Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-06-13
Hints on Economy.


sued by a majority in planting too
much cotton, is nowspsisf appar-
cnt to all. But what xSbeen done
cannot be undone; but it must teach,
and it will teach US , lesson for the
future. No money, and no more nd
RANGES, except to favored few, who
still have some capital behind. Well,
what's to he done? In some cases,
.ct US 60 TO work on a smaller scale 4;
in other cases, use more rigid econo-
my in houscho,d and farming expens-
es. Let the farmer see TO it, that ev-
cry pig, calf, goat and sheep and
chicken is brought forward rapidly to
n full growth, SO that they can be used
in lessening the grocery bill. We, of
the South, are too prone to neglect
these little things, in grasping after
what we imagine larger and more
magnificent results. Let us light
anew the fires of industry and econo-
myt1s DR.. Franklin advised our rev.
dictionary sircs. And, more, il is
useless to disguise the fact, that our
people must 60 to work. If the nc
grocs riU not work, the whites must.
There is no alternative. The country
will never thrive while the consumers
so largely prcpondcratc over the pro-
duccrs. We have too many trades
men, oilers, loafcrs and spongers.-
We want more farmcrs-mOre garden
crs. more stock-raiscrs-in short, more
observers Of the minutin of close liv-
ing. Let us have nothing surplus
10 drad-hrads among us-neither in
the shape of man or animal. If ne
gro won't work enough to earn bis
wages, or what you advance for him,
dismiss him instantly. If you have
one horse or mule too many, to eat
his bead off in q short time, sell it of
TO others, who need it worse than you
do. lfyou have COW more than
YOU need, sell it or convert it into
beef, while it is fnt, 1t all id'e non.
sense to keep poor, dying stock around
YOU. Exhaust the full value OF every
thing you pretend to use or consume.
Our road to comparative opulence and
case, lies through selfdenial and rigid
economy. Think Of this. 1t is worse
than sheer nonsense TO attempt to
keep up antc-bellum extravaganza and
show. Our women must play an i'm
portant part in the work of recupera-
ton and restoration to our former
prosperity. Household duties must
be performed by them as negroes, in
n large majority Of cases, will not do
it, or if they do engage, they steal
more than they earn. If garments
are to be made up, let the housewife
do it-rather than put the work Out
to halfbanded negro seamstresses al
n high price. by all means, let oul
young bellies learn to cut out, and
make their own wearing APPAREL
will certainly add to their attractions
in the eyes of all sensible, upright, so
Der young men. But ali! says one.
could never do the W-injing and cook
ing. Well, if the ladies should per
form all their other household dutie!
except those mentioned, they will have
certainly made progress in the goot
work, We are aiming TO promote
Yet another good lady puts in, ant
rather rcprovingly says: 20, Sir,
don't think / am compelled to do TIT
drndgcry." OF course, we reply, ou
remarks do not apply to such as arr
able to hire (and pay too p a half doz
en- servants TO do the work that ont
ough; to do. We are not writing to
or for tie rich, but for tho benefit o
those who were once rich, or hat
plenty, but a,c now poor; and WIZ
have great many things to learn
before they start up hill again. b.
the by, did it ever strike our people
that If the negroes had been providcnt
aud had laid hold Of the work, tba
was to Ike done in our houses, and OF
our farms, with their Stare Industry
that they would now have act1all!
held in their hands nine tenths of tt
property in our country. Such was
the loathing Of our people to manua
labor, that We would have actual
" sold the clothes off our back.
to purchase negro work. But thanks
TO the pride and laziness Of the Afri
can, We bad to lay hold and do The
work ourselves. Let no one suppose
that we advocate the idea, that we
ought not to employ negro laborers.-
By no means. Our whole aio' to in
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