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Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
How the House Flies Winter.

The Wilmington, On. c. Messenger
says:-SOme one has asked, where do
flies go i'll winter. This is question
of some interest, for house fly is born
fully grown and OF mature size, and
there are no little flies of the same
species, the small ones occasionally OBJ
served being different in kind from the
large ones. The house fly does not bite
or pierce the skin, but gathers its fool
10y comb or rake or brush-like tongue,
with which it is able to scrape the var
nish from covers of books, and it thus
tickles the skin of persons upon whom
it alights to feed upon the perspiration
n fly Is scavcnger, and is vehicle by
which contagious diseases are spread.
1t polsons wounds and may carry deadly
virus from decaying organic matter into
food. 1t retires from the sight at the
beginning of winter, but where it goes
few persons know. If search of the
house be made they will be found in
great numbers secreted in warm places
i'll the roof or between the partitions or
floors. Last winter we had occasion to
examine roof, and found around the
chimney myria1s of flies alternating
comfortably, and sufficiently lively to fly
when disturbed Gin Oycrpowering
clouds" No doubt this is a favorite
winter resort for these creatures.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
Cheerful for the Doctor.

A country doctors life is not overlaid
with elder down nor ctcrnally sprlnklcd
with fresh rose leaves.
A few weeks ago DIR. Blank was sum-
moned ut midnight TO house that
Stands some distance from any other, Ill
rural district near this city. \ stable
hand had been kicked by a horse and
lay in critical condition. The doctor
flung on his clothes, jumped into a bug
gy and drove rs fast as he could through
rain storm over heavy roads to the
house whore the injured man lay. He
had never been to the house before. but
he had heard of lis owners prediction
for savage dogs and he was not surprised
therefore when he drove up 10 the door
to hear laying and barking in several
keys within the house.
After considerable knocking woman
came to the door and opened it about an
inch to inform the doctor that he'd have
to be very careful about entering, for she
could hardly keep back the dogs.
The doctor is n plucky man, and re-
sisted the strong desire he felt to get
back into his buggy. The door was
opened enough for him 10 slide through
and he entered dimly lighted hail. In
front of him were arranged two large
mastifls, bulldog and a greyhound, and
between him and them stood the woman
who had let him in. She was the house
keeper, and she carried in one hand
lamp and in the other q thick cudgel.
As he entered the hall Ill the dogs
plunged for him simultaneously, but tho
housekeeper laid about her with the
club and the animals rctreated, bowling
savagely. He went upstairs mt once to
the room where the patient lay, and the
housekeeper fought with the dogs all
the way up, but succeeded III protecting
the doctor.
Coming down afterwards the house
keeper had the same difficulty with the
dogs, and, rs the doctor spranS into the
carriage, the bulldog made rush for
him and planted his teeth i'll the doctors
trousers. The garments were luckily
of cheap and poor material, and the leg
which was in the dogs mouth gave
way,
The doctor was glad to get off so
cheaply, and the bulldog, he thinks, was
disgustedat his investment in an inferior
grade of cloth
And the best of it is that the operation
he performed at the risk of being torn
to pieces by Il pack of hounds will never
bring a cent to the doctor. The mis-
erly owner of the dogs simply declines
to pay, though the doctor was called by
his orders.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
Made Blind in an Instant.

A catastrophe such as few men have
the stoicism to bear and few survive, has
come like thunderclap upon Charles
Cullman OF 81 Browne street. Last
Saturday night. while auditing the books
of the Bellevue Building Association, ut
their rooms on McNicken avenue, he
turned suddenly to one of the bystand-
rs and angrily exclaimed:
"Why do you turn ont the gasf I'm
not through yet
Turn out the gas What's the
matter with you: The gas Is burn
ing"
MY God, then Tn blind" cried
Cuilman, and, sinking blck in his
chair, from which he had arisen in his
excitement, he buried his face in his
hands and moancd and weps like
child.
DIR. Schwartmeyer, his regular physic.
lean, was hastily sent for, and only ar
rived to confirm the worst fears.
Cullm was indeed blind.
Without q premonitory sign, without
a warning, the blow had come, and rs
he sat Their bemoaning his sad fate,
eyes grew dim. Friends took him by
the hand and trcmlled with emotion IA
they tried to speak words Of hope and
comfort. The stricken man only moan
ed. "My wife, My little ones."
a diagnosis followed, and it was dis
covered that Cullman had for some time
been sufferer from Bright's disease of
the kidneys. The exhibitions of the
albumen from these organs caused
ur;emic blood poisoning, which gradual
ly prevailed the whole system of the
sufferer. Step by step the disease spread,
and contraction of the kidneys followed,
resulting i'll inflammation OF the retina or
optic nerve, hOpelessly destroying the
sight forever. The case, although not
an isolated one, is extremely rare, death
ensuing before such a crisis
arrives.-Cineinnati Enquirer.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
A BEGGAR'S "GUIDE."
How the Fraternity Find the Rich
and Ready Givcrs of Paris

IRON tne l4onu III lelcSftpn.I
The census of Paris beggars, which
was taken recently bv the Prefecture of
Police, has brought to light some curious
facts respecting mendicancy i'll this city.
1t is matter Of history, of course, that
Paris beegars have always been pecu-
liar set of people from the days of
the Cour de Miracles to our own: but
the gucar seem to thrive more than ever
i'll these times, when money is made
with comparative case and distributed
with generous hands. The Paris beg
CARS have, accordingly, grown prosper
Gus with the age. and we are far from
the days of genuine rags and slualor of
Miracle Court.
The beggar is nowadays well trained
iii his profession. There is the novice
who begS indscriminately from door to
door, and the ''old bird, who only rings
the bells of mansions. The gUeur have
a directory of their own, in which the
names and addresses of rich philantrop-
lists are given, as well as the dolges to
be used for unlOosening the purse
strings. This is called the "Guide of
the Grand Jeu,' or "hig game" and
costs six francs. There is smaller vol.
ume for "petis-i eu,' which gives the adj
dresses of mere bo'rgcois people, and
only costs three francs. These guides
are carefully compiled, and are constant
~ increased by new additions, each beg.
ur who has discovered donor selling
the name, address, and charitable quail
ties of the philanthropist to the pub
fishers for franc or two. Full instruc-
tions are given to the mendicants in the
guide books as to how they are to demean
themselves before those to whom they
apply for aims.
Rich Ealic'ls, they are told, give
largely to the people who represent
themselves rs victims of the Reaction
aries, or even to those who allege them
selves to have suffered as communists ut
the hands of the Versailles Government.
Others are told what clothes they are
to wear when on duty; for prosperous
hegcar is supposed nowadays to have
wardrobe. Some philanthropists. for ex-
ample. give generously to those who af-
feet "c.ean poverty that is to say,
poverty with weli-washed face and fad
ed clothes. Others are muniticent to
shabby genteel people who have been
Ill trade, while some are only fetched"
by famished jaws and absolute rags. VI.
Jain, a police inspector, lately came a.
cross in q noted haunt of beggars man
who had been a notary, and who TO show
the officer what he knew. babbled legal
phrases in Latin. Members of Parlia-
ment are, as rule, great mark for beg
mrs
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04

Involuntarily every one seemed to stop.
and for moment there was complete
, silence as the multitude gazed upon the
scene, utterly indescribable in words,
and probably such MS was never Witness
cd before. 1t seemed as though 1000.
900 rabbits were huddled i'll one COM
pact mass i'll and around the corral.
Along the rabbit tight fence, which COM
passed the wings and sides OF the corral,
the rabbits were literally standing on
top OF each other, three and four deep,
while in the open, both outside and in
side the corral the rabbits were so thick
that when one attempted to escape he
had to run over the backs of his fellows
all around him. Before tie signal was
given for the killing to commence over
1000 live rabbits were caught and put
in sacks and sent to MERGED, Cal, for
use ut the cour5ing match which was
held there recently. Then the killing
commenced. The men and boys seemed
to lie drunk with the slaughter. The
air was full of flying fur and black with
constantly uplifted clubs, that sent rab-
bits to their death every time they fell.
The more they killed the more they
wanted to kill, and every fellow yelled
until he was SO hoarse that he could not
speak above a whisper. 1t took over an
hour to Kill the rabbits corraled, and
then an attempt was made to count the
carcasses, but was given up after 5000
bodies had been counted, while fully
1900 bodies were strewn over an acre of
ground outside the corral.
Affar lnn,h bn ,yinrc wara furppI
and another drive was made from the
southwest. There must have been be-
tween five and six thousand rabbits
rounded up i'll the last drive, but the
roundup was so small i'll comparison
with the first one that the number was
under estimated. Three thousand rab
bits were counted in the corral, making
total of 1l,000 bodies counted and
about 5000 not counted. The day was
windy aud disagrceablc, and especially
when the killing commenced, as the wind
carried the fuzz back into the vehicles
occupied by the spectators.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
Destruction by Insects in America

Tho annual loss to productive indus
tries in the United States caused ~ IN
sects is estimated at $3.50, 10000 Here
is fair battle between man and another
sort of earth occupiers. They are small
err, but if they can whip us, have un,
doubtedly as good right to the world
as we have. As civilization advances
new insects make their appearance
marching sometimes eastward, bus gen.
orally westward. There are few, II any
forms of vegetation that have no para
sites that devour either foliage or fruit;
The loss to the cotton crop Is estimated
at Sl5, 000, 600 a year. while that 10 Ihe
annie crop is not much less, and that to
the potato crop at least one-half rs much:
But the estimate is not fair one until
into the loss is counted tho time spent
in fighting to secure The proportion
that is saved.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
SOUTHERN BRIEFS.
.! :; WEEKLY BiE;:TT OF SOUTH
Urn MEMS,
resi- !imr- 81 intcrr-t catGcvcd uphy
Si"ir"--niXir'~ hing. Chronicle!
in Brief.
Alabama.

The neighbors of James f. Windham
the man who killed p. w. Bailey, al
Ozark, en- the Sd of July, were Mortified
TO find him dead in the woods. He haC
threatened to suicide, and the deed wa,
done. There were no marks of violenc,
about his person, and the general verdict
was that he poisoned himself by his owl
hand, being driven to the act by remorse
FIorida.
Twcnty-four alliLators were killed in
one night by boy at Spring Garden.
The il land lakes in Voiusil county are
lower at present tn IN at any time during
the la>t ten Yeas.
TIL cltap.llars arc seriously injurins
the pa and potato vines in certain L..
caIliles In Pas county.
n member of the jacksonville military
named Frazce refused to pay court
martial fine of S2j and was arrested. 1t
cost considerable before the authorities
would release him.
The growers in and around Orlando
have nctted so cents per pound for white
grapes 1t Il not mp obable that in
ic" years grape CULTURE in Florida will
become enc Of the leading industries.
Alichul county has Il large acreage OF
vineyards.
There Is man in Palatka who imap-
Ines that he Is tie Ipot. lie is perfectly
sane on every other subject, but nothing
can convince HIM that he is not TEAPOT,
and an earthen one at that. He sticks
Out one arm to represent the spout, bends
the other to represent the handle, makes
Missing NOISE To represent the escaping
steam, and then, ii any one comes near
man, is very uneasy lest they hit him and
break off either his handle or his spout.
The relief measures to lie inaugurated
Dy the Marine Hospital Bureau will in
Guide house toulouse inspection of the
injected villages and the guarding of
-'hcm Tor rer.od of ten DAYS, or until
the fever shall have entirely disappeared;
and also the disin cction of all premises
wherein the inmates have had fever.
Guards will be Immediately placed to
prevent the refugees from injecting other
places. PersoLs wishing to leave the in
1ected villages will have to pass the
N''"'i'u tiiOu anu nave Jnclr
clothing fumig .tcd.
rcnucssrr.
The Knoxville Cold Storage coinpanv
will discontinue business.
Knoxvilles Old city hall building was
sold at auction. A new building is to be
put up.
The Prohibitionists If Nashville arc
making an az. ressive campaign, and are
'rSaniz'ng cluts in every ward and dis
riot.
sam Watts, a clerk. and Charles Hum.
'hTtys. u married miner, fought a, Coal
;reek while on a drunken spree. The
att'r was shot through the BODY and
will die.
Policeman W. T. Russell. who a week
20 killed Jesse Bishop while, it is al
eyed, Bishop was resisting arrest, was
iken before Judge Shepherd on writ
hdteds corpus at Chattanooga on
Wednesday. As result of the examin.
ton, Russell was held to bail in the sum
t $4,000. which he readily gave.
North Carolina.
The tria! If Cross and White, bank of.
lcers, on the first indictment ended in
onviction. Crsss was sentenced to seven
ears hard labor, and White to five wears.
IN appeal was taken. The bail was
ixed at $40,
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
A GREAT RABBIT DRIVE.
Animals Slaughtered by Hundreds
Sixteen Thousand were Slain.
from the Pittsburg DISPATCH I

A Pittsburger sends the Dispa.ch the
following account Of rabbit drive ut
Fresno, Cal, in which 10000 rabbits
were killed. Fresno was almost deserted
the other day, the majority of or citi
zens, regardless of age, sex or color.
having gone early in the morning to the
great rabbit drive. As carly as 80
o'clock people in vehicles of every con-
ceivabie description began to assemble
ON the scene of the proposed sport. At
L! o'clock the completed line, composed
Oh iully 1910 men and women, bows and
girls, extending i'll a semi. circle over
three miles long, embracing an area of
between seven and eight miles square.
began to move. From every clump of
grass, bush and hallow the long-eared
game jumped and ran, generally toward
the corral; but every once in a while n
rabbit, confused by the noise and the
long line OF beaters, would dash frauti-
caly towards the line, and, if fortunate
enough to dodge blows from the INN
dred clubs aimed at him, would cscapc
to place of safety.
Some two hundred or three bupJr.5
got away In this manner, and fully 200
more were killed in the ATTEMPT. The
marshals closed up the line very rapidly.
until the ends of the line of heaters
closed with the ends of the wings of the
corral, thus forming complete circle.
Slowly the great circle closed i'm. AMI
the multitude of rabbits increased until
nothing could be seen in the cen.
tire but a writing, twisting mass of
brown bodies, leaping. running and
providing one another in their frantic
attempts to escape. At l O'Clock the line
had closed In, until the centre of the |
circle was not over 800 or 400 wards !
square In extent. The line of beaters
lin,t at this time arrived at the brow OF n
bill, at the foot OF which was the corral |
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
An Unfortunate Combination.

Tho latest notion in the hoo,loo line is
that the mustache of II man, carried
within the bodice of woman viii insure
good luck. Is the mustache detached
from the face on which it grew? Why.
of course. Otherwise the fetish would
be easy to get and awfullv improper.
But to obtain Il mustachn all alone hy
itself is mighty hard. Fellows cultivate
them SO slowly and reap the crop so
rarely that Il genuine mustache, scparat-
ell from its lip is IL scarce article. Once
III while pretty girl may he able to
coax an enamOrcd chap to make sacri-
flee of his hirsute treasure, but usually
one must depend on II barber, i'll which
case you never know for certain that it
is really mustache and not partner of
side whlsker or II gOatce, or even Il
cutting of m uncommoniy coarse scalp
lock. | know a maiden who obtained the
desired mascot from a devote and be-
trOthcd dude. He called on her AGAIN
and vowed he believed she had already
thrown his mustache away. She pro-
luced it.
''Seems to me it is bigger than it was"
lie remarked.
"Indeed it was tiny little one when
you gave it to me, she shyly asscnted.
"And it is half composed of reddcr
hair than my mustachc.
eyes, so it u.s.
"Aha! | know. saw Jim Brown to-
day, and his mustache is gone. You've
got his and mixed it up with mine
"Do you mindf"
Did lie mind! Jim Brown was his
hated rival. The combination hoodoo
may bring good fortune to
that girl, but not in the form Of marriage
with the enraged dude. He broke the
engagement off with snap like pipe
stem. She Will have to get along tho
best way she can with Jim.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
Conventional " Monon Resolutions.

Uhercrs. The VI non Route IL. n. A. " O..
Ky Coz eS,res to make II known 10 the world
az large that Il forms the double connecting
Ink of Pullman tourist travel between tine
.Uintcr cities of Florida ard The summer re-
sort, Of :he Northwest; and
" hc'edS, ItS rapid transit" system Is I'M
suup.;. scd, its eicg mt Pullman Buffet Sleeper
and Chair car service between Chicago and
Louisville Indianapolis and Cincinnati I'M
equal eel; and
Wh.rcds, Its rates are ~ low as the lowest;
then he il
RcSOired, That in the event of starting on
trip II is good policy to con -ult with r. o. Nc
torm ok, Gen'l Pass. Agent Monon Route. lS5
Dearborn ST., Chicago for full particulars I'm
any event send for a Tourist Guide, encytse &c.
IN uruer TO carve out fortune one must be
sharp Epoch.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
Curcd Of Malaria.
o. FLORIDA ST, EIIzABETH, y. j.,
M,rch H. lS-4

~,
March II, 1854.
have been using ALLCoCK's POROUS fLAs-
TrRS for the last five years some two years
AGO, after having been sick for upwards o. SIX
months with malaria, I 70 md myself with an
cnl rgrd spleen, dyspeptic, and constantly
trouble with headache, and my kidneys did
not act very well either. Having spent most
OF my money for medicine and medical advi c,
] thought to save expense would use ALL
COCKS PoRors PIASrlRs, two on the small Il
my back, one on the spleen or ague cake, and
one on the pr of the stom .ch, Just under tina
br a., bone. Icontiuuel using the PlasterJ
about thirty days. chang ns them every week.
At the end Of that time / was perfectly wei,
and have remained so ever since.
(.roUCr nIyOS
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
CLOSE REASONING.

Devoted colored servitor Of tender
years to young mistress, directly after
the departure of the latters mother
Mis- Nichols do set a heap by you,
ma am, don't she dough-!
Young Mistress-Yes, l suppose she
does, Alice, because ] am all the child
she has.
DC. S. 0ost in sudden meditation,
with her arms CLOSED AMI the dustpan
projecting from one and the brush from
the other)-Po' Mis- Nichols, An il
you wasn't her chile she wouldn't be the
moth. 3f nobody.-Harper's Magazine.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
A CASE OF MOISTURE.

Naomi-Henry, there was no rain.
storm last night, was there?
"Not that know Of"
did You fall into the water?"
Certainly not. Why"
taken
w hat do You mean, Naomi"
he said you We're terribly soaked
last night. Nebraska Journal,
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04

The French Copper Syndicate con
trolls the product of all the American
copper mines, which amounts to 3d.
Oo0,0O0 pounds a year, and yields
good profit at be; their priceis l6c.
this gives them an extra profit, if they
work the mines full, of $3,2s0,000
year. The Frenchmen proposeto make
us pay.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04

Yes, he loves yo1 nov, IT'S true,
Lass with yes Of violet b.uc,
lip> as sweet a. honey. dew.
BOnny little hridr.
" Ill he love YOU H. TODAY.
When your bloom has fed away,
Wien M golden locks are gray,
Will h love abide!
Yes II II is The true Kind ii W II survive all
the inevitable wastes and changes of life. But
ii j. every wOman'> DIES II and uuly To retain
rs long as She can. the attractions that made
Ter chsrmin and te.ovcd in youth. No one
can keep her youthful bloom or cquabe tenn
peril weighed down and suffering from female
weakness and disorders. r. Pierce's Favprite
l. cs ,ription is remedy for these troubles.
NOld 10y druggists.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
A DIFFERENCE.

Citizen Ito small boy outside the Polo
gro nds)-Are the New Yorks playing
ball TO day, sonny.
Small Boy (witheringly)-Naw, they
amt playing ball; they Just thinks they
Is playin' ball.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
tpxcutiop. or the Orb Century,

The steamboat, the real err, the sewing ma
chine.
Cars running by night and by day,
Houses lighted By gas and heated by steam,
And bright electr.city's ray.
The telegraph click spec Is Ike lightning re-
leased,
Then the telephone com rs 10 excel it;
And, TO put on the finish, the last but not
least.
Is the famed little Purgativc Pellet.
Last but not least is DIR. Iierce's Pleasant
Purgative t., llct, b,causs it relieves human
sun ring. adds u he sum Of human comfort,
an enables the rcliey ed sufferer to enjoy all
the blessings AMI luxuries of The age we live in.
The amount of capital invested in Annis-
ton. Ala. is over $1,000 0OO
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04

IF afflicted with sore eyes. use nr isaac
Thompson's Eye Water Druggists sell Mt
2Jc per bottle.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04

I'm Alabama railroad has g., 900 acres Of
land too much
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04

There is mining company in st. Louis
,omuoscd entirely of women
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04

The remedy for blldncSS recently discov.
cred 10y II. \. Fechter. of New Haven, Con,
seems to he almost infaliihl.' Ii is perform.
ing some wonderful cure, AMI physicians are
watching its effects with much interest. \
circular giving the history of its discovery
can I've obtained free, by writing to the dis
cGverCr.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04

G"0" has" haIls are used every year in
This country.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04

DIX. Il. LlDDELL tenders his professional
services to the people OF Rayville and sur
rounding neighborhood
The Doctor will he found at his Office. for
merly occupied by K. c. Montgomery, on The
northeast corner OF the court house square, or
NJ ms residence in Rhymes addition TO Ray
VILE. on same street, 800 yards south, unl,ss
professionally engaged.
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
Offensive Breath

y most distressing. not only to the person az
ficted il lie have any pride, but to those with
whom he comes in contact. IL is a delica u
ma ter T. Sp ak of, but il has parted not only
friends but lovers. R@d breath and catarrh
are ,nscparahlc pr. SaGc's Catarrh X, NEEDY
cures the worst eases as thousands can testify
Richland beacon., 1888-08-04
BREAKING DOWN
Dr.. SClenCk'S egLmoE,c : SYRUP
MGAiGilGS. EaANDRAKE PILLS

arc sod by al Druggists Full printed di-
rcctons with each package. Address all
communications 10 DR.. j. II. Schenck & Son,
Philadelphia. Ia.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-01-26
no ADVERTISERS.

The Echo de pOuesthas a larger
circulation than any French paper
published in the Northwest.
1t is three times as large as that
of any French paper published in
the city of Minneapolis.
Advertisers may at any time
examine our subscription lists.
We are also readyto substantiate
this by proper certificates from
the superintendent of mails.