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Richland beacon., 1875-01-09

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grOes. Make ten thousand
labor regulations, but Just
count the white laborer out, and moth
ing will be said by me-" Why dom,
this prince Of Humbugs, in irving 10
hatch up e conspiracy and lead the
unthinking into a grave and fatal mis-.
take as TO their..7u interest and the
intereit of the landbolder, say that the
laborer that is white can do az he
pieases, work or mot work; and shall
have full pay, no reduction for lost
time, and tell him to take bis employ
er's hog, or anything else he has, and
appropriate it 10 his own use. He
might as we'll encourage dishonesty
one way as another.
Laboratus shows his golden rule
idea again by contracting with Mr..
Hemler for one hundred acres Of land
for nenty bales of cotton. =
"Now what right has be to control nv
(LaboratusO movements ? / nv 90
hunting or visiting ten thousand times
during the year, just so he gets Lis
cotton" That is well put in-..iust
SO be gets his cotton" but according
to your rule, after you went bunting
and fishing tea thousand times, | don't
think there would be much cotton Cor
Hemler; so could not afford to rent
to Mr.. Labora,us one hundred acres
Of land
Again Mr.. Consistency says: at
is not that the laboring class ought to
make plain, binding contracts, but it
is your forcing, driciny, restraininq,
orer6earinJ methods that we object
to. Hero is the issue, and we draw
you out. Meet it like men. If YOU
have uttered unguarded language
take it back reconstruct" The CON-
miiee has nothing 10 lake back; the
Council that adopted the address has
nothing 10 take back. The committee
did not prepare tho address for The
white nor for the black in fact, they
cid not aim TO describe any bv their
flesh mark; they intended to recon-
mend 1t TO govern the masses, both
employers and employees. And Sc
rionsl.y think in the quotations Just |
made the reader will perceive Labora-
tus has yielded to everything set
forth in the address, but holds on
with great 'enac;ty to bis own std. |
necked opinions; l suppose he wishes !
10 retreat in as good style as possible,
as all good aud true generals do.
NARY RAT!'
Anything further on this subject
rom Laboratus will not be noticed
~ me. presume the gentleman
1as been in and arouud the sch DOL
'oom a great deal-perhsps President
'f an Academy-wbere / suppose be
earned the game of "IGou ar, a
title lame, and give this as my las,
lck, and bid Labora,us and your
'eaders respectful adieu.
JNO. A. HEMLER.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-09

LONG LAMP WICKs.-tram all the
wick you can-ihat is, make your
wick as long as you can-in your
lamp, fill up the spaces with sponge,
and then pour in the kerosene or coal
oil. until the wick and sponge are
filed, and the lamp will hold no more.
As long as any oil remains in the wick
or sponge the lamp will burn. This
makes fireproof or safety lamp. If
your lamp is broken, or tipped over,
no accident can happen, nor will it
soil the carpet or even table cover.
As the wick burns away, add more
sponge. and keep the lamp full of it.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-09
CHARLES II. MnGErsoy. WILLIAM W. FARMER
MORRISON & FARMER.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Monroe, Louisiana.
LAND FOR SALE.

4 BOUT l3D acres Of land situated in
N Caldwell Parish, La. about 60 acres Of
2oUi land rn'er f'nce or cleared, one dwell
ing and clheT cuI houses, On the west bank
oi boenf River, all susceptible of being culti-
vated. VIII be sold for : 900 cash. or
$500 With cue third cash, and one and two
years on deferred payments, with per cent
per annum from date of sale, with mortgage
retained. One mile and half from good
sew and grist mill and ~ miles from Colum-
b'a. For iur:ler particulars apply 10
WILEY p. MANGHAM.
Jan. 81, 1874 Il Rayviile, La.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-09
PAIN'ffSS HOUSE.
Vicksburg, Miss.
/. c. McMACKIN Il CO., Proprs.

FsNHE Announcement that this favori,e Ho-
4 tel Of The Hill City is still under the
management, Of the Old AMI popular firm Of
L. e. MrNackin x Co. is a sufficient guarap-
tee 10 their old customers; and stranger
gusts arr assured that th'y will receive ev-
cry attention ihey coald desire from courteous
pfoprietofs, 'hcieht clerks and attentive wait
ers
Richland beacon., 1875-01-09

A Portland man, standing on a
hotel piazza smoking, who had the
cigar shot out Of his mouth, was not
disposed to grnnbie until a fellow
rushed up IL bin aud oiTered to bet
two TO one that he could DO i, again.
Then be took off bis coat and vest
and maGie'i that man, and stepped on
him aud rolled him over, and finally
jammed hin into pos:-hy!e before
be felt just light.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-09
ESTRAYED

From the uuter,igue !. .ix miles ives, Of Del
hi, a large Sorr"i Horse shod hefor-. and
when he lett he hsd a large quantity of cookie
bnrs IN his mane aai ;aii. Also =, the same
ime with the horse. "A large brown Mare Mode
when last seen they were going IA w-srer-
iy direction. 4 reasonable reward will De
paid for their return, or Information Leading
10 Ih-ir recovery JAS. ". WATTS,
Dec. 26, is1I-Jt.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-09

as you would.have them do unto YOU
This is the way We (grangers) bar
monize our (yOur) enforcement Act"
with our (your) "bigh-fown rhetoric
in behalf Of the Masses" mixed with
little common sense.
Messrs. Editors, that La5oratus
may have the full benefit of the unen-
viable reputation be has acquired du-
ring this controversy, as a fair and
impartial writer and critic, / will
make quotations from his different ar
ticles, and place them side-by side and
see at glance how be warps both
consistency and truth.
Ia your issue Of Dec In your issue OF Dec
l2ih he saws: 26ib be s1ys.
This con nunica- Again Mr.. Hemler
ton is signed by gen says my second poia;
tlemen OF high stand is TO induce his Nou0
ing in our parish, who readers to believe t,,ar
no doub; sincerely wish the object Of the Gran.
!" redeem our State gers Of Louisiana Is to
from every species OF reduce the labo. iug
EVIL. anu who protes- classes 20 a state OF
setiy, in their propos- quasi slavery. OF to a
ed plan OF rcdenp ion. ..condj'ion Of serflom.
represent the views To be plain with Mr..
and tendencies Of the ilemler, | made no
Grange system in our such assc rii2n! Scracrh
State. Hence, your head, adjust yopr
Messrs. Editors, II we eispecidcIes and look
understand the drItt oi, asain. ! sid. ''if we
tins communications, II understand the 1T OF
Is to reduce the eu;ire this communication. il
laborin2 class TO a statciis TO reduce ,Le entire
OF quasi slavery -aIiaJori ing class TO a state
CONDITION of serf.iom. nf q..Gai slaver,., etc.
oi eniire snbserVIency dIdn't say il was, The
to the employer, who object Of the GraGce,s
represents the Cap iof Louisi.,la to 90 50.
tai" No, mol | Gonl he
,!ieve there i q pa ice
iof the fist p'inc. pies
lDf 2rangerism ih IT, |
iopile That Tie commit
tee poke moe as men
-ad iandholders ,lsl
rs ,iUe Pa,rons of Hus-
handy. Whose qua
sca.iers now? 2
Richland beacon., 1875-01-09

Il Is to b. hoped thai Dr.l .lrriin West pain
tel heJ'"r THAI he spelled whrn he wrote Mr..
llopkins.oh from London that he wa- paint
ing picture for King tiror-- OF - Young
Haneb!e swaring at Tie alter, and > si,aed II
'Adue with as,een."
Richland beacon., 1875-01-09

4 VALUABLE tract Of wood land con
IA tai.in- >it acGe>, two miles west o!
HIrarl. lying souih ol the y. L. Il T. L R,
wall re soid on rea>nuabl terms. for par
hculars. apply TO Whey p ManshaIn, Ray
vile, la.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-09

'KoM tnis dcte no act Of any kind will le
Z recorded that is handed into the Recor-
der Office, nnie5s the lee for recording ac
60 "pany i"e same. A great many have
handed IL deeds with the promise to pay in a
dag or tw" and it has been year or two and
no pay yet Ii is true that the amoun, is
small, bat one dollar each from 500 people is
some money. IL is easier for any one to-
rais" from ore 10 five dollars ihan for me to
do wi,hnu, 500 or more, and necessity forces
me to this plan. So from this date no act will
be recorded uuti The Recorders fee is ar
ranged.
Natch 18th. 1873.
WILEY p MANGHAM.
n2l7-f Recorder Richland Parish.
Richland beacon., 1875-01-09

TOE WORK, OF all kinds, hom carte Gs
u rtsne TO poster, neatly executed at til.
ONCE, upoa short notice.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-19
rAvoRlNG RAILROAD TAXATION

There was a conclave and consultation,
Thursday. There was hurrying to and
fro, and we infer that result was reached.
1t took the form of o newspaper article.
We quote: "The Rutland railroad manag-
"eis did not oppose the law which was
passed at the last biennial session for the
" taxation of railroad property. "
1.-THE most prominent railroad man In
" Rutland drafted bill In substance like
the one which was made law, with the
exception that the limit of valuation per
mile of railroad bed and track was fixed
Eat $4,000, instead Of 80, 900 as In the law,
and advocated its passage before the rail-
road committee. This was the attitude
of railroad men, etc. ,etc. This Is another
'most excellent discourse, but it lacks one
very important element of ''most excellent
discourses." Did "the Rutland railroad
managers favor railroad taxation when
they summoned leading advocate of the
measure from his bed, at or near midnight,
to conference Did they favor it when
they endcavored to convince him that the
bill was unnecessary? Did they favor 1t
when they resorted to alternate threaten
ings, cajolings and appeals to sympathy in
order to induce him to abandon the meas
ure? Did they favor it when they argued
to representatives Of Vermont constituent
cy that they ought not to be taxed in Yer
mont, because they were heavy taxpayers
in Canada, in New Hampshire, in Connect
cut and In Massachusetts, because 1t would
not benefit the people of Vermont as they
would be compelled to pay more in fares
than they would receive from taxation !?
Did they favor it, when they endeavored to
make its Supporters lukewarm, or to aban-
don the measure altogether, because there
was no demand for railroad taxation ex-
cept in Rutland, and because it was sup
ported by no newspaper except ''that id
GLOBE? This is the way they favored it,
and if a bill making the limit SO, 900 mile,
or $3.50 as the same authority stated it
before. was "drafted" and advocated, -
was it SO 'drafted" as to be perfectly
worthless, or, if not, was it for any other
purpose than to place the limit so high as
to secure its rejection Was it any other
tactics than that pursued in reference to
the Clyde bill'. so called? How came
that measure for regulating freights to be
special instead of general? promised
to support it if made special and applied
only TO the Delaware and Hudson canal
company? Who, having secured the in
PRODUCTION of such special bill in conse-
quence of such pledge, turned about,
joined hands with the Delaware and Hud.
son canal company, struck hands and made
common cause with the enemies of the
measure, and TINS succeeded in throttline
the bil7 Who thus favored both measures
These ways that were dark and these tricks
which were vain were not resorted to by the
real friends of railroad taxation or of the
bill regulating freights. Perhaps this was
faroring railroad taxation, but most mon
called it by different name.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-19

THOMAS Melaney, punching an iron rod
into one end of the shell. lie directed
them to, put II away at once, and cautioned
them of the danger they incurred by such
carelcssness. One of the men replied,
we've run the rod clear through 1t, and
there's no powder in it," Mr.. Hawkins
passed on, and three minutes later the shell
exploded. The results were frghtful in
the extreme Clifford was blown twelve
feet, and the upper portion of his body was
torn in pieces. Melaney was thrown q
considerable distance and instantly killed.
while Duke was frightfully mangled about
the face. A piece of the shell was hurled
90 feet into neighborng yard, the win
dows facing the scene of the explosion were
blown out, and pieces Of human flesh were
hurled with such force against the building
as to remain where they struck. It is a
wonder that no one else was injured, MS
pieces of the shell struck the buildings in
several places, splintering the boards.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-19
columns:

Mr.. Beecher's friends are becoming some
what alarmed at the way in which he ap-
pears under cross.examination. His "con-
scientious scruples" did not place him in a
very enviable position, and the subsequent
questions of Mr.. Fullerton, or rather, the
replies to them, are not restoring conf
dence. Thus the Tribune, always one of
Mr.. Beechers staunchest supporters and
defenders, speaks of the "terrors of the
cross-examination, Wednesday, and
ndds "We do not mean to say anything
either disparaging the value of the testi-
mony, or depreciating the effects of Mr..
Fullertons efforts but it will be general
ly felt by the readers of the report that
the tactics of the cross-examlnaton
somewhat confused the witness" Still,
it says, "there IS no reason to suppose that
they have yet succeeded in doing much,
"Tanytaing, toward impairing the weight
" of his testimony"
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-19


A postmaster having been compelled to
step down and out, hied himself to head
quarters for the purpose of ascertaining
wherein he had offended. Postmaster-Ge
eral Jewell concisely explained to him the
situation, as follows: because you are
" too unanimous, SO to speak. You write
too much, talk too much, slosh around too
"much for the good of the service" We
hasten to explain that although the language
would apply, it wasn't Vermont postmas-
ter that was so removed. Their turn may
come next, for, if Governor Jewell should
turn his eyes Vermontward, he would find
many of tho ''sloshing" kind ofpostmasters;
and it would be for the good of the serv-
ice if tome of them could be made to I'M
derstand that they were appointed to at
tend to the postofiice, not to "slosh
around" talking politics.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-19

The Herald says "Therc has never
"been any variation in the orders or custom
of the shop in regard to sounding the
I" whist, as a fire alarm 10 which we re-
spond, in its own language, "This isso obi
ously inaccurate in the general spirit of 10,
that for Rutland readers it needs no cor
recton." Whether the "orders" have been
varied or not, certain it is that there is an
important variation" in their practical in
depreciation. Has there been no "varia-
ton" in the custom? If we understand
the meaning of the word "custom," the
facts show decided variation" Former
ly it was the "cus;om" to sound the whistle
as fire alarm. Now the "custom' is not
to sound it-but perhaps this is not "va-
ration if not, for heavens sake let us
have a "variation."
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-19
The Boston photographic society


The Boston photographic society, at a
recent meeting, had under discussion the
following resolution, which was unanimous
ly adopted
Resolced, That the practice Of putting a
premium on the adherence to the slavery
of fashion in spelling is more productive
of evil than of good.
All the speakers assumed that the doing
of wrong or folly, simply because a
majority of our neighbors do, Is an evil.
But what's the remedy? Judge Burnham
proposed emitting in our correspondence
and ultimately elsewhere, the ga" from
head, etcs.. and the "ugh" from though,
ETC., uutil the worst OF these superfluities
drop out, as have ''u" from labour, and
"k" from almanack. Millions of minutes
and money are lost by non-adherence to
the simple phonetic rule "Let each letter
have one sound and each sound one letter. I"
After adverting to the percentage of silent
letters and the years Of youth spent on the
un-system, he gave some statistics on this
combined with the other evil, "long-hand. r"
There are in the United States more than
half million of professional penmen.
Now rapid penman can write 30 woids
In minute. To do this he must draw his
pen through one rod In 81 hours his pen
travels one mile. Averaging sixteen curves
to one word, at 80 words per minute, he
makes in day of only five hours 144, 900
strokes, and in year of 800 days, Az, 900
600. II each writer traces a mark 800
miles long in year, $50 writers trace 1861
900, 900 miles. And as to the strokes, null
tiply AZ. 200, 900 by $4,000 and you have
23, 200, 900, 100000. All this, to say moth
ing of the great mass of people in the
United States, perhaps 10000, 900, who, in
the aggregate, write another equally large
total.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-19
Taxation Of Railroad. in vermont.

For the information of listers, who seem
not to have received the new compilation
of the grand list laws of the state, we give
the four sections in respect to the real es-
tate, and road bed track, which were adopt
ed by the Legislature at the session in Octo.
Der last. We give the sections as they stand
in the compilation
Sec. 1s.-The listers OF the several towns and
cities In this state shall appraise and set In the
grand lists OF their respective towns and cities
ell the real estate situated In such towns or
cities, which shall be owned or occupied by any
railroad corporation, or which shall be owned,
leased, possessed, or operated. by any persons,
company or corporation, whose title, right, In
terest or possession shall have been derived In
any manner from such railroad corporation
and the road-bed and track OF any railway, and
all land taken and used for railroad purposes,
shall be considered real estate for the purposes
OF this act and all said real estate shall be set
IN the list 10 such corporations, owners, occu-
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-19

We are aware that the Washington en-
CINE company, No. 2, has been supported
" almost for years by railroad men," And
noble and stalwart body of men they are
too. Not an iota of selHshness in their
composition. They are among the most
respected and respectable men in the
community. Never have they, and
never will they surrender their man
hood to railroad corporations, railroad
managers or anyone else. They have
souls, and did not cease to be men
when they became connected with rail-
road. They are not of that stamp, thank
heaven But we are told that "there have
been many locomotive engineers and
other railroad men connected with this
company with permission to 90 and come
at whatever call of danger" Not only
have railroad men been connected with
this, but, also, with all the other fire com.
panies OF Rutland, and this may account,
IN part, for the refusal to sound the whistle
as a fire alarm, but how about the "going
and coming'2 We concede that these
'railroad men" have always been present
at fires, when an alarm was given, and they
have worked with will and done valiant
service in suppressing fires and, for this,
they are entitled to and have received the
hearty gratitude of every citizen of Rut-
land. But that magnanmous permission
informed, and il is currently believed, that
the wages of these "railroad men, have
been "decked" for the time during which
they were absent and, as firemen, engaged
in battling fire. Is this SOP If not, lei
railroad managers disabuse the public mind
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pants and possessors, and shall be subject TO
the general provisions relating to the assess.
m h and taxation Of real estate, except as
hereln otherwise provided.
see. 1e.-No road-bed and track shall be as
sessed by the listers of any town or city at
valuation exceeding two thousand dollars for
every mile OF the main line Of the road In such
town or city.
Sec. 2o.-The real estate Of any railroad shall
De exempt from taxation for period OF ten
years from the time when regular trains for
pubic tra1nc and accommodation shall have
commenced running over the entire length OF
SAID road within this state and 1t shall be the
duty OF the clerk OF any railroad company, upon
request to report such time, in writing, under
0atn, 10 the listers OF any town or city through
or into which the railroad of such corporation
extends.
Sec. 2i.-The several constablcs and collect
ors OF taxes In this state shall have power, in
default OF payment OF any tax assessed under
ana by virtue or this act, to collect the same
out OF theigoods and chattels ofthe corporation,
company, or persons owning, leasing, operating
or possessing the property upon which such tax
Is assessed and any engine, car or other ar
ticle in use on said road by the corporation or
persons managing or running said road, and
which has ut any time been owned by said cor
poration or persons, shall be deemed to be the
property OF such corporation or persons for the
purpose OF satisfying said tax and the same
may be taken and sold by virtue OF said con-
stables or collectors warrant, in the same
manner as personal property taken and sold
FOR the collection OF taxes.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-19
"GLOOwY AND PECULIAR,

We commented, Thursday morning, ON
the neglect or refusal of the Waterman at
the machine shops of the Central Vermont
railroad company, acting, presumably,
under the general orders Of the managers,
TO sound the whistle as an alarm on the &C.
casion of the fire of Wednesday morning,
and his actual refusal to sound an alarm at
the time of the fire of March 25th. We
dealt only In facts, enquired the reason for
this "magnanimous policy" and asked if it
was to spite Rutland for agitating the
question of, and insisting on, railroad tax
alton. The Rutland Herald, as might be
expected, rushes to the defense of the cor
poration and, as usual, takes sides against
the community. 1t deals only in assertions
and inuendoes and ignores facts. 1t char
acterises our article as "glooaoy and pecu-
liar" At the risk of making our natural
obtusencss only the more patent, we con-
fess that, having "noticed" one Of the
editors as a participant in recent spelling
match, we anxiously searched the diction-
ary--which was not the prize-to find the
meaning of the word ''gloowy." We could
not, at first, believe that the $40" was q
typographical error for en-" for. to oul
comprehension, our article was anything
but gloomy; but, at last, as if by inspira-
ton, it flashed upon our mind that the
word was gloomy" because it opened up
to the comprehension of railroad managers
the GLOOMY" fact that they could not
always pursue a selfish policy, could NOT
always disregard the rights of others, with
out arousing the just indignation Of the
community.
That the article was peculiar" we are
fain to confess, but not so peculiar" as II
would have been some twenty months ago.
1t must be peculiar" sensation expert
enced by railroad managers when it be-
comes apparent, even to their obtuseness,
that Rutland has newspaper that daret
expose their shortcomings and fearlessly
comment thereon. 1t would, however, but
for their natural obtuseness, have been nc
| new ScnSdllOH. rOI Wulic we dTc Dc-
lever in railroads and have always beer
ready to sustain their every right and have
ever deprecated and opposed anything and
everything that looked like a warfare
against their interests, yet we have, also
believed that the community had SOM
rights which, even, railroads were bount
to respect We believe now, as we ever
have believed, that the interests Of the pub
lie and of railroads are identical, and tina
they can and ought to work together il
harmony but when railroad company
inaugurates policy of selfshness, when j
ramples upon the rights of the communit,
when it makes war upon the public, theI
our voice will, as heretofore, be raised il
protest, and we shall never cease ngitatinl
until both the public and the railroads hav
their just rights. For this reason we op
posed the railroads and favored railroad
taxation--and our efforts were crownet
with success. For this reason we oppose,
railroads and favored Hydes bill, 30 calct
and that battle will yet be fought out t
a successful issue.