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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-03-04
Town of proolcsvillt
ToWH Tax Collectors Sale.
! will, on the first Monday in March, it being the
Gil day Of March 1883

! will, on the first Monday in March, it being the
9Th day OF March 1888,
sell in front of the Court House door in the town Of Macon, NIt
aud state OF Mississippi, the following lots or parccls of land lying
in said town of Macon, for the taxes aud all costs due thereon m
year 1892:
Name of owner Description OF Property. Aa
Augustus Cotton ...... house and lot in block IS ..... .......,... BE-. ID
Harriet Clark estate 90. house aud lot in traC blk ~ 49,. .....~a
laid honse and lot in frc blk % &c. .......,mo
Paid ........a vacant lot northwest cor frc Blk 81 .. ..,
PMd ,,.....,... res aud lot west Of Harrison in frHc blk "a, oo
Dan Harris II ........, house and lot in frc blk 20 ,.. ....,.un.m
Robert Irrpet ,...... > houses and los and store in truc blk 81 500. u
Il A + Wt,oer ..,..,,.. vacant lots ! aud in Blk % .......,,,uum
Mrs K Jcmnn ..,..... II. Ia, and Is frac Bks ,...,a...samom
Eguert Moore ...,... . hOuSes and lots in Blk If ........n,m.a
Mary W IJIans. ...... house and lot in frc Blk % ....,. pee. .,nud
Cost OF printers fees, advertising aud damages Will Re added toheAs
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-03-04

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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-03-04

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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
Mr.. Billtop's skyrocket Story.

"Pop." said little Frankly Billtop,
"tell me story"
"Well, Frankly" said Mr.. Billtops,
"once there was little boy who
thought he would like to go up and
sun. He didn't know exactly how to
get there. but he had seen skyrockets
on the Fourth of July, and he thought
that If he could get a skyrocket that
was big enough it would take him
where,he wanted to go. So he saved up
his pennies, and when he had money
enough he went to machinery store
and bought big secondhand boiler.
He carried it home and took all the in
sides out of it and stuffed it full of
powder. Then he tied it to liberty
pole, which he had bought of town
that was willing to sell this one because
it wanted to buy bigger one. Then
he tied chair to the pole to sit in,
so that he would be perfectly comfort
able, and when all was ready he got in
the chair and lighted the fuse, and
zwish! away he went sailing up to-
ward the sky. He went past the moon
and up among the stars, and finally
he came to the sum-"
Mr.. Billtops paused; he had got
through.
aHow did he get back, Popp' said
Frankly.
well, Frankly" said Mr.. Billtops,
@that is another part of the story; the
second part, you know; this that ]
have told you tonight is the first part;
and you never tell but one part of a
story on the same night. The other
part will tell you tomorrow night. I"
N Y Su7s
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
Tennyson's Poetical Childhood.

Tennyson began his poetic life, at
any rate, his poetic inspiration, in ear
ly childhood, says the WaverLy Maga-
zine. 1t is recorded of him that when
he was years old he exclaimed, as the
wind was sweeping through his
fathers garden:
Il hear voice that's speaking in the
wind. :"
The first poetic composition came
somewhat later. Mrs. Ritchie, in her
recollections of the poet, says:
"Alfred's first verses, so l once heard
him remark, were written upon slate
which his brother Charles put into his
hand on Sunday at Louth when all the
elders of the family were going to
church and the child was left alone.
Charles gave him subject-the flow
ers in the garden-and when he came
back from church little Alfred brought
the slate to his brother all covered
with written lines of blank verse.
They were made on the model of
'Thomson's Seasons the only poetry
he had ever read. One can picture it
all-the flowers in the garden, the
verses, the little poet with anxious
eyes. and the young brother scanning
the lines.
ayes, you can write said Charles,
giving back the slate.
II have also heard another story.
Later on his grandfather asked him to
write an elegy on his grandmother,
who had died, and when it was written
he put 10 shillings into the boys hand,
saying:
".There. that is the first money you
have ever earned by your poetry, and,
take my word for it, it will be the
| last"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
GRANDPARENTS.
How Could Wen-Regulated Families Get
Along without Them3

Judging from the standpoint of the
average child, there is nobody so de-
lightful as the average grandparent,
says HGrper's Bazaar.
Grandfathers are the jolliest of play
fellows, the most charming of COM
panions.
Fathers are apt to be absorbed in
business, with little time to devote to
the amusement of their little boys and
girls, but grandfathers are no longer in
the midst of the conflict. They can
potter about, help in making kites and
building boats, tell stories by the hour
together and they can sympathize
with fellow" in his daily trials and
triumphs.
A grandfather is very much nearer q
boy of or 10 years old than the boys
father is apt to be. He looks through
older yet more childlike eyes and ap-
preciates the boys difficulties and
temptations more readily than the
younger man does.
1t almost seems at times as if man
must be a grandfather before he en-
tirely enters into the fullness of father
hood.
AS for grandmothers, no family is
complete that lacks one.
A grandmother over the way, in the
next street, in the next town, is q
blessing, but grandmother resident
in the family is gift for which to
thank God fervently. Who else SO
tender, so sweet, so dearP To her
quiet room young and old bring their
perplexities, to find the patient wisdom
and the ready common sense which
explain whatever was battling and de-
wise way into freedom from care.
Grandmother's chair is moved into
the sunniest corner of the kitchen
when grave household enterprises are
afoot. It is her recipe by which the
wedding cake is compounded for the
bride and the mince meat prepared for
the winters supply.
Grandmother always has court
plaster land witch hazel and arnica
and toothache drops in her little cabi-
net in her room. She can spread poul-
tees and bind up wounds. and her
sweet words and smiles go as far to-
wards healing bruises as her material
remedies do.
Grandparents are accused by their
sons and daughters, with fair show
of reason, of being decidedly more
16nlenI WIN juvenile oHenUerS, loSS
sternly disposed toward disciplinel
than they were to their children at an
earlier day.
They would spoil the grandchildren
if allowed. declare the fathers and
mothers, serenely confident in their
own discretion, and quite sure they
are right in their sternly repressive
methods.
4 IL 4 - "A
ceaseless revolution is bringing on the
day when the man who laughingly re-
proves his parents for their fancied
weakness will himself stand in awed
pleasure gazing into the round eyes
of the second generation, and feeling
himself the founder of line.
Then it will be his turn to EN- ulate
the grandparent as the grandparent
hos hoon from tho ha
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
MRS. JONES MAKES A MISTAKE.
She Jumps at a Conclusion and Reache
the Wrong One.

"How long is it since you've seen
Hank Smith," asked Mrs. Jones, as
she washed up the silver and put it in
the china closet.
"I saw him yesterday" said Mr..
Jones, pensively. He was buried"
"Mercy goodness, Jephtha! You
don't mean to tell me that great, strong
Hank Smith was buried yesterday
Dear. dear, what are we coming to?
And so Mrs. Hank Smiths widow.
do wonder how she'll look in black.
Won't she splurge round, though, on
Hanks money! She isn't little BIZ
good looking, but she thinks she is.
Poor Hank! the world isn't worth much
to man when his wife's a widow.
Something has stained that butter
knife back. Do you suppose its ster
ling silver? l know Mr.. Sterling''
name is on it somewhere. And sc
poor Hank Smith is gomez"
@Gone wherep" asked Mr.. Jones
looking up with curious twinkle il
his eye.
@How should know, Jephtha? Tha
depends on how he has lived. Wha
was it carried the poor fellow off"
"Who said anything about his being
carried offP"
@Why, you did. Mr.. Jones; you saic
he was buried yesterday"
$50 he was; but you Clipped in, a
usual, and interrupted me before I go
to the end of my sentence-he wa
buried in thought"
"The land sakesm exclaimed Mrs
Jones as she dropped dozen tea
spoons on the floor; "what turf
you've given me, Jephtha, and all TO
nothing!"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
HE WAS UP TO HIS BUSINESS.
A Curtain Clerk Who Knew What Q
Woman Wanted.

"Supposing," said an upholstery
dealer to a candidate for a vacant po-
sition, "that lady came in and asked
you if you had any chenille curtains,
what would you sayp"
The new man smiled CHASTITY smile.
Ina gining the scene and drawing
long breath, he started in:
"Yes, ma'am," says he, eve keep
chenille curtains This way, please.
Here's something rather handsome.
You say you don't like the pattern,
ehp Something in smallerP All, yes.
ma'am. This way, please. There you
a little red in itp
"As 1 understand you, then, ma'am
you wish small-figure-chenille-with-
a-little-red-in-itP How's thatP Eight
dollars and fifty cents. Too highp
Something cheaper, ehp With a dado
and wide as possibleP Something for
about 81. SOP
Gas l understand you, then, You
wish a small-fgure chenille-bright-
-a-bit-of-red-in-it. Four dollars
and-fifty nts-chenille-curtain, wide,
and with dado? That's as near as
can come to it. Not enough individu-
ality, ehP How's this oneP Not suf-
iciently forceful in its pensiveness.
ehP Something to harmonize with 8
sage-green rug that your dog lies on
and combine with the flare from an
open crate : something moody and
Thoughtful, ehP Something suggestive
of repose?
"As 1 understand you. then, you
wish NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bit
of-red-$ 81. 50-chenille-ourtain for door
way, wide and with a dado, with s
berry, sleepy. don't-wake-me-up-till
morning sort of style about it, to har
monize with pug-nosed pup and {
contiagrationP Let us start all ovel
again. ma'am."
And the candidate got the job
| TJ11hOZsterer
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
BISMARCK AND THE PAINTER.
How Lenbach the Famous Painter Made
His Acquaintance.

Professor Lenbach, of Munich, the
famous painter, made Bismarck's ac-
quaintance in strange manner. He
had long been anxious to make a por-
trait of Bismarck, but, do what he
would, he could not induce the Chan.
cellor to sit for him. He wrote to him
twice, but received no answer, and eff
forts which friends made in his behalf
were equally unavailing. The painter
finally appealed to the Princess Bis
marck, but without result. The Prin-
cess replied that she had no influence
with her husband on personal mat
ter of that kind. This was the last
straw on the camel's back. The painter
lost his patience and wrote back to
the Princess, saying that he pitied her
with all his heart, since the married
life of woman who has little or no in
f1uence over her husband must indeed
be wretched. This letter won the day
for him. The Princess showed it to
her husband, and he was so greatly
amused at it that he invited Lenbach
to come and see him. The artist came,
painted his portrait and soon after
ward was informed that Baron
Bleichroeder would like to buy it and
WduboO W AnOW tuo pIlCo. A0uUAcH
sent back word that the price was 25,-
600 marks, and at that price
Bleichroeder declined to become the
purchaser. Some time afterward
Bleichroeder invited the painter to call
on him, and on his arrival he asked
him if he would be willing to paint
his portrait. Lenbach replied that he
would be willing to do the work and
that the price of the portrait would be
$4,000 marks.
"You are only asking $4,000 marks
for a portrait of Bismarck" said
Bleichroeder Indignantly, "and GER
tainly my portrait ought to be much
cheaper"
"You are right in one respect" re-
piled Lenbach. Bismarck and you
are certainly not to be spoken of in the
same breath. Still. the price for the
two portraits is the same, for you
must remember that it gave me very
great pleasure to paint the portrait OF
Prince Bismarck, whereas / cannot
honestly say that it would give me
the least pleasure to paint your por-
trait"
Needless to say that Bleichroeder's
portrait was never painted by Len
BACH
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
Highest of all in Leavenng Power-Lates u S Govt Report
Re-! q! Bssi9g Bsx5sgz
ABSOLUTELY PURE
FROM The EMERALD ISLE.

The Hon. Patrick A. Collins, who
stands very high in the esteem of Mr..
Cleveland, is said to be particularly
able presiding officer of political con-
vention, in proof of which it is told
that some years ago he was presiding
over democratic convention in Mas
sachusetts, in which was an Irish dele
gate from his own end of Boston, the
proprietor of half a dozen saloons and
thick, old-fashioned brogue. He
was very anxious for some reason to
get the floor and jumped up every
time he thought he saw a chance for
it, until he had become nuisance to
the whole convention. At last, Just
as committee was about to report. he
jumped up again right In 'front.'
@Mr. Presidents he shouted, @Mr.
PRESIDENT"
Collins raped sternly with his gavsl
but did not otherwise recognize him.
"Mr. PRESIDENT" he continued; @Mr.
President"
Again Collins raped vigorously,
this time turning his keen eye upon
the obstreperous delegate with with
ering glance. But Instead of wither-
ing it SO exasperated the delegate that
he shook his fist at the presiding off,
Ger and yelled:
@You, Pat Collins, want the f1ure!s
Collins leaned right over the table
at that, shook his gavel at fhe dis
turber and quietly but fercely said:
"Sit down, you terrier!s
The terrier" promptly took his
seat. while the convention howled
with delight.-Ier0s Siftings.
An Irishman in q mixed company
was nettled by the remark that his
countrymen seldom answered q ques-
tion in a straightforward manner and
challenged proof. The person who
had made the statement offered to bet
| a couple of bottles of wine for the BEN
| eft of the company that the complain
| ant would not give direct answers to
three simple questions. The repre-
sentative of Hibernia at once accepted
the wager and the test was applied
forthwith.
"Were you respectfully brought upa"
@I was"-this was said emphatically.
%Did you ever attend school in your
youthP"
II did"-this was said anxiousiy and
expectantly.
"Can you spell .catP'"
@Can / spell scat?"-this with all
| the contemptupus infection that Ian
guage can convey; and the roar OF
laughter had lasted full minute be-
fore the astonished Celt realized that
his nights expenditure had been in
creased by the cost of two bottles OF
| wine.
Mrs. Jones (to applicant for position
as domestic But this reference is
signed by Mrs. Upton!
/ Would-Be Servant-Yes, mum; she
signed it herself, mum, after I'd been
there week, mum.
Mrs. Jones-But Mrs Upton has
been dead for twenty years.
/ Would-Be Servants that SOP Wull,
wull! It's wan place afther another
I've been getting on that character
| fur twenty-foive years an Oh niver
heard before that the poor Teddy wo1
dead. Hiven rist her sowli"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
MISTAKEN FoR A SUICIDE.
Unpleasant Experience of Hotel Guess
Who Was Supposed to Be Dead.

@The most singular thing that ever
happened to me-" said the travelling
mem Der of the club to Detroit Free
Press reporter, "was this: / was stop
ping over night at a large hotel In
Chicago, and retiring late left word
to be called in the morning. In
tended getting up in time for late
breakfast.
Al was awakened by knocking At
the door of the room next to mine,
mysterious whisperings, and orders
given in a suppressed voice. lay
still, wondering what time it was and
whether / should get up or not, when
there came loud racket against my
door and a sound of the transom NOV
ing. sat up-my bed being close by
the door-in time to see small boy
backing in over the transom. Hang
ing full length, he held by his hands
and then dropped to the floor. As he
gained his feet he turned toward the
bed. and, seeing me sitting up and
looking at him, he gave q yell that
made my blood thrill
".Open the door, commanded .
mans voice on the outside.
"tHe's a-l-i-v-e,' yellen the boy,
| epraWllQR Oh Iuo uOOE III dUJoct toKAOA.
II thought everybody was crazy as
heard the noise outside, and, unlock
ing my door, / asked what was the
matter The hall was full of chamber
maids, bellboys and porters. all OF
whom took to their heels as soon AZ
they saw me, and ran as if possessed
with demons.
"The landlord and one of the clerks
came up to explain matters, which
they did quite smilingly. 1t was 9
slight mistake, that was all; they had
mistaken my room for the one next
door, where man had killed himself
the previous night. They had looked
in at his transom and seen that he wal
dead, but when the boy came up with
q stepladder to climb in and unlock
the door they had helped him into my
room by mistake. That was all. i
was time was up II by tho meridian
and was little shaky as I hurried
into my clothes and got past the dool
of that other room where my grew
some neighbor had dispatched himsel
while was soundly sleeping"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
Senator Pettigrew,s Nerve.

Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota,
who has been making himself quite
popular recently at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, is very fond of quiet game of
draw poker, says the n. Y. Advertiser.
1t is told of him that soon after his ap-
pearance in the Senate he joined in q
game which soon produced a Jackpot,
and some one of the party opened it
for $50. Senator Pettigrew hesitated
at first, but finally concluded to come
in and drew four cards. The man
who opened the pot bet $50, which the
Senator promptly raised like
amount The third player dropped
out, as the man who opened had not
drawn any cards. It being then the
turn of the opener, he raised another
$50, which Pettigrew doubled. This
sort of thing went on for some time
until the fellow who had opened the pot
began to get uneasy.
"How many cards did you draw,
PettigrewP" he asked.
-Four" was the laconic response.
"Well, you are betting lively on q
four-card draw"
Senator Pettigrew said nothing ex-
eept to suggest that they raise the
W P1OO. Ao ObuCl ACIlOW
that his opponent could not possibly
have better hand than his own and
he raised another fifty. Pettigrew
came right back at him without o
smile, and the first man in desperation
called. Pettigrew laid dowr his hand
ACE, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot
of clubs.
"Great Scott!" was the chorus.
"Guess that's my pot" said Petit
grew.
"What in thunder did you draw TOP"
asked his companions.
"That typewriter" replied the Sena'
tor, indicating the modest little queen
of clubs.
"What did you open it onP"
"Three kings and pair of aces"
Washington experts are careful now
adays when they tackle the Senator
from South Dakota at the game O.
draw poker.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
Explained.

The Publisher-"How as rs snas vaE
circulation has dropped of all at
once?"
The Circulator-"Managing EDITORS
fault"
"Managing editors fault!n
~Yes. He insisted on running fuH
page cut of $75 Easter bonnet in the
woman's department and half the mar
ried men in town have sworn of buy
ing the paper. Troy Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
Their Tips.

81 kin allus tell how much man is
wuff from tn size ov his tip" re-
marked colored waiter at the Ryan
hotel, as he picked up 10 cents from
one plate, which was just deserted,
and so cents from another.
"Of course" said the gentleman still
at the table who was about ready to
drop his tip. "That's easy to tell.
The one who dropped the so cents is a
rich man and the one who left the 10
cents is probably dry-goods clerk
who lives on a small salary"
mo, sab; hits jes' 'zactly tn oder
WaV."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
More Information.

Tommy-Paw, what does public
spirited" meanP
Mr., Figg-Why-er-why do you
want to know?
This paper says Mr.. Lotson is pub
lie spirited citizen.
Mr.. Figg-O, that means in his case
that he has lot of real estate that he
wants to boom.-Indtanqpolis Journal
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
A Miracle of Love.

I knew a man who seemed soulless thing,
A hopeless plodder in a dreary way,
Careful in nothing, save that day by day
His humble task its small reward might bring,
His world was girdled by a narrow ring
OF common duties knowing not the sway
OF pains and pleasures moving finer clay,
So dull content reigned as his chosen king.
With mighty passion, fearing not defeat,
And, like man awakened out of sleep.
He felt new life through all his being start
A noble impulse new and strangely sweet
And walked where stars in mighty orbits
George E. Day.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
Various Types of Eastern snobs.

A writer in the N. 7. Advertiser sx-
presses himself forcibly regarding the
conversation that one hears in society.
He finds among women three types:
Mrs. Nouveau Richie drops her g's:
Mrs. Anglomaniac drops her his, and
Mrs. Hautton considers it beneath her
dignity to be either wise or witty. OF
the three Mrs. Hautton is the leader
because she is more stiff than the 9TH
ers. AS to the men the heroes are
those of grave, reserved manner, who
are coldly silent. The others are dudes
or fiutter-budgets who talk great
deal and say very little.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
Her Compass.

Managerial, yes, remember you
now. You are the song-and-dance
soubrette who wishes to join my COM
pany. What is your compass.
Applicant--If you refer to my voice,
why, it's only two octaves, but can
kick over nineteen.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07
Love is Not Free.

Love ie not free to take, like sun and air,
Nor give away far naueht to any one,
1t is no common thing for men to share,
Like all Things precious, it is sought and
won.
So If another is more loved than you
Say not, ut is UNJUST but say. If she
Has earned more love than 1t is her due;
When deserve more it will come to me-"
But If your longing be for love indeed
I'll teach you how to win it--a sure way,
Love and be lovely-that is all you need,
And what you wish for will be yours some
Susan Coolidge.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07

Strong efforts are being made to So
cure Swiss colony to locate at Onto
aagon, MICH
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07

Two American girls who spent last
summer in Spain recall an accidental
encounter with the Regent Christina
at the watering place st. Sebastian.
They had stopped in the path winding
up a hill to discuss the feasibility of
pursuing it further when her majesty
turned the corner and came into view,
accompanied by the little king and his
two nurses brave in red frocks and
velvet aprons. Evidently anxious to
display her English as well as to do a
favor, she said in passing in sweet,
pleasant voice: "This path goes till
the top. But it is bad:"-k +
Times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-06-07

A female resident of Fresno coanty,
Cal, has figured in seven elopements.