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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
The Great Regent Diamonds.

When the French crown jewels were
sold by auction last season it is we'll
known that the finest and most histori-
cal of the gems, including the famous
Regent diamonds, were reserved, and
these may now be seen in the Louvre,
in the gallery called after the well-knOwn
statue of Apollo, which is such promi-
nent object in it. Before these priceless
gems were exposed, however, a commit
tee of skilled officials and experts were.
appointed in order to decide upon some
plan for rendering their loss by theft
virtually impossible. And this is what
the committee decided upon: The jewels
are exhibited in a show case, the glass
plates of which are exceptionally thick,
and the iron framework OF which is alb,
normally stroug, and an attendant has
been appointed to specially keep watch
over the precious exhibit all day long.
Should he have the slightest cause to
suspect any visitor or visitors, he has
only to touch button, easily within his
reach, whereupon the glass case prompt
ly disappears from view and sinks into 9,
specially constructed shaft, over the -
Of which the same automatic macb
causes thick covers, formed
metal plates, to close with q
The ingenuity displayed "
this plan is remarkable
the clockwork appaO
upon four thousaY
some idea OF ~
Exchange.
THERE
two know
blind. N
who can't
. foot long.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
RAYVILLE, RICHLAND PARISH. La, JUNE 49, 1885,

station, for your train will soon be here
A peasant journey to you, sir, and ne
mishaps. Goodnight. ht.--K Youths Com.
pdni0n
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
Recipcs.

STRAWBERRY Pudding SAUCE. Cream
together half tea;upful of fresh but
ter, and one teacupful of sugar, the
beaten white of one egg and one large
teacupful of thoroughly crushed straw
berries. Nice to serve with bread pud-
ding.
PoTATO CHOwDER.-Take six large
potatoes, one onion, one quart of milk,
one tablespoonful of butter, two ounces
of salt pork and one egg. Cut the pork
in small pieces and fry; add the potatoes
and onions sliced, cover with boiling
water and cook until potatoes are ten
der; add the milk scalded and the
seasoning, and lastly the egg beaten
light.
LAMB AND PEA STEw.-Cut the breast
of lamb in pieces and place in stew
pan, with water enough TO cover it.
Stew for twenty minutes and take of
the scums, add quart of sheiled or
canned peas with a tablespoonful of salt
and let stew for half an hour. Mix q
quarter of a pound of butter aud u
tablespoonful Of four and stir into the
stew; let simmer five minutes, season
and serve with dumplines.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
Homo Made Chair Bottoms.

We lately visited some old acquaint-
ances, says the american Agricutturis',
and soon discovered that the chairs in
most request were three, the bottoms of
which had been replaced by one of the
daughters. The chairs were originally
cane seated. When these gave way the
bottom was taken out. Straps made by
quilting together, on a machine, four
thicknesses of heavy bed ticking, were
passed around ne pieces to which the
canes had been fastened, and made Sc
cure. Eight such straps were used, four
at right angles to the others These sup
ported cushion, made little larger
than the chair frame. A row of fringe
hid the pieces over which passed the
straps. The cushion was fastened 10 the
straps. The chairs were easier than those
with the rigid cane seats, and had been
reseated longer than year, yet the new
seats were apparently good for a longer
period of wear in addition.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23

He who let's things he given him is
not good at taking.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
Table Of Advertisiug Rates

Recommended by the Louisiana Press Asso-
citation for adoption by the publishers Of
country newspapers in this State, in ac-
cepting advertisements from advertising
agents:
Transient advertising, one inch, one time,
u5O; each subsequent time, 75c.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23

communications must reach this Office by
T before Thursday mornings, if they appear
N the first issue after they are received, and
advertisements must be handed in before Fri
lay noon.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-23
ACE. 1Mo. 3 NOS. 6 NOS. Q MOS. l2 NOS

Agents need not offer us anything less than
he above rates.
10 cents per line, each insertion, for read
ng matter or local notices. 25 per cent ad-
aed TO above rates for each change Of yearly,
salf yearly or quarterly advertisements.
Positively no reduction from the above
ntes for the accommodation of any one.
he advertiser or agent is known hv the nro.
orietor to be a responsible party.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
L SC of Leaves.

The importance of leaves to the horti-
culturist is almost inca!cuab!e 1t is
selt-evident that without abundance of
healthful folag" We need expect no houn-
iful crop OF fruit. Bat it Is CT leaves in
a matured and decaying state that I
write, as comparatively few gardeners
are aware of their value. Without en-
tcrng into dissertation on the scientific
aspect of the question, it may confidently
be asserted that there is small amount of
nutrition in their elements bat for light
ening up soils, and rendering them por-
Gus, leaves in the form of mould are
highly beneficial.
Decayed lca2es form the basis of an
excellent potting soil, and, with old
sods, suit the requirements of aim st all
forms of plant life. Some genera are
especially partial to this compost, as, for
instance, al the c:icaceoe, as vel as
ferns, Iycopodiums, etc. Perhaps their
value as mulch has been overcStimated
on account Of their rapid decomposition,
which soon becomes sour mass, but for
a single season they answer an excellent
purpose. especially Tor all manner of ma
tive wild flowers. All fallen leaves
about our grounds SHOULD be rakel up
and composted with soil Tor future use.
-NeU l0.k Ir&uue.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
An Endemic Of Measles.

DR.. W. D. Hodges read, some months
Ago, before the Su ok Medical Society
q paper on an epidemic OF measles in an
institution for children over which he
presides. !
A child who was supposed to be suf-
fering merely from a severe cold was
brought to the institution, and imme-
diately placed in the Sick ward. Within
twenty four hours an eruption appeared,
which proved to be measles. Three
children, who were that day discharged
from the sick ward, developed the li--
ease, the one in nine days, the others in
eleven days.
1t spread among the inmates until of
sixty-ive all but twenty took it, and of
the exceptions ten were sent away, and
eight had already had it. In the case of
the other, no information Oh this p int
could be obtained. Of the forly-!ive
patients, five died.
The eruption was a. its height on the
fifth and sixth davs and lasted from
twelve to fourteen days. In over one
half of the cases there was int anm"tion
of the ear. In only one case were there
convulsions, which came three days be-
fore the eruption. This child made a
rapid recovery. The treatment consisted
mainly in cleanliness and the regulation
of the Diet
The following facts seem to be estab-
lished;
/. The wonderful contagiousness of
measles.
.. The tendency to communicate it.
self from, at least, the earliest visible
stage.
!. The interval between the exposure
and the eruption is from nine to twelve
days.
i. Its fatality is mainly from its com
plication with otEer diseases, developed
by it.
5. In a ma 'ority OF cases, there is a
tendency TO produ more or less inliam.
nation Of the ear-an important fact
for parents TO bear in mind.
&. The tendency TO cause conrulsions
is very slight.
:. There is generally tendency to in
farlmaton of the eyes. Er. Lodge S
treatmcn: for III was to apply solution
of borax, gly and water
In the discussion of the paper, DR..
Durgin, of the Board of lIeaIth. af-
tirmed that there was prevalent mis-
taken feeling of security in the case OF
measles. Since 1860 there had been in
Boston III, deaths from this disease-an
average of forty-e ght year. Such a
yearly average from smallpox wou d
startle the community. In one year there
were l52 fatal cases.
1t was voted by the society that -he
Board of Health should care for cases OF
measles, as is done in smallpox and
scarlet fever. 1t was intended that this
vote should authorize the Beard to &C
to the houses, give advice in respect TO
isolation and disinfection, and see that
the advice was followed. y YOath's COm'
panson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
Farm and Garden Notes.

Give the horses plenty of bedding.
A neglected farm proves that the
owner is not up with the times.
OF all stock raised on farm, poor
horses are the most Improbable.
Don't dispose of all your po atoes till
YOU have selected the best for seed.
Leaves of all kinds make good fer
filters when propely composted. Gather
them now.
In selling off the surplus horse stock,
be sule to keep the best mares for breed
ing purposes.
1t i, poor economy to save few dol
lars in service fees by breeding to an in
ferior stallion.
When pa king apples, handle carefully
and pick out all that are bruised or dam
aged in any way.
Better to have surplus of hay than
not enough. You cannot foretcll how
severe the winter MAY be.
DO not suddenly increase the feed OF
horses because OF suddenly Increased
labor, but rather las.en it at first.
swedish turnips, parsnips, and carrots
are all excellent for fattening hogs. They
will be reished better cooked than raw.
A plant must be we'll fed if the best re-
suits are expected. Poor soil will pro-
duce poor quantity and quality of plant
growth.
To be successful as q gardener, you
must do more than raise large crops-you
must gather up the fragments and turn
them to account.
The farmer should take active interest
in the condition Of the roads OF his
town. Their excellence increases the
value of the farm.
Hogs will the better for good water
to halhe and wallow in during this
month. Mud is good for them, but filth
should not be endured.
With ten or fifteen hens one rooster,
with six ducks one drake, and with
twenty hen turkeys one gobbler, is said
to be the proper div's.on.
Prepare your winter quarters and see
that everything is snug and tight, for
GOOD wholesome feed and warm quarters
mean eggs this winter when they will be
high.
Equal parts of clover hay and straw,
either wheat or oats, together with
small quantity of bran, forms food
equal to the best timothy hay and at
cheaper rate.
Make pets ofyour colts. Make friends
of YOUR horses. Treat them kindly, and
Won will not be troubled with unsafe
and unruly horses. 1t is but the humane
way TO treat them anyway.
t;ood hickory ashes arc said to be ex-
cellent for cxpeIing worms from the
bowels of young horses. Nix them with
them with the iced, couple of table
spoonfuls once or twice week.
In buying fowls for breeding stock be
careful aud not choose the overgrown,
tine looking, fat old her; she may ap-
pear fine outwardly, but she is not what
you want for breeder Good, we'll
grown pullets, or what is best, trinity
made, bright, active ycarling hens, of
known good sto:k or pedigree, if you
will, arc the ones to choose.
An app'e should be picked ''before
being fully mature" if long keeping is
dies red, for decay comes in close after
full maturity, whereas an apple that is
fully formed, but not fully ripe, if taken
terieny from the tree then and placed
in cool, still air, not too dry or too damp.
but equable, will gradually bat very
slowly attain fullmaturiiy and fine color,
and be beautiful and enjoyable object
after midw inter-.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
How Pc tsh Steel.

Small steel and iron articles in the
hous are very didicnlt to keep bright.
They easily become oNidized aud always
want continual polishing. One way,
and a very simple one, Is to pickle them.
First of all plunge the articles into a
boiling solution of caustic soda or potash
for few minutes This removes all the
greasy matter on them. Then place them
in a weak pickle of sulphuric acid, mix
ing about half pound of acid to gal
lon of water. ct them remain in this
pickle for about half an hour This will
loosen the scale Then rinse the articles
and aflerward dip them, by means of q
perforated stoneware basket, into q
Strong solution Of nitric acid. Only let
them remain in this acid for On instant
and the black oxide will be Immediately
removed. After removing the basket
from the nitric acid plunge it into cold
water. The articles can then be cop
pcrcd, silvered or gilded very easily or
left 5right.--EaH and E.rpre,s.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
Telesraphing Without Batteries.

Senior Fiedrahita, an electrician of
Bogo!a, has patented telcgraphic in
strument which he claims will revolu
tionizc tclcgraphy, as it works without
batteries. The Government appointed
commit .ttcc of experts to examine into the
merits of the machine. In their first re-
port they say: "We proceeded outside
the city and placed the new apparatus in
connection with the telegraph to the
city, and without a battery we held
communication with the main Office.
We practiced another test and sent mes.
saecs over wre six hundred meters
long, which was hung on posts without in.
su ators and some portions of which were
allowed to trail along the ground. Once
Cdr machine was in order we sent mes
ssges over this wire in Spanish, French
and English, and they were received
without difficulty. The strength of the
current received from us was tested and
it showed drsity of 400 ohms, equal
% a distance OF seven and half leagues,
and over this range we could have COM
rnunicatcd had our wire stretched that
distance"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
We Are Japan's Best Customers.

Governor Hubbard, the United States
Minister at Toxic, tells me that we buy
more from Japan than any other foreign
nation. "Last year." said he, 'our i'm
ports from this country amounted to2l,-
OOO, 900 japanese dollarS, or about IT,
900, 900 American dollars. We bought
$11, 900, OOO worth of her raw silk and
nearly $1,000, 600 worth of her teas The
fair cheeks of our ladies were cooled last
year with $D7, GOO worth of JaHanese
fans, and our noses were wiped with
1916, 900 worth of japanese silk handker-
chiefs. We buy nearly 500, 900 worth
of porcelain every year, and our imports
of bamboo ware amount to $l02, 600 OF
Japanese money. We buy more than
twice as much of Japan as any other
country, and our imports are increasing
every year. In 1885, we bought million
and half moro goods than in 1886, and
the United States will probably continue
to be Japau's best customer. ."-Ne~ lorG
WLrId,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
Rats Half q Yard Long.

A party of engineers from the Ne"
York Dock Department and sanitary
experts arc making o prospecting tour o.
the slips and piers lii the "r1h and aSi
Rivers with a view 10 asccrtainIng ihen
condition. The party began with the
asst kiver, travelling at low ude IN .
small boat to enable it to erl,!ote the
river bottom under the piers where The
sewers discharge thc.r contents AMI &c
test the soundness OF the timbers witt
adze and auger. The commission reports
this hidden world under The piers lha:
stretches along the entire water front o
the city to be veritablc pa adisc fo'
rat.cating. Celestiais. Sleek dock rats
half yard long sport among the sllm'
timbcrs in the glare OF their dark Ian
terms. OCCASIONALLY evidence OF tm
visits of another kind of dock rats Wal
found IN the hidden plumber from Soms
lid on the river.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
A Professional Dinner faster.

Paris keeps ahead in the invention OF
employments. The pitch of material
civilization to which they have attained
has now blossomed in ''dinner faster. !"
There is only one of him. he drives
rapidly from one house to another tast-
ing the dinner and suggesting improve
ments and corrections, adding q touch
of oil here, advising the passing of tn S
carving knife through garlic, correcting
fatness by sgueHe Of lemon. etc. lie
is chef of the first order, and having
made great deal of money contemplated
retiring, but his artistic nature revoltcd.
30 he explains to newspaper man over
there, against total divorce from the
congenial and sympathetic occupation
of lifetime: aud he invented for him
lelf the occupation of dinner faster, many
people being delighted to have the bene-
Ct of the criticism of such master who
could not afford to employ such a one
altogether. -New Y0rk Graphic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
HcayeS in Horses.

The disease known as heavcs in horses
is somewhat like asthma in men, beng
OF spasmodic character. When heavcS
have been brought on by feeding clover
hay. musty, and dusty food OF var ons
kinds, they arc readily cured by feeding
only oats or ground feed, or cut and
moistencd hay, ard pare and well.
cured corn fodder. Ii no corn fodder
can be procured, tfen hay moistencd
with salt water, AID occasionally with
lime water, will FRO beneficial. Dur
ing the winter the horse should have 4
feed of raw carrots and potatoes TWO or
three times a week. There a!e some
cases of what is called wind broken" "
which are iucuribe, on account Of lup-
trre of the air cells OF tho lungs. - Sc'o
I,rk S2H.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
Devices OF Duck Hunters.

Rv men who know how to shoot, rare
sport may be had with the duck among
the gras, and shadows of Jamaica Bay,
oag Leland. The birds are not plcnti-
full there. but wild enough to make the
hunt exciting and the capture of half a
dozen fat brace good days work. The
more raw, windy, cold and dismal the
day the better the luck. Down on the
waters of the Chesapeake or further
reduces sportsmen to pot-hunters, all
sorts of SLY tricks are played on the
gamey bird; such as decoys, sink boxes,
swivel guns in boats propelled by mu ed
oars or paddles, and even nets Pla I'd on
their feeding grounds at night, in which
the ducks become entangled and drown
and are picked up like fish. --NeW Yo7']
Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Johnny Cake.
Take n cup of corn meal,

Take q cup of corn meal,
And the meal should be yellow,
Add cup of wheat flour,
For to make the corn mellow;
Of sugar cup, white OF brown at your
pleasure,
The co!or is nothing-the pint is the
measure;
And now comes troublesome thing to
indite,
For the rhyme and the reason they trouble
Inc quite.
For after tho sugar, the -four and the meal,
Comes cup OF sour cream, but unless you
should steal
From your neishbors, 1 fear You will never
he abio
This item to put upon your cooks table;
For sure ami indeed" in all towns | re-
member,
Sour cream is as scarce as June bugs in
December,
So here an alternative nicely contrlved
Is suggested your mind to relieve,
And showing how you without steallng AT
ell.
The ground that seems lost may retrieve.
Instead of sour cream take one cup OF mix,
Sweet milk, what a sweet phrase to utter;
And 10 maize it cream like put, into the cup,
Just three tublesuoonfuls Of butter:
Cream OF tartar one 0easpoontul rules diet
c;ic,
How nrarly wrote it down tartar emetic,
And so the alternative makes .t:clt out
OF soda the hail ot 4 LnD&pODnlui add,
Or e.se your poor corn cake will go to the
bad;
Two e:gs must be broken without being
beat;
Then Of salt teaspoonful your work will
complete,
Twenty nl.nutes Of baking are needful to
bring
To the point of perfection this awful good
thing
S-jfrs. j. UIeJscr, in Sunshine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
Parting the Hair.

"On the right, if you please" said a
representative of the CaA to a tonsorial
artist, who, brush and comb in hand,
was about to part his hair on the left
side of the head.
"All right, sir" remarked the knight
of the brush and comb; twas going tn
part it on the other side from force of
habit"
"How many people part the hair on
the right sidcl" -,
"sliould say less than one in twenty. :"
"And why do 50 many men part it
on the left side2"
"Because," replied the artist, brushing
back n stray lork, "they've been brought
up to it from infancv. A mother facing
her boy always holds the comb in her
right hand, and it being easiest to comb
the hair from left to right, she parts it
on the left. The boy when he grows up
and is able to comb his own hair finds
the part on that side, and follows the
line marked out by his mother. That's
why the majority of men part on the
left. ."-San Ffincisco Call.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-12-26
Recipes.

Es -ALorED TOMATOES half can
or one pint of tomatoes, a little pepper,
salt, butter and bread crumbs. Bake
one half hour in baking dish; sprinkle
bread crumbs on top.
COTTAGE SoUrFLr.--One egg beaten
separately; one scaut cupful of sugar;
two tablcSpoonfuis Of melted butter; one
heaping c..pful of flour, one Of water;
one tablespoonful of baking powder;
bake one half hour.
SAHcE.-Eub one tablespoonful of
butter with two of pulvcri. ed sugar in
a bowD; place the bowl in a pan OF boil
ing water, stIrr M in two table>poonfuls
of cherries and juice or any canned fruit
you have opened that is tart.
Por,vo BALIs.-One pint of cold
mashed potatoes, one egg beaten light;
roll the potatoes in small round balls,
din in cgg. then bread crumbs; fry in q
deep kettle of hot lard; have ready
brown paper to absorb grease; serve In
napkin.
RoAsT Cn1cKEN.-Singe the chicken
and split down the back; wipe dry,
dredge well with salt and pepper; cover
with softencd butter and dredge both
sides with fine dry bread crumbs; place
in pan inside down; bake in a hot oven
forty minutes; serve with celery leaves
or parsley.
CELERY Sour. Ono pint Of milk and
a little over q pint Of boiling water; rub
together one tablespoonful of butter and
two of flour: stir into boiling milk until
smooth; add one tcaspoonful of salt and
one of celery extract: use one half q
bunch of celery, boiled (lcaves and alll
in the water given in the receipt; boil
one hour.
FRIED APPLES AID BACoN.-Core and
slice round, without pairing, some tart,
we'll favored apples. Cut into thin
slices some middlings of excellent bacon
or pork, and fry in their own fat almost
to crispneSs. Take out the meat and
keep hot while you fry the apples in the
fat left in the pan; add Il little sugar to
taste. Drain and lay upon the slices OF
meat.
CHEESE SrRAws.-Gratc three table
spooufuls of any kind of cheese; add
three tablespoonfuls of flour, a little red
D. pper and salt; add to dry ingredients
one tablespoonful of melted butter, one of
water, and the yolk of one egg. Roll
thin as for cookies, cut in strips five
inches long and ono half inch wide. Bake
fifteen minutes Serve on plate and
fringed dolly. Build the straws up like
a log cabin. They are delicious with
salad