Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-12-01
HERE AND THERE.

! ina, work on the railroad TO GLadai3 lara Il
| .cgro az rr9'!'y.
( ! Denver dispatch rap is that single
! Co,crala mine recently yielded in one day
/ SiG,cJ vosih OF gold.
\ late japanese invention Is said 10 be a
/ process cf making from scawecl a sort Of
pspcr a,most as transparent aS glass and a.
I tough Sc parchment.
machine which laws railroad ties anI
tracks Ly steam power is reported 10 have
been given 4 successful tIial in Washington
territory about a week ago.
London woman. Bridget Mcmillan, sged
- Years, has hCcn brought to the police dock
! tiucs and has been committed AZ times,
! charged with being drank AMI otous.
The rare Iuhy once upon : time presented eJ
KIM Louis OF Bavaria II Lila Montcz aud
valued al $40, o.. is now the property OF
NJ. j. b. lIagg,u. wife os the California turf
/ .hsu.
y ,lci: at Hong Kong on a salary of $500
month engaged in share speculatons to the
sN,rut Il about a million Of dollars, AMI
s,e,Lls coAaps.ug was sent to prison for six
months.
Many hundreds or British authors hsvc re-
IIfslfael
gc r-y,,utci To Mrs. IiOdgson Burnett eT-
press n. appreciation OF her spirited action In
.Outcs..ng :Ac r.-;ht assumed by drama'ists Oh
adapting novels for the stage without the au-
thoi's consent.
There "a an oil lady by the name OF Nancy
Brown. LIVING close b. Birmingham, Ala who
las never teen IN tEa. town. aud who has
rcver ridden on train in her life. She has
lived there for f0rty-seven yeaIs, and Ia %
sears o.j She IS well off. bu. dresses with
Lc greatest simplicity.
\ doctor in an Ohio town, who lives on 8
! street Leading 10 the cemetery, has reversi-
Die sign. Usually the s.lI presents his name
and Office hours; but when funeral passes
lc turns u over and then the following le'
Zcul IS SPARED: Not my pateut; l euro
all who follow my direct.ons.''
Writing was pulling TO savages. In South
Americi, on one occasion, Il native was sent
ty n missio to 4 friend with note and
four loaves Of bread The native ate one on
lie way, aud was amazed TO find that the
notc discovered his theft. On the next
occasion That be was sent with four loaves he
.at on tie note wblc eating one OF them. In
Svyth America writing was considered
charm.
The tract form Of book has invaded Paris.
Thousands Of copies II little brochure en-
,ll,d ESSAY oG tie Incompat b!li.y OF
lheaioryoinc With d Profession Of Christi
anityi' have poured through the postoflice.
Ii bears the name Of Josiah W. Leeds OF
Philadelphia as author. who IL is stated, has
kindly consented TO the translation Of his
worl, nto French. Mr. Leeds is PhIladel phis
CJmsjock. &C.
The Philadelphia Times says queer claim
was presented and settled b. the pennsylvs-
MIA railroad recently. 4 summer tourist
came in contact with the projecting screw In
the seat Of one Of the company's ears, and
wen he arose to leave lie left the seat of his
trousers. The demand for damages made the
round Of every department before 1t reached
the proper official when it was indorsed for
settlement.
Emperor Williams bedroom IN Rome is q
beautiful chamber. Tie walls are covered
with rich silk hanging especially woven fox
the occasion-a white GROUND, with masses Of
flowers in dark red. The bed is OF ebony, In
laid with gilt metal and surnouniel with =
canopy III IN iicently carved and lired with
light colored silk. And yet William Is just
an dinary cot bedsteai. a
An endless railway train, consisting Of 900
pla form ears, is 10 be one of the attractions
at the Paris exhibition. The line will be sunk
SO that tho latforms will be on q level with
the surface, and tie train viii run slowly
enough to p-rm,. most people TO step on and
off while II Is in molion but for the accom-
modation Of elderly people stop OF fifteen
seconds in every minute VIII be made The
motive power Is electricity.
in Russia. eating aud drinking take up no
small part OF a mans existence. Fish Is as
common dish as with Americans, and is
prepared in a novel manner. in the dining
roous of some OF the large cafes there 10 n
pool Of fresh water in which fish OF various
kinds and sizes win about. Any patron Of
the restaurant who may wish a course Of fish
fer d.npcr goes 10 the pool, picks out tho
particular cas he may desire, and In q jiffs
the waiter has captured it with / dip net and
sent il 10 the chef.
During midsummer in northern Alaska, ao-
cordirs 10 reccht traveller, the sun shines
twenty-five hours out Of the twenty-four, and
on the high mountain peaks for u period OF
several days in June 1t Is not entirely out Of
sight during the tweDtS-four hours. Ia July
and August the weather becomes very warm.
After this time the days gradually shorten
until lie sun shines but four hours out OF the
twenty four. hut al this period the aurora IL
exceedingly intense, and helps very material
ly In dispelling the darkness.
According 10 4 recent Calculation, the high
est waterfalls in the world are the three
Krimbs Falls IN the Upper Prinzgan; these
falls have total height OF IliS feet. The
three falls the next in height are found In
, Scandinavia. The Verne Foss In Romsdal 9S4
feet; The NeItis Foss on the Sogne Fjord, S53
feet; the Rjul.en FOss, In Thelemarken, So4
feet With decrease In height OF 2l3 feet.
the three Velino Falls, 59l feet, near Zcrnt
ahe birthplace OF Tacitus), follow next 10
order, and they arc succeeded bv the three
Tessa T. I.F. lu the Val ForInazza, 54l feet.
The Gastein FATS IN the Gasiein Valley, AGA
feet rauli between the Skjaggedal Foss, in
IIardanger Fjord. All feet. and the Boring
Foss in the same ford. II the width OF tho
fails is taken into consideration, the most i'm
losing are those of the Victoria Falls OF the
| Zllnhcsi which arc 39i feet high, with q
| width of 500 icet a long way behind these
/ falls come The Niagara Falls, In feet high
u. 4 1868 feet wide.
| Norwich, CT, has the only horse Ia the
| wnrd that has been up tree. He is an old
blind horse, ani has passed to the stage
| wien 1t Is not OF much consequence TO Lin
where he Is or what lie does In hauling ice
for the Norwich Town Woollen Company Ice
house, which is on the steep side Of the