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CURIOUS AND SCIENTIFIC.

The phosphorescent matter in fish
es is asserted to be merely fat, in
paper lately read before the Asso-
ciation ofNaturaliSts and Physicians,
at Turin.
Baron de Soyls LongChan ps, in q
communication 10 the chronological
Society of Londcn, estimates the
number OF known species of dragon
fish at 1874.
DR.. Hialtelin is of the opinion that
the introduction Of the aotatoe aad
more vegetable diet has caused the
decrease in leprosy in Europe since
the Middle Ages.
Two-thiEas of all the zinc produc-
ed is man anlfactured into sheets. The
remainder is employed in making
brass, in wire, in zinc.whiteas a sub
stitute for lead in paints and for cast
ings. The two chief requirements
for zinc sheets are roofing and sheath
ing the bottoms of ships.
An English chemist has been ex.
perimenting for the purpose of as
certaining how much Of warrior,
kinds of food must be eaten in o ,er
to make one pound Of tlesl lie
comes to the CONCLUSION that i requir-
es 25 pounds of milk, loo O. turnips,
so of potatoes, so of CNrrt IS, s OF oat-
meal, Z. of barley me-, and 3la 0
beans.
Some recent preparation have
proved dangerc Lsly explosive on
being mixed BY the apOthecary. A
lady in England recently put a box
OF pills which had been prescribed
! for her il her bosom. In a short
time there Was a severe explosion
and she was badly burned. The re-
cipe was mixture of oxyd of silver
muriat OF morphia and extract o
Egentian.
I A Western physician successfully
used ipecaCuanha in delirium trem
ems. lie first gave 1t as an emetic
| and afterwards from i to Is grain
every other hour. Connected will
this remedy he used sh ,er baths
, and let the patients freq tnt drinI
! strong hGef tea, WiIoht an alco
holic stimulauts, 1t quieted tn nerv
GUS system, excited the appel :, act
q ed on secretion, and uniformly
duced sleep, curing the patlo.
/. IInearly every case.
Prof. B. A. Gould, who has gone t
! the Argentine Republic to take charg
of the National Observatory at Col
J dova, writes home very entbpsiastt
cally in regard to tho splendors 9
the Southern heavens, lie saws tn
msgnifl ence of the Milky Way
! indcsori6aGlc, exhibiting huge clu'
= tors, the sight of which through til
telescope evokes Cxclamations
: delight and surprise from every b'
! holder, young and old, and wheth'
! ! with or withou. astronomical info
!, nation.
1.-THE Stevens Institute of Techn,
Il logy hiss an electro. .msghet, made
1, Ansonia, Conn.,, which weighs ado
N l,GOO pounds, and has q lifting for for
n estimated at between 20 and so ton
u Abont 400 pounds Of foppeF WIZ
or or oue.nGtd of an inch thick, is wouI
"a M on eight .pools, each 9}a inches hit
r. by liz inches external di0mcl'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-11-11

before cards were made at VlterbO;
but when the latter became general,
they excited the utmost enthusiasm In
the country, aud a passion for the
play existed 80 much 80, that when
the companion Of Christopher COlum-
bus, after their discovery Of America,
formed the FIRST establishment on the
island of San Domingo, they found
nothing better to do than at once to
manufacture cards from the leaves Of
trees.
1t was at Bourges, In the Chateau
du Berri, that the game Of piquet,
which is especially the game Of French
cards, was invented, IS tradition tells
US, by the brave Lahire, as pastime
for Charles VII. The italian tarOts
had long been known but this new
game was for the King Of BOurges, a.
be was called, as he 20 carlessly with
drew there with his court and favOr~
ties, leaving half his kingdom IN the
hands of the English. AS for the in
ventor, Etienne Vignoles, surnamed
Lahire, he had ever his helmet on his
head, and his lance in his hand, ready
to do battle with bis masters foes;
and after life spent in the field, he
died Of his wounds in l442. The eX-
animation of these cards leads to the
conjecture, that the author would de-
picI the institution Of chivalry some
Of the names retain the Saracenlc
terms, such as ApollOn, who appears
in the rOmances Of ChaIlemagne as
the idol by which the Moors were ac-
customed to swear; and Corsuba,
knight of Cordova, whose name made
many O Christian hero turn pale, and
may have been acOrruptiOn of COsrOeS,
the general name for the kings OF Per-
sia. No doubt the companions OF this
indolent and voluptuOus prince at
taGhed q personal sense to each cnar-
acter. ApOllon might I've Charles him.
self; the queen called Faith is LOST
represents his wife, or Agnes Sorel;
"a Sans Souci" were some resemblance
to the goldsmith, Jaques C9ur, who
was almost his masters equal in
power, and his superior in riches;
Corsuba would denote the King Of Eng
land, usurper Of France; Roland,
some OF the brave captains, Rlche-
mont, Dunois, or the Lahire, the
Queen " Tromperie," deceit the
Isabel, who had sac
rificed her husband, son and family to
and finally In thee L
trust" the name of one of the queenSj
alluded to Jeanne dare. In some ca
ses the armorial bearings are adopted
belonging to these persons and their
colors. 1t was in this reign that de-
vices, cOlors aud emblems were es-
pecially brought into fashion; and
the celebrated book, the "BlaZon de
Couleurs," was drawn up by the her
aid of King Alfonzo, of AragOn, Civ
ing to each color special meaning,
such as green, joy black, simplicity;
etc. Every thing at this period was
turned into an allegory, an emblem,
or moral. = Chdmber'S Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-11-11
HOul
Labor and Health in the

r.
The tide of emigration which pcb
sues its way westward with as m bc |
regularity as that of EN- ire might .
denccted southwark to greater {,
tent than heretofore, could the puLo
mind be iisabused of the preyatve !
error in regard to the comparaie. |
healthfulness Of the agricultural i !
gions North and South. Conceding
The point that all ewly-settled coun-
tries are subject 10 tebrile diseases, it
is of great importance to inquire
which arc the least productive Of
fatal issues, and to this inquiry have
given much attention during a full
half century. The motality from
fever which attended upon the early
settlements Of Western New York,
Ohio and Illinois, when the great
mass Of .c'Nigrants were New Eng
land people, filled the Northern mind
with grief and dismay; and the des-
iruction of life has not been proror-
tionately lesscued by the infusion Of
such numbers of foreign birth more
recently. Among physicians there
has existed no difference of opinion
upon this subject; and it is not
doubted by any that the suffering
from fever in all the gra;n-producing
portions of our country is as great al
the present as at anv previous period,
although the proportion of mortality
has probably been reduced by i'm
proved treatment. ....
BY contrast it may be sta ed : I ii
has not been many years 81 the
cxtinguishment of the mdi' 4 claims
in Northern Georgia, Ala ana, Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas hid upon fol
settlement and cult alton large
bodies of producti1J cotton lands.
which were greed y seizcu . on b!
cmigrants from the "A Iantic ant
Northern STATES and from Europe
The forests and canebrakcs were
sweptGway with great rapidity, ant
the incrr ,se IN the supply of uplant
cotton gave evidence Of great agri
cultural enterprise. Upon inyestiga
ii A by qualified physicians ant
Tiers, there has seemed to be m
room for doubt that fevers have pre-
vailed less and with less proportions
II mortality among ih ucople thai
among the producers OF corn anC
wheat in the new States of the West
and they have not suffered such in
Jury from exposure to the sun as
was supposed they would, The con
sequence is, that the belt of cOuntr,
, alluded to has filled up with an in
! dustrious and prosperous population
the cultivation of cotton being a
( least four times more remuneratiy
than that of grain.
I yellow fever, OF which great Cd
!, is Justly felt, Is not an epidemic dis
: ease prevailing from year to yea
:, but form of fever occurring onl
i occasionally as an epidemic, and col
fined almost exclusively to cities an
Y towns upon the rivers. Emigran
establishing themselves upon tn
Z, uplands have nothing to fear frol
: such visitations of diseases; nor hi
h Asiatic cholera eyer yet visited Il
6 agriculturalists of the reg;an spoke
( If. Dyscntery and pneumonia pr
!. vail to o less extent than in a cold,
,. climate, and scarlet fever has onl
/. made its appearance in these settl
ments within a few years, and wit
= out the fatality 50 common to The di
ease elsewhere.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-11-11
Cattle Ponds for Farms.

i leverc droughts which visit
4 year someportions of the coun-
husc, where streams are few and
4 and springs Ii" deep, much
'liug to the cattle and u great
pf labor in supplying them with
aeccssary water to keep them
We have often been in sec
s of this kind when q drought
billed, and we have known farm
y be Obliged to send their cattle
one to three miles to water,
was done only once u day.
havc wondered many timts that
Z never attempted to provide for
emergencies upon their own
isCs, which all of them could
The water from the roOfs OF the
buildings, if carefully gathered
terns OF ample capacity, would
faliy DO sufficient for all the
these buildings would shelter.
\ times of great drought they
ID probably be drained, In this
good-sized, deep ponds, we'll
Iructed, could not fail to meet
he demand. A pratical engi-
speaking on this subject perti-
y says:
travelling through the country,
often surprised that farmers do
BIO advantage of low places
Convert them, at little expense
cpening aud Eodding the banks
ponds to receive the rainfall
the surrounding lands, and
supply their stock with water
pO36 once made should bC
Sly feHced and surrounded by
pws to prevent evaporation. Th'
will prevent cattle from get
INTO it. There should be a pas
leading to the pond, on th'
. side. where the water would b
Ssi0ie outside of a part OF the Ell
ire; This plan is invariabl,
'Ou in England. There / hav
seen ono pond common to on
:; They clean them every thir'
pc approach to tho water,
ia he borne In mind, must grad
descend, so that tho portion
pond fenced out should be
Gent depth to draw all the ws
within reach of tho cattle, and th
OF the approach should Civ
10 room for the two or three ca
y 9, drink at one time GerY.d
Telegraph.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-11-11
MINORS OF THE DAY.


+ tickcrS-Filcs.
agcs-i.adics' ages.
Knots Lovers ties.
h of MISUNDERSTANDING.
Universal want--Want of mon
I.nc rulc"--PetticOat govern
'ob US a line as the trout said to
anglCr.
an ought to keep out of trade,
an't cttin,
| |apossible for a garrct widow
KIN roomatic papcs?
,aEay to keep your silk umbrel-
lain lend your cotton one.
/ okccomc thnl lion of u party, it is
|aeccssary to make a beast OF ones
r1s are lawyers like ivy?-be-
aIhc greater the ruin, the more
ebng.
|rSst weed does a gardener seldom
,Slto sce?-A cigar in his own
Fm is a dishonored draftlikc Mr..
.asibnO ?-Bccausc it's noted
tan auction of miscellaneous ar
I'm the open air it began to rain
pnA by.stander advised the auc-
|le@ that the next article put up
|uld be an umbrella.
'alsrs make many friends but
lpemorc acquaintances.
T6e fools rovenge"--on wit
lther fsr-fetched, eh 2"
varning for fashionable assem-
hook out forpaint.
Vhs is a ken immortal? Ans
|auSe its son never sets.
Iskoemakers are not radical, they
Il least addicted to extreme
asHcs,
|Vhen is u smile behind time ?
lenit's little laughter.
VIII is the letter S like n sewing
chic c?-Bccause it makes needles
dlaSs,
Yankcc, having read the words
milo mini i'll, wants to know
At be did it for,
WI are sycIIs in lIindostan likt
laay ?--Because they're lndi
Askc),
Korth noting--This is n goot
10 81 the year TO collect autograph
|fyour creditors.
Iappy thought by a cheap shirt
.kef, on his own workwOmcn
heB come like shadows, and sew
paft~
f6 duck goes into the water 70
ID reasons, does he come on Ian,
ip'dry purposes?
Dne wousd suppose that 'the lux
/ d woe" (whoa!) is the best az
sltCd by the tired cab.horse.
FAe man who gave a bit of hi
nato another hos since been pun
ed for a breach of the piece.
In1y SAYS she has heard that MOI
isthc root Of all evil, but she ho
nhjecti0n to having a trunk full {
lfh gentleman marrics, the lad
aslbc won before she is mo ;ricd-
wards they are both one.
New York oculist charged
HAHhy patient $1,000 for taking OF
aEe. That eye was an eye dca
"a thy fathers spirit" as Il
said to the little boy when |
aH itin the wood-pilo, and woI
what il was.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-11-11
What Prussia Docs With the Money.

The London Times says: Now
that n considerable portion OF the
war indcmnity-l, 0,O00,-has been
Inundated by France, it will be in.
tercsting to know, what becomes OF
the money. In the first place, 323,-
0OO,OOOf being the purchase money
for the Abstain railways, must be
deducted from the aum total. The
rest. ll75,OO0,000f., is equal to ll3,-
0OOOOO thalers. OF this 400O,OOO
thalcrs have been reserved to endoW
the generals, and another 4,OOUOO
thalers to assist those members OF
the landwchr and reserve whose pc,
cuniary circumstances have suffered
in the war. Two million thalers
more will indemnify the Germans
expelled from France; 100000 tha-
lcrs are allotted to ship-ownors
whose vessels were seized or detain,
ed IN the harbor by the blockade, and
abaut 2O,OO0,OOO, thalers have to ge to
the inhibitants Of Alsace and Lor-
raine for damages sustained and pro-
visions supplied both to the FrenGh
and Germans in the campaign, Add
| TO the 100000 thalers required tor
renairs and rolling stock Of tho AL
| sSce. Lorraine railways, and we have
! a total of 100000 thalers consum-
cd in redressing some of the evils
! wrought by the war. Oftheremaln-
| Ing ri 100000 thalCrs the government
woull, under new act of Parlla-
ment, be entitled to appropriate 24o,-
0OOOOO thalcrs as a pension for lnVal'
| ids; but, as the whole sum is not re,
! nmired at once, and as the individual
| States arc anxious to have o portion
Of their war expediture reimHursed G0L
| i Is assumed that only 3l,OOO'VW
will reyest to the pension list 10 Tor nd6 t6'
nrcscnt and the ssRaiping 23OOOO,
6O0 be distributed. The diuSsGA II
made according to the number o
men supplied by each State. ~ Il
other words, Prussia, or rather tn' m
late North German Copfcderacy' re re
ceiyes l% tiyo.sixtRs Of tho wpais, th'
remaining sixth being portiQnea 0u
between Bavaria, WurtemoeFgi pn
dom and the southern half OF llesse
Which before tho war had q soparat
contingent. The 200,000,W0 thaler
fms accruing to North German,
will be employed in replcnishipg IN
wor treasury and canGollln9 q po.
tion G" of tho war debt, Tho war treas
r'TH Try amounts, an itic yell known, 7
, Spy @G ooOO0O T thaIcrs. As TO the wa
: GV'OpV GcHt, treasury bonds-t0 the amour
. oS oSS!' a. oOIa 1 a0OO thalors were redeemc dec
= ., :" 9D,VGf tSr last few weeks, 6s,CO0,mO th'
i, I"rs sIG more fell duo before the lst St
e az pvoi" spo TO be withdrawn from ciro ll'
!, eS tiOa NJ IN y Tie course of tho rreScl
a year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-11-11

WHAT Score OF COUNTRY WILL
SUPPORT A RAulRoAp,-COl. Ham
mond, an experienced railroad man
Gays that Q territory ten miles wide on
each side ola railroad, in country
capable of sustaining any Ordinaril
dense population, Is capable Of sup
porting II. Whenever r, ilroads run
out from any commercial centre,
through such country, they will b"
sure to bring a sufficient population
to support them, within very few
years after their construction, If 1t is
not already there when the road is
projected, This is for railroads of the
usual construction and equipment.
It is but fair to infer that narrow gauge
railroads being cheaper Ol construc'
iiou, can be supported by proportion
oily less area aud population RtcFt
Rurui 4fess. e.r
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-11-11

N DnI OnN VVWT I't'''f'''', '''7''7
pll ,niu,nn, vJ,, one year, changea-
srly.,.... i'N w
''a,iccswIll be charged TWENTY
iaI n"siIi No. line. also cards of Individual
h hIIr,,d Ir,' with tho general news mat
oo,lc.s and tributes OF respect
'.ry nj n"It fnr as advertisements.
liars rsrrJJm advertisements viii be
W Ion, 10, ,u'I tnne must be specified.
9u'. 9.nt, for benevolent purposes
bserted at half price ,r,,,,., =,
y Circulars, Cards DE- printed Al
% rates, r.,roctrillv solioitad
4,uarterS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-11-11

TRAINS are rsaniDg regularly %, on
the south aud North Railroad rom
MONTGOMERY % to Elyt on, a distance o
niDatS milSs. TF9 work between
I WIUl9n and Dec.tur g progressing
rapidly, and Is being pusan'eu g a~nsntaI IUo%Si
with the utmost energy II Is expecttsJi pectei
the entire road viii be complete"
wiihln The coming twelve months
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-11-11

what mn mlucky suitor did; ne h9e
,yoorJ w and she wouldn't he cooed anu
she couldn't
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-11-11

Is It fair to define baby clothes IS
baWl-dresses Ti
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MACON BEACON

.urn EVERY SATURDAY
BY
,r,vS & WARD.
= subscriptiOu, in Advance,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-09-30

There is singular disposition
among American journals of the
Brick Pomeroy'S stamp, to make
grim jokes out of grave subjects.
A singleinstance of this procIivity
will illustrate the character of
this kind of witR), one of these
being like all others of its class:
"a lady trying, an experiment
with kerosene on a hot stove, got
up first class funeral at the ex-
pense of the family" Now we
solemnly protest against such VIC
lations of good taste not to say
good morals. This laughing at
murder, and making a joke of mis-
fortune, appears to us about as
appropriate as dancing at a funer-
al would be. There is something
go callous, so deformed about it
that We shrink from it with dis
gust. No other than a warped,
obliqne intellect would publish
such execrable evidences of its
own deformity, and we do not
envy man the possession of such
an idiosyncrasy, to call it by its
mildest name. A good joke is
like a relish to a main dish. 1t
may be pepper, mustard, or salad,
so that it is not poison.
-...-. 1--WE hold it good
To laugh away portion of our time,
And give to Mirth her song, to sport ker
feather,
But he who draws his wit to stab at Truth,
And is the friend of Folly when she smiles,
Has lived too long"
i Macon Beacon.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-09-30

The Northern press is brim full
of horrors, what with the revela-
tions brought to light by the cor
oners inquest on the bodies of the
victims of the dreadful railway
slaughter which took place in
Massachusetts, and the extraordi
nary details OF the finding of a
young womaH's body in a trunk,
and the subsequent investigation
of the history of the foul mystery
in New York. An utter disregard
for human life, and the boIdest and
most shameful practices which are
actually advertised in the person
al columns of the New York Her
aid, indicate a most shameful con-
dition of the public aud private
morality, unchecked by the law
and not sufficiently discounten
anced by society. That such
state of things should exist in
New York, the revolving particu-
lars of which are not fit for publi-
cation in this latitude, is one of
the most melancholy evidences of
the tone of large aud representa-
tive communities, and the rotten
ness and vileness of the code of
social ethics governing them.
The storms of indignation raised
sounds too much like stage thun-
der to give promise of any reform
in the administration of railways.
steamers, or the suppression of
criminal quackery.-TN. o. Bulle-
tin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-09-30

The number of people killed by
railroad accidents, considering the
number who daily travel by rail,
is marvelonsly small; and yet,
whenever there happens to be
what is called a railroad horror
some of the newspapers COM
mence clamoring for somebody to
be hanged for it. If these clam
orers were to attempt to run the
railroads themselves they would
depopulate the country in six
weeks Courier-Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-09-30

The New York Globe says Speak
er Blaine "shows that he has
made no money out of politics.
Nobody contends that he made his
large fortune out of politics. On
the contrary, everybody contends
that he made it since he has been
in politics. COurier Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-09-30
Grains Of Gold.

A day Of idleness tres more
than a week of work.
Love looks not with the eyes,
but with the mind.
Right is dull weapon, unless
skill and good sense WELD it.
The man who never made a
mistake never make a discovery.
Those who praise you in the be-
ginning, will ask favors in the
end.
Physic for the most part, is but
"a substitute for exercise or tenn
perance.
Vanity is Of much greater con-
sideration with people than utili-
ty.
Opinions founded upon mere
prejudice are always sustained
with greater violence.
Pride is increased by ignorance;
those who assume the most are
those who usually know the least.
Genius has limits; virtue has
none, every one pure and good
can become purer and better still.
The cultivation OF the moral
nature in man is the grand means
for the Improvement Of society.
That conduct sometimes seems
ridiculous the secret reason Of
which may, perhaps, he wise and
solid.
A mind too active and vigor-
GUS wears away the body, as the
finest jewels do soonest wear thei
settings.
We often omit the good we
might do in consequence of think
ing about that which it is out of
our power to do.
There is no one so innocent as
not to be evil spoken of; there is
no one so wicked as to merit all
condemnation.
1t is one of the worst of errors
to suppose that there is any path
of safety except that of duty.
Every heart has its secret sor
row, which the world knows not,
and often times we call a man
cold when he was only sad.
Promise should be given with
caution and kept with care. 1t
should be made with the heart
and remembered with the head.
Day and night yield us contrary
blessings, and at the same time
assist each other, by giving fresh
lustre to the delights of both.
There are men who, by long
consulting only their own in.
clination have forgotten that 9th.
| ers have a claim to the same de
ference. .-
Truthfulness is a corner stone
in character; and if it be not fin
IL laid in youth, there will BE- a
weak spot in the foundation.
Memory is a patient camel,
bearing huge burdens over life's
sandy desert. Intuition is bird
of paradise, drinking in the arc ina
, of celestial flowers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-09-30

~ say, Jones, that's a shocking
bad hat of yours. Why do you
wear such hideous thingi" BE
cause, my dear fellah, Mrs. Jones
declares she will not go out of the
house with me till | get a better
ONE aa .as
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-09-30

Prairie chickens partridge, tur-
keys and deer are said to be
very plentiful this season in the
West.