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SELF.RESPECT.

Always remember that no one can debase
you but yourselE SANDER, satire, faIsehood,
injusdce-they can never rob you Of your
manhood. Men may lie about yoo, they may
dsnounce you, thsy may cherish suspicious
manifold, they may make your falling the
saxet Of their Wit and cruelty; never be
alarmed never swerve m inch from the line
your judgment and conscience have marked
ont for you. They cannot, BY al their efforts,
take away your knowledge Of yourself, the
purity of your motives. the integrity Of your
character, and the generosity of your nature.
While these are left, you are. in point of fact
unharmed.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-06-09
THE WORK OF INTEMPERaNCE

The New York Sun of the 26th May gives
the following sequel to sad story, ,ha, began
in happy marriage perhaps, then drif,ed
into drunkenness and ended in the death OF
the wife and the imprisonment of the husband
for seven years. The man is printer:
Thomas Cusick gave an account in thu
General Sessions, yesterday, Of killing hi.
wife. He has a good degree Of intelligence
and enforced temperance during imprlsoh.
ment had freed him from the visible effects Of
drunkenness. His manner indicated rmI
Penitence, and he spoke seemingly with frank.
ness, and evidently did not wish to assaiI hi,
dead wifes reputation. The trouble thu.
ended in her death, according to his testimony.
bad its beginning on a Saturday evening in
their miserable home at 30 Rose street. He
returned home from his worx, and found his
wife drunk. Supper was not ready, and ,be
said that she had no money He told her
that there would be plenty il she did no,
waste it. They went to market together. and
made purchases for Sunday. Then be went
out and got several drinks. On returning N
the house, Bridget got some beer, and thew
drank II together, getting drunk Thomas
went to bed and fell asleep In the nigh, be
awoke and Bridget was gone. She had taken
bl1 from his pocket. Later, on her return.
she was accompanied by man whom he did
not know. He asked her what she had done
with the money, and she said that she had
spent it He drove her out, and the stranger
went out with her; but she returned in the
morning. He told her that she must 70 sw.v.
and stay away. She packed her clothing. bu,
did not start Immediately. He pushed hrr
out inio the passage, and there she fell. Then
he went to barroom and drank until he was
intoxicated. When he returned he found her
still lying where he Lad thrown her, and. on
the suggestion Of neighbor, he carried her
into their loom and put her on the bed. He
may have kicked her and pounded her head
on the floor, bu, he did no, intend to kill her,
because he loved her in spite of her faults.
She lay abed all day, groaning, and once he
gave her beer to drink, but she said nothing.
He cooked food for himselG and went out
several times to get whiskey to drink. On
Monday morning Bridget was still insensible.
He went out, got drunk again, and then told
q friend that he feared that his wife wa,
hurt. His arrest and her death
The verdict was, "Guiity of manslaugh,er
in the second degree" and the sentence was
seven years in the Sing Sing prison.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-06-09

The following beautiful extract 10 from tho
speech Of Gov. Wade Hampton, Of South
Carolina, on the occasion Of his reception II
Columbia. Let our own people prof, BY
this wholesome advice:
II wish to say to you, forget for the next
four years everything about politics. Forget
that you are Democrats or Republicans and
remember that you are South Carolinians.
Go to building up the material interests of the
State, invite immigration, shew the people of
the North that we have no prescription IN our
hearts; that we will welcome him here who
comes as . citizen, no matter what bis politics
may be that we are striving for the redemp.
ton Of our State, not for petty Offices Of gov.
ernment and then you will see the esa Of
peace, and new prosperity will dawn upon
South Carolina. Labor will be employed !;
you will see whites and honest colored men
improving, happy, prosperous and united, il
you will only forget politics for awhile, and
devote yourself 70 the great interest Of tho
State. You will see both races and both
parties willing for awhile 70 forget the bisasr.
mess Of both past strife, and ready 70 clasp
hands and move of and lift up our old Stsss.
You will see capital brought here. Immisra.
ton will flow in, and you will 6nd your old
State once more exercising that controlling
influence for good in the nstional politics
which she has % long enjoyed and honossbly
employed. beg you to be true in that record
in the past, 70 try every means in your power
10 culdyafe1p will between bosh vsces end
panies f61 tyou white men 70 show 70 tho
oolosed people that what have said for twelve
years 10 true-that you are the best friends
they hfve in this world"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-06-09

A MARROW EscAPE-Last evening while
the little sons of Nathan Gresg and Capt.
Dick Ford, aged respectively alsput four and
eight years. were playing on tie river bank at
the sseamIoas landing, the former fell into the
river. Hp companion came running up the
bank and ave the alarm, when Mr.. Jack
Dougherty, porter Of The house of Gregg d
Ford, ran down, lesped into the river and
rescued the little fellow as he was in the act
Of sinking the third time. The prompt and
heroic act is deserving CT all Prsise.-Shrere-
port Times, md
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-06-09

"Speaking of bathing" said Mrs Partingson.
from behind the steam that arose from her tea
as veil 10 her blushes when touching upon
50 delicate q subject, some bathe with per.
feet ihpurity in water % cold - GreenIand's
icy mountains and India's coral strands, but
fos my part prefer 70 have the water listIe
torpid"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-06-09

TOR SALE On GOOD TERMS,
A Steam SAW MILL, complete in all its
parts, together with . superior PLAN ER,
SASH and DOOR MACHINE and TURNING
LATHE. Applyto or address
MRS. P. A. KEEL, Delhi, La.
Rayville, La, April Is, 1S76.-tf.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-06-09

Even il q boy is always whis'ling Il want
TO be an asgeL" il is just a web to kcsr the
preserves on the.ep shelf Of the pantry.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-06-09

Gle In selling our goods in cities and
country towns Only necessary to
TO show samples to make sales and
money, Tor any one out of employ
02H mens and disposed to work. Used
daily by all business men. Send
A stamp for circular, with prices to
agents. Address
DA Y! SPECIAL AGEHOY,'
tang 26 Kendall Building, Chicago.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-06-09

At this Office, Butter, for which
w highes, market price will be paid.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-06-09

TUST RECEIVED, ai B. r. Nc
81 LsMoRs's, fresh and full assortment Of
DRY GOODS and FAMILY GROCERIES;
Flour, Meat Meal Molasses, Sugar, Calico,
ETC., at Vicksbug prices. rnl0
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-06-09

Omcial Directory.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DISTRICT COURT:
S. G. Parsons, Judge;
w. N. Perrs, District Attorney,
J. N.Wr. PITTS, Clerk
PARISH CURT:
E. c. MoNrGonEaY, Jndge.
N. j. kDDRLL, District Attorney Protein;
j. A. LIDDHtL, Sheriu'
WILEY P. NAHeHAn, Recorder
w. Taos. JORDAN, President Police Jury;
]. w, Sims, Parish Treasurer.
POLICE yUaols:
Ward l-Joha Bishop;
2-W. 7. Jordan;
3-John H. Milling;
l-Henry G. Mangham,
s-P. H. Parham.
O. T. Smith. Clerk.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-06-09
HOUSE AND LOT
FOR SALE.

A small house and out buildings, with 4
scses Of land, adjoining the town of RayvilIe.
vill Be sold cheap, on the following terms
$4,000 cash and the balance in good work
ssock, 10 the amouna Of S55OO0 for the prop
erty. Apply to WILEY P. MANGHAM.
Rayville, La, Jan. 20, ls77.-f
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-05-16

confronted him /; each seperate and
individual hair stood on end; a
shivery feeling crawled up and
down his back; his eyes protruded
from his head altogether he was
n picture of abject terror. Sud-
denly his tongue was loosed, and
he screamed "For Gods sake, take
Mary! She's better prepared than
l m!' Since that awful night the
man has joined an easygoing
church, which is one step progress
sive, and he only swears when he
sees old brindle or the swill-barrel.
The old COW 'fetched him -
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-05-16

The Cuba Patriot relates the fol-
lowing amusing incident concern
ing a hard old customer in the town
of Hinsdale, who was never known
to attend church, much less to
countenance any kind of family
worship in his own home: The
old fellow had q "mulley COW"
which was always "nosing" around
the house, picking up whatever
edibles came in her way. The
other night barrel containing
slops had been left out near the
woodshed, and the old COW in her
peregrinations soon struck the rich
bonanza. Thrusting her head into
the barrel, "mulley" began voraci-
ously to make way with the con-
tents. AS the slops diminished in
the barrel, in the same proportion
the old COW thrust her head in
deeper. But when she attempted
to withdraw her head from the
barrel, the animal found il had be-
come firmly wedged over her head
and neck. The old bovine turned
round for a while, then blindly
started off upon q run. AS luck
would have it, she struck bee
line for the house, and directly for
the front door. The old man was
sitting inside telling his family
about the great Hendrix murder
trial, when the COW gave frightful
below which was prolonged by the
empty barrel into an unearthly
roar. At the same instant the front
door crashed from Its hinges, and
the COW, with her uncommon head
gear, bolted into the room. "Old
Wickedness' gave one agonizing
look ut the frightful demon which
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-05-16
The SchOOlmaster.

More than two hundred years
ago, DIR. Thomas Fuller, of Eng
land, wrote as follows about "The
Good Schoolmaster," and his works:
He studieth his scholars natures
as carefully as they their books !;
and ranks their dispositions into
several forms. And though it may
seem difficult for him in o great
school to descend to all particulars,
yet experienced schoolnasters may
quickly make a grammer of boys
natures, and reduce them all
saving some few exceptions--to
these general rules;
/. Those that are ingenious and
industrious. The conjunction of
two such planets in ayouth pre-
sage much good into him. To such
lad a frown may be a whipping,
and a whipping death; yea,
where their master whips them
oncc,. shame whips them all the
week after. Such natures he useth
with all gentleness.
9. Those that are ingenious and
idle. These think with the hare In
the fable, that running with snails
so they count the rest of their
school fellows-they shall come
soon enough to the post though
sleeping . good while before their
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-05-16
Com M on Sense in Tree Prun-
ing.

There appears to be, here and
there, return to common sense
ideas about pruning fruit trees.
We have had all sorts of theories,
and much time has been spent In
arguing the question of summer,
or spring, or winter pruning. Now,
broadly speaking, tree should not
be pruhed at all. That Is to say,
it should be allowed to grow nat
urally. The careful pomologist will
see when tree is sending out
young branches which, in progress
of time, are likely to interfere with
each other; these are to be taken
out so early that the term pruning,
in its ordinary sense, does not ap-
ply to the operation. Some folks
tear out the middle limbs to let the
sun in, some cut the roots to pro-
mote bearing and the early ripen-
ing of the fruit. Nor is it to be
denied that the object is gained in
both cases. But that is not the
whole question. The purpose is,
or ought to be, to grow a tree in
its greatest perfection, and to last
for its natural life. OF course there
is such thing as aiding nature it
is, in fact, about all there is in hor-
ticulture or medicine but giving
good conditions does not by any
means imply amputatiop either for
tree or man. IL will probably be
found, In the long run, that extra
forcing and heroic cutting are alike
Objectionable. Had we time and
taste, the rubbing off OF the bud
Of the likely TO be uncouth limb
would suffice for all trimming. Old
trees, like old folks, do not readily
form new graces, and are sure 10 be
hurt, when even bad but accns-
toned habits are rudely hewn
away.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-05-16

A dozen men-journalists, hun
ters, Indian fighters, and miners
sat around a campfire on the trail
to Deadwood. Soft flakes of snow
sailed in eccentric course through
the night air, and finally settled
down into the spluttering fire, or
npon the cold earth.
There were other men on the
trail before and behind. Men rush
wherever the precious metal is dis
covered. There were broken wag-
ons, dead horses, and human skele-
tons along every mile of the trail,
and fierce-eyed Indians looked out
from every ravine, and down upon
travellers from every hill.
The dozen gathered closer as
darkness shut down and the snow
fakes came faster, and by-and-by
an old man with grizzly locks and
piercing eye, said, as if speaking
to himself:
"Custer went in to kill. 1t was
an awful thing to do-to rush 800
men down upon 5000 reds, but he
did it, and meant to win. No 9TH
er man will take such chances"
And yet one was near by who
meant to take greater chances. So
cat-like was his step that he had
almost entered camp before the
sentinels saw him. He was giant
in size, and as he halted where the
light of the fire shone full in his
face, three or four men uttered ex-
clamations of surprise and horror
There was blood on the strangers
face-blood on his great rough
hands-blood over his clothing,
clear down to his boots. 1t was @
terrible sight, and yet, as if some.
thing further was needed, the
stranger turned his back to the
men, and they saw that an attempt
had been made to scalp him.
"Water-foodp u he whispered
as he looked from face to face.
Both were given him, and after
drinking q full quart of water, ht
grasped loaf of bread and hunk
of meat, and tore them with his
teeth as q wolf would have done
By-and-by, when his hunger hat
been appeased, he said:
at happened off this way, nigl
to twenty miles. ! lost the trai
somehow, and the red devils swoop
ed down at noon on me to-day
The old woman and five children
were in the wagon. There wer'
forty or fifty reds, and it WASH
three minutes before the who'll
family was dead-all but me-
His eyes flazed with fury; h
seemed to grow in height. ant
casting the remnants Of food int
the fire, he fiercely shouted:
"Think of the old woman bavinI
her brains beaten out by the fiends
Think OF the children being haule,
oute'n the wagon and scalped an
stabbed, and their throats cut fror
ear to ear Come on--come wit
me- !"
He, lesped over the fire an
: bounded away into the darkness
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-05-16
A Powerful stream Of Oil.

The other afternoon an old oil
man, with crude petroleum drip
ping from his clothes, and legs en-
closed in high boots, entered the
Derrick Office and asked:
"Want an item? I've got the
dumdest item you ever heard tell
on. / struck an lie well on last
Monday, an she flowed stream of
lie 100 feet high, straight up for
half an hour. Then she kinder
died down-ceased working. One
of my drillers was standing over
the hole when she spurted again,
and, blast my eyes, if it didn't take
that driller right up with it. The
stream was a powerful one, you
see, and he went up 100 feet.
You've seen those little squirting
fountains, such as they hav in the
cities Yesj waal that's the way
this ere thing acted, an there's that
air driller right up on top of that
100 fut column Of crude lie, and
he's dancih' about like chaF in q
fannin' mill. What do you think
of that un y
"How long has he been up there''
"About four days and four
nights"
"IIe must be very hungry by
this time. Doesn't he come down
to get something to eat"
"Why, we just put plate of
hash in this ere stream of lie, and
it takes it up to him, you see. An
it's mighty handy, as he finds his
victuals already creased and he
doesn't need any butter"
"But he must have frozen to
death before this time"
"Why, man, we've sent him up
on the same stream, bed and bed
ding, small stove and wood, and
we're going to build him a small
house, and then he can live there
as comfortable as a prince"
His face was as innocent of de-
ceit as piece of tanned leather,
and when he asked to have his
name put down as a dead-head
subscriber for the information he
had given, we didn't have the heart
to hurt his feelings by refusing
Oil City Derrick.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-05-16

but presently returned and said in
calmer voice:
81 fit, of course. It was which
for who, but they were fifty to one.
l drove 'em from the corpses. ]
dubbed 'em off with my rifle, but
they were too many. They shot
and stabbed me; they run me to
the hills; they have hunted me all
the afternoon"
The giant trembled like a leaf,
and the fresh blood ran from his
wounds and trickled down in red
paths over his neck and cheeks and
clothing. The leader of the party
tried to sooth him, promising aid as
soon as daylight came, but the
stranger waved his arms and cried
out:
"What can you dol The wolves
are feeding on my wife and children
tonight; their scalps are back in
the hills with the Indian, devils
Can you bring life back to them
Give me a gun and an AK"
No one moved for two or three
seconds, being spell-bound by his
wild look and words, and the strang-
er picked up cavalry carbine and
it's box of cartridges, seized the
light ak used about the campfire,
and in another minute was lost
sight of in the darkness, calling
back, as his step was lost to hear
ing:
"It is which for who"
Next day, about mid-afterneon,
the party came upon two dead In
dian ponies, lying between the trail
and the foot-hill to the right. A
few yards further on was great
stain of blood on the two inches OF
snow covering the grass. A war
rior had fallen here and been car
ried off by his comrades. There
was a trail of a white man on foot,
heading for the foothills, but NOV
ing slowly, and there were plain
traces that the man halted every
few rods to use his weapons. All
along the trail were the hoof tracks
of ponies, and an old hunter shook
his head and said:
at is the man who left our camp
last night. Back thar is wbar the
reds just sighted him, and he stood
in his tracks and killed two ponies
and one Injun. There was q
gang of forty or fifty reds, and the
white man moved to git among the
hills and have fair play. Just look
thar !"
Fifteen or twenty rods ahead
were three dead ponies, lying close
together. The band of redskin:
had made a charge upon the lone
man at this point. and he had met
them bravely. The snow told ev'
erything. Standing in his tracks
and not lifting q foot except te
wheel around, he had whipped tht
whole gang! There were thre,
dead ponies, within q hundred fee
of the white mans position, ant
again the snow was crimsonet
with great patches of blood wher'
the warriors had fallen.
"Great God but how he fit =
whispered the old hunter, as HI
saw how the snow had been tramp
led down "but they wounded hin
here"
So they had. lie bad retreatet
slowly, seeming to have no fear
and along his trail was a track o
blood. The FIRST hills were a mil,
aSay. and straight for the hills RAJ
! the bloody path through the snow
, There we're no sounds Of oonnict--
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-05-16

starting. o! good rod would
finely take them mapping.
3. Those that are dull and dill
gent. Wines, the stronger they be,
the more lees they have when they
are new. Many boys are muddy
headed till they are clarified with
age, and such afterwards prove the
best.
Bristol diamonds are both bright
and squared, and pointed by nature,
and yet are soft and worthless I;
whereas orient ones in India are
rough and rugged naturally. Hard,
rugged, and dull natures of youth
acquit themselves after, the jewels
of the country, and therefore their
dullness at first is to be borne with,
if they be diligent. The School
master deserves to be beaten him
self who beats nature in boy for
fault. And question whether
all the whipping in the world can
make their parts which are natur-
ally sluggish, rise one minute be-
fore the hour nature hath appoint
ed.
4. Those that are invincibly dull
and negligent also. Correction
may reform the latter, and not the
former. All the whettiDg in the
world can never set raizor's edge
on that which hath no steel in it.
Such boys he consigneth over to
other professions. Shipwrights and
boat will choose those
crooked pieces of timber which
other carpenters refuse. Those
may make excellent merchants and
mechanics who will not serve for
scholars.
He is able, diligent, and methodi-
cal in his teachings; not leading
them rather in circle than forward.
He minces his precepts for his
children to swallow, hanging clogs
on the nimbleness of his own soul,
that his scholars may go along with
him.
Boys evidently were boys in the
seventeenth century, and boy-na-
ture has not changed very much
In fact there is great deal of hu-
man nature in boys, but DR.. Fuller
viewed them from a standpoint
somewhat different from that of to-
day in America. With US, those
"who will not serve for scholars,
need all the training which the
common schools - established as
they are for a different purpose,
and on an entirely different basis,
can give them, that they may
make not only excellent merchants
and mechanics" but excellent citi-
zens of a commonwealth, where
every man has voice in public af-
fairs.
There is a strong tendency in
several quarters, to restrict public
education to the elementary bran
ches. If this is done, we shall cut
off the means of obtaining a good
education from all, except those
whose means permit them to pay
tuition bills in private schools, ac-
ademies, OF colleges.