Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-07-22


Col. Hayes acted with The consent
and approval Of every officer in tho
regiment.
4 sequel 20 the recent excitement
IN larI-Tlc earthquake in Greece.
A polite way of putting it-Trou-
bled with chronic iudisposilion to
eXcrtion.
what species of love is that which
is never reciproca.ed? A neuralsic
affection.
Why il every teacher Of :tuSic nee:
essariiy good teacher? Because
be is sound instructor.
When the young ladies hand vou
a card nowadays with the calabas,ic
letters Y W. e. \ it means "sou may
call again"
"If yoh wish to visit the to!i.b of
your country's father just jump into
my carriage" said Washington
nackurlEer 10 Dom lcurO.
Those striking Berlin compositors
ought to try to settle their troubles
by calling convertion at Ems
: New York Commercial Advertiser.
NJ. Onimus writes for the Rereu de
teut Mondes Wonder IL he's any
relation to that vOluminous writer,
Ann Ominus ? Boston Post.
1t is given Oh the authority of Il
New Orleans pdtcr that there is in
that city a hog with his ears SO far
back that he cannot hear himself
squeal.
The new Centennial handkerchief
is small Americati flag: This would
seem to be direct blow at the stars
and stripes Norwich Bulletin.
An lrishman being told that the
price of bread had been lowered, ex-
claimed, THAT ia the first time ever
rejoiccd at the fall Of my best friend"
Mike and Il i. serself that Lo
dfther' telliu' me how they make ice
cream" "In troth | can. Don't
they bake them 1T eowld otensj 70 bj
sure?"
Bismarck appears 10 be going il
blind in church matters; The Arch
bishop of Cologne has just been de-
PriHed ot lis Ses.-,New York Com
mercial advertiser:
"IItre ho@, tone Of your slack" as
the potato bug remarked when a New
jersey .atiner came at him the other
dag With Il handful of limt.-T New
York Commercial Advertiser.
A YANKEE; describing an opponent
whose person was extremely thin.
says:"l will tell you sir-that man
don't amount to SUM in arithmetic,
cast him up, aud there's nothing ,o
carry"
"Is fishing with angle worms a
ttuelty!' was the subject of a recent
debate in a Wisconsin lyceum. We
should like to see a ver-bait-'em report
of that discussion.-[New York Com
mercial Advertiser.
Isn't this a triflc paradoxical ?
Elefen young ladies' have been made
Bachelors of Arts at Elmira Now;
let them turn about. and go for the
ARTS Of bachelors, as well.-E New
York Commercial Advertiser.
You must have lived here 4 long
time." said d travelling Ensiisbman 70
an Oregoh pione,t. Yes, sir, I Iiavr.
DO you see that mountain ? We'll.
when came here that mountain was
a hole in the gtound."
Sergeant Bates proposes to make a
water voyage Of ten thousand miles
long. The Detroi: Flee Press offers
him $500 to make the first mile of it
under water. and the Sergeant is con-:
structing the necessary apparatus.
Richard Grant White says there is
no such thing as 'in our midst," but
we would liPe to Know where ho
would locate the pain that makes
paregoric popular beverage among
The young-[Notwich Bulletin:
Customer" How much for the
lilies fthe valley ?" Flotfst%'Five
shilliugs bunch" Customer-"Too
much" Florist (blandly)-" Well
madam If you viii have the lilies of
I've yslley you mist pay the vally os
tie lilies"
A minister travelling through the
West some years ago asked en- old
lady on whom be called wha, she
thought of the doctrine of total de-
pravity. "Oh," she replied, II think
it is a good doctrine. if the people
would Only act up 70 it."
A colored preacher, in transalating
to his hearers the sentence, "The bar.
vest is over, the season is ended, and
thy soul is not saved," put it. de
corn has been cribbed, dere amt any
more work, and de debbil is still fooiip,
,yiI die rom N, n pity