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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-08-24

A correspondent Of the New York Herald
SAYS that the chlorlde Of lead is the most
eiticen, and cheapest ,ieodorzer and disn-
teciani known As some Eeutrali;ing agent
of ihls kind should be freely used a, this
time IN every house. we give the process Of
preparing and using i, a, given in the Herald,
To prepare a solution Of chloride Of lead on
small sca!e for family take one-eighth OF
OF an ounce Ofnitrate of lead and dissolve il il,
one quart of boiling water; then Dissolve one
ounce of common salt in five gallons oi water.
pour the two solutions together, and when set
tied pour of the clear mixed solution and keep
well corked in a demijohn or jug for use.
cloth wet with thus and suspended in
the room will neu'ralize all offensive vapors,
and littIe dashed into a privy, sink. drain or
sewer will disenfect and destroy all noxious
ga>ses by combining with them. 1t is sand to
be in general Use in England for purifying
sewers; also for destroying the stencil bige
water IN the holds of vessels.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-08-24
What i Have Seen.

A man Of eXp'r ence says:
have seen a sOnug man sell a good farm
turn merchant and die IN the insane asylum
have seen a farmer travel about 50 much
there was nothing al home worth looking al.
! have seen "A man spent more money II
folly than would supper, his finiiy in com.or
and independence.
have seen Il ypung girl marry inIn q
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-08-24

Gen. Sam Cary has been electrify-
ing the people Of Michigan with the
information that the words promise
to pay" upon the face of the green.
backs were not authorized by law.
but were placed there by the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and the "Bureau
of Printing and Engraving" without
legal authority.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-08-24

The fundamental idea of the fan is
said to have been hit rpGn a great
manv centuries ago at a certain Feast
Of Lanterns in China, where the beau
tifal Kan-si, daughter Of an eminent
mandarin, found herself so warm that,
contrary to ali etiquette, she was
obliged to take off her mask. with
wh:ch-partly to hide her bushes,
partly to cool her heated face-sbc
commenced upon herself the process
vlich we now call flaming" The
actjon was seen and admired by Kan
sis vonng companions. and at once
says the legend, "ten thousand hands
agitated ten thousand masks"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-08-24

dissouie habits, and repent, for it as ,ons as
she lived.
have seen man depar. from truth where
candor and veracitspwould have served HIM
Ia much better pa, rose.
nave seen the extravaganza ana folly OF
children bringing their parents 10 proveriy and
want, amd themselves to disgarce.
have seen n prudent and industrious wifi.
retrieve the fortunes Of a family, when the
husband pulled {. the other end Of the rope.
have seen young man who despised the
counsel of the wise and the advice OF ih.
good, and his career end in poverty and
w.eichct ness.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-08-24

Artemus Ward related that one Of
his earliest ventures in the show bus
mess, at Skowhegan. was putting can
vass around lot of ground and
charging admission fees to the peo-
pie who wanted toSee an eclipse of the
sun. lie had an excellent hand or
gan and the people were all satisfied,
though they could hare obtained L
better view on the outside.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-08-24

Did the prophet Isaiah ever eat at
a railroad station? 1t certainly looks
so, for how could he have described it
so literally ifhe had not? "And he
shall snatch on the right hand and be
hungry; and be shall eat on the left
hand and they shall not be satisfied" {"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-08-24

1t is very depressing to a Summer
congregation to see the minister, in
the most eloquent and impassioned
passage of his sermon. gesture with
one hand and fight dies with the
vtbcr.-HOwkryc.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-08-24
RAYNILLE Ia SATURDAY. AUGUST q. 1873

Republicans fail to gam the House
they will d, hacked" 10 begin with.
and will 90 into the race of 1880 un-
der discouraging circumstances.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-08-24
A Remarkable Case.

Mrs. McChesuey. an elderly lady,
wife of the Seventh Ward Assessor,
presents o case of great interest to
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29
The one Term Resolution.

10 but EullOT vi tHc Stubincls
SIR-The following is the resolution passed
by the democratic county convention, June
6, 1874, in relation to the one term principle:
Resolved, That we are in favor of the one
officers, and the nominations of this conven-
ton are made upon the distinct understand
ing that the nominees are pledged oy their ac..
ceptanee of tn , nomination to the support OF
this principle.
The question has been raised as to whether
the resolution included within its scope the
nominees for judges OF the courts. The
following opinions of leading attorneys are
pertinent:
How comprehensive those who drafted the
resolution intended 1t to be, can not say;
but don't hesitate to say that IL ought not 10
apply to judicial Offices. S. E. PERKINS, sR.
We concur in the above as a legal opinion.
OSCAR b. HORD, j.. l.. MITCHELL,
ID. TURPIE, a. G. AYREs.
In my opinion the Judge of the Marion
criminal circuit court Is not county office
under the law. F.RAND.
The opinion expressed by Judge Rand is my
We have examined said resolution. and in
our judgment IL does not apply to judicial Of
fees.
JAMES w. HARPER, JOHN S. DUNCAN.
]. w. NICHoL, HEZEKIAH DAILY,
GEORGE w: CALVIN, JOHN H. PIERCE,
CHARLES w. SMITH, WILLIAM RYAN.
While it may be right and proper that
those who have been elected to county
cluded and held to be bound by the terms of
the above resolution it does seem that the
above opinions ought to satisfy and silence
those who contend that judge of court is
a county officer under the law. Besides this
the supreme court has already. in the of
the state ex rel Pittman VS.. Tucker (see 46
Ind, p. 355), decided that Judge is not
county, but federal officer. 1t has been a
custom of the people, both in the matter of
electing judges for county as well as
the supreme bench, to regard the
question of capability and experience,
and not the one term principle.
Ia no office is experience so valuable and
necessary as in that OF judge. That this
is the feeling and belief of the people it is
only cesssJy 10 refer to Judge Blackior1,
who was Oh the bench for about forty years
Judges Denny, Perkins, Worden, Biddle,
Bicknell and Osborne served for about
twenty years; and those who have served
two terms or more are numerous. Never
before this time has il been contended that
the one term principle should apply to
judicial officers But the fact that judge
has discharged his duties acceptably has been
considered as reason and an agreement for
a denomination and re election. To this
very fact do many of our prominent judges
owe their continuance on the bench.
DEMOCRAT.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29

indorsement generally pays for the favor he
asks. In our government he is paid for the
benefit he receires. This is not business. 1t
isn't fair. 1t has no flavor Of justice to the
people in it.
II the government would retire the ma
tional bank currency by an issue OF green
backs for the bonds this currency represents,
the value of the greenhacks would be the
same as the national bank currency,
for the government simply becomes
the principal instead of the
indorser; and the responsibility is no greater
and noless than now exists. The saving to
the people would be in the interest that the
govtrnment now pays the national banks
for the privilege of indorsing for them, and
that interest is the small item OF $40 600, 900
yearly. Can any "bloated bondholder" or
money shark give us good reason why
the government should reserve to itself the
exclusive right to issue that which mas an
intrinsic value all over the world and then
pay for the privilege of indorsing corpora
ton issue that 1t may have value in the
money world? In other words why issue
that that has value and not also issue that
whose only value arises from Its indorse-
ment and that value only a credit value
at last
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29

on the popular vote the democracy carried the
United States by two hundred aud forty-eight
thousand majority! You had the beneft of
eight hundred thousand votes of colored Citj-
zens never more than two-thfrds of which
you VIII have AGAIN. and vet TiIden and Hem
dricss received 500 votes of a majority over
both white and colored radical votes They
received the largest vote ever given 10 candi-
dates for the presidency and vice presi-
dency, and yet they whom the people rejected
at the polls enjoy the favor of victory,
The radical credit rnobiler frauds radical
custom house ring frauds. radical Indian RING
frauds, radical navy ring frauds radical reyen-
ue ring frauds, radical whisky ring frauds-the
radical villainy by which public lands to the
extent In numbers of acres, OF four states of
the size OF Iowa. were given to spectators i'm
railroad operations; the radical frauds in all
departments OF the public service. by which
at least one Thousand millions of dollars were
stolen from the treasury, which made a few
men enormously wealthy and beggared thou
SANDS, ana nlled the lane with "tramps" so
called, who, but for your misgovernment
would have been mechanics and laborers al
nome with their families; your demonetiza-
and the oppression of the debtor class ;Vyour
imposing the payment of bonds in coin.
which should have been according TO their
terms paid in "lawful money! vour anti
democratic conduct in a multitude of other
ways, disgusted the American people with Won
and your radical administrations; and 10 the
presidential election of 1876, the radical party
again.
You may maintain your ascendency In a
few states, as the federal party did after its
overthrow by Jefferson; but a national
party for practical results, you have already
ceased to exist.
And your present appeal to American voters
vent investigation and to conceal crime Of
crime has been committed), will fall as harm
! less on honest American ears as did your
"Dloody shirt" screams In the president ial
contest OF 1875. Respectfully yours,
DANIEL II. MILLER SR
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29

radical conspirators, calamities unnumbered
have been visited upon the country. By
stealing the presidency the radicals have
been able to control the business affairs of
the country, and in the midst of plenty
thousands and hundreds of thousands of fam.
lilies are unable to obtain food. Manifestly,
as in the days of Joshua, an investigation is
demanded; the Achans of radicalism must be
exposed and punished. A sovereign state
has spoken, one of the criminals has con-
fessed, and the investigation ordered by the
democrats can not fail, as in the case OF the
Israelite thief, to receive the smiles of
heaven.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29
A FINANCIAL PRORLEn.

Gold and silver have an inherent value,
recognized in the money and commercial
marts Of the whole world. They are sort
of legal tender, their coming being simply
matter of convenience. They need no
government Endorsement to give them a
money value. They are money itself. Our
government has reserved to itself
the right to coin this gold
and silver. The constitution expressly
prohibits any state from coming either gold
or silver. Now paper money represents
value in the money and commercial marts
of the world, founded on the credit of the
drawer and indorser. In itself = has no
intrinsic value. It's value is solely the value
OF the credit Of its indorser. Our paper
money has a money value which represents
the credit of its indorser, which is our
government yet the issue of this paper
money, whose value depends upon the
credit Of its indorser-the goverpment-is
farmed ont to corporations, who, in turn,
deposit as security with the government its
own bonds. TO illustrate: Anyone having
100000 in government bonds can deposit
them with the United States treasurer, who
will issue him $4,000 OF national
bank currency. which, OF course. draws no
interest. and retains margin of $4,000.
The banker has the use of his $4,000 and
draws s., 900 interest on his $4,000 margin,
and has, as additional profits, any gain he
may make on his 800 600 active capital OF
national bank currency. Now, as the gov
eminent indOrses this bank currency, and
that Endorsement gives it value, and
its only value, isn't the dis
tinction between paper currency is
sued directly by the government
and that issued by corporation and in
dorsed by the government, a distinction
without difference in 50 far as its value is
concerned2 1t certainly is SO far as the gov
eminent is concerned. But, 50 far as the
people are concerned, the government, when
1t issues national bank currency. pays the
gentlemen who ask for the favor a large
bonus for the privilege of indorsing for
them. In business life the man
who is benefited by q business
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29
A 5000, 100000 Steal.
baltimore Gazette. /


Senator DAVIS, of West Virginia recently
arose in the senate and declared upon his
own personal responsibility a readiness to
prove that 1.-The public debt statement had
been altered TO the extent or $500. 600 or
more" This is not a loose and reckless
statement. Senator Davis has been member
of the select committee to investigate the
books and accounts of the treasury depart
ment, and he thus speaks from accurate
though perhaps not complete information.
He made this statement as preliminary TO
a request for permission for his committee
TO sit during the recess. to continue
the examinations. Senator Davis is known
to be a man of great caution and eernestness.
His Judgment is sound, his industry AMI
force of will are recognized. Tie is bank
officer and trained in examination OF ac-
counts and books. He never would have
stated in the senate on his own personal re
sponsibility the startling fact that the peo-
pie OF this country had been swindled out of
$500. 600 900 and the frauds concealed by
forced balances and false entries on the
treasury books unless he had positive proof
of the truth of bis words And yet this
solemn accusat on that eliminates the pres
ent and the past administrations created no
STIR no excitement The reso,l-
ton for further time to
examine the books was quietly laid
aside" The republicans still have MAORI
ty in the senate Secure in this John Sher-
man does not rush forward to take the ag-
gressive' nor TO demand to be heard by
counsel He doesn't desire to be heard at
all on the subject. This inquiry is. TO our
mind, of momentous import. second hardly
to the electoral frauds The tax payers of
the country have right to know what set
of men got this enormous sum of money,
and what was done with it; who grew inn
mensely rich in Office, and who left legacy
of $500, 600, 600 of debt or Sl2000,00O per
year of interest upon the shoulders of the
people.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29
THE NATIONAL" SONG BOOK.
CONTRIBUTION NO. ".

Come all we jolly greenbackers
And listen TO my tale.
While tell yoa how the whackers
Are feeding you for sale.
They'll stuff you full of gases
Such as the "Plan" exudes,
Then sell you out like asses
To the RAIDS in multiiudes.
CHoRUs-Then come along, my hearties,
We have you all for sale;
Only damn the parties
And praise the ''swallow-tail.
The "Plan" was fixed up long ago,
The bids are likely made,
And the men who ought to know
Are chuckling DER the trade.
They'll march you to the cattle pens
And count you out like swine,
Then pocket all the dividends
And give you nary dime.
(Chorus.)
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29
One Has Been Called.

The state house commissioners yesterday
selected John NJ. Godown, of Fl. Wayne, as
secretary to succeed Mr.. r. p. Haynes, who
Will retire next Friday. Mr.. Goodwin
came to camp in this city with the
first company from Fit. Wayne, and served
through the war with the Twelfth Indiana.
Although he is a republican in politics he
has been twice elected clerk of the city of
Fort Wayne, and enjoyes an extraordinary
popularity both officially and personally.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29
Seymour DemocIas.l

Let man who has been a frightful exam.
pie of drunkenness put himself forward &C a
temperance lecturer and the tougher and
more disgusting stories he tells about bis
previous character, the more eagerly he is
listened to, and the more Anticipated ladies
exclaim, He's too nice fo- anything"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29
An Inquiry.

Is it not better to purchase DR.. Prices
Special Flavoring Extracts, Lemon, Orange,
Vanilla, ETC., that have stood the test OF
years, than adulterated, unhealthy articles,
because they are cheaper Good, pure ar
ticles, have fair valuation; and DIR. Price 8
are unequalled in quality and purity,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29
1t is fair to assume that other description

il Is fair to assume that other descriptions
of provisions and breadstuffs are reduced
correspondingly. This statement brings into
terrible prominence the fact that under the
curses radicalism has inflicted upon the
country, there are millions of people too
poor to purchase food, and are compelled to
starve or beg. Certainly the radical party
ought to step down and out.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29
PRICE OF PORK AND LARD I'm NEW
YORK.

The price of pork and lard in New York is
now lower than it has been since 1864 as is
shown by the following table prepared by
Theodore Perry. of that CITY:
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-27
Abou Ben Adhem.

Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe in
creaseD
Awoke one night from deep dream Of
peace.
And saw within the moonlight in his
room.
Making 1t rich and like lily in bloom,
An angel writing in book of gold:
Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem
bold,
What writest thou?"-The vision rals-
ed its head,
And, with a look of all sweet accord,
Answered-"The names of those who
love the Lord"
"And is E-ine onee" said Abou; "Nay
not So"
Replied the angel-A6ou spoke more
low,
But cheerly still; and said, Il pray thee
then,
Write me as one that loves his fellow
men"
The angel wrote and vanished. The
next night
t came again, with great wakening
light,
And showed the names whom love Of
God had blessed
And, To- Ben Adhem's name led all the
rest
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-27

MARK TWAIN gives the following
anecdote of Artemus Ward in one of
his lectures: AS Artemus was once
travelling in the cars, man approach
ed him, sat down and said Did you
hear that last thing of Horace Greely.'
'Greely. Greedy said Artemus-'Hoface
Greedy? Who is he? The man was
quiet about five minutes Very soon he
said George Francis Train is kicking
up good deal of row over i'll England; i;
do you think they will put him in n
bastile?' Train. Train, Train, George
Francis Train said Artemus, solemnly;
Il never heard of him This ignorance
kept the man quiet for fifteen minutes.
then he said: What do you think
about General Grants chances for the
Presidency. Do you think they will
run hime' Grant, Grant! Hang it
man, said Artemus. you appear to
know moro strangers than any one l
ever saw. The man was furious; he
walked up the car. but at last came
back aud said You confounded igno-
ramus! did you ever hear of Adam
Artemus looked up and said: What
was his other uame.'
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-27

DRINK CoUPoNs-In Mississippi q
patent has been obtained for q method
of collecting taxes on drinks, which is
far better than the Moffett or Clark
register. Books of coupons are sold BY
the State Auditor TO all liquor dealers.
When a dIiuk is sold the consumer re-
ceives q coupon. which entities him to
receive from the state, in payment for
his taxes, one cent. 1.-two drinks are
to be paid for he receives an orange
colored coupon, good for two cents. Ii
live drinks. blue paper. good for five
cents Not only does the state enjoy
an income from the tax on drinks. but
the consumer has q reasonable chance
OF paying off his taxes with the orange
aud blue coupons. The saloons are
crowded all the time with men making
out their taxes.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-27
PUYALLUP ROAD TRAINS.

LEAVE ARRIVE
Tacoma Gas A. NJ. { Wilkeson 300 A. N
Wiikeson. -. $50 p. N. Tacoma $50 p. n
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-27
Idiosyncrasies of Men of Genius
London World.


Most geniuses and men of great
talent have been known for some pc
culiar habit or striking iiiosyncrasy.
Napoleon would tremble with fear at
the sight of cat George Elliot of
Gibraltar fame, was always accom-
panied by a number of them. Johnson
liked to imbibe floods of tea and wine,
and yet be none the worse for it.
Porson drank everything that came in
his way. Visiting once friends
house. when evening came they desired
to feed the lamp, but the bottle was
empty. Porson had drank the sspirits
on the sly. not knowing it was intended
for the lamp. Douglas Jerrold could
not bear the smell of apples. Caven-
dish hated women. If he met one of
his own female servants by accident in
any part of the house, she was instant
ly dismissed Garrick was vain almost
to the degree of insanity. Rousseau
was vain and could not write except
when dressed: ::as fop. Bulwer Lytton,
it is SAID. could write best when dressed
in u court suit Marlborough was q
miser, mended his own stockings to
save paying for it. and would walk
home ever so late at nighl rather than
pay for chair Napoleon did his
thinking and formed his plans for con-
quest while pacing in a garden, shrug-
ging his shoulders now aud then as it
to help and compress thought When
Thiers was engaged in his long and
osatoricsl displays he always had
beside him supply of rum and coffee.
The coffee he got direct from Mecca.
Gibbon dictated while walking i'll his
room, like Scott and many others.
Moliere wrote with his..knees near the
fire, and Bacon liked to study i'll a
small room, which. he said, helped him
to condense his thoughts George
Stephenson used to lie in bed for two
or three days. the better to think out
his plan.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-27

MEN MEAN AWFUL WELL-'Now I'll
tell you what | think said Aunt Polly,
you're all dretful hash with men.
They're awful thin skinned creatures,
and when woman answers back it hurts
their feelings. 'Taint pretty behaved
Why, when our old black COW. that i
thought an awful sight of. got into the
clover-field and eat herself to death, my
companion kinder threw it up to me
that / was TO blame for it, because !
hadn't told him that the bars was
down; but you see didn't know as
they was, because twas he left 'em
down; but lor / didn't say nothin
'cept that was ireadfal sorry and tha,
he might take the money Id been
saving so long 10 come and see Mary
Jane With. to buy another COW. They
are kinder ruxious, and blame the first
woman that comes handy, because that
is their nature; but they mean well,
men do. They mean awful we'll.