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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-19

The depth Of soil can alone determine
the depth OF blowing When the soil is
shallow the gradual deepening of it
should be sought by the use OF appropri-
ate materials for Improvement until the
object ia fully attained, The suOsOil
ought not, as a rule, to be brought out
OF its bed except in small quantities to
be exposed to the atmosphere during the
TALL, winter and spring, or in a summer
isllow nor even then except when such
fertilizers are applied as are necessary to
put at once into a productive condition.
Two indifferent soils of opposite charac.
Ter, az a stiff clay and sliding sand, some
times occupy the relation Of surface and
su5sOil to each other, and when thor
oughiy mixed and subjected to c~ultivs>
ton they will produce a soil OF greatly
increased value.
Soils appropriated to gardens and hor.
%tlcultural purposes are often deepened
to fifteen and even eighteen inches with
benefit, and those for general tillage crop
to about twelve inches with decided adj
vantage. But whatever is the depth OF
the soil the pillow ought to turn up the
entire mass if within its reach, and what
is beyond it should be thoroughly broken
up Iy the subsoil pillow. When all cir,
cumstances are favorable to the use of
the subsoil pillow, an increase in the crop
follows, az the hard earth below the
reach Of the ordinary pillow has been
loosened. This permits the escape of the
water which falls on the surface, the cir,
cnlsti0n OF air and a more extended
range for tie roots of the plants. BY
which they procure additional nourish.
ment and secure the crop against
drought. The benefits Of subsoil pillow.
ing are most apparent in an impervious
clay subsOil and least evident in loose
and leaChy soils.
On low or strong land the experienced
farmer prefers to see the furrow lett on
edge exposed to the action of air aud
harrow, Sandy or dry soil requires fat
blowing, which tends to consolidate the
land.
As 3 rule those crops are the most pro-
ductiVe which are plewed the o~ftenest.
Caution must be used, however, espe,
cially after the second blowing of corn,
when a sLriace-plOw is less liable to in.
iure the roots than an ordinary one. Cot
ton, while requiring that the ground be
stirred repeatedly, calls for care in ii its
cultivation after the hollis begin to form.
AS the turns made in blowing con,
sumes time it is economy to run the fur.
row in the longest direction, Actual
experiment has proven that the time lost
in turning short plots make a large item
in the expense account.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-19

Instead Of regarding obesity as an abnor-
NAL condition, many people have erroneousIy
considered it as an evidence OF health, ana
anya agent that reduces fat is therefore at once
suspected of being injurious Starting TO
reason from the false position that fat is an
violence of health, it IS not surprising That
they should, very naturally, fall into the
error Of surprising that N agent possessing
.properties capable of reducing corpulsney
vyould prove iniuriogs 70 the health. Reason
ing, however, from the rational basis, that
an undue deposition of fat, constituting
obesity, is mott healthy but Il morbid condls
ton, il is quite as natural for us to arrive al
the opposite conclusion, which is sustained
by experience and observation, T. T., that the
reduction of fat in cases Of c%Orpulency IS
invariably followed by an Improvement OF
strength, spirits. and physical comforts All
lan's Anti,Fat will reduce Il fat person from
two to five pounds a week. Sold by druggists
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-19
Just How ami Why Nero Flddled.

EolTlstoWn hefald, e
Nero fddled while Rome was lSln-
ing. And when we 90 behind the returns,
we discover that Nero WAS what the la.
mented Artemus Ward would call a
"slgacious cuss." He had been so fire..
qu5ntly disturbed and threatened with
death by the neighbors, whilst playing
" Baby Mine and whoa, Emma,h at
home, that he determined to have a nice
quiet time With his fiddle at least onre,
without interruption. So while Rome
burned, Nero took a seat on d stump on
the outskirts Of the city and ratified of
" Lauigsn's Ball. " You'll Never Miss
tho Well till the Water Runs Dry,n
" Where was the Light when Moses
Went OUT and ether airs popular in
hi day and not a single brick,bst was
helyed at him. He knew that all his
neighbors, sud their sis, and their
cou-- and their -nts were down 10 the
city listening to the iremen swearing at
erch other, and shouting through their
RIDICULOUS horns, "1urn--on--the--
water -PhUnix H.o o-os-el"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-19

u -
Emperor is the most vicious, "a he is
the fl est elephant in this country.
During the winter months he and his
six companions are chained by their
hind legs IN an out building in Central
Park. BJatswsin, until the arrival OF
Emperor, was the pride Of ali the ie-
male elephants, and Gypsy especially
loved to caress him with her gentle
trunk. But Boatswain once cried out
under punishment and from that hour
lost his place in the respect OF his asso.
%ciates, and Gypsy transferred her bland
ishments to the last conner
The device of circus men for punish.
ing an elephant is cruel, To the legs of
an animal are fastened strong pulleys,
which are attached to levers. Az a
signal the legs are drawn asunder and
the animal nts down a mass Of help.
less, tortured Aesb. Then the keepers,
armed with long clubs, approach and
beat him on the legs and bottoms Of the
feet, The elephant during punishment,
curls his trunk beneath him, aud closes
his eyes. Hour after hour goes by some.
times, but the keepers only relax when
the elephant either becomes ins,nsible
or cries out, which later is d token Of
submission and a conquered spirit.
Doatswain cried out, and was never
again guilty OF odense. Emperor, how.
ever, has stood this terrible punishment
several times and with such extra,
ordinary nerve that the keepers are
afraid Of him. He is vicious and when.
eve a missile comes within his reach, he
discharges it at the nearest keeper
s~trsightway,
On Monday night Emperor watched
one OF the attendants whom be %p9rticu>
larly dislikes, 1t was bedtime, and the
man was making everything snug, when
Emperor suddenly turned on him and
knocked him down, The keeper
screamed, as Emperor, with a shrill cry
OF rage, was on the point of dragging
him beneath his feet and stamping MIN
to death. Help came, and the keeper
was saved, and then It was determined
that Emperor should suier for what he
had done.
The attendants took the long iron
poker with which the fires arc stirred,
and this they heated red hot. Emperor
was then bound down in the fashion
that has been described, and while one
of the keepers held his trunk, the other
ran the red hot poker up into it This
4 n tra.ra ~ ptuh >, nal r,nnrI,y lltpInI H.,
peror, but he did not rqueal, He looked
s%ullenly all the time at the keepers,
Since then the elephant has been unable
TO eat, and stanGs alone and sullen,
slapping his horribly mutila.e ed trunk
wherever there is cool spot in the shed
The men call this the extreme punish.
ment, and say that it has never been 40
piled before in this country. IT was not
strong enough to suhdue Emperor,
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James G. Benefits Arctic Cruiser.

san francisco Examiner.
1t is stated that the Jeanette will
start on her voyage o, discovery about
the middle of June. So soon as her
commander, Lieutenant De Long, ar
riyes he will select the crew. The Cti.
GERS, 50 lar SIS chosen, are Lieutenant
Charles W Chimp, executive officer;
John W.. DanenhOwer, master and as
sistant engineer George w. Melville,
e~nglneer-all having connection with the
navy. The crew, composed Of volun.
teers, viii be carefully selected, and
must be healthy men and able seamep.
The Jeanette. will take food and fuel
for a three years cruise, Sailing on or
about the 10Th of June, the Jeanette
will touch at 81. Paul's island, one of tine
tur.seal OF Prybiler groups, and at st.
Michaels, 3 trading-pOst in Alaska,
where dogs, and dried fish for their food,
fur clothing and more sledges will be
taken aboard. Then she will touch at
st. Lawrence bay, on the Siberian coast.
From here she will procsed n0rthwesterly
in search of Professor NordenskjOld, the
Swede who sailed from Stockholm last
July to make the neverNaCcomplished
northeast passage through the Siberian
seas II the natives are to be believed,
be has reached Koliutchin bay, not many
hundred miles from Behring's straits,
where be is frozen in, and probably per,
tectly safe. In this direction, the sew
euty-irst parallel'has never been passed.
The Jeanette will winter near Kellet
Land, and make a dash for the pole the
| following summer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-19
ECONOMY.

CREAM CABBAGE Wash, cut fine,
boil until tender, and drain the water
from it. Brown two tablespoonluls OF
butter in a saucepan; put in the cab
bage and pour over it a teacupul Of
good cream season, and let simmer for
half an hour.
To Cook SALsIFY,-Wash the roots,
and as the outer skin is scraped offthrow
the roots into cold water. They require
nearly an hours boiling in plenty of
water throw in with them q little salt,
a small piece OF butter, and the juice OF
half a lemon, Serve with rich gravy
or melted butter.
AN EXCELLENT WINTER DIsH.--Six
pounds of brisket of beef, roasted for
half an hour; put it into a stewpan,
with four quarts of water, some carrots,
turnips, celery, onions, cloves, herbs,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-19
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

A brennan anti collisive steamer car
RES an electric light at the Prov while
threading 4" the thousand mssted
Thames
LADY GooCH. who some time ago en-.
desyorej to palm oft a spurious child
upon her husband, is Now suing for
q divorce.
A MoNrRFALER recently went before
3 police magistrate and swore that he
was at last convinced that a ~neighbor
hsd sworn falsely in & civil salt TO which
they had been parties in 1919, and a'ked
for a warrant for perjury against the
man.
NJ. BLANCHoN, the seller OF toy fire
works, in whose shop in the Rue Der
anger. Paris, 50 terrible an explosion oc'
erred some time ago, has been sentenced
to six months imprisonment, 1t having
been proved that he had a large stock OF
toy cartridges contrary to law,
CAPT. SCOTT, of the English ship
Seatorth, recently lying in dock At
Dunkirk, was ~suiocsred by q charcoal
fire in bis cabin, kindled contrary to the
port regulations, charcoal being chosen
in order that no smoke might batray the
act. The mate was found insensible,
but his life vas saved.
A MARsEILLEs newspaper, having &C
cused a tax receiver at st, Etienne OF
enlightenment, was surprised st having
suits brought against it by the tax re-
ceivers of sixtysnine different towns and
communes bearing the lame of st.
Etienne, to each OF whom it had to pay
100 francs damages, in addition to q fine
of 200 francs.
DR., SCHLIEMANN has Just deposited
in the British museum 4 dagger be
lieyed to be made of meteoric steel anC
exhumed by him in the royal palace 0
Troy. This is the first iron discovered
by him in his excavations, either in thu
Troade or the ~PelOponnesus, and is of thu
/ greatest archaeological interest.
Thomas MMLERCmP, q surgeon a
Coventry, Eng, has been sentenced b,
Lord Coleridge to four months impris
onmert with hard labor, for failing t
attend a sick child in the district 0
which he was medical officer. Tn,
charge against him was that OF man
slaughter by culpable negligence, an,
the jury found him guilty and strongl,
recommended him to mercy.
The daughter, aged twenty, of a line
draper at Omagh, Ireland, has gainec
a 900 from a wealthy barrister, age
thirty, who is crown prosecutor on tn
northwest circuit, for breach of promise
He used to stay at her fathers hOus
when on circuit, and had promised t
settle 5000 a year on her. Lawyer
might be expected to keep clear of sue
entanglements,
WEALTHY Russian merchants, with
touch Of sayaCery in their nature, oite.
give way to riOtOus enjOyments,
party Of them call at q f~rstsclass h0te
order a costly dinner with a prorusio
of champagne and other wines, lock tn
doors and give themselves up to viii
revelry, eating little but drinking enol
mously. Unable to consume all tn
wines, they seize the bottles, " smash
and then rush upon the mirrors, ilsrn
ture and ornaments of the apartment
The next thing is to pay the bill an
dccamp. Some Of the hotel proprietor
used to such visits, hide the valuab
pieces Of furniture and charge high f
the breakage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-19

ny Inc pangS OF rheumatism, the joints event.
ually become %grlevonsly distorted and some>
times assume an almost srotesqe deformity.
To prevent such results by It simple and
agreeable means Is certainly the part Of wis,
dom. A tendency to rheumatic ailments NAV
be successfully combatted with Hostetter's
Stomach Biiter', a medicine withthe prestige
Of a long and successful career, OF un>
bounded popularity, and of emphatic pro.
i%essional endorsement, II removes from the
blood those intiammatory impurities when
Psychologists assign as the cause of rheuma.
tism, and not only purifes the life current,
hut enrichns il r.n-As-aI.irnr h. lnn.iiI
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-19
Good for Warts,

The popular cules for warts, and other
like excrescences,are very numerous, and
vary in almost every country. One mode
of charming them away is to take an
elder saoot and rub it on the part; then
cut as many notChes on the twig as you
hsve warts bury it in a place where it
will Don decay, and, as it rols away, the
warts will disappear, This ia a southern
charm. In Yorkshire, and throughout
the north generally, the cure for warts is
to take Il black snail and rub the excres-
cences with it, then impsle it on a thorn
and leave it TO perish. As it dries up
and disappears the warts will vanish.
According to another form o. the charm.
the warts must be rubbed with a fresh
snail for niue successive nights. Still
another wart charm is to take the shell
OF a broad bean, and rub the affected
part with the inside thereof, bury the
she'll and tell M one about it, and as it
wlthers away, 50 will the warts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-19
Col. BufOrd's Defense,


Among the lawyers retained to defend
Col Thomas Buford, in his trial for kill
ing Chief Justice Elliott, of Kentucky,
is ex Judge Curtis, of this city. Judge
Curtis il a personal friend of Gen. A.
BuiOrd, q brother OF the prisoner, and
was engaged through him. He has been
engaged in several cases involving ques,
tions OF insanity, including that OF Di,
Helmb1ld, who, after three years of It'll
cation, was decided to be in possession of
his faculties unimpaired, and the Bouden
will contest, in which the theory was
established that a person in the advanced
stages Of Bright's disease is incapable of
making a valid will. He declined last
evening to state what the line of defense
would be in this instance, but said that,
judging from the published accounts of
the killing, he had no doubt that Col.
Buiord st the time @, the deed was in
n The trial is set down for the 2Sth
inst, and he will start for Kentucky a
week earlier. His first effort will be to
secure an adjournment Of the trial and
a change Of venue. He has the news
from Kentucky that the lawyers there
are afraid to take part in the defense, but
refuses to believe it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-19

GAS IAM.P-Genersl Grant quietly
asked the king of Siam if he would resign
and accept a position in his next cabinet.
The king rolled his eyesIound toward the
general in IN i%ncredulous manner, and,
changing his Jackson's Best" to the
other side OF his mouth said az guess !
ar well enough as Siam.".- Lewiston
Gazette.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-19

GARIBALDl has written a letter to t.
efiact that if the present king renders
Italy prosperous, be will deserve the
gratitude Of all Italians, including The
republicans. The latter pretend that
the old mar has sold out in his dotage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-19
a BIRMIYeHAM manufacturer has re,

y IINNENVHH HIUHNVNNVWINA INo IT,
ceived from his sgent in Turkey the fol-
lowing order; One Of my customers
ia in want OF g dog.skinning machine.
You have probably seen or known such
a thing, Through this machine holding
the dogs, when still alive, in a few min
utes the skin il of them, and the dogs
also killed thus, without giving them
much torture. Please send drawings
and lowest prices, etc"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-04-19

Now that the thunderstorm season
has arrived, the reckless small boy will
be more p,Ompt at prayers,
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ITHR BESI MUSIC BOOKS


Tn pre. ent number Of the WEEP Li MUSICAL
RECORD is fun Of Enais = ttUHic, SeudUcts. torlt.
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$500 Farm fare3, 100: oichard, wheat, limestone
lIch I0am. WILTON. A. BInwn.A ylmer. Ont .Cnnah.
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F0V THT VTTVW' N UIVW W.N TWTVElVU Ut 'VNUATN
| NIGHT SCENES, > Tor Is cts, sent by mail,
NhNH sealed, GlLBERr n Col Chatham, NY.
ON IN 81 nm Invested n al-stroct Stocks make.
QlU III Cl yUUufartuncs every month. Book srri
fire explaining everything Address BANTER ~
90, Bankers n Wall Street, Sew Work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-12
FOREIGN INTELLIG 2NCE,

| CALcrTTA, august II. Up - the 9th o
! August there were aeventy-iye cases of chrl
era at CandaIar, 81 If them fatal.
LONDON, August !. Specials are contra
dictory as 10 Gernanv's intentions relative "a
the coinage question.
Donald Mckenzie's West African cxpcdi-
ton, for tll. foundation OF trading station nj
Cape Judy, arrived there June 27th, and wa.
well received.
The London Globe says the stoppagc of the
Constituted Exchange and Vile Marie
banks has not affected the credit Of the better
class Of Canadian banks The dominion
ministry Intend if possible to leave London
the 2lst
Much damage to crops in Lancashire and
cheshire has been caused by the overflow of
the river Mersey. The destruction was at
tended with loss of life
Statistics published in Marseilles. show the
grain harvest to be- deficient in Algeria, and
that grain must be imported.
In the Commons to-day the under secrcta-
ry of foreign Affairs stated that the govern
mcnt had no documents containing informa-
tion relative to the intention of the Russians
to establish naval station opposite the Is
land OF edd0, Japan. or relative To the re-
ported offer OF some Americans to construct a
naval station at Zabstopol.
PARIS, August IL Gambetta is hostile to
tho radical proposal of the adoption of the
concortlat He stated that the concordat
should be- improved, not destroyed.
CoSsrANrINorLE, August II. English Of.
ficcr> surveying the frontier between Maccdo-
MIA AMI Bulgaria. were fired upon by Bulga-
rian-. The 'iovernor of SalOnica ordered
the escort of officers strengthened.
ALENNSDRIA, August II. Miriam, bro
kcr and naIuralizcd American citizen, re-
Gently attacked Saham Pasha. confidential
agent of the eX-khcdiyc. near Bourse. in con
sequence of private grudgc, and shot him
drae. Miriam is now in prison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-12
BANGOR REPUBLICANS.
4 Large Meeting Addressed BY Senator
Chandler.

BANGOR, August IL. The republicans of
this city held a meeting at Norombcga Hall.
this evening, which was packed. The meet
ing was addressed by Senator Zacharah
Chandler, who spoke nearly two hours. hold
ing close attention Of the large assembly
throughout. Great enthusiasm prevailed. and
at the close cheers were given for Davis and
victory. The Davis Veteran Guards turned
out large numbers in the evening, and took
the steamer for Hampton, where the citizens
were addressed by Gen. James A. Hall and
Paul r. Seavy, Esq, in Town Ilalh On the
return. the Guards were met at the boat by a
Band and marched to the Bangor House,
where they serenaded Senator Chandler, who
briefly responded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-12
Municipal Court.

Charles +. Mclaughlin wa before the
court yesterday, for drunkenness on Sunday.
lie plead guilty and paid his fine and cost
Thomas Lombard plead guilty to intoxica-
ton and disturbance on the street on Sunday
and paid a fine and cost amounting to ten dol
lars.
The case of State v. Isaiah Furbush, charg-
ed with having in his possession stolen prop
crty--by request of complainant was contin-
ucd two weeks.
Geo. o. T"hey, claimant for a lot Of wine
seized at the Maine Central Railroad depot,
being out of town, by request of his counsel,
a hearing was continued to Aug. II.
George Williams, VIM. Harvey, +. Tracy.
W. Williams. Fred Thompson and John Nc
Laughlin, were arraigncd for drunkenness
and disturbance Mt the Maine Central depot.
They all plead not guilty. and were required
to find surciies inthc sum of 500 each, for
their appearance before the court August
18th.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-12
YELLOW FEVER.
4 Decided Case of Filth Disease.

MEMrnIs, August H.. Mrs. {. =. Forbes
and six children are all sick IN one room, w.
ing on a scanty bed 81 straw. The stencil
from the cellar, which has been used a. a
privy vault, is 50 great nom Of the Howard
nurses could remain in the room until the
dwelling was dVluged with powerful disintcc-
tHnts.
Five new cases reported hi afternoon
and four deaths since last night. Ed. w.
Moon was still alive at noon W W. Gay
was reported better this morning
\ telegram received from an authentic
source, positively denies the report of the
one case of fever at Mar, vile, Miss.
ST. Lorrs, August II. Mrs. Blanchard of
Memphis, who has been here about three
weeks, was taken sick two or three days ago.
and with her two children, has been sent the
quarantine hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-12
Splendid Meeting az Weeks Mills.

The republican meeting yesterday at
Weeks Mills, was large, and the spirit mani
tested was cyc.il"'t. The church in which
it was held va, ;'il,d with an attentive and
intelligent audience. General Sheridan and
Col. J. Manchester Haynes made capital
speeches, which were highly appreciated
There was some grcenback questioning, the
replic- TO which by the speaker, created a
good deal of fun. Lincoln county is waking
up. and with some more speaking at the prin-
cipal points. will lie thoroughly alive and
give good account OF herself at the cleo
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-12
Arrest OF the Railroad Rioters.

Mr.. Head, the detective employed by the
Maine Central Railroad, came to Augusta,
Yesterday morning, to see what proceedings
should he taken in behalf of the railroad
company against the parties who carried on
such riotous proceedings on the train Sat
urday night. In company with City Mar
shall White they drove to Hallowell and OBJ
tanned the names of twelve men who were
probably engaged in the fair The fellows
suspected have all been stopping in lIallow-
ell. working on the river. and it j. needless
TO say are all hard customers. II was
thought best TO leave the matter of making
the arrests for the lIalowel police force to
attend To. which they did. Six of the proba-
bic rioters were captured. one of them.
named Tracy. after being taken was locked
mp in store and 4 man left TO watch him
But this wasn't precaution enough, for
Tracy managed to get out Of the back win
dow, and before he was recaptured gave two
of the officers long chase.
The arrested parties were brought To Au-
gusta ard arragncd before Judge True for
drunkenness and making a disturbance.
Their eases were continued till to-day, they
each giving bail in 500 for their appearance
then. Jerry kddcr of pittston was put un-
der examination at the Jail, Yesterday, and
will appear for trial TODAY, with the others
who are held. The officers are ON 'hc look
out for others of the gang