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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-09-13
THE PHINTER.
by {. ~. ST. JOHN

BY {. n. ST. JOHN.
How little ye hen,
We women and men,
by courtesy styled "gente rraders,"-
or how much you owe
To the noble Typo
Ana his army Of folders and feeders.
The poet may sing
OF hls lyrical string
or his MUSES., his Loves, and his Graces;
But ah he'd sing small,
II he warbled at all,
Were il not for the chases and cases.
The writer Of fiction,
Whose BEAUTIFUL diction
gu.'es IA" Tong evenings of winter
Hrs mind would BE- left
Like casket bereft
OF its key-if not picked by the printer!
The annalist. too,
That brings to your view
The wonderful story Of ages,
Would, sure, be as dumb
A. a clam or a num-
my, If nObo ~ made up his pages!
Then whose doth read,
! beg him take heed
To the lesson these stanZas convey him.
NiZ:-Now that Won know
What q treasure you owe
To the Printer, be certain-to pay him!
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Mothers will do we'll at this season

Mothers will do well at this season
of the year to keep their children in thu
house, cool and quiet. Along the sid F(
walk the watermelon and the under |
taker go hand in hand typhoid fever
sails in an invisible shallop on the lake
of the green scum and cholera-mo bus (
familiarly swings upon the front-ga. .es.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-09-13

"A good way to find out if there is
obnoxious gas IN a we'll is to lower -
mother-in-law by Q rope.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-09-13

The latest departure in naval archi-
lecture is the construction of q Russian
iron-clad which is perfectly circular,
and is driven through the water by six
screw propellers. So far as hardness is
nothing could be more per-
feet. Ahead, astern, or spinning round
like . top, the vessel is equally ct home.
HKNRY WATTERsoN, in o Paris LETT
$1,000 the shah as . "tall6m
As for the King
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-09-13

The girls in Springfield, Mass.
factory are supplied by the proprietor
with chewing-gum, in order that th(
may not waste time in talkin
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-09-13

How You've MEN SHOULD DRINK.-
Stand up straight like man, your left
side to the bar, take the glass neatly
and firmly between the thumb and fore
finger Of the right hand, letting the
little finger drop down to near the bot
{. m of the glass, swing the glass in a
plane exactly corresponding with the
top of the bar, until it is precisely
before you. just then throw the head
back little, push the chin forward, so
as to leave the throat in a full, open,
easy position. Compress the lips tight
ly, draw full breath through the nos
txils, o. d with graceful curve raise
the glass until the rim is within about
three inches of your chin. Now is the
supreme moment. Just here, turn your
eIes upward, think of your mother, and
r. your hand instead of your mouth
Hh;oS SO laughs it will be an insult
thara % .ys;ss should rsss mot going
UAxC1O Gt3osAA>1-<
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The Arena of America.

Cast a mOmcntarv glance oN'r ~
sur.,,rr of this broad continent. IN
VII seq a. once that il y the most ~ -
icput theatre upon which huHl
power las ever hi an opportunity 10
excrt itself. Remember that upon u
forty millions OF beings are already
placed. aud that the future will doubt
less contriLlta its annual millions III an
ever-incrca~inC ratio lou Will also note
that. hocking III from abroad, come the
Crlt. the Teuton. the African, the Az
tee. and the native of far Cathay all
rushing in to form parts of one huge
cOnclomerate mass of restless humanity,
upon whose fiat depends the realization
of the highest hopes ever vet formed of
approaching the image of utopian
commonwealth. Surely never IN any
preceding record of human history has
there been fairer opening for the full
development of the noblest aspirations
for good. which the Divine Being has
been pleased to implant in the bosom
of his creatures. Here is ample space
and verge enough for the most far-see-
ing statesman, the most persuasive ora
tor, the most profound philosopher, the
most exalted philanthrOpist. Here is
field the like of which Aristotle or Pa
to never trod. Here are problems on
which Cicero never could have specula-
ted, or Bacon exercised his wonderful
sagacity. Answer me, if you can. 1
pray yOu, shall it indeed be that this
marvellous scene will be occupied by
actors worthy of their place, who will
strain their utmost powers to rise to
every great emergency, and do for their
fellow-men al that mortal power has
been able to effect, since the forfeiture
of paradise &c. f. adams.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-09-13

The AMERICAN PRESS. Mr.. Waiter
son of the Louisville Journal told Emily
Faithful that what Thackeiay said of
the writings of Henry Fielding might
be applied, in his opinion, to the Ameri-
can press "The cloth is none of the
cleanest, the dishes might be better
chosen, Indeed, the company makes but
small show of courtliness, and is often
vulgar and ill-mannered. But, on the
whole. it has q jovisl happy-faculty of
standing by the weak and resisting the
strong, Of satirising M xiles4, expos;
&C. ;:s g.: s; ~ :;:;: :: e
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-09-13

The CIRCULATION OF WATERs.-Ihe
principles involved in the circulation of
the waters of the sea were beautifully
shown before the Royal geographical
society recently, by a simple expert
ment. A trough, with plate-glass sides,
about six feet long and a foot deep. but
not more than an inch wide, was filed
with water. At one end piece of ic'
was wedged in between the sides to r.
present the polar cold, while the trOrA
heat was represented at the other eSe %
by bar of metal laid across the surfa y -,
Of the water, the projecting end ',,v,
which was heated by spirit laml
Red coloring matter was then put l.
the warm end, SO that the current cOult
be traced. The blue water, chilled by
contact with the ice, Immediately fell
down to the bottom, crept slowly along,
and gradually rose toward the surface,
at the equatorial end, after which it
gradually returned along the surface to
the starting point. The red water
crept first along the surface to the polar
end, then fell to the bottom Just as tho
blue had done, and formed another
stratum, creeping back along the bottom
and coming to the surface. Each color
made distinct circulation during the
half hour in which the audience viewed
he experiment.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-09-13

DOING ONES DUTY.-It is observed
that each person is competent to be
something which no one else can do.
The further we get on in life the more
noticeable does this become in refer
ence to ourselves and others. The
idiosyncracy, the aptitude is felt at first
only as a vague yearning. Inevitably,
in one or more points, our interests will
clash with those of our neighbOrs, even
when we are carrying out what we
deeply feel to be our appOined life
work. This clashing begets skpticism.
We ask ourselves again s5-id again
whether it can really be our dnty to
conflict with and pain others. By and
by we learn from experince that If, in
doing right, we give pain, it is not our
fault. No more our fault than the feel
ing of pain is the fault of him whom
we affect disagreeably. The doctrine of
fatalism has in it much that is incOntro-
vertible, and may well be instanced to
this connection. By doing bravely and I'M
swervingly what We feel drawn on to do,
we are sure to he doing well, no matter
how great the hue and cry raised against
us. Indeed, a disturbance caused by
any line of action is direct testimony to
the power and efficacy Of such action.
The lesson taught by history in this re-
gard is one of the first to be distilled
from dry, isolated facts for the behoof
of youthful learners. Age.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-09-13

-Pennsylvania tobacc9
grown n Conns0il 1T
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-09-13

But the very wickedness Of Mecca
deepens real enthusiasm into severity
and wrath and every year there is a
steady back-water of bigotry into Tar
tary, British India, and the Soudan the
most distant lands being always the
most devout, as in Oriental empires the
outlying provinces always pay most taxes
to the crown. WinWO0d Reade's "Af
rican .Sketch-bOOk.
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-08
EashlOnable life In New York
CITY.

The. New York Tribune, in an article
discussing modern "Club Life" says:
Our fashionable women allow their
husbands to substitute club for old fash
ioned home life, and with their own
receptions" 'sluncheons," etc, form
female alliances as pleasant, we hope, as
profitable. The appliances which money
furnishes. for making life easy now a.
days serve to slide all such old-time
weights as house keeping, cooking, and
Biddies, as we'll as noisy children, of
the shoulders of lady of tom The
story goes that one of them meeting a
French bonne and her charge the other
day at her own door. exclaimed to her
companion on the picturesqueness Of
the turnout both baby and Eurse, and
then bridging her nose with her eye
glasses cried. "But, surely, you are the
woman whom | hired last summer to
take charge OF my lucille! And this
is nv little angel, How she grows !"
The mother of the New York Gracchi
keeps her jewels in a fourth-story nur-
serv, and shows them to her friends and
herself only ON rare occasions. and
when in very full dress indeed. Her
husband finds his home. at his club, and
hers elsewhere; but they are upon most
friendly terms usually, and exchange
opinions, on all subjects with the utmost
good temper and courtesy when they
meet.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-08
Death from smoking.

The New York correspondent of the
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser writes /:
ga case in my own intimate acquaiut-
ance has this week appalled, very large
circle of friends in this city The VIC
tim was exactly of my own years, and a
companion from early boyhood. For
thirty years at least be has been daily
smoker OF the choicest cigars. but in all
his other habits temperate and regular,
and of excellent constitution-one who,
Of all men, would have laughed at the
suggestion that tobacco was killing him
A week ago last Sunday night he was
stricken with the progressive paralysis
characteristic Of nicotine, and on Sunday
night he died His death was most pitt
full. First, sight was lost, then speech,
then motion of the neck, then motion of
the arms, and so on throughout the
body, and lie lay for fortnight unable
to move or make sign, save a pitiful,
tongueless, inarticulate sound, which
sometimes rose to almost frantic effort,
all in vain, to make known what he
wished to say to his family or friends
for his consciousness or mental faculties
were left uninpaired till within two
hours OF the last, TO aggravate to the
uttermost the horror of his situation-a
living soul in dead body The sense
of hearing was left unimpaired, SO that
he was conscious of all around him,
while as incapable of communication
with them as if dead, save by slight
sigh of assent or dissent to question
The doOters were fully agreed that tobac.
co was the sole cause of this stroke.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-08
Anecdotes Of John Buuyan.

To pass away the gloomy hours in
prison, Banyan took rail out of the
stool, belonging to his cell, and with
knife, fashioned it into a flute The
keeper hearing music, followed the
sound to Bunyan's cell, but while he
was unlocking the door the ingenious
prisoner placed the rail in the stool, SO
that the searchers were unable to solve
the mystery; nor during the remainder
of Bunyan's residence in the Jail, did
they ever discover how the music had
been produced.
In an old account of Bedford there is
an equally god anecdotc, to the effect
that Quaker called upon Bunyan in
Jail, one day, with what he professed to
be a message from the Lord. after
searching for thee" said he, Sin half the
jails of England. l am glad to have
found thee at last If the Lord had
sent thee" said Bunyan, sarcastically,
"you would not have needed to take SO
much trouble to find me out, for He
knows have been in Bedford Jail these
seven years past"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-08
Encourage Your McchanIcs,

Do not send abroad for help if you
have work TO do when it can be done in
your own town. Encourage your own
honest, industrious, faithful mechanics.
They need all the work they can get
BY such course you keep money at
home, assist the worthy. and have as
good work performed. 1T is the way to
make your town prosper-to support
your own schools, churches, and press.
Where there is disposition to send a
hundred miles for an article that, TO say
the least, could be manufactured as well
at your own door, there will always be
little or no business donein that place.
The churches will be thinly attended
and all business extremely dull Wher-
ever mechanics are the best employed,
prosperity is seen, the social virtues
predominant, and kindly brotherly feel
ing is experienced, which is the source
of unspeakable happiness-Ptqua Dem
Ocydf
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-08
Thomas Long and Hannah Short were

Thomas Long and Hannah Short were
lately married in Virginia The notice
in the local paper adds, mo cards, no
whisky"
The Courier Journal says that the av.
erage life of patent-right men, after en-.
terng Kentucky is only thirty-seven
hours.
The defeat OF the prohibitory or local
option temperance measure. in Pennssl
vania is accounted for in two ways: first
that the prohibition was too sweeping
including malt liquors, as ole and lager
beer, which the people are not yet ready
to Danish, and, second, because uponsthe
whole it was thought to he not quite the
thing to invite all the world to grand
industrial exposition and forbid their Ia
king a social drink on the ground.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-08

EyAn English judge is reported to
have said recently that jury should
never number less than twelve, as it
generally occurred that on tue jury there
was some one who had peculiar knowl-
edge of the kind of question to be
tried But what is wanted in a jury is
an equality OF: this sort OF knowledge
and when this is missing it is not the
eleven who are ill,informed hut the one
who is well informed who makes up the
verdict The true course, it seems to
US, certainly the better one, would he to
have juries of experts Git to investigate
particular cases, and ID a position 10
.compare each others experiences.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-08

A lite boy hearing his father say,
there is time for all things. asked bis
mother: "When is the proper time for
hooking sugar out of the sugar bowl p
A gentleman was introduced TO a
young lady recently, and addressed her
as follows: "Where do you live when at
home2' To which she replied: "When
at home, live there"
Remember raw egg will clear your
throat of FISH bones. Put one in little
hot wine. add some sugar, and the fish
bones will slip down all the easier. P.
S.-You can take the egg, wine and su-
gar, anyhow. They're good as pre-
ventive and you don't know what mo-
ment you may get fish bone in your
throat.
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Cheelr. him.


A fireman was once striving to 49, 4
person in danger of perishing in burn-
ing house, but the flames ieaped ont II
the window and beat him back. s,HeU
never do it," cried one. ..Iie will have
to come down" "Cheer him. shouted
another, and in moment three stirring
hurrahs went up from the crowd. Il
nerved the mans arm and Strengthened
his spirit 1t quickened his movements
and in another minute he bore the child
down in safety to its mothers arms.
What power is in that cheeling! So
it often is with those who are ready 20
give out by the way. They would have
perishef but for some good stirfint
word of cheer, God put in the heart OF
some one to speak to them. Have you
ever cheered desponding heart thus :
Or have you let the opportunity clip bf
with the feeling, 'Ap I my brothef's
Keeper We are all in a sense our
brothers keeper. Is there poor, down.
hearted man in your community whom
sickness and misfortune have rcduceds
Don't give him the cold shoulder, - ii
the worlds custom when person 2
unfortunate Cheer him, and see II be
will not infnsc new life into his heart -
Do more Lend a helping hand it god
can. Hf - - lsss sses3sy 1,
would you have dono that dsj
you got your wheel stuck in rat II 4
neighhot had not happened along who
Gould lend you a helping hand for Ave
minutes I Il was very little for him to
do, but it was worth a great deal 70 yost
A little after, y9n we're rolling dong
prosperously, as il nothing had happeH-
ed. Just so, d little cheer and a little
help otter puts a poor neighbof on the
road again. Surely it were worse thau
chnrlisll to refuse to give what coats
you such little effort, yet is worth %
much Country Gentlemdn. II,
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DR.. Franklin once made the folio win

DR.. Franklin once made the folio owing
offer to a young man:
"Make full estimate OF all you owe
and of all that is owing to you. Re.
duce the same to note. AS fast as
you can collect, pay over to those you
owe, if you cannot collect, renew your
note every year. and get the best secu-
rity you can Go to business diligent
ly; be Industrious; waste no idle mo-
ments; be faithful in your duty toward
God, by regular and hearty prayer.
morning and evening; attend to church
and meeting regularly every Sunday,
and do unto all men as you would they
should do unto you. If you are too
needy in circumstances to give to the
poor. do whatever else may be in your
power for them cheerfnlly, but il you
can, always help the poor, worthy and
unfortunate. Pursue this course dill
gently end sincerely for seven years,
and if you are not happy, comfortable
and independent in your circumstances,
come to me and | will pay your debts.
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IChicaQo Ccrrespondenee New Yotk WoEidIii 4


When the announcement was made
ON Monday that Second Lieutcnaat Fred
Grant had been uale Lientenant Col.
onel, and was to supersece Lieutenant.
Colonel Forsythe on General Sher:dan's
staff.as Aid dc Camp Colonel Forsythe.
being reduced to q majority and sent to
his reeiment-people were too much
surprised to put any faith in tue rumor.
1t appears to-day, however, hat there u
no joke about The matter, but that '.Uns
sci Fritz is to jump three grades ab
once and become Eeutenant-ColeneL
with even greater luck in his military
career than attended bis pa In his civil
fortunes There is no exaggeratinn in
saying that the utmost Indignation is
felt, not in political circles alone. whera
every slip Of the President is naturally
made tho most Of, hut in the. city gen.
orally and in social circlas politically
George Forsythe is a Chicago boy, and
divided tue affection oil the city at large
with the chiyalrous and gentle Mulligan-
When the var broke out he threw up 4
situation as book keeper in Farwclrs,
the biggest house in the city, and enlis-
ted as . private in the Barker ORA.
goons, and, Yhea his term in that norrA
bad expired, Joined the Eighth Illinois
Cavalry, where be ross,to, tho Lieuten-
ant-Colonelcy, doing active service IN
Virginia Sheridan picked out the gals
liant young officer at once, and retained
him on Che staff till tie war closedl,whea
Colonel Forsythe was ,sert 70 she
plains under Custer. There, with .
handful OF men twelve tihies ontnum--
bercd by the Indians. without food and
short of ammunition, with no shelter
save sand heaps thrown up With knives
on the fat. sandy spit caused by the di-
vereing Of two brooks 4Reeeber's sIs
land }, Forsythe fought a famous fvs.
days battle worthy OF Daniel Bpqne or
Kit Carson. and beat OF tie Indians =
In the encouhter almostseyery mals was
wounded, the young commander himself
having one leg broken by one hall and
another bullet sent into his thigh Hg
was tive years an invalid from tho
wounds, and on. his recovery vas reapt
pointed. to sheridan's staf, where &
won, in trite language, agoiden optn.
ions from all sorts Of people He =
now reduced from his hreyet rank aud
SEM to his regiment. .s,.,...
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COIN HOME TO-DAY.

In the splendid sketch of the conn
try juryman, felicitating himself upor
his liberation from legal duty and pros
pect of soon heing upon the old farm
again, the reader will recognize the pc
culiar genius of writer whose previous
"Farm Ballads" are worthy this addi
ton The lines are from the Detroit
Tribune. and express with appropriate
simplicity. the refining and hene6cent
feeling, which must always come to good
hearts abroad at the thought of return
ing home:
My business on the jury's done-the quibblin
all is through
I've watched the lawyers right and left. and
give the verdict true
I stuck so long unto my chair, I thought
would grow in;
And if do not know myself they'll get me
there ag'in.
But now the courts adjourned for good, and
have got my pay;
I'm loose at last, and thank the Lord, I'm goin
home to-day.
I've somehow felt uneasy, like since first day
come down;
1t is an awkward game to play the gentleman
in town; 81
And this ere Sunday suit of mine, on Sunday
rightly sets,
R,,t1 T -
gals and frets;
I'd rather wear my homespun rig Of pepper,
salt and gray
I'll have it on in half iiff, when get home
to-day ssr ~
I have no doubt my wife looked out, as well as
any one
As well as any woman could-to see that things
was done,
For though Melinda, when I'm there, won't SO.
her foot ont doors.
She's very careful, when I'm gone, to tend tc
all the chores;
But nothing prospers half SO well waenI go on
to stay,
And I will put things into shape when get
homo to day.
The morning thatI came away we had little
bout;
Icoolly took my hat and left. before the show
was out;
For what said was naught whereat she ought
to take onsnse:
And she was always quick at wordsand ready
to commence;
But then she's first one to give up when she has
had her say,
And she will meet me with kiss when I go
home to-day.
MY little boy-rll give 'em leave to match him
II they can!
It's fun TO see him strut about. and try to be a
The gamest, cheeriest little chap you'd ever
want TO see!
And then they laugh because think the child
resembles me,
The little rogue! he goes for me ike robbers
for their prev;
He'll turn my pockets inside out when I gel
home to day.
Ny little GIRL can't eontrive how it should
happen thus
That God could pick that sweet boquet and
Afuo N dnuu IN nal
Ny wife, She says that handsome face will soms
day make stir;
And then laugh because she thinks the child
resembles her.
She'll meet me half way down the hill, and kis
me, any way,
And light my heart up with her smiles when
go home to-dsy. sg
If there's heaven upon the earth, fellow
knows it when
Hes been away from home week, and ther
gets back again. .est
If there's heaven above the earth, there often
I'll be bound. -
Some homesick fellow meets his folks and hug
'em all around. az 81
But let my creed be right or wrong, or be it al
itmay, RES
My heaven is just ahead of me-Tm goin' hom,
to-day. $50
49 W. NJ Carleton,
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~ Some time sincea young tninis-
ter in the West End wished to- impress
his Sabbath school with the dignity OF
life by reference to the fact that men
have souls while ordinary animals have
none. -
snow children, what is the great di'-
Terence between monkey and a boy?'
"The tail, the tail, the tail" come
from oil parts of the house, and the
minister Tas satisfed.