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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-02-11
Old Southern Homes.

A great many of the plantations in
different parts of thu south, which were
once we'll known for their size, the mag
ni6cence of the residences upon them,
the hospitality of their owners or on ac-
count of the prominence of the families
which possessed them, are now falling
into ruins. The reason Of this is, per
haps, that the land has been worked SC
long without being fertililed that it has
become poor, or it NAV be that those in
to whose possess or it has passed lack
the energy and skill which are required
to make it pay under the present system
of labor. One of these famous old places,
in Liberty County, in this State, was
lately sod to colOrel man for 81, 800,
only part of the purchase price being
required at once. 1t is known as Laurel
View. and is within two miles of the
historic town of Sunbury. 1t was the
home of the gifted John Elliott, and a
very beautiful h ,me it was. John Elliott
represented Geo gia in the United States
Senate from 1890 10 1925.
The plantation contains 2,s00 acres
1t was pircha ed during the war of
secession by linton stephens, brother
of Alexander II. Stephens, and was sold
to the present owner by his heirs.
The districl in which the plantation is
situated was noted, from the first settle
ment of the State until the emancipation
of the slaves, for the intelligence and
wealth OF its citizens. 1t is now, how.
ever, almo.t wholly abandoned t. the
colored people. Its great plantations
have been divided into small farms, and
the superb mansions. once the homes OF
men noted for wealth and culture, and
Of women famous fox beauty and refine
ment, are falling into decay, and are be.
ing replaced b. cabins and huts, whose
chimneys of sticks and mud tell more
plainly than words of the marvellous
change for the worse which has taken
place in the once rich and prosperous
district. Sdrannah Nens.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-02-11

These so-called magical mirrors hav.
for yeals baffied the discovery of tn,
cause of their rejecting objects III It az,
on the back side OF The mirror. They ar,
thin metal hand mirrors with raised
figures on the back of them, and one cas-,
of an alloy of about eighty parts cope,
and twenty tin, making very hard yet
elastic metal.
Mr.. Fred Ives, of Philadelphia. has
given .he matter much thought, and by
a few experime nts has established quite
conclusively the cause of the magic "
In grinding the mirror they are presuma-
bly, laid on fat plate and the grinding
pressure applied from the top.
The thin parts q the plate spring away
from the grinding pressure and the thick
parts Opposite the raised figures) are
ground more rapidly. The pressure re-
moved, the plate springs back and the
mirror is concave on the face where the
figures are.
The light reflected from this mirror
will show the figures which are on the
back, not from any magical mower, but
because of the concave surface PRODUCED
over the figures. II vas then the result
of accident rather than design, and
Japanese skill falls back another notch.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-02-11
New Mode Of Identifying Criminals.

Criminals throughout the city, says
the New York .M,H and Ex rss, may be
displeased to learn that the officers "
the Central Office are studying up new
system that promises to a'd the bluecOats
in detecting and identifying thieves OF
high and low decree. 1t is known as the
anthropometric sy-tem. The word comes
from two Greek words, and 1t means
having reference to the measurement of
hman beings. The police are now com
PEELED to trust ectrely to the ROgues
Gallery for means of identification. The
new system is intended as an addition to
the gallery. At Police Headquarters
there are half dozen photographs of
noted burglar now at liberty No two
of these pictufes are alike, and that fact
is made the basis of an assertion that it is
sometimes impossible to identify the
original of picture. The new system
consists in merely collecting carefslly
criminals bodies.
In future, when a dangerous suspect
is arrested, a registry will be taken Of
the width and length of his head, the
length of his left forearm, the length
and breadth of his left foot, the length
OF the little and middle fingers of both
hands, the length of his right ear, size of
his mouth, description of his nose and
eyes, the size q his chest while standing,
the length of his body while seated, the
length of his legs and entire body, the
size of his neck, the full stretch Of his
arms and the breadth of his back from
shoulder to shoulder Particular atten
tiOn will be paid to deformities. marks.
or scars. All the measurements viii be
taken with graduated rule J, caliper com
passes and one or two other Trustworthy
instruments. The record will be KEEP,
in a book, which will contain printed
dir ctions and formula for the ex
aminer.
The police think it great innoya
ton. They say these me .surements will
be found perfectly trustworthy, as a
mans figure and general profile rarely
cha ges after maturity. The innovation
is the property'of NJ. Pestii on, and was
first introduced at the Prison Con.
gress in Rome two years ago.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-02-11
Where Cork gmes From.

All the corkw<od of commerce comes
from the Spay/ peninsula, whore the
trees abound not only j" cultivated
forests, Vat also grow ~.ld on the
mountpins. The tree is ike the Am j.
can oak, with leaves Sill .ar to the oak
and acorns. 1t takes ten years for the
bark to become a proper thickness to he
manufactured into bottle shoppers. life
preservers md seine corks. When
stripped fro the tree it is TO be boiled
for two hours, cured in the sun for a
week and pressed into 0at pieces for
baling and shipping. The denuded
trunk, like hen robbed of her egg, does
not sulk and quit the business, bu,
throws out a fresh covering for a fresh
spoilation. One tree has been known te
yield half ton of corkwood. Ont
pound Of cork can be manufactured into
IA champagne corks. The baled corl
is sold to cork manufacturing ccateys. -
Paint, OIL and Drug Rerisw.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-02-11
Getting Horses Out o. Burning Stables

A New York man has made an inven
ton to save horses in case of fire. The in
vention can be worked either by electri-
city or by hand. At a certain tempera-
ture bell will ring, and the moment the
bell rings the doors will fly open, the
horses will be unhitched and two mall
streams of water will strike each h.. Sc in
the face. To escape the water the horses
will back out of the stalls, and once out
of there they have an opportunity Of
seeing way of escape through the open
doors.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-02-11
Who Is He..

How proudly does he wsjk the streets
And give to every onerGe meets
A supercilious staye;
No Sultan. Shah o." grand Mikado
Could PUT on sty'e with more bravado,
Or take a loft.er air.
I'll tell You why he looks 70 utter
He was judge Of cheese and butter
At our last county fair.
-Texos Siftjnas
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-02-11
THE STONE-CCTTER,

We hammer, hammer, hammer, on ard on,
Day out. day in, throughout the year
1r blazing heat and tosIpests drear,
Gods house We slowly heavenward rear
Well never see it done.
We hammer, hammer, hammer, might anc
main
The sun tormants the rain q ops prick,
Our eyes grow bind with dust 80 mick;
Our name in dust, 10, fadeth quick
No glorv and no gain,
We hammer hammer, hammer ever on.
o blessed God on Ecaven's chrome,
DosI thou take care Of Svely stone,
And leave the toIling poor alono,
Whom no one .soks upon.
Queen Of N'tVtmanid, in indenpcad,n.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-02-11
RAYVILLE, HIGHLAND PARISH a.. FEBRUAR

train pass he deliberately tore up the or
ders, trusting in his ability to shift the
blame upon me, in the first in,tan,e
but the second was too much. ~. d.
Holman, in 15yonaTt.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-02-11
THE MYSTERIES OF 4 DAY
NOTABLE EVENTS THOUGHT
WORTHY or A RECORD.
the Old Sea captain-The Toy Max
crs- Dnc Hundred and Fourteen
Years Old Bitten by Mad Dog
Old Spanish Coins. cts ;, etc.

OU Lay masti-
cate the cham
pagne cocktail
II chew the ap-
pie toJdv, # you
>will, saws an ey-
change, but the
o, ster should
ne mutliatcd as
little as possible
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-02-11
ar ~. .
0be Rieblana Beacon
u0naned Every Saturday Morning, ss
"AxV1LLE, LA.
BY
whey r. Mangham, Prop.
Terms OF Subscriptiou,

o.. GIoHmunications must reach this Office by
IN tS eioIe thursday mornings, if they appear
" tne nrst issue after they are received. and
lay noon. ''''-1 =" "oAo'0 IL
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-02-11
Table OF Advertising R.tes

Table OF Advertising Rates
recommended by the Louisiana Press Asso
clation for adoption by the publishers OF
country newspapers in this State, il ac-
cepting advertisements from advertising
=, Transient Ira advertising, one inch, one time,
h''o; each subsequent time, 75c
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17
A MATRIMONIAL SURPRISE.
Mr.. George NJ. Lenel and siias Lula O
Houck Quietly Married Last Evening.

Mr.. George NJ. Lenel and siias Lula O.
Houck Quietly Married Last Evening.
1t will be pronounced but Pleasant sur.
prise TO the many friends Of the contracting
parties to learn that Mr.. George NJ. LeffeI
and Miss Lula o. Houck, two popular
young society people of this city, were
married last Thursday evening. at the
residence Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. l.. Houck. No. $50 south Yellow
Springs street The ceremony was entirely
. private one and was not known in ad-
vance outside Of the two families. Only .
few relatives were present. DR.. W. C.
FaIconeI Of the First Presbyterian church
performed the ceremony at 7:3O O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs Leffel and the officiating min
lister then attended the Shipman reception
and not soul present knew Of the mar
riage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leffel left at IL O'Clock for
a six-week's extensive tour through the
south. Many good wishes accompany them.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17
ROBE RECOVERED.
a white Man Probably Guilty OF Theft
Bihmed Upon . Colored Man.

a white Man Probably Guilty OF Thief,
BiAmed Upon = Colored Man.
On last December 8, q fine wolf robe be
longing to DR.. Kilgore, was stolen from his
buggy at New Mooreheld. A colored man,
named Frank Hood, was arrested for The
theft, but on trial before Probate Judge
Miller failed to be convicted. and was dis,
charged. The police have been at work at
the case ever since. and Wednesday nigh,
the robe was recovered at the house of a
man named lch Gardner. living between
London and.SummerfOrd. Gardner is prob
ably an insocent party in the matter. as he
traded for the robe to certain white man.
for whom the police are now looking and
who Is undoubtedly the thief. He is .
white man highly connected and was at one
time wealthy farmer living near New
MOOrefield. The police are almost certain
to get him tonight. As last night he took
supper with John Powell, at the water
works punping-hOuse.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17
MANS COMMON LOT.
Death Of " m. Moore, seu., and Mrs. Susan
| Nee.

Death Of Wm. Moore. seu., and Mrs. Susan
Nee.
Vim. Moore, sen., died this morning.
February Il. at I:30 o'clock, at his resi-.
dence, Centerville. Ind. at the age Of 81
years, month and l3 days. The remains
will arrive tomorrow at 5 p. M. Notice Of
the funeral will be given tomorrow. The
deceased was father Of Ex- Chief Moore. IT,.
OF this city. who was present at his fathers
death-bed.
Died. on Thursday afternoon, at her res
idence near Newcomer chapel, north Of
London, OF paralysis, Mrs. Susan Nee.
widow OF John Nee. aged years. Funeral
services conducted by Rev. DIR. Burkett will
be held at her residence. on Sunday, at
i:3O. Friends are invited. Inserment at
Newcomer burial ground.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17

Low Ratea
To Tacoma and Seattle via the great l. b.
& W. route, February 81. Free sleepers.
free chair cars, only one change Of cars.
For full particulars write TO or call Oh c.
l.. Hilleary, ticket agent l. b. & w. rail
way, Springfield, Ohio. Air
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17

Clark county pays into the state common
school fund, SIS, 1885, The county re-
ceives back the following amounts: Coun-
tvs proportion of state common school
fund. S1l,43 25; interest on section 16.
school land sales, Sl,757.45: interest on
Virginia Military school fund. sl.Ill; total.
SIS. 5O6.70. Amount paid into state treas
ury for school purposes In excess of that
received, s2.4S22&. There has been paid
into the state treasury on the auditor Of
states drafts in anticipation OF taxes, Sa5,-
600, leaving balance Of only s7.4Sl.2l
now due the state
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO L0AN-e2.0O0 on frst mortgage
III security. Will loan - whole or In parts
EuQuire of W. 5. Newberfy. = east Main street.
MONEY TO L0AN-ln sums to suit. on first
II mortgage and good commercial paper.
Cali and see us. Ro0m No. l. LA6onda Bank
building. Seorge II. Coles L Son.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17

The fine double residence at the corner
Of Market and Patton streets, formerly Oc-
cupied by the DriscOl brothers. will be sold
tomorrow Saturday at 2 p. IN, at the
court house.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17

Go to California via the l. b. 4 W. route,
February 10Th.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17

Thousands Of Flowers
Must yield their sweet Odors to produce one
ounce Of Cashmere Bouquet Perfume.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17

The Ohio Southern railroad has built q
new freight station on Penn street, just
south Of High street and east Of the Cham
pion Malleable Iron works.
On and after February 18th all freight
will be received at and delivered from that
station, except freight in car loads, which
will be switched as heretofore.
ID. ii. ROCHE, G. A.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17
WANTED.
FOR RENT.

EOR RENT-A brick house containing II
+ rooms, with all modern conveniences. No.
l9S LAgondA avenue, corner Nelson street.
Enquire 1t the house. or of L. J. Eose. 3sts
COR RENT-Flat OF 5 rooms; all light. peas
ant rooms: second story Of 63 east Main
street. Enquire at a north Market street Syt'
TOR RENT-A farm OF S. acres two miles
y south Of city. Call on P. J. Cole. Y east
Washington street. SSb'
E0R RENT-Nicely furnished front room.
Il down stAirs. Suitable for either lady or
gentleman. References required. Call at No.
10 north Mechanic street. soft
EOR RENT-Ninety OF 10 acres Of the
+ Wheldon farm. Apply upon the promises.
90tseOd
NOR RENT-A large brick house OF u rooms.
+ laundry, ssAblS and good sized back yard
recently rem0deled and painted; has city
water and good ctstern. No. Sc b. Columbia
street, next to Monument SQuA,e. one square
from Main street. Apply To &. :. Stewart. at
the ]. d. Stewart Commission Company. Il
East Main street. Estf
NOR kENT-Nicely furnished front room
+ one square from Arcade. No. lsl south Mar
ket street. Young married man and wife
preferred. Firstrelass boarding house within
half . square. Enquire on the premises
Terms 32 per week ST
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17
The Young Ladies' Whist Club.

Miss Lulu Jefferies entertained the
Young Ladies' Whist club in very admira-
bic style yesterday afternoon at her resi-
dence on north Market street. A dainty
repast was served at the conclusion Of the
animated warfare OF cards. The young
ladies present were Misses Eva Carson,
Name Cummings, Matte Steele, Anna
Black. Alice Foley. Fannie Foley, Anna
Steele. DeIlO Grove. Emma Flynn, Anna
ID. Hall.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17
FEBRUARY SETTLEMENT.
Tho County Auditors statement ~ to
Finances and Debt.

County Auditor q. +. Serviss yesterday
afternoon completed the work Of filling out
the proper blanks for making the February
settlement with the state. This morning
the sett enent sheet was forwarded to the
state auditor, ,showing.the amount the county
treasurer will have to pay into the state
treasury for the various funds, and also
into the county treasury for county and
other local funds. The following gives the
net total collections for the yariOus fnnds.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17
FUR SALE

TOR SALE-Ciear store. well located; gro
I cery and dwelling. with one third Of an
acre OF Land. in outside village; q farm OF So
acres near Enon. splendid land well improved
cheap. and also l. acres timber land; . gro
cery in city. well located; . farm Of 100 acres
tgcad land in Illinois, 10 trade on city or
country property here. Enquire Of c. B. kis-
sell, Room 5. Commercial block. Limestone
street. ,St-.ms
kOh SALE-An established business, with .
good city property. Address, S. p, this ONCE
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-17

Guide-A very rich Eoglishman fell u
this point last year. Alpine TOurist-Weal.
il necessary. can afford II too.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-07

too plenty,-as plenty as captains on Mark
Twain's pleasure steamer, the Quaker City.
Throw stone in any direction, and II you
happen to miss a general you are sure to hit
a walking brass foundry yclept colonel.
King Solomon in all his glory was not ar
rayed like one of these. Seriously, the at
tempt, particularly of late, of our little state
to ape the manners and customs OF the
large, wealthy and populous common
wealths is to be deplored. A military title,
If acquired in actual service and fairly won
through merit and valor, is an honorable
one; but when it is indiscriminately
bestowed / becomes by-word and a re-
proach. 1t has come to that that those who
won their bars, their leaves, their eagles, or
their stars in the late rebellion do not care
to be called by the titles which are clearly
theirs. They prefer the plain civic title.
But when the military title is bestowed
upon some newly-graduated popnjay, how
he will swell and strut and "show off"
Harmless vanity, call you it? Possibly; but
it has its serious as well as its ludicrous
side. and it does positive injustice to our
real heroes by cheapening a once-honored
title Call haiti SIXTy-THREE.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-07
Points for the Lawmakers.

Seems to me-" said the doctor, as he
threw his hat upon pile of papers, seated
himself and he tipped back in his chair,
Seems to me, John, you are making big
fool OF yourself writing so much on this
agricultural education business. Folks III
think you're crank, sure. Why don't you
write on something else-woman suffrage,
for instance, or the common schc OILS, or the
railroads, or the tariff, or -" Hold on,
DOCTOR" | said, There are plenty of peo-
pie to write about those things, but people
don't know so much about this matter"
And, pray, how did you come to know so
much more than the rest of the world
about it?" said the doctor, sarcastically.
"The little l know / learned by diligent
study, and have felt that others ought to
know about it, and so have tried to tell
them" Well, | must say, it seems little
presumptuous for man like you, a plain
farmer. to set himself up against such men
as the trustees of the university" "The
farmers have got TO speak, or their side will
get no hearing. There are two sides to this
question, and the university, you may be
sure, is not going to lose sight of his own
interests. And when their interests and
the interests of the farmers are not identi-
cal, as in this case, the farmers must be on
hand or they will get left out in the cold"
"True, no doubt" said the doctor, but
what particular grievances have you against
the agricultural college," "Well, it does
not teach agriculture. There is little in the
course of agriculture that can be called by
that name. Then il costs so much to pur-
sue the course, and takes so long to prepare
for it and go through it that the children Of
the great mass of farmers are shut out.
Then it has no farm, does not teach practi-
cal farming, and so really weans young
people from the farm instead OF fitting them
for it. In short, it is one of the agricultural
colleges that do next to nothing for the
farmers" "a formidable list, truly, but
would like to see some proof of your as
sertions." Taking down a couple OF pamph-
let's from my library shelves, 1 showed him
that about two hundred of the students
who have gone out from Massachusetts Ag-
ricultural College, and about sixty who
have gone from New Hampshire Agricul-
tural College, are classified under the head
of Agricultural Pursuits" the lists in
Guiding non-graduates. Then / showed him
the statement made by Professor Scott in
regard to Vermont, Connecticut and Rhode
Island. that agricultural students have
been curiosities In all three of the states,
for three colleges together have probably
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-11-07
A Veterans Opinions.

Editor Of Wdtchman The militia bill has
met its well-deserved fate. A well-regu-
lated militia is of prime importance, but the
impression is abroad that our Vermont
militia is not well regulated. There are
many reasons why people entertain that
suspicion An enumeration of one or two
will suffice for the present purpose. First,
it is top-heavy in its organization-too much
like Artemus Wards company, made up of
brigadier generals and coionels too much
fuss and feathers" and useless parade
and as for the musters, they are worse than
useless. Too much money goes to the tail
ors and the gold-lace Makers too little to
pay the privates for their loss OF time in
attending squad and company drills, the
ton. Colonies and generals are altogether