Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-09
ne GENERAL INTEREST.

In order to prevent I'"l'"" w.
Hsions n western railroad has issued III
order that every passenger tram nl"s
have a fagn.an on the rear platform
constantly, and this lagman must no
leave his post to eat or sleep until ne i
relieved bs some one capable of stand
ing watch.
There was sold recently one hun
dred acres of the old Webster home
stead at Marshhcld, including the ole
observatory on Black mount. inc
deeds show that Daniel Webster pur
chased part Of the property in lSll
The Boston woman who has bought the
land coveted il on account of lis hlst"r'
zeal associations, which she wishes Il
see preserved,
With the chcapcning of silver has
come an extension Of its use IN the hne
arts that promises in time to widen the
market for the products of the Colorado
mines. People are buying in solid sil-
yer many small articles that used to be
plated, and silver plate has been sub
stituted in other cases where hitherto
the baser metals have been almost eN-
clusively used. 1t looks as If fashion
could have Il great deal to do with sill
yer for the next five years,
The increase of insanity in Georgia
has been SO rapid that the capacity OF
the buildings provided for the insane is
insufficient. The trustees say that
they are now so ovcrcrowded as to in
t~erfere with the comfort and successful
treatment of the patients, There We're
only five hundred and fifty inmates of
the asylum in 1878: this year nearly
two thousand were treated, and there
We're over sixteen hundred on hand at
the close of the ear,-Baltimore Sun.
-Crysanthcmums Of any variety may
be %propagatcd indoors from the slips,
and the blossoms that florists sell often
have a stalk long enough to furnish
three or four cuttings, The cuttings
have an astonishing vitality, and if
planted in a pot of earth that is kept
constantly moist they will, in a large
percentage of eases, root and prosper
without once losing the appearance of
freshness, Some florists keep on hand
only a single plant of each variety, and |
from these make all their cuttings for.I
new plants.
The only raven nj thr Central nal,
z~ooIopical rarden in Now yo,1, !, hird
of some accomplishments, He was i'm.
from Europc. and for soma ,;mo
belonged to A gentleman 1ivinc in tbn
upper part of Manhattan island Th,
bird had learned IN c,,o,v Iil.oo on,l
md to cluck like a hen. and he turned
these ACCOMPLISHMENTS f, ,ccorn+ :,
was his habit 10 excite the curiosity of
his masters chickens by a display of
MS mimic powers. and whenever. =
chicken thrust a head into his age tc
zip off that head as if with a pair of
shears
Matthew Arnold sneaks s,~mo,boro
If the rludn potterv nroducnd ~ ao.
factory for tha Amor;o,n ,nI
olonial markets Wbatacn,. NAV l.,
he truth as to fine roIonfo. ~ ir,a.
the American m,rl.ot no,.a,
hands not only tasteful nn,,,rr H.,
n the ease of some mannf,c,rrov.
variety and beauty than oro dn'
in Great Erftoin +. 10 100,
iouS tina, while British borsorinan n
ontent with n few old.fo.hfanad
.rns in the mattor If tahla Tao" p.1a
',u1;,L '""'c 'Inel' the
My to produce linen of excellent anal.
v for the American marke. b,, aa
ch their product with = u,.oo. ,a,.
beautiful patterns.
Mr.. Kerr Craige. third ,s.h,.,a.
pstmaster-ycnrrol HAS .nhnof,.aI"
lnual ranort to pos,uan.N"r "'1
issell. Iii, financial ~ataman ,''''''
flows: Letter nostora NH ~,
nade M nripcina1Ir a. ha1an, oS
ON FOREIGN nnstaj odroi,t.,asn N"'
2, 305. 81: box rents, 80 4oo ARA ~. eia
ID penalties. 24.31,oS. salos of naN, /
g stamps, stamped epveIonn. :
per wrappers and nostaI n,rds " ~, I
1,9l3.5o {; recent, from nna,n eaau1' I'-' 4
tiers. sl2,537.51. Observation-Disclosures 'V'" !
ipts, ss4, -. total o,,dinan| I
venue. s740ss q n pnoa;s P' l
,nev order business sott on, oo' iron, n
from all sources. S75 sos o9s ~ 3
Ie profit 70 III. ;
- lf''t w lilt government ~, =