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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

W. a. Johnston can he found upstairs
over the Ellington house, where he has
opened jcwelry shop and is prepared to
repair watches, clocks aud sewing ma.
chimes. He also sells all kinds of sewing
machines at Shreveport prices. Mr.. John.
ston is thoroughly up to his business and
shonld be literally patronizcd.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04
For Sale,

OR0 ACRES or LAND situated near
COO Wiley's mill. For particulars ap-
ply TO j. T.. HILSE.
December II, ISL. ls:tf
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

Albums, vases, scrap-books, mustache-
enps' watches, clocks, and, in short, all
Kinds OF jewelry can be found at Kortnm's.
Na'l and examine his stock and prices
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

We call attention to the card of the large
aud reliable hardware and machinery
mouse OF Messrs. Utz & Smith, shrcvc-
port La This house is the agent for the
most popular cotton gins aud presses, cane
mills and evaporators, that are in the
market The house is in every respect
reliable and trustworthy. We recommend
them as such to our readers.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

i. ii. kortum CONTINUES at his old stand
next door t" the postof':cc, where he will
keep constantly on hand full assortment
Of all kinds Of plain and fancy jcwclry.
He will 80 conduct his business as To mcr-
1t The patronage of the public Call and
examine his stock ror yourself.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

"ar.-All persons indebted to W. W.
iormon, would do we'll to settle at once.
lie has earned it by hard licks, and is
determined to have his money.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

Hold mp yomr orders until you sec Camp
or Walker. They are coming.
j. r. Looncy, Of Shreveport, In, manu-
features and deals in >addlcry, harness.
bnggicS, wagons, &c. Soc his card in an.
other cUlnnIu. He is business man on
whom the public may rely. He deals only
i'll what is ii:st-class, and sell, nj prices
that none can complain of.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04
BE WARNED.

IL persons indebted to W. II. Ellington
y can find their accounts in my hands.
Trouble and cost can he saved by prompt
set Elements. y. J. SCOTT.
December IL, ISL. ls:tf
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

Haynesville Male and Female
Academy,
WILL open the 14th February, 1881, by
w l.. II. Fcatherston, Principal, and
other competent Assistants, IL necessary.
Tuition, -, S2i, - and $3t per month.
Music, -. Board at reasonable rates in
town and vicinity.
For further particulars, address
l.. II. fEATHERSTON.
Principal.
Mr.. l.. II. Featherston has been unsui-
monsly elected by the Board of Trustees
to teach Haynesville Male and Female
School, for scholastic year 1881. Wecbeer-
fully recommend him to the public as a
good teacher and strict disciplinarion.
W. l.. CAKES,
Pres't Board Trustees.
January ~, 1851. Easy
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04
NOTICE..

Succession of Thomas II. Tuggle, deceased.
IL persons holding claims against the
n estate Of Thomas II. Tugglc, deed. are
hereby notified to present the same to my
attorney. +. II. McClrndon, for acceptance;
and all persons indebted to said estate are
also notified TO come forward and settle at
once. NANCY TCGGLE,
Homer, La, Dec. H. 1851 Executrix
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

The largest house by odds in Shreveport
is that of +. & Is. jacobs This house
carries an immense stock Of merchandise
of all kinds. There is not al article in the
market which can not he fonnd in the
stock of +. ~ b. Jacobs. They buy their
goods in large quantities aud are able to
sell at the lowest prices.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

fcvcrs. "''''
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

A full line Of toilet articles ut Sheltop's
the cheapest in the market.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04
Notice.
Iif

All persons desiring 10 purchase any
Thing in the way Of family groceries, con-
fectioncrics, &c, are invited to call on
Heath Il liightower, west side Of public
square. They have n full aud fresh stock
AMI viii sell as low rs the lowest.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

Give Camp or Walker your orders, ant
our word for it you will save 33i per cen,
on the same grade of tobacco.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04
Homer Masonic Female
Institute.


Board and tuition per month, tI6. Nm.
sic included with the above, 80, payable
monthly in advance. Washing extra,
Tuition, 3, 4 and 8 dollars per month
when paid at close of term; e. SO, 3 so and
30 when paid monthly.
Incidental fee per term, 81.
For further particulars, address
T. s. SLIGH, A. NJ, Prest.,
Homer, Claiborne parish. La.
Aug. 3, 1881. 52;y
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04
Shreveport Furniture Factory.

Ware-Rooms on Texas street, near Levee-
Factory on Levee, opposite p. r. X. Depot.
HAVE in active operation a STEAM
L FURNITURE FACTORY, aud will sell
Goods Of Homemade to dealers and con-
sumers at saving on former prices of from
Is to 40 per cent. warrant better Goods
than those now generally sold, mostly
made in the North and shipped here at
high rates of freight.
In addition to Home made Goods, keep
constantly on hand q full stock of fine
furniture Of latest styles and desig GINS; also
Glazed Sash, Doors and Blinds, Wall Pa
per, window Shades, Mattrasses, Chill.
drens Carriages, &c, ut lowest market
prices. WIN. ENDERs.
September "a, 1880. s:y
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic regulates tho
bowels.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic restores the an
petite.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04

Reeds Gilt Edge ronic prevents mala
ria.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04
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Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-18
The PresideD- . Carriage.

President Arthnr's carriage and horses
are now in Washington. The establish
ment is in every way rich aud hand
some one; indeed, it is no exaggeeration
to say that it is the finest which has
ever appeared in the streets of the
Capital. At the same time, however
all its appointments are subdued, mod
est. and in the best of taste. The Car
rage, from the New York Broome street
Brewsters, is landau of novel design,
painted dark mellow green, relieved
with enough picking out of red. to show
the outline without being conspicuous.
The trimmings are of morocco and cloth,
the cushions and doors being faced
with heavy lace. The harness has been
made in keeping with the carriage, and
is heavily mounted with plain silver
The dress blankets are of heavy darn
green kersey, and the coachman's lap
robe of green English box cloth. These
are all ornamented with the Presidents S
monogram. The lap robe for the inside
of the carriage is Labrador otter, beau
tifully lined with dark green, and hav-
:ng the monogram &c. A, A" worked
in silk. The horses, two in number are
magnificent animals-mahogany bays
with black points, and without a white
spot anywhere. They are 5 years old; 16
hands high, have fine flowing names and
tails and are half brothers. They are
matched almost to hair We're raised
by the same man, and nave always been
driven together. Their heads and necks
are particularly fine, and though very
stylish and snowy, they are prompt,
firm, and resolute, yet very kind and
gentle. They can be driven on an easy
rein, without check or martingale. They
were the Presidents personal selection,
as was also the carriage, and reflect no
little credit upon his judgement as a
horseman. The entire turn out is a
model of quiet magnifcence and good
taste.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-18
Dreadful.

One of the best short descriptions of
the Michigan fire comes iu letter from
little girl to Il New Haven lady who
had sent her winter coat. The young
correspondent writes: "The fire was
terrible. 1t got dark at noon, and so
hot that the window panes were as hot
as lamp chimneys, and the wind wac so
strong that it blew the building over
forty acres. The fire sparks flew as big
as fists, and so thick, thicker than snow
flakes. 1t was hard to save the lives.
There were two of our neighbors who
got burnt to a crisp on the road as they
were escaping. The fire overlook them,
each mother, with five children, and
the father, was left. There was one
family of six children with theirparents,
and all i'll group. The whole number
of lives lost was thirty-one in our 'own.
1t got so dark that everybody was rum
ming, and they did rot know where II
save their lives. Some had to tear their
clothes from them to save their lives, fol
they were burning on them, and some
children suffocated in their mothers
arms. One girls clothes caught fire OF
her, and she was burnt before she could
tear them off. She aint well yet. Mex
morning You could see cattle, horses
hegs, sheepand human bodies all around
lying burnt. This fire was a great dea
worse than the fire in 1871, but I do no
! ememher that one"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-18

There is, perhaps. no plant better
suited for prolonged Towering during
the winter months than the geraninm,
if handled in the following manner. Pro-
cure yorr plants of the varieties You
wish about the middle of May. Put
them in four-inch pots, this being the
best to keep them in for the next four
months. Use well decayed sod, adding
about one-third COW manure. Mix
thoroughly together, but do not make
too fine, as the gerInium delights in
rather rough compost. Place them IN
rather a shady situation, first putting
about four inches of ashes under the
pots. This will have the effect of keep
ing worms and other insects out of the
pots. Keep them on the dry side as you
do not want to encourage growth.
Should any flowers appear, pinch them
off, also the leading shoots tokeep them
in shape. Toward the end of September
repot them in six-inch p"ts, that is six
inches in diameter, in the compost re.
commended above. They Will now COM
mence to grow freely. About the 10th
of October put them in their winter
quarters, selecting the window where
they will get the most sun and light
Plants treated in this manner will flow
= er the whole winter.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-18
Heavy Feeders.

True gluttonv, like, "true charity,
hath no locality, no provincial, no peculiar
garb." From the period of the Roman
empire down to the present day there is a
bright roll of magnificent or me.ely
mighty feeders, a glance at which is not
without interest. 1t IS not very easy to
classify the gluttons of classical times, for
between the man who merely feeds and
consumes an immense amount of proven
der. and the man who squanders large
fortune on expensive meals there is or may
he a vast difference. For instance, Niteli-
us-whom Mr.. Silss Wegg very properly
named Vittle us-spent $4,000, 900 a
month for seven months on his tab-e.
When the number of couvives IS consider
ed, and the price of the dishes-a ton of
rare fish and three and half tons of rare
birds at one banquet, in days when fancIeIs
paid 1925 dollars for red mullet and 81
apiece for pigeons, the expenditure may
not seem excessive. A man might eat of
q S25, GOO dish of BIRDS tongues, and yet
not be, in the strictest sense of the word,
giutton ahd nIghtingales' tongues, the
brains of phcasants and peacocks, and the
roes of the rarest and most delicate fishes
were not only fayorite, but common dishes
amcng the elite of imperial Rome. Hello
gabalIs is credi' ed with spending $780,
900 at one supper, and Nero with eating 8
d,sh that cost $3.50, 600 and washed il
down with bumper still more costly, but
this proves nothing, unless 1t be the sheer
idiocy and wastefulness of the c0nvives.
A different aspect IS touched upon wher
the question is approached: How die
they ea.7 And when 1t Is stated thai
Veius increased the number of guests
from nine to twenty, and made his suppe
cotermnous with the dark; that Nero sa
at the table twelve hours, that Tiberiu
and VitelIus sat there all the time the!
were not in bed, that Commodius Il
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-18

that one, Liz Byrnes. He wants to see
you fore he pegs out, the scoundrel."
She hastily threw an old shawl around
her shoulders and followed Tom. At
last they reached the saloon. 1t had
seemed hours to Liz, who threw of her
drippings, and went into the room where
he lay dying slowly.
''Liz," he said, feebly rising up as she
entered, II knew you would come to
me-" he moaned, falling back on his
pillow. ''Only say that you will forgive
me, L have told them all. 1 would
scarcely know you, you are 50 changed.
May / kiss you once, Liz, for 1 love
you," he said, looking at her wistfulIy.
She clasps her hands in his, while a
light, bright as the halo around the
head of saint, shone in her face
"Yes, Dick, forgive freely-freely,
if you will only live! 1 don't care for
those years, for my life was not meant
to be like other women's."
The wind swept round the huose like
the wall Of a lost spirit, and Dick held
her hand in his, and smiled peacefully,
for he was too feeble to talk any more.
As. morning neared, the storm died
slowly away, the embers faded into ashes
quietly away. His soul was summoned
before Higher Tribunal. Liz sat there
motionless, by his side, through the
long day, praying in her heart for death
to be merciful unto her.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-18
a Valley of Roses.

The maritime vale of Santa Barbara,
for sixty miles facing the Pacific Ocean,
is considered the most attractive IN CAL
ifornia. The soil is extra deep. dark al
luv.um. By the formation of the coast
it is sheltered from the rude trade winds,
elsewhere so unpleasant on our shores.
San Francisco being in north latitude
BIZ deg. Santa Barbara is 81 deg. north
3 deg. southwardly. Here flourish in
luxuriance the fig tree and the olive,
the prune and the almond, the orange
and the lemon, the nectarine and the
pomegranate Here grows Alfalfa Glow
er, giving three cuttings year and pas
ture through the winter. Here flowers
bloom perennial. Here only is para
disc of roses and other fragrant flowers
cultivated for commercial perfumery.
Here the bee pastures all the year, the
hivers gathers bOey every day and alb
staining themselves they give to man
nearly their whole production. Only in
stress of stormy weather they draw
upon their boarded sweets. Feathered
songsters never migrate from this
elysium. Mans dwelling is enlIvened
by the chirp of birds and their music
gives perpetual cheer, unchecked by WIN
ter frosts. Happy, thrice blessed are they
whose lot is cast where happiness is sc
lightly wooed and wont Here in mid,
December the company's rose gardens
are sight to charm the eye, when, day
by day, children gather eyer-blooming
flowers for extraction of perfume for the
toilet. At Kezanlik, in the foothilli ol
the Balkan range in Roumelia, South
Turkey, north latitude A. deg, isa val
ley devoted to rose culture exclusively
for like purposes, bnt there the sale OF
nosegays to many villages is extra pro
itable. There the hair and the clothes
of all who work among the roses retain
the perfume for a week of absence from
the valley.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-18
A Mild Winter.

The English appear to having an un
usually mild season. In some parts Of the
Isle of Wight fine raspberries have been
gathered in the open during December.
strawberries are to be found in compare
tive abundance. and at Shanklin peas ar
to be seen IN bloom and in pod The va
leys are full of spring flowers, including
violets and primroses. and the summer
flowers are still blooming, and to all appear,
ance will retain their verdure until the
coming summer without undergoing the
usual autumnal decay and stripping. Roses
rare fUchsiss, gerauiums and other flowers
are blooming in the open. The thrush has
not yet ceased its song, and the other day
a titlark's nest was taken on st. Doniface
Down, with three newly laid eggs In it.
Altogether the weather is most extraordl
nary, even for the Isle of Wight. where the
winters are usually mild compared witt
other parts of England. Some parts o.
Kent present an unusually springlIke ap
pearance. Pnmroses are In bloom, vlclet
perfume the barks, and the song bird
have not lost their summer notes. Oh
Hayes Common the heather is IN purpl
bloom; on Keston Common the fuizes ar
dotted with yellow blossoms and the ooun
/ try around assumes an aspect OF sprnl
] rather than the proximity of Christmas.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-18
AN OLD COUNTRY CHURCH.

stop to rest in the grass-grown yard
To gather the Autumn blooms,
And lazly dream on the velvet swari
That mantles the sunken tombs-
The raspberry briars obscure the words
Affection has carved on the stone;
With ripening blossoms and bees and birds
Forgotten they sleep alone.
And all of the men who wore this pain
or the threshold Of yOnder door,
To hear of fathers love or wrath,
Are found on the earth no more;
And spiders lazily spin their threads
Secure from iniruding feet,
While Autumn Its leaves DER the pulpit spreads
And the listeners sunken seat
close my eyes and seem 10 hear
Some sacred old hymn arise,
or the pastor inviting, III accents clear,
To Mansions above the skies;'
or hear the bearers, with reyerent tread,
Their charge to the chancel bear,
And their murmurOus sigh for the honored dead
Floats out on the autumn air.
Then the call of the robin dispels my dreams;
20, rising with bated breath,
/ mark where the sun through the easement gleam
As life in the midst of death.
He careih for sparrows;'' - thank Thee, Lord,
For temple not made with hands,
And love that unto the least affords
A gift from Thy outstretched hands
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-18
Fashions Long Fingers.


/ A writer from New York says although
hardly to be reckoned scarce, the skin
of the Alligator is still expensive. Mucl
of that which is used here is previously
sent TO European tanneries for the de
sired kind of preparation. 1t IS return
cd in soft and beautiful quality and III
the different colors which NAV at tn,
moment be fancied. As present mode
is considered particularly elegant, as is
also fawn; green and red likewise appear,
although much less frequently than the
permanently favored tan and seal brown.
A medium sized journeying bag of this
material may be made here to be worth
$500 or 81 200. The cost is about the
same rs in the case of seal skin of cor
responding quality and style.
An imported bag of the latter mater
ials, however, has been in use here which
lad cost its possessor S3, 800, but belong
ing To this were OF course exquisite fit
tings and mountings of gold. The bag
of alligator skin, costing one third as
much, is furnished with elegant silken
Innings and gilt mOuntings, and the bot
ties for cologne, salts and soap, the tooth
and nail-brush bottles, flask, etc, are of
cut glass finely patterned and covered
with gold-plate tops. Work in silver,
nickel, and fire-gilt, applied tie the ma
terial seems most harmoniously ground
cd. This also takes the form of higher
art; thus as gift for a gentleman with a
taste for aquatic sport a letter-book may
have perhaps on one side an alto relieve
group in silver representing oarsmen
seated in boat, or the design may be
that of single figure. with an oar car
ried in the hand. Purses of this skin
are lined with plush, chanOis, seal or
calfskin. The carcase is rendered yet
more beautiful by jeweled mountings.
Recently snakes and lizards have been
furnishing some share Of the material for
what are considered the most elegant
styles OF pocket-bOoks, portmonnaies,
gentlemeD's S match-safes, card-cases, side
bags with gIrdles and fashionable trities
of ell kinds. Yet it is by rather slow
degrees that the bOa-constrictor elegance
has been winding itself into favor with
us; in some of the European cities it is
reported as having become much more
the rage. Here i'll the manufacturing
shop, however, may be seen the snake
skin untanned, Just as brought from
South America, and resembling what one
sees in the British Museum. Its mark
lnSs are,very beautiful. with the gold
touched stripe through the centre and
the irreguIarly eonjoined diamond and
triangle shapes at either side. 1t is this
natural design which is so much priced
for objects like the side-bag or the pock-
et-book. Yet the material may have,
perhaps, the fault of not wearing quite
satisfactorily. The edges of the scales
are ape to get rubbed up the wrong way
so as to cause very soon seedy appear
anee of the article. For the prevention
of this roughening tendency gums are
introduced, however, with more or less
success in the process of preparing the
skin for manufacture.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-01-18
Water.

Water Is so common that few persons
think of it as the most important factor
in the huilding up and civilization OF
the world. But water was also God
builder of the world as we see 1t. The
rocks were mud and sand made by wat
er and laid down by it. one kind on top
of another. Coal, made of plants, was
covered up by water, so that the rotton
plants were kept there and changed to
coal. Veins of lead, copper, gold, silv-
er. CRYSTALS, were cracks in the rocks.
filled with water that had those precious
things dissolved in it. And water, as
ice, (glaciers) ground up rocks into
earth, in which plants can grow, the sea
aud streams helping to do the work.
Water builds plants and ANIMALS, too.
Three quarter of what they are made of
is water. When you pay 90 cents for
peck of potatoes you are really pay
ing fifteen cents for the water that is in
the potatoes. A boy who weighs eighty
pounds, if perfectly dried up, woul d
weigh only twenty pounds. And there
can be no potatoes or boy without wa.
ter. 1t must dissolve Things to make
them into new things; and it carries
them where they are wanted to built the
new things. 1t softeus food. and ther
as watery blood carries the food to every
part of the body to make new flesh and
bones. that We may grow and have
strength. 1t carries the plants food VI
into the plant. Water carries man and
goods in boats, and, as steam, drives his
cars. 1t makes the wheels go in the
factories. 1t is a great worker, ant
we could not get along without it. Ant
1t makes much OF the beauty in th'
world.