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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04
The ROSar and Ills Counting

4 Russian B0yar. III the o.dcn time.
decided to pay his addresses t. and
ask for the hand OF the only daughter of
a rich Boyar in the nei%hhoring State.
Anxious To make the most favorable I'M
preston on the parents of the Young
lady, he called up his confidential valet,
who would accompany him, and gave
him orders to be sure and speak III the
highest terms of his masters position
and property and the advantages oi such
connection To the family OF the Buyar
they were about to visit
In short" said the Boyar. ''when-
ever you hear me speak of the extent and
value of my possessions and other mat
ters, do not tail to assert them all to lie
double the amount | mention.
The valet promised faithful compliance
] to his masters wishes.
On reaching their destination. the
Boyar and his valet We're most Hospitality
received and welcomed. After acguaiut-
| ing his hosts with the object of his visit,
our Boyar continued: ''Of course. be-
fore | can expect You to make any dccis
ion in my favor, will acqua!nt you with
| the sources and amount of my income
| illu WEALTH.. l. HstNt tNtiitN tiiphSetiI't
acres of land under cultivation.
my Lord" interrupted the valet,
''have you forgotten to mention the es-
tate left You by your late lady mother,
to which must be attached at least twenty
| thousand acres morc:'
81 have fifteen thousand heads Of
horned CATTLE" added the Rcyar.
"When you include sheep. there must
be at least forty thousand, intorposed
the valet.
| "On the cOrn-lands we have Just stored
one Thousand stacks of wheat, and the
+; same number of hay" 4 Russian wheat
stack is about the size of an American
barn.
"True, my Lord" interrupted the
valet; land there must be at least as
many again on your lately acquired
estate"
''There are one thousand serfs on both
estates" continued Boyar to his hosts.
"You have the number of men correc,
this time, my Lord, = said the valet; "hut
why not mention the number of women
and children -
'"There is one little circumstance |
ought not to omit mentioning, concluded
Boyar. "The sight of one of my eve.
is somewhat deficient"
''Ah! my Lord" exclaimed the valet
'.you can hardly see with both eyes
On retiring, the Boyar angrily asket
the valet what he meant by exposing hi
state to the family of the lady whom Ii,
sought in marriage
my Lord replied the valet. "di,
you not most strictly order Inc to assert
that you possessed double of vhateve
you might yourself affirm to be tin
case?"
! The Boyar, finding that he was him
self more to blame than the 2paIou
valet, and that the young lady refused &
accept any further explanations i'll re4ar
to his suit, returned tohis home sadie
and wiser man, with the determination
} to keep strictly within the bounds q
truth for the future. as well as to do hi
} own wooing, without the assistance o
J recommendation of others.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04
An Editors Reasons.

The pioneer editors Of Michigan were
n frank and truthful lot of men, us can he
proven by an incident called to mind in
connection with the name of Mark VIII
liams, who gave up his life for better
one not long ago. Mark had paper in
Clinton County 1t was wee little
sheet with hundred subscribers, printed
the handiest way, and the Office was so
poorly supplied that several different
fonts of type had to be used to set up the
reading matter One day the paper
came out with n fierce attack on State
official at Lansing. He was called a
robber, liar, thief and various other cpl
thcts, and no pains was spared 10 skin
him and hang his hide on the fence.
About a week from that date Mark sat
smoking beech leaves and tobacco mixed
i'll equal parts. when a stranger entered.
He was a big broad shouldered man,
with awful fists and wicked eye, and
he got down to business Ivy asking:
''Are yon Mark Williams"
well, yes, L suppose So" was the
hesitating reply.
"And You run this paper?"
"Well, kinder run it, [ suppose
every well. am Mr. =, of Lans-
ing, the man whom you abused so sav-
agcly in your columns last week."
"No.'
"Yes, am, and propose to give you
the worst mauling n Western slanderer
ever received"
Say, are you really Mr. ~ asked
Mark
Il am, Of course am, and while | am
taking off my coat you may give me
your reasons for publishing that SANDER
ous article"
81 had two reasons, sir"
"What are they!''
"Wcll, in the first place, I thought
Won were q little runt Of a man, about
four feet high and about dead with the
asthma, and in the next place 1 thought
the roads were so Internal bad you could
never get over herer
The straightforward confesson should
have saved Mark, but it didn't The visi-
tor made dive for him, took ont a hand
full of hair, and when the editor jumped
through the only window in his Office he
was followed and chased into an old
slashing. where he had to remain hidden
until midnight That incident shaped
his future policy, rs he one day ex-
planned:
"The editorial pen is an ALFRED big
lever. but l have made it a rule for the
last thirty years not to abuse man nm
less think | can lick him in rough
and tumble fight around the editorial
room. fire. Press.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04
Fires In Japan.

A fire in Japan is apt to he disastrous
OH account Of the unsubstantlal nature
of the light wood, paper-windowed
houses One or two steam engines.
maintained by the Joint subscriptions
Of the foreign insurance companies who
have agencies here and are interested i'll
property in Japan, and number of old
{; fashioned hand engines belonging to the
Japanese Government, and managed 10y
natives. from the fire guard to the for
eign settlement and native town of YO-
kohama. The Hong Kong Fire Insu-
rance Company, being an English house,
provide their volunteers with uniforms OF
English pattern-brass helmets for the
officers and black leather helmets trim
med with brass, for the men; blue fam
mel shirts, faced with red, corduroy trous-
ers. top boots and belt, with hatchet
and spanner on either side. The relief
men wear the American fire hat and red
flannel shirt, but in other respects their
dress is the same as the Victoria. At the
sound of the alarm bell the steam en-
gines are not long in reaching the scene
of fire, and the steady streams from
their hose MS rule soon have very per-
ceptible effect on the flame, though at
times the men have to work unremitting-
ly from night till morning. and when at
last the fire is extinguished the tired vol
unteers draw the engine back to thelr
houses and retire to the rest they have SC
fairly earned by their labors. After the
steam engines are drawn off the ,Japs are
left to play on the smouldering ruins with
their hand engines, which, though al
most useless when fire is at its height,
are sufficiently powerful to keep it from
breaking out again. The Japanese pO
licemen. though brave and quick enough,
are absolutely worthless at fire. They
iabber and shout like parcel Of monkeys
struck suddenly mad, give orders where
thew have no right to interfere, and chol
at windows and doors with their hatchets
destroying property unnecessarily, where
in most cases it should he saved with NJ
other damage than would he caused by
the water pumped from the engine. The
uniform of the japanese policemen, like
that of all government officials, is OF for
eion pattern, and is made of navy blue
cloth. faced with yellow; their caps
something of the same shape as nav!
can. have yellow band sewed arount
them. and a brass chrysanthemum, th'
crest of the Emperor, is fastened Jus
above the peak. At some OF the fire
three or four hundred houses are burnet
70 the ground, and as many poor faml
lies left homeless. -Erchan0e
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04

Trot sat on the door-steps crying for
the moon. 1t had just come up. round
and full, and she was sure if Rob would
only go out into the grove an climb one
of the naples. he could get it for her.
Il couldn't get it, l tell you,' said
Rob.
81 should fink you might just h'y,
said Trot, the tears running down her
cheeks.
"What would you do with it, if YOU
had it?"
"Why, I'd roll it, of course, and play
wiv it,
"Where would You keep it?'
"Oh," and Trot looked around for &
place, Il dess in the clothes-bashet
that's bout the right size. /"
80 Trot. what little goose you are
Why the moon is bigger than papa:
barn, and it's made up Of rocks and dir
and such.
Dirt and rocks amt yellow. It's gold
like mammals watch. Let alone yorl
old whistle. and go and get it for me-
It'll be up so high you can't, if you don''
hurry up"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04
riTS OF IMPORTATION.

TIr m,auin@ ol the word amen Is $50
L.It." Il VA, introduced from the jew
i-4 iuto the Christian church about 300
4. y.
TIE drink known as "punch' Wa.
iutru'ur,d INTO Europc from the I's'
iH,i.-- ~ Anglo-hl!ans at some da'1
between i1iG ani 100. 1t .is y, nanie'
f-,r th,' Hinlno worl pai'Scim,p'
pH,I. hrcau-e it con>i>ts,o oO
er..lyuts. which, when :. 5000
arr.ci;, tea. water, suga eOno
luicc. The famous Vauxl -oco
MI adniAUIrr oi uIrack. | 80 %
lemon incc and water. ! 1000
The President os the UniiSd States
rruuut hc arrested. If he commits any
high crime CT misdcmcanor he can ie
inpr4rlod by the House, tried by the
Srndtr. and If convicted can he removed
fIo;n Office. After removal from Office
ne can Ec arrested and tried, the me
"a any other citizen, for any crimcN .fclr
he hal committed while III office. III
;hc President could be arrested on
char@,s preferred against him. any petty
lnapi>ira.c might cndiugcr the peace OF
THE mammoth trees of Cdliforni
the largest known. The dim, nsi
ole tree, in the Tulrc group wei
curGiug to the measurements II ~
members of the State geological. ..
216 feet high. 106 feet il circ mi,
at the base. and -: feet II, II p-
twelve feet above the ground The red
wood tree frequently grows 20 a height.
Of 300 feet, and Il diameter ID feet
The bark of California trcr on exhibit
ton is thirty-iivo inches thick.
TnE origin of the game Of philopesa
j, said t. have been as follows -
people Of Aisace and Lorraine Were fol-
merry under German rule, as they now
are: but while part of France they
lost IN great measure the Use OF the
German language, and what they re-
tanned became corrupt. 1t was an Old
custom among them for Young couples
10 engage Themselves hy eating the
halves of double almonds, and then to
salute each other as "wcll beloved
e.ch time they met. The word i'll Ger
man Was ricNdbchcn, but, havnig TOR
gotten the meaning of this word, they
gradually changed into "phillipR
which sounds like it, and "phillippinA
! The first meteoric shower which VI
tracted attention i'll modern times was
that witnessed by the Moravian mlssipn-
J aries in Greenland, in 1899. This ple-
> uomanon WAS observed over a wide Tx
tent ui territory. Humboldt, then travel
ing in South America, said "TOwan'
the morning of November 13, most e:
| traorlinary scene OF shooting stars wa
seen. Thousands of bodies and fallin
STARS succeeded each other during fOn
hours. Their direction was yer regula
from north to south; from the begin
! ming Of the shower there was not II spa
in the iirmament equal i'll extent tot'i
( diameters Of the moon which was not
flied every instant with bodies OF falling
stars. All the meteOrs left luminous
traces or phosphorcs.ent bands behind
them, which lasted seven or eight Sec
! olds.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04
Did Garfield Nam Them.

Mr.. Watt"rSon was iu Congress with
Gen. Garfield in 1877. hence ,il, follow
INC anccdotc IN the Louisville Cuuicr-
Jouu0i has special point and value.
During one of the sittings of a joint
session OF the Senate and House in 1877.
when members were huddled together,
hi@@ledy-pigglcdy, three or four at a
desk. Gcll. Garfield undertook to relieve
the inonotony while the Clerk was read
ing Il tedious document, and to amuse
those who happened to be wedged with
III 4 narrow compass, with speculative
Cabinet for Mr. Hayes. He took bit
Of paper and II pencil and divided the
country into geographical districts. He
then inserted in each its appropriate
member of the Cabinet. Thus:
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04
More Spanish Than Skunk.

have read many articles published
in the Chicago papers from v;lrlous
writer's trying to prove that Chicago was
named after a skunk, none of which did
| place any confidence III, for L could at
one time speak the Indian language us
well or better than | could the English.
| came West i'll 1882. | now find the
following on page 81 of the "PIctOrial
History of the American Revolution,
in regard to fernando DE Soto, in 1ji0.
1t appears that he had just had great
battle with the Indians, Mt Mobile, de-
stroving 1000 of them and losing forty
two of his own men, and that on the
10th of November, same wear, he turned
his face northward, and i'll five days he
entered the province of Chicazo, where
he remained Ill winter. Had another
fight with the Indians and lost forty
men more.
Then what does this prove? Improves
that as early as 1910 there was prov
ince five DAYS march north of Mobile
called Chicazo, and l presume it extend
cd as far north as the northern lakes,
and that the name of our city Chicago
came from 1t.
The word CHICAGO is evidently Span
ish, and when spelled with the English
pronunciation, combined with the In
dian, we have Chicago. De Soto was
evidently as brave and gallant Il gentle
man as ever trod American soil. He
was always dreaming of finding gold in
the western wilds of America, and also
the elixir of life, the Ell Dorado of per-
petual youth. Gold was long since dis
| covered in California, and now, perhap5,
this new late great mineral discovery III
Texas is De Soto's elixir of life. 1t does
appear that Chicago is more Spanish
than skunk.-COr. Nica0o Inter ocean.
Echo Verses.
The latest good echo verses we have
seen are attributed to an echo tha,
haunts the Sultan's palace at CONSTANT.
nople. Abdul Hamid is supposed t.
! question it as to the intentions of the
European powers and his own resources
LAngleerre?
LAutriche?
La Prusse:
| Russe
Mes rr:ncipaut,s?
| Ctees.
Mes Cuirasses?
| Assez.
Mee pdscha.?
| Achats.
E,sueiman?
Men.
MASSACHUSETTS, can supply the world
! with surplus females.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04
He Had q /" Scoop"

One afternoon reporter entered the
crowded local room with cOuntenance
upon which satisfaction and self-com-
placency Were very consplcuously
stamped. As the new arrival staggered
up to his desk the city editor observed
linn and asked, "Wcll, what is it? What
have you got?" a -- good item.
Exclusive, too, think. Been up to the
pest-house and all through it. l tell
you it'll write up bully The enter
prising reporter WAS crushed by being
given a vacation, to commence imme-
diately. and he had 70 take 1T.
If you want to be sure you're rightd
Young man, work yourself into tower
ing passion, and nobody can convince
you that you ever made mistake or said
Il wrong thing in your life. But thea
you'll have to keep in rage all the tjana
20 avoid knowing what a fool : =
UaWk-Ec.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04

TaE competition for the proposed
monument to Victor Emmanuel has
been thrown open TO sculptors of all ma
tions. The cost, when completed, Is not
to exceed 81, 800, 900. Three prizes OF
$4,000, $1,000 and S4 600 are to be
siyen respectively to the authors OF the
three best models, these models to re-
main the property of the State.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04

Coz. INeERsoLh, according to the
Washington Star, being congratulated
b',couse he had been indorsed by Beech
~-nr said - think it a good deal more
fortunate for Mr.. Beecher that l IN
ddrsed him."
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04
The Horse DisteEiper.

The causc of the cpiZootlr Is some
particular condition Of the atm" ,piIrr',
with which even the best authOritlt, a"c
not familiar. The animals affected have
Il cough and Il snccZr, with running ~
the nose. Its effect, are very deblllt&.
ing. Young horses are said to be ln"St
liable to attack, those over 10 years cd
seldom suffering. Several points are
suggested rs tp the best way nj keeping
and trcatin" the animals affected. They
should bccxcrcised very lightly, and not
ovcrdliycn or ovcrloadcd; when they are
not in motion. they should Ire covered
with q blanket; hv all means, all I'M
necessary exposure should be ayOlded;
proper care should be taken when the
animals go into the stables. ii they are
chilled or heated, that they are kept
from taking cold; warm feed at night ls
recommended: all holes in the stables
that let III draughts should he stopped:
when it appears a. il the disease had LETT
the animals. unusual care should he eX-
crciscd, and. ii possible, the animals
given complete rest. Ii Is recommend
e,l that lUIiment for the throat and pals
of tar and bclladonna be used. The fol-
lowing experiment was made recently
hy Mr.. George Shepard Page, OF Stan
ley, y. j.: An ordinary stall containing
a sick horse WAS lined and incl0sed with
sheet, of carbolized paper. \ vaporlzcr
WAS set III operation, evaporatng chem
ical pure crcsoiinc (OG Hj Ctl3 %. The
horse had been coughing very frequent
ly, the offensive discharge from the nos
irils was proiuse, and the eyes were dull
and sunkcn. IN ten minutes the inclosed
space WIS charged with the yapor. la
half an hour Il copious discharge OF
mucus took place. The horse exhibited
evident relief, holding his nose over the
! grating through which the vapor was
issuing, the vaporizcr being placed in
the iron fccd-box, over which II periorut-
! cd grating WAS arranged. He remained
! in the inclosure for six hours. The
effect produced is reported by the New
| York 1ribuac to have been marvellous
! The cough ceased, the discharge from
the nostrils was entirely checked, and
the eyes regained their normal condition
Of brightness.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04

Gen. George A. Sherman. was Jour-
ncying from Boston to Washington in q
sleeping ear. where he had whole sec
ton. He was sitting on the lower birth
in the morning. about to put his shoes
on, when he was accosted hv kind
looking old gentleman opposite, who was
also putting on his shoes. with the in
quiry: My friend, are you rich
MANI George. looked astonished, but
answered the pleasantfaced. tired-look-
ing, gentleman with "Ycs, ain tolcr-
ably rich " A pause occurred, and then
came another question: Glow rich are
you?' George answered: about seven
or eight hundred Thousand dollars.
Why well, said the old man. If
were As rich as you say you are, and
snored as loud as | know you do, would
hire whole sleeper every time trav.
eled'.
THE COWBOYS on a cattle ranch in
Pratt county, Kan, have killed this SEA
son 312 rattl.snakes, lis other snakes,
and one cCn;ipcdc.
TUE Eastern publishers have contrib
utel nearly 1000 volumes for public
library at the new settlement at Rugby,
, Tenn.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04

MASSACHUSETTS can supply the world
with surplus females.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04

Stepping into the office of lawyer
who prefixes Hon" to his name, Jones
was informed by the clerk. Mr. Blank
was talking Of going to New York
Very likely his honor has gone "Nc
doubt of it." said Jones, as he closed the
door; mo doubt Of it-if he ever had
any,"
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04

Secretary Of
War,
~. J.. JOHNSTON.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1881-01-04

Tur M,auing Of the word amen is $50
L.lt." Il WA, introduced from the jew
i-l into the Christian church about 3''l
\. y.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-12-09
Co.l2u ada De Francia.

Fl consul IA Ttanela al Puerto Rice,
ruee4 a los aenores L4BERT Charles III
air. 1agugte, BLoN DEAU Henri et VIDAL
EuQene, cue Sc preseuten 8 envien SUI
apodeFados para recibir cartas y docu
U0neufA3o.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-12-09
Sc infDrma 4 los com

pr dores 3e Mauisc -. Qun, desde Ia rapdl 81
hida en- .. prec d. IA mateUa Trimt, & ~
u,s rctiuaior 5, pocoS esrrupu'osoS, para re
ducir >us precio5 hacieatoos Hparecer ara
toz, han recurtido "A uSo lie gr4sa inferior b
ehas de psrtes suc.As del pu rco, y de @Casa
hceha de otros an,mats. E.ts adu'terarlC-
n son danlnas la $ lud y deuen evltaTse.
La n lrca "Aguia' c0uiin7a como se'p pre-
ha 80, slu aqua a1guna Y re aada d. sola
mente las part, mas esctgidas lie puercos &C.
b dos COT man que no coutiene sustancia
eXtraha.
Z marca &c yehdera tan barata com rue
ie g = vHndi 0un arncnio pure seIade ne
ici para todos los comp adoreB de Manteca
imltarse extrCtamcnte a ella, particuiuimen-
te a 10 comercianteS, pucs de 0tro modo cuan-
10 So deseubra Il os slIdad de artlcu.0s int no
T s, Sc euc.utraran con una gran exlstencln
lie utrtaucis iuyendIOle
HI motto ie l. mArea "Agulls" es:
N hay eeJuonl, en- c0Hprur a m"ntos
al ttrud ,~
Aiecas l'amamOt II Gteuc on lie los com
prador". ala ei pes lie l0s buIlOs.
ENamtueuiO cui la ai0samente para Couyen
errse ~ qie titn Ia can't lad De Maateca
que se compya
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-12-09
GRAN NEGOCIO.

noL Domingo Palmier necesita yender
su magt'fca hacienda " amelia, y radicada
en- la jurisdiecl6n de Juana Diaz, una hora
de dsIancia de Ponce. y su6 establecimientos
dos Kilometres del mar, en- donde hay un
buen embarcader0 para los trutos.
Sc compone ue ,01n cuerdas de trreno de
as cuales 700 IS ISL virgen y de superior ca
lidad para e Gu two de Ia cana duce, favore-
clQo con cana es de regadi0.
Su5 eStab ec.mleLtCs son modernos. muV|
grahdeS y ia rcadCs con IadrlliOs: 81 maqui-
ma de vap T. de moler caIias, es dc 10 mas
pertecciouado y 10 mas potente que exste en-
la Isla iact mente eSLrae $500 gaones de
guarapo p0r Gaia hora.
CoLndan con la mlsma hacienda mas de dos
mil cuerdas de Le:rv nos llan0s Vfrgenes
keune ia hacienda Amelia todas las con-
dlciones necesarias psra en- ell espt clio de me-
nos de an anJ todeTse tormar una FactoriA
Central de 5000 bocoyes de szdcar.
La casa habtaci6n del propietario, ademas
de dOble construction (interiormeLte de ma
era y extefiormeL te pnredes de ladrillo, de
dos pies do grueso, de 10 grandioso de sus
habitacones es suEicI nte para alojar dos
/ merosAs tamlllAs II nee noviemDre 20 de
1851. 80
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1881-12-09

En Ia iu pre-, t. Gel PoLFrN So halla
fsn las siguieitts
NovpDs de IL Pnrisjma Corcep pci6n.
Ii. de las Bendltas Animas del Pur.
gatorio.
Id. del G'orioso San Jose,
II. Nuestrs Senors del Carmen.
Ii. Dc San Rsm6n Nonato.
Ii. de Naestra s. nora de los Dolores.
l.. del Corszdn de Jesus.
Ii. de S'nto Domingo de Guzmsn.
Id. de Nueetra Sonora del Pillar.
Ell mes de Dlcembre conkaerado al
nino Jesus noveLs del nacimiento del
nino Dios.
Novena del Sagrado Coraz6n de Je-
eus.
Septensrio Doloroso a Ia Santisims
Vlrgen Mana, asoeiaci6n de las hijas
de la Purs ma Concepcion.
Semana devota Ia Sautisima VirQan
del Carmen.
Novena dc Naestra Sonora do la So
ledad.
Id. de Nuestra S, nora del Rosario
Id. del Corsz6n da Maria.
:, l.. de S,L Juan Bautsta.
Ia. de N-tstra >, nora ue Il Mopse-
rrhte.
Ii. de Santa Rosa de Lima.
LII. do Ia sic mpIe vepera5 Z Sant.sims
Cruz.