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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-18

heart, and decided that, no matter Tor bel
Ignorance of our ways, nor for her dis
figurement, she would take this girl.
whose short and simple story had been so
| full Of pathos, and Iionora left Castle
Garden to 20 with Mrs Elton, ~ general
servant, to her little home In Harlem.
10 say thnt Honora was happy would
scarcely he true, with her heart full OF
sad memories; but here she was kindly
treated, well paid, and the children idol
tied her, so that she was at least mt peace.
for, after the first year, her poor blind
mother, whose way she had made com
Portable, had opened her eyes to perfect
day.
Honora did not grieve for her, but re-
toiced that she had gone TO that better
land that she saw 30 clearly with her
trusting eyes OF faith in God, but II left
an added shadow on her heart
Years passed On--six OF them--and
stlll Honora was the inmate OF this little
home, trusted and loved and respectetb
aud even great beauties OF historical fame
had never had so many battles fought for
their beautys sake rs were fought for
hers by Mrs. Elton's sturdy Johnny,
whose playmates had dared to ridicnle
his dear IIonora's appearance.
Honora loved these children as IL they
were her own, and perhaps even better.
She worked for them with patient In
dustry that never tagged, and nights and
afternoons when other girls took their
rest, IIonora's busy fingers were knitting
stockings or warm petticoats or muiliers
for cold days, and when her mistress
would demonstrate she would say;
''Arrah, now, they're my childera as well
as yours, and I've n right to work for
them if so pleascs me, "
No sick nurse was ever let into that cot
tagc. In all the childron's ailments and all
other sickness, ilonora took her place by
the side Of the sufferer, and her very
touch seemed TO bring healing. They could
! not do without her, and she could not do
without them, and they were at peace
with the world and each other, and no
outside influence had ever disturbed that
peace until one afternoon, when Mr..
Dooly, the yonng man who sold them eggs
and butter, stepped into the clean, inviting
kitchen and sat down for few moments,
and finally informed HOnOra that he was
o member OF club-the Independent
Order OF Ancient Hibernians, and that
there was to DO ball the next week and
he would feel greatly hOnored II Miss Mo
rlarty would accept his escort, and that 1t
was to be Of Thursday afternoon, and II
she would he would call for her, etc.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-18
,ud,ana,. soldiers Monument.

The monument which Indiana is 60 rear 70
her soldiers and sailors is to cost $3.50, 900,
and designs have been sent by leading archi-
tects in this country and Europe. The cost
will I've greater by 100000 than that OF the
famous German National monument at Me
derwald and will exceed that Of any monu-
ment in this country except the Washington
monolith Chicago Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-18

Dinner parties, balls and receptions are
going out of fashion in Paris and fashions
tile people are, instead, making the theatre
and the opera the usual meeting place tor So
cial intercour>s. 1t is said that the fashion,
ables now consider one or two soirces year
enough, and ON other occasions treat their
guests 10 tea instead OF champagne and rars
yiands, New York Sun
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-18

out TO mark It's progress, and when st.
Valentines day approached II was all done
and waiting for its occupants. Then
came day when Mrs. Elton called
Honor, and together they went to the cot
tage, and ~ Honor opened the door she
gave cry of surprise, for II WAS fur.
nished neatly and PRETTY from one end
TO the other and. above all. the kitchen
had An array of shining tin and copper
thar delighted the heart Of Honor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-18

St. Valentine met a sad death, being
first beaten with clubs and then beheaded
The greater portion of his remains are
preserved in the Church of st. Praxedes
at Rome.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-18
Whispering. Of st. VALENTINO

Shall compare thee TO n summers day!
Thou art more lovely and more temperate;
Rough winds do shake the darling buds Of May.
And summers lease hath all too short date.
shakespeare.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-18

"Ah, we'll. 80 will. you perverse little cupid,
I'll look ont 40 slyy cre the first sunbeams shine,
but listen lyon rogue you, " its another
Who stands In the place of TINT lover OF mine.
Why. give you fair warning, you frolicsoms
creature,
In solitude over I'll leave him TO pine.
III Just peep little. and II Its not Rnpsrt.
Why then won't look ct your old voleotine."
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-18
Board and Feed Stable.

have released the Barn the rear OF hite notf.
and am running the Barn In front OF Whites ho,ci
(known the Ball yarul. and have 2ooo wat s'sDes
take horses by the day week. and guarxhtee ss
faction ANY one that has horses to board would 90
well 10 call and me. Strangers coming 70 VtAws
will find the best Of accommodations and care tAAen OF
their stock Teams can be gotten from the barn s any
hour of day or night. Mr.. Brown would IKE W nAve
give Them safisfarton X. X. BROWN,
decio-tf Proprietor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-18
50 IT IS.

Ms guide to b. merry and wise,
IT, guide TO I've honest and true.
And afore you're OF vi tho auid I'VE
itH best TO be on wi the new.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15
Another Advantage Over Jute
Baggiag.
Times Democrat)

Times Democrat)
In mentioning tire superiority OF
the new cotton substitute for jute
bagging the other day, the Times
Democrat overlooked one important
point. We noted, for instance. that
it was as strong and as elastic as jute
that it afforded the cotton all the VEN
tllation it needed. and finally that it
protected it much better from the
dirt and from water. It is now
shown that it is in addition much
less colnbustible than jute, and that
in the manufacture of the cloth, wet
by cheap and inexpensive process
it's combustibility can be reduced
many per cent below that OF the pres
ent covering.
Every one who knows anything
about Gotten, knows how important
this is, ana how mater tally it would
improve the value of the staple if it
could be afforded better protection
against fire, snd the insurance on 1t
thus reduced.
The losses from cotton fres each
year are immense, and last season in
particular they materially reduced
the production. The English papers
are constantly e1claiming against the
frequency Of fires on ships laden
with American cotton, which they at.
tribute to the inferior packing, bail
ing and bagging. Last year, the
Times-Democrat pointed out, it was
one almost endless assault on this
country for the fires. which tho En-
glish press insisted were due to our
system. since fires did not occur in
the cotton ships from Bombay
If, then, we can. in this way, re-
duce the danger from fire, it will pla-
cate the British dealers in cotton, the
manufacturers and undcryriters; End
We will find in Great Britain, the
greatest cotton consumer in the world
an earnest supporter in the move
ment to get rid Of jute and substi-
tuts cotton cloth for it not tsmporari.
ly but permanently.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15
REGISTRATION NOTICE,

| hereby give notice that in accordanc.
with Section 80, Of Act No. 1913, of 1880 ant
Section 2, Of Act No. lOl, Of Acts of 1882,
will open the books for Registration in III,
Parish Of Richland, at the court house in thu
town of Rayville on Monday Oct 9Th 1888
and will remain there until Saturday Oct
18th 1888, and will then visit the following
Precincts on the days and dates herein men
toned, viz:
Goshen precinct. Monday, October / 5th
ore day.
Delhi. precinct. Tuesday, October 10Th, one
day.
Girard precinct, Wednesday. October 18th,
one day.
Alto precinct, Thursday, October 18th, one
day.
Redmouth precinct. Friday, October 10Th,
one day.
Thomson precinct, Saturday October Goth,
one day.
Holdiness precinct, Monday. October 22d,
one day.
When will return to Rayvills La, and
remain there during the balance of tho month
OF October when this Registration closes. !
notify all persons who are eligible, and wish
to vote at fife November election to meet me
promptly at tho above places
GEORGE C. PURvIs,
Tax Assessor and Ex- OfIicio Registrar
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15

The question now occupying the
mind is the bagging trust,or in other
words the great bagging combina-
ton. The poor farmer has a hard
time of it. First dry weather, then
too much rain, dread of worms and
to wind him entirely up, comes the
corner on hageing. We live in an
age If speculation. An age of gigan-
tic strides. An age of booming where
the steady-easy-going farmer stands u
poor show. A thousand plans sug-
gssted TO- overcome this bagging
monopoly, but as yet we see only one
Reasonable plan and that is to get
from the Lane Mills of New Orleans,
the cloth they propose to make out
Of inferior cotton as q substitute for
bagging. It las been tested and
proven a success. The question is rs
to whether the Lane Mills can sup
ply the demand, or whether all the
mills combined can 10 SO.
The following written opinions by
experts, who witnessed the expert
ments, and which appeared in the
Times Democrat of a recent date, will
give to those especially interested in
such matters reliable data upon
which to found opinions regarding
the newly invented fabric:
New ORLEANS Sept S, 1888.
his i. to certify tina, we nave this day put
up one bale Of cotton with cotton cloth made
by the Lane Mills. We can recommend this
cloth for the purpose. II will stand all the
rough usage to which cotton is usually subject.
ed G. KAHN,
Crescent Cotton Picksry.
Auested by John Charles, foreman.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 5, 1888.
We hereby certify that 4 bale of cotton
weighing asa pounds, put up in tho Lane
Mill with cotton cloth, was this day compress
ed in our press under pressure OF l20 pound
of steam, and reduced to eight inches without
any injury TO the cloth.
SMITH 4 GOLDSMITH,
Propristors Commercial Cotton Press.
Witness: VIM. J. Goldsmith, Freshman.
New ORLEANS, Sept. S, 1883.
hereby certify to having weighed for tho
Lane Cotton Mill, in their new cotton bagging
or cloth, bale of cotton compressed and
weighing asa pounds. Tho bale was SUBJ
jec,ed to the usual handling without any per-
ceptible injury to the cloth.
VIM. B. BEAR,
Yard Clerk Commercial Press
have this day handled IN the Commercial
Cotton Press bale Of cotton covered with the
Lane Mill cotton cloth, and in handling the
bale with cotton hook found the bale to
stand handling with comparatively little in
jury to the bagging. rolled, headed and
re-headed tho bale.
NICK CHERIs, Cotton Roller.
The bagging is made of low grade cotton,
and Mr. Odenheimer says it can DO manufac.
tured at a cost which will enable il to COM
pete with jute bagging, oven if the I'::er was
reduced to its old price. /
The Lane Mills have facilities for mannfac>
toring hn 700 yards of new basging per
week, and it will be placed on the market rs
fast as il can be turned out. Any cotton mill
can turn out the cloth and it 10 probable there
will be enough Of it on the market in . short
line to cover the crop.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15

A. N. Childrsss, President Of the
Police Jury informs US that q party
proposes to make the Recorder
Office fire and burglsr proof. This
would be an excellent plan. To pur-
chase q safe or fix the vault would
entail an extra trouble upon the
officer in charge. II is much better
TO make one or both rooms fire proof.
than any safe or FIX the vault. We do
not know the cost but it would pay
the parish to make tho present rooms
FIRE proof.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15

We learn that the storms of this
week were not nearly so severe IN
the neighborhood Of Trinity and
Troyville. in Catahoula parish, La,
as they were about Matches, and the
crops suffered but little damage. The
rainfall was only three inches, as
against over seven and a half here.
Ouachita, Tensas and Little rivers
are on big boom, however and there
are prospects they will have good
navigation in those streams and Black
river TIN oughout the cotton season.
The crops in that section are looking
finely, and large yield is anticipa.
Democrat.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15

That quarrel going on between the
Bosfa Of Health OF New Orleans and
Vicksburg only works hard on the
traveller. It is due the travelling
public for New Orleans 10 furnish the
; necessazy certificate. Il Is not thu
Hoard Of health Of Mississippi that
suffers but those who desire to come
from New Orleans to Vicksburp.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15

One Of the strongest arguments
that can be urged IN using the course
cotton cloth Manufactured at the
Lane mills is that in the manufacture
of this cloth We use 100 900 bales Of
cotton which will increase the de-
mand for Gotten and thus enable us
50 market that quantity of cotton,
end that which some time back
seemed to b the downfall of the
-p,antsr may yet prove to be . bless
:1nG in disgsiss.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15
OFFICIAL D/REC/ORY
STATE OFFICERS.

STATE OFFICERS.
governor: Francis I. Nichols, of Orleans
Lieut.. Gov. james Jeffries. Of Rspides.
Sec. OF State: Leonard F. Mason.
Aud Pub Acc'ts q. B. Steele oil Union.
State Treasurer: VIM. H. Pipes, East Fell
ciana.
Any Cen. Walter H. Rogers, Of Orleans.
Supt. of Pub. Ed. JOSEPH A. Breaux, Of Iberia
UNITED STATES SENATORS.
1T Gibson of Orleans. J.BEus,is OF Orleans
JUDGES OF THE SUPREME Court.
.Cheif Justice Edw Bemudex, Of Orleans
Associate " f. p. Poche, OF 81 James.
C.E. Fenner of Orleans
SD. McEnery, Of Ouachita.
d. B. Watkins Red River.
E1RcU1r CT. OF APPEALS 2ND CT.
A. A. Gunby, Of Ouschita,
Z. c. Montgomery. of Madison.
TERM OF I'D CIRCUIT COURT
RIcHLAND PARISH.
Sd Monday in January; Sd Monday in June
CONGRESSMAN 5th District.
c. Newton Of Morehouse.
DIsrRIcr JUDGE 18th Jud District.
RIP. Williams Of Richland.
P. H. Tofe. Dist ATTY
For the information of the public we pubs
fsh the times of holding Court il R'chland
parish of the 9th District Court:
CIVIL TERMS COMMENCING,
Is, Monday in April; Sd Monday in Nov'ber
Jury TERMS COMMENCING,
p, Monday IN Feb'y; Is, Monday ir SEPT.
PARISH OFFICES.
Clerk of Court G. B. Brumby.
Shelf Lem Scott. Assessor Geo. c. Purvis.
Printer, Wiiey P. Mangham.
Parish Treasurer, J. W. Simms.
G. W. Wright, Returning Ofkcer.
POLICE jurors.
President, A. N. Childress. Members r.. A.
Wynn, S. Stein, j. B. Hardy, J. 7. Ellington,
R. r. Justice, c. M. Noble.
Clerk of the Police Jury, Jno. F. Loveless.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15

Our efficient member in Congress,
G. Newton, has introduced a bill in
Congress against trusts. Mr.. New
ton says that trusts are illegal, and
he thinks the government has power
under tho constitution to punish per-
sons connected with them. He says
he will make every effort for an early
consideration of his bill and hopes to
secure its passage.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15
TO THE PEOPLE OF RICHL.aED
Rayville, La, April eth, 1888.

Hayviile, La, April eth, 1888.
The undersigned have been appointed b,
the North Louisiana immigration Association
as agents &c. on lands in Richland parish
with view Of getting actual settlers to com.
and buy homes in our parish. 1t is proper ,c
state in this connection that one of the OBJ.
jec,s in view is to get options on bodies OF
land, from GAO to 5000 acres. Sufficien,
quantity for settlement. The people who
desire to emigrate from the north. ives, desire
to come IN numbers sufficient to form neixh>
borhoods, have their own churches, school
houses, &c. Let the nsishbo,s put their
head, together and see if they can offer these
lands in quantities as indicated.
Address either Of the undersigned a, Ray
vile, La.
A. B. COOPER,
WILEY p. MANCHAM.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15
NOTICE.

The State Of Louisiana, Parish of Richland.
9th District Court.
Succession of. H. Nelson, deceased
Whereas, Mrs. Julia E. Nelson has filed in
the Office Of the Clerk of the Di,tric, Cour, in
and for said Parish Of Richland, her applics.
ton T. be appointed administrative of success.
ion J. H. Netson,
Now, Therefore. unless opposition be made
thereto within ten days from the date hereof
the said application will be granted upon
complying with tho requirements OF law.
JNO. +. LOVELESS, Deputy Clerk
Rayvile, La, Sept llth 1888
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Francis Smith, Caldwell & Co.,
VS..
H. D. Carpenter, ct al
Seizure and Sale No 1923.
In 9th Dist Court-Parish of Rich
land, State of Louisiana.
BY virtue Of the above described writ O
seizure and sale 10 mo directed. will offel
for sale at. tho East door OF the Court House
in RayvllIe, La, on
Saturday, October 9th, 1883,
to the highest bidder the following described
property viz: All Of the north fractional hall
Of Section 10 west Of Bayou Macon. All
Section Except that part Of South west q,
lying Il E Of Stagg Bayou and Is acre. in
w Or OF N + Or section sold to Scar
borough) and N + Or and South west or Sec
and west half Of South East qr and South hall
of North west Or and North Eas, or of North
west Or Sec and North East Or sec. and all
South East qr Sec S East of Overflow Bayou.
Lot sec 3, being a.! of said section South and
west Of Bayou Macon; all that part of section
Is bounded cas-, by Bayou Macon, south by
George Watt place, west by estate of Jas
AAoby ohu W VoC. w Etsdut, all III |.
Is 10 East also South East Or section 80,
L. 10 Range 10 East containing 1897 97-lOO
acres known as tho Lyon place, together with
all the Improvements.
Also North half of North ives. or and North
half of South East Or Of N w Or and South
west or of North west or and North west or
OF North East Or and North East ar of South
west qr and North west Or of South East Or
and North half of South west or of South Eas,
Or Section 8 T II N 70 East, containing
$50 acres known as the Carpenter place to-
gethcr with all the Improvements. All situa-
ted in the parish Of Richland.
Terms of sale-Cash without the benefit OF
LEN SCOTT.
Sheriff.
Sheriff, Office, Rayville, La.,l
Sept LIST, 1883, (6s6t2ld
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15

The party who relieved Us of our
city papers Of the 10th should have
been kind enough to leave one. To
walk into an Office snd deliberately
take out all the exchanges seems
cheeky but il has been done several
times with ua
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15

| The question Of paying a reprssen-
tativs of . monthly paper to write up
q parish seems to us a novel idea.
Better pay their home papers. All
the country papers throughout the
State, without an exception have
done noble work for immigration yet
their efforts do not seem to bs apprs-
ciated, and some of our sister par
ishes have paid out large sums of
money to other journals while they
have done nothing for their own par
ish papers This question came up
in the immigration Convention at
Shreveport and the convention very
properly sit down upon the matter
of discriminating between papers.
That home paper is The very best
medium to advertise the parish in
which it il printed there is no doubt.
yet If q representative of Bono
monthly comes along with slssk
tongue they are paid for writing up
a parish" the writing up" il just in
proposition to the sum paid. II a|
big price, big send off etc.
That judicious advertising pays
there is not . doubt, but a. Col,
Norman said, the very best mode il
through the local prsss,ss the editors
in different parishes are, as q rule.
posted in regard to the wmts Of that
section. Other reasons can be adj
duced. To get the people interested
in anything it must be of local ma.
ture. In Acadia parish they get up
maps, and in addition they write up
their parish in the local papera
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15

The recent storm on the lower
coast OF this State was equal to that
on tho Texas coast few years ago.
Many persons were drowned and
large fields destroyed by the salt
water.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15
Louisiana State Fair

and Shnvepor Exposition third annual fair,
takes place at Shreveport, La, November 5,i
to 10th inclusive. $4,000 in premiums and
purses will be awarded. Liberal premiums fol
parish exhibits. The only fully equipped
fair grounds in tile State. Interesting p,o,
g'ammes each day. Some of the finest race
horses in the United States have already been
entered. For premium lists and general in.
formation address.
M. L. SCOvELL, Secretary,
jly4>5m. Shreveport La
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15
After Three Years,

W. f. Walton. of Springfield, Tenn, says
II have been suffering with Neuralgia in m,
face and head off and on for three years.
purchased box of DR.. Tanners Infallible
Neuralgia Cure and took eight Of the pills.
have not felt any symptoms of Neuralgis
since. 1t gives mo pleasure to recommend
it," Sold by all druggists. Jnn2,lm.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15

Col. d. R. Lott has our sympathy
in the loss of his daughter. The Col.
has had many sad bereavements in
tho past few years, but he is consoled
by the thought that Miss Willie died
in the triumph of q living faith.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15
Did You EVER

W. H. Revels. M. D., of Baltimore, Md.
says: 81 have been in the practice of medic
cine for over eighteen years, but never have
] seen the equal of Hodges Sarsaparillat /,
has worked miracles here IN curing Rheuma.
tsm aud Scrofula, Have almost come to the
conclusion that cannot practice wiibou, it,
Sold by all druggists. jun2>1m.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15

Most of our exchanges have dssig-
mated Monroe as the place for meet
ing OF tho contemplated Immigra-
ton convention. This point suits us
very well.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15
A. B. COOPER,
WILEY p. MANGHAM.
Women, Delays are Dsnoerou, I

Madame Revere's Female Pills for women
mever jdifs to always give speedy and certain
relief Satisfaction guaranteed or money re-
turned. Sent by mail, securely sealed, in
PLAIN wrapper, for One D2iiar: three bo.es
ionrcents in postage stamps. Address
MRS. +. REVERE, box 2s3, Jersey City, n. J.
lan2I-ly-3p
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-09-15

Mr.. Wade, of Farmsrsville, was
killed in that town on Saturday, by
being thrown from buggy to which
q runaway mule was attached.