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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-10-26
VERY GENERAL.

HARD AND SOFT wATFR.-All house
wives may not know how materially
the effects of hard and soft water
differ IN the cooking Of various veg
etables, while one species OF vege-
tables requires hard or soft water, as
the case NAV be, another species be-
comes sensibly detoriated by it. For
instance, peas and beans cooked IN
hard water, containing lime or gyp-
sum, will not boil tender, because
these substances harden vegetable
caseine. In soft water they boil ten
der, and lose a certain raw, rank
taste, which they retain in hard wat
er Many vegetables las onons)
boil nearly tasteless in soft water, be-
cause all the flavor is dissolved. The
addition of salt often cheeks this, as
in the case Of onions, causing the
vegetables to retain their peculiar
fayoring principles, besides much
nutritious matter which might be lost
in soft water. Thus it appears the
salt hardens the water to a degree
For extracting the juices of meat to
make a broth or soup, soft water, un'
sslted and cold at first, is best, for 1t
much more readily penetrates the
tissues but for boiling meats where
tbe inices should be retained, hard
-. ;a rrafaroble. and the meat
should be put in while it IS boiling
SO as to seal up the pores at once
IKE FIRST oRGAx.-A Boston paper
gives the following interesting ac-
count of the first church organ IN
America "In the Kings Chapel
was erected the first church organ IN
America. I have a vague remem-
/ brance of once hearing that this or
gan, or a portion of it, is still IN use
/ in a church in Salem. The history
| Of this organ, which was in the old
chapel removed about the middle
Of the last century to make way for
the present buildingl is interesting
/ II originally belonged to Mr.. Thorn
as Brattle, who, dying in l7l3, be-
oueathed it to the church which bore
his name, on the condition that q
sober person should be engaged to
play on it in loud manner. That
church, however; declined to accept
the Gift were sober musicians scarce
at that timer, and in accordance
with the terms of the will-though
the testator was probably dissenter
the organ was handed over to the
Kings Chapel, and was FIRST played
at Christmas, 17l4, by an organistt
sent over from England. Music II
seems, did not advance rapidly in
the colony, for it appears from tns nss
records that organIsts were imported
for the chapel as late as 1863 The
organ which Dow stands in the wes'
= tern gallery was brought from Eng
. land in 1856, about two years attel
q tbe new chapel was finished. Ira
! dition asserts that it was built b!
: tbe famous Father Schmidt. 1t i
= known that its first cost was f5oU
. and that the subsequent expense Q
+ freight and putting up was 4i5
q more. When the difference IN valu
Is considered, it will be seen that tn
ORGAN must have been superior II
. stfument. There is collateral eVl
y y dence, worthy of credence, that
Z was selected by the great Mr. Han
i del and it is on record that 1t W.
# service, in September, l75l, a sermG
,f suitable to the location being preacl
n ed at the time"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-10-26

Ir YOU wish to do good, Slo good;
if you wish to assist people, assist
people. The only way to learn to
do a thing is to do it, and that I'M
plies, before you learn to do right
YOU will do wrong-you will make
blunders, you will nave failures-bnt
persevere, and in the end you will
| arm YOUR lesson, and many other
lessons by the way.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-10-26

THE following is said to bo the
copy of n will left by a Capuchin
monk, who was we'll known tor his
deeds of charity in the Faubourg
St. Jacques, Paris: 81 bequeath
first to the Abbe Michaud, my bre"
wary, because he does not know his
own; secondly, to NJ. Jules Favre,
my frock, to hide his shame; third
", to NJ. Ganbetta, my cord, which n
viii prove useful one d! day round ms
neck fourthly, to NJ. Theirs, hisown
work, that he may read it over
rain; and, filthy, to France, my
Wallet, because she may shortly have
occasion for one to collect aims.
The foregoing composed the entire
worldly possessions ofthe deceased
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-10-26

STRANGELY do some people talk of
"getting over great sorrow over
leaping it, passing it by, thrusting
into oblivion. Not so. Noone ever
does that-at least, no nature which
can be touched by the feeling OF
grief at all. The only way is to pass
through the ocean of afliction sol,
emnly, slowly, with humility and
faith, as the Israelites passed through
the sea. Then IT'S very waves of mis-
cry will divide and become to u' a
wall on the right side and on the
LETT, until the gulf narrows and mar
rows before our eyes, and We land
safe on the opposite shore.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-10-26


h, ia MA MAN was complaining because
Ga "ile was recently taken with
1U,o U oil fever. She had a piece of
rSo Iu Oh her own in West Virginia
,n ra're oil had been found, and noih-
,s, y would do but she must organize
sba bvaOnpany and go to boring. So
5p, N, 10 pporedh him to 90 for IL long time,
@le ue wouldn't; so she went her
S,s, a, | told the man he would be
,SSuaed rSat in suing for u divorce. "On
pp,' grounds ?" asked the man.
q sat there, ON her oil grounds
yE9le mean what plea could l offer
br.jf That shq left here bread and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-10-26
GOVERNMENT STAMPS.
The Articles Requiring stamps In
dor the New Law,

The new stamp law, which went |
into effect yesterday, contains some
very important changes from the OLD
law which has heretofore been IN
force. 1t drops thirty-seven articles
from the list of those requiring to be
stamped, exempting everything IN
tho list except the following
STAMP TAXES UNDER SCHEDULE c.
Proprietary medicines and prepa-
rations-For and upon every packet,
box, bottle, pot, phIal, or other IN
closure, containing any pills, pow
ders, tinctures, troches, lo2enges,
syrups, cordials, bitters, anodynes,
tonics, plasters, liniments, salyes'
ointments, pastes, drops, waters,
essences, spirits, oils, or other medI-
cinal preparations or compounds
whatever, sold, offered or exposed
for sale, or removed forconsumption
and sale, by any person or persons
whatever, where such packet, box
etc with its contents, does not ez-
ceed, at retail price or value, the sum
of twenty-five cents, Oh,
Exceeding twenty-five and not ex-
ceeding fifty cents, OF.
Exceeding fifty and not exceeding
seventy-fye cents, 03.
Exceeding seyenty-tive cents, and
not exceeding one dollar, 04.
Exceeding one dollar, for every
additional fifty cents, or fractiona
part thereof is excess of one dollar
OF.
Perfumery and Cosmetics-Fol
and upon every packet, box, bottle
pot, phial, or other inclosure con
tanning any escence, extract, toilet
water, cosmetic, hair-oil, pomade
hair-iressing, hair restorative, hair
dye, tooth.wash, dentifrie, tooth
paste, aromatic cachous or any sim
{ liar article, by whatsoever name tn
! same heretofore have been, now are
or NAV hereafter be called, known Q
distinguished, used or applied, or t
be used or applied, as pertumer o
applied as perfumes or application
, to the hair, mouth or skin, sold, Of
l fered for sale or removed for cor
) sumption and sale, the same rate
0 per package, etc, as for medicine
; and preparations,
I Friction matches-For and upo
i every parcel or package of 100 c
;, less, Oh.
More than one hundred and ne
t more than 200, o..
!, For every additional 100, or ire
u tional part thereof Oh.
n n Wax tapers, dooble the rate tl
u friction matches.
II Cigar lights, made in part of WOO
Il wax, glass, paper or other material
n in parcels or packages, containiI
'e twenty-five lights or less in ea'
l, parcel or package, 0l.
IL When in parcels or packages co
'e tanning more than twenty-five al
Sc not more than fifty lights, ".
le For every additional twenty Il
D. lights, or fractional part of th
IT number, one cent additional.
or Playing Cards,-For and mp
ey every pack not exceeding tiity-t'
cards in number, irrespective
y price or value, C5.
9H STAMP DUTIES UNDER scHEpuLEB
u" ~, (On and after October l, 1872.
US Bank checks, drafts or orders,
"a Note.-Until October l, Is
ro e stamp taxes under schedule b
w. NAMED the same rs published
- - Regulations, Series 6, No. TO-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-10-26
DIR LITTLE FOLKS.

Would you take the last cent a
person has for glass of sod" wa water? :
asked A Kankakee youth. eyes,
responded the unthinkipg proprle,
tor; whereupon the hopeful pulled
out the cent and got drink.
A LITTLE girl was tenderly nursing
her sick doll the other day, and on
her mothers asking what ailed II
she replied, It's got the Alabama
claims very bad.
AYourn entered into a bookstore
and asked, "WhAt kind OF pens do
YOU sell her mister ?" All kinds
YOU Young rascal" answered one o.
the clerks, "Do you?" said the ut
tie chap, "then Siye me ten cents
worth Of pig pens.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-10-26
AlrONd.

4, estimated that three millions of
hsia. ''' "''u ''oii '"'''0 -
.s ,"0 steamer Charles Bright has re-
S, ,ueu the Panama cable, and laid
r'uofe end to Harbor Head, Jamaica.
A. V'unt Won Arnim, First Secretary of
AL. herman Legation, has been re-
~a ~'O nom Washington, and will be
mn ,Veued by Andreas Bermstoff, son
m'e N German ambassador at London.
b, aue public refuse to take note of the
'A VI Spain on account of the mum.
n. " counterfeits in circulation, and
.' ~'Soares of the Bank has fallen 5 per
Nu' IN consequence.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-10-26

"WHAr are you drawing, Anna ?"
"I'ee making your pietur'." So the
gentleman sat very still, and she
worked away very earnestly for a
while. Then she stopped, com! ared
her work with the original, and
shook her little head. 81 don't like
it much" she said, Giant Il great
deal like YOU dess TIL put ostail
to it and call lit a dog"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-10-26

MULrlrupEs, in their haste to get
rich, are ruined every year. The
men who do things maturely, slow
", deliberately, are the men who Of
tenest succeed in life. Pebble who are
habitually in hurry generally have
to do things twice over
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LyecoInnn' o'', ......................... lou w
gl''', ,,,os will be charged TWENTY
I,nalDolIfifiSS also cards Of Individual
gas per- "A Ii,,I Win The general news mat
.uoes and tributes OF respect
mary notiye9 s'r az advertisements.
charged loi ~ r. 7odvertisements Will De
saT iorbl.d,,r IN must be specified.
ri. SCENTS sO'.pl for benevolent purposes
iaTGIiTaa TGIiiIcaiarS, ia rs Cards &c" printed at
sat t,lr.a.l,ailon ralss' respectfully solicited
! /, quarters
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-10-26

NATURE breaches cheerlulness IN
her saddest mood ; she covers even
forgotten graves with flowers,
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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-17
NEW YORK

The Reform Democrats Of New
York, who have bolted from the Rob-
bcrs Roost of Tammany, and who sup
port Grant as against the Greeley
fraud, met in delegate Convention,
Saturday, to the number of 1900 dele
gates, from all parts of the city, and
nominated that live Irish-Republican,
Sheriff O'Brien for Mayor.
The New York Tribune still figures
IT'S votes for Greeley, and ll9 for
Grant, leaving SO votes doubtful. The
Tribune places Connecticut, New
York, Indiana, Louisiana, and West
Virginia for Greeley, all of which arc
morally certain to go for Grant. 1t
also places Illinois, Minnesota, New
Hampshire, North Carolina and Rhode
Island among tho doubtful. Now
reader of the Tribune, fond lover OF
the Tribune, what do you think of the
truthfulness of that paper, after MAX
ing such statement as the above. II
is cruel for that paper to SO
attempt to delude its readers
for they may lose money in 1t, II
such big fools can be found who will
believe the showing the Tribune makes,
That paper tells wilful falsehoodwhen
it makes and publishes such an esti-
mate Of the Presidential election. II
knows better.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-17
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

WASHINGTON, Oct. ii.
By the President Of the United States
Of America-A Proclamation:
WHEREAS, The revolution Of anoth-
er year has again brought the time
when 1t is usual to look back upon the
past and publicly thank the Almighty
for his mercy and blessings; and,
WHEREAS, If any one people has
more occasion than another for such
thankfulness it is the citizens of the
United States, whose Government is
their creature, and subject to their be-
hests; who have reserved to them
selves ample civil and religious free
dom and equality before the law; who
during the last twelve months have
enjoyed exemption from any grievous
or general calamity, and to whom pros
perity in agriculture, manufacturers
and commerce has been vouchsafed.
Therefore, by these considerations, I
recommend that on Thursday, the
twenty eighth day of November next,
the people meet in their respective
houses of worship and there make
their acknowledgements to God for his
kindness and bounty. In witness
whereof I hereunto set my hand and
cause the seal of the United States to
be affixed. Done at the city of Wash
ington, this eleventh day of October,
in the year of our Lord, 1872, and OF
the Independence of the United States,
the ninety-seventh.
(Signed,) US. GRANT. 4
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary. NJ
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Said a Southern colored man few
days ago eve don't want any speech
es. Just lift up the shirt Of any color
ed man that ever was slave. and you
will find his Remocratic history, writ
ten on his back with whip lash.
[Des Moines Register.
II the black rascals has little more
Democratic history written upon their
backs it would be good thing not
only for them but for the cOuntry.-
[Ottumwa Courier.
Yes this party of which the Courier
is the ablest champion in the State is
the party ofpeacc and reconciliation.-
Surely !5ey ysala maks asSs 66d II a ss
express his sentiments, and no negro
would be able to do anything his mas
tiers. the reconciled Southrons did not
allow him to do.--Red Oak (Duiiy)
Express.
The attrocious sentiments attributed
to the Ottumwa COURIER, in the above
article, should be credited to the OF
tumwa Democrat. We shall feel under
obligations to the cypress if it will not
confound the COURIER with that delec-
table sheet. When we SO far forget
ourselves as to be the champion Of op-
preston and wrong, it will then be
time enough for the cypress to charge
upon us the utterance Of such brutal
sentiments.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-17
CLOSE up.

Republicans OF Wapello comfy!
The National political battle, we adj
init. is virtually fought, and victory
for us only awaits the. 9TH of Novetii.
Der next to chronicle il; but while this
is so, let us warn you that Wapello
county is rightfully numbered among
those that arc close. We have a splen-
did ticket. l.. M. Cooley, our candi-
date for Clerk, you all know, and know
ing him, you are cognizant of his ex-
cellcnt ability, qualifications and cour-
tesy. Yon also know that he made a
most sore sacrifice for his country in
The great rebellion, and you would dis
like much to see him defeated by a
man who not only made no sacrifice,
bnt who. on the contrary, was of those
who pulled, il at all on the wrong side
during that great contest for the
Union.
Wade kirkpatrick. our candidate
for Recorder. has never been tried in
that place, but he was tried as sold
Ter, and, as did Cooley, he left leg
OH Southern battlefields. Besides this
he is, wherever known, recognized by
everybody as number one young
man, and worthy of the utmost conf.
dencc. No Republican could ever
look his fellow Republican squarely
and boldly in the face, if, through his
lack of voting, Wade should be beaten
by Kroeger, who made no such sacri.
flee, but who is allied to those, many
of whom. hate the soldier of the Union
LID. McGlashon, our candidate fol-
County Surveyor, is a young man Of
most excellent qualities, an engineer
by profession and q perfect gentleman
His opponent, Thos. Fowler, of Blakes'
burg, is of the simon pure, old Demo
cratic rebel synpathizing stock and
very lily qualified for the duties OF the
| Office.
Owing to the declination OF James
Hawley, ST., we have at present va
cancy on our ticket for Supervisor
The County Central Committee viii
fill this vacancy on next Tuesday, &c
inst. at which time they meet for tina
purpose.
Republicans! The National and Stat.
battle we regard as settled by virtu
al victory for Grant if Republican,
stand, as they have already promised
they will, by their guns; but old Wa
pello must givea good round majority
and elect every man on our excellen,
ticket. Republican reader! will you
see that it is done?
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-17

From slip issued by the Oskaloosa
Herald, we CLEAN the following, in re-
lation to the appointments by the Con-
ference. At
Ottumws-lst Church, E. H. Winans,
Maint st., S. S. Murphy.
Chillicothe-John Davis.
p. E. of Ottumwa Dist. II. B. Allender.
Kirkville-J. &. Barton.
Etdyville-C. Morey.
Fremont. NJ. Mann.
Richland--J. T. Coleman.
Neutrality-suspicious. Orr.
Abingdon. G. Kendrick.
Agency City-O. P. Light.
Batavia-B. Holland s,sssqs,. q.
Independently. "A. Wright.
r Rev.J. @. Brown goes to Muscatine,
q P. E. of Muscatine Dist.
Rev. T. E. corkhill, goes to Canaan,
Burlington Dist, with p. o. at Mount
Pleasant.
While our people will regret the loss
of Rev.'s Brown and Corkhill, they
may well congratulate themselves on
havipr -aan,,.s.a ~ ----.,;nas of eooh
able and eloquent ministers as Messrs.
Winans and Murphy, both of whom
arc graduates of Wesleyan College,
and are noted for being energetic, eff
fectivc preachers of the gospel.
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a mistake, it was our mistake, not
his. He has borne himself so we'll
since that the party il as much bound
to him as it would have been to the
most thorough. going Democrat it
could have put in the field. We can
not swerve or waver now. To be sure
there is left but slender chance Of
Mr.. Greeley's election. But there
may be new leaf in the chapter of
accidents, and 1t would be pusillani-
nous not to keep ourselves In a posi-
ton to profit by it. We have lost our
hold on the time servers and camp-fol-
lowers; but Democrats by conviction,
and the Liberal Republicans who have
joined us from principle, will be all
the more true, staunch and steady in
the unexpected eclipse which has dark
ened our prospects. We scorn to make
any appeal to the time servers by hol-
low assurances of success"
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-17


In Dakota, owing to disgraccful
feud in the Republican ranks, we had
two candidates running for Congress.
against one Democrat.
The first news which we had which
appeared probable, was that the DEM
ocrat, Armstrong was elected, whereat
the Chappauquers set to cackling very
much like a pullet over her first egg.
But now, sad to relate, the news from
the northern part Of the territory has
turned the rejoicing into mourning,
for Brookings, Republican is elected
after all. So take Dakota out of the
Greeley column, leaving Georgia alone
in her glory,
1.-two Republicans can beat one
Democrat in Dakota, what State can
Greeley carry?
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TelegrapIle News!
LATEST
sznoarzp EXPRESSLY ron TIE COURIER.
INDIANA.


INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. Ia.
The offioial vote of seventy-seyen,
counties received at the. Secretary Of
States Office, with semi official returns
from the other eighteen counties, give
Hendricks, Democrat, for Governor,
1914 majority. Leonidas Sexton, Re-
publican. for Lieut.. Gov. 1913 majori-
ty. w. w. Cory, Rep, for Secretary
of State, 1,l63 majority. For S. A.
Wilman, Republican, Auditor 1924
majority; j. B. Glover, Republican,
Treasurer, 1,520 majority; G. S. Orth,
Republican, for Congress at-Large,
l,l47 majority; w. M. Williams, Re-
publican, for Congress at-Large, 1,474
majority. The balance of the State
ticket, except the Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, is Republican; for
the latter Office, Milton r. Hopkins,
n---~s.~t,: 80 ~l~~t~1. Ti,v Leg i,iaturc,
from the official returns, will stand fif-
ty-four Republicans to forty-six DEM
ocrats in the House, and twenty-seyen
Republicans to twenty-three Demo-
Gratis in the Senate. The official vote
of the 9th Congressional District elects
Neff over Shank, Republican, by %
votes, butt in one township in Adams
county, Shanks' district, Al Republican
votes were thrown out on account Of
the words of Republican ticket, print
ed on the head Of the ticket. If these
votes are allowed in the count, Shanks
will be elected by 10 votes. Both par
ties are preparing to renew the con-
test for the Presidential election.
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FROM FREMONT.
FRrMoy1. Iowa. Oct. - IL.

FREMONT, Iowa, Oct. IL, 1872.
EDITORS COURIER: l am q constant
reader of your valuable paper, and
much admire it for its bold, outspoken
and able editorials, unfiinching integ-
rity, and consistent course within the
old republican ranks. The COURIER
has about thirty subscribers in and near
this little town, who anxiousJy await
its weekly visits.
Politically, just now the "tidal wave"
is receding with swiftness never be-
fore known in the history Of two po-
litical parties. The concoction of this
stupendous scheme by men who were
in measure, morally rotten to the
backbone, and politically defunct in
the staunch old republican party, but
serves an old time lesson that "honesty
is the best policy That this "Liber-
al" Greeley movement is an utter fail
ure, no intelligent voter will. for mo-
ment doubt, from the overwhelming
evidence that has been shown by the
brave, honest and intelligent voters of
more than a dozen States and terrific
ries, who, aside from the partisan pre-
judice and i'll feeling for the prosperity
of our great nation, have cast their
suffrages with the party of right and
might.
The Greeleycratic faction may well
become respondent. 1t has reached
its climax. Now that its upward and
onward flight is forever stilled, these
Hon. soreheads who have been SO
blantant about corruption and re-
FORM" can retire to their "little beds"
to dream of what they know of BEATS
and their inglorious degradation. L
doubt from honest convictions, that
any president has ever before been so
Indignantly assailed as has President
Grant. The bold and daring charges
that have been broughtagainst him and
his cabinet, claiming corruption under
every head of the administration, have
been carefully and unreservcily ferret
cd out, the truths hurled broadcast
throughout the land. to the utter dis
comfiturc of the would-be refOrlners.
We do not claim that the present adj
ministration is pure in the strictness of
the term; political parties are apt to
become corrupt, but we do claim that
great good is being accomplished; that
our national debt is rapidly being re-
duced; that our credit is on sound,
financial basis; that duties and taxes
are in great measure removed that
peace and plenty abound among our
civilized races, and Grant and Wilson
for our next President and Vice-Presi-
dent. Yours, truly,
j. w. II.