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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-08-01
Where it All Comes From.

A writer on chair" says; Though
the day for the best bargains has gone,
it is still not uncommon to obtain a
magnificent cheuelure from a Breton
peasant for a gaudy cotton handkerchief
or a twenty sous pair of earrings. Ty-
ing his horse to a spreading tree, the
hair-monger, armed with formidable
pair of scissors, soon attracts a crowd
of village maidens, who, after little
haggling, submit to be sheared like SC
many sheep. After dextrously and
gracefully clipping the locks, he de-
posits them, neatly tied, in his bas'
kets, and JEANNE is liberated, to be
greeted with shouts and laughter from
her companions, for so well has the
work been done that her head has the
appearance Of being shaved. Nowhere
but in Brittany will the girls submit tc
this wholesale cropping, insisting upon
preserving few thin locks, at least, oi
natures fairest gifts. In that province,
however, where the custom is for wom
en- to wear hideeus, close.ftting caps,
hair which would be the glory of Amer
ican ladies is useless, and it is there
that the hair-merchant reaps his richest
harvest"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-08-01
FOREIGN.

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ported that 'no Herman governments making
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Ahe "erhiah squadron now OIL Rye,
England has been ordered to cruise off the
''o''"e'l' 'o"7' o' opa'h' ana Jhai ihere orders
were gwen consequence oi the shooting Of
'"P'' ''n'''ue' "orinalI newspaper CORE
NIo"u'"' anu o'her herman SUBJECTS by the
cSrlIsts'
Ihe North German Gazette says, in
reference to the recent outragos by carli-ts;
"ermalN IN DehaIi OF outraged European
civilization, viii seek and find the means to
teach carlists that the murder of captured
German shall not remain unpuni-hed.
President McMahon, in response to a
deputatlon Of members of the assembly,, said
he was not summoned to power IN order 10
restore eIlher monarchy or empire ms acts
proved 'l" he WonId not participate III any
such an enterprise
DEGREES are issued declaring all Spain
ia a state of siege and scluestratIng the
property OF the carIIstT, whose estates viii be
A'Id .aoIe to heavy penalty TO relatives OF
''t""'''".'' s."'' anu ''"'l '''".'''5 7I''''''
reserve oi IZo'OVl nne'"
4 pfoc'ahl"'Ioh mas peeu 'Ss''' sup
Elementary to the decree establishing state
of seige' 1t declares that charges OF sedItlon or
conspiracy against the state shall be tried by
court-martial. All persons interfering with
the operation Of tho railway and telegraph
shall suffer death.
Nassau advccs to the 2Oth state that
the Pacific mail compauy's steamer City Of
Guatemala, Cant Htldreth, from New York for
Aspiuwall. was lost cN the northeast point Of
Waiting island, Bahamas. ON Thursday 10th
ust.. AZ midnight. Auhauds saved.
Alyires from India reprcsnt there
are fear. the cholera has has broken out
,mou, fine dlty tbouslnI pilgrims assembled
in Poor for the Jusgernaut festival The
floods in the north have submergcl the
c,pn,rr Tine southern Districts are still with
or,,oi, Tvc, tho Gttlc tho. liza. fallen in
.,,,e s.,tiou. has dome mo- ,,ood.
Tlo o,,,,oir co,oroI of Cpbo has de.
.,.,,.,,.,,,.. ~, ,v, and o. hall,
,',' ,...'.,., ,. ~, .,o ,ai,o Of ci,v and county
,.,.,,o,t, n,1ratries commerce. arts. and
n,o,,,,5, ,s;on ,Io coot,I whereof is to be a.
contained by sworn statements, upon the basis
-, ,,,io,, botsxisto he estimated
Tn speech last week, at London,
nisraaIiis renorted TO have said, No one was
,,,Io =, y;,,y tro sta.o NJ Europe with COM
nIo,cncy. Every one must deploro the an
orobicol condition of some favored countries.
rrcIo,d world ns, her influence in the inter
osts of pea,e. Dislaoi repudiated the princi-
MIA tbo. the country was not to be held respon-
snIo IN many orcstions which arse abroad
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-08-01

lishment. 1t almost joins Congress
Hall, and young gentlemen and old steal
away from gay partners in the waltz in
the evening, and go from the parlors Of
the Grand Union and United States
over to the gambling den Of the illus
tTious law maker.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-08-01
A Reckless old Man.

There was an old couple at the Cen
trail depot yesterday waiting to go
through to the west, and they seemed
loving enough until the old man went
out aud returned smoking a five cent
cigar, and with his hat slanting over his
left ear. The wife looked at him twice
before she could recognize him, and
then opened her mouth and said
What'd l tell ye, Philetus Reming-
ton, before we left New jersey? Didn't
l say you'd go and make fool of your
self the first chance you got ?" He
tried to pacify her by saying that the
cigar only cost FIVE cents, but she
shouted "You teased and teased till
I let You git your boots blacked then
you wanted some soda water, then you
bought apples on the train, and here's
another five cents thrown away 1t all
counts up, and if you don't die in the
poor-house then my name haint Sary
Detroit Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-08-01

NuCe,
In the midst Of fhe rolling crowd,
came the closelv-curtained cars of IN,
bridges drawn by oxen having tbai,
horns encased in fbick nlotaa ~ cola
the silver bells depepding from the car
lands round their throats tinklinG =,
they trDttad ALONG All Rbownnggr,
has come ont TO meet tbe bridal nroceg
sion aims are lavisbed ON tbe moor
silks and gold on tbe rich . the peonlf
are frantic with iov aud excitrmont
rcse.vater bisses gently tbrougb tbl
air; parlands are flung bitber and
thither; altar of roses and sandal falls
az thick as if there was a thunder. storm
of clouds made up of exbaled purfnmc.
The brides. following native etionette
camped outside the walls of the city
until the happy dav, when at high noon.
under the waving palms and ouiyerinG
| tamorinds, a procession, headed by the
Young BRIDEGROOM laughing and iokipp.
goes to fetch bride No, /. She. too,
has set out. See Her rath. or car,
comes in sight, and the eager and gal
| lant Thakore throws himself from his
splendid steed, rushes forward. enters
the rath, and seats himself beside the
princass--an innovation. it being the
custom hitherto for the bride to sit at
the feet of the bridegroom on his enter
ing the car in order to indicate her sub
setviency. The cortege now proceeds
to the house of relative of the Tha.
kore, where, in the centre hall, in the
presence of about hundred of the
uobest Ragpoots of Kattywar, the mor-
riage ceremony is performed. The rite
is simple. 4 few flowers are strewn
utter and pan distributed the Daity's
blessing invoked the bride authenti-
Gated and then the sacred c1tyaa is re-
moved, and the brio egroom for the first
time catches a glimpse of the girl he
has married Immediately the young
bridegroom went out to show himself
to the cheering crowds, and then took
his young bride to the palace. To make
a long story short, he went forthwith
and did likewise TO the three other
brides. But it would be a mistake to
suppose that when the fourth marriage
! was ONtI }ill Was db uu Gnu IutN w
things differently in Bhownuggur, and
day after day there were procession, and
the young bridegroom was compelled
to go about with his yeiled brides.
The trousseaux, our lady readers will
be interested to learn, were extravagant-
| ly rich, Gondul having amongst her
exit" about five thousand silk dresses.
Wudman's dowry was 100000 rupees,
Go1dul's the same VankaDeer's 100000
roupees, and Dank'5 $4,000. The
trousseau Of Gondul was the richest,
and the correspondent was permitted to
see part of it. Such a sight for a
European lady would it have been!
"Huge shawls, clothes scaris, mantles,
counterpanes, and handkerchiefs Of
silk, embroidered most eIaboratey and
stiff with gold and silver thread work.
Here was a shawl from Benares with
gods in gold and silver worked on a
lilac ground OF softest silk another
lay outspread beside 1t representing a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-08-01

AT High Falls, N. Y, the other day,
a young lady, while crossing q field,
was knocked down by ram, and the
next time the damaged damsel saw her
lover ,he informed that astonished
youth that he might 90 about his bust
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-08-01

WHEN Tennessee husband will
horsewhip his wife for washing potatoes
in his Sunday plug hat it is time to in
uuire whether this generation of men
isn't getting TO DO too confounded high
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-08-01

JOHN MoRmssEY's club house at
Saratoga is in full blast. Most open
aud -ahameless is the yarions gambling
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-08-01

An interesting little boy, timid When
left alone in dark room, was over
heard recently by his mother TO say IN
his loneliness, 80 Lord, don't lot any
one m hurt me. and I'll 90 to church next
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-18
Clean Up the Walks.

IN my first experience at hoeing corn
and potatoes | was very much inclined,
like most boys, to give the last hill in the
row " a lick and a PROMISE" instead OF
finishing it up in a workmanlike manner
with one or two clean cuts of the hoe INFO
the sod or weeds beyond. Well do l re-
member the look my father gave me at
this attempt at sighting my work, as well
as his words, which were, Boys, always
hoe out your row." | have never forgot
ten the lesson learned so long ago, and it
frequently comes to my mind as | see the
grass and weeds crowding the hills
around the edges Of corn or potato field
in summer. These are pretty sure signs
that somebody has failed to hoe out his
row. The neglected fence corners, half
plowed headlands, deep, barren, dead
burrows to be seen upon thousands of
farms, in whatever direction we may
travel, show plainly enough that the
owners or occupants were never taught
and compelled to g hoe out their row.
But the negligent habit acquired when
young of never hoeing out the row crops
out nowhere more conspicuously with the
man than in the treatment of the ground
about his home. First of all, if he re.
ceived proper instruction in his younge
days, there will be grass plat about thu
house, and through this, or along side,
walks and a carriage way, in neither of
which will grass or weeds be, permitted to
grow. | know that some farmers will say
that this is all nonsense, and so is black
ing your boots and putting on a stiff col
lar when you go to church on Sunday.
No one ever put on such thing as Sun
dav clothes in hot weather for comfort,
but it is all for the looks, and that is just
what folks clean up their walks and trim
the edges of the grass for. A little
polish on pair OF boots makes a
wonderful difference IN the appear
ance of the man who wears them, just
as 8 little hoeing and trimming Of the
carriage-way and walks about a house re-
feet beuefciallv upon all surrounding
objects. In addition to the looks, q we'll
defined walk or carriage road has won
derful effect upon the morals and habits
of both mankind and animal kind that
FREQUENT them. We all know what's said
about the two kinds Of paths and where
they lead in that good old Book, and the
broad one with no well-dehned limits is
typical of nine-tenthS of those seen about
farmers grounds, and, might add, OF the
general habits of the owners. But it is
scarcely necessary for me TO enlarge upon
this subject, because every one who has
/ seen well-rimmed borders and clean
walks about the suburban or country
homes is aware of the effect they have
upon all the surroundings, and that they
| lead to greater and better things.-C0r.
| RIral Neao Yorker.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-18
How to Render Wax.

A VERY good and cheap wax extractor
may be gotten up by fitting into d COM
mon wash boiler false bottom Of wire
cloth about one-third of the way from the
bottom of the boiler. The wire cloth
should not be coarser than No. s; that is,
eight wires to the inch; should be stiff
ened by heavy wire around the edge,
and the boiler so arranged that the false
bottom may be fastened in securely, and
be easily removed. This may be done by
having tin or wire loops sOldered around
the inside of the boiler just where the
wire bottom goes, and it can be tied to
the loops or fastened with wire hooks.
To use this apparatus leave out the
wire bottom, put little water in it, set
it on the stove, and put into it the comb
to be rendered into wax. AS the comb
sottens and sinks you may keep adding
more until the boiler is filled with melted
comb up to the loops; then put in the
false bottom, fasten it, and pour in hot
water enough to float the wax above the
wire cloth Let it boil a considerable
time, and set off to cool. The wax will
harden into cake on top of the water,
and is easily removed. If it is not clean
enough, boil up in clean water, as usual.
If the wax is not well out OF the refuse
under the false bottom boil il some more.
This extractor works very well, and is
not so "mussy" as the old way Of boiling
up in cloths; and then the boiler is just
as good for other purposes as ever.-W
g. p, IN Bee Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-18

the wool, and perhaps have had a rough
and-tumble struggle with an old ram,
that there is plenty of sweat and toll at
any rate. The surprise then is apt to be
that the sheep are so quiet under the ma
nlpulauons of the more experienced
hands, especially the apparently slow ones.
Nevertheless, the beginner, II he have
ordinary observation, a desire to learn,
an ample stock of patience, a good PAR
OF shears, and proper instruction IN
sharpening them when dull II to this he
add determination not to lose patience
IN any event, he may become a tolerably
Soou shearer in one season.
IN shearing time the flock master must
oe on hand at all times TO see mat the
saeep are evenly sheared, and that none
OF the hands either slight their work or
are rough with the sheep; to see that the
neeces are properly folded and tied, and
mat the best sheep for breeding are
properly marked; for this is the time
Wn94 this important point is to be de
teTmned
Above all, do not shear too early. If
the sheep have been kept healthy and
growing properly all winter they may be
safely LETT until the middle of June in the
latitude of Chicago. At all events, they
should not be sheared until the weather
IS thoroughly warm at night, unless they
are carefully. protected against cold
storms ana chilly nights " eSteT75 R1trGk.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-18
The Onion MaggOt.

The maggot is the onion growers
worst foe, and those who endeavOr to
crush the power of all enemy before it be-
comes troublesome are wiser than those
who endeavOr to put stop to its progress
after it has become formidable. 1t is
generally admitted that the maggot is the
onion fly in its larVa state, or in its first
stage after bearing the egg. 1t is in this
stage OF its existence, and no other, that
it can be styled an insect injurious to
vegetation; and if we can destroy the
eggs, or prevent their being deposited in
the onion fields, we are at once rid of the
enemy.
Having noticed some of the habits of
the onion fly, am inclined to the opinion
that they select, as far as possible, partial
ly decOmpOsed onion tops il which to
deposit their eggs. When onion tops and
solutions are allowed to decay upon the
surface Of the ground, in process of time
they become a natural breeding bed, and
attract flies from the surrounding country
in larger numbers than can be accommo-
dated by those beds. They next attack
the weaker plants, and sometimes those
which are making strong, luXuriant
growth, to puncture and deposit their
eggs in the stalk. If the weather is warm,
Inese eggs hatch IN few days, and the
maggots commence their depredations
upon the crop.
1t has been my own practice to care
fully turn under all refuse matter upon
the onion field late in the autumn, dress
literally with well-fned manure, leaving
1t upon the surface exposed to the
ameliOrating influence of the winters
frosts and the drenching rains Of spring
l
ground, and attend carefully to the - after lSS
culture. With this treatment the crop
usually gets an early start, makes vigor-
Gus growth, and is able to withstand all
attacks Of the enemy or changes in the
weather. I think damage by the maggot
in this vicinity would not amount to
per cent. Of the crop in the most unfavor-
able years. S. p. Warner, in Neo0 En-
gld7lG Farmer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-18
Tools for Farmers.

DON'T buy chest filed with tools ready
for work. Ifyou have had a good deal
OF experience and know what you want,
you can buy a chest and select the tools
yourself, but if you get one which some
one else has furnished you NAV, to be
sure, get good set of tools, but there will
be many for which you will find but little
use. Even regular mechanics have differ
ent ways Of using tools, and an ingenious
amateur will often make shift to do with
out certain tools which a carpenter or a
blacksmith considers indispensable. Here
are some good suggestions which we clip
from the Agr5culturiSt:
" Every farmer should have a small
room, tight and warm, which he can lock,
and where he can keep his small tools
Then he wants a good solid work bench,
with an iron wise on one side and a
wooden one on the other. For iron work
ing, he wants a solid piece of iron for an
anvil, a seven-pOund steel face-hammer, a
rlvetlng hammer, one large and one small
cold chisel, two or three punches from
one-fourth to three, eighths inch, trimmer
and cOunter-sink, to be used with bit
stock, screw plate that will cut a screw
from One-fOurth to three-fOurths inch; then
with round iron of the various sizes, and
readymade nuts, ne can make any bolt he
wishes. For carpenter work he wants a
square, a shaving horse, drawing knife, a
set OF planes, auger from one-half to two
inches, bits from one-fourth to five-eighths
inch, bit-stock, thin chisel from one-f0urth
to one inch, framing chisels from one to
two inches, fine hand-saw with coarse
cross-cut and rip saw, large cross-cut saw
for logs, and a grindstone. "-ChriSt50n
Union.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-18
Insect-Eating Birds.

WE have before US a prize ESSAY, by
Frank H. Palmer, entitled Insect Eating
Birds the Farmers Best Friends" pub.
lished at Boston under the auspices of the
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals. Insects are the
nest and bane of American fruit culture:
they spoil our cherries; they sting our
pears ana apples, and render them worth
producing mature fruit; they puncture
our o grapes; they destroy the beauty of
our roses; they devour our green vegeta-
bles, and are mischievous in other ways.
Mr.. Palmer maintains that this is the re
suit of our own improvidence. 1t is, he
says, because man has destroyed their
natural enemies that insects have become
pest, and they will cease to trouble him
only in proportion as he shall restore the
balance of which nature shows the neces-
sity. During the past few years, he re-
marks, there has been a steady decrease
in the number of our native birds IN all
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-18
Sheep Washing and ShearTng.

THE Western RuraJ does not believe in
washing sheep for the reason that the in
jury to the health Of the sheep and men,
and the danger from accidents, is seldom
if ever cOunterbalanced by an increased
price in the wool sufficient to cover the
care and expense and shrinkage in the
fleece. In countries remote from mark ct
or where the facilities for washing are
excellent, and the climate mild, the case
would be somewhat different, but, we
think, the opinion is becoming more and
more prevalent that it does not nav to
wash Sheep in the West. This, however,
will be according to circumstances, as
where from any cause, ilI-keeping or
other circumstances, the sheep have be-
come absolutely filthy. In this case thew
must be washed for the wool to be sala-
BILE at all.
No wool, however clearly washed, is
used by the manufacturer until it has
been secured. The expense between
securing wool unwashed and that washed
on the sleeps back is slight in any case:
the actual difference in the value between
that washed and Unwashed is simply the
difference in the weight of dirt and yolk
between the various samples of wool
shown. This is practically all there is
about it.
In the spring, before the sheep are
turned to grass, the tag-locks likely to be-
come fouled are better cut away and tub
washed. Thus, much filth is saved, and
considerable annoyance avoided at shear
ing time. Care should also be taken that
the sheep have dry and we1l-littered yards
to lie in, so that the feeces be kept as
clean as may beup to shearing time.
Those who have never sheared sheep
are apt to imagine that there is but little
sleight in the operation until they try it
on. This soon disabuses them. They
find after theyshave hacked over two or
three sheep, cutting the hide and tangling
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-18

DRESSED BANANAs-They can be SIM
ply peeled and sliced, and dressed with
sugar dissolved in water to the taste, let
ting them stand few hours to impart
their flavor to the dressing It is an i'm
provement to add little lemon juice,
using about half a lemon to one dozen
bananas. But a far better dressing con-
sists of the juice Of oranges sweetened
and poured over the sliced bananas, using
four oranges, gill of water, and a gill of
sugar to one dozen bananas. Let it stand
three or four hours before using, and stir
before dishing, but not enough to break
the Slices This is happy combination
of favors. As the season advances and
oranges become scarce, substitute the
juice of pineapple. These are somewhat
expensive dishes, but they are delicate and
delicious. Exchange.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1874-06-18

1T is pleasant to know that the
"Younger boys" are going to leave the
country and not return. a correspondent
writing to the Lexington (Mo) InteJIj.
ge7acer says that on the 9Th OF May the
" Youngers'' called On Mr.. John s. Barn
hill, at his Office IN Sherman, Tex. The
brothers stated that they were on their
way to Mexico, where they were going
to take up their residence. They say that
they left no enemies behind them and
that they have no objection to enemies
following and overtaking them, with or
for the killing of Deputy Sheriff McDan-
iels, but justified it on the ground Of
selfdefense. On questioning them in re-
gard to the flames boys" they dis
claimed having any knowledge of them
and said that the last they had heard of
them was in September, 1873.