davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-07
RESPECTFULLY DECLINED.

1t is stated that Duclere, president of the
council, yesterday communicated 10 the
Cabinet that his reply 10 highlands proposals
TO France in regard to Egypt was a refusal.
that the acceptance of the presidency of
the Debt Commission would make necessary
maintenance of an impartialiiy which would
debar France from defending her interests,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-07
1000 Tons Rags, iron and Bones

DY SAM GABAY, AGENT. DEALER IN SEC
d ond-hand Goods, Ill, 41S aud as SHELBY
STREET. Als0 buys and sells everything from
Needle TO q Steamboat. He invites everybody to
visit IS Free Public Library. Ali kinds Of Ms.
chinery bought and sold. -
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-06-07
the PRAISE OF GOOD DOCTORS.

The best ~ all the pill-box crew
Since ever tim. began,
Arr III" doctors hn hay. most IN do
With tue health Of hearty man.
And SO count them mp again
Aud praise them as can;
There br. Diet,
Aud DR.. Quiet,
Aud Dr. Mtrryman.
There's pr. Diet, h- tries nv tongue.
.! khoN Yea we'll" says he;
Your stomach it. poor aud your liver is
sprung,
We must make your food agree
Aud pr. Quiet he Feels my wrist,
"ad he grAy-ly shakes his head,
Now, nov, dear sir, / mu-t insist
HAT you 80 at ten 10 bed
But Dir. Mrrryman for m.
or all the pil-box crew;
F"r he smiles aud says, H. he fobs his fec:
Laugh ON, whatever you do
So now eat what ought TO eat,
And az ten Z" TO bed.
And laugh IL the face of cold or heat;
For thus have the doctors said!
And so l connt them MP agniu,
And praise than as | can;
There's DIR. Diet,
And nr. Quiet,
And DIR. Mrrr, man!
Is. W. Snttcld, i'll n. Y. Independent.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-06-07
a very pleasant bon cirant Very
sincerely yonrs,
EPHRIAM BATES,
Moulder of Public Sentiment.
Advice to Bismarck.

|
a herman living in England, III
reply 10 a notice to present himself
az a certain place IN Prussia for mil.
Harry service nnder the transcription,
mas "'"resse" The following letter
ia Pilnce Bis narck: my Dear
biS'narrS--i i"rI hlgh'y battered ny
Your KIND Northumberland to mo
~ my native town, to join the Ger.
man army, bnf am afraid l shall not
I've able to accept II, for am now in
England engaged IN the more use
inl work (as | consider it. of ex-
pounding mental science aud teach
ing people now TO make the best
Use o' thrir faculties. For The same
reason scarcely feei myself ut I'D
rrtS 10 accept even the hospitality
OF SIX mouths board aud lodging at
the expense oi the state, which you
c"h''"era'''S ohrr m an Incentive.
! huch prefer masking III the sun.
Sh'''e Oh Engh'h liberty to, beng
forced desl"'lrai'y INTO military ser
'''''e III my own country. i nave
altogether given up hgh'ing since l
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-06-07
Common Sense.

Common sense sis symetry of
mind, of charactcr,'and of purpose
IN the individual combined. 1t rep
rcsents man in completeness, har.
mony, and equipoise. 1t clothes
him with dignity, invests him with
power, and stamps him with supe.
rlority. IT is not genius, for that lie
often erra'ic; nor cunning In its sin.
uOns course; not tact, with it's de-.
cline into trickery. Common sense
- the embodiment Of true man.
hood. IL conftrs a patent Of royal.
~, though birth be plebian, and px-
ATS men from their lowest spheres
to the highest stations. Not by sud
den freaks of fortune or advent.
'lous circumstance are they thus
dignlhrd; but step by step, thronh
obstacles and hiudrance, they over.
come 10y force of character aud the
proper force Of will power. Com.
mon sense is a tremendous force in
this world. Its power is felt and
acknowledged through all the rami-
fcations If government, society,
business. finance and commerce.
In tact, il in the history as we'll 40
the true philosophy OF the ages. IL
in the salt which mas received hu-
'nani'y from harbsrism, and the
moving power which has propelled
the race onward in it's march of
progress and civilization.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-06-07
Always remember no one can do

Always remember no one can de-
base you but Yourself. Slander,
satire, falsehood, injustice, 'these
can never rob you of your man
hood. Men may lie about you,
they may denounce You, may cher.
ish suspicious manifold; they may
make your failings the target Of
their Wit or cruelty, never be alarm
ed, never swerve an inch from the
line your judgment aud conscience
have marked ont for you. Thsy
cannot by all their e1orts take
away Your knowledge Of yourself,
the purity Of yonr character ~
the generosity Of yoar naessa.
While these arc LEFT, 20 eDoyis
point of fsgt upharoedsissfsG sss -
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-06-07
F. NJ. FREEM MAN,

(Sonth-west corner Of Public Square,)
HOMER. la,
DEALER in Fancy and Family Groceries
~ Tobacco. Cigars, Provisions. Boots,
Shoes. Hats. Clothing. Dry Goods. Notions,
and n full supply of everything kept in n
general store. The custom Of the pu6lieis
respectfully solicited
Terms aud prices liberal.
April IA, lSSe. ny
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-06-07
Tsrms Of Subscription:
Terms of Advertising:

one s1nare, of one inch in space or less.
Az ,i,.errion, Il 80; each ad,litionahusc
non, 80 cents.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-06-07

Hugging sorrow il not the way
to lessen il, though like the nettle,
trouble stings less when it's firmly
grasped aud not feared. Frequent
disappoiutments teach MS to mis-.
trust our own inclinations and
shrink even from VOWS our hearts
may prompt.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-06-07

sh~fsI
by rsiIl
" $3.50
'aper,.n,.|
INNS, NJ
'Osysi1
\
n ~.
- Il
n. eh9
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-06-07
An Estimate of Ralph Waldo Emer-
son as Poet and Philosopher.

| WV ~ - WV oho u OOpuOs.
The great thinkers Of the world
are rapidly passing away. The re
mains of Darsin have hardly been
deposited in Westminster ABBY
and England has not ceased to
mourn her abIcst representative in
science, before the death of our owl
/ proiouudest thinker is aunoanred.
In an address in 1888 Emerson
first gave expression 10 these ideas
of trau>cendcntalism that made him
50 famous aud formed school OF
enthusiastic followers. The system,
soon found an organ in the Dial, a
quarterly, in which he expressed his
views, assisted hy Margaret Fuller,
Alcott, Claiming, Ripley, TheHlolr
Parker, and others. 1t was publish.
cd four years, and during the last
two years of the time Mr.. Emerson
was its editor. In 1911 and in iSti
two volumes of his Essays" were
published. III 1916 his first volume
of poems was issued. In lS47 he
visited England aud delivered a
series of lectures, which were very
successful, and a part OF this sue
cess was unqucstionably due to the
fact that he was the one Who clear
~ recognized the great genius of
Carly lc, either in England or in this
country.
Commencing with lSG0, Emerson
made frequent contributions to the
Atlantic Monthly, especially of
poems, one OF which, "BIahma" calf
the red slayer etc.), WAS an enigma
To all readers until the key to it
was given. Az prose writer En-.
.rSon WAS especially characterized
by his acute SENSE Of beauty. joined
Ia an equally acute sense of truth.
His broad, sweeping intellect EN-.
hraced the realm of the ideal AZ well
rs that of the real, even to the plain.
est and homrliest details of every.
day life. He not only scared beyond
most of his contemporaries In the
range of his thOught-so far beyond,
indeed, that he was many times
mysticai-but he stated facts more
practically than any Of them.
He was not iogician in any
sense nor did he nse the processes
of reason in philosophical manner
His bent OF mind was intuitive. lie
saw what others reasoned up to-
and hp stated what lie saw, leaving
%, hers to climb up in o slower man
nrr, and, as he never gave any steps
or connections in his enunciaiions
OF truths, his style is singnlarly ter%
and epigrammatic. His books IVA,
he called collections Of aphorisms
sOmetir es stated with bare cmpha
sis, but ioore frequently clothed
with the rich vesture of his immagi
nation. At such times, however
his sense Of beauty does not allow
him to multiply words or dwell apoT
the ideal. His sense of beauty dom
mated everything he wrote, bu
even the beautiful was only an
nounced, not elaborated. Its prin
cipal Office WAS TO eliminate from
his mind everything that was nm
healthy or monstrous. In this re
spect he Was in a cerain sense al
aesthetic, not in the manner, of tb'
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-06-07

Professional aud business cards, of ten
,ines or less in length, So per auuum; for
ak months. $40; for three months. 81
ga.inrs> advertisements Of greater length
oil b. inserted AZ above rates.
Legal advertisements will he charged nj
i.r,l rates. where fixed 10y law; bthrrw
81 special rates a. published above.
~ special notices 30 cents per line.
F1orrai nor ices If less than ten lines.
All nlrrla.- and rclisie',is notices inserted
gratis.
I,h.wark ere-nted in the neatest style.
AMI at reasonable prices.
An,uSt -. l-77.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29
w. w. FARMER,

COCNSELOR IN LAW AND EQUITY,
" Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Chan
rery, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LouisiaE a T.,
Has resumed his profession as Counselor, To
which he will devote crreful attention; and
will invariably require payment Tor hi. ndrice.
Has also resumed his profession as Attorney
and Solicitor and will practice in the United
States District, Circui, and Supreme Courts,
and in the State District, Circuit and Supreme
Courts in all classes of cases, law, equity,
probate, criminal and bankruptcy. "a new
Cdnkrapf iaw will he adopted in lSs2.) Will
make the maintenance of valid and the annul
ment OF illegal tax titles specially. Will
devote his personal attention to his cases and
all his time to his profession, as his sole
business, 70 the exclusion Of all other occnpa.
tons and canno, be engaged or retained IN
any case without fee.
b6rOhce at his residence.
Sept "a, lSSl.-ly.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29

our purpose only being to put our
readers to thinking on the subject, in
order that they may be prepared for
the 6na, conflict when it does come,
as come it must that they may con.
slider the matter well before acting so
that they may act advisedly, after
mature reflection, according to their
convictions of patriotic duty. when
ever the time comes for the alignment
of parties on this issue as the distinct
anil leading principles of the respec-
tive parties. God grant that it may
not have to be decided by another
conflict of arms.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29
National Aid to Education.

We feel it to be our duty to not only
express our appreciation of the patri-
otic efforts of Senator Blair, Of New
Hampshire, to secure aid from the
United States Government in the edu.
cation of the .lildren Of the country,
but to do what we can to impress upon
the minds Of our people the Importance
of the measure and enlist their active
interest in its support.
The last census reports exhibit a
state Of iliterscy among the voting
population of this country that is in-
deed appalling, when we take into
consideration the fact that the safety
and perpe,uity OF our Government are
dependent upon the intelligence and
virtue Of the masses. Taking it for
granted that all admit this fact, we
will not consume time and space in
an argument to establish it, but sim.
ply state the reason why we should
rejoice at the prospect e securing this
assistance and exert what influence
we have towards its accomplishment.
We all know that. 10 our present
condition. it is impossible for the State
Government of Louisiana to provide
for the education of the children with
in our borders without assistance from
some other source than the revenue
collected for school purposes that, in
fact, it never has done so, aud perhaps
never will until we advance to o much
greater degree Of prosperity and the
people pay q larger tax for the support
of scboo!s. Then we should exert
our influence in favor Of the measure.
To this end printed petition is in
circulation in New Orleans for sigma
lures, and copies may be sent to this
parish. II there are any sent we hope
that every man who has the opportu-
nifty Of doing SO will sign the petition.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29

The endorsement of the indepen-
dent movement by the Executive
Committee of the National Republi.
can party. by advising republicans oI
Louisiana to unite with the organiza.
tion, should arouse the suspicion Of
Louisiana democrats at least suiIic
iently to make them very cautious
about giving in their adhesion to an
independent party.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29

Congressman who refuse to recog-
uize the clearly reserved constitutional
rights of states talk the loudest about
the lack of constitutional authority,
on the part Of the federal government,
to appropriate money for internal i'm.
provements, to assist the states in
developing their resources ard to pro-
tect the property of citizens from de-
vaststion by stream which belongs
exclusively to the federal government
aud furnishes transportation for and
drains portions of more than half the
states in the Union. Consistency is
indeed jewel, if rarity is the standard
by which to estimate its character and
value. if sought for in the actions and
declarations o. politicians. The pro-
lection from inundation asked for by
The people of the Mississippi Valley
is no; forbidden by the constitution,
10 matter what politicians may say
about it.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29

The larger portion Of the business
part Of Lake City, MIMI. was de-
stroycd by fire last Saturday morning
The most unmistakable evidence
that the people of this section of coun-
try regard the Improvement of the
Mississippi river and the rebuilding of
the levccs as great deal more impor.
tant than party success is found 10
the declaration of staunch democrats
that ,hoy will support President Ar.
thur if he is q candidate for reelection
in 1884.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29
A Terrible Cyclone.

A cyclone passed over southeastern
Mississippi last Sunday, spreading
devastation and death in ita track.
1t struck Monticello. the first capital
Of the state. destroying every house
10 the place except two private resi-.
deuces. and killing twelve or fifteen
persons and wounding nearly every
one 10 the town, many of them fatal
ly. Many of the buildings were sub
stantial brick buildings, including the
court house. The storm also did q
great deal Of damage in the neigh5or-
hood Of Crystal Springs. tearing up
the railroad track in one place.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29
Our Representative in Congress.

BY his earnest sOlicitude, anxiety
and active a1d persistent efforts in Sc.
curing relief for thcrn in the time Of
their terrible distress, Hon. }. Floyd
King has won the gratitude and war
NEST friendship of the people of the
RIPARIAN portion of the 9th congress
ional district, regardless of party
fealty or political opinions so that it
would be folly Cor any other man,
however popular be may be, to ut.
tempt to supplant him in the next con-
gress. He has sure thing of another
term; and we think be is justly enti.
tied to it.
We will not pretend to assert that
Gen. King has been prompted solly
and entirely by a spirit of disinterested
benevolence and generosity; but we
can safely say that he had as much of
that spirit as any other man in con-
gress, and that he perhaps felt deep
er sympathy for the overfowed people
in their suffering than any Of them.
lie is naturally large hearted. ,,r-
erous man-and we believe ii. no
know him will join US in this assertion
and he loves his constituency.
We have heretofore had very little
to say about Gen. Kings noble efforts
in behalf Of overilowed sufferers, in
order TO avoid the appearance of urg-
ing his claims for another term upon
the people in advance; but while on
this subject we must be excused for
calling the attention of the people to
another fact, which entities him to
their confidence and esteem and for
which they should feel proud OF their
Representative.
We all have some little idea of the
temptations TO which all classes of
officials, and especially congressman,
are exposed in Washington; bet ye
con scarcely imagine the amount of
moral courage, selfcontrol and honesty
Of purpose that are required to resist
all of them unless we had been ex.
posed to them ourselves and yet he
has passeA nearly through the flames
Of two terms without the smell of fire
upon bis garments. Not one breath
of scandal in connection with bis
name has reached our ears and this is
something remarkable. when we take
into consideration the state of affairs
that exist at Washington, the freedom
with which the characters of public
men are handled, the propensity Of peo-
pie to deal IN scandal and the rap;dity
with which such things travel about
the country.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29

It is said that Mrs. Chandler, wife
of the new Secretary of the Navy,
was once the sweetheart of j. Wilkes
Booth and Washington society IS
terribly excited over the probability Of
the Secretary of War being called
upon to escort the lady once loved by
the assassin of bis father to the din
ner table at some state din aer. But we
must say that We cannot see what
there is 10 this to excite society. The
lady is not responsible for the assas-
sinstion of Mr.. Lincoln.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29

In refusing to commute the sentence
of St. Louis murderer, the Governor
of Missouri says: II have not me
particle of sympathy for the murter.
ers of women, who. after the cowardIy
deed, shrink behind the towards plea
of.insanity and plead for mercy. They
should remember that the law was
not made for mercy but punishment,
aud, that having had no mercy toward
their victims. they have no right to
ask for such from the executors of the
law"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29

A notorious murderer, who was
hung in Arkansas last week. see ms to
have bad no thought but of revenge
to the last. saying to a Times Demo-
crat reporter that all the desire be had
was to be permitted to return US q
ghost to haunt and drive t. madness
and despair the principal witness
against him; if be could have this be
was willing to 90 20 hell.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29

The man Sindram, murderer of bis
landlady, who was hung in New York
on Friday of last week, spent q por-
ton of the previous night in playing
cards with fellow criminal; and true
to bis british instincts, rejected oil
spiritual advice to the last and died
as be bad lived-a hardened wretch.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29
Too Much Swearing.

The Marksville Review thinks tha,
entirely too much swearing is required
by the laws of our state and we
think its reasons are very correct.
Too much swearing naturally bcgets
reckless disregard of the sanct,,y of
an oath-a contemp, bred of familiar.
itv, as it were-and men take sol.
emn oath to the correctness Of allega-
tioDs made in legal forms of writs of
various kinds. just as mere form
without giving the matter q serious
thought. or asking themselves whether
all the allegations are strictly true
and thus their consciences are made
impercep,ibly elastic. and when called
upon The stand as witnesses or to the
jury box their consciences are pre-.
pared to entertain suggestions of CON-
promise from their personal feelings
and sympathies.
1t is useless for us to elaborate on
or even mention the various forms of
oath required by law, that might and
should be dispensed with as danger
cus TO the sanctity of oaths, for one
on y has to see them as they stand on
our statutes and appear in the blank
forms in the Offices to he convinced of
this fact. But one OF these forms Of
oath is continual menacins temp,a-
tion to perjury of the citizen, because
it is direct appeal to his cupidity
and natural aversion to bearing his
just share Of the burthens of govern.
ment-the oath required of the tax
payer in assessing his property.
Our legislators should investigate
this matter very carefully, and dis
pense with all oaths tha. can be dis
pensed with in the interest of morality
and justice il for no other reason.
Let US have less swearing aud great
er regard for honesty and truth.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29
ID ICHLAND HOUSE,
IkRs. ]. n. sTATHAM. Proprietress,
RAYvILLE, LOUISIANA.

=, The proprie,ress Of this house would re-
i,ec,fally inform her friends and the public
specneral, ,hs, she has removed TO tho corner
RcRe Renedeue and Julis streets (noyth east cor>
OF bsr oe court house squarc), where she is pre-
ner Cred TO receive regular boarlers aud enter
Wresh the travelling public comfortably aud
tain r;,a,,lv a, reasonsb,e mica The bouse
hosP'n been fitted up and furnished with view
has be,o,n,or,. AID the table will be supplied with
Ia conf hest the market affords. ian1,lSS2.
the hes
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29

The Richland Beacon talks to its
readers with the bark on" about the
absolute Importance of walking up
and paying for their papers. Tb,
Richlanders should not think of starv-
ing out their faithful Beacon
UOrehOuse Clarion.
We regret 10 say that that talk
with the bark on" did not add even
one poor nickel to our depleted excheq-
ucr.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29

"Oh, woman! whose form and whose soul
Are the spell and the lish, OF each path we
pursue;
Whether sunn'd in the tropics, Or chilled al,
the pole.
If woman be there, there is happiness too
Beautiful sentiments indeed for a married
man-but why do you refuse to bay Dr.
Dromgoole's ESaLIsH FEMALE BIrrERs for
your poor sickly vile, who has been ,npIoring
you to spend one dollar for them, Get rhem
a, once and cure her. spl22-2,
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29

Charles Robert Darwin, the we'll
known scientist and author is dead.
Guess be knows now whether human
beisgs evolve into something else
when they die.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29

The storms and other phases Of
weather, that have occurred thus far
this year, were pretty accurately pre-
dicted by G. r. Gather in the Western
Farmers Almanac, and also in his
paper, the Ashville Egis.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
7 w. WILLIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Delhi, La.

Practices in the courts Of franklin, Richland,
Madison and West Carroll Parishes and in
the Supreme Court at Monroe and New Or.
leans, La.
Agency for the Transaction of all business
connected with the purchase, sale and lease
Of real estate respectfully solicited.
Lists and description Of property for sale
and parish and sectional maps may lie seen
by calling at his office. Communications
promptly answered. jan2S, lSS2-ly.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1882-04-29

The relief given to ca,arrh Of TIE bladder
and general weakness OF those parts by the
soothing objects of Browns lrou Bi,,ers, is
simply wonderful. -