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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-10-02
L. 8. Comr Internal Rev.
WAsHISGTos, ID. c., Sept. -, 1879.

Dear .;ir-Why don't you get certi-
fcate from Col. ". II. W., Of Baltimore,
showing how he cured himself of drunk
cnness by the help Of Hop Bitters. His
i'll Rochester, y. Y, by all the drinking
people there. He is known in this city,
Cincinnati. New Orleans, New York; in
fact. all over the country. as he has spent
thousands of dollars for rum. honest
" believe his card would he worth thou
sands of dollars to yOu in this city and
Baltimore alone, and make thousands OF
sober men by inducing the use Of yolr
Bitters. j. A. w.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-10-02

LYONS Heel Stiffener is the only invention
that will make old boots AZ straight as new
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-10-02
MILTOS, DEL. Feh. 10, 1880.

MILTON, DEL, Fen. TT, INSU.
Having used Hop Bitters, the noted
remedy for debility, nervousness. indi-
gestion, etc, have no hesitation in
saying that il is indeed an excellent
medicine, and recommend it to any one
as a truly tonic bitters. Respectfully,
REV. Mrs j. Ii. ELLGOOD.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-10-02

Editor WDme .S.Htinci. Alton, y. Y.


SClrIO, n. T., Dec. ], 1873.
/ am the pastor of the Baptist church
here and an educated physician. l am
not in practice, but am my sole family
physician, and advise in many chronic
cases. Over Il year ago | recommended
your Hop Bitters to my invalid wife, who
has been under medical treatment of
Albany's best physicians several years.
She has been greatly benefited and still
uses the medicine. Ibelieve she will be-
come thoroughly cured of her various
complicated diseases by their use. We
both recommend them to our friends,
many Of whom have also been cured of
their various ailments 10y them.
Rev. T.. r. WARREN.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-10-02

Ideclined to insert your advertisement
Of Hop Bitters last year, because / then
thought they might not he promOtive Of
the cause of Temperance, but find they
are, and very valuable medicine, my
self and wife having been greatly bene-
fitted by them, and take great pleasure
i'll making them known.
REV. JONI SEAMAN
Editor {Onle .N.ufillCL Alton n Y
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-10-02


"a young friend of mine was cured of
nm Unsuitable thirst for liquor that had SO
Frustrated his system that he was unable
to do any business. He was entirely
cured by the Use of Hop Bitters. 1t al
layed all that burning thirst; took away
the appetite for liquor; made his nerves
steady, and he has remained a sober and
steady man for more than two wears, and
has no desire to return to his cups, and
know of a number Of others that have
been cured of drinking by it."-FiOm a
Lcading HaiirOad C1iciai, Chicago, Ill.,
wIchcd for ticrg,men.
II believe it to be all wrong, and even
wicked for clergymcn or other public
men to be led into giving testimonials to
quack doctors or vile stuifs called medi-
cines, but when a really mcritorious ar
ticle is made up of common valuable
remedies known to all, and that all ply
sicians use and trust in daily, we should
freely commend it. / therefore cheer
fully and heartily commend Hop Bitters
for the good they have done me and my
friends, firmly believing they have no
equal for family use. l will not be with
out them. Rev. -, Washington, ID. c."
A good Baptist clergyman, of Bergen,
N. Y, strong temperance man, suffered
with kidney trouble, neuralgia and dizzi-
ness almost to blindness, over two years
after he was advised that Hop Bitters
would cure him, because he was afraid of
nndprejudiced againstthe word ''bitters."
Since his cure he says none need fear but
trust in Hop Bitters.
Ny wife and daughter were made
healthy by the use of Hop Bitters, and
recommend them to my people. -Metho-
dist Clergyman, McricO, " Y
Ihad severe attacks of gravel and kid
ney trouble; was unable to get any medi.
cine or doctor to cure me until 1 used
Hop Bitters, and they cured me in short
time.-A Distinguished Larger and
Temperance Orator. Of Wayne Co. NY
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-03

years of age, and goes TO dinner parties attirod
in garnet velvet and wearing diamonds that
flashed so that guest said the other evening
that no electric lights are needed when the
Widow Stewart is present Her diamond
solitaire earrings are not only twenty-five
carats fine, but are remarkable from the fact
of being without flaw; they are literally
gems of the purest ray serene" Mrs. Stew
art has always prided herself on her figure,
which is indeed very youthful and well pro.
portionod, aud now she slooks younger than
over because Of wearing a couture made in ono
piece by q skiilful manufacturer Of wigs, who
has studied the most becoming to the perennial
COrnelia. Mrs. Stewart Is n woman Of much
goodness of heart, but she has certain weak.
nesses in respect to dressing more youthfully
than person should At her time oflile. How
ever, she'is mistress Of her own actions. | SAW
her tripping along on Judge JIlton's arm at
Saratoga last summer they had been dining
with party, including Mrs Stewards niece,
Mrs. Smith, of Long island, at the Windsor
hotel, and were returning thence 10 the Grand
Union. Mrs. Stewart had already relinuuishod
Grape and bombaznc for 1ounccs aud white
flowers and other insignia of half mourning,
and did not appear altogether incOnsolablo.
She is very ncar-sghted, but otherwise seems
as little like n woman of four.score as can DO
imagined. She told friend the other day that
her late husbands romans had never been
found, the impression to the contrary notwith.
slanding.-[N. Y. Letter in Pittsburg Tele.
gram.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-03

How difficult it is to distinguish them from
propriotors until you are used to them. Then
it is easy. Proprietors wear clothes that clerks
wouldn't be seen wearing 10 sift ashes in.
At the start clerks always speak Of them
selves as 'salesmen." They have faint idea
that tho latter is u dictionary word and means
something.
The king clerk is "loor walker" He's a
drum major without bearskin cap or baton,
and fills an important position in an important
manner. Poor humanity always feels its knees
quake before his awful presence, until no says
"show these ladies them hose" and it is
proved that he is but mortal.
The active clerk shows all the goods in his
department, talks Il steady stream and wears
Il customer out. ue makes few sales aud does
not stay long in place.
The lstless clerk, with dropping eyes and
pale neclStie, drops the goods on the counter in
don't.caro'a-tiyo sort of way, wearied by
the exertion, and the customer trades with
him because he is so refreshingly lazy.
The average clerk comes up town in the
morning the very ideal Of spick span newness
lie is fresh every day, his collar and shirt
front are Just from the smoothing iron, his
clothes are nodded to his form and his hair
looks as If his good kind grandmother had
slicled it down with BEARS grease. He is Il
daisy.
The poorly.dressed clerk: There are no
facs in regard to this nonenity.
The "masher' rs a clerk: Ho is engaged
because Of his superlatiye attraction to silly
women, who call on him every day and buy
some little lniGl; knaCk in order to bask in
the sunshine of his radiant aud charming
smile.
A genial clerk, u man who Is too good for
his position and positive addition TO 4 we'll
regulated establishment. One clerk Of this
sort is worth whole store full Of average
clerks Ii sells goods before you know you
have bought them.
The genuine business man sometimes begins
life as a clerk, but he pushes out OF the posi-
ton in All amazing hurry,
The lady clerk; Who would be so ungallant
as to say she is not unnteresiiugy She is.
Gentlemen always like TO trade NJ the counter
where she prcsidos, and she is usually assigned
to IL department whore they are sure to come
on little brands. Ladies' on the contrary, do
not like to purchase Of her, and it is notice
able TINT she is seldom in the dress'good5 de-
partment
There are a great many varieties Of clerks
drug clerks, grocery clerks and ten thousand
others. They arc the ornamental and some
what useful mile posts on the highways OF
business. They seem to DO q necessity, but
why they should carry tho world in its en-
tirety on their shoulders and superintend the
progress of the planets in their orbits is a
mystery. Bur they all do it, or at least, think
| they do ib.-Nep Hagea Register.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-03
DUTIES or CENSUS hNUMERArORs.
some of the Delicate Rights They Are Bound
In


some of the Delicate Rights They Are Bound
TO Respect.
Day before yesterday tho census man took
his book under his arm and started out to
make his mark on this decade. Under the
new law they have right to ask about five
hundred questions, but thore is such thing as
n census wan going too far. 1t is we'll enough
for deiensoloss families to know where the
line is drawn.
No census man has q right TO dispute n
woman when she gives her age. Under the
law he can elevate his eyebrows and oxclaim
Did you everP when a female supposed to
be fOrty-iivc returns her age ut thirty-two, but
he must stop right there He may wonder to
himself where on earth all the graudmothers
of this country have suddenly slipped to, but
he mustn't wonder to you
No census man has legal right to ask a
woman if she is living with her first, second
or third husband, or whether she quarrels
more with the third than the first. The law
supposes every family to be living in peace
and harmony, and the United States govern
mcnt never takes any notice of family row
brought on by the hired girl being kissed in
the dark.
Under the law no census taker has any
right to ask wife how many evenings in the
week her husband is out after IL O'clock, or
what is the subject of her remarks when he
bHpS III W lHc blut hOOIs ms HlSub
glorious government has always been con-
Quoted on the principle thar clubs, lodges and
societies were part of its foundation.
The law docs not specify that the census
man shall ask wife if she couldn't have done
better by waiting for a second offer. This in
formation is supposed to be ohoerfully volun-
teered, and is mark ed with big rod "X' to
signify the officials belief that if she hadn't
accepted the offer she did she would have died
an old maid.
Ababy with the measles counts Just as much
in law as one galloping around barefooted in
| the front-doOr yard. The law requires the
census talser to remark that your baby is the
| handsomest ono in the ward. If ho neglects
| to do so he should be called back.
| For the benefit of wives who do their own
houseworl1 and are ashamed to have 1t known
blanks are furnished with IL heading which
reads: is generally in the habit of keeping
four servants, but has just given her help 4
| vacation"
The new law is also very generous in an
| other matter The census-taker may legally
inquire who lives next door, but it is supposed
that most women will fill out and sign the
following Family named Blank; no styl,
about 'em; he wears shabby hat, aud sh,
never combs her hair until 3 o'clock p. IN.
they have carriage, but | don't believe it
paid for; they allow their children to throw
stones at our dog, and permit them to play oil
mouth organg; they say she has diamond:
but l don't believe it, lots of callers but
presume they were there to collect bills. Il
all of which Isubscribe myself" etc.-[DetrOi
Free Press
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-03

The amount Of money which changes hands
in connection with the English turf has In.
creased enormously of late years, circum.
stance duo in part to the great increase IN the
number OF races. From February to Novem.
ber inclusive, 1870, there were held 27l race
meetings, the number of stakes raced for was
$500, and tho meetings occupied in all AS
days ofacing. The value OF the stakes raced
for in 1879, including the cups etc. was nearly
S2.5OO,OOO. Sixteen nOblCmen and gentlemen
netted over $4,000. The race which brought
tho most money to the winner was the Derby
$4,000. 1t may be observed that while the
turf had no more sedulous supporter than tho
late earl of that ills, whose pastimes were his
racc'hOrses and his Homer, he never was des-
tined TO win the stakes of his name, which was
founded by his grandfather. One year his
horse Toxophilite was tavorite, and there was
u general hope that the Rupert of debate 4"
would be the winner but it was not to be-
and like disappointment attended the stable
of his political henchmau, Lord George Ben
tinck. Lord Falmouth is by far the most sue
cessful racing man of these, or prabably. Of
any times, winning, as he has done, in FIVE
years, over 5000, 900 in legitimate racing with
out betting. Probably the late Sir Joseph
Hawley comes nearest to him in point of sue
cess. The same horse has moro than once won
the two thousand guineas stakes, the Derby,
and the st. Leger, and last year these three
represented an aggregate OF almost 100000.
The nominal fee of jockey on the English
turf is five guineas for winning horse and
three guineas for a non-winner, but leading
jockeys now receive incomes of many thou.
sands of dollars year, partly, no doubt, to
neutralize the temptations to be bribed which
beset them. They have to DO licensed.
The Jockey club, which rules the English
turf has its headquarters at Newmarket,
which, oven in the days of James L. was II
sporting centre. The Jockey club is a wealthy
and very aristocratic association, deriving u
portion of its revenue from various dues to
which it is entitled ut Newmarket, where
there are thrty-one separate race.courscs.
Last year 236 races were run there. Race
meetings are variousy organized. The EPSON
course has been of late years leased by the
EPSON Grand Stand company from the owner,
tho profits being derived from the charge
made for every inch of ground. Ascot is in
some degree under the control of the master
of buckhounds, an officer of the court who
always rides in costume ahead of the royal
cortege as it comes in state up the course. Good
wood is entirely the property of the Duke OIL
Richmond, whose ancestors bought it about
| $50 years ago.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-03

BALTIMORE MD, June 2
Cotton quiet Middling, llH@lIAc.
Flour very quiet. Howard street and western
superfne 50 25@4 90; do. extra, s. 25@5 co. do
family, IS 25@6 90; city mills superiine. So 500
IS; do. extra, 81 5O05 90; do. family &c 006r6 75
do. Rio brands. SO 00G6 20; PatapSco family, 81 10.
Wheat-Southern steady but quiet; western dull
and lower. Southern red, 81 25dDl 30. do amber,
June q "a July, 81 l3h@l 1871 August and Sep
Corn-Southern white steady and yellow a
shade higher; western higher bit dull. Southern
white, 56l5c; do. yellow, 53lAc; western mixed,
spot 53c; June i9l&9l924c July. 1915 i9c August,
49Gi9l3c; steamer, 49Hc.
Oats hrmcr. Southern, 44945c; western white,
42843c; do. mixed, llG42c; Pennsylvania, l89
Nc
Rye quiet at CSC.
Hay steady. Prime to choice Ponusylva mia and
Maryland sl7Gl8
Provisions quiet. Mess pork, Sll 2jGll rs; bulk
meats-loose shoulders and clear rib Sides no Of
clear rib sides, nc; hams, Hope lard, Sc
Butter dull. Prime TO choice western packed,
ll09lic.
Eggs weak at 12c.
Petroleum dull and no crude offering. Refined,
75Sc.
Coffee frmer. Rio cargoes ordinary to prime.
l3@l5Hc.
sugar steady. soft, 9l%c.
Whisky firm at 81 ll0l NJ,
Freighls TO Liverpool per steamer nominal. Cot
ton, 3-6d; dour, Is; grain 5G6d
Receipts - Flour li29 bbls; wheat 1880 bu;
corn, S62Oo bu; oats LOCO bui rye, loo bu,
ShlpmGnts-None
saia,-Wheat, 255 600 bu; corn, $1,000 bu.
Virginia skies, old, % asked; do. deferred, G3s
do. consolidated, 49, do second series, 2ll{ past
due coupons %; new ten torties 4OH; Virginia ten
fort!es, coupons, rs bid to-day.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-03

Berlin has just learned to its astonishment
and qualification, from a report of the Poly.
technic s0ciety's latest meeting, that within
its walls reposes II treasure of almost fabulous
value, the very existence of which had been
hitherto unsuspected. A member Of the above.
named society is the euviablo owner of tho
largest sapphire III the world-a stone weigh
ing nearly fifteen ounces. Pure sapphires of
good color hold so high rank in the gem
market that were this gigantic jewel of the
first water it would be worth no less
sum than f2,20O,00O. 1t is, however,
not absolutely free from impurities,
fact which materially reduces its
practical value, but enormous bids for
it, mado at different times by German
princes and wealthy mincraogsts. have been
Invariably rejected by its proprietor who has
constituted it rs an heirloom, and confded it
in deposit to the custody OF the state judi
cal authorities, A sapphire weighing nearly
pound may fairly claim to rank us among
the wonders of the world 1t would be in
teresting to learn how so extraordinary
gem came into tho possession of the Prussian
savant who exhibited it to tho wonderstriolSeu
gaze of his fellow-Poly technicians the other
lAv.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-03
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
New York Money MARKET.

NEW York June O. 1880.
Money was easy at 39i per cent and closed at 8.
Exchange steady az is6l<@4S6I for long and
4sg 10is0& for short sight
Government bonds were quiet but generally
steady
state bonds were dull and nominal.
Railroad bonds were irregular. Erie new seconds
cousos rose from ~ 10 10. New 5s advanced from
II to 723I both ex-intcrest Boston, Hartford Il
Eric hrsts sold up 10 3GJS, Union Pacific iirsts TO
1l3N Kansas & Texas firSts 10 1914 ST. Paul ia
Crosse dyision) frats TO 1lil% Lehigh u Wilkes
barre consols declined to gl% and recovered TO 81.
Burlington Cedar Rapids q Northern frsts declined
IN 50, and Kansas d Texas seconds To 55H. New
Jersey Central consol hrsls sold at 0JJs and do.
Convertibes at 9gll.
The share speculation was firm IN the early deal
ings and au advance Of 4 to ~ per cent. took
place, which was, however, soon followed by re-
action OF "a ~ ~ per cent, NewJcrsey Central
leading the upward and Western Union the down
ward movement. After midday the market be-
came strong again and prices advanced u 10 ~
per cent, Louisville e Nashville the Coal stocks,
Pacific Mail Erie Western Union, Lake Shore and
the Changers being prominent In the Improvement
AZ the close there was q reaction of l6@A per
cent.
Transactions aggregated $4,000 shares includ.
ing Delaware. LackawRuna Western $4,000, Della
ware Il Hudson 1000, Erie 5000, Kansas Il Texas
22OOO, Lake Shore Gl,0Ol Northwestern 1000,
Nashville & Chattanooga 600, New Jersey Central
II 000 New York Central 5000, Ohio q Mississippi
5000 Pacific Mail 400, Reading OJO st. Paul 700.
suro Tunnel 1900, Wabash Pacific G,OJO and West
orn Union 260)0
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-03

youth seventeen years ofage, situation In n |
- grocery store 10 learn the business and he gener
ally useu best Of reference. Apply at lIl4 New Jer
ie
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-03
Mrs. MllIionaire stewnt

When l came past Mrs. Stewards marble
mansion, az the corner of Thirty.fourth street
and Fifth avenue, tho other night l thought
that no tomb could be quieteT there was but
one apartment lit up TO all appearances, aud
in the moonlight OF the May evening the
place seemed indeed "whited sepulohrc"
given over to ghouls and private watchmon
One the latter genus is on special duty every
night, and makes his rounds, as n precaution
against fire or robbers, from o'clock p IN, un.
iii early morning, Since Stewart died, the
bed.chamber wherein he breathed his last has
been unoccupied, the widow preforring to
climb ono flight of stairs rather than sleep in
a room full of such mournful associations,
She resides alone. attended only by servants,
and every night goes up TO tho third story
where her own room now Is, On tho second
floor their is only one bedroom-that in which
the merchant prince died-the rest of the
apartments consisting Of library aud living
rooms Mrs Stewart has discarded mourning
habiliments altogether although she is eighty
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-03

Nm. Leave Washington:
5,9o-Beltmoro, scotl CITY aud Way Stations
S.5i-BaltimorS, Annapolis. and Way (PcdmonL
STRUCTURE Winchester, lIagerstown, Frederick
s.io-Point 81 iochs and Way stations ,,,-
s;3i-srAUN1OE AND Virginia SPRINGS EN-
oo5-NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, BOSTON
AND BABrIMORE EXPIRES Parlor car to
Now York ana Philadelphia $500,
90O-!un SUNDAY Ouly-Baltimore, Annapolis ana
eiO-fsP LOUIS. CHICAGO, COLUMBUS AND
Pt1rSBUHG EXPlllssS. Connects Tor Hagers,
town, aud at Point Of cois tor lge lericS ana
stations east OF Piedmont except sundHD run
man cars to Cincinnati ANA LourVllC uhlIy'
BX igI Expi,ESs. stoos St Dadens-
burg, College, Beltsvllle Laurel, Annapolis juno
Non, Jessup's, and Hanover
i2io-Bnltlmore. Annapolis Elllcott City. and Way.
l35- nALI IMOBE. AMI LAUREL itM PlIl4sS,
l;ig-ton sunday ouly-Baltmore and WAY, 81, 9
$50. Baldmgre' aud way stations Winchester,
ETsgfT G REs nX gnS THy u" ASp
REL EXPRESS. tFrederIck. via Relay) Stops
4s5@tPonp Of Rocks, Frederick, 1Ingcrgtown, Win.
chester and Wav Stntons (On Sunday to Point
4w"tRaItit1Sre. An9iapol and Way stations
$40 -CHICAGO AND COLUMBUS IMPRESS
54sfP SHPG i5E II iS AND BALTIMORE Ex
PRESS. stops ut Badensburg and LAUREL
4S Snd Way T ssst RO''
7:Jl-BALTIMoRB AND Laurel. EXPRESS
BURG l1XPRf3ss. .Pltt;bnrg except sunday
sleeping ears TO II Louis an9 ~ pltisDnfS; r,rr
1oi5HfNE W YORK, PHTLA DELPHIA BOSTON
AND BALTIMORE EXPIRES. Sleeping car I,
New York, and special sleeping car to Philadel
tDaiiy. tsundny only other trains daily, except
All Il aims stopat Relay Station.
Ohio ticket Offices Washington Station, aud 6J5 GIG
street where orders will be taken Tor Baggage TO b.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-03
PROPOSALS..
FOR STATIONERY.

WAR DEPARTHfNT, I
WAsHINGTOS Cry, May 20, 1850.
SEALED PROrO AIS, in duplicate, addressed TO
tine Secretary OF War, Will be received at this Depart
ment until IL o'clock noon, on FRIDAY, the 18Th
day of JUNE: 1882 for supplying tho STATIONERY
for the War Department and Its Bureaus for the is-
cal year ending June 80 1851 No bids Will be consid
cred that not sealed and marked on tho outside of
the envelope "propO3ns for Stationery" No bids
will be received after IL o'clock sharp.
A detailed schedule Of the articles required and q
blank form of proposal will be furnished on nppica-
ton to the Chief Clerk OF the War DEPARTMENT,
The Stationery must be OF the best quality, sam
pies must accompany each bid and be fuly equal TO
standard samples Oh file,
The successful bidder will be required to give bond,
with approved suretics in the sum Of $1,000 for the
faithful fulillment OF the contract and the Depart
mont viii the right to order the articles Mt such
times and In such quantities as II may deem proper,
and TO increase diminish the quantity stated In the
schedule.
Articles not named In the schedule are to be fur
nished at tho option of tho Department at the lowest
market prico. ALEX. RAMSEY,
lel- OFF Secretary OF War