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Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
The Art OF Sermon Making.

For number of years, says the Rev.
A. j. +. Behrend in the Brooklyn Eagle
Il continued to read half Of my sermons
and to prepare the other half without
use of the pen. But my written and
speaking styles were out Of harmony.
found myself living double mental life.
My preaching lacked uniformity and the
individuality which grows out Of the
use of a single method. So abandoned
both methods and adopted the third -
that of preparing careful brief, mas
tering its contents without special at
tention to the language and then freely
reproducing it in speech and without
the use of q note. THIS has been my
habit for over fifteen Years, and am
sure that for me it is the best. The
written preparation ordinarily amounts
to 1000 words, ore third of fully writ
ten discourse. The thought is put as
compactly as possible, and with special
regard to clearness and precision. No
elaboration, either of argument or of
imagery, is attempted at the time of
composition; this is left to the subse-
quent review, to which an hour and a
half is given Immediately pre- eding the
service, and very much is left to the
fric' ion OF thought which an active and
attentive audience always excites.
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
Blowing the Mayors Horn.

Among some OF the numerous corpora
ton customs in England, says C,sseir,
Mteoziac. may be mentioned the Blowing
of the @ Burghmote Horn. "by tie sound
of which the members of the corporation
were. in days gone by, summoned to-
gether. This custom probably dates
back to Anglo Saxon times, having been
in some places continued until our own
times. At Ripon an ancient horn is pre-
served, which is sounded every day. "Ii
a visitor should remain in the city, writes
Mr., Walbran, during the evening he
may h ar the sounding OF the Mayors
hcrn. II formerly announced the setting
of the watch. whence the chief officer of
the town derived the Saxon style of
'wakeman,' but it is now, of course,
lapsed into forriality. Three blasts,
long. dull and dire. are given at nine
o'clock at the Mayors door by his official
hosn-blcwer, and one afterward at the
market cross, while the seventh bell OF
the cathedral is ringing. 1t was ordained
in i45S that it should be b.own at the
four corners of the cross at nine o'clock,
after which if any house 'on the gate
sgd within the townc' was robbie !, "the
wakeman was hound to compensate the
loss il IL was roved that he and his ser.
wants did not their dutie at the time |"
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
NJ MBER ).
The eldest State House.

The State Ca"itol at Richmond, Va,
is the oldc building of the kind in
America still used for its original pur
pose. 1t was built under the personal
supervision of Thomas jefferson. and is
one of the historic buildings of the
county. 1t stands upon a commanding
hill ard is surrounded by a beautiful
grove, with wcll-kept walks, beautiful
with >ta;uary AMI monuments. Facing
the capitol is the Governors mansion.
To the right o; the capitol :, doubtless,
the most m;. snil:c mt and costly grou"
statuary in the Union. NurmourtinS
nuge star-shaped pedestal OF i N
granite is Thomas Crawfo. Il 'aalo
ejuestri;.a statue of Washing on and
around it on each Of the five point oi IL,
tar are clii9ics of the Old ! OIL lol
most cele' rated antchcllum sold an!
statesmen. There are Pal. lex Henry ,i.r
orator, Virgin a first Governor; TE0mrs
Jefferson, Governor Thomas Nelson. "ho
fired upon his own I,,dcncc at t..t bonn
bardmcnt of ! Jrktown; Andrew l.ew.s,
the Indian fighter, and John Mash" ',
long Chief Justice of tn. United tat :.
Inside the building we finl more pieces
Of statuary-th most celebrated Cf
which is IIoudon's Wash 'ngt.n-''a fac
simile," Lafayette pronounced it. ne
mask Of the statue was taken ten years be-
fore the Presidents ueath and the statue
cast in Paris. There is also Il marble
statue of Henry Clay, prescn ed to
Virginia by the ladies OF Kentucky,
his adopted State. 1t will be rcmom-
bered that his birthplace, 1.-The Slashcs, "
is only abo1t eight miles from Richmond
Besides the statues in the rotunda of the
building, there are many valuable paint
ings of colonial and revolutionary celeb
rites. as well as those of later times. The
majority D the paintings are the orig
inals. and in many instances the only
ones in existence. The old Capitol has
been the scene of much that is greatest
in the history of Virginia and the South.
In the hall OF the house Of delegates the
trial of Aaron Burr, the brilliant New
Yorker, was held, John Marshall being
the Judge, and the crratic John Ran
dolph, of Roanoke. the foreman of the
jury. Grouped irreguiahy around the
historical capitol square are the build
ings once occupied by the various de
partmcnts of the Confedcracy and the
res ldenccs of the men )crs of its cabinet.
All of them are now used as hotels, stores
or private residences, with the exception
J of the Presidents mansion, Viii 1 was
/ purchased by the municipal government
and isused as public scht l.-Ne'c YORK.
C0mmrrioi Adccrtiscr.
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
AN AFgJCAT SLAUGHTER.
why a Little Army was Wiped Out
of Existence.

The recent cable announcement chat
King Lo BcngIla of Matahclcland,
South Africa, had murdered 500 OF hls
soldiers proves to be an cXa8gcratl0n::
His victims on this occasion numbered
only 159 warriors. They met their fate
with perfect sto;cism, after the manner
of all Africans whose lives are at tho
mercy of dcspotic chiefs. 1t unfortu-
rately happens that some white visitors
to Matabelcland Involved these poor
wretchcs in their fate, AMI white men,
in one way or another. have been CON
cerned in the last two or three tragedies
of this sort reported from Africa.
A while ago Mr.. Selous, the best
known OF African hunters, took party
of English hunters into Mateboleland
and the adjoining Mashona country to
hunt. King Lo BcngHla sent with them
80 soldiers under one of his chiefs, os-
tensibly to act rs body guard, but
really to keep them ON the hunting
grounds, and above Ill, to prevent them
from prospecting for gold. This metal
is found in quite large district OF Lo
Bengula's domains, and me fears, with
good reason, that an influx Of white men
would weaken his power, and perhaps
result in his overthrow.
After hunting while, the white mon,
who were victims of the gold fever now
raging in South Africa, proposed to go n
little further north and prospect for
gold. The kings soldiers forgot the
words that the fat oil despot addressed
to Mr.. John Mackenzie two years ago.
"Only one voice is heard III my coun-
try" said he. "It is for al others TO
listen and obe-." They foolishly per-
mitted the white men to act their own
pleasure, and the whole party wGs soon
north of the hunting grounds looking
for gold in Mashonlard. TWAS not long
before q whole regiment was in hot pur-
suit to iniiict the neutrality-suspicious..
When the messengers of the Kings
vengeance overlook the party the stern
sentence WAS n. once announced and car
ried ont Not word in their own tie
fence was uttered by the $50 victims,
who were perfectly unrcsistinG while
two spear thrusts and n blow from n
knob'ierrie finished eacll man. Tho
Englishmen were simply carried back,
and we're permitted 10 leave tho coun-
try. They might not lave escaped 81
easily had not Mr. 5eions been favor.
ite of the king, who calls him his Eng
lish lion, and has long given him privi-
legas in Matai,cleand that he denies 10
most white men.
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
STORMING 4 BHIGAD;EH.
How Some Ni.sis, .ppi Soldiers had
Fun with Their Commander.

Colonel Jones If the Thirty eighth
Mississippi regiment tells the following
story:
In the early part of 1864 the rcSi-
ment was mounted. This wGs consid
cred by the men as being retired for nc
tive service, for the infantry cntert.ined
ia profound contempt for the cavalry,
or buttcrmilii rangers, rs the were de
risiyely termed. Of course this was I'M
just. Soon after reporting tor duty the
regiment joined III an attack on some
lightly armed gunboats on the Yazoo
river. \ skirmish line was formrd,
dash made for the river bank, which
WAS reached without loss, and the boats
were covered by our rifles from the pro
lection of lcvcc. In sIlch situation
gunbOats mus: close their Gidcports and
are helpless, and our artillery soon made
short work Of them.
There was really little risk and tho
work was familiar. bat it pleased our
general, and - Il reward We were cN-
emptcl from all fatigue duty from quar-
ters. Aud thereby hangs IL tale. One
night the commits a,iat was robbed, no
doubt with the cOuuiyancc Of the guard,
favored place, and made to do ordinary
duty in consequence. Bat our general
haI rcckoncl without his host aud did
not fu!ly understand the resources of the
old Thirty-"iFhth IN an emergency.
Soon after that disgrace Il party of the
boys prepared lot of GIerplcs corn
cob shells they ca,lcl them-and deter
mined to storm headquarters. These
shells were made by taking the pith of
a large cob of full ear OF corn
and replacing it with powder. y short
fuse was inserted and the wholeplugGcd.
1t will be seen at n glance that this was
a weapon of oifcnse not to be despised.
II exploded with report quite equal
to that of musbct, and the grains flew
in all directions with singing force.
Armed with these shells they approached
the generals tent in the dead of night.
The sentry WAS speedily routed, and
the general iii great alarm, rushed from
thc tent in his nightrobe, which, report
says, was uncommonly short. 4 shell or
two exploiting between lIis lrgs speedily
sent him to cover, and he was kept under
his blankets, though his curses were
vigorous and eloquent daring the scige.
They demonstrated with Lim on his care
lcssncss III sleeping without guards.
They assured him his lie was necessary
to the safety Of his command. and i'm
plorcl him for their sake to he more
c'utious for the future. During this al
urcss Il she'll was occasionally exploded
in the tcnt to enforce patient hearing,
for the general, like all Texans, was
known TO b. qn!tc handy with the pis-
tol, and his temper was none Of the
sweetest. Having accomplished their
purpose, the attacking patty was with
drawn in trcc military style. \ rear
guafd of one man WAS left, who kept mp
lively fusillade, under cover Of which
the main body Withdrew. When they
were safe the rear guard took to his
heels. Next morning the general haul
recovered his good humor, anh laughed
heartily at the joke, AMI restored the
regiment to ITS farmer post of honor and
of eas'. Ninooapo,is Triju..e.
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
Divisions of Time.

A Solar Day is measured By the rota-
tion of the earth upon its axis, and is Of
different lengths, owing to the ellipticity
of the earth's orbit and other causes /;
buf a mean solar day, recorded ly the
time piece, is twenty four hours long.
An Astronomical Day commences at
noon, and is counted from the first to
the twenty fourth hour. A Civil Day
commences at midnight, and is counted
from the first to the twelfth hour, when
it is counted again from the first to tho
twelfth hour. A Nautical Lay is counted
as Civil Day, but commences, like an
Astronomical Day, from noon.
A Calendar Month varies in length
from 2S to II days a Mean Lunar
Month is % Gays, l. hours, ii minutes,
9 seconds and j2i thirds.
A Year is divided into PCS days.
A Solar Year, which is the time occu-
pied by the Sun in passing f,om one
Nernal Equinox to another, consists Of
1863. 2i2H soar days, or $50 dars, D
hours, AZ minutes and 40. 53G seconds.
\ Julian Year is 36j days. \ Greg
orian Year is 365. 2i25 days; cv'ry fourth
year is Bissextilc or Leap Year, and is
36j days. The errcr Of the Grtgorian
computation amounts only IL one day in
3J7l. .42sG years.
Every year, the number of which is
divisible by four without remainder is
leap year, except the last year Of the
century, which is Il leap yclr only when
divisible by 400 without remainder
Thus, the year 1909 will not be leap
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
RAYVILLE, RICIILAND PARISH, la, JANUARY 2s, 1888.

When I recovered consciousness at
length, l found myself lying upon ia
bic m the Blacklcy Station waiting-ronol
with sympathetic crowd around me,
and, best of all, saw face bending ten.
derly over me, the face Of the girl Of
my dream and my discontinue. After
making two..or three attempts. mana ;eJ
to ask: Where is Watson r.
"Nery nigh dead" replied ruddy
faced farmer vhO stood beside me. "YO'
thrce-quarters stranglcd the life out o
his ugly body; he was bla l. in the fac'
when they lifted you OF him."
Do you know that he is an e-caped
wifemurderer ~ inquired fccbly.
" Yes, We know" responded my hon
est friend. al he Burlown po.!cc tele
graphcd after the train TO have
searched, because man answering hi
description had been seen in the station
before it left. The police have got hin
safe, my lad, this time, and no mistake
Why, | saw him hand utfed, and hi,
arms 'pinioncd behind him, and he
lying half dead the while after the throt.
thing rs you gave him."
bo want W utti TIC lCSi VI
my story, now that the catastrophe is
told If SO, will inform them that
Watson, on breaking loose from the pO-
lice, after turning the corner OF Shut
Lane where it will be rem embered he
disapreared-contrivcd, by an almost
incredible effort, to scale high wall,
and so gain the shelter Of railway en-
bankment Along this lie crept until he
reached the midtown tunnel, where he
had lurked all day, until, late in the
evening, he crept into the sta m, and
contrived to sccrete himself in carriage
of the midnight mail, with the results
before mentioned.
There is oue more incident in close
connection with that journey to lie told !;
it is this, that there will be marriage
carly this spring. The name of tue
bridegroom will be knight.y; the name
of the bride does not matter. She was
never formally introduced to her future
lord and master, and Therefore it is surely
unnecessary to tell the name she will soon
cease to bear, to passing acquaintance
like the reader r-CiamJrs's JouTaa,.
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
RatS'S Teeth.

The rat is finely equipped for the pccu-
liar lie he is ordained to lead. He has
strong weapons, in the shape OF four
long and very sharp teeth-two in the
upper jaw and two in the lower These
teeth are wcdge-shaped, and, by won
derful provision of nature, have always
fine, sharp cutting edge. On examin-
ing them carefully, the inner part is
found to be of soft, ivory-like compo-
siton, which can easily be worn away,
and the outside is composed of glass
like enamel. which is exceedingly hard
The upper teeth work into the under, so
that the centres of the opposed teeth
meet perfectly IN the act OF krawing,
hence the soft pnrt is being continually
worn away, while the hard part keeps a
sharp, chisc: like edge all the time, and
at the same lime the teeth are constantly
growing W from the bottom, SO that a.
they wear away fresh supply is ie,dy.
Sri c oss
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
PharaOh's Tomb.

When the tomb Of the Ramcscs H.,
the Pharaoh of the Bible, was discov-
cred and its contents made known 10 the
world, among the many curions and val
liable articles il contained were found
some images of porcelain, called shubti.
For more than 5000 years these images
had remained where those hands had
placed them, which were mouldered intD
dust centuries ago. 1t was a custom of
that time for the friends at the funeral
ce emonies to place little images Of por-
celia n. representing servants, in the tOmb
of the deceased. in order that at the great
awakening he should not want for help.
.--BroIIlya lS'aadard- LnioR.
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
Proud OF His State.

In the South Kensington Museum,
London, there is all enormous skeleton
of a mastodon from Benton County, Io.
This summer when Congressman O4eelH.
of that State,w over, he WIS wandering
around the museum lonesome enough
to kill, and worn out looking at SO many
strange things. Finally he ran across
!he mastodon. His eye rested upon the
inscription and wonderful light came
into his face: 80
"By thunder, John" lie exclaimed
rapturously to his companion, ''look at
that. Just look at il oncer"
His companion, an Englishman, look
ed with more or less indifference.
81 sec it." lie said with provoking
coolncss.
"But, man, look at that Inscription
it comes from Missouri" continued tho
Congressman enthusiastically. "Old
Missouri. Ny State, mani And it's tho
biggest thing in the whole museum"
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
An Electrical Car.

One of the remarkable sights in this
city, says New York letter to the Gin
cinna,i Commercial Gn-ettc, is the Julien
electrical car rushing along in way that
excite degree of surprise approaching
alarm. The car is the ordinary style
familiar on the streets, painted green,
with hell THAI rings sharply, and big
lamp in front. The propelling power is
invisible. ItcOnsis.s of electricity stored
in tanks fitted under selts. The car
spins along at Il lively rate, if permitted,
and is unGer perfect control. 1t is
stopped in less time than horses can lie
checked, and starts with gentle facility
and gains speed as if motion was its
natural condit on and the rests were en-
forced. The one that saw on Fourth
avenue was gliding ahead, pursued and
in part surrounded by great swarm of
boys, who seemed to be of the impression
that they were witnessing show of
magic. The street car horses did not
Ike the monster, and pranced as if they
proposed going on strike. The cleo
trical car Lad load of passengers, and
moved over ordinary tracks in a master
iul iiauuci' vi CodiSc, III titiS soIt vi
thing can be. carried on at a cheap rate,
there will not long be use for hoses or
cables. There is difficulty, ar told,
in the cost of the plant, and the ques
tion that raises the uncertainty is as &c
the endurance of the costly plant. it
should be noted that the cars l describe
are not run upon specially prepared
tracks, and are not connected with wires
that are strcaks of lightning from dyna-
mos. The running machinery is. Of
course, peculiar, and the electricity is
stored. Electricians ray that great ad.
vances have been made within few
months in the storage of electricity, and
If it progresses little further the ap-
plication of it will be something infinite.
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
Decapit.tion of Chinese Rebels.

Seventy one rebels, belonging to Ger
tain religious sect, were decapi.ated N
the Prefecture OF Chang Chou, in Hi
angsu lfovincc, says the Chinese Times
On the 9th Of this moon seventeen more
of the same class of men were captured
in Soochow, and in their possession
were found papers of plans for capturing
a small city called Chang Shou on the
18th of this moon. When the magis-
trate held trial none of the Culpiits de-
MED the charges, and most of them con-
fessed that there are er 5000 mel. be-
longing to their society l:vi.g in that
ncighborhood, and they hold themselves
ready at moments notice from the
chief to capture any city that will be
easy to ASA |. When these fac's were
known the magistrates telegraphcd 10
the Niceroy for battalion and a few
small native war junks to protect the
city. The Viceroy dispatched deputy
with til battalion of soldiers and the war
junks as requested. Before the execu
tion of the seventeen rebels another trial
was given to them by the deputy and the
local officials. The decapitation was cf-
fected on the execution ground outside
of the city. This sect dress Themselves
III the same manner as the Taoist priests
They appear on the streets as vcnders OF
children's toys, the most prominent Of
which are the cash swords. daggers and
dragons, each of them formed out of 1S0
cash by stringing them together in va
ricty of shapes. They annoy the people
a great deal by cheating tile child en-,
and much discussion crises from the
hIggling about prices. Since the above
mentioned cases have been So severely
dealt with not one of them has been
seen in the street The people highly
appreciate the enforcement of stringent
laws and prompt action.
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
THE HIDDEN CROSS

How many hearts 50 brave and tru.
Are battling day by day
To bear cross thcsr whole lives thro'
Unmur.nuring ali the way.
III cross they bear they do not care
That all the world shall seq,
As if TO ask or beg a share
Of its cold sympathy.
They do not wish that all should kno1
The secret Of its powr,
Nor even o. the III lden WOO
Of mlaya sleepless hour.
OFT drenrhed with tears the steps that leal
Up to the throne OF grace,
To Oncowh1 hears them when they plead
And never h;S,s His face.
-joha 3. Hcmstrect, in 5lter- OCEAN.
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28

Ir must not be inferred because there
is Kentucky towel l09 years old, TIA.
towels are little used among us. Ia any
other State, however, The, cHistcnco of n
towel of that age wouli certainly excite
SUSPICION.
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
Table OF Advertising Rates

"ecommended by the Louisiana Press Asso-
ciation for adoption by the publishers of
country newspapers in t.,is State, in ac-
cepting advertisements from adye-lisinr
agents: 10
>, transient advertising, ono inch, one time,
H.6O; each subsequent time, 75c.
Richland beacon., 1888-01-28
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Richland beacon., 1888-01-28

1 NO. 3 MOS. MOS. . NOS. 70 NOS
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-07-07

II was an ugly give and take. We
could not see the enemy, but the whiz
and ting of bullets proved that they were
not far away. AS tha excitement in
creased one Of my men In his haste fired
of his ramrod. and held up his musket
that ! might see what he had doue.
Without thinking started to the rear,
where, short distance away, lay u
musket "
No sooner had left touching distance
Of my company than an irresistible sense
Of loneliness and dread seized me. Every
step made the sensation moro acute.
Soon l was practically panic stricken.
Somehow, however, got the ramrod OF
the useless musket, and went back to tho
line on run. With the return came as
surance and courage. l never felt more
alone or helpless than In those few mo.
ments of isolation. The air seemed full
OF Kissing, shrieking demons. i was sure
that each moment would bring death
Rev Clay MacCauley.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-07-07

The problem with scientists is quite
open as to the cause of the red color Of
the planet Mars. Astronomers, as rule,
venture guess that vegetation on that
world is red instead of green. This Is
not at all absurd as supposition. Our
own planet must have decidedly red hue
to observers during the brief season of
autumn coloring. But this is not all of
1t. All foliage and all bark are rendered
perceptibly redder as winter approaches.
The young wood of trees Is redder in win
ter than in summer, Is our own world
not slowly but surely developing roster
hue? Some punches are deep crimson
all winter, but green all summer. 1t is
evident that cold weather requires the
comparative withdrawal of green, and the
comparative predominance of red. As the
world grows colder is it not growing also
redderf Mars is known to have colder
climate than our own, and has probably
gone farther in its floral adaptations to
the cold Democrat