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PLAN OF SECOND FLOOR.

the hall and the reception room at its
right being lighted by colored glass
windows. At the left is n good*ized
iining-room: broad stairs lead to the
second floor, and at the rear is a door
INTO the sitting-room. and a cutoff
passage leading to the kitchen and
stairs to the basement or cellar. These
stairs, being narrower than those
above, afford space for broad shelves
in the stairway, and also for a china
cupboard in the corner of the kitchen
near the dining-room door, which opens
so that it cuts off much of the noise of
the kitchen. and closes the view en-
tirely. The dining-room has a fire.
place, and the kitchen range is placed
at the same chimney, with boiler. sink
and tubs arranged along neal the win
dows. The kitchen has two dark
closets. and in the corner of the house
is a large pantry with two airy win.
dows.
An entry affords easy access from
the real porch to both kitchen and pan
try, and has a large, dark storage
closet by the side of the back stairs,
which lead to the second floor. Up
stairs are four bedrooms, with plenty
of closet room, besides a bathroom over
the kitchen, a storage closet over the
and an alcove over the parlor.
The bedroom over the sitting.room,
with its alcove, closets, and the adioin-
ing bedroom make very comfortable
quarters. The plan Of the roof
is indicated by the dotted lines, and is
high enough for a v%entilating loft
above the chambers. The outside cell
lar entrance is near the rear porch at
the corner of the house. II the con
s~ervatory is not desired. it may be
{ asily left out of the plan, and an an
gular wall and staircase in the hall
will be less expensive than the curved
the reception-room being thus
off from the parlor, leaving
space farther back in the hall for q
direct parlor entrance. four illustra-
ton Fig. 1 presents a perspective view
the front of the cottage. The plan
Of the first floor is seen in Fig. 9 and
that of the second floor in Fig. 81
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

main building is thirty-three by thirty.
SIX feet, covered with a hipped roof,
with various minor projections. as in.
dicated in the engravings. and of the
size shown by comparing with the scale
given.
The interior is divided into well-ar-
ranged rooms. OF a spacious, symmet-
rical appearance. BY taking a posi-
ton between the two front windows of
the parlor, the suite of rooms in view
may become as attractive as one de.
sires, with proper Judgment in decora-
ting and furnishing. On either side
OF this room an open partition, with
grille and portieres, separate, il from
the conservatory filled with plants on
the right. andthe reception room, af-
fording a good place for the piano. on
the left. In the corner is a mantel
fireplace. and a similar one in the sit
ting-room beyond the folding doors.
with a corner closet or cupboard oppo-
site, forms a bay of the three large win
dows. At the left side is a large closet.
while at the rear is a small sewing
room, shut off by folding doors with
another closet. This room nay be
used as a bedroom, and, in connection
with the sitting-room and the rear
bedroom opening out of it, will make
a convenient family suite of rooms on
this floor.
From the front of the house, a broad
hall opens out upon the spacious porch;
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11
RULES OF WHIST,
Principles Of the Delightful tame Set TO
RHYME TO Aasist Memory.

Rhyme TO Assist Memory.
| forward a set of memory rhymes,
intended to be of assistance rs n little
mild relaxation after study or work,
II is from pr, Poles Theory of the
Modern Scientific Game of Whist"
II the modern game OF Wrist would know,
From this great principle its preeepts flow;
Treat your own hans as to your partners
Joined,
And play. not one alone, hut both combined.
Your first lead make your partner understand
What is the chief component OF your hand;
And hence there is necessity The strongest
That your FIRST lead I've from your suit that's
longest
In this with ace and king, lead king, then ace;
With king and queer, king also has first place:
With ace, queen, knave, lead ace and then
the queen;
With ace, four small ones, ace should first be
seen.
With queen, knave, ten, you let the queen pre-.
cede;
In other case, you the lowest lead,
Ere you return your friends your own suit
play;
But trumps you must return without delay,
When you return your partners lead, take
pains
To lead him back the best your hand contains,
II you receive not more than three AT first;
II you had more, you may return the worst,
il you hold the master card, you're bound
In most eases to play it second round
Whene'er You want n lead, It's seldom wrong
To lead UP to the weak or through the strong.
II second hand, your lowest should be played.
Unless You mean trump signal 10 be made;
II you've king and queen, or ace and king.
Then one Of these will he the proper thing.
Mind well the rules for trumpS, you'll often
need them;
When you hold i've tits always right to lead
them;
Or II the lead won't come in time TO you,
Then signal TO your partner so TO do.
also for your partners trump request
To which, with less than four, play out your
best
TO lead through honors turned up Is bad play, |
you want the trump suit cleared away. |
When second hand a doubtful trick you see,
trump it IL you hold more trumps than
three;
having three Or less trump fcarlessly.
when weak in trumps yourself, don't force
your friend;
always force the adverse strong trump
hand.
For sequences, stern custom has decreed,
The lowest you must play II you don't lead.
you discard, weak suits You ought to
choose, I
'or strong ones are too valuable 10 lose
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

Two broken pieces of tortoise shell
can be liked together by filing the
edges down with "a rasp till each piece
has an edge like a chisel. These two
edges are then made to overlap one an.
other and after ~softening in boiling
water are tightly held together in a
clamp or wise. The heating must be
very carefully done, so as to avoid
warplng or otherwise damaging the
rest of the article. Re sure that /, ;s
tortoise-shell. A vast amount of tor.
toise shell is in reality only c%elluloid.
or xylonite, and the application of heat
TO inns wall dlstort it all; also, it is in.
h"lnmable, not to say explosive. Imi.
tatlon tortoise-shell can be cemcnted
with acetone.-N. Y. journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

The Mccormick Harvesting Machine Com
pany Awarded Seven Medals and DIplo-
mas for the Superior Excellence of TheiS
Binders and Mowers.
CHICAGO, Oct cath.
AT the Worlds Columbian Exposition to-
day seven medals and seven diplomas wcrs
awarded the Mccormick Harvesting Machine
Company Of this city. These houors are in
recognition OF The merit Of the following
named machines manufactured by the Nc.
Cormick Company: The Machine Of Steel,
Biudiochine, Open Elevator, Mccormick
Simple knotter, No 1 Steel Mower, Big 4
Steel Mower and the Corn Harvester. These,
the highest awards, are based on the per-
formance Of the Mccormick machines be
fore the judges in the field, at the regular
field trials of the Exposition, held at Wayne,
H., in July last, the machines tested belns
those regularly built for the genera, trade
1t is a significant fact that Of ali the mani
faCturers of harvesting machinery having
exhibits at the Worlds Fair, the McCor
nick Company alone complied with the
committee 5 request 10 show the capabilities
of their machines in the field. The first
successful reaper was invented by Cyrus
Hall Mccormick in 1881, and from tina, time
10 this the Mccormick machines have had q
decided prestige over all others, They have
won the grand gold medals and highest
awards at every Worlds Fair, sud It was
possibly for this reason that sixteen differ.
ent manufacturers Of Binders and Mowers
did not compete in the field with them
Throughout the entire season these sixteet
concerns, in their efforts T. have s floor
award granted, have done everything possi,
bic TO battle the Commission anu prevent
fair open field exhibit tina, should ties, the
working qualities Of the machines, Ana
now, after a four months fgh; by The
makers Of harvesting machines who did net
dare meet Mccormick IN the he,G-s fctl
in which the United States Commission
voted al every turn that the only way 10 ex
anime a machine was by seeing TAI work IL
the tield-aud after having sietsei 80 aSree-
ment with all the others not 10 show in the
field, one concern wanted al award 50 bad.
ly that only two weeks ago Il went 50 lar SIS
to get a secret permit 10 pay the expenses
of a new Committee 10 secretly aoooupsnr
their special machines 10 8 enot section
of Colorado, where no other machines could
be shown, and where the crop II there IS
any lef0 must be much lighter. and the
surface Of the ground irmer, with the eyi.
dent hope that these conditions would insure
as easy work and as light draf. Us we-t
shown by the regular Mccormick machines
in the official tests in July, in the very hesyy
grain then harvested. The diplomas award.
cd the Mccormick machines speak III high.
est terms Of their efficiency, ease Of hard.
ing and extreme light draft The McCor-
,nf.l- y, 4 tFrrr,- hnr~- r--
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF FRONT OF COTTAGE.
eral landscape, A very plaln exterior,
when well screened by old trees or re-
hcved by varied natural surroundings,
will pass criticism and be more home
like III aspect than when in the midst
OF a trecless prairie, the monotony of
which is only broken by it's one divert
ing object, that will always receive
closer scrutiny than when the house is
set IN pleasing surroundings, The de.
sign shown in the illustrations is for a
farm or suburban cottage, which shall
have a tasteful outline from any point
OF observation, and at the same time be
compact and comparatively simple in
form. 1t will stand gracefully alone,
or o o coy with the yearly
growth of trees and s~hrubbery. The
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

command me to 80 with you, Ohio
| beg If vou,"
Ru; Count Tols;cgg ShruSS his shout.
ders with a smile anu makes no reply.
The guests are assembled in the prct-
" little amateur theAter. and the play
eyS have gathered behind the scenes ON
the stage In the first pow sits noco-
thea, aud beside her EeuatSchcw, he
has bHen her escort during dinner and
has filled uuuotierd her glass with
| champagne s. often as possible Nra's
checks are flushed, and y feveriSh light
burns in her black eyes Her excite
ment however. is rot caused by the
wine, hut by the inward struggle Of
the past few days
Il Will not'' cries conscience. II
will must" nSwcr another voice
in her breast, as II under the han Of
some strange hypnotic power Her
husbands departure, Has everything
osnspini III GenatSchews fayors oh.
if rol>tcCc had hut spoken II word
one woOi Of comfnr, and kindness
when she tptreated him to take her
back with him She would have gath.
erNi strength from ii Ia resist the pas
>ionate yeAruiug that drives her into
the tempter's arms There Is but one
way ont ef the d~ithculty. She must
confess cher husband the danger with
which she is be>ct Several times dur.
ing that day She has been on the eve
Of doing this, but when she lifted her
eyes to her husbands cold, indifferent
eountenanee. she relapsed into silence.
And now, now he is going from her
10 leave her ~unguarded to the others
wile> II am lost, | am lost" means
the unfortunate woman.
Three Of the tableaux, copied from
famous works of art, have already been
presented, The next on the programme
Is the one in which Count Tolstegg is
to figure, a side-door which leads to
the stage is suddenly thrown open, and
one enters and advances toward
Countess Dorothea. reckoning her to
One of the performers has been
i'll, and Dora is the only one who
can successfully take her place. Would
consent? The tableau is already
arranged; there is no time to be lost.
porothea gives her consent. Her
dress is o arranged to suit the char.
leter which she is to represent. They
ondeavor to show her the photograph
the painting from which the tableau
IS copied in which She is to figure, but in
he general confusion it has been mis-.
aid, Count Tolstegg is hidden to in,
his young wife, She is ready.
The count hurries to her side. A cry
n delight and admiration escapes
)orothca's lips, She has never known
to look more handsome. lie
matches her hand and draws her ON
he stage with him. The Others are in
heir places. Tolstegg leads her to the
enter of the stage and, bidding her to
;neel down before him, he says, with
nuftled voice: II am supposed to have
tabled your lover; you are to gaze
With horror upon his bleeding form.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

tH3FNln- huNlilE-ca>t.cS with Whicf
the mountains nj Syria abound.
Bear in mind. Dora, that Prime,
Ecrat>chcw Is a very dangerous man.,
Countess Noro;hea bln>hed crimson.
"Nhy DO Won call him dangerous"
rs not Your husband i little jealous
ot his pretty wiie9"
An, il he only We're, But he de.
votes night and Gay to the study Of 20,
}itical and economic subjects, and has
D. time fer me-"
"lo You mean 10 say THAT he neglects
YOU"
Not exactly; but he has so many
things 10 take up lis thoughts that he
would not have time to be Jealous, In.
fidelity on my part would arouse his
anger. but it would not try his heart.
He j. = cold and austere man. Enmy-
q great and noble man. il You will-but
like a block Of ice"
While Prince B~enatschew is a yer,
liable volcano"
Dora does 10: reply. for the subject
or taeir conversation appears on the
terrace where the two ladies are chat
ting,
- hope that | am not disturbing an
exchange o. condolences, LADIES'"
We were speaking Of you, prince"
answered Emmy. 1T was said that
you are q man Of a volcanic DISPOSE
ton"
"lou must be catering me"
Countess Dorothea has Indignantly
risen. Il havesaid nothing Of the sort,
for know nothing Of Prince Benat-
Sehew's character. Pray, let us return
to the drawing-room l hear Mr.. Green
low play the prelude : his
Il entreat you, countess. stay. 1t is
the Moonlight Serenade.' and | am
sure we can enjoy it to better advan.
tage here. with the real moon shining
down upon lis. What a lovely summer
night! Look down youder, countess.
and watch the effect here. from where
l am standing, Do you see the moon
reflected in the lake, and the fountain
transformed into a sparkling pillar of
silyer?'
Reluctantly Countess Dorothea fol.
lows the prince, This man exerts a
strange power over her. Emmy is
right; he is a dangerous man.
Where are YOU, Emmy?" cries she, as
she turns to where her friend had been
sitting. Come and watch the moon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11
BUILDING AND SCIENCE
CONVENIENT

low to Huild an Attractive Farmhouse
Points III Re Considered by Those In.
tending Co rut Up a Homs-Arrangs.
mcnts Calculated to Tighten h House
witc's Labor.
To build an attractive, home on a
new farm site requires considerable
careful thought, writes H. Comiugs, in
the American ASriculturist. 10 %
place the house t II it shall be conven-
iently situated relative to the highway,
ami IL have it n central retrea, from
the farm labors, is one problem;
another is to have the house we'll
grouped with the outhuildingS and
possessed of a character pleasing to
the eve and in harmony with the gen.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

Press one hand to your temple-so-
clenchlng the other, as | grasp your
wrist You are trembling, dear. Have
| hurt YOU? Forgive me; but for a mo.
ment the part which l am playing
seemed so natural, as if | We're in real.
ity the avenger of my honor"
'Otho-speak-would You have done
as he did?' asks Dorothea under her
breath.
'Oh! my life, my ALL don't know
whom | would have killed in such a
case. Perhaps myself" whispers Count
Tolstegg. with suppressed emotion, as
his eyes rest lovingly upon the pros
trate form of his young wife.
''Otho."
"Attention,' cries the stage
The signal is gwen. The curtain rises.
An hour later Count Tolstegg's car
riage is on its way to the station.
Leaning back in the cushions. with his
arm around her waist, and her head
resting on his breast, sits Dorothea.
She has confessed to her husband.
The proud, austere man draws her
gently to him. Then Master Angel
has helped me to be the savior of my
honor"
And of my happiness" tenderly
whispers Dorothea.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

Old Nj. T~enacrcs-Cnll them cows!
l never see no cows that looked like
them.
Gambosh (who painted them, irrita-
bly)-Well. / don't suppose you've
seen all the cows in the world, -Dos-
toa Globe
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

Mr.. Gayboy (who is homely. to a
pretty servant girl)-My wife talked
rough to you, but you haven't given
any notice to quit. Tell me, candidly,
Jennie, is 1t me that keeps you in this
house?
Jennie-Yes, it is, Mr.. Gayboy. This
is the only house | ever was in where
my sweetheart wasn't jealous OF the
boss.-Texas Siftings.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

feop'e overlooked the Importance OF per.
maneitly beneficial effects and were salts
ned WIN transient action, but now hat if !.
generally known that Syrup of Figs VIII
permanently cure habituai eonstinat;on
Well-lniormed people will notbuy other lax,,
jure tho system. ' in'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11
He Did Not Want 1t.

During the last Egyptian campaign
Queen Victoria and ladies of the house,
hold employed themselves in knitting
quilts, which, at the end of the war.
were sent to Netley hospital for the
use of the wounded. One of these,
made entirely by her majesty, and
bearing an elaborate "V. r." in the
center, was the coverlet par excel
lence of the institution, and in univer-
sal demand for a time. In assessing
the claims of the candidates for the
honor of sleeping under it, the medical
staff naturally gave precedence to the
most severely wounded, and, as the
most severely wounded was the one
most likely to die, very o an evil
omen attached itself to the distinction,
the climax of which was reached one
night when a poor soldier, feeling
something touching his bed-clothes,
woke up with the perspiration pouring
down his face, and cried out: e.Oh,
SIR do anything you like with me; but,
Tor Gods sake don't give me the quilt"
-%Argonaut.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11
Render Harmless the PestiIeutial Yanor

Render Harmless the Residential vapor
OF malaria, and the diseases 1t begets, with
a course Of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters at
the beginning of those seasons when MAS
ma impregnates the air and poisons the
system. 1t is a most efficient safeguard and
remedy long tried and proved. Liver com-
plant, dyspepsia, constipation, incipient
rheumatic and kidney trouble and nervous.
ness are promptly relieved by it. The debil.
itated, elderly and delicate benefit greatly
by its use.
"TRAIN robbers are after big game out
west" "Ies, they're tacklin' the porters
now."-Atlauta Constitution.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11
August
Flower

What is August Flower for ~
AS easily answered as asked. 1t is
tor Dyspepsia. 1t is a special rem
edy Tor the Stomach and Liver
Nothing more than this. We believe
August Flower cures Dyspepsia.
We know it will. We have reasons
tor knowing it. To-day it has an
hoi'ored place in every town and
country store, possesses one of the
largest manufacturing plants in the
country, and sells everywhere. The
reason is simple. 1t does one thing,
and doesitright. Itcures dyspepsiads
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11
QUEER COUNTING DEVICE.
The Chimpu Stiil Used by Peruvian and
Bolivian Indians,


The chimpu is a reckoning device
still employed in some remote parts of
Peru and Bolivia. 1t consists principal.
ly of a certain number of cords tied to-
gethcr at n of their extremities and
along which slide small perforated
balls. The cords are of different coll
crs and the balls are made of the shells
of various fruits. These balls can be
strung all at the same time upon all
the cords or upon a certain number
only.
The Indian thus has a means of
creating for himself catcgories of jux-
taposed numbers corresponding in our
processes to as many columns as there
are cords in the apparatus. Ii, as it
happens, moreover, the native calcu-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11
Perslstcnt OucstIonlnp.

what did you say?" asked Mr..
Testy of his wife.
II didn't speak,
We'll, what would you have said II
Jon had spokcn?'-Judgc,
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THE CHiMPV.

lator decides that the balls strung a
single time shall represent units, that
o through which two cords pass
shall equal tens, etc, he will be able
TO represent any numbers whatever.
lie Will figure, for example, as in Mr..
bers drawing, the figure 4,456 by
strlnging q balls on one cord, 3 on two
cords, 4 on three cords and 4 on four
cords The little instrument once tied
at the lower extremity. as it was pre-
viously at the upper, will Indefinitely
preserve the quadruple numbers which
will have been contided to it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

halls CATARnH CURE Is n liquid and i.
h tS n internally, and acts directly on tbe
W";,o una mucous surfaces of the system
nv INV ior 'Gstmonials, free, Manufacturoi
Wy I'D. CHENEY IL Co., Toledo n
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On.roR-DWhere else will yon find IN an

spot such products as marble, iron, clay,
chalk, copper, lead, slate, glucose, fruits Of
all kinds, hemp, flax, and all manner of
grainstn Man in Audience-"In my BOYS
pocket. ~ nil,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

-~iiarry-"Im not sure that Frank
really was intoxicated last night"
'ack- "Whyw Harry "Because he
.onnded to me that he not only realized
maj he WAS drunk, but he realized that
J lyn Llie,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11
In the Third Reader.

Teacher-''For men must work and
women must weep" What Is the
meaning of that line, Tommy Figgq
Tommy--It means that men has IN
work to get money and then the
women has to cry before the men will
divide with em.-Indianapolis journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

,old. ID tne lliiterate correspondent who often
Ter. Lowell C0ur-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11
How Sad!
BE was a daring aeronaut,
And had a fine balloon,
He put hi, wealth all in It.
And hoped to go up soon.
The day came--it was missing,
His grief none could relieve,
His wife had gone and used II
For the pattern Of a sleeve.
IN. Y. Recorder.
NOn-Interference

Robinson-My dear, l don't ltnow
why you should warn the cook SO fre-
quently about lighting the fire with
kerosene. Let her do as she pleases.
Mrs. Robinson-But she may blow
herself up.
Robinson-Exactly Brooklyn Life.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11
The MARKETS.

AhAN never has 80 much use for hi.
weecn AZ when listening 10 Q long sermnn
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-11-11

WHEN 1t comes to home government, with
the first baby against its father and mother,
it is often found that the minority rules
Buffalo Courier.
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n oprNCr II nave loT snt was past DONG
anything, and now she is
perfectly well and the cough is gone.
| an thankful to you for such n wonderful
medicine Sold by all medicine dealers.