Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-02-11

~ ;; littIo lit %,as',assa as p"ssibie is
If small ano"gh = admit OF swallowing
whole, it silould he handled by the
tongue Only long enough to detect any
stray pieces f shell ana TO get the del.
cious flavor, apd thel. should go down
nnbroken, though not TLhonoreG no!
ensuing. If too large - swal,ow whole
it may be divided i'll half by the fork
The oyster should p to its rest IN tho
stomach, not like the plebia' sausage
or the base born cod fish ball, sconrgeu
and lacerated V IT, teeth hi. should,
rs the roet says, ~ proach is destlna
tiOn like one who win the drapery 1T
his couch about him lies down to pleas
ant dreams, along with is delightiuA
friends and companions, Selerv and ale.
Never chew a rlv oyster if you love At.
A GOOD story Of OIL days in Massa-
chusetts has recently beer published.
In one of the churches n the eastern
part of the State bass viol VAS pro
cured to help the choir. One s. INNER
SUNDAY. while the parson was in 'he
middle Oi the sermon, a big 'ull got ont
of his pasture and came swagggering
down the road, growing as he came.
| t. minister heard the low below, and
looking ~ towards the singers seate
with grave f,pe he said II would
| thank the n lsie ians not 10 tune during
service time: il annoys me verv much
| TIE choir was surprised, but nothing
WAS said Pretty sool the bull gave al
| other grl mble. aud then the parsOn was
mad. He stopped shor+, and looking
directly at the bass vol PLAYER said: 81
now part cularly request MIR. Il = that
he will not tune his instrument while
am preaching" This was more han the
fiddler could stand. Popping un in his
seat he snapped out, "It ;sn me. par
son. it isn't me. IT'S that \ d-.iarneu
old town bull
A PHOTOGRAPHER sued in London
court for payment for pictures of Mrs.
Pearson, supplied aG her order Two
| photographers testified shat he pictures
were good lillenesses, although the mega
tives had certainly been coached up
! to make the woman look as good as pos
sible, that being she custom If all pho
tOgraphers, it was said. Mrs. Pearson
testified that she did not want 20 be
"flattered and tittivated up ant had
| given no orders for AZ such proceeding
! In trying 10 make iIer look younger the
| photographer had destroy ed the likeness
entirely. Htr, hair, also, had been made
wavy, whereas it was really st aight.
The iulge sail that the photograph
made the d,fendant look younger Than
she vas, but as she had not given speci-
fic orders % have the picture made Just
as she was, and as the custom was to
have the photographs touched NJ, she
must take the pictures and pay the bill.
The FACT that fiteen t. twenty-five
steamers month are Is,w arriving at
the mouth of the Congo, illustrates Inc
growth of commerce III That reS,on sincc
Stanley shaved the mp tance of the
great river. One ocean steamer has al
ready ascended the river % Bona, tifty
miles from the sea, end the best chan
nels are being marked .,y llro- &, So tnat
deep draugLt vessels may safely navi-
gate the lower river Little hoteis Tor
the entcrtainms mt Of travellers have
been built ut Banana and BOma One
reason why the whites on the lower river
enjoy far better health than formerly is
said to BE- because they have discarded
canned meats and nov raise then own
beef. Cattle thrive finely at Bona, and
il takes a steer everv three davs to eeed
the whites whC are not living at that
station.
BUSH OTTER, young Sioux. is the
only full -blOOded Indian who was ever
emplpyed hv an executive depai tmcnt
of the United States Government Tho
Geological Survey mas for some time
post employed otter, who is we'll ,du-
/ 4, e.. Ii.
OF Indian legends Which he learned in
his fathers wigwam when child. OF
ter repaired to Hedgesyiile, w. Va, last
summer, to pursue his literary work in
that quiet town. There he met charm
ing white girl with whom he fell in love.
His pay of $40 a mOlgh did not seem
sufficient to him in the light If contem-
plated mat'imony and he struck for
higher wages. The Geological Bureau
refuse to rails" his salary and Otter is
now o man of leisure
CATHAsLyE GEE, aged %, of Wayerly,
Ohio, was bitten by a mad dog, the
wrist. 1t bied cOpiouslv, and as she
the blood from the wound and spit it
4 out. All Tie tftutIileIlt Silc got WIN lTOnl
an c'd woman neighbor, who claimed to
have an al tidote iJr all animal pOisons,
and she recovered entirely, while an.
other person who vas slightly scratched
by the teeth If the same dog died of hy-
drophObia in few days. Do@sors say
that the bleeding and suck;ay mad more
to do With saving she gjS'H life thar the
ole woman 3 medicip&
Two YoUNG pen recently found on the
shore of Ipswich Neck several silver
coins bearing date OF 1912. Then it was
remembered thai Spanish ship wen.
ashore shere in 1o45 with quantity Of
coin oi. board, hicll tradition says has
never been recovered Consequently,
tsaasure hunters 5urned out in force
after the voung mems fina was reported,
and the shore WAS thoroughly turned
up. Nothing was foun hut few rusty
hinges, which gave to the belief that
there had been rea' chest of silver,
that 4 bod rOtte aud that the few
dieces found belonged to t.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery
Company Of Boston propose to have a
great time next summer, when it will
celebrate the 250th anniversary Of its
organization. A rot of persons are ex-