IIOIMER, UARDIANOFFICIAL JOURNAL OF CLAI-

BORNE PARISH,

Omfee in the Old Poat Ofle Buiilding"

C,. W. SEALS & J. R. PI' PPS,EDITORs & PROPRiKTORIS.

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Homer, La,Friday...... Dcc. 21, 1888.

A Bloody Heritage. t

I'he Americans are proverbially Ithe most restless, nervous, unquiet specople in the world. Those pain-ters who possess the faculty of tmaking caricatures of individuals oseem to discover, through the out- ier envelope of the human form, the cmost distinguishing interior qual- aities, and so present them as pecu-liarities dominating the entire pie- tture and showing through every clineament of face and figure. dThese carricaturist are specially pgifted with powers of introvision '1orintrospection and of bringing tto light.the seclets of a life or bcharacter. These cunning anal aysts have always painted the typ- saical American as a tall, thin, ner- a

Brous- person modeled upon the stAmerican aborigines. Wheteer Ia "Yankee" or a "Southern slave-driver" was to be delineated, therewas alvays the same lank, bonynervous and intense looking indi evidual of an unchanglng and char- pacteristic type. The jack-knife ciof the Yankee whittler, or the tbowicknife and pistols of the pSouthern desperado, were added yto the paraphernalia of the figure dwsithout altering its characterist- .ics. The white American civil- mized as to dress and white as to incomplexion, but always the same lsSrave, restless, intense man, t'The Europeans who make up in

'the white population of America ohave succumbed to the potent andmysterious influences that pervadce Sthe conditions and control the laws aof human life on our hemisphere kand they are being conformed to othe type of its ancient inhabitants. wBut if we are to inherit their phy- fsical conformation shall we not al- o,so succeed to their mental and lespiritual characteristics? c

The Western Hemisphere has itbeen from the earliest times the dtheatre of internecine wars; of wars aso bleody and ferocious that na- ations were blotted from off the faceof the earth and entire races ofmen wore extinguised. By whom?There were no foreign invaders I: able to cross the vast ocean wast-es that separated the New(?) world ,

from the Old. There were no f*.Ahips equal to the voyage. Themariners ccmpass ws unknown.Ptolemy had not then devised his isystem of astronomy on which to abase methods of reckoning a ship'splaceon the trackless and un- lIknown seas. Perhaps a vessel 'tdriven by the fury of the windsmight have drifted from the coastsof Europe to the Western wilds,but Lo admiral was bold enough Ito marshall a fleet on an y misaskn Itothefabledlands of the sunset

Cut off from all the rest of theirrace, the people of the WesternHlemtsphere, shut in with eachother, addressed themselves withdesperate zeal to the terrible taskof alaughteriug each other, andthey did it to such purposd thatto day we may only conjecture therast exteat of their sangdnaryaccomplishment Colossal andmSysterlous ruins with none to tellStheir history, and the remains of

:near a thoisand dilstlinct languagesi now posessed by a few brokentb.•te, ,speak I strange ltut un-C mpremheaded termasof lmighty nsa-ttosn smulsaltitupes of men who

bibare pald. away. The hemis-phere is a land of graves-name-

- lees graves of nameless peoples.When tbe whites land ed on theb'bts of Amereos they found allI,. ":• tles,• t- war with each oth-t.S:o•b-~r hitter was thtlr hostilitythat they re.adily mads eommon

--rss with the stmange lrader inledt t4 crosht theineftighbors.

calao oesqer tbe Az.

iis h-been the

I d enterprise. The natives to thisday have never ceased in their ef-forts to destroy each other, whilethe whites have ever profited bytheir bloody and interminablefeuds.Havetlhe whites inherited this

fatal discord? Is this the land inwhich Pandora's fiateful curse was aactually turned loose? From the AArctic Ocean to the fiery regionsof Cape Horn what is the history sof the whites in America? It is srevolution, civil war, bloody dis. 0

cord. Have we after destroying athe savage, inherited the cursethat was from old upon him? tThere has never been a momentsince Columbus set foot on Amer- aican soil when peace reigned ore! Pthe linked continents. War rev- aolution, discord, the peop)le fight- oing each other, bretheren andcountrymen slaughtering brothersand fellow-citizens-this is the tirecord of history. Is this the (les.tiny of Americans? Shall theycontinue to kill and destroy? To nday tl!ere is no promise from the tipast of better things in the future. rThe whites have taken up the aweapon where it fell from the dhand of the savage and they killas did their ,aboriginal predeces 11sor. Who shall prophesy peaceand brotherhood with true pre- dscience and sure knowledge?-- o GPicayunec.

----- -..-- Carve a Purpose. n

Young man, have a purpose inyour life. Now, what is yourpur-pose in life? Is it that under allcircumstances you will do whatyou think is right? The first pur-pose you should have is to care foryourself. Young men nowadaysdon't; and when the body is tlwrecked they hobble through life,making everybody about themmiserable. Find out what dietbest agrees with you, and adhere Sto it. Daniel began by abstain-ing from wine. This would be agood star for you, young man. It

Next take care of your intellect. tlStudy, if you have intellect-there aare some young men who don't rknow whether they have intellect aor not-improve it. Many hard- elworked men have acquired pro- isfound educations by being studi- ious and during small intervals of gleisure. Get an hour a day if you scan get no more. Devote half of tit to the study of the Bible, and ,divide the remaining thirty min-utes, say between astronomy, bot-any and geography. Do this one Fyear and you will be surprised at ewhat you have accomplished. t

Then take care of your manners. yThe manners of Americans are (degenerating. There was a time ywhen a young man would not of- .fend a lady by pufflogcigar.smoke vinto her face. Now I see it done hon the street-cars every day. Im- aitate the gentleness of Daniel. Be ,

affable, suave, courteous and kind.Never utter a thoughtless word *

that will pain. Start in life with ,the principle, "I'll be a gentleman tcome what will." t

Da. D. M. ECUDiER. t

Honor Thy Father and loher, .

Many a boy anti girl becomesrestive and impatient, under the]

restraint of home, and longs to befree from the control of parents.We want to whisper a few wordsin the ear of such. Rest assuredthat no one else on earth lovesyou so well as a kind father ormother; no one else is so deeply (

interested in your highest good; Ino other is so wlling to sacrifice Ifor you or in any reasourble way Icontribute to sour happiness.This will all be very apparent to I

you later in life, if it is not now;and if you disregard thtir kindly Iadvice and good counsel, therewill be keen self-reproach and bit- iter regrets when you are older.

Mapy i young man, when hestands by the coffitn of father ormother, would gladly give all hepossesses if he had heeded theBcounsel of that loving heart nowcold in death. The young person

who is impatient of home restraintsSand is enclined to treat lightly thesolicitude of father and mother, 1will, if he give way to these inch-nations, sometime reap sad reiec-f tions and bitter memories. The.youeng maw who early learns to

t' ylild the gratifications of his ownSdisirs to the masturer judgment

P and wiser counsel of his parents,* will rejoice in Titare that he list-

etiiasto the better prompting of

9 Louisiana Lady Journalists.

The Springfield (Mass.) Repub- -lican says: Louisiana makes ae very lfair showing in the matter ofwomen in journalism. Mrs. E. J.

Nicholson inherited the New Or-loans Picayune about ten yearsa ago, a piece of property that was

e about in the condition of the Les-

lie estate when Mrs. Leslie as-snmed control. Both women weresignally successful. Mrs. Nich- (olson's career is the more remark-able because she was compelled toface a very stubborn and well-in-trenched ring inside the Demo- I

cratic party. The high groundassumed by the Picayune in sup-port of Ex Governor Nicholls wasan important factdr in the defeat

of McEnery. Another paper, theAssumption Pioneer, edited byMrs. Susan Dupaty, took an ac-tive part in the Nicholls reformmovement, as did also the CarrollBanner; edited by Mrs. 1M. L. Gar-ner: Young Democrats all overthe State heartily supported thereform moment, and it sounds 4a little odd to hear Senator Chan-dler striking out wildly in thisfashion concerning the Democrat-ic majority of Louisiana last April.'"I denounce it as the result of adeliberate conspiracy of wronga:.d crime on the part of the then u

Governor, McEnery, and the pres-Governor, Nicholls, two stupend-ous criminals against free suffrage,two instigators of intimidation I.and murder of voters." As a matter of fact the spring elections t.were conducted in a siqgularly Fquiet manner, and the best ele-ment of the party was in command 0

of the canvass. If the women ed-itress of Louisiana once get after athe New Hampshire Senator hispathway will not be cumberedwith roses. No less than five pa-pers are edited by women in thatState.

The Coismopolitan: Mrs. Cleve-land's social duties are greaterthan is generally supposed. Sheassists the President at his Statereceptions and sits opposite himat State dinners. She is consid-ered the social head of the admin-istration, and she is, indeed, themistress of the White I-louse. Thegorgeous flora) decorations at theState reception rooms are subjectto her approval; and she standswith the President whenever lihereceives his guests in a socialway. The State dinners of thePresident are perhaps the grand.eat social affairs if the Americantourt, and to be invited to the -

White House to one of these istile social event of alifetime. TheWhite House blazes with light.The Marine Band plays in theSvestibule. The great east roombecomes a tropical'flower garden,and its white and silver pillars are iSwreathed with garlands and hungwith flower shields, upon whichShave been woven American eagles Ii of pinks and roses. It is hereI that Mrs. Cleveland stands with

the President and receives thelthirty or fity gueste .il9 havel*en invited to dinner. And it is

'from here that she is escorted toSthe State dining-room by the most

e honored of the party. The din-* ing-room sparkles with cut glass. nd silver, and the dinner of manyScourses is gotten up by French

i cooks. The daintles of viands are* washed down with rare old wines,

r and a number of glasses stand byy each plate save that of Mris, Cleve-

land. The President'~u wife bes,e as far as her own exatnple goes es-

v poused the cause of temperance.,. She drinks nothing at these din-a ners but Apollinaris water, and,r; though she does not, as did Mrs.

y Hayes, endeavor to regulate the

e tastes of others, she does not. touch wine herself. At her state

receptions she shakes hands withe from 3,000 to 5,000 persons on ev-r ery such night during the season.e It is said that she has shakene hands with more than 100,000 peo-

Sple during the past winter. Shen is good hand shaker and each cal-ts Ilerreceives a warm grasp and ale decided pressure. In- most eases

r, this is aecompanied by a cordial. smile, and those who have the. pleasure of chatting with Mrs.e Cleveland for a short time becomeoo her friends.

.......

n Bad Little Boy(to good little

Sboy)-- "Hey, Johnny, doesSwan' ter take hand in ball game'r"

SGood Little Boy-"No, I thankyof ea; my mnmma doefs't aQWl m.•f O-^ ith Cl~ba'iid-li boy

tI1 fm,"lstad

HERMAN LOEB,r -DEALER IN-

Hiules, Wool, Beeswaz, Talow,Fur, etc.

700, 70', 704, 0O6,Commerce Street, Corner Crockett Stre t, Shrtc-port, Louimiana.

I gnnarntre In the seletr tf• net priceeoht:inhtd iir Vicksbnirg, St. Lou1•, NowOrleanus Galveston andl ouston markets. ]'romipt returns made ou receipt

of shipments. I bolicit the consignmelt of

•otton• and all "ood.s in •m. Li.•ne

W. P. THEUS &CO.,-DEALER I~-

DRY GOODS,CL OTHING,BOOTS, S HOES,H ATS

First House South of Depot, Arcadia, Louisiana.

LOWEST prices given n o oods. Don't forget to call on mne when you come toArcadia. I will make it to your interoet.

I lighs'Nt prices paid for Cotton and all kinds of Country Prodnce,mand the LOWEST prices.given on mo,1ds. Don't forget to call ou me whenyu ou eme to Arcadia, 1 will make it to your luterest.

8t1111 in t8 BllBef nllinlssI will have Beef in H-omer firom and af-

tar the ,25th of June, 0on Tuesda;, Thnrs-day and Satnrday mlorllingsofc;eh weekParties having beefecatlle to sell can findme in Homer on Tuesdays adiThbnrsda3ystill 9 o'clock a. in., and generally all dayon S:it urdays. T. D. KI DEI.

June 19,&.18'.

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LOOK HERE!

. G. Gill,. He has til e LARGESTIS A LI thIMEN APERFEi town.LYWNARMLESS.A!Vt) SHOULD BE USED A

UE EN MO S RE CONFINEMENT' BEND FOR BOOK( TOMOTHiERS:

eaickburg , Shreveport & PaYezIatallroad.

to points in Georgia, Alabams,T5. ee G G s.e e b&a the dCaroGi eSolid trains are run between Shr i ve

port and Cincinnati, with MANN

Vicksburg a Pd

Tondensbt Time Table, in effoit 0ct.tation7 . i Tr. East r Trl. West

Shrveport ..... L 6:00 am 8:15 pBOOIO HEREt

Aradia..8...... 7:58 am :18 pmtou ......... 8:3a suit am :3 pmto

Monroe ........ A 9:55 am 4:20 pmMonroe ........ Lv 10:05 a 4:10 pt mVickborg.. .... Ar 3:15 pm or L 0 am

Station Tr. North. Carolina thCininnati, Ar 6:40 p Lv 76 amNN

ChatanoUDo, Lvi 00 am 6:00 pmBirmingham, 3:20 as i1100 p m.Meridian, 110:30 p m Ar 4;00 amBVicksburg, 14:00pm |o0;30 a

For ftAre information, as to rates&i., frlto L HARDY,

Asnstaut Genoral ]• aejr Ageit,

I. P. CLARK,

_ portatendent. Vickaburg, Miss.

51,ababiloslpaalerglt

Jackson, Miss.1t•urtpasseed ndvnntages in all Do-

partmonta. I'rice of Life Scholarshipfor complete cours in Book Keoping,Banking, Penmanship, Arithmetic. Te-lrgraphy&,,$40. Average time reqniir-eel re coml;lleto the Diplomal Course 3monthle. Good board $1J 50 per month.Circulars free. L. A. WY'IATT, Pres.

Chas. F Gordon,akE

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itttb graher,-DjALER IN--

Watches, Clocks Jewelry,Silverware, Etc.

20O Texas Street, Shreveport, La.

Engraving and all kinds of work doneon shbort notice Special attention to coln-utry orders. ly

W. A. JOHNSTON,-- DEALEB IN--

'WAT CHES,

CLOCKS,JE WELIIY,

i8 ll Sil el'-latodSPECTACLES, Etc.

JOIIHN W. TABERDealer in all kinds of

MARBLESIHREVEPORT, ......... LOU IIA).

-ALSO--Champion Wrounght Iron Fences whichrequire no brick or stone fonudatiuon,and all kindsof Oroamental Iron work

for buildings,suceh as Colemus,Verandahs, Crestings, Fi!n-

lals, WeatherVanes.

American and ItalianI DESIGNS FURNISHED ON APPLICA

TION.

MONUMENTS.We guarantee to sell marble cheaps

than any other Arm. Get our prices be-r buying. Orders by lmatpromptly

J. W, DQ' NS, Manager,,' Srevepot, 18.

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