Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-10-27
FACTS AND FANUIES.

A true knight is fuller Of gay bravery
in the midst than in the beginning OF
1 danger Ohr1y .....-.
ONE of the most dangerous practices
/ Of the times is drinking from vessel
used for public drinking in hotel, rail-
road car or depot,-Dr. MalTy.
The Oil City Derrick says: We don't
care a cent what becomes Of the last man,
or the first one either. 1t is what is to
become Of the intermediate fellows that
interests US.
An advertisement in Pittsburg calling
far a farm laborer received eight re.
( sponses; an advertisement calling for
book.keepor received one hundred and
thirteen.
"DD YOU ever notice how sensitive
are the ears Of woman in church to the
CRYING of some other woman's baby; and
how deafer than a post she is when her
own oif.pring sets up its piercing
squalls ?"
Miss HELEN TAYLOR complains that
men make eating too much of a pleasure.
Would the talented lady have us sit
down in sack to our hashes, shed
tears over steaks and onions and howl
aloud Brother, we must die" at the
light of a calfs head?- ua ..r
I Let your sleep be necessary and health.
| full not idle and expensive OF time beyond
the needs and convaniences of nature
and sometimes be curious to see the prep
aration which the sun makes when he is
coming forth from his chamber of the
east.-Jeremy Taylor.
Even the most refined and polished of
men seldom conceal any Of the sacrifices
they make, or what it costs to make
them. This is reserved for women, and
is one of the many proofs they give of
their superiority in all matters Of ahec-
ton and delicacy.- WltmoH "
WHEN Kemble was rehearsing the
romance sung by Richard, in the play OF
Orchard CGur de Lion" Shaw, the
leader of the band, called out from the
orchestra: "Mr. Kemble, my dear Mr..
Kemble, you are numbering time"
Kemble, calmly and coolly taking
pinch of snuff said MY dear sir, it is
better for me to murder time at once
than to be constantly beating him as you
do"
How imbecile and silly seem all the
stale, hackneyed, worn.Out popular slang
savings of other days "There you 60
with your eye out" "What shock.
ing bad hat" GLOW are you off
for soap?" "Flare up and join the
union" "How's your poor feet?"
What stupidity, affecting sharpness, be-
traysitselfin these obsolete impertinenceS!
In respect of fun, and point and clever
ness, what difference there is between
al those and the sparkling exclamation
with which the lively lower orders now
continually salute each other and their
superiors Emma '-Pmch.
A CORRESPONDENT with the Turkish
fleet writes: In speaking of the arma.
ment of the Arsari Tetyk, should men
ton that most valuable addition has
lately been made in the shape of re-
volving shell gun. 1t is the invention of
a Frenchman, and in connection with the
electric light, may be considered as the
verv best defense yet brought out against
LOTDeuO DDdlH' IL 'tulONo a inv r. ~'AN-
she'll with pointed steel head capable OF
piercing the plates of which the Thorny-
croft is CONSTRUCTED, and has a range
of something like 5000 yards. Briefly
described it is a Gatling gun on large
scale, having five revolving rifed barrels
instead of ten, the said barrels being
about 81 feet in length, and Il inches
bore at the muzzle. The loading and
firing arrangements are similar to the
Gatling, only, instead of a cylindrical
case being placed on top OF the breech'
the cartridges are arranged in fiat case.
of five, which are fixed in an inclined
position at the side. The turn OF
handle causes one'of the cartridges to slip
into the chamber when it is thrust for
ward into a barrel and fired This
weapon il fixed on pivot at the stern
while Gatling gun at each end OF the
bridge, and one on the torecastle, are also
always ready for giving a warm reception
to any of the enemy's boats which may
attempt to approach the Turkish flag
ship while at anchor. "