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The Natural Bridge.

IT is feared that the Natural Bridge in
Virginia will be destroyed. a gentleman
passing over it recently was startled by
the appearance of volumes of deep black
smoke and jets OF. flame rolling out from
beneath its massive arch. There was a
strong smell of sulphur, and the ground
was warm and steaming for some distance
around. The people in the neighborhood
were greatly alarmed, believing that a
volcanic eruption was about to take place;
but Prof. Campbell of Lee University, on
being appraised of the facts, soon supplied
more satisfactory explanation Of the
phenomenon. The bridge, it seems, is
composed of mountain limestone contain
ing large assures filled with grahamite. a
kind of bituminous coal or asphaltum. AT
some distance above high-water mark are
sulphurOus deposits and metallic oxides
i'm minute quantities. The action Of sui
phur on metallic oxides in the presence OF
water will generate heat to a degree sufii-
cient to ignite mass as cOmbustible as
grahamite. The thawing of the snow in
Cedar creek supplied the water necessary
for such action as has been described, and
So the combustion is fully accounted for.
The Natural Bridge is ono OF the most
celebrated natural curiosities in this
country, and it is to be hoped that the in.
jury done it by this singular chemical pro
c,ss will not prove so serious as to result
In its complete destructiOn.-N. Y. Sun.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19
Hints About Houses.

MANY houses. from the III anSiOn to the
cottage. are unwholcsome for some OF the
following reasons:
|. Damp Easements.
2. Cesspools and foul drains within
the basement.
3. Rotten timber in floors and skirtings
and tainted Wallpapers.
4. Kitchen sinks in improper places
and unventilated.
). Water-closets in improper places
and unventilated.
6. Rooms without adequate means for
ventilation.
I. Water-cisterns and pumps in i'm
proper places, and SO the water is con-
taminatcd.
Houses are also unwhOlesOme from per-
sonal dirt, personal carelessneSs, and per-
sOnal neglect. AS when
|. Rooms are not sufficiently cleaned.
2. Carpets are left down too long and
never swept
3. Windows are seldom opened from
the top.
4. Closets are dirty, neglected, and
without ventilation.
). Dirty beds are unmade and are also
shrOudcd in dirty hangings.
6. Dirty wardrobes and dirty clothes
closets.
I. Nooks, corners, and shelves which
are never busted.
Persons who are about to build dwell
ling-hOuscs should have the following
suggestions in mind: SO r.r
The subsoil beneath house should be
naturally dry, or it should be made dry
by land-draining.
The grOund-flOor of house should not
be below the level of the land, street, or
road outside.
| A site cxcavated on the side of hill or
steep bank is liable to be dangerous. AS
external ventilation may be defective. and
the subsoil water from above may soak to-
ward and beneath such houses, middens.
ashpits, cesspOols at the back must faint
such easements.
The subsoil within every basement
should have layer of concrete over it,
Cesspools, cesspits, sink-holes or drains
should not be formed within house base
ments.
The ground around dweling-houses
should be paved, Jagged, asphalted, GOV.
cred with concrete, or be prepared and
graveled.
Outside channels should be in good
order and be regularly eleansed. -.
Housewives should be guttered and
SpOuted.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19
Another Solomon on the Bench.

A SHORT time since worthy magis
trate of this city had rather Difficult
question to decide, in the solution o
which he struck out path hitherto un
known in Jurisprudence. 1t seems thai
twelve negroes appeared before him, each
one of whom swOre positively that him
self and the other eleven had done GER
tain amount of work on a steamboat, and
was entitled thereby to wages, 1t was a
steady streak, esch Of the dozen swearing
precisely the same. On the other side
appeared the mate of the boat and eleven
deck hands, who all twelve swore directly
and point blank to an opposite state OF
facts to those testified to BY the twelve
plaintiffs. Here the evidence closed, leav.
ing the judge to make up his mind.
His honor scratched his head, looked
wise, pondered a few moments. and then
said: 1.-The law makes it the duty of the
Court, when in doubt, to weigh the evil
dence. l shall proceed to do so in this
case. You," turning to one of the suing
darkeys, stake your crowd over to
Mr. Ia grocery store in the vicinity
and have them weighed, and bring me a
certificate of their weight from the clerk.
And you," turning to the mate, 'do the
same with yourself and witnesses. The
Court must make up judgment some
The mandate of the Court was obeyed
tie contestants appeared with their re-
spective certificates, the mates party
O1tweighing the other by nine pounds.
which was sufficient to turn the scale of
Justice, for the judgment was given for
the b0at.-Neo Orleans Picautne.
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Alarming the Oriental Heather.

WHEN preparations for taking the cen-
sus in Bengal were lately made, the native
inhabitants became alarmed, having got
the absurd idea that every tenth man was
wanted TO fight the Russians, so sensitive
is the instinct of these Oriental heathen
under British rule. seeming the approach
of danger to Eng land in every gale from
Turkestan, and straining their sight for a
ray OF hope for the millions of the dis
affected among themselves. Ii is calcu-
lated that nearly one million able-bodied
Bengalese stole away TO avoid being count
ed in. The return, not including the alb
sentees. of course, showed population of
G6, 000. 600; that is. the single province OF
Bengal has population just as large As
that Of Rus. ia-in-Europe. How long.
with a small 1lilitary force. England can
retain BengaI which has this vast popu-
laton, i'm an area of 246.S29 square miles
THAT of Ru, ,ia-in-EurOpe is SG,039). can
only be question of time. The Hindoos
await another revolt, such as there was in
1857, but will probably profit by their
blunders and weakness then. A simulta-
neOus rising throughout British India
might secure national independence in a
week, but then the question would arise,
What will they do with it?-Fwney's
Press,
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Rock Salt.

The Lumberman's Gazette, Oflast month,
has an account of important discoveries
made in boring for rock salt, at White
Rock, ON the Lake Huron shore, and
Cassville, i'm Huron County, Michigan.
1t seems that the average Saginaw brine
shows about II! parts salt and3-7ll5 parts
chlorides of calcium and magnesium. In
the well at White Rock there are nineteen
parts salt and 9-479 of part of the above
impurities. 1t is thought, from the ex-
periments at various places, that the rock
salt bed will be found in the Saginaw Val
ley at no very considerable depth below
the brine-bearing rock, and that wells To-
Gated there will be found as valuable as
that at White Rock. The product Of the
we'll at the latter place is said TO be so
pure that it is almost impossible to con-
ceive If anything better. The average
Saginaw brine requires the evaporation
of about 1872 gallons for the production
of barrel of salt. while the White Rock
brine requires but 40 gallOns-a showing
of one-tenth increase in favor of the White
Rock well. An effort is now being made
to prosecute experiments, in the hope OF
5. rking the rock salt bed in the neigh
borhoOd Of East Saginaw, and it is be-
lieved they viii prove successful.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19
Mrs. Darlington.

"a GOOD cup of Oblong tea will not
hurt anybody" said Mrs. Darlington. as
she presided over the mahogany, with a
pleasant smile upon her face and the tea
urn by her side. =" know some say IL is
dilatorious to the nervous cistern, and
subscribe cold water but need the fla.
grant herb, and two cups just equalizes
my temperature. Some say. too, that il
shOrtens life. ard where the Widow Shoot
died. at one hundred and ten, it was re-
marked that if she hadn't drank tea she
would have lived to be an old woman.
I'm sure she survived her factories won
derfully, and the tea know did it. ~ p s.
But we are exposed to the pekOedil-
loes of the Chinese" said DR.. Spooner,
land do not often get our teas pure"
"Well. always hope for the best" re-
piled Mrs. p, slipping her cup, without
remarking the doctors pun. 'tSome-
times it is not so good as others, and then
again it is, but the price is very equable,
and have TO give just as much for half a
dollars worth as did before the duties
were taken of. which was made such a
fuss about in the papers. l hope your
tea suits you"
Halo :" said Ike. starting up and
banging his chair upon the floor. at the
same time pulling the doctors cup from
the table into his lap. The boy darted
through the back door, while the guest
danced around with pain.
Mrs. Darlington was confused.
sit suits me well, madame" said the
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4 FEW years ago there was no other ~
kvrv<-v, ~, nv Wv, ty,c rfrff,nc of ffS leaves

4 FEW years ago there was no other Way
known TO obtain the virtues OF TIT leaves VI
various plants but by maceration in water.
to make. n, il is called, an infusion, or by
using alcohol and thus making tincture.
In either ease one had TO drink an indefinite
amount Of liquid to obtain avery small guam
tity of the medicinal effects of the plants.
How altered is this. however. The process
of extracting all the valuable properties with
none of the inert or injurious particles, from
leaves, roots, barks, etc, has been brought
to such perfection. that every ounce OF eX-
tract is fully equal to an ounce of the raw
material. In no preparation that we know
of Is this high concentration 30 admirably
accomplished Is in PARKER's COMPOUND
FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU. No heat is used
therefore all the finer and volatile principles
are fully preserved. the whole prepared IN
rdeuo, in the most careful manner, a product
of rare excellence is obtained. Sold by all
druggists, everywhere.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19
The trnU'r Tor anOtNtF : OdIH
The unlcelin" for ms own.

There can be no doubt but the greater por-
ton of the pain which the human body has
to undergo is caused by some arrangement
of the great organs. the Liver. Blood. Kid
ncy> and Bowels. Spring is upon lis, when
change of atmosphere and habit are apt TO
affect these organs: and the best way TO
avert attacks of disease Of this character is
TO use MagIiire's Cundurango Bitters. the
great Liver invigorator and blood purifier,
which releases the bile and purgcS it from
the system. thereby promoting perfect
health.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19

The CHILDEEN' HOUE.-Ihcrc are
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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19

PAIN kILLER.-ln another column VIII be
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thirty years it has stood before the public,
and the innumerable testimonials that have
been called forth voluntarily. testify fully to
its merits. When You NEED a family medi-
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THE LITTLE CoRpoRAL.-Among the

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ARTHUR's HOME MAGAZINE. = The

April number of the Illustrated Home Mcgd- inc
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Address r. 8. ARTHUR " son, Philadelrhia,
Pa
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A WoRD OF CAUTIoN.-NO person
should enter a sick room while IN the
state of perspiration. because in cooling
off the pores absorb freely, nor should a
person sit between the sick and the frc.
DO not approach contagious diseases with
an empty stomach.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19

The wine-making interest in California
is steadily progressing. especially i'm Los
Angeles and Sonoma Counties. The re-
ceipts during 1872 were 740,S34 gallons
from the interior, 1863, ls3 from the south
ern coast, a total Of l ,407 1904 gallons as
compared with I,30S.9l3 in ISL, and $685.
ID in 1870. About 10000 gallons of CAL
iiornia brandy have also been received in
san Francisco. The California wine is
largely consumed in the Atlantic cities.
and quantities are exported to Great Brit,
ain, China, Japan, Australia, and other
foreign countries. The wine is improy-
ing in quality, as well as in quantity, and
the interest is only 1.-THE OF what it m Y
yet become.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19
Dinners.

PIERRE BLOT, in All article in Harper's
Ba-Gr. SAYS: LET eur readers under
stand that ii i . mistake To think that TO
give a dinner to friends. To relatives. or
even q dinner of ceremony, 1t Is necesSa-
nv, nav. Indispensable. 10 have just such
dishes and such wines. because other peO-
pie have them served on their tables. II
is much better and much more pleasing
TO the guests TO be Original-we mean, to
make ones own bill OF fare. and not imi-
tate other peoples dinners. We once
heard a frequent dner-Outs eXclalm
These dinners are shockingiy monoto-
nous: one knows in advance what dishes
are coming; there are the classic salmon,
the chronic lillet of beef, the innumerable
roasts, accompanied by the matter-ot-
course ice-cream To chill the stomach.
instead Of something 20 help Digestion
We are of the same opinion. lcc-cream
is good. but not as a dessert. An hour. NJ
least, should be allowed the stomach after
dinner before taxing it with the hard
work of digesting so chilly a dish.
The dinner is the principal meal of the
day. and the one that restores the waste
of the system most, being generally taken
after the days tasks are done, and being
composed of more nutritious and more
numerous dishes than the other meals. As
the mind and stomach cannot work We
at once, it is certainly according TO hygi-
enic laws not to eat much or heavy food
at breakfast and lunch. Ii is different at
dinner; besides having no work to per-
form after il, the enjoyment of having the
whole family assembled is one Ofthe best
perquisites that can accompany the meal.
Wives and mothers, have flowers on the
dinner table. have misunderstanding
dishes! have palatable food. have cheer
fulness!have cup of warm coffee or tea
after dinner. You are,then pretty sure
to have warm hearts around you. Do
not freeze the stOmachs of the members
of your family at the dinner table, and
then run the risk Offreezing their hearts.
Keep the ice-cream for the evening to re-
fresh the palates that may have been
parched by conversation or singing.
Another important thing, and which,
! ike nearly all other domestic duties, de-
wolves on the wife and MOTHER is the Sc
lection of daily food. We have explained
what to serve, and how to serve it; we
will add few directions as aguide. First,
understand that by good and proper food
we do not mean costly food. Many have
poor food and consequently poor dinners,
though they have paid high price for
it, while others have good and properly
prepared food for reasonable price, the
| difference bet ween the two being only in
its selection and preparation.
Cooking is branch of chemistry, as well
as an art. Soups. sauces, gravies, stews,
&C., are compounded as earthly as chem'
cal preparation. They act on the system
according to the prepare tion-thati is, if
well prepared they do good; if not, the
opposite. Cooking is the science that
keeps IN order the Animal mechanism of
humanity. The physician is only called
in when, through causes entirely indepen-
dent of cookery, that mechanism is out of
order.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19

AN EXTENDED POPULARITY.-Each year
finds "BROwN's BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs' in
new localities in various parts of the world.
For relieving Coughs, Colds, and Throat Dis
cases, the TrOches have been prorel reliable.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19

REMEDY FOR CHILBLAINS.-A writer in
a Vienna medical magazine says that Il
concentrated solution a cnlorile of iron
Is an ua!ailing remedy for chilblaiES.
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tor. Perhaps a trife too hot,

7 though" again seatlng himself.
Ike returned and explained his conduct.
He had seen. through the window, big
dog after his cat. and he had rushed TO
the rpscup.-N, y. Weekiu.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19

SOUTHERN planters lind the production
of peanuts more valuable than either
wheat. com, or tobacco.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19

TIE Michigan Legislature has author
lied Detroit 10 expend $500 900 in a park
boulevard. or both. OH the lake shore.
in the section known aS IIamtramck.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19
ManifCht AbsuIdities.

Is there any good reason why the dictates OF
common sense should be disrcgarded IN medical
practice? Surely net. Yet how literally they are
sometimes set at ma ght In the treatment Of dys-
pepsis, liver complaint. constipation, nervous
prostration and general debility. How often are
powerful purgatives, emetics and salivants given
In cases OF indigestion, bilious collie and costi.e
ness, when the disease has already robbed the pa.
tient OF strength he needs 10 combat with the at
tack. The ahsurdty of giving facilitating medi-
cines to sick people who too weak already is
manifest, that II Is astonishing how any SAM man
can believe In such practice. The rational course
under such circumstances is 10 administer tonic
ami reg iaiing medicine, and the experieucc 90 4
quarter vi q century has proved that Hjst,tt'rs
/ stomach Biitcrs is the most wholesome and ell
Client preparation OF this class 90 be found In the
medical repository. l. Is, however. something
more than an inyi.orant aud regulator. Its prop
critics sperirnt and ant-bilious agent; its ii
taiizinT and purifying elect upon the blood; It's
utility when given as All anodyns, in icad OF laud
anum, % choral, or dgitalis, or sOuir other stu
peiyiug narcotic; Its tranIuilizing tendency il
tpasmodic affections. aud its palatability, as con
trasted with the sickcning pills and otiOns of III
pharmacopTia, certainly entitle IIostetter's BIT
tiers To be called the most comprehensive remed,
in existence
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19

IlyHEN writing to advertisers !ie.se mention the
w name 0f this paper.
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IT l. WELL To CIT CLEAR OF Il Bad Cough or
Cold the first week, hut il is safer to rid yourself
of 1t the fret forty-eight huurs--the proper rem
cdy for the purpose being DR. Jayne ENrec
/
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-04-19

DIR. SHALiENBEEGEE's pills are not purga-
tive. They cure every fuIm OF Fever and Ague
Immediately, without any sickness or discomfort
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VALUABLE FARM SEEDS AND BOOKS
CIV IN ANAN.-Ihrcc specimen copies 81
the AMERICAN STOCK JOURNAL, containing Ql'r IL
page. of valuable reading matter, handsomely Illus
irated with Engrayings Of Farm Buildings. FLOODED
Stock Poultry, DOss, Birds, SC, and a pacsagc OF
CHESTER COUNTY MAMMOTH CORN. Imported " bite
/ OATS and AL>IHE or lUCEES CLOVER, Will tr sent
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,ir,ss y. T. Box EE Il Co.. ParheSDurg, Chester Co., IA
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DR.. WHITTIER. si7 sTssA H itAbSfE' M soJREE1
ian.est engaged surces~iui ply csu o. the
Cor. ''atiou DaniL si fr"c cor or write
flrd's Lser Isrigpr1tor-a purely Vegetable fofhHtc
and 7unic-for Dyspepsia, ,nstipaton, Debility =.
Sick Headache, Bilious Attacks. and all derange-
ments of Liver, Stomach and Bowels. Ask your
Druggist for IL. Bsrdrs of limitations.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-26
F. T. GROVE.
Selling Off at Cost !

Tn looking over our town and County papers
i find many Merchants advertise "CheaP
Goods" each one saying "here is tie place 10
buy Cheap Goods" That will all do well
enough in its place. To put stop to this Try
ing TO humbug the people, would say TO ALL
TO The rich, to the poor, 10 the whlte, 10 lhe
black, 10 the old, and to the young, that VIII
sell my goods at NETT COST. Can any one
sell cheaper than this, if they can am oul oil
the ring. So now is The time TO save money,
and now is the time 10 make money. So let
every body rush 10 +. T. Groves store to Sc
cure bargains, whilst they are going OF, Tor
such bargains will not last long. So come al
once. Many persons are induced to buy at
places where they can get creot for thirty or
sixty days, and they pay % or 80 per cent
more for goods than +. 7. Grove asks you.
Save your money and go TO +. T. Groves
where such bargains never were offered 10 any
people before. | call especial attention 10 my
stock Of BOOTS ard SHOES, Hats and Caps,
Notions, &C., Ladies Buttoned Caters, Ladies
Gum Shoes, Ladies Gum Saddles, GentIemen's
Gum Shoes. l have on hand about % dozen
canned Tomatoes for sale, the largest stock of
Queensware ever offered 10 the public.
also offer my entire Stock OF Dry Goods
and general Merchandise at Millwood, Clarke
County, Va, also the Store property.
The whole Of these cheap goods can be had
of +. T. GROVE,
Nov IS Shepherdstown, W. Va.
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BOOK AND NEWS
STORE.

7 HAVE removed my Store TO the room
| adjoining Mrs. Markets. residence.
and earnestly invite al needing anything
in ny line 10 give me call. and will
strive % make il her interest 10 deal
with me.
keep constantly on hand SCHOOL
BOOKS of every Kind and q well assorl.
cd stock OF STATIONERY. NO.
TlONS, &c. which will be sold al cry
prices or publishers rstes.
can suppIy the reading public with
the Baltimore Dalles aud WeekIies; all
The best Literary and Scientific Journals,
and the various MonIhlies.
Any book wanted will be furnished
upon short notice. at publishers price.
Persons Notifying me ran have their
plpers and Magazines reserved for them
or forwarded by mail.
The American Bible Sori'ty's Depos'
iiory is at my store. and Bibles and les
tsmen,s ran be had very cheap
JAMES f. BARNHART.
nearly opposite the Virgins House.
April 8