Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1883-01-09

Jonas. orr ablo representative III the
United States Senate, for valuable public
documents.
The friends of the Star Reuters are in
bad repute with the administration. II il
worth ones official head to know that he
sypathizes with the Star Reuters.
Mr.. W W Patterson, of Lincoln parish
has moved to Homer for the purpose Of
schooling his children. The town and
community gain good citizen in Mr. Pat
terson.
The receipts Of cotton nj Shreveport to
date are nearly "a large ~ the total re-
ceipts Of last years crop, The receipts of
the present crop will likely reach one hun
dred thousand bales.
The streets Of Homer are loblolly Of
mud and water, aud still the clouds and
the rain do not vanish away. If il con-
times as it has been for the past week il
will be almost impossible to get about
town at all.
After a weeks rest the Gu,spl>N is
again before its readers and will appear
regularly. All engaged in the Office feel
better for their short rest and hope to make
good, by better efforts the little time spent
i'll fun and r. ''.
We are requested 10 state that Elder
J. +. Knighton will preach at the Baptist
Church of this place on the fourth Sabbath
in the present month, and on the fourth
Sabbath of each month thereafter during
the present year.
This being the first regular issue Of this
paper for 1885,, il grcets all Of its rca.
dcrswith hearty, happy new years greet
ing. To all may the new wear be- n happy
and prosperous one, is the earnest wish
of the GCARpIAN.
The election in Ward -Four short time
since, TO determine whether or not liquor
should he sold in that Ward the present
year, resulted in victory for the Pruhihi.
tioni-t-. No liquor is to be sold IN Ward
-Four during the year 1883.
The kilograms announce that Gen. J.
Floyd King, member of Congress from Til,
District, pnt in his first appearance in
Washington NJ the present session Of Con
gross on ihe 2-th Of December past. The
Congress convened on the 18th of D"ccm.
Der.
Most Of our Country exchanges i~>ncd
only half sheet during the week cmbrac-
ing the-thfistmas holidays. Printer, and
editors want n little rest aud relaxation
once in n while and no reasonable person
will object to them enjoying Christmas rs
well as other people.
We learn that Mr.. J. +. Moore will
open school in lIayncsvillc on Monday, the
18th of January, l-a3. Mr.. Moore is one
Of the most thorough and concientious
teachers We ever knew, and we hope the
people of ITayncsvillc aud vicinity will
give him n gcaa school.
Readers like to see all the local news in
the home paper, and the paper likes to
give all the local news, but news cannot
be given unless it is brought to the knowl
edge OF the chronicler of such events Let
us have items Of news and they will al
ways appear In the paper.
The Presbyterian Churches of Homer
and Minden have secured the Rev. Dr. /
Turner AS their pastor for the present .
year. The churches are to he congratulate /
cd on obtaining the services Of SO able and
cxpericacsd a minister. Since the death
Of the Rev. J. 7. Davidson these churches
have been without pastor.
Every farmer in the parish should, and
at the beginning of the present year, make
his arrangements TO plant less cotton than
heretofore and moro corn, potatoes, and
other things to live upon. There is no
money in farming unless the farmer lives
At homo 1t will not pay to raise cotton I
% buy corn and meat and other articles j
II subsistence.