Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-08-16
GLEANINGS AND GOSSIP.

ton OF Washington market was the fol-
lowing speech delivered from the top Of
box: 81 am Mrs. Martha O'DonnelI,
the A No fat woman of Wasbingto n
market. / came into this market weigh
ing 300 pounds, and / now weigh 345
pounds. have been here fifteen years,
have raid SlS month, and have made
800, 900. and intend to make 500, 900
more. j have farm of ten acres on
Long Island, support husband like a
gentleman and family in luxury. and
] give them fast horses and carriages
with which to enjoy themselves. l have
stood tn" most intense cold in winter
without a fire, and the greatest heat in
summer, and have never taken cold or
been overheated."
This is Mr.. Beecher's opinion Of
croquct eve think it is amusing +"
women, agreeable to men, and fascina-
ting to ministers. For all persons who
need gentle exercise, it is even better
than billiards indeed it is a kind of
field billiards, or billiards "gone to
grass" Anybody who is too plous to
play croquet ought to Re done up III
starched linen, put in a bag, and hung
up like a suit of Sunday clothes, and
not let ont till meeting time"
A respectable London paper says :;
"People talk much of peculatiOn in the
United States, but our firm conviction
is that the loss in England due to sine
cures, sham service, and to general
waste, amount to far more than ten
times the sacrifice which the vicious
&c l.,
Those "blasted Hinglishmen never
will own up to fair and square beat"
chronological view of social rank,
"Who is that venerable party the two
Miss Bottibols are talking too" 81
believe his name is Sir Rigby Digby ?"
Er-Baronet, of course not knights?"
Baronet, think. But why of course ~
Well-er-the shape of his Uranium
induces me to believe-er-that the dis
tinction is more likely to have been in
herited than acquired !"
Texas papers haven't a very high
opinion of Mexican prOwess. The Gal
weston News, on hearing that Gen. Esco
bedo was approaching the border, re-
marked "Should this malicious fool
venture to cross his ragmuffius into
onr territory, he might discover the
difference between white man and O
lop-eared Indian mOngrel."
DR.. Mary Walker saws she wears a
modest dress, and cannot see why a
woman is not privileged to wear clothes
of the material of hers rs we'll AZ of
muslin. etc. and while gentlemen will
carry their excellent wives and daugh-
tiers TO see women in tights, they are
shocked Mt seeing woman with her
limbs entirely covered.
The Athenaum SAYS of Hiram Pow.
er's "Greek Slave" that it "was so
bad, that the applause which attended
its appearance may be taken to prove
the public ignorance of sculpture"
But who cares what the press of a
played-out monarchy says about the
glorious creations of free-bOrn son of
our great republic?
Mr.. Carroll of Kentucky being Sc
riously i'll, he sent for a couple of min
listers. While the latter were admins
tering spiritual consolation Mrs. Carroll
remarked, with much vehemence, that
it was all pack of foolerv that all
the CAROLS had died and gone to hell,
and she saw no use in dividing the
family"
The present duchess of Leeds was
formerly one of the bellies of Baltimore.
As she is now a widow and immensely
rich, it is recommended that some
aspiring American youth should go over
to England and WOO and win her back
to her native country. As she is only
96, she is no doubt still susceptible.
An Ohio county clerk refused to
issue a marriage license because the
man was only four feet high, while the
woman was six. He knew something
about domestic life with the proper
tions reserved, and couldn't assist fell
low-men to buy into lottery when the
odds were SO fearfully against him.
Concerning Wise's balloon project
the Scientific American saws "To us
the probabilities of his success appear
to be little better than those of an indi-
vidual who, in an open boat. without
sail or oars, should attempt to float
across the Atlantic upon the surface of
the gulf stream"
"A party of American officers are
about to visit Europe with view of in
speeding the military arsenals of Eng
land, Austria, Prussia, Russia and
France. aud obtaining particulars OF
the most resent improvements in ord
nance and warlike stores.
A story is told of a German Jew,
who was eating pork-chop in a thun-
der-storm. On hearing an unusually
loud clap, he laid down his knife and
fork, and observed "Vell, did any
poty efer hear such fuss apout liddle
pid c bork I"
'-Khiva is described as a tumble
down city, with two wretched walls in
closing an inner and An outer town. with
a population variously estimated at be-
tween 1000 and 10000 souls, some II
mosques, and about a score Of schools.
"A boy sixteen years old, son of a
Troy jeweler, has played keno so in
dustriously that he has been obliged to
leave home and 60 to sea for the benefit
of his health. Another awful example
of over-work.
Under the new military law of
Italy, Victor Emmanuel will soon have
a regular army of 800, 900 men of all
arms, and reserve militia of $50, 900.
OF which it is expected 100000 will be
effective.
There are two reasons why people
at watering places never mind their own
business. One is that they have no
business, the other that they have no
mind.
A Lawrence, Me-, girl was going to
sue false-hearted lover f,r breach of