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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

GENERAL SHERMAN confesses that he
likes the bands to play Marching
Through Georgia. in his honor. He
was surprised by hearing the tune as
a sereuade when he visited Ireland,
and was surprised to learn that it was
an ancient Irish air.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

THE election OF Mrs. Charles d.
Haines as president OF the Haines
Medina Valley Railroad company. the
line OF road now being built between
Lacoste and Castroville Tex, places
for the first time in the history Of rail-
road building in America lady as
president of steam railroad. Mrs.
Haines is the wife of the senior mem
Der OF the firm OF Haines Bros. the
Short Line railway builders Of New
York
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

OREGON is thought 20 be one of the
young states. and it has been in the
union for yet thirty-one years. The dis
taut sister has not made much impress
sion on the sisterhood.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

In Germany women physicians, how
ever we'll qualified, have no legal
standing. and are forbidden TO sign a
prescription. No matter what their
attachments, they are only regarded as
dabblers CKurpfuscher). Thoughtful
German women, however, are begin.
ming to put in a plea for women
DOCTORS
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

"THE biography and letters of Sarah
Bernhardt, 1SS4-1SS9," by an old and
we'll known military officer, is soon TO
appear in Paris. Ths book is to con-
tain preface written by man now
dead
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

THE North Dakota legislature made
a law compelling all nonresident
newspaper publishers seeking news in
that territory to appoint a resident
agent on whom process may be served
In actions at law.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

WHEN General Alger goes out to the
Pacific coast this summer on his tour
of inspection Mrs. Logan, widow OF
General Logan will accompany him as
the guest of Mrs Alger Like a nem-
esis, but not Of evil, in all his walks,
his ambitions, she will be the gen.
erals Logan.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

Mis-. EL1zABErH CADY STANTON.
one of those enviable veterans who do
not lag superauous on the stage, has
left for Europe, to live henceforth in
London, near her daughter and her
clever son Theodore Stanton.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

PENNSYLVANIA seems to have a
claim on the Russian Mission. Charles
Emory Smith is the seventh minister
from that state to the court at St
Petersburg, his predecessors having
been Messrs. Boxer. Curtin, Cameron,
Dallas, Wilkins. and Buchanan.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

THE Mexican demand for American
hogs is gradually increasing. The
duty is now $3.50 per held. but dealers
are trying to get the duty modified to
so much per pound instead of per
haa6
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

ONE OF the best shooting territories
in this country east of the Rocky
Mountains is found in and near the
Okifnokee swamp, which covers a
large area in Charlton, Ware and
Clinch counties. Georgia, and Baker
county, Fla. 1t includes numerous
lakes. the haunt OF wild fowl, and
forests OF timber, the abode Of large
and small game in great profusion.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

ELLA WHEELER Wilcox recently
gave reception in New York at which
the conversation throughout the eve
ming was in the French language. The
only things there to the manner born
were the guests.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

SWITZERLAND proposes to hold at
Lausanne in June fair that will pre-
sent specimens of all known alimcn-
tary substances, taking in breads. con-
dictionaries, pastries, cooked dishes,
vegetables, groceries, preserves, choco-
lates and SO on through all that the
human stomach knows Can anything
more comprehensive be conceived,
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

THE title of Henry NJ. Stanley's
Forthcoming book will be 1.-The Dark
est Africa; the Quest Rescue and Re-
treat of Emin."
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

THE veil has always been an import
ant adjunct TO the toilette OF woman,
aud just now. when lovely woman
stoops to folly and looks upon the
rouge when it is red. the strip OF
illusion becomes more than ever a
necessity. A veil is coquetry to a
pretty girl. charity to an ugly one.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

PHILADELPHIA dentist advertises
that his false teeth fit so snugly and
so perfect that they ache and hurt just
like natural teeth.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17
A WATCHER BY THE DEAD.

N an upper room
of an unoecupied
dwelling in that
part OF San Fran
cisco known rs
North Beach lay
the body OF a
a man in a coE
fin. The hour
was near Gin the
a " amin O.. the
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
A War Relic.

General II. V. Boynton has a section
of a tree standing up in a corner of his
office in Washington. II is abodt eight
feet in length and about ten inches in
diameter. None of his lares and pen.
ates are considered so valuable as this
trunk OF a tree. The General
brought it from the battle field of
Chickamauga. 1t a in the line of
march, on the very hillside over which
the brigade of the Army of the Cumber-
land in which General Boynton served
charged upon the columns of General
Bragg. This t%ree-trunk, although only
eight feet in length, contains seventeen
grape shots, and the iron hail is deeply
imbeddcd in the bark. " shows quite
plainly how hcll-like was the ground
owe which the brave boys in Boynton's
brigade charged upon the enemy. SLOW
I we ever got through there without all
being killed is a mystery to me-" says
General Boynton. ''Those iron balls
thinned our ranks rapidly, but, some.
how, we got between the shot, some of
us. and carried things before us with a
hurrah. by the way, even to some old
soldiers who have seen hard service, IL
IL to-day a source of wondcrment that
any body Of men could be found TO
cheer and hurrah Ut such o time; but
they did"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
CULTIVATION OF CORK.
stripping the Tree of Its Bark Every
Eight or Ten Years.

Eignt or Zen hcars'
Corks are an article Of convenience to
which little attention is commonly
given, and yet immense fortunes have
been made in their production. Their
cultivation and manufacture form an
important item in the industries Of
Spain. An account of this from Mr.,
Days work on that country is of in
terest.
The cork tree is an oak which grows
best in poorest soil. 1t will not endure
frost and must have sea air, and also an
altitude above the sea level. 1t is
found only along the coast of Spain,
northern shores of the Mediterranean.
There are two barks to the tree, the
outer one being stripped for use. The
cork is valuable according as it is soft
and vclyety.
The method of %cultivating it is in
tercsting. When the sapling is about
ten years old it is stripped of its outer
bark for about two feet from the ground;
the tree will then be about five inches
in diameter, and say six feet up to the
branches. This stripping is worthless.
The inner bark appears blood red, and
if it is split or injured the tree dies.
After eight or ten years the outer
bark has again grown in, and then the
tree is again stripped four feet from the
roots. This stripping is very coarse and
is used as floats for fishing nets. Every
ten years thereafter it is stripped, and
each year two feet higher up, until the
tree is forty or fifty years old, when il
is in its prime, and may then be stripped
every ten years from the ground to the
branches, and will last two hundred
years. 1t is about twenty years before
any thing can be realized from the tree.
and for this reason the SpanIards, who
are not fond of looking after posterity,
plant few G trees.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
THE FARM cow.
This Is Good. Sensible Talk, and Farmers
should Heed 1t,


What shall we say is a good farm COW?
We believe the term farm cow is a good
deal better than general purpose COW,
for a farm cowdoes mean something, and
the general purpose cow-as the term
is generally employed-means nothing.
There is a widespread idea that the
farm COW differs materially from the
''gentleman's' COW, and she may and
often does. The gentleman" often
wants a COW with certain marks and OF
certain fashionable breeding. If he
can get these things, and the cow gives
any milk at all, she is satisfactory.
But the farm COW is simply a COW that
pays well for her keep. AS a cow the
principal purpose of keeping her-if the
purpose is intelligent-is for the produce
ton of milk and butter and perhaps
cheese. We might just as well try to
get a fine carriage and a hay wagon in
n as to attempt to get the best beef
producing animal and the best milk
producing animal in one. We should
proceed in the selection and breeding of
our cows with one thought clearly fixed
in our mind, and hat is that when a
good. profitable mich cow is old enough
to turn off, the price that we shall get
for her carcass-of whatever breed she
may be-will never make us rich. The
market is not groaning for old COW beef.
A good fairly representative COW Of
any of the dairy breeds is a good farm
COW. Farmers sometimes turn up their
noses at the little Jersey, and we have
heard them irreverently call her a goat.
Well, a good herd of Jerseys has lever
failed to pay yet, If it was properly man
aged, and never will. The wild advo-
Gates of other breeds have sometimes
denounced the thin milk of the Hol.
stein-Friesian, but a fairly representa-
tive herd of this breed will always give
good satisfaction, and the thin milk
will be found to be plenty thick"
enough. The farm COW is the COW that
will pay at the pail and at the churn;
and that is all the question there is to
be settled in the selection OF cows
Wpatpru Purn1
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
CATARRH OF THE STOMAD

In some cases the skin becomes hot
and dry, particularly the feet and
hands in others, again, the feet and
hands are cold, and there is great heat
in the body and head. Sometimes
there are sharp pains, front and back,
under the shoulders, and there may be
chronic diarrhea. The tongue is usual
" coated, and often there is nausea and
vomiting after meals. The appetite is
variable, generally poor, and there is
often an excessive flow Of saliva. The
patient suffers from an increased fever
during the night, frequently pcrspires
while asleep and is troubled with
"heartburn." Generally the face is
flushed or the skin becomes sallow, and
sometimes there is a dry, hacking cough,
while the voice is hoarse and husky.
Not all of the foregoing symptoms
are present in every case. The more
complicated the disease has become,
the greater the number and diversity
of symptoms. Generally the liver is
torpid and many times the kidneys
more or less involved.
1t is in the cure of this distressing
malady that DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery has acquired worldwide
fame. No matter what stage the dis
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

Did you ever notice that the good men
at any profession have nicknames for
the "botches' in the same profession?
A first-class lawyer is an attorney. The
opposite is a "shyster." An incompetent
sailor is dubbed a marine" A third
rate actor is a transformer or a cham
fatter." Al unsuccessful doctor is called
a "quack;' the cheap stevedore is a
Jumper" The looking-glass prize
fighter is a ''beefer." The word "shyst-
err" as applied to a mar who protends
to practice law, is recognized by the
courts, as yon probably know. l recall
an instance in which a man applied that
word to a police-court lawyer and had to
pay for it.-Chicago Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

ease has reached, it will subIp
taken according to directions ial|
sonable length of time. One n
of DR.. Pierce's Pellets taken MI
discovery" will add to Its ea1
case the liver is very torpid al
bowels constipated.
The Golden Medical Discovs
the only medicine guarantet
benefit or cure in every case Of d
of the Stomach, or money paid
will be promptly refunded. The
covery" acts specifically upon 1
fected lining membranes of The
ach, subduing the morbid COZ.
existing therein and preyentir!
degenerating into liberation o..
bly, cancerous disease, 1t Cont1
alcohol to inebriate ; no sugar o.
to ferment and further derangeI
ton. AS wonderful in Its CURT
suits as it is peculiar in It's d
composition. 1t stands alone
parable as a remedy for the
described, distressing and dil
malady which aillicts so many
people in all stations of life.
WORLDS DIsfENsARY MEDIC
ISOLATION, Manufacturers, @
Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

81 have come to say goodbye, Miss
Jennie, since you have refused my Of
fer OF marriage. go to a distant coun-
try, and shall never return" But you
will write to me often?" asks Jennie,
with emotion. 81 did not dare to ask
permission to do so. May | still, then,
have hopes?" "Oh, no! But there is
a society here which offers young ladies
a prize of 600 francs for a collection of a
million postage stamps, and you can
greatly assist me."-La Figaro.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
MARK, THE CHORE BOY.
How by Self-Denial He Saved
Arthur's Life.

please, maam, will you give me
thing to eat? | hain't eat nothing but
green apples an wild onions since day
before yesterday, an oh! ma'am, I'm SO
hungry"
The speaker was a ragged, dirty, I'M
kempt lad, of, perhaps, twelve years OF
age, who stood at the kitchen door of
Josiah Green's farmhouse one sultry
afternoon in July and looked up into
Mrs. Green's face with 80 r. ""'
"vNS. ouNlP't' ~
II is said that Nr ger iamisheo
- vSi---"H, mo-
"Whcr &s', GU come from, and what's
YOU name?' asked the housewife, view
ing him with suspicious, though not an
kindly eyes, and speaking in a mother
" voice,
I'm from the city" said the boy.
eve been a bootblack there, and a news
boy, and an errand-boy, and, do my
very best, could hardly keep from starv,
ing. There's a dozen boys for every
Job, and some OF EN- are worse off than
| am, for they have little brothers and
sisters to help, while | am all alone in
the world. One day a fine gentleman
what was having a shine told me that
he used to live on a farm when a boy,
and that if ! would go into the country,
could get a job at doing chores for my
board. and have all the milk | could
drink. and go to school in the winter,
and perhaps grow up and be President"
The kind-hearted Mrs. Green laughed
as she invited the lad into the house,
and said that for once, at least, he
should have all the milk he could drink.
She was better than her word, for she
not only brought him milk, but sweet
homemade bread, the like of which he
had never tasted before, and d%oughnuts,
and. to crown all, a mammoth piece of
dried-apple pie, and a goodly slice of
cheese.
Placing n chair at the table, she said,
'Now, my little man, eat your fill.
Mr.. Green and my son, who is about
your age, will soon be home from the
village, where they have gone for tn,
mail, and then we will see what more
can be done for you"
The motberly heart of Mrs. Green wa,
evidently stirred with sympathy for tn,
poor little orphan. for she softly muir
INJURED to herself: 'My boy Arthur,
are and alone in the world. Poor littl,
lad
..you asked me nv name. ma,am, an,
7 forgot 10 tell Won" said the lad. hi
mouth full of mic, ,,It's Mark Bloomer
The bows called me bloom for short
l." But before Mark could complet,
another sentence Mr.. Green drove u
10 the door, the horse was halted will
loud whoa and Mrs. Green was 500
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
GARDEN AND ORCHARD.

POTATOES keep best If stored in dark
place.
EVEN in the winter it is not a good
plan 10 allow horses and cattle in q
young orchard.
So LONG as the ground is not frozen
hard it is not too late to set out young
trees.
NEARLY all kinds of hard nuts should
be planted in the fall or winter before
the ground freezes.
Bones or bone-dust is one OF the best
fertilizers that can be applied TO fruit
trees or plants of all kinds.
WHILE in fruit growing it is very
necessary to give the plants plenty Of
room, 1t will also be found advisable not
to spread over too much ground.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

Do YOU suffer from a dull, heavy pain
or oppression in the stomach shortly
after eating, accompanied by a forma-
ton of gas and a belching of wind?
Does your stomach become tender or
painful under pressure, and feel cold,
as if it contained a lump of ice, or one
was being held against it? Is your
breath offensive, and do you expert
ence an ugly, bitter, Shiny taste N the
mouth, especially in the morning? Do
YOU often have headaches, and are
YOU troubled with dizziness at times?
Do you suffer from palpitation, or a
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

-"Mypoorfellow, youaro pretty badly
used up" said a man to a victim of a
railroad accident, whose arms and legs
we're broken, and whose skull had suf-
fered a fracture. "Oh," said the bruised
and battered individual, cheerfully, 81
don't mind a little thing like that, l
belong to the Howl College football
team."-Drake's Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

A heavy rain was falling and the
street car was crowded. A sweet young
girl entered and glanced timidly around.
Take my seat, miss" exclaimed the
hollow-eyed consumptive neal the door.
seeing that the burly, beef-fed man sit
ting next to him, did not offer to rise.
Thank you, sir" she replied. And that
sweet young girl with dripping gossa-
mer sat down by the side of the burly
individual and drenched him with cold
rainwater, while the hollow-eyed con-
sumptive hung on to a strap, dry and
happy. Politeness is its own reward
Chicago Tribune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
FIG. l..

Manager represented in Fig. 1 should
have a bottom eight or ten inches
higher than the floor the animals stand
on, for convenience to the animal and
for economy for the food.
Many farmers still allow their cattle
the free run of the ~barnyard, in which
case feeding troughs are essential for
preventing the waste of fodder. They
are constructed in many forms, one of
which is represented by Fig. 2, which
nearly explains itself and which any
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

II thought I should smoker right
c"t," said Ms Cashton, 'when. ~ o.
circus to-day, Mrs, Smith called an ami
NAL a seraph. OF course she meant
giraffe; but the fun Of it was, it wasn't
a giraffe. 1t was a camomile Youths
Communion
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
SWINGING SHEEP RACK,
Any Farmer Can Make This-It Looks
Lik Il Good Continuance.

send a sketch of a sheep rack | in
vented last winter which ! think is
very handy and easy to understand,
says a contributor to the Ohio Farmer.
1t is a fitting or swinging rack, indie
pendent of the trough or any thing else.
1t hangs on the upper railing of the
rack, which is made of a 2x6 inch piece.
left a few inches longer at each end
than the rack, so as to rest the two
small blocks (B) fastened on the wall
at either end of the stable. When |
want to feed grain | simply take hold
of the lever A, and the rack swings over
the trough (Cl. Then | go along with
a broom, sweeping out all the dirt and
dust, and then put in the feed. The
beauty about it is that after the rack is
dropped 10 sheep can get its nose into
the trough.
After having the grain distributed
evenly through the trough | take hold
of the lever again, and all the sheep
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

The captain of a vessel sometimes
stands on a tack, but he doesn't tear
around and say naughty words and do a
war dance that would make a Choctaw
lush.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

FoR COUGHS M THROAT DGsoRpERs use
BroWn's Bronchial IrocheS. Have never
changed my mind respecting them, except |
think better of that which | began thinking
well of "-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Sold
only in boxes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
FARMING WORLD.
For FEEDING CATTLE.


some Excellent Devices for Feeding the
Stock.
A diversity of models is adopted, in
cluding. the hangers for receiving the
contents of the silo or other chopped
feed. and feeding racks in barnyards
and under sheds, For securing them
in their stalls a halter is recommended
by many, as allowing the animals more
liberty to turn about, but rendering
them more liable to come in contact
with their dropptngs. Many prefer the
sliding halter Gig. II and others again
choose the swinging s%tanchions, which
are gradually coming into use. The
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
ConsumptIon Surely Cured.

To THE EpITOR:-Pleaso inform your
readers that | have a positive remedy for
the above named disease. by It's timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have been
permanently cured. | shall be glad to send
two bottles Of my remedy FREE to any of
your readers who have consumption if they
will send me their express and post office
address. Respectfully, 7. A. SLocUM, NJ. C.,
ISL Pearl street. New York.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

farmer may easily construct, Four
cows may eat from it at a time, the two
poles set at right angles serving as
guards to prevent the animals from
chasing one another around the struct-
pre. a better and simpler form is to
allow the four corner posts to project
upwards a foot or so above the trough,
and fasten the guards to these posts.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18
oArARRH.
Catarrhal Deafnsss-Hay FeVer-A No"
Hama Treatment.

Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are contagious, or mat they
are due to the presence of living parasites
in the lining membrane of tho nese anu
eustachian tubes Microscope research
however, has proved this to DC lac!, una
remedy has been formulated whereby
Catarrh, Hay Fever and Catarrhal Deafness
are permanently cured in from one TO three
simple applications made at home by the
patient once in two weeks.
N. B.-This treatment is not a snul or an
ointment; both have been discarded py
reputable physicians as injurious. panph-
let explaining this new treatment is sent on
receipt of three cents in stamps TO pay
postage by A. II. Dixon a Son, cor oil Johh
and King Street, Toronto, Canada-Chr'S-
.f,p 43yar1fr
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

scourged with ulcers, boils and letter,
Weak Of limb and sore of eye,
Hopeless now of growing better,

Weak Of limb and sore of eye,
Hopeless now of growing better,
Surely one must die.
Not at all, poor, discouraged sufferer from
disordered blood and s%crofulous trouble.
Take DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry, the great blood-purifying and life saver
Of modern days. All those u%nwholesome
sores and blood disorders may be cured, and
the victim will look and feel like a new man.
1t is warranted to benefit or cure or money
paid for it promptly returned.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

commence to eat at the Same time, CIV
ing each one an equal Aance with the
rest, lou don't need "a go lutte ~
stable; do it all from tbbG. W. . the
! have the & feeding room.
U5'.,n OF the rack %perpendicu-
lar, to prevent haysecd from falling
down on the sheep and distiguring them,
but instead of that they fall direct into
the trough where the sheep can eat
them. A is the lever for fitting rack;
b. blocks that rack rests on; c, weight
for swinging rack back; D, dotted lines
show position of rack when feeding; |
is a block showing notch in which the
end of the lever works. The lever is
boltpd TO the block +.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-01-18

After q man has finished putting up
his stove-pipe the family parrot has to
be kept out Of the room when the min
lister calls. -Yonkers Statesman.