YOL, 13.1 , HOMER, LA,, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1889. 01.??mmmn.i .nm-.. noB ons-rra...... . nnae... - .a-m . . ...

BUY U BUY VITOM PADGITT'SSAD DLES

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u:-SADDLERY GOODS--f.OF

} C. O. FERGUSON, Homer, La.Made at Waco, Texas.

S None genuine unless bearing his name Stamped on them.

iiUOIS & BOOTll,3IArtistic and Original Designs in Novelties!

Fine Clothing, Gent's

Furnishing Goods and Hats.k Stock Large, Varied and Complete.

JORDAN & BOOTH,io.218 Texas Street, Shreveport, - - - i.

Will Duplicate New Orleans and St. Louis Prices. [ Tho only Americanftoae in Shroveport dealing in this kind of Goods. Coutriy Orderzs solicited.

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TLORSHEIM BRoS-WHOLESALE DEALERS IN-

Dry Goods, Notions,Boots, Shoes

and Hats.}oas. 5O1-5)- L4-M16 LEVEE Street SI REVE I'OR -', - LA.

P" DtDllcate any Bills bought iu any Eastern Maikteht. ,g

W. THEUS &CO-DEALER IN-

DRY GOODS,ULOTHING,BO(ITS,SHOE TS,HIATS

First llozmSe South of epot, Arcadia, Louietkna.

EST ri e on Goodu. Don't forret to call on mc when you conic foI ill make~ is to your interest.

het prirs paid for Cotton n:ztdi ll kind, of Country Prodae,* the WE T prifee given on goods. Dou't ftriget to tall on me when

saolme to Arcadia. 1 will make it to your interedt.

. A. HIELPMA N,lesale and Retail Confectioner!

LAD8' & fiENTLEThKrN'8 IESTAYURANT.Ice Cream and Oyster Parlor.

e Home Made Candy a Specialty.BED ROCK PRICES TO THE TRADE.

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On the West S.ide of the

Public Square, with

J.: W. KELLYA. Proprietor.

Thetebst Btsra daotWfISEEZWINZS IBANlDYtnd CIOGAR&can al-.way.e, b hadI at, this Bar. CombWted

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A Letter from Vildo, Ten ii.

VILDo, Tenn., Nov. 14, 1889.-As I will leave this state to-uior-row, I will give you a few moredclots before my departure.

T'he daily arrival of cotton andthe busy hum of gins in everydirection, indicate the rapid pro-gress the farmers are making ingathering their crops, by takingadvantage of tihe prescent beauti-ful weather.

Most of the corn has beengathered andl pronou need veryline, the yield being more than anaverage crop. We hope to seeithis abundaoe utilized in fatteningthe poor horses, now so niumerous.Indeed some alre so reduced inflesh as to defy bare-back ridilingand saddles are not ultogethersafefrom danger.The present cold weather brought

with it the first killing frost, theOth of October, which has alreadycaused the tender plants to droptheir heads, to be withered by themid-day sun.

Cotton has been damagecd agreat deal by the early frost, asthe top crop, though very light,has not, and will not mature.

I have had the pleasure ovisiting nearly every county inthis state and can testify that asto soil, timber and agrincuituraladvancements, west Tennessee, isfully rbreast with the best por-tion of East and middle Tennes-see. 'T'he Eastern and middle

portion is largely engaged in pro-ducing corn, wheat, clover, cotton,etc., in greatest abundance whilethe western portion is largelyengaged in producing the greatesvariety and abuhdance of dclieousfruits, such as are common to thislatitude.

I will say a few words to thereaders of the GLUADIAN then willclose. The GUiuIAN is not likesome other papers, has to favorher readers with a great bigexpensive extra, every week cladin all the habiliments of maidenattirec. I am inclined to the opin-ion that the labor and expensefor thle GUARDIANo to undertakesuch is superfluous andi uncalledfor. For instance, look at yoursubscription list at home, (thebest criterian of well meritedhonors) you are far ahead of anypaper published in north-westLouisiaun, while your patronageabroad is steadily i-creasing with

every issue. Any and all theladies can read it without the fearof having their modesty shockedor the finer sensibilitics of theirsuspectlye nature blunted. As anadvertising medium the fact ofits circulation and popularity hasonly to be known to recommend itat once to a business public 'ofevery grade. It has always potli-cially battled for the rights of thepeople, .who in every instanceendorsed its course at the ballotbox in every state issue. It hasalways donated its' time, talentand means to the advancement of,the interests of Homer and theparish, and as a rewara it villsoon hare the gratification of looking out upon the adjacent Billsand beholding electricity leaping'from the batteries of a prosper-ous city.

Well I believe my Claiborne girlhas married, and like the mockingbird, is consuming her time insinging to her mate, so I will givethem Washington's toast whilecrosisng the Deleware, here's-goodluck. P. C. W.

-- Stck beadache is the bane ofmany lives.. This annioying corn-plarnm may be enred- and preveptsed by the occasional use of Dr. J.H. McLean's Laer and Kidney-Pillets (little -lills). -$Sold by G.G. Gill.

- heatlam'. - Chill Tonic aen.thaji neither Qulaine, -Cinchoni-da, Arsenic, Strichnine or Mfer-

iy, anil does net prodnce bus-s iwar e: r or de0tn~es 6 Cure

pga~te.4

Christmas in the quarters..Through the deep gloom of the

starless night shown a light in

every cabin in the quarter, merry-ly danching and coquetting withthe sombow shadows. In front ofthe old quarter kitchen there was

a huge light stand erected, ofboards, with a layer of earth ontop. where the fire was built. Agenerous blaze crackled on thestand, and the arrowv tongues of

light half illumined the ii ithlierside of the old China tree thatstood gaunt and grim with itsleafless branches creaking nad

groaning as they were lifted sky-ward like poor, helpless and wea-ther beaten hands, raised in mute

supplication. Hard by stood themossy curb of the old well, with

its pendulous bucket, the long,swinging hand-pole, and the longsweep reeting against the deepbackground of the sky, with oneend resting on the earth and theother pointing skyward.

In the glare of the blazinglight-stand dusky figures danced

and gesticulated andn sang scrapsof quaint plantation melodies withnoisy choruses. The n aster hailgiven them permission to enjoy aregular frolic, and Pete bawledout as he entered the homely pre-cincts of the old kitchen.

"C'ri'nmas comes but once er yeah,An' ev'y po niggiah arter haye o' sha'.

"Hello, da! Uncle Mingo, hain'tyo'; nevah gwine ter git dat ole

banjo in chune?" And just thenIhe old man began a vigorous

stamping with his foot, the sonor-ous melody of the old banjo float-ed out on the wings of the night,and the cracked and quiveringvoice chanted the rude accompan-iment:

"I love party Polly, too oo-oo,An' I love party Polly, too.Toad'gin do middle, 'n 'o can' git

orbout,Toad's in de middle, 'u 'e can' git

erbon t,Toad's in de middle, 'n 'e can' git

crbout,Give 'ia half or dollar ter come out

'n (tar!"

A score of voices took up thequaint refrain, and the merry ladsand the dusky damsels went cir-cling and swaying around in themad whirl of the semi-savagedance. As the words,

"An' I love party Polly, too=oo-oo,"were repeated, they all marchedaround solemn and slow, the wom-en silent, and the men drollingout a rude bass. But when thechorus,"Toad's in do iriddle, 'n 'e can' git

erbout,"was taken up, then the clear tenorof the women and the mellow con-tralto voices of the men rolled outin such a grand and rhythmicswell of music as one may neverhope to hear outside the precinctsof an .old plantation quarter.Smile, !f ye will, ye children of

song, whose voices have beentrained by those whQ aue suppos-ed to lead melody by a halter ofscientific arrangement. Your trillsand trebles may be encored byapplauding thdusands, but I mustfbrgot my nativity ore your proud-est flights can awaken the respon.sive echOes In my soul like the

simple lyrics of these children of'the sun.

The old banjoist forgot the painin his "lefs knee j'mnt," and theglow of youth seemed to tingle in-his sluggish veins as he calledout, "W'at ye 'bout da', Pete, giterround lively," and the songchanged to-"Blin' boss fell in do deep mud-hole,

Doo dah-sb, doe dah-ab;Conld'nt toob botton mid er ten foot

pole,Doo dab, doe dal, day!

I'm bosin' ter run all uighbtrmboun' tor run all day,

An' I bet my-money en er bobtail hoesEf saybody bet 'pot or bay.nAnd away they went, loud bursts

qot merriment adding variety totbpg ong and dance, as8 each viedwith the other in the performanceof some - lIdicrous antie. WhenVb6 music. wPuld myirneigtrilyeiaee there were jMberlngs itndsItciuatrioub, each troin to do

4lh talking, mnd aomq ldi-

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ed andti fluttered as tt chased theshadows about the nooks andcrannies of the old quarter kitchli-en.

The unquiet cocks kept crowingand crowing, each harsh cry be-ing to the untutared mindis ofthese simple folks a reiteration ofthe truth of that saying whichhad been wafted down the longvista of o'ghteen centuries: "Thisnight, helore the cock crow, thoushalt deny me thrice," a constantreminder of the fickle nature offaithless Peter.

"New, yo' all git ready fo' derabbit dance," cried Uncle Mingo,and the dancers gathered in a ciir-

cle, one in the centi e personating"Bier Rabbit," and with heads,hands and feet they kept time tothe music:

"Way down yan'ner by do rivah swtamp,Big eyed rabbit, or he-baw!

Do rabbit pat, 'n' do rabbit stomp,Big-eye rabbit, er he-baw;

Oh, do big eye rabbit, er he-haw-ho,Do big-eye rabbit, er he-baw-aw;

OfT hoe go wid or bkip an' er jump,Big-eye rabbit, or he-baw;

ifek'e din in or hickory stump,Big-eye rabbit, or ho-baw;

Oh, do big eye rabbit or lie-qaw-heo,D)o big eye rabbit, or he-baw-aw."

"Boom! boom!" came the start-ling report of guns in tlhe direc-tion of the "white folk's house,'?and a wild jangle of discortlantmusic followed. The tooting ofhorns, the jingle of bells. the crashof tin-pans, and the squeaking offiddles, mixed and mangled in anunearthly clamor.

"Fo' God!" cried Uncle Mingo,as he dropped his banjo, "Hit'sdes now midnight. 'n' dem cer'na-ders is des nat'ally wakin' '>m upat de w'ite folks' house. Des lis-en! I kin heah de guns cl'ardown ter Burtonville. Ev'ybody'sor shootin' ole man C'ris'mas."A wild yell went up from the quar-ter, and then Uncle Mingo calledout, "Come, we haint got not'n terdo wid dem cer'naders."

."Go on wid de music," criedPete, and the banjo tinkled to thesong:"In ole Viginny, wher' I was bo'n,Dey eat pa'ched peas 'n' homiuy co'n;Ole folks, young folks, ol'a' do kitchen,Ole folks, young folks, cl'a' do kitchen,Ole Vigiuny nevah ti-nh."

and the unweaiieci dancers beganan atricate measaue of turningsand twistings; shuffling andstamping, till the rafters of theold kitchen corner trembled in un-ison.-M. M. Folsom in SouthernBivouac.

Bucklen's ArmeCa Salve.

The best Salve in the world forCuts, Bruises, bores, Ulcer., SaltRheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chbp-pod Hands, Chilblains, Corns, andall Skin Eruptions, and positivelycures Piles, or no pay required.It is guaranteed to give perfectsatisfaction, or money refunded.Price 25 cents per box. For saleby Joe Shelton.

The New Orleans Picayune hasireduceti the yearly subscriptionprice of its Weekly from $1.50 to$1. a year.' It is a sixteen-pagepaper filled with the best readingmatter, Sample copy sent free toany address.

Homer at the north of us holdser gown in the shipment of cotton

as well as all other 'business.They have already shipped morethlan 5000 bales of cotton ar.d ex-pect to ship at least twice as muchmore. They have organized abank in Homer with a capital of$60,000, Mr. W. P. OLts President;Mr. Willet, Vice President; Mr. C.O. Ferguson, cashier. They in.tend to erect a building, large andcommodious, for banking purposes, as soon as they can securea location.

If you feel unable to do youiwork, and have that tired feeling.take Dr. J. HI.lfcLean's Sarsapa-rilla; it will make you bright, ac-tive and vigorouse.. Sold by Gill.

Persons advanced In years feelyounger and stronger, as welt asfreer.iroul the infirmities of age,by taking Dr J. IL. McLean's Sar-expaerilla. Sold by Gill

"Love byneigbbor. Yon con net.r dtabjif~or albo*i yonr ezigbbot to

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What Has le to Be ThankfulFor!

Mr. Benjamin Harrison didwell to issue his Thanksgivingpr'oclamlation )e fore the electionof 'T: sdav list. If hlie had dle- Ilayd it for a week, perhaps hewould not have felt like publish"-ing it at all.

What has he to be thankfulfor?

I)oes he rejoice over the anni-hilation of his man Maihole in

Virginia?Does hie feel tluikful for the

downthll of his friend Foraker inOhio?

Does it make him grateful tothe Almighty to know that Sena-tor Pavyne's successor will be a)Democrat?Does he see anything to make

him chant a gladsome hymn inthe grand overturn in Iowa?

Does the Democratic triumphin New York make him wish togive thanks to Gol or man?

Does the Democratic victory inNew Jersey arouse sweet emotionsin his breast?

Does the reduced Republicanmajority in Massachusetts makethe 'TJhanksgiving season to him asweet and holy time?

What is there, anywhere, weshould like to know, to make thisgentleman thankful?

Even the Presbyterian doctrineof predestination is liable to loseits power over the presidentalsouls in a time like this.

Sack cloth and ashes wouldseem to be the fitting habilimentsof a party leader who leads hisparty up to snuch results as thoseof Tuesday last.

Benjamin Harrison will do wellto devote the National holidayto silent prayer and self-examina-tion.

That is what hlie needs, andwhat will do him good.-NationalDemocrat.

A Carefal Caling.

As a rule the druggists of thecountry are the most careful peo-ple. They do everything withexactness and never fail to makea full examination before express-ing an opinion. A prominent drug-gist writes:

ELgERTOW, GA.Gentlemcn-Please ship by

freight another case of your in-comparable Dri. Westmoreland's

Calisayn Ttnic. It is the onlyprelpa'ation of thekinid I have seenthat fully bears omi the promisemade by seller. We guarantee it.

Very truly yours.II. C. EDMUNDS.

Dr uggist and Ph ysician.

gg'" BROWN'S IRON BITTERScures Indigotionia Malrk.Ner.ousess, and Gene ty Physlcmans re-commend it. All dealers se It. Genuine hastrade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper.

Merit Wibs.

We desire to say to our citizens,that for years we have been sell.ing 1)r. King's New Discovery forConsumption, Dr. King's NewLife Pills, Bucklen's.Arnica Salveand Electric Bitters, and have'never handled remedies that sellas well, or that have given suchuniversal satisfaction. We do nothesitate to guarantee them everytime, and we stand ready to re-fund the purchase price, if satis-factory results do not follow theiruse. These remedies have wontheir great popularity purely ontheir merits. Jos. Shelton Drug-gists-

One of Dr. J. HI. McLean's Lit-tle Liver and Kidney Pilletd, takenat night befor'e going to bed, willmove the bowels; the effect woIll astonish you. Sold by Joe Shelton.

Chiflren like to take C. C. C., thepleasant and guaranteed cure for Fo-ver, Ague and Malaria-better thanquinine. Sold by Joe Shelton.

The most popular liniment, isthe old reliable, Dr. J. il. McLean'sVolcanic Oil Liniment. Sold byGill.

Nr ralgi c'eraonff Asathols,

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C'uic.wo. uNov. 13.-A dispatclhto the 'I'inies, from Butte, Mon.,says:

There was a scnsational scenein tile clistrict court yesterday al-ternoon, when cIllstton, Demo-

crat, and Illamiton, Republican,rivals for the otfice of Judge up.pcared at the courthouse, eachdetermined to mount tlhe bench.It had been naticipated that therewould hie senrious trouble, outt thiswas averted Lby the temporarysurrender of the Republican as-

pi rant. Sheritf Floye, Republilcan, had a large number ofdeputies on hand, and the I)emo-cratte sheriff elect followed suit.The city marshal, acting underorders I'from the Mayor, swore intwenty special policemen whowere stationed about the court-room armed with Winchesteis.

Judge DeWolfe, after hearingargument of counsel for the con-

testants, decliied to decide whichhad the rIight to the seatand adjourned court. No soon-er had ,Judge I)eWolfe vacatedthie bench than J. J. Mellatton,I)Democrat judlge-elect, stepped upand took the seat, ordering Sheriff.elect Sullivan to convene court.His orders were obeyed to theletter, and Sheriff Lloyd andHamilton, Republican claimantofthe Judgeship, took their depart-ure lro.m the court room. IHinamil-ton will go to the capital and ap-ply to the Supreme Court for awrit of madamus against McHat-ton, to compel him to show bywhat right he has assumed theposition of judge.

A large number of prisonersconvicted at thle last term of courtare tobe arraigned for sentenceand Judge McHatton will undoubt-edly order Sheriff-elect Sullivanto bring the prisoners into court.As the keys to the jail are inSheriff Lloyp's hands there willprobably be trouble.

Contagious Blood Diseases.

Ulcers, sores, pimples, itch, saltrheum, etc., are evidences of coQ-taglous blood disease. Itis mani'festly a duty to eradicate bloodpoison from the system by a use ofB.B. B. (Botanic Blood Balm),thus enabling the places to heat,and thereby removing all possibili'ty of other members of the familybecoming likewise afflicted. Sendto Blood Balm Co, Atlata, Ga.,for book tnat will c'onvince.

J. II. Outlaw, Mt. Olive N. C.,writes; "I had running sores. onmy shoulders and anms. One bbttie B. B. B. cured me entirely."

L.- Johnson, Belmont St atIonMiss., writes: "B. B. B, has work-eii on me like a charm. 'My headand body was covered with sores,and my hair came out, but B. B. B4healed me quickly."

W. J. Kinnin, Hutchens, Texas,writes: "B. B. B. has cured mywife ofa large ulcer on her legthat doctors and all other medicinecould'not cure."

M. J. Roseman, a prominentmerchantof Greensboro Ga. writes4"I know of several cases of blooddisease speedily cured by B. B. B4Two bottles cured a lady of uglyscrofulous skin sores."

W. C. Birchnmore & Co., Maxey,On., writes: '1.B. B. in curingMr- Robt. Ward of blood poisoneffected one of most wonderfulcures that ever came to' outknowledge."

ExpensesofCrime.It is estimated that the expense

of maintaining the prisons in theUnited States amounts to $7561000,000 a year; but this is only asmall part of the cost entailedupon the people at large by theexistence of the criminal class4The maintenance or the policedepartments, it is calcolated, costs.anothier $75,000,000.. Then thereare the United States, mote than2000 courts jpossessinig criminaljurisdiction, Ip sIty zotling. ofmore than 80,000 Jnstices of thepeace, a majority of whom have alimited criminal jnrisdistion.-San Francisco Argonaut.

Many people habitually enlrea feeling of lassitude, beca sothey think theyjhave to, If tl ywould take Dr. J. II McLeanSarsaparilla this feeling of wear-ness' wouksi$ iye place to kidg~