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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
The RUSSIAN METHOD.
Unique Way of Securing the s,rr.,,,
OF DAnpeFnn. 81.

Unique Way of Securing the Surre,d,,
OF Dangerous Criminals.
IN the course of his tour of inspectiop
through the Caucasus last autumn
rrince Dondukotf-korsakoff passed close
TO the village of Starry Yoort. whore n
native Colonel was not long previously
murdered out of revenge and where tho
murderers were being. screened from the
authorities by the inhabitants. As tbev
refused to give up the assassins the
Prince ordered all the inhabitants of the
village to be assembled on his route two
miles on Here the Prince refused to
accept their greeting of bread and salt
ana rated them right soundly in tho
severest terms of the Russian voc,h-
uiary' AT the same time he ordered
thelr elders to be arrested on the snot
anu gave them one month in which IN
surrender the murdorers. II tbcv ro-
NAMED recalcitrant at the end of thar
term the seyerest punishment was IN bo
inflicted. With the usual obstinacv Of
the Chechenlis tribes, who continue
their opposition to Russia as long as ~
not longer than, any of the other tribes
OF the Caucasus, the murderers were not
given up at the end of the month
whereupon military execution was
ordered to be made. Atdayb break the
village was surrounded by Gordon of
troops, and all the inhabitants were dis.
armed and forbidden ever to carry arms
again. Adetachment Of troops were then
quartered in the village, and L. 200 rubles
was exactcd for the benefit of the mur.
aereu mans family. An elder was also
appointed and sent by the authorities
with salary to be paid by the village,
'f 900 rubles year. The murlerers
nave now at last been surrendered. and
me troops consequently withdrawn
st. Petersburg Cor. London Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
At tho Bargain Counter

With here and there a bright excen
tion' intense selfishness and utter dis
regard of others appears to be the rule
In the eagerness to get the first pick OF
the bargains, buyers forget the rights
and have no respect for the weakness ol
others. have observed that the woman
wearing the sealskin sack and the dia-
mond earrings too often pushes in
ahead OF the pale working-wom1n with
the gingham dress and the plaid shawl.
The bargain would perhaps be god
send to her, while the former could we'll
aiiord to pay the usual price Of the az.
ueie' but there is no human appetite
much stronger than the appetite for
bargains. and it seems of.en 10 take thel
form OF an uncomfortable manse NoI
where else Is there a - Co, bufi'hs'o1
observance of the
the great retail
ledger
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
A Young Life Criminal.

ELkADER Ia. Jan. 13-Wesley Elk.
ms the twelve-year-old boy who, q weel,
ago, murdered his father and ston.
mother in Elk Township, this county,
and made complete confession of the
crime, pleaded guilty before the district
court, now in session here, to murder in
the first degree, and was Saturday sen.
fenced by Judge Hoyt to imprisonment
for life, at hard labor, at Anamoa
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
A Shipment of Horses suffocated.

smARK, N. j., Jan. 11.--Eighteen
KS were shipped in car from
(0Sslvania to this city, and when tho
sgas opened, fifteen of the horses
sfound suffocated. They had been
ged in an ordinary freight car,
she lack OF ventilation killed them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Military ON Gers Suicide.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. l5.-Colonel
Noieikof' of the Cars body guard and
several other military officers suspected
OF plotting against the life of the En-.
peror, have committed suicide. IL is
stated that brother of the Car will
shortly be banished from the Capital for
meddling in political affairs.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Another Bill Against the cb,nss.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Senato,
Mitchell to-day introduced bill to pro.
hloit the coming of Chinese into tho
United States whether subjects of the
Chinese Empire or otherwise. Those
VINO are now within the limits of tbe
united States, and who may hereafter
leave' and attempt to return, are also
excluded. Wv "''o
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
The Hearings at an End

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The hearing,
Oh the tariff bill proper are at an end
inc work of making up the schedules
VIII now be commenced, with the Sen.
ate Dill OF last session as a basis for
modification and amendment. A strong
protective measure will be the result.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Drilled Into Seething Iron.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 11.-While drilling
out some scatfolding at the Lucy Fur
mace the molten metal broke through
the taps and an explosion followed.
Thomas Welch, workman, was in
stantly killed, Michael Welch fatally
injured and number of others serious
ly burned. The casting house was
badly damaged by fire. The loss is not
known.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Probably Ate thalpork Raw

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Jan. lin the 9
title German settlement of Waltham n
here are twenty-nine cases of trichino- IL
is. A few days before Christmas a man b
" named Schick si...rad four hogs. q
ID a dinner was given to wniccnn". vo6t
three people were invited. Now all b,
!. four OF the guests are Frustrated, an
;s the local physician pronounces the di
10 ease trichinosis. A ten-year-old son {
" Mr.. Schick has died, and it is feare
. that several of the guests will not rt
70 cover.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Mixed His Poisona

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 14.-Wripbt
Maroney, alias r. II. Hood, a noted bio.
amist and pcnsion-check fraud, of this
section, suicided here by taking half
dozen kinds of poison. He had been
arrested in North Carolina, and was bo.
ing taken to Chattanooga for trial
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Portugal Yields.

LISBON, Jan. 1S.-The Cabinet Conn
Gil met saturday evening and sat until
one o'clock yesterday morning. 1t was de,
c'ded to yield to Lord Salisbury's order
ior the Withdrawal of the Portuguese
forces from the Shire District and Mas.
honaland.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Cold Enough In Maine.

CALAIS, Me-. Jan. 11.-At Calais at
o'clock yesterday morning it was 25
1grees below zero, at Princeton 90, at
flltown 81, at Houlton 80, at Fort
ffrfield SO, and at Caribou 81 below.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Three More Dead Given I'm

JoHNsTowN, Pa, Jan. 11.-Three moro
bodies were recovered yesterday, victims
of the great flood, two men and one
woman. One of them was identified by
the clothing as German named voeght-
Ter. The other two were so badly de-
composed that they could not be identi-
fed.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Quick Trim 10 .Japan

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1S.-A cable.
gram received by the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company announces the ar.
rival of the steamer China at Yolo,homa,
'apan' after voyage of ten DAYS and
lhirteon hours. which beats the record
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Refused a New Trial.

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-Burke, Coughlin
ana OSullivan, convicted of completely
In the murder of DIR. Cronin. were re-.
FUSED a new trial yesterday, and sen.
fenced to the penitentiary for life.
kunze was granted new trial
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
StraWherrlaa In Carolina

CHARLESTON, s. c., Jan. IA crate
OF strawberries was shipped hence to
New York last night. They were grown
in field in the suburbs and in the omen
air, Should the warm weather continue
week or more the annual strawberry
crop will be ready for marketing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
-
Enlargtng the publin norotn

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-The r, oclama.
tion to open the Dakota Sioux Reserva.
'ion mas been prepared and will be Is.
sued some time this week. This will
add to the public domain about II ooO..
600 acres of land
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Unprecedented Death Reoord.

BosroN, Jan. ls.-The Boston board
OF health had received up to noon Satur,
aay reports Of 44s deaths, the larpes,
number ever recorded in seven days.
No less than l13 of the deaths are az.
cribed to pneumonia. Influenza Is al
'ributed as the cause OF fourteen deaths
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Bill Garden Doomed

CLEVELAND, Tenn, Jan. l5.-Bill Car.
den' who has been tried and found gull,
ty OF an attempt to commit criminal
assault on a child under ten years of
age, was sentenced to be hanged March
7, 1890. His mother and brothers were
present when sentence was pronounced.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
SubduinR n Maniac

! hRKERsDuRG, w. Va, Jan. 11.-Yes.
|VNay 5. G. Earle, prominent citizen
sitch.e County, was killed by his
saer and neighbor. Earle was a
aag maniac, and the two in trying to
him SO as to prevent self-destruc-
~ killed him.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Governor Campbell Inaupuratad

COLUMBUS, Jan. IA. Hon. James r.
Campbell was inaugurated Governor of
ONO yesterday. A brilliant pageant
nshered in the new administration
ileutenant-Governor Lampson was also
installed as presiding officer of the Sen.
ate. "'n'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
King Alfonso Recoverine.

MADRID, Jan. l4.-Alfonso's condition
continues to improve, and his restora.
tion to perfect health is considered Ger.
tain. Nearly all the Madrid paners
sympathizc with Portugal, and declare
the conduct of England unjustifable.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Frog Festival.

BEDFORD, Ind, Jan. la-Tt looks very
much out of season to see the wild crab
apple tree in full bloom, maple trees
ready to leave out, in fact, all vegetation
is as FAR advanced as II generally is in
April. Frogs were singing Saturday
nipht ~
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

She uttered her.. ~ \. a.
letter to Mr. Lincoln. an. ,hg "
received friendly answer. in which, fiif
asked:
As to the whiskers, as have neve,
worn any, do you not think that nee.
pie would call it piece of silly affecta.
ton were | to begin wearing them
now?"
During his journey to Washington,
after his election to the Presidency. the
tram stopped at Westfeld, Chautauoua
'ounty, at which place the little girl
resided. 49,
nave correspondence in this place. 4"
said Mr. Lincoln. "a little girl whose
name Is Grace Bedell, and would lke
to see her"
She was brought to the station. He
stepped from the ears, extended his
hand and said: you see | have let
those whiskers grow for you. Grace.
lhen kissing her, he babe her good bve
When he stood up at the Canitol 70
deliver his inaugural address friends
were surprised to see that the President
was raising crop of whiskers. Vexed
at ms spelling face which exnrassed
power and pathos by wearing a coarse
sum ungraceful beard of the backing
prush variety, they made inquiries, and
learned that he had ceased to shava to
gratify very young lady.-Youth's
Companion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

- - - Is do tn
weighs but eight pounes. -
signed for office use, and will be espec
Tally valuable for book-keepers. 1t il
made OF rubber and steel The inyento,
claims that 1t is the first and only ma
ch.ne ever invented which will per
iorn multiplication, division or square
root by the simple operation of heys
Addition Is performed by touching a
Key bearing the number to be added and
standing in the proper column or order.
an the columns being added at one time
The keys OF the machine are operated
somewhat on the principle of thtse Of
typewriter. The machine has been
subjected to many tests, and has proved
successful in every one.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Hawes' Last Day Fixed.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 14.-The Su.
preme Court has affirmed the op,nion
OF the court below in the case of Eawes
the birmingham murderer, and fixed
February as, as the day of his exection.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Deaths In Nav York

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-The |, 424 deaths
in this city during the last week renre.
sent death rate of 46.a4 per 1000.
against 39.3l the week before, and "A. 7s
for the corresponding week of 1881.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Death of a Famous Midget.

NJ York, Jan. li.-Little Dollie
~, the famous midget, who for the
f'teven years was an inmate of the
|Nster Insane Asylum, is dead.
F'las known all over the country.
Flight was only fifteen pounds and
Fight twenty-nine inches.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

LONDON, Jan. 11.-lt is reported that
ne Cars doctors have observed in him
fhptoms of cutaneous poisoning after
faring his German uniforms.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Murderars Identified,

ksvrLLE, KY, Jan. II John and
[aench, arrested ten days ago at
IN Ky., for a murder committed in
~. seventeen years ago, w,,rc yes
identified as the gritty parties
|pn to Virginia.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Death of Earl Cairns.

LONDON, Jan. 15-EarI Cairns died
yesterday from inflammation of the
lungs, He was born December /. 1861,
and succeeded his father April 2, 1855.
Earl Cairns became quite prominent
several years ago when, as Viscount
Garmoyle, he was sued for breach Of
promise of marriage by Miss Fortesquc.
s5 ?"etress, who obtained verdict of
H., the aellted fntiiiie' iie'amst him' He sub
ND $4,000 damages aggaa4l. aggal.! and VIVA
sequently married Miss Olivia lie,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

IiIos. LINK, a hotel-keeper at Tribes
Hill, N. Y, ended protracted debauch
by cutting his wife's throat and then hls
own. lie is dead and the widow = con.
dition is critical.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

"A Birmingham ALA. minister ar
rested Tor passing counterfeit money
proved that he got it out Of the churcb
contribution box and was DISCHARGED.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
FIGURING BY MACHINERY.
A Wonderful Invention of a Springfield
Man.

SPRINGFIELD, o., Jan. 13.--Joseph
Schnarrenberger, draughtsman, en-
ployed in Superintendent Thos. Rey-
nold's office, of the c. S. e G. r. r. has
invented wonderful mechanical cal
culator, for which letters patent
have been issued to him. The ma
chine performs addition. subtraction,
multiplication and division, not only
In whole and decimal fractions,
but also in common fractions. The ma
chine is twelve inches in length. eight
! 'ath and seven inches high, and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
Rirht Chnntawa ta Ham.

FORT Suirn, Ark, Jan. ia-Eicbt
Choctaw Indians will hang here to.mor.
row.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Voice from the Cage-"The saloon"
he solemnly drawled, lis the house that
Jagg built. buffalo Courier.
Have you really signed as pitcher
on the nine?" she asked, breathlessly. Il
have" he answered Then | am
ewers,' she replied. Puck.
Mrs Bloodgood- What! not an
open fire. e-place nor a stove in the whole
house? How does your father warm his
slippers, Willie?" Willie (ruefully)-
Warns EN- on me, ma am. "-Burling-
ton Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

caught the infant in his strong hand ii.
pore 1t safely to the cab, where he pulled
OH ms own shirt and wrapped it around
the child for protection.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
llNCOLN'S WHISPERS.
The President Cea 'ed to shave to Crafty
Very Young Lady.

Very Young Lady.
President Lincoln's kind heart always
responded to a child's advances. lie
indulged his own children, saving: lit
is my pleasure that my children are
free and happy, and unrestrained by
parental tyranny Love is the chain
whereby to bind a child to its parents. -
Before his election in 1860 little girl
of eleven years, seeing his lithograph
portrait, thought his appearance would
madste owed should he wear whiskers.
IL,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

4 -Coming from the Theater.-Wife
=. Len iQyed the play ever
lie iff5 rssesseLle'-3r 3nc9{iifse of
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-11-06

One OF the most interesting lakes or
inland seas in the world is the Dead
Sea, which has no visible outlet. 1t is
not mere fancy which has clothed the
Dead Sea In perpetual gloom. The
desolate shores, with scarcely green
thing in sight scattered over with black
stones and ragged driftwood, forms q
fitting frame for the dark, sluggish
waters, overhung with continual
mist and breaking in slow, heavy
sepulchral-toned waves upon the beach.
1t almost seems as il the smoke
from the wicked cities OF Sodom and
Gomorrah, which lie at is bottom, was
yet ascending up to Heaven, and as IL
the moan of their fearful sorrow would
never leave the death-smitten valley.
1t is q strange thing to see the waves,
not dancing along and sparkling in the
sun as other waves do, but moving with
measured melancholy and breaking up
on the shore with scarcely sound-a
fact due to the great heaviness of the
liquid, which has more salt and btu
men in it than water. Fish can not live
in such solution; it has even been said
that birds can not fly over, an absurdity
often disproved. St Louis Republic.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-11-06
FOR WOMAN READERS.

DICKENS said somewhere that he
owed to his mother his great desire for
learning. Despite the pinching poverty
by which she was surrounded, she
taught her children the great advan-
tages of learning, and taught them the
rudiments of English and Latin.
TIE following sentence-we do not
know who wrote it--teaches a, truth
which parents, educators and reformers
should ponder: when you educate a
boy you perhaps educate a man, but
when you educate girl you are laying
the foundation for the education of
family" The mother is the center of
home and determines it's character, and
the home determines the state of society
and the welfare or failure of nation.
THE world is waking up to the worth
of its womans work. and will not see
half its power lying dormant The fears
and fulminations of House of Peers
may make brave show, but the powers
of nature are against them. As Earl
Granville mildly reminded his brethren,
1t was "a little late IN the day TO try to
keep woman in what-to use the hack
neyed phrase-was called their proper
sphere In fact IL was hopeless -
Westminster (Eng.) Gazette.
KATE FIELD has been examining
some statistics furnished her by the
Chicago board of pharmacy and finds, to
her horror that American women spend
So, o00, 900 for cosmetic. most of which
are made of zinc, Divide, calomel and
other poisons. This leads her TO ask
this pertinent question: "How can wom-
en- vain enough to paint and dye their
hair bring forth children stalwart
enough to resist temptations that lead
to all manner of vice, including drunk
ennessG
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-11-06
LINCOLN'S MELANCHOLY.
His sympathetic Nature and his Early
Misfortunes.

MS bytnpdtheUtC NhLur6 anu k1tA EltFIy
Misfortunes.
Those who saw much Of Abraham Lincoln
during the later years of his life, were great
ly impressed with the expression Of pro-
found melancholy his face always wore il
repose.
Mr. Lincoln was of peculiarly sympathet-
ic and kindly nature. These strong charac-
teristics influenced, very happily, as it
proved, his entire political career. They
would not seem, at first glance, to be eff
Gent aids to political success; but in the
peculiar emergency which Lincoln, in the
providence of God, was called to meet no
vessel of common clay could possibly have
become the 'chosen of the Lord"
Those acquainted with him from boyhood
knew that early griefs tinged his whole
life with sadness. His partner in the
grocery business at Salem, was "Uncle"
Billy Green, of Tallula, H., who used at
night, when the customers were few, to
hold the grammar while Lincoln recited his
lessons.
1t was to his sympathetic ear Lincoln told
the story of his love for sweet Ann Rut
ledge; and he, in return, offered what com
fort he could when poor Ann died, and Lin
coins great heart nearly broke.
"After Ann died. says "Uncle' Billy,
"on stormy nights, when the wind blew the
rain against the roof, Abe would set thar in
the grocery his elbows on his knees, his
face in his hands, and the tears runnin'
through his fingers. hated to see him feel
bad, an I'd say, Abe don't cry; an he'd
look up an say 1 can't help it, Bill, the
rains fallin' on her.
There are many who can sympathize with
this overpowering grief, as they think of Il
lost loved one, when "the rains fallin' on
her." What adds pognancy to the grief
some times is the thought that the lost one
might have been saved.
Fortunate, indeed is William Johnson, Of
Corona, l.. L., a builder, who writes June %,
1890: "Last February, on returning from
church one night, my daughter complained
of having pain in her ankle. The pain
gradually extended until her entire limb
was swollen and very painful to the touch.
We called a physician, who after careful ex-
animation, pronounced it disease of the kid
neys of long standing. All we could do, did
not seem to benefit her until we tried War
ners Safe Cure; from the first she com
menced to improve When she commenced
taking it she could not turn over in bed,
and could just move her hands little, but
to-day she is as well as she ever was. be-
lieve owe the recovery Of my daughter to
its usen
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-11-06

then go 70 France or Germany 20 see the
beautiful works of art. Buff she study
there from tho beginning she is apt to
lose her originality and to become sim
ply copyist of the master she prefers.
Here there is no particular school to
copy-there is no American school of
painting as yet, you know.
Kenyon. Cox, one of the instructors Of
the Art League School, thinks that If
women wish to accomplish any thing as
artists they must work more
thoroughly His experience in teaching
has been that, while they take up the
art more quickly than men, they have
not the perseverance to go SO far.
Schools in Europe are not as good as
they are here, and generally young
woman must study alone under mas
ter, who leaves her very much to her
own devices. The Julien at Paris is a
good school, and in Copenhagen there is
also fine art school.
There have been very few women
artists; Rosa Bonhcur stands 1.-THE head
of her profession, but had she been
man she never would have received any
great renown. Her brother, Auguste,
consider quite as good painter, yet
what is his reputation? Illustrating |
consider rather lucrative branch of the
art, and some women make a very good
living by this means. Miss Barber, who
illustrates for Scribner's, has been very
successful. The price paid for illustra-
lions vary from fifteen to twenty-five or
hundred dollars, the latter, l think,
the highest price ever paid for single
illustration. There is something pre-
carious about this work, however.
Sometimes | have more orders than |
can fill and again have nothing to do
in this line.
Mr.. II. Siddons Mowbray studied in
Bonnat's atelier and is the instructor in
drawing and painting from life at the
Art League and the Metropolitan Muse
um School.
Most of the pupils in his classes at the
,Art League and the Metropolitan hope
to make their living by their art. "If
a girl wishes to fit herself thoroughly
she must spend three or four years in
constant study. She can not get dose
of art in six months. the length Of time
to devote to study, of course, depends in
a measure upon the pupil. We take all
our students upon the supposition that
they are to become full-fedged artists.
The test comes in the life class and one
by one they must be dropped out if they
show lack of talent or application.
''The quickest results, from pecuni-
airy view, come from illustrating for the
papers and magazines, yet here is the
drawback, that all our best artists are
now willing to illustrate, and naturally
they occupy the field to the exclusion
of others of less experience. The mag
azines, however are very fair, and al
ways pay the price for the best work,
whether by man or woman.