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THE BOYS.

There comes the boys, oh dear, the noise,
The whole house feels the racket.
Bebold the knee Of Hsrry's pants,
And weep DER Bertie's jacket
Rut never mind. if eyes keep bright,
And limbs grow bright and Timber,
We'd rather lose the trees whole oarA'
Than find unsound the lmber!
Now hear the tops and marbles roll!
The hoors-Oh woe betide them!
And must wstch the banisters'
For know boys will ride them!
Look well as you descend the stairs
often fnd them haunted
Rv ghostly tons that make no noise
lust when their noise is wanted
The very chairs are tied in pairs,
And made to prance and cAper,
What swords are whitfield out OF STICKS!
What brave hearts made Of paper.
The dinner bell peals loud and we'll
To tell the milkmAn's coming;
And then the rush of "steam-car trains'
Sets all our ears q humming.
How oft 1 say, "what shall 1 do
To keep those children quiet"
If 1 could find good receipt,
Icertainly should try it,
But what to do with these wild boys,
And all their din and clAtter,
Is really quite grave Affair
No laughing trifiing matter.
.'Boys will be boys"-but not lon2l
All, could we bear about us
This thought-how very soon our boys
Will learn TO do without usl
How soon but tall and deep-voiced men
will gravely call us Mother;
Or we be stretching empty hands
Prom this world to the other.
More gently should we ehide the noise,
And when night quells the racket;
Stitch in but loving thoughts and prayers,
While mendins pants and jaekett
-ClJistida Union.
, 1877-05-11

CELERY is good for the nerves, but
salary is better.
, 1877-05-11

There comes the boys, oh dear, the noise
The whole house feels the racket;
Bebold the knee Of Hsrry's pants,
And weep Ger Bertie's jacket
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02
VOLUME XVII.

strange Development !, appears that a
haltwlttcH brother Of Edmundson murdered
William Shaw and Poiudextcr allowed him.
self to be convicted and sentenced for the
crime rather than his unfortunate brother.
The latter died a few days ago, and on his
death'bed gave circumstancial account Of
how and where he murdered Shaw.
The letter Of Gov. Emory of Utah 10
the secretary of war, asking for an increase
of troops in the territory has been referred
to General Sherman to inquire into the
matter and report upon the necessity Of in,
creasing the military force. General Crook
has not had an opportunity to inquirr into
these Mormon troubles, but the letter viii
probably be referred to him b. General
sherman when he returns to this city. Gen.
eral Crock will then 60 to tab for the pur.
pose Of consulting with Governor Emory,
and if, in his opinion, any real necessity
exists for increasing the force, the additional
troops VIII be ordered 10 that territory.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02

Russia reached the mouths of her
rivers long ago, and got beyond them,
unless the Danube is also to be reckoned
as a Russian stream. Yet the exertions
OF the Russian government TO augment
its military forces were never greater
than they have been in the last six years.
She had already the power to bring halt
million of men into the field. But the
grand measure of universal conscription
sanctioned by the ukase of JANUARY |,
1875, will add another half million to
that number of her active troops, and
another million to the reserve. These
enormous forces can only be raised and
maintained for aggressive purposes The
territory of Russia is invulnerable,
Nobody has the slightest interest in at.
tacking it, unless she begins by attacking
some one else. Ifattacked, as she was in
1872, shs may rely on her climate, her
extent and the patriotism OF her popula-
tion tor cifectual defense Setting aside
ambitious considerations, we should say
that to burden poor and thinly popula-
ted country with the maintenance of an
enormous army is the most mischievous
policy that can be conceived. 1t is a
perpetual drain on the manhood of the
empire. 1t enormously weakens its pro-
ductive powers. 1t leads to frightful
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02
Granite Tracks for Street Cars,

A French engineer has proposed tc
establish tramways with granite tracks
in lieu of rails in Finisterre. He is OF
opinion that this system is far preferable
to the ordinary railways. There already
exists a vast network of what are in
truth tramways with granite rails,
worked by horse traction in northern
Italy, In the streets of the principal
towns and sometimes on this roads tracks
of granite are laid in the highways.
The surface of these tracks being flat
and perfectly smooth, the wheels of the
vehicles glide over them with the least
possible friction. The conductor of each
vehicle takes care so to guide il that the
wheels always remain on the granite.
The author of the project maintains that
there is nothing to prevent the granite
lines from being used by carriages driven
by steam power, in like manner as
though drawn by horses. At the same
time, is is not proposed to adopt the
train system on granite tracks; each
carriage will be provided with its own
steam power, will move by itself and be
guided by y.means of mechanism speci-
ally devised ror the purpose,-PdR Mall
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02

ity Of the men in his army tc the seamen
/ ofhis fleet in point OF discipline and ron-
dtiOn Count Woronz1w replied that
what the army wanted was more food
and less drill Hundreds of thousands
of human beings have been sacrificed in
the lat fifty years TO the stupid pride Of
exhibiting tD the world the shows and
pageants Of gfeat military establish.
ment. What renders this state Of thing,
still mere lamentable and extraordinary
is that the Russians are not wariike OF
combative people. Even in their drink.
ing bouts they do not fight. Tney are
entirely ignorant of all that goes on
abroad and entirely Indifferent to glory.
Nor can any conceivable benefit accrue
to the people of Russia by threatening and
molesting their neighbors, or by the ac-
quisison of territory, Of which they have
already more than enough. If their
country were attacked they would de-
tend it with undaunted courage, but as a
race. Of men there is no people in the
world less disposed to slaughter their
neighbOrs. Military service is with them
the result of absolute, blind, unquestion-
ing obedience. They submit to it as
they submit to a law of nature, because
they are docile and brave Yet surely
military service, as it is understood in
Russia, is the most detestable form of
slavery for a peaceful peasant is con-
T(f,ed by 1t, without the least will of his
own, into bloodhound, destroyer or a
victim. And this burden is now hung
with redoubled weight upon the back Of
every peasant in the empire. The whole
community is crushed by it. Military
service is the primary obligation OF life,
and must effect every other relation Of
sOciety.--EdmJurgh Rc,ier.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02

What is the ain! of nine out of ten of
the young ladies who have suitors visit
ing them? DO they have any? Ger
tainly---most of them do, only to forget
it. A little presence of mind on these
occasions would save future unhappiness.
The young gentleman, in many in.
stances is agreeable, gay and handsome ;
and this dazzles the eyes 50 utterly, that
the young lady refuses to look farther.
She should satisfy herself on such points
as these: "Will those eyes in which
Cupid now dances so merrily, always
find expression from the love of a true
soul? Now he says many pleasant
things, and draws pretty pictures for the
future. Does he go tomorrow to work
which gives promise of the fulfillment of
your desire in life? Do his ambitions
and achievements satisfy you. Does his
everyday life shine with the noble en-
deavors of Trustworthy man? If YOU
think and desire companion in your
thinking-one who would unlock the
deepest depths of your mind--to what
strata or humanity does he Lelong in the
scale of excellence and morality? Is he
doing all he cali to build up future use.
fulness and happiness, in which you can
share and feel blessed ?"
These are tie questions which the
experience Of after years make many
women weep in hitterness of aoaal -.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02
THE ENTITY CRADLE.

Sad is the heart Of the mother
VINO sits by the lonely hearth,
V here never again the children
hall waken their songs OF mirth.
Ani still through the painful silence,
She llNleus iol voices and tread,
outside OF the heatt, there rnlr
she Knows that they are not dead.
Here is the desolate cradle,
The pillows 50 lately pressed,
But tar away has the birding
Flown from its little nest.
Grooming 3 ne lullahias over,
mat once were her babes delight,
AZ through the misty spaces
she follows Its upward fight.
Little She thought Of moment
No gloomy and sad Dc hts
Hen close 10 her heart She gathered
Her thlld Tor its GOODNIGHT kiss,
ne should he teudprly cherished,
Sever Eu'i should she know,
Wealth, aud the prid o( princess,
These would a mother hrstow.
And this is the darling portion
I'm heaven where she has fed
Ky angels securely guarded,
by angels securely ted.
Brooding in sOprOwiul silence
Over the empty rest,
Can you not see through the shadows
Why II is all l0I the besi
Better the heavenly Kingdom
Than riches or earthly crown,
fEH 1. D
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02
An INTERESTING EXHIBIT.
The condition of Cur National Com
nerce aud Finances.


Mr.. Lucien ]. Barnes of the bureau of
statistics has recently prepared tables
showing the movement of specie and bull
lion and merchandise between the
United States and foreign countries for
a series of years. 1t appears that at no
former period has the foreign commerce
of the country been in such a healthy
and favorable condition. In 1874, for
the first time in over ten years, the
balance of trade in merchandise was IN
favor of the United States to the amount
of $40, 900, 600, specie value, and ior the
fiscal year ending June, 1876, the
balance was nearly $50, ,O0O, ,OOO0, specie
value The most favorable exhibit has
been nearly doubled during the three
quarters of the present year. During
the past seven years we have imported
$3.50, 600 600 more merchandise than
during the previous ten years, and ST.
122 900 200 more than for the ten years
from 1850 to 1860.
During the past seven years we eX,
ported nearly $1,000, 600 more OF
merchandise In gold values than for the
mcious ten years, and 81 JAG, ,0O0,0 900
more than form 1850 to 1850; but our
imports of merchandise for the past
seven years have been S34S,7O6. 4Sl IN
excess of our exports of mercantile com
modities
With the discovery and development
Of the California gold ia;-cs we hogan
to export specie and uu''na ~ con.
siderable quantities, aar nave eNrof-sd
more than we received duEiag ~
year since then, with the single exeep
ton OF the year enGlle ,1t
which year we received Sl6,54S, ,5Sl
more than we exported although, during
that decade (l860 to 1S70), We exported
S66S, ,256, ,262 and imported only Sl7o,-
5Sl, 1898
For the past seven years we have ex-
ported S536352,6ll of specie and bull
| lion and imported but Sl4S,2Q6, 1873.
Last year we exported $40, ,000,0 600 more
than we received from abroad, but With
the balance of trade in merchandise turn
lug largely In our favor. We are this
year retaining our usual annual ship
ments OF coin, and actually received
specie from abroad in excess OF our ex-
btations of the precious metals If the
present very AatteriDg prospects are iul.
filled for the remainder of the present
fiscal wear, Mr.. Barnes thinks the
balance of trade in merchandise will not
be short of S2OO. 600, 900, in specie Va lue
in favor OF the United States snd thssl
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02
WOMAN'S COLUMN.
An OFT Told Tale.

rfcOllc enc certain night In June
''t se|n' To ME our nights are dcuer than I'D
When dust Of silver from the moon
A. soue familiar poet says
ell a0luy on the sea and land
II Wa' the night OF nights pray tell what harm
fmr youth and beluty, arm in arm,
To sauuter down the yellow sand
quite forgot Just how il came about;
There was an earnest word two hands held out,
And tncn upon his breast
In wOmentarv rest.
1 he mobile mouth ard tetlei eyss
Were turned to him in glad surprise.
lt was SO very, very nice YOU know.
lopreSs her seaside hat against his ypsl
A sweet iUretaste OF Heaven, although
The rest y as only momentary rest,
For with remorseiul start She said
AIS alas lOr me,
II cannot, cannot be
Tomorrow week am to we'd
How small word will grind the heart to dust
~, A breath OF air will break the thread
Tn which we hang our trust
And while his lips were white aud mute.
lie took from her the Dead Sea fruit,
And simply bowed his head.
IN oit-tnld tale II was the wealth
ul youth and hop asd matches health
II was the opulence of brawny arms,
Against hye.twenties and a hundred farms
Back to his dun UNCONSCIOUS bpyks
lie went, with bruised heart Gud shnrpenc1
brain,
To school his thoughts and mask his looks,
Nnd nurse purpose born Of pain,
4 trfe cynical he seems aud vet
lie may, perhaps, forget
Hard hit, - Sir Rlajse says in well-hred slang
ne sees the symptoms and has felt the paUg.
Brave heart, do sometimes vince, he knOws.
VIII vince, and still not whine,
II once there is no color TO the Iuse.
No sparkle to the wine.
And she, he plays her welded part
Right royalty, with subtle ant
And wears with pride her gilded chain
l'ut fer The stmhance of heart
We seek IN yaiu
The man whose name she bears
Is OLD and gray and bent with cares
But then, bul then.
lie is the prince of men,
For she ismisress Of the Riverside,
And has br0wn-stone front in town beside.
TING brings rcprsals 10 us all.
And soon or late we learn the truth
That stately pride will have its itll
And that one little heart l0rSoOlh.
Outwelghs it all.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02

The importations OF corn were 49,
9jS, ,226 Cwt., of which upwards Of 50 per
cent came from this country. Canadian
exports of grain are included in hose of
this country. 1t will be seen that Rus
sia and Turkey have furnished 22.6 per
cent. of the supplies to England. In In
dia dearth prevails this year. Egypt
being subject TO the suzerainty of the
porte, will be affected by the war, and
whether the war is localized or whether
it draws into it the other European pow
ers it is evident that the demand for.
American breadstuffs will be increased
in the neighborhood of % per cent. in
case of the cutting off of the Russian and
Turkish supplies from market by pro-
lOnged war, Italy imports verv largely
from Odessa, on the Black Sea, and war
will also create an active demand for
our breadstutfs in Mediterranean ports.
In this country the visible supply of
wheat is only about one.halt what twas
this time last year, and if the Russian
supply is cut off from the English mar
ket the supply of wheat until the next
harvest will be very scant, and prices
necessarily high. This will tend to
make good market for corn, of which
there is in this country more than twice
the quantity in store than there was at
this time last year, although the exports
to England have been larger than last
year. While much depends upon the
area Of hostilities and the length of the
war, it is the opinion of statisticians
that the eastern war can not fan to Gre
ate an extraordinary demand for our
breadstuffs.-Boston Herald
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02

United States Treasurer Wyman has
rendered his resignation on account OF in
health, and accepted the position of assistant
treasurer, Gilfllan, assistant treasurer, has
been appointed to succeed Mr.. Wyman.
Commander VIM. Whitehead, of the
steamer lantic, having decided to leave the
battery of that vessel at Capetown, south
Africa, because Of the unseaworthiness of
the lantic, his action is fully approved by
the navy department. She is whiteoal
vessel, has been in constant service for the
past five years, and was reported unsea
worthy year ago.
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THE TRADE IN CEREALS.
Tho TOtn' Production of EurOpe-Thc
CsOpS anti imports Of 1870.

According to very careful statistical
exhibits recently made by the French
government, the total general production
of Europe amounts at present to an
average Of i,9040C0,0O0 bushels per
aauum. Oi tnis Ta2aia alone furnishes
Loo, OOo, 600 bushels or nearly one third
Of the whole; Germany, 742 100000
bushels France, G87 100000 bushels (;
and Austria, 550,000,000 bushels The
production of this country is set down at
1887, 100000 bushels, or thirty-nine
and a half bushels to each inhabitant,
while Europe, with a population of
297 GOO, 900, produces only about sixteen
and half bushels per head. The follow
ing table gives the amount Of cereals per
inbabitant produced by the various
states of Europe
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According to the most moderate esti-

According to the most moderate esti-
mate, the average quantity Of cereals
necessary for the consumption OF each
inhabtant is II $40 bushels per annum,
and therefore, all the states that come
ter Sweden upon the list have to
obtain grain supplies from other coun-
tries. In this country three .ffths OF the
cereal production consists of corn. In
Europe oats predominate, and next in
quantity come wheat rye, barley and
corn. Russia, Prussia, and France pro.
duce large wheat crops, and the two first
are our greatest competitors in the Eng
lish market. In Roumania and Servia
corn takes the first rank. Prior to 1860
Russia and Prussia led the United States
in the supply Of wheat. From 1859 to
1861 the exports Of wheat from this
country TO England sprang suddenly
up from $40, ,j0i cwt. to 500 0,I72 cwt.,
while in the same period Russia advanced
only from 3,S37,4 454 cwt, to 4, ,467, ,4S3
Cwt., and Prussia from 5,345, ,30l Cwt., to
1929 cwt. The lead taken so sud
denly by this country has ever since been
maintained. Tables covering the years
from 1860 to 1872 show that the United
States supplied England during that
period with 2S,j per cent. of her total
imports of wheat, including flour,
against 2i.7 per cent. from Russia, and
lG2 per cent, from Germany. In the
same period England imported IS per
cent OF her total importations of corn
from this country. In 1852 the exports
of corn from his country to Great Britain
only amounted to 1871 1904 bushels,
against 1,795,6S2 bushels from Turkey
and Roumania, and l,795,6S2 bushels
from Russia. At present Roumania and
southern Russia, to lesser degree, are
our principal competitors in the supply
of corn, The year 1876 was good
harvest year in England; prices were
low, and the total imports of wheat were
only 44394, l52 cwt., against 81, $50, 1893
cwt. in 1875. The following table gives
the sources of supply:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02

EtnVny Dean, of st. Louis, the
Neve BIRTH to four children; three
,sI1E glsl. One died, but the others
-. ss's aer husband is a private
q Polndcxter Edmundson,
Z baen hanged for murder
1nnmfcld, NO., and whose
nt1i ted N as'qFFed by order of the gov.
lreeiT Il Aa4asf. there has been n vorv
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-02

The housekeeper believes in the SAY
ing, "Dust to dust" She says Sic has
lots of dust to dust every morning
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Telegraph correspondence
..5i,,s sent lime there are some fifteen or
. ~ ia MILLS in northeastern Georgia,
IL, Gen propelled by steam, but The
w w Water power. In Lumpkin
III a 2 maiers Of the lahoola creek are
2me twenty miles by q canal and
a. ASand q hydraulic power of two
aH my feet pressure is obtained
away the earth, rocks, and
N lbant natter of the quartz veins.
AA tne accompanying works cost
Qysr 10000, and at one time the
assa fQr propelling the machinery
1RE q posing the deposits. Some two
he OtNMpeafe now at work, with vary.
less pusRh Of them, it is believed, at
SlIe profit. In the village Of Dab.
Itrs aail'hllil is worked by steam; the
Cen'cIofklng the ore is pumped from
,rc llsfh The excavation is about
~ '.,,, I asap, and the ore yields from 81
~, s ston' The little mill yields from
I oslyt % elshty-fve ounces of gold ner
foB tsFAge, IN round numbers, of 5000
ig''~ Ahe cost Of mining, crushing and
vapa ng sns oge is less than thirty cents
O., A@ hencs the nrofit is highly salts.
AMI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-13
Fire in IOHIOuiI,

HAMILTON, VA April l3.-!i,v new dwelling
house Of Mr.. William Brown, at CirclcriIle, 10
this county, was set on fire about two o'eIock
this ulorupy, aud totally consumed. The
house was in course Of cr.cIi3u, but not GA
pletcl, and YVES to supply tie place Of the oac
destroyed By fire % the sam? spot ;t,Ju; 4
year ago. Mr.. Brown has thc sgnpa: HES q
t entire commu,it y and it i'to c hoped lhs t
the nceudiaIy may be capuicl speedily and
receive due punishment far this !n.ta'lEy
act. 1t is rumurcd that the building vas in
surcd, but whether so or not is unkGnwn. Mr.
Brown is 4 gentleman Of engcrgy as well as
means, and will soon repair The damage
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:sS'GFats.. SALES.
lSy E. 4. sle2by, aEctioneer.


GALE 0F LyMBEENAED AND OTHER
~ RES |. ESTATE.
U"der authority offs decree OF The Corpora.
ton Court OF A!o1sudIh. made Il. its December
term; 1876. in tho case Of Zm 1.orman's executor
IS Iim!ner!lail's devi.eas. IN. subscriber, as
SAiCEDAI, Ike ll.h day O.; april. 1877 at
- o cock ii .: the east front o tho Postofiice
III the city. 81 Al"&anGra, w, the following
property, in sud city
]. I'll PROPERTY omy knowu ~ WA
TIERS & ZlMM ERIN Az; LUMBER YARD,
to the cast of Lee streets extending from
The southeast corner o. said streets, with a
width of Al feet from Lee street into tho
Potomac river and from tho northeast cor
ner o! said streets with width Of CT feet,
more Or less. from Lrc - Union street having
upon it large BRICK TENEMENT at the
northwest corner OF Union HnI Cameron streets.
9. LOT OF GROUND on the east side OF
Lee street and south slo Of Thompson's alley,
GO feet alley fronting on Lee street LEG feet :
Icy, 40 feet 70 20 feet alio7. If found expa
dent, this lot will ne offered in ivo small lots,
according to plat to be shown 1T the sale.
3. UNDIVIDED HALF OF LOT on south
side OF Cameron and west side Of Patrick SITS,
at intersection, l23 feet 5 inches On Cameron,
and 81 eet inches on Patrick to B!ades's OF
Shipley line.
4. GND1VIDED HALF OF LOT OF
GROUND on the east side Of st. Asaph street,
46 feet inches south Of Princess street, fronting
about . feot on st. Asaph, and extending back
50 feet 5 inches.
Terms: Ton por csn!um cash; the reiidue in
four equal annual nstslments at one, two, thres
and four years from the day Of sale, with inter-
est; the purchaser to give bond, with sstisfscto-
ry personal security for the deferred payments
the interest thereon TO BIO made payable semi
annually; the title 10 BIO retained till full pay
,nntn ~ ntocn In
to BIO resold 1t the purchasers risk on default
in payment Of purchase money in whole or in
part. 8. FERGUSON BEACH,
mn 23-eoLs Commissioner.
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ssy e.. a, fGHrisy. Ntirs'r.

S1HDEE AUTHORITY OF \ DEED or
4 trust from VIM. II. Russell and j. L.
Knight, dated June ID, 1873, recorded in libcr
3, No. !, page 1872, OF tho hexandris county,
Va, Iand records, tho subscriber, as trustee
therein appointed, viii soil by public AUCTION,
8, tho east rrort Of tho Po.tolicn in the city of
Alexandria, Va, on SAT- kDAf !, the 2lst DAY
of A oriI, ISL. At II ~, TWO UNDIVIDED
TuIED PARTS OF THE FARM, in said
count, known - "WATEELOO, lying be.
lv;c:a the Alexandria and Washington Railroad
So! the i'otomac river, and bound9d Oh tho
nur;h hY tic land Iatcy Hu:shua, snl on tho
south by Abingdon, containing ninety SIX acres
three rnoIs and twcnty-ono poles! moro or Ass ;
rnsGrying and excepting however, from the sal
81 a., 3 r. and IS !3-icp poles, fronting on the
2aI railroad, recently c0nveyai ~ and now
owned by Tho Actain.ntino Brick Company.
Terms--cash. :. FEEG U5ON BEACH,
NH Its trustee