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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-24

AARON BURR's -CosoBclAarou
Is lrr wore . lofiacss Of micn that could not
pass unnoticed By stranger. His department.
| was polished aud courty. Tho appropsato
civllities Ct the driving room was performed
with grace peculiar to himself His mluntr
was lrconceiVably fascinating. lie acted upon
tho principle that the female werc the worker
sex; that they were all susceptible Of fiattcry,
and bis great art consisted in ,dapiog i; 10 the
grade of iotcllect be addressed.
Such traits Of character would appear
10 be Incompatible EiIh an elevated aud
towering miod, set they frequently cm
trolcd ono Of the most Extraordinary men OF tho
age. A volume of aut Totes might b, related
SO ovldeuco ct Col. Bars lckness Of rrcc, %.
ton and tact at reply. hlter biz return from
Europe, 1872, he met friend. maidtn lady.
10 Broadway. Ho had not seen her for many
years. AS she passed him sho exclaimed: 'Gol.
Burr you do not recollcct INC?
-! do not. madame" h, replied.
1T is Miss K, sir
What !" said be, Miss X ya:?
The lady, somewhat PIT led. rstcr,rtd
"Yes, Sit; Miss K yet!
Fee!log the decacy Of his slu ton and th.
unfortunate error no had Committed. he geo l.
took her hand and emphaticallg rcmorked-
well. madame, then / venInro to assert that
it ia not the fault Of my s2y -
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-24

As long as the City Council refuses to redu,e
the municipal expenses, as could be done by
reducing the number of oficeholders and en-.
ployees. those who have to boar these expenses
must pay them promptly, for not to do so will
be only to increase their own burdens by adding
to them the interest the city has to pay on the
money 1t borrowF. The expense Of conducting
the oily government must be paid. If the tax
payers. who havo TO bear that expense. carly or
late. don't pay it when due. tho city has 10
borrow the requisite money, and the interest it
has to pay on that money is added to the tax
bills. Putting off the day of payment thert fore
Only il creases tho evil. The current expenses
of tho city arc about one third greater than
they should be. but. as they arc lawfully in-
CURED. they must bs paid. and the sooner paid
the better.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-24

the rising generation ought to be protected
against the ,s!upef,iog icfuencc of Opium pre-
psrations. We call the utteution of ali molh,r,
10 tae lacs that Dr. Bills Baby Syrup is alb
so:ute'y Tree from L,udanum or other ODates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-24

IT HAS been said, aod perhaps we'll said, in
view OF tho present torid atmospheric su.
surroundings, that d,ath luiks 10 the Good
Iemnlars cooler as we'll as the d!urksrd's
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-24

A STAGE DRlvsR's "REMINISCENCES. -Y,s
I've carried people whose wives, husbands
daughters or sors were sick nigh uao death,
and they fussipg and frettiug btc,us, the catl,
dido't set over tho road faster. and bIaminp
mo bec.use there wire SO macy hills 70 cI;nt
remember en-, man wac had wife sick At =
house on the road, aud he htard last aforn
started from Boston that she was dying, VIZ
| had hight cargo that trip, and tho man ken;
! urging mo to 60 faster. ho was SO anxious,
was driving as fast as | dare to send the cauIr
cause IT was pretty hot day, and told him
| 80. lie asked me how much NV horses W.,
| worth. | said about so a piec,. lIns,s
wero cheap in thos, days. Ha lust nullri
his wallat out ard coua,ed $3.50. harJei
it TO me, and said no wanted to bay them bp
| he must drive. We'll, IS could get Is rn|I
ores Tor the money, and soeipg how worked NM
he WAS. l just put the money IN my pocket AMI
handed the lines to him. telling him to O. shesI
! if he wanted TO; and didn't hs 70? He iu,t kan,
the long whiplaah tickling tho lsnks ct thaIesff.
ers all the time he was on level ground; tho only
b.eathers they got was when they eli nbnl ahiII
| we hnally reached the house his wifi, W q s,rr
ping at three hours ahead Of time no lound her
alive, and rushing fro II tho house maiu mo =.
present OF the team. ! refused them, but he in
| oio.ooi ouo so' ao VI" NURSES Werc Ill Fight the
next day. not hurt at all, concluded to lei the
| company keep them and the money.
was once carrying young c)uplo-a girl
| and her sweelheart-up - Haverhil. | n,j
taken them up at different plsco, on tho rost.
Pretty soon the young f,llow was urging mo t..
drive little faster. and soc Lhs. he and I'M,
girl was kinder nervous like, and il wasn't iii
| the girl herself cUsxed mo. with taars in Lr,
eyes, tha! began to drive faster lhay told III.
that they wore running away 10 ges married,
and as soon as the girl was missed hor lolE,
would be after her. You $40. WAS young my
self, thon, and so jist sont !honl cattle FIR a,
they was worth, anu Whom l pu'lei up a. I'll.
parsons house, they was white with loan.
went inside the house with the coupl, and Saw
them hi!ched together and just MS wo ws>
acomlng out up comes the gtrl's is!hsr Al.
brother but it was too late. / know had ~
warm enemy in thu! household f)r yaa;s artc-
| .-BoSton Journal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-24

Soma OF tho republican newspapers, whose
hopes are father to their thoughts. assert That
the action Of tho Cincinnati convention 10 *.
Guiding tho Tammapy delegates will bo tho
means OF driving away from the ticket to tc
nominated The support that would other
wise have been afforded it by tho strength at
the disposal Of tho Tammany organ z,tion.
This wo do got believe. The two wings of tho
democratic party 10 New York undoubtedly eu
tertaln for esch olhtr mortal hatred, but
neither ono hates the national democracy. and.
as low as American politics have faller, it is
impossible that either is base enough TO sail ou.
to the enemy of both. The national couven-
ton of the party hsd nothing to DO with the
squabble in New York. and az the opponents
of Mr.. Kelly represented the regular demo.
cratic organization in that State. and as the
kellyites represented the boilers, that conven.
ton could not have acted otherwise than it did,
nor do We believe Mr.. Kelly really expected any
other treatment than that ho received. TIE
democrats of New York may DO divided on
personal State issues but it would be to impugn
their reputation for tho possession of Common
sense to suppose them so bigoted. 80 narrow
minded, nay 80 rccklessly desperate, as 10 throw
aWay the bes: charco they have had duriog tho
last twenty years for obtaining the control Of
the Government, aud that, too, for no other
purpose than to crafty mere personal aDimos
lies. 10 speaking of the two wings Of the New
York demcc!Gc5, We. of course, refer solely to
the leaders thereof, and if, contrary to all rea-
soDable acton. those OF the head Of the Tam.
mary faction be foolish enough to attempt to
pull down the democratic temple and crush
themselves in it's ruins. they will ind that those
who have heretofore followed them so unhesi-
iaiinply. will be led hy them no LONGER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-24

After quiet. orderly and decent session Of
less than three days, the national dem ooratic d.
vention has completed the work entrusted 10
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31
an VNTRIED LOT.

All, if romantic younglings could only
see the troubles that await them when
they cross the portal of matrimony! Ar
they for the first time take possession of
their new house, and enjoy its cheering
aspect, its regularity and quiet, and its
expression Of domestic peace, Of JOY,
they anticipate naught but bliss. In a
few years, how changed! One after an
other has been added in various ways to
the company which began only with two,
until at length they find themselves
presiding over numerous circle of
children, and relatives and domestics-
the father and mother both involved in
responsibilities, from which they would
have shrunk, had they anticipated them
at the outset. In a few years this happy
circle must he broken in upon and scat
tered. Death comes and takes away
Abram; a young lady with pink bod
ice and black eyes comes in and carries
off Alexander; third. determined to
die a sailors death, ships before the
mast on canal /; fourth, growing COW
etous, starts for California; while fifth,
in all probability. comes to grief. At
last the father and mother are left alone;
and. after fifty years of love, trouble
and vexation, they find themselves
worse off than when they started. They
are not only alone again, but they are
alone without the hope of any more COM
pany. Fortunate that matrimonial as-
pirants do not fOresee all thisl
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31

A MARRIAGE SERVICE A. d. 1850.
Matrymonye was ordeyned Of God for
two causes. Fyrst, PRINCIPALLY into Of
fyce to bryng forth children to Goodies
servyce, also into remedye to flee forny-
cacyon and lecherye. For the first
cause it was ordeyned in paradyse before
Adapa's synne for the seconde cause it
was ordeyned ont Of paradyse after
Adams synne. Thre good things be
PRINCIPALLY in matrymonye. The fyrst
is fayth that eche Of theym keps truly
his body to other and medic heshely
with none other. The secUnde is bring
xth forth and nouryshynge Of children
to the worshyp Of God and to Goodies
servyce. The thyrd is the sacrament Of
unyte and the endless loue bytwene
Cryste and holy chirche. And the
faythful loue that out to be bytwene
husbonds and wyfe betokeneth the lone
that ought to be bytwene Cryste and
holy chirche. Notes and Queries.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31
INDIAN HBN0EANCB.

Some wood-choppers working near
Secret canon, New, being attracted by
screams and groans in q gulch close by
the trail in which they were going 10
work, came to where . squsw was found
securely tied TO tree. Upon closer ex-
animation they found . dead papoose
strapped to her back. Upon untying
the ropes that bound her, the squaw ex-
planned that the Indians charged her
with killing her papoose to get rid Of it,
and had tied her, with the dead baby
on her back, to the tree, where she
would have been left to die had it not
been for the arrival Of the white men.
This is considered . heinous ofiense
among the Indians, and the killing Of a
boy papoose was what caused this pun
ishment to be inflicted on the sQuaw.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31

DANGER FROM A PHOSPHORUS BURN.
The Medical Times and Gazette men
tions the case of young man who,
while travelling from Paris to Lyons, lit
q match by scratching it with his thumb
nail, and q piece Of the incsndesssnt
phosphorus penetrated under the nail
and made q slight burn, to which he
paid no attention. But after an hour
the pain became intense, the thumb
swelled, then the hand, and next the
forearm. He was obliged to alight at
q station on the journey and send for
medical man, who declared that imme-
ate amputation Of the arm was neces-
sary. The patient insisted on postpon-
ing the operation for few hours until
the arrival Of his father, for whom he
had telegraphed- Before the latter,
however, could reach his son it was too
late the poisonous matter had gained
the arm, then the shoulder, and any
operation became impossible. He died
in great agony in only twenty-seven
hours after the burn. The case shows
the danger Of handling phosphorus in
the manner described.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31
FOOD FOR REFLECTION.

II a man has love in his heart he
may talk in broken language, but it will
be eloquence TO those who listen.
LIKE many other virtues, hospitality
is practiced in its perfection by the poor.
II the rich did their share how would
the woes of this world be ightened.
So QUICKLY sometimes has the wheel
of fortune turned round that many a
man has lived to enjoy the benefit Of
that charity which his own piety pro-
jected.
Ar 30 we are all trying to carve our
names in big letters upon the walls Of
this tenement Of life twenty years later
we have carved it, or shut up our jack
knife.
Oven the triple doorways of an
italian cathedral there are three in
scriptions spanning the splendid arches.
Over one is carved Q beautiful wreath Of
roses, and underneath the legend: "All
that pleases is but for q moment" Over
the other is sculptured cross, and
there are the words "All that troubles
10 but for moment" But underneath
the main aisle is the inscription "That
only 10 important which is eternal"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31
A KNOWING SNAKE.

A Georgia man was fishing near
a rock under which was q snakes den,
when the reptile came gliding from q
foraging expedition. and was disappear
ing in the hols under the rock when,
with q dexterous movement, the man
seized him by the tail and threw him
twenty feet away. The snake hardly
knew what happened, and again essayed
to enter. his doiaicile in the same man
ner. Again he was treated as before.
Never despairing, for the third time the
willy sepent came to the rock. This
time he approached deliberately, a. if
contemplating the situation. For q
while he kept his defensive position,
when he carefully began to uncoil, at the
same time disappearing tail foremost
into the den, to the admiration of the
man who had been amusing himself at
his expense.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31
NUMBER 81.
APHORTSMS.

To LIVE long it is necessary to live
slowly.
GIVE neither counsel nor salt until
asked for it,
THERE are calumnies against which
even innocence loses courage
He who commits injustice is ever made
more wretched than he who suffers it.
A NAN should make it part of his re-
ligion to see that his country is well gov
emed.
THOSE who give not till they die, show
that they would not then if they could
keep it longer.
HR who is false to the present duty
breaks thread in the loom, and will
see the effect when the weaving of life
time is unraveled.
BE then like the bird perchcd upon
some frail thing, who, although he feels
the branch bending beneath him, show
that he has wings.
A FRErFUL disposition takes the fra
GRANGE out of ones life and leaves only
weeds, where n cheerful disposition
would cause flowers to bloom.
The Office of religion is, not to drive
us back upon ourselves in anxious self
criticism, but to take US out of ourselves
and unite us to the whole, in loving self
abandonment.
THREE-FouRTHs of all the Baptist
churches in the country are in the
South. The membership Of this denom-
inatiOn in the Southern States Is 800.
600.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31
NO HOMES ON THE PACIFIC COAS

NO HOMES ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
The saddest phase of this coast-prob-
ably Of all gold and silver mining re-
gions-is the absence Of homes. We
mean real homes, whose founder laid the
first hearthstone and made the first
clearing With the thought that on that
FspotAe wast 70 do -hik hfe's work, sAsl
there at last, amid familiar scenes, sink
into that sleep that is final. The alb
sence Of this disposition has made NOM
ads Of the men Of this coast. They came
here originally with the thought that in
a little while they would return and
make the home of their future in the
lands Of their birth. Could the air
castles which have been erected in
thought by men on this coast while ly-
ing in hunks in rude cabins, or in blank
cts around camp-Hres, be woven into a
picture, what . city it would make f! But
the years have stolen by; except in iso-
lated cases, the bewitching dreams have
never been realized, and, while the
hoped-for homes were never builded
back in the lands of childhoods, neither,
alas, have they been builded here. We
do not mean to say that there are not
plenty of families living in what they
call homes. But those who have homes
which were created with the expectation
that they would be permanent, that in
and about them was to be boarded the
gathered treasures Of lifetime, are
very few. This might, perhaps, be ex-
pected here in the desert, but the same
is true of California, especially in the
country. As q rule, the farm-houses Of
California and their surroundings are
perpetual sign Of Il" For SALE" On many
ofthese farms men and families have
lived for quarter Of century, and still
it has never been home in any rightfM
sense of the word. There has never
BEN . time that the husband and father
he's not intended to sell out in the course
81 5 few months, and never . time that
the family has not hoped he would
Nryinia (Nev.) Enterprise.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31
fARDY PEOPLE.

An enthusiastic statistician has ascer-
&ained the number of tardy passengers
at railway depots to rate at ten per day.
OF asery hundred there were twenty
nine men and seventy-one women. The
statistician was not surprised that the
male se1 should show to advantage, but
the disproportion astonished him when
he reflected that many men are delayed
BY the fault Of their wives, while the
contrary seldom occurs. More people
mlse local trains than express trains
the proportion being Is three to one.
In winter the number Of these unfortu-
mates h least, and in the warm months
Of July and August it is greatest.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31
FORFEIrS FOR FCH.

A list of amusing forfeits, which will
make the company laugh and not offend
the person called upon to pay them, are
herewith given:
l. Put O newspaper upon the floor in
such way that two persons can stand
on it and not be able to touch each other
with their hands. BY putting the paper
in the doorway, one-half inside and the
other half outside Of the room, and clos
ing the door over it, the two persons can
easily stand upon it and still be beyond
each others reach.
2. To 60 out of the room with two
legs, and come in with six. Not difRcult
if one thinks to bring . chair along on
the return.
=. 8. To act the dumb ser3ant. The ier.
son who has the forfeit 70 pay must pct
out the answers to the questions put by
the master Of the ceremonies; as "How
do You make bread" "How do You eat
sOup?" etc. This forfeit will cause much
merriment, if proper questions are put.
4. Put one hand where the other can
not touch it. One can get out Of this
difficulty by putting one hand on the
elbow of the other arm.
5. Place a pencil on the floor 30 that
one cannot jump over it. May be done
by putting it close to the wall Of the
room.
6. Put question that no one can an
swer with q "no!" This is not hard if
one thinks to ask, "What does Yes
spell ?"
2. Push chair through finger ring.
This forfeit lis made by putting the ring
on the finger and pushing the chair-any
other object will do as well-with the
finger.
g. Put yourself through o keyhole.
This was great puzzle to us for while,
but when piece Of paper was taken with
the word yourself" written upon it,
and pushed through the hole, it was all
clear.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31

him with a vigilance and tenderness
which he fully appreciated was arrang-
ing fresh flowers in vase on the table.
"Hilda, said he. slowly, "whcre has
my granddaughter Marian been all this
time?
"She went away sir when you we're
first taken i'll. She vas afraid of the
disease"
"And she left me ?"
"And left you, SIR"
"There was gratitude!" he muttered
hoarsely. "And when is she coming
hack?"
Hilda laid down her roses, and looked
with pathetic, feeling eyes at him.
"She will not como back at all, sir, I"
she answered. I'VE dared not tell you
before, but-but her fight was in vain.
She died of smallpox last week."
The old man turned away with a
smothered groan.
"Hilda, said he, "you will stay with
me? You will not leave me alone
Nay, do not speak. I know who you
are. recognized your name when you
first came. You have looked at me with
your fathers eyes many . time since.
Hilda, I think God has sent you TO me. +"
"Oh, grandpapa" And Hilda knelt
weeping beside his chair, scarcely able
to believe that his loving arms were
around her neck his tears dropped on
her brow. "Oh, dear, dear grandpapal
1 have so longed for some one to love-
for some one to love mel"
And good little Dr.. Hooper was well
satisfied with the result of Hilda's ex-
pertinent at earning her own living.
Heaven manages these things better
than we do" thought he; as he remem-
bered his attempt at softening Judge
Harrison's dinty heart more than . year
before
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31
DISEASED PORK.

Thorough cooking cffectually prevents
any danger from eating trichinized pork.
DR.. Dietzsch, chemist to The Industrial
Museum of Zurich, states that so far rs
boiled or roast meat has a reddish color
or emits q reddish juice when cut, the
trichine, if present, will be living. Tie
use Of smoke in curing hams will not
kill trichin@ or serve as q substitute for
cooking. If enough salt be added 10
meat to kill these parasites, the mea,
will be unfit for human food. But, if
people will take their meat raw, or
"rsre." as they call it, they would do
well to examine it under the micro
scope. Cut thin portions of the flesh,
not larger than pins head, with
sharp razor in a direction parallel with
the fibers. Take the specimens, and,
after placing them on slips of glass,
tease them out little with the needle,
moisten them with little glycerine or
water, and examine them with a mag
nifying power Of from 80 to 100 diane
ters. II at first no trichin@ are visible.
vet the specimens with single drop II
a solution of one part Of potassa and fif.
teen parts Of water, when the muscular
fiber becomes transparent, and tho
trichins, if present, are brought into
full view. The portions of the animal
most affected by trichine are the sinewy
ends of the muscles.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31
JOSH BILLINGS PHILOSOPHY.

Cunning IL very cheap edishun ov
wisdum it develops among the animals,
and hav even seen idiots who had it.
A yung sloven ends hi being filthy
old man.
However mizerly . woman may be
she seldum shows it in her bonnett.
Itallwuss bothers the devil to kno on
which side to attak bizzy man.
We see in others the virtues and vices
we have got ourselfs, but we see the
vices the plainest.
There are but few things judged by
their merits, but rather by the way they
affect our opinions or interests.
The men who have the strongest in
telects have the weakest memorys, they
trust more to invention than memory.
Where thare is one man who knows
how to do thing, and does it, thare are
three who are satisfied by telling how
it ought to be done.
The top ov the ladder il q ticklish
spot, yer are liable to fall emmy time,
and kant pix out the spot yer are 60
ing to strike.
Menny a man who haz made a flst-
rate kOnstable haz split hiz milk hi be-
ing made Deputy Sheriff.
The man who haz no Inv of applauze
il either an angel or an idiot, probably
the latter.
The CRATE ov mankind liv just az the
birds do, from hand to mouth.
A man better have no creed at all
than to have one he is always anxious to
fight for.
jealousy sleeps with one eye open and
the other ajar.
Hope IL the halfway house between
fear and fruition.
1t IL difficult to define our happiness
without making it look suspicious.
The man who IL original in manner
IL generally more or less SO in thought.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31

Tn Hereford herd a cattle Is attract
ing much attention at the West, and
numerous sales have been made Of late
from some Of the finest herds in Illinois
and other States. They seem well adapt
ed for the use of the great stock-raisers
Of Colorado and Texas.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-31
HER COURTlNG DAYS.

"How it does remn:d me of my
courting days." exclaimed Mr.. Good
ington, remarking the blush that the
delicately-turned compliment of Ara
minta's young man had brought to the
girls cheek. "In those halliard days,
when 1 was young and perceptible, how
frustrated 1 used to feel when Daniel
paid me q condiment, as he always was
doing! Yes" she continued, stopping
to brush off the tear that tssmbled at
the tip Of her attenuated nose. "Daniel
WAS one of a thousand. And he never
changed during all of our years of patri-
mony."