Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-11-21
A Half Sheet.


A Half Sheet
We are forced to issue a hall sheet tins
week We have not the paper to issue y
full sheet. It's no fault Of ours. The pa.
per has been ordered long enough 10 hav"
been in the office week ago. II was
shipped from ~. Louis on the 18th inst,
and should have been received ere this.
We regret thu necessity ut issuing half
sheet, hut il il the best that can be- douc
under the circumstances. We hope such
an occurrence will not happen soon again.
Ram. rain, rain all the time. M 1T up.
\ boat l. expected al Mnd"n this week.
District Cour, will convene IN Homer
uc>t Monday,
pr. Tabor's Invalid- Hotel At blanchard
Srr,ng- has been destroyed lay lire. I, was
insured.
Come mp and pay the GrARpIAN Your
little bill right away, Further delay will
be dangerous aud may prove costly.
We presume that the rain sunday night
and yesterday gathered q good deal # TIL"
cotton which was yet IN the fields. Tn"
bottom lands are all under water.
Ex-Governor A. H. rolqnitt has been
elected hy the Legislature Of Georgia TO
the senate for the long term, and John
Pope Barrow TO fiji the uncxplr"d term Of
Rrn Hill deceased
Winter has set in IN earnest. There are
clouds rains and winds and the atInus
phcre IN cold enough Ia make fires and
ovcrccats q necessity. But then II Is time
for old Winter r. pnt in an appearance.
We learn that there IL yet good deal VI
cotton nugathcred IN the fields. The
weather ia very unavoidable foi tins kind
of work, aud # 1t does not improve We
fear that a portion of the crop vii be lost.
The Clarion reports that the authorities
Of Ba-trop ar" enforcing the sunday law
Since the enforcement, the Clarion SAYS
that the good people Of that town enjoy AT
least one day IN the week of peace. and ur
der.
The Sugar Planter, one OF the best conn
try papers IN the State, has completed it,
twenty fourth volume. "" congratulate
the Sugar Planter On It, successful cntrauc"
upon new year May 1t live long aud
prosper.
rhc champion cotton picker has been
found at last. An cigh, year old boy. sou
Of MI John Wallace, picked 100 lbs of
cotton in one day. Taking age into cou~ld
rtition. this is The best picker yet r"po~t
ed to US.
We notice IA the FaTmrrvill. i;azriic an
account of the death Il Mr. James John
ston. Many of the people Of HOMER will
rcmcmbcr this Young man. few years
ago h. was a student in one at our schools,
and was a brother Of Mr. W. 4. Johnston.
He was Young man oftnc traits Of char
actrr, and we regret 10 learn OF his death.
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The friends of the improvement Of the
Mississippi River and the protection oft
overilnwcd lands are alarmed fI"m the q
visit Of the River Commission appointed
hy Congress to visit and examine the work
aud report. 1t il thought that the Tom.
mission will make an unfavarable report.
The body is not favorahly disposed to the
improvement Of the river.
Delays arc always dangerous, and It will
prove especially dangerous in delay longer
paying the GUARDIAN its dues. Nrwspa-
per men will bear u great deal, but when
they do become aroused they are 10 be
dreaded. Ii you are in arrears reader, bring
mp the money and settle. We will bc
forced ia -clf-dcfcnce to resort to harsh
measure. il We are not paid our dues.
Some Of the Republican statesmen are
Of the npinInu that the future success Of
the patty demands that the Cabinet should
be rcorglnilcd The present members,
and especially foiger should resign ut
once. II would lie a good thing Il the
Cabinet would resign, provided Arthur
would resign also We would then have
government more ia accord with the wish.
Is of the people