Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-06-24
TRIFLES.

Later English papers say that al
though the birth Of the last child OF tht
Princess of Wales was premature, the
health of the Princess was but little
affected thereby.
The London Advertiser, writing Ol
London clubs, says: 1.-THE one great
comfort of a club, as at present cOnsti-
tuted, IS that no lady can cross the
threshOld.n
Lucretia Mott Is said to be at work
endeavoring to brighten Quaker life a
little. Gay carpets in the houses and
music in the schools form a part Of
her contemplated reforms.
The apprehensions that wheat in
the northern part Of Wisconsin had
been wlnter-killed were unfounded,
and it is said the prospects for large
crop were never better.
The English Parliament has made
four additional bank-holidays, being
Easter Monday, Whit Monday, the
first weekday In August and the day
after Christmas.
The SOD Of Hegel, the eel ebrated phi
losopher, is professor Of history at the
University Of Erlangen, but he Is such
dull lecturer that he hardly ever has
any hearers.
1t is reported that the Countess de
Montijo, Eugenie's mother, has been
treated very coolly at Madrid by the
Spanish aristocracy since the downfall
of the Second Empire.
Chang, the paralyzed Siamese twin,
has 50 far recovered as to be able to
ride crutch about the house. His
brother hasn't left him q moment
since he was taken ill.
The stockholders of the principal
Cleveland skating rink have conclud-
ed that the day Of rinks has passed
away, and think Of converting their
costly building into an opera house.
The Charleston rs. C.) Courier very
suggestively heads an article upon the
anarchy which prevails in France as
follows: "France in Search Of a Mas
ter"
Dan Mace has given up the public
training Of trotting horses and will
conhne himsefexclusively to training
and driving Lady Thorn for her en-
gagements this season.
The Emperor and Empress Of Brazil
will sail for Europe next month, and
spend a year in travelling. Russia,
Turkey and Greece are among the
countries they intend to visit.
Troy's affection for Albany finds ex-
preston in the Whig of the former
place, which speaks of Albany as a
'little one-horse place, made up of o
legislature and another cattle mar
ket.n
A young lady at an examination In
grammar was asked why the noun
"bachelorn was singular. She replied
Immediately with much naivete: "Be-
cause it is very singular they don't get
married.
An event Of scholastic Importance is
the publication OF q successful transla-
ton into Greek, by Samuel Searpe, of
the Egyptian inscription in hero
glyphics, known as the "Decree of
Canopus.n
An enthusiastic Englishman has of
fered Count Bismark two hundred
thousand thaIers for his country seat at
Varzin, twice as much as it is worth !;
but Bismark has rejected the offer.
Almond trees flourish in California,
and one near Santa Barbara yielded
$40 worth Of nuts last year. This
spring a farmer has set out SO, 900 trees.
The olive crop will be large this sea-
son.
'Tis u solace for the man who is nev-
er happy unless he Is winning or loss
ing, or making wager, to recall the
witticism, "a man who don't bet is as
bad as the man that does, or at least,
he is no 6ettcr." -
An old bachelor says that giving
the ballot to women would not amount
to anything practically, because they
would insist that they were too young
To vote until they got too old to take
any interest in politics.
The Rev. Professor Summers is car
rying on an investigation of the cas-
tern Himalayan dialects, and is dis
covering testimonies of the connection
between them and Chinese which have
not before been detected
Saratoga has no amusements at
present, and in lieu Of it the people all
90 to look at the "Live Indian" that
acts as sign for q cigar store. 1t Is
an unhealthy sign, for it denotes great
curiosity on the part of the Sarato-
gians.
The master mechanic of the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Rail-
road has 1904 men under his supervis-
ion at the machine shops in Fort
Wayne. This is said to be the largest
number of skilled workmen under one
man in the United States,
Victor Emanuel is building o villa
in the environs of Palermo, where he
will henceforth reside a good deal OF
his time, his physicians having told
him that prolonged sojourn in Sicily
would be beneficial to his health.
Foundations are hidden. 1t Is not
the apparent virtues which gives sta
bility to character. 1t is not what q
man appears to be, but what he is IN
the foundations.