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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25

The candidates for the Legislature will
address..the people ut the following times
and places, to-wit
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25

Miss Anna Barwick, Rankin Co.
" Martha McGraw, Winston Co.
" Alice Mum, Shuqualak,
" Mary Phelps, Macon,
" Edith Ray, Enterprise
" Edna Raw,
{" sadie Williams, Waynesboro.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25
ID to announce

/ srowERS =, snor,a of
F.,' 'aS to toe action of
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25

Mr. C. l.. Williams is the proprietor
of the Kansas City Meat Market, and
he is going to considerable expense in
fitting il up. Mr.. Williams realizes
the fact that the public like to see a
n Meat Market clearly and orderly
kept, and all his arrangements are
as nice as those in much larger places.
He pays good prices.for beef, mutton
&C., and secures the best country
besides he receives regularly n supply
of Kansas CITY Meat.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25

Anniversary Exercises of the Ma
con Seminary will take place on Tues
day night, June 4th, commencing at
$50, o'clock. The public are invited
to attend, j. Ii. BUCK,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25

to announce
b. HARE,
far tbe Office of Tax Asses
| tbe action Of the Democra'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25

It's Lye. Taylor's Sure Gnu cure
10 the hest on earth for all maIarial d.
scoscs. Guaranteed to cure: Try III
% and 80 cents. Sold by l. D Mo''
nhpy and }. +. Jones.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25

P.e lS ; to toe action Of
brt!'
E.,d to announce
/, HOLMAN, s,.r,e. sub.
(.tr,nc Democratic party
bed to announce mm
1 WALKER, ..,c sun.
(otthc Democratic party
E,ea to amor nee
i. DoRRoH,, s,o,,r. suD.
F W pemocratic party
I,ed to announce
Ia MURRAY,
|, tne office of sheriff, sub
P.,tbp democratic party
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25
DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

lnay2'j
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25

Iorizcd to announce
/. n HAYNES,
. for the Office of Assessor
. action of the Democratic
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25
shuuualak Female College Com
menCement.

The Sermon Sunday, June I'd, by
Rev. f B. Miller, of Grenada.
Calcsthenics, Monday at 10 a. M
Art Lcvec at 5 p. m.
Graduation Tuesday at 10 a. H. AL
dress BY Col. F. l.. Russell OF Mobile
Ala. Annual Concert at s p. IN.
All friends cordially invited
The Alumnm Reunion for the bene'
fit Of tile Library at College Home.
Wednesday, from 6 to 10 pm All arc
invited TO come and bring a book new
or old for the library,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25

On Monday night June 3, Rev. VIM
IIaync Lcavell will deliver a lecture at
the Court House. The Rev gentleman
has Il national fame as a pulpit orator,
and has also won great distinction IN
the lecture field. The object Of the lee
ture is n most worthy Il and there
should be Il large attendance of our
citizens on the occasion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25

to announce
j.. l.. CLEMENS,
for reelection to the LesiS-
| IA the action of the Demo
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-25

Mr.. a. NJ. Stoner has purchased the
Presbyterian church property, and
will convert ii into a residence, and
in SO doing Mr.. S is keeping up his
reputation as a prudent trader,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22

Sharp pains were shooting through her
head and an intolerable thirst consumed
her.
water" she murmured.
"She's$oming to. said voice. SEEM
ingly from great distance, which new
ertheless fell upon her ear with q
strangely familiar sound.
A cup was pressed to her lips, and she
drank eagerly.
''She'll do now, and I'll 60" said the
same voice. A moment later she heard
few steps, and door open and close.
She opened her eyes. A man of rough
exterior stood over her. She closed
them again in fright, and nearly
swooned.
When next she opened them she was
alone.
Unable to collect her thoughts, she
lay still few moments. By and by the
experiences of the morning rushed over
her.
"For heavens sake, where am II" she
cried. Then she sprang from her couch,
forgetful of her sufferings.
She was dazed. The room she found
herself in was evidently an attic room.
The roof sloped down low and close to
the floor on one side. There was neither
ceiling nor walls: the rafters and stud
ding were bare of plaster. The floor
was uncarpeted. A dormer window
broke through the roof and gave light
to the room. She flew to it, but could
net reach it; strong iron grating set in
the timbers and floor barred her way.
She shook it in the desperation of de-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22
NE DIAMOND BUXTON
FROM THE DIARY OF A LAWYER AND THE NOTE
BOOK OF A REPORTER.
BY BARCLAY NORTH.
Copyrighted, 1885, by M. Durham Published By sps
eal Arrangement through the American Press Association

Ii is true that after entering the car.
rage, and after she had had time tc
make furtive examination of the young
man who had taken the seat opposite
her, she had mentally concluded that she
did not like him, and that he seemed to
be everything else than a gentleman,
though he dressed like one and assumed
the speech of one. There were certain
signs which influenced her Judgment, as
they do that of most womczI. His hands
were Enthusiastically dirty, and his finger
nails were in mourning.
A male observer, especially if slangy,
would have said that the young man had
been on "bat" the night before; his
hair was harsh and tangled, though well
oiled; the infamed rims of his eyes, his
parched lips, and the heavy puffs like
cushions under his eyes, would have
shown this, if plain odor of gin cock
tails, above the breath heavy with the
flavor of cloves and roast coffee beans,
had not told the tale.
But Annie was not experienced in such
things, and she gave little heed to one
who, after all, was nothing to her
merely an instrument of Mr.. Holbrook.
She did wonder, however, why it was
that he had gotten a coach SO close, and
one in which there were such small win
dows. 1t was so stuffy. The young man
did not obtrude himself. He was appar-
emily busy with memoranda and papers.
Once he lifted his head to say that it
was necessary for them, in order to make
a quick trip, to pass through disagree
able portion of the town.
To this she made no reply.
Finally they turned into the street, the
dirt Of which passed all comprehension
upon her part.
Children seemed to swarm on the side
walks; women, often drunk even at that
early hour, and clothed in rags, talked
and quarreled on the sidewalks and on
the stoops of the squalid dwellings.
She became interested in the scene,
novel to her, and leaned forward to look
from the window. She did not notice
that the young man had drawn the cur
tain over the window on the opposite
side of the coach.
He broke the silence that had con-
tinued for some time:
81 beg you will excuse me, Miss
Templeton. 1 know it is not the proper
thing to do, but 1 am suffering greatly
with my eyes this morning. Have /
your permission to apply a lotion to
themg"
Wondering at the strapgeness of the
request, she nevertheless murmured her
permission, and turned again to the
street.
He drew his handkerchief from his
pocket and then bottle, with the con-
tents of which he plentifully saturated
the handkerchief.
Before she could realize what was be-
ing done the young man snapped spring,
the curtain shot up over the window in
front of her, she was forced back on the
cushions with vigorous push on her
shoulder, the handkerchief was closely
pressed on her nose and mouth, and,
though she struggled Intellectually for a
time, unable to make noise, she soon
lost all consciousness.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22

killed and the mother and sister alb.
Quoted"
'What shall we do now? This COM
plicates the matter"
mo. Wen do just what we were go
ing to do. Find the girl first, and the
finding of the mother will not be diff
cult. Find the girl, and you will find
the mother and the murderer. Get into
the cab and let us drive right back to
Hanford."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22

4 the cry of JOY
/ Holbrook had ut
4 tered meant that
n g w S of Annie
had been receiv-
ed. Just what
he didn't know,
but that the mes
senger who had
brought the in
formation would
be v alu a Bile to
them he quickly
appreciated.
He fastened af-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22
CHAPTER XXI.

N arriving at
Hanford's tn y
found the Shad-
ow a W attn g
them.
He had salts
fed himself as to
the h GU e in
which Annie was
confined by salts
flying himself
that in three of
them, at least,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22
ANNIE MAKES AN ACQUAINTANCE.

HEN Annie
next was
conscious of
exte n a |
things, she
was lying
u p o n a
rough bed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22

way through to the rear. The janitor
has keys to them all, and he can carry
us through to the rear hall without it
being necessary to so out on the one we
ordinarily use."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22
CHAPTER XXI.
THE SENSATIONS ACCUMULATE.

n ON knew that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-22

This story was commenced in THE SUNDAY
HERALD November Sd. Back numbers can
be obtained at this ofice.l
fro BE CONTINUED NEXT SUNDAY.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15

much boosted healthfulness of the English
as compared with the American women, she
said: They are not, as far as l can see,
| any stronger or freer from disease than we
are. All women are sick in every country.
| or it seems to me in my business they are
in Utah as much as in the east" OF the
domestic relations in England she said {:
! 'Englishmen are not careful of their wives.
They expect women to wait on them, while
we of America expect the men to take care
OF US. Women in England take to violent
exercise, in riding, walking long
distances and outdoor sports, while
indoors they do very little
of the every day hard work of the Ameri-
can woman. With the average American
woman it is love not compulsion that causes
her to care for her husband, father or
brother, and to attend to his lightest wish
With our cousins it is matter of duty and
is taught every girl from childhood
Mrs Potts has very taking manner not
in the least masculine or "Strong minded"
but simply what sheis candid, womanly
physician. She lectured yesterday after
noon to a crowded house composed of an
appreciative audience of ladies'. Tonight
she lectures on Temperance at the
tabernacle.
H. M. Bond has Just received letter
from an old resident of Ogden, Mr. Sam
L "aAuoH, HoW living al f@InOar, fTenOHI
county, Wyoming. Mr. Warden states
that the dry weather has almost ruined
the prospects for feed on the range, and as
he IS IN cattle country everything that
affects the cattle interest is felt in every
other department. The forest fires north
east and west of Embar in the mountains
have also added to the discouraging out
look for that country. He says the sun has
not been seen for weeks on account of the
hn 1D,,o or,I
dry. Streams that were never known to
be dry before have completely failed. Mr..
Warden was elected justice of the peace
for the second til lie last fall
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15
Slang Names.

The words "bloke," "chump," lead, -
'duffer," sucker are in common use
among all English speaking people "Bloke''
appears in the Century dictionary as a word
of obscure derivation, meaning IMAM, fell
low; term of disrespect or contumely"
Perhaps it comes from block, meaning block
head. 'Bloke" seems to be applied to older
persons than "chunp," and as used now
means fool, idiot, dunderhead, ass !"
"Chump" is also in the Century dictionary
as implied above it is in meaning parallel
with 'bloke." It is said to be probably a
nasalized form of Club" which means "a
iolthead, clownish fellow" or to come
from 'chunk." "Cad" is dictionary word,
and differs from "bloke' and ''chump" in not
being slang. 1t is thought TO come from the
Scotch 'caddie," an errand boy. 1t is 4
term of great disrespect, and means ian i'll
bred fellow, q vulgar fellow, q fellow who is
10 gentleman" ''Duffer'' means "an awk-
ward, unhandy person." it is said to be q
corruption of 'dudder," person who baud
les clothes; peddler, who needs not neces-
sarily have any particular skill, or from
''dowfart," an English word, meaning "an
awkward person" Sucker" comes from
the verb "suck," and has several meanings:
/. A young fellow, a ''kid;" not term Of
coltumely, though it may be of disrespect.
2. A drunkard 8. A sponger. T. An Illinois
man. As corollary TO is 5, one who is too
young, and, therefore, inexperienced to know
beans; a greenhorn. The meaning of suck
er" depends on the meaner and the meant.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15
The Tea We DRINK

There are several different varieties of the
ia plant, but the various kinds of the leaf
known to commerce are mainly influenced
by soil in which tho plant is produced and
the different manner in which the leaf is pre-
pared. When the plants are years old they
yield their first picking of leaves They at
tain their maximum yield when about 10
years old, and then deteriorate, giving way
70 young plants. Naturally the plant would
grow to the height of a tree, but, for the
convenience Of picking, it is kept pruned
down to five feet The earliest picking of
the tea leaves is made the first of April
This consists of the buds and the very young
est leaves, and, though tue smallest picking
Of the year, is the most valuable, because eff
the fine flavor of the leaf The largest crop
Of the year is picked about the lst of May,
and there is picking of an inferior quality
IN July, and in some localities one of old and
poor leaves even later
The leaves, when picked, are first exposed
70 the sun and air in shallow baskets; then
they are stirred in heated pans, and then are
spread upon a table, where worlmen take
hem in small handfuls and rub them TO roll
them into the form which they finally retain.
For fine teas there are repeated heatings and
stlTnSS, anu, OelOIe kltcHIu8, IuSg arc SEIedu
uucn a table, and the imperfectly rolled
leaves are removed, and the dust and fine
fragments sifted out. If the process of dry
az is completed as rapidly as possible after
picking, the tea remains green, but for black
tea the process is prolonged. The very bright
green teas are said TO be dried in copper
pans. The Chinese districts in which tea is
extensively raised lie between latitude 25 and
II dogs. north. Tea is also extensively Gull
tivated in Japan, in India, and also on the
Island Of Java, also to some extent on others
Of the South Sea Islands. Some successful
experiments have been made in raising tea in
this country, both in the southern states and
IN California. The cost of labor here is he
great difficulty, as there is much slow and
tedious work necessary in cultivating the
piant and preparing the leaves for CONNER
CiRl use
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15

NATIONAL GROUNDS, NORWICH, CONN.
ture of loan and fine sand, sprinkled and
rolled until it is almost as hard and smooth
as a floor. The grounds have been compared
and not inaptly-to five great billiard tables,
and the game that is played on them, the en-
thusiasts say, is quite as scientific and ac-
quires quite as much skill TO be properly
played as billiards
Those people who have amateur croquet
grounds laid out on their lawns would open
their eyes to see an expert game in progress
Instead of the six or eight inch wide wickets
rising from the turf, they would see arches
only SO inches wide, through which the
player must send his ball, itself only half an
inch narrower than the arch. The central
wicket, or cage, is only So inches wide.
The men who have Won first prizes since
the organization of the association are as fol-
lows:
In 1882, A. G.. Shipman, of New York:
1855, G. W. johnson, of Philadelphia; 1884
Cen Harland, of Norwich; 1855, c. Hall
Botsford, of New York; 1856, Professor
Charles Jacobus, of New Brunswick, N j. /.
1887, A. Wambold, of Staten Island; 1888, N
l. Bishop, of Norwich; 1885, G. W. johnson,
of Philadelphia.
It will be seen by the foregoing that Mr..
johnson is an old prize winner having been
victorious In 1888. n. L. Bishop, the retiring
champion, did very creditable work during
the recent tournament, and proved that past
honors had been deserved.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15
The Novelty Theatre in Ashes.

Yesterday morning at 1856, Police Officer
Hansen noticed a man running from the
Novelty theatre building in great fright
1t was found that the theatre was on fire,
and Mr. Hansen, after firing three pistol
shots, hurried to the city hall and gave the
alarm. The fire department responded
promptly and labored hard with what little
apparatus could be obtained. But two
sUreams of water could be used. The
theatre building is total wreck. Not a
thing was saved. The building had Just
been completed and was considered very
good for the purpose having two tiers of
boxes besides the ground floor. The fire
started near the stage and only about
an hour elapsed till the building
fell in. Mr.. Monroe, the proprietor, loses
everything, probably about seven thous-
and dollars worth of property. The fire
also destroyed a part of the stock of H
Sling, the Chinese bazaar man. Sling car
rles stock amounting to about seven or
eight thousand dollars. His loss is esti-
mated IN the neighbOrhood of one thousand
dollars, possibly twelve hundred. The
whole stock was insured for five thousand
dollars. The new Craig laundry, not yet
open, but stocked with engines and ma
chinery, was also badly damaged, but
Cralg'S loss will be small. The roof of the
building IS almost ruined, but the machin-
cry only received a thorough wetting. H
l.. Griffin, the produce dealer, lost nothing,
but was at some expense in transferring
goods. The fire is undoubtedly the work
of an incendiary, as there was no light of
any kind in the building at the time
1t will be of interest to know that girl
was also found at about the same time in
one of the lodging rooms over Sings ba-
zaar. The room was locked and no fire was
found in the building, except in one or two
Of the bureau drawers. These rooms were
mainly rented as lodging rooms to the
theatre attaches.
There was benefit performance for the
Novelty theatre company at the opera
house last night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15

The fairy tale was ended, the wicked Queen Ass
fed
The Prince had saved tho Princess and cut of the
monsters head;
The people all were joyful, and the Princess ant
We're married and-so ran the tale-"lived happy
ever since"
Nell closed the book of fairy tales and unused: ~
wonder why
There are no fairies nowadays? only wish that
hair"
Here Neil dropped of to sleep and then she
started In her chair,
When, Of Its own accord, the book popped open.
and behold
Out crept a wee elf princess all arrayed In cloth
Of gold;
She sighed little tired sigh. and then Nell heard
her say.
LIZ a tiny. tired. little voice, that sounded far
away:
"On dear how very nice 1t is for once to get out
side
You've 20 idea how fat 1t is. my dear, until
you've tried
TO be shut up in a story book with dragons,
queens and kings
And always have to do and say the same old,
seuseless things
You think it would be very fine, but really IT'S no
jokei
"a rather be girl like your'-
Then little Nell awoke.
Poor Princess Goldenhair " sid she-''unhappy
little elf.
I'm rather glad upon The whole, that I'm Just
myselfr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15
THE cRoouET TOURNAMENT.

C. w. johnson Is the Championship
Champion Bishop-The Grounds.
There are champions of all kinds, and Phil
adelphia claims number of them. Her
latest acquisition is G. W. johnson, who
came out ahead at the recent croquet tour
nament at Norwich, Conn. The tournament
was under the auspices of the National Gro
quet association, and was the largest ever
held on the grounds, owing to the absorption
Of the Western association.
The grounds on which the battle was
fought are the most extensive and finest il
the world. There were five sections in use
during the tournament, three of them be-
longing TO the association and two to the
Norwich club Each section is 50 feet long
by As feet wide and is surrounded by wooden
cushions" The surface consists of a mix
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15

measure sometimes ten or twelve feet long;
and riding quickly in the early morning you
may dash right into it, the stout threads
twining around your face like lace veil,
while, as the creature who has woven it takes
up his position in the middle, he generally
catches you right on the nose, and, though
he seldom bites or stings, the contact Of his
large body and long legs is anything but
pleasant. If you forget yourself and try to
catch him, bite he will, and, although not
venomous his jaws are as powerful as a
birds beak and you are not likely to forget
the encounter.
The bodies of the spiders are very hand
somely decorated, being bright gold or scar
let underneath, while the upper part is COW
cred with the most delicate slate colored fur
So strong are the webs that birds the size Of
larks are frequently caught therein, and even
the small but powerful scalv lizard falls a
victim. A writer says that ha has often sat
and watched the yellow and scarlet monster
measuring, when waiting for his prey with
his legs stretched ogt. fully six inches-strid-
ing across the middle of the net, and noted
the rapid manner in which he winds his stout
threads around the unfortunate captive. He
usually throws the coils about tho head till
the wretched victim is first blinded and then
choked. In many unfrequented dark hooks
of the jungle you may come across most per-
feet skeletons of small birds caught in these
terrible SHARES, the strong folds OF which pra-
vent the delicate bones from falling to the
ground after the wind and weather have dis
persed the flesh and feathers from the body.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15
Cruise Of the Challenger.

The Challenger started from Sherness, Eng
land, on a voyage around the world, for the
purposes of scientific exploration and re-
search, Dec. z, 1872, and returned home May
26, 1876 During that time she was 719 days
at sea, and had steamed and sailed no less
than 6S,S90 nautical miles. The coal con-
sumed was 4, S26 tons Is cwt There were 374
deep sea soundings made and 1919 trawlings
which resulted successfully The deepest
sounding found in the Atlantic ocean was off
the Virgin Isles, West Indies, when 1878
fathoms were reached, a depth which was
only once exceeded, namely, in the Pacific
ocean, between Admiralty Isles and Japan,
when bottom was touched at depth of 4, AS
fathoms. In the latter sounding the temper
allure Of the water at the bottom was SO. 9
dogs. Fahrenheit, with pressure of 81 tons
per square inch.