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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-07-15
District Convention.

4 convention Of the Democratic
and Conservative party of the l4th
Judicial District is called to meet at
Monroe on Saturday the 18th day of
August next, for the purpose of nom-
mating candidates for Judge and
District Attorney Of said District.
This convention is called in pursu-
ance OF resolutions Of the Executive
Committees Of each Of the parishes
composing said District. Each parish
will be entitled 10 the same represent
tation that it Las il the State Con
ycutiyn.
s. i NcENERG,
JA. -.. "s. Com. ofo.Li,a Parish.
:. q. PARSONS,
Che .rn J.. Com Mosrh1usc Parish
q. II. TOLER,
Ca.r ~ Com. RrAlari Parish.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-07-15
3. w. SMITH,
BARBER G HAIR DRESSER,

TTAS mo sed into his new shop on Louise
street, ,ne door north of w. l.. Jones
store, 2ayville, and provided with all kinds of
perfumes, cosmetics and hair dyes necessary
for the satisfactory execution of all work in
his line. aud respectfully solicits the pa
,ronage Of the public. He can shave, dye,
shampoo, and Trim a gentleman up in any
style and also keeps fancy toilet articles
on hand to a, commodate the ladies.
June s. IS75-tf
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-07-15

Advertisements inserted sNtle rate Of 81 90 per
for tie first Insertion and rs cents for each
-u.-... ..rst o-r. Ten EUcs less constitute &
I..,rr.
ia Professional Ca-'s. :lo.C0 Per a lum; for
six r".r'l-. sIl.aU Ii a,,.uiCo.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-07-15
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
CHARLES II MoRmsoy, WILLIAM W. FARMER
MORRISON & FARMER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,


Monroe, Louisiana,
Will personally attend the terms OF
the District Court at Rayville, Rich
land Parish, Winnsborough, Franklin
Parish, and Bas,rop, Morchouse Par
ISL. Special contracts can be made
with them TO attend to succession
cases in the Parish Courts. They
will take claims for collection in any
parish in Louisiana, with the privi.
lege of managing same in connection
with resident attorneys, and will at
tend to business in the State and Uni
ted States Land Offices.
They also practice al the Supreme
Court of Louisiana and in the United
States. jan. |, lS16.-ly.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-07-15

4 NVNS2 "a a 4 kJS I ks ~
OAm old physIcia.,, retired from active piac-
tice, having hal psced in his hands by an
East India Missionary the formula Of simple
Vegetable Remedy, for the speedy and per-
tarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Lung \ fec.
rions also a Positive and Radical Cure for
Nervous Debility and all Nervous ComTlant-
after having thoroughly tested its wonderful
curative powers in thousands Of cases. feels
it his dury to make it known to has suffering
fellows. Act,Htai by this motive, and a
conscientious desire to relieve human suffer.
ing. he will send free Of chwgO to all who
desire it, this recipe, witl full directions for
preparing and successfully using. Sent by
return mail by addressing with stamp, naming
this paper, DIR. {. -. SIEN ENN.
Monroe Block, Syracuse, y Y.
March .. lSTf-1y
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-07-15
1OIIN &. HANLEY.

WIN Ns Ii A.N ICHe
u late OF Jacob Schatier, NickSburg, MissiS
sippi, Gun Maker and Reparer OF all kinds
of Fire Arms at shortest notice. All work
fully warranted. Shop at Hook and Ladder
building, Della, La. Keys fitted to all kinds
Of locks. Dec. /. lSIj.-Gm.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-07-15
A VALUABLE

CEND Csc. to G. p. ROWELL & co. New
- York, for Pamphlct Of 100 pages. contain
ing lists of 5000 newspapers, and estimates
showing cost Of advertising. marIl,7 ly.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-07-15
Official Directory.

JUDICIAL-FOURTEENTu DISTRICT COURT:
R0BEhT KAY. Judge
4. i. DUSS, District Attorney
J. NswT. PITTS, Clerk
PARISH CURT:
X. p. WILLIAMS, Jndgc.
w. N. PoTTs, District Attorney Protein
PARISH UFFICRs:
G.. H. MooRE, Sheriff
WILEY Z. MAEGHAN, Recorder
BESJ. o. EDWARDS . President Police Jury
POLICE JURORS
Ward l--Thos NJ. Cochran,
2-E. Scott,
3--B. o. Edwards.
f-llenry &. Mangham,
5-Samucl Montgomery.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-07-15
THE OBJECT OF THE WAR,

PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-Gen. Sher-
man, in an interview, yesterday, in
answer to question by reporter as
to the reasons of the Indian campaign
said, we are doing this at the special
request of the Indian apartment 1,
does not originate with the War De-
partment at all You will see on the
map where the Indian reservation is
Our purpose is to drive these Indians,
who are of the very widest and most
savage sort, down on their reservation.
MoDlana Is oue Of the most prou,i=in.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-07-15
C,ONsUyflsTE0N CVREl,:

If F. BRtGGhN < SON,
II Ann St, New York; Post Office Box rs
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

The exquisite purity of the homespun
Swiss linen is constant wonder to the
American traveller. And yet scarcely a
wonder If he chances to see 1t by the lake
side, say at Brienz, on ksunny morning,
and watch the proceedings of the little
Swiss maiden in a straw hat and black
velvet bodice with the silver chains, who
is plying her occupation of laundress.
She has padded the boat far out into
the lake, and is letting it drift with the
current. In the boat beside her is a pile
of freshly.washed linen glistening in the
sunlight. But its whiteness does not
content her. As the boat moves lazily
along, each separate piece Of linen is
thrown into the lake, and trailed slowly
through the blue water, blue as ever
painted. Still she Is not satisfied. She
takes perhaps three or four handkerchief
in her hand at once, and literally throws
them overheard, in such q manner that
the spectator on the bank cannot but
breathe fervent hope that they may not
be his own property. But before he has
time to frame his wishes into words, she
has caught them again with dexterous
sort of legerdemain, and the process is
repeated again and again. And all the
while the black velvetb tbodiced maiden,
with the glittefing silver chains and pins,
and round white arms, If she be a true
Brienz maiden, Is singing like very
nightingale.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17
SelEKilling for Trivial Causes.

Ambition is notable cause of suicide.
Some one has said in the case of Hayden
if he / I'D only spent the time in painting
which he did in trying to persuade his
countrymen that he could paint, he
would have become the painter he
wished to be. Not being a great painter
he shot himself. Trivial causes some
times lead to it. A Frenchman killed
himself from the ennti of pulling on his
trowsers every day; another from the
monotony of natures color, saying that
the eternal green annoyed him to dis
traction, and that he desired to zee
everything in red for change. A man
of seventy-five years hung himself, leav-
ing this apology: "Jesus Christ has said
that when tree is old and can no longer
bear fruit it is good that it should be de-
stroyed." The search after notoriety
has led men to self-destruction. One
man jumped into the crater Of Mount
Vesuvius. About year ago fre-
quenter of the masked balls of Paris,
gayly Ihabited as Pierrot, jumped into
the Seine, with, of course, his "last
word" pinned to his garments, on which
he had written that he had got his cour-
age up to the jumping point by means OF
absinthe. He had already in imagina.
ton seen himself in junketing attire
stretched on the marble slab of the
Morgue. This was the price of life
GdtaIU.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17
He Had Hk Revenge.

A young man who had found several
eligible houses with baskets hung out
on New Years day took fearful re-
venge. He had a visiting card neatly
engraved with coronet and "M. @.
Comte de Millefeurs, Paris" and when
ever he came to basket he would in
close his card and the Comte's in an en-
velope, drop it in and pass serenely on.
He had his revenge, for whenever he
meets one of the girls Of those families
she says to him: 90, Mr.. Lepkins, ma
and all of us were so sorry that you
didn't call on New Years day" "But
the count and l called and found q
basket out, and 10 we just left our
cards." 80, Mr.. Lopkins, you know,
surely, that we have to put out a
basket because there are 80 many people
call that we don't care to see; you are
different. We are always at home to
you; you should have come right in.
And has the count left town. 90,
yes; he only spent New Years day here;
he's gone to the plains TO shoot bufaloes
I'm sorry he didn't see you, because
told him I wanted him to see one of our
real Chicago bellies, but IL was my stu
pidity." Then she goes of with the iron
in her soul, and he says TO himself, al
guess they won't hang ont their blamed
old market-basket another time. CHI
cogo Tribune
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17
shoot the Cable Breakers.

The five thousand dollars, gold, reward
offered Ly the Direct Gable Company for
the discovery of the people engaged in
breaking their line, does not come mo-
ment too soon. 1t is incredible that these
breaks should occur 80 frequently and
in such unlikely places by accident, and
it is high time for the public to know
who is planning or paying for them.
The Direct Gable has been the source OF
a very great benefit to every man seek
ing telegraph communication with En-
gland or the Continent. 1t at one time
secured four-fold reduction of the rate.
Itmaintains that reduction to the press,
and also considerable reduction for the
general public. The whole community
Is interested in seeing that its gallant
effort to maintain It's line gets at least
fair play. II will be discreet, 1t may be
added, for rivals TO stop their suggestion
that the accidents are due TO inherent
defects in the cable. The cable hasbee
submerged some years, has stood every
test, and has proved its quality. II does
not become those who profit most by the
malicious breakers to be too officious In
offering impossible explanations'-Ne~
York Tribune.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17
His ArlstOeratic Feelings.

At noon yesterday a young man of
good look but poor raiment was arrested
ON Jefferson avenue Cor drunkenness.
He wanted to make his way to the Gen.
tral Station alone, and when the officer
wouldn't allow it he sought to compro-
mise by saying:
"Then don't take me down till dark %
After being registered by the captain,
the prisoner asked what charge was placed
against his name.
Drunk" said the captain.
Nothing but drunk p exclaimed the
prisoner.
"No."
"Make it highway robbery" he
pleaded.
"Can't do it-you are drunk"
"Make it burglaryP' continued the
prisoner, his face expressing the greatest
anxiety.
"But you are guilty of nothing but
drunkenness"
al know it; but won't you respect
my feelings9" asked the prisoner. "Any
common man can get drunk, but
/ came from a good family, and !
know how it'll hurt the old man to find
I've got down to common. Make it
"I can't" interrupted the captain.
Make it the Nathan murderer and
I'll give you ten dollarsp exclaimed the
excited and anxious young man.
And when they wouldn't he sat in his
cell and wept at his degradation.-De-
tron Free Press.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17
The Views OF Sun.Set Cox,

"What do you think about the West
ern men talked of for the Presidency"
"I think the talk about Hendricks re-
ceiving the nomination is bosh. He is
fourth choice, and good field against
him. In my estimation Allen is the
leading candidate. Thurman follows him,
Pendleton next, and then Hendricks. OF
course, you can't tell. Nobody can tell.
can't tell. And, SO far as know, there
is only one that can tell, and probabili-
ties are that he won't"
"Mr. Cox. / understand that you are
contemplating a retirement from politi.
cal life at the end of this session.
81 don't know how thrt will be-" re-
tone of voice. "my wife wants me to
leave the business now, and spend few
more years in travel before we settle down
IN serene old apev
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17
TO-MORROw.
BY EDGAR FAwCKrT.

ST and muse beside the faded Goals,
While night and silence hold their mystic sway,
Aud while the world, with all Its freight Of souls,
Wheels on through darkness TO another day.
Across my spirit ghostly isncies creep
Who shali dare prophesy to-morrow's lightf
What II uncounted thousands, while they sleep,
Are trembling on eternity to-nightf
And still they haunt my heart these dreams fororn,
Vague bats Of fear that sunshine would dismay;
Though M riads Of to-morrows have been born,
What II the last had peiished with to-dayY
But no the ancient ordinance yet reigns.
Hours afterward, while seated wakeful here,
dimly see, along the easement panes,
The first pale dubious glimmerings appear.
Once more the old fated ways Of earth begin;
Some glad girl somewhere will soon wake and say
While bushing, from chaste forehead to sweet chin
One lovely rose, " II is my wedding-day"
And In some prison-cell, perchance even now,
Some hsggard captive from his sleep is drawn
To hear them, while cold sweat-drops bead his brow
Mailing scaffold in the CHASTITY dawn
Atlantic Monthly
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17
Privileges OF Lean Year.

Young ladies have the privilege of
saying anything they please during leap
year." she said, eying him out Of the
corner of her eyes with asweet look.
His heart gave a great bound, and
while he wondered If she was going to
ask the question which he had so long
desired and feared to do, he answered,
eyes"
"And the young men must not refuse" /"
said she.
No, no, How could they p sighed
he. ~ ie
"Well, then" said she, will you"
He fell on his knees and said: Any
thing, anything you ask, darling.
"Wait till I get through. Will you
take walk, and not hang around our
house 40 much9's
And he walked.--OHC Crfy Derrick.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17
Russian Cure for Drunkenn ess.

H. Haurowiz says that for some time
past Aer6a serpyH (wild thyme), has been
used with great success to effect a per.
manent cure Of drunkenness; in case of
a relapse (only after years), a short treat
ment will effect cure again. The
treatment consists in making an infu-
sion of wild thyme (14 OF. to IL pints),
and give the, patient teacupful every
half hour. The next day 1t is given every
two hours, and then four to six times
day until the cure is effected, which gen.
orally takes from two to three weeks.
The effects are in the following order:
vomiting, diarrbea, increased urine,
strong Transportation then, generally,
increased appetite and craving for acidu-
lous beverages. Diet: easily digested
food, and lemonade or other acidulous
liouida
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

The residence of David w. Skidmore,
near Deer Park, Long Island, N. Y, was
destroyed by fire short time since. All
the occupants = Mr.. Skidmore, Fleet
Weeks, an old man who lived with Mr..
Skidmore many years; Mrs. Titus, the
housekeeper, and her husband, were
burned 10 death. Skidmore was an old
map, almost constantly in litigation with
ncighbors, and had, IL Is alleged, a great
many enemies. The supposition is that
he was murdered, and then the premises
fired, other occupants being unable 10
escape.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

THE American Needle and Fish Hook
company New Haven, Conn.,, employs
about thirty hands, and has capacity
for turning out from 10 900 to 5000 fish
hooks per day on each of their ten ma
chimes. This Is the only concern in the
world that makes hooks by machinery.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

QUEER HARNEss.-A man named
Welty, who lives near Iakeport, Cali
fornis, drives a fourteen-ycar old mare
10 an old buggy. He uses rope reins,
and disdains the use of brake or breech-
ing, as be says he would not give much
for horse that can't keep ahead of
wagon going down hill.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

The Lower House of the Rhode ISL
and Legislature has passed, by unani-
nous vote, a bill declaring that hence
forth no land owned by and used for any
church, school or charitable institution
shall be exempt from taxation. s
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

ACCORDING TO the Ameriodn Rdii,cdy
Times, the first suspension bridge was
constructed by James Finley over Jacobs
creek, on the turnpike between Union
towh and Greensburg, Pa, In 1896.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

MUSHROOMS weighing from six ounces
to two hounds each, are staple article
in the Bakersfield (Cal.) market. '''
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

THERE are now three polished plate
glass manufac tories in the United States
lone each at New Albany, Ind, Louit-
Vile, KY, and st. Louis, Mo-, and one
rough plate glass mandatory at Lenox,
Mass
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17
MINOR TOPICS.

The khedive of Egypt has legislated the
Mohammedan calendar out of his domin-
ions, and adopted . 'Gregorian time, in
common with the greater portion of
Christendom. The Egyptians altered
their dates on January 1. yS
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

AvIvID illustration Of the. vanity of
human riches and the transformers of
human greatness growing out Of said
riches, may be found in the fact that the
palatial city residence of the late Will
liam @. Ralston, the financial king of
San Francisco, building which cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000, 900, is now
the abode of Budd Doble, the fast horse
trainer! When Budd shall tumble from
his lofty stirrups, who will be his success
sor in the palace business?
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

A CORRESPONDENT of the Springfield
Republican denounces the drinking water
of London. Fancy, says he, having to
ink liquid which Is the washing and
draining of FIVE counties, consisting of
1892 $40 acres! Upon this land live
100000 people, 10000 horses, 100000
cattle, 100000 sheep, and 10000 hogs.
The water which passes through all this
population, their towns, villages, farms,
manure fields and yards through drains,
with the waste matter from tan-pits, pa
permits, gasworks, and so on, comes
down the Thames, and when said to be
FILTERED well, clear and bright" finds
its way to the tables and homes of nearly
all aristocratic as well as vulgar London.
Indeed, the west end of London, contain
ing The residences Of royalty and no
bility, has the worst water there is in the
metropolis. What is supplied in the
fashionable quarters is not fit TO drink,
nor can any filtering make IL 40.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

TEMPERANCE people may take courage
from the fact that the product of SPIRITS
during the last six months of 1875 was
2,159, 800 gallons less than the product in
the same period in 1874. There was
enough produced, however, to keep the
drunkards up. The six months product
was 26, 100,392 gallons, and Kentucky
did her share, which was 1,542,227 gal
Ions.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

AN innkeeper in one of the towns of
New Zealand, owing to a threatened
drought, lately had an artesian well
bored in his yard, and at the depth of
two hundred and seventy feet water was
struck. 1t rose freely to the surface, ac-
companied by a large volume of gas SINH
lar to that which has been found in
many parts of this country; SO that the
inkeeper's enterprise has been rewarded
not only by an abundant supply of good
water to set before his guests, but a
means of lighting his house at night at
almost no pecuniary expense.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

The volume Of "Eschylus," which the
poet Shelley was reading when he was
drowned, is preserved by his family. The
book was stin held in his hand when the
body was recovered, but the action OF
the water had stripped off the leather
binding and warped the pages round the
finger-mark inserted to keep the place.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

GEN. MCCLELLAN some time ago was
rendered the position Of chief engineer
of the Brazilian Government at salary
of SIC, 900 in gold per annum, and de-
clining it recommended Col. John
Mechan, his assistant in the New York
department of docks, as the best man for
the work. Col. Mechan was appointed.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

JOHN FORSTER, whose death is an
nounced, was noted English journalist
and author. He was born in 1872, and
was educated at the University of Lon
don, where he established the London
University Magazine. He became editor
of the Exaniner in 1916, was several
years editor of the Foreign Quarterly Re
piec, and Of the Daily Nescs after the re-
tirement of Charles Dickens. His works
on "Oliver Goldsmith" "Sir John
Eliot, a Biography" "Walter Savage
Landor, Biography" and "The Life of
Charles Dickens" are well known in this
country.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17

The New England papers are solemnly
discussing, first, how to protect business
circles against the forgeries and stock
over-issues of such sharpcrs as Winslow /;
and second, how to make banks safe
against such robberies as that at North
ampton. The discussion will 90 on till
il is disturbed by some other colossal
knavery, when it will be forgotten in the
excitement of the fresher event.
GERMAN journals published the fol-
lowing letter, said to have been found in
Thomas cabin on the steamer Mosel:
"My darling wife and children: May
God Bless you. / shall never see you
again. Your afIectionate father, Will.
Thomas" For the Captain he left the
following: "To the Captain of the
Steamer Mosel: Please deliver to my
wife the money you find on my body.
Residing IA Residenzstreet, Strehlen by
Dresden. Will. Thomas"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17
THE YOUNG FOLKS.


Uaby Land.
"How many miles TO Baby-land?"
"Any one can tell;
Up one fight,
To yourright;
Please to ring the bell"
"What can you see In Baby-land?"
Little folks In white
Downy heads,
Cradle beds,
Faces pure and brighti"
"What do they do In Baby-land 7''
Dream and wake and play,
Laugh and crow,
Shout and grow;
Jolly times have theyW
"Wbat do they say In Baby-land 2"
"Why the oldest things;
Might as well
Try TO tell
What birdie singsW
Who is the queen OF Baby-land 2"
"Mother, Kind and sweet;
AID her love,
Born above,
Guides the little feet"
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-02-17
Hush ye,
Hush ye,
DO not fret yet:.
The Black Douglas
Shall not get vel"

II Is never well to be too sure, you
know.
Douglas had caused his picked men TO
approach the castle by walking on their
hands and knees, with long black cloaks
thrown over their bodies, and their lad
ders and weapons concealed under their
cloaks. The men thus presented very
nearly the appearance of herd Of cattle
In the deep shadows, and completely de-
ceived the sentinel, who was probably
thinking more of the music and dancing
below than Of the watchful enemy who