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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01
NEWS ITFMS.

Galveston, Texas, is to have a Sl5,-
QUO hotel.
The wheat crop Of North Georgia is
turning out badly.
Roasting ears plentiful at Brennan,
Texas on June LIST.
Peaches, in Middle Georgia, will be
very abundant this year.
There are seven hundred COnvicts
In the Texas penitentiary.
The Virginia Tobacco Fair is TO be
held this year at Petersburg.
Reputation will be a main issue In
the next legislative election in Mis-
sissippi.
The new Texas State law against
carrying deadly weapons will he rigid
ly enforced after the 10th of this
month.
Cotton, rOsin, rice and lumber, to
the value of $277, 1872 IS, where ship
ped from Savannah, Ga, for foreign
ports last Wednesday.
Mrs. Long, who settled In Texas
with her husband, Gen. James Long,
In 1918, made q beautiful quilt with
her own hands and exhibited it at the
State fair.
Considering the decision that the
military court which CONDEMNED Yerger
was unconstitutional, the idea intrudes
"what if he had been accidentally
hanged In pursuance Of the s%entence?'
Criminals are so scarce at Galveston
that they have to double. OF ten
leading parts in the Criminal Court,
William Murray plays three and Ed
ward Ellard and Uriah Let's two
apieces.
A determined effort is being made in
many Southern cities by the employ
es in stores to have the hours of labor
shortened, so that they may have the
evenings for recreation or mental inn
provement.
The Columbus Enquirer has the fol-
lowing: 1--WE hear that one of the
Sabbath Schools Of Columbus is talk
ing ofappointinga committee of young
gentlemen and ladies to raise children
for the Sabbath School,"
Horace Greeley, writing from Tex
as, estimates that are at least one hun
dred million acres Of fertile land in
that State, owned by men who fer va
rious reasons are compelled to sell it;
and that half the land In Texas is in
market at prices ranging from 5Ocents
to So per acre.
Last Tuesday a Montgomery dray-
man was standing on his dray with
his back to the mule, when the mule,
as If scared, took sudden jump. The
drayman got up, felt ofhis head, look
ed at the hole in the ground and re-
marked, "Dar, OATS twice you done
dat for me dis mornin'; l git you, you
mind i'll don't. I'll scratch your back
you mind noW.n
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01
Small Farms,

We have repeatedly advocated the
p'vIding up of the extensive farms
that were profitable under our former
system OF labor, but now are actually
valulcss TO their owners; and the
following, among other arguments.
may be urged for lis adoption:
Small farms make near neiohLors
they make good roads, they make
plenty Of good schools and churches
there is more money made in propor.
ton to the labor less labor is wanted
everything is kept neat; less wages
have to be paid for help less time Is
wasted; more is raised to the acre.
because it is titled better; th, re d
no watching of hired men the mind
is not kept in a worry, a stew, a fret
all the time. There is not 50 much
fear Of = drought, of wet weather, OF
a frost, of small prices. There Is
not 50 much money to be paid out.foi
agricultural implements. Our wives
and children have time 10 read, L
improve their minds. A small horse
is soon curried-and the work OF
a small farm is always pushed for
ward in season. Give us small farm.
for comfort; aye, and give us small
farms for protit.-IenneSsee Agri
cuttWTdh I.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01

The CROP.--We have from the sew,
eral sections of Onr widely extended
country the most favorable reports
of the appearance of the wheat aud
rye crops. In some localities, il il
true, we have accounts of the appear,
ance Of the fly, &c, but we think il
probable that the injury will be
found to be very limited in extent
The most uncertainty seems TO res
with the crop in California, which il
becoming one of the largest as wei.
as nearly the earliest of wheat grow.
ing States. The reports vary very
much in regard TO it, some saying
there will be nearly an average croI
of wheat, and others that there viii
be very little, if any, for export
The supply of wheat in New York
April Ii, 1871, was $50, S57 bushels
April II, 1870, there was l,727, l2t
bushels, and April l7-lSG9. there was
|, 5G2, 240 bushels. In Chicago, Apri
IL, 1871, there was 2, 226 500 bushels
same time last year there was 1902,
OC9 bushels. In Milwaukee there
was l,640 900 bushels against 2,493
600 bushels last year. This show
nearly two millions bushels les
wheat in these three principal mark
cts than there was at the same tint
last year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01
HUMORS OF THE DAY.

A Kansas billiard table is thus des-
cribed: "First, in the middle of the
floor was a large goods box, on which
was laid about a wagon load of sand
stone, covered with about eight yards
Of blue jeans. For pockets they had
old boots, about No 10; for cues they
used old broken hoe handles; boiled
eggs for balls; and count this lovely
game they used dried apples on a
clothes Ii.
A youth, repentant, but incoherent
over his dissipation, signed the fol-
lowing pledge: 81 sOlemnly promise
to abstain from the use of all intoxi-
eating beverages, otherwise than as a
drink, and profanity, unless prescribed
by a physician, at least four times a
day, except cidar."
A clergyman OF Cairo, ILL.,, express
ed lately his contempt ofnickles in his
Sunday collection, and positively for
babe any Of his congregation from
contributing anything under the
denomination of five cents. "Save
your cents" said the good man, "un-
til you have five, before you put your
hands into this box. The Widows
mite business is played out here"
You haven't got such a thing as a
pair Of old trowsers, have you?n said
al Irishman to a merchant. 'No,
my man." said the merchant; 81
don't keep my wardrobe in my count.
ing-house." "Where do you live?n
rejoined Pat, "and I'll call in the
morning for the old pair you've got
on.n
A traveller being in a coffee house
with some gentlemen, was largely
drawing on the credulity Of the conf
pany. "Where did you say all these
wonders happened, sir?!" asked a gem
tleman present. II can't exactly
say" replied the traveller, "but some
where In Europe-Russia, | Think
II should rather think H-a-M,n re-.
turned the other.
The law as profession was not to
the taste Of Peter the Great. When
he was in England he visited West
minister Hall in term time, and was
much struck by the great array of
wigs and gowns.
"Who + those people?" said the
Gar to Lord Carmarthen, who ac-
companied him.
"They are the lawyers, sir.n
lawyers" repeated Peter, "why
have only two in all my dominions,
and l believe l shall hang one of them
that moment, | get back"
Uncle Sam sometimes makes q joke
musty as he is. He is making one
now which excites both admiration
and Indignation. Nearly all the Gov
eminent troops in the Indian country
are negroes, sent there because they
hadn't any char" which the redskins
could "raise.n "Lo" has tried it on
several time, much to his disgust, and
If the negroes are to be kept out there
he is going to quit the war path.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01
Mistake.

1t is a mistake to suppose thai
great wealth brings happiness, al,
though too many of lis arc in the
habit of imagining that such is the
case. 1t was once said bya million.
iare who had made his efforts, that
the first dollar made more delight
than the thousands he gathered af.
terward. He learned to despisc So
small a thing as Il dollar, and doing
so, forfeited all the joy hat its pos
session gave him. In all our rcla-
tions, the value ofomall things is con
stantly suggested to us. The sum of
happiness is made up oftrifes. The
Fragrance of a flower will sometimes
steal over our depressed and despon-
dent spirits like a golden memory,
and fill us with an u~ndctinable peace
that dissipates all the darkness from
our souls. A CHEEKY word, an en-
dearment or carcss, or a voice of en-
couragement will sometimes awaken
our half dead hearts into new life
and change the sullcn andsombrc as
poet of all things around us, into
brightness and beauty, The familiar
hearts, the easy chair, the open Win
dow, the well worn book, the kiss of
children, the voice and a smile of n
loved wife, the family board, the
chance visit Of al esteemed friend, or
to come down to still smaller t~rifles,
the evening pipe, the merry hum of
the tca-kcttle, and the blazing fire
after a battle with the rough weather
outsidc-these, and such little things
as these, involve more happiness and
solace than the great triumphs and
successes that await us in the world.
The worlds triumphs and successes
soon clog us, so that we demand
greater victories to-day, than we
were satisfied with yesterday. But
these little t%riles, if We are wise
enough to be content with them,
grow dearcr as they grow familiar,
and become pcrenniel fountains of
JOY and solace. Let us take care of
the little things of life, that contain
80 much of happiness or misery, and
the great things may be left to take
care of themselves.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01

Effect of Peas and Beans Upon the Soil.

Peas and beans, as well as buck
wheat, are destructive to weeds, and
give a mellow appearance to the soil.
In this respect they ave probable,
and, as such, can often be made
available but for several crops they
will not do. The pea is uncertain,
and Is often difficult to harvest ; it is,
moreover, affected by the frost in
some localities. Mildew, also, is an
enemy to the pea. The three grains
r good for the purposes enumerated
and they will dor for domestic uses,
on q small scale, as needed.
Some people are misled by the
mellowness of the soil after these
grains, into the belief that they aic
enriching TO the ground, drawing
largely from the atmosphere. 1t il
the mellowness of ground and the
freedom from weeds that deceive
these men. So far aB these qualitie;
-mellOwneSs Of the soil and freedom
from weeds-are concerned, the sol
is benefited otherwise, 1t receives
tho greater injury iu the richncs:
which the grains extract. At leasI
the after crops prove no advantage
Corn, or any hard crops, will benefit
the soil by ~abstraCting strength from
the atmosphere this, in consequence
of the air (by stirring 1t and exposing
it, and thus imparting its fertility
to the soil, or rather the soil ABSTRACT
from the air. 1t is in this way tina.
tilling becomes a manure, according
to the original Specification of thu
term.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01

REV. CHARLES d. NoTT, of st.
Louis, sends us the following proof
that foxes can "abstract' IDEAS as
well as chickens
A former pastor of mine told me
the following: When a boy, he had
a fox, who, | regret TO say, bore the
reputation of possessing far more
brain than personal piety. This fox
was kept in the yard in q sort of
raised den, nicely sodded over, and
was confined by a chain that allowed
him quite a generous circumference.
One evening in the fall, the farm
wagon, returning from the field with
a load of corn, passed near the den,
and by chance dropped an ear where
the fox could reach it. lie was seen
to spring out, seize the corn, and
carry it quickly back into the den.
What he wanted with it was a mys-
terry, as corn formed no part of the
g%entleman's diet. The next morning,
however, the mystery was solved,
for the fox was observed, out of his
den, aud considerably within the
length of his chain, milling of some
of the corn and scattering ii about in
full view of the poultry, after which
he took the remainder back into the
den and awaited events. Sure
enough, the chickens came; and
while eating, out sprang the fox,
nobbed his man, and quietly took his
breakfast in his back parlor,-hldc-
PENDENT.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01
Farming.

We have often spoken of tho i'm,
pOrtauco and dignity of farming
as n pursuit, and yet in the face
of the great Advancement that
has been made in late years, there
are two many farmers who regard
themselves as literally, "toiierS,'
without aspirations for higher attain
mcntS and without premise of inn
provemcnt in the future. We repeat
what we have often said, that farm
ing is not simply a profession, but of
all professions, in its practice, it em-
braces the very widest range of sci
entitic truths and actual facts, and it
cannot be disputed that in this pur-
suit we have afforded the widest
field for the analytic mind. But how
few of those who own vast acres will
ever pause to inquire into the infu-
cnces they start to work, or ask con-
corning the causes which led to such
important results.
AS at present conducted, there is a
large amount of very difficult labor
required to be performed in farming.
There is no excellence attainable
without effort, and the farmer who
can command the respect of his fell
low men and the confidence of the
entire community, by the success he
achieves, has Just cause for pride.
Science and human skill are required
to effect the results we all desire to
see, and when our farmers, generally,
with a higher appreciation Of their
capacities, and a truer estimate of
the results they bring about, will
earnestly labor to make their pur-
suit attractive and profitable, there
will be less cause for complaint.
The remark oft-quotedi is, that farm
ing is the most independent of all the
callings Of life. This may be true
sometimes, but it is not true in every
To become really successful in
farming, the latest development, of
science, bearing on agriculture, must
be properly estimated. Care, atten-
ton, earnestness, and industry, are
the qualities demanded, and we speak
of this now only to impress OH the
of many that success is attain
able only by unremitting exertion.
There must be a constant desire to
improve, but, unfortunately, too
many farmers think that when they
a certain degree of success
there is no longer all incentive
Dr. induccment to increased cxcrtion,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01
Advice TO a Bride that Expected to &c

A bright young lady on hearing of
the approaching marriage of q friend
sat down and dashed off the follow
ing TO rid her mind of the conscious
ness of neglected duty:
MY Dear; | hear you and
will soon be joined in the holy bonds
of matrimony, and ere you are quite
passed into his hands | wish to give
you a few words of advice. Be Kind
to him, for lie is one that must be
treated tenderly, or fade away. Love
him much, for he is worthy Of all
trust, honor and love. And when
you stand to be united be ever ready
with your own strong arm in the
excitement of the scene he may eX-
haust his sensitive nature, and unless
you lend him your aid, he may faint
away. Treat him carefully. Make
the fires for him. Saw his wood for
him. Work for him. Walk for him.
Kill yourself for him. Then if, on
your death-bed, he thanks you.
humbly accept his thanks, and depart
in peace"
Admirable woman!
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01
A Hint 10 Grumblcrs.

What a noisy world .his is!'
croaked all old frog, as he squatted
on the margin of the pool. &C DO you
hear those geese, how they scream
and hiss? What do they do il fol? p
90, just to amuse themselves" an.
swered "A little field mouse.
Presently we shall have the owls
hooting; what is That tori"
"lps music they like the best
said the mouse.
And those grasshoppers, they
can't go home without grinding and
chipping why do they do that"
20, they're so happy they can't
help it," said the mouse.
"You find excuses for all; be-
lieve you don't understand music, so
you like the hideous noises"
Well, friend, to be honest with
your said the mouse, al don't great
ly admire any of them but they are
oil sweet to my ears, compared with
the constant croaking of a frog"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01
NEWS ITEMS

Recently several cargoes of fine hops
have been brought from California
and sold in the New York market at
high prices. Formerly, hops were
sent from New York to California, but
at present the current of the trade is
reversed,
a monument to the memory of the
late Lewis Cass has just been COM
pletedin Elmwood Cemetery, Detro-
it. The monument is q granite col
umn twelve feet high, resting on
stone masonry. Its cost was $4,000.
The fires in the mountains of Sulli-
van, Ulster and Delaware counties, N.
Y, have destroyed 10000 acres of for
est, and + still burning. Three cab
ms have been destroyed, and their &C.
cupants are believed to have perishel.
According othe decision of KAISER
WILLIAM, the Imperial eagle of Ger
many, is to be singled headed, resem-
bling the American spread eagle.
The breast of the German eagle will
represent the Prussian eagle, and that
of the latter will contain the Hohen-
zoilern eagle.
Late foreign adNices inform us that
the yellow fever is making a great
ravages in the city of Buenos Ayres,
the deaths being on an average $50 q
day. 1900 deaths have occurred.
Buenos Ayres contained zoe, 1000 peo-
pie, but they fled in panic from the
city, SO that but $4,000 remained at
last accounts, ard OF these 5000 were
down with the fever.
We see it stated that the Mississippi
is imparting the complexion given to
it by the great crevssse to all the
waters with which it has any cOnnec-
ton. Lake Pontchartrain Is now en-
tirely filled with muddy river water.
The yellow color extends out into the
gulf, forty miles to the east and south
east, running with considerable force.
All the bayOus leading from the lake
are Of the same hue. and Lake BOrgne
is pretty well tinged.
The annual report of the commits
siOner of Emigration shows that the
JOApi huD1bCL vi pdSSCuBclS ldluSu AZ
the port of New York during the year
1879 was 355,475. of whom 81, 40 were
aliens for whom communication was
paid or bonds were executed. The
number of German emigrants who
arrived during 1870 was 1880; of Irish
TO, 167. During the twenty-four years
that the Commission has been In ex.
istence fonr million and a half Of inn.
migrants have arrived at the port o.
New York, and have received from IL
more or less of care and protection.
Western farmers have, for the pas
few years, been acting wisely in pay
ing less attention to speculation In
real estate and more TO the cultivation
of the land, and consequently are pay.
ing off their debts and relieving them,
selves from their membranes. Thu
improvements springing up in al
quarters Of the western country are
reported to he very remarkable, anC
trade of all kinds is safe, yielding
moderate profits and sure returns
Speculation traffic is the only business
affected with dizziness, but as the cred
1t system is ISIS prevalent, the pros
perity Of the people does not suffer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01
The Memphis DISTRIBUTION.

The 4th of July is rapidly approaching.
On that day some of the most magniii-
cent property in the city Of Memphis
will be drawn for in the Real Estate
Distribution, managed by Messrs. Pass
more d Rutlin. Who whould not liketo
possess the lucky share that is to draw
the New Memphis Theatre, worth $780,
900, OF some other one of the hundred
and tiity-siX prizes embraced in this
splendid scheme? Five dollars invest
ed may make you happy in drawing
something valuable. Tho managers
and the distribution are Endorsed by the
Memphis appeal as being all right, and
worthy OF public confidence. There car
be no mistake about the fairness of the
drawing. Write to Passmore & Runin
No.4l Adams street, Memphis, Tenn
Tor shares in the enterprise.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01
4 Noble Wife.

A bankrupt merchant returned
home one night and said to his wife.
My dear, l am ruined; every
thing we have is in the hands of the
sheriff."
After a few moments Of silence,
the wife looked calmly into his face
and said:
"Will the sheriff sell you?"
ooh, no."
"Will he sell me!"
"Oh, mop
"Will he sell the children 2"
"Oh, mop
"Then do not say VIC have lost
everything, All that is most valuable
remains to us-manhood, woman.
hood, childhood. We have lost all
but the results of our skill and in
dustry. We can make another for.
tune il our hearts and hands arc left
u.s."
Can we wonder that, encouraged b,
such q wife, he is on the road to for.
tune again?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01

Drill and Broadcast Sowing.

At the annual meeting Of the East
ern Fortarshirc Farmers AsSocia-
ton, Mr.. Henderson, of Kincraig,
read the following report of expert
ments in drill and broadcast sowing,
made by himself and Mr.. Peter
laughs, ofKinnaird.
The field on which these expert
ments were made Is a light, black soil
lying on gravel, is under a rotation
of se"Cns, aud had been in turnips, in
1869; we'll MANFRED with farm-yard
dung, having , cwt. guano and . cwt.
dissolved bones, in addition. The
season, the reporter would remark,
was an unusually dry one, and UNI
favorable for crops on such soils.
lie believes, however, that it afforded
fair test of the comparative merits
of drill and broadcast sowing, and
reports as follows:
Barley sown by drill, LIST April 1870,
| acre, seed, 3 bushels. Cut 18th
August, 1870, Produce-weight, So
lbs. per bushcl, 4 qrs ? bushels 81
lbs; light grain, 29's lbs % stones.
Barley sown broadcast, of same date,
| acre; seed, 4 bushels. Produce
weight, "a. lbs. per bushel, 4 Qrs. 8
lbs.-2 bushels % lbs. Straw, 81
stones IL lbs-l5 stones 6 lbs.
Rcsult-Incroasc of barley after
drilling, 3 bushels 2S lbs. add for
extra seed TO broadcast, l bushel 3
bushels % lbs, In straw per acre,
Is stones 6 lbs. in favor of drill.
Oats sown by drill, 3lst March,
1870. Produco-weight, 49, lbs. per
bushel 5 qrs. l bushel and Is lbs,
light grain, 30 lbs, straw, III stone
2 lbs.
Oats sown broadcast, of same date,
l acre seed, 4 bushels. Produce
weight, 43 lbs. per pushed, 5 qrs. %
lbs. straw, los stones IL lbs,-S
stones IL lbs.
Result - Increase of oats after
drilling, AZ lbs. add for extra seed to
broadcast, l bushel. Say l bushel q
lbs. in favor of drill. In straw, per
acre, s stones ii lbs. in favor OF the
drill.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01

ADVANTAGES OF CRYING. A
French physician is out in o long dis
sertation on the advantages Of grOan-
ing and crying In general, and especi-
ally during surgical operations. He
contends that grOaning and crying are
two grand operations by which ma.
ture allays anguish; that those patti
ents who give way to their natural
feelings more speedily recover from
accidents and operations than those
who suppose it unworthy q man to
betray such symptoms Of cOwardice
as either to grOan or cry. He tells Of
a man who reduced his pulse from
one hundred and twenty-six to sixty
Ia the course Of . few hours, by Civ
ing full vent to his emotions. II peo-
pie are at all unhappy about ANYTHING
let them go into their rooms and com.
fort themselves with q loud bOO-h0O
and they will feel a hundred per cent.
better afterward.
In accordance with the above cry
ing Of children should not be too
greatly discourage. II 1t Is systemati-
cally repressed the result may be 81.
Vitrs' dance, cpHcp1e fts, OF some
other disease Of the nervous system.
What Is natural Is nearly always use.
full; and nothing can be more natural
than the crying Of children when any
thing occurs to give them either ply
steal or mental pain.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-07-01
The Time to Cut Clover.

An exchange very appropriately
says, in regard TO the time for cutting
clover, that a heavy growth of clover
badly Knocked down and twisted
together by rain and wind, is a bad
crop 10 handle. Better cut a heavy
crop early, rather than run the risk
of having ii fall down. What you
lose in the first crop by early cutting,
you will gain in the second or in
seed. Or, if you are short o. pas
ture, an early cut field of clover soon
gives a capital bite for recently
weaned lambs. But early cut clover
shrinks a good deal, and it requires
extra care in curing. The hay is very
deceptive 1t appears cured when it
is not, The sap is quite weak, and
the ingredients of the clover arc only
partially organized and consequently
more inclined to run into injurious
fermentation. Early cut clover,
therefore, must be thoroughly cured.
1t then makes capital hay for mich
cows.