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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-01-19

ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are DESTROYED,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouling the hair with a pasty sedi-
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling of, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous, and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-01-19
Health! Beauty! /!

STRONG AND PURE RICH BLOOD-IN-
CREASE OF FLESH AND WEIGHT
CLEAR SKIN AND BEA UT1FUL COM
PLEXION SECURED TO ALL.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-01-19
Ayers
Hair Vigor,
For restoring Gray Hair to
its natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing which
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and efectual
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hair IS soon restored
to ats original color,
soith the gloss and
freshness Of youth.
Thin hair 10 fh;ok.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-01-19
DR.
SApSAD ADIVuIAN CSOIVEN,

HAS MADE THE MOST ASTONISHING
CURES; so QUICK, so RAPID ARE THE
CHANGES THE BODY UNDERGOES, U ~
DER THE INFLUENCE OF THIS TRULY
WONDERFUL MEDICINE, THAT
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-01-19
tnuy OF blLterS as stlmuIanL.
FEVER AND AGUE

FEVER AND AGUE cured for fifty cents
There is not remedial agent in this world that
will cure Fever and Ague, and all other Mala-
rious, Bilious, Scarlet, Typhoid, Yellow, and
other Fevers (aided by RAILWAYS PILLS) sc
quick as RAILWAYS READY RELIEF. Fifty
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27
ChappCd Hands.

The easiest and simplest remedy is
found in every store. Take common
starch and grind it with a knife until
it is reduced to the finest powder.
Take tia box and fill it with starch
thus prepared, so as to have it contin-
ually at hand for use. Then every
time the hands are taken from the
suds, or dish water, rinse them tho
roughly in clean water, wipe them,
and while they are yet damp, rub a
pinch of the chalk thoroughly over
them, covering the whole surface.
The effect is magical. The rough,
smarting skin is cooled, soOthed and
healed, bringing and insuring the
greatest degree of comfort and free
dom from this by no means insjgnifi-
cant trial. We know many persons
formerly afflicted with hands that
would chap until the blood oozed
from many minute crevices, COM
pletely freed from the trouble by the
use of this simple remedy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27
LivInr Ago.

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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27
Artificial Rain.

In England, where experimental
agriculture Is carried to an extent al
most unknown with us, the invention
OF methods OF irrigation has been very
ingenious. AT Stoke ParF a tract Of
twenty acres is irrigated by artificial
rain, the system being quite success
full. The water was applied every
night last summer in showers, except
when natural rain made it u~nnecessa-
ry. The apparatus consist of pipes
laid in the ground, supplied from an
elevated reservoir, into which water
is pumped by machinery. The finan-
cial exhibits made by the results ofthe
experiment is said to be a good one.
The interest on the money invested in
the necessary machinery, and the cost
of operating it, aggregated sos pei
acre for the entire tract Of twenty
acres. Likewise the income per acre
aggregated 5000, being made up of The
proceeds of one crop 0 fgrass andgraz.
ing in autumn Of 1870, and two crop,
Of hay in 1871. The net profit wa,
thus Sl05 per acre. On land Of the
same tract and same character, useC
for the same purpose, but where The
irrigation was omitted, the net profit
per acre was S45.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27
BUILDING FELT. Our readers VIII

BUILDING FELT. Our readers who
have in contemplation the erection OF
houses or other buildings, will beinter-
estod in the advertisement of Mr.. G. }.
Fay, in another column. This Felt Is
said to be water proof, to contain nc
tar, and to be an excellent covering for
both the outside and inside of buildlnGS
1t may be used as a substitute for plas-
ter on walls and ceilings. Mr.. Fay
also manufactures floor carpetings o
Felt, which for durability and cheap
ness he claims to be much superior tC
oil cloth of the same cost. These car
nets are painted in various neat designs
by hand. Circulars containing ful
particulars sent on application. !
samples OF all the different grades o
felt and carpctiug are wanted send tive
stamps.-Pbrea0iogicaj Journal
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27
Ka,p Out of Debt

Half the papleXty, annoyance aud
.r7 a.e that men have in this world ls
-.las"ce OF getting Into debt.
rst5 De- natural for some people
~ ana incur obligations without
lt. So long as they can avoid
m. ready cash. Give one Of this
-.r- 4 c.ance 70 buy on credit, and the
s s.ioas Of price and conditions OF
.eat avc matters that he cares lit
al, about. But what a crop OF trouble
err from the seed of debt? How
arv slaepless nights result from it,
How many ggay hairs it brings aud
'.l- .t,.n It sh0rtcus Ife?-Someumes
leadr G men to commit suicide or muir
DOR. And vet, how easy a thing e
Keen clear Of this terrible monster
Every Young man should form a fixed
s1J u~ualter,ble determination, before
commencing an active business career,
not 20 incur one penny Of Indebtedness
under any circumstances. Never Dor
row.. Never buy anything unless You
have the money to pay for it at once,
Paw no attention to splendid opp0rtu.
mites ''bargsins," ''rare chances
and the like. Such affairs are only the
t-ars which debt sets to catch victims.
II vou see anything that you would
like 20 buy, or il any offer is made that
Won waald like to accept, first look q
Your money pile and make the answer
depend upon that, Always pay as You
20. If y0u are short of money, YOU
uara your demands accordingly.
Poster habits Of economy, hive within
Your means, buy nothing that you can
not properly afford, ana you will so OF
. through lf5 free from the miseries that
ever bes1t the path Of the debtor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27

1t is very annoying, says the RTai
CdrOiiaiaR, after having set out a nice
lot of sweat potato or cabbage plants
to e them cut down, one by one, by
cut-worms. We have tried asl es,
lime, SCOT, and in fact, everything we
have heard OF, but never found any
thing enectual until, by accident, we
found three or four Of the worms one
morning, gathered under q small
hGar3. which had been left by some
children on a sweet potato hill. Act
ing upon this hint, we placed small
pieces of board, large chips, etc, all
through the patch, aud we trapped
them by hundreds, The boards mus
be lifted early in the morning, and OF
very warm days, again about noon,
A little care, for a few days, will cleal
these pests out Of the garden. One
trial will satisfy any person of the
merits Of this plan.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27
The Centre OF Gravity Of the United
States.

Prof. HuEard of the coast survey.
has made some interesting calculations
from the last and previous censuses,
which show the steady westward move
me-t Of the centre Of fine population Of
lie United States. Prof. Hilgard uses
tine phrase centre Of gravity Of the
u~opulaslon.n which imagining the
country 70 be d plane loaded with III
Labi-al.s, distributed over it in the
manner showuby the census, would be
the point upon which the plane would
balance. In 1910 this point was near
the eastern foot of the Cumberland
mountains, in Virginia, upon the 30th
parallel Of latitude. In 1850 the cen
.us showed that the point had moved
westward 81 miles, to a point south OF
Parkersburg, Va. In 1860 it was s.
miles further west at a point south OF
Cli,licotho, Ohio, not far from the
line between Virginia and Kentucky.
Tn 1870 the point was found to have
moved Is miles further west, and it is
uow .t Wilmington, Clinton county,
Dl.1. He estimates that in the yeal
1860 the centre will be found to be
u.1. Bloomington, about 40 miles
..ut.waIl Of indianapolis.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27
VALUABLE RECIPES.

The following recipes we CLEAN lronl
the American Stock Journal;
:, ,vpRrya HoRsEs.-Iti is stated on
tbs bsst authority that a dose or TWO
ofdrv wheat bran has never ialieu II
curing slobbers In horses
SADDLE SoREs.-Take a little me
lv.powdered alum, aud dredge II ovea
tbe diseased part three or four tunes "
dav until a dry scab Is secured'
no PREVENT WOUNDS FROM NOR
TfrYIN0-Sprinkle sugar on them
The Turks wash fresh wounds WIN
wine, and sprinkle sugar on theih.
! Obstinate ulcers may be cured Witn
sugar dissolved in a strong decocuoh
Of walnut leaves.
FEET IN CATTLE.-Cleanse lhe
sore, and cut away all the loose VI
separated horn and proud iiesh' anu
afterwards dress the sore with a NIUE
butyr of anthony, and turn the beast
into a dry pasture. Keep dry WINE
under treatment.
WORMS IN HoRsEs.-Divide SIX
ounces of iron filings among twelve
balls. and give one every morning I'M
iii they are finished, and then give a
dose Of aloes (six drachms, in pail,
with two drachms of ginger Whlch
will cause the expulsion ofany worms
which may remain in the horses III
testines.
FRNsr IN Cows TEATs.-The best
remedy know of is the following
Take equal parts of snow water tune
snow being melted by the fire. and
flax seed oil, mix well, and apply II
morning and evening. A few dress
ings will cure the worst cases. 1t has
fol me. Try 1t.
KIDNEY DISEASE IN HoGS.--A
spoonful otspirits of turpentine rubbed
on yer the kidneys twice a day, ant
if the skin is rough and hard, rub i
first with q curry comb to open th'
pores. Ihave seen hogs that had beel
|. disabled three weeks cured in three
days by this treatment, and neVe.
heard Of a failure.
CURB ON THE HOCK.-A recen
curb is generally easily reduced by
rest, cooling and afterwards stimulat
ing applications or ~blistering. Is.
these means it may often be perfect!
| curei; sometimes permanently. ~
=. this is by no means %cert9ln; for 1t !
no way improbable that it will b
! brought on again by exertion.
HEAvEs IN HoRsES.-Tfeatment
to do good permanently, must be b.
gradual ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| five grain doses Of arsenic given one
in tWenty-f0ur hours, for two weeks
t then, after q weeks intermission
i, commencing a. bsfore, will cure an,
cases. Give as little hay orrough iee'
in large bulk, as possible. lmproY
: the condition of the horse 10y ever,
p way or means, and the animal vii
+ be relieved.
HOG CHoLERA.-The best remed.
we have ever tried IL to take one peel
{ of wood ashes, four pounds salt, on.
I pound black anthony, Il poun'
) copperas, one pound sulphur, quartz
? pound saltpetrc, pound and mix tho
roughly; moisten enough to proven
waste: put in a trough in a dry plac.
! where the hogs can ut all timeseat JUS
as much as they please of it.. If pre-
r disposed to cholera they will eat
very freely, and it will make some
r thing of an item Of expense for a time
at other times they will eat less, 0
perhaps none at all.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27

Mr. Frank Graves OF Mareellus-
Fails, New Gor6, writing to the Ger
maatouR Telegraph, On this sa0lect
says:
Not only should we bring to our Us
sistsgce every ayailable st.mulant 10
yerptable growth, buI also AZ the same
time that kind should come INST
which Is the cheapest. y great deal
has been written about compostlngi
Collecting forest leaves, diss0lVlng
homes. and saving rubbish generally
all good in a measure sud auulhg
their mite to the e6riehiug OF the
land. but not wholly satisfying the
great craving of the soil for food. IL
Is the deduction our leading farmers
make from years of experience, that
clover is the cheapest manure, A
principAl item is the cost Of applying
fertilizers. | set a mSn ct work haul
inc barnyari manure. HemGst have
a team, wagon Sud fork. lie does q
yocd DAYS work ithe covers an acre. |
send a man to the field with q bag OF
clover-seed on his ~soulders, and when
NIGHT comes he has seeded down ten
acres or more. He has added more
fertility to the SOL man seohlaiheul III
one hundred l02us Of common oAtu-
ward manure. y not very distant
farmer says al cannot afford to put
my straw back on my land,' so at
five dollars = ton his wheat straw goes
to tie paper-mHI aau Is luiheoiI,elS
converted mo pSPeI' 4 Nc Ivy
clover seed WIN lne in1NeS VI GouiSe
he c01S aIoId 10 put II 9AcNi tuousn
the resulting lFeil "ou'u no' oV neSi
so great as IS enhInpuiy es.Lnar
ted. II seems % he Se''ts - gro"
cloyer-seed Sh' keep me slta" wv
Clover protects sals 2'i aye AetGe y
may truly d e2-Isd% Maltu' y tnlcA
matot clover prevents . esoape ltE n
the eartn OF Iet'-li4sds pi0pe'Tes ~"
would otherwise ue WSsIeI' ~ q
ooaru on me SFoulu ~ !eM mouths
aud no matter no" osrtea lhe sou, =
I proper amount OF ieT'li!A!uS Ha'SIla
Will accumulate undeE lie BOARD Jus
in this way Toes Inc cover pant Ietcl
up barren, WORKOUT lauu 70 " pro
uueihg state fo5SIoly "S ltucti tuLlu,
IS kept back 10 me ear'n IA 'IlIs way
ass drawn rom the ar ny the leaNe'
OF the planI, AgalG, elo,eI MEOW
the SOIL. Lana u"N!us " h",uaA1 Yen
dency TO become pA>ty' nsa{y AZ ~
tough' uHAy ot touSNt.Su WIZ e.. H. Io
erai See9iue AHsI " n,io", an+ =,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27

After perusing the Omaha Legal En-
terprise in aid of Mercy Hospital. o
Omaha, we must confess that we are
astonished at the fairness of tho Omaha
! Library drawing and also the endorse.
ment 9ltais second scheme, under the
auspieo5 ofthe Sisters Of Mercy, which
includes a1l the authorities OF the state
from the Governor down TO the civil
and military. The tickets are SO each
or two for So; highest prize $4,000
The drawing takes place in public Jan
80,h. DR.. Gardiner, physician 70 Mcr'
cy Hospital has associated with him
Mr.. Pattce. Full particulars can he
he'd by addressing, PATTEE & GARDI,
NER Omaha, Neb. -FfeemGn'S journal
". \.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27

NEW USE FOR ELECTRICITY
Electricity has achieved a new tri-
umph. Already employed to restore
vigor and nimbleness to the equity
limbs of decrepit 6ons viUdntS, the re
cent discoveries of DR.. Bernier, q
French physician, show electricity to
be an efficient remedy for the evil eff
fects of excessive drinking on the
human nose. The doctor maintains
that, by the application of an electric
current to noses even Of the most
B~acchanalian hue, the flesh may be
made to come again as the flesh of
a little child !" and he supports his
assertion by n cas performed on a
female patient of his own, a woman
OF high rank.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27
SOlidIncatiOn of Petroleum.

The Journal dc pEcidirdge du Gaz
has an article referring to the new
process for solidifying petroleum and
its volatile parts. According to the
representations made in the Journal,
the oil, after undergoingthis treatment,
is subject to none but the most trihing
evaporation, and, therefore, CONNER
cially considered, the method has an
important value. Even in case of fire,
there need be no apprehension of the
terrible effects of the liquid flames
spreading themselves on all sides in
inextinguishable conflagration. Solid
flied by this new process, tho mass of
petroleum burns without liquifying.
The petroleum is submitted to u novel
process, which reduces the substance
to its primitive state, withoutEany loss
or deterioration of its lighting quail
ties, or without augmenting the price.
The operation involves, Of course. a
certain amount Of cost, but this is
compensated for by tho perfect pre-
servation Of the petroleum, its conven-
lent transportation, and other adyan-
tages,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27
Simple Cure for Rheumatism.

The Call furnishes the following as q
cure for this painful disease
"Boila small potful Of potatoes,
and battle the part affected with the
water in which the potatoes were boil
ed, as hot as a be applied, immedi-
ately before going to bed. The pain
will be removed, or at least alleviated,
by the next morning. Some Of the
most obstinate rheumatic pains have
lately been cured by II application
Of this novel and simple remedy"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27

SHELTER YOUR STOCK AND SAVE
FEED.-An experiment made in Eng
land shows that one hundred sheen
fed under shelter on twenty pounds OF
Swedish turnips each, per day, at the
end Of q few weeks, had gained three
pounds more each than another hun
bred which were fel twenty pounds
Of the same kind of turnips each, but
in the open air or field.
Five sheep were fed in the open ali
In November, the temperature being
at forty-five degrees. They consum-
ed ninety pounds of food per day. AT
the end of ten days they weighed two
pounds less than when first exposed.
Five other sheep were then placed in a
shed, the temperature being forty.nine
degrees at first they consumed eigh.
ty-two pounds per day, then seventy
pounds, and at the end of the time
they had gained twenty-three pounds.
This is proof sufficient of the advan.
tage OF sheltering stock.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27

What a difficult thing 1t would be TO
sit down and try to enumerate the diff
ferent influences by which our lives
have been eflected-inhuence 81 other
lives, Of art, of nature, Of place and
circum8tance-of beautiful sights pass
ing before our eyes, or painful ones ;
seasons following in their course-hills
rising on horiZons-scenes of ruin
and desolation - crowded thorough
fa~res-sounds Ia u ears, Earring OF
naruonions-the voices OF friends,
calling, warning, encouraging = OF
preachers preachlng--of people in the
street below, complaining and asking
our plLyl-[Miss Thackeray.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27

CURE FOR FOUNDER "A gentleman in
Texas sends the following to the Eu.
faula NelOS, and vouches for it rs q
cure of q founder in q horse. The
remedy is simple and accessible to all.
Try it:
"Take q heaping tablespoonful of
pulyerized alum, open his mouth and
put it as far down as possible, and he
will be fit for use in 81 hours"
W. have tried the above remedy on
three occasions, and with entire success
each time. After administering the
alum, however, the horse should be
placed in water, up to his knees, and
kept there till the cure is completed
Practical Planter.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27

Farmer Plez b., who lives in the in
terror ofthis State, is a penurious old
fellow, but his wife, Sally, is extrava-
CANT. Sally went to town one day,
taking a good deal Of money with her,
and on reaching home she had but a
nickel left. As she handed the solita-
ry nickel to the old man his face grew
livid, he cursed and tore around like a
mailman, and ended by pitching the
nickel into the fire. lie didn't speak
to Sally again that day or hat night,
but after he had gone to bed he rolled
and tossed till about 4 o'clock the next
morning, at which hour he sprang out
upon the floor with a s|uddenness that
nearly awakened the slumbering Sally.
Without stopping to dress himself, he
struck q light and got the seive, then
kneeling on the hearth he filled the
seive with ashes and began to sift.
Working away in this manner for some
time, he all at once uttered q cry Of
Joy, which so startled Sally that she
yelled from under the bedclothes,
''What on earth's the matter, Plez-
what are you making such a fuss
about" "Oh, Lord, Sal" cried Plez,
1--we found it! I've found itu'
"Found what ?" shouted Sally. "Ohvi
shouted Plez. "I'ge Jolnd thu
nickel ~
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27

THE COUNTRY SEEMS TO BE FILLED
WITH SpECIFIC-For the cure of Lung
Diseases, that one scarcely knows which
to use, for want Of confidence in their
medical properties; but from the re-
markable cures and the high order and
extraordinary efficacy of Allon's Lung
Balsam, thst woare compelled to regard
the evidences Of II senses, and con
tidontly state for Cough and,Cold, and
that Hgdra-H eaded Monster Consump>
ton, we think that preparation a safe
and certain cure that is now before the
public.
For sale by all Medicine Dealers,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-01-27
To m

The advertiser, having been rmanently cur
I'd of that dread disease, Consumption, by a
simple remedy, is anxious to mako known t,
his fellow sufferers tho means Of euro. To al
VINO desire it, he will send a copy of the pre-.
Scrlption used, (frOo Of chargc), with tho di
rGctens for preparing md using the same.
which they will find a SURF CURE for CoNsuMp-
TloN, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, &c, Parties wish.
ing tho prescription will please address
0.,o Rev; EDWARD A. WILSON,
Dec, ely. ~