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Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15
Matrimonial Condolences.

They had just had their first
quarrel. The violence of the storm
had spent itself, but the calm that
followed was ominous.
Mr.. Corhins," said the wife at
last, with cold, biting sarcasms
you have often complimented me
On the beauty of my teeth. Take
q look at them, ifyou please. Here
they are''
And she took them out and
placed them on the table.
Madam" replied Mr. Corkins,
without betraying any surprise,
you have frequently spoken otmy
glorious dark eyes. Here is one
OF them. ObIise me by looking
at it, madam"
Ard he took out glass eye and
laid It beside the teeth.-Chscago
Tribune.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15
HOMER La. FRIDAY FEBRUARY Is, 1880.
The Gypsy and t!:e Girls.

Ihe Misses jIyarts, daughters
Of Senator EyaGt@, tell Of . proph
ecy that has come to pass regurd-
ing the next mistress Of The White
House. It was several winters 400,
IN " ashln9ton, when they and the
Harrisons were living there. /
party Of English gypSics Wander
cd into the capital and establish
ed themselves ID 2 suburban sta
bic. The compay hal gYp3Y
queen, OF course, and she told for
tunes. She locked like q witch.
She let her long, black hair all
down her back and lanola around
her swarthy face. She wore o
dingy, nondcscliptrobc. She spoke
in mystic phrases, although her
enumeration was distinctly cock
ncy. She vas a shrcwd creature.
The Misses Eyarts were with q
bevv OF g,rls who visited the oyD-
sy Queen with aIrs. Harrison IS
chaperon. Il WAS aIl for 4 lark
and the surn;sc is that one Of the
iocose naideos found onnort,,n;tv
to give points to the witch. Apv.
how she knew ,b;ncs ohout so,,a
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15
Severe Classes CT Blcoa Po.scn.

Thousands suffer from blood
poison, who would be cured ifthey
gave L B b. Botanic Blood Balm
trial. Send to The Blood Balm
Co., Atlanta, Ga, for book Of
wonderful cures, that convince The
most skeptical. | is sent free.
j. Q. Gibson, Mari,llan, Miss.
writes: ''For 4 number of years
| suffered untold agonies from
blood poison. Several prominent
physicians did me little if any
good. / began to use 3 B b with
very little faith, but, to my utter
surprise it has made ne well
and hearty person."
Il. L. Hallerton, Macon, Ga,
writes: 81 contracted blood pois,
on. l first tried physicians, and
then weat to Hot Springs, / re,
turned home a ruined man physi-
cally. Nothing seemed to do ne
any good. My mother persuaded
me to try B b B. 70 my utter
establishment every ulcer quickly
heaIed.'
Benjamin Harris, Atlanta, Ca,
writes: Il suffered wears from
sypilitic blood poison which re.
fused to be cured by all treatment.
Physicians pronounced it q hope
less case. l had no appetite, |
had pains in hips and joints and
my kidneys were diseased. lily
throat was liberated and my breast
a mass of running sores. In this
condition | commenced q use of
3 3 B. 1t healed every ulcer and
sore and cured me completely
within two months.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15
The Biggest Pair Of Shoes Ever
Matie.

A shoemaker Of Atlanta, Ga,
has just finished he largest pair
Of shoes ever made for actual use.
1t took piece of leather contain
ing l,04O square inches to make
Tue uppers, and 1850 to make the
soles. That is 1900 square inches
altogether. If that leather were
cut into two strips an eighth OF
an inch wide, and made into one
long string, the string would be
$4,000 inches long. The soles
weigh 81 pounds. The soles are
Ia inches long: $ wide and 81
inches deep, Thas doesn't count
the heel, which would add anoth-
er inch to the depth. --NNeae Eork
Press.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15
Hereditary.

Ny father died Of Cancer. aNG
the same trouble developed nca"
my right eye in 1888. Il was at
first a strawberry color, but chang
ed to purple; and grew to the size
of q partridge eggg. My right eye
became much iN'iamed and the
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15
A House Baiit Of Paper.

There is paper house in At
lanta. No wood, brick, iron or
other material is used about the
building. AT 10S Decatur street
neat little store, painted sky,
blue, has attracted considerable
attention for the past week. The
Caudy color is not the cause of
the little building being the object
of so much attention, but the ma
terial Of which it is constructed
makes it q novelty. 1t is made
entirely of paper. The store is
owned by Mr.. August Sineoya,
and was built by Frenchman
named Smith (spelled of course
in a French way who is agent
for the paper OF which it is con
structed. The rafters, the wealth
erboarding, the roof and the floor
ing are all made Of thick, com
pressed paper boards, imperyious
to water and as durable as wood.
The house cannot catch on fire as
easily as wooden building, be
cause the surface of the paper is
smooth and hard. The building
is used as a store by Neal Kelly,
who says he finds it warm in cool
weather and comfortable when the
weather is warm.-Atlaata, { Ga.)
Journal.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15

A Supreme love Of truth, s dis.
position to make all sacrifices for
it, and to follow 1t, though 1t lead
to contempt, loss and danger, this
is the ESSENCE Of honesty Of mind;
and where this exists it will in.
duce impartial and serious in.
curry Claiming.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15

During the early part OF the
past spring (lSSS), ny body was
covered with boi.s. At one time
more than fifty were counted on
my body and limbs. Ny face was
not exempt from the painful trou-
bic. The usual remedies would
do me 10 good. Just why l be-
gan taking S. S. s. do not know,
but almost Immediately I began
to improve. I took nearly three
bottles, and found myself entirely
we'll. 1t was your medicine which
effected the cure, when everything
else had failed. yours truly.
j. II. Fordman.
staunton, Va, Aug, /, 1883.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15

You cannot afford to live With
out newspaper; get the best. The
Times Democrat OF New Orleans
Daily and Weekly. 1t has the
largest circulation.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15
j. G.. Edwards.
Abbeville, S. C., Oct. 30, 1888

Swift's Specific is entirely a
vegetable remedy, and is the only
medicine which permanently cures
Scrofula, Blood lIumors, Cancer
and contagious Blood Poison.
Send for books on blood and Skin
Diseases, mailed fee.
The Swift Speafc Co.
Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15
), Dgiss.

/ was>the victim for five or six
years Of the worst bolls that..I ever
saw, which the doctors failed to
cure. l began S, $. S, and in o
short time the poison was driven
ont-of ny system, and not a sign
ofboils or any Otter blood trouble
has returned. / recommend S. S.
$. to everybody.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15

T. BrrNNuba, y. ". SKlGi justice
. Z l"Gae' 3D. 9 JaH,G",
Wa,Lirs pen T;yar sys,c;oto.
&C Fenasr, oFic%"s
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John G Moncnre, shroYeport ,,
ALB George, Miadon
Parishes and Times q Court.
Caddo: First Mondays in January aud
June.
BSssler: lhird M0n"&Js IL January
anu june
"oOS1er' fH0' N''""J III 1 e0l "%'f
and July.
i,isuyilIs; Second MONDAYS in February
ana july
Claiborne: Third Mondays in February
aud July.
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I'io"' $3.50 1-0'''-'' III --','s'' '<'''
October.
lincoln. Second Mondays u March pnd
o..a,.n
o''o"ei'
Jackson: Third Mondays i'll March and
October.
-, ,,, ",
S.ia"e''' io"f'h "onusy' III %iarcs'
and October.
VIM: First MONDAYS in April end \ {.
o,,1..
EstchltOcheS: SECOND GoGdays in April
and November.
c.l,;n.. ru,,t. ,toraou :, ,u,;l ..a
'a'.n'' o"i - 'i''-''s ID . pr am
NoSemoss'
DsSota: Frat Mondays in Nay and De-
cember.
Red River: Third Mondays in Nay and
",
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THIRD DISTRICT Court.
: Composed Of the Parishes Of Claiborne,
union and J,,c,l,
-,
Aiisn barhSaaie' austen. Jndse.
Ell M'Cleadca, Homer Dist. Attorney.
-
CLAIBORNE FAhl5H'
Frat term comaepces the Second
M.n..u; :, 1.a, ~ a.,
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sscsnd term eommene's Gil tiie fhIres
Monday in March. No iary.
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aosaay IN august Jury torai.
Fourth term commences on the Sec.
oaa Monday in Oct,hsr M iurv
UNION PARISH.
First tern, conmancss a, III. F;rst
49,, >, 80,
1'oauas "a Io"flaI!. Jury 'eiih O.
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sfaa ,,,aM ie'1,l coii'iisaees S,h 'h' Anit'
T''.s,, 10 July. '"'S 'ofiA' a. r.
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A0nuas Ia NoEem i 10 jury.
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Saitu Hioh'iay III 4NoFehosi. 40 jury.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15

Disappointment is often the only
thorn that guards the rose. Ney-
ckant 1rGueler.
Homer guardian. (Homer, La.) 1888-1890, 1889-02-15

The GUARDIAN for $l,G0 a year,
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-06-13
Saved BY the Lightning.
1 was to be shot.

was to be shot.
No bandage was put over my eyes.
stood facing the file of soldiers in
the middle of the quadrangle, and no.
ticed that the officer with the drawn
saber placed himself at the extremity
of the line, composed of six men. In
that supreme moment | also noticed
that their uniform was bright with
steel accoutrement. Their helmets
were of steel, and their carbines, as
they raised them and pointed them at
me, glittered with the same FURNISHED
metal.
There was Il moments pause while
the men took aim; then / saw the OIL
Ger raise his barred saber as the signal
to fire. 1t flashed in the air. With q
suddenness impossible to convey ths
whole quadrangle blaZed with an awful
light. 1t crossed my brain with in
Simultaneous conviction that this amaz-
ing glare was the instantaneous con-
viction of being shot, and that the bull
lets had pierced my brain and heart
and caused this frightful sense of all
pervading flame.
at is over" 1 said; ''that was the
bullets"
But presently there forced itself
upon my dazed senses a sound-a con-
fusion of sounds-darkness succeeding
the bright misunderstanding itself into
gloomy daylight; tumult; a heap OF
stricken, tumbled men lying stonestill
before me. Then it all burst upon me
with distinct conviction. The storm
which had been gathering all the
morning had eliminated its blacklist
and most electric point Immediately
overhead. The file of soldiers ap.
pointed to shoot me stood exactly IN.
der it.
Sparkling with bright steel they
stood shoulder to shoulder, a complies
lightning conductor. and at the end Of
the chain they formed their officer, ki
the critical moment raised his shining,
naked blade toward the sky. Instan-
taneousiy heaven opened, and the
lightning fell, attracted by the bur.
nished steel. From blade to carbines
from helmet to breastplate it ran,
shifting every man dead as he stood.
They fell like row of ninepins.
The electric fame licked the life out
of seven men in second-not one
moved again. = Dreams and Dream
Stories.
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Amx.,sr,ou. Shooting.

PARIS, Texas, June 10.-Mike Dunn,
a coal HEAVIER in the Santa Fe yards,
went to a saloon night before last and
drank number of glasses of beer. At
1920 O'Clock he started to leave the
place. Outside the house he met a
man whom he patted on the shoulder
and fac3. Without a word the man
stepped back, drew pistol and shot
Dunn. The ball entered the body just
above the right nipple and came out
under the left arm-pit. The man who
did the shooting appeared to be stranC-
er TO the eye-withesses. One claimed
that it was young man named Poad,
who lives ten miles north of the city.
OfficarS went to his home, where they
found him asleep. Several cred1table
witnesses stated that he was at home
in bed when the shooting was done.
The saloon where the shooting took
place was just outside the city limits.
Dunn, it is thought, cannot recover.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-06-13
Seattle Quieting Down After the
Great Blaze.
Men at Johnstown Pa, Refuse to
Work for 81 so Per Day.
Texas Receivers 100000 Acre:
From the Southern Pacific.
A Violent Mob-Other Items of
Interest.

SEATTLE, w. T., June H.-The town
is rapidly quieting down again after
the great blaze of last week, through
the vigorous measures to maintain or
der. There are still many families
who find their only shelter under
tents, and bankers and merchants are
opening up their business in any place
where business is possible. The mil
1tia and special police still continue to
patrol the streets, and no one who has
not pass is allowed to enter the burnt
district. Numerous attempts at burg
larry have been frustrated, and one
thief who was caught narrowly es-
capped being lynched. Several muir
derous assaults which were made on
merchants during the fire are now be-
ing reported, although it is still inpos-
possible to correctly ascertain the loss
of life. 1t is not generally believed
that more than i've persons persisted.
Tie previous suffering has been allie
waited by the arrival of bounteOus sup
plies, which are being distributed.
The bank vaults have been uncovered
and opened, and their contents found
to be uninjured.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-06-13
Festive Little Seals.

The recent heavy capture of seals off
Newfoundland will not, despite re-
ports to the contrary, make sealskin
sacks any less expensive next season.
says the New York Mail and Express
1t is indeed difficult to disassociate the
seal from the sack constructed from his
outer covering, but only seals from
certain localities may be used for this
purpose and seals caught off New
foundland are not of that kind. 1t is
the Alaskan seal and the japanese
seal whose fur is available for femi-
nine wrap.
Yet the catch is one of moment, for
there are most important uses to
which these seals are to be put.
Though the arctic seal, as these are
called, is covered with Hair. long AID
coarse and thick and bristly, yet scrap
ing this off the skin itself becomes
valuable for tanning purposes. For
that it goes principally to Great Bri-
tain. Here it is used for the most
part in the manufacture of pocket
books and tennis shoes.
Just below the skin lies layer OF
fat known as the pelt. This might
almost be called the seal itself. for all
that lies beneath Shis is a thin men,
framework and digestive apparatus.
These form but a small part of him.
An excellent quality of what is known
as seal oil is extracted from the pelt
and the tallow-like substance that re-
mains has q value commercially.
The catch has been made early this
year, the season only opening March
10. The fleet of vessels engaged in
the search must have very quickly
met with herds of them. The vessels
will have time for second or perhaps
a third trip, though the season lasts
but little over a month. These arc
tic seals whelp in the north in the lat
ter part of February and drift down
on the ice in the early spring. As the
ice melts in more temperate regions
the young seal drop of into the water
and are then sufficiently grown to
take care of themselves. 1t is the OBJ
ject of the sealers to capture the little
animals known as the ''white coats"
while still on the floating ice. Later
on the larger animals, up to the 400
pound male known as the hooded seal,
are hunted. The white coats" not
over four feet long and of 40 to SO
pounds weight, offer little resistance
and are easily killed by a blow over
the head.
The seal fishery will be most profit
able this year. One of the vessels just
returned to port has cargo of q 700
seals. The market value Of these is
something over 81 apiece. Allowing
for the running expenses of the vessel,
the proportional share of the catch to
the vessels officers and crew, yet the
profit to the owners will be an exceed
ingly neat one.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-06-13
Going OuT.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June 11.-An exc
dus set in here to-day which, before
the day closes, will have reduced. the
number of men now here by many
hundreds. The willing, but hard
working volunteer laborers, began to
leave early this morning, and the train
leaving here at a. m. took oyer 400
away. This is merely beginning of the
great Out-pouring that will set in to-
morrow, and many are leaving to-day
in order to avoid the rush tomorrow.
Among those who left this morning
were $50 labOrerS from the Hartman
Steel company, Beaver Falls. They
said they would not work for $3.50 for
General Hastings or anybody else. 1t is
the general opinion here that
General 5eGtaf Hastings has - made a
men than paid at present, 50, and that
the result will be temporary cessa-
ton of work. One of the first things
to be done by General Hastings will be
to discharge the 500 policemen now do
ing duty here. In this connection
there is likely to be much grumbling
and hard talk. 1t has been decided
they should not be paid out of the ra-
ton fund, but that the county, whose
olAOAAh uOpOtlDCu bIlOus SlOulu pay IOI
their services. Some persons look for
trouble from this source. but this is
credited by but few. The general
opinion being that the question will be
amicably sett led. Ali the men en-
pioyed by Booth and Flynn will be paid
off to-day, and discharged and trans
portation furnished for as many as
do not wish to work for the state at
$3.50 per day. A number of the men
will remain, but the great majority
will leave. A number of the prOprie-
tors of stores are hurrying to get their
places of business in order and open
up. Already a number have done so,
and this has done much to encourage
others. A more cheerful and hopeful
feeling prevails, and is daily increas-
ing. The work all over the valley is
being pushed to-day with vigor as if
the present force were trying to show
how much they could do. The channel
of the river above the stone bridge is
being fast cleared. and while compare
lively little impression has been made
on the great mass of debris near the
bridge, the results along the channel
are very marked.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-06-13
a HAIRLESS Corporation Aren,

MANCHESTER, N. H., June IL
There is feeling of intense indigna-
tion among the operatives and citizens
generally over the action of the Amos
keag corporation in the matter of relief
for the Conemaugh sufferers. In the
Jefferson mills subscription papers had
been passed around among the help by
one of the overseers, and good sums re-
allied, in one room upward of 500 hay
ing been collected. When Ex-Governor
Herman F. Straw, the agent of the
corporation, heard of the matter he or
dered that all the money collected be
paid back to subscribers and the pass
ing of subscription papers discontinued
This order has provoked storm of in
dignaut protest from the operatives
who claim that they are entitled to dis
pose of their earnings as they see fit
The gentleman states that it is rule
of the corporation not to permit the
circulation of subscription papers in
any of the rooms, and he cannot make
an exception in this case.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-06-13
Forfeit Their Land.

AULTIN, Tex, June 1.-THE cele-
brated case of the state against the
Texas railroads for the forfeiture of
$4,000, 900 acres of land was decided yes
terday. Several months ago Attorney
General Hogg began suit in the court
against the Southern Pacific and their
lines for the return to the state of fif-
teen million acres of land which had
been given to the railways on certain
conditions These conditions the state
showed were violated, the forfeiture
of the land was demanded. Judge
Key decided in favor of the state and
held that the railroads had Willfully
violated the conditions and had no
titles to the lands. A great portion of
the land has passed into other hands,
having been sold by the railroads, and
under the decision the supposed own
ers have no titles.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-06-13
After Montana Bobber..

HELENA, Mont, Sune 1O.-A posse
of determined men who is in pursuit of
a band OF thieves in Northern Montana
that has been committing numerous
depredatiOns in the Missouri river
valley. in the vicinity of Craig. 1t is
said the robbers have boat in which
they travel at night and secret ii
in the brush during the day. 1t will
have to be abandoned at great Falls
if they hope to escape capture, as no
tice has been given to the officials
but it is hardly probable that the rob-
bers will reach that place as the posse
numbering at least a dozen men, is on
their trail and will undoubtedly catch
up with them long before they reach
it. AS the robbers are armed, fight
will certainly ensue before they can be
captured.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-06-13
wasted Eloquenoe.

He had halted under an awning q
get out of the rain and his back W4s
to Abraham as the latter sat in tbs
store door and remarked.
mine frendt, let me sell YOU 4 rub
Der oafergoat VERY sheap. l cad
make you one at dollar. If you hal
a rubber oyergoat you can go along
and nefer mind der rain" -
The man did not turn or answer.
you vhas VERY foolish" continued.
the clothier, 'sfer you neffer get
another sooch bargain ash dot. How,
you like an umbrella for seexty cents
Ell? / hat some shust ash good ash
you puy for two dollar at der storesz
If you hat an umbrella you vhas all
right in der wet weather. Come in.
my frendt, und select der sort of hand
die dot suit you." /.
The man under the awning was like
8 piece of statuary.
s'It vhas dull day NIT me. und
like to get rid of something. Dot c6ai
Of yours vhas VERY shabby for sooch 9
shentleman's ash you yhas. Il vhaa
no match for your pants, onyhow. ]
haf two hoonered to select from, und
if you like to shtep in I.make der prics
ali right. l can sell you peter one
for tree dollar-a mislit dot some con.
] gresham doap' take away. PLEASE
walk right in -
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The wood of the canoe birch is used
exclusively. The logs are sawed into
pieces twenty-eight inches long, which
are thoroughly steamed and cut into
veneer. The veneer is cut into long
ribbons three inches in width, and
these ribbons, eight or ten of them at
q time, are run through the toothpiek
machinery, coming out at the other
end, the perfect pieces falling into the
basket. the broken pieces and the re-
fuse falling into another. The picks
are packed into boxes. 1900 in q box,
by girls, mostly comely-looking young
squaws, and are then packed into
cases and finally into big boxes, ready
for shipment to all parts OF the world.
About seven and half million tooth
picks are turned out each working
day by this one establishment.-Mdss-
sfacfurer aud Builder.