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Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13
Cash Receipts.

We will continue to publish under this
heading the names Of those who each
week pay mp their subscriptions. This list
'Sinfend"d ~ a memorandum for the PRO.
lection Of subscribers against possible
error, in our books:
hight, 81 On IA Tooke. 50 90
: 4 johnson, ... M
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

DR.. ;. ]. Webb will I've in Homer IT..
l,t of October. and ct Lisbon dnrin, ,h,.
hf't week ofthat month. All orders lrft
with \. Il. Bnykin will receive PROMPT
attention.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

Inc public will do well to carry their
'''ches To I. III. kurtum's. He has no SUI
p''''f III North Louisiana. All work guar.
anteed.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

X. p. Rngland. the boss livery man Of
Homer, annunnces that in view # the fall
IN the price Of corn he has come down In
MS charges to the old prices. Cordially
thanking III" public for i,S past liberal
patronage, lac sol.cits continuance Of the
s~aIe.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

To {" F.. l.. Johnson's for ce.lrmonad,s
'ee-cold beer, silver.wc,ding cocktail and
orange punch.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

FOR aged men, women, weak and sick'y
children, without rival. Will not cau,.
headache. Browns Iron Btters.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

DIT > u. Spears brought to our Office n
"" "ayH since an apple which measured
III inches in circumference. either nm,
af"nnd' and weighing 81 ounces. Tn. nm.
p,e was grown from tree purchased from
'nnsm"n's nursery three ycars ago Villa,
VIII De IN" size of these apples " hen the
tree Is fully maturrd we are unable IN Inn.
"S'ne' MIR Spears informs us that he Ia.
mai any quantity Of Chinese cling ne,ch..
"nirh weighed ponnd each. The tree.
"''' ''"h' Ciinsman's nursery. Who can
s"rpnss this in the way Of fruit'
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

Loss Of hair and graynrss, which often
mar the prrtiiest face, are prevented by
Parkrr's Hair BaIsam.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

For fresh turIip seeds and onion sets. 20
TO Shclton's drug store.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

AL Kinds Of wines and liqnors for sale
" Aehenry & Brown, at bottom prices.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

Application for rates for clubs .bou,d n.
W Waae only to the Office of the Company in
FOR further information, write clearly.
giving mi address. Send orders nv *.
press ., Registered Letter or Money Order
n. A. DAUPHN,
New Orleans.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13
Louisiana State Lottery Com pany.

incorporated In 1865 for 25 wears bv ,b,.
Legislature for Educational and Cb,ri,,.
Die pnrposrs--Ni u Capital of 81 900 900
=" which reserve fund of over $3.50 900
has since been nddet.
BY mn overwhelming popular vote il,
franchise Was made a part OF the present
- itr Constitutions adopted December 2 A
ID. lS79.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

North Louisiona Appeal: We were pre.
scented with an apple last week. III. larc.s,
We have ever seen grown in this conntrr-
measuring nearly IL inchr. in circumfcr.
'he'' aud Of fine shape and delicious A ,vor.
luis apple was grown hy Mr.. T.. J. Lee
h'ing near town. He purchased his fruit
Trees about tonr years ago FROM the nurse.
~ n' hr' Ci'ngman, Of Claiborne parish,
and h" tells us that every tree is now bear
iLg fine frlit.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

~ you wish to buy jour drugs cheap 70
." M"H-nry & Browns drug store
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

inll l'Te ~ toilet articles At NsHeury
& Browns dug store.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

'''''A '-'iE'f' NlNlltf.
II is nos talked that the President j..
again !" reorgsniZr his Cabinet. The pres
rnt Cahl"ct it is sid has proved a di.ar-
p"intmrnt IN what particular respect m.
Disappointment has been realized Il not
stated. II is fair 10 conjecture Though
that Cabinet i wanted that will help on
the nomination of Arthnr in l--i. more
than the present one promises 10 do.
Places c"nld soon be- made for the members
of the present Cabinet aud new one
formed. and If such step will advanr,
IN" political prospects of the President he
III hardly hesitate about doing so at an
early day. Power and place are u-td il
this day TO inrwI personal interest and
ambition. and nat for the general good of
the country. There is M telling how
nIHy changes may yet become necessary
to srruIe Arthur a SECOND term.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13
Notice OF Application.
Succession Of r. A. Allen, deed.

Suceession Of X. A. Allen, deed.
State Of Loaisidaa-Parish Of Claiborne.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That A.
IN II. Dawson, through his a.iys., Young
4 Hob.rt. has this day flrd in my office
his application to BE- appointed Admini'-
traitor of the abavs named succ~s-ion.
Nov. therefore, nnlrss Opposition ~ tled
within the timr prescribed by law, the
n--'v~r Of petitioner viii he gIanicd. -.
A Given urdfr nv hard 1T 4 eel OF
kSG nf,ire This 8. y, 5fh. A. ID. 1--2
DREW FERGUSON, Clk. d. G.
Sept. g, 1872. ~
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13
Wanted,

AhrSt-c'ass BLACKSMITH can fiud ~
nai'm employment AZ r"n-@"rativc pay,
by application az this Office.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

TN" assistant to un.nrn in rcstor;py
iiD' system 10 perfect health. thus enabling
II To resist disease, il Binwn's Iron Bitter.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

Engage conveyance from Tarker-lcv
tor tn" MI Zion Camp-n"etin.. Every.
body Will want to go, and you had better
sI,rnk IN tim.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

| HEREBY CERTIFY, that the ahoyc
L a'i foregoing II u true and correct liz,
81 Jli"is drawn tnr the 1T week of Tho
>'ptrn''"r term "f the District Cont in
aud ioi the parish Of Claiborne.
DREW FERGUSON. Crk. DC.
Jnlv - l-Sl ~,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.

100000 Tickets at Five Dollars Each
Fractions, in Fifths, in proportion.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

Mciienry 4 Brown always keep on hand
full line Of pure m, drnes.
'ANE MILLS and EVAPORATORS for
al" AZ manufacturers prices. AZ J. M,px's
farm"rvillr, La. Sniice the extroorJip.
AIRY low prices: No. ! Mill and Evaporo,or
only 81 90, aud larger sizes in proportion.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

W NJ Rankin has opened. in connection
with h.N wood shop, iirst-class Jlarl.
smith shop, aud is now preuarrd to exc
cn'c al work in either wood or iron in the
best ,tyl" and at prices to suit the fines.
ne pnhlic l. invited Ia call aad Examine
h- work aud prices hrfure going else
where. Nj. Rankin is one of the very hr,,
woihmen ever ~ Homer. and is besides 4
very deserving NAH We conmcnd him
Ia the public.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

For h"rs"-shoeing, half round. CSC. all
round 81 % at Rankin's shop.
W. K. Pywcll the photographer. il still
10 he found AT his stand next door east of
Law>on's where lie is prepared to execute
all work in his line in the latest and most
approved Str'". Powell il the best photo
graphrr ever IN Homer. aud We donb. if
his hyperion could he found apyw here.
Can ami examine his work and sit for
your picture"
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

The best judges >ny that Boss Johnson's
S'lv"r-""ddine cocktail aud orange punch
take the cake
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

4 SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY
= TO WIN A FORTUNE.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-09-13

This Is tho only Lottery ever voted ON
and endorsed by the people Of any State.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26
Some Old Coins Unearthed.

Among the most remarkable finds of
the ancient relics ever made in the
West are two old coins found by work.
men excavating the sewer ditch in the
alley south of Market Square and Ed
mond street. While digging they
threw out two pieces of round metal,
which proved to be silver, having on
them letters and figures. Mr.. j. w.
Drake purchased these pieces of the
finders and had them cleaned and test
ed. One is perfectly round, and about
the size of mexican dollar. The 9TH
er is clipped at the top, but being
thicker, weighs within grain or two as
much as the other. On one side Of
them there is plainly to be seen the
raised outlines of bug or bee with
spread wings, and number of letters;
ON the reverse side there is network
of figures not unlike those to be seen
in ancient German coins. Those in
this city best posted on the history of
coins fail to assign these ancient speci-
mems place, and their age is variously
estimated to be from 1000 to 1000
years. 1t is possible that these coins
were in use among the departed and
forgotten race that centuries since in
habited the Western plains, and built
the cities whose ruins in some sections
still remain objects of mystery and
wonder to the antiquarians and histori-
ans. The coins will soon be sent East
for inspection and judgement, and
those who wish to see them should lose
no time in asking Mr.. Drake to place
them in sight.-St Joseph (MO.) Ga
zette
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26
The Death OF a White Elephant.

Intelligence reaches us from India to
the melancholy effect that the Siamese
nation has recently been plunged into
mourning by the untimely death of
"His Sublime Grandeur the Court and
Body Elephant of the King" Thus
runs the official title of the albino
pacbyderm, who, in virtue OF his alb
normal color, is the object of divine
worship for the time being in the king
dom of Siam. His sublime grandeur,
we regret to lealn, departed this life in
highly sensational manner, fraught
with irreparablo disaster to the entire
staff of his house. He went mad mex
pectedly and trampled five of his at
PENDANTS to death. To shoot him would
have been sacrilege An attempt to
tranquilize his perturbed spirit by en-
circlIng him with huge ring of holy
bamboo, specially blessed by the high
priest of his own particular temple,
proved worse than Intellectual, for he
broke through the ring and all but ter
minated the high priests career upon
the spot. He was then with great diff
ficulty driven into a close court of the
palace, where, after several furious en-
deavors to batter down the walls with
his tusks, he suddenly toppled over on
his side, uttered last cry of rage, and
gave up the ghost. Naturally enough
this heavy calamity was attributed to
criminal carelessness on the part of one
or other of the attendants intrusted
with the sacred elephants feeding. The
king therefore Intercepted the mem
bers of his sublime grandeur's house
hold in person with respect 10 their
treatment of the illustriOus defunct, and
failing to elicit any individual confess
sion of delinquency, decreed that they
should, one and all. be punished. Hav-
ing thus vindicated prOpriety, his mai
esty assumed the garb of woe and is
understood to be still inconsolable for
his loss.-LOndOn Telegraph.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26
A Fish.Eating People.

The japanese eat very little meat.
With population of 30,000,O00, the
whole fountains about one million head
of cattle. Of these less than 100000
are fit for food. It follows, there are
but two head of cattle for every hun
dred japanese, whereas, there are
seventy three head of cattle for every
hundred American, men, women, and
children. About onehalf of the cattle
slaughtered in Japan is eaten by the
foreign population, and the residue is
consumed by the Japanese army and
navy. Consul General Van Burer re-
ports, that the people live mainly upon
fish, which includes cod, salmon, mack
erel herring, carp, cells, skate, mullet,
and catfish, while plaice are plentiful
and cheap. The consul also states, that
one-half of the people eat fish every
day, and the rest two or three times a
week. So as to secure variety, many
of the fishes are eaten raw. The ia
panese, however, live mainly on vege-
table food. They have an acorn which
grows on q small bush four feet high,
and is plentiful, cheap, and very nutri-
tious. This nut, it is said, should be
naturalized in this country, as it has
the merit of being free from bitter and
astringent qualities. The Japanese,
however, are not strong people. They
are a small and feeble race physically,
as compared with Europeans. They
have, however, high civilization OF
their own, and are intelligent and in
dus5rious. The meat-eating races are,
after all, the most virile and vigorous.
It is the beef and mutton eating En-
glishman and the American, who con-
sumes so much animal food, which are
populating the earth. The rice and
fish eating nations of the East are not
distinguished for either bodily or men,
tai vigor.-Demore's Monthly Jo'
February.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26
WIT AND WISDOM.

OVER a bridge ut Athens Ga. was
the following: "Any person driving
over this bridge at a faster pace than u
walk shall, If white person, be fined
So, and il negro, receive 20 lashes,
half the penalty to be bestowed on the
informer."
SHE'S Ta'en Away My Heart" is the
title of a recently.issued song by John
w. Defoe, of Indianapolis. This is
certainly hard, even in our deepest
gloom there in always rift Of clouds,
John. She might have taken your liv-
er.
MINUTE Philosophy: Picking up
Charley Smallface's memorandum the
other day wenoticed this entry: "Boys
what minds their mother always gets
lots of good things to eat; but boys
what minds their father gets more
stricter rules laid down before him ev-
cry day. 1 go in for feed and shall let
the old man run his chances. "-Ne,o
Hauen Register.
"YoU must kiss me twice in the very
same place, George, or l can never be
your bride" "Are You certain of this,
Myrtle? Is there no appeal from the
decision?" "None whatever" answered
the girl giving her hustle hitch to the
left. Looking lovingly into Myrtle's
deep blue eyes, George bent over and
kissed the sunny-haired beauty on her
right cheek, just aft of where chunk
of gum lay silently alongside her jaw
Sand if / do not kiss you again we
must part forever?" EYES," replied
Myrtle. "Then good evening"" he
said in cold, cruel tones. You have
unwittingly released me from my vows"
and, with hoarse, piretical laugh, he
jumped over the front gate and was
gone.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26
Don't Sign Papers.

People who thoughtlessly sign docu-
ments often put their property in peril,
and many men have been ruined by
endorsing for a friend. How often
have good -nature1 mems fortunes been
diminished by obligations incurred
carelessly or without thought of conse-
quences. During the rebellion the
steamer Jessie was seized because it was
supposed she was blockade runner.
The case was delayed in the courts for
eighteen years, a fact which is very dis
creditable to our lawyer rulers. In the
meantime all the parties defending
the ownership of vessel bad disappeared
The only responsible person that could
be found was young girl of seventeen,
whose father was on on9 of the bonds.
An obligation of $40, 900 has been rolled
up, which this young woman will be
forced to pay unless the law somehow
iuterposes to save her. She will be ru-
ined financially, as that is greater than
her inheritance. Here is case in
which a person is punished who is en-
tirely innocent of any offense. But
the moral of this instance is, don't put
your name on bonds or notes, for it
may iniure not only yourself, but your
innocent children.-Frenl DenlOreSfS
Monthly for February.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26
About Giants.

Captain and Mrs. Bates are am ong
the tallest human beings now alive.
They measure together seventeen feet.
The captain halls from Kentucky, and
his wife is an Englishwoman, who, by
the way, weighs four hundred pounds.
The giants to-day are larger than those
of the Middle Ages Guy of Warwick,
whose armor is on exhibition in the
British Museum, was the largest man
of his generation, but Captain Bates
could not wriggle into it. Then history
speaks of Richard COea1r' de Lion, as a
great, stalwart man, but his armor
would not fit good sized man of the
present generation. The skeleton OF
the famous Irish giant at the British
Museum, is four inches shorter than the
living Captain Bates. 1t is a great
misfortune to be quite SO large. Iou
are forced to make show OF yourself,
and the ordinary amusements OF the
human beings are not for you. Science
has not yet solved the problem of why
some people are large and others small
but, no doubt, careful intermarriages
would in time bring about a race OF
giants on the one hand, very small peo-
pie on the other. The father of Ere
derrick the Great had passion for tall
guardsmen to protect his person. He
was also careful to furnish them wives
from among the tallest daughters OF
Prussia. Many of the inhabitants OF
Pottsdam can trace their decent to
these tall guardsmen, and in neari y
every case the modern Pottsdamite is
larger than the men and women who
come from other quarters of the Ger
man empire.-DemoreSfS Monthly for
February.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26
The Territory Of Alaska.

Years ago the United States pur-
chased the Territory of Alaska from the
Russian Government at cost $1,000.
900, but it has been left until the pres
ent time without organization, or the
least approach to q civil government
Various attempts have been made to
obtain from Congress government for
Alaska, but, for some cause or other,
they have invariably failed. IT is a
startling fact that this Territory, which
is more than twice as large as Texas,
and now contains some thirty thousand
inhabitants, two or three thousand of
whom are white, should have no other
law than that which is promu gated by
the captain of a war vessel stationed at
Sitka. There is Collector of Customs
at Sitka, and Seal Inspector at the
Seal Islands, but nowhere is there an
executive or judicial authority known
70 the law. Acting under the instruc-
tions of the Secretary of the Navy, the
commander of the man of war stationed
at Sitka maintains order and admins
tiers Justice. This condition of things
was necessary at first, when the civil.
lied population was not large enough
to form civil government, but now a
Territory should be organized, and a
Territorial Governor appointed. The
present authority, as we understand it,
is only exercised over so much of the
country as is embraced within a radius
of two hundred miles around Sitka,
The Alaska Commercial Company gov
erns the Seal Islands, and the balance
has not even this apology for a govern
ment. Yet the country deserves good
and stable from a civil government. II
contains god, silver, and other min
erals, and its salmon fishery is already
of value. Industries that might be
made important are kept down by the
present condition Of affairs, while moth
ing is lacking to promote the growth
and wealth of the Territory but organ
ization and the appendages Of civil
law.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26

1t begins at home like old Mother
charity. There is some human nature
about an editor. public opinion TO the
contrary Notwithstanding. An editor
thinks too much of his as" 10 wear
them in mourning, and therefore when
speaking Of some slab-sided six.footer
as miserable, red-nosed, pusillanimous,
wife'beating snoozer, he considers it
the better part of valor to drop in an
occasional "we." This creates in the
mind OF the six.footer the impression
that the editorial force consists of a
standing army, armed with dreadful
weapons.
Furthermore, in cases where the VIC
tim comes around to the office to kill
the writer of any particular item, it is
so pleasant to have the guilty mans
identity buried in the obscurity of the
plural "we." The editor.in. chief the
commercial editor, the city editor, the
local editor, the reporters. the book
keepers, compositors, bookbinders. job
bers, pressnen, devil, and all the deliv-
cry boys are thus placed on common
footing by the little pronoun "we," and
when the enraged person looks about
him and finds how many homes he
would make desolate, how many wives
he would make widows and how many
children orphans, by killing off all in
cluded in the I'VE" at one fell swoop he
sickens of the sanguinary undertaking,
turns sadly away, goes to some bar~room,
takes a drink, condemns the paper,
prophesies that it is being run into the
ground, and declares that he will hence
forth exert his political influence to
squelch the sheet.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-01-26

SHE was a young lady from New
York, and he asked her if she would
partake of an icecream, and she gently
answered: IF it's good square confec-
toners cream, I'm there; but if it's
church-fair or strawberry-festival slush,
count me ont"
A NEW bible authority gets over the
Joshua and the sun business very clev-
erly. It says the Hebrew words trans
lated stand still" should read "be
dumb" 1t is certain that the sun did
rot talk back to Joshua, and has not
spoken since Joshua's time.--Nelo Or
leans PicdVlJle.
GRAlrIABIASs are puzzled over the
question whether humps and
measles are singular or plural. They
often look singular, but that is no chi
terrain on a question Of this kind
LOlCeu Citizen.