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

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
N learn hat there is at least one DREADED
disease that science has been able TO cure
in an its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. CatArrh
being a constitutional disease, requires .
constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature In doing its work. I'M
proprietors have so much faith In It's cura,
tive powers, that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address, f. J. CHENEY Co, Toledo, u
s3-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
RECIPROCITY AND EXPORTS,
Who IL to BE Benefited by Reciprocity
With south America?

Who 10 to BE Benefited by Reciprocity
with South America?
When Secretary Blaine declared in
bis letter to Senator Frye that the Me-.
Hfnley tariff would not open n mar
ket for another bushel of wheat or an
other barrel of pork" he foresaw that
the Mckinley bill would not satisfy
the people, especially the farmers.
Reciprocity with South America was
his scheme for getting rid of our agri.
cultural depression. The last report
of the secretary of the treasury fur.
nishes excellent material for determin.
ing how much can be expected from
reciprocity with South America, Our
exports to the various countries of the
world in 1890 and 1891 are as follows: .
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

achieved a more detailed success. II,
often ended his lessons by charging m,
to say 'rhinoceros," but he did thi,
more TO confuse than to instruct me.
But though l worked constantly at
my studies, l had no surcease from
manual labor. During my second year
l tore off four square yards of wall
paper, spilled a quart of ink, wore ont
SIX pairs of shoes and sixteen dresses,
lost three hats, composed a great mum
Der OF Scottish 'lamentS," and put into
the CRATE at odd intervals Ut will be
remembered that l had only the cold
season to work in, and that a spy was
kept upon my actions by my unScrupI-
lous parents) the following property:
One thermometer. l shaving crush, 4
papers of pins, 8 important letters, 2
sets playing blocks, 90 playing cards, |
iumping-iack (old), 1 treatise on How 5
to Raise Children Il toys tasSorted), h
. quarts of water, and various matters II
from the desk of my father, a writer
by profession, among these a Ms. story,
entitled, "Mr. Jimson's Baby" being
a wonderfully humorous account of the +
of n certain infant | burned Z
this story with some other things land 4.
some others to show my father that 4
lis own child could not be outvied in I
delicate humor
In ending this chapter, | will say that
while | am by no means satisfied with
heSe successes, they nevertheless W
me to higher and more varied v
ctivitieS. IN
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
WHO PAYS rHE TARIEE9

How the Plate GLASS Combination hss. ssd
Iates the Heavy Duties on Plate S
Collects Its Tariff Bonus. gissA
Plate glass is next to wi. neIye ID the
the most highly protected Or sseh year
Mckinley tariff. We prs'aas o. polished
over 10, 600, 900 square t,rss r about
plate glass and our "i Ths plate glass
5000 600 square fs %rA n of those
industry is. thersse secretary Foster,
accoraaissssaer to pay all the
the = as see.
tax rts of polished plate glassi In
Our in,pss follows.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

The markets of South America which,
according to Secretary Blaine, will un-
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 a less pro.
portion of our agricultural products,
as the following table shows for 1890:
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
The Only One Ever P~rinted-Can You Find
the Word?

There is a 8 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 apr caring each week,
from The DR.. Harter Medicine Co, This
house places O Crescent on everything
they make and publish. Look for il, send
them the name OF the word and they will
return you book, beautiful autographs or
samples free.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

A benevolent Brooklynite whose
summer home is at Washington, Ct,
has hit upon an ingenious plan to pre-
serve trees on land not belonging to
himself. Soon after establishing his
summer home at Washington, he learn.
ed that the natives t~hcreabouts had
scant respect for the noble old trees in
which the region abounds. He is him
self a lover of trees, so he hit upon the
eXpedient Of purchasing the trees them
selves without the land from which
they draw their nourishment. He has
paid as much as twenty-five dollars for
the title to q tree, with the understand
ing that neither he nor the owner Of
the land shall disturb it for a term Of
years. In some instances he has pre-
sented these trees to his fellow summer
residents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
CHAPTF ".

CHAPTER ".
Having now arrived at the age OF
three, l was allowed to venture out OF
doors to join the children of our neigh.
bors, whom with wonder | had seen
disporting in strange but interesting
games before II windows.
For a long time after / had Joined
them these little people were a mys-
terry to me, and many a heart-ache
experienced at my lack of success in
fraternizing with them.
In order to make myself a welcome
addition to their party, l took out with
me (by STEALTH my best toys. Where
upon they played express with nv
wagon without asking or allowing me
to participate; they rode my velocipede.
while /, all in good faith, made a laugh
ing-stock of myself, by running breath
less at their side; they whipped my top
and answered my approximations by
threats of whipping me. When they
desired it | traded my toys for theirs,
and in these cases | had the unhappi.
ness of my w dissatisfaction coupled
with the modification of being consid-
cred a ninny by my parents, who sup
posed that | made the trades ON nv
Judgment When the children grew
tired of my toys and my complaisance,
they would go apart and play by them
selves, ostentatiously affecting that,
while they found my society distaste-
full, they were fairly intoxicated with
the company of one another. And
when they were ready to quit sport for
the day, they would start a game of
hide and-seek, and, without question
pitching upon me to blind, would leave
me to look vainly for them after they
had scattered giggling to their homes,
As time advanced, becoming an equal
party in the ventures of the children
upon the street, l entered into their
pursuits with all my natural industry.
We ran our wagons hundreds of miles.
learned architecture in the sandpilcs.
instituted systems of money and organ.
lied forces of police to cope with bands
of robbers. With one exception all
went well with me.
There was a desperado of six who
terrorized our neighborhood and Of
fered constant men ace to our peace, so
that in the end my father felt obliged
TO report him to his parents, and this
was SO wise a step that for a week /
hardly burst set foot outside our door.
This enemy was at last overthrown
in a singular way. While making free
and rough use one day of my wagon he
broke the box off and bent the axle.
He knelt down to examine the latter.
and coming up with the box and stag
gering under its heavy weight Stun
bled against the wheel and brought the
box down full upon his head. Instead
OF attacking me he jumped up and ran
away, and ! found myself q hero while
the desperate was jeered on the street.
Some conclusions of my long study
OF children nay here not be amisa
though tickle and tyrannical they are
far more agreeable in intercourse than
men; for while children have unlimited
.cxpedient ef converse and amusement
men are sAtirsly restricted TO asking
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

-Teacher-"Johnny Cumso, II your
father cen do q piece Of work in seven
days, and your Uncle George can do q
IN nine days how long would Il take
both OF themP" They'd never get Il
done. They'd sit around and swap ish
stories"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
CHAPTER II.

The studies in caloric and metallurgy
which | have mentioned as occupying
part of my second year were pursued
in intervals of rest from other exercises
In which the bent of my mind made
me take but little interest
My father and mother, whom at this
time / looked upon as finished linguists,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
ONE Enid

Both the method and y,
Syrup of Figs is taken, /,
and refreshing to the t,s
gently yet promptly on i,
Liver and Bowels, cleass
tenn eflectually, dispel, ="
aches and fevers and cuns
constipation. Syyyp Of II
only remedy of itsSkini y
duced, pleasing to the t,so
ceptable to the stomach, ~
its action and truly bepsss
effects, prepared only from
healthy and agreeable sub.
many excellent qualities M
to all and have made i
popular remedy known. 4
Syrup of Figs is for n
and 81 bottles by all laSri
gists. Any reliable dr,A
may not have it on haI
cure it promptly for any !
wishes to try it. Do nus
substitute. 4
CALIFORNIA FLO Sny
SAN FRANCISCO, Cl y
TnnToIIyf ~ ut4
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

AN EXTENDED POPULARITY, BRowN's
BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs have for many years
been the most popular article in use for re-
lieving Coughs and Throat troubles.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

THE bomb-thrower who tried to kill Rus
sell Sage is said to have been cool when he
| entered the Office. He certainly was COLI
looted after lie left it-Yonkers Statesman
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

THE Grip of Pneumonia may be warded
off with Hale Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Curein one minute.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

Much stress is laid upon the fact
that the Mckinley tariff has almost
completely prohibited the Importation
OF WOODEN rags and shoddy from Eu.
rope to the United States But no
mention is made of the other fact that
not q pound OF wooden rags or shoddy
IL exported from this country. While
England, Germany, Italy and poorer
countries of Europe largely export
these cheap materials, the manufact.
urs rs of the United States have need of
all the rags and shoddy they can got ns
q substitute for pure wool to make into
clothing for the richest people in tho
world. How often the domestic rnrs
are worked over in the shoddy mills is
q question to which the statistics of
manufacturers afford no adequate
answer. -PnAadeiphia Record
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

BEEcHAM's PILLS cost only % cents a box.
They are proverbially known throughout
the world to be worth a guinea q box"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

Your friend may be the soul of %hospital-
ity, but he is not apt to forget that II Is
your treat.-Galvoston News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

ApUGNAcious ram is fond of a practical
joke. He tries to make a butt of every one
he meets. Lowell Courier.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

we're accustomed to insist on nv At
tempting 70 pronounce words Of a Ian
enaGs other than my own. Ny mother
~ ssuaily unlisted TO rapture when |
rsrsered any combination OF sounds
VITO "Ar-Hrrg" but NJ fatles. who
e6ectcd 70 possess = most sensitive ear,
wouid often dsny me my ration ~ milk
- spill q ths tablet, o. Of rare beef
- ~ y Ne cst). until l had
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

IT'S an insult
to your intelligence, but some I'M
scrupulous dealers try it. For in
stance: you're suffering from some
Skin, Scalp or Scrofulous affection,
or are feeling "run- down" and
used-up." There's a torpid liver,
impure blood, and all that may come
from it. You've decided, wisely,
that DIR. Picrce's Golden Medical
Discovery is the medicine to help
you. You know that it's guaran-
teed to do so, as no other blood.
purifier is.
If it doesn't benefit or cure, you
get your money back.
But what is best for you to take
isn't always best for the dealer
to sell. He offers something else
that's "just as good" Is it likely .?
If the makers of a medicine can't
trust it, can you?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

That promising young man is still in
great demand among his creditors. -Balti-
more American.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

Nothing is more common than the
fact that when manufacturers ''get to.
gether" to form trusts they announce
to the trade that they do not intend to
raise prices, but unite solely for the
purpose Of economizing the production
and sale of their products. As soon,
however, as their monopoly is COM
plete they forget all about their prom
ises and charge as high prices as the
traffic will bear. The. action of the
cordage trust in this regard is as fol-
lows, according to the Iron Age, a high
tariff organ:
A further advance has been made by
the National Cordage Co., who on Sat.
urday advanced the price of MANILA
rope three-fourths of a cent per pound.
and sisal and New Zealand one cent
per pound. This action is taken in
view of the fact that they are securing
control of the market, and outside com
petition ceases to be an important ele-
ment The tone Of the market is
decidedly strong. and it is thought
probable that further advances will
follow.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

CHATTER Hi IN
Until the age of two years, at Vice
had now arrived, my nneople
had been limited to a class .os 81 nurse.
consisting of my parents anSSadd always
will not claim that tshese people
the penetration to reg"ssow advancing
with disfavor, but ny this a natural
mental strength "ss occasion pre-
step. thereforrasra myself from
sente" itSeli, and sought the society
their eompasG. My first experience of
OF tne le ~ was afforded by trips that
d "lue1 asubterranean cavern beneath
| took e.
the h. a.
l,.hom | now have occasion to suppose
was our cook, and | basked in the
rays of her Aspasian converse. 1t was
from her that | obtained much of my
information concerning ''boogy' men.
also became acquainted in the true
pronunciation of the Irish language,
and well versed in the arts of cookery.
Further flor | had ever a practical
turn, learned how to take cookies,
cake and bread off the table without de-
lection, while things more indigestible
than these the cook would herself
choose out, with wonderful skill, and
present to me.
Among the unique and desirable pos
sessions of the cook was a cat; and a
little computation that i have made
shows that | chased this cat more than
two thousand miles. She fled over a
regular route, which she came to know
so well that she was always able to
elude me, but which | came to know so
well that never for more than an in
slant could she remain in one place.
From under the table she went under
the stove, thence behind a basket,
thence she jumped into a window seat.
She always made a peculiar sharp
sound when | dislodged her from this
retreat: and while | stood somewhat
terrified, she took advantage to Jump
under the table again. But | knew
that this position offered no harm, and
the pursuit was recommended.
When the cat and | had encored each
parts long enough to set the
cook into a fit, she would open the door
and drive the cat out. 1t was in the
language of the soft north of Ireland
that she ordered the cat to leave, and
by fortune it was through this circum-
that came more into favor with
my father, who was always anxious
for my linguistic a~dvancement; for,
though still rendered very i'll each
word that he gave me to pronounce, he
was obliged to own to my mother.
when by chance he heard me saw
"Ash-go-roo' to the cat. that | could
initiate the Irish as we'll as he could
himself-if not better.
have since heard him tell Irish dia.
lect stories-which he generally tells in
or Hebrew-and ! can bear this
statement out.
During this period my mind was
growing apace. At the age of two and
one-half | became aware one day that
| hiccoughed Previously | had had no
idea who hiccoughed. At first | tried
to II away from it, but finding this
effort vain, l raped smartly on nv
and commanded: ''Top itl,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

THE prodigal son was a young man who
went wrong; but he came back again
Picayune
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

Hello, Brown, you're looking bad
ly this morning. There's nothing
strange in that; I've just been uncon-
scious for eight hours" Great heav-
ems, man, what was the matter?" ~
was asleep."--Frank Leslies' Weekly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

One of two things has to happen.
You're cured of Catarrh, or you're
paid $500 cash. That's what is
promised by the proprietors of DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy. By its
mild, soothing, cleansing, and heal
ing properties, it cures the worst
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02

Flower

This is the query per-
petually on your little
boys lips. And he is
no worse than the big
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-01-02
Tho january Wide Awake.

OF especial interest will be found Sal
lie JOY Whites description of the new
Leland Stanford, Jr., University in Cal
ifornia-that tender and magnificent
memorial by Senator and Mrs. Leland
Stanford. Mrs. White calls the article
"The Boy who built a College" and al
though the great school is built as a
memorial it was still so clearly The
fruit of the dead boys desires that the
title is no misnomer Molly Elliot Sea-
well has a delightful characteristic tale
of school-boy life, 1.-TWO Schoolmas-
ters," and Miss Adams Double Christ
mas at st. Martins" is a good story OF
boarding-school life. The serial stories
Of Jack Brereton's Three Months
Service" and "The Lance of Kanana, "
a striking Arabian story by Add ell
Ardavan," already grow absorbing even
in their second installment. The Amer
lean pale-face woman who was adopt
ed by the Seneca Indians, Harriet Max
we'll Converse, has another interesting
sketch of Seneca life in THE Straw
berry Feast at the Long House," Zitella
Cooke tells u charming story of the cell
ebrated Mexican general Santa Anna
and his jealous pet bird; and Otis L.
Mason has something to say of Profess
sor Marsh's giant lizards, sixty feet
long. The poems in the number are by
Celia Thaxter and Clara Doty Bates.
Other verses and sketches fill out a
most interesting number of WIDE
AWAKE, which is, us usual, well Illus
trated and SO carefully made up as to
prepare u tempting feast indeed for the
myriad young people who eagerly await
and as eagerly welcome it,
WIDE AWAKE is published at 90 cents
per number, 81, 40 per year. All book
sellers keep it.
d. LorHRoP Co., Pubs, Boston.
The Wonders of Our Country.
If we would cease to depend so much
upon other countries for our models of
life and thought, we would have taken
the first step toward the Americanism
which should be, but is not, ours. We
read a vast amount of the wonders of
foreign lands; but very few writers.~'
and still fewer reliable oncs-tell us of
the marvellous secrets of our own.
Every intelligent youth knows that
there are boomcrang-throwers in Aus
~tralia; but how many are ware that
there are thousands of natives in the
United States just as expert with the
magic club rs are the bush-men? All
have read Of the feats of the jugglers
of India; but how many know that
there are as good Indian jugglers with
in Il own boundaries? How many
young Americans could say, when some
traveller recounted the exploits Of the
famous nake-charmers of the Orient,
"Why, yes; we have tribes Of Indians
in this country whose trained charmers
handle the deadliest snakes with i'm
punity," and go or to tell the facts in
the case?. How many know that there
are Indians here who dwell in six-story
tenements of their own building? How
many know that the last witch in the
United States did not go up in cruel
smoke above old Salem, but that there
is still within our borders a vast do
main wherein witchcraft is fully be-
lieved in?-Charles T.. Lummis, in st.
Nicholas.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-07
HIT AND MISS STORIES.

As the democrats will have q major
ity of ninety in the next house of rep
resentatives, they can afford to heap q
few Goals on republican heads by deal
ing generously in contested election
cases. This country will still be safe.
kansas City Times.
The wise woman will do her shop
ping now and avoid the rush OF the
next two weeks. Read the advertise
ments and know what you want and
where you can buy 1t from responsible
houses.--lnter Ocean.
Grover may be safe from the fellows
who want postoffices, but the ublQui.
tous newspaper correspondent still re-
ports at what hour he changes his
trousers.-Detroit Tribune.
A spinning top seems to have just
about the same degree and perman-
ence of stability possessed by the
French ministry .-Chicsgo News.
Prof. John l.. Sullivan wants TO use
the press of the country for mop be-
cause MS name does not appear as
often ss OF vore.-Free Press.
There is a brick famine in Chicago,
Notwithstanding that the beer saloons
are in full blsst.--Chester News.
There ~ a good deal of dry humor
about pyrenforth's rain-msking expe.
rIments.-New York Recorder.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-07
sTATE PRess GOSSIP.

The farmers worst enemy, 60 Tar -
transportation 10 concerned. is not the
railroad, but the wagon road. And
what he most needs to do Is mott mako
war against tho railroad companies.
but to set about the business of cheap
enlng transportation from the farm to
the rallway.-Jackson Patriot.
The State Agricultural society Was to
sell its $4,000 worth OF property to the
state for $50, 900 and let the state man.
age the fairs. As the society has lost
money under private management the
business would be likely to prove in
cubus to the state.-Kalamazoo Tele-
graph.
The gain of the churches in visible
property since 1850 Is . romance of
Providence. In 1850 it amounted to
$S7 ,000. 600; in 1890 to S631 900. 000-an
increase of Cpl per cent IN forty years.
-Muskegon News.
The girl who has fur around the bot
tom of her dress these days feels that
she 10 comfortably clothed and is per-
fectly happy. 1t seems to take the
place Of = sealskin sacque.-Greenville
Cali.
Ingalls, calls Mrs. Lease 80 great
man." Judging her by some other
Kansas statesman the description 10
eminently correct.-Lansing Republi-
can.
President-elect Cleveland has re-
turned to terra firma again. and the
march of the Office seekers will be re-
sumed.-Benton Harbor Palladium.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-07
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

"Robin Hood WAS repeated in The
Power last evening to . fairy large
audience. The strength aid fnish TO
the male choruscs excited generous
words of commendstion. The pretty
opera has . hoss of enthusiastic admir-
ere ia this city and capable company
will always attract the muslc-ioving
patrons Of The Powers.
Tonight Mr.. Frohman's company OF
players will act 1.-The Junior Partner"
in the Powers Grand. Ii il said to DO
much more entertaining comedy
thAn "wilkinson's Widows" BY the
same caIlaberasors.
Homer Doake. representing the 'By
Wits 0utwitted" company. which viii
appear in Powers' Grand December IL
and Is. was in the city last evening.
Notwithstanding the "off" horse re-
fuses to do thu lightning hitch act IN
1.-THE Police Patrol" The piece A.
tracts crowded houses in the Grand.
"Glen da Lough," with it, wealth OF
fine scenery and rich Irish brogue.
will be seen IN The Powers tomorrow
evening.
There will b . matinee in Smiths
this afternoon at O'Clock. The show
is above the average this week.
You will see "A Hole in the Ground"
on the stage in Powers Saturday eve
ming.
"Grimsey Old Boy will be the At
traction at tho Grand next week.