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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

Monda. neXtis tie birth day Of Geo.
Washington. 1t Is one Of those dead
day.. Ike The Fourth of Jnlr, which
ua-.es by without recognition, Per-
lap- in some localities, where the
lal-c- Of au old fashioned patriotism
are rl.ii ho0tiu~. Il salute or two may
ue fired and a military parade may in
dictate u day sci apart for the obscry-
'.nce OF souAc historical event, but as a
national event it has died out, We
begin TO think Mat IN a generation OF
Two Washington vii, be regarded a. I
mythical character and even his exist
'ncc logically ignored like that Of VII
diam Tell. lhi. is an aye oficonocIisn
and with its pitiless d%cthroncment ol
the sages aud patriot, Of another Agc
il furnishes br4sr enough to erect co,
lo.si TO political and military quacks
lMmbhg Statesmen, and crank acient
ITS, The world it 10 true is moving
but whittier! We cali that motion
progress, and its advance we fear i
rapidly leaving out OF sight, all tina
wa. true and noble in its history. !
look to II, it is going backward from
the millennium.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

Col. J. J.. Met olluIu, late editor OF
the New Mis.issippiau, who lately re-
ceived Il Federal appointment IN the
South west, committed suicide at Ii
paso abont awetk since. Its difficult
20 assign the cause. Col. MCCollUm
WAS an able wriicra aud bis death is uni
ycrsally regretted in the field of his
former labors,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
Proper Treatment for Cough

That the reader may fully under
stand what constitutes Il good Cough
and Ling Syrup, we will say that TAI
end Wfla Cherry IL the basis Of the
best remedies vet discovered. These
ingredients. with several others equal.
~ as eficacious, enter largely into DR.
Bosayko's Cough and Lung Syrup
thus making Il one o'the mos reliable
now on the market. Prize 30 etc. aud
&i.00. Samples free. Sold by J.. +
Joucs.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
DR.. @. HENDRl(
To the Honorable, the BoSTd o. }
Aldermen of the Town OIL S@1

10 tne n"hornnic, wv -, u,r
Aldermen OF the Town VI ~. y.
The undersigned, being ! ln'la
legal voters resident In said lONa.
respectfully petition your honN.
to issue license to W. s. rem
tail vinous and spirituons Illn'. !.
quantities than one gallon u !, '
and in the house nov orcuplS \
saloon, and we recommend ~ =,
Ferris, the applicant, 10 he a NJ
reputation. and u sober and 'al I.
to receive such license, ana " \
\. Ferris hereby applies ,@ Y
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
Senator billiard.

This gentleman seems to be Of an in.
curing turn of mind. and active and
energetic in pursuit of knowledge rels-
tive To the welfare OF the State, lie
has NlaO introduced Scvcrsl measures
that have attracted wide attention,
among them. bills pr-yiding for sys-
lematic aud business principles for the
{ ndHct for the charitable and educa-
ton institutions of the State also, 10
abolish the Board of Immigration and
Agriculture Snd TO reduce the salary
of the Commissioners also, n bill 10
repeal sections ,. 8 and I OF the act to
promote and encourage the construe-
ion OF the Cult and Ship Island Rail-
road, and to amend the law relating
to the distribution OF the common
school fund.
Tic following resolutions offered by
Mr.. billiard, passed the Senate Mon
day:
A resolution requiring the commit
tee on executive contingent fund to
report each item expended for the
wears 1882 to 1885, exclusive, and to
whom paid also instructing the Judi
ciary Committee to investigate and re-
port whether or not the act OF March
II, 1884, authorized the payment OF
1882 for surveying certain marsh
lands on the sen coast bv other than
The swamp land commissioner, and ia
case the expenditure wss.not author
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

Senator billiards. course in the SEN
ate meets our hearty appreciation. lie
is cnqlliring into the Lowry Island
survey that has cost the State nearly
5000, anu from our standpoint the
survey WAS made and the money wa,
paid ont without any authority o! law
II was one of those little scheme, that
was seemingly c%oucoctcd to pretend 10
keep M OF his pet employed while
he wa awaiting tor another position
that wasn't quite ready for him. lie
want the charitable and educational in
stitution, conducted Oh economic, and
business principle. and 50 DO we, so do
the people. senator Dillard wants tn
know what ha, become of the EXecu-
tive Contingent Fund. He wants it
itrmiz"d; who il was paid to, and fer
what p rpOse. So do we, and so DO
THE PEOPLE. II any money has been
WI ngtully paid out, aud we can't
roach the Governor. we can give the
Auditor and Treasurer some whole
some aiyicc. We are not acquainted
with the general make up OF the Leg.
isllturc. but we KNOW that there are
some men there iu whom The people
can place implicit confidence. Farm
rrs Advocate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

Wool Hat" is making an aggressive
iight. with strong arguments, III Inc
Jackson Clarion ageinst legislative ap-
preparations to the Columbus, stark
VILE aud Oxford institutions,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

Robert G.. Patty, Esq. OF Macon, the
cmincnt ~chuncery clerk OF NoNuhcc,
who made such a gallant c.uyasS last
wear for State Auditor, was in ;hc city
last wcek.-Jacksou New Mississip-
,,faD
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

Az sn article for the toilet. Ayers
Hair vigor stands unrivalled. II
a~leaAses INC. scalp and preserves II
from srurfand dandruH. cures itching
sud hamors. restores tho lair when
faded or gray, to its original dark col
and wo'uuics it, growth.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
Saturday. Feb. 90, 1885.

Sufferers from Asthma. write Drs.
Brick n Bowman, LeMars, Iowa, Cure
mr. nm nay
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20


On this occasion Mr.. Butler deliy-
cred the following culogy:
May ii please the Court and Gentle
men ofhe Bar:
We have assembled here to-day TO
pay homage TO the memory of one of
our honorcd dead, ani | should be I'M
minGtul of myself and my duty, were
| TO remain a silent spectator.
Hon. II. l.. Jarnagin, IN old and
leading member of this Bar has "pass.
ell away" lie died full of years, full
Of honors and tull of love deeply en-
bcddcd in the hearts of his country.
men.
While the cycle of the seasons had
brought the cold and win,ry blasts. it
found Mr.. Jarnagin, also in the win.
ter of life, but too irail to cope farther
with its battles aud difficulties, so the
angel of death anne to his h%abitati0n,
and there, from the bosom of Il loving
and devoted family, bid him away TO
"more genial climcs." 1t was pcculi-
arly betting that he should be called
at the sunset hour. when darkness
should soon deepen the draDery of
mourning which hung around his last
remains, and gave q season for the ov-
cr.fiowing sorrow which should ncccs.
sarily follow.
While il is with sadness VIC remcm.
Dor that he has "%journeyed to the oth.
CT Shore" VIC rejoice to feel that he
could stand firmly upon the coral
reefs Of the silver river" anu look
back with pride upon n well spent lite,
and amid the angelic hosts, he could
hear In unmistakablo voice, Come up
higher! snd 'fest in the shades Of the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

The Mississippi Legislature seems to
have resolved itself into a body OF eX-
c~ursioulSts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
MyriadS of Cures

Achieved by AYERS sARsAPARILLA, In
the past forty years, are attested, and there
Is no blood disease, at all possible Of cure,
that will not yield 10 It. Whatever the
ailments Of this class, and wherever found,
from the scurvy OF the Arctic circle to the
''ycldt-soresr Of South Africa, this rem.
edy has afforded health to the sufferers
by whom 1t was employed. Druggists
everywhere can cite numerous cases, with.
In their personal knowledge, Of remark.
able cures wrought by II, where all other
treatment had been unAysiling. People
will do well to
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

Another Of the leader, Jt the old
Democratic Guard has passed away al
Il ripe Old age--EX-Gov. seymour OF
New York. Thu. within les than one
wear. one cx-Prcsidcnt, nj Vice Pre-
ideut and two vino had been ceudi-
dates for tbe Presidency have followed
each other. Ex-Gog. Seymour was
Que of those veteran leaders OF The
Democracy whose only living repre-
sentative is ex-senator Thurman, I'm,
les, we include L. NJ 7. Hunter, OF
Virginia. who, since the war, has mol
been prominent in the political arena.
Saml j. Tildcn j., yet living, but until
bate years, he wa, a state politician
and had not the national prominence
Of the others.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

Thcprocccdings of on State Lc-is-
lature read a good deal like the trans
actions Of board of supervisors, The
powers OF our county boards should be
increased and orr Legislature become
what similar bodies are in other States,
n superior organization, aud not Il
tribunal to establish local roads and
ieuccs aud do much other cuisines,
which should be delegated to local au-
thoriiic-. Some Of our Legislators
would make good supervisors, but IN
spreading thcm out over the State
they become too thin for much service.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
Ayer's S~arsaparina

Is the only remedy that can be relied upon,
In all eases, TO eradicate the faint of hertd.
itary disease and the special ~corruptions
Of the blood. 1t Is the only Alternative
that Is sufficiently powerful to thoroughly
cleanse the system of S~crOfulous and
Mercurial impurities and the pollution
Of Contagious Diseases. 1t also neu-
~trnliaes the polsons left by Diphthcria
and Scarlet Fever, and enables rapid
recuperatiOn from the enfeeblement and
debility caused by these diseases.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
A FAR MEETING.

In accordance with resolution adopt
cd at It's meeting held January q, 1856.
a a tribute Of respect to the memory
of Hampton l.. Jaruagin, deceased, II
meeting Of the Macon Bar WAS held at
the Court House in NoXubec county,
on the 81 Monday in February, 1886,
il beng the first day Of the February
Term of the Circuit Court of said
county. at which time The following
resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed:
WHEREAS, Almighty God, IN the dis
pcnSalion of His providence. has re
Gently called from time to eternity the
lion II. l.. Jnrnagin, who had been
continuously for almost fifty years
next before his death . citizen of
Noxubrc county Mississippi, and =
member of the Macon bar, and
Whereas, the deceased, by his emf
ucnt ability in his profession, and in
the public services at home and IN
both branches ofthc State Legislature
as well as By his long life OF sobricty
integrity and good example in our
midst, had well earned n siuccre tri.
butte of respect to ismcmory, There.
fore
Resolved 1st. That we, his fellow
citizens, friends and professions
/ brethren will long cherish n sincere
respect far the life and character OF
the Hon. II. l.. Jnrnagim. deceased
.. That we recognize the fact thai
in his death we have lost one of the
most profound LAWYERS of the State
and one of the most useful men in thi,
cnmmwuity. A man who cnlrared
himsclf TO his frieudS and who com.
mandcd the respect of all.
Sd That TO his bercaved widow and
children we tender our sincere sympa.
thy, in this, their great loss.
4ih. That we respectfully request
the Sheriff of our county to pruNdt
and keep for the next twelve mouths
within the Macon bar, u vacant chai,
dressed in mourning and properly in.
scIibed to the memory ofthc deceased
9Th. That II chairman he instruct
ed to present II copy of these rcsolu.
tons to his Honor, W. NJ. Rogers, pre-.
siding Judge ofour Circuit Court. aud
respectfully request him to order them
spread upon the minutes of the court
and ia then adjourn the cour, for Ii,
day in honor of the memory ofihc de.
ceased. D."
9Th. That onr chairman be turtle,
instructed to present = copy of the s.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
Trust Nothing Else

than AYERS SARsAPARILLA. Numerous
crude mixtures IRE offered to the public
as "blood purifiers" which only allure
the ent with the pretense OF many
cheap. 3bses, and with which It Is folly TO
experiment while dlsease h steadily be-
coming more deep-seated and difficult Of
cure. Some Of these mixtures do much
lasting harm. Bear In mind that the only
medicine that can radically purity the
yitiatcd blood Is
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20
Ayers SarsaparMa,

d.. J. @. Aver & Co, Lowell, Mas.
Sold by all Druggists: Price 81;
SIX boee4es for %.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
Destruction of the World.

The Bible teaches us that the
world is reserved unto fire." and
what il long ages ago revealed is the
conclusion to which the discoveries
of science arc new tending. In
proof of that, see what one Of our
greatest modern philosophers, who
has certainly never stood forth rs
defender of the faith, says: He
maintains that through the agency
of volcanoes and other active causes,
"the fouhdation of orr earth shall
be so weakened, that its crust,
shaken and rent by reiterated con-
vulsions, must in the course Of time
fall in.''
when we consider, says Sir. Charts
Lyell, "thc combustiblo nature of
the elements of the earth ;tIie facility
with which their compounds may
be decOmposed and enter into new
combinations the quantity OF heat
which they evolve during these pro-
cesses, when we recoliect the ex-
pansive power Of steam, and that
water itself Is composed Of two
gases which, by their union, pro-
duce intense heat, when we call to
mind the number of explosive and
decorating compounds which have
been already discovered. We may be
allowed to share the establishment OF
Pliny that single day should pass
without general CONGREGATION,
'Erce M profecio, omnia mirdcuia.
alum diem fuisse, quo non cuncta
confagrGrent = Guthrie.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05

Ladies' said he, "there's bushel
of oysters out in the wagon that !
was taking home. Ii You will build
up a good fire, we'll have roast, and
I'll be head cook. l suppose you've
got plenty of bread and butter?'
Eyes: and good hot Coffee" said
Mrs. Smart. MAKE haste, Ella, and
start the fire 10 blaze. And we'll
stimulate it with machine oil and
cheap pins
The deacon sat by and made no de-
muir.
He only laughed in a sI,eeplsh; ST.
lent sort of way.
And the family dined on hot roast
oysters, bread and butter and coffee.
Towards the close Of the repast, a
stout, itinerant vender, with a bas-
ket on his arm tapped at the door.
81 hope see your honor well?'
said he, with regular professional
whine. "Will'ee buy something to-
day? Pins, needles. shOe-laces, hair
pin or a little"
But Deacon Smart shut the door in
the very midst of his oily Orations.
"No!" he said.
And the monosyllable sealed Mrs.
Smart's triumph for good and all.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
Running a Pastors Influence.


One person-male or female-in
the congregation can weaken a
pastors influence, aud finally dis
rupt the PASTORAL relations, by per-
severing and depreciatory criticism.
No minister can stand long with a
foe or two of this kind in his congre-
cation; for man is not pr
feet, and when there is some one to
direc, the attention of his audience
habitually to his defects, he will
certainly fail, sooner CT latter. Un-
fortunatelo. in almost every parish,
there is some person who is credited
with "bossing the Rector. Just
keep up the cry, "Oh yes; he is a
good man enough, but he is not as
good preacher as 1 have heard.'
Speak it ever so tenderly and
lovingly and the minister is doomed!
When he hears it--as he certainly
will-let him pack up his grip sack
and flee to the mountains, or-some-
where else for the storm Is near at
hand.
A plain earnest preacher once
entered the pulpit of a fashionable
church, in which the hearers were
supposed to exhort thei minister to
help them to heaven-ward delicatly.
The preacher went right on as was
bis duty,telling the people, net ex.
actly rhetoeically, but strictly &C.
cording to the Holy Bible. that they
were sinners against God, and in
danger of hell. In the audience
we're man and his wite-he Irrelig.
ious, she a professor of religion. No
sooner had they reached the pave
ment, at the close of the service,
than she began heartless criticism
of the preacher and his sermon
how he was Tough, unrefned, and
lacked all the requisites which
make the orator,-the train Of re-
mark was kept mp until it became
noticeable that her husband made
no reply. She turned and looked
into his face. lie was weeping-a
converted sinner.
Let parents beware what they say
about the sermon or the preacher
before the children, in whose hearts
the Word of God may be seeking a
Judgment. Why pray in the morn.
ing for the conversion of sinners,
and then, by cold criticism of the
sermon, neutralize the very means
by which it pleases God to saye?-
Thoughtless csmments at the d'R-
ner-table will do this far more effect
ually than all the profanity the
children hear as they pass the drink
ing saloons On their way to school
Parents beware.-7ne Lutheran,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
Lively Old Men.

Charles Mathews Is wonderfully
well-preseryed old man. He is able
to 60 to India on three months
tour, and will probably return from
it as hearty and hale as ever. 1 call
him old; but L. he? Is anybody old
nowadays at seventy-two? 1t is
wonderful how the scale os age has
risen in the present century. Are
we gradually going backward. or
rather upward to the standard of
Methuselah and other Old Testament
WORTHLESS? Look at our public men.
Mr.. DisraeIi is in SEVENTEEN year,
Mr.. Gladstone is in his sixty sixth,
Earl Russell is eighty-three IN this
month, Lord Chief Justice Cockburn
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
Swimming Girls Of Honduras

Daily bathing is in this country an
almost universal custom. Many of
the natives 60 to the rivers border
ing the city for their bath, as they do
for the water to supply daily needs
of the place. If one would enjoy
bathing he shoald go early in the
morning to the ancient bridge Of
heavy masonry spanning the Rio
Grande. There leaning upon the
brick parapet, he will look down up.
on the swift current, where the brown
backs of the girls glisten in the sun
shine as the water streams from
their wealth of hair--long, wavy and
glossy in ITS blackRess -as they rise
from dive in tlielimpid pools. Skill
full swimmers they are, and fearless,
as is meet, for they have practiced
since they we're big enough to walk.
Broad of back and strong Of shoulder,
full and round of limb and body;
straight in line from arm-pit to
hip, and supple In every motion, they
are fine specimens of humanity, pos
sessing a free and natural grace that
no woman of pinclIed-in waist can
hope to nearly equal.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
Making a Show of Themselves.

The judges of the Supreme court
of the United States come in theatre
cally. Every time court is opened
they march to the bench in single
file, the Goliath of the court, JUS
tice Gray, of Massachusetts, bring
ing up the rear, all dressed in their
black gowns, and before seating
themselves they make a majestic
bow IN solemn and digniied row.
They make the bow often to the
crier and door.keeper only. They
make it whether anybody is in the
room or not. When the justices
of itlle Ohio Supreme court come
together at law term there is none
of this ceremony. They wear their
store clothes and their natural
dignity. They are like the United
States justice in one Respectfully
have just as hard work to keep
awake
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-08-05
SCIENCE.
Wonders Of The Sea.

The sea occupies tlree.ffths of
the earth's surface. At the depth of
about 8. 500 feet, waves are not felt.
The temperature is the same, vary
ing only a trifis from the ice at the
poles to the burning sun of the
equator. A mile down, the water
has pr essure of over a ton to the
square inch. IL a box six feet deep
were filed with sea water and allowed
to evaporate under the sun, there
would be two inches Of salt left on
the bottom. Taking the average
depth of the ocean to be three miles,
there would be llyer of pure salt
23O feet thick on the bed of the At
Iantic. The water is colder at the
bottom than at the surface. In the
many bays on the coast OF Norway,
the water often freezes at the bot
tom before it does above.
Waves are very deceptive. To
look at them IN storm, one would
think the water travelled. The
water stays in the same place, but
the motion gees Oh. Sometin es in
storms these waves are forty feet
high, and travel fifty miles an hour
more than twice rs fast as the
swiftest steamer. The distance
from valley to valley is generally
fifteen tim $ the height, hence a
wave five feet high extends over
seventy-five feet of water. The
force of the sea dashing on Bell
Rock is said to be seventeen tons for
each square yard. Evaporation is a
wonderful power in drawing the
water from the sea Every year a
layer of the entiIe sea fourteen feet
is taken up into the clouds. The
winds bear their burden into the
land, and the water comes down in
rain upon tile fields, to flow back at
last through the rivers. The depth
of the sea presents an interesting
problem. If the Atlantic were
lowered 6,564 feet, the distance from
shore to shore would be half as
great, 1000 miles. If lowered
little more than three miles, say 49,
$50 feet, there would he road of
dry land from Newfoundland to
Ireland. This is the plane OIL which
the great Atlantic cables were laid.
The Mediterranean is comparatis ely
shallow. A drying up of $50 feet
would leave three different seas, and
Africa would be joined with Italy.
Thc British channel is more like
pond, which accounts for its chopry
waves.