Homer guardian., 1889-08-30

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informed that q telephone ex-
change will shortly be establish
ed IN this city, thirty nine sub
scrbers having been obtained al
ready. Score another point for
the "Queen City, Mr.. D. Lacy
is at the head Of the enterprise
and we wish success in his lauda
ble undertaking. -Ouachita Tl-
egrapA.
Damage to crops and parlicu-
larl y the maturing cotton crop, is
usually somewhat overestimated.
This year excessive rains have
done some damage. The advent
of worms has been more than US.
ually wide spread and general,
but they have been net with q
most determined and likewise un-
isersal opposition by the applica-
tio:l Of Parish green. Unless the
caterpillar ravagers are somewhat
exaggerated The predicted loss
will not prove very great. A few
days will determine the true stat
us of this very important crop
Shreveport Times.
We have heard Of several cases
of poisoning with Paris green dur
ing the past week, but none OF
the cases have resulted seriously
so far as we have heard. While
Paris green is a very active pois.
on, there is no necessity for any
one being hurt by 1t ifthe proper
precautions are used. Handle it
so as 10 get as little Of 1t on the
hands as possible, and be careful
to not let it get on the body. BE
careful not to scratch the skin
with the hands if you have the
poison on your hands. Illusion
Caligraph.
The vulgarity of Rev. Joe Jones
(Sam's brother) at the townsville
camp meeting last week seems te
have disgusted all who were ST
unfortunate as to have heard him
We heard serious talk about or
dering him out Of the country
We know that brother Collier
must have been greatly mortified
as 1t seems to have been on his
suggestion that this hoosier came
into our country. Joe was evi
IDENTIFY trying to initiate his noto
riOuS brother and initiated tot
much. We have no use for eithe
one Of these members Of the Jones
family. IfSam Jones ever utter
ed a genuine witticism or q senti
ment of deep pathos 1T has som'
how or other escaped publication
| All of his funny remarks partak'
more or less Of the blackguard.-
Jackson Patriot.
"The organization in North Car
olina of an independant politica
party by negroes is an outgrowtl
Of the peculiar policy pursued b,
| Tie administration IN that stat
with reference to appointments.
The favoritism apparently show
to. certain white Republicans ha
given the negroes to understan'
that they have nothing to expec
from this administration IN th
way Of Offices.
The anticipated exodus Of nc
groes to other sections Of til
south will render North Carolin
solidly Democratic. Cheatham
the only colored member Of con
gress, says that this movcmen
will make his district Democratic
| SenatorIWade Hampton, says i
an interview, that the protectio
sentiment is not growing in tls
south, and he does not believe tn
Republicans will meet with niue!
success in their Efforts to max
proselytes IN that sectlon-that
Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama o
North Carolina. An exodus Q
the negroes would, in the senator
opinion, work no injury to tn
south, but would on the contrar
tbe a benefit. He would like t
| see them settle in Now England
or in Cuba IL the United State
could get possession Of that cour
try.
Iono - a.