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The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-24
Eev 7As Ar&eRssw TSsvsitv. FACTS, FUN AND FRlV0LlTY,
RY Lvrnkn c. RIGGS.
In Search ef lnsorma,ion.

A lttle Sour year old while coming down stairs this morning, was cautioned by his fond mamma not to lose his balance. And where would my balance 70 to,s he Queried, ~if | should hosa ss p
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-24
The Angels Papa.
lKenfucky State Journal.

IkcntucAy sue JcusbA.' In New Year picture lisfie Emma saw Time represented by an old man with wings oa him and holding . scythe in his hands.
 sOh, mamaw sAe ezriaimsd. @Who is this old man vifh wisgs oa him ?" "Thaf's Father Time, dear." "Oh, gueas hs's the angelS papa"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-24
It Took all His Strength Away.

The father of eleven unmarried girls, neither of whom had secured a male visitor during the spent twelve montAaof leap year, was so deeply moved this morning, by the soul-entrancing spectacle oi young man ambling up the front steps, that he could do nothing but lean out the front window and gasp for breath.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-24

"i would like to treat -" began q coo. Rressman, one day last week. and then all the other congfessmen grabbed their hats and adjourned the meeting by rs' ing vote. ~ r DsIbahh.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-24
Possessed His Soul With Patience.

Possessed His Soul With Patience.
 The time for q man to stand firmly by Jobs example is when he washes his face with homemade soap and begins to poke around over the chairs with his eyes shut, inquiring for towel, quick, but Is placidly informed by his free-and-easy wife "that the towel is in the bureau drawer, reckon. but the children lost the key yesterday"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-24

@I must sAahe pG this had hahit, said . txanp. e he gnseA at his saessysd cost -,Nfv Ysy& L6srSsI.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-24

An Ohio gih eloped with Chias- man old enough to be her 6ther." Ths Eage for "old chiaa dossat seem e abate. A~Ak6.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-24
How He Wanted 1t Done.

And then the cockney gentleman stepped up to give in his testimony : "Your 'onor, declare 'pon me word and oath, there was a vast crowd get.in' about i'm, hand one man said the other nan was killed, hand another said the same hand then hexclaimed, with q voice loud enough for them hall to 'car me said hi, Ivy don't you hall stand back hand give i'm little hair ?'"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-24
wouIdn't Shoot His Dox.

"Oulon on001 nts 0oG.
 As iliasssasing hov seroagiy and tena- cloudy Yale cealsge mss invariably chsg to eacA ofber, ws are rsmisded Of an anscdete aneat Royal Cibsoa, . south- ernsr of the vezy baasst blood, when hs sepfesesssd the Nsw osisess disuS1 in the lower house of ths nsfionai legisls- tare. Royal was the natural enemy of sss essrss-ea9ysrA fron Ben buties down. On ose occasies he was urged to ass his inhuepce agains jim 5siii;inss, . cisss-mats, whe was vaifiag cos6smssioa h the senate las vaca.G jsdsaship effhs fadefal coat i. ths Nsw OrlsaDs dis 1sies- Cibsos hagaaAad . nsmsns ed. sAn he replied, Khs shs brsve Iistis nas
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-24

1Ut t1G (ODuuASICta1 StCAmUO4A VO carry us on down to Des Arc, where we printed our paper on the CiGses press. You see the sheriff held our press for an old debt, but eur material belonged to another party. So much is true, but he goes on to say that we lay in a canebrake all night; that Morrill killed an immense bear with shoe-gun loaded with en quads, and ve skinned the animal with our composing rules :; that caught sev- eral leviaahan cat-6sh by using . grape vine for line and . pine knot for bait" @Thsre she goeA JoAn !" cried hand some eldeziy member of the osmpssy, whom the others called ~Uaele JeAn," 1" rising hastily and looking from . window. SAint she sweet7 That acTos- tic Calvert got up just expresses my sen- timents. win read it:
 ~'No pea of niae ca. ever trace
 A shadow ofny love for sAee-
 Not the fairess angei face,
 Not the smile of Deity,
 Tn heaven's high and holy place,
 Equal thy face, thy smile to me-" "He ds.ss t ssrone," replied Aonill, z but just see this ese whicA he pepe- lraaed oa hls own account If thst isat . cass sf lovs' af fzse sishs, what is is ' Laak o94 fps the aame:
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-01-24

A Very Eccentric Foreign Minister.
 Once upon a time an English investor, of the gentle bat more persistent sex, de- ciAed that she wanted Minister Thorn ton's advice relative to certain American securities, and wrote to him ct Washing. ton in words to that effect. That very ungaliant, but exceedingly prudent em- bassador, tesseiy replied, that furnishing information Of the nosice in question was not in his line of business. H only our poor Minister Schsnck had always been juss such q model eAvoy plenipotentiary and extraordinary, and had always escheved games of draw poker aed kindred amusements-but then the entire human race is not expected to be in- fallibie.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12

After two trips to the New Orleans Expo
sition for the purpose Of observing tho
merits of all kinds of Machinery, I have
selected the above a. being the best.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12
THE IRON FIELDS OF LOUIS

The IRON FIELDS OF LoUIsI-
|ANA.-According to . Washington
special of the 18th Congressman
King has been notified that the
geological survey party recently at
work in some Of the Territories,
will soon visit Louisiana with a
view to examining and reporting
upon the iron fields known to exist
in certain IF the northern parishes
lying between Red river and Bayou
Bartholomew. The subject is at
tracing considerable attention at
the North, and the owners Of land
in the thin bills Of Claiborne. Lin.
coin, jackson, Bieuville and Union
may wake up some morning to find
themselves richer than they ever
could have become through the
medium of cotton. The deposit is
understood to be much richer than
any about Birmingham, Ala, and
spectators are on the qui vir1.
General King, speaking Of this
matter, said. sit will be strange
if it should appear that our mules
are wearing ont their Pittsburg
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12

The citizens of Baton Rouge arc
making preparations for the reno
vol Of the remains Of Gov. Henry
w. Allen from this city to Baton
Rouge. An appropriate spot
within the capitol grounds has
been selected, where the remains
will be deposited within sight Of
the battle field upon which the
gallant general distinguished him
aelf, and was desperately wounded.
The last Legislature made an
appropriation Of $1,000 for the re.
fnterm<nt Of the War Governors
remains and the erection Of a
suitable monument to his memory,
This amount Of money is now
available, and II has been de-
eided to hare the ceremonies take
place on the Fourth Of July next.
In which it is expected that repre-
sentatives from all parts of the
State will participate.-B. O! Item,
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12

PERRY AND WIN. MEL TON
DOOMED TO DEATH-COMMUTA-
TON OF SENTENCE REFUSED.

Sheriff Pleasant has received
orders from Gov. Nc Emery to ex-
ecute the death sentence pending
against Perry and VIM. Melton
father and sou--cOnvicted In Nov
ember, 1884. of the murder OF Jno.
w. Cherry. The application for a
communication of sentence was re-
fused aud the condemned prisoners
will be launched into eternity on
Friday next-19th inst. The exc
cution wilt take place in the Jail
bnilding in presence of not more
than fifteen witnesses.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12

Every newspaper publisher has
IN occasional subscriber whose
soul seems to have been made oui
! Of the hg-end Of the material
We are always thankful when such
IRE lifted from oar list. The soon.
er. the better. ~ They generally
refsse to take the paper after re
eeiviDg IL two Or three years with
ont paying for it-a plain steal
with an Insult added. Or els<
they moro sway without paying 9
nickle. Or they all ut once dis
cover that they never ordered it.
Or that they received it irregularly
-ssnot half the time--w0nt pay fol
it, IN either case it is . cowaraly
snap such Is IN honest man would
not b guilty Of The proper way
- stop : newspaper Is to pay up
Arst and then stop it afterwards.
Ifyou area gentleman and don't
cvs q cent, walk intothe Office and
easdidly say you do not wish the
uaper, or cart afford to subscribe.
II you are On the beg plan. chuck
itback into the postoh8ce and mark
itrefused.-E.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12
Communicated.

Mr.. Editor:
Thinking your read.
ers might he interested in the sub
iect of educational matters, write
YOU a short account Of the closing
exercises of the School at this
place. The Mount Lebanon Col
lege has just closed its session
with a series OF entertaining exer-
cises. Without giving q detailed
account of all the classes that were
examined, suf.co it to say the
scholars acquitted themselves
:reditably. Rev. j. p. Everett
of your parish preached the com
increment sermon to a very large
audience. Mr.. f. is fine preach
err, and has completely captured
this people. Hon. N. q. Blanch'
ard, of Shreveport, delivered the
anniversary address. He selected
for his subject: "History-lts
uses and benefits" Mr.. b. is a
fine, graceful speaker, in the pre-
sehtation of his subject, he was
forcitle and eloquent.
The Board of Trutees. to meet
the growing wants of this institu-
ton, have decided to increase their
number; they have elected two
gentlemen from your parish-lsev.
j. p. Everett and Judge e. A.
Killgore of your town. The
Board of Trustees are exceedingly
anxious for this College to take
its former rank as in ante-bellum
days. W. B. PROTHRO.
Mt. Lebanon, June Sth, 1885.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12

iron shoes on the iron fields of
Louisiana" Such really seems to
he the case. The geological survey
made by the government will au-
thenticate the facts in the case.-
Shreveport Times.
The parish of Union is no doubt
the center of immense deposits OF
both iron and coal. The face Of
the country for tbs most part is
quite rugged and presents the ap-
pearance in many places of having
been upheaved by volcanic action.
We have often noticed specimen of
rock picked up in the vicinity of
Farmervl!le that seemed to be inl-
pregnatcd with iron.
The recent test IL New Orleans
of some ore taken from Claiborne
parish have added much to the
interest felt in this section 70 the
state by Northern people visiting
the Exposition. Rev. W. Z. Kim
ball OF Claiborne parish, placed on
exhibition in the Louisiana De-
partmenta boulder of ole from
hi, place, which weighed about $50
pounds, and after being broken
up, smelted and reduced to pig
iron, yielded about so per cent OF
pure metallic iron-the best Bir-
mingham Ala, ore yields only 80
per cent. The smelling was
done by new and cheap process.
and, according to q statement
published in the n. o. Picayune,
% tons of the ore will produce
forty.three dollars clear profit. A
company has been formed III Clai-
borne and the servis IS Of an expe-
rienced geoloeist has been secured
for the purpose of developing the
source Of inexhaustablo wealth
in our sister parish.
In view of all this it would be
we'll for the real estate owners OF
our parish, and others who may
deem it remunerative, to form a
company for the purpose of testing
the deposits and value of the orc
now lying dormant in our midst
We doubt not but that thousands
of tons can be found on the surface
of the ground within less than
three miles cfour town, and as
the quality Of ore is much better
below than above the surface it il
not only fair to conclude but al
most absolutely certain that wher
shafts are sunk and the iron aimed
the supply will be found mex
haustable.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12
Ne,r Advertisements.
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License Notice.

To all persons, association of persons,
business firms and corporations pursuing
any trade, profession. vocation, calling
or business in the parish Of Union, State
of Louisiana, except those expressly rx-
empted by articles 2o6 and 2o7 of tie
Constitutions
You are hcrrhy notified that you arc
delinquent for license Of 1885 aud if not
settled within 20 days from this date l
shall furnish the attorney. appointed 10y
the Governor, with Il list Of said delm-
quents who will proceed with collections
according to law. 3. +. PLEASNT,
june 2, 1e85-2t. Sheriff &c.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12
For the Home ADVOCATE.
THE CROSS OF CHRIST,
ltdisplays Gods Highest Wisdom

ltdiSplayS Gods Highest Wisdom
Christ crucifiel is said in the
sacred oracle to be the Wisdom of
God. tits the very contamination,
the perfection of infinite Wisdom.
If true wisdom consists in employ.
ing the best means to accomplish
the best end, we have it here; II
we reflect OH the end for which
Christ was crucified we readily
perceive that his suffering and
crucifixion were the very best
means for the furtherance Of the
plan of Salvation. That end is to
develop the attributes Of God so
that his rational creatures may
discern his excellence and yield
him the glory due to his name. A
better end there cannot be, and If
We examine the means by which it
was effected we shall see that in
Christ's crucifxion the utmost wis.
dom was displayed. In the cross
may be seen q radiance:of Him
shed forth to give a beautiful tinge
to all the other rays emanating
from Him. His mercy thus mani.
tested casts a luster over the rest
of divine projections. in exquisite
harmony with the natural and
moral attributes Of Jehovah-Par.
dou, Sancti6cation, ami Life for
guilty, polluted, ruined man. In
fluences calculated to subdue the
hostile spirit of the sinner; humble
his pride; lay him low in the dust
of establishment; soften his Oh.
durate heart; bring him to repen.
lance; lead him to respect and
obey the Law which before he de.
spised and tralnpled under his feet.
The death blow which Satan and
his emmissariea aimed at Jesus
proved their own overthrow and
was the means of man,sdellyeramce
from, victory over Death. In
this, then, We find an exhibition Of
the most profound Wisdom
w. G. G..
to be continued.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12
FRIDAY, JUNE u, 1885

A large raft from Grant parish
1oatcd past Alexandria yesterday
afternoon. The man in charge of
same having rowtd ahead of the
raft to buy supplies, some person
seeing no one on the raft, supposed
it had broke loose, and endeavored
to stop it BY attaching a rope, but
the owner yelled to him to "keep
hands off."-Town Talk.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12
FCLSOME ADCLAWON.

head and front OF the iniquitO,s
Louisiana Lottery Co., has called
forth a considerable amount OF
sentimental gush and fulsome all
u]ation. from the New Orleans press,
which is being echoed by some of
our country contemporaries. He
is landed for his evidence and
deeds of charity; spoken of a. "the
late lan,en tod" and it is said that
great sorrow exists at the loss OF
such an ':entcrprising and useful
citizen" In fact one might suppose
his death to he apublic calamity
We can see nothing in the life
or character of Charles T. Howard
deserving of either emulation or
appreciation. If he was bcnevo-
lent and charitable, the means
which enabled him to he so were
obtained from the hard earnings
of poor men and women who were
not gifted with fortitude sufficient
to enable them to withstand the
dazzling allureu'ents presented Oy
the Lottery swindle. The amount
Of woe that the Louisiana Lottery
has done and is doing can never
be told. Perhaps no institution
has ever been a greater curse to
. people Of a State than this. 1t
was created by the most corrupt
government that ever existed, and
there is every reason to believe
that it has been sustained by bri'
berry and fraud. Servants steal
to invest; poor poverty stricken
widows, dazzlcd by the glittering
false prospects, scrimp for months
their farth,ng,s until they grow
into pennies, and the pennies into
pounds to throw them where thes
never hear of their money again
By it's aid demagogucs have climb
ed into power in every depa rtmen'
Of our government, and have been
kept there to do its bidding. II
has been a fire brand in the demo
cratic party, and has sown discord
! in it's ranks that has more thar
once threatened obstruction to the
democratic organisation in the
State. Holding these views Of the
lottery We cannot agree with some
! of our contemporaries that the
death of its creator and leader is q
public calamity.
The deceased Howard was thu
originator of this lottery. Whcth
er or not his charitable acts wert
prompted BY duty or conside
rations of policy, is a question he
tween him and his God, will
which we have nothing to do. Thu
man who obtains money by vicious
| methods, cannot plead in extenua-
ton that he gaze part Of it fo1
good purposes.
i
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12

Communications must reach this Office
On or before Wednesday mornings, if the
writer's desire to have them appear in the
1rst issue after they are r.ce wed; and
advertisements be handed in by Thursday
nsofnings
In writing for the press always be
beief and to tho point,
II yoa take the paper from the post
ONCE to which it is directed you can lie re
quired to pay for it, whether you are a
ocular. subscriber or not.5
a. Cards of personal character-whe1
admissmible-willb be charged double oul
regular advertising rates.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12
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The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12

Earnestly solicit comparison Of pri-
ces and goods. believing can make i to
the interest of anyone to purchase thror Oh
me. All goods purchased Of me will he
under written guarantee.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-12

lam prepared to put IN motion
any Of the abore goods, and ,ciH do
30 rheneu cs,red.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07
EASY THINGS.
Things Easily Learned Are of Compare
lively Little VaIue-Hard Lessons Neces-
sary to Final Success.

Things Easily Learned Are of Compare
lively Little Value-Hard Lessons Neces-
sary to Final Success.
There are some boys who do not like
to learn anything that is hard. They
like easy lessons and easy work, but
they forget that things which are
learned easily are of comparatively lit
tie value when they are learned. A
man who confines himself to easy
things must do hard work for small
pay. For example, a boy can learn to
saw wood in i've minutes; any boy can
can learn to saw it in the same time;
any ignorant person can learn it Just
as easily; and the result is, the boy who
has only learned to saw wood, if he
gets work to do, must do it in COMPETE
ton with the most ignorant class, and
accept the wages for which they are
willing to work.
Now, it is very well for a boy to
know how to saw wood. But suppose
he knew how to build steam engine?
This would be much harder to learn
than saving wood; but when he had
learned it he would know something
which other people do not know, and
when he got work to do other people
could not come and get it away from
him. He would have a prospect of
steady work and good wages; he'would
have a good trade and so be independ-
ent. Boys should think of this, and
spend their early days in learning the
thing they need to know in after years.
Some boys are very anxious to earn;
but this is not always best. 1t is often
more important that boys should learn.
When they are young they can earn but
little, but they can learn much, and if
they learn things thoroughly when
young, they will earn when they are
older much more than enough to make
up for the time and labor which they
spent in learning what to do and how
to do it.-Notional Presbyterian.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-07
THE FESTIVE COWBOY.
one OF the Latest Exploits of this Inter
esting Glass of Citizens.

one OF the Latest Exploits of this Inter
esting Glass of Citizens.
The capture of railway train by a
gang OF cowboys the other day in Ari-
iona or New Mexico is the latest exploit
OF that interesting class of our fellow
citizens. No one was killed, which is
wonder. Perhaps it was bad day for
killing. For shooting it was evidently
good, for we are told that the COWBOYS
We're careful to fire through every
window and at regular intervals through
the roof of the coach, which must have
been very entertaining for the lady
passengers. The question arises, can
not the troops whom we maintain in
Arizona manage to keep these turbulent
spirits in little better order? Is it in
eyltable that man who herds cattle
Shall be a savage of the lowest type,
and if it be, can not these savages be
taught by severe lessons to curb their
savage instincts? 1t is evidently great
injury to Arizona and New Mexico that
such a class should gorampaging round
with impunity.
There is a tendency in certain class
OF cheap literature to make popular
hero out of the cowboy. Much mischief
is done by misdirecting the minds of the
young. Boys can be found who think
1t grand to carry knife in their boot
and revolver in their belt. to swear
and swagger and drink and brighten
q4iet people. 1t doesn't occur to them
Shat these are traits Of the savage, not
De gentleman; that they covet a dis
thction in which the Apache will be
thdr superior. Brutality is never adj
minble; even pirates have claimed to
be the mildest hammered men who ever
scutled ship or cut a throat. There is
no e,rthly reason why man who herds
cattleshould lower himself in his habits
and manners below the level of the
| beastshe tends. Ii the fashion has set
in this, direction, it is time it were
changed and if the change costs the
lives of some cowboys, so much the
worse for the cowboys
People would be glad to hear of a
smart correction being administered to
| these scOundrels who are so free with
their revolvers. An officer who turned
loose on them and Taught them lesson
that would be remembered for years,
would earn the gratitude of the coun-
try. This nation is strong enough and
its arm ought to be long enough to
reach disturbers of the peace in Arizona
and New Mexico as well as in Ohio OF
New York Even in 50 semi-barbarous
a country as Russia such outrages as
the cowboys are fond of committing
would be followed by thorough investi-
cation and punishment. A company Of
mounted infantry started on the trail Of
the criminals ought to be able to run
them to earth and no one would com.
plain of any extra severity displayed by
the troops when they caught them. We
must stop savagery at any cost.-San
| Hrn1leiScO Ghr0nicLR