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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26
BLUE JEANS CARPETS.
walls Covered With Cloth and Coffee
sacking Now Quite the Thing.

sucking NOW quite the Ihing'
''Ihc very latest idea about fitting up
a room is to hang the walls with cloth
and cover the floor with other material
than carpet and mating said a lady
living in a very fashionable dwelling ON
Dearborn avenue.
"You may not believe it," continued
the speaker, but the prettiest kind of a
room can be fixed up by simply using
blue jeans, the cheap cotton cloth, you
know, from which oycralls are made,
costing from fifteen to twenty cents q
yard, 1t makes a splendid carpet.
Come with me and | will show you the
one | have just put down in our blue
room.
The reporter was led into avcritable
blue room. The floor was carpctcd
with jeans of Il dark-blue color, a shade
very pleasing TO the eye. Several
handsome rugs Of different shapes and
sizes relieved the monotony in color
which would otherwise have existed.
The dado on the walls was also of the
same material, VIZ; jeans. 1t was
tackled on in broad plcatS in such ii
manner that the seams did not show,
and was raised from the wall about
half an inch by the use of narrow strips
of wood underneath. A delicate shade
of blue paper covered the wall above
the dado' The reporter was told that
in some eases the entire wall was hung
with the same goods, and made very
attractive by using different shades for
the body and dado,
In another residence was seen a
room furnished in the japanese style.
The entire wall was hung with much
more expensive goods, containing a
large per cent. Of gilt thread. The
fric2c at the top was about eighteen
inches deep, projecting three inches
from the wall, and trimmed at the bot
tom with Il heavy fringe. The effect
was that of n short lambrequin all
around the room. The curtains were
of the same material and draped in the
usual manner. A pagoda-like canopy
that o~verhung the bed was made Of
japanese cloth of Il contrasting color.
A stained-glass japanese lantern sur
rounded the gas-iet in the center of the
room. The cabinet above the Fireplace
was filled with odd oriental curios.
Another peculiar way of decorating
the walls of dwellings is TO cover them
with burlap or cotlce-sacking. This is
painted with a bronze color, Cat-tails
and lunches of dried grasses aretacked
up in an irregular manner, so as TO
give the odd appearance which the style
calls for.-Chicd0O NeWS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

The common snakes on our farms are
not at all poisonous or in any way hurt.
full to persons, and they are a positive
benefit to the farmer, destroying great
numbers of bugs, orchard pests and
mice. And yet when a man sits down
on one Of them in a bayfield,, or it sud.
denly glides up his trousers LEG in an
10y manner, he has been dead two hours
before he thinks of all this. The snake
has.-Burdette.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

The pecan tree, in the United
States, grows chiefly in Louisiana,
Texas, and the Indian Territory. The
nuts grown in Louisiana rank the first
in quality. These nuts are shipped to
all parts of the United States, and into
Canada. There is no European mar.
ket for them. The trees grow from &C
to 70 feet in height, sometimes higher.
They yield a heavy and durable wood.
N o. PicaWHe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

-Merchant-He was an excellent
b%ookkeeper, He kept our books for
many years in an exemplary way. |
should have kept him at it. Friend
what did you doP Merchant l made
him cashier. Friend-How did he do
IN his new positionp Merchant Excel.
lently' He kept the cash. T. Mail.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

Attention is called in German
medical journals TO the fact that, so
far back as lS49 the usefulness of inoc-
u%lation with ra~bies-poison, as an anti
dote and preventive against the effects
Of bites by mad dogs, was discussed in
Jahr's Kiinischen 1nweisungen, in the
articles IN Poisoning and 'Dog-Ra-
bies." Constantine Herring, a physi-
clan then living in Philadelphia, is
there mentioned as having actually
made use Of this remedy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26
"The Proper Study Of Mankind !. Ma, ;,

"The Frop'r study OF Mankind Ia Man, -
says the illustrious Pope. II he had in
Guided woman in the list, he would have
been nearer the truth, if not so poetical
DIR. r. V. Pierce has made them both n life
study, especially woman, and the peculiar
arrangements TO which her delicate system
is liable. Many wOmen in the land who
are acquainted with DIR. Pierced only through
his "Favorite Prescription, ~ bless him witt
all their hearts, for hehas brought them the
panacea for all those chronic ailments ne.
cular TO their Sex such as le~ucorrhpa,
prolapsus and other displacements, ulcera,
ton, internal fever bloatius, tendency
TO internal cancer, and other ~aiuoents.
frice reduced to one dollar, BY druggists,
poN.I gr9wl when the doctor orders bari
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

So strict are the election laws in
England that to give a tin rattle to A
voter baby. with winning the mans
favor in view, is to risk tine, imprison.
Office. P'"i'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26
the OLD YEAR,

The bloom of spring, the summers clust'ring
hopes,
The garnering of golden autumn days,
have come and gone; the old year dying,
gropeS
Its way to times vast empires verge. and
lays
Its seepter on the altar DER its tomb.
The Joys il gave to millions as it passed
Tie in the heart, rs round the nurs'ry room
Lie broken toys, by thoughtless children
cast;
The faithful ehidings of its trial hours.
The admonitionS which its sorrows gave,
viii fade away from mem'ry like the tiow'rs
That bloom and die Ger some forgotten
grave.
While waiting round the death.couch of the
year,
Before its life among us is forgot,
Come, let us read the record DER its bier,
And note the changes which its hands have
wrought.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26
Ihrnn AmnfaIinna

When a man is hanging, cut him down,
then go through his pockets.-Terd Post.
When a man is coughing give him Red
Star Cough Cure baltimore Mems.
When you want to conquer pain, use st.
Jacobs Oil.-PhladdDhia Nems.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

: IL.
The old, true friends we number
Are fewer thar before,
And hearts we loved most fondly
Beat for us now nc more.
On faces long familiar
We see a shadow cast.
And traces where Times pinions
Have brushed them as he passed,
And oft'nor we look backward,
Than one short year ago;
More thoughtfully look forward.
Yet why we scarcely know.
To some the road behind us
Seems short without n care,
The landscape spread before us
Looks limitless and fair;
To some the path 50 rugged
Runs back through weary years,
And but a step before us
Is all the way appears;
Yet youth IS song and laughter,
And age is thought and care,
And so have been, will ever he,
The change is here, not there,
And as we read the record
Each finds his name appears
With just below an audit
Like those of all his wears:
He sees the sum OF blessings
In numbers large and round,
But oft not cen a unit
For Gratitude is found.
v.
In duty's narrow column
How short the numbers run.
when Conscience reads, compares then
With all we might have donel
And cen the prOudCst action,
OF all the meagre score,
Is hlotted with a selishness.
Unnoticed heretofore.
p
And so we read the record.
And fold it up with tears,
And Te-TGSOlrc, as we have done
Through all the wasted years.
L. b. Cake, in st. Louis Republican.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

-Craigellachie. which means stand
last, Is the name Of the new railway
town that has sprung up around ths
golden spike Of the Canadian Pacific
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

The VoLrNIC BELT Co., of Marshall, Mich.
offer to send their celebrated ELECTRo-VoL.
TAICB BELL and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for 30 days, to men tyoung or old)
afflicted with nervous debility, loss of vital.
ity and all kindred troubles, Also for rheu.
matism,neuralgia, paralysis,a and many 9th.
or diseases. Complete restoration to health,
vigor,and manhood guaranteed. No risk in.
Cured, as 80 days trial Is allowed. Write
hem at once for illustrated pamphlet, free.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

hns been a !aborious and costly work, but
the end ~justiiies the effort. Obstruction IN
any important channel means disaster; OBJ
structions in the organs of the human body
bring inevitable disease. They must be
cleared away, o~rphysical wreck will follow,
Keep the liver in order, and the pure blood
courses through the body, conveying
health, strength and life; let it become dis
ordered and the channels are clogged with
impurities, which result in disease aNd
death. No other medicine equals DR., Pierce''
Golden Medical Discovery. for acting
upon the liver and purifying the blood
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

BRIGHAM YouNG acquired the title OF Gen
eral from having been called "Briggy
dear SO often by his numerous wives.
" Y independent.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

WE guarantee the speedy, painless and
permanent cure without knife, caustic or
salve, OF the largest pile tumors. Pamphlet
and references sent for two letter stamps,
Worlds %Dispensary Medical Association,
b3 Main Street, Buffalo, n. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

STRIKING a natty dude-Clubbing a dan
dy.-Hlrvard Ldmpoon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

The thirty-eight States of the Union
contain 1900 counties. Texas leads
with Isl, and Georgia follows with l27,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

Reading, Pa, is an old and very
rich town, where most families own
their W houses and everybody IL
comfortable and happy; but there N
not a millionaire residing within liz
corporate limits. Phiiddetphia Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26
CONFINEMENT Y

The reports from the United States
General Land Office for 1888, 1884
and 1885 give the aggregate amount Of
Government lands entered in the entire
United States for that period at 81
O76, 432 acres, of which %, $50, 35l acres,
or 30 per cent. of the acreage, was
taken up by settlers in the six North.
Mn.l SininS nml Inrrllnrina ,i,.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

PIRE'sToorHACHE DROPS curei In minute, 2jC
Glenn's Sulphur Soap .ieals and beauties. &c
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kAls Corns a Bunions
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

BEST, easiest to use and cheapest. Piso'.
Remedy for Catarrh. By druggists. soc
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

IT is the man with a dark beard who new,
says dye.-LotrN Courier.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26


"What is the matter tonight, Jake!
You have eaten nothing, and have
scarcely spoken a word the whole
evening, You do not have to work to-
morrow, do you?'
Il would to God could he muir,
INJURED TO himself; then answered SO
that she might hear: NO, Martha,
tomorrow is a holiday,
She would have spoken further, but
he interrupted her by saying; "Martha,
how much have we laid by
81 will see, Jake. So saying, she
went to the closet, and taking from the
shelf an old-fashioned %work,hoX. I'M
locked it and drew out a large leather
purse. After a few moments ealcnla-
uon, she replled: 'NcaflN >lNlN uol-
lars
And how much do we over he
asked
Nothing, Jake. except ten dollars
for the rent, have pals all the other
bills. You see we are slowly laying
by a comfortable IttIe sum,
Yes, Martina, Slowly, very slowly,
pnttina tho mama, oor.f,1,- ow.y
sha TrnH h"r ohoi. nlo.nr ~ lis s;d!o'
ond ,nL;ra "[ aro of Nc wrinLInh how'd,
IN hors sa7d.
.Somathimu !; ro,r,;rr won to-
,;rbt Iol,n vbo+,;. itoi'7 '''
H. r" 'aJ' Ii, s,.o b,t or;olr, t,rr.
=, ,",t' " I"INN'S -
77.lVo boyn bod . harJ day ~ ho
mill uartha ~" ""J am n"; f]ao,i"r
wall. that u oil
..No, No, LAX, do pot foil mo that
There is something more. For over
thirty years we have had our trials and
our Joys together, and | know, am
sure, you Will not hide your trouble
IRON me now.
For a moment he hesitated, as II I'M
certain what to say; then Frightening
mp, he answered;
Eyes, Martha, have never nown a
sorrow That you dld not share and no.
bly bear your part III, so will tell you
all. Mr. Durant has failed, and the
mill has closed.
These words were spoken in a husky,
trembling voice, and, as he finished, he
covered his face with his hands, and
began to sob.
Softly his wife rose, and tenderly
placing her'arm around his neck, said:
Jake, it does indeed seem hard and
difficult to understand, but we have
gone through greater trials than this.
You will soon be able to find Other
work,
He started up at these last words as
if they had frightened him, crying,
at is not alone the loss of my place,
Martha. Look at this, touching his
Silycry hair, land at your own white
locks. See these shrivelcd hands, and
the burrows on my face. What do they
mean? Why do | bend so low and tire
so easily? Oh, Martha! Martha! when
| think of it, it seems as if | should 90
mad. Every month | feel my strength
growing less. | may fight against it,
but the day will come, and it is very
near, when | can not work, even if
have work to do. You, Martha, too,
are becoming feeble, and though YOU
strive nobly to hide it, the cares OF our
small home are more than you can
bear"
He had uttered these words stand
ing, and with a flushed face. But now
he sank into his chair, and in a low,
moaning voice repeated to himself,
.tb W;1lt witt why utnro wan toEo,,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

IT is the professional flute player wbr has
to whistle FOR his money
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26
2si,3s,,gdi acres.

"N'N'f
One of the chief factors contributing
more largely than any other to the
rapid settlement in this region was
the building of the Northern Pacific
Railroad through these important
States and Territories. lis construc.
ton was made possible by the liberal
grant of lands made for that purpose
by the general Government. The line
was opened for through traffic about
two years ago, and considering the
progress already made in develop.
ing the rich agricultural, grazing,
timber, mineral and other native re.
sources of the broad belt of country
which it traverses, it is safe to predict
that at no distant day this region Of
the West will count its inhabitants by
millions, and the amount of wealth its
people will realize can scarcely DO es,i.
mated.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26
re growth Of The TcrrII0ry

The census returns of Dakota show
a larger per cent, of growth in the
number of inhabitants, farms and
manufactures in the northern half Of
the Territory than in the southern
half viz
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26

A-Msw-sING entertainment-Cat concerts.
" T. Morning Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26
NORTH DAKOTA,


Ihc report Of Hon 5. 4. Uaus"r,
Governor of Montana, to the Secretary
OF the Interior, October, 1859, estimates
the present population of the Territory
at 10000; the population in 1880 was
SO, 1871; increase, 7O,Sl3, The report
estimates the value Of the silver. gold.
copper and lead exports at $40, $50, 900;
beef cattle, 10000 head, valued at
81, 800, 600; and of wool, 5000, GOO
pounds, valued at 81, 400 900. The
number Of cattle now in the Territory
is placed at 900, 600 head; sheep, /, 2O0,.
900 head, and horses, 1904 600 head.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1885-12-26
20, 330, acres.

This large quantity of Government
lands entered in addition to the lands
sold by the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company indicates a la.Pe movement
of settlers to this region OF country.
Public lands remaining undisposcd
of in these States and Territories:
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-26
NEW MILLINERY
FALL AND WINTER

HANEJUST RECEIVED A FRESH
and elegant stock Of Millinery Goods suita.
bic for the Fail and Winter trade The
stock consists Of a quantity Of Xepher goods
Hosiery Corsets and everything kept in a
first class millinery store. Ny undivided
attention will be given To the business and
! am determined to please in price and
quality,
MRS i. T. ANDERSON.
Marietta, Oct 9TH, 1855.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-26
agricultural.
sHYING HORSES.

One of the most dangerous disabil-
tiles of the horse, especially if it be
saddle horse, is the act of shying, too
often produced by furnishing the
green young horse for "getting up"
at unused sights. The habit may at
length become dangerous vice.
Any horse is liable to shy. Instead
of being punished for it, he should
be made to familiarze himself with
the sights and sounds near to him,
by the only senses he can use. These
are the senses of touch, sight and
hearing. A horse terrified at the
sound of artillery, brass bands or
other noises, if made to stand as still
as possible while these sounds are
continued, soon loses the sense of
fear and curiosity. Beating only in
ereases the fright. Most horses will
jump the first time sheet of paper
is blown under their feet. Whip
ping will cause them to become fran
tic at a recurrence, more from the
fear of the lash than the paper itself.
The better plan is to let them see
the paper until instinct prompts
them to approach the object. A
horse never gets frightened at any
object when once he is used to it. If
he can be made to approach loco
motive and place his nose against it,
however long it may take, the loco
motive being at rest, he will at length
wish to do so, and will thereafter re-
gard it with interest Who has not
seen the child "shy round" some sus-
picious object, and at length approach
it, if alone 1t is the same way with
the young horse.
Shying in the horse, however, is of
ten the result of near-sightedness
If suspected, critical examination
should be made, for if the disability
lies in the formation OF the eye, the
animal is not unfit for saddle use,
nor use in single harness. Driven
double, however, he soon comes to
rely on his mate, and the disability
is not serious. Above all, a horse
inclined in the least to shy should
never be intrusted to lady unless
she be a thoroughly accomplished
horse-woman.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-26

Some years ago, having a surplus
of apples for which had no use or
storage, | dug a trench and buried
them in the ground without any other
covering, the earth being simply
thrown upon the fruit. The apples
kept perfectly until spring and even
into June, and were fresh and crisp
and of fine flavor, without any of the
earthiness or mustiness of those which
are pitted with straw under the earth.
The same result has happened with
potatoes, which keep in the best man.
ner when merely buried in the earth.
Every person knows how well the
stray potatoes which are left in the
ground at digging time keep when
they are below the reach of frost.
Since the discovery in regard to the
apples | have always pitted potatoes.
roots and spare apples, and even
pears in this way and if any other
covering is needed the straw and
brush or boards are put on the top.
Erchngr
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-26
General Advertisements.
Tax Collectors Notice.

! will he at the following places on the
dates mentioned below, for the purpose OF
collecting the State and County Taxes for
the year 1885:
Marietta, Oct 6, Oct 81 and Nov. 3.
Lemons, Oct morning, Oct IA, Nov. 3
Smyrna, Oct. ) evening, Oct. 10. Nov. a.
Merritts, Oct. morning, Oct 49, Nov. 8
Roswell, Oct. evening, Oct. II. Nov. 6
Post Oak, Oct. 8 morning, Oct 10, Nov. z
Gritter Oct. eve, Oct II. Nov. Q
Acworth, Oct 8 morn, Oct. 81, Nov. 10. &c
Big Shanty, Oct. eve, Oct %, Nov. IL.
Red Rock, Oct 10 morn, Oct %, Nov. ~
Oregon Oct 10 eve Oct "a eve, Nov. l:
Powder Springs Oct H. Oct 2G, Nov IA
Austell Oct l3 morn, Oct %, Nov. Il
Cox's Oct l3 eve, Oct. %, Nov. 1S.
Lost Mountain Oct "a morning.
Oicada, p. O Oct 30
AcwOrth, Nov. Both, Marietta, Nov. l6
10, 20, q, %, "A, %, 20. 81 and % AM
December !, ., 3, A and d my books viii
then close
y B-l will commence issuing Il fa
December It'll against all Who fail to pa,
by that time. So If you fail TO pay and vol
find fl fla against you in the hands of tn,
Sheriff or Constable, do not blame me, fol
have given you fair warning.
The Legislature was SO slow in fixing til,
per cent Tor the State that could not Civ
but one hall day at each precinct on my frs
Yours truly,
p r. FLEMING
Tax Collector, Cobb County.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-26

Since last fall 100000 hogs have
died of cholera. This is an immense
loss to the hog raisers. 1t will be
well to remember that cholera is as
cribed to feeding too much corn and
keeping the hogs in filth. We urge
you to remember that this is said to
be the secret, and you may prevent
great loss by looking after these mat
tiers.
In the West the pork raisers are
planting largely of artichokes for the
hogs. After they have been fed and
partly raised on corn they are turned
on five acre patch of artichokes.
These arc said to purge them entire
ly and at the same time they are
cooling and healthy. They are com
mended very highly. a quarter
acre would bountifully supply the
demands of any Georgia farmer 5
stock of hogs.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-26
WHERE TO GET JOB PRINTING.

Attention is directed to the jobbing de
partment ofthe MARIETTA Journal which i,
provided with the most approved and ex
tensiyc facilities for the execution of iot
printing Of all kinds from the smallest labe
70 the largest poster, in black or colored
inks, at prices rs low as can be had else
whore for an equal grade of work We are
prepared 10 print at shorJ notice, pamphlets
posters, programmes, circulars letter heads
checks envelopes, bin heads blanks of all
kinds catalogues, business cards, and every.
thing IN the line OF printing used in the con.
duct Of every day business.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-26
WHAT CORN DID.

At this juncture a Columbus, Ga.
man narrated an incident to show
the fallacy of the farmer raising all
cotton, instead Of divcrsifying his in
dustries. He said a young man of
means near Columbus for several
years raised cotton largely AMI fell
further and further behind every
year with his merchant at Columbus
till, he owed HIM $4,000. Conclud-
ing that he was getting deeper in
debt every year, he went to the mer-
chant and said, am getting more in
debt every year and your loss and
mine too will be greater as long as |
make all cotton. Now | have deci-
ded to make crop of corn. The
merchant said to him, if you will do
it, will furnish everything you need.
lie had hard time, but made all
corn. He sold enough to meet cur
rent demands in the fall. In the
spring corn went up, and he had
cash to make the next crop on and
pay the merchant a part Of the So,
600. He continued all corn and nc
cotton, and prospered. To-day he
has large stock farm, and is max
ing money, and is Independent. Nc
debt to worry him, and life is any
thing but that which follows the all
cotton raiser.
There can be no doubt, but a great
er diversity of products would bring
more prosperity to the farmer
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-11-26
E O u Il - s
GEORGIA-COBR COUNTY

Whereas. Orlando Awtry, Administrator
of A II Harrison represents to the Court
in his petition, duly filed and entered ON
record, that he has fully adm Mustered A.
II. llArrson's estate This is therefore to
cite al persons concerned kindred and
creditors 10 show cause, il any they can,
Why said Admin stra,or should not he dis
charged from his administration. and re-
ceive letters of dismission on the first Mon
day in December 1885
II. NJ. HAMMETT. Ordinary