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Bee Ranching.

California is famous country for bees
and the making of honey, and at many q
breakfast table in distant Europe to-day
the waffle is spread with sweets that
have been filched from the hearts Of a
thousand California flowers. In the
mouth of almost any canyon there in n
bee rancho or apiary, whose owner grows
indOlent and prosperous from the labOrs
Of his Industrious subjects. Here there
are no long winters, with deartb of flow
ers, through which the patient workers
must he nursed and fed in order that
they may live until the opening of the
next field season. These bee ranches
are models of neatness and domestic
comfort, and the profession Of bee-keep-
ing is rapidly becoming popular among
persons of little physical strength or
small financial capital, or both-such as
maiden ladies, broken-down ministers,
bachelor students, and those diiettantc
farmers who fancy that the royal road to
bucolic happiness lies through the flow
cry beds of a bee-pasture. Their ex-
penses are as light US those of q hermit
in his cave, and what stores of honey are
laid up are so much clear gain, as the
bees board themselves while they work,
and work increasingly in preparation for
the winter which never comes. When
the hives are full, the cakes of comb are
removed, the liquid is strained from the
cells, and the empty cups are replaced
to be filed again and again. This
economical process prevents q waste Of
labor and time in the gathering of wax
and the building of new bins in the
stOrehouse.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17
Woman's Superior Mental Imagery.

have been astonished to find how su-
perior women usually are to men in the
vividness of their mental imagery, and
in their powers of introspection. Though
l have admirable returns from many
men, 1 have frequently found Others,
even of the highest general ability, quite
unable for some time to take In the
meaning of such simple questions rs
these: "Think of some definite object,
say your breakfast table, as you sat down
to it this morning, and consider careful
ly the picture that rises before your
minds eye. Is the image dim, or fair
" clear? Is its brightness comparable
to that of the actual scene? Are the OBJ
jects sharply defined? Are the colors
quite distinct and natural ?" etc. On the
other hand, 1 find the attention OF
women, especially women of ability, to
be instantly aroused by these inquiries.
They eagerly and carefully address
themselves to consider their modes of
thought, they put pertinent questions,
they suggest tests, they express them
selves in well-weighed language and with
happy turns of expression, and they are
evidently masters of the art of introspec-
ton. l do not find any peculiar tend
ency to exaggeration in this matter
either among women or men; the only
difference have observed between them
is that the former usually show an I'M
expected amount of intelligence, while
many of the latter are as Unexpectedly
obtuse. The mental difference between
the two sexes seems wider in the vivid
ness of their mental imagery and the
power of introspecting it than in re-
spect to any other combination of mental
faculties of which / can think. -Erdncis
Cation. in Nature.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17
Why Cinnamon Never Naturalize.

The penal code of China contains a
provision which is correctly translated
rs follows:
"All persons renouncing their country
and allegiance or devising the means
thereof shall be beheaded, and in the
punishment of this offense no distinction
shall be made between principals and
accessories. The property of all such
criminals shall be cOnfiscated and their
wives and children distributed as slaves
to the great officers Of state.
The parents, grandparents, brothers and
grandchildren of such criminals, whether
habitually living with them under the
same roof or not, shall be perpetually
hanishesi to the distance of 2, 600 leagues.
All those who purposcly conceal or con-
nive at this crime shall be straneled.
Those who inform against criminals of
this class shall be rewarded with the
whole Of their property. II
the crime is cOntrived but not executed,
the principals are to be strangled and
the accessories punished with blows and
Punishment"
This provision. which has only lately
become known, explains why John has
no particular desire to naturalize, cut of
his queue and become o real Mclean
man." The law-maker who devised it
conferred a more incalculable blessing
on California than any Caucasian in the
State has ever done or ever will do.
John may Christianize -four or five cent
uries hence), but he will be in no haste
to naturalize while that section of the
penal code of his native land remains un-
changed.-SGn Francisco Chronicle.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17
An Extinct Family.

Il is . curious fact that there are no
known descendants Of Christopher Co.
lumbus left ON earth. He had two SONS,
one Of whom, Don Diego, rose to dis
tinction as an Admiral, and the other,
Fernando, az a scholar. Fernando was
a great traveller. He not only thrice
visited America, but subsequently, trav-
ersed the whole of Europe, and almost
every accessible portion of Asia and A.
RIGA. He appears to have been q pro-
found scholar and q thoroughly good
man. In his will he stipulated that his
library, containing 10000 volumes,
which he gave to the Cathedral of Sc
vile, should be free to the people, and
it i 70 this day. From books in this
collection the late Washington Irving
obtained . considerable portion of the
information on which his "Life of Co
lumbus" was founded.
The following quaint epitaph, almost
obliterated by time, appears upon the
tablet which marks the site Of his tomb /:
"What does it profit me to have
sprinkled the whole world with my
sweat to have three times crossed to the
New World discovered by my father;
to have embellished the shores Of the
tranquil Guadalquivir, and preferred
my simple tastes rather than riches or
that I have assembled round thee
divinities from the source of Castalia,
and offered to thee the riches gained by
Ptolemy, If, passing in silence over this
stone, thou shouldst fail to address q
single salutation to my fathers memory,
or 70 myself . sliRht remembrance 2"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17
Home. Sweet HOmOl

No man need wall that he was not
born in some other country. All lands
have their attractions, and every home,
however humble, has associated with it
some pleasant recollections. The
matched stone cottage Of old England
or Ireland is ever q picturesque object
to the American eye; and, If it does not
contain all the modern comforts of the
smart American house, it is, doubtless,
Just a. dear to those who were born be-
meath its roof. One-fifth Of the Ameri-
can people are said to live in cities.
They are town birds, acquainted with
smoky caves, and tasting nature in the
park. Most of them come from the
country, and when spring time comes,
with its tender foliage, tranquil skies,
soft breezes, birds and flowers, they
must often turn to the woods and fields
with longing and aching bosoms. We
meet In the crowded streets, the ll-vent-
Hated theater or the brilliant drawing
room, a thought.worn face. The time
was, if an English lad, when he may
have been leaning against a cottage
Intel in small cOrduroys, and hungrily
eating bit Of brown bread and bacon.
Perhaps he wishes he had a chance
to do 30 again. Another man, no
longer young, while wiping his brow
and walking the hot pavements,
thinks of the fair rounded hill. the
blooming orchards, the merry rivers
bank, the field flowers and the meadows
tall and cool grasses in his New En-
gland home. 1t is the summer time of
life with him now; the burden of the
day is upon him, and business cares
give him little time for dreaming. The
many anxieties of modern American life
crush out much that is sweet and beau
tiful, leaving room, let us hope, for the
good and wise in thought and action.
Perhaps no country has SO many homes
owned by the people who occupy them
rs our own. This fact is piece of good
fortune to free America and its institu-
tons; it solves many problems which
vex the Governments of Europe, and
which, in time, will change their form.
Man is domestic animal, he wishes for
"a spot Of earth which he can call his
own, and which, with the prOpel
amount of labor, will yield him sup
port. Until he reaches this state he is
but straw in the wind, the child of
tickle fortune, the creature of every
trivial circumstance. To have q home
is to be independent, courageous, manly.
With it comes train Of other blessings
home influences for the family, a
quiet haven for rest in the storm and
stress Of life, q castle for protection, a
place to be made beautiful, the center
Of art, music, poetry and all the human
affections, a place that should be fore
taste of and preparation for that heavenly
bliss to which We all aspire.-Philadel.
Dhia Record.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

yankee" Hill, a famous actor in the
first half of the present century, used to
tell an amusing story of the early days
of the theater in the United States. Hill
once "showed ITO use q professional
phrase-in town in the western part Of
New York, where no theatrical perform
ance had ever been given. He found
the audience assembled, with the women
seated on one side of the hall, the men
on the other, exactly as they were used
to sit in church, and throughout the
play the most solemn silence was OBJ
served. They were attentive, but they
gave no evidence of approval or dis
pleasure; there was no applause, no
laughter, not even a smile all was SOL
emn stiffness. He did his utmost to
break the Ice he did everything clever
comedian could do, but in vain. He
flung himself against their rigidity; it
was of no use. The audience was evil
IDENTIFY on its best behavior, and the cur
tain went down at last amid a silence
oppressive and almost melancholy. A.
ter the play Hill, worn out by the extra
exertion, and mortified at his want of
success, was passing through public
room of his hotel, when he was stopped
by tall countryman, with the remark,
"Say, mister, was into the play to-
night" "Were you ?" said Hill. You
must have been greatly entertained. "
"Well, I was! I tell you what it is,
now, my mouth is all sore a-strainin' to
keep my face straight. And, if it hadn't
been for the women, I'd a laughed right
out in meetin'."
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17
Modern British Rexicides.

During Louis Philippe's reign and
the four following years, attempts were
made upon the life of Queen Victoria by
Oxford, in 1910, and by q workman
named Francis in 1912; upon the King
of Prussia, Frederick William w., in
1874, and again in 1850; upon the pres
ent Emperor of Germany, then military
commander of COblenz, In l849; and
upon Isabella, Queen of Spain, in 1852.
None of these attempts succeeded. Ok
ford, who shot at Queen Victoria while
she was passing on Constitution hill,
was clearly a lunatic, AMI was confined
to Bedlam as such. He remained there
about twenty-five years, and while In
confinement showed himself invariably
rational, working industriously as q car
penter, and expressing his deep remorse
whenever he WIS questioned about what
he termed his wicked piece of foolery."
Oxford is alive still, but he Is residing
out of England.
Not so Francis, the carpenter, who as
aaulted the Queen in 1842, and made q
large vale on her face. This man died
shortly after he had been lodged In st.
Lukes Bethlehe, He was unquestiOn-
ably mad. Ne, heless. after this Of
tense, Parliament passed bill enacting
that flogging should be inflicted in the
future upon any one seeking to inflict
bodily harm upon the Queen, or to
threaten her. 1t was by virtue of this
act that the young fool O'Connor, who
leveled pistol at the Queen in 1869,
was sentenced to be imprisoned for a
year, and to receive twenty strokes with
a birch. The Queen kindly RENTED
the whole punishment, and caused the
boy to be supplied with funds that he
might emigrate to Australia. But, with
in less than year after he had been
shipped off to Southampton, O'Connor
returned to England, and was found
providing within the precincts Of Buck
ingham Palace at night, evidently with
evil intent. This time he was certified
to he out of his mind, and was sent to
an asylum, where he remained under
treatment four years. He is believed
now to be in New Zealand.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

GEORGE ABRAHAMs was extravagantly
fond of cold cabbage, and one day, see
ing that quite dishful was left after
dinner, asked his wife to save it for his
salad at night. About midnight George
came laboring under stress of heavy
weather. Feeling hungry, and thinking
of his favorite cabbage, he asked where
it was. His wife replied: "In the
pantry, On the second shelf" Down he
went, found the cabbage, got out the
oil, mustard, and vinegar, cut up the
cabbage, dressed it to the Queens taste
and ate it all. In the morning his wife
noticed the plate Of cabbage where she
had placed It the day before, and, turn
ing to her "dear GEORGE" innocently
asked why he did not eat the cabbage.
"I did, he said. Glow did you like
it?" "Oh! not very well; it was tough
and stringy." "But here is the cabbage
now; where did you find any more?"
"Why, on the second shelf, where You
told me-" A quick look at the shelf by
the wife and then. cry Of agony.
"Why, George, You have eaten 80
worth of lace collars and cuffs that I
had put in starch; stringy cabbage, in
deed!'
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

THERE can be no doubt about the
commences of the conversion of the un-
known man who sent Sl30, in the follow
ing letter, to the War Department.: Il
was in the arma of the late war, Union
soldier, and l did a great rong by takieng
horse belonging to the Government
and sold him and kept the money. /
joined the NJ. z. Church, and asked Go
for mercy, and 1 had to promece him to
pay for the horse, and l did so, and he
forgave my sins, and now am able to
pay the money into your hand, as it be-
longs to the Government"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

AL DISEASES OF THE BLooD.-If Vegetine
will relieve pain, cleanse, purify and cure such
diseases, restoring the patient to perfect health
after trying different physicians. many rene
dies, suffering for years, is it not conclusive
proof, If you are . sufferer, you can be cured?
Why Is this medicine performing such great
cures2 II works in the blood, in the circulate
ing duid. It can truly be called the great
blood purifier. The great source Of disease
originates in the blood; and no medicine that
DOES not oct directly upon it. TO purify and
renovate, hes any Just claim upon pubic 1t.
tentiop.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

Dr. c. f.. Shoemaker, the we'll known aural
surgeon of aiding, Pc, offers to Sc nd by mail
free of cha &c a valuss lie l:tle book on deafness
and disc ses Of the ear, es;'ec ally on iunn ng
and catarrh and their .r per tteatpent-
wing efer =, ces ant test III mails that will
satisfy the most skeptical Add ess as above.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17
To Consumptives.

Lcdsr's Emulsion Of Cod Liver Oil and Wild Cherry
Bark the most palaahls combination Of these
remedies eItant. An unequsled remedy for Consump-
ton, scrofula all Lung affections Nervous Debility and
all wasting diseases. The manner in which the Cod
Liver Oil combined with the Wild Cherry enables il 10
be assimated by the most delicate stomach nsures
pete digestion Of the OIL tones up the sytem relieves
cough, causes increase Of flesh and strength. Endorsed
by the most eminent yscans. we'll known specialist
in Lung Affections has used over two hundred cases
and says there 10 no continuation equal TO for Con.
SUMPTION Scroula," etc. Thousands Of sufferers need
and desire TO take combination of Cod Liver Oil but
have been unable to do They will nnd that they can
take this PREPARATION readily and with excellent results
DOLLARS. Circulars and valuable information 70 all .uf-
ferers sent on receipt Of description 81 Address
all orders to &. q. A LODER, Manufacturing Chemis
1889 Chestnut st., Philadelphia, Ia.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17
81 Am All PLAYED (Dut'

Is common complaint. If you feel 80,
get package of Kidney-Wort and take
it and you will at once feel its tonic
power. 1t renews the healthy action of
the kidneys, bowels, and liver, and thus
restores the natural life and strength to
the weary BODY
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17
Are You Not In siood Health?

Il the Liver is the source of your trouble
you an find an a eolute remedy in DR.. SAN.
roRp'S Liver ISvIGORAToR, the only vegsta-
BILE car hartic which acts directly on the Liver.
Cures all Bilious diseases. For Book address
DR.. SANFORD. 1862 Broadway, New York.
The Violate Belt Co., Marshall, Mich,
Will send their Electro Voltaic Belts to the
afflicted upon 80 days trial. See their adver-
tisement in this paper headed, "On 80 Days
Trial"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17
Father Is Getting Well.

Ny daughters say, Chow much better
fatheris since he used Hop Bitters." He
isgetting well after his long suffering from
a disease declared incurable, and we are
80 glad that he used your Bitters.-A
lady of Rochester, n. Y.-Utica Herald.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17
Daughter. Wives and Mothers.

BR. ANARCHISTS UTERINE CATHOLICON will posi-
lively Female Weak ess such Falling 81 the
rterus, Whites, Chrome Inflammation or liberation Of
the ttsIus, incidental Hemorrhsge Flooding Painful
SuIIrsss~d aud Irregular M-nstruaton &c. An old and
reliable remedy Send postal card for pamphlet. with
treatment, and certificates from physicians and
PATIENTS, to HOwARTH& BALLARD, UTicA, New York.
gold BY all pruggsta-Al 50 per bottle.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

MISS n. PARIoA's book gives the
following recipe for rice coffee Brown
rice - you would the coffee bean, and
then either grind or mash in the mortar
take half . cup Of tho ground rice, and
pour about quart Of boiling water over
it, and let it stand about fifteen min
utes then strain and sweeten with loaf
sugar and season With boiled milk.
Drink Of this freely: This i particu-
larly mise tcg children.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17
where shall &c fer Health and Pleas

where shall &c Ter Health and Pleas.
Before deciding this great question inform
yourself about Tate EPSON Springs, . first
class resort in every respect. It is the most
reliable and efficient curative agent Of any
waters discovered in the so-callsd dyspeptss
troubles, and all other diseases Of bowels
stomach, liver and kidneys, &c. Comfortable
hacks make connection with all trains at Nor
1stown, East TennDssee. For pamphlets con-
tanning analysis and other valuable information,
address THos. ToMIINsoN, Prop, Tate Springs,
Granger County, East Tennessee.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

People talk Of money ed responsibility There
is TO r sponsibility like Baby. How impor-
tant then that lis ealth be mxintained by the
use OF Or. Bulls Baby Syrup. Price rs cents
per bottle
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

TIE new pair Of shoes came homo for
little 6-year-old. He tried them on, and,
finding that his feet were in very close
quarters, exclaimed: 70 my they are
@ tight can't wink my toes."
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

DoN'T borrow your neighbor's news
paper. Like . toothbrush, every man
wants his own.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

Nothing is ugier than q crooked boot.
Straigh,cn them with Lyons Heel Stifeners.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

Delicate females and Malt Bitters nourish.
ing, Strengthening and purifying.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

FEED the sheep we'll, give them fresh,
pure water, and keep them out of the
vet.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

ALWAYS get c. Gibert's Linen Starch.
A RIFLE ball travels at the rate of 500
milas an hour
Nutrition improved, strength restored and
disease arrested by Malt Bittcrs.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17

Som men can't take cold without
blowing about it.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1880-07-17
Important to the Fair Sex!

THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY. cure, Ieucor.
es Sor whites: Painful Menstruation liberation Ova.
81 Dsesses. Absent Menstruaton, all diseases known
fSr ys.Is =: periodical and regulating pill Sold 81 ~
tor $500. sent b mail free Of postaxs. securely sesjod
THE GRAY MEDlCINE Goa
so sxkk As.q sSS &; Ps&psIst. M
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-31
By Telegraph,
NEW YORK.

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NEW YORK. October 30-N9on;-stocks strong
Money on call, 2G3 per eeat. txchange-Long'
4SE,; short 1881. state bonds dull. Governments
Ersatng.-Money. 2&a3 per cent. Exchange,
ASH. G0yernments lsirly active new 5's, lO3 !:
"A per cents, l10H; per cents. 1926
WALL STREET YESTERDAY.
NEW YORK October 30.-The Posts financial
article say, tar degree Of activity prevails at
tho stock Exchange to-day; and IN HE markets. con-
troed largely by speculation, there Is cophdent
bu,ing where Yesterday there was uncertainty,
feyerish market, and generally declining prices.
United states bonds are unchanged except Tor the
81, which are higher Railroad bonds are a 81,
per cent-ihe latter in Iron Mountain first preferred
incomes. The exceptionally strong bonds are Texas
aud Pacific hrs.s (Rio Grande dlyiionl, which OPEN
ed AT Q 4 and are now 92 the land-graEt income
T. of the same company. which opened al 143 anu
are now 75I9; Kansas and Texas seconds, which are
ND TO 6Ql from 60: Erie second cOnsOls, which are
up 10 96k from 9Gs. and Lehigb and Wilkesbarre
incomes. which are up 10 so from 79R. In the
and active are Wabash, Reading Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western. Delaware and fiud-
SON, Central Pacific, New Jersey Central,
and Kansas aud Texas. The stocks which are
strong but not active are Northwest, Milwaukee
and ~. Paul, ana burlington ana quincy. lbe re-
mainter Of the list has been Gull aud alternately
heavy aud strong. Money on cali Is 2d3 per cent,
on time 2bQ3k. and on prime mercantile paper so
| 65k per cent The supply OF loanable tunds con-
tnues ample, and the low rates when me Danhs gel
for heir money is undoubtedly one or the reasons
| why some Of Them are strainlng point as TO ms
amount which they lend, they acting on The theory
that what IS lost in rates should be made up In th'
amount Of loans made. The market here for ioreigl
| exchange is steady but very dull.
| The following quotations. were current to-day:
| United states per cents, 1099sG109A; Unite
States Az per cents, llOAMl lQ8: New Jsrse,
Central, 7S4; OHIO and Mississippi 37k; Erie
AN; Michigan Central. l0s4; Hannibal and y
Joseph, 42k; Lake Shore, / 1914: Northwest, llos
Northwest preferred, =; Iron Mountain, olH
Rock Island, -; -. Paul, 105 81. Paul preferred
IIl9; Wabash, ~. Louis and Pacific, 44f; Wa
bash 81. Louis and Pacific preferred, 77b; kansa
and Texas, 39H: Western Union, Telegraph
| IOIh; c. G. and I. c., 49, Pacific Nall. At.
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
NEW YORK, October 30.-The weekly statemen
of the associated banks shows the following CHANCES
Loans Increase 1896 900; specie increase, 1858,
500; legal tenders decrease, sl.l20,60O; deposit
Increase. Sl,75l.l00; circulation decrease. so4,
100 reseryt increase Sl7Sl25.
The banks now hold s3,763,575 in excess q
legal requirements.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, October 30.-VirPinia 6e, deferred
g consos. 6l&; second seres, Z4h; pasl-dl
coupons, 0Oa new I0-40's, 40; 1910 coupon
90h. BID to-day.