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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
The Never.

Never betray q confidence. New.
er leave home with uhkind words.
Never give promises that you can.
not fulfill. Never laugh at the mis-.
tortunes Of Others. Never send Q
present, hoping for one In return.
Never fail to be punctual at the
time appointed. Never make your.
self the hero OF your own story.
Never make much of your own per.
tormahces. Never clean the nails
or pick the teeth in company. New.
er tell 10 give a polite answer to .
civil question. Mover present .
gift saying it 10 of no use to your.
self. Never call attention to the
face or form OF another. Never read
letters which you may find address.
ed to others. Never question .
servant. or child about family mat.
tiers. Never fail If a gentleman, Of
being civil and polite to ladies.
Never refer to gilt you have made,
or a favor you have rendered. New.
er associate with bad company; have
good company or none. Never
when travelling abroad, be over.
boastful of your own country. New.
er look over the shoulder Of another
when he is reading or writing.
Never punish your child for fault
to which you are addicted yourself.
Never appear to notice q scar, de.
formity or defect on any one pres.
ent. Never answer questions In
general company that have been
put to others. Never arrest the at.
tention of an acquaintance by Q
touch; speak to him.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
Keeping The Patient Quiet.

He seems to he much worse to.
day said the doctor, as he cOntem-
plated the patient. Did you keep
him perfectly quiet, as ] objected,
nursef
'Sakes n MASSEY Of course | did,
replied the nurse. Goodness era.
cious! he hasn't moved all night
Anything going on in the house
to disturb himf'
MY sakes of course not. They
had little dancing party in the
parlor, and n fight up stairs, and
some burglars got iuto the base.
mcnt, and the servant girl set fire
TO her bed, and the fat boarder fell
down the second flight, and the
man in the next room licked his
wife, and the water.pipe busted on
the floor below, and the gentleman
in the back parlor gave a little sup.
per, and there was some music in
the third story, and the cats got
ont upon the back fence, and the
little girl up the third pair died in
the night, but he never moved.
Bless your heart, he was the quiet.
est man you ever saw
Quite right; quite right; did you
give him the pillsr
MY gracious! forgot the pills,
but | gave him all the powders,
eight sedlitz powders, four Dover
powders, and all the Quininc
powders and the mixtures, three of
EN-, aud all but the pills
just SO. Did you change the
bandages on his head!'
1T wasn't any use. He wouldn't
keep 'rm on. Iou never saw any.
thing like him. put -four pillows
on his head, and he kept still as
mice after that
Il see. Was he delirious during
the nightf
oh! wasn't hei but he hasn't hOl-
Tered much for two hours. He has
been pretty quiet since lie tell out
of bed. Before that he was rest.
Less
OF course naturally. Any of his
friends been TO see himr
There were ten or dozen here
all night, playing cards and enjoy,
ing themselves. But he paid no at.
tention to them
Il suppose not. Hasn't asked for
anything has her
Not for a long time. He is doing
well, isn't he, doctor"
Yes, yes, as we'll as could be ex.
pected. AS near AS can judge, he
has been dead about twelve hours.
You need not continue the medi.
cines. Just keep him quiet, and do
not let anybody talk to him. What
he wants now is rest
And the doctor certified to the
reliability of the nurse, and depart,
ed.-Brooklin Eagle.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
Not a Friend In town.

Just as new preacher was as
cending the pulpit, steward pulled
his coat and said: "LOOk out broth.
er, there comes in Col. Busthead,
the principal saloon man in town.
he pays more to church fund than
any one else. BE careful what you
say, and don't abuse the liquor bus.
iness.'
The minister said he'd try and
not be too hard on them, and start.
ed up, when the Sdeacon ierked him
back and remarked:
"You see that man coming in with
a red facet Well that's Gen. Swigg.
well. He drinks pretty hard but
pays more pew rent than any man
in town. The church couldn't get
along without hin. Now, don't
come down too heavy on drunk.
ards"
an try to hit him lightly. But,
my good sir, what will / preach
against, without making somebody
madT
The deacon thought awhile and
then said: "Give the Legislature
and prohibitionist its. They
haven't got Q friend in tswn
Pitch into them.'
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
Why THEY GO.

Some go to church just for a walk;
Some TO stare, and laugh, and talk;
Some 60 there to meet friend,
Some their idle time TO spend;
Some for general observation,
Some for private speculation;
Some to seek or find lover,
Some courtship TO discover;
Some 60 there to use their eyes
And newest fashions criticise.
Some 10 show their own smart dress.
Some their neighbors to assess;
Some to scan robe OF bonnet,
Some to price the trimmin' on il:
Some to learn the latest news,
That friends at home they may amuse.
Some TO gossip, false and true,
Safe hid in the shelteriug pew:
Some go there to please the Squire,
Some his daughters to admire.
Some the parson 20 to fawn;
Some to lounge and some to yawn;
Some to claim the parish dolce;
Some for bread and some for Goals;
Some because it's Thought genteel;
Some TO vaunt their pious zeal;
Some TO show how sweet they sing,
Some how loud their voices ring;
Some the preacher 60 to hear,
His style aud voice TO praise or jeer;
Some forgiveness to implore,
Sone their sins TO varnish DER;
Some TO sit and dozc and nod,
But few to kneel and worship God.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

Hartford Timea.

A Connecticut man writes that he
is acquainted in South Carolina,
where The 10 temporarily staying,
with remarkably prolific families.
He refers particularly to twenty
who belong to the select society Of
Charleston and Columbia, and that
they average over fourteen children
each, the twenty having together $50
children, and the number that be.
longs to each ranging from ten to
twenty-six. The writer knows also
of two families that have bad twins
two successive years, and one that
had twins two years and triplets
the third. He thinks it would not
have been surprising had Sooth
Carolina shown . greater increaee
than 300, 900 during the pase ten
years.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
Over Nx nNIIeUs.

What do the farmers Of the South
think ola crop ofoottoA running No 70
six and q quarter millions oibaies,
with prices they already consider IN.
remunerativei Ifsuch has been the
crop for 18S0.81, ~ indicated by
Liverpool estimates, what mast 10
expect for the next cotton year, with
good seasons, and our great stretch
to hire hands, boy more guano, aAd
plant more cottoui Over seven
millions will have to be our next 70
port, il We succeed. And We arc
told not only has the cotton area been
greatly increased, but that moro cot
ton is now produced BY white labor,
than formerly By slave lsbor-aDd ret
we are on the wild hunt for migrants
to plant more cotton. Why win We
continue to complain of low prioesf
And this white labor seems to Be
considerably on the mp grade" for
the census, we believe, shows that,
Notwithstanding the great decrease
Of coloresl labor, the cotton AREA has
steadily enlarged. "Exodustipg,a
therefore, aud huckstering, soUial
reuuioning, preaching. fishing, hun.
ting, tramping, soldering, school.
ing, and general free I,eram bnlating,
are none Of them to impede the
march Of King Cottou. Tho half q
million OF Southern white youths
who set up for themselves every
year, with the usual inAux of ciu.
zens from other parts, will be
amply snfcient, not only to keep
up, but to augment forcea-Ma}.
Bryan, In Southern Farmers Month.
".
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

The public has conceded that the
power of the hotel clerk is superior to
that of the President. A new rival
has sprung up in the railroad ticket
agent, as was demonst rated at an
Iowa station few weeks ago.
'Twentyfour cents responded the
agent, working his sausage machine.
She laid down a silver quarter. Be-
ing we'll acquainted and q practical
joker, the agent drew from his pock.
ct a glittering pants button, passed
il over with the ticket and scooped
up the quarter.
sis this q legal tenderi' asked the
lady quietly.
oh, yes he answered with mock
gravity. They are the ma,nstay of
the Republic
She pocketed it and got aboard
leaving the agents face corruscat.
ing with smiles.
A few days after he told it to a
brigade of runners buying tickets
for B.. E. =, and while be was enjoy.
ing the encore the lady appeared
with. -.
Tickets for B, please
Twenty -four cents, with a sly
wink at the runners. He laid down
the ticket. She scooped it and laid
down twenty four dazzling pants
buttons, exactly like the first.
'You said they were legal tender.
They go long ways in supporting
the family she chirped sweetly, as
she bowed from the presence of more
than presidential prerogative.
Then he set 'em up to the brigade
Of enlightened runners.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
The New Testament.

The books of the New Testament,
in all probability, were written at
first on papyrus, or the ancient pa.
per made by gluing together the
strips taken from the rind directly
under the bark of the plant bearing
that name. By beating these with
a nallet and subjccting them to an
even pressure under a roller, they
were converted into convenient
writing material. But the papyrus
lacked durability. Manuscripts
written upon it have been recovered
from the ruins OF Herculaneum. and
have been found in great number in
the tombs OF Egypt. But the New
Testament books owe their preserva.
ton to the fact that they we're
copied, from as early rs the fourth
century down through the Middle
Ages, on a more durable substance.
This was sometimes vellum, which
means the skin OF a young calf, al.
though the term is also applied to
the skins of kids and of some
other animals.
1t was not until long after the
invention of printing that "a Greek
New Testament was issued from the
press. The Old Testament was
printed in Hebrew, and the entire
Biple in Latin, before there was any
considerable call for the New Tesla.
ment Script ures in the original
tongue. This was owing to the low
state of Greek scholarship in En-.
rope. At length, the famous Cardi.
nal Ximenes caused the Complutens
an Polyglot to be prepared-so call.
ed from the place lin Latin. Complu.
tum: in Spanish, Alcala) where his
university was placed. The New
Testament was printed, the Greek
and Latin in parallel columns, in
1914. But il was not published
until six years after the appearance
of the edition of Erasmus, the first
Greek Testament to circulate in
print, which was sent forth by the
celebrated publisher Froben, of
Balse, IN 15l6.-Scribner's MOufhlv.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

Home love IL the best love. Tue
love that you are born to IL the
sweetest you will ever have on
earth. You, who are 20 anxious to
escape from the home nest, pause =
moment and remember that this 10
90. 1t is right that the hour should
come when you In your turn, should
become q wife and mother, and give
the best love to Others bot that will
be just it. Nobody, not . lover,
nor husband, will ever b % ten.
der or % true a. yosr mother or
father. Never again, after stran.
gers have broken the beautiful
bond, will there b anyshing 20
sweet as the little circle Of mother,
father and children, whore yoo were
cherished, protected, praised and
kept from harm. You may not
know it now, but you will know it
some day. Whomsoever you may
marry, true and good though be
may be, will, after the love days are
over and the honeymoon has waned,
give you only what you deserve Of
love, or sympathy, and usually much
less-never more. You must watch
and be weary, lest you loss that
love which came in through the eye
because the one who looked thought
you beautiful. But those who bore
you, who loved you when yoa were
r.. l.~~Ie,,l l;SH1~ 49, >->n
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
J. G. BAKER,
WITH
E. Il b. JACOBS,
Cotton Factors,

AND Importers and Wholesale dealers in
A DRY GOODS, Notions, Groceries,
Hardware, Cutlery, Guns, Boots Shoes,
Hats, Liquors, Tobacco and Segars, Texas
street, Shreveport, La.
Prompt attention given TO all business
entrusted 70 us, and liberal advances made
ON consign ments of Cotton. 52Iy
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

Men are less prone to be unnerv.
ed by their fears than women.
Woman are more prone to be nerv.
ed by their affection to great actions
than man,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

Miss Oyster 10 . Washington
belle. The boys are all . stew
about her. Her favorite toilet 10 Of
course escslloped, with pepper
and salt plaits. The fresher abe 10
the better they like her.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

"Miss, will yen take ny dnistsr
asnr "Yes, dr, end ysa, tea." ~
can't spare bat ~ -, DSo, 10.
piled the bachs,G.. s4Asn, replied
she, ~ shant 49, II - ~ nceep
10, go the whole hog = SeEhiae."
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
| mo. y nos.I3 mos. u mos III Yea

Professional and business cards, Of ten
lines or less in length, SIS per annum; for
six months, $40; for three months, ST.
business advertisements Of greater length
will br inserted at above rates.
Legal advertisements will be charged Mt
legal rates, where liked by law; otherwise
ut special rates as published above.
IL Special notices % cents per line.
Funeral notices of less than ten lines,
and marriage aud religious notices inserted
gratis.
Jnb-work executed in the ncatest style.
and NJ reasonable prices.
August ~, l-77
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18

The Cleveland Sentinel relates
this incident: A young lady went to
drug store recently, and had a pre-
scription filed. allow much" in.
quired the lady. "Fifty CENTS" said
the clerk. "But / have only forty
five cents with me-" replied the ems
toner, "can't you let me have it for
thatr "No, ma'am," said the clerk,
"but you can pay me Ave cents
when You come in again." "But
suppose 1 we're to die" said the lady,
jocularly. "Well, it wouldn't be q
great loss" was the smiling response.
And Immediately the smiling clerk
gathered from the indignant flush
on the lady's face, that he hod been
misunderstood.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
MINDEN HOTEL.

THE travelling public aud regular board
l. ers will find this house as comfortable
and well supplied as the resources and CON
dition of the country will permit The
charges are very reasonable. The Stage
Stand is kept AT this Hotel.
have also attached to my hotel new
and cnmmodious Stable, well supplied with
provcnder and water and good ostlcr al
WAYS on hand to attend To stock.
The travelling public Will do we'll TOT give
me call. 4. j. REYNOLDS.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-05-18
Terms OF Subscription:
Terms Of Advertising:

One square, of one inch in space or less,
irst insertion, 81 90; each additional inser-
tion, 30 cents.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-26
Men of Mean Principle.

There are men in this world (thank
fortune their number is smalD who can
not do favor nor a kindly service for a
fellow mortal without expecting re-
compense. A case in point: While a
milkman in neighboring city was going
his rounds, he had occasion to leave his
horse unattended while he went into a
house to deliver milk. In his absence
the horse walked away. A grocer, whose
store was about hundred yards distant,
saw the horse and stopped him. The
proprietor soon came running up and
politely thanked the grocer for his kindly
service. But this would not do. The
grocer demanded s., saying that but for
him the horse might have done ten
times that amount Of damage. The
mlkman was indignant and refused to
pay the money. Then the grocer refused
to give up the horse, and would not
have done so had not the milkman been
the stronger party. As it was he gave
up the horse, but Immediately went to a
lawyer to see if he could not enforce his
claim at law. The lawyer could do
nothing for him, and now the grocer
thinks the law is imperfect.-Boston
Budget.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-26

William J. Coughlin, of Somerville Mass,
says: g In the fall OF 1876 l was taken with
a VIOLENT BLEEDING OF THE LUNGS, followed
by severe cough. I was SO weak at one
time that | could not leave my bed. In the
summer of 1877 [ was admitted to the City
Hospital While there the doctors said /
had hole in my left lung as big as half
dollar. L was SO far gone at one time re-
port went round that I was dead I gave
up hope, but q friend told me Of DIR. WIN
HALLS BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS. 1
got bottle, when, to my surprise and graf
ification, [ commenced to fell better, and to-
day feel in better spirits than have Ill the
past three years.
g write this hoping every one afflicted
with Diseased Lungs viii be induced to take
DIR. WIN. HALLS BALSAM FOR THE
LUNGS, and be convinced that CONSUNP-
TION CAN BE CURED" Sold by drug
gists.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-26

IN Illustrating the explosive character
Of dust mixed with air, Prof. L. w.
Peck said in q lecture: eff Il large log
Of wood were ignited it might be a week
before being entirely consumed. Split
it up into cord wood, and pile it up
loosely, and it would burn in couple of
hours. Again, split it up into kidding
wood, pile it up loosely, and perhaps it
would burn in less than an hour. Cut
it up into shavings and allow strong
wind to throw them in the air or in any
way keep the chips comparatively well
separated from each other, and the log
would, perhaps, be consumed in two or
three minutes or, finally, grind it up
into fine dust or powder, blow it in
such manner that each practice. is sur
rounded by air, and it would burn in
less than a second.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-26
4 Bride That Hesitated.

A couple from Virginia, in Milton,
walked hand-in-hand up Main street and
took a seat upon the front step of the
'Squire's office, and the man asked for
license. AS the Squire was preparing tc
make it out the buxom girl began to mel
of, and hesitated, and finally said to the
young man in half whisper:
"JOhn," said she, 81 don't believe !
will never did fell so illustrated
lawd! I wonder what pappy's doing
now-I feel right tremblesome-less &C
back come on, John"
s. Well, you don't want the Hcense
then ?" said the Squire.
"Hold on thar, mister; yes, we do, !"
said the man and he moved closer up
and set his chin to earnest work. CHOW,
Sally" he said, " don't go on thater way:
what 'ud the folks say? 1t nd be awful
hard on NE. An thar's the candy stew
at Bob Browns tonight, an aller that !;
and Sukey Jones would jest die a-grin-
MIN over you about it. She was mad as
pizen yesterday when she heard we was
comm"
81 don't mind her more'n the dust of
my feet. but feel so skittish-like, John +;
wish 'ermydie if [ hain't sorry we come,
[ don't want'er get married, John
"Say, mister, fix on your papers, y
said John. d" Margins nuthin; no
more'n standin' up in spellin' class at
Oldfeld School"
Well, stand UP" said the Squire.
I'm ready"
But as the ceremony was under way
the girl jorked back, exclaiming I'm
be Johndinged if [ dor
The Squire suggested that the license
lad been given and they had gone most
too far to back ont now.
chats sor' said John. "Stand fast,
Sally Don't git AT liner culver now
gently taking her arm. ''Comer long
in place, it's most over with and she
sided back.
As the Squire said, "Inow pronounce
you man and wife -
"Lnd'ameroy'' cried the bride, san
is it done?"
" You bet 'tis-easy as spellin', and
now we'll 90" said the man, and they
mounted the horse d0uble and road out
Of town.-Hejdspitle IN. O. Times.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-26

Wholesale Grain and Produce Market.
CORRECTED DAILY
CHRONICLE Off,


Knoxville, Tenn, November o. tSS
The grain market has beeu irregular Tor some
day asst Win light receipts and but little de-
mand.
Quotations Wheat from wagons. 81 2 al. 80
as TO grade, dull. Large lots, sacked, viii bring
moie.
CoRN-But little Offering ard in demand :;
60 to 65 nominal new corn in ear, about 60
from wagons
QATs-!oose fTosn wagons 40 to SO per bushel.
BACOE Active. buying; sides, HE; shout
dcrs, Z c: hams, IL selling. packed il dep0.,
1G19a11l4c
LAsD~In So pound tin cans, II 12s.e.: selling
13at4c.
PoTAToEs- Irish new, 65a75c per bushol.
HAX-Loo5e. o0a90c pr 100 p0uEa5 Daled,
PEAs-s0aso:
BRAN-&lA0 per 100 pounds.
tLoUE-N0milai, country extra, bGyipg, duh
So 25a5.5O: selling S3.50e4.V0 per sack tlmily
buying, s3.5Oa3 70 selling, s. 75a4.0] er sack,
fEATIEEes-nu.l, 33a l9c.
DBiEDFRuIT-ihe market is dull and much de-
pfessc strictly crime half peaches. sc iG-
!eEior' 8 IA peeled peaches 8ai0 cents , aEs
FIELD SEErs.-ClGver. s.. ooa7 30: timothy grass.
$3.50 buaheli Orchdrd ass, TO SO
reu top 81 o.; blue grass. seed 81 25: SEED wheat
| Virginia select, Sl.75 busHe.
81 Tar holce roll, lla2oc; prime, 6a10c
grease butter, 5aTc.
EeGs,-Active buying at IS. Sailed eggs not
Wanted
PoULTRY-IAve CHECKERS herts, ~ Ioer pound
roos' ers, 2i9o; turkeys. 5a5laoi spring
Oh ckeha IN demand z1ze per ID.
RAGS-COttUu, fi2C.
BEESEAX -hu'l A. zoe per pound
HipEs-liry flint, Toe green, &c.
I4IION-5c.
FIX sEED-PcT bushel, sec.
ERASS-lJai2c copper 1Ga12e.
Wool vi. Choice tuD-WaSned 35c ; fair to
goo i, sec; ctlk coarse. rs; UHWashct,, 22}ta25;
GINssNG-Per ID. $50.
SENACA Roof Per H. 35a4Oc
PINK R00T-FeT ID, 15c.
YELLOW RyOT-peF Id 6a7c
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-11-26

1t Pleasant Hill, Ky, I conversed
with an intelligent and pous Shaker,
who held TO the doctrine Of final pcrse-
verance IN his Uudyiug faith IN the good.
ness Of God, III not suffering q total fail
IRE of crops to occur. lie vas Il young
man III 1919, the yeaE Of the " Great
Drought" when from early summer to
the middle of January there WAS no rain,
when the air was hot and dry, when the
clouds refused to form and be condensed
into showers, when the dew-point was
not seen, when the stagnant pools of
water IN creeks and branches became so
thoroughly carboniZed and mia.miferous
that the cattle died, and all vegetation
was utterly parched up and apparently
destroyed. During that terrible drought
the cattle became afflicted with the "hot-
weather itch, " and thousands died, liter
ally tearing the skin from their sides and
backs III their frantic efforts to scratch
themselves to relieve the intolerable
itching. Deer and horses died with
black tongue fowls and birds became
Ilstless and stupefied, moped in despair,
lost their plumage, and died in utter
misery. Men, women and children grew
sick with disappointed hopes for the
healing showers. drinking the foul car
BOMBED water and eating dusty food, and
many died of disease not known before
or since. Maddened with the intolera-
bic itch and frantic with eating the dry
and desiccated grass, deprived of all nu-
tntlve elements by the long drought, the
cattle, sheep and horses roamed the
fields and through the forests, moaning
and bowling, or paving the earth in i'm
potent rage. Added to these horrors.
the fields and forests took fire and
burned for weeks and months. The all
was filed with smoke and ashes, produc-
ing another horror in the shape of some
form Of ophthaln1ia that was almost in
tolerable.
Fresh vegetables were soon exhausted,
the cattle were too diseased to be used
tor food, water was scarce and unfit to
drink, fires were raging, and the whole
population afflicted with disease in some
shape: This state of things lasted until
the middle of January, when the blessed
rain and the really beautiful snow came
and saved the country from utter ami
hllatlon.-CoT. Louisville COurier-Joly,.
1aGl.