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The Last Days Of Dickens.

The third and concluding volume of
Mr.. Forster's Life of Dickens has Just
been published. 1t presents a melan-
choly picture Of decaying powers, NOR
bid unrest, and corroding discomfort.
1t may be doubted whether Dickens,
who is supposed by many Of his readers
to have been n Of the most genial and
iovial Of men, was ever a happy man
but it would certainly appear that in
his later years he was supremely wretch
ed, AS a younger man, his animal
spirits and vanity helped to take him
ont Of himself. He was satisfied only
when he had an admiring company
around him. He was, in fact, essen
tally an actor, and miserable without
an audience, and his gayety was forced
and histrionic. There was no repose
about his character. He could never
endure to be simple and plain and ma
tural he wanted to be always fire
works. At home he was seen at his
worst, suffering from the reaction Of ex-
element in company, and weary with
his elaborate efforts to amuse and star
tie. Mr.. Forster passes as gently as he
can over the domestic misadventures Of
his hero. 1t is not q p easant page, and
one is glad to turn it. Dickens was al
ways fond Of the hustle and change Of
travelling, and after 1860 his restlessness
become almost a mania. He had no.
tions of burying himself for a whole
six months in some of the recesses OF
the Pyrenees, or of spending a winter
in some elevated and secluded convent
in the Alps. His work had evidently
begun to tell on him. His invention
was less fertile, his composition less
spontaneous. 1t had become an effort
for him to write, and he was haunted
by the fear, which was partly true, that
his prime was over and that he would
nev,r again lie what he had been. He
had, in fact, lost his elasticity of mind.
All this necessarily gives rather o bad
tone to this concluding volume; buI
Dickens, though he confessed himself
to his friend, was the more resolute il
showing a bold face to the world, and
his | tiers are full of dash and humor,
He went about a good deal and used
himself mercilessly. The fit of paraly
sis which finally killed him had appar
emily been impending for some years
before his death. The railway accident
from which he narrowly escaped will
his life must also have shak n hin
more than was suspected at the time.-
NeV York Times London Letter.
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A Waste of Eighty Millions.

Our 800, 900 dogs furnish one Of the
most important economic considerations
now affecting the state. In the first
place, they initiate against the mutton
crop annually to the extent of at least
S. 900, 900; secondly, they cost, at an
average of Is cents a week each, S6, $780,
900, enough to run all our common
schools and leave a large stealable sur
plus; thirdly, they STAY annually,
through hydrophobia, at least 100 per.
sons, which Cat 81, 200 each-the aver.
age price paid by railroads for the very
poorest grade Of brakesmen) amounts
to a further sum Of $500, 900. Here is
a direct expenditure of nearly seven
and three-quarter millions for dogs, not
to mention the fines, costs and more re-
mote and sentimental damages result
ing from lawsuits about dog-ights and
consequent severance of friendships
between the owners Of the combative
cnrs Add 70 this the annual expendi-
ture in the city for old boots. chamber
crockery, paper weights, bootiacks and
such other articles as may be most
readily util zed of moonlight nights,
and it will occur to the most preiudiced
friend Of the dog that he is an animal
wherein retrenchmtDt could be prac
iiced to advantage in these economical
daye. Capitalized, our dogs represent
a waste OF ESQ, 600, 900. aud invested at
interest, one year of their
aggregate worthlessness wonld pay Off
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28
The Chief Of the Snakes.

The plains correspondent Of the Phil
adelphia Press writes: "The buffalo
eating Snakes, or those which inhabit
Wind River, are Washakie's band, and
it is Of them I wish more particularly
to speak. A remarkable Indian, their
chief is, a man of great intelligence,
and the finest looking Indian on the
plains. His face closely resembles that
Of Washington, as seen in Peale's
paintings, and his form is as noble. He
is six feet three inches tall, gray-haired,
broad chested, and Of the most dignifed
and pleasant manners. Hisface is oval,
the features regular, and his eye beams
constantly with kindness and good will
to men. He is sixty years old, but still
unbent by age. His address is slow,
and he weighs every word he utters.
This chief dresses and acts like a white
man, and is greatly beloved by his tribe,
He is famed for his wisdom, aud had
he been born a white man, he would, in
all probabilit,, have become one of the
greatest men in America. Years ago he
ceased from war, and since then has
kept his treaties with an exactitude
worthy of the most civilized ruler.
When some young men went to wal
against his will, he declared them reb-
els, and kept them out of the tribe for
a whole year. AT length, when impor-
tuned by the whole tribe, he consented
to receive them back, but only upon
condition that their chief should be re.
duced to a warrior aud another CHIEF
appointed over them"
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MeSOpOta mia.

It may be ~exaggeration to represent
an old woman saying that she found
great support in the comfortable word
Mesopotamia," but the spirit which
animated her is really very widely diff
fused in other old women, and young
women and men too. Indeed, SO much
in quotation depends upon pleasant
sound, that we firmly believe that these
nonsense verses might be recited at the
Preside without being OF once detected
Just for the reason that we do not al
ways pause to think whether We attach
any importance to what we hear. At
any rate here they are ;
'Tis sweet. to roam when mornings light
Resounds across the deep;
When the crystal song Of the woodbine bright
Hushes the rocks to sleep;
When the midnight sky has a sombre dye
OF a pale and inky hue,
And the wolf rings out his glittering shout,
a.Tu whit -Tu whit Ia WHO'D .
When the pearly wings Of thewintry trees
DaAhes across the glen
When the laughing lights Of the moss-grown
cliffs
Haunt the ethereal fen;
When at noon the blood-shot moon
Is bathed in erumbling dew,
And the wolf rings out his glittering shout,
"Tu whit-Tu whit -Tu whcol"
Not a few persons will cry, "How pref.
ty n when the words are read fast.
They have the true "Mesopotamia"
ring about them. 1t cannot be denied
that people who make o point of inter
Harding their conversation with quota
tions are an intolerable nuisance.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

orer the Central Pacific railroad, and
one Joe Mason, have discovered OF late
that they we're both on board a certain
pirsteTessel about thirty years ago, snd
we're eye-Eitnesses TO the burying Of a
vast amount Of gold and diamond jewel
II. JEFF SAYS that his life was spared
on account Of his being cook, and Ma
sons on account of his youth-being
then b1t ten years old. When hrst
told, the story was not believed, but
after awhile persons were found Of suth-
eieut gullibility to accept the whole
story ald enlist in the enterprise
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

Cough is a symptom by which various dis
eased conditions of the throat, bronchial
tubes anu lungs manifest themselves. But
whether it arises from the irritation produced
in the throat and larynx by taking cold, from
an attack of bronchitis, from incipient con-
sumption, or from various other causes, moth
ing will allay it more speedily nor cure it more
permanently than Dir. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. 1t does not matter whether it be a
recent attack, or a lingering cough, the Dis
covery is in either case equally well adapted
for its relief aud permanent cure. In fact, it
will cure a cough in one-half the time necessa-
ry to cure it with any other medicine, and it
does it, not by drying it up, bat by removing
the cause, subduing the irritation, and healing
the affected parts. No time should be lost in
commencing the Use of a proper medicine for
the relief OF a cough, for unless this course ia
pursued, serious and dangerous disease of the
lungs is liable to result.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28
P0PlLAR SCIENCE


PASTE THAT WIZ kErp YEAR Dis
sblve 3 ~tessp05riSl OF alru IL a quart
Of warm water, When cold ztiT In as
much -four as vii give it the cousisten-
cy o. Thick cream, bsing particular to
bea, mp all the jumps stir ! 4 as much
poTeIed RESIN as Will lay on a dime,
and throw n h2li a dozen clo7es 10
give q pleasant odoT. Have OF the fire
q tescTp q boi ing water, pour the f01r
mixture into Il, stirring we'll al the
time. In q very fev minutes It VII be
the consistency OF musb. Pour il into
an eartAeu or china vessel; lei i cool
lay a cover OF, and pat In a cool place.
When nseded for -Fe. take out 3 pr.
ton and s1fte1 J. With warm water.
Paste thus made VIII last twelve months.
l. Is better than gum, IS it dos not
gloss tie parT, and N be wEit.ez 1-.
TIA Arg w BzE47HE-Tu absorbing
into oar lgzrs lie quantity q air -ec-
essaE- t. s-stsia life, Ee Inadvertently
Inaale Fh5ia hosts Of n-icr1Ssopie4l az
finals, which ere in s-rre-s0n II the
a,zsrsphe-icsl Arid, a-1 even portions
Of alsa1i,1yisA animals, uuEZies,
and skeletons Of past ages En-.
ery day and hour, this absorption
OF animal and vegetable life pro
ceeds. We i-hzle Tie living nicroz2a,
several spac.es q which are the fish Of
oar blood, s-d the vIbro1es, which a.
taeh themselves . Cur teeth Ike barns
cles % 2 ships bottom ; AID with these
the drst 81 Zicrgsc5pieL z-iEalcu.a.
So snail tLAt !. takes -, 10000 10 make
a grain, and the no less uinEte grains o.
pollen which. eey-i1stirg IN our lungs,
further the spread Of parasitic life 70 a
iezresfa r beyc1i .h4: Of the normal life
visible 70 Car eEes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

THz Milwaukee Sentinel says that
an old strawberry-nose of that place,
hearing that the women OF ONO were
pouring barrels of whisky into the gut
ters, exclaimed, as the tears rolled down
his cheeks, "What happiness to be an
Ohio gutter I"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

0PES an oyster, retain the liquor in
the lower or deep shell, and, if viewed
through q microscope, it will be found
10 contain multitudes of small oysters,
covered with shells and swimming
nimblv hbout-I20 Of which extend but
one inch. Besides these young oysters,
the liquor contains a variety Of animal
enlm end myriads Of three distinct
species OF worms. Sometimes their
light resembles a blush star abont The
Nantra 81 the shell, which VIM be beau
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

THERE are more than n thousand
different kinds OF pills in the United states
some OF them are worthless and injurious
others are GOOD and beneficial. Old Doctor
Parsou invented the best anti-billons phi we
ever saw or heard Of. They are now sold I'M
der The name Of Parsons Purgatiye Pills.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

WE understand that the whooping,
cough is quite prevalent in the owns around
us; but that no cases have proved istai'
some families use nothing but Johnson's Ano-
dyne Liniment. Our doctor, however, says q
little ipecac, to produce vomiting, would Dc al
adYanfara.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

PATENT MEDICINES THAT there are
some good patent medicines no intelli-
gent man dare for a moment deny /; and
pte-eminent is the great California hero
medicine, Vinegar Bitters, discovered
by DR.. J. Walker, a prominent physi-
clan of San Francisco. This medicine,
although called Bitters, is not to be
classed among the vile Clancy drinks"
recommended and sold wei the bar by
r~um-venders, but is a combination OF
pure herbalistic extracts, known to
possess sterling medicinal qualities,
and is compounded without the use
in any shape of spirits. Its action
upon the internal system is not slim.
ulating to the extent that alcoholic
poison is, but it at once attacks blood
impurities, and by removing the origi-
nal cause destroys the germs of disease
and invites returning health. Its action
upon the stomach and liver render it an
almost certain specific iu the most stub
born cases of dyspepsia, and in truth
imparts new lie and vigor to tho whole
system. 1t is one of the best medicines
ever invented.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

Ho= n CIR Bu OF N5rz&-Mo.Ls
are one q the seJErges Of house
k-spa-s, s40 frequently know not how
t. get nd Of them Camphor and to-
harso art both good ertermi1ator but
will nas stop tie raFaees 81 moths II
carpets after tAey commence eating.
Then they psv no heed to tine presence
ol canph0r, cedar or tobacco. 4 good
way to conquer them is to take a coarse
crash towel and wiring it out in clean
Tateg. Spread it smoothly on the car
pet then iron it dry with a good, hot
iron, repeating the operation on sus-
perted places and those least used. Il
does not iniure the color or pile Of the
carpet in the least, as il is not necessa-
~ to press hard, heat and steam being
the agents, and they do the work eficc.
tUally On worms and eggs. Then the
cauphor viii doubtless prevent further
degredatiols Of the miller.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

ALL articles We think that are packed
and sold full weight, should have the patron
age of consumers, also Of dealers we are
glad to notice in the article of soap that Proc
Tor & CANDLES Extra Olive German soap IL
always packed actual weight.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28
DOCTORS SOON LEARN ITS VALUE.
n. ~ U--1- n. an ~

UVTTAIV' AVW IVTHl DVV' IV' INV
DR.. PIERcE-For the past six months Ihave
used your Golden Medical Discovery in my
practice, and in that time | have tested its
merits in severe coughs, both acute and chron-
ic, in chronic disease OF the throat, severe
cases of bronchitis, general arrangement of
the system, constipated condition Of the bow
els. and wherever a thorough Alternative has
been indicated. In all cases | have found it
to act gently yet thoroughly and effectually in
removing the various diseased conditions, and
bringing about a healthy action Throughout
the system. Yours fraternally,
II. J.. HALL, NJ. d.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

THAT BURIED TREASURE. San Fran
cisco paper says "The usually quiet
town Of Truckee has been considerably
excited of late over the organization of
a company to search for diamonds and
gold long since buried on the coast of
Florida. It is said that the company
have a cash capital Of a little more than
$40, 600, and nearly all of the solid men
Of The town are said To ha e taken stock,
It seems that a colored man by the
OF JEFF Hogan, who has been al.
miniaLering chioAens. eggs. trout. Rus
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

N,s,S AND HAMLE GARNET ORGANS
p~ss,-These instruments are
-.Lina their excellence known to the
sovereiQps of Europe as we'll As those
- America. London alone has had
nearly one thousand of them since the
beginning of last year, and the London
Choir mentions it as significant that one
Of the best portraits Of the Russian
Princess, whose recent marriage to the
Dnke of Edinburg is so magniticently
celebrated, represents her as playlhG on
n Of these popular American organs
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

"I SEE" said z young lady, thes
some printers advertise blank declar :
lions for sale l wish I could get one."
"Why?" asked the mother. "Be-
cause, ma, Mr.. c. is too modest to
ask me to marry him and, perhaps, IL
I could Hll a blank declaration, he
would sign it,"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

LIAR AND Flown LpnEssIoss.-Ol
q piece o. white paper on one side
hold the side that is oiled over a lamp
or pjue-kaot smoke till quite black
place the green leaf on the black sur.
face with the under parto Of the leaf next
10 the black surface, as the veins and
H11ra Of the leaves show palmer on the
under part-now press it on all parts Of
the leaf with fngers--then take up the
leaf and put the black, oiled side on
the White page Of a book made for leaf
Impressions with an extra piece Of nice
paper on top to prevent shutting the
opposite psge-press it a few mo.
meDta-thlu remove the green leaf and
the iupr ssion will be left on the page,
A. beautiful as an engraving. Flowers
Of single corolla can be pressed in ike
manner. Many Of the geranium leaves
make beautiful impressions. The i'm
preesiOn-book can be make still more
Interesting by giving botanical classid-
c4tloAs Of each Leaf and flower.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

FooLIsHLY spent, money paid Tor
children's shoes net protected by SILVER
TIPS. Two weeks is about the time it takes a
smart, active child to v~entilate the tee OF a
shoe. SILVER TIPS the only preventative.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28
YEARS EXPERIENCE OF AN
am NVlRGE

Mrs. winslow's soothing sy rup is the prescrlp.
tIon OF one of the best female physicians and nurses
In the United States, and has been used for thirty
years with never falling safety and success by mil
lions of mothers and children, from the feeble In
FAINT Of one week old TO the adult II corrects acid
lly of the stomach, relieves wind collie, regulates
the bowels, and gives rest, health and comfort to
mother and child. We believe 1t to be the best and
surest remedy in the world in all cases of dyson
terry and diarrhpa in children, whether 1t arises
from teething or from any other cause. Full d.
rectIons for using will accompany each bottle.
None genuine unless the fac-simile of CURTIS d
PERKINS is on the outside wrapper.
Sold by all medicine dealers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

DR.. J. Walkers California VIM
pgar BitterS are a purely Vegetable
preparation, made chiefly from the ma
live herbs found on the lower ranges of
the Sierra Nevada mountains of Caliior-
mia, the medicinal properties of which
are extracted therotrom without the use
of Alcohol. The question is almost
daily asked, "NhG is the cause Of the
unparalleled success Of VINEGAR BIT
TERsl" Our answer is, that they remove
the cause of disease, and the patient re-
covers his health, They are the great
blood purifier and a life -giying principle,
a perfect Renoyator and lnvigorator
of the system. Never before in the
history Of the world has a medicine been
compounded possessing the remarkable
Qualities of VINEGAR brTTERS in healing the
Sick of every disease man is heir to. They
are q gentle PuTgative as well as a 'onie,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation OF
the Liver and Vlsgeral Organs, in Bilious
Diseases.
The properties Of DIR. WALEEE's
VINEGAR BITiERS are Aperient, Diaphoretie,
Carminative, Nutritious, Laxative, Dltretle,
Sedatiye, Counter lrritant, sudorhlc, Altera-
| tive, and Anti Bilious.
II. II. MCDONALD Il TO-.
Druggists and Gen. Acts, san Francisco. California
and cor. Of Washington aud Charlton SIS" y. !.
Old by ali Druggists and Dealers
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PAYING EMPLOYMENT

For all having spare time. In selling our N.,.,
Book. N fdn-y r transient pork, Int n new
stty 10 al classes of people, actually sHVIm0
nAuaey 70 buyers Book Agents seeking soms.
any SPARE time for pleasant work. without rteKs
write az once for complete l6-ptge descriptive cir
Gu Ar ma i0eral terms, to +. A. :HUTCHIN.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

tn. N,,- York WEEKLY WINES at one
par1y. pr a1tua, is ts tst Weekly netsra
f.r / 4ut.rioa. It has Ncre1sei IA c'rc''a-
ton tn fold urt'd" a gfdT.
Thu N.,r York DAILY WITNESS, at Tn" Do'-
lars, is he J+s for business men, Send 0'y
pos.aI cqrdl for sampb copies.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

EXPERIMENTAL philosophy-askin ing a
a young lady to marry you. Natural
philosephy-loobing indifferent, and
You were only in fun when she
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Important to Those Who Draw Notes

A man drew a note promising to pay
one hundred dollars. He used a printed
form, and did not close up the blank de-
voted to dollars, and after passing as
negotiable paper somebody inserted
land fifty" after the one hundred and
before the printed dollars. The note,
thus altered, got into the hands of an
innocent party, who presented it to the
drawer, and the supreme court decided
that the maker of the note was liable
for its face, because through negligence
he did not draw a line between the writ
ten word "hundred" and the printed
word dollars" Any testimony that
the drawer might offer to establish the
fact that he gave a note for one hundred
dollars must go for nothing, az "there
was nothing on the face of tho note
showing that it had been altered" Evil
dence Of an alteration on the face of
the note would have changed the case.
Let this be q lesson to all drawers of
promissory notes. No one can be too
careful in such matters.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

Heat AsD DISEASE During the re-
heating Of q furnace in an iron estab-
lisluent in England, says the British
Journal o. Science, themen worked when
the Thermometer, placed so as not to BIO
Influenced by the radiation Of Leatfrom
tlg open doors, marked 100 degrees. In
the Beasemer pits, the men continue a
kind Of labor requiring great muscular
e-Crt 1T lB degrees. In some Of the
operations Of glass making, the orli-
nary sumner working temperature is
considerably over 100, aud the radiant
heat 70 which tie workmcn are sub
lected far exceeds 30 degrees. In a
Turkish bath, the shampooers continue
four or five hours at a time in a moist
atmosphere at temperatures ranging
from Jos 70 10 degrees. In enamel
works, men labor daily 10 q heat Of over
80 degrees. On tie Red sea steamers,
the temperature Of The stoke hole is l4j
degrees. Andyet in none Of these cases
does any special form or type Of dis
ease 4syelop Itself.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

CHILDREN OFTEN LOOK PALE AND
SICK
from no other cause than having worms In the
stomach.
BROWNS vERMIFUGE CoMFITs
will des roy worms without injury TO the child, be-
ing perfectly WHITE and free from all c~oloring
or other injurious ingredients usually used In worm
preparations.
No. 25 Fulton street. New York.
Sold by druggists and chemists, and dealers in
medicine s, at twenty-five cents a box.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1874-02-28

AN Easton, Pa, editor growls be-
cause the water company Of that place
"give with every gallon Of green wa
ter from half a dozen to a dozen fish"
He would like a dozen fresh oysters in
that quantity of water. Some persons
can never get enough for their money.