Richland beacon., 1880-09-25
CURRENT ITEMS.

The baker always has his hour ct
knead.
Ir IL perfectly natural that man
should zee his mistake after he has
made it,
WILMrxaroS is the largest city in
North Carolina. It's population il
1865.
THERE is not much danger when it
rains cats anil do gs," but when it Spitz
dogs look out.
QUESTION for musical marines-N il
wanted to know if sea Captain ever
becomes O Major.
The municipal authorities OF London
are considering the question OF lighting
the streets with electricity.
IT is believed that the new census will
give Arkansas population of 10000
The population in 1870 WAS 4S4, All.
THE French revenue of $500, ,00O, 600
is asserted to he the largest ever re
ceived from population Of $4,000, Don.
MANAGER FORD, who prepared Mary
Anderson for the stage. has taken Ten
nessee girl, Carrie Walker, in hand, and
will tit her for the footlights.
TIE census of Idaho Territory will be
about 80, 900, more than half of which
will be contained in Cassia, Bear Lake,
Oneida, Alturas and Lemhi counties.
BRIpaEr-" And how shall cut the
pole, mum? Lady of the hOuse-"Cut
it into quarters" Bridget" And how
many quarters wood cut it into. mnm?"
JANE GREY SwIssHELM says it is most
certain Just now that more women suf-
fer from the effects Of daredevil indie
pendence than from hard work and low
wages.
The ox-eyed daisy, which has become
great pest i'll somesections Of the coun-
try. is propagated by seed, and ought
therefore to be moved down before the
seed is ripe.
CALIFORNIA; wool crop this year
(spring and falD will probably be not
less than 81, 600, 900 pounds. The total
value of it promises to be nearly double
that of any preceding wool crop.
The census of TuscOn, Arizona, shows
the population to be within fraction of
1000 inhabitants. Pima county will
foot up about 1000, being an increase
Of about q, 900 in ten years.
CROWDS of excursionists 60 up nightly
by the railway to see Vesuvius llumi-
mated by electric light. The traffic at
night is greater than in the day time,
and there are not enough cars to meet
the demand.
THAT was brilliant speech of q young
society man who was "making cOnver-
sation' with young lady last week.
"How fortunate it is" he said, "that
before people go to the lunatic asylum
they always lose their mind"
cit is the breath Of the people, said
Douglas, "that purifies the blood of the
nation" May be SO, may be so Doug
las knew more about politics than we do,
but we hope to die if we haven't met
people whose breath would poison Pc
oria mash tub. Huntington HdWk- Eye.
That the office of Inspector Of Vim.
egar," recently created by the Massa.
chusetts Legislature, is no sinecure. il
apparent from the fact that the trade II
this article amounts, in the city Of Bos
ton alone, to 81 600, 900 a year, and thai
vinegar is sold in 1900 places within tn.
city limits.
A SANGAMoN county girl is very indig
nant because, in reply to her query
"What is suitable for graduation
speech 2" we recommended percal,
dress with the usual fiOunces, and
fichu or two slung on where they woul'
do the most good. The dear creatur'
now says she referred 10 her essay, ant
wants US to choose between "Wha
Shall We Do With Our Boys ?" Life
Aims" and docs Protection Protect :?
In regard to the first, we should say tina
it was Just a. well to wait until the boy
arrived before worrying about them
The second is all right, but "DO Bustle
Bust p would be more suitable for
woman than tho third.-Chicdgo 7rtd
une.
: AMONG the historical characters {
q Utah and Mormonism is the nOtOriOu