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Richland beacon., 1880-08-14

MAKING LUMBER OUT OF STRAW.
The versatile ingenuity Of Western
inventor, who doubtless foresees the
time in the far-distant future when the
forest shall cease to clothe the hills and
dales, and the demand for lumber shall
prove vastly in excess Of the supply, has
succeeded in devising a substitute for
the product of the virgin or the culti-
waited soil. His plan is to use the frag-
lie vegetable, straw, and by a peculiar
process to compress it into a substance
as hard and indestructible as oak
lumber. It is claimed that this pro-
cess converts wheat straw into
timber, which is susceptible of as fine
polish and finish as mahogany and
black walnut, at cost not in excess of
the best clear pine. The straw is first
manufactured by the ordinary paper
mill process into straw board, and suf-
ficient number of sheets of the right
size are taken to make the required
timber. They are soaked and softened
in a chemical solution, which is, of
course, the inventors secret. After the
fiber of the pasteboard is sufficiently
saturated, the pile of sheets is pressed
between q series of rollers. which con-
solidates them so that when dry the
whole is hard stick. 1t is also claimed
that the process renders this wood sub
stitute impervious to water, and the
chemicals used are such as to make it
fre-proof. But the sanguine inventor
has only made samples thus far
Trenton Gazette.
Richland beacon., 1880-08-14
STARTLN0 SURPRISE.

A startling surprise, after the fashion
of the story Of Ginevra, was experienced
by . party Of Syrian wood-cutters in
the forest of Drommling. They began
to fell Q venerable oak, which they soon
discovered to be quite hollow. Being
half decayed, it speedily came to the
ground with . crash, disclosing q skele-
ton in excellen preservation. Even the
boots, which came above the knees,
were almost perfect. By its side was a
powder-horn, . porcelain pipe-bowl, and
q silver watch, ON which was engraved
the name "H. Won Krackowitz, 1872. ="
The teeth were perfect It would seem
to be the skeleton Of . man between 80
and 40 years Of age. It is conjectured
that, while engaged in hunting, he
climbed the tree for some purpose and
slipped incautiously into the hollov
trunk, from which there was no release,
and he probably died Of starvation.
Richland beacon., 1880-08-14
KEEP YOUNG.

Don't grow old and rusty and cross,
afraid of nonsense and fun. Tolerate
the follies and cruditics of youth. Gray
hairs and wrinkles you cannot escape,
but you need not grow old in feeling un-
less you choose. And SO long rs your
age is only on the outside YOU will win
confidence from the young, and find your
life all the brighter for contact with
theirs. But you have too many grave
thoughts, too many weighty anxieties
and duties, too much to do to make this
trifling possible, you say. The very
reason, my friend, why you should cul-
tivate fun, nonsense, lightness of heart
because you need them SO much, because
you are "weary with thinking" Then
do try to be young, even if yOu have to
he foolish in so doing. One cannot be
wise all the time.
Richland beacon., 1880-08-14
JOURNALISTS IN THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS.

Journalism is now represented In the
House of Commons by some twenty
newspaper proprietors and writer's.
Among these are Sir Charles Dixie,
proprietor of the AthenGum and Of
Notes and Queries his brother, Ashton
Dixie (of the Weekly Dispatch and the
Referee, who shares the representation
of Newcastlc-on-Tync with Joseph
Cowcn. owner of the local Chronicle
and former owner Of Mayfair. One OF
the members for Northampton conducts
the National Rcforn,er, and the other
is the proprietor of Truth, and part
proprietor of the Daily Ne~s. I. P.
O'Connor, whose scathing "Life of
Lord Beaconsfield has had good deal
to do with the results of the recent cleo
tions, is connected with the London
press 80 are Frank Hugh O'Donnell, A.
NJ. Sullivan, Justin Mccarthy, Leonard
Courtney, Arthur Arnold (whose hand
we now think we detect u the Pal
IMalD, and Mr.. Finigan. Edward
Dwyer Gray owns the Dublin Freeman,
and T. d. Sullivan the Nation, and
Young Ireland. Then there are John
Walter, of the Times; Passmore Ed.
wards, of the Echo; w. j. Ingram, Of
the Illustrated London News; Beres
ford Hope, Of the Saturday Rericw,
Samuel Morley and Sir Charles Reed
part proprietors of the Daily News,
Mr.. Macliver, j. O'Kelly, j. ID. Hutch
inson, and Mr.. Sexton, who is connect
ed with a Dublin paper. Surely the
laws of copyright and libel will be the
subject of satisfactory legislation a
last.--LOndOn Pen.
Richland beacon., 1880-08-14
THE DARK HORSE-HOW THE TERM
ORIGINdTED.

Many years "befo' de wah" there
lived in Tennessee an old chap named
Sam Flynn, who traded in horses, and
generally contrived to own a speedy nag
or two which he used for racing purposes
whenever he could pick up a "soft
match" during his travels. The best Of
his flyers was coal-blac stallion named
Dusky Pete, who was almost a thor
oughbred, and able to go in the best OF
company. Flynn was accustomed to
saddle Pete when approaching a town
and ride him into it, to give the impress
sion that the animal was merely "a
likely hoss," and not flyer. One day
he came to town where country race
meeting was being held, and he ente4ed'
Pete among the contestants. The people
of the town, not knowing anything of
his antecedents, and not being overly
impressed by his appearance, backed
two or three local favorites heavily
against him. Flynn moved quietly
among the crowd and took all the bets
that offered against his nag. Just as
the "fyers" were being saddled for the
race, old Judge McMinamee, who was
the turf oracle in that part of the State,
arrived on the course, and was made
one Of the judges. As he took his place
in the stand he was told how the betting
ran, and of the folly of the owner of the
strange entry in backing his "plug" so
heavily. Running his eyes over the
ruck, the Judge instantly recognized
Pete, and he said: Gentlemen, there's
a dark horse in this race that will make
some of you smell hell before supper"
The Judge was right Pete, the "dark
horse" laid back until the three-quarter
pole was reached, when he went to the
front with rush, and won the purse
and Flynn's bets with the greatest ease.
Ever after that the horsemen of the
vicinity fought shy of "dark horses"
and it would be well if political parties
would do ikewise.-Cnicago Telegraph.
Richland beacon., 1880-08-14
RAYVIILE LOUISIANA. SATURDAY, AUGUST II. 1880.

glad that their journey is almost done.
Butterflies come and 60 on lazy wing
the crickets chirp cheerily in the grass,
and the eagles sailing the blue evening
air have no warning to give.
Hark If that thunder?
Men and women turn in their tracks
as they look in vain for a cloud in the
|sky. That rumble comes again as they
look into each others faces. 1t grows
louder as women turn pale and men
reach for their trusty rifles. The ground
trembles, and afar off comes din
which strikes terror to tie heart. "In-
dams ~ they whisper. No! A thou
sand times better for them if savage
Pawnee dared ride down where these
those long barreled rifles could speak in
tiefense Of the . :; aeful camp.
"A stampede of buffalOes p gasps
one of the men as he catches sight of
the advance guard under the awful
cloud of dust. Rifles are held ready for
a shot, and the children climb up in the
heavy wagon-wheels to see the strange
procession gallOp past.
Here they come /! Crack crack
crack from three rifles, and a shout as
each bullet tells. Next instant shaggy
head, followed by dust-browned body.
rushes through the camp. Then another
and another. The men shout and wave
their arms-the women and children
turn paler yet.
The roar and din shut out every other
sound, and the wagons jar and tremble
with the conclusion. Now another
shaggy ead-another-hah q dOzen-a
score-a hundred-a great living wave
which sweeps along with the power Of a
tornado, followed by others more fierce
and strong, and the camp is blotted off
the earth more completely than by any
power of Heaven. Nothing to be seeL
no shout to be heard. Wave followed
wave across the spot-over the bank
into the stream and across, and when
the last of the herd has passed the
keenest hunter can find nothing on that
spot Of wood or iron or cloth or bone or
flesh to prove that dozen men, women
and children were there wiped out of
existence and reduced to shred and dust.
Richland beacon., 1880-08-14
NEVER TO BLAME.

Some people are never to be blamed
for anything, in their own opinion.
They are not the most agreeable people
in the world, for the simple reason that,
no matter what they do, they always
succeed in making you feel that you are
the sneak thief after all. "That man"
said one Of these folk, "has been scold-
ing me for an hour, and has told me at
least forty times that l stole 81 from
him, when the simple truth is l only
stole 80 cents. l don't want ~ be
blamed for what don't do"
Richland beacon., 1880-08-14
YORK Versus IDLENESS.

Let us fling overheard the slckly luea
more like the lazy dream of water
lily at midday in Shiny pool than the
thought of hulnan being-the notion
that there is any absolute bliss in rest.
The world is a working world, and man
is a working creature and.he who does
not understand this is plainly ont OF
place here. Epicurus, no doubt, sitting
in his leafy Attic garden, with fragrant
honey-laden breezes from Hymettus
tanning him on a summers day, might
fancy his Olympian gods doing nothing
through eternity but drinking nectar
and slipping ambrosia, and laughing at
lame Vulcan but this certainly was not
his serious thought; he was merely
shunting the Celestials Of that day off
into corner, like an easy David Hume,
not to be bothered in any wise with
what he could not comprehend; and he
was busy himself all the while writing
books, in which sort of work he was ex-
tremely prolific, having written not less
than 300 volumes in his day. Buddha
likewise, the great Oriental Quietist,if
all that is written of his Nirvana be true,
is the prophet of an extreme kind of
stupid holy life, which can never be a
model for healthy Occidental man.
Historians and travellers prove most
abundantly that at all times and in all
places man is most man when he
has most to do. The savage in tropi-
cal climate works little, works violently
and works by starts; our civilization in
this temperate Western zone is all built
up of higher potency, more cunning
division, and q more persistent con-
tinuity of work. We are all working
men those who work with the brain
often great deal more SO than those
who work with their hands. Who more
assiduous in work than well-employed
barrister? Who more the minister of
another mans needs than a skillful
country surgeon? Who more hardly
worked than a conscientious clergyman
in the most populous and least prosper
Gus districts in one. of our large towns
Let no man, therefore, sit down and fret
over his work because it is work, and
envy the rich who have nothing to do.
The richest men are often those who
have worked and do work the hardest !;
and if there be rich men, as no doubt
there are in this country. who live upon
the inherited produce Of other peoples
work, with nothing specially to do for
themselves, they are to be pitied rather
than envied. Work enough there is for
them, NO doubt. Plato would not have
tolerated them in his well-ordered re-
public, nor Alexander Severus in his
palace; but they have, unfortunately,
no spur for action, and, being inspired
by no high feeling Of the dignity of
work in the universe, they will be found
frequently sitting down and rotting their
lives away, living on their rents, or fill
ing up the vacancies of their hours with
degra ling pleasures and unfruitful ex-
element. For such we must be heartily
sorry, and, if they can be Of no other
use in the world, they may at least
teach us not to fret over our daily task,
/ but rather to rejoice in it.
Richland beacon., 1880-08-14
CURRENT ITEMS.
TIE first pupil that is taught to see is
re pupil of the eye.

TIE first pupil that is taught to see is
re pupil of the eye.
WHAT kind of fur did Eve wear the
first winter? Bare-skin.
A MULE is no physician, but he vel
understands the art of heeling.
An Irish cat that had crossed the At
lantic five times died in Marion, Ala,
recently, 54 years of age, it is said.
HIRAM COLLEGE, Of which Gen. Gar
field was once President, and of which
he is now Trustee, has 2O9 students.
A MAN thrust his arm into hollow
log to catch rabbit, at Americus. Ga,
and was fatally bitten by a rattlesnake.
: ELEVEN MILLION dollars were spent last
year for hair restoratives, and we can't
see one more hair than the year before.
FRIvoLIrY, under whatever form it
appears, takes from attention its
strength, from thought its originality,
from feeling its earnestness.-Madan'
de .Sfacl.
The advocates for marriage with q
deceased wife's sister in England are
very actively organizing their ensuing
campaign. They believe that the new
Parliament will give the desired relief.
DURING the past year thirty divers in
the pearl fishery of the Persian gulf lost
their lives, most of them by sharks. The
value of the pearls taken in the Persian
gulf in 1879 is estimated at 81 500, 600.
In England there are at present about
1sO Generals holding honorary Colonel.
cies of regiments, costing the country
nearly 600, 600 year, and doing not
one hours work from year to year for
their pay.
MORE clergymen have sailed for Eu-
rope thus far this season than up to
corresponding time in any previous
year. 1t is now considered the respect
able thing for every pastor of self
supporting church to 60 to Europe in
the summer.
THR American trotters now being i'm.
ported into England are attracting much
attention among stud masters on the
other side. This new revelation in the
science of horse-breeding will, it is an
ticipated, be likely to create a change
in the attributes Of English sport. The
Prince of Wales is said to express the
greatest interest in this new breed, and
has become the purchaser of one or two
of the fastest horses brought over.
A PROMISING youth recently surprised
his father by asking " Father, do you
like mother?" "Why, yes, of course. /"
"And she likes you?" "Of course she
does" "Did she ever say SOP" "Many
a time, my son." "Did she marry you
because she loved you?' Certainly
she did" The boy carefully scrutinized
his parent, and, after a long pause,
asked: "Wcll, was she as near-sighted
then as she is nOw?"
CALLS for clergymen are frequently
heard from the frontier, but not often
for the kind described in the following
passage from the Aurora New Herald:
We are sorely in need of preacher,
but we don't want any cheap trash. We
want a good, muscular Christian, who
can snatch sinners by the scruff of the
neck and drag them bowling up the
plane of righteousness, and who will not
drink more than he can hold. Such
man will get right smart layout here.
Richland beacon., 1880-08-14

A DEAF mute used the new audiphone.
"Can you pay me that $5?" These were
the first words he heard. 81 prefer to
remain in my original condition." he
said, sternly, and threw the audiphone
out of the window.
Richland beacon., 1880-08-14

Mn. ]. 7. TRowBRman, the author, is
So years old. He was born near Roches-
ter, worked in New York many years
ago, and finally settled in Boston, where,
as a writer, he has acquired . comfort
able independence.
Richland beacon., 1880-08-14
DISADTANTAGE OF RICHES.

A very rich man once said :" I worked
like q slave till I was nearly so to make
my fortune, and I have been watching
it ever since like a detective" This
may be an exaggerated case of opulent
misery, but the rich as often need socie-
ties for the ameioration of their condi-
ton e the poor.
Richland beacon., 1880-08-14

EVERYTHING in nature INDUCES III
amusement. The lightning plays, the
wind whistles, the thunder rolls, the
snow flies, the waves leap and the fields
smile. Even the buds shoot, and the
rivers run.
Richland beacon., 1880-08-14

OLD PoKEBURi, Blood Sucker, Grand
Turk, Scud, Old Hat, and Squedunk are
names 6 mines in Arizona.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-12-03

Gssa,y o 3, ho.s In the Probate Court
eaesea.
AHOTiCE rs HEREBY GIVEN BY THE UY.
m dersigneA Administering Of the estate Of
OF Charles Mautz, deceased, TO the cred tors
VI and all persona having claims against the
said deceased 70 exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers. within ten months after the first publ
cation q this notice. TO the said Administrative
her residence, on tho corner OF Commercial and
Main streets. la Idaho City. I. r.
CATHERINE MAUrZ.
Administrative OF the estate Of Cherries Mautz
deceased.
Jas. u. HAwLEy Attorney for Administrative.
Dated Idaho City, May 10th. 1880.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1880-12-03
BoIsE COUNTY DIRECTORY:
Hstrav Noice.

have taken up on Jackass Greek, three
miles from Horseshoe Bend, saddle
horse, about II years old, branded with'a
circle on left shoulder, and M above said
circle. The owner win please come for
ward and prove property, pay charges and
lake the animal away.
Aug. 10, 1880. DARBY DOYLE
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-17

A SHRED man. who had been EN-,
ployed on q farm in this country fol
several months entered suit against his
employer the other day for balance oil
wages, amount, as he claimed, to $50,
The suit was on trial In Justice Alley,
yesterday, and It looked at first as fthe
plaintiff had q clear case. He gave
dates and figures in n straightforward
way, and seemed a very honest young
man. When the farmer took the stand
he said:
81 claim an Offset for that s32. No
man need sue M for what I honestly
owe.r
"what Is your offsetg'' asked the
lawyer.
He's an unbeliever.-
"In what?"
"Why, in the bible"
"what has that to do with your ow-
ing him $32p"
SIT has q heap to do with it. l had
six hands in my employ, and we were
rushing things when / hired this man.
He hadn't been with us two days when
they stopped the reaper in the middle of
the forenoon to dispute about Daniel
and the lions den, and In three days
we had a regular knock-down W. the
whale swallowing Jonah. The man
who run the mower got to arguing about
Samson and drove v q stump and
damaged the machine to the tune Of
sls, and the very next day my boy
broke his leg while climbing q fence to
hear and see the row which was started
over the children Of Israel going throuh
the Red Sea- Il wasn't a week before
my wife said she didn't believe that E.
lijah was fed by avens and hang me IL
l didn't find myself growing weak on
Noah and his flood. That's my offset,
SIR; and II he was worth anything I'd
sue him for a thousand dollars be
sides"
The court reserved the decision for
t~wenty-four hours. = Detroit Free
Press.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-17

One day last week, As q Griswold
street lawyer had just flushed lacking
up q sign Of ''Shut this d0or' whire he
thought it would do the most good, an
oldish man, having . soul expression on
his face, came up stairs. The instant
be saw the sign he said:
IAN bosh, sir-all bosh. I never pay
any attention 70 such sign"
'But other people do" replied thelaw-
err. Set EN- do 80 then. 1 am Just
eccenric enough TO leave your:door open
when / go out"
And 50 he did. He walked once or
twice around the room, made a few in
quiries, and left the door wide open as
he walked out. When he had reached
the street q boy overlook him and asked
him TO return TO the room on important
business. He climbed back up stairs,
and the lawyer asked him:
did you leave your gold-headed zane
herel"
"No, sir-here it is" replied the caller
rs be held 1t up.
"Ahl 50 II is. l wasi just eccentric
enough TO think that this stove poker
was your gold-headed cane. All
right-no harm done-good-by."
When the stranger went down stars
he left the prints NJ HIS heels nm every
step. Detroit Free press.
It Is reported that Mrs. General Han
cock has expressed the determination
in a 8 she should become mistress Of
the White House, TO follow Mrs. Hayes's
example in regard to the exclusion Of
wines and liquors from the table,
Exchange. If Mrs. General Hancock
has this determination 1t will do much
toward reconciling the General to his
defeat.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-17
Ministerial Graiitlds.

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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-17
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