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Richland beacon., 1881-01-29
HOUSEKEEPERS' HELPS.

Every closet and room in house
should be thoroughly inspected once
week.
NEWLY ground -four which has never
been packed is very superior to barrel
flour.
Is roasting meat do not salt before
putting III the oven rs salt extracts the
juice.
Is warm weather put Your eggs in
cold water some time before you are
ready to use them.
LEMONS may be kept fresh long time
in Il jar of water; changing the water
every morning.
A True test for eggs is 70 drop them III
water, and if the large end comes up they
are not fresh.
HAMS wrapped in thick brown paper
and packed in a barrel OF wood ashes III
the cellar will keep all summer.
To test nutmegs prick them with a
pin, and If they are good the oil Will III
stantly spread around the punctures.
BAR soap when first bought should he
cut in square pieces and put III dry
place. 1t lasts better after shrinking.
ALI fish skin should he washed, dried
thoroughly. cut in small bits and put in
4 box or paper bag. To use i'll settling
coffee.
New ORLEANS or other good brown
sugar is best for raised fruits and we'd
ding cakes. 1t should be coarse grained
and clean.
ALWAYS prepare Sundays dinner on
| Saturday if possible. that domcstics may
enjoy the Sabbath day privileges as well
as Won.
THE small white sago called pearl is
! the best The large brown kind has an
earthly taste 1t should always be kept
in q covered jar or box.
SALT cod should he kept in dry
| place where the odor of it will not penc-
! trate to other parts of the house. The
best kiad is that which is called dun
| from its peculiar color.
MoLAssrs Cup CAKE.-Two cups mo-
| lasscs, two cups butter, one cup milk. Il
| teaSpooGful soda, the same of lemon
hall a nutmeg and two eggs; beat well
and bake III quick oven.
ELEPHANT On ToAsr.-Take cold meat
anu i'lii ou tllc iIIt II IL stew pan WIFI IL
little water When tender, take it up
and mince very fine; then put it back
and flavor with pepper and salt. Make
some toast. butter each slice. and spread
the mince over each piece; then pour the
gravy over it. Serve hot
OLCLoTH-Mrs. Henry Ward Beech
er, III giving some of the results of her
housekeeping experience, remarks that
neither soap. hot water nor brush should
ever he used on oilcloth. 1t should al
7 ways be washed in lukewarm water with
a piece of soft old flannel and wiped per-
fectly dry each time. And the appear
ance of the cloth, Mrs. Beecher declares.
Is greatly improved by using half mill,
and half water, skimmilk, if not sour,
being just rs good rs new milk.
COOKING BETS of tine most
satisfactory ways to cook bcets is to bake
them. When boiled, even if their jack
cts are left on, great deal of the best
part of the beets is dissolved, and SO lost.
1t will. of course, take little longer to
bake than to boil them; but this is no
objection. Allow from fifteen to twenty
minutes more for baking: slice them,
and heat rs You would if they We're
| boiled. After they are cooked, season
with pepper, salt, butter, and a squeeze
| of lemon,
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29
An EpiscOpaIian Horse.

The Rev. DIR. Broadus, an odd BAPTIST
rnr,on famous III Virginia. once visited
n plantation where the darky who met
him 1T the gat" naked him which barn
he would have his horse put IN.
"IInvc you two barns?' asked the
doctor.
"Yca, pnh." replied the dnrky
"dnr's ,lc ole bnrn. and Mas'r Wales has
lrg luIild new one.
"Whcrc do y"u usually put the
horses Of clcrgymcn who come to So"
your mast"r?'
"WcII. sab. If dcy's Mcth"dls's or
Eap,ia's. We gcn'ally pat en- III de ole
barn. but II dcv's 'I'Issopals We puts
'cm IN lc new ono.
"WclI. Bob, you can pnt nay h"rs" III
the now barn; I'm u Baptist, but my
horse ~ an Episcopalinn.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

or turns in doing the everyday work of
the farm. For example. many days
work can he saved !iy having the pump
in handy corner of the barn-vard.
where the stock from number of yards
may come To the trouchs. If the mat
tiers of the farm are not already cconom-
icallv arranged, it would he well to make
such changes of forces. buildings, etc.
as to finally secure the desired end. BY
degrees the thoughtful farmer will I'M
prove his farm until it approximates TO .
model and therefore an economical farm.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

That wonderful remedy for rheuma-
tism, 1t. Jacobs Oil, has been used by Il
large number of people in this city, and
with effect truly marvellous. Frequent
reports are made where sufferers have
been afforded relief, and the sale is grow
ing largely. The fact that it is. an cx-
ternal remedy, commends it t. many
who would not otherwise think of going
out of the beaten track to find a remedy.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

SHE had sued for breach Of promise,
and the verdict of the jury was against
her. "Want to poll the jury?" said the
Judge, formally. Eyes, / do. Jes' gimme
tho poll for two minutes and she had
thrown off her sun-bonuet aud expect
grated on the palms of her hands before
the legal phrase could be explained by
her counsel,
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

A coLoRED railroad passenger in Ohio
refused, for long time, to give up his
ticket to the conductor. protesting that
he had paid his fare ''at that other place
down THAR" and that the ticket was his
receipt for the money.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29
Answer This.

Did You ever know any person 10 be
i'll without inaction of the Stomach.
Liver OF kidneys. or did you ever know
one who was well when either WAS OBJ
Structed or inactive: and did you ever
know or hear of any case of the kind that
Hop BitterS would not cure Ask your
neighbor this same question.-Timcs.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

SOME persons are so thriftless they
would convert garden into desert,
while Others possess the energy to make
the desert blossom like the rose. DR..
Tabler ranks with the latter class Of
public benefactors, because he prepares
out of the common Buckeye q superior
ointment to cure Piles. Price SOC. For
sale by all druggists.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

A GIRL only eight years old was ar
rested in Lowell, Mass, the other day,
for drunkenness, and an exchange says:
''TO complete the disgraceful picture,
the police let her lie ten hours insensible
in cell without attention" But they
did not club her.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29
Father is Getting Well.

My daughters say, ''How much better
father is since he used Hop Bitters."
He is getting wei! after his long suffer
ing from disease declared incurable,
and we-are so glad that he used your
Bitters.-A lady of Rochester, n. y
Utica Herald.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29
Indianapolis Daily Sentinel. |
No More (;OSsip.

If we are correctly informed, st .Ia-
cobs Oil is now the usual tea-party topic
in place of the former staple-free Cos
sip. How wise and how much more ben
efici1l
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

A PAINTER who was well acquainted
with the dire effects of the law had to
represent two men-one who had gained
lawsuit and another who had lost one
He painted the former with a shirt on
and the latter naked.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

MANY::people afflicted with phthlsls puimonalis
Consumption use DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup
sith very great benefit and relief. Price Is eta.
Z bottle.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

Two Cincinnati servant girls, named
Stegemann, have fallen heir to $4,000,
and the dollar stores have rained circu-
lars upon them till their lives have
become a burden. With riches come
cares.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

yEoETINI is Q great panaces for our aced
fathers and mothers, for it gives them strenctb.
quiets their nerves, AVID gives them Nature !
sweet sleep
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

FEoET1NE.-No medicine has attained sucb
great reputation as this justly celebrated com
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

The Cause OF Science
has received an important addition in the ele-
CANT Observatory which Mr.. H. II. Warner,
proprietor OF the valuable Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure, has erected at Rochester.
Richland beacon., 1881-01-29

lOUN6 LEN 70 Ole0 month. Every sr-aI-
sss g,als...aS Rs{tal :t,Sa':c: Aaa':.. 49,. ~.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-10
a New Chinese Enterprise.

The steamer MeifOo which sailed from Shang-
hai q few weeks ago for London took with her
tire Managers of a Few Chinese JOINT Stock
Co, formed for the purpose Of direct trade with
Europe 20 be carried on exclusively by Chinese.
The MeIfoO took q cargo ei about 1000 tons tea
a. the first venture OF the Company. The
Managers whose names are Liang Sing-Un and
Lun Shifting took with them their staff Of
employees. II i understood that the subscribed
capital with which this new enterprise has been
started amounts 10 5000, 900. The business of
the Company will at first be chiefly confined to
the ten and silk trades but will IN due time be
extended 20 other departments. \ regular line
Of Chinese steamers between Chinese ports and
London Is IN contemplation. Our old friend.
Captain Peterson, has gone home IN command Of
the MeifUl. Some Of the foreign papers pub
lished az the Chinese treaty ports are sceptical as
10 the ability Of this new Company To- make
money in a trade which they declare has Tor
years past been q lean one To the most eX-
perienced OF those already engaged IN 1t. The
promoters Of the Company are evidently OF a
different mind, a. they have chosen Seaouhsing,
the meaning Of which il 80 the creation OF pros
perity " as the firm name under which the Com
plny will trade.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-10

ANOTHER curious specimen Of tropical life,
which the traveller in the Malay jungle sees, Is
the little shooting fish. 1t - an expert marks
man. and kills its game by a water-shOt. An
English gentleman, who kept one in a basin, re-
ports that II would swim round and round,
watching for a Ay OF ant to appear on the edge
Of the vessel. As soon as one was IN sight, the
fish, posing itself, would shoot oct a drop OF
water with such dexterity rs TO cause the animal
% drop into the basin. where it was speedily swal-
lowed. lie also says that when three or four OF
these &c shooters - are confined in a basin, they
will FIRE in turn, with singular regularity.
- What Is the best attitude for selEdefense -
said a pupil quitting on the glOves) to a we'll
known ~pugilist. Keep a civil tongue in your
head, = was the significant reply.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-10
Is COMING

AND LOVING PARENTS, DEAR
Relations and Kind Friends, are be-
ginning to think of and look out for
Holiday Gifts for those who are Near
and Dear to them. And now is the
the Time, for you Dealers, who have
Choice Articles for Presentation, to
make them known through the News
paper, especially the One with the
LARGEST CIRCULATION-and
the PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER
being found Everywhere /; in every
House, Shop or Saloon even read, as
is wel[known, in the Homes of its
Opponents, offers the very best
Opportunity to make known any
or Speciality For Sale.
BP Call early with your Ads at
the p. G. A." Office, opposite the
Bank.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-10

the water. will glide over it. According to the
Professors calculations, in the accuracy Of which
10 Lna The EnIlnst nnnElancn stelmars hmilt
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-10

Riding Brides, Saddles & Whips
Currycombs, Brushes. Saddle Cloths,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-10

and organ Of the present British Ministry, re-
Gently published the following among its edi-
.--s-1 80 - . . - =
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-12-10

AIFaF" % El1I . Ii kGE NIUCh OF RICE.
they J=ilr AG-ut- f1r three paLtatisas-
4 Few Of those FANCY SILK PIRLOR SCREENS LEI
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-07
Resoned frnm nea1h.

William j. Coughlin, of S~omeryille,
Mass, says; I'm the fall of 1876 l was
taken with a violent bleeding of the
lungs, followed by a severe cough. l
was so weak at one time that | could
not leave my bed. In the summer OF
1877 | was admitted to the city hospi
tai. While there the doctors said |
had a hole in my left lung as big as a
half dollar. | was so far gone at one
time a report went around that | was
dead. | gave up hope, but a friend
told me of DR.. VIM. Halls Balsam for
the Lungs. | got a bottle, when to my
surprise and qualification | commenced
to feel better, and to-day / feel in bet.
ter spirits than l have in the past
three years.
II write this hoping every one
afflicted with diseased lungs will be
induced to take DR.. Halls Balsam for
the lungs, and be convinced that con
sumption can be cured" Sold by
druggists. 8
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-07
OLD sILAs,
KROck-Kneed BOb's Demand-A
Desperate Fight,
opio Read in Little Rock Gnzottc.l

0pie Read in Little Rock Gazette.l
Down in the country, a few miles
from Little Rock, is an old log church
where many lively exhibitions of the
s~uddenness of colored religious en-
thusiasm have been made. Moss has
grown on the north side of the old build
ing, while the south side looks haggard
and careworn. In 1875 a revival meet
ing was instituted at the old church,
AID without an interval of a single
night continued until one night last
week. While bow-legged Silas was
preaching, knock-kneed Bob arose and
exclaimed:
"Holl on dar, brudder Silas, we'se
heard 'nuf of yer discoursin'. Yer's
been a treadin' de outskirts an under
skirts of yer legged 'ligious work as
long as we'se gwinter let yer. Ny wife
gined yer church and den run away
wild a steamboat cook. My daughter
gined yer church, stole my copper
kittle dat | got outen a army wagon,
an run away wild a yaller man. Nv
son gined yer church an is now in de
p%enitentiary. Now yer axes me ter
CINE yer establishment. No, sab; my
eyes has been opened wide as a frogs
mouth. Hop down outen dat pulpit
Yer can't blow yer rams horn 'roun
de walls of my family no noah. Shet
up dat book an shake de dust from yer
feet"
Il sell not leah dis pulpit, sab, till
Sc ordered by a higher power" said
the preacher.
My power is high huff, Brudder
Silas. De ground hog thresher amt
a high machine, but she shakes up de
dust an huns a mighty scrrowful
tune. Is yer gwine ter hop down."
mo, | isn't, an eff yer uses coerce-
ness wild me, dis church foo in after
years will be pinted at as a place whar
q uneducated follower OF Satan an
Judas drapped one OBJ his ears and a
large majority OBJ bis wool"
DE ear an de wool is at yer SER
vice, sab" exclaimed Bob, as he
bpfang over women, children and
benches. Silas leaped over the puIpit
among the mourners. The minister.
but for an unfortunate error In iudg.
ment, might have been prepared for
the attack of his Antagonist. Mistak.
ing the wooden leg Of a mourner for n
bench leg he seized it. The mourner.
sho had been 50 sincere in his repent
anee that the quarrel had not caused
him to lift his head from a supplicat-
ing position. no sooner telt his timber
wlenched than he sprang to his foot.
sN ing his peg leg around and knocked
both legs from under Parson Silas.
Before he could arise Bob sprane
upon him. The interest became in.
tense and a general rush was made in
the direction Of the altar. The fight
was desperate, and when the two men
were separated an old deacon re.
marked: Dis sorter minds me OBJ
hog KILN time"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-07

Nashville Banner ST.
This order is now p~rosperingi in Ten
nessee. 1t was organized in Meadyille.
Pa, in 1868, and is now established 10
thirty-six States and Territories em.
bracing a membership of 10000.
Over A,500,0OO has already been dis.
bursed to widows and orphans at an
annual cost to each member Of les.
than eight dollars per one thsussnt
dollars insured. Il guarantees 10 the
heirs Of deceased members 5000.
An excessive death rate 10 n SEP.
arate jurisdiction Is provided for BY a
relief assessment extending over the
entire Order.
ln order to become a member a Der
son must be Of good moral character.
oyer tgenty-one and under fifty years
OF age, and must also pass a satisfacto
~ examination by the State and local
examiners.
1t costs s. to become a member. ard
then IL upon each member, regardless
Of age, IS they fall due
Gov. Hawkins Is a member Of Lay.
ingtOa Lodge, No. %, at Lexipeton
Attorney. General 3. j. Lee. Is 4
member Of Brownsville Lodge. No. %
at Brownsville, and has repre-
sented his Lodge in the Grand
John Prizzell, Grand
Secretary ofthe Masons, is one OF the
most active aud influential members
il the United States. Be has occu.
pied the highest Office in the Order.
and at the last session Of the Supreme
Lodge was appointed Chairman Of the
supreme Lodge Committee on Laws
Hon. Thomas Z. Perkins, Of Frank
LIN, Is the sitting past Grand Master Of
Tennessee. Thus it will be zen some
OF the best men in the State are mem.
beers Of the A. 0. IT, w.
Crescent Lodge No. 65. was inst;.
tutsd at New Middleton on the 18th
Of October. This made the second
Lodge instituted last week.
Bluff City Lodge NJ. q. has eotten
up q very interesting circular. giving
names OF officers and members Of the
Lodge, and setting forth the objects
and plans Of the Order. A coov Il 70
be sent to each member Of the Lodgo
The proper guardianship papers
having been received in the cases N
George A. Mathes and w. w. Willis
OF Brownsville Lodge, No. %. draft,
Tor S2OOO each, to pay the losses IN full
we're sent to the Recorder, Thomas h
Glass, during the past week.
The Grand Lodge Finance Commit.
tee met at the Grand Recorders ofic,
yesterday evening, at 3 o'clock. tc
make the monthly examination Of in,
books Of the Grand Lodge.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-07
:COnFederIck Bonds,


On Friday and Saturday last parties
in this city held Confederate bonds
rather high in the futures, some ask
ing up to S1l per thousand, and up 10
- and IS 80 was known to be offered.
Ono man, who ha d forty thousand,
said he had bid of 50 and he was told
ne had better run and get it, quick.
Another party is lrnUwn to have sold
out around So so er thousand within
a few days. A par ty away up in Cen
tral Wisconsin hol ding big lot of the
ola Corn ted stuff writes here to ascer-
tain how much he can get for his
bonds. On Yesterday telegraphic news
was received to the effect that the of.
ferings for the fiji nsy i'onds had drop.
ped in the East 70 81 80 per thousand
and that the bottom has dropped from
under the entiio movement. The
speculative m ovement is still shrouded
IN mystery, but the conviction is
strong that the bonds arc as worthless
as the paper they are printed on. The
TACT that th'e Hon. JAG Ob Thompson
and the Hon Jefferson Davis, together
with the Hr, n. Judah p. B eDjamin, are
at enc time shining lights Cor Confed-
crate dip lomacy, recently h cid several
o%onferer .ces in London hes iuven rise
to considerable comment on the other
side. Of the.ocean as we'll as on this. AS
no lweYerth London papers declare that
no msneyis on deposit in the Bank of
England for account of the defunct
Confedsracy the prospect is slim for
anything to be dug out of that insti-
tuition. On the other hand it is said
that q considerable quantity of valu-
able assets Of the dead C~onfederacy
is still laying around loosei in Europe,
Al ID that the claim Of the United
8 tates government for the same has
b cen refused, without said government
would assUme sbe Confedoflcy's Ia.
blitics, Which, Of course, il wouldn't
do under Pny circumstances. The
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-07

Rev. Mr.. Frierson, of Florence, AL.
ALBANIA, preached an excellent sermon
at the Strangers Church, of Memphis,
last night to a rather large congrega-
ton of very intelligent and attentive
people. The text and his theme was:
Lay up for yourselves treasures in
Heaven" Rev. N. NJ. Long whe was
present announced that by request Of
some who were present and some who
were not, he would repeat next Sun
day night the sermon preached a few
weeks ago at the same place to young
men. This was regarded as one of his
best and most effective efforts and Gre
ated much talk in and out'of the con-
gregation. 1t will of course cause a
full church next Sunday night.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-07
An OFFICIOUs
he Incurs the DispIcasure of His
Customers and Gets No Conn.,
fort from His Employers.
p~hiladslphia press.l

Philadelphia Press.l
An extract from the Athens, Ca,
Chronicle which has been extensively
copied, relates: "0n Tuesday after
noon as the train was coming TO
Athens from Lulu, Conductor Patter-
son found a colored man in the coach
assigned TO white persons and request
ed him to take his seat in that provi-
ded for colored people. A drummer
named H. b. French, representing
French, Richards q Co., q large drug
house Of Philadelphia, interiered and
told the negro to keep his seat, mas
much as he had paid his fare and was
as much entitled to a place in any car
as any white man. The man, however,
went to the car assigned to colored
persons. When Mr.. French reached
Athens he failed to secure any orders,
although he represented a we'll known
and popular house. We learn that his
interference in an affair which did not
concern him was the cause of his fail
ure here"
A press reporter called at the ware.
house Of French, Richards & Co. in
the expectation of learning the other
side Of this waif admission Of boy
cotting. Mr.. H. B. French has not
vet returned to this city, but Mr..
William Hazelton, jr., the junior
partner of the concern, talked freely
of it. 1T was a most imprudent
thing for him to do. Entirely un-
called for, as | look at it from the
business standpoint. What was he
travelling for? business undoubtedly.
In travelling for business it is essential
to success to adapt oneself to the
tastes and prejudices of those whose
esteem is sought. Everyone knows
how sensitive Southern people still
are on the subject of negro equality.
Perhaps that particular negro was
personally offensive. Even if be were
not the conductor is captain Of a
train, and it was none of Mr.. French's
business to interfere with what did
not concern him. Business travellers
should bear in mind that their mis-
sion is not reforming habits and man
ners, but the sale Of goods for their
employers. As q matter Of fact, Mr..
French did not sell as many orders as
he should have done in Athens, and
the result is doubtless attributable to
his unwarranted interference with
what did not concern him."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-11-07
a Wonder OF Mechanism.

New York siar.l
The artificial arm worn by Jim
McClelland, the New York lawyer. is
Q wonder Of mechanism. Mr.. Nc.
Clelland was in his earlier days. a
newspaper reporter. On one occasion
when in the pursuit Of information FOX
the journal upon which he was EN-.
plOyed. his persistent questioning
excited the ire Of a burly s~aloonkeeper
in the Ninth Ward. The man struck
Jim IN the face with his cIencbed
list. The next instant the assaiIant
was stretched upon the floor, as fat AZ
a founder, for Jim had struck back
With his wooden arm. The saloon
keeper picked.himself up, exclaiminp,
well, that fellow has the hardest
and heaviest fist that | eve came
across. 1t is like a slodgo hammer
and he could knock an OK down witb
it."
II am really sorry that l hit YOU so
hard" rejoined the kind hearted Nc.
Clelland; "but the fact is there Is a
spring in this wooden arm Of mine
that works automatically, and when.
ever | get mad or am insulted that
begins to work, and the first |
know | have hit somebody. II this
sort Of thing keeps on | think | will
be obliged to leave the COMPOUNDED
machine at home just for the safety of
public, and especially Of such fell
as you, who do not understand
he rules ofIcommon ~politeness.