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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

eat as if they enjoyed their meals, ana
not mincing and dallying over their
plates. Let the boy alone, Maria.
Grandma has a cook, an Irishwoman
named Molly McShane, just as jolly
and good-natured as herself. She's
lived ten years at Pine Grove, and she's
as glad to see us all as grandma is.
She's 40 beauty, Molly isn't, for she's
short and squat, and has no more fig
ure than a cotton bale, and her face is
broad and red, and her lose looks as il
1t had been mashed fat.
She isn't young, either, but for all
that she's got a beau named Terence
O'Brien. A worthless young fellow he
is, grandma says, who ants to get at
Molly's bag of savings, and If he can
cajole her out of them without marry
ing her, he'll do it; but if he can't, he'll
make her Mrs. O'Brien, and get away
with the money. But Molly keeps a
tight grip on her bag. She and Ter
ence count the money over every two
or three months, but she holds on TO
every nickel, and he can't get one of
'em out Of her.
Pa tried to persuade her to put her
money in a savings bank, but she hoot-
ed at him.
mo. sor, I'll be niver that silly to
put me money where 1 cannot see 1t
when / want. Banks break, and II I
had all the goold and silver and jools
av the wurld, no banks would see 'em,
and swaller 'em up. Sometimes I
dhram av mt money, and then it does
me all the good in the wurld to open
me chist and see me bag all safe"
Take care, Molly!" pa said, laugh
ing. 'Since Terry knows SO well
where you keep your treasure, some
bright morning you will wake up and
find both bag and sweetheart gone"
Molly got red, and cried out: AN
do We main TO say, sor, that Terence
O'Brien, what comes av the good ould
~shtock-why, the O'Briens came av the
kings ~ Munsther-that he would de-
name himself to be a dirthy thafe? An.
niver!"
"very WELL" pa said, still laughing.
'If ! were you, Molly, ia change my
h~sd're-r'sce now and then, u won't
do any harm"
She didn't answer, but went about
looking trcubaed until grandma had TO
eeoad her for being 20 absentrminded
- she put sugar instead of salt *
- seSR end sssnsd ~ chickens
..N".|." M""" "
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26
AN OLD PROTEST..
\ Few Reflections suited to the New

Year,
When the calendar tells MS that the
year is very old and near his end, it
seems like "A mistake; we only half be-
it. The mind does not take kind
" to the thought of old age. The old
man with hour glass and scythe is al.
ways an unwclcome guest.
| cannot think of myself as an old
man. can easily identify myself with
the crude and opinionated person who
bore my name decade or two ago, but
by no effort of imagination can | iden-
tify myself with the tottering gray
beard who may some day answer TO
the same name, A hay but impen-
etrable barrier lies forever across u
mans u%ntrodden path. His mind
seems to be almost impervious to the
idea that he is growing old.
The venerable autocrat tells how 1.-THE
~octogcnarian peers among the aster-
isks of the tricnnial catalogue OF the
university for the namcs of graduates
who have been seventy years out Of
college and remain still unstarred,'
There is Il touch Of pathos in the way
in which he represents each advancing
decade as shield, a brcakwater, for
those who come after them. The mar
of seventy takes refuge behind the
thin ranks of the octogenarians,
But is there not in this universal
shrinking from old age some prophecy
as well as some pathos?
Tie familiar spectacle of men and
women attempting TO appear younger
than the family Bible indicates; is it
only material for the hand of the
s~atirist or the smile of the cynic? a
hint for an essay on the folly of man?
May it not also be IN unconscious
affirmation of the imperishable facul
ties of life, the eternal vigor of tbs
soul?
The protest which mankind MAKE,
against old age is not. | take it, merely
an indication that he is afraid Of death,
or too fond of the temporal things OF
the world, but an evidence repeated
again and again of the Immortality of
the soul: OF the essential and ever ex-
panding power of spirit, which refuses
to submit to the decline and weakness
which happen to be incidental to a
body which he shall some day dispense
with.
II don't elold; why should | walk as
if | were Cld?' says the man of seventy.
1t is an attempt to hold his body up
to the demands of his soul. 1t is a oro-
test which stands for Il truth; a kind of
righteous rebellion which promises
victory and liberty sometime. Old age
is but an episode in the life of the soul.
The choicest, strongest faculties OF our
lives st%ubbornly resist the encroach-
ments of age and remain vital forever,
"Undimmed by age, unsoiled by damp and
DUST
To The rarest men and women, in
their declining years, old age seems
more like the dawn than the twilight
of life,
Victor Hugo in the fullness of his
years said: THE nearer approach the
end, the palmer | hear around me the
immortal symphonies of tina worlds
which unite mt. When | goNown to
the grave | cRn say, like so manX 9th.
ers: 4 have finished my days wiXk.
but cannot say: Il have finished My
life My days work will begin agaif
next morning. The tomb is not a blint
alley; it is n thoroughtare, 1t close,
with the twilight to open with the
dawn. Clarence I. Brown, in Chicag,
Advance.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

EN Of trouble
the ordinary pill. Trouble when
You take it, and trouble when you've
got it down. Plenty of unpleasant
ness, but mighty little good.
With DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets,
there's no trouble. They're made
to prevent it. They're the origi-
nal little Liver Pills, tiny, sugar
coated, anti-bilious GRANTEES, purely
vegetable, perfectly harmless, the
smallest, easiest and best to take.
They cleanse and regulate the whole
system, in a natural and easy way
mildly and gently, but thoroughly
and effectively. One little Pellet
for a laxative three for q cathar-
tic. Sick Headache, Bilious Head
ache, Constipation, Indigestion, Bill
lous Attacks, and all arrangements
of the liver, stomach and bowels are
prevented, relieved and cured.
They're the cheapest pill you can
buy, for they're guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or your money is re-
turned.
You pay only for the value re.
ceived. Can you ask more?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26


When we walk within his palace,
And II seems as sweet as home,
What would we ask of Time to bless us,
What from his hands would we received
But courage for the tasks before us,
And power to do as we believed
Let his royal grace command US
In the name Of truth to fight;
Let his banner, floating Ger us,
Ever lead us TO the right.
Strike down the sins that smite US,
Danish the bandits in our way;
Like red,cross knights be bold to %vanquish
The monsters making man their prey.
In these days OF toll and striving,
There's so much for hands 10 do,
And for lips that have a message
Is the need that they be true;
The ancient word Of love is mighty,
Its living power to save is sure;
And were our souls aiame and jealous,
The day of victory we'd secure.
Let us strive to make men better,
Doing something for the race,
Wiping out some gilded error,
Bringing back some gentle grace
BY honest word and deed defending
What earnest hearts desire to do;
BY hope and help their plans perfecting,
And by the old enrich the newt
Let us ask of Time correction
OF the past we used but i'll;
Let us ask TO do our duty,
With a drawer, truer will;
Then walking in the new years portals,
Thrilling with soldier love OF fame,
Wen give our God our g~randest service
In holy worship Of His name!
William Brunton, in Good Housekeeping.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

The doctors and citizens in the
town of Stuttgart, Ark, are at logger
heads. A short time ago the leading
physicians of the place formed a protec-
tive league against those citizens who
fail to pay their doctors bills. Every
doctor in the league is prohibited from
visiting a patient whose name appears
on the black list. This action aroused
the inhabitants to a high pitch of indig-
nation, and over three hundred of them
assembled in mass meeting and agreed
to boycott the offending doctors.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26
U N JAMES Q


A dow Years Day nat Meant n Great
Deal to Two Folks.
"a good many years have passed
since Tom Shaw brought his wife home
to the house on the hill; and there is
no doubt they have both grown a
good deal older and wiser since then.
To be sure, as folks find it nowadays,
time does fly fast. l remember now
the picture in my little primer books
of old Father Time with a sickle in his
hand: he seemed to be moving at a
right smart pace, but la he looks
mighty weak in the legs, and ! don't
have an idea that he could get on very
fast at the best. On the very next
page there's a picture of Il very little
tree with a bushy top, and a mar as
big as itself sitting on it, and under the
tree there's a bit of rhyme that says:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

She treproachfully)-"l didn't ge.
a Christmas present lie igallohtly)
Probably Santa Claus wa unable to
see anything as diminutive as your
stocking And he basked in the radi-
ance of her smile during the remainder
OF the evening. IN. Y. Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26
RgcIPRoclTY AND EXPORTS.
who IL to he BENEFITED by Reciprocity
With south America?

who Is to he BENEFITED by Reciprocity
with south America?
When Secretary Blaine declared IN
his letter to Senator Frye that the Me-
Kinley tariff would not open a mar
ket for another bushel of wheat or an
other barrel of pork" he foresaw mat
the Mckinley bill would not satisfy
the people, especially the farmers
Reciprocity with South America was
his scheme for getting rid of our agrl'
cultural depression. The last report
of the secretary of the treasury fur
nishes excellent material for determine
ing how much can be expected from
reciprocity with South America Our
exports to the various countries OF tho
world in 1890 and 1891 are rs follows:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

~-"Gracious!' said paterfamilias, as
the bills for the Christmas pre-, ents
purchased by his wife and daughters
came in, ''uuless ! can pawn some Of
the gifts they have received wen have
TO live on salt pork for u month";
Boston Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

THE man wed must be handsome.
brave and noble; he must have no lad
habits, and must love me de~votedly."
but, my dear, that is impossible, you
know; quite impossible" ''Why?"
because there is only one such man
in the world, and he is going to marry
me."-Chicago Mail.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

knew His Business.-Mr. Laman-
Why do you always question patients
so closely about what they eat? Does
the information you get help you to
diagnose their cases? Doctor Emde-
0 no! But by so doing | am enabled to
guess what their station in life is, and
how mutl fees l can probably get out
of them"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26
Total. IS -, $50 ,S,!,7 20, IS

The markets of South America which,
according to Secretary Blaine, will I'M
der reciprocity" take enough OF our
farm products to relieve our depression,
take now, as shown by the above table,
only 429 per cent of our exports.
South America takes even u less pro-
portion of our agricultural products,
rs the following table shows for 1890:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

slapped her back, and made her drink
some water. When she came to her
self. she was white and trembling like
a leaf. You couldn't pay her to touch
that turkey, for she said the witches
had been moving II, and ma and grand.
ma had to stuff 1t and put it to roast.
Pa, said that he was sure that Molly
Mad put the turkey in the chest, maybe
when she was asleep. At any rate.
we made a splendid dinner, though
Molly said she was expecting us to
drop down dead or run sr,ing mad
after eating it. 1.t~t's the way she
said bew wed the folks
late that
!. 81 ut ms we
6fsge led J"~r--.e nircdf
kms 70 the door and said: u uon't
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

DO you believe in love in a cot
tage?" he asked, fondly. "Iam willing
to- she replied, in a business tone,
without putting the experiment to a
test. "-Harper's Bazaar.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26
The only One Ever P~rlnted-Can find
the Word?

There is a 3 inch display advertisement
in this paper, this week, which has no two
words alike except one word, The same IS
true of each new one an caring each week,
from The DR.. Harter Medicine Co, This
house places n Crescent on everything
they make and publish Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they VIII
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

The high position attained and the uni
versal acceptance and approval Of the pleas
ant liquid fruit remedy Syrup ofFigs, as tue
most excellent laxative known, Illustrate
the value of the qualities on which us sue
cess is based and are abundantly gratifying
to the California Fig Syrup Company.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

In 1855 a bushel Of wheat would buv
isx yards Of good calico. To-day 4
will buy l5h yards of calico of the same
grade. How much has the farmer prof.
ed by '~'protection?"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

What They Meant-Tom.-What
do these figures, 1883, .on this return
slip mean? Poeticus-That is probably
the number of poems that that particu-
lar editor has declined. Yankee Blade
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

Fon THE relief and sure Of the inflamma-
tion and congestion called "a cold IN the
head there is more potency In Ely's Cream
Rain than in anything else it is possible 70
nresoribe. This preparation which Is sold
bv YOUR druggist has for years past
been making u b,llliant success as q
remedy for cold in the head, catarrh ana
hay fever. Used in the initial stages OIL
these complaints Cream Balm prevents any
serious development of the symptoms, Whiie
ainost numberless cases are on record OF
radicol cures of chronic catarrh nnd hay
fever after all other modes OF treatment
have proved of no avail.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

W. offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
Gov any case Of Catarrh That eau not Do
cured Nv Halls Catarrh Cure,
u I tHFyEY a Co, Props Toledo, 9.
No tbe undersigned, have known + ).
cheney for the last IL years, and believe
him nerfectIy honorable in al business
, NJ and financially able to carry
ont apy Obligations made by their firm.
west IL Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
inedo O.. Wulding, Kinnan a Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, ONO.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood n mucous
surfaces of the system. Price Toe per DOT
lie Sold by all druggists. TESTIMONIALS Tree
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

THROAT DISEASES commence with a Cough,
Cold, or Sore Throat "Bropa'S Bronchial
Irocies' give immediate relief, Sold onlU
IN b0res. Price 25 cts,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

The drug trade does not feel me
holiday boom until the week after,
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

EXPLOSIONS Of Coughing are stopped by
Hale's Honey of llorehound ana Tar,
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

The author Of beautiful Snow was a
livery stable keeper.-Buffalo Express.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

Many a life has been lost
because Of the taste OF cod
liver oil.
If SCOTS Emulsion did
nothing more than take that
taste away, it would save the
lives Of some at least Of those
that put off too long the
means of recovery,
1t does more. 1t is half
digested already. 1t slips
through the stomach as if by
stealth. 1t goes to make
strength when cod-liver oil
would be a burden.
New York.
Your druggis, keeps SCOTS Emulsion of cod.l,yer
ol-all druggists everywhere do. ST..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26
'IIcclruS he
Did climb the tree
His Lord to see

"Now | know that ii Zaccheus had
climbed into that tree he never would
have seen ANYTHING, for it would have
broken down, and that would have
been the end of it. And SO neither
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

TIE chicken thief's recollection OF his
scamp life are mostly associated with picket
duty.-Yonkcrs Gazette.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

Blows are not always exchanged when
you strike an acquaintance.-N. Y. News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-12-26

'You'RE a dead loss to YOURSELF Is the
latest sarcastic way OF telling IL man he IN
no ood-Philadelphla Record
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-25
PATIENCE EXHAUSTED.
The Administration Tired of Temporiz-
Ing With Chile.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-It is stated
semi. officially that the patience of the
administration is nearly exhausted, az
developments in the Chilean situation
seem to indicate determination on the
part OF Chile to defy the United States.
To submit to such course will inevita-
bly, subject the president and his advis-
ers to the charge at home of trifiing, and
will encourage more serious manifesto
tions OF disrespect abroad. The secre-
tarv of state is now at work on report
giving the American view of the case.
When it is finished the president will
make it part OF a special message to con-
gress, which, besides this, will present
such case against Chile that congress
can take but one view of it.
The letters and telegrams upon which
the United States bases its case will be
published. The president will hold
that respect due the United States war
rants very prompt and decided action.
There is no doubt among the foreign
legations here, whose opinions are of
any consequence, that the United States
must hold Chile responsible for the vio-
lence of its mob, or fail to perform its
duty under international stipulations.
This is known to be the view OF the
English, French, German, Spanish and
Russian representatives, and this senti-
ment has greatly strengthened the pres
ident in the course he intends taking.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-25
The Rupture With Chile Ap-
preaching a Crisis.
Patience Of the Administration
Nearly Exhausted.
Arms and Men Being Forwarded to
the Pacific Coast.
The San Frar cisco Ready to Sail at q
Moments Notice-Other Cruisers
Nearing the Southern
Hemisphere.
Associated Press Dispatches.

CHICAGO, Dec. PA Washington
special Gays: There are some facts that
point strongly to the probability of war.
The war department is forwarding re-
cruits in equads OF forty or fifty as rap
idly as possible to fill the complement
of regiments in the far west and on the
Pacific coast. General Schofeld said
10000 men are available to send out of
the country, but no more could be
spared from the regular army. Gun
carriages are being shipped to San
Francisco in sections, and the guns will
follow at an early date. General Seho.
field has been twice summoned before
the cabinet, and has given it as his
opinion that if 10000 men
were sent out of the country,
it will be quite possible to fill their
places in the regular army at home by
temporary enlistments from the militia.
A certain quota OF regulars equipped
for actual service, at army posts, is to
be called for from each state. In case
10000 men transported to Chile should
not be enough, it is reported that the
president may call for 10000 volunteers
for one year.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-25
Atlanta and Bennington arrived at Bar
BADGES yesterday on their way to Mon
teyideO.
ANOTHER INQUIRY.
The Testimony OF Shields and His Cor
panion Taken.

The Testimony of Shields and His Com
panion Taken.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. "a The Exam
iner states that telegraphic instruction
was received today from Attorney Cen
eral Miller, directing United States Dis
trict Attorney Garter to take the testi-
mony Of Patrick Shields and others on
the steamer Keweenaw, which arrived to-
day lin regard to the outrages perpetrated
on Americans by Chieans. Shields
claims to have been brutully maltreated
by the police, and bears ugly scars to
prove the truth of his statements. In
structions were to make the examina-
tion as full as possible, and have affida-
Wits made of all of it. Attorney Garter
and Court Reporter Bennett went aboard
the Keweenaw the moment she docked
and examined Shields and Andrew Nc
Kinstrey, who was with the former when
he was arrested. Shields repeated on
oath the story sent out by the Asso-
ciated Press on Wednesday last. He is
still weak and i'll from the beatings he
received at the hands of the Valparaiso
police. Both Shields and McKinstrey
swear positively that they were not
drunk. Their testimony, together with
that of the captain and officers of the
Keveenaw, will be sent to Washington
by the next mail.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-25
WALT WHITMAN DYING
AN AGED POET NEARING HIS
JOURNEYS END.
Death a Welcome Visitor to Hm-Pope
Leo's Health Is All Right-Patients at
Washington Doing Well-Cyrus Field
Better-His Daughter Sinking.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24.-Late tonight
Walt Whitman took decided change
for the worse. Shortly after 10 O'Clock
he was seized with chill which lasted
nearly an hour, and left him in much
more enfeebled condition. The
physician says his PATIENTS body
is covered with the perspiration
that presages death, and that he bad
only few hours to live. He has re.
fused to take medicine, and the only
substance that passed his lips today,
was water, OF which he took two glasses.
The aged poet is said to be impatient
for death to come.
THE POPE IS ALL RIGHT.
ROME, Dec. 24.-It was officially an
nounced today that there has been no
change in the health of the pope, and
that there is no cause for the slightest
anxiety.
KING ILL WITH GRIP.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 24.-The attack OF
influenza from which the king is suffer-
ing, is of a severe type. He passed
sleepess night.
WASHINGTON PATIENTS IMPROVED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. A.-Representativ
Wright of Pennsylvania, who is confined
to his residence by an attack OF la grippe,
is reported better today.
Congressman Mills's health continues
to improve.
Speaker Crisp is better today.
CASE OF EXCESSIVE Drink.
READING, Pa, Dec. "a Martin Mey-
ers, aged 35. one of the leading checker
players of this country, was found dead
in this city last night IRON the results
of excessive drinking.
SENATOR HEREFORD DEAD.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. 24.--Ex-
United States Senator Hereford died
yesterday at his home in Monroe county
OF pneumonia.
CYRUS W. FIELD AND DAUGHTER.
New York, Dec. 24-Cyrus W. Fields
condition is still hopeful, but Mrs. Lind
ley is slowly sinking.
STATE TREAsURER's DEATH.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 24.-State
Treasurer Pons died tonight.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-25
MORNING. 1s9-TwELvE PAGES

wounded; John Kennedy, McMillsn's
iaher-in-law. was killed John McMi-
Ian was shot three times and will die
a 12.year old niece of Mcmillan, was
killed; 10-year-old nephew was shot
and burned up in the house; Miss Belle
Mckenzie, a school teacher boarding at
McMllan's, was shot twice in the neck.
The desperadoes opened McMillan's
store, robbed it of what goods they
wanted, and left it lighted up. They re-
marked that they would burn out and
kill DR.. Brown and Frank Tate tonight.
Sims daughters are dressed in mems
clothes and armed with Wincnesters. A
large body of men are after the gang.