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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-03-12

ting alone in her luxurious room, let
ter was brought her. 1t was from John
Raleigh's mother, and it told her that
her son was dying. The letter ran thus:
He had a sunstroke last week, and has been
delirious ever since. The doctors say it was
but the climax to intense nervous strain, other
wise 1t would not have proved fatal. His de-
lirium has revealed all to me, and write that
You should know that my boy might i've if life
we're sweet to him but when consciousness
comes, it will only be to the old trouble. and
lie will sink under If. He way my all. and you
will have killed him, for your sumner pas
time.
They were cruel words, and the girl
sat reading and re-reading them with
widely-staring eyes, which seemed topray
for blindness, that she might shut them
ont. At last she arose, and mechanic
ally prepared for journey, as though
CARRYING ont the studied intention Of
months rather than the half-formed i'm
pulse of moment. She was as vet
scarce conscious of her purpose, when,
at Iightfall, she stood a suppliant for
admittance at John Raleigh's door. A
sad, weary-faced woman softly opened
it, and stood AS though mutely asking
her errand.
"John ?"
This was all the white lips could utter.
He is sinking fast, answered the
mother. "You knew my boy?"
For as vet she had not OWNED the
truth. The woman her son loved was
cold, and cruel, and heartless. Not
even the knowledge that he was dying
would bring her here. So she had rea-
soned, when, with low, choking sob,
the girl before her fell on her knees,
with orltstretched. imploring hands.
"You said," she walled, "that he
would not live. because life was no Ion
ger sweet to him-let me tell him how
dearly I love him, and how cruelty L
have suffered. Let me ask him to live
for me ~
Then two gentle hands lifted her face.
| kiss fell on her brow, a voice muir
INJURED: "Oh, my child give him back
to me :" and then she found herself
within the sick-rOom, and alone with
that still, quiet form lying upon the
! bed. How white and wan he looked.
John" she moaned-" John :"
He opened his eyes and saw her.
"You have Gomez he whispered.
"This is kind. 1t will be for a little
ame only. I can no longer presume
upon it,"
Hush = she commanded. ''Oh, dc
not make my task harder! You will
forgive me, dear, know. Only grow
strong and well again for met
NO" he said, family. Il am con-
tent now to die. You have wiped out
the harshness of your words"
But she interrupted him with a klss
You asked me once to be your wife,
she said. Il did not know my owr
heart then but now-oh, John, live FOL
me, or take me with you, for l have
learned that cannot live without you y
Two hours later, with her hand claspet
In his. John Raleigh fell into a quie
sleep-a sleep which lasted through
long hours, while still she sat motion
1 less. fearing to stir but when the dawl
broke she knew that with it had van
ished the dark night of their unhappi
ness in the dawn Of an all-possible fu
! tnra
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-03-12
uxPUrcrUAL PEOPLE.

N hex Of .punctuahN brings innu-
n,erable evils in its train. It is the can
ker spot q successful business. Many
.re the instances In which the neglect to
,snav %. iihssuranse punctuaily has led
- .er;ous loss. With sound policy do
the hanks insist, under the penalty OF a
nrotest. on the punctual payment Of
notes for were they to do otherwise,
.o,,norc;al Transactions would fall into
:na,,r;cable confusion. Many and many
s-a;me ~ ths failure Of one man to
meet his obligations brought on the
-,,;n If a score of others, just as the
.onn,inc down "a . line Of bricks OF the
master briss causes the fall OF all the
-... ,hopeenx remain poor all their
r,,n &Shey were moro faithful IN
.hs;r word. would secure . large run OF
cu.tom. and 50 make their fortunes.
a. nnnctual if you would succeed Let
,.,,!vttins ! ii the way Of amusement be
n.olected n you hare . business en-
e.eement t. Keep. - -!TtTE
"yrs" aid an lhectionate mother,
..be arss yeaS q my daughters mar
r;see tASasht her husband s's ~
.nesl. md I'm. sure that every yea,
.;nee I've wAhed hew one
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-03-12
A SCJIDIER'S PASTINE.

Such tiny, pearltinted glove it was,
fitting faultlessly the white, dimpled
hand, and reaching far up, with its in
Vulnerable little white buttons ON the
round, fair arm, that it was small Won
der, spite of its almost-infnitesimal size,
that it filled the scope of John Raleigh's
vision, as he somewhat awkwardly en-
tered the plain country parlor, where
the owner of both hand and glove
awaited him.
"Won't you help me?" she said, in a
very helpless way, and held out to him
the little fingers as she spoke.
He saw, then, that the task of button.
ing was still incomplete. A dark red
flush mounted to his face as he under
took the duty assigned him. He could
not see the little mocking smile about
the beautiful mouth, as it puckered itself
into tiny noue at his uncouth efforts,
or the laughing malice in the hazel eyes.
He only felt beneath his touch the cool,
firm flesh Of the exquisite arm, and
thought, with sort Of unconscious
reasoning, how great q pity it was to
hide away any part of it, even beneath
a thing SO dainty as the pearl-tinted
glove.
Thanks" she said, carelessly, when
G.. 40 H.
horses ready"
eyes" he answered, and, handing her
into the light wagon as though she were
a queen, he sprang in beside her, and,
drawing up the reins, soon went speed
ing down the country lane.
Two short weeks before, Adelaide
Armon had come down from the gay
city to the quiet farmhouse, to regain,
if might be, some of her faded roses.
Later in the summer. she was to under
60 the usual watering-place ordeal but,
as little respite between the now and
then, she had chosen to spend the
month of June buried among its fra
GRANGE. OF course she should be unut-
terably bored, she prophesied with mute
resignation, and, equally of course
there would be no necessity for more
than one Saratoga" Of frightful dimen.
sions therefore it was with mingled
pleasure and disdain that, on the first
evening of her arrival, she was formally
presented to john Raleigh, and, looking
anxiously up into his six feet Of stature,
decided that, after all, even in this rural
spot, a few toilets might be necessary,
and the hours would lot prove so heavy
Is she had feared.
Mr.. Raleigh was farmer himself, o
good family, she learned, but one whe
scorned not to till his own soil, and wh'
had evidently titled it to some purpose
He had college education, too, but had
singularly enough, supposed the year
he had spent in acquiring an education
were years to be devoted to that purpose
therefore he returned home almost a
ignorant Of the social world as befor'
going into it. All women he venerated
To hear a man speak lightly Of . woma1
always brought flush to his check. Il
him, womanhood and motherhood wer
inalienably and sacredly intermingled
Miss Arrnon v,as tn him a revelation. III
had known her for two weeks /; she ha'
accomplished her purpose-he was des
perately in love With her. That sh
might not love him in return was Al
easy matter for his mind, in its huml
ity, to grasp; that she should try to Wi
his love Tor pastime and conquest-tha
! she should inAict upon him. with dedbel
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-03-12
ANTIDOTE IN CHLORAL.

Prof. Huseman, of Gottingen, has
made some interesting Investigations re-
lating to the antagonistic and antidotal
action of certain drugs, and especially in
respect to chloral hydrate. He confirms
what was previously known Of the lat
ter-namely: that it is an antidOte to
strychnine, lessening the spasm, and
even preventing death. He finds that
it has a similar action in the case Of the
mixture of strychnine bases sold under
the name of brucin, and also against the
opium alkaloid, thebala, which stimuli
taneously tetanizes and lessons sensi-
bility. The spasms produced by chloride
of ammonia diminish under the employ
ment of non-fatal doses Of chloral hy.
drste, and can, indeed, be completely
stopped. Nevertheless, death occurs,
probably from the paralyzing effect of
both substances on the respiratory GEN.
ter. But the antidotal effect of chloral
Oh the action of the poisons which cause
commissions by their action on the brain
is not the same for all these substances.
IT is not economy to have too few
brooms. One for the sleeping rooms up
stairs, one for parlor and sitting-room.
and onefor the kitchen are not too many.
As they are worn they may be passed
down a grade at time, the new one al
ways being reserved for the parlor. If
the new broom is allowed to stand in
cold water for twelve hours, afterward
drying it, it will last much icnger. A
proom should never be permitted 10
stand on its brush. a. it makes it one
sided and i'll sharen. Hang it mp by q
loop in the handle.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-03-12
PRICES IN 1.-THE OLDEN TIMES


In the olden times, when the Govern
ment of England was more paternal than
it is now, the price of provisions was
regulated by act Of Parliament. In 1878
"best lamb" was to be sold for six.
pence from Christmas to Lent, and for
fourpence at other times. A hen was to
be bought for threepence half-penny,
and pullet for a penny three farthings.
In 1902 the value Of q bull was seven
shillings and sixpence, and that Of a fat
sheep one shilling Twelve years after
ward we find q great advance, and an
edict was issued to regulate the rising
prices. A "best grass-fed OK" was
fixed at sixteen shillings; a "grain-fed'
one at twenty-four. A sheep rose to one
shilling and fourpence but hen was
cheaper, being only three half-pence,
and eggs were twenty for penny. In
1872 the hen was niAepence, and a penny
would only procure five eggs.
OLD truths are always new to US IL
! they come With the smell OF heaven up
on them.-John Bunyan.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-03-12
TORTURE OF HORSES.

Amorg the everyday tOrneilts 10
Which the horse is subjectcdve will emu
ul.rate the following: /. Abraded
breast. 2. Inflamed back from defec-
tive saddle or harness pad. 3. Sore
mouth from too tight gag rein, 4 severe
hit. or both. 4. A sore tail from too
tight or iIly-made crupper. 5. An abrar
sion under the body, caused by too
tight or badly fitted belly band. q. IT.
ritation of the eyes from binders being
strapped too close together, or,
on the other hand, being allowed
to swing around, first striking
one eye and then the other.
:. Ears chated by the brow band being
placed too high, or 10y metallic rosettss
with sharp outer rim, the base of the
ear pressing across this at every motion.
8. The excessive fatigue of oil the struc-
ture of the neck under the influence of
the bearing rsin. The bearing rein, if
made taut and kept so for any consider
able length Of time, is source OF dis
comfort to all horses, and an insuffer-
able torment to many. A taut rein can
be used with entire propriety on horses
Of fine, easy, up carriage, especially
while in motion, but, if the muscles and
bony structure Of the neck extend for
ward horizontally from an upright
shoulder rather than striking ont from q
slanting shoulder, then the most intense
suffering will be inflicted by strainine
the neck up to an angle entirely unnatu
raj to the animal, especially If thu
strain be long kept up. To strain a cul
prit up by the thumbs till only his toe
touch tue ground is certainly one OF tn
severest admissible punishments tha
can be inflicted upon mortal, and tin
check rein is undoubtedly akin to it il
its extreme application. Yor
Herald.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-08
The Escaped ConYicts.

In its account of the fire in the peniten-
tiary at Nashville Monday last, the Ameri-
can has the following in reference to the
convicts who escaped:
Out of the seven hundred and twenty-eight
prisoners on the roll for yesterday only six
managed to escape, though there was great
excitement, and such mingling of civilians
and conVicts during the time articles were
being carried outside the walls that a
much larger number was thought to
have escaped. Several were caught
i'll the act of trying to get away.
Two men, one named Gray, the other John
Craig, were caught in civilians dress and
were brought back. Jim Clarke got loose
was recaptured in rubber suit and again
managed to make his escape. The names
of those who were missing at the roll-call
last night are Thomas Cox, Fred Dime, J.
c. Clark, Charles Walker, John Martin and
Fred Ransome. The last named is colored.
Of the escaped, Cox is known as the kid
glove horse thief" and was sent here from
Franklin. Fred Dhine is the diamond
thief" convicted of robbing Gates & Pohl-
man, several years ago; John Martin is the
man convicted of burning school-houses out
near the Hermitage. Jim Clark distinguished
himself about six weeks ago by his ingen-
nous attempt to escape by sOjourn in a
house built under the sand next the mould
ing room, but comrade gave him away, y
and he WAS taken from his pen. One of
the escaped convicts dotted his clothes in a
sewer, rushed naked into house and pos
sessed himself Of q Women's dress hanging
conveniently near. This he put on and
hastily withdrew,
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-08
dec. s d 3 "

Mr.. William II. Seymour, of Columbus,
O., writes: g. attended course of lee
lures several winters ago at the Ohio Medi-
cad College of Cincinnati, 0. There was
taught that Iron is prominent element
in the physical organism of mankind
without it life is an impossibility. A vast
per centage of the diseases and premature
deaths to which the race is subject, is
caused, or at least made possible by a
weakening of the body in consequence of a
lack of Iron in the blood Having suffered
from i'll health, poor digestion and urinary
troubles ever since I recovered from ty-
phoid fever, complicated with malarial
fever, I determined to give Iron a trial
From investigation learned that Browns
Iron Bitters were the best, and that they
did not blacken the teeth SO concluded tc
make use of them. They have acted like q
charm. / never before felt SO robust
hearty and strong"
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-08
SEEKERS AFTER HEALTH.

Unfortunates who are seeking to renew
their health, are many. So often have they
been deceived by the advertisements of
worthless compounds, that many are dis
couraged, and refuse to believe anything
they read in the papers. Therefore, the
best advertisement of really good medi-
cine is the reputation it has gained in places
where it is being sold. No other remedy
ever discovered has grown so rapidly in
public favor as that true medicinal tonic
called Browns Iron Bitters. In localities
where its extraordinary merits have become
fully known and realized by those who have
been in ill-health, the sale is unprecedented
One druggist in our city reports the sale of
23S bottles in one week 1t is, indeed, a
wonderful, health-giying, life saving pre-
paration. 1t is soothing and refreshing in
its effect, and strengthens every part of the
body, and creates healthy appetite and di-
gestion, even when the system is almost de-
, stroyed by the many hurtful cathartics so
, commonly used. Reader, beware! duty
demands that you try Browns Iron Bitters,
if your health is poor from any cause
ENQUIRER
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-08
New York General Market.

New YORK, December 7.-Southern -four
dull and unchanged. Wheat opened shade
easier and afterwards recovered, with an
advance Sa1a, closing very firm ungraded
spring, 81 .0O4a1. 20; ungraded red, $126a
LA; No. 2 red, December, $1.42a1. 42aa
Corn opened higher, closing very strong;
ungraded, 67a72; new Southern yellow, 70a;
new white do, 20; No. 2 December, 705a
H. Oats shade higher and more active
No. 3, 4Saa499. Coffee more active and
frmer; Rio, SRa114. Sugar dnll and NOM
inal, the rumored sale of 5000 pounds
within the first week without further par
ticulars; fair to good refining, 7sa7a; re-
fined, quiet and stead; standard A, 9. Mo
lasses unchanged and quiet. Rice quiet
and steady. Wool quiet and about steady
domestic fleece, 35a50; Texas, 14a31. Pork
higher and rather more active old mess,
spot, $I7.oOa17.25, the latter for choice;
new do, $1S.25; middles, dull and nom
inal; clear, 9sa9s; spot 81. Lard higher
and more active, closing weak and unset
tied at 81. 30a11 .371.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-08
To Country Merchants and Visitors in the

To Country Merchants and Visitors in the
City:
NATHAN Stern has for the past two weeks,
received large and we'll selected stock of
Mems Youths, Boys and Children's Cloth.
ing, Overcoats and Gents Furnishing
Goods. Every department is well filled
with goods, wholesale as well as retail,
to suit and fit the smallest boy to the largest
man.
In Prices and Goods this house can't be
beat.
Nathan Stern has been shipping and re-
ceiving goods the whole season. He has
been visiting the Eastern markets three
times this fall-in July, August and Sep
TENDER and this shows that he must sell
goods at lower prices than any other Ho use
in the city.
Everybody is invited to call and look at
his stock and prices, as it is no trouble to
show goods.
I will sell to merchants who are in the
city for the purpose to buy, Clothing at
Eastern Prices.
Special prices given to ministers.
Store on Gay street, marble front, oppo.
site Sanford, Chamberlain & Albers.
NATHAN STERN, Proprietor.
David Haas, R. J. Jarnagin, Siegmund
Porges, Charles A. Jenkins, Statesmen.
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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-08
The Wilder Patent Turbines.

We desire to call the attention of those
interested to the advertisement in another
column of the Wilder Patent Turbines,
manufactured at the Wilder Machine Works,
Chattanooga, Tennessee. Although COM
paratively new in the market, large num-
Der have been made and are now in use,
and We learn give better satisfaction than
any other Turbine eyer put on the market
before. Those interested would do well to
correspond with Gen. j. L. Wilder, at
Chattanooga, who will take pleasure in
giving them all the information and refer
ences they may want.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-08

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Excursion Rates to Atlanta.

Excursion tickets will be sold from the
following stations, to Atlanta, Ga, and 1e-
turn on Mondays and Wednesdays of each
week, until and including Wednesday, De
cember %: Bristol, $13. IS; johnson, $12..
65; Jonesboro, $12.35; Greeneville, $11.35
Rogersville Junction, 1860; Morristown
$10.10; Wolf Creek, $11.70; Messy Creek
1856; Careyville, $1,000; Knoxville, $40
Loudon, $3.50; Sweetwater. $6.75
Athens, $500; Cleveland, $5.15; limited
to seven days from date of sale.
JAMES r. OGDEN, G. P. A.
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Personal.

Mr.. Mack Koshland, the popular Balti-
more travelling salesman, left yesterday for
trip south.
Mr.. NJ Sullins, of Athens, who has been
in the city visiting relatives for few days,
left for home yesterday.
Mrs NJ. M. Presnel, of Loudon, returned
home yesterday, after spending few days
quite pleasantly among friends in the city.
Mr. George S. Fitzgerald of Greeneville,
typo recently employed on the CHRONICLE,
left yesterday morning for Memphis and
Little Rock.
Mr.. L. H. Rice, who has been spending
some months in the city, at the home OF
Mr.. John B. Clotworthy, and who was re-
Gently bereft of his wife, left yesterday with
his children for Bowling Green, Ky.
Capt Nc. H. Dooley and family ireturned
yesterday from visit to Jefferson County.
Mr. David Thomas left yesterday to take
in the Atlanta Exposition for few days.
Major R. Thornburgh, of New Market
came down on yesterdays train.
Miss Susie Oates, who is teaching in Hols
ton Seminary, at New Market, came down
yesterday.
! Mr. JAS Comfort, well known attorney
of this city, went yesterday to Chattanooga
on professional business.
Mr.. j. f. Haupt, the well known and pro
icient painter, went Tuesday night to John
son City on business.
Aldermen S. I. Logan and T. A. r. Mel
son left on yesterday evenings train for up
per East Tennessee on professional bust
ness.
| Mr.. S. J. Lynn, pushing merchant O
Sweetwater, arrived in the city on yester
day evenings train.
The fellow, who, by mistake, sent hi.
auburn haired sweetheart instead of bottle
of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup bottle of hair
| dye, wants to know the best way to commi
I suicide
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-08
PENCILETTES.

The trains were on time yesterday.
The movement in Christmas turkeys
begins to be lively.
Corn is selling at IS cents in the Morris
town market, wheat $1.25, and oats 40 cents
per bushel.
The Herdics are still running on the
streets of Nashville, but they haven't proved
a great financial success, it seems.
The Gazette records the shipment from
Norristown to Baltimore, during last week,
Of three car loads of cattle and four cars OF
hogs,
Twenty head of beef cattle were shipped
from Rogersville last week, which averaged
1860 pounds in weight, according the Press
and Times.
Rev. S. V. McCorkle is conducting re-
yiyal of religion in the Presbyterian Church,
at RogersYille, assisted by Rev. G. A. Cald-
well, of Bristol.
A popular young dry goods merchant OF
Market square, has gone to Nashville, not to
attend thelegislature, but to lead to Hymens
altar one of Nashvilles fair daughters,
The citizens of Nashville are now rejoic-
ing in the hope that the penitentiary, when
it is to be rebuilt, will be removed from the
city, an object they have been striving for
The Presbyterian Church at Rogersville
has recently been repaired in such manner
as to make it one of the handsomest and
most comfortable church edifces in East
Tennessee.
Tennessee had the largest delegation at
the Anu eriean Public Health Association, in
Savannah last week, of any other State ex-
cept Georgia each division of the State
being represented.
Atlanta is being worked up by a temper
ance revival, conducted by an ex-saloon
keeper and former member of Bryant's
minstrels. This is an opportune time for
the wave to strike Atlanta.
Nashville Banner: DR.. Hawkins, Com
missioner, received letter from r. b. Glib
son. Whites Town, Penn, this morning in
which he says that he will start to Tennes-
see in few days, and will purchase land in
Blount county.
A school superintendent from one of the
counties in Tennessee, has reported to State
Superintendent Doak that there are 424
colored teachers in his county, and 1898
teachers in all, white and black. 1t is no!
common to have teachers written down as
half teachers, although there are are per
haps plenty of them.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia Railroad and the Western Carolina Rail
road expect to make connection at Paint
Rock on the 18th inst, which will give an
all-rail route between Knoxville, Tenn, and
Asheville, North Carolina. The proprietors
of the hotel at Warm Springs will give q
grand dinner to the contractors on the 18th
in honor of the event.
Death to rats and vermin, Parsons Elk.
tsrminator.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-08

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