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Richland beacon., 1877-10-27
EGuf River.

A recent tip TO the BGuf brought
before our eyes a country, whose
fertility and beauty we had no;
dreamed Of From Alto for fifty miles
down the river on both sides, we
found well settled region, where the
farmers appeared to be thriving in
spite of the bard times. Hogs and
cattle arc plentiful and 10 fine condi-
ton. They are more blest than the
stock on the Ouachita in not having
so many iythieves to contend with.
The BGuf river country is coming
more into notice every year, and its
wonderfully rich lands are being
gradually appreciated. The court
house should be removed to Alto
which is almost the central point of
Richland parish and in the midst of
the thlckest settlements. The city
and merchaOts of Monroe and the
parish Of Ouachita want good read
constructed to Alto in order to draw
the trade Of that country. The road
could be constructed at comparatively
small expense, and the merchants of
Monroe will show themselves very
short-sighted if they do not make a
move in that direction We conversed
with several farmers on the D9uf, and
they all expressed regret that it was
such difficult matter to get to Monroe,
as they would Ike to market their
produce there. With a toll-bridge
over the Lafourche The road would be
almost self supporting.-Woaroe
Observer.
While the remarks of our new
neighbor, as regards the fertility of
the Beuf river soil and beauty of our
country, are very correct in the main,
he shows considerable lack Of knowl-
edge relative to "the central point of
Richiand parish" fer the central point
Of the parish, by actual measurement,
is just one and a half miles southeast
of Rayville. We do not say this
because we have any particular
interest in establishing the central
point but 10 correct mistake and
to state an actual truth, that is very
easy to be proven by simply referring
to the official map and field notes Of
the parish. The people of the parish
will certainly never remove their court
house to Alto for the purpose of get
ting nearer the centre Of the parish,
when such q move would take it just
ten miles further from the centre.
Richland beacon., 1877-10-27
Pork Making.

Tic season is now at and when the major
ity of farmers in the pork section OF the coun-
try are beginning TO feel the awinc Tor tie
winter market Those who have old cora
and have been paying 1t out literally Tor
month, have the advantage OF the start IN the
race. and will be able to send thelr hogs TO a
much earlier end generally better market
As 10 range there is diversity OF opinion, but
we incline the belief, Mat unless 1t Is lnteh-
de1 to coniine to pen that can be Cleaned
every dav, and where coo ;ed food is to be
used. the hog will do better when allowed
room TO exercise. Ii is not meant that eXten-
siye fields, with ravines and creeks, aud
weeds so high that il is almost i'm, osslble To
net a sight of pig, are TO be used. 1t is well
known that the more quiet and gentle lot ol
swine are. the more easily they iatten, and
when the range is so large that one, exhibiting
the quality Of being wild. can 'bool boo!
and lead the rest OF them a chase OF hall
mile to some towering patch of weeds, the
result will not prove satisfactory. Nor Will
they do well where the job Of roofing up 4
large area OF crawiish grounds is assigned
them. Fatening swine should be kept wei
in hand by the feeders, who should be among
them as often as possible. Regular feed 4
times are well enough; bat see that they have
plenty at all times. a tough of ashes, wei
sal,ed, should be kept in the pen or given a
regular intervals. Anything that ifiahiens o
exctes will Prove disadva l,a2e; a squealini
pig will Sometimes create a nervousness tia
will no, soon pass away. Hogs should b.
sold when well faited There is risk in hold
ing them. A. to the Prices for wintet stool
there is more to make us believe the pic,
will be above than below five ceEis.-El
rhaare
Richland beacon., 1877-10-27
Murder.

On Friday evening jnst after dark, two un-
known men entered the cabin oil Seaborn
Love, a colored man, living on the place of
Mr.. Wambe, about three miles ifom town.
and shot Love three times, from the effects Of
which he died in short time. \ negro girl
in the house at the time was also shot IN the
hip the wound however, is not considered
dangerous. Five shots in all were fired, and
the parties decamped without any clue to
their identity. The cause of the shooting is
involved in mystery. For, although Love
was Justly regarded as very bad man, 1t Is
not known that he had any enemy who would
be likely to resort to that mode of redress. 1t
is believed by many Of our citizens that he
fired the town when it was burned last De-
cember, but the evidence was hardly sniii>
Gent to have taken his life, ana had that beeh
the cause of his being killed it woald have
taken place long ago.
Such acts are to be greatly deprecated, for
no matter how bad man is, he is entitled TO
the protection of the law.-Cioltorne Guar
dian.
Richland beacon., 1877-10-27
WA'l'CHES!! JEWELRY!!
$500 HOT.

One Ladies Opera Guard Chain.
One Ladies Neck Chain and Cross.
One beautiful Locket, (engnved.)
Oue pair Band Bracelets.
One Gents twist link vest chain and charm.
One pair Onyx Sleeve Buttons.
One set g. Onyx Shirt Studs.
One new improved Collar Button.
One extra CIT Cameo Seal Ring.
One Arizona Solitaire Stud.
!Onc set Amethyst or Topaz Pin and Ear Drops
One Ladies' Chemise Button.
One Plain Ring. stamped Is X.
Richland beacon., 1877-10-27
Each Old Subscriber to the
3stehland 1leafo,s3

SUBSCRIBERS ard settle his old account
ONE DOLLAR AND \ HALF and those who settle up their old
1878
DOLLARS in advance and will receive after this year
those who in advance
For the year lSI have adopted for subscribers the following
Richland beacon., 1877-10-27
Horrible Murder.

n Special dispatch to the Electric Letter.
C.rrSH homer. La, Oct. ~ h.-About
he aSott;s pm. two nGlsury % ditn'
the iasgl, ossr this Rala by the paf'sd'f N
hut for the oshS is debarred from
issuing sn,- N.o.amapls? That's the
question. y
Richland beacon., 1877-10-27
80 CENT E.DT.
s7,0O f.Gy.

One pair Sleeve Buttons, store setting.
One set @ Spiral shirt Studs.
One heavy band Engagement Ring.
One set (2) Engraved Bracelets.
One Ladies Lo,g Guard or Neck Chain.
Onc Engraved Miniature Locket,for the above
One Gents HEAVY Link Watch Chain.
One Lake Geors, Diamond Stud.
Richland beacon., 1877-10-27

Advertisements inserted at the rate Of 81 10 per
euuare for the first insertion and 70 cents for each
subsequent one. Ten lines or less Constitute
square.
Sc- Professional Cards, 5000 per a Ium; for
six months, $l3J0 in advance.
Richland beacon., 1877-10-27

War is a game, which, were their
subjects wise, kings would not play at
- Copper. sv
loJe-ts-;s lss& z~.Aan a tempo
Richland beacon., 1877-10-27
S9.gG E.0E.

One Ladies Neck Chain and Charm.
One Ladies Heavy Guard Chain for watch
One set Pm and Rings Amethyst
One extra fine Miniature Locket.
One Cameo Seal Ring.
One very heavy wedding or engagement Rim
oue Gents heavy watch CHAIN with charm
One pair Pearl Inla1 Sleeve Buttons.
Oue Lake Gecr.r Clu.trr Pin.
One pair (2) heavy band Bracelets.
liz. reinil nrl.c Of The arfiele. IN earh 81
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-22
"StOp My Paper"

An exchange has the following al
Iegory, which we commend to the
careful consideration of those gen.
tlemen who, the moment they see
anything which displeases them in
the columns of their local journal,
rush to the printing Office and cry
out, Stop my paper"
A certain man hit his toe and fell
headlong to the ground. He was
vexed, and under the influence Of
anger and sell-sulficiency, he kicked
tie earth right saucily. With i'm
pertufbable gravity he looked to see
the earth itself dissolve and come to
naught But the earth remained,
and only his poor foot was injured
in the encounter"
This is the way of man. An ar.
ticle in a newspaper touches him in
q weak spot, and forthwith he sends
to stop his paper. With great CON-
placency he looks to see the crash,
but finds he only hit his own toe
against a substance that does not
perceptibly feel the shock-in short,
he has injured no one but himself.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-22
FORTY YEARS BEFORE THE PUBLIC.
DR.. C. MCLANE'S
CELEBRATED
LIVER PILLS,
FOR THE CURE OF
Hepatitis or Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HEADACHE.

SYMPTOMS of a Diseased Liver.
DAIN in the right side, under the
edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure; Sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain
is felt under the shoulder-bla and.
it frequently extends to the top Of
the shoulder, and is sometimes mis-
taken for rheumatism in the arm.
The stomach is affected with loss of
appetite and sickness; the bowels in
general are costiVe, sometimes alter
native with lax; the head is troubled
with pain, accompanied with dull,
heavy sensation in the back part.
There is generally considerable loss
ofmemory, accompanied withap pain
full sensation of having left undone
something which ought to have been
done. A slight, dry cough is some
times an attendant. The patient
complains of WEAKNESS and debility;
he is easily startled, his feet are cold
or burning, and he complains of
priCkly sensation of the skin; his
Spirits are low; and although he IS
satisfied that exercise would be bene-
fetal to him, yet he can scarcely
summon up fortitude enough to try
it. In fact, he distrusts every rem
oY. Several of the above symP-
toms attend the disease, but cases
have occurred where few of them eX-
listed, vet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged-
AGUE AND FEVER.
DIR. G. McLANE's LIVER PILLS,
IN CASES OF AGUE AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive
of the most happy results. No better
Cathartic can be used, preparatory
to, or after taking Quinine. We
would advise all who are afflicted
with this disease to give them
FAIR TRIAL. z- t- '---
For all Bilious arrangements, and
as a simple purgative, they are I'M
equaled.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
The genuine DR. I. MSLANE
LIVER Pills are never sugar coated.
Every box has red wax seal on
the lid, with the impression DR..
MCLANE'S LIVER PILLS.
The genuine M?LANE's LIVER
Pills bear the signatures of c.
MCLANE and FLEMING BROS. on the
wrappers.
RS5- Insist on your druggist or
storekeeper giving you the genuine
DIR. c. McLANE's LIVER PILLS, pre-
pared by Fleming Bros, Pittsburgh,
Pa.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekeePers generally.
To those wishing to give Dr.. C. McLANE's
LIVER Pills trial, we will mail post paid to any
part of the United States, one box of Pills for
FLEMING BROS, Pittsburgh. Pa
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-22
Is Farming a Good Business ?

| This is a question which many young
men have long been asking. The strin-
gency of the times, and the vast number
now thrown out of work, have caused
the inquiry to become still more frequent
and to be made with Incl eased emphasis.
Farming has the same requisite as ev-
cry other business to make it good that
is, it must be well followed. No neglect
ed business is good. There is no kind of
business which will enable one to step
easily and at once into fortune. In
dustry, prudence and self-sacrifice are
the unalterable conditions of success in
all undertakings.
Farming offers certain advantages and
is attended by certain drawbacks. We
will mention some of each
So far as health is concerned farming
aft, rds abundant outdoor exercise. This
is one of its strongest recommendations;
for what is wealth, what even is life,
without health?
To a person fond of natural history
and familiar with the elementary princi-
pies Of some of its branches, farm af
fords a desirable opportunity for the cul-
tivation of scientific knowledge. And
if ones tastes run that way, there is
great delight in flowers and trees and an
imal life.
AS a means of acquiring money farm
ing is slow at first, rarely very rapid. An
independence and competency may be
secured with a considerable degree of
certainty; out if a young man has an
ambition to possess a large fortune he is
not likely to achieve it by farming.
Experience is requisite to success in
this as we'll as in every other pursuit. 1t
is quite a common notion that any one
can manage a farm; but this is a great
mistake. Any young man who cOntem-
plates taking up Government land and
occupying it, and who has never lived
on a farm, will act wisely to first engage
himself for year with practical farm
er, thus acquiring not only years tut
ton in the business he is to follow, but
whatever sum he can save from his wa
ges as a much needed capital.
There is one kind of nonsense young
people are liable to get into their heads
which we wish to caution them against;
and that is, that youthful couple may
get married, go on to a Western farm,
do all their own work and live a fairy
life in clover and honey. The sad reali- !
ty of such experiments soon strips them
of their superficial romance, and blots !
out of them the color of the rose.-N !
Y. Ledger.
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The Smallest Couple on Record.

ADO AOAAhAACoD OOuPAO Oh ASNONA ~
The diminu!ive little lady, Miss
Jennie Quigley, who won 50 much
attention in the Lilliputian Com
pany, that played Jack the Giant
Killer, in Dayton, a few weeks ago,
is visiting Deputy-Sheriff Hellriggle,
in the city. The company have dis
banded, to take u recess and recrea-
ton during the summer months.
Miss Quigley was born in Glasgow.
Scotland. and came, when child,
with her parents to this country in
1861. Her parents are both people
of ordinary size. She attracted at
tention by her small figure, sweet
voice. and graceful and pretty man
ners. For several years she travel
ed with concert company.
It has been limited that a serious
attachment has been formed be-
tween Miss Jennie and Mr.. Louis
Weigand, that will result before
many months in a marriage. Mr..
Weigand was also with the company
when it played here, and appeared
in the part of Arthur. He is a
sprightly little gentleman, as good
looking as she, one or two inches
taller, and one or two pounds heavi-
er. His stage experience has been
briefer, and he only met the little
lady several months ago for the first
time. His preference for her was
noted on several occasions during
the engagement of the company
here. Both parties are well-to-do,
and can live comfortably and at
their leisure. They will make the
smallest married couple on record,
their united weight being not more
than seventy pounds, considerably
less than that of Lavinia Warren and
Tom Thumb-Dayton. o., Journal.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-22
Gen. RansOm's Experience with
Mich Cows,
From the Southern Planter and Farmer.

From the Southern Planter and Farmer.
In May, 1874. got mich cow
with u calf about two months old.
The cow is of fine size and appear
ance, being ''grade" Of Shorthorn
and.Alderney, and perhaps a slight
mixture Of the common stock of the
country. When L got her she was
in fine condition. The calf was Ia
ken from her, and with excellent graz
ing during the summer, she gave
three gallons of miIch daily, that be
ing of extra rich quality. She was
kept steadily to the pail until the
1st of December, rs, when she was
allowed to go dry, and was turned
with other cattle into pastures and
corn.felds, being fed plenty of corn
tops and shucks, but left exposed
most of the time. In February 70,
she brought calf and was in good
condition, though not fat. In a
week after calving, she was taken
up, put into a warm stable, and fed
all she would eat of good hay, brand,
ruta-baga turnips, little meal and
some field peas boiled. She was
kept to the pail, the calf with her, it
being heifer, and | wished to raise
it, for five months, when the calf
was taken from her. During this
time, with excellent grazing, first,
with food and attention besides, she
would give only three gallons Of
milk as formerly. The calf was car
ried away and she kept up the same
amount of milk till late in the win
ter and into March of this year,
when she began to fall off in quaint
ty, but to improve in richness of her
milk, already uncommonly full Of
butter. On the 1st of last April
she was dried of, and on the I'd day
of May she dropped a calf, she be
ing at the time fat enough for No,
beef During the winter and up to
calving, she had received the same
treatment as a good horse, and am
sure had not been wet. cold or hun
cry for six months, before calying.
She has, since the last calving now
nearly two months, given daily, six
gallons of milk, of as fine quality as
formeraly, making over two pounds
of butter daily. She is now eight
years old, and has had five calves.
1 attribute the large increase in the
quantity of her milk to her fine con-
dition at calving, and to the good
care she had received during the
winter, and somewhat to keeping
her to the pail to within a month oil
calving. With the fourth calf she
ought to have been as good as she
would ever be, but with that she
gave only half what she gives with
her fifth. This is written to suggest |
that it will pay to keep milch cows
dla0ays in first-rate condition.
r. RANSOM.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-22
Ancient Origin of the Spanish
MerinO Sheen.
r. RANSOM.

The Invaluable race of the Spanish
Merino sheep is probably an inheri-
lance of Roman civilization. The
race most priced by the Romans was
called the Tarrentine, from Tarren-
tine, town settled by Greek col
ony. They were called also Greek
sheep. Their wool was of exceed
ing fineness, and they were protected
by coverings of skins, and were also
carefully housed. and often combed
and bathed with oil and wine Hence
they were very delicate. Columella,
the eminent agricultural writer OF
the Romans, who lived in the country
before the Christian era, relates
Ode Re Rustica lib, VII chap. p
that his paternal uncle, NJ. Columella.
" a man of rare genius and an illus
trious agriculturist," transported
from Cadiz to his farm lands, which
were in Boetica, comprehending a
part of the present province of Es-
tramadura, some wild rams of admir-
able Wilderness, brought from Africa.
and crossed them with the covered
or Tarrentine ewes. Their offspring,
which had the paternal whiteness.
being put to paternal ewes. produced
rams With fine fleece. The proge-
ny of these again retained the soft
ness Of the dam, and the Wilderness
of the sire and grandsire. Other ag-
ricuiturists undoubtedly initiated |
Columella, and a stronger constitu-
ton was thus impaired to fine feec-
ed but delicate sheep of ancient
Italy. That this improvement COM
menced in ancient Spain, is further
established by the testimony Of Stra-
DO, who says in his account of the
geography of that country Glib. III
chap. p that in his time, that of the
Emperor Tiberius, wool of great fine
ness and beauty was exported from
Hudilania, a part of Boetica, and
that the rams were sold in that pro-
vince for improving the breed, for a
talent each. or about one thousand
dollars. When the Roman Empire
was overrun by the barbarians, the
Tarrentine stock of ItaIy, being very
tender, became extinct; but the i'm.
proved stock of Boetica, living in
the mountains survived, and was per-
pstuated by the Moors who, skilled
In the textile arts, could appreciate
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A. r.. PETITE NE,
attorney at Lar,

g r E NEV VILE, TENN.
~ VII practice in the courts of the First Judicial
circuit and the Supreme Court at Knoxville VIII
also give prompt attention to the collection of al
kinds Of claims and debts. = -
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Agricultural Department.
TO ADVERTISERS

The MoRRIsTowN GAZETTE is the best advertis-
ing medium to be had in Upper East Tennessee
It's circulation in the counties of Hamblen Hawk.
ms, Cooke, Jefferson, Granger and Claiborne is
larger than any other paper, and its subscription
hist in increasing daily To insure insertion the
same week, advertisements should be handed in
by Monday evening. Our terms for advertising
WILDE found very reasonable.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-22

A western newspaper has improv-
ed on the original plan, and now
says: mo communication will be
published in this paper. unless ac-
comPanied by the full name of the
writer and a five-dollar bill; these
are not requested for publication,
but as a guarantee of good faith"
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-22

its value, still exists as the Merinos
of Spain. If this law is correct, the
Merino race is the best important
surviving relic of the material civil
ization of the Greeks and Romans
The fleece and the Loom.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-20
PHILADELPHIA MARKET,
Stock Market.
Philadelphia Grssao asoport,

FkIDAY, January 10.
Cotton 1s IN moderate request, but fl n
| IN price. Sales Of Middlinks in lots at 49,
for Upland, 1890. for a Alabama and IL 7-lSt
for New Orleans and Texas.
COnee rules drm. Sales of $50 bags of Rio
at l614@22c11, ~ do. Legua,Ia at 2lXc.. q
DO. san Don lingo at 1870: 88 do Santos al
20Nc, l5O do Maracaibo at 2lZ@22c. and SOs
mats Java at 24c.. AL gold.
Sugar-in raw nothing doing Refined
sugars are In ialr request atl2996c for cut
loaf, 1910 for crushed and powdered l2c.
for gran1latsd, and llKc fora :
There Is steady l0cat consumption for
Flour. but the hixh views Of holders serve
to restrict transactioDs. Sales Of 1000 bar
rels Minnesota Extra Family medium good
at IS 75a$7 90: do. do. do. choice at II -; 40.
do. do. fancy at 81 3715a7 40; Pennsylvania
DO. do, low and good at So 4Oa$7; do. do.
choice at 81 25; and high grades at Sss0 X.
Rye Flour sells at $4 3714 W..
In Corn Meal nothing doing.
Cloverseed is taken, at I4al41Ic. .,. re-
Timothy Is held at 81 80.
Flaxseed Is scarce and in demand at q IS
al 90.
Under light transa ;tions wheat is held
firmly. Sales Of l,2OO bu.. Pennsylvania
req prime, a. 81 81; Amber, good, at sl.5la
Rye sells at 77a7oe in the cars, and Sc
t. o. b. 49, -
Corn is in good request at an improve.
Ment. Sales Of 5000 bushels southern.
Pennsylvania and Western new yellow, sail
56a57c. southern, white. on The track at
So
Oats are in fair demand with sales Of s. 500
bushels, low, Oh and other Western
white at 40 4sc, for fair ana prime.
WHISKY is he'd arluly at 81 IL for West l
ern iron bound.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-20
! IN WINTER.
BY ALMOND BARNES.

Blow, blow, blow,
Through tho city, clad in snow,
EPitiless winds ofwinter..
Blow, blow, blow! s.t
Sells Of the new year Jingle,
! chimes OF tho new year play,
khe sleighs make . merry tangis.
Ipsed andspass on the way.
htrong the beautiful faces,
|rded or peeping from fur,
land flash by the places
|ere the rich have rsom to stir,
be glad that the winds unQuiet
|plumed and feathersd with snow,
Eheir hearts In their happy riot
challenge the storm to blow.
b! in the sumptuous places
|sr the crosses bright. sS
hitter Of silks and laces,
CLEANS Of jeweled light;
the organs peal. like thunder,
IBIS through the tended door,
b sidewalk sinners wonder.
listen, perhaps, for more.
ives, with power ample
ring from the storms delight;
Ives, at ease in the temple,
b in the painted light;
md ponder, in pity.
I, for you caunot know.
the poor of the city
kinds Of the Winter blow.