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KEEP AT WORK,
Occupation as IA Moral Force and IdIeness
as Mischief breeder.

Occupation and industry are so often
recommended merely for the material
gains they bring that their moral force
Is not always recognized us it should
ba. Yet occupation that brings no
material reward, and is, by comparison
with work, the mcrcst triaing, may
be, If innocent in itself, a moral force
simply because it keeps the individual
out of temptations and gives employ
ment to his energies. Idleness is a
fruitful breeder of mischief. The
mind, if not the body, must be at work
during idle hours. 1t is difficult to
conceive of a period of inaction for the
brain except during sleep or insensi-
plIity. thoughts come %unbidden; they
may be mischievous or merely idle,
but occupation supplants them with
other thoughts relating to the work or
play in which one is engaged or stirs
the mind to speculation or planning,
1t Is not possible, even though it might
appear to be desirable, to keep men at
work during all their waking hours.
They must have rest and recreation.
and it Is during this period that they
need some occupation, harmless in it.
SELF to keep them out of mischief.
1t is for these otherwise idle hours
that good amusemcnts should be
provided-books or papers to be
read, societies, literary entertain
ments, concerts and theatrical
performances of an improving kind to
be attended. In "A great city many of
these needs of humanity are furnished
by business men TO meet a want as real
As that for food and clothing. But
there are many who have not the
means to avail themselves of such oc-
cupation as is thus provided for idle
hours, and for such as these charitable
people establish free libraries, schools
and other places for self improvement.
Some Of the workingmen's clubs and
similar bodies go further than this and
gymasiums and rooms for var
games, recognizing that occupa-
ton for idle hours is the main thing.
and that il must be OF a kind contrast
Ing with the daily labor of the indi-
eidual to be benefited. The clerk NAV
lind amusement in manual labor or in
violent exercise: the mechanic, who
has had enough Of both, is better sat-
II book or with a game that
,alls only for mental exertion. All
.hese different tastes and needs for an /,
occupation that may fill in idle hours {
IRE fairly well met in u large city by ,
he variety OF entertainments pro- {
'ided by business men and philan- {
hropists--the one for gain. the other {
or the good he may do humanity. But
: is far different in the smaller {
owns and villages, where il does I
Iot pay to cater to such needs and q
'hero there " seldom wealth h
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-29
An Anecdote With a Moral.

Inc doubts that many shrewd pco-
pie feel as to the professional insight
and honesty of even their pet physicians
Will get a trille OF confirmation from
this little story, There was until
within a few years an English doctor
whose morning levees were crowded
beyond description. 1t was his pride
and boast that he could feel his pa.
tents pulse, look at his tongue, probe
at him with his stethoscope, write his
prescription, pocket his fee, in u space
OF time varying from two to five min
utes. One day an army man was
shown into the consulting room and
underwent what may BIO called the in
Simultaneous process. When It was
completed the patient shook hands
with the doctor and said: III am as.
pecially glad to meet you, as | have
often heard my father, Colonel For
ester, speak OF his old friend DIR. L.n
"What!' exclaimed the doctor; ..are
you Dick Forester's sonPn "Most cer-
am" ''My dear fellow. ninp
that internal prescription into the fire
and sit down quietly and tell mo
what's the matter with you. How
| guess at il and do nv duty nv
youP"-N. Y. Independent.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-29
Curious Facts.

An Arizona hen that ina vortn,,I,
Matched out a brood of ostriclcs d'ed NJ
disappointment when she tried 10 covpr brr
young at night, and found that her win ,
was about large enough to Obscure tbo
vision of her cid st sons right eve.
OF the two hundred golu. ben,crs II, NJ.
YORK, not one is q woman. The somo /.
true of the wifc-bcaters.
There is Il man in Washington who tbipl,s
the sayings of his first boy, now two ynors
Old, arc insutlerably stupid.
An Omaha mar who swallowed n doll.r
forty years ago died a few DAYS since. and
inc post norton examination divulrcd tbo
presence of flty-eight dollars and siytron
cents in his stomach. The doctors are NOW,
computing the rate of interest for record In
the medical archives of Omaha.
A Boston paper claims to know of a yopn,
girl living On Beacon street who dors n.y.,
wear spectacles or eyeglasses and VINO Inns
never written a poem.
a retired pugilist up in Vermont has 40
cllned to open a%saloon, preferring TO earn
his living as an eXpressman. Nothing 9,
extraordinary has been mot with in Now
England of late years.
william Eihs, n Michigan cashier now u,
Canada, left acounterfcit tcn-doilur b;n bo.
mind him when he departed.
Horace Moody, Of Piuoville, Ga. has II
copy Of London Punch, in which there il moi
a single Old joke. 1t is suspected that 1t is
not genuine.
"A Brooklyn Chinaman, Chin Bill by name.
docs not keep a laundry or u joss house.
Van Pcyster Hicks Worth, of the Hcclo,
met Club, is avery curious person. He hns
norcspect whatever for tho Princcof Wales.
considers 1t bad form TO oglc women from
inc club window, and is not n victim TO tho
cane-sucking habit. Puck.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-29
EXERCISE FOR COWS.
question Requiring Careful C~,nsidera-
ton Before Being Decided.

"A Question Requiring Careful Considera-
ito" Before Being Decided.
no can tell how much leg exercise
COWS IN mlIk need to keep in perfect
heaIth? II the calf is allowed to run
III inc pastures until arriving at the
age OF maturity, say two years old,
ana 'hen put in the stable and kept
Vhero lor NE would the breed or herd
Era"uaIly deter crate and become ey-
llnct by the loss Of legs, for want OF
use uhder the Darwinian theory? The
Jerseys have been treated very much
IN TINS way for a few hundred wears,
without any sign of leg failure, whilo
the Holland cattle, in many instances,
so the writer's tell us, are kept in
whole herds confined to the stable the
year round, and they still have strong
looking legs. Any one who has looked
upon a herd OF imported cattle, either
or Jersey, that have been
weeks on ship board, and months in
quarantine and then in a sales stable,
knows now contented and happy-look-
ing they are. In fact they never look
SO well again after being allowed to
run IN pastures. Their hdders, under
adverse confinement always
stand out full of milk, while the laws
the cow have all they can dot to
satisfy an appetite that frightens the
who has to foot the bill. There
are thousands OF herds in this country
mat stand in the stable from six to
we've months that should afford
opJoc' lessons to convince any reason
man as the effect of such conine-
,eut on cows and yet no one seems
tole TO 90 nor than theorize against
practice; no n has yet told us
u complaint or disease peculiar to
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-29

stance It happened that the effect pro-
duoed became widely known, and then
men said that there must always have been
some element of the human IN Ezra Gallup
waiting for the skilled hand that could
bring 1t forth to the light
His astonished daughter was further As
tonished by his request made the following
morning that she would attend the cele-
bration with him He remarked upon rc-
turning home that afternoon that Mr.
Wager seemed different u him from ots5-
ministers. and that his address Was VERY
fine effort
They also attended the grand exhibition
Of ire works that night which on accoaa.
Of its novelty in that vicinity. the vhss
surrounding country came 70 Sc Ia
crush was tremendous. and NJ Gl~
finding some difficulty utzN.r@ c.r,
y fat person. made No cdtec-
daughter accepting the minister's 't-s-
ton
Two years later. when Esi1ra sc-sr.et
the same protection Tor lss ara O. -s
party attended M the Gallup E9-s -E -Ey
the ceremony, Jones kip,cy 4-s Nt,ea
also
Why, TO be sure, SAID the ll.,e- 10 ea>
companions in a corner. "tsc-s wa> s,t- w
it at first; conscience awakened t >
But its grown 70 >,-..a,-G Gs-
fercnt now Wager> influence H.> tu.,-s.
changed the OLD man lock ash his caa--
and his munitctut public >.5-j. he
las really learned the luxury % lraz
JAMES I~EANAlrN Erg>
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ABOUT WHEAT CUTTING.


ihc ptsl stage AT winch to Begin IIur-
vcstins Operations.
Whether the acreage be large or
small, 1t is important 10 harvest in
good season, A few DAVIS DELAY will
make considerable difference in the
quality otthe grain, besides increasing
the loss in handling.
improved machinery has lcssencd
very materially the work of harvest
ing "A large crop of this grain. Every
thlng should be in readiness so as to
De apr to push the work as rapidly as
possible. 1t is quite a system 10
start as soon as the grain is sufficient
~ ripe and by having every thine
ready this can be done while the work
can be pushed along, The rpaper mr.
binder must be in good repair, as a
comparatively small break may cause
considerable loss. II the machine il
an old one, or if it has stood ont OK
posed to the weather, a thorouph
overhauling should be aiyen. Ioo.a
bolts be frightened up, screws and MI
working parts be adjusted A loose
oott or screw may be the cause Of con-
siderable damage.
90 lar as possible, the best stage nt
winch to commence harvesting tho
wheat is while the grain is in tho
dough, and just as it bcoinst ia b,rdan
IL cut too early the grain is liable TO
shrivel up in drying, and, if allowed 70
get too ripe, will often bleach ond I'm
shake out more in handlino. If cnt
reasonably early the straw win moL,o
a much better feed so that il is yorv
important to commences tbo w,,r.
soon as the grain is ready. 1t is best
as far as a be done to keep well nm
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-29
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Every farm should have an ex-
detrimental patch.

Every farm should have an ex
perimental patch.
Green vegetables will retain theil
color if cooked in an uncovered vessel
-The. longer you keep eggs tho les
likely they are to hatch. About ;
fortnight is the longest Keep them
IN bran or oats and turn them occa.
sionally.
Cinnamon Wafers.-Onc pound oI
white sugar, one half pound Of butter.
one pound of flour, two beaten eggs
beat light, roll out very thin, cut in
round cakes; sprinkle with cinnamon
and bake,
1t is better to cut away the dead
wood from trees, even if the tree is
distigured, than to allow it to remain.
This is especially the case with the
peach, which thriyes under severe
cutting back.
Ashes are excellent for melons.
Scatter the ashes on the surface of the
ground. not to close to the hills, and
thin out the plants SO as to leave only
two on the hill. Do not grow melons
or pumpkins near each other, as they
will hybridize.
There should always be a piece of
corn growing for green feed for the
cows. 1t is better that it be drilled in.
and a sufficient amount should be
planted to fill ont any lack of pasture.
If there is too much for that, the
surplus will make the best kind Of
fodder,
Very greenmaterial should not be
stored in the Silo. Let the seed-hcads
form, and cut the plants when the
seeds are about to turn. Corn fodder
for ensilage is usually cut when the
ears are glazed. II cut earlier it is
not as nutritious and is not so well
adapted for keeping.
Strawberry lce.-Wash and hull
lrt,t ana press II throoSh eoian-
ier' 10 eVery quart oil 'he expressed
Juice and pulp add one toacupful Of
'oIu water Sweeten 10 TASTE a very
'"eeV 'a''e, theh SUR IN the "hoeatoN
"nlVes Vi Ihreo eggs ana IF'e@e ike
oo creani' lno result Is IL very o'-
ucSScr' ana one easily 'n''"''
'oou housekeeping,
Asparagus WIN cream lia'e
ne asparagus 'toa ll'o bundles llJ
mo oolIlnE s"''eu water una COOK
"P'u'S 'lVeeh mlhu'e'i men take up
ne asparagus ana Gu. OH 'n' lender
'hlne these Tor ten minutes
II " saucepan VIII" II large '''PiuI OF
OF cream lor every quart OF as
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-29
he wanted them stopped And / STONED
fI,a,. -

he wanted them stopped And / stopped
them
Jones and RIPPLE. exchanged chances that
Indicated a positive fellow feeling. Nelson
observed, and nas in a slight degree com
forted
We'll, II must be very mortifying to Miss
Gallup, y said Jones
Yes, but not near as much so as if she
cared for either of US"
who does she care for:"
They say the new minister manages In
walk with her a good deal on the street
and"
But he don't 20 to the housegn
mo, indeed. guess he's been warned
of old Gallup's aversion to those of his
cloth
"Weil-speak of you know what Here
comes the new minister himself"
ii.
be came along at a nimble pace. a tall.
red-cheeked, large-eyed young man
dressed ike a clergyman and acting M NJ
tic as possible like the conventional tyne of
that class. He stopped and shook hands
with each of the three friends, and began
70 talk to them in n hearty, CHEEKY way.
Glad to meet you all What's the newsg
Lay know shat you three are talking 80
earnestly aboutsn
les-part II 1t, ut least said Jones.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-29

With a wink at his companions I'VE wer,
talking OF getting up a Fourth Of July cele-
bration.' :
Excellent ideal The day ought always
to be observed in an appropriate manner.
what can do to help along with itgn
Nothing, sir. The fact is we have con-
Guided that there's no use to try it here in
Crammond"
You astonish me, said Mr.. Wager II
have been settled in two places befo :
coming here. Each was smaller than this.
but each observed our National holiday
with great enthusiasm What's the matter
here:"
The farmer and the merchant looked at
the teacher.
III Is not said the latter. THAT there is
any lack of patriotism in Crammond
There Is little wealth here, as You have
learned, but the people are naturally liberal
and open-hearted But for some wears past
they have been chilled and discouraged bv
the wretched example OF that old hunks on
the hill"
"ot whom," asked Rev Mr. Wager. ele-
waiting his eyebrows.
BRA Gallup, of course"
All, I've heard something OF him. Go
on and tell me more.
Hes the richest man in the t0wn-the
richest man in the county They say he's
worth a million
livery cent OF 1t. put in the merchant /
Has mortgages on half the town. Income
SO big that he is troubled 20 invest il And
ne : the meaneSt old ShylucN out Escapes
every nrhf1s Irrv.1.., l.. ... ,.- H.
his taxes, EFFORTS compound interest, and
as for charity or grUg any thing away, he'd
1InN You crazy to ask MIN 50 You see the
people have fallen into what I may call an
desperation OF temper over the situation
hey won't give from their humble means
When old misery Gallup escapes every
hing with his great riches This is the
u why we can have no Independence
doiucs here. The first man and each
nan we might 20 20 with o subscription
.ar"r would saw Take it up to Gallup"
Ar Jones and Mr. Ripley nodded emphatic
t8 tye3F assertion
Has DE been askedp give 10 public OBJ
sc,,s" inquired Mr. Wager
MOT lately, what Weall lie the u>es His
arr he4Et las been well known Tor wears.
oboly wo Id think OF asking him.
~ prou1Sa To- give hlm a chance" s. ill the
lini,ler, decidedly Il am NOT old in th,
orm knowledge OF human nature;
lt I've known very hard shells to be soft
lad h5 Ill. proper means Il yog will add
e 10 YOUR committee, l viii 60 arr. nd
it'll yoI and solicit. tomorrow We win
gin With Ar Gallup meeting here at nine
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Rcvnm

Revere
As he rode through the dusky night to tell
IA Nthe British We're almost here"
Had sounded a prelude, to echo
Down the fair Colonial coast
To call from The peaceful farms and fields
A sturdy, dauut.ess host
And now there had gathered. swiftly.
lnthe towa Of the Quaker Penn.
with a steadiast purpose In their hearts.
A band OF earnest men,
Ihsfe was Hancock, the brave, the daring,
And Jefferson, The wise;
Franklin, the prophet OF honest thrift,
ANA NORRIS with kindly eyes.
Ahu theN framed "a Declaration,
Ihat pleasant summer dav.
"A'ch neither Prince, nor Queen. nor sword,
Has ever suatched away;
ana the hard'prcssed soldiers frightened.
ANA through long months fought on
untl kingiy sway Ger their w.de land ceased
And their right was graudly won
Can we sing Of them too proudly.
This early July day,
Who out Of serytude and shame.
80 oraveiy made a wayS
Nay-aonor, praise and blessing
supreme to them be given,
Our grand Old "ContiueLtalsn may
Their land be long uur.yen
BY conflict and with reverence
Their names be spoken. ever.
While patriots and frcemea live,
And nations stand together!
Helen Chase, m Good Housekeeping,
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~ h,rnI.h trom n. .bundancs

enough 70 furnish from IL abundance
free entertainment or educational adj
vantages. For all such places, how
ever, there is opportunity to do a good
work by cooperative enterprise at
very little cost A literary society
meeting in the school house or church
furnishes occupation for the thoughts
OF members not merely during the few
hours devoted to the meetings, but for
many hours in preparation therefor,
II may also furnish the foundation for
a small circulating library of books or
papers that will provide reading mat
ter. giving useful occupation for other
spare hours. From such beginnings
in the course Of time may be deyel-
oped a lecture bureau bringing to
town or village occasional speakers
from abroad. All such enterprises,
undertaken in the right spirit, have
.undOubted educational and moral
value. In the smaller cooperative
bodies work on the part of the men,
bers takes the place of money capital.
A lazy village may be transformed by
such an institution; the young men,
instead of idling away their hours of
rest in useless or mischicvous gossip
at the country store or the wheel
wrights, may have their ambitions
aroused, be encouraged to read and
and thus be given occupation
that will keep them out Of mis-
and promote their mental
and moral welfare, Many of
the great men Of the country received
heir earliest impulses to study in So
of this kind. The educational
value of the exercises may have been
United, but the readings, the debates
other literary endeayors stimu-
desire to learn and established
OF study and industry bearing
rood fruit in later years. What form
he efforts to provide occupation for
die hours should take depends very
much upon the community to be
cached. 1t should be adapted to their
wants as well as TO their needs. Aim
ne at too much good may defeat the
urpose if the occupation provided
hOuld be in the natura of drudrarv
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-29
New Method for Melting iron,

herman inventor proposes IL new
nnothou OF melting iron, the adv,n.
.ases claimed for which are oconomn -,
iue'' greater facility for making Sham
strong castings, and u purer descrin'
ton OF metal, The cupola is snnnlinJ
with blast through two tuycres nn"
above the other, there being cirb,o"n
~ cach set-tho tuycres bcing ro,,.
WIN the form of n vertical ,lob anI
%unrec'ly connected with n tuycrc him.,
me special feature of the ]cn,,Ia
'l'o. 'he bottom is slightly inyor,aJ
arch' pierced hy two op,ntna.
through which both blasts. or ,.n,hn'
,"'per'cctly consumed gases of eo,,
ous'loh and the fluid, can n,w. a.,
low is u small chamber in VIII -,
iron collects 1t is heated by ,ha
forced downward from
oupo'n above these henf si
win the lee 'sary air Tor comL,,
"a" special tuyere leading ia
na.np'pe the chamber a. m,
'lne zAfrying to prrhe,t scrao sumo
need only to he pr he,
Tor diseolving it. Y
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daughter. should share the fruit of any of
his gains This was his character i'm 4 nY+
Shell, it was the refinement of sa1f.bna.s
His wife. a delicate creature Of senti,,ort
and feeling. had died when Fujor, v.as IN
child. saving that She lorea t7err ,.ss ~
world where larks and doves did not mate
with baIn-yurd fowls.
Dora" exclaimed Mr. Calm, uy.b, ,r
those men cominp nm tho ~vaIgt",
"Thay .-,. ,b. t..
T.r.s H. ri,Ia-a,,5 49, pa ana MI
0,'t,9' "i. NIIte} ana vi Nelson
/ Iik, ia sae-" ="
Good r,.r NJ. cr
Di1t.t,r aIttt'.' - - s"'N tAe
and r]fnrinr M. la. ~ y lHs 'Ineis'
seemed sg5.,.rs.5 I,,. WHO
him There ..Tbn.o gar,,a,,. ~ H'g
are q committee ,ItoF,iar .l ~. '"'H''
ail of Nh. Mono. H. 5'''9 III
eprs par In Cr,r,oast W. '. "0eIehu
.yor .~. -
rsya, a-,a - ~ ~ OIs wrong pace !
4. 'il ~ Any "'uF.
80 SURE you VIII make an exception
III luI7 Instance, sir II You viii head the
I ,,.. WIN W ma a reasonable amount We shall
nav no "lIlcultY IN getting 1--WE hundred
,'at, IN' people al seem to
'Il
-. ,lah wal. ana ne r! You're a minis
wy "" 'o"5 ace business Tor g"u TO be
engaged i logging money O. sucud in
n.y. "'"'I' an" slcA iooilshh@.s
q minister ought 10 take an interest in
,,''N 'IrhI IHat TENDS To hnmani2e and
l 'Ho p'"lit iHat ne uWclis among
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-29
"a Bundle OF Nerves."

This term is often applied to people whose
nerves are abnormally sensitive. They
should strengthen them with Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. After a course Of thai
benign tonic, they will cease to be conscious
that they have nervous systems, except
through agreeable sensations. 1t will en-
able them TO eat, sleep and digest well, the
three media for increasing tone and vigorin
the nerves, in common with the rest Of the
system. The mental worry begotten by
nervous dyspepsia will also disappear,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-06-29
THE DESERTED VILLAGE.
hetectionS of "A Desolate Man on the Lone.
ly street of an Ohio Town..

The word came with a deep groan from
Inc lips OF the dcsolate man who stood on
the lonely street and looked about him.
Inc beams Of the setting sun shone with
a yellow glow on a peaceful village nest.
ing In a lovely PLAN. The modest spires Of
,ae churches glIttered in an atmosphere
iree from smoke, and not a sound came IA
Tue ear OF the solitary man, whose brain
was throbbIug and whose heart was burst,
ing with a sense of his strange and un.
earthly isolation.
Under a sky of unsurpassed beautv.u
he eAc.Aimed, in a land where even win.
ter in its most savage mood brcathes mild.
~ IN the favored garden spot of a great
state, amid fertile valleys and vine-clad
AIIsldes whose vegetation is already leaning
into life in response 10 the creative energy
OF they ernal sunshine, can it be possible
tLatI have lived to see such a scene as this, ,"
lie paused a moment to kick a wandering
ana lonesome-looking dog that was ~sniNino
about him in an a~bjectly inquisitiyc and
apo.osellc manner, and again his voice
rang plaintiyely out amid the weird solt
tude:
where are they alll Where are my
friends, my %nelghbors, the compauions of
my youth: What mysterious calamity has
swept over this once happy place as with
the Bosom of-you here again, you miserable
houudt Get Out,'
he drew his hand tremblin civ across his
paIid brow, and once more his voice smoto
the air:
They are not herel They arc gone,
Great snakes! OF course they're conc
" here are We, friends of my hildboodt q
familiar faces that filled the horizon n,
hope in my maturer years and framed tbo
RADIANT vision that my ambition bodied
forth, where the Dickens and Tom WaItcr
u0you hang out nowI'
With these words he took a fresh chew If
tobacco, pulled his hat down over his ewes,
gave one farewell glance up and down thn
deserted and voicelcss street. turned his
back on the home of his childhood, and de-.
parted forever.
He was the only human being in that,
beautiful Southern Ohio town that mad ma,
gone TO Washington with a petition for mn
oiilce!-ChicagO Tribune.