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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
Intellirencs From China.

LONDON, Dec % The Times Sing.
apore correspondent says: A Tientsin
dispatch states that Lii Hung Chang is
recovering from his attack of influenza.
The same dispatch also states than an
additional detachment of cavalry has
been sent northward to arrest the
rebels
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
salvationist Booth working India

MADRAS, Dec. 29-Gen. Booth, the
head of the Salvation army, who ar
rived here a few days ago from Aus
tralia, is holding very successful meet
ings in this city. Large sums of money
have been subscribed for the cause
represented by Gen. Booth.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
Pennsylvania Prohibitionists.

HARRISBURG, Pa, Dec. PA COM
mittee has been appointed by the pro.
hibition state executive committee to
take steps to test the constitutonality
of the Baker ballot bill and report as
soon as possible to Chairman Patton.
June |, 1892, was selected as the time,
and Scranton as the place for the next
convention
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
Mrs. Coy. camnhall Very Ill.

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 2S-Mrs. Gov.
Campbell is very i'll, the symptoms be.
ing those of peritonitis, from which all.
ment she suffered two years ago. The
attending physician. DIR. Loving, says
that while her condition is alarming,
the disease is yielding to treatment,
and he believes the worst stage of the
trouble is over.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
A I,obhvist's Change

FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. 2s.-Ben Lee
Hardin, who has long been a character
in the legislative lobby here, it is
rumored, has taken rooms ut Washing
ton. His ambition is to be national
iohhyist
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
Mr.. Foss Has q Soul.

NyAcK, N. Y, Dec 20 Mr.. R. P.
Foss, owner Of the Clinton dynamite
works which exploded at Haverstraw a
few weeks ago, gave Christmas pres
ent of $1,000 each to the four widows
who lost their husbands in the dis
nster
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
A Baron Arrested.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. ga dispa ch
from Mitau, capital of Courland, states
that the police have arrested Baron
Hahn, a well-known landowner for
tearing down the imperial coat-of-arms
which stood over the door of the court
house at that place.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
shot Through tho Heart.

Hn.LsBoRo o., Dee. 2S--Frankie
Shepherd, boy about IL years old,
son Of DR. W. W. Shepherd. one Of the
most prominent physicians Of this
place, while playing with Flobert
gun, shot himself through the heart
dying INSTANTLY
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
Commissioner King paad.

Nsw YoRK. Dec, s4-Wm. II. King,
United States commissioner, was found
dead in his room at the Continental!
hotel, Tuesday afternoon. Mr. King
was q lawyer and was about fifty
years of age His family live at Cast
Chatham, n. Y.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
Two Men Killed bv Cars.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, Dec co. Peter Me-
Nally, of Duquesne, and John Daugh-
erty. Of Braddock, were struck by a
train near the latter place and instant
ly killed. The bodies were frightfully
mangled
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
Dsstructive ylre at Boston.

BosToN, Dec. 2s The most disas-
trous fire which has ragged in the city
since the Thanksgiving day blaze of
1889, occurred Sunday night The total
loss is $3.50, 900.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
Not Plotting a Revolution.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Advices from
Guatemala are to the effect that Senior
Montujar candidate for the presi-
dency, has declared false the report
that he was plotting revolution
against Barrillas.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
well-Known Kentuckian Dies.

Mt. STERLING, Ky, Dec 2s Capt
James Howard died in this city of gem
eral debility, aged 50 Capt. Howard
was one OF the best known men in this
section of the state For sixteen years
he was postmaster of this city.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
Burglars' Big Haul.

Columns, Ind Dec. a4.-The resi-
dence of John Rowling, a prominent
farmer living north of this city, was
entered by burglars at an early nom
Wednesday morning and $50 in cash
AM two gold wal cles were .ecwej
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2s Mrs. C T.
johnson, of Kansas City, Kan, whose
prediction that the world would come
To an end Christmas, 1891. at 5 p. m.
has given her so much notoriety, spent
Thursday at her house behind closed
doors. She refused to see any of her
numerous callers In response to an
inquiry sent to her room she wrote:
Watch and pray; the Lord has willed
;tn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
rour Man K,iled bv an Exnloslon

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 24.--The ammonia
tank of Armours packing house ex-
ploded Wednesday morning. Four men
were killed and several others were
wounded.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 A delegation
of Blackfoot Indians is in Washington
for the purpose of asking supplies of
farming implements, seeds, etc, that
they may engage in agricultural pur-
suits.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
No Pardon for punlap.

BosToN, Dec. 90 a-Contrary to general
expectation Gov. Russell this afternoon
refused to sign the pardon OF James
Dunlap, the Northampton hank rooDer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

Corbett's manager has secured Madi.
son Square Garden for the evening Of
February Il for the MITCHELL -Corbett
Hght rh. date was agreeable to
Mitchell aud the leasa has been signed
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-24

\ species of crow in India has ote
which exactly resembles the human
voice in loud laughing. The laughing
Iackass, when warning his feathered
mates that day break is at hand. utters
4 cry resembling group of boys shout.
ing, whooping and laughing in a wild
chorus. The nightjar has a cry like
one lamenting in distress.
Among birds that have the power of
imitation the parrot is the best but,
as matter of fact, its voice is decidedly
inferior to that of the mynah, a species
Of starting. Curiously enough the
male bird speaks in a high, clear tone,
like that of child, while the female
has gruff voice. Another bird, the
morepork of Australia, is frequently
heard vehemently demanding more
pork, in clear, stentorian voice. The
whip-poor-wi also demands his pun
Ishment in a distinct imitation of the
human voice, and the command of the
guinea fowl to come back could cas-
.ly be mistaken for human voice.
Coming to quadrupeds the cries of
zone approach more closely that of the
human voice than those of seals when
!amenting the loss or capture of their
Young. The cry of wounded hare re-
sembles that of a child in distress.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-24
PhDuopraDh Hanks.

In charging the little wax cylin-
drrS used upon the Edison photograph
ior recording and reproducing speech
Or song, the singers or instruments
whose notes are to be recorded, are
placed as closely to the large speaking
horn of the monograph as possible in a
room from which all other sound is
carefully excluded. If there is more
than one singer or instrument they are
grouped in semi-circle. Four or five,
sometimes as many as seven phono-
graphs, are arranged also in semi
circle. The sounds are recorded on all
simultaneously, but not with equal per-
lection, some of the cylinders being bet
ter than others. By this process, if
large number of cylinders are needed to
supply all the monographs controlled
hy the company, the music is simply
repeated as many times as is necessary.
After testing, the cylinders are then
ready to be placed upon the phono-
graphs at the railway stations, seaside
resorts and other public places, where
the curious audience of one drops
nickel in the slot and then smiles to
himself and wonders why every one
Else doesn't smile in enjoyment of the
feast of song. A much more rapid pro.
cess is used by Mr.. Edison in his works.
What is called master record is
made upon a single cylinder, which is
used similarly to the matrix in the
stereotyping process for reproducing or
multiplying the cylinders as many times
rs may be desired.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-24
A SHIP A WEEK LOST FOREVER.
Sixty-eight Vessels That Sailed Last Year
Never Heard From.

Sixty-eight Vessels That Sailed Last Year
Never Heard From.
The London Engineering notes that
with all the talk of finely modelled YES.
sells which are constantly building (;
with all the talk of smooth seas, pleas.
ant passages and safety on the ocean,
no one would dream that shipwrecks
were OF more than weekly occurrence.
Who, for instance, would think that
last year sixty eight vessels, the larger
proportion ships, sailed from some port
or other and, according to Lloyd's An
mH0i, never again were heard of ?
There is sort of weird poetry sur
rounding loss at sea, a mystery that
appeals to every one. We see the YES
sci sail forth from the harbor, her flags
flying, the blue skies smiling, the
breezes filling her snowy sails, and the
hSht-hearted sailor waving and shout
ing to friends on shore
Then come the drearv days of wait
ing. and finally the consciousness that
llcath rode in the tempest, that some
where out on the wide expanse the low.
ering clouds changed the sea to black,
that night dropped her somber curtain,
that the pillows donned the widows
cap. and the wind, signing and moan.
ing through the shrouds, proclaimed
thc approach Of Death that somewhere
those long blue waves, the hooking
sunlight breaking their surface in dim.
plies, cover an unmarked grave, where
the sailors, at an hour we know not,
fell into the last long sleep, murmuring,
perhaps, names we know with their
dying breath
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-24
GENERAL ITEMS.
Health NiaNin-.

Do not commence Il DAYS travel be
fore breakfast, evenit that has to be
eaten at daylight. Dinner or supper,
or both. can be more hcalthfuly DIS
pensed with than a good warm break
fast.
The habitual use of pills, II drops.
or any kind of medicine whatever, for
the regulation Of the bowels, is a sure
means OF ultimately undermining the
health, in almost all cases laying the
foundation for some Of the most dis
tressing of chronic maladic>; hence all
the pains possible should hc taken to
keep them regulated by natural
agencies, such rs the coarse foods and
exercises.
The three great essentials to human
health are, keep the feet always dry
and warm. have one regular action
of the bowels every day. and cool off
very slowly after all forms of cX-
ercISr.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-24
Christmas in Poland.

1t is customary in Polish villages to
strew straw over the Christmas eve sup
per tables, and for the young people,
blindfolded or in the dark, to pick out
each a straw therefrom. Should the
straw be green, the lucky maiden ex-
poets to wear a bridal wreath or the
youth to lead blushing bride to the
altar during the approaching year but
a dried straw foretells to either long
waiting, possibly even until death,
In other rural Polish districts, on the
"Christ's Eve" wine, beer and water
are placed by girl between two candles
on table. She then retires into cor
ner or an adjoining room to watch the
result reflected in a mirror hung for
this purpose. If, as the clock strikes
midnight, man enters and drinks the
wine she is happy, for her wooer will
be rich. Should he drink the beer, she
may be content, for the wooer will be
well-to-do;" If the water is chosen,
her husband will be very poor But if,
as the clock strikes, no man comes to
her table, the anxious maiden shivers
with more than midnight terror, believ-
ing that she is doomed to be early tho
bride of death.
Poland is peculiarly rich in these
observances, spreading themselves
throughout the year, both sexes being
equally superstitious in this respect.
On New Years Eve the young unmar-
ried men place themselves before fire,
and, bending down, look beneath their
legs. Should woman appear in the
background it is the one they will
marry, but if they see shape as of a
coffin it forebodes for them death dur.
ing the year close at hand.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-24
A CHRISTMAS CURE.
A STORY OF THE SEASON FOR
SMALL BOYS.

ANTACLAUSsat
by the fire in his
own home looking
very much troub-
led.
Santa Claus sat
there thinking
thinking, IT WIS
just before
Christmas. What
was the matter
with the good
Jolly old saint =?
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-24
First in Style
Best in Quality!
Lowest in Price!

Under these circumstances the seed of dull trade cannot
terminate garden, for popularity the flower that blooms
there in plofuson, rich as those which aorn our
LADIES' DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED HATS!
With theaXe at the root of high prices with the loss refined
and but the pure gold of perfection all our
lines is it any wonder that the Mecca of fashion
hunting pglms Is it any surprise that all who properly al
precae solid goods and minimum prices should flock our
establishment did the people Of old to the @littlin market
places of the Orient!
One suggestion, however, tlos, who delaying tncn
Der, it is just sensible and important r time as be
style. Come and our new goods
H. STERN e&1 CO..
,,o, FROSTBURG, MD
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-24
Christmas Sights.

IN the storchousc where jolly Kris kiugle
holds sway.
he oldest of things may be noticed, they say.
40 larger the elephant seems than the cat,
ho peacefully lies by the side of the rat.
lie tin locomotive goes off IN lark.
And has collision with Noah's new ark;
ut they say It's the funniest sight of them all
~ hen the jumping-jack irts with the fiaXen-
haired doll.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-24

I'm the most unfortunate man il
the world, said Blinks. Why, | found
i've theater tickets in the street thi.
morning, and every one of 'em was TO,
Last nights performance. ''-Brooklyr
life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-24
A CHRISTMAS CHIME.

At Christmas time, from cline to cline,
Each star to star doth Getty chime
I'll all the heavens are ringed with rhyme.
Then, loosed above. note thereof
Floats downward like a wandering dove
Aud all the world is ringed with love.
John b. Tab.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-24
DAN. a<EE %a>s7'. -sl...
PHARMACIST.
Nov r. Main street.
\ Rare Chance !
FURNIT(J.1.::::.
So g. GD - {;

NWING To the calamity which recently
~ hefe my store building. destroying the
root and third story, and not being able To
get place to remove my stock to keep it out
Of the weather, / am compelled to dispose of
same at almost any price i'll order to save it
from ruin by rain or snow, either of which
is likely to occur at any time at this season
OF the year.
The stock comprises Walnut, Oak and Pop
lar Bed Room Suits; at least 20 Parlor Suits
of the latest STYLES and upholstered in all
kinds of Pushes, Brocates, Tapestries, etc,
ranging in price from SO to S125 also Il
very fine lot of | phoI>tered and Rattan Easy
Chairs, especially seleted for the holiday
trade, and IA fine lot of Lounges, Bed Lounges,
Side Boards, Hall Racks WardrobeS, EXten-
sion Tables, all kinds of Mattresses, Springs,
and, in fact, everything pertaining to 4 first
class Furniture store. Some of tins turni-
ture has been slightly ia mayed, but the bulk
is yet uninJurrd, and that which has been
damaged in any way Will he sold exceeding
~ low. This is an opportunity to get
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-12-24

Our happiness in this world depends
largely l. the happipeSa we are able tG
inspire,
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-05-14

There is a good story told of the
powers Of the Rev. w. FL. GLADDEN., the
evangelist. Mr. GLADDEN. was brought
into prominence last summer by his
work at the Tarentum camp meeting.
There the religious fervor ran SO high
that it was a common occurrence for
persons at the meetings to become over
powered and remain insensible for some
time. One instance Is recalled Of man
who, becomn g excited, shouted "Glo"-
and then fell over unconscious, remain
ing in that condition for an hour. On
coming to be completed the exclamation
by saying cry" showing that his mouth
had been set to say "Glory," but at the
first syllable animation was suspended,
and when the senses were restored the
lips had to complete the word. Pitts
bur1 Times.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-05-14
The Wounded in the Next War.

German statisticians have been fgur-
ing upon the probable effect of the new
est weapons in the next war. In 1870
the proportion of soldiers wounded on
the German side was 14.08 per cent. of
the total number in the field. Only 22
per cent. were actually killed. Since
then an immense improvement has been
effected in arms of precision, and it
believed that in future engagements the
proportion of wounded will be greater
than heretofore, but that the wounds
will be less severe, as bullets, owing to
their small size and high velocity will
often pass through bones without splin-
tering them.
1t is estimated that about 20 per cent.
of the troops will be wounded in the
next campaign, and that little more
than 8 per cent. will be killed. That j.
to say that in an army corps of $4,000
men, 1900 will be killed and $500
wounded. About one-third of tn,
wounds, it is thought, are likely to bo
serious. Intending combatants are well
come to all the consolation contained in
these scientific predictions.-NewY York
Post
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-05-14
Popular Authors in Paris.

An interesting report has been pub
lished in Paris by DR.. Y. Bertillon. 1t
contains statistics concerning the use
that has been made during the past year
of the free libraries in the French cap
ital. The number of volumes read at
these institutions during 1891 was 161.-
636, and no less than 1,115,8 volumes
were lent out. One-half of the total
number Of books borrowed were novels
Among the older novelists, Eugene Sue
is most popular; Balzac loses popularity
year by year; George Sand is all but
neglected, but Dumas pere has lost little
of his popularity.
Among modern novelists, lola comes
first. After him Jules Verne has the
largest public following. Next to fiction
it is poetry which most attracts the
patrons Of the free libraries. In this de-
partment Victor Hugo is first and the rest
nowhere. Books of travel and geography
rank next in favor; after them follow
works on science and art, and history "a
long way behind. New York Post
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-05-14

For forty days akt0r q kned1ves deatn
food Ii served, with cOfes and cigarettes.
to ell who visit the tomb.
The Prince Of Monaco, Of Monte Carlo
fame, has been chosen to succeed the late
Dom Pedro as foreign associate OF the
French Academy Of Science.
In accordance with Chinese etiquette
all business of state requiring the en-
peror's attention is transacted between
the hours Of in the morning and 9.
An English governess is hereafter to
educate the daughters of the king OF
Siam, and she will be rewarded therefor
with a salary of e7O0 a year and resi-.
dence in the royal palace.
King Carlos has renowned 20 per
cent. of his civil list, which amounts to
1885, 900 milreis per annum, in order to
assist in the restoration Of the embar-
raised finances Of the nation.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-05-14
a New subm ar.ne Boat.

A submarine boat has been designed
by q Portuguese engineer, Don Fontes
Pereira de Mello, and it possesses sew
eral novel features. The boat has a
length of 72 feet, diameter of II feet
Q inches and displacement when sub
merged Of 100 tons. Power is furnished
by motor working from accumulators.
which drive pair of screws and give a
speed of six knots, maintainable for
fourteen hours. The boat is submerged
by introducing water ballast into reser-
voirs and by horizontal propellers, it's
perfect stability under all conditions
being insured by a special arrangement.
When submerged direct communication
is kept up with the outer air by means
of long hose, which admits of forty
cubic meters of air per hour, and allows
for the free respiration of natural air.
The dome is furnished with an optical
tube 1919 feet long and slightly over
4 inches in diameter, within which a
set Of mirrors reflect the image Of the
object to be observed, and magnify it
before it meets the eye Of the observer.
The special advantages claimed for the
new boat over all others are its absolute
stability, even when submerged in a
strong current; free respiration, without
the necessity for reservoirs Of COM
pressed air, and consequent ability to
remain under water for heightened Pc
RODS; and finally the special optical
apparatus, which permits of a good look
out being kept when the boat is under
water, and of distances being accurately
measured. The boat is intended solely
for coast defense and is armed with tor
pedoes.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-05-14
Tame Moose on q Farm.

About year ago Frenchman named
Burgoyne, who lived on farm on the
east branch of the Penobscot, found two
baby moose wandering helpless in the
woods and took them home. He nursed
them tenderly and taught them various
tricks, and they thrived and became
very tame. The young moose were ex-
hibited at the Bangor fair, and since
then they have lived contentedly with
the cattle on the farm. Sometimes
they go into the woods in quest of GER
tain delicacies of the forest and are
away for days at time, but then al
ways come back to the farm. Every
hunter on the east branch knows the
young moose by sight and no one ever
thinks of shooting at them.-New York
Sun.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-05-14

One thing that the world and the
church have not observed in regard to
the resurrection is, it was the morning
twilight. If the chronometer had been
invented, and Mary had had as good a
watch as some of the Marys Of our time
k~9-e. she would have found it was about
half past o'clock a. m. Matthew says
it was the dawn: Mark says it was at
the sunrising; Luke says it was very
early in the morning; John says it was
while it was yet dark. In other words,
it was twilight. That was the o'clock
at which Mary Magdalene mistook
Christ for the gardener.
What does that mean? 1t means there
are shadows over the grave unified
shadows of mystery that are lowering.
Mary stopped down and tried to look to
the other end of the crypt. She gave
hysteric cutlery; she could not see to the
other end. Neither can you see to the
other end of the grave of your dead;
neither can we see to the other end of
our own grave. Oh, if there were shad-
ows over the family plot belonging to
Joseph of Arimathea. is it strange that
there should be some shadows over our
family lot? Easter dawn, not Easte"
noon.-Dr. Talmage in Ladies Home
JOurnal