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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06
FORMING OPINIONS,
The Power of Induction and Deduction and
How to Use II.

How to Use II.
TO look on both sides, and choose
the better side: to disscct the rhetoric
OF a dcmagogue, to strip off his coat
of many %colors, and to show him for
what he is; to decide between rival
plans. and to determine ones aim, for
ones own purposes, by ones own abil-
itics-all this is the duty Of a man.
Without this, he ~forfeits a mans privi-
lege. He is a chip on the current,
whirlcd down in this flood, whirled up
in that eddy, or left stagnant in some
standing pool. How often, alas! one
meets a man who never knew the lux
ury of an opinion. He has taken his
morning impression from one newspa-
per, his evening impression from an
other, Meanwhile, he has been the
tool and the fool of every person who
chose to use him, or to tell him what TO
think and what to say. To keep clear
OF that vacancy of life, a true man
cares diligently, lovingly, for the
weapons which have been given him,
weapons of defense, yes-and some.
times weopons of attach IL nood ma,
be, He learns how to reason how ~
search for tru,h. how to onnst;nn ,"o
ture. how IN iutcrnret har answar'
He learns how ia orronye in r;rht ar
der such eternal truths and sncb vis;.
BILE facts as relate to the matter ho has
in hand, He clears and cnlarges b;S
power of reasoning.
The power of induction and dcduc.
ton man has because ho is ~ ,h;Id of
God. II is the faculty which dis,;ul
| cuisines him from tho L,u,oy had,.
| of wolves in tbe pyrenees may ra, J,
around tbn fire which a naas s"t hoa
left, and will eniov the warmth ~ ,So
| cmbers. A pronn of cha,terino NOV
KEYS ON the rock Of Gibral,ar mioh,
gather so round the wotcb-6re wb;oh'
| an Enclisb sentinel had lef, brrn;nn
Tl,o,, - . ~ "S'
:" ~, 1t ,m' puV they can
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06
SIZES OF SHOES.
irade tricks Resorted to in the Numbering
of Font taar

iraue iricks Nesorted to in the NUMBERING
of Foot Gear
NGfninally there is now one-third of
an inch in length and one.twelfth of
an inch in width between co%ntiguous
sizes of shoes. Thus; In women's
shoes the width i is supposed 70 he
one-twelith of an inch broader than
the width A. { is one-twclfth inch
wider than b. and so on, + befny
the extreme width OF women's shoes in
general use.
But the scnsitivencss Of a portion oi
the ialr sex on the subject of wide feet
has induced many manufacturers 10
liable Their wide goods EE. This width
Is really one-twclfth broader than z,
upon the notion OF getting a close tt
also, many ladies have 90, into Tho
habit OF calling for c and ! or ID and /,
ii such eNactness of measurement were
op'alnable 1t would signify that O.
wa Ia inch wider than c. But rs -
matter OF fact, no manufacturer snlits
his sizes as fine as that.
Lengths of shoes are almost rs muoh
demoralized as widths. The bncin.
ning OF the scale N the length of shoes
IS a child %, which should Just be four
inches in length, and each additional
SIZE should add onc-third of an inch
a enid so being four inches in leno,b
a childs . would consequently be live
inches long, and n IL would he six and
onc-third inches in length. The mum.
ners then begin at | again, which i,
SIN anu two-ihirds inches long. A
man . should be nine inches lone.
But II has become SO customary IF
abridgc half a size, that when a mann,
lecturer receives orders for men,
sho 6s to los or women's IS TO rs. h,
Know very well that his customer ex,
poets o. to ois in one case and 2is r.
ots In tho other. 81 Boston Commercia
Sul'sin
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

-"Ah,' said a citizen, my new
house that moved into two years ago
is SO banged and battered that | scarcely
know it. You see | had always been a
tenant before | built, and my family
got so used to knocking things around
and slamning and scratching and bruis-
ing promiscuously that the old habit
stuck to them. If | ever get another
new home, sir, I'll begin it with a new
family - LoHiSriHc CoUricr-Jomnal
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06
DAILY WAGES.


What the W~orkingmen OF Chicago Receive
for Their Labor.
In view of the interest in the ques-
ton Of wages at present, the Tribune
has obtained the ruling prices paid for
various kinds of labor in Chicago: The
following classes of skilled labor are
paid 81 per day: Stonecutters, ma
IN and bricklayers, photographers,
engrayers, cigarpackerS and plumbers.
Under the list of those paid 50 a day
are blacksmiths, horscshoers, Japan
ners, gastitters, machinists, printers.
t~ype-foundcrs. bookbinders and up
holsterers. There is n long list of
trades in which the laborcrs are paid
$3.50 a day, among them boilermakers.
brassfounderS, brickmakcrS, butchers,
cabinetmakers. carpenters, carvcrs,
cigarmaker>, copper and tinsmiths,
druggists, glasScutters and %stainerS,
furriers, ironworkcrs, modelmakers,
painters, photographers, piano and
organ makers, pipemakers, roofers and
skaters, ship-carpenterS and ship
smiths, Stairbuildcrs, sewerbuilders,
turner's, watchmakcrs and jewellers,
workers in electric goods, custom TAI.
ors and Shoemakers and confcctioners.
Earning from 81 to $3.50 per day are
BARRIERS, brewers and maltsters, chair
makers, lishpackers, gold and silver
beatcrs, gunmakers. hair workers, last
makers, metalworkcrs. millers, platers.
soapmakers, trunkmakers, watchcase
makers. wireworkers, Woodworking
machine hands and furniturc-workerS,
tobacco-cuttcrs, leather workers. street.
PAYERS, boathuilders. me~at-packers,
makers of velocipedes, carriages and
wagon makers and lampmakers. And
these are paid 81 a day: Billposters,
freight-handlers, broom and brush
makers and sawmakers.
From Sl.50 to 81 per day is the rate
paid to makers of artificial limbs and
t%russes, awnings, tents and sails, bags,
barbed-wire, bedding and mattresses,
ready made boots and shoes, clothing,
paper and wooden boxes, chemicals.
cigar-boxcs, cords and tassels (men),
corks, cutlery, drugs, elbows, havoring
extracts and perfumery (mcn), hosiery
(men), ladders, locks, paints. picture
frames, showcases, vcneers, white lead,
willow-ware, tanners and curriers',
transfers, lumber-shovers. meat-can-
ners, and workers in glocuse factories,
planning mills, glue and fertilizing estab.
lishments and bottling establishments.
Then under the $1.25 to $3.50 per day
rate are workers in laundries, laborers
in rolling-mills and axle-grease fac.
tories Chicago Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

DIR. PIERcE's "Favorite Prescription is
NOT oytoiled ms a "curc-all,n but admirably
fulhlls a ,ingloncss of purpose, being a most
potent specific in those chronic weaknesses
mcmillan TO Particulars in DR..
Picrce's large treatise on Diseases Peculiar
TO Women, 100 pages, sent for 10 cents III
stamps. Address WORLDS DlspENsARr
Medical ASSOCIATION, 6G3 Main Street,
Buffalo, n. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

DR.. Hacker OF LelpSlc' mas ,u'
,irated the sensation known sticking,
Which he STYLES a variable, intermittent
excitement of the nerves OF the shil'.
He saws it produces a contraction OF the
blood vessels, and that the consequent
AMMUNITION Of pressure on the BRAIN
nrrmcated with blood vessels, is so CON
Siderable as not to be without danger;
that powerful expiration operates
AGAINST such a diminution of pressure
and therefore laughter, which is simply
intermittent forced movements OF eNplI-
ration, is a decided remedy for the ef-
fleets Of tickling.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

n y y Y Rupture, pile tumors, fiStuln
and all diseases of the lower bowel Except
cancer, radically cured. Send 10 cents in
stamps for book. Address, Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, 63 Main
Street, Buffalo, n. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06
A CURIOUS
The Complicated Boundary Question he
tween France and Brazil

~
tween France and Brazil
A curious boundary dispute between
France and Brazil is at the present mo-
mrnt exciting much feeling in the lat
ter country. 1t is a very old question,
but it has been raised lately by the traN-
els of a Prof. Coudrcau, of Cayenne.
The contested territory lies between
French Guiana and the Amazon. The
Brazilians claim certain districts of vast
extent living to the north of the ANA
ION as theirs, while the French allegc
that they belong to Guiana, The French
and Portuguese fought about it in 1852
and l797, and it has been debated by
every Government in Paris since the
DAYS of Louis Quator2e. In 1896 the
Brazilian Minister TO France proposed
a boundary which gave up some of the
districts in dispute, but this was rejected
because Napoleon III. had other views
with regard to the question. The Bra
zilians have been alarmed by NJ. Cou-
drcau's explorations, to which they at
tach some sinister purpose, and they
threaten, unless the difficulty is settled
to their satisfaction, to stop purchasing
French goods and thus ruin all the
French merchants settled on the coast.
Although the regions in question have
an enormous area, and are said to b,
comparatively healthy in parts. theil
total population is only about 1,j0(
souls, But the Brazilians are evidently
in a fume about the matter, and theil
women are determined to deny them
selves all manner of Injuries unless it i
settled Wicag0 IyibHHc.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

DIR. SAMUEL X. Cox, Washington, after a
careful ANALYSIS, pronounced Red Star
Cough Cure purely vegetable and most *
ce,lcnt for throat troubles. Price, % cents a
bottle.
Hon. Thos. L. James, ex-Postmaster-Gen
eral indorses St. Jacobs Oil ms Il pain-cure'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06
STELLA MAKES A HIT
Her Striking Song, Little Birdie
on the Tree

If had been caught in such a situa-
ton by anybody but John Benton |
should have been terribly annoyed.
There | was on the floor of the nursery,
with hair tumbled, my face red and
sticky with candy and a great rent
acrosSthe front breadth of my oycrskirt,
where it had been caught by Il nail a
few minutes before during a fierce
blind-man's-buf s%crimmage, My little
sister Alice was having a birthday par
ty and of counsel had to assist in enter
tanning the guests. They were Just
twelve, seven boys and five girls. Sup
per was over (cycry body was too en-
cited to sit long at the table, and we
all retired to the nursery at the top of
the house, where there were no r%estric-
tions as to noiSc, and where the seven
boys exercised their shouting franchise
10 the utmost, assisted in a more sub
dued way by the five girls, the youngest
4 wee little thing of four years, who
had insisted on sharing her stick of
candy with me.
When John Benton tanned At tbn
door | said Come in, carclesslv
Supposinr it was a servant,
II bcg your pardon, Miss Latour
They said i should find Won here. But
perhaps | have made some mistake
Not at MI. MIR. Bonton.n snid | aS
I scrambled to nv feet, 1--WE are
pleased TO see you. Sit down on-on
the piano stool, The chairs have bonn
taken into the other room We have
been playinc blind mans bnr"
II received this invitation" went
on Mr.. Benton. taking an cnvrlone
from his pocket and rnndinr from the
gilt-rdgcd card within; ..NIi.s Lato,r
requests the pleasure Of Your company
on Tuesday, December 70. at five
O'clock"
! looked rrproacbfully at my scvcn-
Ncar-old sister Alice. She had sent
one of her printed invitations in
which the printer had neglected to IN
scrt the name "Alice." 10 John Ben
ton, and the great booty has taken it
for granted that / was the Miss Latour.
SO he had come. without even snndinc
an acceptance to herald his approach,
in full dress, with A great ]rNnonse of
white %shirt-bosom, white nccktie, and
yes, | am sure of this hair crimped
A nice contrast to my torn dress and
disheycllcd hair.
"Wcll, | am glad YOU have come.
though | suppose this is not exactly
the kind of gathering YOU expected to
lind, is it?"
| did not care much what I said 70
John Benton. Ever since | had met
him at the Warrcn's ball three months
ago, when he insisted ON dancing with
me three times in the course Of fine
evening, and trod ON my toes each
time, my brothers all declared that no
was in love with me. but was too hash.
full to tell me. ! often me, him. and
though | am sure | am not AN awe.
inspiring parsonage, | could NOT helm
seeing that he was never ot ,ose in INV
presence, Not that he was n kward
where men were concerned Nv
brother took me 10 the Oil Eycbangr
one morning. and the first thinr I saw
was John Benton. with his hat an thr
back of his head. prasninr a bra.s rail.
ing with one hand and .bnkinp tbo
other. HOLDING some p,ners. in The f,no
OF 4 Savage-lookino man. and shontinr
at the top of his voice in fine most de-,
tant mannor Win yoiI ,h,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06
Asking Ones =

Alady asked a gentleman his age: lie re-
r,iej %What YOU do in every thing"'-N
So does Tayl6r's Cherokee Remedy OF
Sweet Gum and Mullen excel all other
medicines for coughs, Group and consump-
tion, Walter A. Taylor, Atlanta, Tia.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

There is some appropriateness in
speaking OF 4 lady's bonnet as "just
killing in these days. 1t is chiefly
made up of dead birds. -BurItngtoa
free PrGSS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

PIRE'sTOoTHACHE DROPS curcinl minute, 23c
Glen's sulphur Soap ,eals and beauties. 26c.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills CornS & Bunions.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

Apoliee prosecution in Birmingham
has brought to light the fact that the
temperance wines which are sold all
over England without Il license contain
from St, enteen to nineteen per cent OF
alcohol.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

There is a steady growth in the
use of the trawl by our fishermen on
the Newfoundland banks, and so much
has this instrument been enlarged and
perfected that some schooners now set
as much as fourteen miles of trawl,
with twelve OF fourteen thousand
hooks.-Boston Journal
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

lr afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. ISaac
Thompson'sly Water, Druggists sell it. pc.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

THERE is one thing to he said in favor OF
coasters. They don't want tho earth'-b1T-
hngfon Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

EVERY bride is beautiful, and it is a mys-
terry where all the plain married women
come from.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

IRIS the little things that tell-especially
the little brothers and sisters.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

THE most desirable hair dressing ever
offered to the public is Halls Hair Remover,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

If YOU will only practice long enough at
setting a steel trap, you will be sure 70 get
your hand in.-BuriiagiOn FREE ifeSS'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

PHYSICIANS prescribe Ayers Cherry Pect-
oral, on accountO of its gHatcurative powers,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

A CoRSER in pork-the tip Of the pigs
ear.-PittSbpgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

The students Of Williams College,
Mass, have a ioboggan slide with q
velocity Of sixty miles an hour.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

ToorH Meeting acquainted with q
cross dog,-hOt Springs NeuS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

No Opium In Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton. Cures where other remedies fail. 25c.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06
CONTAGIOUS J.

! am a native Of England, and while I was In that
country ! contracted a terrible blood poison, and for
.Noycars was under treatment as an outdoor patient
~ Nottingham Hospital, England, but was not curea
nsauerea the most assniling pains In my bones, and
was covered with sores all over my body and I,mhs
Finally l completely lost all hopein that country and
sa,leu Tor America, and was treated at Roosevelt in
,nlseity, as well las by a prominent physician in New
i1rk having no connection with the hospitals.
! saw the advertisement OF swift's speeiNc. and I
gsncIin'neu 10 giyeit q trial. / took six bottles and /
llfo. "" "VIIinr 4 ever was 10 my
New York City, June 10 ISIS. "hD hAIfoip'
treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
" SWIFT Specific Co, Drawer & Atlanta ca
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-03-06

IT seems n little strange that when we
are tired we can best rest by retiring
chicago Lciger.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-07-22
Sayings About Women,
She rcasoDs with the izc.
Mode.fy liz her attribute Oy yirtu.

She rcasoDs with the izc.
Modesty liz her attribute Ov virtu.
Ii IL az Datural for her III low AZ il IL
in have cold feet
Her Friendship IL the legace ov adj
miration or sympathi.
Her vaniti is a possession aulwaiz
willing til be tempted hi praz.
Man may max a fine melody, but Woe
man complies the harmoni.
Her smiles often cheat us. yet how
cay it IL III forgiv the deception.
Her faitery will max man change
ends quicker than the worlds praz.
suppo.e Eve waz the only woman
that ever lived that waz never jelus.
Attention waz first called in man 3
week.-mrs. by her excuses for him.
Quick In pcrceiv is her instinct.
what man $ rcazen liz sl0 tn aknoledg.
She liz aulwaiz full oy sympathi ex-
pressed If pot felt-the most charitable
deception no ov.
IN times ov truble or distrcs she IL
the sheat ankor that stedys manhood
while it rides out The storm.
TIL develop in the man ov her adora-
ton aui he perfection ov which he IL
susceptible IL the true objcc ov her
life.
She liz ..ometbiug man kant fully
understand, and If man did but one
in twenty would be any wizer for it.
After aul. her influence over man
don't opear to be anything but tiptor
good sense and her means of supplying
it.
tn get at the true inwardness Of
woe man, see her at the fircside. In
the world you will perceiv only hel
true outwardness.-Ch Chicago Ledger.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-07-22

Here is a man who has been down
town all day, in the full tide Of care, that.
from morning to night Hoods the mar
kets, Offices and streets Of our great
cities. Tired, nervous, irritable. pos
sibly little dishcartened, he starts for
his home. Ii it is winter. when
he enters there. is a bit of bright
fire, that makes bad temper seem
like sin in the contrast noise Of
children that is not dissonant; and an
evident care for his comfort, telling
palmer than any words, how con-
stantly he has been in the mind of The
housewife. while breasting the stress
and strife of the day; while low,
sweet voice, that excellent thing in
woman, greets him with words that
ripple over the fevered spirit like cool
water. And the man who can nurse
q bad temper, after that deserves to
smart for it. There is no place on
earth into which a man can 60 with
such perfect assurance that he will
feel the shadow of healing, as into
such home rs that. 1t is the very
gate of heayen.-RObert COilyer.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-07-22
He Finished.

..Shall we-shall we consent to be
slaves he said as he halted before a
group Of striking painters who We're
lounging on the City Hall fence Mon
day afternoon.
..Never:'' shouted two or three in
chorus.
..Of course we won't he continued.
..The heel of the oppressor must be
taken from our necks! Our forefath-
ers died for liberty and we are ready to
follow their examples
You bet!''
''rhe tyrant Capital must be taught
a les.on!'
He must,''
From the pine trees of Maine to the
rolling surf Oh the seashore of Texas
the iaboring man is calling for justice.
The worm has at last turned.
THAT j sol
.'The toilers have arisen as one man
to demand that capital shall share its
profits with the bone and muscle which
have made our millionaires. Ioilers
of the great and glorious West, L"
'.Are You a painter?' suddenly in
CURED one of the mel.
LET me finish. Toilers of the great
and glo-'
Where do you work?'
SAY he answered, as he came
down off his high horse, chow many
OF you will chip in 10 cents apiece te
help me on to Chicago. where | have
wife aud five children?'
They run him across the street IL
such hurry that his hat fell off. but h.
turne / at the curb. stretched forth hi,
right hand and said:
..Toilers of the great and glorious
West, can lick any two Of you witt
one hand tied behind my back! That!
goodbye! detroit Free Press.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-07-22

While the great studio was in process OF erec-
ton, these artists were busy preparing them
selves to transfer to canvass the scenes OF near
" d quarter OF = century ago. The landscape
artists were busy studying the landscapes Of
the fields to be depicted, while the face and fig
ure painters were occupied in travelling North
and south studying types Of faces. vast col
lection Of weapons and acc0utrements, all para
phanalia of war, was gathered in the studio ut
Milw aukee before the task OF painting WIS fairly
commenced. The frsa subject chosen was that
OF Missionary Ridge, the completion Of which
mark cd the completion Of almost the only piano.
rama Of any merit then painted In this country.
Gettysburg, the Seige of Paris, the Battles OF
Waterloo and Sedan, together with some OF
the other and better known pictures having
been painted abroad and shipped to this coun-
try. But single loom In all the world was
capable Of weaving the canvass upon which the
picture was to be painted, and that In Brussele.
The Battle OF Atlanta wac chosen ~ the second
eunject for the artists brush, and with better ac-
quaintance with each other and wider famil-
iariiy with the methods Of warfare adopted In
this country and with the men who participated
In the civil war. results have been accomplished
in Atlanta which exceed those presented in any
previously painted panorama. Such il the uni
versal verdict Of those who have seen Gettys-
burg and the other panoramas now on exhibition
hi this country. Some idea Df the extent OF one
Of ,sese paintings may be formed from the
state ment that the canvass IL $50 feet long and
50 iset high and that its weight IL Z tons. The
transportation even Of this great picture, rolled
rs ii was in one great roll, became = task Of it
self. requiring two fiat for its shipment
from Milwaukee, and engineering skill to re-
move 1t from its place in the studio and rehang
! In its permanent home in Minneapolis. Fully
twe,.ty artists were engaged in painting 1t for
nearly year. and it, production has cost thou
sauds of dollars This vast canyass IL covered
wits magnificent landscape and vivid picture
Of war. More than twenty Thousand figures are
10 ae seen from the point ri observation and the
mnole -cell ikrobs With lie and action In no
painting which has yet been produce. has the
vivid actuality Of war been so traihfuily pnr-
,ruyed Blending with The painting, IL ingcn
iousy arranged nature itself Groain. trees,
mother earth, Il stream Of water, smoHideIing
camp fire ard simmering pot Of water. an actn.l
railroad track and other devices which are in
complete harmony with what is portrayed on
the canvass lend such mn air of reality to the
picture that the closest study IL required to define
the line between the painted anu the actual.
With all this reminder Of war, old soldiers are
carried hack in memory to the events long
passed. Their enthusiasm knows no bounds
Those not familiar with war and all its horrors,
stand spclibound and awed. The impression 10
one that beggars description.
THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN.
The great Rebellion u clearly divided into