Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-08-08
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL

"A Meadville fisher ran takes all his
carp with hook and line. His method
is to throw bread crumbs on the water
and then when the fish get to feeding
nicely to put good fat erumb on his
hook, being always certain of bite.
DE Balzac wasted untold gold upon
gaudy jewelry, useless hnicknacks and
fantastic ''curios," which, during his
frequent paroxysms of mpecuniosity,
he resold to sharp-witted dealers at a
ruinous loss-frequently for less than o
hundredth part of their original cost
-Iconoclasts have sought to throw
doubt on the old John Knox house in
the Canongate of Edinburgh, as the
former home of the great Scotch Ya-
former, but Sir Daniel Wilson, of To-
ronto, the author of "Old Edinburgh"
defends the tradition as not inconsis-
tent
Bishop French, of England. who
died recently n Arabia, was known as
shat many-tongued man of Lahore"
for he could preach in English, Persian,
lIindustani, Pushto, Hindei, Tamil and
Punjabi and was an eminent scholar in
Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, Greek and
Eatin.
1t is claimed by old people in Kings
ton, Ontario, that Sir John A. McDon-
aid derived his genius from his mother.
who is said to have been tall, energet
ic and hospitable Highland lady, quick
at repartee and at grasping situations.
Both his father and mother, however,
were in straitened circumstances and
lived very humby.
Miss Louise Nicolson, of Washing.
ton, better known as Nikita, has lately
finished her third tour in Russia, which
has lasted over year and half She
has visited the principal cities of west
ern, southern and eastern Russia
Nikita is now in Germany, and will
take a well-earned rest at Ems previous
to resuming her vocation.
"A clever, thrifty little woman at
Wichita, Kan, is the happy possessor
of new black silk which she earned in
the most peculiar way. Every time
her husband bought twenty-five cents
worth of cigars she laid a like amount
away in a drawer. In less than a year
she had enough to buy the silk and pay
for the making and trimmings.
While Mr.. Gladstone was confined
to his bed during his recent illness, con-
slant inquiries were made for his health
by workingmen in the vicinity as we'll
as by his titled neighbors Mrs Glad
stone gave orders that the men should,
in every case, receive courteous atten-
ton, and that the fullest information
of the patients condition should be
given them.
The jewels Of that ill-fated Queen,
Marie Antoinette, whose tragic death
glorifies frivolous life are now on sale
in London. The price of single pair
Of earrings is sos, 900, but the stones are
of wonderful brilliancy. A large point
ed drop cut in facets like the pendants
Of chandeliers is suspended from large
circular diamond by tiny silver pin,
diamond headed.
"A positive nuisance has grown out
If new advertising trick by which
,ertain companies, notably in Boston
md Chicago, are pushing their wares
by getting little boys to act as peddlers
md agents in the hope of getting
'-yy'0 f'e~,@ These "omnanies sell
books, baking powders, end lawn
mowers in this way, demanding large
ale in return for Il cheap bicycle The
rick is practiced to such an extent that
he average neighbor's child is ten
lines more of a terror than nature
made him.