S LAIBORNE UIJARDIAN. 'VOL. 1.1 HOMER, LA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1878. 4NO. 47. Terms of Shsariptlie: e year in aldvance, ....... .... ... 50 t'.o hw a ............... 1 0 1 1 0(1 Terms of Advertislal: '.r sqnare, of one inch in rpare or iesa, ir i iwrilun, $1 W, each alb lditinal inner- DR 1,,;, :1 (r se.t S. .._ . f- . ! .... I U.of i.n. . t .l yea . I ,l ilOe :. In $ :d 7 10 IM 1r. 011 !N tK 1104 IN '24 IN :15 II S. t ll:) II1N iJ ( 'N(0 It) J. ' i4: 01: t 5040 Ir.,eiwin$al. id hnueince cards, of ten) . ,... lr less in lengtih, . I"' wr iannlli; for I. ,. i,ll.th. $1il; Gtr three molnthl, $7.- cam t,,.il " .e.4ertsents tof greater length A Sl.tl I leltnrlti at ,above flrate. I.":ad alve.rtlierlOets will le chargedl at 1. .ll iatos, where- t le by law: otllerwise ',.,r.il niticesi of lens thani tien lines, i.,l iiarrtemlt' awll religious notices inserted .1, alitk si'tidcil in the nleatest styli, ,,. . r.ul s..llsllllhb lpric.ts. \iLtiatI .Jl., 1r7. IOMER MASONIC FEMALE INSTITUTE. Lgt&ute uthA£ i_ _al u .glas l iI, I l'k.tICIE'T TEACIIELII will fill every I ,J P.p.rtment. F. pecial attentioni given t,. '.IIts l '. 1:.. irl Isr molithl of foulr weeks, iuclud i, e ishig, tlights, Ac., $15. I nt ton, >1, $l and l$ . No extravagalcea 'II. llstitntieion is strictly non-sectarila. , I t'lr r'.alolllllf# . T. S. 81,1011, Prest., - Ielure, Clashorne parili, La. A'. :. -177. lal TrrIrERANCE MEETINGBS. Tel.omilnd Cofufll U. F. of T. North La., '11.1I. 11l4l ite nelt annual meeting at I ' HiM Elt, coullllnilng on Wedneeday, J.il.% ILh, Ird. )"FFICIs L : 1;. I.. Gskino, Or W P; lMise Matti, Maiys, ,r IV A; Adam II Davidann, Or C; Mien L tilr..teria l lMcrland. (Ir A C; Max Fearle, II r -: Alier RBrk.eIale, Or A 8; John W. h larl iandl, ir Tr; Mies Fannie Parker, Or A Tr: .lohn A. Miller, Or Chapl; E;dn. Ives, (.r Vent. Pot-Oflece of Oal /u be, Vienna, La. Aug. 2., 1i77. 1:6 Homer II Ik. t, U. o. T., e .Vrle at the ei oirrp FriM V T. H. llgh, i Rlilg, WA AT. Dorm A B L J. II. tts, amcn; L i J A. Parker, a.. ll, blat; A. T. , VaughnA Elt CD. Tr. Aug. 2, 1177. 1aI A N I F *U (. 0 TllE in4$Algi will continue to ran L the MORELAN)D MILL and iI1N, aelul - ask a continuance of tile lilberal patrunage J, herenftore given. They intenc, ly strict atte.t1ioi, l to Ilmsitnes, to merit faivr and to give eatisfaction. Lmlber at mill, rough, per 100 feet, St31 . g. 4  1, e. ' 130 I, lirveredi in Homer, " " " 15 C Whll bills. are not paidl on presentationl, 2; centa per hundred will he aehldl. T. . MOREl.AND. J. W. McF'ARLANI. l)ec.-9, 1877. "0:ly y J.hn. Young. It. T. Vaughnu. YOENG I VAUJGHIN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, HOMER, LA. tll.. practie in the Co'nrtl of Clai i V eoro.e, .Jackson, Itiensell.', Lincoilne i..I Irenon, anll in the ullreWe C'ourt at *.urw. . Marchli 1,. l--:wy Judlge J. It. Youuug. .Ino. A. Richardoiu. wOllltil A RI'UARDSOl, .ATTOUNEYS AT LAW, iHME51R:I, IA. D)AWrNEllt4HIP Iiliite teo tIlh parislI of iL ilsalbornei. Legal hlinies a:t tendeild to -i. .lther partlner il .lia.kell, ioillnll, Bien l-e. AIel Liinolan ,Larishlie, aml before the • " mi ,rme Cnurt ati ouroo. Ag. :1, l147. l:y DRAYTON Is. HAYES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HUMER, LA. WII.T. practice in tlhe Courts of Clal Shorne, Jlenaille, .lacksen, Union, . ,I WehIbtor, and the Mupreue Court at AIeg. I, 17. l:y DR. II. I. ICHABDSON, 1 AVIN( resemeel the practire of Medi Ieiien'oth.ra lia servicee to the cititeon itt (*Iatlemepdisb, tathe varIous branches i.f h. Ieri feseinn. O4t)4c at the Drug Store of Joe 8helton. Aulg. ,.i Il7:y i. R. COLEMAN, PAEBItH UBVYEYOR, ILL attelmld promplltl ed eelenotly t ol b·Usine laL- has II.. Clharge nuderUo. beidene 8 mIle. soetieeaut of Honer, uo Treaowa smd. P. O., Homer. Aemg. "-, 147. l:y AlIMMONS IARDWAIE CO., Imporert an Johber, in Hlarware, Citlery, GImm and PIsitels, Nuec. ciU1,603 id Bl...North Maai Street, ST. Lo0ri, MO. AugI. , liT. I:y !s DANIEL T. HEAD, TRENTON, LA., I:FCKIVL'G, FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANT. DEALER IN DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS, SHOES:, HATS, HARDWARE, IRON, CASTINGS, BAGGING, TIES, WAGONn, CARTS, BUGGIES, ROCKAWAYS, COOKING C STOVES, FURNI TURE AND Plantatio Nlpplies of all ilada. r ibwral advancer nmlde on Cotton, In - calh and au.pplies. SAug. 22, V77. 1:y t ISAACSON & $1158, Whienale Deal.rs an amtnily and Plantation Sic/tliea, COMMISSIOp .MERllCANTS, 48 Canal and 67 Conmllon sts., New Orleans, La. March 6, I . 29::3nl II. KERN, N. o. e. STEINE, N. Y. H. KERN & CO., Wholcsale and Retail Dealers in ._ancy & laa/dle ftfy oo(ds, 104, 100 and 108 Baronne Street, l Between Poydras and Perdido Ste., NEW ORLEANS. Ncw York Office, 43 lludnon Strict. ,b. 7, 1 7 . 1':y 8. W. RAWLINS, (Sacceseor to Rawlins & Murrell,) So;lan .actora and 4?a rmami.in ietetchant, t No. 8s Union Street, NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 2, 1"77. l':ly " E. J. HART & CO., e, Inmporter* and Wholewale DRUGGISTS, Grocers and Commission Merchants. Stores 73, 75 77 and 79 T'uhonpitotIla at. W. Warehoutei, 96, 9t? and .'J Tihbupitoul.as street, New Orleans. Aug. 2, 1877. 1:y L. C. Jurey, 3t. G( li. it; JIIEYT GILLIs, SFACTORS AND GENERAL Y' COMMIssION MERCIIA.NTS, OMee ................. 194 Gravier Street, l EWI OIRLE.IN@,, LA, aM Ai 52:, 177. 1:y g John C'haIt', Wan. II. (Chaffc, t CMtophlcr (Chat., Jr. to JOmlN CIIAFFE 8SONS, (oM (OTTON FACTORS AND GrENEIRAI 30 COMMIOSION MERCIIANTS, *' Office...............No. Mt. U iuou Strtu t, , EW ORLE.IYS, L.l. . Aug. -2, 177. 1:y it b L E. Page. P. Moran. PAGE & MORAN, LV'haldca(le Sealer BOOTS, SHOES and BROGANS, Ia- gls, Caps and Trunks, ult No. 10................ Magaiuc Street, at NEI' OLE.IANS, L.I S Aug. 22, 1'77. l:y Ju. HENRY * CO., Wholesale Dealers in V, Boots, Shoes, Brogans and f IS o1 HATS, tt Nos. 121, 123 and 125..... Common Street, NEthe W ORLE.IVS, LJ. A.g. 22, 1977. 1:y STAUFFIER, l REREADY t CO. Importers and Dealers in Hardware and Agrlcultural Implements, 4 a. No. 71 ................ ... Canal Street, ion, NEWr ORLEANS, LA. Sat Aug. 2, IR77. :y SA. IALDWIIN & CO., (Successors to Blocomb, Baldwin & Co.,) i Dealers in zone Hardwarc, Steel, Iros and Rallrode chci Mepdles. SCUTLERY, O(ITt. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTB. No.74 Canal, aron1d 91,S93and as Common Sts. YEW ORLEAN8, LA. Aug. SS, 1tnr. 1:y mnly USeYTA * VALUI, it of Wholesale Dealers in FOREUGlY and DOMESTIC SDRY GOODS,. 98 Camnal Street, and 15 Comms traMt 1.1 2BW. OZLBN.V, LA. Aug. 21, I97. 1:7 Ireet, GET YOUR JOB WORK DONE ly AT THIS OFFICE THE WLUE AMD THE IRAY. wi St REV. J. H. t'CAuTY, D. D. , I see the long line forming Where the meadow grass is green; ch I see the dark bestmarealed si 'Mid the harvest of the plain; Not to gather up the ruitaoe te Of the richet of an lands, • But to waste both life and frnitago Come these armed heroic bands. er On the rich and beauteous landscape, wI Answering each the bugle call, Come these men of iron, willing In their ared canose to fall; CO Dine and Gray confront each other, Brothers on each other gate, th Gray and Blue go down together In the battle' deathly blase. And I hear the trumpet sounding, And I hear the roll f drums, a And I see the enolumns charging 'Mid the thunder of the guns; Battallions fierce and bloodty, hI With their sahres gleaming, bright, Rushing to the thickest battle, Crying "God defend the right !" All is still as in the morning When the twilight shadows Sod, On that plain where raged the battle A Lie in heaps the gory dead. Dill and (;ray lie there together, All forgotten of the paet; re Gray an. lBlue have formed a union .bhich eternally shall last. W On that plain where met those legionse C In the fiery blaze of war, D Waves the earth her golden harvest As she did in days of yore It Reaching out her hand of plenty, I Lifting up her trampletd eart, Bidding menl who once were foemen, w Cease to act the foemen's part. Now the battle strife Is ended, Andl the cloud of wa;r is past, And the land is bright with Itanty ol Where the shadows Acre oererat; God's dear gifts lie all around us, While His angels from above Bid its cover up the pat 'Neath the mantle of our love. t O Columbia! land of freemen, d Land of plenty., land of toll, F Like a jewel oni a naiden's breast sits empire on thy soil; tI Ne'cr shall war again divide its, b South from north or enit from west, But a peace akitl to heaven C Fill the nation's throbbing breast. lBy the ailesn of otur hoeroes With uncovered headsu we stand, P With our cyes upturned to heavcn, f( And out on this fair land Land we prize above all others, Land so broad and rich and great; ti Ileart with heart in closest union, I Let us build a grander state. d Ilail! the coming of the era! Ilail' the dawning of the day, Whent the Bine that won the battle Shall clasp hands with gallant (Irsy, I And together moan their sorrows, And together blend their tears i 'Till the past shall be forgotten In the joy of coming years. Come we then to-day, O brothers! aL Treading softly on the sod, In the prese-nee of the fallen, In the sunshine of our (;od; t Ctome with tributes of affection For tihe heroes sleeping here, Sweetly lay the fragrant flower, Kindly drop a brother's tear. [For the Gt'ARDl.t~. . Fair Play is a Jewel. Min. EnDTorn: Will you grant meo a tilacc in 3our GU&ARDIANI I ask it I in behalf of a matter not understood I by many in this community-a mat ter, too, that is in great disfavor, I and its adherents unkindly tra. I duced. Then be assured the favor asked is not to bring your paper into afalse position, but solely to try to pave thoe way to correct an injus tico. We profess to be a free people, claiming to believe and to worship God according to the dictates of oar Idown consciences. But is this claim freely awarded? Does not a new belief, or one differing from the pop ular standard, at once provoke at 2et tack and contumely? Believe as I y do or be damned, rather seems to be the rule. But to the matter in question. I .al overheard a conversation the other day, by several of our best citizens, set in which the belief of the Spiritual ists of our perish was meet pitilessly : referred to, and the rebake and ex posure of such foolishness by an able preacher from a neighboring town highly applauded -the contan ion tr addlismay of the one was exalted at, the triumph ot the other msat heartily gratalated. Now, to this 's.of course we ean put is aselious ob· s1. ieation, for suech is nature, but ear tainly nature void of all christian charity; but we do protest agaiast the ooutemptum s tO. in which the belief of the peeoor Spiritualistd was 10 sconted. Wbhy, lideae geatlemn, a man of yars, t, and therefore , ought tobe a mal theght if anC of e~hrity to hie milghb boif, 1: they (the 8piritmlis) ea jst be lieve anything. Ther , to me, ap pear to beageodau in this eare VICE credalous class, sad to prove It I want to ask the gentleman a few eat quaestions. And right here let me lat state that I do not appear as a champion of oar Spiritualists, but faC simply as one who professes to en. col tertain a little charity and forbear- m( ance towards the beliefs of men, we ever remembering in other days it go was said, "if this work be of God it an will prevail, but if of man it will of come to nought;" or something to toi that effect. th Bay it is as to the matter of men's no beliefs that I specially wish to ask frI a question or two; and in doing so I He pray I may not oflend, for I surely wi have no such aim. tb Brother Abif, stand up and an- ag swer. Do you truly believe the an. ye gels visited, ate and lodged with wl Abrahamt that they talked with it Lot and comforted Jacob? Do you tr really believe the story of the hand- or writing on the wall? of thb Hebrew ui children and the fiery furnace? of bl Daniel in the lion's dent of Elisha and the ravens and Elijah and the ui bears? that Moses turned back the sa waters of the Red Seal that he af talked face to face with Godt that pi the sun stood still at the command at of Joshua? Do yon from your heart believe the story of Mary and Jo- 44 seph and Christ and the angelst of lx the guiding start that the light sud- di denly so shone around Paul as to in tear the scales from his eyes, and at dl the bidding of the unseen Christ he became his valiant Apostle? that tI Christ entered the closed room b wherein were assembled the disci- tl pleat and opened the prison doors tl for Peter? Do you believe what II John says of the angel while on the f the Isle of Patmosi Of course you do, and you do well. But on what authority do you be- t lieve all this? Were you theret , Have you ever seen anybody that it was present, or heard any of it? )o , you knowe of yourself that theem V things are true? e 'My dear sir, do you not take all fi these marvels on trust? on hearsay? a the say-so of the Biblet Now don't a say I am bringing in question the tl Bible, for I expect I have as much c if not more faith iin it than you have, (not blind faith though,) but say, do a you know of the truth of these t to things, as you believe them to be? t it Do you know your Bible gives the g xl true version? Can you go back to t t. the original language of the Bible or, and read these things just as you a. now read them? Can you produce or an original copy of the books of the t er Bible? Can you toll how often that ry Bible has been copied, translated is. and re-translated to suit the times? You can't do it, no more can I do it. I le, Then it seems you are about in the ip same pi edicament with the Spirit ur uslist. You can believe anything, I im particularly if you have been so I aw taught from your cradle. P- Be patient and hear me. Do you - at- know what Spiritualism really I I I teaches? It teaches that God is the be Author of all things, and from Him everything moves and has its being. I It teaches the brotherhood ot man isr and the immortality of the soul. It us, teaches that you shall work oat ml- your own salvation, that you and sly you only ae responsible br the ex- deeds done in the body, that you ble cannot make a acappgoat of Christ. wa It teaches that every jot ad tittie ion of the law will befulblled; that you ted make your own heaven or your own eat bell; that as you leave this lifo the hi. other recelves you. It teabe that ob In that higher life you stand eae to ser- ~tee with truth, that you cannot lam hide any deeit or hfraud or hypoe lust risy there a yea esa here, bat that he you will be estimated at year "In was trioale' value, and will take yoe mo, place seedioagly. It tebes that re ever dirty mat e thought hao is a moot shame and a weaund to you ad lef g youfreds e teeasthey aretoyou be- aadyouar friendahere when apas. ap- Canyos ome sything to Iagh a ama or ridiculae in ths There is no It I poetry o it you 4i but real, ears. cat truth, with a reward, sooner or later, as it is earned. The Spiritualist can prove his facts and faith by testimony that cannot Ibe questioned; by living men and women throughout the the world whose veracity and iutelli- Co gonce is admitted in the highest ,B and most sacred tribunals-the hem th4 of whose garments you nor I can the touch. But you will not believe ful these men or women-you would not believe though one should rise of from the dead and confront you. po How strange! You will believe thi without question strange things al' that took place thousands of years tha ago, and on the credit of evidence Sti you cannot positively know to be no what it claims to be. You take it all on trust. Was men more no truthful then than now! Was he wis. he or then than nowl Or does antiq. m , ulty make truth and unquestiona f ble authority? ea James teaches "true religion and as undefiled is to keep ones self una he aspotted from the world." Another, on ) after enumerating all the virtues, al proclaims "charity the greatest of i I all." be Did it ever strike you that if you gi destroy modern Spiritualism you b f possibly sweep away the very founa dation of the Bibleo its pith and si morrow. (1 don't refer to the ped. de died Spiritualisam of theday). And B again when you say, in speaking of m t these things, that you know this ol n belief is true and that one false, that you arrogate to yourself one of m s the high prerogatives of Deity! w SIIn. lrows! but it may be he has m e full delegates on this earth. U The United States makes the ai great heAd eetre of eosmopoli t tanism--constitatesthemigby reser. d voir for the mentality and spiritual. it ity of all the ends of the earth, p o and as a legitimate eosequensce of a 1 that universal law of fatare, that effects follow enuse, you must look o 11 for something noew and strange and a rt mighty under the soun from this new ce 't matrix. You need not kick, the i law is inexorable, elffets follow a hoanuse. h , Ble not offended. What I have to said is from the kindliest motives, to barely hoping it may Induce yes b ? to stop and think a moment, and to grant the poor deluded Spiritualist t to the benefit at least of l E Aqus ICIONT8. t 3c One of the persons afected by Me the Potter Investigating committee t anad Anderson's testimony was. 1 Nash, would-be Congressman from the Sixth District of this State. st Congrem, for a number of years it. past, has pursued the unwise course e of paying back all contestants for admission to that body the expenses of the contest. This practice has g, had the effect, of course, of persuad so ing scores of defeated Congressional candidates to make up a case of contest In order to secure these an spoils. The practice was followed ly this year, and a liberal amount vot be ed for the payment of the expenss of oontest to defeated Congressmen, iamong them Nash. After the mo. ag. ney had been set aside tot this par an p Anderson came forward with his terrible testimony and the Nash. Anderson agreement. This killed at Nash's case effectually. The oom nd mittee reconsidered its action, re he ported nofhvorable on Nash's pray er, and the colored ex-Congressman is out 20~W0 eleettoo expeses.--N. O. Deesres . on "A good advertisement ina a news wa paper Pas o foe of railroads; the st bing for heeR bl gi ves away no boes of oigan to usutom era, or merino dnress to astomen' to wlveq drinbk me whlky uder the *o head oftravenll epa but ge all at ones and all the t a t it Sbuness t of chade rge. All oef whieh is tarUe, albeit it sa 'In. r olie rogh e the esmmAsrsd Way or ele. i A eetry pismolu "lbea theu a ma uwi sal s denalwbo ad never to i itf hath mF smPFI pa yoe beloaeIpto hbed t*e da Iow -g the primts" Te, tem amom we know well, me everma a l_ ieould tall, but t e, era, will go a3 to-weD, the plaeh thalhm's _m ara* wiatai A Exltlct Ram. "The PrhMs ir " P. war *f o Sebellies." (ftnrfington lawkeye. ] At the decoration of the graves of the Union soldiers in the Natlonal Cemetery atGettysburg, (en. B. F. Butler delivered an address on "The private soldier in the war of the rebellion." It was a touehnag theme. There is always a wonder. ful pathos in a speech or play or story founded on a life that has ceased to exist. This is the charm of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", this is the power in Joquin Mllle's "Datte this muat have lent tenderness sad pathos to Gen. Butler's address. The "private soldier in the war of the rebellion." leladead. Orloet. Strayed or stolen, possibly. We do not know where he is, but be is not here. He has gone away to some place. Perhaps he has ceased to be necessary. Perhaps if he were hre he would be in the way. At any rate he is not around. He does not go to the Legislature. We do not find himl in Cngress. He is not eagerly sought as a candidate for I anything. Nobody menms to knew anything about him. Oecasionaly he appears at the pension list, with one leg,a wife and seven children, and $8 a month. If flour takes much of a rise, he will not last much longer at this rate, and we will soon be deprived even of the occasional n glimpse we have of him. It is asserted, and quite generally believed, that at one time he was quite numerous, and was even con I sidered rather convenient, if not In deed quite indispensable. It was found that upwards of 100 of him were neeessary in order to nseure Ssnore line commlusions for three a eminentand deserving me. When field commissions were wanted for three even more eminent and great men upwards of 000 prlvatesoldiers were neessary. One theumsdl It a seems an enormous number now, when by consulting the eonlressim at directory we fled there are none e in all this proud republie. But i. twelveor fifteen years ago even that, r incredible as it may appear to as to. day, was eonadered a sel nuamber. There were private soldiers sad r, private soldiers. There were even If hundreds of thousands of them. And they were useful. They dug trenhea they eonstraeted long lines of breastworks, and then, when an d enemy eame within sight, they w climbed over them and went eutdide of them to fight. They worked and ie watched and fought. Co-operating W with great and eminent men who have since passed to their rewards in one offie and another, these pri. ve vat sholdiers sometimes rendered a very nsefnl sertice in winning great t battles. Oh, they were usefbl. id Some historians have even gone so far as to maintain that without at them the war could hardly have been carried to a successful termina tion. They were really qugaite use ful. And now they are all gone. It seems sod, looking back at the war, B that none but the generals sild eo lonels and majors and line ofeers should have survived its dreadfbl ravages. Providenee, ever miadfib rof the wants of'a great and growlg nation, undoubtedly took speial erare of these great men, and in its i great anxiety that the coantry a should not sfer from a lak of em. a nent men, kind of forgot the privat Ssoldies and let them wander away. f And so they tare all goe. Some ° of them got married and moved out of the world, to settle upon tras of government land, where the Indians could get at them more easily. Some of them are tenohing school. Some o of them are driving drays. Some * of them went away and didn't leave their present addrees. But all the same are all gone and it smeal dresfdUI lonesome without them. STere nedto be so many of thAp. SHy sesees is owing to liberality Sin advertiang.-Bouner. -NThe road to Ibrtune is through printer's inkh.-P. T*. Bartam. laomis depends upen a liburl n- patrone of prlthnag e .. , ds; Aster. re Frequnt and eastant advali am- lag broaght me all I owa.-A. T. re' Stowart. the My son, deal with men who adver em tim. You wiml neverelose by it. Its Bee Prenklie. How en the world knaow a - isa has ed thng agnes heaiu ms. mtism tV pseeste Itt-1Vid ivou i has beesn ld 3Mb* who that be wen * gamimmiu ls esqse den im e mm dshes Sao ver does its ts Ia I themene drdg his