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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07
RELIGIOUS.
The Meek Portrayed.

= E,esse.l are the meek, for they shsil inhei.; I
h."-.Haf SIS.
The wcrld looks down upon the meek.
nd srorns the very Dame,
Bat heavens high laws for them rcsPefs
a heayen-recorded .aTe.
For ,bem the Lord Of heaven declares
Himself viii teach bis way,
Guiding in Judgment, that Hes sps'es
Nay lead them not astray.
BEST are the meek, FOR they possess
In patience thei: swp soul
10 passion, longing, or distress,
Usurps them, or controls.
they never feel the ,cx,ne pain
That jealousy tcsets,
Nor are die Uieted in vain
BY any vain regrets.
I,est are the MEEK. for rich content
Makes them, in tenure free,
The heirs OF al, enployIncnt, bent
With eaith, or air, or sta.
Blest is the wisdom Of the meek,
Divine ;,ei- maXims wise
Be if 10 hear, and slow TO spexr.
Sow 10 LEI anger rise"
he su.t. 20 hcsr, that what is heard
NAY ihe i-,.e meininC give;
The missing Of one little word
Makes even truth deceive.
Ee slow 10 speak and that will chow
How slow 10 wrath thSG art
ire tongue well governed c1rbs the c.1
cf passion il the heart
Silence j. like the 81 MINER CeVs
Dis;;i.;nc n III" night;
i happy freshness they dihasP
Aeains, tee returning light.
Silence is ike a golden gate
Opening TO feds serene.
Where quiet souIs waik sep,uste
Fron anger, PRIDE and sP!eer.
Foryivirg are the meek and just;
Committing what is done
by enyious bate, in simple tTus;
To the Al!-,ee.Eg One.
The spirit is but unseen breath,
Ie;. like the unseen uiEd,
II >catters desolsiing death,
H. rage aI5 fairy bind.
The meek, Who ruis their spi,i: well.
I:~ssmb!s MIN whose will
Brings down he whirlwind's angry swell,
Bids howiin, storms IL STILL
Iu-t Ike them. Lord, fam would be;
And un:o thee tam,
Meaknes- and lowlintsS {. Thee,
Ard only Thee IL learn.
-C.Toiise Nor, in " y. Ojsesrsg.
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WISERS.
I.ccdo'es Of Tsro Horshirl~rs NJ Mann
HiCH.

The true miser loves to look at his
god in which he finds more beauty than
elsewhere exists in the universe; conse-
quently, when Sir William Smith, a
wealthy English miser, was, at seventy
years of age, deprived of his sight, be
felt it to be terrible affection. He
was persuaded by Taylor, the celebrated
oculist, to be couched who was, by
agreement, to have sixty guineas if lie
restored his patient to any degree of
sight Taylor succeeded i'll his opera
ton, and Sir William was enabled to
read and write without the aid of spec
tacles during the rest Ct his life. But
no sooner WI. his sight restored, than
the baronet began 10 regret that his
agreement had been 10. 50 large q sum ::
he tel, no JOY As Others would have felt,
but grieved and sighed over the loss ct
his sixty guineas. His thoughts were
now how to cheat the oculist he pre-
tended that he had only glimmering,
and could see nothing distinctly; for
which reasen the bandage on his eyes
was continued g month longer than the
usual time. Taylor WAS deceived by
these Interpretations, and agreed TO
compound the bargain, and accept twen-
,y guineas instead OF sixty. Yet Sir
William was an old bachelor, and had
10 one to care or provide FOR. At the
time Taylor attended him. he haI a
large estate, an immense SUM q money
in stocks, and thirty thousand dollars in
the house.
When the government desired to
borrow large sum OF money from the
immensely wealthy miser, Foscue, he
refused the loan on the plea OF poverty.
Fearing, however, that some of his
neighboIs, among whom he was very I'M
popular, would report his immense
wealth to the government, he applied his
ingenuity TO discover some ef1ectual way
of hiding his gold, should they institute
a search to ascertain the truth or false
hOcd of his plea. With great care and
secrecy he dug deep cave in his cellar
to this receptacle for his treasure, he de-
scended by ladder, and to the trap
door he attached spring lock, so that
on shutting, it would iasten of itself.
BY and by the miser disappeared in
quiries were made; the house searched;
woods explored, and the ponds were
dragged, but no Foscue could they find;
and gossips began to conclude that the
miser had fled with his gold to some
part where, by living hoognito, he could
be free from the hands Of the government.
Some time passed on; the house in
which he had lived had been sold, and
woskmen were busily engaged in its re-
pair. In the progress Of their work they
met with the door of The secret cave,
with the key in the lock outside. They
drew back the door, and descended with
light. The first object on which the
lamp reflected was the CHASTITY body of
Foscue, the miser, and scattered about
him were heavy bags of gold and pom
derous chests of untold treasure; a can
dlestick lay reside him on the aoor.
The worshipper of mammon had gone
into his cave to pay his sdevoirs to his
golden god, and became sacrifice to his
devotion.
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ing over. He chose wisely who said
Give me neither poverty nor riches"
lie took the smaller and the sweeter
near. After all, it is better 10 have no
choice, but leave all TO our heavenly
talher.-!<psng,0n.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07
SINGS Ikea BIRD. The delight.

SINGS LIKE A BIRD. The delight
full effects of this new principle, DR.. }. II.
McLean's Cough < Lung Healing Globules.
AS the saliva in the mouth acts on the Clio
bule gas is generated which soothes and
heals irritation of the throat and lungs,
makes the voice clear o. bird, cures Hoarse.
ness, Co1ghs, Colds and Consumption. Trial
Boxes. by mail. Is cts DR.. J. Il. Mclean,
81 Cl:siru'. 81. LcG:s.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07
CURRENT MENTION.

The plums grown in Martin county,
Minnesota, will be converted into BRAN
dy this year.
More than one hundred thousand
yards of cotton cloth is made weekly at
GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin.
A. r. Whitney, Franklin Grove, Lee
county. Illinois, has the largest apple
orchard in the world. 1t contains twen-
ty-two thousand bearing trees.
There is a girl ten years old in Kinds
county, Miss, who is six feet high,
weighs one hundred and ninety pounds,
and has six fingers on each hand and six
toes on each foot.
An ivory and porcelain button factory
is to be established at Dubuque by two
Frenchmen, who say they can manufac-
ture those buttons as cheap in this coun-
try as in France.
Among the latest departures for the
Black Hills have been one hundred and
sixty-five barrels of whiskey from Frank
ford, Ky. The particular point Of their
designation was Custer City.
The total exports of Wilmington, n.
c., for the month Of February amounted
to $j50.O00. There were cleared from
Charleston, :. c., last week, thirty five
bags of sea island cotton; 1914 bales up
land cotton, 1855 tierces rice, 55S casks
spirits OF turpentine, 1921 barrels resin,
$3.50 tons phosphorate rock and sun
dries.
A. Millett. of Baylor county, Texas,
with his brother, own three or four ran
chos, on (which they have about $4,000
head of cattle. Cattle are in fine condi-
ton, and prices range from six to twelve
dollars, herds selling in round lots at
about.ten dollars head. Land is worth
from one to two dollars an acre, and
the best has already been taken up or To-
Gated.
A correspondent tells the Weldon, n.
c., News that about two miles from En-
field, on Mr.. Thomas Glasgow's farm, a
solid wall, built of brick, has been discov-
cred under the ground. Most of the
brick are two and half inches thick,
eight inches long and seven and half
wide. The full length and width Of the
wall has not been determined. An an
Gent looking sword and axe have been
dug out of the ground adjoining.
So far but two women in the United
States have been elected as directors of
national banks, Mrs. Bradley, Of Peoria,
Illinois, being one, and Mrs. Louisa
MCall, of Canton, Ohio, who was but
recently elected, the other. Mrs. M'Call's
husband was president of the bank at the
time of his death, and she has been
elected as well fitted, by her business
ability, to represent his large interests.
There are many other women who are
equally competent to fill such positions.
BY the way, there is bank in this city.
located on Fifth avenue, especially de-
signed for the use of wealthy ladies.
Parlors are provided for their accomoda.
ton, and the effort is to have it known
as ladies bank. Why. not elect as
directors few of the rich women of the
city? Such course would undoubtedly
increase its popularity with the gentler
sex.-Nep York Graphic.
The fifth wife Of good nothing
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07

The khedive !:of Egypt has just had
made for him at Geneva the largest
music box ever constructed. The case
is of inlaid ebony. The instrument will
play one hundred and thirty-two tunes,
supplied by eleven cylinders, aid is
furnished with flute basso, drum, bells,
and castanets. Each cylinder is twenty.
six inches long. Should his highness
weary of his one hundred and thirty.two
tunes. be can have others added for a
consideration. The box has cost eight
hundred pounds so far, which is cheap
for khedive.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07

WHEN aVermont editor gets up and
refers to Wisconsin man as a Wiscon-
sinner, the latter simply telegraphs back
that he wants nothing more 70 do with q
YermontstroItY,
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The fifth wife Of a good-for.nothin,

The fifth wife of good-for-nothing-
husband, who told fortunes for bust
ness, advises all "widows and maidens"
to beware Of him. She describes him a.
"a little, strutting, talkative, feeble,
meager, hatched-faced fellow, with spin
die shanh and little warped in the
back"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07

An old man died the other day in Par
is, who lived on the poorest food and in
wretched room, although worth $4,000,
and having an annual income of 1000.
He had observed that the artists who an
nually strive for the great prize of Rome
were nearly all :oopoor topay for models,
and he had stinted himself that he might
leave enough money to provide forever
models for poor artists. There are gen
orally about twenty such artists, and
each of them will receive 500 of money
of the old man, who was once q model
himself
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07

TIE fashion critic of the Lond,2 Court
Journal says: "A few years az riding
habits were So long that accidents were
of frequent occurrence; they are now 50
shor: that they are not habits. was
standing the other day at the ratings in
the park, when young lady on horse
back passed me. presume she worea
riding habit" bat were | asked to make
an affidavit that she was not attired in
trousers my strict love of veraci;y would
prevent me from doing So"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07

The case of Miss Mary f. Knox
against Mr.. John A. Merritt is a most
singular one. Miss Knox claims Mr..
Merritt as her husband, while Mr.. Mer-
ritt repudiates Miss Knox as his wife.
The courts of Putnam county believe
that the marriage ceremony was per-
formed which unite the two "for better
or for worse" and SO require Mr.. Mer-
rift to give bonds for the support of his
alleged wife. The unwilling welded
man prefers to 60 to Jail on principle,
and thus at present the matter stands
Ner York Herald.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07

The New Orleans Picayune, in refer
ence to the sale of the New Orleans and
Jackson railroad on the 18th. says: At
one o'clock the sale was resumed, but
there being no advance upon the last bid
of $l,05O,000, the road was knocked
down to Mr.. Schneider, who acted for
the committee of the consolidated mort
gage bondholders. who represent the
Illinois Central railroad company. and
who held debt against the Jackson
railroad company of S2,3OO,OOO, the
non-payment of which was the cause O.
the suit, resulting in judgment and order
of sale.
The Japanese appear to have hit upon
the expedient of providing fre-proot
storehouses for the reception of furniture
and other valuables. As security
against the vast conflagrations, which,
during the winter months, are 30 pre-.
valen. in Japan, the most perishable and
valuable articles are kept in fre-prooi
storehouse known as mud godowns."
These structures are built of mud, or ia
speak more correctly !, of clay. Some OF
them take as many as three years in
building. A double framework OF bonn.
boo or slight boarding is run up, and the
intervening space, about eighteen inches
or two feet wide is filed in with mud
which is gradually packed and allowed
TO dry BY the action of the atmosphere
At a great FIRE which occurred at Toxic
on the twenty-ninth of November, and
ragged for eight hours, destroying nearly
ten thousand houses and an immense
amount of property. not one Of
the "mud godowns" there were
several hundred of them-was injured
throughout she entire area of from five
to six miles in extent laid waste by the
conAagration.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-04-07
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.

NEWPORT is telling Of the famous snow
storms of February 90 and "a, I'LL,
which covered the ground from ten to
twenty feet, so that people for some days
could not pass from house to house; it
generally covered the lower stories so
that people dug under the snow from
house to house. Soon after slight rain
fell, and the frost crusted over the snow
so that people went outof their chamber
windows and walked over it in safety.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-13
THE GREAT REFLECTOR.

The newspaper is your new and
improved camera obscura, or, per-
haps, more properly, camera lucida,
or, still better, a happy combination
of the two. Within its sanctum sill
the varied objects and interests of the
living world are localized and given
back to the million. Events great
and small, immediate and remote,
fervid or unimpassioned, grave or
gay, are all copied by and reflected
from the swiftly revolving cylinder
of the printing press. There is moth
ing omitted, no part Of universal pano-
rama left out. And It is in propor-
t;on IN the central position and in,-
portance of each individual unit of
the press that its contribution to the
grand total of this scenic knowledge
will fonnd. Journals like the London
Times and tile New York Herald.
owing to metropolitan accident, and
countless Others of perhaps equal in-
iuence if of lesser renown, may be
said to occupy the higher and more
commanding apartments of the great
world camera, and to therefore reflect
a wider and more diversified class of
information. Bat in degree only does
the discrimination hold good. The
gilded plate glass mirror of the palace
is no more faithful than the modest
hand glass of the hut, and printers
ink is magical alike in troric or at
pole.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-13
goetrr,.
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EVERY YEAR.

BY ALBERT PIKE.
Fhe spring has less of brightness
Every year;
And the SHOWS ghastlier zhiteness,
Every year,
Nor do summer flowers qui icken,
Nor altumn traitage thicken,
As they once dill, for we slcken
Every year.
1t is growing darker, colder.
Every year:
As tie heart ana soul grow older,
Every year:
ere not non ior dancing,
or ior eyes with passion glancing,
Love is less and less enchanting,
Every year.
q, Ltio loves and SORROWS blended
Ever year;
Vi the charms Of friendship ended
Every year;
Of the ties that still might bind mo,
Until Time 10 Death resigned me,
Ny inhrmItes remind me,
Every year.
All. how sal TO look before us
Every year;
" lille the clouds grow darker Ger us,
Every year;
when we see the blossoms,
That TO bloom We might have aided,
And nm oTtal gar,un1s braided;
Everv year.
To the past 60 more dead faces
Every year..
AS the Ioyei leave vacant places
Every year;
Everywhere the sal eyes meet US,
in the evenings dusk they greet uz,
And to come to them ontreat US,
Every year.
You are growing" they tell us,
Every year;
You are more aion e." they tell us,
Every year;
You can win no neN affection.
You have oA!y recollection,
Deeper sorrow and dcje ctou,
Eyerf year"
les the shores OF life are shifting
Every year,
Anl We are scaward drifting
Every year,
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-13
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BRAVE GIRL.

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and his daughter, young lady,while
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about nightfail at an old fashioned
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Supper was shortly ahnouhceo' anu
after refreshing themselves Mr'
spencer and Carrie returned TO 'he
cozy sitting-room, where they talked
and chatted until hait-past eight.
They were then shown to their room,
which was on the second story, iii a
wing somewhat distant from the main
portion.
The room was very long, with q
bioh ceiling. One side was q win
low, and on the other = door. just
above the door was bust of King
George III. The room WAS plainly
furnished. containing two beds, 8
wash stand and few chairs.
Carrie took in the whole room at 8
Glance. and it must be confessed, had
here not been cheering fire burn
irg, she would have felt nervous
about sleeping there. AS it was til,
warm glow lit up the room into com
parative cheerfulness.
While she and her father sat '.y th'
Gre, her eyes wandered to the bus
above the door, when she noticed tina
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-13

lowered around the scent of his crime
like moth around a candle, going
off a distance at times, but always
circling back to the same neighbor-
hood.
Hitchcock asked him what he would
do if he had his life to live over
again?
He replied that he would probably
try to improve upon his present sourse
and to live honestly.
He was asked what started him the
wrong way?
He said it was circumstances. He
would never have turned so bad if it
had not been for the ILL treatment he
received in the penitentiary while
serving out his first term for burr
glary.
Hitchcock suggested that man
should shape circumstances so that
they would not force him to commit
burglary.
That was ali well enough, he said,
but circumstances sometimes force us
to do things t!Iat our Judgment con-
demns.
Mr.. Hitchcock asked him if, at one
time, he did not run away with a
woman in Washington county, Pa,
and if he did not subsequently live
with her on an Ohio farm, finally
selling her farm and pocketing the
proceeds.
He laughed sort of conscious
laugh, but declined to make any an
swer. He said, however, that he
knew many people in Washington
county, that were known to Lilley,
the Elmwood gunsmith. Lilley had
mentioned among others a DIR. Nc
Caro- |. He did not know a doctor
of that name, but he knew preacher
McCarroll. He said he intended
visiting Hot Springs for while, and
then going to the mountains of Penn
sylvania, where he was sure he would
not be captured. He said further
more, that if hejust could collect the
boxes OF goods that are waiting for
him in express offices in various parts
of the country, he would have over
half carload OF valuables.
Rande was questioned some as to
his penitentiary experience. He
would not tell where he had served,
but said that only four weeks ago he
had gone to certain town for the
purpose Of killing man who had
treated him cruelty in the pen. lie
said that he went up to a man i'll
street of the town, face to face, but
after {. moments thought, he turned
Gd lot I'D %a;t sna TFa!ksdh TFar daft i9}t deeming it
That night some one stole his box of
cartridges. and this loss, tritiing as it
was, deferred him from taking his VEN
geance, as ammunition was an impor-
tant element in o scheme of that
kind.
Hitchcock suggested that the town
was Frankford, Ind, but he denied
it.
The interview, although quite pro-
longed, developed nothing of public
interest beyond the ftct that Rande
begins to realize that his prospect is
hourly clarkenirg, and is accordingly
less triumphant and boastful. When
the death OF officer White was men,
toned he expressed his regret that it
had occurred, bat said that he had
only acted as a man would do who
was fighting for liberty. He again
expressed the wish that his revolver
might be sold and the proceeds given
to the officers widow.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-13

AsroNI HTSG Success 1T is t;he
duty of every person who has used
rbee's German Syrup 10 let its
wonderful qualities be known totl cir
friends in curing consuntption.scyere
COUGHS, Group, asthma, pneumonia.
and in fact all throat and lung lis
cas-, =. Ne person can use it without
immediate relief. Three doses viii
relieve anv ease, and we consider II
| the duty OF all druggists 10 reeoni-
mend il TO the poor dying coEsunp-
! tive. at lpass TO try one l,ottie,as 40,-
l00n dozen bottles were sold last Year,
and no one case where il failed was
REPORTED. Such a medicine as the
4 German Syrup cannot be TOO widely
known. Ask your druggist about it
Sample bottle to try sold at 10 cents
i Regular size IS cents. For sale b,
i33-weoW
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-13

. II. WHITE. EDITOR.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-13

A lady sent a note to the newspa-
per to get arecipe to cure the whoop-
ing cough in par of twins. BY a
mistake recipe for picked onions
was unconsciously inserted, and her
name attached, and she received this
answer through the ANSWER to Cor
respondents" Mrs. Z. H. B.--If
not too young, skin them pretty
closely, immerse in scalding water,
sprinkle plentifully with salt, and inn
merse them for a week IN strong brine
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-13

"Time is money!" yes, and that is
all that saves some men from bank
ruptcy.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-12-13

II you want to keep poor coal oil
from exploding, sink your lamp In
the millpond.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-24
ASSES sMENT NOTICE,

COMET GOLD AND SILVER MIsING COMPANY
IT OCATIOE OF PRIMO PAL PLACE OF
\ Ibusiness, San Francisco, California. Io
cation of works, humboldt County INDIAN
Mining Dis rictl, Nevada.
NOTICE. is hereby gwen, that at . meeting
If the ard of Directors, held on the first
day of February, A. ID, S77, an assessment,
No: one ~ of ten cents per share was IL wed
upon the capital stock of tue corporation
payable imme diatelv in United states gold
coin, to the secretary, at the office OF the
Company, 402 Montgomery street. room IA,
second floor, san Francis California.
ANY stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the fifth day OF March, A
D. 1877, will be delinquent, and advertised
for sale at public auction; and unless pay
ment is made before will be sold on WEDh ES-
DAY. the TWEEN Y-FIkSf DAY OF MARCH,
A. D. 1877, to pay the delinquent assessment,
toget her with costs Of advertising and expen-
SEES OF sale.
BY ord of the Board Of Directors.
GEORGE IL. HALVES, Secretary.
OFFIcE-No 402 Montgomery street, room
IA, second floor, San Francisco, California-l2