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Richland beacon., 1888-03-17
Chinese Table Etiquette.

AS soon as the guests are seated on the
mats, two, and sometimes three, small,
low tables are brou sh' > each. On the
one Immediately in font # him the
guest finds seven little covered bowls.
On the second tai lie will be- five other
bowls. The third, very small table,
should hold three bowls. Take up the
chop-sticks with the right land. re
move the cover of The rice bowl with
the same hand, transfer it to the left,
and place it 10 the left Of the table
Then remove the cover of the bean soup
and place it on tho rice cover. Next
take up the rice bowl with the right
hand, pass it to the left, and eat two
moulhfulS with the chop stick. and
then drink once from the soup iowl.
And so on with the other dishes -
never emitting to eat some rice between
each mouthful Of meat, Iish and vegc-
tables, unless you forget which is your
mouth and which is your right Land, or
have become so giddy that you can not
tell your left hand from a chop p--iick OF
your rice bowl from your third table. -
ChicoJo TribuHe.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17
HCMOR OF THE DAY,

GeograrLical Whit is the capital Of
Jay Gould!
THIS is the year when the girls leap
and IT, men fly.
Why i t that the rising generation
rises late: -Ne,- U,r n Ne,c,.
The wedding ring is woman's sphere
AMI also mans fear. -EPoh.
They raise vegetable taliow in aus
traiia. Tner, the place to laush and
grow fat. - .sUipgs.
.~olomon, when he gave the famous
judgment. was the first man who ever
proposed TO split the difference.
For the past two years everything has
been at sizes and sevens. But this year
we hope to strSen matters out. -Ej,och.
More than 10000, 0oo eggs are carried
into New York each week. One mig ht
be .emptcl to think this an Ova supply
-B1dom 1ros rip'.
Ago1 1t tat the 90 pr.-''Is the lady of
the house in!" Gentleman calling to
his wife Mary, is the cook in."-
Bur'i,gto Fire. frcss
Next to a bull in china shop, II strike
in glass factory would seem to lie one
of the most smashing things in the
world. .-Bostol Tr1nscript.
When billiards bliz,
An coal il rz.
An tempests temp their boldest,
We shiverinS shiv,
And scarce can live
For street-car stoves are coolest.
detroit Free Press.
New York Nan Csmilingly shaking
hands Excuse 10Y glove. Boston Ac-
quaintance QrigidlyD-Ah, certainly.
Excuse my spectaclcs.- s. Ch'c"go Tri-
Junc.
1t is said that j. Gould enjoyed the
novel sensation Of a short balloon trip
in Paris. He's got the earth, and he
probably went up to take a look at the
sky.-1,MBis.
Several diamonds were found in "a
meteorite which fell in the town or
Krasnoslobodsk, I:ussa. They will be
given to the individual, who are able to
pronounce the name of the town.
A WALL FROM CHICAGO.
The big iac! ro5c
b he sad sea blows
And the cactus buds on the prairie;
But the orange bosom blooms
Where . q port trade BOOM
So hustle to the laAes. de Mary,
Oh. hustle to the lakeside, Lucy an jane
An hurry up, libby an Carrie,
Bring along your trouss ,lu-
You'll be happy If you DO -,
For there's hears OF icilerS here as wants to
marry.
-Chicoyo Ne,cs.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17
Remarkable Ignorance.

Speaking OF the Italian colony in New
York. Viola Roseboro says in the Cos
noyoIitan: The remarkable ignorance
Of America that they are enabled to main
tain under such circumstances is illus
tratcd by fact that have from Mr..
Arrighi. lie says that the Indifference
of his countrymcn to the privileges OF
naturalization arises chiefly from an idea
they have that if they become citizens
thcy are liable to be drafted into the
army, that prospect being the bette noir
of the pcasantry throughout Europe
Here is one Of the metLOds COf which he
has knowledge all too widc) by which
the wiiier anu more experienced Italians
impose on their countrymen. They elect
10 act as middle ncn between the chari-
table institutions, particularly those that
care for children, and their bcneficiaries.
For instance, Il woman having several
children, more than she cal care for
while earning their living, will be told
by some man Of her acquaintance that for
certain sum, say dollar and half a
week, she can place one Of the children
in an institution whe il will be we'll
provided for. She grasps eagerly at the
prospect. He then goes to the establish
ment, say the Five Points House Of In
dustry, or the New York Juvenile Asy-
lum, represents the woman as hclplessly
poor and himself as acting in her behalf
and gets the cl ii received free; there
after he, oi course, goes on pocketing his
dollar and lalf a week indefinitely.
30 much Of thi, ha, been done that most
of the institutions now refer all Italian
applicants to NIr. Arrighi, who person.
Il iy investigates the cases
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17
4 Youthful Weather Prophet.

The six-year-o,d son Of Kentucky
man is &C Iuiring noloriety as a weather
prophet. The child is small for his age,
and cannot yet talk plainly, but has dc
vclopcd baromctricii powers to a Won
derful degree. Since he was four years
old his parents, VIII, are respectable and
reliable pcopis, declare that he his fore
told every rain, hail storm or snow storm,
and even the light showers and sprinkles
so plentiful in the spring of the year.
One day r, Gently, while the sun was blaz-
ing down with intense heat, the child
came into the house from the yard, where
he had bern intenly gazing 1T the
hc 'vcns, and predicted heavy rain
storm, 10 he followed hy apo u-c fall of
hail In the afternoon hi prni IL cy was
VERIFIED by a heavy st0ia. - chicago
Times.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17
A Dog Letter Carrier,

There is now on exhibition at Frank
f. Smiths jcwclry store, under the Lick
House, a magnificent oil painting 4Ox50
inches, the central figure being a Scotch
cOlly. The subject of the picture is
known as Dorsey" Dorsey has for
upward of three years carried the mail
between Calico, San Bernardino county,
and Bismarck, a mining camp between
three and four miles distant. over almost
impossible mountains. Calico is a stage
station, and has a postoffice. Bismarck
is without stage or postOffice.
The country is very steep and rough
in places Dorsey belongs to the post
master at Calico, and in his youth was not
regarded as above the average pup. One
day the postmaster wanted to send word
to his brother at Bismarck. but did not
want to make the trip. 1t occurred to
him to try the deg He wrote letter,
| tied it around the dogs neck. pointed
the animals nose toward Bismarck, and
told him to go. He tro;tcl off short
distance. and then turned about to see
what else was wantcl. Some Of the
small boys shOwcred stones at him. and
he ran on to Bismarck. Next day he
returned with an answer tied on his
neck, and he showed that he had been
well treated. The experiment was re-
peated, each time with success and ad
ditional dignity on the part of the dog.
As soon as it became known that
Dorsey could be depended upon requests
were made by the m;rers to send their
mail by him. The ,oads soon increased
and they could not tie on all the letters.
/ The miners then ordered handsome
little mail bag and fitted it to the dogs
shoulders. lie ha; never missed n trir
/ for about three years or lost letter.
Now, when the stage comes in he gets
up, stretches himsc {. walks to the post
Office, waits to have the mail strapped tC
/ him, and starts of n soDn as he is told
all is ready. lie will make long detoul
to avoid mec,inga stranger, seeming to
realize the imp ,rtancc of his mission. As
might be expected, Dorsey is a great
| favorite with all who know him in th,t
sectiol.-S. J,se (Ca.) Times.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17
Grew a Beard Aftcr Death.

About thirteen years ago Hal Clayton,
one of the best known gamblers on the
coast, died here of fever. lie was rich,
and his remains were placed in costly
metallic caskct with a glass case and
consigned to q handsome tomb. His
wife. who was frantic with grief, placed
her diamonds on his shirt front. The
stones were valued at $500. Fearful lest
the gems would be taken from the vault
she placed a watch At the tomb, and it
was maintained for many weeks. Clay
ton Wa. a Sou'herner, and the body was
dispo ell of above ground.
\ few DAYS ago George DObbs, who
has the care If lie cemetery, was pos
scsscd with :. curiosity to visit Hal Clay
tons tomb and securing the keys of the
vault look II look at the remains. lie was
astonished 10 find that Clayton's beard
and mustachc had grown under the glass
case to such an cx cnt that they reached
below his knees. The beard was rich
brown color, extending in wavy masses
over the body and having perfectly
healthy appearance, as it might have had
on a living man. The beard had been
growing in this way for thirteen years.
NldNtOu 1iu TpilltutlC lie. IIc was
engaged to handsome young gin, in the
South and left her to seek his fortune.
She became tired of his absence, and,
setting out to find him, drifted homeless
and friendless from one mining camp to
another After years OF this life she met
her forn.cr lover, but was so changed by
her wandering life hat he refused TO
marry he. After his reputation of his
old sweetheart he became sick, and
when lying at deaths door she came to
his bedside and nur-cd him back to
health. Filled with gratitude at her de-
votion, he renewed the affection of his
youth and married her. She proved
devoted wife, and when he died she built
at large expense the vault where his re-
mains now lie, and in which his beard
has been growing all these years.
Whether the diamonds are on his shirt
front is not known, as the beard hides the
body from the knees up.-Carson (Nes.)
IpDcnf.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17
A New VARIETY OF Sea-FOOd.

A new edible 1elicacy OF marine ori-
gin, and su"passing, in the opinion Of
many Southcrn gourmands, the finest
o, stcrs, is about to he introduced into
this country A supply of the ;rue Med
itcrranean -urchins, in good condi-
tion. is 20 be consigned TO our market,
and English cpcurcs viii he asked to
try the eggs of the cchinidcan after the
fashion of Marscilles that is. by eating
them off the shells. raw and uncookcd,
The sea-urchin, which scientific men.
with the playful simplicity characteristic
of the kind, have agreed to designate
the "strongyloccntrotus is an article of
sDod in many parts f the world as most
people are probably aware. Hence one
of the common names L bears among
tshcrfolk who have no reputation tor
learning to keep up. ard who cal it The
",ea egg" But all along the shores Of
the Mediterranean the five celled IOscttc
forming the inside of the prickly crea-
turc is esteemed one of he fastest NOR
sells yielded by the sea. Strangers visit
ing the Marseilles ti.h market will see
basket after basket there filled with
these browny- green and violet co]ored
''hcdgehogs OF the deep" They are
deftly opened by the fishwives, ihc left
hand being protected against the sharp
pricklcs by stout cloth wrapped around
it, the stomaCh-sack is cat out. and the
fine orange colored cgg, IN the centre
exposed and handed upon the shell 10
the customers ever ready for the 1ainty.
These eggs ire only 10 he found in the
''urchin" between The monthS OF October
and May, that is, about the same time ~
the oyster is in season. At other times the
eggs are missing, and many worthy people
have pronoun 4 the creature good for
nothing bc auscthcy happened to cap
ture and open it at the wrong season Of
he year. The urca.n fishery, owing to
the great demand for the crustaccan in
Southern Europe, is one OF the most i'm
portant in h'eMcaitcfranean. The Great
ur's frequent rocky ground. and in tho
form of round, pr.ckly balls, they are
found, hundreds together, IA few feet
below high water mark in the shoals of
the Spanish, French and Italian coast.
They are captured bv means f cleft
tick, with which tlc fisher pokes about
in thcir haunts, and often. too, by divers
In the Bay of Nap'cS nothing IL more
amusing than to wa,ch the urchln fishers
at work in search Of their prey. Rowing
90 the spot where they ale carrying on
operaii IS, one may Sc some scores OF
heads bobblng about in tho water, and
probably IN equal number Of pairs OF
leg. all belonging to bodies that are
Invisible. Suddenly head will go
down and pair of legs come up; then.
as Unexpectedly, one of the pairs of legs
will go down and heal bob up. "A
puzzling spectacle, Says Mr.. X. Jones.
who has well described the fishery, land
q constant vicis itude from heels to head
and from head to hccls-LoRdon Post.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17
PerilOus Gold Mining.

Among recent arrivals from the West
was that of man whose name does not
appear on any of the big hotel registers.
but who isnevcr!heless pretty well known
aboIt town as "Fcrocious Fred" princi-
pally because he wears mustachiOs of a
kind that would have brought tears of
envy to the eyes of the guardsmen of
Louis NV.
Once a year for the past four years
Fred has paid flying visit to the mining
regions of Colorado and Dakota, O>tcn-
sibly to COX after mining property, but
in reality to do little mining of very
peculiar sort. Fred, in common with
many other small placer owners in that
neighborhood, has long cherished fee.
ing of resentment against the IIomcstake
Mining Company. 1t is alleged that the
latter has gobbl,d up all the water rights
in the vicinity of its mines and refuses to
rent them to such other operators as
have good paying claims, hoping thereby
to force them to sell for a nominal sum.
1t was while casting about for way
in which to ''get even" that Fred hit
upon this plan: The Homestake flume,
covered wooden gutter, about two
miles In length, that carries off the water
passed through the ore cr,ishers, term;-
mates on the edge of bluff 80 feet high,
down the sides of which the water gently
trickles when the crushers are in opera
ton. At certain hour every night, the
flood gates above are opened, and for a
short time thereafter the water rushes
out of the flume in a perfect torrent.
Once year. for the past four wears, Fred
has crawled into this fiume at dead of
night with ''gunny' bag and tallow
candle and ''cleaned it up on his own
account. The process, as described by
him, consists in scrapiDg out of the
cracks in the flooring of tlume the gold
amalgam that escapes the s:cve' at the
crushers and settles there. The plan
worked successfully the first three trials,
each time netting him something Ike
81, 800 f his nights work.
Quite recently he made his accustomed
descent ontte wooden gutter. Unknown
to him, however. arrangements had been
made to food the fiume on the very night
he had selected for his annual visit. Fred
scraped up considerable quantity of
gold amalgam and was crawling back
ward out of the ilume dragging his bag
after him, when suddenly he heard a
roaring no SC and a rush of wind cxtin-
guishcd his candle. A moment later a
great body of water came down on him
with irrcstible force. Fred and his bag
of almagam were swept out of the fume,
over the bluff and down into The rocky
bed of creek 80 feet below. His arm
was broken in the fall, and his head came
in contact with rock so forcibly as to
render him for time oblivious of his sur
roundngs.
When he regained consciousness Fred
found that the bag containing the ANAL
gam had been split open in the fall and
the proceeds of his ''honest" labor
washed off in the food. Disguised with
his experience. he dragged himself to
tie nearest mining camp. where he ex-
planned that he had fallen off bluff
while prospecting, and managed to get
his wounds dressed. Then he started
back to New York, having made up his
mind in the meantime that the resources
of the Homestake were too great for him
to cope with.-Nep York star.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17
NJ MBER II
MATERNAL INSTINCT.

wonder what my papa means
by ca .ng me Miss Filgct.
A silly goos'
That haS 10 ise--
A troublesome little midget.
lie says always ought to laugh;
Good little girls are jolly"
What would n do
ii he. hoo hoo,
Had torcd his little Dolly.
Hesaya my Dolly's nothing but
A lot of rips and crcaSes-
That all combined
Could never 'inl
One half the missing pjeccS.
Ard mammn told IN il il was
Made out of ron and leather
1t wouldn't stay
More than lay
Securely hel together.
i know its nose and ears are ccno
1t has one leg l,it only
A great big crack
Is in its back
And one eve looks so lonely.
Its face gets blacker every DAY,
It's never tidy. never;
And if rub
And scour and scrub,
I'makes il worse than ever
They want TO know what makes me keol
Tie nasty thing" about me.
Why. don't You SEQ
Its fond of M,
And couldn't 10 without me
Now, docs il matter much To- them
How sick and 80, : | may lr:
I'm not afraid
Mamma would trad,
Ne for another baby.
&C w. Shyi,,, ia Courjei'-.io inm.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17
VOLUME Xxx.
MY NEIGHBOR AND

My neightor's acres held in fee
Lie broad, and green, and fair:
Six slender feet of ground for me.
My mother earth may spare,
To have and hold, when shall
He lless of title there!
The turrets of his mansion rise
In state above the trees
The walls that greet my wakin.. o-os
His pride would hardly please;
Unless some bdc me in the skia3
l have none else than these.
His equipage, beside his door,
In shining splendor waits;
My plodding feet long hours before,
Afar beyond his gate;,
Bear me to toll for scanty score,
He pays at grudging rates.
The danties Of his broken fast
He tool With grace un ,ai;
j marvel if the plain repast,
Which my fresh hunger fed,
Cpon his pride the charm could cast
OF thanks for daily bread
lie cannot count his lavish gold.
As in, or out, it goes
In baser coin my gains, if told,
Are like the rll that flows,
Whose singing shallow joy unfoi
Oer some enmarginei rose.
"A thousand greet him on the street.
Proud Of his smile, or hand
he would not see me, snould we meet,
The lowly and the grand;
But there's content beneath m, feet
he would not understand,
While to my neighbor and to me
lime moves with even speed,
hes rich, as one may need 70 bs,
And am poor indeed;
so poor, that his splendor see,
Lacking 10th gold and greed.
soon, Death, who mocks at ranks and clas,
VIII bring us to one goal,
Where each its narrow gate must pass.
Stript to the naked soul.
What will he have beyond, alasl
OF earth's unstinted dole.
For him six slender feet of cart
Six slender feet for me;
Wetwo, divided from our birth,
Twinned in the grave will be;
Enough, if then my mortal dearth
Is merged in heavens full sea,
H'dm c. richards, in Cosno 20 'itan
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17
A Ouail for Thirty Dly;

When it is learned that a sick child
has done what it has been contended for
years an ab!ebodied man could not do
one popular fa'lacy wiz be exploded.
Says the Owen, (Ky.) DnocrH:
1.-The Sc en-ycar old daughter Of Mr.
S. ID. Duvall has eaten one partridge per
day for thirty consecutive days, the last
one being eatel Sunday. The little girl
had jcen in delicaie health for several
moths, and had lost h,r app tite. Mr..
Du all agreeing TO give her s2j if .hc
would eat the b r,ls rs It ted above. II
is said that about the twenty sixth day
the little girl sad the partridge looked as
large as turkey"
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17

lT is said that the wave motor which
has been III course of construction on the
coas. near San Francisco is q success.
The power Of the waves is utilized by a
hug FAN or pad'l!e hanging in q gorge
so as t. be s@uDg BAL; and forth by the
waves. The motion is communicated to
the plunger Of pump for raising water
into a reservoir.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17

Electricity has entered sport. For
the angler who wishes to let his line
float gently with the stream, without the
trouble of watching it. little electrical
arrangement has been devised whereby
apul' upon the line closes the circuit
and rings bell.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17

Bavaria has twenty six agricultural
colleges and over s0J agricultural So
tieties.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17

Table Of Advertising Rates
recommended by the Louisiana Press Asso-
ciation for adoption By the publishers of
country newspapers in this State, in ac-
cepting advertisements from advertising
agents:
., Transient advertising, one inch, one time,
sL1O; each subsequent time, 75c
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17

Agents p"ed 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-
acd TO above rates for each change of yearly,
aalf yearly or quarterly advertisements.
Positively no reduction from the above
'ates for the accommodation of any one
Cash must accompany every order unless
ne advertiser or agent is known by the pro-
orietor to be a responsible party.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17

Communications must reach this Office by
Gr o. m 1eiore Thursday mornings, if they appear
"a .he iirst issue after they are received, and
advertisements must be handed in before Fri
day noon.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17

Ouaohita Excelsior
aaw and Planning WIIIoy
= voLLHAH, Proprietor.
pnr Osy1cs MONROE, LOUISIANA,
u..ue,seuw and Dealer in Roash psssseqa a e.
S.1c1 f1So snd Cypress Lumber, Cypreo ~
SSS GSSInS1a Doofa Sash, BlindA &c, &C. H.
Ssssc@ ~ 01Go and anEwerfug letter. o. imp9:1c
..c s,.1 \ - faithfully attended TO. Liberal
xS20iAs Vuh1ic patrouage soIlcitsd.
S SlnS q buf recent CONSTRUCTION, are slsS..aseo
ssN - mi q theeOuechfta nvef. t1moanese.
~ Ianros OH Mills- I have rSaroa9
49, - I'm them with the V. 5. = x: h. 80
- - convieneaf steamboat lano1ne. !ec4-
smssS Sf0ye1 by 10 other mill hercanoosa ~ y
nunLS ~ enabIed 10 oRer such tnducezneoo ge
aesS s1Sidn0 alsag de rsilsoot oe r!ssr = ~
me-. F.voIIMAN.
- - supay 10 J. W. sm,n. Agent RavviilA
q fwrDpLk agsns psl'taA.
Richland beacon., 1888-03-17

cE. 1Mo. 3 MOS. 6 MOS. Q MOS. 12 NOS
Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-26
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIEs.

The boom in wheat at Chicago still con-
tinues.
w. S. Robinson was drowned at San
Diego Sunday.
Amelia Rivers-Chandler hopes to Illus
trate her own works in future.
There is dissatisfaction with the way the
Democratic fund is being expended.
John Gibson, married man, has eloped
from Los Angeles with pretty girl.
Prairie fires are doing great damage in
Dakota, and some loss of life is reported.
A number of Oregon Indian depreciation
claims have been favorably reported TO the
House.
George lie Blanche has been held at
New York for secondipg a prize-fight be-
tween two women.
II. H. Boyce has been awarded one dol
lar damages in his libel suit against the
Los Angeles Times.
The celebrated calf case that has been
hanging fire at Waterloo, Ia, for twenty
three years, has been settled at last.
Town Marshal Woolwine, of Jellico,
Tenn, ATTEMPTED to arrest VIM Lions, who
resisted. In the fight both were fatally
wounded.
At jamestown, Pa, young fellow ran
off with girl. The latter's father was GO
ing to have him arrested, but compromised
with his son-in-law for $15.
A Texas State Ranger and Captain Lezera
Amador, of the Mexican Customs Guards,
had a shooting affray at San Felipe de
Sabinas, and both were killed.
The Rabinas river in Texas is very high.
The drift is so heavy that the fine iron
bridge of the Mexican International Rail-
road is hourly expected to go down.
On Monday difficulty occurred between
Arthur Hallam and Bud Douglas at
Crocker City, Or, and resulted in Hallam
shooting Douglas through the neck and
body. Hallam gave himself up. Douglas
was alive at last accounts.
AT Pennington, w. T., a fatal shooting
occurred on Monday night. John Carley
and Joe Morrison, while engaged in play
ing cards in a saloon, became engaged in
fight during which Carley shot Morrison
fatally. Carley was arrested
The Lone Highwayman, who for two
years has been terror to Texas travellers,
has been killed, shot by Mrs. Lizzie Hays,
at her home on the head prong of the Rio
Sabinal in Bandera county, last Monday.
He attacked her with knife, when she
Knocked him down with gun and then
shot him.
Dodge, the cashier of the law firm of
Shipman, Barlow, Larouche & Choate, who
were recently victimized by their mortgage
clerk out of $50 900, has committed suicide
Members of the firm say that Dodge's sc-
counts are all right His nervous system
was probably broken down under the strain
of overwork and anxiety caused by the
Bedell forgeries.