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Richland beacon., 1889-10-19
The "crld's Prayer.

! VII, almighty dollar, our acknOW l.
edged governor, pres ryer and bene.
factor, we desire to approach thee on
tins and every other occasion with
that reverence which is the superior
excellence, and that regard which
shall ever he cherished for exalted
greatness. Almighty dollar, without
thee in the world We can 10 nothing
but with thee We can do ali things
When sickness Lays its paralyzing
hands upon us thou canst provide for
us the tende-est of nurses, the most
skilliul of physicians, and when the
last struggle Of !Aorta!ity is over, and
we are being borne to the resting
place of the dead. thou can>t provide
a band Of music and a military escort
to accompany us thither, and last.
but not least, erect Il magnificent
monument over our grave with a
living cpltarh TO perpetuate our
memory. And while here in the
midst Of misfortune and temptations
of life, we perhaps are accused of
crime and brought before magistrates.
thon, almighty dollar. can secure to
us feed lawyer, a bribed Judge, a
packed jury, and we 90 scott free.
BE with us, We pray thee, in all thv
decimal parts, for that thou are the
only one altogether lovely aud the
chief among ten thousand.
We feel there is no condition in
life where thy potent and all power
ful charmr are not felt. In thy ab-
sence how gloomy is the household,
and now desolate the heartbstone.
but when thou, o! almighty dollar.
art with Us, how gleeiul the beefsteak
sings npon the gridiron, how genial is
the warmth that anthracite cole or
hickory wood diifuses throughout the
apartment, and with an exuberance
of JOY continues to swell every bosom:
thou art the JOY Of our youth and the
solace of our old age; thou canst adorn
the gentleman and feed the jackass:
thou art the favorite of the philoso-
pher and the ideal Of the lunkhead.
When an election is to be carried, OIL
almight dollar, thou art the most
potent argument of politicians and
demagogues, and the umpire that
decides the contest. Almighty dollar,
thou art worshiped the world over;
thou hast no hypocrites in thy temple,
or no false hearts at thy altars; king
and courtiers bow before thee, and
all nations adore thee; thou art loved |
by the civilized and savage alike with
and unfaltering affection;
we continue to regard thee as the
handmaid Of religion and the twin
sister Of charity.
Oh! Almighty dollar! be with us
we beseech thee, attended by an in
number Of thy minister
ing angels made in thine own image,
even though they be but silver quar-
ters, whose gladdening light shall
illuminate the vale of penury and
want with heavenly radiance, which |
shall cause the awakened soul to
break forth in acclamations of joy. !
Almighty dollar, thou art the guide
of our footsteps and the goa! of our
being. Guided by thy silvery light
we hope to reach the golden gate,
triumphantlv enter while hands har-
moniously sweep the golden harps as
we enter the golden street:
Almighty dollar thy shining face
Brspeaks Thy woa.Irous power
la my packets make thy resting place,
| need thee every hour.
From an Erchonge
Richland beacon., 1889-10-19
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DIR. l.. LIDDELL tenders his

professional services To the PEOPLE Of Ray
vile aud surrounding neigh hborhood.
The Doctor will he found al his office,
formerly occupied by f. c. Montgomery, on
the northeast corner Of the court house square.
or At his residence in Rhymes addition to
Rayviile, on same srIeer, 800 yards south,
unless professionally engaged.
Richland beacon., 1889-10-19
TEE DOCTOR.

Oh, doctor, in our house OF ease,
We scorn your counsel as we please;
When peach and watermelon green
The tosom wrings with angnisl, keen:
When III the n eh, the he arse "ka-whoop"
Ronscs the honse with fear Of Group;
When midst the storm that rends the skies
"Newralagy" iarkles grandma's eyes;
When roaring thunder clouds low hung,
Reiard the play Of mas left lung:
hen win'ry drifts the roads impede,
And haby's nose begins to bleed;
When hub deep mud clogs all the way,
And Tnmny's ear; che comes to stay:
Whene'er the least of human Ills
Clamors for pcuiiicas o. pills,
Come right away-no matter how
A minister ~ angel thou;
Ali aches and pains are cured 10y you,
Save pas tick dollar-I owe you.
-Bwo!e;te.
Richland beacon., 1889-10-19

increase over 1888 of S;91.
WASHINGTON.
Cotton is rolling into Franklinton.
and business improving.
Franl:lnton High school has opened
with thirty-nine pupils.
Washington has 2024 eiucable
children.
WEST CARROLL.
The material for repairing the
Floyd courthouse is slowly arriving
from Delhi.
The Messenger states that a restay-
rant is the latest addition to FloyTs
progress.
Richland beacon., 1889-10-19

Commnr icaiions mus reach this Office by
or befofe Thursday mornings. Ifrhry appear
IN the first i.sue after they are received, and
advertisements must he handed in before
Friday noon
Richland beacon., 1889-10-19
WEST FEIICItNt.

The output Of the Bayou Sara com
press is about eleven hundred bales in
advance of that of the corresponding
period last year.
The fair upon October 18th, 18th
and 10Th, promises to be unusually
fine. New buildings have been cree
ted, fresh paint used generously, and
the fair grounds in BAYOU Sara placed
III an excellent condition.
Richland beacon., 1889-10-19

Agents need not offer US anything less than
the above rates,
Cash must accompany every order unless
tue advertiser or agent is known to the pro-
prie,or TO he responsible rarfy.
kSs ssofessional Cards, $40 co per annum:
for six mouths. S5 90 in advance.
Richland beacon., 1889-10-19
State GIeanings.
[CnlIed from the La. Review J
ACADIA.

Mr.. L. S. Hatch will realize 700
barrels of rice FROM his crop this sea-
son. lie is receiving S. per barrel
tor it.
Mr.. VIM. Brobst has purchased ESQ
acres of land in Acadia, and has con-
tracted for $40 additional acres. He
is charmed with Louisiana soil and
climate.
The signal has been shown the
small branch of an orange tree with
eight fine oranges on it. The fruit
was grown near Crowley.
ASCENSION.
One Of the finest cane crops in the
parish is on the st. Emma plantation.
EiENvILLE
The Arcadia Advance credits Mr..
Johns Mcclure with bringing to the
office of the paper a stalk of cane 20
feet high and measuring fraction
less than 3 inches in diameter. Who
will say now that sugar cane cannot
be grown in the Northernmost par
lshes of louisiana?
Tie Gibsland Collegiate Institute
has already enrolled nearly one hun
dred pupils and more are expected.
CoNcoRDn.
The Sentinel announces that Vida
liza is becoming fine cotton shipping
point.
The fltering tanks for the Shreve-
port Waterworks, weighing in the
aggregate $4,000 pounds, have been
shipped from Newark, n. J.
The percentage of cotton covered
with Lane bagging. coming to the
Shreveport market, is barely one per
cent.
There is plenty of water in Red river.
The Shreveport Cotton Exchange
has elected Colonel +. NJ. Hicks,
PRESIDENT j. W. Soady, vice-president,
and j. G. McWilliams, treasurer.
The new railroad boats, E. B. Whee-
ock and Satterlee, will reach Shreve-
port at an early date.
The Supreme court will meet in
shreveport on October 2lst. Chief
Justice Bermudez will not be in at
endance.
CATAHOULA.
The finest crops in Catahoula are
IN lower Black river.
The Pelican saw-mill has secured
he contract to saw one hundred
housand feet of rine lumber for the
Fort Scott Railroad.
CALCAsIEU.
The First Congregational Church
t Jennings has contracted for an
ddition to the main structure. The
elfry will be raised, the church
ainted and generally improved.
The Methodist church in Lake
harles is being newly papered and
improved in comfort and appearAS,o.
Seventeen thousand nine hundred
nd forty-fve acres of pine land in
alcasieu were sold recently at 81 an
ere to Chicago buyer.
CLAIBORNE.
Homer Guardian: The receipts of
otton at Homer for the month of
eptember, were 1852 bales against
86 bales for the same month last
ear, which is an increase of 676 bales.
iood prices are being paid and the
eecy staple is coming in very fast.
CALDWELL.
Cotton is rolling into Columbia at
lively rate.
Mr.. G. w. Pagy has sold planta-
ION of 474 acres FIVE miles from
to Mrs. NJ. L. Bennett.
EAST BATON ROUGE.
The public schools in Baton Rouge
pened with 252 pupils in the white
shool and 20 in thscolored.
On October lst, the Louisiana State
.ottcry turned over to the Treasurer
Richland beacon., 1889-10-19

dred blooms on 1t during the pas
summer.
| EAST CARROLL.
Mr.. G. g. Lynch's gin, containin,
% bales of cotton, was DESTROYED b,
fire last week. The loss is estimote,
at $1,000.
FRANKLIN.
The Bend Emma plantation, OIL
Bayou Mason, was sold recently t,
Mr.. f. Wisner of Michigan. Th
Franklin Sun says that this mean
more immigrants and more labor.
Corn is selling in Winnsboro at 81
cents per bushel. Hay is being re
ceiyed daily in large quantities.
IBERIA.
The Iberia oil mill has commenced
business with new and improved ma
chinery.
The Satterfeld and LeBron cottoi
gin of New Iberia, will turn out 5OC
bales this SEASON..
IBERvILLE.
The Iberville Guards realized al.
most S4OO clear at their recent fair
and were presented with handsome
silk flag by Miss Maggie Duruy.
The Iberville South reports an
epidemic Of murder among the negroes
of the parish.
JACKSON.
The building boom is prevailing in
jackson parish.
LAFAYETTE
The Lafayette cotton buyers are
doing rushing business.
The Advertiser has been presented
with some fine bananas grown on DR..
Geo. W. Scrantons place, in Royyille.
Both banana and orange trees grow
luxurantly in Lafayette.
LAFOUECHE.
Father Cyprien Venissat, the ven
cradle and beloved priest of Labadie-
vile, died last week. His funeral
was attended by concourse of $500
people.
Rev. Mr.. Henry has purchased ont
of his own funds nice organ for the
Methodist church in Thibodaux.
LINCOLN.
Colonel Ryan, one of the active
business men of Ruston, has moved to
his old home in Durant, Miss.
LIVINGSTON.
The corn crop Of Livingston is con-
sidered the finest made in that par-
sh for twenty years.
MoREHoUsE.
The cotton crop of Morehouse will
be larger than that of last year.
A government force is employed in
Bayou Bartholomew, removing OBJ
'tructions and improving the naviga-
ion of the stream.
Captain II. B. Holmes is cultivat-
ng okra cotton on his Wayside farm
lear Tallulah, and finds it a most
profitable crop. His estimations place
he yield of lint cotton per acre at
;46 pounds, The cotton is of good
quality with staple one and one
quarter inches long.
NArcHTToCHEs.
Up to last week Robeline has al
eady shipped 800 bales Of new cot
on, and it was coming in at the rate
# 100 bales per day. The merchants
re doing lively business.
oUAcHITA.
The streets in the business portion
{ Monroe are being worked and i'm
,roved.
The Ouachita Parish Central and
Iigh school has an attendance of
evenly pupils.
The Red river Presbytery met in
Ilonroe on the Sd.
Mr.. Fred. s. Meur, of Monroe, has
fine banana tree, containing two we'll
ormed lunches of fruit, growing in
lis yard. -,
PLAoUEMMEs.
The sweet potato crop of Plaque
mines will be the largest ever made
q the parish.
Richland beacon., 1889-10-19

~" ''ShV piiieIS Vi oranges tt
New Orleans last week, and received
$50 for the lot.
The average yield of rice in PLAQUE.
mines is from seven to ten barrels
per acre.
POISTE CoUPEE
Cotton pickers are in demand in
Point Coupee.
The Alexandria compress has re-
celyed 1920 bales of cotton. and
shipped 974.
The University High school of
Alexandra has an attendance of -
pupils.
RED RIVER
a new brass band has been formed
in Coushatta.
Mr.. S. c. Presley has become as
sociate editor and publisher of the
Sabine Southon. Success to father and
son.
The corn crop Of Sabine is abun-
dant, and cotton Is coming rapidly
into market.
Jefferson College has opened anoth-
er fourshing session with eighty
students in attendance.
ST. CHARLES.
Grinding has commenced in st.
Charles. The cane is considered infe-
rlor.
Mr.. Arthur Labiche, a st Charles
planter, has an ear of corn grown in
his field, containing $40 grains.
ST. TAMMiNY.
st. Tammany received $l57.31 at
the recent apportionment of school
funds. There are 25lG educable chll-
dren in the parish, and the Farmer
considers the sum amply sufficient to
run the public schools for one week
at least.
ST. MARY.
The Morgan City Review claims
that 20, tons of sugar were made
in the parish last year, beating AS
cension, the next highest, by four
tons.
The Masons of Franklin will soon
build a hall three stories high, which
is to cost $1,000.
ST. HELENA.
The sheriff will sell certain tract
of land containing l06 acres on No
vember 9th.
ST. LANDRY.
Large quantities of cotton, rice and
cotton seed are being received in
Opelousas. The shipments up to
October 2 amounted to 1855 bales of
cotton, $50 sacks of rice. 673 tons of !
cotton seed.
TERREBONNE.
The public roads of Terrebonne are
reported to be in good order.
The orange crop Of Terrebonne will
be short this season. The fruit, how
ever, is of fine quality.
The Courier states that a steamboat
will ply between Houma and New
Orleans this winter.
TANGIPAHoA.
The September shipments of cot
ton from Amite City amounted to
5l9 bales, 48S bales in excess of last
year.
Mr.. Martin Lane, of Michigan, has
purchased tract of land west of
Amite City, for the purpose of loca-
ing northern settlement.
Gultlett Hall, the finest school
building in Amite was destroyed by
ire last week. Acts of incendiarism
nave become SO frequent in Amite,
hat the citizens will give this matter
thorough investigation.
Miss Belle Trimble and Mr.. r. C.
)ozier, of Farmerville, successful ap-
'licants for Peabody scholarships in
he Nashville Normal School, left for
Nashville last week.
yERMILIoN.
Mr.. Frank has inaugurated the
grinding season in Vermilion.
Mr.. Z. /. Addison, of the Abbeville
deridional, has retired from journal
sm, and Mr.. Raymond Breaux has
ssumed the management of the
'aper.
The rice crop of Vermilion will be
,orv la roa Al, ,,oo.
Richland beacon., 1889-10-19
HIGHLAND BEACON.
Table Of Advertising Rates.

recommended by the Louisiana Press As.
soc'aton Tor adoption bv the publishers of
country newspapers in this State, in accepting
advertisements from advertising agents.
Transient advertising, one inch, one time
81 5o; each subsequent time, 75c.
Richland beacon., 1889-10-19
CATAHOULA.

The finest crops in Catahoula are
on lower Black river.
The Pelican saw-mill has secured
the contract to saw one hundred
thousand feet of rine lumber for the
Fort Scott Railroad.
Richland beacon., 1889-10-19

The sweet potato crop Of Plaque
mines will be the largest ever made
in the parish.
, 1889-08-29

SEVEN STORIES HIGH.
VIII BE tho Size of One of Them -
New Buildings.

The work Of laying the foundation
walls for the fine brick and granite block
being erected by Traut e Chamberlain
and X. w. Daniels on the northwest
corner of Stevens and Main streets was
commenced Tuesday. The building
ment, and will be of brick with granite
front. twill have ono store OF Main
street and two ON Stevens The second
floor will bc arranged for offices in
suites and the third floor Will be ar
ranged for lodgers, dressmaking purlors,
etc. This block, which will be one OF
the hondsomest in the city viii be
were drawn by II. Preusse, which is suf-
iicient proof that it will be worthy of the
name. The brick is being received from
Moscow, Idaho, and costs $40 20 per
100 at the depot in this city and $l1 de.
livered on the ground. II is the inten-
tion of the proprietors to have the build
ing completed by the 10Th of Noyem-
ber.
Dr. J. Il. Fairbanks of Amsterdam, n.
y. who acquired valuable property in
tcrests here during a former visit, is III
the city for the purpose of making ex.
tcnsive building improvements. lie Will
at once begin fine building on the
south side of East Riverside between
Howard and Stevens OH the lot pur-
chased from A. H. Porter, The build
ing will be 30xI00 feet, five stories high,
with an ornamented terra Gotta front.
DIR. McMaftn and John c. Stewart will
be associated with DIR. Fairbanks in this
fine building, which will be designated
as "'fhc Mohawk" The architect of
fine building to be built by Miss Laura
McMartin on the west side of Howard
street, below Main, to replace the un-
finished structure destroyed by the late
fire. The new building will be 10X56 feet
and three stories high.
Mr.. NiVCrs brings the plans for two
brick buildings to be put up by Dr.
Fairbanks ON Monroe street on the
North Siue. These will be two stories
high.
Mr.. Nivers Is now preparing the plans
for fine seven-story brick which John
G. Fisher and Drs. McMartin and Fair
banks intend building ON the corner of
Spraguc and Stevens streets. 1t will
have frontage of IS feet on Sprague
and so feet ON Stevens and the plans
contemplate an extension covering all
their ground in that locality.
DIR. Fairbanks states that large num-
Der of Amsterdam citizens are much in
terested IN Spokane Falls, in whose fu-
ture they have great faith, and a num-
ber of them have announced their inten-
tion of coming out and making invest
mentS.
, 1889-08-29
RAILROAD MAGNATES.
Charles Francis Adams and Other
Distingu iahoh OliCials Nisit Us.

Three special cars containing prom
inent party of RAILROAD officials arrived
at the depot late Monday night The
members of the party were Charles
Francis Adams, president of the Union
Pacific; W. III. Hocomb, vice president
and general manager; Charles j. Smith,
general manager of the .. r. 4 NJ; G..
\. Mellon, general traffic manager ofthe
Union Pacific; John Sharp, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the Oregon
Short Line and Utah Il Northern, and
George NJ. Cummings, general manger of
the same road. President Adams was
on his annual tour OF inspection of the
Union Pacific and branch lines. On
Monday the party went to Cour d. Alene
City, thence to Muilan, and inspected
the line of the Washington & Idaho
branch, which has just been completed
to the mouth OF the st. Joe river. Yes
tcrday the party inspected the terminal
grounds of the w. & |. and Spokane &
Northern and had an eNtcnded confer
ence with Mr.. u. C. Corbin. The party
left for the East early yesterday
morning.
, 1889-08-29

some small articles of jowelry that would
not likely be missed, and with S26 in her
pocket visited the office of a young law
yer named Grice, and engaged him to
defend her lover.
Lawyer Grice had an interview with
young Donahue. The latter opened his
heart and told the whole story. a week
later he returned and advised his client
TO plead guilty. Donahue insisted that
he was innocent, but the lawyer per-
sisted that the evidence was overwhelm-
ing and that the only hope was in the
clemency of the court. In despair the
carrier pleaded guilty and was sentenced
to two years in state prison. The law
yer acknowledged that the millionaire
bribed him to secure plea of guilty.
With this story the impecunious edit
or called on the millionaire manufacturer
and read 1t to him from beginning to
end. After some higgling over the price
the eN-book agent two days later can
celled his note for $4,000. Petitions Cor
the young carriers pardon reciting the
story, Were suppressed and when he
leaves the state prison 1t will be because
OF the expiration of the term to which he
was sentenced.
, 1889-08-29
FROM OTHER CLIMES.
A Gentleman Whose Mother and
Two Sisters Were Lost in
the Johnstown Disaster.
What Eastern Capitalists and
Others Think of Spokane
Falls Sinoo the Fire.

L. Lockhardt, who was formerly in
he jewolry business in this city, and
Who sold out last spring and went to
Europe. has returned to the city, to
cmain a few days. At the time of the
pcat Johnstown flood Mr.. Lockhardt
'eceived o telegram announcing that
his father and two sisters had been
swallowed up In the rushing waters,
aud he left at once for the scene of the
disaster, to find that the sad message
was only too true. About the time
Mr.. I.ockhardt was ready to leave
Johnstown for Europe he heard of the
Spokane Falls fire, and concluded to
come out and see how things were pro-
crossing in the burned city. He re-
ports that he met many people in the
East who had seen Spokane Falls before
The fire, and all expressed themselves as
confident that she would rise from
her baptism of fire grander, more
beautiful and more prosperous than
ever. Mr.. Lochhardt met ON tho train
two eastern gentlemen on their way
here. They informed him that they had
been here before and had bought prop
erty. They had every confidence that
Spokane Falls would in time be all the
better for the fire and said they were
coming back to make further invest
ments.
George f. Edmnston returned yester-
day from five weeks business trip to
New York. He states that Spokane
Falls and her great misfortune were
fnlly discussed by eastern capitalists and
all expressed the belief that Spokane
Falls would surmount all obstacles and
tllat it was better place than ever for
the investment of capital.
Mrs. ]. NJ. NJ. Moderwell, of Indiana,
who was here two months ago in COM
pany with her husband, at which time
they invested largely in real estate, is
again in the city, having returned as
soon as she heard of the fire. Mrs Mod
srwell says she has more faith in Spo-
kane Falls than ever and comes for the
purpose of making investments. She
states that everybody is talking about
Spokane Falls in the East, and all who
Know anything about the place are of
The opinion that small matter like the
ath of August fire will not prevent the
Eastern Washington metropolis from
marching right along at the head of the
procession as usual.
Reassuring letters continue to pour in
rom all sections of the country. L. g.
Dillman is in receipt of the following
letter from John II. Yeaman, an official
of the Louisville, st. Louis e Texas
Railway, who visited this city several
months ago:
II have heard with much regret of the
great fire that visited Spokane on Sun
day last. hope you came out on top
| expect to hear of the town building MP
rapidly, and know that such enterpris-
ing men as yourself VIII rise superior to
such calamity. Wish you would send
me Spokane papers Of the day after the
tireU
, 1889-08-29
RORBERS.
A Desperate Gang Broken Up in
West virginia.

WHEELtYGt W. Va, Aug. 27.--For the
past fifteen years a well organized gang
of robbers has been operating in tine
southwestern part of Green county and
the eastern portion of Marshal and
Wet2el counties, West Virginia, and
during all that time deiied success sful
prosecution. Horses, sheep and swine
have been stolen, granaries and corn
cribs robbed, mills broken open and loot
ed, stores raiJed, and every species of
arm machinery and other portable
property carried oil. The Headquarters
oil the gang were in Pennsylvania, and
everything stolen was hurried over the
line. Arrests were often made in Queen
county, but there was always enough of
the rascals 10 swear their com rades out
of trouble. Saturday last Daviu Goxpy
and He.ekinli kemble were arrested and
taken TO Littletown Jail. There Gorby
made a confession extending over per-
iod Of fourteen years and including near
ly seventytive robberies. Four. other
arrests were made at once and many
Others will follow, which ii is hoped will
break up the gang