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COSTFNTHFST,
BIT oFoRoE MACDONALD

arm con'eu. In triumph's tons
Wy sopS Iet people know,
And r,iany a mighty man, with throne
And scepter, is not 50;
And If he is, why then cry,
The man is Just the same s-I
The Mogul's gold, the SGltan's show,
The hero's bliss, WHO, yeIcd
To find no more OF the world below,
Raissd his eyes Woodward next
Iwould not have It: things Ike that
Are only fit for laughing at.
Ny motto is is-contsnt With this;
Gold -rank-I rrize not such.
That which haye, my measure .:
Wise niep desire not much,
Men ~ls,l and vl-h an d have th-Ir VIII,
And wish again as hungry -t:il
And gold or honor, though it rngs,
Is but as brittle glass;
Tie nuctueting course o: things
Shows that ar q doth pass,
Oft changing many into none,
And giving honor n short run.
To do right, 10 he good aud cl"o-,
Is more than rank or geld;
Then ar, thou always Of good cheer,
And bisses hast untold;
Then art thou with thysclf at ono,
And, no man hating, fearest none
lam content In triumph's tooe,
My song lot people know,
And many a mighty man, with throne
And scepter, is not so;
Aud If he is, Why then ! cry,
The man - just the same q I.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-06-25
4 RISE ~ kIOMiITI.

Ny health making it necessary for rne
20 give mp my clcrkship, obtained II
situation as wagon-dr to Spencer
Academy.
This, one of the two boarding-schools
of the Choctaw nation, is situated in the
heart of the woods, about twenty-five
miles north of Red river, and fifty from
the railroad.
To reach Paris, Texas-ths base Of
supplies-it is necessary to cross two
rivers-Red river and Kiomatia-in the
Territory. These rivers are sometimes
fordaEie. but more frequently must be
crossed by ferry.
They both-but particularly Kiomatia
are subject to sudden rises probably
caused by the bursting of water-Spouts
in the mountains. These rises, arc fire.
quently attended with loss of life and
property.
l had been at Spencer but few weeks,
when it became necessary to send to
Paris. Two wagons were sent-Ernest
Black, young man. driving one, my
self the other. / had been intimate with
him in Texas, but had lost sight of him
since his coming to tho Nation, some
years before.
We started from Spencer early in the
morning, intending to make our noon
day halt at Kiomatia, twelve miles on the
way. The road crosses the river OBJ
liquely, so that it is 900 yards from where
It goes down into the stream to where 1t
emerges pgain. with high, steep banks
ON each side.
Midway of the river, when it is low,
Is a fiat, sandy island. l proposed to
Black that we would stop here to lunch,
as the water would he convenient for our
teams.
"No," said he. 81 tried that once,
and will never do 1t again"
Then, seeing my look of inquiry, he
added:
"Wait until we get on the other
hank, where there is good spring,
and, while our teams are eating, l will
tell YOU why have such dread OF that
island"
so. while our mules were lingering
over their fodder, he gave me the fol
lowing story of his experience with klo-
malta
1.-TWO years ago I first began driving
for Spencer. had been in the Natior
for several years, and knew the countr,
pretty well, but was not aware OF tn
yudden changes in this river. 1t was,
hink, my third trip to Paris. Kiomati'
kaA been low all sumlaer, and no ont
houeht Of . rise. 4 yUung lady-Mls
Ellen Cotter-had been to Spencer on
visit. and was desirous Of returnin
home. As her home lay directly on IN
road. 1 offered her a seat in my wagor
which she accepted. 1 was in love wit
her then-she is my wife now-and
course was glad of the opportunity OF
long ride and talk with her.
eve started out on much such da
a. this, just cool enough to make u
ann pleasant. When We reached Nj
malta, I stopped on that island to iunc'
Iloosened the traces Of my team. thre
the mules a bundle Of fodder apiec
and then helped Ellen out Of the WACO
"We sat there chatting and eatil
for a half-hour, and then began to 6
ready to start. II seemed to me that Z
-.-tsad was considerably larger VIII
We stopped. On looking more cioss, :,
found that the river was rising rap'a'
st;u I was not alarm d, but little "
easy. But lost no tune put l.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-06-25

WHuN Beaconsfeld was young, the
Dnke of Rutland sneered 1t him. Dis
raeli had q long memory. Returning
from Berlin in triumph, after years,
somebody said he would be made a
Duke. Il, q Duke!" he exclaimed,
with feigned resentment, "maks me a
Duksl Why, Rutland's . Duke "
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NUMBER -.
PLEASANTRIES.

The syllable cleo" in oleomargarins
means that il is strong a. a lion.
TEE fellow who was much struck by a
Young lady wanted to return Kiss Tor
the blow.
FRANKLIN has Ben jamin his philos-
ophy into everybody ever since We can
remember.
The evening had been convivial.
And now, gentlemen" sad tho Chair
man, "Ill protose post.
Why does the new moon remind one
of a giddy girl2 Because she Is too
Young to show much reflection.
Morro of the good collector Never
put of until tomorrow what can be
dunned tO-dav.-PhUadclphid Or0n-
/ icle.
! Ravens fed the prophet Elijah III an
cient days, but golden eagles feed tho
prophets Of tho present day Whit"h0H
| TimSs.
BEECHER SAWS, eve pray too much.
THIS explains why the average Eows-
paper mans breechcs alwa;s bag at the
knees.
A BRooKLYS fashion paper stated that
"lnaiden's blush" was II fashionable
color, and none of the readers had any
idea what il WAS like.
SEVERAL notable happy marriages
have been made Oh two hours coHrtship,
hut 1t is a pretty safe rule to know the
girl for at least three days and picnic.
Now, SAMMY, have You real the
story Of Joseph?" "Oh, YES, uncle.
well, then, what wrong dld they do
when they sold their brother?" They
sold him too cheap"
A BosroN young lady, who moved to
certain Wisconsin town. is disappoint-
ed to find that the young men of whom
she is most Fond-du-Lac culture, and
she Is going back.-Cincinnad Hat'r-
dag Night.
IT would never do to select women to
office. II a female Sheriff should visll
the residence Of q handsome man and
explain to his wife that she had An at
tachment for him, there would be va
cancy in the Office in about two minutes.
"A SCIENTIST named Mivart will soon
issue work on the cat" says the New
Haven Register. We've done that al
, ready. 1t WAS heavy copy of Shak-
speare's plays, and we issued it from
! third. story window, and it took he'
right between the two shoulders, and We
y hope II broke her blamed back.-Boston
=, FosI
y PArERNAL wisdom: "Pa, what is en-
I silage?" "Why-h'm-ensllage, my
!. son, is-un-ensilag is-oh, something
Q like mucilage, my son something like
= mucilage used 10 stick things together
g YOU know. There, now, run away t.
- your play, and don't disturb me now.
g And that boy thinks his pa is very en-
e cyclopedia OF wisdom.
a The teacher had grown eloquent II
II picturing to his little pupils the beau
n ties Of heaven, and he finally asked
"What kind Of little boys 60 to heav
Il en?" A lively 4-year-old boy. wit
kicking boots, hourished his fist "well
you may answer" said the teacher
dead ones " the little fellow shouted
At the extent Of his lungs.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-06-25

.M1NCfL EDCCITfON.
What james r. Fterds Would DO We're He %
Bon tHIin.

What james r. Ftefds Would DO We're re
Bon fpuin.
From the :, LOUIS Republican,
I think woul,i learn To- use my left
hand IA freely a- my right one, SO that
Il anything happened to either OF ther.
the other would be all ready to write
and handle things" just as If nothing
had occurred. There is no reason IN
the world why both hands should not he
educated alike. A little practice would
soon render one set of fingers as expert
as the other; and have known people
who never thought, when athinP was to
he done, which particular hand ouGhtt"
do it. but the one nearest the object
took hold Of it and did the office re-
quired.
[ would learn the art Of using tools 81
various sorts. | think ! would insist ON
learning some trade, even II L knc"
there would be no occasion for me T."
follow it when grew up. What pleas
ure it is in after life to he able to make
something. as the saying is-to con
rtruct a neat box to hold ones pens ami
paper or u pretty cabinet for sister :
library or to frame favorite engraving
for Christmas present TO KIND, dear
mother. What a loss not to know how
TO mend chair that refuses ~ stand ny
S.rong, only because it needs a few tackr
and a nit of leather here and there.
Some Of us cannot even drive nall
.traight, and should We attempt to saw
off an obtrusive piece of wood, ten to
one We should lose a finger in the oper-
alton.
1t is a pleasant relaxation every day
10 leave books aud studies and work al
hour or two in tool shop; and my
friend. the learned and lovable Prof OF
.yer Wendell Holmes, finds such a com
fort in mending things" when his act
I've brain needs repose, that he some
times breaks piece Of furniture On pur
pose that he may have the relief of put
ting it together again much better thar
# was before. He is as good mecbani
ns he is poet; but there is nothing me
chanical about his poetry, as you 81
know who have read his delightful
pieces. An English author not long ag
said to me: PROF. Holmes IL writin
the best English Of our times" And
| could not help adding: eyes, and IL
> renting the best stereoscopes, toor
A boy ought also to be at home In
barn, and learn how to harness hors'
g tinker up a wagon, feed the animals ar
, do hundred useful things, the exper
ence Of which may be Of special servit
10 him in after life As an explorer {
traveller, when unlooked-for emergenci'
befall him. have seen an ex-Presider
Of the United States, when an old ma
=. descend from his carriage and rearrant
Z buckles and straps about his hors
y when an accident occurred, while Il
a clumsy coachman stood by in hopele
r inactivity, not knowing the best thin
= to he done. The ex-President told u
! he had learned about such things on
4 farm in his boyhood, and hs was nev
o at a loss for remedies on the road wit
# the carriage broke down.
u HIwers boy again would lea
:, how TO row q boat and handle sail.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-06-25
THE "BOss" SYSTEM AMONG ES0O"
MAUX DOGS.

There is always one bully In every
team. who gets all the choice bits thA'
are stolen by the others, and generally
manages to keep fat, no matter NO"
short they are Of provisions. lie waits
for the others to make the raid, and then
stands on the outside to take 1t away
from them. These bullies are in several
GRADES. There is the chief, of whom all
are afraid, and then there is the next IN
rank. of whom all are afraid but the
chief: a third, of whom all are afraid but
two. and 30 on down. Sometimes the
food il cut into small pieces and thrown
out upon the ice for all to help them
selves. and then there is q rough-and'
tumble fight, and snarling and growing
a. if whole cage OF hyenas had broker
loose. But here the bullies have no ad
vantage; indeed, the advantage is will
the small, lively fellows that slip in ant
get the meat while the big ones ar
fighting. When dog manages to stsa
a piece Of meat he has lively time O
it, for soon every other dog In camp
after him, and he has 20 eat 1t on tn
run, if at all, headed off st every tur
by one Of the bullies. and whining an
choking at the same time. 1t certainl
;s one of the most comical exhibition
aver witnessed.-"Amongh tho bsqn
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-06-25
rOO Eat TOR THE CHARACTFh.

Sir julius Benedict, writing in Serb
ncr of Jenny Lind, says OF the rroduc-
ton Of an operate adaptation Of Schil-
ler's Robbers" in which she took part:
ga whimsical circumstance quite
marred what was to be one OF the Ioost
striking scenes of the drama. Old Moor,
who. like King Lear, has discarded his
Younger and devoted son for the elder,
Franz. q deman in human form, Is pun
ished for his credulity by being thrust
into dungeon by this villain, there to
starye. Carl, the rejected son, who has
bacome the chief Of band OF outcasts.
d;scovers the whereabouts OF his un-
happy father. whose prison-doors he
forces open. The old man, on appear
inc on the stage, half crazy 10y his suffer
;ro and famine, exclaims, Il am starv-
;ngl' Now pere Lablache, having the
o;rcrmference Of two Falstans rolled into
ono looked anything but picture OF
...rvot;op. and, when he made the p'te-
ON. .npea. naturally set the whole house
roaring" "
A MISSISSIPPI planter wanted to turn
b,s land into q stock farm. His neigh
bors, who stick to cotton, applied to q
= court for an injunction to restrain him
from growing grass seed, on the ground
that the grass would spread over adioin'
ing plantations and unfit the ground
|, for cotton. The injuastion wss granted
D.. NorH1So can exceed the intense affec
9 ton which q girl ladies out to her fathe
= for day or two before the time whe'
she's going to ask for new dress
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-06-25

"Yor. John Wesley, If you don't take
.ho, brat ont of here while l am writing
this poem on "A Mothers Love, III c"h
the side Of his head off, y said iasiiioh.
able Galveston lady Of literary turn OF
mind TO her husband. the other day
f.oy,sstOn NeUA
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-15
EarniSIlnd MplDnS.

A lady has discovered plan to keep
watermelons in their natural form and
flavor for an indefinite length of time.
She has successfully tried it in past sea-
sons, and, as consequence, has been
able to treat her family to watermelon
supper at Christmas time. The plan is
an extensive one, and consists in giving
the melon three or four coats of varnish
to exclude the air. She says they not
only keep from decay, but that the
favor and sweetness are retained. and
when eaten at Christmas or New Years
the fruit seems to be wonderfully i'm
proved in these particulars, ,-Hawisbw0
Patriot.
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" Wild RjlJ.y

The surrender of Sitting Bull recalls
one of the genuine Indian scouts" Of
General Custer. He was fellow of the
most singular temperament, and was
known on the plains as Wild Bill albiet
his actual name was James Hickok.
Wild Bill, under circumstances of par
ticular aggravation, shot and killed q deg-
perado in Missouri, Years afterward Bill
became member of Buffalo Bills droll
theatrical company, and, in compliance
with the story of tho l,lay, had to repeat
every night upon The stage the killing
which, as reality. had made him fa-
nous. Bill watched the rehearsal pa
tiently, then he went to the stage
manager "I can't kill that thar chap.
no how" quoth Bill. "Why not ?" in
quired the manager. "Well," saidBill,
TRANQUILITY, "Buffalo sings him around
in the first act, and Maeder clips him
in the ear in the second act, and Mrs.
Maedor drives him out of the rancho
with broom in the third act. Then
I've got to kill him after ali in the
fourth act. Why, never killed such a
coyote as that in all my life It's all
wrong, pardner! It's all wrong making
him out such a squaw man as that BY
goll, sir, he war the biggest gentleman
I ever shot!"
Although he carried a dozen bullets,
more OF less, deeply imbedded in his
flesh, Wild Bill never sustained an in.
ternal wound. He was killed while
playing cards, by scoundrel who, for
$500 blood-money paid him by gamb-
lers, sneaked up behind Bill and blew
his brains out. Bill was, strangely enough
a very honest and courageous fellow and
in his office of marshal, was the terror
of the crooked" gamblers of the Ter
ritory. The post mortem examination
OF his remains explained his immunity
from penetrative bullet wounds. 1t was
discovered that his ribs were welded to.
gether, the intercostal cartilages and
muscles having ossifie !. His lungs and
heart, therefore, were naturally pro-
tected by cuirass OF bone. Such was
the wonderful rapidity with which Bill
could draw his pistol that, even in the
sudden death which befell him he had
time enough and sense enough to put
his hand upon the butt of his revolver.
-Ne,0 York Hour.
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SOME MEXICAN STATISTICS.
A Neighboring Republic of yyhichye Il now
Little.

A NeiGhboring Republic of yyhichw Know
Little.
Mexico is Federal republic, compos-
ing twenty-seven States, one Territory
and one Federal district, that of the
capital. The total area is TAI 1913 square
miles, with population of 100000.
This population is classified, each race
and mixed grade having its own sepa-
rate name and special status. The pure
races are classed under three Spanish
names, white, Indian and negro. The
various race mixtures furnish the Mexi-
cans with twenty.one separately named
grades. There are about 80, 600 foreign
whites, 10000 native whites or Gre
oles, 100000 Indians, and the balance
arc mixed races, with few pure me-
groes. One-tenth of the Mexican nation,
occupying chiefly the table lands, and
residing mostly in the cities, own nearly
all the developed mines, lands and
other property. The remaining nine
tenths are the laboring classes.
With the most favorable results it
must be years before the railroad COM
panies shall reap their full reward, yet
it is not impossible il no financial de-
preston shall interfere, and provided
the Mexican Government proves able to
meet its subsidy promises, that such
roads as shall be economically built and
honestly managed may at least pay ex-
penses from the beginning. In this con
nection is worth noting the population
of the leading cities to be connected by
each road.
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or many a night, made doubly long By It's pro.
tracted agony, the rheumatic sufferer tosaes TO
and fro on his sleepless couch, vainly praying
fer that rest which only comes by FITS and
starts. His malady is one which ordinary med.
icines too often fail to relieve, but there is am
pie evidence to prove that the efficient blood
depurent Hostetters Stomach Bitters, affords
the rheumatic reliable means of relioG Check
the malady in its incipient stages, when the
first preluonitory twinges come on, with this
agreeable medicine, and avoid years OF torture.
Whatever be the rationale of the active in
1uence Of the Bitters upon this malady, certain
it is that no evidence relating to its effects is
more direct and positive than that which re-
lates to its action in case of rheumatism. Like
all sterling remedies however, it deserves a
protracted, systematic trial, and should not be
abandoned because not at cnce remedial 1t is
equally eificacious in dyspop5ia, indigestion
and lSndred diseases
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task for this place. Suffice IL to say
that at one time he had fifteen lawyers
permanently engaged in the defense of
us rights to his own ideas Although
Untitled to, perhaps the most valuaol'
patents ever granted to man, at 80 he
was pennniless, at 60 he ceased invent
ing, and Ga he died, leaving to his
descendants a small property aud a
name most honorable, but almost uu.
honored and forgotten. How many
Americans know these facts How
many should be permitted to remain in
ignorance of them? It is true, indeed,
that America knows little of one of its
greatest men.--BoSton Herald.
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A Man Still Living Who Was Born in
1899.

Some industrious scribe, with keen
scent for news, has found an old chap
living on one of the West India islands,
who was born $50 the story runs) in the
year 1699, and is consequently nearly
182 years of age, being, with the single
exception OF Peter Czartan, the Hun
gariGn peasant, the most extraordinary
case OF longevity of which we have any
account outside of the book of Genesis
The report says that the venerable man
now living in the West Indies was a
soldier in the Spanish army, but was
discharged therefrom in the year 1924,
in consequence of wounds received in
battle, and he therefore tarried in this
vale OF tears longer than any other
member of the human family. The
greatest instance OF authenticated
longevity of all modern times is that of
the Hungarian peasant, Peter Czartin,
who was born ia 1887 and died in 1772,
at the extraordinary old age of 1856
years, six months and five days.
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tQuincy Qll.) Daily Herald.]
Speaking "by the C8rd.0


@. Fl. Wood, Esq, of the O. & 7. Ry.,
Port Huron, Mich, favors our CORE
spondent with the following: After
suffering for nearly year with rheu'
matism, receiving treatment from most
of the best physicians of Michigan and
the West, l happened to try a bottle OF
81. Jacobs Oil. Upon the first appli-
cation used fully half bottle, and its
effect was almost instantaneous. l
immediately dropped all other treat
ment, and confined mys'lf to its use
alone. After the use of three bottles,
instead of being driven to my business,
or moving about on crutches, I walked
from one to three miles daily about
business, and have been free from this
horrible disease for over year. not
having the slightest twinge OF 1t.
Hence, / say that all medicines known
to me are useless when compared with
the Old German Remedy. Use this
statement when and where it suits.
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pbiIadeIpbIa Times,

The Philadelphia Ledger of Decem.
Der 80, 1880, mentions among many
others, the case OF Chief of Police OF
that city, Samuel H. Given, ESQ.,, who
says he used st. Jacobs Oil in his fam.
lily, for various painful ailments, with
excellent results. He has also heard
from many who has used it for rheuma.
tism, that it alone Of all remedies did
them good. ..
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-15

FoR DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, depression OF
spirits and general debility in their various
forms, also as q preventive against fever and
ague and other intermittent fevers, the
FERRo oPHosPHoRATEDE ELIXIR OF CAtIsAYA BARK,
made by Coswell, Hazard & Company, New
York, aud sold by all druggists is the best
tonic; and for patients recovering from fever
OF other sickness il has no onnnl.
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Nun't Preach Good.
can do n good Job of VIC

No man can do good job of work, preach Q
good sermon, try law suit WELL doctor pa'iont
or write good article when he feels miserable
and dull, with eluggish brain and unsteady
nerves, and none should make the attempt in
such a condition, when it can be SO easily and
cheaply removed by little Hop Bitters. See
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If you will stop alt ,our extravagant and wrong
notions in doctoring yourself and families with
expensive doctors or humbug cure-alls, that do
hahn always, and use only natures simple rem
edo5 for all your ailments-you will be wise,
well and happy. and save great expense. The
greatest remedy for this, the great wise and
good will tell you, is Hop Bitt'rs--believe it.
See "Proyerbs" in another column.
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Dame Fortune is blind, but her
daughter, Miss Fortune, has her eyes
wide open and can easily lay hold of
the wisest of the sons of men, Boston
transcript
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