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There is Il passage in Lord JEFF
frcy's view OF Miss Edgcworth s
"Ialcs Cf Fashionable Life in
which the great critic describes,
with admirable force, the miseries
Of the fashionable. This wrctchcd
hunt, after a reputation for fashion,
with its constant heart. burnings and
defeats, is, he considers, more pro-
ductivc Of real misery than the So
rious calamjtics Of life. This may
seem Il strong assertion, he adds, but
is his deliberate conviction, and his
statements on thia head are strength.
cnod by the opinions Of one fully
as competent to form just concIu,
sions Sir Henry Holland.
In his recent aulobiogaphicaI
sketch that celebrated person says
he has known people to be male
absolutely i'll by their anxiety and
disappointment in regard to tickets
of admission for AImack's balls in
London.
Speaking OF fashionable women,
the London Loprci has lately had
some very sound remarks in the
anne strain. Fashion," il says,
kills more than toll or sorrow.
Obedience to fashion is a greater
transgrcssion Of the laws Of woman's
nature, a greater injury to her phys
ical and mental constitution, than
the hardships ei poverty and neg,
lccL The SIayc-womm at her task
still lives and grows old, and sco3
two or three generations OF her
mistrcsses pass away. The washer
woman, with scarcely a ray of hope
to cheer her in her tolls, will live to
see her fashionable sisters all cX-
tinct. The kitchcn.maid is hearty
and strong, when her lady has to
be nurscd ike a sick baby. 1t is Il
sad truth that fashion.pampcrcdw wo
men are worthless for all good ends
of life they have but little force of
character; they have still less pow
cr of moral will, and quite as little
physical energy. They live for no
great ends They are dolls, formed
in the hands of miliners and sor-
wants, to be fed to order. If they
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ONLYA WORD.

A frivolous word, sharp retort
A parting in angry hasic,
The sun that roso on a bower Of blt>s.
The loving look and the lender kiss.
Has sent on a barren waste,
Whore the pilgrims tread with weary feet
Paths destined never more to meet.
A frivolous word. sharp retori,
A moment that blots out years,
Two lives are wrecked on stormy shore
Where billows Of passion surge and roar
To break in n spray of tears
Tears shed tObliud the severed pair,
Drifted seaward, and drowning thero.
A frivolous word, sharp retort,
A flush from a passing cloud,
Two hearts are scathed to their inmost core,
A re- ashes and dust forever moIe.
Two faces turn to the crowd,
Masked by pride with a lifelong lie,
To hide the scars Of that agony,
a frivolous word, a sharp retort,
An narrOw at random sped.
II has cut in vain the mystic tic
That had bound two soul3in harmony,
Sweet love lies bleeding or dead.
A poisonnd shaft with scarce an aim,
Has done mischief sad as shame.
A frivolous word, n sharp retort
Alas for the loves and Hives
So little "A cause has rent apart,
Tearing the fondest heart from heart
As the whrlwind rends and riVes,
Never to reunite again,
But live aud die in secret pain.
A frivolous word, sharp rctort-
Alas! that il should he 10
The petulant speech, the careless tongue,
Have wrought more evil and more wrong,
Have brought to the world more woe,
Than all the armies age to age
Record on hist'ry's blood-staned page.
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stripped them, Two persons were
wounded, an English passenger and a
position.
The golden wedding Of the King and
Queen Of SaXony was celebrated with
splendid ceremonies. The occasion
was made remarkable by tIe presence
OF the Emperor, Empress and Crown
Prince OF Germany.
Mi an--The town Of Palazlola, near
BresSela, has been visited by a terrible
hurricane vc"y recently. Half Of the
buildings in the town were DESTROYED.
Ihlrty-two persons were killed by fall.
ing walls aud timbers. One thousand
families were made homeless.
Tho ship Mangoldc, from Qucebcc
Tor Quccntown, put into Greeunock,
having been disabled in storm. The
crew experienced dreadful suffering,
having been ten days without provis-
ions and constantly exposed to the seas
All survived but reached this port in
iearlully emacRted condition.
Germany-The Emperor of Russia
has written an autograph letter to
Prince Charles, brother of the Emperor
Of Germany, on the occasion OF the
IiItieth anniversary Of his appointment
ty the honorary Colonelcy Of he Rus
sian regiment, The Gar calls to mind
the glorious deeds Of the allied armies
Of Prussia and Russia when fighting
in the holy cause, and hopes the ties of
friendship between the countries will
endure for generations.
London-An American seaman was
before the courts on Bow street, on a
charge of murder committed on the
high seas. He was arrested under the
eXtraditiOn treaty with the United
states at the instance of Mum, Amer
lean Nice.C e.Consul-Genertl. At the ex-
animation Of the accused, representa-
tivcs Of the United States failed to make
out "A priUtp fdciC case of murder. The
evidence showed that the case was only
one of manslaughter, and the Justice
decided that that degree Of crimes did
not come under the provisions of the
treaty. Nice-Consul Num- coucurred
and the prisoner was discharged.
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anty. "pvc got piece Of news
for you"
What should you think Of step
father, eh, little onc2"
Juliet looked up this time in real
and genuine astonishmcnt
A stcpfathcr, Harry %
My uncle has confded to me
Jhis evening that he thinks of mar
rying, Juliet, and from all that |
can gather, the bride is none other
than your mother. SO when we are
married there will be u nice little
family circle Of us, ch p
Aud the audacious young man
bcltod her slendcr waist with his
arm, ana vontWcd to draw her lit
tic closer to him.
Oh, but Harry, you arc all
wrong" cried Juliet, crimsoning
and smiling like Il juno flower, 81
meant to tell you Of it. Your
u"eIo ,I'iI 'oIo I ,l,o alSo IH"' mt ntu i Con-
oI"uoo ,li ' 70 t,i ",aIiy "?''"' !" ""u--nc ask
90 nTho "IT ~ w ,i;"c n'I "1'9i H. 1;a, ,,,;.1
rr.,,l lnoIl,.is'.ltVa .,,.;, ,,. ne uio crlcu
I - - 'y"' v;l5 Ol'CA H, "o Il 7''''0 o''0
You. Why, Juliet you are
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HoII'oiS isod ~ v,.'. 'i"' "i' 0""y pio''
''V' Az. ~ ''I"tS I;,iSS , yTu. J,,, ~ asa HAM,
wy ''''iI IS t ooYo' | u',o 1l"Ii )
a,,Ii." n,eG, ""Ln onln i"Vo ,i piS"roVu hi ,'o @
0uu0h''lc o'lCo hS"lH' anu ou
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AhrNnIl.

u' hu'Slan Government recalls the
'ulon against Kiiva.
'e IRISH government has prohibited
@"TlallOn Of horses from the
|lIed States.
% t'eciion for President of Mexico
1Fu IN the almost unanimous
!, Wy" Of Lerdcs Detejada.
~. nSe upon the ravages of the Po
"'e tlding ofa hurricane which
.1'ea half the town of PalazzoIo,
~, "lr'y-two persons, and I'M
''One thousand families.
/, 'Sn new Peers are to be appoint
v the Prussian Government to
.'"'F the majority in the Upper
nlm "'l'ch defeated the County Re-
.,,, W." pressed by the Government at
,'N session.
ay 'V'era has spread beyond Hun
Nh, @ou appears at Vienna, Berlin,
Ada. ,"I'a& steamer Hope, owned
|N,t.u Mckay, was burned to the
INN ''So while lying at her wharf,
VA o0v', Dartmouth. loss rot
IN, % % a special states that a train
in. y. ,"'ohto and Bruce railway ran
hv,s VN near Owen Sound, killing
ANY,. na.,''on and Isaiah and James
No,ha, and seriously wounding
tns w.. r.he Emperor was married
Mia w" OF October. There was no
Nvblore lr'e@ony other than a process
s1cno., "" escorted the bride from her
ym.sS s 10 the imperial palace.
h, b, b -rost, American consul
ijevi.,,' 'ece'v ed under his protection
elhn -. antilles who fled from per-
N@on :" o. "Sllachia. A subscription
FA,,i.' 'pehed at the consulate to en-
Se ' 10 emigrate to the United
t@ la armed Csrlist4 have appear
ne,. "e frontier near the town Of
Dc, :, They stopped three dill
'ufned the passengers out, and
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BENEdTH I'IIE TREEV.

Ir...,,
,''' ,''h '''' ''''' "'H''i
SopDvby
Throw the shadows OF the bough,
over little Maudc's brows
prouiIv
49,,
,'.,,.''. '',,''.'' ",''''''7, WON, '''- eyes
o,crtb,i,,
Euildino rastlc. in .thooi,
How. | wonder. de. you tho,c
p,,,,,r,...,.,
iN'hH heHi my longing I'r'
Iit,Iob,ud,
Much Pm teurtoJ oJynrt,ki...
Very hard iii, such hns,
tn yil,.,,d,
mere IT lies, aoNoit aud white
rid.hecI,,yo
To me il might now impor
Could She find it inher hear,
Tornfn.,o
"''e "'"N' cU"uSh l"uale,
''''" '""' 'i'i 81 VI N''uth h'i''
Ca her forehead lower down,
I'LL she turned Il cruel irown
Upon me?
Noonenoor. .ordnooro c,,,tno
AIIix sim savo for thn hrn,nIn,
pr,I
II,.
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Visible Supply of Corn.

The visible supply of corn, June
Goth, was 12,0S7lS bushels against
7,493,O9O bushels at the correspond
ing date in 1871. The exports from
the principal Atlantic por from
September l, 1871, to July 2, 1872,
were to Great Britain 22,598 979
bushels, and CSC, AGO bushels to the
continent, against 5,7lO,9G6 bushels
ponding period in 1912, The
clearances from New York during
the last, four weeks for Europe have
been 4,6I5, 5,597 bushels and the ag-
to Great Britain, and 28,318 bush
els to the continent for the CORES
gregate exports from Boston, New
York, Montreal, Philadelphia, Balti'
more, and New Orleans during the
same time have been 1914, ,876 bush
els. The Cunard steamer Siberia,
which left this port yesterday for
Liverpool, took out nearly $4,000
bushels of corn as part of her
cargo.
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One of the greatest post Office
boons was the permission to send
seeds, gratis, plants and cuttings by
mail at the rate Of two cents for
every four ounces, in quantities of
not less than four pounds. 1t was
thankfully accepted, and by this
means innumerable varieties of
valuable vegetable articles have been
introduced into paris of the coun-
try where railroads and express
companies failed to reach NJ one
ever complained of the law that we
have heard of. 1t was thought that
it might operate to the disadvantage
of the express companies but, i'll
the main, the parties who have
availed themselves to this accommo.
d4tion would not have used the ex-
press. Besides, the matter is SO
small an item in the express bust
ness that it is unlikely it would
seriously interfere with them. At
any rate, this good step in progress
is virtually repealed by the new
postal code, and the horticultural
and agricultural community feel
very indignant thereat the more
80, as no one can see any particular
reason why this retrogrdde step
should have been taken.
by the present law packages of
only twelve ounces can be mailed.
Some of the smaller kind of seeds
and roots can yet go in this way,
but of larger varieties not enough
can be sent to be of any service to
any one except to raise halt dozeT
specimens for a botanic garden
and as for living vegetation, where
SO much Of packing material has to
be employed to preserve them fresh
and from injury by the pressure OF
other mail matter, the postal limit
will be reached before the plant is
enclosed.
The great topic of conversation in
rural circles just now is what inter
est, public or private, is to he served
b. this anasked and unexpected
change. But it is probably no more
than a piece of hasty legislation
adopted without rejecting much or
the consequences, and which, il
brought to the notice of their Re
representatives. by those interested
will no doubt be remedied mex
session.-1he Gardener'S NonLhM
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Olil ONus thS oAvOIOOOIONO "OA'A
Of live stock.
NEARLY Sl,2OO,0O0 ara invested
in herds in Colorado.
A RUssGAS farmer Of Odessa has
half million Merino sheep.
THE uoG crop of Illinois will be
a fourth larger than last year.
LINcoLv COUNTY, Tenn, raised 25OO
bales of cotton this season.
DuLrTH has a million and halt
bushels Of wheat to ship this fall.
A CmusulnE, Conn, farmer barvests
5000 bushels Of apples this year.
The INCREASE of values in Boston
last year was seventy million OF dol
lars.
WHEAT yields eighty bushels to
the acre at Prickly Pear Valley, Mon
taua.
THREE thousand species Of grass
are now known to botanists.
THE Niles, Mich, drying estab-
lishment dries 800 bushels of apples
a day.
The TOTAL value of the grass crsp
in the United States is not far from
$5OO,OOOOO0.
RHODE ISLAND is the only New
ENGLAND State where farms are in
creasing in value.
The GRAPE crop Of Ohio is reported
as having been harvested in excellent
condition.
A SINGLE cheese factory in South
western Virginia will turn out 25,-
600 pounds this season.
The STATE of Tennessee contains
about 29OOO,OO0 acres, of which
only 100000 are improved.
OATs are selling in the Fort Scott,
Kansas market at twelve aad a half
cents per bushcl.
Sr. LOUIS, No, has thirty-one
flour mills that use 10000 bushels
of grain per day.
The ANNUAL product of hay is not
far from 25,0OO,0J0 tons.
SouEof the Michigan pastures are
so dry that farmers have to feed
hay already.
AUSTRALIA and New Zealand have
now about five million OF horned
cattle and fifty millions of sheep.
4 TRACT of pine land in the north
part Of Kent county, Mich, was re-
Gently sold for 81, ,625-oyer S75 per
acre.
Mr. ELNsLEy, Of Montcalm, raised
this year from nineteen acres of pine
stump land 700 bushels of wheat.
IL THE single item of wheat, The
product OF Iowa in 1850, was l 5OO,-
900 bushels, and in 1870 it swelled
to 20,0OO,00U.
A SINGLE orchard at Santa Barbara
Cal, has yielded this year $4,000,
gallon Of olive oil.
CHARLESTON, S. c., received last
cotton year 100000 bales OF cotton,
against ll2,00O in years lS56-66.
THE Cincinnati Southern Is sur
veyiug from Cleveland, Bradley
county, Tenn, to Smiths \ roads.
THE Edgeheld and Kentucky road
will hereafter be known as the
Nashville, Chicago and st. Louis
Railroad
SPEAKING of theoretical farming,
Josh Billings says that he once knew
man who wouldn't even set a gate
post without having the ground an
alyzed to see ifit possessed the prop
er ingredients for post holes.
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A GOOD STORY.

al n, ;[ l;rop 20" onntb 'l," W, VIA \ ", orn -,
",' ;''9 @ l'aI I'oS' , ,n' = -, ,'',s? V'', ,i
'a5'n8 way ncF l"o rhcU'l'"'lSl"'l"I'
T'u l'""o9 ~ I''o ",'' I'"'O on
!n',il IN o''ull'u, ',,' NoI,o' ,' ''tpJO' s'''S
III II, 3''o '9'i'gI "'o'y N.,''o"S .S ''' ,I
U'oN'' ), on'cNo''9 ScL"'o'il"S tt "'I
On' SoI"''',''lS vi I'' l'oIIV 'HW'b ,,,b
"" ",,a, M ,Lo;r a ,,,.ooiany o 't t,,o "" nbi1" "
noa,, dcar Mr ,rcnd and Uarr,.
Gnnt Lnn, .n,. ranrn vIa,,s r"in'
Wv nD tban r. ,be;, ,"nrc ,, ha,r,Iors 7S,"7 S"r7
+. mncm hr3rt.oI,yc Mr. AvonJ
rbis j. cnon,,b to ,,.I,c ,'a,r nnnr
Wiz. ,nrn IN Lc, ,rayn" Say. Ln
yom ,now HI. n,cas,,nt v,,,|aW Wall
I I,nnw if isr,t INST ri,,bt Mrs Mar
low hn, what can T do % And I
nGswrrs. lI Saws | nGcl = boutal,ron.
rru Saws he. Mrs Marley vou,yc
hit the nail ON the head. IN adycr-
tiso tomorrow" And that's how
that paragraph happened to be in
the papcra ?"
Here Mrs. Marley STONED to
catch breath, and nodded cnphati.
calIv at her auditor pale woman
dressed in dccp mourning. with the
uubcccmine framework OLA widows
cap around her face.
,,And do vou tbinL I wnuld .ui,
,hc ocntlcman ya thc Io,,cr o.l;cd
timidIy
ryGu c,n hut trvn wos Mrs.
Norlcv's cnco,,rar,nr rcsronsc
"Mr. Avcncrs as easy as a lamb,
and not one o them as is cvorIast
ingly checking off bills and count
ing nickel pennies. and Harrv's
dreadful pleasant tempered. Any
way, if | was YOU Mrs. Hawkhurst,
I'd go up and sec"
And Mr.. Uowl,bnrst boIdin,. hcr
nrrtty little dnugh,rr by thc Land
,mo, rn % oncord;n,,l,, ~ ~ tho hond
went II ? accorolh%ly TO ln9 hahu-
some M stone mousse on the NM
lhcro she louhd Mr. AVohel III Il
state OF temporary siege Tor others
besides herself had seen the tempt
Ing advcrl!semGnt ana made hoS''
to answer It, 1hero were la' "o-
men and lean, tall women and snort
Scotch women and Germans Sm'I'
ing slovcnIy women and trim, sharp.
vIsagod women; women who had
seen better days, and women who
evidently hadn't
Mrs. lIawkhurst looked around
somewhat discOurarcd hV the form.
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rrrS or THE IIEEK.
At Home.

rtopIgs Carl, Of Cnasapolis, WA
.,a 10 death at DowaSiac, Mich,
saturday,
uanectiug Of the directors Of the
n,uue Saving Bank, held recently
solution subscribing 81, 600 to the
,tdthc Petroleum Producers AS
aon was unanimously adopted.
man was found floating in Charles
w. Cambridge, in two barrels, the
yiooDe and the head and legs iU
slg The remains were taken
.psnd found to be horribly mutt
M. The legs and head had been
mel oil. The trunk Of the body
we'll dressed. A gold watch was
ri in one Of the barrels.
be Post,0fllce department is in re-
IA Of numerous reports, detentions
failures N the transportation Of
hi, owing to the prevalence of the
ne disease Complaints are most
naous from New England, al
lgh there many from New York
h jersey and Pennsylvania, and
DE from as far West as Wisconsin
+ b fight in Little Cottonwood,
.lisy, VIM. Haines, a native at New
. s was killed by Miller. The lat
vas shot through the waist. The
@S gauge railway to little Cotton
Y d has been commenced. The af-
has no charter, and there is not
lhh faith in it. The officials Of the
nl Trunk railroad left for the East
h a days visit about the city.
ge discoveries are made by the
asor Mining Company in Little
ngwood,
A,Wet Chester, Pa, Geo Grant, uu-
&ntence to be hanged made q des-
lieajtempt to escape. He attacked
seeper, Ben Haines, while the lat
was going his rounds, and nearly
dhIm Cooper, the under keeper,
! attracted by the cries of Haines,
fred four shots at Grant
bout wOundiug him. Grant
finally forced back into his cell
i&ntcIled. He had padded his
FFlb blankets, and hepistol balls
lnoI take effect.
lBDndersto0d that either Brigadier
|r.'nI A. II. Terry, now command
lg department OF the south, OF
l. '"nhy' commanding the de-
Ia'nt Of Columbia, will he appoint.
''''"ene'a' III pace OF General
"F "VceaSed'
the meeting Of the Army OF
OAefn Virginia, resolutions were
:" commencing the sarcophagus
I'D The course Of construction at
a's'0o, Virginia, to the memory
"o Lee, aud recommending that
ladies' hold memorial meetings.
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MI. ANCnCI IOOKCu across 10
where Juliet stood in her pink ging-
ham dress, the soft summer wind
stirring her curls, and her checks as
softIi tinted as the standard rose on
the lawn. Seventeen, Was it pos
sibIc that little Juliet IIawkhurst
had grown to be soentccn years old?
Oh, relentless Time that would not
stand still? Oh, cruel years, that
went by and stole tho fair bright
ness of childhood away. SO Ben
Nichols had actually asked Juliet
llawkhurst to be wife.
81 wish you and IIarry'd talk Sc
rious to her bout it," went on Mrs.
Marley. "Tain't likely she'll have
any more such cnanccs as that"
ono; to be sure not" said Avoncl
abstractcdIy.
"And o course she'd oughtcr
think it over we'll" added Mrs. Mar
ley.
100 ccrtainIy-to be sure !"
,,-t
NhGn Larry AVcn'I came nome
from the city that evening he found
hlS uncle IN Il brown study
Harry gnoth the wIdowcr'
Yes, Mnclo."
"Ivc been thinking"
$50 ! should conclude, sir from
the Il shaped Wrinkle between your
brows, laughed the young mer-
chant "NeII, ana what 4a' been
the t5oplc OF your m'dItat'on'' Un-
cIc zoe
W ny, | was tnInNlhS what
would become OF us IL Mrs Hawk,
hurst were to take 1t INTO her head
TO leave us.
Harry opened Wldo his merry
maze, eyes at ihc Ioo"
W ha' maze you lhIllK ol 8uctl u
thlng, SIR ne as cd.
"Vh, l o2h KNOW ono mas a
Sooo Pi"co hcrcj o"C one 'ou,un
L\ i,,,L '',' ~ u, ,o'',',,I," VIII II
,,o"''A''l'i " u . '''"'''o'' "'""S > i''
~
Noj TO 0G sure not
0he mas become very cS'chIla,
20 our d"'n'St'o happiness, hmly)
went on Mr.. hycncI'
'S-l grant you 'haI Ohc'o
joe
Ana roalIy doh Nno" now
we couIo manage 10 cNlSt without
her
halS' her Saary uho'o, su&-
g'Strd Harry
"No, | hardly th'nN 1t won q an.
Swcr my purpose nut, Harry
Wen, uncle
Mr. Ayoncl looked slightly sheep
lsh,
Can : You imagine any othcr
way OF keeping her here {! nc asked
Harry stared ut nus uncle. Mr.
Ayenel ielt disposed to give hum Il
hearty shake TOR his stupidity
"Oh - erred the young man, with
a sudden dawnmg OF lucldIty over
the darkness OF the braln' on
don't mcan-matrlmony. uncle !
"les | do quoth Mr.. AvGneb
stoutIy. Would you object Har-
ry "
g" uncIe| 2
Because you are the on'ypers
Interested besides mysoIi-alu nor
MY greatest interest, uncI0' Is 70
see you hapPy.' tnc young man an
SWerGu, WrlhS'nS inc Glocr manu-
Aho-ll J. 1oo' Snoulu c9ncIuoe 10
marry at no very oiS!a'H guy
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A colored girl eleven years old,
at Hopewcll station, Md, with sew
oral needles and pins STUCK in her
dress, fell with her breast ona fence
rail and drove a needle into her
heart. She walked a hundred yards
before she died.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-11-23

A Whitcfold Couaty, Ga, scamp
sprinklcs salt on tho railroad track
to attract the attention Of cattle to
the place, so they will get killed,
and the owner got pay from the
road.
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Ir IS estim that of the present
great crop OF It throughout the
United States, more apples will have
been lost by rottiug and waste than
an average crop would havoamount-
ed TO.
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TEXAS papers boast that the oys-
ters of their ceast are, without ex-
ccpton, the finest in the whole
world, and predict that the trade in
Texan bivalvcs will soon become
one of the most important 10 the
State,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-11-23

Warm CAEE,-One cup Of sugar,
one of butter, one Of sour milk,
teaspoonful saleratus, two eggs.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-11-23

FRoM Ceylon we have news of dis
astrous floods, unprecedented in
height and violence since 1884, The
Ccyl)n Observer says that tho water
"camo rushing down like a wall,
soon filled the bed of the
Kalany the old salt en-
bankment at its mouth, the south
west wind blowing on lee shore,
the waves and the tide all conspiring
against it's rapid egrcss in the sea, J
and overhowed the banks until the
whole country around was converted
into a vast lake, and boats were ply
ing in some of the streets of COlom-
DO (the highest point in tue city be.
ing only seventy. feet above sea
level, while close by boats we're nav
igating not only amidst but over the
ruins of human dwellings" The
loss of life, it adds, has not been
great.