Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-27
PERSONAL AND lMPERsoNAt.

The frst French settlers who land
cd at Montreal caught multitudes OF
fire flies and tied them In shining ies-
toons before the altar where the oiesse0
sacrament was being celebrated
According To the researches OF q
German statistician, the NUMBER o'
dancing women to one man is; In VII
emma 9; in Bavaria, Z; Italy, Is; Wur'
temburp, 20; England, 25; Prussia zo'
Holland, 26; Saxony, Ss; Spain 'o'
Switzerland, 1O7; Portugal, ITO; Dem
mark, 1870; Russia, $50; Norway al"
Sweden, 211 Turkey, 5000
Mr. Maxim, inventor Of the famous
gun bearing his name, is now interese
ed in aerial navigation, and receh1iy
went TO the Smithsonian institution 70
see Prof Langley. Mr. Maxlms ex-
periments. conducted at his place IN
ENGLAND. as he described them to per-
sons who conversed with him, nave
been exceedingly practical in character.
The king of Dahomey is the PROUD
possessor of brass helmet with
flowing green plume which he considers
of more consequence to his dignlty
than troops of guards or park OF ar
tillery. When he mounts it on his mas
sive brow and dons his court UNIFORM
paper collar and a pair OF braces-his
subjects look admringly at him through
smoked glasses.
The Seneca Indians had supersti-
: tion. When a maiden died they I'M
prisoped a Young bird until it first De-
gan to sing, then loading it with mes
4 sapes and caresses theg liberated ltover
r her grave. with the belief that it would
Il not cease its fight or close its eyes un-
S til it had flown to the spirit land ana
r delivered its precious burden OF affec-
o ton to the loved and lost
S The Grand Duchess stephanle'
d Prince Rudolfs widow, is very beau
tiful and surprisingly young woman.
IS She has laid aside the widows weeds
/, donned on the tragic death Of her nus
d band, and affects gray gowns Win
If nicturesoue massive girdles of silver
l. and pink roses in the gray bonnet all
a of which is very becoming to her rose
k. leaf complexion. The grand ducai
a marty are driving through Italy with
le team of four horses.
le Mai. Wilhelm Won Moltke and MAJ.
Helmuth Won Moltke, the nephews Oh
III the dead feld-marshal, have been the
at objects of much interest recently III
is Germany. Maj Helmuth, VINO was
IN named after his uncle, acted as his per-
D. sonal adiutant and lived, together with
a his family. in the house OF the generai
is staff. Mai. Wilhelm, however, is the
ch heir to the estate of Kreisau and tho
he title of count. He is at present mem
ne ber of the garde-du-corps in PotsdarA'
he We are apt to say that jokes made
m nv foreigners are heavy and slow, pu'
)m il is not always the case. one OF tnt
Sc actors who has been playing in lltt's
he tbeater was showing the theater TO
ty, German friend the other day. "Why,
,ho said the visitor, "how small, how very
ow small the theater is! There should p'
re- Germans enough here to support
sh- larger theater than this" "Ah, m,
ce- friend" the actor replied, ''yon DO no
)ne dream how immensely empty TINS litti
ow theater can IN Y. Sun
esh A citizen of Stamford, Conn, ma
tin been driven insane by his young lad
ere neighbor practicing on the piano. an
was his mania took a very queer 1orii
by When it seized him he went to all IN
niano dealers in town and ordered theI
in to send costly instruments to the youn
to ,adv's house at intervals OF nan
1es. hour. As he was rich his odd ordei
tied we're complied with, and the youn
nall woman, despite her objections had te
the instruments blocking the street IN 'roi
,ul1 Of her house, besides two in the pari'
DOL. and one in the hall. Finally the ma
ing man was captured and the pianos
he turned. but the young lady has ceas'
anc ,roo.;,a