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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

IT there ever Wa a man Who needed tue
prayers Of christian people that man Is
Charles J. Guiteau. The benevolent an'
thor Of christianity especially commanded
his followers TO pray for thrir enemies
and to do good 10 those who lll-frest-'i
and drspiseal them. Yet il seems that none
Of the followers Of this gr"ut Teacher have
had enough of the spirit Of their Master
to pray for Guitrau. On the contrary
some who style thems"lve- christians have
expressed II wish and desire that this poor
miserable wretch should br consigned to
the torIn-nt- If hell. Not even coutent
with this they have gone further and
wished him con,iyntd Ia hell ten thou
sand times hotter than ordinary. One
christian woman, who has prayed for Gni'
team daily since he shot The President, has
lpen declared Ia he n fit smhj-ct for the
/ luuatic asylum. Even q distinguished min-
l lister announced FROM the pulpit that be
| had been trying Ia work himself Mp "a
| the point where h. conld pray for the soul
If this man, but had been unable 10 d" II
l. this the spirit Of christianity NJ present
in v"gur' How any christian can drsir,
/ the loss of a human soul j. hard to com
/ prrhrnd If such is the real spirit of III,
christianity If the present day how much
better il IT than hesthrnism' We trn.'
/ that such il not the spirit of th"Se who
are protesting to follow the teachings 81
/ CHRIST. 1t i prrhap, nufair To hold chris
tlanity responsible for tn" opinion express
/ cd by those pa;iIrs. II such are the feel
ings If chrisrIan generally, then hAv,
/ they wandered far from the prrccpts am
example of It's founder.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

Does II ever occur Ia any one what
busy PERSONS Presidents and Cabinet nfli
rcis and indeed every person who chances
1" occupy position of any prominence
mutt hf Besides the aiduDus duti,s OF
the position which they hold irlr,-c-
upon them there arr numerous other duties
which claim their time and attention. 1t
has always been great mystery tous how
such persons found time even IT they did
h"ihlnE else, Ia give newspaper reporter,
~ ulny contradictory reports ~ are
Pnhli-hr'l daily, pnrPorting to- he the result
ot an interview with these important
Percentages; hut then We, away oil here
in III" hIckwun'l, know uuthiug Of the
life Of those who live IN Washington
How shall We lee expected torxplain these
utyst-tleH
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

A special to the y. o. Democrat from
Monroe saws that Jesse Franklin, while
nut limiting hogs on the 9th inst. killed q
hog and two children Of nrighhor who
were sitting on a log near where the hog
was killed.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

Miss Slidell, daughter of the Hon. John
tor from this State and represented rhr
Confederate States in France. is the " IL.
of Baron Erlanger, the Paris banker, " no
Is at the head of the Changer syndicate
that owns a large amount Of railroad
property in the South
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

Mshone, of Virginia. il in New York
begging funds ~ the campaign in that
State. The Republican bankers Of Wall
street can Of course furnish money with n
to ropudiatc the debt of Virginia.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

Hon. A. l.. Atkins Of Athens was in
town last week and as usual was looking
we'll.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

One strange to this land and its p-opl.
would think, after reading the gush over
Mrs. Garhcld's devotion To her langni-hiug
husband, that domestic virrnr was ~ dis
count. Pap-rs talk nbont this lady's waichr
ing 10y her husbands bedside, preparing
his fo'd, &c.' rs Il 1t was strongest Of all
strange things that such services should
lie performed. The woman who would not
do rs did Mrs. Garfield is beneath CON
tempt. Not wife in the nation worthy
the name but that wonld do all this and
more, aud Devergive i, an after thought.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

The Garfield fund amnnni- 10 over s3i0..
600. That Of the Michigan sufferers i.
less than elOO,oo0.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12
The Boy Train Robbers.

A Little Rock dispatch gives
some further particulars of the late
train robbery on the Iron Mountain
Railroad. 1t says:
among the passengers on the
train were II. Il. Stuart aud X.
ID. Head. Judge and prosecuting AT
tornry of the circuit IN when tae
train WAS rubb-,l, aud both III them
were tlppcrd. Stuart is n brave man,
but WAS unarmed; he lndrarored 10y
all means to make the pasSen'
gers fight, and tried to borrow a
revolver. A number of passengers
b-songht him on their knees not to
make disturbance and have them
all killed. DR.. lsaacs, of Illinois,
an old man. who was robbed OF seN'
enty dollars. cried to the boys that
he WAS ashamed of them, young
men entering on such n career oi
crime. He told them that If he had
walking stick he would chastlse
them. The boys laughed AT him,
took all hr had and told him 10 GO
and siarve. Several in,allds Ell
route To Hot Springs were also rob.
bed, one old fellow losing all he had
saved in years, with which he had
hoped To he cured of disease. His
grief is terrible. \ Johnson com
" merchant, en- route Ia Little Rock
To buy goods, lost three hundred
dollars aud turned back AT PIesco,
aud went home. That three boy )
could rob Il train, passengers and
officials. still causes aStOnlslincni.-
Shreveport Times.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

iona e. White. Of the Grrtna Courier.
has lately lost two sons. Our friend has
our heartfelt sympathy in bis sore brrrave-
mont
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12
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Sold by subscription only. PU
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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

President Arthur wants Mrs Garland to
have the entire salary for the year l-ai.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

4 new island about cnr mile long and n
mile wide has been discovered in the Pa
cfio ocean
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12
Neutrality-suspicious.. 12, 1881

DR.. J. A. Sanders, Of Shreveport, died on
the eth inst.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

We offer congratulations to the Oprl"n.
sAs Courier on the completion Of its 2-ih
volume.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12
Public immortality.

people generally aro more immoral than
they were a quarter IL century ago,
Thos~ who are not doers Of wrong them
selves, ~ a general thing, look upon a Ger
tain kind of off-u-es With a careless indf-
fcrrnce which is very reprb-usible.
Leaving out Of the qnr-tion gambling.
drunkenness. lewdnrss, rte. let rs review
| for y moment our condition in respect to
false swearing and the Appropriation Of
the property Of other people.
II is possible to grow 81 familiar with
the various forms Of evil that We cease to
look upon them with that degree of all
horauce that would have animated rs be-
fore acquaintance with the wrong. After
! this il folluw- that unless the will to do
right i. almost n part Of ones, nature he
soon becomes Il Wiling evil do-r
! Men who went into the war respecting
{" the fullest extent the ghts ofoihrrs soon
learned Ia help themselves from the good.
Of friend ~ we'll rs foe to meet the ncccs-
stiles growing out Of their condition H.
soldiers. Ia the beginning, nervous, at
| the sight of blood, aud not being able To
witness with any degree of compn.urr the
agunlrs Of one dying violent death, they
could s"on spnrn with needless foot the
dead and dying from their path. All kinds
"f onfls were required 10y both sides in
the revolution, aud ~ frequent and con
/ ilicting were these that they soon lost their
,anriity, and comparatively good men
! Thought il no special wrong 10 invoke
! their Maker Ia witness the truth of All as
srrtiou they had no idea of regarding.
In those days were snwu the seed that
now bear di-gracrful fruit. Very many
men came out of the war utterly dcmor
allied by their experiences, while Others
/ # not drnrnralrz,d had become 80 Gallons
81 ind 'frrrnr, that they failed to cnntrl
/ butte anything toward the formation &C
that healthy public opinion which more
about needed reform.
:" We lind that jnrirs mr.. slnw to con.
wet murdrr.r-; that false swearing Is hut
In better state Of society the public
s"rvaut, guilty of rmbc,ll, mrui, would Lee
thought ~ much thief us the indi, idnal
But the government has been cnilsid, real
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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

We call attention 10 ndvertisrment land
for sale The place !, n very desirable one
IN good nrighhorhood, and within few
miles from town.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

The campaign IN Mississippi il waxing
warm The candidates nre sinmping the
State together and each making it warm
for tho other and his party. Tho regular
Democratic ticket seems to have rather
the best Of the discussion and will most
likely be elected.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

Orson Pratt, a distinguished Mormon, is
dead. He vas 20 years old.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

deputy Sheriff !. \. Glover left last
week for Baton Rouge with five convici-
for the State penitrniinry.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

We nrc in receipt ofa copy Of the Church
Guide, the organ of the Episcopal Church
for the Diocese Of Louisiana, published at
Alexandria and edited hy Herman c. Dun.
Gao.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

The popular idea that guilty man can.
not look one in the face when charged with
the crime. is a. great n fallacy rs any We
know. Brdzrn guilt can lock un>usprct-
ing innocence out of Cuuutcuaurt in nine
eases out of ten. Indeed We can't Imagine
y NOR" p'iihlr spectacle than an inherent
person accused If u crime. The hIazru
eSil.d"cI i- generally bracrd against expo
snrr and il always rrndy fn put on ~ u
mask the look of injured innocrucr. aud j.
prepared with we'll chosen CALCULATIONS oi
surprise. While, on the other hand, panty
conscious "f no wrong, mortified at the 40
CESSATION, trrmhlrs. drops his eyes. turns
pale or red, aud hears all the signs poIu.
larly supposed To- hr Peculiar To- guilt The
"air of Injured iunorrncr" is 80 elaborate,
the accompanying words ~ well chosen.
tia. they belong "f right To- Z lilt. Let a
note hr made at this idea, and our reader.
will iud that our views are corr ct.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

Samuel j. Tildrn il l""miug into prnmi-
usnce IA presidential candidate for l--I
The OLD man actually has got the fever
again. lie Will run for Governor of New
York next year and II elected will he the
most prominent candilatr for presidency
on the Democratic side Of the house
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has 81, 800 hand. on its pay roll.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

From tn" y. Y. sun W" learn that this
has been bad season frr circus employees
\ traprzr performer died in New lurH
lately from Injuries received while per.
forming. There have been several rail
road accidents tu ,ircnS trains IN which
performers wrr, Killed and nairrcd Two
men were killed last week ~ collision in
Kentucky, and the 'Sln.Uu Beauty" was
severely injured. Barnum's Fat Woman
died on the same night IN Tennessee
kIukad.', a tnnhrr. "mis>rd his tips in
turning II snmrr>ault, broke his head and
VAS KILLED. These hrc hut u few of the ne.
cldrntS Besides circus pruptirtors have
lost heavily 10y the death of lions, tigers
elephants, and other animals, which have
fallen victims 1" the hIid>hil~ incidental
to summer GA the road
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12
ring about n healthy change.

Talmnge. at all times nm eccentric rrrach.
"r, aud withal IA man of more than orlina-
~ ability, contends that the numerous
prayers for CARR ld have been fav"rahlN
answered IN his death. He claims that IL
WAS better I" die than Ia live, for il his
life had been SPARED during the next three
years he would have been frarfnlly
calnmuiatrd, &c.
III" y. !. sun yer, pertin-nfly SAYS
that Gen. Garfield aud friends would have
preferred different answer to all the
prayers. He. We doubt not. would have
insly It coupled with life. Talmngrs rra.
soning is rather far fetched.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

II is said that Mr. Arthur will make M
changes III his Cabinet except IN cases of
r"-lgnation until the meeting of Congress
IN regular session. liz d,.irr~ the present
state of popular sentiment To- cool To- some
extent AT least. A. we'll talk uf the lrop.
ard changing his spots ~ thu Ethiopian
his colnr ~ IN hrhrNr that Atihnr Will
continue the policy begun hy The lamrut
-d Garfield. This being true. aud he
tArthnr) being conscious that Ia show
the eleven h"uf Just now when the memo
~ If the President aud his good qualiii, =
arr fresh IN every mind. would excite pop
ular climor To n great extent. his >hrcwd-
ness and the judgment of his stnlvart
friends Dictates cautions policy. FssfiHa
lcSic j. the watchword Of the stalwRri
President in making those change, which
his different policy will demand.
Nothing do We admire So much a. n
blind. Trusting faith. But We arr sur
pri>rd to ind such papers ~ the New Or
leans D,m"crat and nth-rs like it exhibit.
ing that kInd of faith and prophe~ying in
advance that Mr. Arthur will not vary
frum the programme laid out for the Gar
field Administrations. Cudrr the new sv--
tenn Grant. Conkling Logan and similar
birds will H." v<ngrthrr and We look for
repetition Of thos" things which charsc-
trrizcd Grants eight years.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

We learn that that very clever and ac-
conplished gentleman. Gen. Leon Jas
tremski, j. in the city of Shreveport on
n visit Of son,t Importance, viz: to marry
q wife. Gen. .Ils'rrm.ki is worthy nf n
noble, good woman, and there are many
such in Shreveport.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

The wonderful contrast between
the fund Tor the relief ni the Michi
gan sufferers and the Garfield fund.
Is poor commentary on the SINGER.
itN of human charity. Mrs. Gar.
field and children have enough 10
make them more than comfortable.
The Presidents iiii. WAS insured for
10 insignificant sum, and he lett
considerable property of his own.
W Itinut this sentiment fund of the
notoilrtN seekers, the Garfield fam
NY would never know the want of n
dollar. lrt over three hunhr, d
iinnsand dollars will hr given them
WIN which To heal their breaking
hearts. In the burnt districts OF
Michigan, thousands of our proplr.
men, women and children, are max.
eat and houSrlrss. and lit th,i,
hands 1T vain for the aid thai viii
not come. The palrrN sum of n
hundred thousand. more or less. has
been doled slowly ont 10 salvr th,
Wounds IA million could not cure.
such Is charity. Snch is tendr,
~ npaihN. Such is the nations
care i"r lis afflicted. From all
Three. "Good Lord, deliver u.s.
Selma Argus,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12
NOTICE OF REMOVAL.
MISS VI. \. FILES, of Sber
VI port. has removed TO
No. 30 TPXus Street,

She has u large aud clrgpr' siai
FALL GOODS. tie latest styles. in Hi
and Bu\NEl>. Perfect tits in dresses
NIX guaranteed
sept. u. l--l G.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

From the Webster Tribute we learn ihr
following Elijah Musgrnve, colorcd man
eoturniug to hi, home in B,,sia Parish IN II
buggy, was shot by an unknown person.
Some color"d persons agnins, whom liz Mas
an important witness are suspected of this
cowardly attempt npnn his lf"
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

II ever a human heing was cnfitlrd 10
tho PRAYERS of the people Of God. Gnitrau
surely il, yet IT il considered worthy 81
srGcial mentiun IN one NJ our exchanges
that DR.. Deems, OF Church of Strangers.
New York City, remembered him in his
prayers II few sundays ago.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

District Court adjourned Inst saturday
after u session Of three weeks Another
week or two wonld have been required to
complete the docket, Int the Judge had
worked till he was completely exhausted
and went home to take rest before open.
ing court in Fnrmrrvillc.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12

President Arthur can not AFFORD
To neglect the demands OF the civil
service reform sentiment of the
country. which has rapidly develop.
eel during the last six months.
President Garfield. just before he
WIS shot. had decided IN call togrth.
81 the more important adnlnistra
tive officers ut the country, iuctud
ing the collectors of the great ports,
tor consultation on this question,
with - view ut agreeing upon sys.
TEN which should he reasonable and
praciirahlr. Mranw hiir. several
heads Ot departments, including
Window aud James. had recognized
The adv aniagc ct competitive exam.
nations ami practical tenure dnr.
ing good mha,iur. The Presidents
long Illness put an end TO the pres
sure at office >rrhlng, and We have
had opportunity To see something
of what would bt the condition OF
things under civil ser, lee reform
He has sometimes snctrrd az com.
prtlilvr examinations. The poli,i
claus With Whum he has been init
mat' do ne, believe IN any Lind 81
reform. These things show that
President Allhur Is more likely I,
thi! on this question than any 9th
~, and failure here would he lata
To the rrA.- B"Sfon HerdM.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-12
Neln Rduettiaene,,.
LAND FOR SAlp

THE FARM situated near TIL.
L borne parish, La, beionving - \
II. Gladn-y, containing about 3.
about on--hnlf If which is clrss.I /
sale. Any one wanting to buya N,
drsirably situated, will pleas. 49,,
:. Y. GLAbn
Homer, In, Oct. IL, lS-l.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-14

"Why, care nowt-no,ot," he repeated
bitterly, "sbout the matter. 1 guess il
was the lass's father and mother that
wanted 10 marry Josiah Blagden's money
perhaps they wanted some Of it for
themselves"
The rudeness and vulgarity which
marked the man came out Enthusiastically
as he said these words and taking his
sisters arm in his and casting look of
vindictive scorn at the doctor and my
self, he walked out at the door with an
ungainly strut which was meant for dig
nifty; and we saw the great Josiah no
more.
Mrs. Spalding was especially cut up
by the parting fling of Josiah, as it was
she who had manGuvred tho matter thus
far. Mr.. Spalding, on the other hand,
burst into jovial laugh, and taking his
daughters hand, placed it in that of
Dr. Brooke.
After all had left the studio but Mr..
Spalding, the latter asked me to tell him
in plain terms how I had brought this
about-for he had no doubt L was at the
bottom of it. l uncovered the picture,
which Mr.. Spalding = simple, easy
minded gentleman that he was-scrutin-
lied with his double eye-glass, remark
ing to me that he did not quite under
stand it at all, but that it was wonder.
fully clever, and that Josiah's "weskit
was as like as life."
In six weeks thereafter 1 officiated as
"best man at Jims marriage. As the
organist pealed forth the iubilant
strains of Mendelssohn. after the wears
benediction had been given, and Nelly,
radiant and beautiful, passed down the
aisle on her husbands arm, L could not
help rejoicing in the success of what is
now "No. 329-A Wedding March, -
though the faces In the picture as ex.
hibited are slightly disguised, and Mr..
Josiah's vest has been shorn of certain
of its distinctive peculiarities.
That is the romance which, as / told
You at the outset, hangs round the pic.
ture which in the Academy cata-
logue was numbered "329-A Wedding
March. "-Chdmbers' Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-14
MOnkey Traits.

Records show that these poor torss
mented creatures possess good qualities,
and can perform really noble actions
from innate goodness quite prospect
i've of education. Darwin fu1nishes
most conclusive evidence of this In a
story he tells. A keeper in the Zoologi
cal Gardens, while kneeling on the floor
of the cage, was suddenly attacked by
fierce baboon. A little American mon
key, which was a warm friend OF the
keeper, lived in the same compartment
with, and was dreadfully afraid of,
the great baboon. But as soon as
the poor little fellow saw his friend,
the keeper, in peril, he rushed to the
rescue, and by screams and bites SO dis
tracted the baboon that the man was
enabled to effect his escape, not, how
ever, without having run great risk OF
losing his life, according to the opinion
of the surgeon who attended him.
Monkeys have long memories, and
some of them can infict cruel punish
ments. Mrs. Lee tells of having greatly
offended one in the Jardin des Plantes,
at Paris, by tapping him on the hands
for Il-treating one Of his fellowpris--
oners, and he never forgave her. When
ever he saw her ON future occasions, or
even when he heard her voice, he flew
into a passion and rolled about in q
rage, in one instance Selling her gown
through the bars of his cage and tear
ing piece out of it, although it was of
stout material. OF another monkey,
whose place of exile was In the West
Indies, crueler revenge is known.
This individual, kept tied to q stake,
was often robbed of his food by the
crows. This was how he revenged him.
self. He lay quite still on the ground
and pretended to be dead. BY degrees
the birds approached and repeated their
thefts. The artful little fellow never
stirred, but let the crows steal to their
hearts content until he was sure OF them.
When he was sure that one was within
reach of his fingers he made grab at
it and caught it. When he had got hold
of the luckless bird he sat down and de-
hberately plucked the feathers out of it,
and then flung it toward its screaming
comrades, who, for reasons best known
to themselves, Immediately surrounded
it aud pecked it to death. "The express
sion of Joy on the animals countenance,"
SAWS the witness of the affair, twas alto
gether indescribable. Happily, most of
these prisoned "men of the woods" are
better natured, and so deeply attached to
each other that if one die it's companion
should it have one--almost always
dies of grief. The Standard for Feb
ruary. 1859, stated that "the cat-faced
monkeys from New Granada had died
within q few days of each other-the
female from Inflammation of the lungs
and the male apparently from grief,
as, after the death of his companion,
he refused all food. These models
of conjugal tenderness were at the
Jardin des Plantes for seven years.
Chambers Journal