Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-06-02

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I'm kle the flowers with
NJ water, and put them
on the ice, adding
that she would attend to them when she
went down to tea. The box really con-
tanned a new Spring hat, which had been
ordered, but was forgotten at the time
the servant reported the arrival. Only
the flowers were to be seen when the
box was opened. The servant followed
her orders explicitly, and the flowers
We're so thoroughly drcnched that from
'perfect love of q hat" it became
limp and worthless mass of discolored
ribbons and straw.
A FEW days ago a gentleman nom
Fresno registered at one Of the principal
hotels in San Francisco, but as there
were no rooms vacant ut the time, he
was told to return in the afternoon. His
luck was no better on his return, us
L.Ore rooms hal been engaged by tele
graph than hotel of double the size OF
the one in question could contain. He
was little indignant, and told the
clerk ut the desk that he would stop
there anyhow, and offered to back his
boast with $l00 Among the guests of
the hotel was a young lady from the
same town as the gedtleman, and for
whom the would-be guest of the hotel
had liking. He went to the young
lady, told his predicament, and asked
| the young lady to marry him. She con-
sented, and together they went to the
/ parson and were married. 1t is sufli-
cient to say the gentleman made good
/ his boast.
AN old man who hanged himself some
time ago in the Tcrnes quarter of
! Paris, although very wealthy and in
| good health, was confirmed misan-
thrope He lived in shabby room at
the top of the house, the concierge of
which ministered to his wants. The
old man took pleasure in tormenting
the concierge, and when he made away
with himself the latter could not help
uttering an exclamation of satisfaction;
but he soon began to profess compassion
for his old enemy when he had heard
that he had left him legacy. He de-
clared with tears in his eyes that he was
a worthy fellow after all, and with eager
curiosity asked the amount of property
belueathed him. The following missive
was placed in his hand: 81 am disguised
with life, so am quitting it. / leave to
my concierge my portrait and the rope
with which l hanged myself"
CHARLEY THOMAS, Commonwealth
Attorney for the Paducah, KY, judicial
district, had occasion to draw an indiet-
ment against Marshall county man for
branding fellow-citizen as q ''liar."
Unhappily he spelled it "lire," and Hon.
"Bill" Reed, for the defense, COM
menced making fun of the document.
ale accuses my client of calling another
man 'lire,' shouted the Hon. Viii
liam. "What is 'lire.' I've heard of
foreign coin called lire, but it GER
tainly is no breach of the peace to call
any man after piece of money. Now,
if the States Attorney had spelled it
l-y-a-r we should all have known what
he meant, and the epithet is objection
able if he can prove it." And the best
of it is, all the balance of the bar present
noded their heads in acquiescence as
Mr.. Reed sat down.
The paper shirt bosom pads, which
are composed of six layers of bosoms,
the top one to be torn off when soiled,
will enable impecunious men to escape
the charges of the Chinese laundrymen
next summer. The pads cost only five
cents apiece, and an extra pad of CLOSED
bOsOus may be had for ten cents for
special occasions. This is blessing to
the dudes WHO have thin pocketboOks,
and it is also good thing for the boys
who indulge in wine, lager or soft stuff,
for if one bosom is soiled it can be torn
off on the sly and clean bosom will ap-
pear. If young lady's hair soils the
4 - nc 1,.,, kt,<,
couple ramble away from the lawn ten
mis- or archery party, the beau can easily
hide the the evidence of the mOmentary
bliss by simply discarding the telltale
bosom.
An elderly invalid in the care of q
woman nurse, who had him out in bath
chair on the Bois de Boulogne, was sud
denly and mysteriously spirited away
one day recently. The woman had left
him only for few minutes, while sho
went on an errand. The invalid was
completely paralyzed. 1t is thought
that some rascal kidnapped him and will
perhaps use him to beg with. A similar
fate befell a young lady recovering from
we're illness, who had been wheeled
to the Bois by her maid, about year
ago. The lady was recovered almost
Immediately, as the victim, although in
q very weak state of health, was not ex-
cactly paralyzed, and was able to make
signals of distress, which were at last
understood by the passers by.
EVERYBODY who knows anything abort
Chicago charities knows Miss BOwma,
. who for twenty years had charge of the
infants at the Home for the Friendless
and was party to hundreds OF adoptions
and who subsequently has been for year.
matron of the Newsboys' Home. "It il
curious fact" said Miss Bowman, "tha
Just Us large proportion of these news
boys turn out well, though they have NJ
one on earth to look after them, as d.
!, those infants given out for adoption
from the Home for the Friendless
though there every care is taken T.
! place them in good homes and under tn
,, best influences. Isn't it stranger" AM
her remark was based on statistical oil
servation.
4 A JERUSALEM correspondent write
that the Holy City is fast becoming
again the city of the Jews. In 1SS
: there were not more than 5000 jew
: there; now there are more than 10000
: Recent Russian prosecutions have lie
{ thousands to make their homes there
: end although the Turkish GOvernmer
q forbids all Jews who are not resident
I of Jerusalem to remain longer tba
e thirty days, yet judicious applicatio
E of brides enables them to stay there {
f long as they please without molestatioI