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Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-25

The PEACH.-Writing on this
subject in the American Farmer
Mr.. Wilkins, OF Riverside Md. says:
| think change has also taken
place Ia the quality of some of our
old and most esteemed varieties.
| fancy that l know q number of
kinds that do not seem to me to be
rs good as they used to be; this
may be one of the infirmities of age,
though quite a number of friends
much my juniors, are laboring IN.
der the same impression. firmly
believe it is this indiscriminatc use
of seed for stocks, that has spoiled
the Hale's Early. 1t had, at first,
qualities characteristic Of good
peach, and possibly with careful
culture would have become a valu-
able variety; but being hybrid,
aud near lis origin, it could not
bear this careless management. l
know, that the FIRST trees of this
variety raised by NJ. Isaac Pullen,
Of Hightstown, N. j., from the
original stock, were infinitely SUI
perior to those raised by him at
any time after the first season, and
no one who knew Mr.. Pullen
would for one moment question his
integrity, intelligence, or care, for
he deservedly occupied high pos
ition in his profession. The error
was in the system. l have fire.
quently thought, that 1 could see
IN this peach the influence of the
stock. from stock seed. We have
tho same thing to fear with the
Beatrice.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-25

Chattanooga has FIVE trunk rail-
roads finished and in operation.-
She has about $4,000, 900 invested
in manufactures. Railroads first,
then manufactures, population and
wealth-so it is the world over.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-25

Professor John Powell has re-
signed the charge of the Paris
High School and accepted a call
from the Chelsea Baptist Church
in Memphis.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-25

East Tennessee is shipping mar
Bile to Cincinnati and Chicago
And middle Tennessee IS shipping
iron to San Franciseo.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-25

The Nashville folks are conf
denuy asserting that more houses
will be erected ip Nashville this
year than any year for the last de-
cade.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-25

Paris Intelligencer: A negro man
who lived near Cottage Grove, in
this county, was shot and killed
while sitting by his Preside a few
nights since by some unknown
party.
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-25

Paris Intelligencer: \ Mr.. Harris
field in this county was shot in the
thigh a few days since by the acct
dental discharge of pistol in mis-
own pocket. The wound, it is
thought will not be serious, al
though severe.
The Paris Intelligencer says: On
last Saturday q little son of Mr..
James Leeper fell out of wagon
in which he was riding and had one
arm broken, by the wheel passing
over il
Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-25

Judge Lucien L. Hawkins is q
candidate for Circuit Judge in the
18th Judicial Circuit.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16
The Habit Of Heading.

Il have no time - read" is the
common complaint. and especially Of
women, whose occupations are such
as 10 prevent continuous book per-
usal They seem to think, because
they cannot dcvo;c as much attention
TO books a. they are compelled to Gc-
vote to their avura'ion,, that they can
not read anyl .ug. But this is a
great mistake. Ii is not the books
we finish at a sitting which alway. do
Us the most good. Those We devour
in the odd moments, half a dozen pa
gcs al time. often give Us more sat
iofactlon, and are more thoroughly
dIgcsted than those "" make IA par
ticular effort To read Tie mrn who
have made their mark IN thc vnrld
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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16
Extinction Of Faces in the An
imal Kingdom.

1t is sad. at least 10 the naturalist,
to contemplate the phenomenon OF ar
imal extinction. From the days of
the ple-iosaurus and mcgatherium,
" bat a magnificent variety of zoolVg-
ical specimens have been lost 10 the
world, Imagine the feelings of an
enthusiastic naturalist who, having
vcnturcI 70 Maui us in the early
part of the last century, on the
strength of sailors yarn. To catch
or at least behold, the living dcdo, ar
rived only in time to lind solitary
skeleton in bad repair, and two eggs,
both added. 1t appears, however.
and in many senses, a more serious
case of extinction. There is reason
TO apprchenl, at no great distance Of
time, the total disappearance from the
animal creation Of the elephant. This
is owing to the enormous destruction
Of these grand old beasts. which has
been and is still going on year after
year, for the purpose of commerce, for
self protection, and for mere sport
In single arovince Of Ccylon over
three thou. nd FIVE hundred elephants
were killed ! three years by the ma
tives for the sake of few >hilliDgs
bounty lcr mead. Many thousands
are annua y DESTROYED in India ana
Africa for the sake of the ivory, the
demand for which is 50 great that to
supply The manufacturers Of Sheffield
alone required the slaughter Of over
twenty thousand every year The
ELEPHANT is not prolific, its rates of IN
/ ~'S""" ""ing less than that Of man.
The race cannot, therefore, ho,n uu,
much longer, against such wholesale
destruction, and it is by no means i'm.
probable that the child is now born
who may live to see the last elephant
Nor is this pachyd"rm, though nob'cst
I and one Of the most valuable, 10y any
means the only valuable animal slow
ly but surely dying out. The whale
and the seal, the buffalo, moose elk,
and deer are yearly growing more
rare. If the world, as it is not proba-
! bic. according to DIR. Cummings,
should last a thousand years longer,
and the same unequal combat between
man and brute continues, it is safe to
predict that the former will have the
universe entirely to himself, or that
it will be shared only between him
and such of the animal creation as are
either too insignificant to excite his
anger or covetOusness, or too inti-
matciv associated with his daily needs
aud labor to be included in the gen.
eral destruction.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16
Johnny Shrimp.
HIS SCHOOL COMPOSITION ON POLITICS.

Politics is hard word; | don't
just know what it means. | guess it's
sort Of sickness. People who haze
this sickness meet together in the
evening and howl and talk Pa has
'em bad. He goes out five night in
the week and doesn't stay at home
the other night. He has them so bad
that he cau't walk straight when he
comes home.
used to think politics was some
thing good to eat. Ma says she thinks
it is something good to drink
went once to a meeting where
they had politics bal. A man got up
and called atother who want there
all sorts of names. He said he be-
longcd to the other party. He said
this country was going to ruin, and
we should all be GROUND to powder in
the crash. told ma | thought be
was talking about earthquakes earth
quakcs was in my last geography les
son. don't like geography much
Bill Brown calls it goggerfcc. But
gOggcrlce is n good deal better than
politics.
Pa says wien grow up III under
stand politics. But | don't Ike the
taste of it except when ma makes II
up into cg.,og. When I'm a man
mean TO have horse and COW and
90 t. tie theatre, and be IA p 'llccman
aud keep q candy store, AID have
balloon, and dance on the tight rope
and be clown like Ilump'y Dumpv
aud 20 in a swimming three time:
every day. But don't want to hay'
any more politics.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16
90 RAyyIIIE LA SATURDAY. MAY Is. 1871. WHOI /; NO.
Human Sympathy.


What a strange thing what we call
the human heart iS,-the SENSE of
feeling linked with the power Of
thought? Why is it that the sight
of a certain face moves us, when 4 Vt
of others does not? Why does the
sound of a voice or football make the
heart beat, when other. even similar
Isounds, affect it not? Why is it that
the. Of some is dcarcr and
more necessary to us than that OF
others? In fine, why do we some
times love those, who, up to few
months, or weeks, or even days, We're
utter strangers to Us, while those we
have known and been accustomed to
for years, though we may like, we do
not love?
We measure the mountains, and
sound the depth Of the sea. We dig
up science from the bowels of the
earth, an hunt for it among the stars,
and vet we know nothing of the Sc
cret springs that work within TIE Gu
rious piece of mechanism of which we
are composed. We NAV think we are
wise, we may fancy We are learned,
but we must admit that there is some
secret power either within or above
us, which, while it leaves or will
and our ion free, exercises inilu-
ence over G results of theli .nera-
tion, which .,, can neither explain nor
comprehend In fact. we are a mys-
terry to ourselves. Thought unbidden
comes to Us, and after scenes long
past, and almost Forgotten start ur
before US we know not how, or why.
The field of human knowledge is after
all very limited one, the most learn
ed amonc rs is but an ignorant Great
urc, fot he does not know him.
! self
It is enough for us, however, to
know that that delicacy of organiza.
ton which enables US to sympathise
with the happiness or misery of 9TH
ers, which prompts us to love, or
makes US yearn for the love of others,
which makes a sound, look, or name
a source of pleasure, has been given
to US, in mercy, as means of happi
ness here, for certainly whatever Of
happiness we do enjoy originates
ron that. And perhaps the Snowl
edge of its mysterious operation may
have been concealed from us with the
same view.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

HINTS TO FARMERs.-A writer
gives the following advice:
Don't buy piano for your daught-
ers while our sons need plow.
Don't give a person chance to
dun you. Prompt payments make in
dependent men.
Keep good fences, especially line
fences; they promote good feelings
between neighbors.
Decent and substantial clothing for
your children, makes them think bet
ter of themselves, and keeps the doc
tor away. Don't starve your land ;
if you do it will grow lean.
Don't buy patent rights to sell
again.
Don't become surety for him who
waits for the sheriff.
Buy farm wagon before a carri-
age.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT.-Tbe same
God who moulded the sun and kim
died the stars watches the flight of an
insect. He who balances the clouds
and hung the world on nothing, noti-
ces the fall Of a sparrow He who
gave Satan his rings and placed the
moon, like bail of silver. into the
broad arch Of heaven, gives the rose
leaf its delicate tint, and made the dis
tant sun to nourish the violet. And
the same Being notices the praises Of
the cherubim and the prayers of a
little child.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

How bright and beautiful is love in
its hour of purity and innocen, how
mysteriously does it etherealize feel
-, and Concentrate every wild and
hcW idering impulse of the heart.
Love. holy and mysterious love-it is
the garland spring of life, the dream
OF the heart, the impassioned poetry
of nature, its song is heard, in the
rude and unvisited solitude of the
fair forests, and thronged haunts of
busy life; it embellishes with its
flames the unpretending cot of the
peasant, and the gorgeous palace of
the monaTch, flashes its holy CLEAN Of
light upon the measured track of The
homeles warderer, hovers about the
imperi'cd Dark of the storm beaten
mariner, enfeebles the dark bending
wing of the muttcring tempest, and
imparts additional spleudor to the
beacon that burns "on the far dis
tant shore"
Love is the mystic and unseen
spell that harmoniZes and 'soothcs
unbidden,' the wild and rugged ten
dencies Of human nature, that fingers
about the sanc,ity Of the domestic
hearth, and worshipped deity of the
penetralia, and unites in Grmer union
the affections Of social and religious
society; gathers verdant freshness
around the guarded cradle of helpless
infancy, and steels in moonlight da.:k-
ness upon the Yielding heart of des-
pairing age-it bushes into rcposing
calmness the chafed and unrelenting
spirit of sorrow, and bears it from the
existing anticipated evils of life, to its
own right and sbeltering bower of re-
pose-transfOrms into generous de-
votion the exacting desires of vul gar
interest and sordid avarice, and melts
into fearful compassion of sensibil-
ity.
The image which holy and unde-
cayed love has portrailured on the
deep shrine of the heart, will not
vanish like lineaments which child
hoods finger in idle moments may
trace upon the sand-that image will
remain thee unbroken and unmarried
it will burn out undefaced in its
lustre, amid the quick rush of the
winds and the warning of the temp.
est-cloud-and when the wavcring
"star of fate seems declining" the
lowed and bewildered spirit, like the
trembling dove of the patriarch, will
meet its home and its refuge in that
hallowed fame, where love presides as
high priestess of its sanctity, and con
socrates to uDbeDding truth the offer
cd voice of her votaries
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

IT is worth local place to tell that
a shrcwd preacher, after an eloquent
charity sermon, said to his hearers
I'm afraid from the sympathy dis
played in your countenances that
some of you may give too much l
caution you. therefore, that you be
just before you are generous; and
wish YOU TO understand that | desire
no one who cannot pay bis debts to
put anything in the plate The col
lection was rare orc.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

To prevent horses from being teas
cd bv flies, take two or three small,
handfuls of walnut leaves, upon which
pour two or three quarts of cold wa
ter; let it infuse oi,,&ight, and pour
the whole, nextgoAT'g, into a kettle
and let it Gwfor a quarter Of an hour.
and when cold it will be lit for use.
No more is required than to moisten a
sponge, or rag. and smear the cars,
nanks &c Of the horse
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16
A Fact For Farmers.

1t may not be generally know that
the seed of the sunnower is +, OF the
most infallibl, remedy yet discovered
for the speedy cure of founder in bor-
scs. The directions, which we CLEAN
from brief article upon the subject
in the Essex Banner. says: Imme-
diatelv on discovering that your
horse is foundcred mix about pint of
the whole seed in his food, and it will
be q perfect cure. Sunflowers are
easily grown alongside of fences and
in out-of-the-way places where they
take up but little room The seed
when fed in small quantities to the
horses is very hcai.hy, giving to the
hair peculiar gloss 1t is dieuretic
in its tendency. Fowls like it much
and thrive on it.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

Cor. IIIGGINsoN has relieved him
self blythe following observation: 81
would rather see too much cnthusi-
asm than not enough. often think
that the sprcad-eaglc Of the stump or
ator is tier than the cold epirit of
the CITY editor who cuts him mp. I
would he rather shocked with gas
than smolLcred with starch"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

WoMA" is composed of two hun
dred and forty-three bones, one hun
dred and niue muscles and three hun
dred ninety six Plus. Fearfully and
W onderfully made. and to be handled
with care TO avoid scratches.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16
How The Romans Lived.


give Us an idea of Roman magniii-
ccnc". we would tuIn our ewes from
public monuments, Ccm0railzlng
flames. and grand professions; we
would forget the etatucs in brass and
marble which uutnumhcrCd the living
Inhabitants, 50 numerous that one
hundred thousand have been recover
ed and still cmhrlli~h Ituly,and would
descend into ihc lower sphere Of ma
tcr;al ,ic-;o those things which AT
:C>t luxury and taSlC-to ornaments.
dresses. sump;uouS living. and rich
furniture The art of using metals
and cutting precious Stonrs ,urpa asScd
ANYTHING known at the present day.
In the decoration OF houses, in social
entertainments, in cookery, the Eo-
mans were remarkable The mOSaicS.
~ignet rings. canoes, bracelets. bron-
Zcs. chains, vases, couchcs, banquet
ing tables, lamps, chariots, colorcd
glass, gildingS, mirrors, mattresses.
cosmetics. perfumes, hair dyes. six
robes, pottcrics, all attest great clc-
cance and beauty The tables of
Thuga root and Dclian bronze were
as expensive as the sidchoards of
Spanish walnut, so much admired in
the great exhibition at London.
Wood and ivory were carved as cy-
quisitcly as in Japan or China
Mirrors were made of polished silver.
Glass cutters could initiate the colori
Of precious stones so well that the
Portland vase, from the tomb Of Al
eXander Scverus, was long considered
as a genuine sardoniX; brass could
} Vs. ''"'"""d g" n To cut stone. The
palace Of Nero glittcrcd with "vlu ono
jewels. Perfume and flowers were
shoNcrcd from ivory ceilings The
halls of IIcliogabulus were hung with
cloth and gold, enriched with jewels
+ His beds were silver and his table of
gold. Tibcrius gave a million of scs-
tcrces for a picture Of his bedroom.
i banquet dish of Dacsillus weighed
five hundred pounds Of silver. The
cups of Drusus were of gold. Tunics
were embroidered with the figures of
various animals. Sandals were gar
nishcd with precious stones PAUL.
ma wore jewels, when she paid visits,
valued at eight hundred thousand
dollars. Drinking cups were cngrav-
ed with scenes from the poets. IL
brarics were adorned with busts and
presses Of rare woods. s.-Soias were
inlaid with tortoise shell, and covered
with gorgeous purple. The Roman
graGdces rode in giidcd chariots, bath
cd in marble baths, dncd from golden
plate, drank from crystal cups, slept
on beds of down, recincd on luxuri-
Gus couches, wore embroidered robes
and were adorned with precious
stones. They ransacked the earth
and seas for rare dishes, for banquets,
and Ornamented their houses with car
pets from Babylon, onyx cups from
Bythnia, marbles from Numidia, bron-
yes from COrinth, statues from Athens
whatever, in short, was precious or
curious in the most distant countries.
The luxuries Of he bath almost ex-
cced belief, and On the walls were
magnificent frescoes and paintings,
exhibiting an inexhaustible produc-
tiycness in landscape and mythology
cal scenes.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

Every kindly word and feeling, cv-
cry good deed and thought, every no.
bic action and impulse, is like the ark
sent dove, and returns from III, 'rou-
bied waters of life bearing a green
olive branch to the soul.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

THE WOMEN's RAID.-The results,
up to date, that have flowed from the
womcn's pray yerful war on liquor sa-
looms and selling are very considera-
BILE, and if they can be made perma-
nent, vast good will be done. Thir-
ty-seven cities and towns entirely
freed from the liquor traffic! seven
teen hundred and siXty-onc liquor sa-
looms in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
closed and eight hundred liquor-sell-
ers not only reformed, but hopefully
converted to Christ! 1t is needless
to comment upon, or attempt to de-
fend, a movement working such re-
suits.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

SOME slandercr has said the old
folks go to church TO close their eyes,
and the young to eye tier close. We
do not believe this is true, of the
young ladies, at least. They go for
religious worship and to see the Sans
and Him,
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

WHEN you read read the best book;
it costs you no more ; and what you
get will correct and help build you up.
4 good book is like a voice fr"m na-
turc or from God. D. not conf und
this voice with the u;tcraucc of false
LanI ID cpuinru about ,,u.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16
CHARLES H. MORRISON, WILLIAM w. FARMER
ORRISON & FARMER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,

Monroe, Louisiana.
Will personally attend the terms OF
the District Courts at RAYvIL f,
Richland Parish, Winnsborough,
Franklin Parish, and Bastrop, More
house Parish. Special contracts can
be made with them to attend to sue
cession cases in the Parish Courts
They will take claims for collection
in any Parish in Louisiana, with the
privilege of managing same in con-
nection with resident attorneys, and
will attend to business in the State
and United States Land Offices.
They also practice in the Supreme
Court of Louisiana and in the United
States Courts. jan 3, '73, ly.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

IT is not in placing the words that
the effect = the good writer consists ;
it is n ae thought bringing its own
wo-&. that leaps to it like the particle
:, he magnet.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

WE are all hunters in the field of
life. Some Il US bring down our
game but most oe us end in a wild.
goose che.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16
CARD To TIE CITIZENS OF RAY

CAND TO TIE NITILENo OF MY
~ WILLIE AND GIRARD.
A fter the 18th inst. my home will he in
Rayvile at the house ." Mr. McCalip.
To the citizens of Ra willie, | respectfully
tender my services, anu promise prompt at
tention to business.
To my friends and patrons around Girard
and on Wynn Island, tender my services
as heretofore, and take this opportunity OF
publicly expressing my warm thanks for their
friendly patronage in the past three years,
and the hope that it may continue
r. l. JOHNSON.
Ray vile. La March Ith l77i.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

WATER is not fashionable bcycr-
ace for drinking your friends health,
oat IL, capital one for drinking
Nul.r uNn.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

FVNIIE undersigned having recently located.
for the present, at least, in the Parish of
Elchland, would respectfully announce to the
citizens aud planters of the same that he Will
execute any mill repairing, dressing Of mill
rocks, of any and all descriptions, at short no
tce. Also repair clocks when the gear does
not assume too much the make and work Of
watches All work guaranteed to give salts
faction or no pay. Can be found three miles
South east of Alto
May II, 10 6m. WM. ii. RUSHING.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

HARD on LAwYEEs.-A lady speak
Ing Of a gathering, Of lawyers to dedi.
cate a new courthouse, said she suy-
posed they had zone "to vicv+
ground Wlcrc they must shortly >.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

IDLrNI &. the great slough into
which ,... 'ccs Of the world drift aud
,ct,'r, :" re again in uia-"a
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16
40 ACRES OF GOOD LAND FOR

1ON ACRES OF GOOD LAND Fun
Ot SALE, Only four n,i.es i.on. Ray
,,Ie Good comfortable Cabins and good
w,ter, abou, thirty or forty acres cleared, and
there is good cypress brake on it.
Terms-Sl2 per acle; one-half cash, and
one to two years on deferred payment
Nearly all of the above land is above over
fow-a dog wood ridge-auda a fine range for
stock. 1t is only one mile from Bee Bayou
Station on the n. L. 4 L. r. X.
For further particulars apply to
WILEY L. MANGHAN.
Feb elf RayvIllc, La.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-05-16

LIKE \ GEyTLENAy.-"I say, Bill,
Jim's got ten years penal sc:vitude
for stealing horse "Sarvc him
right; why didn't hc buy one and not
pay COR it, like any other Gentleman 2"