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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06
1RAND'AM AND LITTLE CHILD.

a What am I thinking about " did you askf
Well, a body Old as be
Does get kind Of lonesome sitting so sim,
And likes TO speak out things, you see.
So child, sit right down. I'm glad you've
CONT in.
Yes, take the old cat in your lap.
My glasses well there, OF course lmlght
know
I'd showed them up over my cap.
was Just wondering, when you CANT in,
What could have possessed me that day,
When Parson West called to catcchlse us,
To hide in the hay NOV, away!
You NAV think you wouldn't have Gone so,
my dear,
But Young folks were sJrt Of afraid
OF preachers then, and the questions were
hard
Though I've often wished since that I'd
stayed.
Poor Julia Jones! Twas thinking of her.
How she laughed in meeting one time,
The tithing man called her name out so loud,
II woke up old deaf Deacon Prime.
He used TO grind all our grist. Oh, twas fun
To go with my father to mill,
Or ride on the sled when he drew the wood
From the north lot, over the NIL.
Light UP for me, childf Wen, not just yet,
please,
These winter days are "but a blink."
But this was my fathers milking time, and
Hove in the twilight to think
Just how he looked when he brought in the
pals,
Singing his ~favorite old hymn
- The day is past and gone'-mother joined,
too,
And Ruth. who sang alto, and jim.
care they all dead now?n No, my dear, not
dead,
They've only passed into the skies;
Into that everlasting life, which God,
In love, for His children supplies,
I'll see them all soon. Must you so now,
childf
Well, it's lots Of good you've done me.
Few young folks would think it worth while
to call
On a body, old as | be.
Susan Teall Perry, in Good Housekeeping.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06
WHITE BATAYIAN.

this country is the Dwarf Green
Curled, shownin left figure of illustra-
ton. The single leaf also belongs to
that variety. The figure at the right
represents the broad-leaved White Ba-
tavian.
OF course this vegetable can be and
is grown as a second crop, after peas
radishes, early cabbage, early beets,
beans, etc.-Popular Gardening.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06
Pretty strong

ITeftY strong
reasons for trying DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy. In the first
place, it cures your catarrh-
no matter how bad your case,
or of how long standing. 1t
doesn't simply palllate = it
ares. If you believe it, SO
much the better. There's
nothing more to be said.
You get it for 50 cents, from
all druggists.
But perhaps you won't be-
lieve it. Then there's another
reason for trying it. Show
that you can't be cured, and
you'll get $500. It's a plain
business offer. The makers
Of DR.. Sage's Remedy will
pay you that amount if they
can't cure you. They know
that they can-you think
that they can't. If they'r:
wrong, you get the cash. If
you're wrong, you're rid Of
catarrh.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06
BIRD ARCHITECTURE.
Facts Concerning Changes in Nest Build
ing.

iacts concerning tnanges III Nebb builu-
ing.
Do birds build by instinct or reason?
The generally received opinion has
been that nest building is instructive,
and therefore stationary; while human
architecture is the result of reason, and
hence progressive. There are many
difficulties to this theory. Certain races
of men have continued to build the
same kind of dwelling for thousands OF
years, but it is not inferred that they
build by instinct. 1t is attributed to
the force of hereditary custom. That
young birds should build the same kind
Of nest and use the same materials as
their parents is the most natural thing
in the world. 1t would be most SUR
prising if it were otherwise. But that
birds do change and improve their
dwellings when necessity requires, is
well established by facts. The house
sparrow originally built in trees, bu,
was able to adapt himself to new cir
cumstances when comfort and convent
ence suggested.
The same may be said of other birds
The jackdaw has shown "a liking fol-
church steeples, which can he ex
planned neither by mere instinct nor b,
his theological opinions, Birds hav,
frequently been reared away iron
their parents and, when supplied witt
the pfoper materials, have never beef
found to build the style of nest peculia
) to their tribe, Birds will often alte
the style OF their nests, making then
slighter or moe compact, shallower O
deeper, as circ Imstances seem to DE-
mand. 1t is claimed that the Bait
more oriolc improves in nest buildin
A by practice, and that the older bird
e make the best nests. Indeed birds lik
men, though in a less degree, are wis
Y enough to alter the situation, mode @
l building and material Of their dwell
< ings, and to improve thell in obed
r ence to changed conditions. -Schot
Q and Home.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06
rypryE DWARF GREEN cuRLED.

or fifteen inches apart, and plants ten
to twelve inches apart in the rows If
planted too early it is liable to run up
to seed,
When large enough for blanehing, in
September or October, the leaves OF
each plant are gathered up and tied
around their middle with string or
mating. In about three weeks they
will be blanched enough for use. We
have blanched them in less time, and
very beautifully, by putting a large
bottomless fower-pot owe each plant,
The sort most commonly grown in
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

just So.

"Why do men who go nshing tell such
awful yarns about the number Of fish
they catch?' asked an Interested wife
of her husband.
"Because 4 requires lots of line TO
catch fsa,' was the ready answer =
Detroit Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06
German
Syrup"

Martinsville, NJ, Methodist Par
sonage. My acquaintance with
your remedy, Boschee's German
Syrup, was made about fourteen
years ago, when | contracted aCold
which resulted in a Hoarseness and
a Cough which disabled me from
filing my pulpit for a number OF
Sabbaths. After trying a Physician,
without obtaining relief-I cannot
say now what remedy he prescribed
i saw the advertisement of your
remedy and obtained a bottle. l
received such quick and permanent
help from it that whenever we have
had Throat or Bronchial troubles
since in Our family, Boschee's Ger
man Syrup has been our favorite
remedy and always with favorable
results. l have never hesitated to
report my experience of its use to
others when / have found them
troubled in like manner" REV.
w. II. HAGGARTY,
of the Newark, New A Safe
Jersey, ME. Confer
.ence, April rs, go. Remedy.
enc CPEFN Sole Man'fr. WoOdbury,N.I
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

GkEEN, Sumunt UUU dW-
tumn. Sometimes we wonder why en-
dive. which stands foremost among
these II autumn salad plants Is not
more appreciated by the average nome
gardener. 1t really makes a inc ana
wholesome salad, and when we'll
hlanched it has a mild nutty flavor
that is exceedingly gratifying to our
taste.
Seed may be sown in June or july
and ~transplanted into rich, well pre-
pared soil, having rows about twelve
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06
Q TREE CRlCKE
How This Insect Plays Havoc In RaSr
berry Plantations.

Derry Iialtdtlons'
The raspberry probably suffers more
from the attack of this insect than any
other. Every little while we receive
canes from various persons asking for
the cause Of injury. This injury can
be very easily detected from outside APP
pearances and when the cane is split
open it looks very much like the n in
the figure.
The snowy tree cricket (Hcanthu,
n%iveus) is the one that does the harm
No doubt all have seen this white
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

-"That fellow who has been owing
ne for the last three months has skipped
ont" said the bool-kcepcr. "Al right"
replied the proprietor, open a running
account with hin ."-Washington Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

true that the not
5 is not fa'
vorahle to the
uction OF
lettuce, and in
most eases ii twill
be simpler and
safer to rely ON
plants for salad
material that are
well suited to
the atmospheric
conditions as
fonnd in IN IL
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

p..h0Ds the most enjoyable thing IS
~ s,orv with the Edward Bellamy
to,ch ,.Tbe Pursuit of Happiness py
Tndor Jenks-a quizzical look int tne
tntnrr for bows. A beautiful romance
js contributed by Annie Bronson Ming,
3D. tbe title. This Way Went the
LADY Mary to Paradise" A gpou oiu
,;,Ne article. "A Vermont Boys Trip 10
Roston IN 1se5." is from the pen OF Johh
7. Heaton of the Brooklyn Times.
Amanda Jinkum's Burdens" by olyer
Howard, has its serious lesson Tor eiu-
est daughters. All the girls might take
some tender teaching from SWEEP,
bright. true Polly Pepper in Margaret
sidney's give Little Peppers 'rown
I'm" serial, which has never been mor
interesting than in the present number
0n,;te a different little girl from Phron-
sic Pepper, but a charmingly qTain'
child. makes her curtesy to Nlue
| Awake's readers in the new serial,
"Miss Matilda Archambeau a Dorm
in the third serial, "Marietta's Good
Timcs,n we get delightful glimpses OF
,he free open air life of Italian children,
This serial is from the pen of an ltalian
woman recalling her childhood Good
things are as thick as roses IN june
articles. beautiful illustrated poemsi
nictures, some fine, some funny; -four
PAGES OF sparkling original anecdotes
s.Tanrles," and three pages of letters
from the children crowd the numoei
full. ~
Wide Awake isS2.40 a year, Sl.So
vol. e mos 20 cents a No. d. Lothrol
Company, Boston, Publishers
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

-oThat was a fine coat you made
Bluster, Mr.. Snip, What did he pay for
that" Nothing" returned snip sad
ly. "so2" said Blinls. "rll take two
at the same price"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06
ONE ENros.'

Both the method and ,s.,.1
Syrup of Figs is taken, i ! \
and refreshing to the t, WIN
gently yet promptly on 't ~ =!
Liver and Bowels, c&lea NY \
tenn efiectually, dispels III, !
aches and fevers and cr rs,aI
constipation. Syrup Of 'l H..
only remedy Of its kind "
duced, pleasing to the ta,t W. |!
ceptab!e to the stomach, n.y.
its 3 action and truly beneSSraS|
effects, prepared only from 4.
healthy and agreeable spb,,s
many excellent qualities sons
10 al and have made il N
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for n.
and 81 bottles by all le, sS'
gists. ANY reliable drpsr,
may not have it on hand I
cure it promptly for any a !
wishes to try 1t. Do not ,s !,
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG sXRu
SAH FRANCISCO, oM.
i0UyoVUIC Nv snl
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

One Of the great employers Of black
descendant OF a great slavehold'
inc ancestry, gives it as his Judgment
thot taken by and large" the negroes
.ro 5.~teriorating. Good workers Guilt
a. eIgbt acres of cotton and corn
where they used to cultivate twelve
aorss The fact that they are no longer
sat,.r care of explains much Of what is
h.faning them. They don't have the
orothes or food or supervision they used
to have. They used to be kept ! Q,
nights, aud since they have been free
they have proven absolutely nnaole TO
STAY home after dark" In Charleston,
s, G, where the population is about
equally divided between whites and
blacks, there are two deaths OF blacks
10 n among the whites,-N' Y. Sum
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06
FARMING WORLD.
SPLENDID SECOND CROP

A. an Autumn salad No other Variety
Can Equal EndiVe' j,
We cannot easily have too mnch u
r,,lIv GOOD salad material Nhiie we
might extend the season Oh 'ool
lettuce very considerably by successive
Wanting, and perhaps by shading mr.
inc the summer heat or by the Ss'es-
ton 10 OF semi-shady locations yet it is
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

"Mr social instincts are always very
strong" said the policeman. at gives me
intense satisfaction to meet some goodclnb
able fellow Washington Post.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

PAIN from indigestion, dyspepsia and too
hearty eating is relieved at once by. taking
one OF Carter's Little Liver Pills immedl'
ately after dinner. Don't forget this.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

Asr~sRrsxLz's paper has an article tolin8
chow to MIKE hIss.' Tue season - coming
when most p,opls would prefer 10 Know
how 10 unmake thcm.-Somer0ilo Journal
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

FoR twenty. fye cents you can getCarteF's
Little Liver Pills-lhe best liverreg0latorlr
the world. Don'tforgetth this. 0nepill adose.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

FRrsuNEssand purity are impaired to the
complexion by Glenn's Sulphur soap
Hills Hair and Whisher Dye, SOC,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

FoSp Papa-'rve brought You home an
English pug, my dear" ~Enraptured
6a2shter-"0h, you dear, good papai lts
iustI like ou.n-Princeton Tiger
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

The secret of the most successful
barber in New York is that he shows
how they should wear their boards and
mustaches in order to suit the outlines
of their faces. a pointed beard length
ems a round face, and a round one takes
the gaunt look from a long and thin
visage. Men who value beauty go to
great trouble for good barbering, and
even haunt the wharf where the French
steamers tie up in order to get service
that is as fresh from Paris as possible.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

"A paralyacd boy at Goa has recov-
ored the use of his limbs by being
frightened into fits by the spectacle OF
tbc sainted remains of Francis Xavier.
Th. circumstances reminds one of the
Young American doctor who honestly
confessed that he did not know what
yos tbe matter with a sick child, but
recommended certain pills: "Give him
those, and he will have fits; then send
for me. I'm death on fits
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

You can't tell how things viii end-what
begins as a little lark may become great
big bat.-Elmira Gazette
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

IA roREaoSE conclusion" sighed the
dog, as he dug a hole in the ground and bur
led The tail his master had cut of,-Trayel'
er's Budget.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

Here is a catbird story told by the
st. Louis Globe Democrat: The mother
was killed by a cat while her young
were still uniedged. AT first the hus-
band and father was dazed. but after a
time flew away and was absent for q
day and a night. Then be reappeared
with a female catbird, who at once as
sumed all the cares of the establish
ment, fed the young and conducted her
self generally as though she understood
perfectly what was expected OF her.
Where the widower found his new wife,
whether she was an old maid catbird or
a spouse induced to leave her liege lord
by the urgent representations of the
widower, and how the bereaved hus-
band communicated to her the state of
affairs at home, are questions for phi
losophcrs to determine, but the moral
seemed to be that a widower is able to
look out for himself, whether he wears
feathers or a Prince Albert.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

Wide Awake is S2.4O a year, Sl,2oa
vol. Is mos s.; 20 cents a No, d. Lothrop
Company, Boston, Publishers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-06-06

GIG. GREEN, Sole Man'fr, Wcodbury,NJ.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12

located in so obscure region as Lab
rador. and no effort should be spared to
have it explored and brought into view.
The expedition is headed by ii. G.
BRYANT, of Girard college, and is
equipped for boat passage UP the big
river known as Grand, or Hamil-
ton. The point to be reached is
the Great Falls. reported about $50
miles beyond the limits of which there
is much definite knowledge. An Indian
and Hudson Bay company man or two
afford all the information had. The
river is 500 yards wide above the falls.
but enters gorge but 50 yards wide,
and the vast volume of water pourS over
the falls down 1900 feet. Niagara is but
10 feet. If the story is half true, there
is nothing TO approach it elsewhere. 1t
is impossible to conceive the grandeur
of the sigh of great river pouring
down 1000 feet. Taking it as true, it
may be presumed that the scenery on
the river is on more imposing scale
than on the upper Mississippi. 1t is well
worth exploring. If the summers are
as genial as intimated. it may be resort
of tourists when navigation is improved
or a railroad built.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
THE FREE KINDERGARTENs.

The GLOBE prints in full this morn
ing the current report of that very wOr-
thy organization which is maintaining
the free kindergartens in st. Paul, and
invites attention to its achievements and
its plans. Two hundred children of the
poorest class have been in attendance
during the year at four 'gartens in diff
ferent quarters of the city, and the en-
tire work has been accomplished at an
outlay of little more than $40 child.
Figures like these show great deal
done in an economical way, and if the
work is at all worth while, it evidently
could not be in better hands than it is.
On the point of its value the report
itself leaves nothing to be said. The
training of children before they have
become hardened to habits of sloth or
carelessness will rescue them, and
through them exert a civiliZing infiu-
ence on the circle in which they move.
Society does progress without conscious
effort in that direction, and the
strength of law and order does
cOerce the unruly and the vicious, and
keep them in check through the con-
yentiOnal machinery i'll existence for
the purpose. But our duty is greater
than this, and demands that we should
not only protect the community against
lawlessnesS, but should spread abroad
the news that the life of self-restraint,
order and effort is really the best one.
Grown men and women welded to idols
of another sort listen to this reluctantly,
and even when they hear do not under
stand the tidings which are brought
them because they are really spoken
in language which is foreign to
them. But with the young it is diff
ferent, and the institutions which ex-
pend their efforts on them meet with
gratifying degree of success, and COM
mend themselves to the warm support
of the patride and generous. There are
no more sensible or deserving charities
in the city than the free kindergartens.
and the GLOBE hopes that their pro-
motors will be sustained III what they
are irving to do,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
A NEW FISHING FAD.

Fishing excursions 10 the lake have been
the style of late years, but q new fad has
come in vogue. The little steam launches
that ply the lakes are being transferred to the
rivers for excursions, as it gives novelty and
adventure to the trip, knowing that they are
about to explore a section of country where
there are no guides and no boat houses to
be used as landmark which will act as a
beacon light to land them safely at their
desired destination. A very jolly party
(although some of them were scared out of
their wits on the trip, and on their knees
thanked God when they again stood on Gods
green earth) started up the Minnesota river
last week, without any apparent object or
any definite destination. The fact that the
party was almost entirely composed of Bills
may have acted as a hoodoO, but as il is
known that they are all good at sight this
statement is disproyen. They are all ofsteady
nerve fearless and brave, which has been
proven over and over again. Bill Simonds,
Bill Sands, Bill McFetridge, with George
Harris and Officer Cline at bow and stern.
gave the launch q ballast she had never
known before. AS the darkening shades of
evening gathered round on the first night Of
their trip they all stood with fearless eye,
and, braced against the gunwale of the
boat, they were prepared to annihilate the
swimming school OF fish they saw flashing
the river into foam before them. But, alas,
the soft plug in the beautiful little launch
melted, and rapidly with the current they
swept down the river, and the seines spread
out on each side of the boat gathered nothing
but Chaska brick and clay. Bill McFet-
ridge, aided by the wonderful strength of
Bill Sands, with Bill Simonds at the
helm, steered that bark safe to shore, and
the moment they got near enough to jump,
without going head and shoulders into the
water and having to swim for it, they de-
serted that ship and left it to the mercy of
Bill, the colored COOK, which was the only
bill they were not willing to pay at that
time. If any young men in, around or about
Chaska desire a steam launch to be used for
pleasure during the summer, they can nave
1t by simply addressing Three Bills" care
GLOBE, and paying expenses for shoe leather
worn out in tramping from the landing spot
Of the handsomest launch that ever left the
classic shores of Minnetonka to be stranded
on the top of tree by three Bills that are
known to have no love for soft water. leav-
ing the lime saturated waters of Minnesota
out of the question.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-12
4 BIG SCHEME.

1t is not quite accurate to allege that
the Alliance would create trust in the
movement urged in its millions of cir
culars sent TO farmers. \ tIust is
combination to control some branch of
trade and make the prices fit the wishes
of the operators by removing competi-
ton. The Alliance instructors have
been as emphatic as Democrats in de-
nOuncing and picturing the depravity
Of all such operations. Their orators
have alluded to them in terms not at all
complimentary. 1t is not trust, but
corner, combination, that is proposed.
There have been objections to these
raised in cases where they have been
in the hands of grasping spectators
in Chicago and other places. They
have, when successful, put up the
price of some article beyond legit-
innate figures. Usually articles of
food are taken, as people Will eat
if they have to be gOrged to effect it.
This proposition for 100000 wheat
growers TO hold their crop till the price
goes up to suit the holders is the big
gest thing of the kind extant. Its con-
ception shows the sort of mental pos
session that fancies the control of an
army of million or two of men would
be quite in its grasp. HORACE GREE
LEY said the way to resume specie pay
ment was to resume. All the four mill
ion wheat growers have to do to make
the figures boom up to their delight is
hold the wheat. This has been the
practice usually of individual farmers
as they were able to hold it and tho ugh
they discerned better figures in the
future. Sometimes they realized them,
and perhaps as often no advantage
came. Cases are recalled of wheat
growers of long experience who believed
they had found that not to hold was the
best in the long run. Be that as it may,
it is a legitimate business transaction,
common in all lines. 1t involves no
purpose to control and elevate the mar
ket beyond the effect of legitimate laws