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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-06

Bear us witness, We poets and actors,
We pginters and scuiptors, We singers and
PLAYERS upon instruments, that your arts
have not saved the most of you from be-
coming pettv and selfish men and women.
You are Jealous of one another. You
.qra greedv OF praise aud of the gold it
brin.s. You know that there is nothing
in your art that enlarges and hberatEes
Won. that restraints you from drunkenness
%and-vices that shall not be named, that
gives YOU sobriety and sSlidity of char'
acter, that cDlarges your social sympa'
thigs, that naturally leads you into or,
raniMitions for helping Others outside OF
your own circle, Bear us witness that
Won are not the men and women whoare
relied on t0r performing the duties OF 80
cicty. If all were like you--if all were
controlled 10y the ideas that dominate you
If all shirked the duties of social and
civil lie like you--if all were as much
united by their ideas and their emN
ployments az you are for carrying the
great burdens Of society, what do you
( suppose would become OF the country,
! and what would become of the world?
Now, if there is anything in art that
can take the place Of religion, we should
like to see it,, If there is anything in
! culture that can take the placa OF re-
ligion, il has not yet revealed itself
| Culture is conferred in self, Self is the
god and sell il the model Of all culture.
Why should it not ultimate in selfish
ness? Culture assumes that what Ii
present il a mar needs only to be de
yelooed and h~armonized to lift characte.
to its highest point and life to it
highest issues. II carries no idea 0
sslf surrender, which is the first fact IL
practical religion of any valuable sert
and the arst fact in all good develop
ment. Greece and Rome had plenty 0
culture, and are still our teachers j
art, but the beauty that looked upot
them from every hill and gate and ten
pls could not save them from thei
vices. BY and by, culture will lear
how powerless it is to make q man tha
shall be worth the making, and wha
poor instruments science and art al
: for uprooting the s~elishness that ruiz
the world. 1t is slowly learning thi
i, and men who have bowed low to ht
!, have been touched with that divine di
, content which nothing but religion ca
:. allay.- DR.. D.. q, Holland.
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THE AIR SHIP.
SuccesAIul Experiment with Pros Rich
tCrs New Machine.

Hartford, Conn special to the N. l. Herald
Three postponements, necessitated by
heavy rains, had induced the Hartford
people to believe that fate was making a
dead set against Prof. Richtels determi-
nation to show that his new flying
machine was really capable of aerial
navigation, To-day was far from favor
able for an outdoor exhibition, yet it was
given, and with gratifying success.
The large assemUlage that came to
witness what they fully believed would
be- only another unsuccessful attempt TO
solve the problem Of navigating the air
we've pleasantly disappointed, The ms
chine not only rose iu the air, but moved
backward and forward, up and down, at
the option Of the %aeronaut, and al
| though embracing in part the balloon
principle, the evolutiona were accom-
plished without waste of gas in descend
ing or any use of balIast whatever.
The aeronaut worked the central pro
peller OF the machine with effect and
rose over every obstacle to the height O.
100 feet. The breeze was blowing to TIN
eastward and the exhibitor allowed hi
machine to be carried with it for Al
eighth of a mile, and amused himself b,
showing his ability to ascend or descen,
at will. Then the propeller at tn
POINTED end of the frame work was set il
motion, and the machine shifted il
course, twisting and turning in smaI
circles. Still its general DRIFT was to tn
eastward, with the wind, and the spec
tators freely expressed the opinion thu
its powers were at an end and that
could never return against the wind
but at a signal from Professor Richie
the machine was pointed back towar
the exhibition grounds. The propelliu
wheel was started at top speed, and wit
accelerated motion the air ship sale
along back, at an attitude OF 100 fee
| until it lowered over the exhibitiC
grounds; then amid general applaus
$ the central propeller was set in motto,
. and under its influence the ship sal
slowly and easily to the earth, landir
within half dozen rods from the origin
:. starting point.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-06

The inheritance of tricks of habit IS
one of the most perpleXiug OF all the
phenomena of heredity. The less striS-
Ing the habit the more remarkable, per-
haps, is its persistence az an Inherited
Giron de Buzareingues states that
he knew q mai who, when he lay ON his
back, was wont to throw his right leg
across the left; one of this persons
daughters had the same habit from hel
birth, constantly assuming that position
in the cradle, Notwithstanding the re-
sistance offered by the s~waddling bands.
Darwin mentions another case in bis
variations Of Animals and Plants under
Domes'ication-a child had the odd
habit of setting its fingers in rapid
motion whenever it was particularly
pleased with anything. When greatly
excited, the same child could raise the
hand on both sides as high as the eyes,
with the fingers in rapid motion - be-
fore Even in old age he experienced a
difficulty in retaining from these ges'
lures. He had eight children, one Of
whom, a little girl, when four years OF
age, used to set her fingers going, and to
lit up her hands after the manner OF her
father. A still more remarkable case -
described by Cation. A gentleman wife
noticed that when he lay asleep on his
back in bed he had the curious trick OF
raising his right arm slowly in front Of
his face, up TO his forehead, and then
dropping it with a jerk SO that the wrist
fell heavily on the bridge OF his nose,
The trick did not occur every night. but
occasionally, and was independent Of any
ascertained cause. Sometimes 1T was
repeated necessarily for sn hour or more.
Tae c%entleman's nose was prominent aud
its bridge often became sore from the
blows it received. At one time an agk
ward sore was produced that was long in
healing, on account Of the recurrence.
night after night, Of the blows which
fist caused it. His wife had to remove
the button from the wrist OF hi4 night
gown, AS il made severe scratches, and
some means were attempted Of tying hi,
arm. Many years aIler his death hi,
son married q lady who had
never USdIu OF IIN nanny lHe'
dent. She, however, observed pre-
cisely the same peculiarly in her hus.
band but his nose, from net being par
ticularly prominent, has never as YET
suffered from the blows, The trick doe.
not occur when he is half asleep, KS, 10,
example, when he il doing in his arm
chair but the moment he is last asleep
he is apt to begiu. 1t ia, as with hi
father, intermittent; so&etimes %ceasin,
for many nights, aud sometimes inces
SAINT during a part Of every night. 1t
performed, IS it was with his father
{ with his right hand, One Of his chill
, dren, a girl, has inherited the same thick
She performs it likewra, with the righ
hand, but in a slightly modified form
for after raising the arm, she dOSs no
allow the wrist to drop upon the bridg
of the nose, but the palm of the hal
> closed hand falls over and down the nose
striking it rather rapidly--decided i'm
: provement on her fathers and grand
g fathers idea. The trick is intermitteu
in this girls case also, sometimes NJ
e occurring for periods OF some month
p but sometimes almost necessarily, %
ICornhill Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-06

The debate in the British parliament
upon the summons of the Sepoy troops
from India 10 Europe is of great signi.
fcaDCe. In an article in which it
acknowledges the splendid audacity OF
Lord Beaconsield in breaking through
all the traditions that have marked the
relations OF India and England, the Ions
don Spectator says; "No such altera.
ton in the position of this country as a
fighting power has occurred since she
substituted regular regiments for. train.
bands and feudal retainers; and it is one
which imreratively demands the grave
consideration OF parliament IS the deli
berative body of the kingdom, and altos
gether irrespective Of party quarrels."
These words show the great scope of the
measure, and it is hardly questionable
that no distinctively British minister
would have ventured upon it. Canning,
or Peel, or Palmerston, or Gladstone,
would never have proposed to bring the
Sepoys into Europe to fight British bat
ties, or to maintain the cause OF Chris.
tian civilization by arraying Hindoos
against Greek Christians. The Spectator
right'ully considers it to be a very imper.
tant question Tor England and the Eng
lish character.
1t may be viewed either as a special
policy Tor this emergency or as a per
manent military method. In the first
view there il one obvious consideration
The real British ground Of war, if il
comes, is that the Interests OF England
are threatened by the extensions oil
Russia. 1t is necessary to dam III
Russia aud prevent the desolatins torrent
Of its barbarism from overlooking India
But if the Hindoos will fight European
troops at all, which is the sole reason fol
bringing them into Europe, they would
fight them even more bravely at home il
India and If that be 80, the idea of
Russian invasion of India is ridiculous
and its prevention is not a legitimat.
reason for war. The real evil of tht
summons to the SepOys, however, is t,
be found in the effect upon q tendenc,
Of the British nation which is ALREADY
evident and full OF mischief the disposi
ton to rely upon money to defeat tn,
world in arms. The Spectator speaks 0
its eountrymen upon this point with
planners which is seldom found ia an,
national press dealing with its fellow
citizens: The deep inner vulgarity o
soul, In TACT, which ia the defeat of th,
Englishmsn the foul spot among hi
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-06

IT thou art too lazy to think, thou
wilt be too poor to know,
II thou canst tolerate a liar thou art
half a liar myself.
1t takes more than n to get all tue
good out Of a laugh.
The devil will never get to heaven,
because he cannot die and have a funeral
sermon.
When a man is too poor to feed his
own feas he gets a dog.
All men think well of themselves, but
some have a queer way OF showing it,
Men boast Of their relations WHEN they
have nothing else TO boast of
Never think OF reasoning with a mule,
whether it has four or only two legs.
When the devil praises thee, remem.
Der that he is the father of all lies
Thou mayest tell the truth so that it
will be a lie.
A knave cheats Others; a iool-him.
self.
Never relate your misiortunes to an-
other.
The trial is not fair where affection i,
judge.
Vows made in storms are forgotten ii
Gains,
No man should be a judge in his ow,
cause.
To a man full Of questions make NJ
answer.
What men are deficient of in rtasol
they usually make up in rage,
The heart is a crystal pslsce-if one
broken it can never be mended.
TO keep your secret is wisdom, but t
expect others to keep j, is folly,
The most dangerous of all fattery j
the very common kind that we besto'
upOn ourselves.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-06
S.onO. In Now York Street Cars.


celia Logan in II Baltimore News
-Ifanvthing could make the passengers
the Tbird-avenue line of cars more
anxious for the completion Otthe air ROAD
# would be the event which happened
at the beginning of the week, when i've
men with revolvers boarded the 8 p. m.
train and beat an old man insensible'
The object was to rob him of his little
black bag he carried, which contained the
fares collected on the road during the
day, He was an employee OF the COM
pany, and had a very small amount com,
Notwithstanding over a hundred
dollars The car was packed with people
returning froma picnic, principally chill
dren and women, who, no doubt, II a
thought of danger crossed their MINDS
during their pleasuring it was lulled by
the knowledge that there was among
them A certain company of their coun-
trv's defenders. TO defend the country
in general may be easier than to defend
a few women and children in par
t%icular, for at the first opportunity
these braves scrambled out OF the
car as fast as their legs would carry
them, leaving the weaker sex at the
mercy of the men with the five revolvers.
The "knights of the road, however,
injured no one but the courageous ola
man, who fought SO ~valiantIy FOR the
small treasure confded to his keeping
that his skull was crushed in, and 1t i
not thought that he can recover. !
have before mentioned this terrible
Third avenue road as being the mos
borrid in New York. Certain signs o
the times may be plainly seen there, Il
is so situated that ladies' and gentlemen
residing on Fouth, Lexington avenue
Madison avenue and the ROSS streets AZ
Obliged to make use OF it for travellnl
up and down town, 1t is also the labor
er's mode of transit, and the strong feel
ing existent in this city OF labor vs., CAPT
tai is here displayed, Every seat in tn
car will at certain hours be filled wit
working men, with their dinner pals AM
tools, while h crowd Of ladies in silk
and satins cling to the straps, vainl.
trying to hold themselves and childre.
up,
/ got into q car the other day. A greS
many ladies were standing, a few wer
sitting. Although it was not the work
mems hour, a man, who must have bee
a house plasterer, judging from the wa
in which his clothes and face were daube
with plaster, was seated in between som
ladies, smearing their silks with h
plaster. As one well dressed woma
after another got in, adding to II
t Jam, he set his Jaws and spread h
3 elbows. He was young and SOME OF tt
s ladies were old, others evidently teebl
4 but they all stood for all he cared, 4
Y lat q woman entered, dO1btless OF h
/ own class. He was at the far end of II
c car, she ut the door, AS soon as he sa
n her he beckoned her, got up, and stoC
guard of his seat until she forced h
way to it through the mass OF bedizen'
e female humanity. By the way he bow
: and Aourished her into his vacant plac
1t all suspicion OF his not knowing bett
il than to sit while ladies' were standil
; was dissipated. He was not a bOor, b
ii Lo ,Lo5 ,r,und OF tho uyomen "a mn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-06

The people who are always anxious to
bestow confidence in their ~neighbors are
unmitigated nuisanCea. There are some
things one does not care to know, and it
is a great annoyance to have q gossiping
neighbor insist upon making you the
depository OF such unpalatable secrets,
and then, perhaps, going on with a series
OF questions intended to worm out Of
you an opinion which you are net dis.
posed to give. IL 10 equally annoying ia
have a person of this sort intimate that
there is something which he might tel
you that would greatly surprise and
grieve you, but which he will for the
present withhold, out of regard for YOU
feelings. 1t is also an annoyance and ar
impertinence TO be questioned as to you,
views of a certain matter, it may be, il
the presence of the very people befor,
whom you would be most unwilling t
state your opinion
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-06
Alfred's Clock.

In the Life of Alfred the Great" by
Asserius, we read that, before the inven.
ton of clocks, Alfred caused six tapers
to be made for his daily use; each taper
containing twelve pennyweights of wax,
was twelve inches long, and of proper.
tionate breadth. The whole length was
divided into twelve parts, or inches, of
which three would burn Tor one hour.
80 that each taper would be consumed
in four hours; and the six tapers, being
lighted m after the other, lasted fer
twenty. four hours. But the wind blow,
ing through the windows and doors, and
chinks of the wall of the chapel, o,
through the cloth of his tent, in which
they were burning, wasted these tapers,
ard, consequently, they burnt with nc
regularity; be therefore designed a Ian,
tern made of OK or cow horn, cut into
thin plates, in which he incIosed the
tapers; and thus protecting them from
the wind, the period of their burnin,
became a matter of certainty.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-06

Talking not long ago with a friend,
she remarked: "Well, tor my part, |
find it d great deal easier to be good
when Tm happy than when I'm unhsp.
py, Misery only brings out my bad
qualities"
Doubtless other people have said this
or tclt it, for to & certain eXtent) it Is
true. There is a sort Of ~"goodness'
which is brought cut by prosperity,
People who are satisfied with their sur
~raundings and themselves, are apt to be
good humOred and gracious to their COM
paui0us. Good fortune makes them
cheerful, contented, so they advocate
cheerulness, and contentment as chief
duties. The pleasures and tho luxuriea
ollie await them on every side, and
they wonder vaguely what makes
some people 50 unthanetul or 20
gloomy They enjoy their own chart.
ties and ge~nerosities, forgetting that
neither has cost them effort. They
are bright and happy and amiable often
from sheer force OF circumstances.
On tie other hand, how many really
good Christian people are sour, iretiul
dependent, almost taitbless, under The
pressure of adveraity, They cannot for
bear worrying and anticipating, and 81
they appear at a great disadvantage to,
often, If they do not cast an absolute re
proach upon the Master whose name the!
bear.
70 the u]nconverted soul adversely i
likely to be an unfavorable experience
for, when the sunshine is Withdrawn, tn,
unstaple goodness, evoked byits warmth
must vanish away. But to the child O
God this must not, cannot be. Faith j
to look beyond the clouds an,
see that "the sun is still shining" Tn
consciousness Of Gods love and care an,
sympathy can outweigh the present tria
can and will outweigh all trials if "
hold fast to it.
That it is easier TO be good when iii
is all brightness, we admit, but it is pos
sible to be better when the light is owe
shadowed we rush out through THO
darkness for His loving, guidin
hand, Aud the reward is not promise
to those who and life easiest or plea
ATTEST, but to him who overcOmeth
And the strength to overcome may
ours for the asking.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-06
0nmnoat far Gnrdens.

In China, vegetable matter of every
available kind is collected during the
summer, and mixed with peat earth, and
such other refuse as may be at baud.
When entirely dry, it is fired and
allowed to burn slowly until consumed,
1t is then like finely powdered earth.
This material is used solely as a fertilizer
for the seed when planted, and causes
extraordinary vigor to the young plants
Although We do not recommend the
t%ireless labor used by the Chinese in
their cultivation, for the reason that
labor is not cheap enough with us, new
ertheless gardeners and florists, and all
those who are obliged to use special fer.
tilizers in tillage, may take q lesson here
in thus preparing a cheap compost for
various uses on the garden and farm.
If this ASH be mixed with ordinary
compost it will be found to add greatly
to its value, 1t may also be used mixed
with any of the commercial fertilizers,
or used by itself in the drill with the
seed, or about plants when transplsnted
1t will cause immediate growth and hold
the plant vigorous until the r. OTIS car
gain loothold. The owner Of any sub
urban home ought not to find it difficult
thus to make a two horse wagon load
yearly, and the gardener and florist vii
only be limited in the quantity he make
by that of the material at hand.
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Agricultural notes.

BRAHMAs are said to eat more potato
beetles than any other breed of fowls.
WITH the exception of rice fields, the
Chinese DO not manure the fields, but the
plant.
MATURING corn in the hill has the
effect on poor soil OF pushing the crop
forward in the start.
THE cherry crop is one of the best
pay ing crops in California.
Fowls like newly cut grass; give
them all they want of it. The clippings
from a lawn mower are just the thing
for them,
ONE hundred parts of Indian corn
contain ii parts water, II parts nitro
cenous matter, 647 of starch, 0.4 of
sugar, s | Of fat and l 7 of salts.
WHENturkeys are two months old they
eau successfully withstand the severest
weather if dry. In wet weather they
should be confined in ? yard under cover.
LIME has been used for apple orchards
with great benefit at the rate Of ;weuty
bushels per acre. One who has tried it
for many years deems it very beneficial,
as his trees have been very productive.
THE poultry-keeper who succeeds the
best is he who exercises the most judi
| cious supervision of his flock, allowing
natural prociivities to take their course,
and who checks the sitting propensities
of aged fowls by death.
THERE is no occupation which is 20
sure OF a return for labor as agriculture.
The risk of manufacturers and middle
men is three. fold that of farmers, but
their enterprise is 30 great that they
seldom succumb to pressure till it be-
comes crushing.
ASPARAGUS is one of the most impor'
tant of the vegetable crops grown in
German gardens, and in the vicinity Of
Brauneshweig $4,000 acres are devoted
to this crop, most Of which is canned fol
home consumption and for the Russian
markets
THOMAS MEEHAN says the objection
against watering when the sun shines OF
the plants is a purely theoretical one
and appears only in the writings OF thos'
who have had but little actual expert
ence. Hi advice is to water wheneve
the plants need it.
MANY growers do not consider a yer,
/, early and vigorous growth of the hoI
vine as indication Of a bountiful yield, 8
the vine often becomes hollow, ant
! sends out unhealthy arms. Some pro
ducers are in the habit of removing tn
, earliest shoots to give place to later au'
more solid vines.
. To MAKE A WHITE FO0T, DR. A sTAl
, IN A HORSES FoREHEAD.--Take pickle
mackerel and confine it on, in any shap
a you please, three on iour days repeating
r and it will produce a white foot or
r white spot. Rub the white saddle spot
on a horses back a few times daily in tn.
Il spring OF the year, before the coat is shed
Is with bacon gresce, and it will roster
u the natural color,
d To KILL THE CURRANT Worm Il 80
ID a number asking what will destroy III
-lEGnrtcIEl and curFant urartn -rsl
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nation, until it makes matter OF pride OF
its one serious cause for political shame
The English have fought their greatest
campaigns with the aid Of subsidized
allies, aud have refused to submit to a
universal and thorough military train
ing. They are satisfied to think that
British gold can successfully win all
their battles. This evil spirit will be
grati6ed by the employment of the
Indian soldierv, for which there can not
be that personal interest which makes a
treat battle an i~ncalculable sorrow TO
hundreds and thousands OF homes, and
whichia the defense of a country against
wanton wars,
The use of a horde of mercenSrics has
other dangers, which the Spectator
plainly points out. Why take the
trouble to govern a dependency well,
when Hindoo troops can keep it in
order. and no Enplishman be missed!
Recourse to a power so vast and lrres.
ponsible involves political and moral
deterioration. 1t is Il e destruction OF
selt-reliance, OF scltsacriice, Il the
overthrow of all restraints against
schemes of extension and aggrandize'
ment. In parliament the debate clung
closely to the constitutional argument
This was natural, for Lord Beacontield''
tendency is to strengthen the monarch
ical element in the British system
tendency which sooner or later Is sure u
be resisted. - Harpers' Monthly.