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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

AS PETS,


TIE Monarch of the Plains Is Not Intelli-
gent But Very Affectionate.
Mr.. Hornaday, according to the Pitts
burgh Dispatch, places the buffalo very
low, indeed, in the standard If mental
capacity, and makes this stupidity the
cause Of his determination. But if the
monarch Of the plains lacked intellect,
he certainly did not want for affection.
The manner in which the bull buffalo
protected the calves of the herd is a
glorious example of paternal instinct.
An army surgeon related the following
instance to Mr.. Hornaday: "He was in
the camp one evening when his atten.
ton was attracted by the curious action
of a little knot of six or eight buffaloes.
Approaching sufficiently near to see
clearly, he discovered that this little
knot was made up of bulls, standing in
a close circle, with heads outward,
while in q c%oncentric circle at some
twelve or fifteen PAGES distant sat at
least a dozen large gray wolves Except
ing man, the most dangerous enemy OF
the buffalo. The doctor determined to
watch the performance. After a few
moments the knot broke up, and still
keeping in a compact mass, started on a
trot for the main herd, some half a mile
of. To his very great establishment,
the doctor now saw that the central and
controlling figure Of this mass was a
poor little calf, so newly born as scarcely
to be able to walk. After going fifty or
a hundred PAGES the calf laid down, the
bulls disposed themselves in a circle as
before, and the wolves who had trotted
along on each side Of their ~retreating
supper, sat down and licked their chops
again, and though the doctor did not see
the finale, it being late and the camp
distant, he had no doubt that the noble
fathers did their whole duty to their
offspring, and carried 1t safely to the
herd" The buffalo, II taken when
young, submits with surprising readi.
ness to the restraints Of captivity. Mr..
Hornaday declares buffalo calves make
excellent pets.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

hers, melons, squashes, cabbages and
cauliflower may all be started in the
open ground and covered with hand
frames made thus:
The covers are of glass, and by heap
ing fresh ms lure around them and COW
ering cloth or paper ove the glass on
cold nights the interior is kept warm
enough for eve the tender plants. A
dozen or two of these frames will be
found very useful. When the warm
weather arrives a gradual hardening is
given by raising the frames on blocks
until they can be wholly removed. IN.
Y. Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Commendable.

All claims not consistent with the high
charact er of Syrup of Figs are purposely
avoided by the Cal Fig Syrup Company.
1t acts. gently on the kidneys, liver and
bowels, cleansing the system electually,
but It is not a cure-all and makes no pre-
tensions that every bottle will not sub
stantiate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

the cows do not seem to resent it as
they do if tied head and foot, as some
seem to think necessary. A small rope
or large cord is passed around the body
of the COW just in front OF the udder and
over the top of the hips. 1t need not
be drawn tight, just snug will do, and
no COW to which it is applied will even
kick, Sometimes a COW thus tethered
will lift a foot as If to kick, but some
how she seems to change her mind and
puts it down again.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Consumption Surely Cured.

ToTHE EDITOR PLEASE Uniform your read
ers that | have a positive remedy for the
above named disease. BY its timely use
thousands of hopeless cases have been per.
manently cured, lshall be glad to send two
bottles of my remedy FREE to any of youI
readers who have consumption if they viii
send me their cypress and post-office ad-
dress, Respectfully, T. A SLocUM, NJ C.,
ISL Pearl street, New York.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
THE PRESIDENTS ROOM.
Visitors Are flowed to Stay Five Minutes
In the Apartment.

In the Apartment.
"fou would be surprised, said the
guard in the Presidents room at the
capitol, 80 know how often visitors
come in here, and, after looking around
at the general effect Of the furnishings
and decorations, which, you observe, are
red, ask:
land where can we find the Blue
Room we have heard SO much about?'
They have mixed up the capitol and
the White House in their minds, OF
course, Constantly people inquire of me
where the Presidents living quarters
are-whether al this end of the capitol
or at the other"
Are people permitted to come into
the Presidents room, sit down, and stay
as long as they like asked the reporter.
Most emphatically not. The room
would be used as a sort of club by the
~loungers of the capitol if we permitted
any thing of that sort. The time al
lowed people to stay is five minutes. II
visitors overstay that limit they are po.
lllfly lt4utSl'u w 4'dNts 'lNs L nave
known country folks to come here and
bring lunch, evidently with the inten-
ton Of eating it upon the center table
or of picknicking on the sofas, Such
persons are apt to think it an outrage
that they should not be allowed SC
trifing an accommodation. This is the
most comfortable room in the capitol
and it is not surprising that people
should want to take a rest here incident
ally to the fatigue of sightseeing. We
have to devote our attention chiefly tC
REFRESHING visitors of the sort | speak o.
and to looking out for vandals, WHIT
want to cut the tassels off the chairs fol
mementoes, to take slices out Of the
sofas for the same purpose or to snil
pieces off the curtains to remember thu
Presidents room by. Women frequentl,
come in here and, taking off their bon
nets, prink to the full five minutes al
lowed them before the long mirrors. -
Washington Star.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

-"What a wonderful age of invention
it is" said Mrs. Peterson; Il see they
are now making wire cloth, and lllhave
some this very week to put a seat in
Johnny's everyday pants, Merchant
Traveller.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

The wagon.iack of which l send you
an illustration, says a writer in Farm
and Fireside, is light, strong and
durable, and does not shove in lifting
1t should be made Of hard wood-white
oak is best. The base is Is inches long,
81 inches thick and ! inches wide; the
uprights are 9 feet long, l inch thick
and ) inches wide; they are mortised
into the base and bolted, leaving a space
of u inches between them. A block
is inserted at the top IL inches thick
and bolted. The lever is a. feet long,
II inches thick and 80 inches wide at
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
"FoR BETTER, FOR woRsEr'

"FoR BETTER, FOR woRsEr'
puoth he: sweetheart. thou art young and
fair,
And a y story has jus begun,
But | am as old
As tale that's told,
Aud the days Of my y nth are done"
"o'er ruins olden the %clinging moss
Doth n mantle of velvet spread
Shall the climbing flower
he more to the tower
Than Ito my Love- she said.
Quoth he: 'swec.Aoart, thou hast ltnds nd
geld,
And thou knowrst not want nor woe,
As e bcPear poor
stand at thy door
And only can love thee So"
Through leahcss T r'stS the sun cams
creep,
All the wealth Of their Z Id TO shed;
And are they more fair
To tho woodland bare
Than l TO my Love-" she said,
cpoth he; sweetheart, thou art good and
kind,
And wouldst never the lowest spurn;
But the storm of life
with its toll and strife
Has rendered me harsh and stern"
9TH brooklet murmurs It's sweetest lays
As it makes for the rocks ahead:
Shall the s~trCanlCt's song
Be more brave and strong
Than / for my Love-" she said.
Quoth he: sweetheart, th u art blithe and
gay,
And thou never hast known a care;
But my face is " IN
.-l ,a,- l,oy lie Torn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
THE world grows weary praising men,
And wearted grows of being praised-'

bWN HtNtT WtHIIt z ETVWE tWt pun
Which writes the truths that have amazed
the thousands who have been given up by
their physicians and who have been restored
to complete health by using that safest Of al
remedies for functional irregularities anC
weaknesses, which are the bane of woman
kind. We refer, of course, to DR.. Pierce!
cure for all those chronic ailments peculiar
to women. Read the guarantee on the bot
tl~e-VrapDer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
A PERNlCIOUS PRACTICE.
What a Medical Authority Has to Sa
About Reading In Bed.

About Reading In Bed.
] Some credit is doubtless due to those
who, IN despair of a cure for sleepless-
ness, have sought to palliate the mis-
chief done to health by reading in bed
to produce sleep. Their position is at
best one Of mere necessitarianS. The
advice they offer may, however, have
some value for those who from some
cause are physically unable to fall
( asleep within a reasonable time, and
who will insist on reading until they do.
1t includes various measures intended
to prevent or diminish the ocular strain
thus incurred. Bathing the eyes with
weak salt solution, the adoption Of a
sitting posture, and the use Of sufl-
GENTLY bright light are among the
means advised, They ought certainly to
! check the bad effects of an unhealthy
practice. We should have more
sympathy, however, with any at
tempt to deal with the true
source Of mischief-the habit itself.
This is in a large majority OF cases I'M
lustlfed by any real necessity, what
ever the cause Of sleeplessness, whether
an idle preceding day, a midday or even,
ing nap, an empty stomach or an ever.
full one, fatigue or worry, the truest
wisdom consists in removing this by the
needful change Of custom, All rulers OF
treatment, such as those above stated,
maintain the reading habit while they
moderate its consequences. This is ouI
one objection to them. II sleep requires
TO be wooed, it should be remembered
that there are available, beside the
treatment of casual conditions, variou.
direct methods Of diverting the mind
from the outer world, and thus of Undue
ing sleep: The use Of one or the Other
OF these is, from their nature, more ra
tional than the practice Of reading il
e d.-Lancet,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

half barrel, with
glass %overit, TAX
ing out the top
and bottom, In
the same W a y
many other de-
sirable garden
vegetables and
fruits may be
forced. Cucum.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

the short end and . inches at the long
end. 1t is held in place by a loose bolt
in the slot of the upright and may be
raised or lowered. The ratchet is a
piece of bar iron l inch wide and 4
inch thick, bolted to lever . feet from
upright and has several notches on its
lower edge which catch on a bolt run
through the uprights 5 inches from base.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
ar,r, OF OHIO. CITY OF ToLEpo, | :,

LUCAS COUNTY,
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that be is the
senior partner Of the firm Of +. J. Cheney
L Co, doing business in the City OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum Of n UNpRE DOL
LARS for each and every case OF CataTrn
that can not be cured by the use Of Halls
Catarrh Cure FRANK !. CHkNkf'
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of o ember, AID 1886.
isEALl A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public,
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send Tor test.
mouials, free. F. j CHENEn Co, Toledo,o,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

"A Russian Nihilist is now serving
as conductor on a dining car in this
country. A Nihilist, once he gets start,
ed, is bound to have his fill Of carnage,
and he doesn't care whether he does i,
with b~ombshells or biscuits. Washing.
: ton Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

The Missouri Pacific railway has placed
in effect the following low rates between
points on its lines:
st Louis and Kansas City ....... IS 90
81, Louis and L~eavenworth .....,. 3 20
ST, Louis. Atchison and St. Joseph. q 90
ST. Louis and Pueblo, Colorado
Springs and Denver ...... 10 90
Between st. Joseph, Atchison, leavcn-
worth and Kansas City, and Pueblo,
Colorado Springs and Denver .... 10 90
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
To Restrain a Cow from Kicking.

Our illustration shows a method of re-
straining a kicking COW which is fur
nished by Mr., :. b, strout, Conecuh
County, Ala, who writes us that he has
used it successfully for many years and
never known it to fail, 1t is so simple
and easy, and so quietly applied, that
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

For washing tlGrnels, Dobbins' Electric
Soap is marUslgus. Blankets washed with it
look Ike nco, and there Is absolutely no
shrinking. No other soap in the world vii.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

ANEW York man writes of the ocean and
calls it a poem. 1t is one Of those poems
which makes q fellow sick TO come across.
-Yousers Statesman.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

In order to properly observe the require
ments Of the Lenten season, some people
tell nothing but fish stories. -Philadelphia
Times
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22
Forcing Rhubarb and ASPARAGUS

Rhubarb and asparagus may be forced
very rapidly for early use in this man
ner: Cover a few roots with best fer
menting manure and this with a box or
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

LIKE Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Halc's
Honey of Horehound and Tar upon a cold
Pike Toothache Drops Curein one minute.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

THIS is q queer transaction, remarked
the man who got stuck with q counterfeit
quarter. Lowell Mail
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

A SLIGHT COLD, If neglected, often attacks
the lungs. Browns BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs
give sure and immediate relief. Sold onll
IN boTes. Price rs cents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

WILL be found an excellent remedy for
sick headache. Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Thousands of letters from people who have
used them prove tis fact. Try them.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

THE position Of Minister Of Greece is
looked upon as a fatofice .-Youkcrs States
man,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

AGESUISE bibliophile is a rich man who
cares a great deal more for books than he
does for what is in them.-Somerville Jour
nal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

Byron. In one Of hts poems, describes
. beautiful spray.like cataract In Swift.
erland, and compares II to q horses tail,
which rather deprived the lines Of real
poetry; and Goethe attempted to give a
description Of q cataract, but Lowell SAYS
he never knew any one but Milton who
got any poetry out Of Q cataract aud
that was . cstssast sn his eye.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

The RkE

The Grassland man Is always ready tc
60 out on q little tooth. o. Picayuue.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

BEST. easiest to use and cheapest. Piso's
Remedy for Catarrh. BY druggists. 25c,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

WHEN a man is appointed to a foreign
mission he leaves for the land Of his berth.
-Binghamton Leader,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

THEY have stood the test Of time-"ran'
sills Punch" Americas finest &c. Cigar,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

Qu1rs neat and appropriate is 1t that a
Characterization is often instituted 10
settle q vexed question,-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

MA,Ysyouth who seeks for the tree Of
knowledge gets only a branch Bingham
ton Republican.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

THE chestnut as a tree is a native OF Cas-
tania in Asia. As a joln the responsibility
seems to rest on the modern circus and
minstrel man.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

ONCE a fisherman always a liar.-Th,
Weeks Sport.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

To the stomach, liver and bowels, d.
Pierce's Pellets excel. One q dose.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-03-22

WHEN o man Is up In the arts Of knaver,
he isn't upright.-Binghamtom Leader.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
AN ORDINANCE.

Alta meeting OF the council heiu
January Il, 1890. the following ordl
nance was adopted:
Whereas, it is deemed expedient 70
raise the -uin of $4,000 for the pur-
pose of founding q hospital for the
reception OF sick and disabled persons
within the city limits,
Be it ordained by the council of the
CITY of Roanoke, That, for the purpose
before mentioned. the president of the
council is hereby authorized and di-
rected to execute for and in the name
of the city of Roanoke, bonds ~ the
amount of s20,0U0, dated at such time
in the future not later than thr Isl
day of July, 1890, as he may deeln ad
visable, and payable thirty years
after date, said bonds to be for the
sum of $500 each and TO bear interest
at the rate of per centum per an
mum, payable semi annually, and to
be in style and form such as are
known as coupon bonds, the coupons
70 be signed by the city treasurer.
The clerk OF council is hereby au-
thorized and directed to affix to such
bonds the corporate seal of the city
and to duly attest the same. The
above said bonds shall contain a
clause providing that after the lapse
of fifteen years from their date, the
said bonds shall be redeemable at any
time, at the option of the city.
2. These bonds, when duly executed,
shall be turned over by the president
to the treasurer of the city, who,
under the direction and control OF the
finance committee, shall sell the same
for and on account of the city.
8. The sergeant of the city and the
commissioners of election hereinafter
named, are hereby directed TO open
the polls at the regular voting places
of the city on the sth day OF Febru-
ary. 1890, and take the sense of the
freehold voters of this city, for and
against the endowment of this ordi-
nance.
4 The mayor of the city is re-
ouested to give due notice of the said
election, setting forth the time and
place thereof.
S. The judges of election in the
several wards are hereby appointed
commissioners to conduct the said
election, and In case of the failure OF
any one or more of them to act, then
the place or places shall be filled in
the manner provided duly by law in
the case of regular elections.
6. The said election shall be con-
Quoted In the manner prescribed by
the state law for the conduct of cleo.
tions. Ballots for the ordinance shall
read "For the Hospital Ordinance
Ballots against the ordinance shall
read against the Hospital Ordi-
nance"
7. The commissioners of election
shall Immediately after the closing oil
the polls connt the ballots deposited,
and shall within two days thereafter
make written return of the result OF
the said election to the president OF
the council, specifying the number OF
votes cast for and the number of votes
east against the endowment of this
ordinance, and the president, at the
next regufas injecting 6f rhe courcft'
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
~, r..,,.,s 1,ora,,ar lSheffivo.

III reads like passage from comic
opera when we find that in the beginning
Of 1850 ssbusiness was practically sus-
pended in nearly all the government
Offices in order that those of their stats
WI knew French might be employed in
t.fssnslating the 'Gil Creve,' the Belle
Helene, the .Mariee do Mardi-Gras' and
other chefs d'ouvres of Offenbach into
Arabic for the use of the harem ladies"
In May the khedive gave grand ball to
celebrate his accession. One of the items
Of expenditure on this occasion was the
throwing of a temporary bridge over the
Nile, at e cost of $4,000
And then in November came the
browning splendors of the opening OF the
canal. The empress of France, the en-
peror of Austria and the crown prince
of Prussia were the most notable of the
guests: but there was multitude
amounting, it is said. to thousands-of
less distinguished 9ersons. who were en-
tertained in most extravagant style,
ga per head being paid for the hotel bills
of each guest at the canal and 60 les. at
Cairo. The whole expenditure of the
fetes came to considerably moro than
81 100000. Even literature got some
pickings out of this gorgeous outlay, the
author of an official history of the cere-
mony being paid $1,000 for copy"
Doubtless Ismail fancied that by this
costly outlay he was building up an alb
eol,,ta ;ndanen6ent throne If so it
must have been a grievous disappoint-
ment when he had to sell to the porte his
new ironclads, especially precious SYM
bols of Independent power. Year after
year things went on, the financial situa-
ton growing steadily worse and worse.
The great Disraeli coup of purchasing
the khedive's canal shares set him on
legs for time, but the end was ap-
proaching.-London Spectator.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
National Business College
ROANOKE, VA.

an12-eod If

By virture of deed of trust executed
to me, the undersISn d, byJ II. Ken
merry, bearing date on the 23rd
day of May. and duly recorded III the
clerk : office of the Hastings court for
the city of Roanoke, in y. b. "a. p 80,
TO secure the payment of certain notes
therein mentioned, aggregating the
sum OF $625, aud default having been
made in the payment Of said notes, at
the request of the holder of said notes,
will offer at public sale TO the high
est bidder on the premises, on Wednes-
day tn, 18th day of February. 1890,
ut II noon, the following property.
rowit: that certain lot of land in the
city of Roanoke, Va. on the corner
of Park and Elm streets, fronting 90
feet on Elm street, and running back
between parallel lines $50 feet to an
alley, known AS lot number l. Section
13. of the Lewis addition to the city
of Roanoke, Va.
Terms of sale, cash as to 5000 90 and
cost of sale, the balance payable at
such time as shall be made known on
ROBT. E. SCOTT.
Trustee.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
Saved From Cansumption.

Several physicians predicted that
Mr.. Asa B. Rowley, druggist, of Chi
cago, would soon have consumption,
caused by an aggravated case OF
catarrh. Customers finally induced
him to try CIarke's Extract of Flax
(Papillon) Catarrh Cure. He says:
"The result was unprecedented.
commenced to get well after the first
application and am now, after few
weeks, entirely cured" 1t will do
the same for you. Price, S1.00. Try
Clarke's Flax Soap for the Skin, and
you will use no other; 80 cents. All
of Clarke's Flax remedies are for sale
by johnson 81 johnson, druggists.
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
GEO. VI. LAMBERT,
GkNEkAL-
Contractor and Builder.
Satisfactory work given.
Box 9S, Roanoke, Va.

Referred tn by permission Planters
National bank, Ricnmond, Va; First
National Bank of Roanoke, Va; Col.
w E. Cntshaw. city engineer Rich
moud. Va; Lewis II. blair, cap
italist, Richmond, Va; J. F.
T. Anderson, president Minnesota
Iron Car company. Duluth Mimi;
Captain NJ. j. Dlmmock, arch
itect, Richmond, Va; n. W. Bowe.
real estate agent. Richmond, Va; j.
P. Yspcy, wholesale notion houses.
Richmond. Va; Warner Moore. whole
sale merchant, Richmond. Va; Robert
E Wendlnbur., Wholesale merchant,
Richmond. Va; Hon. H. S. Tout,
resident FIRST national bank, Roa.
lU'ks, va. fsu SIN
Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1890-01-25
Merit wins.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling Dr
Kings New Discovery for ConSurip-
ton, DR.. Kings New Life Pills, Buck
lens Arnica Salve and Electric bltters,
and have never handled remedies that
sell as well, or that have given such
universal satisfaction. We do not
hesitate TO guarantee them every
time, and we stand ready TO refund
the purchase price, if satisfactory re-
suits do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great popu-
larity purely on their merits. Bud
yell & Christian. druggists.