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Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

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an uud"rv.Ar1 orr !.a: iu.ere., ia The follow
!n-, l'srr'Aei r-cp"r'y - Ny:
Fractional ,o;.r!i ha.t II nor'h ca, quarter.
rXcrp; e rraw stag aorr. 81 'hr 'a.c coi..
'a.riu. - .G acre II" >nu;li els; :u1rirr
81 section 60 it:r;y ;wu. containing - 81
acres. Tnc south iait o: i.ar'h went quarter
and south IVES; GTGr."., Gr3 soa,iI half 81
-o"'h cHs; quarter and :,.uci! e.: he Ca;
na.i OF nJf;hnaIt of scu'i. e.; g-af,..r rs lis
ca; g.! a me Whose crurs' l. i.i,h easter;
AMI runs from the centre III tho sou'h ca;
quarter 81 >rr:.on - 10 Beat River r"l cons
iain.nC = acres. -. N sn-.:ou g." aai con,
'ainlrs in TIA" aggregate %6| acres All oi
section - lying wr,, II Boat river contains
ny 50 aero. Al above ~ Township l.
Nor,h Range. :. ;,a-; AL oi ,c.,:on :: wcs.
Of EIut RIVER. confirming - 90 ;ir,r,
AMI the cas; ha.f of the north east quarter q,
section ! I. H. North Kau.r T. Era>t contain.
ing 1890 acres Ihe wu.tc Containing = -
IL acres of land rlu-> or less.
TERMS OF safe ca II, WIKI TIC i,-nef, OF
all.aise'i.cIt.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03
C E ORC e 4. ARK,
100 BROADWAY;
NEW YO3H.

Since tho introduction of this Spool Cotton
into the American market, is -urccSs 10;
bee-1 unprecedented. No other brand II
thread has ever met with The same amount
of public favor in the same space OF time.
The 40. y. r" manufacturers were the
fir n recognize the importance ot The Sew
ing Machine and TO make six-cord cotton,
which las ever since been the recognized
standard for i.i.chiues.
III the Improvements in machinery that
the inventive ccI.ius o. .l:c nineteenth CEN
tury has produced lave been adopted b. the
manufacturers OF 80. y. T."
At al the gr,3. international Fairs cf tie
would. 40. y. y" Les been awarded the
highest hOnors.
The 40 n. t" factories at Nr,yark, y. J.
ard Paisley, Scotland, employ ;, 200 ope-r.-
tivos-niake sufficient thread daily TO &c o.
round the worll four times.
Consume $40 tons Of coal ,!a;ly
The manufacturers Of go. Y. It. ere tho
largest manufacturers OF Spool Cotton III tie
TCrld.
full assortmcn: # this Spool Cotton ca i
be had ut wholesale and rc.cll at
JONES & SONS
April =, lsel-tm. Rayviiie, In.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03
HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS
GOOD OPENING FNR COLONIES.
Fertile Land and Abundance of
Timber.

Parties VITO may desire 10 p"rc,.se rich
ard well ,:mbcret lands, where good water
can DC Obtained, with splendid QUITE; for s,ock
in a hog range that cannot be surpassed in
any country, =: n price 20 which 40 one can
u..s:;, and who are willing 10 go into the
woods and Gear mp Ire land end opcn ;hc,i
farms, can find Ju>t what ,heY want by al
dressing or applying - he undersigned.
The clearing q. these lands are not very
di ii,nli, while very good crops can be made
on them the frs; year. They will be dis
POSED of IN Quantities 20 suit purchasers.
Some OF them axe "cIy .avUfaby situated for
The locating of colonies. Terms Is good as
could bc asked.
THOS. J. Ma NGHAM,
Rayville, La.
June i.h. lSSl-tf.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03
Big Snake.

Mr. r. s. Rough,on informs us that rats
he snake was found under the cabin Of a
laLorer on his place and killed, which he
found to measure six feet SIX inches In length
and over nine inches in circumference, and
had sixteen .aules. This is wha, we cal u
big snake
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

1t is the type Of eternal truth that
the souls armor is never well set 10
the heart unless woman's hand has
braued it ; aud it is only when she
braces it loosely that the honor Of
manhood falls.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03
Lall.de.dah.


TIE manner in which The lah-de dab yorng
men Of the period uncover the biiiiari-bati
sized suo;,s tina, stand TO them IN lieu Of heads.
when meeting ladies, can only be equaled in
grae.' by the financial secretary ii an organ
grinder wien he removes the head covering
tor ,Ic purp'se OF making an assessment.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

S.A. Owen is fully authorized 20 ,ransac,
business for the BSAcOS at Delhi and else.
where where it nay he convenient for our
patrons to transact business with him. Any
One wishing to subscribe for the paper can
brder through him. If
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03
Advertising Rates.

10 ce-is per line, each insertion, for reading
matter o, local::no'ices. % per cent added to
Above rates fox each change of yearly, hat
yearly or quarterly Advertisements.
Positively no reduction from above rates for
the accommodation Of any one.
Cash must accompany every order nnle'-
'he advertiser or agent is known By the pro-
pri-,or to be a respon sibe party.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

A couple Of Cinnamon moved into Rayviie
shis week, with view to opening res,u-
rant, The younger one is quite a gen,eel
aooking man and has Mclean lady for a
wife, who presents very ncs., modes, and
iady,like appearance.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

1t seems very hard for some people 10 learn
tina, printing Office is 10 place FOR lusfer-
and that the properly does no, belong to the
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

Mrs. Mamie Wright, late Of Rayvillc, bu,
now Of Monroe, is visiting friends in Rayville
She is accompanied by young lady friend,
Mis-. Vanderberg.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

The attention of our readers, who have
need of the services Of an Attorney is directs
III 10 the card Of Hon. W W. Farmer He
4. so we'll known 10 our people that it is only
necessary to inform them tina: he has resigns
rd the Jndre.hip and resumed practice for
him 10 secsrc business.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

SW. Saith stands charged with shooting
, horse belonging to Mrs. Rickers and mule
,.e nvins 10 Phil Crease, because they were
:, his field, which has very sorry fierce
,,di IL. A. 10 the proof Of his gull, we
.,ow no,hin, but i, guilty he should be
,,nc,u ,ha,Ae uor no one else has .ny right
:, .boo, people. stock for going into field
Il MT enclosed by a lawful fence.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

Constable Godwin, of the 3rd ward broueh
.o insane coo,ed man TO Rayvllte has, Tues
day, and he was placed in jail for safe'keeP
inx until he could be in,eriic,ed. He preach
al himself 10 hoarse that he could scarce
a. .,eak above whisper, and raised such
,,;.,urbance with the other prisoners tina, Ire
lad 10 be chained.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

Our charming young lady friend, Miss Katie
Wells. Of Delhi, honored our place with a
visit this week. We are always glad 10 See
you, Miss Katie, and hope that you enjoyed
your visit
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

Our legal friends, Wells ami Potts, were in
hayvile this vice., looking after the in;eies,
OF some Of their clients, we presume.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

The weather is still warm and dry
in this ncigbborhood, though there
have been two heavy. beating rains in
The southeastern portion Of the parish.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

We learn that Robert White was thrown
from his mule, near Delhi on Thursday, and
his neck was broken by the fall. Deceased
was an old, industrious and respected Citizen
of our parish
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

A good deal OF new Gotten is bging brought
70 Rsyville for shipment, and an occasional
BALE is sold To our local merch lnts.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

Mr.. II. K. Banks,on has los, a mule for the
delivery Of which to himself or Mr.. Miles, at
Delhi, lac offers reward Of $50. See notice
among new advertisements.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

Grapes and inuscadincs are quite plentiful,
70 make up for the deficiency in other fruit
crops, We presume.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

Miss Salle Ramage, Of Wr,nsboro, has
been spending several days in Rayvile as
she guest of Mr.. Ti,che's family. Miss Ram
eye is a charming young lady, aud we hope
,h., she will find Rayvile sufficiently a,trac.
tive to induce h,r to pay us many more visits
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

We learn tina, Big Creek swamp no::h OF
the railroad was visited by very heavy rain
one day las, week
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

The Clerk Of the District Cocr and ex>
r., Rsco,der for this parish has received
9, accord mortgage for four millions doll
A.. b, ,ed upon bonds issued by the Granger
-. m favor Of the Farmers Trns, Co,n>
- rnnuiux ,in 1890, with six per CEN,
..,r.,,, payable -emi-nnnua'y. The oaiess,
w." ...,.s. Of The issue Of these bonds was
-oney for completion of the roal,
:, md !, an inaie.''oo that the ~0'' will go on
The .iu,s folks OF Delta IA are wrestling with
4. wi ~boopins cough 1h" Journal thinks it a
- lime 4 year to have H.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03
Unprecedented Weather

Perhaps the o.des, inhabi,an, {. tbs coun>
try has never w.tnes sed s.:ch long and con-
tinuous spell Of hot weather as we have la |
this sunmer-We know we never have. We
had nc sr,!.g, bat the change o: weather
from cold TO no, Wa s:,d,,n sid .-.-ked
and this intensely hot weather has continued
with scarcely any in,ermis-ion, from April to
the present time. This heat, with the drou,h
AID dust, has rendered existence miserable
and ABSORBED nearly all moisture fr m the c; I h
to great depth and from all kind of veye,a>
ton. The nights now are n lit.e coil, but
he days are progressively hot
w have heretofore neglected 10 mention
the location of the new comet, bu, if any OF
our readers have !ai!et! TO see it, they vii!
find i, GONE distance to the left Of the TX wi o:
the dipper, just above the north> western hori-
zon. Like its predecessor, i, is revolving
around the north star The astronomers were
looking for comet this year, hu, we
think the appearance Of two in one
year was surprizc TO them all. and we tioub,
very much il either Of them was the one hey
were expecting. This ore is quite dim and
lis tail can hardly be seen even on clear
night.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

Owing To the drought, we suppose, the HEX
DRY nut and acorn crops appear 10 be com
A,le,e failure
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

The price oe tie BEACON aud Det'o.: FR'
PnEss combined is 1885. II.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03
SOUTHERN STANDARD"
Cotton and Hay Press.

nNilE SCrEaIoR POINTS CT CUR PRFss ARE
|, T \ pownwurdS. Il cau be ;ut up
close T. '.e lin: MON. !; j. .Nore DtraGlc
PowcrfM Q"rt-.- Oprfa,,i and Cheaper than
any other COTTON ant lay press. 1t j, more
convenient 10 ia, n and take out the cotton
because the ,nu Of he bn% Is entirely c'se,..
the doors giving :.ee access all a.or..d Tho
pressed base 10 lie an Stw TAP.
II anything gets Ca, ui cric- i; can l.. re-
paired or the premises ~ any workman in
charg".
In presses ,ha, work npwar /, The ,op Of the
box II higher, il IA more .Lcunvcuicn; 70 pu'
III the cotton. After Il" bon il hlllih j, i I'M.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03
Southern Standard CG:;O.. arl

I
The iac, that any desired amour; Of cotton can
be st in
The Southern Standard Cotton and Hay
Press IS guaranteed to give satisfaction. and to
PACK oUO-lunnd bale OF co:'on.
Oar Revise! Book [Edi,:cn iSsi), de-crip-
non OF ard instructions for putting up and
operating our press will te Sen, on arr,.caiion
ms book contains General Pans, Detail
Drawings 2li oil Lumber ard fail description
OF every piece OF the press, .-c;n which any
mechanic can build press, ,iav;n. a COM
plete set Of press irons. Also every iu>,ruc.
ton necessary to lI,up and operate the press
OAK Complete Pres, can Lr put ny IN any
hOusc no, less than - ,.ci high 10 peak Of ROOT:
and =, .eet wide; or = can be put up ont Of
doors ty building a LIGHT supporting frame as
shown on genera! plans, winch accompany
every press or press irons shipped ~ us.
DO not delay n making your order until the
press i-ons or cc:npiete press is wanted. Or
Dc: a, o:.c" stating abo.,t what time you will
wa: s1iir.ren; :rade. This viii insure
pIomvi delivery when wanted.
Richland beacon., 1881-09-03

TOE WORK, Of all kinds, hom carte Dc
- ris.'e 10 a poster, neatly executed al this
thee, u.oa s..of,. Lot.ss
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-16
THE oRIoIN OF THE IRISH 90"


An Irish LAD named Terrence o. Tool
Sai nm 10 rul lin % go 90 school
Nftb the help of his rich relation
For Hi, ,lyles. and aguiS, and cousins, too
Aulcnt i'm money 20 tvip hlm uTVush
And he finished his Sducahon.
, ,ci.hbDr ofhis uamed Michael MCGEE,
Wasyery proud Of his pedigree,
ANA on it placed great dependence.
Fnr he said he had found, in tracing 10 back
The Original lrshmans' name was Nj"
And McGee were his decendauis.
He ooked with contempt on every oIool,
And the thought that Terrence haa oeen 10
Would set McGee to frothiug
ellis pedigree, he said, II appearS,
Can be traced back but a thousand years,
And Of course he amounts "a nothlng!
The oTools. who were proud as proud could be,
TOOK pride in being is proud as NcGee;
And IF rerrcnce's edueauon
Would help him find, IN tracing baex,
That o iSUny more ancient than Me-
II would be great consolation
So Terrence, not needing his neighbors' sneers,
TOiled at his task for many years,
And never q moment faltered;
But studied and tOiled and worked away,
Until he was old aud his hair was gray
And his Countenance sadly altered.
Al last way Ddth NucIt lllt IUNc bNbAhs
He found the original lrishman'
On whom his hopes depended;
And he from whom the Irish spranG
Was gentleman named "O'RangoutGng.'
And TerEenco's task was ended
Then Terrence O''rool sat down to think,
And was heard 10 mutter The missing link
lie died in restitution,
And though years ago he was laid to rest
These facts until now, have been suppressed
In works on evolution.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-16
BANkRUrrCY IN GREAT nRIIAIN,
Interesting Statistics from tho English
Courts.


Interesting Statistics from tho English
Courts.
From Johustone's Statistical Atlas of
England, Scotland and Ireland. it is learned,
says the Glasgow Herald, that tho follow
ing is the number Of cases which have been
brought under the provisions of the bank
ruptcy act, 1850, during ten years; 1870. ISL
bankruptcies; 1871, i,2SS; lS72, 92S; 1873, 9l5;
1874, $50 lS55, a65; 1876, l76; lS77,
e67; 1873, 1851; 1879. l,l8 total
l0,5l5, No such bankruptcy returns
are given with reference TO Scot
land We gather, however, that in 1879 the
cases brought before the outer house of the
court of sessions numbered 7,0SS, while
those carried TO the inner house amounted
to 1884, As to the sherihs' ordinary courts
there were at the commencement of 1873
1900 causes in dependence, while S,7A
were initiated within the year. In 1879
there were /, $50 causes in dependence to
begin with, and9,72 were initiated within
the year The sum total of costs entered
in process amounted to abs,
1877 in 1878, and G25,S26 in 1879. In the
sneIlAl uCpts recovery COURTS NHCIS WSit
2SS causes at the commencement of the
year 1878, and e,i6l primary enrollments
within the year, while 1879 began with 229,
and there were 63ll enrollments within the
ysar-ora total of 6,7il in 1878, and 6,5i0 in
1879. The number of causes before the
sheriff small-debt courts were 81 1856 in 1873,
and 5S,5l6 in 1879 The total debts
claimed We're 4205, 9SS in 1878, and f2l2,-
l60 in 1870, the DEGREES allowing full claim
reaching el5l 700 in 1873 and fl60,3Si in
! 1879. In the justice of peace small debt
courts there were 1917 causes before the
courts in 1878, and 14,0il in 1879. The total
debts claimed were lbs, 1913 in 1873 and G2i {
95S in 1879, and the DEGREES allowing full
claim amounted to s96, ga in 1873 and $50,
6S5 in 1879. Underline heading ireland, v
we get the following particulars with refer
cnce to the work the land judges during
the year 1879. The number of cases pending
in the chamber of the judges at the com
mencement of the year was | ,2iO; at enc
of year, 1926 for sale of encountered
estates, 3l2 unenCumbered estates, twenty
seven; amount of money paid out during
the year, Il ,067 ,30i; amount of value o
estates when title declared, CHOOSES; he
rental of estates sold, e45,0l5; amount q
purchase money, ti99,00S.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-16
SCIENTIFIC.

Oil of turpentine is recommended to
keep harness free from mold,
The fossil remains of prehistoric man
have been found ut Caradacel, near Nice.
NJ. Gautier states that the tannin of
Chinese gals is chemically distinct from
that found in Aleppo gals.
The Lake 0keechobee region, in South
Florida it is found, produces native va
riety of the India rubber tree.
A mixture of one part of alcohol and nine
parts of crystalized carbolic acid is stated 10
afford great reliet in cases of bites from in
seCts.
A row of gun-cotton, reaching from Edin-
burgh to London, it is said could be fired in
in two minutes, so rapid is the transmission
of detonation from one part to another.
The superintendent of the census bureau
says that Notwithstanding the large pro-
duction of coal in this country, the use of
wood for fuel is greatly in excess of coal,
the ratio being as four to one.
In Paris an astronomical clock is kept in
communication with the other city dials
and the time regulated by pulses Of COM
pressed air sent at intervals along pneu-
matte pipes. In Glasgow electricity is
adopted
| L'Eloctricite says NJ Dohrn has intro
| duCod the telephone in connection with his
scientific explorations of the bed of the
Bay Of Naples. BY its use the diver and
the boatman overhead are able to commu-
nicate with each other quickly and intelli-
gibly.
A French scientist claims that he has
succeeded III reversing the result obtained
by Professor Bell in producing light from
sound He has scribcd an experiment to
the French academy by which he contends
a transformation of sound into light is pro
duced.
A combination cotton picker with finger
of iron which, it is claimed will make q
reduction in the price of harvesting Of TIVE
cents per pound, is reported from the
machine takes the fibre from the ball, re
moves the seed and all impurities and de
livers it Strengthened and ready for the
bale
Milk is food that should not be taken in
copious draughts, like beer or other fluids,
which differ from it chemically. Milk
should be slowly taken in mOuthiuls al
short intervals; and thus it is rightly deal
with by the gastric juice. lfmilk be taker
after other food, it is almost sure to burden
the stomach and to cause prolonged indi
gestion.
A Manchester firm, Mcssrs. Henry 4
Leigh Slater, have invented process fol-
manufacturing paper blankets. This ban-
, ket is called the Chartaline, and it is clOAn
cd that ventilation is secured as fully a
beneath the wooden blanket The new ar
, ticle is made of two sheets of paper, st
manufactured as to be free from rustlinl
t and cracking between which is layer o
S wadding, acknowledgement. The edge
are strongly whipped, and, while rescmb
ling the WOODEN blanket in appearance, it I
claimed to be warmer, while it is mucl
lighter. They are made at trihing cost
and sold for u small sum. Our American
paper mills would do well to consider tn
matter.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-16
MISCELLANEOUS.


A company has been organized in New
York with n capital OF S25,VOO,VOO TO work
the guano beds of Peru.
A Massachusetts judge has decided that
the ringing of u church bell at O'Clock in
the morning is public nuisance, and If
people must worship at that hour they
should do SO without disturbing their
neighbors This seems to be a proper way
to look at II.
AlgierS possesses a river of vcritabe ink.
Two streams, one starting from region
whore the soil is lerruginous, the other from
apeatSwamp, meet and form the river whose
inky constituency is due to the mixing of
the iron and the gallic acid which tho two
tributary streams respectively contain.
In China large pieces of silk, often with
sacred sentences written on them, are of
fered to the gods, and il is estimated that
i'm the temples of Confucius alone about
30, 600 yards of silk are burned in this way.
Tho imperial court at Pekin issues its
edcts on silk in the imperial color yellow,
and the accrediting documents OF Ambas.
sailors to foreign courts are now also OF
the same material.
Seventy.five thousand acres of land in
Aroostook county, Me-, whose state valua.
ton has been SO $40 cents, sold at auction,
in Bangor, u few days ago, for - 40 cents
per acre. A lot of 1900 acres in Somerset
county sold at 81 cents per acre, the state
valuation being 80 per acre. The Maine
boys prefer to farm the rich prairies OF the
west, even IL II cost five or ten times the
price OF the bleak hills Of New England.
Another of the great patent monopolics
of the Countrywide Mckay leather sewing
maChine-has expired having been in opcr
alton since 1860. Tho number of pairs ol
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-16
HUMOROUS.

The father of the cereals is pop corn
TO find lawyer who charges only nom.
inal fee certainly is phenomenal.
Potatoes planted must have their eyes
about them if they are TO come up.
No, Melinda, you err. A men may have
water on the brain, yet not be inclined to
burst into tears. :
"That butter is too fresh, " as the man re
marked when the goat lifted him over the
fence. Fall River Advance
Professor Riley says kerosene IS sure
death to insects in all stages, 1t may be in
stages, but how about hotels?
Perils ofthe sea: We should think scarf
pins would get sea-sick. They arc so often
on the bosom of such heavy swells.
A tramp who was caught roaming around
| through the country stealing eggs, said "he
merely wished to get the lay of the land"
Honesty is the best policy But YOU
have to pay the premiums in this world,
and realize on your insurance in the next.
! $50 she refused you did she2n asked
Pingry; "why didn't you press her, my
Iboy?" "Prcss hcrln exclaimed Brown;
"shc wouldn't letm get near enough for
| that
Physicians say that it is not healthy to
sleep in the daytime. This opinion is back
ed up by all the flies in the community,
and they put u stop to day-sleeping when
they can.
a gentleman, noticing that his wifes
bonnet grew smaller and smaller, and the
bill larger and larger calmly said: III
suppose this thing will go on until the
milliner will send nothing but the BILL
An Iowa editor thus acknowledges a pres
ont of grapes: 1--WE have received a bas.
ket of fine grapes from our friend W., fol
which he will please accept our compli
ments, some of which are two inches in
diameter"
Don't waste your time in clipping of
the branches, but lay your axe ut the root
OF the tree" said woodman to his son
And the young man went out and laid hi,
axe ut the foot of the tree, like good ant
dutiful boy, and then went fishing
At n late Cincinnati wedding the orran.
ist entertained the audience awaiting the
bridal party bya series OF voluntaries. m,
last OF which was Trust her not, she /
iooling thee, at which he was hard nj work
us the bridal party walked up the aisle.
"lm not very proud of your progress a
school. ~ remarked mother TO her son VIII,
was struggling along in grade five
"rhere's Charley Smart Is away ahead o
YOU, and he isn't as old" ~ know
HI Teacher said he learned all there wa,
to learn in my room, and that left me with
out anything to learn.