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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-20

GRAY hairs often cause annoyance which
Parker, Hair Balsam preveuts/by res,or-
x the yorthful color.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-20

For fn-sh 'nrnip >rrds and onion sets, 20
) Shr,ton's drug store.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-20

4 mi line Of toilet Article. at McHenry
B'osn'r drug store.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-20

Prof james commenced insIIncting his
c-,S m dancing last night, a.d the Young
usn s.rm highly delighted with tie first
rssCn.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-20

WEsLEIAn fE.AaAk INSTITUTE
STANTON, VIRGINIA.
OPENS September goth, lss2. One O
" the fIRsr SCHOOLS FOR YoUNG LADIES
IN THE UNiILD STATES. Surroundings
'~nutiini. Climate unsurpassed. Pupils
ftom eighteen States. TERMS AMONG
The BEST IN THE UNION. Board
Washing, English Course, Latin, French,
German, Instrumental Mnsic, &c., fer Srho-
hstm year, ffom Sept. tn June, 133S.
Fot Gaia 'ognes write 10
REV. WM. A. HARRIS, Pres't.,
jn.yl2, 's2-lm Stauntop, Va.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-20

Dr.. :. Y. webb will b2in Homer the
vt of October, aud at Lisbon during the
INT week ofthat MONTH All orders left
9TH 4. b. Bog Lin will receive prompt
itcntiou.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-20

We regret To learn q. A. Kingore. jr., il
quite sick al The residence of Mrs. Ward.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-20

= You wish to buy your drugs cheap 60
''heury 4 Browns drug store.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-08-19
Vessels Expected.

Rig Name From Duo
Haw blk Chiclayo I'm Newcastle, July
Am bk Emerald FIN Pt Gamble, July
Br stmr Canton, I'm San Fran, Aug II
SIS Australia, from Sydney, Aug 2s
BIT stmr Hansa, FIN st Michaels, Aug
Blk Oberon, I'm Liverpool, Aug
Bktne Eureka, from 5. +. Aug 10
Blk Emma, from Puget Sound, Aug Is
Haw blk Kalc, I'm Bremen Sept
Stmr City OF Sydney from S F, Sept 8
Am blk Martha Davis, from Boston Sp
Haw blk Iolani, from Bremen. Oct
Nor blk Imacos, FIN New York, Oct IL
Mary Dodd, I'm Humboldt,
Bark Forest Queen I'm Puget Sound
M. +. Smith FIN Puget Sd, for Mahukona
Bktne Klikitat, from Puget Sound
Blk Camden, from Puget Sound
Br blk Glengaber, fin Liverpool,
Brit ship British Ambassador, NC,NSW
Mic, blk Remijio, from Nc, NSW due
Ger bk Pciho, FIN Hongkong
Am bktne Monitor, from Humboldt, for
Mahukona,
Am bktne Uncle John, from Eureka, for
Kahului.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-08-19
PASSENGERS.
Vessels in Port.

H. B. NJ. S. Sappho, Clark.
Brit sim Suez, Dodd,
Ger bk Josefa,
CIR blk Adolph, Koppelmann
Ger Blk Paradox,
Haw brig Ninito, Cameron
Am bk + L Pettingill,
Am tern Hcra
Am bktne Jane A Falkinburg, Forbes
Am bktne Ella, Brown.
Am bgtne Consuclo, Howard
The Bossier banner., 1882-01-12
A Case for Charity.

One Of Detroit millionaires waswalk-
ing homeward4 yesterday when he en-
,eountered lame man with greasy
paper in his hand. As the pair came to
a halt the lame man asked: ,issss
Will you do me the favor to read
this paper?'' Il s.slssfIa
Cant do it-left my eye glasses
home, = was the reply. -. f.
Then l will state the contents to
you.'' gslHa le lsgs3 1sf. 1si
mo use mo use. I'm so deaf that
/ couldn't catch more than one word
out of three.'' ge V98sigs
"rm poor man with q wooden leg,
sir.'' s '' Z 'a'.as' s s's''.
= Yes-I see-4I see. Lots of poor
men have, no wooden legs. You are
lucky, sir, and l congratulate you.
Must have cost you fifty dollars, and /
presume it is a nice leg.'''
" II you had any clothes, SIR
I. Yes, but 1 haven't.2 @
g Or old boots.'
" I'm wearing my old boots, you see.
You are just six months too early to
get 'em.p
II haven't had a meal since yester-
day. ~ sn eaa a,s fi
g Nor /, either. We are cleaning
house. and for the last three days I've
had to eat q cold lunch off the piano. y
"Then you couldn't spare nickelPn
"How can /? Amt l walking home
because / haven't money to ride on the
carp
rs that SOP Then we're both hard
g OF course we are.''
s'And being you're the worst of
here's cold sassage got at the house
below, and here's a nickel to ride on
the car! / tell you, sir, us poor folks
has got to have more pity for the rich
and do better by 'em or we'll all GO to
the poor -house!' Detroit Free Press.
The Bossier banner., 1882-01-12
Astronomical Progress,

Like the sand of the sea, the stars of
heaven have ever been used as effec-
tive symbols of number, and the inn
provements in our methods of obserya-
ton have. added fresh force to our orig
inal impressions. We now know that
our earth is but a fraction of one out of
at least 1000, 600 worlds. But this is
not all. In addition to the luminous
heavenly bodies, we can not doubt that
there are countless others, invisible to
us from their greater distance, smaller
size, or feebler light; indeed we know
that there are many dark bodies which
now emit no light, or comparatively
little. Thus, in the case of Procyon, the
existence of an invisible body is proved
by the movement of the visible star.
Again, may refer to the curious phe-
nomena presented by Algol, a bright
star in the head of Aiedusa. This star
shines without. change for two days and
thirteen hours; then, in three hours and
half, dwindles from a star of the Sec
ond to one Of the fourth magnitude;
and then, in another three and a half
hours, reassumesits original brilliancy.
These changes seem certainly, to indi-
cate the presence Of an Opaque body,
which interceptS at regular intervals a
part OF the light emitted by Algol. !.
Thus the, floor Of heaven is not only
'.thick inlaid with patines of bright
gold.' but studded also with extinct
stars; once, probably, as brilliant as
our own sun, but now dead and cold, as
Helmholtz tells us that our sun itself
will be, some seventeen million years
hence. slffs i assihSsff7-sfta vg&sss.s,l.5ss
The connection of astronomy with ths
history Of our planet has been a SUBJ
ject ofespeculation. and research during
a great part of the half century of our
existence. Sir Charles Lyell devoted
some of the opening chapters of bis
great work to the subject. Haughton
has brought his very original powers to
bear on the, subject Of secular changes
in climate, and Croll,s contributions to
the same subject are of great interest.
Last, but not least, must not omit to
make mention of the series of massive
memoirs q am happy to say,
not yet. nearly i terminated by
steorge Darwin on tidal friction,
and the influence of tidal action
on the evolution of the solar system. I
may, perhaps. just mention. as regards
telescopes, that the largest reflector, in
/, 1880. was SirW. Herschers, of four feet;
the largest at present, being Lord
Rosse's, Of six feet; as regards refrac-
tors. the largest then had a diameter
of eleven and a-quarter inches, while
your fellow townsman, Cooke, carried
the size to twenty five inches, and Mr..
Grubb, OF Dublin, has just successfully
completed one of twenty .seven inches
for the Observatory of Vienna. It is
remarkable that the two largest tele-
scopes in the world should both be
Irish. Sir John Lubbock, IN Popular
Science Monthly. = '' 2
The Bossier banner., 1882-01-12
The 0ld-Fashianed Stage Coach.

1t is hard not to feel pang of regret
when thinking that the days of the
stage coach are numbered. Like the
Indian, it has been driven farther and
farther Westward as the railroads have
pushed on into newer country, and il
will not be many years before it will be
entirely thing of the past. The huge,
eumbrous vehicle, with its six horses,
its load of trunks and boxes, its jolted
and uncomfortable passengers often
halted and relieved of their valuables
by some successor of Dick Turpin and
Robert Hood, has served faithfully and
well. 1t deserves some record in order
that its history may serve to remind
generations to come, whose comfort
will be so thoroughly provided for that
their pampered bodies will never receive
jar or bruise of the discomforts their
fathers endured. 1t must not be that
the annals of the stage coach shall fail
to be recorded by q pen that will be ad-
equate for the work. In many parts oi
New Mexico, Colorado and other West
ern States and Territories, the stage.
driver is in his glory. As his vehicle
bowls down the steep mountain roads,
his strength of arm taxed to the utmost
to restrain the willing horses and hold
back the coach, he feels a natural pride
in his skill, which is shared by those
whose safety depends upon it. In go,
ing from Espanola, the southern termi-
nus of the Denver & Rio Grande. to San
ia Fe, one has a taste of stage-coachine
which is novel and enjoyable. The ait.
days ride across the rolling plains, past
the curious red boulders and in sight OF
the snow capped Sanguede Cristo
Mountains, down through the wild,
rugged .Comanche canon to the swift
Rio. Grande; here a boiling rapid,
mountain torrent prepares the traveller
for sound nights sleep on the cots in
the adobe store of the Mexican of .Espa-
nola. Early in the morning the stage
rolls up which is to drag him through
the sand hills and cedar forests to the
capital of New Mexico. Those whose
ideas of the vehicle are, based on, the
true Concord coach of the natty New
Yorker. whose time. because of his
wealth, hangs on his hands, will be
grievously disappointed when they see
the canvas covered, rolling, unwieldy
old coach which is to be their carriage.
But the discomforts are not as great as
anticipated, and there is real enjoyment
during all the days ride among the
sand-hills aforesaid, fording the mount
ain creeks, crossing the dry beds of the
spring torrents, through the adobe vii
lagos of lazier, dirtier Indians, and up
and down the hillsides. Yet after toll
ing up long hill, among the cedars
and rocks, when turn is made and be-
fore him is the old city of Santa Fe,
cozily nesting in the valley below, the
traveller is glad that the end is near,
and that he may soon take his rest in q
Pullman car. The experience is one to-
be remembered, even though he may
ever afterwards better appreciate the
modern and rapid way of travelling.
81. Louis Railsoay Register
The Bossier banner., 1882-01-12
A Skeleton in the Desert.

A few days ago, while travelling over
the trackless expanse of the American
Desert, about fifty feet from the sur
veyed line of the Salt Lake & Western
Railroad, about fifteen miles from Fish
Springs, between the north end of Duga-
way Mountain and the north end of the
Fish Spring Canyon, came unexpect-
edly across Q strange object. On close
inspection found it to be the remains
of a young man.
J The sudden discovery had q very
startling effect upon myself and my
companions, who soon gathered around
the lonely spot where lay the last of the
mortal coil of a human being, who must
have perished in dreadful agonies, tor
tured by hunger and driven to despair
by thirst. The osseous frame of the
man was bleached to snowy whiteness,
as were the clothes found on and about
the skeleton. In the coat we found,
besides numerous papers and letters, a
toothbrush, looking-glass, lead-pencil,
razor, and quite number of pocket
trinkets.
On unfolding the papers which were
rendered quite brittle by exposure and
age, and the writing on which, partly
in lead pencil, partly in ink, was al
most illegible, we came across piteous
appeals of the wretched castaway in
the inhospitable solitude, tender sum-
mons for succor in his helpless destitu-
ton. Some of these cries from the
depths of misery appeared to be di-
rected to the address Of lady, pre-
sumably his wife. Her name was given
as Jane Badger, Fairplay, P. o., Grant
County, Wisconsin,
Some Of the writing conveys the inn
preston that the one who penned il
was then laboring under the ban of that
fearful mental arrangement which is
brought on by the torments of un-
quenched thirst and general privation,
combined with the horrors of being
thrown far away from all civilization.
One of the papers isa receipted bill
and bears the only date furnishing a
possible clue to the discovery of the
identity of the victim of isolation. 1t
is the year 1868, which indicates that
the remains must have lain there nearly
q score of years. unknown, unwept,
unsung. Cor. Ogden 10. T. Herald
The Bossier banner., 1882-01-12
The State Of Sinaloa, Mexico.

The Geographical Society OF the Pa.
cific met Tuesday night and was ad-
dressed by Prof. Frederick Weidner,
State Surveyor General of Sinaloa, on
the chief characteristics of that coun.
try. After briefly alluding to the topog-
raphy and geological features. the
speaker said that the State. of Sinaloa
offered superior inducements to immi-
grafton, and was fully capable of sup
porting at least six times its present
population. Its mining. agricultural
and commercial features were unsur
passed, and few countries were as wen
watered and as well protected against
all possible drought. Its mineral prod
ucts consist of gold, silver. copper and
lead. A carboniferous formation exists
that will, no doubt, be developed and
turned to practical use at an early day.
The mines are suitably located and
yield ore that averages from $40 to $40
per ton. and from one of these mines,
situated near the Durango boundary
line $4,000, 900 had been taken out in
four years. The great drawbacks with
which the population has to contend
are a lack of railroads and the heavy
tax on coinage, The Government is
actuated by liberal policy and lands
can easily be located by appearing be-
fore the Federal Court and paying for
the survey and title papers, the quanti-
ty being limited to $500 hectares to
each applicant. A great diversity OF
soil exists, both the attitudes and val
leys being covered by a rare luxuriance.
Ebony, mahogany and the fruit trees of
other states fiourished abundantly, and
often gigantic trees were met, measur-
ing nine feet in circumference. At an
elevation of 1900 feet above the sea
sugar cane, rice and indigo are found,
while .wheat, oats and other cereals
grow at higher attitudes. The popula-
tion Of Sinaloa is divided into four
classes: The descendants of the original
conquerers, Indians. crosses between
these, and finally foreigners The man.
ufacture of mescal amounts to $1,000
barrels annually. The exports amount
100000 annually, besides gold, silver
and pearls, while the imports amount to
$4,000, 900, Of which one-tenth comes
from this city.--San Francisco Ctro,,.
icle.
The Bossier banner., 1882-01-12
An Easy Position,

The attention of young men who de-
sire an easy place is called to the BUSH
nessof New York pilot, which is thus
described in an illustrated paper in the
Century:
The responsibility devolving on
pilot, and the extent of his qualifications
may be partly appreciated when one
learns that, Immediately on boarding
vessel he takes command, and is
answerable for any accident until he has
discharged his duty of taking the vessel
in or out of port. Ii any mishap befall
the ship at that time he is liable to have
his license revoked, and thus lose all
further opportunity of plying his
vocation. The New York pilot must,
therefore, for the good of all concerned,
pass through long and rigorous course
of training. He must serve, man and
boy, before the mast till he masters
every problem in the management of
every form of rig. To this he must add
a thorough knowledge of navigation.
Then he must contrive to obtain the po-
sition of boat-keeper, or pilots mate.
In that capacity he must serve three
full years on one pilot-boat before he
can be admitted for his examination for
license. If through ilkfortune he lose
his position. he must begin de so1o, and
serve the full time on another boat.
Sometimes, boat-keeper serves nine
or ten years on various boats. be-
fore his apprenticeship is complete.
After all this, he must pass most
rigid examination on all points of
seamanship and navigation before
the Board of Pilot Commissioners,
and exhibit thorough knowl-
edge OF the tides, rips, sands, and all
other phenomena. for hundreds of miles
out from the piers of the East and
North Rivers. But even after receiv-'
ing his license, he is sometimes forced
to wait years. until some pilot happens
to die and leave vacancy for him.,
The first year of pilotage he is granted
a license to pilot vessels drawing less,
than sixteen feet. If he give satisfaction
the following. year he is permitted to
take charge OF ships drawing eighteen
feet. If he pass a satisfactory examina-
tion the third year, he then receives a
full license. emitting him to pilot YES,
sells of any draught, and is then first
called branch, or full pilot.
This matter Of draught often gives rise
to amusing maneuvers between captain
and pllot-the former sometimes en-
deavoring to evade correct statement
of thelactual draughtof thevessel at the.
time, and the latter in turn employing
his wits to get at the truth without ap-
pearing to doubt the word of the cap
tain. Vessels drawing under fourteen
feet pay three dollars and seventy cents
a foot; the rate increases by degrees,
until ships drawing twenty one feet and
upward pay six dollars and fifty cents
per foot. 81
On receiving his license the pilot
must give bonds for the proper dis
charge of his duty, and he is liable to
heavy fines if he declines to fill va
cancy or to board vessel making sig-
nails for pilot. He is also required to
be temperate in his habits and of repu-
table character The proper execution
of these regulations is to large de-
gree insured by the great competition
among the boats, and the consequent
vigilance of each to detect delinquen-
cies in his rivals. a ..
The Bossier banner., 1882-01-12
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

sss4fF
Rev. w. H. Milburn, SO long and
favorably known iii the pulpit and on u gd
the platform as 1.-THE Blind Pyeacher,'ise :.
has returned to take up his residence in -
New York, after . long absence at thei91sni
SCUM sisstls te95Sfss asI4 To asto Vi n y,a
|. According to Mr.. Volk, the scqlp.,
tor who took the Lincoln life-n1ask,s 91aa
|. Old Abeshad decided preferencsfastonO
preachers, He said: 81 don't like
TO hear cut and dried Sermons. Mo- Iro re
when Iheara man preach, j, like toIsees tyss
him act as if he were fighting beesr
And he extended His long arms, at the Z 9lsf
same time sitting the aetioa stp the g,yia
Words, =
FlaaA Baptist Ssii association, efbratfne .iaaot
twenty -sevenchurchess has been prganst Ii II
lied by the Choctaw and Chickasaw in
dians. At its recent annual nfsetingahI
LOG baptisnas were repUrteds for,sthe hs1qas
year. Two churches had been organ,
lied and two Indians licensed tUpreach! aafsta
The whole number of members is 865,anspf
Considerable missionary, work was ac-
complshed during the year. 'ai lTsY . biis
is-A medical maninl Toronto hasibeentg 9d,
yentilating in the, newspapers recently -.
the subject OF overstudy among the chf- sas
dren in attendance at the public schpolsSno ri
and asserts that the results of an inves-
tigation made by him show that several 70 10
deaths Of school children which calne dT
under his observation were due solely,
to q too close application to books by iASI
scholars OF nervous Temperament, and fsa
weak constitutions. He claims that the
course of study in the Toronto ptbhc'GE I'll
schools is so severe that many.of the ag,uy
pupils are compelled, in order to Keep
up with their classes, to eappiy thenii z79l
selves to their books autsidetef school cs,F..
hours, and that no such condition Of
affairs should be allowed to exissI An SAT-
investigation of the same matteriu ,oth-.ya,fo
er cities would doubtless reveal SINH
lar fault in the public-school systems wis oTa
=. - As you caaesinto church last 8abydT
bath with Your creakipg. shoes, after
services commenced. YOU disturbed the saoaa
whole congregation, and rnanNlH Ithe>auaf
young folks turned round to see who
you were. And yet, you were not n 1854
the least disconcertedy andenteredEypagEs,pt
pew with as much. oomplacency as il
YOU had respected the house Of God and'iafd
the opinions Of your Christian neigh,sayI
bors Was it right? If this had been
the first time OF your dereictioh, I was ZOO
going to say, there might be d, slight a.;a
excuse for you; q second thought, tells
me there Is nonea Al person has no iilas
business to- be late at church. or .any,,ef2
where else,rsI know of a man, more
than three Score. .and ten years Of age, gfiD
who was neverlate at the house Of GDdx, F,o
even for minute. In future see if YOU
cannot improve and pay some littls s,re-hifoo
spect to the services of the sanctuary.ft-a p,9
Religious Herald
The Bossier banner., 1882-01-12
CHRISTMAS EVE.

80 ,psely must have been the night
tTssn from the silent sky,
y sngeI-voiccs sang aloud,
sGIory to God on high!'
s.,at Christmas stars their radiance shed
gassre weary shepherds lay,
y etarting from their dreams, they heard
"a you Is born this day 80
:, s.sior, who is Christ the Lord.'
| ans TO q world of shame,
!, ridnight, centuries ago, st,s
~ blessed message came.
=. shenherds listened eagerly,
isslfhopeful, half-afraid;
D. sf followed where the brightest star
deaming pathway made.
i. .soue before them through the night,
r,oEing, steadfast ray.
e. sbeered their hearts, and guided them
4 where the "young child" lay.
;. manger slept the holy child,
pTisbp staEie dim;
=. n fhe homes of Bethlehem
II mere was mo room" for Himl
:. h;et IN heayen that blessed night,
ms did the angels sing:
selad tidings of great joy TO you,
Good will and peace we bring!"
IA down through all the ages,
frnfa that land SO far away, s
ssese words of glorious promise
sound clear to- us to-day. "
..a 20 the dearest festival
| 'if All we keep on earth sss8s
tthis of Christmas, when we mark
ne Christchilds lowly birth.
tsyery land the self-same joy
i felt on Christmas Eve-
4 night when the gay are gaycst,
Ind the sad forget to grieye.
y,euia city, and town, and hamlet,
slad chimes from the belfrieS ring,
ID the Christmas waits under English skies
fbeir sweetest chorals sing
Flsu children in many peasants hut,
Ind In many lordly hall,
i3sleeping, and dreaming they hear the voice
Wthe beautiful Christ child call.
IN they firmly believe, when the midnight
strikes.
ind Whispers to them, and leaves a gift
ntoken of his dear love. s81ss
BIT the spirit of Christmas is always
ne same, in whatever guise
gsmay come, whether that of the holy child,
With the light of heaven in his eyes,
b the fur wrapped Saint of our early dreams,
me giyer of endless joys,
Mo drives through the night in reindeer
sledge, s&A ets.Ss sfss
rseked full 10 the brim with toysl
EsIathoms the secrets of every house,
He knows where the fir-trees stand
Esting to bloom. and the stockings to grow
Athe magical touch of his hand
iadnp through the chimney away he flies
As soon as his work is done;
lad out of the darkness we hear him call,
Merry Christmas to every onel'
Youths Companion.