davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-01-26
GOING SOLIH.

! came from lands Of mist and rain,
And hurried for one slcepless night
Thro' landscapes clothed in winuy white,
And where the bare Bur9undian vines.
Like auilers of u buried herd
Pierced through their chilly counierrane.
Against the windows ,leet aud snow
Beat, as determined 10 the last
To Lear me company; ] passed
Bleak sandy tracks where dwarfish pines
And siun,ed olives tempest stirred,
Swayed desolaiely to and fro.
Il journeyed on To warmth and light
whispered 70 my fat riug heart,
So lonely at the sadiest part
OF ihis my voyage to the sun,
Wrapped in the Curtains Of the night.
And fearing wh,, the dawn might hold,
Whist sill unio my aching brain
The measured CHATTER ot The train
Echoed, in mocking monotone,
To warmth and light when all was Geld.
Blu, by and bye. by slow degrees,
Chill Nature thawed to greet the dawn;
The clinging fros, and snow were gone,
The sky beamed blue behind the hills,
The birds were singing III The trees.
The sun rose cayly, all the earth
Seemed warm again with love and spriag,
The olive leaves swayed gsieHins
With siv'ry lnstre, and the nils
Leapt frosfreed to brighter birth.
A thousand scented Southern balms
The zephyr waited to my brow,
The orange hung upon the bough,
The almond Powered fair beneath
The ,utted majesty Of palms.
The waveleis OF a iideless sea
Crept softly 10 the rosy shore
The overhanaing mountains bore
Myrtle and mignonetir and health,
And fragrant tangled bryony
The aloe raised its pointed spears.
Tie red geranium blossomed Wild,
Anemones and violets smiled,
The faint mimosa dropped; above
The rocks were fringed with prcky pears.
Twas then felt my soul revive;
The winter chilled my heart no more;
looked upon that sunny shore
And sand. IL come to life and love-
come TO thee 10 love and live
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-01-26
The Immigration Conventions

The Louisiana Immigration Convention
met last evening in the hall of the House
Of Representatives, President Gibson in lie
chair.
A quorum beirg present upon roll call. a
motion TO dispense with the reading of the
minutes Of the previous meeting pre- vailed.
The committee on bulls and acts reported
q bill. OF which tue following is n synopsis
An act 10 organize and establish a bureau Of
Immigration; TO prescribe the duties and
powers thereof; to provide for the ex
penses of the same, and granting certain
rights to immigrants.
SECTION |. Provides for the establish.
ment Of bureau of immigration, domiciled
in New Orleans, for the purpose Of protect
ing immigrants and The landed and industrial
interests Of louisiana. u
SEC @ The bureau shall be under the
charge Of a citizen Of the State, TO be desig-
mated rs superintendent of immigration, who
shall be appointed by the governor for the
term Of four years; he shall give a bond OF
ten thousand dollars and shall receive a sal
airy Of $500 per annum.
SIC. 3. Makes il the duty Of the superin-
tendent TO adopt measures for the protection
Of the immigrant; procure him uanspCr,a-
ton to the principal towns Of the interior
protect b,m fron. peculation and incorrect
information, and make such arrangements as
shaIl be conducive to his welfare. The sec
ond clause Of the section makes it the duty
of every State officer to aid and assis, the
superintendent in this duty.
SIC. 4. Makes 1t the duty Of the superin-
sendent to publish in the modern languages
all the statistics relative TO topography, pro-
ducts and resources Of the State be can pro-
cure. These statistics embody everything in
the shape Of raw material and opportunities
for the Industrial arts.
SEC. S. Directs the superintendent to open
books embcdying the fullest information Of
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-01-26
1877

The NIcKsBUGG DAILY HERALD. now IN the
Fifteenth year Of u, publication, has establish
cl it-cif ~ the esteem and confidence Of ihe
people, by the plain and fearless manner II"
which il dra,s with nj! Puhiic questions.
pdir.ria,'y: is surt'e>s and enterprise iH
gathering Il great varirtr auG eXtrn; OF news
hy spaciti rcirgfaPhic correspondence oni>iie
@. he i,lil rrpHts 81 tie As-"c,ated Press
5y the attention which II gives 60 the material
needs and tie development ni tn" natural
resources of the Sou'h. pam '"iarIy -! nnr OWL"
State. and hy lis manifest determination to
hold no .rco"d place III the ranks OF Southern
journalism.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-01-26
r.:gbteCs, FrGI]slrs.

S1ecs. texans atj r.tta Inducements to
NAL. aud female a-r"j-, sore Aeerers. &c.
C,on'y rights gwen 10 srart agents free.
samples ct sewing. descriptive riHu'ars com
tanning terms, Testimonials, enrtaViugs, rc
,eut free AIlmpury sent IN Post flee Money
Orders, Drafts, or 10y Express. are perfectly
secure. Safe Geil:rry Of goods guaranteed.
An orders. communica;ions, etc must be
addressed 10 The
PEERLESS MANUFACTURING CO.,
2403 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, Pa.
Juie OH. ls77.-ly.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-01-26

Esl5rA 4 SUPPLEMENT p,H be giren ia ererg
HHniter for 1878, coHaiaiRg JuLSi-e paper
pat.rl Ior a iGdys. or ctfids dress Ercry
sutseT1er wW rcrcire, dSriHs ne year. trelre o.
these pa !orns % hH Mcsc Gione rlH he 1eo'th
more han he >uLsripfio" prize ID
-
"prTERSoN's MAGAZINE couiaius. every
wear. 1000 pages, If steel plates. y cnIored
Berlin patterns, II mammoih c.'l"red Cushion
plates. u pages of music, nnd 900 wood cuts.
IT. ir1mcu,e circulation enables iis proprieior>
- spend ~ re money ca embellishments.
,'rr,r>, &c. &c, Than any other II gires
more for he money fhaH cay ii the ,rorld lis
Thrill. ING TAILS and ROW LBTTES
Are the best published anywhere. III hc
mos popU'aT rri ers are empioycS to rri
originally fer Pc eIsoH Ia 1873, in addi-
t'n tn the usual Iuai,iity of >hort sr"ri"s,
FIVE ORIGINAL COPYRIGHT NOV.
ELEf ES will he gwen, by Mrs. Ann s.
Stephens, Frank Lee Benedict, N,s. +. II.
Bu,uei, an others.
MammOt'l COlcred Fashion Plates
Ahead uf all Others These plates are en-
graved on steel, TWICE TIE USUAL SIZE. and
are unrqualrd Tor beauty. They will be
receipts; in short, everything Interesting TO
ladies'.
n BIS The pnLiisher now pre-pays The
postage 10 all mail subscribers, "Pr,erSon' is
CHEAPER THAN EVER; in factis TIE CHEAPEST
IL THE WORLD.
Terms always in Advance $500 Year.
= Copies for SO 60
= 80 - &.S1
With copy Of the premium picture CT
20) The ANGELS OF CHRISTMAS, a fire dollar
eHgydrias, to the person getting up the Club.
4 Copies for $3.50
, - 500
With an extra copy of the Magazine for
1878. as premium, to the person getting up
the Club.
Q Copies for $500
y 80 1890
III - - 1850
Win both an extra copy If the Magazine
for 1878, and the premium, picture fee
dollar ENGRAVING, TO the p~rs,n getting up the
Cinb.
Address, postpaid,
Gil ARIES PETERSON,
goo Chestnut ST.. Philadelphia, Pa.
Specimens sent gratis. if written Tor
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-01-26

Advertisements Inserted al tie rate of fl.So yer
sauarr for the frat insertion AID - cents for rash
guhsequ eut one. Ten lines or lees constitute
square.
tn Professional Card, 5000 per q IuD; fa
sis months. &I2.sO in advance
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-01-26
WITH
TABLE AND TREAOLE
Only Eighteen Dollars +!

The mos, Simple and Compact! Tue most
Du5aDic auu Ec1unmrcai j A mode. 81 com
hinrd Simplicity, Strength a"i bednty!!!
New and Numerous Patented Attachments.
No complicated Machinery 10 be constantly
getting cut of order
- easy II learn that Child can rua II. will
10 all kinds OF Sewing, f'"in HE hue>i 4" The
cuarses,. viii Hem, Fell, Tuck, Bald. Cord,
Ga,i.cr. Emhrolder. etc, usrS ecii-ndJ">tlng
>iIailh nec,i,c> all description Of C','un, 'Ik
and Threat. Makes the strongest stitch
known, tie cloth viii tear heiu,e the ga n
viii rir. use, The thread i rect 'r"'u ihr pool
The n,achiut = beautifully flushed and high
~ orrau.-n'"d. aud
WARRANTHN ZOE FIVE YEhEG
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-01-26
- CHEAPEST AND BEST I-@
PETERS0W'S magazine.
EUli-Size Paper Patterns!

Efl5r 4 SUPPLEMENT pH be giren ia ererg
hunter for 1878, coA!aiHiag Il JuHSi-e paper
pat,rl jor a iGdys. or ctdds dress Ercry
sutseliier wN rcrcice dHriHe ne year. trelce o.
bc<e pa !crHs % thA hicsc Giore ,rW he ,eoyth
more han he ,uJsripiion prize 81
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-01-26
FAMILY PAPER IN THE STATE
ADVERTISERS

vii find hat the Daily and Weekly editions
Of the HERALD Afford the means of reaching
y large number Of the best class Of readers IN
almost every Southern State, particularly IN
Mississippi aud Louisiana.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-01-26
=. w. SSsI It'll,
BARREP e HAIR DIRE SSER,

ID Il IL Il = y u NAM I'm l. 0OA@''
w ASmut.d into lis new shop on Louis
IL street. ne Goor north Of " l. Jones
sl,IIr. 2ayville. and provided with all kinds "i
perfumes. cosmetics and hair dyes necessary
for the satisfactory execution of al work IN
hi- line aud respectfully soliciis The pa
tronage of the public. lie ran shave. dye.
shampoo, and ir'm a gentleman up IN any
style: and also keeps fancy toilet articles
on hand to -, coniaodste the indies.
June 5.Is75-,f.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-01-26
3 8 8 8 8 5 8 8
To the Working Class. I've are


row prepared ~ fiuaIsh all classes with con
sraut employment al home the whole Of the
lime, or tar their spare moments. Business
new. hight aud profitable. Person. Of either
sex easily earn from so cents to So per even.
ing. and proportional sum by devot,ng their
whole time 10 the business. Boys and girls
earn nearly rs much as men. That oil who
see This may send their address, and test the
business we make This unparalleled offer: To
such ~ are not satisfied We will send enc
dollar tn pay for the trouble Of wiring. Full
pariicu arr. samples worth several dollars to
commence work ON. and a copy Of Home and
Fir, side one of The largest and best illustrated
Publications. all sent fee by mail. Reader.
if You want permanent. profitable work, adj
dress. G,oRGg SrlSsvS x Co, Portland
Maine. Jar.. 81, ls77-ly.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-01-26

Bush for lie use of the tea ani after some
remarks iy President Gibson, tnc convention
auJouTued sac de
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-07-12
The Curse of Texas.

~. N -a+ls - ag
- The great curse of Texas, as it is indeed
of every border State, is intemperance.
Every little hamlet has one or more saloons
and, Of course, the quality of the fsnid was
aborninable. The general and excessive
use Of tobacco was another offensive feature
of Texas society. And this was not mere
" the case as TO men, but women and even
children. In some localities be saw but
very few women who did not have the dis
gusting habit Of dipping snuff. This prac-
tice, as you are aware, is performed by
dipping slivered stick into snuff, and
then chewing the end containing tho snuff.
He attended a church In the country and
witnessed several women chewing these
sticks III time of service. He also saw
young lady and her lover dipping SNUFF to-
gethsr. But the worst example be saw
was the nss Of tobacco By child only
three ysars old Having heard of tho case
be went several miles ont OF tho way to zee
the prodigy with bis own eyes. Up5n sta
ding TO tbs mother his object in calling, she
had tho child ches, SMOKE and dip snuE In
ms presence The mother seemed to be
proud that she had such ! preoocious child.
Upon holding piecs Of money before The
child and asking what il wouls buy with
II, the innocent thing pronapsly answered,
ssbacker What i field for anti-tobaoco
laborers - CAsc, Ger. Troy Tsnlss.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-07-12
The Antiquity Of Diphtheria.

4aAFA Aga5F e. 1aFss7 A
Diptheria, usually spoken Of as modern
disease. is thought by Dt;D E. r. tfaxon. to
have 'bessan Known n Egypt more than two,
shonsahd years ago. o. ii an article ii the.
aBoostosan2 1ournas ii ebsns5ss4y 4Dr.. Maxon
mentions This snppositfoan with approval:
he gives as the history of the disease, that
IL II extended through Asia Minor and
Egypt for 500 years, and about 1900 years,
ago found IT'S way into tai south Of Rdtopes
awlere II received tith The name which ie has
since retained. 50 iitt IS not even an old
disease with anew name, like. many 9th
ers. It appeared first in Rome in the year
$50. IN Holland It ragged as an epidemic
/ in 1887. 1t appeared in Paris in 1916, and
showed Itself ID America in 1771. ln 1918
ana 1885. it was prevalent ia France
About the year 1855 the disease was voted
as an epidemic IL II. England and the unitedl
States, and was was for four four years OF more a
ter terror. It t'es esstTi exists, though not to the
extent which caused alarm . few years
ago. Dr.. .Maxon regards 1diptheria as a
remote modification Of the plague. The
name given e, the disease signifies skin
or menbranss.. The first Accurate descrips
ton Of diptheria and its symptoms (nowl
aanhappfiy famiiiar) was published i'm
France h 1878, By H.. HBretonnSsssu, of
Totrs, ii which city Id ragged as an epia
deulic.o ssR asttaias82 sa y
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-07-12

/ be- made to- turn from oneside oithe other,
$50 as to defect the9cours of Etlies machine
in the air. This fam will make 2,9O0feTo-
ntions per minute Eilen the otheris max
ing goo. 4 dAii its MOVEMENTS arsu controll-t
ed blythe operatDrs feet jWhenihe presses
the left treadls he throws it into gear, when
hepresses with the toe Of his right foot it
turns to the left and a slight pressure Of
the eelthrowsf over to- the right. He
can also reverse tf1s action Of his main fan,
SO that when itaRhirlsa one way nhe goes
down, and GwheG itsgcourse9is reversed he
mounts in the air. st4tea 10 h7ad 8 e7lih :
The weather ON Thursday was far from
efavorable.J The wind came in quite sharp
gusts, and there were othreatenings of a
coming storm. Nevertheless, the, ascent
was made.i Little Quinlan, eyen.if he does
only weigh DC pounds, has confidence aud
! nerve enough togo MP ina gale. Although
| Quinlan could move the apparatus abont,
he>could not make any headway against
the strong wind. ReEersing the motion of
his horizontal fan, he descended apparent
ly about 100 feet, to get out of tho current,
but finding that impraetica able, reascended
to much greater height than he had first
reached. Still he was swept off toward
New Haven, and after little time went
out of sight. He had vanished behind a
distant hill and for q whileit was supposed
he had alighted. Then he was again
sighted, far away and not less than ], 600
feet above the earth. The cylinder of the
machine looked no larger than an orange.
lat length it disappeared altogether. s
| At6:15 o'clock, having been lip battling
with the wind very nearly an hour, he de-
sscended safely at Newington, and at 10
Eo'clock was back in, Hartford. He said
that at one time he was eight or ten miles
away from his starting point but by tack.
ing and working between the gusts of wind
won his way back as far as Newington only
1 i've miles, from Hartford. He says that
the working of the machine is SO easy thai
he could continue it for four consecutive
hours. without fatigue, in a quiet atu1os.
/ BIlefG.z. aryg4 sgzstEE r-~r9f
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-07-12
Transportation of Dressed Meats.

Ssl5s *sse# @l8H4f i ----- s34 &kfss Es8sskA sE
j The refrigerator car Phiiadel phia, Of the.
Anderson j Refrigerator 5linsif Of Ghisaga
Containing dressed beef feroltheaP Philadel7
arrived i1iaP hiladsiphia on
"Wednesday, having made the runfrom
sChicagoi lin a. littl over sixtyrfau hours.
,Theseari came from Ghieagooverv the lake,
1Shoreysa1da PennsylEaniayrailroad and Is,
aths third dispatehednunder a1a arrangHment
sforstheiTarid araasp portatiDn iof beef from
she 1aestst8 Rhiladsl piaia Thes managers
aoflthis entarprlse claim that aagfeat Saving
scan he effected by HEhuss shipping gnattle,
shaepaetc., inGdressad fofna instead 76f on
ahs hoof. adm proof they ci te1thes sfacts that
fin 1876 thereowere handled sat- theaGhieagoi
estoeE yards overr61 ,le8 eaaBof atochicattle,.
which, with d shrinkagei iof $50 asscar- an
acknowlelgedsloss oansrun Of 100 miles
wonla bsE oSsisa IS, 600, ,0oo.sA To bring
asbese catsle toioPhilaaelphia, they would
iri psopoFlioh lose III shfiinEase alone over
ID. .0ee. .0e0 Ill ons yGaf By being transports
"a ID sle zho5sSf. 1afsss n g.aal 90 sssa ],
sroadd so this must bs the feed III the
several stations, the pay 81 sth6 dfofessss
thexl0ss b. death aud atheT ginniasntal exz,
pepsess All hieaAs vat n ao estimate
would swell the loss By the annual trans
ppftation of 90, 600 cars Qf cattle, 400
ii Hes alive. aB6nt 81, 0o9 3 II 70 siiisEis
smla6d rhd. .lass aisy xliala kags etes. o1aizogsI
anAsB nee aQtal less efgsoveas 1os 900 s0pQl
annsally pn tle cat les sAeen and hogs \! q,
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-07-12
cINc!NNATi's. HORROR,
WHAT AN EVANSVILLE PHYSICIAN REMEaf-
q els bBERs ABOUT ONE COLLEGE. Eaa -
: u. u y ~ = ~ y
Evansville Ind, Journal.


The Medical College horrors which have
been discovered in Cincinnati, and have
caused SO much comment throughout the
country has been the topic of general con-
versztignin Evansyille for two weeks. Nu-'
merous "reminiscences have come to light,
but the most horrible Of all was told by a
yourg physician Of this city recently as
having occurred in his. own knowledge IN
CINCINNATI. % At the Medicai College which
he attended was ali old resurrectionist
named Graham, a ghoulish looking old,
brute, with j 3ffrdo5wsy, dan covntenance, and
arms which hung like those of an onranrg-
ou-tang below his knees. He was avari-.
cious and totally devoid Of all feeling. He
sold to the Faculty the body of his son, a.
beautiful boy Of 13 years, for S1s, and was
present when the class began their work Of
dissection, laughed and joksd as the vari-
OTIS experiments were made, and gave no
ssigniof feeling. Next his daughter died,
was sold, and again he stood by and saw
her form desecrated and exposed without a.
qualn. 7 Finally his lwife's body asas also
sold, and them, with Ia seeming fascination
for his brutishness, he madea contract for
the delivery of his own b0dyiuponhisflea
and received stl1e1 meueyforits w0at his
DEATH bead, howevega athe sold brute feared,
and sending for the faculty, begged and
cried for release from his tfate.b They re-
fused to annul theeontract, and With his
bowls and screams for mercy be, died and !.
was cut.up as be had agreed. sss l3 ssJ .. ..
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-07-12
L:a..l...s Las Pets.

ssg4s5 @H's lssSEaFT Afs4 ff# g448#
Pugs are now undeniably the fashionable
pot dogs of the day, and fabulous prices are
paid for good specimens 300 vii, not get
much Of 4 pug. Two hundred will get less
for The pug, perfection Of form being nm
derstood, Of course, wakes in value as he
wanes in avoirdupois. Everybody knows
what the pug looks lie -stone gray, smooth
coat, black lnuzzle extending above the
eyes, jaFnmed-up nose, short legs. clumsy
body, taal very mach eiizled aand an exs
pression 0f facalasi If nlis aniznaImas won-
dering how he eould sancuel his taili he
wanted to, and hopins that nobody .vonld
force rec that exertion upon him. Last year
tsIIiasrs we're very few sptigs i'd the bench.
shoW. This year thsFeE win probably be- 30.
Already when q carriage stops in front of
the country q sfice where entries for the shou
are being made, the sad-ssed Office boy,
without looking DIP from his dime-novel, ,an-
Inia6ufcss VI TiIest0n r Another woman
with PUG. z ~ sysau fsn
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-07-12

LAR SUNtjS AXE w hllI Z a
5Esu aya----- naH I'd
I Dexter Smith had written en- 4, nu number.of
clever verses. which he carried to bis pub Ia
Usher lishee That, gentleman, after elannei,ngi
over then, en- handed them a back, with the
following doubtful criticism sS''These are
very good, Ar, smithr1teo good, in fact: Y I
Use them. them n1thet Atlaaties or or isome such
place What { A. want now. astonishing
after this, pattern, = ;1s And he read tn thes
astonished writer some, selections from sevta
eral of his popular ballads. Smith was
disguised 4.g It surely can't be eg possible"
said he, s's !" that the people want SUCH mis- =.
erahle stuff as this, "a IT is not only possiF d
ble,s but true lgai's llgga ThensI bdenit. wonder
[ that mine is TOO good for Eeur e.aaGood
day. And the young composer .half-anti
gEilys strode out of the efficesl FefestIng
upon the idegeneraeya of the public mind.
He. was going along, one Of the narrow ",
Boston streets, absorbed ins hls thoughts
when he heard a. dirty little, urchin, yell to
his mother, Iss SaTay,s mann s4Pu5ame III
ny ~ toyVss soSSt' f }'
And, going home, filled with a, determine 6
tion to write the most unutterable mess Of
dreariness he could. think of, hel composed
the song which has since made mpad hi him famous. fam
His little joke was well received, and its
reputation spread until its, sales reached an
enormous figure. In this connection M It sg LEI
me give you the number Of copies sold Of a
few of the best known publications. icat Of this il
kind; )" !" Put Ne in Ny, Little bed,''' by
Dexter Smith, 95o,oOo; 'MolEie, Darling D
by Will s, Hays, ,40, 900; i" s Silver Threads
Among the Gold" by Danks (who is, very
popular), 72,ooo;5 TRAMP. Tramp,
Tramp" 100000; "sNorah o'Neill,p 1907
| 900; /" Sweet, Gensvieye, q, 600, Many
of these still sell steadily, and will, doubt =
less contipue IS do SO for qas number lumber OF
years. Songs written to suit the III times Is
frequently reach immense sales and, as in
book publications, those which appear the
weakest are not unfrequently dlaeer the most ST
| EjlcCGSSlUl. 4 So stF.s l.,