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Wichita eagle., 1888-04-27
The First CoInred Tronns.

Gen. Butler writes TO Il Boston paper 10
say that the first colored troops of the
civil war were not enrolled in MaSsachu-
sets. In 1862, he says, he enlisted three
regiments of colored men in New Orleans
and ordered them into action "a long
time before colored troops were used else
where. Chicago Times
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-27

A new plaza de toros,' is to be built in
the city of Mexico which viii equal any Of
the most celebrated plazas de toros in
Spain. The building viii be covered with
glass. that the bull fights may not be in
terrupted By rainy weather.-Chicago
News
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-27
FAME OF DUTY.

What shall do to be forever known
Thy duty ever.
This did full many who yet slept unknown
On never, never.
Thinkest thou, perchance, that they remain IN
known
Whom thou know'st not?
By angel trumpS in heaven their praise is blown
Divine their lot Schiller.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-27
Statistics of the Drowned.

An eastern man Of flgures says that an
average of 1000 persons are drowned
through the ice in the United States every
winter. and an average Of 1900 are
drowned by accident IN the summer
Chicago Herald.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-27

On a card over a number Of books in
West Brompton window Is written
Warranted two murders in each story"
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-27

II we have but crust Of bread we
should insist upon serving it properly
Christian Reid
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-27

set out TO teach myself, and as a con-
sequence l had fool for ny pupu--Dr.
Hammond's ''SusQuehanna.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-27
A Trick of Fair Iszthers.

Over 1000, 600 fshpoles are imported
into this country annually h one firm
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-27

Justice Field, of the United States 50
preme court thinks the division of California
into two states is sure - occnx.
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-27
DIRECTORS

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Wichita eagle., 1888-04-27

two and one-haIf gal pail Of syrap
or sI-Do az :. " supply Co. I-'-H
Wichita eagle., 1888-04-27

Buy your blank books and Stationery ..
Robinson & Champion ne~ book .,ors
6ll~G
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07
The Presidents Domestic Hap
pinesS.

Mrs. Whitney's remarks were
drawn out by somebody's inpoIi'c
question whether there was any
thing in the story GA matrimonial
disagreement. Not shadow of
truth" Mrs. Whitacy replied.
Mr.. Cleveland remains q tachc-
lor in many Of his manners, diver'
sions and characteristics, jnst as
any man would who had lived as
long as he did before marriage.
But is completely devoted to lis
wife quite domestic in bis tastes
and mode! husband. Just as he is
q bachelor yet so Mrs. Cleveland
is a girl, with a girls methods
of amusement acqupintancc3hlps
and employments. What I mean
is that they are somewhat indepcn-
dent individuals without being in
the remotest degree i'll assorted
Or inharmonious. They are as cen,
genial and happy q couple as !
know.''-Nc,o YorI Letter IN he
CAicago Tribune.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07
CoinciIea With Papa.

It is related Of a clergyman,
who was the happy father of a
charming and beautiful daughter,
that one day while preparing lis
Sunday discourse he was sudden
~ called away from his desk On q
mission Of mercy. So imperative
was the summons that he left un-
finished t:.is sentence:
II never see young man OF
splendid physique and the prom.
Use of q glorious manhood almost
realized but my heart is filled with
rapture and delight"
I His daughter, happening in the
study, SAW the sermon and read
the words, sitting down she wrote
underneath:
"Them's my sentiments, papa
cxactlyr'- Fau| Globe.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07

"Helen, what in the world is
he matter with your face? You
look as though you might be first
cousin to the Mikado."
sl, Wv. I've done up my front
hair in papers, am, ! guess it's
little tight" -Harper's Basa7.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07

AS Illustrative Of the average
negro character y gentleman SAID
that an old negro woman made
application for 4 loan OF %. lie
lent bel the money and, true to
her promise, she returnedit. That
was several years since, and near
ly every time she has seen him
since she would accost him with
the salutation: "AIr. Blank, you
loaned me SIS, didn'tyou?' "Yes."
We'll, l paid it back, didn't II
THAT you dil.' "Wcll, don't
you think you oughter give me G
quarter?' The gentleman said he
generally thought so, and that he
had responded to her calls cheer
Albany Ga.) Nsies.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07

Visitor Ito convict): "My
friend, you appear to be entirely
indifferent to your surroundings.
Have you no feelings?" Convict;
"No feelings! III hadn't been an
expert feeler I wouldn't be here
today Neao York San,
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07

A learned gentlemanin Athens.
Ga recites al instance Of Il won
derrul memory. While at college
years ago q professor Of his lad
often stated that he could read an
article in paper and then repeat
it verbally. The narrator was anx-
ious to test him, and one day
walking up said, IF you have no
objection / should like to have you
read this piece on Know Nothing
ism to me- The professor took
the paper, read the article of a
column and o half IN q few mo-
ments and then repeated it with
out an error.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07
Romance OF Tho Scapel.

Long years ago two medical stu
dents, who had paid an extra sum
of money to 4 professional "res-
urrectlonist" for The purpose OF
procuring an extraordinarily de-
sirable subject, entered the col
lege dissecting room one night to
view their purchase, which had
lust been received. Lifting The
cloth cover they were more than
pleased to discover the remarLa-
bly, fresh, fine, desirable corpse Of
young and most lovely maiden
lady. 1t was the form Of Juno
and the features Of Nebe.
Round, plump, splendidly deyel-
opcd, perfectly symmetrical, with
q wealth Of dark chcstnE ut treeses,
and chestnut colored eyes, pink
creamy tinted complexion, brill.
liant ivory white teeth, thin deli
cate ears, mouth and nose, eye
Lrows and eyelashes beautifully
long and shapely. One of The
two fingered about the body ap
parcn;|y as one held under the
spell Of 4 strange, underlined fasci-
natioa. The girl had been i'll and
was supposed 10 have died Of
some heart disease, and had lain
in her family vault about twenty
hours. The young student, flied
with admiration, gently lifted TIE
magnificently modelled arm. 1t
was not chillingly cold, although
cool. The muscles were not hard
and fixed severely as in rigor
morris. lie raised the eyeiias
and saw none. of the CLASSY and
gLastly peculiarilies. He was
aroused, and laid his ear down
over the region of the heart. Then
he was puzzled and startled, and
applied the stethoscope. Then he
rcpressed his growing excitement
and summoned assistance. xvi
denccs of latent life in the body
were discovered beyond doubt.
Vigorous effects were then made
for resuscitation, and successfully,
toe Then the haplcss girl, while
yet unconscious, was wrapped in
blankets and terderly removed TO
the residence of one Of the probes
sors near by. Her relatives were
sent for, andin time she regaincj
perfect health, and subsequently,
welded the student, who after
wards became president of Phila-
delphla Medical College. She is
now o widow and resides with The
youngest of four stalwart sons,
-Er.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07

An editor is human: He is H.
able to grammatical blunders,
toothachc, typographical errors
and loss Of memory; and usually
has twenty-five thousand people
more or less watching to catch him
tripping. Hell a man of sorrow,
acquainted with grief the land
lord, the fellow who cashes drafts,
the intelligent composition and pow
erty. Yet the woods are full of
people who desire to become edi-
tors.-Er.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07
Commanding Oh Ship Board.

A ship is the most conservative
of all places. just as the sailors
on board o modern lronclad use
the technical dialect Of Queen
Eliabetl;s reign, so the nautical
caterer is still possessed ofthe idea,
born of the days Of "salt horse"
and jerked beef, that man is an
almost exclusively carniyorous
animal. On land we are getting
free of chat idea. We are no lon.
ger the great eater Of beef that
our fathers were. But at sea
meat is provided (and eaten) in
an abundance that would scare q
Mexican cowboy. People will sit
down, ten degrees south of the
equator to q meal calculated to
make one hotin Greenland. With
the thermometer marking some
thing over hundred outside, and
with a perpendicular sun convert
the deck overhead into a sheet OF
Ct schorching wood work, men and
women WI calmly set to work to
swallow mnlligatawny soup, roasts
mutton, and pastry Of the mos
solid and insalar variety; the
whole diluted with ''brown" shcr
~, full -hlooded Burgundy, and
strong and foaming bitter beer.
1t speaks immensely for the reeu-
peratiye power Of sea air that
they can do this sort of thing sew
eral times a day, filing up the in
teryals between meals with che
roots, havanas and sedas, and be
not perceptibiy the worse for it,
London Standard.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07

One thing is already plain.
The Republican party has not
come to stay. It's not in sympa-
thy with the spirit Of the American
people. The country demands
peace, prosperity, fraternity. The
Republican party wants disorder,
strife and speculative agitation.
sw ssR Sts,r.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07

Whose can restrain his dis
position to blame and find fault,
and can bring himself down to a
fallen brother, will soon find a
way to better feelings within.
Pity and patience arc the two
keys which unlock the human
heart.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07

of everything that can be prodta-
bly, raised in The temperate zones
and, in addition, the sugar cane,
the fig, the orange, the lemon, and
other scmi.tropieal productions.
AS q stock raising country,
Louisiana cannot be excelled. It.
has the grasses eight or nine
months IN The year, AMI the switch
cane, which affords good nutri-
ton all The year round.
TIE forest abound with every
variety Of timber. suitable for the
manufacture Of the finest furni-
turc or for building purposes, and
there are innumerablc millions of
wealth lying dormant in the broad
areas covered with pine, cypress,
1.-Two oak otc which within the
,ovt fow vo,rs will b,va ;rcrcos-
cd one hundred fold in value.
In the last five years the lum-
,,o, ,o,,o hos osorr,od ,,,onort;oro
nat rou, % noo,,,s no.1;uo o,a
;, -, 80. >, o,.4one; , n;,,, ~
or0rr soo,;on of tho c+o,a oro
,uo. oo,t,.; %
., l,,, ho, - a;ston+ stotos r.horo
ho,o o.;a+ . ooro+o,t1,,
,1oro.d
Tn the mst.eror vator con,nn.
n;ce,;on = ;o , o;ron,or b,t ,;,t,o
known foct ,hot. with the cxeen.
i, ion ostvoo o. tbroe ovorv no,;sn
ar con,.v &c it ie calIod in other
s,otos oooose;,lo - sto,n noots
T,no ro;,fou :, .,,n,o g., oil,
r,o,.o, on1 o,,,, dror,,o -
r. froo,on. ooo,rronco :, rho u-as.
,.r, ,o,oo ,ro nm boord ,r;nro,;
iona
Our State il su,,iecte1 70 naitb.
| or ovtro,ne cold or hot vooter and
:, no, ,o o.cort,1 ,i,bo,. ho,,to
t;o, 4h,4;n tho ovor,co o,.o :;
,,o ,o.. ,,:n,ot; ,na ,,,
Nor,a Ar,or;oo
o,r r,lf oocst ,o,o 1
.,,,,1 nh, ,ho e.oo. or,;a.
eel, .tonu ., =,
Cana !, oroo+ v.r;o,ris o,so to
Ia ro,,3 =, - oe4ho c.o4o
Thu so,,o ,ords o;v,ro mara
oo,ox !, ,ho ooro th.noa1 o,ho.
,o,d, - .ho 7n;o, u,;h h..
mode evsrv plantation . nr;rco,,
estate f,r o,,r r,,nters boeoro tho
war have No, lost ono iot os thoir
fart;l,tv ond # is of ipst sucb
lo,dsthottbo tbrirtv oor;o,,,r
rist can ot this moment hocor,e
fbe nosscssor for less thon ono.
twent;ath If their forrar vo},.
Anart from The huosboo yellow
favor T. hos roror Noon oonto,aoa
tb.t tbc c,imstc Of tombstone ros
no. 90 booltbf,, &c oro,vo,,
~ ctatu a. oorn,n,, T, h,o hoo,
demonstrated tbot this d;sooso :
oro or orr o,,,;,o,+ ,,,,,s;,
pronounced it recently. is a dis.
ease OF The sea, Which can be kept
away from our shores by the same
eihcleht system that mas given our
peopfe tlie ehtlre immunity from 1t
they hare been enjoying during a
period OF ten years, There ID now
no doubt that if the national gov
eminent can be prevailed upon to
adopt and extend over other States
tho onarint,na svstom that hoe
nno,,o., - or,o,,,,, :,
p'u' ." '''e'a'' III A'''''"aa'
yeiioW 'eTer Will De rermantIy
driven off just as it was from New
York, philadelphia and other
nor, s,er, so.norts u,horo s..
- g..
IAaGes MctS hist Ahofn III the
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07
still ii Tho Beef Beef Business.

will have Beef in I;omcrfiom and af-
ter the 225th ofJune, OH Tuesday, Thurs
day ard Saturday mornings ofeacl, wees
Parties having heefca,tlc to sell can fluid
me in Homer OH Tuesdays andThursGays
till 8 o'clock a. M. amd generally all day
on Saturdays. L. d. KINDER.
June 10, 1888.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1888-12-07


Contains all the Home News, in-
Guiding full and official account Of
the proceedings Of the Police Jury Of |
Claiborne Parish and Town Council
|of Homer, and the general news OIL
the dav, together with more miscella-
|neous, instructive and interesting I
reading matter than any paper in j
North Louisiana.
The paper is placed at q price with
lin the reach Of all--only ONE Doll
LAR 4 YEAR In ADVANCE, for
ta'zAh1 gu AslDaAV, "A
|seven-colllmn paper.
In politics THE GUARDIAN will /
be thoroughly Democratac, but oppos-
ed to Ring Rule and Mohopolies, and
Jail corruption III high or low places.
1t is for an honest, pure and cconom-
ical Government, from the Federal !.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1888-03-27
LONDON, LAUREL COUNTY.

A select school at Pittsburg, taught
by Misses Cora Pigg and Mollie Parsley
closed after a successful term Of three
months, last week.
Our Mr.. j. r. Hatcher, the best bar.
Der in Kentucky, has shaved more
preachers for less money than ever Geo.
Washington did, but Johns heart would
fill bushel anyway.
A joker was heard to remark that il
would be very bad if some OF our town
trustees should get drowned on Main
street. but there is no danger as long ~
they keep off Of Main street.
Mr. Charles +. Faris, representing
the Curd d Sinton Manufacturing Co.,
Louisville, in the Southern States. is
visiting his mother, Mrs. VI. 4. Faris.
Smiling Dave Jackson is in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Lou Eberlein left Sunday night Tor
Louisville.
Mrs. J. c. Jackson, her little daugh-
ter, Mamie, and Miss Dora Parsley left
Sunday night on a visit to friends and
relatives in Kansas City, No. 4 party
OF 5 or 10 boys and girls accompanied
them AS far as Mt. Vernon and returned
on the first train going South.
A rough and tumble fight took place
AZ Colony Strausburg, three miles south
OF London, saturday evening, between
the Troutwnes and Zwissigs over an old
5O-cent clock. Old man Troutwine was
very badly used up and F. Zwisse re-
ceived several severe blows in the face
with club.
A difficulty occurred at Lily Satur-
day between Geo. W. Colbert, Of the
coal company at that place, and Bill
shotwell and John Hodge, two toughs
who came on the works trying 10 intimi-
date Mr.. Colbert's work hands and make
them leave their work and strike for
higher wages. \ lively scrimmage was
engaged in by the trio and the air was
iairly red, with brick-bats) but except
ing pair of skinned noses there was no
serious damage done. Shotwell and
Hodge were arrested by sheriff Pearl
and brought to London and gave bail in
The sum of 800 each.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1888-03-27
LEGISLATIVE DOlNGS.

The advertising bill passed by TN,
Senate was amended and passed BY tn,
/ House.
a bill to increase the tax on banl
stock from - cts. to 81 .25 has been in
troduced by Louisville member.
The bill requiring counties to pa,
for the removal of their prisoners to and
from another has passed both Houses.
Both Houses have passed the bill re.
pealing acts amending acts incorporating
the Danvilie q Hustonville Turnpike Co
Re preventative II. b. kinsolvinc. OF
Hartford county, and Miss Bessie Ben.
ton, of Mt. Sterling, were married last
week.
The bill providing for the punish
ment OF wiie-beaters at the whipping
post was passed by the House after a
waste of time sufficient To- pass hun
dred bills.
The House bill to prohibit the sale
of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in
Boyle county passed the Senate as it
came from that body and so did the ones
providing for vote on prohibition in
Garrard and in Casey.
The bill presented by the Frankfort
Typographical Union to increase the pay
for setting type in the public printers
office from 10 to 80 cents ought to be set
down upon. 1t certainly is no harder to
set type for the State than il is for an in
dividual and the present rate is all the
outside offices pay.
Lawyer Dawson seems to be the
kind of hlunderbuss that goes of half
cooked. He has bill passed and be-
fore it gets cold he proposes amendments
to it, delaying the business of the body
and taking double time to do what could
have been done by brighter man at
one shot. His latest exploit is to pre-
sent amendments to his bill incorporat-
ing the town of Rowland before any
steps have been taken to organize under
the bill.
Gen. Fry is developing into the fun
ny man of the House. While the bill
for whipping husbands who beat their
wives was being considered he offered
this amendment That ii the wife should
maltreat by beating or whipping her hus-
band she shall he fined in the sum of
not less than $40 or more than $50, I'M
less she at the time OF the trial will make
amends by embracing and kissing her
husband in the presence of the court.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1888-03-27
l7-7ll-77----
A SkiIlful Executjoner.

We have observed several wonderful
stories of late respecting the skill Of the
Chinese cxecutioners, who, it is said,
can strike off the head of their victim so
skillfully that the poor fellows them
selves never discover their loss until a
moment or two after they are dead. We
recall to mind, however, the story of a
German executioner who far surpassed
the Chinese in professional dexterity.
Upon one occasion it happened that Il
criminal had singular itching to play at
nine-plns, and he implored permission
To play once more at his favorite game
before he died Then he said he would
submit To his fate without murmur.
The judge, thinking there could be no
harm in humoring him, granted his last
prayer, and upon arriving at the place OF
execution, he found everything procured
for the game, the pins being set up and
the bowls all ready. He commenced his
favorite sport with enthusiasm. After
awhile the sheriff, observing that he
showed no inclination to dosist, made a
sign to the executioner to strike the ia
tai blow while he stopped for bowl.
The executioner did so, but with such
exquisite dexterity that the culprit did
not notice or feel ii. He thought, in
deed, that cold breath OF air was blow
ing on his neck and drawing himself
back with shrug his head dropped for
ward into his hands. He naturally sup
posed that it was a bowl which he had
grasped, and, seizing it firmly, rolled it
at the pins. All of them fell and the
head was heard To exclaim, rs it re-
bounded from the further wall: "Hur-
rah! I've won the game"'-[Chambers'
journal
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1888-03-27
The Size of Texas.

The AREA OF Texas il more than equal
To the area OF all the New England States,
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois,
New Jersey, and Delaware combined.
Texas contains more than four times
the area OF all the New England States.
Texas would make 2il States rs large
rs Rhode Island, or nearly six States rs
large as New York, or nearly nine States
~ large rs South Carolina, or nearly sew
en- kingdoms rs large rs Portugal
Texas il a. large ~ Great Britain and
Ireland, Turkey in Europe, Portugal,
Greece and Switzerland combined.
Texas would make more than three
States as large as Kansas.
Texas is ~ large rs the German En-
pire and Alabama combined
The land in actual use for growing In
dian corn, wheat, hay, cat and cotton in
the United States now consists OF 272,-
500 square miles, or little more than
the area of Texas.
The entire wheat crop OF the United
States could be grown on wheat land of
the best quality selected from that part
OF the area of Texas by which the state
exceeds the area of the German En-
pirc.
The worlds presant supply OF cotton
could he grown upon an area equal to
only per cent. of the area of Texas.
The man does not live who can com
putc the possibilities of this grand en-
pire, and the probability now is that, al
have greater number of Congressman
than any State in the American Union.
Eft. Worth Gazette.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1888-03-27
What The Legislature Can Yet do to Re-
deem Itself

1t must be confessed that the record
pride through the heart Of citizen OF
Kentucky Months have been frittered
away in useless or worse than useless
legislation Local bills and measures OF
purely personal concern have crowded
out matters which most nearly concern
the welfare OF our people.
IL il not too late to redeem the time.
The people will care less for the length
of the session than for its work. The de-
falcation in the office of treasurer will
necessarially prolong the session, and the
extension should be- given pto the CON
sideration Of state affairs. The inyesti-
CATION of the public offices should pro-
coed and il should be rigid. All meas
ures should be closely scrutinized and
no more bills like that increasing the
compensation of jailcrs should pass ei-
ther House. Private jobs should he de-
feated economy should be the watch
word; but the people want rea', not
counterfeit economy. Useless offices
should be abolished and the salaries at
tachcd 10 those whose usefulness is APP
parent should be adequate to command
the best service.
County expenses should be cut down
and the support Of paupers, the purchase
OF record books, the fees Of jurors and
"A a t.r
lieve the State of great burdens and
make reduction of taxes safe aud all
visable.
To talk abou, reducing taxes without
reducing expenses is absurd.
Careful legislation, which has in view
the general welfare, can in the nmain-
der of the session save more To the State
than il involved in Tate's deialcation.
Then some alteration should he given
our criminal laws. We want more JUS
iicc and less demagogism in this state.
We should make it possible 10 punish
murdercrs in Kentucky.
The Rowan county investigation shows
a horrible condition of affairs in that sec
ton and some adequate remedy should
be provided. To make such an exhibit
and then TO declare tina, the officers are
all genial gentlemen and that no remedy
il possible is Ia confess that the demo-
cratic party il incapable OF rightly gov
erning the state.
We intend to speak plainly. We call
on the democrats in the legislature Ia
act on higher grounds, and to follow
broader principles than in the past three
months. This session Of the legislature
is doing more 10 imperil the success OF
the party than Tatc's defalcation. Time
remains 10 recover lost ground. Let men
familiar with the needs III the State take
their proper position and the party will
he compelled to follow them. / Courier
journal