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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1882-09-01
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1882-09-01
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1882-09-01
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1882-09-01
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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1882-09-01
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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

No. Of volume one OF Nos~of, an indie.
p'h"eh' paper, published so mewhat on the
style Of Punch, is Oh oar table, which is the
hrst number we remember having received.
IL has two very suggestive aud respectable
carto'nS-on the frs; page is The Journal.
is'ic fight il which tie Times,Democrat
gets away with the ricayune on the question
OF circulation and on the last page The CITY
ia" Stage C"rialn,' before which the City
Hall ogre is shown swallowing up the taxes
and behind which the DO ndholders and ward
6ummess are enjoying the exhibition. The
Mascot Is an eight page three. co'urln paper;
prlce 500 year; published a; 80 Gl
Camp street, New Orleans.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15
Car Subscribers.

reWe know tia; inc. are hard, very hand
with an of you AMI for this very reason ~
have AcIi ycry Quiet a 10 oar own condition
necessities AL through the ovcs.I3W: b'.t "
-uy TO you rnw 'ha; they are hard with u- too
Gur-:.r. Of paper ., nearly exhausted. ana
ua.e,s some OF yoG iTy ~ q; least I portion
G.. your arrcds:-r, We know NOT how ~ are
10 pucha-e an".her surpy. Tw"'d..sds Of
son ii .,u-: oHc IA irr last y"li--nauy for "a
longer t.mc--wuIe not "';..Iitih have ppij
ony;asus rn 'uc present year. How DO you
EXPECT IL to ktcp a paper going unless you
pay lor 1t! Do not wait tor Us to make out
bills against ypu AID prr-cn, t'I"m-iri that i
entire pmr;ctblr-bui send " JUS, what
you think you can spare ~. whether i, Is all
Jon owe O, not, AMI You shall have iuli credit
tor the amount.
. We are not .---rg you for th,-wc are
not on the panper lit ~, FIR we nave two
hands and = wiling mind to WORKOUT we
are Simply ASKING you tor a moi:y Of wha, you.
Justly owe H.. winch We have honestly anal
faithfully Gained. If you have not 60, and
cannot get II wc do hot expect you 10 pay 4
Otherwise We do.
We know thar there are dead loads of hor !
o., distinction, popularity, enc n editing and
publishing country nrwsparcr-wli.Al
evcV ili!ow thinks he can 10 better than ihei
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

\ series of tornadocs passed over
large portions of the North west, ex-
tending from Kansas 20 Mich;raa. do
ing immense damage to property aud
killing and woundiag a large number
OF persons. Twenty out Of twenty.
SIX houses, composing the ,:.l.ac Of
Chase, "cre demolished and ia other
localities, houses, fences ard timber
"crc swept Of like stuJblc before
ire.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Have our people learned the lesson ,anrLt
by the disastrous overflow, and which they
should have learned in the school of exrer
ence long aso-that !, is dangerous to ,,.-end
for a living on the almost exclusive pro inc
ton ot cotton If they have the mex, OYER.
few will not find them without brelJ AMI
other necessaries for their families aud forage
for their stock. The amount they have lost
within tue last ten years by not providing
aSa.nl, these inergencIesis incalculab.c.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Some weeks ago we wrote n, article !,
winch we attempted TO reconcile the Ievee
and outlet systems, which may have been
misunderstood. We still believe in kecpirg
open the natural outlets, but not a, the ex.
Pense of doing away with the levees: for
that idea we regard as extreme folly. That
Outlets will nevcr carry oil the flood water
So as 10 prevent overflow, without the h.;p
OF levees, has been fully demonstratee"eve,v
time we have had q big overflow. II We
are to have only one give us the levees every
time, even Tough the outlets should all he
closed
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15
Seesi ;Grtiie Overlooked.

Gen. King succeeded last week in piocur
ing an appropriation Of 10000 for the
purchase of seed for the overfowcd district.
10 be made through the agricultural depart.
ment. IL was, Is the Times>peniocrat say. 4
timely thought for wiiir. he i, entitled To tac
gratitude of the benefciarjes Rut we also
agree with the Times Democrat in the opinion
tia; it sI 2uld not be expended in the purch1s,
ct either seed canekpr cotton, because it would
a'nmount to viri"al Nothing if the whole Of
it was expen.'e in w. way,
T In answer m 10 = rom Ger King nsTt
what kind Of seed - pcS'-t of oar parish
needed, we tele@r;fphei that Trey needed
corn, pea, mlllet ant garden seed, particularly
pea seed, more than anything else: bu, in a
later telegram, by request OF several gentle.
men, we informed linn tina, they said they
needed cotton seed also
1t is said that the oil seed mill mon Lavr
proposed 10 furnish planters who need with
seed, upon the condition that they return -he
seed next fail or winter. If this is tsue they
should proc, lc the seed on these terms. AMI
none OF the appropriation should be applied
TO the rUrchas.: Of cotton seed.
We are con IcEi that the purchase of peas
and miIict see. would result in more GOOD to
tins parish ihar any other Kind of seed tina,
could he bought or planted after the receipt Of
the seed, which will be necessarily la;e-
probably too late ;or the planting Of corn and
'otton- for they will need the mile, for forage
while they are making the crop and ihe pea
wa! save maay hos and cow if gathered a,
hey should be.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

The water has fallen so much as to render
skiH navigation impracti cable and the roads
are in such bad condition, with the bridges alt
washed away, that buggy riding or travelling
with any kind OF vehicle is ont Of the ques,
ton so people will have to stay at home or
travel on horseback until the roads are work.
ed. which will probably he long time yet,
tor people cannot spare the time to fix the
roads until their crops are planted.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15
NOTICE u
SPECIAL AND LOCAL LAWS.

Fu>t-NOjce is tcfrhy given that a bin
t. take elect IN 1854, Ill be- introduced in
tue General Assembly ct the state Of Louls.
iai,a. n the Regular Session ui 1882. tn create
TIE 27Jh Judicial Distsct of the State Of Lou>
Islai'a, To ue composed Of the Parishe, If
"rhland AMI West Carroll, and To- provide
Ton IL" election of District Judge anil Dis,
tiict Attorney, therefor 81 the general election
Ia lSNi.
S"ccmd-Noticc is hereby given, also, that
q iliI will he int, duccd, al the same term 10
provide tor an additional District Judge in
t"c FIi'h Judicial District. with exclusive in.
tis'iriiu'I IN all cTimina. mateIs-to take fleet
upon i'> pr"muiIarIOn. Constitution Art 10.
he main purpo-e of the above Biz, is 10
provide some means Of disposing of the pes.
'r' and future Judicial business in the Parishes
q oUachita aud Richlaud Should the first
biIl lie passed, the second Bill will be Iiu.i,c,
t. the tcI,od between il, PRONUNCIATION and
-" cong INTO operation OF The frsr Should
'Ar hrsI fail TO pass, he second will be perma-
lem.
w. W. FARMER.
Ray willie, La, March 18Th, !SS2.-5t.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

lie news from the southern par
IsheS FOR several days past has been
distressing indeed. The whole coun.
try Tor miles around Morgan City,
trankiin and New Iberia was sub
merge from two to twelve feet dcep.
and the current near the coast was
alaFmingly rapid. Many Of the finest
sugar plantations in the state are in
undated, which will cause a total loss
OF the cane crop on ali OF them,
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Misses Hattie and Carrie Mangham have
been in Rayvile FOR more than week. visit,
ing their many friends. They say the Lish
water kept them away FROM Hayvie about as
long as they could bear it; and the opportuni>
~ presenting itself, they took passage in a
skill with their Uncle Wiley last week and
came 10 town.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Some Of the young people are preparing
for an entertainment, consisting of charades
and tableaux, TO be given in a short time, of
which we presume the public will receive
timely notice. TIE proceeds are to be ap>
piled 10 enclosing the school house.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

"Wednesday night was b!nsrcfy nGh' the
wind blew perfect gale and the ram ieli
IN torrents.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15
EAYYILLE. LOUISIANA,
April 18th, i,S2.'

TO to Mangham y Davis for Gents Fur
nishiEs Good.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Many persons are bitterly opposed to pats
ent medicines and will rarely use them at
all. There is no doubt that many are worth>
less, yeta remedy that has stood the test for
years, like Dr.. SnERMAS's PRIcKLY ASH Brr'
TIERS, and its sale and popularity increasing
every day, must have mcri, or il woeld have
disappeared long snue.-2t
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15
Asa lusiE'scsr.

Docs your system need rouri,lin. aud
s'ren-:ichiu-I .;r" yoI recovering from
sore iow icver> DO y"u srii.r rom dy,Fep.
sia tr indigc-f'ou! Arc you front cd win
any u.ua.y t.'ricl< Remember. Brown
Iron H.uar, VIII su5sy cure YOU They have
cured thousands " no wcr" q ven up to die by
reputable Physicians
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

lhe Saline is the name Of a boat that is
Running in the BGuf river trade, in opposition
TO the Era and they say the freight rates are
exceedingly low. Hence, we presume it
will get the lerger share of the business for
The rest Of the season
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Mr. Horace Scv.iIl, Of A''oona. Pa. saws g.
My wife ant are upward OF scve,..v y,n,s
"i age. Of late We 10th have be,uu To- .,.si
'le iihf'il'ies Of Old age. Nothin. seems 10
revive, eN'iarate. and strengthen rs =. zoos
Browns Iron Biteys. We would no, 10
NilauIt i .JI ten limc, i. coat
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

An old colored man was found dead in h,
bed recently, in Donaldsouvile He had
been dead for several days when found. The
old fellow was somewhat of a niser, as 1851
were found concealed in his cabin.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Our readers must excuse us for any lack Of
interest they may discover in our columns this
week the editor has been hard at wor, in
his earden-too busy at that TO give more ,llan
half his time TO his office duties.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Tie democratic Victories IA there
cent municipal cl,crions in Uuio aad
Indiana were surprises to nya.iy
everybody; and the democrats are
e'rr1dy beginning to predict yic,crie,
In the congressional elections, hasiag
their calculations on the results Of tire
municipal elections. rs it is a no,o-
rlous fact the republican party was
defeated by the anti-,emperance mca
Of us own party, We must admit that
we do not feel much Ike rcjoiciny over
the triumph of our party. The fact
Is, We do not relish the idea Of our
party Becoming the champion OF the
an!i-Iempcrance element of the coun.
try.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

There will Toe n called session Of ,he police
Jury Of Richland parish hcil in Rayvl!c mex
"Wednesday, April 10Th.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

The killing Of Jesse James did not
stop train robbcries. \ passenger
irain Oh The Cult, Colorado and Santa
fe road was robbed in Hill county.
Texas, last Friday nigh. by five uu.
ma I'D men.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

The weather has been 50 cool most of tins
week as TO render tire necessary 10 comtor,-
almos, cold enough for frost ii it had been
clear
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Marble playing appears to tie the popular
game in Rayville dis season. is harm
less game al any rate.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

II. G. Ma, CHAM ro1eIo RayviIle from his
place las, Tuesday on horseback and he said
that he had come up here on horseback before
wh'n The water was two feet deeper than it
was this time
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

We are not going to as, foi garden truck
but would merely throw out hint To those
who have good gardens that we are very fond
of almost all kinds of vegetables.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Sioneware for sale cheap for cash, by Mans
CHAM x Davis
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

We believe no reqnisrion hos been made
ont for more government supplies for this
ward therefore you need not expect any on
the next boat
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Gents all wool UudcrshirN fer $500 a
piece, at Man.ham Il Davis
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

We fcar..the cold snap Of tins week has
injured the frui,-,hat is, such Of it As was nc,
de'toyed by the hDoi-it certainly will do it
no good.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Gents Overshrts from IS cents to :l.OQ, at
Mangham Il Davis.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Gardening has been the order Of the day
with great many his week. We have bis.
tered our hands and almost broken our back
spading in our garden.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Gents drawers from 10 cents 10 Sl.25 @
pair at Mansham & Davis
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15


PFTER-oS iAH:zNE, for May, is rcceiv-
FL as bright ani welcome n, May itself
The principal -'e"l engraving, Comm Thro.
The Rye, is especially beautiful, and Illus,
ira;es capital story by Frank Lee U,neLict.
The article on ''Scauan.ayia, with its nnmer.
Gus esg'ayiurs aud its account Of the vikings,
is o Of the vciy noticeable parer, ior which
ia1A>--.----,,,,,e - .,-.u.!i-cgs r,n,rus ino1
there IS a Charming 1--we story. 'Barbara, b;
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tie chapters in this numb. Tac Illustrations
Tor fashions, enihroiieric>, ana fancy woh
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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

The cool weather, relieved the storS. from
the annoyance Of gn1ts for a while at least.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

The weather thus far in April has been
very tickle. Sunday and Monlay it was very
warm, Tuesday it was really cool aud in the
evening there was heavy shower of rain.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

a great many Tro'''rTonTt HE truth Of il7t
killing of Jesse James. They think it was
"Put up job" to get the reward just wha, we
suspected when we first read the news.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

Another comet IS approaching the sun,
which has been discovH,ed ~ telescope and
will perhaps be visible p the naked eye some
sime in May, in norlb,&r.,Iy direction.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-15

A' STANDARD remedy flr the permanent
cure Of chf'n.c female compla:a.s, Eya1Isu
FEMALE B!TrrRs has won the grand pnzr
over all competition in the United States
Married and Single ladies are dciiehtr&i,h
IT'S wonderful efficacy in rcSeyin. MI Of
'he'F troublesome pains and aches. If you
iced streng'h--if you wish an o~r.,ita-if
!on desire iron in your bIood-if c.,!aciaicd
""" you wish To possess more wei .ht-i, is
tue very medicine you waot-1,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-30

During my stay at these houses
of pleasure, Frequently meet prom
inent men of this city, both married
and unmarried. They are in the
same dilemma as l and my friend
are. and what affects me. affects
them. but what astonishes me is
that some of these men helped to
bring about the Edmunds law. so
that they cannot consider that 1t
will iujure them. or they would be
more careful.
] am really in doubt about the
matter: please be kind enough to
give your views on this question,
winch it seems to me is important.
considering the expected arrival Of
the commission.
l have some other questions to
ask at another time If you viii
kindly allow me. ANXIOUS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-30
What Shall We Do With Our
Girls?

SALT LAKE CITY, July 20, 80.
Editors Herald:
l am a young man. native-horn, %
years Of age, unmarried, and like
many others with whom / am ac-
quainted, [ have formed what are
called fast habits"
l am counting young lady. but
visit houses kept by ladies of
another class, and as 1 do not al
ways meet the same lady, Gu fact
visit different houses) l am anxious
to know if the Edmunds bill in any
way applies to me.
Of course You have read II. I
have, and it seems to me that / stand
in the same light as a Mormon polyg-
amist in regard to being deprived OF
my right to vote.
Now, / have always voted the
Liberal ticket, and as l am opposed
to the Mormons, intended so To do.
but suppose that under the new
law / shall be disfranchised. n !
a friend Of mine, a member of nv
lodge, and a married man. tells me
that this law does not affect me in
any sense. He often goes with nae
TO the places mentioned, and I tel
him he viii have to quit voting
when the new law is put in force,
but he declares that, not being q
Mormon, it MSS nothing to do with
him. ----,--
We have had several disnutes
about this matter, so we agreed that
he should write to the Tribune abouf
it, but really ] have no Confidence
in that paper as it seems to he 81
prejudiced against polygamy.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-09-04
DOG DAYS.

Authorities on this subject seem to
agree that the occurrence of the dog
days, as now tabulated in our alman-
acs, has nothing to do with the rising
and setting of Sirius. From Greg
ory's Astronomy we learn: ''When
Sirius, the dog star, rose heliacally,
the ancients imagined it caused the
sultry weather usually felt in the lat
ter part of summer" Traces of this
opinion may be found in the works of
Homer, Hippocrates, Uirgil and Pllny.
Some authors say that on the day
this star thus rises in the morning the
sea boils, wine turns sour, dogs be-
gin to grow mad, the bile increases
and irritates, all animals become Ian
guild, and burning fevers with fren-
zies rage among men. All this was
ascribed to the dog star, and about
twenty days, both before and after
the stars rising in this manner, were
called canicular or dog days. A
brown dog was, in consistence with
this opinion, sacrificed to Sirius year
ly to appease his rage. But the idea
that the stars rising thus was the
cause of the hot weather and the dis
eases of the season could not prevail
very long for the star not only varies
in its heliacal rising in any one year,
as the latitude varies, but on account
of the procession of the equinoxes, it
is later and later every year in all
latltudes, so that, in the progress of
time the star might, by similar rule,
be charged with producing frost and
snow, instead of scorching heats and
burning fevers. The dog days, in
our almanacs, are now put earlier
(more than a month) than they would
do if they were still regulated by the
rising of Sirius before the sun and
thus they are made to correspond
with the hot weather, as they did
formerly.
In our almanacs the dog days are
made to begin on the Sd of July,
twelve days after the summer sol
stice, ending ON the 18th of August,
ffty-one days after the summer sol