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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-07-26
n E N Esis.

In 1S48 a circumstance occurred
in the city of New Orleans, which,
at the time, created an excitement
which affected the entire popnls.
ton. An old merchant, highly con.
nected, wealthy and of distinguish.
ed social position, one night mys,
terionsly disappeared. His family
were in infinite distrrss, and his
business in consequent disorder.
He lett his store at late bonr, osten.
sibly TO 20 home; but before going,
contrary to his usual practice, he
took large sum OF money. His
way led along Peters street, on the
hank of the river, far down into the
Third District of the city. His
life may have been sacrificed, and
his body thrown into the river that
rolled Mt his feet. Police regnia-
tions ut this time we're bad, and
crimes Of this description were not
npfreQnentIy perpetrated. A little
way back from the street was q
ruinous building, halt tumbling to
decay, and inhabited by thieves.
Among the notes Mr.. Conlay was
known to possess was one for 600
with the word "Canal" written on
the back. The rest were of various
denominations and without peculiar
identify.
Mr.. land myself visited the
residence of the missing man at the
request of his wife, and by her We
were charged with the duty OF
tracing out and bringing to justice
his supposed murderers. She ~as
a tall, elegant.looking lady, Of com
handing presence and great cul'
ture. The wealth of her rich beau.
ty and fine mind were inherited by
her daughter, a young girl about
twenty. The terrible bereavement
had paralyzed the senses Of the
mother, but had aroused the energy
and Gre of the girls nature. More
like q beautiful Nemesis than an
ordinary woman sbe appeared to
10. As We entered the room, she
was in the act of consoling her
mother. The loug, black hair bad
escaped from its confinement, and
almost enveioped her person in Ito
eboB treeaes. The great, luminous
eyes were fearful, but flashing and
full of fire. She glorious beauty Of
the yonng girl fascinated while Il
bewildered you. Starting up "a
We entered the room, she inquired
hastily, almost fercely, thought:
"Are you the detectivesP
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-07-26

Confessional aud business cards, OF ten
:. or less in length, SIS per aunum; for
/, mouths, go; for three months, ~
ines. advertisements Of greater length
NJ be inserted at above rates.
.eyal advertisements will be charged at
I.,l rates, where fixed by law; ,ther wise
G.nscial rates as published above.
~ Special notices 20 cents per line.
.oneral notices of less than ten lines,
n marriage aud religious noticesi Inserted
katis.
Job.work executed in the neatest style.
hi At reasonable prices.
August %. 1877.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-07-26
NO.. So:
tRural New Yorker. I

Not beauty alone, of a certainty.
Many Of the women most noted for
their power over men, have been
possessed Of little physical beauty.
Cleopatra's charm over Marx An.
thOny was not that OF facial lowell.
ness, for, contrary TO the impress.
sions OF some people, the celebrated
Eaytian queen was not perfect in
feature.
We might cite other illnsi RI tions.
The present Princess De Matter.
mich, almost without n rival 10
foreign courts, is called the "ugly
beautiful one" in joint recognition
of her plainness and her fascina.
ting powers. There IL no real
t~auty in htr features, critically
considered, bat in herself there 10
indispntable charm. Some subtle
grace adorns her, IN way We can.
not tell, and influences all around
her. OF what nature ia it, liz il
acquired, or inborpi Is IL the out.
growth OF deception and coquetry,
or the unconscious means of u heart
caring not for sovereignty, but
sovereign in spite Of its indifference
through natural qualities, that And
popular recognition
These questions are difficult of
solution. The fact remains-and
should be a consolation to hOmely
girls the world Over--that there 10
decided fascination about, or in,
some plain wOmen-a fascination
which makes them almost beautiful.
Indeed, one of the so.called most
beautiful ladies we ever saw had
no beauty of face whatever,
measured by strict rules Of perfect.
ness. She bad overriding features,
crooked nose, n large mouth. In
repOse, scanned closely, she was, in
short, very hom-ly. Yet men disa-
vowed matrimony because she
would not wed them, and every
body acknowledged her rare win
ningness.
There Is something ID manner, Va
may not tell hing In
speech, we may not aualyze II,
which thrills where simple perfect
ness would not create u ripple Of
feeling. Impressive beauty seldom
touches mems hearts. impsssioued
Observation-Disclosures With u soul
in it's eloquent indeed. Tie
voice that has music in il, the eye
that lights up speakiugly, and tho
mobile mouth that expresses 30
much white syilabiing no word, ill
have their power, aud commalid
recognition. Aud their power is
not u, aDrscent. Mere beauty fades,
but the Understandable charm which
Theses make up ,tefies even age, and
h!otis II away until the last. That
nauirless grace which wins many
hearts, is NJ nearly Immortal as
anything on earth eau he. II dis
guises itself under grey hairs often,
but is recognized even there. 1t ia
a perennial thing, adding some
what Of Summer to the life il in
habits, though the Winter days
come, and all else is cold.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-07-26
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Terms Of Advertising:
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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-07-26

An Iowa mau has just paid $4,000
for kissing bis servant girl, and
abe wasn't mucb Ut servant girl
either. 1t does seem to Us that
the wages Of sin are a good deal
higher somehow than newspaper
salaries this Boomerang.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-07-26

A medical certificate 10 among
the treasures Of the London gen
eral post. Office, worded ~ follows:
"This is to certify that 1 attended
Mrs.-in her last illness, and
that she died in consequence there
Of"
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-07-26

Boston hero worshipPess. ar0
carrying OF the bricks ffom Wen
dali Phillips lately aiemo,ished
home. ~ relics. Il Wac cheaper ~
the contractor to START the srase
than to cart the bricks away.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-07-26

The safest sort of love for q
yoaag man to is,,luIge in 10 self
love. In the frat place, it 10 .
source Of great delight to him; and
l., the second, he can indulge 10
il without the least fear 81 . rival
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-07-26

uoot oPNsA W w III puNate,
she aaid.
"What do yon think OF the mat.
teri" she asked, when out of hear.
ing Of her mother.
AS yet an opinion would be
mere gness work" replied.
"Nevertheless, l have come TO
one. have no doubt he bss been
murdered, and that the deed was
committed somewhere near the old
ruinous building near the river"
"Some such idea has crossed my
mind, but there is no trace "a yet
which can lead to the proof Of H."
I've will 6nd It, rest assured
she said, "and to this end sou must
cooperate with me; and now listen
to what l have to say: Tonight,
At IL O'Clock precisely, do yon two
visit the old building. l will be
there. Ask for the young woman
who applied at niGhtfalI to them for
shelter. Let your object be to ar.
rest her.
"But I do not understand
"But you will. an going there
at dusk disguised 10 . beggar
girl. BY the time yon come my in.
formation will he collected
She rose to her feet 40 she spoke.
and now indeed she wore the up
I,earanoe Of Nemesis | had likened
her to at first. Beautiful, but rigid
as fate looked now that set, deter.
mined face. The lips were pale,
but rigid as iron, and the beautiful
nostriI dilsted with an expression
of heart consuming vengeance.
al will read the guilty secret
she said, "if the criminal 10 there,
however deep in his heart he may
bury it,"
Strange rs II may appear, made
no attempt to dissnade her from
her purpose. l could not, l telt as
if the beautiful creature exercised
over me q magnetic control. Aud
with that understanding We took
our leave.
Those acquainted with the city at
that period can form some idea Of
the danger of the plot We had
formed. To as it WAS only q matter
of daily occurrence. But for the
young girl, inexperienced and ten.
derry nnrsed, to thrust berHelf into
the very house OF the interruptions
aud desperate wrrtches who were
Suspected OF this crime, was simply
appalling. 1t would not do, how.
ever, to go to the place before the
hour appointed for our coming. for
that would defeat the object in view.
1t was, therefore, with many a
n,isgiving aud uneasiness, but
,nnrly concealed We bided our time.
But We we're determined 10 he there
at the very moment, aud the clock
WAS on the stroke Of midnight when
we knocked at the door. The out.
side of the house gave no signs Of
life within. There WAS u mOmentary
hesitation as IL counseling together,
and then the door was opened wide.
1t was q long, low room, dusty
and brown from age. About Q
dozen persons were SEATED around |;
but every eye was t0rned to the
door. Two men had risen to All
attitude which might mean defense,
before the are place, but the object
that attracted our attention most
was a young girl sitting In the
centre Of the apartment. Her face
was as dark as . gypsy's, aud her
long hair hung loose on her
shoulders; her dress was Of poor
material, ragged and unclean.
Patches and rents had almost
changed its hue and disguised its
texture. She scanned too thiBly
clad for that cold night, and her
slender frame shivered, a. II from
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-07-26
=. m, Freeman,

(South- west corner OF F"o''' '"i'"
HOMER, Ia,
npALER In Fancy and Family Groceries
Tobscco, Cigars, Provisions; s ,;ans
Shoes. Hats. Clothing, Dry Goods: NOTIONS Q, |.
and fill supply If everything kep p,,, 10 !.
~ u..ai .tors The custom Of the puohc's
respectfully solicited:
Terms and prices liberal as.x
April IA, 1880,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1882-05-13
He Won the Bet, but 1t Didn't Pan Out
Well.

A few days ago q wag who was anxious to
test how much confidence certain friend bad in
him, took standard dollar, and, coating it
with quicksilver, passed it at the others store.
In less than half an hour the dollar, whose pc
cuiiar appearance had aroused distrust, was
brought back with:
Here, Billy, you have given me bogus
dollar, and came in to get it redeemed"
at isn't bogus dollar at all !; it's as good
az any money ever coined in America" replied
the wag Cant You believe me. No man has
right to call money counterfeit until be sub
jects it to fire assay"
The other said that under ordinary circum-
ata noes be would believe hinu1 md, but when 10
pc to trying to palm lad dollars on him
llkifvrT ones it was another matter and offered
70 bet $40 that the dollar was bogus. The bet
was accepted and the dollar turned over 10 an
assayer who pronounced it standard silver over
900 fine.
"Well." said the loser, lyon set up the eystcsa
and we'll 90 down to the store and get the
money!
The winner, whose conscience began to smite
him, spent exactly $40 in champagne and oys-
ters aud then walked down 10 the store. The
loser handed him ten dollar bin, which he
showed into his pocket only to find few hours
later that it was counterfeit. He went back 20
expostuiate but the loser insisted that 1t was
genuine, and added significantly "If you have
any doubts as to the correctness of my statement
you had better subject it to fire assay
The smart Aleck wandered off blaspheminG
and is now trying to figure up how much be is
ahead on bis trick.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1882-05-13
Too Old.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jones were starting for
church. "Wait, DEAR" said the lady.
"I've forgotten something; won't you
be good, now, and go up stairs and get
my goats off the bureau p
Your goats!" replied Jones; "what
new tangled thing is that p
spll show you," remarked the wife,
as she sailed up the stairs, and down
again with a pair of kids on her hands.
'There they are," said she.
"Why. I call those things kids" said
the surprised husband.
"Oh, do you9' snapped tho wife.
"Well, so did 1 once, but they are so
old now I'm ashamed to call them any,
thing but goats"
Then they won't to church. The next
day Jones wife hal half a dozen pairs
of new gloves in handsome lac1aefed
box Of the la.cst design
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1882-05-13
Senatorial Bible Stolen.

A dispatch from Washington says that some
thief who had neither the fear of the Al
mighty nor the sanctity of the Senate in his
soul has stolen the Senatorial Bible. The
sacred volume, we are told, had been in the
Senate chamber during a period of fifty-three
years. In the twenty-frst Congress John @.
Calhoun, as Vice President, handed it to John
NJ Clayton, of Delaware, on which TO swear
his oath of Office. John Forsyth kissed It as
the senator from Georgia, Edward Livingston
from Louisiana, Daniel Webster from Massa-
chusetts, Thomas Fl. Benton from Missouri,
Levi Woodbury. from New Hampshire, Theo-
dore Frelinhuysen from New Jersey, Robert
Y. Hayne from South Carolina and John Ty-
Ter from Virginia All these gentlemen,
whose names have become historic, were in
the Twenty-frst Congress, three and fifty
years ago, when the Senate Bible, which has
SO mysteriously disappeared, was frat placed
on the desk of the arch-apostle Of nullidcation
It's abstraction would seem to argue pretty
hard times at the capital. As a rule. every
thing worth laying hands on in Congress
speedily disappears. Thus far the holy vol
ume, sacred and sanc.ified in itself, and doub-
ly sanctifed and sacred by the senatorial
kisses of unnumbered statesmen, escaped until
this unhallowed year of irreverent Ingersol-
ism Who took it2 II the Senate Bible is
not safe, what chance has the treasaTy.-N. /
yEprn;I
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1882-05-13
Oscar Wilde Paralysed.
ISnlt Lake Tibume,I

A man who was on the same train with Wilde
coming from Remote Ogden relates an amusing
experience. Wilde was lounging back in bis
seat, dreaming of the asphodel. ETC., when the
train-boy woke him up by punching him in the
side and shouting:
"Hoscar Wilde's poems for ten cents? -
The poet started up to a sitting position, with:
"Great Gurod Is it possible that my poems
have reached such beastly figures as that?"
Three for two bits continued the boy.
He offered the poet some copies of the Sea-
side Library edition in paper covers.
Wilde grabbed the book and fixed his big eye
on tine boy
"Do you know, my dear sir, that you are
lending your countenance to heliish Infringe
mcnt on the right OF an English author.
ais that so - replied the boy slowly. "Do
you sposa the frller that rit the book cares
d? Why, be won't know it."
SOf course he will. How can your guilty
acts escape his cognizance ~
"His cognuzzence amt anything to me. 1t
isn't loaded, is it %
~ am he author of those poems."
"Ah, go away" snickered the boy. "You
are wringing in for commish. .Twon't work,
Gully. Folks put up jobs on ME every day.
Here. take wasted peanut and gil up. If
thought such looking chap as you rit them
lines, dye suppose I'd peddie 'em? No. sir !!
I've too much blasted professional pride, you
know. They re cheap, dye see? Dlarst ny pic
turee, if don't feel like was footpad every
time takes short bi. for the rubbish"
The crowd roared, and Wilde Joined heartily
in the laugh. After the boy was assured that
the man was none other than the poet, be went
to Wilde and offered him halt dozen oranges
to call it square.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1882-05-13
Beauty on It's Knees "A Judge Convinced.
San Francisco Chronicle.l

Elizabeth Byrnes recently brought suit in tho
Justices Court against Edward Wanek and his
wife, who preside over the fortunes Of barber
shop. The complaint was to the effect that de-
PENDANTS palmed off switch of inferior quality
on her last March, when, for consideration,
they agreed to work over the combings OF her
hair in such artistic manner as to render her
lovely in the eyes OF all forevermore.
"What kind of hair is human hair. and what
kind is not human hair ?"querieds Justice Con-
nelly.
"Well if he wonld only let me talk conid
tell you all about it," said the fair plaDtif.
al wish to examine you Alone" interposed
the lawyer, Now answer my question Is not
that better switch than you could have got
anywhere else in the city for the same money!"
"I'll just show you, Judge, hnt won't let
him sec." said size, with bew Itching smile.
Knceling down before the court, she laid
aside her hat and gracefully draped her head
with the switch.
.'Now you can see for yourself, Judge, that it
doesn't match my hair at all ~
His honor moved back little, looked over
his spectacles around the room, then at the de-
fendant, then at the lovely Plaintif kueelins
before him, and s;ammered out;
"My-ye-c.s, see. The court rendered
Judgment in favor Of the plaintiff for s25,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1882-05-13
He Regarded His Freedom as a Failure

81 ain't got enough sense ter vote at ward
election" remarked old Isom yesterday.
why 81 asked bystander.
"Yer see, nigger what keeps bacon store
at de udder end OBJ town give fifty cents pre-
MUM on q silver dollar made last year. | TUX
a dollar wild de correck date. an going ter de
store, banded it ter him, an tole him ter gin
me de premium He looked at de dollar, hand
ed ne fifty cents an drapped it in de drawn:
Tux de fifty cents an come on up town.
hab list disk:vcred dat Use out fifty cents. |
repeats dat amt got sense enough ter vote
an de NeSnited Ststes can TAB my freedom
back at any time de Secretary oh Var viii
n.t;fy m Cd Cat tack. '-L;'it Poa. Gg7d-f
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1882-05-13

FABLE OF THE LIoSEss-A great stir was
rsade among all the Beasts as TO which could
boast of the largest family. So when they oaue
to the Lioness and asked show many do you
have at BIRTH" she replied, "sniy one, but it
is Lion" The moral was, equality comes
before quantity" The same may be said 10
contrasting many things with which we deal.
One would desire single superior article to
half dozen inferior ones. The same may be
ead of medicine and for example we will men,
ton ENGLISH FEMALE BITTERs as positive
remedy for the cure OF chronic female complaints
and Irregularities. The mere name of this medi
cine instills the most implicit confidence, be-
cause it has been proven that its quality is far
superior to anything else of the kind. Females
prefer one bottle of this to half dozen of other:
which possess no merit.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1882-05-13
Judicial Advertisements.
Probate EgfG.
Succession Of Onesiphore Broussard,
deceased.

deceased.
DY virtue of ar order from the 25th Judicial
ID district Court, in and for the parish of La
fayette, State OF Louisiana there will be sold at
public auction to the last and bighest bidder, at
the last residence Of deceased, at Carencro in
this parish, through the ministry of the under
signed Administrative or public auctioneer, on
Tuesday the 23rd day of Nay 1882,
the following described property belonging to
the succession of Onesiphore Broussard, de-
ceased, to-wit:
One certain tract of prairie land sta
atcd in said parish of Lafayette containing two
hundred arpents more or less, bounded north by
land of Sosthene Prejean, south by lands of wild
Emilen Melancon aud Elo Melancon, east BY
land of deceased and west by land Of Joseph Z
Broussaid, together with buildings and improve
nents thereon, consisting of five cabins and one
corn crib.
Anether tract of prairie and mood land
containing about $50 arpents, more or less,
bounded north by land Of -, south by Eloi
Melancon, east by bayou Vermilion aud west by
lot above tract.
A certain property situated IN the town
of st. Pierre, in the parish of Lafayette, consist
ing Of lot of ground, one dwelling house,
kitchen, corn crib and fencing.
One certain tract Of land situated IN
the parish of St. Landry, containing eco ar
penis, bounded north by -, south by -,
east by -, aud west by -.
One mortgage Note of Alfred Duhon. dated
Nov. 80, 1874.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1882-05-13
An Exchange of Courtesies.

A story ia told of an exchange of courtesy
between a Scotch minister and his parish
ioner, which is characteristic of both.
The minister WAS introduced into q
country living, and, in bis round of. parochial
visits, called at the little cottage of a tailor
Taking seat uninvited, he proceeded to talk
but found it bard work, az he mei with no re-
sponse. The tailor sat upon the table, stitching 8
away in sulky silence. At length he spoke.
"Sr," he said, Il consider this an unwarran.
table intrusion, yoar entering my house. and
ask you 10 what capacity you come ~
my good man." was the reply, II come as
your parish clergyman 1T is my duty to know
all my parishioners. know you don't attend
church, but that is 20 reason why we should moi
be friends"
To this the tailor responded
81 dinna regard ye as minister of Christ
but as servant of Satan. Ii ye come as
gentleman, we'll and good but as minister
: refase 10 receive you," which could hardly b'
called courteous; but the talor's politenes5 wa
ou.risalled by the ministers, who, rising, sad,-
My good fellow. be pleased to understand
that it is only as your parish clergyman eve
dreamt of visiting you when | visit gentle
man / don't visit person in your position il
society y with which he departed.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1882-05-13
The Lone Star Of Louisiana.
Philadelphia Times.

In the year 1910, some 40 years after
the banner of the stars and stripes was
flung to the breeze, lone star flag was
unfurled within the present limits of
the State of Louisiana, as the standard
of gallant band of filibusters. At that
time the territory lying north of Iber'
vile river. Bayou Manchac, and west of
the Perdido river, beautiful country,
and one sustaining large population,
then under Spanish dominion, was
cursed by bad government, and its con-
tiguity to our American States was a
source of continual trouble and alarm.
So troublesome and alarming had mats
ters become that the citizens of the States
of Louisiana and Mississippi, regardless
of neutrality laws or treaties, united for
the purpose of driving the Spaniards out
of the territory. They proceeded on the
ground that the occupation of the terri
tory was absolutely necessary for the
peace and safety Of the citizens of Lou
isiana and Mississippi.
The result Of their during action was
the driving off of the Spaniards and the
acquisition ef the territory to Louisiana
without costing the government one
cent. Had this little band of patriots,
these few Louisiana and Mississippi he>
roes, failed in their hazardous under
taking they would have been punished
as flibusters and pirates; but, being
successful, they were regarded as heroes
and patriots. This gallant band Of
American citizens suddenly fell upon
and captured the Spanish fort at Baton
Rouge, and raised upon it rude flag,
with single star, instead of the snowy
banner of old Spain
The flag used upon that occasion was
simply golden star on blue ground.
Thus, in 1910, 26 years before the lone
star flag of Texas independence, lone
star flag was unfurled within the pres
ent limits of the State of Louisiana as
the standard of q gallant band of Amer.
leans who rescued the Florida parishes
from Spanish domination. As the thir
teen stars represented Mates of the
Union, a single star wa 49,
little band of Revolutioni
Dol Of a xolr.....1ssEs5S : and the de-
sign was repeated on the ensign of Tex
as in its revolutionary struggle.