Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-15
CURRENT TOPICS.

D is believed that Pasteur Is victim
~ low paralysis.
MACHINE for cutting and buttering
4 ID has been devised.
HoMAs A. EDIsoN's birthday is now
ID in the British almanacs.
INC HUMBERT, of Italy, has adopted
hot water cure for dyspepsia.
Z DIN ID. RoCKEFELLER, Secretary
IScy and ex-senator Platt were school
5es.
~ Atchison girl eighteen years old
& just been divorced from her third
<band.
MOVEMENT for the establishment Of
Turkish baths has been started in
pklyn.
Ew sunshades have glass balls at the
of the ribs as new kind Of orna-
tation.
~ military prison at Fort Leaven-
D., Kan, contains 4as prisoners serv-
Tor desertion.
bLITIcAh prophets say five years
now there will be at least two more
ppean republics.
sADLIER's Catholic Directory" for
estimates the Catholic population
be United States at s,277,039.
hE Duke Of Orleans will join his
Yer in Cuba if he manages to escape
15n prison or receives pardon.
ME Sultan of Zanzibar has released
1e prisoners who have been shut up
Eighteen years without trial.
~ inmate of lunatic asylum in
ecia, Italy, was released on February
fter seclusion Of forty years.
ENRY M. STANLEY is in poor health
W says that he does not dare to venture
&y from Egypt until warmer weather
U in.
HE Engineering News says that the
q E6[king season promises more activity
4 g. railroad extension than any period
15e 1887.
HE telegram from King Humbert to
M announcing the death of tho Duke
4 ~ Aosta to the latter's second son cost
n16kly S2,7OO.
\ I'VE large wagon-loads of silver plate
$<Dnging to the eX-Emperor of Brazil
11e deposited recently in tho mint at
~ de Jaheiro.
PAPER published at Canton, China
a res tho loss of life in that country
4 afire, flood and other calamities at
200 per year.
q LIA WHEELER Wilcox says man
IT'S woman who does not scold him
v 3moking, and no Is never reformed
one who does
DIN ROGERS, sculptor, began life
S1 dry goods in Boston, and did
13enter upo. or in art until he
S64 past thirty ,ge.
4hE Ameer tan, it is said,
4 about to culture on an
extensive seal .au sent to Europe
fer exports to instruct him In the art.
TnE postage on a letter from the
DATED States through England to India
al I've cents. The postage on a letter
Ted in England for India is ten
" engine on the East Tennessee &
|inia road is regarded with supersti-
N dread by the railroad men. 1t has
ID twenty-seven people during its
er.
hPERoR WILLIAM, unlike his ances-
is passionately fond of horses and
xcellent rider. The HohenEollern
ly have always been Indifferent
emen.
LExANpER III has recently issued
fder directing that in future mem.
of the Imperial family are to wear
Russian materials, made up by
ian hands
is said that the English authorities
T. IT'LL in pursuit of Jack the Ripper,
J; that one of the best known Of their
y ctive inspectors devotes his whole
to the case.
Ansonia druggist has an electric
in cabinet containing poisons.
bn the door is opened tho bell rings,
hiding the compounder that he is
Hing poison.
b. BREoKINRIDGE, of Kentucky, has
oduced bill compelling all persons
live upon boat on the interior
ers Of the United States to pay Ii.
% of S25 per year.
YOUNG lover paid rival 81, 200 to
hway and leave him the girl. Then
girl played dead, ran away and mar.
the other fellow, and they went tc
Pe-keeping on the 1000.
is considered the proper caper now
eys the Philadelphia Record, for Q
to top off with soft felt hat dent
on top, after fashion which was
|alcnt score of years ago.
He theme of the Japanese nationa
hem as recently rendered into English
"Oh, that the rcign of our Empero
BIT continue for thousands and thou
Of years-until oyster shells be
3 rocks"
HEN the statue of Robert E. LIE,
hes Richmond, it will be placed in
on and dragged to tho site Of tn,
umeht by thousands Of men AM
on, who win take hold of rope
Or more long.
ADAM TAcoN, the venerable govern
OF little King Alfonso, OF Spain, ha,
received the title of Countess Q
"a, from the Queen Regent, as
I'd for her devotion TO the chill
arch during his recent illness.
HERE is an outburst of patriotism Il
don and 1t is taking the form of
cert to raise funds for the benefit O
survivors of Balakaya. Most Of tn
pes are in the workhouse and tn
pose is to take them out.
uEEN VICTORIA has a fancy for Wen
and French bread and rolls In al
! OF odd shape. Besides having /
70 up in scores of fancy twists an
$ she always has some baked in tn
p OF little dolls. These are for he
Z pdchildren when they cat at her t,
SECOND consignment Of nine tons {
\, nmifed cats from the great EVE
4 oat cemetery has been sold at au,
n Liverpool. The bulk OF
ught $2o,s7 per ton, but some singl
ces Went for fancy prices, such .
~ Tor head and sl.s7 for perfes
J y without the head.
2 cIENrIFic farming In Italy is to |
eftaken this year by company ow,