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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-07-04
2AdjOurnment Of Congress.

June %, lS74-Congress adjourned at 6
p m. Both Houses were ia session from 10
O'Clock a. M and a large number of private
bills were passed. In the Senate. after per-
mission had been given To the Comm ttee on
Appropriations 10 hold sessions during the re-
cess, private bills were acted upon. l. was
announced that there was no possibility of an
agreement with the House upon the tariff bill.
ana At was laid over until the next session.
The bill to admit Colorado into th,. Tu;on ~
a State was also passed over Tho r,ab I'm
was then taken up, and Mr. Sargent succeed.
ed in having the Senate adopt amendments
/ 10 it which emascuated It's strength and will
bals lis purpose. after which it was adopted
A II the bills pending for The removal of polit
ical disabilities from -Confcderates were
passed. Tie bill authorizing the coinage OF
/ twenty cent silver pieces at the United States
Mint was passed. Mir. Carpenter delivered
a parting speech, in which he minated that
he was dissatisfied with the work of presiding
/ over the Senate, and hoped that Vice Presi-
dent Wilson would be found in his proper
place at the next session.
In the HouSc of Representatives the Con-
ference Committees reports on the appropri-
alton bills that had been made To the Senate
on Monday night and adopted they were
concurred in. These included the river and
harbor BILL the postal bill aud the sundry civ.
il bill. all of which were passed, thus finish
ing the appropriations. Mr.. Butler offered a
Joint resolution ordcrr hat soldiers and sail
ors shall always have ference in appoint
menis 10 po>itlors ... the Government but
1t was barren ont a- Ton, at which the
Massachusetts, s-'''-. .d got exceedingly an
cry, and endeav. -c. - block legislation with
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How 10 find the Comet.

A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
says that Coggias comet is Just visible to the
average naked eye, on a clear night, when
we know just where to look for il, and on this
point furnishes the following guides:
The comet is in the Right Ascension los
deg, and North Defamation 50 deg Ii is al
most exactly one-third of the distance from
the North Star towards Castor, the first of the
two brightest stars in the constellation Gemini.
A better guide to lis position is, however. fur
ni-hed by the stars above represented, about
9 o'clock in the evening. Standing with the
face toward some 25 deg. to the ives, OF north.
the Great Hipper will be high mp on the left
If two lines be passed downwards, through
the stars which form the top and bottom ofthe
Dipper (as 1t is usually picturedO they will
pass through two other moderately prominent
stars, the one on the left being known as
Epsilon and If the lines be continued a few
degrees further they will meet in a star Of the
third magnitude, known as Omicron, and sit
uated in the nose ofthe Great Bear. The
two stars forming the top of the Dipper,named
Dubhe and Megrez, are almost exactly 10
deg apart. Taking this distance in the
minds eye, and applying it from Omi,roh
towards the right, and a little dOwnwards, =
arrive at the place of the comet. Or, the DIS
tance of the comet from Omicron, is very
nearly equal to that between OmicrOn and
JpSiiiOH the three form triangle, having lis
obuse angle of 1876 deg. at the nose star
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-07-04

/ Is addition to the above, W. are requested.
By number of other good citizens. TO call up
on all White Men in RicLland Parish. VINO
are in favor Of ciitctiug thorough organi2a-
ton as above designated, to meet in Rayy lie
on the day specified the 18th inst. It is de
sired that each Ward shall be we'll represent
cd in this meeting. 1t is high time that the
>Iumberins talent, true worth and patriotism
, OF our country should rise to the proper dgni.
ty Of it. station ana assert itself in behalf Of
good government OIher parisle are already
organized, and Richland should step into the
front rank where she properly belongs This
does not mean fight. No measures of hostility
toward the inferior race are proposed, nor will
any illwill 10 the negro be engendercd or
counrenanccd. The movemcutas we under
stand ii, is simply a lifting up of the standard
OF virtue, and of raliying the in,eligen, W bite
ignorant blacks, who, for nine long years have
been led and driven about Ike sheep BY their
carpct-bag masters TO steal, pluuder and de-
stroy. Nine years of sad experience clearly
demonstrates the fruitlessuess of every effort
Of the honest white man to influence the ne
gro to vote for gorl government Therefore
we must let IN alone, for he i Joined to his
idols. Du', let the intelligent whites band
themselves together i'm thorough organization
and many a sensible negro will follow them,
without being asked, to the polls, to cast the
oaliot Tor an honest, intelligent and upright
man and patriot. Eject this organization
and the atmosphere will become too purs G,r
carpet baggers AMI scalawags, who will dis.
appear before lis healthy breath like chaT be-
fore the wind Many of their negro support
ers have already grown weary in their service
Negroes are not altogether destitute of COM
mon sense. They see that the carpet-bagger
sports fine clothes and plenty Of money,while
many of their race arc suffering for meat and
bread. They are tired Of being deceived,
year after year. by the vilest and most dcgra-
ded specimens Of the pae-face family. We
know many negroes who are ready 10 follow
TIE honest and intelligent white voters OF our
Parish and State, wherever these white vct-
ers unite and RI" 10 that true dignity which
alone should command respect Come on,
and quit yourselves like men, or send your
delegates, to the meeting in Rayville on the
Eth inst
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-07-04

Tie man WHO ~ ..l- ...c> 20 i've TWO lives
VIII find that he j. living bIt one. and that
that one l. life Of drcruri.u. Causes will
hc tTu" to thcir ciI-r's That when yuu SOW
you will reap. lfyuu ike to tn" fl.sh. to tie
passions. To the corrupt inclina'ions, you may
depend on il that the iruit which J., IN store
for you will be that winch belongs to these
things There can be no doub, n To what
your harvest %ill be. Ifyou thiuk tina, after
your day business i done yDu can shat ,hr
btlnd; and carry ON your orgies ia secret with
your evil companions; if YOU think You can
serve the devil by night and then 20 forth
and !U-k ike a sweet AMI y;Iiuuus younc
man, that goes in the bcS, society. and d,cs
not drink, nor gamble, nor commit any vice,
then the devil las has haijar about your neck.
and he leads you the s,upidest fool Of all the
crowd 1on deceive nobody bat Yourself
There i an expression IN the eye that tell, SO
rlcs. Passions stain clear through 4 man
might rs well expect 10 take nitrate Of silver
whose nature Is to turn him to a lead color
and not have the doctor know it, as to expect
that lac can form evil habits and pursue mis-
chIeviou> courses and not have 1t known. Ii
does not need a sheriff to search out and re.
veal the kind If life that you are living.
Every law of God in nature Is an officer after
You. 1t does not require court, lndge and
Jury. Ia try and condemn yor. All nature is
courtroom. and every principle thereof Is
part Of that court which tries and condemns
yon. Do yon think that there can ye such a
m"ns'rnus ;. i>at tla,tmcnt Of affairs a. that yuu
"a" "o "e work of the devil and have the
remuneration Of an anrel>
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-07-04

A will be seen from the proceedings Of Il
meeting held at Alto, published in another
column, next Friday, July the 10Th, has been
set apar, by the good and hospitable citizens
of that vicinity as a gala day.-a day for the
rallying together Of the intelligent, honest and
patriotic people of our Parish, who favor the
grand platform of principle, honesty ant
virtue, on which it is proposed to enter the
coming campaign against carpet-baggers,
ignoramusses, and puny scaIawags, who are
becoming so offensive to the laws of deceucy
and good government, that even the Repub
licans of the North are now threatening to
kick them ont of their party.
Hon. EDWARD BooTa, of New Orleans and
Governor JOHN McEyERY, will be present
and address the people.
A magnificent dinner will be prepared,
and it is earnesy to be hoped that every
who can get there, will turn out to honor our
gallant Governor, whose only reward for all
his mighty efforts in behalf of our State, is the
home which he find. in the hearts and atiec-
tons of our people, and the conscientious
satisfaction of having been faithful 10 the
high uust rcposed in him by the purcst, best
and most talented constituency that eser
honored a patrio, at the ballot box.
Let us throw aside all business cares on
Friday nex;, and meet with the good and
intelligent white people SO numerous in the
South western portion of our Parish.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-07-04
New Goods IN RayViile.

The attention Of our local readers is in
vi,ed to the fact that DIR. T. VI. RYAN now
has the largest stock Of Dry Goods and
Groceries in Rayvile His store is well
filled, his goods are new and first class, and
his stock of Family Groceries fresh. The
Doctor makes judicious selections, when buy
ing goods, and by care and discrimination in
this particular, he is enabled to sell at the
lowest cash figures. He is clever gentle
man, and will take pleasure in doing all in
his power to please those who may favor
him with their patronage. Don't forget to
pay him a visit when you come to town.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-07-04
Gardens Oftilc Olicm Time,

y writer IA life III this cCuntIy in the la-.
century. ~ajS HE present g"ueiaiirn D.,
scarcely aware cfiow little their forei:ilhrr;
knew OF many vegetables tjrI> and II Iycrs
" Lich are EoW seen =" be- ~ album !aut TlIr>c
have been successfully l.ctca-.d am.ug o.,
by 30 many g1r1cicr-. H,u-t>, tie. 1ona-
toe, olchra. and t,'IcAuE.- were i.r-' cu,uur-
aged by the French cmi-Ia lj,. and had Li,
very >.u" favor nom ourselves. AftrrWarl,
came M 'au.iio"t'~ head salad. r-g laurS
oyster plants. canie!"upc-. mercer. anI G>i;s
potatoes. riHbarb>, sweet corn, etc Th.
seed OF the cantcicupe was brought io this
country from lnpol, and distributed ~ Col
james Barron. Formerly we had only a few
fox and other grapes; we Ia I'VE SINCE several
foreign varieties. aud have discovered and
prupa@at"d among ourselves the Caiaw bd ami
isabella. Once we had only one solt of small
straw berries. aud now we have II any kinds
and large. We had only the small blue llul1.
and now we have Them and gage, of great
size. We have greater varieties Of prays.
peaches. apricot> aud apples. The peaches
were wholly unno.ested by the worms. Our
former garden flowers and shruhbcries were
confined Ia ila-s, roses, snowLalls. lilies.
pinks and some tul,IS. The eJen,salcm cher
ry was a plant once mo,, admired, and now
SCARCELY seen. Now we have greatly iu,rcas-
ell our garden embellishments, by such new
things as aliheaS, ,scringas, cocoraS, gcraniunis.
verbchaS, md numerous new varieties of ro,-
e., including champgneas and cluster ro,cs,
with many new beauties in the class of luIius
aud other bu!bou, roots, In oden time. tie
small hJwcrbed stood solitary and alone in
most family gardens and sunilowcrs, and CAV
auA l., Lhp,.l md l,,.i...
"o"S' were ue chief articles for Il greater dis
play. Morning vAo,i.. anal ,l,o - ,;,..
were the annual depenaenc. Cor c,'os y,
quirrd shade. III odSeS u IT,
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-07-04
How to destroy Nl~lnr;,

IL has been observed that thick hedre Of
sun Howcrs growing arcunl dwelling is n
great protection from fever and agnc in local
tiles where IT abouuds Ii was taught in
medical schools foity years ago thar any veg
eiable growt', neuiralIzcd miasmic Influences.
lis eiliciency being in proportion to lis luxuri-
business. The Sun-tiowcrs grow with amaz-
ing rapdity in rich soil as in the bottom
lands of rivers; hence it, efficiency for this
purpose was 50 very srihiug rs 10 cause the
impression that there Is some element pectli
ar 10 the plant which ueutrallzcs mia>mic in
ttuences. Mr. Olmstcad remarks in the U'oyid
that the influence of all trees on climat. and
health i more decided than is generally SUP
posed. We Lnow that low lands become
more healthy and productive when well
drained, aud it may he that rank vegetation
consumes or absorhs, and then evaporate, and
sends into the air above us 50 much water as
to answer the purpose of DIR; .i-pipcs The
experiments Of Peter kOier. a, Munich, show
that a single oak tree discharged through lis
leaves during one summer eight and one-half
times as much water as fell i'll rain OH the sur
face which il icovtred.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-07-04

Once upon n time a local o''tor dream ed
that he was dead, and in arorlcr world. He
approached the gate of the city and knocked
for admittance, but no one answered his sum-
mons The gate remained closed against
him. Then he cried for entrance, but the on
" response was scores of heads appearing
above the wall on each side of the gate. AT
the sight of him the owners of the heads set
up dismal howl, and one of them cried,
"Why didn't you notice the biz egg | gave
vou2 - At this l.orribe and most unexpected
interrogation the poor local turned in the di-
rection of the voice to learn its owner, when
another voice shrieked, where is the piece
you were going to write about my soda foun-
tain - and close upon this was the awful de-
mand, "why did you write about old Ped
dies fence and never say word about my
gate p Whatever answ er 'Ic vas going to
frame TO this appeal was cut ;.gupily ofi by
the astonishing query, "what q you spell my
name wrong on the programme for = The
miserable man tnrned 10 flee. when he was
rooted to the spot by the t"rfib.e demand, why
did You put my marriage among {. e deaths
tie was on the point Of saying the foreman
did that, when slril voice nadlv cried
''what made you pur in my runaway and
spoil the sale Of the horse And tlis was
followed 10y tie voice Of female hys,crically
proclaiming: ''Ihis is the brute that botched
my poetry and made it ridiculous : where
upon hundreds screamed, Where's my arti-
Gle g. In the midst of this horrid din he
awoke, perspiring at every pre- d Scream.
ing for help. The next day he re ,igneI, and
we had To hunt up another local editor
Damb"ry Mars.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-07-04
Happy Children make happy
Men!

All dissOnance of character has It's real
foundation in these early impressions The
happiness Of children depends much on their
being as little as possible interfered with in
their little joys. How quickly do their gooG
inclinatons undfold themselves! How open
are they to every humane and gentle feeling
Harsh and erroneous treatment acts in the
very opposite way it shuts them mp. 1t is
not the ideas, believe, that one learns,
which really work on the character, but those
which one makes his own because the imme.
diate bearing on our disposition is what
makes them really important Right ideas,
therefore, may engage the imagination whose
creations become hereby cnly more harmoni-
ous. But every fancy does not act aud create
in the same degree. 1t is that alone which
points out to the teachers the different treat
meiit that is necessary.
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- - ~ ts.;t.."

: There IA lrr1a''lr ii.a ,...l many T. p:
yuunI pc'ii'. t-Ir.I.'- I.I:.- .',.it. must D..
allowed To >"'v t!.rir ''H..j o,,-. ttt Il l.
evidence ol ,i.tli a'G i..:' $40 -.r.,u- lawn
WI come 'i a. New. This sentiment W.
not h.rI iu heaven. f vt> ut rur~.d nor
pToun-a'"i 'y are".-: Ht- - n.@.n ai' po-
mui gI'.u'i. N.r t.-. tt... .',..s 20 tthc cppu.
Site. u D. ..r'.'y 90 &c., -.u, i l. in riy
>cii-e r",c- r.. 10. ... t.. ,&ru.@Llr Mat
y"tr. i1 'n -'" 'u,. ".i r1t~. !, ..-.
IHau.r:. j.ur tr '.,. g .r''v - .r.a'l,-.
aId u>rl3'ur-~ ...t...-. 10Y -r.n 4. iar; .r,
from putty art lHni..rr.. ! .u,.-..,ci..-.
(rrru. and Iu.I.- ,.-:ir. n,i grew 10 drathl...~
fam" V!'uou .i.t Oats. Naro'.rl. Wei.
iin-rou ami Pr ,.r ut.-; i,'t-;.i ..- 81 al.Icrr
soldiers apI -jJtr.,.t.n. -uW,I ll y. ,.G oats iu
ta-ir youth I.u'hrr. W,-i-v aui Howard
Hul Alarm Cl.r... nc.. -t,,,t u.liou,,.-vIiJ
ogt>. In orI own to,u;rr Na.h u.,.u
Nar-Luii iru:tI. (i.y J. ,l-,. and e.,
Ln..u. a.! ru-,. :. .r.a'...-, l.uiA ,.i...p- :il
duis,ur v"u.H I,ur 81 ..i.h >,uu'r. IA
com ari Al rev. aI .o.,.;Y creatures, vltfl-
uut Ha,'iu@ tiu" op.,t. ...I.. .- ,u-favhy
sowing wit! uat~' Gt,....... w.. ga, i,,,,i-
cate hur few of tl. luu:. ti... ...u ,tJ, rolfol
name, that were nol h.r o. r... VIII,
youth WIS a. vIrtu,t> a,I .'t..r.t H. ,l,ir
manhood was usetil! and ii i iii a.e plo,i-
ous.
LIt, j, too >hor, is oproItmj,.c, too few
aud iirotng 10 Waste in wing ~ i'll oa,-
NoJ'h l. all that mill cu~ are p"rrirt.,! to cli-
joy; II that Is wasted m sowing 10 the dr-h.
y lat can they reap bat corruption, death an
wOh(
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-07-04

We are very well aware, says the Shrcve-
port Times, that the people of the South have
INDUCED many false hopes since the calanrify
IF war reduced them 10 the most huriliating
/ conc zion, socially and poi;ically, and to the
most utter prostraiiou financially. They have
| deluded themselves with the idea tlia, the
mass ofIhe people Of the North and West
/ would sympathiZc with their suiicrings SO
soon the passions cngcndcred bv the war
had been utlcd by the lapse Of time, I,was
difficult for them to understand that the active
and bitter animoSiry which prevailed there
/ long after the war had ceased. was replaced
by sentiment of profound indifference
They could not realize that we entered not at
all into the calculation Of those people that
we occupied very nearly The same relation to
;!em that the people Of Mexico DO to ~.
Yet such was the fact. Business men were
prosperous and satisfied. The politicians and
demagogue> alone paid special attention to the
South and they did 50 simply to accomplish
their own miserable aims, which they could
more successfully do by crushing still further
into the dust the respectable whites, and by.
eIevating the ignorant blacks
While the princely merchants Of the East
and West might give literally to suffering cit
les, such as Memphis and Shreveport during
me yellow fever epidemic, they would vet
not walk square from their business o,Ii.hs
to vote, If they could thereby resenera,c .bo
entire South
In short, the politician>-and radical poli,i-
clans at II at-had us in their sole Keeping.
while the better class could not spare the time
10 study the political measures touching the
South, even if they would 20 to the POLLS at
all.
And this state Of things. we honestly be-
lieve, might have continued to the crack of
doom, but that the evident reorganization of
parties at the North AMI West involves
change Of programme-requires shifting of
the scenes, by means of which the South is
brought upon the stage in a somewhat, differ
ent character. Hence we believe that there
is light breaking through the clouds that will
widen and spread until the whole heavens
are again frightened for the South, when she
will arise in all the radiance of her new-Dorn
freedom, and in all the strength which the
richest soil and the 5rghtes, climate the sun
ever shone upon should Justly give
If the white people of the South, and espe-
cially Of Louisiana, he but true TO themselves.
we have brighter hope than ever before that
the day Of their deliverance is ., hand-,hat
the avenging hour is on the !, when negro
carpet bag rule will be svcrt away and re-
membered only as ,r >ous dream of the
past.
GoJ epool Ia 1ay opJ hourt
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God speed the day and hour!


LET WHITE MEN EMPLOY WHITE LABOR
The Mobile Register publishes n card from a
la5oring white man, which has a pertinent
application to our people. Read it:
A Card to the Pubic-You all talk about
hard times. We can expect nothing better
as long rs our business men have their black
pets around them. ! would ask you all, men
of wealth, are there not white men, and hard
working honest poor white men, who have
wives and children, mothers and sisters to
support. and who are now idle through no
fault of their own.
There are plenty these families that are
actually suffering in this place: and when
these very poor men go 10 a rich man for
work they are told that he has a negro work
ing for him. so the white man has to walk
around idle, looking elsewhere foT work, and
everywhere he turns il is tie same thing
IL you will only wean Off Just such a crowd
you will come ont victorious in the next cam
paign. As the negroes are so bent on civil
rights and radicalism, let them live on it a
while. As this country belongs to the white
people, let the white people stick to each 9th
er aud rule the country
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-07-04

OLD TINES s-Elizabcth's reign was an cp-
och IN which female extravaganza may he
said TO have reached lis height Before the
Virginia Queer came to the throne she was
remarkably simple in her attire, but in later
days she changed, and historians remind US
OF her eighty wigs Of various colors, and Of
her three thousand dresses buvyIy atiired
queen makes an cXtravagant---T 4 court
lady Of that date wore a low Dire. '~;,h long
s'omached, an immense ruff arouiJ her neck
small hat, crnoline, large fan of ostrich
feathers with mirror attached. highly scent
ed gloves, and frequently velvet masd Her
feet were shod with pumps Of scented Span
ish leather, her hair was dyed red imitation
OF the royal locks and iace was painted aud
roughed. To supply the great demand for
wigs,women were sent around the country 10
buy upcoun,ry girls tresses and female thieves
in London robbed children of their hair or
spoiled the dead.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-07-04
Cheer Him.

Al fire in large city, while the upper
stories of a lofty dwelling were wrapped in
smoke, and the lower stories all aglow with
flame. piercing shrek told the startled fire
men that there was some one still in the build
ing in peril. A ladder was quickly reared,
until it touched the heated walls, and diving
through the flames and smoke brave young
fireman rushed up the rounds of his errand Of
mercy S,fed by the smoke, he siopped,and
seemed about to descend The crowd was
in agony, as life seemed lost, for every mo-
ment OF hesitation seemed an age While
this shivering fear seized every beholder. a
voice from the crowd cried out "chcer him ,
cheer him = and a wild "hurrah" burst from
the excited spectators, As the cheer reached
the fireman, lie started upward through the
curling smoke, and i'll n few moments was
seen coming down the ladder with child in
his arms That cheer did the wo-k. How
much can we % to help the brave ores who
are struggling with tempta'on.or almos, faint.
ing in their efforts to d, good to others Don't
find fault with your h,oiner in his trial, but
cheer him. Give L'r 4 word that shall urge
hun on the way, nd =! you can't help him in
any Oiher way, give ..H a cheer.