of the country shawls over
their heads. Sometimes these shawls
are drawn over the faces, slantwise. so
that only their eyes and bit of forehead
are seen. Thus arrayed they seem to be
droll carcatures OF the beauties of
I.ima-as those celebrated young women
appear in the illustrated Biographies.
And there is preoccupied expression
i'll the face-when they are visible-and
in the work of these old women that still
more closely seems to associate them with
some untold romance. They walk al
most swiftly-which in itself is remark
able in this slowmoving land, and they
actually seem to be going somewhere
which is more remarkable still. As they
glide rapidly along in the twilight, keep
ing close in the shadow of the houses, or
beneath the shade of the high walls
which girt the gardens, they seem fig
ures broken ont from one of the love
poems of old Spain. You fancy that the
bundles which they carry are the ward
robes of the love tormented Donna lsa-
bells and Donna Ciaas, who this very
night will scale the garden wall and
blithly flee away in their lovers arms.
This is pretty fancy, but | fear that it
is not founded altogether upon fact. For
the most part the old women seem to be
washerwomen, and their bundles are
clothes going to and from the wash. Now
and then, n slim, gracious, little body
comes along, black haired, browne eyed,
with warm brown skin that is made
warmer by the rich red tints of her
Southern blood-but she is gone in
moment, leaving you to sigh all vainly
for her return. This saddening scarcity
OF young, pretty women is due to the
fact that at 30 Mexican woman Is old;
Il good many of them are old at 20. For
the remainder of their lives they grow
browner and browner, and more and
more shriveled, until tinally-having
become quite dried up they probably
blow away.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-10-20

second of the young attempted to follow
her. The wren pursued the same course
with this as with the first; and so with
the third and fourth. This was repeated
day after day and several times day.
A sheep-raiser of Dayton, Wis, carried
gun in driving his stock home, as
wolves were known to be prowling about
He soon saw two old wolves and five
three-quarter grown whelps wrangling
over dead sheep. He fired into them
with charge of No. 4 shot, when war
began. Immediately the whole seven
came bounding toward him. He re-
versed the gun and used it for Il club.
The fight lasted an hour, and so savage
and ferocious were the wolves that, as
one after another of their number re-
ceived death-stroke from the old mus
ket, they pounced upon their fallen COM
rade and proceeded to devour him. AT
this juncture the farmer would rush in
with his gun and kill another, hauling
one or both of the dead bodies back to
the tree near which the fight took place.
He did this, he afterward said. to save
their carcasses, as there is bounty of
S12 on each wolf killed in Waupaca
county. After the half hours skirmish,
the seven wolves lay dead at the farmers
fnot
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-10-20

A LION IN THE WAy.-Lions are one
of the dangers between Zanzibar and the
great lakes. They sometimes hunt game
in packs of six or eight. Some animals
show fight against them successfully.
Lions never venture to attack the adult
elephant. and even avoid the buffalo, un-
less they are more than two to one. In
general they do not attack caravans, and
never in the daytime. Almost a hungry
lion may spring upon and carry off
straggler while passing through the
brakes and jungles. But it is otherwise
at night. When lions scent the caravan
from affair. particularly if it contains
goa.s or beasts Of burden, they approach
and announce their vicinity by terrific
roars. Nevertheless, in q well-inclosed
camp there is no danger; the lions never
attempt to clear the obstacles, and
marksmen from behind the palisades
can pick them of with almost unfailing
aim. There is danger when the camp 10
not completely inclosed, or when those
inside 90 out TO attack them.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-10-20

KITCHEN ACCOMPLISHMENTS. - Girls,
don't be ashamed to learn how to do
homework. Learn all you can and be
AS proficient as you can, in every accom-
plishment, science and department OF
autobiography IN the ueeful and
social-but by all that you prize most
on earth-a happy home, do not neglect
the all-important part of every woman 5
education, the proper management OF
the household. Whatever your station.
do not neglect any portion of the kitchen
apprenticeship necessary to thorough
practical knowledge Of housekeeping.
None know how to manage 80 well as
those Who have first learned to serve.
Learn 10 do, then you will know how to
direct. II may add weight to the advice
10 know that kitchen accomplishment
are fashionable.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-10-20

When other work will permit it is best
to pillow the land for fall sowing soon
after the haying and harvesting is over.
This avoids the drought-dried soil that
is frequently found later in the season.
besides turning under the weeds before
they have time to ripen their seeds.
Thorough use OF the cultivator will pre-
prepare the early plowed land for seed
when sowing time comes.
Mother" said little girl, who was
engaged In making an apron for her doll.
II believe will be Q duchess, when l
grow up" How do you expect TO be-
come . duchess, my daughter?" why,
by marrying . Dutohman, replied the
little girl.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

LARGELY attended lnreiing of the
Anh- Monopoly League was held at
Cooper Institute Friday evening. to pro-
test against thc confirmation Of stanley
Matthews MS Justice OF the Supreme
Court. L. $. Chi,tcud,n occupied the
chair. Resolutions we're adopted declar.
ng Stanley Matthews to be a Pacific
railIoad candidate, Aud dehouucing his
confirmation ms proof of tho purpose 10
pack the Supreme Court with Judges
who will reverse its decisions in granger
cases. Resolutions also viewed tho
noninations of Elliott Shepard, son in.
law OF Vanderbilt, aud Hon. Wm. II.
Robertson rs alarming proofs Of the
?"iro-e "hd power Of coPorato monop-
olies.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

THE astronomer OF the Steer State
has been taking Obscr,ations-with
Come syrup-anh prints the following
bill Of free celestial Entertainment for
public benefit: 1.-The moon is going to
bo worth looking at this month, espcc
tally on tho morning of the 2Gth, when
she will be near Venus, $ duru and Ju
pitcr. though sho passes her conjunc.
ton with them all on the previous day
AS Venus rises on that morning about
ten minutes after three o'clock, Saturn
ten minutes later. and Jupiter about
ten in'nu:ca afioT Saiur", Il ;he sky j.
clcnr 1t will be safe 30 promise superb
planetary show well worth taking pains
{, witness.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

A BERLIN correspondent Of the Timrs
says: The Cars maniicsto caused
great disappointment in ST. Petersburg.
The people b'giu to resign themselves
to n regime OF reaction. Apprehensions
Of further disturbance are fiio. II is
reported tue Nihilits will promptly pub
lish counter proclamation, and the is
sue will Go joined. Nothing seems to
DO known in regard to the process by
which the Cars nome ntuus declaration
was generated, bu; /. has taken every
one completely by surprise.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22
NUMBER 9s.
Sena,or Rdmu.s. DisrIt..s:

The blunt remarks Sf he ttufjy
Sennto'r from Vermont IA ths fxoe,f
Republican caucus AZ &asbipston. III
reply to insindat:ons FROM little GdtsnS
Hale rejecting upon the honor and iH-
teerity OF the Judiciary COMMITTEES. be-
cause it refused to favor the eonSruSs--
tion OF W z. ChandieS, were. Il sesuf
to us. as ftll OF rebuke to the President
a+they were to the tina serving p6iitf:
clan from Meitis.
Stung by the Insulting IangYagS 81
Hale, the honest Indignation al Mr..
E lmunds broke over its normal SoHuhn6.
aries, and MS the dispatches state, chs
electrified the cancus" by stating tkSk
he, Tor one. would resign his seM UAbon,
the Judiciary Committee II ChMHdief
was confirmed. The Senate had Rons'
far enough in challenging the integrity
Of The committee. Senator RdnHEdis
then, in his most bitter and safcastic,
fashion. reviewed Chandier's position
at the Capitul. No man recognizes him
as lawyer. He is n bold, unscrapti.,
lous lobbyist; man of ability, But fYo.,
torious from his close relations With
nearly every Prominent job ever brought.
before CJngress. To put him in the
high Office OF Solicitor General would,
be. in effect, to place the Department.
OF Justice ut the disposal OF the most.
powerful rings in the country. Sd:
munds said thai Chsndler'A no1Sinatioif;
was also TN Insult to the Attorney Gem
'eraf, who would not remain In the Cab:
inet II he should be confirmed.
The confirmation of Stanley Matthews
by the Senate, in the very face Of his
rejection by the corr thittee Of its own
selection supplemented by An attempt.
to irhpeack the honor of the commSttee
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

SAYS Mondays Siirr Stele: Condnc-
tor Fr"wlcy wns requested by Deputy
Sheriff Dunlap ut Battle Mountain, sat.
urday night, TO keep a sharp looxout
for n Chinaman who had murdorrd u
fellow countrymin ut Austin, ad to
arrest him II ho got OH the trai a. At
Piute, west Of Battle Mounla the
Conductor found his man uud kept a
close watch Of him Until the lrIrn ar.
rived hetei when Deputy Sheriff FL.
lows and Constable Ruse, who Nero in.
formed Of the ChiuauIau's s escape by
telegraph, arrested him and 10 god him
In Jail, to AWAIT the arrival Of the Ian.
der county officers. Tho Chimuman
had roll Of blankets. In viii ID were a
loaded six. shooter and other weapons.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22
. Csnsnrs. ,he rre.Idsnr.

In reference to the action OF President
Garfield in Si,hdraving the names of
some OF Conklipg's friends. whom he
had placed in nomids,ion for official
positions in New York. Rarpe,s' Weekly
asserts that the President Las mude a
great mistake. Having declared that
in his Judgment they were fitted for the
posts for which they we're designated,
he has withdrIwn the iLa,ions, ap-
parently not because he has discovered
he was deceived. but because he sup.
posed another nomination might be de.
feated. The Presidential Office is low
cred when its incumbent descends to
take part in srch u contast. The with
drawal OF these pOmIuations throws
doubt and suspicion upon exectire ac-
ton. .. ....
The views Of this Republican iourral
upon this subject are very generally
entertained by dispassionAte persons OF
all political shades, and there cannot be
a reasonable doubt but that this last
error of the Executive is the most ser
ious one, AS affecting the success or
failure Ct his Administration. that IA"
has yet committed. The step, If it has
not made 1t clearly apparent, has at
least, aroused n very strong suPioiou
that instead of being governed solely
by desire to promote the public SER
vice in selecting cOtnP;t aud worthy
men from the ranks Of the party, ho is
unable to rise nbovethe petty jenlousies
Of the commonest clay, and III order to
punish a political adversary doscends
to the decapjtation of bis ndversnry's s
friends for no other reason than that
they occupyIhat relation.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

Ii is reported OH the streets and In
stock circles, says the San Francisco
Post, that Burke. who in all the suits
has been bat the dummy of Squire p.
Dewey and bis principals, compromised
npor the condition that the bonanza
Arm should take up $4,000 shares of
bonanza stock at $40 per share. IT is
said that Dewey In supplying his law.
yers AMI his dummy with the funds to
harhss the bon ,nza firm. has expended
over thirty thousand dollars. Another
story is 10 the effect that Burke and his
associates received much larger figure
thnu $3.50. 900.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

LIEUT.. Samuel a. Cherry, Of the
Fifth cavalry, and escort whilo out
soothing for rond agents near Niobrara,
Nebraska. came upon them suddenly,
when h fiyht ensued, in which Lisuien.
nnt Cherry was killed The road agents
escaped. Cherry was Adiutant 81
Tbornhurg's commard in tue Ute cxpc
dition, and in the action OF Milk River
distinguished hims'lf for bravery in
action. He was engaged 20 marry n
daughter OF CONGRESSMAN Harry White.
Of Pennsylvania. .....
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

Tng register Of the Superior Court Of
California shows thnt compromise has
been effected between John II. Bu,ke
and the Bonanza Firm with respect to
all tho suits brough. hy the former
against the latter, except the one recent.
ly decided. The amount Involved in
those suits aggregate some s95, ,OOO. 900.
and now by consent Of the parties. they
have boen dismissed.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

LAsr Sunday might've burglars spent
half the night In digging holes In the
stono wall-ubout the iron door in The
rear Of N. Meyers store, Dayton. and
then failed to reach tho bar that held
tho door. The joke Of the busiapss is
that Tho thieves could havb walked into
tho s'6to aud helped themselves, as ou
that Particular night It so happened
tnat the proprietor OF tie store forgot
TO lock bis front doot.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22
s.nevoI.p, MI. wixnn,,.

At a meeting OF the haiies' Benevo.
lent Society, held ire other day, it was
resolved that connittce of four be ap
pointed to canvass for donations, and
in the course Of their peregrinations.
they dropped into Mr.. wiIhamS Office.
He received thed ss a gentiefhhn should
and after the usual formalities one Of
them began:
Mr.. wixhnm, we are asking aid for
ene'olent porposes."
."Ah! yes. Benevoienee is n bump
which should be cultivated. Are You
lookiht htte! poor tOiks2"
"we are"
VERY proper-eefy proper. You all
have children OF your owu?"
"oh, yes."
All ot them are we'll fed. we'll clothed
and we'll cared for, are they2"
"Yes. sir"
That's SeSy proper. presume
their stockings are properly durned.
buttons in their right places. and they
say their prayers when they 60 to bed2
Am correct?"
The women looked at each other IN n
sly way. and then at him, aud QUO of
them said:
1--WE shall DO very happy for any con.
tribution."
"Yes'm, yes'm. You don't went
this contribution for your own farni-
lies. eh?"
mo. sir:" answered foul voices in
chorus.
"Well. nm somewhat inclined 10
benevolence. Hardly day passes that
don't do something for charity. Here's
an old account Of SIC against Mr.. -.
know he's hard up and baVinY close
time TO get along, and yesterday can.
cled the debt"
Que OF the canvassers turned red,
white and blue. aud looked out OF tho
widow. That was her husband, but
Wi1ham didn't know il.
s'''''H"S iouhu poor, lpT-
lorn looking little boy out there crying
with hunger and cold. He said his
Enmt was Tommy =, aud he lived at
No. 80. -. He hadn't been washed
or combed for week. and felt sad
for Kim. I was going to take him
home and feed hin, but ho slipped
away"
Another WOMAN Suddenly looked out
OF the window, and her pulse ran up to
l20 minute, but Wixham was innocent
Us lamb Of any knowledge that it WAS
her boy.
Then you won't aid us?" querried
the spokesman.
Oh yes, certainly will. was sim-
ply figuring to see how much ! could
spare. l signed Lote with Mr. -
last Fall. and l had TO pay it yesterday.
That makes ME feel rather poor"
The third woman didn't tuln red, but
green, but Wixham couldn't have posi-
bly, known that it was her husband.
beta sec. let's see. want 10
give you all l can spare. aIr. OH
- street. owes ME four months rent,
and l will give you an order on him for
So"
The four women roso up. They
rushed in II solid body for the door.
They went out in a heap. Some were
red and some were pale, aud all mad.
They tried to speak, but they couldn't,
and as they h"stened to get nsAy Iron
each other, wDhnm held up the half
written order aud gasped:
"How very, very singularl Perhaps
they thought they couldn't collect tie
money. ."-Uetron Free i'ress. s ....'.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-05-22

Go'EHscR ovEEros Of the Chitkasaw
Nation. has gatheted together an Amy
OF 300 men, and has issued an order
that Texas cattle raisors and white nj eh
generally nus. leave tho country Boiote
Juno lat. OF force will be used. A sim.
liar si,indlion Prevails IN tho Cboctaw
Nation. Gov. o. Curtain has Instructed
the sheiifrs to Immediately organize
and arm the militia 10 dtro out the
whites. III. H# ...... ........