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-. nAnplNEss CONES.
II Sonb Gt,de. without bidding '"''
nur Lives.

rh,,shth,l parsous Vt much eN
know thatthc way to be happy
i 10 r;yc Nh an attempts to tie so IN
c,her word~ the cream Of cnJoytn'". !"
,hts lit, IS always impromptni tle
chance walk. the unexpected VISIT ''V
rnrn,mctitated Journey. the nnso"S"'
-n,aysra,ion " acquaintance
Eyoryhody feels more or less UV"
.,i,us In his SUNDAY clothes VINO
a. ,o, know the Blessing Of comfort.
.Nl, everyday apparel, every iolo Oh
which has made intimate ao~quAln'at''
With She motions ami pastures OF ''t
owner, and which can he worn without
f,e~,f Neinr spoiled or rendering the
n,,r,r ,,,pSpituauS The hat when
49, Hrh,ly on the head and dehes RAM
,he N,o,s which dc not constantly r''
mind the foot that chair would DC inc
,~r,.,,>, Of all earthly blessings IN
short that freedom which VIII iet you
s,r~et Won Yourself, is like laying down
a hI,r, bundle which has fcttered yon
weary miles on o dusty, sunny roao
aaa sitting down unencumoerea III u
shady spot 70 dream and rest IN oel''
eiouS carr.trce coolueSs,
ltis lust 81 With the mind The best
things written or spoken have not beer
written or spoken TO order Ihey
''whis,lcd themselves, as the terror
.rCkeu urcbin remarked to his 'rat'
srboalmaam. They came unbidden' II
easy. lowing raimcnt; not starehe'
and stately, ruStling prim II con
scious They came without thought o
.'wha, people would say They step
ped ont because the time had com
when they couldn't stay in. In a word
they were natural, as little children
arr. and, consequently, delicious AM
fresh.
Happiness comes, II will not b
challenged 1t glides in only when yo'
have closed the door, and turned you
back upon it and forgot it. 1t lays
soft hand ON your face when yo
thought to be alone, and hringsa joytu
flush Of surprise to your cheek, and
soft light to Your weary eye, and II
efable peace TO your soul.-N' y Lee
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-08
August
49, AZ
Flower"

Mrs. Sarah NJ. Black of Seneca,
Mo-, during the past two years has
been affected with Neuralgia Of the
Head, Stomach and Womb, and
writes: My food did not seem to
strengthen me at all and my appe-
tite was very variable. My face
was yellow, my head dull, and | had
such pains in my left side. In the
morning when I got up l would
have a flow of mucus i'll the mouth,
and a bad, bitter taste. Sometimes
my breath became short, and | had
such queer, tumbling, p~alpitating
sensations around the heart. Iached
all day under the shoulder blades,
in the left side, and down the back
Of my limbs. 1t seemed to be worse
in the wet, cold weather of Winter
and Spring and whenever the spells
came on, my feet and hands would
turn cold, and | could get no sleep
at all. / tried everywhere, and got
no relief before using August Flower
Then the change came. 1t has done
me a wonderful deal Of good during
the time Ihave taken it and is work.
ing a complete cure" q
G. G. GREEN, Sole Man'fr, Woodbury. NJ.
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LOUIS STOOD FOR A MOMENT.

the buildings. Outside, the streets of
Paris grew more and more deserted,
and the lonely footsteps of the s%ergednts
de riM were the only sounds which
broke the stiffness Of the night.
Frank Harrington had played a little
too hard that day, OF his supper, some
what better than usual on account OF
the holiday, had disagreed with him,
for he was very restless, and started
many times in his sleep, until at last
his eyes opened wide and would not
close again. It was very still. Frank
was unused TO being awake in the night,
and it seemed to him he had never felt
anything more oppressive than the
silence of the room, and the regular
breathing Of the sleeping boys. The
moon shone in full through the window
1ust above his head. and threw long
shadows over the floor, which he fancied
took queer forms and shapes around
him. The great hall clock struck two,
and he started, Sc loud it sounded
through the room. At last, however,
he grew sleepy, and was just beginning
70 doze comfortably of, when he saw q
ANAL, white-robed figure coming
slowly toward his bed. Now Frank
had been q little ' for some
time, though he wouldn't have admitted
II for the world, and his heart gave I
bound, md for : moment he heH nj
breath, then the figure stepped into tn
moonlight, and he saw that II wa,
x<onis De Chsves. His eyes were closed
- Frank saw Instantly that he wa
- ~ alese. He felt . littl
4 $500 epomept befoss
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-08
Lat Than ExplRtn.

A London market report says that .
sale Of American sugar has just been
made there at from 5 to 8 2-5 cents Q
pound for refined white. This is about
one cent below the wholesale price OF
similar sugar in New York. The sale
Of American sugar In London is now Q
thing Of frequent occurrence, AMI he
prices over there are always con r
ably below our home market wholesale
prices
Docs not this mean that our rehner.
make a special discount ioE export,
Those republican organs which waxcd
wroth last year and denounced tns
export discount" charge as fnlss
ought to turn their attention 10 Inn
matter. Let them explain, too. why
we need y duty % yeapsd sugas'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-08

Great Lawyer Tin cross-examination)
Huh! You consider the prisoner an
honest man, do you?
Witness - An honester man never
lived.
Great Lawyer OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
you kindly state on what you base tina,
remarkable opinion?
Witness (hotly)-0n the fact that h,
once tried to be lawyer, and failed. =
Good News.
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MlSTRESSES AND SERVANTS.


The Former Are 100 APT To MANI siaft,
of the Latter.
The truth is that mistresses, as a rule,
have not vet accepted a condition TO
which men in command Of Others have
long since bowed-that pleasure and
personal liberty in moderation must be
accorded when the days work is done.
Servants are mostly young women IN
the prime of life, with all the instincts
full upon them. and it is cruel to ignore
their social needs Their followers and
| visitors are not welcome to those in au-
thority, and therefore less objection
should be raised to their occasional
efforts to obtain the companionship OF
their own class outside the house when
their work is done. | fear we must
own to another fault in dealing with
our servants; women scold and nag in
a way which is unknown to men who
are really fit to rule. They listen to
the gossip of other servants, and almost
lie in wait for the suspected delinquent.
A wise master knows the value of
sometimes shutting his eyes, and will
certainly let a good employee have time
to recover himself before he attempts
any e~xpostulation. The ordinary
mistress unfortunately summons the
servant before she has controlled her
own temper, and the result is disas-
trous to both. Ii once "a hostile
attitude" describes the relation be-
tween the drawing oom and the
kitchen a state of constant friction
must ensue. do not ignore the trials
experienced by the mistresses OF I'M
trained servants: too often a succession
of wasteful, ignorant girls pass, like
phantasmagoria, across the threshold,
leaving, however, a very convincing
proof of their reality in the wreck OF
kitchen utensils, china and other
household treasures. Where large es'
adjustments are kept young servants
are carefully taught their seperate
duties, but it is a deplorable fact thai
girls who have passed the fifth schoo
board standard are often incapable O
lighting a fire or of washing a wine
glass without breaking it. They cal
read the penny dreadful" but the.
cannot darn their stockings or men'
their clothes. The want of technica
training is the disadvantage which ha
threatened to make servants a failure
but our board schools are now wakin,
up to their responsibilities; they hav'
. begun to include needlework and cook
ing in their list of subjects, and hop
, they will shortly add laundry an
, homework. Emily Faithful, in Mort
American Review.
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TIN PLATE AND SHEET ,soN.
n. Prime OBJECT # the ru C2aSs peS :
60 Heir the sheet lr,a Nea-NeN''NN''
- HrT NakRz

n. Prime OBJECT # the uu C2sss pec :
cHefn the sheet lr,n Nea-NeSvsNN
Of Eminent rsrif Makers
There are in the Cui:>5StSso> vNeaN
manufactures - SAeSt G,o SS@ >S>S
with : capacity II SAAN to@> wyyS
The Srea;ez pS<tot tAeS SNN SO
used for noting scdotSer
pose< such IS s-;e>tlc NS&'% NNS~
shades etc. and To- raSr@SSve3S la'S
psi,S eosl &aJ;ls> NtaS SIS SIS
other Gonss;ic pa-N>s>
i, IS fo- Jus; SSA Yc1noSsS $ SsSs
,hst ts-ne plates ne ASA SNA'
ssll n .s-ne plates ShOa5 IS
the psSt ten years stimulated ;oe ~
such plates to- The PURPOSES ;; 1s@>~
acknowledgements S aGV >1S %'
per pound te-rs Y@S;eS &s >s~lN
than galvanized s2G ot,e1 &eo;
snd have M<ua - drive S2' @e
snch i-aa since heS.&s> &1S SSSaN''
terue plates are eetts-
The sheet manufactures c~S sass
rmrninc5 the oamrGjso@ &;"2A
their p-o6uctS sn3 tie @a-:e@ %
n,s;eS Fo- combine s. i2sE Wa
,hey ecus& -; sci @s- va
sheets 81 high p-.ee> when >>1S~~
eoul6 se, ts-2e plates lA@> IL -
;hev persuaded re z-S commission
TO tx the autv upon ,e--s 2siS> ST :.
cents per pound a2G Congress 7>S2
70 ratstv This scton.
In 1855 tAey r~s>3 5; aga7 wasz -
Mills bill wss seat Il lie sonata Sa-
persuaded Senators A s11 A-4Sa2
10 : q 61ty a - GEMS ne- pSE1a N
the ;npo-ta3 article I1s strongest
s which Senator AlS-seS coI.@ o.
fer for his sct5oa wsS IS he SAYS II IS
rpo-t. The Tree admission ;. s..
.hickreSss ana widths costS3 WIZ
tin Or esd would cause s Substitution
Of impo-te5 til O. ter1e plates II most
Eases for roofing az5 other building
purposes and :o- domestic Usss where
galvanized y other sheet ro1 - steel
is now used
He meant that lie imposed Ire duty
Of - cents per ind On tn plate q
r-event the farmers from using {. and
10 compel them to Use galvanized iron
Had he introduced a hill 10 coUpa. me
wheat growers % give mp using the
harvester and u % back TO the use o.
the o~ld-tas.oned cradle, o. even tn:
sickle, and had lie offered as IL exous;
for so doing that harvesting machine:
were destroying the manufacture o
cradles or sickles, this eminent p-otec
ZIONIST statesman could not have acted
more reasonably than he did in tht
matter Of the tin plate duty.
How long will il be before the farm
ers will wake up to see the truth tina
protection Is old togyisn run 70 Seed2
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-08
THE FARMING WORLD
SAEstY$
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aNrNaNS Jysy~

ssHmots NsNi~ tNy N,'''0
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As,,s N<>,Ss = wS>sa@S ~
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N>s- ~; tAcAe AaAN&S tNN tNi sNA>.
nse N>s~S tN,o t>>t r.SelD>AcS .>aS ana
-si sasAo> Ans Make N>N q
tAn AZ socv ANAr3> VITA taS ends 81
eve. 81 ma eaa ~ he haN ss'3 aAA nc
NNS ~ tNst end Tai> NNS
Us> ~ vat toea,Sey S>tNat she SNT
,s- Ns X 5aay inches ~ &N inches
~ ne trade take SatnS~ en- .
So IN me illustration ~ q sac 70 n
~ ,-,,c-.sar AsttaM ana at Loosely N
~, t-sr ,o-a inches Hinge ts' o7~SI
sYS a>,oSt5az platform ~ the No>
ut x leather MaSe &c 1Noi
A. y : wire Tho MS should sAN'
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WHY POTATOES ARE TAXED.
A Protection Organ Gives 1t Away-It Was
tn Reduce tina Price Of Our Pntatnes.

A Protection Organ Gives 1t Away-It Was
to Reduce the Price Of Our Potatoes.
The average protection organ has a
hard time of it grinding out matter
suitable for consumption In both city
and country. In trying to convince n
part of the public that the high Nc
Kinley duties were imposed for the
purpose of increasing prices and an
other part that they were to reduce
prices, such organs have a very deli
cate task to perform.
No wonder that they often print tariff
fancies for the city public which would
not be relished among farmers; and
that they try to stuff the farmer with
cheap and easy proofs Of how the Nc.
Kinley agricultural duties will help
him by raising the prices Of what he
produces-all which would be very un-
popular talk in the large cities.
Thus one of the readers OF the New
York Press, who is a city working man,
writes to that protection sheet asking
to be enlightened about the potato duty.
As We did not raise enough potatoes
last year for our W use 1t became
necessary to import considerable guam
titles from Scotland, Canada and other
countries, before the present crop came
upon the market, Mckinley raised the
duty Of potatoes from 10 cents a bushel
10 Is cents; and our city w~orkingman
points outflow he has had to pay higher
prices for his Scotch potatoes by reason
of the duty. He therefore asks the
Press: "Wherein am I and other wage
earners benefited by protective duties
on our food supplyP"
In reply to this the Press asks: "Havt
we had one full farming or potato sea
son since the Mckinley bill became
law last OCTOBER OF course not. How
then can you reasonably expect an in
creased duty, intended To increase holn'
production and reduce prices, to do 1t
work before tho first harvest under thu
new law?"
3 Listen, oh ye farmersl The duty o
potatoes was intended to reduce tn
prices Of your potato cropl That !
what they tell the city people. Do the.
dare TO tell you tho same?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-08

GAUGE craving, the up
er part to contain the funnel and the
lower to fit loosely on the neck and
shoulder of the bottle. The funnel is
firmly fastened into the block and the
upper part of the bottle fitted into the
block by plaster of paris. To gauge
the bottle pour in an exact fluid ounce
of water and with a small brush mark
the level of the water surface on the
outside of the bottle with paint. Re-
peat this, making II mark for every
fluid ounce of water. To read the RAIN
gauge reckon every liquid ounce as
one-tenth of an inch of rainfall. Zinc
is the best metal to make the funnel,
as it does not easily corrode. The fun
mel must be fast TO the wood, otherwise
the rain would rebound off. The
weight of the wood prevents the wind
blowing the funnel away. The gauge
| should be set in some open situation,
| clear of all trees, buildings, etc, and
about five feet from the ground. The
| contents of the bottle should be equal
to the greatest rainfall on record in the
district.
inch rainfall 80. % 62..5 gallons per acre.
inch rainfall -. :. l1 % tons per acre.
In Europe about 81 per cent. of the
rainfall percolates through the soil, the
other 10 per cent. being lost by evapo
ration and by exhalations from plants
American Agriculturist.
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-08
JOCK, THE OUNCE
MISSISSIPPI

JOCK was a Ounce, the aud wives said
The dominic iust shook his head
Wi sic a look.
"rve done the best l could" quo he,
'But Jocks ~duuce-the worl' can see
Without a book"
Jock laughed, but never flashed his thumb
He was ma ane wha wad presume
To contradict.
But aye he thocht within himser
1t may be sac, but time will tell,
I'll no predict.
There was sne msir besides our Jock.
Who thocht ma like the rest o folk,
A Draw young Quean.
Her faith in jock was strong an true
She lo'ed him as q heart can lo'e
That kens q trien'.
An when Jock left the glen at last,
TO push his fate afore the mast
Jenny was there.
He kissed her bonuy mou' farewell
And said; "Noo, dswty by this seal
Wen meet ance mair.'
Her heart was like to break in twa
She sobbed and sobbed, but through It q
There cam q smile.
.Johnuy. my heart is y yer ain,
An will be when ye come again
Their jokes to spoil"
Five years gaed by, as years Will gang
Iken twa hearts that thocht them lang
But aye keped true
Princes and priests may change their creeds
But love, aye strong for what il needs
Meier changes hue.
Ane day q stranger-rieh an Draw
Cam doom the slen an feyed them a
Wi proudfu' stsres.
Then whispers through the clachan few
Here's Jock, the Ounce, a captain, moo
WI sic grand airs,
Alang the glen the stranger strodet
Wi dignity in ilka nod
'Mang a the folk.
An side by side wi bushes warm,
Sweet Jenny cam, locked arm in arm
WI Captain Jock.
The dominic cried "Losh bless me,
l AYE tbocht Jock wad bear the gree
An turn out weei.h
The aud wives Joined him in the lee,
An vowed hoo glad they were 10 see
The weel faured chiel.
Oh, warl that l hae kennel sac lang,
Confess that ye are sometimes wrang
In judging men.
Diuna We fee wi unkind haste
An set ane doom as game TO waste
Before ye ken.
William Lyle, in Detroit Free Press.
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The price has fallen only s per cent
during the past thirty years Of con-
tinued high protection; and there is no
ground whatever for the boast OF the
comic tariff talker. His boast was evil
IDENTIFY made without any acquaintance
with the facts and from mere force OF
the old protectionist habit of claiming
everything.
Mr.. Horr has a great deal to say
about glass, but he maintains a death
like silence about the great glass trust
| If he had told his readers something
| about that child of the tariff his article
would have lost value very p~erceptibly
with his protectionist readers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-08
rinisb For the Neck of "a Dress.

A cheap and charming finish for the
neck of a dress, slightly opened about
the throat, is made by sewing together
the sewage edges of two long strips OF
lace six or eight inches wide. This
leaves the scalloped edges on both sides
like a lace scarf. A few small plaits
down the center conceal the joining
seam, and it is then hid from the belt
or bodice point in front over the shout
der to the point in the back. In this
way a fchu.like effect is obtained with
the scalloped edge about the neck Gov
ering the plain edge of the corsage be
meath. The folds should be laid neal
the point of the bodice as to decrease
the Size of this garniture. Narrow lace
| sewed on both sides OF a width of silk
| adjusted in this n is equally pref
ty. This simple style of garniture il
becoming to all but stout figures
| Louisville Courier-Journal.
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What IL nm Egge

An egg is composed of many sub
stances. The fact that a living chick
can come forth from il is proof alone
that a , egg contains the essential elc.
ments of bone, blood, flesh, warmth,
feathers ard a covering produced rrom
lime. 10 us they appear as the she'll,
the Whit, tho yolk and the lining %
the shell next the white. The hen can.
not produce the white unless the food
contains II, for the albumen is u costly
substance in al food6. The yolk con,
tains tho food Of the thick that mostly
supplied tho warmth. while the phos
pilates OF the bones and the shell Of tn,
egg must be derived from the sever
forms OF lime, Farm and Fireside.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-08
A Doubtful Story.

A Norwegian living In the sixteenth
century was accounted a masterhand
at minute c~ontrivances. In proof Of
this it is recorded that he made sixteen
thousand dishes of turned ivory, in
every respect without a flaw, and so
tiny that all of them could be safely
Graded in an empty pepper-corn cup
of usual size. One may well believe
that, as was written in connection,
"magnifying-glasse were essential tc
full be lief and enjoyment Of the Lilli
| putian Show" it is added that thu
fairy-like workmanship was the admf
ration of many learned men.-Harper'.
Bazaar.
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nacomInp and Cheap,

A pretty and inexpensive costume is
Of heliotrope wool dotted with white
and made with darker silk sleeves, col
lar and cuffs, these overlaid with very
narrow silver braid. The hem on the
plaip bell skirt is turned up on the out.
side. faced with silk and covered with
s,sca rows Of the braid. Another
simple dress is Of white dotted Swis.
muslin. figured all over with pale viole,
flowers and made with violet silk
sleeves. We t and very narrow silk frills
on the skirt len. The dotted muslin
was YER, wide, Of excellent quality, but
II cost Wy sixty-dve cents q yard =
Chicago r,'st
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What Scale Shall L Buy.

This question is asked by many. Certain
il is that of all articles n scale should be
honestly made aud accurate, A low price,
or what seems 10 below, if it means an III
ferior implement, isa bad bargain.
There IS a scule-maIer who has had Il long
and honorable career in the business, "He
pays the freight You probably have
heard Of him. He says of his scale: I'VE
offer it on trial, guaranteeing 1t to be peter
than any cheap Scale, and that no Scale
With no travelling men, no high rents or no
bribing Of public woighors to throw out
some other Scale, our expenses are 50 low
that we can afford to sell a irstclass Scale
at q fair price. y
This is the way Jones of Binghamton IN.
Y talks, aud it sounds square, Ii yon arc
interested, better write Tor full information
on the subject, which will be sent free,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-08
n FUNNY MAN.
What \ Comic Tariff Tslker says About
window Glass.

What n Comic Tariff Tslker says About
window Glass.
Mr.. R. G. Horr, the comic tariff talk
er, q V in the New YoEk Tribune that
the price of common glass has been
cheapened in this country, SO that the
window glass for a cottage or ordinary
house does not cost one-half what it did
in former years"
Just what Mr.. Horr means by for
mer years" he does not explain; but !
we go back to 1850, the year before the
duty on glass was raised to a highly
protective point, we shall doubtless give
him a long enough time in which to
make good his claim. If there has been
q fall of more than one-half in the price
of glass in these thirty years of high
protection the fact can certainly be
shown by comparing current market
prices with those OF 1860.
Here is such a composition:
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In one of the beds in the long dormitory
slept a small representative OF our w
republic, Frank Harrington, whose,
parents HAD left him to receive his VIM
ter's schooling at Sainte Barbe, While
they were travelling abroad, Frank
was a great favorite among the boys
bright, overlooking with fun and full
of American grit. They admired the
little fellows courage and daring, and
that fine sense of honor which is born
in the breast of every true American
boy. And Frank Harrington, If the
truth must be told, rather enjoyed all
this admiration, and was not a little
proud of being a leader among the
French boys.
At the extreme end of the dormitory
stood the bed of the only boy who re-
fused to acknowledge the reign in the
preparatory school of "b petit amer
fcatn." as Frank was called. A proud
naughty nature had Louis de Chaves,
the last of a long line of titled ances-
tors, faithful followers of the Bour-
bons, and hating with an inherited
hatred all that savored of republican
ism. Although younger than Frank by
several years, he seemed to have taken
an instructive dislike to the careless,
happy-hearted boy. and more than once
had succeeded in bringing him into dis
grace.
1t had been a holiday, and the boy'
had been having a very jolly time, Sc
being unusually tired tonight they
were unusually subdued and, after
whispered word or two about thu
games of the day, went quietly t.
sleep. Gradually the few noises abou
the college ceased, until the ticking o
the clocks could be heard through al