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"Over.Feaching'' Is an injury to the
heel Of the fore foot It Is sometimes
merely . bruise, but more often a lace
rated wound, q small portion Of skin be.
Ing LETT hanging. nearly detached from
no heel: The Offending part Of the hind
shoe Is Its inner circumference or edge. 40
that the injury must b caused BY the hind
foot being In the heel. and the skin CAUGHT
- the foot Is retracted. The inner eSce
at the toe of hind shoe becomes yefv
sharp after q few days wear, and Win cut
like knife. As in "clackin9," the indi.
cation for prevention Is to remove the of.
Tending edge. This cannot Be Thorough.
" done with the file, but when the s6oe
Is hot, the edge behind the toe can be cut
out with the "fhller" 30 as to leave the
shoe c0hcave. As over-reaching Ia an A.
cident peculiar to the gallop, it Is well al
ways to shoe hunters SO as to puard
best hind shoe for q hunter is made, like
the fore one, in q "cress," and presents
Q conceive ground surface and rounded
edges. Il
When q heel Is injured, it is always well
to Try and save the piece ofskin. Itshould
not be cut OF until It IL certain that it will
not reunite to the issues beneath. One
good fomenting on reaching the stable Iis
anong III; after that use the simplest va
Ter Kissing, land under no circumstances
. e J",ultices, which only increase the
,an,,.s of q slough and retard the heal |
~ process. Should healing seem slow,
rp y mild stimulant. such % piece Of
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

DIR: h. Q. BoLroN, Of Columbia Col.
lege, New York city, states that on q 70
cent occasion, at A. NJ. on ENTERING bis
laboratory he found q wooden table on
are, ignition having been occasioned bv
the rays of the morning sun which fefl
upon glass spherical flask CONTAINING W.
Ter. The flask served as q lens which con.
tracted the rays and set fire to the wood
The author also alludes to the Statement
Of Lactantius "a. D. 300) who mentions
the use Of glass globes, filled with water
in kndling fires; while Plinv recorn'
mends the use Of lenses for the purpose
of cauterizing the flesh of sick persons.
AS to the latter, one Mr.. Barnes, of Con.
necticut, took patent in this country
some five years ago for the use of lenses
for the purpose suggested by Pliny.
In respect to fires occasioned by lenses.
doubtless there are many examples, If
is well known that vessels at sea have
been set on fire by the bullseye glasses
used to admit light between decks. These
were formerly made convex on one side.
thus forming powerful lenses. In con,
of the loss of property and dan
ger, their use has been discontinued, and
thick plates of glass, flat on both sides. |
have been generally substituted.
Captain ScOresby and DR. Kane used to |
lstOnish the natives of the polar regions /
" taking blocks of clear ice, and cutting
hem into the form of lenses, with which
hey instantly kindled fires.-Scientifc
american,
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12
The First Daily Newspaper.

The first daily newspaper ever published
was the Coarant. 1t appeared in London
on the 18th of March, 1902. 1t was curl
Osity. about the size of half sheet OF
fOolscap-paper, printed only upon one
side. containing neither editorials, locals
court news, political matter, advertise
ments. nor English intelligence of any
kind whatever.
This Cobrant," says the publisher, '.as
the Title shows, will be published daily,
being designed TO give all the Material
News as soon as every Post arrives, and
is confined to halfIhe Compass to save the
Public at least half the Impertinences OF
ordinary Newspapers.
Six weeks after the first issue the pub
Usher announced in his largest type that
the project had been $50 successful, tnai
hereafter both Sides would De printed.
The appearance of over coitinh Oh a'i-
vertisements in the saiue number Is SUI,
ficient endorsement of roe statement ana
from that time the CourGnt increased III
prosperity. Every newspaper mas its
leading feature. and that cl,nmeu nx tic
Courant was foreign intelligence. hiee
months after its first appearance Inc Ioi-
lowing notice found conspicuous place
i'm its columns, which leads to the oelni
that newspaper publishers were much tife
same in those days as now rs regards me
di>hing-up of news from abroad: 1T
will be found from the Foreign frinlS
which. from Time TO Time, IA occasion
offers. will be mentioned in this Paper,
that the Author has taken Care to be duly
furnished with All that comes from
Abroad i'm any Language. And Tor an
Assurance that he will not. under IRE
tense Of having Private Intelligence, I'M
pose any Addition of feign'd Circunstan-
ces to an action. but give his Extracts
fairly and -impartially, at the Begin
nng of each Article he will quote the
Foreign Paper from which It's taken, that
the Publick, seeing from what Country
Piece of News comes, with the allowance
of that Government may be better able to
Judge of the Credibiity and Fairness OF
the Relation. Nor will he take upon him
to give any Comments or COnjectures OF
his own. but will relate only Matter OF
Fact, suppo>ing other People to nave
Sense enough to make Reflections for
| Themselves"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12
A Negro Wedding.

Egbert Phelps gives in the Lakeside
most amusing picture of negro wedding
i'm the Old-fashioned days of plantation
life. He describes the comical scene
tiuS:
The bride and groom answering to the
name of Susy and Andrew, were field
hands of Enthusiastically pure Guinea blood,
and both of them had passed the first half
century of life. Their dress, however,
showed that they had not yet entirely es-
chewed the fOllies of their youth, for
though rude and cheap, as became their
condition, it was nevertheless not unem-
bellished with those bits of gewgaw and
glaring finery of bright colored ribbon
and tie in which the negro delights.
With the most decOrOus gravity the
preacher began:
Andrew! duz you Tub dis yere wo-
man.
Il duZ so, :" was the emphatic reply.
"Will you promise to stick close 10 her
froo time an 'tarnity, renOuncin' all Cd
ders an cleabn' on y to her for eb er an
ebber an amen?"
81 will dat!'
evil you lub, honor an hey"
"HOld on dar, Ole Jack ~ here inter
rupted the groom, with no little show OF
Indignation, '''taint no use talkin' to dis
niger bout 'beyin' de wimmin'. Can't
promise to hey no wimmin' folks on'y
'cept ole Missis J"
s'Silence dar ! yeu Owlumptious mig
ger! !" roared the wrathful preacher.
what fur you 90 fur Spite de cemmOny
You done split all de grabbity OBJ de Ca.
sion. Dis yere's only matter OBJ form an
indispensable to de 'casion. Now don't
you go fur to open your black mouf till
de time for you to speak "
"Will you promise to Tub. honor an
'bey"-( Andrew still shaking his head
ominOusly at the obnoxious wOrd) dis
yere niger Susv, furnishin' her wild all
things needful fur her comfort an happi-
ness; cherishin' an pur5ectin' her from
all sufferin' an sOrrer. an maxim smOOve
de path OBJ all her precedin' days to
Gomez"
~ spose must say yes to dat" said
Andrew, meekly.
"Den pronounce desc yere two couples
to be man an wife! an whom de Lord
hab joined tOgedder let no man 60 fur to
put dem asunder."
Here an uprOar arose among the blacks.
betokening dilemma entirely unforeseen
by old Jack, for inasmuch as he had for
gotten to require the usual vows of SuSy.
they insisted that however firmly Andrew
might he bound by the bonds of matri-
mOny, Susy was still single and the pair
were but half married. The matter wa.
at last adjusted by the preacher commence
ing the ceremony de moro, by which means
the couple were finally united TO the sat.
isfactiOn of all.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

OF contents of the April number is of charac-
ter to attract all classes of readers, although
"sensatonalsm' seems to claim no place there
in. The following subjects are of special inter-
est: Charles p. Kimball, of Portland, Maine;
Unborn Strength, an essay on the elements of hui
man advancement; Educating the Sexes Togeth-
er; The Foremost Problem; From No Whence to
No Whittier, or the Future Considered; Aliment-
iveness, its Csc and Abuse, illustrated; Wilder on
Phrenoogy; Its Worth to Me, Frank Admis-
sion; Tejuda, the President of Mexico; The Civil
Service and Its Tendencies; The Cheerful Face;
Thomas Guthrie, ID. ID. The Maple Tree; Origin
of "April Fool;": East Tennessee and Its Re-
sources, etc. Terms %. 90 year. Single num-
beers, 20 cents. s. r. WELLS, NY.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

A erroryY.Ap. and II deed NA,I.c,ous
onment has hem afivSnrs.d H v' Uon,.s ar
Gsurv n 6.vnr of ths th.c- mt an
XntsSctic REGIONS Are occ,,ried no 1as s- sat
continent. 6it seems In ~ = nhyr; = ST. re
cessitv.0 he arSues. .sthaf iand Should nat
he sniinodsl - isn3. ErceHt . s,osiS ,, NO.
tion of Sonth Amsrica and 4 "a ian rV I.
siWavs onnosite TO Wster. M. Gsrti n :.
o,,e tr,.rtv":sverth rert ~ ~ is-J T. oa,y
H,cfsl 70 Ana M hs,ief ;s th.t AZ - az ~.
reI.r s,Ss cf "a Se~rses rorth - ~ III. s,,e
rr,c.t,v ~. ~.ter not isnS TSis i.w ~ u al.
tr;hnaxr ~ fhr ~ + snnlies T. n tsvor . ~
isrS N IL onnositss xonc SnSsSv y.
Zsster sr~,,mert hss seISom Hsen al
vrnced on INV snb,eet Of scienfafie xnssm-
isfion = Hem q Ia SvlIooim:: We Ssve
resson 70 believe fthouSS NJ are bv M
mesns snrel that fhe. zrctse re1ion: are
occunied Nv Vxtw i.nd n verv seldom
found to b sntpodaI 70 land therefore,
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

equal parts, of which one is antipOdal to
land, while the other two parts are antip-
odyl to each other. This obviously does
not force upon us the cOnclusionthat an
unknown region must be land because a
known region opposite to it is oceanic :;
and still less can such conclusion be in
sisted upon when the region opposite the
unknown one is itself unknown.-C oy7lhilI
Magazine,
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

CONsUMPTION.-For the cure of this dis
trc>>ing disease there ha> been no medicine
vet discovered that can show more evidence
of real merit titan Aliens Lung Bal>am.
This unequaled eNpectorant for curing con-
sumption, and all disease. leading to it. such
as affections of the throat, lungs. and all dis
eases OF the pulmonary organs. Is introduced
to the suffering public after it, merits for the
cure of such diseases have been fully tested
by the medical faculty. The Ba>am is. con-
sequcntly. recommended by physicians who
have become acquainted with its great sue
cess
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

Herr Won Gerlach has been elected b
the Prussian House of Representatives
nom Muhlheim. He Is q Protestant, but
OF the most conservative type; and his
election II thought to be q symptom of
popular sympathy with the opposition to
the governments eceleeiastiAl policy.
This policy, however, is becoming more
aggressive, and the entire separation of
church end state seems inevitable.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12
GoDIY's LADY's Book FOR APRIL.-A

handsome steel plate-''The Herald of SPRING.
spresented to the patrons of Cooley for this month.
The number also contains fine colored spring
fashion plate, with numerous wood-c cut designs
ofcostumes for the season; a smoking cap, print
ed in colors, and variety of articles for the to-
let. The Work Department is full of useful de-
signs and instruction, and the literary contents
are all good. The publisher gives a handsome
chrome to each subscriber to Cooley for 1873,
whether single subscriber fer $500, or club of
SIX for $l4.o. Published by L. A. Cooley, Phil
adelphia, Pa.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

\ celebrated physician has just discover
ed. by means of microscopic examinations.
that the poison of hydrophobia is located in
the kidney. This seems wonderful. but
there is no doubt that their functions are
ab~ut the most important in the animal ccOn-
omy. How important i il then. to keep
these organs in proper order. Never nc"l"c;
an apparently slight trouble in the region Of
the kidneys. but at once get Il bottle of PAR
KRIS COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT BCCHU
and il will Immediately set the difficulty
right again. Sold by all druggists. every
wi
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

CoUGns.-A Medicinal Preparation in the
form of a i1-cGqs i the most convenient.
- Browa's Eroachjdl Trocl,s." alay irritation
which induces coughing. giving relief in
Bronchitis. lIoar>encsS. influenza, .CoI>ump-
tive and Asthmatic complaints.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

A T1MxssEH editor says that he has
psen eating strawberries raised this year.
we nave heard of this editor before. He
Is the same who once labored under the
nailucfnation that he was a quartermas-
gers mule, and his body still bears evl.
oence OF the means resOrted to by some
ton.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

a MAINE woman is reported to have
taken the smallpox from letter written
by her lover. Anybody who would take
a thing like that out of Il letter ought not
to have any lover.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

ATTEND TO THE FIRST SYMPTOMS OF CoN-
SUMPTION, and that the disease may he checked
in its incipicncy, use AT once DIR. 1aync's ENpec-
torant, a safe remedy for all affections of the
Lungs and Ernnchia.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

AMI book, put before us at different pc
is ,ots OF life: will unfold to us new mean
wheels within wheels, delicate
OF purpose, to which, at the first
rg, We were stone BLIND.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

HE late Gov. Geary pronounced Dr. Shallen-
oerger's Fever and Ague Antidote a public bene.
faction. single trial will establish its merit.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

lint wet with mixture of carbOlic acid,
one part, to glycerine, twenty parts.-Sc'-
euttfc american.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-12

nW'eness the least % saAsss ia infinite. ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-14
Care of Cows in Autumn.

An enterprising farmer of Weston,
New York, communicated to us recent
Iy his practice in the management of
his cows during the season when grass
begins to fail. He says the great secret
of rearing and feeding stock success
fully, is to keep what you get-to save
every pound of flesh and fat that is pro-
duced. The question lying still back of
that is, how shall the fat and flesh be
retained? What to do and how to do it
is the question. Hitherto I have always
commenced feeding my COWS with meal
in October, and continued the regular
extra feed through November; and we
made more butter in one of those au-
tumn months than in any other month
of the grazing season. have a pint
cup with faring sides, that holds, when
dipped in and heaped up full, about two
quarts of good indian corn and oats, of
equal parts, made of the pure grain. 1
never 'tcob' nv animals. am down on
that cob system of management. With
every fifteen bushels of corn and oats
mingle, before it is ground, about one
bushel of flax seed. This improves the
quality of the feed for animals of any
kind, as ground faxseed, when mingled
with grain, is far better for mich cows,
for horses, for fattening sheep, or for
young stock of any kind, than oil meat.
I SOW a little fiaxseed every year for the
express purpose of having the seed to
mingle with the grain that is ground
into meal for my COWS and other stock.
I think this is the true way TO make
money-to save all that is made without
loosing any portion. The little losses
abstract the profits.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-14
The Habit of Saving Money

l. The only absolutely certain way of
intoxicating habits of economy is to be-
gin with the children, and accustom
them to self-control and self-denial by
saving a portion of their pocket money,
or the earnings of odd minutes. There
will be even a greater necessity for
economy in the next generation than in
this, since now the bounteous gifts of
nature are being lavishly drawn upon,
and our successors are likely to live I'M
der narrower conditions than we do.
The city of Client, Belgium, has set us
a good example in this matter. With
out government influence, and mainly
through the fundamentally of the
schoolmasters and schoolmistresses of
that city, fve-sevenths of the children
who attend the schools have become
savings banks depositors. They bring
their centimes to their teachers, who
deposit for them and ID, 032 of the
attendants upon the schools are thus
practicing frugality. Out of 1889 boys
and girls in the primary schools, 1888
have savings-bank accounts, the aver
age sum deposited by them, according
to a paper read before the British asso-
citation by J. G. Fitch, being 274, 6O2
francs in the infant schools (the habit
of saving begins thus early there are
1929 children, of whom !, 1920 are de-
positors of sc, 543 francs in the prima-
ry schools for the classes who pay for
instruction, there are 1,079 scholars,
$40 of whom deposit p, 687 francs and
in the school for admits, held evenings
and Sundays, out of 1885 men and wo-
men, 9, 889 are depositors to the amount
of 80, 1852 francs. Thus over one hun
bred thousand dollars is deposited in
the savings-banks through this agency
in that little city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-14
Recent Gunnery Trials.

The special board appointed to make
comparative trials of hOWitzers, field
guns and mitrailleuses assembled at
Fortress Monroe on the LIST of October,
and closed their labors on the 9Th.
The trials we're made under direction OF
Genl Gilmore, president of the board,
assisted by Col. Treadwell, of the ord
nance department, and Capt. Lorraine,
of the artillery. The trials were made
on the sea-shore near the fort, the tar
get being 8 feet high and 40 feet long.
The guns tried consisted of the ordi-
nary Napoleon 9-pounder field-gun car
rying 12tbs. canisters weight of gun,
about 900 tbs., worked by 8 men, range
of firing 800 yards; the ordinary 8-inch
field howitzer, weight of gun about
$500 fbs., worked by men, range OF
firing 800 yards the small Gatling gun,
caliber AZ, weight of gun 200 lbs. worked
by men, range of firing 800 and 1900
yards the 1-inch Gatling gun, 90Ofbs.,
worked by 4 men, using canister cart
ridges each containing21 half-inch balls,
range of firing 800 and 1900 yards.
The remarkable advantages OF the
Gatling gun were never more thorough
1y established than on this trial. AT
800 yards the small gun threw 600 shots
in 80 seconds, of which SIS hit the tar
get, being from s to 10 times more than
the hits made by the howitzer and field
guns. At 1900 yards range the latter
guns, owing to some defect in the am
munition, were withdrawn, to be tried
on another occasion. At 1000 yards
range the Calling guns, both sizes, ex-
hibited great success in striking the tar
get with deep penetration. The heavy
Gatling, threw 1856 missiles in 80 sec
onds, of which !, 595 struck the target.
These are remarkable results and have
probably never been surpassed in this
species of gunnery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-14
Excellent Fruit Cake.

The day before the cake is to be
made stone and cut fine the raisius,
wash the currants land see that they
are carefully dried, or the cake will be
heavy, and cut the citron into small
thin slices. To every pound of brown
sugar allow three-quarters of pound
of butter, three pounds each of currants
and raisins, one pound of citron, one
pound of sifted -four, five nutmegs gra-
ted, half teaspoonful of cloves, half an
ounce of cinnamon, twelve eggs, and
half tumbler of best brandy. Wash
the butter we'll, remove all the water,
and when the butter has been we'll
crammed add slowly the sugar when
these have been made perfectly light
stir slowly in the beaten yolks of the
eggs, alternating the -four and we'll
beaten whites then cinnamon and
cloves; mix a small quantity of -four
through the fruit, to prevent it going in
Jumps 9through the cake. Now stir in
the fruit, small quantity at time, al
ternating it ; and when it has been long
and well stirred, so it is certain to be
mixed through the batter, add the bran
dy. Bake in one large loaf, or two
small ones, in a slack oven two hours.
Many persons who have not experience
in baking fruit-cake prefer sending it to
cake or bread baker, where it is certain
to be we'll done.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-14
A japanese Execution.

The following account of an execu-
ton in Japan is given by a correspon-
dent "1 went to see an execution at
Yeddo, out of a vile curiosity. Ire
pented of it, but still it was a most ex-
traordinary spectacle, and impressed
me very much. The culprits were eight
in number, one being woman. They
were all beheaded with a sword. The
operation was performed with wonder
| full dexterity and GOODNESS, and not one
of them, even the woman, showed the
slightest symptom of fear. There was
space of ground roped off; inside
were three holes dug in the ground.
with a little mound behind each. on
which was spread mat for the CT animal
to kneel on. On one side of the en-
closure were two Japanese officials, in
chairs, to see the thing properly con-
Quoted. I had place directly in front
of the mounds, at about six feet dis
tance. The criminals were placed in a
row on one side of the enclosure, blind
folded with pieces of paper (they use
paper for everything there). What
struck me most was the horrid GOODNESS
of the executioner's assistant, a good
looking lad of about eighteen he went
up to each poor wretch in his turn, gave
him tap on the shoulder, led him up
to the mound, and made him kneel on
the mat he then stripped his should
ers, made HIM stretch out his neck, said
'That will do, and in flash the mans
head was in the hole in front of him,
and his bleeding neck was, as it were,
staring me in the face. The assistant,
still with the same pleasant smile,
picked the head up, threw some water
over the face to wash off the blood and
mud, and presented it to the Japanese
officials, who nodded and signed to go
on with the next the'assistant then gave
the corpse blow between the shoulders
to expel the blood, and finally threw the
carcas aside like a log of wood. He
then repeated the same pleasant pro-
gramme with the next. I never thought
a mans head could come off so easily;
it was like chopping cabbages, only &C
companied with a peculiar and most
horrid sound-that of cutting meat, in
fact. There was a dense crowd of Japa-
nese present, including many women
and even children these people never
ceased to eat, smoke and chatter the
whole time, making remarks on the per-
Torrance, and even occasionally laugh
ing, just as if they were at a theatre.
The executioner poured water on his
sword between each decapitation, as one
vets knife in order to cut india rub
ber."