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Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11
The Path of Fame.

/ Perhaps we may safely say that
the mind of every great man is
Swallowed by melancholy. Great.
ness is not an easy triumph; toll
suffering and fear darken the path
which leads TO fame; the final
victory scarce compe1sates fol
| that which was endured in achiev,
| hight; the recollection of early
Trial saddens and softens later
success; often the most ardent
spirit would hesitate and turn
back were it not for the consuming
desire to excel which impels the
toiler onward and never permits
his weary brain to more than
briefly flag in it's task. Melancho
ly is not pessimlsm. The pessi
mlstsare those who have never
striyen. and succeeded. A touch
of sadness tinges the minds of the
greatest, the wisest and the best.
Truly great men are rare.
Extraordinary combinations of
circumstances alone produce them;
there must be q meeting Of the
man and the event; both the mind
and the occasion must be ready,
and when the time comes the great
soul, taught patience, courage and
sagacity, leaps. to Its opportunity
and the flood of enthusiasm and
ardor overwhelms all. obstacles;
without the severe discipline Of
waiting it could not have succeed
ed, but in the hour Of triumph the
melancholy of past failure cannot
wholly disappear. Perhaps it is
best that great men should be
subject to melancholy. The recol
lection of their own disappoint-
ments gives them more sympathy
for human suffering, and they can
judge, with tenderness, our follies
and our frailties. A few lofty and
far seelngs.intellec,s lead, though |
their influence may for,' The time
be unfclt, and when they::aa |
wisdom and. mercy the lesson Will |
not be lost.-Louisyllle Courier
Journal.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11
Address Registered Letters containing
Currency TO
N ew Orleans
n ational Bank,
New ORLEANS, La

REMEMBER That the only genuine
Louisiana State Lottery Tickets issued
under the State Charter, are recogniz.
cd By the highest Courts, are invariably
signed by N. A. Dauphin, President.
Endorsed by Generals Beasregard and
Early, Supervisors of the Drawings,
and guaranteed by National Banks OF
New Orleans, as to the payment Of its
prizes. None others are Genuine.
All so.called "Snpplements,p "Origi-
nal Little Louisiana or other imita-
items With unlawful use Of tho Louisia-
ma Stale Lottery Companyss name, by
pcrsons unknown. under assumed OF
fictitious names, are attempts TO deceive
tho public by fake pretsnse, Offering
no guaranteed whatsoever. "a 5.
REMEMBER THAT. ONE DOLLAR
y the price Of the smallest part Of, frac-
lion of n ticket Issued ID any drawing.
Anything ii onrs name oiiorIed 81 ! lesas
prizes = eithet q count erlsIs 81 asNin-
~ ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ "a s
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11
Didn't Want Him.

Mamma said Willie, will
Deacon jerks 80 to Heaven when
he dles2"
Il think so.
well, ] hope he won't"
WHY, dear, do you have such
naughty hopess"
Because, if he gets there, he
Will s want to run the whole place"
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11
UNPRECEDENTED ATTRAC
TON! Over a Million Distributed
s ~ Vsssss,--ss,1IsScsss;sVUasusa
Z: i :
Louisiana State lottery
Company.

Incorporated by the Legislature
for educational and charitable
purposes, and it's franchise made a part
OF tho present State constitution, in
1879. by an OVERWHELMING POPU.
LAR VOTE.
Its GRAND EXTRAORDINARY
DRAWINGS take place SeA,i-Annually
lJnne and December). and its GRAN D
SINGLE NUMBER DRAWINGS take
place on each Of the other ten months
IN the year, and are all drawn in pub.
nc, at the Academy Of music, New o.
leans, La.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

"We do hereby certify that we super
Wise the arrangements for all the month
y and Semi-Ahnual Drawings of the
Louisiana State Lottery Co., aud in per.
son manage and control the Drawings
themselves, and that tho same are con-
daeted with honesty, fairness ami good
faith towards all parties, and we au-
thorIze the Company TO use this certif-
.lcate, with the fac-Simlles ofo sigma
tuies attacked, in it's advertisements"
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

ONE DOLLAR will secure the
New Orleans Weekly Picayune
tor . year. It IS a 16-page paper
with reliable market reports and
interesting reading matter for all
classes. Il is issued every Thurs
day morning to reach all post
offices Saturday, this afordlng
excellent Sunday reading matter.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11
To Get

I'm one store where went to buy Hoods
Sarsaparilla the clerk tried to induce me buy
their own instead of Hoods; he told me theirs
would last longer; that might take it on ten
days trial; that IL I did not like it need not
pay anything, etc. But he could not prevail
on me to change. told him knew what
Hoods Sarsaparilla was. Ihad taken Il, was
satisfied with 1t, and did not want any other.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

If you feel unable to do your
work, and have that tired feeling,
take DR.. j. H. McLcan's Ssrsapa-
rilla; it will make you bright, &C.
tive and vigorous. Sold by Gill.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11
Hoods

When ! began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla
1 was feeling real miserable, suffering
a great deal with dyspepsia, and so weak
that at times could hardly stand. Hooked.
and had for some time. like person in CON
sumption. Hoods Sarsaparilla did me so
much good that wonder at myself sometimes,
and my friends frequently speak of it." Mrs.
ELLA a. Corr, 81 Terrace Street, Boston.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

The Louisiana State Fair and
Shreveport Exposition win present
its Fourth Annual Exhibit at Shrey-
port, beginning Tuesday, the stI
Gay OF October, and ending Mon
day the l4th. Past experience en-
ables the management to enlarge
the scope of usefulness and attrac-
hveness Of the various exhibits of
our agricultural and other products
and increase the premium lists to
the highest point of liberality. Bet
ter crops, fatter and better cattle.
larger and stronger work animals,
and encouragement in all industrial
pursuits is the sure outcome of these
exhibits. Everybody should raise
something for competition, or send
something useful or attractive to
exhibit, and go to Shreveport dur
ing Fair week. An immense num-
Der of attractions are engaged by
the management that viii prove in
strllctive as we'll as amusing.
Competitive prize and exhibition
drills OF the crack military compa-
MES of the Southwest will be a
grand feature Of the Exposition. A
special committee are now perfect.
ing arrangements to entertain them.
Trotting, running and pacing
races will have an unusual number
OF entries Of the fastest'horses.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11
Be Sure

Il you have made up your mind to buy
dood's sarsaparilla do not be induced to take
any other. Hoods Sarsaparilla is peculiar
medicine, possessing, by virtue Of Its peculiar
combination, proportion, and preparation,
curative power superior to any other article.
a Boston lady who knew what she wanted,
and whose example is worthy imitation, tells
her experience below:
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11
JEFF Davis Deed.

A Union soldier from Michigan
relates the following anecdese of
the Southern Confederacy. He
says that he was captured duling
the war while on q journey to car
~ important information TO a
Union general. The prisoner
ao0ke1 forward to cruel treatment,
but was determiadedto lie mute.
One day Jefferson Davis himself
came to the town where he was,
and be and about q dozen other
Yankee prisoners were called be-
fore him. The prisoner conclud-
ed that the moment OF his seyerest
ordealfhad come. He said: .The
careworn face of the Confederate
= - =
president lighted up as he saw
the prisoners, and he made the
following speech, qThis day is the
birthday of my mother, and I
promised her long ago that on
this day ] would always do some
good deed in her remembrance.
Now for her sake and for the love
4 owe her, | set you all Free !
ship Mr.. Davis, every year, said
the greatful man, "a box of the
finest fish that can be canght in
these waters. School World.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

Pimples, boils and other hu-
mors, are liable to appear when
the blood gets heated, The best
remedy IS Or. j. II. McLean's Sar.
saparilla. Sold by Gil.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

Distress after eating, heartburn
sick headache, and indigestion are
cured by Dr. j. H. McLean's Liv-
er and Kidney Plllets (littlc pills).
Sold by Gill.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

What's the matter with
that silver dollarl It's all
right, for you can now use it
IN paying for the New Or
leans Weekly Tinles-D DEM
Ocrat for a whole year.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

&c. c. G. certai., Chill Cure" the
most pleasant to take ofall fever and
Agne Remedies. Warranted to cure
Chills aud Fover. Solaby Joseph Shell.
ton.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

Children like to take c. C. c., the
pleasant and guaranteed cure for Fe-
yer, Ague and Malaria-better than
qnininc. Sold by Joe Shelton.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

Sick headache is the bane OF
many lives. This annoying CON-
plant may be cured and prevent
ed by the occasional use OF DR.. j.
Z. McLean's LAYER and Kidney
Pillets little pillsl. Sold BY G.
G. Gill.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

a -
So this is prohibition towns
said Q. draniner to the landlord Of
a small local option townin Tex
as.
Yes, We don't allow any llquor
to be sold If we can possibly pre-
vent, but, sir, there are men in this
town SO utterly devoid Of honor
and principle that for 90 cents
they gould peddle out this LIQUID
Summation. What do you think
OF such an unprinc,plea scondrsl2n
II strikes melt is a mere mat.
Ter OF business. Where can ind
that unprinciplod scoandrel?''
I am the man. Follow me!r'
When the drummer returned his
moustaehe was moist md be was
eat . quarter. Texas Siftings
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

Your silver dollar is worth
more to-day than it ever was
before. Why? Because with
It you can now get the New
Orleans Weekly Times
Democrat for a whole year.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11
AGENTS WANTED EvERIW nEE

w FOR CLUB RATES, or any fur.
thor information desired, write legibly
to the undersigned, clearly stating
your residence, with States County,
Street and Number. More rapid return
mail delivery will be assured by your
enclosing an envelope bearing your full
address.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

Disease lies in ambush for the
weak; q feeble constitution is i'll
adapted to encounter a malarious
atmosphere and sudden changes
OF temperature, and the least ro-
bust are usually the easies. vic
TINS. DR.. J. II. McLean's Sar.
.saparllla will give tone, vitality.
and strength to the entire body.
Sold by Gill.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11
An Amended Prayer,

There is smart little boy Of
our acquaintance whose memory
is 4 good deal like his trousers
pocket-a receptacle for all sorts
of odds and ends, which sre le-
tanned with no little pertlaacity,
but In more or less picturesque
disorder. Things pop up ncw
and then in a odd way. The other
night this little boy undertook to
say his prayers before going to
bed. He began all right
Now | lay me dowa to sleep
pray the Lord my soul to keep;
If should
Here he "got stuck for a mo-
ment, and seemed to be cropping
around for the remainder of the
lines. Then, all at once, he steam
ed ahead:
If should chance to fall below
Degosthenes or Cicero,
lpray the Lord my soul to take
Boston Transcript.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11
Important.

Al ordinary letters containing Postal
Notes, Money Orders issued by MI Tx
press Companies OF New York Ex-
Addressed
N. A. DAUpHIN.
New Orleans, La.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

We said that after Sept.
IS 1880, One Dollar would
do it. So it will. Send One
Dollar and secure The best
newspaper in America for'
one year The New ,lleallS|
Weekly lellld
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11

The most popular Eminent, is
the old reliable, DR.. j. H. McLean's
Volcanic Oil Liniment. Sold by
Gill.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-10-11
Sarsa parilla

eoid BY oil druggists 81 six for IS. Prepared only
by C.L HOOD CO., Apothecaries, Lowell Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-05-29
Bound 10 BE Married.

A case in which young lady of Lee
County, Texas, availed herself of the
privilege of leap year with a vengeance
is reported by a local paper. The
young lady is daughter of John A.
Maxwell, a farmer and stock-raiser,
who lives sixteen miles in a northeast.
erly direction from Giddings, and who
is one of the most prominent, highly
respected, and well-to-do citizens OF
the county. The novelty about the
elopement is that, instead of the young
young man stealing away the bride
and assisting her in her flight, she actu-
ally went after and stole him away,
At the dead hour of the night, after
they had retired, she stealthily left the
house, went to the lot and saddled q
horse, and started to her lovers
house in binding rainstorm. In or
der to reach his home she had TO swim
creek. After accomplishing this
brave feat she was safe, for by the
next morning the water was spread al
over the bottom, and pursuit was i'm
possible. Toledo Bee.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-05-29
A Pensioners Story Of Washington.

According 10 the census of 1880 there
were six pensioners of the Revolution
airy war then living in the United
States. One of them was Elizabeth
Betz, of TINS city, who was so years
old, and the Youngest of the six. She
is still living here, and, as the five
other pensioners were very old In 1880,
1T is possible that she is the sole sur
vivor entitled to pension as a repre-
sentative of a revolutionary soldier.
She is the widow of q drummer in that
war She was married to him forty
five years ago, he being at the time
almost a nonagenarian. He has been
dead forty years. Mrs. Betz is now
feeble in mind and body.
A few years ago she was fond of re-
lating an experience that she said her
husband had with General Washing
ton. One night, according to this
story, when the army was in New Jer-
sey, her husband and a comrade stole
from camp and purloined a number of
fat geese from neighboring farmer.
As they We're returning with their
plumber they were halted by an officer,
whom they recognized as the Comman-
der-in-chief. He questioned them as
to what they had been doing, and he
administered to them a severe repri-
mnnd for appropriating property that
did not belong TO them He did not
order them to carry it back to the own
er, however, and they took it to their
mess. Drummer Betz had the temer-
ity to take one of the geese next day
and leave it mt Washington's head
quarters, with his compliments. The
day following the General sent an or
derly to thank the drummer for the
very nice and tender -HayrisJl burg
pa letter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-05-29
A Canadian Game Fish.

In appearance fresh-run salmon
and fresh-run winanishe do not differ
much more than salmon from different
rivers. The back of a winanis,he is
greener blue, and in fish just out of
water can be seen to be marked with
olive spots, something like the YER
miculations on trout; the silvery
sides are more iridescent, the X-marks
are more numerous and less sharply
defined: the patches of bronze, pur-
pie, and green on the gill-covers are
larger and more brilliant, and with
them are several large round black
spots. AS the water grows warm the
bright hues get dull, and toward Au-
tumn the rusty red color and hooked
lower jaw of the spawning salmon de-
velop. As the winanishe. unlike the
salmon, feeds continuously, and in
much heavier and swifter water than
salmon lie in, 1T has a simmer body
and larger fins, so that fve-pound
winanishe can leap higher and oftener
than grilse and fight like ten
pound salmon. The variety of its hab-
its, which are a compound of those OF
the trout and those of the salmon, with
some peculiarities of It's own, gives
great charm to winanishe angling, and
opportunity for every style, from the
floating fly" on tiny hooks to the "sink
and draw" of the salmon east. 1t takes
the fly readily when in the humor,
though wary and capricious like all its
relations. and fights hard, uniting the
dash of the trout with the doggedness
and ingenuity of the salmon.
In railway and hotel prospectuses
the winanishe weighs from five to four
teen pounds. In Lake st. John and
the Decharge the average is two and
n half; four-pounders are large and
not too plentiful, while six-pounders
are scarce.-Dr. Leroy II. Yale and
j. O.. Aylicvn Creighton, IN Serb
o1e9-'s
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-05-29
A Pet Owl.


My own bird is at liberty. This he
uses to the very best of his ability,
making the third member in our small
house. He is by no means the least
important, for he claims and receives
the greatest attention at meal times.
He steps from his perch on to the hand,
sits on the place appointed for him,
and chatters all the time ii Is III prog
ress. Sometimes, by way of a change,
he will run about inspecting all things
he is very swift of foot and most inquis-
tive. Very affectionate, too; he shows
that plainly. He is about more in the
daytime than in the evening or night,
and he will sit i'll the full light of the
sun, All through the hot summer of
1887 he has done so as matter of
choice.
His food consists of mice of all kinds,
birds of the finch tribe, old and young.
Starlings, blackbirds, and thrushes he
will not eat, nor insects such as charters
and others of similar kind; he will
not even look at them. 1t is not always
possible to procure birds and mice for
him; then he viii content himself with
tender, lean beef, quite fresh. He is SC
particular in that matter though, that
he will not eat fresh pork. He seldom
drinks water, and never uses ii for the
purpose of washing, preferring to roll
and scratch about in lump of drift
sand like domestic fowl In fine
feather he now is, and he keeps him
self beautifully clean His legs are
long, and he uses his toes and claws
with the deXteiity of a monkey in fact,
when at his little games he is more like
n little monkey than an owl.
His conversation, kept up continually,
is Groom and chatter, and when in
high glee he will puff the feathers oi
his throat out and look intently at ME
with his bright yellow eyes and treat
us with solo sounding like the gobble
of some unfortunate turkey. If ask him
as a particular favor to change that
tune, he viii give n succession of shrill
barks like a terrier. He roars like a
tiger when his dignity is rufiied, and
squeaks like pig. This does not occui
very often, and when it does the fault
is my own. 1t generally happens when
he Is introduced to strangers, which he
hates. As rule he is most amiable
If / want TO cure man of melancholy
and never-smillinS grief / would pre-.
sent him with n little owl, the Punchi
nello of his tribe. Il OrRhW Magazine
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-05-29
Queen YicfOria's Rings.

It is said that the three rings which
Queen Victoria prizes the most highly
are First of all, her wedding ring,
which she has never taken off; then a
small enamel ring, with a tiny dia-
mond in the center, which the Prince
Consort gave her at the age of 16; and
an emerald serpent, which he gave her
as an engagement ring. For many
years after the Prince Consort's death
her Majesty slept with these rings on
her fingers, only taking them off to
wash her hands, as the water would, OF
course, spoil the enamel.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-05-29

without loss Of time when the intestinal canal
IL blocked up by reason Of constipation, chronic
or temporary. 1t should DO borne I'm mind that
this ailnent Is prone to become lasting and OBJ
stinste. and breed other and worse complaints.
Hoststter's Stomach Bitters Is The precise reme-
dy TO remove the obstruction effectually, but
without drenohing or weakening the blockaded
bowels. a consequence always to be apprehended
from the use of violent laxatives, which arc
among the most pernicious of the cheap nos
trums swallowed by the credulous and misin-
formed. The fat of experience. and Of the medi-
cal profession, sanctions the claims OF this
standard aperient. Not only as source of re-
lief and permanent regularity to the bowels.
liver and stomach but rs means OF feinedyng
and preventing kidney and bladder troubles, and
fever aud ague IL is Without peer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-05-29
Some of the Ages OF Man.

Old Homeboy-There, there, my
love, we shall not quarrel. You and
Nellie go ahead to the opera and ex-
cuse me tonight; l am such foolish
old homebody, but somehow L can not
enjoy anything half so much of late
years as stopping quietly right in the
house nights. / dare say it is the lean
and slipper'd" pantaloon age creeping
over me. / shall wait up for you, how
ever.
Old Homeboy (once more, but an
hour later)-Ho, no, boys; so glad you
came so promptly. Did YOU fetch the
bones, Jerry? Good, lad! Just scoop
the traps off that round table and drag
up the chairs. Why. l actually feel
like schoolboy. Divide up those
chips and select a banker, while away
to the cellar to look for labeled cob
webs -EDOch
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-05-29
Edible Flowers.

The flowers of an Indian tree, the
Mohwa (Bassia Catifolia), are men
toned by Mr. F. l.. Simonds, f. l.. S.,
as being most remarkable on account
of their large proportion of sugar,
which reaches 63t per cent. They fall
off and cover the ground, a single tree
yielding many hundredweights OF
corollas. These form-both fresh and
dried-a staple of food in many places,
and, as rule, are eaten once or twice
a day 10y the poorer classes of the wild
tribes Of central India and in parts OF
Rajpootana, Bombay and Bengal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-05-29

The honor of originating Arbor Day
belongs to Nebraska, and it was insti-
tuted and named by the Nebraska
State Board of Agriculture. The holi-
day seems of so recent institution that
one feels little surprise to be remind
ed that it was first observed in Nebras-
ka in April, 1872, and therefore IL IL
years old. Over million trees were
planted in Nebraska the first Arbor
Day. Two years later it was the sub
ject of proclamation by the Governor
of the State, and in the winter OF 1879
the Legislature passed an act designat-
ing the odd of April as Arbor Day, and
making it one of the legal holidays.
The idea commended itself SO heartily
to the people that last year the festival
had become established in twenty
seven States and three Territories,
several of the States having by law
made it legal holiday. The Western
States, which realize most fully the
value of forest tree adopted Arbor
Day earliest and with the most enthu-
siasm, closing the schools, suspending
business, and accompanying the cere-
monies of tree-planting with songs and
speech making, while liberal annual
premiums are awarded in some States
for the greatest amount of tree-plant-
ing. What varieties of trees and shrubs
are best to plant and how to plant
them became one of the most interesting
| subjects of discussion. Kansas followed
closely in the wake of Nebraska. Min
nesota, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, most of
the New England and some of the
Southern States soon caught the idea,
and many millions of trees and shrubs
for service and beauty have been
planted as the outgrowth of the Ne
braska thought.
Arbor Day is now not only an es-
tablished festival but an educational
feature of East, West, and South. 1t
| fosters taste for the beautiful and a
love of nature, especially among the
school children; it cultivates spirit
of improvement, and teaches methodi-
CAL intelligent system of tree culture
and management. - NeaU England
Homestead.